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Vocal instructor Catherine Porter-Borden demonstrating the fine art of enunciation as student Nicole Beller rehearses.

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Students in Ann Hobart's ceramics class master the difficult art of hand-building.

Ceramics instructor Ann Hobart demonstrates the proper technique for glaze coating.

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Head coach Brian Wall leads his team by example, demonstrating the moves that will bring the Blazers a winning season.

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Instructor Phil Bermeburg delves into the science of propane as a fuel source in Art 530:  Kiln Technology and Firing Theory.

Jonathan Verock poses a question.

Class members are reflected in an overhead mirror.

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Measuring the sample site on the Monocacy River in northern Frederick County. The object of the trip was to chart the movement of invasive "rusty" crayfish. This the the 7th year of the study in conjunction with NRS.

Setting the nets for the crayfish and beating the water.

Examining and collecting the first samples

Instructor Ron Albaugh identifying and monitoring the count

Moving to Piney Creek for samples in a tributary of the Monocacy

Piney Creek was deeper.

A found object !!

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Varsity cross country team members perform a shin excercise.

Dan Jacobs works on a stretching excercise.

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Hood College President Ronald Volpe inspires prospective students with his personal insights on making informed choices in education.

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 A concerned dad inquires about a merit scholarship for his daughter at the admissions desk.

 

Associate Director of Admissions Michael Deegan counsels applicants to Hood College.

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Music professor Noel Lester prepares a microphone for the fifth annual Randall family concert, performed by The Appalachian Wind Quintet and Mistral Winds at Brodbeck Music Hall on Sunday afternoon.

The Appalachian Wind Quintet tunes for their performance at Brodbeck Music Hall.

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A solitary student studies in a classroom Sunday afternoon in the Hodson Science and Technology Center.

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Eliza Evry has the eye of an artist and the patience of a horticulturist; the plants in Hood's greenhouse seem quite happy under her care.

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Ari Gonzalez and Alexzander Van Mantgem work together in the Student Life office.

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Bigger is Better: Hood Senior Carlin Rabie hooks up his computer to one of the flat screen televisions in the new game room in the basement of Coblentz Hall while doing his homework for an HTML computing assignment.

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Laundry 101: Residents of Meyran Hall gather in the laundry room of their dorm in preparation for a lesson from their Resident Advisor on doing laundry. Detergent samples and free quarters were given to students who answered questions correctly on how to do your own laundry.

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Peter Heiss coaxes hypnotic tones from the lute while practicing in the chapel music room.

 

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 Dr. Angela Chambers' Phys. Ed. class was outdoors on a sunny day teaching her students, including Dr. Volpe, about working with disabled children.

  Dr. Volpe dons glasses to simulate what it must be like to be blind and play a game of kickball.

The erudite President of Hood College must continue his education...funny glasses and all.

The lecture begins on how to work with the disabled.

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 It's practical to find a comfortable place to study. The mind opens up when we are relaxed.

Classes sometimes meet where it's convenient and spacious. And sometimes groups spontaneously gather together.

Charted in 1897, Hood has a rich history that can be discerned just going to and from classes.

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The laundry room in Shriner Hall doubles for a study hall.

 The Meyran porch railing is a popular place to lock your bicycle.

The dorm rooms at Shriner have all the comforts of home.

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Instructor Marshall DuPuis' digital photography class visits historic Mt. Olivet Cemetery to look for creative angles.  The cemetery was chartered in 1852, and is full of interesting photographic possibilities.

Ryan Rakhshan, a Hood senior, adjusts his camera prior to embarking through the cemetery.

Junior Doug Raftery focuses on an unusual composition.

Shooting from a low angle will provide the drama that Doug is seeking in his picture.