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to post-traumatic stress disorder, a media sensation akin to the ALS ice bucket challenge has swept the nation. The 22 Pushup Challenge requires participants to do 22 pushups every day for 22 days in order to spread awareness of veteran suicide. Statistically, about 22 veterans commit suicide in the United […]
A recent study by the Pew Research Center states that social media is being used as a platform for discussion on race and racial inequality. Social media has been credited by some with “propelling racially focused issues to greater national attention,” according to the Pew Research Center. John Brown University […]
An impossible choice was handed to Leslie Bolen after the death of her autistic son, Michael. Michael was being treated for major seizures. When the doctors walked out of the room, protocol demanded that they ask whether or not his organs were to be donated. Leslie Bolen, in great pain, […]
Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghani native and American citizen, has been charged with attempted murder for the bomb that detonated on September 17, 2016, in Chelsea, a Manhattan, New York, neighborhood. The bomb injured 29 people, damaged property and caused evacuation from surrounding buildings. The explosion occurred from inside a […]
The U.S. has promised $38 billion to the state of Israel over the next 10 years, the largest sum that the U.S. has ever promised to any country in its history. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Wednesday, September 7 to finalize the deal between the two […]
In the United States 43,982 people die from overdosing each year – an average of 120 deaths per day – according to the UNODC. In spite of these statistics, there are 14,500 addiction treatment facilities in the United States. Doctors afirm that current insurance barriers for those with addictions are […]
Three John Brown University students traveled to North Dakota to photograph, interview and interact with the Native American protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline. “It was refreshing to be in a community where people genuinely respect their roots and their traditions and have a sense of community beyond themselves,” Joshua […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a surprise visit to John Brown University’s campus, and the business magnate had some suggestions to make. “We need to build a fence around the Dogwood Trail until we can figure out what the hell is going on the Doug the Deer”, insisted Trump. […]