SUBJECT INDEX – 2001-2008

The subject index below gives an overview of some of the major themes covered by Hilltop reporters from Fall 2001 through Spring 2008, but it is by no means complete.

Student Profiles: Overcoming Obstacles
Life After Sport: A Runner Hits the Track Toward New Goals  (02/14/05)
High Tech Medicine Keeps Student on Her Feet  (12/6/04)
Bipolar Student Turns Experience to Service  (1/30/06)
Mississippi Freshman Cut Off From Home  (4/10/06)
Surviving Grief: Mars Hill Student Faces her Father's Death  (09/11/06)
Student Wife and Mother Conquers it All  (4/2/07)
Injury!! - An Athlete's Toughest Trial (scroll down)   4/9/07
            Sarah Brandenberger:   Past Injuries Inspire Athlete to Help Others
            Xavier Jordan  Linebacker Works to Make Up Lost Season
            Danielle Gleeson  Back Injury Sidelines Softball Player
            Injury Gives Athlete New Perspective  (3/19/07)
            Runner Battles Bone Spurs  (9/26/05)
Joseph Deng Walks a Long Road From Home  (3/6/06)
Mars Hill Student Returns From Iraq  10/9/06
Student Finds Light in the Darkness  (9/23/02)
Campus Improvement Gives Student More Independence  (2/3/03)
MHC Grad Overcame Learning Disability (4/28/08)
"Shame" Menafee - Chasing Dreams the Hard Way (12/3/07)

Student Profiles:  Making Mars Hill Work for You
Business Major Heads for Wall Street  (5/5/08)
Service to Homeless Brings Reward  (5/5/08)
Recognition Rains on Freshman Soccer Star (5/5/08)
Josh Doby: A Lens for All Reasons  (4/21/08)
Poo and You:
Biology Major Seeks Medical Alternatives in Sewage (4/14/08)
Football Players Make Room to Rap (12/3/07)
Street Gritz Fuses Music, Mind, and Morals (2/4/08)
Brian Danforth Marches to his Own Drum (5/1/06)
Caty Carpenter, A Scholar Who Does it All  (5/1/06)
Amanda Orders & Lee Cope - Graduation Speaker Profiles  (5/3/04)
Creative Artist McAllister Brews Cryptic Code  (2/20/06)
Voice Major Looks Ahead (02/24/06)
Student-Veteran Brings Home Lessons from Iraq  (10/25/04)
Four Men of Mars Hill Turn to ‘God’s Light’  (4/9/07)
Musical Theatre Major Juggles Roles  (3/19/07
Heidi Kulas: Senior Defined by Dance  (4/23/07)
Yearbook Editor Works to Build Staff  (12/11/06)
Michelle Bruner: Unicyclist, Pilot and (Sometimes) Student (4/29/07)
"Oh, Christmas Tree" Means Work for Student Farmer 12/13/04

Time Management
Surviving College: Students Tell How They Do It  (12/10/03)
Active Minds Speaks to Exam-Stressed Students  (12/5/05)
Caty Carpenter, A Scholar Who Does it All  (5/1/06)

Service Opportunities
Senior Lion Mothers Wolves  (04/28/08)
Mission to East St. Louis Fulfills Spring Break  (3/31/08)
East St. Louis Gallery  (3/31/08)
Service to Homeless Brings Reward  (5/5/08)
Mars Hill Team Finds Hope on Katrina-Ravaged Coast  (10/31/05)
Spring Break Service Trip Finds Gulf Coast Still Hurting  (4/10/06)
Diverse Group Rebuilds in Katrina's Wake  4/9/07
            A Survivor Tells her Story  4/9/07
Fall Volunteers Get to Know West Virginia Coal Country  (11/13/06)
            A West Virginia Photo Gallery  (11/13/06)
Mars Hill Group "Vacations" in Coal Country  (3/24/03)
Football Players Tackle More than Each Other  (3/26/07)
Local Family Finds New Home in Habitat House  (2/22/04)
Making Wild Critters Feel at Home  (11/26/01)
Operation Big Sweep Sweeps Across Ivy River  (10/6/03)
Students Enjoy the Bio-Ethics of Bailey Mountain Bailout  (5/5/03)
Bonner Scholar finds Mexico in Our Mountains  (12/10/01)
Caring Award Honors Senior  (4/1/02) )
Pottery Therapy at Mars Hill  (11/12/01)  

