If you’re a Christian, it’s highly likely that you celebrate the holidays of Christmas and Easter to celebrate the birth and resurrection of Jesus. You may even attend a Good Friday service each year to reflect on Jesus’s death on the cross three days before Easter. However, not all Christians know about the full liturgical calendar (also known as the church calendar or liturgical year) which divides the entire year into an annual cycle of … [Read more] about The Liturgical Calendar: Should Christians Observe It?
Ensure Justice 2024: Keeping Our Children Safe Online
The first Friday and Saturday of March, 2024, the Global Center for Women and Justice’s annual Ensure Justice Conference took place. This year’s theme was, “Keeping Our Children Safe Online." Friday, March 1st was the first day of the annual conference. … [Read more] about Ensure Justice 2024: Keeping Our Children Safe Online
The Great Divorce at the Lyceum Theater: A Play Review
I attended the opening performance of the stage adaptation of The Great Divorce (directed by Professor Susan Berkompas) at the Lyceum Theater on the night of February 23rd. As a fan of C.S. Lewis’s writing, I was eager to see how Vanguard’s theater department … [Read more] about The Great Divorce at the Lyceum Theater: A Play Review
C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce Arrives at the Lyceum Stage
From February 23rd to March 10th, Vanguard University's Lyceum Theater is putting on a stage adaptation of the novel The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. Famous Christian writer C.S. Lewis is a master at crafting thought-provoking allegorical stories, and The … [Read more] about C.S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce Arrives at the Lyceum Stage
Social Media: For Consumption or Creation?
Social media began in the early 2000’s, and began to blow up in the late 2000s and early 2010s with Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Now in 2024, Instagram and YouTube are still popular, and apps like TikTok and BeReal are taking over the social media scene. … [Read more] about Social Media: For Consumption or Creation?
End of Year Move Out: What Do VU Students Throw Away?
At the end of every spring semester, residential students at Vanguard University move out of their dorms and into wherever they will be living over the summer. Over the school year, VU students living in the dorms tend to accumulate more material goods than … [Read more] about End of Year Move Out: What Do VU Students Throw Away?
Hope in the Holy Land Documentary Screening
On February 23, 2023, Vanguard University’s Departments of Theology and History and Political Science hosted a screening of the documentary Hope in the Holy Land. This documentary captures the journey of an Orange County Christian named Tom Morehead (director … [Read more] about Hope in the Holy Land Documentary Screening
Summer 2023: Where Will GEO Go?
The Global Education and Outreach (GEO) Center at Vanguard University is holding their annual Take Off Fair on March 8th, 2023, where students will sell goods and services to fundraise for study abroad and outreach trips. With the Take Off Fair quickly … [Read more] about Summer 2023: Where Will GEO Go?
Time to Register for Ensure Justice!
Attention all Vanguard students: now is the time to register for the Ensure Justice conference coming up on March 3rd and 4th! The Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ) puts on an annual conference for attendees to learn how they can prevent human … [Read more] about Time to Register for Ensure Justice!
Are the Songs in Chapel More About God, or Us?
By Emily Miller Many Christians have opinions on contemporary Christian music (CCM). Some love it, and some hate it. CCM has faced many critiques, one of which being that it focuses more on ourselves and how we feel about God than it does on God, His … [Read more] about Are the Songs in Chapel More About God, or Us?
A Hallmark Christmas Film Review
By Emily Miller Everyone knows how Hallmark Christmas movies go even if they’ve never seen one before. A small town girl who owns a bakery comes across a big city hotshot man who wants to shut down her business just before the town Christmas baking … [Read more] about A Hallmark Christmas Film Review
The Epidemic of Violence Against Native American Women
By Emily Miller Currently in the United States, Native American and Alaskan Native women face a disproportionate amount of gender-based violence, mostly perpetrated by non-Native men. The federal laws and Supreme Court decisions regarding tribal … [Read more] about The Epidemic of Violence Against Native American Women
Live2Free’s 7th Annual Fair Trade Fashion Show
By Emily Miller On Thursday, October 20th, Vanguard University’s Live2Free club held their 7th annual Fair Trade Fashion Show. Live2Free and the Global Center for Women and Justice partnered alongside Goodwill of Orange County, the Human Trafficking Task … [Read more] about Live2Free’s 7th Annual Fair Trade Fashion Show
First Ever Biology Honor Society at Vanguard University
This semester, for the first time ever, the Department of Biological Sciences at Vanguard University is starting a chapter of TriBeta, the National Biological Honor Society. This will be the first time that biology students at Vanguard will have the … [Read more] about First Ever Biology Honor Society at Vanguard University
Increasing Antisemitism During COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, antisemitic hate crimes and social media has increased globally. This includes physical and verbal assault, vandalism, the spreading of Nazi hate symbols, antisemitic social media posts, antisemitic beliefs and … [Read more] about Increasing Antisemitism During COVID-19 Pandemic