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On Feb. 6, 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck a southern part of Turkey and parts of Syria. In many highly populated areas, this triggered what is known as a pancake collapse. In the case of Turkey, the floors of the building fell on top of each other, crushing the contents of the floor. As of Feb. 17, the death toll is nearing 44,000 and is expected to rise significantly in the coming months, as rescuers continue to find remains.
As of Feb. 7, the John Brown University Esports club has over 140 Discord members. Located in campus facilities, the JBU Esports club competes with other schools in tournaments hosted every single night of the week. Starting next semester, a varsity Esports team will officially start and some students will qualify for scholarships based video games skills. The process of getting a club to this level took several years. Esports faculty advisor Kim Johnson disclosed this journey in an interview.
As in former years, John Brown University did not hold classes in honor of the Baptist Minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. The University hosted chapel services in the Cathedral of the Ozarks where students had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Joseph Jones on Jan. 17. Jones […]
On January 10, 2023 John Brown University announced two additional majors to the roster, Game Design and Mechatronics Engineering. Both are slated to officially start in fall 2023.
After several months of negotiation, Elon Musk has bought Twitter for $44 billion on Oct. 28, at $54.20 a share. Musk’s interest in Twitter began in January 2023 when he decided to invest in Twitter, according to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. By mid-March, Musk held 9.2% of Twitter and became the largest shareholder in the company. After Musk became the largest shareholder, he offered to buy the company for $44 billion in April. Musk also attempted to join Twitter’s Board of Directors on April 5, but within five days had decided against this decision, according to ABC News.
On Nov. 8, 2022, America held its midterm elections. Over 900,000 Arkansans voted, a slight increase compared to previous years. There were also 15,121 newly registered voters. However, voter participation remained at 50.4%, the same as the last midterm election.
Four student and faculty representatives from the John Brown University Enactus Club attended the Enactus World Cup 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Oct. 30 through Nov. 2. The editor-in-chief of the Threefold Advocate, Gabriela Arosemena attended the event as one of the students representing the University.
On Aug. 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his over $400 billion initiative to cancel the student loan debt of millions of American borrowers. This was an advancement in, but not fulfillment of, his campaign promise to forgive all two- and four-year undergraduate federal student debt. The President’s Executive Action has attempted to use the 2003 Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act to justify the plan; the HEROES Act was meant to provide debt relief to combat veterans returning home with outstanding or recently incurred debt.
This year is proving to be busy for religious schools. The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities is in two lawsuits relating to LGBTQ equality. Seattle Pacific University, a CCCU member institution, has dealt with three of its own lawsuits just this year.
Early in April 2021, an LGBTQ+ student organization, Yeshiva University Pride Alliance (YU), filed a lawsuit against Yeshiva University, a modern Orthodox Jewish private University, claiming the University was violating their human rights. YU Pride Alliance alleged that they were being unfairly harmed and discriminated against because Yeshiva University refused to recognize their organization as a university-recognized club.