Students of M.C. uttered a collective hallelujah when news broke in late August of a Chick-fil-A restaurant coming to campus in the near future. Instagram was alive with reposts of the glad tidings, and pictures of Dr. Blake Thompson shaking hands – or hooves – with the restaurant’s cow mascot filled students’ social media feeds. As the celebrations shorten with
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Mississippi College chapel has gotten some big upgrades this semester. Students no longer trek to First Baptist Clinton; the service is now being held in the heart of campus at Swor Auditorium. Students can also ditch the Arkaive app. Attendance is being taken through a quick and easy scanning process. Worship music is being provided by the chapel band, which is
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The Lady Choctaw soccer team will be looking to build off of what was arguably the best season in program history in 2018. Last year, the team went 16-4 overall with a 12-1 mark in conference play and made a run all the way to the NCAA Division II Round of 16. The opening weekend of the season was a
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The Mississippi College defensive line has a new talisman that is representative of their attitude for this upcoming season: ready to smash. The idea originally came from senior defensive lineman Kalvin Bowman. He and his friend, junior defensive lineman Michael Washington decided that the defensive line needed something special. “I said, ‘We are the D-line; we anchor the defense. We
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On Sunday, Sept. 8, the Gore Gallery held an afternoon reception for two current exhibits honoring two MC artists: “Remembering a Legacy,” showcasing the work of the late Samuel Marshall Gore, and “Reflections Through the Eyes of a Servant,” showcasing the work of Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn. It was my first gallery show experience. I appreciated art from afar, admiring
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On a Wednesday night, Sept. 4, Mississippi College’s favorite alternative rocking, skinny jean wearing heartthrobs, The Band CAMINO, opened to a sold-out crowd of over 1,300 people at Birmingham’s Iron City. This show was the first of 35 shows to be played on their second national tour, ending in Tallahassee, Fla., on Oct. 23 of this year. The Memphis-based band
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If you haven’t heard of Lizzo, the breakout pop star of 2019, then you might want to add her to your playlist. She just released her sophomore album “Cuz I Love You,” and it has been on repeat in my car. After I listen to her music, I always feel inspired to conquer my dreams. A song called “soulmate” on
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In the month of August, Popeyes has been trending on every platform in the world about this new chicken sandwich. There’s not just one choice, but two. You can choose between mild or spicy. This created a lot of tension with Chick-Fil-A and garnered much attention on whose was better. At the end of August, the Popeyes sandwich was reportedly
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Beth Stapleton wants to see Mississippi College students enrich their educational careers around the world. Announced in Spring 2019, the Edward McMillan ‘MAC’ Center for Education Abroad houses all study abroad programs under one roof. The program was officially launched Aug. 1, with Stapleton as Director. Mississippi College began a $2 million campaign to fund the newly formed center. “One million will
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Madison Brown takes to heart the words of Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” “I have to live by this, because I worry a lot. You can’t worry about what you can’t see,” Brown said. Brown graduated from MC in Spring 2019 with a
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