After graduating eight seniors, the AU men’s rugby team welcomes newcomers to join their organized club. “We’re looking for anyone who is real aggressive in nature,” said Hunter Rush, president of the rugby team. In his second season coaching and first year as head coach, Stephan Savarimuthu, says the team has worked diligently in creating a brotherhood that plays and enjoys rugby. “I’ve really enjoyed coaching these young men, and seeing how their fascination with the sport has grown,” said … [Read more...]
Literary arts magazine revamps for April release
The editors of AU’s student-run Literary Arts Magazine have revamped the online magazine to encourage students to publish literary works. “I’m curious to know how people are responding to the types of changes the magazine staff has made and if they think this change has been beneficial or not,” said copyeditor Jordan Schmidt. The staff has changed the Literary Arts Magazine’s name to Slates, which represents a space where thoughts and ideas can be expressed. “Slates are like ballots where you … [Read more...]
AU Residence Life to host first Raven Run in April
On Saturday, April 2, the Residence Life department at AU will host its first Raven Run on AU’s campus at 9:00 a.m. In the past, Residence Life has used Winter Formal in the fall semester as their way to raise money. “Since our schedule is really heavy in the fall, we decided to reevaluate things and try something new. So we came up with the Raven Run,” said Erinn Bridgman, resident director of Morrison Hall. Bridgman says that all the residence directors, assistant directors and Assistant … [Read more...]
Peer mentorship program helps students at AU
The Peer Mentoring Program at AU uses upperclassmen as mentors to help incoming freshmen and transfer students get acclimated with the campus. All incoming students participate in a service project during orientation weekend, which helps students get to know their peer mentors and other newcomers to the campus. “I think it helps calm the nerves of incoming freshmen,” said Lisa Horst, director of first year experience at AU. There are 27 undergraduate students hired on as mentors. Each is given … [Read more...]
Agency owners host gallery talk on advertising
On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Wilson Galleries hosted Well Done Marketing, which is a marketing and advertising organization located in Indianapolis, founded by current president Ken Honeywell in 2005. Well Done works with over 50 nonprofit organizations for their marketing and advertising needs. “We have more writers on staff than probably any advertising agency in Indiana,” said Gonzales. He added that agencies from all over Indiana know Well Done for having great writers on their staff. The … [Read more...]