Rain Poses No Threat for Festivities

Adrienne Belz

    Despite a rainy start to the day, Covenant College's annual musical festival, Bakertree, swept up the campus in a flurry of activities this Saturday, April 17.     Musicians found center stage in Covenant's cafeteria throughout the afternoon.

Campus Life At GCC (John Bianchi)

     Their name is Valediction. On the quiet campus of Grove City College this small group of five individuals is slowly carving out a name for themselves as a hot new campus sensation as they look to hit it big in the music industry.

Fires That Burn to Protect (Kevin Bratcher)

     The scene at the intersection of York Blvd. and Old Guelph Rd. is one you'd normally associate with disaster. Dead plants, scorch marks and burnt tree stumps mar what might otherwise have been a green patch of land. It's certainly not the sort of sight you'd immediately associate with a project aimed at plant life conservation.

Kansas City's First Fridays (Alicia Cohn)

      With summer weather finally warming up Kansas City, it's time for art lovers and fans of the city to hit the streets.        Every first Friday of the month year around provides an opportunity to discover new artists and new work in Kansas City, a tradition that takes place in the Crossroads District, the sprawling area surrounding the intersection of E.

Seniors of Bryan College leave their mark on the school (Lana Douglas)

     The sun is shining brighter and as the temperature rises more Bryan students can be seen scattered around the college campus and Grassy Bowl with blankets and books.  Next year when students return to school there may be an additional hot spot for students to enjoy their study time.

Students go to Wheeling to show “the love of God” (Sarah Einselen)

        A group of students traveled to Wheeling, W. Va., on April 10 to follow a picketing group from Westboro Baptist Church and bring a different message to passersby.       "In a peaceful, kind and loving way," the Mount Vernon Nazarene University students wanted "to counter the effects of the Westboro Baptist Church's message," said Jonathan Brown, the student leader of this trip.

An American Tragedy (Kirsten Hall)

    Every social worker in the United States is familiar with the phrase, "from a broken home." It refers to growing up in a household where the parents are divorced or may not be living together in a stable relationship. Children and teens who are defined as "at-risk" may come from homes such as these and others simply do not have a healthy home life.

The Vitality Of The Libraries To Society (Allison McLean)

"If you have a garden and a library, you have all you need," a quote by Cicero reads on the plasma screen at the entrance of the Bryan College Library (Dayton, Tenn.). This library happens to have both.     All dressed up in balloons and "READ" posters, the Bryan College Library celebrates National Library Week with events and decorations meant to highlight the same importance that Cicero asserted.

Wildfire Burns Three Acres In East Asheville (Timothy M. Meinch )

    A tree fell on a power line, the power line came down and set the woods on fire," Swannanoa Fire Chief Anthony Penlaand said. "With the houses involved, if we would have delayed it could have been a whole lot worse. The Swannanoa Fire Department arrived at Tunnel and Briggs roads moments after Reynolds Fire Chief Vince Carter and his crew around 7 p.

University Considering Smoking Ban, Students Divided (Trevor Normile)

    Student-smokers at Campbell University have been on edge as of late due to the administration considering the option of banning all cigarette use on campus.     According to www.tobaccofreecollegenc.com, a website dedicated to the reduction of smoking within the average college age group, North Carolina community colleges have the ability to ban smoking on their campuses.

A Look Inside Dormitory Life (Catherine Rogers)

       Each year millions of high school graduates pack up their most essential belongings and head off to higher education. They leave behind their home, families and familiarity and venture into the unknown to live in dormitories full of complete strangers.

Convergence Project: Article (Andrew Smith)

    Taylor Minor has the perfect Cedarville pedigree. He went to the local high school, helped his family start the popular diner "Beans ‘n Cream" and went to nearby Cedarville University for a year after seven years in the Marine corps.

A Carpenter’s Home (Jonah Taylor)

      Melissa Carpenter's life-long dream is being built right before her very eyes. Since she was a child, she dreamed of owning her own home, a dream that was tested four and half years ago after one of the most catastrophic national disasters in American history.

Is Cutting Costs On Your Haircut Good? (Laura Vaillancourt)

    As the stock market is slowly rising and recovering, many small privately owned neighborhood businesses are still trying to dig themselves out of the hole that the nations economic hit put them in. These privately owned businesses are now being forced to surrender to the large corporations and publicly traded companies that thrive on expensive marketing and annual revenue numbers the small owners' drool over.

Crossgates (April Windham)

    After a tragic fire April 6 at Crossgates apartments, the Mississippi State University community has joined together to provide relief for the victims.     Becky Wilkes, director of the Oktibbeha County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said the Red Cross is available to offer immediate help for the victims.

Public Things: Ryan Thompson’s Work with Glacial Erratics (Hannah Yanega)

The importance of context in relation to an artwork's meaning is one of the most widely debated subjects within the art community. Five artists in collaboration with Conrad Bakker created a gallery exhibit which challenged the very idea and defining terms of context.