Tag: history
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Pentagon Possibly Closing Commissaries
By: Neva Mellow I had the absolute greatest privilege of visiting Washington, D.C. during the second week of October. I ran in the Army race and saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the White House, and the Pentagon. The Pentagon is the center of this story. According to a 2025 Military Times article with…
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The Big Sweep of Salem Creek
By: Emma De Noble Haleigh Totten (left), Neva Mellows (center), and Peyton Harris (right) show off their collected trash. Photo Credit: Vera Kahn The annual Piedmont-Triad Big Sweep took place on Oct. 4. Salem College’s Tri-Beta and ECO clubs joined in collaboration with Keep Winston Salem Beautiful to collect trash from Salem Creek and the…
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No Kings Protest in Downtown WS
By: Clare Buchanan Protestors in Downtown Winston-Salem for the “No Kings” Protest. Photo Credit: Clare Buchanan On Oct. 18, Camel City United Indivisible held its second No Kings Protest of 2025. This protest was a part of a series of national protests against President Donald Trump and recent policies passed during his second administration. Similar…
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English and Writing Studies Dinner
By: Emma De Noble Students and faculty eat dinner and converse with each other before the presentation formally begins. Photo Credit: Rebecca Davis On Sept. 24 in the Gramley Library Reading Room, the English and Writing Studies department held its annual “State of the Program” dinner. This event serves as an opportunity for faculty to…
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What’s in the Salem College Archives?
NATALIE PATTERSON AND SAV FRANZ The Archives is Salem College’s most fascinating, yet also most underutilized, corner resource, and it is located right under our feet in the basement of Gramley library. The Archives is a treasure trove of intimate histories and artifacts from Salem’s years of antiquity. It is run by Terry Collins and…
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This Month in History: March
NATALIE PATTERSON March 1, 1961: President John F. Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps, an American organization that sends volunteers to developing countries to assist with healthcare and education, among other needs. March 3, 1913: Thousands of women gather in Washington, D.C. to march in a parade calling for a constitutional amendment granting women the right…
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This Month in History: February
NATALIE PATTERSON February 1, 1960: Four African-American students sit down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., and refuse to leave upon being denied service. This is repeated for several days, with protests spreading to other southern states, and over 1,600 people are arrested for participating in sit-ins. February 3, 1870: The 15th and…
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This Month in History: January
NATALIE PATTERSON January 1, 1959: After leading a revolution to overthrow U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba, establishing a Communist dictatorship. January 1, 1963: The Emancipation Proclamation is issued as a presidential proclamation and executive order, legally freeing slaves in the states opposing the Union. January 6, 1412: Joan of…
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This Month in History: October
NATALIE PATTERSON October 1, 1908: Henry Ford debuts his Model T car, regarded as the first automobile available to the masses. October 2, 1869: Indian Civil Rights leader Mahatma Gandhi is born in Porbandar, India. October 4, 1941: Anne Rice, author of “The Vampire Chronicles”, is born in New Orleans. October 11, 1975: The very…
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German graphic novels and Salem
NICOLE WINKS On 11 Nov., Matt Hambro gave a presentation entitled The History of the Universe in a Comic: Time Lapse in German Graphic Narratives. The presentation focused on the use of time lapse in graphic novels. The focus was specifically on the non-indexical uses for creation stories. Time lapse is embedded in the Judeo-Christian…
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