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The Grizzly, December 6, 2001, Anne Antanavage '04, Cornota Harkins, Quinn Dinsmore, Cara Nageli, Susann Sobolewski, Sarah Ewald, John Cicchetti, Sarah Napolitan, Julia Campbell, Katie Lambert, Kelly Gray, Fallon Szarko, Meghan Beck, Christine Ginty, Megan Restine, Eric Fiero, Frank Romascavage Iii, Greg Pellish, Bill Stiles, Susan Goll, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Students: Dancin' The Night Away • Celebrating the Holidays Around the World • Pomenti Wins World History Association / Phi Alpha Theta Essay Competition • US Economy Faces Economic Recession • Campus Residence Halls Compete in a Holiday Decorating Contest • Opinions: Wismer's Fantastic Harvest Moon Festival; Lancaster not Just for the Amish • Final Exam Schedule • Christmas Price Comparison: Lights, Cards and Wrapping Paper • How to Make Your Own Christmas Gifts • 'Twas the Night Before Finals • Fun Activities in Philly • UC Swim Teams Maintain Winning Streak Over Arcadia and Goucher • Women's Hoops …

The Grizzly, November 29, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Kristen Kinelski, Andre Almeida, Maureen Mower, Katie Lehman, John Cicchetti '04, Sarah Ewald, Tammy Scherer, Sarah Napolitan, Neil Schafer, Bill Stiles, Fallon Szarko, Kelly Gray, Eric Fiero, Megan Restine, Frank Romascavage Iii, Greg Pellish, Christina Abreu, Jennifer Ludwig, Emily Callaghan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

UC Blueskies Calls for Help with Recycling • AIDS Legacy Continues in Poor Countries • Economics and Business Administration Panel Discussion Offers Students Advice on Finding Job Connections • Volunteers Wanted for NBA League Jam Session • UC Group Makes Plans for Alternative Spring Break • New California Law Enables Women to Obtain Emergency Contraceptive Pills without a Prescription • Opinions: So This is Christmas?; Family Bonding is Better than Trip to Spain; Letter of Apology • Messiah to Hit the Stage • Jazz Ensemble Keeps it Swinging • Comparative Pricing: Local Gasoline • Dougherty Finishes 123rd at Nationals • …

The Grizzly, November 15, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Quinn Dinsmore, Tammy Scherer, Sarah Ewald, Abby Stammen, Kelly Gray, Maureen Mower, Susann Sobolewski, Adrienne Moore, Aya Sato, Katie Lehman, Susan Goll, Christina Abreu, Sarah Napolitan, Megan Restine, Leslie Carter, Rebecca Roberts, Christine Ginty, Frank Romascavage Iii, Neil Schafer, Eric Fiero, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Second Annual Operation Christmas Child a Success Thanks to the Holiday Spirit in UC Students • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held to Dedicate the New Floy Lewis Bakes Field House • With a New Face Comes Changes at Zack's • SASA Sponsors Bizarre Turkey Contest • Ursinus Students Help in Election Campaign • Career Services Helps Misdirected Students • Great American Smokeout Turns Twenty-Five • Opinions: Thanksgiving not Really a Holiday at Ursinus; Zack's: Think Twice About That Price; Take Three Advil: The Universal Cure from the Wellness Center • Cheesecake Factory far from a Cheesy Experience • "The Glass Menagerie" …

The Grizzly, November 8, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Sarah Napolitan, Christine Ginty, Susan Goll, Quinn Dinsmore, Christina Abreu, John Cicchetti, Sarah Ewald, Kelly Gray, Maureen Mower, Meghan Beck, Katie Lehman, Victoria Schienfeld, Fallon Szarko, Eric Fiero, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Construction on Campus Continues as Scheduled • UC Leadership Scholars Attend Annual Halloween Concert • "An Evening with Alice Parker" a Musical Success • Peace Corps and City Year Representatives Speak About Careers in Common Good • Anthrax Vaccine at Center of Controversy • Opinions: Closed Courses and Wait Lists: Nightmares of Registration; Pop Goes the Quiz! • Gospel Choir Sings out for Peace, Prayer and Healing; Concert a Great Success • Judy Chicago is Coming! World-famous Artist to Visit Ursinus • Influenza Season is Upon Us • Comparative Prices on Museums • Self Protection Facts: What You Need to …

The Grizzly, November 1, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Jennifer Ludwig, Quinn Dinsmore, Julia Campbell, John Cicchetti, Meghan Beck, Sean Conley, Tammy Scherer, Susan Goll, Terri Wehnert, Emily Callaghan, Sarah Napolitan, Sarah Ewald, Susann Sobolewski, Bill Stiles, Katie Lambert, Kelly Gray, Eric Fiero, Becky Borbidge, Abby Stammen, Christina Abreu, Daniel Uszaki

