By Chris Shaddock Editor-in-Chief In this new fall semester, the DeSales website was given a fresh update. The new website was constructed to give students, faculty and prospective students a simpler time navigating through the website. “Our last change was in 2012,” said Director of Web … Read More
By Chris Shaddock Editor-in-Chief On Aug. 14, a report was released called the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report which entailed an investigation of six Catholic Dioceses within Pennsylvania due to allegations of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. One of these dioceses was Allentown. Bishop … Read More
Check out the articles from the first issue of the 2018-2019 edition of the 53rd Minstrel! Featured Articles: Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal emits a response from DeSales Partisan voter group contacts DeSales University Catholic Priest Scandal: How hierarchy and community … Read More
By Allison McCausland A&E Editor First things first: always pack an umbrella. That is one of the first things I learned in traveling around the UK, as several places can experience all four seasons in one day. If you ever choose to travel or study abroad in England, this is one of the most … Read More
By Christopher Shaddock Editor-In-Chief On Feb. 19 an email sent by DeSales Chief of Police, Steven Marshall, to the students of DeSales indicated a possibility of a cult-like group, called World Mission Society Church of God, approaching the campus. This speculative possibility is in response … Read More
Clare Brossman Staff Writer On Jan. 1, the new president of DeSales University, Fr. James Greenfield, assumed his position. Greenfield succeeded Fr. Bernard O’Connor as the fourth president of DeSales University. O’Connor held the position since 1999. Greenfield came to DeSales after serving … Read More
By Allison McCausland A&E and Online Editor The Historical Film Series is back in full throttle this semester with its first film being 1964’s Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb on Tuesday Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Trexler Library. Under the year’s theme … Read More
By Ellen Cicchitti Online Editor Every spring semester, DeSales University hosts its annual film festival (DUFF) which showcases student and alumni films for anyone in attendance to see. Last Saturday, March 24, at 8:00 p.m., junior Joseph Sheehan and senior Amanda Seemayer oversaw the event, … Read More
By Antonia Spano Layout Editor Last month, on March 16-18, DeSales’ Dance Department had its annual DeSales University Dance Ensemble (DUDE) Concert. Dance students were featured in six dances, with the final dance only performed by seniors. “For me, concert implies a much more formal … Read More
By Ellen Cicchitti Online Editor Marvel’s Black Panther was the most anticipated film of 2018, and it is clear to see why. Directed by Ryan Coogler and written by Joe Robert Cole, with assistance from Coogler, it has become one of the highest-grossing films of 2018, and even set the record for … Read More
By Kari Condel Sports Editor The fall sports season has begun for our Bulldogs, and it is time to showcase the dedication maintained and fostered during the summer months. All athletes have returned to Center Valley from various states across the country to come together as one for the love of … Read More
Bridget Walsh Sports Editor It may not feel like it outside, but it is finally time for the spring sports season to begin for our athletes. The snow is slowly melting away and teams are moving from the recreation courts inside Billera to their fields outside. After taking their respective … Read More
By Kari Condel Staff Writer Championship week has come and gone, with the DeSales women’s basketball team clinching its 21st consecutive spot in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament. The Bulldogs secured the two seed for the playoffs by winning-out the tiebreaker with King’s College. They … Read More
By Steve Manzo Staff Writer “Hungry dogs run faster.” This was a quote from Eagles center Jason Kelce during his celebratory speech to describe the mentality of their team, and it certainly was an apt depiction. Philadelphia had starved to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy, and they are … Read More
By Christopher Shaddock Editor-in-Chief The world is probably the safest it has ever been. People on average live longer due to progress in medical care, there are less wars due to nations allying with each other and there is less violence in general due to there being fair laws enforced by … Read More
By Antonia Spano Layout Editor According to DonateLife.org, 22 people die every day waiting for a life-saving transplant.That’s one person for every year that the average senior is alive. The number increases every year. I remember when I was ten years old, the number was around ten. Then, it … Read More