The Student Federation recently added four new outdoor tables in front of Central Hall. “We wanted to think of a way that we could make a meaningful improvement to campus, specifically outside, because nice weather is coming,” President of the Student Federation and sophomore Zac Briley said. “We know everyone’s a little tired of longer...
Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino said he opposes the pay raise proposed by the Officers Compensation Committee that would increase the mayor’s and the council members’ annual salaries. “I’m against the raise because the city charges the maximum tax rate, uses special assessment districts to fix its failing infrastructure, has increased fees across the board,” Paladino...
The members of Lords of Atlantis from left to right: Dane Carter (drummer), Jonpaul Balak (bassist), Ivan Pongracic (guitarist, and Jeremy DeHart (guitarist). Courtesy | Ivan Pongracic On the first day of class, professors often ask students to share a fun fact about themselves — yet, students rarely ask the professor in return. It turns...
“But is there spice?” Anyone who’s spent time scrolling BookTok — a TikTok community in which creators discuss and recommend books — has likely heard someone ask this. “Spice” is simply a less egregious word for smut: “obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures,” according to Oxford Languages. Put simply, it’s written pornography. Over the...
The English department is accepting entries for its annual creative writing competition until Feb. 11. “Writing is essentially an act of bringing something from your soul out into external form so that it can be shared with other humans,” Associate Professor of English Kelly Franklin said. “It is also a discovery process: we come to...