Students at California Baptist University and school-aged children around the globe are going through a serious transition right now as public and private education systems simultaneously transition to an online-only teaching format in response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. While there are downsides to this situation, adapting to an online-only educational system provides a unique […]
Category: Opinion
Opinion: Post-apocalyptic media has shaped our response to COVID-19
A viral infection. A race for a cure. Growing global fear. It seems like a storybook. Post-apocalyptic media forged our response to the novel coronavirus. Perhaps this brave new world seems so much like a dream because it is hauntingly familiar. Post-apocalyptic fiction has been around for as long as we can remember. In fact, […]
No human is illegal, regardless of status
While “political correctness” certainly is a buzz word in our culture that points to saying ‘this’ instead of ‘that’ and is often mocked, there is power in changing the vocabulary we use when discussing sensitive subjects. The most prominent example of this is the way we as a society refer to undocumented immigrants. When we […]
U.S. 2021 budget needs major changes
The Trump administration unveiled its proposed budget for the government’s 2021 fiscal year (FY), revealing a record-breaking $4.82 trillion spending plan. However, despite the increase from previous years, the plan proposes funding cuts to education, housing and environmental protection areas, while more than half of discretionary spending goes toward military spending. The U.S. government estimates […]
YouTube negatively influences children
The idea of a “YouTube Flu” has been circling the internet. The term originated from a court case in Ohio in which a group of middle-school boys were convicted of pranking their teachers in disturbing and frankly gross ways. The boys are facing felony charges but will likely receive limited sentencing as they are minors […]
We need more optimistic sci-fi
Science fiction is often used as a mirror to society, showing us our flaws and our fear of what the future might look like if we make errors; it is a warning about what might be if we keep going down dangerous paths. While the cautionary tale is an important subset of sci-fi, the genre […]
Friends across political spectrum are necessary
Every person is entitled to hold his or her own opinions. With a variety of worldviews represented at California Baptist University alone, it is easy to meet many individuals who have different political backgrounds. The college experience is what each student makes of it, and surrounding oneself with a diverse mindset can be helpful in […]
Churches need to support one another
One benefit of being in a Christian college environment is the ability to connect and find church community with much less effort than at a secular school. However, with this also comes an unforeseen issue: judgment and stereotyping of the different churches people choose to attend. While churches in most cases are largely similar, congregation […]
Stop going back home on the weekends
One of the signature traits of California Baptist University is that campus gets a little quiet on the weekends. Parking lots that are usually completely full suddenly have no competition for spaces, all because seemingly half the residential students head home for the weekends. CBU has a prevalent commuter culture throughout the week because approximately […]
Ask more questions, listen
“Ask more questions, talk about yourself less.” Famous Pop-rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are hardly the first to come up with such a concept, and yet those song lyrics have always stuck with me. It brings me to an important question: What are you doing today to invest in the lives of those around […]