On an airplane ride home for Christmas break, I was reminded of the importance that each person has, not only individually, but also as a group that joins together to impact the world. It brought new meaning to Jesus’ command to “Let your light shine before men” (Matthew 5:16). It […]

It would meet Americans’ not-so-subtle desire for instant gratification, that’s for sure. But if Amazon and other major for-profit companies begin to use drones for delivery, what could the repercussions be for our society? In an interview broadcasted on “60 Minutes,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos seemed optimistic about the evolution […]

A modern university up-to-date on all technological advances. You will not find this descriptor in any of John Brown University’s promotional material, and a good thing, too, because the University is stuck in the dark ages with brick cell phones and dial-up internet when it comes to technology, especially when […]

The earth goes around the sun. Everyone knows this. Or at least it seems like everyone should know this. Yet in a recent poll by the National Science Foundation, it was found that one in four Americans think that the sun revolves around the earth. Now as a community of […]

Are You Paying For Seconds? At the expense of sounding like the fatty in the room, I want to discuss the cafeteria’s portion sizes. I, for one, am a little disappointed with the new food provider’s serving sizes. I’m not sure if you have had similar experiences to what I […]

The state of Arizona might pass a bill that would allow businesses to turn down homosexuals from shopping or purchasing at their stores. Bill SB 1062 uses the constitutional right to religious freedom and expression to defend its stand on not doing business with homosexuals. The bill breezed through the […]

Imagine that you are a parent, and your child is diagnosed with a terminally ill disease which leaves him or her in constant, unbearable pain for the remainder of the child’s life. You would be devastated, and suffer along with them, wishing there was something, anything you could do to […]

At 6 years old, my mother guarded me from the mirror because she turned my hair green with a new hair product she was experimenting with. I remember at age 12; my father attempted a new hairdo, which resulted in tangled frizzy hair masked by a baseball hat. Upon looking […]

Media coverage has been swarming over Shaun White’s loss in his halfpipe competition on Tuesday. Shaun White, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, received fourth place in an attempt to gain a third consecutive gold medal in the halfpipe. Headlines read as such: “Shaun White falls to ‘I-Pod’ in Olympic snowboard […]

CVS Caremark announced the company would no longer sell cigarettes and other tobacco products in their pharmacies, beginning in October. The news quickly sparked national responses and coverage, especially in light of President Obama’s praise of the company’s new policy. While also aiming to inform the public, the majority of […]