{"id":3817,"date":"2016-05-23T19:09:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T03:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2016-05-23T19:09:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T03:09:47","slug":"campus-voices-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/campus-voices-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Joleen Braasch\r\nStaff Writer<\/pre>\n
Sara Earthman, junior, Psychology major\"Screen
\n\u201cYeah, the coordinator is definitely making sure that the veterans are getting their voice known in the community here. And I\u2019m from this coast, so it\u2019s nice to be back; I missed a lot of things that the West coast represents more so than the East coast, where I was stuck for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kenneth Liebel, senior, Business Administration major
\n\u201cI am coming from the East coast: New York, Florida, all those areas. So, it\u2019s definitely a different change of pace over here. As a veteran, I guess, but my life hasn\u2019t been all about being a veteran. It\u2019s just one chapter in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiffanie Bowles, sophomore, Psychology major
\n\u201cYes, I feel like our school\u2019s really inclusive and we try really hard to make sure everybody is accepted. So I feel like my identity is accepted and represented at [Western].\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah Towle, senior, Communications
\n\u201cI think that\u2019s a difficult question to answer because I\u2019m not just one identity. I\u2019m not just white, I\u2019m not just a woman, I\u2019m not just a feminist, I\u2019m not just a rugby player. I\u2019m all of those things combined. I\u2019m a survivor, I\u2019m pansexual, I\u2019m cisgendered, I\u2019m 15 bazillion different things and some of those are more represented here than others, and others are still trying to find their way to the surface. And I think here at [Western], there\u2019s such a diverse group of people that you can probably find just about someone that shares at least some of those identities with you, with me, with everyone that\u2019s here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harry Hill, senior, Earth Systems Science-Geology major
\n\u201cAbout 74 percent. Well, it\u2019s such an open community that it\u2019s hard to miss. I don\u2019t know, that\u2019s hard to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jovany Romero, senior, Spanish and Interdisciplinary Studies major
\n\u201cYes, I feel like [Western] is a very open space and very inviting community, as well as diverse and incorporates a lot of identities, cultures and backgrounds. This community is home-like and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
\"ScreenAlexis Anderson, senior, Biology major
\n\u201cI feel like my identity as a student is well-represented at [Western]. But I feel like it\u2019s a lot easier to remain anonymous as an individual.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Gabbi Boyle, senior, Interdisciplinary Studies major\"Screen
\n\u201cNo. I do not think that there is enough resources for students within the LGBTQ community. I think that our campus tries, but there\u2019s still not enough funding to go around to offer the proper support to all people within the community.\u201d<\/p>\n
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James Kelson, freshman, Mathematics major
\n\u201cYes I do. Because we\u2019re just surrounded people; I think we\u2019re all just people, even with our separate parts or identities. We should just all respect each other. And I feel like people do that properly, even staff, faculty, and students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gwendolyn Baker, freshman, Psychology major
\n\u201cYeah, I think so. I feel like there\u2019s a lot of people here that have the same beliefs as me, who think the same way, and act the same way, and are very similar to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brendan Blunck, freshman, Undecided major
\n\u201cPossibly, I really don\u2019t know. I really just go to classes, chill out, work on homework sometimes. Other than that, I don\u2019t really pay too much attention.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Maira Torres, senior, Criminal Justice major
\n\u201cIn what aspect, though? I would have to say yes because there are\"Screen various clubs and organizations I\u2019m involved in that relate back to what I identity myself in. And [Western] does a really good job in opening new clubs and making you feel welcomed. If you\u2019re still trying to find yourself, figuring out who you think you are, you\u2019re
\nperfectly welcomed into joining different groups.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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