Driven and Determined
Keoni Oliver was just a kid growing up in Pasadena, California, when at age 7 he watched in horror the events of September 11, 2001 unfold on live television.
Four Sisters, One Path
My oldest sister Meagan was the first trailblazer to leave our family home in Texas and venture out to California for college.
More than a Mission
“What does it look like to tell someone how important they are? To tell someone that they are loved, that they are special? How do you help empower someone—not just with words but with actions?”
The following articles are highlights from the printed Fall 2020 issue of La Sierra University Magazine. To read the full magazine, please visit lasierra.edu/magazine.
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Fall 2020 Highlights
All Booked Up: Fall 2020 Reading Recommendations
We asked our faculty, staff, and students to share what they are currently reading. To see the additional recommendations printed in the Fall 2020 issue, please visit lasierra.edu/magazine.
Passion Project: Oceans, Oxygen, and Octos
Shannon Grewel’s work in Dr. Trueblood’s laboratory revolves around the collection of blood samples from octopuses in order to study the decrease in the pH levels of the ocean.
Driven and Determined
Keoni Oliver was just a kid growing up in Pasadena, California, when at age 7 he watched in horror the events of September 11, 2001 unfold on live television.
Four Sisters, One Path
My oldest sister Meagan was the first trailblazer to leave our family home in Texas and venture out to California for college.
More than a Mission
“What does it look like to tell someone how important they are? To tell someone that they are loved, that they are special? How do you help empower someone—not just with words but with actions?”
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Editor
- Natalie Romero ’11, ’13
Writers
- Darla Martin Tucker ’15
- Natalie Romero ’11, ’13
- Gillian Miller
News Editor
- Darla Martin Tucker ’15
Photo Editor
- Natan Vigna ’00, ’01
Design & Development
- Eric Melgosa
- Marcelo Vetter ’17
- Chris Wilden ’12
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