Vice President of ALPHA PSI OMEGA and theater major Joey Datuin will be one of two students to represent Guam in the Irene Ryan Festival for the second time next year at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in February. The Irene Ryan Festival provides an opportunity to compete for the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. The Irene …
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The Daughters of the American Revolution, Mariana Islands Chapter is a non-profit organization. DAR held a meeting on Oct. 31. DAR honors fallen heroes by beautifying Veteran facilities and memorials. On Guam, sometimes it’s easy to forget that our memorial parks need maintenance. Unfortunately, it’s also just as easy to forget how quickly paint fades …
By John Mugol Triton’s Call Staff According to its mission statement, one of University of Guam’s objectives is setbe, which is “to serve” in Chamoru. Serving our island and community—in ways such as participating in volunteer work, doing a field outreach, painting bus stops and coordinating food drives for the homeless, to name …
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By John Mugol, Triton’s Call Staff Sharleen Santos-Bamba, Ph.D., has stepped up as the acting associate dean of UOG’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Santos-Bamba, who was an English composition teacher since 2003 at UOG, was given an acting capacity as the CLASS associate dean for academic year 2015-2016 “So far, I’m enjoying what …
By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff The Triton Fitness Center had undergone renovations as part of a two-phase $3 million project funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the University of Guam capital improvement project fund. Visually, the fitness center has improved. The weight room has been leveled, and painted green. New lockers …
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By Kyle Twardowski, Triton’s Call Staff The University of Guam’s College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) program hosted a Community Brainstorming and Information Session on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Calvo Field House. The purpose of this session was to receive input from the community on what the organizations within CNAS need to look …
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By Kyle Twardowski, Triton’s Call Staff With the announcement of the sudden increase of tuition at the University of Guam, it’s not unordinary to question whether this is due to the budget appropriations for fiscal year 2016. The answer is “no.” With Public Law 33-66 coming into effect on Sept. 5, 2015, the budget for …
Raymond Anderson, Ph.D., is a new associate professor of communication at the University of Guam. You might hear students call him by his nickname “P.Ray”–short for professor Ray. Some might notice that it spells out “pray.” So he often says, “pray for me as I pray for you.” He usually introduces himself with a question on the first day …
MANGILAO – Several years ago, James Viernes, Ph.D., couldn’t decide on a career to pursue. Although attending college was a natural choice for him, he was not set on a specific degree path. He bounced around programs, including political science and criminal justice, but none of these majors appealed to him. Viernes often hung around UOG’s English and …
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