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Citizens’ initiative—citizens’ ability to add a referendum to the ballot by gathering enough signatures—has long been a laudable feature of a working democracy. Issue 3 on the Arkansas Ballot—called Changing Arkansas’ Citizen Initiative Process, Votes Required for Legislative Ballot Issue Proposals and Publication Requirement—seeks to increase the number of signatures […]
As Arkansas voters prepare to cast their ballots this election, they will be asked to vote on term limits for their state legislators. Issue 2, Changing General Assembly Term Limits and Allowing Re-Election upon a Break in Service, has the popular name of the “Arkansas Term Limits Amendment.” This amendment […]
On Nov. 3, Arkansas voters have the opportunity to vote for or against a half-percent sales tax on Issue 1, which was moved to the ballot by Arkansas lawmakers. The name on the ballot for Issue 1 is the Transportation Sales Tax Continuation Amendment. This half-percent sales tax is currently […]
As voters across the country cast their ballots, President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden faced off in the final presidential debate on Oct. 22. The debate was hosted by Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and covered a variety of topics including the coronavirus pandemic, racism in America […]
One of the protocols initiated by John Brown University in preparation for students’ return to campus for the Fall 2020 semester was creating the ability for students to quarantine either on or off campus. Many of the university’s quarantine cases have been local students, who then self-isolate off-campus at their […]
On Aug. 14th, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that between June 23-30, “U.S. adults reported considerably elevated adverse mental health conditions associated with COVID-19.” 40.9% of 5,470 participants described “adverse mental or behavioral health condition,” such as anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, trauma-related symptoms, started or increased […]
As the Office of Diversity begins its inaugural year, its leadership team hopes to make the campus a better reflection of the university’s mission and the kingdom of God. The Office of Diversity is led by Ted Song, coordinator of diversity and innovation, and includes staff members Juan Carlos Rodriguez, […]
Shawna Baker, a John Brown University alumna, was appointed to the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court on Aug. 27. Baker is the third woman to serve on the court. Baker earned her undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry at JBU. As a first-generation student, Baker fondly remembered her experiences at JBU. […]
For Andrea Martinez, a 2004 John Brown University graduate, chapel services were about much more than filling a requirement. For her, chapel was the beginning of a decades-long career dedicated to immigration law and it led to a decision that changed the course of her life forever. Martinez was a […]
The controversial statue of a Confederate soldier, once displayed publicly in Bentonville City Square, was removed on Sept. 2, after a group of citizens had protested for its relocation since August 2019. The Arkansas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), owners of the statue, announced on June […]