PAGE 4 and started over in America. Since her move, Elena has transitioned her business from bathing suits to a women’s apparel line focusing on fostering hope. She donates a portion of all profit to the needy to help women and children create a better life for themselves and their families. With the goal of spreading faith-filled messages of love, hope, and unity through women’s clothing collections, Elena met with The Sou’Wester to talk about her company and During the pandemic we donathow they have provided for our ed more than 30,000 face masks community. to our community and different parts of the country, and before What is T31? I met for this interview I packed “T31 is a women-owned com750 facemasks that are going to pany dedicated to encouraging be donated and distributed to others to reach for big dreams, children in need in the Navajo as we reach for our own. T31 Nation in Arizona.” also aims to create jobs and opportunity for our community. Do you have any advice for About our name, T31™ is short the students of GSW? for Tepuy31. The T stands for “I firmly believe that you must Tepuy, similar to Tepui, which always be consistent with what is literally translated to, “House you are doing and find joy in it. of God”. The number 31 comes Be proud of yourself and your from Proverbs 31, a description work. Through determination, of a woman of noble characsetting goals, God given talents, ter—she is a virtuous, hardworkand personal faith, you can fuling, faithful, strong woman that fill your dreams.” we can aspire to be.” T31 is at 502 W Forsyth ST and How has T31 provided for the is open on weekdays from 9-5. community? “T31 has been involved with our community in many different ways since we relocated our business from Miami, Florida in 2015. We actually have been working proactively with the GSW marketing Club, and we are part of the GSW Experiential Learning program.
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AN ENGLISH PERSPECTIVE WITH DR. RUSSELL DeShaun Simmons Staff Writer Transitioning from high school to college, I was very unsure of my future endeavors and what career I wanted to pursue. This is mainly because I have so many passions and interests, so as a result, I spent my freshman year as an undecided major. For me, Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semester consisted of schedules filled with various courses that piqued my interest. It wasn’t until I realized that throughout my life, reading and writing were two things that always truly mattered to me and that I had natural talent in. Ultimately, this led to me finally declaring English as my major. For anyone who is undecided, in between, or unhappy with their current major, I am here to tell you that I completely understand what you’re going through and that it’s going to be okay! This is the beginning of a new series where I will explore different majors/departments by speaking to professors and students about their experiences and more information on their field. Through this, I hope to help those who share my same experience and are facing the tough and often painful decision of choosing their major.
