Rachel Ham Staff Writer From painting to pottery, a new campus club gives students a way to unleash their creative sides. Students are encourage to join clubs on campus to expand their horizons. As with the other clubs on campus, the Art Club offers a chance to learn new skills and practice acquired ones. Any [...]
Rachel Ham Staff Writer The city of Greenville is rich with opportunities to experience all types of live music, plays and musicals. The Greenville Little Theatre is just one example of an inexpensive way to see a compelling story performed on stage. The history of the Greenville Little Theatre can be traced all the way [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer There is a new improvisational comedy team on campus called Start Wearing Purple. When the main members of the old improv team, Work in Progress (W.I.P.) graduated, there was a eed for a new group to be started. The improv team leader, Karla Neves, senior theatre, had a lot to say [...]
Paul Conner Sports Editor Chandler Patterson, sophomore media ministry, powered the men’s soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Chowan Saturday night at soggy Pepsi Stadium. Max Duarte, senior marketing, assisted two of the goals, and Seth Snyder, senior business, added a goal and an assist. “We finished well and attacked well tonight,” Crusader coach [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer Americana artist Angela Easterling tells her story and taps into her South Carolina roots in her sophomore album BlackTop Road. Easterling began her journey toward her musical career in Greenville, S.C. where she studied theatre at the Fine Arts Institute. She left the Greenville area to continue her studies at Emerson [...]
Leasy Sandal Staff Writter During the last election, President Obama recited well-rehearsed speeches to the Jewish community and pro-Israel Americans to ensure their votes and support. Lately though, it seems that the President is looking for a reason to terminate the United States’ relationship with Israel. “Part of being a good friend is being honest. [...]
Leasy Sandal Staff Writer When asked about the origins of sex trafficking, the average American responds by mentioning China, Thailand or the Philippines. Americans rarely realize that sex trafficking hits close to home. Just ask Thomas McAuliff, junior elementary education. McAuliff is passionate about Love 146, an organization formed to end sex trafficking. “One of [...]
Jessicah Peters Staff Writer The students handed the faculty a 56-51 loss in overtime at the faculty/student basketball game, which was held on Tuesday night, Oct. 6. After the second period, the game went into a three minute overtime with the score tied at 49. Jody Jennings put the faculty in the lead with a [...]
Amy Skaggs Staff Writer Every day through television, the Internet, and the radio, Americans are bombarded with thousands of images about why their bodies are not good enough. From watching tiny girls on reality television shows winning the competitions to the latest fad diet, it seems impossible to see oneself as beautiful. These negative issues [...]
Jordan Ecarma Staff Writer “I’d rather forget and not slow down/Than gather regret for the things that I can’t change now.” The opening title track of Forget and Not Slow Down, the new album from Relient K, is lyrically and vocally one of the best moments on the album. While Relient K is known as [...]
Stephen Lane Staff Writer The Crusaders golf team traveled to West Palm Beach, Fla. last week to compete in the annual NCCAA national championship tournament. The Crusaders came into the championship having finished no higher than third this year but were hoping to make this their best match of the season and nab their first [...]
Darius L. Brown Staff Writer The Lady Crusaders dropped both matches on homecoming weekend. North Greenville faced off against the Lady Hawks in this past Saturday’s game at Hayes Gymnasium. The Lady Crusaders were defeated by the Lady Hawks (23-25, 23-25, 25-19, 21-25). Sophomore Kaitlyn Pierce was out for today’s match. The Lady Crusaders were [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer The men and women’s cross country teams wrapped up the 2009 season by capturing third place at Thursday’s Wingate Cross Country Pre-Conference Invitational. Neither team was able to qualify for the regional race. Head coach Micah Sepko said that although the cross country team did not make regionals, it was still [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer The play Undone was performed Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday at 7 p.m. as part of Baptist Student Union in Turner Chapel at North Greenville. Karla Neves, director, and Lindsay Ross, playwright, had quite a turnout for the play they put together. On Wednesday night there were about 75 people [...]
Cory Guinn Copy Editor After getting the first victory of the season, head coach Jamey Chadwell led the Crusader football team into their toughest game of the season against the North Alabama Lions on Oct. 8. The Lions, ranked third overall in Division II, had not lost a home game since 2004 and this streak [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer The rain came down and the temperatures dropped during homecoming week, but not even the weather could stop North Greenville University’s homecoming festivities. From Wednesday to Saturday, students celebrated homecoming Peanuts style with activities to go along with this year’s Charlie Brown homecoming theme. The homecoming celebration finale included a Charlie [...]