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,…