As the Milligan athletic program steadily increases in size, coaches and athletes are learning to utilize the areas provided, especially the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse weight room. The fieldhouse is open to all students except for during basketball and volleyball games as is the weight room except when a team has reserved it. Scheduling for the […]
Milligan students, family, friends and alumni gathered Saturday afternoon to watch the annual Homecoming parade. While rain did threaten to cancel the event, the weather held off long enough for everyone to enjoy the festivities and catch up with old friends.
Over the years, we have celebrated the good times during homecoming, like when Dr. Bill Geer was inaugurated as Milligan President in 2011 or when he rode a buffalo down the Blowers Boulevard for last year’s sesquicentennial. We have also recognized the hard times. During homecoming in 1998, Milligan held a service for the church […]
Everyone loves a good burger, and college students are no exception. When it comes to the classic American diner experience, no two restaurants emulate that old school style quite like Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers and Steak n’ Shake. Both are excellent places in their own right, but I wanted to find out which was […]
It seems as if everyone loves October. With Halloween just around the corner, here are some fun places to go near Milligan if you want to get a good scare. In Elizabethton, there is a place called the Haunted Forest, known during the day as Becky Mountain Corn Maze. It is located at 110 Corn […]
The cafeteria at Milligan feeds students every day. The have a hot line, pizza bar, deli bar, bagel bar, cereal bar, salad bar and a specialty bar. These are all great. But a problem has arisen in the Milligan cafeteria. While the food is decent, there is a huge lack of vegetarian options. I have […]
As Homecoming approaches, so do annual Milligan events such as the fall theater production. This year, the theater department is performing “The Menaechmi,” a comedy by Plautus. The play revolves around the newly reunited twin brothers, Menaechmus I, played by sophomore Colby McKeehan, and Menaechmus II, played by freshman Drew Hawkins, and situations involving mistaken […]
Milligan’s Social Work Club hosted a suicide prevention training event on National Mental Health Awareness Day, Oct. 10. Cicely Alvis, division director of specialty services for Frontier Health, was the trainer at the event. She taught the Question, Persuade, Refer, or QPR method, which is one of the easiest methods to teach and learn. The […]
Milligan’s International Justice Mission chapter marched in downtown Knoxville with A21 in a Walk for Freedom. The club left at six in the morning on Oct. 14 and walked in all black with hundreds of other advocates for people in slavery. Students covered their mouths with tape and held signs with facts about slavery, one […]