After the Emmy award-winning television show “Stranger Things,” Netflix studios has consistently cranked out movies and television shows. They are either tremendous successes or flops … and the jury is still out on their most recent endeavor: “Maniac.” “Maniac” is a dystopian reflection of the near future, critiquing the opioid […]
Author: Megan Koontz
Christmas memories: ‘The Polar Express’
Christmas traditions can often be meh … they are tried and true, but repetitive. Decorating Christmas cookies, trimming the tree and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” are all fun aspects of Christmas, but there are definitely ways to spice up your Christmas traditions and keep things interesting from year to […]
Jews targeted at synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh
On an early Saturday morning the Jewish Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, devolved from a peaceful place of worship to a chaotic crime scene when a gunman opened fire, killing 11 congregants and wounding four police officers. There were three congregations celebrating Shabbat services: Tree of Life, Dor Hadash and New […]
Secrets come to those who observe
Cloaked in a canopy of withered, towering trees with the green barely clinging to life is a paved, winding trail. It encircles the campus like an invisible ring, and it is open to any who desires to traverse it. With green street lamps strewn around the trail, their glow illuminating […]
Student exhibit combats gender norms
The top mathematics student in her country, Patricia Morales Chang, a Nicaraguan Walton student, started school in the United States with the expectation that she would receive the level of respect and encouragement in the field of mathematics. Morales said she was surprised when she was met with doubt and […]
Republicans, Democrats, division and church politics
Dogma is the central theology for all people who identify as Christians. It is core values, such as Jesus being born of a virgin, God’s omniscience and The Holy Spirit’s ability to inspire. Politics is not a central, dogmatic issue of faith. Yet, some churches are treating it as such […]
A new hashtag represents the anti sexual assault movement
Christine Blasey said she was dragged, drunk and vulnerable, into a bedroom, where one high school student pinned her down in an attempt to take advantage of her and another watched the scene unfold. Still another, she said, covered her mouth so no one could hear her if she tried […]
The Church has left the building: Generation Z reaches all time low in church attendance
To many, Sundays are sacred. It is a day observed all around the globe as a time for professing Christians to join together in one place, worship, and listen to their pastor speak. Sometimes, a potluck lunch follows in which members of a church gather together to share a meal […]
A letter from the Managing Editor
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Fellow Students, My name is Megan Koontz, and I am a senior communication major here at John Brown University. I am the Managing Editor this year for The Threefold Advocate. It is truly an honor to write, report and inform the campus of events and news […]
Reduce, reuse and restyle; using thrifting for good
In 2013, a garment factory called Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed. The factory was constructed with “substandard materials, with a blatant disregard for building codes,” according to the New York Times. Despite knowing the factory was unsafe for garment workers, factory owners urged their employees to continue working in […]