Celebrating 200 Years

Kethan Babu


Editor-at-Large Kethan Babu thinks the movie theater experience tops watching something at home.

You can’t replace the movie theater experience

Over spring break, I convinced a friend to tag along for a “Ready or Not 2” screening. I knew nothing about the movie — I still haven’t even seen the first one — but the trailers interested me, and I was due for a trip to the theater.The audience filled less than half of our showing, which I simultaneously questioned and celebrated. The movie itself lived up to my expectations, but as we walked out of AMC, I thought back to the theater experiences I had growing up.







Olivia Patel (left) and Kethan Babu (right) hold a cake celebrating Kethan reaching 200 bylines in the newsroom on Nov. 5, 2025.

236 bylines and counting

"It became clear to me that even when I can’t give myself grace or have faith in myself, I have a whole team of people in my corner. People that I consider family and who will shower me with support and love."




Kethan Babu sits in the press box at Northern Illinois University for Miami’s football game on Oct. 4, 2025.

Turning a college club into a family

"Not only did people welcome me with open arms, but the people in the paper have easily become some of my best friends. Walking into the newsroom never felt like going to work. If anything, it feels like heading home after a long day at work. I can put my feet up, listen to music, play darts or cards or just talk about our days."