Olivet Students Work for Local Campaign
In the 2018 midterm election, The Center for Law and Culture (CLC) was proud to have multiple of its legal studies minor students participate in a local campaign. This local campaign was for Lindsay Parkhurst, who was running for state representative for the 79th district of Illinois. Lindsay Parkhurst is a conservative candidate who works to be a “voice for the voiceless”. She has a...
Read MoreHuman Zoos Showing at Olivet Nazarene University
On October 18th, Olivet Nazarene University’s Law and Politics Society (LPS), sponsored by the Center for Law and Culture, hosted a movie showing for the award-winning film Human Zoos. Human Zoos discusses the horrors of scientific racism and the dangers of manipulating an entire race. The sterilization of people with disabilities in order to not “pass along bad genes” is also discussed in...
Read MoreOlivet’s Mock Trial Team Has Early Success
Olivet Nazarene University’s Center-Sponsored Mock Trial team recently competed in a Regional Mock Trial tournament at Xavier University in Cincinnati. The Olivet ‘Trial Tigers’ are in their third year of competition. At this tournament, they were met by former Center Director and team coach Zach Bohannon (far right). “I performed in Speech and Debate in high school, so it is wonderful to...
Read MoreInspiring Virtuous Leadership in 2016: Center Sponsors Thirteenth Institute
Seventeen talented students, representing seven institutions and two ministries, gathered at Olivet Nazarene University (ONU) for two weeks in May for the Center’s thirteenth Law, Justice, and Culture Institute, the fourth hosted at ONU. The institutions represented included four new schools – Cedarville University, College of DuPage, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, and the University of...
Read MoreCenter-Sponsored Mock Trial Team Recognized in Special Ceremony
During a special ceremony held at Olivet Nazarene University on April 21, the Center-sponsored Olivet mock trial team, known as the ONU Trial Tigers, were recognized for being Olivet’s inaugural mock trial team. Team captain, Sophomore Chesley Rowlett, surprised each member with individual plaques, plus one large plaque commemorating the ONU Trial Tigers’ founding team members of 2015-16....
Read MoreCenter Welcomes First Asian Judge of Kansas
On Saturday, April 2, the Center co-sponsored a prominent Christian judge as the keynote speaker of the 23rd Annual Community Prayer Breakfast. The prayer breakfast was held in Chalfant Hall on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University and attracted around 150 attendees, including many leaders in the surrounding communities of Bourbonnais, Bradley, and Kankakee. Judge Tommy B. Webb’s compelling...
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