 Club Visits Two Research Projects at Virginia Tech
Recently the Computer Science Club visited two of Virginia Tech's most renowned research projects. The club members left H-SC around eight o'clock in the morning for the central campus in Blacksburg, VA.
We met Dr. Nicholas Polys, Director of Visualization of the CAVE system and Advanced Research Computing (ARC), on the third floor of Torgersen Hall where the CAVE is situated and where the development of the systems and images occur. Full Story...
The Gentlemen's Cup 2008
The completion of the freshman Honor Court elections marked the end of the second installment of the semester-long Gentleman’s Cup competition between freshman halls. This year’s winners were the men from the two lower floors of Cushing Hall, First Passage, who were organized under the supervision of their Resident Advisor, Jonathan Hunolt ’08. Congratulations gentlemen on a job well done. Full Story...
 Pre-Law Society Visits the University of Richmond School of Law
On February 28, 2008 members of the Pre-Law Society visited the University of Richmond School of Law. We left Hampden-Sydney at 7:00 that morning and later met Everett Gardner, who graduated from Hampden-Sydney in 2007 and currently attends Richmond Law. The first part of the tour began in Everett’s environmental law class which, for many members of the Pre-Law Society, was their first experience in a real law school class. Full Story...
C2C - College to Career Fair 2008
After sweating out the details on their resumes, pressing their suits, and getting up very early, 57 Hampden-Sydney men made a great impression on local and national employers at the inaugural “College 2 Career Fair.” Full Story...
 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: A First of its Kind
This year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Hampden- Sydney College took place with great spirit. On Monday, March 17, 2008 the campus community observed the College’s first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade, which marched down College Road and Via Sacra. Students, faculty, and campus children took part in the celebration. Full Story...
 An Ear to Listen and Words to Help
In college, students stress out about their social life, sports, and, most importantly, their academic work. Most students take out thousands of dollars in loans and defer the payments until after they graduate with the intention of doing well academically and getting a good job that will allow them to repay those loans. On the other hand, there are some students that come to college and are swept up in the social life, which often results in poor class performance. Whom do academically struggling students turn to when they need help? At Hampden-Sydney there is the Office of Academic Success and its director, Christa Fye. Full Story...
Students Explore Financial Service Careers
by: James Moore '09
In the waking hours of morning on October 24, 2007, 14 Hampden-Sydney gentlemen and Ms. Laura Neidert, Assistant Director of Career Development, set out to explore the business dealings of downtown Richmond’s various banking branches. This was an all-day event introducing Hampden-Sydney College students to the world of financial services. Each host offered an information session and networking opportunity at their place of business. Full Story...
Pre-Business Society: Moving Into the Business World
by Ivo Ivanov Gyurovski '09
During Fall Break, the Pre-Business Society sponsored a trip for its junior and senior members to Charlotte, North Carolina. The purpose of the trip was team building and networking with H-SC alumni working in the Charlotte area. Full Story...
 Senior Class Scholarship Fund
The Senior Class annually provides Hampden-Sydney College with a scholarship either in honor or in memory of someone who has made a difference to the seniors. The Class of 2008 recently selected Ms. Gerry Pettus as the honoree of this year’s scholarship. For those of you who are not familiar with Ms. P, as she is known to the students, please read on you’ll see just why we love her so much. Full Story...
 VinnyMac's 9 Radio Show To Host Gary B & The Notions
VinnyMac's 9 Radio Show will host a live, in studio performance and interview from Gary B & the Notions on Friday July 27th at 10 PM. The show will take a break from its typical theme of its weekly request countdown to make way for the band's upcoming on-air appearance. Full Story...
 Belize Service Trip: Number 9
In the dark, early hours of 10 March 2007 a small group of Hampden-Sydney College students, staff, and alumni departed for the College’s ninth trip in conjunction with Rivers of the World (ROW). This particular trip, however, was different from all others before it. Full Story...
