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Sam Heilmann

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor

Sam Heilmann is a sophomore from Johnstown, PA. She is double-majoring in Communications and Environmental Science and Sustainability. This is her second year on the Campus staff, and her first as Opinion Editor. When she isn't writing for The Campus, she enjoys painting, listening to music and spending time with her friends.

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French Creek Coffee was one of the initial partners in Alleghenys outsourcing of Wi-Fi.

More time in Meadville

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 29, 2023

Walking into French Creek Coffee last week was not unlike walking into Grounds For Change on a weekday: students were honed into their laptops, earbuds in, steadily sipping cup after cup of coffee. Nearly...

Food Recovery Network President London Dejarnette, ’24, (left) and Food Resource Coordinator Kaylan Parker, ’25, unveil the new Food Resource Center on the third floor of the campus center. The FRC houses a fridge, microwave and dry goods pantry and is open whenever the campus center is.

Food Resource Center opens with fridge, food staples

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 29, 2023

Allegheny’s chapter of the Food Recovery Network unveiled their new Food Recovery Center on Sept. 22, 2023. The center will serve as a 24/7 resource where all students will have access to refrigerated...

Words are not enough

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 26, 2023

I’ve noticed recently a kind of messaging that seems unavoidable once you pick up on it. You can find it in your dorm hall, your community spaces, or your Instagram feed, most commonly. But unlike other...

ASG bookkeeper expected soon

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 22, 2023

The Allegheny Student Government announced the timeline for a new ASG bookkeeper and swore in two new senators at their General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 19, in room 301/302 of the Henderson Campus Center....

Alleghenys color-coordinated system means that students are limited to parking in certain lots.

[Photo] Parking problems

September 15, 2023

Allegheny's color-coordinated system means that students are limited to parking in certain lots.

A familiar sight for Gators this week: a notification of poor internet connection.

Lacking connection

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 8, 2023

I hate the internet. I think I hate it even more when it’s gone. As I sit against a wall in the campus center, watching my Chromebook try its hardest to find the printer that sits just a few feet away,...

The college’s counseling services are housed in the Winslow Health Center, located in Schultz Hall at the south end of campus.

Changes to wellness resources on campus provide new options

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 1, 2023

Mental health resources are changing on campus. In an effort to provide students with accessible wellness options both in-person and anonymously online, the Counseling and Personal Development Center will...

Barbie is more than a blockbuster

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor September 1, 2023

If you saw the Barbie movie this summer as someone who grew up experiencing girlhood, it’s likely that you cried. Whether it was America Ferrara’s monologue on the double standards of being a woman...

The ‘Slote-file’: a dynamic Allegheny duo

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 28, 2023

The Slotes arrived at Allegheny College in a blizzard.  Even through the cold and snow, one thing was clear to Ben Slote: Allegheny was no ordinary school.  “I was just very impressed about how both...

Despite low turnout, ‘Speak About It’ goes on

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 28, 2023

No one wants to speak about it. Music blared over the stereo for sound checks, audience questions were being finalized and “wanna be an ACTIVE BYSTANDER?” was written on the green chalkboard at the...

The strange history of cannabis in the U.S.

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 21, 2023

Like many things in America, weed is equally politicized and misunderstood. Since little is concretely known about the consumption and effects of marijuana, much of the conversation around its use is speculative....

“Unbound” exhibit showcases books in all their forms

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 14, 2023

As any true book lover knows, a book is more than a physical item. It is not the pages or binding or ink that make a book a book, but rather its contents. The students of ART 584, “Contemporary Institutes...

Taking the dread out of existentialism, one box at a time

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 14, 2023

In my room there hangs an all-white poster. All that fills the space is 4,628 boxes, roughly a fifth of them checked with a single black line. It’s plain, simple and terrifying all at once. Each box...

To speak or not to speak: It is no question

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor April 7, 2023

To speak or not to speak, that is the question. For many prominent members of the Republican Party, the question has a simple answer: Speak if you will benefit, stay silent if you will not. Like a lot...

ASG holds JRB closed session, discusses finances

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor March 31, 2023

The Allegheny Student Government held its weekly general assembly on March 28 to continue judicial proceedings, discuss finance issues and approve a new club. The final order of business for the GA was...

