In this audio feature, Owen Smith and Hannah Frick share their experiences while at Asbury University during "the revival." … [Read more...]
Spring into Dance has fully bloomed
As Spring into Dance approaches, dance students are working hard in preparation for the show. In a performance choreographed by Anderson University’s dance faculty, dancers have to learn a delicate balance of long hours of rehearsals, training and practicing with the hectic class schedule and homework. Despite the heavy workload that the program requires, there is joy, passion and love of dance to be found within every dancer. Sophomore Heidi Vickers has found the program to be a … [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...]
5th Street Falls brings new ideas to campus
William Kult has a bit of wisdom for students who want to start or revitalize a campus club: “Look for ways to be unique.” That’s a lesson he and fellow senior Paige Anstead learned this year when they rebranded the AU chapter of Enactus—a national organization focused on business plan competitions among students—as “5th Street Falls.” Due to lack of engagement and interest among students, Kult said, faculty in the Falls School of Business were no longer happy with the Enactus program. The … [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...]
Wilson Gallery features historical photos
The Wilson Gallery is showing a Homecoming exhibition featuring photos from the 1960s pulled from the Anderson University archives. This exhibit was put together by student Jo Harmless with assistance from his professor, Holly Sims. The intent of the exhibition was to express student life from the time period, showcase memorable spaces and show that people “are still people.” Very few of the people featured or the photographers are known. Both Sims and Harmless stated that their focus was … [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...]
Anderson University Homecoming Week PREVIEW: Fall 2022
By Joseph Ringer Anderson University is celebrating its 105th year of operation at the 2022 Fall Homecoming. AU alumni will be returning to their alma mater for a variety of enjoyable events that graduates, current students, and families can partake in. Homecoming will take place Oct. 14-15, with events proceeding both on and off campus. Participants in the homecoming festivities can expect an abundance of home sporting events, well-known celebrations such as the homecoming street fair, … [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...]