Cover Stories
1913 flood still holds fascination for Marietta
By Amanda Nicholson No one could have guessed that at the end of February 1913 when proposals were made to raise local streets from 38 feet to 46 feet, the end of March would produce a catastrophic force of nature. The end of February and beginning of March 1913 was full of interest in raising […]
Engagement to send Jennings across Atlantic Ocean
By Laura Keating Students and faculty are bidding sad, but encouraging goodbyes to Office of Civic Engagement Director Arielle Jennings, who will be leaving Marietta College this August to start a new chapter in her life. “I have never met anyone as vibrant and passionate and dedicated and brilliant all at once as Arielle, and […]
Campus News
Holloway emphasizes global citizenship
By Taylor Hanigosky The sun had just slipped below the stretching horizon in the small village of Nampossela, Mali, as a Peace Corps volunteer made her way down a dirt road toward the village center. The temperature dropped to around 95 degrees, a cooling relief from the day’s sweltering heat, and the air was filled […]
Legendary journalist Bernstein to deliver commencement address
By Connor Walters Carl Bernstein will be giving the commencement address to the Marietta College class of 2013 on May 12. For many students on campus, the initial response was probably a head-scratching “Who?” But senior journalism major Ben Federici understood Bernstein’s importance immediately. “I think it’s awesome, especially since I’m a journalism major,” he […]
Founders’ Day speech lends inspiration to upcoming Diversity Summit
By Taylor Hanigosky “Sharing is caring.” The common childhood mantra governs conduct on the playground or in the schoolroom and acts as the mediator among disputes over LEGOs and Goldfish Crackers. But, Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize recipient Eugene Robinson applied the familiar concept of sharing to diversity during his keynote speech as a […]
International Badge Day celebrated
By Janelle Patterson Sorority women at Marietta College recognized their lifelong commitment to service, community and sisterhood by wearing their badges or Greek letters on International Badge Day Monday, March 4. All national and international sorority groups representing different ethnicities joined in the celebration — including Facebook members who linked together for a virtual rally. […]
Community News
Common ground found in good company among students, community members
By Taylor Hanigosky The whir of a shiny espresso machine fills Putnam Street’s cozy Skyline Café. Lingering conversations and the rich aroma of dark roast hang in the air. “Your usual?” asks Steve Barros, owner of the New York-themed coffee shop. Having been in business for five years now, Skyline has entertained its fair share […]
