(GAINESVILLE, Ga.) Dr. Kenneth Frank was presented the 2015 International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) Coach of the Year Award on Nov. 14, at The International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament in Des Moines Iowa at Drake Law School. Dr. Frank was one of the first people involved in INADR. He’s had teams to participate since its […]
Archives for November 2015
San Diego SeaWorld to Close Killer Whale Show
(GAINESVILLE, Ga) SeaWorld released a statement announcing the end of the famous Shamu killer whale show. They plan to phase out the show within the next year at the San Diego park, and end it completely by 2017. This decision is a result of many complaints from animal rights activists and park guests alike about […]
Poetry of the Week: “Dreams” by Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on Feb. 1, 1902 in Joplin, Missouri. He one of the most well known poets and writers from the Harlem Renaissance era, as well as an early innovator of jazz poetry. Some of Hughes’s most common themes include depictions of Black life in America, racism, the American Dream, […]
Brenau Students Stand in Solidarity with Mizzou
(GAINESVILLE, Ga) In the wake of many racial tensions on the campus of the University of Missouri (Mizzou), Brenau University’s Black Student Association (BSA) stood in solidarity with the students of color at Mizzou along with colleges and universities across the nation on Thursday, Nov. 12. “It was important to have this event because […]
Rachel McFarland Hosts Senior Recital
(GAINESVILLE, Ga) On Nov. 3, Rachel McFarland held her senior recital in Pearce Auditorium. Rachel’s teachers, family and friends gathered to hear her voice fill the room. In her introduction, the announcer described her as a dedicated student willing to help without recognition. The recital consisted of eight songs. The songs were about emotional struggles […]