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For a few hours Saturday the universrty sign read 'Rednek Unisity' after vandals broke out the flood lights and painted
the sign. The graffiti was covered with camoflage spray paint later that afternoon.

Southern sign vandalized

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Southern Adventist University
sign by Brock Hall sometime
between Friday evening and
early Saturday morning, break-
ing two floodlights and painting
across the front of the sign.

"I was driving on Litde Debbie
Parkway on my way to church,"
said Nathalie Mazo, enrollment
counselor for Southern, "and I
was looking at the sign and saw
something that looked like it said
'redneck university.'"

called Campus

Safety around 10:30 a.m. to
report the incident.

Campus Safety officer
Maurice DeAllie found evidence

"I was just looking around,
and I found the paint brush and
a hammer in the bushes,"
DeAllie said.

The graffiti was covered up
late Saturday afternoon. Phil
Carver, dean for the School of
Physical Health and Wellness,
and wife Betty Carver, director of
the unversity health center,
painted over tlie graffiti.

"We tried to scrape it off and

wash it off, but [the paint] was
hard," Phil Carver said. "We had
some cans of camoflage paint left
over from the veteran's park, so
we tried to cover it up."

Campus Safety Director Eddie
Avant estimated the cost of the
damage to be $250. There are no
suspects at the moment, but tiie
perpetrator could face 11 months
and 29 days in jail and up to
$2,500 in fines.

"Somebody may have meant
to be cute, but it does cost the
university, which in turn raises
tuition," Avant said.

Students had varying opin-

ions about the incident.

"Someone would have to be
stupid or very inebriated to do
something lilte that," said senior
religious studies major Diana
Ramos.

Jeania Cibson, a senior nurs-
ing major, feels the vandalism
was insensitive.

"I thought it was disrespect-
ful to do since the school is still
healing from the fire," Gibson
said. "It doesn't matter if they
went to school here or not,
they should have known. And
[the writing] didn't even make

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student Association served hot
dogs, watermelon, chips, drinks
and cotton candy.

Shannon Russello, a freshmen

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The annua] Welcome Back Party
on Saturday night drew a large

crowd of students celebrating the biology major loved the food
new school year.

The party began \vith introduc-
tions of the Student Association
staff, followed by events like frisbee
and relay races. "^-^st year v

Some feel the Welcome Back because of th
Party is the best S.A. event of the Heilman, a set
e given the

"The food is kicking," Russello

Some returning students had

mixed feelings about the party.

"Last year was definitely better

ars," said Ryan

physical educa-

year because students
opportunity to meet new people,
hang out with old friends and have

Eric Scott (left) and Joanna IWadrigal (right) eiuoy s
freshly cut by Ken Rogers (background).

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other students were pleased

™*m'^u^ptsS with the amount dents were able to dive for money "Overall, I think the party went

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Jason King, ajuniorsoaal work of people who showed up ana f looked like they had a blast."

major, enjoys the Welcome Back [with] SA's creativity, said Ku^ee " ^M^^ , Futuie SA actirities will focus

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^ Southern holds annual showcase

It's the beginning of a
new school year and the
campus is crawling with
new students loolting for
ways to be a part of all the
activities that Southern has
to offer.

"I want to get involved,
but I'm kind of nervous,"
said Jessi Catron, a fresh-
man outdoor education
major. "I want to find a
way to get involved with the
Student Association."

Students had the chance
to join the various clubs
and organizations present
at the Organizational
Showcase held in lies
Physical Education Center
Wednesday, Aug. 24. The
Department ol Student Life
and Activities hosts this
annual event where the
clubs set up booths to
attract potential members.

"The Organizational

Showcase is to connect
organizations on campus to
students and students to
organizations," said Kari
Shultz, director of student
life and activities.

This year the showcase
boasted 74 booths.

"This place is buzzing;
everyone wants to be here,"
said Bryce Martin, a senior
marketing major and presi-
dent of Southern Striders.

A 17-foot green canoe
towered over the outdoor
education booth.

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"We're taking it to the
Minnesota Boundary

Waters for a 10-day trip,"
said Michael Hills, assis-
tant professor in the educa-
tion and psychology depart-
ments.

Two dogs, a golden
retriever named Brandy
and a mixed terrier named
Peppy, lounged by the
Chattanooga Read Aloud
Program's booth.

"The does are there for

to get involved, but also to
those heading the organi-
zations.

"It helps me because I
get a lot of the paperwork
out of the way," said
Richard Schwarz, associate
professor of physical edu-
cation, health and wellness,
and head of the Gym
Masters.

Supper was served in the
gym at 5:30, followed by
the calling of the names of

Photo by Matt Barclay

8.A. Piesidenl Setli Gillhum reacts to a missed shot at the S.A.
booth as other S.A. officers look on.

the children to pe'
enjoy themselves,"
Alice Clark, the dogs'
taker. "We bring them up majo:
from Georgia. We're hop
ing to expand it and have :
lot of dogs in the area. nu

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Minority clubs gather for worship

the Ipod from

the S.A. booth, and Jessica

Stubleski, a sophomore

nursing major won the

Garden gift certificate

helpful not from the Collegedale Quick

nly to students who want Print booth

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Members of the Black
Christian Union (ECU) and
Latin American Club (LAC)
held church in Thatcher
Chapel last Sabbath. The serv-
ice was a joint effort to raise
awareness of the need for eth-
nic worship on campus.

"The drive is to open up the
eyes of the administration to
see the need of organizing a
church service on Saturday
that caters to the needs of
minority students," said Pierre
Monice, president of BCU.

Monice added that a big
effort is made to get minorities
to attend Southern, but then
the Administration fails to
realize the vitality of meeting
their spiritual needs on cam-

"Most of the kids are com-
ing from areas such as Miami
and New York where the wor-
ship style is different from that
of Collegedale Church and The
Third and many must go
downtown to worship,"
Monice said.

Abner Sanchez, president of
LAC, agrees.

"It's a big difference when
you come from big cities that
have a variety of cultures and
worship styles to have to be
confonned to a conventional
style of worship," he said.

Sanchez added that
Southern should consider
accommodating different cul-
tures seeing that the minority
population is growing and

diversity is becoming an
important issue on campus. I
"It wouldn't hurt to have '
another option of worship," he ■
said. "It only increases the
spiritual level of the universi-
ty"

Lynn Caldwell, chair of the
diversity committee is con-
cerned that the universit\' is
not meeting the spiritual
needs of minorities on cam-
pus.

"I strongly feel that if there
is a need for worship that they
[minorities] are comfortable
with, then it should be avail-
able," Caldwell said.

Caldwell added that we
must understand the impor-
tance of culture in worship
and realize that most minori-
ty groups often worship in a
different style than

Caucasians.

Hery Diaz, junior nursing
major, concurs.

"Since the population of
minorities is growing, people
are realizing a need for a place
for worship," he said.

Pastor Ken Rogers, univer-
sity chaplain said that as
Southern becomes more
diverse it should be able to
address issues relating to
diversity. However, Rogers
noted that we should not get to
the point where diversit>' and
differences affect the unit>' in
worship.

"If we get so diverse that we
are not worshipping together.
I think it'd be a loss for every-
body."

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the breakfast hours fo
2005-2006 school year until
11 a.m. Students wishing to eat
a hot breakfast can get their
meal from 6:30 to 8 a.m., with
a continental breakfast and
snack food items available
from 8 to 11 a.m.

An extended cafeteria
schedule was suggested before
but only implemented this
year. Some questioned
whether extending the hours
will affect other campus estab-
lishments Uke KR's Place and
the Campus Kitchen.

Earl Evans, director of food
services said extending the
cafeteria's hours means addi-
tional students must be
employed and he is unsure
whether the experiment will
pay for itself.

"We'll have to give it a
month or so before we can
really tell if it's working," he

a good thing because
everyone has different sched-

said Philip Villasurda, senior
graphic design major. "It
allows me to get food without
waking up early." |

Most agree that it

ules and this allows them to early to tell if the cafeteria

convenient for

extended hours are beneficial.
"Students are ver>' much
creatures of habit," says
Evans, "and it will take several
weeks, maybe even a semester
before they get into their daily |
eating groove."

Some students like junior
archaeology major Heather
Holloway feel unaffected by
the change.

"I like to go to breakfast
early in the morning, so it has-
n't really affected
me,''Holloway said.

Others are excited about
said. After the first day of the the potential for extra sleep,
new schedule, cafeteria "I like the new schedule,"

New Cafeteria Hours

Weekday Hours
6:30 a^m. to 11 a.m.

Hot Breakfast

6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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Thursday, September 8, 2005

'Secret of the
Cave' revealed

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Production ended this sum-
mer on Southern s new movie
project, "Secret of the Cave."

The seven week production
was fihned on Achrll Island,
Ireland. The filming lasted one
month and produced some
60,000 feet, or ii miles, of
footage. The 28-person crew
worked more than 12 hours a
day from Sunday to Saturday.
One student recounted memo-
ries of the work experience.

"There was never a free
minute to do anything else,"
said Stratton Tingle, a senior
film production major. "We
had 20 hours of daylight and
worked for most of it."

David George, producer of
the movie and a professor at
Southern agreed, added that
the group was very determined.
"The days were long, but our
crew was always willing to do
whatever was needed," George
said.

Filming was on a tight
schedule, and most were
amazed with how much was
accomplished.

"It's amazing that it all got
done in such a short time,"
Tingle said. "It always rained,
and that made things hard, but
we did it in .a month. That's
amazing for a feature-length
film."

Post-production work on
the 11 miles of film is now
scheduled for the next six
months and is estimated to
take up to 5,000 hours. The
production crew recently inter-
viewed people to help with the
work, but positions are still
expected to go unfilled. DVD
production alone is expected to
take up to 350 hours. Project
completion is expected for
February 2006.

Although expected, there is
no word on whether or not
there will be another Tivoli
premier, but they are looking
forward to an Irish premier.

In spite of the tight schedule
and extensive hours put into
the project, the crew enjoyed
their time in Ireland.

"There were a lot of memo-
rable moments," George said.
"One Friday evening we went
to the beach, and we had wor-
ship together with the crew and
some of the cast."

Southern students parrieipate in a prayer group for the friends and family of Brandon Abc"rnathy''after*thr
junior Collegedale Aeademy student drowned Friday.

Collegedale Academy mourns

Brandon Abemathy, a junior
at Collegedale Academy,
drowned Friday while swimming
in the Hiawassee River on an
ecology field trip.

'This has been a tragic loss for
the C.A. family," said Matt Nafie,
the academy's director of devel-
opment.

Abemathy, 55 other students,
and 10 faculty sponsors left
Friday for Gee Creek near the
Hiawassee River where they
planned to camp until Sunday.

At about 3 p.m. Friday,
Abemathy and a group of stu- official said,

dents jumped into the river.
While swimming, Abemadiy was
pulled under by a strong current.
Several students tried to help, but
Abemathy was pulled under
again and never resurfaced, a
school official said.

Trip sponsors told students to
wear life jackets at all times. An
academy spokesperson and sev-
eral students said the group,
including Abemathy, were not
wearing life jackets.

Search and rescue officials
looked for Abemathy until Friday
night. His body was recovered
early Saturday morning, a school

"As hard as this has been on
the students and faculty at C.A.,
we can't imagine what the
Aberaatliy family must be going
through right now," Nafie said.

Abemathy is survived by his
parents, Reginald and Alberta,
and sister Amber. Brother,
Aaron, is a freshman at the acad-
emy.

The viewing will be fi-om noon
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the
Franklin-Strickland Funeral
Home in Chattanooga. The
funeral will be at noon Thursday
in the Collegedale Seventh-day
Adventist Church. The academy
will not be in session Thursday.

Southern students lend aid to Bass

In response to the disist
the gulf states. Southern (
dents dropped e\erythmg t
travel down to Bass Memon i]
Academy in Mississippi to join
in relief efforts for Hurricane
Katrina's many victims 40 stu
dents and 5 faculty boarded a
bus at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.
1, and drove through the night to
begin working the next day.
When they arrived, students felt
the impact of what they saw.

"We got up early to see what it
looked like for ourselves," said
Jason Castro, a sophomore nurs-
ing major. "We were in awe."

Damage to the academy was

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extensive. Trees and power 1
were down, roofs had blown
away, there was water damage,

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hole through the outer wall.
Students worked tearing out
carpet, ceiling tiles, and insu-
lation, as well as cutting and
hauling wood.

Students also helped the
surrounding community by
working with Adventist
Community Services to dis-
tribute food in a local rodeo
arena. Victims lined up to
receive the food.

"[It was] probably more
than a mile long," said Castro.
"People were just waiting out-
side their cars."

Jonathan Carlson, a sopho-
more religious education
major, relates a miracle that
happened while distributing

"Terry (of ACS) knew we
only had enough food for
1300 people, so he prayed
God would multiply our
food," said Carlson. "At the
end of the day we fed 4500
people."

Southern is planning sev-
eral more trips to continue
the relief effort, this time with
medical personnel.

Nathan Strub, junior nurs-
ing major, encourages stu-
dents to participate.

"If you want to see the
Lord's miracles, go to
Mississippi," Strub said,

"The response has been
terrific," said Ken Rogers,
chaplain. "I'm very impressed
with the spirit and compas-
sion of the students to do
whatever they can to relieve
the pain and suffering for the
disaster victims."

Thatcher renovates after tragedy

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hear it a whole

This summer Southern
began renovating the dormito-
r>' and updating the fire safety
system in Thatcher Hall after
the fire on April 26, 2005-

David Houtchens, fire safety
technician for Campus Safet>%
praised the new safety system,
which won't need to be
replaced for several years.

"It is a current state-of-the-
art alarm and detection sys-
tem," said Houtchens. "All
new devices."

The new detectors are high-
bred to detect both heat and
particles. The noise the alarm
makes is different from the
previous system and the
strobes are new. The system is
equipped ^vith an Evacks voice
system that gives recorded
commands over speakers.

"What I like is that it tells
people what to do, which gen-

Completed renovations of 3rd floor lobby in Thatcher Hall.

Jessica Stubleski, a sopho- The dorm now has a sprin-

more nursing major, voiced kler system that activates each

both concern and praise for the sprinkler individually and

new system. solid-core doors.

"The new fire safety system "Solid-core doors will hold a
scares me because I don't want fire much longer than hollow-
to do anything to make it go core," Houtchens said,
off," she said. "But I like it All surfaces were cleaned,

including carpets and furni-
ture. The ceiling tiles and water
line were replaced. On Third
West the rooms and hallways
were repainted, repapered, and
recarpeted, with an enlarged
kitchenette/laundry room.
There are still some small tasks
such as mounting the carpet
bases around the walls that
need to be finished.

"They did what they had to
do and as much as they could
so girls could move in," said
Engel.

With so much work to be
done in the summer months,
some faculty were unsure all
would be completed before
registration. These concerns
were voiced by Dean Engel in a
meeting during the summer.

"Unless there's a miracle,
that dorm's not going to be
ready," Engel said. "And some-
one said, 'we're in the business
of miracles.'"

Brock floors receive a makeover

Several changes were made
in Brock Hall over the sum-
mer, including replacing the
hallway carpets with tile in an
effort to reduce the possibility
of mold around the walls.
Some faculty and students
noticed a slight odor last year,
and when Plant Services dis-
covered that the window seals
were old and leaking, admin-

istrative personnel decided to
renovate several areas in the
building. Despite some lack of
communication at the begin-
ning of the project, the
changes are well received
throughout Brock Hall.

The renovation was sub-
contracted to ADR
Construction by Plant
Services, and in one month,
most of the large windows on
the east wall we
new ceiling tiles

around the windows, and
floor tile took the place of car-
pet in the hallways. The new
windows include a low emis-
sion coating which reduces
ultraviolet radiation and
saves energy. , .. -.

Improvements will contin-
ue through the next few
months as the lobbies on sec-
ond and third floors are com-
pletely remodeled. New furni-
ture such as couches, chairs,
and tables are on order and

should arrive sometime in
mid-September. The benches
along the window wall are
also going to be re-covered.
Becky Djernes, the adminis-
trative assistant in Financial
Administration, plans for
each area to actually resemble
a lobby, not just a group of
tables.

"We're trying to create
more gathering places for stu-
dents with a comfortable j
atmosphere," Djernes said.

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New tennis court construction continues

Southern's tennis courts
were removed this summer in
preparation for construction on
the new Wellness Center. The
development of eight courts
behind lies P.E. Center was
scheduled to be completed by
the start of the school year, but
work was often put on hold due
to a rainy summer.

"We should have had no
trouble getting [the tennis
courts] completed," said
Wayne Janzen, director of
leaseholds. "An unusually wet
summer is to blame."

Judy Sloan, physical educa-
tion and wellness professor, is
teaching a tennis class this
semester.

"Fortunately, there's a lot
that we do in class that doesn't
require a tennis court," she
said. "Usually, during the first
couple of weeks we don't use
the nets." Sloan also said a few
classes wU be able to set up

nets in the gymnasium. and should reduce the risk of |

The move is also the first accidents on that road,

stage of plans to build an Currently, University Drive's

expanded Taylor Circle round- vehicle capacity is 9,000 vehi-

about connecting the Wellness cles per day. A roundabout I

Center with University Drive, would increase the number to |

The single-lane roundabout 27,000 per day. The estimate

would indicate the center of cost for the round:
campus, help regulate traffic, $80,000.

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Religion

Ordination of women in church ; Being a student mis

"Is there anything that pre-
vents women from being min-
isters?" someone asks in an
issue of Insight magazine.
Steve Case answers, "The cru-
cial issue regarding whether or
not you're a minister is
whether or not God equips you
to be a minister." At least half
of all religious seminary stu-
dents are women. Why is the
Seventh-day Adventist church
digging its heels into the
ground and impeding our

The Bible teaches that God is
no respecter of persons. Why
should women be restricted by
something they can't control -
their gender. We should con-
sider the Bible's perspective of
God's love and impartiality
rather than a few out-of-con-
text verses.

The second argument is

"In Qidst' s faidly thsre
can be no divisicci into J&J
and non-Jew, slave and £iee,
rtale and ferrale..."
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t women's ordination will

detrimental to church

unity. "I voted no, a big no,

because this church must be as

one," said Gabriel Boakye-

Benkwa of Ghana. As long as

the world consists of diverse

cultures and values, there can

r be complete uniformity.

vomen should be allowed

is where God is clearly

opening that door.

Woman pastors can connect
women's ordination, it doesn't with other females in ways that
offer any resistance either, males can't. Pastor Marit Balk the

Those who oppose ordina-
tion of women have two valid
explanations, the first
being that the Bible is aga
it. At the 56th General
Conference in 1995- Stanley
Bolini of Kenya said, "I don't
see where the Bible supports
it. And I wonder why Jesus, if
in favor of ordination, didn't
choose to ordain women in
His time." While it's true that
the Bible doesn't 1

of the Pacific Union College
Church says that women relate
differently to a female pastor
as someone who can
empathize. It's also important
for women to feel like they can
spend one-on-one time with
their pastor and not be afraid
of se.xual implications.

Galations 3-28 offers
encouragement: "In Christ's
family there can be no division
into Jew and non-Jew, slave
and free, male and female.
Among us you are all equal."
God can use both men and
women to fulfill His purpose.
If we eventually do have
women's ordination, it doesn't
mean that every church has to
have a female pastor. It simply
means that women who want
to be pastors would be given
that opportunity. Men and
women should put aside mis-
understandings and prejudice
and instead work together,
moving forward as a team. As
Brenton Stacey put it, "It's
time to take gender off the
agenda and focus on fulfilling

For the first time in church history, delegates at
General Conference session elected a woman. Dr. EllaSimmons, to
Ihe office of vice president. However, because church policy does not
allow women's ordination, a woman cannot be president. The Accent
asked some students to provide their viewp on the issue of women's
ordination.

Students respond: women and ordination

"It's what rve always been taught, that wometi aren't supposed to be pastors. I feel like they
shouldn't be. 1 think basically it's what I've always been taught." -Lori Wison

"1 think that they should be able to be pastors because I think God c
beings to spread the gospel." -David Grant

"It should not be a divisive issue in the church. If the whole church is ready then the v
church should move forward togetlier." -Hugo Mendez oy.menuiev

be barred Just because she's a ™maS"'?SonJ Da„ys """"^ '°' *' **' *^ '^°'^'^''

sionary in Thailand

"They may just seem like kids
who want to play guitar, or kids
Student Missionary QSiA that are fascinated by draw-
ings, but every single one of

Name: Jamie Zollinger
Year: Sophomore
Home: Woodbury, TN
Major: General Studies

those kids have seen someone
murdered in front of them. A
good handful of them have
scars from where fragments of
bullets have been taken out of
SM Experience: Eight weeks them." She said "It made me

in Thailand this summer, with just appreciate life in general

about 20 other students from

other Adventist colleges

What she did: Taught activi-
ties to a group of 5- and 6-year-
olds at an English-language

school and day camp in

Bangkok. "The language barri-
er definitely made it a little

more difficuh to teach, but the

kids were great."

New experiences she

learned to enjoy: Sticky rice

with mango and coconut

cream, riding in tuktuks, or

what she called "souped-up

golf carts," bartering in the

marketplace, and learning to

use customary gestures and

greetings

How she changed: "I think

that I saw love in a different

way. People are so respectful of

each other there, and it made

me kind of come back v/ith the

[idea] of 'I know I can't change

the world, but if I change

myself, and if I put the customs

that I've learned into practice,

then maybe I can make a small

difference.'" She added, "In so

many ways, they [the kids]

helped me more than I helped

them."

Her most memorable expe-
rience: The four days she spent

at the Bamboo School, an

Adventist-run school for 71

"incredible" refugee children.

Jamie Zollinger ^vith the group
of kids she taught while in
Thailand this summer. (L-R)
Luciano, Panipak, Riorom,
Nink, Fin (Front) Fern

Advice to those considering |
becoming a student mission-
ary: "Be open to new things,
Sometimes our ignorance caus-
es us not to understand thai I
other people in other cultures |
are people too."

Would she do it again?

"At first I had so many |
doubts, I was so scared,
there were definitely ups and
downs. But it was so worth it, |
and I would do it again."

Church

For Saliath, Sept. 8

Schedule

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10:00 & 11:30 a.li-

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8:30, 10:00 & 11:15 a-in-

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Thursday, September, 8 2005

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southern.edu

The

'Opinion

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Weather and
the economy

Currently, the United States'
economy is as rich as the poor-
est person in the country
because it is based on spending
power and the ability of those
less likely to be doing a lot of
shopping. This person's power
and ability to spend money is
influenced by the weather.
Perhaps you have heard some-
one saying: It's going to snow,
we'll just stay home." What
about the summers when the
temperatures rise to the no
degrees, and it's way too hot to
even take the trash out. Few
want to be out in the heat .

As most people know,
America's economy is based on
the consumer spending status.
Businesses gamble their future
sales based on the expectation
that people are going to shop
and keep spending. They don't
give the proper consideration
to the speed at which
Americans can change their
minds, especially in extreme
weather.

When we observe the
amount of money we spend, it
is not the economy that isn't
standing firm; it is the expecta-
tion of what would be spent
that leaves the numbers in the
air and the economy falling.

An example is airlines, who
lose large amounts of money in
a day just because Mother
Nature dumps a few feet of
snow. If the storm continues
for several days, there won't be
any flights. You also won't have
truck drivers delivering their
goods on time, meaning that
supplies would reach their des-
tinations days later, leaving
thousands of factory workers
without work and materials.

Consequently, the wheel of
the American economy drags,
causing less job openings,
more lay-offs, less manufactur-
ing, less consumer spending,
and less productivity. Most
people don't notice this until
they spot the red sales tags in
their favorite store, because
companies are having sales to
continue to make money. This
tends to do more damage than
good, however, if done for too
long. It would be good business
if companies changed their
views about the country's con-
sumer spending status and
didn't let their companies and
the country's economic situa-
tion become vulnerable to
something as unpredictable as
the weather.

Acknowledgement is not enough

throughout the entire world going to be about as ugly

and had many Christians and scene as I think you c

non-Christians alike exclaim- ' "

ing that "We are living in the

last days!" The tsunami caught

rnany unprepared, enjoying popula:

Ufe and going about their daily

die t

for that matter, but

„ - iniag- we seem to think differently.

...., addmg to the thoughts of I'm guilty of this also, and of

many the saymg that has course we are not perfect, but

become probably the most our imperfections should not

of the 2ist century, be an excuse to not take a clos-

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mg WHY - but realizing that going on around, we seem to
""" of the most awfnl things still have a nonchalant and
indifferent attitude when it

We're living in the last days.

People have been claiming people and injured ,

that for a long time, and it has 700 others. What started

that could happen -just had.

And then there were the ter-
rorist attacks on England this
past summer that killed 56
than

will look at us differently if we
make a sudden roundabout
change, but we have to be true
to God more that ourselves.

to the point where some
of us may be tired of hearing it.
Those who believe in Jesus'
second coming acknowledge
that his return seems to be
close, but how many of us are
actively preparing ourselves
and others for heaven?

As we look at three of the
most talked about tragedies
within the last nine months,
many can see that strange
events are happening more

frequently and destructively, that occurred just last week
perhaps even causing some
agnostics and atheists to ques-
tion their 'beliefs' about God.

We all remember the tsuna-
mi in Taiwan and Southeast
Asia last December that
claimed over 150,000 lives and
was deemed in the January 18,
2005 online edition of had
National Geographic News as trag

out
as a normal day in London on
July 7, 2005, turned out to be,
according to one survivor, "the
worst attack on England since
World War II." Again, an
account stating that this attack
was the worse in a number of
years, and confirming in the
minds of many the words we
so often hear, we are living in
the Last Days!

As if these two events
ugh, thi

tragedy Some of die destruction by Kntj

New Orieans puts into per- comes to these signs and actu
spective what many have been ally doing something about

acknowledging for quite ;
time now. Thousands are
feared dead and the living are
left stranded without food,
shelter or any means of regain-
ing the resources they once
few days prior to the
■. As rescue efforts con-

of worst disasters in histo- tinue, this nation's homeland
ry. This disaster sent a shock security chief warned that "it's

It's not about being holier than
thou, it's not about being bet-
ter than others and it's defi-
nitely not about acknowledg-
ing that we live in the last days.
It's about taking it a step far-
ther and doing more than
earth, but yet observing. Acknowledgement
we live as if we have forever, is good first step towards
The reality is we don't know preparing ourselves and others
how much time we have, we for heaven, but it shouldn't be
could die tomorrow, we could the last.

them. It appears that unless
something affects us directly,
we go about our usual routines
as if these events are by
chance. It's simple, we have lit-
tle time c

Line cutters a nuisance to Southern and society

You know, there's a queue
for a reason.

Nothing infuriates me more
than line cutting. We're all
here, queuing calmly, know-
ing that hey, in a few minutes,
I'll order my smoothie/ break-
fast burrito/ fried ravioli. We
all stand calmly, chatting with

a friend or acquaintance, or
reviewing Spanish flash cards
or chemistry notes. It's a long
line, but it generally is this
time of day. We seem to be
practicing for the day when
we'll be standing in the coffee
house line as adults, reviewing
a client contract or reading a
newspaper.

Then, it happens. Without
warning, someone shoulders
past, and startles two or three
people that were really
engrossed in their reading.
We. all look up to see who
shoved by. Oh, It's you, Line
Cutter.

We all glare at you. Line
Cutter, too polite or too tired
to call you out, even though
you sorely lack any resem-
blance to someone who has
manners. If our eyes had laser
beam attachments, you would

be dead. A dozen times over.
You act like you're just talking
to Lacey Shirtgirl from trig
class, but you're noL She
barely knows you, and she
doesn't like you. She's just
acting ladylike and not kick-
ing you in the shins. No, she
didn't get your e-mail,
because you never sent it. You
just now thought of it as a rea-
son to cut line and act like
you're best-est friends-est for-
ever-est with her.

We don't think it's funny,
Line Cutter. It would be toler-
able if there were only one of
you, but you seem to have
stolen someone's cloning
device, and created about 200
of you. I still don't have my
smoothie, and you've made
me late by ordering so fast
that the poor cashier has no
idea what you said after

"Stripple egg and cheese," and
she thinks you're speaking a
foreign language.

If you limited yourselves to
the eating establishments, I
could understand. Hey, you're
hungry and in a rush. But you
don't. You are constantly in
my life, Line Cutter. On the
freeway. In the bookstore,
taking the last blueberry
scone and ordering a drink
that you don't even like and
can't pronounce. (It's oh lay.
You know, French? The lan-
guage they speak in France?)
You're always in the super-
market. And the dry cleaners.
And the gas station on Friday
afternoon, when 1 want to
drive home and hopefully
miss Knoxville traffic.

I don't care for you, Line
Cutter. Why are you always in
my life?

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THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume. 61, Issue. 3

What happened
to Indexor?

Where should
you buy your
7-Layer Burrito?
Find the answer
on Pg. 3

LOCAL Weather

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Lifestyles Pg. 3

Religion Pg. 4

Opinion Pg. 5

Cartoons Pg. 8

Enrollment
increases

According to the final regis-
tration figures, 2,522 under-
graduate and graduate stu-
dents are attending Southern
this semester. Compared to
last fall, enrollment is up 131
students.

"The neatest thing about the
increase of students is that it
makes the campus alive," said
Marc Grundy, associate vice
president for marketing and
enrollment services.

In the fall 2004 semester,
Southern welcomed 511 fresh-
men. This year 605 freshmen
registered, up 94 students. The
registration figures also show
this is the largest freshman
class Southern has had in at
least five years.

Grundy said the increase in
enrollment resulted for many

Southern students pi

Duct tape at vespers for Katrina relief.

A more aggressive scholar-
ship policy, a great recruitment
team, recruiters traveling
more, a solid academic reputa-
tion, expanding residence
halls, dedicated staff who build
relationships with students
and students who have faith in
Southern all contributed to the
increase in enrollment.

"We are well over our offi-
cial head count from last year,"
said Joni Zier, director of
records and advisement.

Zier said the increase in
enrollment was also affected by
Southern's booth at the
General Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists. The
booth was uniquely designed
and created great exposure for
Southern.

Other Adventist universities
and colleges are experiencing
an increase in enrollment as

Southwestern Adventist
University is also over their
official head count from last
year. The preliminary results
show that about 1,250 students
are registered for this semes-
ter. Southwestern is expecting
more students to register
before their registration period

Dr. Fred Harder, vice presi-
dent for enrollment at
Southwestern Adventist

University said, "Our dorms
are maxed out."

'Way cool' offering

Students donate $4,100 for hurricane relief

Student Association took up
an offering at Friday night ves-
pers last week to aid Hurricane
Katrina victims. The result was
$4,100 worth of student dona-
tions.

"It was a lot of money for one
offering," said Seth Gilham, SA
president.

The means for taking up the
offering was Duct tape. Deacons
loudly unrolled the Duct tape in

long strips before passing them
over the heads of the students.
As the Duct tape went by, stu-
dents reached up to attach their
money. As each strip was filled,
it was gathered into a large
mass and another strip was
unrolled.

"It added to the excitement,"
said Ken Rogers, chaplain. "We
all could see what was happen-
ing. Way cool."

"I thought it was very cre-
ative," said Becky Joseph, a
sophomore elementary educa-

tion major. "I was really excited
by it."

The offering, which was first
announced the day before in
convocation, averaged about $7
per student, although there
were six, $100 bills on the Duct
tape. Combined wth other
fundraisers happening on cam-
pus, Gilham believes that
Southern students have raised

The money donated at ves-

Lawn concert: music to the ears

A patchwork of blankets cov-
ered the lawn by Talge Hall as
students enjoyed a pleasant
Sabbath afternoon at the lawn
concert. This event is part of
Campus Ministries' commit-
ment weekend, which began
Thursday at convocation and
ended with the pancake break-
fast on Sunday.

The concert was well attend-
ed, although the music some-
times became a background to
conversation. The shident-per-
formed songs ranged from
hynms to original compositions,
including the patriotic "I'm

"I like that it's a variety of peo-
ple, not just one group," said
Nova Schlosser, a freshman lib-
eral arts education major.

The

)-hour

Rjek Anderson of Within Reach
plays during the lawn concert on
Talge's Lawn Saturday afternoon.

Proud to be an American," sung
by Jeremy Mclntyre, a freshman
social work major.

tured 15 individual or group per-
formances. Jennifer
LaMountain, who was here with
her husband, Lynell
LaMountain, the speaker for
commitment weekend, ended
the afternoon with a selection of
three songs.

Ken Rogers, chaplain, felt the
concert went very well. He
appreciated that everything went ,
smoothly, and that each partici- '

See Concert Pg. 2

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pers is going toward food
and hygiene products , but the
method of donation is yet to be
determined.

"We're either personally
going to buy the products to
give to the people or donate to
a rehef agency," said Gilham.

Rogers praised the students'
for giving the large offering.

"I'm amazed yet I shouldn't
be." said Rogers. 'They'rejust
great kids."

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pant had a hot micro-
phone. Carlos Solano, a
sophomore art major, com-
pared the concert to last year.

"It was shorter but better,"
he said.

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Construction on Kelly's
English Garden has begun.
The rough patch of ground
behind the student center will
eventually be turned into a
brick-paved area surrounded
by flowers and complete with
wrought-iron fencing and
tables.

The idea was introduced
last school year after the
Thatcher Hall fire that
claimed the life of Kelly

Weimer, junior English
major. "A student suggested it
and we thought it would be a
good idea," said Gordon Bietz,
university president. "This
was a community tragedy and
it would be nice to memorial-
ize it in some way."

Fundraising for the project
is an ongoing effort. "We're
still raising money, still
accepting donations," said
Chris Carey, vice president of
advancement. Though there is
no set goal to be reached,
$9,624 has been raised so far
and is expected to increase.

Construction of the garden
began at the end of last year
and continued through the
summer. The finish date,
though, is unknown.

"That's the hardest ques-
tion," said Mark Antone,
director of landscape services
and designer of Kelly's

Garden. "Though the memori- happy that the memorial is

al is a high priority, there are being built,
other projects in progress as "It's a really good idea"

fell, like the new alumni saidKasandra Rodriguez, jun-

Future location of Kelly's Garden, currently under construction.

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university's various roads and to rememb'
sidewalks," he said. Kelly "

However, students are

ior intercultural communica-
tions major. "It's a great way
and honor

Southern among top universities

nized by these publications,"
said Gordon Bietz, university
president.
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University was ranked as one of proud of the rankings.
2006's "Best Comprehensive "It is a great source of pride
Colleges-Bachelor's" in the on campus," saidVinita Sauder,
South by U.S. News & World vice president for marketing and
Report's America's Best Colleges enrollment services. "Our facul-
for the fifth year. Southern is ty and staff provide an intention-

of Princeton Review's
Best Southeastern Colleges."

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growth."

Some students feel tliere is a
reason that Southern is ranked
among top colleges.

"The difference between
Southern and other universities
is the spirituality," said Annie
Bellefleur, a soph

major. 'There are prayer groups.

What are the

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Bible studies, and vespers. It's all
nursing God-based," she said.

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Ministry Expo encourages involvement |

Meussa Mentz

Staff Whiter Clown Ministries. Students were nureing major and a former mem- 1

welcomed by Big Red, a senior ber of Flag Camp, signed up I

who has been clowning since he again. I

was 13. He said they go to nursing "It's an awesome experience to I

As part of commitment week-
end, Southern students attended
the Ministrj' Expo after vespers
Friday. About 40 tables and activ-
ities were set up behind the lower
church parking lot to showcase
Southern's different ministries.

"We need people to partici-
pate," said Bess Martin, a psychol-
ogy and religious studies major
and a member of the Southern
Missionary Church, which fea-
tures student-led services. "We
want students to be able to get out
in the world and know how to be
involved in the church."

The Southern Missionary
Church booth was decorated \vith
welcome home signs and students
crowded the area while helping
themselves to refreshments.

Another popular table was

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Rachel FUipov, Karia Coupland, and Heidi Coupl"d'(°Lto W being
rrauited to be clowns for SAlTs Clown Ministries

homes and children's homes to show God's love-especially to k"*
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Knstin'niomas.anEngUshand homes,-Thomas said.

Thursday, September 15, 2005
Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
britnib@southeni . edu

T.

Lifestyles

The Southern Accent 3

Seven layers of heaven for your mouth

By Alex Mattison

What happens when a crack
team of Southern students raid
local area Taco Bells in search of
the fountain of youth, the creme
de la creme, the oracle of burri-
tos... THE standard by which all
seven layer burritos should be
judged? Nursing major Heather
Blake, bio-chem major Sarah
Belensky, rehgion editor Missy
Maracle and co-Iifestyles editor

Alex Mattison went to the three
closest area Taco BeUs to bring
the answer to Southern, and what
we found may shock you. (Or
not).

The following scores have
been averaged between the four
students to represent the total
picture of the Taco Bells
involved.

Ooltewah:

Comments: "Lettuce shot out
at Sarah when this burrito was
opened. Upon observation this

was the most violent burrito."
-Alex

"There wasn't really enough
lettuce. I'm a big lettuce person."
- Missy

"Cheese was melted - awe-
some!" - Heather

Shallowford:

Comments: "Should have been
called the 'bean & rice burrito.' I
got a rotten tomato!" -Heather

"The burrito on Shallo^vford
was just that - shallow." -Alex

"It was stuffed and big - and
that was awesome... but where
was the lettuce?" - Missy

East Brainerd:

Comments: "East Brainerd
was a no-brainer. This burrito
was soft & supple." -Heather

"I'm speechless... mrrrf mrrrf
mnrf." -Missy

"I've gotta come up with a
quote!" -Alex

"It's aesthetic beauty astound-
ed me!" -Sarah

Easi

Wrappage

t Brainerd

Guacamole
Sour Cream

—

Overall Satisfaction

12 3 4 5

Shallowford

Even Distribution

Overall Satisfaction

Question of the week

If someone gave you a free banana, what would you do with it?

"I'd find a
friendly
monkey
and give it
to him."

Eyren Yepez

Paulette Greene

"Turn it
into a
milk-
shake."

"I don't
even like

bananas. I

like

banana

Popsicles."

Ooltewah

Wrappage ^^^^^^^^^^^mm

Ingredient Amount ^^^H^H

Guacamole ^^M

Sour Cream ^^^^^^^^H

Overall Satisfaction

^^

12 3 4 5

Classifieds and Personals

To the students,

The Southern Accent is giving
the opportunity to all students to
place classifieds in our publica-
tion. You can do so by emailing
us your information at accen-

In addition, you can send per-
sonals to the same address.
Included in these personals
should be y our name and infor-
mation you would like others to

know about yourself. You can
also send out birthday greetings
to your friends, but these \vill be
chosen on a first come, first
serve basis, and should be sent
in for the week after publishing
(for e.vample if the paper comes
out on September 15, birthday
information should be for the
following week). Thank you and
God bless.
Omar Bourne

Engagement

■ (alumni '87) asked Joy Biegel to m
-f Ml. Gannet, the highciit point in \
nbing the highest points in the US.

Elizabeth Blackerby

Staff Writer

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homecoming celebration Many ^^^^ ,^^

This celebration included ™^7f„ t^e poUnck to enjoy
A^ong the many area -"'« P-^^g .g.^t t^t;
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McDonald Road Church, it is

service lui u.^f

fellowship and a meal.

Chattanooga First Seventh-
day Adventist Church is home

not as
Church.

This new building that can
be seen from the interstate
just before the Hamilton Place
Mall is the new home of the
Chattanooga First Seventh-
day Adventist Church.

"The beautiful new sur-
roundings match the spirit in
the church," said Amy Greene,
a senior nursing major. "I see
Jesus there in the sincerity of
the people and the pastor."

After spending 44 years
located at 400 Tunnel Blvd. in
downtown Chattanooga,

Chattanooga First made the
move to their new home at
7450 Standifer Gap Road in
Hamilton County.

"The new location provides
many important advantages
and many new challenges,"
said Nick lonashku, a 2005

Thursday, September 15, 2001;

The Polls

Questions from a poll of 1,004 Spirituality at Southern,

Americans by Newsweek and Religious preference of 2,390
Beliefnet:* undergraduates:

graduate from Southern's the- associate or student pastors,
ology program and previous Tlie church was packed with

The ChattanooEi. First Seventh-day Adventist Church opened 11
buUding on Standifer Gap road Aug. 27 .

tion is to the success of the to a number of Southern stu-

church body as he recognized dents. Matthew Lucio, a jumor

the different roles members theology major and one ot

had played during the previ- Chattanooga First's student

ous years, big or small. Fuller pastors, said he enjoys bemg
said that this included six for-
pastors and 13 former

How important is spirituality in
your daily life?

Very important 57^

Somewhat important 27%

Not too important 7?^

Not at all important 7%

Don't know 2*

Why do you practice reUgion?

To forge a personal relation-
ship with God 39%

To help you be a better person,
Uve a moral life 30%

To find peace and happiness

17%

•Statistics from the Sept. 5.
2005 issue of Newsweek maga-

Apostolic

Assemblies of God

Baptist 1

Buddhist

Christian 1

Church of Christ

Church of God

Latter-Day Saints

Lutheran

Methodist

Nazarene

Non-denominational

None

Pentecostal

Presbyterian

Roman Catholic

Seventh-day Adventist

2273 1
Southern Baptist
Unknown

student pastor. "This
unbeatable combination in
which to develop one's spiritu-
al gifts," lonashku said.
On Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005

many conference leaders, pre .-j , - -

vious members and pastors Chattanooga First
gathered with Chattanoog

First's

rout church family. Conference President Ed

church

"I think it carries with it a
sense of newness," said Lucio.
"There is the general feeling of
a clean slate to start new pro-
grams, activities, and that the
members can he proud of their
church. This enthusiasm is
key to building momentum for
!, and two selections by outreach, inviting people to
choir, visit, and other church pro-
1 a n d grams. It's pretty electric."

nearly 600 people for the spe
cial gathering. The service
included three baptisms, a
reunion performance by mem-
bers of the women's chorus
Reji

Hot topics during Hot Potatoes

Dr. Ron Clouzet, dean of
the School of ReUgion, said
The first Hot Potatoes Over that these meetings are a min-
Lunch meeting of the year istry to the campus,
drew a larger audience than "Since the biggest ques-
previous years and gave stu- tions are probably about life,
dents the chance to ask tough the Bible, and God, religion
spiritual questions. professors decided to become

The Sept. i lunch meeting a resource to inquiring minds

led by professors from on those biggest of all i

the School of Religion. Nearly he said. "We do not pretend to

25 students came, which is Itnow everything nor know all

double the regular attendance the answers, but we believe

of last year's meetings. we c

Dr. Steve Bauer, one of the
professors, said he was
thrilled at the turnout.

"People are getting used to
the idea that this is here and gling witli faith,
they can participate," said "My question was basically
Bauer. 'What can I do to help that

Hot Potatoes, named after typeof person?'" she said, and
a book about controversial added that the question was
Adventist issues, began last answered satisfactorily.
year when students expressed "I wrote down several
interest for a place to discuss books that they [the profes-
their spiritual questions. sors] recommended and the

1 help."
Shelly Haviland, a sopho-
lore mathematics major,
ame to the meeting to find
friend strug-

cballenge; that they raised for
my friend," she said. "They
helped me to understand
where he was coming from."

Sean Reed, a senior theolo-
gy student, asked about the
meaning of Romans 5 but did
not get the answer he expect-
ed.

"I was expecting a little
more in-depth discussion," he
said. "I think I was a little dis-
appointed."

