SGA elections student forum
On Tuesday, March 20 the Student Government Association (SGA) presidential and vice presidential candidates held a student forum in the Spring Arbor University (SAU) dining commons (DC). The 2012 SGA election teams are Paul Reif and Levi Norris, Matt Voiles and Lydia Wyse and Benjamin Kono and Rachel Bogues. At the forum students submitted questions [...]
Contraceptive Laws in the Christian College Realm
On March 16, the Obama administration announced a new draft of the health care reform law on mandatory contraceptive availability that makes new allowances for religiously affiliated universities. Under the Affordable Care Act and being spurred on by the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS), the law states that employers must cover birth control [...]
“Kony 2012”
Kony 2012 is an Invisible Children campaign that is aimed toward making Joseph Kony, an African warlord accused of abducting children and forcing them to fight in his rebel army, famous. According to the African Union, Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have been responsible for 2,600 civilian deaths since 2008. In 10 days, [...]
Oh, the Madness!
Calendars were marked. Brackets were printed off. Bets were made. The madness was about to begin. Once the calendar flips from February to March, college basketball fans across the nation gather together to watch one of the biggest (and longest) tournaments in sports: the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Basketball Tournament. Cue dramatic music, [...]
Greece is the Word
A slightly out of place sophomore’s insight into the 2012 Greece SemesterIt’s difficult to believe we are halfway through our trip to Greece. When I first chose to study abroad for a semester in Greece, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into, choosing what I assumed to be distinctly a part of [...]
Ryan Braun is guilty to me
Manny Ramirez will be serving a 50-game suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Ryan Braun almost had the same fate. Almost being the keyword in the previous sentence. To say I was upset by this decision would be an understatement. I could think of some pretty colorful [...]
Winter sports recap
Here’s what you may have missed in Spring Arbor University’s winter sports: Men’s Basketball Season Record: 18-12 Conference Record: 9-9 On March 7 the team will be back in action at Cedarville University for the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Midwest Regional Tournament. Men’s Track & Field The men placed sixth at the NCCAA [...]
108 years of Seuss
You have brains in your head You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose -an excerpt from “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” March 2, marked the 108 birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to most as Dr. Seuss, author of children’s books like “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” [...]
Sacred Beginnings
The story of Leslie King-Borrego, a human face on the trafficking industry. A testimony of domestic violence, abuse and darkness. As an eight year old, an older cousin molested Leslie King-Borrego. She ran away from home and was emancipated at age 15. A man, who eventually date raped and forced her into prostitution, deceived her [...]
“Whatever That Means”
On Being a Southern Playwrightreprinted with permission from HowlRound at HowlRound.com Dan: It’s the middle of August, the middle of the afternoon, and Beth Henley and I are sitting in a coffee shop in Westwood in Los Angeles. We’re a week or so back from teaching together at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in Sewanee, Tennessee, [...]
Book Smart
How hope for Equatorial Guinea may lie with one young poet and a bookshop.As I’m sure you are all ravenously devouring classic literature during this Reading Month, I’m flattered that you would tear your eyes away from Lizzy and Mr. Darcy (or more likely, Bella and Edward) in order to read about one visionary poet [...]