In the Nov. 4, 2016 issue of the Bison, I told you the story of a very unfortunate bet I made with my friend Zach. Let me recap the wager…
“I remember several incidents that happened while living in the family home when I was three or four years old — one was being bitten by the family dog and…
It all came down to a knot. Confidence also played a role, but more on that later. In any theatrical performance, there are stage lights. Indeed, light is one of…
I’ve been thinking about my childhood pets lately. For example, when I was in elementary school, I had a pet frog named Flip. Flip lived in a bowl of water…
I haven’t paid for a haircut in almost four years. Yes, I have actually had my hair cut in the past four years. No, I am not sporting a “business…
On Sunday, Jan. 22, the 39th annual March For Life was held in metropolitan locations across the nation, including Little Rock. According to junior Luke Helms, the Little Rock March…
Second only to Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday. I have never gone to a New Year’s party or had any wild, memorable nights to christen the…
“When people of all ages, cultures, faiths, genders, socio-economic backgrounds, and other characteristics realize that we have more in common than not, we can work toward justice through our shared…
It is the only book to ever make me cry, and it turned 50 years old last month. “Stay gold, Ponyboy,” is the powerhouse takeaway from S. E. Hinton’s “The…
Well, I lost a bet. That makes me sad, but I’m sad for more reasons than one. I’ll get to that later. I’m a competitive guy. I don’t like to…
Sept. 1, 2016 — the day I wrote down that Hillary Clinton would be the next president of the United States. While I do not support either platform, I’ve been…
I’m not a big fan of crowds. I mention this because it is Homecoming weekend, and we all know what that means: (1) there will be a line from the…
By Garrett Howard and Joshua Johnson From ultra-American fast food chains like Chick-fil-A or Wendy’s to higher-tier establishments like Colton’s or Chili’s, there is no shortage of options in Searcy.…
I don’t always forget things. However, this semester has been more challenging than usual for the old ramen noodle mass I call my brain. To be fair, this noodle is…
You never know what kids will remember. As someone who has only been on the receiving end of the parenting job, I imagine one of the scariest marvels of this…
“After about 30 years of directing the Homecoming musical, I am excited about one of the most fun shows I have ever gotten to work on,” Robin Miller, chair of…
For the last eight months, it has been hard for me to eat Chex Mix in public. I should explain. When you love someone, it often requires a level of…
I’m not a big fan of Keurig coffee. This is not because it tastes like flavored city water, not because “bold” is indistinguishable from “lightly roasted breakfast blend,” and not…
By Joshua Johnson and Kaleb Turner At 11:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, an altercation took place outside the interior entrance to the Charles White Dining Hall between Joaquin Collins…
At 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, a gas-heated cooking wok at Panda Express in the Hammon Student Center overheated and caught fire, resulting in the restaurant temporarily closing down.…
“Spongebob the Musical,” scheduled to open on Broadway this year, will feature a Harding graduate in the role of Mrs. Puff as well as other ensemble roles throughout the show.…
I’m going to continue talking about people and opportunities. That’s right, this is going to be a miniseries, so buckle up and stay tuned. I want to tell you about…
Iwas blessed to spend my summer in New York City. As a Pennsylvania native, you can imagine the culture shock of moving from a small town in the Appalachians to…
By: Joshua Johnson and Savanna DiStefano The first gunshots were heard a little after 2 a.m., according to witnesses interviewed by CNN. It was Sunday morning, June 12, 2016. However,…
Sometimes I discover new things and become borderline obsessed. Chess, hacky-sacking, karate — these are just three of my fads that have come and gone in the last couple of…
“Panem et circenses.” It is a Latin phrase made popular by the Roman poet Juvenal around 100 A.D., in volume X of a work simply titled “Satires.” Translated, it reads,…
This week, 40–50 students enrolled in the social work department’s Policy II class participated in an event called Poverty Week, in which students are tasked with living off the amount…
His tie-dye T-shirt said, “Love and light in action.” It was the first thing I noticed about him, but it definitely was not the last or even the most interesting…
On Sunday, March 27, 2016, a bomb exploded at a neighborhood park in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 69 people and injuring more than 341 others. Many of the victims were women…
Iread an article last week that mentioned a myth I had never heard of: that, if there is no shaving cream available, it is possible to shave with peanut butter.…
For the past nine months, a surefire escape phrase has gotten me out of political discussions. My friends will tell you that I hate conflict, despise politics and do my…
