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Ben Stavnezer

Ben Stavnezer, Layout Editor

Ben Stavnezer is a sophomore from Wooster, Ohio. He is majoring in Communications with a double minor in Arts, Science and Innovation, and English. This is his first year on staff as a layout editor. When he isn’t rooting through the depths of InDesign, you’ll find him listening to jazz on his WARC radio show, reading sci-fi books or hiking Pennsylvania’s beautiful forests.

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Pride flags hang on a tree nearby Newton Observatory, placed there by attendees of the “Trans Joy Jamboree” on April 10.

‘Trans Joy Jamboree’ celebrates LGBTQ+ people

Ben Stavnezer and Anna Westbrook April 18, 2025

Laughter and music rang out over North Main Street on the overcast evening of Thursday, April 10, as a crowd of over 100 Allegheny students and faculty members gathered on the lawn outside the Newton Observatory...

As attendees of the Turning Point USA event filed into the Schultz Banquet Hall, they were greeted with this sign reminding readers of the college's peaceful assembly policy.

[Photo] Turning Point USA hosts controversial critic of trans women in sports

Anna Westbrook and Joseph Klepeis April 15, 2025

As attendees of the Turning Point USA event filed into the Schultz Banquet Hall, they were greeted with this sign reminding readers of the college's peaceful assembly policy.

“Perfectly Imperfect,” a sculpture by Jada Williams, ’27, is on display in during the art gallery’s opening.

Ctrl + Art + Delete: Junior seminar art show

Ben Stavnezer, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2025

Participants in the GAP and SASS celebration of Holi splash one another with colored powder and water on the Gator Quad on Friday, April 4.

GAP Springfest events encourage fun

Ben Stavnezer, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2025

Maria Foxall, general manager of Parkhurst Dining, responds to a question posed by a senator in ASG’s general assembly on April 8.

[Photo] ASG holds dining Q&A and passes amendment

Anton Hodge, Staff Writer April 11, 2025

Maria Foxall, general manager of Parkhurst Dining, responds to a question posed by a senator in ASG’s general assembly on April 8.

Construction equipment sits in front of Reis Hall. Construction on the building has been ongoing since the first week of the semester.

[Photo] Reconstructing Reis Hall

Jay Shank, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

Construction equipment sits in front of Reis Hall. Construction on the building has been ongoing since the first week of the semester.

During the lunch hour, Parkhurst provided freshly made smoothies for students. The line for the smoothies stretched across the lobby of the campus center.

[Photo] Gator Day centers wellness and civic engagement

November 8, 2024

During the lunch hour, Parkhurst provided freshly made smoothies for students. The line for the smoothies stretched across the lobby of the campus center.

Screw voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’

Ben Stavnezer, Layout Editor November 1, 2024

Too many of America’s systems are broken or failing. The one in the most desperate need of change is the way we vote. Our political organizations are choked with polarization and campaign cycles hammer...

Right to repair: the fight for our technology

Ben Stavnezer, Layout Editor October 25, 2024

Imagine that the screen of your phone or laptop shatters as you’re reading this. The first thought that might enter your head is that you need to purchase an entirely new device. This is one of the many...

Unlearning the lessons of standardized testing

Ben Stavnezer, Layout Editor September 27, 2024

In 2002, President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law. Under the act’s regulations, schools had to give yearly tests in reading and math, as well as introducing the pressure...

Aidan McGrory, ’26, hauls a toilet that his team found in the forest toward the trash trailer during the annual French Creek Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 7. This year, in addition to teams working along the creek, students spent time cleaning up the Weyel Estate.

[Photo] Glass bottles, license plates and ceramic toilets

Jay Shank, Contributing Writer September 13, 2024

At the Weyer Estate, students unearthed trash ranging from car batteries to metal plates.

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