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Ravens take on mission trips

Alexandria Armstrong, Staff Writer March 31, 2025

Over spring break, dozens of Benedictine students embarked on mission trips to several places around the world.  Cecilia Howell said her mission trip team went to Mexico to provide medical care...

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Kansas Catholics to take a prayerful stand against satanic ‘black mass’

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer March 26, 2025

Editor’s note: This is a developing story. For updates, see the Archdiocesan news page. Archbishop Joesph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, has issued a call to prayer in response to the upcoming...

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Is AI coming for your job?

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded rapidly into everyday usage. Though there are helpful applications, the drawbacks of AI become more numerous by the day.   It goes beyond the common concern...

The Catholic response to IVF

The Catholic response to IVF

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer March 3, 2025

In vitro fertilization (IVF) has become a hot topic in the United States— one the Catholic Church has much to say about. With President Trump’s Feb. 18 executive order and multiple celebrity examples...

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Aviation pros predicted recent crashes — Benedictine students weigh in.

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer February 17, 2025

Benedictine College boasts students from 48 . For much of the student body, home is more than a road trip away— it’s a plane ride away, or several. For students that rely on air travel, the recent...

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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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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...

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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...

Amendment Three is on the Missouri Ballot

Amendment Three and Abortion

Rory O, Staff Writer November 11, 2024

Abortion is on the ballot in 11 states for the November 5th general election.In one state, Missouri, Amendment 3 is being proposed to “amend the Missouri Constitution to provide the right for reproductive...

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How the Transition from El Niño to La Niña Could Impact Tornado Season in Kansas

Maria Foss April 15, 2024

As tornado season begins, the transition from El Niño to La Niña could create an increase in severe weather and storms in Kansas. El Niño and La Niña are two opposite climate patterns that emerge...

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New Women’s Boutique aimed for College Students opens in Downtown Atchison

Olivia Burtis October 5, 2023

In May of 2023, a new women’s fashion boutique called Twill Trade opened in downtown Atchison on Commercial Street. Elizabeth Knispel, the owner of the business, has now opened multiple stores in Kansas...

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Sacred Heart: Building Community and Atchison Pride

Isabella Gearinger September 28, 2023

Located near the corner of 5th and Commercial Street in downtown Atchison, the staff at Sacred Heart Variety Store said that the store plays an important role in the community. To offset the parish’s...

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