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Matthew Luttrell, director of bands, talks to the band while Drum Major Sabina Marroquin listens.

New band director plans a ’70s rock and Broadway fusion show

Blake Muse August 20, 2013
Matthew Luttrell started as the director of bands this fall. He will be directing the 82-piece marching band and other wind ensembles.
University President Jesse Rogers speaks to the Student Senate in October. The Student Government Association meets every first and third Tuesday of every month in Bolin at 7 p.m.

Welcome to the club: Education more than just going to class

Blake Muse June 4, 2013
Education is not “just going to class,” according to Matthew Park, associate vice president of Student Affairs. “Education means a lot more that just knowing what they read and learned in the book,” he said. “We want [students] to be responsible human beings who can communicate and who can think, who can work with a group. And some of those areas, I don’t think you necessarily learn in the traditional classroom environment. You can learn those in co-curriculum experiences as well. It’s a positive thing when students get involved, meaning they find something that they are passionate and interested in, and they pursue it.”
Ben Carson speaks at graduation May 11. Photo by Shelby Davis

Some 700 students graduate at spring commencement

Blake Muse May 11, 2013

Nearly 700 graduates completed their undergraduate careers at the Multipurpose Events Center May 11 with about 6,000 people in attendance. Ben Carson an American neurosurgeon and the director of...

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