Written by Delaney Harrington Like perhaps many of you, I have never had an extensive amount of experience with the Old Testament in my life. I believed the myths that…
Written by Clara Kernodle “God Abroad” is a travel column by sophomore Clara Kernodle. Each week, she writes about the different ways she sees God during her HUE study abroad…
Written by Emma Weber Here I am, in the Bison’s 99th edition during Harding’s 100th year of school writing to a body of students about my opinions. So hear me…
Written by Tiane Davis When I was in 8th grade, I played a clump of grass in my middle school’s production of “The Lion King Jr.” Lots of memorable things…
Written by Michael Claxton One night during the 1940s, Walt Disney heard his daughters laughing over a book. Shortly afterward, he noticed his wife chuckling about it, too. When he…
Written by Michael Claxton I spent the summer watching Disney movies, slowly making my way through all the studio’s animated feature films produced during Walt Disney’s lifetime. Yeah, I know.…
Written by Melinda Johnson Brackish water … not quite fresh, not quite salt. Alligators, angler fish, crabs and crocodiles inhabit brackish waters. There is danger, isolation, fear and hurts of…
Written by Tiane Davis Most of the time, I feel like I have absolutely nothing to write about. This week, I wrote the full 600 words for this column and…
Written by Clara Kernodle “God Abroad” is a travel column by sophomore Clara Kernodle. Each week, she writes about the different ways she sees God during her HUE study abroad…
Written by Emma Weber Barista’s Favorite, no cinnamon, with oat milk is my friend Bob’s regular order. He pairs it nicely with a number two on sourdough. The other day…
Written by Ben Evans As we’ve looked back on the past 100 years during Harding’s Centennial celebration, I can’t help but look at the halfway point between now and then,…
Written by Michael Claxton Harding is just one institution celebrating a centennial this year. In the fall of 1923, two brothers from Kansas City started a film studio in Hollywood,…
Written by Clara Kernodle On Wednesday we went to Siena, south of Florence, and saw the preserved head of Saint Catherine. It was a small, ghoul-like face, with hollowed eyes…
Written by Emma Weber I got my first period at 16, a late age to enter womanhood. I was the last of all my friends and sisters to get it.…
Written by Tiane Davis A couple of weekends ago I got to see Alanis Morissette perform at the Format Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas. After years of leaning on her music…
Written by Avery Hawkins In our culture, it’s normal to hear things like “be true to yourself” or “be your authentic self.” These messages come from an ideology called expressive…
Written by Cory Crabb When returning to college, I didn’t expect to have that familiar overwhelming feeling of school, friends, clubs etc. pile up on me so quickly. The library…
Written by Michael Claxton Everybody knows about the stock market crash of 1929. Lots of people still remember the gas shortages of the 1970s. Some are still recovering from the…
Written by Emma Weber I wear my watch on the inside of my wrist because an ex-boyfriend told me it was easier to sneak a look at the time that…
Written by Melinda Johnson For the last several years, I’ve had an increasing desire to write, not just for myself in a journal, but in order to encourage others and…
Written by Tiane Davis My sophomore year, during winter break, I took on the hours-long commitment of knitting a pink heart-patterned scarf — to protect myself from the weather, obviously,…
Written by Malachi Brown Harding School of Theology (HST), the last free-standing seminary in the Churches of Christ, is closing its doors in Memphis, Tennessee, and joining its mother school…
Written by Tiane Davis Growing up, my dad always told my brothers and me to make sure to go to weddings and funerals — even if we don’t know the…
Written by Macy Cox Throughout my Harding experience, every time I drive around the Swaid building or the Reynolds building parking lots, I and many other students persistently check for…
Written by Clara Kernodle London, like much of Europe, is an unchristian city full of churches. Heavy stone columns, marble statues and monuments and elaborate mosaics hide one sad fact:…
Written by Michael Claxton The hero is out riding his bike. Suddenly, he smells smoke. Oh, no! The pet store is on fire! Flames leap out the front door as…
Written by Emma Weber The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup wrapped up Aug. 20. The United States team lost in a shootout against Sweden, with senior player Megan Rapino missing…
Written by Maura West My cat, Piper, is unequivocally the best feline companion one could ever hope for. While it may seem like a cliché to assert that one’s pet…
Written by Britney Njeri The Black Student Association (BSA) is a dynamic force on our vibrant campus, fostering community and advocacy. This past summer, I spent a lot of time…
Written by Ella Duryea The Student Government Association, formerly known as the Student Association, is currently in the process of reenvisioning its purpose. The new name, as well as the…
Written by Emma Weber I marked the end of my freshman year with a post where I quoted “Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God.” In the final lines,…
Written by Clara Kernodle Iceland is a place of frequent catastrophes; earthquakes, floods, famines and volcanic eruptions occur often. Icelanders, proud of the “land of fire and ice,” speak of…
Written by Tiane Davis Anyone who owns an iPhone knows they can pin up to nine people in their text conversations. Their mom, dad, best friend or therapist might be…
