Volleyball player loses fight with leukemia Caroline Neisler, a junior marketing major and member of the volleyball team, died Wednesday morning, May 15, two weeks after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She was 21. Neisler was from Jacksonville, Ala., and had just transferred to Samford from the University of North Alabama this semester. She [...]
Corry Mulligan - Sports Writer | After defeating Elon in an epic championship match on April 21 to claim the SoCon title, the Samford men’s tennis team is now preparing for the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. The next stop on the Bulldogs’ journey is Starkville, Miss., where the team will [...]
Taylor Palmer - Sports Writer | When you’re good at something, you’re good. But a touch of “magic” and a tenacious drive make Samford outfielder Phillip Ervin great at his passion. Ervin, a junior sociology major, committed to play baseball for Samford University after a grim ACL tear his senior year put a halt on his dream to [...]
Halley Smith - Copy Editor | Senior history major Chase Trautwein and 2012 alumna Sam McFarland are preparing to spend the upcoming academic year teaching English in Germany. The two were recently named to the Fulbright English Teaching Assistants program, a program, which sends U.S. graduates overseas to learn about different cultures and share some of the United [...]
Chelsea Pennington - Features Writer | On Friday, May 3, the international students at Samford and people who have worked with them were invited to a picnic to meet new people and celebrate the end of the year. Exchange students at Samford come from 22 countries all over the globe, and their experiences vary greatly. Engineering physics [...]
Volleyball player loses fight with leukemia Caroline Neisler, a junior marketing major and member of the volleyball team, died Wednesday morning, May 15, two weeks after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She was 21. Neisler was from Jacksonville, Ala., and had just transferred to Samford from the University of North Alabama this semester. She [...]
A collection of Twitter and Facebook remembrances of Caroline Neisler, who died this morning after her battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She is survived by her parents David and Merry, her brother Allen and sisters Katie and Elizabeth. A memorial service will be held, Wednesday, May 15, at 5 p.m. in Reid Chapel. The service [...]
Sydney Cromwell - Copy Editor | Samford is a strongly Southern Baptist university, but Christian beliefs aren’t universal among the students. Atheist and agnostic students often find it difficult to balance a personal lack of belief in God with life at a university where Christianity is the assumed religious position. A 2010 Pew survey found that 25 percent [...]
Catherine Farrist - News Editor | During SGA’s final meeting of the academic year, two major decisions were discussed and approved. Next year’s academic budget, put together by the new Executive Council, was presented and passed. A reworked Code of Laws was also finalized and approved, a project that has been worked on all year by the Code [...]
Steffany D’Angelo - Features Writer | The most stressful time of the semester is quickly approaching. As we begin to study into the wee hours of the morning and spend long days (and nights) in the library, there are ten helpful tips to remember. Don’t panic! Preparation is key. Spend your time and have your full attention [...]
Chelsea Pennington - Features Writer | On Friday, May 3, the international students at Samford and people who have worked with them were invited to a picnic to meet new people and celebrate the end of the year. Exchange students at Samford come from 22 countries all over the globe, and their experiences vary greatly. Engineering physics [...]
Amanda Smith - Features Writer | Half a dozen wet-nosed canines took over Ben Brown Plaza last Thursday as part of SGA’s event, “Puppies on the Quad.” While most of the pooches were well past puppy stage, flocks of students gushed over their adorable faces and wagging tails. However, these four-legged, bandana-wearing creatures did not show up [...]
Chelsea Pennington - Features Writer | This week, Samford University is going green in celebration of Earth Day. To kick off the week, Restoring Eden, a club supporting environmental awareness and conservation, hosted an event on Monday afternoon at 4pm in Brock Forum. The event’s featured speaker was Ben Lowe, founder and leader of the Young Evangelicals [...]
Wes Spears - Opinion Columnist | The last few days of senior year produce some befuddling tendencies. On the one hand, you are looking eagerly toward the future. On the other hand, you are terrified of it. Contributing to the former is the horrible disease known as senioritis. Contributing to the latter is the awful affliction known as [...]
Evan Elmore - Opinion Columnist | I am sick, and I did not even know it! All of my time at Samford I thought I was fine. But suddenly, during early February, I learned that I was a victim of an epidemic. As a child, I spent plenty of time in doctors’ offices reading those brochures they keep [...]
Tim Foote - Guest Columnist | Last week the Crimson ran a column that attacked Samford’s campaign asking seniors for financial support before they graduate. Many students at Samford undertake great amounts of loans in order to attend Samford, so it seems a bit audacious to be asking for money from these already indebted students. Right? Some considerations: [...]
Samantha Smith - Opinion Columnist | I want to write a column that summarizes my feelings about May 18, 2013. I want to talk about fighting nostalgia, not being pathetic in the face of the real world and actually not caring that much about what my mother calls “the greatest achievement of your 22 years.” I want [...]
Volleyball player loses fight with leukemia Caroline Neisler, a junior marketing major and member of the volleyball team, died Wednesday morning, May 15, two weeks after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She was 21. Neisler was from Jacksonville, Ala., and had just transferred to Samford from the University of North Alabama this semester. She [...]
A collection of Twitter and Facebook remembrances of Caroline Neisler, who died this morning after her battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She is survived by her parents David and Merry, her brother Allen and sisters Katie and Elizabeth. A memorial service will be held, Wednesday, May 15, at 5 p.m. in Reid Chapel. The service [...]
Cameron Cross - Sports Writer | The Samford baseball team won the opening game of a series against UNC-Greensboro before dropping the next two games. The Bulldogs completed a 15-9 victory over the Spartans of Greensboro on Friday evening. Junior pre-business major Eric Wright (4-3) pitched 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on six hits. He struck out [...]
Taylor Palmer - Sports Writer | Six Bulldogs look back on their time wearing Samford red and blue Aaron Bethune Public administration Football Opelika, Ala. What does it mean to you to be a Samford Bulldog? Putting your faith in God and doing your best no matter what the circumstances are, whether it is in the classroom, [...]
Senior economics major Amy Gonzalez and senior entrepreneurship major Matt Thornton came away the big winners. They earned $7,000 for their company, WE:Band, in the Regions Bank New Venture Challenge in cooperation with Samford’s Brock School of Business. The New Venture Challenge provides two divisions for the competition, one for students in the Freshman Entrepreneurship [...]
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