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After a three-year hiatus from the two dating competition events, the Student Activities Committee decided to bring back the old tradition. MICE—Men Initiate Creative Entertainment—dates occurred Feb. 3-4, and TWIRP—The Woman is Required to Pay—dates will be happening Feb. 10-11. Danielle Keller, coordinator of student activities, said that the competition […]
John Brown University is applying for reaccreditation. Robert Norwood, dean of undergraduate studies, explained that JBU has to go through a reaccreditation process every 10 years. JBU administion has prepared for this for the past year and a half by writing a self-report and they are now inviting a team […]
Competition season is fast approaching for the University SIFE teams, and the teams are working hours a week to be prepared according to senior Jasmine Chavez, vice president of competition for University SIFE. “It’s a lot of work; that’s why we meet five days a week,” she said. According to […]
Two seniors recently turned down jobs with corporate-giant Walmart in hopes of staying in small-town Siloam Springs. But limited employers and positions make finding a local job difficult. More students want to stick around after graduation, but the possibility of unemployment keeps them searching. According to Director of Career Development […]
Cinema and photography students say lighting is a crucial part of their art. Until this semester, lighting as a course had been missing from the John Brown University catalog. This semester, in an attempt to get a better handle on the subject, both majors are able to enroll in the […]
Among the coffee shops, stores and barber shops that dot Broadway Street in downtown Siloam Springs, one storefront stands out from the rest. With its storefront empty except for a werewolf costume, this building is something more surprising than a novelty store or Halloween-themed shop, as most would guess. It’s […]
Although Martin Luther King Jr. was an ordinary man, God used him to do extraordinary things, the speaker reminded his audience. Marcus Carruthers, pastor of The Dwelling Place Church, spoke at John Brown University during a special chapel to honor the civil rights hero on Jan. 16. Carruthers saluted King […]
Senior Michael Bruner had a vision. On Jan. 27, that vision came to fruition with the showing of his senior project, “Worth a Thousand.” “Worth a Thousand” is the classic story about a man searching for meaning. He must learn to work through mistakes made early in his life in […]
Bill and Melissa Stevenson’s rental car and luggage were stolen in Dublin, Ireland on Jan. 19. The Stevensons had been in Ireland with Cornerstone University’s J-term trip and were planning to fly back to the United States that day. Although the theft delayed their return trip by just one day, […]
Students in Spanish classes at John Brown University will soon trade the classroom for the newsroom of Northwest Arkansas’ number one Hispanic newspaper. In an unprecedented partnership, JBU Spanish students will publish news articles this semester in La Prensa Libre, a weekly free newspaper with circulation in Northwest Arkansas and […]