John Brown University's Student Newspaper
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Sports can bring different people together from across many different countries and cultures spanning hemispheres to unite those who would otherwise be distant. The FIFA World Cup is perhaps one of the most prominent examples of people being united through sport. The 2014 World Cup massed a total of 3.2 […]
Hollywood’s most prominent actors and actresses strutted down a red carpet in front of hundreds of lenses and lights that would show the world what they wore on the film industry’s biggest night. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars was broadcast to over 26.5 million people, Variety reported. This was […]
Refugees from Syria are trying to migrate to the United States after feeling unwelcome in Europe. The civil war in Syria started in 2011 and has displaced more than 11 million Syrians within and outside of the country. In 2016, the Obama administration met its goal of bringing 10,000 Syrians […]
With the help of social media, Brazilian millennials have formed their own political parties to resist government corruption. Moving beyond online debates and street protests, young adults took initiative to equip political candidates with platforms matching crucial values they believe are not represented by the current administration. These political ‘start-ups’ […]
Inspired by the successes of a teacher-led strike in West Virginia, educators in Oklahoma are organizing their own walk out because of low wages. CNBC reported in 2017 that Oklahoma teachers had the lowest annual wage in the nation, making only $42,460 a year on average. This, and the general […]
For years Emily Joy sat in the back of her home church, unable to tell the truth about what kind of man her pastor was. Now, she’s free to be honest The #ChurchToo movement was spurred on by the #MeToo movement and started by activist and writer Hannah Paasch and […]
Museums turned to piles of ash, incinerated by angry protesters and rioters. Police personnel were sent to suppress the revolts with tear gas and guns. The nation of Honduras cancelled schools and work, in light of the most recent Presidential Election. The 2017 Presidential Election in Honduras was controversial on […]
A day consisting of spaghetti towers, water bottle rockets and remote-controlled Lego cars helped educate young girls about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). A part of National Engineers Week, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) is a nation-wide initiative to empower girls to enter traditionally male-dominated […]
A federal grand jury, lead by Robert Mueller, indicted 13 Russians for interfering with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On Friday, Feb. 16, Mueller, the leading special council member of the grand jury, released indictments against 13 Russians for fraud and other charges. The grand jury was tasked by the […]
Grasping her speech notes in her right hand and visibly fighting back tears, Emma Gonzalez stood before a gun control rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “Every single person up here today, all these people should be home grieving. But instead we are up here standing together because, if all our […]