There will be no in person performances from Milligan University’s symphony orchestra this year. This is one of many changes the school has made due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of accepting the loss, those in the music department decided to record sections of the pieces they would have performed live. Professor of Music […]
Monday, September 28 Milligan’s student run newspaper, The Stampede, announced a mock presidential election for students to participate in. Voting was open for five days and students could make their voices heard by voting on the GoogleForm that was sent out via email or scan a QR code posted on social media or on printed […]
Recently, beloved Johnson City Coffee shop and community hotspot The Willow Tree announced its permanent closure due to COVID-19. Watch to see the Milligan community’s reactions and reflections on The Willow Tree’s impact.
Hopwood Christan Church has resumed in-person services. The first service took place on Sunday in accordance with COVID-19 regulations. More than 100 attendees gathered outdoors for fellowship. As the pandemic spread, places of worship changed the way services were held in order to decrease the chances of infection. This involved live streaming services and mandating […]
COVID-19 spread throughout the world at a rapid rate in the early months of 2020. Since its outbreak, scientists and health officials have worked to keep track of cases as efficiently as possible. Here are some of the most recent numbers. For the United States, there are close to 7 million active cases and close […]
Names and information of the individuals mentioned below have been omitted to ensure their protection. Stampede believes in reporting unbiased information but also believes in keeping the interviewees safe. On May 25, the world was changed by the death of a man by the name of George Floyd. An African American man, Floyd was killed […]
God is in control. There has never been a day that God did not have his hand grasping creation in his fingertips, and all that has come to pass has never been in the blindspot of God. Even the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ can be seen as far back in the garden where the old […]
COVID-19 threw just about everyone a curveball that seems almost impossible to hit. Not to mention, the implemented stay-at-home orders across the United States have many going “stir-crazy.” Among those feeling most impacted by the coronavirus are graduating seniors, especially since they are unable to say final and proper goodbyes to their friends, professors and […]
As the coronavirus pandemic closed campus and moved classes online, several students were unable to complete fieldwork for the semester. While most of Milligan College’s undergraduate degrees do not require fieldwork, a few have to. “The ones that [require fieldwork] are Child and Youth Development, Children’s Ministry, Church Leadership, Communications (some concentrations), Exercise Science, Intercultural […]
This article is co-written by Judith Garza and Taylor Williams. Several states across the American Southeast will begin reopening non-essential businesses on May 1, including Milligan College’s home state of Tennessee. At a conference held in Nashville on April 20, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that the “Safer at Home” order for Tennesseans will expire […]