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Trevecca faculty and students inspired by Asbury revival
Campus News

Trevecca faculty and students inspired by Asbury revival

By Alayna Simons Assistant News Editor On his way home from a trip to Indiana with his family, Seth Conley, associate professor of film and television, heard about an outpouring of worship at Asbury University on Sunday Feb. 12, where he received his graduate degree in December of 2022.  Knowing his skills in video and audio, his friends, whom he was going there to see, invited him to control the live stream that evening, not knowing that soon hundreds of thousands of people would be watching. “They had consciously decided that they were not going to live stream up until that Sunday night I believe. The reason is because they wanted it to remain private for those who were there worshiping, and they made a strong effort to keep media out and to not make it anything oth...
Basketball player first in history to move from JV to varsity
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Basketball player first in history to move from JV to varsity

By Wes Sharpe Staff Writer Photo courtesy Trevecca Athletics As the clock hit 0 on February 15th it almost seemed that DeRon Medley Jr would have to spend another year on the JV level despite averaging double digit points and a handful of assists in the previous two year.   “After the game I went back and showered and got a phone call from coach Alex,” said Medley  Alex Huisman who was the head JV coach and served as interim head coach for the Varsity men’s team.   “He asked what I was doing the next day and I told him work. He then told me I needed to clear my schedule because I was going to be moving up and traveling with the Varsity guys to Kentucky Wesleyan,” said Medley.   Medley described the moment as “a moment I will neve...
Trevecca students bring their skills to communication-based event
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Trevecca students bring their skills to communication-based event

By Michelle Loria Alvarado Staff Writer Winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition (left) pictured with Dr. Phillps (right) Student at the Elevator Pitch event in Zelma Wagner Hall Every spring, marketing majors compete in an annual elevator pitch competition hosted on Trevecca’s campus. This year, it was opened up to communication and business majors, allowing more students to participate. The competition took place on Feb. 25 at Zelma Wagner Hall. The decision to allow more students to sign up led to another phase of the competition to be added.   “This is the first year we did a pre-competition. That's only to choose the best Trevecca students,” said Phillips.   Since there is a limited number of participants per university, there was a need...
Out-of-state students navigate health care process
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Out-of-state students navigate health care process

By Grace Poole Staff Writer Students on campus with on-going physical or mental health issues can have a hard time managing their medications once on campus and away from home–especially if their home is not Tennessee.  Federal laws make it difficult for out-of-state students to establish healthcare and obtain prescription medication.  “Some of my medication can’t be transferred across state lines. It has to be prescribed by a doctor in that state,” said Brice Rupert, a senior religion major.  Rupert has battled state line laws with his medication and his insurance plan while he has been at college.  During the pandemic, the federal government waived laws preventing telehealth from operating across state lines, but that expired in the summer of 20...
Neurodivergent club seeking to bring more student representation
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Neurodivergent club seeking to bring more student representation

 By Abigail Allen Staff Writer Amid Student Government Association (SGA) constitutional revisions, neurodivergent students may be offered more representation in student affairs for the upcoming school year. Selah Torralba, associated student body director for inclusion and belonging and president of Diversity Committee, recently requested revisions to the SGA constitution to formally add a representative from a new club on campus that serves neurodivergent students to the Diversity Committee for next school year. “Diversity has often been regarded as being exclusive to race and ethnicity, and while it means race and ethnicity, it is also saying ‘We need to talk about other parts of our identities, other parts of our orientation,’” said Torralba. The Diversity Committee ...
Walden celebrates the success of the first Black Renaissance
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Walden celebrates the success of the first Black Renaissance

By Grace Beckner Editor-in-Chief Walden student leaders - Maya Smith, Benise Dunhart, Howard Dodd, and Cie Kelly Just over a year ago, Walden student leaders, Trevecca’s Black student association, dreamt of hosting a safe space for Black business owners to gather on campus. This semester, Maya Smith, a sophomore social work major and events coordinator and secretary for Walden, was able to help make the dream a reality. “We wanted to highlight the successes of Black people, so we chose to have it in Black History Month on purpose,” Smith said. “When people reflect on Black History Month, it’s usually on things associated with slavery or pain or suffering. This wasn’t like that. This was a time for people to celebrate.” On Feb. 23, Walden hosted a Black Renaissa...
New Sodexo general manager joins Trevecca
Faculty

New Sodexo general manager joins Trevecca

By Emily Gibson Staff Writer Andrew Bullard On Thanksgiving Day, 2001, Andrew Bullard took off work to spend the weekend with his family. When he returned on Sunday, his workplace, which was also his home at the time, was padlocked, and everything he owned was in a box on the loading dock.   “In that moment, I became unemployed and homeless during one of the worst economic times in American history,” said Bullard.  Today, Bullard spends his days overseeing all food service management on Trevecca’s campus as the Sodexo general manager. He took the position in mid-February and has spent the past weeks getting to know his staff, the students and coming up with strategies to improve the student dining experience.   Bullard was 15-years-old when he st...
Exercise science professor awarded teaching excellence award
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Exercise science professor awarded teaching excellence award

By Lauren Steinbrook Staff Writer Photo courtesy to Trevecca Marketing Aaron Hall chuckles a little when he recalls that his application to work at Trevecca first ended up in the department chair’s junk email. “It was a God thing for me to come here. I never thought about teaching, and I didn’t know anything about Trevecca,” said Hall, associate professor of exercise science. “My application went into Dr. Patterson’s junk mail, so it was by chance she found my application…I wouldn’t be here without God.”  Hall is this year’s recipient of Trevecca’s Teaching Excellence Award. On March 2, Tom Middendorf, university provost, presented Hall with the annual award given to a faculty member. “He is known for deeply investing in the lives of students,” said Middendorf durin...
Eating disorders among students are on the rise
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Eating disorders among students are on the rise

By Grace Poole Staff Writer Eating disorders among college students are on the rise, according to campus counselors. While no statistics are available on the number of Trevecca students who report having an eating disorder, counselors on campus say information and resources are necessary. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week was Feb. 27 through March 5 and Trevecca counselors said increased mental health concerns among college students almost always mean an increase in eating disorders.  “I think whenever you see a cultural rise in mental issues, eating disorders are going to track with that,” said Samantha Carter-Orbke, team lead at the Renfrew Center. The Renfrew Center is an eating disorder recovery center located in Brentwood and is one of the resources Tr...
Campus leaders working to create small group support opportunities
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Campus leaders working to create small group support opportunities

By Sol Ayala Online Media Writer Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash Selah Torralba was doing her job as ASB director of inclusion and belonging and preparing for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations for students when the notifications on her phone alerted her to the news of Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis. Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, was pulled over by Memphis police officers and beaten. He died three days later. “Here we are experiencing the murder of an innocent black man and it’s like, how are these two things existing at the same time in such extremes,” Torralba said. After hearing from students after the release of the footage of Nichols' death, Trevecca leaders have said they plan to create groups that meet regularly for students to discuss the trauma a...