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Students Join Together to Take Back the Night • World-Renowned Composer, Arranger and Educator will Unite the Ursinus Campus in Song this Weekend • Ursinus Students Celebrate the Haunting Holiday with Local Children • Understanding Biological Terrorism • UC Groups Clean up the Environment • Professor Valerie Martinez Named a Commonwealth Speaker • Opinions: Community Service for all Campus Organizations?; Your Patriotic Duty: Voting Guarantees Your Freedom; Inspirational Take Back the Night • "Faustus" a Devilishly Good Play • Cost of the Midnight Munchies • RHA Sponsors Spades Tournament • Farewell Game Leaves Bears Women's Soccer Kicked by Mules •XC …

The Grizzly, October 25, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Quinn Dinsmore, Julia Campbell, Sarah Ewald, John Cicchetti, Meghan Beck, Christine Ginty, Tammy Scherer, Sarah Napolitan, Susan Goll, Katie Lambert, Erin Fitzgerald, Megan Restine, Neil Schafer, Nicole Gaughan, Becky Borbidge, Fallon Szarko, Kelly Gray, Frank Romascavage Iii

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Food and Fun at Family Day 2001 • UC Field Hockey Players React to Move from Division I to Division III • Phi Psi Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Pink Ribbon Fundraiser • Fall Fun and Friendship with UC Best Buddies • Truth About Dr. Fritz • Gay Straight Alliance Walks for AIDS Fund • First Year Student Coordinator Ed Gildea Helps Students Work to their Fullest Potential • Take Advantage of the Upcoming Internship Fair • Students Learn the Truth about Drinking • Opinions: Athletic Scholarships at Ursinus; Listen up Insurance Companies: Give me my Birth Control! • …

The Grizzly, October 18, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Julia Campbell, Maureen Mower, Aya Sato, Christina Abreu, Quinn Dinsmore, Adrienne Moore, Jennifer Ludwig, Sarah Ewald, Kate Juliano, Katie Lambert, Katie Lehman, Susann Sobolewski, Sarah Napolitan, Kelly Gray, Andre Almeida, Daniel Uszaki, Fallon Szarko, Allyson Kronsteiner, Terri Wehnert, Kelley Williams, Becky Borbidge, Christine Ginty, Erin Dickerson, John Strassburger, Emily Fishwick, Abby Stammen

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Sisters of Omega Chi Sponsor Blood Drive • Taking a Hike with the Environmental Studies Classes • World Cultures Club Encourages Campus-Wide Cultural Awareness • Gil Cook and Heather Potts Named 2001 Homecoming King and Queen • Understanding the Social Norms at Ursinus College • Ursinus Bookstore Holding Coat and Blanket Drive • Ursinus Alumna Martha Kriebel Reflects on the Unexpected Turns in Life's Path • The Economic Effects of Terrorism • Struggling to Survive: The Way of Life for Women in Afghanistan • From Mexico to Collegeville: International Exchange Student Enrique Cobarrubias • Sophomore Week: Helping Students Reach Academic …

The Grizzly, October 4, 2001, Anne Antanavage '04, Cornota Harkins, Kate Juliano, Quinn Dinsmore, Emily Fishwick, John Cicchetti, Susan Goll, Christina Abreu, Jennifer Ludwig, Sarah Ewald, Erin Dickerson, Terri Wehnert, Sarah Napolitan, Tammy Scherer, Adrienne Moore, Kristin Kinelski, Mary Sim, Christine Ginty, Fallon Szarko, Frank Romascavage Iii, Kelly Byrne, Stephanie Tammany, Becky Borbidge, John Ramsey

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Campus-Wide Coin Drive Raises over $1,500 for Red Cross Fund • Tri Sigma Colony Established on the Ursinus Campus • Sisters of Omega Chi Organize Campus Blood Drive • Banned Book Week at UC • American Studies Major Offers Students Interdisciplinary Study • Ursinus Students Excited about Grand Opening of Local Kohls Department Store • Opinions: Exploring the Difference in Communication Between Men and Women; Student Response to Facilities in New Fitness Center; CAB Talks Back: Use it; Don't Reduce it; Feeling Awkward in New Gym; Crossing and Construction Complaints on Main Street • Ghouls, Ghosts, Thrills and Chills: Area …

