Transitioning Communities: From Medgar Evers to Utica College

Nathaly Cuevas

Entering a new community different from what one is used to is always difficult. The transition from attending a commuter school to a dormitory school was very overwhelming for me. Being apart of the Medgar Evers community was different than being apart of the Utica College community. Being a woman in Utica College gives me the chance of being associated with many different communities. As a woman, being apart of the woman group gives me plenty of responsibilities within itself. As a woman, my responsibility on my campus is to first carry myself with respect. In this day and age, it is natural for a man to downgrade a woman and speak on her as if she is under him. It has become an era where men sexualize a woman and look at

Social media has become such an immense part of today’s society that it is all everyone talks about. Social media constantly shows women what “beautiful” should look like and it clouds women’s views on themselves and other women. Uplifting and supporting one another is beneficial to one’s confidence and it shows women that we are all together and that we understand. On a college campus I believe that is essential that woman stick together. Rapes on college campuses is such an enormous topic that usually gets swept under the rug. If more woman begin to stick together and support one another we can not stop it because it is completely out of our control, but we can help each other out in the time of need and have each others back. Social media has now put women in competition with one another. It is strange to see women who are strangers being nice to one another. Instead, women feel they need to always be above other women and prove that they are better than other women. Women being in competition with another is strenuous to our growth as people. It is important for women to encourage one another because the world is already against us. Women must work twice as hard to be on the same level as men and we still, till this day, do not get paid the same. If more women came together as one, we will be able to show that we too can do it and that we do not need men. Another

In order to become apart of this community, one has to have a GPA of 2.5 and above and have to go through a process to fulfill some requirements. One of the requirements to become a member of this community was to watch a presentation on public speaking and then I had to present a topic to a group of 10 people who were complete strangers. This specific requirement stuck out to me because public speaking is very important in becoming a leader. Public speaking is important in any community because it allows a person to be able to speak their mind and give ideas hat can be beneficial to the community. For me, public speaking allows me to become more involved in my community because it shows a sense of being approachable and being approachable is important to be able to help out a person or a community in need. College is an experience that will prepare you anything that life may throw at