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Sam Heilmann

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor

Sam Heilmann is a sophomore from Johnstown, PA. She is majoring in Communications. 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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ASG fills additional position

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief September 13, 2024

Allegheny Student Government swore in one more Senator and discussed filling committees at their general assembly on Tuesday. The meeting lasted just 24 minutes and began with the swearing-in of Senator...

Chappell Roan and the limits of fame

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2024

Setting boundaries is H-O-T-T-O-G-O. Rising pop star Chappell Roan has started a long-overdue conversation on what it means to be famous, particularly as someone who blew up very quickly. On Aug. 23, Roan...

Aubrey Carion, ’27, represented the Bonner Program at the Involvement Fair. “We have a lot of different partners with a lot of different schools around the country,” she said of the program.

[Photo] Involvement Fair 2024

Staff September 6, 2024

Aubrey Carion, ’27, represented the Bonner Program at the Involvement Fair. “We have a lot of different partners with a lot of different schools around the country,” she said of the program.

Allegheny Votes helps students prepare for upcoming Election Day

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2024

With Election Day approaching on Nov. 5, Allegheny organizations are preparing students to exercise their civic rights by organizing intentional conversations and a number of voter resources on an updated...

ASG holds first meeting

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2024

The Allegheny Student Government swore in new senators and discussed updates to finances at the first General Assembly of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Each class filled all five Senate positions except...

Just look away

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2024

I’m pissed off. If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately — which, props to you if you can stomach it — you know that this was quite an eventful summer for American politics. President Biden...

The Robertson Athletic Complex’s football facilities are the latest in a series of Allegheny spaces that will see upgrades in the coming years thanks to a major gift from alumni Kevin Baird, ’84, and Lisa Fiedor Baird, ’84.

Robertson athletic facilities receive $1.5 million donation

Sam Heilmann, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2024

Allegheny’s athletic facilities are getting another upgrade thanks to a $1.5 million donation from alumni. The gift was announced by the college on July 23 and the update is set to be completed by 2025. The...

Kona Ice parks outside of Alden Hall to provide  free snowcones for all students during Gator Night on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Kona Ice parks outside of Alden Hall to provide free snowcones for all students during Gator Night on Saturday, Aug. 24.

The popular customizable signs returned as part of the Gator Night event on Saturday, Aug. 24. Lines extended down the Gator Quad.

The popular customizable signs returned as part of the Gator Night event on Saturday, Aug. 24. Lines extended down the Gator Quad.

President Ron Cole, '87, delivers his speech to the incoming freshman class of 2028. Due to inclement weather, matriculation was moved from the Bicentennial Plaza to Shafer Auditorium.

President Ron Cole, '87, delivers his speech to the incoming freshman class of 2028. Due to inclement weather, matriculation was moved from the Bicentennial Plaza to Shafer Auditorium.

Syd Hammerman, `25, president of Gator Activities Programming, reads out a winning bingo card. Students competed for prizes ranging from school supplies to a TV.

Syd Hammerman, `25, president of Gator Activities Programming, reads out a winning bingo card. Students competed for prizes ranging from school supplies to a TV.

Relay for Life hosts all-night fundraiser

Relay for Life hosts all-night fundraiser

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 26, 2024

Friday, April 19 was not an ordinary night in the Wise Center. In fact, 8 p.m. that night was just the beginning of a 12-hour fundraising event complete with games and prizes, a midnight buffet, an inflatable...

The memorial honoring Alleghenians who served in the Vietnam War was originally located in the ravine by Bentley Hall, but has since been moved to the sidewalk above.

Vietnam War memorial rededicated today

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 26, 2024

Nearly 50 years after the end of the Vietnam War, a plaque memorializing Allegheny alumni who served in the war is being dedicated in a prominent location on campus. The memorial was originally dedicated...

Professor Krone will be continuing her existing research into Jewish community farming.

Krone to study Jewish community farming in Boston

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 19, 2024

Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability Adrienne Krone is the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship and a residency with the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute in Boston as of this semester....

The sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Carr Hall, the building that houses the environmental science department, on Thursday, April 18.

50 years of environmental science: How the ‘weakest science’ became Allegheny’s hallmark program

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 19, 2024

It’s hard to miss the signs that Allegheny is environmentally-conscious. Look around campus and you will find examples like Carr Hall’s Carrden and the solar panels atop Steffee Hall of Life Sciences....

Gator Day moved to Election Day: 10 years of work with the Andrew Goodman Foundation

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 19, 2024

For the first time in its history, Gator Day will coincide with Election Day thanks to the work of student ambassadors involved with the Andrew Goodman Foundation. The foundation has partnered with Allegheny...

Three songs from each major concert artists that appear on the WARC playlist.

WARC prepares for major concert with playlist

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 12, 2024

As finals approach and temperatures rise, one thing is in the forecast for the Allegheny community: Springfest. Allegheny’s Major Events Committee announced on March 21 that Flo Milli will be headlining...

The total solar eclipse passed over Meadville at 3:16 p.m. on April 8. Though there have been partial eclipses in the area —most recently in 2017 — Monday marked the first total solar eclipse in Crawford County in 218 years, the last one being nine years before Allegheny was founded in 1806 (Photo courtesy of Kris Hatcher).

