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Posts published in April 2021

Riggs Hall Aims to Increase Student Involvement for the Spring Semester

By Gabriella Cavaleri, Staff Writer Being an Resident Assistant (RA) requires meeting residents and building a community, but in the times of COVID-19 this has become increasingly difficult. Despite the social limitations, the RA’s of Riggs hall are finding ways to make this semester fun yet safe.  Sophomore biology major…

DECA Chapter Joins Campus

By Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor The Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) club is a new business-oriented club on campus that is built on competitions and networking.  DECA is a non-profit organization seeking to build chapters among educational institutions.  “DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and…

Biden Holds First Press Conference

By Christopher Trick, Staff Writer President Joe Biden gave his first official press conference, an event which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, March 25. Due to social distancing protocols, only 30 reporters were present, a stark contrast to previous densely-packed press conferences.  Biden began the conference…

David Dobrik: To be Forgiven or Forgotten?

By Shelley Dean, Staff Writer David Dobrik is a Youtuber with over 18 million subscribers, and a net worth of 20 million. Dobrik’s devoted fan base can be seen wearing ‘clickbait’ merchandise, and using the app Dobrik’s team developed, known as Dispo. Dobrik began his career on the app formerly…

Lead Scientist on the Coronavirus Vaccine Targeting Cancer Next

By Jada Harrison, Staff Writer Ozlem Tureci, a German scientist who was a key developer in the coronavirus vaccine, is developing a technology that will be effective in targeting cancer tumors. Tureci, who is a co-founder alongside her husband of the company BioNTech, was developing a new technology that will…

Baseball Team Eyes NEC Championship

By Derrick Edafe, Staff Writer The baseball team has started off their season sitting at an overall record of 5-3 and 3-3 in conference action. The Sharks are contenders for an NEC title as many of the players are striving for the championship with their play each day.  Despite the…