During Homecoming week, the Welshimer Library at Milligan hosts a showcase featuring art created by using books. The Stampede sat down with Jude Morrissey, the user services librarian, who oversees the showcase this year. Q: When did the Book Art event start? A: We began Book+Art in 2013, so we are now on our 5th […]
As the Milligan athletic program steadily increases in size, coaches and athletes are learning to utilize the areas provided, especially the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse weight room. The fieldhouse is open to all students except for during basketball and volleyball games as is the weight room except when a team has reserved it. Scheduling for the […]
Milligan students, family, friends and alumni gathered Saturday afternoon to watch the annual Homecoming parade. While rain did threaten to cancel the event, the weather held off long enough for everyone to enjoy the festivities and catch up with old friends.
Over the years, we have celebrated the good times during homecoming, like when Dr. Bill Geer was inaugurated as Milligan President in 2011 or when he rode a buffalo down the Blowers Boulevard for last year’s sesquicentennial. We have also recognized the hard times. During homecoming in 1998, Milligan held a service for the church […]
The cafeteria at Milligan feeds students every day. The have a hot line, pizza bar, deli bar, bagel bar, cereal bar, salad bar and a specialty bar. These are all great. But a problem has arisen in the Milligan cafeteria. While the food is decent, there is a huge lack of vegetarian options. I have […]
As Homecoming approaches, so do annual Milligan events such as the fall theater production. This year, the theater department is performing “The Menaechmi,” a comedy by Plautus. The play revolves around the newly reunited twin brothers, Menaechmus I, played by sophomore Colby McKeehan, and Menaechmus II, played by freshman Drew Hawkins, and situations involving mistaken […]
Milligan’s Social Work Club hosted a suicide prevention training event on National Mental Health Awareness Day, Oct. 10. Cicely Alvis, division director of specialty services for Frontier Health, was the trainer at the event. She taught the Question, Persuade, Refer, or QPR method, which is one of the easiest methods to teach and learn. The […]
Dear Brutus, My family is coming to Milligan for the first time for Homecoming. What do you suggest we do while they’re here? Sincerely, Out of Ideas Dear Out of Ideas, Homecoming is a great time for family to visit! The weather is finally starting to cool down and the mountains are beautiful with the […]
Sometimes, the best escape from college stress can be found in creating content for entertainment, expressing talent, or even having simple conversations. Several students at Milligan College use their free time to unravel their creativity into YouTube videos. Brent Doolittle is a senior majoring in communications who is currently hosting live streams and video skits […]
If you are anything like me, appropriately decorating your room for the season is a must–especially in the autumn and winter months. I know, I know. Poor college students don’t necessarily have the budgets to perform a complete room makeover every four months. But here are a few cheap tricks to give your dorm a […]