WUSR Show Schedule Fall 2022 

WUSR Show Schedule Fall 2022 By Kelly Nee – Editor In Chief Interested in listening to a new station? Check out our university’s very own student-run radio station 99.5 WUSR. Here’s the full schedule:  Monday at 3 p.m. –  “Listening with Lola”   Monday at 5 p.m. – “Kiera and Libby”  Tuesday at 11 a.m. –  […]

Her Excellency Bergdis Ellertsdóttir visits the University of Scranton

Her Excellency Bergdis Ellertsdóttir visits the University of Scranton On Tuesday, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States Bergdís Ellertsdóttir paid a visit to the University of Scranton.  Ellertsdottir attended the event along with Fullbright Scholar Jay Nathan and Icelandic violinist Eva Ingolfsdóttir. Ellertsdóttir said that this was the first time she had ever visited […]

A Ukrainian native tells their story

A Ukrainian native tells their story  By Ashley Burdick | Graphics/Website Editor It seemed like a normal Thursday morning for Olia Lomakina of Kharkiv, Ukraine until she woke up from a deep sleep to the sounds of shelling. On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. Lomakina heard loud shelling out of her bedroom window early in the […]

The Jesuit Cinderella story that baffles basketball fans

The Jesuit Cinderella story that baffles basketball fans By Jackson Feiner | Staff Writer If you’ve been online or turned on the news in the last couple of weeks, chances are you have probably heard of the St. Peter’s Peacock’s historic Cinderella story in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. St. Peter’s University is a small […]

Aquinas Book Review: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

Aquinas Book Review: The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks Isabella Barberio | Staff Writer As a long time fan of romance novels, I have always loved Nicholas Sparks. I have read The Notebook multiple times and it never fails to have a timeless storyline. When I started The Wedding I knew I would love it just […]

Royal makes history at International English Honor Convention

Royal makes history at International English Honor Convention By Julia Gavigan | Copy Editor A senior University of Scranton student won an award for their original work at the International English Honor Society Convention. Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, hosted The Sigma Tau Delta 2022 International Convention which was held March 30 […]

‘Hard Work’ Powers Zientek to All-D3 Team

‘Hard Work’ Powers Zientek to All-D3 Team By Luke Shannon | Sports Editor In a week where his team went 3-0 against Ithaca and conference opponent Moravian, Corey Zientek earned national recognition for his role in those games. The sophomore outfielder had 8 hits in 12 at-bats for a .667 batting average over the week. […]

How ADHD impacts College Students

HOW ADHD impacts College Students by Ashley M. Burdick | Staff Writer ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder, where there is an executive dysfunction that causes issues with organization, emotional regulation, prioritizing tasks or task management. Like other physical or mental health conditions, the symptoms are stereotyped as being hyper, having bad grades and not being […]

University of Scranton Marks One Year Since Start of Online

University of Scranton Marks One Year Since Start of Online Learning by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – Today marks one year since the start of the University of Scranton’s 2020 spring break, when students who had planned on departing the Hill Section for beach trips or much-needed breaks got more than they […]

How The Pandemic Has Affected U.S. Food Insecurity

How The Pandemic Has Affected U.S. Food Insecurity by Kelsey Wynn | Editor in Chief SCRANTON – The Aquinas Editor in Chief Kelsey Wynn sits down with University junior and journalism student, Vince Genova, and Maura Mark, director of community services at United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC), to discuss factors leading to hungry […]