Men’s Volleyball Season of Growth
The crowd was screaming. Students were on their feet, clapping slowly, watching the volleyball bounce back and forth over the net. The score was close, and the men’s volleyball team found themselves in the fifth set; there would be no second chances at winning once this set was over. Finally,
Looking Forward
The 2016-2017 academic year is drawing to a close: final exams are around the corner, final projects are in full swing, and the last days of classes are in a progressive countdown. Interesting events have taken place this past year in the political/social news, national news, and even changes on our own
Scroll Editor Jess Schnittjer Passes the Quill
For those of you who may not know, Jess Schnittjer, Senior Editor of The Scroll for three and a half consecutive years, is passing the torch to a new editor come the end of this month. Her legacy as the pioneer of The Scroll online has impacted many aspects of
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives. Roberto Bolano. 610 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007. 2666. Roberto Bolano. 912pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008. By Daniel Meier English major, philosophy minor, ’18. March 30, 2017. “Life left us all where we were meant to be or where it was convenient to
Surviving the Semester’s End
With the end of the semester approaching, it becomes difficult to find the motivation to complete all of those STRENUOUS tasks that all of the professors happened to schedule on the same day. How can we, as the busy college students we are, accomplish these never-ending assignments with professionalism and
More than Just a Piece of Pizza
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” – John 1:14 Believers spend a lot of time focusing on the death of Christ, which is great because his
I Shout From the Crowd
So it is Holy Week once again. From the time I was little, I have known everything about the Easter story. I read the Bible, the children’s books, and watched all of the Veggietales episodes. I had seemingly exhausted the entire crucifixion and resurrection story. So, NEXT! Time
A GREAT Gatsby Gala
Despite the pouring rain and dismally gray skies that graced the beginning of our evening, there was nothing that could stop the SPA from pulling off another fantastic gala. Our hair may not have kept the way that we wanted to, and we may have had to cover our beautiful
Soldier Boy
June Forty Fort was about as alive as roadkill. Over 600 people lived there, but no one ever understood why. An ancient cemetery haunted the lifeless town with rusty, iron gates and thousands of moss-covered tombstones. The sport fields covered almost as much land as the cemetery, but were
Highlander Baseball’s Hot Start
The flowers are in bloom, the weather is warm, and the snow is all cleared up. Spring is in full swing, and Highlander Athletics is back in action after a brief hiatus following the conclusion of winter sports. Many spring sports teams have vaulted into hot starts and will look