Mariah Edquilane: Balances roles as student and mother

Triton’s Call Staff At first glance, Mariah Edquilane appears to be just another University of Guam student. However, she is also a mother of two. Mariah is double majoring in fine arts and secondary education. One of her ultimate goals is to become a high school art teacher. By taking education-related courses, she discovered that …

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Wordsmiths Wanted

By John Mugol The Weekly Grind, a writing group sponsored by The English Society is a gathering of all writers to discuss writing skills in all genres, break writer’s block, have writing workshops, and discuss opportunities for submission. It will be every Friday from 1:00 P.M. through 2:00 P.M. at the EC second floor division …

TC offers survival tips for UOG freshman

Freshman newbie tips. You finally made it to the big leagues and your probably asking yourself “what now?” Adapting into your new college life can be a difficult time for any student. But don’t fret my brothers and sisters because we have all been down that road before. Remember that it’s all part of the learning process. Here are …

Enrollment stats show steady rise

By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff   Student enrollment at the University of Guam has seen gradual increases for the past 10 years and its Fall 2015 semester could be its highest yet. For the Fall 2015 semester, the certified student enrollment totaled to 3,991, which is roughly a 1% increase over last Fall semester, according to Deborah D. …

Hunger Games Dodgeball Tournament returns in November

The University of Guam is holding its second Hunger Games Dodge Ball Tournament at the Calvo Field House in November. The tournament is being hosted by UOG’s Integrated Marketing Communications office as a means to bring students together to show school pride. With good old-fashioned competition, students can show-off their dodge ball skills while their …

Film lecture featured University of Hawaii scholar

On Sept. 29, the University of Guam’s Communication Honor Society hosted its annual lecture with Dr. Thomas Brislin at the CLASS Professional and Development Room located on the third floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences building. Lambda Pi Eta or LPH, the University’s Communication Honor Society, had sponsored this event. Dr. Brislin was the head …

University Theater presented “Rashomon”

The University Of Guam’s Theater program presented “Rashomon” on Sept. 24 to Sept. 26 and Oct. 1 to 3. All showings started at 7 p.m. in the UOG theater at the Fine Arts Building. “Rashoman” is a play by Fay and Michael Kanin, based on stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The stories are set during the Heian …

Grad Changes at UOG

By John Mugol/Triton’s Call staff An expected increase in the graduation rate has prompted the UOG Graduation Committee to reduce the number of guests that students can invite to commencement. “Previous graduations, we had to stop people at the gate (if reached to capacity),” said Michael A. Griffin, Ed.D., associate professor and co-chairperson of the …