Visiting Writers Series returns to Saint Vincent
By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer The Visiting Writers Series made its return to Saint Vincent College on Apr. 6 in the Verostko Center for...
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- Apr 20
Class of 2022 art majors display work in Verostko Center
By Erin Brody, Staff Writer The Verostko Center for the Arts recently greeted the SVC community and visitors with a blue sign displaying...
- Apr 11
Fred Rogers Scholars collaborate with Latrobe Art Center
By Jacob Rzempoluch, Part-Time Staff Writer Fred Rogers, known to millions of Americans as Mister Rogers, began every episode of his...
- Mar 17
Not throwing away their shot: Students surprised and satisfied with Hamilton trip
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor The Activities Programming Board (APB) planned a trip to Pittsburgh to see Hamilton on March 11,...
- Feb 22
Grant paves way to humanities project
By Sean Callahan, Staff Writer A new financial opportunity was announced by Public Relations via a news release email on Feb. 9. The...
- Feb 18
Eulalia Books hosts international poetry reading
By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer Eulalia Books, a publisher housed at Saint Vincent College, held an online reading and discussion on Jan. 31...
- Feb 18
Fear the beard: Wimmer Beard Contest returns
By David Collins, Staff Writer Boniface Wimmer. Saint Benedict. Santa Claus. James Harden. Dumbledore. What do each of these individuals...
- Feb 9
Verotsko Center unveils two new exhibits
By Jacob Rzempoluch, Part-Time Staff Writer The Verotsko Center for the Arts opened two new exhibits on Jan. 27: People of the Book & the...
- Feb 9
“Isn’t it lovely?” UAP holds major ticket raffle and plans to hold more
By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor Many Saint Vincent students were surprised to see a raffle for Billie Eilish and Willow Smith...
- Feb 2
Students initiate ASL Club: Raising awareness for the deaf/hard of hearing community
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Saint Vincent College offers a variety of clubs for a variety of student interests – ranging from...
- Feb 2
Rabbi reflects on Texas antisemitic attack
By Sean Callahan According to NBC News, on Jan. 16, Malik Faisal Akram, a middle-aged British citizen, held four people hostage at...
- May 20, 2021
Senior Art Exhibition
By Sean Callahan When the SVC class of 2021 walks the stage on May 22, four senior studio art and art education students will be among...
- May 17, 2021
Dr. Snyder to retire
By Sean Callahan After over four decades of writing, researching and instructing college students, Dr. William Snyder, professor of...
- May 6, 2021
Generation: written art
By Jonathan Meilaender Saint Vincent’s student-run literary magazine, Generation, will launch on May 13, according to a press release by...
- May 6, 2021
Faculty Fencing Match
By Sean Callahan In-person club events aren’t as common during the pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped Fencing Club from thinking of new...
- May 1, 2021
Polite politics at SVC
By Sean Callahan On April 20, beginning at 7 p.m, SVC students Maria Arcara, Kevin Jackson, Kevin Martin, Randall Pawlowski, Nicholas...
- Apr 10, 2021
Campus Ministry celebrates women of SVC
By Sean Callahan For Jody Marsh, Campus Ministry’s office and services coordinator, March is normally a time of year where her efforts...
- Apr 10, 2021
On-Campus Ignite
By Sean Callahan If you started attending Saint Vincent College in the past few years, you may know of the annual Campus Ministry...
- Apr 2, 2021
Way of the Cross exhibition closing soon
By Sean Callahan “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” This is the refrain of an African American spiritual, published just...
- Mar 22, 2021
UAP Club creates mural in Carey Center
By Sean Callahan As students and faculty venture in and out of the Carrey Center, they may notice a little something stuck on the window...
- Mar 13, 2021
Gallery hosts Flora and Fauna exhibition
By Sean Callahan “To underscore the interminable interplay between visual representation and biological research,” reads an excerpt of...
- Mar 5, 2021
UAP Club hosts Policing panel
By Sean Callahan The Uniting All People (UAP) club—committed to bringing together people of various ethnic groups, religions, and sexual...
- Feb 25, 2021
Dr. King speaks on marriage
By Sean Callahan On Feb. 15, Dr. Jason King, professor of theology, had more to talk about than Hershey kisses, heartbreaks and...
- Dec 10, 2020
Ofrenda in Verostko Center
By Irina Rusanova In past years, an ofrenda has been set up in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages around El Día de los...
- Dec 9, 2020
The Players move online
By Irina Rusanova Theater looks a little different this semester, and SVC’s professional theater group is no exception. On Oct. 16 and...
