Letter from the editor: student media, please never lose your wonder
Trinity Velazquez Editor in chief I am not prepared to write this letter. Not only is this my last letter from the editor, it’s my last article I will write for The Current Sauce. There are so many things I want to say but word count is my enemy. To begin, I’ll start with the endContinue Reading
Purple Priday
Mary Gaffney Fashion Columnist Wearing purple with pride is a right that all members of Northwestern State University get to have. Demons wear purple on Fridays. It’s that simple. Showing pride in our school is a great way to also throw in some color into your wardrobe by wearing purple withContinue Reading
Marcus Jones to serve as NSU interim president
Kendall Caple Reporter After the announcement of Northwestern State University President Dr. Chris Maggio’s retirement, in a unanimous decision by the University of Louisiana System, Marcus Jones, former vice president for university affairs and associate professor of business, has been named interim president. “It has been an honor to serveContinue Reading
Campus reacts to selection of interim university president
Timothy Holdiness News Editor With current Northwestern State University President Dr. Chris Maggio retiring at the end of June this year, the duties of president will be transferred to Dr. Marcus Jones in an interim capacity. “I’m very excited that Dr. Marcus Jones is going to be the Interim President,” Jaylon Etienne, a sophomore biology major who has known Jones forContinue Reading
Student body elects new leadership
Christian Bell Reporter Timothy Holdiness News Editor The Student Government Association has a new set of leaders for the student body. With two energetic campaigns, a new president, vice president and senate have been elected. Tjah Edwards and Kaylynn Semien were the winners of the student vote for president and vice president. They received 33 more votes than their challengers Darrin Nixon and Jamarcia Broadway. When itContinue Reading
CAPA students take a stand against inequality
Lora Luquet Arts and Living Editor Trinity Velazquez Editor in Chief Northwestern State University’’ s Dear Sschool of Creative and Performing Arts Department of Theater and Dance has cancelled the spring musical, “Working: The Musical,” after theater students of color expressed concerns about equal opportunity in casting of the department’s productions. On Monday, April 19, a notice was posted onContinue Reading
The female gaze
Mary Gaffney Fashion Columnist With fashion, media and consumption, there is something that has been pushed on women known as the male gaze. You, my dear reader, have definitely been a consumer of the male gaze at one point of your life or another. You have also probably been buying your clothes withContinue Reading
On moving away from the new normal
Serena Bonnette Opinion Columnist The insanity that COVID-19 has caused over the past year is no stranger to any of us. Everyone in the entire world was affected by the disease in some form or fashion. Everyone’s lives essentially got uprooted, flipped around and society had to figure out how to live a sort of “new normal.” College students were among one of the groups highly affected by this new normal. It seemed that in an instant, classes were moved to remote learning in the Spring of 2020, carrying on into the 2021 school year. During the 2020-2021Continue Reading
Playing the field
Olivia Draguicevich weighs in on her life as a student-athlete Tyrenisha James Reporter Olivia Draguicevich is no stranger to soccer. “I grew up playing because my parents and the rest of my family played it. It’s always been a sport everyone in my family played,” Draguicevich said. Draguicevich was four years old when she first began playing. “Growing up IContinue Reading
A spirit that can’t be contained – An inside look at the SON during COVID-19
Mary Fletcher Reporter One of Northwestern State University’s claims to fame is their marching band. Known as “The Best-Sounding Band in the Land,” the Spirit of Northwestern Marching Band is the largest collegiate marching band in Louisiana. Under the direction of Dr. Jeffery Matthews, the Spirit of Northwestern has performed first-rate field shows,Continue Reading