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 [...]
Jenny Farnham Staff Writer The stage set, popcorn popped, judges seated, contestants nervous, crown polished and all is ready for an eventful night. The “Let’s Go To The Movies” themed Miss North Greenville University Pageant took place in Turner Chapel Saturday evening. Family, friends and fans created an exciting atmosphere as they waited anxiously for [...]
Trey Lancaster Photo Editor In 2008, North Carolina hardcore band Advent released its debut album Remove The Earth on Solid State Records. This debut album shook the hardcore scene and brought new life to hardcore. Hardcore had started to become mundane and many bands just sounded like every other hardcore band, but not Advent. They [...]
Rachel Ham Staff Writer The many clubs on the campus of North Greenville offer diversity and a chance for students to gain experience in the fields that they are diligently studying. The Club de Español is no different. The club offers students a chance to practice their Spanish conversation skills and have fun learning more [...]
Stephen Lane Staff Writer The North Greenville football team had the players, the defense and the effort. The one thing missing from that equation was the offense. The offense finally silenced the naysayers this weekend as the Crusaders defeated Edward Waters 28-0 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. Both the Crusaders and the Tigers came into [...]
Amy Skaggs Staff Writer The Crusader Outdoor Adventure and Recreation club is not new to North Greenville. Formerly called the Adventure Club, this organization is centered on getting students to go outdoors and get involved with activities with the school that are quite different from the regular classroom lectures. This year, the club is trying [...]
Paul Conner Sports Editor The women’s soccer team dispatched Truett McConnell 2-1 on the road in Cleveland, Ga., Friday night to improve its record to 6-3-0. Leah Ward, junior sport management, and Rebecca Stidham, junior health and wellness, each netted goals for the Lady Crusaders. “It is always nice to win on the road, and [...]
Candice Paschall Staff Writer What do you get when you mix a paramedic with crazy speed and strength, an indestructible college freshman, a 20-something Asian man that can travel through time and a middle aged man that wears horn-rimmed glasses? Heroes. NBC’s phenomenon returned last Monday with a two-hour premiere that left fans speechless and [...]
Every evening from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, student authors, poets, artists and literary enthusiasts were invited to attend a writer’s conference hosted by North Greenville University’s literary magazine, The Mountain Laurel. Each session of the four-day conference featured an author from a different genre of literature. The final night of the conference also included [...]
Cory Guinn Copy Editor The Crusader golf team traveled to Greenville, Tenn., on Sept. 8 in hopes of continuing its strong play at the Tusculum Fall Classic. North Greenville had a tough first day in the two-day tournament but played well on day two to finish seventh overall. Brad Caldwell, senior sport management, continued his [...]
Candice Paschall Staff Writer Brand New Eyes could have a multitude of meanings, but in this case it is the name of Paramore’s newest album. The fiery quintet hailing from Franklin, Tenn., released their newest eleven-track album on Sept. 29. Brand New Eyes is a follow-up to 2007’s RIOT!, which sold more than two million [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Two theatre majors, Lindsay Ross and Karla Neves, are bringing the production of Undone to North Greenville. Ross decided to write the play for her senior project. She wanted to do a topic of a social problem for people to relate to. She decided on divorce. “Almost everyone has been affected [...]
Darius L. Brown Staff Writer On Friday, Oct. 2, the Lady Crusaders volleyball team was put to the test in a challenging match against the opposing Lady Lions. Unfortunately for North Greenville, the Lady Crusaders were defeated by the Lady Lions of Mars Hill College in three consecutive sets (25-21, 25-18, 25-22). The first set [...]