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The stigma of second hand clothing comes with images of sweat stains and XXL pants and zebra granny panties. While the art of thrift store hunting may not be glamorous, the outcome can look more elegant than expected. Being blessed with more siblings than I can count on one hand, […]
One thing I’ve never really thought about is polygamy. We just assume it’s wrong, but never really investigate it. “It’s polygamy, man. It’s gotta be wrong!” But is it? After looking through the Bible, I saw a long line of polygamists: Abraham, Jacob, Esau, David, Gideon –all polygamists. The esteemed […]
Walking on the John Brown University campus, one can see a large variety of individuals. Everyone is involved in different activities, whether that is sports, writing for the paper or singing in the choir. Students express themselves differently by how they dress and what they say and do. The one […]
Within the JBU culture, for a reason unknown, there is a collective fear of dating. The students have redefined dating and love as soon-to-be married. Therefore, to go to dinner with someone on a “getting to know you” level, is not considered dating anymore. Dating has lost its definition. So […]
Since 2008, every student who goes through the Gateway course at John Brown University has been strongly encouraged to take the StrengthsFinder assessment. The 30-minute, computer-based assessment filters people into 34 different strengths-themes or talents and displays a list of each person’s top five. That is only the beginning of […]
This past weekend 165 prospective students visited campus to attend John Brown University’s annual Scholarship Weekend. The largest number ever hosted by the University, the two-day event gave a select group of potential students the opportunity to compete for three types of prestigious scholarships. High school students from a variety […]
Close to 20 men gather together every Monday night in John Brown University’s Bynum Theater to encourage each other in the process of bidding their boyhood farewell. The group just finished their third week of Stepping Up—a study that calls men to glorify God with their manhood by taking responsibility […]
Honors students sometimes put up their books and come out to play. The Honors Scholars Program is trying a new scheme to bring together students of all years. Trisha Posey, honors director, and the Honors Council devised a project entitled “Monday Mixers” to gather honors students from various departments around […]
I laughed along with the oddball characters in “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” enjoying its outrageous plot and slapstick humor. The play is based off of the film with the same name. John Brown University’s version of the play uses spotlight and other low lighting on a bleak urban set, […]
Saturday night the traditional Cathedral of the Ozarks stage was covered with wooden pallets and a flurry of Christmas lights as the worship duo All Sons & Daughters took the stage at John Brown University. Though Leslie Jordan, the female half of the group, stayed in bed sick for most […]