![Callum Robinson (10) and Parker Bratton (5) huddle with the mens lacrosse team. When I think back, I’m very proud and lucky to have been his teammate and to have been his friend. Those memories will always stick with me, Bratton said.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cal.jpg)
10 as one: Stevenson community preserves the memory of Callum Robinson
By Katie Campbell and Ben Johnson
• May 29, 2024
![A little Chinatown of music with its Chinese translation below it.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-04-28-at-10.04.59-PM-e1714356648670.png)
A Little Chinatown of Music
By Hope Zhu, Wake Forest University
• May 17, 2024
![San Francisco State University senior forward Jonah Roth (15) attempts a 3-pointer against California State University, East Bay sophomore forward Grady Lewis (21) during the Gators’ loss to the CSU East Bay Pioneers on Feb. 29, 2023 at Pioneer Gymnasium in Hayward, California. (Sean Young / Golden Gate Xpress)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Sports_Young_BBFeature01-min-1200x800.jpg)
Gators forward Jonah Roth reflects on college career with satisfaction, resilience
By Kathia Noriega, Golden Gate Xpress
• May 17, 2024
![An illustration of the Greek alphabet, highlighting the names of several San Francisco State University sorority chapters. (Sunthi Jong / Golden Gate Xpress)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Feature_1-1200x675.jpg)
Legacies redefined: the minority-interest sororities building campus presence and community
By Sunthi Jong, Golden Gate Xpress
• May 15, 2024
![Cora Roach (left) attends a Musical Empowerment flute lesson taught by Alyssa Zaepfel (right).](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_0319-1200x800.jpg)
A Musical Mentorship
By Josie Scratchard, Wake Forest University
• May 14, 2024
![Macaria Moore-Bastide of the SFSU womens track & field team high jumps at Cox Stadium during practice on March 4. 2023. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dhernandez-Feature-1200x800.jpg)
‘Pushing past your limits’: Gators track and field star qualifies for third nationals in two years
By Kathia Noriega, Golden Gate Xpress
• May 14, 2024
![Rachel Gauthier (left) and Paul Garber (right) in WAKE Radios studio.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC04874-1200x800.jpg)
The Deaconlight Shining
By Addison Schmidt, Wake Forest University
• May 14, 2024
Stevenson student-athletes capitalize on NIL deals
By Caleigh Bernota and Gavin Shields
• May 13, 2024
![A graphic depicting a girl looking at a television screen (Hustler Multimedia/Lexie Perez)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/VH-South-Asian-Representation-1200x800.png)
RAZA: ‘One Day,’ South Asian representation will be enough
By Shahbano Raza, Vanderbilt University
• May 10, 2024
![Photo Courtesy of Maddie Pearson](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/B4A4DBD0-6E78-4C3D-A514-8D1C436724D9-1-1200x900.jpeg)
For the love of birds: Students unite to protect migratory species
By J. M. Wise, Texas A&M University - College Station
• May 9, 2024
![Larry Johnson II takes pride in the accomplishments of his youngest son, Larry Johnson III.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9962-e1715065694241-900x1200.jpeg)
Larry Johnson III continues the legacy of his namesake
By Katie Campbell and Kevin Kouchoukos
• May 9, 2024
![Wake Forest alumnus Alexander Lloyd Blake (10) recieved a Grammy for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album in in 2024. (Courtesy of Alexander Lloyd Blake)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4-1200x675.jpeg)
In Harmony
By Virginia Noone, Wake Forest University
• May 8, 2024
![Mens ice hockey poses after capturing second consecutive MAC title](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6412-1200x900.jpg)
Stevenson men’s ice hockey’s year to remember
By Grant DeVivo, Stevenson University
• May 8, 2024
![Kitty Weathers, their dog, Gaia and the 2013 Hyundai Elantra they both call home.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MG_2410-1200x646.jpg)
Behind the wheel with nowhere to go
By Edward Fernandez, Cerritos College
• May 8, 2024
![Members of the Salem Assassins (left to right: Dimarvin Puerto, Jada Douthit, El Awkward, Cameron French, Kobe Mccullough) stand in front of the 9th Wonder mural on 6th and Trade Streets.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.9th-25-1200x994.jpg)
Salem Assassins
By Cooper Sullivan, Wake Forest University
• May 3, 2024
![Remnants of the encampment on the Northrop Mall being cleaned up on Thursday morning.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_7816-1200x675.jpeg)
BREAKING: Closed buildings to open Thursday at noon, encampment scheduled to end
