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 [...]
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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, [...]
Who are the poor?
Currently, I am enrolled in an internship program called the Chicago Semester through Spring Arbor University. I intern four days a week at New Community Warming Center, a safe haven for the homeless and marginalized in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. At the center, guests receive two meals a day, a change of clothes, [...]
Guat’s Up With the Weather? : Living through tropical storm 12E
One nickname for Guatemala is “the land of eternal spring,” but this October, that meant lots of rain. From Oct. 11 until Oct.18 tropical storm 12E abruptly hammered the west coast of Guatemala, Mexico and El Salvador. Another natural disaster in Guatemala with floods, mudslides and turmoil left a handicapped people in a handicapped nation. [...]
Joel Thomas Profile
Joel Thomas is new to Spring Arbor University’s (SAU) University Hall (U-Hall), campus’ newest dormitory building finished in 2010, but he is no stranger to Resident Life. He was a resident advisor his sophomore and junior year at Indiana Wesley University where he studied Youth Ministry. His senior year he became the Assistant Resident Director. [...]
Halloween How To:
Halloween, according to History.com, was originally an ancient Celtic festival involving people wearing costumes and lighting bonfires. In the eighteenth century, Pope Gregory III created a holiday devoted to all saints and martyrs, Nov. 1 was All Saints Day. The night before was called All Hallow’s Eve and eventually become known as Halloween. Nowadays, Halloween [...]
Oxford Semester: Spring Arbor University student spends semester in Oxford, UK
Greetings from Oxford, As most of you know, Spring Arbor University (SAU) requires students to take a cross-cultural trip before graduating. One alternative to taking the cross-cultural trip is spending a semester abroad. I choose to spend a semester attending Oxford University in England through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCUs) Scholars’ Semester [...]
A Note on Siblings:The Pulse Staff talks about Life with a Sibling in Honor of Sibling Weekend
This weekend is Spring Arbor University’s first Sibling Saturday. In honor of this weekend, a few of our staff members have written a little about life with their sibling(s). We hope you enjoy our anecdotes, and if you have a sibling or multiple siblings, we hope you read this and maybe appreciate him/her/them even more.Brianna [...]
SAU student finds benefits of a healthy lifestyle
Most of us at college don’t spend much time thinking about the choices we make when it comes to our health. If you are one of the few who do, I commend you. It isn’t easy. When I first came to Spring Arbor University, I was your typical freshman – staying up until 4:00 a.m. [...]
Adult and Professional Studies Program: A way to earn your degree and still live your life.
If you are an adult working full-time or have a family, the idea of returning to college may be a daunting deliberation. Questions of doubt may arise as to whether or not you have the time or the energy. However, consider a new set of opportunities through Spring Arbor University’s (SAU) School of Graduate and [...]
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