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Simoneau at Salem
By Merritt Enright Choreographer Helen Simoneau may be from Quebec, but she’s no stranger to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This February, Simoneau hosted an informal choreography showcase at Salem College. Local fans, students, and colleagues gathered in Salem’s Bryant Hall studio to witness Simoneau’s “Paper Wings” performed by Salem College dancers. The showcase marked the…
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Salem Students Marching…into a Frat
By Emily Ramser Several students at Salem are joining a Wake Forest University fraternity. The fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi or KKPsi is a national fraternity that focuses on musicianship, leadership and service within the collegiate band movement. Wake Forest University’s branch, Kappa Zeta, was chartered 20 years ago in 1996. Candidacy in the fraternity is…
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First Director of Diversity Appointed at Salem College
By Eva Andrews Spanish professor and Salem College alumna Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither has taken on the new role of director of diversity. While she has been teaching Spanish for more than 11 years at Salem College, Hines-Gaither also possesses expertise within Afro-Latino culture and civilization with a focus on Afro-Latina women. Her position as director…
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ASN Celebrates the Lunar New Year
By Nicole Winks On Feb. 8, 2016, the Asian Solidarity Network (ASN) hosted an event for the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Monkey, in collaboration with RA Semi Rivas, a junior. Upon arriving, the attendees were given lucky red envelopes that contained Bee Bucks. Normally, the lucky red envelopes contain varying amounts of…
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Project MoRE is Dancing Its Way Onto Campus
By Emily Ramser Photos courtesy of Heidi Echols Project MoRE presented its first dance performance this Jan Term on Jan. 27. Hosted by the Department of Dance Studies at Salem College, Project MoRE is an ongoing movement research project, which explores how arts and sciences interact through dance. The project includes presentations, performances, community classes,…
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Salem Cleans up its Act
By Mackenzie Confer If anything has been thoroughly glossed over in the presidential debates and campaigns, it is most certainly climate change and environmental impact. Bernie Sanders has been quoted as saying climate change is the greatest threat to national security; whether or not you personally agree, environmental impact is something that should be discussed.…
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Who Invited the Fleas?
By Kristen Maikoo Photo by Kristen Maikoo From left to right: Cedric Macon, George Morales, and Scott McNeely. As students left campus for winter break, there remained no further reports of fleas since early October when students reported having flea bites. Fleas do not arrive uninvited, however; they always appear accompanied by a host. According…
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Winter Hair Revival
By Eva Andrews Is your hair feeling lackluster, dry or brittle? Don’t the winter winds steal your lush from your locks. With a few simple steps and a small budget, you can have that picture perfect hair you’ve been missing. It all starts with an avocado hair mask. Avocado does an amazing job at conditioning…
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Liberal Arts College or Intellectual Daycare?
By Merritt Enright Two new terms have risen to prominence in college culture. A “microaggression” refers to brief, everyday phrases that subtly demean or discriminate against a group of people. Likewise, “trigger warnings” are warning labels used for the benefit of people with PTSD to avoid traumatizing content, now used by college professors to warn…
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Senior Creates Safe Space for Art, Writing, and Studying
By Emily Ramser On Mondays and Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. the student meeting rooms are filled with students drawing, writing, and studying as a part of senior Julie Parker’s “Art Study Hours.” Parker created Art Study Hours as a part of her Not-for-Profit class this fall. She was tasked with creating a…
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