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Piper Booker, Copy Editor

Piper Booker is a senior from a small rural town in Southern Virginia. He is majoring in Religious Studies with a focus in Christianity alongside a minor in history. This is her first year on staff. When not proofing the paper, Piper can be found working at Allegheny's Archives, working on conference papers, or coming up with any excuse to give trivial facts about the college. Piper plans on pursuing graduate education in Library Science/History to continue working in archival settings.
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From left: Piper Booker, her late uncle Bill Booker Jr. and her sister Michaela Francis in 2018. As Piper feebly attempts to get in the photo, Bill congratulates Michaela on graduating from Ferrum College in Virginia (Photo courtesy of Piper Booker).

The importance of others’ memory

Piper Booker, Office Manager April 26, 2024

I’ve never been a stranger to living through memory. With my mother having me at the ripe age of 42 — and my mother being born when my grandmother was 42 herself — there are countless family members...

This year in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager April 26, 2024

September 2023 - Campus Wi-Fi struggles as infrastructure update continues - 10 years after drug charges, SAE approved to return to campus - Smith out at IDEAS Center as DEI plans for the future -...

This week in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager April 19, 2024

April 22, 1971 - For Allegheny’s second Earth Day celebration, former Governor of Pennsylvania Raymond P. Shafer, ’38, delivered the keynote address on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. His speech was meant to...

This week in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager April 12, 2024

April 12, 1956 - It is announced that Dr. Lawrence Lee Pelletier will be inaugurated as Allegheny College president on May 11. - At 8:15 p.m. in Ford Chapel, Louis Fischer gave a speech on Soviet foreign...

This Week in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager April 5, 2024

April 5, 1977 - Black Orchid, a subset of Orchesis, announces it’s split from Orchesis in a Letter To The Editor. The reason cited for the split is so that they can promote racial harmony and stay as...

This week in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager March 22, 2024

March 18, 1919 - The Campus reports that all discharged members of the Students’ Army Training Corps could be entitled to a $60 ($1,135.34 in 2024 dollars) bonus from the government for their efforts...

Televangelist Rex Humbard in 1976 (Image source: Wikimedia Commons).

This week in history: The Rex Humbard Affair

Piper Booker, Office Manager February 23, 2024

In the thirteenth edition of the 83rd volume of The Campus, one article made the front headline. “Students Vote Apology for Revival Disturbance.” Underneath it is two more stories. “Humbard Wants...

This week in Allegheny history, as told by The Campus

Piper Booker, Office Manager February 16, 2024

Feb. 16, 1915 - It is reported that Andrew Carnegie agreed to lay the cornerstone of the new building known as Carnegie Hall. At this time, Carnegie Hall was being built as Allegheny’s new chemistry...

Students walk up a snow-covered path to the Steffee Hall of Life Sciences on Nov. 28. They were walking by snow that would be gone before the week was out.

[Photo] Gallery: Snow Days & Holidays

December 8, 2023

Snow melts on the lawn in front of Brooks Hall on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Num Num sleeping in the yard of the author.

Num Num: An ode to the childhood pet

Piper Booker, Copy Editor October 27, 2023

One of the core memories of my childhood was walking out back to our shed and finding that one of the stray cats in our neighborhood given birth to several, beautiful little kittens. The cat — who I...

Noah Richardson performs on Gator Quad

Piper Booker and Akida Nooha September 29, 2023

Emerging Spotify artist Noah Richardson performed on the Gator Quad on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Organized by Conference & Event Services, Richard’s performance at Allegheny College marked one...

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