According to an article in the Jackson newspaper, the Clarion Ledger, dated Feb. 2, at least 14 inmates have been found dead in Mississippi prisons since late December 2019. Most of these wrongful deaths, the article continued, occurred at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, better known as Parchman Farm. The article revealed the... Continue Reading →
Let’s Get Hired/by Elijah Cardenas
MC’s Career Services has been working hard to prepare what Piper Walters, MC’s Coordinator of Student Employment, calls “our biggest event of the year.” Career Day is the annual on-campus opportunity for students to network with local businesses and pursue internships and jobs for the spring and summer. Career Day will take place on Feb.... Continue Reading →
Breaking Down Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez/by Elliot Reeder
Recently a documentary that chronicled the story of famed NFL star turned convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez was released on Netflix. As someone who is a huge football fan and who was captivated and shocked by the Hernandez arrest, investigation, trial, and conviction, I knew I had to watch it. Here is my review of the... Continue Reading →
Lady Choctaw Softball Team Looking to Build Off of Last Year’s NCAA Tournament Run/by Elliot Reeder
The Mississippi College softball team has quickly become one of the most consistently high-performing teams in the GSC since making the jump to Division II in 2015. Last season, the Lady Choctaws won 40 games overall and won two games in the NCAA Regionals before falling in the region final. MC head coach Brooke O’Hair... Continue Reading →
Why Pam Beasley Is Overrated/by Elliot Reeder
Pam Beasley is viewed by many as a lovely mother and the main female protagonist in the show The Office, but here is the thing: She’s not the greatest thing since sliced bread. She’s not this unbelievably incredible female role model. She is very overrated. Here is why. Pam led Jim Halpert on for years... Continue Reading →
Graduation Changes/by Austin LaBrot
New traditions for the Choctaw family will be here soon. Spring commencement will be held on Friday, May 8, in various locations across MC’s historic campus. “This will be MC’s first ceremony on the Quad,” said graduation marshal Kyle Brantley. “The school decided to change graduation after Dr. Thompson’s inauguration ceremonies.” Dr. Thompson’s inauguration went... Continue Reading →
“Guava Island” and Childish Storytelling/by Meredith Stratmann
In 2019, Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, produced a short film, “Guava Island.” This short film spans just 56 minutes, but it sure is a whirlwind. I found this nugget when I was staying up late one night and streamed it on Amazon Prime. If you’re looking for something off-beat and a bit... Continue Reading →
Choctaw Baseball Has Built a Championship-Caliber Program/by Corey Rholdon
The Mississippi College baseball team has built a championship-caliber program over the past few seasons. Just a few years ago the team was 12-34, but the past two seasons they have won a combined 64 games including a Gulf South Conference (GSC) championship. This season there are a lot of new faces, and it has... Continue Reading →
New Library Hours: How Could You?/by Marquisha Mathis
The library was the number one place on campus where students could stay until 2:00 a.m. during the weekdays and 1:00 a.m. on the weekends. The change in the hours should have been a conversation since we got back last fall. What was MC thinking? We already have to deal with the fallout of The... Continue Reading →
Campus Checkup 2.0/by Austin LaBrot
A collective hush fell upon the Mississippi College campus on Dec. 18 when finals finished, students traveled home, and many walked across the stage at graduation. However, it was go-time for the Physical Plant crew. Like summer break, the Physical Plant had a to-do list of quick improvements they wanted the campus to experience in... Continue Reading →
“Rise Against Hunger” with the School of Business Service Club/by Kyle Hamrick
820 million, 21% of Africa, and 10% of the world. These three figures, according to statistics reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, represent the number of people facing hunger in the world today. It’s hard to imagine that somewhere someone, in the 21st century, doesn’t know where they will get... Continue Reading →
Where Are You Studying Now?/by Marquisha Mathis
Everyone was so excited last summer when we got the best news; Chick-fil-A would soon hit the campus of Mississippi College. Now we are just patiently waiting for fall of 2020. But, before we can even get to God’s chicken, we have to talk about The Commons. We all were so eager to get home... Continue Reading →
Make-A-Wish Upon a Choctaw: Kaleb’s Wish Comes True
Every 34 minutes, a wish is granted to a child by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. In Mississippi alone, 165 children are diagnosed with a new terminal illness each year. Make-A-Wish is a nonprofit organization with a mission to grant a wish to every eligible child. On Jan. 16, 2020, MC students and faculty gathered... Continue Reading →
