Students go to college for quite a few reasons; one of the main reasons is to become proficient at something they can earn a living at. In the spirit of education and empowerment, The Echo asked students: “If you could learn a new skill, what would it be and why?”
“Playing an instrument, because I think having the ability to learn an instrument is unique and it would be a lot of fun to learn to play. It’s something that I could do for my whole life.”
Nathan Zorney, freshman, undecided
“For myself, personally, I would want to learn a new skill for oil painting because I’m an artist. It’s something I’ve always loved to do and it would be cool if EMU offered more art classes than it does.”
Jerrica Temple, freshman, creative writing
“I would learn money management because college is expensive.”
Lavonte Verdell, sophomore, political science
“I guess social skills, like how to interact with people who are culturally different than you. That would be a good skill because the world is so diverse now and especially on this campus, there’s a lot of diversity. Just learning how to talk to people without being offensive, even if it’s unintentional.”
Kaitlyne Rudat, Early College Alliance junior, zoology
“I think it would be learning another language. I wish I had learned a second language when I was younger, just to know and be able to understand others.”
Kayla Tadajewski, sophomore, nursing intent
“For me, it would be to fly. I’d love to see the rest of the world.”
Raymond Malone, sophomore, health administration
“I’d like to learn how to drift because I’m really into cars and racing. I’d like to be able to race.”
Matthew Henry, second bachelor, computer science