Travel Opportunities
Summer Study Op Connects Student to Africa (3/24/08)
Mars Hill Student Studies in Costa Rica (11/19/07)
How You Can Study Abroad (11/19/07)
Mars Hill Junior Does London in Semester Abroad (3/20/06)
BorderLinks Gives Quality Time on Mexican Frontier  (11/14/05)
Students Savor Italian Travel/Study  (11/15/04)
Students Study in Salzburg  (1/16/06)

Places to Go Outdoors
Outdoor Trips
Outdoor Center Visits Grand Canyon of Carolina  (4/21/08)
Big Pine! Get Your Fishing Rod Ready  (3/24/08)
Chimney Rock Park Lures Hikers  (2/25/08)
Valentines Prep Hike Checks Out Lover's Leap  (2/11/08)
Lion Hikers Take on Looking Glass Rock (1/21/08)
A Looking Glass Rock Gallery  (1/21/08)
Ghost Town Beckons Bikers, Hikers, and Fishermen  (5/07/07)
Max Patch: Above Timberline in Carolina (3/6/06)
The Sound of Silence: A Look Inside the Coleman Boundary    (9/29/03)
A Ramble up Big Bald   (12/9/02)

Sports
Injury!! - An Athlete's Toughest Trial  (4/9/07)
"You Tore Your ACL!" Words an Athlete Dreads to Hear (2/18/08)
Spine Injury Presentation Draws Athletes' Attention (4/14/08)
Athletic Trainers Keep the Lions in Play (11/26/07)
Do Supplements Give Athletes an Edge?  (4/5/04)
Free Safety Addison Tackles Team's Academic Challenges (4/3/06)
Runner Battles Bone Spurs  (9/26/05)
Cheerleaders: Athletes or Not? You Decide!  (10/4/04)
The Running Trail  (a series – 2004-05)
Life After Sport: A Runner Hits the Track Toward New Goals  (2/14/05)
Recognition Rains on Freshman Soccer Star (5/5/08)
Canadian Lacrosse Players at Mars Hill (3/31/08)
Tattooed Athletes Ready for Game Day (10/8/07)

War/Military
Lion Soldier Opens Door to Officer Training  (4/28/08)
Mars Hill Student Returns From Iraq  (10/9/06)
A Reflection on Paying for College by an Iraq War Veteran (April 3-9, 2006)
Trustee's Son Lost in Iraq  (1/16/06)
Student-Veteran Brings Home Lessons from Iraq  (10/25/04)
War Index March 28  (3/24/03)
Baptist Scholar of Islam Preaches Cooperation (2/17/03)

Technology
Students Give Up Internet and Cell Phones -- For a Day  (10/22/07)
Guitar Hero Returns with Twice the Punch (4/29/07)
College Joins Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube  (10/2/06)
Facebook Being Used as an Outlet For Change (10/3/05)
Facebook Comes to Mars Hill College  (9/19/05)
Halo 2 Tourney: To The Victor Go The Spoils (11/15/04)
Madden-ness to Warm up Campus for Super Bowl  (1/19/04)

Happenings
SLAM - 2008
SLAM - 2007
Campaigning Nun Brings Death Sentence Discussion to Campus (3/31/08)
Frontline Lawyers Tell of Trying Capital Crimes  (3/31/08)
Glenis Redmond Tells it Like it Was  (2/18/08)
Gene Roberts Returns as Graduation Speaker (12/10/07)
College Raps about Hip-Hop with Prof. Tricia Rose  4/23/07
Maya Angelou Packs the House  (11/20/06)
Ron Rash: Writer Inspired by His Roots  (9/4/06)
Writing, Like Running, Rewards Persistence  (9/4/06)
Mountain Fiddler Back with his Bow  (9/29/03)
Lunsford Festival History  (9/29/03)

