Love, A Sentimental Senior

Written by Dani Stevenson on September 17, 2019. Posted in Opinion

Dear Freshman, you are about to embark on four of the most exciting years of your life, and I want you to hear this from someone who has recently watched them come to an end.

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After a late night practice her freshman year, Dani Jo Stevenson (far left) plays in the snow with her fellow MBU tennis teammates. Stevenson, who graduated in the spring, has written parting words to underclassmen and shared her wisdom as “a sentimental senior.”

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How a Wild Mustang Opened My Eyes To God’s Sovereignty

Written by Dani Stevenson on January 27, 2019. Posted in Opinion

I never imagined that God would use a wild mustang to bring me closer to Him, but Outlaw was proof that the Lord works in mysterious ways.

Photo by Carly Stevenson

Working at a children’s ministry in September 2018, senior Dani Jo Stevenson rides bareback on Hero, an American Quarter horse. Stevenson used only a halter to lead Hero in flexion exercises, which she uses with every horse she trains.

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Common Core Standards Another Educational Money Grab

Written by Anika Conley on January 14, 2019. Posted in Opinion

Forty-one out of 50 states in America have adopted the common core national standard, which claims it will help prepare our students for college. But is this only preparing them to be talented standardized test takers?

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The Double Standard in the Fight for Equality

Written by Cam Cosey on January 13, 2019. Posted in Opinion

Black Lives Matter, the Black Panther Party and the Civil Rights Movement all have one common theme: liberation for blacks in America. However, black liberation always seems to be met with an exorbitant amount of opposition from the media, law enforcement and even the government. The same cannot be said for other movements.

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Feminism Through God’s Lens

Written by Stacy Rohan on January 7, 2019. Posted in Opinion

The feminist movement presents the fight for equality and dignity for women as God intended, but modern society’s twist on feminism has created problems of its own and distorted the mutual responsibilities between men and women that the Lord initially intended.

Photo and graphic by Stacy Rohan

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