December 27, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

One Note Stand Single Makes A Cappella Album

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UMW’s a cappella group, One Note Stand, recently learned its most recent single, ‘See Her Out,’ was among 20 songs chosen for 2020’s Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) album.

UMW’s a cappella group, One Note Stand, recently learned its most recent single, ‘See Her Out,’ was among 20 songs chosen for 2020’s Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) album.

Out of hundreds of national submissions, Mary Washington’s One Note Stand stood out.

The co-ed a cappella group started its year on a high note, with its most recent single, See Her Out, among 20 songs chosen for 2020’s Best of College A Cappella (BOCA) album. One Note Stand also made its fourth consecutive appearance at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Mid-Atlantic quarterfinals in Washington, D.C., last weekend.

The ensemble could barely contain its excitement, said President Kali Lassiter, who “jumped for joy” when she learned the song was selected. “We put in a lot of hard work and it paid off.” Read more.

UMW Libraries to Celebrate Bales’ Cubs Book Release

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Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales

Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales

UMW Libraries will hold a gathering to honor Reference and Humanities Librarian Jack Bales in celebration of the recent publication of his book Before They Were the Cubs: The Early Years of Chicago’s First Professional Baseball Team. The festivity, which promises baseball, books and even hotdogs, will be held Monday, April 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center located on Hanover Street.

Bales, who grew up near Chicago and became a diehard Cubs fan, covers the team’s  rarely addressed formative years. In true librarian style, he cites thousands of original sources—though the amazing read isn’t limited to baseball lovers.

“Comments have been positive and gratifying, especially from people who don’t particularly enjoy baseball,” says Bales, who’s assisted generations of students with research and taught hundreds of library classes in his nearly four decades at UMW. “They’re getting caught up in the stories and the vignettes of the players, as well as just the whole period that is covered—19th-century America.”

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