NGU Skyliner

Julie Cobb
Staff Writer
TobyMac delivers again with his fourth original studio album, Tonight, which hit stores Feb. 9. The CD features 17 tracks. Each has a unique flare that provides originality and charisma.
“Tonight,” “Get Back Up” and “Funky Jesus Music” are upbeat and demonstrate TobyMac’s ability to create different beats that continue to surprise listeners.
“City on [...]

Kayla Rease
Writer
“Lights, Camera, Honor God!” was the motto for 19-year-old freshman broadcast media Justin Robinson’s film production, Foxhole, that premiered Feb. 6, 2010. Many students from North Greenville University participated in the making of the film and attended the premiere.
Foxhole is about an atheist soldier in battle during World War II who meets a Christian [...]

Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
In the midst of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the North Greenville University Sport Management Society had the unique opportunity to hear from an Olympic coach. On Feb. 15 in Hayes Ministry Center, John Wingfield, head coach of the 2008 U.S. Olympic diving team and current director and head coach of the USA Diving [...]

Cory Guinn
Sports Editor
New softball head coach Sarah Hall began her tenure at North Greenville on the right foot as the Lady Crusaders swept Southern Wesleyan University in a double header on Feb. 17 in Central, S.C.
In the first of two games, ace Kristyn Smith, junior biology, pitched six innings, giving up only two hits and [...]

Cory Guinn
Sports Editor
On Feb. 16, the Crusaders traveled to Charleston, S.C., to take on Division I-AA opponent Charleston Southern. North Greenville shot 45 percent from three-point range but had an abundance of turnovers leading to a 94-65 trouncing by the Buccaneers.
Paul Harrison, sophomore sport management, and Jimmy Ellis, freshman undecided, each finished the game with [...]

Billy Cannada
Staff Writer
On Feb. 15, the North Greenville women’s basketball team took home the NCCAA South Regional Championship after defeating Southern Wesleyan University and Emmanuel College.
“It feels awesome,” said Karly Stache, sophomore mathematics. “Starting out 4-10, it was hard to think we could get over 10 wins, nonetheless go to nationals.”
The Lady Crusaders opened the [...]

Jessicah Peters
Staff Writer
Evolving in the music industry is a hard task. Tuesday’s Child appears to be taking small steps at a fast rate to become a bigger pop-punk band.
Two North Greenville University students, Kyle Phillips, sophomore broadcasting, and Brad Loftis, freshman undecided, combine with Mike Simmons and Matt Fleming to form Tuesday’s Child.
Phillips and Loftis [...]

Hannah Reynolds
Staff Writer
Though he is new to North Greenville University this year, Greg Mosely is definitely not new to coaching volleyball.
While playing football at Liberty University, Mosely met his future wife, a volleyball player. From his wife, he gained a love for the sport of volleyball which continued to grow as their daughter grew up [...]

Billy Cannada
Staff Writer
The North Greenville men’s and women’s tennis teams opened the 2010 season by splitting their first four matches.
The men began the season on Feb. 8 by shutting down Coker College in a 9-0 win. The Crusaders then traveled to Lander University on Feb. 11, where they suffered a 9-0 loss. It was a [...]

Billy Cannada
Staff Writer
The North Greenville baseball team is maintaining its strong start as it has now moved to 7-2 on the season.
“People don’t realize that this team is a legitimate NCCAA/ NCAA Division II college baseball program, and our goal is to make people aware of what we can do,” said outfielder Adam Taylor, freshman [...]

Cory Guinn
Sports Editor
In the 2009-10 Major League Baseball offseason few teams did as much to improve their team as the Seattle Mariners.
In a market such a Seattle, where rain is more common than wins, the Mariners were able to lure top-tier free agents and land one of the best pitchers in the MLB. At times, [...]

Christine Parks
Staff Writer
What happens once a week, represents a bird and feeds North Greenville students? Chicken day. Every Wednesday, students can have fried or baked chicken with sides of green beans, corn and mashed potatoes. Considering that NGU is in South Carolina and fried chicken is practically as necessary as water in this state, the [...]

Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
Thousands came out to Greenville’s Bi-Lo Center for a great time of worship and fellowship at Winter Jam 2010 on Saturday, Feb. 13. More importantly, hundreds responded to the message brought by speaker Tony Nolan.
This year’s Winter Jam featured some of the old and new. Fan favorites such as NewSong and the Newsboys [...]

Jody Franklin
Staff Writer
“One of the greatest rewards is when God allows me to see that I have made a difference. You can’t measure that,” said Becky L. Thompson, English professor at North Greenville University. Since the second grade, Becky Thompson desired to be a teacher. Throughout her elementary and high school years, she saw [...]