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President Biden makes policy changes during first month in office

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The United States’ 46th president, Joe Biden, has been in office for a little over a month. While only a short time, President Biden has begun to create significant change in American policies through both his executive orders and congressional support. While Biden’s administration continues in some of the traditional […]

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COVID-19 Update: JBU reports 2 active cases and encourages flu shots

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John Brown University (JBU) announced two active COVID-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 16. There are two active student cases, and 20 students have recovered. There are no students in quarantine or awaiting test results. Three off-campus students and four on-campus students are awaiting contact tracing from the Arkansas Department of […]

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Fairness for All Bill Provides LGBT Protections and Religious Exemptions

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Republican Utah Representative, Chris Stewart, recently introduced the Fairness for All Act to the House. An alternative to the highly contested Equality Act, the bill proposed on Dec. 6, 2019 summarizes its purpose: “To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and to protect the […]

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Grace Bass promotes stewardship of the earth through art

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Flowers and oil paint were an escape for Grace Bass, and now, they are a culmination of her four years of work in John Brown University’s Visual Arts program. Bass, senior art and illustration major with an emphasis in fine arts, will be opening her senior gallery, ‘The Earth Laughs” […]

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A Thousand Splendid Suns sheds light on life in Afghanistan

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In “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” a beautifully crafted book that mixes fairytale and truth, Khaled Hosseini tells the story of two women whose lives intertwine in mysterious ways. Although the differences between myself and the main characters in the book are vast, Hosseini made me relate to the story on […]

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Students find rest and encouragement from retreats

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This past weekend, almost 100 students left the stress of school for three days of reflection, fellowship, relaxation and no cell service. The students were given the opportunity through the men and women’s retreats to unplug from the world, learn from two dynamic speakers, strengthen old relationships and make new […]

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Video games insignificant factor in violence, researchers say

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When Nikolas Cruz walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and shot 17 of his peers and teachers, everyone from doctors to survivors to legislators focused on how to prevent another tragedy of this magnitude. Whatever people thought of Cruz before he made his decision, nearly everybody could see that he […]

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Falcon Heavy introduces lower costs for space travel

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SpaceX, a space exploration company founded and headed by Elon Musk, has designed a rocket capable of carrying large payloads and reloading rockets used for take-off, a feat previously unattainable by any space program up to this point. Reusable rockets will dramatically reduce necessary funding for making space-worthy craft. Propulsion […]