My Life at MU

End of Junior Year

I can not believe it, but I am getting ready to end my junior year of college.  To be completely honest the time has flown by so quickly.  It is kind of a bitter sweet moment for me at this point in time.  I am happy that I am getting ready to complete a goal that I have always set for myself, but it is sad  that I will be leaving the place that I have grown to love some much.  I will not only miss the campus but most importantly I will miss the faculty and students here as well.  But I still have one more year to make the best of what college has to offer.  I have to live each day next year like there will not be another one like it again. - Chris

Senator Clinton

As you may have heard from another blogger Sam and the news, Senator Hillary Clinton came and spoke at Methodist yesterday.  I personally do not support Clinton but I still attend the rally to get a better idea of her view of our military and her plan for Iraq.  What was great about her coming was that she was basically in our backyard!! Not many people can say that!! As a Political Science student, it allows me to get involved into politics while I am still in college.  Overall it was a great experience for me. - Chris

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton visited Methodist University on Thursday, April 24, 2008.  Other students and I prepared for her arrival by setting up chairs and signs all over the gymnasium.  Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community gathered to show their support.  Clinton maintained her "Strong Army" campaign by focusing mostly on issues important to the military community.  The crowd was excited to hear that she was willing to participate in a debate with the other candidates in North Carolina. After her speech, she held a questionnaire session where people asked about health insurance, veterans’ hospitals, and college tuition .  This event was a success and Methodist University was honored to have Hillary Clinton as a guest at our school. - Samantha

Athletic Banquet

This year Methodist University invited LaTasha Colander-Clark, two-time Olympian, as a guest speaker for the annual athletic banquet.  The banquet is always a time to recognize each teams’ achievements and say good-bye to the seniors.  The male and female Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year award went to Men’s Golf, Nick Bova, and Women’s Golf, Katie Dick.  Methodist’s Athletes had an amazing year with 115 scholar athletes and four USA South Conference Champions.  A new event to the banquet called “Jock Jamz” was added this year.  The football team sang their version of the Fight Song and the women’s basketball team danced to their own mix of songs.  The banquet was a success and good luck to all the seniors! - Samantha

Last Day of Classes

Today is the last day of classes!! We as are so relived  to be finished with our regular classes.  The only thing that we have to do now is to worry about our final exams.  Today it just seems as though a weight have been lifted off my shoulders.  But this is also a somber time as well because we know that our friends that are senior will not be with us much more longer.  But that is the way it goes in college.  We just have to live life to the fullest everyday!! - Chris

Spring Season

  The Methodist cheerleading squad finished their season in Daytona Beach, Florida last week.  It was a good year and we had fun saying our good byes at Nationals.  However, other spring sports are still in season.  The baseball, softball and tennis teams are away this weekend for USA South Athletic Conference Tournaments.  Congratulations to the Methodist Athletes that have already received USA South awards, like women's tennis Freshman Kaitlin Flaherty for Rookie of the Year and men's golf Senior Nick Bova for Player of the Year honors.  The student athletic banquet will be held Tuesday, April 22 in the Riddle Center.

april

first of all, i would like to apologize for my signature at the bottom of my last post. apparently, i forgot how to spell my own name. apparently. anyway law school midterms came back and life is still wonderful. i cannot sing the praises of the pre-law program at methodist enough. it is unlike any other pre-law program at any other university because you actually learn the common law elements of the law in socratic style, as well as learn how to write, cite, and think like first year students. and trust me, the curve on learning how to study is steep when you first get there. i recently completed a recent graduate survey for methodist where they simply asked that if i used my degree in my current career field. this made me laugh because while i am in school, i make my money by bouncing and bartending. so no, i am very sorry my methodist diploma rarely helps in my current career path. however, it will in my future career path and that is really all that matters.