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Evolve with the class of 2024: The 2024 Senior Showcase is open in the Verostko Center
By Lauren Campbell , Staff Writer Originally Published May 1, 2024 Come and see the beautiful artwork of Saint Vincent College’s (SVC)...
Aug 25, 2024


From beekeeping to ping pong: New clubs spring to SVC
By Lauren Campbell , Staff Writer Originally Published April 23, 2024 Great news for aspiring beekeepers, bookworms, and ping-pong...
Aug 25, 2024


Dinner with Beyoncé: The final night of the February dinner series
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published March 12, 2024 February is Dating Violence Awareness Month, and to...
Aug 2, 2024


The hills are alive with the SVC Players!: The Sound of Music celebrates 40 years of coeducational SVC
By Lauren Campbell, Staff Writer Originally Published March 12, 2024 Did you know Saint Vincent College (SVC) is celebrating 40 years of...
Aug 2, 2024


Entering the year of the dragon: SVC hosted a Chinese New Year festival
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published February 27, 2024 Every year, the Chinese New Year occurs based on...
Jul 2, 2024


Free will and belief in God: SVC’s Thomistic Institute has second guest speaker
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published February 20, 2024 Since the founding of Saint Vincent College’s...
May 29, 2024


Swift Serenades: Discussing healthy relationships with Taylor Swift
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published February 20, 2024 What does Taylor Swift have in common with Saint...
May 29, 2024


Shared connections and shared concerns: Verostko Center Launches “Shared Concerns” Exhibit
By Lauren Campbell, Staff Writer Originally Published February 20, 2024 New year, new exhibition! The Verostko Center of the Arts at...
May 29, 2024


Searching for bumble bees: Dr. Duennes’s research in Mexico
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Staff Writer Originally Published February 6, 2024 In November 2023, Dr. Michelle Duennes, Assistant Professor...
May 29, 2024
Welcome, Dr. Sophia Geng! Bringing Chinese culture to SVC
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published January 30, 2024 This past August, Saint Vincent College (SVC)...
May 29, 2024


Come on Barbie, let’s go party! Barbie movie night on campus
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published November 14, 2023 Movie-goers and Barbie fans alike united in the...
Feb 19, 2024


Next shop hop: Latobe Fall Fest Pie Walk
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published November 7, 2023 Students who think there is nothing to do around...
Feb 13, 2024


SVC Theatre finds the light switch in fall production
By Sean Callahan, Editor-in-Chief Originally Published November 7, 2023 Two years have passed since the performance of Clue, the first...
Feb 13, 2024


Cutie’s Coffee Company: Brand new coffee shop in Greensburg
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published October 31, 2023 Good news for the coffee-lovers of Saint Vincent...
Feb 13, 2024


Homosexuality or holiness? Student response mixed to Kim Zember’s discussion of homosexuality
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published October 18, 2023 Can one be gay and still with God? This question...
Jan 30, 2024


A Monk’s Life: Behind the scenes in the monastery
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published October 30, 2023 A feature unique to Saint Vincent College (SVC) is...
Jan 30, 2024

Behind the Scenes of The College Tour
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor Originally Published October 3, 2023 Saint Vincent College (SVC) is coming to...
Jan 25, 2024


Impressionist Legacies: The Latest Exhibition at the Verostko Center of the Arts
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Arts and Culture Editor On Sep. 7, the Verostko Center of the Arts opened an exhibition on Impressionism and the...
Nov 2, 2023


Education Department Hosts Educational Laughs
By Sean Callahan, News Editor Student comedy shows have become a semester tradition at Saint Vincent College (SVC) in the last few years....
Apr 25, 2023


New Clubs in Bloom for Spring 2023:Bearcat Billiards and Audio-Visual Clubs Make Their Debut
By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor Saint Vincent College students constantly look for different clubs and organizations to participate...
Apr 25, 2023


An SVC Tradition Brought Back: APB Hosts First School-wide Dance Since COVID Pandemic
By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor After a few years of waiting, Saint Vincent College’s Activities Programming Board (APB) was able to...
Apr 25, 2023
Old Truth in the New World: About SVC’s Newest Chapter, the Thomistic Institute
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Humanities students here at Saint Vincent College are well aware of the many reading groups and...
Apr 4, 2023


Schnitzel, Cobblestone Streets, Castles, Oh My! Student Speaks High Praises of Germany Abroad Trip
By Sean Callahan, News Editor I decided to go on the McKenna School spring break trip to Bavaria, Germany, in a moment, not a day. I had...
Apr 4, 2023


Cries of the Earth and the Poor: Theology Professor Discusses Newly Published Book
By Sean Callahan, News Editor Lucas Briola, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Vincent College, has been hard at work outside the...
Mar 24, 2023
Women’s Week Spotlight: Get to Know Some of the Outstanding Women of SVC
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor After decades of being a co-ed school, some people are still shocked to hear about a woman...
Mar 24, 2023


