Senior Patrick Hawkins says he heard a loud crashing sound at 2:45 a.m. on Friday, didn't think anything of it, and tried to go back to sleep. A few minutes later he could smell smoke. He got up and noticed his air conditioning unit was pushed a foot away from the wall.…
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The new Maytag high efficiency dryers in Purcell Hall caused a fire on Wednesday night after sophomore John King plugged in a dryer.
Kings says when he plugged it in there was a blue spark. After a couple of seconds he says he heard some crinkling and saw the dryer ducts on fire.…
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When arriving at Piedmont College this year, there are many new features added. They may be nice to look at, but they were ultimately installed to make Piedmont a safer place for students.
A pedestrian crossover bridge that connects the college to the city of Demorest and an emergency notification system to alert the students of an emergency were installed on or near the campus.…
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Yahoo, Google and Hotmail e-mails are no longer an official way to communicate on campus. Piedmont students, faculty and staff are required to use only Piedmont addresses when communicating with each other.
On July 29, the college changed the communication policy after the Information Technology Committee recommended the Piedmont College e-mail system be the official way of communicating on the campus.…
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Piedmont welcomes Margie Means as the new assistant vice president of administration and finance.
Means is returning to Piedmont as not only an alumna, but also as a graduate student. Graduating in 1984, Means became a certified public accountant and worked for a private company for 12 years as executive director of financial reporting.…
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With the introduction of 18 new Mac computers to the Swanson Center, Piedmont is now able to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts of graphic design to the Demorest campus.
The mass communications department, in conjunction with the art department, brought the graphic design program to the Demorest campus so that it's now offered at both campuses.…
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