By Abigail VanNatta, Guest Writer Mac Miller’s latest posthumous album “Balloonerism” is one hour and one minute of playful, creative freedom in the midst of dark themes. The rapper, who died of an accidental drug overdose in September 2018, recorded “Balloonerism” in 2014, at the same time as his

By Madison Canez, Staff Writer When I first committed to Newman University for softball, never in a million years did I think I'd spend four years in Kansas, let alone come to call it home. I’m originally from Arizona, and to be honest, I once considered the

By Anna Corbett, Opinion Editor The National Hockey League is heading into the playoff season, and I feel like now is a great time to express my thoughts on my favorite sport. Hockey has been a huge part of my life since I was born. I grew up in Wichita

By Denise Neil, Advisor I’ve been the adviser for The Vantage, Newman’s weekly student newspaper, for 15 years, and never in all that time has the staff been so small. Never, in all that time, has the staff consisted almost entirely of students from majors other than communication.