The Collegian

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Johnathon Smith • December 13, 2021

Dear Grandpa, It’s been a long time since we’ve talked—a year, maybe. But it’s actually been three, as impossible as that is to believe. It’s taken me this long to collect my thoughts and write...

Editorial: A Somber Celebration

Collegian Staff • December 13, 2021

Christmas is a time of celebration. Throughout the nation, people celebrate the holiday season with decorations, gifts and an abundance of food. Although every year brings a debate on when to start the...

Editorial: The complementary role

Collegian Staff • December 6, 2021

Men and women are different. This idea has always been under attack because all truth has always been under attack. Recently, the attack has been to blur the lines between men’s and women’s roles or...

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Andrew Thompson • December 6, 2021

Modern-day Christians struggle to recognize God’s holiness and the ramifications of it, and this error is stealing their joy. Defining holiness is difficult with a finite mind. We know the standard...

Editorial: Nothing but a stumbling block

Collegian Staff • November 29, 2021

“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries,...

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Vicki Olachea • November 29, 2021

Over the summer, I received a diagnosis that changed my life. Or, more accurately, made better sense of it. I was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, more commonly known as ADHD. This...

Editorial: Don’t suffer in silence

Collegian Staff • November 15, 2021

In less than a week, most BJU students will leave campus and head home for Thanksgiving. Many of us will spend Thanksgiving surrounded by people we love, eating food we enjoy and doing activities we like....

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Olivia Thomas • November 15, 2021

Before I was Olivia Jeanne Thomas, my name was Hai Rong Liu. In 1999, I was found at Bus Station 19, taken to an orphanage and made eligible for adoption. In 2000, I was adopted by American parents who...

Editorial: Ethics guide journalism

Collegian Staff • November 8, 2021

Former President Trump and P. T. Barnum have a lot in common. As Barnum said, all press is good press. That philosophy was controversial in Barnum’s day, and, as Trump illustrated throughout his campaigns...

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Joanna Scoggins • November 8, 2021

“It makes me not want to do journalism anymore.” When I said those words, I was in the middle of my junior year, sitting in The Collegian office. I looked over at my editor with tears in my eyes...

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Johnathon Smith • October 25, 2021

I still remember the first time I made a friend burst into tears. I had casually asked how his parents were doing, but nothing about the answer I received was casual. Tears streaming down his face and...

Editorial: Live an immeasurable life

Collegian Staff • October 25, 2021

Arriving five minutes early is on time; arriving at the time specified is late. Rack up some volunteer hours to be accepted into that program. It’ll look good on your resume even if you don’t enjoy...