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.” [...]
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The Pulse Book List
Tyler Prough Sports Writer 1. “The Catcher in the Rye” – J.D. Salinger This book may seem phony at first, but trust me when I say it’s the real deal. 2. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” – Mark Twain This book tugs at the adventurer within me, and growing up next to the Mississippi River [...]
Photographic memories
Abbey Barney, a senior at Spring Arbor University, has spent the past few months volunteering with the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund (VVMF) national campaign to find photographs of fallen soldiers. The VVMF will use the photographs for both the Virtual Wall on their website and The Education Center at the Wall, which is a [...]
Norovirus Update
On Feb. 13 Spring Arbor University (SAU) was alerted by an email bulletin a few cases of the Norovirus had been confirmed in Jackson county. According to an article by Jackson Citizen Patriot, the Norovirus caused the commencement ceremonies at SAU last May to be postponed after “more than 170 students reported an illness.” Taking [...]
Budget Cuts, Who’s Affected?
Spring Arbor University makes budget cuts to compensate for the shortfall of attendants. Spring Arbor University recently made budget cuts of approximately $2.9 million out of a budgeted $65 million for the 2011-2012 school year. Among cuts in certain areas, the payroll of each full-time staff member was cut by two percent, a minor decrease [...]
NEEDTOBREATHE
Spring Arbor University (SAU) hosted “A Night with ‘NEEDTOBREATHE’,” Gospel Music Association Dove award-winning group, Saturday April 30 in the SAU Fieldhouse. Doors opened at 6 p.m. with fans lining up outside as early as noon. The band, according to their website, has been together since 1999. They have released three full length albums and [...]
Tocco Challenge
Spring Arbor University’s top athletes will challenge donor Don Tocco in the Tocco Sports Challenge at the Field House, on March 9 at 7:00 p.m. The athletes will compete against Tocco for a chance to raise $15,000 for the remodeling of the student center. Tocco is already donating $10,000 for the expansion project, but will [...]
Bulletstorm Creates Controversy
SPRING ARBOR, Mich: On Feb. 8 2011, John Brandon of Fox News published his story “Is Bulletstorm the Worst Game in the World?” to Fox’s website. The article triggered conflict about the release of the game (Feb. 22) and caused an outpouring of responses from news syndicates, gaming websites, and even local Spring Arbor University [...]
Emily Patton To Direct “The Diviners” in March
Auditions for “The Diviners” are being held Jan. 31-Feb.1 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. “The Diviners” is to be performed in the Prop Shop March 23-25. Play director Emily Patton is completing her Master’s of Fine Arts in Drama and Theater for the Young at Eastern Michigan University. Patton’s first experience with “The Diviners” [...]
Dream for wells
$30,000–this is what it will cost to make one SAU senior’s dream for the people of Sudan Africa come true. “I like to dream big,” said Michael Nordmann, Student Body President. Before he graduates, Nordmann wants to raise the funds to provide three wells for the people of Sudan who otherwise would not have easy [...]
Blood, sweat, and rock & roll
“It’s smelly, dirty, hilarious and some of the best fun I’ve ever had,” said lead singer/guitarist Geoff Hunker of “Satellites & Sirens” as he described touring across the U.S. with fellow band members and bands “Disciple” and “Decyfer Down.” The three bands have come together to form the Blood, Sweat and Rock and Roll tour that came to Dunkel Gym on Wednesday, April 21.
The concert got off to an early start Wednesday morning in chapel when “Decyfer Down” lead singer/guitarist TJ Harris made a surprise, guest appearance. He performed an acoustic version of the band’s song, “Moving On” off their latest album “Crash,” which came out May of 2009.
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