Kathi Romley Interview

In these dorms, the initial interactions that socially code us throughout college are initiated. These social interactions create and solidify bonds between students that can continue for the rest of their lives. A change to the demographics of the freshman dorms doesn’t just create an immediate effect, but also affects every current and future resident of UC Davis. A freshmen social group that is initially less diverse will lead to a less diverse group of friends throughout the remaining years of their undergraduate studies. This reduces their social group to a less diverse group of individuals, which reduces the chance for them to interact with other cultures and overcome any form of culture shock that they are affected by, whether it be here in UC Davis or later in their careers. Freshmen dorms are the only place that nurtures cultural interaction to create a UC Davis community that is ultimately more unified, accepting, and respectful of all people and their different cultures.

When asked about her time so far at UM she stated, “I don’t like it here. I just don’t like school and I think the people here are too different then back home.” Further expressing a concern that she feels very isolated while at UM, a contribution to Sarah’s poor grades may derive from the fact that she was too preoccupied with adjusting to an environment that is so new to her that it is a shock. The oddity of Sarah’s comment though is that she has already built strong relationships with many people at the university, including her roommate. Sarah states her roommate is most influential in making her feel as if she is not alone as she is always there to talk to and comfort her. This scenario is not uncommon among many college students, but it is especially prevalent among first generation college students because of the strong ties to family that are often seen with these type of students.

Susan (Huesman) Mitchell ’81 says that she feels Bucknell does a great job of providing students with places where they feel like they belong, and for Susan, those places were engineering classes, the swim team, and of course, Alpha Chi.

The other day I got to sit down with my cousin Ashley Cuccinello and interview her about her college experiences. She grew up in Cicero, Illinois and moved out here during her middle school years. She graduated from Troy Middle School and Joliet West High school. ‘Cicero wasn’t the safest place to grow up, but my family made the best of the situation and always kept me safe” Ashley says as she looks back on her childhood. She is currently 25 years old and attends College of Dupage. Throughout her high school years, she was highly involved in many sports and clubs. She also spent her four years exploring her career options. When she graduated from high school, she started her career at Joliet Junior College for two years and then graduated and

Ever since I was a kid, I always wondered where I would go to college. I grew up watching the badgers play football and basketball, and loved the atmosphere. From a young age, I was determined to become a doctor and never strayed from that notion. Neither of my parents attended college as my mother only went to the technical college for culinary school. I never heard all of the great first-hand accounts of college stories and what the experience would be like. As I aged, I started to question people what their college experiences were like, and the topic of UW-Madison was a common occurance. Every story told about Madison encompassed proud memories of the students and their journey from an adolescent to adulthood.

In this interview, reporter Alaina Kuehn sits down with the ghost of Confucius for the scoop on his beliefs and the reasons why they exist and continue to impact our society today.

To what degree, if at all, do you identify with Ms. Mitchell’s experience of her college search or the influence other people have had on important decisions she has made?

Throughout high school she had one place in mind where she wanted to go to college. The college of Idaho. It was where her whole family

Ohio University is ranked as the second largest party school in the state of Ohio. In spite of this fact, I found myself shadowing a close friend of mine at Ohio University, Friday and Saturday night. While in high school, I had always considered choosing a larger university over a community college. However, I have always preferred smaller class sizes and could not imagine myself living apart from my parents at the young age of 18. Although I had my doubts about Ohio University, I now realize why students prefer being in large classes, living on campus, and living independently.

Living on campus is an integral part of the college experience, the Katies of 1960 encountered contrastingly different residence life scenarios than the Katies of 2016 in the sense of where they lived, how much it cost, and how many other women lived with them. A big part of life for most current freshmen at St. Catherine University is living on campus. Seeing as about 80% of all first year students live in the three freshmen dorms (Stanton, Crandall, and St. Mary’s), residence life plays a big role in college. However, compare that to residence life in 1960 when construction of Stanton and Crandall Hall had

“ I went to Ohio State University as a Marine Biology major with a 4.0 GPA in Calculus, Chemistry and Bio. I am originally from Ohio and can definitely say I am a Buckeyes fan.” Tina was raised in a rural farming community by a preacher father and mother plagued by mental illness who had constant urges to spend any money the family brought home. As a consequence of her mother's poor spending habits, Tina was unable to continue to attend OSU or to qualify for student loans. Absolutely crushed by the situation at hand, she felt alone and lost in life. At the same time, her boyfriend Joe who was an active duty sailor asked for her hand in marriage. Joe elaborated upon all the benefits provided to service member spouses, including tuition assistance so that she could complete her

When living conditions and social interaction between students and faculty tend to be negative, the reason to give back slowly disappears. After doing some research, and interviewing Tony Cusack, a graduate of Alabama A&M University who now serves on the school’s Foundation Board of Directors, I’ve come to realize that there are many factors that can be an impediment on generosity of Alumni’s toward their previous school. Some of which include, but are not limited to: Very little emphasis placed on the importance of giving back, mishandled finances, bad school experiences, other priorities, lack of role models, misunderstanding, and financial issues. Though these issues may be prevalent and reoccurring, giving back to HBCU’s does not fully depend on your support through money. Giving time, a helping, and suggestions can make a huge difference.

“Herminia!!” I hear Mama’s voice call from the kitchen. I groan and push myself out of my tiny, yet comfortable bed. “Herminia!” She calls again. “I’m up!!” I yell back. I know mama is just nervous as I am. I’ve been anticipating college for the last few years. While others were out there getting drunk, wasting their time and jeopardizing their futures, I dedicated all my time studying and preparing myself for this day. Mama and papa were thrilled in the day we received my acceptance letter from Boston University, I was very proud of myself, to be honest. All that hard work had finally paid off. They’ve always wanted me to study in the United States, so I could get a good job in there, since our life conditions here in Mexico were not so good.

I am blessed with two of the best parents I could ever ask for, my mother did not go to college while my dad did. I chose to interview my father, Richard Carretta, to see his experience at school and how different it would be to the eye of someone that is in college now a day. College is a different experience for everyone especially within the upcoming generations. Someone who attends college now will have a much different experience than someone that would have in the early to late 70’s. I decided to interview my dad about his college experiences and see how different times were now compared to then. As a student, I find this topic to be very interesting because it shows the different events people have been through during their time at University.

A California native, Courtney traded in Sacramento’s sunshine for Boston’s heavy snowfall for the past four years as an undergraduate at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business concentrating in marketing, information systems, and law. She is also a member of the Kilachand Honor’s College where she takes additional classes in diverse subjects. On her first day she walked into her lecture scared and lost, but she has grown during the past four years. She is confident, aware of her beliefs, and formed lasting friendships with people from diverse cultures. She does many activities and has to balance her commitments, including being senate chair in BU Student Government, and a member of Delta Sigma Pi, a coed business fraternity along with her classes, but her organizational skills and