Spring 2006. I was 8 years old, thriving in second-grade and studying hard for the local spelling bee. Life was good — except for a sense of constant pain. Growing…
I waited to involve myself in the discourse. When Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was revealed as the victim of alleged sexual assault committed by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,…
During Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s hearings on Sept. 27, it struck me that the stakes of the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary decision would…
If last week’s grueling United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearings with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh teach us anything, it’s this: boys…
Last week, one of our Student Association (SA) sponsors, Jill Davis, professor of mathematics, showed me a C.S. Lewis quote from his book “Christian Spirituality” that goes with our theme…
I did a double take in Barnes & Noble last Saturday. I was walking past the coffee shop, through the action figures, around the vinyl records, up the aisle of…
Tailgates, pumpkin spice and still-90-plus-degree Arkansas weather can only mean one thing: Fall is on its way. Frankly, tailgates underwhelm me. Pumpkin spice is gross, in my humble opinion. And,…
Years after he became famous as “The Godfather,” Marlon Brando made a movie spoofing his legendary role. In “The Freshman” (1990), Brando played a mobster who ran an exotic restaurant…
By Lew Knapp The last time I wrote an article for The Bison, it was about the missile attacks against the Assad regime by a coalition of France, England and…
My parents and I stood frozen, eyes darting, sweat beading on our brows. Time was running out, and we knew we needed to act before it was too late. Taking…