Katie Russell is exploring American this summer. Armed with a 10-speed bike, lots of water and a passion for change, Russell is among 70 students from the University of Texas in Austin, riding to fight cancer. Since 2004, Texas 4000 for Cancer hosts an annual bike ride from Austin to Anchorage to raise money for […]
Every summer, students from the University of Texas bike more than 4,000 miles from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, to raise money for cancer research. Riders Heidi Simmons and Reghan Conrey talked to Austin Woman about their journey. By Abigail Rosenthal, Photos courtesy of Heidi Simmons and Reghan Conrey Every year, selected University of Texas students don their […]
It’s difficult to read the paper or watch television anymore without being bombarded with news about senseless bloodshed, violence, disease, hunger, starvation, hatred, abuse and myriad other social and moral injustices. Just how do we go about trying to “fix” the way things are in today’s world? Mind boggling to think about it. Is it […]