The Grizzly, September 27, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Julia Campbell, Sarah Napolitan, Quinn Dinsmore, Katie Lambert, Tammy Scherer, Christine Ginty, Sarah Ewald, Abby Stammen, Kelly Gray, Terri Wehnert, Eric Fierro, Fallon Szarko, Frank Romascavage Iii, Emily Fishwick, Kathryn Chapman, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Fitness Center Opens After Slight Delay • Two Women Recognized with Honorary Doctorate Degrees • Helping Campus Deal with Tragedy: President Strassburger Responds to the Crisis • The Decline of the Airplane Industry • Planning for the Future: Utilizing Career Services' Online Resources • Learning the Ins and Outs of Criminology • Pennsylvania Governor Ridge to Head Office of Homeland Security • In Sorrow • Opinions: Professors Speak Out: Faculty Opinions About the Terrorist Attacks on America; Will There be a Draft? Is the Army Big Enough? • The Lantern Starts a New Year of Publications • New Kickboxing Class …

The Grizzly, September 20, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Katie Leham, Christine Ginty, Susan Goll, Sarah Ewald, Tammy Scherer, Julia Campbell, Joe Petsko, Meghan Beck, Kate Juliano, Eric Fiero, Fallon Szarko, Sarah Napolitan, Katie Lambert, Becky Borbidge

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

American Heartache: The Destruction of the World Trade Center • Freshman Lauren Melton Helps Save Lives • Ursinus in London Gets Off the Ground • Air Quality Jeopardized by Proposed Power Plant • Truth About Ecstasy: Students Reflect on Drug's Dangers • Careers in Criminology • Remembering All Those Affected by Last Week's Tragedy • America's Pride • Ursinus Community Unites on National Day of Prayer and Remembrance • $79,000: Too Much for CAB? • Yoga Class Stretching to New Heights • Fringe Fest Scheduled for This Weekend • Lit Soc, Java Trench the Place to Be! • Bears Dominate …

The Grizzly, September 13, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Quinn Dinsmore, Stephanie Tammany, Sarah Ewald, Katie Lambert, Fallon Szarko, Christine Ginty, Emily Callaghan, Ava Soto, Bill Stiles, Kristin Kinelski, Katie Lehman, Becky Borbidge, Terri Wehnert

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Eating in Wismer: The Crunch at Lunch • America. No Longer the Beautiful • Collegeville Police Crack Down on Ursinus Students • A New Look and New Menu at Wismer • Service Woes for Select Residents • Opinions: Wismer Bussing: A Major Problem; New Social Host Policy a Wet Blanket • International Film Festival Brings Foreign Flair to Ursinus College Campus • Review of the Restaurant La Fontana • Unconventional Fringe Fest Takes Over Philly • Like Old Movies? Then the Colonial Theater is the Place to Be • Pizza: Where's the Best Buy for Your Money? • Ursinus Webpage …

The Grizzly, September 6, 2001, Anne Antanavage '04, Cornota Harkins, Quinn Dinsmore, Tammy Scherer, Katie Lambert, Christina Abreu, Sarah Ewald, Sarah Napolitan, Tiffany Sheraton, Becky Borbidge, Meghan Beck, Christine Ginty

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Activities Fair Helps Students Get Involved on Campus • Ursinus Leadership Scholar Program Teaches Students Skills to Succeed • Students Express Concern About Unsafe Campus Pathways • Opinions: Roommate: Friend or Foe?; Is our Campus Safe?; Homesickness not so Uncommon • Former UC Professor to Perform in Seven Stars Music and Art Festival • Free Museums on the Philly Parkway! • Wash, Cut, Blow Dry: It Doesn't Have to Empty Your Wallet! • A Face From the Past: Dr. John Henry Augustus Bomberger • Women's Soccer Team Victorious at UC Invitational • La Roche College Men's Soccer Invitational Champions • …

The Grizzly, August 30, 2001, Cornota Harkins, Anne Antanavage '04, Sarah Ewald, Tammy Scherer, Meghan Beck, Rebecca Borbige, Christina Abreu, Sarah Napolitan, Christine Ginty, Stephanie Tammany, Fallon Szarko

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Construction on Campus: Residents Return to Numerous Campus Improvement Projects • What is a Watson? • Lending a Helping Hand: Class of 2005 Volunteers at Philadelphia's Cobb Creek Park • UC Students Complete Summer Research • Class of 2005 Receives Dell Laptops • Tumultuous Tuition? • Opinions: Potty Improvement?; Pet for a New Age; Mind the Dust: A Student Perspective of Construction on Campus • More Bang for Your Buck: A Comparative Report on the Prices of Condoms in Collegeville • What is There to do in Collegeville? • Francoise Gilot Exhibit in Berman Museum of Art • Art Fair …

