Leasy Sandal
Staff Writer
Heroes come in many ways. Not every hero is marked with a red cape, bulging muscles and state of the art technology. Often, the hero is the underdog, the kid who dropped out of college and is living from paycheck to paycheck.
Eagle Eye, released on Sept. 26, is a suspenseful [...]
Keisha Tinsley
Copy Editor
I read the first three books of the Twilight series within the first week of summer vacation. I anxiously waited for Aug. 2 when the fourth book would come out. I got it the first weekend and started reading.
Once school started up, I had less and less time to read for [...]
Candace Paschall
Staff Writer
Phi Beta Lambda may sound like a Greek fraternity or sorority, but on the North Greenville University campus, that is actually the official name of the business club, which is the first organized business club on the NGU campus.
Dr. Wanda Tillman and Dr. Feliccia Smith are the advisors responsible [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning
Copy Editor
Clubs and organizations developed at North Greenville University provide a number of opportunities to dispel loneliness and to interact with others of common interests.
Among a variety of clubs and organizations, two new ones developed this year: NGU Club Ultimate and Love 146 Campus Coalition.
NGU Club Ultimate
The NGU Club Ultimate team [...]
Paul Conner
Staff Writer
The women’s soccer team defeated rival Southern Wesleyan 1-0 Saturday afternoon, ruining the Warriors’ homecoming celebration. Danielle Duff, junior sport management, scored the only goal for the Lady Crusaders (5-3), who got back to winning ways after losing two straight.
“It was great because Southern Wesleyan thought they would have an [...]
Cody Fields
Staff Writer
The North Greenville volleyball team continued its struggles as it dropped its sixth straight match Sept. 23 against Southern Wesleyan University. The Warriors swept NGU 3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-18).
NGU played competitively in the first and third sets, starting the third set on a 6-1 run. SWU, however, utilized their greater [...]
Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
Looking to win back-to-back games, the North Greenville University football team took on in state rival Charleston Southern University on Sept. 27. The Crusaders were hoping to keep their offense running on high against a tough Buccaneer defense. However, the offense struggled once again and North Greenville came away [...]
Cody Fields
Sports Editor
North Greenville’s men’s and women’s cross country teams ran in the Citadel Invitational in Charleston on Saturday. In the run through James Island County Park, the women’s team took 12th place out of 14 teams, and the men’s team finished in 10th place out of 11 teams.
In the men’s 8K, [...]
By: Charlie Dib
As we approach what is shaping into possibly the most controversial and significant election in U.S. history, I have become increasingly worried about a trend I see among my peers.
For many of us, this is our first presidential election as eligible voters, but for some reason the majority of college [...]
Cody Fields
Staff Writer
This upcoming presidential election, like every one before it, will set the nation’s course and write history. While there are too many issues to fit into and discuss in one article, I have chosen three particularly hot button issues and will present and react to the candidates’ stances. This [...]
Reprinted from Greenville News by permission
By: Reggie Ecarma
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin recently blamed supporters of the Democrat presidential ticket for spreading “misinformation and flat-out lies” about her and her family, according to some news reports. What is the truth about Palin?
A few weeks before the national spotlight focused on her, [...]
Monique Quarles
Staff Writer
North Greenville University is actively in the process of undergoing reaccreditation.
Every 10 years NGU must complete this reaccreditation process.
“All colleges and universities in operation are suppose to go through a reaccreditation process,” Vice President of Academics Dr. Don Dowless said.
The accrediting body for NGU is the Southern Association of Colleges [...]
Lance Skipper
Staff Writer
The McCormick Cup and The McCormick Crown are campus-wide competitions that put male housing against male housing and female housing against female housing. It is going on until the end of the semester.
In the fall of 2004, the assistant coordinators and Billy Watson began to see a problem with the [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
Even on a small campus, it is often hard for students to build meaningful relationships. But this past weekend, approximately 50 students from North Greenville University were able to get away from the chaos of classes and go on a retreat sponsored by Baptist Student Union.
The main purpose [...]
Molly Price
Staff Writer
North Greenville University is spreading its branches of education with the development of its very own graduate degree program.
“The T. Walter Brashier Graduate School at North Greenville University is the culmination of a compelling vision,” says ngu.edu.
The program was proposed in 2004 by Vice President and Dean for Graduate Studies [...]