Sierra Spicer, Staff Writer - I cannot believe that this year is already over. It seems like just the other day I was writing my first column about wanting to base my column on Carrie Bradshaw’s Sex and the City. Now I am sitting here trying to think of a good artistic topic for this last column of the 2011-2012 academic year at LC. I think the only way to [...]

Dr. Clifton W. Potter Jr., LC History Professor - In April 1962 I worked at the registration table for Founders’ Day/Homecoming, and among those collecting their packets of tickets and information were the members of the Class of 1912 who were celebrating their fiftieth reunion. There were not many of them because classes in the first twenty-five years of Lynchburg College’s history were fairly small, but they enthusiastic and happy [...]

Dr. Mike Robinson, LC Communication Studies Professor – Another amazing summer of nerd-friendly films is just weeks away, so it’s time to wrap up the year with another addition of “This summer movie stuff I believe”: I believe that there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. I believe that describing Battleship as “based on the [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer - I think there is a very interesting parallel between the focus of Crossing Borders, and something that the senior class of Lynchburg College is about to experience—shock. In the sense of world languages and cultures, of traveling to other countries, the shock is cultural. Sometimes you do not know the language, understand the customs and practices of the culture, or feel overwhelmed by the unfamiliarity [...]

Dr. Clifton W. Potter Jr., LC History Professor – I know this is hard to believe, but three weeks from today the campus community will already be in the midst of the activities that are part of graduation weekend. Earlier this week, as College Marshal, I approved the schedule of commencement activities that will be sent to all active and retired faculty. As the Class of 2012 prepares to become [...]

Sierra Spicer, Staff Writer – Before the audience enters the theatre or the actors take the stage, there is a process of preparing for the show that must be completed in order for there to be a show at all. There has to be something on the stage for them to act on. There has to be lighting cues designed for them to stand under. There have to be props [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer – This week, Crossing Borders will dedicate some time to talking about a very serious issue taking place in another part of the world. Here on campus, an awareness campaign called “Lynchburg College: Serious About Syria” was born when Sabita Manian, a professor of International Relations, asked Model United Nations students to begin spreading the word about what is happening there. A country in Western Asia [...]

Dr. Mike Robinson, LC Communication Studies Professor - Our year began with the DCnU wave about to crash onto our popular culture shore. Basically, DC Comics decided to boost sales by completely revising their narrative continuity. This was a “soft reboot,” presumably meant to indicate that the changes were not as drastic as the shift the company made way back in 1986. Fans were worried. After all, fandom is a [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer - This week, Crossing Borders is going back to its linguistic roots in an interview with senior Meghan MacNair, who traveled to the small but remarkably diverse country of Belize for one week over winter break. MacNair found Belize, located in the northeastern coast of Central America, to be full of cultural, historical and linguistic vibrancy. Belize is a relatively young nation, having gained its official [...]

Dr. Clifton W. Potter Jr., LC History Professor - Some people are superstitious and regard Friday the thirteenth as a day potentially filled with bad luck. While we know this to be so much foolishness, certainly this year the 13th will be a day filled with a great deal of good fortune for a number of students and faculty members. On Friday, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Kappa Phi will [...]