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Watching Disaster Strike: Challenger 1986

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By Abagail Chartier             Lewisburg, Pennsylvania was frigid. It was late January and Alessandro Massarotti was cold. His down jacket wasn’t enough to keep him warm as he walked from Bucknell University’s campus to Market Street. The thirteen-minute walk was torturous when it was around 14 ° Fahrenheit with some strong winds around twenty miles per hour. Massarotti had been at Bucknell for a few weeks now, visiting his then-girlfriend Kristin. In that time, he’d learned that the on-campus food wasn’t very good, so he was seeking out an alternative while she was busy with class.             Getting into La Casa de Pizza was a relief. It was warmer in the small hole-in-the-wall shop and Massarotti was able to hunker down at a table. The TV was on; but of course, it was. Today was going to be historic. While an outsider to America, as he was only visiting, Massarotti could feel the buzz throughout the American population. Today was the day that the National Aeronautics and Spac
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10 Years Later: Look How Far She Has Come

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By Kazi Walker             A life-size green and orange U sits at the heart of campus at the University of Miami, as the school colors are scattered along Ponce De Leone Boulevard in Coral Gables. Eight different languages can be heard when walking through campus and there are 10,000 diverse undergrads sweating as they walk from class to class in the heat. Within walking distance of campus there is Frat Row, who host tailgates before every home football game. Natural light beers, mechanical bulls, and hundreds of students jumping up and down to music in small spaces while cops just observe from a far. Then a bike ride away sits an apartment complex called Red Road, where Marissa, a sophomore at the University, lives. It is a new life; 1,400 miles away from hospital visits, constant IV drips, and a place she used to call home.             Marissa sits frequently at the pool in her apartment complex. Today, I accompanied her. I was visiting her for the weekend as it wa
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Stonehill Runningback Perseveres

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By Noah Powell Saturday, September 14 th 2019, the Stonehill Skyhawks football team prepared for a big matchup against division rival New Haven Chargers. The Skyhawks follow the same routine every home game, with the times varying on when kick-off is. This was a 2:30 p.m. kickoff and breakfast was at 10. Everyone reported to the locker room at 11:45 and began warm ups at 1:40 p.m. At the heart of this Skyhawks team is senior running back Brian Kearns. Kearns, a Three year letter winner and Skyhawk record holder. He was one of the biggest “spark plugs” for the team since he stepped foot on campus as a freshman, with his ability to make plays at any possible moment. He always provided the team with that extra juice they needed. His teammates fed off his contagious energy. Many of them attribute it to how vocal he is on the field, and his never ending motor always moving forward no matter the odds stacked against him. The most notable of games coming his sophomore year against rival
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