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Brooding Hill House awaits your visit

Brooding Hill House awaits your visit
The Haunting of Hill House, adapted for stage by F. Andrew Leslie comes to Kansas Wesleyan this weekend. Students will bring this play to the stage with producer Dr. Dan Nazworth. The play is set in an old mansion, cut off from the outside world with a history of being haunted.

Wesleyan debaters help high schoolers

The Kansas Wesleyan University debate team has been in existence for just two year and is entering its third. While the program has not been in existence for very long, it has still earned much credibility among the community. Awards and wins are not the only things that this program is about, however.

Halloween is here

The history...
Each year, on October 31, millions of children across the country dress-up in costumes and walk the streets for a spooky Trick or Treat fun. But where does all this dressing up and going door to door trick or treating come from. Halloween originally dates back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced as sow-in).

The origin of the Jack-o-lantern

Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America's Halloween celebration, but despite the widespread carving that goes on in this country every autumn; few Americans really know why or when the jack o'lantern tradition began. People have been making jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries.

Salina is home to several haunted dwellings

Is there really an after life that roams the world or do we want to believe in something so badly that our imagination runs wild and makes us see things. Here in our own little comfortable town of Salina there are said to be many haunting ghosts. Even though many people do not fully believe in ghosts, the evidence is compelling enough to make you ponder if supernatural activity could be true.

Fall Fest to offer a variety of activities on campus

Have a ghoulishly good time and enjoy some treats and prizes during Fall Fest 2006. The annual event, sponsored by Kansas Wesleyan University and Salina Parks and Recreation is scheduled for October 28 on the Kansas Wesleyan campus.  Fall Fest will begin with a Costume Contest at 5 p.

International students find their place at KWU

International students find their place at KWU
The KWU student body is made up of roughly 900 students and not every student making up that body is from the United States. Among the many students are two international students from China, meet Jack and Jackson Chen. Although well off economically, these Chinese students are seeking someplace else to sustain their will to learn.

Capturing the moment

Visiting artist speaks to classes on campus about his experiences as a photojournalist
Darryl Heikes has photographed many events over his 41-year-long career, covering a wide range of events such as presidential elections and many sporting events. He has worked as a photojournalist for United Press International, Associated Press, the Kansas City Star, the Topeka Capital Journal and the Salina Journal.

Does alcohol affect student's academics?

Does alcohol affect student's academics?
In the United States, alcohol is consumed by many students at most of the colleges and Universities. The use of alcohol, by students, on college campuses has brought up many questions on whether it affects their grades. Of course, if you ask any professor if alcohol does affect academics, they would probably answer with a yes, but any student would probably say no.

Eating healthy is important for college students

Eating healthy is important for college students
Going away to college provides many new opportunities for students who are away from home for the first time. Living independently and being responsible are new challenges a student must adjust to. One of those responsibilities is to maintain a healthy eating habit and exercising.

October is National Popcorn Month

American's consume 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year.  That is 54 quarts for every man, woman and child.  If you made a trail of popcorn from New York City to Los Angeles, you would need about 352,028,160 popped kernels.  Popcorn is not only delicious but also healthy for you.

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