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Trevecca moves to the Gulf South Conference

14Nov

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Trevecca moves to the Gulf South Conference

By Jett Johnson Sports Editor Photo curtesy Trevecca Athletics Trevecca is set to move from the G-MAC to the Gulf South Conference for the 2024-2025 academic year. At a recent press conference, Matt Wilson, Gulf South Conference commissioner, spoke on the importance of this move. “It’s a perfect collaboration and perfect partnership. The investment that the institution is making from the amount of personnel, staff and resources they provide student-athletes to have incredible academic athletic success,” said Wilson. “From the investment being put into the student housing, libraries and campus athletic facilities shows a clear vision of who Trevecca wants to be. That looks a lot like the Gulf South Conference.” Wilson also praises the location and fit when it comes to ...

‘The Eras of Trevecca’ Homecoming 2023 Schedule

3Nov

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‘The Eras of Trevecca’ Homecoming 2023 Schedule

By Sol Ayala Online News Editor On Saturday Nov. 4, the homecoming parade will be making its comeback after last year’s parade getting cancelled last minute due to weather conditions. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Trevecca homecoming parade. The structure of the parade is striving for each float to represent a time during the 50 years since the parade started. Madison Triplett, sophomore class president, along with the sophomore class council, oversee all preparations for the parade, and they picked the theme for this year’s parade. Usually there is not an overall theme to go along with the parade, but with this year being a special anniversary, she thought that this year needed a theme. The theme for the 2023 homecoming parade will be walking us through “t...

Men and Women’s Golf Aiming For a Strong New Season

19Oct

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Men and Women’s Golf Aiming For a Strong New Season

By Jett Johnson Sports Editor David Head, head coach of men’s and women’s golf, has high expectations for his team this year. “My expectation for the golf programs for this upcoming season is that both teams will continue to improve and be able to push to win a GMAC championship in late April. Other expectations I have are that both teams will be successful in the classroom and continue to grow their relationship with Jesus,” said Head. Head is planning on keeping with the same formula he has in place every season. “The formula for success is pretty much the same every year. We will honor God in everything we do and be prepared for any possible situation that comes up in a round of golf. We will minimize the mistakes we make on the golf course and spend a lot of time workin...

New Dorm Opens to House Nearly 300 Students

19Oct

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New Dorm Opens to House Nearly 300 Students

By Alayna Simons Editor-in-Chief The new co-ed apartment building, temporarily named University Commons, opened at the start of the fall semester, housing up to 300 male and female students with 50 credit hours or more. With seven floors of apartment- style rooms and a basement area below, University Commons includes six study rooms, lobby space on each floor, a C-Store marketplace, game room, laundry room, fitness room and studio, an outdoor courtyard, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Nashville skyline. Photos by E. Wixom Photographer

19Oct

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Cross Country 2023-24 Season Underway

By David Elvir Staff Writer Trevecca’s cross country team kicked their season off on Sept. 1 at the 2023 Belmont University Opener. Coached by Austin Selby, in his seventh season, they have tackled two of the scheduled seven meets this season. In the season opener at Belmont, The Trojans finished ninth out of 12 participating schools with Bellarmine University taking home first-place honors. Hamzah Abo-Hashema, the only senior on the men’s roster, led the Trojans with a 16:13.9 time, finishing No. 43 in the field of 118. He ran almost 30 seconds faster here than the last time they opened at this race. Ruth Penney led the way for the women, coming in at 19:38.6. Trevecca went on to host the Michael Pretorius Invitational. This race is named after Michael Pretorius, a form...

New Weight Room for Athletes Plans to Open Next Month

17Oct

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New Weight Room for Athletes Plans to Open Next Month

By Nathan Mckissick Staff Writer Trevecca athletes will have their own space to workout beginning next month. The facility, located in the TSAC building, will feature 10 weight racks, a turf area and multiple machines. It will be strictly for athletes on campus for team workouts. This facility will cost the school over $100,000 dollars and is being paid for by the school. “We now have 360 athletes in our athletic department, which is roughly 25 percent of our student body.” said Mark Elliot, the university’s athletic director. “This new weight room gives us more opportunity to adequately train these student-athletes.” With Trevecca athletics moving into a new conference in 2024, the facility gives the university a better chance to get athletes from all over the country....

Trevecca STUNT Team Getting Ready for Debut Season

17Oct

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Trevecca STUNT Team Getting Ready for Debut Season

By David Elvir Staff Writer Trevecca’s newly added STUNT program is officially underway and is getting ready for its inaugural season. Announced in December 2022, Trevecca will feature in its first STUNT competition in February 2024. Kelly Quigley was appointed as the head coach to lead this first STUNT season. Quigley has a competitive background with the South Jersey Storm (2006-2011), World Cup All-Stars (2011- 2014) and the University of Delaware (2014-2016). She had also already worked with Trevecca’s cheerleading program as a volunteer. Quigley’s experience in the sport accelerated Trevecca’s plan to integrate the sport at the university, as it was originally planned to be introduced in the next five years. “I think just talking about my love for STUNT and my knowledg...

17Oct

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Men and Women’s Soccer Season Underway

By Antonia Lopez Staff Writer Trevecca’s men’s soccer team began the 2023 season optimistic in hopes of competing in conference play and developing players’ abilities both on and off the field. Danny Leavy, head coach, is confident in the skillset found in this year’s roster and has high hopes to succeed in the postseason as well as in conference match-ups. “The team I have this year is strong enough to compete with any other team in our conference. That’s the exciting thing,” Leavy said. Leavy’s team mentality is important to those who are a part of the program, and that leadership standard is set by Zachary Polk, the team’s captain. Polk has been the captain for two years and is a tremendous leader among his peers, according to Leavy. Polk leads his team through being ...

Nearly 500 New Students Joined Trevecca Community This Fall

16Oct

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Nearly 500 New Students Joined Trevecca Community This Fall

By Lauren Steinbrook Section Editor Close to 500 new students joined the Trevecca community this fall. Melinda Miller, vice president of undergraduate enrollment, said there were a total of 445 freshmen and transfers enrolled this fall, with 375 of those being freshman and 70 being transfers. In the fall of 2022, there were 378 new freshmen and 67 transfers. Miller said the admissions team was anticipating an increase in enrollment from the beginning of the recruitment cycle. They were able to increase the number of applications received by more than 300, which has never been done in Trevecca history. The university received 1,926 applications for the fall 2023, compared to the 1,658 received for the fall of 2022. “We had a record number of admits and still had the same num...

Ongoing Battle of Ants in the UC Parking Lots

16Oct

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Ongoing Battle of Ants in the UC Parking Lots

By Julia Ballard Staff Writer Halee Brumbaugh, University Commons resident, wasn’t far down the road when she realized ants were crawling out of her air vents. “I was looking at the road and little ants were just coming out my air vents and crawling all around us,” said Brumbaugh. Trevecca students have been facing a recurring ant problem since before the start of the semester. After 19 work orders from the 270 students living in UC and a local pest company spraying seven times since Aug. 1, students continue to find ants in their cars, their parking lots and even their kitchens. Since the beginning of the semester, ants have infested cars, apartments and various buildings ranging from Jackson Music Building to University Terrace Apartments, according to Zack Church, re...