by Courtney Cleveland features editor This week’s Millsapian is Derrick Dupuy, a freshman double major in quantitative economics and mathematics. He also plans to double minor in secondary education and psychology. Dupuy serves as a Presidential Ambassador and a member of Greek life on campus. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? Derrick Dupuy:…
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Spring Break: The Most Wonderful Time of the Season
By Courtney Cleveland Features Editor As college students, we all have pretty common goals when it comes to spring break: having fun, relaxing and enjoying not having any classes or homework for an entire week. But where can we go that won’t leave a gaping hole in our pockets? Fortunately, the South is filled with…
Meet the Millsapian: Ty McGee
By Courtney Cleveland Features Editor This week’s Millsapian is Tyler McGee, a junior biology major from Kosciusko, Miss. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Order, and he serves as IFC President and as a Foundations Director. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? Tyler McGee: I originally came to…
Meet the Millsapian: Ryan Henry
by Courtney Cleveland Features Editor This week’s Millsapian is Ryan Henry, a junior biochemistry major from Pontotoc, Miss. He is an active member of Kappa Alpha, and serves on the IFC Executive Board as Vice-President of Academic Excellence. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? Ryan Henry: Initially, I was recruited to play tennis, but it…
Meet the Millsapian: Zachary Tullos
By Asia Allen Features Contributor This week’s Millsapian is Zachary Rashaad Tullos, a sophomore from Puckett, Miss., who plans to major in psychology and double minor in biology and sociology. He is a member of the Pan-African Student-Alliance (P-ASA) and enjoys playing basketball and ping-pong. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? Zachary Tullos: What made me come to Millsaps was…
Meet the Millsapian: Anna Sit
By Courtney Cleveland Features Editor This week’s Millsapian is Anna Sit, a senior biology major from West Monroe, La. She currently serves as SBA Vice-President and is a member of ODK, Order of Omega, AED, and Tri Beta. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? Anna Sit: Originally, I was set to go to a completely…
Meet the Millsapian: MK Bozeman
by Courtney Cleveland Features Editor MK Bozeman is a junior studio art major from Shreveport, La. When she’s not giving tours to prospective students as a Presidential Ambassador, you can find her on the softball field playing for the Majors. The Purple and White: What made you come to Millsaps? MK Bozeman: I like…
Meet the Millsapian: Dierra Myers
by Asia Allen Features Contributor Dierra is a junior biochemistry major from Petal, Miss. She currently serves as captain of the Millsaps cheer team. She loves hot Cheeto puffs, but despises regular Cheetos. P&W: What made you come to Millsaps? Dierra Myers: I liked that it had a small-school vibe. I knew the classes would be smaller and I’d have one-on-one time with my teachers….
Millsaps Masala Hosts Diwali
By Courtney Cleveland Features Editor On Friday, Nov. 10, Millsaps Masala, an organization on campus that promotes South Asian culture through dance, music and religion, helped the campus celebrate Diwali. Several members of the community, students and families gathered to celebrate with food, music and dancing. From 5-6 p.m., Millsaps Masala served several types of Indian cuisines outside of the Recital Hall in the Academic-Complex. The actual performance…
Meet the Millsapian: Alyssa Olive
By Asia Allen Features Contributor Alyssa Olive is a junior business major from Kosciusko, Miss. In her free time, she enjoys cooking. She says that most of the time, she only has the energy to make one thing, but when she does get to make a full meal, she’s on cloud nine. Asia Allen: What made you choose…