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An international affair
After the Haiti earthquake Jan. 12, Laura Silsby sped up her plans to establish an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. She solicited volunteers throughout the United States to help open her orphanage immediately. Corban junior Bianca Davis discovered her friends Matt and Lora Crider had gone with the team to the Dominican Republic. “You never really understand the seriousness of a situation until someone you know is involved,” she said.
Waiting for the Blazers
At 8:00 p.m. Feb. 16, a dozen students slouch against the Northern wall of Schimmel, outside the Manna Shop, wrapped in blankets, laughing, sipping hot chocolate, and pretending to read textbooks. At the front of the haphazard queue, near the Manna Shop, a sign reads “FREE BLAZER TICKETS! LINE FORMS HERE.”
Tuition to rise again
Next year, tuition will increased by $1,000, and room and board will go up $197. This is a 3.9% overall increase. As these costs go up, administration ensures that its scholarships increase as well.
Badminton, pickleball tournies
Pictures from the ASB-hosted badminton and pickleball trounaments Jan. 19 and 21 at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
A ‘Lion’ among us
He has the biggest smile around; someone who loves life to the fullest and brings his intense personality to everything he undertakes. Louis-Claude Nguea-Njoh is a Cameroonian national who came to the U.S. to pursue soccer at the college level.
“I actually swam all the way across,” he said with a laugh.
Put the phone down
Though it may not be the most popular law enacted by our government, many people–including students here at Corban–are readily supporting the new no-texting bill.
January Events
Concerts, plays and events happening in the Salem area happening in January.
Brotherhood formed through pumpkin wrestling
Attendees of the Corban Experience got to see first hand the men of Farrar Hall compete in their annual “pumpkin smash.”
Corban Cadets train for army, study for God
Corban students participate in the ROTC program while being on campus with full-time academics.