The student news site of Saint Anselm College. Despite federal DEI changes, SAC continues inclusivity goals. Susie Ketler, Crier Staff. February 6, 2025 • No Comments. In the first month of his second presidency, President Donald Trump has begun issuing multiple executive orders so as to disassemble previously issued Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives....

5 days ago · Returning students at Saint Anselm College have probably noticed the changes that are happening to the Conversatio Program. Freshmen are experiencing a class that looks different to what the rest of the school remembers about their first year. The pilot program of the revised Conversatio started in the fall semester, and while many things stayed...

5 days ago · Is Pathways and Perspectives better than Conversatio? Conversatio’s would be replacement has positioned itself as a radical departure from first year programs of the past and promises to be the answer to several generations of student’s complaints about Conversatio. As part of that replacement, the reformers have scrapped the core question of Conversatio: what is...

5 days ago · The Hilltop feels more crowded than ever. The sandwich line at Dave is growing longer, parking spots disappear faster, and once-quiet spaces on campus no longer feel so isolated. With each semester, more students choose to call Saint Anselm home, a stark contrast to the “demographic cliff”—the anticipated decline in the number of college-age individuals...

5 days ago · Upon returning to campus for semester two, Anselmians can notice the continuation of the construction process for the Jean School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Grappone Hall. With noticeable progress to the building’s exterior, the college can expect interior and exterior construction to be completed on schedule for the estimated time of the building’s...

5 days ago · On Friday, January 24, 2025, I along with other students from Saint Anselm, participated in the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. What is the March for Life? It is an event where many groups of people from across the United States come together to peacefully demonstrate against abortion. The event began in 1974,...

5 days ago · Historically destructive wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles. While the fires may not be new to Southern California, the intensity of the recent circumstances are unprecedented. The conditions that allow for a fire so large to fulminate have been coined by the term “fire weather.” They are dependent on several settings including relative humidity, recent...

Only two weeks in, President Trump acting to reshape presidential power Ellie Duffin, Crier Staff February 6, 2025. Can Saint Anselm really fit more students on campus?

Sep 12, 2024 · The start of every new school year brings with it a new Freshman class, and the start of this semester has proved no different–waves of new students have been livening up the campus since Orientation late last month. However, with every new class also comes new precedents and new challenges. With the school currently undergoing...

Dec 5, 2024 · Though it has been over two weeks since the early-morning brush fire at “O-Zone” by Father Benedict Court or “Uppers”, the flames continue to spark concerns over fire safety at the College, especially as the costs of near-constant fire calls begin to add up. While the fire itself was quickly contained by the Gostown Fire...