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From left, Forestry and Wildlife Professor Todd Fredericksen and Trent Ray, senior, set up a trail camera by Adams Pond.
Beaver Fever
February 19, 2025
Service vehicles for Appalachian Electric Power line a parking lot in Rocky Mount as they end the day. With power outages extending across the entire county, these employees have many busy days ahead of them.
Too Cool For School
February 16, 2025
Alumni Jayme Helms, '02, a former contestant of the Ferrum Pageant, poses for the camera.
Gendered and Sexualities Alliance Club Holds Meeting
February 11, 2025
The new Mexican restaurant in Ferrum, Jose's, has opened and is attracting patrons from the college and Village. On a recent Saturday, the parking lot is almost full.
Yes Way, José’s!
February 11, 2025
The spring 2025 career and internship fair is set to be held on Feb. 13.
Future-Focused
February 11, 2025
At right, Joseph Olalde, junior, stands on the podium with his third-place medal at the ODAC Championship.
Panthers Place Seventh at ODAC Championship, Olalde named All-ODAC Third Team
February 19, 2025
Senior Ariana Beverley sprints against her competitors at the Bast Cregger Invitational.
Track and Field Kicks Off February
February 11, 2025
Senior Zach Beckner battles on the mat against Mason Barrett.
Dixon Makes History, Panthers Split Conference Matches
February 11, 2025
Charles Tart III, senior, scored a career high 26 as a Panther in the team's 101-68 win against Washington and Lee.
Men’s Basketball Extends Win Streak to Three
February 11, 2025
At left, first-year Blake McCarty preps to throw as Bryant Smith, first-year, celebrates dropping his last throw in the hole.
Inaugural Cornhole Tournament Features Shocking Upset
February 11, 2025
Students and community members wait for their turn to audition for a role in 'Mary Poppins'.
Theatre Department Holds ‘Mary Poppins’ Auditions
February 16, 2025
Emily Blankenship-Tucker leaves it all on the stage in the recent production of "You Caught Me Dancing".
Review: “You Caught Me Dancing” Plays to Packed Houses
February 8, 2025
Players in the first session of Call of Cthuhlu In January cringe shortly after a bad roll.
Falling into the Madness
February 4, 2025
Mattie Green's art piece "The Time Being" won second place in last semester's "Chrysalis".
Chrysalis Seeks Submissions
February 4, 2025
From left, Aukiem Mitchell, junior; Sami Kircher, senior; Dylan Amend, sophomore; are awarded with prizes after placing in Trivia Night.
Trivia Night Brings Surprises and Quick Thinking
February 4, 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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Service vehicles for Appalachian Electric Power line a parking lot in Rocky Mount as they end the day. With power outages extending across the entire county, these employees have many busy days ahead of them.

[Photo] Too Cool For School

Grace Weaver, Assistant Editor
February 16, 2025
Senior Alfredo Abel-Rivera had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the team's 73-65 loss against Randolph-Macon.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball 1-2 to Start Spring Semester

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
January 25, 2025
Junior Alfredo Abel-Rivera scored 20 points to go along with a game high 13 rebounds in the 82-54 win against N.C. Wesleyan.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Improves to 3-0

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
November 21, 2024
Alfredo Abel-Rivera, junior, drives the ball inside against a Bridgewater opponent in last year's ODAC tournament.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Opens Season Against Carolina Christian

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
November 8, 2024
Senior Kayla Fedison scored her first goal of the season in the team's final game.

[Photo] Team Has Bitter-Sweet End to the Winningest Women’s Soccer Season

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
November 7, 2024
Senior Bri Bitz added to her ODAC-leading goal-scoring total (19) with two goals against Roanoke.

[Photo] 90 Minutes to Determine a Season

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
November 1, 2024
A hand-written sign hangs over the Ferrum Forward sign announcing that Friends of Ferrum Park raised enough money to purchase the land for the park.

[Photo] A Park is Coming to the Village

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
October 28, 2024
Jaydn Patton scored a goal and had an assist in the Panther's record-setting 4-0 win against Randolph.

[Photo] Win 13 Puts Women’s Soccer Back in the Record Books

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
October 23, 2024
Freshman Breanna Herlihy scores two goals in the Panthers 7-1 win at Sweet Briar.

[Photo] Women’s Soccer Moves to 3-2 in the ODAC

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
October 18, 2024
Senior captain Haley Woodward hopes to end her soccer career leaving the program better than she found it.

[Photo] Forward, Onward, Woodward

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
October 16, 2024
Yolanda "Poobie" Shields stands in front of the oldest food truck in Franklin County, continuing her father's vision.

[Photo] A Home-Grown Dream

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
September 24, 2024
Refentse Maselwa, senior, takes the microphone for her weekly radio show 'Ree's Radio Rhythm'.

[Photo] College Hosts Three New Radio Programs

Johnakin Franklin, Staff Writer
September 20, 2024
Brianna Bitz, grad student, leads the undefeated Panthers in goals scored with seven in six matches. Here, she slips one past the Virginia State goal keeper.

[Photo] Bitz and Pieces of Adversity Lead to Success

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
September 19, 2024
Gabriel Alavarez, sophomore, sends the ball to the opposing side of the court.

[Photo] Tennis Closes Spring Season

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer
April 22, 2024
Tripoom Jala, sophomore, and Kevin Nester, junior, face their opponents in a doubles match.

[Photo] Tennis Bounces Back

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer
April 11, 2024
Jairo Herbas, freshman, warms up with the ball as he prepares to face his opponents on the court.

