Category: Featured

Insta-Gratification

By: Anna Bliss Dean, Edited by: Renee Schroeder Posted. Now, the anxious wait for your phone screen to light up. The likes and comments of friends, offering confirmation that the photo is beautiful, creative, funny, or entertaining. This is something that we all endure every time we post a photo on Instagram. The purpose of …

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“Rev.” Dr. Fyke Gives Sermon in White House

When Christ is our foundation for all we do, there’s no limit to what, where, and how we can contribute to building the Kingdom of God. This was the main theme for Dr. Jeremy Fyke’s sermon, “Build,” delivered at White House First Baptist Church Sept. 8. Preaching out of 1 Corinthians 3:9-15, Dr. Fyke urged …

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Eight-Ball: Unexpected Tensions

By: Khristian Vickers, Edited By: Renee Schroeder All my life I’ve grown up very privileged and I am grateful for the life my parents have provided for me. As an African-American male, I have survived and overcome many stigmas that could’ve weighed me down. However, the school system that provided me with the opportunity to …

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Department Celebrates 24 Graduates

The Communication Studies department celebrated 13 Corporate Communication graduates and 11 Communication Studies graduates on Saturday, May 4th. The graduates have a wide range of career plans in human resources, recruiting, training, social media marketing, education, and graduate school. Congratulations to all of our graduates!

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Can I Get a Connection?

By: Caroline Elliott, Edited by: Jack Tucker Tension arises in relationships all the time. In fact, it’s pretty much inevitable. Whether tension involves making time for each other, putting effort into a relationship or cell phone usage, it doesn’t always mean that the relationship is headed downhill. If you’ve been struggling with these things, you’re …

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Website Editor Internship: Filling the 16th Credit Hour

By: Ally Roden Starting Belmont this past year as a freshman, and even now as an upcoming sophomore, I still have trouble fitting in that 16th class credit hour. After completing my one-credit wellness class first semester, I struggled to come up with a single credit hour that sounded appealing to me. It wasn’t until …

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Belmont Students Advance at IPDA National Debate Tournament

On April 13-16, Belmont University sent two students to the IPDA national debate tournament in Shreveport, Louisiana. Both students advanced to the elimination brackets in their divisions. Nazif Manaj, a senior political science major who is currently planning to attend Belmont Law in the fall of 2019, joined the debate team in January of this …

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Catching Your Breath

By: Carly Mitchell Edited By: Megan Montgomery My iPhone: a convenient, pocket-sized computer that is simultaneously the bane of my existence and my savior. At times I find myself getting lost in the texts, emails and social media notifications to a point of mental exhaustion, making it a necessity for me to set aside time …

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Dr. Jeremy Fyke Wins Tower Award

Dr. Jeremy Fyke received the prestigious Tower Award at the student leadership award ceremony last week. The Tower Award is given to faculty and staff members who have enhanced the campus life experience by being “exceptional at engaging and educating students” through the following: Commitment to students overall development (inside & outside the classroom) Involvement with student programs/activities …

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Jayda Morse: A Semester in Seoul

By: JACK TUCKER Jayda Morse, a junior Communication Studies major and Asian Studies minor, became one of over 800 Belmont students to study abroad this year as she traveled to Seoul, South Korea. This program partners with Sogang University, the only Jesuit higher education institution in Korea and one of the nation’s top universities. A …

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