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Mountain Radio and Student Involvement
Xavier Suggs Student-run radio stations are a staple on campuses around the country, and quiet Emmitsburg is no different. Broadcasting...
Xavier Suggs
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Suffering Injustice and Black Liberation
Meghan Leavitt Anthony Ray Hinton was exonerated after 30 years on death row. He now spends his time travelling around the country...
Meghan Leavitt
Feb 15, 20243 min read
Mount's Busy Homecoming Weekend
Abigail Zinzi At the PAC On Nov. 26 AMP hosted our annual Homecoming Dance. Many students attended the dance in their homecoming attire....
Abigail Zinzi
Feb 15, 20242 min read


Spring Semester Starts with Snow Day Disaster
Hanna Aggen A great beginning to this semester was welcomed with a snow storm leading to dangerous conditions and class cancellations....
Hanna Aggen
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Taste of the Tropics with Caribbean Culture Club
Gabrielle Stine The Horning Tower classroom was alive with tropical tunes and tastes on the evening of Nov. 14, as the Mount’s Caribbean...
Gabrielle Stine
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Thanksgiving Play Sheds Light on Native History
Meghan Leavitt The Thanksgiving Play written by Larissa FastHorse was performed by eight Mount Students. This production is a comedy that...
Meghan Leavitt
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Community Editor's Farewell Letter to the Echo
Maria Diaz For the past year-and-a half, I have had the opportunity to be an editor for the Echo. This experience sparked my interest in...
Maria Diaz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Christmas Festivities Shine Across Campus
Bryant Martinez Mount St. Mary’s University was lit up with bright decorations and the spirit of Christmas, transforming it into a winter...
Bryant Martinez
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Mount Prays for Middle East
Christian Myers On Oct. 30, the Mount community gathered in Founders Plaza to conduct a prayer for all the events that are going on in...
Christian Myers
Nov 15, 20232 min read
MUN HAMAS Event
Meghan Leavitt As seen across multiple media platforms, there is tension arising within the Middle East. Historically, Israel and HAMAS...
Meghan Leavitt
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Environmental Club Raises Climate Awareness
Emily Flores-Amaya On Oct. 30, the Environmental Sustainability and Stewardship Committee (ESSC) in collaboration with the Environmental...
Emily Flores-Amaya
Nov 15, 20233 min read


Building Success One LEGO at a Time
Christian Myers On Oct. 24, Dr. Bryan Zygmont, the Mount’s current Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, put together a workshop involving...
Christian Myers
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Praise Be to Ecological Advocacy
Christian Myers The 2023 Fall Ducharme Lecture, featuring Dr. Jordan Loveridge, Associate Professor of English and Communication, was...
Christian Myers
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Campus Life MOOVs to New Presence Application
Christian Myers The Presence app, available on iOS and Android, is created by Modern Campus to track student engagement and student...
Christian Myers
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Feathers in Mount's Cap: Its Accomplished Faculty
Gabrielle Stine Here at Mount St. Mary’s University, both professors and students are making groundbreaking progress within their...
Gabrielle Stine
Oct 23, 20233 min read


Interfaith Harmony
Steven Morano Last month, Dr. Michael Miller’s Islamic Philosophy and Dr. Pratibha Kumar’s Media and Society classes took a field trip to...
Steven Morano
Oct 23, 20233 min read


First-Year Experience
Morgan Clark As we are gearing into the 2023-2024 academic year, we welcome the class of 2027. Within the first few weeks of the fall...
Morgan Clark
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Last Year's New Faculty Recap
Gabrielle Stine Last academic year, 12 talented new faculty members joined the Mount community. With a variety of backgrounds and...
Gabrielle Stine
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Entering and Evolving Entrepreneurial Enterprise
Christian Myers Two Mount students, Thunlywn Garcia (C’23) and Anthony Milazzo (C’24) created their own company, Ascent Sporting...
Christian Myers
Sep 20, 20232 min read


Bustling Activities During Opening Week
Maria Diaz The beginning of the fall 2023 semester was marked by familiar and exciting events for returning students as well as new...
Maria Diaz
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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