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One man expresses his gratitude to volunteers providing meals in the Asheville area following Hurricane Helene's devastation.

Column: Heartbreak and hope in the wake of Helene

Olivia Adams, Reporter November 4, 2024

Strips of saturated dry wall hung from the remains of the ceiling. Standing in the foyer of a duplex in Swannanoa, I could see the highway outside through what used to be solid walls. All that remained...

Nearly 100 years of BJU presidential history

Nearly 100 years of BJU presidential history

Jonathan Lovegrove, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2024

The election of Dr. Joshua Crockett as Bob Jones University president marks a new era in BJU leadership. Crockett is the sixth president in BJU history but only the second not in the Jones family. BJU...

Backstage Pass: Rodeheaver Auditorium's remarkable history and the story of its NYC stage

Backstage Pass: Rodeheaver Auditorium’s remarkable history and the story of its NYC stage

Zachary Edmondson, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

“Backstage Pass” is a series of articles designed to take readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Bob Jones University campus. Many of the historical details come from A Short and Fevered Rehearsal:...

Ping-Pong a smash hit for students in The Den at BJU

Daniel Matesevac and Tyler Scott April 2, 2024

Reporters for The Collegian discovered a group of committed table tennis players who often gather around a Ping-Pong table to practice the sport inside The Den in Bob Jones University's Student Center....

Photo courtesy of BJU.

Backstage Pass: The EXP Zone transforms Grace Haight Building

Zachary Edmondson, Staff Writer March 9, 2024

“Backstage Pass” is a series of articles designed to take readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Bob Jones University campus. Many of the historical details in this story come from the BJU Today...

WATCH: BJU 2023 Christmas Lighting Ceremony recap

Daniel Matesevac and Tyler Scott January 17, 2024

Watch this BJU Christmas Lighting Ceremony retrospective video broadcast produced by Daniel Matesevac and Tyler Scott, reporters for The Collegian.    

The original prop ship from the 1955 film Wine of Morning floats in the reflecting pond next to the BJU Bridge of Nations during Homecoming weekend on Oct. 6, 2023. Staff/Katelyn McKenney

Dr. Bob Jones III talks Wine of Morning on film’s rerelease

Tyler Scott and Daniel Matesevac November 7, 2023

The first film produced by BJU’s Unusual Films in 1955, Wine of Morning, was re-released for the first time in full high definition on Friday, October 6. Two special showings of the film were presented...

Culinary Arts students prepare a pizza for baking for a customer at The Bistro. Staff/Heather Battles

The Bistro offers American classics made-to-order by BJU students

Rylie Wiedell, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

The Bistro is a concept created and run by Bob Jones University Culinary Arts. Every Friday, the Bistro opens for dinner for the student body and the community. Fashioned after an American-style restaurant,...

The FEBC-Korea Children's Choir performed in the Student Center Mall at Bob Jones University, Sept. 25, 2023.

Korea Children’s Choir performs mini-concert at BJU

Staff Report September 26, 2023

A visiting international children's choir performed a 20-minute mini-concert in the Student Center Mall at Bob Jones University, Sept. 25. Dressed in traditional clothing and performing musical selections...

Society Rush and Induction

BJU Class of 2027 set to choose societies

Zachary Edmondson, Staff Writer September 7, 2023
See how your society choice shapes your college experience.
Solomon has been a faculty adviser for The Collegian since its first issue.

Faculty adviser retires after 36 years of serving The Collegian, 44 years teaching

Nathaniel Hendry May 1, 2023

A decade after winning the Distinguished Servant Award from the Bob Jones University Alumni Association, Betty Solomon has finally reached the end of an illustrious career of teaching and will retire at...

Before coming to BJU, Kelley worked in several ministry settings, including working as a church planter and on pastoral staff.

Meet Jeffrey Kelly, director of the Student Care Office 

Zachary Edmondson April 20, 2023

While Bob Jones University has provided counseling for its students for many years, the Student Care Office is relatively new, and it now has a new director. Student Care was formed in 2015 to care for...

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