Valerie Garman
Beekeepers respond to interest in local products
By Valerie Garman | Jan. 22, 2009Beekeeper Nancy Gentry has never worn a full bee suit, and sometimes she omits the veil too.
Scanners help bars weed out fake ID cards
By Valerie Garman | Mar. 27, 2008When checking thousands of IDs a night, it's easy for bartenders to let a fake slip through once in a while.
Campus preachers should be ignored
By Valerie Garman | Feb. 27, 2008I was told, "You are a woman, you have no voice," by a campus preacher on Turlington Plaza Monday afternoon. I was outraged. I was even more disgusted by the preacher's wife who stood in the distance saying nothing. I was also called a drunkard, a whore and a scantily dressed woman. I was pointed out by one of the preachers Tuesday while walking to class and bombarded with the same accusations. I was certainly not the only one.
Medieval Masquerade features games and dances
By Valerie Garman | Feb. 3, 2008Dressed in Elizabethan outfits, Master Octavio de Flores and Mistress Mairi Ceilidh sat at a table playing Byzantine chess, a popular game during the 10th century.