Race-car driver Leilani Münter to speak at Bridgewater College

Chris Graham

Leilani Münter, professional race car driver and environmental activist, will speak on “Never Underestimate a Vegetarian Hippy Chick with a Race Car,” at Bridgewater College on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall. How does someone whose livelihood involves getting only 1.3 miles per gallon of gasoline call themselves an environmentalist? Recognizing that…

Bridgewater College Coming Events: February 2012

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Wednesday, Feb. 1 Convocation: 7:30 p.m., Cole Hall, Bridgewater College Speaker: Leilani Münter – race car driver and eco-activist – is a professed vegetarian who calls herself Carbon Free Girl. She utilizes her racing as a platform for promoting energy and eco-friendly projects. Sponsored by the Anna B. Mow Endowed Lecture Series Free and open…

New printing system at Bridgewater College to save trees

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Bridgewater College plans to save 50 trees this year. In its ongoing mission to make the college environmentally responsible and sustainable, Bridgewater has instituted a campus-wide printing system that eliminates laser printers from labs and classrooms and replaces them with 15 printing kiosks located throughout the campus. The new printing system is expected to reduce…

Perry to take over tennis programs at Bridgewater College

Martin Perry, three-time NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, has been named the new head coach of the Bridgewater College men’s and women’s tennis programs in an announcement made by President George Cornelius and Director of Athletics Curt Kendall. Perry has spent the last eight-plus years as the head men’s and women’s coach…

Bridgewater College’s “Doc” Jopson’s 100th celebrated with new endowment fund

As Bridgewater College coaching and teaching legend Harry G.M. “Doc” Jopson celebrates his 100th birthday on June 23, some of his former students and other supporters of the college have created an endowed fund to support Bridgewater’s track and cross country programs. Jopson, who came to Bridgewater College in 1936 to head up its biology…

Bridgewater College adds two sports to offerings

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Following the approval of the Board of Trustees on Friday, Bridgewater College will add women’s golf and men’s lacrosse to its roster of NCAA Division III sports teams. Both teams will begin competition in the 2012-2013 academic year. With the addition of these teams, Bridgewater will position itself as one of the premier institutions in…

Bridgewater College to mark debut of new pedestrian mall

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Where once there was nothing but asphalt and parking spaces, there now exists a visually appealing concourse of brick and benches – a warm and welcoming space for visitors to the Bridgewater College campus. A pedestrian mall that will enable the BC community to gather – particularly before and after home football games – has…

Bridgewater College: Eagles picked second in ODAC football poll

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Bridgewater turned things around in 2009, with the Eagles winning four of their last five to finish 7-3, just on the outside looking in as far as the Division III playoffs were concerned, but still a big step back in the right direction after a 4-6 campaign in 2008. It’s hard to believe that Mike…

Bridgewater College Equestrians host ‘Horses’ Christmas’

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  Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Equestrian Club of Bridgewater College will host the eighth annual “Horses’ Christmas” at the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center in Weyers Cave, on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. The BCEC is located off of U.S. 11 on Burketown Road, between Weyers Cave and Mount Crawford. This year’s theme…

Bridgewater College announces two major construction projects

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Staff Report Two major construction projects – one of which will significantly improve two existing student residence halls and the other will provide new village-style student housing at Bridgewater College – have been announced by the College’s board of trustees. The first phase of both projects will get under way in February-March 2010 and be…