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(PODCAST) Circuit in 20: Conversations with Sparky, Ep. 1 — Circuit Editor Editor in Chief Catherine Halbmaier

Ben Gonyaw, Staff Writer October 6, 2025

Welcome to the first episode of Circuit in 20: Raven Conversations. I started this podcast to help people tell others about their story. Join me today as I interview Catherine Halbmaier, Editor and...

Benedictine students enjoy Weston Applefest.

Weston Applefest: A Tradition of Fall-Themed Fun

Alexia Morfeld, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

The streets of historic Weston, Mo., will be filled with community and fall festivities as the 35th annual Applefest returns this weekend. Applefest has been the region’s biggest celebration of the harvest...

Tanner Zimmerman receives the Lead Like Pieper award.

Ravens Quarterback Receives Lead Like Pieper Award

Zachary LaCombe, Staff Writer October 1, 2025

Fourth-ranked Benedictine football opened this week against No. 3 Morningside in the NAIA’s Matchup of the Week. A tough challenge for the Ravens, the game was a close back-and-forth battle, eventually...

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

Atchison Gems: Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, an Inspiration for Benedictine

Anna Poff, Copy Editor September 24, 2025

  Everyone’s heard the story of Amelia Earhart, how she vanished in her historic flight, but what some may not know is that she was born in a white house just half a mile from Benedictine. The...

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Deep Dive: A History of St. Benedict’s Parish

Adam Argo, Staff Writer September 19, 2025

Throughout the history of the Catholic Church there’s been this sense of a pendulum swinging in one direction over time until it falls and swings towards the other. This is evident in the architecture...

Professors at Benedictine College meet to Discuss the use of AI in the Classroom

Professors at Benedictine College meet to Discuss the use of AI in the Classroom

Thérèse Temkkit, Copy Editor September 18, 2025

As AI becomes more common, students at Benedictine College have used it as an amplified tool in their education. There have been occasions where students have used AI to complete homework assignments,...

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A small pinch, a big impact: Blood drives return to campus

Ella Goettemoeller, Staff Writer September 12, 2025

As the new school year gets underway, Benedictine College students are being offered a unique way to give back—not with money or time, but with something only they can give: blood.  This fall, the...

Nolan Gymnasium teemed with excitement as Convocation 2025 began on Sept. 2.

Benedictine College Convocation welcomes Class of 2029, best-selling author Arthur C. Brooks

Dominik Scelza, Staff writer September 10, 2025

  Benedictine College welcomed the Class of 2029 and marked the end of Beanie Week, a long-standing tradition of the college during its Opening Convocation Sept. 2 in the Nolan Gymnasium. Excitement,...

Loomings literary magazine highlights 'the beauty of the process'

Loomings literary magazine highlights ‘the beauty of the process’

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Original, authentic art has become more important than ever in the era of AI and endless remakes. However, Benedictine students are committed to keeping art alive through Loomings, the college literary...

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Discovering Discovery Day

Mary Therese Nuñez, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

Each year on Discovery Day, the Benedictine College community cancels classes and gathers for a whole day to hear and honor the academic projects of its students.  Discovery Day was started in 1996,...

Catholic Film Club podcast host Michael Coy and his wife outside a theater for his birthday

BC’s Catholic Film Club podcast builds community around movies

Mary Therese Nuñez, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

Benedictine’s new podcast, the Catholic Film Club, is a new platform for filmmakers and BC professors to discuss the craft and morality of movies, and, its hosts say, "build a community of faith and...

Valentine’s Traditions

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

Staff writer Catherine Halbmaier asks Benedictine students about their Valentine's Day traditions.

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