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Dylan Farmer

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Se­mes­ters: Chal­lenges and Hope

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It’s that time of the year when things be­gin anew at col­lege. Stu­dents be­gin to take new classes, jug­gle new rou­tines and prac­tice once more how to live the best col­lege life pos­si­ble. Through­out col­lege, stu­dents learn how to deal with the stresses and challe... More »

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‘Tis the Sea­son: Maryville’s Hol­i­day Tra­di­tions

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The hol­i­day sea­son is a time to spend with fam­ily and friends, cut loose and have fun. But how to have fun, and how to cel­e­brate the hol­i­days, de­pends on the per­son and what tra­di­tions they fol­low. Every­one has a dif­fer­ent way to make the sea­son spe­cial for th... More »

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Dis­abil­ity, the Work­place and Maryville

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Over the past few decades, Amer­i­can so­ci­ety has be­gun to try to in­clude mul­ti­ple types of peo­ple in daily life who, prior to then, had been ig­nored. One such group is peo­ple with dis­abil­i­ties. Since 1988, ac­cord­ing to the Of­fice of Dis­abil­ity Em­ploy­ment Pol­icy... More »


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Spring­ing for­ward: Maryville and a new sea­son

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Win­ter is over, and that means a lot of things, as with any sea­sonal change. For starters, there will hope­fully be no more big snow­storms, mas­sive bliz­zards or chilly, even sub­zero tem­per­a­tures, as well as no more long coats one has to put on to be pre­pared to... More »

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One step for­ward for ac­ces­si­b­lity

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Maryville has been tak­ing steps to im­prove the ac­ces­si­bil­ity of the cam­pus. In the past, open­ing the bath­room doors at Maryville used to re­quire two hands and a lot of pa­tience. Stu­dents in a hurry or stu­dents with ac­ces­si­b­lity is­sues found it to be a prob­lem.... More »

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Maryville Black His­tory Month re­view

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Feb­ru­ary may have seemed like just an­other month on the cal­en­dar, but for many, it holds a lot of res­o­nance be­cause this month is Black His­tory Month. Feb­ru­ary is a time for African-Amer­i­cans to cel­e­brate who they are, where they are from and what they are tod... More »