While attending the freshman kickoff event as a part of Welcome Weekend to interview students for The Banner, I had a moment of awe as I stood there among the crowd. I could not help but smile as I watched community and friendships form between freshmen and upperclassmen. I was watching so many people begin […]
Category: Perspectives
View graduation as a process
As I conclude my time as editor-in-chief at The Banner I am also concluding my time as a student at California Baptist University. Although the first three years of my education at CBU were overall the “typical” college experience, this past year and a half has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While all […]
Be considerate of essential workers
The Golden Rule, which proclaims to treat others the way one would want to be treated, has experienced a resurgence over the past year all thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. With “panic buying” and people feeling more on edge than usual, kindness and simply acting like a decent human being been observed to be dismissed. […]
I had COVID-19 and still chose to get the vaccine
I tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1, 2020, the same day President Donald J. Trump did — fun fact. Two weeks ago, I received my first dose of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine and in two weeks, I will get my second dose. There is speculation as to whether or not people who have had […]
Rest should be prioritized
We live in an extremely fast-paced and chaotic world. Everything from work and school to even home life seems to demand that our time is spent working hard and staying busy. While COVID-19 may have caused some aspects of life to slow down and certain responsibilities to drop, there are countless more ways that it […]
Riverside deserves to be a popular landmark
It is so easy for those of us living on campus to build our entire world in the 92504 ZIP code. After all, I can get food, exercise and see friends all within a square mile. What more do I need? And, if I want some adventure, the sprawling Los Angeles landscape is a short […]
Sarah Everard’s story is not an isolated event
Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman from London, was reported dead after the police found remains of her body on March 12. Everard was missing for a week and a Metropolitan Police officer has been charged for kidnapping and sexually assaulting her. What happened to Everard is awful and not an isolated event. According to a […]
Disabled adults need vaccinations
The days flick through from day to night. Through the window separating safety from danger, people outside galavant as if there is not an omnipresent threat in the air. Masks are berated and used sparingly, parties and large gatherings persist, and people simply ignore the pandemic that has been raging for over a year now: […]
Justified anger can help fuel necessary changes in society
“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Yoda’s famous quote from “The Phantom Menace” quickly became a widely-accepted adage after the “Star Wars” prequel hit screens in 1999. When I threw a tantrum as a kid, I remember what my belligerence would receive: “Dear, what did Yoda say again?” from […]
Post-pandemic life will not be the same as life before the pandemic
It can be hard to wrap our minds around the “new normal” that the COVID-19 pandemic has created. It can be even more difficult to imagine life after the pandemic. One thing for sure, things will never be the same as they were before. Regardless of restaurants opening back up or returning to in-person classes. […]