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.
Jessica Barnett
Online Editor
The W will be participating in Wassail Fest for a third year on Dec. 4 in Pohl Gymnasium.
The festival celebrates wassail, a spiced cider that is usually served around the holidays. Angela Ferraez, director of major gifts and special events at The W, remembered Wassail Fest being celebrated at her dad’s store when she was younger and wanted to help create those memories for those at The W now.
Dylan Scott
Reporter
The Student Government Association hosted a public forum on Nov. 16 to discuss the state flag on campus.
The event was held at Pope Banquet Hall and included guest speaker Rufus Ward, a Columbus native and local historian. Ward gave a history lesson on the background of the state flag, including the various versions of the Mississippi flag and how they came to be. After he spoke, those attending were encouraged to discuss the topic with others at their tables. People then got the chance to share their opinion or thoughts about the flag in front of everyone at the forum.
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.
Braxton Maclean
Staff Photographer
The Student Success Center hosted the first visit from the Marine Corps in six years with its Student Success Career Leadership seminar on Oct. 15.
At 4:15 p.m., the assembly room was far from full, and by 4:30 p.m., approximately 20 of the expected 50 students were in attendance. Capt. Clifton Payton, a Marine Corps Officer Selection Officer, and the Student Success Center’s Towanda Williams stood by as Maj. Leigh Ross began the main presentation.
Chris Richardson
Reporter
Two women have brought hip-hop line dancing to The W — and they are hoping it is here to stay.
LeAnn Alexander, director of Campus Recreation, and Ashley Hill, Student Success Navigator for the College of Arts and Sciences, hosted the first class at Stark Recreation Center on Nov. 2 from 6-7 p.m. in the Aerobics Room. Alexander shared how the idea of the class was started.
Frederick L. Brown
Reporter
Passport to Wellness hosted its second annual “Walk to Lunch” on Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The event began with registration at the front gates of the university. At the gate, the Passport to Wellness ambassadors assisted participants in registering for the event with a sign-in sheet and special stickers. The stickers could then be used to get discounts at nearby businesses.
Liz Bosarge
Reporter
The BlackList Alumnae Association and BlackList Honorary Social Club held their annual “Rattle Them Bones 5K” for Be The Match Registry on Oct. 17 at the W campus.
It was the first year that the BlackList groups partnered with the Brotherhood of Beta Kappa Tau to host the event. The event proceeds were given to Be The Match, in honor of Eddy Doyle, a BKT founding father who recently died of cancer.
