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Senior Salute: Erin Kidd

April 27, 2011

Oh hey! (I was told I needed to start my senior salute with those words because I always use them as a greeting). My time here at Catawba is coming to an end in a couple of weeks, and it is my turn to write a senior salute. I remember reading the ones that my friends Aly and Jen wrote last year and realizing... Read more »

Toga Party

Erin Kidd, Editor
April 26, 2011

Friday’s event for Catawbapalooza week was the Toga Party. The event was sponsored by The Delphinian Society and DAS. The event for Friday is usually a luau, but this year the societies chose to try something new. There was much fun to be had at the Toga Party with sandy candy, make your own koozie,... Read more »

Many Students and Faculty Receive School’s Top Awards

Jeremy Gardner, Writer
April 18, 2011

On Thursday, April 14th students, faculty, staff and the community gathered in Omwake-Dearborn Chapel for the annual spring awards ceremony sponsored by the Provost’s Office. New this year was the blue glass award, made of 100% recycled glass. Most awards given were in the form of the blue glass. Mr.... Read more »

Senior Salute: The One and Only Brandon Coble

Jeremy Gardner, Writer
April 16, 2011

It has truly been a pleasure of mine to know Brandon Coble. When I started at Catawba last August I knew that he would become a close friend, and even more, a mentor. We did the same main activities and he quickly starting teaching me the tools of the trade to fill in his footsteps after he graduated.... Read more »

Communications Department Inducts Students into Honors Society

Brandi Cockerham, Writer
April 11, 2011

On Thursday, April 7th at 4:30 pm the induction ceremony for the Chi Omega chapter of Lambda Pi Eta began. There were nine inductees from the Communications department here at Catawba College who met the requirements to be inducted into the honors society. Three of these inductees are seniors and have... Read more »

Making Dreams Come True

Erin Kidd, Editor
March 16, 2011

You are sitting in your room after a long day when you hear a knock on your door. You open the door to find a student athlete holding out a bucket and asking for all of your loose change. No, they were not trying to come up with the funds for a trip to Taco Bell; they were trying to help make some wishes... Read more »

Dr. Moreland Speaks to Republican Club

Erin Kidd, Editor
February 22, 2011

Recently, the Catawba College Republican Club had Dr. Timothy Moreland speak on media bias and politics. Moreland expressed his views on why the media tends to take a liberal standpoint when covering news stories. He believes that the problem with the media is that a conservative thinker does not fit... Read more »

Meet the New Editor of the Pioneer: Erin Kidd

Brandi Cockerham, Writer
February 14, 2011

The Pioneer has a new editor! Erin Kidd, formerly a co-editor with Brandon Coble, has recently been named the editor. When asked why Coble stepped down as editor, she explains: “Brandon recently applied for a part time job at Fox Charlotte and received the job. He decided that he did not have the amount... Read more »

The Greatest Show on Earth

Erin Kidd, Editor
February 7, 2011

The music begins to play, the smell of popcorn is in the air, and there are pictures of elephants everywhere. What is this scene that is being described? It is the greatest show on Earth; Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s circus. I recently entered a contest on Fox Charlotte’s website that... Read more »

Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Erin Kidd, Editor
November 30, 2010

Catawba held its Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, November 22nd. The event was sponsored by the SGA and the President’s Office. A gingerbread decorating contest was held at 2:00 pm before the lighting of the tree. Clubs competed to see who could be the most creative in decorating... Read more »