Cory Guinn Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 9, the North Greenville softball team played an intense double-header against Southern Wesleyan University. The first game of the day got off to a slow start for both teams, but NGU scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to defeat SWU 4-2. Pitcher Kristyn Smith, [...]
Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer Last week, the annual Christian Worldview Conference took place at North Greenville University. The conference was organized by Dr. Tony Beam, director of the Christian worldview center, who chose the theme for the conference, “Christian Worldview Under Fire.” This year, Christian Worldview Week featured many keynote speakers who delivered relevant messages [...]
Steven Lane Staff Writer The Crusaders went into Friday hoping to piece together their first winning streak of the season. The West Virginia State Yellow Jackets kept NGU in check for most of the game and took a 12-3 lead and that’s when freshman Derek Fulmer, freshman business, hit a three-run shot in the seventh [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning Copy Editor Twitter, a social network to post one’s status, continues to impact more and more people with its simple set-up. According to readwriteweb.com, “Last night, Nielsen Online reported that Twitter has now surpassed Facebook and others to become the fastest-growing site in the ‘Member Communities’ category for the month of February.” “The [...]
The North Greenville University cheerleading squad competed in the Christian Cheerleaders of America (CCA) National Championships, March 7 at Cabarrus Arena in Concord, N.C. The team placed 2nd with the highest score of all divisions at the competition: 520 of 600 points. This was the team’s second year competing. Maegan Bearden was unable to compete [...]
Jon Harris Staff Writer Barack Obama has passed the 50-day mark as President of the United States, but what are Christian leaders saying about Obama and his presidency? “Evangelical churches are reacting negatively for the most part while some are cautiously awaiting the outcome of his decisions and policies,” Dr. Frank Page, pastor of Taylors [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer The women’s tennis team won the first annual Greer College Cup by defeating Newberry 8-2 overall, 2-1 in doubles and 6-1 in singles. The startup tournament, hosted by the Greer Tennis Association, hopes to add more teams next year and become increasingly competitive. “I think it was a good start for [...]
Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Kevin McCreary, senior broadcast media, has his own podcast, which is a combination of audio and/or video that is made available for download. “I have always loved audio work, ever since I was a kid I was recording stuff on cassette,” McCreary said. “So I guess early on I had a [...]
Lauren Hawkins Guest Writer In today’s society everyone is on the go. Most people have schedules that consist of racing from one event to the other or spending the day trying to manage everything they are involved in. Energy drinks such as Red Bull, NOS and Monster have become a popular fix for people who [...]
Rachel Ham Staff Writer It’s that time of year again: March Madness has begun. Basketball fans everywhere waited anxiously to see when, where and who their favorite team would play against. Now that the tournament matchups have been selected, even non-basketball fans are filling out their brackets and making up competitions of their own. With [...]
Paul Conner Staff Writer First-year head coach Jamey Chadwell continued to revamp the North Greenville football program last week. Six of the seven assistants who coached under Mike Taylor last year were let go, and Chadwell named his replacements last Friday. Butch Berry will step in as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, and Skylor [...]
Samantha Mayo Staff Writer Over spring break a number of students were able to travel to Honduras, Ecuador, Hungary, Romania and India to participate in missions. The Honduras team was led by Burl Walker and Dr. Warren. The team consisted of eight students, including four Spanish speaking students. The team spent a week leading Bible [...]
Leasy Sandal Staff Writer On Feb. 23, the film club at North Greenville University held an exciting meeting. Using the convenience of Skype, a free internet source that allows friends to communicate with each other regardless of any distance, they interviewed their first guest speaker. Scott Derrickson, director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose and [...]
Lara Eller Adviser North Greenville University students, administration, faculty and friends are trusting God to restore their hearts and minds after the tragic loss of Brandon McDaniel. Brandon was killed in a one-car accident Tuesday morning, March 18 between 3 and 5 a.m. Since the announcement of his death, Brandon’s friends and family have posted [...]
Jennilyn Dempsey News & Features Editor Hunting for a restaurant that serves great barbecue at a fair price? Maybe you should consider someplace other than Huntin’ Camp. Huntin’ Camp Barbecue and Grill serves up a buffet that includes pulled pork barbecue, barbecue chicken, rice, green beans, potato salad, slaw and sweet potatoes. The menu also [...]
Tommy Lee Staff Writer If spring break left you wanting more, then do not worry. With spring in full swing, a list of new movies comes to the cinemas. And what better to take away the stress of papers, class and upcoming exams than a good flick? Here is a preview of a few promising [...]