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The 17³Ô¹Ï would like to welcome all participants and parents to the 2012 Legion Canadian Youth Track and Field Championships August 15-21 hosted on 17³Ô¹Ï's campus. The annual event welcomes approximately 800 of the best young athletes from across the country who will compete in the track and field meet organized by a group of 100 experienced volunteers...

The 17³Ô¹Ï women's soccer team will add some familiar faces to the bench this season. With only Mike Redmond returning as head coach, the Panthers will add assistant coaches Graeme MacDonald and John O'Brien, as well as former Panthers Gini Lisi and Sara Stewart. Both MacDonald and O'Brien will bring a wealth of experience to the team and are looking forward to the upcoming...

17³Ô¹Ï's Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS) is partnering with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada on a seven-year Major Collaborative Research Initiative. AIRS is conducting a research study on how singing abilities develop and change over lifetimes and is seeking assistance from the community. This particular study is looking for approximately...

17³Ô¹Ï is excited to host the 2012 Mickey Place Tournament October 12-14. This year will be exciting with eight basketball teams from across Canada coming to Prince Edward Island to play in the annual event. On the men's side, Tim Kendrick, in his second year as head coach of the basketball team, will lead the Panthers against tough competitors such as the University of Regina,...

The government of Prince Edward Island announced today that provincial student loans will have a zero per cent interest rate for loans issued after January 1, 2001, and held by PEI Student Financial Assistance Corporation. This program will be effective October 1, 2012. 17³Ô¹Ï Student Union President Kate VanGerven acted as the event's master of ceremonies. Other 17³Ô¹Ï representatives,...

17³Ô¹Ï is proud to host the second annual Mulligan Cup, an exhibition soccer tournament held August 30-September 2, at the 17³Ô¹Ï. This is an opportunity for both 17³Ô¹Ï Panther teams to finish training camp and prepare for the upcoming AUS season which begins at home on September 8. Both Mount Allison University and Holland College teams are back to play in the tournament, in addition to the...

The Panther season will kick off as both rugby and soccer teams start their seasons at home on Saturday, September 8. The 17³Ô¹Ï Athletics and Recreation department is planning events for home games for the upcoming season to get both teams and fans excited to play and cheer on their 17³Ô¹Ï Panthers. The women's soccer team will start things off as they take on the Mount Allison Mounties...

The 17³Ô¹Ï announced today that Greg Gould will take the reins as head coach of the women's basketball team. Gould, originally from Moncton, New Brunswick, most recently coached the Riverview High School's girls basketball team and will begin his new post at 17³Ô¹Ï immediately. Ron Annear, 17³Ô¹Ï's Director of Athletics and Recreation said 'Greg...

By the time Virginia Arsenault was six years old, she dreamt of climbing Mount Everest. Her school books and bedroom were plastered with posters and photos of Mount Everest, K2, and Denali-some of the world's tallest peaks. But at age thirteen, Arsenault's dreams of climbing seemed remote when she was told her right kidney was no longer functioning and needed to be...

17³Ô¹Ï alumni Michelle (née MacDonald) and Tyrrell Hughes recently tied the knot on June 30, outside of 17³Ô¹Ï's Main Building. The pair both graduated from 17³Ô¹Ï in 2009, she with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology before moving on to complete a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria, and he with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Tyrrell is...