An Organic Opening of the New Semester
To see how a book inspired a movement, go to tonight’s presentation, “Animal, Vegetable, Mansfield” in Straughn at 7 p.m. Local organic growers will talk about how the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle inspired them to create the successful Mansfield Growers Market held every Friday downtown. Sponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute.
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The Mansfield Growers Market also has a Facebook page. Visit it and and join the ranks of fans.
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Terry Day captured some of the excitement of convocation with Mansfield Mountie Band’s performance of the fight song outside Straughn on a beautiful sunny afternoon.
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Dr. Mike Chester, physics, was the featured speaker at convocation. Here’s the podcast of his address, in which he talks about his family’s years of organic farming.
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Work has progressed to the north side of North Hall’s roof. Crews are installing rows of slate tiles and ice guards. They are now working right above the president’s office.
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Check out this video interview with Drew Robinson, manager of Sodexo on how the company completely changed the look, feel and food in Manser while contributing to the university’s green goals. Great combination of sustenance and sustainability.
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I’ll be interviewing Mike Capuzzo, author of the bestseller The Murder Room Friday. It will air on Blue Ridge next weekend and be posted on YouTube. Mike, a Pulitzer Prize nominee for his book Close To Shore, is publisher of Mountain Home Magazine.
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Here’s NPR’s story on the top five health issues on campus today. As usual, the comments are as interesting as the story, which earned, from readers, a barely passing grade.
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Hey, Zombies Vs Humans or any other undead geek, seen the trailers for Walking Dead? What do you think? Winner or dead man walking?