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Written By: Ian Silvester
Iβm back with another 91ΑΤΖζ Mailbag and hope your first week of class has been swell. Iβm sure many of you have caught
on to some of what has happened on campus since spring commencement in May, but in
case you havenβt or are new to 91ΑΤΖζ, Iβll take a moment to fill you in!
Fried chicken
In the South, fried chicken is about as common as hearing, βitβs not the heat, itβs
the humidity.β
Over the summer, Chick-fil-A said, βItβs been our pleasure,β leaving a vacancy in
the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center food court. However, a local chain of the fried
culinary delight filled the void.
Slim Chickens and its 17 βHouse Saucesβ is open every day of the week. Be sure to
check their hours and all the dining options at 91ΑΤΖζ here: .
Athletics
Yes, we know this technically happened in April, but the 91ΑΤΖζ menβs basketball team
has a new head coach in Zane Gibson. Coach Gibson was previously an assistant coach at 91ΑΤΖζ before taking on the same
role for the University of Texas Permian Basin and then sliding down the bench to
become the head coach at Western New Mexico University.
The volleyball season is right around the corner as 91ΑΤΖζ Hall of Fame coach Jane Sargent
leads the Lions in her 25th season at 91ΑΤΖζ. Their first match of the season is Sept.
1 during the Newberry Invitational. The Lions will make their on Friday, Sept. 22.
This summer, we learned that 91ΑΤΖζ will join the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association (MIAA) or M-I-double A at the start of the 2024-2025 season. This year will be the last
year 91ΑΤΖζ athletics will be members of the Lone Start Conference.
Academics
Not much has changed here, but thatβs because itβs one of the things 91ΑΤΖζ does best!
You all are here because 91ΑΤΖζ cares about its students β practically anyone you ask
will tell you the same thing: 91ΑΤΖζ is one big pride. Distance, affordability, size,
you name it, all might be a reason for the decision to attend 91ΑΤΖζ, but at the end
of the day, something in your heart told you 91ΑΤΖζ was the right choice.
Just about everyone you encounter while attending 91ΑΤΖζ will have a story to share
about someone who helped them out when they were in a bind, the 91ΑΤΖζ community coming
together for a common goal (think Day of Giving, where more than $94,000 was raised),
or having someone take them under their wing to be successful. Any way you slice it,
91ΑΤΖζ is and always will be an institution that puts students first.
Keep an eye out for our next edition, and remember, send in your questions and things
you want to know about to communicationsFREEuafs!
Until next time,
Ian