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12Apr

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13th annual Boonearoo set for Saturday

By Lauren Steinbrook Section Editor Courtesy of Boonearoo 2024 Boonearoo, Trevecca's free music festival, returns for its 13th year, to be held on April 13 in the quad. This year's lineup features over 250 million streams and will be headlined by pop country artist Chase Wright. Other artists include Julia DiGrazia, Moose Miller, Keep Warm, Tyler Maddux and more. "Our goal is to bring the Nashville community together and showcase high-caliber artists for free, which is something college students in this city are looking for,” said Adam Newman, event coordinator in a press release. “Whether you're a student in Nashville or just looking for a fun Saturday with your family, we guarantee an unforgettable night filled with music, food, and fun.” The event will start at...

Spotify offers discounted plan for students

12Apr

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Spotify offers discounted plan for students

By Lauren Steinbrook Section Editor Being a college student is expensive enough, so Spotify and Hulu are teaming up to give students a discounted plan. Spotify's Premium Student plan offers a one-month free trial for new members, after which qualifying students will pay $5.99 monthly, $4 cheaper than the regular individual plan. The discount is good through graduation. In addition, Premium Student includes ad-supported Hulu for no additional cost. Spotify Premium usually costs $10.99 a month, while Hulu with ads is usually $7.99 monthly: for both, that's almost $230 a year. While the Spotify Student plan only costs almost $70 for a year–a savings of around $155. “I was paying for Hulu, but since learning about their student plan last year, I was able ...

Student photographer travels with country music artist

16Jan

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Student photographer travels with country music artist

By Emily Gibson Section Editor Wes Sharpe, Bennett Wilson, Ty Thompson and Chase Wright. (Photo courtesy Wes Sharpe) In less than six months, 22-year-old James Wes Sharpe has toured over 27 states and has caught the attention of over 5.5 million people through his photography and videography work for Chase Wright, a country music artist. Monday through Thursday, Sharpe, a senior communication studies major, is a normal student at Trevecca where he studies, shoots photos for athletics and manages the TNT athletics social media accounts, but since June, his weekends have looked a little different. Come Friday, Sharpe is on a plane alongside Wright, Bennett Wilson, Wright’s guitarist, and Ty Thompson, Wright’s drummer, as they travel to their next destination on Wright’s “Hurt ...

New clubs offer students opportunities for community

16Feb

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New clubs offer students opportunities for community

By Sol Ayala Online Media Writer K-pop Club during Club Rush - photo courtesy of K-pop Club Photo courtesy of Lightsaber Club Trevecca students had four new clubs to choose from this year: table- top club, Trevecca full gospel, neuros, lightsaber club and K-pop club. Campus now boasts 24 active clubs for students to find community. Diversity among campus clubs has been growing over the past few semesters, with several making their official debut last fall at Club Rush. The lightsaber club is a unique new club formed out of the mutual passion for the Star Wars movie series as members find community through lightsaber fighting. Sophomore Nathan Tramel is the lightsaber club president, and junior Aaron Margerum is vice-president, or as they like to call themselv...

14Jan

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Paige crowned winner of Trojan Idol

By Lindsey White Rion Paige at the annual Trojan Idol Competition Rion Paige, senior social work major, emerged from Trojan Idol as the recipient of the trophy that marks her as the winner of Trevecca’s annual singing competition. Paige made a promise to herself in her freshman year that she would wait to audition for Trojan Idol until she was a senior. Trojan Idol was, to her, a farewell to the school and people she loves. “I was really excited to engage one last time with all my peers and I love the community that Trojan Idol makes. I feel like it’s a much-anticipated event every year,” said Paige. Trojan Idol wasn’t Paige’s first singing competition. She auditioned for X-Factor when she was 12 and made it into the top five finalists at 13. “It felt like getti...

Voice instructors adapt to teaching in a pandemic

24Oct

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Coronavirus, Features, Music

Voice instructors adapt to teaching in a pandemic

Students participate in vocal seminar while wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Photo courtesy of Professor Bakara Nkenge-Hinds. As Bakara Nkenge-Hinds sits down at the piano to begin her first lesson of the day, a mask covering the instrument she has spent years perfecting and a plexiglass barrier between her and the student, one thing is clear: this is not the way she envisioned her first semester teaching at Trevecca Nazarene University. Nkenge-Hinds, an adjunct voice instructor, is well-prepared for the job of training vocalists on a college campus, but nothing could have prepared her for the challenges of teaching students in the middle of a global pandemic-- a pandemic that is riskier for singers because of the airborne-nature of the COVID-19 virus. “Bein...

Students learn to navigate music while socially distant

24Oct

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Students learn to navigate music while socially distant

Choir rehearsal takes place socially distant. Photo provided by Trevecca Marketing. For Selah Torralba, a sophomore instrumental music performance major, her current experience as a member of the Concert Choir is miles away from what she remembers it being last year. “There used to be rehearsals with anywhere from 10 to 30 people in one rehearsal,” Torralba said. “And now, any sort of larger ensemble is broken up into smaller sections.” Trevecca’s music department has placed its focus on trying to be as prepared as possible for the complications of in-person learning this semester, said David Diehl, the dean of the school of music and worship arts. “We took a very research-based approach to figuring out the best way to offer a quality face-to-face experience that is safe,” Di...

29Oct

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Trojan idol 2019 begins next week

By: Audrey Yawn On Nov. 20 and Nov. 22, ten students will compete on the Boone Convocation Center stage at Trevecca’s campus-wide singing competition. Trojan Idol is Trevecca’s version of American Idol where the best singers on campus compete every fall semester. Audience members will be given the chance to vote on their best bet. A panel of judges selected 10 out of over 30 hopefuls were chosen from the eight-hour audition held last month. “We had a lot of people… there was a wide range of styles,” said social life director Emma Schmahl. “We have four guys and six girls in the show this year. I think it’s a good change.” In the past, the live tweets from students has been displayed during the event. The decision to continue that activity is still under discussion as Schmahl...

6Nov

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Trojan Idol begins Wednesday

By: Maria Monteros Ten of Trevecca’s best singers will compete in Boone Convocation Center on Nov. 28 and Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. for the title of this year’s Trojan Idol. Trojan Idol is a campus-wide singing competition held every year where audience members vote on who gets to advance to the next stages of the competition and ultimately the winner. A panel of judges selected 10 contestants out of 48 students from the auditions held last month. For students across different academic departments, Trojan Idol is a way to showcase their talents at a university located in the music city, said Shelby Morrison, ASB director of social life. “Our university is Nashville, so we have a lot of talent that comes into this school,” she said. “There’s no minimum requirement, basically. Anyone can auditi...

29Oct

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Trevecca Student Peforms Showcase

By: Princess Jones After a semester of studying in a program designed to encourage musicians on campus, Madyson Williams, this year's winning student, will perform a showcase this week. Williams was the 2017 winner of the Trevecca School of Music and Worship Art’s Artist Development Incubator program. The program helps music student develop their artistic brand. At the end of the program, the student performs a showcase. “It's all been a learning experience and the showcase is just a small way to show what I've learned from this past semester in the program,” said Williams. John Thompson the creator of the Incubator program, has seen Williams progress over the semesters. “In Madyson’s case, I have had the chance to see her develop, not just over this semester, but over the last severa...