{"id":162,"date":"2020-01-06T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T04:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/?p=162"},"modified":"2020-03-31T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:25:05","slug":"hello-from-holly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/2020\/01\/06\/hello-from-holly\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello from Holly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My name is Holly Beck, and I am a sophomore history and religion major at St. Olaf College. I am from the city of Davenport, Iowa, which is NOT in the middle of a cornfield (sadly, many people make this assumption about Iowans). My vocational interests include future careers in ministry, interfaith leadership, and religious justice. While religion is my primary focus, I am a HUGE history nerd. While I can typically be found studying in the Cage at St. Olaf, I also sing alto in the Chapel Choir, serve as the Community Events Coordinator for Delight Ministries, work in the History Department, and participate in the Student Inter-Religious Council at St. Olaf.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_171\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"An individual smiles to the side as she hugs a small dog. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8008-scaled.jpg 1803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hi! Here I am with my sweet Pomeranian, Magnum P.I. (named after the Tom Selleck character from the 80&#8217;s TV show!)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe that my background in public history (my history major emphasis!) and museum work (I work at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport!) allows me to bring a unique perspective on the inner-workings of artistic and political practice within our nation\u2019s capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was drawn to this program after taking Professor Epstein\u2019s \u201cIntroduction to Musicology\u201d course last spring. While in this class, I found interest in the challenging questions of ethics and values related to the arts. When Professor Epstein announced his plan for \u201cDemocracy and the Arts in Washington D.C.,\u201d it was evident that this program would be directly engaging with these types of difficult questions relating to the arts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This trip is my first time visiting the northeast and Washington D.C., so I am very excited to explore all of the iconic museums, monuments, and sites! D.C. residents and my fellow classmates may catch me recreating my favorite scenes from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Treasure<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while exploring the city! I am hoping to avoid getting lost or taking the wrong metro train, so hopefully Google Maps and my peers will help me stay on track!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_166\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-image-166 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Library of Congress reading room with a large domed ceiling and various levels of bookshelves.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1405\/2020\/01\/IMG_8477-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Definitely considering a search for the President&#8217;s Book of Secrets in the Library of Congress&#8217; iconic Reading Room (thanks Nic Cage)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s to the rest of this crazy month!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/2020\/01\/06\/hello-from-katie-2\/' class='small-button smallsilver'>Newer<\/a> <a href='https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/2020\/01\/06\/daniel-dancing-into-dc\/' class='small-button smallsilver'>Older<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Holly Beck, and I am a sophomore history and religion major at St. Olaf College. I am from the city of Davenport, Iowa, which is NOT in the middle of a cornfield (sadly, many people make this assumption about Iowans). My vocational interests include future careers in ministry, interfaith leadership, and religious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[159,214,197,227,226],"class_list":["post-162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-introductions","tag-history","tag-introduction","tag-museums","tag-national-treasure","tag-night-at-the-museum"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1608,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162\/revisions\/1608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/datadc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}