My Life at MU

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.

Things to do on Campus

There are lots of things to do here on campus this time of year.  You will always have a Spring play to attend and even events like Dinner and a Movie.  The best thing about the Dinner and a Movie is that we watch a movie before it comes out on DVD!!  Another event that a lot of students attend is the Miss Methodist Pageant.  I went to it this year and I had a blast!!  Lastly there are many different sporting events that you can go to as well.  There is Men and Women's Basketball, Tennis, and Girl's Lacrosse.  Everyone has a great time at these events!!  There is just always something to do, you just have to go out and see what is available.

First Half of Spring Semester

It has been a very fun but busy spring semester so far. Classes are going great, but we are getting ready to go into crunch time with our first tests and papers coming up. One of the best ways that I have found to take my mind off from my school work is to go and play basketball in the Nimocks Center or go to some of the plays or sporting event held on campus. That seems to always help!! - Chris

it's been a long time

So, I haven't blogged in awhile. Which, if you're a good student is a fact to which you are unaware. But life has been hectic since I last posted. I recently took a position as head lacrosse coach at a middle school in Chapel Hill. This came as a shock to me because I had never played lacrosse and the only exposure to lacrosse I had was watching the Women's games at Methodist before spring workouts. (By the way, I heard they trounced SCAD today 20-7, so go them.) It was always fun to go to those games with the football team because we had no idea what was going on and would pretty much just yell things for the sake of yelling things. But that's the beauty of having such a diverse athletic field at Methodist, you can go to games just for the sake of supporting the other teams and it's okay to not have a clue what is going on. You just have to be careful what you yell because you never know whose parents you are sitting behind...or where the Athletic Director is lurking...and it's really not in your best interest to embarrass yourself too bad. Anyway, I am blogging now in lue of studying because I really don't want to study. But I believe I am out of things to ramble about, so I will stop now.

Cheers

Ryan

The Halfway Mark

Spring break starts next week!  It's so exciting to know that we are actually making progress through the semester--8 weeks down, 8 more to go!  It all has happened so fast, but I am in no way complaining.  My classes are taking a lot out of me, as college courses should.  My infamous "to do" lists are back in action and getting longer every day.  I have a midterm in Honors tomorrow, an Organic test Wednesday, and plenty more to come.  Sadly, spring break probably won't be much of a break...my Molecular Biology and Cell Physiology research paper due dates are sneaking up on me FAST!  Good luck to everyone else! --Ashley 

Basketball Season

            Methodist students are leaving their dorm rooms and heading to the Riddle Center.  The number of students who are attending the basketball games this season is growing.  Both the men and women basketball teams are soaring to the top of the conference standings with hopes of winning the conference championship.  I know the cheerleaders are having a blast this season and wishing the best of luck to both teams.  I encourage everyone to come to all the special events coming up in the few games we have left.  This Wednesday is “Take a Kid to the Game” and Valentines Day is the “Think Pink Game” dedicated to raise breast cancer awareness.  This year clubs and organizations are gathering for the Monarch Zone before the games.  The Student Government Association has been doing a great job with this by sponsoring games and free prizes.  So when you get a chance, come out and support the 2007-2008 Methodist Basketball teams!