Navigating campus isn’t easy for students with disabilities
Forest Park was built in 1967, more than 20 years before the American with Disabilities Act began requiring public places to be accessible to people with disabilities. […]
Month: November 2018
New SGA is small but motivated
Members of the new Forest Park Student Government Association want to do what they can to make life easier for students. All of the SGA’s six members have issues that interest or concern them. Newcomer Soroda Nasiri thinks the campus needs a better space for students to “hang out” between classes. “The Highlander Lounge, a lot of times, that room is booked,” she said. […]
Artist makes sculptures that ‘deceive the eye’
Kristen Morgin’s clay sculptures must be handled with care. Otherwise, they might fall apart. That’s because the Los Angeles-based artist doesn’t fire her sculptures. She lets them dry on their own. […]
UNCENSORED: It’s time to take the shame out of sex
My family immigrated to the United States when I was 5 years old, but I was raised to be a Muslim Afghan woman. I’ve always had conflicting thoughts about sex. As a child and young adult, I never heard the word “sex” uttered by relatives or friends in my community. It was considered dirty, shameful, taboo. I was told that if I had sex before marriage, I would burn in hell. […]
Election rhetoric troubles international students, staff
President Donald Trump has made immigration a key issue in the campaign leading up to the Nov. 6 midterm elections. His administration also has taken a series of controversial steps […]
