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Queer Southerners find solace in community

By Alyssa Williams, Middle Tennessee State University April 22, 2025

Queer people in the South are increasingly pushing back against a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. However, queer communities thrive in the South by building support systems among each other to resist...

Column: The harm of removing identity-based programs in public universities

Column: The harm of removing identity-based programs in public universities

By Ash Merenbloom, University of Missouri April 22, 2025

Disclaimer: The opinions and statements expressed in this story are the reporter’s own and do not represent The Maneater as a publication. Since the 2025 presidential inauguration, the Trump administration...

Grant Uecker reaches for the ball during the BCS Outlaws Beep baseball practice on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

Beep baseball builds community

By Mathias Cubillan, Texas A&M University – College Station April 17, 2025

Exhausted after a day of travel, battered with baseball-born bruises and in a packed car at 1 a.m., Hillary Oswald ‘18 and her father, Jerry House, saw in the rearview mirror what everyone dreads most:...

Marlon Beaver, right, assists a customer at his vendor booth near the Ferry Building on Saturday, April 5, 2025. (Neal Wong / Golden Gate Xpress)

‘His art stops me’: Local artist and SFSU alum Marlon Beaver’s run through life

By Neal Wong, San Francisco State University April 17, 2025

Hannah Watson, an artist and hairdresser, was rushing to meet her friend.  "I'm walking down the street and then his art stops me… his art stops me! And then I go, 'Wow, this is amazing!'... Then,...

With the cuts, local programs will turn to alternative city, county and state grants.

DOGE cuts impact Easton organizations, spur uncertainty

By Clara Witmer, Lafayette College April 17, 2025

The Trump administration's new Department of Government Efficiency, seeking to revamp the size of the federal government and conserve funds, has brought financial instability to some Easton food programs...

‘Hands Off!’ protesters flood Murfreesboro’s Broad Street, calling out Trump’s tariffs and DOGE’s effort to cut the federal workforce

By Noah McLane, Middle Tennessee State University April 17, 2025

On Saturday, frustration with the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency once again spread out into the streets. Protesters from local organizations rallied in Murfreesboro...

Carlos Castillo leads the Panthers in hits with 48 through 31 games.

For the Love of the Game

By Kyle Markowitz, Ferrum College April 17, 2025

Carlos Castillo's style on the field doesn't tell the full story of his bumpy baseball journey. Although his road took many twists and turns with its fair share of bad hops, his path to Ferrum College...

Several administrators, faculty, staff and students recount their experiences navigating COVID-19 at Lafayette College. (Graphic by Isabella Gaglione '25)

‘Everything was normal and then nothing was normal’

By Selma O’Malley, Isabella Gaglione, Andreas Pelekis, Clara Witmer, and Elisabeth Seidel April 15, 2025

On March 12, 2020, Claire Grunewald ‘20 sat in her night international affairs lecture, itching to get out. “We were all trying to tell our professor, ‘This is our last night of college, you...

More than meets the eye: the man behind the bagpipes

By Abbie Carroll, Drake University April 10, 2025

Each one of Drake’s nearly 5,000 students is unique. One student, however, has undeniably carved out a spot for himself as a so-called campus celebrity. John Ching is a second-year student who has found...

 Chef Tim Shaw sets a pan ablaze alongside his line cooks in the kitchen at the Vista Room on March 13, 2025. (Olivia Moran / Golden Gate Xpress)

Vista Room chef instructor blends his love for food with a commitment to teaching

By Melissa Garcia, San Francisco State University April 10, 2025

On the fourth floor of Burk Hall, students work on plating dishes in the kitchen of the Vista Room while waiting for Chef Tim Shaw to call out when to serve the orders. The conversations of the guests...

An International Family on Ice

By Grant DeVivo, Stevenson University April 10, 2025

In many cases at Stevenson University, a handful of players on a sports team hail from somewhere local in Maryland. The university’s ice hockey teams are the only two sports teams without a Maryland-born...

Griff II steals the spotlight as Paulette’s dog, Rufus, in Drake Theatre Arts’s rendition of “Legally Blonde,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Photo courtesy of AJ Speck.

‘Omigod You Guys’: Drake Theatre Arts presents ‘Legally Blonde’

By Eve Loehrer, Drake University April 8, 2025

This weekend, Drake Theatre Arts will present “Legally Blonde: The Musical” in the Performing Arts Hall. ‘What, like it’s hard?’ The musical, which premiered on Broadway in 2007, was adapted...

The crow skull on Pray’s cane reminds her of a dark time in her life, but now it is a tool that physically supports her.

Finding the Right Words

By Daniel Mihm, Stevenson University April 8, 2025

As vascular neurologists continued to throw questions at Kerry Pray, answering the doctors became increasingly difficult for her. Pray was trying her hardest to push out words in English. The words...

