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The years in entertainment

Franki Rudnesky June 2, 2017

The top dogs in film, TV and music over the last four years Looking back on the years spent in college, it’s easy to think about what exactly within the university itself has influenced you....

Daisy Abrams, 19,  aims to become a recording artist in the future (Photo courtesy of Daisy Abrams).

Tuned to perfection

Franki Rudnesky April 25, 2017

A Q&A with Daisy Abrams '19 Daisy Abrams, ’19, a music major from Los Angeles recently released an EP entitled “Stay Open.” The EP includes five original songs written and performed by Abrams:...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson, 20.

Stacks on Deck: A story to melt the coldest heart

Franki Rudnesky April 3, 2017

Why "The Snow Child" is a great spring read Magic, love, despair, hope and snow. Only in Eowyn Ivey’s novel “The Snow Child” do all of these terms converge to create a realistic fairytale as beautiful...

Photos courtesy of Franki Rudnesky, 18.

‘Tis the season for denim galore

Franki Rudnesky March 28, 2017

Style advice for the warm months to come Though the temperature outside has been fluctuating lately between summer-like highs and freezing lows, the transition from winter to spring means that (hopefully)...

Franki Rudnesky, ’18, reads the new translation of the testament of Joan of Arc (Photo by Joey Toczylowski, ’19).

Joan of Arc in a new light

Franki Rudnesky March 20, 2017

New translation of famed testimony hits bookshelves Anyone who has ever taken a history course has most likely either learned about or heard references to Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who became one...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson, 20.

Stacks on Deck: Thirteen Reasons Why

Franki Rudnesky March 7, 2017

A look at the novel behind an upcoming Netflix series Imagine returning home from school to find a mysterious package containing cassette-tape recordings from your crush, a classmate of yours who committed...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson 20.

Stacks on Deck: Going into “Dark Places”

Franki Rudnesky February 21, 2017

Gillian Flynn's second novel is a hidden treasure Are you seeking a thrilling, complicated mystery novel full of twists and turns that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page?...

 The novel features an ailing dog and her owner’s desperate plight to save her (Photo by Rose Weldon ’19).

Stacks on Deck: Lily and the Octopus

Franki Rudnesky February 13, 2017

A heartwarming story for the winter Some novels are simply read and tossed aside without so much as a second thought. Other truly special novels stick with you for months or even years afterward, having...

Favorite love stories cited by St. Joe’s students and staff are more realistic than sappy (Photo by Rose Weldon ’19).

‘Tis the season for romance (novels)

Franki Rudnesky February 6, 2017

St. Joe’s students and professors weigh in on the best fictional love stories It’s Valentine’s Day season, which means store shelves lined with heart-shaped boxes of chocolate and Instagram feeds...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson 20.

Chinese New Year: A lifelong tradition

Franki Rudnesky January 24, 2017

A student’s experience The Year of the Rooster is nearly here. Jan. 28 marks the start of a new year in the lunar-solar Chinese calendar, a milestone otherwise known as the Chinese New Year...

The politics of fashion

Franki Rudnesky November 1, 2016

Exploring the scrutinized images of women in power   According to the Pew Research Center, there are currently at least a dozen female heads of government around the world, and at least 63 nations have...

Halloween 2016: Playing the part

Franki Rudnesky October 25, 2016

Costume inspiration from 2016’s most memorable moments It’s easy for college students to get stuck in a time vortex: One blink and it’s Thanksgiving break, another blink and it’s winter break,...

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