James Chip Moore
Staff Writer
On Feb. 9, the Race, Faith and Culture Committee held a cultural event that focused on the integration of schools in America.
Paul Thompson introduced the featured documentary for the evening. The 50 minute film titled Fighting Back gave a personal view of the students who participated in the [...]
Jamey Williams
Staff Writer
On Friday, Feb. 12, male students at North Greenville University had the rare opportunity to visit female students’ dorms during a residential hall event. But make no mistake—students were still well chaperoned. Residential advisors were present and rules were enforced to protect the safety and integrity of everyone involved.
A few of the rules [...]
Hannah Reynolds
Staff Writer
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games got off to a tragic start with a fatal luge accident in a final practice run before the opening ceremony, which was Friday, Feb. 12. Although 21-year-old Georgian Nodar Kumaritashvili lost his life on the luge track, luge events continued on schedule. The competitors were fully [...]
Jamey Williams
Staff Writer
Perhaps nothing thrills the heart of a student like the words “snow day.” Classes at North Greenville University have a positive atmosphere that fosters learning and passion, but the fact is that students and faculty love having the day off to frolic in the snow. But how does a snow day come about? [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff writer
North Greenville University’s annual student-led renewal ran from Jan. 25-29, 2010, with the goal of challenging students to seek God more intimately. Speakers had a different approach to the theme of “Knowing God” when they addressed the student body.
This semester’s theme was chosen by the Steering Committee, which is made up of campus [...]
Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
Last Thursday at Baptist Student Union, Corie Savage, senior theatre, and Bethany Sarazen, senior theatre, preformed their senior project for North Greenville University. The name of the project was Accepted.
“We had a great crowd reaction, much better then I ever could have hoped for. Many people told Corie and I how much [...]
Hannah Reynolds
Staff Writer
There has been a 22.2 percent cut in the money awarded to students by the South Carolina Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission for the 2010 spring semester. For North Greenville University, the cut means that more than 1,000 students have been affected for the spring semester, according to Mike Jordan, Financial Aid Director. [...]
Jody Franklin
Staff Writer
“It’s bigger than just losing a debate,” Lisa Van Riper, director of political science, said. “This debate can determine whether America regards the Bible as the word of God or as just another book.”
Van Riper is a professor as well as the head of the honors program at North Greenville University. She has [...]
Julie Cobb
Staff Writer
On January 12, southern Haiti experienced a massive earthquake that registered a 7.0 on the Richter scale.
The earthquake leveled buildings and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Ten miles from the earthquake’s epicenter, Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital, sustained the most damage.
The United States Geological Survey is calling the earthquake the strongest [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
To encourage the students, faculty and staff at North Greenville University to live healthier lifestyles, the student services department on campus has begun a weigh down challenge to kick off the spring semester.
Billy Watson, director of student services, said the idea for the program originated in the student services offices. It was then [...]
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,” Jody Jenkins, BSU director, [...]
Leasy Sandal
Staff Writer
Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson of Bryan, Texas, resigned on Nov. 4 after eight years of helping women end the lives of their unborn children.
Johnson made the decision to resign after witnessing an ultrasound of an abortion for the first time.
“I could actually see it was a 13-week-old baby and I could [...]
Julie Cobb
Staff Writer
America’s armed forces suffered a blow on Nov. 5 when a fellow soldier opened fire at Fort Hood, a military base in Killeen, Texas.
Thirteen people were killed–12 soldiers and a civilian–and 43 others were injured.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a military psychiatrist for the Army, was shot four times by two civilian [...]
Paul Conner
Sports Editor
North Greenville midfielder Thomas McGill is recovering from injuries sustained during a car accident on Interstate 26 near Newberry, S.C., last Tuesday. McGill, freshman undecided, was immediately rushed to the hospital. He remained in intensive care until Friday and was released from the hospital on Saturday.
McGill experienced cerebral edema, or swelling in [...]
Samantha Mayo
Staff Writer
The room was dim in the candlelight. Soft, haunting Turkish music played and tables were set for a Middle Eastern tea. North Greenville University students entered one by one, putting on scarves, head coverings and the colorful garb of Muslim women from all over the world for an evening of prayer for the [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
Full of useful information about business dinner etiquette, job interview dos and don’ts and ways to dress properly for job interview situations, the Office of Career Services’ Etiquette Dinner can be helpful to all students. This dinner can be beneficial for students majoring in anything from business administration to education.
Students are able [...]
Amy Skaggs
Staff Writer
Like it or not, cultural events are a part of every full-time North Greenville University student’s schedule. This year, earning that half credit by attending three events is proving to be more difficult than in years past due to the record enrollment.
If a student expects to arrive at an event in Hamlin [...]
Amy Skaggs
Staff Writer
The men’s and women’s conferences this year meant a lot more to students than simply an opportunity for bonus chapel credit. They opened with Maria Owens, a speaker and in-home Bible study teacher from Columbia, S.C. and closed with Robert Shaw, a pastor from Garden City Baptist Church.
Owen’s testimony of her first [...]
Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
Right before fall break began, the school of Theater building had its groundbreaking ceremony to introduce the new building.
This structure actually used to be the Tigerville Elementary School building. The building was donated to North Greenville University about four years ago. It ended up having to be moved and it was then [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
With this year’s record enrollment of students at North Greenville University, the need for additional housing for resident students has also grown.
Recently NGU celebrated the opening of two new buildings that are a part of men’s housing.
In the summer of 2008, Joe Hayes Jr., executive director of development, received a phone call from [...]