By Vantage Staff Students, faculty and staff haven’t had a reliable way to buy Newman-branded “merch” since the bookstore – which used to be in Dugan Library – closed in 2020. But earlier this week, the athletic department put on a little pop-up shop in the Gorges Atrium on the main

By Katrina Kowitz, Staff Writer As many as seven former student athletes who competed on Newman teams last year are now working as graduate assistants for those teams, and several say that they enjoy getting to see the other perspective and work behind the scenes. “It’s different being on

By Allison Hernandez, Staff Writer Newman University’s new sports information director, Daphne Williams, comes to the role with experience in both athletics and communications. Williams’ journey to a career in sports information began during her days as a student at Washburn University, where she played basketball and earned a

By Katrina Kowitz, Staff Writer Newman University’s cross country team has a new head coach who said she wants to make the transition easy on her athletes. Amber McVicar, a Newman alumni who took over when longtime cross country coach Josh Schepis left, said she is optimistic about her