Davion Brown stands at a table at MC’s famous “Big Steps,” handing out Chick-fil-a biscuits with a huge smile on his face. Surrounding him are multiple others doing the same thing, asking passersby, usually students hustling to class, if they want some breakfast and then telling them to have a nice day. This is only one event of the Office
Read moreReese Carwile was excited to attend the Mississippi State Fair. The concertgoer from Oxford, Miss. has been a fan of country artist Riley Green for a number of years and has even attended a number of his performances artist in the past. However, Green’s concert Oct. 12 at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson was unlike any of the prior
Read moreMississippi College students gathered in the bowl outside the student life center October 8 for an evening of food and music, as the university’s student engagement board booked Alabama indie rock group Carver Commodore for an evening performance. The night opened with a stripped down seven-song-set from an MC student band led by senior Naomi Taylor. The currently unnamed trio
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After almost a year without musical productions, the music department at Mississippi College is producing an afternoon of opera scenes. Auditions took place on Friday, Sep. 3, with Nicholas Perna, associate professor of voice and voice pedagogy, planning to direct. 2021 marks his seventh year on staff with MC. He has directed previous musicals for MC, including She Loves Me
Read moreEver since she was a child, Lindsey Williams has loved developing stories in her head. Williams, now a Mississippi College junior, forged that passion into a reality with her first self-published series of books, Monsterous. Currently, there are two main titles: Monsterous: Part One – Everything Out of the Ordinary, and Monsterous: Part Two – The She-Monster. Inspired by Mary
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The Wood Activity and Therapeutic Center at 111 Clinton Boulevard has been the location of exercise classes, music making, and art daytime programs since 2013. It serves as a therapeutic center for individuals over 50 years old, and others over six with developmental, physical, or cognitive disabilities. According to their website, their motivation is the “purposeful use of recreation services
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Students with a dramatic flair are welcomed to audition for the radio play of It’s a Wonderful Life by Dr. Phyllis Seawright, assistant professor of communication, and students of the play directing class. Audition dates are tentative but will likely require actors to prepare a short monologue and read excerpts from the script. Seawright plans to hold the auditions the
Read moreStudents at Mississippi College might remember the pep band that played in the bleachers at football games in years past, but a true marching band has not been a part of the game day experience for quite a long time. That all changes this semester with the arrival of the brand new marching band alongside directors Duncan Goff and David
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Alpha Psi Omega is the national theatre society that students can participate in at Mississippi College. Their purpose is, in short, to allow students to benefit from and contribute to the society, while participating in theatre-related activities at the university. The club offers a chance for new members to be inducted in the fall and spring semesters. Induction is not
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After a year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Red Brick Roads Arts and Music Festival is returning to the brick streets of Clinton. The festival will begin on the evening of Friday, Aug. 27 and continue on into Saturday. Attendees can expect to see music and art showcases of all kinds, including local songwriters, on-site painting, craft markets, and a
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