Under new direction from the new Campus Life Director Jerusalem Benavides, Resident Assistants are now working in groups to plan various events for students. One such event was the Jan. 22 Movie Night at The Forum, where The Intern was shown and snacks were provided. The RAs’ planned event is part of an initiative to help build a stronger community by giving students more opportunities to get out of their rooms and have fun with their fellow Sfuadians....

Many students own bicycles at SFUAD; it’s a great way to get around campus. But it is rare to see students riding across campus. In fact, it seems as if most of these bicycles just sit on campus: some have missing wheels, flat tires and sometimes bent wheels. The number one reason these bikes have flat tires is likely due to the little thorns known as goat heads. So people lock up their bikes and just let them sit and rust in a cluttered mess outside the...

Abdiel Beltran, a sophomore Studio Arts major, sits outside St. Michael’s hall listening to music and enjoying the nice day while waiting for lunch.

 Josiah Norway and La’Charles Trask enjoy a quick lunch before heading off to their afternoon classes....

The first snow of the school year was a short lived occurrence. By mid-day on Friday, Nov. 5, almost all of the snow that blanketed campus had already melted. This miniature snowman wall all that remained on the...

Along with pumpkin carving and dorm decorating, the Halloween tradition of indulging in favored horror films is popular at SFUAD. However, Paranormal Activity and Insidious won’t be found among this student body of artists. The students interviewed at SFUAD revealed an appreciation for classic horror films, and many offered up their own reasons for finding value in movies such as Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Shining. “I’m not into the mainstream horror films because I just feel like everything is gimmicky,” says Graphic Design major Caleb Ortega. “I think those films serve mainly as an easy adrenaline rush and I’m just not interested in it. The Shining actually fits into a genre of horror that is really thoughtful, it’s really planned out. The horror aspect comes more from the eeriness of detail.” Ortega went on to discuss the visual aspects of the film. He finds its visual intricacy particularly enticing as a visual artist. “All the visuals in this film are done intentionally,” Ortega says. “I don’t think there is a lot in the film that is overlooked. Every detail is planned for the purpose of that shot and the purpose of that shot. As a graphic designer, I feel they were very successful in making the setting authentic but shifting enough elements to throw you off subconsciously.” Ortega’s Graphic Design peer Brandon Schmidt is also a horror fan who has specific tastes within the genre of horror. Schmidt enjoys watching horror films close to Halloween, but feels they will be horrible nine times out of ten. Nonetheless, Schmidt makes an effort to seek out the exception to the rule. He looks for movies that showcase good storytelling and genuine human emotion. This is why he gravitates toward Psycho as a reference point for good horror. “Psycho is special...

Romario Powell is a junior music major from Dulce, NM. In his free time, Powell trains in Muay Thai, a combat sport of Thailand, as well as boxing. He does martial arts for self defense and meditation. He says you have to have to take car of your body to clear your mind. He says this helps him make ideas flow. “Just trying to find my rhythm,” he...

“If I die, I’m going to Valhalla,” screamed Emery Mulligan, beneath an oversized, plastic sumo suit. “Shiny and chrome!” Members of the Student Activities Board (SAB) assisted him in putting on his gloves. He stepped into the circle, facing Myles Hammer, whose already burgeoning head of hair was topped with a faux chonmage helmet. Mulligan’s team, Legs for Days, was up against Hammer’s team, McLovin, in the SFUAD Olympics. Like most of the face-offs on Sept. 27, the match didn’t last long. After a brief struggle, Hammer pushed Mulligan out of the ring. Mulligan attempted to thrust back at Hammer, but the force knocked him onto the ground and he had to be helped up again. The events took place on the Quad in front of the bandshell and next to King Hall. Six teams met to challenge each other for the coveted Olympic medals and the glory of Amazon gift cards. The teams faced each other one on one, and with each win were awarded a victory point. Emily Curley, a member of SAB for the first time this year, was very excited about all of the events the group has put together already. “We’ve had a water fight, a glow dance, dodgeball and Uno night so far,” she said. “It’s all I spend my time doing, but it’s worth it.” If students weren’t taking part in the activities, they were sitting on the sidelines, cheering on their friends. “Go, motherfucker, go!” yelled one spectator as he watched a match of tug-of-war. Most of the cheering included expletives of one kind or another. It was not uncommon to hear curses pouring forth from the mouths of the players, either. “My hands!” cried an Olympian, his palms burnt by the tug of the thick,...

This little lizard is one of the many critters running around campus. So next time you are walking through campus be mindful of where you step, and who you could step on.

SFUAD students of all majors are out and about Sept. 24 enjoying the nice weather as they take a break from their usual daily routines.

Cassandra Miller, freshman graphic design major, creates an art installation using bits and pieces of broken glass from her bedroom mirror. Photo by Jason...

SFUAD’s Driscoll Fitness Center—the DFC—provides free classes, equipment rental and more.

Weekly photos from on and around the SFUAD community.

SFUAD students take advantage of the warm September days as the fall semester begins.

Students in costume crept out of their dorms and across campus to the library dressed as a variety of characters from The Lord of the Rings’ Gimli  to Foxy from Five Nights at Freddy’s. May 2’s Kahn-Quest was a gathering of pop culture fanatics from all over campus. Events catered to every student’s “nerd at heart” and there seemed to be something constantly happening all six hours of the mini convention. Attendees went head to head in Battle Royale, sat in on stimulating panel discussions on fan fiction and cosplay, and the SFUAD League of Legends club even waged war during a real time championship. By the time the event was over, geeks were limping back home, heels abandoned, wigs off kilter, but all with smiles on their faces. Despite having to compete with both Bounce Day and Quadstock, Kahn-Quest had a pretty good turn out. After months of work from the Student Ambassadors, event organizer Caitlyn Carlile finally got to see the convention come together. “We tried to have something for everyone… We wanted this to be multi genre,” Carlile says. There was definitely a lot going on. Cosplayers—“costume play” AKA those who dress up as fictional characters— had the most opportunity for fun when it came to events. With two cosplay panels, one on Cosplay and Consent and another on Genderbending and Crossplay (a type of Cosplay) as well as a photo booth and the costume contest, Kahn-Quest became an on-campus Cosplay dream. There was also a lot of fun to be had for League of Legends fans. League of Legends is a real time strategy video game that has become popular on campus this year. It’s a group game in which players have to defeat the other team by destroying its...

Pride Week kicks off today with an open mic this evening, April 16, in the Forum at 7 p.m. In addition to the open mic, students will be performing skits, plays and poetry. The Screen will also be showing “The Birdcage” tonight at 10 p.m with free pizza. Sponsored by COLORS, Pride week will continue with events happening each day, ending Sunday, April 19.