He said he wished for
Biblical reference.

"I would like to see
saying, 'Look at this
instead of assuming
knows the text."

Both Haviland and Reed
said they intend to ask more
questions at future meetings.
Hot Potatoes meets during
lunch the first Thursday of
every month in the
Presidential Banquet Room.

Collegedale - The Third
CoUegedale Community
Collegedale Spanish-American
Hamilton Community
Harrison
Hixson

McDonald Road
New Life
Ooltewah
I Orchard Park

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Thursday, September, 15 2005

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

I'ilt:

The Southern Accent 5

Opinion

■c

lit

Awareness ribbons overdone God revealed in Katrina

It seems we have another
trend in America. Every color
of rainbow (plus some more)
has been assimilated into the
form of an awareness ribbon.
These ribbons have noble
roots, the first one was red,
and was to promote aware-
ness about AIDS.

Now, however, we have
green pins for manic depres-
sion, light grey ribbons for
lung cancer awareness (might
I point out the similarity
between what causes the

majority of lung cancer and
the color they chose for the
ribbon?) to yellow ribbons for
'support our troops' and blad-
der cancer (again, the color
choice), and Lance Armstrong
(are we being aware of him, or
testicular cancer)? I admit it,
I've worn a pink one; my
grandmother died of breast
cancer, and it's a prevalent
disease in my family. But I.
don't wear the other colors
that I could; slightly darker
grey for diabetes (my father
has that), red for giving blood
(yes, they're stepping on
AIDS' toes), brown for colon
cancer (my grandfather died
of that), or dark blue for edu-
cation (We could all wear that
one, should we order 3,000)?

I saw one today that was
light blue with paw prints all
over it. "Please Spay or Neuter
Your Pet." I believe in control-
ling the pet population, after
all, one fertile female dog can
give birth to 3,600 puppies in
her life. But an awareness rib-
bon? Really?

Causes need originality.
Awareness for heart disease in

women went with a little red
dress. A cute, well designed
dress that Swarovski made
into a pin. Classy. Original.

Personally, I can't remem-
ber which color goes with
what, except for breast cancer
awareness, or as I heard it
put, "Protect the breasts in
their natural environment." I
don't know what
orange, black,

magenta

to

%

suppoi

of.

Now, we have
dark grey ribbon to make us
aware of Katrina. Is anyone
unaware of Katrina? Do you
have conversations, and have
someone say, "What? Wlio's
Katrina?" I think everyone in
America has a grasp on what
happened in New Orleans.

Should we stop wearing
these ribbons? Possibly not,
but yes. At least limit yourself
to two magnetic ribbons per
car, please.

A giant flying fetus ripped
through New Orleans t^vo wp eks
ago, rebuking the city for having
so many abortion clinics. So says
one religious group regarding
Hurricane Katrina whose shape
apparently resembled a fetus.

Al Qaeda operative Abu
Musab al-Zarqawi says
Hurricane Katrina signals the
beginning of the end for the
United States. Apparently
Katrina was sent to punish the
United States for its involvement

The people of New Orleans
were living in rampant deca-
dence and sin. That's why God
sent Hurricane Katrina to the
home of Mardi Gras— to destroy
this bastion of immorality. Yet
another e.'cplanation for the 'why'
question everyone is asking.

Notice the common thread
woven into each of these rather
ridiculous claims: God (or Allah)
sent the hurricane. Not the God I
serve! People seem quick to give
God the credit for natural disas-
ters when I'm sure He wants

nothing to do with it-
How many times have we
heard these events described as
"acts of God?" That's an insur-
ance adjustor's favorite term. An
act of God is a busload of
Southern students helping clean
up at Bass Memorial Academy.
It's a vanload of Southern nurs-
ing students bringing relief to
the un-entered areas of the Deep
South.

God's involvement in
Hurricane Katrina lies not in a
large-scale display of wrath.
Rather, God is present in the
aftermath. He has rolled up his
sleeves, sloshed through the
water, rescued trapped residents
from their homes, and handed
out water bottles to the thirsty
victims. No doubt He has shed a
few tears as well.

Where is God among all the
devastation? I see Him on the
news everyday in the selfless acts
of His people helping their
neighbors.

If we've learned anything, I
pray we've learned this: Don't
love the world. Love tlie people
in the world. For they are our
greatest link to God.

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Thursday, SeptenggT^

Village Market
NOW has 280 gravity feed bulk food bins.

• 8 Instant Oatmeal
• 1 8 Granola's

• 47 Snack Items

• 12 Jelly Belly's

• 1 2 Carob Covered Items

Plus yogurt covered Items and all your nuts,
seeds, grains, and beans.

New from Morning Star Farms/Worthington

Chicken Strips 8oz Package

Steak Strips 8oz Package

Cheddar Burger 9oz Package

Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders 10oz Package

Produce

New Crop of Apples Just Starting

•Gala

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Fresh Pressed Apple Cider

Winter Squash and lots of MUMS

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The Southern Accent

Thursday, September 22, 2005

See what Campus
Safety is up to now.
Pg. 12

Chatter Box

students react to
Bush's lack of reaction
to Hurricane Katrina

LOCAL WEATHER

CoUegedale, Tenn.

Saturday
High 90 ,

Low 65 lP"^C^

Sunday
High 87

Low 65

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source www.weather.com

Current events Pg. 4

Lifestyles Pg. 6

Religion Pg. 8

Opinion Pg. 9

Sports Pg. 10

Crossword Pg. 11

Cartoons Pg. 12

Writing help
now offered

This year, Southern has a
new resource for struggling
college students. The writing
center, designed to help stu-
dents with their papers,
opened earlier this month on
the second floor of McKee
library.

Writing center director
Debbie Higgens said the cen-
ter is for "any student writini;
any paper for any class."

Equipped with six tutors, a
few resource books, and a con-
venient schedule, the writing
center has one aim: to help
students take their writing
projects to the next level.

"We want to turn writing
into a fun experience - not a
scary task," said Kelly
McFarland, writing center
tutor.

Students who stop by the
writing center will find a
relaxed atmosphere where the
tutors tease each other good-
naturedly and laugh with their
students freely as they work.

Students looking for help
can expect more than just a
good time. A tutoring session
involves hard work.

"People don't need to think
of us as an editing service,"
McFariand said. "We're
teaching as much as we're
editing."

McFarland said that in a
typical session, a tutor will
start by looking over the first
third of a paper for structure
and for common errors. Then
the student becomes involved.

"We'll spend quite a bit of
time talking with students,
seeing how they feel about
their papers and bouncing
ideas off each other,"
McFarland said.

Each session is limited to
30 minutes, which means that
students should come pre-
pared. "If you have a lot of
problems with your paper,
we're only going to get to work
on one or two problems,"
Higgens said.

Students say a lot can hap-
pen in thirty minutes. "[The
tutors] know what they're say-
ing. I like it when people are
on target and can tell you what
you need to do," said Bhenna
Toussaint, a freshman pre-
med/nursing major.

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume. 61, Issue. 4

Southern students assist

saving a 17-ycar-old male at Signal Point, Saturday evening.

Students act as good Samaritans

Twelve Southern students
rescued an injured 17-year-old
boy Saturday during an after-
noon hike on Signal Mountain,

"I really believe it was God's
providence that led us to that
spot at that time," said Doug
Baasch, a freshman music per-
formance major and one of the

Baasch, Barry Howe, David
Gerrans, Jonathan Gerrans,
Luke Whiting, Jonathan

Reynolds, Jeff Tatarchuk, Jason
Ortega, Brian Glass, Lindsay
Smith, Audrey Taylor and
Thomas Beihl had been hiking
for about 20 minutes near
Signal Point when they saw
ropes leading down 400 - 500
feet to a clearing where rescue
workers were attending to the

The young man, whose name
is not being released, was taken
up the mountain using a rope
pulley system and then to
Erlanger Hospital in

Chattanooga.

Amy Max\veII wth Hamilton
County Emergency Services
said the young man fell 50 feet
from a bluff on Signal
Mountain. He suffered two bro-
ken legs, along with other
injuries.

Gerrans, a freshman com-
puter science major, said, "I
thank God that we were able to
be there at the right time and
that we were able to provide
some assistance in the rescue."

CoUegedale Police arrest two after bike theft

Two Southern students
were arrested and taken to
Hamilton County Jail Friday
afternoon after the CoUegedale
Police were called to Talge
Hall to investigate possible
stolen property, according to
police.

According to the police
report, Kevin Young and
Esmond Tupito took a bike
from a storage room using
Tupito's janitorial access card.
They used parts from it to
repair Tupito's own bike, then
returned the bike to storage.
They took the bike a second
time to get more parts, this
time leaving it in Young's
room. The bike was found in
Young's room by maintenance

personnel Friday.

Caleb Fischer, owner of the
bike, said he left it in the bicy-
cle storage room over the sum-
mer. Fischer looked for the

9 %^

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cbyD

Magdiel Lorenzo (middle) showa
his support for Kevin Young
(right) and Esmond Tupito
(righl),by wearing a "Free
Esmond and Kevin" T-shirt.

bike Thursday and returned
Friday to check other storage
rooms. When the bike wasn't

found, Fischer said Office
Manager Karen Morgan called
Dean Carl Patterson, who then
notified Campus Safety.

Campus Safety called the
CoUegedale Police. Young and
Tupito were arrested on two
counts of burglary, t^vo counts
of breaking and entering, and
one count criminal conspiracy,
Young said.

"The cops brought [Young]
out in handcuffs." Fischer said.
"I felt bad for him because, in
all honesty, the bike wasn't
worth it." Fischer said

Young apologized to him and
said he thought the bike had
been abandoned.

Young and Tupito were
held in the Hamilton County

See Jail Pg. 2

o

Jail until Monday evening,
Tupito said. University
President Gordon Bietz said
their bail was posted by the
men's deans and Bill WoWers,
the vice president of student
affairs.

"When the law is broken on
campus, it has been standard
operating procedure for the
police to be notified," Bietz said.
"It's certainly important for stu-
dents to understand the com-
mandment 'thou shalt not
steal,' especially with people liv-
ing so close together."

Young and Tupito appeared
in court Wednesday where the
charges were reduced from
felonies to misdemeanors,
Young said. Tlieir records will
be cleared if they stay in school
and pay tuition until tlie next
court date, Dec. 14, 2005.

MeussaMentz

Staff Wr!IE?_

Students clapped, cheered
and laughed in the CoUegedale
church while listening to
Chaplain Ken Rogers describe
his first kiss.

Rogers' first kiss and other
relationship issues were the fea-
ture of the fall week of prayer,
Sept. 12-16, which focused on the
Song of Solomon.

"We've asked the school to get
ready to turn on the fire sprin-
klers because on Friday," Rogers
paused, -we're going to talk

As the daily speaker, Rogers
shared verses from Song of
Solomon, relating them to God's
ideal for dating, courtship,
engagement, marriage and the
honeymoon.

"I believe God is interested in
our dating lives," he said and
then warned students not to
compromise to be recognized.

"Some of your relationships
are like photographs: they're
developed in dark places,"
Rogers said. Dating requires cul-

tivation and respect, he said, and
is time spent together wthout

T>eciauuu3.

Tesha Gitoiore, a semor and
nursing major, said it is time the
university addressed the top.c of

dating. „ , ,. ,

■Usually if ifsnottalkedabout,

then there's not the discipleslup

on how Christians should date,

she said. "Otherwise it's trial and

error. But there's so much more

you can learn from the Bible."

Gordon Bietz, university presi-
dent, said that he admired
Roger's courage for covering dat-
ing and sex.

"The media talks about it, the
movies iUustrate it, music cele-
brates it, and it is in the Bible,"
Bietz said. "To ignore it is to have
our moral heads m the sand."

Rogers said he felt impressed
to tackle the subject.

"Many faculty were apprecia-
tive that %ve were able to speak
about the topic from the pulpit,
and provide the proper envkon-
ment for the whole student body
to explore God's ideal for relation-
ships," he said

Pastor Ken Rogers spoke on the Soi

One student made the com-
parison to Christ and the
church. Saralyn MacPhee, a
sophomore nursing major, said
faithfulness is similar to us
waiting and staying pure for our
future mates, like we are faithful
in waiting for Christ to come

were able to experience a purd
holy celebration after their vomI
were exchanged, Rogers saifl
that is what he wants foi|
Southern students.

"God wants you to ha
place in your relationships,' hil
said. "Holy sex is pleasing to fei
male and female and tl|
Almighty God."

School of Nursing renovates building

The School of Nursing has
temporarily moved to Lynn
Wood Hall as part of the New
Dimensions for Healing cam-
paign. The campaign began
when the former dean of nurs-
ing, Phil Hunt, took a sabbati-
cal in the summer of 2003 and

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began ideas for expansion.
Since then, $1.4 million has
been raised for the project,
with $1.6 million still needed.
"100 percent of the faculty
have pledged their own money
to help," said Lorella Howard,
associate professor of nursing.
The Mazie Herin Hall is
named for the person on the
first chair of the Southern
Missionary College nursing
department, according to
Southern's School of Nursing
website. This building was

built in 1975 to accommodate
the growing nursing program,
having two class rooms and
only 200 students. Now there
are 549 undergraduate nursing
students and 70 graduate stu-

"The campaign will expand
the dimensions of the nursing
building, but more important-
ly, it will expand the dimen-
sions of our programs, expand
our capacity to teach, and
expand the ability of our stu-
dents to heal and care for oth-

ers," according to the website,!
The renovated Herin Hall
will enlarge the skills lab, whaT
space on the first floor \4
increase, allowing room i<m
two more classrooms, a largJ
learning resource centHJ
another seminar room andf
student lounge. The seconj
floor will have a large cm
room, and larger faciilW oM
along with other impro^i
ments. The completion date^
set for fall of 2007.

Outdoor education majors go wild

Elisa Fisher
Nik.\ra Robinson
Ji',ssiCA Landess

Meussa Maracle Valerie Walker

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Laure Chamberlain

Last week four outdoor edu-
cation majors and several
Southern staff members teamed
up with students from around
the country for intensive mlder-
ness training at Boundary
Waters Canoe Area.

On Sept. 4, Dr. Carl Swafford
of the School of Education &
Psychology and the group left
Southern for the 12-day trip.
Southern makes this trip yearly
to this federal nature preserve
near the Minnesota/Canada
border. Students, who paid
$600 plus tuition, got up to 10
hours of credit in classes rang-
ing from ecology education to
outdoor ministries. Common
activities included canoeing on
the nearly 1,200 miles of lakes
and rivers, hiking, fishing, prac-

ticing basic camping skills, and ern lights and hearing

honing their leadership abili- wolves howl at night ma e

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Krystal Morris

experience different from ev .
■ classes. "Not only did neJJ

Aaron Meyer, Krystal Eddileman and Erin Hull fleft to risbt' ^
beneath a sheer rock wall during their wilderness training-
outdoor education student, about myself, I '^^"TQiqut-'l
completed all 10 hours of credit, firom others, from tech
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Thursday, September 22, 2005

News

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Church votes to extend call for new pastor

Wild cont.

continued from P.2

Omar Bourne
Lynn Taylor

The Collegedale Church
board held a special meeting
Monday to vote on extending
j the call for head pastor to
Tony Anobile, executive secre-
tary of the Arizona
Conference.

Among the issues discussed
were Anobile's values for pas-
torship- Questions arose about
Anobile's ability to meet the
needs of the congregation at
Collegedale and possibly
heighten student involvement
in church services.

Ken Rogers, chaplain, said
Anobile is a capable candidate
' for the position, because of his
successful pastoral experience
and his close connection with
young people.

"The search committee is
looking for someone with good
preaching skills coupled with
administrative experience,
and he exceeds in both of
those areas," Rogers said.

Rogers added that he was
encouraged by Anobile's com-
mitment to minister directly to
university students.

Anobile is currently the
executive secretary of the
Arizona Conference of
Seventh-day Adventists. He
has also served as assistant to
the president of the Southern
California Conference and sec-

retary and youth director in
the Arizona Conference.

University President

Gordon Bietz is confident in
Anobile's abilities to become
the next pastor at Collegedale.

"I feel very optimistic. He's

a very personable man, and he
has a very intentional focus on
involving university students
in the church," he said.

Anobile has not yet
responded to the unanimously
voted proposal.

skills in the outdoors such as
canoe strokes, portaging with a
canoe on your shoulders, cook-
ing delicious food over an open
fire, and using a canoe."

Each member of the group
planned the activities for one
day of the trip, focusing on their
academic area.

"It's really hands-on," said
Mikhaile Spence, graduate stud-
ies coordinator in the School of
Education & Psychology.

In order to complete a class,
students listened to lectures and
put into practice what they
learned. They are now required
to write a paper for each class.

Each participant carried
their own supplies during the
trip including their food and
canoes, Spence said. They were
also taught to practice mini-
mum impact training, also
called the "Leave No Trace"
method.

Aaron Meyer, a senior out-
door education major, recom-
mends the trip to other outdoor
education majors.

"[For] anyone wanting to
experience nature, Boundary
Waters is a great place to do it,
and the trip was more than I
expected," Meyer said,

Online registration system
receives mixed reviews

A new online registration
system checklist, designed to
make the process of registra-
tion easier received mixed
responses from both students
and faculty. —

Information Systems began
planning the program in
January, and opened it to reg-
istration July 18, 2005.
Southern Adventist

University has used online
registration since 2003, but
some of the crucial steps
not available.

"Other different steps
people had to go through were
getting missed," said Henry
Hicks, director of IS.

In order to make registra-
tion easier for both students
and adN-isors, the new pro-
gram was designed. The
process is now a simple
checklist with all the informa-
tion and a bar to show the
progress.

Ad\'isors now have features
that allow them to view stu-
dents' profiles and informa-
j: tion easily.

"For me, it was very good,"

said Dr. Marcus Sheffield, an
English professor and general
studies advisor, "It's very nice
to have everything right at
your fingertips."

On the other hand.

_1827 studeits cxrt; of
2390 tised the systan
-aHnxoc. 76%

129 airisacs oat of 138
used the online systan
95%

many students didn't even
know about the new system.

Maria Thomas, a sopho-
more nursing student, said
she never saw the informa-
tion, adding that it would
have been easier than walking
all over campus to register.

-This is the first I've heard
of it," said Jonathan Mills, a
junior history major.

Amanda Tortal, a sopho-
more elementary education
student, said she wished she
and her friends knew about
the online registration earlier.

"We had no idea what we
were supposed to do to come
back to Southern. We were
lost," Tortal said.

Other students who com-
pleted the online process said
it was a waste of time.

"I thought it was point-
less," said Jason Parker, a
sophomore history major.

Since the system is so new,
students who missed the
online system were still able
to register in other ways, such
as through their advisor or
the records office.

Joni Zier, director of
Bcords, said that soon online
egistration will be the only
choice.

"Come November, every-
one's going to have to do it,"
Zier said.

Hicks said there are still
improvements to be made,
including a step for health
services and adding more
information for advisors. In
the near future, he hopes to
make registering for classes

"^^ Hicks said, "We're hoping
to simplify that for next tune.

During Asian Gym Night Saturday the mem-
bars of the Asian Club and other students got
together in A.W. Spalding Elementary School
Gym for an evening of snacks, games and
activities After sundown worship beginning at
8 p m., participants teamed up for a Filipino
game called pic pac boom. The rest of the
evening teams competed in games 0 basket-
ball and volleyball. The evening concluded at
11 p.m.

Thursday, Septe^ib^;:";^

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Teen girl joins
Chicago 'cult'

Dfis Moines, Iowa (AP)- The
archbishop of the Roman
Catholic Archdiocese of
Dubuque has banned a
Chicago-based religious com-
munity from meeting in any of
the diocese's facilities after
some families accused the
group of using "cult-like" tac-
tics.

Archbishop Jerome Hanus
said last week he could no
longer remain silent about
Love Holy Trinity Blessed
Mission. The diocese said it
was concerned about the secre-
tive nature of the group, its
leader's authoritarian

approach, possible harm to
families and evidence of "char-
acteristics of a cult." He could
find no evidence of "appropri-
ate formation in Catholic the-
ology" in the mission leader's
teachings, which he said are
"close to fundamentahsm."

Dick Vogt, a mission mem-
ber who donated a 400-acre
farm near Bellevue where the
community plans to create a
retreat center, denies the accu-
sations. He said the group's
leader, Agnes Kyo McDonald,
is unavailable for comment
"because of the persecution" of
her group.

Monsignor James Barta, the
archdiocesan vicar general,
said the archdiocese was
pushed to take action following
the outcry over 19-year-old
Ashley Fahey, who disap-
peared after telling her parents
she was going to become a sis-
ter with the community.

Fahey's family says they
have been cut off from her
since, but have been told she's
in a convent in Chicago run by
the mission, which claims
roots in the Catholic Church.

Mission members say there
are several hundred people
involved in the group, mainly at
its headquarters in Chicago but
also in five Iowa communities,
Vogt, who lives in Dubuque,
said the mission is trying to
establish itself as a new order.

Since October, members
have purchased lo apartment
buildings for more than $2 md-
lion in downtown Dubuque,
according to city records, to
generate revenue to become
self-supporting.

He said Fahey has entered a
"period of discernment" of her
own free will and doesn't want
to talk to the media or her fam-
ily-

CurrenlEvents _
Rita whirls 165-mp:

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) -
Hospital and nursing home
patients were evacuated and as
many as i million other people
were ordered to clear out along
the Gulf Coast on Wednesday as
Hurricane Rita turned into a
150-mph monster that could
pummel Texas and bring more
misery to New Orleans by
week's end.

Having seen what 145-mph
Hurricane Katrina did three
weeks ago, many people were
taking no chances as Rita
swirled its way across the Gulf
of Mexico.

The federal government was
eager to show it, too, had
learned its lesson after being
criticized for its sluggish
response to Katrina. It rushed
hundreds of truckloads of
water, ice and ready-made
meals to the Gulf Coast and put
rescue and medical teams on
standby.

By early afternoon, Rita was
a Category 4 storm centered
more than 700 miles southeast
of Corpus Christi, with winds of
150 mph. Forecasters predicted
it would come ashore Saturday
along the central Texas coast
between Galveston and Corpus
Christi. But even a slight right-
ward turn could prove devastat-
ing to New Orleans.

The death toll from Katrina

This satellite image made available from tlie National Ocea
Hurricane Rita northeast of the Yucatan peninsula at 3:15 1
Photo/NOAA)

aTong the Gulf Coast climbed
past 1,000 Wednesday to 1,036.
The body count in Louisiana
alone was put at 799 by the state
Health Department.

In New Orleans, the Army
Corps of Engineers raced to
patch the cit>''s fractured levee
system for fear the additional
rain from Rita could swamp
the walls and flood the city all
over again. The Corps said
New Orleans' levees can only

handle up to 6 inches of rain
and a storm surge of 10 to 12
feet.

"The real lesson (from
Katrina) that I think the citi-
zens learned is that the people
in Alabama, Louisiana and
Mississippi did not leave in
time," said Galveston Mayor
Lyda Ann Thomas.

As Rita swirled away from
Florida, thousands of resi-
dents who evacuated the Keys

began returning to find t
the storm had caused litlj
more than minor floodiE

As of Wednesday
meterologists said Ritagai
strength with high winds a
classified her as a r
hurricane.

Rita is the 17th n^m
storm of the Atlantic 1
cane season. The hurrici^
season is not over until I
30.

Korea demands reactors^

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP)

North Korea insisted
Tuesday it won't dismantle its
nuclear weapons program
until the U.S. gives it civilian
nuclear reactors, casting doubt
on a disarmament agreement
reached a day earlier.

Washington reiterated its
rejection of the reactor
demand and joined China in
urging North Korea to stick to
the agreement announced
Monday in which it pledged to
abandon all its nuclear pro-
grams in exchange for eco-
nomic aid and security assur-
ances.

U.S. officials dismissed the
demand.

"This is not the agreement
that they signed, and we'll give
them some time to reflect on
the agreement they signed,"
State Department spokesman
Sean McCormack said.

The announcement Monday

that North Korea would
mantle existing weapons J
stop building new ones,cr
nating two years of barga»
contained no deadlines '
few details. The six 1
the talks agreed to meeH!
in November. .

The issue was sidesW
Monday.

The North, however, i
to immediately press*'

Japan swiftly ]<""<«' J
United States in rejectin!
demand. ,

China, North Koreas
est ally in the talks.
Pyongyang to join tnj
negotiating partners in_
menting the commitw<^
"a serious manner. ^

South Korea remaineo^
mistic, with its po'O' "
North Korea relaoo"' '
the country's latest J'»j
isn't likely to derail ths
agreement.

Thursday, September 22, 2005

The Southern Accent 5

Current Events

Searching for survivors

Florida Task Force 1 member Jorge Remedies climbs Uirough a mmlow to search a house for sur
vivors and corpses, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, in the 9tl. Ward ■»'*«" 0"-'«»"'=-^'="'''.'=" . „„„
smashed IhrouEh doors in New Orleans on Wednesday, bringing their hunt for the dead to homes
rathad hee""ocked and to blocks hardest hi, by Katrina's flooding. (AP Photo/Paul Sancy.)

Roberts Picks Up Democratic Support

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Chief Justice-nominee Jolin Roberts,
his confirmation secure, picked up support from fractured Senate
Democrats on Wednesday as President Bush met lawmakers to
discuss a second vacancy on the Supreme Court. The Senate
Judiciarj' Committee's senior Democrat, Patrick Leahy of
Vermont, announced his endorsement shortly after lea\'ing the
White House. That guaranteed bipartisan backing for Roberts in
Thursday's scheduled vote by the committee.

Katrina's Death Toll Climbs Past 1,000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Searchers smashed through doors in
New Orleans on Wednesday, bringing their hunt for the dead to
homes that had been locked and to blocks hardest hit by Katrina's
flooding. Behind those doors, officials said they expected a
sharply escalating body count even as the overall death toll passed
1,000. "There still could be quite a few, especially in the deepest
flooded areas," said U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Jeffrey Pettitt, who is
overseeing the retrieval of bodies. "Some of the houses, they
haven't been in yet." Officials said searchers are beginning to find
more children, ^^_

New Orleans anticipates Rita

MEW ORLEANS (AP)

Bars, restaurants and shops
had just begun showing signs
of life when the mayor sus-
pended the reopening of the
city and ordered nearly everj'-
one to leave town again as a
new hurricane headed toward'
the Gulf of Mexico.

The call for another evacua-
tion came after repeated warn-
ings from top federal officials,
including President Bush, that
New Orleans was not safe
enough to reopen. Federal offi-
cials warned that Tropical
storm VSta could breach the
city's weakened levees and
swamp New Orleans all over

There appeared to be little
effort to enforce Mayor Ray
Nagin's new evacuation order
Tuesday morning.

Rita strengthened into a
hurricane and lashed the
Florida Keys ^vith Tieavy rain
Tuesday. Packing winds of lOO
mph, the storm was expected to
gain strength as it crossed the
warm Gulf of Mexico and could
hit Texas over the weekend.
Officials warned it could
instead veer off and hit
Louisiana as early as Thursday.

Maj. Arnold Strong of the

Louisiana National Guard said
three inches of rain from Rita
could cause a levee break that
could flood New Orleans again.
He said the Guard is pulling
back to the town of Alexandria
"so we can go to wherever we
need to go" later.

"We want to handle this in
an organized way," he said, "so
we're planning for the worst."

The president was scheduled
to make his fifth trip to the
Hurricane Katrina zone on
Tuesday to get an on-the-
ground briefing on the cleanup
and visit a business trying to
get back on its feet.

The death toll in Louisiana
jumped by 90 to 736, as reced-
ing floodwaters allowed search
crews to reach more of the
city's devastated neighbor-
hoods. The toll across the Gulf
Coast was 973-

The mayor backtracked on
Monday and abandoned his
plan to quickly reopen Algiers,
the French Quarter, Upto^vn
and the Garden District to
180,000 of New Orieans' half-
million inhabitants over the
next week.

"Now we have conditions
that have changed. We have
another hurricane that is

approaching us," Nagin said.
He warned that the city's
pumping system was not yet
running at full capacity and
that the levees were still very

Nagin ordered resideiits
who slipped back into the still-
closed parts of the city to leave
immediately.

The city requested 200
buses to assist in an evacua-
tion. They would start running
48 hours before landfall from
the downtown convention cen-
ter and a stadium in Algiers.

Nagin had wanted to reopen
New Orleans quickly to get the
storm-battered city back in the
business of luring tourists.
Federal officials including the
top man on the scene in New
Orieans, Coast Guard Vice
Adm. Thad Allen warned that
such a move could be a few
weeks premature, pointing out
that much of the area does not
yet have fiill electricity and still
has no drinkable water, 9"
service or working hospitals.

The dispute over the reopen-
ing was just the latest example
of the lack of federal-local coor-
dination that has marked the
disaster practically firom the
start.

FDA OKs Breast Implants Under

Conditions Washington (AP) _ a second manufacturer
of silicone gel-filled breast implants moved a step closer to
returning the implants to the market Wednesday, when the FDA
announced that the company's products can be approved under
certain conditions. The Food and Drug Administration did not
detail what conditions were required of Inamed Corp. before its
implants would be approved for sale in the United States.

Iraqis in Basra Slam 'British Aggression'

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Hundreds of Iraqi civilians and police-
men, some waving pistols and AK-47S, rallied Wednesday in the
southern city of Basra to denounce "British aggression" in the
rescue of two British soldiers. The Basra governor threatened to
end all cooperation with British forces unless Prime Minister
Tony Blair's government apologizes for the deadly clash ivith
Iraqi poUce. Britain defended the raid.

Oil Prices Surge As Hurricane Rita Nears

NEW YORK (AP) _ Crude-oil prices rose Wednesday as traders
braced for the possibility that Hurricane Rita could smash into
key oil facilities in Texas. Workers fled oil rigs in the Gulf of
Mexico less than a month after Hurricane Katrina tore through
the same region. Rita strengthened into a Category 5 hurncane
late Wednesday with sustained winds of 165 mph, the National
Hurricane Center said, and is likely to hit Texas, the heart of U.S.
oil production.

Commuter Train Jumps Tracks and Kills Two People

CHICAGO (AP) A commuter train that jumped the tracks near
doivntoivn, killing two people, was traveling nearly 60 mph above
the speed limit just before the accident, the achng chairman of Uie
National Transportadon Safety Board said. ,,„„„,,,„j

Mark Rosenker said the Metra train was traveling at 69 mph and
should not have been going faster than 10 mph when it switched
tracks at a crossover beforejumping the tracks Saturday.

"SWy-nine mUes an hour is very, very fast when you're dealmg
widi aw-mile-an-hour restriction," he said, adding die mfonnation
I^e from a preliminaiy reading of one of the train's diree Wack

''TvLtigators also conducted a three-hour interview Sunday ivith
die S engineer. The 41-year-old man had been on thejob for 45
J ft„ cnmnletinE Metra's sk-mondi traimng program, which
Sdttre^tlVaIlgalongd,eroutewhered.deniil.ne^
oOTrred. He also had worked for more than five years as a CSX
•^Se^SSf;— ter tram was headed into Chicago
from Joliet on Samrday morning wid, 185 passengers '""°" J,"!^!
membe^ when its locomotive and five rail cars jumped die tracks
iust soufli of downtown. Dozens of passengers were injureo.

^e train began to derail as it switched tracks, stnkmg a steel
bridgejust beyond thee

Thursday, SeptemWJ^T;;;^

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co Editor
britnib(5)southem.edu

Lifestyles

1

Fun, fast, not cafeteria food

With only three on-campus
eating choices, it becomes easy
to feel bumed out with the
options. And in light of the lim-
ited access dorm students have
to kitchen instruments, a
microwave being the most
accessible, here are a few easy,
and hopefully enjoyable,
recipes that don't make use of
ovens, pots, frying pans or skil-
lets. So while you study, devel-
op your cooking skills with one
of these:

Dev*s Dorm Room
Casserole

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

4 cups water

4 ounces spaghetti

I (10.75 oz.) can condensed

cream-of-mushroom soup

1 tio oz.) package frozen

broccoli florets

_ cup French friend onions

Directions:

1. Place 4 cups water in a 2-

quart microwave-safe dish

2. Heat on high until bub-
bling (about 15 minutes)

3. Break pasta in half and
drop into heated water

4. Microwave on high for 10
to 15 minutes, or until tender

5. Drain and set aside (keep
warm)

6. Cook broceoh according
to microwave directions

7. Add cooked broccoli to
noodles, reserving liquid

8. Stir in 1/4 cup fried
onions and mushroom soup

9. Add reserved broccoli hq-
uid

10. Toss thoroughly and top
with remaining onions

11. Cover and microwave on
high for about 15 minutes, or
until top is crunchy

12. Let stand for a few min-
utes

13. Enjoy!

(Found at http://maindish.all-
recipes.com)

Microwave Cake

Servings: 12 (share some
with friends)

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 oz.) package yellow
cake mix

_ cup applesauc(

Direcffons;

1. Mbi the box of cake mix,
eggs, pie filling and applesauce
till moist

2. Using a microwave-safe
bowl that has a microwave-safe
cup or cone placed in the mid-
dle of it (to mimic a bundt pan),
pour mixture into the bowl
around the cup

4. Bake on high for 6 min-
utes 30 seconds

5. Turn and bake for another
6 minutes 30 seconds on high

5. Remove from oven and
cover bowl with a dish and let
stand for 5 minutes (this finish-
es the cooking process)

6. Turn cake over onto dish
and remove cone (cup) for a
delicious quick dessert

7. Good hot with vanilla ice
cream or whipped topping

(Found at http://cake.all-

Mini Pizzas

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 package of 6 English
muffins

1 small jar pizza sauce

1 (8 oz.) package shredded
Mozzarella cheese

Favorite toppings of your
choice

Directions:

1. Cut English muffins in half
to create open-face slices

2. Pour on sauce

3. Add cheese

4. Top with choice of top-
pings

5. Bake in microwave for 2
minutes or until cheese is melt-
ed

(Found at

http://www-i23easyaspie.com
and slightly altered)

The editors of the lifestyles section would like every

other issue of The Southern Accent to feature stu-

'^ dent-written poems, lyrics and othervarious styles

of creative writing. If you would like your creativity

published, e-mail your submission to
britnib@southern.edu. (Attribution can be listed as
anonymous, but please make sure content is appro-
priate and adheres to the Christian behefs of
Southern and The Accent.)

Life is a metamorphosis—

What is today is never what it used to be,

And rarely what it will be tomorrow.

Yesterday there was innocence: the knowledge of a child.
Yesterday there was simpUcity: the steady ticking of a
clock.
Yesterday there was beauty: the very existence of a

Seasons change and bleed into one another,
Clouds disguise the sun-hours later, peel back to

reveal its briUiance.
Each day, flowers bask as they worship the heavens,

Only at night to close their eyes and pray,
As the heavens grow dim and their life is retumed-
Remmders that life does not pause for the stand-bys.
Change does not slow down for the hesitant heart.

Today I am somebody.
Though not the somebody I was the other day.

Old traces of me have vanished-
Like footsteps hidden by a blanket of fresh snow,
i^ome can still be seen, though barely recognizable.

nn^K \r^ ^? ^^' ^^"^ ^' i^ "^^^^ how it ends.
Don t bother ^kmg, "Who was I?" or "Who am I?"-
These have been decided
Instead, ask yourself, "But who am I to be?"

-Britni Brannon

Chatter I
Box

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President Bush I
responded too
late to hurri-
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Forgive

Christian Sarfo-Poku

QUEST COMTRIBUTOR

Have you ever been de-val-
ued, neglected, despised, or
misunderstood? Perhaps it
was a friend or a loved one
who used to uplift you, and
now betrays or ignores you?
Or maybe it was a trusted
friend with whom you shared
intimate problems and per-
sonal stories with?

For example, as a result of
some form of complication, a
friend of yours suddenly turns
against you as if they never
knew you and perceives you in
a manner which makes you
feel detached from the human

Consequently, pain and a
broken heart, along with
despondency, have been your
daily symptoms. Sometimes
you wonder when and how
you could be cured from these
symptoms and obtain the
peace and good times that
once existed between you and
your loved one.

Likewise, Christ feels the
same way whenever we totally
ignore him and completely
veil our minds from the care
and help He strongly desires

For instance, Christ was
betrayed by the same person
whose feet He washed. Christ
knew -Judas' selfishness but

still showed him compassion
by this act. Imagine the chas-
tisement Christ endured just to
redeem and give us eternal life.
Envision the blisters, bruises,
and fatigue He suffered.
Picture the scene of how those
rancorous nails pierced
through His lumbrical muscles
situated between the

He (God) still
offers us mercy
even when we
disappoint Him.

metacarpals of His hands; the
blood draining from His sev-
ered arteries and veins, yet He
still offers us mercy even when
we disappoint Him.

There is no substitute for
Christ's death. If Jesus went
through this extreme torture
and died for us just to save
every individual, why then
should we hold envy, hatred,
ingratitude, and vengeance
toward the people who love or
offend us?

The Bible advises us to "be
gentle and ready to forgive;
never hold grudges"
Colossians 3:13 TLB.
Remember, the Lord forgave
you, so you must forgive oth-

ers As humans we will always
offend people we love and dis-
like, but because of the exam-
ple of Christ's sacrifice, we
ought to forgive.

Forgiveness is one of the
main attributes that defines
us as Christians. Days,
months, or years can not solve
the conflict that exists
between you and your friend.
It can only be resolved if one
of you forgives the other. Max
Lucado wTOte in his book, "A
Heart Like Jesus," that "rela-
tionships don't thrive because
the guilty are punished but
because the innocent are mer-
ciful."

Humility comes before for-
giveness. Rage and the hold-
ing of grudges only makes us
selfish and enables us to culti-
vate the act of pride, but a for-
giving heart: humbles us and
makes us like Christ.

On the other hand, an
unforgiving heart debases the
image of Christ in humanity
and metastasizes vice in our
traits.

The act of forgiveness
brings peace and joy to our
hearts. As a result, prayers are
answered and Christ enriches
us with His spiritual bless-
ings.

Why don't you forgive your
friend and allow Christ to
dwell in your heart?

Smile even when it hurts

Kasandra Rodriguez

OUB.T COHTRiaUTOR

Vitamin C sings to her
audience to "...put a smile on
your face, and make the world
a better place..." So many
times it seems that we neglect
this simple little expression
that can set off a chain reac-
ption that really can make a
difference to people every
day. Besides the fact that it
take less muscles to smile
than to frown, it's fun to see
how many people will smile
with you. Smiling has no lan-
guage or social barriers.
Anyone can understand a
smile. And down to its
essence, why not smile? There
are so many things to be
happy and thankful for. Such
as just having the chance to
wake i^ alive to see another
beauti^l day God has made,
that He has given you the
chance to live another day.
Paul says in l Thessalonians

5:16,18 "Rejoice always, [...]
in everything give thanks; for
this is the will of God in Christ
,lesus for you." (NKJV)

Now many people may
comment that sure, it would
be easier to smile if we didn't
have all this stress of school,
family, and work on us every-
day. But I challenge you to
look on how your life has
gone. Sure I know it hasn't
been always so glamorous and
great, but it's through all
these trials and God being
with you that have made you
the person you are today.

James, in chapter i verses 2-
5, writes "My brethren [and
sisters], count it all joy when
you fall into various trials,
knowing that the testing of
your faith produces patience.
But let patience have its per-
fect work, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking
nothing. If any of you lacks
wisdom, let him ask of God,
who gives to all liberally and
without reproach, and it will
be given to him." (NKJV)

Even when he was in
prison, Paul praised God for
being able to be a witness for
Him! So whenever your smile
IS being turned around by
stress and pressures of this
world, step back, take a
breath, and start thanking
God for all the blessings He
has given you this day, and
you'll find that your fro™
will turn upside down.
Remember God loves you so
smile!

WhaTdid you Iearr7
from Week of Prayer?

"The one thing that stuck with me was basicalkl
how forgiveness is one of the pillars of a rcla- I
tionship. You think of other things like commiJ
ment as being one of the pillars, but if you ca,J
forgive someone for the little things, yor ■
make it."

-Ronald Odi«

"I guess it helped me to want to give my heatt I

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-Heidi Delotl

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Thursday, September 22, 2005

The Southern Accent 9

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

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Opinion

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Required community service not creating good will

Community service should
be voluntary, unless you've
taken a plea from the district dents volunteers three hours a
attorney- So why do so many week teaching small children

of Southern's professors
require that we go and volun-
teer at various locations
throughout Chattanooga? I
can understand saying, "1
expect you to do something
helpful for your fellow man,
Avrite a report on what you've
dune during the semester that
proves that you're not selfish
:i4 hours a day." I think they
would get more creative
papers to read. Be vague.
That scares us into the
unknown, and then we tend to
over-do it rather than under-
do it.

For example, you might
find out that one of your stu-

to spell, and that adds up to
way more than ten cumulative
hours in the semester. I admit
it, you also run the risk of
reading a paper about how
one guy in the class "volun-
teers" by telling girls how they
rate on the one through ten
scale of hotness.

Don't misunderstand,
Southern professors. I agree
completely that we need to
actually work on Community
Service day in February, but
we've run into the same prob-
lem again - we feel guUted
into giving our time and
efforts, unless we happen to
be abusing the caffeine that
week. (Of course we've also
reorganized our entire

wardrobe by season and color,
as well).

Another factor you may not
have taken into account is your
students without cars. It is
hard enough for us to get our
friends to take us to Bi-Lo, so
what makes you think that
they'll take us downtown? Not
to mention how expensive gas
is these days - you do realize
you're costing us another $30
per semester? And that's only
if we used one tank of gas
doing this community service
project.

Southern is a university that
calls one to action whether we
hke it or not - it's so easy to be
involved on-campus that many
of us are committing more

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time to extra-curricular activi-
ties than our curricular ones.
Mandating that we have one
more thing to do in our semes-
ter makes us resentful of the
task rather than enthusiastic.

For instance, one social
work and family studies
major may already volun-
teer her time downtown at
the WIC office every after-
noon, while taking 16
hours and spending al
every Sunday at the ar
shelter giving baths and
cleaning out litter boxes, as
well as being involved with
Campus Ministries and as a
mentor as well as a tutor.
She's going to resent the
assignment, and possibly you.

Disappointed reader

As a University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga stu-
dent residing in CoUegedale, I
find myself reading The
Southern Accent quite a bit.
The student paper at UTC is
full of liberal propaganda, as
are many of the classes, and
while I can tell which paper is
from a Christian university as
opposed to a secular one,
oftentimes, unfortunately, the
difference isn't very substan-
tial.

I was disappointed to
read a headline late last spring
referring to an intramural
hockey team called "Puck
this." (You'd think a Christian
university would have enough
love for God to raise their
standards and not allow some-
thing like this.) I read a letter
around the same time frame
from a young lady saying that
God saw us as "always
enough." Not true. If we were
always "enough", there would-
n't have been the need for
Jesus to be crucified, and God
wouldn't chastise His children
who are living in willful sin.

Last week, Brian Lauritzen
attacked those who referred to
Hurricane Katrina as a pun-
ishment from God. and his
intensity against this very-
possible theory outweighed
his on-paper sympathy for the
victims. Mr. Lauritzen showed
dismay toward the idea that
Hurricane Katrina could've
been punishment for the abor-
tions that have taken place in
New Orieans. Sadly, there's no
real evidence in his article to
show that he opposes these
abortions in the first place.

