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This column is not meant to offend or dismay you. I address this piece specifically to you because there is a question that you may raise (not all, but a majority) that I would like to address directly. Since the first February I have been on this campus three years […]
Pope Francis has “consolidated his position as one of the most popular pontiffs of modern times,” according to BBC news. Pope Francis addresses social issues directly, particularly when asked about pressing issues. During a visit to the Philippines on Jan. 18, a brave 12-year-old girl asked Pope Francis a question: […]
James Holmes, who murdered 12 people and injured 70 at the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, Colorado, began his trial on Jan. 20, 2.5 years after the incident. Holmes committed mass murder in July of 2012 and is pleading insanity towards charges of murder, attempted murder, […]
Ming Wang had to endure many trials to survive in China during the Cultural Revolution. Not only did he go on to receive an education and become a doctor, in order to survive Wang learned how to play the Chinese violin and ballroom dance. The Chinese Cultural revolution took place […]
Computer keyboards clicking, eyes glued to computer screens and mumbled conversations of languages such as C++ and Python are exchanged. This is the scene on Jan. 31 at John Brown University’s Third Annual Computer Programming Competition. Although not many students would willingly spend seven hours on a Saturday solving the […]
For three days, regional competitors from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi used the talent of speech and debate to determine their state champions at the 5th Annual Southern Forensics Championship Tournament. Taking place Jan. 30-Feb. 1, the competition offered parliamentary debate, public debate, both team and individual, and the standard 11 […]
After nearly 11 years at John Brown University, Chris Confer left his position as director of career development in December and accepted a job as the new dean of students for Anderson University in Anderson, Ind. As the head of career development, Confer met one on one with more than […]
The drop in fuel prices has penetrated the nation’s overall economy, sinking below $2 a gallon for the first time since March 25, 2009, according to Money Morning, an online investment research publication. Money Morning’s AAA report showed the “average price at the pump has dropped a record 117 consecutive […]
Notice: The following column contains language that may be offensive. On most days, Katrina was loud and funny and inappropriate. This week, she was quiet and irritable. When she stormed out of the classroom, I knew I had to follow her. My ninth grade English class was not very far […]
This is not my first draft. In fact, I do not really care to disclose how many times I attempted to write a pro-gun opinion piece. Music blaring and coffee flowing, I attacked it from several different angles, all the while losing my own voice and opinion and succumbing to […]