Off the Court
The Kent State basketball team is always together, on and off the court. As basketball season begins, see how coach Geno Ford describes the camaraderie of the team.
To Teach is To Learn
El-Dabh categorizes himself mostly as a composer and a philosopher. Composing since age 11, 88-year-old El-Dabh has been involved in music over 75 years. Rather than teaching students about basic music theory, he gives classes about ethnomusicology, the study of the social and cultural aspects of music, from the places he has lived throughout his life—something only he can teach.
Shopping Green
A party doesn't have to hurt the earth. Editor Caitlin Saniga prepares for her green dinner party story at the Haymaker Farmer's Market two weeks ago. Check out this fall's issue of The Burr for the full story.
Listen, Speak, Heal
John, as he insists you call him, is the Senior Pastor of The First Congregational Church of Tallmadge. His work with our country's veterans exists under the radar, but John work with emotionally wounded veterans and their families through Native American spirituality.
Scribbles—Community with a Shot of Espresso
Sandy Wilson is the Co-Owner of Scribbles' Coffee Company in Kent, Ohio with her husband and son. Scribbles is located at 237 N. Water Street. The Wilsons' steady stream of costumers hail from all different kinds of backgrounds. Wh the front door opens a bell chimes, letting Sandy know that a costumer has arrived. The Wilsons' are dong their part to protect the farmers that grow the beans Scribbles brews, by buying only Fair Trade Coffee beans.
The End of the Line
For 118 years, the coasts of Geauga Lake were lined with screams, laughter and the slow, but steady clinking of chains pulling trains up massive steel hills. The aroma of fresh-cut french fries and elephant ears filled the air in Aurora, Ohio, from late April until October every summer. After September 21, 2007, this was no longer the case. The beloved Geauga Lake amusement park closed for good.
Eight days. 2772.8 miles.
Senior Sam Twarek recounts his experiences during an eight-day road trip across the USA to Seattle, Wash. through photos.