People on Campus
Mars Hill's Hart Keeps Up the Beat   (01/27/03)
Kevin Barnette: Near-Death Experience Offers Coach New Life 10/20/03)
Robin Cole: Skydiving Celebrates Fifty Years  (11/10/03)
Gill Bosonnetto - From South Africa to Mars Hill  (11/11/02)
Cindy Whitt - Lady With the Lens  (12/05/05)
Edna Moore Appreciates Phyllis Bechtol  (11/22/04)
New Dorm Chief Todd Oldenburg Aims for Friendlier Living  (9/12/05)
Bill Lovins: Maintenance Demands Strain System  (11/28/05)
Meet Virginia Bower  (12/10/01)
Charity Ray: Ray Commended for Charity  (12/15/03)
LifeWorks Staff Opens Windows on the World  (12/11/06
Student Support Services:  No Extra Fees Charged Here  (04/02/07)
Rep. Rapp Relishes Raleigh  (12/01/03) -
Action Figures Reveal Theatre Head's Inner Child (1/24/05)-
Director Bill Gregg's Career Saw Many Stages (11/15/04)-
George Peery Bounces Back  (2/5/07)
New History Prof Took Winding Path to the Hill  (12/11/06)
David Georges: A Lion Comes Home by Way of China  (11/06/06) )
Ashby Walker Finds a Home at Mars Hill College  (11/6/06)
BMC Conquers Nationals with New Director  (12/4/06)
Caring Award Winner Loves People and Critters   (4/11/05)
Tom Plaut, Campaigner for Community, Retires (?)  (5/2/05)
Mars Hill Professor Returns from China (1/31/05)
Professor Lenburg to Retire (2/27/06)
Teacher Travels the World  (2/27/06)
Peggy Harmon Keeps Old Ways Fresh at Mars Hill (5/5/08)
Math Professor Launched Career from Shop Floor  (4/28/08)
For Fashion Prof Style is Skin Deep - Tattoos and More (3/10/08)
Noel Kinnamon - Gladly Would He Learn, and Gladly Teach  (3/10/08)
Professor Joe Blair Closes Ledger on Long Career  (4/28/08)
Peerless George Peery Lays It Down  (12/3/07)
Mars Hill College Professor is "America's Next Great Crime Writer"  (2/4/08)
Business Course is Reality Show in Smith Classroom (3/24/08)
Making College Sustainable Animates Sabbatical (3/24/08)
Biology Professor Reveals Secret Life (10/1/07)
Historic City Influences History Professor  (10/29/07)
Symphony Trombonist Balances Life and Music  (10/8/07)
Hurricane Blows New Theatre Prof to Mars Hill  (9/10/07)
Have You Smelled the Angelinas Lately? - Mars Hill's Flower Lady  (9/3/07)

Town of Mars Hill
Main Street Eatery Looks South of Border (5/5/08)
Pakistani Businessman Builds Life in Mars Hill (3/3/08)
Marketing Students Design Entertainment Center (3/26/07)
Bed and Breakfast Opens in Mars Hill (3/19/07)
Papa Nick - A Legacy Served Hot Every Day  (4/17/06)
Body Art Returns to Mainstreet (10/17/05)
You're Never a Number at the Main St. Deli  (12/15/03)
Waffle House Comes to Mars Hill (3/8/04)
Tattoo Parlor Opens (11/17/03)
Florist Shop Blooms in Downtown Mars Hill (10/6/03)
Local Barbershop Features Personal Approach  (9/23/02)
Jeff Atkins: The Colonel of Clogging (4/28/08)
Mars Hill Girl Makes a Wish and Gets It (12/3/07)

Alcohol Vote in Mars Hill
Mars Hill Voters OK Beer and Wine - FINAL FIGURES (3/3/08)
Alcohol Vote Begins  (2/11/08)
New Alderman Looks to Vote on Alcohol (11/12/07)
Town Voters Change Mars Hill Council  (11/5/07)
Election May Change Mars Hill  (10/29/07)

