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Trevecca Students React to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination With Prayer and Reflection

14Sep

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Trevecca Students React to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination With Prayer and Reflection

by Lauren Steinbrook News and Engagement editor Trevecca Martkeing During chapel Thursday morning, University Chaplain Erik Gernand called students to a moment of silence, inviting the Trevecca community to pause and reflect on not only the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, but also on the news of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination Many students came into chapel already carrying the weight of news alerts and social media reactions, some said. “I'm just very aware this morning. I've talked with several of you and just kind of been watching the news, as many of you have,” said Gernand during chapel. “Probably, your social media news feeds have been full of stories from yesterday, of shootings in different places in the country, of other acts of violence. I...

After 80 years in print, TrevEchoes goes fully digital

11Sep

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After 80 years in print, TrevEchoes goes fully digital

By Michelle Loria Alvarado Executive Editor TrevEchoes staff working on planning print issues, Jan. 2025 / Hannah Somboon - Trevecca Marketing After 80 years in print and 15 years of publishing online, the TrevEchoes will now move to an entirely digital format, concluding its long-running monthly print edition. “We want to serve the community better, and I think we can do that by moving to more of a fully online [platform],” said Jo Ellen Werking Weedman, assistant professor of communication studies and the faculty advisor of the TrevEhoes. Copy of first issue of TrevEchoes, published on Nov. 8, 1944. TrevEchoes began publishing in print in 1944 as a student club. In 2008, Werking Weedman established the multimedia journalism academic program, which she said transfor...

NIL Shifts the Game: How Division II Athletes and Schools Navigate a Changing Landscape

13May

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NIL Shifts the Game: How Division II Athletes and Schools Navigate a Changing Landscape

By Natalia Bowles Troy the Trojan, Trevecca's school mascot, interacting with KidPower students at a home game. Wes Sharpe / Trevecca Athletics For student-athletes like senior basketball guard Jikari Johnson, the disparity between Division I and Division II NIL opportunities is a defining factor in his decision to explore transferring. “Obviously, the Division I level is different,” Johnson said. “They’ve got more resources financially and more notoriety. The schools recruiting me have been discussing NIL opportunities surrounding their program.” The senior guard has played one season at Trevecca while surpassing the 1,000 career points milestone. Johnson was in contact with over 40 different schools and received 8 official offers before committing to UT Chattanooga. ...

Enrollment increases at faith-based universities after COVID

8May

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Enrollment increases at faith-based universities after COVID

By Cara Craton Christian colleges across the country are experiencing higher enrollment numbers after the pandemic compared to their nonreligious counterparts. According to statistics in Christianity Today, college enrollment overall has declined by about 15% since 2010. In contrast, religious schools have seen only a 3% decrease. “From the time COVID started, I would say over a four-year period, the CCCU only closed two universities... And that’s a really important point, because what it tells us is that people really want Christian higher education,” said Amanda Staggenborg, vice president of communications for the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. Trevecca Nazarene University hit a record enrollment of 530 new students last fall, aligning with current trends...

Trevecca responds to shifting student demographics by encouraging civil discourse through Bridging the Gap

8May

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Trevecca responds to shifting student demographics by encouraging civil discourse through Bridging the Gap

By Antonia Lopez Bridging the Gap panelists (from left to right: Calin Tamiian, Dcn. Justin Farr, Rev. Mika Edmonson, and Dr. Amy Boone) answering questions given by Carolyn Johnson, the moderator (furthest to the right). Justin Jose As Trevecca's student body has become more culturally and politically diverse, university leaders are finding new ways to create space for meaningful conversation—especially as students navigate an election year marked by polarization and division. Trevecca’s chapel team emphasized this approach when choosing the chapel theme for the 2024-25 school year, "Fix Your Eyes," based on Jesus’ "I am" statements throughout the Gospels. "The choice of the theme was very intentional this year, knowing that there were going to be a lot of resources that were...

