Turn Off the Dark: Portrait of a Young Freelance Artist

3 a.m. in Smyrna, Tennessee. It’s raining, and Twenty One Pilots is playing quietly. Dalyn Bentley is hunched over his drawing tablet, undoing and redrawing a line for the umpteenth time while his mom, stepdad, and older sister sleep. He rolls his stylus restlessly between his fingers. The heavy outline ...

Wittenberg is now "Accredited on Probation"

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has changed Wittenberg University's status from "Accredited" to "Accredited on Probation." According to the HLC, "Probation is a public sanction that allows the institution a period of time to resolve the areas of concern. The initial period for Probation is up to ...

Witt Welcomes New Writing Center Director

As Wittenberg kicks off its fall semester, acclaimed poet Marjory Wentworth makes her debut as the new Director of the Writing Center and Oral Communication Center (OCC), as well as an adjunct professor in the English department. Experience Wentworth’s experience in education is extensive; she previously ...

The Ups and Downs of Performative Luxury

The Sunseeker Resort Florida Gulf Coast, Curio Collection by Hilton (yes, that is its full name) of Port Charlotte is perched right on the waterfront. It’s an extraordinary structure, tall and white and gleaming, practically on top of Charlotte Harbor. The land used to be unremarkable here, a little ...

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"My Turn: The Rise of Lil Baby and the Soundtrack of Ambition"

In the music world today, lots of artists only get famous for one song. But Lil Baby was not like that. When he dropped his album “My Turn," he showed everybody he was authentic. The album came out in early 2020, right around the time Covid-19 made an appearance, but it still blew up everywhere.  Even ...

International Student Week: A Tale of Two Students

Applying and getting accepted to a college is an endeavor all college students experience, but the added stresses of moving across the globe and applying for a student visa is a struggle only international students know. There are financial, institutional, and physical barriers that only these students ...

Pam Evans Smith Arena

 The gym was quiet that night — the kind of silence that carries memory. The banners on the walls shimmered faintly in the hum of overhead lights, each one telling a story of victory, of discipline, of love for the game. At center court, the red “W” glowed beneath the polished floorboards, ...

Spotlights, On!: Abby Lanhart in “Ride the Cyclone”

Wittenberg’s fall theater performance, “Ride the Cyclone,” has already sold out, and senior Theater Performance and Psychology double-major Abby Lanhart can’t wait to see the full production come to fruition—especially as one of the stars! “Ride the Cyclone” is a dark comedy about six ...

Luke Dennis and Changes Happening at WYSO

WYSO Recently It may seem unwise to jump into things with both feet first, to cross the street without looking in either direction, but when Witt alum Luke Dennis '00 decides to do something, he appears to be a force of undeterred passion and focus.  Dennis, the general manager for WYSO Public ...

Inauguration of Witt's 16th President

On October 17th, 2025, Christian M. M. Brady was officially inaugurated as the 16th president of Wittenberg University. The ceremony began with a prayer led by Rev. Cathy Schibler-Keegan and a welcome speech by William "Bill" Edwards, the chair for Wittenberg's Board of Directors.  Edwards ...

An Interview with President Brady

As a man man rooted in faith, having studied Jewish, religious, biblical, and theological studies, it’s no surprise that Christian M. M. Brady said he felt “called” to become the next president of Wittenberg University.During a recent interview with Wittenberg journalism students, Brady noted ...

Teaching with One Eye Open: Wittenberg’s New Art Professor and Her Exhibit

A new professor is making her mark on arts and culture at Wittenberg and on Springfield as a whole: Kelley Booze, well-known local artist and now Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. Booze is a recent graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, receiving her Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art this ...

Committed to Community: Marcus Randolph

Community. A simple noun, but one layered with meaning. It can describe both a group of people living in the same place or sharing similar characteristics; but can also mean a particular area, place, or city. When it comes to Marcus Randolph II, a junior at Wittenberg University, it is a particularly ...

Pets on campus for when the going gets ruff

Steeping In The Chaos

Fast food jobs are a nightmare, at least, that’s what I used to think at 16 years old. In those times of working long hours surrounded by the suffocating smell of old grease, the relentless clatter of donut trays being forcefully shoved on the racks, the constant rumble of grumpy customers, and the ...