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Harpsichordist, John Paul, will be performing a recital today at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Recital Hall. Paul will be playing music from Handel, Dowland, Haydn, Scarlatti and Rameau. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for non-JBU students and free for JBU students with a student ID. Every four to five […]
Joe Price, sophomore electrical engineering student, received a scholarship from the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society. The organization provides electrical engineering students the opportunity to receive a scholarship for up to three years of financial support. The scholarship gives students a total of $7,000 and […]
In two days, 6,000 inmates will be released from federal prisons. The U.S. Sentencing Commission is conducting a penal system reform by reducing sentencing for non-violent drug offenders. Prison reform is one of many hot button issues in the United States that all political parties can agree needs to be […]
In the recent shooting at Umpqua Community College Oregon, the shooter allegedly targeted Christians. The gunman killed nine people and wounded nine others before shooting himself, according to NBC News. A survivor, Tracy Hue, said that the shooter first shot a student in a wheelchair, according to CNN. Then he told several students to stand up and asked if they were Christians; when the students said yes, […]
The scale of one to ten is used to place value on places and things, but Peeple is a new app designed to rate individuals on this scale. Created by founders Nicole McCullough and Julia Cordray, Peeple has received an overwhelmingly negative response, despite its claim to be “a positive revolution.” Yik Yak, Yelp, and Rate My Professors are three examples […]
Innocent Byaruhanga, founding director of Save Street Children Uganda, spoke to faculty and students gathered for a Mosaic meeting on Tuesday. “I was a street boy who left my family when I was five,” Byaruhanga said, explaining that he lived on the streets for nine years. “But God had a plan,” he said. Byaruhanga founded his street ministry in […]
Officials called off rescue efforts two days ago after a hillside situated on the outskirts of Guatemala City collapsed two weeks ago. Hundreds of families were buried alive, killing at least 280 people. About 70 people remain unaccounted for, in the El Cambray 2 neighborhood. Ernesto Lopez a John Brown University, alumnus who graduated in 2015 and lives in Guatemala where he is completing his master’s degree […]
Arkansas is currently facing two major problems: poverty and hunger. For many families, jobs are not enough to keep either of them away. Families are struggling to afford essentials like safe housing, food and transportation, according to a press release by Arkansas Advocates, entitled “Poverty line wages in Arkansas don’t cut it.” More than 200,000 Arkansas children are living in poverty, according to Arkansas Advocates. That is almost 30 […]
Saudi Arabia, a nation with numerous human rights offenses, was recently named the chair of the United Nations human rights council. After a U.N. watchdog organization disclosed this, many people reacted negatively. “Somebody at the U.N. has their head up their rear if they are willing to appoint the Saudi envoy to the U.N. to head up anything to do with human rights,” David […]
Political frontrunner Donald Trump may not be the preferred candidate for all Americans, but he has brought national attention to the Republican Party’s debates this year. Trump has held this attention since Sept. 9 due to his comments about Carly Fiorina. Trump has held the top GOP power ranking position for weeks and continues to lead the race in polls. “Nearly six in […]