Written by Emily Stinnett // Photo by Macy Cox The Harding University American Studies Institute (ASI) concluded its distinguished lecture series for the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 29, with Bob…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg // Photo by Madison Meyer An aspiring film-maker is introducing fellow students to fight choreography. Senior Daniel Wolfe, alongside fellow film major freshman Will Muckleroy and…
Written by Emily Stinnett // Photo by Madison Meyer The Searcy Summer Dinner Theater (SSDT) performance of “The Play That Goes Wrong” was nominated for seven awards from BroadwayWorld. “The…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg // Graphic by Cooper Turman Harding University welcomed high school band players from across the country to play in the Thundering Herd Marching Band on Saturday,…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Photo by Bailey Ridenour Harding students turned out in big numbers on Nov. 4 to watch men’s social clubs Knights, Omega Phi and Titans host…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Photo by Madison Meyer Harding’s HU16 broadcast station was on the air live on Nov. 8 to livestream Arkansas’ midterm election results, producing a special…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg // Photo by Madison Meyer Men’s social club Galaxy, which just celebrated its 75th anniversary on Homecoming weekend, participated in Club Week for the first time…
Written by Watkins Kelly // Photo by Balazs Balassa Concerts near and far this past week brought Harding students together to enjoy community and music. Nearly 50 Harding students made…
Written by Charli Turner // Graphic by Wagner Valdez Alpha Pi Chi, Harding’s counseling honor society, hosted a mental health panel on Tuesday, Nov. 1, called “Mind Your Gaps,” in…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg // Photo by Balazs Balassa Dozens of Harding students with plastic gloves and hairnets gathered around funnels in the rotunda of the McInteer Bible and World…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Graphic by Wagner Valdez This weekend will be a busy one, with Harding’s Homecoming celebrations reaching their peak tomorrow afternoon. Homecoming events began Thursday morning…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Photo by Macy Cox In spring 2021, Dr. James Huff, associate professor of engineering, received a $575,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to…
Written by The Bison Staff / Photo by Macy Cox Junior Tucker Lovell and Dr. Andrea Morris, assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives, are raising awareness for a need…
Written by Watkins Kelly A group of students has found a creative way to bring people together this semester. In the dorm one night around curfew, a small group of…
Written by Emily Stinnett / Photo by Balazs Balassa Students are completing puzzles in the library at a faster pace than in previous years. About every week a new 1,000-piece…
Written by Erin Marshall The Harding men’s and women’s golf teams are experiencing success this season. Men’s and women’s head coach Dustin Howell said the men’s team has had its…
Written by Eli Roberts // Photo by Madison Meyer El Puente is a faith-oriented, nonprofit organization assisting and providing help to Spanish speakers through various services to improve the quality…
Written by Watkins Kelly The Lady Bisons volleyball team set a school record of 18 straight wins with their defeat of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs 3-1 (23-25, 25-23,…
Written by Erin Marshall and Emma Jones In the last few weeks, Searcy has seen some changes to several coffee shops around town. On Sept. 30, Nova Joe’s announced via…
Written by Carter Thweatt If you’ve been on Harding’s campus or the streets of Searcy on any Sunday night recently, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the “Bike Gang” riding…
Written by Carter Thweatt Many students tend to sleep in or tailgate at Bison Park on Saturdays, but recently, two Harding students went for something a little different. On Sept.…
Written by Emily Stinnett Members of men’s social club TNT hosted a “hit-a-thon” fundraiser as a contribution to Relay for Life on Sept. 30. Members were given 10 attempts to…
Editor’s Note: This article has been removed because it came to The Bison’s attention that it contained a fabricated quote. The Bison regrets the error. A more extensive statement on…
Written by Emma Weber Three years ago during the end of summer, veteran Bill Morton, known on the road as “Rhino,” and some friends came into the local Searcy diner…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg A spikeball tournament took place at the Harding intramural fields last Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament was a way to advertise the sport to students around…
