A name between progress and preservation

Ryan Lake

Reporter

When Kris Sullivan tells people where he attends college, he gets some odd looks.

“At first, people are like, huh?” he says.

That’s because Sullivan attends Mississippi University for Women – yes, women.

He’s gotten into the habit of launching into a quick explanation that the university also admits male students to avoid the misconceptions the name causes.

“There are men that go to it. You always have to say ‘and men,’ because of the name,” he explains.

Sullivan isn’t alone in his struggle to describe his college choice.

The university, which began accepting men in 1982 after a U.S. Supreme Court decision forced it to change its women-only policy, has yet to change its name. With men now making up 17 percent of the student body, there is a question in the air. Should the name of the university be changed?

Milan Fashion Week 2014

Antonio Small

Reporter

Now that London Fashion Week is finally over, we now have Milan Fashion Week to recap.  Everyone was excited about London’s big fashion week, but Milan tops them all.

Milan Fashion Week finished its last show on Sept. 23, and as the fashion teams pack up and head to Paris to kick off the fourth round of Fashion Week, there’s no time like now to round up the 15 best runway looks from Milan Fashion Week.

This year there were several noteworthy trends on the catwalks to keep in mind as people begin to fill their closets with warm weather staples for the next year. Skin is in.

MUW students form dance group

Tevin Arrington

Janna Ingan

Reporter

 

Mississippi University for Women’s dance group Audacity has plans for another exciting year of performances.

In less than one year, Audacity has made quite a name for itself both on campus and outside of it. The group officially started in November of 2013, but plans for creating a dance group were discussed in the summer of that year.

The truth about communication

Charlie Benton

Entertainment Editor

 

Versatile, useful and often misunderstood, a major in communication can lead to many places.

 

According to the article “Why Communications Majors Might Have More Choices in Life,” on Collegerecruiter.com, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists more career opportunities for communication graduates than for graduates from any other major. These include journalism, public relations, marketing and television.

 

Faculty Spotlight: Dayla Raths

Reagan Graham

Campus Editor

Columbus, Miss., is home away from home for Mississippi University for Women’s newest resident director, Dayla Raths. She is here at MUW as a full time resident director after graduating from Roanoke College in Salem, Va. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing and a minor in Spanish. Raths explained how she landed an opportunity at MUW and how it has changed her life.