Month: March 2018
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International student athletes face different challenges, stressors than other students
By Zoya Timoshenko, Contributing Writer According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), there are 17,000 international student-athletes competing in NCAA schools alone. Oklahoma Baptist University hosts around 73 international student-athletes, and roughly 40 different countries are represented on OBU’s 2,093-student campus. Naturally, one might think international students bring an exciting flair to the American…
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International Women’s Month inspires reflection: Spiritual gifts impact the mission field, families and faith
By Hannah Lounsbery, Faith Co-Editor I sat through many hot, sticky tabernacle services in an adolescence saturated in the traditions of the Southern Baptist Church. These services called me and my comrades to service for the Kingdom, telling us all how Christ has equipped us to serve. Even though all of those lessons, one man’s…
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Op-Ed: Is Jordan really the greatest of all time?
By Jared A’Latorre, Columnist Michael Jordan, an NBA legend is known to be the greatest basketball player to ever play. At least that’s what it says on the NBA website, and most people seem to agree with that. Nothing should be taken away from his remarkable career, but there are still a few considerations other…
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Alumni speak at Women’s Ministry and Mission Day
By Morgan Smith, Assistant Faith Editor n 1958, Bob and Esther Burroughs graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University, and on March 14, they returned as the guest speakers for OBU’s Woman’s Mission and Ministry Day. Esther Burroughs is the author of several books, including “Empowered: Claiming the Power of the Holy Spirit, Engraved By Grace, Splash…
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Ked’s Corner: The NCAA is under investigation… again.
Kedrick Nettleton, Columnist The NCAA is under investigation – again. If you’re a fan of college sports, you know that this is not a new or unusual occurrence. Those fans with long or even medium-length memories will be able to call back, on command, at least one or two scandals that have rocked the college sports…
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Baseball travels to Arkansas-Monticello, takes two of three
By Jared A’Latorre, Contributing Writer (Courtesy Photo/Bison Athletic) With the season halfway in the books, the Bison are looking to finish off the second half of the season on a great note. The Bison are looking to punch their ticket into the postseason with ease, but senior Zane Gelphman believes that he and his team…
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Complaining contradicts Christian values, heavenly blessings
By Ashton Smith, Contributing Writer Picture this. You walk into the GC, see your friends sitting on those familiar couches, and you decide to join them. The conversation, of course, is about school and classes and the copious amounts of homework in everyone’s lives. Someone comments, “Why do teachers give us so much homework? Don’t…
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Opportunity lies behind every closed door
By Nick Dingus, Sports Editor Every day as the morning sun rises over Raley chapel in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Saleh Saleem Fadel and his wife Hanan Ismaiel Abou-Shaweesh are just finishing their lunch in Dawhat Al Qatar, a suburb of Al Doha, the capital city of Qatar. 7,750 miles away back in Shawnee, their son Saleem…
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Black Panther grosses more than one billion globally: Inspires audiences philosophically, politically
Staff Reviewer, Arts Section “Now more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis, we build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were a…
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Op-Ed: The pros and cons of online dating
By Loren Rhoades, Assistant Features Editor The internet has become a place of endless possibilities, a place with the finest recipes, endless amounts of dog photos and love-struck romance–romance that can be found through online dating. Online dating has become quite the phenomena in this social media-centered world. Couples are getting together on sites designed…
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