Written by Carter Thweatt Downtown Searcy will be the place to be as the annual Get Down Downtown festival returns this weekend. The festival has occurred 13 times in the…
Written by Emily Stinnett The deans have extended the social club process by one week and spaced out club events to allow potential new members (PNMs) more time to decide…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg The Harding Bisons started their season with a bang with their win against East Central University on Sept. 1. The hype for the football team only…
Written by Carter Thweatt The Harding University Film Club enjoys getting together to watch a movie every Monday night. Recently, they had an event that was a little out…
Written by Watkins Kelly Students received a campus alert Aug. 31 regarding students who had eggs and ice thrown at them from a moving vehicle the previous night. The same…
Written by Emily Stinnett ARcare will use the Downtown Church of Christ building to start a new daycare that focuses on children from low-income families. ARcare is a community health…
Written by Mitch Friesenborg Harding extended their road-game winning streak after outscoring East Central University 29-12 in a dominant win on Sept. 1. Coming into the game with an all-time…
Written by Stacy Roibal Multiple new business ventures have been in the works over the summer in Searcy. From coffee to retail, the community is taking strides in the right…
“Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you,” (Leviticus 25:10). Hidden in the scriptures that people often…
Written by Watkins Kelly Harding University’s administration announced multiple changes to chapel in the first week of the semester after students returned to campus. Among the changes was the introduction…
Student loans, they can feel like a helpful friend when paying for school and a burdensome enemy when paying them back. The Arkansas Student Loan Authority (ASLA) exists to make…
By Bennett Holloway Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, recently took to Instagram posting a handwritten note which said, “My focus is on real products in the real world…Don’t ask…
The seasons for the Harding men and women’s basketball teams are underway.
Written by Sara McClaran, Everett Kirkman and Ryan Gallagher | Photo by Jillian Jarvis Harding’s Campus Activity Board (CAB) hosted their first inaugural spelling bee competition this past Tuesday at…
By Emma Hayes I want you to be my chapel buddy, So I can tell you that Jesus loves you So I can make sure you have His New Song…
Written by Eden Henderson Noodle House, which opened in February of 2021, is a fairly new Japanese restaurant in town. It may also be recognized as an extension of Dora…
Searcy citizens voted in favor of making a one-cent sales tax permanent during a special election that was determined on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Searcy is a small college town where seemingly not much happens, but in 1974 one of the biggest murder cases in White county history took place right here in Searcy. Years after the murder happened, Mike Allen and Deana Nall decided to dive back into the case and write a book centered around the story.
The American Studies Institute (ASI) held its annual veterans’ breakfast in Cone Chapel Thursday. The event lasted about an hour and included a brief presentation by Col. James Gant. Veterans from the Searcy community were invited and served a complimentary breakfast.
On Saturday, the community yard sale charity event is happening on the corner of Main Street and Moore Avenue. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., all Harding students and staff are encouraged to go and look through the goods donated by people from the Searcy community.
After over a year of COVID-19 protocols and social distancing, Harding was able to have Homecoming back at its fullest capacity and celebrated by crowning senior Deanna Hutson as the 2021 Homecoming Queen.
Beneath the Pryor-England Science Building lies a network of tunnels, ordinarily inaccessible to students. Though this may sound like a rumor or superstition, students had the opportunity to see the tunnels themselves thanks to the Harding University chapter of the American Chemical Society (HUACS), which offered tours Oct. 21, 22 and 23. The club also took advantage of the tunnels’ natural eeriness by giving the Oct. 22 and 23 tours a haunted theme.
Black students attending Harding University in 1968 formed the social club Groove Phi. Fifty-three years later, the Black Student Association (BSA) will pay homage to the original members of Groove Phi with a ‘60s themed celebration today, Oct. 29.
On Oct. 4, a months-long project by the beaux of women’s social club Pi Theta Phi (PTP) was completed and uploaded for campus-wide listening.
The 2021 Colloquium on the Liberal Arts will be taking place every Tuesday from Oct. 12 through Nov. 2 at Harding, exploring the topic of freedom and independence with the Honors College.
