by Emma Jenks | Jan 29, 2020 | Final Reflections
Before I arrived in D.C. to take the Democracy and the Arts class, the only connection between democracy and the arts that I thought about was the government supporting the arts. I expected the whole trip to be meeting government officials with the power to make big...
by Emma Jenks | Jan 24, 2020 | Just for Fun
On Saturday, January 18th a group of us decided to go to the Women’s March in D.C. We met the crowd at Freedom Plaza to listen to the many speakers before we marched over to surround the White House for the fourth time since the march’s inception in 2017. It was...
by Emma Jenks | Jan 12, 2020 | Site Visits
I cannot tell you how many times I have heard from people how hard it is to “make it” in the arts. When I tell people I want to make a career out of the arts they say “oh that’s a tricky field” and that it’s “certainly not where the money is.” If you want to make...
by Emma Jenks | Jan 3, 2020 | Introductions
Hello! My name is Emma Jenks and I am a sophomore Music Major with concentrations in Management Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. My primary instrument is piano, but I play violin in the St. Olaf Philharmonia and sing alto in the St. Olaf Chapel Choir as well. I...
