COMMUNITY

Chutzpah of TWIRP

Chutzpah of TWIRP

By | September 17, 2013 at 8:14 pm | No comments

By: Sydney Franklin Ah, TWIRP Week. It has begun. The only week in the semester where the girl gets the guy or attempts to ask him out, has begun. You can plan fun dates off campus or attend the many social events provided for you at Milligan, and it all culminates with the...

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TWIRP Week

TWIRP Week

By | September 17, 2013 at 3:33 pm | No comments

By: Eric Vines Yesterday marked the opening of TWIRP Week, an annual campus tradition in which women are required to ask men out and pay for their date. This year during TWIRP Week, Milligan’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) has something new planned for each weekday...

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More parking spots on the way!

More parking spots on the way!

By | September 13, 2013 at 2:38 pm | No comments

By Meaghan Roland Photo by: Meaghan Roland New parking spots are coming soon behind the Village. After meeting with the contractor on Tuesday morning, Brent Nipper, director of property & risk management, was pleased with the final steps of construction. “If all...

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Vision for Vespers

Vision for Vespers

By | September 13, 2013 at 2:07 pm | No comments

By: Sarah Collie Photo by: Sarah Collie Vespers is kicking off this year with a new lineup of speakers and a specific mission statement focused on one word: Community. The group announced its plans to transform from a student-led worship service into a campus-wide ministry...

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VIDEO – Contra dancing in downtown Jonesborough

VIDEO – Contra dancing in downtown Jonesborough

By | September 7, 2013 at 6:30 pm | No comments

By: Meaghan Roland Jonesborough, the oldest city in Tennessee, is the storytelling capitol of the world, a promoter of vibrant music on the town’s square and the home of a repertory theatre, but in 2000 David Wiley saw that what this city lacked was a community...

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Magness Retirement Ice Cream Social

Magness Retirement Ice Cream Social

By | September 6, 2013 at 9:51 am | No comments

Students and faculty joined in to celebrate at the Magness Retirement Ice Cream Social. Photos were taken by Taylor Foote.   Click on a picture to enlarge it. [gallery columns="2"...

Posted in: ACADEMICS, COMMUNITY

Tree Street Yard Sale: Need some stuff for your dorm?

Tree Street Yard Sale: Need some stuff for your dorm?

By | August 30, 2013 at 2:56 pm | No comments

By: Staff Photo courtesy of: Google Images From treestreetyardsale.blogspot.com: Join thousands of eager Yard Sale shoppers throughout Southside Neighborhood on Saturday the 7th of September. The main action occurs Saturday morning and midday until about 3PM, when most...

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The triple threat, Milligan’s newest trio

The triple threat, Milligan’s newest trio

By | August 30, 2013 at 2:51 pm | No comments

By: Sydney Franklin Photo courtesy of Amanda Florian/NBC.com If you’re a triple threat, they’ll like you -- at least that’s what Milligan freshmen Amanda, Brianna and Tiffany Florian said about their careers as singing triplets. The trio from Charlotte, N.C., known...

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Goah going public: Goah Diversity Scholars tell their stories

Goah going public: Goah Diversity Scholars tell their stories

By | August 30, 2013 at 2:45 pm | No comments

  By: Meaghan Roland Photo by: Saziye Gourley-Ozhayta The Goah Diversity Program is going public this semester, as scholars are encouraged to creatively share their stories with the Milligan College community by the group’s new advisor Dr. Patricia...

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Catching up with the times: The Milligan Grill gets a makeover

Catching up with the times: The Milligan Grill gets a makeover

By | August 30, 2013 at 2:37 pm | No comments

By: Sarah Underwood Photo by: Syd Bickers The updated Fireside Grill, now serving Starbucks drinks and pastries, has become a new hangout, but a few students are disappointed that the coffee shop is not accepting Starbucks gift cards. Plans for the new grill were put into...

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