Month: March 2025

Arts & Culture

Animation Students Explore Japan Through Study Abroad

By Laura Klotzkin, staff writer Over the winter semester, the Daemen University animation department took a group of 28 people to Japan. Chaperoned by Mike Jones, associate professor of animation, and Ashley Tinkey, assistant professor of animation, the trip was to allow animation students to learn about Japanese animation, culture, and history.  “Japan’s culture is integrated with a lot when it comes to animation, especially … Continue reading Animation Students Explore Japan Through Study Abroad

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Arts & Culture, On Campus

Rockbot: How Does it Work?

By Zorian Edwards & Laura Klotzkin, staff writers Have you ever used Rockbot? Rockbot is a third-person subscription service that Daemen utilizes to allow students to request music in the Yurtchuk Dining Hall, as voted on by the Student Government Association (SGA) during the last academic year. Through the app, students can request songs, upvote songs, and downvote songs. This determines the order in which … Continue reading Rockbot: How Does it Work?

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News

No Salt in Salty Weather

By Zorian Edwards, staff writer On Feb. 21, students were alerted that snow removal procedures this semester were affected by the amount of salt allotted to Daemen. When compared to the previous five years, Daemen has been hit more consistently with snow, ice, and freezing rain. This has increased the use of snow removal supplies, especially salt. “There is a national shortage of road salt. … Continue reading No Salt in Salty Weather

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Scientific Funding Cuts Hit Research at Daemen

By Cadence Russell, editor-in-chief In the last month and a half, scientific funding has been thrown into a world of uncertainty as funding cuts have been ordered by the Trump administration. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is the largest public funder of biomedical research globally, has been one of the government-funded agencies hit the hardest. Funding for research at the NIH has dropped … Continue reading Scientific Funding Cuts Hit Research at Daemen

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