Poetic Progress
One writer’s attempt to preserve the essence of Equatorial Guinea
March is National Reading Month in the U.S., but the scholastic mindset seems to be a worldwide phenomena as one poet from Equatorial Guinea plans to build the first bookstore in his country. Coming from a long history of deep poverty and ruthless leaders, Equatorial Guinea caught international attention when oil was discovered there in...
Salvation Army Tweets to help homeless
The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is turning to Twitter to support the 25th annual Bed & Bread Club Radiothon. The Bed & Bread club is a non-profit program serving 5,000 meals every day. According to Salvation Army’s website, that’s nearly 1.7 million meals every year to people who would otherwise go without. The Bed...
Norovirus Update
Cases of the Norovirus confirmed in Jackson county
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.”...
Greece bailout and the Euro crisis
On Feb. 11 Athens was going up in flames. The Athenians set more than 40 buildings on fire, according to Bloomberg.com, during the weekend of Feb. 11 and 12. According to the Herald Sun website, more than 100,000 people marched on Parliament in Athens, resulting in over 60 arrests. The riots resulted after Germany’s Angela...
Spring Break Missions: You Can Still Help
It is a Spring Arbor University (SAU) tradition to participate in outreach trips over Spring Break, and that time is nearing yet again. The trips range from exotic destinations, such as Puerto Rico and Panama City, to as near to home as Jackson and Hamtramck in Detroit. Various venues and groups offer students and faculty...
Week of Love Events
Every day the Salvation Army in Jackson is asking for volunteers from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. to help with STARS, their after school program. They are also asking for volunteers to play with the youth at the open gym from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Thursday they have basketball. The Salvation Army...
FOCUS Series: Ending Modern Day Slavery
Spring Arbor University’s (SAU) annual FOCUS series is Feb. 28-29. Human trafficking, including forced labor and the sex trade, will be the topic for this campus-wide event. Slavery on a domestic and international level will be discussed. “FOCUS is a day when we cancel classes, and we set aside some really intentional time to talk...
Top-Ranked Indiana Wesleyan too much for Lady Cougars
SAU falls 70-39 against rival IWU
Last Saturday afternoon, Feb. 4, conference leading Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) Wildcats (24-1, 13-1) proved too much to handle for the Spring Arbor University (SAU) Cougars (7-18, 3-11), resulting in a 70-39 defeat at their home, Bill Bockwitz Court. The loss was the sixth straight for the struggling ladies who are battling to qualify for...
Hanging out with the President on Google+
Your Interview with the President
On Monday, Jan. 30, Google+ hosted a hangout entitled “Your Interview with the President” with President Barack Obama on YouTube and Google+ for almost an hour. A “hangout” is Google+’s version of a video conference call with one or more person, but unlike Skype with these capabilities, it is completely free. The video consisted...
Taking the Frenzy out of Cross Cultural Registration
Form Frenzy is what students registering for cross cultural trips in the past have experienced, but starting this year a new registration process will begin. Form Frenzy was put on by the Cross Cultural Office at Spring Arbor University (SAU) as an event for students to register for the following year’s trips. In the past,...
Changing Cuisine
Menu Modifications in the Dining Commons
The student center isn’t the only thing that is under construction at Spring Arbor University (SAU); the dining commons (DC) menu is also being renovated. The DC staff installed a “You First” comment board Monday Jan. 30, and it was soon filled with students’ concerns. The staff took all those notes into consideration. New for...
The Week of Love
A compassionate experiment
From Feb. 6 to Feb. 11, Spring Arbor University (SAU) students are learning about selflessness and community service during SAU’s first-ever Week of Love.SAU junior Matt Voiles heard about Elevation Church’s Week of Love during the summer of 2011 while he was watching a documentary about the church’s history. Over the course of that summer,...
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