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Some students saying goodbye to social media

By Lauren Ring, Staff Writer According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the average time that college students spend on screens is 6 hours and 53 minutes a day. Whether one uses Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), Snapchat or other socials such as Lemon8, BeReal or Lapse, everyone has been exposedContinue reading “Some students saying goodbye to social media “

CDA’s 2024 capstone class premieres a trio of student films

By Lauren Ring The Master’s University’s Screenwriting I class, taught by professor Matthew Green, teaches students to write screenplays. Every spring semester, the Senior Capstone class earns the opportunity to pick what scripts (from the Screenplay Writing I class) they want to turn into films. The pitched film is then voted on by the entireContinue reading “CDA’s 2024 capstone class premieres a trio of student films”

Hotchelor Reborn: The inside story

By Lauren Ring This year’s Hotchelor, held on Feb. 24, raised money for Togo and South Asia global outreach (GO) trips. If you attended the event you might have noticed some drastic changes were made to the game. Rumors of the event being canceled had spread like wildfire. According to the resident director of Hotchkiss,Continue reading “Hotchelor Reborn: The inside story”

The “why” of TMU’s alcohol prohibition

By Lauren Ring According to The Master’s University (TMU) Student Handbook on page 19, “It is a violation of University policy to possess or consume: alcoholic beverages, drugs (including medical marijuana and the misuse of prescription drugs) and tobacco products (including e-cigarettes and vapes) at any time on or off campus while ‘on contract.’” “AsContinue reading “The “why” of TMU’s alcohol prohibition”

A student survival guide for final exam season

By Lauren Ring As finals week approaches, students feel the weight of assignments piling up. What once was a campus full of thriving young adults becomes a two-week period of schedule-overloaded, coffee-driven, anti-focused insomniacs that don’t know where to begin to get their lives in order. While this is a broad claim to make, thereContinue reading “A student survival guide for final exam season”

Student Editorial: Disney Day: Yes or No?

By Lauren Ring Lightyear, Strange World, Elemental, Beauty and the Beast live-action, Mulan live-action, The Little Mermaid live-action, Love-Victor, The Owl House and many more are all films and TV-shows attributed to Disney’s new progressive agenda. In a year and a half, the Disney corporation totaled a $2 billion loss at the box office sinceContinue reading “Student Editorial: Disney Day: Yes or No?”

Fall play opens tonight

By Lauren Ring The Master’s University’s (TMU) fall semester play, “Emma,” opens tonight in the Music Recital Hall. “Emma,” based on the classic Jane Austen novel, centers on Emma Woodhouse, whose matchmaking abilities land her in several romantic misadventures. Emma Bird, a junior, has loved working with TMU Theatre Productions in Spring of 2023 asContinue reading “Fall play opens tonight”