The Student Government Association hosted the 2017 Leadership Awards Banquet on April 15th. Students were awarded a trophy for their leadership skills within their organization. Here are your 2017 student leaders. Continue reading “SGA recognizes leadership”
Amorette Hughes’ four years at Alderson Broaddus University was an emotional roller coaster. She struggled with severe anxiety and depression. Seeing a therapist and the support of friends and teammates on the Acrobatic and Tumbling team helped Hughes make it through her time here as a student. She now works a communications job in Morgantown.
Many students may be able to relate to Hughes. One in two AB students-54 percent-have felt overwhelming anxiety in the past 12 months with only four percent of students seeking help, according to the National Collegiate Health Behavior survey administered to students at AB during the spring 2018 semester. Continue reading “Mental health is common challenge for AB students: 1 in 2 face anxiety, 1 in 3 depression”
After long weeks of cold temperatures, students from Alderson Broaddus and other nearby universities enjoy the weather and water in the Arden area of Barbour County on April 14. Photo by Agustin Sanchez.
Despite cool temperatures, Callum Doyle flies a kite on the quad as part of a Human Adjustment psychology class on April 19. Photo by: Agustin Sanchez
AB senior Paris Vaughn experiments with the green screen at the WBOY-TV studios in Clarksburg on April 13, 2018. Communication students went behind the scenes as the WBOY news team prepared and presented their evening newscast Thursday night. Photo by Battler Columns staff.
Temple Beth El will honor Holocaust victims with its 27th annual Remembrance Day service at WVU Tech on April 15.
Holocaust Remembrance Day, also known as Yom HaShoah, is dedicated to memorializing the 6 million Jews that perished during the Holocaust. Although Yom HaShoah is officially recognized this year on April 12, the Beckley gathering is traditionally held on the following Sunday to allow for increased attendance.
The service will remember the lives of those lost in the Holocaust and other genocides, but will also place a special emphasis on the life of Max Lewin, Beckley’s only Holocaust survivor. A never-before published interview with Lewin detailing his experiences of the Holocaust will be showcased during the service. The interview was originally recorded in 1996 for a television program by Mountain State University. However, Lewin later requested that the video never be shown during his lifetime.
“In the interview, you can see Max’s voice get broken at times; he gets more emotional,” said Temple Beth El secretary Dr. Joe Golden. “You need to empathize with that because he’s remembering the horrors that he and his family experienced and what he saw around him.”
Lewin was the only Holocaust survivor from his hometown of Lipniszki, Poland and came to the city of Beckley in 1946 to live with his brother Harry. Lewin was a local businessman in Beckley, having owned several businesses including Home Modernization, Inc. and, following his brother’s death, Harry’s Men’s Shop. Lewin passed away on August 24, 2002.
Although Lewin published his memoirs in 1968 in Yiddish, Beckley residents were unaware of the extent of his suffering until he revealed it to Temple Beth El members in 1990. This revelation led to the first Beckley Holocaust Remembrance Day service at Temple Beth El on April 14, 1991. After the dedication of the Lewin Family Bell Tower in 1996, subsequent services were moved to what is now the campus of West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
“The WVU Tech community is honored and humbled to be a part of this longstanding tradition,” said campus president Carolyn Long. “Our city – and indeed, our campus – is part of a tapestry of lives from all parts of the world, from many cultures and from many faiths…This event is so important because it reminds us that our communities cannot flourish when that light goes out.”
In addition to the video, the service will include a candle lighting ceremony, a reading of the Lewin family’s names, the story of Max Lewin, and other inspirational recitations and prayers.
Beckley’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day service will take place this year on Sunday, April 15 at 1 p.m. in West Virginia University Institute of Technology’s Carter Hall.
Alderson Broaddus students set out for Charleston to compete in a statewide event on April 9.
A total of 19 students from the business oriented student organization Phi Beta Lambda will be participating in the organization’s State Leadership Conference at the University of Charleston. Each student will be competing in one or two events, which take the form of interviews, objective tests, presentations, speeches, prejudged projects, or a combination of several types.
Students had the opportunity to choose from over 60 events for the competition – all of which vary in content and required skills. Individuals who place first or second in their event will be able to participate in the National Leadership Conference in June.
“We have very strong projects and people in the competition this year,” said Alderson Broaddus chapter president Jeremy Linaburg. “I believe many of them will continue on to nationals.”
In addition to events that students signed up for prior to the competition, several open events will be hosted that all students will be able to join. In the past, Phi Beta Lambda has also traditionally hosted a keynote speaker for the event alongside the competitions. However, this time the event will instead host a job fair and numerous workshops.
This year will mark the third consecutive year that Alderson Broaddus University has participated in the competition. Last year, Linaburg placed second in the Future Business Educator event during the conference, and later went on to win first place at the National Leadership Conference.
Phi Beta Lambda is a student organization that focuses on connecting education with real-world scenarios by utilizing leadership, service, and learning. For more information on the organization and to inquire about membership, contact chapter president Jeremy Linaburg or faculty advisor Rich Foley.
Alderson Broaddus University will hit the stage next week with the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
The musical is a comedic production based on Charles Schultz’s comic strip Peanuts, and follows a series of vignettes centered on Charlie Brown and his circle of friends. The production is hosted by Alderson Broaddus University’s school of music and directed by assistant professor of music Lewis Hall. Continue reading “Charlie Brown comes to town”
Gay-Straight Alliance members Quin Fletcher, Cass Beall, and Alec Corral kick off Pride Week by tabling outside of the cafeteria in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender Day of Visibility occurred two days prior on March 31 and is dedicated to bringing awareness to discrimination and celebrating transgender individuals. Photo by Lora Owston.
Senior goalkeeper Fallyn Gonzales of the women’s lacrosse team prepares to pass in this photo taken at the Battler’s home field during the 2017 season. Photo credit Quentin Murphy.
Alderson Broaddus University women’s lacrosse senior goalkeeper, Fallyn Gonzales prepares for her last season on the field with her teammates.
Gonzales holds a record 188 saves over her three years playing for the women’s lacrosse team. Gonzales was recruited as a defender, but ended up being the Lady Battler’s starting goalkeeper.
Continue reading “Defender-turned goalkeeper finding success in the net”
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