Who Will Win, Who Ought to Win, Who Should’ve Been Nominated and Who Should’ve Been Left Out, in the opinion of this Stetson University junior. This year’s Oscar nominations are the very definition of a mixed bag. Great films like Spotlight, The Revenant, and Mad Max: Fury Road each got multiple nominations, showing the Academy […]
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Stetson University will be celebrating undergraduate research and creative arts at this year’s Stetson Showcase on Tuesday, April 12, from 9 a.m. and continuing all day. All undergraduate students are eligible to take part in Stetson Showcase and any classroom project/paper, summer internship results, senior project, recital performance, art work, short story, poetry or other […]
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Top Stories: • An opinion article, “Video-Game Heroines Can Kick Sexism’s Butt,” written by Christopher Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Stetson’s Psychology Department, was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 6, 2015. • Law Professor Peter Lake spoke with the Feb. 21 Chronicle of Higher Education for the article, “Geoff Marcy’s Downfall: How the astronomer’s […]
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This story was edited Feb. 29, 2016 More than 250 local government officials, concerned citizens, academicians, journalists, students and environmental advocates packed Allen Hall on Feb. 16, to hear and be part of the significant conversation of protecting the environment by better understanding climate change and rising sea levels. “As far as I know, this […]
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Stetson University Professor of Law Tim Kaye has reinvented the law book in the form of an interactive website. This month, Kaye publicly launched his Law of Torts book on the Webby Books website that he designed to bridge the gap between traditional law books and modern legal research. Kaye’s Webby Books is a responsive website where law […]
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Stetson’s Eveline Lepinay won a third-set tiebreaker at No. 1 singles to give the Hatters a 4-3 win over Bethune-Cookman, Wednesday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. Lepinay, a senior, dropped the first set, 7-6, to Bethune’s Mina Matsuba. But Lepinay roared back to take the second set by a 6-0 count, and then dominated her […]
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A pair of freshmen from south Florida came up big for Stetson Tuesday night, Feb. 23, at Melching Field as the Hatters took a 5-3 victory over visiting Siena. The Hatters evened their season record at 2-2 with the win while dropping the Saints to 0-4. The teams will square off again on Wednesday night […]
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Freshman Ashly Smith hit a three-run home run in game one and Jessica Griffin smashed a two-run shot in game two as Stetson swept a doubleheader from visiting Oakland 4-1 and 6-1 Tuesday afternoon at Patricia Wilson Field. Molly Shasteen also went 4-for-4 at the plate as the Hatters improved to 8-4 overall and 5-0 […]
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The Stetson University School of Music presents the following concerts Feb. 23 and 24. Plus check out the locations for the University Symphonic Band Spring Tour. A Concert of Music by African American Composers featuring the Stetson University Concert Choir Complimentary Admission Tuesday, February 23 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall In celebration of Black History […]
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Tim Wise, who is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the country, will speak at Stetson University Wednesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m., in the Hollis Center/Rinker Field House, 600 N. Bert Fish Drive, on Stetson’s DeLand campus. Wise will speak on “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial […]
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Senior James LaGamma has been named as the national PIKE (Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity) for the month of January, for demonstrating servant leadership and his commitment to excellence. Pike of the Month award recipients demonstrate the True Pike ideals, working to improve themselves and have a positive impact on the chapter, campus and community. […]
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Stetson Opera Theatre and Orchestra present “Ein Walzertraum” by Straus.
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‘Hero’ is a Greek word meaning “to protect and serve.” Stetson University has had her share of heroes and that service is at the core of the spirit that connects Max Cleland ‘64, Stetson’s Bonner Program and senior biology major John Massey, the second recipient of the Max Cleland Award for Excellence in Public Service. […]
Continue ReadingTop Stories: K.C. Ma, Ph.D., published an article titled “Why Investors Should Think Twice About Quarterly Earnings” that was posted on Yahoo! Finance, and Fortune Online on Feb. 14. More coverage of Provost Beth Paul’s new appointment as President of Capital University, appeared in The Clay Center Dispatch, Feb. 11, Northwest Signal, WOHL-TV, Marrietta Times, […]
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Stetson University alumna, Louisiana State University graduate student and native of Portland, Maine, mezzo soprano Chelsey Geeting has been chosen as an incoming artist for the 2016 Merola Opera Program in San Francisco, Calif. Under the artistic direction of San Francisco Opera Center Director and internationally acclaimed soprano Sheri Greenawald, the Merola Opera Program is […]
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Stetson University College of Law student and Bradenton, Fla., native Starcee Brown, a member of the Stetson trial team and single parent to her two-year-old son, recently received the Bar Study Scholarship from the Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association. The bar association awards scholarships to well-deserving third-year African American students preparing to sit for the Florida Bar exam. Brown […]
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In a quiet, rural, southern town, long ago but not so distant a memory, a little girl from Birmingham, Ala. – known then for being one of the most segregated and white supremacist cities with footage of demonstrations erupting in violence against blacks, a young girl, with no prior acting experience, was plucked for a […]
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Internationally renowned trumpeter Bobby Shew will join the Stetson University Jazz Ensemble in concert for the first of its spring concert series, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The public is invited to attend. For tickets, contact […]
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Stetson women’s basketball head coach Lynn Bria won her 300th career game Thursday night as Stetson defeated NJIT 74-56 at the Fleisher Athletic Center. Hometown product Breana Bey (Jersey City, N.J.) led the way with 15 points, eight rebounds, and five steals as the Hatters (16-8, 7-4 A-Sun) won their 16th game of the season. “It […]
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Stetson Rowing head coach Mark Wilson recently announced the addition of Stephen Harris to the Hatters’ coaching staff. Harris comes to Stetson after two-and-a-half years as the head coach at Washington University in St. Louis. Harris joins Wilson and assistant coach Ryan Worth to give the Hatters three full-time coaches for the first time in […]
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