BMC's Production of Shakespeare's Hamlet

On the last cold, dreary week of October, audience members in Garret Hall Auditorium were whisked away to colder, drearier Denmark where ghosts spoke and princes contemplated murder. The Blue Mountain College Department of Fine Arts presented a thrilling one-act adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet that contained both laughter and tears, love and loss.

The shortened adaptation by Albert Pia cut down the nearly four hours of performance to a one-hour action packed drama while keeping both the most crucial element...

There are few images that invoke a sense of peace better than that of a shepherd watching over his flock, and there are few images that invoke a sense of majesty better than a king sitting on his throne. Our God embodies both of these striking images--the gentle shepherd and the mighty king--and we can take heart knowing that in times of trouble, we can call on the name of our Shepherd King.

Psalm 23 is a well-loved and well-quoted passage of scripture that tells of the peace that all Christians may possess knowing that God is watching over them. “Th...

Many things have changed since BMC began over 100 years ago, and many of these things have been lost to time, unknown to most, if not all, in living memory. Some of these traditions, clubs, and classes, however, had a tremendous impact on the student body and its administration, and should be considered for the future.

Classes

When Blue Mountain College began in 1873, it had only 50 female students. However, their class load was impressive, teaching classes that aren’t even taught at BMC today. Some classes, like astronomy and meteorology, English his...

Heeding The Call Series Part 2

Canton Foley spent her summer in Houston, Texas, working with the Mission Centers of Houston. She was very busy the entire time, working with six different ministries at once. These included a homeless ministry, a food pantry, and children’s and youth clubs. Canton particularly enjoyed the homeless ministry and the food pantry, saying that she has “a heart for homeless people.” She remembers one homeless man with whom she formed a special friendship. This man was sick and had recently been robbed, but Canton was able t...

As the close of the semester approaches, it brings along with it the anxiety ridden due dates of group projects we’ve forgotten about, exit exams, and term papers. Many of us repeat the mantra, “Cs get degrees,” or respond to the question of our well being with, “I’m surviving,” as we brew another pot of coffee and make another set of flashcards.

We look back on the days of early semester, when we were fresh faced, held little responsibility, and wrote everything in our planner religiously. Now that we’re nearing the end, we’ve amassed a great burden...

2019 Campus Revival

Previously, our school hosted a two-day revival here at Blue Mountain. The speaker was Dr. Ed Newton, an evangelist from San Antonio, Texas. He was raised by two deaf parents and struggled through school. Ed finally made it to college where he struggled even more. He found his wife in college and they now are raising beautiful children.

On Monday during the regular chapel time, Ed really focused on the Lord’s Prayer. He broke down what it was telling us. One thing he told us was that God is our father. He expressed to us that Jesu...

At this point in the semester, we’re moving closer to the finish line. At the beginning, we had some new additions to the staff and faculty of Blue Mountain College. This article is a continuation of a series meant to introduce the newcomers with a mixture of serious and not-so-serious questions.

The second person featured is Professor Lytal. Professor Lytal is the newest addition to our Science department, and one of Blue Mountain College’s own graduates. If you’ve had a class with her all semester, then you’re probably already familiar with her kin...

"Words—so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become, in the hands of one who knows how to combine them!"

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

Words, words, words.

By this point in the semester, a lot of us have probably had our fill of words. We’ve taken so many notes, written so many essays, and read so many dry textbooks that writing more words is the last thing we want to volunteer for.

But what if you want to write something creative for a change? And, even better, have a chance of a winning cash for...

Early Monday morning, the entirety of Blue Mountain woke up to the news that we had lost a legend. Ms. Johnnie Armstrong has passed quietly from this world onto the next in a New Albany nursing home. Her health had been declining over the course of the past year, and while the blow was painful, it was not unexpected.

While the college grieved, many first year students were left with a question they were too afraid to voice: who was the woman and why was she so important to Blue Mountain?

Sim...

The fathering of a new men’s society on campus has caused quite the uproar among students of Blue Mountain, but many are left with the question: who are they?  President and Senior Benjamin Myers, alongside Senior and VP Kodie Gray, created the society known as the “Macedonians.”

The name stems from the early church of Macedonia, found in the New Testament. President Myers elaborated, “All of the societies emphasize biblical themes. It’s part of our identity,” he added. “So we really wanted to highlight that, but also the fact that we’re a new group...