–Compiled and photos by Jocelyn Garcia Serna and Mariah Escobar
integrated health science senior
“My fear is the future. To overcome it, I’d say to look at the bright side of the world and see that everybody has their part in and see if we can make the world a better place.”
American sign language and interpretation senior
“My fear is performing in front of people and, as an ASL interpreting major, I am pushing myself to go out and interpret in front of strangers to overcome this anxiety.”
American sign language and interpretation senior
“I am afraid of new environments, and I am trying to overcome this by putting myself more out there in the deaf community with my major, sign language interpreting, where you place [yourself] in random environments that you don’t know anything about.”
integrated health science freshman
“I am most scared of failure, and I am overcoming that … little by little, knowing that not every little thing matters. … You can be adaptable and change plans. Nothing has to be set.”
biology sophomore
“A fear that I have is embarrassing myself in front of people. So, what I am doing is just bringing my guitar and playing live. If I mess up, it’s whatever. I am here anyways, so that is what I am doing.”
