By Ashley Perham
B&R contributing writer
MURFREESBORO — The Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Middle Tennessee State University kicked off the new school year by offering free, all-you-can-eat pancakes to students from 8 p.m. to midnight.
It is the second year the BCM has offered free pancakes the first week of school although they have been serving pancakes during finals week for more than 10 years.
Mark Whitt, MTSU campus minister, said the event was a great way to connect with students quickly because the event takes place on move-in day.
“It’s also an event right after the carnival, a big event on campus, and then there’s nothing planned afterwards so we were able to just continue in with a big welcome to campus,” Whitt said. “It’s a quick way to meet students in a real non-threatening kind of way.” [Read more…]