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His alma mater’s big game is one of college basketball’s fiercest rivalries. Now his new school’s big game is one of college basketball’s quirkiest traditions. John Brown’s new sports information director, Nicholas Robinson, graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., whose rivalry with nearby Hope College is arguably the […]
Welcome to The Threefold Advocate’s Op/Ed pages. We are excited to start a new school year with our diligent readers. If you are new, we invite you to continue to join us every Thursday, as we share varied points of views and commentary on what’s going on in and out […]
While this semester brings many additions to campus—construction by the dining hall and townhouses, new parking lots, a new incoming class—something will be missing: the president. President Chip Pollard announced to students at the first chapel that he would be taking a sabbatical for three months in Sydney, Australia. His […]
Let’s start with boiled eggs. To make sure I knew what I was talking about, I went down the hall to the kitchen to boil an egg. I whipped out my trusty saucepan given me by my mother (one of my parents’ wedding presents that’s still kicking). I filled it […]
This summer I did my internship at Casa Kim, an orphanage in Tekax, Yucatan in Mexico and I could not have been more excited. When I landed at the airport in Cancun I had several expectations of what my time in Mexico was going to look like, and let’s just […]
It was raining men at auditions for this year’s freshman drama production. Jan Lauderdale, adjunct drama professor, was surprised when 12 men showed up to audition for “Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Lauderdale rejoiced at the turnout, finding parts for every one of them. Having enough men for drama productions has […]
Two young teams will face off in women’s soccer Saturday. The John Brown University Lady Eagles will take on the University of the Ozarks Lady Eagles Sept. 8 at Alumni Field. A team of mostly sophomores and freshmen, the Ozark Lady Eagles finished last season with a record of 3-16 […]
This summer I did what most aspiring journalists would do for their last summer of college. I worked at a bank. The holding company of a bank, to be more precise. My measly desk was right next to the CFO’s office and down the hall from the CEO’s office. Needless […]
Busy and energetic students have filled the resident hall that sits at the bottom of the hill on the north side of campus for over eight years. These students have formed traditions, fostered community, and loved the building where they spend their lives at John Brown University. Although the memories […]
The John Brown University Golden Eagles will go into the annual Quality Inn Fall Classic this weekend with three wins under their belt. At the Fall Classic, JBU will be facing Northwestern College (Iowa) and Union University (Tenn.). Northwestern, a team in the Great Plains Athletic Conference did not have […]