Andrew Winter and Cecilia Jansen after being crowned Saturday. Emma Kate Mellors | Student Activities Board Seniors Cecilia Jansen and Andrew Winter won Homecoming Queen and King on Saturday. Q: What was your experience with the nomination? How did it happen? Jansen: My sister and my housemates tossed my name in for a nomination and...
Roller coasters make us better
Courtesy | Unsplash Legoland, California — home to Project X, the world’s scariest roller coaster, with a drop the height of a skyscraper and turns sharper than my #2 pencil on exam days. At least, that’s what I thought when I was 7. Little Brennan watched the car zoom down the drop over the queue...
Charlie Cheng: life asks the questions, film gives the answers
When senior Charlie Cheng made the homecoming video for his team, the Bloc, in 2023, he developed a love for film that would one day lead him to produce a short film in China. While Cheng was visiting his family in China this past summer, he produced a three-minute film called “Stain.” The film uses...
Mumme goes to Latvia, speaks at retirement of archbishop
Associate Professor of Theology Jonathan Mumme returned from his first trip to Riga, Latvia, where he presented a paper on Aug. 28 in honor of the retirement of the Archbishop of the Latvian Lutheran Church. He was invited to present his paper entitled “The Presence of Jesus Christ in the Ministry: Continuity and Certainty from...
Put first aid kits in campus gyms
Courtesy | Unsplash Campus gyms need first aid kits. Just this week, I was lifting weights in Founders Gym when another student came over with a bleeding cut. We searched for a Band-Aid to no avail. This week was the second time in just a few months I’ve needed a simple first aid kit in...



