The Brig

  The Forest “Hey, Marshall!” Cody exclaimed. “Let’s go, man!”  They were running behind schedule this morning, they meant to be on the road by 8… it was 9:30 a.m.  “I’m coming! Just have to grab my hoodie.” Marshall raced to his truck. Before opening the door, he took a glance at it. “Dang, I’m good,” he mumbled to himself.  Marshall was a mechanic and restored his 1973 Chevy after buying it from a junkyard. He opened the door and grabbed his favorite olive hoodie from the seat.  “‘Bout time!” Cody said.  “Yeah, yeah. You remembered your boots this time, right?” Marshall poked back.  “Yeah, I got ‘em.” Cody fired up his truck, which Marshall fixed up and gifted to Cody, and they finally started down the road. It was a long, beautiful drive to the trailhead.  “Hey, did ya hear about the funny stories goin’ ‘round town about this trail?” Cody asked. “Nope, I’ve been nose to the grindstone recently,” Marshall responded. “Aww, man! The old timers are...

  Welcome to your first year at MIA! This year is going to be great and we’re glad to have you! Firstly, if you’re an incoming freshman, you should know that this is your year to get involved with our clubs, sports, and all of our other extracurriculars to get acclimated and make friendships that can last a lifetime. In your first week or two pay attention to the daily announcements during mentoring to get information about clubs and other things happening around school. Also, be friendly to your mentoring group because you’ll be in the same mentoring for the rest of your time here. Secondly, if you aren’t a freshman, you could join a club (or more than one if you want!) or one of our championship winning sports teams. And don’t be afraid to open up a bit! We are a small school with great people that want to get to know you!  Let’s talk about our clubs in depth for a second. Do you like helping the community? If so, consider joining Key Club, or Interact! Do you like culture...