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Photographic Reflections: General Election Tops 2008 News
Photos by Yonaton Arnold
Hilltop staffers covered the November election, which brought both Barack Obama and Sarah Palin to the region. Mars Hill students, faculty and staff joined thousands of others to see the two candidates' campaign stops in nearby Asheville. Top middle, far left, Kathy Meacham; center in blue, Bev Robertson; and back-facing, Julia Nooe, attend a rally; bottom middle, MHC student Rainer Stidham and alumna Hannah McGinnis wait for entry to a campaign event.
Tandra Landers models an outfit inspired by the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz. Fantasy meets reality at December's student Fashion Show. |
December Fashion Show Combines Fantastical and Modern Sensibilities
Story by Miranda Hucks, Photos by Joshua Doby
"When Fantasy Meets Reality," the annual student Fashion Show, showcased modern apparel influenced by the attire of fantasy characters such as Batman and Snow White. Mars Hill's Fashion and Interior Merchandising Department and Fashion Industry class put on the annual Fashion Show on Dec. 3. Read more . . .
For Iraqi Vet on Campus, View of World Shaped by War's Experience
Story and Photo by Ryan Jackson
On a warm September morning, Michael Hamilton sat drinking coffee in the Quad next to the grapevine trellis. Current events were on his mind, but not the most obvious one -- that the day was the seventh anniversary of 9/11. Hamilton isn't like most of the students who roam about Mars Hill; he does not quite look like or act like most college freshmen. He is not fresh out of high school; he is fresh out of war.
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Stress of Finals Same Even for Student Athlete
By Bria Smith
Winding down the school year can be a joy to many but also one of the most stressful times. Multi-page papers, take-home tests, final exams. These are all events that push the stress button for a college student, even an athlete. Read more and find football post-season wrap-up here.
Doby focuses his camera and research on the Montague historic building undergoing a slow rehab.
See more pictures from his camera this fall.
Madion County Waterways Benefit from Activists and Environmental Programs
By Ryan Jackson
Traveling up and down the French Broad River, looking for unseen pollution, going to bat over environmetal policies -- sounds like the adventures of a modern Huckleberry Finn. In fact, it's just a day in the life of Hartwell Carson. Read more . . .
Operation Clean Plate Weighs Half a Ton of Food Waste in One Week
By Miranda Hucks
Contemplate before you masticate. Many Mars Hill students have learned the meaning of this saying over the fall semester. It translates to: Think before you chew. It was the motto of Operation Clean Plate. Read more . . .
Plans to Start New National Sorority, Fraternity on Mars Hill Campus Come from BSA
By Malaree Wallace
Two students involved with the Black Student Association are trying to start a new fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi, and a new sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, on campus. Read more . . .
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