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Almost 30 years ago the Baltimore Colts, one of the NFL’s premier franchises, skirted the law and abandoned their hometown. Wanting a new stadium and coveting the newly built Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, the franchise left in the night in a fleet of Mayflower moving trucks carrying all the team’s […]
Dear American friends: I am the carrier of a disease so dangerous that threatens to bring down your entire nation. You should avoid me at the school cafeteria and the hallways. Run. How could I enter your country in the first place? I have started to wonder that myself. But […]
Why do you do the things you do? Media and society today are very good at telling us what is “cool.” What you should buy or what you should wear to stay up to date. Many people nowadays will go out and get that haircut or pierce that place on […]
Have you ever considered the great advantage you have as an MK? You have a very unique legacy. Those “You know you’re an MK when…” lists are fabulous indicators of this. You see, we MKs have been just about everywhere and seen just about everything. This is a gross exaggeration, […]
Gossip is easy, addicting, and—we have to admit—a lot of fun. And just because we are enrolled in a Christian university doesn’t mean we are exempt from it. JBU is home to its very own Gossip Girl. The tacky Twitter account goes so far as to point fingers and call […]
College bills – it’s something we all know is a big problem. In order to be successful in life, people have to go deeply into debt to get a slip of paper that “proves” they know what someone else thinks is important. But should the process really be as expensive […]
Students from the construction management department hurried around a structure cropping out of University Chaplain Rod Reed’s house on Jan. 31, their third full day of the construction project in the spring semester. Each Tuesday, students go to get hands-on experience in construction management by building an addition for Rod […]
Love, anger, passion, comedy and revenge are some themes in John Brown University’s spring play “The Three Musketeers.” The theatre department of John Brown University began plans for the show during last semester with auditions, callbacks and a read through. While most students were at home relaxing over Christmas break, […]
After a three-year hiatus from the two dating competition events, the Student Activities Committee decided to bring back the old tradition. MICE—Men Initiate Creative Entertainment—dates occurred Feb. 3-4, and TWIRP—The Woman is Required to Pay—dates will be happening Feb. 10-11. Danielle Keller, coordinator of student activities, said that the competition […]
John Brown University is applying for reaccreditation. Robert Norwood, dean of undergraduate studies, explained that JBU has to go through a reaccreditation process every 10 years. JBU administion has prepared for this for the past year and a half by writing a self-report and they are now inviting a team […]