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BizCrush becomes Trevecca’s first official business club after a year of independent work

3Dec

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BizCrush becomes Trevecca’s first official business club after a year of independent work

Maven McGregory Senior Reporter A new club on campus offers students real-life skills and experiences to help prepare them professionally. After unofficially operating on their own for a year, BizCrush was officially approved by Trevecca’s Student Government Association this semester as the first official business club. Danny Saweres, Ryan Pimentel, Jordan Voorhees, Sandro Pirtskhalava, and Katie Moll initiated the club to serve students by helping them build their networks and transitioning them from students to professionals. “We are the first business club. We're also the first club to really begin and solidify itself without any help, without officialness,” said Voorhees, BizCrush treasurer. Many students wanted practical experience to b...

Sodexo fixes glitch in its system, commuters lose access to meal exchanges

14Nov

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Sodexo fixes glitch in its system, commuters lose access to meal exchanges

Lydia Chapman Senior Reporter Commuter students on campus are voicing frustration after a system glitch that once allowed them to use meal exchanges at campus dining spots was corrected earlier this semester, cutting off what many saw as their most convenient dining option. The issue dates back to last year, when a technical error temporarily allowed commuters access to meal exchanges at the Hub, 1901, and Starbucks. The perk wasn’t officially part of commuter meal plans, but for nearly a year, many used it regularly before the glitch was quietly fixed. Information provided by Dining on Trevecca SharePoint. / TrevEchoes - Lauren Steinbrook “I knew it was going on and I was using it,” said Angelita Garcia, vice president of the commuter council. “But I didn’t know it was a g...

After decades behind the mic, Greg Ruff joins Trevecca hall of fame

7Nov

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After decades behind the mic, Greg Ruff joins Trevecca hall of fame

Parker Henningsen Sports Editor and Chief Photographer For nearly three decades, Greg Ruff has been the steady voice behind Trevecca athletics, calling games, writing stories and celebrating the triumphs of others. Now, the longtime broadcaster and sports information director finds himself on the other side of the story: as one of the newest members of the Trevecca Nazarene University Athletics Hall of Fame. “It’s kind of awkward,” Ruff said with a laugh. “I’m on the Hall of Fame Committee, so to be the one recognized and then have to help put out the press release about myself, that’s not exactly how I’m wired. My greatest joy has always been sharing the accomplishments of other people.” Ruff graduated from Trevecca in 1987 with a degree in communication studies. He h...

The voice that launched hundreds: Remembering Trevecca’s WNAZ

7Nov

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The voice that launched hundreds: Remembering Trevecca’s WNAZ

Parker Henningsen Sports Editor and Chief Photographer Long before podcasts and playlists filled the airwaves, a small 10-watt signal from the basement of Trevecca’s Fine Arts Building began carrying a new kind of voice across Nashville. That voice belonged to WNAZ, Trevecca’s student-run radio station that shaped decades of broadcasters, storytellers, and communicators. For more than 40 years, WNAZ wasn’t just a station, it was a classroom, a community, and a launchpad for hundreds of students who learned the power of sound, storytelling, and connection. “It started with a handful of dreamers,” said David Deese, a longtime Trevecca professor who helped run and later manage the station. “When I arrived as a student in 1965, there wasn’t a radio station yet. But by my soph...

A new epidemic for college students: Loneliness

3Nov

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A new epidemic for college students: Loneliness

By Lydia Chapman Senior Reporter At lunch in Apple Dining Hall, Finley Coleman slides her tray onto an empty table. Around her, laughter and conversation fill the room, but for her, the noise only amplifies the silence surrounding her. “I feel the most connected at worship nights, but most isolated at lunch or at night," Coleman said. Coleman, a psychology major and residential student, lives just steps from hundreds of classmates. On paper, her days should be filled with built-in community. Yet she often finds herself eating alone or drifting back to her dorm after class with no one to talk to. Photo of herself provided by Finley Coleman Her experience reflects a larger trend many colleges are confronting: the loneliness epidemic. In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general declar...

