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Grad school admissions rely heavily on standardized tests

January 18, 2017 by Ethan Utterback

For many college seniors nationwide, graduate school is often the subsequent route following an undergraduate education. Whether it be medical school, law school or a Master’s or Doctoral program in another field, students are generally required to take some form of standardized testing prior to being admitted. The GRE, which stands for Graduate Record Examination, “is a test administered by ETS (Educational Testing Services), the same company that ultimately administers the SATs,” according to … [Read more...]

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Election forum brings context to the issues

December 7, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

Last Wednesday, President Pistole hosted a forum for students and faculty members to discuss the election results. The goal of the forum was to give people at AU an opportunity and a safe place to discuss any thoughts or concerns that they have about what the election results could mean both directly on AU’s campus, and for us as a country. Pistole started the forum off by writing two different words on the whiteboard: context and issues. He then took statements from students and faculty who … [Read more...]

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Radaker performs Churchill portrayal on Veteran’s Day

November 16, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

Dr. Kevin Radaker, an English professor at AU, is no rookie when it comes to performing one-man dramatic shows. He has been performing as Henry David Thoreau for 25 years and also has performed as C.S. Lewis for several years. He has now added a portrayal of former Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill. This past Friday evening, Radaker performed his portrayal of Churchill in the AU Nicholson Library. The event was appropriately titled: “An Evening with Winston Churchill.” Students, … [Read more...]

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Family Weekend provides opportunities for fun

November 9, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

Last weekend, AU hosted its annual Family Weekend. The goal of the weekend is for families to learn what living on campus at AU is like, have the opportunity to meet their kids’ RAs and RDs and attend a slew of events taking place on campus. We always try to target a weekend that has a lot going on on campus,” said Trent Palmer, director of student engagements.  “We find it works best on a weekend where there’s already a good amount going on around campus to encourage good participation for the … [Read more...]

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Q & A with Dr. Jason Parks

October 26, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

Dr. Jason Parks is an English professor at AU. He lives in Anderson with his wife of 12 years, Kendra, and three sons, Amaziah, Ezra and Elijah, and his daughter, Ellianna, who was born last week.   Q: How did you end up at AU? A: My senior year of high school, I started thinking more concretely about where I was going to go to[college]. No one in my family had ever gone to college—I was the first generation college student—so I didn’t have any kind of precedent, or anybody’s footsteps I … [Read more...]

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AU Senate welcomes new faces

October 5, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

The SGA senate began a new year of meetings this fall. Students elect the senators at the beginning of the fall semester to be representatives for each of the residence halls, schools and the four classes—Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. For those unfamiliar with the duties and responsibilities of the Senate, the organization takes complaints from students on campus, approves charters for new interest clubs and provides interest clubs with funding for some events, as well as many … [Read more...]

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Library to host seventh children’s literature fest

September 28, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

This Saturday, the Nicholson Library at AU will host the Elizabeth York Children’s Literature Festival for the seventh time. The festival began with a gift given to the Nicholson Library by Elizabeth and James York. According to the festival’s website, “It was Elizabeth’s dream to share these books with Anderson University, so in 2008, she and James contributed funds to build a rare-collections facility and a reading room in the Anderson University Nicholson Library. In 2009, the University … [Read more...]

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Students march in the name of peace

September 28, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

This past Saturday, AU faculty, staff and students were invited to join in a Peace and Unity Rally that was planned after hearing of the KKK meeting that was to take place in Madison, Indiana that same day. In an email to faculty, staff and students, Sheila MacMurray said “we believe that every group has the right to express their views in public. However, as persons committed to peace and justice, we too, have the right and the responsibility to respond by ‘speaking the truth in love’ to any … [Read more...]

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Tips for if Trump or Clinton become President

September 14, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

We all know the thought of a Trump presidency makes us literally pee in our pants. (Or is that just me? Maybe I should get that checked out.) Anyways,  I have compiled some great and helpful tips for if the phrase “President Donald J. Trump” is ever a thing: Move to Canada? No—don’t be a wimp! Move to Antarctica. That’ll really show him. Call the White House’s phone number and ask to speak to President Trump so many times that they’ll have no choice but to transfer your call to him. I hear … [Read more...]

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The Haven introduces SoNo, fresh Mexican grill

September 6, 2016 by Ethan Utterback

Students wanted change, and AU food services delivered it. SONO has joined Chic-Fil-A as one of the meal options featured in the Haven for the 2016-17 school year. SoNo is a Mexican-style restaurant, comparable to Qdoba or Chipotle, which offers students the option to build-their-own tacos or burritos and also features chips and queso. students can choose between different styles of beef or chicken, white or brown rice and different styles of cheeses. They also offer a burrito bowl, which is … [Read more...]

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Raven Watch 2020-12-07

On this episode of the Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan is joined by former Big Ten Player of the Year and Indiana Pacer Clark Kellogg as they discuss displaying your faith in sports, Clark’s career as a player and broadcaster and his game of “H.O.R.S.E.” with President Obama.

Raven Watch 2020-12-03

On this episode, Jordan Yaney sits down with senior soccer player Drew Sonnefeldt to discuss his soccer career, trips to Europe, hobbies, and dreams of playing professional soccer

Raven Watch 2020-09-24

In the third Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan Yaney talks with Hannah Hawkins, a senior basketball player, about starting her freshman year 0-25, becoming more of a leader on the team and facing their one-on-one battle on the court freshman year. Thanks to our sponsor, the Folgate Agency. Please contact Steve Folgate for Allstate insurance and […]

Raven Watch 2020-09-18

In the second-ever Raven Watch Podcast, Jordan Yaney talks with Kennedy Parker, a senior baseball player, about finding out last season was canceled while the team was in Florida, why he decided to come back for a fifth year and play and what he expects out of this year’s team.

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