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Sister Mary Leo (TJ Baker) left, and Sister Mary Hubert (Kristina Stump) right, perform their number.

Review: The Little Sisters of Hoboken Know How to Rock

Eliza Copes, Social Media Editor September 4, 2024

The opening performance of Nunsense was a spectacular production of laughs and smiles. The play took place August 22-25 in the Sale Theatre, and there was an option for  dinner through the Blue Ridge...

The Singing Panthers group for a photo outside the Salisbury Cathedral. From left to right, the group is: Kylie Atkins, senior; Sarah Gallagher, sophomore; Music Professor Jennifer Ayers-Barnard; D.J. Dungee, alumni; Emily Walker, senior; Gage Shelton, senior; Stewart Werner, senior; Jaylon Hillman, junior; English Professor Lana Whited; Annette Patrick; Ashley Patrick, alumni.

From England Sights to Eager Singers

Regan Freas, Staff Writer September 3, 2024

After two years of strategic planning, 20-hour plane issues in the Philadelphia airport due to the aircraft being struck by lightning, and 24 hours of waiting, the Singing Panthers, Assistant Professor...

Trent Ray, senior; plays the stand-up bass with Orchestra Appalachia.

A Fair Day for Music and Folktales

Franklin Melton, Sports Editor August 27, 2024

It's a Saturday in late August as the sun begins to sink below the horizon, the Jack Tales players and Orchestra Appalachia prepare to take the stage. The show begins with a performance from the Jack...

English Professor Lana Whited sets her scene across stage.

‘Nunsense’ to Premiere Today

Eliza Copes, Social Media Editor August 22, 2024

Five nuns, one purpose. All for their fallen coven sisters. The question of how to pay for their afterlife expenses. Nunsense begins in the Sale Theatre on campus this afternoon with their opening...

From left,  Puppet (Sister Mary Annette), Emily Blankenship-Tucker (Sister Mary Amnesia), and TJ Baker (Sister Mary Leo) get nunsensical.

Nun’s the Word

Compiled by Staff August 11, 2024

The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre will perform Nunsense, a musical comedy with more than 21 songs and dances, the week of Aug. 22-25. The production is being directed by Rex Stephenson. The plot revolves...

Scout Lynch, sophomore and Chrysalis editor, leads the reveal in the Panther's Den.

Revealed

Eliza Copes, Staff Writer May 1, 2024

The room was lightly lit. Poets, writers, and artists shared laughter and smiles. Many in attendance had contributed to the newest publication of Chrysalis for Spring 2024--and this was their moment. The...

Elgie stalks the grounds outside the library among the plants and flowers.

The First of His Name, The Last of His Kind–Grand Master Elgie

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer April 29, 2024

Prior to the release of summer break and the commencement of the semester, each work-study department evaluates its employees based on a series of performance-based categories. These evaluations incorporate...

The sun gleams into the pavilion as Monday night's jam session commences.

Jamming the Night Away

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

It's 7 p.m., on a crisp, spring Monday night, and a cool breeze whispers, carrying the lyrical medley of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, and other acoustic instruments as a group of approximately ten musicians...

Seniors TK Baker, left, and Ashley Patrick played the roles of Joseph and the Narrator, respectively.

Whimsical Joseph Musical Hits the Mark

Refentse Maselwa, Editor April 19, 2024

Have you ever wanted to rewind a show you are watching because of how good it is? Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a musical adaptation of the well-known Bible story Joseph, most beloved...

Around the World in One Room

Refentse Maselwa, Editor April 10, 2024

Big on travel but haven’t been too far? Natalie Hernandez, Fulbright Scholar, in collaboration with Student Engagement, the Modern Languages Department, and the International Programs office,...

Punt looks off in the distance as the sun rises.

Horsin’ Around

Eliza Copes, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

In my dreams, I see dark, vibrant, green grass with a tint of blue reflecting. It's a cool, crisp morning, and the scent of farmland brushes past my face. The sun is just rising to show all the...

The revamped LEaP Studio is open from 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

LEaPing Into Progress

Eliza Copes, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

Bright lights flash from a monitor as the battle begins. One opponent strikes, leaving the player wounded. He replenishes and recovers as he takes another shot at his opponent. Silence. Then a...

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