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The students hyping each other up at the pep rally. -Photo taken by Leila Almanza.

Raven pride shown at the Homecoming pep rally

November 4, 2022

Chants and cheers poured out of the doors of the JPII center as hundreds of students eagerly waited for the Ralph Nolan gymnasium doors to be opened for the Homecoming Week Pep Rally.   Every year,...

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Benedictine College holds their first ever Homecoming dance

Catherine Halbmaier November 4, 2022

For the first time, Benedictine College rounded out Homecoming Week with a semi-formal dance. Students flocked to the Murphy Recreation Center for the event, lured by the promise of complimentary Chick-fil-A.   One...

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Cray-Seaburg and St. Joseph announced Homecoming Week champions

Will Prososki November 4, 2022

The winner of the Homecoming Week dorm competitions was announced Saturday during the Benedictine vs Grand View men’s soccer game. Cray-Seaburg and St. Joseph Hall emerged with the most amount of wins...

Noah Steenbergen, John Cybulski, and Scotty Smeltzer all pose as the Hitchiking Ghosts from Disney’s Haunted Mansion. -Photo taken by Ian Milton

Overwhelming attendance at Mousational Podcast Halloween Party

Ian Milton November 2, 2022

Trivia and raffles haunted the legacy lounge on Halloween night from the new Disney podcast Mousational. Hosted by three benedictine students, Noah Steenbergen, sophomore, Scotty Smeltzer, sophomore, and...

Sacred or scary? Day of the Dead roots run deeper than Halloween

Sacred or scary? Day of the Dead roots run deeper than Halloween

Leila Almanza November 2, 2022

Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has become ever-so prevalent in American mainstream media in recent years, the popularity of which can be largely attributed to the success of movies like Coco...

The Benedictine Monk's cemetery by the Abbey. -Photo taken by Jack Figge

More than spooky stories and creepy creatures: As Halloween approaches, critical lessons are to be learned from the Church’s understanding of ghosts and demons

November 2, 2022

From the spirit of deceased monks lurking throughout the Abbey to spirits haunting the inhabitants of dorm rooms, Benedictine College hosts its share of ghost stories. Atchison Kan. and has been deemed...

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