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Cory Guinn Sports Editor After taking a week off to rest and prepare for the final half of the season, the North Greenville softball team traveled to Columbia S.C., on March 25 to begin a 10-game road trip. The Lady Crusaders’ first test would come in a double header against Columbia College.  North Greenville’s offense [...]

Jamey Williams Staff Writer “The highlight of the night for me was seeing God’s power through music by [His] calling those kids to come to know Him,” said Brent Richburg, sophomore sport management. Eight teenagers made decisions to accept Christ as Lord and Savior Thursday night, March 28, at the Grace in Your Face concert [...]

Taylor Edwards Staff Writer Sometimes following God’s calling can be extremely difficult. He often tells us to do things that we do not enjoy and he even tells us to stop doing things that we love. This aspect of God has recently been manifested in the lives of five young men at Anderson University. Justin [...]

Billy Cannada Staff Writer The North Greenville baseball team faced some adversity last week, but the Crusaders were still able to secure key wins over Erskine College and St. Andrews Presbyterian to move their overall record to 21-7 on the season. The Crusaders began the week by splitting a series-ending double header with Erskine College [...]

Julie Cobb Staff Writer Since Feb. 3, fans have had to suffer through the Bones winter hiatus, a period of time used to shoot more episodes of the popular prime time crime drama series. But the remaining eight episodes should prove to be worth the wait. On April 1, the show returns with the new [...]

Rachel Ham Staff Writer A truly bright spot amongst the shallow romantic comedies of the year, Bright Star depicts the love between famed English poet John Keats and his neighbor Fanny Brawne during the last years of his life. The movie, starring Abbie Cornish (A Good Year, Stop-Loss) and Ben Whishaw (Brideshead Revisted), is set [...]

Cory Guinn Sports Editor The National League East will be one of the most competitive and exciting divisions in all of baseball in 2010. With less than a week left until the first game of the new season, I find it necessary to give baseball fans an outlook on a division worth watching. Atlanta Braves [...]

Jessicah Peters Staff Writer Bunnies, baskets and candy-shaped eggs—since when did Easter become another holiday about sweets and treats? The meaning of a hard-boiled egg decorated in spring colors goes far back in history. At the Passover, hard-boiled eggs dipped in salt water symbolized the Passover sacrifice. The ancient Persians painted eggs for Nowrooz, which [...]

Jody Franklin Staff Writer “I’m always late to class,” Kim Wooten, senior business administration, said . “Depending on where my classes are, it takes me about 10 to 20 minutes longer than most people to get to class.” Wooten is a student at North Greenville University who needs to have handicapped accessibility to maneuver her [...]

Kyra Alexander Staff Writer After nearly a year of debate, Congress approved what is potentially the most expensive legislation ever passed. At this point, there is much that is not known by the general public about the details of this 2,700 page bill. The vote was taken on Sunday evening, March 22, after last-minute pleas [...]

Rachel Ham Staff Writer North Greenville University has been involved with the Travelers Rest chapter of Relay for Life for several years but recently decided to begin the Relay for Life pageants on campus. The pageants are a great way to raise money for cancer awareness. This semester NGU held both Mr. and Miss Relay [...]

Hannah Reynolds Staff Writer Eleven concerts in six days: the North Greenville University concert choir has been busy this past week and a half. From March 19 through March 24, the 50 members of the choir travelled all over South Carolina on their annual spring tour. From Gaffney to Mt. Pleasant, the choir presented its [...]

James Moore Staff Writer Every year the staff of the Mountain Laurel searches through numerous submissions to find the best art that North Greenville University has to offer. More than150 student submissions were received this year, and 60 were chosen to fill up the 70-page publication. The Mountain Laurel has been in publication since the [...]

Billy Cannada Staff Writer The men’s and women’s tennis teams have been struggling as of late, as the women have moved their overall record to 6-6 and the men now sit at 5-6. It has been a tough two weeks for the Crusader men, as they have now lost three out of their last four [...]

Christine Parks Staff Writer “A ring by spring or your money back” is a familiar slogan at North Greenville University. Choosing a wedding photographer is an important decision those preparing for marriage must make. As a couple, it is important to select the right photographer and understand the photographer’s needs to help make the wedding [...]