Common Grounds for Common Folk

Jessica McHenry

News Editor

Mississippi University for Women opened a coffee shop on campus for students and faculty this semester.

Common Grounds, a shop that serves Starbucks coffee, opened successfully on Aug. 14.

“When we first opened it was smooth sailing,” said Adell Saffore, manager of Coffee Grounds. “But the very first week of business, our truck [that had some of our supplies] got stuck in Houston, Texas, because of the hurricane.”

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Nowhere but up: Coaches and athletes rejoice for return of athletics after 15 years

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Summer King

Photographer

If you are a student at the Mississippi University for Women— or if you are a member of the Columbus, Miss. community— then you might be roughly familiar with some of the W’s history. Nov. 10, 2002 was a terrible day for the nation, Lowndes County and the W’s campus. Tornadoes were ripping us apart. Unfortunately, the old athletics program couldn’t continue after this. In 2003 the W officially announced that intercollegiate athletics would be ending.

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Spectator Spotlight: Tatjana Matthews

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Anna Dudley

Reporter

This spotlight features Tatjana Matthews, head softball coach for Mississippi University for Women’s Lady Owls.  Matthews, affectionately known as “Coach Tot,” is originally from Charleston, S.C. and started the position in January 2017.  Matthews has a lifetime of wisdom and experience to guide her and the team through this experimental season ahead.