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GU to Host History Honors Event April 10-12
The Gonzaga University history department is honored to host the annual Phi Alpha Theta history honors society regional Northwest Conference April 10-12. Thomas F. Madden, professor of history and director of the Center for Medieval Studies at St. Louis ...
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Residence Halls Students, Staff Honored
Four Gonzaga University students and one staff member recently received regional awards at the Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (PACURH) No Frills conference at Southern Oregon University.
 
TRACKING THE ZAGS IX: Davidson Upsets Zags' Hopes
RALEIGH, N.C. Powered by the roars of a home-state crowd, No. 10-seed Davidson and its sophomore sensation guard Stephen (Steff-an) Currys 40 points upset No. 7-seed Gonzaga 82-76 in a first-round matchup Friday afternoon in the Midwest/Detroit Region ...
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TRACKING THE ZAGS VIII: Yes, No and Yes!
March 20, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. Yes, the Gonzaga Bulldogs realize that everyone seems to be picking Davidson to upset them in Fridays first-round game of the NCAA Tournament here. No, Zags Coach Mark Few does not think he has an intimidating stare, and ...
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TRACKING THE ZAGS VII: Warm-up for 'Cats vs. Dogs
March 20, 2008 By Peter Tormey RALEIGH, N.C. -- The temperature is expected to reach 63 degrees today here, spot-on the average for March 20 and 12 degrees cooler than yesterdays balmy 75 as No. 7 seed Gonzaga, unseasonably cool in the West Coast ...
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Daniel Butterworth to Read Poetry March 26
Daniel Butterworth, associate professor of English at Gonzaga University, will share selections of his poetry with the Gonzaga and Inland Northwest communities starting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, in the Globe Room of Cataldo Hall. The reading ...
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Himes to Discuss 'Catholicism & Culture' March 27
Rev. Michael Himes, a theology professor at Boston College, will discuss Catholicism and Culture: The Necessary Conversation during Gonzaga Universitys 32nd annual Flannery Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room. The ...
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Trustees' Response to Presidential Announcement
Board of Trustees Dear Faculty, Students, Staff, Alumni, Supporters and Friends: It is with a deep love and affection for Father Spitzer that the Trustees reluctantly accept his decision to work toward a transition of leadership in the Office of ...
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Presidential Announcement to the Community
office of the President March 17, 2008 Dear Members of the Gonzaga Community: After 10 years as president of Gonzaga University, I believe the time has come to initiate a process of transition in the office of president. Therefore, with profound ...
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President Spitzer Initiates Leadership Transition
Gonzaga University's 25th President Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., announced today that he will work with the schools Board of Trustees to initiate a transition of leadership over the next 16 months. He plans to leave his post in July 2009.
 
Professor Williams to Open Photo Exhibit March 20
Gonzaga University special education Professor Randy Williams will exhibit 25 photographs of England, Wales, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin, Ireland taken in his first trip abroad in 2006. The exhibition is free and opens to the public on Thursday, ...
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'What Can We Learn from Lincoln?' Set for March 27
Gonzaga University Professors Michael Leiserson and Matthew Raffety will lead an exploration of the question, What Can We Learn from Lincoln? in the seventh installment of a series of faculty discussions of great thinkers throughout history, 7-9 p.m., ...
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GU Professor Emeritus Doohan Publishes 15th Book
Leonhard Doohan, Gonzaga University Professor Emeritus of religious studies and the former dean of the former Gonzaga Graduate School, recently published the book titled, Spiritual Leadership: The Quest for Integrity through Paulist Press.
 
