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Under the Zacchaeus tree: Outdoor classes during COVID-19

Thanks to COVID-19, Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart’s students get to enjoy the outdoors while learning about great books.  “I just decided, until we have to be driven in, let’s just sit outside,” she said. “I’m not overly worried about getting coronavirus myself or other people getting it. But I figure, why get it?” ...

Storm leaves minimal damage
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Storm leaves minimal damage

Saturday evening’s storm left fallen trees and damaged property in its wake. The student residents of 10 E. Fayette Street watched as a tree crashed into their house. “My housemates heard a whoosh sound followed by a really loud crash that seemed to shake the house. One of the guys was wearing noise cancelling headphones...

White lights shine brightest
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White lights shine brightest

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas. Specifically, I dream of a Christmas in which the lights blaze white. Please do not believe I write of the white fluorescent lights that illuminate retail stores or the white lights which cast an eerie blue hue. I am talking about the warm, glowing white lights which capture the...