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…
So far this season, we have experienced a lot of highs but also some lows. Being picked to win the conference and getting ranked early on as #18 in the…
It’s Thanksgiving night, and I am sitting on my couch with my Saints jersey on and my lucky spoon in hand. This game isn’t an ordinary game — it is…
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,…
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…
Sunday was a weird day for football. The New Orleans Saints lost to the Atlanta Falcons, the Miami Dolphins are on a two-game win streak, and the Tennessee Titans shut…
“Players Only” is a special column written by Harding athletes. In this week’s issue: Bisons senior forward Braeden Grundy discusses the soccer season so far and the upcoming conference tournament.…
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…
Celebrating too early. We all do it, and it can be hilarious when someone else is a victim to premature jubilation only to be let down minutes later. But then…
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…
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…
After Drew Brees’ injury on Sept. 15, Saints fans were devastated. Our team was now in the hands of our backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who didn’t have the greatest performance…
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…
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…
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…
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…
For any team, it’s tough to lose at home. At home games, you expect tons of support and energy from the stadium to help you walk away with a win,…
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.…
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…
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…
For most athletes, preparing for a match not only involves getting yourself physically fit to play, but also a lot of mental preparation to ensure that you’re in the correct…
On Sunday, Sept. 29, tensions were high as eight undefeated teams hoped to keep their spotless record. Only three of them managed to do this: the New England Patriots, the…
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…
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…
Derek Stingley Jr. caught his first interception as an Louisiana State University Tiger Sept. 21. Some who saw the name Stingley projected across the stadium may have remembered his grandfather,…
It was a regular Sunday afternoon as I sat in front of my TV, lucky spoon in hand. The New Orleans Saints were ready for a much awaited rematch against…
Cross-country is a sport that requires a very specific kind of person to be successful. To be a successful cross-country runner, you must be able to deal with very uncomfortable…
The NFL will kickoff its 100th season Sept. 5 with a game between its two oldest teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears . With 100 years of…
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…
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…
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…
Reality is often disappointing, and this is certainly true with the announcement of Andrew Luck’s retirement on Aug. 25. At only 29 years old, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback stepped down,…
I don’t know who said it best. Maybe it was Boyz II Men when they sang, “it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday,” in perfect harmony. Or maybe it…
By Anna-Grace Shields “Players Only” is a special column written by Harding athletes. In this week’s issue: junior Anna-Grace Shields talks about being one of three future co- captain of…
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…
As the NBA playoffs have tipped off, it is only fitting to look back and award the regular season standouts. First, some ground rules. At some point in today’s tank-heavy…
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…
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 is not entirely clear what shade of green was the focus of Tiger Woods’s attention as he strolled up the 18th fairway at the Augusta National Golf Club Sunday…
By Zoe Hardin “Players Only” is a special column written by Harding athletes. In this week’s issue: Lady Bisons senior middle blocker Zoe Hardin discusses getting to play intramural sports…
Like the blink of an eye, it came and it went. It was a vapor in the wind, a shooting star. Before you had the chance to appreciate it, it…
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…
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…
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.…
In 1983, it was North Carolina State University and Head Coach Jim Valvano. In 2006, it was George Mason University who shocked the world as a No. 11 seed. In…
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…
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…
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…
Opening Day is a national treasure. As players put on their fresh new uniforms and take the diamond for the first time, a new season offers new life to Major…
Written by Peyton Padgett “We should be good.” This was my response to fans, professors, friends and family at the beginning of the 2018-2019 basketball season when they asked,“How is…
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…
It’s that time of the year again. The greatest sporting event of the year is here — the NCAA tournament, better known as March Madness. It’s a special time of…
This past week, something became very clear in the NBA — the Los Angeles Lakers stink. They’re garbage, awful, terrible and are going to miss the playoffs for the sixth…
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…
Members of Harding’s men’s and women’s basketball team have been challenged during halftime of each home game to honor a “Hero Teacher” that inspires them and make them feel valued…
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…
In November, a high school senior named Blake Carringer tweeted he had received a scholarship offer from Syracuse University. His friends congratulated him on his accomplishments, and scouts began to…
The debris still smoldered days after falling; blocks had been transformed into what resembled war zones. Husbands, mothers and friends still held out hope that maybe, just maybe, their loved…
When I tell people in my Harding University circles that I am from Pangburn, a small town 20 minutes north of campus on the White County border, I usually get…
Last week, I covered mental health, a subject that I am passionate about because of my own history with it. I encouraged people to reach out to each other. I…
The past two editions of “Listen” covered political subjects that I find vastly important to my own understanding of how the world works. But I will not be covering politics…
As I’m sure we can all remember, college decisions can get pretty stressful during one’s final semester of high school. If you were one of the people who chose Harding…
I’ve learned a handful of things in my 21 years — only a handful, though. I can’t imagine that I’ve learned all there is to know in just 21 years,…
I read somewhere that when he was a kid, Jeff Bezos wanted to be an archeologist. A young Jennifer Lawrence planned to pursue medicine. George Clooney dreamed of playing baseball…
In his 1997 address to the World Bank Conference, Kofi Annan said, “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating.” If the last week has taught me anything, it’s that this sentiment…
Written by Jack Thomas Opening Day is for frontrunners. It’s easy to ride the wave of excitement for something new. In a 50-game season, they all matter. Opening Day matters,…
The 2012 presidential race was the first time politics was on my radar. Growing up in a particularly conservative Christian portion of the Bible Belt meant that everyone agreed with…
“Players Only” is a special column written by Harding athletes. In this week’s issue: Lady Bisons senior outfielder Peyton Mills discusses her role as a senior leader on the softball…
It’s here; Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. Everyone is figuring out just how they’re going to spend this unofficial American holiday, and I’ve decided that I’m not just going…
When the lights come up in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday evening, the future of the NFL will lie in the balance. More than just a battle between two teams…
Internships have been a rite of passage for students across multiple disciplines for decades. A precursor for what to expect post-grad, the usual semester-long stints at companies, nonprofits and government…
Last week I read a story in the newspaper about Bertha Vickers, a hunter from Morgantown, Mississippi, who was having a lousy season. She hadn’t gotten a single deer in…
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