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About Danica Smithwick
Danica Smithwick, class of 2016 journalism alumna, is former Editor-in-Chief of the Cardinal & Cream. She is now a reporter for Community Impact Cy-Fair in Houston, TX. Follow her on Twitter: @danicasmithwick.
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Pittman withdraws guilty plea

September 25, 2015 Danica Smithwick

Former student Charlie Pittman, who was sentenced to serve 40 years in prison for the murder of his fiancée Olivia Greenlee, has filed a motion to withdraw his plea of guilt, according to multiple news sources. Pittman […]

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Rod Dreher: A medieval poem saved my life

September 20, 2015 Danica Smithwick

Rod Dreher was 46 when he picked up a 700-year-old poem in the midst of his life’s worst crisis. Now he tells the story of how Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy restored him and made his […]

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Safety and Security staff to increase presence on campus

September 10, 2015 Danica Smithwick

Because Union is an open campus, there is always potential threat to safety. But Yancey Pettigrew, director for safety, security and risk mitigation, said his department aims to offset those risks with a more capable […]

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Literature, religion ‘brought to life’ in Oxford

August 27, 2015 Danica Smithwick

For six weeks this summer, Katelyn Walls lived and studied in places she had only ever read about in books. “Everything we learn in the classroom – we have an idea of what that looks […]

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Music Monday: Sounds of Summer

August 24, 2015 Danica Smithwick

In Cardinal & Cream’s new Music Monday series, a different staff member will curate a new playlist every week. We hope you enjoy our selections and discover some new tunes to add to your own […]

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Alumna builds spacesuit for national museum

August 18, 2015 Danica Smithwick

Patricia Dawson never thought she would venture far from Union after graduating in 2013. In fact, she said she planned to stay close to home and put her history degree to use in Jackson. Space […]

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Union ‘takes a stand in defense of religious liberty’

August 14, 2015 Danica Smithwick

Union withdrew from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) earlier this month over the Council’s reluctance to take a clear position on same-sex marriage. President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said in an Aug. 3 letter […]

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