By ZACH HILL The Castle of Bellaguardia sits atop a hill in northeastern Italy, overlooking the small town of Montecchio Maggiore. The town served as the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliette and the towers of the fortress are aptly named after the titular characters. Once a year, the town of 12,000 gathers in the […]

By K.J. ASKEW After long deliberation, Barton college has decided to continue with it’s planning of providing the students with a commencement ceremony. However, it will be held at a later date. Students were informed of the college’s commencement plans through a letter from the president of the college, Douglas Searcy: “Commencement will be postponed […]

By HILLARY GEARY Barton College’s Amanda Maynard incorporates years of working gerontology experience into her courses and helps students work through trying times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using empathy and scripture, Maynard’s life’s calling is to teach and also learn from her students. “I always had this drive to speak to people, and that’s why […]

The Collegiate is introducing a ‘Dear Abby’ segment entitled ‘Chatty Kathy’ during the Fall 2020 semester. ‘Chatty Kathy’ offers peer-requested advice in numerous categories including relationships, student life, health and more. ‘Chatty Kathy’ is completely voluntary and anonymous and only available to members of the community with a Barton email address. Students can submit questions […]

By NICHOLAS LEEK Mass Communications Professor Philip Valera will be leaving Barton College at the end of this academic year. He teaches Audio Recording Technologies. At age 67 and after completing 19 years of teaching at the college, he will be retiring. Valera is a Massachusetts native who had lived in Lakeland, Florida, prior to […]

By DEBBIE HERRERA The World Health Organization has officially declared COVID-19, commonly known as the Coronavirus, a Pandemic as of March 11. As of March 16, the United States has over 1,600 confirmed cases and 41 people have died according to the CDC. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared a State of Emergency as […]