By: Jenna Aldrich Daemen College has been ranked nationally according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, along with being ranked by Money magazine as one of the “Best Colleges in America.” Daemen was first mentioned in Money magazine in August 2018 as one of the “Best Colleges in America” for educational quality, alumni success, and affordability. The college was ranked No. 311 … Continue reading Daemen Ranked on Top
By: Aaliyah Abraham Since arriving on campus for the Fall 2018 semester many students living in the dorms have been unable to connect to the Resident Hall Wi-Fi service. Due to the miscommunication of where students should be sending their concerns in regards to connectivity problems with the Wi-Fi. Some students have felt their complaints have gone unheard. “I went to Smart Squad and explained … Continue reading Daemen Residents Are Dealing with Wi-Fi Connectivity Concerns
By: Nicholas Russo The village of Williamsville held its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, Sept. 21, and Saturday, Sept. 22, host to a number of activities in celebration of German culture and the harvest season. Like last year, the two-day festival was host to a bevy of family-oriented activities, including scarecrow making at Mischler’s Florists and a haunted house at the Lehigh Valley Depot, as … Continue reading Willkommen! Williamsville Celebrates Oktoberfest
By: Evan Coyle Student association meetings take place every Tuesday at 1130am in the Wick Center 113, 114, 115. The meetings are run by student representatives and facilitated by Coordinator of student organizations, Julia Grygier. Julia’s job is essentially to work between students and administrators as it relates to organization’s proposals. Julia is also involved in efforts like “Greek life, and other big events on … Continue reading Your Student Government in Action
BY: Evan Coyle Few celebrities have been more superior than Chris Rock at exposing some of the problems with civil rights in America. Rock is a world renowned stand-up who has amassed support for his style of conveying political and philosophical observations through comedy. Rock wasted little time digging his heels into civil rights issues. The comedian started the show by joking about police … Continue reading Chris Rock is funny for forty minutes
82 flags, representing global and indigenous nations, hung above students in the Wick Center dining room for nearly a decade. When students returned to Daemen after the recent intersemester break, the ceiling on the right side of the dining room was empty with the flags mysteriously absent. It was not long into the semester before political science student Carlos McKnight went to speak to Ann … Continue reading Students rally support for flags after removal
BY: Andrew Sischo For the first time since joining the East Coast Conference, the Daemen College Women’s Basketball team is fighting to stay in the top six of the standings, which locks up a postseason berth into the conference tournament. Becoming part of the East Coast Conference in 2012, and starting play in the winter of 2013, the Wildcats have not tasted the postseason yet. … Continue reading Daemen women fighting for postseason fun
BY: Evan Coyle The rise in popularity in esports has not been ignored by Daemen College. The college has gotten out in front of the growing interest and embraced its presence in the current landscape of entertainment. The visually appeasing game room was outfitted with gaming oriented chairs, striking wall designs and gaming compatible computers last semester. Giving the label of “sport” to … Continue reading Daemen students take a liking to esports
BY: Jeremy Hollis The days of WebAdvisor are nearing to a close at Daemen. The registration system will soon be succeeded by Student Planning. Students will start planning their class schedules with the service for the Spring 2018 semester. The process of transitioning over to Student Planning was headed by Chief Information Officer, Kelly Duran. Before implementing a pilot of Student Planning at Daemen, … Continue reading Students and faculty adjust to new registration system
BY: Brianna Zichettella On November 7, New Yorkers will have a once in two decades opportunity to decide if the state will rewrite its constitution in part or in whole. The decision will appear as proposition one on Tuesday’s ballots. It will ask voters to decide for or against holding a New York State constitutional convention. In a potential convention, delegates will review … Continue reading Constitutional convention: what you need to know before you hit the polls