Timeout with fans during a Fresno State basketball game on Jan. 27, 2024 at the Save Mart Center.

Red Wave honors creator of iconic phrase

By Leslie Gonzalez, California State University – Fresno April 8, 2025

For more than 40 years, Fresno State fans have proudly called themselves the “Red Wave,” a passionate force always cheering in support of the Bulldogs. On Saturday, March 1, the man who started it...

Both fighters try and swing their way to break each others guard during Farmer's Fight Night at Bryan Legends Event Center on Thursday April 4, 2025. (Steve Carrasco IV/ The Battalion)

‘I came out here and gave it my all’: Farmer’s Fight Night brings together Aggie boxers, outside foes

By Kynlee Bright, Texas A&M University – College Station April 8, 2025

Amongst a sea of cheering fans, the punches flew as blurs of red and blue. After hours of hard-fought rounds, only 10 boxers left Legends Event Center victorious. On Thursday night, the Aggie Boxing...

Turning Point USA and Young Democratic Socialists of America agree on one thing: media bias

By Noah McLane, Middle Tennessee State University April 4, 2025

Student organizations representing opposite ends of the political spectrum became more active this semester amid Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president. MTSU chapters of Young Democratic Socialists...

A person walks in front of the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., as photographed on February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Department of Education investigates Vanderbilt for alleged race-based discrimination under PhD Project

By Lexi Abrams, Vanderbilt University April 4, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced on March 14 that they are investigating 45 universities, including Vanderbilt, for their alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil...

Staff member helps a volunteer during Disaster Day at Disaster City on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

Disaster Day: Practicing the unexpected

By Joshua Abraham, Texas A&M University – College Station April 4, 2025

When tragedies like COVID-19, Hurricane Harvey and the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks occurred, society turned to law enforcement and medical professionals. People relied on their expertise to help solve...

Drag queen Maria Maria is crowned 2025 Queen of Drag during the 2025 Draggieland: Slaying the Seven Seas in Rudder Theater on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

‘We’re not going anywhere’: Draggieland returns to Aggieland

By Fallon Ferguson, Texas A&M University – College Station April 2, 2025

Draggieland 2025  occurred Thursday, March 27, in Rudder Theater. Six drag queens and one drag king competed for the coveted “Queen of Draggieland” title. Though the performance gathered an almost...

Trump’s attempts to crush education will hurt everyone.

Teachers, students share concerns about Department of Education closure

By Alexandra DeYoe, University of Minnesota April 2, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration recently announced an executive order closing the federal Department of Education to “provide children and their families an opportunity to escape a system that...

Survivors of the Sednaya Prison perform in the Lilly Family Gallery.

Former Syrian prisoners bring songs of resistance to Davidson

By Annabel Groseclose ‘27, Davidson College April 2, 2025

A powerful testament to resilience and survival came to Davidson College this March, as a group of former Syrian political prisoners-turned-musicians took center stage. From March 16 to 21, four of these...

Spectators flock to Nashville Municipal Auditorium for the Armored MMA Championship on March 15, 2025.

Swords clash as armored MMA fighting tournament kicks off in Nashville

By Will Phillips, Middle Tennessee State University April 1, 2025

In the heart of Music City emerges a new sensation within the world of combat sports. Armored MMA, commonly known as AMMA, combines the intensity of hand-to-hand combat with the thrill of medieval warfare....

David Sebastián Castañeda Molina. March 26, 2025.

Me llamo Dah-veeth

By David Castañeda, New Mexico State University April 1, 2025

Me llamo David Sebastián Castañeda Molina. Dah-veeth Sih-bah-stee-ahn KAHS-tah-NiEH-dah Mo-LEE-nah. And during my life, I’ve allowed everyone who didn’t know me from birth to call me differently....

Cashier Brightens Lives of Students

By Sadie Staker, University of Central Missouri March 27, 2025

For the past 20 years, Darlene Simpson has worked as a cashier for Sodexo at The Grid, a convenience store on the bottom floor of the Elliott Student Union. She can be found at the checkout counter from...

A worker looks out of the window of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) building, after billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading U.S. President Donald Trump's drive to shrink the federal government, said work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency USAID, in Washington, U.S., Feb. 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura

Seniors report job uncertainty amid federal hiring freeze

By Julian Hill, Vanderbilt University March 27, 2025

President Donald Trump passed an executive order on Jan. 20 that halted the hiring of federal civilian employees, which has led to the elimination of some entry-level positions, many in the form of rescinded...

