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Last week on Monday, Oct. 2, John Brown University’s Biology Department hosted a Faith and Science Q&A panel. This panel allowed students to have their scientific questions answered through the lens of the Christian faith by panelists with professional backgrounds in the fields of science and faith.
“The Creator” is the latest sci-fi, action, thriller of 2023 that hit theaters on Sept. 29. This latest adventure was directed by Gareth Edwards, most famously known for directing 2014’s “Godzilla” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in 2016.
The tradition of the Sabbath is a long-standing practice in the Christian faith, with its origins being rooted at the very beginning of creation. For many western Christians, the practice of the Sabbath takes place on Sunday and involves attending church, fellowshipping with family and friends and resting for the week to come.
The John Brown University’s (JBU) music and theater department will be presenting its very own rendition of Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields’ “The Play That Goes Wrong,” starting Sept. 29. The play has been developed under the direction of JBU associate professor of speech and theater Josiah Wallace, who has been teaching at JBU for six years. The play has been described by technical director and scenic designer Peter Rexford as a “ridiculous, hot mess,” but for all the right reasons.
In a vibrant display of shiny outfits and enthusiasm, students from John Brown University gathered last Sept. 15, at Roller City Springdale for Late Skate. The activity, organized by Student Events and Activities (SEA), attracted many JBU students who wanted to experience a night full of fun. From beginner to expert skaters, students enjoyed the good music and were able to share their space-themed outfits from 10-12 a.m. in Springdale, Arkansas.
John Brown University students attended the annual Breakaway Retreat Sept. 23-24, at New Life Ranch Flint Valley in Northeast Oklahoma. Members of the Student Ministries Leadership Team (SMLT) were responsible for organizing a weekend for students to rest, worship and share a fun day with friends.
On Thursday, Sept. 14, John Brown University’s (JBU) Center for Faith and Flourishing hosted the 7th annual Reimagining Faith and the Public Life event. Mark David Hall, at Regent University, and Robert Tracy McKenzie, professor of history at Wheaton College were invited to speak at this year’s event. They participated in a discussion — mediated by Daniel Bennett, associate professor of political science at JBU — offering opposing viewpoints on the impact of Christianity on the American founding.
“A Haunting in Venice” is the latest installment by British actor and director Kenneth Branagh in his recent series of Agatha Christie novel adaptations. After his work in “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017) and “Death on the Nile” (2022), his latest work “A Haunting in Venice” (2023) adapts Agatha Christie’s novel “Hallowe’en Party.”
This past Saturday, Sep. 16, hundreds of residents from all around Northwest Arkansas gathered at Siloam Springs’ Memorial Park to celebrate the city’s second Hispanic Heritage Festival. The fair saw the presence of a variety of Central American peoples – mostly from El Salvador and Mexico – who recently celebrated 203 years of independence from Spanish rule.
Matthew Campbell, a senior graphic design major, debuted his student gallery on Friday, Sep. 15, after a year-long creative process to portray what he called “an immersive gallery experience.” “Arid” is a combination of Campbell’s artistic passions, as it includes visual graphics elements, an original screenplay and an extended play (EP) with the same name. The debut took place at John Brown University, where a large number of students, professors and general guests enjoyed Campbell’s graphic art, a live performance of his EP and a guest DJ that completed the ambience for what Campbell’s felt like a “successful debut.”