BMCU to change its schedule to a four day week starting Fall 2026 by Lauren Paul The rumors are finally becoming reality at Blue Mountain: the four-day class schedule is starting next fall semester. In the fall, we will stop having classes on Fridays and we will have all of the classes from Monday to Thursday. This change will affect many different things including longer class times on Monday and Wednesday, different chapel times, and scheduling changes. For one, classes o

Unprecedented Ice Storm and Its Ensuing Damage Causes Campus to Close for Over Two Weeks by Lauren Paul “It was something different… it wasn’t good. It was like surviving,” was what Santiago Rodriguez said about his experience in the ice storm that ended up majorly affecting the entire campus of Blue Mountain Christian University and many students’ lives. The ice storm first came in on Friday, January 23, 2026. Several students were able to leave during this time, but sever

Short Review: Words by Fanny Crosby by Santiago Rodriguez The play Words by Fanny Crosby shows how powerful words can be and how poetry can become something special and unique if it’s made with devotion. The play begins powerfully with a scene of women being imprisoned. Their voices singing during this scene was very moving. There was also comedy in the scene depicting Fanny Crosby in her living room writing the lyrics for the melody that William Doane composed; he was in a h