Articles by Dan Anderson
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Fall semester classes begin Sept. 1
May 18, 2009
Students stage protest march through campus
May 17, 2009
About 50 students marched through campus on Sunday, May 17, to protest actions by the Town of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ police officers in recent arrests of students.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ wins second straight men’s baseball SoCon title
May 9, 2009
Pat Irvine's two-run homer in the top of the 11th inning lifted the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Phoenix to a 13-11 Southern Conference baseball victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts, clinching the second consecutive league title for the Phoenix and the third in four years for the program.
Marty Baker named to national athletic trainer’s board
May 8, 2009
Marty Baker, associate athletics trainer, will join the board of directors of the National Athletic Trainers' Association at its meeting in June.
Flu update
May 7, 2009
Read this note for an update from the Office of Student Life regarding the H1N1 flu virus.
National trustee magazine features ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ
April 30, 2009
Trusteeship, the magazine of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, focused on ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in its cover story titled "Toward Transformative Change: Finding a Path to Systemic Reform."
Spinoza defeats Descartes in philosophy department debate
April 28, 2009
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ philosophy faculty members held a raucous debate called “Philosophical Survivor” as part of the Celebration of Faculty Scholarship sessions on April 28. Eight professors took on the roles of some of history’s greatest philosophers, answering fundamental questions in seven rounds of questioning. Students in the audience voted in each round to eliminate professors, similar to the format of the TV reality show, “Survivor.”
Special advisory regarding swine flu
April 27, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health organizations have issued advisories and emergency notifications regarding confirmed and suspected cases of the swine flu. Students, faculty and staff should read this note for steps ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is taking as part of its flu pandemic preparedness plan.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ names 2009 Lumen Scholars
April 27, 2009
Thirteen rising juniors at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ have been named recipients of the 2009 Lumen Prize, the university’s premier award that comes with a $15,000 scholarship to support and celebrate their academic achievements and research proposals.
Ashton Newhall joins ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees
April 24, 2009
The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Board of Trustees inducted new member C. Ashton Newhall at its spring meeting, which was held April 17-18 on campus. Newhall is a 1998 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumnus and co-founder of Montagu Newhall Associates, a venture capital firm headquartered in Owings Mills, Md.