Archive for April, 2008

Letter to the Editor: ¡ESPAÑOL DE FIESTA!

Spanish Department During the year, the Spanish Club met 5 to 6 times each semester where the meetings included singing Spanish worship choruses (accompanied by guitarists Professor Jorge González and often Aaron Grant), an interview panel getting to know MKs and international Hispanic students at NGU, a speaker that shared about possible Hispanic ministries in [...]

Final thoughts: Four things to help find your call amidst the chaos

Brandon Leonard Editor-in-chief Movies, books and songs talk about them – good byes. Do a quick Wikipedia search of “goodbye” or “bye bye.” You will find a plethora of songs that deal with this element of human life. Some of the hardest moments in my life have been when I had to give my final [...]

North Greenville remembers

Austin Hafer Staff Writer The University’s Resident Assistants hope to erect a memorial by the middle of the fall 2008 semester to honor students, faculty and staff who have died while either attending or working at the school. “This was an idea by the RAs to establish a permanent reminder of the students, faculty and [...]

New developments paint a promising future for the arts at NGU

Jon Harris Staff Writer North Greenville University may have its first four-year art degree – funding is in place to institute a degree program and finalize new art studios at the Tigerville Village. “One thing Mr. Craft [former head of the Art Department] had been working on very hard was money for the expansion of [...]

Summer salt and L.I.G.H.T.

Anna Chapman Staff Writer With the school year drawing to a close, students and faculty are preparing for summer. North Greenville University is participating in a number of overseas mission trips this summer, including Greece, Honduras, Mexico and Kenya. Greece The trip to Greece will leave on May 2 and concludes on May10. The team [...]

The slippery truth about fish oils

Carrie Richmond Staff Writer Why is it that the things that are always good for you either taste nasty, or sound severely unappetizing? Ah- such is life. Once you learn to push away your first impression of what it means to take Fish Oils, you can begin to actually take them without gagging at the [...]

Earth Day steals the heart of NGU

Kaelyn Pfenning News/Features Editor The Adventure Club invites all students to celebrate Earth Day by wearing green and participating in some activities on April 22. “We need to take care of what we have, what we were given and what we are handing down,” said Sara White, junior outdoor leadership. Some actions promoted by the [...]

Hawk Nelson makes new friends

Austin Hafer Staff Writer Canadian pop punk four piece, Hawk Nelson, released their third full-length release, Hawk Nelson is My Friend, on Tooth and Nail Records. With more energy than a four-year-old’s birthday party, Hawk Nelson’s latest might be an album to add to your summer play list. Released April 1, the album is gaining [...]

Summer is coming: here are some surf spots to fill your free time

Jennilyn Dempsey Staff Writer Are you finding that, despite your many attempts to quit, you cannot shake the Facebook addiction? You spend hours checking up on the relationship statuses of people you have not seen in two years, writing on your current friends’ walls and avoiding your homework as much as possible. Next time you [...]

21 hits the jackpot two weeks in a row

Tommy Lee Staff Writer 21, a heist movie loosely based on a true story, has been No. 1 at the box office since its March 28 opening. The plot follows the story of six Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who are extremely bright. The students and their teacher follow the count of cards used during [...]

Peretti and Dekker in the House

Ben Stevens Staff Writer House Rules: Rule 1: God came to my house, and I killed him. Rule 2: I will kill anyone who comes to my house like I killed God. Rule 3: Give me one dead body, and I might let No. 2 slide. You have until dawn. The premise for the book [...]

Golf team ends regular season

Paul Conner Staff Writer The North Greenville golf team wrapped up the regular season last Monday by winning the Independent Collegiate Invitational at the Etowah Valley Country Club in Etowah, NC. Brad Caldwell, sophomore sport management, also won the individual award for best player by shooting a 68-76–144 at the tournament. The Crusaders’ third tournament [...]

Tennis looks to break slump in postseason

Stephen Lane Staff Writer With the regular season over, the men and women’s tennis teams are looking forward to the NCCAA National Tennis Tournament. Both teams are hoping to make up for sub-par performances during the regular season, as the men finished 2-12, and the women finished 4-9. The men’s team finished with a three-match [...]

Lady Crusaders try a little of everything – win, lose, break even

Chris Brank Staff Writer The North Greenville University softball team has stayed busy over the past week as it played three doubleheaders, going an even 3-3. On April 8, the Lady Crusaders traveled to Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn., and lost the games, 5-0 and 7-2.  In the second game, Allison Bailey, sophomore undecided, led [...]

Luck ‘o the Irish: Look for the Celtics to take the East

David Sons Staff Writer With the NBA playoffs quickly approaching, the teams and rankings are beginning to take shape. All but the final seeds have been established in the Eastern and Western Conference. Teams are beginning to wind down their regular season and dial up postseason play. Here is a brief summary of what to [...]

Crusaders swipe series from Brevard

Chase Gratz Staff Writer On April 9, the North Greenville University Crusaders faced Southern Wesleyan University in a doubleheader. The Crusaders split the doubleheader, losing the first game 5-4 in eight innings and winning the second game 6-5. Josh Hohn, freshman undecided, was North Greenville’s leading batter during the first game. Hohn went 3-for-5 with [...]

Show Christ’s love and compassion where you are

Keisha Tinsley Staff Writer Jim Elliot said it best when he said, “Missionaries are a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.” Elliot was among five men who were martyred in Ecuador while trying to reach the Waodoni tribe. Christians often hear about missionaries being sent all over the world. But we tend to forget [...]

Actually, Al, the truth is pretty convenient

Cody Fields Staff Writer I have never been one for hugging trees. A friendly wave hello or a good, firm handshake has always better suited my style. And my style may become more accepted after the United Nations released their 2008 average global temperature forecast, which says temperatures this year will decrease. And they have [...]

NGU to switch phone services – students get the hang up

Chris Bullard Staff Writer North Greenville University is pulling the plug on their current telephone service provider and making the switch to a newer and more innovative system. NGU’s contract with the current provider, AT&T, expired on March 31, but the school will continue with AT&T until April 30, when the service will switch to [...]

Concert Choir hit their keys ease

Kyra Alexander Staff Writer April 8 was the finale of the North Greenville University Concert Choir’s spring tour, held in Turner Chapel. Dr. Barry Combs was the conductor. Combs said that he was pleased with how they performed during their tour. Senior music performance majors Rebecca Bonas, senior music performance, Kolby Matson, senior music performance, [...]