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Next year’s seniors are being asked to reconsider moving off campus next semester as the due date for Off-Campus housing draws closer. According to Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life, Andre Broquard, with the addition of the North Slope Apartments and the completion of J. Alvin there will […]
The Siloam Springs Police Department is about to get a major upgrade. The city of Siloam Springs is planning to build a brand-new police headquarters on U.S. Highway 412. Currently, the city is reviewing bids for the contract to build the new station. Construction is expected to start later this […]
David Vila, professor of religion and philosophy at John Brown University, accompanied over 20 JBU students to Joplin, Mo., on Saturday for an Islam seminar from Crescent Project’s President Fouad Masri. The College Heights Christian Church hosted the Bridges Seminar, which travels to various churches around the country. The Crescent […]
If you did not know Barack Obama was the President of the United States, people would say you had been living under a rock for the past six years. So why do so many students not know who the President of our Student Government Association is? Meet Elizabeth Mathers. Mathers […]
Honduran students are concerned about much more than voter fraud as the country remains in unrest after the inauguration of Juan Orlando Hernandez on Jan. 27. Violent protests and marches occurred during Hernandez’s inauguration. Despite the peace marches, protests and the alleged ‘theft of the country’s presidential vote’ after the […]
If you notice something missing in the Biblical Studies Deparment this semester, it could be Cary Balzer. Balzer, John Brown University’s director of faculty development and an associate professor of Biblical Studies, is taking a sabbatical this semester. “Taking a sabbatical is part of a larger faculty development plan that […]
The John Brown University Counseling Center no longer offers free, unlimited counseling to its undergraduate students. The center is now limiting free sessions for students to eight sessions per academic year. In the past year, the center recorded a dramatic increase in students requesting the free counseling provided as a […]
The former Student Activities Committee (SAC) has been a committee on campus dedicated to having a goal of hosting one event each weekend since 2005. The goal is still the same, however, Student Activities revised their name to Student Events and Activities (SEA). “We have been separate from Student Government […]
Receiving mail at a school can bring you back to reality and help you realize that there is life outside of this campus. You might have seen a slip of paper in your mailbox recently with a note about a country or group in a part of the world unreached […]
With both charm and humor, Daniel Taylor, guest speaker for Spiritual Renewal Week, entertained the John Brown University student body with visuals and challenged them with a message that questioned their worldview. “I thought he was funny and entertaining,” said sophomore Jordan Cox. “It wasn’t anything that I have ever […]