Jessica Doss
Reporter
Tackles, crashing hamlets and knocking players down is what Denzell Becker is known for on the field. After high school, Becker wasn’t offered a scholarship to play SEC football, so instead he came to MUW and got involved in intermural sports. Of course, flag football is nothing compared to the SEC, but he had to make the best of it.
Velvet Case
Reporter
The Student Government Association launched a Virtual Treasure Hunt on Thursday, Sept. 12, to encourage participation in the student election.
Any student with access to an Apple or Android device had the ability to download the “Oohlala” student app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gotoohlala&hl=en
Latoia Wiley
Reporter
What could make “Fried Chicken Tuesday” better? The answer is simple — just add entertainment.
The Student Programming Board at Mississippi University for Women was introduced to the idea of combining great food and music during lunch while attending an Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities spring conference. “Tunes at Noon” was created with the students in mind to give them a little more relaxation as they consumed their lunches.
Allison Perkins
Reporter
Every August, the Ina E. Gordy Honors College kicks off the fall semester with Honors Forum.
“The purpose is to provide a challenging educational program for the honor students approximately every other week. The meetings may include a variety of activities, such as formal presentations, cultural events and discussions,” said Thomas Velek, director of the Ina E. Gordy Honors College.
Evan Fox
Reporter
Fall semester has been going for less than a month, but the theater department is already preparing for the first production of the school year.
According to Thomas Parsons, a senior theater major, the department is planning to perform “The Good Doctor,” penned by the Oscar-nominated writer Neil Simon.
Katie Beard Wilson
Reporter
MUW’s new coordinator of student activities, Elise Wilson, can be seen around campus most of the time. Unknown to most, she was actually a student at the W not too long ago. That’s right. She started her freshman year in August of 2004 and graduated in May of 2008 with a bachelors of arts in history.
By Will Stennett
News Editor
1. Saga
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan
Art: Fiona Staples
Image Comics
This is a fantastical space opera with horned and winged people, a romance novelist, a cat that knows if you’re lying, and whatever Vaughan decides to introduce. It’s the biggest breakout this year, and it is creating a huge following.