John Brown University's Student Newspaper
Monday, August 20, 2018
A former athlete struggles to remember why he’s on a plane, and it is not because of natural aging. Tony Dorsett once played for the Dallas Cowboys, but now he is showing signs of a brain disease that is affecting professional athletes all over the country. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) […]
The countries of North and South Korea have long been at odds with one another, and in recent months, the two have disagreed more than ever. Amidst extreme hostility, turmoil, confusion and multiple nuclear threats, a beacon of hope shines as the two will become one team during the upcoming […]
Braden Bayless, from Tulsa, Okla., is new to the JBU men’s basketball team. Formerly a player for Regent Preparatory School, Bayless has a lot of experience in the sport. Bayless said he looked for a school that had basketball and a Christian community. “Aside from basketball, I chose John Brown […]
Taylor Glover, a freshman from Dallas, Texas, completed her first year on the John Brown University volleyball team. “When I was a junior in high school and was going through the volleyball recruit process, I had this big tournament that a lot of college coaches were coming to watch me,” […]
Colin Kaepernick has caused an uproar in not only the National Football League, but also in churches and campuses across the nation. Are the professing Christian congregations upset with Kaepernick because of their love for their country or because of the lack of love for his cause? On Aug. 14, […]
Walk it off. Push past the pain. Keep playing. Most athletes train themselves to overcome a certain amount of pain in order to keep playing their sport. High risk action and intensity in sports is becoming more and more of a problem. Concussions, spinal injuries, fractures, and various organ failures […]
Houston, a city once under water, is now unified after the victory of the Astros in the 2017 World Series, the first-ever championship win in franchise history. In August, Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston metropolitan area with the costliest hurricane that has ever hit the U.S., killing 89 people, displacing […]
Samuel Estrada is a 5’8” midfielder from San Salvador, El Salvador, and new to the JBU Golden Eagles men’s soccer team. Estrada is a kinesiology major and has played over 364 minutes this season. Estrada said his coming to John Brown was a wonderful surprise to him. He was looking […]
The Razorbacks have become a sort of symbol for Arkansan pride as the team that Arkansans across the state rally around. From Texarkana to Jonesboro, few towns escape the crimson flags of the Razorbacks. Such pride is not unique to Arkansas. United States citizens across the nation have been giving […]
The United States Men’s Soccer Team will not fly to Russia next summer for the World Cup, after a painful loss against Trinidad and Tobago. “It’s disappointing,” Bruce Arena, former U.S. Men’s National Team coach, who resigned after the elimination, said in a post-game press conference. “We should not be […]