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Benedictine College supports student battling cancer with acts of faith and brotherhood

Joseph Calabria, Staff Writer April 22, 2025

The Benedictine College community has come together in an amazing display of faith and support Alex Lynch, a junior finance major from Iowa who has been courageously battling cancer for nearly five years. Lynch...

The Benedictine College Concrete Canoe Club

Concrete Canoe Club takes fourth in regional competition

Catherine Halbmaier, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

For the second consecutive year, the Concrete Canoe Club traveled to compete regionally against other colleges and universities. Though it may sound counterintuitive, a group of engineering students...

A favorite icon of Eastern Christians Club co-founder Alec Lastuka

Eastern Christians find a home at Benedictine

Mary Therese Nuñez, Staff Writer April 6, 2025

Though the popular religious discourse on campus is between the ‘Latin Massers’ and the Novus Ordo attenders, Benedictine College has far more Catholic traditions and rites present than most students...

The Blessed Sacrament in St. Benedict's parish church

The Benedictine student’s gift of adoration

Alexandria Armstrong, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

Partnered with Saint Benedict’s Parish, Benedictine College offers students the opportunity of attending perpetual adoration. Above is Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the altar. At St. Benedict’s...

Nicolaas tenBroek, Grace Carr, Eli Myzer, Henry Burns and Tim Kasprzak pose after the combo performance at Campus Activity Board’s Casino Night in Fall 2024.

BC’s Jazzy New Beat

Mary Therese Nuñez, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

A new rhythm has emerged on campus with the success of BC’s Jazz Combo. The ensemble, which was started in the spring of 2024, is slowly building an impressive resume of performances, from Campus Activities...

Tornado touching down

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...

Ten things you should know before starting college

Ten Things You Should Know Before Starting College

Maria Foss April 2, 2024

The switch from high school to college can be a major adjustment. From navigating homesickness to figuring out which degree to pursue, here are ten things you should know before you begin your college...

The Truth About Lent

The Truth About Lent

Shelby Bland February 20, 2024

Although Lent has just begun there may have already been times where you’ve broken your fast or forgotten that it was Friday and eaten a delicious burger. Does this mean that your Lent is already ruined...

Dr. Thomas Croats

Renowned Botanist Shares His Work on Rainforest Diversity

Dylan Dibben February 19, 2024

The Center for Integral Ecology welcomed Dr. Thomas Croat on February 8 to speak on his work and the diversity and importance of rainforest plants. Croat, curator of the Missouri Botanical Garden in St....

Wind Ensemble practices for their performance

Benedictine College Wind Ensemble to Preform at Kansas Music Education Association

Cia Duggan February 18, 2024

They beat 10 D1 schools. They beat the odds. They broke history. A small private college received the honor of performing at a statewide celebration of music education for the first time in its collegiate...

Stanley Cup Craze: What's Behind the Latest Trend?

Stanley Cup Craze: What’s Behind the Latest Trend?

Maria Foss February 15, 2024

The tumbler is everywhere. Whether you are at the gym, on a college campus, or scrolling on social media, you are sure to see Gen-Z girls lugging around their 40-ounce Stanley Adventure Quenchers. So how...

Chris Myers

Chris Myers and the Story of NASCAR on Fox Sports

Quinn McCullough February 7, 2024

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to interview NASCAR on FOX Pre Race Show host Chris Myers. He has been one of the main people for FOX Sports' NASCAR coverage since 2001 when they first started...

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