Paul Conner Staff Writer The Ninja Geese, North Greenville’s club ultimate Frisbee team, went 4-1 and finished second at the Fall Jamboree tournament at the College of Charleston last weekend. The tournament was the first major competition of the preseason and improved the team’s overall record to 9-4 in preparation for the regular season, which [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer Seth Snyder, junior business administration, and Chandler Patterson, freshman undecided each netted goals for the men’s soccer team, but Lander edged North Greenville 4-2 in a hard-fought match on Saturday. The loss snapped the Crusaders’ three-game winning streak that included wins over Toccoa Falls, Chowan and USC-Salkehatchie. “This was a game [...]
Ian Deeter Staff Writer The young North Greenville volleyball team faced tough, veteran teams at home in King College and Newberry College last week. NGU put up a fight against King on Thursday, but lost 0-3 (20-25, 17-25,15-25). The Crusaders committed a season low seven hitting errors. Gabby McKinley, freshman elementary education, led the defensive [...]
Cory Guinn Staff Writer On Oct. 18, North Greenville University took on a difficult opponent once again when they traveled to Rome, Ga., to play Shorter College. This game marked the first time the two teams have played against one another. The Crusader offense scored touchdowns on their first two possessions and led early. NGU [...]
Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer Imagine this: you are part of an up-and-coming indie rock band in the music industry and have already released three successful albums, garnered a respectable and loyal fan base and signed to one of the most respected labels in the business. In a sudden turn of events, your bassist leaves the [...]
Tommy Lee Staff Writer Oliver Stone’s groundbreaking new film W. tells the story of our current president in a questionable yet accurate way. Josh Brolin (American Gangster) stars as George W. Bush and portrays his life from college, to governor, and finally to the President of the United States of America. By “groundbreaking” I mean [...]
Candice Pascal Staff Writer “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” Those words spoken by Friar Lawrence inspired the theatre department’s most recent production of Romeo and Juliet. For weeks the campus has been buzzing with anticipation for this play; everyone enjoys a classic love story. Although the emphasis on love and hate was [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning Copy Editor The men’s and women’s conference kicked off with a bonus chapel on Monday, Oct. 13 in Turner Chapel. Hub and Brenda Blankenship became the first couple to speak at this yearly conference. “Hub and Brenda Blankenship will be speaking about learning to dig deeper into the Word, as well as working [...]
Lance Skipper Staff Writer The student government at North Greenville University is going through some serious changes this semester that include changing their title and revising NGU’s constitution. For many years, North Greenville has had a student government led by students for the students, but it was never as successful as it could have been. [...]
Jennilyn Dempsey News & Features Editor The recently proposed $700 billion economic bailout plan has been in a constant state of revision since it was first introduced on Sept. 19, and its widespread effects have begun to reach the student loan industry. When asked if she was concerned about her student loans, Kami Cross, sophomore [...]
Elizabeth Wood Staff Writer It’s the middle of the semester again, which means you are mentally drained from making it through midterms and now barely keeping your eyes open. You keep reminding yourself that there are only two months of school left. How will you make it through the last half of the semester? Most [...]
Molly Price Staff Writer Many North Greenville University students find it challenging to recite Bible verses in Spanish class. Imagine speaking the verses in Morse code. That is exactly what Phil Gardner, Director of Corporations and Foundation Giving, can do. Gardner attended NGU from 1973-1974 and has been working at NGU for seven years. In [...]