Career Development and Connections Officially Renamed the Winkler Center

29Oct

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Career Development and Connections Officially Renamed the Winkler Center

Maven McGregory Senior Reporter Trevecca students can now search for internships, build resumes, and connect with mentors all in one place and with trusted advisors at the university's newly opened Winkler Center . On Aug. 27, the Career and Development Center officially became the Winkler Center, now located on the main floor of Waggoner Library. The Winkler Center for career development and connections new location on the main floor of Waggoner Library, next to the mail room. / Maven McGregory - TrevEchoes The Winkler Center was developed as part of Trevecca’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), a five-year initiative focused on strengthening career counseling, services and leadership development. “The QEP was a couple of years ago. It is a five-year plan ...

Get to know Trevecca’s 2025 homecoming queen finalists

28Oct

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Get to know Trevecca’s 2025 homecoming queen finalists

By Michelle Loria Alvarado Executive Editor One Trevecca female will represent Trevecca at all official homecoming events as the 2025 Trevecca Homecoming Queen. After two rounds of voting, three finalists remain. The last round for homecoming voting was released on Friday, October 24, in the afternoon and will close tonight, Tuesday, October 28, at 11:59 p.m. Executive Editor, Michelle Loria Alvarado, interviewed the three homecoming queen finalists. Briley Daniels Loria Alvarado: Please introduce yourself with your name, major, and hometown. Daniels: My name is Bailey Daniels. I'm a senior communication major with a minor leadership, and I'm from Warren, Ohio. Loria Alvarado: How has your experience at Trevecca shaped who you are today, bot...

Get to know Trevecca’s 2025 homecoming king finalists

29Oct

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Get to know Trevecca’s 2025 homecoming king finalists

By Michelle Loria Alvarado Executive Editor One Trevecca male will represent Trevecca at all official homecoming events as the 2025 Trevecca Homecoming King. Executive Editor Michelle Loria Alvarado interviewed the three homecoming king finalists. After two rounds of voting, three finalists remain. The last round for homecoming voting was released on Friday, October 24, in the afternoon and will close tonight, Tuesday, October 28, at 11:59 p.m. TJ Weeks Loria Alvarado: Please introduce yourself with your name, major, and hometown. Weeks: I'm TJ Weeks. I am a biology major and I am from Kokomo, Indiana. Loria Alvarado: How has your experience at Trevecca shape who you are today, both personally and professionally? Weeks: So my experience at Tre...

‘Racism has no place here’: University leaders respond after racial slur incident at off-campus party

1Oct

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‘Racism has no place here’: University leaders respond after racial slur incident at off-campus party

By Lauren Steinbrook, Michelle Loria Alvarado and Parker Henningsen Ten days after a photo of a student athlete with a racial slur painted on his chest surfaced on mostly anonymous social media platforms, University President Dan Boone released a statement and invited all students, staff and faculty to a forum to discuss the impact of the incident on campus. “I am writing to share that the University is aware of a recent off-campus, non-sanctioned student event on September 20 that did not uphold our values and caused harm to our community,” Boone wrote in an email sent campus-wide on Sept. 30. “Our student development team has been actively investigating this matter. This work is ongoing. We recognize the pain that this incident, which involved a racial slur, has caused on our camp...

Trevecca Volleyball looks toward NCAA Championship after strong start

1Oct

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Trevecca Volleyball looks toward NCAA Championship after strong start

By Maven McGregory Senior sports reporter After completing their first year in a new conference, the Trevecca volleyball team is back with a goal of winning the conference tournament and making an appearance in the NCAA tournament. The Trojans are now 9–3 and 3–0 in Gulf South Conference games following a 3–0 win against University of Alabama in Huntsville on Sept. 27. “Last season, we were new to the Gulf South conference and unsure what kind of team we were going to be with so many freshmen playing. This year we have more experienced group, players who have either played on the team or coming from programs where they've played before they're blending their own experience with our returning players' experience,” said Emily Moore, Trevecca volleyball’s head coach. Skia...