Tempest Rehearsals in Full Swing/by Kyle Hamrick
“Where’s our fourth goddess?” called Dr. Phyllis Seawright as she assembled a scene from words on a page to the living stage. The actors on stage assemble on an invisible ship, and await the order to conjure up a storm, wreck the ship, and begin the show. Seawright’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is... Continue Reading →
Continuing the Legacy/by Austin LaBrot
Dr. Blake Thompson has some big plans up his sleeve for the Blue and Gold family. Many students see, hear, and imagine these plans daily – yes, this is referencing the Chick-fil-A taking over The Commons in August 2020. But there is more to the university’s future than chicken. In the last few weeks, Laura... Continue Reading →
Popping the MC Bubble/by Meredith Stratmann
Alumni, current MC students, faculty and visitors alike are all aware of a phenomenon specific to the main Mississippi College campus in Clinton, Miss. This occurrence is what is commonly referred to as the “MC Bubble.” This bubble encompasses a certain look and persona that many people at MC strive to achieve. This way of... Continue Reading →
Lady Choctaws Chasing a Birth in the GSC Tournament/by Elliot Reeder
The Mississippi College Lady Choctaw basketball team is in a position that they have not been in some time: in the running for a spot in the Gulf South Conference Tournament. The Lady Choctaws are currently tied for eighth in the conference which is the cut off for the final spot in the tournament. MC... Continue Reading →
1917: Our Generation’s Private Ryan/by Kyle Hamrick
“On or about December 1910,” wrote the famed author Virginia Woolf, “the human character changed.” This line has been used to introduce World War I since time immemorial, and it couldn’t be more true. World War I blended old school military tactics with new and deadly technology. Around 10 million soldiers died, while many high... Continue Reading →
Lou Holtz Speaks at Athletics Fundraiser/by Kyle Hamrick
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, friends of MC reunited in Anderson Hall to observe the Dr. Don Phillips Mississippi College Athletics Dinner. This evening of feasting, fundraising, and fellowship has been held annually since 2002, and is one of the major fundraising events for MC’s athletics department, raising over $2 million over the past 17 years. ... Continue Reading →
For the Culture Week: a Social Justice Club Event/by Megan Brown
“Make America _____ Again.” It’s an attention-grabbing title, but that’s nothing out of the ordinary for the MC Social Justice Club (SJC). “Make America _____ Again” is the name they created for their immigration panel held on November 14th. It was one of the events in For the Culture Week, and included Professor Lingshan Song,... Continue Reading →
Slow the Roll to Christmas/by Elliot Reeder
Black Friday to around Dec. 28--that is Christmas season. Christmas season does not begin the day after Halloween. Christmas season does not begin in early November, but rather the day after Thanksgiving. November should be a time of celebrating fall, the end of the harvest, and the leaves turning orange and yellow. Not a time... Continue Reading →
A Season to Remember: Undefeated at Home in Sport and Spirit/by Kyle Hamrick
On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Mississippi College Choctaws defeated the Delta State Statesmen in their annual rivalry football game. For the first time since 1993, the Heritage Bell trophy crossed Robinson-Hale field, ringing victory as ecstatic team members carried it home. The second and final MC Preview Day of the semester preceded the groundbreaking kick-off.... Continue Reading →
New Faculty Joins MC School of Nursing/by Meredith Stratmann
The fall semester of 2019 has brought considerable changes to Mississippi College’s quaint campus: Chick-fil-A, faculty leaving, and the closure of Ratliff Hall. This season of changes has not passed over one of MC’s most talked about programs—the School of Nursing (SON). MC has prided itself on an excellent School of Nursing since the program... Continue Reading →
Sleeping on the Source Material: A Review of “Doctor Sleep”/by Jared Vardaman
As a self-proclaimed horror movie connoisseur, when I heard that Doctor Sleep, the sequel to Stephen King’s 1977 horror bestseller The Shining, would be making its way to the big screen, my inner nerd leapt in excitement. I read the novel version, released in 2013, my senior year of high school, and to this day... Continue Reading →
The Quad and Beyond: Lighting Around Campus/by Morgan Miller
Let me set the stage. You’ve spent the better part of your day locked away in a study room, working on assignments and studying flashcards until you can’t see straight anymore. You’re exhausted and frustrated, and the only thing you want is to crawl into bed after a long day of work. Leaving the library,... Continue Reading →
MC Cross Country: A Program on the Rise/by Elliot Reeder
