Archive for February 11th, 2009

NGU basketball pulls out dramatic wins with women’s comeback and OT, men’s buzzer beater

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 [...]

Fix gives coffee lovers exactly what they need for their caffeine itch

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 [...]

Flying Fleet soars past NGU in three-game sweep

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 [...]

Splitting truths explores sound doctrine

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 [...]

Crusader football looks to change up defensive look

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 [...]

February movie nights offered by Student Services

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, [...]

Walkabouts give interdisciplinary students urban experience

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 [...]

New scholarships encourage high schoolers to choose North Greenville University

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 [...]

President Epting and Gretchen share Valentine’s Day traditions

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 [...]

Carolina First’s new branch opening

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 [...]

North Greenville kicks off a new era of football: Chadwell style

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 [...]

Tennis kicks off season in hopes of recapturing championship form

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 [...]

Sport management program waits patiently for accreditation

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 [...]

Feeding the birds: Learning to live day by day

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 [...]

Happy singles awareness day: Tips for making the most of Valentines day

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 [...]