Pickleball unites the Shepherd community
Members of the Shepherd University community meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the Wellness Center to play pickleball. The sessions have become a regular part…
Candidly Carter: Prologue to Adulthood
Five Things That College Actually Taught Me College is a very weird time for most of us. We’re not children anymore, but we’re not full-fledged adults yet. Or…
Candidly Carter: Red Wine Rednecks
A Story About the People Who Make Appalachia Beautiful. As a gay man who grew up in rural West Virginia, I have a ton of stories about being…
Candidly Carter: Bouncing Back
The Queer Community of Shepherdstown Proves its Resilience — once again. In November 2024, I experienced my first drive-by slur shouting in years. I was walking down German…
A discussion with Dr. Heidi Hanrahan: passion, patients, and prospective
Dr. Heidi Hanrahan, professor of English at Shepherd University, has recently published her first full-length book, a comprehensive reference guide dedicated to 19th-century American…
