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  • Water main break gives new meaning to the phrase 'dry campus'

         Students at Methodist University found a new meaning to the phrase ‘dry campus’ after a water main broke in Fayetteville on the evening of Thursday Jan. 13.     The campus was going about its normal busine...
  • Spring break 2010 in the Bahamas

     For many college students, Spring Break is a time to escape the horrors of text books, professors, and exams. Many college students go to tropical places such as Cancun or Tijuana to relax and enjoy life in paradise. Other students will head home to...
  • Spring break around the Americas

     Nick Sauls learned Spanish in Guatemala.  Lakeisha Story visited the Statue of Liberty.  Ashley Williams repaired houses in the Bahamas.  Bernard King built a sand castle in Florida. Spring Break offered an opportunity to travel al...
  • Ace Attorney Investigating: Miles Edgeworth game review

     Before you read any further just know that Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a puzzle game. When I heard that Capcom was making a new Ace Attorney game, I was extremely excited due to the fact that I am a huge fan of the series. In pas...
  • Diamonds in the Rough

    For Monarch fans and athletes, it has been a hard year. It has been especially difficult on the men’s sides with the football, basketball, and soccer teams posting a combined winning percentage of .353. With three sports and thirteen wins, who could...
  • Campus Ninja

    Dear Campus Ninja I have a serious problem on my hands, oh honored ninjutsu master. I accidentally fell in love with one of my friends that I work with on a regular basis. It started off innocently enough with me spitting mad game at her for hours on e...
  • St. Patrick's Day lags more than the hangovers

    The multicolored lights danced across the ceiling of the Berns Student Center; however, the dance floor was disappointingly empty. Fewer than 50 students participated in the recent St. Patrick’s Day Dance.   The Student Activities ...
  • Spring break 2010 in Guatemala

    Over the 2010 spring break Kimberly Rittner, Kenya Cameron, and myself all traveled to Panajachel. Panajachel is a city that is three hours west of the capital Guatemala City. Panajachel often referred to as Pana, sits a mile high and is very mountainous....
  • MuZik MU Radio

    Methodist University's online radio station is inviting students to join the radio staff as producers, marketers, program directors and on-air personalities. “We’re a small department, and so far participation has been limited to a number of mass ...
  • The Last Song movie review

    Many college students could only dream of attending a movie premiere in New York City.  Students who attended the College Media Advisor convention were given this opportunity, free of charge. “The Last Song” is set to come to theatres on March 31; ...
  • Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver game review

    Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are the remakes of the Pokémon Gold and Silver games. Many fans enjoyed these games, and were excited after hearing the news about the remakes. But did the remakes live up to their expectations? Does this Pokémon game...
  • Mama Lou wins admiration of MU men

      Mama Lou strong armed audience members into acts of worship, during her performance at Methodist on Feb. 23.  During the performance, Mama Lou broke chopsticks with her butt, tore a phone book in half and bent a frying pan with her bare ha...
  • Lacrosse Falls Short of Win

    Although the temperature was enough to deter most people, hard core fans and friends braved the icy weather to cheer on the women’s lacrosse team. The women’s lacrosse team played the Neumann University Knights on Tuesday Mar 2. Despite a close match,...
  • February Crime Brief

    1, 4, 18, 20, 28 Conduct Referral/Disturbance An argument in the Green and Gold Café turned into a food fight on Feb. 1. When the officers arrived, the students left the cafeteria. In the Nimocks Fitness Center, students got into arguments during int...
  • Methodist prepares to support Chile

    Chile was filled with mass destruction after an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck at 3:34 a.m. on Sat Feb. 27. The devastation was felt throughout the country as vehicles rested on highways, turned on their sides like toy cars. Bridges connecting...
  • crossTALK: Students Should Be Involved In Picking President

        Aryn Hicks: The Board of Trustees has a say. The administrative staff has a say. Some of the professors have a say. All of these groups have a say in who becomes the new Methodist University president. So, why can’t students have...
  • crossTALK: Students Shouldn't Be Involved In Picking President

             Jessie Heath: Board of Trustees. Administrative Staff. Maybe Professors. All of these people should be involved in picking the next president of Methodist University. But students? No....
  • MU students perform Crimes of the Heart

    Crimes of the heart had everyone engaged, even though the whole story took place in a kitchen from an afternoon to the next morning without any scenery change. The characters coming in and out of the door, telling a part of grand story and filling in the ...
  • Chilean Earthquake Relief

    Chile was filled with mass destruction after an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck at 3:34 a.m. on Sat Feb. 27.  The devastation was felt throughout the country as vehicles rested on highways, turned on their sides like toy cars. Bridges conne...
  • Spring Convocation

    Students were surprised when they were greeted by music instead of the typical lecturer at spring convocation. After a week delay due to snow, spring convocation took place in the Reeves Auditorium on Feb. 9. Planners of convocation wanted to celebrate Af...
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College Survival 101

 Welcome to Methodist University! Although the first few weeks have already gone by, and you’ve survived your first encounters with roommates, homework, caf food, and hurricanes, there are still plenty of new places to find, people to meet, and items to learn. Here are a few places you may not know of, but should know while you’re here:

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Extreme Makeover- Methodist Edition

Returning students and faculty members will notice the wide range of improvements made to the Methodist University campus over the summer. From the residence halls to the classrooms, more than one million was put to use for the school’s benefit.

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North Carolina Fossil Club makes a visit to Methodist University campus

Methodist students were given the opportunity to dig for fossils on campus during a presentation. On Thursday, March 17, the North Carolina Fossil Club set up outside of the Hendricks Science Complex to give a presentation of fossils. The club came at the request of Dr. John Dembosky, the associate professor of Geology.

 

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