Jennilyn Howell Copy Editor Things blow up. Tall buildings crumble like stepped-on crackers. Yellowstone National Park becomes a giant volcano. Los Angeles slides into the ocean, and a huge tidal wave wipes out Washington, D.C. The only thing that 2012 doesn’t have is a shot of the Statue of Liberty cracking into a thousand pieces. [...]
Julie Cobb Staff Writer With exams coming up just around the corner, it is important to do everything possible to be prepared. Here are five easy steps to get you on your way to exam success. The first step may seem like common sense, but it is very important nonetheless: study. Studying is the best [...]
Jessicah Peters Staff Writer As the holidays approach, so many people are concerned only about themselves. Thanksgiving has become a holiday where you stuff yourself until you are too fat to do anything, and ladies are preparing to rip each others’ eyes out the next day to get Christmas presents. Selfishness defined is looking after [...]
Leasy Sandal Staff Writer The Blind Side conveys the astonishing true story of Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron. When Leigh Touhy (Sandra Bullock) sees him interacting with her young son on the grounds of their Christian school, she becomes slightly alarmed at Michael’s towering height. Michael’s past consists of homelessness and a broken home [...]
Jordan Ecarma Staff Writer After the phenomenon that was Twilight, the pressure was on for the second installment of the saga. The differences between the first film and sequel, New Moon, make for an interesting lesson in contrasts. The biggest change from the first film to the second was the shift in directors that occurred. [...]
Paul Conner Sports Editor The men’s soccer team was eliminated in the first round of the NCCAA regional tournament with a 3-0 loss to Southern Wesleyan Nov. 20 at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga. The Warriors netted two goals in the first half and added one more in the second half to halt the [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer “Be respectful and courteous and remember you are a guest,” reads the handout on rules for using Furman’s library. Due to frequent violations of library guest policies, Furman University requested that North Greenville University’s library issue a reminder of Furman library rules for NGU students. Students should ask for permission before [...]
Paul Conner Sports Editor Leah Ward and Ashlyn Henderson propelled the women’s soccer team to the first round of the NCCAA regional tournament, but Palm Beach Atlantic topped the Lady Crusaders 2-1 in the regional final at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga. Ward, junior sport management, and Henderson, sophomore outdoor leadership, each scored for [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer Christen Sasscer, senior outdoor leadership, found a way to show the love of Christ and do her part to alleviate poverty by selling bracelets for Threads of Hope. Threads of Hope is a nonprofit organization founded by Christians in the Philippines in response to widespread poverty and prostitution. Threads of Hope [...]
Rachel Ham Staff Writer With the end of the semester coming up quickly, many students are already thinking about ways to make money over Christmas. But there are also several ways students can be saving money now. Changing just a few of your daily habits can make a big difference. Cutting back on things that [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Every family has its own traditions, but for the Sanders family, we get to experience it. A Sanders Family Christmas was held Nov. 20-21 and Dec. 1 at North Greenville University. Sitting in the audience, people become a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. The entire play is about the Sanders [...]
Cory Guinn Copy Editor The North Greenville women’s basketball team opened the 2009-10 season against Newberry College on Nov. 17 in Hayes Gymnasium. Newberry used a high-scoring offense to outscore the Crusaders 88-66 for the victory. In the game, Nikki Wood, senior psychology, led the offense with 16 points and four rebounds. Karly Stache, sophomore [...]
Billy Cannada Staff Writer It was a night of celebration for North Greenville athletes and coaches, as the fall sports season officially came to an end. The athletic banquet for fall sports was held in Hayes Ministry Center on Nov. 19. Assistant athletic director Micah Sepko said that the athletic banquet was a great way [...]
Darius L. Brown Staff Writer The North Greenville Lady Crusaders volleyball team played a hard-fought season and came away with an 11-24 overall record and a loss in the first round of the regional tournament. There were several leaders on the team this season, including Kaitlyn Pierce, sophomore undecided, Kaitlyn Harris, sophomore sport management, Kayla [...]
Elizabeth Wood Staff Writer A small restaurant in Greer, S.C., Daisy Mae’s Home Cooking & Catering, satisfies all who choose to eat there. You can find this restaurant at 803 West Poinsett Street in downtown Greer. The restaurant, named after owner Mrs. Daisy Mae Ellis herself, attracts local customers who want to eat a delicious [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer This year the Baptist Student Union at North Greenville University is doing international missions during the Christmas season. The two trips most of the students are going on are China and Uganda. “These trips were designed to provide exposure in ministry in an international context and with cultural and linguistic boundaries,” [...]
Cory Guinn Copy Editor The North Greenville men’s basketball team proved that a tough preseason schedule can lead to positive results after posting an impressive win over Toccoa Falls on Nov. 16 in Hayes Gymnasium. In the first game of the season, the Crusaders were firing on all cylinders as the defeated the Eagles 94-53. [...]
Tommy Lee Opinion Editor In the seasonal hit of the year, A Christmas Carol, Robert Zemeckis adapts Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas novel. The man who brought us such films as Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, and another holiday film, The Polar Express, tastefully recreates England in 3-D and uses motion capture technology [...]
Amy Skaggs Staff Writer Picture this: an opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ one-on-one with a very large community of people. Not many people would turn that down. Now imagine if it were completely free. Does that sound too good to be true? No way! The opportunity is right in front of you, [...]