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Dont miss your chance to see Challengers in theaters starting this Friday.

Challengers Reviewed

Sophie Latessa and Maggie Fitzgerald April 24, 2024

Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s newest drama, has everything you would expect; Zendaya as a powerful leading lady, a steamy yet compelling love triangle and most notably a central premise that prevails...

Students celebrated the album release at the Oreo.

The Tortured Poets Department: Oreo Release Party

Cali Carss, Staff Writer April 24, 2024

The night of April 18 saw many Villanova students waiting up for the highly-anticipated release of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. The 16-song, hour-long album dropped exactly at midnight...

Check out Gryphon Cafe located in Wayne, PA.

Catappetite: The Best Coffee Shops Near Villanova

Blair Hollyday, Staff Writer April 24, 2024

For many Villanova students, coffee is not just a beverage. It is a ritual, a treat to brighten spirits and a source of energy. While Villanova offers its share of on-campus coffee options, such as Holy...

Students pose for formal pictures outside the church on Wednesday.

VillaVogue: Who Had the Best Dress?

Ciara Dursee, Staff Writer April 24, 2024

With the end of second semester rapidly approaching, Villanovans are deep into the highly-anticipated formal season. Everyone is buzzing about the fashion shows and photo shoots taking place around campus...

Villanova junior Teddy Fitzsimons is known as the “Side Quest Man.”

Teddy Fitzsimons: The Side Quest Man Takes on an Ultramarathon on Campus

Ean Steidle, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Is there a better test of the human spirit than running 250 miles around Villanova’s historic track on a spring day? In the upcoming weeks, Villanova junior Teddy Fitzsimons will attempt to run 1000...

Dr. Emilie Pine, PhD., is Villanova’s 2024 Heimbold Chair.

Talking Detours With Heimbold Chair Dr. Emilie Pine

Bailey Quinn, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Dr. Emilie Pine, PhD. is no stranger to redirection and adventure.  “I’m a huge fan of detours,” Pine said.  The author of essay collection Notes to Self and fiction novel Ruth & Pen...

In addition to coursework, students have taken to networking on the platform LinkedIn.

LinkedIn: the Newest Frenzy Among Villanova Students

Alex Pultz, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Though one may think students’ favorite form of social media is Instagram or Snapchat, during internship and job application season, one would be mistaken. It is LinkedIn. If you are not connected with...

“Crazy in Love” Elizabeth Weiss’s One Woman Show

Julia O'Keefe, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Senior Communication and English student Elizabeth Weiss performed her original, one-woman show “Crazy in Love” in the Communication Department Studio last week as a culmination of her senior project. “Crazy...

With showings through Apr. 21, don’t miss your chance to see The Spanish Tragedy.

The Spanish Tragedy: Reviewed

Sofia Krzewicki, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

From April 11 to April 21, the Villanova Theatre Department presents Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy, directed by Dr. Alice Dailey and Dr. Chelsea Phillips. Written between 1582 and 1592, The Spanish...

Maggie Cavanaugh(Right) pictured with Fiona Lonergan(Left) at last years Oreo thrift event.

VillaVogue: Wildcat Thrift

Ciara Dursee, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Are you looking to declutter your closet and bring new items to your wardrobe before summer break? Well, you’re in luck, because Wildcat Thrift, a pop-up thrift store on campus, is coming to the Oreo...

Villanova Television is holding the fourth annual Villys Film Festival on Apr. 12.

VTV Hosts Fourth Annual Villys Film Festival

Sophie Latessa, Co-Culture-Editor April 10, 2024

Villanova Television is holding its fourth annual Villys Film Festival this Friday, April 12. The Villys is a student film fest run by VTV every spring that accepts any student film submissions. The submissions...

Austin Hall, Villanova’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

College: What to Know Before You Go

Maggie Fitzgerald, Co-Culture Editor April 10, 2024

With the dreaded May 1 deadline approaching, high school seniors across the country are preparing to make one of the most important decisions of their young lives. A date all college students remember...

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