Umpqua Community College strives to create equal opportunities for all students, and student accessibilities services office is working to bridge the gap that some students with disabilities face while pursing higher education. âAccessibility services exist to ensure equal access for all students and minimize the barrier it [a disability] creates,â Read more…
Trails to Wellness is a program brought to Umpqua Community College by the collegeâs new wellness counselor, Casey Kohl. The programâs purpose is to provide students with 24/7/365 access to a hotline for mental health counselors and local services such as resources for food, housing, and mental health. In order Read more…
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 the Read more…
Valentineâs Day is a heck of a lot of pressure. In fact, it wasnât even all fun and games when it started with nudity and a dog sacrifice. Both peer pressure and social expectations have always created trouble with a capital T on this holiday. âIt is what I would Read more…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. While most students are no longer teens, unhealthy relationship mannerisms donât stop at teenagers. Erin Ritchie, Peace at Home Advocacy services representative at UCC, is bringing more awareness to Teen Dating Violence month by promoting healthy relationships. âWe have a display in the Read more…
Not all love messages circulating during Valentineâs month are helpful. The way relationships are often portrayed on social media can lead viewers to unrealistic expectations, resulting in pretense and despair as people show only their best side or pretend to be perfect on their social media accounts. When opening up Read more…
Editorâs Note: This story is written in first person as the authorâs experiences are important to share. My life changed forever the night I almost died. â911, What is your emergency?â âItâs my wife. Her dog woke me up. Her blood sugar is 13. Come quick; nothing is helping. She Read more…
Editorâs Note: The author has participated in previous UCC plays, one of which is discussed within the article. Although last term Kat Grammon was the only student in theater director Bart McHenryâs Acting 1 course, McHenryâs task to reboot the theater program in a post-pandemic era is slowly getting students Read more…
Imagine if student loan forgiveness gave those with $50,000 or less in student loan debt a free pass, allowing them to avoid having to pay it back. Since adding student loan forgiveness to the U.S.âs already high national debt would cost nearly $1 trillion, the forgiveness program is still pending. Read more…
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 third Read more…
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. Rachel Read more…
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 and Read more…
Stress, conflicts, headaches, obstacles, overloads and long nights. âS.C.H.O.O.L.â (get it?). Many students may feel the difficulty of their first year in college, even for those who have just graduated from high school. Where can students find someone who can help with FASFA or that one math problem that seems Read more…
That time of the year has come yet again, FAFSA time. Many students struggle with getting it done because itâs time-consuming, taxing (literally) and ongoing. However, it is also the vital reason most students can go to college. âFAFSA allows the college to see where students can get federal funds Read more…