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Exam Stress

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 [...]

Room Draw

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

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 [...]

“Don’t Fiddle around with your Future”

On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Emory & Henry will host “Don’t Fiddle around with your Future,” a graduate fair for Juniors and Seniors, where students can prepare for their futures.
The graduate fair, hosted by the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Alumni Office, and Career Services in the Powell Resource Center, will provide an array of opportunities [...]

Alumni Memorial a "living history lesson"

Alumni Memorial a “living history lesson”

Students may have noticed the massive amounts of dirt and construction in the middle of the Emory campus lately. A new alumni plaza, paid for by alumni Tom McGlothlin is set to finish in May of 2010.
The structure, made to honor all the school’s alumni, is one of the first visual efforts dedicated to graduates. [...]

E&H Prepares for Fall Forum

Fall Forum 2009 takes a close look at the current economic situation; do not miss the stimulating discussion on Nov. 3.
Senior Kelley Greeson is the Director of Fall Forum, previously Winter Forum. The event was moved to the fall semester to allow for the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the spring.
This year’s theme [...]

Forum Opens Communication Between Students and Administration

Student body president, Zach Triplett, addressed Sodexo Dining Services last Monday about the changing meal exchange options at the Huton behalf of students’ frustration.
In an email to Robin Walton, Triplett expressed his frustration at the continual change in menu items at the Hut. Most recently, the removal of the tuna melt, hot dog, and chicken [...]

Community Organizing Workshop Revitalizes Campaign

On the weekend of September 25, thirty-six Emory & Henry students engaged a Community Organizing Workshop.
Bonner Scholars, Public Policy and Community Service majors, students from Mars Hill College, and anyone else who was interested participated in the event that occurred Friday and Saturday. It included group discussions and workshops about how to help communities.
Workshop topics [...]

Lyceum Educates Students on Dangers of Drug Marketing

On Tuesday, September 30, Mass Communications students at Emory & Henry College presented a Lyceum on the film Big Bucks, Big Pharma, followed by a discussion of the ideas in the movie.
The film, a product of the Media Education Foundation, explores the world of pharmaceutical drug marketing. The term “pharma” refers to the extremely large [...]

Homecoming Title up for Grabs

With fall firmly in place and football season well underway, this can only mean one thing: homecoming is right around the corner.
Last week, Friday September 25, the Homecoming Court was selected by a week long excursion of student voting. The ladies up for Homecoming Queen are Samantha Alley, Megan Evans, Tiffany Hawley, Libby Hurley, Mary [...]