By Ben Fuller
Copy Editor, English, ’16
From the 7th through the 15th of January 2015, Professors Dottie Joiner and Margaret Reneke of the LaGrange College art department took a group of thirteen students and six alumni to London, England for a study abroad course about the art and architecture of the richly historic city. While there, we had the opportunity to see many famous sites and artworks, and learned their history and significance. Read more
By Emily Webb
Editor-in-Chief, ’17, English
Mrs. Lisa Farrow, a librarian at LaGrange College, has been friends with Senior Nicole Cato since Nicole was a freshman. “She’s very helpful,” Nicole says. “She’s like my mom here at school.”
This relationship made Nicole want to establish a connection with the other librarians. She says, “I am grateful for the relationship I have with Mrs. Farrow and the other librarians. Without their role in the library, I would never have gotten to know them. I wanted to express my gratitude for their help.” Read more
By Emily Webb
Editor-in-Chief, ’17, English
One of LaGrange College’s pillars is service, and the college is quick to promote service projects with Service Saturdays, the creation of the Servant Scholars, and service trips during Jan Term. But what does service really mean? Is it volunteer work? Is it helping someone else? Service is a broad term, and it has different definitions and can be experienced in many ways. Read more
Introduction from Dr. Justin Thurman, English Professor: Ignore for a moment that this essay celebrates perhaps one of the greatest final paragraphs of one of the greatest novels written by an American in English. That’s not why this essay is good (but, really, The Great Gatsby is amazing, right?). Rebekah Lee’s “What’s Your Line, Old Sport?” is successful because she worked through draft, after draft, after draft. And then she worked on it some more. It’s a great piece to kick off the Spring semester of exemplary first-year writing; it’s about paying attention and learning to love what you read and see in this world. Read her essay here.
by Emily Webb
Editor-in-Chief, ’17, English
The Source Center was a valuable asset to LaGrange College students. It helped students with graduation petitions, writing résumés, choosing a major or minor, as well as other duties. Many of the students were shocked, confused, and intrigued when they received Dean Shook’s e-mail that Mrs. Goldwire had left LaGrange College, and the Source Center was going to transform. Read more
by Ben Fuller
Copy Editor, ’16, English
On January 22nd in the Dickson Assembly Room, LaGrange College celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a CE Event welcoming speaker Hank Thomas, one of the original Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement. During his speech, Thomas gave tribute to Martin Luther King, reflected on his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement, evaluated the current state of the United States in terms of race relations, and looked ahead to a bright future.
