Sports, a Second Parent

Kids from poverty stricken neighborhoods and broken homes can learn the qualities of good character through athletics. Kids learn how to work in teams, to be hardworking, to set goals and even understand responsibility for the first time. Copyright-free image from Google Growing up in inner-city areas can have detrimental effects on adolescents, but those […]

J. Cole’s Fight Against the Drug Culture

J. Cole’s “KOD” album is sonically pleasing, the message behind the lyrics and his fight to change the culture of recreational drug abuse in the younger hip-hop world comes together to create a masterpiece.

The Meaning (or Meanings) of Easter

As the Easter weekend arrives, students, faculty and staff members will be celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior. Many consider these next few days to be the holiest of the year, while others reflect on fond childhood memories, while still others question if Easter has become too commercialized. Today […]

If I Had Just One Word to Describe My Goals for 2018

Have you ever thought about narrowing down your entire 2018 improvement plan into one valuable word? Just one word that tells exactly what you plan on doing better, or doing more of, or less of. This is the question posed to student journalists for this blog. Photo by Chantise Adams

Blog: 2017 in One Word — Part 2

We asked our student journalists to pick one word that describes what they would like to see more of in their lives this year, and expound on those thoughts, and here is what they have to say. Photo by Benjamin Marchant

President Predictions – What MBU Wants to See

As the United States settles in for the Trump presidency after the recent inauguration, MBU Timeline staffers share their thoughts regarding what they hope to see from the new administration as the years progress.  Graphic by MBU Timeline staff

MBU Football’s First Rivalry

MBU finds a feud with a team across the river, Lindenwood-Belleville University. Photo by Ryan Rerich Sophomore Henry Espenesa pursues the Lynx quarterback.