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Prof. Rob Baker: A Lasting Legacy at Wittenberg

A generation of people living during the 1960s and 1970s could say that they’ve seen it all happen in front of their very own eyes. The Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the gay rights movement, and the Watergate scandal. During this tumultuous time in the nation, a young boy in Bonne Terre, ...

"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 ...