The National Mall is a big place – blocks and blocks of open grass with a clear view of The Capitol on one end and the Washington Monument on the other. The government shut that down too. Or tried. They set up metal fence-segments at about 10-yard intervals, clipping on signs that read “This site...
Author: Tory Cooney
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Colors that move: The Ballet Russes
In September 1919, a Russian exile named Serge Diaghilev and his friend, Igor Stravinsky, dropped by Henri Matisse’s home to make the painter an offer he couldn’t refuse: the opportunity to create something extraordinary, “like a painting, but with colors that move.” Within the year, Matisse was in London, personally producing the sets and costumes...
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Softball beats Lake Superior
The women’s softball team rebounded from a series of frustrating losses, securing two wins 15-7 and 6-1 over Lake Superior State this past Sunday. Freshman pitcher Sarah Grunert secured her first ever conference victory and hit her first collegiate home run. “I just went out there and played,” Grunert said. “The whole team did. We...
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Something for everyone
“If someone asked me if I’d be doing this ten years ago, I would have laughed. I would have said ‘No chance, no way!’ Not this,” Theresa Walker laughed and gestured at her domain with a sweep of her hand. “Not in a million years” But here she is. And here is Walker’s Timeless Closets,...
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Errors detrimental to Charger softball
On Sunday, the women’s softball team suffered two defeats to Ashland, finishing 8-2 and 6-4, dropping the Chargers to 3-14 overall in the season. “We were up 4-3 going into the last inning of the second game,” head coach Joe Abraham said. “But two errors and a home run later . . .” The team...