by Matt Heller Executive Editor Around 10 years ago, students began taking four, four-credit classes each semester, the same system that is in place today.…
Posts published in October 2019
by Matt Heller Executive Editor When Alain Brizard, one of only three faculty members in the physics department, talks about physics students, he doesn’t…
By Emma Shortall Multimedia Editor Saint Michael, according to the St. Michael’s College website, is “a spiritual warrior in the battle of good versus evil.”…
By Meg Friel Executive Editor “Again?” Students, faculty and staff overwhelmingly responded to the news of white supremacy stickers being posted around campus, with an…
By Meg Schneider Staff Writer Racism can be a difficult topic to explain to kids but the St. Michael’s College Civil Rights Alliance did it…
By Marlon HydeContributing Writer When I was first thinking about getting tattoos I wanted them to tell my story. I have three tattoos –currently, a…
The first annual Defender fall photo contest captured what autumn means to people in the St. Michael’s College community. The images displayed on this page…
By Molly Humiston Staff Writer Your head feels trapped in an impenetrable fog; maybe it’s a head cold, maybe it’s something more, but either way…
By Talia Perrea Visionary Editor Bras. They’re expensive. They can be uncomfortable. And more often than not they are annoying. It’s not just the process…
By Haeleigh Lange Staff Writer When Abigail “Abby” Bozzuti, ’22, was 4 years old, she was bitten by a tick while living with her family…