Jayden Jelso reads his latest book. Courtesy | K. C. Gaudet In a culture where popular young adult books are praised for explicit content and ambiguous morals, junior Jayden Jelso’s newly self-published book is just the opposite. “I often say, ‘Let’s bring art back to literature,’” Jelso said. “I want to be part of a...
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Quick Hits with Charles Yost
Charles Yost throws tea into the Boston Harbor with Professor of History David Stewart. Alessia Sandala | Collegian In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor in Medieval History Charles Yost talks cigarettes, Iowa, and Pelagianism. If you weren’t teaching history, what career could you see yourself in? A monk scrawling out anonymous polemics that some poor...
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Student discusses how modern technology ruins sleep cycles
The Students for Self Government Club hosted a lecture on sleep in modern times this past Tuesday at 6:30. Junior Madeleine Chloe gave a presentation titled “Broken Clocks: How Industrialization Changed our Sleep and Circadian Rhythms.” “In one sense, industrialization maybe ruined our sleep, but in another sense, it could actually help us sleep better...
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Footwear fills centuries-old tree
Old running shoes are thrown to their final resting place. Courtesy | Anna Roberts It was early spring when junior Ted Fehringer first saw the shoe tree. “It’s creepy as hell,” Fehringer said. “I feel like all those shoes belong to dead people.” Out for a run on Half Moon Lake Road a few miles...
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‘Grace Over Grind’ podcast talks faith and health
Lily Ferrell records an episode of “Grace Over Grind” in WRFH. Courtesy | Lily Ferrell When junior Lily Ferrell brainstormed ideas for a podcast, she had no idea that she would soon interview one of the world’s top health and wellness podcasters. Conservative podcaster Alex Clark was one of the first guests Ferrell’s “Grace Over...