Cross country might be the most uniquely challenging sport in terms of early mornings, rigorous training, mental trials, and both literal and figurative rough terrains. The Mississippi College Cross Country coach Matthew Reneker believes that there is a sweet spot in terms of balancing training hard enough and not training too hard to where... Continue Reading →
Jehovah’s Fitness Wins 2nd Intramural Championship / by: Kyle Hamrick, Editor in Chief
The intramural team Jehovah’s Fitness secured their 2nd intramural title after a chilly and competitive contest against team Eric Prather on Thursday night, November 7. It was a cold and misty night for flag football, but the stands of Robinson-Hale were filled with fans. The dreadful breeze bit at every cheek as it undulated with... Continue Reading →
Dr. Ron Howard Receives Award of Excellence/by Kyle Hamrick
Dr. Ron Howard has a passion for learning. It was cultivated in his childhood growing up on a small family farm in East Tennessee. His parents did not have much education, but they instilled in young Howard a desire to achieve in ways they weren’t able to. Looking back, Howard mused, “I’ve always thought there... Continue Reading →
Authentic Eats at Los Amigos/by Kyle Hamrick
Along with a Dollar General and a generations old gas station, no Southern town would be complete without a Mexican restaurant. I practically grew up on “cheese dip” and fuh-gee-tas served in dimly lit cantinas decorated with ceramic peppers and sombreros. And Taco Bell...c’est magnifique! It is therefore no surprise my tastes are hardwired to... Continue Reading →
A Call to Coach: The Story of Mike Jones’s Return to the Court/by Meeby Ballard
Mississippi College is proud to welcome Coach Mike Jones back to the court for his return as the head men’s basketball coach. Coach Jones has known from the start of his career that coaching basketball was more than just a job, it was an opportunity to make a difference and support young athletes. Now, he’s... Continue Reading →
Falling for Autumn Activities/by Meredith Stratmann
It’s October, almost November, and you know what that means. It’s finally fall! By this point, everything is falling: leaves, grades, and rain. But in the midst of a flurry of midterms, papers, and presentations, arguably the best season of the year has descended on us. There is no shortage of fall activities in which... Continue Reading →
MC’s Own TV Personality/by Austin LaBrot
Dr. Glenn Antizzo will make his eighth television appearance on Nov. 5, 2019, to discuss election results and offer insight to Magnolia State politics. The Mississippi College political science professor has been making appearances on ABC affiliate WAPT-16 since the early 2010s, promoting America’s second-oldest Baptist university well. “I try to put politics into plain... Continue Reading →
The Band PACIFIC Rocks MC/by Naomi Taylor
On Oct. 18, 2019, up-and-coming alternative rock group The Band Pacific performed a concert on Mississippi College’s campus to raise money for Batson Children’s Hospital of Mississippi Dance Marathon. The Freshman Leadership Initiative Program (FLIP) decorated the Caf patio with shimmering lights in all the trees and bushes, creating a very MC and aesthetically pleasing... Continue Reading →
Women’s Soccer Looking to Finish Well/by Elliot Reeder
The Mississippi College women’s soccer team has shot all the way up to number six in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll for Division 2, mainly thanks to a double-digit game win streak that currently has them in first place in the GSC. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the Lady Choctaws though as... Continue Reading →
Meet the Campus Wildlife/by Elijah Cardenas
One of the most interesting features of Mississippi College’s picturesque campus is one that isn’t included in the tuition costs. The wildlife at MC continually provides a feeling of life and vitality to campus that other campuses in the area lack, no matter how different they claim their squirrels are. A host of strange and... Continue Reading →
HOMECOMING 2019 IN PROSE AND PICTURES/ By: Kyle Hamrick, Editor in Chief
The rain couldn’t keep us away, Blue and Gold is thicker than water. Past and present met that day, every MC son and MC daughter. On Saturday, Oct. 26, Mississippi College observed the culmination of its annual Homecoming Week. After a busy week of reunions and get-togethers, dinners and awards, cheer-offs and Follies, alumni and... Continue Reading →
CHOMPING AT THE BIT, PREPARING FOR GREATNESS / By: Kyle Hamrick, Editor in Chief
Blake Thompson strolled through the arched entry of Providence Hill Farm’s palatial barn with cool confidence, passing the rows and rows of stalls on his way to greet Ann Skogerboe, the program director of the Mississippi College Equestrian Team. Riding a horse was, somehow, far from his mind. With a little encouragement, Thompson donned a... Continue Reading →
The Homestretch to Homecoming/by Elijah Cardenas
Mississippi College is currently abuzz with anticipation for one of MC’s most time-honored and thrilling events of the year: homecoming. Taking place Oct. 21-26, homecoming this year will feature the return of many of MC’s favorite traditions, as well as some new events never before featured as a part of this monumental week. This year’s... Continue Reading →
