UMF Reveals Final 12 Nominations for New Commons Project
By Eryn Finnegan Editor-in-Chief After months of anticipation and speculation, UMF professors, students and community members gathered in Emery Arts Center to learn which culturally significant works will be taught next school year as the next phase of the New Commons...
Challenging Perspectives of Human Trafficking
By Darby Murnane Contributing Writer A conference on modern-day human trafficking was recently co-hosted at UMF by The International and Global Studies Program, the Office of Global Education and the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society. The conference...
Sandy River Review To Unveil Annual Print Edition
By Richard Southard Contributing Writer The Sandy River Review, a literary journal put together by UMF students and Alice James Books, aims to publish its annual print edition on April 30. This year’s journal will contain works from 31 different contributors, and will...
Travel the World at Spring Fling
By Kristen Hill Contributing Writer During the weekend of this year’s Spring Fling, you can step foot into a new country every night. The theme of this year’s events is “travel the world,” and every event will be themed around a different country. This year’s Spring...
UMF InterVarsity Club Serves Baton Rouge
By Vincent St. Jean, as told to Emily Mokler Contributing Writer and Assistant Editor InterVarsity, the on campus Christian fellowship group, volunteered at ServeUp during Spring Break, arriving in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after a 30-hour bus ride. We were just some of...
Career Fair Encourages Students to Find Jobs after Graduation
By Nicole Stewart Staff Reporter Walking into the Olsen Student Center on the Monday morning after spring break, students found tables set up with businesses participating in UMF’s Career Fair. Each table had a spokesperson willing to talk to students as they walked...
UMF Students Embrace Global Writing Community at AWP
By Dale J Rappaneau, Jr. Contributing Writer The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) recently concluded their annual conference, held this year in the sunny city of Tampa, Florida. As has been the tradition for years, more than a dozen UMF Creative...
UMF Students Discuss Walkouts over Recent School Shootings
By Olivia White Contributing Writer UMF students support different views towards the walkouts happening to show support towards students involved in the Parkland school shooting, where seventeen students and staff were killed. Schools across the country coordinated a...
Reinventing the UMF Honors Program
By Darby Murnane Contributing Writer The new Director of the UMF Honors Program, John Messier, plans to bring new life to the program by working to increase student engagement, bolster involvement in community service, and foster a better cohesion throughout the...
Rainbow League, Health Center to Present “How Do You Ally?” Workshop
By Jeremy Austin Contributing Writer In the spirit of forging strong, beneficial relationships between members of the LGBT community and its allies, senior Matthew Wyman will be hosting a workshop titled, “How Do You Ally?” Wyman, a gay and transgender member of...