Valerie Miller Staff Writer Overlooked and misunderstood are not normally associated with a chaplain. But some students see them as another form of authority, while others didn’t know North Greenville had chaplains. “Anyone can be a chaplain. It just takes the calling and the commitment,” Bethany Fant, senior marketing, said. Chaplains are often considered another [...]
April Wynn Staff Writer As human beings, when new things start, we tend to make goals for ourselves and never really keep them up as time goes on. Every school year students tell themselves, “I’m going to do better, study more and see less of my friends, not eat fries at every meal in order [...]
Brandon Leonard Editor in chief Each new school year brings with it summer changes. The university paper is not exempt from similar changes in staff. I’m Brandon Leonard, the new editor-in-chief of The Skyliner. Two years ago, I started as a staff writer. Nervously, I interviewed administration, faculty, friends and strangers. Shortly thereafter, I became [...]
Monique Quarles Staff Writer Several teams from North Greenville University set out on the mission field during summer 2007. Mike Landrum led a team of six women to Athens, Greece, where they ministered to Arabic and Middle Eastern refugees for eight days. Nearly five million people live in Athens, Greece — a million of whom [...]
Christie Putnam Staff Writer North Greenville University moved two houses over the summer to make room for new dorms, a member of the administration said. The Craft and Crouse houses, used as women’s housing and office space for the business department, changed into men’s dormitories this fall. Students moved into one of the houses at [...]
My name is Joy Easterling. I am 22 years old and I live in Texas. Some of you know that I have a mild form of spina bifida. Basically when I was born, I had clubfeet and dislocated hips. That means my feet were turned inward and as I got older, I had trouble walking. [...]
Austin Hafer Staff Writer That time of year has come again. Summer is coming to an end, and the 2007-2008 year is in full swing. Fall athletes are anxious to taste their share of play as the first game of the year is quickly approaching. Practices are rigorous as their coaches prepare players for a [...]
Valerie Miller Staff Writer Overlooked and misunderstood are not normally associated with a chaplain. But some students see them as another form of authority, while others didn’t know North Greenville had chaplains. “Anyone can be a chaplain. It just takes the calling and the commitment,” Bethany Fant, senior marketing, said. Chaplains are often considered another [...]
Cody Fields Sports Editor What’s that stench? Wait, that’s the state of America’s professional sports leagues, which needs a thorough cleaning. We’ll start with Major League Baseball. As everyone knows, Barry Bonds pelted the 756th homer of his career earlier this month to pass Hank Aaron’s record of 755. Among the cheers were boos, as [...]
Casey Hord Staff Writer North Greenville football is already making noise before the season starts. Two of NGU’s own were named to NCCAA Division II preseason All-American team. Lindy’s College Football Preview awarded defensive end Andre Bernardi, junior sport management, a spot in the first team defense, and running back Matt Moore, sophomore business administration, [...]
John Lamb Staff Writer Take a minute and think about some of the greatest sports teams in the last 20 to 30 years. The New England Patriots of this current decade, the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Cowboys of the 1990′s, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the late 1970′s and 1980′s. When thinking of these [...]
Adam Renkovish Guest Writer This summer offered a variety of flicks to choose from at the box office. Everything from comedies to a good old-fashioned thrillers. 1408 John Cusack stars in one of the summer’s best thrillers, 1408, as Mike Enslin, an occult author who writes books on haunted hotels, and the ghostly phenomena present in [...]
Jon Vick Staff Writer When most of us hear the name David Crowder, we think of the singer/songwriter who has composed many popular contemporary worship songs. Few people think of David Crowder the author. Crowder’s first book,Praise Habit, Finding God in Sushi and Sunsets (2004) explains his view of what praise and worship should be. [...]
Theron Willis Staff Writer Last school year in athletics, North Greenville had a competitive and successful year. The football team won the Victory Bowl, was ranked first in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), and even ranked in the top 25 in the final NCCAA Division II poll. The men’s tennis team won their [...]