According to the press release on October 9, Milligan College has announced the addition of the triathlon team which will compete as a club sport beginning in the 2019-20 academic year. Jason Onks, director of campus activities and a triathlete, is in the process of becoming Level 1 certified through USA Triathlon and becoming head […]

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1942— Duard (Coach) Walker began his first semester at Milligan at eighteen years old. He was quite an athlete, earning varsity letters in football, basketball, and tennis. Walker transferred to Milligan following a year of playing baseball at ETSU, but Milligan was unable to field a baseball team in 1943 as a result of student […]

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Milligan Highway is traversed everyday not only by the general public, but also by Milligan students, faculty and staff. However, towards the end of September things took a turn for the worse, and with frequent accidents near our campus, Milligan students are being affected. The first accident occured on Sept. 23. A green, 50s style […]

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Laura and Jonathan Mehl slide through the crowded streets on Washington Square Place. Laura, standing about five feet tall, has wrapped herself in a blue jacket, shielding herself from the rain, dodging between people, buildings and poles and finally seeking food and shelter from the rain in a salad shop in Greenwich Village. Jonathan walks […]

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Image of bicycle wheel via Pixabay.com Milligan announced the creation of a triathlon team next academic year; the team will be coached by Milligan’s director of student activities, Jason Onks. Stay tuned for the full story in the second issue of Milligan Stampede print.   Women’s volleyball took the win against Bluefield, 3-0, on Oct. […]

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As the line to get inside the building grew larger and larger, helicopters flew overhead. Many people were conversing with complete strangers about their support for Trump as they approached the entrance to the rally. Eventually, someone wearing a suit, presumably a part of the campaign staff, approached the front of the line and shouted […]

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Students, faculty, and the community gathered in Hyder auditorium last Wednesday night to hear David Blevins, lead journalist from Ireland, speak about his experience as a journalist during a time of tension in Northern Ireland. He started his lecture by giving a brief history of Ireland and explaining how England seized the country starting a […]

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Phyllis Eversole started on at Milligan as the PA Program Clinical Secretary in July. As someone who has been connected with Milligan for many years, Ms. Eversole is excited to now represent Milligan as a member of staff, as she helps the students of Milligan’s new PA program through following up with clinical sites and […]

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When asked how he got to Milligan, Dr. McDonald said, “The short (and mildly sarcastic) answer is: I drove. *Ba-dum-tsss*.” The real story of how he got here is a little more interesting. He was born and raised just over the mountains in Hickory, N.C., where he was homeschooled throughout his primary education. In his […]

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