by Matthew Simmons | Mar 22, 2023 | Opinions, Sports & Rec, Student Life
Fresh off a spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, the Men’s Tennis team is poised to make waves during their competitive spring season. The team played in three matches over the course of the week, with wins over Roanoke and Mary Baldwin, and a loss to...
by J.T. Crocenzi | Mar 20, 2023 | Opinions
Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a masterpiece of American literature that has remained a classic for over six decades. The novel is set in the 1930s in a small town in Alabama and follows the story of Scout Finch, a young girl growing up in a racially divided...
by J.T. Crocenzi | Mar 9, 2023 | Opinions
Today, we journey back to the beginning of Western literature with the “Iliad.” Put into writing sometime around the eighth century BCE, the “Iliad” is the West’s first book. Since its final form, the “Iliad” has had remarkable relevance for each successive...
by Paul Callender | Mar 9, 2023 | Opinions
When I think of the Union Cafe, the first thing that comes to mind are fried foods. Whether it’s a box of late night half-size buffalo chicken tenders or the impeccably seasoned french fries they used to have, many of my fondest Messiah memories happened with some...
by Arkese Claiborne | Feb 26, 2023 | Opinions, Sports & Rec
Let’s face it: NBA All-Star Weekend just isn’t what it used to be. Fans, coaches and ratings definitely agree, as this year’s All-Star game was the least-watched in recent history, and Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said it was the worst game he’s ever been a part...
by Cade Smucker | Feb 26, 2023 | Opinions
In preparation for the review of “Sea of Tranquility”, Emily St. John Mandel’s newest book, I am going to take a look at Mandel’s second newest book, “The Glass Hotel,” which was published in 2020. This book is among the most unusual plotlines, simply because it has...