Cody Fields Sports Editor South Carolina natives Emery live up to the title of its third full length release, I’m Only a Man. The Christian quintet looked to follow up its former successes on The Weak’s End and The Question. Emery completely rebuilt its sound and wanted to keep the listener guessing as to how [...]
Jon Vick Staff Writer Novelist John Grisham released another New York Times bestseller, Playing for Pizza. Though this story does not include any lawyers, blackmail or murders, but does include football and Italian food. Inspired by a trip to Italy for research, Grisham stumbled upon an American football league. This book is Grisham’s 19th, and [...]
Andrea Brazell Visual Arts Editor The Crusaders’ golf team finished third at the NCAA Championship in Panama City, Fla. North Greenville shot an overall score of 607, and Brad Caldwell shot 147, finishing in sixth-place and winning All-American honors. “We could have played better for sure. Winning is what we went down there to do,” [...]
John Lamb Staff Writer The North Greenville Crusaders (1-6) football team lost a nail-biter on Oct. 13 as the North Carolina Central University Eagles (5-2) slipped past the Crusaders 17-14 in front of a homecoming crowd of 11,327 in Durham, N.C. This marks the fifth time this season that the Crusaders have allowed an opponent’s [...]
Chris Brank Staff Writer The North Greenville Ultimate Frisbee club team tied for third place in the Gamecock Classic Ultimate Frisbee Tournament during the university’s fall break. Eight teams competed in the tournament, which included three University of South Carolina teams, Georgia Tech University, and the Citadel. Two wins bumped the Ninja Geese into contention [...]
Theron Willis Staff Writer The Lady Crusaders were swept 3-0 by Southern Wesleyan (30-28, 30-17, 30-25) on Sept. 29. Even though it was a tough loss, head coach Lauren Axson said it was one of the best games of the season because they did not miss a single serve the entire game while having a [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer The North Greenville University men’s soccer team fought for a 1-0 overtime victory against Brevard College on Sept. 14. Seth Snyder, sophomore undecided, scored the game-winning goal as the men’s soccer team defeated Brevard on Senior Day at Pepsi Stadium. “Doing what we needed to win is something that we’ve struggled [...]
Carrie Parker Opinions and Entertainment Editor Legalism is the idea that any part of salvation can be gained through something other than God’s righteousness. It acts as a cancer to Christianity, creating rules and guidelines. While Christians fight sinful tendencies all of their lives, legalism is an area of warfare between the flesh and the [...]
It’s 2007 and the world has come to realize that preserving earth for another 4,000 years is something that humans can’t take lightly. The human race must somehow alter its path if we intend to keep from destroying our planet. Unfortunately, conservatives forgot to actually conserve things when it comes to the environment. The problem [...]
Monique Quarles Staff Writer Today genuinely nice people are hard to find. When one does find a truly nice person, I feel that particular individual should be appreciated. In this fast-paced world, sincerity and respect are diminishing. Many television and magazine ads tell us we are number one and that everyone else should come in [...]
Valerie Miller Staff Writer North Greenville University’s cross country team finished the regular season on Oct. 13 at the Furman Invitational, running as one of the only NCAA Division II teams. The men raced against 18 teams including Furman University, Clemson University and the University of Miami. The men finished 17th, ahead of Paine College, [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning News & Features Editor Amidst tears of joy, Melissa Snyder, senior psychology, received the crown to become Miss NGU 2008. “I always told myself if I ever won a pageant that I wouldn’t cry like all of these other girls. If you were there you know that I am indeed a crier,” Snyder [...]
Christy Putnam Staff Writer The staff of North Greenville University’s literary magazine has organized fundraising, raised quality standards and planned art events to encourage students, staff and faculty to submit entries, a Mountain Laurel advisor said. The magazine, which the staff submitted for its first outside review in Spring 2007, cost more than the staff [...]
Brandon Leonard Editor-in-Chief Airfare. Motor coaches. Sightseeing. The Christian studies department is offering a class with all three this spring. World of the Bible, formally known as CHST 2325, started in 2004 when Dr. Pete Wilbanks took the first group of students to the Holy Land. “To me, when you visit the Holy Land, you [...]
Monique Quarles Staff Writer Today genuinely nice people are hard to find. When one does find a truly nice person, I feel that particular individual should be appreciated. In this fast-paced world, sincerity and respect are diminishing. Many television and magazine ads tell us we are number one and that everyone else should come in [...]