Local Government Represents Scranton at White House By Victoria Scruse – Staff Writer SCRANTON—Mayor of Scranton Paige Cognetti continues to fulfill the needs of community members since her 2020 election win. Recently, she awarded five microgrants to businesses that are new or in early stages of development. The grants range from $2,500 to $5,000. Cognetti’s decision […]
Keeping Up With Kelly 2 Dear Kelly, As a faculty member, I try to keep up with current trends to connect with my students, but I am finding it particularly difficult as I get older. Yesterday I tried a Harry Styles reference in class because I thought everyone liked him, but it didn’t go over well. […]
Junior Ties Single Game Assist Record By Bryson Eldridge – Co-Managing Editor Junior Katie Redding tied the single-game University of Scranton record with four assists in the Royals 10-0 victory against Goucher College. Redding recorded 10 points against Goucher recording her third career hat trick and assisting her teammates four times. Redding has been the […]
University Maintains Flexible COVID-19 Policy By Alexander Nunez – Staff Writer The university is continuing its flexible COVID-19 policy for the current fall semester to better adapt to potential outbreaks in the future. The current policies set forth by the administration include optional masking, isolation at home, and a new monkeypox policy. The university is […]
Students and Faculty Prepare for Fantasy Football Season By Phil Schoch – Staff Writer As the fall semester kicks off for the university, an even more important season begins for some people in the university’s community – that being fantasy football. That’s right, the reason some people scream at their TVs, sometimes rooting against their […]
International Fellows of the Army War College Visit Royal Cadets By Adelyne Ibanez – Contributor Each year, the cadets of the Royal Warrior ROTC Battalion have the honor of meeting the International Fellows of the Army War College (AWC). Those who have studied a language are invited to meet the senior officers in this prestigious school. […]
Late Game Heroics Pushes Scranton Past Moravian By Bryson Eldridge - Co-Managing Editor Sophomore Reagan Dolan’s diving goal in overtime pushes the Royals past conference for Moravian Greyhounds 2-1. After being tied at one after 60 minutes of action, the Royals and the Greyhounds entered an overtime period with second place in the conference on the […]
Performance Music to Host Piano Recital By Kelly Nee – Editor In Chief Performance Music here at the university will host the piano recital of Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner on Sunday, Oct. 23. The performance begins in the Houlihan-McLean Center at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and seating is on a first-come basis. For further information on […]
Business: The Future of a Decentralized Network By Aiden Messett and Taylor Chiesa – Staff Writers When one thinks of cryptocurrency, perhaps the first image that comes to mind is the proverbial bitcoin or even a poorly pixelated picture of a monkey NFT. However, the exuberances displayed by participants of the 2021 crypto craze have […]
Coming Out from Scranton’s Coming Out Day By Edward Fargis – Staff Writer This Thursday, I attended the S.A.F.E. Foundation’s Coming Out Day event in Collegiate Hall. While it was a small, quaint event, it made up for in liveliness. It was a nice break in between the constant studying of midterms and a few smaller […]