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Soft music played, hugs exchanged, and smiles graced the faces of John Brown University students who had the opportunity to view Erika Forney’s senior photography exhibition. Opening-night students stood in anticipation lining the entirety of John Brown’s Windgate Visual Arts East. Forney’s showcase titled, “Your Story Matters” on Jan. 19, […]
Has the winter got you down? After a long holiday season, the winter months of January and February can sometimes leave you feeling sad, bored, or even depressed. Where do these feelings come from? How do you stop them? Sometimes called the January Blues, these feelings can stem from many […]
Controversy has come to campus again, this time in the form of an app called Yik Yak. Yik Yak is a social media app that allows users to post brief messages completely anonymously. Users can see Yaks posted in their immediate geographical area, making the app popular on high school […]
Maria Velázquez is bursting with life, so much so that her friend, Gabby Villalba, refers to her as “el oso,” or “the little bear.” When asked why, Gabby explains, “You just want to hug her like a little teddy bear.” Despite Maria’s huggable sweetness, life hasn’t always been sweet in […]
Female rapper Nicki Minaj has gained much attention in recent weeks for her music video Anaconda. While women are expressing their distaste or agreement with the provocative content of the video, men are preparing their petition against the image Minaj is portraying of women. Minaj composes the Anaconda video of […]
One of the greatest resources for college professionals entering into the professional world is the resume. This sheet (or sheets) of paper can be the deciding factor on whether or not a job offer is extended. What many students don’t know is the massive number of resources at their disposal […]
Over the past 50 years, higher education has changed dramatically. Technological advances have had implications in nearly every aspect of education. As the number of Americans attending college continues to increase, the changing face of education affects more and more people. Do these changes make college more or less difficult […]
It turns out that music is good for you. Listening to it helps with anxiety, singing a language helps you learn it faster and playing an instrument completely opens up your mind. Imagine your brain working on all new cylinders — that’s your brain on music. In an article by […]
Any student who has attended John Brown University can attest to a real and often-ridiculed pressure to get married. Undergraduates jest about “rings by spring” and “MRS degrees,” but where does this pressure originate? There is no explicit encouragement to get married put forward by the university itself. So why […]
Everybody knows that exercise is good for you, but other than its obvious health benefits, what else is it good for? It turns out that exercise is good for a lot, actually. Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education, posted an article by its staff […]