Meet Kaity. We met sometime between freshman and sophomore year. I don’t remember how or when we met. We had some mutual friends, but I cannot recall any initial conversations…
I went to elementary school with a boy named Dilraj. I am certain he was Indian. I remember him wearing a turban on his head. As a kid, I did not…
Former Camp Wyldewood director Robert Powell was fired after being charged with one count of video voyeurism. He was arrested on April 6 after a camera was found inside a…
written by Alyse Yates, Anna Little and Delilah Pope Monday’s chapel program began campaign week for next year’s Student Association (SA) committee. The election process began with a Q&A from presidential…
Dr. Steven Frye, director of Spring Sing and chair of the Department of Theatre, said it was one of the best-kept secrets of all time. When he decided to rename…
I do not remember the last superhero movie I watched. Partly because I struggle to follow all the Marvel and DC characters, but mostly because I have fallen asleep during many…
This 45th annual Spring Sing began yesterday with a children’s matinee and an evening production of the show. More than 11,000 people from around the country and the world visit…
Musa rolled up to me while I was walking with a friend to our temporary apartment in downtown Jinja, Uganda. He was a young man, probably in his 20s or…
Six explosive devices detonated in the Austin and San Antonio areas this month, killing two people and injuring four. The serial bomber, later identified as Mark Anthony Conditt, died after…
During the month of February, the Student Association (SA) presented a video series in chapel featuring students in the Black Student Association (BSA) for Black History Month. On Feb. 9,…
Last week I sat on a metal folding chair around a bonfire with church members in Kayenta, Arizona. It was a cold desert night, but I don’t remember the temperature…
Last weekend I decided to do something a little different. I traveled with a group of friends to Beebe to receive new ear piercings, which was like eating candy to…
Tererai Trent grew up in a rural town in Zimbabwe, then known as Rhodesia, during colonial rule. She did not have the opportunity to go to school. Instead, she was…
HUmanity, a student-led organization focusing on human trafficking awareness, will be hosting its annual Freedom Week to educate students about trafficking. Several events and activities are scheduled from Feb. 19-23.…
I did not know anything about grief until I began to experience it myself. I’ve never heard a lesson, sermon or chapel talk on it. I’ve never been taught what…
I used to be an athlete, back in the day when Bruno Mars made his debut and UGG boots were still in style. I loved high school sports, and I dedicated…
My parents started dating their senior year at Fraser High School, back in ‘84. They met at a Halloween party that my mother attended with a different guy — one…
My family just purchased our first artificial Christmas tree. I am not sure how I feel about it yet. I cannot imagine coming home to a pseudo tree in our…
Written by Maggie McDowell and Savanna DiStefano Today is the sixth annual Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of giving the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The movement was founded in 2012 by…
I used to think I would change the world. I was a blissful, naive high school kid. I thought saving the world was simple: be kind and be like Jesus. I…
Yoga is an odd experience. I recently participated in my first professionally-led yoga session. The instructor asked the group to sit up unnaturally straight and spread our toes, to stand…
Abilene Christian University (ACU) representatives visited campus on Oct. 29 and 30 to learn about the Harding social club process. Chris Herrington, ACU student organizations coordinator, and MC Jennings, a…
Mrs. Cook was her name. She was my creative writing teacher in 12th grade. I remember walking into her classroom on the first day of school. She had a scarf…
Junior Samantha Allen was sitting in her third-grade classroom when she was called to the school’s office. When she arrived in the office, her mother was there, prepared to take…
I had the honor of meeting one of my greatest role models this month. Her name is Katie Davis Majors. She moved to Uganda at age 18 to teach kindergarten…
Sixth grade was a good year. It was the last year in elementary school — the cool class. We were the only kids allowed to ride our bikes to school…
On Sunday, Oct. 1, at least 59 people were killed and more than 500 injured in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. According to the…
Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the integration of Little Rock Central High School. On Sept. 25, 1957, nine African-American students entered the doors of the all-white high school…
A gunshot was fired in the Carmichael Community Center parking lot in Searcy Tuesday, Oct. 3, around 6 p.m. The incident occurred during the end of the Rock House mentoring…
Growing up, I always had children of different races in my classroom. I never thought anything different of my classmates, and I was never told to treat them differently. Perhaps…
For Trey Morgan, Harding Lectureship is about connecting with friends and meeting new people in addition to the lectures. This year, he will add a presentation to that list. “I’m…
One person was reported dead and eight injured after a shooting at the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 24. According to The Tennessean, a man…
The Department of Theatre announced the 2018 Spring Sing hosts and hostesses today, Sept. 19. Hosts and hostesses include freshman Maxwell Ross, sophomores Brooks Bennett and Ava Galyean, and junior…
Hurricane Irma, now a post-tropical cyclone, was the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic. The storm killed at least 30 people in the U.S. and left millions without power,…
John Dau was just 16 years old when he was separated from his family. His Southern Sudanese Christian village was attacked by Northern Sudanese Arab soldiers. The militias beat him…
