The strangest text I’ve ever received read, “If you ever had kids, would you homeschool them?” It seemed such an odd question and I wondered why anybody would care enough to send a text about it. But it did make me think. What is the value of homeschooling, and is […]

This week, a group of prospective students came to one of my classes. The professor asked where they were from, and one said he was from Springdale. “Oh, what school do you go to?” the professor asked. There was that moment of hesitancy, that slight insecurity – “Well, I’m home […]

Different is not wrong. Before coming to JBU, I was part of a large community of homeschoolers. My mom was the leader of a major homeschool group in Northwest Arkansas. My first boyfriend was homeschooled (and three of the four to follow). My youth group was made up of a […]

I am 21 years old and will graduate December 2012. I will be married in 44 days. That’s right—I will be married before my fiancé and I graduate from college. We will be back for one last semester in the fall. There is always buzz on campus about romantic relationships. […]

It blew up the Twitter feeds. Everyone you knew was reposting it on Facebook. In only five days, it had received over 70 million views on YouTube. It was without a doubt one of the biggest social media campaigns this world has ever seen. That’s right, “it” is the “Stop […]

Politics and religion: the topics no one brings up in polite conversation. But that shouldn’t be the case. America has received a lot of flack for its military involvement with countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. Many people have strong opinions on the matter and others have none at all, but […]

I read Jose Alvarado’s column about the lack of a Salsa dance a few weeks ago, “Spring events lack Salsa spice,” and I had a few things to add. First off, I also want to ask why aren’t we having a Salsa dance? It just does not make sense to […]

Pointless, needless, ugly, racist, out of line, justified – all words swirling around the tragic death of a Florida teen. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was black, was returning from a trip to a convenience store when George Zimmerman, a community watch captain, became suspicious of the hooded teen. Against police […]