Thursday, SeptembeTaj^^l

Etlian Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southem.edu

^ Sluggers defeat
One Love

Reese Godwin

When playing against the
Sluggers, it would be beneficial
to get off to a good start, keep-
ing mistakes to a minimum.
Unfortunately, last Monday,
One Love didn't get that memo
in time. Shortly after the start ,
Sluggers' team captain Robbie
Doss hit a single to start the
game. The sluggers got off to
an early four-run lead, which
was a direct reflection on the
mistakes made by One Love in
the outfield. Balls were consis-
tently hit towards centerfield
by the Sluggers, and even more
consistently dropped by One
Love.

As the second inning began,
the Sluggers got a little more
comfortable with their lead.
Twin Sluggers Josh and Justin

Sports

Unicorns trample Rebels

The Unicorns added one
more victory to their 5-0 record
against the Rebels Thursday
night at the VM Field #1.
Captain of the Unicorns, Alex
King, hit a horaerun in the top of
the second inning to gain the
lead right from the start.

Unicorn third-baseman
Andre Castelbuono started off
the third inning with a solid hit
out towards left field for a dou-
ble. ScoH Davis followed with a
strong hit, pushing Castelbuono
to third base. Next up . outfield-
er Ryan Lucht had a powerful
single, bringing Castelbuono
home, increasing the lead to two

to get three outs,
one luii ap ^^y,^ ^ single.

T7 J2 " one team now au that was

yif '"r,/ i ■■■^"^ „^^^d to end the

"ytb^^ had to lose." S-eatt^-awas

, J: i 1 J T a base hit to bring

left fielder Troy ,

Churchill, ending the inning, m the runner on the third

..raking it the Unicom
strongest, scoring five runs
total.

The Rebels returned with a
strong single by Duane Buono.

Unable to put forth the base
hit, the teams moved into the
sixth inning. The Unicorns
quickly got back to the outfield
after three consecutive outs

Travis Freed then hit a forceful Castelbuono npped a baU out

single between third and short- towards centerfield, which was

stop. Despite these strong missed, getting him a single,
efforts, the Rebels continued on Davis hit right past third

baseman Jason Herod to gain a I
single. Tucky Tucker had a solid I
hit which brought in Davis to I
end the game at 12-3.

Kmg felt confident with the!
team's efforts and said, '^Vjl
gave up a few in the beginniii
but after that we played stroi
defensively."

Rebel team member Ryi
Haag had a few words to s
about their team's first loss of I
the season. "We need to hit tlie|
ball on the ground. The balls ai
horrible this year, it's not fun|
compared to last year."

Both teams took the fiddl
aspiring to uphold their perfectl
record but as Alex King simpl)!
put it, "...one team had to k

Team King reign to conquer Strokers in golf match

Lombard both had
tions with their friends in the
bleachers as they stood on first
base. Even after the Sluggers
tallied seven more runs on
offense, the two brothers gave
a show upon entering the out-
field by doing back flips over
one another's arms. Though
showing off for the fans, the
Sluggers kept perspective hold
ing One Love at bay. One
Love's pitcher, Bryan Seymour,
notched tlie first run for his
team that inning.

In die third, One Love heat-
ed things up a bit. After allow-
ing only one run after two outs.
Nelson Fernandez came from
leftfield to make a beautiful
Sportscenter-worthy catch.
Evidently, One Love's David
Graves was inspired by the
catch so much that when he
swung and hit, he ran a good 10
feet past first base into the out-
field for a single. One Love
went on to score three runs.
Tlie hot streak carried over into
the next inning as One Love's
Corej' Waters made up for all
earlier mistakes and caught
three straight balls in center-
field. But One Love could not
capitalize as the Sluggers got
three straight outs in return.

After the Sluggers scored
two more runs, One Love team
1^ captain Maurice De Allie
^ repeated, "One run. One run."
Being down 14-4, One Love
needed just one run to send the
game into a sbcth inning. They
could not convert.

Nevertheless, spirits were high
as Nelson Fernandez left say-
ing to his teammates,
"Whatever man, let's go play
Halo."

JamEL Jamison ribbing between the two clubs

sporis repokt^ _ iga,jiug up (q the match, but it

A warm late summer after- was business as usual when

noon greeted the two teams tee time rolled around,
playing at Windstone Golf The match proved to be an

Course. The match up was old-fashioned shootout, but

team King, led by Alex King, by the end of the afternoon,

and the Strokers, led by King proved to be a formida-

Preston Black. There was ble force for the Strokers.
quite a bit of "good-natured" The low score of the

was accomplished by Alex
King in his bare feet, coming
in at two under 34.

"I'm not sure if it could
have gotten any better," said
King.

Highlights came from
Nicolas Jones, of team
Strokers, who holed out of a
bunker for a birdie on the

eighth hole. Alex King audi
Kenneth Rose of team KiDfi|
hit three birdies each while,
team King defeated the|
Strokers 4-0 and like ;
gentleman King had somei
warm parting words. He said,!
"We beat Preston Black like if
dmm, which was great c
sidering his big mouth."

Sign Up Your

Football Team

and Send a Teaml

Representative to|

Tonight's 5 p.m.

Meeting at lies

G,vm!

Thursday, September 22, 2005

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Peak

Masculine title

Black-eyed veg-
etable

Restless

Luau wreaths

List extending
abbr.

Nationality suf-
fix

Ways to lose

General rank

10. Fence door

11. Gang ending

16. Mugs

19. Popular cookie

20. Baking

21. Poems by Keats

22. General ticket

23. Ampules

24. Shade trees ^^
26. Imperfec-tion

28. Motel offering ^5

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29. Frontier

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31. Onewhomim-

Hoax

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Holbrook role 4-
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Rainbow shape

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Cleo's nemesis

Out of the wind

Pound prison-
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Commit perjury

Court dividers

" first

you don't suc-
ceed ..."

General med-
ical work

Tokyo money
unit

17. Cigar ending

18. Hull abbrs.

19. Different

20. Foamy
23. Song part

25. Hialeah post-
ings

26. Manicurist's
tool

27. "Many

called ..."

30. Pol. party
member

31. Remember this

32. Curtain fixture

33. Do say, not

34. Buddies

35. City haze

36. Large quantities

38. Limerick

39. Smarter

41. British beverage

42. Japan's conti-
nent

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ture

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49. Agents

50. Eggs

51. Corra

52. Container

53. Part of BYOB

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The Southern Accent

Thursday, September 29, 2005

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1926

Volume 61, Issue 5

CARTOONS 1

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See what this car-
toon character is
sweating about. P.
12

LIFESTYLES

Joe Mahoney, left, and Sarah Hosko, right, have fun clownin]

What students are
thinking: should
people date some-
one of a different
race? Find out the
answer on P. 7

LOCAL WEATHER

Collegedale, Tenn.
Saturday

High 81 — '

Low 59

tlio Joker Rek-a.-ie Parly Saturday night.

SA throws Joker Release Party

Saturday night, between
8oo and 1,000 students
walked through the fog-laden,
"mirror-room" entry, decorat-
ed their arms and legs with
glow sticks, and found them-
selves in the circus arena of
the Student Association's
Joker Release Party, SA offi-
cials said.

"It was a blast," said Cherie
Meharry, a freshman nursing
major. "The environment

really cool — I had fun hanging
out with the people and they
had lots of games."

The gymnasium was deco-
rated with balloons, hoste.d a
number of colorfully dressed
clowns, was lit by little more
than black lights, and offered
students a number of activi-
ties. The right corner invited
students to decorate wall-hung
sheets, or each other, with
glow-in-the-dark spray paint.
A table close by provided
Halloween makeup kits for

free use, and cookies, popcorn
and drinks were served in the
left-hand corner. The main
activities were freeze tag, a
mystery-bag food relay, and
tug-of-war competitions.

The mystery-bag relay
seemed to be the biggest hit as
crowds gathered to watch
team members race to the
front, open one of the many
brown-paper bags, and eat the
contents inside. Each group
worked together for a cash
prize awarded to the first team

to consume a combination of
items like Twizzlers, banana
chips, string cheese, unshelled
peanuts, and even baby food.

"[Participating in the relay]
was a lot of fun," said Justin
Hamer, a sophomore graphic
design major and member of
the winning team.

Though not all participants
appeared to enjoy every bite.

Student in a coma after motorcycle accident

Current Events P.5

Lifestyles

P.7

Religion

P.8

Opinion

P.9

Sports

P.10

Wordsearch

P.11

Cartoons

P.12

Brett Mehlenbachcr

Chelsea Inglish

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Brett
Mehlenbacher, a freshman his-
tory major at Southern, was
involved in a serious motorcy-
cle accident, leaving him in a

Mehlenbacher and his room-
mate, Ben Kreiter, a freshman
religious education major, were
driving in the mountains near
Knoxville. Kreiter drove his car
and Mehlenbacher followed
him on his motorcycle .

"I was in front of him and
ended up turning around
because I noticed that he hadn't
been behind me for a while,"
Kreiter said. "I went back and
saw his bike five or sbc feet off
the road, and he was lying next
to it."

The cause of the crash
remains unknown. No other
vehicles were involved and
Mehlenbacher didn't appear to
have hit anything. When
Kreiter arrived at the scene, two
people on four-wheelers were
also there. A hehcopter arrived

to take Mehlenbacher to the
University of Tennessee
Medical Center in Knoxville.
Mehlenbacher was wearing a
helmet, but it was lost in the

Mehlenbacher sustained no
broken bones or spinal injury.
He continued breathing the
entire time but is now on a res-
pirator. Mehlenbacher is
responsive to srimuli and pain,
which could mean brain activi-
ty, although that cannot be
determined until he comes out
of the coma.

"No one's making any long-
term diagnosis yet," said Ken
Rogers, chaplain, who visited
with the family at the hospital.

Carl Patterson, assistant
dean and close friend of the
Mehlenbacher family, said
there is no way to determine

what his condition will be when
he comes out of the coma.

"Basically, it's like there's no
good news and there's no bad
news at the moment,"
Patterson said.

Mehlenbacher's parents flew
in from Denver, Colo, to be with
him. Mehlenbacher's sister,
Jodi, is a junior nursing major
at Southern. Several of his
classmates and friends have
also visited him.

"I was there all Saturday and /f^
most of Sunday," Kreiter said. \_y

Three prayer services were
held Wednesday at 8 p.m., one
at Mehlenbacher's home
church in Boulder, Colo., one in
Knoxville, and one in Talge
Chapel.

"We're praying for God to

See Accident Pg. 4

^ Joker cont.

^ continued from Fs-1

Hamer said "everything
went down good," even the
squash baby food. Though he
admits, ;it was a Httle hard
to chew."

Some students, however,
felt the event could have been

improved.

"I thought at first it was
pretty cool," said Denise
Roberts, a sophomore nutn-
tion and nursing major. "[But]
it wasn't as interesting after a
while." Roberts said having
more options for games and
activities would have made the
party better.

At the close of the party,
students hurried to exchange
their name cards for a Joker.
For those who did not attend.
Jokers can be picked up at the
SA office located in the stu-
dent center.

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Academy seniors flooded die
campus Sunday and Monday for
View Southern. This annual
event is a chance for graduating
seniors to seewhatSouthem has
to offer in the way of majors
extracurricular activities and
campus life. .

"There were 535 seniors
signed up," said Marc Grundy,
associate vice president of mar-
keting and enrollment, the
numbers are sUghdy less than
the previous year, "but if you
compare apples with apples. Its
about the same as last year."

After breakfast and worship
Monday morning, the seniors
went to Career Connexions,
where they visited two depart-
ments of interest and learned
1 what majors and career options
are offered.

Tricia Reynaert, a Forest Lake
Academy senior, enjoyed the
biology and allied health depart-
ments.

"It was good," she said. "I
mjoyed the PowerPoint presen

tationsandthevisuals,butI«as

"tradley Martin, a senior a,
CoUeaedale Academy, visited the
SnoTogy and education
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'^i:;t^'e^orsi°*'i^'r

Southern as a way to skip a few

days of school. . .

"Principals were complaimng
that the kids weren't gomg to
anything," said Vinita Sauder
vice president of marketmg and
emoUment services. "We would
have Career ConneXions,arid
they just wanted to go to the
mall." ,

To give incentive, Southern
has started offering thousand-
dollar scholarehips totheseraor
classes who participated the
most in the activities.

Monday afternoon, seniors
attended "Why Southern," a pro-
gram where three university stu-
dents shared why they chose
Southern and their perspectives
on student life and activities m
college.

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The rest of the afternoon was
spent in the gym. Activities
included a mechanical bull, a
climbmg wall, inflatable sumo
wresthng and pottie racers.

"Those toilet things actually
go pretty fast," Reynaert said.

View Southern closed in the
gym with a Clay Crosse concert,
complete with laser lights and

screaming fans.

A prize giveaway followed the I
concert. Prizes included iPods, [
$50 cash gifts, thousand-dollar I
scholarships and a portable |
DVD player. Frisbees wen
distributed to the crowd.

Grundy said, "This v
really good kick off to the|
recruitment year."

New year brings new SA Senators

On Sept. 15, 457 students
elected 27 new Student
Association senators to repre-
sent them for this school year.

Senator applications were
well received by the male popu-
lation, who filled all positions;
five positions for female sena-

The Southern Accent

tors are still open.

Senate is a group of students
who serve Southern's student
body. Their job is to communi-
cate with the members of theh
precinct, find out what they
want and work to get it done.

A consistent desire in recent
years is to have pepper and
mustard available in the cafete-
ria. Besides wanting pepper,
Michael Teter, a junior corpo-
rate/community wellness man-
agement major, requests "more
breakfast items on Friday night

for Sabbath morning break-
fast."

Another suggestion is to
have more weekend activities.
Bored with open-gym nights,
Lillian White, a sophomore
nursing major, said she would
Uke to see activities that "every-
one can enjoy, not just boys."

In previous years, some stu-
dents have felt neglected by
their senator.

"I've never even known who
our senator was," said
Jonathan Carlson, a sophomore

.ehgious education major.

SA Executive Vice ?resideDl|
Justin Moore plans to bring i
new sense of accountability lo I
senate. To do this, he will raalel
random phone calls to shidenlsl
to find out how each senatolj
has reached out
precinct members.

For this year's
Moore expects a "focused gro«P ■
that makes real changes tliel
student body can feel." 1

Learn about your senatoi!|
on the next page.

Drop your new drawers for Katrina

Omar Bourne

Megan Brauner Robin George Chrictie Aguirre

CimLSiiA Ingush Michael Crabtree Sonya Reaves

Matt Barclay Amnkr Fernandez Devin Page

Alex Mattison James Williams Elisa Fisher

Britni Brannon Jason Neufeld Nikara Robinson

Lynn Ta^xor Sara Bandel Jessica Landess

opinion editor layout & design

Meussa Maracle Erik Thomsen

reu010n editor lavout & design

Ethan Nkana Kathy Brownlow

Laure Chamberlain

American Humanics
sponsored, although it i
Don't be confused by the
signs across campus asking
students to "Drop Your
Drawers for Katrina"~only
new underwear is being
accepted for disaster victims.

The American Humanics
department is sponsoring this
relief drive to gather under-
wear for refugees who have
been relocated to Chattanooga
because of Hurricane Katrina.
"It's a great way for college
students to make a contribu-
tion," said Lynn Caldwell,
associate professor of journal-
ism and director for American
Humanics, adding that it only
costs a few dolfars to pick up a
few pairs of underwear.

This is not the first "Drop first in response to a disaster.
Your Drawers" campaign that In 200l, more than 200 pairs

plentiful t

of underwear were co
for the homeles!
Chattanooga. This effort h^
collected 110 pairs ot ud
wear to date. Donation^J
being taken to help the Unil^l
Way relief effort
Chattanooga. jgl

The American Hum ^^^|
department planneo ^^^
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October, but may exte ,|
depending on the amo« I
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Thursday, September 29, 2005

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Senators for the
2005 school year.

All e-mails are ©southern.edu unless otherwise indicated. Senators 19-32
will be printed next issue.

Name: Raf Preuss

Major: Sports
Studies-Marl<eting

Contact info.: 978-
609-8546
email: rcpreuss

Thursday, September. 20

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Revised targets
for recruitment

The Assoriation of Adventist
oUeees and Universities initiat-

ed a marketing campaign ■

0 reach

Adventist public high school and
home school students not
reached by the Adventist schools'
recruiting systems.

This association is a group of
presidents from each of the 14
North American Adventist uni-
versities and colleges. Vinita
Sauder, vice-president for mar-
keting and enrollment services at
Southern Adventist University,
has been appointed to direct the
committee for this campaign.
This committee is also working
with the Adventist Enrolhnent
Association.

The first step of the campaign
has begun and involved hiring a
national firm that conducted sev-
eral focus groups of Adventist
students not attending Adventist
schools. The second step, a web-
site, should be finished by the
first week in November,

About 17 percent of the fresh-
man class at Southern attended a
public high school, and about 5
percent were home-schooled.

The information received from
the focus groups "confirmed the

fact that

[Adv<

ie^Tdi^ppingmall plans for CoUedgedale

affect him and his neighbors^
He strongly encouraged he
commission to slow the
process down and consider the

o„,.„.>.... residents' concerns. He was

elo^fshop- disappointed, how-er -th

the commission s response.

"I thought we could con-

I to listen to reason

A recent contentious deci
sionbythecityofCollegedale
may result in more local shop-
ping options for Southern stu-

^'"^^ . ■ „„,_ „„,<,j vince you to listen lu i^uo.-..

City commissioners voted vine y ^^ ^^.^ ^^^„

4-1 in their Sept. 19 mf ™8 " ' . ,„ ,he commission

rezone a 35-acre tract of land '"'^f ^SJ" ^^^er told

along Little Debh^ Parkway „ « ^./^.''rhe "mmunity

L^rri^y'S Lgivenamp^eUm^^^^^^^^^^^

unanimously to annex the concerns and the city had con

Ta^t-'JXS;'""'"'" 'rvtlopmentofthesitew.ll

Thecityhopcsretaildevel- ^^-.^-^.j^lS P^^-^-----—

Price who represented the
developers at the meeting.
Price said that 1-5 years may
pass before the site is devel-
oped, as currently the develop-
ers do not have prospective
retail tenants. The retail facih-
ty most likely will not be a
Wal-Mart,

shopping center.

opment of the site will result
in more revenue for the city.
The developers envision a
large retail facility and several
smaller stores and restau-
rants.

The decision to rezone was
made despite the emotional,
and at times heated, opposi-
tion of those living in Stratford

Place, a subdivision adjacent — ^

to the rezoned property. The dents welcome the possibihty want to trade the rural atmos-
subdivision is not part of of more conveniently located phere of Southern for conven-
CoUegedale. shopping options, several stu- ience.

Stratford Place resident dents share similar concerns "I appreciate that Southern
Ron Howard strongly opposed with Stratford Place residents, is not in the middle of a com-
the rezoning and said that the They fear that continued mercial landscape. I Uke that."
development would adversely development in Collegedale Junior biology major

recently annexed to build I

will detract from the rural Nicholas Jones agrees. He|

ambiance at Southern and thinks students have pleni

eventually place the university shopping options at ail|

in a more urban setting. around Hamilton Place.

Senior journalism major "I think this would be ani

Kelli Gauthier would enjoy the encroachment on the rurall

convenience afforded by more setting of Collegedale," hesaij|

While many Southern stu- local stores, but she would not of the proposed development

Collegedale residents sucbl
as Joe Kochis welcome t
rezoning.

"I think this is the rigbll
thing for our city. We ncdl
continued income for the dty|
to grow."

o

colleges/universities] are not on
their radar screen at all," Sauder

Students in the focus groups
were able to name one or two
Adventist colleges, compared
with academy students who
named about seven. Even the
parents of public high school and
home school students knew little
about the colleges, with one par-
ent saying tliey felt left out by the
lack of recruiting to these stu-

"No recruiters even came to
our church," said Lindsay Martz,
a sophomore art education/ele-
mentary education major who
attended a Christian academy in
Columbus, Ohio.

Michelle Ramia, a graduate of
the University of Michigan, went
to public high scliool for three
years before attending Great
Lakes Adventist Academy her

"1 had no knowledge of
Adventist colleges throughout
high school [via recruitment],"
Ramia said.

Ho^vever. when she attended
Great Lakes, there was "heavy,
heavy, heavy recruitment,"
Ramia added.

When the website is finished,
two mailings with information on
Adventist colleges and universi-
ties ^vill be sent. The first maiUng
will be sent mainly to high school
juniors and seniors while the sec-
ond mailing will go to famihes
with children from eighth grade
up through high scliool.

General Youth Conference comes to Chattanooga

The 4th annual General
Youth Conference is coming to
Chattanooga this fall. The 5-
day convention will be held at
the Chattanooga Convention
Center in downtown

Chattanooga from December
28, 2005 to January 1, 2006,
according to a press release by
the General Youth Conference
Public Relations department.

The press release also men-
tions this year's theme, NOW
IS THE TIME, which will fea-
ture speakers like Mark Finley,
general conference vice presi-
dent for evangelism, CD
Brooks, former speaker/direc-
tor for the Breath of Life tele-
cast, and David Gates, a mis-
sionary pilot in South America.
Participants will also choosi

ministry. with the leadership of other

"Now is the time for an army people, there is nobody that
of Adventist young people who can stop us," he said,
are committed to taking the Christy Adams, a student at
three angels' message to the Columbia Union College who
attended last year's youth

What: General Youth
Conference

Where: Chattanooga
Convention Centsr

When: Dec. 28-Jan. 1

Theme: Now is the
Time

ference in Sacramento,
California said she now has a
stirring feeling inside to tell
others about the end times,
according to the General Youth
Conference website.

"I don't feel as hesitant
about doing what God wants
me to do now," she said. "All
excuses are gone."

Osterman encourages seri-
ous-minded youth to attend the
conference.

"If you're not serious about
God, the spirit of prophecy and

entire world," Osterm;

Students like Mark proclaiming this inessage to the

Mendizabal, junior pastoral entire world, GYC is not the

care major, agree. place for you," she said. "But if

fr=-=!-^ -^^^^r^^ youare,dowhateveryoucanto

z^^t^;^-^" .hl^^r^t;^^^^

usterman said , the accommodation or provided

eouinrTri'H" °'^?''"^ '° food is $75. However, for those

equip Chnshan youth with the who need the above
necessary training and inspira-
do God's work.

Drawers cent.

continueci from P.2

too much to be done," saSI
Jessica Crandall, a non-piot|
administration and
ment major,
coordinator
Humanics. "This may u"
small need, but it is one*
can meet if we work togeW
as a campus."

AmetiBil

like "Personal Spirituality,"
"Urban Evangelism for the
Secular Mind," and "Signs of
the Last Days," according to the
press release.

Staci Osterman, vice presi-
dent for public relations at the tion
Srvll™,? ^'"^'''"'f ^"'d Mendii^baUs confidem in tne

show Christ's re Jnt e^Sett vou^"^ '" ''^"^ ^^-"ti^'
and Adventist Youth should
start preparing themselves for

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regis-
ter early for $170 until October
15. 2005 when prices will be
raised, Osterman said.
Interested persons can find
additional information and
register online at

v.genera-

ence.org.

Accident cent.

continuedJromW,

restore his life," Rose^,
Kreiter asks that sW

Many

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JodiMehlenbacher.

Thursday, September, 29 2005

The Southern Accent 5

Current Events

Rita victims wait for aid response

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) -
Hurricane Rita victims along the
rural Texas Gulf Coast are waiting to
see whether their complaints about
sluggish federal and state aid result
in speedier action in the coming
days.

Mayor Oscar Ortiz expressed cau-
tious optimism after meeting with
Gov. Rick Peny on Tuesday, but said
he's still relying more on private
companies and individuals than the
government as the city struggles to

"I'm just hoping (the government)
comes through," Ortiz said. "It seems
like the larger towns in the news are
the ones getting the help."

Nearly four days after Rita hit,
many of the storm's sweltering vic-
tims were still waiting for electricity,
gasoline, water and other relief. The
situation prompted one top emer-
gency official to complain that peo-
ple are 'living like cavemen."

In the hard-hit refinery towns of
Port Arthur and Beaumont, crews
struggled to cross debris-clogged
streets to deliver generators and
water to people stranded by Rita.
They predicted it could be a month
before power is restored, and said

water and sewer s>^tems could not
function until more generators
arrived.

Red tape was also blamed for the
delays.

Nederland City Manager Andre
Wimer said "it's been a terribly frus-
trating four days" because of prob-
lems getting help from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.

"I can appreciate the difficulty in
responding to a disaster that was this
widespread but at the same time we
certainly feel we've not received a
level of service that was satisfactory,"
he said.

Perry and President Bush sur-
veyed parts of the damaged region
Tuesday, asking for patience while
federal and state relief makes it way
there.

'There's always going to be those
discombobulations, but the fact is
everyone is doing everything possi-
ble to restore power back to this
area," Perry said.

About 476,000 people remained
without electricity in Texas on
Tuesday, in addition to around
285,000 in Louisiana. About 15,000
out-of-state utility workers were
being brought to the region to help

restore power.

Ortiz was blocking residents from
returning for three to five days
because of a lack of services. The
estimated 2,000 people who stayed
put during the storm, which made
landfall Saturday along tlie Texas-
Louisiana border, face an overnight
ciufew.

After complaining about a slug-
gish federal response. Port Arthur
received 121 small generators
Tuesday afternoon. Ortiz planned to
give them to emergency personnel
first and then to merchants who pro-
vide high-demand products such as
gasoline, water and food.

"We have been living like cave-
men, sleeping in cars, doing bodily
functions outside," said John Owens,
emergency management coordina-
tor for Port Arthur. "And meanwhile
we're the victims, and we have fami-
lies here."

In a Port Arthur neighborhood
not far from a grocery store that
reeked of rotten food, three FEMA
trailers delivered ice, ready-to-eat
meals and water.

"Without these trucks here, I
don't think we would have made

Baby panda gets first vaccination

(AP Photo/Zoological Society of San Diego, Ken Bohn)
In this photo provided by the Zoological Society of San Diego, veterinarians give
the San Diego Zoo's 8-week-oId female giant panda cub her *^\'"^'7f,f*^'"jf^V'°" ^„. „
Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005, in San Diego. The cub barely noticed the shotum.ng
only sHghtly towards the veterinarian and then lowering her ^^l^^^^'^l^^^f ^'^^^
her slumber. The female cub weighed 6.4 pounds a gam ^^ ^^ P°""Y^"" '^.^i,
week's exam, and measured 1.5 feet from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail.

House subcommittee on Katrina

WASHINGTON (AP)

A day after castigating the federal government's
ousted disaster chief, a House panel is hearing pledges
from government auditors that they will closely exam-
ine millions of dollars in contracts the Bush adminis-
tration awarded to politically connected companies for
Hurricane Katrina relief.

The inspectors general from half a dozen agencies,
as well as officials from the Government Accountability
Office, on Wednesday were addressing a House sub-
committee on the Katrina cleanup and announcing sev-
eral new audits to combat waste and fraud.

Concern over high energy prices

WASHINGTON (AP)

Riding a wave of concern over high energy
prices triggered by Hurricane Katrina, congres-
sional RepubUcans are rushing to ease environ-
mental rules on refineries and looking for ways to
open new coastal waters to oil and gas develop-

Sponsors of the Republican energy package
said tlie measures were needed to address the vul-
nerabilities exposed by hurricanes Katrina and
Rita to the nation's energy system, especially the
country's shortage of refineries and the concentra-
tion of oil and gas resources in the central and
western Gulf of Mexico.

Police superintendent retires

(AP)

Police Superintendent Eddie Compass stepped
down from his post four weeks after Hurricane
Katrina destroyed tlie city where he grew up and
spent 26 years policing, sajing he knew in his heart it
was time to walk away.

His resignation follows tlie storm's turbulent after-
math, during wliich looters ransacked stores, evac-
uees pleaded for help, rescue workers came under fire
and nearly 250 police officers left their posts.

"Every man in a leadership position must know
when it's time to hand over the reins," he said at a
news conference Tuesday. "I'll be going on in anoth-
er direcfion that God has for me."

Bush narrows candidate list

President Bush, nearing the end of his search
for a successor to retiring Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor, has whittled his list to a handfiil of
candidates and could announce his decision by
week's end.

"We have been listening to the views and id.eas
of members of the Senate, and the president will
take those into account as he makes a decision
about who should fill that vacancy," White House
press secretary Scott McClellan said Tuesday.

Bush is expected to announce his nominee
quickly after Thursday's anticipated confirma-
tion and swearing in of John Roberts as chief jus-
tice, the president's first pick for the nation's top

The first woman suicide bomber

A woman strapped with explosives and dis-
guised as a man blew herself up outside an
Iraqi army recruiting center in a northern town^
Wednesday, killing at least six people and
wounding 30 in the first known attack by a
female suicide bomber in the country's bloody
insurgency.

Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for
the blast, saying in an Internet posting that it
was carried out by "a blessed sister."

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Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
britnib@southern.edu

The Southern Accent 7

Lifestyles

A story of early morning stretching

When friend and co-editor
Britni Brannon called me late
Tuesday night, a stretching
class was the last thing I
expected her to talk about.
Informed that it started at
6:45 in the morning, my
apprehension grew. Having
gone to bed at my usual i
a.m. (after all, I couldn't just
quit playing World of
Warcraft because of a silly
stretching class) and getting
up at 6:28 a.m. on the dot, I
realized this was, in fact, poor
planning on my part.

The mats were comfy
enough to sleep on, and I
often considered it. The

instructor put in some very
relaxing music and lined us
up. It began with some sim-
ple stretches-rolling your
head around, stretching your
arms~and gradually we got
to the hard stuff. Part of my
apprehension was due to my
lack of flexibility. But as the
class progressed, I reaHzed
this was not an issue because
everyone in the class stretch-
es at their o\vn comfort level.
For the next hour and a half,
muscles I didn't even know
existed were stretched and
relaxed until, finally, there
was nothing left to do but lay
on the floor and stare at the

ceiling.

"How do you feel?" the
instructor asked.

"Stretchy," I responded.

After having stretched, I
realized I was not as tired as
when I had come in, and I felt
much more relaxed. I didn't
care so much that it was 7:30
in the morning, and I didn't
have class for another three
hours. If you are like me and
have a hard time getting up
early in the morning, then
this might not be the class for
you. But my advice would be
to give it a try, even if its just
once. The first class is free so
all you have to lose is sleep.

TheADoentDs
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Stretching class offers
relaxation to students

No basketballs were
being dribbled, no Gym
Masters were hurrying to
catch a tossed flyer and
' the only sound amidst the
unusually quiet gym
atmosphere was of tran-
quil music pouring
through the speakers. This
is what one will find every
Monday and Wednesday morning, should they
venture from their cozy cocoons to attend a new
morning stretching class.

The wellness-sponsored program, which
began earlier this month, meets twice a week in
lies P.E. Center from 6:45 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and
is taught by Emily Thomsen, a local massage
therapist.

Many often fail to realize the import role
stretching plays in having a healthy lifestyle, but
the low-impact exercise can offer many benefits.
"[Stretching] reduces your risk of injury. And
flexibility is one of the components of a bal-
anced fitness program along with aerobics and
strength training. It also helps reduce tension
and muscle pain," Thomsen said.

The early meeting time may be a deterrent
that keeps students from joining. Though
Thomsen acknowledged that there are benefits
from stretching any time during the day, she
said she likes stretching in the morning.

"[It's] meant to kind of be a stress relief. I
think it sets the tone for the day," she said.

The exercises Thomsen leads her group
through are gentle and could be done even by
those who are less flexible. The program is open
to everyone: men and women, students and fac-
ulty.

The normal number of attendees is two, but
Thomsen would like to see that number increase
to at least 10. If the class can bring in this many
participants, Thomsen plans to offer the pro-
gram all year.

Rr eryas intErestEd, the fiist tiriE is fise, ard after tint
tte ccst is S5 per veek cr $50 for the vtola sarEster.
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Thursday, September 29, ;

Melissa Maracle
,->^ Religion Editor
J mmaracle@southern.edu

RELIGIQli

Passion and pain: a part of life Mark Finley has a dream

I like to tell people that through these acci-

dent^^ I have reLed how precious and unpre-

dSe each day is. But so often msead°f

„rri wakine up inspired to live passionately, I found

.u„6... ~-^: - . .X "SfwSdng up in fear that this might be my

cane, and so many other thmgs gomg on n the "^^^'f "*"8 ^ ^.j .rippled me into a tim.d
world and in the lives of faends and farady^ !!'if „ "s„n who despised myself because I
someHmes it's a bit overwhelming to know how to*' P ™" ^j^^^,,",^ , began to give up.
to react in eveo'day living. This article is about «"^°' "™e P ■ ^,i„„ ,„d

how living with passion-or with enthusiasm J2„i/";;e fearful in the long run. It's easi-
and purpose-may be possible, even living in a passion is more learm^ ^_ _

In light of all of the suffering from the hurri-
., and so many other things going c" ■" '<"•

painful world.

For the last few weeks— and
really, over the past few months-
I've wrestled with a question.
How do passion and pain fit
together? At first it was tempting
to think that they don't fit togeth-
People with passion don"

dream than to face the

fear of failure. It's so tempting to

"God is not an beUeve that it's better to not make

plans and goals m the name of

'auto-pilot.' He does "letting God run my life." God is

not an "auto-pilot." He doesn t

not just take over just take over when we don't want

to do anything with our lives. He

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in pain. Indeed, it seems as if his ~ mdKesuicnc^ t- ,„,„..,

passion is renewed in suffering! How does he do But as a Father, ^odaiso wants to see us grow,

that? It's easy to say, "He just loved Jesus
much and felt his call so close to him all the
time," but maybe it was more.

Looking at people like Dave Cress and
Brandon Moor, whose passion seemed to ooze
out of their very being-were they like that in
painful times?

I think what made it difficult to grieve these
losses was that as we talked about and "cele-
brated" their lives, it was clear they were pas-
sionate in how they lived and loved. It wasn't
half-hearted, it was real. While I felt inspired to
press on and live more passionately, all 1 could

and make choices, and maybe let
can pick us up and show us how to do it right.
But do I trust him enough to let Him let me fall
now and then? Do I trust Him to take care of me
when I do, and to bring me through it better than
before? Do I trust Him enough to hve passion-
ately in the face of pain— past, present, or future?
"The right answer is obviously that I should
trust my Savior's love enough to live passionate-
ly a life of faith for Him. And the truth is that I
desperately want to.

I long for that freedom. The freedom to not be
controlled by what happens around me, but to

Week of prayer ended Sept.
16, but the topic is still on stu-
dents' minds.

"Students are much more
open. They w;mt to talk and dis-
cuss, especially about relation-
ship issues," chaplain Ken
Rogers said. "Wlien you take any
kind of subject that is sensitive,
it generates a heightened aware-

Rogere covered tlie Song of
Solomon during the week by
relating it to dating principles.
He also talked about Jesus' for-
giveness of pre-martial sex.

Dorinda Harriss, a tirst-year
nursing major, said Southern
has everytliing tlie world has,
including normal dating prac-
tices and adultery. She said tlie
week of prayer topic was good.

Student response has been
positive, Rogers said.

"Students have shared that
they have not had tiiis type of
information and biblical per-

spective shared \vith them
before," he said.

Joint worship on Sept. 12 was
influenced by the topic of week
of prayer. Vanessa Kepper, guest
relations coordinator for
Soutliern, led tlie worship in tlie
Thatcher chapel for 300 stu-
dents.

Kepper raised tlie question,
"How do you know when you
find tlie right one?" She then
shared her personal testimony
of how she met and married her
husband. Students responded in
appreciation, she said.

"Tliey are still coming to me
to say thanks," Kepper said.

Sophomore Rick Anderson
said he \vas inspired by Roger's
topic and wrote a song entitled
■^liis Song's for You." He and
his ftiends performed the song
Tliursday during die week of
prayer.

Rogers said the week of prayer
prompted a community where
students can talk to one another,
as well as faculty and staff.

The foLkMing poll

was taken froti a

sample of 100 stu-

dents.

Did yai prefer vcek of

pr^er ewer sleep?

71 said yes, 29 said
no.

Melissa Maracle

hfligioh Editor

Mark Finley spoke to over a
hundred students last Friday
about getting involved in his
evangeUstic series next summer
in Chattanooga.

The standing-room only
crowd in the Presidential
Banquet Room consisted of stu-
dents from many different areas
of study. While participating in
an evangelistic series is a
requirement for theology stu-
dents, non-religion majors are
getting the opportunity to be
involved as well.

Finley spoke about his vision
to see young people preach the
gospel.

"Christianity is going to the
ends of the earth, and it will tri-
umph, and you can be part of it,"
Finley said.

Students can be involved with
Finley's evangelistic series in
May 20o6. While the meetings

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"Local churches will se
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Jesus, will be inspired, i
receive a solid message," saidll
Carlos Martin, professor
School of Religion.

Stephanie St

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"If you can read a book,j|^
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The Southern Accent 9

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southern.edu

Opinion

To wear or not to wear jewelry at Southern

Lynn Ta-^xor

Jewelry at Southern' is an
age-old argument. If we let
the students wear jewelry, are
we going to really make a dif-

ference in whether or not they
wear it after they're done at
Southern?

I wear jewelry. Yeah, that's
right. I wear it a lot since my
boyfriend gave up that title for
the more elite (or something)
title of fiance. He gave me a
very classic engagement ring.
But guess what? I don't wear
it on campus. I used to sneak
around and wear it, I admit it.
You can feel out your profes-
sors and determine which are
ok with jewelry, which are not,
and which just don't notice,
even though they have it listed
as a deal-breaker in their syl-
labus. Some notice everything
down to a hair elastic on your
wrist, and some wouldn't

notice if you had 12 eacrings
in each ear and 2 eyebrow
rings. Some allow the rubber
awareness bracelets. Yes, I
wear the "support the breasts
in their natural emironment"
one occasionally.

I have recently come to the
conclusion that it just doesn't
matter anymore. Does it mat-
ter if I wear my jewelry to
class? No. No one is going to
be that shocked or under-
whelmed or impressed by it if
I don't. After all, it's a rule of
the dress code. And shock,
shock horror, a lot of the jobs
we'll have eventually are going
to have dress codes as well.
And they might limit or forbid
jewelry. Nursing majors, you

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probably won't be allowed to
wear rings or fake nails. They
harbor' bacteria. Business

Silly TTthlt.

Sate jcte vriJJ.

have policies atout

f ootviEar and hair

letqth.

majors, eyebrow rinse are out.
Theology majors... yeah.
None. Art majors... well, you
don't have rules now, so what
makes you think you'll have a
dress code later? Silly rabbit.
Some jobs will have policies

about footwear and hair
length. Oh, that's right. Some
of you will have to cut your
hair. For a job.

But I digress. We have d set
of rules, and one of them
involves jewelry. We aren't
supposed to wear it. So, I
don't, You can, or not. I just
don't see the point of fighting
anymore.

You may think it odd that I
support Southern's "no jewel-
ry except marriage bands and
ok, I guess we can allow the
medic alerts too" policy. Call
me old, call me a doormat,
whatever. I just don't think its
worth the fight anymore.

Disappointed reader continued

To continue where I left off
last week, I look offense to Mr.
Lauritzen's recent stance
against the belief that
Hurricane Katrina could be a
punishment from God. He then
said he felt that God wanted no
blame in the matter
(WHAT???? Who CONTROLS
the weather???? God does!!!!).

Mr. Lauritzen then said that
the God he serves had nothing
to do with Katrina. There's only
one God, and He did send
Hurricane Katrina just like He
sent the flood, and just like He
is sending Hurricane Rita and
the other hurricanes that I've
heard are coming. Mr.
Lauritzen insists Katrina isn't a
punishment from God and
takes a stance against those who
allegedly speak for God by say-
ing it is a punishment. There's
no evidence to show that
Katrina was a blessing instead
of a punishment; the only peo-
ple trying to speak for God are
Mr. Lauritzen and those who
echo his sentiments.

I'm not just upset with Mr.
Lauritzen when it comes to this
type of article. He isn't the only
one who is trying to portray God
in a different light than the
Bible does. If you look around at
the world today, we're seeing
churches doing the same thing.
Preaching the gospel oftentimes
takes a backseat to the effort of
becoming the "coolest" church
in town, preaching false doc-
trine, having rock "n' roll music,
and providing anything else
that might draw the masses-
which leads to more money for
the church and also the title of

being the biggest church in the
area, as though that title means
anything. .

Joel Osteen, the "preacher"
of the nation's largest "church"
comes to mind here. The smil-
ing, seemingly-shifty, satanic-
doctrine-spreading young man
from Houston has the biggest
"church" in America. He calls
himself a Christian even though
what he preaches is an>1hing
but Christian. Sure, his ser-
mons contain some truth, but
so does any lie the devil tells, as
deception can never occur with-
out containing some truth.
Osteen preaches new-age ser-
mons as well as esoteric exis-
tentialism, better known as
white magic. (I became very
suspicious of Osteen when see-
ing him on ABC Family, a sta-
tion owned by Disney which is a
company that hates

Christianity. If you don't believe
me, please visit this link:
www.afa.net/disney/).

Osteen isn't alone in the
unwritten attack on the
Christian Church. Joining him
is Rick Warren, author of "The
Purpose-Driven Life," a book
which, sadly, is being embraced
by many churches. If you see a
church promoting "40 days of
purpose" or "40 days of com-
munity," please rest assured
that that church is promoting
this new-age book~a book that,
like Osteen's sermons, sounds
good but isn't. Remember:
everything the devil presents to
us sounds/seems/looks/feels
good, The Ten Commandents,
on the other hand, do not.

*cpinicns ei^iressed in these
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Thursday, September ^Tani^

Sports

A time and a place for every sport

Evfjry sport was created
equal, or at least that is what
the Southern Health and
Wellness Department wants
us to think.

Since the beginning of the
school year, lies Physical
Education Center has begun

to honor that equality with the
execution of a new gym sched-
ule. Long gone are the days-
and nights-of basketball
until curfew. Welcome to the
era of equal opportunity for
all athletics at Southern
Adventist University.

The decision was made to
create a gym schedule so that,
in the words of Dr. Judy

Sloan, • "basketball doesn t
come in and rule the gym.
Last year, there was a gym
schedule, but .it wasn t
respected enough to demand
much attention from those
who came to the gym. This
year the schedule has been
implemented early and strict-
ly enforced. There is wide-
spread debate in the student

body as to whether or not the
new schedule is necessary.

Afternoon desk worker
Darin Bissell is pleased with
the new gym timetable claim-
ing that it is "necessary since
the majority of students who
come in play basketball or vol-
leyball. Since there are only
t>vo courts available for recre-
ation time, [students] can't do

as much."

Morning desk worker Ana I
Cordero actually loves the
schedule since "it allows even-
lover of sports to have a
chance to play." It has had a
positive social impact on her I
since she can find other vol.
leyball enthusiasts during the I
time frame allotted for thai ]
sport.

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Top teams of Flag
Football for 2005

This is flag football's first
edition of Power "Rankings.
This will rank the top teams in
the flag football league,
regardless of di\ision, accord-
ing to their particular
strengths and weaknesses.
Wins and losses will also have
an effect on a team's ranking,
as will upsets and blowouts.
Because no games have been
played yet, teams can only be
ranked by their appearance
on paper, which could prove
to be a totally different story
on the field.

1. Clutch -This team is
quite possibly the most
versatile team in the
league although one of the
more solid players on the
squad, Eliud Sicard, is list-
ed on two different teams.
His presence on Clutch is
almost essential since they
lack size.

