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Final OC Barn hours

Posted on May 11, 2012 by James Dick

Thursday, May 17 from 3-5 p.m. will be the last day the barn will be open for equipment return.  If you still have equipment checked out, be sure to return it Monday, Wednesday or Thursday next week between 3-5 p.m.

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Don’t miss presentations by adventure athlete Andrew Skurka!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by James Dick

We are really excited to have Andrew Skurka, an accomplished and well-known backpacker, coming to W&L to share his experiences with us on March 28 and 29. Find details below and mark your calendars! CIRCLING ALASKA & YUKON A slideshow presentation on Andrew’s 4,700-mile, 6-month journey by foot, skis and packraft through Big Wildernesses. Wednesday, [...]

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Tomorrow: The Virginia Wildlife Center presents “View from the Top”

Posted on February 28, 2012 by James Dick

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is coming to W&L to present “View from the Top (Birds of Prey!).”  Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Outing Club Room, Commons 114.  The presentation kid-friendly, free and open to the public. For more information on the Wildlife Center, visit their website:  http://www.wildlifecenter.org/wp/about-us/ Email [...]

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Active Minds 5K Walk

Posted on February 14, 2012 by James Dick

In celebration of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Active Minds is sponsoring a walk-a-thon at 2pm on Saturday, March 3rd, that starts from Canaan Green. This site neda.nationaleatingdisorders.org/lexingtonwalk lets you join a team, sign up as an individual, create your own team, or simply make a tax-deductible donation towards the cause! We will have two wonderful speakers to lead the [...]

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Indoor Duathlon results are in!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by James Dick

Congratulations gentlemen!!  Here are the results of the Duathlon. Alex Bacca 16:08 David Dennis 20:50 Joe Moravec 21:35 …and then there was James 25:05! All 3 participants won a gift certificate to Blue Sky and their names were entered to win a Fancy Dress packet.  Great job!

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Dodgeball tournament

Posted on January 26, 2012 by James Dick

Dodgeball Tournament next Wednesday at the Pavilion starting at 8 p.m.  Email Ray Ellington (sellington@wlu.edu) to register your team of 6.  Each participant gets a ticket in the prize drawing.

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W&L Disc Golf Club Ice Bowl Tournament

Posted on January 25, 2012 by James Dick

Come out to the Pavilion Feb. 5 for the Ice Bowl Disc Golf Tournament.  The event is open to anyone and everyone, and we have two divisions to accommodate any experience level.  Admission is $10 in addition to a $10 donation or canned food for the Rockbridge Area Relief Association.  Those who prefer can swipe [...]

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Roll kayak class next week

Posted on January 12, 2012 by James Dick

The Outing Club will offer a roll class next week, Tuesday, Jan. 17 from 8-10 p.m. The class is free, and will be taught in the pool by an Outward Bound instructor.  Only two spots left, so sign up now! Email outing@wlu.edu with interest or questions.

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Look out for Outing Club activities this week

Posted on January 12, 2012 by James Dick

We’ve got some great day trips and evening activities coming your way this week, and we’d love for you to join us! Roll-out Rappel on our Fechnay High Ropes Course this Friday Jan 13th from 8:30 to midnight. Who wants to climb 40 feet into a pine tree and then rappel down in the dark? [...]

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It’s not too late to try geocaching on campus!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by James Dick

Hey Outing Club!  You still have two days to try geocaching on campus! Grab your smart phone with a GPS app or borrow one of the Outing Clubs GPS units and head out to find a few caches.  Get our user name and password to get the coordinates and hints, go find it, log it [...]

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