Lifestyle
Cooking with Disabilities (DANA)
Cooking with Disabilities involves adapting to your environment to the best of your ability. It could mean using a stool while at the stove or counter, using your table to cut veggies instead of the counter, using a portable oven or stove instead of a built-in one, using store-bought or homemade frozen foods, or even making food prep a group activity! The possibilities are endless.
What is the Disabled and Nondisabled Alliance (DANA)??
I am Brian Thao, and I have been the Blog Editor for over a year now. Last semester, I joined the Disabled and Nondisabled Alliance or DANA as an officer where I have been creating weekly video content on YouTube and Instagram. We’re a club at Sac State for disabled students, staff, and their allies to discuss and educate each other on disability topics, advocate for the disabled community, and hang out together.
Transforming Lives One Story at a Time
What is 'Behind the Butterfly'?
If you didn’t already know this, Terezah was founded by none other than yours truly. Many of you know me as a professional fashion model and designer, but my deepest passion lies in helping others spread their wings to their fullest potential and soar to the greatest of heights. I have been passionately growing Behind the Butterfly for
Why I want to travel when the global pandemic is over
Summer 2019 was the last time I was out of the country. I remember the sounds of the delicious, mouthwatering, and buttery Kobe beef.
Meeting new people in the virtual college experience
As we all know, the next spring semester is going virtual again. We also know how hard the fall semester was in our mental health, focus, and human interaction. Online college is tough for all of us. Some professors do not understand the pandemic and assign vast amounts of work or do not accommodate students. I heard stories that professors made classes more difficult because they felt that online made things too easy.
Producing a Student Film During a Pandemic
The vibrant energy on campus during the first few weeks at Sac State had always been something I looked forward to at the end of every summer. The heat, the excitement, the “new-ness” of it all-it’s truly an unmatched vibe.
How do you keep track of your General Education requirements?
I have heard countless stories of students who
took a class that they did not need to take and wasted their
time. For example, one of my friends took an extra Area D class
and could not graduate in four years. The reason why he took it
is because a General Education counselor told him to. You cannot
rely on one person only to see if you are in track for
Graduation. You also have to rely on yourself.
5 Tips to Reduce Stress as a College Student
College students deal with stress daily. I know because I’m a college student myself. We are constantly being bombarded with assignments, exams, and questions about our future. It can often make our college experience more difficult than it needs to be. That’s why I wanted to share 5 tips to reduce stress. These tips have helped me recognize what’s important and I hope these help you manage your college schedule and enjoy your time at Sac State.
Everyone Has a Story to Share
You have a story to share. Have you ever realized that? Every one of us can teach, heal, and inspire someone else. You have the power to connect with others using your experiences. There is not a right and a wrong way to share your story. However, it’s important to include the good and bad times. This allows others to rest knowing things will get better.