An affordable option, UOG students avail of courses offered at GCC

As times change, many college students see dual enrollment as a progressive and affordable way to learn and gain credits towards completing a degree.   Dual enrollment consists of concurrently attending both the University of Guam and Guam Community College. General Education courses can be a bit expensive for students who do not have a …

Beat The Heat With Underwood A Success

  By David Borja   For the first time, UOG president Dr. Robert Underwood held “Beat The Heat,” a meet and greet with the entire campus held in the School of Public Business and Administration Atrium.   The students who attended the event received free giveaways, like free Pacific Island Mangge’ Popsicles, Triton Apparel shirts …

Regional Public Policy Center Coming Soon

By David Borja Triton’s Call Staff   The creation of a Regional Public Policy Center was announced in the School of Business and Public Administration on Thursday, February 16.   John Rivera, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair of the SBPA board, stated that there is an opportunity to affect change with this plan.   “More …

UOG citizens express mixed opinions toward Trump

Newly elected president Donald Trump has become a polarizing figure in the political realm.    Trump proposed to establish a Territory and Commonwealth Advisory Committee to keep in contact with Guam and the rest of the territories.    UOG President Robert Underwood gave his thoughts on Trump’s proposal.    Underwood explained that, “this is really …

Campus faces dilemmas in enforcing smoking ban

Ever since its implementation 10 years ago, the University of Guam’s smoking policy has seen its fair share of challenges regarding its enforcement. UOG Chief Planning Officer David S. Okada, one of the founders of the policy, provided insight on the how the policy came into fruition. According to Okada, “the smoking policy is an …

Ceremonious Firsts: UOG’s Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society Inducts New Members Last Month

BY DAVID BORJA, For Triton’s Call Mangilao,  Guam – As she looked across the room at all of the new inductees, Mariah Ramos reflected back on her similar situation a semester earlier.  “It was a pretty cool experience to be inducted like this last semester because this recognizes all the work that I put in …