News

Student survey weighs in on Courtyard Café’s wait times

By | April 30, 2012 at 12:15 am | No comments

Kylen Mills, Contributor Pictured above: Students take advantage of the downtime to get food at the Courtyard Café. A student walking into the Courtyard Café to grab a pre-packaged sandwich off the shelf and a Gatorade had to wait in line for eight minutes around 11:45 a.m., according to a recent study conducted by the [...]

Sports

VIDEO: No. 7 Flyers win MIVA Championship with victory over No. 10 Ohio State

By | April 30, 2012 at 12:15 am | No comments

Kevin Ryan, Asst. Sports Editor This article has been updated since it was published in the April 30 edition of The Flyer. Pictured above: Matt Gallik and the Flyers earned a share of the regular-season MIVA Title. Heading into the last two matches of the regular season, the No. 8 Lewis men’s volleyball team knew [...]

Opinion

Facebook-Instagram deal expands social media potential

By | May 7, 2012 at 11:50 pm | No comments

Alex Veeneman, Opinions Editor listen to ‘Flyer Podcast: Facebook’ on Audioboo (function() { var po = document.createElement(“script”); po.type = “text/javascript”; po.async = true; po.src = “http://d15mj6e6qmt1na.cloudfront.net/assets/embed.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); In the world of digital and the ever-expanding presence of social media, Melody Kramer has a unique role to play. At her [...]

Features

Getting to know RA Joe

By | May 6, 2012 at 12:01 am | No comments

Rachel Stella, Copy Editor Pictured above: Senior air traffic control management major Joe Malott enjoys his job as RA in North Hall. They’re a part of campus culture. They’re referenced in comedy skits and memes about college life. They’re resident assistants — more commonly known as RAs, and it’s their job to supervise dorm floors. [...]

Religion

Best Buddies strives to uphold the mission and the faith

By | April 30, 2012 at 12:14 am | No comments

Angela Cotta, Religion Editor Pictured above: The Best Buddies chapter of Lewis visits Brookfield Zoo in March 2012. Best Buddies is an on-campus service organization that promotes human dignity of special needs individuals. The organization pairs college students with these individuals known affectionately as “buddies” to provide them with social experiences they would not necessarily [...]

Health

Health Services stress managing stress

By | April 30, 2012 at 12:01 am | No comments

Ross Reed, Health Editor This article has been corrected since it was published in the April 30 edition of The Flyer. Pictured above: Students and faculty interact with Tippi, a therapy dog who was certified through Therapy Dogs International. We can all agree that stress is a common monster we chronically deal with. We also [...]