https://youtu.be/xKN3ll73DMQ Animals are everywhere at Southern, and it’s not just squirrels, chipmunks or Doug the groundhog. Students and university police have invested in emotional support and service animals, that have become popular on campus. While the university police are preparing for a new furry officer, junior sociology major, Juliana Lee, a junior sociology major, has had her corgi...
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The elements of nature, magic and witchcraft are pieces of the religion that Ana Lebron practices and has built a sense of community through. “With Wicca, it’s very open, it’s very fluid,” says Lebron, a sophomore exploratory major. “I like the freedom that comes with it, and I like that everybody in that community is OK with that kind of...
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In a series of TikTok videos, Matt Lopes can be seen dancing with his friends to his father’s angry voicemails in a quest to gain 100,000 followers. Lopes, a senior theatre major, stopped the series at 80,000 followers, but that number reached over 170,000 followers and almost 6 million likes on the app. “At first it was just a...
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Tomás Stisi likes to go to war. Miniature war. Stisi, a senior history major, battles troops in what he describes as “miniature wargaming.” Stisi is the president of the Tabletop Club on campus. He compares this type of gaming to dioramas, but says that gamers interact with them, using the pieces to play, instead of simply displaying them as...
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By Amanda Cavoto Accessibility, financially attainable, a satisfying taste and smell—these are among the reasons vaping is sweeping an entire generation of non-cigarette smokers off their feet. What started for some as “just one time,” has became a nicotine addiction. Sam Pansa, a junior studio art-photography major, began her vaping experience with her friends in her teens. “My...
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Until the creation of Electronic sports clubs on campus this semester, there was no place for the gaming community to come together. One reason esports President Miles Bagoly says he wanted to create the club was because he wanted to find people who played the same games as him. “I just think it’s a lot more inclusive to...
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By Izzy Manzo and Nate Johnston Jenna Palermo attributes her business, and decision to become an art major, to being raised by “artistic people.” Up until high school her schools lacked art programs, but her mom still made sure she was able to express herself artistically. “My mom converted an extra room of my house into an art...
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By Victoria Bresnahan and August Pelliccio The aroma of San Marzano tomatoes lifting from steaming red sauce accompanies the crunch of the crisp, just slightly charred crust, as the slice departs from a customer’s mouth, pulling a trail of mozzarella behind it. Each bite is a symphony of flavors, an amalgam of textures and sensations. Heat radiates from...
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By Jason Edwards Meredith Miller, Senior, SOC and Brittney VanSteenburgh, Junior, PCH PHOTOS | Meghan Olson Amaris Forte, Senior, PSY George Rudy, Junior, ENG Benson Rodrigues, Sophomore, PHY Bishme Sheppard, Senior, EXS Tiffany Ortega, Senior, PSY Benjamin Paz, Senior, NUR Sandhya Kandel, Senior, PCH McKenzie Morrison, Sophomore, BIO Marco Forgione, Freshman, UND Malik Decker, Senior, PSY Martha Polanco,...
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