By Theo Franz, Sam Hill, and Alex Steil
• May 3, 2024
![Beekeeper Shelby Dittman scoops bees back into their hive during a visit on Friday, April 5, 2024. (Kyle Heise/The Battalion)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DittmanBeehives21-1200x857.jpg)
Bee-hind the scenes
By Shalina Sabih, Texas A&M University - College Station
• May 3, 2024
![Aggie students gather to protest university funding of Israeli weapons manufacturing in Academic Plaza on Monday, April 29, 2024.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC04752-1-1200x848.jpg)
Students at A&M gather for pro-Palestine protest, calling for university divestment
By Ana Renfroe, Texas A&M University - College Station
• May 3, 2024
![Protesters gather outside the Student Center, chanting and booing as Rittenhouse’s supporters leave the building after his speech.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2675-1200x900.jpg)
Kyle Rittenhouse speech at Kent State sparks student protest
By Israel Gole, Baldwin Wallace University
• April 30, 2024
![Police on Northrop Mall Tuesday morning. A protestor carries a Palestinian Flag.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tempImagezu9Wpv-scaled-1-1200x798.jpg)
Faculty, student protests occur on Northrop Mall, at Coffman Union
By Theo Franz and Sam Hill
• April 26, 2024
![Vivek Ramaswamy on stage, talking to students and faculty at the 36th annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vivek-Ramaswamy_92A1473-e1714015884657-1200x756.jpg)
Vivek Ramaswamy headlines 36th annual John M. Ashbrook Memorial Dinner
By Cade Cracas, Ashland University
• April 26, 2024
![Student demonstrators in the rainy weather protesting outside of Coffman Memorial Union on Tuesday.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Demonstrations-1200x801.jpeg)
Photos from April 23 protests
By David Stager, University of Minnesota
• April 25, 2024
![Ren Nocon (center), a cinema student, draws on the whiteboard with his eyes closed as part of Experimental College teacher Masha Aleskovksi’s (right) lesson plan for Diversibility in Burk Hall on Feb. 13, 2024. (Dan Hernandez / Golden Gate Xpress)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Feature_dhernandez-09-1200x800.jpg)
Immersive class “Diversibility” puts different realities into perspective
By Cami Dominguez, Golden Gate Xpress
• April 25, 2024
![Morrill Hall on March 29. Actions taken by the University include scholarships, improved NAGPRA accountability, beginning the process to return the Cloquet Forestry Center to the Fond du Lac Band and research guidelines.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/File-Photo-Updates-8-1200x801.jpeg)
The TRUTH Report’s impact on UMN administration, one year later
By Logan Anderson, University of Minnesota
• April 24, 2024
![Courtesy of The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TB1-1200x900.jpeg)
The Eliot School’s ‘Teen Bridge’ program welcomes the next generation of Boston’s artists
By Ian Dartley, Northeastern University - The Scope Boston
• April 24, 2024
![Eileen Bass, the Interpretation Assistant for WAM’s Truth and Repair Initiative on Pillsbury and Pleasant St. SE in Minneapolis on Sunday. Indigenous students speak up about the TRUTH Report.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/acTRUTpHproject-2-1200x801.jpg)
Indigenous students: Who the TRUTH Project affects
By Araia Breedlove, University of Minnesota
• April 23, 2024
![Jose and Raul, day laborers waiting for work, April 10.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1632-copy-1200x800.jpg)
“The world spits on us”: The Home Depot men of Cerritos
By Edward Fernandez and Emanuel Guadarrama
• April 23, 2024
![A deep dive into the states complex history of territorial expansion.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/idTRUTHproject-scaled-1-1200x838.jpg)
The TRUTH Report and Minnesota’s “land grab” legacy
By Sam Hill, University of Minnesota
• April 19, 2024
![The Highway 6 Band performs while listeners slow dance at The Corner Bar and Rooftop Grill on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (Chris Swann/The Battalion)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ADRL1164-1200x800.jpg)
‘Life is a Highway’ (6 Band)
By Amy Leigh Steward, Texas A&M University - College Station
• April 19, 2024
![Light Middleweight boxers Francis Cristal and Frank Chiu throw crosses during Farmers Fight Night on Thursday, April 4th, 2024, at Reed Arena.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC03861-16-1-1200x903.jpg)
‘One day there’s going to be a ring in the middle of Kyle Field’
By Zoe May, Texas A&M University - College Station
• April 18, 2024
