Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer March 4, 2015 A bill to move forward with construction of the Keystone XL pipeline has been approved by Congress but vetoed by President Barack Obama. The project has pitted Republicans and other supporters, who say it will create much needed jobs, against many Democrats and environmentalists, who warn the pipeline will add to carbon
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer March 18, 2015 Sadness gave way to determination on Mar. 4 as fiercely loyal Sweet Briar College students and alumnae vowed to keep their small private women’s college open. The resolve followed the announcement that the Class of 2015 would be the final graduating class at the 114-year-old college in the foothills of the Blue
Read moreLIZ LEVEY ’DOAH STAFF WRITER In the end, it was a massacre on Nov. 5. The Republicans easily gained control of the Senate in the mid-term elections after a bitter campaign in which anger at Wash- ington gridlock was turned against a president who took office promising to surpass it. By midnight (Eastern Time) Republicans already had 52 Senate seats confirmed.
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer February 4, 2015 A measles outbreak spreading across the country has sickened 86 people in 14 states, raising fears of an epidemic. But what’s different this time is the high number of adults falling ill – including some who have been vaccinated. The outbreak originated in Disneyland in December, sickening 11 people last month and
Read moreLiz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer August 19, 2014 Welcome to Shenandoah, where you will spend four long years finding yourself and growing in many ways. The space where you will be doing a lot of growing is your residence hall. This is your home away from home, a place where you will be eating, showering, sleeping and hanging out with
Read moreLIZ LEVEY ’DOAH STAFF WRITER On the evening of Sept. 13, one of the most frightening things happened: A young college student goes missing. 18-year-old Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia student, went out that night not think- ing that she wasn’t going to return back to her apartment that night. On the evening of Sept. 12, the Northern Virginia na-
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer January 21, 2015 “If you don’t mind me asking — you don’t have no ending?” This is the question Adnan Syed asks Sarah Koenig early in the season finale of “Serial the podcast” that ended on Dec. 18. It was a good question and millions of listeners were no doubt wondering before they sat down
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer January 21, 2015 Republicans took complete control of Congress for the first time in eight years, when they installed 54-46 majorities in the Senate and took 246 of the 435 seats in the House, the most in more than 60 years. They ran straight into a White House veto threat against their top-priority legislation to
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer October 22, 2014 Same-sex marriage will be the law of the land – to come but not just yet. Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way by turning away several appeals, gay couples started marrying in Virginia. The message of the Supreme Court’s decision on Oct. 6 let stand five federal appellate court
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer October 1, 2014 No one knew how the storyline would be written for Derek Jeter’s last game as a major leaguer. Love him or hate him it, is hard to believe that after twenty seasons the Captain played his final game with the New York Yankees on Sunday, Sept. 28. Jeter said beforehand that he
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer October 1, 2014 Congressional leaders from both parties on Thursday, Sept. 18 backed President Barack Obama’s request to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants. The vote passed the Senate with a 78-22 in a rare show of bipartisanship. Obama thanked Congress for the speed in which it acted to back the
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer October 1, 2014 On the evening of Sept. 13, one of the most frightening things happened: A young college student goes missing. 18-year-old Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia student, went out that night not thinking that she wasn’t going to return back to her apartment that night. On the evening of Sept. 12, the
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer September 17, 2014 Ebola is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. It is a highly infectious virus that can kill up to 90 percent of the people who catch it, causing terror among infected communities. Currently the number of cases is outpacing the ability that health officials can handle. What exactly is the Ebola
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer April 30, 2014 The Hornets track and field team completed the 2014 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday Apr.19, 2014 with junior Jaclyn Mohlmann leading the women’s team by earning her second ODAC title. She won the 100-meter hurdles and finished third in the 400-meter hurdles. For the men, Kirk Lewis finished second
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer April 2, 2014 On Mar. 22 and 23, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks played their opening series game in Sydney, Australia in the historic Sydney and Cricket Grounds which was fully renovated to a baseball configuration. Even though the Dodgers swept the Diamondback, baseball has now reached further out in bringing the game
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Liz Levey, ‘Doah Staff Writer March 19, 2014 As the school year moves along the days get longer with activities or homework and the sleep progressively feels shorter tensions may be getting a little high around where you live. This happens in the residence halls and even with your roommates that live off campus as well. It’s the little things
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