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JBU’s women’s team finished in seventh place while the men took eighth this weekend at Oklahoma Baptist Invitational. Sophomore Marco Gutierez was the men’s team top finisher with a time of 26:21 and the 22nd place out of 109. For the women, Melissa Roth had the top finish with a […]
Sharon May filled the chapel this Tuesday with scientific descriptions, candid relationship advice, tears and giggles. The speaker chosen by the Center for Relationship Enrichment to spearhead their annual Relationship Week spoke passionately about love—which she emphasized as God’s greatest commandment. May lived in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa as a child, […]
A cup of water. Clean, purified, drinkable water. What value does a simple cup of clean water have in American society? We are overwhelmed with coffee, soda, and so many other drinks; you can hardly find a party today without bottles of root beer or Coke tagging along. Every morning, […]
The campus of John Brown University witnessed a large influx of new professors over the summer. Two joined the ranks of the Division of Biblical Studies as assistant professors, Chad Raith and Nathan Jacobs. David Brisben, chair of the division, said 127 people applied within the first month for the […]
Before she ‘kissed a girl and liked it,’ Katy Perry made her appearance on the Cathedral stage at John Brown University. As a 16-year-old, aspiring Christian artist, Katy Hudson took the stage as an opening act for Bebo Norman during September 2001. The Cathedral was full of Norman’s fans. Marikit […]
Chelsea Watkins knew she wanted to make a difference with her life. After graduating from John Brown University in 2010 with a double major in intercultural studies and Spanish, Watkins took on a six-month internship with The Salvation Army in their human trafficking department. During what she referred to as […]
Currently 42 million people in the world have been displaced from their homeland fleeing war, persecution and political upheaval, according to the International Rescue Committee The Office of Immigration states that a total of 56, 384 of these refugees were admitted to the United States in 2011. Several John Brown […]
I am so glad to be at JBU. Almost as soon as I arrived, I was thrilled with the environment. This is truly a place filled with Christ’s love. I am so grateful to be here to have the opportunity to better myself through higher education. I have made lifelong […]
Residents of J.Alvin Hall may soon find themselves rejoicing as the Board of Trustees approved the planning process in renovating the 50-year-old facility. The Board gave the University the okay earlier this week after the Advancement office secured a grant which would help kick start the project. Steve Beers, vice […]
Although the recession is technically over, most new college graduates still face difficulty in finding a job. Recent reports from the Bureau of Labor indicate that roughly one in two recent college graduates is either jobless or underemployed. Student debt is rising across the country, and the average debt for […]