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Women-less Beauty Pageant Re-cap

Brandi Cockerham, Writer
April 18, 2011

Last Thursday was quite an interesting night here at Catawba College. Twelve male students were daring enough to take the challenge and participate in a Women-less Beauty Pageant. The pageant is sponsored by the Helen Foil Beard Society and the competition was judged by three of Catawba’s own professors:... Read more »

Students and Faculty Hoop It Up for Charity

Sean Fontaine, Writer
April 4, 2011

The annual Hoop It Up for Charity basketball game pits students against faculty in a fun and fast-paced match-up to help benefit a book drive that helps kids in the Salisbury and Rowan area. A tight matchup in the early going, the faculty relied on rebounding and sharpshooting to take a 10 point halftime... Read more »

Young At Heart

Lili Kiefer, Writer
November 12, 2010

On Thursday, November 4th several Catawba College students helped host the Harvest Moon Ball, which is a formal  dance for the senior citizens residing at Trinity Oaks Retirement Home in Salisbury. I had volunteered several times at Trinity Oaks for Volunteer Catawba last year, but I had never seen... Read more »

Kendrick Mayes: Making a Difference

Brandi Cockerham, Writer
October 29, 2010

A Catawba College senior is making a huge difference in the lives of local senior citizens through his required practicum. Depending on their major and credit hours they need to graduate, seniors may have to take part in a practicum and/or internship. Kendrick, who is most often is called by his last... Read more »

The Pioneer: Hard Copy or Online?

By Beverly Maurice
September 27, 2009

Where Has All the Paper Gone? (Sung to the tune of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” by Pete Seeger). Or specifically, where has Catawba’s Pioneer newspaper gone? Gone to computer, everyone. Ideally, this is a significant win-win situation. Just think how green we’ve gone, how many trees we... Read more »