Many of this May’s graduating class will be traveling to start new jobs in new places, and senior Kristen Colley is no exception. Colley came to Harding in 2014 and…
Among the plethora of Harding alumni who have become long-term missionaries is alumnus James Rucker. He spent six years in Haiti doing mission work where he used his experience in…
What has four wheels, is fully furnished and called “Lil’ Ma”? The answer is alumna Macy Pate’s 1995 Chevy sport G20 van that she and her high school friend Emily…
Ninety-six-year-old Joel Bisbee is the oldest and longest resident of Harding Place. The World War II veteran has lived there for 16 years and said he knows almost every resident.…
Throughout the semester, students are given opportunities to get outside the Harding bubble and learn more about their professions. Through different trips, courses take students across the U.S., to Chicago,…
When Ralph Theobold enlisted in the Navy during World War II at age 17 to fulfill what he considered his patriotic duty, he did not lose touch with his girlfriend…
Being a college student is difficult when managing schoolwork, friends, social clubs, sporting activities and many other things. Some students have gone beyond solely these responsibilities and turned their talents…
written by Abby Kilgore and Anna Holland People of all ages connect through events like charades and bean bag baseball at Harding Place, a Christian retirement community in Searcy, Arkansas.…
The weekend of Spring Sing is without a doubt one of Harding’s busiest weekends. With families coming in from out of town, students running around in costume and prospective students…
Spring Sing. Spring Sing. Spring Sing. Hundreds of Harding students spend countless hours throughout the semester practicing for an event unlike anything many of them have ever been a part…
From footwear to facial expressions, Spring Sing shows contain many moving parts. In order to effectively award points, Spring Sing judges evaluate each show’s strength in three categories: visuals, music…
Judge not lest thee be a Spring Sing judge — or something like that. A few men and women are chosen each year by a Spring Sing committee to moderate…
“I said a couple prayers,” Lori Moore, program director of the White County Aging Program, said. “I told the Lord that this place is a wreck and asked to have…
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…
Through the glitter and pyrotechnical mirage of Spring Sing as we know it today, few know that the concept of Spring Sing was created at Camp Wyldewood, in Searcy in…
In 1988, then sophomore India Medders-Galyean took to the stage as a Spring Sing hostess. Thirty years later, her daughter, sophomore Ava Galyean will continue her legacy as a hostess…
Around this time every year, dozens of stories are published about Spring Sing — the theme, the directors, the clubs, the show itself. However, those behind the curtain or at…
In March 2016, junior Jacob McAlister decided to get swabbed for the National Bone Marrow Registry inbetween performing Spring Sing shows. In September of that year, a representative from DKMS,…
Frances Gardner, age 86, is legally blind, but that has not stopped her from using her sewing talents to better the world. She has lived at Harding Place, a retirement…
For the past 20 years, Matthew Schmitz, assistant director of admissions, has traveled to Crownpoint, New Mexico, during his summer vacation to work with the Navajo community. While there, he…
Each year during spring break students go on mission trips, visit family and friends, or work on projects and homework. However, for senior Eli Andrews, spring break was an opportunity…
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,…
Seniors Davis Nossaman and Connor Botes will embark on a 4,000 mile, 70 day journey this summer with nonprofit 4K for Cancer. According to 4K for Cancer’s website, the 4K…
Throughout the year the Campus Activities Board (CAB) puts on a variety of events ranging from concerts to movies to open mic nights. On Thursday, March 22, CAB will be…
Volunteering with Stirrups and Smiles gives students a unique, hands-on experience working with kids, horses and allied health professionals,” sophomore Mary Austin said. “It fosters communication, enthusiasm and a willingness…
Figuring out what to do after graduation is not always simple. Avanti Italia offers a two-year teaching opportunity for college graduates in Scandicci, Italy, a suburb of Florence. Teachers live…
For a long time, Harding’s motto was “at Harding, we sing.” Although the motto has since been changed, the idea behind it is remains true. Harding is home to six…
Throughout the year, social clubs on campus seek to serve the community. In the midst of club sports, Club Week, functions and meetings, service is a big part of being…
Senior Ashley Hudson believes it is important to have a mentor. That is why her new campus organization, Shine Bright, seeks to connect younger and older generations of women to…
Junior Toria Adkison is known at Kibo Midnight Oil Coffeehouse (MO) as a jack of all trades. She serves as a barista, baker and chalk artist for the local business.…
Zach Neal, dean of students, recently started a series on Facebook to highlight people who have influenced or made an impact on his life. The series is titled “Just Because.”…
In an entity that is often referred to as “the boys in blue,” it can be challenging for a woman to navigate a career in law enforcement. Junior criminal justice…
