A new kind of neighbor: shared solar in agricultural Rockbridge
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For the Washington and Lee journalism major, there are several classes you take to graduate, but none are as impressive or as looming during your four-year career at the college than in-depth reporting. For four weeks the spring term of your senior year, journalism students create a multi-media project on a topic important to the greater Rockbridge community. The topics are selected under the guidance of a journalism professor, in our case Doug Cumming, and Michael Todd, our resident expert in all things multimedia. Throughout the course, you work as a team to create a project that ties together all the classes and all of the skills you have picked up during your time at Washington and Lee.
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The majority of our project takes place out in the community, or the field, as we journalism folk like to say. We went out to Donaldsburg and Mackeys Lane for the majority of our reporting. Our editing and factually meetings take place mainly on Washington and Lee’s campus located in Lexington, VA
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Grace Mamon, Crawford Humphreys and Mary Alice Russell are the contributors to this project. If you want to learn more about us you can read more in our biography section
What is your neighbor like? Are you friends, or is your neighbor an innovation in alternative energy? Across Virginia, and pretty soon in Rockbridge County, people will meet a new kind of neighbor: the solar “farm.” On 25 acres of agricultural land, there is a proposal to build 9,500 solar panels. What would you think of that kind of neighbor?
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Grace is an English and journalism double major from Fredericksburg, Virginia. During her time at Washington and Lee, she has been primarily involved in editorial roles with the Ring-tum Phi. She will be reporting for Cardinal News after graduation.
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Crawford is a journalism and politics double major from Charlottesville, Virginia. During his four years at W&L, he has been involved with the Rockbridge Report, the Ring-Tum Phi, and WLUR 91.5 FM.
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Mary Alice is a journalism and art history double major from Virginia Beach, Virginia. Throughout this project, Mary Alice focused on podcasting and web design. In her everyday life, Mary Alice works for The Welcome Home Podcast and edits for the Ring-tum Phi among a variety of other activities including choir, Greek life and spending time with friends.