I have a confession. I have spent most of my life trying to be funny. I probably fail more than I succeed, but I am constantly pitching one-liners that I…
Throughout this week, NBC’s “The Today Show” has featured National Geographic author Dan Buettner, and his new cookbook, “The Blue Zones Kitchen.” Buettner spent the last several years in the…
As we all wrap up classes, projects and papers for the semester, The Bison concludes a semester of work as well. After nine issues and 16 weeks of work, we…
As I have said before in this column, I try not to be the loudest or most domineering in a conversation. At times, it can be difficult for me to…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) made a little over $1 billion in revenue in 2017. With that much money being brought into NCAA, I find it very hard to…
Fruit of the Spirit to focus on: Gentleness Eights are the world’s advocates. They stand tall as pillars of strength with a yearning for justice, but their armor overlays their…
I admit it. Once in a while, when no one is looking, I leaf through the archives of “Just the Clax.” After 14 years and over 200 columns, there are…
If you are reading this column, stop what you’re doing right now and Google search photos of the live action “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie. Come back when you’re done. OK,…
For people who regularly profess the importance of confession, the church doesn’t teach much about how to handle it. And guess what? It shows. Most of my friends who are…
This year the Student Association (SA) has prioritized celebration. We have celebrated different people on campus, many whose efforts to make our community run smoothly often go unnoticed. We have…
Participating in your community often carries with it the notion of volunteer work. Whilevolunteered time and effort is extremely needed and treasured, you can contribute to your community in many…
The student-led editorial staff of The Daily Northwestern in Illinois apologized Sunday for an article published about student protesters at Jeff Sessions’ presentation at their school a week prior. From…
Stephen Covey owed it all to his mother. Though he was an athletic teenager, Covey developed a degenerative condition that caused him to spend several years suffering with pain in…
Fruit of the Spirit to focus on: Patience Sevens are the embodiment of youthfulness, continued into every stage of life. Their gift to the world is their ability to be…
Fruit of the Spirit for Sixes to focus on: Peace To understand a Six is to understand their intertwined web of contradictory characteristics that they often don’t even understand themselves…
As a distant Kanye West fan, I’ve seen him derail Taylor Swift at the 2009 Video Music Awards; listened to his music that contains lyrics solely about sex, drugs and…
These days, you know it’s a big news story when Sens. Tom Cotton, R-AR, and Chuck Schumer, D-NY, agree on something. And the news last week was that legislators on…
Earlier this week, I got a call from a friend asking if I wanted to go on a walk. Immediately, my spirit was lifted and my exhaustion was eased a…
There are tons of issues and conflicts happening right now all across the world; issues in the Middle East with Turkey’s invasion of the Kurdish territories and in South America…
Let me set a scene for you. You are sitting in the Stu eating some delicious, piping hot Panda Express. You feel delight as you scarf down your late lunch.…
Aramark caters to prisons, so it’s fitting that they have a captive consumer base here at Harding. Mandatory minimum meal plans and a non-compete agreement provide Aramark with a monopoly…
The 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals began last Tuesday, Oct. 22. There were some major upsets. The series was in the news cycle for more…
For a long time, I have collected jokes about exercise. The comedian Red Skelton lived into his ‘80s. “People ask me if I exercise a lot,” he once said. “The…
“A Community of Mission.” This is the phrase that hangs every few feet around our campus. Ask anyone why they came to Harding over another school, and it’s pretty likely…
One of my most deeply rooted fears is that one day, my friends will realize that I’m honestly not that great. I’m afraid they’ll finally see I’m not as funny…
I am a sucker for a love story. When I think of some of my favorite books, I tend to lean toward sappy love stories with plotlines that take you…
Social and entertainment media have become ubiquitous in our world today. They can be accessed anywhere, anytime. Social and entertainment media platforms have the capacity to greatly benefit our human…
Twin brothers and Harding alumni Kyle and Kris Thompson have been driving buses for the Searcy School District since they were students at Harding, beginning in 2001. Though driving a…
Growing up in a suburb of Houston meant homecoming and football were of the utmost importance. Every Friday night for as long as I could remember, we were at The…
Global warming, body image, sexual orientation, feminism, divorce, anti-Semitism, intellectual disability, domestic terrorism. What do you think this list represents? Major issues in the upcoming election? Or maybe the most…
I’ve always had a fascination with words and storytelling. Growing up, I would wake up every Saturday morning with a stack of pancakes, a copy of my hometown newspaper and…
When the curtains open on the Benson stage this weekend, the Homecoming musical will bring to life the story of Matilda, a precocious child who uses her special powers to…
My first home was Austin, Texas. (Please don’t talk to me about last weekend’s Texas and Oklahoma game — too soon.) We lived in a sweet neighborhood. I remember my…
