As students returned to Missouri Baptist University this fall, they arrived with plenty to do, from sports practices to disc golf to Chapel and even a visit with the Stanley Cup. Today’s photo gallery, by MBU Timeline photojournalists, captures many of the sights around campus and around St. Louis.
Photo by Madelyn Shotton
Guitarist Katelynn Freese leads students in worship after completing a recent hour-long Sunrise Stretch class on the Quad. Students woke up early for the class, which met outside that morning, to take advantage of cool morning temperatures.
All smiles during the first week of school. Photo by Madelyn Shotton
Former MBU student Tyler Curtis takes a photo of the Blue Note painted on a street downtown. Photo by Colin Baillie
Ball toss drill in the gym. Photo by Torrance Littles
Weightlifting in Muncy Gym. Photo by Torrance Littles
Kyle Rohan tosses a disc into the basket. Photo by Stacy Rohan
Ross Munroe, left, and Colin Baillie, check out the new Learning Center. Photo by Torrance Littles
Friendly game of ping pong in North Hall. Photo by Torrance Littles
Pool shooting in North Hall. Photo by Torrance Littles
All-American, Fisher Nuss, plays defense against Noah Campbell.
Chapel Band warms up before a Thursday Chapel. Photo by Colin Baillie
Jose Rivera studies in an apartment off campus. Photo by Trevor Chaney
The Stanley Cup made its rounds all summer. Photo by Stacy Rohan
Madison Bond looks away as she donates blood during the Mercy Blood Drive. Photo by Madelyn Shotton
Sarah Broyles works in the Broadcast Studio. Photo by Trevor Chaney
Christian Akridge studies in one of the study rooms at the newly renovated library. Photo by Trevor Chaney
The Wolf Cafe, located in Ballwin, features live music and a comprehensive menu riddled with healthy options capable of fulfilling the most discerning expectations of anyone’s palate.
Josh Fuentes, who played at Missouri Baptist University five years ago, is now the 11th-rated prospect in the Colorado Rockies organization, according to MLB.com, and he looks to continue his success as he got called up to the Big Leagues this week, delivering a base hit in his first-ever Major League at-bat.
Photos courtesy of MBU Athletics and the Colorado Rockies
Josh Fuentes, then and now. In the photo on the left, Fuentes fields a ball and makes the throw to first base while shoring up the infield as a Missouri Baptist University Spartan five years ago. In the photo on the right, Fuentes dons his big league uniform as he was called up this week to the Colorado Rockies.
Democrats in the House plan to offer President Donald Trump $5 billion for border security, with hopes of reopening the federal government, but it will not include any new structures like the border wall Trump has made a cornerstone of any compromised budget proposal. Meanwhile, as the shutdown lingers on, entering its second month of the longest shutdown in history, we see families being affected by the furloughs. Today our student journalists are blogging on their thoughts about the historic government shutdown.
Photo by Madison Sullivan
As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month, compromise might finally be in sight, but for now parks like St. Louis’ Gateway Arch continue to be closed to tourists, negatively affecting the economy of the city and state.
Interpersonal Violence Awareness Week begins events this week at locations across the Missouri Baptist University campus, bringing needed recognition to issues of abuse within college relationships. For example, nearly 80 percent of rape victims know their offender, and nearly 25 percent of adult females in relationships have experienced violence from their partners.
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*The WordPress site 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 93 countries around the world. We have several readers in Brazil, 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.
*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.”
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Photos by Trevor Chaney