Madison County
Skid Marks - Madison's Macho Medium (5/5/08)
Pioneering Potter Fires up Kiln in County (3/31/08)
Photo Gallery of Pottery Kiln (3/31/08)
Recent Ice Storm Recalls Blizzard of '93 (2/4/08)
Zuma Coffee Puts New Life into Old Marshall (2/4/08)
Byas Built Business with Beautiful Beast (10/8/07)
County Economy - Summer Challenge (9/24/07)
Local Farmers Supply Food to Schools (11/28/05)
Local Farmer Brings New Taste to Cafeteria (11/1/04)
Love It or Hate It, I-26 Is Here to Stay (3/17/03)
Former Trooper Remembers Dirt Road Days in Madison (3/29/04)
Mountain Fiddler Back with his Bow  (9/29/03)
Lunsford Festival History  (9/29/03)
Making Mountain Molasses Brings History Alive (11/11/02)
Keeping a Sweet Mountain Tradition: an interview with Peggy Harmon (11/11/02)
Ku Klux War Closed College (5/5/08)
Shelton Laurel (3/22/04)
Civil War Still Haunts Marshall Street (3/28/05)
Hilltop Tracks a Tale of Death and Greed: The Story of Delk's Cliff (4/5/04)
Local History Lives Again (12/9/02)

Cherokee
Growing Up and Growing Old in Cherokee - Jerry Wolfe Tells it Like It Was (5/5/08)
A Stickball Legend (5/5/08)
The Story of the Qualla Boundary
Lion Lacrosse Player Drawn to Ball Game Warrior Tradition (5/5/08)

Diversity
International Students Brighten Campus (9/24/07)
Tennis Path Leads Turk to the Hill (9/24/07)
Good Friends Discover Each Other (5/1/06)
    Mee Vang - Strong in Two Cultures (5/1/06)
    Nicole Robinson - Bound for NASCAR (5/1/06)
Tar Heel Hmong Celebrate New Year (12/5/05)
Dominican Scholar-Athlete Follows His Dream to the Hill (1/26/04)
International Student Wows Fashion Department (4/22/02)
Bonner Scholar Reunites with Family in Sudan (10/15/07)
Joseph Deng Walks a Long Road From Home  (3/6/06)
Student Recalls Terror of War in Sudan  (5/3/04)
Student Views From Five Nations  (10/15/01)
Two Sisters Serving Two Worlds (10/10/05)
The Lost Boys Of Sudan Find Friends Among Mars Hill Students (11/12/01)
Student Finds Light in the Darkness  (9/23/02)

Immigration
College Follows Local Link to Mexico  (9/27/04)
    Photo Gallery from Cherán, Mexico
Bonner Scholar finds Mexico in Our Mountains  (12/1/01)
One Man's Journey From Mexico to Western Carolina  (12/15/03)
Mars Hill Students Survey Yancey County Mexicans  (5/2/05)

Human Rights
Oralene Simmons' Story  (4/22/02)
Viola Barnette: Spoke Out for Education (1/23/06)
Charity Ray Remembers the Long Ride to Education  (1/23/06)
Concentration Camp Survivor Shares First Hand Description of Hell  (5/1/06)
Holocaust Survivor Tells His Story (Nov. 5-11, 2007)

Race Relations
Black History Forum Aims to Educate  (2/11/08)
Students Discuss Race Relations  (3/5/07)
   Commentary by Porsha Lackey  (3/5/07)
Mars Hill and UNC-A Students Stage Forum on Minority Issues
     (4/24/06)
LifeWorks Wins "Difficult Dialogues" Grant from Ford  (12/12/05)
Race/Gender Matters at Crosswalk  (12/5/05)
Crossroads Forum Addresses Race Issues  (2/28/05)
Panel Discusses Racism  (4/22/02)
            Coach Phifer's Story
            Oralene Simmons' Story
Student Reaction to Racism  (Tony Brown, Brannon Wilson, Melvin Jenkins,   Prince Floyd, Ernst Remas, Heather Cyre.) (04/23-26/02)

