Germany temporarily closed its border with Austria until the European Union finds a solution for the influx of migrants. Germany stopped trains with Austrian refugees on Sunday, Sept. 13. A German international broadcasting organization, train passengers from Westbahnhof, refugee and non -refugee passengers included, had difficulties getting to Germany after the announcement of border controls, according to Deutsche Welle. This situation caused confusion to other countries after the unexpected […]

After 20 months of heated debates, the United States and the its international allies have come to an agreement that Iran will no longer be able to obtain a nuclear weapon. According to whitehouse.gov, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is to cut off all of Iran’s routes to nuclear […]

The women behind Potter’s House Association, Andrea Marroquin and Gladys Guitz, impacted students both in classrooms and during chapel by sharing their stories of transformation from the garbage dump community of Guatemala. Former Walton scholar and 2012 graduate from the University, Marroquin, has been working for the association for a year and a half alongside Guitz, who has for the past 29 years. Their association has […]

Stresses importance of ecumenical dialogue Pope Francis, who arrived in the United States this past Tuesday, sent a letter and gifts to the third annual Evangelical Catholic conversation earlier this month hosted by University of Saint Mary’s of the Lake in Mundelein, Ill. Chad Raith, professor of biblical studies and director of the Paradosis center, was in  attendance as an evangelical delegate to this ecumenical […]

Longtime professor Frank Niles is leaving John Brown University after 16 years of teaching political science to take on a job with Walmart as a leadership developer and executive coach. His last day at the University will be Sept. 18. “Corporate America doesn’t run on academic America timeframes, unfortunately,” Niles […]

The student body is recognizing the importance of honoring their grandparents and celebrating with John Brown University’s first annual Grandparents Day today. Suzanna Rusco, freshman nursing major, said her 89-year-old grandfather, Bob Spears, is coming to celebrate the day and he is not the stereotypical 89-year-old. “He is a firecracker, […]