Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
North Greenville began a five game road trip on April 14 when the team traveled to Greeneville, Tenn., to take on Tusculum College in a doubleheader. The Crusaders continued their strong hitting, but their pitching was not as strong as it has been and NGU dropped both games by scores of 5-1 and [...]
Matt Huff
Staff Writer
If you have not had a chance to hear Susan Boyle’s performance of “I Dreamed a Dream,” please look it up and watch it as soon as you put this paper down. She is an unemployed, unmarried, forty-seven year old woman that had a dream to sing in front of a large crowd, [...]
Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
Many students at North Greenville are getting ready to graduate, enter into the job market and find somewhere to live. But the real estate market can be scary during these economic times.
Career services offered a seminar on April 14 to inform students about buying their first homes, the process of home buying and [...]
Samantha Mayo
Staff Writer
On Wednesday, April 15, after several months of planning and preparation, the Spanish department hosted a ceremony to initiate the North Greenville chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Hispanic Collegiate Honor Society.
The evening commenced with a word from Dr. Don Dowles, vice president of academic affairs. Dowles congratulated the five Spanish students [...]
Kellan Mayfield
Staff Writer
Summer is nearly upon us, and for those of us who have no jobs, no classes and (dare I say it) no friends, vacation days can get pretty boring. But luckily, there is always the proven time-devouring Internet, and blogging’s recent rise in popularity has given way to some pretty great ways to [...]
Kaelyn Pfenning
Copy Editor
If you listen to contemporary Christian music, you are living in sin.
This message, clearly conveyed through one of my high school piano teachers, shook my faith and caused tears to flow down my cheeks as I rode home with my mom. During the ride home, my mom encouraged me to examine the impact [...]
Leasy Sandal
Staff Writer
Although sitting in classes during the summer hardly seems like an ideal way to spend vacation, the benefits of summer school far outweigh the cons. It may slightly interfere with work or vacation plans, but the end result will be rewarding.
Many students find it is easier to complete a class in five weeks [...]
Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
At 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17 at the Bi-Lo Center plaza, thousands rallied to cheer, boo and chant on a variety of political issues dealing with government fiscal responsibility.
They called it a Tea Party. The Tea Party was organized by Upstate Young Republicans and marked the final protest of the week. The “tea” in [...]
Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
The North Greenville golf team traveled to Etowah, N.C., on April 13 to play against 15 other colleges and universities from around the South in the Independent Collegiate Invitational.
On the first day of competition the Crusaders face tough weather conditions with overcast skies and scattered showers. The weather did give NGU a few [...]
Steven Pearce
Guest Columnist
America is one of the top countries known for obesity. The Centers for Disease Control states that 63 percent of Americans are considered overweight or obese according to measures of body mass index.
Why is our nation in such an epidemic? In many cases obesity is related to low incomes and lack of [...]
Jessicah Peters
Staff Writers
When looking at the growth of the Internet, the access is much easier in researching news.
As technology advances, many newspapers are finding it more cost efficient and productive to transfer all articles to an online database.
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (“New Zurich Newspaper”) is Switzerland’s most prestigious newspaper. It was first published in 1780 [...]
Jon Harris
Staff Writer
The newest album for singer-songwriter Dave Barnes has girls swooning over him for what may be good reasons. The rising musician released his five song EP, You, The Night, and Candlelight on February 3 in anticipation for Valentine’s Day.
“It’s just an all around pleasant CD,” Valerie Miller, junior psychology, said. “One that’s good [...]
Kyra Alexander
Staff Writer
At 6 p.m. on Friday, April 17 at the Bi-Lo Center plaza, thousands rallied to cheer, boo and chant on a variety of political issues dealing with government fiscal responsibility.
They called it a Tea Party. The Tea Party was organized by Upstate Young Republicans and marked the final protest of the week. The “tea” in [...]
James Turner
Staff Writer
Whether you like country, soul or rock and roll, any kind of music you can possibly imagine is readily available. All you have to do is turn a couple of knobs or push a button or two and your favorite station is pumping noisily through the speakers or flowing softly and gently through [...]
Paul Conner
Staff Writer
The women’s tennis teams wrapped up the regular season by defeating Lenoir-Rhyne 5-0 overall, 3-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles, Saturday afternoon at the Greer Tennis Center. The win was their second of the week, the first coming at home against USC-Lancaster 9-0 last Wednesday, and North Greenville finished with a 7-6 [...]
Tommy Lee
Staff Writer
The college-attending Christians of America are missing out on something extremely important. Many of them are not regularly attending a church. Students who claim to be Christians, but are then nowhere to be found in a church service on Sunday mornings may be starting the downfall of our generation of Christians. Too [...]
Cory Guinn
Staff Writer
Now that the NBA season has come to a close and the playoffs are in full swing, we must not forget about the individual players who draw the most interest in the league. For much of the season there had been debates about who the Most Valuable Player is. In the next few [...]