Career Education, WIBE collaborate for professional event

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor March 24, 2023

In between the sunlit windows and the plethora of hanging flags on the second floor of the Henderson Campus Center, dozens of stylish students lined up to have their professional photograph taken. Down...

Career Education offers inside scoop on how to achieve career goals

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 24, 2023

It may be February, but the Office of Career Education has its sights set on summer. With speakers lined up and plenty of ice cream to go around, the office’s “Summer Scoop Series” gave students...

2023-24 Presidential Profile: Smith campaign

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 22, 2023

Editor’s note: Allegheny Student Government announced late last night that Smith has officially been removed from the 2023-24 presidential race, citing a violation of Article 1, Section 6 of the ASG...

2023-24 Presidential Profile: Colabawalla and Leszczynski campaign

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 22, 2023

Ray Colabawalla, ’25, and Joe Leszczynski, ’25, are running for Allegheny Student Government’s President and Vice President, respectively. Leszczynski serves as the current vice president for the...

2023-24 Presidential Profile: Murphy and Bantawa campaign

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 22, 2023

Kevin Murphy, ’24, and Manasvi Bantawa, ’24, are running for Allegheny Student Government President and Vice President, respectively. Focused primarily on student culture, the ASG-outsiders want to...

Lessons from loving solitude in a social world

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 17, 2023
It's essential to shed the idea that the only time worth spending is the time you spend with others. Wouldn't you like to get to know yourself, too?

Waste-ing away Valentine’s Day

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 16, 2023

Love is in the air. Or maybe it’s consumerism. Walking into any store in America in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, it seems that love is not so much a feeling as it is a product. Massive...

Meadvillians brave cold for First Friday Cookie Walk

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 10, 2023

Few things are powerful enough to draw people out of their warm homes and into the cold and snow on a dark winter evening. Cookies are one of those things, and Meadville business owners know it. Cookies...

Starting your hobby young can make it seem effortless in adulthood.

The ‘art’ of failure

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 10, 2023
We live in a culture plagued by self-reliance attitude and self-improvement jargon, where failure is praised in theory but instantly rejected in practice.

The Oddfellows chimney swift dilemma

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor February 2, 2023

If you pass by Oddfellows Hall on a summer day, you are likely to hear a distinct chatter from above. Look up, and you may catch a glimpse of a small, gray figure swooping through the sky. Those sights...

Generation Z: self-absorbed or just self-aware?

Sam Heilmann, Junior Opinion Editor January 27, 2023

When you think of Generation Z, what comes to mind? Depending on your age, you may think of your children, your peers or your students. Maybe a more abstract concept comes to mind — the future, open-mindedness...

Mandatory art exhibit showcases variety of artistic mediums

“Mandatory” art exhibit showcases variety of artistic mediums

Sam Heilmann, Staff Writer December 13, 2022

A collection of posters scattered around the Allegheny campus this past week had one message to get across: supporting the arts is a campus-wide necessity. As students and faculty members filled the Allegheny...

Ghost Stories by Doctor Sparks blends local history with fiction

“Ghost Stories” by Doctor Sparks blends local history with fiction

Sam Heilmann, Staff Writer November 17, 2022

It was a dark and stormy night as students and professors filtered into Ford Chapel to listen to the “Ghost Stories” of Karl Smith, ’11. After a brief rehearsal and some technical adjustments, Smith...

The Campus asks…

Sam Heilmann, Staff Writer November 11, 2022

DEEPly Sustainable Series combines sustainability, diversity and wellness

Sam Heilmann, Contributing Writer October 28, 2022

In classic liberal arts style, Allegheny is hosting a new collaboration project between the Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Sustainability. The series of events, named “DEEPly...

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court.  The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing.

Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan.  
Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Credit: Fred Schilling, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States

Trump’s extreme policies live on in the Supreme Court

Sam Heilmann, Contributing Writer October 21, 2022
In letting his selfish attempt to escape the law tarnish the court for the upcoming years, we all suffer at the hands of Trump long after his presidency.

How Allegheny fell short during first-year orientation

Sam Heilmann and Anna Westbrook September 16, 2022
We firmly believe that the burden of education should not be placed on only slightly older students who have minimal training in diversity and inclusion.
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