Campus News

Social clubs begin recruiting new members

Liz Bosarge

Reporter

On Thursday, Sept. 10, Mississippi University for Women's four-year social clubs begin their process of recruiting new members. 

Applications for the clubs are still available and can be picked up in Room 204 of Cochran Hall. The D'Belle, Highlander, Rogue, Lockheart, Silhouette, Mam'Selle, Reveler and Troubadour social clubs are a long-standing tradition. Blacklist, a two-year social club, started 101 years ago. Lockhearts and Rogues started in 1938, and the youngest club on campus, D'Belles, was founded in 1962.

Record-breaking year

Mallory Johnston

Reporter

The graduating class of Spring 2015 was a milestone class for the Mississippi University for Women. The class had more degrees awarded than at any other point in the school's history.

Dr. Jim Borsig thinks the increase in diplomas issued represents students who are finishing on time and who share a common focus on the future and what they can do with their degrees once they graduate. The last three years have been record-setting for the university, and he attributes it to hard work, both from students and faculty.

MUW’s Nepali Community Stands Strong and provides relief after Earthquake

Pedro Acevedo

Managing Editor

Last Saturday tragedy struck Nepal. A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country near its capital, Katmandu, killing more than 5,000 people so far, displacing tens of thousands of others and destroying much of the city’s cultural heritage.

While the country’s government and the international community rally to deal with the aftermath back home, the Nepali community here at the W has come together to help with the relief effort.

William Simmons, the university’s international coordinator, said that the reaction was almost immediate.

“Fortunately a lot of the students here had a call to action, you know,  and said to themselves ‘we can help even though we are abroad, and we are gonna be doing these efforts, we are gonna be promoting the cause, spreading awareness,” said Simmons. “All the credit goes to the Nepalese Student Association and many of its members.”

And lot of work is being done.

MUW Takes a Strong Stand against Hazing

Pedro AcevedoPhoto courtesy of Chris Jenkins

Managing Editor

Hazing is nothing new. The action of hazing — broadly defined as any activity that humiliates, degrades, abuses or endangers any individual being initiated into a group — has existed for centuries. Yet, it remains today as one of the prevalent problems among universities throughout the country.

Far from disappearing, hazing-related incidents during pledging and initiation events have caused the death of at least one college student each year since 1970. According to www.stophazing.org, more than half of all college students involved in a club, team or organization experience or have experienced hazing.

According to university president Dr. Jim Borsig, the Mississippi University for Women has not been an exception to this trend.

flag football

Jessica Doss

Reporter

Tackles, crashing hamlets and knocking players down is what Denzell Becker is known for on the field. After high school, Becker wasn’t offered a scholarship to play SEC football, so instead he came to MUW and got involved in intermural sports. Of course, flag football is nothing compared to the SEC, but he had to make the best of it.

Enjoying Good Food and Music

Latoia Wiley

Reporter

What could make “Fried Chicken Tuesday” better?  The answer is simple — just add entertainment.

The Student Programming Board at Mississippi University for Women was introduced to the idea of combining great food and music during lunch while attending an Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities spring conference. “Tunes at Noon” was created with the students in mind to give them a little more relaxation as they consumed their lunches.