Article by Christine-Nicole Nyivih | Owl Staff Professor Claudia Brown (center) has supported students and staff at Harford Community College since 1998. According to the National Math + Science Initiative, only 36% of U.S. high school students entering college are prepared for university-level mathematics. Similarly, science classes can also pose a challenge to many students, … Continue reading Strength in Numbers: Providing Academic Support for Arts Students
The Beginnings of Belief
Article by John Merkel | Illustration by Caroline Cooney | Additional Reporting by Brianna Skrivanek & Jennifer Pezzella | Owl Staff From Sunday's contemporary worship to the reading of sacred texts in Ancient Egypt, religion has played a central role in human society for millennia. Regular spiritual gatherings stretch back to prehistory in an unbroken … Continue reading The Beginnings of Belief
Harford’s Whiz Kid
Article & Photography by Neil Harman | Owl Staff William Burlew may seem like an average 22-year-old: he likes Netflix, Chipotle, music, and traveling with his friends. However, William Burlew enrolled in community college at 14, earned his Bachelor’s degree at 19, and obtained a Master’s degree at 21. His early passion for math and … Continue reading Harford’s Whiz Kid
Backyard Medicine: The Power of Plants
Article by Matt Tennyson | Photography by Matt Tennyson & Joshua Eller | Owl Staff In the race to find the answers to our modern ailments, we often turn to the pharmaceutical industry for an easy, quick fix. The unfortunate consequence of this is that we’re often taking pills that we don’t need. Daniel R. … Continue reading Backyard Medicine: The Power of Plants
Green Initiatives Blossom at HCC
Article and Photography by Jessica Conway | Owl Staff Students cross a path lined with Victorian lamp posts through the HCC campus. On one side is a fishpond for the science department and on the other is a small valley of reeds. As they venture through the campus on this picturesque byway, these students may … Continue reading Green Initiatives Blossom at HCC
Eco Landscaping: The New “Goat-To” for Sustainable Lawn Care
Article by Sydney Gaeth | Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff Randy, a 250-lb white Saanen goat, contentedly chomps through a pile of weeds in an overgrown field. There are many others like him who spend their days eating to their hearts’ content and clearing field after field of dense brush. This lovable, eating … Continue reading Eco Landscaping: The New “Goat-To” for Sustainable Lawn Care
Sweet Harvest: Inside the World of Beekeeping
Article by Daniel Mele | Photography by Ahmed Hamayun & Matt Tennyson | Owl Staff The sun shines on a beautiful day in late May. The birds fill the skies with songs and a buzz is heard in the field as beekeeping veteran of 30 years, Steve Rouse of Rousedale farms (former host of Rouse … Continue reading Sweet Harvest: Inside the World of Beekeeping
Science Fiction to Reality: Space Elevator to the Stars
Article by Luis Figueroa | Digital Art by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff As you stand on an elevator after putting your luggage on the floor, you hear the bell ding and the elevator begins to move. This elevator, however, does not go to a town or a city. It doesn’t go anywhere on land, … Continue reading Science Fiction to Reality: Space Elevator to the Stars
The Final Flight: Discovery Comes Home
Article & Photography by Joshua Eller | Owl Staff Like any other day, thousands of people could be seen around the National Mall in Washington D.C., but today was different; these people did not stare at the monuments around them. They kept looking skyward, searching. Then out of the northwest, it appeared on the horizon, … Continue reading The Final Flight: Discovery Comes Home
Off The Grid: How Disconnecting Could Save Your Brain
Article and Photography by John Morin | Owl Staff On November 16, 2010, Bill Nye the "Science Guy" was giving a lecture at the University of Southern California when he collapsed on stage. Although some accounts state he was only down for about 10 seconds, students were quicker to tweet this occurrence than to rush … Continue reading Off The Grid: How Disconnecting Could Save Your Brain