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You may have to say bye-bye to “Honey Boo Boo” and her beauty pageants in the near future. The French Senate passed a ban on beauty pageants for children 16 and younger on Sept. 18. Parliament’s upper house voted 197-146 in favor of the amendment to the larger bill for […]
The Golden Eagles took second place overall in the Ozarks Invitational on Saturday in Clarksville, Ark., on the University of the Ozarks’ campus. Senior Tekste Gebreslasse and junior Marcos Gutierrez led the team. Coach Scott Schochler believed his team competed well at the meet. “They passed people when they had […]
Marcel Guadron knew he would be leaving a lot behind in his home country. Guadron, a senior at John Brown University from Guatemala City, Guatemala, chose to come to JBU after receiving a scholarship from the Walton International Scholarship Program, which awards scholarships to students from Central America and Mexico. […]
Football fans unfamiliar with Jacksonville State University’s football team may notice something a bit odd about one of the kickers. At first, they scratch their heads in confusion, but it doesn’t take long before they understand. One of the Gamecocks’ kickers, Ashley Martin, is a lady in a team of […]
Internships allow college students the opportunity to learn in an authentic and challenging environment. Firsthand experience, whether at Walmart headquarters or a local adoption agency, provides time for interns to build relationships and make contacts for future work opportunities. Priceless as internships may seem, however, we at The Threefold Advocate […]
With the new food service provider serving us in the cafeteria, JBU seems to be a bit brighter. Where people used to complain about mysterious meats and loss of appetite now resides a sense of satisfaction and praise. People walk through the crowded dining room with adventure in their eyes […]
When I was first asked to write a response to last week’s “Letter to the Editor,” I almost turned the offer down. I thought it would be nearly impossible for me to write a column that didn’t condemn Jake Hook for the opinion he shared in his letter. It would […]
Nerds are terrible people. Let me explain. Recently I got an email from Honors Program adviser and generally awesome person Maria Lehr about a service opportunity. I was very pleased—I do love to serve—until I saw that we’d be serving the Siloam Springs High School football team. I cringed. They […]
When the federal government shut down on Monday night, it left a lot of people asking questions. What does this mean? How did this happen? How long will it last? But above it all rose the question of who would budge first. The Republican House, seeking to tie preventing a […]
There’s been a lot of talk lately about how homosexuality should be dealt with in general, within the church and at JBU. That’s good; it’s an important conversation to have. What frustrates me, though, is the level that the discourse so often fails to rise above. So I’ve taken the […]