Heather Fasciocco Stone '02

Currently resides in Longmont, Colo.

Q: How long did you work for The Spectator?

A: I started working my sophomore year as a staff writer and then moved up as a news editor my junior and senior year. I wrote a lifestyle column, filled in as a cartoonist, and I also took photos of sport events.

Reagan Graham

Reporter

Most college students know what it is like to be on a budget, especially if they are living alone and having to pay their own bills. Try adding having a social life on the weekends, and you are pretty much broke until the next payday.

If you are anything like me and want to update your wardrobe once every couple of weeks, there are plenty of ways to do this without breaking your bank account.

Mark Huerkamp

Reporter

Mu Theta Chi, the Music Therapy Club, held a community drum circle outside Hogarth Cafeteria, Wednesday, March 5, to help students relieve stress and celebrate National Music Therapy Month.

The Music Therapy Club, led by senior music therapy major, Rayma Williams, handed out rattles, tambourines, bongos, rain sticks and drum paddles to anyone who wanted to blow off a little steam.

Julessa Oglen

Managing Editor 

The MUW chapter of the International Justice Mission organization will stand for freedom on April 9-10 to bring awareness to the 27 million people who have fallen victim to human trafficking.

Several activities have been planned to include all students who want to support this movement.

Zac Carlisle 

Copy Editor

MUW’s Department of Education recently received a $90,000 grant to help local math teachers improve their teaching ability.

The grant, known as “No Child Left Behind, Improving Teacher Quality,” will be used by the department to conduct a four-week summer program for 20 local middle-school math teachers. This program will take place from June 2-27.

Evan Fox

Entertainment Editor

Comic book films have become extremely popular in the past nine years, starting with “Batman Begins.” Looking at the slate of upcoming projects, fans wonder if too many are being made.

Comic book fans enjoy (more or less) seeing their favorite characters getting the proper film treatment. Marvel has done a great job building its cinematic universe, and DC has done well with Batman and Superman.

Daysha Humphrey

Reporter

The Department of Health and Kinesiology hosted an Alcohol Awareness Week on campus March 11-13.

The week consisted of different activities that helped raised awareness on how alcohol could jeopardize and affect an individual. The activities that were hosted are as followed:

Mark Huerkamp

Reporter

The MUW Office of Diversity Education and Programs and the MUW Leadership Program organized the “Disability Awareness Experience,” on March 12 at 6 p.m. The experience combined interaction with expert presentations to increase appreciation of people with disabilities such as mental, visual, physical or auditory impairments.