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The 17³Ô¹Ï women's rugby team had a very successful exhibition weekend hosted by StFX in Truro on Saturday August 31. 17³Ô¹Ï came out on top in their first game against Acadia University's second team winning 17-7. They then went on to play against Dalhousie University's club team, winning 53-0. In their final matchup, the girls took on the host team, losing their battle...

17³Ô¹Ï's Winter's Tales Authors' Reading Series kicks off the 2013 season with the talented Susan Glickman and Julie Bruck, who will read on Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 pm in the Faculty Lounge, 17³Ô¹Ï Main Building. Bruck won the 2012 Governor General's Award for poetry, and Glickman is a talented poet, fiction writer, and young adult novelist. Their reading is sponsored...

17³Ô¹Ï Women's Basketball announced recently that a new community basketball tournament-the first annual Subway Panther Pride 3v3 basketball tournament-will take place on Sunday, September 29 at 17³Ô¹Ï's Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and Colonel Gray High School. The tournament will raise funds for the 17³Ô¹Ï Women's Basketball program in support of their exhibition game...

The 17³Ô¹Ï welcomed hundreds of new students and their families during this weekend's welcome events including International Welcome Day, 17³Ô¹Ï's Welcome Day, and the kick-off to 17³Ô¹Ï Student Union's O-Week. International Welcome Day on Friday, August 30, gave students from outside of Canada the opportunity to experience student life at 17³Ô¹Ï, get to...

The 17³Ô¹Ï extends its condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of honorary degree recipient James (Jim) Palmer. Palmer, who was granted an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1998 from 17³Ô¹Ï, passed away on August 27 at the age of 84 at his home in Calgary. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Palmer and his family have a long record of public service on...

The 17³Ô¹Ï men's and women's varsity soccer teams will take to the pitch in competition play August 31-September 1 for the third annual Mulligan Cup tournament. Official home openers will take place on September 7 against the University of New Brunswick. The Mulligan Cup-an invitational tournament created in honour of Vince Mulligan, 17³Ô¹Ï varsity soccer and hockey...

17³Ô¹Ï Panthers training camps for fall sports get underway this weekend. The 17³Ô¹Ï Turf Field and 17³Ô¹Ï Alumni Canada Games Place will come alive with student-athletes competing for roster spots. Orientations and first training sessions are at the following times: Friday, August 23 6:00 pm Soccer Orientation at Main 117 Saturday, August 24 9:00 am-12:00 pm Soccer Training at Turf Field...

17³Ô¹Ï congratulates fifth-year student Suzanne Nicholson who conquered the Northumberland Strait on Sunday, August 18. The 17³Ô¹Ï swim team member created the fundraiser in hopes of raising $10,000 for the team-and she exceeded that goal! After raising close to $11,000, Suzanne set out at 7:45 am for the 13+ km swim which took her about 5.5 hours to complete. 'Well, I must say, I'm...

Forbes MacPherson, head coach of the 17³Ô¹Ï men's hockey Panthers, is pleased to announce the addition of European forward Robin Soudek to this year's lineup. 'Soudek is a gifted playmaker, he can score goals, and he has a very solid two-way game that will complement our style of play,' said MacPherson. 'Soudek has been high on our radar for a couple of years because...

The 17³Ô¹Ï Panthers are busy this weekend-at community events across PEI, at the 2013 Canada Summer Games, and one, Suzanne Nicholson, even swimming across the Northumberland Strait, raising money for the 17³Ô¹Ï Swimming team. Pride the Panther was spotted at the Gold Cup Parade in Charlottetown on Friday accompanying the Ocean/Hot 105.5 parade float. Members of the 17³Ô¹Ï Men's Hockey team...