In 2017, Guam welcomed close to 1.3 million tourists, who arrived mostly from Japan and South Korea, according to the Guam Visitors Bureau’s 2017 annual report. These visitors sought to enjoy the beautiful views of sunsets, beaches, and other scenes Guam has to offer. Some of the more adventurous tourists rent cars to drive around …
Pochon Chicken Restaurant can easily be crowned the mother of all Korean street food restaurants on Guam. Pochon Chicken is not your regular chicken restaurant. It has a simple menu but delivers on taste and presentation. My Pochon experience was a pleasant one, to say the least. In an island where Western influence is salient, …
Exploring hospice with caregivers and the patient Jaret Anthony Castro In 2014, Prevention Education and Community Empowerment shared that diseases of the heart and malignant neoplasms also known as cancer, are the top two causes of death on the island. Aside from my personal experiences with losing someone to cancer. I believe it is important …
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With a large amount of terminally ill cancer patients on the island, there is a gap between providing top-notch health care to our patients on the island. There needs to be a better way to provide service for the different and unique cancer patients that are living on the island. We need to increase the …
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The lack of a description of ingredients on the menu at Tommy’s Pizza really had me feeling anxious to give the pizza a try because I am fastidious with food. My need for options and a hefty description for what’s inside the different dishes is what helps dictate what I’m typically going to eat. Tommy’s …
Budget cuts, limited funding, and a lack in communication are just a few barriers that we face, as students, throughout our experiences at the university. As students, we go through certain obstacles as simple as having “limited resources.” Photo Courtesy of: Jaret Castro With the rise of technology, students and faculty are adapting to the …
On Guam, crime stories take up a significantly large space in reported news. Crimes involving sexual violence appear to be on the rise, at least anecdotally. For instance, the Pacific Daily News reported an estimate of 30 articles of sexual violence dating back to December to April, alone. Of these articles reported, the cases ranged …
Nationwide, the problem of college students not graduating in four years is extremely prevalent. These days, graduating in five or even six years is the new normal, which is understandable when you consider all the factors of student life. The Factors of Low On-Time Completion Students already know this. Often times college courses are not …
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Michelle Obama, in simple terms, is a force. She writes about her life journey in her memoir titled “Becoming.” The book was released in November of last year and is divided into three parts. The parts, aptly named Becoming Me, Becoming Us, and Becoming More, tell the stories of her life growing up, building her …
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During the first days of the semester, some professors in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences told their students that they would not be printing their syllabi because they had limited copies. It somehow spread, at least in the English and Communications building, that President Krise enacted a paper ban to save money …
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