Harding University is home to two collegiate ultimate frisbee teams for both women and men: The Sky Bisons and Apocalypse.
As of Sept. 24, Harding University has had a total of 149 positive COVID-19 cases and 184 close contacts of COVID-19 cases. The current definition Harding provides of a close contact is: “Someone who has been within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more, with or without a cloth face mask, over a 24-hour period starting from two days before illness onset until the time the person who has tested positive is isolated.”
A new cafe and bake shop, Warehouse 4, plans to open on the Harding campus January 2022.
The women’s golf team began their season earlier this month on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Central Region Fall Preview, hosted by Southwestern Oklahoma State. The team had a strong showing, finishing seventh of 19 teams.
Tacos 4 Life has recently closed permanently, leaving many to wonder why such a popular restaurant shut down. Several factors point toward the worker shortages found all over the country, especially in areas of employment, like foodservice and hospitality.
Women’s social club Delta Nu hosted a tailgate before the Lady Bisons’ soccer game on Sept. 11. The event was called “Delta Nu Presents: A Milk and Cookies Tailgate” for which women were instructed to bring Oreos and men to bring milk. All were welcome.
Written by Eric Johnson The American Studies Institute (ASI) is entering this school year with a new executive director, Dr. John Richard Duke. Duke officially became the new director on…
The Harding University Lady Bisons volleyball team began their 2021 season at the Washburn Tournament in Topeka, Kansas, this past weekend. On Friday, Sept. 3, the 19th-ranked Lady Bisons lost…
Harding welcomes a new academic club to its shores this semester with WISE: Women in Science and Engineering. Initiated by junior biochemistry and molecular biology major Libby Hinton, WISE seeks to connect women of STEM and help them build community together.
Community is an essential part of each of us. Community is what shapes us, pours into and invests in us, and is where we grow. My name is Eden, and I am a senior social work major.
In 2019, the Heart2Heart foundation, an outreach program, was created by Harding alumnae Alina Westbrook and Claudia Helbig to use self creativity to serve others.
On Sunday, Aug. 29, Hurricane Ida hit the Gulf of Mexico as one of the most powerful storms ever to reach the states.
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the Student Association (SA) hosted its first ever debate between freshman representative candidates in the Administration Auditorium.
The social club process began on Saturday, Aug. 28, with less regulations for COVID-19 than last year. With the 2020 fall semester being wrought with cancellations and restrictions, those who have club leadership roles continue to see the accommodations required to work around the pandemic.
Men’s social club Knights hosted a back-to-school concert Aug. 28 in Searcy, featuring the band Sparky & the Hills.
Two Harding students with connections to people in Afghanistan spoke with The Bison about their perspectives on the Taliban occupation of the country and the Harding community’s response.
On Aug. 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was the first vaccine to receive Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) back in December 2020. Pfizer and BioNTech labs had since been gathering data with the goal of achieving full regulatory approval in 2021, which they have now accomplished.
All Harding students and faculty gathered for the first combined chapel since 2013 on Aug. 23 in the Benson Auditorium.