Sarah Diamond is placed at Greater Baltimore Medical Center's medical-surgical unit for her clinical rotations this semester. Photo courtesy of Sarah Diamond

From Classroom to Crisis

By Olivia McClymonds, Stevenson University March 27, 2025

Sarah Diamond walked into Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) on Feb. 15 expecting a routine day of clinical rotations. Instead, the third-year nursing student found herself in a life-or-death situation,...

The Center for Student Wellbeing, as photographed on Jan. 19, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/Alice Tang)

Students report concerns with accessibility accommodations, push for improvements

By José Ruiz-Zepeda, Vanderbilt University March 25, 2025

The Hustler spoke with undergraduate and graduate students who alleged that Vanderbilt is not doing enough to ensure accessibility for all students on and around campus. They claimed that care networks,...

Students and faculty speak out regarding dead birds on campus

Students and faculty speak out regarding dead birds on campus

By Hiroko Zeleke, Hamline University March 25, 2025

The number of dead birds found on Hamline’s campus throughout the fall semester has been alarming to students, faculty and staff alike. What is causing so many to die on campus? A 2024 study conducted...

Yarely Torrejon holds up a sign to fight for her belief that immigrants help make America great at a River Park protest for immigration on Jan. 20.

Is this the American dream?

By Jazmin Alvarado, California State University – Fresno March 21, 2025

For Vianey Beas, a 20-year-old Fresno native and a child of immigrant parents, the current immigration situation is forcing her to be the main provider of her household, since her parents are not stably...

A man holding up two signs at the Stand Up for Science demonstration by the Tennessee State Capitol, as photographed on March 7, 2025. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)

Students, faculty and community members rally in support of science, medical research funding

By Alison Winters, Vanderbilt University March 21, 2025

Approximately 250 students, faculty and local community members rallied at the Tennessee State Capitol on March 7 to protest against President Donald Trump’s executive orders to cut the federal workforce...

Hank and Cynthia Coleman smile during an interview following the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

It takes a village: The making of Henry Coleman III

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station March 21, 2025

Every time graduate forward Henry Coleman III takes the court, he has a village standing behind him.  In a rented townhouse just shy of three miles from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, parents...

Haley Ferguson joined Melania Trump at the joint Congress address on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Jenene Grover)

MTSU student joins Melania Trump as special guest to joint Congress address

By Jenene Grover, Middle Tennessee State University March 18, 2025

Haley Ferguson attended the March 4 joint session of Congress as one of First Lady Melania Trump’s special guests. A Middle Tennessee State University senior elementary education major, she represented...

Feustle worked part-time as a nurse while she attended college in 1968. She graduated in '71. Her hair was a reddish-color in her graduation photo, which she had attempted to dye blonde.

An Icon in the Nursing Community since 1971

By Katie Campbell, Stevenson University March 18, 2025

Twenty-two-year-old Judith Feustle was hand-charting a patient’s temperature pulse and restoration with a ballpoint pen and paper, long before computers were incorporated into clinical settings. She...

‘A direct attack against queer individuals’: Student protestors gather to support Draggieland, free speech

By J. M. Wise, Texas A&M University – College Station March 11, 2025

Students gathered to protest the Board of Regents’ on-campus drag show ban and support free speech at the Academic Plaza Thursday evening. The demonstration comes almost a week after the Texas A&M...

Last Thursday afternoon, Iowa residents gathered at the Capitol to protest a bill removing discrimination protections for transgender Iowans. Photo courtesy of Chris Morse.

Iowa residents react to anti-transgender legislation

By Veronica Meiss, Drake University March 11, 2025

Thousands of protestors flooded the Iowa Capitol over the course of the past week as House Bill 242, which removes discrimination protections for transgender Iowans, passed through the House, the Senate...

Aggies march and carry an "immigration is beautiful" sign during the "Protest for Immigrants" at the Academic Building on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

‘Trapped in a gold cage’: Aggies protest, demand protections for immigrant students

By Dafne Martinez, Texas A&M University – College Station March 11, 2025

Students protested at Rudder Plaza on Wednesday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies and demand that Texas A&M ensure immigrant students are protected. The protest, titled...

Recent winter weather has left some students struggling to get around campus, in some cases even making it impossible for them to leave their dorms.

Winter wonderland not so wonderful for accessibility

By Eve Loehrer and Morgen Neuhauser March 6, 2025

Sophomore Caroline Hill, an electric wheelchair user, was heading down the hill in front of her residence hall before her 9:30 a.m. class when her wheelchair lost traction on the ice. “I can feel the...

Haishan Yang filed a lawsuit after his expulsion from the University of Minnesota in January. Courtesy of Haishan Yang.

Ph.D. student sues UMN, files human rights complaint after AI plagiarism expulsion

By Hannah Ward, University of Minnesota March 6, 2025

The University of Minnesota expelled a third-year Ph.D. student in January after he was accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) on an exam. He appears to be the first student expelled...