It’s not that I can’t take criticism. It’s just that, if you criticize me, I have to kill you. Let’s be honest. Is there really such a thing as truly…
Spring Sing 2016’s theme of “Retrobution” promises to bring the ’70s and ’80s to life on the Benson stage on March 25-26. With four male hosts and 16 ensemble members,…
He got a lot farther by workin’ a lot harder, by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter by 14 … Well, the word got around — they said,…
I never saw the end of the Super Bowl. If we’re being honest, I didn’t know who was playing until the week before. If we’re being even more honest, I…
Ifthere was anything you noticed right away, it was the fact that he loved to dance. Blake Hunter was both my friend and my choreography instructor. He was a fire…
My room was in shambles after a prolonged, desperate search for a red and green Christmas card envelope. Drawers I had pulled out lay empty on the floor. Empty grocery…
My room was in shambles after a prolonged, desperate search for a red and green Christmas card envelope. Drawers I had pulled out lay empty on the floor. Empty grocery…
My room was in shambles after a prolonged, desperate search for a red and green Christmas card envelope. Drawers I had pulled out lay empty on the floor. Empty grocery…
The seventh row of the periodic table is complete after the discovery and verification of elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry…
My dad will never allow a fake Christmas tree into our house. He is a tree-hugger (not the radical kind) who has maximized his half-acre of land by transforming it…
On Nov. 29, Forbes online magazine featured Harding alumni Greg Nuckols and Lyndsey Ruble Nuckols in an article titled “How Three Young Entrepreneurs Hacked Their Work Lives to Follow Their…
“Hello. It’s me.” By now you’ve surely heard Adele’s hit single “Hello,” either on the radio or in the mall or through the speakers of the UFOs flying low over…
Tonight, Dec. 4, the Harding Department of Theatre will host an improvisational night of storytelling in the Freeman Center on the second floor of the Swaid and Christy Swaid Center…
“Oh the thinks you can think, think and wonder and dream, far and wide as you dare …” One of my favorite musicals is “Seussical,” the whimisical stage interpretation of…
Earlier this year, the German automobile company Volkswagen underwent federal investigations determining that engine emission tests programmed in many of their Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi vehicles were intentionally programmed to…
Inever seem to bring enough clothes hangers to school with me. It is becoming a reoccurring theme, as if some wizardry prevents me from ever being able to hang all…
After winning its fourth Great American Conference (GAC) title on Oct. 24 with a perfect score of 15 points, the women’s cross-country team has received its first national ranking of…
Someone once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” That someone was Michael Jackson. We all probably know stories about misattributed quotes. If nothing else, any…
“It’s bittersweet,” senior Jesse Hixson said, from where he sat at a table opposite his best friend and co-star, senior Jon Andrew. “This is our last musical together and we’ve…
On Oct. 10, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams both won the 2015 University of the Ozarks Invitational. The men’s team, currently ranked No. 9 in the U.S. Track and…
Last week, an interesting case was presented to the U.S. Supreme Court. The question? Whether or not a 75-year-old Alaskan native should be allowed to pilot his personal hovercraft on…
For an electronic pop trio that claims to have started on the Internet and refers to themselves as an “emo band in disguise,” Chvrches has definitely not disappointed fans with…
Let’s talk about Ben Carson. Astonishingly, I have met people this past week who do not know the story behind Carson’s bid for the presidency. In response to the question,…
On Sept. 28, NASA announced that up to one-fifth of Mars may have once been covered by water, due to recent photographs transmitted from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, according to…
Animatronic dinosaurs await young and old alike outside the Clinton Presidential Center (CPC) for one more week as part of a temporary exhibit called “Dinosaurs Around the World,” which has…
It took more than 80 hours — close to three and a half days — for freshman Alexandra Porter to get from St. Louis to Tokyo. Having gone to Sweden…
On Sept. 13, the world was introduced to Joe — an Alzheimer’s patient with the good fortune of being treated by one of the prettiest nurses in the profession. Kelley…
The Rhodes Field House, as it has been known for more than 18 years, was renamed the Rhodes-Reaves Field House as it undergoes construction to nearly double its current size.…
Words are funny. Have you ever heard a word over and over and just never bothered to look it up? This is a bad habit of mine. And it has…
A person’s birthday often ends up being the most memorable day of the year. Many remember their 18th birthday in particular as a day of magic — a day of…
On Sept. 17-20, the Global Missions Experience (GME) anticipates bringing more than 1,000 Christian university students together at Harding University at Tahkodah (HUT) for a long weekend of missionary education…
