Archive for Vol. 107 Fall – Issue 5

Crusader football drops to 1-4 on the season

John Lamb Staff Writer When it comes to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, the Crusaders are just unlucky. The past three years, the Crusaders have played well enough to win but late errors prevented the victory. In 2005, here in Tigerville, the Crusader football team turned the ball over in the last 10 minutes of the [...]

Cobb records hat trick in overtime victory; women’s team plays to tie

Paul Conner Staff Writer Three goals by Danny Cobb, senior accounting, including the game-winner in overtime, propelled the men’s soccer team over Emmanuel College 3-2 on Saturday at Pepsi Stadium. The women’s team also played Emmanuel to a 2-2 tie on Saturday. “This was probably the best game overall that we’ve played this year,” Crusader [...]

CD Review: Athlete scores success on third album

Austin Hafer Staff Writer Athlete, East London’s finest Indie-Alternative outfit, has just released their third full-length album, Beyond the Neighbourhood. A follow-up to their 2005 UK double platinum album Tourist, Athlete had their work cut out for them. Self-produced under Parlophone records, this clever, catchy record is not one to be overlooked. Comparable to the [...]

Go fish through the Angermeier’s Christian retail store across from Falls Park

Chris Brank Staff Writer If you are looking for an excuse to go to downtown Greenville this weekend, look no further than the new Go Fish Clothing and Jewelry store. Conveniently located next to Spill the Beans and right across from Falls Park, Go Fish, a Christian retail store, sells jewelry, clothing, hand-made sculptures, sandals [...]

MKs experience cultural adjustment

Carrie Parker Opinion/ Entertainment Editor More than 30 missionary kids attend North Greenville University, a university official said. Aubrey Jones, sophomore undecided, is a missionary kid whom the university invited to attend. With tuition completely funded through the school, Jones said her choice to attend NGU was a simple one. “Having tuition paid in full [...]

The Invasion serves up big thrills

Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer After shelling out cash and being utterly disappointed by sci-fi flicks like War of the Worlds and Alone in the Dark, I became weary of half-hearted attempts to make the next great “alien movie.” I was also sure The Invasion would be more of the same. But I was pleasantly surprised. [...]

Ninja Geese prepare to slice up opponents

Chris Brank Staff Writer For a few guys at North Greenville, pick-up games and intramurals – while still fun and competitive – just do not do the sport of Ultimate Frisbee justice. Last year there was a group of Frisbee players who went to several tournaments and would take whoever was free to go, but [...]

Cross country team shows improvement

Valerie Miller Staff Writer North Greenville University’s cross country team traveled on Saturday, Sept. 29, to Southern Wesleyan University. The team competed against Southern Wesleyan University, Erskine College, USCB and Limestone University. The women’s team began their race at 9:00 a.m. and the men’s team began their race at 9:30 a.m. It was the teams’ [...]

Glorifying our Maker: Who do you think you are?

Monique Quarles Staff Writer Have you ever met someone who acted as if they were better than you? Or have you ever met someone who has a great amount of knowledge, and acted as if they knew it all? Proverbs 6:17 speaks of the seven things that God hates, and the first mentioned was haughty [...]

University retention rate on the rise

Andrea Brazell Visual Arts Editor North Greenville University kept 87 percent of students from last year, a recent study says. The study, conducted by the university’s administration last spring, found the total number of students eligible to return and divided it by those who re-enrolled. That number is what university statisticians call retention rate, and [...]

Hola Senor. Yo quiero Club de Espanol

Monique Quarles Staff Writer Spanish worship songs and South American decorations filled Hayes Ministry Center Tuesday, Sept. 25, after a year of planning. “We had a department meeting concerning this about two semesters ago, but finally decided to get things going this semester,” said Professor Rebecca Deal of the Spanish Department. The meeting, hosted by [...]