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Students planning to buy a hoverboard may want to wait until after graduating, as John Brown University will soon be banning them from campus. Hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters or hands free Segways, have been banned by more than 30 schools, according to USA Today. The Consumer Product Safety […]
A 5-mile bike trail is under construction at John Brown University’s Siloam Springs campus. The Walton Family Foundation and Simmons Foods, two locally based corporations, are partnering to fund the trail, expected to cost approximately $170,000. Construction started Jan. 27. This new trail will have a soft surface, able to […]
The Golden Eagle men’s golf team will kick off their last season this Monday. The team will compete in the National Association of College Athletics Contender in four days. The Contender serves as the opening tournament for the Golden Eagles’ final season before their dissolution at the end of the […]
Because of her past experience with pornography addiction, Hannah Pickle feels called to fight the pornography industry and to help victims seek recovery. Pickle, a freshman at the University, was only 11 years old when she first viewed pornography. It wasn’t until her junior year in high school that she […]
In front of a crowd of 5,000, Donald Trump landed his plane and spoke at a rally in Bentonville this past Sunday. Several John Brown University students and alumni attended the rally to hear what the Republican candidate had to say. “Trump discussed policy, plans for international trade, keeping businesses […]
The Arties, John Brown University’s annual red-carpet awards show organized by the Visual Arts Foundry, will be held tomorrow. The Arties is a student-led Oscars-style awards show intended to honor student excellence in the visual arts, music and theatre and communication departments. Prizes are awarded to nominees in each department, […]
Scientific communities are celebrating the discovery of gravitational waves. Gravitational waves were the final part of Einstein’s theory of general relativity to be confirmed. In the theory, space and time are woven together in a sort of fabric. When massive gravitational events occur, in this case the collision of two […]
Limit students’ additional expenses Between the 2011-12 and 2015-16 school year, the total cost of attending John Brown University, including tuition, fees and room and board, has increased by an average of $1,201 each year. In the same time frame, tuition alone increased by an average of $891 per year. […]
Nation-wide food shortages have struck the South American country of Venezuela. The shortages were formally declared by lawmakers from the opposition party in early February when the country was hit by national shortages of bread, meat, milk and other principal food items. This state of emergency is not new to […]
Uber could have done more to stop shooter On Feb. 20 an Uber driver killed six people in between picking up customers. According to reports, one passenger even filed complaints against him for reckless driving the morning of the shooting. Uber has defended themselves, stating that they perform background checks […]