TIMELINE TALK — Sept. 19, 2014
MBU Timeline staffers Lydia Milan and Stuart Slates set out across the Missouri Baptist University campus with a question of the week for students, staff and faculty members. With football so clearly on MBU’s agenda, this week’s question is: What is your favorite football tradition?
Rally in the Alley Leads Spartans into First Home Game
Missouri Baptist University’s pre-game pep rally includes a local radio station, tailgating, food trucks and plenty of enthusiasm as the first home football game in the university’s history is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the CBC field.
Sappiness and Absurdity meet “The Identical”
Yes, “The Identical” is another cheesy faith-based film … the religious will flock to it like sheep.
Malaysia Airlines Offers Questionable Promotion
The already struggling airline company offers a new promotion, but is it too soon to call this thing the “Ultimate Bucket List”?
Philip Seymour Hoffman is Riveting … One Last Time
“A Most Wanted Man” succeeds thanks to another compelling performance from the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.
It’s Golf … No, It’s Frisbee … No, It’s Disc Golf
With so many disc golf courses in the St. Louis area, what are the chances that Missouri Baptist University will get a disc golf course on campus? Photo by: Colby Duncan
Book Review: Learning Beauty within “Beastly”
Readers are invited to discover wisdom through the author’s writing style from a Christian perspective. Photo by: Brittany Gammon
St. Louis Food Trucks: Mobile and Mouth Watering
St. Louis culture gives us winning baseball, riverfront sightseeing and world-renowned museums, but the tastier side of the Gateway to the West offers traveling gourmet food trucks and the smiling chefs inside.
Necessary or Not? High School Involvement for Athletic Scholarships
Do we really need involvement in the teen years to receive that great athletic scholarship in a private institution, or is it JUST good for well-being? Photo by: Brittany Gammon
To Pick and Choose
We should always make an effort to see the positive qualities in people rather than the negative.