John Brown University's Student Newspaper
Receiving mail at a school can bring you back to reality and help you realize that there is life outside of this campus. You might have seen a slip of paper in your mailbox recently with a note about a country or group in a part of the world unreached […]
With both charm and humor, Daniel Taylor, guest speaker for Spiritual Renewal Week, entertained the John Brown University student body with visuals and challenged them with a message that questioned their worldview. “I thought he was funny and entertaining,” said sophomore Jordan Cox. “It wasn’t anything that I have ever […]
John Brown University prides itself on educating the head, heart and hand. This past weekend gave students the opportunity of exercising their hearts and hands. Over 50 students from the university teamed up with Campus Ministries’ Christian Ambassadors United for Service and Evangelism on Saturday to serve the Siloam Springs […]
Mother, traveler, peformer, composer and teacher are just a few words that describe Donna Rollene, a voice coach of 10 years at John Brown University. The 1977 graduate of John Brown University has been around the country and the world sharing her gift with many. But after her time teaching […]
Jackie Wright—a teacher, school administrator, and director of Student Support Services, retired at the end of the fall semester. John Brown University is in the middle of interviewing candidates to serve in the same position Wright did, said Becky Lambert, registrar. “About 30 people applied for the job,” Lambert said. […]
Shirley Cunningham was on her way to present at a conference in Birmingham, Ala., when, while crossing the road at a major intersection, she was hit by a vehicle and broke both of her legs. The results of that accident, a collection of tapestries, clothing and displays, now hang in […]
Approximately half a year ago, many students were eager to be the first residents to live in the newly constructed Northslope Apartments, the most recent addition to the on-campus housing options at John Brown University. Since living in the apartments for a full semester, the students have settled into life […]
President Barack Obama said to the New Yorker last week, “As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk […]
Seattle Seahawk cornerback Richard Sherman had the opportunity to demonstrate what it means to win with grace after leading his team to victory against the San Francisco 49ers. He turned the chance down. Sherman celebrated the game by spanking one of his opponents, as well as by flashing a choke […]
“Freeze your eggs now.” With this piece of advice, given to me by a female professor serving on my dissertation committee, a line had been drawn. Those four words conveyed the notion that female academics cannot afford time for family until after a career has been established. At that point, […]