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UPCOMING
Important dates
Nov. 15: Bloomington, Ill.
Join an alumni and friends tailgate party at 11 a.m.
before the Big Blue football game vs. Illinois Wesleyan at 1
p.m. MORE
Nov. 16: Decatur, Ill.
Decatur-area alumni: Mark your calendars for a 4:30-6 p.m.
reception to meet new Millikin president Douglas E. Zemke '66,
to be held at Kirkland Fine Arts Center, immediately following
the 2 p.m. Theatre and Dance department production of
"Sweet Charity."
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MORE on alumni events
Hot
links
Several new members recently were inducted into the Millikin
Medallion Society. MORE
Placekicker Andy
Beals broke another Big
Blue record at the Oct. 18 Homecoming game. Learn more about
football and other fall sports by clicking here.
Got
a gig?
All alumni actors, artists, singers, dancers and musicians are invited to
let us know the dates and details of their upcoming engagements
and we’ll promote them on the Millikin website. Drop a line to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu,
or fax your performance schedule to 217-424-3755. Click
here
to see what's posted.
Need
stuff?
Representatives
from First
Step Records,
MU's student-run recording label, will be accepting pre-orders
for a CD recording of 2003 Vespers in the lobby of Kirkland
Fine Arts Center before and after each Vespers performance.
Cost is $10. Vespers will be held Dec. 6 and 7, and tickets go
on sale Nov. 3. MORE
Shop online through the Millikin
bookstore to get
MU gear, gifts and
more.
Or
learn more about Blue
Connection,
a gallery that sells original art produced by students,
faculty and alumni at affordable prices.
Happy
Halloween!
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MU
SALUTES VETS AT NOV. 8 GAME.
All U.S. military
veterans and their guests are invited to be Millikin’s
guests at the 1 p.m. Big Blue vs. North Central football game
on Saturday, Nov. 8. The day includes a free tailgate lunch
beginning at 11:30 a.m. and free admittance to the game.
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WHAT'S HE COOKED UP TO SAY?
Cook County State’s Attorney Richard
A. Devine will present the 2003 Moore Lecture on Thursday,
Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in Richards Treat University Center. The
lecture is free and open to the public.
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SCORE HOLDS
RECOGNITION DINNER.
Millikin's Service Corp of
Retired Executives (SCORE) chapter held its annual
appreciation dinner to honor volunteers and recognize
community businesses for their entrepreneurial success or as a
learning partner for students.
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BLUE
SKIES AT THE BIG BLUE
Homecoming was less than two weeks ago and we're still sorting
through all the photos, but click here
to see a few shots taken under the sunny blue skies that
graced Homecoming 2003. And we hope you'll give us your
feedback about the weekend by filling out a short survey.
It will help us in planning next year's reunion, especially
for those classes ending in 4 or 9.
WHAT DID THEY FIND INSIDE?
What was inside a copper box that had been welded shut and
placed inside Millikin's cornerstone? University Archivist
Susan Avery knows, and she's not afraid to tell you.
MORE
SPOOKY
DELIGHTS
FOR LITTLE TYKES
The Residential Housing
Association (RHA) hosts Trick or Treat in the Halls Wednesday,
Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Families with children age 10 and
under should come to the Lindsay Schaub and Wood rooms in
Richards Treat University Center for games before they are
escorted to go trick or treating in the residence halls.
"This is a safe environment for your children," says
Paul Lidy, RHA president.
IT'S
NOT SCARY.
In fact, it's downright easy. If you know of high school
students who have begun their college search this fall,
there's an easy way for you to introduce them to Millikin:
Refer a Friend. Click here
to fill out a simple form and we'll begin sending them info
about Millikin. And who knows? They may make a lifetime of
memories, find good friends and receive a great education --
hopefully, just like you did!
IT'S A SHOCKER!
Unbelievable. Last month,
for the first time ever, no one correctly answered our trivia
question. The answer? Carl Head was the professor first
credited with using the term "Big Blue" and 1916 was
the year that term was first used.
Since no prizes
were given out last month, we
have an extra special surprise prize for this month's
winners. Ready?
According to
legend, the former Zeta Tau Alpha House (now home to the Alumni
and Development Center) is haunted by a ghost who likes to
slam doors and stomp up and down the stairs (sounds more like
a teenager to me). What did the former sorority residents in
the house nickname the so-called spooky spirit?
A) Batty Betty
B) Sylvia
C) Louise
D) Headless Nick
E) Virginia
Send your
answer to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu;
be sure to include your name and address. The first five
correct responders each win!
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