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Three weeks ago, my fellow Coptic-Egyptian friend, Weinberg freshman George Mousa, and I administered an anonymous survey to the Northwestern community via social media about Middle Eastern and North African students at the University to gather statistics before creating a petition to send to Multicultural Student Affairs. The petition urges for the creation of an MSA branch — with its own content expert and graduate student expert — dedicated to MENA students at the University. The first question on the survey was “Do you know of any Middle Eastern or North African students at Northwes...

Editor’s Note: The reporter, Jayce Carral, worked with Angelica Relente for several semesters at The Daily Evergreen. Angelica Relente remembers walking into a conference in Seattle, Washington, along with 10 other brown students from Waipahu High School in Hawaii. The people and booths all blur together, but she remembers knowing, in that moment, she was meant to be a journalist, even if she did not know why at the time.  Relente’s epiphany was further cemented by her high school journalism teacher Daryn Kakazu, who was a father figure to Relente. She said she believed him when he told ...

Jhordin Prescott is a family-oriented woman raised by people who uplifted and motivated her to succeed in all she does. With this same driven spirit, she has worked to lift her Coug community to unknown potentials, just as her family did for her.  “I love WSU! I wanted to better it. There’s always different ways you can better things,” said Prescott, senior political science and philosophy double major. “I also wanted to make sure to be a leader in that way and advocate for students because I grew up in that way.” Prescott grew up in Auburn, Washington, where she attended Auburn Ri...

Boeke named to President’s Ambassador Program BLUFFTON– Darius Boeke, Sidney, Ohio, was named to the Bluffton University’s President’s Ambassador Program. Starting in the 2021-22 academic year, Bluffton will launch the President’s Ambassador Program, a group of high-achieving students who will assist in recruiting prospective students, welcome and greet guests to campus, and engage with alumni and donors. Boeke, a freshman mathematics education major, is also a baseball student-athlete, a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Multicultural Student Organization. “I w...

Share Six seniors have been recognized as Torchbearers, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s highest undergraduate honor. Since 1968, the Torchbearer statue—UT’s official symbol—has stood on campus with a plaque stating the Volunteer Creed: “One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others,” a physical reminder of the values that are central to UT. Each year, a group of students who have gone above and beyond in demonstrating their commitment to service, outstanding leadership, and academic achievement are named Torchbearers in recognition of their extraordin...