Sweetheart Baskets

Jessica Cooper

Reporter

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle’s Second Annual Sweetheart Basket fundraiser is underway. With Valentine’s Day approaching, this is a great way to try to win a great gift for your sweetheart and benefit a great cause, Relay for Life. These baskets are a fun way to get involved with the hospital staff and the community.

Making the cut: 2014 boot camp

Kristina Dunigan

Reporter

On Jan. 27, MUW launched its 2014 boot camp session. The program was inspired by instructor Morgan Sellers, who had previous experience in Jackson, Miss., with Paul Lacoste Sport’s boot camp. For a year, Sellers was involved in the program and found it very effective. She believed this was the kind of program that needed to be introduced to the W.

Exfoliation Nation

Reagan Graham

Reporter

According to “Mr. Groundhog,” it looks like we’ve got a few extra weeks of frigid winter ahead of us. It’s very important to exfoliate your skin on a regular basis to not only keep your face feeling clean and remove all of the dead skin, but also to protect it from the harsh winter winds.

New online tutoring method coming soon to MUW students

Daysha Humphrey

Reporter

The Center for Academic Excellence, located in Reneau Hall, is considering a new method for students who are in need of tutoring. They will be using Google Hangouts, which is a video collaboration tool that allows registered users to have real-time communication. It allows for different activities such as viewing others on a webcam, sharing YouTube videos, writing on Microsoft Word, etc. It works on computers as well as Android and Apple devices.

Alumni Spotlight: Joey Barnes

Zac Carlisle

Copy Editor

Columbus and the surrounding areas are filled with former MUW graduates. They can be identified by their commitment to excellence and their hard-working attitude. No former graduate exemplifies that more than WCBI news anchor, Joey Barnes.

Barnes was born in Colum­bus but moved to Millport, Ala., when he was 14.