Reagan Graham

Campus Editor

With Halloween just around the corner, W Leadership Program (WLP) is planning its first Halloween haunted house available for all students and the public. The theme remains secret, but is inspired by a recent, popular horror film.

The house will feature about 10 locations inspired by the film with various interactive scenes. The house will be set in the Hogarth break room and auditorium, located above the W room.

“We want everyone to be excited about the theme of the haunted house, which is why we’re keeping it a secret,” said Kelsey Boman, a senior W Leadership Intern. “This is the first year W Leadership Program has hosted a haunted house. There have been haunted houses held on campus in the past, but organizations have decided to take a break on it, so we’ve decided to pick it up.”

Charlie Benton

Entertainment Editor

With time, an institution will gather its fair share of urban legends.

Founded in 1884, the W is no exception. Several legends exist on the campus. Probably the most well-known of these is Mary, the ghost of Callaway.

The story goes that she was a nurse in Callaway Hall, which was being used as a military hospital during the Civil War. She fell in love with one of the soldiers as she nursed him back to health. When the soldier returned to the battlefield and died, Mary threw herself from the clock tower. She haunts Callaway to this day.

Evan Fox

Evan Trease

Managing Editor

When the alarm clock goes off, Evan Trease begins his morning routine.

But unlike other students who can jump up and get going quickly, his routine takes a bit longer.

In fact, it can take from 45 minutes to two hours for him to get ready. The biggest part is taking a shower and putting on his leg braces.  

Trease is a senior psychology major undergoing his final semester here at the W. He spends much of his day rolling from place to place on campus in his wheelchair, chatting with students and professors and taking care of class assignments.

Charlie Benton

Entertainment Editor

The art exhibition “Intersections of Gender and Place” is currently in the Eugenia Summer Art Gallery from Oct. 15 to Nov. 6.

The exhibition features works in various mediums from Julia A. Fenton, Marita Gootee, Edna Lanieri, Lindsey Mears and Dorothy Netherland, all female artists working in the South.

“This is part of an ongoing project called ‘Intersections of Gender and Place,’” said Beverly Joyce, professor of art history at MUW. “It’s collaboration between professor Stelioes-Wills and myself. This year is the third year for the project, and we’ve selected artists who work in the South and who deal with gender issues in their art.”

Charlie Benton

Entertainment Editor

The MUW theater department performed the play “Lysistrata" by Aristophanes on Oct. 16, 17 and 18.

The play, a Greek comedy, chronicles the main character Lysistrata’s mission to end the Peloponnesian War by convincing the women of Athens to withhold all sexual privileges from their husbands until they negotiate peace.

Taelor Proctor

Reporter

Halloween is not just a day out of the year. It is a holiday, and for some people, it is a holiday that they cannot wait for. Halloween is not just a holiday for children, but for adults as well.

So, how do MUW's students intended to spend their Halloween night?

"I am going to take my little brother trick-or-treating. He loves vampires, so that is what we will be going as," said Monica Grant, a freshmen music therapy major.

Tevin ArringtonDr. Anderson putting out old desks

Reporter

It is not often that all the departments on the campus of Mississippi University for Women come together. But during the Friday prior to fall break, all the buildings participated in “Campus Cleanup Day.”

It all started with Dr. Brian Anderson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His original plans focused solely on disposing of outdated and unused computer equipment that had been taking up space in Painter Hall.

Daysha Humphrey

Senior Writer

MUW’s faculty, staff and students were encouraged to walk to lunch in downtown Columbus on Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The “W Walks to Lunch” event was sponsored by the Passport to Wellness program that is sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Mississippi.