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Dancers dazzle in spring recital

April 6, 2017

News

Administration plans to reduce faculty positions

Chris Brindle, Junior News Editor

Provost and Dean of the College Ron Cole informed the faculty on April 20 that the administration is planning on eliminating 20-25 faculty positions from the 2015–2016 school year by the 2021–2022 school year. Cole firs...

April 20, 2017 • 1 Comment

Allegheny announces 2017 commencement speakers

Ellis Giacomelli, Staff Writer

Allegheny College’s 2017 Commencement Ceremony will feature Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service, and Vivien Li, president and CEO of Riverlife, as honorary degree recipients. Kerger and Li...

April 20, 2017 • No Comments

Residence life cracks down on alcohol violations

Lauren Trimber, Staff Writer

With the end of the spring semester fast approaching, Allegheny students prepare for the school work that lies ahead and search for any outlet available to help them during the next few weeks. In the midst of Safety Week, a ...

April 20, 2017 • No Comments

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Sports

Women’s golf finishes fourth at Wooster Invitational

Alex Holmes, Sports Editor

The women’s golf team came in fourth at the College of Wooster Spring Invitational on Saturday, April 15, and Sunday, April 16. “We had our second lowest two-day tournament score since Denison last semester, which was our...

April 20, 2017 • No Comments

Baseball splits wins in Ohio Wesleyan doubleheader April 20, 2017

Tennis teams find success in Washington & Jefferson matches April 13, 2017
Lacrosse beats Wittenberg in overtime game April 13, 2017
Gator baseball sweeps Kenyon in home opening weekend April 6, 2017

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Features

Hillel celebrates Passover with campus community

Meaghan Wilby, Features Editor

To celebrate Passover, Allegheny College Hillel hosted a campus-wide Passover Seder in Schultz Banquet Hall on Wednesday, April 12. Passover is one of the most important...

April 13, 2017 • No Comments

More magic and emotion in this tale as old as time

April 13, 2017

A glimpse into Prince’s ‘Key Metaphors in Daughter’s Exchange’

April 13, 2017

Dancers dazzle in spring recital

April 6, 2017

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Campus Awards

2016 Society of Professional Journalists
Mark of Excellence Awards

Finalist Breaking News: Angela Mauroni(Fatal Accident takes student’s life

2016 Keystone Awards

Honorable Mention Layout and Design: Eylie Buehler and Chloe Kedziora

2015 Keystone Awards:

Honorable Mention News Photo: Amasa Smith (Allegheny College‐Features‐Dance Concert)
Honorable Mention Feature Photo: Meghan Hayman (#handsupdontshoot)
First Place Layout and Design: Staff (Story Next Door)
Honorable Mention: Website (Elliott Bartels, Sam Stephenson, Amanda Spadaro)
First Place General News Story: Sam Stephenson, Meghan Hayman (Nesset Story)

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International

Yosra Rguibi reflects on U.S. friends and customs
Yosra Rguibi sat at a table in Brooks on April 19 campaigning for money to rescue African elephants in Kenya. Rguibi is a trilingual exchange studen...
Kyle Whyte delivers talk on Native Americans and climate change
Environmental Activist and Native American Scholar Kyle Whyte of Michigan State University addressed the issues surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeli...
Jasmin Wagner reflects on her year at Allegheny
International Club hosts annual picnic
The Allegheny College International Club hosted its annual International Spring Picnic this past Sunday, April 2 on the North Village I lawn. Offering...
Medical Ethics Lecture broadens perspective on global health
The 12th Annual Lehman Medical Ethics Lecture, sponsored by the global health studies department, hosted Henk Ten Have, director of the Center for Hea...
International houses celebrate the Carnival of Cultures
Shannan Mattiace speaks on her federal government work
Shannan Mattiace, chair of the political science department, edited part of “The Handbook of Latin American Studies,” volume 71, which was recentl...
Campus shows solidarity in the face of division
Mariam Nashaat joins Allegheny as a teaching assistant
College welcomes activist, scholar Irem Kurtsal

Opinion

Focus on the solvable and be stress free during finals

Tyler Stigall, Contributing Writer

Earlier this week, I stumbled bleary-eyed out of an official Educational Testing Service testing center, having just finished my first go at the Graduate Record Examinatio...

April 20, 2017 • No Comments

Coming soon to a bookstore near you: Killing O’Reilly

Shea Beaumont, Angela Mauroni, and Marley Parish

One of television’s most successful and top-rated cable news hosts, Bill O’Reilly, was fired on Wednesday, April 19, after a series of sexual harassment allegations we...

April 20, 2017 • No Comments

Dodd-Frank can help prevent revisiting the recession

Jack Goodman, Web Manager

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put into place as a direct result of the Great Recession of 2008. The law changes regulation in virtuall...

April 13, 2017 • No Comments

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Campus Blogs

Semester abroad makes Germany feel like home

Maggie Duggan, Campus Blogger

This week marks the official halfway point of my time abroad. Just last week, I toured the country of Italy, visiting Venice, Florence and Rome. The week before, I spent time in Berlin, Germany: before that various other...

November 5, 2015 • No Comments

German exchange student conquers Allegheny

Lisa Hageneier, Campus Blogger

When I first applied to come to Allegheny about a year ago I was more than excited to hop across the big pond and experience life in America. I would describe myself as adventurous, curious and probably a little crazy and...

October 22, 2015 • No Comments

One semester, four countries: Gator takes on Europe

Amy Currul, Campus Blogger

Hey everyone! My name is Amy Currul, and I am currently a junior. This semester I am studying abroad through Antioch University’s WGSE program, which stands for Women and Gender Studies in Europe. Over the course of thi...

October 22, 2015 • No Comments

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Science

Health and Wellness
When Form Meets Function, We Master Finesse “I cannot do push-ups, are you crazy?!” More often than not, I meet this reaction from clients whene...
Bike Share Program continues to grow
At Allegheny College, students can take part in the Allegheny College Bike Share program for practical transportation purposes or for sport as the wea...
Debate over fluoridation of Meadville water continues
Retired Chemist Ron Greinke delivered a talk on concerns with adding fluoride to local water systems on Saturday, April 8, at the Vernon Township Muni...
Health and Wellness
Faith, trust and protein powder: those are the ingredients required to slim down, gain muscle and look swole — or so they say. To the average cons...
Scholar speaks on the study of climate change
Allegheny College Environmental Science/Studies Department hosted Amanda DelVecchia, a postdoctoral scholar working at Allegheny through a National Sc...
Hanna combines interest in interdisciplinary senior project
Landon Hanna, ’17, is a double major in economics and environmental science. For his senior comprehensive project, he is invested in researching the...
Lundell wins award for conservation film
Levi Lundell, ’17, won the People’s Choice Award for PPFF’s Stewardship Video Contest on Jan. 30. The project was due Jan. 17. The film, title...
Health and Wellness
Running is discomfort. We runners might make the process look easy by confidently slipping on our shoes and hitting the road at a stride that makes u...
Wahl’s senior project contributes to Allegheny’s ‘Year of Mindfulness’
“My adviser [Joshua Searle-White] and I, we weren’t expecting results like this,” Nadiya Wahl, ’17, said. The results of Wahl’s senior comp...
Health and Wellness: Motivation for Living a Healthier Lifestyle
I went to the pool a few days ago and found some of the varsity swimmers, doing a workout with what seemed like no effort at all. A runner myself, I f...

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