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Book review by Christy Headrick No One’s Coming: The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There’s Nowhere Else to Turn is the recounting of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the consequential emergency medivac of two American citizens who contracted the deadly virus. Amidst government trepidation and public outcry, a small group of compassionate and brave people stepped forward to help bring the ill doctor and support tech to the U.S.A. for treatment. Hazzard talked to a...

In the past year, the library has put on two rounds of what we call ‘Creative Cohorts,’ during which we gather as a group and read through, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. The book is a 12-week course, each week dedicated to a different kind of creative block. Despite its name, the book is written for all sorts of creatives; writers, painters, filmmakers, anything and everything that could fall under the umbrella of creativity. You are asked by Cameron to engage in two tasks, one every...

Though it may seem odd to some people, ever since I left school I have been craving what I now lack - the structure school provided me. Exercise in gym class, creative stimulation through theater, learning history through literature, and most of all? Having someone qualified to tell me what I should be doing . My adult life has mostly been a meandering path to re-implement all the things school gave me back into my life, only now directed by myself. I practice martial arts with a teacher to...