Viewers and Critics Battle Over Peele’s Us by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Anyone who doubted Jordan Peele’s staying power was proved wrong this weekend as his sophomore film Us made a colossal $70 million upon its release. Peele’s genre-bending thriller broke several box office records including biggest opening for an original R-rated movie and biggest […]
by Jessica Polanco ’20 Our lips are the coastline Where she is the water And I am the sand And naturally, With every wave we meet Together we feel so perfect Marinating in each other’s touch Nurturing each other In a nutrient-exchanging dance Where with every step I fall more and more into a trance […]
Life is too short to read everything. It may even be too short to major in American studies, history, or English. This column, brought to you by professors in American studies, history, and English, highlights the books you simply cannot let pass, whatever your major. Start your list! by Dr. Margaret Manchester, Assistant Professor of […]
by Kiley McMahon ’20 It rubs against the whole of my mouth, covering my perfect teeth, and my palat struck tongue. It continues downward, moving rapidly into my lungs, which are already weak, as they have collapsed, once before. It lines the whole of my rib cage, and then is excavated out of my small […]
by Dawyn Henriquez ’19 Loneliness covers him Like the thin layer of dust That covers all living things in a desert. His black beard drips the last of his water. It can be said that sadness Etches the three creases on his forehead, But those who would say that would be wrong. Anyone who knows […]
by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff The high-tech fitness company Peloton has stumbled into a large problem: a $150 million lawsuit for using unlicensed songs. Peloton creates home fitness machines with tablets that have the ability to create strictly music-driven workouts for customers. This is a revolutionary company in the marketplace today, but many people […]
by Julia Zygiel ’19 The shrill cry of the alarm dispelled Tessa’s shade of sleep as her sock-covered feet hit the linoleum floor. She danced awkwardly across the room and swiped her smartphone’s notification bar to the side. She already knew it was 10 in the morning, that it was cloudy with a 60 percent […]
Margaret Mahoney ’21 Student Congress Publicity On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, the 69th Student Congress hosted Peter Palumbo, director of academic advising, who presented on updates to the current academic advising program. Palumbo said his department has been working on streamlining the degree audit format and have been implementing additional faculty development programs. Palumbo then […]
Maura Campbell ’22 News Staff On Sunday, March 10, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed soon after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. Flight 302, which was bound for Nairobi, Kenya, sent a distress signal shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within six minutes of takeoff, the plane hit the ground. Many details […]