Trevecca’s student body grows more diverse, reflects a national shift in Christian higher education

8May

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Trevecca’s student body grows more diverse, reflects a national shift in Christian higher education

By Antonia Lopez It was 2020, in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when national news broke about George Floyd’s murder. In the midst of the turmoil surrounding Floyd, Trevecca’s faculty and staff created a council to discuss diversity on campus. According to Terrence Schofield, associate provost of excellence and reconciliation, Trevecca had the intentionality to create a space for diverse communities to find their space, but they didn’t know how to at the time. “I think what was going on here [at Trevecca], in a PWI, a predominantly white institution, the community here had desires to [create a space for minorities], but they just don't quite know how,” said Schofield. “That's why I was hired here. I was sent here to be able to add an intentional effort toward w...

Local collective of nonprofits working to bring food access to neighborhood

30Apr

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Local collective of nonprofits working to bring food access to neighborhood

By Alayna Simons Senior Reporter Closed sign on the front doors of the Dollar General on Murfreesboro Pike. Alayna Simons / TrevEchoes On Dec. 6, 2024, just two and a half weeks before Christmas, the Dollar General on Lafayette St. in Nashville, Tennessee, permanently closed. For some, this may just be another building closing, but for the 6,000 to 7,000 who live in the Napier and Sudekum low-income housing community, this was a major loss due to the lack of resources in the area. “To see it now where we don't have that part of our community, the barriers and how hard it is for people to have access to something that is a basic human need is just so hurtful, painful, and disheartening,” said Amanda Key, co-chair of the health and wellness committee for the Love Thy Neighborhoo...

New restaurant in Napier Sudekum community makes effort to give back to the community

30Apr

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New restaurant in Napier Sudekum community makes effort to give back to the community

By Alayna Simons On the street where grocery stores have diminished and crime has risen between neighbors, the smell of fried chicken and green beans slips through the weathered door of the restaurant Scrape the Plate. With just a kitchen and a few chairs set out to wait, Amber and Marquise Hill, co-owners of the restaurant, cook and serve food to customers sitting right outside as their youngest son clings to his moms side with his Spiderman hat and crayon drawings. “I haven’t made a dollar today, but I’ve got a smile on my face because I know what’s to come,” said Hill. In the past year, residents of the Napier Sudekum housing community have experienced significant loss with the closure of the local Dollar General store and the rise of violence in the midst of scarce food...

Campus closed after a night of severe storms: Officials assessing flooding now

4Apr

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Campus closed after a night of severe storms: Officials assessing flooding now

By TrevEchoes Staff Parker Henningsen/TrevEchoes Trevecca’s campus will be closed on April 3, 2025, due to flooding caused by severe storms that occurred overnight. “There is flooding in UTA. The front main entrance has been closed off and on due to flooding. There has been some flooding in the Annex as well. This is all I can tell you right now, but we’re expecting another round this afternoon,” said Charlie Wilson, security officer. Davidson County was under multiple tornado warnings overnight, with students sheltering from around 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. No tornadoes were reported, but 5.18 inches of rain on campus so far has caused flooding by the university’s main entrance on Murfreesboro Pike and the back roads behind campus by the Urban Farm. What we know: The main entran...

Students use non-profit pantry to save money on groceries and battle food insecurity

31Mar

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Students use non-profit pantry to save money on groceries and battle food insecurity

By Cara Craton Staff Writer Trevecca students picking out donated groceries from Rebecca’s House located in Trevecca Community Church. Cara Craton/ Trevechoes For Maddie Duda, a freshman majoring in communication studies, moving from Pennsylvania to Tennessee for school meant not only adjusting to a new environment but also taking on new responsibilities. One of those is providing her own groceries, which has become harder after losing access to her car over Christmas break. “It definitely can get stressful because it’s my money and I have to be careful with it so having something like Rebecca’s House takes a little bit of that stress away because it is money that I don’t have to spend, but I’m still getting nourished,” said Duda. Rebecca’s House is a nonprofit food pant...