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A ton of food for older adults
The College collected 2,019 pounds of food for the Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging during a recent food drive.
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Hopwood Auditorium anew
Students are enjoying a complete renovation of Hopwood Hall Auditorium.
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Performance by Cuban baritone
Carlos Alemán, a former opera singer in Havana, Cuba, performed three arias and gave a presentation on Cuba in Spanish Nov. 28.
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$1.25 million for veterans
LC has met a second $250,000 challenge issued by Dr. John D. Bower '57.
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Music at Lynchburg College
Lynchburg College’s instrumental and choral music programs are growing at an impressive rate.
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Choral Union to perform "Messiah"
LC's tenth annual performance of Handel's "Messiah" will be on Friday, November 30.
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Stink bugs!
Dr. John Styrsky was on NPR-affiliate WVTF this fall to talk about the stink bug.
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Music man
Internationally renowned music philosopher David J. Elliott will speak Thursday.
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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Students will be sleeping outside during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
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Professors speak of truth
Dr. Lesley Friedman and Dr. Paula Youra talk about the nature of truth on the local NPR affiliate.
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LC hosts Sustainability Week
LC has dubbed the week of Nov. 5 Sustainability Week with a number of events.
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LC baseball signs 5-year-old
LC's baseball team signed 5-year-old Nathan Norman on Wednesday.
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A collegiate fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will be held Nov. 1.
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Sojourners vp was Snidow Lecturer
"What I learned talking with Bono, Bill Gates, Drew Faust, Tony Blair & Obama” was the subject of the Snidow Lecture.
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Trick or Treat at LC Postponed to November 1
The Monster Bash and Trick or Treat is postponed until Thursday, Nov. 1.
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Presidential throwdown
Students created a “Presidential Throwdown” to draw attention to the election.
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Short story writer to give reading
Fiction writer Anne Panning, Fall Thornton Reader, will read from her work Thursday.
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The mysterious lady of Wells
Medieval expert Dr. Elza C. Tiner will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Choral Union to perform
The LC Choral Union and Concert Choir will present a joint concert on Saturday.
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Dr. Polloway honored
Dr. Ed Polloway was recently honored for his contributions to special education.
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Scholar from India
A visiting professor from India spent a week teaching in the School of Business and Economics.
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Poet Chard deNiord '75 to speak
Chard deNiord '75 will present original poetry at 6 p.m. Oct. 17.
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LC in the News
Check out local news stories on 2013 graduates Natalie Lombardo and John Pastorius.
Dr. David Perault weighs in on Lynchburg's excellent air quality. Check the WSET story.
The upcoming golf tournament to honor Frazier Sizemore '52, '81 MEd is featured in The Altavista Journal.
LC breaks ground on a new, expanded Student Center. WSET does preview; check out coverage in The News & Advance.
Break the Chains: Human Trafficking Awareness Week is featured in The News & Advance and on WDBJ7 and WSET.
LC's Bonner Leaders are the backbone of Puppets Alamode. Check out the story in The News & Advance.
Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann spoke at LC April 8. Check out coverage in The News & Advance and on WSET.
Civil War historian Dr. Bud Robertson will speak at LC April 1. Check out this preview in The New & Advance.
Children's author Julia Cook gave the Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity on March 21. Check out this article in The News & Advance.
Drs. Clifton and Bundy Potter received Mayor's Awards of Excellence for their work to bring the history of Lynchburg to life. Read The News & Advance story.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Douglas Blackmon's talk on the continuation of slavery after the Emancipation Proclamation was covered in The News & Advance.
President Kenneth Garren struts his stuff to engage students. Check out this WDBJ7 report.
Dr. Gerald Prante, assistant professor of economics, was quoted in The New York Times for his study on marginal tax rates for all 50 states. He was previously interviewed by The Sacramento Bee and on Sacramento Public Radio.
Jillian McGarrity '14 is the only college student on Gov. Bob McDonnell's Task Force on School and Campus Safety. Check coverage in The News & Advance and on WSET and WDBJ7.
Helen Mundy Witt '67, '78 MEd, the first African-American to graduate from LC, is profiled in The News & Advance and her talk is covered by WSET.









