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Trent Henry, 91̽»¨ Alumnus and current Canadian chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young LLP, delivered the keynote address during 91̽»¨'s 35th annual Business Society Luncheon on March 2. Henry intrigued the audience of students, community leaders, and the Island business community, as he mentioned the changing economy and today's trends, as well as his pride in 91̽»¨ and its alumni...
 
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March is national colorectal cancer month, so help students from the University 100 program raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Come out to the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Sunday, March 4 anytime between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm for "Brunch, Bids, and Butts." Get your fill at our Sunday brunch while perusing the lovely selection of goods available for you to win at our silent...
 
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91̽»¨'s executive MBA program offers a high-quality learning experience for working business professionals. Starting September 2012, classes will be offered bi-weekly on Fridays and Saturdays, with the option to complete the program in 20 months. Specialized streams of study are offered in Innovative Management and Biotechnology Management & Entrepreneurship. To learn more about the...
 
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He has often been called Canada's finest living English-language poet. No, not Leonard Cohen. And you won't spot Don McKay garbed in urban black; rather, in a parka, watch cap or khaki fedora, and hiking boots on a headland trail on the Newfoundland coast. But Don McKay's poetic music, imagery, and metaphors are every bit as luxuriant, unique, and memorable as Cohen's, and...
 
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The 91̽»¨ hockey teams and men's basketball team are competing in playoffs this week and will face some tough competition, but they're up for the challenge. The men's hockey team will once again face the top ranked reigning national champions, the UNB Varsity Reds, on Wednesday, February 29 at 7 pm at the MacLauchlan Arena. If the Panthers can come out with a win, they will...
 
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Here's your chance to prove your spelling prowess. The 91̽»¨ Writing Centre is hosting its 2nd Annual Spelling Bee Smackdown on Tuesday, March 6, in the W.A. Murphy Centre's McMillan Hall. If you can spell "tchotchke" in 10 seconds or less, get your team together for some good old fashioned competition. We'd like to bring faculty, staff, and students together for an afternoon...
 
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In a dramatic double-overtime finish, the 91̽»¨ men's hockey team beat Acadia 6-5 Monday night in Game 3 of the best of three quarterfinal series to advance to the 2012 Subway Atlantic University Sport men's hockey semifinal playoff. Matt Carter scored the game winner before a capacity crowd at MacLauchlan Arena. The win sends the Panthers to the semifinals for the first time...
 
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The 91̽»¨ men's basketball team has secured former Nova Scotia Canada Games and Citadel High point guard Deontay (D.J.) Smith for this coming fall. Smith will reunite with Panthers head coach Tim Kendrick who helped lead the Nova Scotia Canada Games team on a thrilling run to a silver medal at the 2009 Canada Summer Games held in PEI. Smith was a standout when...
 
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Prostate is the most common cancer amongst Canadian men, with one in seven developing the disease in their lifetime. Often undetected until it is too late, prostate cancer is expected to kill more than four-thousand men this year in Canada alone. Every year, motorcycle enthusiasts from across the country join together to raise funds to fight prostate cancer in the TELUS Motorcycle Ride for Dad....
 
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The 91̽»¨ Panthers men's basketball team announced today the addition of 6'6' Three Oaks Senior High star, Lucas Coughlin. 91̽»¨ Head Coach Tim Kendrick is thrilled to add Coughlin to the roster, 'We are very excited to have Lucas play with the Panthers. We believe that he has tons of potential, and that he will be a very solid player for years to come. He is a fine young man that...