Archive for Vol. 107 Fall – Issue 11

Hey North Greenville, how do you celebrate?

“Well I actually go shopping every year the day after thanksgiving. My reason for going is not so much to get the latest bargain but to see the way people act when they are put in this situation. It’s like Darwin created this day himself so America could see his Survival of the Fittest theory [...]

10 Great gifts for college students

1. Rain boots One of the hottest and most useful trends of the season is a pair of rain boots that should be on every college girl’s wish list. These boots come in an array of bold colors and patterns that will brighten the grayest days on campus this winter. Target carries a wide selection [...]

Opening at number one, Beowulf fights to stay alive in theaters

Monique Quarles Staff Writer Beowulf took a leap from the books, but fell short on the big screen, in an action/adventure movie that premiered Nov. 16. In the film, the audience is left with a sense of helplessness against evil – that evil is never destroyed and continues to threaten society. In an effort to [...]

Rock Band rocks around the christmas tree

Chris Brank Staff Writer Are you looking for something to keep you entertained over Christmas break and maybe the rest of your college career? If so, the only prescription is Rock Band. Featuring drums, a Fender Strat look-alike guitar and a microphone, Rock Band is this season’s big hit. It has songs such as “Dani [...]

Unwanted textbook blues: Non-profit takes books to send the Book of Life to the ends of the earth

Andrea Brazell Visual Arts editor Textbook publishers know the system too well. Once a semester begins, they make enough changes throughout the current edition of a textbook so that thousands of students have to buy the latest edition next semester. What happens to the older, still usable editions? Students sell them On-line through Half.com, Facebook’s [...]

Expect the unexpected in December football

By: Casey Hord The end of the semester is here and it means it’s time to sit back, relax, and enjoy some good ole fashion football for sports fans. If you are like me, you love when there’s no worries except what game to watch. No papers are due. There are no tests to study [...]

Women’s basketball bounces back after early season stuggles

Paul Conner Staff Writer The women’s basketball team won their first game of the season by a score of 81-73 over Montreat Nov. 20 in North Carolina. Coach Jayne Arledge and the Lady Crusaders bounced back with a comeback win over the Lady Cavaliers after starting the year with three straight losses, pulling away late [...]

Crusader men’s basketball tips off ’07-’08 season with rocky 0-3 start

John Lamb Staff Writer The North Greenville University men’s basketball team opened up their 2007-2008 season two weeks ago against Limestone College in Hayes Gymnasium. The Crusaders have six returning players, with five of them seeing substantial playing time during the 2006-2007 season. However, North Greenville will have to replace three players who led the [...]

C’mon tell us how you really feel

Cody Fields Memo to all Republican presidential candidates: Enough with the “Stop Hillary” platform. I am tired of what would be quality conservative candidates basing their campaigns on not allowing Hillary to win the 2008 election. Let’s take a look back at the 2004 elections. John Kerry and John Edwards basically had the platform of [...]

Students honor the aborted with their silence

Valerie Miller Staff Writer On Nov. 16, North Greenville Students gave up their voices for children who never had a voice. Pro Life Day of Silent Solidarity is a national movement which occurs once a year. This year on Oct. 23, people all over the nation gave up their voices for aborted children who had [...]

Artists display their craftsmanship

Kaelyn Pfenning News/Features Editor This fall the Art Department is conducting a Holiday Art Sale that ends on Dec. 6. Students and faculty of North Greenville University created the art on sale. “Most of the work has been made by NGU students but there are also several pieces that were made by NGU faculty,” said [...]

Creech calls Faith in America meeting ‘success’

Theron Willis Staff Writer On November 13, Faith in America held a town hall meeting to end their six-week Call to Courage campaign in Greenville. This campaign was dedicated to the memory of Sean Kennedy, who was killed in May because of his sexual identity, according to authorities. The meeting was held at the Barton [...]

News Brief

NATION Bush welcomes Gore and Nobel Peace Prize winners to Oval Office President Bush met with Al Gore before a reception for this year’s nobel prize winners. It was the first private meeting between Bush and Gore, and Gore said they talked about global warming, according to The Washington Times. Gore won an Oscar for [...]

Hey Hollywood, give the people what they want

Christy Putnam Staff Writer Many NGU students are probably noticing a change in their favorite TV shows. The writers in Hollywood went on strike for justice. The strike started earlier this month when the nearly 12,000 writers refused to keep writing for shows until the industry renews its three-year contract with the Guild. The writers [...]

Hey Hollywood, give the people what they want

Christy Putnam Staff Writer Many NGU students are probably noticing a change in their favorite TV shows. The writers in Hollywood went on strike for justice. The strike started earlier this month when the nearly 12,000 writers refused to keep writing for shows until the industry renews its three-year contract with the Guild. The writers [...]