Daysha Humphrey
Reporter
The Department of Health and Kinesiology hosted an Alcohol Awareness Week on campus March 11-13.
The week consisted of different activities that helped raised awareness on how alcohol could jeopardize and affect an individual. The activities that were hosted are as followed:
Mark Huerkamp
Reporter
The MUW Office of Diversity Education and Programs and the MUW Leadership Program organized the “Disability Awareness Experience,” on March 12 at 6 p.m. The experience combined interaction with expert presentations to increase appreciation of people with disabilities such as mental, visual, physical or auditory impairments.
Daysha Humphrey
Reporter
Career Services at Mississippi University for Women hosted a Nursing Career Fair on Thursday, March 13, in the Pope Banquet room.
Towanda Williams, assistant director of Student Life/Career Services, stated that the purpose for hosting the event was to bring hospital facilities, recruiters and employers to campus so that students could apply for job opportunities.
Evan Fox
Entertainment Editor
March is going to be action packed for movie fans, with the release of the first wave of blockbusters.
March 7 sees the release of “300: Rise of an Empire.” The film is a prequel/sequel that details the rise of Xerxes into a god-king. The movie also follows the Athenian fleet as it tries to defeat the Persian navy at the Battle of Artemisium.
Daysha Humphrey
Reporter
Mississippi University for Women is offering a new Master of Arts in women’s leadership this 2014 fall semester.
“This program brings everything together about women’s leadership. People who are leaders and who hold leadership positions in different areas should have some type of degree towards that specific area,” said Bridget Pieschel, Director of Center for Women’s Research and Public Policy
Reagan Graham
Reporter
Next week, MUW will host a campus visit by the Southern Association of College and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which is the latest part of its reaccreditation process with the regional organization. Faculty and administration have been working hard for several years to submit documentation on behalf of the university, and the on-site visit is part of the process.
Highly anticipated X-Men sequel
Evan Fox
Entertainment Editor
This year looks to be a good year for theatergoers. Blockbusters and sequels are the main focus this year and, if the trailers are true to the final product, fans will be happy. Hollywood seems to be listening to the complaints its customers have had over the past few years.
Will Stennett
News Editor
The MUW theatre department will perform “Blithe Spirit” on Feb. 27, 28 and March 1 in the Cromwell theatre.
Written by Noel Coward, the play is about an author who conducts a séance in which he brings forth his first wife. The ghost of his wife then interferes with his current wife, who is very much alive.