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MILLIGAN COLLEGE , TN (April 15, 2004) — Milligan College is taking a different approach this year with its annual “Wonderful Wednesday” celebration. The festivities will kick-off at 5 p.m. today and go throughout the day tomorrow, April 16.
Normally the surprise “holiday” for the Milligan community is announced early in the morning of the actual day – which is not always on a Wednesday, despite the campus holiday’s name. This year’s planning committee decided to try a different approach that would give students more advanced noticed and extend the festivities into the evening before.
Festivities begin today at 5 p.m. with a special cookout at the McMahan Student Center , followed by evening games at the Fieldhouse. Friday’s activities start with a 10:30 a.m. brunch in the McCormick Dining Center. The afternoon will be busy with a volleyball competition, the annual faculty vs. students softball game, ultimate frisbee, a waterslide near Buffalo Creek, obstacle course, and the annual tug-of-war across the creek.
Regular day classes are cancelled for Friday, April 16, and will be replaced by a variety of social activities planned by Social Affairs and the Student Government Association. (Thursday night classes will meet tonight, April 15, as scheduled.)
Begun in 1969 by then-President Jess Johnson as a day to ease the normal pressures of spring fever, the tradition has continued, each year surrounded by a veil of secrecy in hopes of surprising the students and faculty.
This year’s Wonderful Wednesday theme is “Welcome to Hollywood ,” and all events are based on Hollywood features.
For more information about Milligan’s Wonderful Wednesday, please contact the Milligan PR Office at 423.461.8719.