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GU Theatre's Brian Russo Engaged, Engaging
It has been only six months since Brian C. Russo moved to Spokane to teach theatre as an associate professor at Gonzaga University, but already he is acting in a movie being filmed in this area and will open his first full-length play at Gonzaga.
 
6th Annual Unity in Spirit Pow Wow Begins March 31
The sixth annual Unity in Spirit Pow Wow will be held in the Martin Centre Pavilion at Gonzaga University Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1. The event, sponsored by the First Nations Student Association, is free and open to the public. The pow ...
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Debaters Bormann, Saez Named All-Americans
Gonzaga University juniors Nick Bormann, from Spokane, and Grace Saez, Las Vegas, have been named Cross Examination Debate Association All-Americans.
 
Fiction Writer Sam Ligon to Read His Work March 27
Gonzaga University will host a reading of fiction by writer Sam Ligon at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, in the Wolff Auditorium of the Jepson Center for the School of Business Administration.
 
GU Theatre to Present Arthur Miller's 'Crucible'
Gonzaga University Theatre Arts will present Arthur Miller's play The Crucible at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, April 11-14; and at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15 in the Russell Theatre in Gonzaga's Administration Building.
 
Kiplinger Ranks GU 42nd Best Value in Nation
The April issue of Kiplingers Personal Finance magazine, which includes a ranking of the 100 best values in private higher education, ranks Gonzaga University as the 42nd best value among private universities nationwide. The 100 universities chosen by ...
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NY Times' Markoff to Talk on Future Media March 26
John Markoff, a West Coast correspondent for The New York Times, will discuss the Future of the Media: Connecting You to the Globe, at 7 p.m., Monday, March 26 in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room. The event is free and open to the public.
 
'What Can We Learn from Aquinas?' March 26
What Can We Learn from St. Thomas Aquinas?, the fifth in a series of faculty presentations drawing on the great thinkers of history, will be held from 7-9 p.m., Monday, March 26, in the Jepson Centers Wolfe Auditorium (Room 114). The event is free and ...
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Tracking the Zags-Women: Zags Loose, Ready
By Dale Goodwin (PALO ALTO, Calif. 3/17/07) -- Game day is here for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, playing in their first NCAA postseason womens basketball tournament. The players are loose and relaxed, and dont appear to be caught up in the hoopla. Game time ...
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GU to Host 'Peace Conference: Causes of Conflict"
Gonzaga University will host Peace Conference: Causes of Conflict, Conditions for Peace Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. The conference, which features United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellow Betty Bigombe as the keynote speaker, is free and open ...
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Tracking the Zags-Men: Hoosiers Defeat Zags 70-57
By Peter Tormey (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Gonzagas roller-coaster mens basketball season came to an abrupt halt Thursday night as the Bulldogs, who overcame so much adversity this year, had no answer for Indianas swarming and stingy defense as the Zags ...
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Tracking the Zags-Women: Fans Give Warm Send-off
By Dale Goodwin (PALO ALTO, Calif. 3/16/07) A spirited and supportive group of Gonzaga faculty and staff showed up at McCarthey Athletic Center Thursday at 11 a.m. to give the womens basketball team an appropriate send-off to the NCAA Tournament. ...
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Tracking the Zags-Men III: Shoot-around
By Peter Tormey (SACRAMENTO, Calif.|3-15-2007) -- As the second hand on a wall clock here at the ARCO Arena makes another full revolution and another minute clicks forward, the Gonzaga Bulldogs seem to grow increasingly intense and, as the players ...
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Tracking the Zags-Men IV: Game Day Baby!
By Peter Tormey ( SACRAMENTO, Calif.) Its game day, baby! I awoke to hear the inimitable voice of ESPN sportscaster Dick Vitale, introduced on ESPN this morning as Dicky-V, talking about Gonzagas advance to the Elite Eight with a stunning win over ...
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Tracking the Zags-Men: Sacramento Warm, Beautiful
3/14/2007 By Peter Tormey (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- The capital of the state of California is in rare form this week hosting the Gonzaga University Bulldogs and seven other teams in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Colorful red-white-and-blue ...
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Tracking the Zags-Women: Academics a Priority
By Dale Goodwin (SPOKANE, Wash 3/14/07) As Gonzaga prepares for the schools first game in the womens NCAA Basketball Tournament, a study released today by the University of Central Floridas Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport reveals that ...
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Zag Women Face Middle Tennessee Saturday
(SPOKANE, Wash.) After winning three straight regular-season West Coast Conference championships, the Gonzaga womens basketball was finally rewarded with its first berth into the NCAA Tournament, to face Middle Tennessee State Saturday at 5 p.m. at ...
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Tracking the Zags-Women: Rarin' to Go
(Spokane, WA 3/13/07) -- Travel and hotel arrangements have been set, the scouting report on Middle Tennessee State is coming together and the Gonzaga womens basketball team is just eager to get going on their first-ever trip to the NCAA Basketball ...
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'Fires of Hate: America, Nazi Book Burnings' Open
"Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings," a traveling exhibition created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will be on display at the Gonzaga University Foley Center Library through May 5. The exhibition is free and ...
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Zags Face Hoosiers in Tournament Thursday
By Peter Tormey The Gonzaga Bulldogs received a No. 10 seed Sunday into the San Jose/West Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs will face the No. 7-seed Indiana Hoosiers at University of the Pacifics Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. on ...
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Zags' Debaters Argue to No. 12 National Ranking
A strong showing at the regional championships has rocketed Gonzaga Universitys debate team up four notches to No. 12 the nation in the National Debate Tournament rankings.
 
