Monthly Archives: October 2019

Student Entrepreneur: Carlynne Folkstad

By: Alyssa Schrull We often hear these dramatized stories of successful businesses starting in garages, but have you heard of any starting in a dorm room? That’s exactly what Carlynne Folkstad has done. She began Poppy’s Clothing Co. this last year in her dorm room. The website describes the company as:  “Poppy’s Clothing Co. is your go-to source for styles influenced

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UJ Raises $61 Million for Capital Campaign

By Jacob Just The University of Jamestown revealed during a ceremony Saturday that through the Opening Doors, Transforming Lives campaign the school raised $61, 252,244 towards various building additions, renovations, and scholarship endowment since 2014. The campaign raised money to build the Harold Newman Arena, renovation of the Hansen Center J-House game room and movie theatre, Voorhees Chapel restoration, and

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