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Student producers create WWII documentaries

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The Historical Documentary Production class is producing a set of six documentaries about WWII to be given to museums scattered around central England.  Dr. Vernon Williams, professor of history and director of public history, teaches the class of six students. Williams will travel to England to present the documentaries during a program at the ... [Read More…]

Women’s honor club inducts 70 members

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The W Club will shower more than seventy women with roses at the W Club Induction Ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at the University Church of Christ. The W Club is an honors women's club that seeks to inspire young women to mature spiritually and academically. Founded in 1920, it is the second oldest organization on campus. "The W Club is a great ... [Read More…]

Intramural rules not out of bounds

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Three nights a week, whistles and cheering can be heard outside Moody Coliseum. Fans gather in the hot and humid room above the pool and the smell of chlorine permeates the air. Visibility is limited - especially if you want to see the scoreboard. Despite all of these conditions, students are still showing up in droves. After a long year with ... [Read More…]

Computer game offers life lesson

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Like many of my peers, (at least that's what I told myself growing up), I spent much of my free time in front of a computer screen playing The Sims. Perhaps it was a need to feel I was in control of something. Maybe it was because I wanted to live vicariously through the lives of my Sims. Or maybe, it was because I wanted to see how much mayhem ... [Read More…]

Written word requires consideration

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Just 350 words. That's it. After working in journalism for six years, you'd think I could write 350 words about carpet texture, and certainly 350 words on a topic of my choice. But almost weekly, I am assigned to write a column. And almost weekly, I face the same challenge: writer's block, that accursed affliction stumping writers of all ages, ... [Read More…]

Balancing freedom, security difficult

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She saw them coming, but told herself the fear was an irrational one. As she and her husband stepped into the SUV, the two black men rushed the vehicle, pulling handguns from their pockets, and stole the vehicle. Later that night, her husband tried to calm her, but to no avail. "- And it's my fault, because I knew it was going to happen," she ... [Read More…]

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