MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
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Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
Art
Roots of the Susquehanna River
By Joyce Williams
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Joyce Williams is a graduate student in the Post-Baccalaureate Certification Program in Art Education and obtaining a Master’s of Education in Art Education. In her second year of graduate studies at Millersville University, she painted this series in her Advanced Painting class. In her Roots of the Susquehanna River series, she explored the idea of strength provided by the foundation of roots of the trees that sustain enormous flooding from the Susquehanna River. Joyce is continuing in her studio classes to advance her knowledge as an art educator.
Author's Note:
Thank you to my professor, Dorothy Frey, for all the support during this painting
series and the inspiration to paint outdoors.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Joyce E. Williams at williamsjoyce17@gmail.com.
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Keywords: Susquehanna River, floodplain, tree roots, plein air painting