100 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America
By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News
On 8/2/21 at 8:00 PM EDT
When it comes to colleges, big state schools get attention for their sports teams. Technology schools get credit for scientific breakthroughs. But America is dotted with top-notch liberal arts colleges that have plenty to offer.
Many feature core curriculums that require students to sample the arts, humanities, sciences, and languages. Others have open curriculums, challenging students to choose their own paths. Some encourage experiential learning like studies abroad, internships, research, and community service programs that teach students off-campus independence and on-the-job skills. They may promote community involvement, designing ways for students to contribute in communities or learn cultural diversity and understanding. Some keep religion close at hand, requiring students to attend services or study the Bible.
Concert, Big Rig Day on tap at Buttery Brook Park in South Hadley >Sophie Battle, left, 4, of Ware, Maria Goncalves, 4, of Chicopee, Jaxtin Saporito, 3, of South Hadley and Calvin Cote, 3, of Chicopee keep hard at play in the sand at Buttery Brook Park in South Hadley while their mothers chat on picnic blankets nearby in the unseasonably warm temps, April 6.
Published: 8/2/2021 7:58:37 PM
SOUTH HADLEY Buttery Brook Park, a public recreation area, is hosting two early August events to get locals reacquainted with the park, post-pandemic. The events include a concert by southern-style rock band Midlife Crisis and a Big Rig Day where children can come to see a variety of large trucks and machinery.
Two hundred meters is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
That’s the distance that separates Florence’s Gabby Thomas from an Olympic medal in Tokyo. She has the fastest time in the world this year 21.61 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Trials. That mark is the second quickest ever behind Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988.
Thomas will make her Olympic debut in the first round heats at 9:30 p.m. Sunday. The semifinals follow later that night in Japan, which is 6:25 a.m. Monday. If she makes it out of them, she’ll contest the final with the fastest women in the world at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday.
Published: 7/29/2021 7:49:53 PM
EASTHAMPTON Until Monday, Luthier’s Co-op was unable to operate its bar or host live music since COVID-19 restrictions went into place beginning in March 2020.
The Cottage Street business continued offering its daytime music store business shortly after the state shutdown, but rent and utility expenses piled up with two major revenue sources gone.
As a result of public health and safety regulations, many arts organizations and businesses faced similar struggles. This week, Luthier’s was one of several local businesses to receive a $134,398 Shuttered Venues Operation Grant (SVOG) to help with these expenses.
Awarded by U.S. Small Business Administration, the grants are intended to assist businesses that rely heavily on activities that were prohibited or significantly limited by COVID-19 restrictions, such as live performance venues, movie theaters, museums and theatrical producers.
Olympics: Gabby Thomas perfect for 200 >Florence’s Gabby Thomas, left, celebrates after winning the final in the women s 200-meter run with Anavia Battle at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, June in Eugene, Ore. AP >Florence’s Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women s 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials June 26 in Eugene, Ore. AP
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