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Our Digital Humanity Film Series Part 3: “Her”
Over the course of the Fall 2016 semester, me and four other film studies students at WSU collaborated and curated films that best represent our university theme, “Our Digital Humanity.” We all worked together to organize a student film festival in order to present...
Our Digital Humanity Film Series Part 2: “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World”
This year, I had the opportunity to be a member of a group of Winona State students tasked with creating a film series based off of the University’s theme for the year, “Our Digital Humanity.” With this series, we hoped as a group that we could underscore the...
My Advocacy Project: Student Parents at WSU
Advocacy can be tricky; sometimes we just have to dive in, take chances and learn from our mistakes. Diving in, I decided to target a population that is very near and dear to my heart: student parents at WSU. The Student Parent Program offers pregnant and parenting...
What Homelessness Taught Me
To whomever may be reading this, I challenge you to take a moment and imagine yourself without a home, bed, job, family, healthcare, place to shower or groceries in a nice, cold refrigerator. This might be hard for you to wrap your head around, but hundreds of...
Our Digital Humanity Film Series Part 1: “Modern Times”
I was lucky enough to be one of the film studies students who curated Our Digital Humanity: The Film Series, a series that supports Winona State University’s theme, “Our Digital Humanity.” The event was spread out into five days that included five feature films and a...
ThanksGIVING Done Right: 7 Ways to Celebrate the Holiday
It's Thanksgiving time! That means endless turkey, stuffing, gravy and the expected food coma to follow. We all love our traditions with family and friends at this time, but what about those who are unable to participate in their much-loved traditions this holiday...
Full-time vs. Part-time Student: What You Need to Know
Now that registration for next semester is open, I've been hearing different things about the fees part-time students have to pay and the requirements on campus for full-time vs. part-time students. Normally I would just ignore rules for part-time students because I...
Giving Back, One Fundraiser at a Time
I currently work at the Mayo Clinic in the cancer unit. Every year, Mayo does a clinic-wide giving campaign with the United Way, and I helped collect contributions and sort them out into piles that would then be distributed to families in need. We spent two long...
Making the Most of Campus Features
These 8 Campus Features are something that all students should be taking advantage of! From the library to different clubs on campus, there is a feature for everyone to use. Utilizing these features that our campus is providing to us will enhance your college...
Stomping Out Mental Health Stigma in Winona
There is a lot of mystery that surrounds mental illness. A group of four graduate students set out to tackle the stigma of mental illness in Winona County. While looking at resources available, we came across the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI) and Winona...