One of the stories that President Bill Greer shares at the beginning of every school year in August is about Rosalyn. This woman went to Milligan in 1929 and she made quite an impression for only having been here one semester. She had quite the laundry list of demerits. She got in trouble for loaning […]
On Feb. 16, Brent Nipper, director of property and risk management, sent out a campus wide email about Milligan’s procedures in the case of an active shooter. This email was sent out in response to the Parkland, Fla., school shooting. Nipper’s email gave the procedure as “run, hide, or fight.” This means that in an […]
“The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page.” –St. Augustine of Hippo Starting in the fall of 2018, Milligan’s study abroad program is getting a makeover. Five students per semester will have the chance to study in another country or another state and receive credit at Milligan. The […]
Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love the music, the lights, the food, the decorations and family time. In my family, we have many traditions. One of my favorite traditions is putting out our Christmas village. My sister, my mom and I take several hours to get the village pieces just right. We have close […]
On Nov. 4, a community rallied to help provide financial support for families with ill children. Hometown Festival started four years ago to help the Clendenin, Edwards, Powers and Todd families with medical expenses for their children. Jaxon Clendenin is a 6-year-old boy from Kingsport who has been diagnosed with ECHS1 Deficiency, which is so […]
During homecoming week, Milligan’s Student Government Association hosted several events that were set in place to bring students together. On Monday, an Apple Fest was put on by the freshmen SGA representatives outside of Hart Hall. There were apples, caramel, cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate for the students. The turnout was large for the […]
It seems as if everyone loves October. With Halloween just around the corner, here are some fun places to go near Milligan if you want to get a good scare. In Elizabethton, there is a place called the Haunted Forest, known during the day as Becky Mountain Corn Maze. It is located at 110 Corn […]
The Lady Buff basketball players from the ‘80s will have the opportunity to reunite on Nov. 3. Growing up, I heard stories about Milligan’s basketball team from my mom, Karen Barker Williams, who played in the mid ‘80s, and the people and friendships she talked about made me want to attend Milligan. One of my […]
Two dates that have become important to the residents of Kingsport are Oct. 4, 1960, and Oct. 4, 2017. These are the dates of the explosions at Eastman Chemical Company. The explosion in 1960 took a high toll on the community. Sixteen people died and over 400 were injured. The recent explosion was on a […]
Last Friday, Milligan’s honors program hosted a professor from Appalachian State University who spoke on how literature and science, specifically sciences like biology and ecology, could benefit from each other. Dr. Kathryn Kirkpatrick is an English professor of feminist, cultural and ecocritical theory; Irish literature and culture; and poetry and poetics. In her lecture titled […]