March 12, 2021
Black people have lived in Canada since the beginnings of transatlantic settlement. Although historically very few arrived directly from their ancestral homeland in Africa, the term African Canadian is used to identify all descendants of Africa regardless of their place of birth. “Black Canadian” is also used as a more general term. The earliest arrivals were enslaved people brought from New England or the West Indies. Between 1763 and 1900, most Black migrants to Canada were fleeing enslavement in the US. (See also Black Enslavement in Canada.) Black people have lived in Canada since the beginnings of transatlantic settlement. Although historically very few arrived directly from their ancestral homeland in Africa,
Why Some Veterans Should Consider Trade School Instead of College
Airman 1st Class Tyler Steenbeke-Notaro welds brackets together to mount on the base perimeter wall. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Megan Myhre)
For many veterans, even those with GI Bill benefits, the price of going to a traditional four-year university can come with extreme sticker shock.
Paying potentially tens of thousands of dollars over four (or more) years to study for a degree that doesn t even guarantee a job in the field can seem like a risky bet for separating veterans. Some people think if you have the GI Bill, you should be in school full time, William Hubbard, the chief of staff for Student Veterans of America, told The New York Times. That is true if you are a 25-year-old single person with no obligations. But most people have families, work full time and are nontraditional students.
Character Counts
Posted on: December 18, 2020; Updated on: December 18, 2020
It’s been a year. Full stop.
But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty to celebrate, recognize and honor at the University of South Carolina in 2020. There was. And there’s even more to look forward to in 2021.
Whether we were developing innovative instruction strategies and aggressive testing protocols to confront the coronavirus, whether we were making our voices heard on social justice issues or proving our mettle, yet again, on campus and in the community, UofSC rose to each and every challenge this year and raised the bar for the year to
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Peggy L. Holmes left this earth on Dec. 29, 2020, following nearly 5 years battling cancer. Her sense of humor remained in full force right up until the end as she flirted with the male nurses and harassed her daughters - threatening to haunt each of them if they got out of line. Her laughter filled the hospital and delighted all who visited her … she always wanted to leave this earth with laughter.
Peggy was born in New Madrid, Missouri in 1942. She often referred to herself as a Mississippi River Rat. She lived in Tennessee and Colorado with her family and moved to Texas after high school. She married the love of her life, Jim Holmes, in 1969 and they settled in San Marcos in 1984. Peggy loved the fashion industry and spent many years in retail management. She organized fashion shows and had her own business as a display designer - traveling all over Texas and Oklahoma to work. Her family teased her that is was amazing companies actually paid her to dre