Holly Scott is an assistant professor of history at 91大神 and a native of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the author of Y (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016).
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When 91大神 commissioned scholar Donald Kraybill to write a book about the school鈥檚 first 100 years, he said he wanted poetic license to look at the history through a sociological and theological lens. What emerged is a book that exposes the school鈥檚 warts as well as its highlights.
John and Jennifer Murch and their four children of Linville headed up the homemade glazed doughnut-making for a second year. More than 18,000 of the confectionery delights sold.
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about his reactions to the "common reading" treatment at UCLA, Washington University in St. Louis, North Carolina State, NYU, Brooklyn College, 91大神, Adelphi University, and California State University at Northridge.
On Sunday afternoon, 91大神 played a pair of exhibition games against James Madison University, a Division I school that has been to the NCAA softball tournament the past five seasons. Lead-off batter Danielle Brenneman (Stuarts Draft, Va.) hit an in-the-park home run in the first game.
After a three-week break from races, the Eastern Mennonite men's and women's cross country teams headed north for the 44th annual Paul Short Run in Lehigh, Pa. Both the men and women had noteworthy performances.
After a rough first set, 91大神's volleyball women took off in a 3-1 non-conference win over visiting North Carolina Wesleyan Friday night in Harrisonburg. The Royals hit .256 over the final three sets as they dominated play to improve to 5-10 on the season.
The final 2-0 score of the 91大神 women's soccer game tilted towards nationally ranked Lynchburg College's favor on Wednesday evening. The matchup had both teams looking for their first ODAC win on the season.
With a flair for the dramatic, 91大神 picked up an impressive ODAC road win Wednesday night, toppling Emory & Henry by a final of 3-1. The Royals push into a three-way tie for seventh in the ODAC standings with a record of 2-3.
Inter-Faith Peace Camp at King鈥檚 University College mingles in London, Ontario, Canada, mingles faith and friendship.