All Entries in the "Features" Category
Is Pinterest The Next Big Thing?
What is Pinterest? Pinterest is now the third most popular social networking site after Facebook and Twitter. It is a free online, public bulletin board. People can make profiles, pin and repin pictures and videos on different boards, and view other people’s pins. There are few words, just rows of organized, evenly centered pictures. It [...]
Saints Talk: Episode Eight
Here is the newest episode of Saints Talk! In our first segment, we review the last week in Saints baseball action. Also, we interview assistant coach Robert Huckstep and pitcher Pat Jacobs. In our second segment, we talk about the men’s and women’s golf teams. They’ve been inactive for the last week but will be [...]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
And so there ya have it. It’s over, done, the end. Yes, I am breaking up with you, but really I promise it’s not you, it’s me. Believe me I have thought long and hard about my decision, and it seems I have no other choice. Of course I have spent countless hours with my [...]
The Course to Round Out Your Education
The following is a story submitted by student reader, Sheryl Holstein. Most students today are preparing to enter the workforce for the first time, or due to the economy, finding themselves preparing for a job search for that new career. While the academic programs teach us what is needed to perform the duties of your [...]
Saints Talk: Episode Seven
Here is the newest episode of Saints Talk! In our first segment, we talk about the men’s and women’s golf teams, the men’s and women’s tennis teams, and the Maryville University track and field team. In our second segment, we interview Head Men’s Soccer Coach Todd Wallace to see how the spring season is going [...]
Growing Maryville
Many students have heard of the plans to grow Maryville University by expanding its facilities as well as growing the number of students in attendance. However, what most students at this university don’t know is how, when, why, and at what cost; most people don’t even fully understand why. Jeff Miller, the Vice President of [...]
Marshmallow Peep Display Promotes Forensic Science, Criminology, Legal Studies Programs
If you have been walking through the halls of the Anheuser-Busch Academic Center lately, you may have seen the new Peep display in the glass case across from the Arts & Sciences office. These colorful, fun marshmallow “Peeps”, an Easter treat, have been created into a multi-image diorama to promote the Forensic Science, Criminology, and [...]
ASID Fashion Show: Glam in Green
Maryville University’s American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Interior Design Student Chapter is hosting the ASID Green Fashion Show on Thursday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m in the Donius University Center. Participating students will create an outfit representing what it means to be “green,” and strut the runway in their nature-inspired, imaginative outfits! The goal of the [...]
Save the Best Piece for Last
It has been 13 years since the cherry pie incident, but the gang from East Great Falls, Mich. is back for a final helping. Fans haven’t seen Jim (Jason Biggs) and the boys since he married high school sweetheart Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) in 2003. This time, everyone is supposed to be grown up and miles [...]
High-tech cheating
As long as colleges have had exams, students have found ways to cheat on them. Today teachers are faced with a difficult task, the task of stopping college students from using high-tech devices to tilt the academic playing field in their advantage. As with any type of cheating, the cheaters always try to find a [...]
