While retail stores continue the tradition of pursuing higher profits during Black Friday, employees of Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) will be getting paid to have Friday off. This year REI has launched an Opt Outside Campaign. REI will close on Black Friday and is encouraging people to skip the shopping […]

Starbucks new minimalistic cup design for the winter season stirred conversation among the public because of its lack of seasonal symbols, especially in the Christian community. “It’s childish to be offended by a coffee cup that is going to the trash anyway,” Mari Arguello, senior graphic and web design major, […]

Enactus is partnering with the Northwest Arkansas Women’s Shelter to empower women, men and families who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Tomorrow Enactus students are bringing an event called Swift Thrift to campus to support the shelter. Swift Thrift will include a mobile thrift store, popcorn and […]

The recent response on campus to the Syrian refugee crisis has inspired increased activism through fundraising and the possibility of a spring trip to help refugees in the United States. Two events helped to increase awareness for the crisis: Stories from Syria, which gave an overview of the crisis, and […]

COLUMBIA, MO. – Under cloudy skies and a brisk wind, community members, faculty and students participated in a Peace Walk to show their support for the students at the University of Missouri. In Peace Park, on the edge of Mizzou’s campus, about 300 walkers gathered in support on Sunday, Nov. […]

A green light illuminated the brick of the campus clock tower Wednesday in recognition of Verteran’s Day. The Eagle Society, a club designed to support and serve the John Brown University’s military community, partnered with the University’s facility services to shine green lights as a part of Walmart’s campaign to “greenlight a vet.” Students and cafeteria staff pitched in to honor veterans by writing cards and […]

About 50 percent of the world’s population lives on less than $1,032 a year. Students at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet were given a taste of this and other socio-economic levels. Students were divided into groups representing the world’s three major socio-economic groups and ate meals accordingly. They drew cards that […]

Republican, Paul Ryan, is not only the new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but also a vocal supporter of bipartisan legislation. Criticisms of Ryan’s new position have poured in despite holding the job for less than a month. Republicans say he is not conservative enough because he is […]

Ten Panda Expresses will be built within the year in Arkansas. This is the expansion plan for the chain restaurant said Pamela Trajano, the manager of the new Panda Express in Siloam Springs. “We have 18,000 stores nationwide and we are planning to go overseas. We saw that Siloam was getting bigger and it’s a great community,” Trajano said. On Oct. 20 the restaurant made […]

As the number of Holocaust survivors continues to shrink, opportunities for hearing the horrors of the Holocaust are disappearing. John Brown University is sending students on its first-ever Holocaust Remembrance tour across Europe. Kevin Simpson, professor of psychology, said it is important for students to go now and learn from […]