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Matriculation is Thursday

I just wanted to throw this up here because I know a lot of people are in town or back on campus.

If you’re not busy Thursday night, consider heading over for Matriculation at 7 PM in Fenton Court.

Matriculation could easily be described as a reverse graduation, as all incoming members of the Freshmen class sign their names to a page that will join all the previous pages of Marietta College students and alumni.  The book of pages symbolizes the Long Blue Line of Marietta College.

Making this event even more special is that it serves as an unofficial kick-off of the 175th anniversary of Marietta College.  Look for more events to come in the future, but you should be at Matriculation to welcome the incoming Freshmen and show your support.

New MC Website Brings New Direction

As in new content that will be updated throughout the year. The new Marietta College website will actually be somewhere that students will want to visit.  The site launched with six feature articles, including the following:

• Events celebrating the 175th anniversary of Marietta College
• A letter from the Student Senate President, Kyle Thauvette
• A connection piece featuring the importance of resident life at MC
• Matriculation piece welcoming the class of 2013
• Feature article on Jim Tracy, manager of the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball
• Pioneer Pride day announcement asking all members of the Long Blue Line to take a picture of themselves in their favorite MC shirt

The idea seems to be to incorporate the past, present, and future all into one nice package.  Visual appearance has improved greatly, with large images and prominently featured 175th anniversary logos.  Content is more easily accessed and easily added/updated.

According to a press release from Tom Perry, the Director of College Relations, we should expect anywhere from 4-8 articles a month, which should keep things fresh and interesting.

As a side note, we have been recognized by the college as a local news outlet, which is a huge step for us.  We will continue to provide a look at Marietta College from the student’s perspective.  Writing on the Mall is still a student owned and operated blog…just expanding our readership and promoting our wears.