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51°µÍø announces expanded offerings for Franklin Center
51°µÍø is providing greatly expanded coursework, training, services and transfer opportunities at the Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, including new classes for the Spring Semester 2015. As the primary community college serving Franklin County, 51°µÍø is helping make the Franklin Center… Continue Reading 51°µÍø announces expanded offerings for Franklin Center
51°µÍø to host National Remembrance Day Roll Call on Veterans Day
51°µÍø will host a National Remembrance Day Roll Call beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Veterans Day) at its flag pole area in the Court of Four Seasons. Volunteers will read the names of every U.S. military member killed in action since… Continue Reading 51°µÍø to host National Remembrance Day Roll Call on Veterans Day
Rapids men rally but come up short on road
Guilford Technical Community College held off a big second half rally by the 51°µÍø men’s team to take a 83-75 basketball victory Tuesday night in Greensboro, NC. Guilford Tech (1-0) limited the Rapids (0-2) to just 31 first-half points but the Rapids found their rhythm in… Continue Reading Rapids men rally but come up short on road
VWCC Haiku Contest
51°µÍø Haiku Contest Haiku can be … An old silent pond… A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. by Basho (1644-1694) Haiku can be … The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. “In… Continue Reading VWCC Haiku Contest
Art Gallery Exhibit
“A Sense of Place” (an art exhibit running from November 5 until December 15) features 27 rural and urban scenes by Japanese artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Pieces range from woodblock prints and sumi ink paintings to video clips from classic anime… Continue Reading Art Gallery Exhibit
Rapids men fall in NJCAA debut
Potomac State (1-0) defeated 51°µÍø (0-1) 99-65 in men’s basketball on Saturday afternoon in Roanoke. The Catamounts were led by Quincy Miller with 30 points and Zachery White added 12. The Rapids hung tough with the No. 1 team in Region 20 for the… Continue Reading Rapids men fall in NJCAA debut

