On a Tuesday afternoon, the AU football room is buzzing with activity. Players lounge on couches or sit at the table, computers out, grinding away on schoolwork. Coaches commune in the head coach’s office to watch film, the door swung wide open to be a part of the larger room. A countdown to the next game ticks away, creating a sense of urgency and hype. Every week in AU football is different, but Head Coach Johnathan Coddington prepares by watching game film of their opponents. Then, coaches … [Read more...]
Stories from Asbury
In this audio feature, Owen Smith and Hannah Frick share their experiences while at Asbury University during "the revival." … [Read more...]
Higher Education reacts to ChatGPT
A newly released form of AI is challenging higher education this year. ChatGPT has the ability to write a copy based off of a prompt it is entered. The answer it gives is nearly untraceable, as it creates an original piece of work based on information it has previously been given. Some people in higher ed are concerned about students using ChatGPT to complete assignments and whether it can be considered plagiarism. Others see the chat bot as a tool that could be used in the … [Read more...]
Men’s basketball makes history
The Anderson University Men’s Basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division III national tournament for the first time in the school’s history. The tournament starts this weekend, with 64 teams competing for a national championship. Coach Carter Collins, who is in his first year as interim head coach at AU said that a team needs talent, a little bit of luck and belief to become a national champion team. His players have had that belief all year long. He said, “There wasn't … [Read more...]
Moving forward together
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) is a national remembrance of King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ and his legacy. Brian “B” Martin, speaker at the MLK Day celebration, said “Through his speech, Dr. King gave us a visual illustration of how God wants everyone to be treated, and it inspired, and still is inspiring, people from all racial/ethnic, socio-economic, gender, and religious backgrounds to speak up and get involved so everyone will be treated with love, equality, and … [Read more...]
Women’s basketball off to a speedy start
Jon Gin, Head Women’s Basketball Coach, enters his second year at AU with a young team focused on speed. The team rostered 13 freshmen this year, four upperclassmen and a graduate student for a total of 18 players. “We are young pups, for sure,” Gin said, “But you know, we're energetic because we are so young ... We're all about energy and flying around and trying to create chaos on defense. And hopefully, that leads to fast break points on offense.” Gin emphasizes to his freshmen … [Read more...]
Service clubs taking donations for ‘Socktober’
College Mentors for Kids, Alacritas and AU’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) are taking sock donations as a part of a nationwide donation movement called 'Socktober'. During October, students can drop off new or slightly used socks in any of the five boxes around campus. There are boxes on the valley side of Hartung Hall, the valley side of the Marketplace, the bottom of Decker Hall, the lobby of York Performance Hall and outside the 24-hour lab in the Nicholson … [Read more...]
Rock no longer Ravens’ head football coach
Coach Rock will no longer continue as head coach for the AU football team. Anderson University Football faces an immediate change in staff as Coach Steve Rock will no longer be the head coach of the program. With four games left in the team’s regular season, Jeremy Lochner will be serving as the interim head coach. This new position will be added to Lochner’s previous role as the football Defensive Coordinator. Rock has been at AU for the past four seasons, the 2022 season beginning … [Read more...]
Men’s basketball announces change in coaching staff
On Monday, August 29th, Anderson University Athletics announced that the Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Owen Handy, had resigned and Assistant Coach, Carter Collins, would serve as the Interim Head Coach for the 2022-2023 season. Collins will be entering his sixth year at AU, coaching under Handy for the past five years. Collins said, “The most important thing that he [Handy] did while he was here was making strides in the program.” Collins sees this as an opportunity to continue making sure … [Read more...]