Written by Michael Claxton I’m sorry to start the semester off with bad news, but Princess Toadstool has left the building. I’m not talking about the Mario franchise character, who,…
Written by Thomas Burke This summer, I had the immense pleasure of participating in one of the most important cultural events of the year: Barbenheimer. Of course, this portmanteau refers…
Written by Morgan Wrigley In the words of Stephen Sondheim, “The outsider is basic to a lot of dramatic literature. This country is about conformity, and so nonconformity is a…
Written by Tiane Davis Last week I was reminded of a great part of my childhood. I did not realize the influence Mario had on my life until the sweetest…
Written by Emma Jones After four long, wonderful, challenging, beneficial years, my time with The Bison is coming to an end. I struggled deciding what to write about for my…
Written by Mattie Powers We live in a world where almost everything within reach is digital. Technology has given us many advantages to life, from the internet to video calls…
Written by Michael Claxton In 2016, I went to see “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” which is set in a time slightly before the original 1977 classic. The plot…
Written by Malachi Brown I am an introvert. Many of my dearer friends know this, but a lot of them have only found out more recently as I’ve more often…
Written by Sophie Thibodeaux The current parking arrangement for students at Harding needs to be updated with new rules and guidelines to accommodate the current number of students who drive…
Written by Malachi Brown My freshman year when we had a combined Thanksgiving and Christmas break because of COVID-19, I took a seasonal job as a cashier at Walgreens. That…
Written by Alaina Abbott Did you know there are over 8,500 children in foster care in the state of Tennessee, according to a June 28, 2022, report from television station WBIR-TV?…
Written by Michael Wester We’ve all heard it before: A woman is telling a story about an uncomfortable or traumatizing encounter with a man, and some well-meaning individual responds with…
Written by Courtney Eby Perhaps you are reading this and thinking that your favorite thing to make for dinner is a reservation. If that is the case, you might want…
Written by Michael Claxton Alexander Pope famously said, “Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor the last to lay the old aside.” I confess I’m often…
Written by Spencer Aiello As people may or may not know, some major rule changes have been implemented in Major League Baseball for the 2023 season. These rule changes include…
Written by Emma Jones Sometimes, I think, tradition is a good thing. Take social clubs for example. We have a lot of really old clubs on this campus with traditions…
Written by Malachi Brown This is my fifth semester taking a biblical language, and if you were thinking “Poor soul, who would do that to themselves?” then the answer is…
Written by Bailey Ridenour If you know me then you know that March 3 was a highly anticipated day. Singer Morgan Wallen released his newest album titled “One Thing At…
Written by Cooper Turman As I walk around campus during the month of March, I hear murmurs of one thing and one thing only. Not Spring Sing, not the WiFi…
Written by Macy Cox Recent TikToks from influencers have sparked rumors and discussions about whether American model Hailey Baldwin Bieber is bullying and mocking singer Selena Gomez on her social…
Written by Emma Jones Are you guys tired of living through national tragedies? I feel like every couple of months my social media feed is flooded with news of a…
Written by Abbey Williams Singer Taylor Swift performed opening night of the Eras Tour March 17, performing for three hours, singing 44 songs from 10 albums and making 16 costume…
Written by Michael Claxton This will be hard. Last time I wrote a piece with no “a’s.” This week, I do not plan to use long words. Just short words.…
Written by Luke Ziegler In season two of HBO’s hit drama “Euphoria,” the character Cassie, played by Sydney Sweeney, establishes a beauty regimen where she wakes up at 4 a.m.…
Written by Miranda Kiffmeyer We all understand the struggle of circling the parking lot looking for somewhere to park our vehicle, but have you ever struggled to enter a building…
Written by Hannah Atkins Jobu Tupaki may not believe in any form of objective truth, but I believe in the truth that the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” is…
Written by Aidan Broome I do not own a TikTok account. At least not anymore. I am out of the loop on all the trendy audios and inside jokes and…
One of the worst parts about going abroad last spring was missing out on some of my favorite seasonal food items that weren’t available in Europe — specifically the shamrock…
It’s been quite some time since I tried this. In 2012, I got up the nerve to write one of my “Bison” columns without using one specific letter from the…
Harding has been a part of Searcy since 1933, and as an insider looking out, it seems like Searcy is not as infatuated with Harding as we would like to…
Written by Mary Kyle Mills If you haven’t been keeping up with the news recently, you may have missed all the talk about UFOs, Russian fighter jets, the release of…
Written by Andrew Williams Ever since the creation of humanity, we have searched for what is right and what is wrong. The quest for knowledge on good and evil, light…
Written by Emma Hayes “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Maya Angelou Fellow students clap, cheer, gawk and giggle when it’s announced that…
No doubt many of us have heard about the religious revival at Asbury University, a school quite like ours. Worship continued for 10 days straight, classes were put off, and…
