90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 C M Y K 50 40 30 20 15 10 CYAN PLATE MAGENTA PL AT E YELLOW PLATE BLACK PLATE Students steal the show in Robin Hood p.7 The online at advocate.jbu.edu ThreefoldJOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY ’AdvocateS STUDENT NEWSPAPER Thursday, February 20, 2014 Issue 15, Volume 79 Siloam Springs, Arkansas University announces tuition increase Sidney Van Wyk supporters who give joyfully to Editor-in-Chief scholarship endowments and our [email protected] annual fund,” said Jim Krall, Vice President for Advancement in the Overall tuition will increase same press release. “JBU has a by more than $1,000 with a 3.42 long tradition of helping students percent increase in the 2014-2015 with financial challenges attend academic year. college, and because of the strong This is the lowest percentage support of our alumni and friends, increase in the past 25 years, but that tradition continues today.” the total cost for students has While the cost of a private increased 35 percent since 2003- university education has 04, after correcting for inflation. continued to climb, the hike has The greatest increase in that not been as steep as others have amount of time was tuition with experienced. 36 percent followed by room and Private colleges and board with a 32 percent increase universities have increased at a and fees with 28 percent. rate of 2.1 percent between the “JBU continues to be one of 2003-04 and 2013-14 academic the best values in Christian higher school years. During the same education,” said Don Crandall, time period public schools vice president for enrollment have increased at a 3.2 percent management, in a press release increase, according to the released by the University. Consumer Price Index published “Our price is lower than most by CollegeBoard. of our peer institutions across A graph published in a the country, and U.S. News has pamphlet given to on-campus ranked us the best value among students showed the national all Southern colleges for the Graphic by: Elizabeth Jolly average for private schools to be second year in a row.” The off-set of costs to students to Kimberly M. Hadley, Vice support budget 3.5 percent in the well-above John Brown, but no The percentage of students because of this financial aid President for Finance and 2014-15 academic year to also source was given with the graph. who received some form of means students are likely to only Administration. help with university costs. financial aid also increased from experience an actual cost increase The University will be “We are blessed and deeply 85 to 91 percent in the last year. of about 2 percent according increasing their institutional grateful to have many generous New Event Director jumps right into busy spring schedule Shelby DeLay Family Weekend and Scholarship Staff Writer Weekend,” Huff said. “I’ve also [email protected] done things for visit days. Being A new face joined John brand new and jumping into long Brown University as the Director standing events has been crazy.” of University Events on Jan. 27, On a daily basis, Huff can 2014. be found keeping event request A recent College of the forms in order, making sure Ozarks graduate, Rebecca Huff rooms and décor is reserved for moved to Siloam Springs in upcoming events and processing December of 2013 after marrying information for events. John Brown University student, She has to maintain the events Calvin Huff. calendar with both internal and “I applied to several jobs external events. around town, but I knew I Huff mentioned that her wanted to work here the most,” favorite part about working at Huff said. “I thought it would the University is being able to be the best fit. It’s a lot like the integrate her degree with her job. college I graduated from.” “I’ve enjoyed being able to Huff’s degree from College of use my degree and the stuff I the Ozarks is in Restaurant and learned in college and actually Hotel Management. applying it to a real world job,” “The job was perfect for me. Huff said. “It’s nice because I With my degree, I have had a lot feel like I can use the four year of banquet and catering event degree I got and put it to good management classes. It was a use.” perfect fit,” Huff said. She also has enjoyed being Because she jumped into the able to eat lunch and spend time job in the middle of the year, with her husband during the day. Huff has already taken part in During the time that Rebecca planning and executing many and Calvin were dating and Daniel Madrid /The Threefold Advocate events on campus. She says this through their engagement, there New Events Director Rebecca Huff infront of the University’s calendar of events. Huff , who was hired at the beginning of the semester, is in charge has been the hardest part, but she of coordinating all of the events on and off campus, many of which were long-standing events scheduled long before she was hired. is getting used to it. “I jumped right in around See Director on page 2 february 21 february 22 8am Registration 8am Registration 9am Class Visitation 8:30am President’s Open House 10am Family Weekend Chapel 10am Family Brunch 4pm Bible Dept. Student 10am Art Exhibit Papers Symposia 7pm Robin Hood 10:30am Ultimate Frisbee 9pm “Meet the Cast” Reception 1pm Robin Hood 3pm & 5pm Intercollegiate Basketball 7pm & 9pm Talent & Variety Show Graphic by: Elizabeth Jolly and JP Garcia INDEX News 2 / 3 Opinion 4 / 5 Lifestyles 6 / 7 Sports 8 / 9 Spotlight 10 CYAN PLATE MAGENTA PLATE YELLOW PLATE BLACK PLATE 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 C M Y K 50 40 30 20 15 10 page1.pdf 1 2/19/14 12:53 PM Page 2 February 20, 2014 NEWS The Threefold Advocate Study abroad to take undergrads to China Hannah Wright students will “learn by doing,” studying fi rsthand News Editor the economic and business [email protected] environment of the country. “I’ve learned a lot about China from just walking the John Brown University streets, being part of that is offering a study abroad crowd, whether it’s riding trip to China for the fi rst the subways in Beijing time this summer. or wandering the Hutong Randall Waldron, professor alleyways,” Waldron said. of economics and international It’s precisely this sort of business, will lead the trip. travel that senior Sara Lowe Waldron has visited China is looking forward to. As an before, fi rst as an adviser to international business major, she a Christian campus group spent some time backpacking from the University of South through South America and Dakota, then again as a is looking forward to another Fulbright scholar and to lead new context to try out what the graduate trips through the she has learned in her studies. Beacom College of Business. “China is key,” Lowe “China has gotten into said. “It’s the place to go. my system and now it seems If you want to do a May strange if I don’t go there for a term abroad, do China.” couple of years,” Waldron said. Lowe believes that this The trip will be four weeks trip marks a good change long, offer six credit hours, and for the business department, be primarily, but not exclusively, Submitted by JOE WALENCIAK and Waldron agrees. for business majors. About Waldron (far right) with the graduate group that went to China this summer. Though the graduate business program has off ered “I hope we come back eight students are going on the the China study abroad program for some time, this is the fi rst year the trip will be available to undergrads. informing the general student trip this summer, including body about China,” Waldron a few engineering majors. said. “This trip has the Waldron hopes that this trip to learn about the world’s with China,” Waldron said. province, a more rural area with potential to be life-changing, will bring a greater emphasis fastest growing economy. Students will begin their stay diverse scenery and culture a watershed moment in on Asia in the University’s “If you want to be a global in China by visiting Beijing and home to one of Southeast someone’s life. It was for me.” study abroad program, as citizen with global impact, and Shanghai. They will then Asia’s largest mosques. well as an interesting place then you must be familiar spend some time in the Yunnan Waldron hopes that his Students react to counseling center fees Lauren Drogo John Brown University’s they might at a massive public the counseling center should be a group if they feel the need Staff Writer student counseling center now university,” said Wheeler. a place that students can go to for more counseling. charges individuals $10 per Some students reacted in seek help without being asked [email protected] session after their fi rst eight a positive way upon hearing to pay more money on top of the individual sessions have been about the new change. tuition they are already paying. completed. The students on “I think the counseling According to the University campus have voiced their fee as $10 per session over website, most students are opinions, and although many eight [sessions] is completely served on an individual basis people understand why the reasonable,” said Wheeler. “A and typically meet with a center is doing this, some are student who is in emotional counselor weekly for a 45- still opposed to the new policy.