- Nov 23, 2020
Local theater introduces livestreaming system
By Irina Rusanova Ever since the pandemic began early in 2020, the Greensburg-based Palace Theatre has faced a multitude of difficulties...
- Nov 18, 2020
Westmoreland Ballet Company films in front of Basilica
By Irina Rusanova On Oct. 9, the Westmoreland Ballet filmed the Angel Solo scene in front of the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica for its...
- Nov 11, 2020
Club to run theater showcase online
By Irina Rusanova The Gilbert and Sullivan Club, an on-campus theater group, has turned away from performing a live show to prepare a new...
- Oct 31, 2020
Bishop Malesic moved to Cleveland
By Raymond Duffy Bishop Edward Malesic, who served as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg since 2015, was installed as...
- Oct 15, 2020
Changes in SVC theater programs
By Irina Rusanova Due to COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings in enclosed areas, SVC theater has gone through some changes this...
- Oct 10, 2020
SVC professor talks Flannery O’Connor
By Irina Rusanova In September 2020, the Saint Vincent Center for Catholic Thought and Culture made the award-winning documentary...
- Oct 3, 2020
New gallery opens to on-campus visitors
By Irina Rusanova A new gallery has emerged on campus in place of the former Saint Vincent Gallery that closed in fall 2019. Located in...
- Sep 20, 2020
Transition of club fair online causes concern
By Irina Rusanova Saint Vincent’s club fair was bustling with students in the fall of 2019, curious freshmen and upperclassmen milling...
- Sep 9, 2020
Students attend music classes online
By Irina Rusanova Classes have resumed on campus for the fall 2020 semester, and among the many changes that have taken place is the...
- May 4, 2020
Summer cancellations
By Irina Rusanova With the rapid spread of COVID-19 there has also been an increase in cautionary activity at Saint Vincent. Multiple...
- May 4, 2020
Saint Vincent remembers Joe O’Connor
By John Rogan Joe O’Connor, poet, Saint Vincent College alumni, and Eulalia Books author, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020, from...
- Apr 2, 2020
A sports fan's guide to surviving COVID-19 cancellations
By Luke Mich As we continue to remain in self-isolation and practice social distancing for at least another month, many are struggling to...
- Mar 11, 2020
A farewell to Flash
By Christian Loeffler Let's take a step back to your high school computer class. There you are, sitting next to your friends – hearts...
- Feb 12, 2020
Tobacco laws smoke 18-year-olds
By Brendan Maher On Dec. 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a new spending bill that included new rules for the sale of tobacco, as...
- Feb 5, 2020
MLK poetry competition winners
On Jan. 20, three winners were chosen in the Office of Multicultural Student Life’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Poetry Competition,...
- Feb 5, 2020
The downloadable content dilemma
By Christian Loeffler Since the turn of the century, when Pokémon Yellow was released in 1998, Nintendo would add new content to a...
- Jan 29, 2020
Uncle Sam’s just not that into you
By Brendan Maher On Jan. 3, 2020, the United States military carried out a drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq....
- Jan 29, 2020
Fred’s philosophy studied in professor’s book
By John Rogan Dr. Eric Mohr, assistant professor of philosophy, celebrated the launch of his book Mister Rogers and Philosophy: Wondering...
- Dec 4, 2019
An Open Letter To Santa
By Matthew Wojtechko Santa, I love ya, but we need to rethink this whole Christmas thing. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas! Christmas...
- Dec 4, 2019
Catholic Advocacy Group To Cultivate Thought
By Ray Duffy On Aug. 21, Saint Vincent College announced the creation of the Saint Vincent College Center for Catholic Thought and...
- Nov 21, 2019
Fred Rogers The Bearcat
By Brendan Maher “Saint Vincent was part of my very first neighborhood,” wrote Fred Rogers in 1996. “I was always aware of its presence;...
- Nov 14, 2019
A Dangerous Addiction?
By Brendan Maher You’re likely at least familiar with someone who vapes. According to Pew Research Center studies done in 2018, 21% of...
- Nov 14, 2019
Opinion: A Streaming of Grievances
By John Rogan Netflix recently released the movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie on its platform on Oct. 11. As a massive fan of both...
- Oct 30, 2019
Deadlines: The Scariest Thing This Halloween
By Matthew Wojtechko You’re walking through the woods. The wind pulses around you like a floating phantom. You tighten your jacket to...
- Oct 23, 2019
Fake News!
By Matthew Wojtechko It’s a concept that, today, needs no introduction. When I say “fake news,” you instantly know what I mean (news that...