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Exam Stress
Exams are quickly approaching for students at Emory & Henry College. This time of the year is stressful for both students and teachers. It is important for individuals to learn fun techniques to deal with the pressure.
Jill Smeltzer, director of counseling at the Powell Resource Center encourages students to learn stress-relieving methods that work for [...]
Softball sweeps Sweet Briar
Emory & Henry’s softball team came up big this weekend with a two game sweep of Sweet Briar College, winning 11-3 in the first contest and 6-5 in the finale.
Chelsea Campbell
The Lady Wasps (3-19, 3-13 ODAC) dominated the opening match, scoring five runs in the first inning and four in the second to jump out [...]
Wasps sting Roanoke
Emory & Henry’s baseball team was winless in the ODAC going into this week, but that all changed on Tuesday with the team’s 9-6 win at Roanoke. Right fielder Eric Houff went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run for the Wasps, who took a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Keith Fenner picked up the [...]
Excitement Builds as Mass Comm Weekend Approaches
Mass Communications students, faculty and alumni gear up for the Department’s annual event.
The event, which kicks off on April 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the BOV, will include a senior banquet and portfolio showcase, followed by award presentations to an Outstanding Senior and several departmental underclassmen.
A keynote address will follow award presentations and will be [...]
Service offers students a glimpse into the other side of NYC
By: Hai Yan Chen & Rayce Lamb
New York: Flashing Lights, Broadway, Greenwich Village, Times Square, Macy’s, Tiffany’s, Junior’s Cheesecakes, Empire State Building, ESPN Zone, Hard Rock Café, Planet Hollywood, 24/7 excitement. . .
Behind the Glamorous Curtain is a side no one would imagine experiencing: depression, poverty, sorrow, and contamination of the environment. Despite the non-glamorous [...]
Mayoral candidate Coburn envisions a booming Glade
When Lee Coburn moved to Glade Spring, Va. in 2004, he wanted to get involved with the town council to help cultivate progress in the town. “People said it was crazy and stupid; I said let’s do it anyway,” he says when reflecting on his vision for downtown Glade Spring.
Since his time began on the [...]
2nd Annual Community Focus Career Fair
[ April 6, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The 2nd Annual Community Focus Career Fair is designed to introduce students to careers with local organizations, agencies, and graduate schools that are making a difference in the local, national and international communities.
Room Draw
Emory and Henry College will begin the room draw process for next year’s housing on Friday, March 26th. There will be many changes to the process this year, and it is important that students are aware of these changes.
One of these changes will be no longer having a squatting policy. Unfortunately, many students will be [...]
Dr. Robin Reid Retires
At last Tuesday’s lyceum, English Professor Dr. Robin Reid made his final goodbye to the student body. After teaching English for 39 years, 29 of which have been at Emory & Henry College, Reid plans to retire at the end of this semester.
A Renaissance specialist and two-time recipient of the Exemplary Teaching Award, Reid has offered many classes [...]
Music Professor Says Farewell to Emory & Henry
An Emory & Henry College music professor will be leaving campus after this semester to be closer to his extended family.
Dr. Stephen Sieck, choral director and music professor, has accepted a teaching position at Wisconsin’s Lawerence University, which has one of the five best choirs in the country. There, he will teach two groups: a [...]