UPDATE: On Sunday, September 10 Irma was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane. The eye of the hurricane hit the Florida Keys with 130 mph winds. Hurricane Irma is the…
“Give me money. I am poor,” the young Rwandan boy said to me. It was not even a question; it was a demand, an expectation. A few other Harding students…
It was move-in week. Race Street was backed up with bumper-to-bumper traffic headed east toward Walmart. I had just finished a well-deserved, post-move-in brunch at the beloved Waffle House and…
The Rock House restaurant, located at 1301 Beebe Capps Expressway in Searcy, was granted a private club permit by the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board on Aug. 16. The permit…
Written by Savanna DiStefano, Jaisa Hogue, and Jacob Ardrey Harvey, now a tropical storm, broke land as a Category 4 hurricane near the coast in Rockport, Texas, at approximately 10…
Written by Savanna DiStefano and Sarah Dixon On Friday, Aug. 18, Arkansas residents gathered in front of the White County Courthouse in Searcy in response to an alleged threat by…
“He was the same age as my son at the time, and the little boy’s mama was dying. That would be one you would transfer to Northstar and then hang…
“He was the same age as my son at the time, and the little boy’s mama was dying. That would be one you would transfer to Northstar and then hang…
Alumna Terri Lee, public information officer for the Searcy Police Department, avoids mid-day shopping and dining out at restaurants. She does not easily trust others and is anxious about encountering…
When senior Taylor O’Dell graduated from her small-town high school in Hughes Springs, Texas, she did not anticipate exploring further art beyond doodles on class notes and high school programs…
When alumnus Seth Deitch wanted to surprise his wife with concert tickets to an Avett Brothers concert, he decided to contact the venue for possibilities of alleviating the cost of…
On December 15, 2014, Lieutenant Brian Wyatt escorted Clifton Drummond through the damp woods, stepping through wet leaves and mud. “I didn’t kill my son; I didn’t kill my son,”…
The Student Association (SA) hosted its annual Town Hall meeting in Cone Chapel on April 12. Approximately 200 students, faculty and staff attended the event and discussed concerns about sexual…
ArkansasGives, a one-day online giving event by the Arkansas Community Foundation that provides a 12-hour period of donations for Arkansas nonprofits, will close after the final event Thursday, April 6,…
Mrs. Prieto said the main reason for the family’s moving to the U.S. was to stay together while junior Juan Prieto completed his college education at Harding. After two months…
Junior Juan Prieto dreamed of coming to the U.S. during his childhood in Venezuela. He paid special attention in his English classes and asked his parents if he could one…
Students gathered in a schoolyard in Zulia, Venezuela, for their morning routine of prayer, announcements and singing of the national anthem on a January day in 2014. It was the…
President Donald Trump chose Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, the largest Christian college in the world, to lead a White House task force to reform…
Increasing Elevation He visited Uganda once, then he quit his job and opened a coffee shop. Larry Norman learned about Kibo while working as a professor at Rochester College in…
One of my favorite parts of being home is visiting my grandmother and indulging in homemade pizza, pasta and lots of bread and cheese. My Nona makes the best food,…
Alumna Danny Cagnet was finishing her bachelor’s degree at Harding when her marketing professor gave her an article regarding early ideas of “doing well by doing good” and positively influencing…
The American Studies Institute will conclude its distinguished lecture series with Ruby Bridges, author and civil rights activist, Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Benson Auditorium. Bridges was…
Impact 360, a nonprofit martial arts ministry, purchased its first building and plans to transform it into a training and community center. Impact 360 is an organization founded in 2004…
A hearing for a former student who was involved in an on-campus aggravated assault was rescheduled after he requested a court-appointed defender on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Former student JoaQuin Collins…
“I looked out the window, and I was amazed,” Mark Sekimpi said. “I expected (the development) because I watched the movies, and I could see the big cities, but now…
At least seven people have been reported dead and 53 injured from wildfires consuming Gatlinburg, Tennessee, since Monday, Nov. 28, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported approximately 16,000…
Terrorist attacks, police shootings and news of death flooded social media throughout the summer of 2016. For alumnus Trinity Baker, the news was negative and often depressing. To combat the…
In 1978, the National Evangelism with Sojourners of the Church of Christ began with a two-couple meeting of Paul and Peggie Scott and Marvin and Linda Hall. Today, the Sojourners…
According to the Pew Research Center, 28.7 percent of Americans associate with non-Christian faiths or do not affiliate with any religion. Dr. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible…
He was known for his perpetual bowties and friendly smile. He is remembered for his personable character and charismatic warmth. Dr. Joseph E. Pryor, late Harding alumnus, professor, administrator and…
“There was a time when I was growing up when people like me, people in my circle, Christian people — especially in the South — would have very little contact…
Junior Katherine Stinnett said she dreamed of becoming part of Harding’s a cappella ensemble, Good News Singers, since she was a child, but never anticipated she would make the audition.…