Written by Logan Riggs. As the school year comes to an end, it’s only appropriate for seniors like me to reflect on their college career as a whole. This reflection…
Written by Madison Meeks. The Lady Bisons softball team competed in a doubleheader April 17 at home against Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The Lady Bisons won 10-2 in the first…
Written by Namon Pope. We’re used to seeing and hearing that Harding is a community of mission — in chapel, on banners, in the cafeteria — some of us probably…
Written by Emma Williams. Nothing says failure quite like 24 pairs of unblinking eyes fixed at you in a sea of silence. My hours of preparation for this class discussion…
Written by Carrie Davis. I had been trying to learn more about race relations before I signed up for the seminar, “The Antidote to Anti-Blackness: Increasing Your Black IQ” by…
Written by Madison Meeks. Leading up to nationals, the Lady Bisons volleyball team was ranked number one in the Great American Conference and sixth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association…
Written by Madison Meeks Harding is hosting its first ever undergraduate research conference — the Harding Undergraduate Research Conference (HURC) — this weekend, with 28 students participating from 25 different…
Written by Hannah Seibert The Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting the HU Spring Market Saturday to showcase student entrepreneurs and small business owners. The event will be from 11…
Written by Holland Chupek As the spring season has approached campus and Spring Sing is taking place, this year’s spring semester presents added excitement for many students. After being sent…
Written by Davis Rowan. Earlier this semester, I had a friend tell me that they were having homosexual feelings. If you have ever had anyone trust you with that information,…
Written by Elena Fenner Since I was young, I have been a part of the Church of Christ. For the most part, I would say that this has been a…
Written by Sally Roach. Don’t judge a book by its cover.” This teaching has become more of a sentiment than a maxim, as we inevitably choose the things that are…
Written by Hannah Kellum. Head cross-country and track Coach Don Hood proposed the idea of having the “Peanut Invitational” to give sophomore Jamaric “Peanut” Hill an opportunity to showcase his…
Written by Andrew Braxter For the good majority of my life, I have been questioned about the various areas of my life: family life and upbringing, church life and ministry,…
Written by Jair Lopez Recuerdo ese jueves 12 de marzo, a tan solo un par de días de terminar nuestras vacaciones de primavera me encontraba hospedado en el hogar de…
Written by Rachel Beckham. I am not an extrovert. I love people, and I want to help them in any way I can, but at the end of the day,…
Written by Everett Kirkman. I don’t want things to go back to normal, and I don’t think they should. The old “normal” was shallow, ostentatious and chauvinistic. Many of the…
Written by Cassidy Waldron. Church is a hot topic of conversation lately. Unfortunately, it seems to mostly be reasons to quit going. Because it doesn’t fit one’s ideal vision of…
Written by Jacob Taylor. I am sorry. Philosophers and philosophies have failed you. You have been let down by those who profess to know wisdom and follow it. You have…
Written by Sydney Tabor. “What you see is what you look for.” Over the weekend, Harding’s cross country teams traveled to Oklahoma to compete in the long-awaited Great American Championship…
Written by Andrew Cicco. I’ve been listening to a lot of classic rock lately. It gives me a nice, nostalgic rush. It’s well-invited, too, with everything the world is throwing…
Harding student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff receive COVID-19 testing on a weekly basis by the athletic training staff — a process new to the spring semester. The athletic training staff…
Written by Madison Meeks. A group of Harding students raised over $2,600 for Kibo Group by hosting an impromptu fundraising event, “Shave-Off,” last Tuesday, Feb. 23. Individual participants raised money…
Harding is in the process of reopening the North Little Rock, Arkansas, satellite campus that will offer postgraduate classes. The North Little Rock campus will offer master’s, specialist and doctorate…
Written by Morgan Proffitt. The snow makes me poetic. The falling snowflakes, each one gentle and unique; the ground covered with a blanket of white; the cold air filling my…
In honor of Black History Month, The Bison is reprinting this brief excerpt of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” I must confess that over…
Written by Hannah Siebert. The Lady Bisons volleyball team ranked 12th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II poll. The AVCA poll is voted on by coaches in…
Written by Andrew Cicco. Dear Major League Baseball, Hi. It’s Andrew, but you already knew that. It’s been a while, even though the last out of the World Series feels…
Written by Holland Chupek. Harding faculty enjoyed their snow days in many different ways, from playing in the snow with their children, to enjoying time inside with pets or connecting…
Written by Madison Meeks. Aside from his role as a professor of communication, Dr. Dutch Hoggatt wears many different hats: KVHU radio station manager, Lady Bison basketball game commentator, cattle…
Written by Madison Meeks. A group of students recently founded Sustainable Harding University (SHU), a new organization on campus aiming to inform students to spark change and create a sustainable…
Former Bison head baseball coach Richard Johnson Jr. died Feb. 5. The legacy Johnson left behind continues to make an impact on current Harding faculty members. Johnson, known to…
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