I feel like I’m stuck in the movie Groundhog Day. Bill Murray has been replaced by none other than myself, waking up every morning to the same routine. No matter the changes I make to alter the day, I find myself stuck in a continuous time loop. 9 a.m. I roll over in search of…
After the coronavirus pandemic interrupted the spring semester, one Millsaps student decided to use the free time she had to help health care providers stay safe. Haley Knudson, a rising senior from Millsaps, teamed up with her mother and brother to make more than 200 masks this semester for the pediatric staff at University of…
At the end of the Spring 2020 Semester, rising senior Brenna Macnamara was elected as the new Student Body Association President. An English Literature and Political Science major, she has already been working remotely with her newly elected Executive Board and the college’s administration to improve communication and other various aspects of student life, despite…
Millsaps Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion Steven Smith has recently published two quarantine inspired musical videos on Youtube.
National Book Award winner Sarah Broom will be featured on campus Tuesday evening in a conversation moderated by author Kiese Laymon. The conversation between Broom, author of the popular memoir The Yellow House, and Laymon will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex. Laymon is a…
The Jackson Police Department has identified a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest following three campus thefts that Millsaps security officials believed are related.
Written By Rae Switzer In a piece for The Oxford American in 2015, Katy Simpson Smith wrote: “to be a writer in Jackson is to be a witness.” A writer born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, she knows a thing or two about what it means to live in a place so fraught with violent…
Author: Kaylee White Dozens of Millsaps students gathered in the bowl on a recent Friday afternoon, dancing to music, chatting over food and playing games in the fall breeze. At the end of a long week, students seemed happy to have the fun midday break. “We love the DJ, and we love the Bunny Hop,”…
By Bekah Ervin Contributor Students and staff are anticipating a successful production of Arthur Miller’s classic drama, “All My Sons” this weekend. This is the first theater production of the 2018-2019 academic term from the Millsaps Players and will feature students, faculty and staff members. “All My Sons” was written in 1947 by American playwright…
By Courtney Cleveland Features Editor This week’s Millsapian is Samesa Hoskin, a senior political science major and communication studies minor from Indianola, Miss. She’s served as a member of the Student Body Association, Pan-African Student Alliance, Young Democrats, and the Major Havoc Theatre Company. She also on the Mock Trial team, and is a part of Pride and the Political Science Club. Samesa was…