Sophia Mattimiro Scene Editor Rex Finan is a senior at Benedictine and will be graduating with a psychology degree this spring. Finan is an active member of the Benedictine community, participating in the Humanist club, Student Senate, and MOSAIC. He is a part of the Peace Team, a safe space trainer, and he is the …
Mike Santarelli Sports Editor Today [Wednesday] the Eagles head north to Madison after playing in Kalamazoo just two nights ago. Edgewood will host Benedictine, who will play their fourth conference game of the season. It has been a slow start for the Eagles, but a tough win on Monday night was a step in …
Zaakirah Mujid News Editor Student Senate Outreach, Res Life, and Programming Board have teamed up to bring an Ugly Sweater Christmas Party this coming Thursday, December 6th. The free event will take place from 5-8pm in Goodwin Hall on the first floor. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their ugly Christmas sweaters to the …
Claire Boyle Staff Writer The semester is almost over, which means the holiday season will be here soon. This time of year brings the celebration of various traditions with our families. I wish to speak of some of my favorite traditions and the holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. Among my favorite traditions is eating …
Amber Syed Staff Writer The Trump administration has rolled back protections for the transgender community. This erases federal recognition for Americans who identify as a gender different than the one they were born with based on Title VII. This title prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, and national origin. “More than 50 US … Continue reading
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
