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Emily Hopper, junior, holds a goat at the petting zoo on Friday in the Quad.
Mammalian Menagerie
August 21, 2025
Poco, a stray, was brought in by the shelter and needs a home.
Finding Forever Homes
April 25, 2025
Following fall break next school year, ESC 205 students will be spending 10 days in Costa Rica.
Tropical Marine Ecology Students Going International
April 22, 2025
First-year Carys Johnston presents her poster comparing women's rights in the 1960s and the present in the Franklin Hall atrium.
A Blast from the Past, to the Future
April 15, 2025
Gabriel Alvarez, junior, proudly showcases his Venezuela display.
Students Participate in Cultural Fair
April 14, 2025
The Women's and Men's Cross Country teams pose for a photo as they begin the Fall 2025 season.
Ready for Take Off
August 28, 2025
Senior Shawn Baxter earned All-ODAC second team at first base.
And Then There Was One
May 16, 2025
First year Mirenda Shields drove in the only run in the Panthers' postseason run.
Softball Goes Two and Out in ODAC Tournament
May 10, 2025
Ferrum finished as the six seed, heading into the conference tournament. The team will take on Randolph-Macon in the first round of Pod Play on Saturday.
Softball Splits Final Regular-Season Double Header
April 30, 2025
Softball's 2025 team clinches its first playoff berth since 2022.
Softball Punches Ticket Into Playoffs
April 27, 2025
Theatre Arts Professor Emily Blankenship-Tucker performs as Katy Leary in 'You Caught Me Dancing'.
‘You Caught Me Dancing’ to Reprise This Weekend
August 21, 2025
Orchestra Appalachia performs in Vaughn Chapel for the Rootin', Tootin', Hootenanny.
A Rootin’ Tootin’ Hootenanny
April 24, 2025
Gabriel Alvarez, junior, performs at the Coffee House.
Chrysalis Sponsors Coffee House
April 9, 2025
Kat Harrison, proud owner of Kat's Hidden Treasures, stands in the doorway of the store in Ferrum.
Pop some Tags
April 8, 2025
Cast and crew of "Mary Poppins" pose for the camera after their performance.
Review: Mary Poppins was Poppin’
April 8, 2025
Billy Wagner makes history as the first D-III collegiate baseball player to get into the MLB Hall of Fame.
Billy Wagner Enters MLB Hall of Fame
January 25, 2025
President Mirta Martin and Warren Wilson student Candela Perez-Castellanos speak about Hurricane Helene.
President Mirta Martin’s Thoughts on Lees-McRae Joining Campus After Hurricane Helene
November 14, 2024
Women's Soccer Head Coach Erin Saleeby joins The Panther's Pulse after a record-setting 11-0 start to their season.
Saleeby Salutes Senior Class
November 14, 2024
FOFP Director Rebecca Saunders (Right) and Vice Executive Director Kat Harrison (Left) join The Panther's Pulse to discuss the non-profits "rollercoaster" proposal process.
Friends of Ferrum Park Talks Future
November 14, 2024
As flood waters recede in Swanannoa, NC, a trail of devastation is left in its path.
Hurricane Victim and Former Student Takes Refuge on Campus
October 15, 2024
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Mammalian Menagerie
Compiled by Staff, Staff Writers • August 21, 2025
Finding Forever Homes
April 25, 2025
Tropical Marine Ecology Students Going International
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • April 22, 2025
A Blast from the Past, to the Future
Grace Weaver, Assistant Editor • April 15, 2025
Students Participate in Cultural Fair
Danielle Wilburn, Staff Writer • April 14, 2025
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Ready for Take Off
Grace Weaver, Editor • August 28, 2025
And Then There Was One
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • May 16, 2025
Softball Goes Two and Out in ODAC Tournament
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • May 10, 2025
Softball Splits Final Regular-Season Double Header
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • April 30, 2025
Softball Punches Ticket Into Playoffs
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • April 27, 2025
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A student takes advantage of the community hour and paddles out to the middle of Adams Lake.

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From back left, Young Life members Brittany Watts, Emily Smith, Peyton Mayberry, Madeline Sweeney, Hannah Parks, Samantha Reinhart, Julie, Holly Zabloski, Emily Egenberg Front row: Ashly Cutcliff, Trevor Jefferies, Austin Brigman, Fletcher Foley, and Bryan Rosado take time out for a quick pose.

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Theatre Arts Professor Emily Blankenship-Tucker performs as Katy Leary in 'You Caught Me Dancing'.

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A Facebook group has been started to allow people to share their experiences with drug testing.

PRO/CON Commentary: Drug Testing Athletes is a Violation

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The Women's and Men's Cross Country teams pose for a photo as they begin the Fall 2025 season.
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Ready for Take Off
Grace Weaver, Editor • August 28, 2025

The 2025-26 athletics season is upon us, and so is great change for the Ferrum ahtletics programs, including both cross country and track and...

Senior Shawn Baxter earned All-ODAC second team at first base.
And Then There Was One
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • May 16, 2025
First year Mirenda Shields drove in the only run in the Panthers' postseason run.
Softball Goes Two and Out in ODAC Tournament
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • May 10, 2025
Ferrum finished as the six seed, heading into the conference tournament. The team will take on Randolph-Macon in the first round of Pod Play on Saturday.
Softball Splits Final Regular-Season Double Header
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • April 30, 2025
Softball's 2025 team clinches its first playoff berth since 2022.
Softball Punches Ticket Into Playoffs
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • April 27, 2025
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Billy Wagner Enters MLB Hall of Fame
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • January 25, 2025

In true closing fashion, Billy Wagner completed his final save, getting inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year...

President Mirta Martin’s Thoughts on Lees-McRae Joining Campus After Hurricane Helene
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • November 14, 2024

Mirta Martin and Warren Wilson student Candela Perez-Castellanos came on to The Panther's Pulse to talk about the tragedy Hurricane Helene left...

Saleeby Salutes Senior Class
Kyle Markowitz, Editor • November 14, 2024

Head Women's Soccer Coach Erin Saleeby thanked the seniors for sticking together after a difficult freshman season. Saleeby joined The Panther's...

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