Month: September 2014

Sports

Golden Eagles fall to undefeated Ravens

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John Brown Universiy freshman Sarah Frey opened Saturday’s game against Benedictine with an early shot just two minutes in. Seven minutes later, sophomore Savannah Beth would send her own strike at the Raven’s keeper, setting an aggressive pace. “I thought the first half went really well,” Senior Casey O’Brien said […]

Lifestyles

Popular clothing line strikes up controversy

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Urban Outfitters recently released an official apology for what resembled a blood-splattered, “Vintage Kent State Sweatshirt.” The sweatshirt design alluded to the fatal school shootings that occurred in 1970 at Kent State University, where four people died. Urban Outfitters said the blood-splatters were merely the faded design from its original […]

Lifestyles

Explore Apple’s iOS 8: 8 user-friendly features

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1. In-text voice The technology pendulum has been swinging on the side of ease and efficiency for, well … ever. This is especially true in the phone world, where there are now phone-induced thumb disorders. Whether or not Apple designers found the social commentary/implication stuff of texting-injured thumbs disturbing, and […]

Opinion

Summer isn’t over

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Summer has officially come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we have to say goodbye to the season just yet. It’s hold still lingers on, even throughout the coming of fall. Just open your car door and feel the heat pour out, instantly covering your body in sweat. It’s […]

Opinion

Put your phone away

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You are alone, walking leisurely up a sidewalk. Various noises fill in the absence of conversation. You look around and see trees, maybe buildings and cars. Now you turn your attention back to the vantage point ahead of you. A person turns a corner on the right and begins approaching […]

Opinion

Is John Brown University a safe place?

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Every semester that I teach the Capstone Seminar in Christian Life class, students write a spiritual biography paper that describes their spiritual journey, including how their time at JBU has influenced their relationship with God. Reading these papers is an incredible privilege as students let me peek inside their private […]