“The Best Thanks-giving”
By Chaplain Robbie Miller Would you agree that there’s within all of us a basic human impulse to give thanks, to express gratitude for the goodness of life? Admittedly some are better at this than others. But I’d like to believe that an attitude of gratitude is somewhere deep within us all. [...]
A dangerous mix
Alcohol + education ≠ sucess By Sara Burchfield None of the students at Bridgewater College would deny that it is a dry campus. It’s voiced by tour guides to visiting high school students, incoming freshman hear the standard from their orientation speakers, and upper classmen are told from their area coordinators. The problems many [...]
Katrina Powell
“Place identity, and eminent domain: letters from Shenandoah national park” By Sara Heflin On Monday night, Bridgewater College welcomed Dr. Katrina Powell, Associate Professor and Director of Women’s Studies at Virginia Tech, to the convocation program. Dr. Powell’s work and publications on the displacement of families in the Shenandoah Valley was brought to our [...]
HRCDCC: Care for all
By Rebecca Heine HRCDCC—quite a mouthful. It stands for the Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center, a center dedicated to providing child care and learning opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment. During the school year, HRCDCC provides childcare for children of two to five years, with additional summer programs for children up to [...]
Higher expectations for local middle and high school students
By Rachel Coon In Virginia public schools, students are required to take assessments called the Standards of Learning, more commonly known as “SOL’s.” These assessments are given as early as third grade and cover the core areas of study including English, math, science, and history. They are cumulative tests that provide useful information on [...]
Dinner with Tarzan
By Melina Norman This past weekend a handful of students and Bridgewater faculty received the opportunity to sit down and have dinner with actor Denny Miller, the Tarzan of late 1950s and 1960s. Professor Galloway, as a great fan of Miller and the instrumental figure in bringing the whole Tarzan convocation event together, [...]
Making a BIG difference for youth
By Abigail Blair When you were just a little kid, who was it that you looked up to? Maybe it was an older sibling or a grandparent, or even a family friend of some sort. Consider how your life would have been different had you not had someone to look up to. For those of [...]
Bowl full of bones
By Kathleen Herring “When they saw off part of a bone they drop it in a bowl and let me look at it – it’s great!” Junior Biology major Logan Parker excitedly recounts his first experience watching a knee replacement surgery from inside the Operating Room at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Parker, who hopes to [...]
Death by Chocolate
By Melina Norman Don’t let the title fool you – chocolate is actually good for you, according to authors and chemists Howard and Sally Peters who presented on October 19 in McKinney Center. Chocolate is one of the top foods with the highest amount of antioxidants. The Peters, a husband and wife duo, spoke to [...]
“Raining cats and dogs”
By Kathleen Herring Copper Ridge Animal Hospital, located just three minutes from the heart of campus, is a full-service veterinary clinic and boarding facility, and the home this semester of Intern and Senior Biology major Jessica Owens. Owens, who hopes to pursue a career with either domesticated or wild animals, is acquiring internship experiences in [...]
Adopt a grandparent
By Cyndi Wibe If you ask 85-year-old Gordon Morris how you get curly hair, he will reply, “Chicken bones.” Through the Adopt-a-Grandparent program at the Bridgewater Retirement Home, Rachael Sloan met her “grandpa,” Gordon Morris, three years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting Gordon when I accompanied Rachael on one of her weekly visits [...]
A more vibrant and exciting life
By Corley Tweedy The organization was formed in 2001 for the purpose of managing Court Square Theater. The staff of the Arts Council helps run the theater, doing tasks such as picking the season lineup. The Arts Council continues to be run out of the Smith House, which was formerly [...]
No vacancy
By Jency Rogers Bridgewater College has seen growing numbers of incoming freshmen throughout the years. This fall, Bridgewater College has welcomed one of the biggest classes to come through this school. At a tied record of 552 freshmen, for the biggest class, the class of 2016 has filled every room available on campus. The school [...]
Help in time of trouble
By Corley Tweedy Twenty-five years ago this month, Shirley Collins, a prominent Harrisonburg citizen, was sexually assaulted, and passed away as a result of injuries sustained. From that tragedy sprang the Collins Center, incorporated in 1989, although at the time of its inception it was called CASA, which stands for Citizens Against Sexual Assault, [...]
Global Cafe: Road to hate
By Melina Norman This past Tuesday, several people met to share a meal and talk about international social issues for the year’s first Global Café. The topic for the evening was hate and how hate develops in people across the globe. The mediator of the discussion, Dr. Bernardo Motta, asked the question “when does [...]
Point of View: “The only true source of art is the heart.”
By Morgan Alexander “The only true source of art is the heart,” said Caspar David Friedrick, one of the inspiring artists who influenced the work of artist Pamela Wallace. The conviction is easily revealed in “Point of View,” Wallace’s recent show that she shared with Bridgewater College on October 1 at the Artist Talk [...]
International Festival
This past weekend, Hillendale Park in Harrisonburg once again played host to the International Festival. Over 80 countries were represented, offering clothing, food and accessories from their native lands. Many people came out to enjoy the vibrant colors and tantalizing tastes of nations represented here in the Valley. The mission of the International Festival is [...]
Hand in Hand Resource Mothers
By Rianna Hill Hand in Hand Resource Mothers is a home-visiting program sponsored by United Way through Rockingham Medical Hospital (RMH), designed to ensure the best outcomes for pregnant or expecting teens and their babies. The “mothers” of Hand in Hand Resource are dedicated to mentoring and case managing pregnant, parenting [...]
Open house: Harrisonburg Community Health Center
In partnership with: By Melina Norman If you are looking for a place to go to get your annual check up, check out the Harrisonburg Community Health Center at their new location on September 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. They are located at 1380 Little Sorrell Drive, Suite 100 Harrisonburg, VA 22801. This is [...]
Bridgewater Mourns
Rasheda Alestock By Rebecca Heine This past weekend, the community of Bridgewater College suffered a shocking and painful loss. Rasheda Alestock was a business administration major in her senior year here at Bridgewater. Rasheda was a commuter student who lived in Staunton as well as a smart and energetic member of the community. Rasheda died [...]
Solidarity in the face of vandalism
By JJ Krehbiel Amidst the wave of horrendous violence sweeping across the Middle East, violence in our own community can become easy to ignore. However, members of the Islamic Association of the Shenandoah Valley came face to face with such festering violence as they headed to prayers last Friday. The Islamic Association, a mosque [...]
Local flower shop thrives from college’s presence
By Holly Fox, Melina Norman, Brooke Thacker and Josh Trupo “Very good, very good.” If you head on down to All About Flowers and Flights and Fancies on Main Street in Bridgewater, ask for Bruce, and that is what he will say about how business is doing because of the college. All About Flowers [...]
Flag pole honors fallen heroes
Story and Photo by Rianna Hill On Monday, September 10th, the Bridgewater Fire Department conducted a ceremony dedicating their new flag pole and the United States Flag in honor of 9/11. The flag pole and flag were both presented to the fire department by Woodmen of the World, a life insurance organization that has [...]
The ARC makes an impact
By Abby Blair There are more contributors to the aspect of “community” than many people realize. The services offered at The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham, Inc. assist those people who have been diagnosed with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities, autism, seizure disorder, and traumatic brain injury during childhood. The Arc’s staff and [...]
