On Sunday, Feb. 19, students gathered in Lower Seeger for the typically-planned Vespers worship service. The only difference? Instead of ending at its usual time, worship continued until 12:30 a.m., and some students remained praying until 2 a.m. Campus Ministry leaders held an additional service on Monday, Feb. 20 in hopes to open up space […]
Thrifting on campus and for a good cause? It’s the ideal combination for a chilly morning at Milligan. Students shopped in Lower Seeger on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the pop-up thrift shop Threads; Hosted by International Justice Mission (IJM). Seniors Olivia Brokaw and Christina Triplet are part of IJM and ran the shop, sharing a […]
As the remnants of a weakened Hurricane Ian make its way up the East Coast, the state of Florida is entering into a phase of rescue, recovery, and restoration. Although a revived Hurricane Ian hit the Carolinas as well, Florida remains the most severely damaged. The category 4 storm reached Florida on Wednesday, September 28, […]
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, died on September 8 at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland at 96. Her passing marks the end of a more than 70-year reign, and the beginning of a period of mourning for the United Kingdom. The beloved monarch will remain in Scotland, as determined by a funeral plan […]
Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine has continued to intensify over the last month. After Russian troops invaded the country, a series of humanitarian disasters unfolded. At least 3 million Ukrainian refugees have fled the country and others are trapped in cities with dwindling supplies such as water and electricity. On Feb. 24, Russian President […]
Facebook and the other apps the company owns were down for over five hours on October 4. With more than 3.5 billion users on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, the outage affected many businesses and communicators. Facebook accounts are also used to link people to accounts they may have with other sites, causing issues on […]
With all of the risks of COVID-19, the United States enacted multiple travel bans in hopes of limiting infections and preventing mutated strains from entering the country. Many international students here at Milligan have been greatly impacted by these travel restrictions, but they have something to look forward to as President Biden recently announced that […]
The pandemic has changed what getting your degree looks like for all college students. But for those in the nursing field, it hits closer to home. Both current nursing students and those who have graduated from Milligan’s nursing program are learning what it means to be in the healthcare field during a health crisis. For […]
This Saturday marks the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Early in the morning on September 11, 2001, the terrorist group al-Qaida carried out a coordinated attack against the United States by hijacking four passenger planes. Two planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New […]
Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine is the first COVID vaccine to receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA announced the approval on August 23. The Pfizer vaccine is approved for individuals sixteen years and older. It requires two doses, three weeks apart. Recipients are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second […]