Freshman Caleb Henry, a trumpet player for the Thundering Herd marching band, will be playing in the world-class Cavaliers Drum and Bugles Corps this summer. Henry said he decided he…
“It was the beginning of 2014. Everything started in February.” Crystal* was 17 when she was cast in her community’s play, “Beauty and the Beast.” She loved the arts, and…
According to Taryn Eubanks, a graduate student in the College of Pharmacy, college can be a taxing on students’ mental health. “We as students need to know what good mental…
“When I hear the word adoption, I think of the word ‘grafted.’ Kind of like a tree, you’re putting on another branch, essentially,” alumnus Kurtis Laughlin said. Grafting was what…
The Brackett Library contains thousands of books. In her four years working at the library, senior Paige Cushman has mended over 1,200 of them. Cushman began working in the library…
Born in China but raised in New York, senior Nikki Strittmatter, believes her adoption has given her a deeper appreciation of humanity. “Living in America with the family I have…
Harding is held a one-day ski trip is being held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Wildwood, Missouri near St. Louis. The event was organized by Harding’s recreation program,…
For the Brackney brothers, senior Caleb and junior Stephen, music has always run in the family. Like their father before them, Caleb and Stephen Brackney have started their own band,…
On national adoption day, Nov. 18, 2017, President Bruce McLarty posted several pictures of those impacted by adoption on our campus. After seeing the large number of students, I decided…
Senior Raneisha Stassin, does not consider her story an individual’s success but rather a community effort to overcome adversity. Raneisha grew up with an absentee father and incarcerated mother. She…
For many, preparation for the Christmas season includes setting out figurines of Santa Claus, but one woman has taken that tradition to the extreme. In her lifetime, Wanda Emde has…
In a matter of months, a team of six men transform Searcy into a display of holiday lights. From mid-October until the lighting ceremony on Nov. 21, the Searcy Parks…
Peggy Robertson lives at Integrity Residential Care in Searcy. She keeps a visor’s logbook in her room to help with her memory when she prays for the people who have…
The debate team took home awards in multiple divisions in a tournament at East Texas Baptist University Nov. 10 through Nov. 11. Junior debate team members Kaycie Alexander, Zachary Rodgers…
“Returning to America was very hard for me, because I had left a place that I felt needed in,” junior Bailey Robertson said. “I felt whole in Zambia, like this…
Junior Wesley Bryant was recently cast in a new online streaming reality series, “Sequester.” Bryant is a published author and a public relations major at Harding. Bryant Originally applied for…
At Harding, the virtue of modest and appropriate dress is enforced with the student handbook. However, it hasn’t always been this way. Although Harding College was founded in 1924, student…
Serving in the Armed Forces runs in the family for junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) cadet Perry Patton. Both Patton’s father and grandfather served in the U.S. military. Patton’s…
“I think one of the most hurtful questions that people have asked me about my rape was what I was wearing, as if it would have any kind of implications…
Senior Kara Treadwell started her theater career on stage, but has found her niche in directing. Currently, Treadwell is directing three productions in Searcy with a fourth starting in November.…
Alumnus Ryan Gibbons is the pastor of First Christian Church in Searcy. He graduated from Harding in 1992 and said that since his time as a student, he has seen…
On Oct. 14, junior Madeline Strother became king — King of the Crag that is. Strother competed in the King of the Crag rock climbing competition in Batesville, Arkansas, and…
Senior Zachary Snedker grew up an agnostic within a family that was mostly atheist and was unable to find a church home during his first three years at Harding. He…
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…
Pat Rice, former director of Student Health Services, Milo Hadwin, former lecturer in Bible, and Sherrill Bennett played table tennis in the Senior Olympics on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in Hot…
Senior Raneisha Stassin has gone without a church home for four years while enrolled in college. “The church building to me just seems like a place to go to stay…
Hundreds of students crowded the Benson Auditorium Monday, Sept. 11 not only to see Christian rap artist Lecrae perform, but also Harding’s own solo artist Austin Varner. Austin Varner is…
On Sept. 19-20, Harding Academy hosted a robotics tournament for high school students competing to excel in robotic engineering. The 2017 Ozark Mountain Brawl FIRST Robotics Competition challenged teams from…
According to Tim Cox, a former sponsor of men’s social club, Knights, and graphic designer for the office of public relations and marketing at Harding, using a wheel chair presents…
Sophomore Adrian Rutter, a biochemistry and molecular biology major from Pocahontas, Arkansas, was crowned Miss White County Fair 2017 Monday, Sept. 11. The pageant process began Saturday, Sept. 9 with…
“After my freshman year, I went with Ava Conley and the foreign language department to Venezuela on a campaign for a month, and I was hooked,” alumna Michelle J. Goff…