Texas A&M guard Wade Taylor IV (4) hugs guard Manny Obaseki (35) after Texas A&M’s upset win against Auburn at Reed Arena on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)

Taylor-made history: A&M takes down No. 1 Auburn

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station March 6, 2025

Graduate guard Wade Taylor IV let the tears flow. With his jersey hanging from the Reed Arena rafters after the final home game of his Texas A&M men’s basketball career, Taylor did the only thing...

Students help with cows in the MTSU Agriculture Department in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo by Wren Bailey)

Is shopping locally worth it for MTSU students?

By Wren Bailey, Middle Tennessee State University March 6, 2025

As food prices rise, MTSU students struggle to pay for food and can turn to local farmers, such as the agriculture center on campus and their farmer’s markets. In the last year, food prices have risen...

Katie Denton with her daughter, Zoey. Photos courtesy of Katie Denton.

‘She’s a boss mom’

By Kynlee Bright, Texas A&M University – College Station March 3, 2025

The screams of a baby’s first cry fill the small, sterile room. The sound echoes in Katie Denton’s head, her mind flashing back to the birth of her own newborn eight years ago; a day that was picture...

Professor Mytecia Myles multitasking at her desk in her office at MTSU in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Feb. 13, 2025.

Embracing authenticity: Mytecia Myles’ journey to confidence, teaching and inspiring others

By Ariyannah Artis, Middle Tennessee State University February 27, 2025

Mytecia Myles sits at her desk in her office, carefully reviewing grades and organizing her hectic schedule. The weight of the five journalism courses she teaches rests on her shoulders, but, despite this,...

Meet the VandyGirls: Vanderbilt alumni find community in local nursing home 

By Daniela Aguilar and Jorie Fawcett February 25, 2025

When Vanderbilt Football defeated Alabama on Oct. 5, 2024, students stormed the field and carried the goalpost all the way to the Cumberland River. The celebration seemed to last all weekend, with the...

Ukrainian Club members dip their eggs in dye at the Pysanka Easter Egg Making Workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 (Kennedy Long/The Battalion)

Three years after Russia’s invasion, A&M’s Ukrainian Club presses on

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station February 25, 2025

In the early hours of Feb. 24, 2022, economics senior Natalya Kolomiyets woke up to the sound of explosions echoing through her hometown of Kharkiv, Ukraine.  The things she’d been looking forward...

Are politics dictating our dating habits?

Opinion: Dating is difficult in a divided digital world

By Wren Warne-Jacobsen, University of Minnesota February 20, 2025

This Valentine’s Day, as I rush to finish my assignment due at midnight, I can’t help but wonder why I'm still single. Shouldn’t I be able to easily find a kind, funny and ambitious man my age who...

Drake University has not yet been affected by anti-DEI legislation, though proposed bills have administrators contemplating how to proceed. Photo by Mack Swenson | Editor-in-Chief

Drake takes a stand against proposed anti-DEI legislation

By Norah Judson, Drake University February 20, 2025

Prior to taking office, Donald Trump led a campaign that championed  “making America great again.” While many people embraced this idea with open arms, some of Trump’s promises set alarm bells blaring...

"Onyx Storm" by Rebecca Yarros on display, beside "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame," also by Rebecca Yarros.

‘Onyx Storm’ not met with thunderous applause

By Emma Burden, Middle Tennessee State University February 18, 2025

This review contains spoilers for “Onyx Storm.” “Onyx Storm” is a page-turner — in the wrong direction. With new characters dropping in at random with no introduction, lore and worldbuilding...

Texas A&M forward Solomon Washington (9) dunks during Texas A&M’s game against Georgia at Reed Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Hannah Harrison/The Battalion)

Seven scoreless minutes — for Georgia

By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University – College Station February 13, 2025

A person can do a lot of things in seven minutes and 20 seconds. One can walk from the Memorial Student Center to the Academic Building. One can listen to the Baha Men’s 2000 hit “Who Let the Dogs...

Players on the San Francisco State University men’s basketball team stretch before the team’s practice on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Andrew Fogel / Golden Gate Xpress)

From pain to perseverance: SFSU athletes and mental health during injury recovery

By Gibran Beydoun, San Francisco State University February 13, 2025

San Francisco State University student Devon Jackson was in the middle of playing a scrimmage basketball game when his left hand collided with his teammate’s arm. Almost immediately after contact, Jackson...

Bates Celebrates 50th ‘Puddle Jump’ With Original Founders

By Carly Philpott, Bates College February 13, 2025

It was March 17, 1975, and Chris Callahan ‘78 had an idea. “I remember looking out the window. We were living in South Smith [Hall], facing the Puddle, and there was a lot of ice,” Callahan recalled....

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