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<title><![CDATA[Move-In Day Sunny and Warm]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>Hilltop photographer Yi Lu captures the essence of fall move-in day: bins, boxes and smiling faces. See her photo gallery in <a href="http://www.hilltopmhc.com/arts-life">Arts and Life</a>. In the feature photo, James Whitt (left) and Christopher Kit Powe...</p>]]>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Hilltop photographer Yi Lu captures the essence of fall move-in day: bins, boxes and smiling faces. See her photo gallery in <a href="http://www.hilltopmhc.com/arts-life">Arts and Life</a>. In the feature photo, James Whitt (left) and Christopher Kit Powe...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: "Little Women, the Musical"]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>Inspired by the renowned book and nbsp;of Louisa Mae Alcott, Mars Hill College Theatre Arts Department presented Little Women, the Musical as the final student production of the school year....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:13:40 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Review: "Little Women, the Musical"]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[Inspired by the renowned book and nbsp;of Louisa Mae Alcott, Mars Hill College Theatre Arts Department presented Little Women, the Musical as the final student production of the school year....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Tattoo -- An Expression of Art and Individuality Alive at MHC]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>Hands press against glass doors pushing them open, and a small bell jingles at the entrance. Bright overhead lights reflect off the tile floors; a sickly pungent smell of ink is overwhelming; and the tickling buzz and hum of an artist's ink gun is accompa...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:51:46 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The Tattoo -- An Expression of Art and Individuality Alive at MHC]]></media:title>
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<media:credit role="author">Kalynn Baker</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Theatre Arts Department Schedules Several End-of-Year Peformances]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />"Little Women," Student Showcase, Awards Night All Upcoming<br><p>Mars Hill College rolls out three weekends of theater this spring, beginning this week with the musical Little Women....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:29:48 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Mars Hill College rolls out three weekends of theater this spring, beginning this week with the musical Little Women....]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA["Dancing at Lughnasa" a Celtic Work]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />A Hilltop Review<br><p>Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel is a play about five unmarried sisters who live in Ireland during 1936, a scenario not ripe for comedy, but the Mars Hill College production gave a fine rendition with notable moments....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:05:25 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel is a play about five unmarried sisters who live in Ireland during 1936, a scenario not ripe for comedy, but the Mars Hill College production gave a fine rendition with notable moments....]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Karmeece Watson</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Cafeteria Dining Undergoing Changes]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />New Director Rolling Out More Than Dough<br><p>When Chartwells food services received negative reviews about the cafeteria offerings at Mars Hill College last fall, the company sent Bill LaFrankie, who as MHC's new director of food services, is striving for change. LaFrankie has already implemented ma...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:51:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[When Chartwells food services received negative reviews about the cafeteria offerings at Mars Hill College last fall, the company sent Bill LaFrankie, who as MHC's new director of food services, is striving for change. LaFrankie has already implemented ma...]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Rachel Connor</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[New Counseling Director Strives for Serenity]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />Pavone Comes Full Circle As Alumna<br><p>Each week, Cassandra Pavone, the new director of counseling at Mars Hill College, welcomes her guests and clients into her peaceful corner of the MHC Infirmary. Her goal is to impart calm. She listens, encourages and helps the MHC community through life's...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:41:49 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Each week, Cassandra Pavone, the new director of counseling at Mars Hill College, welcomes her guests and clients into her peaceful corner of the MHC Infirmary. Her goal is to impart calm. She listens, encourages and helps the MHC community through life's...]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Rachel Connor</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Literary Magazine Accepting Submissions]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />Deadline is March 23<br><p>The deadline for student submissions for the Cadenza is March 23. The Cadenza is an art and literary magazine publishing the work of students and nbsp;at Mars Hill College....</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:52:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[The deadline for student submissions for the Cadenza is March 23. The Cadenza is an art and literary magazine publishing the work of students and nbsp;at Mars Hill College....]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Becca Johnson</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA["I Hate Hamlet" Full of Laughs]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />A Hilltop Review<br><p>The turnouts for performances of I Hate Hamlet were high. Bill Gregg directed the Theatre Department's last and nbsp;play of the semester, which was a terrific work of laughs and dramatic suspense. The play tells of a television actor, Andrew Rally, who s...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:06:13 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA["I Hate Hamlet" Full of Laughs]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[The turnouts for performances of I Hate Hamlet were high. Bill Gregg directed the Theatre Department's last and nbsp;play of the semester, which was a terrific work of laughs and dramatic suspense. The play tells of a television actor, Andrew Rally, who s...]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Colie Brown</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[International Students Describe Give and Take of Life Abroad]]></title>
<link>http://www.hilltopmhc.com/news/international-students-describe-give-and-take-of-life-abroad-1.944707</link>
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<![CDATA[<br /><br><p>'I was writing an essay until five in the morning, but it turned out that it was not due today, and no one else did it! I am so mad, and rdquo; complained Xiao Jiabin, a Mars Hill College freshman from China. For an interview concerning challenges that in...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:24:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA['I was writing an essay until five in the morning, but it turned out that it was not due today, and no one else did it! I am so mad, and rdquo; complained Xiao Jiabin, a Mars Hill College freshman from China. For an interview concerning challenges that in...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: "A Funny Thing" Full of Spunk]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br />Theater Review<br><p>This production was very funny. Constant laughter erupted from the crowd; it was easy to forget it was a musical....</p>]]>
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<media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Review: "A Funny Thing" Full of Spunk]]></media:title>
<media:description><![CDATA[This production was very funny. Constant laughter erupted from the crowd; it was easy to forget it was a musical....]]></media:description>
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<media:credit role="author">Karmeece Watson</media:credit>
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<title><![CDATA[SART Financial Crisis Improves with Loan, Donations]]></title>
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<![CDATA[<br /><p class="author"><span class="by">By: </span>Jess Stafford</p>Still needs to raise $55,000 before year's end<br><p>Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre has improved its bottom line in the last few weeks in the face of major financial struggles. and nbsp;As of the last week of September, SART had raised just under $45,000 of $100,000 needed to make up for a budget sh...</p>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:17:34 -0400</pubDate>
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<media:description><![CDATA[Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre has improved its bottom line in the last few weeks in the face of major financial struggles. and nbsp;As of the last week of September, SART had raised just under $45,000 of $100,000 needed to make up for a budget sh...]]></media:description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grace Kim Makes Time for MHC, SGA and More]]></title>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif">Of course, with the title SGA president, senior Grace Kim is constantly bombarded with issues students have with campus life. But she says: 'My motto is if you don't have ...</p>]]>
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