Mr. Edgar Anderson On Employment, Amber Panzella

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Edgar Anderson was born in Chicago in 1950, the second-oldest of six children. On his mother’s side, he has black, German, and Cree Native American ancestry; on his father’s side, he is descended from sharecroppers and former slaves from Mississippi. He attended high school in Chicago, and then went to the Military Academy at West Point in 1968, where he was one of ten black cadets in his class of 1200. He spent time in the Army as a basic training officer, and then received a graduate degree from Yale in business management and human …

Mr. Edgar Anderson On Education, Amber Panzella

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Mr. Edgar Anderson Full Interview

Edgar Anderson was born in Chicago in 1950, the second-oldest of six children. On his mother’s side, he has black, German, and Cree Native American ancestry; on his father’s side, he is descended from sharecroppers and former slaves from Mississippi. He attended high school in Chicago, and then went to the Military Academy at West Point in 1968, where he was one of ten black cadets in his class of 1200. He spent time in the Army as a basic training officer, and then received a graduate degree from Yale in business management and human …

Mrs. Rose Jackson On Education, Hamida Suja

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Mrs. Rose Jackson Full Interview

Rose Jackson was born in Louisville, Mississippi, to Willie O Clayton Hathorne and Bertha Ophelia (Young) Hathorne; she had three sisters and three brothers. She left school at fifteen to marry her first husband, with whom she had five children; after his death, she married John Jackson, with whom she had another daughter. She worked as a cleaner and hairdresser, and received her diploma from Portland High night school. At the time of this interview, she had been living in Maine 40 years; her family moved here because she had a brother-in-law who had been …

Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education And Employment, Aretha Williams

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Mrs. June McKenzie Full Interview

June McKenzie, a fifth-generation Mainer, was born in Portland, Maine, in 1929, one of twelve children. Her mother, Florence Eastman Williams, was a Portland native; her father, a truck driver, was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. She graduated from Portland High School in 1947; she attended Northeastern Business College for one year, and took several classes at the American Institute of Banking while employed at People’s Heritage Bank, where she worked for twenty-two years. She married and had eight children, and at the time of this interview had two grandchildren. She is a longtime member …

Mrs. June Mckenzie On Education, Aretha Williams

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Mrs. June McKenzie Full Interview

June McKenzie, a fifth-generation Mainer, was born in Portland, Maine, in 1929, one of twelve children. Her mother, Florence Eastman Williams, was a Portland native; her father, a truck driver, was a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. She graduated from Portland High School in 1947; she attended Northeastern Business College for one year, and took several classes at the American Institute of Banking while employed at People’s Heritage Bank, where she worked for twenty-two years. She married and had eight children, and at the time of this interview had two grandchildren. She is a longtime member …

The Grizzly, May 3, 2001, Anne Antanavage '04, Cornota Harkins, Stephanie Tammany, Quinn Dinsmore, Brian Berg, Sarah Ewald, Kelly Tessena, Karen Srebro, Susan Patton, Sarah Napolitan, Padraic Maroney, Christopher Tereshko, Chris Fox, Christina Abreu, Dan Reimold, Lauren Cyrsky

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Xenadrine Evidence Points Towards Addictive Nature • Class of 2004 Offers Words of Wisdom to Class of 2005 • Public Radio Personality Ira Glass Hosts Lecture at Ursinus • Fountain Expected to be Completed Soon • Saying Goodbye: Grizzly Editor Signoffs • Opinions: National Missile Defense Still a Bad Idea; Greek Week Unites Local Organizations; Awards Ceremony an Enriching Experience • Stalin's Daughter Steals the Stage • Annual Student Art Show Arrives at Berman • Women's Lacrosse Wins CC Title; Looks Ahead to NCAA's • Girls Rugby Finishes Spring Season • Tennis Teams Lose in First Round at CCC • …

Νεολιθική Μακεδονία, Kosmas Touloumis

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The Grizzly, April 26, 2001, Lauren Cyrsky, Dan Reimold, Patricia Quinn, Quinn Dinsmore, Cara Nageli, Krista Bailey, Christina Abreu, Brian Berg, Travis Roop, Chris Fox, Padraic Maroney, Ciara Rodgers, Becky Borbidge, Susan Patton, Sarah Napolitan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Watson Foundation Considers Ursinus for Membership • Dining Committee Addresses Rising Number of Student Complaints • Senior Student Young Named Ursinus Valedictorian • CAB, RHA, USGA, and Class Officer Elections Being Held • Opinions: Berg on Bush: First 100 Days of W a Comedy of Errors; Wismer: Taking a Turn for the Worse?; Awards Assembly Hot, Boring, Uninspired • Annual Student Art Exhibition now in Berman • Track: Men and Women Accelerate Toward Penn Relays • Baseball: Close to the .500 Mark, Third in Conference • Women's LAX #1 Seed in Conference • Softball Squad Holding Steady in Third Place …

