The Unusual, Unconventional, and Unrecognized Hobbies at SUA

If you were lucky enough to find yourself wandering campus during the spell of warm weather this past autumn, you may have encountered Reilly Dolan '21 and her “long Furby.” Dolan’s creation somewhat defies description - its head looks like the popular 90s toy, but its torso has been elongated to a length of around three or four feet. It...

Throughout four years of high school in Saint Ursula, students are required to start taking the ACT junior year. You can take it as many times as a you want, but it would be best to find a way to get the score needed to get into the college of your dreams. Ms. Wilker, SUA’s test coordinator, and Elizabeth Volk ‘21, who got a perfect ACT score, both suggested tips that could help students get...

It’s now that time of year again when we look to our pocketbooks to solve our ‘problems’ of discomfort with our bodies and sign up for another gym membership. This year it will be different. This year we will get it done and have the summer body we’ve been dreaming up. The question isn’t why our body doesn’t fit  into another girl’s outfit, but why are we so incapable of accepting our bodies the w...

The 2020’s have begun rather memorably, with Australian fires, a presidential impeachment, and the threat of another coronavirus epidemic dominating the news. Though it might seem easy given this notable first month to look ahead with cynicism, the new decade still offers much to look forward to, both big and small. Here’s what we can expect:

1. NASA has big plans for the 20’s, including further ex...

As many of you know, SUA’s annual blood drive is coming up in just a few days on February 13, 2020, and it’s not too late to think about donating. 

There are many reasons why it is a good idea to donate blood. For one, there is a great need for it -- every three seconds someone is in need of blood. Statistics also show that 25% or more of all people will need blood at least once in their lifetime,...

As girls attending Saint Ursula Academy, I think we can all agree that we live in a tiny bubble; this means that we can be completely sheltered and some of us might be unaware to the poverty that prevails in greater Cincinnati. Students at SUA have so much to be thankful for. We take our privileged lives for granted and although we seemingly have everything, we can find ourselves complaining. 

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