I’ve been jokingly referring to this semester as my “Bible major semester,” as four of the five classes I’m taking count toward my Leadership and Ministry degree. My favorite out…
Written by Brianna Hall It was asserted that there is no theological argument to support women participating fully in worship. I will demonstrate the tenants of the biblical argument for…
Some years ago, when I was new in town, I had a project to do at home. But it wasn’t a one-person job. So I ordered pizza, invited some friends…
I came to terms with my mortality a while ago over a wide array of experiences with bad driving, club sports injuries and five semesters of biblical languages. More recently,…
By Amelia Slater When people ask my major and I tell them it’s mechanical engineering, they usually cower in fear over the thought of upper-level math and science classes. The…
By Caleb Chunn Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone, and in its wake it has left some interesting plot lines that have turned thousands of regular fans of the…
By Princess Welch When you think of history, where does your mind go? Does it go back to those lessons in high school or elementary? “In 1492 Columbus sailed the…
Did you know the chapel stage was once almost on fire? A half-century ago, before the Benson Auditorium was built, chapel was in the Anthony and Wright Administration Building auditorium.…
One of the most influential figures of my freshman year was then-senior Kinsey Stubblefield. Kinsey was the opinions editor for The Bison, and after my very first Bison meeting, she…
Written by Gilley Wright Why would a woman write an article celebrating manhood? Because not many women would read it if it were written by a man. In our society,…
If you know me very well, then you know my favorite video game ever is “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” (BOTW). BOTW is an open-world action-adventure game…
Many great stories from Harding’s past have been told during chapel. Bible building namesake Jim Bill McInteer once shared how as a freshman in the 1940s he ran afoul of…
Written by Nic Fraraccio My excitement was at an all-time high on Dec. 16, 2022. After 13 years, James Cameron and his team brought us “Avatar: The Way of Water.” …
Written by Grace Winfree Throughout the last few years, I have found there are two sides of the academic coin. Regarding attitudes, a student can either view her schoolwork as…
Written by Alexandra Wisner “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” may have spent 11 years in development purgatory (purgatorio?), but it’s easily one of the best DreamWorks Animation movies in…
This year I played the classic game — as an upperclassman, active club member and beau — of trying to get out of Spring Sing. My friends and I agreed…
By Michael Claxton Since I did not attend a Christian college, chapel was new to me when I came to Harding in 2003. I remember being deeply moved by the…
John Reese An admired friend wrote a piece in The Bison on Oct. 28 promoting women preachers as “heroes of the faith.” I was surprised that the author, as a…
By Emma Jones There have been plenty of opinions expressed about New Year’s resolutions over the years — but love them or hate them, find them effective or not, you…
By Malachi Brown Before classes started, and all the homework started to pile up, I christened myself determined to read at least one book for fun this semester. I wanted…
By Kathy Dillion Several years back we, as faculty, began to hear that students today seek to know their professors in a way previous generations did not. While there may…
By Megan Sledge What do you want to be remembered for? The world is on track to run itself dry with the pace life is moving at today. I feel…
By Halle MillerIn a time where Christianity and people who claim to be Christian are the source of much hatred and divisiveness, America unites to celebrate someone who put Jesus…
Written by Carter Thweatt // Graphic by Wagner Valdez The Harding men’s and women’s basketball teams don’t usually have to travel very far for their games. This past month, however,…
Written by Michael Claxton Something wasn’t right. I tossed and fidgeted, trying to get comfortable, but it felt like I was lying on a pencil. I was just about to…
Written by Kalista Roades Once Halloween is over, everybody starts getting into a lot of arguments that don’t get anywhere. Every year, we have these arguments, and no one’s mind…
Written by Emma Jones This time of year is, in my opinion, the best for listening to my favorite album by my favorite band: “I And Love And You” by…
Written by Malachi Brown At least twice a year, my mother brings up my ACT test scores and my math class grades, lamenting that I didn’t become an engineer or…
Written by Aidan McGuire I’m not quite ready to turn the page from Thanksgiving to Christmas. In fact, I’m still reflecting in the spirit of Halloween as to what scared…
Written by Carter Thweatt The way we do government in America is broken — and has been for a long time. The two-party system, which George Washington warned against in…
Written by Emma Jones This past weekend, I had the opportunity to travel with a group from Student Publications to Washington D.C. for a national collegiate publications conference. And yeah,…
Written by Michael Claxton I knew the day would come. I had long been coasting on borrowed time. The paint was peeling on the hood. The automatic locks hadn’t worked…
Written by Nicole Savage The role of women in the church is the problem that seems to resurface at every Bible Lectureship, when chapel is getting a semi-controversial rebrand, or…
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