What’s Next for the EcoTrail Now That the EcoShed Is History?
By Zorian Edwards, staff writer Returning to the Daemen campus after the spring semester students noticed something missing, the EcoShed. What once stood next to the creek, by the paved path behind Canavan, was officially removed from the campus. 90 students, led by Dr. Brenda Young and Professor Kevin Kegler, started the EcoTrail project in 2006. This project utilized sustainable practices while constructing both the … Continue reading What’s Next for the EcoTrail Now That the EcoShed Is History?
After a Long Hiatus, the C-minus has Returned to the Business Department
By Cameron Enders, Out and About Section Editor The fall 2024 semester marks the start of a new business department grading policy that requires all business and accounting professors to start giving out C-minuses again. The new grading scale makes a C-minus range from 70 to a 72.99 grade and Cs now start at a 73, whereas the old grading scales would have students get … Continue reading After a Long Hiatus, the C-minus has Returned to the Business Department
Founders Week Delivers Another Year of Campus Wide Celebration
By Kaity Hersee, Staff Writer Many know of homecoming season, from high schools or from the media individuals consume daily. Here at Daemen, there is another tradition, one that honors the founders and the very basis of the Daemen University we know today: Founders Week. It’s a week full of fun events that connect students and faculty to the origins of the university while providing … Continue reading Founders Week Delivers Another Year of Campus Wide Celebration
Get Fit, Go Vote: Daemen’s Drive to Get Voter Participation for the General Election
By Cadence Russell, Editor-in-Chief There are 29 days until Election Day, November 5, 2024. Get Civically Fit, a partnership between the History and Political Science Department, Athletics, and Student Affairs, has been hosting events to get the Daemen campus community involved in the election process, from voter registration drives to debate watch parties. “We want our students to be physically fit, spiritually fit. We also … Continue reading Get Fit, Go Vote: Daemen’s Drive to Get Voter Participation for the General Election
Willie the Wildcat: Halloween!
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Working at Daemen: What do Students Need to Know?
By Bethani Bird, Contributing Writer Daemen students looking for a job can apply for on-campus employment as a way to make some extra money and be a part of the Daemen community. There are work-study jobs and non-work-study jobs available. Work-study jobs at Daemen are Federal Work Study (FWS) and Daemen Work Program (DWP). FWS is a federally funded work program based on financial needs. … Continue reading Working at Daemen: What do Students Need to Know?
Cytology: Daemen’s Lesser Known Program
By Grace Kwiatkowski, Contributing Writer Daemen University offers a combined master’s program in cytology that is not well known but has many benefits to offer students. The study of cytology is looking at cells to identify cancerous changes, according to Diane Ramos, the natural sciences chairperson and associate professor of biology at Daemen. The program includes four years of undergraduate and one year of graduate … Continue reading Cytology: Daemen’s Lesser Known Program
Lavender Graduation: The History and What it Means to Daemen
By Cameron Enders, out and about section editor Lavender’s roots in the history of queer struggles for equality and acceptance can be traced back to the 7th-century BCE Greek poet Sappho, who wrote of women adorning themselves with crowns of purple flowers. While some contention remains over the sexuality of the poet, her legacy remains an important part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Her own name … Continue reading Lavender Graduation: The History and What it Means to Daemen
Daemen’s Class of 2024 Discuss their Experiences, Graduation Plans, and Graduation Cap Decorations
By Calvin Dimmig, news editor In my beginning is my end. These six words characterize not only T.S. Eliot’s confrontation with his origins, but the beginning of something new in the end of something old. Graduating college is a spiritual and cultural step into a new lifestyle in the setting of the old. What does it feel like to have changed inside, yet the whole … Continue reading Daemen’s Class of 2024 Discuss their Experiences, Graduation Plans, and Graduation Cap Decorations
Daemen Offering New Criminal Justice Major Starting Fall 2024
By Cadence Russell, editor-in-chief Starting in the fall of 2024, students at Daemen will be able to take classes in the newest major on campus, criminal justice. “We’ve built a pretty solid program here, where it’s really grounded in both political science and psychology and will give students kind of a very firm background in and kind of understanding of the criminal justice system,” Dr. … Continue reading Daemen Offering New Criminal Justice Major Starting Fall 2024