April - 2020

COVID-19 Catch Up

COVID-19 Catch Up

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Searching for Community: MVNU’s Service-Learning Trip to Cactus, Texas

Searching for Community: MVNU’s Service-Learning Trip to Cactus, Texas

Back in late April, many students headed home to enjoy two weeks of spring break. But a small group, led by Dr. Hank Spaulding, left for another home, a home of refugees in Cactus Texas. Spaulding recalled, “I honestly had no idea what to expect. I had never visited Cactus, Texas nor worked with refugees.” They found a diverse community of people uprooted from their homes around the world. Many came from countries plagued by war, persecution or financial ruin. The team was se

Johns Joins SGA

Johns Joins SGA

Hannah Johns is a sophomore student who has recently been elected for the position of SGA president, but who is she? And why did she run for this position in the first place? In her words, Hannah said, “I felt that in this position I could advocate for so many people. It is unfortunate, but so many people do not feel heard. My heart breaks knowing this—knowing that some students do not feel invested in or valued. I felt that this is where I was called to serve this next year,

Varsity Athlete a Driving Force for Blood Drives on Campus

Varsity Athlete a Driving Force for Blood Drives on Campus

MVNU junior Missy Emery is a force on campus. She is a triple-major in Marketing, Management and Public Relations, competes on the track team, is a key defender for the varsity women’s soccer team, and in the summer of 2019, she landed an internship in with the Red Cross in Washington D.C. Following a lead from Athletic Director Chip Wilson, Emery applied for the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Internship because she is interested in working for a nonprofit organization in th

Down but Not Out: Varsity Coach Shares Team’s Story After Shutdown

Down but Not Out: Varsity Coach Shares Team’s Story After Shutdown

MVNU's newest varsity team faces its greatest opponent yet, the COVID-19 virus. The team received varsity status earlier this year and positioned themselves to take the league by storm. According to Head Coach Ryan Farr, in light of going varsity, "The expectation level of our players and coaching staff is tremendously different. Then again, we expect that kind of leap forward each year as we progress to being where we want to be culturally and competitively." The team diver

Caf Makes Quick Changes to serve Campus during Coronavirus Crisis

Caf Makes Quick Changes to serve Campus during Coronavirus Crisis

In previous months the world has witnessed the rise of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Our country and its people have been faced with constant change. We are in a time ridden with panic and fear, and because of this it can be difficult to make clear and careful decisions, but that is exactly what the Dinning Commons of MVNU has done. To the average MVNU student, what happens at the Dinning Commons (also known as “The Caf”) would seem like magic, simply because they don’t see what