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Poetry of the Week: “Word Warriors” by Aja Monet

October 11, 2016 By Dominique Patrick Leave a Comment

As the youngest individual to ever win the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe Grand Slam championship title, nineteen-year-old Aja Monet is a poet, writer, singer, song writer and human rights advocate who feels her duty as an artist is to “tell it like it is.” In 2010, she published her first poetry book “The Black Unicorn Sings.” […]

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October 25 Program Goes ‘Beyond the Talking Points’ with Kristen Soltis Anderson and Maria Teresa Kumar

October 6, 2016 By Brenau Student Leave a Comment

Exactly two weeks before the historic 2016 presidential election, Brenau University will host a public program with two of the nation’s most visible experts on the impact women, minorities and younger people now have on American politics. The Oct. 25 program will feature Republican pollster and strategist Kristen Soltis Anderson and Democratic organizer and commentator […]

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Adult Coloring Helps Benefit Mental Health Issues

October 6, 2016 By Brenau Student Leave a Comment

For many of us, coloring was a childhood hobby that we would frequently engage ourselves in. However, in late 2015, coloring breached a new demographic. It’s now adults who are favoring the therapeutic trend of coloring, opposed to the younger generation. While many people color to pass the time, some do it for the therapeutic […]

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The First Presidential Debate of 2016

October 6, 2016 By Jessica Hollister Leave a Comment

(Gainesville, GA) On Sept. 26, 2016, the first presidential debate for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was streamed live at Brenau University in Thurmond McRae for any students who wanted to attend. It started at 8:45 p.m. with a facilitated discussion about the debate and the upcoming election. The event was part of Brenau’s initiative of […]

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Movie ‘Storks’ Takes Flight Soaring to Viewers’ Heart-strings

September 27, 2016 By Brenau Student Leave a Comment

(Gainesville, Ga) In a summer movie season laced with mostly franchise blockbusters and lackluster reboots, it was genuinely refreshing to sit down and watch a kid’s film that was not just fun for young ones, but was also smart and witty for the parents as well. After all, this film uses the old parental excuse […]

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We take special pride in The Alchemist. The student ran newspaper was the first publication distributed on the campus of Brenau University. The Alchemist went viral in Fall 2006. It has been over 100 years since the first article was printed, and has since evolved into the prominent platform for students to leave a legacy through their writing.

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