Out with the old, in with the new

Therese O’Shea Editor-in-Chief Another summer passed in what seems like the blink of an eye, bringing on another fall, another semester in college, and a brand new year for The Spectrum. Besides coming to terms with the fact that I’m a senior and that I will soon have to begin life as a “real person” [...]

Editor’s Choice – Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Courtney Perlee Chief Copy Editor I took this photo last week while doing homework outside of the chapel with my friends.  It was a gorgeous day and we couldn’t stand doing our work indoors, so we set up shop on the benches.  There are quotes all along the rock garden, and I particularly like Psalm [...]

Editor’s Choice – Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Family of life: a college lesson

Kate Poole Managing Editor My life has become a blur between my final month at Sacred Heart and the beginning of the next chapter of my life in New York. I can’t say I’ve had much time for emotion seeing as I hardly have time to sleep, but this weekend in the midst of it [...]

TAP takes ‘a leap of faith’ with ‘RENT’

Courtney Perlee Chief Copy Editor Who knew there was such talent walking around the halls of Sacred Heart? The Theatre Arts Program unveiled their inaugural show, “RENT,” this past weekend at Sacred Heart. The musical, already a fan favorite, was a hit with audiences—the Saturday night and Sunday afternoon performances that I attended were both [...]

Editor’s Choice – Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Sean Elliott Assistant Photography Editor This picture was taken at Branford Point in Branford, CT, on a cold afternoon in the fall. This is looking out into Long Island Sound. This picture is one of my favorites because of the breaking waves on the beach and the colors from the leaves and trees.

Letter to the editor: ‘Act, Speak, Build Week’

Each year Sacred Heart University’s Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter hosts an annual Act, Speak, Build Week. This week is dedicated to raising awareness of homelessness and doing a part to help those less fortunate than us. Throughout the week students will be wearing blue and green fabric bracelets representing the 3.5 million people living [...]

Documentary strikes a cord, children of Uganda are in need

Kelley Bligh Asst. Perspectives Editor Listen up! I need your undivided attention because I need to tell you something important. Ugandan children are being kidnapped, taken by force from their schools, their homes, snatched right out of their beds, and why? To become soldiers. Yes, soldiers. Can you believe it? I can’t. Imagine for a [...]

Editor’s Choice: Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Jackie Kennedy Assistant Photography Editor This picture was taken while I was on a seven day cruise. This picture was taken at Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. I like this picture because it was a beautiful day and the scenery was amazing.

Sticking to your New Year’s resolution: It’s not easy but you just might surprise yourself

Lindsay Caiati Asst. PR Manager So I’ll admit I’m about a year behind in the New Year’s resolution game, but after years of making and breaking them I have finally succeeded in adhering to one. From 2009, that is. Rather than come up with a new resolution I figured I would finish what I started [...]

Editor’s Choice – Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Zack Lane Photography Editor This is a smaller walkway next to the boardwalk at Jones Beach State Park.  I really like the open view of the park in this picture.

Staying connected: What do you know about your public education system?

Courtney Perlee Chief Copy Editor While spring break found me lying on a couch watching morning talk shows and moaning about my knee post-surgery, Tuesday night rolled around and I needed to get out of the house. I grabbed my crutches, called my friend to pick me up, and we ventured out to celebrate another [...]

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Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

As the saying goes, attitude is everything

Kate Poole Managing Editor A couple of weeks ago I was rushing through Walmart on my lunch break from work because I ran out of laundry detergent. I was totally stressed out and in a horrible mood so by the time I got to the check out area and saw that no self-check out counters [...]

Give it up for Lent: turn negatives into positives

Therese O’Shea A&E Editor So Lent just began last week. Being that I’m a 16-year veteran of Catholic schooling, believe me, I am no stranger to the process. It’s the same thing every February – Fat Tuesday comes, everyone pigs out. Ash Wednesday follows, everyone decides it’s time to re-evaluate the New Years resolutions they [...]

If you have something to say, tweet it!

Lindsay Caiati Asst. PR & Digital Media Director If you know me, you know that I am mildly obsessed with Twitter and everything that comes with it. From following certain celebrities to getting up-to-the-second news from CNN, I just can’t get enough. While I have discovered the phenomenon that is Twitter, to my dismay, many [...]

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Michele Tymann Asst. Photography Editor

You decide: Black History Month honored with ‘traditional’ food for ‘Themed Thursday’

Juliana Brittis Features Editor When Chartwells sent out its “Themed Thursdays” lunch menu for Feb. 10, a buzz began among students at Sacred Heart University. Featuring a menu of fried chicken, spicy collard greens, five-cheese macaroni, corn bread, grits, and BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, the titled “African-American” theme seemed mildly offensive to some. “Although many [...]

Global SHUmail: Annoying, unwarranted, goodbye, deleted

Carli-Rae Panny Editor-in-Chief Among the many serious issues currently ailing Sacred Heart University students, e-mail OCD is way up on the list of insanities. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration and you can’t necessarily be diagnosed with such an illness, but as a result of attending this school for the past three-and-a-half years, I’ve become a [...]

Editor’s Choice – Favorite photos taken by your Spectrum staff

Michele Tymann Asst. Photography Editor This is the bridge over the lagoon in the Boston Public Garden.  I like this picture because it’s a unique view of the bridge taken from the middle of the frozen over pond.