This year, humanities 202 read a dystopian novel called “1984.” In this novel, the main character, Winston Smith, worked for the ministry of “truth” correcting errors in past publications. What this really meant is that he worked for the power called “Big Brother” covering up historical events so that they supported the image “Big Brother” […]
Students gathered in McGlothlin-Street Theatre at the Gregory Center for Buffalo Tales this past Thursday. Buffalo Tales is an event put on by students in professor of communications Dr. Bruce Montgomery’s storytelling class. Students in the storytelling class put on the event as part of their final grade every semester. This semester students told three […]
Milligan freshman John Will Hutcheson was crowned “Mr. Buff” Friday night, April 13, in the Gregory Center. Hutcheson won over five other competitors in front of an audience that filled half of the theatre. “At first I was surprised, but now I’m really happy,” Hutcheson said a few minutes after being crowned. Hutcheson’s talent was […]
Senior photography major Lukas Williams’ art exhibition, “Dark Matter,” is a collection of photos that displays the beauty that can come from mental illness. His exhibit premiered on April 8 at 2 p.m. in Derthick Hall basement. Upon walking into the room, visitors were greeted by ominous music and dark lighting. On the back wall […]
Language enrollment has been dropping in colleges across the country since the fall of 2009, according to Modern Language Association. This includes programs like German, French and Spanish. However, Milligan’s Spanish department has not been a part of this nationwide trend and is progressively bringing more students into the program. In the fall, the Spanish […]
Milligan hosted its 23rd annual Juried Art Exhibition, which featured various works of art and photography from Milligan students. The show debuted on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and was free and open to the public. The exhibit will run from April 22-29. Located on the bottom floor of Derthick, the exhibit is still open for […]
With Hopwood Memorial Christian Church receiving a renovation this academic year, Professor Nicholas Blosser set out to create a piece of art that would fill a space of the wall in the main sanctuary. Hopwood’s renovations had caused a window on the right side of the sanctuary to turn into a wall. This caused the […]
As the semester comes to a close, students gathered in Sub 7 on April 19 to pray for fellow classmates who will be going on mission trips this summer, most of them overseas. The event, called Prayer Send Out, was hosted by Apostolos, Milligan’s student mission club. Students will be going with church groups, or […]
Milligan College and Emmanuel Christian Seminary hosted its first Stone-Campbell Conference, which lasted April 6-7. Stone-Campbell Journal is an annual conference for scholars and students alike to take part of and listen to various speakers in an academic setting. The theme for the 17th annual conference was “Theology of Others: Judaism, Islam, and ‘None-of-the-Aboves.’” According […]
On Sunday, students and members of the community alike gathered at the Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Seeger Chapel to listen to Milligan’s Concert Choir and the Highlands Youth Ensemble. The concert was conducted by Dr. Noah DeLong, who has been a part of Milligan’s music faculty since 2011, and Jane DeLoach Morison, who presided […]