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Wells Tennis Return to Clarks Summit

They did it again!

Wells College sends a record-breaking team to the North Eastern Athletic Conference tennis finals for the second year in a row. The women’s team destroyed the Keuka Storm last Sunday in a 7-2 victory and slipped past Penn State Harrisburg for the third seed ranking.

Last year, the team qualified for the finals and entered the tournament as the first seed, but lost in the championship round to Penn State Berks by a 5-4 margin. The women

The Express enters the finals as the lone New York team, behind Penn State Berks at first seed and Penn State Abington at second. Penn State Harrisburg follows Wells as the fourth seed.

The two-day tennis action consists of a team tournament and an individual singles and doubles tournament. Wells proudly sends each member of the tennis team to the individual tournament as well as the team finals. Each of the three doubles teams qualified, and five out of six singles players will battle for individual titles.

Team play begins Saturday, April 27 at the Birchwood Tennis Club in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Warm-up starts at 8 a.m. and the four teams compete at 9. Sunday, the individual tournament opens with doubles play first at 8 a.m.

            Please direct any questions about the tournament or the tennis season to Head Coach Dan Sullivan, dsullivan@wells.edu.

 

Bid Farewell to Wells’ Class of 2013!

            Adorned in black robes and tassels, the Wells College Class of 2013 will say goodbye to the sunny shores of Cayuga Lake and the hilly bubble of Aurora on May 18.

            Each year, the College invites a renowned scholar or alum to speak at the Commencement ceremony. Dr. Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Class of 1973, will speak this year. She hails from the University of Miami, where she heads the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics.

            The seniors are not the only people who witness the end of a Wells chapter this year – Lisa Ryerson, the 19-year President of Wells College, will retire at the end of the academic year. Commencement serves as farewell to her as much as it is a farewell to the seniors.

The traditional carriage rides begin at 7 a.m. in front of Main Building, and the ceremony will begin behind the Aurora Inn promptly at 10 a.m.

Inclement weather may force the College to move the graduation to Phipps Auditorium, in Macmillian Hall. The ceremony will be broadcasted in the Art Exhibit Room, also in Macmillian Hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Alum Returns to Wells

            Janis Esch, Class of 2010, found herself in Wells’ hallowed halls once again.

            The poet/singer/songwriter – currently based in Southern Illinois – returned to campus on April 17 to read selections from her work entitled, “Where Longing Is.” The text was originally her senior thesis, and of “such quality,” according to Professor Bruce Bennett, that the English Department and the Book Arts Center deemed it worthy of publication.

             “Where Longing Is” represents Esch’s time in California and her time at Wells, and is very much a collection of memories and a look into identity. The chapbook is short, but captivating.

Esch appeared in various classes throughout the day and gave a reading of her work at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Exhibit Room. Her workshops allowed students an insight into what it takes to be a poet, as well as life after Wells. She guided students and professors alike to new poets, ideas, and discoveries.

The chapbook is available through the Wells College Book Arts Center. For more information, please contact Bruce Bennett, brbennett@wells.edu.