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“What am I doing here? Where are we going?” sang Clarensau in their opening number, “Endless Melody,” for students at the Welcome Back Concert sponsored by BLUE the first week of classes. These words were accurate lyrics for the several hundred students who showed up for dinner and music on […]
As students go their separate ways for the summer holidays, it is easy to lose track of how classmates are spending their time. Some are going on mission trips, others are studying abroad, and still more are working on internships germane to their major. Here is a closer look at […]
Now that the main school year is over, most students have gone on home, leaving a few stragglers in town. Some of these students are staying for one more intensive month of study to get a few more credits out of the way during May Term. Still others are scattered […]
With the school year winding down and the days getting longer and warmer, Summer is coming. Coming with it is the Summer movie season, when all the big budget crowd-pleasing blockbusters get released and movie theaters become a regular friday-night destination. Last year, however, produced slim pickings for moviegoers. Outside […]
Nearly 42 years ago, in 1970, professor of engineering and construction management Leo Setian first set foot on the John Brown University campus. Next month he will be bidding it farewell. Fresh out of graduate school at Montana State University, where he had studied technologies relating to the prevention of […]
Midnight runs to McDonalds. Fourth meal at Taco Bell. Happy hour after happy hour at Sonic. Between juggling homework assignments, maintaining social circles and avoiding the cafeteria food, fast food becomes more than just a convenience. It is a way of life for a college student. Sophomore Allie Miller is […]
While the box office odds are ever in its favor, time was not as constraints took a bite out of “The Hunger Games.” The dystopian tale brought in $251 million in just 10 days, becoming the victor of box office sales and an ever-increasing fan base. Though the film got […]
Promoting a healthy lifestyle is at the root of the newest businesses in town, one that is bringing a new type of entertainment for residents of Siloam Springs. Dogwood Junction, better recognized as the business downtown with a bicycle hanging above the door, is a firsthand recreational rental shop that […]
Three students file into a professor’s office. They have come with a question about an algebra homework problem. There is an equation that must be understood and a parabola that must be graphed. The professor looks at the equation for a moment. “The challenge is that it is too easy […]
Understanding chemistry may seem like an impossibility, but John Brown University new chemistry professor, Dr. Francis Umesiri, seeks to simplify this science and make it “less frightening.” Umesiri enjoyed learning chemistry in school and decided that teaching others about chemistry was what he would like to do in the future. […]