Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the official “Freedom Day” of the liberation of slaves in America. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger delivered the order announcing slaves were free. The slaves were already freed throughout the nation by Abraham Lincoln effective...

With the closing of the historic Mabee theater, the Rockhurst theater program is going through some exciting changes under the direction of Professor Matthew Schmidli. The program is optimistic about its future and is looking forward to expanding involvement through the platform of film. I talked with...

By now, the coronavirus and social distancing has almost become a normality of life now. The parking stalls are empty and no one is walking around campus for their final tours before they decide where to go to college. While most of us have moved home and are sheltering in a place with family,...

In the world of shoes, Crocs are widely debated as either a) the least appealing footwear of the 2000s, or b) a nostalgic sandal alternative. I have probably owned about five pairs of Crocs in my lifetime, and I'd be lying if I didn't ask for a pair for Christmas this year (thankfully my brother got...

The world has looked to Italy for setting an unprecedented example of how to keep spirits high during COVID-19 pandemic.  Self-quarantining and social distancing have not stopped Italians from having positive social connection. News reports from around the globe have featured spontaneous balcony serenades...

Rockhurst president Father Thomas Curran has released an email stating that all classes will move to online for the remainder of the semester in the campus' latest response to the global coronavirus outbreak. He stressed how it was an informed decision and used the universities core values as a guide. Curran...

Beverly Warren, better known as Peaches, is famous at Rockhurst for supplying students with their much-needed coffee. She has worked at the Roasterie for three years but she’s moving on to bigger things. Peaches is following her dream of fifteen years and opening a new bakery and bistro called Peaches...

This spring semester has welcomed a different on-campus eatery in the Rockroom. The rotating culinary spot landed on Smoked, a Rockhurst take on Kansas City barbecue. Smoked replaces Tu Taco, the first food locale introduced in the old Subway space as part of a revamping of the Rockroom Market that...

Gracias a las abuelas... In April of 2019, Rockhurst University started an on-campus food pantry for the entire Rockhurst community.  As a part of the new food-justice initiative, this pantry was designed to assist with the financial constraints students may find themselves in during their studies....

Let's face it– you either have the flu, have gotten the flu, or are in the process of getting the flu. While it sucks to be sick, there's no reason your closet can't be sick too. Here are some tips for looking as good as possible during a mid-class cough attack. 1. Match your sweats The cardinal...