The Flyer

by Samim Manizade As night descended on Relay for Life last Friday, candles came to life and over a thousand people came together in defiance of cancer. The first Relay for Life began with Dr. Gordy Klatt of Tacoma, Wash. As a colorectal surgeon, he had operated on many patients battled with cancer. In order [...]

by Amanda Biederman Americans often spend as much as $20 on one nice meal at a restaurant, yet 1 billion people around the world cannot afford to spend this much per person to provide themselves with clean well water for a lifetime, according to charitywater.org The Student Activism Club brought the issue into the spotlight [...]

by Alex Roulac There is a great need for minority blood marrow donors: Of the 9 million people in the registry only 10 percent are Hispanics, 7 percent are African Americans and 7 percent are Asians according to the “Be the Match” website. Be The Match Foundation will be holding a bone marrow donor registration [...]

by Sarah Woods Need help balancing nutrition, exercise and lifestyle? There’s an app for that. With so much nutrition, diet and exercise information available, sometimes it seems like a degree in dietary science would be necessary just to decide what to eat each day. Organizations like the American Heart Association, Centers for Disease Control, MyPyramid [...]

by M.J. Henry Remember the first time you fell in love? Remember the butterflies and the funny feelings? Last week I fell in love with a hot, delicious Panini. Just across from campus on the other side of Route 13 is a little pub. The Deli, maybe you’ve heard of it, serves what they call [...]

by Sarah Woods As of April 27, Ron Paul has won at least half of the delegates in Washington, Iowa, and Minnesota.  Paul needs to win half or more delegates in only two more states in order to be entered in the nomination at the Republican Convention in Tampa, Fla.  Some sources speculate that states [...]

by Adedoyin Junaid Tess Carver confirmed that “the media is the leading sex educator” in a presentation last Friday at the Salisbury University Student Research Conference. Carver was not the only student whose research focused on the media’s depiction of sex. Emily Pinkham, whose research covered themes present in the magazines “GQ” and “Cosmopolitan,” respectively, [...]

by Samantha Phillips On April 20, students from the CARES program at Salisbury Middle school visited Salisbury University’s campus to learn about the importance of continuing their education. The trip was coordinated with the help of SU senior social work majors Jimmy McDaniel and Samantha Phillips.  McDaniel and Phillips chose to work with CARES as [...]

by Brianna Williams Citizens of Salisbury gathered in Downtown and Riverwalk Park to celebrate the milestone of a local tradition. The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 30th Anniversary of the annual Salisbury Festival on Friday with a block party complete with live music, food and carnival rides. For 30 years the Salisbury [...]

by James Townsend At first glance, all was normal in Red Square on Thursday; students passed through aimlessly, others gathered around benches for conversation and some pre-finals studying. However, had you been walking through the square that afternoon, you may have been caught a little off-guard when a complete stranger threw thumbs-up your way. Even [...]