A Head Start to Your Future: Dual Enrollment is Key
By Myeah Taylor, GUA 2020 Alumni, Mississippi University for Women You are probably sitting around wondering how you can get ahead in life. It may feel as if things are moving at such a slow pace for you. You have probably said, “I can’t wait for high school to be...Getting Involved On Your Campus
By Clorinda Weeks, GUA 2020 Alumni, University of Alabama at Birmingham College is the best way to explore and gain knowledge about the world and all it has to offer. But just going to classes and doing your homework should not be the only activities to do on your...10 Things I Wish I Knew Before College
By Jacquez Deloach, GUA 2020 Alumni, University of West Alabama College is the very visible elephant in every high school classroom across the country. Going to college has been ingrained into the minds of millions of students, but the idea of college and the reality...A Conversation with Young Men on a Mission Founder Nicholas Rankins
By Raevyn Pritchett, Clark Atlanta University I interviewed Alabamian Nicholas Rankins, a man well known for his service in our community. His peers described this man as proactive, passionate, and action-oriented. His grandparents raised him in rural Mobile....The Elevation and Depression Surrounding the Military: An Interview with Butch and Larry Johnson
By Ja’Kiya Price-Singleton, Tennessee State University As a citizen of the United States, I cannot count how many times I have heard the saying, “freedom is not free.” As an African-American, I understand and conceive this saying, but my generation has never...The Realities of Education in the 1990s: An Interview with Mrs. Margaret Wright
By Gracie Sellers, Shelton State Community College I met with Mrs. Margaret Wright on a Saturday morning in her kitchen at her lovely home in the country. There, Mrs. Wright told me her experiences of what it was like to get where she is now in life. She is a wife,...Inside Scoop with Mayor Terrance Windham
By Myeah Taylor, Mississippi University for Women I had the opportunity to have a brief phone interview with the city of Aliceville’s recently elected mayor, Terrance Windham. He is a resident of Aliceville, Alabama, and an alumnus of Aliceville High School. He has...The Evolution of Special Education: An Interview with Vickie Deloach
By Jacquez Deloach, The University of West Alabama The modern education system, without a doubt, has made long strides in a positive direction for the advocating, advancement, and inclusivity of students with physical, social, psychological, behavioral, and...