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 […]
During the spring break week of March 4, four Milligan students and two faculty traveled to Rockport, Texas, to volunteer renovating and repairing homes after Hurricane Harvey hit mid-August of 2017. Campus minister Brad Wallace and campus activities director Jason Onks drove 22 hours with seniors Becca Guthrie and Abby Weinberger, junior Keila Trevino and […]
Every March since 2011, the United States has been captivated by a 68-team tournament that sets out to decide the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball champion. The vast number of games, with a total of 147.57 quintillion possible outcomes, has given this tournament currently underway the appropriate name March Madness. In short, 68 basketball teams […]
The Milligan College men’s and women’s tennis teams played Christian Brothers University in an exhibition match at a neutral site Friday, Feb. 2. The match was played at Tennessee Wesleyan University. The Buffs lost on both sides. The women’s team lost their matches 5-4 with the men behind them scoring 7-2. Going into Friday’s match […]
David Francisco touched the hearts of millions on the “7American Idol” season 16 premiere. However, it was not his singing that broke so many hearts; it was his story. Francisco is a Knoxville, Tenn., native where he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in electrical engineering. After graduation, he decided to travel […]
Milligan College is starting up their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for the 11th year in a row. The program, also known as VITA, occurs once a month from February to April. Started in 2008 by a former Milligan faculty member, VITA is designed to help students learn about tax law. The students then take […]
Milligan has been working toward becoming a more sustainable campus through many different means. Most recently, Webb Hall has taken this challenge pretty seriously with a dorm-wide recycling battle. The RA who came up with the idea was junior Joshua Mangano. He realized Webb Hall did not participate in recycling, and after taking the environmental […]
The results from last year’s Spiritual Formation Program survey are in. Campus minister Brad Wallace and his team of advisors have been looking through the results. The survey showed areas of spiritual growth that the college was doing well in and areas in which the college could improve. The survey was designed to target students […]