Julia Knoerr ‘21 Staff writer The Davidson Fire Department once relied entirely on volunteers, many of whom were Davidson College students. However, increasing calls and training standards challenged volunteers to meet requirements and staff fire engines. In an e-mail, Davidson Fire Department Chief Bo Fitzgerald ’99 illustrated, “The department ranRead More

Jake Carver ‘21 Staff writer This fall, Davidson welcomed Dr. Timo Lochocki, who is serving in the semester-long role of the James K. Batten Visiting Professor for Public Policy. Unlike most of the Batten Professors before him, who tended to be veteran American journalists, Lochocki is a German expert inRead More

Erin Major ‘19 HIV is still a problem and Davidson is not immune to it. 1 in 150 people in Mecklenburg County are living with AIDS (AIDSVu, 2015). Mecklenburg County has the highest prevalence rate of any county in North Carolina (MCHD, 2018). Despite new medications that help prevent andRead More