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Diversity Advocates make an impact at NU
The Diversity Advocates student organization is a newly formed student organization with goals to encourage diversity among NU students. President Crystal Brea, believes, "discussion, awareness, and dialogue are the keys to a diverse and inclusive campus environment." Students who share similar beliefs interact with one another through a number of different organized activities and events related to cultural integration and diverse initiatives....
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On your marks. Get set. Go! 'The 24-Hour Project'
"Who doesn't like a challenge?" Erin Feeney's sentiment embodies the spirit behind the Niagara University Theatre Department's "24-Hour Project." The event is exactly what the title implies. Student volunteers are split into work groups, and then given 24 hours to create a short play. In the past, a theme was given the night before the performance, and then each group would work that theme to their whim. However, Nick Lama, senior theater major...
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CD review: Vampire Weekend's 'Contra'
If you haven't heard of Vampire Weekend, Brooklyn's very own indie, "afropoppers," there's still time. In fact, now is the perfect time. With "Contra," Vampire Weekend's second release on XL recordings, you will get a taste of the sound they perfected in their self-titled first release, blended with new bleeps, bloops and even some autotune. The record opens with "Horchata" a vocally driven track where already you can hear both the similarities...
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B.A.S.I.C. - Niagara students lend a helping hand
With only one week left of break before another busy semester, how would you choose to spend your time? For a group of 10 students from Niagara University, accompanied by school chaplain the Rev. John Maher, a weeklong trip of service and spirituality in Camden, N.J., was what they had in mind. From Jan. 10-18, these volunteers lived at the Romero Center and provided their time in a city considered the most dangerous and one of the poorest in the...
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Niagara University gives students a LIFT
If you're interested in talking about your faith, asking questions, and sharing issues with other students, consider joining LIFT, or Living in Faith Together, one of Campus Ministry's new student-facilitated communities. LIFT communities are small groups that meet on campus to discuss any topic relevant to faith life. Campus Minister Kristina Schliesman decided to start the program to provide opportunities for students to be more active in their...
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NU celebrates 350th anniversary of the deaths of saints Vincent De Paul and Louise De Marillac
Niagara University is observing the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac with a series of lectures and events intended to praise the lives and works of these two saints.The celebration began on Feb. 6 with a concert in honor of saints Vincent and Louise in the university's Alumni Chapel, presented by NU Theatre. This 90-minute concert featured a variety of classical, spiritual and Broadway music and poetry...
