Historically, queer people in West Virginia have had a hard time living their lives without facing discrimination. As someone who has grown up in Parkersburg, I have seen this firsthand when friends of...
West Virginia Republican Senator Mike Azinger introduced three pieces of anti-trans legislation on Wednesday, Jan. 10, including Senate Bill 197, which would see a ban on transgender and “obscene matter”...
Reader, this will be the last time I write to you while abroad. I have had so much fun talking to you about the highs and lows of studying abroad, and I think overall this trip has been a huge success....
Until recently, I always said the best days of my career were 50 years ago.
It was the mid-1970s, and I was the 25-year-old city editor of Huntington's wonderful little afternoon newspaper called “The...
I’d hoped for more out of Marshall’s rendition of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” over Nov. 14-18. After studying the play for my Shakespeare course in Oxford, England, I’d been...
One thing about me is that I love to eat. I was worried coming to England that I would be forced to eat beans on toast every meal of every day. So, if you want to come to England, here is what to expect...
Victoria Ware, Opinions and Culture Editor
• November 10, 2023
I have to get everything done. I’m already behind as it is. I dream of finishing that book I started reading in August. It’s a great series, but it will have to wait until December. I have to be at...
We talked about planes already back in the second edition of Bex Abroad: “Traveling to the Destination.” So, now, I think it’s time we talk about public transportation in the UK and the apps you...
One of the most important things to remember while you’re on this magical, life-changing adventure: you are actually here to study. That’s why it’s called “study abroad” and not “hang out at...
Victoria Ware, Opinion & Culture Editor
• October 13, 2023
The cast of “The Book of Will,” led by director Leah Turley, took a simple story and transformed it into a magnetic triumph of Shakespearean proportions. The famed playwright’s impact was brilliantly...
Reader, I think it’s time for me to come clean. I have made a few mistakes in this journey abroad. It also has not been the easy transition I have told Instagram it was.
I think it’s important...
Studying abroad can be both a life-changing and rewarding experience, but it is also extremely intimidating. From the application process to boarding the plane, there are probably 100 different experiences...
