In the past two years, Milligan has added bowling and flag football to the athletic program as well as disc golf as a club sport. Earlier this year, Brian Rickert was hired to coach Milligan’s new bowling program. For their first season the team starts out with five freshmen. While there is not yet a […]
With feet in the sand and eyes on the game, it was a competitive Tuesday night for Milligan’s campus as students competed in the CAB sponsored Sand Volleyball Tournament. Teams consisted of four players each with double elimination rules in place. As the night went on, the court lines were surrounded with spectators as teams […]
Milligan’s debate team held its first tryouts on Sep. 1, at the Tennis Pavilion. The tryouts were hosted by Dr. Blouin, head of the English department at Milligan, who also serves as the club’s coach and advisor. Ten students participated in the tryouts; prospective students were divided into pairs and given a topic. After a […]
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 […]
Milligan Women’s Soccer has begun its first official season under new head coach Alyssa Whitehead. Along with a new coach, nine of the 26 rostered girls are freshmen. With so many new players as well as a new coach, the team has been adjusting as they prepare for conference play. For those who played under […]
While Milligan may have been quiet Tuesday evening for some, the same could not be said about the Sub as students from all over campus crowded into chairs for a chance to win free groceries at the ever-popular Grocery Bingo night. The game of bingo is played like normal, with prizes ranging from everyday household […]
The Milligan Women’s Volleyball team played four games in their Milligan Mountain Madness tournament on August 27-28, ending with one win and three losses. This is the 13th annual Milligan Mountain Madness tournament, and Fisk University, University of Tennessee Southern, University of the Cumberlands, and Blue Mountain College make up this year’s competition. The Buffs […]
As the 2021-2022 academic year begins, seven new faculty members join the Milligan University community. While several new faculty members are settling into their roles here at Milligan, for some the new position required major life changes such as moving long distances and extensive preparation for the school year. Dr. Garland Young, vice president for […]
Milligan kicked off the Fall 2021 semester with an event-filled Welcome Week for its new and returning students. The week started off strong on August 21 as new students participated in the long-standing tradition of signing their names into the school records during the matriculation ceremony in Seeger Chapel. The following day, new students headed […]
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 […]