Monica Kizer
Reporter
Chris Jenkins is the official MUW photographer and video producer with more than 20 years of experience taking photos and producing videos. This month Jenkins will be sharing some of the many moments he has captured across The W campus in an exhibition titled, “Chris Jenkins: Views of The W.” Jenkins shared how he got his start at The W and his advice for future photographers.
Q: What is your role here at the W?
Lauren Trimm
Reporter
The W’s Student Programming Board sponsored a performance by Eh440, a Canadian-based acapella group, on Feb. 22 in Rent Auditorium.
Eh440 was started in 2012 and made its first album, “Turn Me Up,” in 2014. The group includes lead singer Stacey Kay, Janet Turner, Jake Stern, Joe Oliva and Luke “The Human Record” Stapleton.
Liz Bosarge
Senior Reporter
The Institute of Higher Learning Board of Trustees amended its policy regarding weapons on campus on Feb. 18 to be in compliance with current state law. Administrators at The W are in the process of updating the campus policy.
There are no changes to the policy regarding lawful carrying of a firearm on the W campus. Students and employees are not authorized to possess pistols, firearms or other weapons on institutional property or at off-campus events, even if they possess a state-enhanced carry permit.
Monica Kizer
Reporter
The Office of Student Life is now using OrgSync, an accessible online tool that helps students and organizations stay connected throughout the campus.
OrgSync is an online community that will allow organizations and students to complete and review forms, communicate with other organizations and track their respective involvement activities, such as community service and leadership roles.
Jessica Barnett
Editor
I voted in my first presidential election in 1996. I was 8 years old. Some of my classmates decorated signs to hang on the back of their chairs or wore stickers on their shirts and backpacks. I didn’t know who any of the candidates were, except that one had the same name as a banana. The girl in front of me had a Clinton sign, so when it was time to vote, I picked him.
It was the most attention I paid to an election or politics until I turned 20.
Marlana Dolan
Reporter
The W is replacing soda and snack machines across campus, but the process has been going slower than planned.
The school is changing vending companies. Officials planned to have them replaced before the students returned on Feb. 8, but not all of them were in place by that deadline.
Trisha Boone
Reporter
The American Lung Association has paired with Passport to Wellness to provide weekly group therapy sessions on campus for smokers throughout the month of March.
The sessions are led by Santee Ezell, a representative from Passport to Wellness. Ezell, along with Janie Guyton Shields and Ashley Matthews, has been trained by the American Lung Association to hold these group therapy meetings.
Trisha Boone
Reporter
The state of Mississippi is cutting budgets across the because of a $200 million deficit, and The W is no exception.
“The later in the fiscal year you make cuts, you have fewer choices. The good news is – or the bad news is – over the last decade, with the recession, we’ve become pretty good at figuring out how to manage through these kinds of dilemmas. The last thing we want to do is impact academics or student services,” said Dr. Jim Borsig, president of the W.
Jessica Barnett
Editor
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted to amend its policy on weapons on campus at its Feb. 18 meeting in Jackson, Miss.
The amendments allow visitors with enhanced carry permits to bring registered weapons to public spaces on campus. This amendment does not allow students or faculty to bring weapons to campus.