SATIRE Navigating the world of sports is no easy feat. With all of the lingo and strong emotions that go hand-in-hand with being a sports fan, it can be hard to hang out with members of this cult. It’s...

SATIRE The first annual Hunger Games will be taking place instead of finals week starting on May 1. It will go on for as long as it takes until there are two victors. Graduation will be postponed if necessary....

I had just settled into my seat in the corner of a busy Japanese restaurant when I came to a realization. “Wait a minute,” I mumbled to myself, listening closely to the bustle of the kitchen and...

I never thought having multiple college majors would be viewed as a bad thing until I shared my history on the first day of my journalism class. I told my professor and classmates that I have had five...

Taking a gap year has been considered a luxury accessible only to wealthy college-aged students who want to backpack around Europe, but it has become increasingly popular as more students begin to see...

The dining services offered on campus are ever changing, with new additions like Moe’s being welcomed every few years. Now, with a growing student population, it is good to reevaluate our dining and...

April is perhaps America’s most maligned month for one reason: tax day. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)makes filing taxes as muddling as possible. Numbers and acronyms litter the website: 1040, 1048,...

I have become accustomed to being the only Black woman in the room. In addition to being followed around high-end stores and ignoring the many microaggressions of my peers, going places that are not inclusive...

The heroic shapers and makers of history are always men – or at least, that is what we are led to believe. A quick Google search of “most influential people in history” brings up a Time magazine...

Last Wednesday marked the start of Women’s History Month, which runs throughout March and allows us all to reflect on the vital role that women have played throughout American history. As an organization...

Sporting events often provide a quick allegory for the real world. This weekend, the New Haven men’s basketball team hosted their crosstown rivals, Southern Connecticut State University, with a trip...

I lived like a good Catholic for more than 15 years. I attended Catholic school from the age of three until I graduated high school. I went to church every Sunday with my family, received my first Communion...

The intriguing perpetuations of stereotypes: not all of them are bad, but certainly not all of them are good. Growing up in the United States, most of us are introduced to people of many backgrounds,...

Disappointment is a natural part of life. Whether it’s from your favorite sports team losing or failing a test you studied hard for, it’s not a hot take that everyone has experienced some level of...

On Feb. 13, University of New Haven students were stricken with worry and fear as a rumor spread through the anonymous social media site YikYak of a student jumping off Bergami Hall. There were people...