Tuesday, March 28

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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...
Students navigate food allergies on a college campus
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Students navigate food allergies on a college campus

By Ellie Wilson Staff Writer Photo courtesy David Sims Grabbing lunch at the Hub is a common everyday occurrence for most Trevecca students, but for sophomore David Sims, it is a careful decision he must make at each meal. According to research conducted by Scott H. Sicherer, as many as 7 to 11 percent of college students have a food allergy that can involve life-threatening reactions. College may be the first time students have to learn how to self-manage their allergy on their own.  “The teenager/young adult must accept responsibility associated with allergen avoidance and recognition/management of a reaction. Self-advocacy is important because the student will need to communicate with personnel regarding obtaining safe meals,” said Sicherer. Sims is allergic ...
Trevecca’s plans to address budget shortfall include tuition increase and staff reduction
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Trevecca’s plans to address budget shortfall include tuition increase and staff reduction

By Grace Beckner Editor-In-Chief The university will increase tuition by 2-3 percent next year, reduce its workforce by 5 percent, freeze employee retirement matching benefits and freeze faculty development money in an effort to make up a $6 million projected budget shortfall, according to University President Dan Boone.  Boone said the university is still feeling the financial disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and is taking steps to address the budget deficit to bring Trevecca back to where it was pre-pandemic. “Every strategy we presented to our board in the fall is moving forward,” he said. “I’m optimistic we’ll be back to where we were pre-Covid in about two and a half years.” But to accomplish this goal, strategic action and sacrifices will have to be mad...
SGA elections coming in March with several positions open
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SGA elections coming in March with several positions open

By Mia Agee Copywriter Photo by Taylor Milam Cailsey Scott joined the Student Government Association, or SGA, when she was just a freshman.  Though it is uncommon for freshmen to be on the SGA council, Scott got approved and started as a student liaison.  She took notes and attendance during meetings—her “foot in the door,” as she called it. Now, Scott is the SGA vice president, and she oversees campus clubs and the SGA elections. SGA elections for the executive council are coming up in March, and most of the positions will be filled by new people, as the majority of the positions are currently held by seniors, such as Scott.  There are two processes for SGA elections, according to Morgan Morris, director of student life. The first part of the process ...
New nursing program to launch in fall 2023
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New nursing program to launch in fall 2023

By Lauren Steinbok Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Trevecca Marketing Trevecca will launch a new Bachelor of Science in nursing this fall pending final approval from the university’s accrediting body. The program was approved Feb. 9 by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, but it is still pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Until next fall, students at Trevecca who wanted to get a nursing degree had to take their nursing classes at the neighboring college Belmont University. With the hope of recruiting 275 applicants, university officials are planning to remodel Wakefield to become a nursing skills lab. The equipment will be provided by Ascension Saint Thomas, a local healthcare company. Students will complete their clini...
Security guard talks Denver Broncos and professional football on podcast
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Security guard talks Denver Broncos and professional football on podcast

By Wes Sharpe Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Isaiah Henderson Isaiah Henderson has been serving and protecting the Trevecca community for over a year as a member of the security team. But when he’s not on campus patrolling, he spends his time podcasting about his favorite NFL team, the Denver Broncos. “I started off podcasting doing an online ministry and had the tools set up. I had the idea to launch this podcast with [Jonny Baki], and we have been doing it for a little over two years now,” said Henderson. The podcast is called “Nothing Rhymes Podcast,” which he co-hosts with his best friend, Johnny Baki. Both friends are huge fans of the Denver Broncos and decided to share their passion with the world. “This podcast has made it possible for us to create new friends who...
Trevecca biology student wins national award for cancer research
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Trevecca biology student wins national award for cancer research

By Abigail Allen Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Allie Blount With excitement, Allie Blount, junior biology major, hopped off the plane at LAX last November—no doubt with a dream and a cardigan—with months of research and experimental data she had gathered in a laboratory. She was on her way to present her findings to a panel of medical experts and biologists at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists research conference. Blount became the first Trevecca student to win the “Research Excellence Award for Cancer Biology” for her research. “I have never won an award like this. This is my first time doing research on a national scale,” said Blount. Blount was among seven undergraduate students in a summe...
New dorm with several amenities will open in fall of 2023
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New dorm with several amenities will open in fall of 2023

By Emily Gibson Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Trevecca Marketing A new dorm that will house nearly 300 male and female students is on track to finish on time and budget to open in fall 2023. “We have talked about doing this for years and the need to do this for years, so it’s wonderful to see it come to pass,” said Ronda Lilienthal, associate dean of students for residential life. The new 112,000 square feet residence hall is the first dorm to be built on campus since Benson Hall was constructed in 1974 and will be open to students who have completed 50 or more credit hours by the end of this semester. The residence hall features seven floors with apartment-style rooms; a lobby space on each floor; six study rooms; a rooftop terrace with ...
Tutoring center working to meet the needs of students
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Tutoring center working to meet the needs of students

By Lauren Steinbok Staff Writer Parker McClellan took Chemistry II in the spring of his freshman year. Up until then, he had been getting good grades, despite missing out on the last couple years of high school. He got back a test that he made a “C” on and thought he could probably benefit from tutoring. “It kind of freaked me out,” said McClellan. “I wanted to actually figure out what was going on. So, I started to get individual tutoring.” Photo by Miriam Rixon Experts call it “the COVID generation.” Essentially, this year’s freshman class missed nearly two years of in person high school classes because of the pandemic. Now, colleges around the county, including Trevecca, are finding ways to help them catch up and succeed at the college level. “Virtual learning...
Trevecca students waiting for Supreme Court hearings concerning the federal student loan debt relief program
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Trevecca students waiting for Supreme Court hearings concerning the federal student loan debt relief program

By Abigail Allen Staff Writer Photo by Claire Anderson Trevecca students with federal loans, like senior elementary education student Bethany Maynard, are waiting to hear whether a plan by the Biden administration to forgive those loans will happen. President Biden’s student loan debt relief program has been blocked by courts due to multiple lawsuits against the program. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February about the legality of the program. Six states—Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina— asserted that the Biden Administration overstepped its authority with the program, claiming that it would take away states’ future tax revenue. Other individuals also filed lawsuits against the program. “I was a little bit disappointed because, onc...