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Senate Notebook: March 20

  Student Concerns The desire for more student space has been brought up in multiple ways and in multiple meetings. The most recent discussion of this space has centered around a prayer space.  At the Open Forum last October, theology major Avery Linn brought up an issue of couples occupying the Rose Room too often, [...]

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Student photographer receives unexpected award

  When junior Bible and theology major Kaitie Fox applied for the Photographer’s Forum Award, she wasn’t expecting to win. One win and a year later she has not only won an award, but an honorable mention this year as well. “I was surprised. I didn’t expect that at all,” Fox said. “Dr. Dixon pursued it more [...]

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Woolman Lecturer challenges status quo

  “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction,” — Blaise Pascal This quote was boldly displayed on the screen as students and faculty came to room 106 in the Johnson Center to hear Woolman lecturer Dr. Phillip Jinkins. On March 13, Jinkins delivered his first lecture, [...]

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Ice rink dismantled, proves unskatable

This ice rink wasn’t nearly as big of a success for students. It was made for fun activities such as ice skating and hockey but due to unseasonably warm weather it never fully froze. Vice President for Student Development Dr. Chris Abrams and Student Body President Bob Book thought an ice skating rink would be [...]

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Faculty prepare for accreditation this fall

  If you’ve seen the red t-shirts stating “Let’s Rock This,” you may have wondered what exactly Malone is rocking. Those t-shirts refer to the accreditation renewal for which Malone is currently preparing. The Higher Learning Commission is scheduled to visit campus on Sept. 24-26, 2012. Accreditation is simply a process that an institution has [...]

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Dr. Carmichael’s future remains uncertain

  Knowledge of the denial of tenure for Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Chris Carmichael spread within days of being announced. Since the announcement was made the week of Feb.13, zoo and wildlife biology students have demanded answers from faculty as well as the provost and president. Denial of tenure means that Carmichael would have his job [...]

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Senate Notebook: Feb. 28

  Senate elections took place on Tuesday, Feb. 21, resulting in senior Bible and theology major/current president Bob Book and junior chemistry major Brandi Bonfert receiving a 60% majority. Book and Bonfert ran unopposed and will become next year’s president and vice president, respectively. On Feb. 15, Dr. David King and his wife, Winnie King, made [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Divided vote favors Book, Bonfert in election

  Senior Bible and theology major Bob Book was re-elected president of the student body by a divided electorate on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Book, who ran unopposed with junior chemistry major Brandi Bonfert as a running mate, garnered 60% of the 423 total votes that were cast. 40% of the votes were cast in favor [...]

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Senate presidential election offers little for debate

  Student Senate presidential elections will once again not be much of a battle. For the second year in a row, senior Bible and theology major Bob Book was the only candidate for president. On Monday, Feb. 20, Book and his running mate, junior chemistry major Brandi Bonfert, were questioned in what has traditionally been [...]

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School of Education and Human Development to be featured on Discovery Channel

  The School of Education and Human Development’s partnership with Belle Stone Elementary School in Canton will be showcased on the Discovery Channel on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 a.m. as part of the Profiles Series. “We are very excited,” Dr. Rhoda Sommers, dean of the School of Education and Human Development, said. “This really [...]

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