Farley to Speak at Flannery Lecture March 22
Yale Divinity School Professor Margaret Farley will speak on Gender, Sexuality and Ethics at Gonzaga University's 31st annual Flannery Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in the Globe Room at Cataldo Hall. The event is free and open to the ...
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GU's Cronk Earns NIH Grant for TB-Related Research
Gonzaga University chemistry Assistant Professor Jeff Cronk has received an academic research enhancement award of $188,548 from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research that aims to contribute to the fight against tuberculosis.
 
131 Students, Staff to Serve Others During Break
In what has become a rite of spring at Gonzaga University, 131 students, staff and faculty advisers are preparing to embark Saturday, March 10 for eight sites nationwide where they will spend their entire spring break serving others through Gonzagas ...
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Men Capture WCC Tournament, NCAA Tournament berth
Tracking the Zags By Dale Goodwin (PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Derek Raivio was nowhere to be found when his name was called as the West Coast Conference mens basketball tournament MVP. Actually, Gonzagas senior guard was buried under a set of headphones being ...
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Maurer to Discuss 'Sustaining Excellence' March 29
By popular demand, the Leadership Connections March breakfast lecture will feature an extended workshop entitled Sustaining Excellence and Enthusiasm in Health, Relationships and Work, with returning guest speaker Robert Maurer, Ph.D., from 7-11:30 a.m., ...
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Zags Women Dancin' in NCAA Tournament
By Dale Goodwin (PORTLAND, Ore.) Portland is some 350 miles southwest of Spokane, but basketball players on the Gonzaga mens and womens teams felt like they were playing before home crowds Sunday as the women defeated Loyola Marymount 64-47 to ...
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Expert Discusses Democracy Challenges March 8
John Stewart, Ph.D., one of the most prolific scholars in communication and dialogue in the United States, will address "The Challenge to Reclaim Democracy," at 8 p.m., Thursday, March 8 in the Gonzaga University Jepson Center Wolff Auditorium.
 
'Surviving and Thriving' Conference April 18
The Northwest Alliance for Responsible Media & The Womens Leadership Conference of the Inland Northwest will sponsor the conference Surviving and Thriving with keynote speaker Jean Kilbourne, Ph.D., from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18.
 
Sherman Alexie Jokes, Shares Truths with GU
Sherman Alexie raised a few eyebrows and got many laughs with his recent visit to Gonzaga University. The award-winning author, poet and screenwriter was a student at Gonzaga for two years before transferring to Washington State University, and he ...
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Telect Gift Supports Hogan Plan Competition
SPOKANE, Wash. Telect, Inc. has joined Itron, Inc., and Avista Corp. as major sponsors of the Hogan Business Plan Competition, a part of the Gonzaga University Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program.