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1 week ago |
columns.wlu.edu | Laura Lemon
Opening the Notes app on her iPhone, Aby Joyner ’28 typed D-R-I-P. Having just finished Erin Crosby Eckstine’s “Junie,” Joyner transferred all of her circled words from Eckstine’s book, like “drip,” “tangles” and “ember,” to a list that unfurled thoughts in her brain. “It made me think of many things I could write about,” she said. “The way the rain dripped on the lake — how it sounded and how calming it was – when I was hiking and watched the creek.
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2 weeks ago |
columns.wlu.edu | Laura Lemon
Most people are terrified of uncertainty, but that’s where all the good stuff happens.”~ Jay Margalus, Johnson Professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership and director of the Connolly Center for EntrepreneurshipStarting at 5 years old, students’ brains start thinking in terms of answers. What are the right answers to ace this test? What classes are preferred to get into the best college? What major will lead to the most successful career?
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1 month ago |
chronofhorse.com | Laura Lemon
With the recent news that Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, will again host Olympic equestrian events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, we’re looking back at the 1984 Olympic Games, a highlight for the U.S. Equestrian Team, with riders earning multiple show jumping and eventing medals in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Among the Games’ equestrian highlights were the performances of the U.S. show jumping squad, which earned its first team gold medal.
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1 month ago |
columns.wlu.edu | Laura Lemon
Taking in the 360-degree view at 29,032 feet above sea level, Brandon Chalk ’00 realized the horizon didn’t just wrap straight around him like a stretched string. Instead, at the top of Mount Everest, he noticed a gentle bend. The curvature of the world was revealing itself. “Seeing the curvature of the Earth, I just sort of couldn’t believe it,” Chalk said. “I had these plans [to hike Mount Everest]. It was always a dream – I’m living it.’”The view looking west from Mount Everest’s summit.
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1 month ago |
columns.wlu.edu | Laura Lemon
Everyone has an imagination. Everyone has an inner emotional life. And so, art classes tell them that that matters and that should matter their whole life. They need to take the time to listen to it.
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