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Lacrosse to celebrate centennial
Sweet Briar lacrosse turns 100 this year. The athletics department will officially mark the occasion when the Vixens host Hollins University at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Babcock Field.
JYS appoints new director
Giulia Witcombe has been named director of the Junior Year in Spain program at Sweet Briar College, after serving as interim director since July 2013.
Robeva accepts SCHEV award
Sweet Briar professor of mathematical sciences Raina Robeva recently accepted one of 12 2014 Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. An OFA award is the commonwealth’s highest honor given to faculty at its private and public universities and colleges.
Pieces of Virginia history made here
David Givens’ fingers worked carefully at the object in his hands, attempting to separate one kind of plastic stuck to another.
A whole new sound for Babcock
Sweet Briar’s Babcock Fine Arts Center has been under construction lately — in a good way. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, the theater is adding a new ticket booth in the lobby, as well as technical and sound booths in Murchison Lane Auditorium.
Showed in: Riders shine in storm-compressed schedule
The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team competed in four shows this weekend, ending the regular season as the Zone 4, Region 2 reserve champions.
‘Israel on the Appomattox’ author visits Sweet Briar
Melvin Patrick Ely will speak about his award-winning book, “Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War,” at 5 p.m., Monday, March 3, in the Wailes Lounge at Sweet Briar’s Florence Elston Inn & Conference Center.
Poet of the people takes job to heart
From the moment Natasha Trethewey took the stage in Murchison Lane Auditorium last night, she had everyone’s attention — including that of a tiny, resolute stinkbug perched stubbornly on the podium.
‘Hidden History’ uncovers African-American heritage in Virginia
Sweet Briar College research professor Lynn Rainville has released “Hidden History: African American Cemeteries in Central Virginia,” a book chronicling 200 years of African-American cemeteries in this area and the stories behind the individuals buried in them.
Sweet Briar hosts annual Gospel Fest
Sweet Briar College will host its annual Gospel Fest at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, in Memorial Chapel. The concert will be followed by a soul food community dinner in Prothro Dining Hall during regular dinner hours.
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