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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Angela Sims Writer Brian Hickey, the new Aramark food service director at North Greenville University’s Todd Dining Hall, started his new job in August of 2009 and has high hopes for the future. Hickey has worked as a retail manager as well as with Einstein Bros Bagels on campus. He has been around for six [...]
Jordan Ecarma Copy Editor Since their advent in 1929, the Academy Awards have epitomized glamour and cinematic excellence. The ceremony, styles and stars may have changed over the years, but the Oscars have always been known as the height of brilliance in the world of film. 2010, however, marks a new chapter in the history [...]