Why take a hard class when you can take an easier one? The challenge of a difficult class can quickly become a significant, meaningful accomplishment with long term personal, physical and career benefits, even for students who tend to struggle. Though sometimes difficult, these are the classes which increase theContinue Reading
Queerness exists in all things: it specters every spectrum. As an umbrella term and historical slur now largely reclaimed by its community, âqueerâ is and can be used to refer to people who fall under the LGBTQIA+ acronym in a short and summative way. Kat Grammon, a queer theater majorContinue Reading
While some students may be satisfied with a pass, other students feel the need to go above and beyond. Overachieving students donât necessarily have easy lives and many face adversity, but that doesnât stop three UCC students from overachieving. Amy Murry Amy Murry, a non-traditional student, is in her thirdContinue Reading
Editorâs note: The Mainstream usually shares the stories of other students, but this time we are also including a first-person account of our feature editor who attends school with a challenging health condition. She tells her own story alongside the stories of other students who also have health struggles. RachelContinue Reading
Editorâs Note: Adriana Berduzco is a new Mainstream student who shared her story in the hopes that students find more support for their education. Contact me at:UCCMainstream@yahoo.comContinue Reading
Editorâs Note: This is the first in a series of three stories about UCC studentsâ daily lives. Our goal with the series is to showcase the often-extraordinary challenges that current college students deal with. QSA member, Sahara Napper, discusses pronoun importance Second-year transfer student Sahara Napper was born female, butContinue Reading
Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall with wavy sandy blonde hair and a ready smile, UCC transfer student Delfina Misiuna garners attention regularly. On campus, she does this with more than her appearance; her dedication to basketball, school and the people she cares about make her someone to remember. âDelContinue Reading
Student exchange programs enable students a unique experience of studying abroad, it can seem thrilling and a bit scary, however, whether you are American going to a foreign country, or a foreigner, coming to America, you will experience a completely new and unique way of life. Although experiences overseas canContinue Reading
Imagine moving to a country youâve mainly known from movies in order to live with your spouse. You are on the other side of the world far from everyone and everything you have known. You think you know the language, that is until you are drowning in native speakers andContinue Reading
Life is a journey, and no matter how meticulously one plans, the pandemic has taught us we can never plan for everything. Roseburg native, Melissa Wilkins, a nursing student and newly elected ASUCC vice president, knows this truth all too well. “I started UCC originally at the end of 2018.Continue Reading
Graduation is fast approaching and the end of spring term is on many students’ minds, but the student government election results are not to be overlooked. This election ASUCC had four applicants apply for three positions. Two applicants applied for vice president and the applicant not elected into office by studentsContinue Reading
A few inches under five feet tall, Ayleen Pfeiffer is a nearly 30-year-old who is often mistaken for a high school student both on and off campus. Frequently silent and noticeably petite, it could be easy for some to underestimate the strength and perseverance that she has shown through herContinue Reading
Life changes in unexpected ways, but for UCC student and library worker Ashley Swearingen, change happened fast and derailed her life. While striving toward her goal of working in a museum living in Portland three years ago, Swearingen began having severe migraines, neck pain, and vertigo likely related to aContinue Reading
Outstanding Student Award recipient and engineering transfer student, Hector Cardenas, does not relish the spotlight. When he was nominated for an outstanding student achievement award, some aggressive cajoling was involved to convince this remote student to drive from his present home in Portland to attend the 2022 student achievement ceremony atContinue Reading