Christy Putnam Staff Writer Just past the Reedy River Falls Park and specialty ice-cream parlor Spill the Beans is a restaurant with an elegant ambience and finger-licking good cuisine. Guests pass through the entrance and immediately feel comfortable, even if they are not wearing a coat and tie. Smoke on the Water, a self-professed saucy [...]
Theron Willis Staff Writer Wes Townsend, who has been with Campus Security for six years, switched from his full-time position to work part-time for special events, such as football and basketball games, on Aug. 31, 2007. “He’s going to be sorely missed because he has been a fixture here for so long. His insight and [...]
Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer Do you have a knack for playing the pipe? Are theatrical productions your idea of a good time? Do you like meeting new people and helping them make decisions about college? Then, there is a club for you, and a lot of other things, in fact. Whether you’re an aspiring musician [...]
Austin Hafer/Andrea Brazell Staff Writer/Visual Arts Editor “Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs,” Psalm 100:1-2. The group Joyful Sound conjures an image of clean cut, well-dressed students who travel and sing for a hefty North Greenville University scholarship. But for these [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer The men and women’s soccer teams were back on the pitch Saturday, taking on St. Andrews Presbyterian College. The ladies played a nail-biter into double overtime, coming up short, 2-1, and the men dropped a 4-2 decision. The Lady Crusaders lost a heartbreaker to St. Andrews, who was winless before Saturday’s [...]
Theron Willis Staff Writer The Lady Crusader volleyball team picked up its first two wins of the season last week before dropping the remaining three matches of a busy stretch. The wins were the team’s first since Oct. 26, 2005, a home win against Limestone College. The first game they played was a home match [...]
John Lamb Staff Writer A T.V. broadcast, live band and good old-fashioned low country boil added to a somewhat bittersweet night at North Greenville University. When driving to Tigerville Thursday afternoon, the resemblance of a carnival appeared from behind the trees alongside Highway 414. A red sea of students, tents and canopies crowded the grounds [...]
Monique Quarles Staff Writer Have you ever held a conversation with someone whose responses were always sarcastic? You ask a simple question, such as where a friend is, and someone replies, “in her skin.” I’m not saying that sarcasm should never be used, but each person should be careful how often it is used. Many [...]
Carrie Parker Staff Writer Most students have heard the challenge of last week’s Global Missions Conference before. The word “missions” has been embedded into our brains. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. North Greenville University is a Baptist institution where students come to further their education in a Christian environment. So why [...]
Valerie Miller and Kayla McClellan Staff Writers Missionaries from all corners of the world were on campus for three days to interact with students through a global village, lectures and in-between class chats. From Monday, Sept. 10, through Wednesday, Sept. 12, North Greenville University hosted the sixth annual Global Missions Conference, entitled “Mighty to Save.” [...]
Brandon Leonard Editor in Chief Ryan O’Connell, fondly known of as “Yank,” died in an early morning motorcycle accident Monday, Sept. 10, 2007. He was 24. O’Connell never met a person he could not befriend. Whether he was playing guitar for friends in his Crusader Court dorm room or teaching someone to ride his motorcycle, [...]
Chris Brank Staff Writer Naturally the rivalry between the top two Division II football teams in South Carolina received the attention of a fair amount of people, including a few at Charter Communications. The call for a live, televised broadcast was on the way after last year’s incredible season, ending with a NCCAA championship victory, [...]
Valerie Miller and Kayla McClellan Staff Writers Missionaries from all corners of the world were on campus for three days to interact with students through a global village, lectures and in-between class chats. From Monday, Sept. 10, through Wednesday, Sept. 12, North Greenville University hosted the sixth annual Global Missions Conference, entitled “Mighty to Save.” [...]