Culture and coffee: SVC holds first International Coffee Hour
By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor Traveling is typically at the front of college students’ minds. Maybe one would study abroad, take a...
Mar 14, 2023
Planting a Seed: Engineering Dept. to Build Living Chapel on Campus
By Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor One of the first things guests notice about Saint Vincent College is the beautiful landscaping and...
Mar 14, 2023


A Vocation Through Art: How Saint Vincent Demonstrates Spirituality Through Creation
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor One of the first things people think of when they hear Saint Vincent College is its monastic...
Feb 14, 2023
Where? What? When? Who? SVC hosts first Mystery Trip since COVID
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Traditions are a huge part of Saint Vincent College, but sadly, some had to be put on hold during...
Dec 9, 2022


Uruguayan poet, Silvia Guerra, reads from her book A Sea at Dawn
By Suki Rowden, Part-Time Staff Writer On Nov. 16, Saint Vincent College hosted a book reading of the translated version of Un Mar en...
Dec 9, 2022


A Night on the (Hades) Town
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Being a Pittsburgh native, I’ve often gone to the Benedum Center to see shows, and from my...
Dec 9, 2022


Through the Mask: Conversations about Culture and COVID
By Sean Callahan, News Editor On Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 4 to 6 p.m., The Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery held a public...
Dec 9, 2022
How defined are students’ civil rights?
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Something lawyers wished more people understood is that a case is never as simple as it seems. Is...
Dec 8, 2022


SVC Singers Stun at Show
By Jacob Rzempoluch, Sports Editor On Nov. 2, the Saint Vincent College Singers performed a selection of songs in the former art gallery....
Dec 7, 2022


Día de los Muertos at SVC: How the Mexican holiday creates campus-wide unity
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor For the past six years, Saint Vincent College’s Modern and Classical Languages Department has...
Nov 17, 2022


Saint Benedict Continues His Guidance: New statue of Saint Benedict is displayed on campus
By Elizabeth Van Pilsum, Staff Writer If you have walked on campus at any point in the past couple of weeks, you probably noticed a new...
Nov 17, 2022


Student-run theater group introduces production of iconic movie
By Suki Rowden, Staff Writer After 20 successful years on campus, The Company, Saint Vincent College’s student-run musical theater club,...
Nov 17, 2022
Midterm tests are done, But Midterm elections have Begun
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor As soon as one thinks the political ads are done being shown on television, another round of them...
Nov 4, 2022


Scared About Doing Nothing for Halloween? Check out these eerie-sistible on-campus events!
By: Erin Brody, Arts & Culture Editor Everybody loves to celebrate Halloween one way or another, and Saint Vincent’s clubs offer plenty...
Nov 4, 2022


From Ukraine to Pennsylvania: Get to Know a Little Bit About Marta Trembetska and Anastasiia Umrysh
By Devin Bonine, Part-Time Staff Writer A long awaited childhood dream finally came through for two close friends from Ukraine who wanted...
Nov 4, 2022


Oktoberfest: German tradition arrives on our campus
By Suki Rowden, Staff Writer Saint Vincent College enjoyed the German tradition of Oktoberfest on Oct.12 in a historic celebration. The...
Oct 24, 2022


Need a night out on campus? Plan to see The Players’ performance of Little Women
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor Theater has always been a favorite pastime for Saint Vincent students, and the campus will receive...
Oct 23, 2022


¡Salud!: Saint Vincent College Celebrates Biggest Hispanic Heritage Month Yet
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor On Sept. 15, countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and El Salvador celebrate...
Oct 9, 2022


East Meets St. Vincent College: Newest Art Exhibit on Campus Hopes to Bring Unity
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor On Sept. 8, students, faculty members, and art-lovers attended the opening of the newest...
Oct 9, 2022


Visiting Writers Series returns to Saint Vincent
By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer The Visiting Writers Series made its return to Saint Vincent College on Apr. 6 in the Verostko Center for...
Apr 20, 2022


Class of 2022 art majors display work in Verostko Center
By Erin Brody, Staff Writer The Verostko Center for the Arts recently greeted the SVC community and visitors with a blue sign displaying...
Apr 20, 2022


Fred Rogers Scholars collaborate with Latrobe Art Center
By Jacob Rzempoluch, Part-Time Staff Writer Fred Rogers, known to millions of Americans as Mister Rogers, began every episode of his...
Apr 11, 2022


Not throwing away their shot: Students surprised and satisfied with Hamilton trip
By Erin Brody, Arts and Culture Editor The Activities Programming Board (APB) planned a trip to Pittsburgh to see Hamilton on March 11,...
Mar 17, 2022


Grant paves way to humanities project
By Sean Callahan, Staff Writer A new financial opportunity was announced by Public Relations via a news release email on Feb. 9. The...
Feb 22, 2022


Eulalia Books hosts international poetry reading
By Delaney Fox, Staff Writer Eulalia Books, a publisher housed at Saint Vincent College, held an online reading and discussion on Jan. 31...
Feb 18, 2022
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