By Jillian Mehta Staff Writer The Newman Club is holding a Thanksgiving food drive on campus from Nov. 1-24. Students can bring nonperishable food items to bins around campus that the club will donate to a local food pantry in St. Patrick’s Church and to Project HOPE, a nonprofit international…
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By Alexander Espinosa Staff Writer On average, about 22 veterans commit suicide a day, according to a study conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This staggering statistic has inspired the 22 Pushup Challenge. Originally created by 22KILL, a group dedicated to raising awareness to the high suicide rate among…
By Asia Turner Staff Writer The waves are getting bigger at the campus radio station, the Wave. With more students joining the team, a growing number of live radio shows are being aired. This semester, there are three new shows to the lineup. Dan Casazza, junior education major and program…
By Dylan Valic Features Editor The art of cosplay has been growing in popularity in recent years, and has been forming a community that has united pop culture fans all over the world. A small piece of that community has made its way to campus with the formation of the…
By Dylan Valic Features Editor Emma Kocar is a junior film major known for her love of theatre. What students may not know about her is that she is also a young entrepreneur. Kocar is the founder of Ranny’s Crystal Cave, a small business that creates crystal based jewelry. The…
By Dylan Valic Features Editor It may seem like a professor’s work is never done, but Dr. Scott Carlin, associate professor of geography, takes that premise to another level. In addition to teaching classes on campus, he also recently organized a conference with the United Nations to work towards creating…
By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief Many of the basic understandings Americans have about the society they live in are rooted in dated practices that are not widely questioned or changed, even when those understandings negatively impact specific groups of people. In a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, members of the predominantly…
By Jennifer Chavez Staff Writer The Student Activities Board (SAB) hosted comedian hypnotist Keith Karkut in the Gold Coast Cinema on Tuesday, Oct. 22. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., the 43 audience members were entertained as Karkut hypnotized a group of students live. Karkut is a well-practiced hypnotist with…
By Travis Fortounas Staff Writer Hello students, in today’s commuter column I will discuss the dangers of the roads. Every-thing from patrolling police, road closings and weather warnings are all possible delays when making your way to campus in the morning. The number one delay that I am faced with…
By Dylan Valic Features Editor Ava Paul, a sophomore musical theater major, recently starred in an Off-Broadway play “The Only Coffee Shop in the City.” The show focuses on a young college writer leaving New York City for London after a breakup. Paul played the character Rowan, a young entrepreneur…