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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/261-that-one-timewhen-being-flip-was-a-good-thing"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,750/731_toni.rev.1506976173.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,750/731_toni.rev.1506976173.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,750/731_toni.rev.1506976173.jpg" alt="Cameron Chase and Toni Atkins on the floor of the California Assembly." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1000,750/731_toni.rev.1506976173.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1000" data-max-h="750" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/261-that-one-timewhen-being-flip-was-a-good-thing">That one time...when being flip was a good thing!</a></h4></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/259-kelsey-little-18-works-to-improve-water-quality-in"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1536,2048/430_IMG_8697.rev.1502114690.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1536" data-max-h="2048" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/259-kelsey-little-18-works-to-improve-water-quality-in">Kelsey Little ‘18, Works to Improve Water Quality in the Upper Tennessee River Watershed</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Little served as an intern for Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, which works to improve water quality in the Upper Tennessee River Watershed.</span> <a href="/live/news/259-kelsey-little-18-works-to-improve-water-quality-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/262-summer-apostol-18-interns-at-museum-of-history-and"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.jpg" alt="Apostol was able to work hands on in the museum's permanent collection." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/57,435,2112,2489/447_Summer_Apostol-internship2.rev.1502375707.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2055" data-max-h="2054" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/262-summer-apostol-18-interns-at-museum-of-history-and">Summer Apostol ’18 Interns at Museum of History and Science</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><strong></strong>She has used her knowledge of project based learning, including being a showcase presenter at Ampersand Day 2017, to land her an exciting internship back in her hometown of Jacksonville, Florida at the <a href="http://themosh.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Museum of History and Science</a> (MOSH).</p><a href="/live/news/262-summer-apostol-18-interns-at-museum-of-history-and" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/256-amber-convery-20-explores-the-theatre-industry"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,1280/415_IMG_0646.rev.1502112167.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,1280/415_IMG_0646.rev.1502112167.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,1280/415_IMG_0646.rev.1502112167.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,720,1280/415_IMG_0646.rev.1502112167.jpg 2x" data-max-w="720" data-max-h="1280" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/256-amber-convery-20-explores-the-theatre-industry">Amber Convery ‘20, Explores the Theatre Industry</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Convery has spent her summer as a props intern at the famous Barter Theatre.</span> <a href="/live/news/256-amber-convery-20-explores-the-theatre-industry" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/255-camille-gray-16-explores-the-world-of-theatre"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.jpg" alt="Beauty and the Beast" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,2048,1795/422_19453161_10158886879025472_3976378496558288422_o_3.rev.1502113323.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2048" data-max-h="1795" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/255-camille-gray-16-explores-the-world-of-theatre">Camille Gray ‘16, Explores the World of Theatre</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gray had the opportunity to spend her summer as an intern at Theatre Bristol and enhance her knowledge of theatre performance, choreography, and costume design and execution.</span> <a href="/live/news/255-camille-gray-16-explores-the-world-of-theatre" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/253-peyton-williams-20-interns-for-virginia-tech">Peyton Williams, ‘20, Interns for Virginia Tech Athletics</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Williams has completed an internship with the Virginia Tech Athletics Department.</span> <a href="/live/news/253-peyton-williams-20-interns-for-virginia-tech" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/260-hannah-long-20-interns-for-the-weekly-standard"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,843,843/450_last_day.rev.1502379249.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,843,843/450_last_day.rev.1502379249.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,843,843/450_last_day.rev.1502379249.jpg" alt="Hannah Long" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,843,843/450_last_day.rev.1502379249.jpg 2x" data-max-w="843" data-max-h="843" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/260-hannah-long-20-interns-for-the-weekly-standard">Hannah Long, ‘20, Interns for The Weekly Standard</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Long had the opportunity to intern for</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Weekly Standard</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, one of the foremost political magazines in the country.</span> <a href="/live/news/260-hannah-long-20-interns-for-the-weekly-standard" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/254-alexis-staubus-19-interns-for-congressman-phil-roe"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.JPG" alt="Alexis Staubus outside Congressman Phil Roe's District Office in Kingsport, TN." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1624,1080/429_IMG_0303_3.rev.1502114499.JPG 3x" data-max-w="1624" data-max-h="1080" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/254-alexis-staubus-19-interns-for-congressman-phil-roe">Alexis Staubus ‘19, Interns for Congressman Phil Roe</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Staubus spent her summer as an intern at Tennessee Congressman Phil Roe’s District Office.</span> <a href="/live/news/254-alexis-staubus-19-interns-for-congressman-phil-roe" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/257-dillon-hutton-20-brings-baseball-to-the-fans"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,767/431_19274896_10154742165700003_7434317009373745860_n.rev.1502115001.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,767/431_19274896_10154742165700003_7434317009373745860_n.rev.1502115001.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,767/431_19274896_10154742165700003_7434317009373745860_n.rev.1502115001.jpg" alt="Dillion Hutton having a pre-season interview with ESPN Tri-Cities' David Dowell talking about the expectations." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,767/431_19274896_10154742165700003_7434317009373745860_n.rev.1502115001.jpg 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="767" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/257-dillon-hutton-20-brings-baseball-to-the-fans">Dillon Hutton ‘20, Brings Baseball to the Fans</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span>Hutton was a radio broadcast intern for the Bristol Pirates Baseball team.</span> <a href="/live/news/257-dillon-hutton-20-brings-baseball-to-the-fans" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/258-jordan-hawkins-18-interns-for-the-international"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.JPG" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/468__MG_2488.rev.1504035803.JPG 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/258-jordan-hawkins-18-interns-for-the-international">Jordan Hawkins, ‘18, Interns for the International Christian Concern</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hawkins spent her summer as a communications intern for the International Christian Concern, an organization that works to advocate, assist, and raise awareness for the persecuted church.</span> <a href="/live/news/258-jordan-hawkins-18-interns-for-the-international" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>