Singer Nathan Duty appreciates many styles of music
Story and videos by Zoe Ekeh
“The first thing I ever started doing was singing – ever since I was little, I sang,” Nathan Duty said. “I think a lot of us that’s the first we connect with is our voice because it’s just part of us.”
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Singing, playing the piano and playing the saxophone are all the musical skills and gifts that Duty has acquired throughout his life. He considers himself to be a vocalist. As a musician, it is a ...
Singing from two periods of music: Carter Foerch’s enjoyment and passion of singing eclectically
Story and videos by Zoe Ekeh
Singing classical music in a recital hall, playing covers of modern songs on a piano or keyboard and composing music are how Carter Foerch displays his musical talent. And those three pieces of his musical pursuits carry different weights in his day-to-day life.
Most importantly – at least for now – Foerch studies classical music performance as a music major at Cedarville University. Classical music has a complex history, and Foerch finds it remarkable ...
Isaiah Rubio: A musician with a determined path
Story and Videos by Zoe Ekeh
Musician with A calling
Walking past a concert stage set up with a huge screen, LED lights, and speakers, Isaiah Rubio felt anxiety come over him. This feeling caused Rubio to question if he would ever belong on that stage.
Rubio ignored his interest in creating music until an overwhelming feeling of longing to pursue his musical passion came upon him that day. Since then, he has listened to a calling for using his musical talent.
As a sound ...
50 years after the tornado: Don and Pat Dunstan’s Xenia survival story
By Alan Brads
Today Don and Pat Dunstan can’t agree on the morning weather of April 3, 1974. What happened that evening 50 years ago obscures it from memory.
“It was a beautiful, beautiful morning, just gorgeous,” Don said, as chipper and optimistic as he always is. “That morning I walked down to the shoe store, and it looked like a picture-perfect day.”
“Well,” Pat interjected, “but it was so windy that day.”
Her annotation should not be taken as pessimism ...
50 years after the tornado: Sara and Marty Larson Relive the Day Xenia Changed Forever
By Alan Brads
Sara and Marty Larson, then strangers, now spouses, lived through April 3, 1974, in Xenia, and 50 years later they see how that day shaped the city.
At 4:30 p.m. 50 years ago, 11-year-old Sara Blackburn prepared to leave her home in the Arrowhead neighborhood of west Xenia. She didn’t know the massive implications of living in west Xenia, because she didn’t know a cataclysmic F5 tornado would come swooping down in the next 10 minutes. In fact, she didn’t even know ...
Don’t let solar cloud your judgment
By Chloe Smith
Introduction
“Solar power will be the single largest source of electricity generation by the midpoint of the century.’’ -Elon Musk, 2014
Rows and rows of shiny panels line the country field, soaking in rays and converting it to energy. Many politicians and environmentalists praise the idea of solar panels being the leading source of energy for the world. But are solar panels as effective as they say? How do they work? And what are the risks?
Worldwide statis...
What Is Greenwashing?
“Environmentally friendly.ʼʼ “Sustainable.ʼʼ “Eco-friendly.ʼʼ “Green.ʼʼ
By Chloe Smith
These buzzwords surround many products today that claim the consumer can do their part to save the planet. But are these products preventing global warming? Or are these claims greenwashing ploys?
What is greenwashing? Biologist Jay Westervelt coined the term in a 1986 essay about hotels urging guests to reuse towels to save water. The term referred to companies spending more ...
Turbine talk: The facts about wind energy
By Chloe Smith
Wind has been a tool of humankind for centuries. As far back as 200 BC, Persian, Chinese and Middle Eastern people used windmills for irrigation, wood cutting and grinding grain.
Throughout the ages of civilization, the windmill evolved, and the first wind turbines began to convert kinetic energy from wind to electricity in 1888.
Now, they join the ranks of sustainable energy sources marketed by politicians and activists and make up 7.2% of power in the United States...
Don’t overreact: Be informed about nuclear energy
By Chloe Smith
When people hear the word nuclear, they probably imagine a rising mushroom-shaped cloud, followed by fire, fury and death. Or they think of Chernobyl, one of the most well-known nuclear meltdowns in history.
But what many people donʼt know is that energy can be harvested from nuclear power and is an alternate source for fossil fuels.
Are the dangers as pressing as many assume? Or should nuclear be used more often for our energy needs?
Atoms make up everything in ...
