As personal laptops have become a classroom staple across college campuses, the debate over whether to continue to take notes by hand or to transfer to typing has divided both students and faculty. Those who prefer typing tend to opt for speed, while those who take notes by hand insist on the value of making […]
Category: Campus Life
Is ‘ring by spring’ a real phenomenon at CBU?
College is a time for a multitude of social, academic and professional endeavors. A student‘s undergrad experience looks hugely different depending on the individual and their environmental factors. One arguably popular aspect of the college social sphere is its romantic component. Over 120 million individuals are married in the U.S. alone, according to the U.S. […]
Lifestyle Tries: Making accent pieces from mops
A new addition to your living space is always exciting because it means making your own space even more personalized. When a new addition happens to be made from scratch, it adds a touch that is unique to the individual and highlights their own creative style. There are many kinds of homemade household items that […]
Alarm clocks serve as technological wake-up call
Ways to manage time have been around since the dawn of time, but they have not always looked like the sleek modern smart assistants that function as the alarm clocks of today. In “A 2,000 -year History of Alarm Clocks,” an article written by Naomi Russo, Russo explores alarm clocks over the years. Russo explains […]
Interns share behind-the-scenes strategies for planning CBU events
California Baptist University is a campus filled with tons of amazing events, ranging from TWIRP week, when the woman is required to pay, to Lancer takeover, when CBU students take over Castle Park and spend a fun day in the park. But what goes into the planning and execution of these events? Hannah Lee, sophomore […]
Calling all writers: Novel exercise begins in April
Every November, writers come together, armed with their respective tools of literary creation and prepared to write a novel. The challenge is straightforward: 50,000 words in a month, averaging 1,667 words a day. At the end of 31 days, one would have a novel. The goal of the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) program is […]
Behind the screen: who is @cbu.confessions?
Most colleges and universities today have some sort of social media platform for marketing and public relations purposes. However, those school-run social media accounts do not always know what is happening in the lives of students and what news the student body is interested in. At California Baptist University, however, there are multiple social media […]
Why don’t we step on the seal?
A crowd of friends walks by a marble circle stamped into the ground. One begins to stray, inching closer toward it. The pack’s yells grow louder with each step their friend takes, but their fear doesn’t affect his decision. He steps on the forbidden stone. A few minutes later, a girl is looking down at […]
Colleges should not serve fast food
You are walking across campus on a beautiful, sunny morning. The air is crisp and fresh. You breathe deeply and then you smell that familiar stench of excessively salted fries and fried chicken. Yes, it is Chick-fil-A ramping up for another busy day of serving hundreds of meals to students on campus. Fast food is […]