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  • Sadler Miller holding two of her prints.

    Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµon canvas

    Cam Adams
    February 26

    Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

  • Image courtesy of Cherokee Language Repertory Choir

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµto host Echoes Across the Smokies

    Rachel Hood
    October 1

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Bardo Arts Center, in collaboration with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµMountain Heritage Center, invites you to Echoes Across the Smokies: A Night of Stories, Strings, and Songs. This program offers the WNC community an opportunity to explore Appalachian culture in new ways on Thursday, Oct. 30, at the BAC Performance Hall.

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    Alumni participation sought for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµBattle of the Bands competition

    Bill Studenc
    September 11

    Perhaps you are a Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus who performed in a musical group back in your college days and who has been thinking about getting the band back together. Or maybe your band is still playing today, cranking the amps up to 11.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent Ethan Naggiar

    School of Stage and Screen earns NCTC award, set for spring musical

    Cam Adams
    April 8

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Stage and Screen director Tory Depew sits in her office every day with a sense of gratitude.

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    The hills have eyes

    Shane Ryden
    February 19

    A fresh set of eyes finds a new generation of Catamounts. More than 30 years after Paws’ billboard debut, designers at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ continue to update the much beloved symbol off U.S. 23.

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    Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsupports library’s student art contest; winners now on display

    Bill Studenc
    January 29

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  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents pose for photo during literary festival

    Donations to Fund for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµsupport student writing contest at annual literary festival

    Cam Adams
    January 29

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Department of English Studies hosted a creative writing competition with divisions for North Carolina high school students and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµundergraduate and graduate students as part of its annual Spring Literary Festival.

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    George H. Brown to retire as dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµafter a decade of leadership

    Rachel Hood
    January 16

    After ten years of serving as Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s dean of Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, George H. Brown is retiring.

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