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Item by Mary K. Heatwole The Bridgewater College Alumni Choir will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. The Alumni Choir was co-founded by Dr. Jesse Hopkins, the Edwin L. Turner Distinguished Professor of Music at Bridgewater College, and Jonathan Emmons, a 2005 graduate. Emmons will…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] An exhibit featuring digital and mixed-media portraits done by fourth- and fifth-grade students at John Wayland Elementary School in Rockingham County will debut Friday in the Cleo Driver Miller Gallery at Bridgewater College. The exhibit – “How You See Me, How I See Me”- opens with a public reception at…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] They didn’t teach this kind of stuff when I was in school. I’m referring specifically here to basic digital photography and photo editing, which will be the focus of a summer program for the arts sponsored by Bridgewater College July 7-11. The program, funded through a grant from the P….
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Column by Erin Gutzwiller For years it has always been a tradition that the last weekend in April the students of Bridgewater College go camping in West Virginia. Rain or shine, the camping trip known as Flagpole occurs, and this year was my last Flagpole adventure ever. Camping attire on, coolers packed with hot dogs,…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Earth Week got under way tonight in Harrisonburg at Court Square Theater with the premiere of “The 11th Hour,” kicking off eight days of films, speakers and more focused on environmental issues. Highlights of the week include a talk by Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals on his…
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Column By Erin Gutzwiller As I loaded my suitcase and blanket into my roommate’s car, the realization of the 14-hour drive ahead began to set in. But that’s not the only thought that crossed my mind; I realized that this was my very last spring break. This was the last time that my friends and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I had this great idea. See, I have these two interns, Erin Gutzwiller, a senior at Bridgewater College, and Faryal Zubair, a sophomore at Waynesboro High School. Due to a scheduling quirk, I have both here in the office every Tuesday afternoon, which is great, because as it happens, I…
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Story By Erin Gutzwiller The issues of illegal immigration and racism have long been topics of spirited discussion. And the issues have not disappeared in the last few years, and in fact have only been growing into more of a flash point. Bridgewater College welcomed three speakers who talked to the students and faculty members…
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Column by Crystal Graham [email protected] I just called and voted for local “American Idol” contestant Colton Berry about a half dozen times, and I got through the first time, every time. From past experience, this could be a bad sign for the young talent from Fishersville. I voted for Colton not just because he is…
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Moderated by Crystal Graham and Erin Gutzwiller Colton Berry will finally get some airtime tonight on American Idol at 8 p.m. on Fox. For those of you who don’t know, Colton is a local theatre standout who has made the Top 24 on American Idol.
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