John Brown University's Student Newspaper
Americans United for Life ranked Arkansas the fourth most anti-abortion state in the nation this month. Arkansas was also recognized by the organization as their top All Star State for passing seven anti-abortion laws last year. These laws include preventing the state funding of abortion clinics, a law requiring a […]
It has been a tradition in Christianity to spurn the service of our brothers and sisters upon us. While we are not reluctant in the least bit to serve our brothers and sisters, as a general rule for ourselves (Christians), we give of ourselves until we are bled dry. Then […]
I am a family and human services major, which means that a year of my college education was spent completing senior seminar. This is a class in which you either write a book or produce a thesis of original research. You probably already knew that a significant amount of headspace […]
Less than two miles from the location of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, fifteen students learned about reconciliation and community development during a three-day immersion trip last weekend. Students stayed at John 3:16 Mission in Tulsa, Okla., an organization that operates by principles created by the Christian Community Development […]
Arkansas’s new minimum wage of $8.00 went into effect on Jan. 1. This is a 50-cent increase from last year’s wage, and 75 cents above the federal minimum wage. Work-study students at John Brown University will be allowed to continue working the same amount of hours, said financial aid enrollment […]
There is one month left in the basketball season, and John Brown University’s men’s basketball team is looking to capitalize in their final games. With a record of 10-10, the Golden Eagles hope to finish the season strong and earn a high seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference playoff tournament. […]
I was surprised when I read the last issue of the Threefold Advocate. Right on the very front was an article about the Chicago shooting. I am always saddened to hear about shootings. Shootings are tragic. So I began reading the article. Within the article called “Chicago Shooting Sparks Unrest” […]
Eleven Walmart Expresses closed in the Bentonville area today adding to the total 269 stores closed worldwide since the beginning of January. Four hundred and fifty employees were laid off at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark. as “part of a plan to increase its competitive edge,” according to USA Today. […]
Ethnocentricity. It permeates the issues we are passionate about; yet, we are blind to it. The word comes from cultural anthropology and it means viewing the reality from our own cultural perspectives. A cylinder viewed from different angles is a visual example. Its two-dimensional shadow changes from a circle to […]
The downward trend of national stock indexes such as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones have CEOs worried. With the S&P 500 dropping from 2,080 to 1,860 dollars in the past month, as well as oil selling for only $32 a barrel, CEOs are concerned that current economic trends will […]