Willie the Wildcat: Halloween!
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Category: Arts & Culture
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
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
Green Buildings: RIC, VPAC, & a 300-level Class
By Brooke Canetti, contributing writer Every day many students at Daemen University walk into the Research and Information Commons (RIC) and find a comfortable spot to do their work under soft natural lighting, with windows that prevent glare so they can study unbothered, and outside paneling to regulate the temperature. What they don’t know is that they are enjoying the perks of a green building—or … Continue reading Green Buildings: RIC, VPAC, & a 300-level Class
Daemen Student Launches Clothing Line: Why Not Dream LLC
By Sarai Skerritt, contributing writer The long few years that COVID-19 was prevailing were troublesome for many students, especially those who were close to finishing their high school career. However, not everything was bad for some. Why Not Dream LLC was born out of the COVID pandemic, a clothing line formed for people who wanted to support a Black-owned business. Noah Fulton, a third-year entrepreneurship … Continue reading Daemen Student Launches Clothing Line: Why Not Dream LLC
Daemen’s Amani Fanning Unveils Competition-Winning Bus Wrapping for the NFTA
By Calvin Dimmig, News Editor The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority concluded its Black History Month bus wrapping competition on February 1, 2024, and the winner was one of Daemen’s very own. The Daemen Insight sat down with Amani Fanning, a senior student and winner of the NFTA competition, to discuss the creative process, social anxiety, and being a leader in a campus community. Fanning envisions … Continue reading Daemen’s Amani Fanning Unveils Competition-Winning Bus Wrapping for the NFTA
Musicalfare Prepares for New Space, Theater at Daemen Looks to Make a Comeback
By Cadence Russell, editor-in-chief When people think of Buffalo, it’s rare that a city with a vibrant and diverse theater district comes to mind. With over 20 theater and production companies located within the city theater arts has a long and rich history within the Queen City. In residence at Daemen University is Musicalfare, which has been producing productions for 34 years, and is currently … Continue reading Musicalfare Prepares for New Space, Theater at Daemen Looks to Make a Comeback
Discovering the World’s Wines Right Here at Daemen
By Madison Lesher We’ve all seen the movie scene where a man, dressed to the nines, sits at a restaurant table drinking wine. He swirls the wine and lifts it to his nose, inhaling the aromas, before taking a sip. “This is obviously a 1961 Hermitage and I would say it is from the Jaboulet vineyard,” the man declares. How does he know this? What … Continue reading Discovering the World’s Wines Right Here at Daemen
Loving the Lost: Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos at Daemen
By Cadence Russell Celebrating holidays away from home often looks widely different. For freshman pre-med and athletic training major Cassandra Moss, Dia de Los Muertos at home consists of a month of preparation with hand-made everything. At college, it’s store-bought items and a couple of nights of celebration. “At college, we have to do something a little bit different just because you know, everybody’s schedules … Continue reading Loving the Lost: Celebrating Dia de Los Muertos at Daemen