The University of Guam (UOG) women’s soccer team won against Venue Slay at the Guam Football Association (GFA) National Training Center on Nov. 25, 2018 as part of GFA’s Bud Light Amateur Women’s League. The game’s score was 2-0. The game was called a “Battle of Champions,” as the Slay were the amateur league champions …
The Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce held their Conversations with the Candidates event on Oct. 4, 2018. The event was organized in conjunction with the Guam Chamber of Commerce and was meant to be a forum to encourage this term’s political candidates to converse with the event’s attendees. “A lot of the times we see …
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Thomas Krise, PhD., is the 11th president of the University of Guam and has been in office for little over a month. Although Krise has no political or personal connection to Guam, he is no stranger to island issues. Krise went to high school in the U.S. Virgin Islands, studied Caribbean culture and history, and …
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On Tuesday, March 27, an employee from the University of Guam (UOG) Financial Aid Office inadvertently sent the protected personal information of 154 students to 196 unauthorized recipients. The email contained student names, ID numbers, social security numbers, and the award amounts of those who received direct loans or Pell grants for the Fanomnakan (Spring) …
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If there’s one part of retirement that is likely to worry aging Americans, it’s access to dependable healthcare. For years, various nonprofit organizations on Guam have worked with the government of Guam to provide accessible healthcare to its senior citizens, as more and more people are in need of services. As people age, their hearing …
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On Jan. 30, President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union (SOTU) address, where he laid out the proposed four pillars immigration reform. These four pillars seek to alleviate immigration issues that have been testing lawmakers for years such as the state of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, securing the …
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For many students, paying for school can be an unpleasant experience. Bank accounts containing money earned from months of work are bled dry, shoulders bump against other shoulders in the financial aid office while everyone is trying to fill in colored sheets of paper and worrying about whether or not their grant money came in. …
When you first set your eyes on “La La Land,” you gain an understanding of the amount of hype surrounding it. The film is a charming romance that addressed insecurity, sacrifice and ambition. It played enchanting songs that are still stuck in my head and presented beautiful cinematography while channeling the magic and nostalgia of …
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With stacks of applications and business cards to hand out and smiles at the ready, employers greeted job-hunting students and community members at the UOG Career Development Office’s annual Job Fair at the Calvo Field House on April 26, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Representatives from various companies and institutions such as Aflac, …
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The UOG Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) held its eighth annual Island Sustainability Conference from April 19 to 21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. This year’s theme was “Cultivating Communities for Sustainable Action.” The event featured over 70 presentations, which included breakout sessions and posters; seven plenary panels; a networking reception; and a conference watershed …
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