Written by Sara Hook // Photo courtesy of 1966 Petit Jean Yearbook This year’s Spring Sing show, “Stand Out,” marks the 49th year of Spring Sing at Harding. With such…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Macy Cox Searcy dog owners received good news Tuesday, March 14, as Searcy city officials amended a longstanding ordinance to allow leashed dogs…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Balazs Balassa The Center for Professional Excellence (CPE) hosted a STEM job fair on Thursday, March 23, offering opportunities for students in science,…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo provided by Jeff Montgomery While construction of Harding’s new track and field stadium remains incomplete, with the stripes now painted, it is complete enough…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Balazs Balassa The Black Student Association (BSA) welcomed Dr. Kenneth Gilmore to campus Feb. 9 to speak on the theology and history of…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Balazs Balassa The English Department hosted its eighth annual Burns supper Jan. 28, celebrating the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns with bagpipe…
Photo by Balazs Balassa The Harding Criminal Justice Association (HCJA) hosted an event on Dec. 6 for students from the criminal justice department, challenging them to find the culprit of…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo provided by Naomi McNaughton While most students at Harding head home to their families over Thanksgiving break, many international students don’t have that option.…
Photo by Tommy Valente With four First Team All-Great American Conference (GAC) honors, junior Nieves Megias is one of the Harding women’s cross-country team’s star players. While she placed ninth,…
Written by Sara Hook For many, the Hammond Student Center is a place for community and fellowship. For Chick-fil-A employee Faron Hudgens, it is a place for outreach and learning.…
Social clubs have been a staple of University life for many years. One of the oldest, women’s social club Regina, will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this weekend. Regina alumna…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Macy Cox Several members of the singing group Acappella visited Harding’s campus for the Bible Lectureship 2022 program, many of whom are alumni…
The Department of Music concluded a songwriting contest on Sept. 17, with a music tracking workshop led by bluegrass musician Tim Crouch. The winners of the contest were senior integrated…
Written by Sara Hook // Graphic by Cooper Turman President Joe Biden announced a three-part student loan relief plan on Aug. 24, canceling up to $20,000 in student debt for…
Written by Sara Hook // Photo by Madison Meyer The Department of Theatre’s Summer Dinner Theatre productions are popular among Searcy residents, and this summer was no different. This year’s…
Associate professor of English Dr. Amy Qualls has been chosen to serve a two year appointment as faculty fellow in the Honors College. Qualls has been a part of Harding’s faculty for 11 years, with several of those spent also teaching Honors Symposium over the summer.
The Harding student body elected junior interdisciplinary studies major Megan Sledge and junior management major Laney Bell as next year’s Student Association (SA) president and vice president, as announced on April 8, along with sophomore medical humanities major Britney Njeri as secretary and junior accounting major Grant Moore as treasurer.
The Art and Design Department returned to Chicago from March 23-27 for the first time in two years. Until 2020, the department has taken the trip every spring semester since 2007.
Harding University has committed to celebrating Easter after a unanimous decision by Spring Sing directors to drop their shows for the first time since 1974. This decision has relieved many of the professors and staff on campus.
For the first time in decades, First United Methodist Church is once again hosting a Lenten Lunch Concert Series. The series involves 20 minute concerts every Monday at noon through the season of Lent. The concerts cover a variety of music styles, from organ and piano to flute, guitar and voice.
While many Harding students spent their spring breaks serving in places like California, Arizona, Nicaragua and Mexico, 15 students stayed on Harding’s campus.
Written by Sara McClaran The Russian Federation launched a full military invasion of its neighboring country Ukraine on Thursday, Feb. 24. Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union, but…
Harding is hosting the Arkansas chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s (NATS) spring conference and competition on Saturday. As part of that conference and in collaboration with the Arts and Life program at Harding, opera singer Meroë Khalia Adeeb will be performing as the featured singer tonight.
Photo by M. Liann Gallagher A team of six Harding students traveled to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Jan. 31 to participate in the 2022 Academic Competition Federation (ACF)…
Written by Sara McClaren Senior forward Emma Roberts was named Great American Conference (GAC) Player of the Year this November after leading the Lady Bisons soccer team with 17 goals…
Harding’s symphony orchestra and wind ensemble performed for the first time this semester on Oct. 25 and Oct. 28.
Students may come to college uncertain about what their major will be, or they may decide that the major they chose is no longer what they want. However, there are resources on campus to help students have the education they want.
While most students on campus live in dorms or apartments, there are a few who have explored alternative living arrangements. Junior Ciara Roberts spends her free time renovating a bus…
While many people know Spring Sing can be time consuming, it really rings true for a handful of students who are involved in more than one show. Sophomore Abi Schliffka…
In this day and age, it feels like everyone has an opinion, and everyone expects everyone else to have an opinion on what seems like every little issue. It’s good…
While many people in early 2020 only heard about the coronavirus outbreak in China through the news, a few Harding alumni were living in Wuhan, China, at that time and…
On March 1, a shooting at a middle school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy after two days in intensive care. “Law enforcement’s calling…
While they rarely see the spotlight, the backstage workers for Harding’s theater productions are integral to the success of each show. With the theater department’s most recent production, “Much Ado…
Most students and faculty spent last week in their dorms and houses, but the essential workers on Harding’s campus remained hard at work throughout the winter storm, which occurred Feb.…
Nursing students currently face a more competitive application process for admission into nursing school due to an increased number of applicants for fall 2021. The cancellation of Harding’s study abroad…
While most classes were affected by COVID-19 regulations, some had to cut out major parts of their syllabi. One popular class, Living World Religions, lost one of the most important…
Club Week occured this week, Jan. 24-29, being the first Club Week since 1959 to be held in the spring semester. Club Week typically takes place in October and involves…
As a part of this year’s celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Black Student Association (BSA) held an MLK Day Dream Walk and Celebration, which included poetry…