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Volume 75, Issue 10 SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935 Nov. 13, 2009
Green race takes place in Western NC
The annual race occurred last Saturday and was witnessed by
numerous BC students
by Michael Eleazer
Contributor
Since 1996, the Green River in Western
NC has provided entertainment and
challenge for hundreds of paddling and
outdoors enthusiasts each year through the
Green River Narrows Race. The race is well
known throughout the paddling community
and attracts racers from far and wide in
an attempt to win this contest of skill and
determination. They do this by paddling the
In this issue...
NEWS:
Q’N’A
2
Professor to read poetry
2
Disc Golf
3
SLS Conference
3
OPINION:
New reasons to be embarassed to be a
Duke B-ball fan
4
Holiday blending
4
MISC./ARTS & LIFE:
Comic by Dabney Farmer
5
Women's Soccer
6
5 Dollar word
6
Comic by Karam Boeshaar
6
Schpedoinkle
7
Award winning poet
7
ODDS AND ENDS:
American Hero
8
Your Horoscope
8
1 mile long section of mostly class 5 rapids
in the fastest time possible. This year’s race
attracted over 500 spectators, who hiked the
~2 miles in, or braved the river and paddled
in. A handful of members of the BC Outing
and Paddling Clubs as well as a decent
number of other BC students attended. A
field of over 150 challengers with a huge
variety of boats and paddles were released
one at a time each minute starting at noon,
with the last racer finishing around 3. This
year’s winners broke 5 out of the 7 records
with the fastest time being 4 minutes 18
seconds by Andrew Holcombe who was
paddling a Dagger Green Boat.
This was my first time attending the
Green Race, and I can say it was well worth
it because I had a blast and got to spend the
day chilling by a river, on a day with great
weather, with some really chill people. If
you even have a mild interest in paddling
and don’t mind the hike in, the race is an
awesome way to spend a Saturday each
Fall not just for the opportunity to see and
cheer on (or harass) world class paddlers
as they style (or are owned by) one of the
toughest rivers in the southeast, but the
time hanging out with folks also makes it
extremely worthwhile. So next year grab
a backpack with a lunch and something
to drink and head out to the Green River
Narrows Race. It’s got to be better than
sleeping all day nursing that ill begotten
hangover or doing homework.
Above Left: Brevard
students sit above
a rapid waiting on
racers to come
past
Below Left: One
of the racers
navigates a
rapid in hopes of
winning the Green
photos courtesy M. Eleazer