2. Chillin - While this
team doesn't lack talent, it
^vill be interesting to see their
chemistry on the field.
Veteran QB, Mike Valentin,
will have many targets, but
their performance on the
other side of the ball will be
the key to their

3. Fresh - A fairly solid
squad, this team may lack
speed which will prove to be J
problem on the defensive side
of the ball. Wideouts seem to I
also be lacking on this rostet |
which may keep Fresh lo
to a running game.

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your eyes on. While not the I
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this week.

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Thursday, October 6, 2005

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 6

Anobile accepts
call to pastor

Find out what this
traffic jam means to
you. P. 12

See what one
psychiatrist
says about the
wearing of jew-
elry.

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Lifestyles

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Religion

P.8

Opinion

P.9

Sports

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Cartoons

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Tony Anobile, executive
tary for the Arizona Conference,
will preach his first sermon as sen-
ior pastor of the CoUegedale
Seventh-day Adventist Church on
Saturday. He accepted the call
Sept. 29.

"I am absolutely delighted and
excited that Pastor Anobile has
accepted the call," said Stan
Patterson, Georgia-Cumberland
Conference vice president for
evangelism/ministerial.

The position opened when
Senior Pastor Ed Wriglit became
Georgia-Cumberland Conference
president in February after a
December plane crash killed
Conference President Dave Cress
and other conference officials.

Anobile, who is scheduled to
begin full-time in mid-November,
holds a bachelor's degree in theol-
ogy from Montemorelos
University and a master's in reli-
gion from Loma Linda University.

Chaplain Ken Rogers is excited
about Anobile's vision for the
church.

"He has expressed a very strong
interest in making the university
students a vital part of the
CoUegedale church ministry pro-
gram. It is a universit>' church, and
he wants to make sure that is the

The search committee was
composed of faculty and student
representatives from Southern,
officials ti-om the conference and
members of the CoUegedale
church.

Members of the search com-
mittee say a formal call was initial-
ly extended to Karl Haffher, senior
pastor of the Walla Walla CoUege
Church. After Hafftier declined,
the committee revisited the list of
potential candidates and extended
the call to Anobile

An unidentified participant in the Cohutta Springs Triathlon speeds by in the cycling portion.

Triathlon held in Cohutta

Screams and whistles echoed
from friends and family as they
cheered on the participants of
the 22nd Annual Sunbelt
Cohutta Springs Triathlon on
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005.

The event began at 12:30
p.m. with a half mile swim in
the Cohutta Lake, at Cohutta
Springs Camp. Participants
were divided into three waves
that started three minutes apart
from each other. They then
made their way through the

outlined path to the next phase
of the race, the bike ride. The
bike ride was an 18-mile ride on
the roads outside of Cohutta.
There were a few moderate
climbs that the bikers would
encounter but it consisted
mostly of flat areas. The last
part of the race was a four-mile
run. The runners had one hill
they would have to encounter
t^vice before making their way
to the finish line.

Ashley Evans, a freshman
biology major, attended the
triathlon to support her stepfa-

ther.

"1 know that it must be hard
to stay motivated to finish, so I
am here to encourage him along
the way," she said.

Many different amenities
were offered to participants and
spectators. Moe's

Southwestern Grill, Smoothie
King and Panera Bread
Company aU had tents set up
that offered their signature
items for people to purchase.
Participants were even offered
See Triathlon Pg. 4

Southern Village hosts vespers

See Pastor Pg. :

Southern sttidents grabbed
blankets Friday night and head-
ed to the lawn behind Soutiiem
Village for the annual outdoor
vespers.

Outdoor Vespers, funded by
campus ministries, used to take
place on Southern's campus. For
the last couple of years, it has
been at CooHdge Park down-
town, but this year, the fiinds
didn't aUow for that.

Students led the entire pro-
gram. Rika Gemmeli opened
with a praise service, and the
concert continued with sue musi-
cal performances by students.

Heather Blake played piano
for Sabely Cruz's song "My
Religion. "

"The experience was incredi-

ble because I felt like I was shar-
ing my talents and my passion
for God in an atmosphere that
made me feel closer to him,"
Blake said.

Chris Bennett, Lincoln Llewellyn,
Rodney Jackson, Eric Burch, and
Daniel Jean-Louis (L to R) of Nu*
Era perform at Southern Village
Friday night for outdoor vespers.
In addition to the music, the
program included video inter-
views of Southern shidents talk-
ing about God.

"I wanted people to feel like
they could share their experience
with God," Catarama said.

Michael Rumsey, a sopho-
more business major, said he
liked tiiat different atmosphere.

"All around, I thought it was a
good idea for a change. I think it
was nice to have a more casual
approach to vespers," Rumsey

While many enjoyed the pro-
gram, other students didn't like
the informal tone.

"ft was a great program, but
not something I felt was appro-
priate for Friday night," said
Trace Windover, a sophomore
nursing major.

At the end of the program,
students enjoyed doughnut holes
and juice while walking back to
their dorms.

student representative Justin
Jones, a sopliomore outdoor
education and theology major,
said Anobile ivill bring positive
characteristics to his preaching.

"I'm excited because during
our interview with Pastor
Anobile, he appeared to be not
only a great leader, but also just
an honest and open person," he

Members of the search
mittee said they '
with the references Anobile
received from his former col-
leagues and congregation mem-
bers.

"I have never received refer-
ences for a pastor that was so
appreciated," Patterson said.
"The best recommendation a
pastor can get is the candid testi-
mony of the people he worked
alongside, and liis were stellar."

in a special way, could give
back a little bit through per-
forming the music that sprung

from there."

Others also saw the need
for action.

"I saw the devastation and
the loss is so great," said
David Brooks, director ot
WSMC radio. "These people
are going to need a lot of help
to get back to any sense ot
normal life. Just talking to

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Southern's School of Music
sponsored the Dixieland
Benefit Concert for the vic-
tims of hurricanes Katnna
and Rita last Sunday night in
Ackerman Auditorium. The
befit was organized and piit
on by the Jazz Ensemble's
director, Ken Parsons.
Parsons is an associate pro-

hurricanes that hit the Gulf The benefit concert
f,jjjjj charged $10 for adults, $7-50
"I was iust really wanting to for students and $5 for chil-
do something," Parsons said. dren. The Sunday-n,gh bene^
■I just didn't know what to do, fit raised a little under $800
but I got to thinking of all the dollars, and the money was
groups and ensembles on sent to AJ3RA, where it will be
campus and perhaps the Jazz used to help with food, cloth-
Ensemble owed the greatest ing and living arrangements
amount of debt to New for the hurricane victims.
Orleans and its culture. So we, '"We just hope that through

Ken Parsons directs the SAU Jazz Ensemble during a bei
Hurricane Katrina victims.

:fit tor

tonight we will be able to help
bring one family home just a
little earlier," Parsons said.

Among the many classic
jazz pieces played that night,

Parsons said, "We hopeL
that as the people of Ne«|
Orleans start coming home,!
they will have a new renais-l
sance in music because of life I

the song "When the Saints Go and truly feel that the
Marching In" was chosen for are marching ' "

closing

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Latin American Club plans event

Ashley Coble

Staff Writer

Tlie Latin American Club is
already planning their main
event of the year. It will take
place over the weekend of Oct.
6 to 8 and will involve many
activities for everyone to

"This is the biggest event
hold all year,

speaker for the weekend
Pastor Alvin Payne, who is
from Atlanta. He wall be
speaking for convocation on
Thursday and vespe'fs on
Friday. On Saturday, there
will be a huge event in lUes
P.E. Center to conclude the
weekend. Many booths will be
set up in the gym from both

Sanchez, president of Spanish and American cul-

Ihe Latin American Club. "It tures. The booths will have

Hispanic culture." tory and e3q)lanation of the

There will be a special guest represented cultures.

1 chance to celebrate the

lots of food and music to help
everyone experience the vary-
ing cultures represented that
night. There will also be

"The purpose of this week-

The purpose of
this weekend is to
educate not only
Hispanics, but every-
one else about our
culture."

The Latin American Club's!
goal is to inform students at|
Southern that this
exclusive club or event butisl
open to the entire student!
body. The club is encouraginsl
more people to participate|
from different cultures ■
increase diversity on campus.!

"I think that it is great thai I
the Latin American club i
encouraging students froBi
different cultures to celebrate!
with them," said Emiljl
Richardson, a junior brc
cast journalism major,
know that I am excited to par|
ticipate and broaden

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Omar BouRNt;

RoiiiN George Christie Aguirre

MicibUiL Crabtree Sonya Reaves

Amner Fernandez Devin Page

an event that takes place the
beginning of each October to
rid the Tennessee River and its

James Wu.uams Elisa Fisher

staff cartoonist photographer

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special presentation Saturday about our culture," Sanchez knowledge of the many cun

night that mil give a brief his- said. ent cultures in our school.

Chattanooga gathers cleanup crewl

formed by the students jl
Spalding Elementary Stn"|
under the leadership ot » ■
grade science teacher Ian"!
Rosenberger. •J

But with Ros™!-"*";!
transfer to •ans'^'g'^ J
instruction, and w™ .J
school policy limiting "I
community semce^pro^y
one per quart"' . ''°,L mil
said that there J"fj:„(li)*l
room in the schedule to."" I

the Wolftever cleanup. |jj||
"Idon'tUketogive.W|
year." said Rosenberger,
Lo the school's comn.»«
service coordinator. j,.

Given her options.^^t"^^ ^
Rosenberger chose „ J,

taking Spalding studen J

community sem«P^

Angela Palmer

Staff Writer

Three-year-old Trevor spent
Monday afternoon wading and
catching frogs in Wolftever
Creek with his cousin Austin, 9.
Trevor's grandmother, Angela
Denham, paused from her
reading to look up and down
the creek banks.

"Right off I noticed a plastic
bag laying up against the
bank," she said. "But when I
go, it's going to come witli me."
The white, plastic bag
Denham referred to had lain on
the creek's bank since at least
Friday afternoon, one day
before the annual Wolftever
Creek cleanup was to take
place. The cleanup never hap-
pened.

Cleanup of the creek is part
of the Tennessee River Rescue,

Areas of Wolftever Creek a.^ ...
need oflitter collection, particu-
larly in the local area.

tributaries of htter. For the las
five years, cleanup was per

See Clean f

Thursday, October 6, 2005

Profiles

The Southern Accent 3

Student Association

Senators for
2005-2006

All e-mails are @southern.edu unless otherwise indicated.

Name: David Beihl

Major: Theology
and Engineering

Contact info.:

X7628

email: davidbeihl

Major: M.A. Church
Leadership &
Management

Contact info.:
334-546-2909
email: clbeason

Major: History

Year: Sophomore

Contact info.:

X7245

email: markwalker

C

Thursday, October 6

2005

4 The Southern Accent

SMC moves

Koundaboutmakeover for Southern

Q

The Southern Missionary
Church has grown out of Talge
HaU chapel and has officially
moved its service to the Lynn
Wood Hall chapel.

"[Lynn Wood] was the logical
choice because it's near where we
met previously," said Jessie
Brodis, SMC church leader and a
senior nursing major. "It's also
nice because with tlie high win-
dows and tall ceilings-it's similar
in feel to Talge."

Since beginning its student-led
service in early November 2004,
SMC has grown too large to com-
ply widi the fire-safety code of the
Talge Hall chapel. The room is fire
coded for 250 people, and SMC
was bringing in weekly groups of
up to 350, Brodis said,

Brodis and Gaiy Horinouchi,
Soutliem's audio visual coordina-
tor, decided to talk to administra-
tion about moving SMC to Lynn
Wood Hall.

"Administration has put a lot of
money into the installation of a PA
system in the Lynn Wood chapel,"
Horinouclii said. "I thouglit it was
such a wonderful option for the
church to meet here and also a way
to utilize tlie new equipment."

Organizers of SMC decided to
begin meeting in Lynn Wood.
although renovation of tlie chapel
has not been completed, Tiie front
stage is unusable, and a projector,
rear projection screen and basic
theatrical lighting still need to be
installed, Horinouchi said.

Church leaders said that while
the iirst Saturday in their new
home didn't run perfectly, they are
generally optimistic about the

"We're very excited because a
bigger venue will enable more stu-
dents to be involved in SMC," said
Sean Reed, an SMC worship leader
and a senior theology major.

Some involved with SMC rec-
ognize the possibility that the
church could lose some of the
characteristics that have made it

"The move was necessitated by
growth, and that's a healthj' sign,"
said chaplain Ken Rogers. "[SMC]
needs to be careful, though,
because it was founded on rela-
tionships and student involve-
ment; the bigger it becomes, tlie
harder it will be to maintain its
small church feel."

Although the Lynn Wood Hall
chapel is currently a good fit for
SMC, church leaders realize that
another move may be necessary
in the future.

"With the history of
groivth that SMC has cxliibited,
we have no other option but to
assume that we will probably
outgrow Lynn Wood in the next
year," Brodis said. "We are cur-
rently in the process of exploring
other options for the future."

Southern's campus is about
to experience a make-over,
including the new Wellness
Center, the extension of
Taylor Circle and a round-
about. The plan is to mirror
Taylor Circle on the other side
of University Drive. Adding a
roundabout to the center of
Taylor Circle will have many
benefits.

"Partly, it's a safety issue,
said Mary Hamilton, associate
vice president of financial
administration. "It allows
traffic to freely move through
campus."

The roundabout also gives
the opportunity to add anoth-
er identifying mark to the
campus by providing a place
to put a sign.

Gordon Bietz, president of
Southern, said that the round-
about will give "the opportu-
nity for the public to be made
more cognizant of being on a
university campus."

The roundabout will also
provide a focal point, drawing

together pu^l together the recreational

proviu.a.u.a.t...u.,u.« s "If V^u think about it." side of cam^pus with the aca-

both sides of the campus Hamilton said, "this will help demic side.

However, Southern stu-
dents have opposing view^
points on the prospective
roundabout.

"I think [roundabouts are] I
confusing," said Tanaf
VanderWaal, a sophomore I
nursing major. "[The antici- L
pated roundabout is] going to I
cause more accidents."

"I think it's a pretty coot I
idea," said Jarrod Dunson a I
sophomore computer scieucel
major.

The idea of the roundabout I
has been in the works for|
about three monthsj
result of the planned ad
of the Wellness Center,

Southern took the idea to I
the Cit>' of Collegedale plan-f
ning commission tc
approval. The commission!
members voted unanimously
to approve the concept of a
roundabout on July 18, 2005. 1
Southern is currently work- 1
ing on a final design to take to |
the commission for approval I
They hope to have the final I
design in place by Decemberl
and would like to construcl|
the roundabout next su

Southern offers 16 new majors

and advisement.

This

yea:

Southern

added 16 switched it from a Bachelor of
minor this Arts to a Bachelor of Science

Southern
majors and
year.

This is a lower number
than in years past. In the past.
Southern had been put on
probation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools, limiting the new
number of majors it could
add. Although Southern was-
n't on probation this year,
there weren't as many majors
added this year.

Fifteen of the new majors

are revamped majors offered

last year. Before this year.

Southern offered a Bachelor

of Science degree in musical

performance. Starting this

semester. Southern has split

up this degree into seven dif-

I ferent majors. There are now

majors for piano, organ, voice,

wind instrument, brass

instrument, string instrument

I and percussion instrument.

A public relations degree

has changed as well. Prior to

this year, a public relations

major had to take sb: hours of degree, allowing students to

intermediate-level foreign graduate without having six

"ITrf , .-. . ^""^^ °f intermediate-level

tn t^l,r h K °^ u ' ''^"* ^°'"*Sn language. The number

scared ^i ZT '^"' T' '^ ^"^"^ ^^'^^°°^ ^^^^^^ ^as
scared of the foreign Ian- risen from 13 four years aeo to
Euaee." said Joni Zier, 22 this semester. ^

"Getting rid of the foreign

There are now
majors for piano,
organ, voice, wind
instrument, brass
instrument, string
instrument and per-
cussion instrument.

Southern's director of records

language helped that one,"
Zier said.

Another changed major is
computer science-embedded
systems. It is still the same
degree, but the major has
been technologically updated.
"This was just updating
with the times... updating ter-
minolog>',..with the computer
age," Zier said.

Art education K-12 is being
brought back as a major this
year.

"This was a major they
brought back from the 80s,"
Zier said.

Other new majors and
minors offered this year are
architectural drafting and
Italian, respectively.

Other revamped majors are
character and commercial
animation. The two majors
used to be classified under art,
then graphic design. Now the
two majors are listed as
Bachelor of Science degrees
under animation-character
and animation-commercial.
There are 45 majors in char-
acter animation and 46
majors in commercial anima-
tion.

Graphic design was also
revamped. There are two dif-
ferent bachelor's degrees now
offered in graphic design-one
in print design, and one in
interactive media.

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continued from Pg.2

downtown Chattanooga ii I
places like Chattanooga Hospia I
and the Chattanooga Zoo.

Christine Bock, coordi
of the Tennessee River Rescw I
said no one stepped in to late I
over leadership of the Wolfte« |
cleanup this year.

Despite the negle
Wolftever, Bock said more thai j
700 people joined the ef
clean up the Tennessee RiW|
and its tributaries throushoHI
the Chattanooga area «'l
Saturday. ,.l

Bock said, "We hope H'l
Collegedale will be able to ! |
involved next year."

Triathlon cont.

free massages aft«fi- ,|
ing the race. Free ft. f I
water was provided tor e f

one to enjoy. E"*' ,
Bicycle and Swim aM
were also there wth
chandise available tor I
chase. frie»*l

"One of roy , ( "
informed roe the dV Jj

that they ""^ed ,X p
member to do the sw.

tion," said Beth ^^ZcA
parricipant from C I
GA. "lamgladtbatJ^^^,^.^!

opportunity to "^ .,^t.'
because it has been a 0'

Thursday, October, 6 2005

The Southern Accent 5

Current Events

Parties conflicted over nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the
Senate's senior conservatives,
Republican Orrin Hatch, offered
unconditional support Tuesday to
Supreme Court nominee Harriet
Miers amid expressions of anxiety in
some Repubhcan quarters over her
legal philosophy.

The Utah Republican took on crit-
icism that Miers has no experience as
a judge and a largely unknown track
record.

"A lot of my feUow conservatives
are concerned, but they don't know
her as I do," said Hatch, a former
Judiciary Committee chairman.
"She's going to basically do what the
president thinks she should, and that
is be a strict constructionist."

Hatch said he already has decided
to support her confirmation. "I don't
need any more. I know her really well.
And I mtend to support her," he told
reporters.

President Bush, at a news confer-
ence in the White House's Rose
Garden, asked the Senate to confirm
Miers by Thanksgiving and urged
Democrats to give her a chance to
explain her views of the law and the
Constitution.

He worried aloud that issues could

surface, noting that half of the
Democratic members of the Senate
had voted against John Roberts, his
choice to succeed William H.
Rehnquist as chief justice of the
United States.

Miers, who was meeting Tuesday
with Finance Committee Chairman
Charles Grassley, R-Iowa., and
Judiciary Committee member Jeff
Sessions, R-Ala., was nominated to
replace retiring Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor.

"I know her. I know her heart.
Remember, she was part of the search
committee that picked John
Roberts," said Bush, who used his
Rose Garden nev\^ conference to reit-
erate his credentials ;

Bush has known Miers for more
than 10 years, first as his personal
lawyer and most recently as a White
House counsel. "When it's all said
and done, the American people are
going to know what I know: This
woman deserves to be on the bench.
And she'll bring credit to the bench
and to the law," he said.

Facing criticism fi"om conserva-
tives who were disappointed over his
father's choice of Justice David

Souter, who has become one of the
most hberal members of the court.
Bush insisted that Miers was a strict
constructionist and a conservative
and would stay that way. "She isn't
going to change over the course of
time," Bush said.

"I have said in the past that I
would like a nominee with a proven
track record on important issues to all
Americans and \vhose judicial philos-
ophy is well -formed," said Sen. Sam
Brownback, R-Kan., one of Congress'
most fervent anti-abortion lawmak-
ers, "I am not yet confident that Ms.
Miers has a proven track record."

The conservative National Review,
in a Monday editorial, called the
Miers nomination a "missed opportu-
nity."

"Being a Bush loyalist and friend is
not a qualification for the Supreme
Court. She may have been the best
pick from within Bush's inner circle,"
the magazine said. "It seems impossi-
ble to maintain that she was the best
pick from any larger field. It seems
highly unlikely that she \vill be the
land of justice who, in combination
with Roberts, Scalia, and Thomas,
will attract additional votes by the
sheer force of her arguments."

Owners often look like their pets

(AP Photo/ Jeff Christensen)

.acueline MalicU holds her ^^-^tr^^i^^^^^^^fLt'S'^C
named Oompahloompa during a preview t""^ "^^^,^)_ „^ CFA-Iams cat
lams cat show, Wednesday, Oct. 5, ^""^"'fhrJeekendandv^U feature
show will be held at Madison Square Garden this weekena ana
over 300 show cats.

Roberts debates doctor-assisted suicide

WASHINGTON (AP)

New Chief Justice John Roberts stepped forward
Wednesday as an aggressive defender of federal author-
it>' to block doctor-assisted suicide, as the Supreme
Court clashed over an Oregon law that lets doctors help
lerminally ill patients end their lives. The justices will
decide if the federal government, not states, has the
final say on the Hfe-or-death issue.

Bomb kills 25 in Shiite mosque

A bomb exploded at the entrance of a Shiite
Muslim mosque south of Baghdad as hundreds of
worshippers gathered for prayers on the first day
of Ramadan and for the funeral of a man killed in
an earlier bombing. At least 25 people were killed
and 87 wounded. The ejcplosion hit the
Husseiniyat Ibn al-Nama mosque, ripping
through strings of lightbulbs and green and red
flags hung around the entrance to celebrate the
start of the holy month. The mosque's facade was
ravaged, shops nearby were detroyed and several
cars were damaged.

Senate debates treatment of detainees

NEW ORLEANS (AP)

U.S. troops interrogating terrorism suspects don't
know which techniques are permitted and Congress
owes it to them to establish clear standards. Senate
Republicans said Wednesday, opening a politically .
volatile debate over the treatment of detainees. The
White House opposes legislation that would impose
restrictions on the Pentagon's detention, interroga-
tion and prosecution of prisoners, arguing that it
would tie the president's hands in wartime

Tropical storm moves to Florida

JACKSONVILLE Fla (AP)

Tropical Storm Tammy formed just off
Florida's east coast Wednesday and could bring
tornadoes, heavy rains and coastal erosion to
northern Florida and parts of Georgia and the
Carolinas. Tammy, with winds of 40 mph, was
centered about 40 miles north-northeast of Cape
Canaveral and 130 miles southeast of
Jacksonville at 11 a.m. and was moWng to the
north at 14 mph. It is ejqiected to parallel the
coast and gradually slow its forward motion.

Sunni's withdraw boycott threat

Iraq's parliament voted Wednesday to
reverse last-minute changes to rules for next
week's referendum on a new constitution after
the United Nations said they were unfair.
Sunni Arabs responded by dropping their
threat to boycott the vote and promised to
reject the charter at the polls. U.N. and U.S.
officials welcomed the reversal, saying it
helped restore integrity to the crucial Oct. 15
referendum and urged all Iraqis to participate.

House vote forced to runoff

f. (AP)

o

ical i

Illegal immigration emerged as
in the race to fill the nation's only vacant House
seat, as an anti-immigration activist siphoned off
enough votes from the GOP-backed favorite to
force a runoff election.

State Sen. John Campbell finished with 46 per-
cent of the vote in Tuesday's special election m
Southern California's heavily Republican Orange
County, but failed to gain the majority needed to
avoid a runoff.

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Thursday, October 6 ;

CurrMLE^^^^

Two Americans win Nobel Prize "Rings" exhibit

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP)
. Americans John L. Hall and
Roy J. Glauber and German
Theador W. Haensch won the
2005 Nobel Prize in physics
Tuesday for work that could
lead to better long-distance
communication and more pre-
cise navigation woridwide and
beyond.

The prize was given to the
three for their work in applying
modern quantum physics to the
study of optics. Engineers have
used their observations to
improve lasers, Global
Positioning System technology
and other instruments.

Glauber, 80, of Harvard
University, took half of this

year's Nobel for showing how
the particle nature of light
affects its behavior under cer-
tain circumstances. Although
those conditions are rarely
observed in nature, they are
often relevant m sophisticated
optical instruments.

Hall, 71, of tlie University of
Colorado, and Haensch, 63, of
the Ludwig-Maximilian-

Universitaet in Munich, won
"for their contributions to the
development of laser-based
precision spectroscopy, includ-
ing the optical frequency comb
technique."

Hall and Haensch mil spht
one half of the $1.3 million
prize, with Glauber receiving

the remainder.

"It's a huge surprise, a great
pleasure," Hall said, noting that
the work was a team effort.

SpeaWng from his office in
Munich, Haensch called the
awardahigh point ofhis career^

"I was speechless but of
course very happy, exuberant,'
he said. "Now.Iam trying to get

used to this."

He said the fruits of their
work could eventually be
applied to improving communi-
carion across the globe and
beyond. The research could also
he useful in helping spacecraft
navigate more accurately on
longjoumeys, or creatmg better
digital animation.

Unlversitv. took half of this prize, with Glauber receivmg aigua. a.,,,......,..

Tobacco farmers sue government

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -
William Neese began farming
burley tobacco in southwest
Virginia's foothills when he
was 12. He quit only because
payments from a federal
tobacco-quota buyout prom-
ised to help him exit a business
that no longer guaranteed
profits.

But in March, the 52-year-
old fanner from Abingdon was
stunned to learn that he would
receive only a third of what he
had expected from the $10.1
billion buyout. Other longtime
growers were getting similar
unwelcome surprises.

Now Neese and another
Virginia farmer have sued the

U.S. Department of
Agriculture, accusing it of
steering away from Congress's
directives and effectively slash-
ing their payments.

For Neese, that means he
would receive about $190,000
rather than the $563,000 he
expected. The other burley
farmer, Daniel M. Johnson of
Meadowview, would get
$217,000 versus $503,000.

The farmers say the agency
replaced a simple calculation
approved by Congress with a
complex formula that cuts pay-
ments to many fanners.

"I didn't realize that if the
House passed it, the Senate
passed it and the president

signed it, that the USDA had
any power to change it," said
Neese, who stopped growing
tobacco last year and now rais-
es more cattle. "I guess we're
getting an education here."

A spokesman for the USDA
declined to comment and
deferred to the Justice
Department, which said it
planned to file a response in
October.

But in an April letter to U.S.
Sen. George Allen, an official
with the Agriculture
Department said a lot of farm-
ers got the false impression
that they would receive pay-
ments based on their 2002
tobacco quotas.

Investigators search for cause of NY boat tour accident

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. CAP) -
The captain of a tour boat that
capsized, kiUing 20 people,
told authorities it was hit by
waves and turned over as he
tried to steer out of them,
authorities said Monday.

The postcard perfect day of
sailing on Lake George sud-
denly turned horrific Sunday
when the 40-foot boat the
Ethan Allen flipped over so
quickly that none of the 47
passengers could put on a life
jacket. Seven people were hos-
pitalized.

There was no confirmation
another boat that could have
kicked up

the a

, and

e giv-

ing investigators differing
sions of what happened,
authorities said.

Mark Rosenker, acting
chairman of the National
Transportation Safety Board,

said the investigation would
focus on the history of the
boat, the pilot's history, the
rules and regulations the boat
operated under and whether
the boat carried enough crew
members.

"It's much too early to
determine what happened out
on that lake," Rosenker said.

There had been hundreds of
boats on Lake George on the
sunny Sunday afternoon, caus-
ing "a lot of wave action,"
Warren County Sheriff Larty
Cleveland said earlier Monday.
The boat's captain, Richard
Paris, was the only crew mem-
ber aboard, but that was
allowed under state rules for a
boat that size.

People from nearby boats
on the busy lake tried to rescue
the victims from the chilly
Avater. Witnesses described a
chaotic scene as the older vic-

tims, some who relied
walkers, cried out.

"The boat was sideways
the water, and peoph
screaming," said Joanne
Rahal, who was in a boat when
the Ethan Allen flipped
"Bodies were floating by our
boat."

All the passengers
from Michigan, Cleveland
said. Their names were not
immediately disclosed A hos
pital spokesman had earlier
put the toll at 21, but
Cleveland said it was 20

All but one of the victims'
families had been notified and
some were en route to Lake
George, Rosenker said.

"We were just cruising
along, and all of a sudden, the
boat tipped. We thought it was
kind of like a joke," Ann Mae
Hawley, 74, told the Glens
Falls Post-Star. "Next thing I

(AP Photo/Mlchaol Conroy) |
A display of a suit of armor is one of the hundreds of items on
display in the "The Lord of the Rings" exhibition at the Indian
State Museum in Indianapolis, Wednesday. Oct. 5. 2005- imsb
the last of three U.S. stops for the exhibition, on loan from tfie
Te Papa Tongarewa museum in WeUington, New Zealand, Th
Indiana State Museum is the only U.S. venue that ^lU host the
show in its enHrety, dedicating 12,000 square feet to the ^
artifacts featured in dkector Peter Jackson's "Lord of the King
film trilogy.

Firefighter on a hot tin roof

Charlone

Ctiarlotte firefighter Scott Killian clings to a chimney as '
erupts from ttie attic of a home in Charlotte, N.C ., ^g
Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005. 35 firefighters were called t"
two alarm fire. The fire reached the attic and chimney ^^^^ I
caused firefighters to retreat when the attic exploded,
were no injuries to Chariotte firefighters or the family-

Thursday, October 6, 2005

The Southern Accent 7

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
hritnib@southern.edu

Lifestyles

Corn maze enchants all who enter

It's not every day you get
the opportunity to venture
into an enchanted forest, an
enchanted orange grove, -an
enchanted Georgia rest stop
bathroom {although some are
more enchanted than others),
let alone an enchanted corn
maze! My first impression was
that the enchantment had
something to do with the
spectacular play on words that
the phrase "corn maze"
afforded me - I just had to go.
Alex Spearman, a video
production major, Missy
Maracle, religion editor,
Tandra Young, nursing major,
Sara Lapinsky, biochem
major, Heather Blake, nursing
major, and I loaded into the
car, and after a leisurely 30
minute drive into

Chattanooga we started seeing'
the signs; this was apparently
pretty popular. Located just
down the road from Lookout
Mountain, the enchanted corn

maze finds its home next to a
stoic "See Rock City" barn.
There is a place for hay rides,
refreshments, and after dark
the enchanted corn maze
becomes a "spooky" enchant-

After picking up some
enchanted kettle corn we
made our. way to the maze. At
the entrance a "maze ranger"
explained the rules of the

maze and we picked up a triv-
ia card. Stationed throughout
the maze are numbered posts
corresponding to numbers on
your trivia card. If you answer
a question wrong you are sent
the wrong way. Being the
scholarly Southern Adventist
University Bible students we
are, we took the Bible trivia
card. 14 hours later we
emerged from the enchanted
corn maze cold and tired. We
were not hungry however -
we ate religion editor Missy
Maracle for sustenance (Just
kidding; it took about 30 min-
utes but we did manage to get
lost).

If you are looking for a
fun Sabbath afternoon activity
or just need a break from
studying, head on down to the
enchanted corn maze and take
some friends. Just make sure
you get something to eat
before you go in—it could be a
long time before you see food
again, whether it's enchanted

Writer's block will be a part of the Lifestyles page
every other week. Submit the musings of your mind.

Merely Men

Of what importance are we - merely men?

We're outnumbered by the sands on the shore

Sadly imprisoned by life's simple door

What place are we from or where have we been?

What race, contest, or challenge did we win?

Our prideful species I deeply implore!
What do we need? What wants? What more?

Once full, we tell the pitcher, "Fill again!"

We search high, low, far, wide for something

But we search not ourselves for smallest hope

We find only Disappointment's sting

We yearn fulfillment, yet we sit and cope

Praying each fresh day. something new would bring

Proving the limits of every man's scope.

-Jenna Autumn Everest

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reugion Editoh

Southern students

preached a three weeklong
evangelistic series in
Madagascar during the sum-
mer, and hundreds of people
were baptized as a result.

"We wanted to give our stu-
dents a successful, positive
experience," said Dr. Carlos
Martin, professor in the
School of Religion, who
helped organize the trip.

Fourteen students traveled
to the capital city of
Antananarivo this May. Each
preached 19 sermons at differ-
ent churches to crowds of no
less than 400. Sometimes the
audience was so full that visi-
tors were standing or looking
in through windows.

The series was part of a
field school where religion
majors could get hands-on
experience preaching an evan-
gelistic series. Each morning
the students took classes, and
during the afternoons they
visited members and prepared
their sermons. The students
preached with the help of
interpreters who translated
their sermons into the local
language, Malagasy. The stu-
dents also used laptops and
slide presentations to illus-
trate their sermons.

At the end of the series,
15,000 attended the Sabbath

As a result s of the Madagascar meetings, 680 peopl
one Saturday morning.

meeting and 680 were bap- Sean Reed, a senior theology
tized that day. The combined student. ^

hantism.'i from the spring and Robbie Doss,

summer meetings totaled 0
800.

Martin said that such a
response doesn't usually hap-
pen.

"That's encouraging. It's
something we don't see that
often," he said.

impacted not

only the people of Madagascar saying 'God I c

but also the students who

preached.

"One of the things I real-
ized was that regardless of
where people live or of their
status, people hi

cation major, said he learned
the importance of being will-
ing to do God's work.

"My talent is not public
speaking, but God used me,"
said Doss. "It's not about
being Mark Finley or Doug
Batchelor or Dwight Nelson,
about being willing and

thes

e spiritual needs," said the world.

J this, but
I mil do the best I can with
your help.'"

Martin said that the experi-
ence taught the students to be
aware of other cultures and
challenges in other parts of

Jewelry: a symptom of a deeper problem

Tim .Iknnings

Ri-tL'ntly, I have spoken
witli SL'vcral students and fac-
ulty regarding student life and
the challenges you face each
day. It has been suggested that
a column in the Southern
Accent written by someone not
employed by the school or cur-
rently attending the school
might provide an unbiased
forum to explore questions,
issues, and difficulties which
some of you may be facing. So
here it is - a new column
specifically designed as a
resource for you. 1 will make
you this promise - I will not
duck the tough questions and I

nt iirovide
■ 1 iviU du

Therefore. I entourage yuu, it
you have questions, if you are
struggling with problems, or il
you are searching for meaning-

to submit your
to "Dr. J" c/o editor,
Southern Accent at the
Southern Accent office. Here's
the first question:

Q: So, what's the deal with
jewelry? Some faculty at SAU
get all bent out of shape over
jewelr5'. Is it reallv that big a
deal?

A: All, a timeless issue. The
issue of jewelry was a constant
source of debate and conflict
20 years ago and I'm sad to see
it remains such a focus of con-
cern today.

As a general rule, when try-
ing to work through differ-
ences with another party, it is
best to seek to understand
before seeking to be under-
stood. So, let's seek to under-
stand. The faculty members at
SAU greatly desire the health,
welfare, success, and eternal
salvation of the students they
teach. Because ofthis, they are
concerned with more than
class attendance and academic

performance - they are con-
cerned about you as a person
with your heart, with your
character development, and
with your relationship with
Christ. Unfortunately, not all
faculty members have the
same understanding on how to
assist you in your development
and not all faculty members
communicate in the most
effective manner possible. This
can lead to misunderstanding.
Some faculty members real-
ize that jewelry is not the real
issue. Such mature faculty
members realize that jewelry,
in most cases, means nothing
more than a nice tie, a decora-
tive scarf, stylish glasses, or an
eye-catching watch - just part
of our apparel. They realize
that if one's character is right,
if one has mature values, and if
one doesn't become self-indul-
gent, then it is not a problem.

Tim Jennings is a '83 graduate of
Southern. This article will conlin-

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God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 13:34).

When you say: "I can't do it."

God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13).

When you say: " I can't forgive myself!"
God says: I FORGIVE YOU (1 John 1:9).

When you say: I'm no smart enough."

God says: I give you wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30).

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Thursday, October 6, 2005

The Southern Accent 9

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southern.edu

iiie

Opinion

Lack of common courtesy a growing problem

pie take total advantage of some-
one. They didn't say anything or
even touch him. However, he
was used at the same. He held
open the door for someone he
had been walldng beside, and 17
other people walked in. I think I
was the only one to say Thank
you" to him. I have no idea who
he was, but he's the first person
I've seen in a long time hold a
door for a lot of people and not
shove someone out of the way to
get in the door when he'd had
enough of the stampede.

The fact remains that people

on campus are becoming more

and more discourteous to the

point of being downright rude.

I was walking from Brock to Over the last few days I have

Mabel Wood the other day and I observed some things: pedestri-

was shocked to see about 18 peo- ans don't have the right of way

here, even when they push the
button for the insanely bright,
flashy lights (which should really
be at the crosswalk just before
College Drive). Walking on the
promenade in heels is stupid
unless you really want to walk
through the grass in them
because that group of four or sl\
people across ivill make you walk
onto the grass unless you run
into one of them. Bit^clists have
a death wish for everyone else.
So do skateboarders.

Common courtesy seems to
have packed its bags and left
Southern. I'm not talking about
etiquette here, though we are in
sore need of that as well. Very
few people hold doors, even if it's
pushing it back so the next per-
son can catch it. Cars are espe-

cially bad here. How hard is it to
park in the lines? I know the
parking on campus is tight, but
you should be able to get into a

space straight, e
drive a F-250 Super Duty
(though why you would drive
one on these psychotically small

lanes is beyond me). Parldng
isn't the only thing— everyone
seems to ignore the right of way
rule here, Just because I think
you're going to hit me doesn't
mean it's your turn.

Lastly, cell phones. I know, I
know, mine went off the other
day. I apologize to Dr. McArthur
and everyone in government
class, however, mine was not the
only one to ring. In the space of
20 minutes, two others rang too. .
In my defense, I do put mine on
silent as a rule. It's not just in
class that the cell phones ring.
It's convocation, vespers, church,
theaters, museums, and book-
stores. And let me tell you a little
secret: yelling doesn't improve
reception. Going outside does.

America the beautiful not so beautiful

that were your sole purpose—

abori: every black baby in this

At the top of the Ku Klux country and your crime rate

Klan's website it says, would go down." ■

"Proclaiming a message of Immediately, RepubUcans

=%ope and deliverance fotwhite, . and Democrats pounced _qn

Christian America!" Bennett who served m the

Deliverance from what? Black Reagan and first Bush admm-

people and non-Christians? istrations. Instead of apologiz-

What was I doing on the ing, Bennett defended his com-

KKK's website? A ments. "I was putting forward

What was I
doing on the
KKK's web-
site?

hypothetical
proposition... I'm
not racist... I don't
think people have
the right to be
angry."

When Bennett
was asked if he
owed people

Southern is the home of the free

Ryan Child

Guest Contributor

apology he said, "I don't think
so. I think people who misrep-
resented my view owe me an
apology."

Think there's not racism m
today's America? Think again.

Tennessee legis- '
lator sent me
there. State repre-
sentative Stacey
Campfield, a white
Republican,
recently tried to
join Tennessee's
Black Legislative
Caucus saying, "I, too, dream."
Naturally, Campfield was
denied membership in the
Black Caucus, which apparent-
ly upset him. He accused the

Black Caucus of being more luunj ., '"• — • — -

discriminatory than the KKK The guy who said we couM
saying, "My understanding is lower the crime rate in
that the KKK doesn't even ban America by aborting all blacK
members by race." He added • fetaises thinks he is owed an
that the KKK "has less racist apology. ,

bylaws" than the Black Caucus. Just because we don t see
Those outrageous claims the fire hoses doesn t mean all
sent me to the KKK's website is well for black America^
to check their veracity. As I Newspaper picture captions ol
suspected, Campfield was a bit Hurricane Katnna victims por-
confused. It turns out you do tray white people "foraging tor
have to be white to join the food" and black people loot-
KKK. Shocker. (Non-white ing." The average white family
supporters, however, "are wel- has about $80,000 in assets
come to fiU out a supporter while the average black tamuy
application and receive general has about $6,000.
mailings ") Sadly, the American dream

Another message was pro- isn't equally accessible to alk
clauned last week by former America has work to do. Ana
Education Secretary William that begins by eliminating

Bennett. He said on a radio prejudice.

talk show, "If you wanted to Brian is a senior broadcast
reduce crime, you could-if journalism nnajor

My point is that everyone
needs to stop complaining

We should all be grateful of about Southern. The trouble-
how God has blessed this makers can call it "Extremely
campus. Our leaders care for Necessary Reforms" if they
us like surrogate parents, want, but the administration
From the moment I wake up knows that they know best,
to the moment I get back to The rules we live with here
the dorm at the gracious Hme worked in the '50s and they
of 1115, I feel blanketed in are just as effective now.
warmth. I always wanted to Think about all of the evil
go to a university run like my portrayals of violence, sex,
high school. I feel that it helps and other immoral acts we
the fieshmen transition. could witness if cable TV was

The freedoms we enjoy allowed in the dorms. The

here are very precious to me. administration is just trying

Letter to the editor

Everyday I have
the choice between
fried cheeses,

melted cheeses,
and fried potatoes
with melted

cheese. I honestly
don't get why peo-
ple would want
condiments like
pepper when we
get such a wide

to be a good

I always want- parent by not

letting us watch

ed to go to a cable, just as it

would be at

University run

like my high

school.

I praised
God for nearly
a week when 1
heard that the

net-

variety of work was becoming more

"nutritious foods. Even the censored. We need to clamp

vegans have an ever-changing down ™ th^ f e sharing.

r: tirS ^se'S S^a^'raXpfrylloVTi

fried ^t^^'=''J^*;';"fbroc- we as twenty-somethings are

very, very, well-cooked .^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^.,^^^,

'as everybody knows, the guidance of the older gen-
Southern is the place to meet eratiom
your future spouse^ JJo^J se.^^^ V V^J,^

fe^CleVgr-o^ng'^rr retirements either. It isn't

see couples giu e, ^^^ ^^ ,t,„„„i, the oeoule th;
together-outside

lawns, walking the prome-
nade, the backseat of cars in
the parking lot. As long as you
stay far, far away from the
Student Center you and your
significant other can do what-
ever you want.

though the people that are
forced to go actually worship.
Just being in the pews counts
as a relationship with God,
right? Of course it is.

Ryan is a senior advertising
major

Finally, someone spoke on
tlie issue of jewelry on campus.
One main point is that we
should adjust to the university's
"no jewelry" rule because some
of us might have jobs that
require a dress code. Altliough
necessary, the circumstances
are different. First, that's a job,
this is school. We ivill be getting
paid to conform instead of pay-
ing almost $20,000 a year to be
told what to wear.

Secondly, there arc legiti-
mate reasons why workplaces
have those dress codes, such as
nurses not being allowed to
wear jewelry for sanitary rea-
sons. However, Southern has no
such legitimate reasons. I've
heard numerous explanations
by teachers and staff like, "we
are trying to project a certain
image to the community" or
"the General Conference says
'no jewelry," It's hard to accept
that a school based on a denom-
ination rooted in the Bible is
using cop-outs such as image
and the GC as the basis for their
policies. Yes, one can bring up 1
Peter 3:3 about adornment, but
that is a different debate about
its context and interpretation .

