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Two events scheduled for the last few weeks were cancelled and are tentatively rescheduled for the spring semester. Bouldering, an event sponsored by Elevate, was officially cancelled Oct. 19, after only a handful of people bought tickets. Kelcie O’Donnell, director of Elevate, said, “I hated calling it off. That is […]
With less than a week until the Nov. 6 election, residence life is continuing to spark a healthy political interest among the student body with this week’s two-day presidential mock election. Andrew Lehr, resident director of Walker, explained the mock election is the second political event out of a series […]
The quad of John Brown University temporarily turned into a Quidditch pitch Monday afternoon. Students in the Harry Potter Gateway classes taught by Tracy Balzer, director of Christian Formation, held several matches of the game J. K. Rowling created for her popular series. The sport turned dangerous, however, in an […]
Scott Jones, adjunct professor at John Brown University, is running for position five on the Siloam Springs City Board of Directors. The seat Jones is aiming for is one of the three at-large positions on the board, which means that it is not tied to any geographical area. Owning a […]
As part of World Awareness week, 18 organizations will be displayed at the John Brown University Fall Missions Fair in Walker Student Center Nov. 6-8. “There are many returning organizations this year, but some are new, including a few which primarily deal with children across the world,” said Chris Cole, […]
After an exhilarating win, the Golden Eagles will head on the road in the first round of the conference tournament. JBU will play Mid-America Christian on Saturday Nov 3 in a rematch of an Oct 24 double-overtime draw. This time, there will be a winner. “I expect it to be […]
This election, the buck stops here. Or maybe not. President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney could not be more different. Not necessarily in their policies, which the third debate showed they have a few areas of agreement on, but instead what they represent for voters and a generation. This […]
While students from 39 countries call John Brown University their college home, those allowed to vote in the upcoming election are naturally limited to citizens of the United States. The lack of ability to actively participate does not prevent the international students from holding opinions about the political environment of […]
When the curtain opened, I was sucked into the world of Charles Schultz, the creator of Peanuts. The bright yellow sun was high in the sky over the cartoon trees, Snoopy’s red doghouse and alphabet block-furniture. The scene snippets reminded me of the panes of the comics, but the characters […]
Last week, an older Northern Irish gentleman visited John Brown University and many of its classes across campus. In case anyone missed him, he is Patrick “Paddy” Roche, an adjunct professor for the Irish Semester Studies program. In the classes, he discussed the European Union, Northern Ireland politics, the Belfast […]