By Jen Noel — An artist is stereotyped in a couple different ways.  Some visualize a broke hippie getting in touch with his or her inner feelings and putting it on a canvas. Others think of fine wine and arrogant artists in a New York City gallery. However, an artist does not have to be either…

By Jordan Jacupke–On the outside, he may appear intimidating, with a scraggly brown and auburn colored beard; shaggy unkempt hair, and a barrel chest. Michael Beavers looks like a mix between Jack Black and a mountain man. His occasional Bob Marley t-shirt may give you the impression he’s a bit of a hippie. But if you take…

By Hannah Hecht–A baby sits quietly on the floor, her face screwed up in concentration. In one hand she holds a green fabric tote and in the other a picture book. She tries and tries to put the book into the bag over and over again, but like a square block into a round hole,…

By Cassie Burnside–A mile and a half into the cross-country race at the Galva-Holstein meet, Madison Walsh fell to the ground, victim to a seizure episode. Later on she would be diagnosed with Conversion Disorder. Conversion Disorder is a condition where the person has blindness, paralysis, or other neurological symptoms that cannot be explained by…