Institute of Higher Learning amends weapons policy

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.  

Student Life introduces OrgSync to The W

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. 

Find that political fire and let it burn

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.

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W hosts clinic to quit smoking

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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.

Officials optimistic about budget cuts despite student concern

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.

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Board of Trustees amends policy on weapons on campus

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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.

W students to tour National Civil Rights Museum

Monica Kizer

Reporter 

The Student Success Center and the Kossen Center for Teaching and Learning are sponsoring a field trip to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, Feb. 20. 
General admission for MUW students is $10 and covers transportation and admittance to the museum. The cost for faculty and staff members to participate is $15.

This particular trip was originally planned with the Common Reading Initiative course, which required this year’s students to read Anne Moody’s autobiography, “Coming of Age in Mississippi.”