Ithaca College
Choice Cuts from "Saw III" to Be Shown by Movie's Executive Producer
Fans of the horror film series “Saw” will get a sneak peek at the latest installment on September 30. One of the movie’s executive producers--Ithaca College graduate Daniel Heffner--will be showing clips from “Saw III” in a special presentation. The first two movies in the series have grossed some $250 million worldwide; the latest sequel will officially open on Oct. 27, just in time for Halloween. Read More
Centenary College
Centenary Camerata Invited to Sing at Carnegie Hall
Centenary College’s Camerata has been invited to sing at New York’s esteemed Carnegie Hall in February. Camerata will join other invited choirs and the New York City Chamber Orchestra to perform Francis Poulenc's Gloria under the direction of renowned conductor Paul Oakley as a part of Carnegie's elite Masterworks Series. Read More
McKendree College
McKendree Invites Public to Tour New Center for the Arts
McKendree College will showcase its new $10 million arts center — The Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, on Sept. 20 at a community open house. "The Center is a living testimony to the importance and appreciation of the arts at McKendree and to the accomplishments of its talented students—past, present and future," McKendree President Jim Dennis said. Read More
Fort Lewis College
Climbing Expeditions Have Reached the Highest Points on Four Continents
The Fort Lewis College Outdoor Pursuits climbing expedition can check off two more continents in their quest to climb the highest mountains in the world. The 10-member team has successfully completed its climb of 19,563-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. The successful climb came just two weeks after the team conquered Europe's highest mountain, Russia's 18,510-foot Mount Elbrus. Read More
Emory and Henry College
25th Anniversary of the Appalachian Literary Festival at Emory & Henry
Seventeen of the most revered writers from Appalachia will unite at Emory & Henry Sept. 21-23 for a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Appalachian Literary Festival, which many of these writers consider the single-most important event for advancing the reputation and uniqueness of Appalachian literature. Read More
Hardin-Simmons University
HSU Hosts International Asteroid Search
Hardin-Simmons University is the site of a pilot program in the search for new asteroids, the large boulders of rock that orbit the Sun at an average distance of 300 million miles, three times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Five high schools are participating in this 30-day pilot program (October 1-30, 2006). Four are located in the United States and the fifth is in Poland. Read More
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