‘Once in a lifetime’: Hundreds from community celebrate total solar eclipse at ‘Eclipse Fest’

Sam Heilmann and Joseph Klepeis April 12, 2024

Monday, April 8, 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Meadville and its residents. Literally. At 3:16 p.m., Meadville and the surrounding area went dark from a total solar eclipse. For just over...

Privacy is now a privilege

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 5, 2024

The Truman Show takes place in a fictional seaside town where every aspect of the main character Truman Burbank’s life is closely surveilled. Unbeknownst to Truman, he is the main character in a show...

Survey offers data on food insecurity

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor April 5, 2024

Students are reporting food insecurity in the form of skipping meals, not finding balanced meals and eating less healthy meals, according to the results of an October 2023 survey distributed by Allegheny...

Junior Appreciation Week: Food, fun and future plans

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor March 22, 2024

In the final months of the school year, as prospective students stream onto campus and seniors chip away at their comp (comprehensive project) work, last week saw the recognition of another group of students:...

I’m not built for this: Why modern life is so exhausting

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor March 22, 2024

Every conversation goes the same way. Someone well-meaning, maybe a family friend or a class dean or my dentist, asks how school is going. “Great,” I tell them. “I’m busy, but it’s great.” It’s...

Credit overload limit raised

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor February 23, 2024

The credit load amount at which students incur a course overload fee is being raised from 20 to 24 credits. Provost and Dean of the Faculty Angela Haddad explained that the decision to up the credit cap...

Wrapped Up

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor February 9, 2024

In 2023, Spotify added a new element to its annual “Wrapped” release. In addition to the breakdown of a listener’s music taste, listening habits and where they fell within their top artist’s “top...

The hydroponics system, located to the right of the shelving, will grow fresh produce for students. The system was funded by the Bonner Program.

FRN adds hydroponics system

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor February 9, 2024

The Food Recovery Center recently added a hydroponics tower to its food pantry. The center — created and stocked by Allegheny’s chapter of the national Food Recovery Network — was unveiled in September...

Social media is a public health hazard: Now what?

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor February 2, 2024

When asked about what the impact of the internet would be one day, rock legend David Bowie responded: “I don’t think we’ve even seen the tip of the iceberg. I think the potential of what the internet...

Nostalgia as a drug

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor January 26, 2024

One of my favorite authors as a child was undoubtedly Roald Dahl. You name a book of his, I likely devoured its bizarre contents in a sitting or two: “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Matilda,” “The Witches,”...

America’s look in the mirror

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor January 19, 2024

Content warning: this article discusses gun violence. Reader discretion is advised. America. Land of the free, home of the brave, so we’re told. It’s not irregular these days to wake up to a news...

Alumna named EIC of New York publication

Alumna named EIC of New York publication

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor January 19, 2024

Katrina Tulloch, ’11, has covered almost everything. “The journalism I used to do was everything from murder, music — it was very wide-ranging,” Tulloch said. “Now it’s going to be really...

Director of Sustainability Kelly Boulton, ’02, (third row from bottom, second on left) stands on the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington D.C. with other sustainability leaders while being recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for achieving the 2023 Better Building Challenge.

Allegheny recognized by DOE for commitment to sustainability

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor December 8, 2023

Allegheny College was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for achieving the 2023 Better Building Challenge as part of the college’s energy-saving initiative. Allegheny was one of only...

AGES President Cam Lesher, ’24, (left) speaks with Noelle Mertz-Bruce, ’23, during the Gender Affirming Closet event hosted by AGES.

AGES holds “Gender Affirming Closet” event

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor November 10, 2023

On Saturday, Nov. 4, a line of tables in the Schultz East Alcove featured an array of neatly-folded clothing organized by size. In the center of one of the tables was a selection of binder tops as well...

Moderators from the Meadville Tribune (left) lead a debate with the four candidates for Meadville City Council on Oct. 24. The candidates, from left: Bill Lawrence, Autumn Vogel, ’15, Larry McKnight and Marcy Kantz.

City Council candidates speak on jobs, safety at public forum

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor November 3, 2023

Meadville City Council candidates discussed affordable housing, city revenue and more at a televised forum on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The forum, hosted by the Meadville Tribune at Active Aging, was the last...

Jaclyn Pham, ’25, explains how to study photos after taking them in her ALIC workshop session on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

ALIC workshops begin

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor November 3, 2023

You can’t rush art. But you can make it easier to learn. Jaclyn Pham, ’25, is trying to make art more accessible through her Allegheny Lab for Innovation and Creativity workshop series. The project...

Love at first ‘cite:’ From around the world to Meadville

Love at first ‘cite:’ From around the world to Meadville

Sam Heilmann, Opinion Editor November 3, 2023

Work-life balance is a little easier to find when you can bring your life to work with you. As Global Health Professor Amelia Finaret held office hours on Friday, Oct. 27, she also kept an eye on her three...

French Creek Coffee was one of the initial partners in Allegheny's 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....

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

[Photo] Parking problems

Jasmine Williams, Contributing Writer 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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