By Nadine Epperson | Staff Writer Last week, Macon State students and students of Middle Georgia College were provided the opportunity to vote on the new mascot for what will soon be Middle Georgia State College. The mascot options had been narrowed down to three choices: Knights, Thrashers, or Thunderbirds. Each student was allowed only [...]
On Oct. 31, the Honors Program hosted a Heroes vs. Villains Costume Party on the Macon Campus. Several students got into the Halloween spirit and dressed up as their favorite heroes and villains. A photo booth was set up so that students could participate in an online costume contest through the Honors Program’s Facebook ... Posted by les...
Macon State’s public safety department provides both security officers and police officers to maintain campus safety, but what do these people actually do? First people must understand the difference between security officers and police officers. Macon State contracts with a company called AlliedBarton who provides Macon State with security offic...
Blue Storm Football Club suffered a loss to the OC Tech Gladiators on Nov. 4, preventing the inaugural club from advancing to the National Club Football Association’s Championship. After winning the coin toss, Blue Storm chose to receive the opening kick-off. With three minutes and 38 seconds left in the first quarter, Blue Storm’s Deshonvaris ...
On Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Office of Student Life held its second annual Zombie Invasion on the Warner Robins campus. The event was held in the Warner Robins Activity Center and Café from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and students were invited to participate as either a zombie or human in challenges to win prizes ... Posted by Nadine Eppersonon November 7, 2...
Yesterday, millions of American citizens flocked to the polls to cast their vote for the candidate that will serve as president of the United States for the next four years. The campaigns are over and the nation must now come to terms with the results. Over the past months, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt ... Posted by Nadine Eppersonon N...
Thanksgiving seems to be one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated holidays in the calendar. Face it, we go from October with the fair and Haunted Houses straight to Christmas music on the radio as soon as Halloween’s over. Except for maybe some generic fall colors and a few plastic turkeys at Walmart, commercially, we ... Posted by heath...
Twitter is truly changing the way we interact with the world. I recently discovered how amazing twitter is. I’m going to share why I love it and why you should love it, too. Ever feel like your friends’ Facebook statuses could be considered a mini-essay? If so, then you would probably like twitter updates instead. ... Posted by leslie.sm...
On Nov. 7, Macon State College and the Georgia Poetry Circuit will welcome Pulitzer Prize nominated poet, Dave Smith, for a reading and discussion of his work. The event will take place in the Education building on the Macon Campus in room 231 at 11 a.m. and in the Walker Auditorium on the Warner Robins ... Posted by Nadine Eppersonon October 24, ...
On Oct. 18 the Women’s Studies Association hosted Pretty in Pink, an awareness and fundraising event for breast cancer awareness. The association president and two co-vice presidents set up two tables in the Arts Complex lobby from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the first table, the team offered sign-up sheets for the Susan G. ... Posted by heather.ness...
Students of Macon State College and Middle Georgia College chose purple, black and silver/gray as the new school colors of what will soon be Middle Georgia State College. Voting began on Monday, Oct. 15 and ended on Thursday, Oct. 18 at noon. Voting was strictly electronic and students from all campuses of both schools were ... Posted by Nadine Ep...