“You can see his face light up when it’s time to get on a horse — and he’s (succeeding). Anytime he can get a glimpse of us, or anyone else,…
Fellowship Bible Church is hosting its third annual Well Done Run 5K Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9 a.m. The event will begin and end at the Searcy Lions Football Stadium,…
“We think this is the highest expression of culture from our countries,” senior Fanny Bonilla said. “These are the people who are keeping our culture and our history alive.” Seniors…
On Sept. 7, the Harding University Department of Theatre announced the 2017 Spring Sing theme, “Curtain Up!” The production will include various numbers from modern Broadway shows. Steven Frye, director…
Each summer morning, junior mechanical engineering major, Emily Sheffield dressed in business attire and left her temporary District of Columbia dorm room for meetings with government officials. Sheffield interned with…
“It’s very easy to fall into the picture-perfect habits of being a student at Harding,” senior Kaleigh Evans said. “You go to Caring and Sharing and you see life there.…
Third-graders filed into the boxy Rwandan classroom of the Kicukiro elementary school and sat on wooden benches at their desks. Chalkboards covered the front and back of the classroom, and…
Partners Against Trafficking Humans (PATH) provides services to sexually exploited women. While the organization does not currently run a safe house, it continues to provide services through a day center…
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center defines sex trafficking as “a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform commercial sex through the use of force, fraud or coercion.” Similar…
“(Property theft) is the most common type of crime on campus, and it has been for a long time,” Director of Public Safety Craig Russell said. “Harding — and places…
The prices for a woman’s formal dress at Dillard’s range from $37- $1,198, according to the store’s website. The price range for a formal dress according to the JCPenney website…
“When a young person dies, like Blake, it makes everyone look at their own mortality, try to put important things first (and) not get caught up in the petty things…
When Partners Against Trafficking Humans (PATH) began in 2011, Arkansas was named among the “faltering four” states — along with Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming — for its lack of…
Sex-trafficking survivor Stacey Loyd lay in an Arkansas hospital bed, pale and thin. Her eyes were darkened from fatigue. She did not remember screaming or convulsing. She could not remember…
A new club on campus hopes to reach out to reach out to the Searcy community through volunteer service. The Social Work Club was chartered in February and hopes to…
The teenage girl sat in the back of her high school biology class. Instead of drawing diagrams of DNA and molecular structures, she began writing another short story and invested…
Maegan White lay nauseated in the hospital bed of the intensive care unit (ICU). She was thin, sore and connected to IV fluids and a machine that monitored her heart…
There is nothing more exciting than opening an email saying you have received a package unexpectedly, except, maybe, knowing the box sent to you also fed three hungry children and…
The Mitchell Center for Leadership and Ministry (MCLM) hosted “A Night for Justice and Mercy” on Dec. 4-5 for one hour of credit. Brad Montague, creator and director of the…
She stood in a white gown behind doors which would open to an aisle leading to her groom. Her father was beside her, and, in American Sign Language (ASL), he…
Students scheduled to study abroad in Paris next semester as part of the Harding University in Paris (HIP) program will leave at the end of January as planned, despite the…
In the small town of El Llano in Hidalgo, Mexico, family photos are displayed on a handmade wooden table. Senior Juan Paredes Vera scanned the pictures during one of his…
“In my opinion, the Heritage Inn front desk is one of the best places on campus to work,” Vickie Walton, former manager of the Heritage Inn, said. Walton traded administrating…
Compassion International, a worldwide child-advocacy ministry, is hosting The Compassion Experience at Valley Baptist Church in Searcy on Nov. 13–16. The free event features a portable interactive exhibit with more…
From northwest Arkansas to right here at Harding, paranormal encounters have been reported in several locations year round. These five locations may be visited to quench curiosity for the adventurous,…
Harding’s Angels, the self-proclaimed biker gang of Harding, are committed to serving and spreading kindness on campus and within the community — while riding bicycles. “The only rules are: you…
He is a drafter, carpenter, welder and painter. He has visited Neverland, Far Far Away and the Little Shop of Horrors. Seth Fish is the assistant technical director for the…
Freshman Joshua Sparks is accustomed to gawking, honking and smiling faces in public. He appreciates the attention and will gladly answer any questions pertaining to his unusual hobby. Sparks rides…
In spring 2015, the department of Public Safety teamed up with Human Resources to conduct active-shooter safety training for all faculty and staff. The Oct. 9 shooting at Northern Arizona…
As I settled into my second row seat in my afternoon class, I glanced down at my left wrist to find nothing but the absence of time and lack of,…
Harding is the first university in Arkansas to offer a dyslexia therapist endorsement for licensed teachers this year. The course was approved in April and began in the summer with…
Heather Davis said she and her husband have always loved children. After marrying, the couple had three children. When their youngest was two years old, Davis said her husband wished…
Approximately 187 students dedicated their lives to the mission field during the Global Missions Experience (GME) at Camp Tahkodah on Thursday Sept. 17. The students symbolized their commitments by leaving…
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