On-Going Campus Issues
Highway Crossing:
Highway Crossing Still an Issue (4/29/07)
Mars Hill College Employee Hit by Car in Crosswalk  (01/23/06)
Race/Gender Matters at Crosswalk  (12/5/05)
Crossing to the Other Side Made Safer  (10/06/03)
The Highway 213 Dash  (12/10/01)
Computer Lab Hours:
Computer Lab Reopened After Students Appeal (11/13/06)
Computer Lab Closed; Library Hours Cut (09/25/06)
Late Nights Lonely in the Computer Lab (11/17/03)
Computer Lab Hours Extended (09/23/02)
Students Dispute New Lab Hours (09/09/02)
New Computer Lab Hours Cause Problems for Students (09/01/02)
Recycling
Grounds Chief Pushes Recycling (10/30/06)
Pop Cans Pay (10/30/06)
Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling is a Must!  (10/30/06)
Trash Cost Higher Than Reported  (12/11/06)
Sexual Assault
Students Rally to Take Back the Night  (04/14/08)
Clothesline Project Targets Domestic Violence (11/19/07)
Campus Campaigns Against Rape: Index of Sexual Assault Coverage (04/24/06)
Marchers and Speakers Take Back the Night  (04/24/06)
Mars Hill Grad Killed by Fiancé  (4/10/06)
New Policy to Encourage Reporting Assaults  (3/27/06)
Rape Victim Breaks Silence  (03/20/06)
Sexual Assault Forum Calls on Silent Victims to Speak  (2/20/06)
Mock Trial Targets DateRape (03/28/05)
Date Rape: It Happens Here, Too  (11/29/04)
Airing Dirty Laundry (10/12/04)
Clothesline Gallery (10/12/04)
Mock Court Tries Love Triangle Assault (12/01/03)
Women Take Back the Wall  (04/22/02)
Other Campus Issues
How Dry is the Campus?  (3/6/06)
Delta Zeta Questions Campus Alcohol Customs (05/05/08)
Do Supplements Give Athletes an Edge?  (4/5/04)
Coming Soon: Student Death by Energy Drinks?  4/10/06
Speaker Shares Struggle Against Eating Disorders  (4/10/06)
Off with Their Heads!! - Women's History Month  (3/25/02)
Students Adjust to Student Justice  (3/28/05)

Environment
Mars Hill Thinks Green   (4/21/08)
Green Student Guide Online and PDF  (4/21/08)
Energy Xchange Turns Trash into Wealth and Beauty  (4/21/08)
Making College Sustainable Animates Sabbatical (3/24/08)
Norwood Keeps Campus Thinking Green (12/10/07)
Religion Prof Sets Example in Hybrid Car (11/26/07)
Development Near Wolf Laurel Incites Opposition  (11/12/07)
Freshmen Look at Mountaintop Removal  (10/29/07)
Weaverville Mayor Talks about Wal-Mart Development  (10/22/07)
Students Unite to Protect the Environment  (02/26/07)
Grounds Chief Pushes Recycling (10/30/06)
Pop Cans Pay (10/30/06)
Reducing, Reusing, & Recycling is a Must!  (10/30/06)
Trash Cost Higher Than Reported  (12/11/06)
Love It or Hate It, I-26 Is Here to Stay (3/17/03)

Sexual Orientation
SLAM Performance Suggests an Allegory of the Church (4/14/08)
Voices in the Dark Support a Murder (4/29/07)
Thousand Tongues & Groove Bridges Gaps  (4/23/07)
Student Looks for Comfort Zone at College  (11/27/06)
LifeWorks Wins "Difficult Dialogues" Grant from Ford  (12/12/05)
A Hilltop Chronology of Open Doors  (April 4-10, 2005)

