Archive for October, 2008
Film Review: ‘Nights in Rodanthe’ is a quality adaptation
Diane Lane and Richard Gere star in this romantic drama based on Nicholas Spark’s best-selling novel. Lane plays Adrienne Willis, a single mom struggling through a broken relationship with a wayward husband. Willis tends her friend’s inn for the weekend where Paul Flanner (Gere) is the only guest. When a terrible storm hits, the two [...]
Twitter offers new social network site
Twitter is different things to different people. For many it’s a way to stay connected to friends, family and co-workers through the exchange of status updates, and for others it’s an online networking tool.
This Web site is a simple social networking tool which gives you 140 characters, called a ‘tweet’ to answer the question “What [...]
Cornerstone grad nominated for award
Mike Coon has taken his acting career outside of the Cornerstone community. He’s taking it to the big stage – the Grand stage.
Coon was recently nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the community division of the Grand Awards for his role as Beethoven in “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.”
“The cool thing is [...]
Holding off on Hollywood
What do you get when you combine the brains of a technical engineer and a creative business woman? According to Brad Porter, 2008 Cornerstone University graduate, you get a media-savvy son.
When he was just a teenager, Porter began working with media.
“I’d make James Bond movies with my dad’s camera,” Porter said.
But he didn’t [...]
Campus Safety obtains positive results from survey
The Student Satisfaction Inventory Institutional Priorities Survey was available for Cornerstone University’s community to take in fall 2007, and campus safety has earned outstanding results! Richard Honholt, director of campus safety, has been very happy and honored with the results of the survey.
The survey was made available by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities [...]
Theater student gets Bunnicula role
Lauren Root is an average Cornerstone student. She is a Sherpa, involved in chapel, a music theater major and a Grand Rapids Civic theater performer.
Root accepted the role as “Chester” in the upcoming GRCT musical, “Bunnicula.”
The musical “Bunnicula”, based off a children’s book series by James Howe, features a cat and a dog as [...]
Couchman leaves WaYfm for KSOS in Las Vegas
After five years of dedication and service, Mike Couchman will be leaving his post at WaYfm. Couchman worked as program director of the radio station, but has recently decided to take a new path in radio broadcasting.
Couchman has spent much of his career on the air. He has held a number of jobs at different [...]
Stowell speaks to students over coffee
CU President Joe Stowell spoke at the second ever Java with Joe on Thursday, Oct. 2. The one hour session, which is held once a month, is a discussion led by Stowell that is designed to answer questions from students.
“This shows the importance of having the president plugged in,” CUSG President Simeon Brace said [...]
Cornerstone wins two Grand Awards
And the winners are…Amy Groen with the “Outstanding College Lead Actress” Award and Sherry Lee Allen with the “Outstanding College Production” Award.
From her seat in Grand Rapids Civic Theatre’s Meijer Majestic Theatre at the Grand Awards Oct. 5, shock ran through Groen’s being as she heard her name called for her lead role in Cornerstone’s [...]
Old faces, new places
Four of the six members of Cornerstone University’s student government (CUSG) executive council are new faces. And yet, they are faces familiar to CUSG.
Kelly Ambrose, Geoff Harrington, Josh Nuzzi and Lindsey Jacobs have all returned to CUSG this year. However, although they bear different titles, all still have the same passion that illuminated their former [...]
Classes to begin after Labor Day
Say hello to the month of August. Starting next year, classes won’t begin until after Labor Day.
When Joe Stowell took his role as president, he was eager to look for changes to improve the school. One such change was extending students’ summer break until after Labor Day. So a task force was assembled of various [...]
The Cubs: Stowell’s View
CU President Dr. Joseph Stowell“Hey, Chicago, what do you say? The Cubs are gonna win today. Go, Cubs, go! Go, Cubs, go!”
Cornerstone President Joe Stowell smiles as he sings these words from the famous Cubs anthem, written by Chicago folk legend Steve Goodman.
“There’s no fans like Cubs fans; they always pack out Wrigley field,” Stowell [...]
The White Sox: Tweitmeyer’s View
The mention of October brings to mind all sorts of different mental images for people. Pumpkins, leaves changing color, apple cider and the baseball playoffs.
Chicago boasts two teams that will be playing this year in the White Sox and the Cubs. The cross-town rivals are 3-3 in their games this year and the Chicago faithful [...]
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