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Katrina Harrison, center in yellow, leads the Ferrum Forward Committee in the approval of the September minutes as the monthly meeting begins.
Ferrum Forward Holds Monthly Meeting
October 21, 2025
Senior Stone Gibbs speaks to NPR team member Lulu Miller over zoom while other students prepare their questions.
Small College, National Level
October 14, 2025
A student takes advantage of the community hour and paddles out to the middle of Adams Lake.
Norton Outdoors Returns With a Splash
August 21, 2025
Emily Hopper, junior, holds a goat at the petting zoo on Friday in the Quad.
Mammalian Menagerie
August 21, 2025
Ferrum Forward Chair Burton White presents a humorous tote bag to the group.
Ferrum Forward Holds August Meeting
August 14, 2025
First-year Reagan Jones works to move the ball down the field.
Women’s Soccer Suffers Loss at Francis Marion
October 21, 2025
Sophomore Harleigh Propst sets the ball.
Volleyball Overcomes Adversity
October 16, 2025
First-year Summer Stevens in possession of the ball.
Ferrum Tops VSU
October 16, 2025
First-year forward Jaden Heirs dribbles away from a defender.
Pink Out
October 16, 2025
The women's cross country team prepares for their upcoming 5000 meter race at Queens University.
Forward Focus Afoot
October 16, 2025
Senior Sarah Gallagher, center; junior Django Burgess, at left; and alumni Emily Walker, right; lead the band in formation.
Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum
October 21, 2025
Students and community members await their turn to audition for Emmet Otter.
Theatre Department Holds Emmet Otter Auditions
October 14, 2025
History Professor Brian Suttell, far left, stands with the group of students who traveled to the Folk Festival.
Students Attend NC Folk Festival
October 14, 2025
Jack Tales members rehearse tin the Rex Theatre for their upcoming shows.
Jack Tales Celebrates 50 Years
October 10, 2025
Students line a table in Stanley Library's LEaP Studio to play Dungeons and Dragons.
The Adventure Begins: Von Preysing’s First Campaign
October 3, 2025
Quad Talk
September 16, 2025
Library Talk
September 16, 2025
The largest incoming class in almost a decade attends the annual convocation to kick off the fall semester.
Ferrum Rising
September 4, 2025
Billy Wagner makes history as the first D-III collegiate baseball player to get into the MLB Hall of Fame.
Billy Wagner Enters MLB Hall of Fame
January 25, 2025
President Mirta Martin and Warren Wilson student Candela Perez-Castellanos speak about Hurricane Helene.
President Mirta Martin’s Thoughts on Lees-McRae Joining Campus After Hurricane Helene
November 14, 2024
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J. Basil Dannebohm

J. Basil Dannebohm, Guest Columnist

J. Basil Dannebohm is a writer, speaker, consultant, and former state legislator who is perhaps best known for his sardonic observations of current events.

Mr. Dannebohm is a political independent and a member of the Virginia Press Association and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He writes from the Washington DC metro in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His website is www.dannebohm.com.

All content by J. Basil Dannebohm
Social media often turns everyday people into Internet monsters.

Commentary: Fear and Superstition Transform Social Media Users

J. Basil Dannebohm, Guest Columnist
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Commentary: Walking a Mile in Worn-Down Shoes

Commentary: Walking a Mile in Worn-Down Shoes

J. Basil Dannebohm
February 29, 2024
Sometimes just the hint of hope is all it takes.

Commentary: Hopeful Positivity Can Brighten the Darkness

J. Basil Dannebohm, Special to the Iron Blade
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With Valentine's day coming up next week, the age-old debate about invented holidays resurfaces. J. Basil Dannebohm explores that idea.

Commentary: Hallmark Holiday May Be Just What We Need

J. Basil Dannebohm, Special to the Iron Blade
February 8, 2024
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