College History
Stories of the MHC Sesquecentennial Year  (2006-07) )
Gene Roberts Returns as Graduation Speaker (12/10/07)
    Alumnus Recalls Olde Tymes at The Hilltop  (12/10/07)
Mars Hill Campus Listed as Historic District (4/2/07)
Through the Long Years Tells College History in Photos (10/9/06)
Ceramic Art Celebrates Local Heritage (10/9/06)
Playwright Describes Historical Treasure Hunt (10/02/06)
Treasures Puts College History On Stage (9/25/06)
Local Craftsman Re-creates 1910 Campus (4/24/06)
Fifi DeGroot Recalls Mars Hill's Age of Innocence  (3/20/06)
Miss Virginia Remembers   (3/6/06)
College Honors Education Campaigner  (1/23/06)
Viola Barnette Spoke Out  (1/23/06)
Charity Ray Remembers the Long Ride to High School   (1/23/06)
Long Ridge/Anderson School:  (May 6-13, 2007)
    Support Sought for Historic Schoolhouse
    Charity Ray attended Long Ridge School
    Mary Wilson Taught There
    Oral History from the Early Days
Mars Hill's Forgotten Pool   (11/21/05)
Marshbanks Light Mystery Solved  (11/28/05)
Beloved Doctor's Trail Grows Dim   (11/7/05)
Oralene Simmons' Story  (4/22/02)
Making History at Mars Hill College (12/03/01)

Recent College History: Changes at the Top
Mars Hill Inaugurates New President (11/3/03)
Pictures of The Inauguration (11/3/03)
The Inauguration, a Black & White Photo Essay (12/1/03)
Lunsford Inauguration to Follow Ancient Rite (11/3/03)
Changes at the Top 2002-2003
Big Changes at the Top 2001-2002

Mars Hill College and the Baptist State Convention
Baptists say YES to New Relationship with Colleges  (11/12/07)
Baptists to Vote on New Relationship with Colleges  (11/5/07)
Lunsford Outlines New Relationship with Baptist Convention  (4/16/07)
Mars Hill Plans to Change Relationship with BSC  (3/26/07)
Convention Asserts Power to Vet Trustees (11/20/06)
Convention Authority Affirmed in Bylaws (11/20/06)
College Shares Long History with Mars Hill Baptist Church (11/20/06)
Baptist Colleges Raise Single Voice to State Convention (4/17/06)
Carolina Baptists Tackle Hot Topics  (11/21/05)
A Hilltop Chronology of Open Doors  (4/4/05)
Board Affirms Religious and Academic Freedom (2/3/03)
Will Mars Hill College and the Baptist State Convention Part Ways? (11/26/01)
Southern Baptist Tradition (11/26/01)
Ties Cut with Wake Forest and Meredith (11/26/01)
Statement of Faith Raises Controversy (11/26/01)

Religion
Ignite Fires Youth Spirit in Moore (2/4/08)
What is a Chaplain, and Why You Should Care?  (10/9/06)
Professor Bridges Judaism and Christianity (3/1/04)
Alternative Ministries Go Hardcore  (11/11/02)

Campus Buildings/ New Construction
Ferguson Science Building Nears Completion (5/5/08)
Day Hall: New Building Will Answer Multiple Needs (3/10/08)
Brevard Game Christens New Turf and Stadium Renovation - Photo Gallery    (9/10/07)
Mars Hill Campus Listed as Historic District  (4/2/07)
Construction Begins on Meares Stadium  (3/5/07)
Construction Begins on Math and Science Center  (2/19/07)
Living the Life: It's Coed Bailey Mountain Hall  (10/2/06)
Capital Campaign Enters Final Lap  (9/25/06)
College Commits to New Science Building  (5/1/06)
First Co-ed Dorm Coming Soon  (4/3/06)
Ground Broken for New Dorm  (4/18/05)
Students Contemplate Name for New Dorm  (3/28/05)
College to Raise Major Money For New Dorm, Labs...and More (9/20/04)
In Renovated Dorms The Hardly Pioneers Test Their New Frontiers (12/9/02)
Dorm Tour Shows off New Digs(4/29/02)
Dorm Renovation Underway(1/28/02)
Dorm Restoration Imminent (10/29/01)

Complete Subject Indexes for 2001-2 and 2002-3:

    click here for 2002-2003

    click here for 2001-2002

Opinions 2001-2008

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