Fruit of the Spirit to focus on: Joy Fives are humanity’s natural-born inquisitive innovators and test the world’s accepted truths from angles in which others’ minds never tend to venture…
You may have heard of the poet T. S. Eliot. He was a leader of the High Modernist movement, which means he wrote avant-garde verses understood by maybe 14 people.…
This summer I took classes at the largest school in my state. It took an hour to walk across campus, so I rode my bike everywhere or I never would’ve…
You can’t rough the passer.” “You have to wait until she snaps the ball to move.” “You can’t block with your hands.” Last week, women’s social clubs kicked off their…
Sometimes I ponder what my time at Harding would have looked like if I had been in a social club. What-ifs are always fun to think about, but not to…
The fight against sexual assault is not just a woman’s issue, but also a man’s. More accurately, it’s humanity’s issue. This fact became clear to me in the spring semester…
This past weekend would have been Botham Jean’s 28th birthday. To celebrate this occasion, there was a big birthday bash in his remembrance in Dallas. I was lucky enough to…
Done with dorm life, four Harding students began the search for a way to live off-campus around this time a year ago. The pursuit was somewhat hopeless because of their…
There’s a moment in the classic Marx Brothers movie “Animal Crackers” when Chico is performing one of his signature piano numbers and gets caught in a loop, playing the same…
Out of many dark corners of the world come tragic stories of human trafficking and sexual slavery, and according to International Justice Missions (IJM), there are more than 40 million…
In the action-drama television series “24,” Agent Jack Bauer works with the Counter Terrorist Unit to identify and terminate terrorism threats to the United States. Since its debut in 2001,…
For as long as I can remember, I have had a fascination and deep love for the moon. Perhaps it is my fascination with the bright satellite in the sky…
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11. As a sophomore, my time at Harding has been characterized by encouragement from…
I don’t normally save voicemails, but I kept this one. It was a message from Dr. Ganus. I had spoken in chapel that morning, and though he could not attend,…
One of my favorite secondhand Christmas stories is best told by my mom regarding Christmas of 1999 when I was 2 years old. As all the cousins began settling down…
On Friday Sept. 13, 12 jurors and four alternates were chosen to hear the facts surrounding the death of Botham Jean. It is not in question that Amber Guyger shot…
The oil and gas powerhouse of the South resides in Houston. This past week, Greenpeace USA protesters at the Houston Ship Channel attempted to shut down the busiest channel in…
I knew something was about to happen. I knew some rumblings had been going on around campus. I had heard whispers in dark circles that former Student Association President Hallie…
These days, there isn’t much I can do to feel genuinely embarrassed. Of course unexpected situations happen — you trip and drop food in the caf, you fall off your…
As the seasons come and go, I am always ecstatic to see summer end and fall begin because the latter is one of the best seasons we have. Summer is…
I haven’t been able to escape “The Dark Crystal” lately. On Saturday I heard a radio commercial for the new Netflix series based on characters created by head Muppeteer Jim…
You belong to a community whether or not you believe it. Community chooses you — absorbs you even. You perform a role in your community — whether you learn your…
“Rigorous but warm-hearted.” This is how former President Bill Clinton described Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) in the opening remarks before her lecture in Little Rock on Tuesday,…
Fruit of the Spirit to improve on: Kindness Don’t get me wrong; this is not to say Ones are mean people at all. Quite oppositely, their driving force is their…
If you already know, then you know. If you don’t, then you want to know. So — the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich vs. the Popeye’s chicken sandwich. The original chicken sandwich…
I have loved Spider-Man my entire life. When the first Sam Raimi film came out in 2002, I was 3 years old. Since then, Spider-Man has stuck with me. I’ve…
For the second time, I have returned to Harding as an employee. My first stint began one month after graduation as director of news services in what was formerly known…
On the first day of school last week, I sneezed seconds before Dr. Monte Cox’s prayer in 9 a.m. chapel. It was dead silent and drew much attention from chapel…
At any given time, my desk is cluttered with all sorts of random publication paraphernalia. In fact, as I write this first column of the year, I am surrounded by…
Did it smell like cigarettes?” That’s the question I get whenever I mention that one of the highlights of my summer vacation was a trip to the Waffle House Museum…
I understand now why college seniors talk about feeling anxious prior to heading into the wide world. When I say wide world, I mean exactly that. And beyond that, it’s…
Humans tend to have a difficult time assigning proper value to their talents and skill sets — and rightfully so. We typically battle excess pride and insecurity, consecutively, when faced…
Another tall tree has fallen on the Harding campus. Last week we celebrated the life of Dr. Tony Finley, former dean of the College of Education. Now the university family…
