The 51st Annual Roughrider Days Fair and Expo Fourth of July parade hit the streets in downtown Dickinson on Saturday. We snapped some candid photos of floats and those who participated in the Independence Day festivities.
IMAGE: Courtesy of Alex Barna
Since the program began in 2010–11, about 200 students have successfully completed the minor. Open to students in all majors across the University, the program has a competitive admissions process, and once accepted, students enroll in six courses inclusive of a signature five-week fieldwork experience, where they apply their classroom skills to clinical and public health settings in countries such as South Africa, Ecuador, and Tanzania.
This year, students like senior Danielle Straub, who is majoring in nutritional sciences, met this requirement virtually with a range of facilitating organizations.
In the Ghana program, Straub and other students who would have traveled to that country met on Zoom throughout January with a Ghanaian physician. He covered the structure of the country’s health care system, their prevention and community health programs, COVID-19 strategies and mental health issues, all set within the context of regional foods, festiv
In 2012, Elizabeth Tavierne was a student at Ohio State determined to stay connected to her passion for exercising, especially during her college years.
Not only was she a former swimmer set on finding a new routine, but she also had the drive to create a healthy fitness atmosphere, promote self-love, and break gym stigmas for women. This led her to the creation of “CHAARG” (Changing Health Attitudes and Actions to Re-create Girls).
With chapters on over 100 university campuses, each chapter’s mission is to empower girls in ways they have not been opened up to. More so, CHAARG’s goal is to prove that “fitness can, and should, be fun.” The organization promotes healthy routines for the body, mind, and soul.