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This past Valentine’s day, John Brown University’s Rugby team held their annual “Rent-a-Rugger” fundraiser, where the highest bidder for each rugger can enjoy a casual group date with their chosen guy. At JBU, there are varying opinions on dating and how seriously students should take it. According to the fall […]
We have been blessed with some great creations and yet often don’t know who to thank for them. Here are some examples: Nutella/Ferrero Rocher/Kinder chocolates Bet you didn’t know that the same family who created Nutella also brought us Ferrero Rocher and the line of Kinder chocolates. Pietro Ferrero, a […]
Students, faculty and staff around the campus of John Brown University are in the midst of observing the season of Lent. By giving up one or more daily habits for 40 days, one can focus on his or her personal faith. Here are some things people on campus are denying […]
There has been a standing notion about the dreaded “freshman fifteen” as one comes into college. Though many joke about the idea, it’s easy to see why this is actually a reality. With many students having to sit for long periods of the day in class, making late night frosty […]
As tensions continue in Ukraine after more than a year of revolution and Russian involvement, President Barack Obama is considering many courses of action, including sending lethal defensive arms to Ukraine. Ukraine has experienced political difficulties for some time. Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, seen by many Ukrainians as the […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has protested against the killings of African Americans by the hands of police officers since the Trayvon Martin case. Now, its members are seeing the product of their hard work through the indictment of New York police officer Peter Liang for the November shooting of […]
Twenty eyes belonging to eight and nine year old students peered at the engineering students’ every action and tuned into every word. The excitement was seen in the children’s eyes; it was a yearning to learn the unknown. John Brown University engineering students Caleb Taylor and Travis Altemeier are able […]
3-D printing, a process that just a decade ago belonged in the science fiction genre, is now taking its place in the science community as a common way to create customized tools and even save lives. Another life was saved on Feb. 16 as, “A two-year-old girl born with a […]
The John Brown University Athletic Department was abuzz with the excitement of National Signing Day for the 2015 women’s soccer team. JBU Athletics announced on Wednesday, Feb. 4 each new addition for the 2015-2016 season over social media platforms. Nine excited faces appeared at the end of the day, displaying […]
It’s not easy playing away from home, especially if nearly half your team isn’t there. On Saturday, Feb. 7, John Brown University’s Men’s Ultimate Frisbee club, Ironfist, did just that. The team went down to Fayetteville, Ark. to play two scrimmages and won by nine points against the University of […]