Anthony Reese Staff Writer Looking for an affordable alternative to “caf” food? Jorja’s Pizza opens its doors just in time for the fall semester. Jorja’s is the place to go, and it’s less than two miles from campus. Tommy Kelly, a Travelers Rest local, fulfilled his lifelong dream when he opened Jorja’s Pizza in July. [...]
Emily Bain Staff Writer Baptist Student Union strives to serve the student body by focusing on internally growing the individual and turning that growth into external service. “The name can be misleading,” BSU Director Jody Jennings said. “You don’t have to be a Baptist, and it’s not really a union, but you do have to [...]
Kari Weaver Staff Photographer The time when the price of stamps will go up again is unknown, but it will be in the near future. To some, the rising stamp price is a nuisance; others realize that it is a necessity. According to usps.com, the United States Post Office is an independent federal agency. The [...]
James Chip Moore Staff Writer As the spring semester comes to a close, the theatre department is preparing to perform one final play before the summer break. Besides being the last play of the semester, there is another ending that comes with the North Greenville University production of The Importance of Being Earnest. It will [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Thursday, April 8, Poetry Night once again opened its mike to dozens of artists. Poets and performers took the stage in Hayes Ministry Center to present their creations. Many students read their poetry, and all were moving to the audience in different ways. Some singers and songwriters were also present and [...]
James Chip Moore Staff Writer On April 10, a chilly Saturday morning, I awoke when half of me would have rather remained under the covers. Sitting behind my frost-covered windows, I thought about how long it had been since I was last up this early on a Saturday. The reason for my early arrival into [...]
Jamey Williams Staff Writer Lately, North Greenville University students and faculty have been working hard to raise money through the Relay for Life organization with a pageant, a walk/run, a talent show and more. But where exactly is the money going? Christine Haltiwanger, instructor of health promotion and wellness, said that thus far, NGU has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hannah Reynolds Staff Writer Many North Greenville students may be wondering where all the senior education majors have gone this spring semester. The answer lies in the fact that senior education majors are busy completing 60 days of consecutive student teaching to complete requirements for graduating from the teacher education program at NGU. The 60 [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Last weekend the public joined North Greenville University’s theatre department during their production of Pilgrim’s Progress. The production was showed on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Turner Chapel. “I think this show was a risk,” Karla Neves, senior theatre, commented. “It was not what our [...]
Taylor Edwards Staff Writer Running into people who have almost three full-time jobs is rare. Most people are content with one. However, there are those few that never settle for the minimum but tackle many challenges at once. One of those people is a magnificent cello player, Brenda Leonard. She is currently working at three [...]
Christine Parks Staff Writer As Spring break is approaching quickly, so are many North Greenville mission trips. Allen McWhite, director of global missions, named at least five North Greenville mission trips to Romania, Honduras, Ecuador, Mexico and Washington, DC. North Greenville is active in creating opportunities for students to minister to the world by sharing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Jessicah Peters Staff Writer “Make sure your customers leave the place with a full stomach,” said Chris Hagelios, owner of Zestos Restaurant, quoting his grandfather. Hagelios’s grandfather had owned a restaurant for 41 years and taught Hagelios how to run one on his own. Zestos is a family-owned restaurant in Travelers Rest and has been [...]
Rachel Ham Staff Writer Taking field trips is not something college students get to participate in too often, but students in Gregory Bruce’s world literature class have the opportunity to do just that. One of the texts the class is discussing is Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Notes from Underground tells the story of [...]
Jamey Williams Staff Writer “Just the energy of the players and the feel of getting lifted up and blasted to the earth creates such a rush. Even though sometimes I might get an elbow to the eye or knee to the spine, the pain is temporary and soon you can jump back up and hit [...]