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Male and female students perform latin dance onstage in couples.

Nicholas Schiavo • Nov 19, 2019 •2:23 pm

Clubs Goin’ up—on a Thursday

Hot take: Clubs are an underrated yet important part of the college experience. They allow students to do something else besides study or sit inside and do nothing (if this is your preference, however, no judgment here. You do you).  Clubs offer opportunities to meet new people...

Relaxation room at Arcadia

Kathryn Jones • Nov 19, 2019 •11:18 am

Self-Care for Midterms

When you think of self-care, your mind probably jumps to bath bombs, face masks, and sleeping in. These are all good options for wellness, but don’t stop there when it comes to practicing self-care in everyday life. It’s important to think of self-care less as a reward for doing a good job or...

Queer Eye cast members sit onstage speaking to large crowd.

Lashanna Bryant • Nov 19, 2019 •10:27 am

Arcadia Takes Over Comcast

There are only a handful of things that have happened in my life that have truly sculpted me as a person and, after this past summer, I believe one of those was working at Comcast NBCUniversal.  In a previous post, I mentioned that I was selected as an Emma Bowen Foundation...

David Hogg speaking to the Arcadia community in Kuch Center

Jessica Derr • Nov 18, 2019 •2:23 pm

Art from Activism

In October, campus was abuzz in anticipation of this year’s Common Read presentation. Common Read is an event that happens each fall semester. First-year students are assigned a book, usually pertaining to an important socio-political issue, that is discussed in both their English classes and their...

Mosque in London

Humna R • Nov 15, 2019 •2:33 pm

Finding Comfort in a Foreign Country

As an International Studies major, I am required to study abroad for one semester. As a commuter student, I have never lived out of the house—and moving abroad scared me. I was worried about how I was going to live in a foreign country. As a Muslim, I only eat halal meat and pray 5 times a day,...

Quiddity team

Omar Odom • Nov 4, 2019 •12:09 pm

Embracing My Creative Side With Quiddity

I’ve been working with Quiddity, Arcadia’s online literary magazine, for a couple of years now, and I’ve got to say that I truly enjoy doing so. Quiddity is Arcadia’s gateway to the creative writing community. We publish digitally twice per year, once in the spring and once in the fall. ...

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Jasmin Ramirez '21
Marc Raffa ’23
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Caitlin Joyce '20
Nicole Gieselman '19
Alura Neumyer '22
William Snell '19
Justin Tai '21
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