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

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

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

Sitting Down with Daemen University Provost: Dr. Michael Brogan

By Bridget Thornton, contributing writer Dr. Michael Brogan has been a member of the Daemen Community for over 40 years and currently serves the university as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Through his time here he has exhibited his profound leadership and expertise coupled with his passion for working in higher education to shape the landscape of Daemen University.  Brogan was born … Continue reading Sitting Down with Daemen University Provost: Dr. Michael Brogan