by Bobby Winner Thiel’s traditional semi-annual event, the Stuff-A-Plush event, returned to campus on Jan. 20, in the Lutheran Heritage Room to much fanfare from students, so much so that the line stretched through the Bistro. The event had students lining up an hour early, eagerly awaiting their […]
By Brian L Brink “After (Martin) Luther, print and public communication would never be the same again,” said Professor Dane Claussen on Monday, Dec. 11 at Thiel College, during his lecture on Martin Luther and the print industry. Before his 95 Theses, in 1517, Claussen said, Luther wasn’t […]
By Brian L Brink On Nov. 30, Alpha Xi Delta raised about $70 for Autism Speaks at it’s Xi Man competition that took place at Thiel College. Ashley Seems, a senior psychology major, ran the event this year. The four contestants were Brandon Forester, a junior biology major; […]
By Taylor McKelvey “Every year, before final, I go and receive a free chair massage,” said Thiel College senior Camille Radford. Tuesday Dec. 12, was Thiel College’s study day. A day for students to prepare for their finals and relax. Thiel attempted to help student relax by providing […]
By Taylor McKelvey On Friday, Dec. 1 Thiel College hosted its annual dome opener. They invited the students, professors, and faculty of the college, as well as the members of the Greenville community. There was an array of activities to participate in, such as; laser tag, a rock […]
By Taylor McKelvey Pastor Brian Riddle’s Famous Communion Bread is made up of two and a half cups of whole wheat flour, seven eights cup of water, one fourth cup of honey, one teaspoon of salt and baking powder, and two and a half tablespoons of olive oil. […]
By Brian L. Brink How does human society change over the course of history? The last Thiel Forum of the fall semester on Thursday, Nov. 16 focused on this question in three different presentations. Professor Sheila Nowinski presented about landscape art, Professor Dane Claussen presented about Cambodia, and […]
By Brian L. Brink As Professor of performing arts Pete Rydberg put it, playwrights have one of the most difficult jobs ever. They write plays and then send them off to the world, he said, hoping those who perform them won’t mess them up too badly. Playwrights give […]
by Taylor McKelvey Senator Michele Brooks began the presentation, “Pathway to Pardons” by saying that this program was not about “being soft” when it comes to crime, but about second chances. Lt. Gov. Mike Stack spoke about his passion for giving incarcerated people a second chance. On Thursday, […]
by Brian L. Brink Up until 1990 the term rape meant stranger rape. It wasn’t until people like Katie Koestner began speaking out that people realized rape can happen even if you know the person. Koestner spoke at Thiel College on Wednesday, Oct. 25, about her struggle against […]
By Taylor McKelvey “Students don’t ask questions,” said the new assistant professor of math and computer science, Jingnan Xie, when explaining the differences between the American and Chinese school systems. In China, students just listen, there is no discussion based courses, just lectures. Xie said that this is […]
By Taylor McKelvey “The view I had while at Macchu Picchu was the most beautiful and amazing place that I have ever been” Nick Romano, a senior at Thiel College, stated at the Thiel Forum, during his presentation. This past summer, two study aboard trips were conducted; one […]
By Brian L. Brink As the audience listens quietly Krysten Kinner starts her speech by telling everyone how scared she was to travel outside of the United States. The Vira I. Heinz Scholarship Recruitment Dinner took place on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Thiel for all female students interested […]
By Brian L. Brink Thiel College alumni held of panel talking about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions on Friday, Oct. 13, at Thiel. The panel was moderated by Delbert Abi Abdallah, assistant professor of biology and director of the Greenville Neuromodulation Center Faculty/Student Research Institute. […]
By Taylor McKelvey Thiel students and faculty had varying experiences with a virtual reality (VR) demonstration on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Students and faculty used Oculus Rift equipment acquired in Spring 2017, just prior to the first public VR demonstration on campus. One student, who wished to […]
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