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CAB Visit to Smith Hollow Farm
GABY IORI On October 28, Salem’s Campus Activities Board arranged for a group of students to take a Sunday trip to Smith Hollow Farm in Kernersville and have an afternoon full of pumpkins, corn mazes, and farm animals. The visit was a great stress-reliever right before the grind of finals began. Visitors were able to…
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Admissions rebrands, showcases Salem College today
OLIVIA CHIPI By now, everyone has noticed the billboards, the television commercial, the social media ads – all boasting the same bold white text: “Today at Salem College.” But this new line of advertisements is not the only change to occur relating to Salem College’s advertisements. “We’ve been charged to reinvigorate what we’ve been doing…[give]…
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What’s New Book Review: “Amidst This Fading Light” by Rebecca Davis
SAM SHAW Amidst This Fading Light By Rebecca Davis pp. 224 SFK Press Published August 28, 2018 Written by Salem College’s own Creative Writing Professor Rebecca Davis, “Amidst This Fading Light” is a debut novel written in eleven short stories. Set in Germantown, a small Southern town dominated by several old, founding families where everybody…
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The New Poetry Review: Wade in the Water
NATALIE PATTERSON Wade in the Water Tracy K. Smith 2018 With “Wade in the Water” comes another vibrant and profound collection from Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize-winner for one of her previous books, “Life on Mars.” The much-awarded Smith presents in four sections thoughts on a surprisingly wide…
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Salem College students open first collaborative art exhibit for local college students
LAUREN KAY CHIARADIO On Nov. 2, Salem students opened a new art show entitled Relevance 2018, which displays works from artists at Forsyth Technical Community College, Salem College, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University. The art exhibit is located in the Womble Carlyle Gallery in…
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Choir concert still triumphs despite critical changes
OLIVIA CHIPI Amidst changes to Salem College’s campus, the fall “Salem Sings” choral concert experienced a few changes of its own. “For the first time in 8 years, there will be no orchestra or instruments besides piano,” said Sonja Sepulveda, Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Music Theory at Salem College. Dr. Sepulveda…
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Addiction and Family in “Beautiful Boy”
GABY IORI Beautiful Boy Dir. by Felix von Groeningen Released October 12, 2018 Now showing at a/perture cinema “Beautiful Boy,” starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet, is not an easy watch. The film details the true story of Nic Sheff (Chalamet), a teenager growing up in California who becomes addicted to crystal meth, and how…
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Update on Brett Kavanaugh
VERITY WILCHER On Oct. 6, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court by a 50-48 vote. His confirmation was answered by protestors shouting “shame, shame, shame” at the congressmen who voted to confirm him. Brett Kavanaugh is now the second sitting Supreme Justice to be accused of sexual misconduct. Of course, given…
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UNC Chapel Hill ‘Silent Sam’ faces uncertain fate
OLIVIA CHIPI On Aug. 20, the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue was removed during a protest at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Nearly two months after it was toppled, the university’s Faculty Council has requested the permanent removal of the monument, according to the Daily Tar Heel, the campus newspaper. Prior to this…
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Pride 2018
GABY IORI Winston-Salem hosted its annual Pride parade and festival downtown on Oct. 13, and as always, it was quite the event. From parades to food trucks to drag performances, Winston showed up to put on a good time for the LGBTQ+ community. For many at Salem College, Pride is an event to look forward…
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