Grammy Winners
The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. was filled with celebrities on Feb. 12 to honor the best in music. The program opened with a tribute to the recently deceased Whitney Houston, including a rendition of “I Will Always Love You” by Jennifer Houston. Adele won all the awards she was nominated for, totaling six...
Thoughts on Graffiti and the Christian Faith
For those more observant students on campus I mention one word to you: clones. To my recent delight and glee I’ve become aware of several small graffiti pieces of art around campus featuring none other than Star Wars clone troopers. Their heads hover above you on lamp posts, looking up at you from curbs in...
Not your normal NFL Sunday
Super Bowl XLVI has arrived
It is one of the most watched sporting events of the year. It’s about good food, great friends and football. Some people tune in just for brand new commercials or the halftime show. No matter what the reason, most households – for just one day – have their TVs tuned into the Super Bowl. As...
Reflections of Cambodia
I spent three weeks in this Cambodia, a place that challengedme and humbled me in so many ways. To summarize my cross cultural experience in one short article is impossible, so here is some insight on what I felt was the highlight of the trip. “It’s a strange feeling to be walking around in...
Bible College is Bombed in Sudan
The tragedy that still persists in the country of Sudan
Tragedy has struck Sudan yet again. On Feb. 1, a Samaritan’s Purse Bible College in Sudan was bombed. Eight bombs destroyed the Bible College, and thankfully no one was injured. The attack is believed to have been led by Sudanese military forces. The people living in Teiban ran to the Nuba Mountains to stay alive....
Valentine’s Day Letter
Dear Spring Arbor University, You can tell Valentine’s Day is almost here because everything that is the color pink or includes chocolate is on sale at the dollar store. All over campus students are pairing off as if the great flood is on its way. Some pairs look as if they were couples, but...
Christmas celebration in Sudan
People celebrate the holiday season in different ways around the world, and Christmas has a different meaning across cultures. In my town, Soba, which is located near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Christmas means family and coming together as a community to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth. After I left Sudan at the age of nine...
The Thin Ideal
The negative effect of today’s body image
The media of the United States, especially the fashion industry, is very influential in the life of an average American. Women are very susceptible to this pressure. Images of paper-thin models are omnipresent and are worshipped for their beauty. Media figures, especially fashion models, have a negative effect on women’s body image. Negative body image...
Guat’s Up?
Warm Reflections On the Guatemala Semester
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 Artprize and Thanksgiving, fall colors...
An era of young entrepreneurs and visionaries
A new generation of entrepreneurs will ultimately reshape the way American business is viewed. With our economy on a landslide, priority has shifted from the “almighty dollar” toward personal satisfaction and freedom. As a result, a growing number of inexorably positive entrepreneurs are braving the path of self-employment. These young Americans are not interested in...
Suh-spended
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 Packers after stomping on a player’s...
Where are you, Christmas?
It’s Christmas Eve, and anticipation hangs in the air. Snow is magically dusted over everything and moonlight glints across the white expanse. The tinkling of bells is heard, and with a soft thud, a sleigh alights upon a rooftop. That jolly red figure eases himself down the chimney, his bag of gifts behind him. However,...
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