By Kiara Hagan Brynna Strader has grown up in Winchester and watched Shenandoah University evolve to the place we know it to be today. When her mother started working at SU, she began to spend time on the campus and since then has never strayed away. Older than the little girl who used to ride her scooter on SU’s sidewalks,
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By Jahvon Noray I had the unique opportunity to interview JJ Ruscella, the director of the AR/VR lab – better known as SCIL, one of the most elegant and high tech facilities on SU’s campus. At first glance, you would think the lab was a sketchy dead-end basement, no decorations and nothing but a concrete floor and a few chairs.
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Local Winchester resident Chris Oates thoroughly enjoyed his stand out High School basketball career at Millbrook High before going on to play college basketball. It wasn’t until his Sophomore season when Oates realized he had the talent to play college basketball. He was heavily recruited by a bunch of Division 1 and Division 3 schools such as American University and
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By: Annie Hart
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By Bethany Melvin There are over 553,742 people in America experiencing homelessness. Of those 553,742, only a few are able to live in a shelters. However, others are not so lucky. Some of these people are victims of mental health issues, the opioid epidemic, and addiction. What happens to these people on cold winter nights, when they have nowhere else
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By Jesse Ya Diul This weekend, Shenandoah University was home to multiple festivities to celebrate Halloween, but the main attraction was the Haunted House at Parker Residence Hall which generated a lot of buzz throughout the week. Going into the Haunted House, I did not know what to expect. I was nervous. Not nervous of being scared, but more
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By Elise O’Neill-Eckman The Shenandoah University Men’s Soccer Team recently completed their best season since 2007, winning six games, three of which were ODAC victories. However, on Friday, October 26th, Shenandoah University director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bridget Lyons, Ph.D. announced, that Matt Smith has been relieved of his duties as head men’s soccer coach. The University has given no
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By: Rachel Sherman and Max Hendrix
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Photos by Zachary Hubbard
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BY: Monica Baranko
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BY: Bethany Melvin, Max Hendrix & Rachel Sherman Established in 1971, Greenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue began its mission. 24 hours a day and seven days a week, the station is saving lives in their section of Frederick County, Virginia. In the year of 2017, Greenwood ran 2,213 total fire and EMS calls, with approximately 1,800 of those being EMS. On
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BY: Elise Eckman, Rachel Levy, and Dean Greenwood After taking us on a tour of the facilities at NW Works, we sat down with Charles Harbaugh IV, Mayor of Middletown, VA to discuss how he has seen the opioid epidemic grow in his hometown of Middletown and the Winchester area and how, as someone in a leadership position, he is dealing
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BY: Rachel Levy Grab your significant other or best friend and head down to Old Town Winchester where many restaurants are partaking in Winchester Restaurant Week. Seven restaurants are having a special menu where you get a three course meal for only $30. The seven restaurants are: Brewbakers Cork Street Tavern George’s Food and Spirits Joe’s Steakhouse Village Market &
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By Rachel Levy Our small city of Winchester is known for the Apple Blossom Festival, Civil War battles, and Shenandoah University. But Blayne Weaver, an accomplished actor, writer and director, wants to help make our little corner of Northern Virginia become known for filmmaking as well. With the help of Professor Paul DiFranco, Capital Arts Entertainment and Shenandoah University, Weaver
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The Colleges Against Cancer and Hoppers Auto Club hosted the fifth installment of “Cars For A Cause” in front of Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre on campus on Saturday.
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