Today, Jan. 18 is a day marked with blocked Facebook pictures. I realized that Wikipedia was protesting for the day by blocking its site, and that the Google had a large, Spy Kids type black bar covering its name. SOPA is the Stop Online Piracy Act and PIPA is the Protect Intellectual Property Act. These acts are being protested. I joined the bandwagon by changing my Facebook picture to this. I’m going to be honest. I haven’t read this bill. Or that other really long, always talked about healthcare bill. But there’s still a lot of hype. I don’t download things illegally anymore. No music, movies, video games. I just watch the Colbert Report with commercials on the Comedy Central website.  Part of that is because there is a Firewall here at SAU blocking The Pirate Bay, but it’s also because I just don’t need that stuff anymore. And what...

Kelbe Cocking, a sophomore here at Spring Arbor University, is currently overseas in Cambodia for her Cross Cultural Studies. She fortunately has been blogging about her experiences there and is willing to share them with “The Pulse.” You can follow more of her adventures at http://ajournalofadventure.blogspot.com/. Well, it’s been about one week since I arrived in Phnom Phen, Cambodia.  There is so much to say about what I have seen and learned and experienced. It’s been busy, and the keyboard is very sticky, so I won’t write much. Here are a few highlights… On Monday, we went to S-21 and the Killing Fields. S-21 was a torture center for prisoners of the Khmer Rouge. It was powerful and eerie to walk around in the cells where innocent men and women were tortured to the point of insanity before Vietnam invaded.  It was humbling and heartbreaking as our guide told us...

Jobs aren’t only hard to come by for the average American citizen anymore; National Hockey League (NHL) coaches are having a difficult time maintaining job security as well. Already in this relatively young NHL season four coaches have been removed from their duties as a result of sluggish starts from...

It’s that time once again. Time for me to get outta here and make room for yet another editor, or in this case two editors. All I can really say is that this experience has been something to miss. Remember when the paper was still called “The Crusader”? My, my....

On Friday, Dec. 9, Spring Arbor University (SAU) will host its eleventh annual Hanging of the Greens event. The Hanging of the Greens is an event that symbolizes the beginning of the advent season and the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This event is a free gift to...

The 2011 cross country season contained several high notes for the women of Spring Arbor University (SAU). The Lady Cougars finished second in Mid-Central College (MCC) Conference after placing second in the MCC Conference meet at the end of November. At the end of the conference meet, 10 runners received...

The semester is closing, and we semester abroad students feel torn leaving Antigua, Guatemala. When we arrived we knew little Spanish and had no idea what the semester would hold for us. We were both excited and nervous to spend more than three months living in a foreign culture.We’ve missed...

Advice to Juniors To the juniors of Spring Arbor University (SAU), first of all, the responsibility of keeping Qdoba open in Jackson now rests in your hands as we seniors depart this comforting campus environment.Second, don’t pay for laundry. It will end up being more expensive than buying a new...

The students of Dr. Jack Baker’s Genre class have taken a step into the life of 14th century scribes. For thirty percent of their final grade the students divided up into groups in order to handmake historically accurate deerskin manuscripts. The students began by acquiring deerskins and drying these skins....

India is the newest country on the list of available Cross Cultural Studies (CSS) locations through Spring Arbor University (SAU), and the maiden trip will take place this January.SAU Professor Jennifer Letherer will be leading the trip. Letherer said she has been interested in the Indian culture since she was...

From the moment Chelsea Johnson as the youthful Pearl pranced out in a bouncy polka dot dress, I knew that Spring Arbor University’s production of “The Scarlet Letter” would be different. Directed by alumna Breinne Reeder, this version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic certainly had its own twist as it was...

  Sports have rules for a reason and at times, whether they like it or not, athletes face punishment for acting outside of them. This is the case for the defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions, Ndamukong Suh. Suh was ejected from the Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay...

On Oct. 24, “She & Him” came out with their third album, “A Very She & Him Christmas.” Zooey Deschanel, who charmed the world with her voice in the Christmas movie “Elf,” is again raising Christmas spirit in this new Christmas album. “She & Him” is an indie/folk band consisting...

There’s always a little bit of hope and anticipation when you check your mailbox to see if there is a piece of mail, or better yet a yellow slip letting you know you received a package. What most students do not know is how much work goes on in the...

Hidden in the cubicles on the third floor of the Poling Center is John Hawthorne, who is already at home in his office space filled with bookshelves.Hawthorne is new to Spring Arbor University’s (SAU) campus this semester, serving as Professor of Sociology and Chairperson in the Department of Sociology. “Two...

“The Cultural Life on campus is a bit anemic.” Brent Cline spoke these words at the beginning of the Oak Tree Review’s poetry night that was hosted on Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Prop Shop. This event was one attempt to breath fresh life into the narrow cultural scene that...

The beard is complete. Thanks for keeping up with Matt’s progress. No-Shave November is a beloved tradition kept by the community of Spring Arbor. Well maybe it’s not loved by everyone, but there seems to be a large following every year. It’s quite simple. All one has to do is...