Written and media by Paige Lunde. What is the difference between a small town and a large town? Is there a difference or is it all in our heads? Have we been telling ourselves that each is different just because or is there actually a reason behind it? Small towns are great. A good portion of the time everyone lives within walking distance and knows each other's names. Other times, everyone lives so far awa ...

Written by Janika Grimlund.  Media by Momoka Murata. To my CORE 101 students: CORE 101. Otherwise known as the bane of a freshman’s existence. Does this sound familiar to you? New Student Orientation. Musty room. Sweaty bodies. Girls in their best “I want to look great, but not like I’m trying too hard” outfit. Nervous parents. And an overly, enthusiastic professor. CORE 101. Eventually parents leave and th ...

Written and Media by Paige Lunde. In case you didn't already know, Disney is remaking all our favorite movies into live-action's in the next few years. They have already remade Cinderella (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Pete's Dragon (2016), and even did a version of Sleeping Beauty told by Aurora about Maleficent (2014). Quite recently, Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2017) was just remade. And they aren't ...

Written and Media by Paige Lunde. Here at Greenville College, we have art shows from time to time. Sometimes it's a show with students work and other times, it's a show consisting of guest artists like it was last Tuesday night. On Tuesday night, we had the privilege of having J. David Carlson present his show, "No Monkey Business." J. David Carlson is from L.A. Tuesday's show showcased toys manipulated int ...

Written by Kayla Parker. Media by Momoka Murata. Michelle Biernbaum always looks to intentionally serve and align her life with God’s purpose. She grew up in the same house that her father lived in since he was three years old in the suburb of Florissant, MO, and was homeschooled until her senior year of high school by her parents, Brian and Christine Biernbaum. Currently a senior at Greenville College, Bie ...

Written and Media by Paige Lunde. The meaning of creativity is "the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work." Digital Media majors are artists, just in different ways than what you might think of as "actual" artists. We use our creativity to bring videos to life or make vibrant posters or animated shorts. We make movies and sitcoms and band posters and cart ...

Written and Media by Paige Lunde. What makes Greenville unique?               Webster dictionary defines community as a unified body of individuals: such as a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society; common character; a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society ...

Written and Media by Momoka Murata. Are you a tea drinker? According to Huffington Post, the U.S. ranks highest in coffee consumption; however, tea consumption is in fourth place. A friend informed me that less men drink tea compared to women because of a gender stereotype in the United States. If you are rejecting tea because of that image, or simply drinking coffee instead, you are missing out on some gre ...

Written and Media by Paige Lunde. On Monday night, the Animation class taught by Professor Sharpe and the Digital Video class taught by Professor Amundson took a trip to St. Louis for a few hours. We saw the 2017 Oscar Shorts at the Tivoli Theater. The first session was the animation shorts and then the live action shorts premiered after. The animated shorts started off with Borrowed Time, a USA short about ...

Written by Chasity Cook. Media by Momoka Murata. “Find your light.” This statement can be applied to many different things in one’s life. Like, finding inspiration for a new masterpiece or being the “light of the world.” But as for me, I use this in the literal sense: to find my light on stage. Find your character. Many people will tell you there is a secret to acting; this is a lie. Acting is something you ...