Monica Kizer

Reporter 

The Student Success Center and the Kossen Center for Teaching and Learning are sponsoring a field trip to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, Feb. 20. 
General admission for MUW students is $10 and covers transportation and admittance to the museum. The cost for faculty and staff members to participate is $15.

This particular trip was originally planned with the Common Reading Initiative course, which required this year’s students to read Anne Moody’s autobiography, “Coming of Age in Mississippi.”

Liz Bosarge

Senior Reporter

The 2016 spring forum for the Ina E. Gordy Honors College is hosting a group of speakers whose topics will center on the theme of how to ethically deal with global issues.  At each session, the presenter will offer his or her perspective on how to think more clearly and rationally regarding some of the socially significant issues affecting our world today.

Dr. Kim Whitehead, honors college interim director for The W, is responsible for setting up the year-long series.  The topics for this semester are designed to raise questions about ethics and environmental responsibilities. Each session is open to students, faculty, staff and the public. 
“Honors forum is for everyone.  It is a great place to learn, to discuss, to debate and to ask questions,” said Whitehead.

Jessica Barnett

Online Editor

Five mock trial teams gathered in Reneau Hall on Jan. 30 for the inaugural Ody Classic.

The mock trial competition provided team members with the chance to exercise their legal skills. There were two rounds. Before each round, teams were told who they would be arguing against and whether they would be defense or prosecution. Select members were asked to act as witnesses. 

United Blood Services and The W will hold a blood drive on Feb. 16 and 17 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the bloodmobile at Hogarth Student Union.

Donors will receive a special T-shirt. Those wishing to give blood are strongly encouraged to make an appointment to avoid waiting. They may call or text 662-321-9988 or visit bloodhero.com, then click on “Locate a blood drive.”

Ryan Savage

Reporter

The long blue line of the W is about to get even longer.

In only a few days, graduates here at the W will be donning their cap and gowns for the December ceremony. Unlike the graduation ceremonies held in August or May, this will only have a fraction of those numbers of students.  

Liz Bosarge

Reporter

The Tennessee Valley Authority congratulated The W with a check for $150,000 on Nov. 12 for completion of its energy project in the Harvey Cromwell Communications Center.

The project started about three years ago when The W entered an energy-savings project with TVA and Columbus Light and Water. TVA agreed to partially fund renovations to reduce energy usage in the building.

Asia Duren

Editor

A campus wide lockdown drill took place at the W on Tuesday, Nov. 24. 

An email W-alert stating that the drill was beginning was sent to student, faculty and staff emails at 1:57 p.m. However, the text message W-alert did not go out until 2:03 p.m.

Ryan Savage

Reporter

The Student Programming Board hosted an event on Nov. 10 in Nissan Auditorium featuring a traveling improvisation group known as Mission Improvable.

Mission Improvable stars actors who pretend to be secret agents who travel around to bring laughter out of random “missions.” The agents play games and create scenarios on the spot out of the suggestions made by the audience. The group would first call out which game was going to be played and then take suggestions from the audience that contained random and wacky answers throughout the night: including scuba diving in mashed potatoes with an air tank filled with cheese flavored mustard.