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At some point in every person’s life comes a time to enter the “real world.” Graduation commences and what happens next can be a complete mystery. But according to recent graduates, the John Brown University experience provides all that is needed to transition into life after college. Hayley Hendren graduated […]
Students, faculty and administrators at John Brown University have spent weeks thinking about how to have productive conversations about race. It started with six words. “’Imago Dei’ applies to all colors,” Abby Chestnut wrote. This Monday marked the end of the Race Card Project, an international movement to start conversations […]
Christians have different perspectives on whether to celebrate Halloween. Between children trick or treating for candy and people dressing up as ghosts, monsters and skeletons, the question is raised whether Halloween promotes good or evil. “I don’t have anything against it,” said Amber Moore, a junior. “But I don’t enjoy […]
Four competitors from the JBU Forensics Team earned the crown as co-champions of Parliamentary Debate at the Golden Eagle Invitational held last weekend. The pairing of Justin Burchfiel and Walker Martin “closed out” the final round of the tournament with their squadmates Michael Burchfiel and Brad Johnson. To net the […]
Two red silhouettes visited campus last week, harbingers of a campaign by the Silent Witness Project. The Silent Witness Initiative began in 1990 as an awareness campaign against domestic violence. Now organizations from all fifty states participate in programs designed to educate people about the proliferation of domestic violence resulting […]
With weather permitting and the new JBU bike renting service, more and more students are resorting to wheels to get around campus. Many students who walk as the main way of transportation on campus are bothered by the lack of etiquette from bikers, boarders and scooters. Rebekah Hedges, sophomore communication […]
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes club at John Brown University kicked off to a lively start Wednesday night with dodge ball, prizes and pizza at the Walton Health Center’s Hurte lounge. Student club leaders expected a similarly strong turnout to last year’s dodge ball kick-off night. Co-captain Kenny Crane, a […]
Within the past few years the department of education at John Brown University added a master’s degree program and announced a structural change, continuing to expand and move forward as the College of Education. The current semester is no exception to growth, with new changes in the College’s traditional undergraduate […]
Relationships are not an exact science, but last week’s chapel speaker showed how science can help. Scott Stanley, co-director and research professor of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at the University of Denver, shared his research discoveries and insight in chapel on Tues., Oct. 8 and Thurs., Oct. […]
Charles Raith, assistant professor of religion and philosophy, emphasized that Catholics and Protestants both believe in the Gospel. “The differences lie on how the message is interpreted” Raith said. Raith spoke Tuesday for the Redeeming Manhood Symposium Series event in J. Alvin Hall. Eric Gingerich, resident director of J. Alvin […]