Bryan College Triangle

by Ericka Simpson
Staff Writer

The Aztecs and the Goths marched onto the practice fields prepared to slaughter their enemies by breaking eggs with their handmade cardboard weapons. They are returning for a rematch this afternoon at 5 p.m.

Barbarian Wars, an event from last year, pitted the upperclassmen against the underclassmen in all out warfare with no real objective except to “kill” as many on the enemy side as possible. Each person had three eggs attached to himself, and if all eggs were smashed, then they were dead. Whichever team had the most people left standing at the end of the battle, kept their pride and won bragging rights.

“It is the biggest adrenaline rush that the school has ever sponsored,” junior Justus Stout said. Senior Evan Johnson asked Stout to give the rally speech for the underclassmen, and, according to Stout, it was “very exciting and empowering.”

The event created a chance for the under and upperclassmen to band together in an aggressive way. Stout said that it was a lot of fun last year, and he can’t imagine a way that it would be more fun.

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by Ericka Simpson
Staff Writer

Around 50 students drifted into the Lion’s Den on Feb. 4 to listen to Sarah Bunch from Students for Life of America (www.studentsforlife.org).

Bunch flew in from Washington, D.C., to discuss the hard issues of abortion that students face every day.

She said she became involved with the organization because she feels that God calls Christians to change laws in order to reflect Him.

“I knew that I wanted to make a difference and was passionate about social issues,” Bunch said.

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