Spring Break. The best week of your life. But if you don’t have it planned yet, don’t fret. Here’s a list of the top eight road trip destinations within driving distance of George Fox University (GFU).

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. While the activism of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and their contemporaries were monumental in this movement, history tends to overlook the many powerful women who battled not only discrimination against their sex, but also discrimination against their skin tone.

Back in 2003 and 2004, a student named Megan Weaver approached the George Fox University superintendent of grounds about recycling. She did research and was able to find areas to dispose the recycling along with infrastructure. An on-campus advocate also helped. For a while, campus recycling was booming. Over the years, interest has declined and unhealthy habits have impeded the operation.

In a recent interview, Kanye West announced his exit from secular music to pursue gospel music through his most recent release, “Jesus is King.” He even denounced himself as a secular artist. Kanye West has shown influence from the gospel in his earlier discography during the “Graduation” era.

On Oct. 12, David Pascual-Matias was awarded the Community Award at the Gateway film festival for his documentary, “Beacons of Portland.” Getting to this point has been years in the making for the aspiring filmmaker. Pascual-Matias has had a passion for storytelling since high school at Benson Polytech, where Pascual-Matias was first exposed to creating.

Greetings, readers of The Crescent. I’m residential quirk-food enthusiast Rashad Smith, and my mission is to inform you all of what wacky edible items to give a shot or stay as far away from as possible! Today’s inaugural cuisine is none other than a well-known C-tier fast food establishment, Jack in the Box. 

Tyler the Creator’s latest album, “Igor,” has taken rap and music fans by storm. “Igor” has been Tyler’s most musically challenging work to date. The songs portray Tyler as heartbroken and melodic. The album mixes elements from pop, classical, hip-hop, and R&B that combine to be his most accessible and well-received album. 

Newberg is a great place to grow. It is the home of George Fox University, and not far away from it is the Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery, located on Duniway Rd. in Lafayette.  This cemetery is known to locals as being haunted, especially if you visit at night.

If you had told Claire Pierce’s freshman self that within three years she would be Roman Catholic, she would have been horrified. “[She] would think I was a horrible heretic and a really bad Christian just because I have so many wild and crazy views about Christianity now,” Claire said, laughing. “But then I think my freshman self would hear me out and hear my reasons why I believe what I do.”

On his record label debut “Kirk,” DaBaby doesn’t sway from his signature sound that blew up over the past year. The world was introduced to his hits in “Baby on Baby,” like “Suge,” “Walker Texas Ranger,” and “Goin Baby.”

Sometimes it’s difficult to find good food on a college budget. Thankfully, Newberg has a pretty diverse selection of restaurants. We at The Crescent decided to try a few for you, and tell you what we think!

Gaby Viesca is the latest addition to the George Fox University (GFU) Spiritual Life department (SpiL), joining this year as a campus pastor. She is also the director of strategic planning and outreach at the Portland Seminary.

As the sun goes down earlier and the temperature drops, we know seasons are changing. Fall comes with favorite activities such as visiting local pumpkin patches, apple-picking, school starting, and weekend football games.

In the last 125 years, there have been many changes at George Fox University (GFU), from academics to athletics to everything in between. I asked three alumni to share stories from their time at GFU to see what changes have occurred.

“Being a first-generation college student and not understanding the system so well, I knew I wanted to give back in some capacity,” Martinez said. Now Martinez is the area coordinator for Pennington, Carey, Willcuts, and Beebe (PCWB) and has the opportunity to follow students and guide them during the time they grow the most.

The Bruin Community Pantry (BCP) is entering its second year of service to George Fox University (GFU) students. Jere Witherspoon, executive assistant to the vice president for Student Life and the dean of students, is its coordinator. 

I stumbled onto Kota The Friend’s album by accident. Scrolling through Twitter, I looked for some new posts about music that came out on Friday. I was drawn to Kota The Friend’s captivating music video “For Colored Boys.” The gripping lyrics about navigating as a black male in society immediately caught my attention. Once I found the album to accompany the music video, I was hooked. 

Israel Hammond has always been a performer, but when he began attending George Fox University (GFU), he found a new creative outlet. His freshman year, he discovered the LatinX Heritage Club’s (LHC) Spoken Word event and took a shot at performing. After a few years of practice with the GFU audience, Hammond has now released a spoken word EP and won the Rip City Basement poetry slam in Portland, while continuing to compete locally and nationally.

Few college students wake up before the sun rises. George Fox University (GFU) senior Hannah Dierdorff does so almost every morning to write poetry.

Joel Martin is a senior Philosophy and Psychology major who transferred to George Fox University (GFU) three years ago from Point Loma Nazarene University. On April 1, Martin released a new album called “Between Suns.”