I spoke twice during my high school graduation. I was the class president, so I delivered an address to my peers and their families, in which they involuntarily indulged me for the…
After approximately 240 hours spent on deadline nights, 50 guest opinion writers and 20 “Just the Clax” columns, this is the last print edition of The Bison newspaper for the 2018-19…
The words “Petit Jean” have carried significant meaning for me since I was a little girl. When the park rangers at Petit Jean State Park know the names of your beagles,…
By Alaina Webb Spring Sing is a glorious time on Harding’s campus when the culmination of a semester of hard work is presented Easter weekend in front of thousands of…
As a freshman in women’s social club Pi Theta Phi (PTP), I was thrilled to be able to participate in everything. I wanted to be a part of something bigger that…
With wide smiles and skin slightly pinkened by the afternoon sun, my friends and I climbed back into Nora’s red Toyota Corolla for the ride home, happy and content. As we…
I knew a man who was once invited to become the honorary dean of an organization. Since he was in his early 70s, he wanted to know if the job was…
Written by Lydia SunderRaj We voted. We won. We cheered. A lot. The social media explosion of Harding students and faculty writing about Searcy and begging their friends and relatives…
With a swift but steady swing of the club, Tiger Woods captured America’s attention once again this weekend with his first Master’s win since 2005. Crowds erupted in cheer for the…
It was my turn to “pitch” myself — who I am and why I am valuable. I had rehearsed in my head what I would say, but none of the…
With Spring Sing only a few weeks away, my family is starting to make plans for their third-annual trip to come watch the Thursday night performance. Even though they’re never…
Written by Mallory Harrison As someone who has lived in dorms, Legacy apartments, an off-campus apartment and an off-campus house over the past four years, I like to consider myself…
Written by Ashton Castle Like most people on campus, I am always looking for ways to save money. Coming up on junior year, I was sure that living off campus…
Over the years I’ve picked up a lot of business cards. Many are from antique dealers — since that’s the hobby I was raised on — helping my parents with…
Last week, I was sitting in my favorite chair at my favorite table at my favorite corner of Kibo Midnight Oil Coffeehouse. It was a Thursday afternoon, which is my…
The old saying goes “April showers bring May flowers,” meaning that after a time of discomfort a period of goodwill will follow. But right now it’s not just raining —…
In July 2017, I made the decision that I had been wanting to make for over six months. I switched my SIM card from my smartphone to a flip phone.…
Highway 78 in Birmingham has never been my lucky stretch. Five years ago, I was heading home to Arkansas from Georgia after the holidays. My Toyota Camry — with its…
When we first began planning what this issue’s special coverage regarding addiction would look like during the fall semester, I knew the content would be heavy, and I knew the process…
One of my biggest fears is that someone will ask what I’m listening to when they see me sitting in the library with earbuds. It’s not because I’m listening to anything…
Over Spring Break, there was a massacre in New Zealand. On March 15, I woke to news alerts proclaiming that two racially targeted mass shootings occurred consecutively at mosques in…
I write with grievance in regard to the shadow of apathy cast over academia by the current generation. In conversations every day, people complain about what they are learning and…
Over spring break, I spent over 30 hours in the car. (It should have only been about 25 hours, but some of my travel companions had to make pit stops…
It’s six months before your trip to Walt Disney World. You are consumed by every little thing that absolutely has to be done in advance for your trip to be…
I have grown up going to Disney World, so when my parents told me we were going to Disneyland, I was over the moon. I could not stop talking about…
This week’s column was going to be my review of “Captain Marvel.” After sitting down and working on giving a brief background and going through the skeletal plot points, I…
On Feb. 20, Duke University freshman basketball star Zion Williamson went down with a scary knee injury. That may not sound like a huge deal, but it is. Williamson is…
It’s the middle of the semester. Spring break is just around the corner, and this morning I received an email from Student Health Services telling me that I’ve used my…
Pornography. As a man who has struggled on and off with a porn addiction for over 12 years, it seems as if I have heard every possible statistic and opinion…
For the past 91 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been handing out awards for great movies, and I’ve been an avid watcher of the Oscars…
I was sitting in one of my education classes last week when my professor asked a question along the lines of, “Why is it important for our students to be…
Last week I had the privilege of seeing one of my current favorite bands (Foxing) open up for the band (Coheed and Cambria) that headlined my first concert. The last…
By Michael Taft How many times have you heard: “If we could all be a little more helpful — a little more attuned to others’ needs — the world would…
Last Friday, I barely avoided giving $500 to a con artist. My only defense is that I was on medication. Some things happen like clockwork every February. The Arkansas temperature…
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