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Sterling College Forensics Team Member Captures Championship at Novice Nationals

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April 6, 2010

Sundays are not usually days of quiet rest for the Sterling College Forensics and Debate Team, and March 28 was no exception. Five members of the squad spent that Sunday at the 28th annual Novice National Tournament at Hutchinson Community College with the goal of creating some real noise about the Sterling program. They were successful; the five members finished the day with one national championship, six final round individual finishes and a second-place team finish.

Sterling College Presents a Musical Theatre Cabaret This Friday and Saturday

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April 6, 2010

From “Chicago” to “Oklahoma” along “Route 66” and then up “Sunset Boulevard,” “Life Is a Highway,” and geography is definitely a theme in the Sterling College Musical Theatre Cabaret, presented this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Upper Wilson Hall on the SC campus.

“Love Sterling” Organizers Still Seeking Projects for May 1 Event

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April 6, 2010

Love Sterling? A group of Sterling College students want to answer that question with a “Yes!” that is supported by some hard work and time. These students, led by Academic Chaplain Anne Smith and Theology and Ministry Chair Dr. Craig Smith, have contacted the city, businesses and churches of Sterling to learn of specific needs they can meet on Saturday, May 1, with an event they have named Love Sterling.

Sterling College Theatre Department Presents "Steel Magnolias"

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April 13, 2010

"Steel Magnolias," a well-loved contemporary drama filled with humor and emotion, is being performed by the Sterling College Theatre Department on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, in Culberston Auditorium on the Sterling College campus.

Sterling Quiznos Reaches One-Year Anniversary

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April 13, 2010

Just over a year ago, on March 30, 2009, the Quiznos restaurant in Sterling opened its doors for the first time, and hundreds of college students, excited to eat out without having to get into their cars, lined up to eat. Evidently the hungry kept coming, even after the novelty wore off. During its first year of business Quiznos served approximately 21,000 customers. Sterling College Business Professor Tim Thorpe believes this success can be directly attributed to the SC business students who manage and work at the restaurant.

Former Sterling College Student Wins Second National Journalism Award

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April 13, 2010

Former Sterling College student Fabricio Silva has won the prestigious Brazilian International Press Award for the second time, being named as the Best Print Reporter of the Year for 2009. "Winning once is great, winning twice is even greater," said Silva. "I'm overly excited with this recognition and want to use this prize to strengthen my alliance with a free and independent journalism." The Brazilian International Press Award was established in 1997 to recognize outstanding media work reporting on Brazilians abroad.

Sterling Hosts First Track Meet in over a Decade

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April 15, 2010

On Saturday, April 10, the Sterling College track team members did something they haven't done in a very long time. They competed at home. Due to the recent track renovation-which included a track surface installed in the summer of 2009 and a new discus and hammer ring installed just this spring-Sterling College was able to hold a home track meet for the first time in over a decade as the host of the ACCK Championships.

Run (or Walk) for China: Sweet and Sour 5K Run

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April 16, 2010

April 13, 2010, Sterling, Kan.-The Sweet and Sour 5K Run is this Saturday, April 17. Check-in starts at 9:15 a.m. at Sterling College's Gleason Center. The race begins at 10 a.m. from the Gleason Center.

There will be open registration on Saturday for those still wanting to participate. The entry fee for the 5K is $20. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female participants. Coffee from The Metropolitan in Hutchinson will be sold at Gleason.

Sterling College Invites Community to Upcoming Events

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April 16, 2010

April 15-The SC Biology Department is hosting Mr. Lewis D. Schmidt from the Medical Center in Hutchinson. Mr. Schmidt will speak on "Basic Nuclear Science" at 7 p.m. in Thompson Hall 142. Admission is free.

April 16 and 17-The SC Theatre Department presents "Steel Magnolias" in Culbertson Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students and children, and are available at the door each night beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Sterling College Junior Taylor Libby Presents Paper at National Undergraduate Literature Conference

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April 21, 2010

April 19, 2010, Sterling, Kansas-Out of over 400 papers submitted to the National Undergraduate Literature Conference this year, only 200 were accepted for presentation. A paper by Sterling College junior English major Taylor Libby was one those, and Libby was asked to present her ideas at the Conference in Ogden, Utah, on April 4.

"As I enter my senior year it is important that I begin to really build my résumé," Libby said. "This conference was a great experience and a good opportunity to get my feet wet in the English world."