Multicolored bikes spill out onto the narrow sidewalk and lean up against the metal siding of the open air garage as cars zoom by on Edgehill Avenue. I weave my way through the bikes crowding the front door and take the two small steps to the cash register. The table is stacked with books about […]
Author: hillarymerwin
Judah & the Lion: A slice of Americana
Getting in tune. Exposed brick walls and paint-splattered wooden pillars divide the drafty room save for a small open space in the center. One by one people enter through the heavy metal doors and begin to unpack their oddly-shaped belongings: a mandolin, a cello, a banjo, an upright bass. The mandolin player starts plucking an […]
Good Clean Fun gets to the heart of the party
The clubhouse is packed with students donned in white-haired wigs, face-painted wrinkles and orthopedic shoes while someone pushes around a walker to the beat of dance music thumping through the speakers. This is not your typical college party. “You’re going to be really confused and a bit overwhelmed,” said Josh Cypher, executive director of Good […]
World cup victory opens doors for Belmont Enactus members
It was 10 below zero with 2 feet of snow on the ground when the president landed in Moscow. “I never thought I’d be stuck on a metro in Moscow not being able to speak the language,” said Kelsey Bright, president of Belmont Enactus. Just three months after the Belmont Enactus team claimed its title […]