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The end of another school year is approaching, and that means that it is once again time to find out who will be Mr. and Ms. JBU. The nominees have been nominated and the voting has ended as of Wednesday, April 14th. If you missed out on this campaign, there […]
I used to go to a little Christian school. Now I go to a bigger Christian school. But more about me has changed than just that. I think differently about alcohol and my sister and chewing on your nails than I did when I was 8. I have different opinions […]
While the data in the recent article on sexual activity at JBU is troubling (“SRA shows sizable increase in sexual activity” http://advocate.jbu.edu/?q=node/1560) things may not be as bad as they appear. Imagine that the y-axes were extended so that they began at zero percent and ended at 100 percent. The […]
It happens every spring. The daffodils and dogwoods begin to bloom, students’ calendars fill up with papers and projects and the impending stress of finding a roommate and place to live draws near. The battle over who will get into Walker and out of Mayfield can turn vicious. Every friend […]
It’s almost that time of year again. Important projects and long essays are beginning to pile up. By the time they’re due, only finals week is left. However, with assignments scheduled this way, students are forced to study for their final exams and to work on big projects simultaneously. This […]
Before my son Logan was born, I had a premonition I might have done something wrong to affect his health or development in the womb. I remember praying as Logan’s due-date approached that if he were born with a disability, the Lord would let it be one familiar to me […]
“Trust Our American Dream,” a comedic piece of historical fiction, depicts the contemporary plight of undocumented immigrants in assuming liberty as a basic natural right. Author Don Balla, John Brown University Professor of Business emeritus, fulltime lawyer and outspoken advocate for immigrant rights, strategically employs Abraham Lincoln’s views concerning the […]
“Be patient towards all that is unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms, like books written in a foreign tongue. […] What matters is to live everything.” —Rainier Maria Rilke’s “Letter to a Young Poet” First of all, live like you’re going to […]
Alfonso Mendez came to John Brown University 30 years ago as a member of the Walton Program’s first class of students. As a successful Walton alumnus, he now provides encouragement for graduating seniors. “You’ll be fine as long as you have God in front of you,” senior Ethel Ilias recalled […]
Every year, John Brown University recruits students to work as callers for University Advancement’s call center to raising money for the Scholarship Fund. This year, callers are also raising money for the Campaign for the Next Century, the University’s new plan to improve campus and continue serving students. Callers are […]