Fifteen Songs to Get You Through the Week: Week One
By Bette Scher || Contributing Writer Before we knew it, school has started again. We are back to a routine of Easy Mac, all nighters, and the looming knowledge that…
Bachelor in Paradise, the dramatic escape from the first year in college
By Samantha Milowitz || Contributing Writer Everyone has guilty pleasure; for some people it’s chocolate, for others it’s In Touch Magazine. For me, and so many others, the Bachelor franchise…
Dunkirk, a film by Christopher Nolan, depicts chaos and humanity found in war
By Shawn Kim || Contributing Writer I had just finished watching Dunkirk with two of my friends, Sam and Alex, and we were talking about the movie as we walked…
Annual United Nations General Assembly meeting begins in New York City
By Ruby Van Dyk || Contributing Writer This week, the 193 Members of The United Nations General Assembly met in order to begin their annual session. The UN General Assembly…
GOP Congressmen begin second fight to repeal Obamacare in the age of Trump
By Nina Kegelman || Contributing Writer For seven years, the Republican party’s platform has prioritized the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), which currently…
University of Connecticut professor Michael Lynch talks knowledge polarization
By Christa Rodriguez || Campus Life Editor Michael Patrick Lynch, professor of philosophy and Director of the Humanities Institute at the University of Connecticut, gave this past Thursday’s Common Hour…
British PM Theresa May delivers speech in Florence on Brexit plans, UK’s future
By Boris Zyumbyulev || Staff Writer Last Friday, the 22nd, Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the UK, went to the “Renaissance heart” of Europe to deliver a speech aimed…
Puerto Rico left without power for several months in the wake of Hurricane Maria
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The American territory of Puerto Rico is struggling to respond to the major damage done by category-four storm Hurricane Maria last week. Wind and…
Writer shares opinion on Hurricane Maria, US should not cut funds
By Alex D’Angelo || Contributing Writer For the last month or so hurricanes have been a constant threat on the coasts of Texas, Florida and almost all of the Caribbean.…
Contributing writer discusses education, news in “Post-Truth Era” Reflection
By Caylie Privitere || Contributing Writer We are navigating a landscape devoid of truth. Science is a sphere of influence constantly evolving; there is not, nor has there ever been,…
The MLB playoff race is heating up, coming down to wire as season ends
By Joe Giordano || Managing Editor The hunt for October is now in full swing and playoff races all across the MLB landscape are heating up. With many playoff spots…
F&M Men’s Soccer battles through season rut, shows resilliance
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor While everyday is a great day to be a Dip, some days it’s not so easy to be one. The F&M Men’s Soccer team…
Champions League mid-season wrap up, new acquisitions, competition
By Anna Goorevich || Contributing Writer Each year, soccer fans all over the world are entertained through mid-week competition where 32 of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe square off…
Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott faces accusations regarding domestic abuse
By Joe Yamulla || Opinion and Editorials Co-Editor It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the Dallas Cowboys’ star running back Ezekiel Elliott was suited up and played in the…
Stephens beats Keys to win final prestigious tennis major of year, US Open
By Alexandra D’Angelo || Contributing Writer On Friday, September 8 and Sunday, September 10 two new tennis players were crowned champions at the US Open in New York City. On…