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Community in COVID: Dorm culture, Greek life must go on
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Community in COVID: Dorm culture, Greek life must go on

  From the outside, the last month at Galloway Residence might have appeared bleak. Resident assistants canceled official events. Residents tested positive for COVID-19. People were forced to quarantine, leaving silent, half-empty dorms. But hope is far from lost in the dorms.  “There is the sense that we are all in this together,” sophomore RA...

Professor honors surf music artist with new music
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Professor honors surf music artist with new music

For three days, in the middle of July, Ivan Pongracic and his friends Jeremy DeHart and Dane Carter gathered in the empty McNamara Rehearsal Hall to revive the spirit of their band, Lords of Atlantis. Though the band began recording with no intention to release anything, this practice session was not any ordinary one. Lords...

Advice for a busy academic season
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Advice for a busy academic season

You are staring at a long list of assignments, papers, and exams, all of which have fast approaching deadlines. You are stressed, overwhelmed and don’t know how to proceed. Well, take a deep breath and keep reading to discover some helpful tips.  1. Make a List  Now is the time to reread the syllabus  you...

Staff Profiles: Allison Schuster
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Staff Profiles: Allison Schuster

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,     for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly;     defend the rights of the poor and needy: Proverbs 31:8-9.  Associate Editor Allison Schuster’s favorite Bible verse truly encapsulates her approach to life and journalism.  Whether she is coaching younger Collegian writers or helping...

The Coliseum in Rome, Italy (wyzik/wikimedia commons)
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Ciao Italia! First Italian course coming in spring

A beginning Italian course will be offered as an elective in the spring semester to all students interested. The teacher is Lorenzo Bonaiti, husband of history professor Anna Bonaiti. He grew up in Italy and moved to the United States five years ago.  Bonaiti was an Italian lecturer before his wife accepted the job at...