Like Taylor, I wear jewelry off
campus. Southern has a dress
code and I agreed to comply
with it. However, the resigned
attiwde in Taylor's article is dis-
couraging because many stu-
dents do not believe in their own
power to change things.

*cpjju£ns expressed in these
artidis are rut tlree of tte

Thursday, October ft ;

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southem.edu

Sports

^All night Softball ends well for Rebels

The Rebels went undefeat-
ed for their five games on
Saturday night.

"It's very satisfying," said
Rebels team captain Mike
Campbell. "There was a lot of
trash talking going on, but we
knew we could compete with
the opposing teams and we all
pulled together at the right
time," he said.

The Rebels were down four
runs in their last game but
came back in the bottom of
the seventh inning against the
Hustlers.

In the previous game
against the Bombers, they
were tied five to five. The
Bombers scored 4 runs in the
top of the eighth inning, but
the Rebels retaliated, scoring
five runs in the bottom of the
eighth to win the game.

"It was a nice way to finish
my senior year because I've
played softball since I was a

freshman," said Rebol ^ ■^ec
ond baseman Aaron M(-Nult>

Campbell and McNult>
attribute the Rebels' success
to good defense both m the
outfield and infield and tu a
lot of good hitting.

McNulty commenled that
in the game against the
Bombers both teams were get
ting a lot of hits dup to the
thick fog, making it diffic ult to
see fiy balls.

In the championship game
Rebels team member
Jonathan Cherne had a hit
down the baseline, storing
two runs for the Rebels cind
finishing the game. 1 lit- fin \\
score of the championshi[)
game was 13-12.

Team Unity went on to win
the women's softball champi-
onship.

"We played together really game."
well and maintained an Jamie Kitterman, who
upbeat attitude," said Unity's played rover on Saturday
right center fielder Renee night, agreed that the team's
Mathis, "and we played a solid success was mainly based

upon their winning attitudes.

"Even though we were tired

we kept our spirits up," she

High juirping in Chattanooga

Colts upset defending champs

Josh Jackson Idckflip 360s over a bench at
the Chattanooga Skate Park.

The Colts (1-0) won their
first game of the season defeat-
ing the defending flag football
champion, the Bucs, 26-13.

Jeremy Moretz picked off a
pass from Hues' quarterback
(QB), Jason Dunkel, on the
opening drive and set the stage
for an intense matchup.

On the Bucs' ensuing pos-
session, Dunkel found Donnie
Miller for the touch-
down, but they
couldn't convert the ^-v
e>Llra point so they V^=i
trailed by one, 7-6.

Colts' QB Brian
Chinn had trouble
connecting with his
targets early on but
connected with Troy
Churchill on a vital third-and-
long situation. Later in the
drive Chinn found Scott
McCoy in the end zone for the
touchdown (TD).

The Bucs couldn't get the
necessary yardage and suf-
fered a turnover on downs.
Colts' rusher, Derek

Sherbondy, forced Dunkel to
scramble and make quick deci-
sions in the pocket.

With less than one minute
remaining in the first half,
China's long bomb, intended

for Duane Davis, was inter-
cepted by Donnie Miller. Davis
immediately tackled Miller
and received a penalty for
unsportsmanlike conduct.

Early in the second half
Chinn connected with
Churchill for a TD and con-
verted the extra point with an
option pass to Sherbondy.

Dunkel made short work of
the Bugs' next possession, con-
necting with Jeff Johns for a
TD and finding Mike Knutson
in the end zone for
the extra point.

On the following
drive Davis made
an acrobatic catch
and completed the
play with a TD,
widening the Colts'
lead to 26-13.

Churchill inter-
cepted a pass by Dunkel to
regain possession. Tom
Neacsu of the Bucs sacked the
Colts QB with a diving snag
late in the game, Neacsu, a
relentless rusher, is definitely
the type of player you want to
build your defense around.

Preston Black, a former
Buc, led the Colts to victory
but remained level-headed
about the results. "It's a big
win. It feels good to upset the

Unity wins
women's games I

Jamel Jameson

Guest Conthibutor

The women's All Night
Softball Tournament- camt
down to the final game endinj
at 5:00 a.m. between the lead-
ers of the blue and red din.
sions, Team Unitj' and Us
Frescas, leaving Team Unity
as this year's champions.

It wasn't surprising to see
these two teams in the final
since they combined for an
amazing 8-1 record. The road
to the championship game
was a little surprising, seeing
as Unity emerged from tbe
loser's bracket to the champi.
onship game. The one loss put
Unity at a distinct disadvan-
tage since they had to win tivo
games in a row to take that
championship from the pow-
erful Frescas.

The first game was not as
thrilling as expected since it
was called in the fifth inniflg
after Jamie Kitterman hit a
triple for two runs batted io
that put Unity up by ten runs.
The second game started out a
little closer, but in the end
Unity lived up to their name
and united to win the women's
tournament by a score of 9-3
over Las Frescas.

"Shelly Haviland playeJ
really well and was a huje
help to our success. I'm really
glad we were playing together.
Our team Just had good chenf
istry; we played -well," s?'«
Brenda Seifart, captain ol
Team Unity.

Las Frescas played «'
throughout the tournaroe'i',
going into the championship
round with a flawless reconl
"We played really well "S '
team the whole night until*'
championship game, but v«
had some strikes against us »
the championship. We h>
just come off of a long '•
and we were all getting a li»
tired since it was so late, s»
Las Frescas' slugger, ff)
Mittan. Las Frescas had aW
a two hour wait between Of
semi-final and final game °
the night. Unity, on the o^
hand, rode their momenwj;
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ly into the champion-'

The overall to"'';'^'!'!!
both men's and women's
huge success for yet \
year. Big props to our ^
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student body for doing =
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Thursday, October 6, 2005

The Southern Accent 11

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Cartoons are individual essays

The Southern Accent

Thursday, October 13, 2005

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 7

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pening at KRs.
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Current Events P.5

Wordsearch P.6

Cartoons P.7

Lifestyles P.8

Religion P.9

Opinion P.10

Sports P.11

Classifieds P.12

Safety issues
questioned
at Southern

After the recent bike theft in
Talge Hall, many students are
wondering how safe their prop-
erty is on campus.

"It makes me uncomfortable
to think that any dorm worker
can gain access to my room day
or night, whether I'm there or
not," said Neil Cometa, a soph-
omore chnical laboratory sci-

Cometa is not alone. Most
students' dorm rooms contain
expensive items hke comput-
ers, TVs, MPs players and
musical instruments. While
Southern does offer insurance
policies that students may take
out on expensive items, the
schools insurance will not
cover losses, said risk manage-
ment officials.

"It's scary to think that the
school will give random people
access to my room, but yet will
not be responsible^ for their
actions," said Jeff Santos, a
freshman theology and
accounting major.

Theft in the dorms is not a
new occurrence. The US
Department of Education's
Web site reports that Southern
has averaged two to three thefts
in the dorms each year for the
past four years. This year, there
have been about 25 reports of
stolen property, clothes, money
and, most notably, the bikes in
Talge Hall.

The deans in Talge Hall said
that the bike theft was commit-
ted by an off-duty maintenance
worker who used his card to get
into the bike room, where he
stole the bike parts.

"This is the first time, since I
have been here, that we have
had any problems with dorm
workers stealing personal
property," said John Sager,
assistant dean at Talge Hall.

Maintenance workers are
given cards that give them
access to student rooms and

storage ;

When students

; off duty, these cards are to
be turned in. The participants
in the bike theft were off-duty
when the theft occurred.

Although maintenance

workers do have access to stu-
dent rooms and public areas i
See Safety Pg.

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Matt Smith tells stories about jumping cattle and green slime durin); the opening night of In Tents.

In Tents excites focus on Christ

Worship at Southern is
experiencing a change, at least
for one week.

The In Tents meetings
began Monday and will con-
clude Friday outside Wood
Hall ftom 8 p.m. to 9 pm.

Tonight's meeting will
begin at 7 P-m., counting as
double-worship credit for
dorm students.

"The outdoor meetings are
designed to fellowship togeth-
er," said Adam Brown, assis-
tant chaplain. "This will be a
mid-semester, spiritual re-
charge for a lot of people to get
their focus back on Christ."

In Tents meetings started
three years ago by Chad
Stuart, then assistant chap-
lain, to create a less intense
week of prayer, Brown said.
The Georgia-Cumberland

Conference is the official spon-
sor of the meetings.

The theme for the week is
"Christ in me."

Mia Pandit, a junior psy-
chology major, will speak
tonight.

"I really encourage students
to come," Pandit said. "It's a
topic that I think God really
wants everyone to hear."

See In Tents Pg. 3

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More than 20 Southern stu-
dents have been arrested in
Collegedde this year including
eight this semester, according
to CoUegedale Police

Department records.

"I'm very concerned that
[students] are engaged in more
criminal activity," said Campus
Safety official David

Houtchens. "We'd like to have
no arrests and no reasons for
arrests."

Police records show an
increase in Southern students
arrested over the last several
years. Three students were
arrested during *'="!"•';■■ „„„„d with 20 in 2005. according to school submitted

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vears are compared. Sixteen ed, including four for drug law
students were arrested in 2004 violations on public property.

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Safety cont.

rnntinued from Pgl

the dorm, the university has
many ways of foUoiving their
tracks. The deans, as weU as
campus safety, are able to tracl<
who accessed a room and when
the room was accessed. Each
card reader holds the last 2,000
entries into each room. It lists
the time, date and name of the
person who tried to access the

■This system has been very
helpful in finding stolen prop-
erty," said Don Hart, assistant
director of Campus Safety.

Don Hart said there are
many things students can do to
keep tlieir valuable safe.

Hart said, "Get an insurance
policy on all expensive items
you have in your room, aiid
write down serial numbers so m
case of a theft, we can use these
numbers to track it down."

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America fasted for a day.

■I learned about the situa
tion this summer at my
internship," said Emily
McArthur, a senior English,
history and international
studies (German) major

healthcare.

McArthur proposed the
idea of participating in a
nation-wide fast and worked
with JuliGatling, a senior his-
tory major and the history
club president, to coordinate
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Twenty Southern students are
working to raise money so
Southern's 2,522 students can
get an education.

When working for the,
phonathon, you "make an impact
ipAhe;\yliole,,unjversity, not just
,,,your;Self qrit]ie,pl)ona^ion."-said
Christian PatiiiG, a sophomore
international Imsiness major.

Sunday tlirough Wednesday
night, fiom 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., stu-
dent callers work in the Southern
Connections call, center, asking
alumni'to support the Southern
Fund.

For students, the Southern

Fund "makes up the difference of
what their tuition covers and
doesn't cover," said Patrice Hieb,
Southern's annual fund coordi-
riatot. While students may think
tuition is high at $13,580, it cov-
ers only 78 percfait of the-cost of
going to college.

Money from the Southern
Fund contributes to scholar-
ships, current technology, emer-
gency funds and more.

This year the goal is to raise.
$100,000 — twice as much as
last year. Wliile this may seem
extreme, Hieb said a new strate-
gy is'being used to help see this
, through.

Before calling began, letters

..... sent to alumni telling them
about the Southern Fund. These
letters are the first step in build-
ing a connection with the alumni.
WhUe raising money for the
Southern Fund is important, the
connections made between stu-
dents and alumni have a lot to do
with the outcome of the
, phonathon. Students are concen-
trating on building relationships
with iumni to increase alumni
..participation throughqvit.,. the

"By bonding with, them, they
realize that the school cares
about tliem, and they feel that
they should give," said Michael
Hermann, a freshman business

administration major. "Tnit,|
successful alumni feel it is impot-i
tant to give back to the s '
that helped them get to \vhml
they a

Aside from the letters, sti>|
dents are not calling reguli
donors first. Instead they sr
starting with those who have dc
previously donated or have notai
a long time. The first" nihei\rEbli|
of calling brought in $i5,22c|
, firoili 19Q alumni.

Also this yeiu-, instead of(
ing for SL\ weeks, tliey are w
ing all semester. They ^^il'^^j
reach 13,000 alunuii, u" '^
last year's goal of 3,500.

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James Williams

Elisa Fisher

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The Latin American Club host-
ed LAC Night on Saturday, Oct. 8,
in nes P.E. Center.

"We have LAC Night to educate
the school about \vho we are and
to share our culture," said Abner
Sanchez, president of the Latin
American Club.

Students and community
members of a variety of ethnic
backgrounds attended the event.

"It was nice that they [dub offi-
cersl made the event available to
families in the community, as well
as to students that aren't LAC
members because it gave every-
one a chance to celebrate the
Hispanic culture," said Kallie
Breyer, a junior psychology major.
Attendees of the event were
able to take part in a variety of
activities, mcluding a mechanical
bull, inflatable boxing ring and a
joust. Booths were also set up, dis-
playing flags, souvenirs and a
variety of foods from all the

Hispanic countries represented.

Cultural dances were per-
formed by different countries.

Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Santo
Domingo, Uruguay, and

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News

SNN broadcasts on Southern's campus

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The Southern News
Network is bringing visual
news stories to students
across campus.

The student-run news
broadcast, called SNN, airs
every Friday in the cafeteria
at lunch and in Brock Hall.

"We, as the students, are
able to present news' that's
happening on campus, in the
community and around the
world. I think that's a good
opportunity," said Alicia
Nurse, a senior broadcast
journalism major and co-pro-
ducer of SNN.

SNN is a joint effort by stu-
dents in the TV news report-
ing and performance class
and the TV studio production
class. They learn the skills
needed for news broadcasts,
like interviewing, writing
material and taking video.

Other students work with
the technical aspects of
recording and editing the

shows, which are taped
Thursday afternoons.

The nine students in the TV
news reporting and perform-
ance class are the on-camera
personalities. Their stories
range from sporting events
like last week's triathlon to
highlighting cheap places to

eat in Chattanooga.

"We ask ourselves, 'Is this
something students talk
about and are interested in?'
That's what we'll do our sto-
ries on," said Stephen Ruf, a
professor in the School of
Journalism &

Communication.

Ruf teaches both classes
and also directs the broad-
Student producer Alex

communications major, said
he enjoys being a part of SNN.

"It's a lot of work, but it's
worth it. I feel confident
about the quality of the news
we're bringing to the cam-
pus," Spearman said.

Beginning Monday, SNN
broadcasts will be shown on
campus cable channel 25. Ruf
said that students will soon be
able to download broadcasts
online, and he hopes to have
that available before mid-
term break.

In case students miss the
broadcasts on Friday, they are
also shown Monday on the
first floor of Brock Hall.

Ruf said if anyone has story
ideas they should contact Alex
Spearman at alexs@south-

In Tents cont.

continued from Pg.l

The student-led meetings
feature speakers, praise
bands, special music and testi-
monies. Brown, who is hosting
the meetings, said he wants to
create a laid-back and diverse
worship setting.

"I'm interested in the
response of people seeing stu-
dents be real," Brown said.

Friday vespers should draw
the largest crowd, so Brown
suggested students bring a
blanket or lawn chair. If the
weather does not permit the
outdoor meeting, students are
to report to the church in nor-
mal vespers attire.

Friday's speaker, Ben
Schnell, a freshman and theol-
ogy major, said he wants to
share a personal testimony
conveying what Christ means
to him.

"We say we want to be like
Christ, but there's so much
more that we can do," said
Schnell. "It's a simple mes-
sage, but I want it to hit

Darfur cont.

continued from Pg.2

and fasting together is the
type of political action that is
appropriate and needed on a
Christian campus."

Students Who participated
wore green ribbons, which
symbolize Darfur solidarity.
160 ribbons were passed out,
and McArthur said some-
where between 150 to 200
people participated. They
began their fast at 7:30 a.m.
and met at noon.

"It was really cool,"
McArthur said. "We read
Bible texts that had to do with
the downtrodden, then we
had prayer time."

Marjorie Ellenwood, a jun-
ior English and French
major, joined in the fast.

"I feel like I have a better
idea of what those people are
going through," Ellenwood
said. "It just makes me more
s>Tnpathetic to them."

At 7:30 p.m., participants
met again to break the fast
wth pizza and drinks.

Diller and McArthur both
said the fast was a successful
event.

New home for Southern freshmen

With 605 students, this
year's freshman class is the
largest Southern has ever had,
according to the records and
advisement office. And the
influx of freshman women has
forced Thatcher South', nor-
mally reserved for upperclass-
men, to open its doors to
accommodate. •

Many Seventh-day

Adventist academies' graduat-
ing classes were large last
May, and Southern's was too.
Therefore, no one anticipated
high enrollment numbers for
this year, said Dennis Negron,
a Talge Hall residence dean
and overseer of housing.

"We had planned for an
increase of 25 to 30 women in
Thatcher, Thatcher South and
Southern Village," Negron
said. "We had an increase of
around 120.

This year, Thatcher and
Thatcher South house 729
women, according to the
records and advisement
office. Of those women, about

20 freshmen were transferred
from Thatcher to Thatcher
South to join their upperclass-
man peers, Negron said.
Choosing who went to

This year , Thatcher and

Thatcher South house

729 worren. .

Thatcher South was based on
when housing deposits were
turned in. And some students
gave up rooms in Thatcher to
move in with a certain room-
mate in Thatcher South.

Though there is space for
ever>' woman, the influx has
caused many unusual circum-
stances, like assigning tempo-
rary rooms and roommates,
processing rooming requests
more slowly and the hiring of
more resident assistants,
Negron said.

One such resident assistant
is Dalia Mellish, a religious
education major and the resi-
dent assistant for the overflow
hall in Thatcher South. On her
hall, every room is full with
the exception of two rooms

whose occupants are paying
for single occupancy, she said.
Freshman women fill most of
those rooms, she said, but
there are also non-freshman
students living on the hall.
Though comfortable with
their largely freshman hall,
many would prefer different
circumstances.

"Most of them [freshmen
women] want to be over in
Thatcher because that's where
most of their friends are,"
Mellish said.

The women agree.

Alana Pabon, a freshman
social work major, gave up her
room in Thatcher to room
with her best friend in
Thatcher South. But Pabon
said she would like to be in
Thatcher because she feels
"far away from everyone."

But there have been bene-
fits, too.

Pabon said, "It does have
most of the upperclassmen,
[and] though I love my fresh-
man class, it gives [me] the
opportunity to get to know
other people."

Arrests cont.

continued from Pg.l

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In the Oct.6 issue, the following information should have been '"'^'"''^'^ '" ,/.^" .^

They are 34 students in character animation and 2 students '" '=°^^;" .^^^!^^"'^^o°"ent^ within majors, and sometimes the majors them-
Improvements of academic programs generally involve upgrading and updating concentratio

selves, but not usually by adding a host of new majors. ^^^ j^a^Hy (q difficulties with overseas programs, but

Southern was on probation with the acqrediting agency for the 2003 20U4 y

has been fully accredited since the issues were resolved .n the same ye ar^ ^ 1^^^^^^^ requirement. The change was pnrna-

The School of Journalism & Communication did not change to a BS in order 'o -communication with a PR concentration. The (oumal-

nly a consolidation. Before the change they had a BA .n Public ^^^^^^^^^l^^^^^^^ of the second language and strongly recommends stu-
tsm department consolidated these two into one BS that requires
dents to take the intermediate level.

student is identified by police
as a Southern student, thus
resulting in the lower National
numbers.

"The statistics are not cause
for alarm [but] are a cause for
concern," said Bill Wohlers, vice-
president for student services.

The majority of arrests are for
theft, although several are drug or
alcohol related, police records
and Campus Safety officials indi-
cated. This includes arrests on
and off campus by the
Collegedale Police, but does not
account for arrests by other law
enforcement agencies.

The numbers are still lower
than many Chattanooga schools.
During the same years, the
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga had 585 arrests, and
Covenant College on Lookout
Mountain had seven, education
department records show,

Compared with other
Adventist universities, Southern
is lower than Andrews University
with 95 arrests from 2002 to
2004, but higher than Pacific
Union College with one arrest
and Southwestern Adventist
University with none.

Students may not be aware of
crime levels on campus.

'TTiere's a lot more going on
than people know," said Josh
Fraker, a Campus Safety officer.
John Munnoch is uncon-
cerned by arrest increases. ^^^^

" These are petty crimes," said «k
the junior mass communications ^^
major. "[An increase in

arrests] don't alarm or scare

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CurrentEvents

Pakistani survivors wait for help

Last minute compromise made in Iraq

.r^ T (AP^ The Associated Press. The deal had ■ tributed to voters. Any new
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) ^ "' , j ^een accepted by the additions probably would have
of Iraq s paruamem _.^ ^^^.^^ -^ ^^^^^^^^^nt. to be announced " '

An eiirtluiuakc sui-viv«r wilh her iiyured child wait
with hundreds of injured Kashmiri's to be transferred
lo Islamabad for treatment in northern Paldstani
town of Muzaffarabad, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005.

saiTwednesday' that lawmak- main parti,
ers had approved a last-minute
compromise on the draft con-
stitution aimed at gainmg
Sunni support just days before
a nationwide referendum on
the charter.

In ongoing violence aimed
at thwarting approval of the
document, a suicide bomber
killed 30 Iraqis at an army
recruiting center in a north-
western town.

The lawmakers gathered for
about an hour at a special ses-
sion of the National Assembly
to hear a set of amendments to
the constitution that are at the
heart of the compromise,
which was reached Tuesday
night.

The session, attended by
157 of the body's 275 mem-
bers, ended without a vote on
the measure. Parliament
speaker Hajim al-Hassani said
a vote was not necessary and
that the amendments were
approved.

"Today with the presence of
the National Assembly mem-
bers, it is considered to be
adopted," al-Hassani told The

parliament. to be announced in the media.

Earlier in the day, Iraq's The two sides agreed on a

president, prime minister and mechanism to considei

other leaders praised the com- amending the constitution

promise, reached after
marathon talks among Shiite,
Sunni and Kurdish negotia-
tors that were shepherded by
U.S. officials.

The deal was meant to
address the concerns of
Sunnis, who until now have
been campaigning to defeat
the charter in Saturday's ref-
erendum. The breakthrough
compromise greatly increase
the likelihood that voters will
approve it.

"The new amendments on
the draft open wide horizons
and give everyone another
chance to have a proportional
role to participate in the politi-
cal process to build the new
Iraqi government," al-Hassani
said earlier. "The political
process in Iraq, in spite of all
its many complications, is
geing forward."

The draft constitution
already Has been printed by
the United Nations and mil-
lions of copies are being dis-

after it is approved in tte
nationwide vote. The next par-
liament, to be formed after
Dec. 15 elections, will set up a '
commission within four
months to consider amend-
ments.

The amendments later
would have to be approved by
the entire parliament and sub-
mitted to another referendum
two months later.

Sunnis hope to have a larg-
er representation in the next I
parliament and want to tr>' to
water down the autonomous
powers that Shiite and I
Kurdish regions will hold
under the constitution's feder-
al system.

Tfie current additions give
no guarantee that the Sunnis I
vnW be able to push thro
the changes in the future.

Washington welcomed the I
compromise as a positive step
but cautioned that it would |
likely do little to quell insur-
gent violence.

Girl rescued from quake rubble Evolution exhibit raises Controversy

MUZAFFARABAD,
Pakistan (AP) - Four days
after Zarabe Shah's home
crumbled on her, rescuers
pulled the dust-covered 5-
year-old out of the rubble
Wednesday, a shot of good
news as hopes faded of find-
ing other earthquake sur-

"I want to drink," the girl
whispered.

The day before, Zarabe's
neighbors recovered the bod-
ies of hec father and two sis-
ters. Her mother and another
two sisters survived
Saturday's quake.

Helicopters flying in clear
skies delivered aid to victims
Wednesday, a day after rain
and hail grounded efforts.
Relief supplies poured into
Pakistan from about 30 coun-
tries, including longtime rival
India.

The Indian effort was not
mthout a glitch, as a plane
from New Delhi was forced to
turn around within 10 min-
utes of takeoff because
Pakistan said there was no
room to land at the airport
near Islamabad. The plane
later landed with 25 tons of
supplies.

Many bodies were still

buried beneath leveled build-
ings, and the United Nations
warned of the threat of
measles, cholera and diarrhea
outbreaks among the millions
of survivors.

Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice, who is on a
regional tour, arrived in
Islamabad and promised
long-term U.S. help for
Pakistan. She also predicted
more American aid beyond
the $50 million already com-
mitted.

In Washington, Pentagon
spokesman Larry Di Rita said
25-30 U.S. military helicop-
ters would be in the region in
the next few days.

The 7.6-magnitude earth-
quake demolished whole
communities, mostly in the
Himalayan region of
Kashmir. The U.N. estimated
that 2 million people have
been left homeless.

U.S., Pakistani, German
and Afghan helicopters
resumed aid flights suspend-
ed because of stormy weather.
They brought food, medicines
and other supplies to
Muzaffarabad, the capital of
Pakistan's portion of divided
Kashmir, and then ferried out
the injured to hospitals. Some

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Amid
intense debate over how public
schools teach evolution, a
University of Kansas museum
is planning a major, two-year
exhibit designed to teach visi-
tors about the theory.

The timing of the Natural
History Museum's exhibit, set
to open Nov. 1, is a coinci-
dence, director Leonard
Krishtalka said. "Is it an oppor-
tunity to foster awareness and
change in Kansas? Absolutely,"
he said.

The State Board of
Education expects to vote later
this year on proposed stan-
dards that will be used to
develop science tests for stu-
dents, while leaving the deci-
sion of what's taught about
evolution to local boards of
education.

John Calvert, a retired Lake
Quivira attorney who helped
found the Intelligent Design
Network, called the exhibit "in-
your-face evangelism."

"I think these exhibits are
designed to promote evolution
as a creed," he said.

The "Explore Evolution"
exliibit are financed by a three
year, $2.8-million National
Science Foundation grant. The

universities of Oklahoma and
Nebraska already have opened
exhibits, and the universities of
Michigan and Texas plan to do
so next year, as does the
Minnesota Science Museum in
Minneapohs.

The exhibits tackle topics
such as the rapid evolution of
the virus causing AIDS, the
genetic similarities and differ-
ences between humans and

chimpanzees, and fossil evi-
dence linking modern whalei
to four-legged ancestors.

Intelligent design holds that
Charles Darwin's theory of nat- I
ural selection causing gradual
changes over time cannot fujy I
explain the origin of life or the I
emergence of highly comply I
life forms. It implies that Ute I
on earth was the product of an |
unidentified intelhgent force.

Jamie Gilpin hugs his wife, Lisa Gilpin, after an evplijsi<)n at
Triumph Foods plant Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, in St. Josi-ph-
Mo. One person was killed and 14 were iiyurcd Wednesday in "J
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police said.

Thursday, October, 13 2005

The Southern Accent 5

Current Events

Runner gets goosed by Canadians

Lemoore High School cross country runner Brianna Horvat collides with an
aggressive Canada goose near the finish line in Visalia's Mooney Grove Park on
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, in Visalia, Calif. Horvat placed 7th in the match
against Mt. Whitney High School.

Miers still dividing conservatives

WASHINGTON (AP) - Harriet
Mieis' qualifications to be a
Supreme Court justice and her
views on privacy rights will be a
focus of her confirmation hear-
ings. Senate Judiciary Committee
chairman Arlen Specter says.

Miers must show she can han-
dle complicated legal issues and
has not cut deals with the White
House to overturn the 1973 Roe v.
Wade ruling that legalized abor-
tion, Specter, R-Pa., said Sunday
on ABC's "This Week."

President Bush's nomination of
Miers. ^t longtime confidante and
White House counsel but never a
judge, lias caused division among
conservatives. A leader of the

tt said he will not be satisfied
1 it is clear whether she would
vote to overturn the abortion rul-

I "" ' an be an evangelical and
>oii li he self-described pro-
'if' ■:-. Bauer, president of the
AiiKi: 111 Values Coalition, said
of : 1,, I , "ELit it doesn't tell us
whaL .,,_* uill do about a decision
like Ri ,t that has been set in stone
now fur over 30 years. And that's
the rub."

Specter, noting that a justice

has lifetime tenure, said: "If there
are backroom assurances and if
there are backroom deals and if
there is something which bears
upon a precondition as to how a
nominee is going to vote, I think
that's a matter that ought to be
known."

Specter and the Judiciary
Committee's top Democrat,
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, are
considering having James
Dobson, founder of the social con-
servative group Focus on the
Family, testify to the panel.

Dobson has said he is confident
that Miers opposes abortion,
based on private assurances from
the White House.

Disputing that, Leahy said
Miers assured him she had not
made any promises on how she
would vote on Roe.

"If assurances were given of
how any nominee-whether this
nominee or anybody else-and
somebody gives assurances how
they're going to vote in an upcom-
ing case, I would vote against that
person," said Leahy, who
appeared with Specter on ABC.

In recent days, many conserva-
tives have expressed outrage that

Bush did not choose
with a proven judicial track
record. They said it was risky put-
ting Miers on the court because
she was a blank slate on issues
such as abortion and the death
penalt>', Some activists say she
should withdraw her nomination.

Bauer, appearing on "Fox
News Sunday," suggested that
conservatives will not support
Miers unless they have assur-
ances that she would oppose Roe.

Defending Miers, Texas
Supreme Court Judge Nathan
Hecht said she would overcome
the criticism and would not step
aside. He said the former corpo-
rate lawyer was an abortion oppo-
nent, but said that does not mean
she would vote to overturn Roe.

"Legal issues and personal
issues are just two different
things. Judges do it all the time,"
Hecht said on Fox.

Specter cautioned against a
rush to judgment on Miers, say-
ing she's faced "one of the tough-
est lynch mobs ever." But Miers
will need to be able to justify to
senators whether she is qualified
in order to be confirmed, he said.

MOBILE HOMES JOIN CAMPERS

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (AP)

More than 9,000 mobile homes and campers meant for
the victims of Hurricane Katrina are sitting unused at
government staging areas while displaced families con-
tinue to live out of tents and shelters. The Federal
Emergencj' Management Agency says the backlog was
inevitable: The temporary housing is easier to acquire
than distribute because of the limited number of acces-
sible roads, cleared lots and trucks to haul housing to
the storm-ravaged region.

STOLEN CHARTER JET FOUND IN GEORGIA
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. (AP)

Authorities say the theft of a charter jet tiiat was
reported stolen from St. Augustine, Fla., and ended up
some 350 miles away near Atlanta was not part of a
sinister plot, such as terrorism.The lo-passenger
plane, a $7 million Cessna Citation 7, was found at the
Gwinnett Count>' Airport-Briscoe Field on Monday,
said Darren Moloney, spokesman for the Givinnett
County Police Department. It remained there Tuesday,
surrounded by orange cones."We've ruled out anything
diabolical or sinister," Moloney said. "We didn't find
anything tiirealening on the plane." Moloney said
there were not yet any suspects.
BIG EASY COPS DENY EXCESSIVE FORCE

NEW ORLEANS. (AP)

A police union official and a lawyer for officers
accused in the beating of a retired teacher on
Wednesday sharply disputed the man's
tention he was brutalized during his arrest,
which was captured on video. Attorney Frank
DeSalvo said the video shows a truncated
sion of the Saturday night arrest and he disput-
ed details the video appears to have captured
including whether the 64-year-old suspect was
punched in the face.

LOS ANGELES. (AP)

For decades, the Los Angeles Archdiocese ignored
parishioners' sex abuse complaints and shipped
accused priests between therapy and new assign-
ments, according to newly released personnel
records involving 126 clergymen.In many cases,
there was little mention of child molestation.
Instead, euphemisms such as "boundary violations"
were used to describe the conduct.Tlie summaries
of the personnel records were released Tuesday as
part of settlement talks with lawyers for more than
500 accusers who sued the nation's largest Roman
Catholic archdiocese.

The records, released after neariy tliree years of
legal wrangling, cover priests who were ordained as
far back as the 1920s. The documents offer details in
numerous cases, though much of the information
has already been published,

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Whatl^ up this week?

What: "Guys and Dolls and More" performed by the

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera

Date: Oct. 15

Time: 8 p.m.

Where: Tivoli Theatre

For more info: www.cbattanoogasymphony.org

What: The Enchanted Maize (as previewed by Alex Mattison

last week)

Date: Through Oct. 30

Time: Thurs, (noon to 8 p.m.) Fri.-Sun. (noon to 10 p.m.)

Price: $8 (for adults)

For more info: www.enchantedmaze.com

What: Rebecca St. James SHE Concert featuring Evie and
Charmaine
Date: Oct. 17
Time: 7 p.m.

Where: Memorial Auditorium
Price: $i8-$22

For more info: wvAV.chattanooga.gov/ (listed under per-
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Where: IMAX 3D Theater

Price: S7.95 (for one movie)

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Thursday, October 13, 2005

Chattanooga First Church reviewed

Chattanooga First Seventh-
day Adventist Church, the new
building on Standifer Gap
Road, is spacious with a high
ceilinged sanctuary. It was
only about half full Saturday,
Oct. 8, and mostly made up of
the elderly and young families
with children.

This Saturday was particu-
larly special because the
church dedicated its newest
baby girl and had a prayer for a
church member in the Air

Force who will soon be sent
to Iraq. The service also
included a special music by
Elizabeth Blackerby, a
Southern student.

Senior Pastor Fred Fuller's
energetic sermon analyzed
the life of Elijah, particularly
the altar showdown between
Elijah and the priests of Baal.
While I'm sure the sermon
had some good points, it was
a little difficult to pay atten-
tion due to the adorable baby
in front of me drooling all over
the back of the pew.

"I really enjoyed the speaker
because he was very enthusias-
tic," said Amanda Parker, a
freshman biology major.
Parker added that she liked the
choir and special music.

The church members
seemed to be genuinely trying
to attract a younger crowd. The
pastor welcomed the college
students during the announce-
ments and mentioned as he
shook our hands at the end
that he loved to see young,

smiling faces. At the same
time, I felt a httle out of place,
since our row of seven sttadents
■contained just about the only
college-aged people in atten-
dance that Saturday.

Tandra Young, a sophomore
nursing sttident, agreed.

"It just didn't really reach
out and grab me," Young said.

The motto in the church
bulletin is "Enter reverently,
meditate quietly, worship sin-
cerely, serve Christ faithfully."
It's an appropriate motto for
Chattanooga First. The service
was very traditional in every-
thing from the order of service
to the hymns and prayers. The
sermon was energetic, and
even humorous, but just
seemed like a long story.
However, if you're looking for
this type of traditional worship
service (in a very beautiful
church), then Chattanooga
First is a good choice.

The church service starts at
11:00 and Sabbath school is at
945-

Jewelry: bigger issue continued

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ntinuation
and completion of the article
Tim Jennings, a psychiatrist,
began in last week's issue on
the topic of Jewelry.

Tf one is preoccupied with
promoting self, spends exor-
bitant amounts of money on
ties, watches, shoes, cars,
jewelr\- or converselv dresses
so extremely plain and old-
fashioned as to make self the
center, then a problem of
character, not apparel, needs
addressing.

Now, when someone has a
problem with self-centered-
ness. and it is manifested
with the wearing of jewelry,
the wearing of jewelry is still
not the problem, it is just a
symptom of the problem.
Take the example of a fever
and pneumonia. If vou had
pneumonia and a fever, how
successful would a treatment
oe that focused simply on
lowering the fever, but
Ignored the pneumonia? But
"one treats the pneumonia,
the fever resolves itself.

Unfortunately, some facul-
ty members focus only on the
tever (jewelry), thinking they
^■e doing what is best for the
student, failing to realize that

development of heart and
mind is more important than
external appearance. Others
recognize that the develop-
ment of heart and mind is
most important but mistak-
enly believe they can read the
condition of the heart and
mind by the external appear-
ance and thus focus their
efforts on changing the stu-
dent's external appearance.

Many students
often fail to under-
stand the motivation
and intentions of the
faculty.

Many students often fail to
understand the motivation
and intentions of the faculty.
Rather than understanding
that a faculty member is sim-
ply doing what he/she
believes will help the student
grow, students often misun-
derstand and believe the fac-

about some rule than the stu-
dent. It feels like an arbitrary
rule is being enforced, and
the rules are more important
than the students. The typical
response is to rebel and wear
more jewelry anywhere one

But what if the student
realized that a faculty mem-

ber, who focuses on jewelr>',
really had the student's best
interest at heart, they just
didn't understand the most
important issue (like some-
one giving you aspirin for
fever due to pneumonia and
thinking they were really
helping)? Would this insight
allow you to bemore patient
and understanding with such
a faculty member?

What if the next time a fac-
ulty member said something
to you about jewelry, you said

to them, "Mr(s). , do

you love me? Do you care
about my health and happi-
ness? Are you interested in
what is best for me? Then
could you please help me
understand how your concern
with jewelry is related to my
best interest?"

Seeking to understand
before seeking to be under-
stood can allow for students
and faculty to join forces in
their common goals - the
ultimate health, welfare, suc-
cess and eternal salvation of
the student.

Living a happy life with hope

Omar Bourne

One of my friends recently
■ introduced me to this girl. I've
heard about her before and
was interested in getting to
know her better but never put
forth the effort to do so until
my friend told me how good
she's been to him lately.

Lamentations 3:22-25 says,
"the Lord is good to those who
hope in Him, to those who
seek him." The American
Heritage College Dictionary
describes hope as looking for-
ward to something with confi-
dence or expectation. I've
realized how important hope
is in the Christian walk.

My close friend, Kenwyn
Sealy, told me a story about
how hope has been like a sec-
ond wife to him. Sealy buried
his uncle in Barbados a few
weeks ago and was explaining
how different it felt just being
in a house where his uncle
once lived, knowing that he

mil no longer be there. He
said it was a surreal feeling
because he used to call know-
ing his uncle would always be
there to answer the phone.
Sealy said the only thing that
made it better was the hope of
seeing him again. He added
that he couldn't understand
how anyone could go through
the pain of loosing a loved one
without knowing God. I con-
cluded that without hope,
there is little to look forward
too when life gets hard.

"No warrior escapes by his
great strength. But the Lord
looks after those who fear
Him, those who put tlieir hope
in Him" (Psalms 33:16, 18-
20).

Like Sealy and those great
warriors mentioned in the
Bible, we all need hope.
Seeing that I have nothing to
lose, I'm definitely going to try
her because I believe hope and
I can have a relationship that
can last a lifetime.

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Students face bigger problems than jewelry

Ryan Child

OpimIOM CQUIMMIST

Why is jewelry such a big
deal to the ultraconsemative?

I will tell you why. The
ultraconservalive know that
they have failed to deal with
our age group's real problems
here, so they would rather talk
about trivial stuff like rings
and necklaces. If the adminis-
tration cared about our issues,
they would actually try to find

Our generation bases rela-
tionships on portrayals we
learned from MTV and
"Friends." Now we don't know
how to date like we should.
How about helping us out
with that? One week of prayer
about courtship can't compete

with the media blitz we are
victim to every day. Banning
TV in our rooms just moves
our focus to downloading
from the Internet, and once a
person is downloading shows
and music, they are only a
step away from another
potent threat.

Porn has long been the
silent scourge of many a
young man's life that no one
wants to talk about. The big-
ger deal is that now with the
anonymity the Internet offers,
young men are getting hooked
younger and younger.

A person who objectifies
women on a computer screen
is more apt to do it in real life,
and their female classmates
dressing like pop stars doesn't
help the situation.

Even in church, we are

tempted by sex. Teenage girls
in thongs do not put guys in a
very worshipful state of mind.
Men of all ages find it hard to

Porn has long
been the silent

scourge of

many a young

nnan's life

concentrate in church when
they would rather be focusing
on the jail-bait one row over.
Remaining silent becomes a
tacit approval in the minds of
the people who fall into this
trap.

If a person gets past those
they still have to deal

with how hectic life has
become. Very few people have
personal devotions. (Worship
doesn't count because 99 per-
cent of the attendees don't
want to be there.)

If you want to spend all of
your time yelling at a woman
who wants to participate in a
mild display of the fact that
she has devoted herself to her
future husband or because the
shiny metal looks nice around
their neck, that's fine. But
after you are done with that,
you will have worn out all
credibility and respect with
our age group, and when you
finally see what the real prob-
lems facing us are, we won't
want to listen.

Ryan is a senior advertis-
ing major

This letter is really -M
argument to Brian's wtitiif
where he didn't include
the facts so he sway peo
and/or create an emotionj
response and/ or so he \v(
have some filler for his
umn. When referencing ttl
story about former Educatjo-
Secretary William Benneti
he only included his "racist
remark and the fact tbj
Bennett thought he was o\^
an apology to those who rr
represented his view. Br
also misrepresented his vieil
by taking it out Bennett'if
explanation of his statemeiiM
"I was putting forward i|
hypothetical propositio
that forward. Examined ill
And then said about it thill
it's morally reprehensible,™
recommend abortion of u
entire group of peop
order to lower your 1
rate is morally reprehensiS
But this is what happtj
when you argue that the er*"
can justify the means." "'
the article on CNN i
explain what this state
was in response to, the;
said; "(Bennett] told a
to his syndicated radio li
show Wednesday..." 1
fiinnythingis.inawayBis
agrees with WiUiam P""-
with his (Brian's) sta
of "the average white fan
has about $80,000 iu "»
while the average blacl
ly has about $6,000.'
the idea Bennett is tal
about: Money is typrf)
motivating factor in "
those who are in dire D
money sometimes do
they shouldn't (;e- ° ^
crimes to obtain »»1

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any one group of pe =3
matter how rich or po^^
yellow, black or wh W ■
would reduce cnm"
ex-tent. That's the sa"
about this earthy j
think what Bennettjy
necessarily good, but « I
,aid shouldn't be Choi

and parts d=W^^,y
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article. „tlici'1

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opinions inst"^ ",^1^
.them your own, ai ^j,»
references to ' ,^,1^
where they can tino
story.

11 The Southern Accent

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southern.edu

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Sports

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Fresh defeated by Replacements

The Replacements handed
Team Fresh their first loss of
the season, defeating them
31-12 in Monday night flag
football action.

Before the game, Eliud "E"
Sicard roamed the field,
pumping up his Fresh team-
mates and the many fans who
came out to support them on
Monday night. The

Replacements— though only
six players deep— were quietly
confident with their own 2-0
record and were not daunted
bv Sicard's pre-game pep
rally.

The Replacements wasted
no time in getting on. the
scoreboard with,. two touch-
downs courtesy of quarter-
back Mike Castleberg's 50-
yard run, a Jeff Lamberton
interception and 40 yard run,
and a Castleberg touchdown
pass ;:o an airborne Jamie
DeLong.

Unfazed,... Fresh's. Laton

Smith retaliated with. a 50-
, yard run for a touchdown to

awaken his squad.

With The Replacements
already up 13-6, things took a
turn for the worse for Team
Fresh when Mike Castleberg
spun past a diving Sicard. "E"
went down with a shoulder
injury, later claiming he felt
something "pop out and pop
back in." He sat out for a cou-
ple of plays but, unsatisfied
with his team's defense,
returned to play. He tried to
pump up his teammates with
a "1-2-3-Defense" chant
before each , play, but
Lamberton notched another
touchdown for The

Replacements.

The game's highlight came
when Jason Reeves snagged
an interception in Team
Fresh's end zone and com-
pleted four lateral passes with
his teammates . over the
course of 8b yatds to score
another touchdown, much to
the dismay of Team Fresh's
sideline fan club.

