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About Jbu.Edu Home About Jbu.Edu Home Monday, January 27, 2020 Menu Home News Local World Lifestyles Opinion Sports Editorial Home News Local World Lifestyles Opinion Sports Editorial News Cereal bar formed to raise awareness for Indonesia 9 months ago Comments are Disabled In the late evening glow above Ground Floor, a new cereal restaurant advertised its business on the deck of Townhouse 255B. A new business selling cereal to hungry students won’t just silent a hungry stomach, it will also benefit a greater cause. On March 16, heavy rains overtook the city […] News Church denomination bans LGBTQ+ from clergy 10 months ago Comments are Disabled Posters covered with words of solidarity hung around the room with rainbow stripes and checkers draped around the necks of many who stood in the atrium of a former football stadium in St. Louis, Miss., at the United Methodist Convention. Leaders of the second largest Protestant Denomination gathered to vote […] News A leash, bat and leftover hat leads to a 40 year sentence 11 months ago Comments are Disabled *Some names in the story have been changed for the sake of the people involved. Escaping the death sentence meant signing a plea bargain for a forty-year sentence, so Keech wrote a full confession and went before the court to give a detailed account of all that had occurred. While […] News A town remembers Arkansas’ Red Summer massacre 11 months ago Comments are Disabled Citizens in the state of Arkansas recount one of the worst race massacres in U.S. history, one that took place one hundred years ago on the same day John Brown University’s first classes began. On Sept. 30, 1919, a mass race riot in southern Arkansas left an unknown number—ranging from […] News Campus leadership reflects on racial diversity 11 months ago Comments are Disabled In examining its history of race relations, John Brown University seeks to promote continued growth of diversity among its faculty and students. The university is currently experiencing a decline in enrollment, with the total number of students having decreased by 20.7 percent from the 2016-2017 school year to this year, […] Recent Posts White Christmas? What About Green Christmas? Leveling the playing field for introverts I’m a chronic apologizer War on Christmas debates inclusivity and religion A Comprehensive Guide to Candlelight The Final Centennial Celebration How to survive finals week: a guide Cross Country stars go to NAIA National Tournament Q&A with Jake Stratman about ‘What I Have I Offer With Two Hands’ ESL program puts aside cultural differences to build community News Faith War on Christmas debates inclusivity and religion December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled While searching for the best deals and perfect presents, shoppers enter into the annual debate: should you say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”? The idea of a “war on Christmas” has turned joyful holiday greetings into potentially divisive religious and political statements. Some people, who believe the term “Christmas” implies […] Continue Reading → News Q&A with Jake Stratman about ‘What I Have I Offer With Two Hands’ December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled When did you begin to write poetry? I was a teenager, but it’s not something I told many people about. What was really important to me at the time was being an athlete. Usually on sports teams, that’s not a thing, so you just kind of keep that to yourself. […] Continue Reading → News ESL program puts aside cultural differences to build community December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled Noel, Missouri became a booming immigrant town in only 20 years. It was a small majority-white town, but recently the allure of steady jobs and better living conditions compared to surrounding cities has increased the pull of immigrants to Noel, expanding the ethnic diversity as well. According to World Population […] Continue Reading → News SERA survey evaluates mental health data for first time December 18, 2019 by KJ Roh Comments are Disabled Every year during orientation, freshmen funnel into the Berry Performing Arts Center to complete the Spiritual, Emotional and Relational Assessment survey. While taking the SERA is an orientation ritual dating back to 2004, many students don’t actually know what the survey measures or how the data is used. Gary Oliver, […] Continue Reading → News REI closes doors on Black Friday to ‘opt outside December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled Five years ago, REI, a company dedicated to the sales of sporting goods, camping equipment and other outdoor products, devised a plan so wild market strategists were left speechless: they were going to close their doors on Black Friday as part of a campaign they christened “Opt Outside.” As the […] Continue Reading → News Bentonville citizens protest to relocate Confederate statue December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled A group of Bentonville locals have sat in town square every Saturday morning since August to calling for the movement of a Confederate monument located in the heart of the city. The group, officially called The Shame of Bentonville, organized together to protest in the city after the 2017 Charlottesville […] Continue Reading → Opinion White Christmas? What About Green Christmas? December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled As the season of gift-giving and house-decorating approaches, it is easy to be overzealous—overzealous with your spending, your décor (yes, your house can be too decorated) and your waste. According to the Stanford Recycling database, Americans throw away 25% more waste from Thanksgiving to the New Year’s holiday period than […] Continue Reading → Opinion Leveling the playing field for introverts December 18, 2019 by Catherine Nolte Comments are Disabled Your hands feel ice-cold. Your mouth is dry. The question is asked again. In the silence, your hand slowly rises. Are you sure you can do this? Pushing through your breaking, shaking voice, you spill out an answer, praying that it makes sense. Although the moment lasted maybe 10 seconds, […] Continue Reading → Opinion I’m a chronic apologizer December 18, 2019 by Clancie Sorrell Comments are Disabled Hi. I’m a self-diagnosed chronic apologizer, but this time I actually mean it. Today, I’m labeling myself a chronic apologizer. My symptoms are apologizing for everything, doubting everything I do and not really knowing what “sorry” means. However, I have an issue that I really need to ask your forgiveness […] Continue Reading → Lifestyles Local A Comprehensive Guide to Candlelight December 18, 2019 by admin Comments are Disabled Q: What should I expect from Candlelight? A: As John Brown University has been hosting Candlelight for 77 years now, the service is very well established. As an attendee, expect beautiful music, a familiar crowd filled with faces from the Siloam Springs community, a dark and cozy atmosphere and an […] Continue Reading → Local The Final Centennial Celebration December 18, 2019 by Clancie Sorrell Comments are Disabled In one of the final events of the Centennial celebration, the Christmas dance brought students to Simmons Great Hall to eat, dance and have a great time. On Friday, Dec. 6, the John Brown University Christmas Centennial Dance followed a meal in the cafeteria. With decorations, a live jazz band […] Continue Reading → Lifestyles How to survive finals week: a guide December 18, 2019 by Catherine Nolte Comments are Disabled Looking around the classroom, everyone seems to be in a trance with the light far gone from their eyes. Some students shake from their eighth cup of coffee, some sleep at their desks and everyone whispers prayers for their final grades. The time has arrived. It’s the week before finals, […] Continue Reading → Sports Cross Country stars go to NAIA National Tournament December 18, 2019 by Clancie Sorrell Comments are Disabled Sophomore Allika Pearson and Junior Ben Martin traveled to Vancouver, ...