Just Paws for Stress Relief: Meet the Reed College of Media’s Therapy Dog
By Anna Saab Visitors entering Martin Hall, home to West Virginia University’s (WVU) Reed College of Media, are greeted at the door by the sound of busy students typing articles, professors lecturing about the best advertising techniques and the clicking of camera lenses. These are expected sounds for any media college, but then a different […]
Get Active in the Park 2017
By Melanie Seiler Together, Active Southern West Virginia (ActiveSWV), a nonprofit promoting public health in the New River Gorge Region, and the New River Gorge National River have received a second year of grant funding from the National Park Foundation’s Active Trails program for 2017. ActiveSWV’s mission is to increase opportunities for physical activity to […]
Cultivating Connections: Tamarack’s Emerging Artist Fellowship
By Emma Pepper Rosalie Haizlett and Hannah Lenhart represent the top emerging creative talent coming out of West Virginia’s communities today. Selected by a committee of creative professionals working at the top of their fields, they are the first artists to be chosen for the new Tamarack Foundation for the Arts Emerging Artist Fellowship program. […]
When Masking Is Revealing: The Catharsis of Fasnacht
By Clara Lehmann “When we put on a mask, we think we’re hiding, but we’re really revealing.” That is a quote from Michael Roh, an award-winning mathematics and physics teacher at University High School in Morgantown, WV. With an engineering degree from West Virginia University (WVU), Roh is not only an exceptional teacher, but he […]
Building a Better World One Buddy Bench at a Time
By JoEllen Zacks Standing up for a kinder and more peaceful world can start by simply sitting down. That is the philosophy behind the buddy bench movement, a worldwide effort to create safe spots for children—or grownups—to gather when they are looking for a friend. The motto of the buddy bench movement is “Make Buddies, Not Bullies.” […]
Lost & Found: Chatting with Laura About Colombia
By Katie Allie These are my stories from the road and hard-won guidance from a thoughtful traveler. If I’m making you curious about getting lost and finding the good stuff in this great big world we all share, then I’m doing something right. Have you ever met someone and clicked so instantly with them that […]