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‘Tis the season for complaining, or at least that is how it seems. With spring break nearly within reach, the last thing students want to think about are the remaining assignments between them and their vacation plans. After having their noses to the grindstone for nine weeks without a single […]
Every college student lives for the special seven days that occur every spring semester. These seven days provide freedom, tan lines, and memories worth telling future grandchildren. This is the magic of spring break. While the highly anticipated holiday is right around the corner, many students find their hair turning […]
I, Brandon Blackman, a student at John Brown University – no, not just a student at JBU, but a Bible and Theology major at JBU – am gay. I have liked other guys since the eighth grade, and the thought of ‘boobs’ makes me want to vomit. If I was […]
I sat in the back of the cathedral during Olivia Singleton’s memorial service two weeks ago. Like the majority of my classmates, I concluded my weekend emotionally drained and exhausted. I came to the service hoping for a word from God—for a little note with an “I’m here for you” […]
Science majors at John Brown University rarely have to write papers. In fact, I am pretty sure that I wrote no more than three papers last year. In addition, the papers that we tend to write are “scientific,” meaning very short, concise, and to the point. Scientists do not believe […]
There are an estimated 27 million modern day slaves in the world. That is more slaves than there have ever been in human history, according to notforsalecampaign.org. These slaves long to rebuild their lives and restore their dreams. But how can they do so? As of today, there are several […]
I have to say, I appreciated James Kennedy’s article last week. I think I’ve said before that one of my top StrengthsQuest results was Individualization. I’m absolutely fascinated by the way you are different from your roommate, and your roommate is different from his girlfriend, and his girlfriend is different […]
For as long as the Threefold staff can remember, students could count on the regular rhythm of the chapel schedule: Faculty member on Tuesday, outside guest on Thursday, with a couple of communion days interspersed throughout. It seems to us that either this rhythm was imagined or has been greatly […]
Breakups are so awkward. Why is it that people cannot just move on? Why is it that the person that you are dating is the most amazing person while you date, but as soon as you breakup they are the devil? There are angry breakups, and there are sad breakups. […]
It’s amazing what a little thing like a snow flurry can do for people. We get so caught up in our day-to-day lives that everything starts to dull around us. Some may turn to unnatural things to give them variety, but I prefer a more natural method to break the […]