Pierre Monice, caught a
_shqrt _tpuchdo.wn pass for
Team Fresh, to momentarily
stop the bleeding, but the

Photo by Devin Page
Jason Forbes (Left) loses his flag to Kenny ,\lathc4vs (Ri^ht)
during The Replacements ^vin over Team 1 rcsh during
Monday night flag football.

extra point attempt was inter- "I know I'm injured, but [the
cepted yet again in the end next game] we gotta win. We
zone, this time by Mike gotta beiclutch," said.Sicard
Castleberg, and he ran for after the 3I-12 loss.
another 80-yard touchdown ,
while Team Fresh looked on.

Southern football power ranking

1. That's It (2-0)

Brnit who? Defenses have
been .scrambling to cover Eric
Michaelis-Woodard, their
potent offensive threat.
Conflicts of players' schedules
and absences could hurt the
team in the long-run.

Strengths: Multiple offen-
sive threats.

Weaknesses: Only seven
players.

2. Colts (1-0)

Huge victory over the
defending champs.

Strengths: Churchill and
Sherbondy.

Weaknesses: New quarter-
back has yet to prove himself.

3. Bucs (2-1)

For the first time in three
years the NFL Bucs have
started the season with a bet-
ter record than Dunkel's ver-

The 60-yard touchdown
pass in the clutch looks good
hut definitely won't carry

them through. the playoffs.

Strength?: Donnie Miller
and Tom Neacsu are the. best
at what they do. ,

Weaknesses: Backfield.

4. Falcons (1-2)

Lost two close games. This
team could prove to be a lot

play breakdowns. Have yet to acing defense gives them the
prove themselves against a edge in the rankings.

better than their record might
indicate come playoff time.

Strengths: Experience and
backfield speed.

Weaknesses: Primarily
short-ball team.

5. Old School (2-1)

■They have potential on
both sides of the ball but will
have moments where inexpe-
rience as a team will cause

heavyweight.

Strengths: Good hands on
defense.

Weaknesses: Inconsistent.

6. The Replacements

Win over team Fresh
bumped this team up a notch,
but they'll have to continue to
perform if they want to stay
this high in the rankings.

Strengths: Two words..,
Mike Castleberg.

Weaknesses: Trick plays
could be the death of this

7. Team Fresh

They were upset by the
Replacements after starting
off at 2-0. Quite possibly one
of the most talented teams in
their division.

Strengths: Individual talent
Weaknesses: Quarterback
threw 3 interceptions on
Monday night.

8. ChUIin

Chillin rated over Big RAC?
Chillin dropped the season-
opener to big RAC, but men-

► Strengths: Tenacious

Defense. .

Weaknesses: Have trouble
putting points on the board.

9. Big RAC

This is an efficient team
that has performed cohesively
on the field (as I predicted in
week one). They have sur-
prised a couple of teams thus
far and will surprise a couple
more with big wins later in the

Strengths: Great teamwork.
Weaknesses: Lack size and

10. Nkana-Downs

Why waste time on number
10? Nobody really reads this
low, do you?

The Power Rankings are
strictly the opinions of the
reporters so if you have a
complaint about a particular
ranking, get over it. If you feel
that your team should be list-
ed higher in the next Power
Ranking, play better.

Showdown
at sundown

Not Another Dumb Squad
(N.A.D.S.), led by team cap-
tain and quarterback Kelly
Mittan has lived up to its
name thus far into the sea-
son. These girls are a stupid
tight team. In week two the
N.A.D.S. met the Dudettes in
a game that would prove to
be a thriller.

The N.A.D.S. started out
like a lightening strike on
their first play of the game
when Kelly Mittan found
Erin Lundqulst in the end
zone, making the score 6-0.
The extra point found Kelly
on the other side of the ball,
catching the two point con-
version from backup QB,
.Icnnifer Kaufmann.

The ensuing kickoff was
returned by the Dudettes
who didn't waste any time
tying up the score when they
scored on their opening drive
and made the
"The first three
'seeriied iikb tliey-'iasft'd for-
ever; there was a lot of scor-
ing," said Mittan. The game
went back and forth from
that time on, but there wftsn't
another score until the sec-
ond ihalf when, the N.AjD.S.
regained the lead, which they
would not relinquish for the
remainder of the. contest.

Jessica Smith and Kelly
Mittan had a pair of intercep-
tions between ^
them. Mittan '
ripped the ball
from one of the
Dudettes'
hands, creating
a tense situa-

The entire game built up
to the final ten seconds when
the Dudettes found them-
selves in scoring position.
They lined up the play but
could not make the snap fast
enough to give it a shot.

The final score ended at
14-8, taking the N.A.D.S. to ^^
2-0 on the season and almost ^_j
assuring them of a number
one ranking in the power
polls. "We have a really great
team with great chemistry. I
am really pleased about our
start; it was a big confidence
boost beating the Wild Cats
in our first game since we
had such a tough time with
them last year," said Mittan
after the victory.

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Students use
study drugs
for exams

Sports figures use drugs to
run faster, build more bulk
and hit more home runs. But
are college students using
drugs to ace mid-terms?
Recent studies suggest the
answer to that question is yes.
Up to 20 percent of college
students use prescription
drugs without a prescription
to help them focus while
preparing for exams, accord-
ing to a recent New York
Times report. There is little
evidence to suggest wide-
spread use at Southern,
although faculty are aware of
some instances.

The drug of choice for
studying college students is
Adderall, according to the
New York Times report. The
prescription drug is used to
treat Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder

(ADHD). College students
have discovered that it helps
them focus and increases
alertness.

Senior publication rela-
tions major Katie Minner has
never taken Adderall, but she
can understand why some
students do.

"I study as much as I can,
but then I reach a breaking
point. No matter what I'm
looking at, I can't retain it,"
she said.

"Students may have room-
mates or friends with a pre-
scription who give them
Adderall. They take it and
realize they can focus better,"
said Ileana Freeman-
Gutierrez, assistant professor
of psychology. She is aware of
several students who have
taken Adderall without a pre-
scription.

Adderall is a stimulant
designed for use by people
with diagnosed ADHD and
has many side effects.
According to Drugs.com,
these side effects include
dizziness, blurred vision, ele-
vated blood pressure and anx-
iety. Adderall can also be
habit forming.

Taking such drugs without
a prescription is risky, and
any benefits are far out-
weighed by the substantial
risks, Gutierrez said.

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Destiny Drama turns 25

Destiny Drama Club turns 25
this year, and director Maria
Sager couldn't be more proud.

"We are the longest-running
university theater ministry in
the Nordi American Division,"
she said. "And that's impres-
sive."

To celebrate Destiny's 25th
anniversary, Sager and her cast
and crew are holding a Saturday

-afternoon get-together for for-
mer Destiny members during
Southern's alumni weekend.
One purpose of the gathering is
to plan for the bigger anniver-
sary celebration in April follow-
ing Destiny's home show.

Sager, a former Destiny cast
member, said she wants to
include alumni in the April cel-
ebration and also recognize
sponsors who have supported
Destiny.

For more than 20 years.
Destiny was completely student
run. In 2002, however, cast and
crew members decided the min-
istry would be more effective
with a part-time staff director,
and Sager took on that role.

Destiny has changed little
since it's beginning. For 25
years. Destiny has been per-

forming Christian drama

See Destiny Pg. 3

Language enrollment increases

THE LAUNGAGEPF SIGN LAUNGAUGE

More students are taking
foreign-language classes this
semester than ever before,
matching a rising national
trend toward more interest
in languages.

Over half of the 3" stu-
dents taking language class-
es are enrolled in Spanish,
with French coming in sec-
ond.

Foreign language classes
are becoming more popular
in universities across the
United States.

In a 2002 survey by the
Modern Language

Association, Spanish classes
had the highest enrollment
at over 746,000. That num-
ber is a 14 percent increase
from 1998.

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Dr. Carlos Parra, dean of
the modern languages
department, said he was not
sure why enrollment is so
high. He speculated that
because so many majors only
require beginner-level

courses, many students opt
to take a general class like
Spanish 101 in the fall.

Parra expressed frustra-
tion at the lack of uniform
language requirements in
every major.

While some majors
require two semesters of

intermediate-level language
classes, others only require
that students pass a place-
ment exam.

"Once [the students] grad-
uate, they're going to find a
global world and a multicul-
tural environment," Parra
said. "Students here have to
pay a lot of money-and to
get out there and not be pre- ^j^ I
pared, that means we're not I

doing them a service."

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Increases cont.

continued from Pg-l

Jessica Leahy, a junior
music major, is taking inter-
mediate Spanish, even though
her major does not require it.

"1 think that the world is
becoming more international,"
she said.

She became interested in
learning Spanish after visiting
Costa Rica this summer.

"It would be so much more
useful if I could speak with the
people more fluently in their
own language and understand
them," she said.

Andrew Bauer, a sopho-
more history major, is taking
French lOi to fulfill the
requirement for his major.

Bauer said, "It's kind of a
pain because I'm not very good
at languages, but I can defi-
nitely see it helping me in the
future."

Thursday, OctoWg;^

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Dance club struggles for approval

Brttni Brannon

LiFE3mJ» Co-EprroR

Some Southern students are
struggling to get their Christian
dance group approved by student
services.

"Full of Grace- was formed this
year and has about sbc members.
Beth-Anne Vanderlaan, founder
and leader, has been dancing on
and off for six years and feels it's
her gift from God. Now she wants
her dance to show Christ to others.

"Dancing is an expression of
love for God." she said.

Posters were displayed earlier
in Thatcher Hall. Sharon Engel, a
Tliatcher dean, said she took them
down because the group was not
approved.

Although dance is a controver-
sial subject among Adventists,
Vanderlaan said Christian dance
exists.

■People have a stereotype of
dancing. They only think of dir^
dancing, like the movie," she sard.
"[But] there's secular dancmg and
there's Christian dancing."

Many students agree.

"I think Soutliem should have a
dance group, as long as the dance
is not provocative or demeaning,
said Nikki Smith, a sophomore
psychology major.

Kasandra Rodriguez, a mem-
ber of tlie group, said joining has
been a positive experience because
it's another way to exercise and
form new friendships; the girls are
supportive of each other; and ifs
God focused.

"We want to share our talents
that God has given us to further
[His] ministry-to reach people
for [Him]," she said.

After speaking ^vith Pam
Dietrich, the administrative assis-

tant of student services, and Kari "as a way of education, not as a

Shultz, the director of student life way of a club."'
and activities, Vanderlaan was Vanderlaan plans to meet with

denied approval. Shultz said Bill Wohlers.tlie vice president of

school pohcy does not permit any student services, as son as possible

dancing other than cultiu-al dance to discuss the issue furtlier.

Southern hosts Robotics League

Preparation is underway for
the 2006 Adventist Robotics
Leiigue robotics challenge.
Tentatively scheduled for April 9,
the annual challenge will trans-
form the lies P.E. Center into a
forum where local elementary and
high-school students can test their
robotic creativity and skill.

Southern first hosted the chal-
lenge this spring, shortly after the
Adventist Robotics League was
organized as a partner of the
FIRST LEGO League, said Dr.
'lyson Hall, assistant professor for
the School of Computing. Hall

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and Dr. Eduardo Urbina are coor-
dinating this year's event in the
Southern region,

The leagues challenge teams of
three to five students to construct
robots out of Legos using a few
standard-issue motors and sen-
sors, Hall said. Team members
work closely together during pre-
ceding months to design, build
and test the robot that they will
use in the April challenge.

Once there, teams will send
their robots on a set of nine mis-
sions to be completed in two and a
half minutes. For this year's
theme, "Ocean Odyssey," robots
\vill deploy a submarine, service a
pipehne and release a dolphin,

according to the FIRST LEGO
League Web site.

Students who wish to compete
in the challenge must find a coach
before they can register on the
Adventist Robotics League Web
site. Anyone can be a coach, even
if he or she has no previous
knowledge of robotics. Hall said
he and Urbina usually provide
free training sessions for new
coaches as needed.

However, Hall described
coaching as primarily a hands-off
process.

"The/re there truly as a coach,
not to do the project for them or to
give hints. The object is to get the
kids to discover on their own,"

Hall said.

Twelve-year-old Andrew
Donesky said his coach, Ed
Stuckey, helps his team stay n
vated.

"'Keep focused,'" Doneskysald, I
quoting Stuckey. "The goal is to |
build robots, not to play!"

While the Adventist Ro
League robotics challenge draw I
people from all over the Southem I
Union, it also provides an oppor- ^
tunity for university' students to
help out.

More than 30 students from
Southern volunteered at lasl
year's challenge, said Darlene I
Wilhams, ofBce manager for the |
School of Computing.

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About 1,000 alumni will be
returning to Southern to
reunite with old friends and
join current students in week-
end activities.

Eva Cruz, a senior interna-
tional studies and manage-
ment major, is looking for-
ward to meeting alumni she
has connected with while
working with the phonathon.

"I'm excited to see how God
has blessed them in their
careers and with their fami-

lies," Cruz said.

Over the weekend, alumni
will return to celebrate what
made their experience at
Southern special. Activities
range from vespers to a clas-
sic-car showcase.

For students, the first activ-
ity of alumni weekend is the
promenade supper. The cafe-
teria is closed for supper
tonight for the alumni ban-
quet.

The vesper's speaker will be
LeClare Litchfield,

CoUegedale Academy's chap-

Pfom

Worship sarvicas
Sacred Conceu

lain and a '75 Southern grad"-

■'I want them to speaJ
Friday evening enjoying God,
Litchfield said. .

This weekend will i"»
together the present and tw
past. One ofthe goals of aloi"
ni weekend is to keep there"
tionship with alumni g»'°!
throughout the years.

Alumni Relations Dir"' I
Evonne Crook said studc"
should "not miss the oppoijl^
nities of learning fro™
older generations."

Conegedle Church
Collegedle Church
Collegedle Church

Points of Interest

Speaker: LeClare Ulchlield

Speaker; Des cummings, Jr , unds
Feature; Student hurricane relH?l iJ
Oave and Mariene Colburn,
Rebecca Murphey
Free ^ith sltjclent ID and

Thursday, October 27, 2005

News

The Southern Accent 3

SIFE strives to help encourage students

TnuM MiTNNOCH , ... , .^ .. _ I -^.^^ CJ

Students In Free Enterprise is
an experience in service towards
others. It is an effort to further
free-market enterprise, "and I try
to make it as fim as possible,"
said Southern's SIFE director
Rebecca Huey.

Huey came to Southern in
1999 and graduated with a bach-
elor's degree in business admin-
istration. As SIFE director, Huey
gets to work closely \vith students
and is a student herself. In addi-
tion to her duties as director of
SIFE. Huey is pursuing a mas-
ter's in financial services at
Southern.

Due to her devoted efforts as
SIFE director, Huey was present-

ed with the Wall Street Journal
Award her senior year, which is
given to students who excel aca-
demically and demonstrate disci-
pline and professionalism by
being involved in student organi-
zations such as SIFE.

"Rebecca Huey seeks every
opportunity to go beyond the
requirements, foster profession-
alism in students and focus on
community- needs." said Verlyne
Starr, associate professor of busi-
ness and management.

"You can't do this job well if
it's only a job to you," Huey said.

Huey loves working to moti-
vate members of SIFE and enjoys
the interaction that service proj-
ects bring. Past projects have
been aimed at educating the

Rebecca Huey hard

community about
financial management such

credit card risks, tax assistance
and social responsibili^.

Social work students journey to Capital

Southern students can
actually change how our
country acts on certain issues
and can impact people's lives
on a national scale. For eight
social work majors, a recent
trip let them do just that.

Southern's social work
issues and policies class trav-
eled to Washington, D.C., to
advocate for legislation and
meet with key senatorial staff
on Capitol Hill. This trip has
happened annually for the
past 10 years.

Chris Atkins, program
director for the social work

department, organized the
trip.

"We're speaking as the
voice of the people - people
that may be unable to go to
speak to these people them-
selves," Atkins said. "We're
all about standing up and
advocating for policy change."

Students held roundtable
discussions with policy staff
like senate majority leader
Bill Frist and Senator Lamar
■Alexander, R-Tenn. The class
presented their ongoing
research on the TennCare cri-
sis in which money cuts have
left more than 200,000
Tennessee residents without

healthcare.

The students' research
focused on the mentally ill,
children, veterans and the
elderly who are most affected
by the cuts.

Lori Blaisdell, a senior
social work major, found it
hard to reach the policy staff.

"I don't think it's some-
thing that really bothers them
at this point - they look more
at a federal level," Blaisdell
said. "They don't seem to real-
ly care that much about things
in Tennessee."

The trip gave students a
chance to see how govern-
ment actually works.

"I learned a lot about how
policy works on a federal
level," Blaisdell said. "It
showed us how people influ-
ence policies."

Trisha Demosthenes, a
senior social work major,
appreciated the experience.

"It let me see politics first-
hand and that advocating for
social reform is not as easy as
it seems," she said.

Other activities included
defending an act on domestic
violence at a national caucus,
visiting ADRA headquarters
and meeting with the
National Association for
Social Workers.

Village Market proves competitive prices in comparison

Village Market's prices are
lower than Bi-Lo's, comparisons
have shown. When comparing
prices of randomly selected
products at the Village Market
and Bi-Lo, it was found that the
Village Market's prices were
cheaper than Bi-Lo's.

"We generally tiy to keep our
prices two to three percent
cheaper than Bi-Lo to attract stu-
dents here and also to attract the
non-Adventist crowd that would
not shop at our store otherwise,"
said Jim Burrus, store manager
of Village Market.

All produce items that were
priced at the Village Market and
Bi-Lo were also found to be less
expensive at the Village Market.

"We buy our produce directly
from farmers, which keeps it
very fresh and also keeps the
-prices -down," Burrus said. - -

Although the Village Market

consistently sells products

cheaper than most area grocery

: t^Pr^L^tudents are no« shopping _,

Market were compared to Wal-
Mart's, Wal-Mart had cheaper

"Out of 1,200 customers that
shop here each day, we'll be
lucky if 100 of them are Southern
students," Burrus said.

The main reasons for-low stu-
dent busmess are not enough
selection and not being able to
use their ID cards for purchas-
ing: „ - -- -,—■?' --/-c- •
' "ftiCT-just dohJ; iave _a tug

.nough selection of items, espe-
cially cereal," said Liz Randall, a
sophomore nursing student.

Randall is not alone. Many
smdents cannot find the prod-,
ucts and brands they are looking
for and must go shopping else-
Student business most likely
would increase if student ID
cards could be used to buy prod-
ucL^. Tliis idea has been dis_- ^
■ cussed fnr'Vevenil fp^rsfjctween

the Village Market-and Southern
administrators, but it was never
implemented. The Village
Market is in favor of this idea,
but Southern administration
officials have never given
approval. The financial services
office was not available for com-
ment.

Caleb Gillham, a junior biolo-
gy major said, "If I could use my
ID at the VM, I wouldgo there^a
lot niore^." '' ' '"'^•'

"As Christians we can use the
skills we have learned to help
others, and it's a great way to wit-
ness," Huey said.

Every year Huey and the
members of SIFE have a chance
to highlight their outstanding
service projects at a regional and
national competition. Because
the companies judging the com-
petition are not always familiar
with SIFE, "we have to botii edu-
cate them about our projects and
at the same time impress them
with our presentation," Huey

Currentiy Huey is working on
an international culture fair that
\vill be aimed at giving surround-
ing high school students a taste of
other countries.

Destiny cent, r^^

continued from Pg.l

at Southern and at acade-
mies and churches across the
country.In addition to the
Christian drama at Southern
and at academies and church-
es across the country. Sager
said in the future, she wants
Destiny to reach out to a
more public and unchurched
audience.

"I want Destiny to give per-
formances to the community
that leave them %vith a mes-
sage of hope without being
overtly religious," Sager said.

Members say that one rea-
son the club has lasted so
long is its strong focus on
ministry.

Rescue workers lift an
injured patient into a Life
Force rescue helicopter
Tuesday morning after an
accident along Apison
Pike involving a dump
truck and a car. The Life
Force team landed their
helicopter in their desig-
nated area in front of the
duck pond. There were no
reports of a Southern stu-
dent being involved in the
accident.
-Staff report "d^

4 The Southern Accent

Thursday^-Octo^g^n

o

CurrentEvents

Rosa Parks dies at age 92

DETROIT (AP) - Nearly 50
years ago. Rosa Parks made a
simple decision that sparked
a revolution. When a white
man demanded she give up
her seat on a' Montgomery,
Ala., bus, the then 42-year-old
seamstress said no.

At the time, she couldn't
have known it would secure
her a revered place in
American history. But her one
small act of defiance galva-
nized a generation of activists,
including a young Rev. Martin
Lutlier King Jr., and earned
her the title "mother of the
civil rights movement."

Mrs. Parks died Monday
evening at her home of natu-
ral causes, with close friends
by her side, said Gregory
Reed, an attorney who repre-
sented her for the past 15
years. She was 92.

Monique Reynolds, 37, a
native of Montgomery, Ala.,
called Mrs. Parks an inspira-
tion who had lived to see the
changes brought about by the

civilrights movement.

"Martin Luther King never
saw this, Malcolm X never
saw this," said Reynolds, who
now hves in Detroit. "She was
able to see this and enjoy it."

In 1955, Jim Crow laws in
place since the post-Civil War
Reconstruction required sep-
aration of the races in buses,
restaurants and public
accommodations throughout
the South, while legally sanc-
tioned racial discrimination
kept blacks out of many jobs
and neighborhoods in the
North.

Mrs, Parks, an active mem-
ber of the local chapter of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People, was riding on a city
bus Dec. 1, 1955, when a white
man demanded her seat.

She refused, despite rules
requiring blacks to yield their
seats to whites. Two black
Montgomery women had
been arrested earlier that year
on Ihe same charge, but Mrs.

Parks was jailed. She also was
fined $14.

U.S. Rep John Conyers, in
whose office Mrs. Parks
worked for more than 20
years, remembered the civil
rights leader as someone
whose impact on the world
was immeasurable, but who
never sought the limelight.

"Everybody wanted to
explain Rosa Parks and want-
ed to teach Rosa Parks, but
Rosa Parks wasn't very inter-
ested in that," he said. "She
wanted them to understand
the government and to
understand their rights and
the Constitution that people
are still trying to perfect

Hurricane Wilma death toll rises to lo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
(AP) - Authorities raised
Florida's death toll from
Hurricane Wilma from five to
10 Wednesday and urged the
storm's survivors to have
patience as they endured long
waits for food, water and
other necessities.

Gov. Jeb Bush took respon-
sibility Wednesday for frus-
trating delays at centers dis-
tributing supplies to storm
victims, but he also said peo-
ple who have waited in line
for hours seeking relief

should have done more to
prepare for the storm.

"People had ample time to
prepare. It isn't that hard to
get 72 hours worth of food
and water," said Bush,
repeating the advice that offi-
cials had given days before
Wilma blasted across south-
ern Florida early Monday.

The 21st storm in the
busiest Atlantic hurricane
season on record, Wilma
killed at least 12 people in
Haiti, four in Mexico and one
in Jamaica before hitting

Bird flu a concern to farmers

A worker walks in a poidlry farm in Manaeua
Nicaragua, Wednesday. Oct. 26, 2005. Central
American governments worry that bird flu could

sr;eL„nr'"=''™"^""'^""^°"'-^''-'^'="'^™s

Florida. State emergency
management director Craig
Fugate said Wednesday that
Florida's death toll was 10, up
from the five deaths previ-
ously reported.

Bush spoke at a joint news
conference with Homeland
Security Secretary Michael
Chertoff, who oversees the
Federal Emergency

Management Agency. FEMA,
roundly criticized for its
response to Hurricane
Katrina, was again a focus of
frustration Wednesday as
Floridians faced long waits
for supplies that the mayor of
Miami-Dade County warned
were running out.

On Tuesday, trucks carry-
ing the first wave of relief
either arrived much later
than local officials expected
or didn't show up at all.

"I understand there are
frustrations here," Chertoff
said. "As the governor has
acknowledged, we can't
always get to people what we
hope to get and as quickly as
we hope to do it."

Bush accepted responsibil-
ity for not hawng distribution
centers running smoothly
within 24 hours, and prom-
ised to try to speed up distri-
bution. His brother President

Bush planned a Thursday
visit.

At least one distribution
site in Miami-Dade was out
of supplies, and the other 10
were running low with mate-
rial fi-om FEMA, Miami-Dade
Mayor Carios Alvarez said.

Alvarez said it could be
Wednesday night before the
stocks are resupplied. "I can-
not give you a timetable
because, ladies and gentle-
men, quite frankly, we don't
control those assets."

Alvarez called the relief
process "flawed," called for
more control and oversight
and said he was "frustrated,
disappointed, angered" with
the delivery of supplies.

Items Americans usually
take for granted - a bag of ice,
a fast-food burger, a gallon of
gas - have taken hours of
patience to get since
Hurricane Wilma made its
destructive sweep.

Florida Power & Light, the
state's biggest utility, said
Wilma affected more of its
4.3 million customers than
any other natural disaster in
the company's history. By
Wednesday, service was
restored to about 20 percent
of the 3.2 million customers
who lost service.

Probe prosecutor, judge meet
washingtonjapLI

The prosecutor in the CIA leak
probe set the stage
Wednesday for possible crimi-
nal charges, meeting mtl, the
grand jury that heard months
of testimony and then consult-
ing with the chief judge at the
courthouse where the legal
drama has unfolded. The
White House braced for at
least one indictment by week's
end, possibly 'Vice President
Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I.
Lewis "Scooter" Libby. It also
.was worried that President
Bush's top political adviser,
Karl Rove, remained in jeop-
ardy of being charged with
false statements.
Victory for bombing victims

NEW YORK (AP)

A jury ruled Wednesday that
the Port Authority was negH-
gent in the bombing of the
World Trade Center in 1993 -
a long-awaited legal \ictory
for victims of an attack that
killed six people and injured
1,000 eight years before ter-
rorists brought down the cen-
ter's twin towers. The jury
ruled that the Port Autliority,
tKe agency that owned the
World Trade Center, was neg-
ligent by not properly main-
taining the parking garage
where terrorists detonated
explosives in a rented van.

Celeliration after beating the
Houston Astros J-o to win the
World Series Wednesday, Oct.
26, Z005, in Houston.

White Sox take series

Houston (AP) -—-

The Chicago White Sox are
World Series champions
again at last, and yet another
epic streak of futihty is not
just wiped away but swept
away. After seven scoreless
innings, Jermaine Dye sin-
gled home the onlv run in
the eighth, and the White
Sox beat the Houston Astros
1-0 Wednesday night to wi
their first title in 88 years.

Thursday, October, 27 2005

The Southern Accent 5

yiLlAGE MARKET alumni deals

SALE BEGINS OCTOBER 26 - 31, 2005

Canned Items

W. Chili

W. Fri-Clnil<

W. Low Fat Fri-Chik

W. Multigrain Cutlet

W. Prime Stakes

W. Skallops

W. Vegetarian Burger

W. Veja-Link

L.L. Big Frank

L.L. Linketts

L.L. Swiss Stake

L.L. Tender Bits

L.L. Little Links

C.L Chops

C.L. Terkettes

C.L. 3 Grain Pecan Patty

C.L. Chik'n Dinner

C.L. Nuti-Loaf (pre-priced)

C.L. Chik'n Strips

C.L. Tofu Links

C.L. Quik Burger

Frozen

W. Chic-ketts

W. Dinner Roast

W. Presage Roll

W. Chicken Roll

W. Turkey Roll

W. Wham Roll

IVISF. Cheddar Burger

MSR Chicken Strips

MSR Beef Strips

WISF Sausage Patties

MSR Classic Burger (organic)

MSR Veggie Medley (organic)

MSR Vegan Burger (organic)

MSR Roasted Herb Chicken (organic)

MSR Tex Mex Burger (organic)

Canned Items, Misc.

Lindsay Green Ripe Olive
Polk Country Pure Sorghum
Polk Country Pure Sorghum
Bates Country Pure Clover Comb
Bates Country Pure Clover Comb
Tenn. Mtn. Sourwood Comb
Tenn. Mtn. Sourwood Comb
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Progresso Extra Mild Olive Oil
Progresso Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Things to do this week at Southern

W H AT: Synphony-Bach, Brahms and Bizet (by the

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera)

WHEN: Today

TIME: 8 p.m.

WHERE: Tidi Theatre

MORE INFO: www. chat tanoogasynphonyj3:g

W H AT: Riae (Independent FOm Series)

WHEN: Today

TDC: 1:15 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Bijou 7 Bieatre

HaCE: hbtinee— S5.50 Evenii^: S7.75

MORE INFO: www.rizsmde.ocm/rize.html (about novie)

www.carmite.oan/showtines/ (for theatre infoniatim)

W H AT: Fanfare-Bach, Bratms and Bi^et (by the

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera)

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 29

TIME: 8 p.m.

WHERE : Tidi Theatre

MORE INFO: www.chattanoogasyinphony.acg

W H AT:AirBhcM Qiattarcoga (featuring tte tfavy's Bli£

Angels)

WHEN: Sunday, CCt. 29

TIME: Gates open at 9 a.m.; shew goes fran noai to 4

p.m.

WHERE: Chattanooga Metrt^jolitan Aiiprt

reiCE: $14 (if purchased ahead of time); $16 (day of

the event)

MORE INFO: www.airshcwchattanooga.ccm

w H AT: SharlB 3D movie

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The Southern Accent 9

1 Maracle
eu w.i Editor
I ^"^araclegsouthem.edu

Religion

h student's miracle story from God

■When Delfina Rose was only five

Inths old, she lost all of her eyesight. But

erything, thanks to a

) she can ;

labu-

Rose was born into a home with ;
^e fatlier. After Rose was bom, her raoth-
■er worked outside the home and Rose's
father was her caretaker.

,e day, her mother put her down for a
,nd left, teUing Rose's father that she
11 wouldn't be gone long.

len she got back, she opened the
nd I was on the floor in the living
|[ room u-ith a hole in my skull," said Rose.
s rushed into emergency surger>',

I ihefir^t of thirteen that she would undergo
,1 throughout her life.

The X-rays taken at the hospftal showed
hat this was not tlie first mjury from abuse
- over the first three to four months of her

II Iife,herribs, collarbone, and tibia had been
I broken. Social services placed Rose in a

r home when she was five months old.
lis foster hom6 was the family of an
I Adventist pastor. But by now, Rose was
letely blind.

; I was growing up, my foster mother
d. 'Give her enough sight to get
(around without, tpo much trouble,'" said
I Rose. ' "" ■

,| When she was a young child, her sight
started to improve. For the rest of her
childhood, she was 60 to 70 percent blind
and didn't have peripheral vision. Studying
was a challenge for her, and she was home-
schooled for most of her education.

"Doctors told my parents I might never
graduate [from] high school," she said.
"They said, 'don't even consider learning
how to drive," so 1 would be dependent on

■ people all my life."

■ But in i99g. Rose did graduate and
I^Mgan studying at Southern. Friends drove

' revenivhere, and studying was still dif-
I ficult. siie was constantly in the learning
I MDter with tutors. During her third year at
1, one of her tutors had a revela-
I lion.

Exploring the
power of God

Oelfina Rose stands beside the truck she thought she would never be able to drive.

"She told me that God told her, "You
need to have her do certain exercises that
will help her vision and her brain,'" said
Rose.

At first, the tutor ignored the impulse,
tmt it was too strong. She experimented
with simple exercises like having Rose lie
on the floor and touching one hand to the
opposite knee, or skipping and jumping.
Rose said that there were results.

"A day or two later, I woke up and
noticed I could see better," she said.

She had regained all her sight except the
lower left corner.

After graduating with a degree in family
studies. Rose worked at Holbrook SDA
Indian School in Arizona as an assistant
girls' dean and counselor. While there, she
learned to drive, and last January she got
her driver's hcense.

About a year ago, she met with her birth
parents. Her father gave her a white '94
Chevy Silverado. Being Native Amencan
herself. Rose named it White Feather,

since her name is Little Bird. She said that
birds must have feathers in order to fly.

After Holbrook ended that May, Rose
attended the Arizona campmeeting and
asked an intercessory prayer group to pray
for her. At one of the evening meetings, she
noticed movement to her lower left.

"I was focused on tlie speaker and my
friend's hand moved in her lap. I stared at
the speaker just to make sure," she said.

It wasn't a mistake - she could see in
every direction. Her eyesight continued to
improve, and she needed to get weaker
glasses. , , ,

To this day. Rose doesn t know what
happened when she was a baby. She said
that instead of wondering, she is focused
on the present. She is working on a mas-
ter's degree in marriage and family thera-

"All I can say is I give God all the credit.
He saved my hfe for a reason," she said. "I
just live day by day, love each moment,
and-don't take life for granted/

What would it take for an
Adventist Christian to live in
the Spirit? How would our
lives change if we knew we
only had weeks left on this

"Living in the Spirit" is a
series of visually-aided pre-
sentations dealing with the
much-needed baptism of
God's Spirit upon His last-
day church. Night by night,
we -will explore Bible texts,
theological concepts, and
Spirit of Prophecy state-
ments, along with powerful
real-life illustrations to dis-
cover the true dimension of
the life in Christ. If you
choose to come, the stories
alone will move you. but the
teaching itself is bound to
change you into someone
who will determine never to
be the same again.

Join Dr. Clouzel at the
CoUegedale Church each
evening, October 30, through
November 3i..at 7:00 p.m. as
we explore:

. The Promise of Power
. The Work of the Spirit in
the Heart

.The Spirit of Jesus
. How to Seek the Holy
Spirit

.The Fruit of the Spirit

Attend the first night, and
you get one convocation
credit. If you go to the
remainder of the meetings,
you wilt get an additional
credit.

Serving God in a foreign country

By Terri Lynn Thomas

.yound myself waking up to the Arabic prayer '^^ll, attempting loca^ tribj
^dances, taste testing a goat's pancreas,. nding a ^amelm Timbuktu, ana
K?ng in a mud hut ^ a student missionary for Adventist ^ron„er
Missions, I spent last school year in Mali, West Mrica It was an excinng
^^venture, but that is not the real reason that AFM sends ""t f'"'^^^^^^^^
gonanes. I was sent to Africa to make friends "^'h the 'o^al people, a^
hme progressed, relationships deepened and peopte began tof^Xke
PM^i ^ *^"^ G°d fo"" ^'^ opportunity to serve Him among tne
,.Come to the Presidential Banquet room on Sunday November 6 at 5:^0
vo,,^? ^oi-e about opportunities that Adventist Frontier Missions n
^"- Sign up at the Cfiaplain's Office to reserve your free spot^ ^om ^ ^^
m discover what GodTias in store for those willing to serve ni

•Wseas missionary.

Church Schedule

Apison

Chattanooga First

CoUegedale

CoUegedale ■ The Third

CoUegedale Community

CoUegedale Spanish-American

Hamilton Community

Harrison

Hbcson

McDonald Road

New Life

Ooltewah

Orchard Park

Thursday, October 2

'"3

months now that I wouldn't Deparfnent professors h.ve
get a job and I'd end up living said ,t before, ana i u _^

So, I have a new job. I have
been scared for about six

box down by the

Tennessee River. But, I have a
job. I have always told people
(with a LOT of bravado) that I
would be sought after because
I speak, read, and write
Spanish, and it's finally hap-
pened.

Speaking a foreign language
is so important now. Spanish
is. no matter how you look at
it, America's second language.
We may not be admitting it,
but all hospital forms and
informational documents are
translated into Spanish, and
the court syste
interpreters.

My experience with the Ian- are lost ( _

Euage has made me realize that stand a tiny bit of Potu

so many immigrants are creat- and Italian, but not enorti

ing a need for bilingual communicate with anyoai I

American citizens. ^ ^ ^ Language is so intercstii,l

ifyou don't speak a second lan-

euaee, you'll miss out on a lot

^ ° . . xi^ new Aineiicait t-mi-v."... ^ " .—vk

of opportunities, my I'm not in favor of forcing if you have a hard time

employer wasn t looking ..^pne to learn either Ian- standing grammar in I

people who speak English - he anyone ^^^^ ^^

was Inokine for people who guage. n juu

rp^ak'st-Ih.. rm^hesitant .0 pomn,unicate -* *e — ;

^^^:z^x::r^. s:it > couldn't —rat

"'"" . J-- about 35 percent of what was

said around me
understand
of the time

confronted with Germ
French, which irk me because I
don't understand them, but if I
hsten hard, sometimes I can
understand the French.
German and othi

„_ ..anted someone who does
a specialized job. My language
skills aren't enough - I have to
know how to do something
else with the language.

I've been working at a hos-

1511, auu pital at home for four consecu-

pr'ovide five summers with Spanish. I

interpret for patients whenev-

and wherever I'm needed.

turnitintoanewlangnaj
then go back ^ you'll sei
the grammar works in
languages - it's quite fas
ing.
..-, ,- Learning a new lanj,

irything, most while at Southern is so iinr
Sometimes I'm tant - you simply won't ^
the time once you're woiij
or even in your senior yeaj
you don't have anythinglil
next summer, go to oiieofi
ACA schools - they'r
place to learn.

Moral relativism risi

Ryan Child

Opinion Columnist

"You have leaibed Southern Advenlist Umversitv All staff are
currently on a Rural Retreat Our officer are also dosed from 10 30
AM Friday until if:00 AM Monday in obser\>ance of the sixth, seventh,
and first day Sabbaths. We are also closed for lunch from 11:00 AM
• until 1:30 PM on workdays. We will be closed ail next week for... "

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what they do.

Some might say that w
In the end days it is impor- called to love one anollia.ij
tant to keep yourself aware of would say that it is notloJ
the Devil and his tactics to keep facilitate another pd
people out of the heavenly king- descent into sinful living J
dom. good are you to your M

The devil has been refining you sit by and do nothinsil
his techniques for thousands of they ignore God's will? Veil
years and is getting better at not being helpful wkil
hiding himself in society as the accept that your frieill
end of the sin drama draws nigh, promiscuous or g

Satan's modem arsenal con- They will continue to siii j
sists of three main weapons, their - peers' tacit apij
First off, he has destroyed the because they have r'
traditional family and the tion to change,
morality that it used to instill in I am here to tell yon U
people. Second, the cannot be a foDower ol

omnipresent sexual lure is in full and at the same time e

force in even the liberal atftutol

most innocent of "loral rew

rnedia. ...you cannot be a ^""^ '^U

Third, and per- /„ , ^^, • , Uie reason Wi'L

haps most danger- 'oHO'^er of Christ ,;„„ ,„„k b*|
ous, the Devil has and at the same society

instilled in modems, ..,„uko^q lihorpl^^ , ^ ^M

society the mentah-'"^® embrace liberal „3,,a„g how

tv that there is no attitudes like moral of unborn wr

.1 ic the reason I

t™eevil. rplativi'^m cnjf

-. , , reiaiivibiii. there are ^M

Moral rela- j olb*

tivism, the attitude ™ i!°of*l

that no one has the right to say the cause of ™™ J
that another is evil or immoral, marital sex am^S^Jj A
threatens to do much more pie. Moral ''e]'''J J
harm than all of the Devil's doing God's will, tt>e» J
other tactics. The speed that it Satan get a™^ """L
has taken hold in the liberal both bodies and sou ^^
media and society should make Vocal Christian ^^ ^
all devoted Christians worried. the vanguards or ,
The fact of life here on earth Heaven, but '^joi-i*.!
■ is that there is right and wrong, mined by *' .f^jet^
As followers oftheoiie true God standidlybywwe ^ j
■ (and tiiere can only be one God, rupts everything .
to beUe\'e otherwise is anti-bibh-
cal) we are charged with defend-
. ing the. word of the Lord.
^ However, liberal society mdoc- ^inios ,t.^ _,,
tiinates us to think that we need '^2cl£s are"**^'
to, tolerate ever^-one. no matter ^^^_^^^_ ..^..jd'^"

■Ryan is a senior 2
-ing major

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
eakana@southem.edu

The Southern Accent 11

Sports "^-^

Gym Masters fly high at Southern ^°^*^ ^^^^^^

___^ team That's It

Ai,kia,nn'aFonseca ■^^^^^H^B^^^H^^P^^I^^M^^^ Ethan Nkana

The Gvm Masters are well
respected here at Southern.
Sophomore Ehin Edmeade is
read)' to see what the team is
coming up with this year.
•The shows were great last
year. It looks like they put a
lot of effort into what they do.
I'm looking forward to seeing
what they're going to do this
year," he said.

By practicing two hours a
day, from 8-10 p.m., four days
a week, effort is unquestion-
ably a requirement. During
practices the team stretches
for fifteen minutes as a warm-
up and then spends time on
flying, tumbling, pyramids,
stunting, and routines.

Head Coach Rick Shwarz,
faaniig 42 team members, 20
of them new, is confident with
the team this year, "They
probably have the best work
ethic, the most potential I
■..have had in a long time. The
skill level is a little lower than
there has been to start with,
but it wl! definitely be higher
by the end of the year."

In the past the team has
traveled many places includ-
ing all around Tennessee, the
Dominican Republic, New

York, and many different col- University. Another impor- ethic and, of course, a love fo:
leges and universities. The tant event the Gym Masters the sport. "I love learning

first semester is mainly
practice semester, the team is
currently preparing for Aero
Fest in November at

Southweste!

;d up is the NBA moves and being able to make
Chicago Bulls halftime show things happen with my team-
on Martin Luther King Day. mates. I love traveling and
part of Gym seeing the kids get excited

Adventist Masters requires strong work about what's happening."

Sting Rays versus team Intimidators

Ethan Nkana

The Sting Rays (4-2) defeat-
ed the Intimidators (3-2) on
Tuesday night by a score of 12-
!• The loss knocked the
Intimidators to third place in
fte women's blue division and
bumped the Sting Rays into
second, behind the KiUerz (5-

On the second play of the
Intimidators' first drive, quar-
terback (QB) Tasha Ericson
connected with Lindsay Schultz
ror a touchdown. A flag was
rarown for an illegal block on
*ne offense and the Sting Ray's
acceptance of the penalty
'evoked the touchdown.

The Sting Rays showcased a
^^ active defense early in the
same. MeUssa EkvaU stopped
^tina McNeUus close to the
?*»e of scrimmage, which fol-

Chi the Sting Rays' next drive
^ set the tone of the game
JJ™ a pass from QB Lisa
"Uson to wideout EfcvalL

Ekvall hobbled the ball before
snaring it on the run and scor-
ing the first touchdown of the
game. Christina McNeilus
intercepted the extra point
attempt, keeping the score 6-0.

Ekvall was stellar on both
sides of the ball, snagging an
interception on one play and
then passing a long bomb to
receiver Lauren Holland on the
next.

Heidi Stenson opened the
second half with the kick return
and positioned her team at
their own 40-yard line. Ericson
gained yardage with an option
sweep early in the drive to
advance the Intimidators to
mid-field. Ekvall snared her
second interception which
ended in a touchdown.

Schultz intercepted the Sting
Rays' extra point attempt and
ran it back for the point, their
only of the game. On the ensu-
.ing kick-off, Schultz returned
the ball to the Sting Rays' 20-
yard hne. Ekvall caught her
third interception in the

The Sting RiJys' Lisa WUsod fleft) drops back for a pass during the
Intiiiiidfltors loss to the Sting Rays Tuesday night.

Intimidators' end zone. The
Wilson/Ekvail connection
proved fatal to the
Intimidators' defense despite
the efforts of McNeilus, who
played excellent defense.
Sherri Edgmon, who hadb^en
qui*fc«tbBUi«hoirty the .-gate*; *
rished for a 15-yard gain
behind the blocking of Wilson.

