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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a Stunning Addition to the Marvel Universe
Thomas Manning
At this point in 2021, it is not necessary to be a fan of comic books or even movies in general to have a surface level familiarity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). With a total of 24 films across 13 years grossing nearly $23 billion at the worldwide box office, this franchise has become a staple in our modern pop culture lexicon. The 25th entry in the series is upon us with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, co-written by Dave Callaham, Cretton, and Andrew Lanham, and based on characters from the Marvel comics developed by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin
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"The Last of the Mohicans:" A Look Back 30 Years Later
Thomas Manning
In the summer of 1991, production on the Academy Award-winning film “The Last of the Mohicans” began. Approaching the 30th anniversary of this movie’s origin, let us take a look back at one of the most significant features developed in North Carolina. With gorgeous shooting locations in the mountains of Chimney Rock State Park, the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, and Lake James, this film truly showcases the natural allure of the western part of the state. Adapted from James Fenimore Cooper’s 1826 novel, this motion picture directed by Michael Mann, and starring Daniel-Day Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, and Wes Studi, was a critically-acclaimed feature lauded for its realistic production design, riveting musical score, and stunning cinematography.
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Baker Marks His 21st Year with the Running Bulldogs
Cole Ray
Brian Baker, coach men and women’s cross country team, is in his 21st year at Gardner-Webb. He began his career as an athlete in ninth grade when joined the cross country team. After college, Baker ran professionally for a few season, then he began working with a high school team. He enjoyed helping in this capacity which led him to his next step as a D3 college coach. He then moved up to D1 with Gardner Webb as assistant track coach and head cross county coach in 2001. Baker has 85 conference champions on the men’s and women’s sides over two leagues with Gardner-Webb and has coached numerous stand-outs during his tenure at GWU.
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Meet Bo: GWU's New Mascot Makes His Mark
Cole Ray
I looked at my class schedule as we were driving to GWU to move in for my junior year. I said to myself, “Wow, I’m going to be on the newspaper staff! What will I write about?” This thought lingered as I made my way to the Tucker center to get my key. Then amongst the keys, lanyards and books was something quite unexpected. I saw him waddling amongst the many shoes. That is when I knew, this would be my first story. The mascot of Gardner-Webb University is the Runnin-Bulldog. Recently, a young canine named Bo was welcomed onto the campus as newest bulldog chosen to represent Gardner-Webb University.
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Noel Center Assistant Dean Finds Second Career in Helping Others
Cole Ray
The Noel center helps students by helping them on the social matters as well as mental matters. They are ones who talk to the students and make sure everything is going all right. Robin Weaver is the Assistant Dean for the Noel Center for Disability Resources. Robin hasn’t allows worked in the mental health field, but has now served Gardner-Webb for nearly two years helping students reach goals and find success in and out of the classroom.
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Q & A with Cole: 2021 Festival of Lights
Cole Ray
Dr. Josh Cheney is the assistant professor of music and the director of choral activities and coordinator of worship leadership in the Gardner-Webb Department of Music. I sat down with him to learn more about the Festival of Lights and what to expect this year. The Festival Of Lights is Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in Dover Auditorium
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Gardner-Webb School of Performing and Visual Arts to Host Annual Faculty Art Show in Ali Pouryousefi Memorial Gallery
GWU Today
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb University school of Performing and Visual Arts is proud to present its annual Faculty and Staff Art Show. The art show will feature the works of various Gardner-Webb faculty in the Ali Pouryousefi Memorial Art Gallery in the Tucker Student Center. The display will remain open through March 31, 2021.
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Gardner-Webb Spring Sports Overview
GWU Today
Student life and comradery is a large part of everybody’s college experience. Other than academics, a sense of community and entertainment is central to colleges. Collegiate sports programs, just like professional sports, entertain crowds that can rival those of professional sports depending on the institution. Students flock to games and matches on campus in their spare time and cheer on the home team. When rival teams come to town, the college community comes together to offer support. Athletic teams increase student satisfaction on campus, whether a student participates in a sport or not. But with the widespread pandemic that began last year with the outbreak of COVID-19 many college sports have just now slowly begun to restart their programs.
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Hawley Magic Brings Magic to GWU Family Weekend
GWU Today
GWU reporter, Cole Ray met with world-renowned magicians, Jonathan and Tricia Hawley to discuss their careers in the entertainment industry and what people can expect from their show on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Tucker Center. Visit Gardner-Webb’s family weekend website For more information on the show.
For the full "Hawley Magic Brings Magic to GWU Family Weekend" go to the GWU-Today YouTube Channel.
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The Hollywood Buzz Looks at Upcoming Netflix Movies and Shows
GWU Today
In this episode, we have a guest Robert Osowski. We talked about some new movies hitting Netflix and some of our favorite shows nowadays.
To access this video click here.
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The Hollywood Buzz Podcast Takes a Look at Upcoming Films
GWU Today
On this episode of The Hollywood Buzz, Thomas “Hollywood” Manning and Austin “Buzz” Buzzard discuss spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, break down the new trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections, and show some love for Nicolas Cage with their segment “The Nic Cage Minute.”
The podcast can be accessed by clicking here.
