Three-hundred and forty-six days. It had been three-hundred and forty-six days since I last parked my car on campus, dragged my bag out of the passenger seat, and marched my way down Maple through the double doors. Granted, there’s a portion of you who have yet to set foot on campus, so I’m counting my…
A few weeks ago, in an opinion article, I discussed the recent lawsuit against Facebook, filed by the Federal Trade Commission, alleging monopolistic conduct — that the company had violated antitrust laws. In the article, I took the position as a supporter of the lawsuit and its demand: to break up Facebook by divesting major…
My Experience as a Remote Student on Unity Day By Tait Tavolcacci, ’23 Experiencing Unity Day remotely was a very different experience for me, but not in the way I thought it would be. I was more focused. I’ll start at the beginning. I was pessimistic; wondering how I could be a part of Unity…
I saw Anne Frank in the park one day Studying the world around her, picking it apart as if it were a novel – balancing a pencil freely, cascading across the pages of an open diary, Her feet swinging slowly from her perch on the bench where I knew she would never sit still.…
After a long wait of pushing back release dates due to coronavirus, Wonder Woman 1984 finally debuted this past Christmas to be streamed or watched in theaters. All the way back in summer 2018 I had the experience of being an extra in the mall scene of this movie at Landmark Mall in DC. I…
Who is Josie Owen? Josie Owen is a Severn alum who graduated in 2008. While at Severn she played lacrosse. She also played club lacrosse. After graduating from Severn, she attended UVA while at UVA she continued playing lacrosse. In her senior year at UVA, she was named team captain. After graduating she went to…
Chris Hopkinson graduated from Severn in 1992 and has since founded his organization, Bay Paddle, in hopes of bringing awareness and raising money for oyster recovery in the Chesapeake Bay. I had the pleasure of interviewing him this. past week to learn more about his efforts and time at Severn. Mr. Hopkinson recently stand up…
A few days ago, I was given the opportunity to speak with Severn Alum Mrs. Sharita Manickam (’97). Mrs. Manickam just recently published a children’s book calling for a “RAD Girl Revolution,” full of photos and rhymes meant to inspire young girls. Published in 2016, the book’s acronym “RAD” stands for both “Reach Any Dream”…
This past week, I had the pleasurable opportunity to speak with one of our own Severn Alums, Mr. Russell Buhrer. Mr. Buhrer is currently a flight instructor and has his commercial airline certificate. In speaking with him, I was able to gage his perspective on how Severn prepared him for his career and what specifically…