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At some points in our college career the classes become monotonous.  Even the electives we choose are slightly boring and incredibly difficult.  In a school where every one of us (for now) is double majoring the idea of adding on an extra course is alien.   Even more foreign is the concept of taking a class without receiving credit.  Why should I do extra work if it isn’t going on my transcript?  The reason, my friend, is for the love of learning.  You are at a crossroads; or, at the very least, will be there very soon.  Right now you are taking education for granted because it surrounds you daily.  But there will come a day when you do not have all of these wonderful classes or the resources in the library.  I shudder to think of that day which is ever hastening towards me.  But that day is not here yet and we still have this amazing intellectual world at our fingertips.  So audit a course, it is quite literally free knowledge.  Each student gets one free audit every semester, assuming the total course-load including the audit is under eighteen credits.  It is not the equivalent of adding an extra course because you are not taking it fully.  The only requirement is attending at least seventy percent of classes.  There is no homework, no shame in failing to read and no pressure.  You can do only the reading that interests you.  Last semester I audited Ethnic American Literature with Professor Ebersole and it was amazing.  I considered the class to be a very intensive book club.  Through that course I read many incredible books which I would have never discovered and was able to talk about them with some brilliant people.  This semester I am auditing a course on Hans Christian Andersen, the author of many beloved fairy tales.  This course is taught by Dr. Petersen and the passion he has for the subject matter is astounding. 

These are the years where you can pick up a class on obscure subjects, so please; do not waste this precious time.  There is still time left to sign up to audit a course with only a ten dollar processing fee.  You could read Andersen fairy tales with me or delve into Victorian Literature with Professor Ebersole.  If you are not literarily inclined, there are dozens of interesting courses and I am sure one of them will spark your interest.

~Rosalyn Forbes

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3rd Annual Art Competition!

What: A university-wide competition featuring students’ art from all genres; Poetry, Painting, Photography, Essay, Sculpting, Weaving, Stitchery, and more.

When: Submissions will be accepted Monday, January 10, 2012 through January 31, 2012. Submission Requirements: Original submissions only. No previously published work. Artwork should be submitted in frames ready for display (Photography). All entries should be submitted to the Library.

Include with submission: Artist/Writer profile with picture, Contact information (phone number and e-mail address), Hometown, Anticipated year of graduation.

Winners will be selected by February 10.
Contact Laura Saloiye at lsaloiye@pbu.edu with any questions and to submit Artist profile.

A tip for incoming freshmen

Throughout the 2011 fall semester at P.B.U there were a lot of wonderful activities that took place. I had the opportunity to attend a few of the activities, such as the Agora conference, and "Wars of the Wings" hosted by Heritage Hall Dorms. These were fun and exciting things to do in my spare time. However, the one activity that I was most interested in was playing basketball with some of the P.B.U students at 10pm on the weekends. In doing so, I made good friends quickly and easily. As a freshman in college you want to meet new people and make some new friends. In just a few weeks of playing basketball with my new friends, I became confident that my years here at would turn out very well, now I am thanking God in advance. I am able to call these guys up at any time to study, go out to eat, join them for thanksgiving dinner at their homes, attend concerts together, or hang out in the city-the best thing is that we all get together on the weekends and play ball.
           
I recommend to all incoming freshmen students that you get out and try new things, meet new people, and be a part of fun activity that will make you feel good on the inside. For me it basketball on the weekends, but that is not all. We have inter-mural sports, Christian conferences, social work group activities, mountain climbing trips, mission trips, study groups in the library, and so forth. So, enjoy your Christmas break and News Year’s celebration and come be a part of our growing family here at Philadelphia Biblical University as we continue to serve God and grow together in the body of Christ.   

~Chris Smith

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