As midterms wrap up, we look back at what has been an interesting semester here at MC. From burning dryers and pink floods to a week of severe winter weather, the spring semester has been nothing short of surprising. With COVID-19 limitations and mandates being loosened, more activities have taken place across campus this semester compared to the fall. Clubs
Read moreOn March 8, Mississippi College announced that longtime athletic director and head men’s basketball coach Mike Jones is retiring. Jones has been the head basketball coach for 18 seasons split over three stints, amassing 342 career wins. He has been the school’s athletic director for over 20 years. MC also announced that Kenny Bizot will be the next athletic director.
Read moreThis week, I got a text from a friend. His name is Daan Christensen. He is Dutch. I met Daan the first day of my study abroad semester in Spain in the bathroom of the language school I was attending. He was the first student I met and coincidentally my first friend. Our encounter was rather odd; I had to
Read moreSwerve, an annual campus dance competition for charity, will look a little different this year because of COVID guidelines. It will be held on April 16 in Swor Auditorium with multiple showings for 270 audience members throughout the day. Planning for Swerve usually begins in the spring semester, but because of uncertainty with COVID and whether it would be held,
Read moreOne year ago this month, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. With vaccines rolling out at varying speeds across the country, and a reasonable hope that this pandemic is on its way out of our lives, I propose some resolutions for the “new year” ahead. Most people make plans for improvement when the clock chimes
Read moreMany sports programs in the Gulf South Conference have been competing this spring. At Mississippi College, a few of the sports that have their season normally in the fall are participating this spring. One of those teams is the men’s soccer team. The men’s soccer team just finished an undefeated spring regular season at 4-0 and won Group A in
Read moreDuring quarantine, many people tried out new hobbies. Art, cooking, fitness, and reading are some of the more notable endeavors, but there were plenty of new and nuanced skills to be picked up as well. During MC senior Addison Seal’s quarantine, she turned to crafting her own earrings. “It started off over quarantine as a hobby,” Seal says when explaining
Read moreIf you ask a student what makes a college campus home, they will generally say something abstract, like community, roommates, or the independence they have been long awaiting. But what makes Mississippi College home are the Resident Assistants (RAs) that host each individual student and foster their stay here, going above and beyond for their every need. RAs, known for
Read moreSpring is on the way for 2021. It is a season characterized by warmer days, flowers blooming, and sunshine bringing life back to the world after a long winter. It is a time to begin anew and try new things. Many people may pick up new hobbies, go new places, and have new adventures. Others may simply choose to sit
Read moreThe 1975 have been my favorite band since I first heard them in fall 2016. Since then, they have journeyed from a nostalgic, ‘80s pop-rock pitched band to somewhere between The Strokes and Jimmy Eat World, and then something that resembles music like The Police to Brian Eno and it seems everything in between. When I first heard their fourth
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