By Shannon Miller News & Managing Editor SMART boards have been an undeniable advantage to most professors, enabling them to engage in new and more meaningful ways of teaching than whiteboards and chalkboards ever did. The acronym stands for “Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology,” but at times, these interactive technologies…
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Campus Renovations Misdirected, Students Say
By Shannon Miller & Alexander Espinosa News & Managing Editor, Staff Writer Renovations are happening on campus to correlate with the new mascot and school colors, and returning students and staff have been talking about them since the start of the fall 2019 semester. These gradual alterations have some students…
Paws Up for Dog Themed Art Exhibit
By Ashley Bowden Co-Editor-In-Chief The source of an artists’ inspiration can be anything from major life events to their loved ones. For Shengqi Wan, third year MFA student, her inspiration was man’s best friend. Wan’s dog-themed exhibition showed in the sculpture gallery from Oct. 12-18 with a reception on Wednesday,…
Meet the 2019 Homecoming King & Queen
By Dylan Valic Features Editor Adam Silverstein and Gabrielle Barone were named this year’s Homecoming King and Queen at the 2019 Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 19. Students cast their votes over the course of two days from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16. Other candidates included Christina Lynch and Ashley…
Undermanned Mailroom gets Delayed Staff Shipment
By Alexander Espinosa & Jada Butler Staff Writer & Co-Editor-In-Chief Some students on campus were experiencing difficulties upon visiting the campus mailroom due to it being short staffed. For the first few weeks of the fall semester, everything from Amazon packages, textbook deliveries and letters from parents were caught up…
Sharks Sink in Home Waters
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist & Andrew Scarpaci Sports & Photo Editor, Staff Writer The Sharks fell with a score of 0-30 against the Saint Francis University Red Flash on Saturday, Oct. 19 in their first homecoming game as a Division I program. It was a hard hit for the team,…
Veterinary School Receives Approval to Accept Applications
By Jada Butler Co-Editor-In-Chief After missing the initially intended fall 2019 start to the program, the university received approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education to begin accepting applications for the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The program is now set to begin in the fall 2020…
Potential Mold Crisis in Kings Hall
By Jennifer Chavez Staff Writer Many residents living in Kings Hall are becoming aware of the presence of mold in their dorm rooms and residence hall. Students are concerned for their health and believe the mold is causing an endless cycle of sickness in their building. An emergency evacuation occurred…
New Residence Hall Cameras Create Speculation
By Shannon Miller, Chanel Lubsey News & Managing Editor, Staff Writer Some resident students have growing concerns about privacy and monetary fines after resident assistants informed them of surveillance cameras monitoring their use of restricted side entrances and exits. RAs notified residents during a mandatory meeting at the start of…
Women’s Rugby: Setting up for Success
By Ida Ynner Lagerqvist Sports & Photo Editor Nine of 20 players are new to this year’s Women’s Rugby roster, the team has a new coach and is in a new division. The team has a clear goal for this season: team synergy and constant improvement. “Our goal is to…