Social Work Shows Out for Domestic Violence Awareness/by Kyle Hamrick
Alexis Jones, Lauren Guthrie, and other members of the Association of Student Social Workers will be raising awareness for domestic violence from Oct. 14 to 17, with different events occurring each day. Jones and Guthrie, both juniors majoring in social work, are spearheading the awareness campaign. The pair hail from Louisiana, and both started out... Continue Reading →
No Laughing Matter: An Overlook of “Joker”/by Parker Brooks
Captivating and unsettling: two words to describe the performance of Joaquin Phoenix in his portrayal of the Joker in what is one of this year's most anticipated films. The days of cheery, good guys prevailing superhero movies have come to an immediate stop with Todd Phillips’ newest addition to the DC universe, Joker. The film... Continue Reading →
Why Personality Tests Are Ruining Us/by Elliot Reeder
Enneagram, Myers Briggs, Jung, etc. You know the names of the tests, and you have probably taken one. Maybe you took it because someone asked you during Welcome Week what your personality type was, and you immediately felt shame because you didn’t have an answer. Maybe it’s because you sat at a table in the... Continue Reading →
Lady Choctaws Reach Highest Ranking in Program History/by Sydney Cannette
The Lady Choctaw soccer team has been off to a booming start this season. The Lady Choctaws finished the 2018 season with a record of 16-4 and a conference record of 12-1. The team currently stands with a record of 6-1 this season and a conference record of 4-0. The Lady Choctaws recently reached a... Continue Reading →
Emergency Preparedness/by Austin LaBrot
Mississippi College leaders are expanding safety measures across campus. Incidents on the campus are so rare that buzz quickly spreads when something does happen. Two occurrences happened in the past month where non-students have come on campus property with bad intentions. Luckily for students, staff, and the surrounding community, MC Public Safety leaders were able... Continue Reading →
Musical Department to Put On Production of “She Loves Me”/by Jared Vardaman
Musical theatre fans rejoiced to find out that Mississippi College will be putting on its first full musical since 2015! The music department will be presenting She Loves Me, a hilarious, twisting love story with music by Jerry Brock and story by Joe Masteroff. The cast is still in the finalization process, but the... Continue Reading →
Four’s A Crowd/by Jared Vardaman
In the great adventure that is college, a person’s roommate is a major factor that can either make or break their year. We’ve all heard the roommate horror stories. Roommates with drugs in their mattresses, hiding their significant other in the closet when the RA checks rooms, or even worse: never flushing the toilet or... Continue Reading →
From MC to Northwest League MVP: An Update on Blaine Crim/by Elliot Reeder
For four years, Blaine Crim was a star on the diamond for the Mississippi College baseball team. Even at the Division II level, Crim was playing well enough to earn some looks from Major League teams as his junior season at MC came to a close. Those first looks were from scouts for the Texas... Continue Reading →
MC Faculty and Students to Participate in Relay for Life/by Meredith Stratmann
One in three. One-third. Thirty-three percent. According to the American Cancer Society, one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Cancer affects pretty much everyone, whether directly or indirectly. Because of these statistics, organizations like the American Cancer Society have been formed to raise money in the fight against cancer. One... Continue Reading →
Unsung Heroes of Preview Day/by Austin LaBrot
A four-member team of Physical Plant staff made Preview Day possible Saturday, Sept. 14. From check-in at B.C. Rogers to the Academic Marketplace, Alfred Daniels and the General Service Department has a checklist to complete to make Preview Day a well-oiled event for prospective students. The first Preview Day for the 2019-2020 school year brought... Continue Reading →
A Tale of Two Home Games/by Kyle Hamrick
Let it be known I am by no means a sports reporter. The chessboard movements and strategies that revolve around a football elude me. When everyone else yells, I yell; when everyone else groans, I groan. This, therefore, is an exclusive study of the people who sat in the stands for the season’s first home... Continue Reading →
Do You Hear What I Hear: When is the Best Time for Christmas Music?/by Morgan Thomas
With Halloween swiftly approaching, many people are already gearing up for the holiday season. However, as stores bring out their Christmas merchandise, some wonder if we begin celebrating Christmas too early. Many radio stations start playing nonstop Christmas music the day after Halloween. Magic 96.5, a radio station in Birmingham, Ala., will even play a... Continue Reading →
