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At most colleges, sports are a big part of the community. In order to fill teams with members, coaches are constantly recruiting, reviewing and searching for new players. Secular campuses usually have a pattern of putting sports before school. That is, athletes are not required to keep up certain academic […]
All JBU athletic teams participate in The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ program called Champions of Character. The program strives to “change the culture of sport,” as stated the Champions of Character website. Last school year, this program was revamped to include a new reward system. Schools can earn classifications […]
On February 8, dozens of artists, producers, songwriters and the like will once again crowd Staples Center in hopes of receiving one of this year’s coveted Grammy Awards. Here’s a rundown of the most popular categories and their contestants. RECORD OF THE YEAR Summary: This is a strong year for […]
As credits rose from the bottom of the screen, the theater remained in silence. There was no beautiful song to drone out the stillness in the room. Instead, the audience quietly grabbed their belongings and rose from their seats to exit the dark room. Outside the theater, the world seemed […]
John Brown University’s art gallery welcomes photographer Tim Ernst’s showing of “Arkansas Wilderness: A Rare Quality of Light.” Opening night was Jan. 20 and will continue until Feb. 13. The gallery showcases Ernst’ ability to play with light in capturing Arkansas’ beauty. I had the privilege to attend the opening […]
When we leave our families for the first time, a deconstruction occurs. Our old selves find the present: a place never fully examined. We begin to see ourselves as vulnerable, unsure, bouncing like a ball from an unknown drop. We roll around people, claiming commonalities, basing ourselves in a new […]
I bury emotions, not on purpose, just naturally. I live in the realm of the analytical and logical, and rarely do I venture into the emotional domain. I am not purposefully avoiding my emotions; I just don’t naturally go there. But today, I went there. I was going to tell […]
In my lifetime, starting from December 19, 1993, there have been 187 school shootings in the United States. There were many instances where there was only one fatality or even just one or two wounded. However, within our generation, we have also witnessed the shootings at Columbine (15 fatalities, including […]
In the fall, it seemed that the only thing in the news was the horrors and atrocities committed by ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). There were beheadings, murders, sex slavery and thousands of people displaced by war. Unfortunately, this has not stopped. ISIS is still terrorizing the Middle […]
In the year 2000, measles was eradicated from the Unites States. The highly contagious respiratory disease, spread through the air, used to claim the lives of hundreds, sometimes thousands, each year in the U.S. Nearly every child experienced it at some point in their lives, and some developed deadly complications. […]