​Houghton, N.Y. - The York College Track and Field teams brought back some hardware after competing at the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA) National Indoor Track and Field Championships. The men's team finished fourth overall and the women finished in seventh. 

Over the course of the meet the Panthers broke seven school records, had 19 All-Americans, and seven national champions.

YORK - York College survived a late rally by upset minded Bethany College to win 99-97 in the semifinal of the KCAC tournament. The Swedes made it a game as they were behind by 16 just one minute into the second half, before crawling back in it to take the lead with just under five minutes remaining in the game. Bethany had the opportunity to knock off the Panthers at home with a last second shot, but Johnny Cooksey (SR/Shreveport, La) stole the ball and ran out the clock to preserve the win and keep the Panthers season alive.
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In the first half it was a very back-and-forth game as the game tied for the ninth time at 38-38 with just under seven minutes left in the first half. Over the final six and a half minutes the Panthers closed out the half on a 22-7 run for the 15 point halftime lead 60-45.

Ancient Rome is a hotbed of political contention. A military hero has been named “dictator in perpetuity” and after he rolls out sweeping reforms across the Republic, many in the Senate feel his power is getting out of control. A seer warns him, “Beware the Ides of March.”

What happens next will have ripples through history for the next two thousand years.
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Want to know more? The Clayton Museum of Ancient History at York College will host an Ides of March event on March 14. The two-part evening affair will include tours of the museum collection as well as a dinner and program on the events in Rome on March 15 in the year 44 BC.

By Kendall Fike

The York College Phi Beta Lambda chapter is ready to kick the new year off with some exciting upcoming events. The officers and active members are hard at work planning this year’s events, community service projects, fundraisers, and competitions for convention in the month of March.

Longtime friend of York College Monroe Hawley passed away today at the age of 93. Hawley was a member of the York College Board of Trustees for 18 years. His four children and six of his grandchildren attended York College from 1970 to 2011.
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Hawley was a minister, author, and publisher, whose life’s work for the Lord will long be remembered, especially in his home state of Wisconsin. Hawley was the author of Redigging the Wells—Seeking Undenominational Christianity and Searching for a Better Way, which were used as textbooks in Bible classes at York College and sister schools. He also authored Is Christ Divided? A Study of Sectarianism and The Focus of our Faith. 

Mermaids and mollusks, pirates, sailors, and Lost Boys will fill the Bartholomew Performing Arts Center this spring as the York College Theatre Department presents Peter and the Starcatcher.

Starcatcher is a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s original Peter Pan works. While Pan adaptations abound, Director John Baker says this production is “The story that sets up all of the other Pan stories.”
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“The story is fresh. You may know these characters, but you don’t know this story,” said Baker.

Baker first saw this show on Broadway in 2013. “It’s playful. It’s creative. It’s one of the funniest shows you’ll ever see,” he said. “I knew I had to direct it.” This is the first time the Tony Award winning show will be performed in York.

Dr. Nathan Mellor, CEO of C3 Brands and President of Strata Leadership, will give the commencement address at the York College graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 6.

Dr. Mellor has consulted, trained, and lectured throughout America and abroad on topics related to character and leadership. His clients include corporations and non-profits from across the business spectrum. In pursuit of education, humanitarian, and religious interests he has studied or taught in Australia, Belize, China, England, Guyana, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Russia, and Rwanda.

Dr. Mellor has over 15 years experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at a number of colleges and universities. He is currently an adjunct professor at York College in the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program.