By Hannah Lussier | Associate Editor Communication is key, and junior psychology major, Kelly Richards, knows it. Throughout her work with non-verbal autistic children, Richards has seen the importance of knowing American Sign Language (ASL) firsthand. She says she is not yet fluent but has “always loved sign language” and uses basic signs to communicate with the people she has metRead More

By Kitty Williams | Associate Editor The Southern Poverty Law Center is a new club on campus with a focus on civil rights. It aims to make students aware of issues that are going on around the world and encourages them to take action and use their voice to make a change. Topics of discussion range from election issues to police brutality.Read More

By Felicia DeMatteo | Staff Writer Like most young adults that are in college or in their early careers, Yuri Tomikawa felt very lost in her career path and simply wanted someone to talk to about it. In our age of technology, it seemed logical to search for clinicians online and Tomikawa came across tons and tons of names. However, sheRead More

By Caroline Connick | Staff Writer As National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month comes to a close, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on the issue of suicide. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, about 117 people end their own lives each day, and it typically happens when people with mental health conditions are under more stress thanRead More

By Stephanie Menders | Managing Editor Newport has become the home to nearly a dozen new stores this year, but visiting all of them takes time and money. So let’s narrow that list down to a couple must-visits for the semester. Here’s a closer look at some of the new stores and restaurants in the Newport area. Diego’s Bodega Located in MiddletownRead More