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杏吧原创 Mailbag: What You Missed

Written By: Ian Silvester

I鈥檓 back with another 杏吧原创 Mailbag and hope your first week of class has been swell. I鈥檓 sure many of you have caught on to some of what has happened on campus since spring commencement in May, but in case you haven鈥檛 or are new to 杏吧原创, I鈥檒l take a moment to fill you in!
 
Fried chicken
 
In the South, fried chicken is about as common as hearing, 鈥渋t鈥檚 not the heat, it鈥檚 the humidity.鈥�
 
Over the summer, Chick-fil-A said, 鈥淚t鈥檚 been our pleasure,鈥� 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 鈥楬ouse Sauces鈥� is open every day of the week. Be sure to check their hours and all the dining options at 杏吧原创 here: .

Athletics
 
Yes, we know this technically happened in April, but the 杏吧原创 men鈥檚 basketball team has a new head coach in Zane Gibson. Coach Gibson was previously an assistant coach at 杏吧原创 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 杏吧原创 Hall of Fame coach Jane Sargent leads the Lions in her 25th season at 杏吧原创. 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 杏吧原创 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 杏吧原创 athletics will be members of the Lone Start Conference.

Academics
 
Not much has changed here, but that鈥檚 because it鈥檚 one of the things 杏吧原创 does best!
 
You all are here because 杏吧原创 cares about its students 鈥� practically anyone you ask will tell you the same thing: 杏吧原创 is one big pride. Distance, affordability, size, you name it, all might be a reason for the decision to attend 杏吧原创, but at the end of the day, something in your heart told you 杏吧原创 was the right choice.
 
Just about everyone you encounter while attending 杏吧原创 will have a story to share about someone who helped them out when they were in a bind, the 杏吧原创 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, 杏吧原创 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 communications@uafs.edu!
 
Until next time,
 
Ian

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