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Annual conference for women focuses on advocacy

“Women are disproportionally active in activities that advocate for others,” Emma Finkelstein ’14, Anne Gutierrez ’14 and Ashley Adams ’15, Women’s Leadership Committee Co-chairs, said in their welcome letter to attendees. “While at the same time, women often struggle to advocate for themselves. Full story

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Wildcats clinch at least a share of SoCon title

The Davidson men’s basketball team continued its 10-game win streak and successful final season of Southern Conference play on Saturday night with a 59-49 victory over the Wofford Terriers at Belk Arena. The win gave the Wildcats a 12-1 conference record and clinched at least a share of the SoCon regular season title. Full story

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Baseball wins two of three games

After a rough start to the season because of a snowy Wilson Field, the Davidson Baseball team (2-2) was finally able to host the first games of the 2014 season. Lehigh University, Farleigh Dickinson and Mount St. Mary’s came down to play a series of games spanning three days. Full story

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Yang and Brown begin terms as SGA executives

  New President Zi Yang `16 and  Vice President VJ Brown `15 began their term at the helm of the Student Government Association (SGA) last Wednesday at the SGA’s inauguration ceremony in Hance Auditorium by affirming their roles as representatives of the student body’s voices and ideas. Full story

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College President speaks in TEDxCharlotte event

  The Queen City hosted the annual TEDxCharlotte event on Friday afternoon with a distinct Davidson presence. Focusing on the theme “Unexpected,” the event took place before an audience of 100 at The Chop Shop, in addition to a live stream. Full story

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Successful entrepreneur alum encourages student innovation

  “Most people don’t realize that it is possible to make a small batch of gin at home without costly (and illegal) distilling equipment,” claims The Homemade Gin Kit, LLC’s website, the online home of 2006 grad Jack Hubbard’s growing entrepreneurial venture. Full story

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2014 Academy Awards preview

  The 2014 Oscar season has been equally enthralling and interminable. While this year’s Oscar race is buoyed by a bevy of superb movies and hotly contested categories, the drama and excitement has ebbed a bit due to the elongated nature of awards season. Full story

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Co-ed eating houses: Where gender-inclusivity meets PCC

It is eating house season. It is a time when freshmen women choose to socialize with people eager to coat them in assorted condiments, chocolate sauce or paint. It is time when I wish some house cheers were more lyrically appealing, and a time when my news feed explodes with pictures of gifts alliteratively organized and anonymously sent. Full story

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Support is not segregation

Everyone wants to belong. However, it seems like when we find our niche at Davidson, many of us are judged. Some groups more than others. Our school lets the religious, athletic and PCC organizations have their support systems without everyone saying that they segregate themselves, but when I chose to live substance free or hang out with first generation students, LGBTQIA students, and STRIDE I am seen as segregating myself. Full story

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Swimming & Diving shatter records at conference meet

The swimming and diving teams shattered program, meet and league records in the CCSA Championship meet at the University of Tennessee. The four-day meet concluded Davidson’s tenure in the CCSA as they move on to the Atlantic 10 next season. In their final appearance, the men’s team took third and the women placed fourth. Full story

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Wrestling topples SIUE in big match

On Sunday, the Davidson wrestling team gutted out a 26-21 victory over the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars in their last regular season conference match on the campus of Appalachian State. The Wildcats were victorious in six of the 10 weight classes, as both Jordan Wang ’17 and Anthony Ellis ’15 each scored six points. Full story