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Class of 2013 Encourged to Get a Job

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, IMAGES, SLIDESHOW & LINKS TO THE ARCHIVED TELECAST OF COMMENCEMENT

The sun shined down on the Class of 2013 at the 159th commencement at Westminster College where Distinguished Faculty Award recipient and faculty chair Dr. Terri Lenox lovingly nudged the graduates to now get a job.  Access our video clips, dozens of images and our archived telecast of commencement.

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Marissa Kalsey

Track and Field: Kalsey Qualifies for Outdoor Nationals

The NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced the participants in the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday.

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Westminster College Men

Track & Field: Carswell, Sutton Set School-Records in Final Qualifier

Selected members of the Westminster College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the North Central College Final Qualifier Thursday and Friday.

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Relay for Life

College Relay for Life Raised More Than $19,000

Video coverage & slideshow

Westminster's Relay is organized each year by the Alpha Nu chapter of national fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi. There were 16 teams and 167 participants registered before the event and a number who arrived and signed up onsite.

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rescue

Rescue at McConnell's Mill State Park

Lawrence County first responders rushed to McConnell's Mill State Park in Slippery Rock Township to rescue a 26-year old man who fell down a steep hillside on Monday afternoon.

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e-recycling

AV Services Holds Most Successful E-Recycling Drive to Date

Westminster College's Audio Visual (AV) Services hosted an electronics recycling drive April 20 that netted more than 13,000 pounds of recycled electronics, slightly besting their previous record drive in the spring of 2012, and bringing the total weight of recycled e-waste from the bi-annual drives to more than 70,000 pounds.

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Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl

See the world of Pittsburgh Pride through an extremely personal journey

ONLINE DOCUMENTARY- Watch Here

Cameras were rolling during the 2012 Pittsburgh Pride Festival as this annual event featured a major parade through the city.  Documentary producer Ashley Durham had her camera handy as she set out to tell a very intimate story about her personal journey to Pittsburgh Pride. 

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Coach Bob Kerr

Coach Showcases Hidden Talent

VIDEO

Titan assistant basketball coach Bob Kerr also devotes time coaching the three-time PAC championship track and field team.  However, when Kerr isn't coaching you'll find him at the firing range where he's known as a crack shot.This New Castle native who once worked for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders is a skilled rifleman.  Reporter Connor Kobis shows us how Coach Kerr' handles himself on the firing range.

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first book

First Book-Westminster Raised Funds, Distributed Free Books

First Book-Westminster will distribute 900 new, free books to three literacy programs that serve children in need in Lawrence and Mercer counties.

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On the tractor

Accounting and Agriculture (VIDEO)

The Farming Professor

Westminster College Associate Professor of Accounting, Jesse Ligo, has another full-time job--he owns and operates a farm in Mercer County.  Our cameras go down on the farm for this look at a professor who's also a farmer.

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Meet Champ, a Alaskan Malamute mix.

Meet an unofficial campus celebrity

VIDEO

What's 200 pounds, furry and has celebrity-status around the Westminster Field Station?  Meet Champ.  He's an Alaskan Malamute mix  who makes an appearance now and then around campus.  He lives with his owners at the Little  Neshannock Stables on the east side of town near the Field Station.  Reporter Ashley Durham introduces us to this lovable canine who's become a popular character among the college crowd.

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