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A high speed police chase from West Siloam, Okla. ended in front of the John Brown University entrance shortly before 9:45 p.m. Sunday. University students leaving the evening chapel service saw it all happen. A green Dodge pickup truck flew down Holly Street from Highway 412, said senior Benjamin Shondelmyer. […]
This fall, John Brown University hired new Resident Directors for both Walker Hall and Hutcheson Hall: Andrew Lehr and Meredith Baltz. Potential applicants were interviewed by Director of Resident Life Andre Broquard, former and current resident assistants, representative students and several staff members, including President Pollard. Lehr and Baltz were […]
Downtown Siloam Springs has witnessed a variety of changes over the past few months, many even in the past week. Some businesses have closed, others opened, some expanded and some are under new ownership. Nonetheless, the area is thriving. Meredith Bergstrom, executive director of Main Street Siloam Springs, said the […]
This summer the Learning Resource Center underwent long-awaited renovations, including updating the bathrooms, adding storage space to the Media Lab, purchasing computers and creating a new convergent newsroom, the Triangle. The Triangle houses the Threefold Advocate, which moved from the Honors house. The newsroom replaces the theater-style classroom, 121. “Before […]
“What am I doing here? Where are we going?” sang Clarensau in their opening number, “Endless Melody,” for students at the Welcome Back Concert sponsored by BLUE the first week of classes. These words were accurate lyrics for the several hundred students who showed up for dinner and music on […]
Students first coined the term “JBU bubble” to refer to the tendency to stay inside the John Brown University community. The Student Ministries Leadership Team is attempting to “burst the bubble” by encouraging students to reach outside of the University and volunteer in the community of Siloam Springs. Junior Adam […]
This weekend the Lady Eagles will travel to Baldwin City, Kan. with an 8-1 record. There they will face off with four other teams. Their first game is against Graceland University (Iowa) and is likely to be the most competitive game of the tournament. Graceland is ranked 17th in the […]
John Brown University officially reached zero landfill status as of July 2. Instead of sending waste to a landfill, which costs about $50,000 per year, the University sought creative ways to recycle or dispose of all trash without a scrap ending up in landfills, at about half the cost of […]
Welcome to campus, whether it is your first semester or your tenth. As you are settling into the routine of the school year, The Threefold Advocate wants to offer its ideas about what John Brown University is and some tips about how to get the most quality out of your […]
A current conference shakeup may find John Brown Athletics between a rock and a hard place later. The Sooner Athletic Conference, of which the University is a member, is at a crossroads. As of next season, the conference will be down to seven schools, having lost five schools in two […]