[Photo] Tennis Continues to Tumble

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer
March 25, 2024
Sarah Perry speaking with student about Morgan's Message.

[Photo] Morgan’s Message Spreads Through Ferrum

Kyle Markowitz, Editor
February 29, 2024
Jairo Herbas, freshman, forehands the ball to his opponents on the opposite side of the court.

[Photo] Moving Forward, One Hit at a Time

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer
February 27, 2024
Willow Cooper, senior, turns a corner on her Brevard opponent en route to one of her opening-day goals.

[Photo] LAX Ladies Top Brevard on Opening Day

Refentse Maselwa, Editor
February 24, 2024
Tripoom "TJ" Jala projects the ball across the court as he follows through with a backhand swing.

[Photo] Game. Set. Match. Let the Season Begin!

Grace Weaver, Staff Writer
February 22, 2024
Darwin Randolph, junior, puts the proverbial nail in the coffin against Bridgewater Monday night with a dunk that helped keep the Panther dream alive.

[Photo] On the Bus

Compiled by Staff
February 21, 2024
Tahli Oden, senior, floats and scoops for two of his 12 points against Shenandoah.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Dominates Shenandoah

Compiled by Staff
February 18, 2024
Tahli Oden, senior, prepares to drive the lane against EMU.

[Photo] Bridgewater Slips By Men in OT Victory

Compiled by Staff
February 15, 2024
Sophomore Taryn Blankenship fakes and drives the lane for two of her eight points against EMU Wednesday.

[Photo] Women’s Basketball Downs EMU

Compiled by Staff
February 15, 2024
Wrestling 1

[Photo] Panthers Humble Pride on Senior Night

Cody Gibson, Sports Editor
February 9, 2024
Senior Tahli Oden, 5, leads the fast break against Randolph.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Ends Skid, Tops Randolph

Compiled by Staff
February 2, 2024
Bryant Wall, junior, goes up for two in the paint against Randolph Macon.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Falls to #11 Randolph Macon

Compiled by Staff
January 24, 2024
Tahli Oden, senior, glides to the basket for two of his 12 points against Eastern Mennonite University.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Continues Unbeaten Streak

Compiled by Staff
December 5, 2023
Jikari Johnson, junior, had a game-high 30 points in the Panthers' overtime win against Roanoke College on Wednesday.

[Photo] A Second-Half Comeback and OT Victory

Compiled by Staff
December 1, 2023
From left, Gage Shelton, junior; Troy Smith, junior; and Scout Lynch, sophomore; begin the process of bringing puppets to life via needle and thread.

[Photo] Dinner Theatre Players Prep for Emmet Otter Performances

Compiled by Staff
November 30, 2023
Tahli Oden, junior, drives the ball through the lane for two of his nine points against Averett University.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Stays Perfect

Compiled by Staff
November 27, 2023
Bryant Wall, junior, jams the ball through the rim against Regent University Sunday in Swartz Gym. Wall had 11 points for the Panthers.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Rolls–Again

Compiled by Staff
November 20, 2023
Kayla Cabiness, senior, brings the ball up the court against Regent University on Sunday in Swartz Gym. Cabiness was the game's leading scorer with 28 points.

[Photo] Women’s Basketball Stays Perfect at Home

Compiled by Staff
November 20, 2023
Sterling Charles, sophomore, went 5-7 from the floor Friday night and was the game's leading scorer with 15 points.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Tops 100–Again

Compiled by Staff
November 18, 2023
English Professor Katherine Grimes introduces emcee and senior Kiersten Jones, far left, for the Chrysalis Reveal in the Blue Ridge Mountain Room on Friday.

[Photo] Chrysalis Revealed to Packed House

Compiled by Staff
November 18, 2023
Freshman Django Burgess, left and Stewart Werner, junior, perform a mashup of "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer".

[Photo] Panther Singers and Jazz Combo Perform Fall Concert

Compiled by Staff
November 16, 2023
Bryant Wall, junior, goes up for a dunk against Southern Virginia University on Tuesday.

[Photo] Men’s Basketball Struggles But Wins Over Southern Virginia

Compiled by Staff
November 15, 2023
Calvin Washington, senior, one-hand jams an alley-oop in the second half against Mid-Atlantic Christian University. Washington led all scorers with 22 points.

[Photo] Panthers Feast on Mustangs

Compiled by Staff
November 12, 2023
Trent Proctor, junior, moves in on Richard Albert, freshman, in the opening bout of the Black vs. Gold Intersquad Dual. Proctor took the match 10-9.

[Photo] Iron Sharpens Iron at Wrestling’s Black Vs. Gold Intersquad Dual

Franklin Melton, Staff Writer
November 3, 2023
Theatre Arts Professor Emily Blankenship-Tucker helps put a coat of fresh paint on the graffitied wall at Kat's Hidden Treasures.

[Photo] Hidden Treasures Graffitied

Darwin Randolph II, Staff Writer
November 2, 2023
Theatre Arts Professor Rebecca Crocker announces at a press conference that the holiday production for the department this year will be "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas".

[Photo] Christmas Comes Early as Theatre Department Announces Holiday Performance

Kyle Markowitz, Staff Writer
October 27, 2023
Anna Milliron, sophomore, brings the ball toward the penalty box against Averett University.

[Photo] Milliron, Bitz Score in Final Minutes to Lift Women’s Soccer Over Averett University

Compiled by Staff
October 11, 2023
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