“Let the love of learning rule humanity” may sound like the catchphrase of the next biggest superhero league. That is, if you are willing to see the extraordinary in ordinary people. That phrase is the mission of the University of Guam’s first chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. UOG’s chapter of Phi …
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Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School distributed their weekly food bundles to guardians of students in need of breakfast for the day on Friday, Oct. 23. The food distribution drive ran from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the school’s main parking lot. The Guam Department of Education school meal program is still being enforced despite …
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Kriana Le Velle, a 24-year-old graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Counseling at the University of Guam, has been keeping busy and serving our community in more ways than one during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Le Velle is currently on her last semester at the University of Guam doing two internships and working as a full-time …
Dior Nguyen, a computer science major at Guam Community College. and a local crafter of polymer clay and resin, garnered nearly 1,000 followers this last September on her Instagram shop. She uses the Instagram handle @craftydior to promote her products. Her handmade items are inspired by video games and apps with the exception of customized …
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Harmony Yatar is a young, blooming artist on Guam. Her latest release is “Maybe,” a single from an upcoming EP. On stage, she’s better known as Harmony Chea. Originally, Yatar postponed writing “Maybe” for a year. After gaining experience from a past relationship, Yatar was took advantage of the lockdown to revisit and finish the …
Hannah CJ Marzan, a 22-year-old undergraduate at the University of Guam, is the owner of Accentuate, a small online business she maintains on the Instagram platform. The idea of her business sparked from her persistence to sell digital goods on the e-commerce website, Etsy. Part of her aim was to create a business that prioritized …
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The Wonder Kid Project is a community-based organization of like-minded individuals striving to help those who are in vulnerable situations. Its team consists of five University of Guam students and a Penn Foster College student. The team knew each other from Tiyan High School. The Wonder Kid Project was created with the purpose of serving …
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It has been almost a month since the University of Guam transitioned into online courses due to the spread of COVID-19 on Guam. Amidst adjusting to this new norm, some seniors at the University of Guam have been reacting to the change in different ways. To prevent the spread of the virus and put in …
On Mar. 25, 2020, the Wonderkid Project began a GoFundMe fundraising campaign that raised $2,530 for COVID-19 relief efforts. The project is a collective of six undergraduate university students from Guam and the United States to assist those affected by the spread of COVID-19. According to the Wonderkids Project GoFundMe page, Guam experienced an unprecedented …
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The University of Guam made the transition to an optional pass or fail grading system for the Fåñomnåkan 2020 semester to better support students who are affected by the conversion to online classes due to the spread of COVID-19. In a letter to students on April 17, 2020, Anita Borja Enriquez, DBA, senior vice president …
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