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WGWG Interviews Rob Christensen Who Will Discuss His New Book on Sept. 17 at GWU
GWU Today
Rob Christensen retired from The News and Observer in December 2018, after writing about North Carolina politics as a reporter and a columnist for 45 years. He has appeared on more than 600 TV or radio programs as a political analyst including the CBS Evening News, CNN’s Inside Politics, MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, ABC’s Nightline, Fox News and various PBS programs.
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Life During Quarantine: One Student Shares Experience
Claire Alen
On Friday, August 28, 2020, Gardner-Webb University released their weekly update on the status of coronavirus cases on campus. The posts said, “Gardner-Webb has no (zero) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on campus.” Later that evening, my suitemate told the rest of us that one of her classmates tested positive.
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Student Organizations and Clubs Face Challenges in COVID-19 Conditions
Claire Alen
Throughout the summer of 2020, one of the biggest questions was, “Will schools reopen in the fall?” As the decision was made for in-person class it become evident that this would still be a school year unlike any we have ever seen. The first few weeks of school are already vastly different with more classes beginning online to instructors and schools pioneering hybrid class options, as well as limiting, changing and postponing events.
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GWU Honors Student Association Adjusts to New Protocols for Fall Semester
Claire Allen
As Covid-19 remains, clubs and organizations on campus continue to be affected in unexpected ways. The Honors Student Association is no exception.
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Honors Students Hold Annual Enchanted Forest Event
Claire Allen
This November, the Honors Student Association held their annual “The Enchanted Forest” event at the Broad River Greenway in Boiling Springs. Many look forward to the opportunity where members, the majority of whom were freshmen and first year students, gathered to provide a fun and educational experience to children. The project took place over the course of two evenings, Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7.
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Community Spotlights: Hope Community Church Hosts College Night
Janiya Harrison
“For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” Matthew 18:20
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Davis Seeks to Encourage Conversations About Diversity on Campus
Janiya Harrison
Gandhi once said, “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” Diversity-noun, the state of being diverse – a range of different things. Do you feel that we as college community hold this character well? If not head over to Tucker and speak with JeNai Davis, Gardner-Webb’s Director of Diversity and Intercultural Initiatives. I had the opportunity to speak with her on the topic of diversity at the university. “With the small community we have here on campus and compared to other colleges we’re doing a good job at keeping diversity in the playing field,” Davis said.
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Individuals with Health Concerns Face More Obstacles During Pandemic
Janiya Harrison
A recent study by the National Institute of Health reported that 208,000 children and teens under 20 years had a diagnosis of either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes in the United States. Now that we are living during a pandemic, people with health conditions, such as diabetes, are at higher risk. Life on a college campus with an extra risk factors adds extra stress to an already complicated semester.
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OPINION - Faith Over Fear: Using Your Faith in Times of Uncertainty
Janiya Harrison
Have you watched “Girl vs. Monster” on Disney? If yes, awesome you have a great childhood foundation. If not meet, me in the Tucker Theater and we’ll watch it together. In the movie, the protagonist Skylar is the daughter of two ghost hunters. These ghost hunters capture monsters that cause fear to the human they are attached to. Skylar figures out that that the way to get rid of her monster she must beat her fears. In the same way, we all have our own monsters in life that we must conquer. Some use the acrostic “False Evidence Appearing Real” to define the word fear. This shows how fear can overtake your faith. For some people COVID-19 has been the scariest season of life so far and a test of faith. For Christians, who follow the teachings of the Bible, faith in God’s sovereignty can help us overcome the fears of what the world may bring our way. I sat down with a few students to see how they use their faith to cope with challenging seasons.
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Students Prepare to Vote in 2020 Election
Janiya Harrison
Barack Obama once said “There’s no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter. It all matters.”
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Class of 2024 Check-in: Freshman Adjust to College during COVID-19
Michael Harvey
As students returned to the Gardner-Webb University campus this past month, you could feel a renewed sense of excitement and optimism in the air of the one stoplight town of Boiling Springs. Following our five-month absence because of the outbreak of COVID-19, many students were ready to return to campus and put this summer of drama behind them. With the beginning of a new school year also comes the welcoming of a brand-new class of Freshman to the Gardner-Webb campus. This year we welcome the Class of 2024.
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COVID-19 Brings New Challenges to College Athletics
Michael Harvey
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to run rampant throughout the world, not much has had more confusion surrounding it than sports. Sports have been a giant question mark since the beginning of COVID-19 due to the close interaction that most of them bring. Whether it be professional, collegiate or amateur, it has affected them in some form. This year not only saw the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in history, but also the postponement of several professional sports leagues for extended periods of time. As most professional sports leagues have resumed fully or modified their seasons in some way, collegiate sports are on a case-by-case basis where your membership in a certain NCAA conference can make all the difference on whether it is safe to restart.
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GWU Football Puts Forth Best Effort off the Field During COVID-19
Michael Harvey
Being an NCAA student-athlete is demanding in terms of both time and energy. From practices to workouts and everything in between, it is usually difficult for these student-athletes to even have time to take care of the student part of their lives, much less any charitable work. While COVID-19 has been a nightmare for the country and college sports in general, it has presented a certain group of college athletes with an outstanding opportunity to give back to their community. As the fall semester continues to roll with the time-honored tradition of college football delayed, the Gardner-Webb football players aren’t taking this time off to just rest and relax. No sir, they’re trying to give back to their community in any way possible under the leadership of Head Coach Tre Lamb, who is in his first year as head of the program.
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