Inside Smartphone Photography: Tips on How to Take a Better Picture Movies aren’t just for Entertainment: A Course Review Date Night 101: Social Distance; Together Fall 2020 September 28 Vol. 22 Issue 2 Editor The Current is the official student publication of Three Rivers Community College. Contents Elizabeth Exley The Current is written, edited, and designed solely Community by students. managing Editor If you would like to contribute to 14. Skatepark Etiquette 4. Notable Woman of Connecticut Series- The Current An introduction to the Groton Evelyn Beatrice Longman Skatepark Sarah Walsh Photo on cover: Red Flower by Kim Stan- 8. Hurricane Season The First Woman Sculptor Admitted to the America ford Some Steps to be Better Prepared 24. The Celebrations are Different, Email submissions, responses, and ideas 6. Interview Tips & Questions but the Spirit is the Same to: 7 Common Interview Questions and How National Hispanic Heritage Month Inspires Staff [email protected] to be or Communities Despite COVID-19 [email protected] 15. September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day 10. John Oliver vs. Danbury, Con- Danielle Branch The Mystic Seaport Museum and the Canterbury necticut Elizabeth Exley Craig Memorial Library celebrated Talk Like a Pi- rate Day A humorous feud that may help Connecticut Maiqyunh Truong gain a major donation Sarah Walsh Campus Life Entertainment Joseph Victorino Francisco Loredo 16. Movies Aren’t Just for Entertainment 35. Hamilton: Awakening Patriotism 26. Crazy Crust Pizza Kim Stanford A Course Review 22. Date Night 101 33. Breaking the Fourth Wall A Review of Undertale 18. Free Software for Students Socially Distance, Together A guide to help students make the most of their 34. A Beginner’s DIY Guide to refinishing education Advisor 23. Fluff Up Your Savings This Fall old furniture Easy Tips to Start Saving Now 28. Smartphone Photography: Kevin Amenta Editorial Tips on How to Take a Better Picture 24. In ‘Parable of the Sower’, Hope is Re- 20. Why McConnell Should Withhold Voting on vived Amid the Fear and Chaos of a Pro- Nominations for the Next Supreme Court Justice phetic Dystopia 30. Matcha Latte is Trending Until the Next Presidential Term A Book Review Starbucks or Dunkin’, Which company makes it the best? 2 3 During her time at Loomis Chaffee, she sculpted the Victory of Mercy in 1948. Notable Women of Connecticut Series The sculpture can be seen on the ground of Loomis Chaffee, a lasting reminder of Evelyn Beatrice Longman an invaluable virtue for youth to emulate. The First Woman Sculptor Admitted to the America Academy of Design Her final major work was a commission to create a twelve-and-a-half-foot bronze Story by Maiquynh Truong portrait of the Thomas Alva Edison and t the heart of Connecticut’s state After school, Longman moved to New York she was the only sculptor he was willing capital, surrounded by the lush and worked alongside a prominent sculptor to sit for during process of creation. The Agreenery of Bushnell Park, the Daniel Chester French. They worked on bust of the inventor currently resides at Spirits of Victory stands tall. A memorial many projects together, including the coun- the Naval Research Laboratory in Wash- dedicated to the men who fought in the try’s most iconic monument, the Lincoln ington. Spanish-American war, this impressive Memorial; where Longman sculpted several Longman continued her love of sculpting bronze monument had been the beacon wreaths, eagle reliefs and the inscriptions even after her husband’s retirement and of the Connecticut’s spirit for almost one inside the President’s hall. the pair moved to Cape Cod where she hundred years. Longman continued to make a name for Longman with the bust of Edison. From established a new studio. Gradually, she The Spirits of Victory and several other herself by winning numerous competitions the exhibition book at Loomis Chaffee began to fade from the spotlight and de- iconic sculptures around the United States and earning commissions on various major votes the last few years of her life sculpt- were created by a woman named Evelyn monuments. Two years later the pair joined in matri- ing minor busts and portraitures. Beatrice Longman, a longtime Connecti- mony and Longman permanently move One of Longman’s biggest accomplishment She died in 1954, leaving behind a re- cut’s resident and one of the most notable her residency and studio to Windsor, Con- is her conception of the Spirit of Communi- markable career in American arts and female sculptors of the 20th century. necticut. cation in 1915 at the request of telecommu- will forever be remembered by the Born on an Ohio farm in 1874, Long- nicating giant, AT&T. For the next 30 years, at the height of her works she left behind in Connecticut and man had a difficult childhood and began career, Longman continue to complete throughout the United States. The statue, nick-named Golden Boy due to working at a dry good store when she was many memorable structures around the its slick, lustrous golden coating is a strik- In 1994, she was inducted into the Con- fourteen. After six years, with the money State including the Spirit of Victory in ing bronze-based figure of a male angel necticut Women’s Hall of Fame in the she saved, Longman left home to study at Hartford, the Williams Memorial, and the wielding bolts of lightning and whirling Arts and Humanity category. Her talents the Art Institute of Chicago. iconic eagle monument at the Windsor cable lines. For years, the Spirit perched town green dedicated to the Patriots of and contributions will not be forgotten A talented young woman, she was offered atop the company’s corporate headquarters Windsor. for as long as people continue to gaze a job as an assistant instructor at the age of in Manhattan and was New York’s largest upon the iconic monuments she left be- nineteen and graduated from a four-year monument, second only to Lady Liberty. Outside of Connecticut, Longman com- hind. program in only two years with the high- missioned the Great Bronze Memorial After decades of restorations and various the victory of mercy at loomis chaffee est honor. She fell in love with sculpting door at the Annapolis U.S. Naval Acad- relocations, the Spirit of Communication after visiting the 1893 World’s Columbian emy, the Horsford Doors for Wellesley found a new home at AT&T new headquar- Exposition and since then fully devoted College, and the Illinois Centennial Monu- ter in Dallas, Texas. herself to the craft. ment in Chicago. In 1918, Longman came to Connecticut to In 1919, because of her incredible works Evelyn Longman commission a memorial for Nathaniel Hor- and contribution to the arts, Longman was Portrait from ton Batcheldere’s late wife. Batcheldere was inducted into the National Academy of Loomis Chaffe the headmaster of Loomis Chaffee institute, Design and became the first woman sculp- school a private boarding school located in the tor to ever be fully elected to this presti- town of Windsor. gious group. 4 5 Interview Tips Interview Tips & Questions 1. Research the employer 7 Common interview questions and how to be prepared for them 2. Be prepared! Create Story and Photo by Danielle Branch a portfolio 3. Focus on your goals re you where you want to be? Wheth- Common Question 3. er you are looking for a new job, or “What are some of your strengths?” just graduated and are looking for a 4. Ask questions A Put modesty aside and don’t be afraid to job in your field, it never hurts to brush up on your interview skills. completely own this question. Analyze the 5. Share your success areas where you really excel and help the stories 2020 has opened many people’s eyes to interviewer understand what you bring to the 6. 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