Davidson College professors (from left) Merle Schuh, Buzz Yoder and Ben Klein were among those honored at Wednesday’s retirement dinner.
Davidson College honored 11 retiring professors and staff Wednesday night, May 14, with a dinner for retirees, their families and friends at the Vail Commons dining hall on campus.
It’s time for a little pomp and circumstance to celebrate the Class of 2008, whose 422 members will graduate Sunday from Davidson College. Graduates, we salute you! Also this weekend, consider warming up your muscles for Saturday’s 5K trail run at Fisher Farm park. There are also art classes, an art opening and an art auction to keep in mind.
If you read a newspaper comics page on Wednesday, you may have noticed that the fame of Davidson College’s Wildcats basketball team and star Stephen Curry has reached new heights: They’re now worthy of a comic-strip punchline. Cartoonist Jef Mallet gave a nod to the Cats and Curry in his May 14, 2008, “Frazz” strip. […]
Tom Ross
Davidson College President Thomas W. Ross will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary degree Friday during graduation ceremonies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, his hometown.
Shhh! Keep your voice down if you have to walk through the Davidson College campus this weekend as the exam period begins Friday morning. That means a quiet weekend and no home sports for the Wildcats. However, the rest of us can enjoy the new Farmer’s Market Saturday, live music at Summit Coffee weekend […]
This week in Davidson: Don’t forget to vote in the Tuesday election primary. Events at the college are slowing down for exams, while elementary students will hold their final Walking Wednesday of the school year. And this weekend, the Farmer’s Market is back Saturday, along with a Sunday Concert on the Green, featuring the Band […]
An exciting week lies ahead on the community calendar, with an especially lively schedule at the weekend. On Saturday morning, it’s the debut of the Davidson Farmer’s Market Saturday, followed by a footrace, bicycle fun ride, music and other activities at Town Day on the Village Green. The first Davidson Creates Festival is on […]
Do you know Austin Bell? That’s a question people on and off the Davidson College campus seem to be asking these days. The Lexington, N.C., native and Davidson sophomore produces a student variety and news program called “The Davidson Show,” about life on and off the Davidson campus, which has brought him a certain notoriety […]
At Restaurant X this month, Christina Phillips will hand you a menu and a poem.
Read on for the latest in our occasional series capturing scenes from life in our small town. This edition: Restaurant X adds poetry to the menu, a Griffith Street speed trap nets a NASCAR driver, more proof that some of […]
Look, up in the sky, it’s a … SNOOPY BLIMP - taking pictures!
The MetLife “Snoopy I” blimp will fly over the Davidson College campus this morning, Friday, April 25, between 10 and 10:30 a.m., thanks to Kim Taylor, Davidson class of 2001 and MetLife’s director of sponsorship & blimp operations.
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