'The classes I took last semester opened my eyes to everything'
Though it's only her second year in college, 20-year-old Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student Johana Gonzales is already learning the importance of work-life balance.
"Learning to take time to yourself is so beneficial," she said. "Even just watching a movie or doing your self-care ¡ª it's just so important when being a college student."
In an interview with The Dispatch and Rock Island Argus, Gonzales, a political science and communications studies major, talks about:
? Learning how to better engage in political conversation
? Participating in Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's TRIO program for first-generation students
? Her love of her classes and the many opportunities for students
? Fall fashion trends