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WWC mountain bikers finish second in nationals for fourth straight year

October 23rd, 2006

Impressive individual performances by Patrick Hurley and Kylie Krauss helped Warren Wilson College finish second in the team standings (Division II) of the 2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships.

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WWC mountain bikers finish second in nationals for fourth straight year

October 23rd, 2006

Impressive individual performances by Patrick Hurley and Kylie Krauss helped Warren Wilson College finish second in the team standings (Division II) of the 2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships.

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Heartstone Readings

October 20th, 2006

Check this site again by November 1st to find text and photos from the
Heartstone Event held on October 16th.  Call Margo Flood at 771.2002 for
more information. please click here to hear the contributors read their poems.

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Ray Anderson Speaking at WWC

October 20th, 2006

Ray Anderson, corporate sustainability leader and founder and CEO of
Interface, Inc., will speak at the Warren Wilson College Chapel on
November 10th at 7:15 pm about the profitability of sustainability for
industry and business.  This event is free and open to the public.  Call
Ellen Querin at 771.3006 for more information.

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Warren Wilson featured in Chronicle special report on campus sustainability

October 17th, 2006

As part of a special report titled, “The Sustainable University,” the College Farm is featured in the Oct. 20, 2006, issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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The College farm featured in “The Chronicle of Higher Education”

October 16th, 2006

"Lessons From Animals and Land" – By Lawrence Biemiller

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WWC This Week — October 17, 2006

October 16th, 2006

October 17, 2006  Vol. 10  No. 12 Three WWC varsity teams qualify for national championships The mountain biking team heads to Angel Fire, New Mexico Oct. 20-22; the cross country team will compete Oct. 26-28 in Buena Vista, Virginia; and the women’s soccer team will see tournament play Nov. 2-5 in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Congratulations [...]

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Game summary — WWC women’s soccer vs. Salem College

October 13th, 2006

It all started with head coach Stacey Harley Dupree Enos chanting the chorus of a Phish song but–we really want to be in the moment and enjoy the moment for the rest of our season, so in celebration of that, this week’s write-up starts with the end of the game and finishes with the beginning. [...]

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Warren Wilson president emeritus receives highest N.C. civilian award

October 11th, 2006

Doug Orr, president emeritus of Warren Wilson College, has been selected to receive The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor in North Carolina.

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“Kilowatt Ours” and Compact Fluorescents Light Bulbs for Freshmen

October 10th, 2006

Wed., Oct. 11, 7 pm, Vining. Save energy! Save energy! Save energy! Come watch the influential film "Kilowatt Ours" in the Vining Commons on to learn about energy conservation. The Campus Greening crew will be there with information about how WWC is saving energy. Freshmen who haven't claimed their free compact fluorescent light bulbs can do so at the showing.

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