Brenda Autry Journalism Blog

  Non-Destructive Testing Program is Alive Emily Whittier helping NDT student John Lopez There is no doubt that your life has been saved not once, not twice, but hundreds of times because of non-destructive testing. When you get on a plane, the engines that propel it are tested using NDT methods. The parts that make up your car’s brake system, the welds on the bridges you drive over, and even the parts in your cell phone, were tested using NDT.  NDT is a wide variety of testing methods used to evaluate engineering materials and their properties without causing damage to them. These tests ensure a product's integrity and reliability. They help to avoid failures, prevent accidents and to save human lives.  Xray equipment in the NDT lab Formerly known as the Metallurgy program, NDT has been a staple at LBCC for decades. The department has two full-time instructors, Scott Ballard and Zachary Milligan, and one Instructional Assist faculty member, Emily Whittier. Milligan, who ...

  Local Yoga Studio Provides a Welcoming Community Atmosphere, inclusive to all. Katy Rosecrans and Wendy Humphreys owners of Sole to Soul Yoga For me, self love and self care mean doing something that is good for me. I like to read books and take classes to learn new things to take care of my mind. I like to lift weights and eat healthy foods to take care of my body. And I like to walk through the woods or sit quietly on a beach watching the waves to take care of my soul. But when I need to take care of all three - mind, body and soul - I do yoga.  I started practicing yoga about three years ago and it has changed my life. Yoga has been proven to increase strength and flexibility, reduce stress, and can even improve your mood. It is adaptable to all skill levels and today, more than ever, it is easily accessible.  Owner,Wendy Humphrys poses I usually take yoga classes here at Linn-Benton but when there is a break or between terms, I’m left without a class to do. I decide...

  Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Brings the Past to Life The purpose of art is to express and elicit emotion. It teaches us how to look beyond the necessary and find a meaning. It helps us to feel something new, and possibly excite some unknown desire within ourselves. Is it possible for the static art of the past to elicit the same emotions today as they did a hundred or more years ago? As technology claims more areas of our lives - including the way we create and consume art - are we losing the ability to meaningfully experience the old forms? The art of today moves and speaks and flashes. It’s fluid and fast and dynamic. We no longer live in a static world. So, can we look at a static work of art and feel what the artist wanted us to feel? Can it evoke the same overwhelming rush of emotions in a person today as it did in a person in 1921? What if it could…? ‘Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience,’ presents the works of Vincent Van Gogh in a dynamic new way that m...