Archive for April, 2009

Spring football game brings glimpse of bright future

Paul Conner Staff Writer Armchair quarterbacks, rejoice. Crusader fans got a taste of interactive football at the Red and Black spring game Saturday morning at Younts Stadium as the offense topped the defense 71-60. First-year head coach Jamey Chadwell, decked in a suit, tie and fedora reminiscent of famed Alabama coach Bear Bryant, spent three [...]

NGU theatre department brings The Miracle Worker to life

Kyra Alexander Staff Writer On Thursday, April 23, the theatre department opened its major spring production, The Miracle Worker. The compelling story of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller is both lighthearted and touching. This production is the third play to appear on the North Greenville University stage under the direction of associate theatre professor Corrie Eddleman.  The [...]

The Soloist: not the average performance

  James Turner Staff Writer Sometimes, in the midst of the artistically deprived, desolate wasteland of aristocratic decadence known as Hollywood, a very good thing springs up out of nowhere. When that happens, one can’t help but sing its praises—or perhaps play them on a cello, outside and under a bridge. The film is based [...]

Quaker Steak features expansive menu and good food

Tommy Lee Staff Writer Quaker Steak and Lube, located at 10 Chrome Drive in Greenville, is not your normal sports grill restaurant. Quaker Steak offers an expansive menu which includes many of the normal foods you would find in a sports grill restaurant such as burgers, chicken fingers, sandwiches, salads, fries and chicken wings.  The [...]

Cash for books: what students should know

Rachel Ham Staff Writer While students are busy studying for exams, the staff in the college bookstore is working hard to set up and run the end-of-semester textbook buyback. Many students are frustrated with the prices they receive for their used books. But they are not always told why some book prices seem low or [...]

What are North Greenville students doing during the summer months?

Megan Rockefeller, junior English “I will be going home to Florida, where I will be working at a greenhouse for a few weeks.  Then I will be flying up to Washington to work at a Christian summer camp.” Kyle Quinn, sophomore Christian studies“This summer I will be travelling to Greece and Italy with some friends [...]

Vance pitches last game as a Crusader, goes out with a victory

Cory Guinn Staff Writer The Crusader baseball team continued their long road trip on April 21 when they traveled to Mars Hill, N. C., to play against Mars Hill College. MHC was on fire from the beginning putting together 20 hits en route to 17-7 victory over NGU. The Lions scored the first run of [...]

Crusader softball finishes season ranked ninth in national poll

  Cory Guinn Staff Writer   The North Greenville softball team looked to end their season on a high note when they played a doubleheader against Spartanburg Methodist College on April 22. The Crusaders split the two games with the Pioneers, winning the first game 2-1 and losing the second 9-1.   In game one, [...]

Students thank S.C. for scholarships

Leasy Sandal Staff Writer Scholarships are vital to a student’s academic career. Thankfully, there is a voice for independent higher education in South Carolina. Every year, several independent South Carolina colleges unite to rally for the consistent support of various scholarships and grants. Students travel to Columbia to personally thank the state’s Representatives for their [...]

As Cities Burn prove they have what it takes to stand in this world come Hell Or High Water.

Trey Lancaster Staff Writer While the future of the somewhat dormant Mandeville, Ala.-based band As Cities Burn is unknown, one thing is known, ACB pulls out a whole new sound on the new album Hell Or High Water. This is As Cities Burns’ third full length release and is completely different than both of their [...]

To really live life, live it in first person

Matt Huff Staff Writer  School’s out for the summer!  Almost. Although I can already hear that classic anthem playing in my mind, this final week is certainly a long, stressful one. Papers, projects, presentations, papers, exams, notebooks…and papers. Behind every corner is another menacing due date swinging bats with graduation fees and move-out requirements. That [...]

Adios, North Greenville! Wait, where is my ring?

April Wynn Editor in Chief  The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter, the book is about to close, the end is incredibly close and I am about to leave North Greenville. I cannot believe that in a little over a week I will be graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree—I [...]

ROTC program prepares NGU cadets for future in military service

Samantha Mayo Staff Writer Dedicated North Greenville University cadets are able to participate in the ROTC program on Furman University’s campus. The program involves physical training three days per week, military science class two days per week and a once a week field lab. In military science class, cadets are instructed on various military related [...]

Now, on to the real world

Cody Fields Sports Editor  Wait. You mean it’s over? I graduate next week, and I’m not sure whether to dread the day or celebrate, as I have yet to find gainful employment. The demand for journalists who won’t slant their stories to the left is about as big as the odds of Cubs winning the [...]

Spread the word: keeping sports fans updated with the Crusader Sports Weekly Review

Jessicah Peters Staff Writer Missed the most recent Crusader softball game? Or forgot when the next golf tournament is going to be? The Crusader Sports Weekly Review is a show devoted to keeping Crusader fans informed of all NGU sport events that happened the previous week. Micah Sepko, sports information director, began the idea of [...]

Serving the Greenville homeless: NGU impact team builds relationships

Jon Harris Staff Writer North Greenville University’s Downtown Impact Team spends two days each week working with the homeless in downtown Greenville. “I was so used to doing VBS with kids and typical youth group activities,”  Bethany Mustin, junior English, said. “I wanted to do something that was more community oriented and get out of [...]

Baseball begins long road trip, losing streak hits six in a row

Cory Guinn Staff Writer North Greenville began a five game road trip on April 14 when the team traveled to Greeneville, Tenn., to take on Tusculum College in a doubleheader. The Crusaders continued their strong hitting, but their pitching was not as strong as it has been and NGU dropped both games by scores of [...]

Do not lose hold of the dreams you once dreamed

  Matt Huff Staff Writer If you have not had a chance to hear Susan Boyle’s performance of “I Dreamed a Dream,” please look it up and watch it as soon as you put this paper down. She is an unemployed, unmarried, forty-seven year old woman that had a dream to sing in front of [...]

Home Buying 101: Greenville realtors offer advice to students about the future

Rachel Ham Staff Writer Many students at North Greenville are getting ready to graduate, enter into the job market and find somewhere to live. But the real estate market can be scary during these economic times.   Career services offered a seminar on April 14 to inform students about buying their first homes, the process of [...]

Spanish department launches Hispanic Honor Society chapter

Samantha Mayo Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 15, after several months of planning and preparation, the Spanish department hosted a ceremony to initiate the North Greenville chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Collegiate Honor Society. The evening commenced with a word from Dr. Don Dowles, vice president of academic affairs. Dowles congratulated the [...]