The Grizzly, April 12, 2001, Lauren Cyrsky, Dan Reimold, Sarah Napolitan, Krista Bailey, Chaim Popkave, Joe Pope, Greg Striano, Patricia Quinn, Heather Lang, Padraic Maroney, Susan Patton, Geoffrey S. Brace, Christina Abreu

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Airband 2001: 'Case to the Ex' Claims Victory • CAB, RHA, USGA and Class Officer Elections to be Held • Religion Forum Engages Students in Faith-based Discussion • The Big Test: Redefining the SATs • Opinions: Dispelling the Rumors: National Greeks Respond; Questioning the National Greek Approval Process; Purpose of Nationals: To Build up, not Destroy, Existing Greek Life on Campus; Why I Wanted to Bring Tri Sigma to Ursinus College; Tri Sigma Sorority Members Respond to Controversy; Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity: The Brotherhood of Gentlemen; Why AOL Instant Messenger Will be the Demise of Society • Berman Exhibit 'Zelda: …

The Grizzly, April 5, 2001, Lauren Cyrsky, Dan Reimold, Anne Antanavage '04, Tammy Scherer, Krista Bailey, Leah Miller, Thomas Lipschultz, Aaron Ranck, Kelly Tessena, Susan Patton, Sarah Napolitan, Jeff Church, Ciara Rodgers, Jenn Barnes, Kate Gallagher, Padraic Maroney

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Three National Greek Organizations Approved by Faculty • Residence Life to Close Clamer Hall in Fall Semester • Five-a-day Challenge for Healthy Eating Presented by Nutrition Expert • Senior Class Gift now up to Individual • Airband Events Raise Money for Cancer Foundation • 35 UC Seniors Named to "Who's Who" List • Senior Student Church an Ursinus Institution • Opinions: In Faith-based Charities Debate, one Question Remains: What About the Wiccans?; National Greek Organizations not What Campus Needs; Blurring one's Eyes: A Look at Life in Israel; Political Criticism Once Again Shown to Accomplish Nothing • 137 Sculptures Placed …

Naccs 28th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

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April 4-8, 2001
Marriot Hotel

Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High School …

Ms. Beverly Bowens On Education, Vanessa Saric

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Ms. Beverly Bowens Full Interview

Beverly Bowens was born in Portland, Maine, in 1934, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. She had one older brother. Her father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin; her mother’s family had been in Portland for generations. She graduated from Portland High School, attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, and then moved to New York City to attend Teacher’s College at Columbia University; as of this interview, she had a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nursing administration, and a master’s degree in institutional education. She married a surgeon and they had one daughter; …

Ms. Beverly Bowens On Employment, Vanessa Saric

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Ms. Beverly Bowens. Full Interview

Beverly Bowens was born in Portland, Maine, in 1934, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. She had one older brother. Her father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin; her mother’s family had been in Portland for generations. She graduated from Portland High School, attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, and then moved to New York City to attend Teacher’s College at Columbia University; as of this interview, she had a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nursing administration, and a master’s degree in institutional education. She married a surgeon and they had one …

Mr. James Mathews On Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High …

Ms. Beverly Bowens On Education And Employment, Vanessa Saric

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Ms. Beverly Bowens Full Interview

Beverly Bowens was born in Portland, Maine, in 1934, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. She had one older brother. Her father was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin; her mother’s family had been in Portland for generations. She graduated from Portland High School, attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, and then moved to New York City to attend Teacher’s College at Columbia University; as of this interview, she had a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a master’s degree in nursing administration, and a master’s degree in institutional education. She married a surgeon and they had one daughter; …

Mr. James Mathews On Education And Employment, Maureen Elgersman-Lee

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Mr. James Mathews Full Interview

James Mathews was born at Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine, in 1941. He had four siblings; his father, Oscar Mathews, Jr., was a cook for the railroad that ran between Portland and Boston, and his mother, Llewena Hill Mathews, was one of the first graduates of the Gorham Normal School. His father’s family emigrated from Nova Scotia. As a child, he lived with his aunt and uncle in South Portland; the family moved to another home in South Portland when the state took their home to build I-295. Mathews graduated from Portland High School …