Editorial: Should W&L change its name? Some context.
The Washington and Lee Board of Trustees will announce in June whether the school’s name will be changed.
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The Washington and Lee Board of Trustees will announce in June whether the school’s name will be changed.
Racism on Campus: Yearbook Pictures From Prominent Virginia Colleges (1890-1930) by Stephen C. Poulson, Hailey S. McGee, and Tyler J. Wolfe | March 7, 2021 | Fall 2020 Photo by Kimberly Farmer (Source: Unsplash). Trigger Warning: Images and words in this article may be triggering to some of our readers as some of the photos feature racial slurs and anti-Black violence. As disturbing as these images and words are, Contexts Magazine aims to be transparent about the historical and current ways that racism manifests in the United States and aro...
Linda Lorine (Werlinger) Opp Linda was born in Edgeley, ND on Sept. 28th, 1943, and died peacefully in the care of her family on Feb 27, 2021. Cancer took her body, but it could not crush her buoyant spirit. Linda grew up in Edgeley, the second eldest of 12 siblings. She loved every one of them: Larry Werlinger, David John, deceased, Dianna Schumacher (Wayne, deceased), Phyllis Langewisch (John), Margie Asche (James), Barb Nagel (Lee), Tim Werlinger, deceased (Peg), Mary Jo Kessel, Susan Huber (Allen), Loren Werlinger, and Vicki Grosfield (Bob). After high school, Linda completed State ...
Dr. George Durrwachter For more than 60 years, Lock Haven University has held a special place in my life and heart. Lock Haven State Teacher’s College, as it was known when I attended in the late 1950s and early 60s, gave me a wonderful start in life. In 1961, I graduated with a degree in Health and Physical Education and went on to pursue a career in dentistry and orthodontics that spanned more than three decades. I owe much of my success to the education I received at Lock Haven and I made many lifelong friends. The Durrwachter family has had a very long and connected relationship from t...
Jan. 29, 1891: W.M. Christian advertised in The Comet for âa good load of hay or fodder.â However, no address or other contact information was provided to the reader. Jan. 29, 1900: The Journal and Tribune, a newspaper in Knoxville and with a dateline of Johnson City, reported, âCapt. Ike T. Jobe, formerly of the United States volunteer infantry was captured at daylight at the residence of Chas. J. Faw, near Piney Flats, Sullivan county (sic), by a special government detective, and Deputy CW. McCall, of Knoxville. Jobe recently escaped from the Columbus, Ohio, jail, charged wit...