Globally Known Author Darwish to Speak April 7
Nonie Darwish, author of the book Now They Call Me Infidel Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror, will speak at Gonzaga University at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 7 in the Globe Room of Cataldo Hall (located directly north from the ...
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GU Presents 'Don Juan': A 21st-Century Joyride
This exciting modernized version of Don Juan Molieres hilarious tale of a womanizer on the run opens April 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Universitys Russell Theatre (located on the second floor of College Hall, formerly the GU Administration Building, at ...
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TRACKING THE ZAGS V: Men in WCC Final, Women Out
(SAN DIEGO) -- The Gonzaga men's basketball team advanced to its 11th-straight West Coast Conference Tournament championship game tonight with a 52-48 win over Santa Clara Sunday evening. The Bulldogs take on San Diego in tonight's title contest at 6 ...
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TRACKING THE ZAGS VI: San Diego Heat Blisters Zags
(SAN DIEGO) - Gonzaga basketball fans enjoyed the 80-degree day, the blue skies and the multitude of activities here, but the men's basketball team found the Jenny Craig Pavilion and its University of San Diego Toreros too much for them Monday night, ...
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TRACKING THE ZAGS IV: Pargo's Pact: Women in Final
(SAN DIEGO) -- Jeremy Pargo and his older brother Jannero made a pact as youngsters in their Chicago neighborhood that they would not succumb to drugs and alcohol. Today Jeremy, the West Coast Conference Player of the Year, is working hard preparing ...
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TRACKING THE WOMEN ZAGS II: Local Flair Appealing
(SAN DIEGO)-- Many of the men's teams in the West Coast Conference envy the draw of the Gonzaga women's basketball team. This season they averaged 1,858 fans per game, more than 1,000 better than any league opponent. And a number of those fans have ...
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Winship to Speak at Leadership Connection Event
Jacqui Winship, of the Whirlpool Corp., will discuss "Managing Change in a Global Environment" from 7 to 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, at CenterStage, located at 1017 West First Avenue in downtown Spokane. The public workshop, which will cost $9 for ...
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Students Embark on Spring Break Service Work
(SPOKANE, Wash.) For the 10th consecutive year, 115 Gonzaga University undergraduate students and 15 faculty and staff advisers will embark tomorrow (Saturday) for eight sites nationwide where they will spend their entire spring break not relaxing but ...
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TRACKING THE WOMEN ZAGS III: Shives Thrives, Ready
(SAN DIEGO) -- Gonzaga basketball player Tiffanie Shives is always pumped up. At least, most of the time. The sophomore guard wears an insulin pump to regulate her blood sugar. During games she removes the pump, but tests her blood sugar throughout the ...
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GU Announces Concerto Competition Winners
(SPOKANE, Wash.) Congratulations to the Gonzaga University students who were winners in the recent Young Artists Concerto/Aria Competition held Feb. 23 on the Gonzaga campus. The winners were chosen from a competitive pool of talented GU students. These ...
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TRACKING THE WOMEN ZAGS I ~ WCC Tourney Tips Off
(SAN DIEGO)-- Gonzaga basketball fans are enjoying the San Diego sunshine and temperatures in the mid-60s. But for Bulldog women basketball players, their focus is definitely indoors. Inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the University of San Diegos ...
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GU Debaters Crack Nation's Top 10
(SPOKANE, Wash.) The Gonzaga University debate team moved up four spots from No. 14 to No. 10 in the National Debate Tournament varsity rankings following their success in the Northwest Championship Tournament, March 1-3 in Walla Walla.
 
Madden to Discuss the Crusades April 10
Professor Thomas F. Madden from St. Louis University will discuss The Crusades and Us: Medieval and Modern Perceptions of Christendoms Holy Wars at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10 at Gonzaga's Jepson Center Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by the ...
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Debaters Win NW Championship, Bound for Nationals
(SPOKANE, Wash.) Gonzaga Universitys top debate team of seniors Nick Bormann and Grace Saez defeated Whitmans top team in the final-round to capture the Northwest Championship Tournament, hosted by Whitman College, which ended Monday. The victories ...
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Jundt Art Museum to Feature 'Pam Ingalls:Ah Life!'
An exhibit of oil paintings by Gonzaga University alumna Pam Ingalls titled Pam Ingalls: Ah Life! will be on display in the Arcade Gallery of the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga from March 28 through July 31. Ingalls, who lives and works on Vachon Island, ...
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Timorese Freedom-Fighter Pinto to Speak March 6
Constancio Pinto, the East Timorese Charge dAffaires to the United States, will visit Gonzaga University to lead a discussion titled, East Timor Six Years after Independence: The Building of the Statehood at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 6, in the ...
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