The Sting Rays were in con-
trol of the momentum through-
out the entire game and
showed they could be danger-
ous in the playoffs. The
Intimidators will have to
bounce back from the' loss
quk^yJn ^reparatioHj^cvAe-
game against the Killerz
Wednesday night.

The (5-1) Colts, arguably the
best team in the league, beat
the (4-2) That's It 27-21.

Quarterback Brian Chinn
connected with Troy Churchill
for tlieir first touchdown (TD),
followed by the e.\tra point (XP)
pass to Duane Davis.

Edwn Urbina looked shaky
early in tlie game, throwing an
interception to Preston Black,
but the near-touchdown was
prevented by a diving pull by
Scott Gooch.

That's It held die Colts for
the first three downs, but the
Colts pulled an ace out of their
sleeve on fourth down. The
Colts started the sweep to the
right, then die running back
passed it back to the QB who
tiien made die pass to the end
zone, increasing tlie Colts' lead
to 13.

Tliat's It showed flair in dieir
offense when Ryan Lucht took
the handoff and then dumped
tlie ball back to Mark Cloutier
while on the run. Cloutier
caught a pass from Urbina later
in the drive to set up a first and
goal situation. Urbina and
Lucht connected for the touch-
down and extra point, narrow-
ing the margin to six.

On anotlier trick play, Derek
Sherbondy's throw was inter-
cepted by Eric Michaelis-
Woodard. Urbina looked loos-
er in the second half, tlirowing
a long TD pass to Michaelis-
Woodard. Urbina found Lucht
in the end zone for tlie XP, giv-
ing Tliat's It a 14-13 advantage.
On the following drive,
That's It's defense deflected
Chinn's pass, but on the next
play, receiver Scott McCoy
burned his defender down the
field, catching the pass for the
long TD. The Colts couldn't
convert tlie XP but regained the
lead, 19-14-

The next drive, a pass to
Michaelis-Woodard, put That's
It inches from the goal line, and
Urbina completed a pass to
Lucht for die TD. Michaelis-
Woodard caught the short pass
for the XP, giving Tbaf s It a 21-
19 advantage. x

With less than io seconds
left, Chinn complet^ a TD pass
and connected with Black for a
two point conversi(^. On the
final play, Urbina t^w a deep
pass to Michaeli-Woodard
who hobbled it i*mentarily,
^«Ddrgained'«ontiS, only to
have his flags puped inches
from the goal line. '

Thursday, October ;

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CONCERT

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NIGHT

[7 p.m.]

Collegedale

Academy

Auditorium

Tickcu are free. Call the Collegedale Adventist Church @ 3962 1 34 or d\±
ihem up @ Southern's Office of Student Services.

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The Southern Accent

Thursday, November 3, 2005

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 9

#1

What are
couples up
too now?
Pg. 7

Chatter Box
Pg. 8

LOCAL WEATHER

Collegedale, Tenn.
Saturday

High 74 ^

Low 54 _jpiv~\

Sunday
High 77

Low 56

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Current Events P5

Wordsearch P.6

Cartoons P.7

Lifestyles P.8

Religion p.9

pinion p.10

[ports P.11

'assifieds P.12

State gives
thousands to
students

Social work students can now
get $7,200 each semester for
school plus a guaranteed joh
after graduation.

"It's a fabulous program,"
said Stanley Stevenson, the proj-
ect manager for Southern. "Not
only do they get first-hand expe-
rience and specific training in
working \vith children and fami-
hes, they have a guaranteed job."
Tennessee will give the
money each semester as an
incentive for social work gradu-
ates to work for the state. Junior
and senior social work majors
can receive this money if they
work for two years in the
Department of Children's
Services after graduation. Once
they start work, they'll get paid
more than most social work
graduates - roughly $32,000 a
year.

The program was created
after a recent lawsuit requiring
Tennessee social workers to
actually have a social work
degree. Southern is also helping
re-train social workers who do
not aheady have a degree. The
state hopes that this program
will put better-quahfled social
workers in the Department of
Children's Services.

Southern is one of only 13
accredited schools in the state
offering a bachelor's degree in
social work, making it a prime
target for the department's
recruiting efforts.

Laura Kabel, a junior social
work major, likes the opportuni-
ties the program offers.

"Basically I'd have a job right
after graduating, and child wel-
fare is sometliing I really want to
do, " Kabel said. "Being thrown
right into it will just set me up
for better jobs later."

Stevenson said social work
majors have several advantages
if they enroU in this program.
First, they will have four years of
trainmg, more tiian the nine
weeks state workers without a
previous degree have. In addi-
tion, they become certified m
child welfare after completing
the program and are placed at a
higher case manager level than
other graduates.

The program is offered to 65
See Social Pg. 4

Southern students participati

SA hosts Fall Festival

Sunday evening, hundreds of
students gathered at Griffin
Farm for what Stratton Tingle
called in his song The cider-
drinkin', hay ridin' fall festival."

"I think it's one of the nicest
social activities they have of the
year," said Raz Catarania, a sen-
ior mass communications major.

The fall festival has been an
annual Student Association event

for many years but has been held
at Griffin Farm for about five
years, said Bill Wohlers, the vice
president of student services. The
Griffins and their children
attended Southern, and their
son-in-law, Michael Hills, is an
assistant professor m the School
of Education and Psychology.

During this year's event, Uve
music of various genres filled the
air while students participated in
activities like "bull riding," a

"King of the Mountain" climbing
race, dart throwing, a Hi Striker,
fighring knights and riding a
gyroscope, a contraption that
sent individuals twisting for-
ward, backward, sideways and
upside down. Other features
included a pie-eating contest,
marriage ceremonies and a
portable kissing booth.

"I liked the padded knights— I
got to grab the head off my

See Festival Pg. 2

Funeral honors former professor

A memorial service was held
Wednesday for former Southern
professor, Douglass Bennett.
Many people gathered m the
Collegedale Church for the 2
p.m. service. Contributors to the
service included Ken Rogers,
who gave Bennett's life sketch;
grandson Jon Spears, who
shared memories of his grandfa-
ther- Don Gettys, who gave the
homily; and others. The
Collegedale Academy Madngals
and ftiends sang three songs.

"Elder Bennett's testimony
for God ivill not soon fade away,"
Rogers said during the service^

Bennett passed- away this
Sunday from complications due
to a sti-oke. Dr. Bennett was
shopping at the local Sunday
Flea Market one week earlier

Funeral attendees remember th
Wednesday afternoon. Bennett, a
member, died October 30.

when he suff'ered the sh-oke and
was rushed to the hospital.

Dr. Bennett was a faculty
member in the School of
Religion from 1962 to 1993- He
taught .practical theology and
chaired the department for the
last 10 years of his employment
there. Dr. Bennett taught several
generations of pastors, one of

n faeulty

which is now a professor in the
School of Religion.

"I had die privilege of taking
homiletics from Dr. Bennett in
the early 80s," said Jud Lake, a
professor of religion at Southern.

The current dean of the
School of religion, Ron Clouzet,

See Professor Pg. 4

c

^

Festival cont.

continued from Pg. 1

fiiend." Catarama said.

Students also enjoyed more
festive traditions like a pump-
kin-carving contest and
hayrides. Hot chocolate and
popcorn balls were served, and
fires provided places to warm
up, roast marshmallows, make
s'mores and socialize. Students
also had the chance to taste
fresh-squeezed apple cider.

The apple cider was deli-
cious," said Rick Anderson,
sophomore media lech major.

Some students weren't as
impressed with the festival.

"I'm glad I have to leave soon
because I wouldn't want to stay
here for four hours," said Rika
Gemmell, a sophomore mass
communication and social sci-
ence major. "But I'm glad I
came because I wanted to
check it out."

Thursday, Noro^g^^l

N^^ri^Ticw attend scholarshipbrun^

About 190 people attended
Southern's Scholarship

Brunch held in the Dining
Hall on Sunday morning,
making it the largest number
of attendees in more than four
years, according to officials.

"About 85 of the attendees
were students, which is the
most we've ever had," said
Leslie Schwarzer, administra-
tive assistant in the advance-
ment office.

Schwarzer credits the
attendance to people becom-
ing more informed about the
event.

"All I can say is that the
word is getting around about
Southern's scholarship pro-
gram," she said.

The Scholarship Brunch is
held every year during alumm
weekend and is an opportuni-
ty for scholarship donors and
recipients to meet with each
other. It is also a time where
the administration, students
and donors get to share their
thoughts on Southern's schol-
arship program.

Ben Wygal, assistant to
President Gordon Bietz, com-
plimented the donors for their
generosity during his speech.

"It's great philanthropy to
give to a fund and not really
know who you're giving too,"
he said. "That's disinterested,
not uninterested philanthro-
py"

Students like senior ele-
mentary education major
Suzanne Trude expressed her

' Scholarship donors, recipients and faculty gather in the DiningHa
Siuiday during Southern's annual scholarship hrunch.

gratitude for received scholar- on academics."

ships. Southern has 198 to

"For me, it's meant the scholarships with $76o,o„,

world," she said. "It's allowed available, according to a 2015 1

me not to stress so much on summer endowment reporti
financial stuff and focus

".31

See Brunch Pg,

fnOAYtlOVB/IBER1B-7aim
OWrr. MEMORW. AUDdOraUM

Writing Center receives 500 visits from students

Angela Palmer

More than 500 visits were
made to the Writing Center dur-
ing tlie nine weeks since it
opened, records show. These
visits included students seeking
writing help or fulfilling gram-
mar contracts.

Writing Center director
Debbie Higgens said wilhm two
weeks of opening, visits to the
center doubled her expectations.
"We've been playing catch-
up because we've grown faster
than we expected," Higgens

Tlie catch-up process, began

m

the last week of August, when
student demand for services
prompted Higgens to open the
center several days early.

"We weren't supposed to
open that first week," Higgens
said. "So many people were
coming, we had to open."
... In.the first. three-weekfiy the
Writing Center averaged 42 vis-
its per week, before jumping to
87 visits in week four.

That week, Writing Center
staff had to place a sign on the
door reading, "No walk-ins,"
said Emily McArtliur, a writing
consultant for the center.
'. Writing Center usage peaked
two weeks later with 97 visits in

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MAT!- BaRCUY

Alilx Maitison
Britni Brannon
Lynn Taylor

Omar Bourne
RouiN George Cnrjstie Aguirrb

MiciiAiii. Crabtree Sonya Reaves

one week.

Junior nursing and business
major Raquel Justiniano said
she goes to the Writing Center
almost every week.

"It makes it so much easier
just going there. They help me
with transitions and with struc-
ture and ^vith seme grammatical
things," Justiniano said.

To meet the demand,
Higgens said she increased the
number of tutors on-duty from
one to sometimes as many as
three. In the future, she hopes
to have three tutors on-duty at
all times.

Higgens attributed tlie rapid
growth of Southern's Writing

Center to widespread awas'l
ness.

Higgens said she and Wrilii^l
Center staff concentrated [e|
promoting the center
professors of writing (
who in turn recommended ilt!|
their students. ,
' Writing consultant Vanesal
Pham attested to the effectiit|
ness of this method.

"The word got put earljl
Professors told people the fii^|
day of class," said Pham,
uate student in rehgious

Higgens said that WritiD|l
Center bookmarks, flyers andai
open house have also raisi^l
awareness of tiie Writing Cental

Local artist paints for language department!

J*\MES Williams
Jason Neufeld
Sara Bandi^l

Melissa Mar,\cle Erik Thomsen
heugion editor layout & design

Ethan Nkana k. Brownlow

L^VURE ClL\MBERLAIN

The modem languages depart-
ment now boasts an original
painting by local artist Frank
Mu-ande, designed especially to
represent the many languages
and cultures the department
embodies.

"We were looking for a symbol
for our department," said Carlos
Parra, chair of the modem lan-
guages department.

The department plans to cou-
ple the art\vork with the depart-
ment's motto: "Breaking barriers,
building bridges."

"Now we have an image to go
with it," Parra said.

The painting, entifled "Many
Tongues, One Message," can be
seen directly upon entering Miller
Hall at the top of the stairs and
incorporates different languages
and cultures.

■The figure of Jesus is the
main focus," said Mirande, who is
also an adjunct professor at
Soutliem.

Frank Mirande looks on a
aftenioon in Miller Hall.

Below Jesus, excerpts of John
3:16 are written in 12 languages,
including Hebrew, Italian,
Enghsh, Spanish and Chinese.
The figure of the cross encom-
passes the pamting.

"All cultures come together in
Christ," Parra said. "The differ-
ences come down at the pomt of
the cross."

Mirande was commissioned in
November 2004 to paint the art-

painting is unveiled Satur >

work. Helen Durichek, ■
retired former associate vl«r
ident for financial admirusOjn
was working with die deP'*^
on the project, and ="88
commissionmg Mirande-

"I've always appreaa"
work," said Durichek ^|

The painting ^«sunv J

Saturday, Oct. 29. Stu"™, j|
ulty and alumni atten"

Thursday, November 3, 2005

News

The Southern Accent 3

Health center relocates to larger facility

Christina Whaley

The University Health
Center has moved. The relo-
cation took place in a timely
manner in October.

The health center was
originally located off of the
east side of Thatcher South
and is now found in a reno-
vated building farther down
University Drive. It is on the
right, just past the stateside
apartments. This new build-
ing is a little farther away
from the main part of cam-
pus.

-I would still walk down
there if I needed to go," s"aid
Tommy Anderson, a commu-
nications major.

But not everyone agrees

Tha Haalth Centsr

with Anderson. Some stu-
dents feel that the walk is
too far if they are sick or
need immediate medical
attention.

This move has freed up 13
additional rooms to be used
for student housing in the
dorm.

The new building was
actually renovated to be
much more accommodating
to the needs of health servic-
es. This renovation and relo-
cation has been planned over
the past one and a half years.
"We wanted a more pro-
fessional facility and more
room for the state-of-the-art
technology," Garver said,
ocation on University Drive. There is uow a designated

place for every need includ-
One of the reasons for the ing two exam rooms, an
move was to "make more observation room, supply
room for the dorms," said rooms, and even a handicap-
Betty Garver, director of accessible bathroom.
University Health Center. Parking is tight right now,

as a new lot is being con-
structed behind the health
center. Eventually this will
allow guests and students to
park in the front and faculty
will park in the back.

Audrienne Andreika,
assistant director of
University Health Center,
said the faculty will be
changing soon as the current
nursing practitioner,

Cynthia Mitchell, will be
leaving. The decision to quit
was made by Mitchell
because she felt the need to
spend more time with her
family. Lori Urban, who is
from Guam, will be the new
the

•

Department seeks to add fifth language

The modem language depart-
ment is trying to make American
Sign Language the fifth language
course to fulfill the general edu-
cation and Bachelor of Arts
requirements.

I

It's just as difficult and compli-
cated as other languages, and
you're still communicating," said
Clar>'ce Caviness, an adjunct lan-
guage professor.

Many students must take a
foreign language to fulfill a gen-
eral education requirement,
while other students need at
least two semesters of an inter-
mediate-level foreign language
to complete their major. For Awareness. Department profes-

many years, French, Italian,
Spanish and German were the
only four that applied to those
requirements.

Carlos Parra, chair of the
modem language department,
said ASL is not always perceived
as equal to other languages.

"We do not see sign language
as a handicap. It's another lan-
guage in itself," Parra said.

This year, the department
started two intermediate-level
semesters of the ASL class in
addition to the beginner-level
class. Enrollment in the beginner
level is the highest it has been in
four years, and there is also a
club called the Student
Organization for Deaf

sors feel that students are inter-
ested in ASL classes and would
appreciate getting credit for
them.

"I just Avanted to add it to the
pool of options," Parra said.

Danvin Ayscue teaches begin-
ner ASL He is also a ftill-time
sign language interpreter in

"With ASL, you have both an
academic part and a ministry
part," Ayscue said. "You auto-
matically have a community out-
reach opportunity."

Ayscue added that inter-
preters for the deaf community
are a major need often over-
looked.

Melissa Tortal, a sophomore
non-profit administration and

development major, is taking
begiimer ASL.

"I plan to work \vith the men-
tally challenged, and there's a
significant amount who use sign
language," Tortal said. "Even if I
didn't go on and take more
[classes], I know enough that if I
met someone who used it, I
could get by."

The department submitted a
request to Academic Affairs and
the General Education
Committee, but it has not been
passed. Some are reluctant to
accept the request because ASL
has no written text or literahire.

In the meantime, the depart-
ment is researching schools
across the nation that accept ASL
as a general education credit.

WSMC welcomes new development director

Scott Komblum, the new
development director of
Public Radio 90.5, WSMC, is
in his third week at the radio
station.

"We are very relieved and
excited to have Scott on board
wth us here at WSMC," said
David Brooks, director of
WSMC. -He has a keen eye on
research and analysis and
[brings some great skill with
him."

Komblum recently moved
to Coliegcdale from Maryland
'nth his wife and two chil-

1 dren.

He was previously the

I president and chief adminis-
oator for 10 years of Building
J'ocks Christian School.
Komblum holds a degree in
™'1> business administra-
tion/markeUng and

ics from the University of
Delaware.

"My ultimate goal here at
WSMC is to foster better com-
munity relations in the
Chattanooga community for
WSMC and also for Southern
Adventist University,"

Komblum said. "WSMC is an
entree for Southern to win
people to Christ through clas-
sical music."

Kornblum will be involved
in selling commercial spots
and program sponsorships.
He will eventually be involved
in getting donors for WSMC.
He also wants to develop an
analytical system for pricing
and marketing and come up
with a business plan.

"I hope that Scott can pro-
vide opportunities for stu-
dents to become involved in
fundraising and have a
hands-on experience," said
Volker Henning, dean of the

Scott Komblum

School of Journalism and
Communication. "It is also
great for internship and
employment opportunities
for students."

Komblum and Brooks are
very interested in reaching
beyond Collegedale and into

the community. They want
individuals to know what
WSMC has to offer.

Kornblum already has
plans on how to do this: He
has already located 20 poten-
tial underwriters and has let
them know what they can
experience through WSMC.

"We are going to make a
concentrated effort to con-
nect WSMC and Southern to
the Chattanooga market,"
said Brooks.

Kornblum feels very
blessed to be in an environ-
ment with the students and
faculty here at Southern and
looks beyond his duties as
development director.

"I am looking for an oppor-
tunity to be the eyes, mouth,
and feet of Jesus," Komblum
said. "WSMC and Southern
gives me that."

Brunch cent.

continued from Pg. 2

Rob Raney, director of
development at Southern,
said students can receive
funds from both an endow-
ment and a scholarship fund.
The former means that the
initial gift given is invested
and the student is awarded
based on the returns for that
investment.

Raney added that with a
scholarship that is not
endowed, a set amount of
money is given away each
year with the intention that
the scholarship wli eventual-
ly end. Raney said he believes
in the endowment concept
because of its continuous aid
to students.

"It's very, very important,"
he said. "Many say if it hadn't
been for that scholarship
they received, they wouldn't
have been able to come
back."

Amanda Tortal, a sopho-
more elementary education
major, said the scholarship
has helped her parents great-
ly.

"Having this scholarship
means I can lift the financial
burden off my parents," she

Jean Murphy, donor of the
Jean S. Murphy Endowed
Scholarship Fund, said she
realized what a privilege and
joy it is to be a giver. She
added that her mission is to
sponsor one music student
through her music fund for
ministry in church music.

Thirteen new endowment
scholarships have been
added over the past year.

Tortal said knowing so
many people are donating to
the scholarship program
inspires her to someday give
back when she has the oppor-
tunity.

3

Thursday, NovemWiTgnr

4 The Southern Accent

Saturday night students
and Southern alumni gathered
in the gymnasium to hear the
vocal stylings of Four Dots
and a Dash.

The quintet, which consists
entirely of educators from
Knox County, specializes in
covering doo-wop hits from
the '50s and '60s.

The evening's set list played
much like a "golden oldies"
station with the group per-
forming hits by classic vocal
groups like The Platters, The
Drifters, The Four Seasons,
and the Del Vikings.

Although most of the group
appear to be in their "autumn

a

years," this fact did not stop
them from grooving and
cracking jokes on stage.

Erin Duman, a nursing
major who attended the pro-
gram, noticed the youthful-
ness the performers emitted
from the stage.

"They sounded a lot
younger than they are,"
Duman said.

While there was a good
turn-out for the concert, most
of it consisted of alumni who
were on campus for the week-
end.

"There were definitely more
alumni coming in the doors
than students," said Elizabeth
Blackerby, a mass communi-
cation major who ran the tick-
et booth before the concert

started.

For students ^
attend, convocation (

"I thoroughly enjoyed the

did performance," Blackerby said.

twas "The '50s and '60s style of

music is something I have

orm- always appreciated."

replaced Bennett in i»,
and recalls memories of hin,

"Doug was what I would call
a consummate Christian gaj^
tleman. He was a sensitive am
kindhearted man, vcn
thoughtfiil all the way around ■ 1

Dr. Bennett's served as chai,
of the Ellen G. White Meraoii/
from 1987 to 1993, and mini,.
tered as pastor and evangelia
in the Gulf States, Georgia-
Cumberland and Kentnckj'.
Tennessee conferenca |

through numerous meet
and field evangehsm train.,.
s for student mission-

Kayaking Club wanting to expand reach

Ashley Coble

The kayaking club is back
with a vengeance this year.
With over lOO members in the
club, they are excited about
expanding it even more.

"The kayaking club is an
opportunity for Southern stu-
dents to gel involved with the
sport of kayaking but also to
have a spiritual experience,"
said Joe Drew, president of
the kayaking club and a senior
nursing major.

The club meets each Friday
in the pool at lies P.E. center
from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

They have activities such as
row sessions to improve their
skills. They also play water
polo, which also enhances
their skills. The club is also
involved in outreach pro-
grams in the community.
They work in downtown
Chattanooga at the UTC pool
with inner city children in an
after-school program. They
teach the kids kayaking skills
and play games like water
polo.

"It is important for us to
show these children a fun
sport that is different from
what they are used to like bas-

ketball and football," said
Drew.

The club is still welcoming
new members. Anyone is wel-
come to join the club. Ninety
percent of the present mem-
bers are new to the sport and
learning the skills. The cost to
join the club is $10.

"It is really easy to join the
club," said Keith Ingram, a
member and sophomore the-
ology major. "It is so much fun
being with the other members
and teaching the sport to oth-

Once you become a mem-
ber, you can rent equipment

from the club to take your own
personal kayaking trips. The
club is planning to take a trip
the first weekend of
November to the Hiwassee
and the Natahala rivers.

"I have always been inter-
ested in kayaking, but I have
always been intimidated," said
Isaac Sendros, a senior busi-
ness marketing major. "It is
nice to know that they are
willing to teach me the skills
from scratch."

If you would like more
information about joining the
kayaking club, contact Joe
Drew atjdrew@southern.edu.

Southern's combined choir opens to faculty

The human body contains
two pairs of vocal cords. One
set assists with swallowing
while the otlier set are vibrat-
ed by passing air out of the
lungs and are then amplified
by the voice box.

The second set, along with
the respiratory center's
breathing patterns, help a
person sing. And that's what
Southern's choral ensembles
are doing by working and
raising their voices together.

"The voice is the instru-
ment of God," said Scott Ball,
dean of the School of Music.

Southern Village Fire

"It is the expression of the Brown-Kibble has made
entire person." many changes including an

Last year, Southern had invitation to faculty and staff
three directors. Now, Bel to participate in the
Can'o. Die Combined Choirs.

Meistersmger, and I Ron Clouzet

Cantor, are directed _ _ dean of the School

by Gennevieve Tne voice IS of Religion is on
Brown-Kibble, a the instrument the roster,
new professor of of God." "Dr. Kibble is the

music from Pacific first choir director

^"T '^f nf ■■ ■^'"^ '" ""= »3 years I

Combmed Choirs, a have been here that

combination of the three opened it up to faculty"

ensembles, replaced the Clouzet said. "She conveys the

Southern Chorale. spirit of the sacred music we

Students can have the sing."

same choral experience as Under Bro™-Kibble the

before, but it is a different ensembles also have a new

structure," Ball said. mission: "To know and reflect

our creator through the study
and performance of great
choral music."

Brown-Kibble wrote the
mission statement.

"We study and perform so
God can be glorified," she
said. "What unites us is this
mission."

Senior Jaclyn Ford, a mem-
ber of Bel Canto, said Brown-
Kibble is in pursuit of excel-

"I'm glad she holds us to a
standard," Ford said. "If we're
not leading out in worship
and pointing the congregation
to God, then what is the pur-
pose in doing it?"

According to Campus Safety a small kitchen fire broke out in SouthPm \/m=.n» i, . . „

department responded. One s.uden, experienced minorTn;:ie'Th"e t^altt^ed^^f e'"' ''' ""

Bennett is survived by li
wife, two daughters, two step I
daughters, eight grandchil- f
dren, four step grandchik
and one great-grandchild.

Social cont.

continued from Pg. 1

students statewide. Many I
slots are still avf
because the program is

This semester, two social I
work majors have joined I
Next semester, they hope
have four - more than 1
other school in the state.

Chris Angelin, ' a junioil
social work major, is joining |
the program next semester.

Angelin said, "I think that I
if anyone is daring to go inlo I
this field of child welfare, this |
is excellent opportunity toge
their foot in the door andse
what it's all about."

Preparing to
Meet the Firms I

This course was ^.-.-o- -
help students be ready for «« I
job-hunt. I

This is a one credit couisi

that begins on Jan- lian'i'*!

eludes on Feb. 23 ™* ""I

the Firms.

Guest presenters cover to

ics associated ™th job acq«i»l
tion and career developB*!
As you interact mth these P ■
senters, you'll get "^f'^^t
these questions and o ■

"""•mat kind of qu«j:*|
willlbeaskedinajon"-

•What should I wear?

•What can I expect 01
first employee evaluation^

•What can I do to ^_
myself really valuable |
company?

This is a course 1 ,
for seniors and junior*'
anyone can attend. j^ii,<l

This year's reg |
begins November 7-

Thursday, November 3, 2005

Current Events

The Southern Accent 5

Bird flu may delay travel

WASHINGTON tAP) -
Sustained person-to-person
spread of the bird flu or any
other super-influenza strain
anywhere in the world could
prompt the United States to
implement travel restrictions
or other steps to block a brew-
ing pandemic, say federal
plans released Wednesday.

If a super-flu begins spread-
ing here, states and cities will
have to ration scarce medica-
tions and triage panicked
patients to prevent them from
overwhelming hospitals and
spreading infection inside
emergency rooms, the plan

It provides long-awaited
guidance to the front-line local
officials urging them to figure

out now how they would pre-
vent that.

Pandemics, or worldwide
outbreaks, strike when the
easy-to-mutate influenza virus
shifts to a strain that people
have never experienced before,
something that happened
three times in the last century.

It's impossible to predict the
toll of the nex"t pandemic, but a
bad one could infect up to a
third of the population and,
depending on its virulence, kill
anywhere from 209,000 to 1.9
million Americans, say the
Bush administration's new
Pandemic Influenza Plan.

The illness will spread
fastest among school-aged
children, infecting about 40
percent of them.

Texans suspend tax rights

DENVER (AP) Colorado res-
idents have voted to suspend
their Taxpayer's Bill of Rights,
the strictest government spend-
ing limit in the nation, and give
up more than $3 billion in tax
refunds to help the state bounce
back from a recession.

Fiscal conservatives were
dismayed at the outcome
Tuesday night and worried
about its impact on other states
considering similar spending
limits.

But supporters said
Colorado couldn't afford to vote
no, not with higher education,
health care and fransportation
already suffering from millions
of dollars in budget cuts.

'It means we can join 49
other states recovering from the
recession, we can make up
some of the cuts," said
Republican Gov. Bill Owens,
who stunned his own party by
joining Democrats in crafting
the ballot r

Douglas Bruce, an anti-tax
crusader who wrote the 1992
Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, said
Colorado voters caved in to gov-
ernment pressure.

Tuesday's vote makes it
harder now for other states to
cap spending, he said.
California, Kansas, Ohio,
Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma and
Arizona all are considering new
limits.

"The establishment is going
to say we had 13 years of experi-
ence with spending Umits and
we changed our minds. I'm
sorry for their sake and I'm
sorr>' for our sake," Bruce said.

Next Tuesday, a proposal to
limit state spending goes to the
voters in California, and polls
already are giving it little
chance of passing.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
has been urging voters to cap
Cahfomia's spending and give
him the power to cut funding
without legislative approval.

Alito meets Judiciary Committee

minee Samuel Alito, left, meets with Senate
ee member Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.,
;, 2005 on Capitol Hill.

Students protest in Seattle

A Homeland Security police officer, right, urBcsnnti-..«. ,,.«-
testers to move away from the front of the Federal Courthouse,
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, in Seattle. Several hundred protesters
joined in what was called a national student walkout on the
anniversary of the presidential election as a protest to the war

Row from Japan ends in U.S.

Emmanuel Coindre, 32, of France, is seen rowing his boat
ashore for its removal from the water Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005, at
the boat baSin in Charleston, Ore. Coindre, who set out alone
from Japan in a rowboat 129 days ago, arrived offshore of Coos

Conflict over modified crops

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -
Farmers in Sonoma County
have lined up on both sides of a
ballot initiative that would bar
them from growing genetically
modified crops in this lush
region of vineyards and
orchards.

In one of the county's most
expensive ballot fights ever,
supporters and opponents of
the proposed 10-year ban have
spent a combined $850,000.
Sonoma would be only the
fourth U.S. county, after three
others in California, to ban
such crops if Measure M is
approved Tuesday.

Organic farmer Shelley
Arrowsmith said a ban would
give her peace of mind that the
tomatoes, basil and apples she
grows on her modest 2.5-acre
farm are uncontaminated. She
relies on "good bugs" attracted
by the flowers surrounding her

vegetable garden to keep trou-
blesome insects under control.

"The bees have no bound-
aries," Arrowsmith said. "They
can go wherever they want,"

But Art Lafranchi, who
grows 45 acres of genetically
modified feed corn on his
Sonoma County dairy farm,
said he thinks his crops are
much cleaner than the conven-
tional corn he had before. He's
had to use progressively less
pesticides over the sbc years
he's grown weed-resistant
crops.

"We're using less chemicals,
we're using chemicals that
have far less impact, and it
costs less and it does a much
better job," he said. "What they
(supporters of a ban) want flies
in the face of what environ-
mentalists want - having an
environment that's less toxic to

Senate's 'gang of 14'

WASHINGTON (AP)^

The 14 centrists who averted a
Senate breakdown over judi-
cial nominees last spring are
shoMng signs of splintering
on President Bush's latest
nominee for the Supreme
Court. That is weakening the
hand of Democrats opposed to
conservative judge Samuel
Alito and enhancing his
prospects for confirmation.

Six GIs killed in Iraq

B AG HDAD^ Iraq (AP)

A suicide bomber detonated a
minibus Wednesday in an out-
door market packed with
shoppers ahead of a MusUm
festival, kilUng about 20 peo-
ple and wounding more than
60 in a Shiite town south of
Baghdad. Six U.S. troops were
killed, two in a heUcopter
crash west of the capital. Also
Wednesday, the U.S. com-
mand confirmed moves to
step up training on how to
combat roadside bombs _
now the biggest killers of
American troops in Iraq.

Thousands honor Parks

DETROIT (AP)

A church packed with 4,000
mourners celebrated the Hfe of
Rosa Parks Wednesday in an
impassioned, song-filled
funeral, \vith a crowd of nota-
bles giving thanks for the
humble woman whose dignity
and defiance helped transform
a nation. "The woman we hon-
ored today held no public
office, she wasn't a wealthy
woman, didn't appear in the
society pages," said Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ul. "And yet
when the history of this coun-
try is written, it is this small,
quiet woman whose name will
be remembered long after the
names of senators and presi-
dents have been forgotten."

Bush forbids torture

WASHINGTON (AP)

President Bush's directive
banning tlie torture of terror
suspects applies to all prison-
ers - even if held in a secret
prison reportedly set up by
the CIA for its most impor-
tant al-Qaida captives, a sen-
ior administration official
said Wednesday. National
Security Adviser Stephen
Hadley would not confirm or
deny the existence of a secret, ^^\
Soviet-era compound in ^^

Eastern Europe that was
described in a Washington
Post account. The story said
the facility was part of a
covert prison system set up
nearly four years ago that at *

various times has included
sites in eight countries.

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Leviathan

I forget who said those words, but they always
seem ta drift in Oie bocfc of my mind at the end
of each day. Like many, I constantly question
my purpose of life. I know that everyone has
"gifts" & abllltlos to some degree, and that It'*
how we choose to use thent in the time that we
have that matters In the lorn

Thursday, November 3, 2005

Robin George

Head Cartoonist

robingeorge@southern.edu

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The Southern Accent 7

3

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
britnib(gsouthem.edu

Lifestyles

Labels on fast food to the rescue

Yau know something is wrong
when fast-food restaurants have
to start printing nutrition facts
on food wrappers to safeguard
themselves against lawsuits filed
by regular consumers who want
to blame the quick-food joint for
their obesity. Last week's news
announced McDonald's new
wrapper layout, which will soon
take away any need to ever won-
der, "Just how much fat is in this
burger and these fries?"

If anyone thinks slapping fat
gram amounts and caloric quan-
tities on food wrappers is going
to change anything about the
body mass index of our country,
I beg them to reconsider. Just
because a label gives further evi-
dence that our nation's heart is

soon going to need triple-bypass
surgery doesn't mean people's
diets are going to change. Has
the general populous heard of
self-control? Or how about free-
dom of choice? None of

us are robots, subject
being told where a
what to eat— it's our o

pus one. I bring this up mostly
due to a quest for something
green this past Sunday. Since
the cafeteria was closed for
lunch, I found myself strolling 1

the

Village

dec;

And

right to make that deci-
sion. We love to promote

and protect our free-

doms of speech, press,
etc., but what about our freedom
of choice? This brings me to a
crossroads, however, because in
order for a choice to be made,
there have to be options to
choose from.

Options-something seem-
ingly more prevalent in the off- lunch
campus worid than the on-cam- greens

Market in hopes
of making a salad
to cart back to my
room- How disap-
being told Oiere ^^.^^^^ j

ttaie of us are
rcbots, atrject to

and vAiat to eat read the small

sign on the deli

counter telling
me that salad and soup bars
were not available on Sundays.
What was I to do? K.R.'s doesn't
serve salads and Campus
Kitchen only has those pre-made
ones, which I don't much care
for. Thus, I was left eating a
my desired crispy

The point is this: If we want
to live healthy lifestyles, we have
to make good choices. But in
order to make good choices, we
have to have good, available
options. I've often thought it
would be a welcome change for
K.R.'s to even offer vegan ver-
sions of their regular menu
items. (Yes, you can make vegan
cheese quesadillas-and they
taste good, too.) Or what if
Campus Kitchen had a salad bar
of some sort? Any and all of
these would certainly allow
opportunity for students to
make better choices.

Last Sunday, all I wanted was
a salad even though the cafeteria
was closed, without having to
drive off campus, and I just don't
understand why that was too
much to ask.

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into the timgEcn of ny mind
all ny thoughts suspended
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v*y reply to life's dsrend?

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shadows all are one

ny mind, ny soul, ny sight

-Jenna Autumn Everest

Name: Abner Emillo Sanchez
Class Standing: Sophomore
Major: Elementary Education
Born: Brooklyn, N.Y.
(Septembers, 1981)
Home: Miami. Fl.

Status: Single
Hobbles: Spending time with friends, photography,
sports, driving, watching movies, listening to music
(all types), participating in school activities, trying
to figure out women!

About Myself: For those of you who don't know me,
1 consider myself a people person. 1 love to make
friends and meet new people, i try to have a positive
outlook on life. My goal is to make as much of a
positive Impact on people's lives as much as possi-
ble. I am currently serving as the President of the
Latin American Club.

Ideal Woman: Simplicity Is beauty! I want a woman
who knows what she wants. My Ideal woman must
e all other things, have a sense of

d be family oriented.

305-527-1329.

sGoda

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status:

Semi-young student looking lor younger female to
l<eep warm during winter. Enjoys ice cream based
pina coladas wltti a litlie bit of mango fiavoring
I doni enjoy getting caught in the rain, because that
1*61110 ° ^ l" hl°"^ ^^^^ cold and my nose gets runny,
through slightly opened blinds (you never ((now°"
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conllrmed. Looking for single (or not) girl between

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What food item do you
wish was more readily
available on campus?

"Taco Bell.'

Desmond Suarez II

"I'm probably
biased but I
wish there
was more
Asian food."

■Td like to
see less _
potatoes.

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Melissa Maracle
Religion Editor
mmaracle@southern.edu

B£LIGION

Collegedale Community breaks ground

LINDSEY GASPARD

Members of the Collegedale Community
Seventh-day Adventist Church gathered
recently to celebrate the groundbreaking of
their new church.

"We've been waiting for four years," said
Corrine Dann, a member at Collegedale
Community. "It's very, very exciting."

The congregation, about 775 members,
has met in the Eastwood Church on
Ooltewah- Ringgold Road since September
2001. The new church will be much larger,
•seating over 1,000. The 23-acre construc-
tion site on the outskirts of Collegedale was
donated by the McKees. Plans began sever-
al years ago and the church has raised near-
ly half of their projected goal of $7.2 mil-
hon. The actual costs have not been final-
More than 150 people met Sunday
evening for the ceremony.

Jack McKee shared the story of his par-
ents' dream to one day have a church on the
hill, and conference president Ed Wright
gave several remarks.

"BuOding a church is part of something
bigger," Wright said. "Building a church is
part of something beyond all of us. It's
about building the kingdom of God."

Collegedale Mayor John Turner also
congratulated the church on their upcom-
ing addition to the deeply religious commu-

The program concluded with key mem-
bers and pastoral staff breaking the ground
with golden shovels.

Herb Poulson, the church's building
committee chairman, said the goals of the
groundbreaking were to "motivate and
encourage [the members] that this is going
to happen."

Poulson said church leaders hope the
new church building will encourage more
outreach activity by becoming a "base of
operations" to reach the community.

building will seat ovor 1,00

"The church was started witli the basis of
getting people involved in ministry - in
making people disciples. We look at the
facility as a means to get our members
involved in outreach ministries," said
Poulson.

Jerry Arnold, senior pastor of
Collegedale Community, agrees.

"We would like for it to be a unified min-
istry, more so than no; where every mem-
ber is a minister," Arnold said. "We want to
be a part of the community."

Adventists should be more like the Mokens

A remote tribe of people
living on islands off the coast
(Jf Thailand and Burma don't
have television. They don't
have access to cell phones,
Internet, or weather fore-
casters. Yet when the tsuna-
■ni of December 2004 hit,
everyone in the tribe was
saved because they knew it
was coming.

As 60 Minutes correspon-
dent Bob Simon reported in
March, the people of this
tribe live as nomads on the
sea. They are called the
Moken, and they spend so
"inch time in the water that
'hey notice every change.

Simon told the story of
that day. The tide receded
"ito the horizon, and the ani-
"lals suddenly became quiet
and rushed to higher ground.
"ne old man ran around

telli,

^verj.o

for

safetj.. At first they didn't
°=heve him, but when the
wbe saw the waves receding,
""^y scrambled for higher
Sround too. While their pos-
sessions were destroyed, all

of the people were saved.

The Moken have a camp-
fire legend of a wave that
eats people, sent by angry
ancestors to cleanse the
earth. According to the leg-
end, the sign of this wave is
that the sea recedes before it
comes.

Like the Moken, we

Adventists also

liave our "legends"

of the end.

Like the Moken, we
Adventists also have our
"legends" of the end. One of
our main missions has
always been to warn of the
end times. IVe preach about
the prophecies of Daniel and
Revelation so much that
most of us have known them
since we were kids. Every
time another disaster hap-
pens, a new technology is
invented, or someone is
elected into power, we refer
back to the Bible and point

out more signs of the end.

That's exactly what Jesus
told us to do - to keep our
eyes open so that when the
end comes we won't be sur-
prised. We'll be ready.

But the most amazing
thing about the Moken tribe
and their story is not that
they were saved by watching
the signs, but that they ■•'"■■»
never worried about it.

These people of the sea
live for every moment, never
thinking about what is to
come. Time as we know it
doesn't exist for them. In
fact, they don't even have a
word for "when." There is no
word for "want," or for
"hello" or "goodbye." They
simply take and give, and
show up and leave, but no
one is ever troubled by any-

'h'"S- , , .,

The Moken also don t
have a word for "worry."
After the tsunami, the
Moken rebuilt their boats
and sailed off again, not wor-
ried about anything.

When it comes to the end
times, we should be watch-
ing the signs and prepanng.

But in the Bible, it tells us
not to worry many more
times than it tells us to pre-
pare for the end. Jesus
promises us that he will pro-
vide for all our needs, so we
do not have to fear the end.
We simply have to be like the
Moken and live knowing that
tomorrow will bring whatev-
er it will.

Do you think we

need to be afraid

of the end times

and why?

"I don't think we
should be afraid
because the ultimate
outcome will far out-
weigh the trials, and
God promises he's going
to be there."

-Grace Lee

"I THINK WE NEED TO
BE PREPARED BECAUSE
we'll be GOING THROUGH
A LOT OF TROUBLES, BUT I
THINK WE SHOULD WEL-
COME IT BECAUSE IT

MEANS Jesus is just

AROUND THE CORNER, AND
that's A GOOD THING."

-Mike Miles

"I THINK that WE

SHOULD TRUST God that

he has THE FUTURE IN HIS

HANDS. Sometimes 1
don't think I'm ready
enough, but i think
God WILL help me get to
that point."

-Jackie Torres

"I THINK WE SHOULD BE
EXCITED. I THINK IT
SHOULD BE SOMETHING
EVERYONE SHOULD LOOK
FORWARD TO. IT WILL BE
TRYING, BUT GOD WON'T

give us anything we
can't handle."

-Amanda Parker

Apison

Chattanooga First

Collegedale

Collegedale -The Third

Collegedale Community

Collegedale Spanish-American

Hamilton Community

Harrison

Hixson

McDonald Road

New Life

Ooltewah

Orchard Park

Thursday, November^^^ I

1

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

Opinion

ACceiiL

Rudeness and stupidity plague society

^\

You know what r
grinds my gears?

Absolute rudeness. I'n
talking about common i

tesy. Rudeness, people, rude-
ness. The kind of rudeness
that happens when someone
feels the need to yell at some-
one for parking in front of
Thatcher Hall, waiting for a
friend to come down to go out
to the mall or Target or what-
ever. You have room to go
around. At least the driver
was in the car. You could have
been parked and trying to
leave and have the car parked
behind you with no driver and
no way to leave. That will
really grate on your nerves.
However, there was no call to
scream at someone when you
could go around.

Another form of rudeness is
acting like you have no idea
who someone is when they've
known you for over five years.

Coming to Southern does not
mean that you have instant,
and selective, amnesia.

Also, I'm not looking to be
your bestest friendest forever-
est. I just want a wave or a
"Hi" if we happen to get that
close on the promenade.
You're not the biggest fish in
the pond anymore. You're a
snob. Not a good thing.

Ah, stupidity. You come to
class so often, I wonder how
many credit hours you're tak-
ing. You seem to have a varied
seating arrangement, you sit
all around me, sometimes in
front, sometimes in back, but
always near me. You never
pay attention, and you never
skip class, even on Friday.

