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‘Hoop It Up: Gonzaga’s Basketball Heritage’ Exhibition Opens in Foley Center

‘Hoop It Up: Gonzaga’s Basketball Heritage’ Exhibition Opens in Foley Center

Posted on February 9, 2010

For the first time, Gonzaga University Archives and Gonzaga Athletics have teamed up to offer the public a free exhibition titled “Hoop It Up: Gonzaga’s Basketball Heritage.” The exhibition, which includes items dating from 1906 to the present, is on display in the Cowles Rare Book Reading Room in Gonzaga’s Foley Center Library and will remain through April 30.

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Eight New Act Six Scholars to Attend Gonzaga U.

Eight New Act Six Scholars to Attend Gonzaga U.

Posted on February 8, 2010

Amid a continuing national economic struggle and the specter of deep cuts proposed in state higher education funding, families of 33 diverse urban student leaders across Washington have new reason for hope and celebration this week.

GU Ranks No. 7 in Peace Corps Volunteers Nationwide

GU Ranks No. 7 in Peace Corps Volunteers Nationwide

Posted on February 4, 2010

Gonzaga University, the top Jesuit university in the Northwest, ranks No. 7 in the nation among small colleges and universities providing graduates who serve in the Peace Corps with 19 undergraduate alumni currently serving in the federal agency. Gonzaga also is ranked the No. 3 best university in the West in U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings.

Loyola-Chicago Professor to Discuss ‘Veiled Threats: The Image of Women Religious’ Feb. 17

Loyola-Chicago Professor to Discuss ‘Veiled Threats: The Image of Women Religious’ Feb. 17

Posted on February 4, 2010

In this talk, Murphy will share and discuss parts of her new documentary film, “A Question of Habit,” and explore questions regarding the role of leadership.

Kennel Club Lends Hand to Benefit Coaches vs. Cancer

Kennel Club Lends Hand to Benefit Coaches vs. Cancer

Posted on February 3, 2010

Gonzaga University’s Kennel Club members are out in force this week, selling T-shirts to benefit Coaches vs. Cancer, an organization that raises money to support cancer patients and cancer research.

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Alumna Mary J. Kight Becomes Adjutant General of California National Guard Today

Alumna Mary J. Kight Becomes Adjutant General of California National Guard Today

Posted on February 2, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Gonzaga University alumna Brig. Gen. Mary J. Kight today became the first female adjutant general of the California National Guard, the largest National Guard force in the nation, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced in a ceremony.

Students Host ‘Harmonizing for Haiti’ Benefit Concert Friday

Students Host ‘Harmonizing for Haiti’ Benefit Concert Friday

Posted on January 28, 2010

The Gonzaga University Student Body Association organized a free concert Friday night, featuring Gonzaga’s popular student a cappella group the Big Bing Theory as part of the University’s multi-tiered response to support both the immediate and ongoing needs in the Haiti relief effort.

GONZAGA FORTNIGHTLY: The Next Two Weeks at Gonzaga University

GONZAGA FORTNIGHTLY: The Next Two Weeks at Gonzaga University

Posted on January 27, 2010

A look ahead to what’s happening in the next two weeks at Gonzaga University.

Comprehensive Leadership Program Greets 43 Freshmen

Comprehensive Leadership Program Greets 43 Freshmen

Posted on January 27, 2010

SPOKANE, Wash. — After a successful recruiting and interview process, Gonzaga University’s Comprehensive Leadership Program is pleased to announce its Class of 2013.

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Former Zags’ Coach, Athletic Director Dan Fitzgerald Dies

Former Zags’ Coach, Athletic Director Dan Fitzgerald Dies

Posted on January 20, 2010

Dan Fitzgerald, 67, the basketball coach credited with building the foundation upon which Gonzaga’s hoops success was constructed, died on Tuesday (Jan. 19), in Spokane from an apparent heart attack.

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Debaters Capture Second-Place Trophy at Denver

Debaters Capture Second-Place Trophy at Denver

Posted on January 27, 2010

The Gonzaga University debate team picked up a few small victories in two different time zones last weekend (Jan. 22-24), placing second at the Denver University Debate Tournament and by advancing to the quarterfinals of the California State University-Fullerton Debate Tournament.

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Famed Poet Sharon Olds Reads Feb. 2

Famed Poet Sharon Olds Reads Feb. 2

Posted on January 26, 2010

The author of eight volumes of poetry, Olds’ poetry, says Booker Prize-winning novelist Michael Ondaatje, is “pure fire in the hands.” David Leavitt in the Voice Literary Supplement describes Olds’ work as “remarkable for its candor, its eroticism, and its power to move.”

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Butcher Knives a Blazin’ at ‘Iron Chef GU: A Cultural Cooking Battle’ Jan. 31

Butcher Knives a Blazin’ at ‘Iron Chef GU: A Cultural Cooking Battle’ Jan. 31

Posted on January 27, 2010

Gonzaga’s Unity Multicultural Center will conduct its first annual Iron Chef GU: A Cultural Cooking Battle from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31 on the main floor of the Crosby Student Center.

 
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