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You have probably heard of the word Enactus around campus, yet you may only have a vague idea of what they do. Let me explain what we do as Enactus JBU. We are students with an entrepreneurial mindset who tackle economic, social and environmental issues through different projects. To give […]
The annual freshman play opens this Friday amidst other Homecoming festivities and it promises to be a hit. This year’s production is “Harvey,” a Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy written by Mary Chase in 1944. The play was made into a classic film starring James Stewart six years later. “It’s really funny, […]
Last semester I wrote a profile for the Threefold Advocate about John Brown University nursing student Lulu Siamaambo entitled “Zambian student has big plans.” Little did I know that two weeks later, a scalding article in response to this profile would run front page in a Zambian newspaper. The story […]
On the afternoon of June 16, our nation received a blessing from the gods of the electoral process. This blessing came down to us on a golden escalator in the form of Donald J. Trump. As he descended upon the unsuspecting crowd, we all thought the same thing: “What’s the […]
This year’s Homegrown Festival takes over South Broadway Street for its first-ever fall season debut. It is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Homegrown Festival is a free event that features live music and food trucks, as first started in Spring 2014. It will […]
Sequel slowly begins, ends with gripping uncertainty Everyone has a watchman. It’s something like a conscious, and sometimes it just needs a little waking up. Sometimes the real world is an alarm clock. This is something Jean Louise Finch–or, Scout–learns in the sequel of “To Kill a Mocking Bird.” Let […]
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, said in a public Q&A that an alternative to the like button will be added to Facebook. “I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years…today is the day where I actually get to say that we’re working on […]
Starbucks, Subway and Taco Bell were among the 21 popular restaurant chains that failed a health evaluation in a recent research report entitled “Chain Reaction.” Eighty percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S are consumed by livestock and poultry instead of people, reported The Natural Resources Defense Council. In […]
The United States is stated to increase the number of refugees it accepts beginning this month by 15,000. Currently, the U.S. accepts 70,000 refugees from around the world, but will increase that number to 85,000 over the next year. In addition, John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, announced that the […]
The volleyball season is at its midway point, and JBU’s team has been nothing short of dominant. Despite a loss at the start of the season, the Golden Eagles currently hold a record of 12-6. Their impressive record includes a nine-game winning streak following the opening loss. Their current way […]