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Opinion

For the Sanguine Sinners of JBU

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The underground community of JBU nonconformists has been missing for too long now, but Yik Yak is signaling revitalization. The nonconformists are disjointed and isolated at the moment, but they are waving their flags on the anonymous platform. There are no veterans in living memory to guide and unify them, and the lessons of past mistakes will have to be learned all over again. There is a long and difficult road ahead for the troublemakers, and I wish them well on their journey. JBU will never be a proper university without them. College isn’t college without a few cautionary tales, some legendary slip-ups, and one or two celebrated students who made it out unscathed. I am not suggesting that all students should break rules or deal with the devil, nor am I suggesting that there is anything wrong with the way JBU operates. University students are young and idealistic, they need something to fight against, a line to cross, a constraint to resist. Rules are to rebels as lighting is to thunder. Rebels are essential to the composition of the collective personality of the student body; without them, we’re all just drones walking to class with no spark or intrigue.

Faith

Mixed reactions about chapel groups updates spread across campus

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As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the world, John Brown University recently modified its chapel services to accommodate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Arkansas Department of Health guidelines. JBU seeks to provide students with spiritual fulfillment during their college experience, despite the crises of the coronavirus and inclement […]