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When 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania freshman Madison Holleran took her own life by jumping from a Philadelphia parking garage in January of 2014, her family and friends were caught completely off guard. Madison was a track star, well-liked by her peers on campus and had a good relationship with her […]
Last week, thirteen music students from John Brown University competed in the Arkansas Spring Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). They brought home first place in three divisions and second place in two. Every year, colleges and universities from all over Arkansas send their best singing […]
Equip, a new mentorship program at John Brown University, launched recently in Mayfield dormitory. 23 mentees and 12 mentors have signed up to take part in this semester-long discipleship program. About three weeks ago, participants found out whom they had been grouped with and met their new mentorship partners. Since […]
This year’s annual Q Commons Siloam conference challenged local leaders and John Brown University students to think about uncomfortable issues, such as racism and immigration in America, in order to build leadership skills. Q Commons Siloam is a part of the bigger organization, Q, founded Gabe Lyons to reengage Christians […]
Today John Brown University will host guest speaker David Chapman to lecture on Jesus’ crucifixion in the Roman world. David Vila, professor of religion and philosophy at the University and director of the Abila Archeological Project, said this is a new initiative. It is part of the Jordan summer Studies […]
John Brown University women’s basketball player Hunter Glouse experienced a testing of her faith when she was diagnosed with a rare acquired autoimmune disease known as hemolytic anemia. Despite the fact that Glouse has taken a leave from JBU this semester to recover from her disease, she keeps a positive […]
At a bus station in Nigeria last Tuesday, 10 people were killed and 30 were injured by a female suicide bomber who was allegedly associated with Boko Haram. Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist group that the United States recognizes as a terrorist organization in Nigeria. Boko Haram is most […]
Congress is currently debating whether to authorize military action against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, known as both ISIL and ISIS, is a terrorist organization so extreme that even al-Qaida has denied association with them, according to the Guardian. They have killed […]
John Brown University’s Latin chapel band has transitioned into becoming the international chapel band. This new band will play in chapel for the first time today, Thursday Feb. 26. Helder Julio Orozco, a Guatemalan sophomore international business major and singer who co-leads the international band, said the change was his […]
Not many people would leave their family, friends and the familiarities of this world in exchange for a new life on another planet. However, for some individuals this scenario is becoming a reality, and one that will be happening within the next ten years. Mars One, according to their website, […]