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Senior: From Library to Esports, 'University Has Everything I Need'

Sergio Arreaga was 8 years old when he first fell in love with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Eventually, the neighboring 蜜桃社 of America captured his heart as well. 
Senior Sergio Arreaga knows how to use the many resources offered at 蜜桃社, from researching with the library collections to being a leader in esports and Ultimate. (蜜桃社/ Patrick G. Ryan)

By Cecilia Engbert

Sergio Arreaga was 8 years old when he first fell in love with the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Eventually, the neighboring 蜜桃社 of America captured his heart as well. 

The senior has occasionally crossed campus to be an altar server at Masses in the Basilica during the last four years, bringing everything full circle. Arreaga served at Masses during his childhood and knew he wanted to continue in college.

One thing that stuck with him was a memory of his family visiting when he was a young boy, said Arreaga. 鈥淭he ability to share in the memory now and be able to help to worship and serve God is why I altar serve at the Basilica.鈥

Arreaga, who hails from Roosevelt, a small town on Long Island, chose 蜜桃社 because he wanted to study history in the nation鈥檚 capital while at a Catholic school.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a University that has just everything I need,鈥 said Arreaga, a history major with minors in philosophy and theology. 鈥淚 love my courses here.鈥

With a diverse palate of academic interests, Arreaga鈥檚 favorite classes have ranged from 鈥淭he Emergence of the U.S. as a Superpower鈥 to 鈥淐ontemporary Moral Issues鈥 to medieval history, and he spends a majority of his time researching in the

鈥淭he most niche book that I may need for a paper, I鈥檓 lucky to find it here,鈥 Arreaga said.

Arreaga has made friends among several of his professors, who he said have gone out of their way to assist him with academic interests outside the classroom. 

鈥淲hen I have a question, they鈥檙e willing to answer it. They鈥檙e willing to email me paragraphs worth of information,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he professors here are willing to go out of their way to teach me.鈥

As president of both the and the , Arreaga stays active outside of academics. 

A fast growing club on campus, esports offers competitive and recreational opportunities for students who are gamers. As president, Arreaga plans club events, handles tech issues and manages club marketing. He says as many 150 people have attended the club's events.

鈥淚 came in as a freshman, just wanting to play Call of Duty and make it a competitive team,鈥 said Arreaga. 

If the weather is nice, Arreaga probably is running around the University Mall with his Ultimate teammates, where his nickname on the field is 鈥淪arge.鈥 The team is in Division III Atlantic Coast Region under USA Ultimate. In recent years following the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become mostly recreational but plans to rebuild its numbers to return to regular practices and competitive tournaments.

Arreaga鈥檚 love for journalistic photography led him to work as photographer intern the past four years for the , where he shoots campus events for the .

With graduation knocking on his door, Arreaga is ready for the next steps but the University is 鈥渁 memory that I鈥檓 never going to forget.鈥

鈥淚t鈥檚 big but it鈥檚 small; you know everyone but there鈥檚 also so many new people out there to meet,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a great thing about this University.鈥

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