As one of Lemuria’s youngest employees, I am just now entering my second year of college at Millsaps, which means I have ALL the freshman stories, but I think I’ll keep the majority to myself until that elusive diploma rests safely in my hands. And while I do not have any personal experiences or stories to share about Millsaps’ observatory (which is featured in our upcoming book about Jackson), I do have many of the campus itself. Back when I was in high school (so, forever ago) I went through the typical teenage struggles of deciding which college I should attend after graduation. In short, which campus would be right for me? Then I made my list of pros and cons, visited the other college I was considering, made some revisions to that list until the only thing left I had to do was visit Millsaps’ campus; on which I found a swing bench by one of the dorms, sheltered by trees. That’s when I decided Millsaps was the right choice. I could see myself on that bench reading after class, relaxing…which I did (for about a week) until I realized that I needed to spend some quality time with my homework. But do I regret my choice? NEVER! And since I chose to stay in Jackson that means I not only get to continue working at Lemuria but I also get to go to all the other cool places shown in our book. So there.
Written by Elizabeth
Jackson: photographs by Ken Murphy is available now for purchase. To order a copy, call Lemuria Books at 601.366.7619 or visit us online at lemuriabooks.com. Please join us in celebrating Jackson on August 5th at 5:00 in Banner Hall!
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