SC Update

By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
Finals week is a stressful time for everyone. Add having to move out of your dorm on top of studying and taking finals and it can be intimidating. There a few simple things you can do in order to minimize this stress on both you and residence life staff.
Students must check out [...]

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By Bailey VenJohn
Staff reporter
The women’s golf season has come to an end. The team had its ups and downs but overall the season could be considered successful.
Hannah Mason, physical education sophomore, displayed tremendous success this year. Mason claimed championship honors individually three times this year. Tim Jasper, assistant coach, said winning these was her greatest [...]

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Summertime provides more opportunities than the traditional swimming, fishing and vacation to students who seek employment. While summer is a nice break from the monotony of school work, there are benefits to utilizing the time off to better yourself and focus on career aspirations.

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
Paul Swisher started at KU in pre-med. Then he switched to business. He realized that business was not the place for him. “I was more initially correct when I was going towards my heart, and business wasn’t it. I need more than to be rich out of life,” said Swisher.
Swisher chose [...]

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
Kirstie Gronau chose Southwestern to play basketball and pursue a degree in psychology. While studying psychology, she realized her interest in nursing. Gronau has pursued both and will graduate in May with a double major in five years.
Gronau sees both degrees as a complement to one another. “A lot of patients [...]

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
Family ties and personal interaction is what connected Erin Resa to the nursing program.
“I had a cousin who came here a long time ago and I looked into it and applied to a whole bunch of different schools. SC contacted me early and instructors contacted me. It was personal. They were trying [...]

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
After earning a biology degree in 2007, Chris Norris returned to Southwestern to pursue a nursing degree.
“I’ve always wanted to be in health care. I thought it was medicine, then was unsure for like a year or two after I graduated with a biology degree. Nursing seemed to stick out the most, [...]

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
After entering the workforce with a bachelors in business from Southwestern in 2001, Deanne Brown felt a calling to leave the business world and pursue a nursing degree.
“I felt like it was God’s purpose for me. I had a really good job before this,” said Brown.
Unaware that the program was ending until [...]

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By Morgan Givney
Staff reporter
Valerie Bland found a way to connect her favorite television shows ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘SVU’ with her future interests. “I’ve always been interested in the health field because I want to help people, especially little kids,” said Bland.
Bland chose Southwestern because of the interest shown in her. She was told during the [...]

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By Angel Vadillo
Staff reporter
Even before going to sleep, the softball team checks next day’s weather to see if they will be able to play ball. They have suffered from Mother Nature’s wrath several times now.
The team is trying to come together to play the best they can on every game, but with rain, strong winds, [...]

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