From Pointe to PT

A former dancer works to prevent the sorts of injuries she once suffered By Sarah Komar Originally published Jan. 3, 2024, in Secret Structures When Megan Wise was growing up in Ocala, Florida, dance was her life. She was born into a family of dancers. She started her first ballet class when she was four

U.S. Army Confronts Mental Health Problems

How one daughter survived her veteran father’s PTSD and what research suggests should be done to help others By Sarah Komar Originally published Nov. 2, 2022 in New Lines Magazine On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, as smoke billowed from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. Army Maj. David Komar helped evacuate the daycare center

Character Sketch – David Komar

By Sarah Komar On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, as smoke billowed from the west side of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Brig. Gen. (Ret) David Komar helped evacuate the daycare center that stood on the grounds of the U.S. Department of Defense’s headquarters. As he wheeled baby cribs out of the standalone building

Through His Eyes

For one blind student — and other UA community members with disabilities — living, learning and working in an environment long reported to be inaccessible and hostile to disability can feel like a “new battle every day.” By Sarah Komar When I met Mark Marinoni outside his residence hall on a gloomy Tuesday afternoon in