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Sami Mirza

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief

Sami Mirza is a senior from many different places. He is majoring in International Studies with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa and minor in Arabic. This is his fourth year on staff and his second in the EIC position; he has previously worked on News and Features. When not writing, shooting, or editing for The Campus, Sami can be found playing a surprisingly healthy amount of video games, working the graveyard shift at Pelletier Library, and actually doing his homework.

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From the Editor: Three lessons from four years

From the Editor: Three lessons from four years

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • April 26, 2024

I’ve been thinking about this goodbye column for years now, and it’s taken many forms in my head. Sometimes, it’s an emotional farewell, a litany of acknowledgements and thank yous that end my tenure...

ASG passes resolution on Palestine

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • April 12, 2024

The Allegheny Student Government passed a resolution in support of Palestine at their General Assembly Tuesday evening, just over six months after the war began. The resolution calls for a ceasefire and...

Members of Allegheny Student Government hold up their placards to vote during the General Assembly on Tuesday, April 2.

Inside a tumultuous ASG

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • April 5, 2024

Lorenzo Scarnati, ’26, is no stranger to being a leader. Before arriving at Allegheny, the current sophomore class president was an Eagle Scout, a grade captain in marching band and a member of his...

Liam Richmond, ’25, gives a brief speech prior to being voted in as a member of the Judicial Review Board at the ASG General Assembly on Tuesday, April 2. To Richmond’s right is fellow appointee Reese Smith, ’24, while to Richmond’s left is Sam Goodwin, ’25, who was appointed as an alternate. Behind Goodwin is the final appointee, Andrew Strobel, ’24.

ASG votes in judicial board, hears warning

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • April 5, 2024

The Allegheny Student Government approved a standing Judicial Review Board at their General Assemblies on March 26 and April 2. At the March 26 GA, ASG also heard a rare public warning from their club...

WLAX enters 30th season

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2024

Allegheny’s women’s lacrosse team is looking ahead to their home opener this weekend against Ohio Wesleyan University. The game — set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at Frank B. Fuhrer Field — will start...

Bentley Hall houses senior administration, including the office of President Ron Cole, ’87.

Moody’s cuts credit rating

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2024

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Allegheny College’s issuer and debt ratings from Baa2 to Baa3 last week, citing “double-digit operating deficits” and “weak financial operations.” The Feb....

Eric Stolar

Stolar parts with college

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2024

Assistant Dean for Student Leadership and Engagement Eric Stolar is no longer at Allegheny College, with Feb. 9 having been his final day. Stolar spent just over four years at the college, starting with...

Lyndsey Robinson, ’24, is sworn in as ASG’s director of the treasury.

ASG fills three cabinet seats

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 23, 2024

Allegheny Student Government voted in permanent leadership for its finance and sustainability departments at its General Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 20. ASG was filling three seats: The director of the treasury,...

President Ron Cole, ’87, addresses the college’s faculty and staff at the “State of the College” on Feb. 1.

‘Allegheny is investing’

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2024

President Ron Cole, ’87, announced the first of what will be a series of major gifts to the college at his “State of the College” address in Shafer Auditorium on the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 1....

A proposed capital project from Chief Information Officer Katrina Yeung would add Wi-Fi connectivity to the green spaces above. Note that this map is only a proposal and is subject to change.

ASG hears Wi-Fi project proposal

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • February 9, 2024

The Allegheny Student Government heard a capital project proposal and approved three new clubs during their first round of voting at their General Assembly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6. After the meeting,...

Dean for Student Life Trae Yeckley, who advises student leadership, speaks during a presentation at the first General Assembly of the semester on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

GA raises vacancy, finance Q’s

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • January 26, 2024

The Allegheny Student Government heard a presentation about expectations and an update about student finances at their first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Both conversations, however, have...

London Dejarnette, ’24, assists with wagon rides during the “Merry Meadville” event on Friday. While many students made their way downtown to attend the event, Dejarnette was there on business. They work at the Meadville Market House, a position they took on after volunteering at the Market House with the Bonner program. “It’s a great opportunity to connect with Meadville residents in a way that Allegheny students don’t normally get to,” Dejarnette said, adding that six other Bonner students were volunteering during the event.

[Photo] Gallery: Snow Days & Holidays

December 8, 2023

London Dejarnette, ’24, assists with wagon rides during the “Merry Meadville” event on Friday. While many students made their way downtown to attend the event, Dejarnette was there on business....

Andrew Strobel, '24, stands during the constiuent comment period of the General Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Two weeks prior, Strobel was the only applicant to fill the vacant treasurer's seat, but was shot down by a Senate looking to split the position into two co-treasurers. Strobel returned on Nov. 28 to ask senators why they voted the way they did.

Heated debate, but no action on ASG treasury seat

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • November 30, 2023

The Allegheny Student Government spent more than 30 minutes discussing the vacant position of ASG treasurer position at their General Assembly on Tuesday evening, including questions and criticism from...

ASG talks financial system overhaul

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • November 10, 2023

The Allegheny Student Government discussed the next steps in their financial system overhaul, condom distribution and a revival of the Ski and Snowboard Club at their General Assembly on Tuesday, Nov....

ASG treasurer resigns

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • November 3, 2023

The Allegheny Student Government announced the departure of a key cabinet official, added another cabinet member, and discussed the future of the bookkeeping position at their regular General Assembly...

The Ugly: A post-"Five Nights at Freddy's" theater littered with popcorn shows the chaos of the viewing experience.

Surviving five nights: A ‘FNAF’ movie review

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • November 3, 2023

Across eight years, a dozen games and countless jumpscares, the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” series has terrified and intrigued our generation. The franchise’s first installment was a video game...

Students grab lunch in the form of “walking tacos” at the “Gator Done Den” in the Henderson Campus Center on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

Gator Day 2023

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • October 27, 2023

Allegheny students woke up on Tuesday morning to no classes and an expanded form of Gator Day. The annual academic and professional development event saw a number of new additions this year, including...

ASG President Nicole Recio Bremer, ‘25, points to the darkness behind College Court as a place that could use more lighting.

‘Light Walk’ used to talk campus safety

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • October 27, 2023

If two’s company and three’s a crowd, then eight might be the participants of the Light Walk, hosted by the Allegheny Student Government and the Office of Public Safety on the evening of Tuesday, Oct....

ASG approves club, swears in senator

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • October 27, 2023

A stripped-down Cabinet led the Allegheny Student Government through their weekly General Assembly on Tuesday, Oct. 24, re-approving a club constitution, swearing in a sophomore senator and approving just...

Allegheny has one student studying in Kibutz Ketura (bottom pin) and three students in Amman (top right pin) — both within 100 miles of the Gaza Strip (top left pin).

Four students near Gaza conflict

Sami Mirza, Editor-in-Chief • October 20, 2023

Four Allegheny College students are within 100 miles of the current conflict in the Gaza Strip as part of the regular fall schedule of study abroad programs, and college officials say they are actively...

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