Nicknames

Coming back home from Thanksgiving break, I wanted food.  So I called Joe and convinced him to take me to In-‘N’-Out.  Jesse and Kaitlyn would join too. While we were waiting in the Hotchkiss lounge, we started talking about how people spell “Kaitlyn” with a C.  Others would spell Kaitlyn “K-A-T-E-L-Y-N.”  I, being the loving

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Perpetual Rain

It rains in California, just very little.  California is perpetually in drought, but the winter of 2022-2023 was different.  We received multiple waves of heavy rain that would last for about a week.  As a result, the roads flooded.  On New Year’s Eve, we went to Nonno’s house to celebrate New Year’s with the five

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Going Home

Walking to class after work on October 12, 2022, the rain poured as Mom texted me, “The hospital left a message…  Nonno is being admitted.”  Mom had called earlier to let me know that Nonno was weak and going to the emergency room.  At first, the situation didn’t seem so bad.  He was mildly dehydrated;

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Lost Items

At my high school graduation, Mr. Padmos wrote of me that my friendliness helped me out when asking the people that I’ve met “if they’ve seen your keys, your wallet, your computer, your backpack, your clarinet, or your glasses.” What’s the point?  I lose everything.  I usually get my stuff back, but not always.  For

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Breakdown

I went home for the weekend.  It was productive yet sad.  I attended a memorial service for the wife of a mentor.  The next day, I went to church at Northcreek and had lunch with Ryan and Jireh.  After visiting Grandma and getting a Costco membership, it was time to go home. “I’m leaving right

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TMU students share on the cafeteria’s food quality

Around The Master’s University (TMU) campus, conversations arise about the quality of the cafeteria food and how the chicken is always undercooked. Some students become sick from it while others just do not like the taste. On-campus students must pay for at least 10 meals per week. All this exposure to the cafeteria’s food has

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TMU’s Powell Library invites children for story time

The Master’s University’s Robert L. Powell Library last Wednesday morning invited children ages 2-6 for its weekly story time, singing, and drawing. Once the children arrived, Rachel Miller and Bethany Montajes began story time by singing their usual “Hello Song.”  Miller is the library’s Circulation Manager, and Montajes is one of the student Circulation Assistants.

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TMU Off-Campus students hold Beach Bonfire Night

Off-campus students at The Master’s University gathered last Saturday evening at Dockweiler State Beach to fellowship around a fire.  This was the second annual Beach Bonfire Night. Throughout the evening, some students stood at the shore while others reclined near the firepit.  Morgan Fay, the Women’s Off-Campus Resident Director, brought burgers and fries from In-N-Out

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