The Student Government Association (SGA) at Milligan University introduced a new award to the Milligan community at the beginning of November. The award is named “Making a Difference” and was developed to highlight the student, faculty or staff member who has gone the extra mile to serve the community this semester. According to the SGA […]
For all students and faculty at Milligan University, the Fall semester of 2020 will always be remembered as different and special. Adjusting collegiate careers to a global pandemic has been everything but easy and has required strong efforts of everyone within Milligan’s community. With the end of an unconventional semester, it is time to look […]
Junior Avery DeWolf and freshman Aaron Jones claimed the Appalachian Athletics Conference title of champions and led each of their teams to win the fall championship when the buffs’ Men’s and Women’s Cross Country closed out their fall season on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Men’s team was first out with their 8k run, with Aaron […]
Milligan University’s men and women’s soccer teams were scheduled to play games against Tennessee Wesleyan this past Saturday. Due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases on each team, most team members are currently quarantined and therefore the games have been canceled. “It’s frustrating for us that the game got canceled because everyone on the […]
On Oct. 13, Milligan University announced its plans for the spring semester regarding the present virus COVID-19. According to an email sent out by President Bill Greer, the winter break will be extended by two weeks which results in a delay for the start of the spring semester. Classes will begin on Jan. 25 instead […]
Two wins and four medals were claimed when Milligan University’s Cross Country teams participated in the annual Appalachian Athletic Conference Preview race in Asheville on Oct. 17. It was the fourth win of the season for the women’s team and the fifth win for the men’s team, leaving the men’s team undefeated this season. Avery […]
Del Harris, a 1959 graduate of Milligan College, was selected as an inaugural member of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association’s (TICUA) Hall of Fame when the organization announced the inaugural class of 2020 at the beginning of October. Every year, TICUA honors a number of influential alumni from their 35 member institutions to […]
40+ million people around the world are currently held as modern-day slaves. 4 billion people live without the protection of laws. 2 million young girls are exploited in the commercial sex industry. 1 in 5 women will be a victim of rape during her lifetime.* According to the non-governmental organization International Justice Mission (IJM), the […]
Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States. On average, 132 people commit suicide every day, according to the voluntary organization AFSP, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In 2018, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) revealed new statistics showing suicide to be the second most common cause of death among college […]
Like many events recently, COVID-19 led to the cancellation of Milligan University’s study abroad program for this semester. The Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC) program was one of the study abroad trips cancelled. LAFSC is run through BestSemester, an organization affiliated with the Council of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Amanda Lorch, senior film […]