Archive for Vol. 108 Spring – Issue 9

Impending Doom still does their part to silence the oppressors on Living Sacrifice

  Trey Lancaster Photo Editor “Hell must fear me! Hell must fear us all!” If you have been to a hardcore or metal show in the past couple months, then it is likely that you have seen a shirt with this printed on the back. No, it’s not the shirt of an emergent church; it’s [...]

The Haunting rates average

Steven Adam Renkovish Guest Columnist  I did not expect much going in to this film. The reviews on Rotten Tomatoes certainly were not among the best of the year, so I went in to this film with moderate expectations. Let’s just say that I was mildly impressed.   The film begins with a mother and [...]

New TV shows for the summer will not leave you bored

Tommy Lee Staff Writer Summer has always meant one thing when it comes to television: dreaded reruns.  Granted, this was at one point useful because it gave some of us a chance to catch up on episodes we may have missed. Many television shows now post aired episodes on the internet to be watched anywhere [...]

Leopard Forest Coffee Company hosts Mountain Laurel pre-release event

Samantha Mayo Staff Writer North Greenville students, Mountain Laurel staff and writers and literature and art enthusiasts gathered at the Leopard Forest Coffee Company on Monday, April 6 to preview this year’s Mountain Laurel publication. Writers and artists presented some of the poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art that will be featured in this year’s edition [...]

Men’s and women’s tennis have rough week

Paul Conner Staff Writer The men’s tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision overall, 1-2 in doubles and 3-3 in singles, to Tusculum on a sun-soaked afternoon at the Greer Tennis Center last Saturday. The women’s team had a more difficult outing, falling 9-0 overall, 0-3 in doubles and 0-6 in singles, to Tusculum, who are [...]

Offense heating up as Crusader baseball plays four games in two days

Cory Guinn Staff Writer  The Crusader baseball team continued their four game road trip on April 8 when they traveled to Jefferson City, Tenn., to take on Carson-Newman University in a doubleheader. NGU split the two game series winning the first game 9-4 but losing the second game 10-3. In the first game, Devin Vance, [...]

North Greenville golfers heat up in cold weather, take first place

Cory Guinn Staff Writer  With wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour and low temperatures outside, the Crusader golf team played in North Greenville’s annual BMW Intercollegiate golf tournament on April 6-7 at Cherokee Valley Country Club in Tigerville. On day one NGU golfers Brandon Coggins, junior elementary education, and Brad Caldwell, junior [...]

State and National Parks offer exercise, fun and relaxation

Kyra Alexander Staff Writer Looking for somewhere to go when the weather finally gets warm? A lot of people around here like to go hiking or exploring in the waterfalls. Mark Robertson, sophomore elementary education, loves to hike with his friends. Some of his favorite places to explore are Pisgah National Forest, Caesar’s Head and Table [...]

Avast, ye scallywag, beware yonder Navy SEAL team

Cody Fields Sports Editor  Attention, terrorists. Do not mess with us. Freighter Capt. Richard Phillips was rescued Sunday by Navy snipers from Somali pirates who had hijacked his 17,000-ton ship. The action was approved by President Barack Obama twice, according to Associated Press. Phillips had jumped overboard and tried to swim away, but the pirates [...]

Red carpet film festival showcases filmmaking talent

Kellan Mayfield Staff Writer Last Monday, the NGU Film Club held its first annual Red Carpet Film Festival, an event created to display and award exceptional achievement in amateur filmmaking. The festival was held in Hayes Ministry Center at 7 p.m., and coffee and desserts were served. The Jazz Ensemble opened the evening’s festivities, and [...]

2009 NFL Draft prospects hope to make it in the pros

Cory Guinn Staff Writer The NFL Draft just around the corner, I cannot help but to be excited. Almost every sports fan in the nation follows the hype leading up to the Draft whether he’s a football fan or not. Each team in the NFL has the chance to improve their team by hand picking [...]

Students share tips on how to deal with stress

Rachel Ham Staff Writer With the end of the semester closing in fast, students at North Greenville are scrambling around trying to finish up projects and prepare presentations. From freshmen to fifth-year seniors, all students will soon be reminded just how stressful the end of the semester can be. But several have found ways to [...]

Dill encourages students, church to practice stewardship through recycling

Jessicah Peters Staff Writer Dee Dee Dill, a familiar face around the post office, has been called to voice her opinion on the importance of recycling. She is the Woman’s Missionary Union director at Blue Ridge Baptist Church.  The church has decided to partake in recycling in a humongous way through collecting cans and paper.  [...]

North Greenville University athletics department teams up with charity

James Turner Staff Writer Charity is not just for the rich and famous to donate their Jeopardy winnings to. Anyone and everyone can be involved, and it is certainly not all about money donations—which is good news for the average poor college student. For every person who happens to be reading the Skyliner today, a [...]

Softball splits doubleheader with Montreat, keeps .500 record

Stephen Lane Staff Writer North Greenville’s softball team came into Wednesday’s game against Montreat College rolling on a four-game winning streak. The Crusaders were hoping to extend that winning streak along with sweeping their third series in a row, which was another season high. The pitchers for both teams kept both teams in check, and [...]