Education notes: Sterling student graduates from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Arndt received a bachelor's degree from the university's School of Education.
The commencement ceremony was Sunday, May 18. The ceremony awarded degrees to 2,919 students.
Rock Falls student named to Pennsylvania Western University's dean's list
ROCK FALLS — Rock Falls resident Claire Bickett recently was named to Pennsylvania Western University's dean's list for the spring semester.
Bickett attends the university's Clarion campus.
The dean's list honors students who earned a semester GPA of 3.4 or higher. The students also must complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours.
Dixon students named to Cedarville University dean's list
CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Dixon residents Madisyn Rubright and Alivia Rubright were named to Cedarville University's dean's list for the spring semester.
The dean's list honors students with a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. The students also must complete at least 12 credit hours.
Cedarville University is an evangelical Christian university that offers undergraduate and graduate art, science and professional field programs.
For more information, visit cedarville.edu.
Newman Central Catholic High School graduates earn over $3.3 million in scholarships
STERLING — Newman Central Catholic High School recently announced that its graduating class earned more than $3.3 million in scholarship awards.
The 42 students were involved in faith-based services, student leadership, athletics and fine arts.
"These numbers are impressive, but they're only part of the story," Newman Central Catholic High School director of marketing and enrollment Gehrig Koerner said in a news release. "What makes our students truly special is how they balance their studies with service, sports, faith and friendship. They're ready to make an impact in our community."
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Since the re-election of President Donald Trump, many prominent American corporations, including Amazon, Meta, and Target, have abandoned their diversity efforts just a few years after launching them in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests. As The Washington Post reported, a study of 500 large companies revealed that last year saw the fewest DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) references in corporate financial statements since 2020. But other organizations, such as Apple, Costco, and Delta Air Lines, have committed to maintaining DEI programs—despite the possibility of government investigations and consumer boycotts. These values-based organizations are part of a long—albeit often controversial—history in the U.S. of businesses expressing social beliefs in the marketplace. Traditionally, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, these social beliefs primarily stemmed from religious beliefs. As the 20th century progressed, however, a greater array of social beliefs began to animate business practices for many companies. This history reveals that, for good or ill, businesses 'infused with religion' and social beliefs have shaped the American marketplace profoundly. This tradition can be traced back to entrepreneurs such as James, John, Wesley, and Fletcher Harper. Beginning in 1810, the brothers moved to New York City to work as apprentices in one of the many printing shops popping up in the city's downtown. They joined a growing downtown Methodist congregation, John Street Church, and within a few years, they had saved up enough to strike out on their own. Read More:The Major U.S. Companies Scaling Back DEI Efforts as Trump Targets Initiatives Initially, the brothers mostly published books for the Methodist community, but soon they were printing and publishing for the general public. Over the next five decades, they built a powerful publishing empire, despite several massive fires that nearly destroyed their operations. By the 1860s, Harper & Brothers had grown into a powerful publishing company. Nonetheless, the brothers remained what we might call Christian 'virtue capitalists.' Such businesspeople aimed to produce goods that made consumers—and by extension, society—more righteous, while also operating their companies in a moral fashion. For the Harpers, this meant producing virtuous books while using Methodist values of thrift, honesty, and respect for the Sabbath to guide their publishing company. The brothers' Methodist theology emphasized the agency of human beings to choose (or reject) salvation. After salvation, the Methodist emphasis on pursuing full sanctification, that is, the process of becoming more like Jesus Christ, informed the types of books the brothers produced and how they ran their company. 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The darker, esoteric works of authors such as Edgar Allen Poe did not make the brothers' cut, and for those more 'edgy' authors who did, their manuscripts faced the scrutiny of Christian morality editors who moderated references to gambling, alcohol, and sabbath desecration. For some Americans, the Protestant values the Harpers expressed in the marketplace were an asset, and many celebrated them. Yet they also had their critics, like Henry David Thoreau, who complained, 'Why should we leave it to Harper & Brothers…to select our reading?' His disdain for the brothers' moralistic literary choices was clear. Harper & Brothers wasn't unusual in having a moral or religious orientation despite being an ostensibly secular business. This was especially true of the printing industry, where Protestant publishers were common, including Gould & Lincoln (Baptist), Crocker & Brewster (Congregationalist), J. B. Lippincott & Company (Episcopal), and Robert Carter & Brothers (Presbyterian). 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Henna Bakshi is the Regional Editor, South at Eater and an award-winning food and wine journalist with a WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Level 3 degree. She oversees coverage in Atlanta, Miami, New Orleans, the Carolinas, and Nashville. The duo behind one of Atlanta's popular barbershops, the Commodore, is getting into the cocktail game. They're opening a new speakeasy and listening room called La Cueva ('the cave' in Spanish) on the second floor of Ponce City Market late this year. A new location of the Commodore will be next door, but don't expect a haircut with your martini. 'This is our first venture into food and bev.,' says Robert Hopper, founder of the Commodore and co-founder of La Cueva. He says his business partner, Peter Terrones, one of the Commodore's barbers, came up with the idea a few years ago. 'Peter asked, 'What do you think about doing a speakeasy?' At first, I didn't want to do it. Then we found this space at Ponce City Market we were looking at for the barbershop — it had a kitchen, so it just clicked.' Looking at the rendering, you can almost hear the uhn-tiss-uhn-tiss-uhn-tiss lo-fi beats reverberating through the space. It depicts curvaceous walls and ceiling design with dim, warm lighting, and plush seating at individual tables and the bar. Atlanta firm Maison Maluee designed the 2,700-square-foot space, which includes 75 seats and a small stage for DJs. Directly on the other side of the bar will be a new Commodore barbershop location. A window porthole at the entrance of the bar will allow diners to peek into the barbershop, but not vice versa. Thrilla in Manilla cocktail at La Cueva. La Cueva The bar will feature a large selection of mezcal, offering creative cocktails, wine, and beer, alongside shareable Mexican fare. Hopper says his passion for trappist beers will be evident on the menu, as well as nods to his favorite cocktail, a mojito. Luis Damian, of lauded restaurants Oaxaca in Chamblee, El Valle in Midtown, and Casa Balam, a 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best New Restaurant, in Decatur, is the consulting chef here. The menu will include Mexican botanas (snacks) like octopus tostada, halibut ceviche, and wrapped chicken mole, alongside larger dinner dishes. Damian has his hands full — he is also set to open the second location of El Valle in Brookhaven this August. Octopus tostada by consulting chef Luis Damian. La Cueva Pollo envuelto mole (chicken wrapped in mole) is one of the small plates at La Cueva. La Cueva Hopper, formerly a guitarist in a Christian alternative band and a youth pastor, speaks of a higher calling and building genuine relationships with his customers over the nearly ten years he has owned his barbershops. He says building these relationships led to some of his hair clients investing capital in the bar; he hopes to have reserved bar seats for Commodore clients at all times when the space opens. The bar comes on the heels of Boom Boom Bao, Lime Tiger, and Uwu Asian Dessert Co. opening at Market East at PCM in June, and ice cream chain Van Leeuwen debuting in Georgia this month. La Cueva will be open six days a week in the evenings, with live performances like jazz, open mic nights, DJ sets, and comedy shows. On resurrecting his own guitar, Hopper laughs and says, 'Absolutely not. I do not want to drive the guests away.' Eater Atlanta All your essential food and restaurant intel delivered to you Email (required) Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
