Written by Hannah Yterdal.
What makes a great writer? Is it the number of books they sell? The messages they deliver? Their skill with words? Or their uncanny ability to examine humanity in a way that makes us re-examine ourselves?
If any or all of these makes a great writer, few are on […]

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Written by Allen Smith.
The SU Men’s and Women’s cross country teams have been working hard to prepare for the SCAC Conference Championships this Saturday at the SU Golf Course. The course features a steep 300-m hill that is sure to slow many of the runner’s times, and make it a strength race. The […]

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Written by Regan Lemley
Does the name Nicole Scherzinger ring any bells? If her name doesn’t, her face will. She’s the lead singer of raunchy pop group The Pussycat Dolls, and she is in ownership of the ideal American female body. She’s skinny, she’s tall, and she’s still curvaceous. The pathetic part is […]

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Written by Sam Allen
Peanuts. Garfield. Family Circus. All of these cherished strips are regulars amongst the nation’s funny papers. Most of us have read one, if not all, and while we cherish the life lessons learned from Snoopy, it’s likely that us fancy-pants college students might not read these as regularly as we once did. […]

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Thursday, October 25
SEAK’s Fall Earth Day - 1:00 to 4:00 pm on the Academic Mall.
The Country Wife - Performance at 7 pm in Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater.
Friday, October 26
The Country Wife - Performance at 8 pm in the Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater.
Friday Night Live: Tungsten Coil - 8:30 pm in the […]

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Written by Angelica Castillo and Tristine Baccam
For this year’s The Writer’s Voice, the incredible novelist, Amy Tan, graced the campus community with an evening of high-spirited and comical insight into the life which has served as the inspiration for her widely known and much loved novels. Earlier in the day on Tuesday, I had the […]

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Written by Hannah Yterdal.
Most of Southwestern wouldn’t believe it necessary for Korouva and its frequenters to prove even more definitively their status as the liberal indie presence on campus. The students announced its opening by banging on drums, because after all it is kind of hard to miss the hippie vibe.
The Open Mic Night […]

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You’ve seen them walking around campus… the ones with ice packs strapped to them, sopping wet hair and an overall appearance of fatigue. However, they are also the ones who sit in the far side of the Commons and can sometimes be obnoxiously loud.
Yes, the Southwestern swim team has grown, nearly doubling the size […]

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Written by Meg Susong.
Ever since the 1960’s, when birth control pills became a widespread option for women in America, women have been able to control and protect themselves more efficiently. Of course, there were condoms, but those relied on the consent of the man, which was not always there. However, it was recently announced that […]

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