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Read MoreNew bat condominiums bring educational benefits, unique environmental significance to campus community
Before the renovation of Anderson Hall at the start of the 2013 fall semester, there was knowledge of a significant number of bats living in the belfry. This was confirmed by claims made by students and professors of hearing random, high-pitched squeaks occasionally echoing from the uppermost floor. Shortly after the Anderson renovation began summer of 2013, workers revealed that the rumor of bats living...
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Read MoreVisiting reverend shares views on violence, poverty
Maryville College has been hosting February Meetings annually since 1877. The meetings are usually highlighted by guest speakers and special music ensembles. “Every year, we have February Meetings which is designed to invite people from the community and the college to think about the connection between Christian faith and justice,” said campus minister Rev. Dr. Anne Mckee. This year’s February Meetings...
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Read MoreReligion professor Pennington aids in Uttarkashi flood relief
In June 2013, massive flooding ravaged Northern India, destroying hundreds of homes and holy buildings and killing as many as 10,000 known people in the process. Maryville College professor of religion and chair of humanities Dr. Brian Pennington, who has conducted research in and around the Uttarkashi district of Northern India for the past 10 years, felt this tragedy in a very personal way. Pennington...
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Read More‘Soiree Winds’ regales audience with French Composers
Woodwind quintet “Soiree Winds,” an ensemble of experienced performers from both the school faculty and local orchestras in the Maryville and Knoxville area, performed the works of several French composers Friday, Feb. 21, in a program that was as distinct as the musical variation. In contrast with a string or brass ensemble where the collective sound is solid and sonorous, a woodwind quintet has...
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Read MoreWho had time for the Olympics?
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent those of Maryville College or the Highland Echo staff. Today, people are more connected to what’s going on in the world than we ever have been before. I can pull out my phone and FaceTime my friend in Florida, then I can check how well my IBM stock is doing right this minute. Just kidding, I’m not mature enough to have stock...
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Read More‘Theophilus’ showcases black heritage through biblical times
For the past week and a half, from Feb. 19-28, the Blackberry Farm Gallery has showcased many series from the painter pastor Alan Jones, who creates his art under the pseudonym “Theophilus.” This pseudonym happens to mean “friend of God” in Greek, which seems befitting to biblical works that Jones has painted. There were many different paintings that belonged to separate thematic groups, but all of them...
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Read More‘FaithMarks’ exhibit displays in Bartlett Hall
On Feb. 16, large canvas photographs were hung on the walls of Bartlett Hall. This newly added exhibit, entitled “FaithMarks,” is sponsored by St. Mark’s church in Chattanooga, Tenn. Maryville College is the first showing outside of the city of Chattanooga since its start in 2012. Although it is a Christian church that developed the exhibit, the artist statement said that candidates don’t need to be...
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Read MoreMac McCuen: Alumnus, cat lover, top Echo fan
He can be found in the comments section of most Echo stories online, keeping up with the campus and even giving some of his own input on the article’s subject. His name is Rev. R.H. McCuen, Jr., known as “Mac” by most, and he is a school alum and Echo veteran. This avid “Doctor Who” enthusiast lives in Louisville, Ky,, with his wife Mary and their three cats: Calli, Pudder and Midnight. McCuen has two...
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