Jon Harris
Staff Writer
North Greenville University’s head football coach of nine years, Mike Taylor, has resigned from his position, as announced to the team by athletic director Jan McDonald on Tuesday, Jan. 13.
“Coach Taylor has had a good tenure at North Greenville as our football coach and we would like to thank him for his [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
The academic departments at North Greenville are constantly improving and expanding to draw more students to the university. The Fine Arts department is the latest academic division to go through expansion, specifically the Visual Arts field.
Added this past August, a bachelor of arts degree in studio art is one of the newest majors [...]
James Turner
Staff Writer
Film is sometimes seen solely as a source of entertainment. However, a group of students at North Greenville University have taken it upon themselves to expose cinematography as the elaborate art form it can be.
Jan. 21, 2009 ushered in the first gathering of NGU’s new film club. Directed by Carmen Miller, junior broadcast [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning
Copy Editor
Tiffany Huff, senior music education, pulled onto Route 25 around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, and a car smashed into the driver’s side before her father’s eyes. A simple errand to pick up book money from her parents became a heart-wrenching tragedy for many who knew Huff personally.
“Dr. McManus called me out [...]
Leasy Sandal
Staff Writer
Carolina First Bank and Einstein Bagels are now open for business! The bank offers a convenient location for students attempting to maintain their finances while Einstein Bagels provides hot coffee for those who are seeking warmth on cold winter days.
The building housing all of the university’s recent improvements, the Eddie Runion Creative Arts [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning
Copy Editor
Over 30 students signed up for the trip to Ski Beech which extended from 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 to around 2:15 a.m. early Friday morning.
“It was very spontaneous, a few friends mentioned it as we were walking by the sign up sheet and thought it would be fun,” Michael Anderson, business [...]
Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
The North Greenville University men’s basketball team put in hard work over the Christmas break, and it paid off on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The Crusaders took on Montreat College in Hayes Gymnasium and came away with a convincing 93-81 victory.
NGU dominated in the paint and on the boards throughout the game. They also [...]
Matt Huff
Staff Writer
The inescapable truth of life is in its ending. By no means do I wish to sound morose or despondent, but it is the truth nonetheless. Part of the universal human experience is aging, the bittersweet feel of birthday after birthday as we watch that person in the mirror change on us. With [...]
Tommy Lee
Staff Writer
Paul Blart: Mall Cop was released on Jan.16, and has since stayed on top at the box office. Directed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care), Paul Blart: Mall Cop stars Kevin James (King of Queens, Hitch).
Blart is a simple man who happens to be a mall security guard, who aspires to be an [...]
Screaming at a Wall
Cody Fields
Is it just me, or does President Barrack Obama not understand how national security works?
The New York Times reports that Obama signed executive orders Thursday to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, close secret overseas CIA prisons and restrict the CIA’s interrogation methods to those in the Army Field Manual.
“What [...]
Kellan Mayfield
Staff Writer
On Jan. 20, 2009, millions of people tuned in to watch Inauguration Day as former Illinois Senator Barack Obama was sworn into office, becoming the 44th U.S. president.
A record-breaking 1.8 million people were present in Washington, D.C. as the inaugural festivities took place, which included the inaugural parade, luncheon and various balls and [...]