Spiritual Life

By Mia Agee Copyeditor In the four years Erik Gernand has served as the university chaplain at Trevecca, almost every semester has been “non-traditional.” Since last school year, he has been dreaming up creative ways for students to gain chapel credit other than the “worship and word” structure they are accustomed to. Prior to this semester, there were few to none non-traditional ways for students to gain chapel credit, said Gernand. Now students will have several opportunities for credit through dialog series, small group discussions, a service project, and a movie night for Black History Month. Out of the 52 chapel opportunities for this semester, 17 do not include a typical worship chapel service. Three or four of these scheduled chapels will be small group discussions...

SGA rejects effort to reduce chapel to 18 credits in a 4-15 vote   By Maria Monteros   Members of the Student Government Association overwhelmingly voted against a resolution that would have reduced the number of chapel requirements to 18 from 24 credit hours each semester. The resolution failed to pass the SGA for the president’s cabinet to review in a 4-15 vote during the regular Monday meeting last week. Six members voted to abstain. On Change.org, a petition to “drop chapel requirements from 24 to 18” gathered over 500 signatures and 153 shares within three months. The petition cited stress, workload, commutes and chapel burnout as factors to reduce the required hours. Failure to complete the required credit hours could result in a $10 fine on the first absence, $20 on th...