2008 Woodie Awards
View this section's front page!Arms pump, wheels spin, and there's a loud clatter of metal as wheelchairs collide. A whistle blows, and the action stops so a wounded player can get a bandage. This isn't an everyday sport: This is Quad Rugby. On Nov. 10 and 11, the Steel City Slam Quad Rugby tournament was held at the Aebersold Recreation Center in Gym A courts 1-4.
Walking into the Multi-Purpose Room, guests were welcomed by two rows of colorful flags, students and staff dressed in their native attire and rows of authentic food waiting to be eaten. To conclude Internations Week, the Internations Club held this year's International Dinner on Nov.
Settled in an old tin-planting mill, The Crane Room captures the 1900s historical industrial period of New Castle. With remnants of the mill's equipment still present in the décor and its trademark feature-a 10-ton crane that runs along the high ceilings-in between the industrial beams of the dining area, The Crane Room offers a beautiful setting for dining.
Since computer-generated imagery has taken over the animated movie world, there have been two companies battling back and forth for pixilated supremacy: Dreamworks and Disney's Pixar. Pixar has been on top for quite some time, with mega hits like "Toy Story," "Monsters, Inc.
Every year, a teacher is selected as the Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. For 2008, a Slippery Rock University graduate has earned the prestigious title. David Woten, a 1991 SRU graduate, was announced as the 2008 winner on Oct. 2 by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
At the beginning of the school year, students activated their new IDs at Maltby Center, but few may know that there is also an artistic "diamond in the rough" hidden among all the computer equipment. The Martha Gault Art Gallery is also found at Maltby Center, which frequently hosts student and local artists' work.
For visitors to Swope Music Hall, the sounds of trumpets, clarinets, pianos and even opera coming out of classrooms is enough to alert anyone that they are at the musical epicenter of Slippery Rock University. However, this week, there seems to be another sound coming out of Swope Music Hall: the talk about a musical protégée's visit to the university on Dec.
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