At the beginning of the rodeo, the 36 bull riders stood together. Catherine Maxwell | Collegian BANG! The metal gate slams open. A black bull bucks in a violent seesaw. A 19-year-old cowboy crashes into the arena dirt, 1,500 pounds of angry hooves above his head. The bull fighters lunge forward to chase off the...
Members of the Chief Baw Beese Chapter of the North Country Trail Association hike the trail all year round. Courtesy | Rich Katuzin For seniors Audrey Kumpula and Evie Cliff, adventure is in their own backyard. Their off-campus home, “Trailhead,” is located along the North Country Trail, a 4,800-mile hiking route that runs from North...
Off-campus houses on Manning Streeet. Caroline Kurt | Collegian All four of sophomore Thomas Potter’s older siblings received permission to live off campus for their junior years. Though Potter applied for permission, too, he said he already has a roommate picked out for his third year in Simpson Residence. “I was originally going to live...
A spontaneous text brought senior Sarah McKeown and her mom on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy with one of America’s best-known Catholic priests over spring break. “I think in so many ways, being a senior, the trip was almost a reflection on life,” McKeown said. McKeown said her mom jumped at the opportunity when she...
From left to right: Liza, Miranda, Rachel, Silas, Jonathan, and Lucian Mumme pose for a family photo. Courtesy | Johnathan Mumme. Jonathan Mumme, associate professor of theology, talks overcooked steak, advice for his college-aged self, and wanting to be a fighter pilot. What is something most people on campus would not know about you? I...