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Fall in Connecticut: Festivals, Fairs and More

October 19, 2016

By Joseph LaSpina Staff Reporter Fairfield County is home to dozens of traditional fall festivals and events. One of the county’s oldest fall traditions is returning this year for it’s 20th anniversary, the Legends of Fear Haunted Hayride in Shelton, CT. This event will be open every weekend of October. The “Legends of Fear” hayride […]

Live from New York, It’s the Presidential Debate: Saturday Night Live’s Political Sketches

October 19, 2016

By Jordan Norkus Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor With Election Day right around the corner, the American television show, “Saturday Night Live,” has kicked off its 42 season with sketches about the recent presidential election debates. The past three episodes have featured multiple political sketches that star Kate McKinnon as Democratic Party nominee, Hillary Clinton, […]

Tell Us Your Story: Jaime Fregeau

October 19, 2016

By Mary O’Connell Staff Reporter When Sacred Heart University junior Jaime Fregeau was just six years old, she was diagnosed with Leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells. She is now an active advocate for both Relay for Life and Make-A-Wish Foundation. “Being so young, I was too naive to understand what was going on. […]

Honors LLC Lectures: Presidential Election Debates

October 19, 2016

By Diana Hofmann Staff Reporter The Honors LLC at Sacred Heart University is holding events discussing the Presidential Election Debates this October. The events are designed to provoke thoughtful discussions by taking students beyond the issues raised by the Clinton and Trump campaigns. All students and staff are welcome to attend each of the events. […]

Iota Phi Theta’s Black Out Event

October 19, 2016

By Hannah O’Brien Staff Reporter Sacred Heart University’s fraternity, Iota Phi Theta, hosted a campus wide Black Out event on Oct. 12 to raise awareness on the social movement, Black Lives Matter. The social media campaign hosted by Iota asked anyone who wanted to participate to wear all black for the day. The fraternity also […]

“Resurgent Russia” with Corey Flintoff: An Exclusive Interview with the Former NPR Correspondent

October 19, 2016

By Natalie Cioffari Editor-In-Chief On Oct. 6, the School of Communications and Media Arts, partnered with WSHU National Public Radio (NPR), welcomed former senior NPR correspondent Corey Flintoff. The McKinnis family of Fairfield also sponsored this event. It was called “Resurgent Russia: the misinformation, disinformation, propaganda and outright lies that cloud America’s discussions about Russia.” […]

Should it Stay or Go? The Discussion of Mullets

October 19, 2016

She Said: Giovanna Gatto This week I would like to thank my lovely he said counterpart for our topic from 1972. Mr. Mattariello, informally know as Tony, approached me with this idea wide-eyed and enthusiastic. After a chuckle and some snarky sarcastic comments, I found myself wondering why in God’s name he would want to […]

Poet’s Corner

October 19, 2016

“the $7 couch” By: Nina Miglio at the thrift shop where hand-me-downs have a back story you wear someones past and you must give it a future worn out the scent of an old closet the couch was one worn out like lipstick after a long day like a good pair of classic sneakers that are […]

Parents Posting Their Children Online

October 19, 2016

By Kelsey Hor Staff Reporter Do you think there is something wrong with parents who post about their young kids all the time? Do you think it is right to post photos of the kids you babysit on the Internet? “I personally only post about my child on special occasions,” said senior Andrew Roach. “For […]

New Zodiac Signs

October 19, 2016

By Caroline Fallon Staff Reporter The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently released a change in zodiac signs, creating confusion about astrological identities. On Jan. 13 NASA released an article detailing the discovery of a thirteenth zodiac sign. The new sign, Ophiuchus, has the dates Nov. 29 – Dec. 17. These dates previously described […]