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At the start of the 2018 fall semester, Vanguard announced the start of a new program, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The program has seen 24 students enrolled to take part in the four-year plan. These students will be challenged to learn new skills … [Read more] about Nursing program prepares students for life of service
“I’m actually really grateful,” sophomore Patrick Figalan said, “to come to a university where [professors are] so accepting, and even like take the time to even preach to me really positively impacts me.” Students, like Figalan, have taken notice of their … [Read more] about Preach or Teach: Students react to professor sermons in class
“Being black isn’t a costume to be worn or some stereotype to fulfill. Being black isn’t a formula to solve or a puzzle to complete. We all have different personalities, different beliefs, different values!” These words, spoken by junior Ashley Collins in … [Read more] about Ashley Collins challenges assumed identities in Open Mic Night
It all began when senior Morgan Applebee and another coworker were interested in a pair of regulars at the local Costa Mesa coffee shop where she works. Wanting to ask them out, but unsure if they were single, Applebee concocted a plan to tell the guys about a … [Read more] about Love is blind: A dating game
What started as a young soccer player browsing Pinterest has now become an international effort to help children. Sophomore Maddy Luna has founded Mood Beads, a small handmade jewelry company, that will gift her creations to impoverished people around the … [Read more] about Student’s small business reaches children around the world
When students are kept on campus for Thanksgiving--whether it be because of money, distance, or the proximity to Christmas--no student should be met with closed caf doors and a box of crackers. The Costa Mesa community has many alternatives for students who … [Read more] about Community offers Thanksgiving alternatives to stranded students
This school year brought new resident directors to the Laguna, Catalina, and Balport dorms as well as to Vanguard Center. The changes on campus this semester have given the new staff a vibrant atmosphere to step into. The new Laguna RD, Paola Martinez, … [Read more] about Res Life welcomes an almost entirely new RD staff
There is a new animal on campus stealing the spotlight from the squirrels, and that, of course, is the raccoons. All over Instagram and Snapchat, students are sharing captured memories of these masked animals, each daring to get closer to the raccoons than … [Read more] about New bandit on campus stealing student hearts
This October brought GEO Week, put on by the Global Education and Outreach Department, which highlights the different experiences offered to students. Though mission trips and summer ministries are popular topics, study abroad opportunities appear to receive … [Read more] about Student pushes for study abroad to be granted financial aid
As campus faces numerous changes this semester, the Theatre Department has not been immune to the reprioritization of budgets. This month closed “All Shook Up”, the Lyceum Theater’s first production of the season. In a pre-show speech, it was announced that … [Read more] about Theatre students voice concern over shrinking funding
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in a study done in 2014, about 13 percent of Asian-Americans suffer from a diagnosable mental health illness. The Asian and Pacific Islander community at Vanguard … [Read more] about APIC brings mental health to the cultural conversation
About 20 percent of Vanguard's undergraduate population have received a session of Counseling through Vanguard, according to the Counseling Center's Administrative Assistant, Elizabeth Banks. Counseling is one of the many resources offered to Vanguard students … [Read more] about Counseling Center offers outlet for the anxious
After ten years in the religion department, Professor Richard Israel is ready for his time at Vanguard to come to a close. "It's going to be a nice change of pace. I have enjoyed teaching but there comes a time to finish out," he said. With … [Read more] about Professor Israel announces retirement
Communication professor Naomi Kasa typically leads the effort of organizing for the Communication Film Festival and Awards Gala each spring. With her absence, professor Jonathan Moore along with professor Karen Nishie, program coordinator Krystal Komatsu, and … [Read more] about Accomplishing Comm Fest without Kasa: A student-faculty collaboration
As graduation is rapidly approaching, seniors Ireland Edwards, Danie Farris, Andrew Baffa, and Cassandra McGroarty reflect on the last four years. For Edwards, one event stuck out among the rest during her four years, when the entire campus was put on lock … [Read more] about From renovations to riots: Graduating seniors remember four years