Articles by Kaitlyn Vadenais


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Greek recruitment to see changes in the spring

Hanna Barker Co-Commentary Editor/ Art Director Some Greek organizations experienced slight changes this semester during Fall Recruitment, but larger changes are in the works for this Spring. “Recruitment went well,”…


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Budapest Cafe has extended hours

Kristen Behrle Staff Reporter Need a late night energy boost to finish that paper? The Budapest Café has extended their hours until midnight Monday through Saturday. The café used to…




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On Becoming a Non-Vegetarian

Nick Turissi Staff Reporter Cheesesteak. The smell coursed through my nostrils, and beckoned to me to take a taste. After 7 years of smelling meat and being repulsed, why am…


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Skip a Latte, Save a Life

Mara Seibert Staff Reporter Imagine waking up one morning to the news that 2,000 children had been killed in a series of planned bombings of schools all around the world….



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A Night with the Gorillaz

Charles Mullen Staff Reporter “We’re finally here! I’m sorry it took ten years though,” Damon Albarn, lead singer of the Gorillaz, said after performing “Super Fast Jellyfish.” It was well…


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On Eating Animals Part 3

Dani Allen Staff Reporter It’s been 16 days since my last written account about my journey to the land of no meat. I have not read a single page of…



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RA job has ups and downs

Ben Grant Staff Reporter Every residence hall floor and group of apartments has a Resident Assistant supervising them. Each one had to go through the same process to apply for…


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Author speaks to Allies club

Masha Makhlyagina Staff Reporter On October 11th, Allies was graced by an inspirational speaker. Kristina Hernandez, a junior who is attending Slippery Rock University, bravely spoke of her journey to…



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Relay for Life

Kaitlyn Vadenais Staff Reporter Over four million people in the nation participate in this event each year. Internationally, 21 countries take part. It is estimated that over 3 billion dollars…


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Give Me Tofu or Give Me Death

Cara Goodman Staff Reporter Almost every incoming freshman wonders how to avoid the infamous “freshman fifteen.” With the help of Glar, I have found a solution: veganism. The stunning lack…


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On Eating Animals: Part 2

Dani Allen Staff Reporter Today, like every other, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I went to have lunch at Glar. I got in the sandwich line, ordered my usual, and sat…



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Really?!

Stuart Fischer Staff Reporter I was home alone, doing laundry. My friend Amanda was pregnant, and though the baby was due in about a week, technically it could come at…


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A Take on Recent Gay Suicides

Masha Makhlyagina Staff Reporter These words are forced. They are hard to write. They are hard to read. But do it. Last night I was at the Allies meeting and…