Jon Harris Staff Writer North Greenville may soon feel the results of a possible legislative budget cut that may reduce South Carolina Tuition Grants from $3,200 to $2,850 per year for the 2009-2010 school year. Governor Mark Sanford seeks to keep the scholarship level; whereas the House Ways and Means Committee is pushing for a [...]
Leasy Sandal Staff Writer Every February we celebrate Black History Month. Dr. Paul Thompson, Jr., assistant professor of history and coordinator of social studies education program, addressed the students in a chapel service on Jan. 19. He remembered and reflected upon the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and acknowledged Obama’s achievement [...]
Tommy Lee Staff Writer In Tyler Perry’s latest comedy based on a crazy grandmother, Madea winds up in prison after multiple criminal offenses. The film features Tyler Perry as writer, director and star. Perry plays as three of the films characters, including Madea. Madea Goes to Jail also stars Derek Luke (Friday Night Lights) as [...]
Stephen Lane Staff Writer Starting the season with six straight losses is never something a team expects to do, but the NGU softball team went into their doubleheader with Brevard expecting to pick up their first win of the year. In a defensive struggle for the first seven innings, Lindsey Eargle, senior sport management, broke [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning Copy Editor Ever wonder where time has gone? Try estimating how many hours you spend online, particularly on Facebook or YouTube. “YouTube is awesome,” Daniel Hughes, sophomore biology, said. “[YouTube] shows you how to do anything.” YouTube, launched four years ago in Feb. 2005, consumes many hours by offering easy access to numerous [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer North Greenville University tries to provide students with many outlets for their abilities and interests. One of these outlets is the NGU quiz bowl team. The NGU quiz bowl team competes against other quiz teams from southeastern universities in tournaments of Jeopardy-like trivia. Teams are asked questions from the fields of [...]
The Library recently added WESTLAW to its list of databases available for student research. Westlaw will replace the LexisNexis database that the Library had previously used. Campus Research, the collegiate version of Westlaw, is an easy-to-use online research service that provides university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information as [...]
Matt Huff Staff Writer With Spring Break looming around the bend, it has admittedly become much harder to concentrate on schoolwork. Even against the constant, frenetic noise of essays, projects, exams, and presentations, we students can hear the quiet, but hopeful mutterings of those two glorious words in our imminent future—Spring Break. [...]
Trey Lancaster Photo Editor There is a battle going on in these dark days, not just a battle here on earth but also a battle on the spiritual level. Spiritual warfare is real and Redlands, California’s The Great Commission have written a collection of battle hymns for the God-fearing warrior. Redlands has given the Christian [...]
Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer It’s almost that time again. Midterms are quickly approaching, and students everywhere are preparing themselves for coffee-fueled study sessions and all-nighters spent poring over textbooks and class notes. But when your roommate decides it’s a good night to stay up late watching Full House reruns, or have a heart-to-heart on the [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer After a week of preparation, the NGU men’s tennis team traveled to Greensboro College (N.C.) and defeated the Pride 8-1 overall, 5-1 in singles and 3-0 in doubles. The women’s team shut out Greensboro 9-0 overall, 6-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles. “The guys played well, and the girls played [...]
Ashley Austin Guest Writer Most people who read this will have never met a man named Brad Sciullo, but Brad Sciullo is a famous man. A resident of western Pennsylvania, Brad Sciullo recently set out to consume a monstrosity of a burger called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser. This “hamburger on steroids” weighed 20.2 pounds [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 18 the One Act play auditions were held. Four one act plays will be performed March 20 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 21 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Senior theatre majors Katy Beth Cassell and Lindsay Ross, along with junior theatre majors Karla Neves and Corie [...]
Stephen Lane Staff Writer After dropping the first 10 games of the season, the Crusader baseball team finally broke into the win column during a weekend road trip to Southern Wesleyan University. The first game of the series was pitcher’s duel, and the teams went into the seventh inning deadlocked with no score. The [...]
James Turner Staff Writer Born from other ancient forms of Chinese martial arts hundreds of years ago, karate has migrated across the world and become a popular hobby, sport and form of self defense in the United States. Now it has found its way to North Greenville University. Brandon Simpson, men’s housing coordinator at NGU, [...]
Cory Guinn Staff Writer On Feb. 16, the North Greenville women had a chance to knock off the #1 seed Emmanuel College Lions in the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) South Regional Tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Lady Crusaders led 33-28 at halftime but the Lions exploded in the second half and [...]