By Taylor Bynion Editor-in-Chief, Taylor Bynion, turns the tables and writes a letter from the editor in Bynion’s Opinion. The latest poll is in: I know nothing about politics. Well, not nothing, but not enough to form a firm opinion. As college students, we are constantly encouraged to vote, educate ourselves about current events, and... Continue Reading →
Give us credit! NDMU should allow a 19 credit option
By Hermoine Riggs At this time, students at NDMU are guaranteed 12-18 credits as included in tuition. Due to many different factors, students should be allowed 19 credits instead of only 18. Many students who are nursing and biology majors have to take classes with labs. This would require them to have a four credit... Continue Reading →
Bynion’s Opinion: Making the Grade
By Taylor Bynion Editor-in-Chief, Taylor Bynion, turns the tables and writes a letter from the editor in Bynion’s Opinion. Grades are important, and that is something hard to disprove. Making the grade is what allowed us to come to college, further our education, and someday obtain our dream job. They help determine if we will... Continue Reading →
Makeima’s Meditations: Work Smarter not Harder
By Makeima Freeland Managing Editor, Makeima Freeland, turns the tables and writes a letter from the editor in Makeima’s Meditations. Last school, I can honestly say that I have never ever worked so hard for my education. I found out about my astounding work ethic matched with an immense amount of energy to give my... Continue Reading →
Freedom of Speech Proves Essential
By Kristina Pickering When did this generation lose its freedom? There is a claim that this generation has information teeming from its fingertips. This information is taken in, absorbed, and recited word for word or from a passionate heart with misconstrued ideas and fallacies from either lack of information or ignorance to the real world.... Continue Reading →
Bynion’s Opinion: No Body’s Perfect
By Taylor Bynion Editor-in-Chief, Taylor Bynion, turns the tables and writes a letter from the editor in Bynion’s Opinion. Spending time with my younger cousins is one of my favorite things to do, followed up closely by browsing at the mall - combine the two and you have my ideal afternoon. So, when my cousin... Continue Reading →
Notre Dame’s Sister Act 3: Spring Break in Queens
My Reflection on Last Month’s Service Trip By Ciarese De Torres If there is one word that encapsulates my time at Queens, it would be “blessings.” At first, I did not even imagine that I would be spending my spring break at a convent. Yet, there I was, with Sister Linda and two more university students... Continue Reading →
Our Sister’s Keeper
Why Notre Dame should still be affected by Keough's Past and Present By Ciarese De Torres It's not every day that something as immense as Netflix casts the spotlight on the streets of Baltimore. Yet on May 2017, Netflix released a series titled The Keepers, which brought into light the fifty-year-old secrets kept within the... Continue Reading →
Black Anxiety in Academia: How the pressure of avoiding stereotypes is harming young Black students in the U.S.
By Jae Bradley IMPOSTOR SYNDROME is a term that describes a deeply-ingrained propensity to see one’s achievements or status as luck or deceit, rather than a meaningful reflection of skill and persistence. It is a phenomenon often associated with women, particularly in the context of the workforce. However, the impostor syndrome concept could also easily... Continue Reading →
Raising Our Voices Proudly
By Jae Bradley “The New York Times” estimates that nearly 500,000 people participated in the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The march was a vibrant and very pink display of solidarity among advocates of various social causes. From reproductive rights to environmental concerns, demonstrators flooded the heart of the nation’s capital the... Continue Reading →