Chelsea Gammon is a staff writer and editor for MBU Timeline. She is a senior double majoring in Journalism and Public Relations. Chelsea works part-time in the Special Events office on campus. In the spring she will be a public relations assistant for MBU’s University Communications Department. She previously enjoyed working with Timeline Broadcast. After graduation, Gammon plans to explore many opportunities and make a difference wherever she goes.
After her adorable curls and sparkly guitars took the country genre by storm, Taylor Swift is boldly transitioning into pop with her latest album, “1989.”
With stores opening earlier and earlier each year, cutting into treasured family time especially for retail workers, stores should consider opening later.
With winter in the air and Thanksgiving just a week away, how can college students finish the semester with so many distractions and so little motivation?
“Another day another destiny, I dreamed that love would never die, there is a life about to start when tomorrow comes.” These words, saturated in poignant history and revolution, describe the world-renowned musical, “Les Miserables.” Debuting Thursday, Nov. 20, and running through the weekend in the Chapel, it is the largest production in the history of Missouri Baptist University.
Here are some interesting facts about MBU Timeline, the student newsmagazine of Missouri Baptist University, in St. Louis:
*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.
*Most of our readers are in Missouri, followed by Illinois, California and Texas.
*We do not accept advertising as we are a not-for-profit online newsmagazine.
*We welcome contributors from all walks of MBU life, regardless of your major. Reach out to us on Twitter at: @mbutimeline.