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Month: September 2023

Snoopdog Maintains his “Rep”

(STX, September 28, 2023). The iconic hip-hop rapper, Snoop Dog added another entity to his list of product endorsements and maintains his reputation as a commercial staple. Grubhub launched its video campaign with Snoop singing a snappy jingle, “Did somebody…

STX Students Lack Basic Needs

by Felicia Felix, contributing reporter/photographer (STX, September 22, 2023). CHS and SCEC High School students joined in protest against inhumane, unfit school campus conditions and voice demands to DOE CHS and SCEC High School students joined in protest against inhumane,…

NBA Commissioner Wants to Maintain a Balance

by Nico Thomas (STT, September 21, 2023)-NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s stance on star players and their commitment to respect contracts has caused some controversy.  Silver has been increasingly vocal in recent years about star players demanding trades and not fully…

SALSA ON STX

by Felisha Felix, photographer/reporter The Hispanic Heritage Celebration on the AAS campus was enjoyed by a member of the UVI president’s cabinet. Dr. Camille McKayle Stolze, the Provost, shared a dance with UVI students.

Healthcare Simulation AAS

Felesia Felix, reporter/photographer (STX, September 20, 2023) Wednesday morning The UVI Medical Simulation Center on the Albert A. Sheen Campus gave a medical emergency demonstration performing CPR and the proper use of an AED.

HISPANIC HERITIAGE CELEBRATION

Felisha Felix, reporter/photographer (STX, September 20, 2023).UVI showed out to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with “Passion and Pride” with the theme positive logo: “Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America.” UVI Buccaneers were honored with a Happy Hour Social Wednesday…

SPEAKOUT: “What advice would you give someone going into their first year of College”

by Angelique Lettsome-Samuel, contributing writer (STT, September 18, 2023) “The most important advice I would offer to a student who would like to attend UVI is- enjoy the luxury of being a part of a small and loving community. Although…

UVI_Association of Black Journalists Attend NABJ conference in Alabama

(STX, September 15, 2023.) Through rain and sleet, and in this instance, sweltering heat, journalists will pursue the truth. Two UVI students, proved this theory correct when they attended the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)…