by Taylor McKelvey Senator Michele Brooks began the presentation, “Pathway to Pardons” by saying that this program was not about “being soft” when it comes to crime, but about second chances. Lt. Gov. Mike Stack spoke about his passion for giving incarcerated people a second chance. On Thursday, […]
by Brian L. Brink Up until 1990 the term rape meant stranger rape. It wasn’t until people like Katie Koestner began speaking out that people realized rape can happen even if you know the person. Koestner spoke at Thiel College on Wednesday, Oct. 25, about her struggle against […]
By Taylor McKelvey “Students don’t ask questions,” said the new assistant professor of math and computer science, Jingnan Xie, when explaining the differences between the American and Chinese school systems. In China, students just listen, there is no discussion based courses, just lectures. Xie said that this is […]
By Taylor McKelvey “The view I had while at Macchu Picchu was the most beautiful and amazing place that I have ever been” Nick Romano, a senior at Thiel College, stated at the Thiel Forum, during his presentation. This past summer, two study aboard trips were conducted; one […]
By Brian L. Brink As the audience listens quietly Krysten Kinner starts her speech by telling everyone how scared she was to travel outside of the United States. The Vira I. Heinz Scholarship Recruitment Dinner took place on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Thiel for all female students interested […]
By Brian L. Brink Thiel College alumni held of panel talking about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions on Friday, Oct. 13, at Thiel. The panel was moderated by Delbert Abi Abdallah, assistant professor of biology and director of the Greenville Neuromodulation Center Faculty/Student Research Institute. […]
By Taylor McKelvey Thiel students and faculty had varying experiences with a virtual reality (VR) demonstration on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Students and faculty used Oculus Rift equipment acquired in Spring 2017, just prior to the first public VR demonstration on campus. One student, who wished to […]
By Lexi Helbig Bisexuality was the topic of a question-and-answer session held Friday, Sept. 22 by the Alliance, Thiel College’s student lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) organization. Bisexuality was defined as the attraction to people who share gender identity and do not share gender identity. Alliance […]
By James Brown Thiel Tomcats beat Saint Vincent Bearcats, 15-9, in the Presidents Athletic Conference (PAC) volleyball match in a home-game, Thursday, Oct. 5. The match took all the possible sets to decide the winner. It was even, with both teams having fifty-one Errors, and SVC beating Thiel in […]
By Taylor McKelvey Thiel College hired Julie Neish, D.M.A. as the new director of choral activities and assistance professor of music this summer. Neish said that before accepting this position at Thiel College, she was finishing up her doctoral degree, in Phoenix, Arizona. While studying at the University of […]
