Preferences for a pet or car may offer a clue about who people are voting for, according to Marc Hetherington, a Vanderbilt political science professor. He gave a lecture last Wednesday in Hyder Auditorium on personalities, polarization and the political parties of 2016. The room was about one-third full, mostly students. Hetherington kept the audience […]

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With fall semester in full swing, your schedule might be packed with classes, study sessions and some much-needed coffee breaks. So, for those of you who have been busy hitting the books, here are 10 sports highlights you might have missed this semester. 1. Freshman volleyball player, Kellee Geren, is recognized for the third time […]

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Politics on your mind? Dr. Marc J. Hetherington, a Vanderbilt University professor and political science author, will shed some light on the presidential race, giving a lecture in Milligan’s Hyder Auditorium this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The “Personality, Polarization, and the 2016 Election” lecture will draw largely from Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler’s book “Authoritarianism and […]

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TWIRP (The Woman Is Required to Pay) Week is an annual Milligan tradition that took place on the week of Sept. 11 this year.  Students had the chance to participate in both on-campus and off-campus events with their dates and friends.  Campus Activities Board members said they worked hard to make TWIRP Week feel fresh […]

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Late last week, Jeff Smith, the director of multicultural engagement and of The Betty Goah Diversity Scholars Program, resigned for reasons unknown. Smith joined Milligan’s staff at the start of the 2014-15 school year, making his time at Milligan fairly short. Last Thursday, the Goah scholars received an email from Garland Young, the Dean of […]

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November is on its way, and as students join in on the current political discourse,  Milligan College Republicans President Tessa Stevenson said the club will support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. While many on campus were unsure of MCR’s stance, Stevenson clarified that the organization and its members will keep an open mind as they continue […]

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The NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency’s employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity “Snowden” is quite possibly the most conventional Oliver […]

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It’s 4 a.m., and I’m tossing and turning in bed. I’m surrounded by walls made of sticks and mud; feeling overwhelmed. My perspective on life is changing. So many of my opinions and beliefs had been shattered on this four-month study abroad trip to Uganda. “What did it mean to love my neighbor as myself? […]

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