ANNOUNCEMENTS...
THE MAHOGANY NIGHT
Proceeds benefitting the Capitol St. Boys & Girls Club of Jackson
Saturday April 14, 2012 at 7:00pm in the Leggett Center
Saturday April 14, 2012 at 7:00pm in the Leggett Center
Presented by: The Black Student Association of Millsaps College
Student Tickets:
Singles $10, Couples $15
Adult Tickets: Singles $15, Couples $20
PURPLE & WHITE EDITORS NEEDED
Interested in writing? Journalism? Publication Design? Then this is for
you...
Editors for the Purple & White needed for Fall Semester 2012!
Looking for publishing editors as well as layout editors.
Please contact Editor-in-Chief Kenya Strong Johnston for further information at stronkk@millsaps.edu
Editors for the Purple & White needed for Fall Semester 2012!
Looking for publishing editors as well as layout editors.
Please contact Editor-in-Chief Kenya Strong Johnston for further information at stronkk@millsaps.edu
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LAST DAY TO GET YOUR YEARBOOK PORTRAITS
The last portrait day for the 2011-2012 yearbook will be Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm in the student center lobby right outside of the ‘Caf!
There is no cost to have your photo in the yearbook.
We want you to be in the 2012 Bobashela so make sure you come by and have your photo taken!
STOP HUNGER NOW
The United Methodist Men of Mississippi will be hosting the
2nd Annual Stop Hunger Now Fundraiser and Banquet. The event will
take place THIS FRIDAY April 13, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the Leggett Center. Our
very own Jayson Porter will be receiving the Stop Hunger Now Hunger Leadership
Award at the event, and we hope that you can make it and support Jayson and this
great cause. Tickets are $5 for students with ID’s and $10 for general
admission. Please contact Jonathan Webb at webbjr1@millsaps.edu
for more info or to buy tickets. Tickets will also be on sale at a table outside
the caf.
NEW SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY AND COURSES
The Sociology/Anthropology Department is pleased to announce a new visiting faculty
member for the 2012-13 academic year as well as a visiting alumna who will be
teaching classes this summer term.
- Starting in the fall semester, Dr. Louwanda Evans, whose work focuses on race, gender, and emotional labor, will join us as visiting assistant professor of sociology. She will teach Introduction to Sociology, Methods and Statistics, and Deviance.
- This summer (Summer I), alumna Chelsi West will teach Introduction to Anthropology.
Please see
MajorAccess for a full list of Sociology/Anthropology classes to be offered this
summer and fall.
HELP MILLSAPS AND WIN AN iPOD TOUCH OR KINDLE FIRE!!
Sophomores and Juniors – By responding to the Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) survey, you’ll be entered into a drawing for prizes.
Please watch for the e-mail from Dean Dunn on Monday morning, April 9th and Sunday, April 15th.
Please watch for the e-mail from Dean Dunn on Monday morning, April 9th and Sunday, April 15th.
First Prize is the Choice of an iPod Touch or Kindle Fire!!
Five more prizes: Choice of $25 gift certificates to Reuben’s, Target, or Best Buy!!
Let your voice be heard! Your opinion of learning and living at Millsaps will help improve our academic and campus life.
For more information about the survey, visit www.heri.ucla.edu.
CAMPUS EVENTS...
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CAMPUS 1 COMMUNITY: CONNECT LEARN GROW
BLOCK PARTY - THIS FRIDAY!!
The
6th Annual 1C1C Block Party is this Friday from 4:30-6:30! The Caf' will be
closed down, but dinner will be served on the lawn in front of the CC, so we
hope you will join us for an afternoon of fun and socializing with our Midtown
neighbors!
TODAY!! 2ND ANNUAL MUSCLES BUILD WELL EVENT
Come out on TODAY at 4:00pm to the Galloway Lawn to participate in the 2nd annual Muscles Build Well event! This year, the event is a three-part water relay! Teams of four can sign up to participate outside the ‘Caf. Don't want to participate in the water relay? Come out and buy your way into the game to create extra obstacles for the participants in the form of ... water balloons! All proceeds for the water relay will go to charity: water, an organization that builds wells and sanitary facilities in areas without easy access to clean water (Check out charitywater.com for more information).
THE TRANSGENDER EXPERIENCE: FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 12:30 AC 215
How do issues facing the transgender experience reflect our
current cultural climate with regard to human rights, discrimination, and
religion? What are the psychological sources of gender identity? Duncan
McCullough, a Millsaps alumnus who attended the College under the name Roxanne,
will speak on his experiences as a transgendered man at this FREE forum.
Sponsored by the Women's and Gender Studies
department and the Millsaps College Feminists.
KICKIN' FOR THE KIDS SOCCER TOURNAMENT
Tri Delta is proud to host their first annual Kickin' for
the Kids, a 5v5 soccer tournament on Friday, April 20th at 3:30 in the Galloway
Lawn to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. There will be a sign up
table outside of the cafeteria and teams will enter with 5 people for $25. Every
participant will receive a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital goody for
participating and there will be contests, such as Best Team Jersey, for prizes.
We hope to see you there to support a very good cause!
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING - "FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO"
Can the love between two people be an abomination?
Is the chasm separating the LGBT community and Christianity too wide to cross?
Is the Bible an excuse to hate?
These are questions at the heart of Daniel Karslake's award winning documentary For the Bible
Tells Me So. Join Theta Alpha Kappa for a screening of For the Bible Tells Me
So on Monday April
16th at 7:30 in AC 215. Snacks Included and
discussion to follow!
STUDENT ACTIVITIES...
APPLY TODAY FOR BOBASHELA EDITOR OR STYLUS EDITOR
Are you interested in being an editor for a school publication? If so, look no further than applying for Bobashela (Yearbook) Editor or Stylus Editor. Applications are due to Publications Board Student Chair, Laura Domingue, by Friday April 13 at 5PM. Please e-mail dominly@millsaps.edu if you would like an application or have questions about applying.
NEED A SUMMER JOB?
Apply today to work in the HAC over the summer months! Various positions are available. Fill out the attached application and submit to Matt Binion, Box 151063 by Friday, April 20th.
All announcements must be sent to studentnews@millsaps.edu no later than 5:00pm the day before a Student News is scheduled to run. See Submission Guidelines on second page of blog. Questions or comments? Email studentnews@millsaps.edu .
