STUDENTS TAKING UNITED States History I during this year's Capital Summer Session at Columbia Union College spent yesterday visiting Civil War sites in West Virginia and Maryland. In yet another example of why CUC's location is ideal for learning, 31 students visited Harper's Ferry, WV and Antietam National Battlefield as part of the requirements for their summer class.

In Harper's Ferry students followed the footsteps of John Brown, visiting the site of his famous raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry in 1859. Later, in Antietam, students toured the site of the bloodies battle of the Civil War. 'It was amazing to see site like Bloody Lane and the Burnside Bridge,' said Philip Malcolm, a student taking the course. 'Seeing the battlefield gives me a much better understanding of what happened there,' he added.

It's true, history is enhanced by personal experience. At CUC, that kind of personal experience is often only a short distance away. How about at your college?



Students in HIST 275 pose for a picture on Burnside Bridge at Antietam National Battlefield.