Waltonian’s own studies in D.C.
Archive Tourist: traveler for pleasure; traveler for personal advantage; someone who travels in order to take advantage of a particular service or benefit that is not available at home. I suppose…
2008
Personal experiences from social work inernships
Social work major Karen Bush is not interning at a social work agency. Rather, she is interning at Parkhouse Providence Point, a public-skilled nursing facility in Warriorsford, Pa., with social…
Love is in the air and so is marriage
You know what spring means. No, not the leaves returning to the trees, not the warm weather and not the NBA playoffs, although that’s a worthy candidate. Spring is coming…
Democracy: Who needs it?
I remember asking my father as we rode in his cobalt blue pick-up, what he thought of the primary season, the candidates, the economy, the war in Iraq and in…
Choosing a candidate to endorse
It has become customary during the time of an election for newspapers to endorse a candidate. This practice is seemingly defiant of the industry’s golden rule of remaining objective. Despite…
A reminder from the homeless
In a lecture on city living, Richard Potts, assistant director of the Washington Journalism Center where I am studying this semester, spoke on homeless in D.C. “Treat them like they…
The sham: An administration’s inability to communicate
Has anyone else noticed the lack of concern around here? When it comes to the student body, it seems that we have been paralyzed with both fear and apathy. This…
The “ring by spring” myth
I find pride in being an individual. So what happens when my own goal is the same as many other graduating seniors? I am one of those people, sporting a…
BSN2 students walk in honor
On Friday, April 18, a group of Eastern nursing students joined the crowd of people walking around Villanova’s outdoor track in honor of those affected by cancer. BSN2 students, along…