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In two days, John Brown University’s cross country team will do what they have worked for all season. The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) cross country championship will take place this Saturday in Shawnee, Okla. The Golden Eagles hope the championship will allow them to place in the top three for their conference. Placing in the top three would give the teams the chance to advance […]
The campus broadcast news station is expanding its audience with a new broadcast in Spanish called EagleBreak Español. This is the first broadcast in this area that does a Spanish broadcast according to Matt Bowen, senior Bible and theology major. John Brown University could be setting the bar for other […]
The Nicaraguan government recently authorized the construction of a canal that will connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. A Chinese investment company, Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Group, will subsidize the Nicaraguan Canal and Development Project, and plans to complete the canal in 2020. The project has brought concerns among […]
Many students gathered last Wednesday for a question and answer session where John Brown University president, Chip Pollard, and chaplain, Rod Reed, discussed the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of gay marriage and how it relates to the church. Residence Life facilitated the conversations on how the Supreme Court decision affects […]
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will open its newest architectural masterpiece, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House, next week on Nov. 11, 2015, the museum’s fourth anniversary. “The great thing about the Bachman-Wilson House is that it is a really strong example of the museum’s commitment to American architecture,” said […]
I used to think that in order to make an effective mission trip, it was necessary to travel a long distance to a place in extreme and precarious conditions. If there is not a 10 hour long drive or long flight to a foreign country or town, then it is not a real and impactful mission trip. The idea […]
John Brown University students promise a spectacular performance this weekend with The Man of la Mancha. The musical is based on the Spanish novel “El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha,” better known as Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Senior music education major, Steven Hamilton, will perform as the main character of […]
John Brown University is hosting its annual packing party for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child on Nov. 7. Samaritan’s Purse says on their website that Operation Christmas Child is “the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.” Through this project, people pack shoeboxes full of gifts for children, which are […]
I have always been unclear on my position on the death penalty. Sometimes I support it, other times I disagree with it. However, last Friday my opinion of the death penalty completely changed. I attended a conference with staff members of The Threefold Advocate in Austin, Texas. We attended workshops and went to keynotes put on by different speakers. The keynote […]
Chinese artist should be free to use any medium Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, intended to create political art with the use of Legos, and was denied the bulk use of Lego’s products to make his piece. Lego’s spokesperson claimed that they “refrain, on a global level, from actively engaging in or endorsing the […]