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Danielle Dirks

Danielle Dirks is a staff journalist for MBU Timeline, majoring in public relations. She transferred to MBU in the fall of 2016, from St.Charles Community College. After graduation, Dirks hopes to pursue a career as an event coordinator.

Stranger than Fiction: A Modern Day Treasure Hunt

Written by Danielle Dirks on February 12, 2018. Posted in News

Pirate treasure, Spanish riches, the Holy Grail and precious objects belonging to the Knights Templar are all rumored to have found their final resting place on a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Photo provided by Wikimedia

This aerial photo shows the Oak Island excavation site in August of 1931, with workers standing in the middle, cabins to the far right and Mahone Bay in the background.

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Finals Week Fitness

Written by Danielle Dirks on April 25, 2017. Posted in Media

Schedules are certainly busy this time of year for college students, but it’s not impossible to stay fit during a time that has many of us parked behind computer screens and tucked in libraries. If you can’t make it to the gym this time of year, these personal trainers from Gold’s Gym have workable ideas that can help you break bad eating habits and exercise, even with a busy schedule.

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THREE-PEAT: Defending Their Title

Written by Danielle Dirks on April 18, 2017. Posted in Sports

For the third year in a row Missouri Baptist University is hosting the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Championship. In addition to large live crowds at the SRC, games will be streaming on the NAIA Network and also ESPN3. The Spartans, who have won the coveted championship two years in a row, have their work cut out for them as they go for an unprecedented three straight.

Photo by Lynn Tyler

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MBU Theatre’s “Peter Pan” Soars at Box Office

Written by Danielle Dirks on April 12, 2017. Posted in Arts & Entertainment

MBU Theatre performed Tony award-winning, “Peter Pan,” for over 2,000 people March 23-26 in the Chapel. After a remarkable success, the cast now refocuses and plans for the next performance.

Photo by Matt Williams

Emily Rice, playing Peter Pan, flies off stage with visual effects new to the MBU Theatre Crew.

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The Definition of Fear

Written by Danielle Dirks on April 5, 2017. Posted in Opinion

I didn’t know what fear was until there was a man walking toward me with a gun.

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*Our mission statement is: MBU Timeline is the student news network of Missouri Baptist University, a private Christian university that embraces the essential core value of “social change through service and leadership.”

*The Bible verse that drives our mission is 2 Timothy 2:15 (Worldwide English Version): “Tell the true message in the right way.”

*The WordPress website has been up since late-fall 2013. We average about 3,000 sessions and about 5,000 pageviews per month.

*Our stories and galleries get as few as 40 or 50 hits, or as many as 8,000 hits.

*We have readers in every state and more than 90 countries around the world. We have several readers in South America, the United Kingdom, India and Australia.

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*We welcome contributors from all walks of MBU life, regardless of your major. Reach out to us on Twitter at: @mbutimeline.