By KIRBY MCMAHON This year Mount Mary College encountered many physical and structural changes to its campus grounds and buildings in an attempt to refresh and renew the school’s appeal and functionality. In August 2010, a new strategic plan called Operation Refresh allowed the college community to come together and discuss Mount Mary’s future. The [...]
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Fall Author Series The English department will feature critically acclaimed author Pat Schmatz, who will be speaking on campus about creating “place.” Schmatz is the Crystal Kite winner and author of the award-winning novel, “Bluefish.” The event is free, open to the public and will be held Oct. 23, 6:30-8 p.m. in Stiemke Hall. Sisters [...]
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By CINDY KIDD New students are not the only fresh faces at Mount Mary College this fall. The music department recently added several faculty members, including Dr. Fang-Yi Shen-Stark. “Our department is delighted to welcome Dr. Shen-Stark and believe she will bring much to the campus as a musician and faculty member,” said Dr. Margaret [...]
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By DENISE SEYFER Dr. Mary Ellen Kohn-Buday, director of international studies at Mount Mary College and Spanish professor, wanted to spend a week getting her students acclimated to a new country. Instead, life took hold. Kohn-Buday and eight Mount Mary students flew to Spain to study abroad this past summer. The agenda gave them three [...]
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By SARA WEINHOLD Bats flying through the air and mice scurrying across the floor might be fun in a haunted house, but for residents of Caroline Hall, there’s nothing funny about it when it happens in a place they call home. “In any old building there is going to be problems with animals,” said Ari [...]
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By JAMMIE SCHRAB Avocados are commonly seen as a creamy accompaniment to freshly fried tortilla chips. Their buttery soft texture and mild creamy flavor lends itself nicely to the crispness of the more earthy flavored corn tortilla chip. Yet, there is more to this lovable fruit than playing second fiddle to an appetizer favorite. Not [...]
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By SHANNON VENEGAS The Zumba fitness craze that grabbed the world by the hand, spun it in circles and infused fun salsa and merengue steps with basic fitness is now used as a fundraiser for a variety of organizations in the United States. A Zumbathon is typically a minimum one-hour event where multiple Zumba teachers [...]
Continue reading …Fresh faces, clean slates: Mount Mary Blue Angels welcome three new coaches
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By CRISTINA DE LA TORRE, CINDY KIDD, BARBARA KOLB, KIRBY MCMAHON and SHANNON VENEGAS This fall, Mount Mary College’s basketball, soccer and volleyball teams acquired new head coaches, providing the athletics program an enthusiastic environment for the athletic department to thrive. After the sad departure of long time coach Kelsi Miller, the volleyball team looks [...]
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