Ido not like the architectural layout of my dorm room. It is misleading and frustrating on so many levels, mainly in the way that open space guides you into the…
Sophomore Lois Hegarty said she was 20 minutes from Harding in August 2013, heading to Impact for freshman orientation and registration, when she abruptly told her mother that she wanted…
The magic of Spring Sing happens in about seven seconds, according to technical producer Ben Jones. “One of the biggest things that audiences look for, but don’t even know they’re…
In April 2016, more than 500,000 full-time and part-time Wal-Mart employees nationwide will receive pay raises to a minimum of $9 per hour, according to Bloomberg. That figure will increase…
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, “The Scarlet Letter,” may be a challenge for every ninth grader, but the Harding theatre department will share their take on the story with the community this…
A new men’s social club, referred to by several members as a “band of brothers,” is starting to find its place at Harding. Lambda Chi Theta was founded at the…
On Jan. 16, a senior faculty employee at Harding accepted an offer to serve as President of Faulkner University in Montgomery, Ala. Dr. Mike Williams, vice president for advancement, will…
The Lady Bisons basketball team dropped to No. 20 in the Dec. 2 USA Today Division II Top 25 Coach’s Poll after losing two games last weekend. Ranked at No.…
On Nov. 5, the man behind the “Gifted Hands” released a video advertising a likely run at the presidency in 2016. Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon, author and former Fox…
Imagine interning at an office where you answer the phone to Adam Levine calling to talk to Will Ferrell. Imagine being sent out around lunchtime to pick up a sandwich…
Junior Jon Andrew is used to playing comedic roles on stage. This year is no exception for the theatre major from Pittsburgh, Penn. In “Shrek The Musical,” Andrew portrays Donkey,…
For junior Jesse Hixson, portraying Lord Farquaad in “Shrek The Musical” is a dream come true. In a show about happily ever afters, Hixson said he has found his storybook…
When freshman Thanaydi Sandoval began taking Aspirin and Tylenol regularly in high school to relieve pain below her knee, she had no idea that a tumor was growing in the…
The Arkansas Senate race kicked off with debates on Oct. 13 and 14, in which Republican candidate Tom Cotton and Democratic candidate Mark Pryor answered questions from top Arkansas news…
Midnight Oil is taking steps to expand their business and promote new ideas such as a portable coffee cart, manually brewed drinks and social media competitions that encourage community involvement.…
I’ll be honest with you. I can be a hopeless romantic sometimes. You might even say a part of me is in love with love. Consequently, I cry when I…
Harding Academy is sponsoring the Celebrate My Drive campaign, State Farm’s nationwide challenge to promote safe teen driving. From Oct. 15-24, the registered school and the surrounding community are encouraged…
A veteran’s association is currently being established by faculty and students to aid and minister to those returning from the military. Shawn Fisher, assistant professor of history and social sciences,…
This past spring, a Harding graduate made every young musician’s dream come true by starting his own band. Brandon Burcham moved to Denver, Colo., after graduating from Harding in 2009,…
The White County Child Safety Center (WCCSC) will be hosting a “Celebration of Survival” in the Benson Auditorium on Sept. 16. The event will feature author and anti-child abuse activist…
Signatures have been collected to put the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Amendment on the November ballot, which would legalize statewide alcohol distribution. Little Rock attorney David Couch is pushing the initiative.…
Every haunted building has a history. Tales of grisly murders and accounts of supernatural activity hover over these structures like a noxious cloud. There’s a lot to be considered behind…
Excitement fills the air this year as Spring Sing takes over the Benson auditorium, promising to be “innovative and new,” according to director Steven Frye. “If Spring Sing is meant…
Junior Justin Nesselrotte, a computer science major from Little Rock, Ark., has built what many consider to be a hot commodity in the industrial world today: a working 3D printer.…
Emily Owens, a senior early childhood education major from Columbia, Tenn., is currently enjoying the success of her first children’s book, “Kaitlyn Rabbit.” The book was published on Amazon in…
Earlier this month, Arkansas native Steve Watts began a new career as editor of Searcy’s newspaper, the Daily Citizen. Born and raised in Monticello, Watts earned a bachelor’s degree in…
Spring Sing groups are beginning practices this year with new participants and new pairings. Phi Kappa Delta, a new women’s club, is rehearsing for its Spring Sing debut with clubs…
In “Long Walk to Freedom,” Nelson Mandela has this to say about himself: “I am fundamentally an optimist. Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed towards the sun,…