Features - Winter 2007



The Five-Second Champion
Bob Richards came to the phone singing. I was treated to just a few notes of what sounded like a beautiful baritone voice before the woman who'd answered my call handed him the phone, and I heard his energetic, "Hello!" I hadn't known I was calling during a family sing-along. He said they'd be all sung out in about half an hour, and I could call back and interview him then. >> More




Hail to the Chef
Just imagine. It's your first day on the job. You've labored for many hours to prepare a spaghetti meal for 842 students. Just the right amount of water, just the right amount of pasta, just the right amount of boiling, just the right ingredients for the sauce. Perfect. >> More




From Here to Maternity
Whenever a baby enters the world in Harrisonburg, Va., the chances are good that a Bridgewater College graduate will be one of three medical professionals caring for mother and child. >> More




Something Old, Someone New
It is possible at Bridgewater College, between the hours of 1 and 4:30 p.m., to take a journey to the late Pleistocene period. Or to zoom forward to the time of King Nebuchadnezzar, a mere few hundred years before the birth of Christ. Or to take a stroll through the American Civil War. >> More