Life & Culture
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Life & culture articles from campuses and around the local communities of King University including Throwback articles from past issue.
The DMAD program Spring Showcase’s Second Virtual Opening
The Spring Showcase, hosted by the DMAD (Digital Media Art and Design) program, is an annual juried exhibition that allows students to try out new techniques or subject matter outside the constraints of the assignments for classes. The lack of restrictions allows students to explore new mediums or combine them to create a unique approach. The showcase is competitive in that there is a limit to how many pieces of work can be included in the show. The limit is set at 20 pieces, meaning that not all the work submitted can be exhibited. This is the second year that the showcase has been online due to Covid-19. Before the pandemic, the showcase exhibition took place in person where students printed their work, framed them, and set them up for viewing in the Widener TV Lounge in Maclellan Hall.
Spring 2021 Semester Round Up
The spring semester is coming to a close and students are more eager than ever for the break. If you find time in between studying for finals and preparing for summer jobs or internships, try and take a few moments to look back and review everything that has taken place.
Dogwood Homecoming is Coming to Your Home in Spring of 2021
In the spirit of social distancing, King will be hosting Dogwood online this semester. There will be numerous events for both students and alumni alike. Some recognizable events this year include the annual Undergraduate Research Poster Session, hosted by the King Library, which presents the top research proposals submitted by students, and class reunions for alumni.
Mental Health Effects of Living Through a Pandemic
This is the point in the semester when we often see a rise in stress, anxiety, and depression. The newness of being back at school has worn off and tests and projects have begun. For this semester, not only are we dealing with normal semester stress, we are experiencing anxiety at an extremely high rate due to navigating life during a pandemic…
The Legends of Rotherwood Mansion
Rotherwood Mansion, located in Kingsport, TN, was built in 1818, and through its history has accumulated an interesting and supernatural history. The tales of the mansion are riddled with heartbreaking accounts of slavery, a legend of a hound from hell, and many lost souls wandering the grounds even in the afterlife.