The Stevens Art Gallery will feature a photography exhibit titled “A Town Known as Auschwitz: The Life and Death of a Jewish Community” for the month of October. Fitting with…
A senior Bible and ministry major, Bethany Moore came to Harding as a psychology major because she thought that would be a good way for her to get involved in…
Junior Bible and ministry major Daylan Moore is about to accomplish a goal he has had since coming to Harding, being a student speaker at Lectureship. “I’ve wanted to do…
Lectureship gives the chance for students to speak in front of their peers. Carrie Stewart, senior exercise science major, is one of the students participating in this event. Carrie Stewart…
Senior Bible major from Searcy, Arkansas, Evan Pratt, will speak about the role the physical body plays in the process of sanctification Tuesday, September 26 at 4 p.m. During this…
Having grown up in a Muslim household, Lectureship speaker Wissam Al-Aethawi is not what one would call a stereotypical Christian. However, Dr. Dan Williams, vice president of Church Relations and…
Lectureship student speaker, senior Abbygale Garrison, is from Carrolton, Georgia, and is a Bible and missions major. During her time at Harding, Garrison interned in Kazakhstan through the Global Outreach…
Fishing is more than just a recreational activity for sophomores Ethan Flowers and Cole Swede, who represent Harding at bass fishing tournaments across the country. The Bass Fishing Team competes…
Searcy High School students have come to recognize three new faces this past year. Young Life Searcy staff members can often be seen roaming the cafeteria for a few hours…
When most people hear about fashion merchandising as a major, they picture runways and expensive designers. What does not immediately come to mind, however, is football. But for freshman Kishawn…
HU Brave is a new organization on campus whose goal is to educate people and spread aware- ness regarding sexual assault. Senior Caitlyn Denison, who experienced sexual assault in 2017,…
“Uber with a purpose,” senior Hayden Gadberry said when describing his new nonprofit organization, Vessel. Vessel was started in early May and is an organization that provides free transportation to…
“When people think of Cuba, they think of the embargo and the trade and all of the government and communism, but no one knows there’s a Cuban church, let alone…
The 2017 Petit Jean yearbook, “Found,” announced this year’s dedication recipient to be Dr. Ross Cochran, professor of Bible, on Thursday. Each year the dedication recipient is determined by nomination…
According to Elder Karter Ockey, one of two Mormon missionaries serving in the Searcy ward of Latter Day Saints, young Mormon men are encouraged to embark on the traditional two-year…
As part of their final project of the semester, Advanced photography students are being challenged to “Elevate” the community through a photo gallery exhibition that opens today at 5 p.m.…
“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…
With the close of the curtain last Saturday night, another year of Spring Sing has come to an end. The Ryan Award went to “Chicken Fillet: The Moosical,” the show…
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…
Co-written by Sarah Dixon and Abigail Cooper HU Brave is a social media movement on Facebook and Instagram which serves as an avenue to raise awareness about sexual assault in…
In this quickly reply and press on through our busy days. The practice of card writing is quickly dying, but there are those who are trying to keep it alive.…
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,”…
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…
Growing up in a village in Cameroon, Africa, Louis Bassay never imagined that he would end up in the U.S. studying Christian ministry. But now at age 43, Bassay along…
The age of struggling to navigate Pipeline on a mobile browser is over. The era of the app has begun. That’s right, Information Services and Technology (IS&T), the Student Association,…
April 5 marks the 11th annual Bisons For Christ service day. This year’s theme is “Continue 364.” Bisons For Christ may only be one day of service, but the goal…
Harding University will host its 44th annual Spring Sing show April 13-15. This year’s theme, “Curtain Up!” will feature a variety of songs from Broadway shows. According to ensemble member…
“Today is yet to come/ In Arkansas./ It writhes. It writhes in awful/ Waves of brooding,” Maya Angelou writes in her poem, “My Arkansas.” Angelou was born in St. Louis…
A man of many hats and talents, creating things for himself and others through his skills of stitchery and song, senior Duncan Michael has a knack for design and uses…
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…
In March of next year, two Harding graduates will embark on an adventure of a lifetime. Traveling a total of 14,498 miles, the couple will take a journey to see…
Harding University announced Junior Braden Bowman and Sophomore Hallie Hite as the 2017 Student Impact co-directors. Student Impact is the orientation program for incoming freshman at the beginning of each…
Harding student Emma Erwin is interning with the Disney College Program (DCP) this semester at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Erwin is a freshman music education major from Mobile, Alabama.…
When we open our bank-breaking books, we are typically greeted with words in our own language and pictures from our own country. Developing nations like Haiti aren’t as lucky. They…
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