Month: February 2013

News

Acuff speaks truth through satire

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Wall street journal best-selling author and comedian, Jon Acuff, spoke in chapel and led a talk back session at John Brown University Thursday. Acuff’s goal is to clear away the mess of Christianity using satire. Acuff gave examples of some things that he has noticed about Christians today. Sometimes we […]

Sports

Tennis opens new season

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The men’s and women’s tennis teams opened the 2013 season with three contests against NCAA opponents in central Arkansas. Both the men’s team and the women’s team went 0-3 against NCAA Div II Harding and NCAA Div III Hendrix and Ozarks. On Friday in Little Rock, both teams lost 9-0 […]

Sports

Rent-a-rugger funds a game

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In the wake of a fundraising crisis, sophomore Chris Dye and junior Tyler Kinzer, both dedicated members of the John Brown University rugby team, brainstormed up the idea of a Valentine’s banquet sponsored by the team. The banquet first spun off of the idea of “Rent-a-Rugger” where University girls could […]

Opinion

Gun control and free will

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On December 14, people all across America were stunned as the tragic news of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, Conn. spread. Hearing the dreadful news of the death of 20 students and six adults, there were various comments made about the incident and many put the blame of […]

Opinion

Food provider promises

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With the announcement of the new food provider last week, student expectations for future caf meals soared. We at the Threefold Advocate believe the University was overdue for a change. With millions of dollars going into facilities and expansion, the provided meals did not equal the quality for which the […]