John Brown University's Student Newspaper
Beauty Creates Beauty was born, with creativity at its heart. It all began last March at a coffee shop when JBU graduate Henry Trejo and Adam Harbottle ran into each other. As they began to talk the duo realized their mutual desire to educate the people of Northwest Arkansas on […]
The front door of the center was guarded by an 11-year-old named Luke. He sat cross legged on a chair licking a heaping spoonful of vanilla pudding—one of his favorite treats to eat every day after school. This mop headed boy smiled at every one who came into the center. […]
Last week The Threefold Advocate ran my column describing the details of the DREAM Act. Today’s piece explains why I support this proposed legislation and why I ask students to become politically involved in helping it pass. The DREAM Act attempts to undo the harm caused by existing immigration policy […]
We all know that JBU students can’t help but complain about the campus food service. But, really? It costs two dollars and fifty cents to wash and dry clothes? As a resident of JBU, I believe that there has to be a better solution for the laundry services on campus. […]
It’s time that someone stood up for the semi-colon: the most majestic punctuation mark of them all. You may be thinking “But no one understands the semi-colon! Is it a comma? Is it a colon? Nobody knows!” Worry not. Like the supremely functional spork, the ingenious combination of the spoon […]
This is a scene we have repeated for two decades. Fans packing the stands for a game against a team we will undoubtedly crush. TV cameras recording our annual 15 minutes of fame. Fans in full body paint screaming at the top of their lungs. Toilet paper raining down onto […]
The first time I heard Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” was a gift. I had heard the piece’s name before and was vaguely aware of Beethoven as a historical figure. I had caught chance snippets of the melody, but had no idea what the song was. I was friends with an experienced […]
Celebrities know how to create hype during election season. Paris Hilton forgot to rock the vote when she failed to cast her ballot, despite of endorsing then-Senator Hillary Clinton in the 2008 presidential elections. Just last week, Samuel L. Jackson raised some eyebrows when in an interview with Ebony Magazine […]
This Tuesday in Chapel, Phil Vischer talked about his climb to success with the company that makes VeggieTales, Big Idea. But after the horrendous theater ticket sales of “Jonah,” a bad reception once the movie came out on DVD, and a legal case that left him bankrupt, he reached the […]
John Brown University is no longer just a University, thanks to the addition of two new colleges last month. As of Jan. 1, the University implemented a few structural changes. The former divisions of Business and Education have been organized into individual colleges. It is unlikely that students, especially those […]