![Agricultural economics junior Jacob Bush and sport management sophomore Sam Stovall read the paper before Texas A&Ms game against Arkansas at Reed Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2472-2-1200x800.jpg)
Meet the costumed characters of the A&M crowd
By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University - College Station
• April 17, 2024
![A protestor waves a Palestinian flag in front of Corbett Center Student Union. March 28, 2024.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/david-c_protest-against-the-pentagon_lowres_3.jpg)
Pentagon event inspires protest “to push for a ceasefire” in Gaza
By Elizabeth Anne Andrews, New Mexico State University
• April 17, 2024
![A statute of St. Ignatius Loyola in front of the St. Francis Chapel at JCU.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Ignatius-and-chapel-900x1200.jpeg)
The role of the laity in preserving JCU’s Jesuit mission and identity
By Tate Farinacci, John Carroll University
• April 17, 2024
New Fall 2024 Business Law course sparks excitement and intrigue
By Kayden Lamphere, Utica University
• April 16, 2024
![Photograph of a pink blossoming tree next to Alumni Lawn, as photographed on March 21, 2024. (Hustler Multimedia/George Albu)](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PinkBlossomingTreeNextToAlumniLawn2024.03.21GA-1200x768.jpg)
Alumni, faculty open letters criticize student BDS efforts, call for campus civility
By Brina Ratangee, Vanderbilt University
• April 15, 2024
![Annie’s Parlour in the Dinkytown neighborhood on Monday, April 8, 2024. As chain businesses have continued to crop up in Dinkytown, the changing nature of the neighborhood has left alumni and local businesses with only fond memories to look back on.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_0225-scaled-1-1200x800.jpg)
Ten years of closures: local businesses and alumni reflect on Dinkytown’s new landscape
By Grace Aigner and Gabrielle Erenstein
• April 12, 2024
![Customers browse vintage clothing together at the Bygone Vintage market on Friday, Oct. 6th, 2024 at Tavo Coffee Co.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC00694-6-1200x764.jpg)
Inside the rise of vintage collegiate apparel
By Ian Curtis, Texas A&M University - College Station
• April 8, 2024
Residence hall rapes at highest percentage in recent years
By Amelia Roessler, University of Minnesota
• April 8, 2024
![The price of athletics at Fresno State: What you dont know youre already paying for](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FinanceAthletics_CoverOnline.jpg)
The price of athletics at Fresno State: What you don’t know you’re already paying for
By David Victor, California State University - Fresno
• April 8, 2024
![Sofia Cerkvenik, who now teaches 6th grade Minnesota Studies in the dual immersion program at Highland Park Middle School in St. Paul Public Schools. If passed, the bill would take effect in July 2025.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/k4IbEPnAQdmNUVn6HUihtd2lY4Q5LEN0VQzPLBp1-1200x800.jpg)
Legislature seeks to pass bill to pay student teachers
By Grace Aigner, University of Minnesota
• April 3, 2024
![By demonizing pleasure, we set ourselves up for unfulfilling sex lives.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled_Artwork-100-scaled-1-1200x838.jpg)
Opinion: Let’s talk about sex
By Leo Huppke, University of Minnesota
• March 29, 2024
![Illustration of Koko Wooley](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Koko-illustration-1200x960.jpg)
Koko the Kid
By Kylie Stoner and Pranay Dhoopar
• March 28, 2024
![Illustration by Pranay Dhoopar](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JACE-1200x960.jpg)
Let’s Ride
By Luke White, Texas A&M University - College Station
• March 26, 2024
Senior LAX Player Calls Ferrum ‘Light at the End of Her Tunnel’
By Kyle Markowitz, Ferrum College
• March 25, 2024
![Organizations such as the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action are pushing for the legislature to pass better gun violence prevention laws.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LeahKondes2.0-1200x894.jpg)
Gun safety activists strive for safer Minnesota
By Alexandra DeYoe, University of Minnesota
• March 22, 2024
![A student writing on their computer](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8113.jpeg)
Local Universities Scramble to Catch Up To Artificial Intelligence
By Andrew Havens, Pennsylvania Western University (California)
• March 22, 2024
![Administration building at Notre Dame College, located in South Euclid, OH.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NDC-1200x900.jpg)
John Carroll partners with Notre Dame College for teach-out program
By Amelia Marlow, John Carroll University
• March 22, 2024
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