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In the recent shooting at Umpqua Community College Oregon, the shooter allegedly targeted Christians. The gunman killed nine people and wounded nine others before shooting himself, according to NBC News. A survivor, Tracy Hue, said that the shooter first shot a student in a wheelchair, according to CNN. Then he told several students to stand up and asked if they were Christians; when the students said yes, […]
The scale of one to ten is used to place value on places and things, but Peeple is a new app designed to rate individuals on this scale. Created by founders Nicole McCullough and Julia Cordray, Peeple has received an overwhelmingly negative response, despite its claim to be “a positive revolution.” Yik Yak, Yelp, and Rate My Professors are three examples […]
I cried when I said goodbye to my parents in August. Just like I cried when I said goodbye to them in the Mayfield parking lot during freshman orientation. It’s hard not to cry when your mama says, “Not everyone gets to have their daughter also be their best friend.” Oftentimes, when the sun is setting, my throat hurts […]
The alumni board awards committee recognized photojournalist, Benjamin Rasmussen, as recipient of this year’s Young Eagle Award. Rasmussen’s professional commissioned work includes an Afropunk fashion shoot for Vogue, Ferguson, Mo. protestors for Businessweek, a Denver Broncos versus Kansas City Chiefs game for ESPN, American sumo wrestlers for The New York Times, an oil pipeline for Fortune Magazine, global warming in Alaska for Bloomberg Markets and many more works and clientele. “We’re […]
Innocent Byaruhanga, founding director of Save Street Children Uganda, spoke to faculty and students gathered for a Mosaic meeting on Tuesday. “I was a street boy who left my family when I was five,” Byaruhanga said, explaining that he lived on the streets for nine years. “But God had a plan,” he said. Byaruhanga founded his street ministry in […]
“Two years ago I went on the Chicago vision trip. We stayed in a community that was known for its violence and gang-related activity, but the pastor we worked alongside was invested in the community. We were able to learn about the history of race in that community and racial issues in our own lives. While there we learned about lynching, the Tulsa race […]
“You are so lucky you don’t have to pay for tuition because… you know…you’re black.” “You probably don’t have any problems getting jobs, since employers have to meet their quota.” “I wish I was a minority, because it so easy for you people to get in to college.” “It would be tough for anyone else to get accepted, but […]
After tough first halves for both men’s and women’s soccer, the Golden Eagles are currently enjoying successful records. They are now playing games in the Sooner Athletic Conference, which comprises the entire second half of the teams’ seasons. The teams’ schedules were not easy during the first half. The men’s team competed against sixth-place University of Mobile, and third-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan University, not to […]
Officials called off rescue efforts two days ago after a hillside situated on the outskirts of Guatemala City collapsed two weeks ago. Hundreds of families were buried alive, killing at least 280 people. About 70 people remain unaccounted for, in the El Cambray 2 neighborhood. Ernesto Lopez a John Brown University, alumnus who graduated in 2015 and lives in Guatemala where he is completing his master’s degree […]
If you think everyone is going to relax over fall break, you should think again. John Brown University’s Cross Country team left campus at 6 a.m. today. They are traveling to Wilmington, Ohio, where they will do a variety of activities that will benefit their efforts as a team. The first of these activities is what has taken them to Ohio in […]