Pep band returns to the university after a decades-long absence
The university will welcome a brand-new pep band to its athletic and campus events this fall, reinstituting a historic university tradition. The idea for reintroducing …
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Students hold demonstration against local ICE activity; President Tice addresses university’s policy
Last Friday, about 35 students gathered outside the university’s Memorial Gateway on East Main Street to protest the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Satire: University imports albino squirrels for more campus diversity
Many students have speculated over the last few years why the University would have such a large — and growing — population of white squirrels, …
The Chimes marks one hundred years of student journalism
This year marks the Chimes’ 100th year of publication. Originally named “The Capital Chimes,” the paper was student-conceived and has been student-run since its inception …
4th annual Big Band Ball swings students into a night of music
On Saturday, Jan. 17, students dolled themselves up for a night full of dancing, fun and jazz performed by their peers at the fourth annual …
35th annual MLK Day of Learning: ‘Ceilings only survive when we pretend that they are not there.’
Exuberant praise filled Mees Hall as Gregory J. Watkins and The Worship and Praise Chorale kicked off the 35th Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day …