PBA cafeteria worker Annette Benoit, 55, passed away on March 13, 2009 after an extended illness and eight days in the hospital. Benoit was a loved member of the PBA community and worked behind the scenes in the cafeteria for nine years. Details on the specific cause of her death and memorial service are still [...]
PBA’s Socratic Club will be hosting a debate, March March 23 at 7:30 p.m. over the Student Code; Is it effective? Is it Christian? Debaters will be addressing the student rules as defined by the Navigator and whether these rules are effective and Biblically supported.
Current Student Government president Adam McKinney and future Student Government president [...]
Two lanes of traffic are currently blocked off as Palm Beach County fire fighters battle a brush fire. If you will be traveling south this afternoon, your best bet would be to get off I-95 at PGA Boulevard and take Military south.
The brush fire is one of the first this season for Palm Beach County, [...]
Photos and story by Kristina Webb
Maybe you’re craving a snack. Maybe you’re a little low on bread, and need a few slices to make some toast for breakfast. Or maybe you just walked away with blue plastic cup without thinking twice because you’re really low on dishes.
Students have been sneaking food to their rooms from [...]
Photo courtesy of fitsugar
By Stephanie Wilson
Music ban is lifted, Mar. 1, after nearly a month of silence in the Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Greene Complex. Complaints about the audio selection came once a week or once every few weeks, leading Greene officials to the decision to halt the privilege indefinitely.
“I hated it,” said senior [...]
Without publicity efforts of our own, PBA Local has nabbed the attention of the Palm Beach Post. Palm Beach Post education blog, Extra Credit, found PBA Local and names the online publication as the third paper to cover PBAU news, trailing the Beacon student newspaper and the Bacon, its satirical counterpart. PBA Local has only [...]
Article first appeared in The Beacon student newspaper on March 3, 2009
By Kelsay Skaags
Speed seemed to be the major topic of concern during the Common Ground discussion meeting on Feb. 18.
In an attempt to answer concerns over Common Ground, the Sodexo staff held an open discussion where Sodexo personnel listened to student suggestions and [...]
This article first appeared in The Beacon student newspaper on March 3, 2009.
By Katie Schnack
Military recruitment rates are up and some think the increase is due to the unstable economy. With a 7.6 percent national unemployment rate, the highest rate in decades, more and more people are turning to the military for job security and [...]
Original article appeared in The Beacon student newspaper on March 3, 2009. Please visit the PBA website for supporting press release on this issue here.
By Kristina Webb
Facing a deficit of over $3 million, Palm Beach Atlantic University has laid off seven employees and scheduled a tuition increase for the fall.
Tuition for full-time undergraduate day [...]
After a sunny weekend, the Palm Beach Post is reporting that Monday morning could feel as low as 30-something degrees in some areas. As of 10 a.m. PBA local is sitting at 50 degrees, a nearly 25-degree drop from the day before. The National Weather Service is also reporting that tonight will drop down to [...]
This article fist appeared in The Beacon student newspaper on February 23, 2009
By Mitzi Figueroa
Student leaders from Palm Beach Atlantic University traveled to Tallahassee Feb. 10 to lobby in favor of the Florida Resident Access Grant, which brings millions of dollars to the university each year.
The FRAG supports Florida students who attend private colleges [...]
This article first appeared in The Beacon student newspaper on February 23, 2009
By Katie Schnack
Four Palm Beach Atlantic University students recently traveled to the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tenn. and won first place in a 36-hour film competition, bringing home $28,000 worth of prizes.
Junior Lucas Colombo, senior Delysabel Mojica, junior Danielle Navish [...]
This article first appeared in the Beacon student newspaper on Februrary 23, 2009
By: Kristina Webb
Palm Beach Atlantic University’s Rubin Arena was illuminated by the bright lights of Battle of the Bands on Sunday, Feb. 15.
Parents, faculty, staff and current and prospective students gathered to watch students perform on stage for a chance to win a [...]
News channel 12 interviews senior students and staff on how to enter the work field in the midst of the highest unemployment rate in decades. Senior Stephanie Wilson spoke to reporters on the job selection process after she graduates.
“I need to get a job. I took out student loans for my education,” says Wilson.
School career [...]
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