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Masked protesters disrupt Boar’s Head, protest charges against students

Dec 8, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

The Feldman Ballroom was transformed into a banquet from the Middle Ages during the 89th Annual Boar’s Head celebration on Dec. 5.
A conversation with University archivist Melissa Mead

Nov 18, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

During the construction of Rettner Hall in 2013, contractors unearthed unexplained layers of foundation beneath the ground. Nothing in their existing building plans could explain why the foundation existed, or what the scope of it was. To learn more, they approached University Archivist Melissa Mead, who, after spending some time digging through the archives, discovered the architectural drawings from the ’60s for a research center where Rettner now stands.
Students protest for an Arms Embargo

Nov 3, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

Students and local community members gathered across the Department of Public Safety (DPS) on Oct. 25 to protest for an arms embargo in Palestine and Lebanon and call for academic divestment from Israel. The entire rally was on public property. Protestors walked from outside of the DPS building to gather outside of Wallis Hall. “They’re creating things that are directly being used in the illegal occupation of the Apartheid state,” student organizer Sarah Aljitawi said.
Joseph P. Mack Catholic Center begins construction

Oct 27, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

After seven years of fundraising efforts, the Joseph P. Mack Catholic Center will begin construction efforts this month. On Oct. 9, Father Brian C. Cool of the Newman Catholic Community led a virtual Town Hall meeting to provide updates on the project following the final approval to begin construction from September’s Board of Trustees meeting. The new building will be named after alumnus and former Board of Trustees member, Joseph P. Mack ’55, who pledged over $2.5 million to build the center.
Faculty Council passes proposal for new Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (LACX) major

Oct 27, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

A Latin American, Caribbean, & Latinx Studies (LACX) advising breakfast drop-in was organized Oct. 23 to allow students to learn about the new major and to meet faculty and faculty advisors from the Greene Center. The breakfast was organized in response to a new Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACX) being approved by the faculty council two years after the student petition.
CT Interviews: PSL presidential candidate Claudia De La Cruz

Oct 7, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

The 2024 Presidential Election Campaign Season is in full swing, and front runners Kamala Harris (D) and Donald Trump (R) are currently polling closely. Despite most coverage focusing on Harris and Trump, some third-party candidates have been making a wave. Claudia De La Cruz is currently running as a third-party candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL).
UCC introduces a new writing anxiety therapy group

Oct 7, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

The University Counseling Center (UCC) offers a series of different group therapy programs, either process-oriented groups or structured, skills-based groups, for undergraduate and graduate students. This semester, UCC introduced a new structured, skills-based group: the Writing Anxiety Group that meets weekly on Mondays from 1:30-3:00 p.m.Group facilitator Matthew W. Bayne explained, “Students often seem overwhelmed by writing.
Admissions tours relocate to Wilson Commons

Oct 7, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano

At the end of April, students set up an encampment in Wilson Quad and demanded a permanent ceasefire statement from the University, as well as the “ending of all academic ties with Israel.” On May 1, students began one of two sit-ins at Wallis Hall, demanding the University to initiate academic divestment from Israel. Protests continued outside of the building for the entirety of the sit-ins. On Sept.
Delving into the minds mixing Mr. Birghtside and Taylor Swift

Sep 30, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano |Aleena Ressas

“I lived across from a frat. I would hear a DJ twice a week, sometimes more every week for the entirety of the first semester. I wanted to try something new,” said sophomore Katie Lee. This is what drove her to start trying her hand at mixing — and eventually DJing — at frat parties. Frat parties have a universal draw.
Delving into the minds mixing Mr. Brightside and Taylor Swift

Sep 30, 2024 | campustimes.org | Emmely Eli Texcucano |Aleena Ressas

“I lived across from a frat. I would hear a DJ twice a week, sometimes more every week for the entirety of the first semester. I wanted to try something new,” said sophomore Katie Lee. This is what drove her to start trying her hand at mixing — and eventually DJing — at frat parties. Frat parties have a universal draw.