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April 10, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze
Courtesy Photo

Dance enthusiasts can take the opportunity to gain valuable experience as a dancer in a company setting. SWAGºÏ¼¯ is hosting auditions for its dance company, SWAGºÏ¼¯ Dance Theater, from 10-11:15 a.m. Saturday, April 14 in Studio 34, located in the Sunflower housing units on SWAGºÏ¼¯â€™s campus. Check in is at 9:30 a.m.

April 10, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

SWAGºÏ¼¯ will offer a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to transitioning Fort Carson Soldiers and family members with Department of Defense ID cards.

The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from May 7-18 at Truman Education Center B3281 on post.

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April 9, 2018
Story by Steven Lueth
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The SWAGºÏ¼¯ Music Department will host the Mid-America Woodwind Quintet at 7:30 p.m. April 15 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel located in SWAGºÏ¼¯â€™s Fine Arts Building. This outstanding quintet is composed of a flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon and French horn. The recital is free and open to the public.

Great Bend Tribune
Published April 8, 2018

The drought hasn’t lessened with the area in extreme drought and the outlook isn’t promising.Ìý As if that wasn’t enough to worry about, the area has experienced well below freezing air temperatures (the low 20s) for an extended period of time twice in the last week which while not rare is certainly uncommon for the first week of April.Ìý So what does this mean for the 2018 wheat crop?Ìý As is almost always the case, there isn’t a cut and dry answer.

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April 6, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze​​​​​​​

SWAGºÏ¼¯â€™s Community Service Organization and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will host a 5K walk/run 8 a.m. Sunday, April 29. Registration will be at 7:30 a.m. in the Fine Arts circle drive at SWAGºÏ¼¯. All proceeds will be donated to Camp Hope.

The course begins and ends at SWAGºÏ¼¯. There will be two groups: 16 and over and 15 and under. The top three finishers in each group will be awarded immediately following the race.

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March 29, 2017
Story by Micah Oelze

SWAGºÏ¼¯ will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 5 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157.Ìý The recital is free.

March 28, 2018
Story and portrait by Brandon Steinert

Tye Sanders’ renewed vigor for life, high energy and confident gait might make her hard to recognize compared to two years ago, and not to mention the 70 pounds she has lost in that timeframe.

She credits her transformation to the faculty and staff at SWAGºÏ¼¯ at Fort Leavenworth, where she has been studying criminology.