Ross Lackey's dog Cooper gazes at Lake Norman near the Davidson College Lake Campus, off Langtree Road. (Ross Lackey photo)

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Davidson students will host their third annual community “Dinner at Davidson” this Saturday, Feb. 25, as part of a month of activities to support and raise money for The Davidson Trust – the college’s financial aid program that helps students graduate without loans.

The dinner runs 6-9 p.m. in the Lilly Family Gallery of the Chambers Building on campus. It includes a gourmet meal created by the student-run cooking club PS, as well as entertainment by student musical and poetry groups. President Carol Quillen will make remarks, along with student speakers.  Read the full story

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Could Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 bid for re-election have survived contemporary political campaigning? Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a scholar at University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communication, will consider that question in a public lecture at Davidson College on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Read the full story

Katrin Chiemeka scored a career-high 19 points, including 13 in the final 7:21, to lead Davidson to a 61-54 women’s basketball victory over Appalachian State Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 1,271 at Belk Arena. The win put the Cats in 1st place in the Southern Conference, just a couple of weeks ahead of the conference tournament. Story in SPORTS»

Also in Sports, a report on Saturday’s ESPN Bracketbusters game that brought Wichita State to Belk Arena to face the Wildcat men. Joe Ragland scored 30 points for the Shockers, who came way with a 91-74 win.

Davidson College’s Environmental Action Coalition hosts the 8th annual Green Ball this Friday night, Feb. 17, a night of contra dancing, fun and fundraising for Davidson Lands Conservancy

The dance is 7:30-11 p.m. at Davidson College’s Chambers Hall, Lilly Family Gallery. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 general admission, $12 at the door. Read the full story

Lectures about Davidson history, tips for world travel and the 2012 French presidential election are on the schedule over the next few months at Davidson Parks & Recreation’s Davidson Senior Scholars. The series includes a program on “Memorable Moments in Davidson History” Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m., with Jan Blodgett and Ralph Levering, authors of a new Davidson history due out soon. Read more on our Young at Heart page.

Davidson College freshman Aric Reviere (white shirt, right), an organizer of the Davidson Service Board, and two other Davidson students meet with youngsters in one of the Youth Service Board breakout sessions Saturday at Community School of Davidson. (Bill Giduz photo)

A collection of Davidson middle and high school students gathered at Community School of Davidson High School on Armour Street Saturday for a day-long orientation to the the Davidson Service Board. Davidson College students are helping to organize the new group, which aims to develop community service projects around issues of town concern. Read the full story

There’s a new initiative afoot to plan community service opportunities for local middle and high school students in Davidson. Davidson College students are organizing a Davidson Service Board, and will host an orientation day this Saturday, Feb. 11.
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