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“Though just like WWI, students’ lives have come to a screeching halt in many aspects, many people continue to work towards a common good. In 1917 people were called to work across the world. In 2020, we are encouraged to work from our couches.”
“Dwain Cromwell, a student from Fort Smith, Arkansas composed an article, titled after James Baldwin’s book The Fire Next Time, in which Cromwell claims that he will no longer remain ‘so silent’ in the face of other’s adversities. While Cromwell hopefully kept to his word, the leadership of The Traveler did not.”
“The April 1, 1945 edition [of The Traveler] makes it clear that services were needed closer to home with the headline ‘50,000 Soldiers to be Sent to Campus to Relieve Coeds’ Frustration and Man Shortage.’”
“The story of education here in Fayetteville begins with disruption: The forced migration of Native Americans that has become known as the Trail of Tears unleased a series of events that ultimately established the town as the center of education in the state.”