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  • Beauty Queen of Leenane Theatre Westminster delves into dark Irish comedy

    Show opens this week

    Theatre Westminster presents a show that is a blend of black comedy, melodrama, horror and bleak tragedy. 

  • cash dollars Cost of attending Westminster going up

    It's official. Tuition, room and board at Westminster will go up by 4% for the 2012-2013 school year. Administrators say the "sticker price" for the institution will increase to $41,080.  However, the real cost for almost all students is much less because of financial aid packages. 

  • shaving men's swim team The buzz about the men's swim team

    The big shave part of a PACs tradition- VIDEO & SLIDESHOW

    The Big Shave

    Members of the men's swimming & diving team returned to campus as runner-ups in the PAC tournament.  They also returned bald.  When they left campus for the competition earlier in the week, they sported beards and blonde hair.  So what's up with the pre-and-post tournament makeovers?

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  • microphone Listen to BSU's Open Mic Night

    PODCAST

    Westminster's Black Student Union (BSU) held it's "Open Mic Night" on Thursday night in the Berlin Student Lounge as part of the events scheduled for Black History Month.   Westminster alumna Joselyn Parker, spoken word poet and national recording artist, was the evening's featured audience.  Listen to the podcats of the event here on WCN 24/7.

  • African-American History Month Diversity Services Office Announces Black History Month Activities

    Westminster College's Office of Diversity Services has announced its schedule of events in observance of Black History Month.  All programs are free and open to the public.

  • Mike Kelly Congress Congressman Tells Business Owners to Never Give Up

    Mike Kelly addresses agriculture and business owners at breakfast hosted at by the college

    Congressman Mike Kelly visited Westminster College for a breakfast Feb. 13. He addressed a room full of agriculture and business owners about how to build America's economy up again. The focus of his speech is to never give up in tough times.

  • Slate Darby Slate Darby taking over SGA as Slate Ryniawec is removed from race

    Listen to the 2012 slate presentation

    An unexpected twist in the 2012 SGA campaign has yanked one slate from the race making the other the winner well before students could cast their votes this week.  The scheduled SGA debate on Tuesday night ended up being a solo presentation by Slate Darby as the team now prepares to take over student government leadership.  LISTEN TO THE PODCAST FROM THE GATHERING AT THE BERLIN LOUNGE ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

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  • working out exercise Beach body countdown to spring break

    VIDEO

    Many students head south to the beaches where they'll reveal some skin.  McNeil says don't wait to hit the fitness center, and remember that what you eat will also determine if you can shed those pounds before heading off to your spring break destination.  WCN 24/7's cameras checked out the activity at the Marge Walker Fitness Center to discover plenty of people keeping up with their workouts. We also talk with McNeil about what to do to be buff for the beach.

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  • Chelsea L. Haybarger  Slate Ryniawec SGA slate Slate Ryniawec- THE WCN 24/7 INTERVIEW

    PODCAST INTERVIEW

    WCN's Chelsea L. Haybarger talks one on one with Slate Ryniawec's candidate for SGA vice-president, Hannah Timm.  Listen to it here or download it and take it with you.

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Movie Reviews by our WCN staff

  • Ghost Rider 2 Ghost Rider 2 Unfortunately Fails to Meet Hopeful Expectations

    Columbia Pictures' Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance is the sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider film. Nicholas Cage's Johnny Blaze returns in Eastern Europe to fight inner and outer demons in this superhero action film, but with such poor reception of the first film, can Ghost Rider 2 pull through and show that it can be better than its predecessor? Read my review and find out.

  • The Vow The Vow: Raising Standards for Men Everywhere

    If you take your girlfriend to see "The Vow" you will get major points, BUT you will have to deal with copious amounts of questions like, "What would you do if I didn't remember you," "Would try to win me back," or "Would you catch a grenade for me," Okay, maybe not the last one, but if the question is centered around love then you can expect it. 

  • Danielle Radcliff shakes off Harry Potter's cloak for the role of grief-striken widower Arthur Kripp Radcliffe steps away from the wand but "Woman in Black" more creepy than scary

    Daniel Radcliff walks away from Harry Potter and into The Woman in Black.  However, this movie is certainly not a revolutionary film in the horror-thriller genre,  It did do was it showed the audience that Daniel Radcliffe is a very respectable actor and can do so much more than just a wizard at Hogwarts. This film scores a C+ because, while it did many things well, it felt like a typical horror-thriller. Enjoyable, thrilling, scary, but average.