 Concert April 12, 2007
Robert Randolph & the Family Band at 9:00pm tonight at Lagoon Field. Tickets are $10 at the door.
 Pre-Business Society Visits New York
The Pre-Business Society’s fall-break trip to the Big Apple was a great success. Our main focus was to gain a feeling of what it is like to live and work in New York City. We also wanted to learn how we, as Hampden-Sydney men, could obtain jobs similar to those alumni currently hold in the Big Apple. Full Story...
Hampden-Sydney College Celebrates the Day of the Dead
 By Sohale Vu '07
On Wednesday, November 1, 2006, the Spanish Club in association with the new International House threw Hampden- Sydney College’s first and very successful celebration of Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. This holiday is traditionally celebrated on November 1st and the Spanish Club members transformed the International House to show the festivity and liveliness of the Día de los Muertos with delicious food and exotic decorations.Full Story...
Ivo Gyurovski’s, “Bulgaria: The Hidden Rose of Europe”
By Brettney DāSean Smith, ‘07
Ivo Gyuroyski ’09 presented a powerpoint entitled, “Bulgaria: The Hidden Rose of Europe” October 9, 2006 in Parents and Friends at 7:30 pm. Ivo gave his audience a very detailed account of the origins, the progression, and the current state of Bulgaria. Full Story...
The IFC Plans for a New Academic Year
Over the last 30 years, the percentage of Hampden-Sydney students who belong to social fraternities has dropped from about 70% to 30%. Full Story...
A World Unseen
By Sohale Vu '07
The opportunity to experience another culture can be moving and eye-opening. On Thursday night March 29th, the International Club and Film Club held a joint viewing of the critically acclaimed film Himalaya by French director Eric Valli in the Parents and Friends room. To open up the night, the members of the International Club cooked traditional meals from Nepal and India, such as curry chicken and momo’s (traditional Tibetan dumplings), to serve to all of the eager guests that came to watch the film.
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Other stories about the event:
A Himalaya Experience - by Ivo Gyurovski '09
International Food Festival:
First of its Kind - By Joe Prempeh '06
Student Senate Makes Community Service a Priority
Like all democratic governments, student government at Hampden-Sydney College has three branches, the executive,
judicial, and legislative. The legislative branch of the H-SC Student Government is the Student Senate, whose 12
members are elected by class.
 The Senate’s most recent service project was putting together care packages with DVDs, cereal, gatorade and
cool-aid mixes, pop-tarts, ramen noodles, pens, notepads, and envelopes for H-SC alumnus
John Bradenham '05, who is on active duty in Iraq. Included in the package were also over 100 drawings expressing love and
encouragement from Prince Edward County Elementary School students. Full Story...
 George Clinton & Parliament
CAC presents concert
Thursday, October 5, 2006
9 pm Lagoon Field
$7 Pre-sale at the Bookstore or $10 at the gate
Rain site: Kirby Field House
Take the Hit Philosophically
by Zack Smith '09
On October 22nd, Professors Marc Hight
(at right in battle gear) and Jonathan Keohane took some of their advisees,
Bobby Lee Beck, Joshua Bohannon, Taylor Breckon, Ian Bridgman, Ivo Gyurovski, Lee Johnson, John Louis, Steele Parris, and Zach Smith,
to play paintball at Paintball Authority in Powhatan,VA. Dr. Hight, Elliott
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Dr. Keohane,
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, team teach an Honors Course for freshmen. Also along on the trip were
Clark Chapman '07, a philosophy and religion major, and Joe Dunn '07, physics major. For many it was their first
time playing, but they caught on fast.
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Alternative Spring Breaks
Community Service and Adventure
Coffee Break
With the new H-SC Coffee House open in the Post Office Lobby, H-SC students can get their favorite cup of Starbucks® on the run to classes. "Caramel macchiato is the most ordered flavor," says Joy Donaldson of Aramark. Supporting Joy's analysis, Edgar Lafferty '08, ordered the caramel macchiato.
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