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Generative AI has become more prominent in higher education. Photo by Free Malaysia Creative Commons license

Generative AI in Higher Education: The Pros and Cons

Madison Smith, Staff Writer November 28, 2024

As technology has expanded over the past decades, education has adapted to include these advancements. One of the emerging forms of technology within education today is the use of artificial intelligence...

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All Police Officers Should Be Allowed To Wear Body Cameras

Thérèse Temkkit, Staff Writer November 27, 2024

No matter if it is used to protect themselves or to protect citizens, police officer's ought to wear body cameras while on duty. There has been a significant amount of times where police officers have...

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Why Generative AI Should be Allowed in Higher Education

Alison Simpson, Staff Writer November 26, 2024

Over the summer, I worked as a remote marketing intern at G&A Partners in Houston, Texas. I was often asked to use ChatGPT as a tool to guide me through quick research and summarization. It served...

Video Game Overuse and Mental Health

Video Game Overuse and Mental Health

Danielle Hehmann, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

There has been an awareness of poor mental health through the Gen Z generation. Doctors, specialists, experts, and researchers, have done research to try to determine why this is worse with the Gen Z generation....

Should You Have Gone to Trade School?

Should You Have Gone to Trade School?

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

Gen Z is returning to the idea that not everyone needs a four-year degree. This departure from the ways of the previous generations may shock parents, but keeping options open may benefit young people...

Mornings Birds Live Life Better

Mornings Birds Live Life Better

Katherine Cullen, Staff Writer November 24, 2024

It is better to be a morning bird than a night owl because a healthy lifestyle is more attainable for morning people. According to researchers at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Health,...

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Benedictine College Pro-Life Club Branches Out

Claire Nasche, Staff Writer November 23, 2024

Benedictine College Pro-Life Club Branches Out From Typical Prayer Trips Ravens Respect Life, the Pro-Life Club at Benedictine College, concluded Respect Life Week with a trip to St. Mary’s Home for...

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What Washington Doesn’t Want Gen Z to Know About Taxes

Juliana Bednarick, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

  As the 18-24 bracket, we are taken to be easily swayed by pop culture, trends, and peers. Politicians don’t expect us to be educated, no less financially savvy. As Ravens, let us collectively...

U.S. College Foreign Language Requirements: The Language Barrier

U.S. College Foreign Language Requirements: The Language Barrier

Philomena Cain, Staff Writer November 22, 2024

U.S. college students should be required to learn a foreign language; it could provide opportunities for their prospective careers, and add a practical skill set to their everyday life. The U.S. is...

Tradition says if you throw a coin into the Trevi fountain, you will return to Italy.

Florence Study Abroad Program

Ashley Brockman, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

There are many opportunities for students to study abroad at Benedictine College such as the Florence program –– offered during the fall and spring semester each year in Italy. While abroad, students...

Where Do Students Get Their News?

Katherine Cullen, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

Circuit Writer Katherine Cullen asked students where they receive their news.

Financial Tips for Saving and Spending Well at Benedictine College

Grace Griffin, Staff Writer November 20, 2024

It is difficult to make money, let alone save it during college. There are dances to attend, groceries to buy, coffee to drink (due to countless late nights), and maybe a few alcoholic beverages to imbibe...

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