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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania’s speech and debate team walked away from the recent Kentucky Forensics Association State Championship with numerous awards. The team was named state small school champion in individual events and placed third overall in the combined speech and debate division and second among small schools in debate. In the debate competition, Bryan Dickman, of Williamsburg, Ky., and Ian Smith, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., were quarter-finalists and Smith also placed first in the open speaker category. In the novice speaker category, Taylor Deaton, of Richmond, Ky., placed second, Rebecca Radcliffe, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., placed fourth and Weylin Gilbert, of Russellville, Ky., placed eighth. The results for the individual events were: Radio broadcasting: Deaton placed first and top novice, Smith placed second and Radcliffe placed fourth. Editorial impromptu: Radcliffe was top novice and Smith placed third. Impromptu speaking: Deaton placed fourth and was top novice and Dickman placed sixth. Extemporaneous speaking: Dickman placed sixth, Taylor placed seventh and was top novice, Radcliffe placed eighth and Smith placed ninth. Finally, Deaton placed sixth and was top novice in the quadrathon, the top performers in the individual part of the tournament who were entered in four or more individual events. The team is coached by writing, rhetoric and communication instructor Gary Deaton and director of debate Clint Jones ’05. Raven Mineo ’11 and Leigh Ann Jordan ‘94 serve as alumni coaches.

Berries on Bryan Station CSA basket. LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Lexington community is invited to stop by Transylvania University’s first-ever Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) fair Friday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Glenn Building, off Old Morrison Circle. Farmers from Berries on Bryan Station, Elmwood Stock Farm, Three Springs Farm, Triple J Farm, the Gaffney Farm, Dove’s Landing Farm and Greenley Farms will be available to talk about how their CSA program works. Through the CSA Fair, sponsored by Transylvania’s office of sustainability, participants will learn about this easy way for consumers to buy seasonal produce directly from local farmers. The farmers will also have a few items for sale. Through CSA programs, customers pledge to support a farm by purchasing a “share,” usually early in the year. Then, throughout the growing season, customers receive a box or basket of seasonal produce or other products from the farm. CSA programs are based on produce; occasionally eggs, meat, or dairy products are included. “The idea for the fair was inspired by a substantial amount of conversation about local food on our campus, including a Creative Intelligence talk on January 26 by David Wagoner and Arwen Donahue of Three Springs Farm,” said Angela Dossett, Transylvania’s sustainability coordinator. Marksbury Farm, Seedleaf Farm, the Good Foods Co-op, the Bluegrass Farmers’ Market, the Lexington Farmers’ Market, Azur Farmers’ Bazaar and WLAP’s Sunny Side Up will also be present at the event, which is

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Students electronically file tax forms. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University accounting students will assist taxpayers with an income of $50,000 or less in the preparation of Internal Revenue Service income tax forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ and the Kentucky form 740. The service is free. All forms will be filed electronically. Student volunteers will be available each Wednesday in February (1, 8, 15 and 22) from 3-5:30 p.m. on the first floor of Transylvania’s Cowgill Center for Business, Economics and Education on Third Street. This is a popular program and taxpayers will be served on a first-come, first-served basis. Transylvania accounting students, who have completed an income tax preparation training program, will work under the supervision of accounting professors to aid taxpayers. Individuals interested in this free service should bring with them all of the necessary information including: their W2s, 1099s (interest income), state and federal tax returns from last year, the IRS forms received in the mail and the birthdates and social security numbers for any dependents. Transylvania has offered this free program to the Lexington community for more than 20 years. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Stephanie Coriale at (859) 233-8104.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The staff of The Rambler, Transylvania University’s student-run newspaper, had its best showing ever in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association’s annual awards competition. The yearly competition for campus newspapers features a variety of categories designed to showcase the talent of student journalists throughout the state. The staff brought home 30 awards, including 11 first-place honors, and-for the third year in a row-a first place for senior John Johnson in the deadline copy editing competition. Johnson bested copy editors from both the large- and small-school divisions. He has been the copy editor for The Rambler since his sophomore year. The awards were announced in Lexington last weekend during the annual gathering of student and professional journalists from across the state. “I could not be more proud of the staffers who volunteer their time and energy every week to give their fellow students a voice on Transylvania’s campus,” said Terri McLean, student media adviser. “Unlike many of the other schools in the state, Transylvania does not have a journalism degree program. So they learn by doing. It’s just amazing to me how well they’ve done.” Other notable winners included senior sports editor Abby Ferguson for her coverage of the UK-Transylvania basketball game in November. She won a first-place award for sports game story and sports headline and a second-place award for sports game story. Editor-in-chief Erin Brock, also a senior, won a first-place award for a sports column comparing the coaching

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