Arcadia University Bulletin

By Sarah R. Schwartz ‘10

It was a raw, cold morning, March 8, but when the sun came up on Arcadia’s campus, there was already a long line of students, teachers and other members of the community waiting to catch a glimpse of the Commander in Chief. Some had been waiting all night long.

The campus had been transformed. The parking lots were filled with news team vans, the lawn strewn with television cameras, like birds grazing in the fresh dew. The scene was quiet but energetic, and when the doors of Kuch Center opened at 9 a.m., alums, faculty, students as well as members of the surrounding community were quick to take their spots together in the gymnasium. The chattering began low and grew louder.   [...]

Barone

Their “mark” was on the top row of the media riser set aside for Arcadia University’s student media. The student photographer and videographer weren’t just toe-to-toe with each other, they were elbow-to-elbow with local, national and international media there to cover President Barack Obama’s speech on health care. Tower Editor Teresa Barone ‘10 also was able to join print reporters at the press tables in Kuch Center.

“Seeing the President, as you would expect, was exactly like seeing him on the news, but just the thought that when I looked through the viewfinder of the camera I was using, I was actually one of the people taping the President of the United States was something I could not get my head around,” says Michael Stackhouse, a first-year student and president of the AUTV student video club.   [...]

Assistant Softball Coach Meredith Mayes, D.P.T., earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Arcadia’s commencement ceremony on Feb. 15. Mayes was featured in the most recent edition of Arcadia magazine.

For Assistant Softball Coach Meredith Mayes, D.P.T. ’10, softball has always been an important part of her life. While an undergraduate at Albright College, Mayes played shortstop for three years and pitched during her senior year.

An excellent athlete and student, she also toured throughout Italy and the Netherlands with the British National Team and in the Czech Republic with a U.S.A. Athletics International team. Upon graduation, the thought of no longer running bases or pitching curveballs was too daunting, so Mayes contacted Head Softball Coach Linda Detra to see if Arcadia needed her help as a coach. Detra was impressed with Mayes.

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