‘Tis the season to spring into action
The Great Smoky Mountains and all their scenic vistas are literally just down the road, so grab your hiking boots…
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Fun.’s ‘Some Nights’: album fit for college students
Fun. There is perhaps no band with a more fitting name. Gaining notoriety for their song featured in a Super…
College faces budget challenge head-on
On March 7, the Maryville College 2012 budget was sent out to faculty and staff, explaining the challenges ahead concerning…
Living in the shadow of Edinburgh castle
Edinburgh Castle is undoubtedly the most evocative image of Scotland’s capital city. Perched high on an extinct volcano in the…
The Point After
It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, though the fact that some people already had their brackets up…
Onyeka Ononye: Nigerian citizen, MC student
International students are a valuable part of the Maryville College community. They each have a fresh, unique perspective on American…
Community Conversations: Schaeffer talks politics, religion and life
As part of Maryville College’s Community Conversations program to promote and provoke dialogue in community and on campus, a series…
Literacy Corps hosts annual Dr. Seuss birthday party
On Friday, March 2, Maryville College’s Literacy Corps held a birthday party for Dr. Seuss. The Center for Campus Ministry…
Welcome to the thunderdome: Twilight and Shakespeare
Think of someone saying this: “But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s…
SGA moves forward from ‘sluggish’ semester
Student Government Association president Devan Reynolds used the term “sluggish” to describe the organization’s activity and progress of the 2011…
Homicide on dispatch: a work of serial fiction
The morning air was warm, and the sun had dried the dew from the earth. People walked the streets and…
Art therapist speaks to MC students
Ray Evette, an art therapist at Blount Memorial Hospital, came to speak to MC students in the Profit Dining Room…
A Faith Lost
It is not often that I find an argument that shakes me both politically and philosophically. Frank Schaeffer, a novelist…
Nothing saintly about New Orleans
So, for those who have not heard of the New Orleans Saints “bounty” controversy of late, let me explain it…
Dobson on pace to destroy MC record
Not many college athletes can say that they’ve broken a record in a program that has stood for over 136…
Dr. Meyer: striving for higher knowlege, lower scores
Faintly visible through the erasure marks on a chalkboard in Anderson Hall is a simple image that, at first glance,…
Yoga: Not Just for Girls and Gurus
Yoga has is a discipline for the elevation of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. Dating back thousands of years, it…
‘Sex, Lies and Chocolate’: Isaac’s bears all for sex health awareness
Last Wednesday, March 7, the Resident Hall Association (RHA) put on the “Sex, Lies and Chocolate” program, which took place…
Carpe Librum: ‘The Hunger Games’
I did not want to read this book. No. I mean I really didn’t want to read this book. Not…
‘Xanadu’: skating into hearts of MC audiences
Can a play be both indefensible and irresistibly enjoyable at once? Of course it can! Witness “Xanadu,” a 1980s movie…
‘The Lorax’: another poor adaptation of Dr. Seuss
Normally, there’s a bit of debate as far as who is the best withinhis or her chosen field. Is Babe…