Alivia Combs is no stranger to delighting audiences with her vocals. It’s a scenario that dates back further than her memory can recall.
The magazine of Saginaw Valley State University
From Student life
Seeds at the Center
For SVSU’s Writing Center, what began as a seedling of an idea two decades ago has sprouted branches that today touch communities on the other side of the planet.
The scorecard of life
Life tossed James Peoples a curveball at the age of 3, when he was diagnosed with cancer. Now the SVSU baseball team is helping him swing back.
Original Sins
After humble beginnings, Cardinal Sins over the decades evolved into one of the nation’s most distinguished campus literary-art magazines.
Anatomy of a magazine cover
Developing the cover of a magazine is never an easy task. Here is the story behind the latest cover of Reflections.
In the deep end of sisterhood
A sisterly bond and love of competition helped the Francisco siblings make a splash on SVSU’s swimming and diving team in 2018.
When the silence screamed
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for the American college student. A jaw-dropping campus exhibition aimed at changing that statistic.
Shared values
As SVSU and Garber Management Group become more engaged with the community,
both are discovering commonalities leading them to share resources and join forces.
Role of a lifetime
To find himself, theatre major Donté Green first had to transform into someone else.
The Bad Day Busters
Is your glass half-empty? There’s a group on SVSU’s campus ready to fill it to the brim … and offer free refills.
Rose Butterfly
Disease wrecked her childhood and tragedy nearly ended her life as an adult, but for Jaeleen Davis, adversity is a cue to spread her wings.
Red Pride worldwide
International student enrollment is on the rise at SVSU. The result: a campus with a more worldly flavor.