Hoekstra pursues her passions at FMU
Aaron Gotter, Head Photographer
April 14, 2011
Returning FMU starter Rebeccah Hoekstra began playing soccer when she was 10 years old after her parents decided put her in a Canadian house soccer league. From that point on, she has been in love with the sport of soccer. Hoekstra was born in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. She attended Clarington Central... Read more »
Knowles plans trip to Ecuador research station
Daniel Purves, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Associate Professor of Biology Travis Knowles is planning to take a group of students to Ecuador, where Francis Marion University is building a research station. “The potential for finding new species is very high,” Knowles said. “Only a fraction of life on Earth is known. We have barely started... Read more »
Senior wins first place at regional conference
Brittany Parker, Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2011
Francis Marion University history major Hunter Deas brought home the prize for best overall paper at the 2011 Carolinas Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference, held at FMU for the first time ever on Saturday, April 9. “I feel like I can graduate now,” Deas said. “I won the award from the national... Read more »
Career Fair offers job options
Jasmine Moultrie, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Approximately 200 students went to the Career Fair in professional attire with resumes in hand to speak with employers about job opportunities on Wednesday, April 6 in the University Center. “The Career Fair is an opportunity for students to develop their professional skills and learn how to talk about... Read more »
V-Week: week-long activities raise money for Pee Dee Coalition, bring awareness to violence against women and girls
Staci Poston, Assistant Editor
April 14, 2011
In order to make an effort to raise awareness of and bring an end to violence against women and girls, Francis Marion University recently celebrated V-Day in a week-long succession of events called V-Week. All proceeds from events—totaling over $3,000—went to the Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic... Read more »
SGA officers named
Alexis M. Johnson, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Francis Marion University’s Student Government Association (SGA) will welcome a new executive branch for the 2011-2012 school year. The executive elections were held on Tuesday, April 5 at The Grille and Wednesday, April 6 at the fountain to elect a new president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Cody... Read more »
Mystery novelist visits FMU
Alexis M. Johnson, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Megan Abbott, a novelist and scholar who specializes in a style of literature and film called noir, presented a chapter of her upcoming novel “The End of Everything” in a public reading on April 6 as part of the Hunter Fund Lecture Series. At the reading, Abbott read a chapter of the novel, which... Read more »
Dr. Cowles discusses Browning’s methods
Leah Haselden, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Dr. David Cowles, an English professor at Francis Marion University, recently traveled to Claremont, Cali. to read a paper he wrote on Robert Browning’s “The Ring and the Book.” “In his greatest work, ‘The Ring and the Book,’ Robert Browning asserts ideas we think of as exclusively postmodern,”... Read more »
Dr. Venters presents at conference in Israel
Daniel Purves, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
A paper presented by a Francis Marion University professor has been warmly received at an international conference on modern religions, in Jerusalem, Israel. “I was really impressed by the reception of the paper,” Assistant Professor of History Dr. Louis Venters said. “There were lots of favorable... Read more »
Anidra Graham crowned Ms. Black and Gold
Melanie Mitchell, Staff Writer
April 14, 2011
Francis Marion University’s Kappa Chi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted their annual Ms. Black and Gold Pageant on April 6 in McNair Auditorium. Seven contestants participated, but only Anidra Graham, freshman English major, won the title of Ms. Black and Gold. “As Ms. Black and... Read more »
