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Many students had their first experience with Orthodox Christianity and Islamic art during a trip last weekend to Kansas City. Students in Honors Integrated Theology visited the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to tour the “Medieval and Islamic Art” exhibit on Saturday, Nov.9, before experiencing a Vespers service at a Russian […]
Candles lined the sidewalk on Sunday night as students left the Gathering. The 599 candles represented the national average of one in three women and one in six men raped in their lifetime as applied to John Brown University’s student population. Students Against Sexual Slavery (SASS) hosted the University’s first […]
The Hungarian Horntails and the Team That Must Not Be Named went head to head playing the wizarding world’s favorite magical sport—Quidditch yesterday. This game has been adapted for non-magical people, or “muggles,” from the popular Harry Potter series for hundreds of colleges and leagues around the country. Tracy Balzer’s […]
It is halfway through the fall semester at John Brown University and campus security continues to patrol the parking lots. Campus Safety Director Scott Wanzer is optimistic. “We are limited in the physical space that we have for parking lots, but we are in good shape compared to many universities,” […]
For the past 93 years, J. Alvin has been a home to thousands of John Brown University students, but as the current residents prepare to relocate to the newly renovated southeastern side of the oldest dormitory on campus, many are experiencing mixed emotions. The $5.5 million renovation of the J. […]
Booths full of middle school students will occupy the men’s section of Dillard’s from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. Continuing into its 22nd year, the World Trade Expo, sponsored by Enactus – a student organization here on campus, offers middle school students from Northwest […]
Soda, energy drinks and coffee. College students frequently buy them without a second thought. But what else could students be doing with the money spent on those drinks? Starting on Nov. 11, students from all over the country pledged to drink water as their only beverage for 10 days, giving […]
Two students dressed in oversized fur coats began sword fighting with plastic swords in the quad on Friday afternoon. Another student wore a white horse head and some other student wore an ape head. If this sounds like Halloween, it was not. Instead, Gateway students created an event modeled after […]
The face of the renewable energy program is changing, as the concentrations in management and international development will no longer be offered. “I prefer to say consolidating,” said Larry Bland, chair of the division of engineering and construction management. “Renewable energy is not gone, it’s just refocused.” The previous program […]
For students looking ahead to grad school, it is important to know what Fellowships are available, their application processes and how they are helpful in the long run. There are currently 15 prestigious fellowships promoted by John Brown University’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Fellowships. Brad Gambill, associate professor […]