David Carey Sports Writer This past Saturday, both the men’s and women’s cross country team competed at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in Wisconsin. The weather conditions were less than ideal in a day filled with snow and freezing temperatures. However, the Eagles finished their cross country season on a high note with several bright spots. …
Omair Ali Perspectives Editor All eyes were on this year’s elections, as many were eager to find out about the future direction that our governments—local, state, and federal—would take to address ongoing local and global challenges. With the improved voter turnout throughout the nation, this year’s election was certainly different from recent elections. In Illinois, …
Sara Nasif Staff Writer On October 2nd, 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was announced to have “disappeared”. Jamal Khashoggi lived “in exile” after he was banned from writing and appearing on the local TV channels of his own country. Due to this reason, the Saudi journalist moved to the United States and wrote for the …
Lily Feng Staff Writer There has recently been an upsurge of Korean skincare products in the beauty market and one stellar product in particular is sheet masks. This staple in Korean skincare has become a necessity in order to achieve the coveted porcelain skin look. Sheet masks contain vitamins, antioxidants, and other soothing ingredients soaked …
Madeeha Syed News writer All scholarships can be found at the Benedictine website, under “Award Spring”. The scholarship application process for the 2019-2020 academic year is open starting November 1st, 2018 and will be available through January 31st, 2019. There are two categories of scholarships that students should be aware of. The first are general … Continue reading
Shariq Kazi Perspectives writer When shopping on Amazon, are your purchases influenced by the reviews a product may have? If so, you should take them with a grain of salt. Amazon previously allowed items on their website to be reviewed for free. The seller would send out the product and the consumer would review it as … Continue reading
Sophia Mattimiro Scene Editor More than ever, it seems, the newest trends are for self-expression. A lot of that self-expression shines out through hair. Whether it’s going all natural, getting a new cut, or coloring it, the way hair is styled can make a huge statement. Women and men have found that styling their hair differently can be a small … Continue reading
Sophia Mattimiro Scene Editor People’s Choice Awards will be held on November 11th this year. The show was moved from CBS to E! this year. There are forty-three different categories that will be represented; Movies, music, pop culture, and TV shows. The four main topics; the top movies, TV shows, hit songs and so on. … Continue reading
Jennifer Flores (editor in chief) and Zaakirah Mujid(news editor) The Black Student Union held the first Club Ben of the year this past Saturday. A fight broke out during the event, and this is one of several times a fight has broken out during a Club Ben. There was a fight between two girls at … Continue reading
Mike Santarelli Sports Editor The Eagles will square up against Aurora University at The Benedictine University Sports Complex this Saturday, as they play for the first time since a fight concluded both their seasons last year. “It’s a lot more personal because of what happened last year,” says senior linebacker, Frankie Veal III, “The event … Continue reading
Sophia Mattimiro Scene Editor Will Schoonover is a junior at Benedictine. He is studying Business Analytics and is very active in the Benedictine community. Schoonover is a part of; the Men’s Track and Field team, the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and is a member of Black Student Union (BSU). Schoonover runs the … Continue reading
