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When I tell people that I go to school at John Brown University, their first question is “Where is that?” Usually followed by “Where is Siloam Springs?” or “Oh. That is a small Christian school, right?” Then I get asked, “Why did you choose such a small school?” I graduated […]
“Is our Gospel really good news?” This is the question that evangelist James Choung posed to JBU students when he spoke in chapel during Spiritual Renewal Week. Using this as a springboard, Choung launched into a speech in which he examined a question that our generation has been asking: what […]
At the Threefold Advocate, we realize that research is one of the main things students do. If we do not have the needed resources available, it can be very frustrating and even hurt our grades. Finding those resources can be a headache, using hours of our scarce time. The first […]
After the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, gun control came back to the forefront of political dialogue. Sandy Hook is not the only senseless tragedy that launched this dialogue. Instead, it is simply the latest in a long line of mass shootings going back to the shooting […]
Eighteen students have received the opportunity to represent John Brown University at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research later this semester. An annual gathering of students from across the country, the conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin on April 11-13. The students will be presenting original research […]
Thirteen science majors from John Brown University will take science experiments to the children at the Boys and Girls Club in Siloam Springs beginning Feb. 19. The idea for this began when Carla Swearingen, assistant professor of chemistry, went to a conference on chemical education last year. A professor from […]
Ten contestants sat quietly in their chairs Saturday, bent over notes and peering at computer screens, finishing their final work for the programming competition. At 4 p.m., they trickled out to get pizza and drinks, laughing in the hallway over the problems they just tackled. Tim Gilmour, assistant professor of […]
Students from John Brown University will dedicate a few of their Saturdays during the semester to street evangelism as part of E-van, a new CAUSE ministry. On set dates throughout the semester, students in E-van will drive to the University of Arkansas and spend five hours talking with people around […]
Morgan Asbill grew up learning sign language. She began to communicate using Signing Exact English, or SEE, with her older brother Devin before she could even speak. Devin and Morgan’s father Ron, a current John Brown University student, is hearing impaired. And although Ron does not use sign language, Morgan’s […]
A mural now adorns a wall of Lakeside Manor, the headquarters of John Brown University’s semester in Ireland program. Students from the fall 2012 team shared their love for Northern Ireland and art through the project. Late one night in Ireland, while sophomore Cori Hunt and junior Brian Mellema sat […]