Campus News

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...

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...

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...

 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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...