Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
The North Greenville women took on a strong Southern Wesleyan team on Feb. 3 in Hayes Gymnasium. Karly Stache, freshman undecided, and Nikki Wood, junior psychology, ignited a furious second half rally that came up short as NGU came up short against SWU 81-76.
Stache led the offense finishing with five three-pointers and 19 [...]
Tommy Lee
Staff Writer
Fix Coffee House is an independent coffee shop that opened on May 2008, and since has provided the Wade Hampton and Greenville areas with a wide selection of coffee, tea, and frozen drinks. Fix also offers an assortment of coffee shop style foods, like bagels or cookies.
Fix’s atmosphere is similar to many other [...]
Stephen Lane
Staff Writer
The North Greenville Crusader baseball team had high hopes for their season opener against Division II no. 23 Erskine College this past Friday. With a new coach and new strategy, they hoped to start their season off strong.
The Crusaders jumped ahead of the Flying Fleet 2-0 early in the second inning, but it [...]
Leasy Sandal
Staff Writer
My truth, your truth… Whose truth? This question is asked by many but few responses offer Biblical insight. We are surrounded by a world of people constantly searching. We search for jobs, for relationships, for acceptance, and most often, for truth.
When Craig Sanders served at a church in San Diego this past summer, [...]
Cody Fields
Sports Editor
Those who attend North Greenville football games next season will find something the Crusaders have in common with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, and it’s not hardware, yet.
New head coach Jamey Chadwell said at the press conference announcing his hiring that he would like to see the Crusaders utilize a mainly 3-4 [...]
Samantha Mayo
Staff Writer
For anyone interested in seeing a movie without the inconvenience or expense of leaving campus, the movie nights hosted by student services every weekend in February are the perfect solution.
Movies will be shown in the conference room at 8:00 p.m on Fridays.
Student services began February movie nights on Friday, Feb. 6 with a [...]
Jon Harris
Staff Writer
The interdisciplinary studies department has turned its focus to urban spaces with their walkabouts and service learning projects.
“If we are trying to get a job or work in the culture that’s being determined by the city, we are going to have a good urban mindset and understand urban matters,” Jonathan Atkinson, senior interdisciplinary [...]
Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
Good news for incoming students North Greenville is now offering a new scholarship called the Crusader Scholarship, and it is one of the best new scholarship opportunities available to students.
Eligible recipients for this scholarship are incoming freshmen who have already won the Palmetto Fellows scholarship. These students have already met the strenuous requirements for [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
When thinking of typical Valentine’s Day plans, you watching over your younger siblings while your parents went out to celebrate may come to mind. Or you may think of going out with friends to see the new romantic comedy.
But what do you think Dr. Jimmy Epting, North Greenville president, and his wife, Gretchen, [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning
Copy Editor
Fifteen months after the groundbreaking, Carolina First performed a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 5. The cutting of the ribbon solidified the soft opening of the business one month prior and publicly announced the beginning of the business.
“We have a long history with the university over the years,” Scott Frierson, president of [...]
Cody Fields
Sports Editor
Crusader football got a new face Saturday when it named Jamey Chadwell its new head coach.
NGU President Dr. Jimmy Epting introduced the new coach at a press conference in the President’s Board Room in a time he deemed as exciting.
“We looked high and low for just the right person that could fit North [...]
Paul Conner
Staff Writer
NGU tennis kicked off the 2009 season last Thursday afternoon against Shaw University. The Lady Crusaders triumphed 2-1 in doubles matches and tied 3-3 in singles matches against the Bears. The Crusaders won 2-1 in doubles but fell 1-5 in singles.
“Overall, I’m happy with the way we played,” head coach Mark Elliot said. [...]
James Turner
Staff Writer
Validity and quality are always prime concerns in any institute where Christ makes the difference, and now North Greenville University’s sport management program has found a new way to validate its exceptional quality.
Since 2001, NGU’s sport management degree program has been an associate of the North American Society for Sport Management—an organization that [...]
Matt Huff
Staff Writer
When Walt Disney was approached with the song “Feed the Birds” for his upcoming musical Mary Poppins, his immediate response upon hearing it was, “Well, that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?”
The song instantly became his favorite, prompting him to repeatedly ask its composers to play it for him every time he [...]
Jessicah Peters
Staff Writer
Are you dreading Feb. 14 because you’ll have to watch all the couples walking around hand in hand, smooching and saying how much they love each other?
It seems as if Valentine’s Day is a mockery to all who are single. Especially if you are on the NGU campus, you have to walk by [...]