“We recently had a conference here on campus called the Voto Latino Power Summit. Some of the speakers told us that while we’re making an impact in the community, there definitely are things we still need...
“I’m from West Africa. I was born in Cameroon. I’m here for my education. Back in Africa, I always strived for a higher opportunity. I always seek to acquire knowledge and learn new things. Traveling is...
“I’m 43, and right now I serve and bartend. But I don’t want to be doing that when I’m 60-65. So I’ve got to do something to educate myself. “After high school I went into the...
“In high school, the teachers would spoon feed you and tell you what you needed to study. But in college, it’s way different. The instructors don’t hold your hand like that. They expect you to read...
“Neither of my parents are college educated. My father only made it to third grade. But from an early age, he made sure that my sister and I knew the importance of a good education. “My...
“Probably from the time I entered high school, I started feeling this wave of … You know how when you have a bottle full of water and it’s narrowing down into a very small canal? I...
“My parents came from Mexico. They kind of struggled supporting us, even though they were working two jobs. So I started working when I was 16, just trying to help out. My parents finally had an...
“I knew it would be stressful to come to college. In my late teens I had a lot of anxiety. I had some depression issues, some health issues that were going on. And I didn’t know...
“When I started here, I met a veteran who was 100 percent disabled. About 80 percent of his disability was PTSD. Doctors had told him that his injuries and mental issues were so severe that he...
Jennifer Challenger set a goal of studying Japanese. To get there, she needed to earn enough scholarships and grants to pay her way to University of Texas. Related: Early interest in Japanese leads to teaching...
