Liz Bosarge
Senior Reporter
Stephen and Frieda Burt will be teaching a five-week dance class to couples at the Stark Recreation Center.
The class will meet every Tuesday for five weeks starting on March 29 with a focus on the nightclub two-step. The class is for couples only. Students, staff and faculty are eligible to take the class for $80, while others will be charged $120. A $10 discount is offered for two couples who register at the same time.
Monica Kizer
Reporter
The Young Black Leaders Association and Coretta Social Club hosted a panel discussion with MUW African-American alumni on Feb. 16 in Cochran Hall.
The purpose of “Black Space on a White Campus” is to create an outlet for W alumni to tell their experience as African-Americans on a previously segregated campus. The event organizers hoped the audience would gain a better understanding of what life was like for African-American students in the past.
Lauren Trimm
Reporter
The W’s Student Programming Board sponsored a performance by Eh440, a Canadian-based acapella group, on Feb. 22 in Rent Auditorium.
Eh440 was started in 2012 and made its first album, “Turn Me Up,” in 2014. The group includes lead singer Stacey Kay, Janet Turner, Jake Stern, Joe Oliva and Luke “The Human Record” Stapleton.
Liz Bosarge
Senior Reporter
The Institute of Higher Learning Board of Trustees amended its policy regarding weapons on campus on Feb. 18 to be in compliance with current state law. Administrators at The W are in the process of updating the campus policy.
There are no changes to the policy regarding lawful carrying of a firearm on the W campus. Students and employees are not authorized to possess pistols, firearms or other weapons on institutional property or at off-campus events, even if they possess a state-enhanced carry permit.
Monica Kizer
Reporter
The Office of Student Life is now using OrgSync, an accessible online tool that helps students and organizations stay connected throughout the campus.
OrgSync is an online community that will allow organizations and students to complete and review forms, communicate with other organizations and track their respective involvement activities, such as community service and leadership roles.
Marlana Dolan
Reporter
The W is replacing soda and snack machines across campus, but the process has been going slower than planned.
The school is changing vending companies. Officials planned to have them replaced before the students returned on Feb. 8, but not all of them were in place by that deadline.
Trisha Boone
Reporter
The American Lung Association has paired with Passport to Wellness to provide weekly group therapy sessions on campus for smokers throughout the month of March.
The sessions are led by Santee Ezell, a representative from Passport to Wellness. Ezell, along with Janie Guyton Shields and Ashley Matthews, has been trained by the American Lung Association to hold these group therapy meetings.
Trisha Boone
Reporter
The state of Mississippi is cutting budgets across the because of a $200 million deficit, and The W is no exception.
“The later in the fiscal year you make cuts, you have fewer choices. The good news is – or the bad news is – over the last decade, with the recession, we’ve become pretty good at figuring out how to manage through these kinds of dilemmas. The last thing we want to do is impact academics or student services,” said Dr. Jim Borsig, president of the W.
Jessica Barnett
Editor
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted to amend its policy on weapons on campus at its Feb. 18 meeting in Jackson, Miss.
The amendments allow visitors with enhanced carry permits to bring registered weapons to public spaces on campus. This amendment does not allow students or faculty to bring weapons to campus.
Mallory Johnston
Features Editor
The W’s theatre department is bringing back something that has not been done in the department in many years.
This month, the department will be presenting the musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” bringing the characters of the famous “Peanuts” comic strip to life.