Stupidity, you should pay
attention more. Chances are.

other people have your ques-
tion and have asked it, and the
professor is in the middle of
answering it, and to blurt it
out as (s)he is explaining it,
just makes you look even more
dumb than usual. Also, if you
could talk just a teensy bit qui-
eter. You have an indoor
voice, I know it. 'We don't all
need to know about the super-
de-duper cute skirt you
bought the other day but don't
have any shoes to wear with it
yet.

Enough, stupidity. Also,
you get three times to speak in
class. Three questions. Three
comments. Whatever. After
that, three strikes and you're
out.

It's probably a good thing
I'm not going into teaching.

Hypocrisy of Halloween

Mahaoino Eomm There are absolutes all

Christians have to follow: don't
On my way to dorm worship kill people, don't disrespect
Monday night, I passed a bowl God's name, etc. While the
of candy outside a door with a Bible speaks strongly against
sign reading "Happy spirituahsm and anything that

Halloween" over it. Inside the gives the devil access to our
empty bowl lay a little note. My hearts, the Halloween we cele-
eternal nosiness made me stop brate today is largely divorced
and read it. "I thought from the pagan holiday it once
Adventists don't believe in was. Because ofthat divorce my
Halloween," it said. The writer friends innocently went trick-
politely signed herself as or-treating, believing it was all
"Curious". about costumes and candy.

I grew up in a traditional Their parents took them trick-
Adventist home, and for me or-treating because they felt
Halloween was the day I stayed Halloween was an American
inside with my nose pressed to holiday tradition, not because
the window, wondering if any they were sacrificing goats in
kids would come to our house, the backyard.
They didn't because word got
around that my parents handed
out apples and pretzels (tradi-
tional home, traditional health
message). My parents told me
that Halloween was a day origi-
nally dedicated to worshipping Christian stance on purity? I
the devil, so we wouldn't cele- don't know for sure, but I doubt
brate it. people are leaving little notes

1 did realize at a young age on fogged-up car windows in
that not all Adventists beheve the Summerour parking lot. It's
the way my parents do. Lots of pretty easy to criticize some-
my little Sabbath School bud- thing that doesn't apply to our
dies went trick-or-treating. Ill lifestyle or cause us to examine
admit I probably told them our levels of godliness. But I
they were worshipping the really won't take the anti-
devil by celebrating his day, but Halloween thing seriously
I was sbc years old at the time, while we mentally justify other
Not to knock the simplicity of a un-Adventist practices like pre-
child's faith (Jesus applauded marital sexual activities, drink-
it), but there are certain things ing, drugs, cheating, lying, gos-
I know now that 1 didn't know siping and hating our fellow
then. Like how it isn't possible human beings. We can come
"or a global church of over 14 back to Halloween when we get
Tiilhon people to have a com- the other stuff figured out.
iletely unified

Moral relativism: irrelevant

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others, it's only by putting our

First and foremost I have to relationship with God above

apologize for joining the all else that lets things natu-

To disagree with
over a matter of personal opin-
ion is pointless. There are no
absolutes to base such argu-
ments on. But if you really want
to talk absolutes, how about the

ranks of all those othi
response-articles that cause a
stir of student comments.
That's really not my intent;
rather it's to share that elimi-
nating moral relativism from without
our Christian
lives should not
be the highest

ally fall into place according
to His will.

Moral relativisms may
need to be considered when in
personal time, but not
; sure that our
focus is on
lovingly help-
ing those

time We need to shift our need. In fact,

tie one

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our relationship orities in relation to church that
to God and not ,,- ends up

our priorities in '"^ °" °°""- blocking the

relation to life ^ path to heav-

on earth. It's by en by strongly

putting first things first and focusing on the law. We were
letting everything else come never charged with the duty to

second. That means that
don't need to think of any-
thing else before our relation-
ship with our Father in heav-

defend God, truthfully, saying
that is in no way bibhcal. We
were, although, commanded
to do two things above all:
love God with all our heart
mphasized and then to love our neigh-

The aposth . ._,^ __^

the intensity and importance bors likewis"e

°^i!l"''., '"".', """"™'5 <"• Forget focusing on moral

earth by detadmg the prayer relativism. What's crucial is

of Gethsemane^ It was there that we as children of God

tnat we saw that the closer spend our time on things that

Jesus drew to His death, the are true and worthy of ou

more important His personal time, and as we individually

mne with His Father became, feel time coming to aTose "e

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relativism become and the relations major

Alito gives
advantage to
conservatives

Many Navy SEALs get out
of the Navy early because
they never see actual com-
bat. Repeatedly they learn of
conflicts, get deployed to the
region and just when they
are at peak readiness, they
are sent home. All of their
training and potential is
never actualized.

Conservatives in this
country have felt that same
frustration each time
President Bush names a
nominee to the Supreme
Court. But this time is dif-
ferent. With Judge Alito we
get a guy we can defend with
our wrell-honed political
influence. Gone are the days
of middle-of-the-road nomi-
nees and unknowns. This is
what my fellow conserva-
fives and I have been wait-
ing for. We would much
rather fight for a guy we like
than sit on the sidelines
because we aren't needed.

Liberals don't like Alito;
this in itself should be
enough to convince people
that he would be a great
judge. For decades liberals
have been abusing the
courts to circumvent the
public by passing nonsense
laws that put minority rights
above majority rule.
Liberals know that their val-
ues disgust millions of peo-
ple, so they hijack the
Democratic process. They
move the issue to a libeis^ |
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judges and move the debatt
through the courts, bethng
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The Southern Accent 11

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southem.edu

Hi'

Sports ''''^

For the love of the intramural games

REESE Godwin

SPORTS REPORTER

How do you explain dozens
of students standing outside
in freezing cold weather on a
weeknight when many of
them have homework, tests,
quizzes and projects that are
due the next morning? What
causes Southern's students to
give up a perfectly good
Saturday night, miss out on
some much-needed sleep, and
hang out until 5-30 a.m.
behind a post office, waiting
for the fog to clear? What
brings Southern alumni out of
the shadows and to the VM
field on a Tuesday night?

You guessed it:

Intramurals.

There has been a positive
response to this year's intra-
mural program. Parents
coming out to support their
children in softball games.
Girlfriends (and boyfriends)
are bundling up to cheer for
their better halves on the
foucbail field. And in the gym-
nasium from 5:00 p.m. to
6:45 p.m., guys are actually
preparing for the upcoming

basketball
prospective pi;
recreational hours. Teams

said, "Every time I drive by
and see the lights [on the VM
field], I roll through— mainly
for the trash-talking."

"I love seeing the spirit and
heart between the teammates
and the competitive drive
they show," freshman Paula
Clarke said. "But it's also
good that at the end of the
game they can still be
friends."

Sophomore, Jeff Sagala has
a more simplistic opinion of
intramurals, "I love intramu-
rals. It gets me involved in
sports."

By the numbers, it would
seem that softball had much
more participation on the
field— and in the stands— than
flag football does now. But if
you take into account the low-
ering temperatures, flag foot-
ball really reveals who is
motivated and dedicated to
enjoy Southern's intramural
program. Football intramu-
rals is the buzz right now, but
when players step off the turf
onto the . hardwood, don't
expect that buzz to fade.

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Power rankings

Ethan Nkana '
Bannor Downs

Sports REPpRrefiS j_ _

1. Bucs (6-2): The reigning
champs climb then- way back to
the top of' the charts. They
could be looking at a repeat.

2. F.alcons, (6-2); Tlie aver-
age age of the players on this
squad has got to be about 24.
Experience could be a factor in
their success, but they may
need a second wind to go deep,
in the playoffs.

3. Colts, (5-3): An unhealthy
QB could mean trouble for this
^quad in, the playoffs. If they
can play \vith poise in liigh-
pressure situations, they will
have better than a good chance
at winning. ,

4. That's It (4-3): That's it
indeed. The defense gives up
too many yards and far too
many big plays. A champi-
onship for this team is unlikely.

5. Old School (2-5): This
team could be the sleeper in the
playoffs. They could gain
momentum with a big upset m
the first round of the playoffs
and roll straight through to The
Dance, Keep an eye on them.

6. "The Replacements (7-0):
Undefeated. This team could
give an upper division con-
tender a run for their money.
We've seen "perfect" teams dis-
mantled in the playoffs in 4e
past, and the target on their
backs won't make it any easier,

7. Team Chillin (5-2):
Offense has now become the
shining point of this team's
game. Huge win over rival
Team Fresh gaye them the
advantage in this week's rank-

'"8S- „ .

8. Team Fresh (4-4): This
team's athleticism could be the
X-factor in their future success,
and as predicted in week one,
their running game is serious.

9. Big RAC: Although
they're a fun team to watch,
they'll spend most of the play-
offs as spectators.

10. Ferocious Penguins:
They receive a spot for honor-
able mention. They may be
proud of sitting on top of their
division, but they're sitting at
the bottom of the power rank-
ings, the true measure of a
team's muscle.

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The cafeteria loses more
than $500 every semester due
to food theft, said Earl Evans,
food service director.

"We have really great kids
here at Southern, but there
are always going to be a few
who steal," Evans said.

Stealing food at Southern
is not a new thing, but it still
costs students. The only way
to salvage money from steal-
ing is raising food prices.

"I don't lilte the fact that
because of someone else's
decisions, it costs me more
money," said Scott Sanders, a
sophomore marketing major.

The most popular stolen
items are the pre-packaged
foods like cliips, cereal
and candy bars, as well as
pre-made desserts and silver-

A single piece of silverware
costs $2 or more. Since
August, food service has spent
over $3,000 on silverware
alone, cafeteria officials said.

"I have had to buy 125
dozen pieces of silverware
since August," Evans said.
"And I'm sure I ivill have to
buy more before the end of
the semester."

To prevent theft in the cafe,
servers and cashiers are on
the lookout for people steal-
ing. Food service also sends
people into the serving area at
random times to roam around
and watch for people stealmg.

In K.R.'s Place, Plexiglas
was installed in front of the
candy racks to prevent theft.
This year, workers are requir-
ing food order receipts before
serving, food service officials
said.

The Campus Kitchen, how-
ever, has little trouble with
theft because food is made-to-
order and is prepaid. But they
still keep a watchful eye.

When students are caught
stealing, cafe staff confront
them about it and ask them to
pay for the food. If they are
caught a second time, they are
fined $100. The fine is not put
nn the student's school

See Theft Pg.4

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 10

AUison Trop Oeft) and Michelle Moore (riglitl enjoy SA Spiril Week. Moore shows school spiril and rcpre-

s the Wakeboarding Cluh by

Students show spirit

A grass skirt and coconut-shell
bra aren't usual attire for Amner
Fernandez, a freshman history
major at Southern.

He donned the eye-catching
outfit Tuesday to show his school
spirit during the annual Student
Association Spirit Week, which
concludes Friday.

"It's a fun event for students to
get involved in and show how
much school spirit they have,"
said Jaime Pombo, a senior the-
ology major.

Despite enthusiastic participa-

tion by some students, involve-
ment has been low so far this
week, said several students who
said the event was not well publi-

Freshman psychology major
Krystal Duthil said she didn't
know about spirit week until
Tuesday when she noticed people
wearing shorts and Hawaiian
shirts.

SA officers agreed students
could have been better informed.
The activities of DEEP Sabbath
was a major focus of Student
Association efforts and probably
contributed to less pubUcity for

spirit seek, according to Just
Moore, SA executive vice-presi-
dent. Students did receive an e-
mail notice and several posters
were placed around campus.

Each day of spirit week has a
theme. SA officers judge photos
of participants taken daily during
lunch in tlie cafeteria. Five stu-
dents are chosen and given a
score ofone to five.

The student with the highest
cumulative score will win an
iPod Nano .

While many students said
they appreciated spirit week.

See Spirit Pg. 2

Mission expo encourages service

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More than 50 returned stu-
dent missionaries were joined
by hundreds of curious stu-
dents for the student missions'
expo in the student center on
Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For the event, the student
center was transformed into a
continental smorgasbord.
Returned student missionaries
set up colorful displays from 30
countries where they have
served and where others can
seive in the future.

The expo's purpose IS main-
ly to get an awareness out and missionaries the idea of going to t.. _
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Spirit cont.

continued from Pr. 1

some students were disap-
pointed about a disregard for
school rules.

"I'm disgusted with the
lack of adherence to the
school's dress code during
spirit week," said Andrew
Peyton, a senior computer
systems administration and
religious studies major.
Several students agreed with
Peyton.

The dress code is waived,
to a certain extent, during
spirit week to allow students
to wear some clothes normal-
ly unacceptable for class, said
SA President Seth Gillham.

'Teachers took it well, even
though I looked like a girl,"
Fernandez said. "One teacher
even said I looked nice."

Today's theme is Southern
apparel, and tomorrow's
theme is pajama wear.

DEEPSabbathceiebrates diversitj

Club and student Association,
The day's acronym, utcr,
stands for Diversity
Educational Exchange

Program, and through the
"One Love" theme, students
focused on their similarities.

* ^ -^

Katherine Brownlow

"One Love" was the theme
of DEEP Sabbath this week-
end Approximately 330
Oakwood College students
visited Southern's campus for ""-7" -;:„„ ^
the day to experience wha n°l, *-^f * ^'^day from

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One hundred participants
in the golf tournament on Oct.
28 helped raise between
$5,000 and $6,000 for a
scholarship in memory of
Dave Cress.

Elder Dave Cress, who died
in a plane crash last year,
served as president of the
Georgia-Cumberland
Conference from 2002 until
December 2004.

The Dave Cress Memorial
Golf Tournament was
renamed to honor the late
conference president, who
was involved in the golf tour-

nament for a number of years,
"He was an avid golfer and
believed in the potential of
youth and demonstrated this
through his active participa-
tion in Adventist education,"
said Christopher Carey, vice-
president for advancement at
Southern. "[Southern

Adventist] University felt it
would be appropriate to name
the golf tournament after him,
with the proceeds going to the
[scholarship fund]."

The money raised from the
golf tournament is the first
fundraiser for the endowed
scholarship, according to the
golf tournament's Web site.

'The big thing is that he
was a big supporter of
Adventist education and was
close friends with a number of
people on this campus who
wanted to honor his legacy
and what he stood for," said
Doug Frood, director of budg-
et and investments for
accounting services at
Southern and chair of the
planning committee for the
golf tournament.

The golf tournament was
previously named the Alumni
Classic Golf Tournament. The
tournament has traditionally
been played on the Friday of
Alumni Weekend at Southern.

The long-running golf toura
ment has been going i
more than 20 years.

"It is a networking ed
and [a time when] peo '
catching-up," Frood sa
The number of 1
pants decreased from prsj
ous years, going from i44t|
100. The price went upfli
year from $65 to $90. '^'
may have caused the decra
in the number of participant
Frood said. .

To look at the names ofll]
winners and some oH
scores of the golf tournanij
visit the golf tournameSl
Web site, www. golf reg.co&l

M

Student Wellness Week encourages balaM

The Southern Accent

The .undent voice since 1926

Omar Bourne

Megan Brauner Roihn George Christie Aguirre

Chelsea Ingush Michael Crabtree Som'A Rea\'es

MATr Barclay Miner Fern,\ndez V,\lerie Walker

Alex Mattison James Williams De\in Page

Bill Dudgeon

Brttni Brannon

Jason Neueeld

Elisa Fisher

Lynn Taylor

Sara Bandel

Nikara Robinson

Meussa Maracle

ErjkThomsen

Jessica Land ess

Ethan Nkana

K. Brownlow

Laure Chamberlain

Student Wellness Week,
which is organized by Campus
Ministries, began on Mondav,
and will end Saturday night. The
purpose for Wellness Week is to
balance spiritual, emotional and
physical health.

"1 made an acronym for this
week: STUDENT. S for sleep, 7-
9 hours each day; T for trust in
the Lord; U for unite with your
loved ones; D for do service; E
for exercise your body; N for
nourish your body; and T for
treat yourself," said Anali
Valenzuela, student wellness
director.

On Tuesday, a massage thera-
pist was in the student center
giving free massages. Many stu-
dents took advantage of the
opportunity.

"It was great. I was tired and
out of it. The massage changed
my whole mood; it was very
relaxing," said Bryan Seymour, a
freshman general studies major.

Christina Shaffer gives a massage (

On Wednesday, nursing stu-
dents in the cafe took blood pres-
sure from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.., and students from the per-
sonal training class gave stu-
dents tips on how to live health-
fully.

Today's convocation speaker
is Dr. Zeno Charles -Marcel,
director of the Allied Health
Professionals and Lifestyle
Center at Montemorelos
University in Mexico. He will

"give another talk for^j^-
faculty about wellness 1
workplace at 7 pi"- ,,

Whole-wheat P^^^^M
available for lunch, an^u I
be served on the prom^JI

Student weUnesi- 1
wrap up with ertremea^
on Saturday nightm^^^a
prize of $300.vmbe^5l
arst-place team- J^" i^l
will be given to the se^
third-placed teams, re r-

Thursday.

November lo, 2005

News

Symphony orchestra taking exam

Southern's Symphony Orchestra will perform Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
and will display the 5,000-pipe organ in the Collegedale Church

The Southern Accent 3

MELISSA MeNTZ

STAFF WRITEH^___

The Southern Symphony
Orchestra is scheduled to take a
public exam.

"It's our job as conductors to
take tlie raw talent and shape it
into what comes out in perform-
ance." said Laurie Redmer
Minner, conductor of the
orciiestra. "And then we take our
exam in public."

Nov. 13, the 66-member
orchestra will play pieces by
Mendelssohn and Beethoven for
the annual fall concert. A selec-
tion by Fetis, a Belgian compos-
er, will showcase the 5,000 pipes
of the organ in the Collegedale
Church and will be played by
Judy Glass with accompaniment
by the orchestra.

Students can attend the 7:30
p.m. concert for convocation
credit, but are encouraged to
come for the unique perform-

ance, said Glass, a professor in
the School of Music. The piece
by Fetis featuring the organ is
out of print and rarely heard in
America.

"It's interesting to hear the
combination of the orchestra

and organ and how they interre-
late to each other," she said.

As a conductor, Minner said
working with the Southern
orchestra is almost miraculous -
like watching a transformation.

"I try to choose something

new and exciting," she said.

Students in the symphony
orchestra have responded posi-
tively to the selections.

Senior Tyler Shelton plays the
French horn and said he
admires Minner's adventurous
ambition for picking challenging
pieces.

Shelton said Beethoven's
Symphony No. 6, which con-
tains five movements, is not an
easy piece.

"However, this type of piece is
the meat and potatoes for a good
horn player," he said, "and one
of the symphonies that you can
just enjoy for its great sound."

The audience will hear the
movements, which were written
by a deaf Beethoven. Karissa
Kravig, a freshman timpani
player, said she is amazed at the
genius God put into his cre-
ations.

Kravig said, "It's incredible
the varied talents that we have."

DEEP cent.

continued from Pg. 2

After sundown, students
joined together for a good-
natured basketball competi-
tion, competing for cash
prizes. Team Chillin', a
Southern team, was the win-
ner of the tournament and
each player took home $10.

Teams were asked to have
an even number of Oakwood
and Southern students par-
ticipate in the games.
Unequal participation from
the two schools, however,
made this goal not always a
possibility.

Shalondra McKinney, a
senior psychology major at
Oakwood, had never been to
Southern before, but after
DEEP Sabbath she shared
her thoughts on the event.

"It V

nd it V

s dif-

ferent," she said. "There ^
close fellowship, and it \
friendly."

Library updates card catalog

Kelli Gauthier

There's a party at the
McKee Library, and every-
one's invited! The library will
host an open house Nov. 16
from u a.m. to 3 p.m. to cele-
brate the purchase of a new
integrated library system.

"We're excited, so we're
throwing a party," said
Genevieve Cottrell, director of
libraries. "We're giving birth
to our new baby."

Refreshments will be
served at the open house, and
library staff will distribute
information sheets to help
students navigate the new
system.

' The library purchased the
integrated library system,
called ALEPH, for more than
$200,000 this August in an
effort to make the library
more efficient. The system
was purchased from Ex Libris,
a company whose clients
include Harvard University
and Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.

In addition to the new
online catalog, the system
includes several programs to
help library staff manage the
budget, acquisitions and
inventory. Cottrell said the
main bcnent for students is a
cleaner, more user-friendly
card catalog screen.

Students can now go online
to renew bool<s, put books on
hold and manage their

account. With everything
online, the library no longer
uses cards to check out books.

The previous library sys-
tem, Mandarin, had been in
place since the 1980s. Cottrell
began campaigning for uni-
versity funds to purchase a
new system when she began
working at Southern more
than four years ago.

"Previously we had many
smaller systems [in addition
to Mandarin] that we were
using together, and it was
very inefficient," she said.
"We needed to empower the

Philip Villasurda, a senior
graphic design major, said he
appreciates the electronic
book feature.

"I really like that I don't
have to physically be in the
library; I can just read some
books from my dorm room,"
he said.

Although the new system
has been in place since the
beginning of the school year,
Cottrell said many students
still don't realize that a
change has taken place.

Senior psychology major
Rachel Vence thinks the sys-
tem release party will help
create awareness.

"I think it's a creative way
to get students interested in
utilizing the library's
resources."

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Brian MagSIPOC effort on Southern's campus.

ST«rF w»!™ Randall was quick to point

,fs that time of year again - out the -niplicity of putting

time to pack shoeboxes full of together a ^h» b°^ f J

toys hygiene products and effort - one could f^ll a shoe

scho'ol supplies for children box with $10 and a tr.p to the

all around the globe. Serving do'lf ^f^' ^„ ^„^- j„j,„
o« countries, Operation "Students can even team

Christmas Child is once again
bringing a little holiday cheer
to kids of all ages. This annu-
al project, a nationwide effort
coordinated by Samaritan's
Purse, seeks to provide toys as
well as necessities to less for-
tunate children worldwide.

"It's a way to minister to
kids and to do something God
would do," said Elizabeth ly appreciated this.
Randall, a sophomore nursing Randall and co-coordmator
major and coordinator for the Melissa EkvaU hope to sur-
Operation Christmas Child pass Student Associations

„P to fill a box." Randall said
Kelli Biggs, a junior nurs-
ing major and returned stu-
dent missionary from
Thailand, is planning on
sending a box.

"I've seen the need in
other countries," Biggs said.
"I know the kids that I've
rorked with would have real-

ly „f cnn to 1.00 Ministries office. Boxes
previous goals of 200 to 300 ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^

shoeboxes. crayons, writing pads, small

"We're hoping to collect " J^^_ ^^.y^^,,^ ^oap, tooth
brushes, socks and t-shirts.
Boxes may not include toy
guns, food, breakable items,
aerosol cans or used items.
Items must be appropriate
for children ages 2 to 14.
Operation Christmas Child
will be begin Nov. 14 and
fun until Nov. 20. For more
information, contact or visit
the Campus Ministries
office.

"We just want to make stu-
dents aware of this opportuni-
ty," Randall said. "This proj-
stuoenrs inieicsLcu ... i-». ect gives these kids a glimpse
ticipating can pick up box of someone caring about
gender labels at the Campus them."

around 800 boxes this year,'
said Ekvall, a sophomori
nursing major.

Students interested in par

Flu-shot shortage no longer an issue on campus

Christina Whaley

Flu shots were available at
Southern this flu season.

This time last year, there
was an extreme shortage in
vaccinations. Only high-risk
patients were allowed to
receive a shot. But this year,
everyone can have one.

Shots were available by
appointment on Oct. 19 from
noon to 1 p.m. in the E.O.
Grundset Room. An another
date was also on Oct. 24 from

the ,

location. These shots 1

least $5 cheaper than shots
from other locations such as
local physician offices,
Eckerds, Walgreens and
Memorial Hospital and
Erlanger Hospital. The Health
Department was taking
appointments as of Oct. 24
and are offering shots over the
next few Saturdays.

Other ways of avoiding the
flu are washing your hands
frequently and well.

"Good handwashing and
good respiratory hygiene both
help," said Nettie Gerstle,
Hamilton County Qualitative

Health Manager.

Influenza is a virus spread
by respiratory droplets passed
through the air by sneezing,
coughing or indirect exposure,
like rubbing your eyes or nose
with a hand exposed to respi-
ratory secretions. These dried
secretions can last for several
days. So if someone with the
flu were to sneeze and then
turn a doorknob, the next per-
son to open that door will pick
up the same germs and most
likely get the flu as well.

According to The Lung
Association's Web site, symp-

toms of having caught the flu,
are headache, chills, cough,
fever, loss of appetite, muscles
aches, fatigue, runny nose,
sneezing, watery eyes and
throat irritation.

Once you suspect you may
have contracted the flu, you
should see a doctor immedi-
ately.

Ways to cope with the ill-
ness are to get plenty of rest,
drink lots of fluids, treat the
symptoms with over-the-
counter medicines, and in
some cases anti-viral medica-
tion can be taken.

2005

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continued from Pg. \

bill, but is sent homi

to He

parents or guardians alon
with a letter telling themS
the student has stolen f^
After a third Hme, they ivilu
reported to administrati.'
officials.

Earl Evans said, 'wi,., 1
kids are caught, I look them
straight in the eye and asl
them, 'Was that candy bar o, 1
was that bag of chips 1,0^1,
the kingdom?'"

Expo cent.

continued from Pg. 1

Colombian professors visit

Katherine Brownlow

Staff Writch

Two chemistry professors
from the University of
Pamplona, the Seventh-day
Adventist university in
Colombia, South America, visit-
ed Southern's campus from
October 21 to 28.

Ray Heferlin, a physics pro-
fessor at Southern, invited pro

table. Elements are currently
arranged on the hy atomic

"He is working on ways to
measure the difference between
elements based on all their
properties," said Chris Hansen,
a physics professor at Southern.

Southern and the University
of Pamplona will continue to
work together on this research.

fessors Guillermo Restrepo and Heferlin said he is interested ;
Nubia Quiroz to spend a week applying the process to mol

The Southern Doll House was moved from its locatioiTaCTOM"'
from Taylor Circle Tuesday evening. The move was part of the
preparations for the construction of the new Wellness Center t.
he completed m the foU of 2007. The DoU Hou.se is currently in
temporary location.

Staff report

working with him on mathe-
matical chemistry, which is
Restrepo's field.

While he was at Southern,
Restrepo gave a lecture on his
work, which was well received.

"The students really enjoyed
him," Heferlin said.

Restrepo is using a new
approach to classify the proper-
ties and combinations of atoms.

"He was using a variety of
mathematical techniques to
analyze the patterns in the peri-
odic table," said Bob Moore, a
math professor at Southern.

cules and their properties. He
also said Southern students
may have an opportunity to be
part of the project.

Restrepo and Quiroz were
attending the University of
Arkansas to improve their
Enghsh when Heferlin invited
them to Southern. Their plan
was to then go to Germany to
earn their doctorates. Due to
problems with Ms. Quiroz's
visa, they were not able to leave
for Germany. Instead, they
returned to Colombia to
matters at the

The result would be a revised German embassy, and will
arrangement of the periodic leave as soon as possible.

Combining her experience I
on a short-term mission
Borneo with the testimonies of I
returned student missionaiiEs, I
she knows she wants to go I
somewhere very primitive.

"I want to go where I c
totally rely on God, and it iviB |
help me grow," Morrill said

Those who have gone as a
student missionary confirm tliii I
growth. Dyana Coon, a ; _'
more social work major, sjMl |
last year working at an oi
age in Romania.

"God wiD definitely i
your life. He will bring you on I
of your comfort zone and tun I
you into someone you neiBl
thought you could be," Coool
said. , I

During the expo, rctumell
student missionaries gave pt|
sentations in the confere»«|
room for those who wai
learn even more about di
locations. . , -

Presenters included raisajfl
aries from H Salvador, ZamWI
Austraha,Pohnpei, South KoiOi
and MUo Adventist Academy,!
Terri Lynn Thomas, a smi
wellness management i» J J
who served as a frien^l
evangelist in Mali, West *»!
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or contact SonyaRea\jj,,
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Current Events

The Southern Accent 5

Oil companies defend profits

WASHINGTON (AP) - The
hiefe of five major oU companies
defended the industty s huge prof-
its Wednesday at a Senate heanng
^,here la^vmakers said they should
ex-plain prices and assure people
they're not being gouged.

There is a "growing suspicion
that oil companies are taking
unfair advantage," Sen. Pete
Domenici, R-N.M., said as the
hearing opened in a packed Senate
committee room.

"Xhe oil companies owe the
country an explanation," he said.

Lee Raymond, chairman of
Ewon Mobil Corp., said he recog-
nizes that high gasoline prices
"have put a strain on Americans'
household budgets" but he
defended his companies huge
profits, saying petroleum earnings
"go up and down" from year to
year.

ExxonMobil, the worlds'
largest privately owned oil compa-
ny, earned nearly $10 biUion in
the third quarter. Raymond was

joined at the witness table by the
chief executives of Chevron,
ConocoPhilhps, BPAmerica and
SheU Oil USA.

Together the companies
earned more than $25 billion in
profits in the July-September
quarter as the price of crude oU hit
$70 a barrel and gasoline surged
to record levels after the disrup-
tions of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita.

Raymond said the profits are in
line with other industries when
profits are compared to the indus-

Democrats had wanted the
executives to testify under oath,
but Repubhcans rejected the idea
"If I were a witness I would
demand to be put under oath,"
said Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-
Hawaii. The soaring prices have
sent shivers through a Congress
worried about political fallout.

The White House said
President Bush was concerned
about energy prices.

French rioters remain defiant

PARIS (AP) - France's
storm of rioting eased
Wednesday, with car burnings
falling nearly by half, police
said. But looters and vandals
defied a state of emergency
ivith attacks on superstores, a
newspaper warehouse and a
subway station.

The extraordinary 12-day
state of emergency, which
began at midnight Tuesday,
covered Paris, its suburbs and
more than 30 other French
cities from the Mediterranean
to the border with Germany
^and to Rouen in the north __ an
indication of how widespread
pson, riots and other unrest
nearly two
fveeks of violence.

The unrest began Oct. 27
1 has grown into a nation-
insurrection by disillu-

sioned suburban youths who
complain of discrimination
and unemployment. Although
many of the French-born chil-
dren of Arab and black African
immigrants are Muslim, police
say the violence is not being
driven by Islamic groups.

Interior Minister Nicolas
Sarkozy, who previously
inflamed passions by refer-
ring to troublemakers as
"scum," said 180 foreigners
have been convicted for roles
in the violence, and he called
on local authorities to expel
them.

"I have asked regional pre-
fects to expel foreigners who
were convicted - whether they
have proper residency papers
or not - without delay," he said
during a National Assembly

Bengal tiger cubs bond with mom

Jti^ a Royal Bengal tiger feeds her four-day-old cubs at the
^3'c zoological park in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Nov. 9-

Jordanian policemen stand guard outside the Rndisson hotel in
Amman after three explosions rocked three hotels in Jordan's
capital late Wednesday, Nov. 9. 2005. Suicide bombers simulta-
neously attacked three hotels frequented by foreigners in
Jordan's capital lale Wednesday, kiUing at least 53 people and
injuring more than 300, Jordan's deputy prime minister said.
One police official said they appeared to be al-Qolda attacks.

Terror bill defeated

London (AP)

In a political blow to Prime
Minister Tony Blair, British
lawmakers on Wednesday
rejected tough anti-terrorism
legislation that would have
allowed suspects to be
detained for go days without
charge. The House of
Commons vote was the first
major defeat of Blair's pre-
miership and raises serious
questions about his grip on
power.
Miller retires from Times

New York (AP)

.Judith Miller, the New York
Times reporter who was first
lionized, then vilified by her
own newspaper for her role in
the CIA leak case, has retired
from the Times, declaring
that she had to leave because
she had "become the news."
Miller, 57, had been negotiat-
ing a severance deal with the
paper for several weeks.

Intelligent design wins victory

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ■
Critics of evolution won a big
victory in Kansas with the
adoption of new public school
standards that defy main-
stream views on the mystery
of mankind's origins.

The standards, approved
Tuesday by the state Board of
Education, cast doubt on
Darwinism and redefine the
word "science" so that it's not
limited to the search for natu-
ral explanations of phenome-

The board's 6-4 vote was
lauded by intelligent design
advocates, who helped draft
the standards. Intelligent
design holds that the universe
is so complex that it must
have been created by a higher
power.

But critics say mtelligent
design is merely creationism -
a literal reading of the Bibles
story of creation - camou-
flaged in scientific language,
and it does not belong in a
science curriculum. They
worry that the vote will
encourage attacks on evolu-
tion in other states.

"This action is likely to be
the playbook for creationism
for the next several years,"
said Eugenie Scott, director
of the National Center for
Science Education in
Oakland, Calif. "We can pre-
dict this fight happening else-
where."

The Kansas board's action
is already part of a national
debate on teaching evolution.
In Pennsylvania on Tuesday,
voters came down hard on
school board members who
backed a statement on intelli-
gent design being read in
biology class, ousting eight
Republicans and replacing
them with Democrats who
want the concept stripped
from the science curriculum.

The election unfolded amid
a landmark federal trial
involving the Dover public
schools and the question of
whether intelligent design
promotes the Bible's view of
creation. Eight Dover families
sued, saying it violates the
constitutional separation of
church and state.

In a stinging rebuke from
voters who elected him two
years ago. Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger's efforts to
reshape state government
were rejected during a spe-
cial election that darkened
his prospects for a second
term. Voters also decisively
rejected an initiative that
would have required par-
ents to be notified when
minors seek abortions.
Arctic drilling dropped

Washinotow (AP)

House leaders late Wednesday
abandoned an attempt to push
through a hotly contested plan to
open an Alaskan wildlife refuge
to oil drilling, fearing it would
jeopardize approval of a sweep-
ing budget bill Thursday. They
also dropped from the budget
document plans to allow states to
authorize oil and gas drilling off
the Atlandc and Pacific coasts _
regions currendy under a driUing
moratorium.

Feds INDITE Smugglers

Los Angeleb (AP( .

A federal grand jury indict-
ed two men Wednesday for
allegedly conspiring to
smuggle surface-to-air mis-
siles into the United States.
Such missiles are designed
to bring down aircraft. The
U.S. attorney's office said
the charges marked the first
time a 2004 anti-terrorism
law has been used. The law
calls for a mandatory mini-
mum sentence of 25 years
and the possibility of life in
prison without parole if con-
victed.

6 The Southern Accent

Crossword

Thursday, NJi^J^i^ib^T^

Crossword puzzle

ACROSS

1 . Prevent

4. Cathedral section

8. Strike sharply

12.King's better

13. Date tree

14. Paper sheet

IS.Histrionic

17. Yemeni port

18. Disclose

ig.Most orderly

21 .Purposes

24. Non-professional

27.Wading bird

32. Frankly

33.Short jacket

34.lntellectual giants

35. Showy flowers

36.Whirlpool

39.Wild ox

43. Sacred image

47.Small landmass
48. Refute

51 Sea Scrolls

52. Pelvis parts

53 Plaines

54.Marine predators
55.View
Se.Gallery display

DOWN

1 . Sheet of cotton

2. Yearn for

3. Film spool

4. Inclined

5. Golf standard

6. David's weapon

7. Host

8. Lover's quarrel

9. Fill the hull
lO.Many years
11. Confined

le.Reunion goers
20.On the beach
22. Digestion need
23.At least one
24.Ship's journal
25.Jungle creature
26.Craving
28.Magic potion
29.Legal matter
30.Rocky mineral
31 .Nyets
33.Tiny portion
37.Classic song
38.Stirs up
39. Remain
40.0perator
41 .Spanish dessert
42.Govt. agents
44.Musical conclusion
45.More than
46.Tree nursery
49.Sample
50.Compen-sate

Robin George

Head Cartoonist

robingeorge@southern.edu

Cartoons

NotG: V\fhUG nwany of the locations §n this comtc

are basG€i on actual places and structures, all

of the characters are purely fictional. Anv

resemblences to actual people are entirely

coincidental .

I'm wanting to find

out more about your

sister. Dr. Erikson.

AAore specifically,

:^:;;;;;~i^^ovember lO, 2005

Robin George

Head Cartoonist

robingeorge@southem.edu

Cartoons

The Southern Accent 7

mastercard?

■ *2.oo

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l» or &IVTS van, nod*. Ctfl.lJFA.lGMt>

Ess/ir-vot;

'Weakness in Numbers'

Jason Neufeld

The line for SAU Winter Preregistrafion.

10:30 PM

Don't you have a
paper to write?

'Yeah, yeah.... one more^
Jevel and I'll start It.

3^ J^

m%m (PiM

The line for the Star Wars Episode III DVD.

o^ne moreN
stage to
clear!

8:20 AM

What's up
with hlnn?>

(Shriel Murray

•^Mentally unstable^
due to sleep depri-
vation.

^

8 The Southern Accent

Thursday, November lo

o

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
britnib@southem.edu

'Lifestyles

The art of thrift store shopping

There are as many reasons
for shopping at a thrift store as
there are ugly ties with strange
brown stains on them. Some
go to experiment with fashion.
Others find that it is a style in
and of itself. And still more
just need a costume for
Halloween or retro day during
school spirit week. Shopping
at thrift stores can be intimi-
dating at times.

They smell funny, strange
people wander the aisles and
dolls with the left eye that
doesn't quite open are mixed
with relics of the electronic age
along the walls.. .staring at you.
Aisles upon aisles of unsorted
clothing dare you to look
through them. To help the
beginner thrift store shopper,
seasoned veterans give sU tips
on how to make your trip to the
second-hand store a successful

better because the people don'1
pay attention to what's ir
there," said Josh Caez, z
Southern alumnus of 2004-

2) Don't go on the week-
ends.

Weekends are when people
have the most time to pick
through everything with a fine
-toothed comb, Caez said.
Mornings during the week are
a good time since most people
are at work, and the new stuff
has been put out.

3) Have items you're look-
ing for in mind ahead of time.

Knowing what you are look-
ing for will considerably save
time. If you don't know what
you want, then everything will
get your attention, and you'll
miss finding that legendary
Led Zeppehn '76 concert-tour
shirt because you were dis-
tracted by the elastic rainbow
belts.

speed shopping in a thrift store
because you have to sift
through it all. Shopping at sec-
ond-hand stores is more of a
past-time and hobby than the

0 When choosing the right 4) Give yourself plenty of
store, the shadier the better. time.

"The least organized the There's no such thing as

"If my friend

hasn't officially

claimed it, I'll

probably grab it

when he isn't

looking," Kemper

said.

place you go to check things off
your list.

5) Develop a method of
sorting through the rows and
piles of cloths.

"You got to know how to
look, especially when it's bins,"
said Korey Kemper, an
Ooltawah High senior, who's
developed his style over the
past four years. "What I do is I

dig in one spot and throw them
to the side as I work ray way

across."

6] Be aggressive.

Unlike retail stores where
there are multiples of the same
shirt, in the thrift store, you've
only got one chance to get
those legit, distressed Levi's.

"If my friend hasn't official-
ly claimed it, I'll probably grab
it when he isn't looking,"
Kemper said.

Sarah Postler, a senior
mass communication-adver-
tising major, has another
method.

'I've been knovra to hide
things," she said.

Some question the poorness
of high school and college stu-
dents compared to those truly
down on their luck.

"I think I constitute a poor
person, so they can eat dirt!"
Postler said. "If anything, I'm
doing them a favor by taking it
off their hands. It's not like I'm
hoarding all the winter coats or
running off with all the shoes."

Places to go... people to see in Chattanooga

Out on the town:
Events in the Chattanooga area

What! "ftnerican Festival" (Chattanooga Syiiphony Orchestra {

Date: Today, Vtti. 10

Venue; Tidi Theatre

Price: SIS far studaits if bcught an perfarnsnoe night

Md: www.chattanoogasyiTphony.ctg

What : "Ok-t the River

th^tre Oaitre)

Date: Nov. 10, 12, 13 & 17

Tine: Nov. 10 Gi 17-7 p.m.; Nov. 12-8 p.

Venue: ftein stags at the theatre cHitre

Price: Sll.SOf Car studsnts

Bifc: www.theatrecentre.can

Through the Woods" (Chattanooga

13-2:30 p.n

Venue: Vaudeville Cafe

Price: $24.50 (ijicludes beverages, dinner & dessert)

mfo; http://spplaTBcJime.oan/vaudevillecafe/

What: "Wild Safari 3D" (IHHX novie)

Tijre: ttoon, 2 p.in., 4 p.m. 6 p.m. & 6 p.m. (Friday and Saturday

ally)

Venue: IMAX Itieater

Price: 57.95

IhfiD: www.tnaqua.org/IMRX/IJTBX.asp

What: "Sharks 3D" (IMRX ntsvie)

TuTie: 11 ajTL, 1 pjiu, 3 p.iTu, 5 pjiu, 7 p.nL 6 9 pjn, {Tri^ and

Saturdc^ cnly)

Venue: IHAX Tteater

Price: S7.95

Infc: www.tnaqua.org/IMRX/Iinax.asp

•

What: "JUn^Jug" (Chattanooga Indepenctent Film Series)

tote: Today, Vcn. 10 (chedc theatre sdeciale for imre slew cktes)

Tijie: 1:30 pjtu, 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9(45 p.m.

Venue: Bijaj 7 theatre

Price: mtinee— S5.50; Evauug— §7.75

mfb: www.carmike.caTi & www.art3edxjjncil.ctg/iirliEFiliTuhtiia

Close to home:
Events around Southern

w" (Murder Mystery Diniter

What : "I^stery at tie 1%

Shows)

Date: 73L Thursdays

Venue: Vaudadlle Cafe

Prioe: S19.50 (includes beverages, dinner & <fessert)

Ihfia: http://efplaiBci\ine.caTi/vaudevilJiecafe/

What: "Mystery at
Dinner Shows)
Date: Saturdays
Tine: 8:30 p.m.

s Redneck-Italian Wedding" (rtrrcbr Mystery

What: Bctert Hansel-guitar rt=cital

Date: Today

Tiire: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: Ackerman Aiaditorion

Note: CbnvDcatioi credit givHi

What: EjrtrBte dadgeball

Date: Nov. 12

Tine: 7 pjTL

Venue: UasP.E. CailHr

What: SyiTtiiQny orchestra & organ concert

Date: Nov. B ^^^ax

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: CoUegedale Church

Note: CtnvDcaticn credit given

,Box

Do you ever go shopping

in thrift stores?

If so, what's been your

best find? If no, why not?

"Yes, sure I
do— that's
where all the
good clothes
are. My best

find there, I

Leslie Hauck would have to
say, is my
pure plaid
suit. It's awe-

I "Yes. I got a
pair of
Express jeans
for $7-50-"

"Why yes-
love thrift
shops, r^'f
found mysell
so many
sweaters ano
jackets that
were looi-
And the cool

thing is, I'"5
lost them all;
and it does" I
reaUyma""'
Ha!"

^:j;^^^^^7Noveinber 10, 2005

The Southern Accent 9

MeUssa Maracle
Religion Editor
nimaracle@southem.edu

iilt

Religion^"*

students participate in worship

Missy Maracle

HeuGiON Editor

Almost two months after
Southern Missionary Church
asked students to help out
with music, the response has
been positive.

"There have been a lot of
people who have never been
able to do this before SMC,"
said Kelli Gauthier, who plans
special music for the church.

SMC began last year as a
student-led church service on
Southern's campus. The serv-
ice, wiiich meets now in Lynn

Wood Hall, involves students
in every aspect of church,
from the preaching to the
songs. The students who
organized it wanted the
church to be an experience
for everyone, so they asked
for students to volunteer
their musical talent.

"It's important for us to
share our talents for God,"
Gauthier said. "It's impor-
tant to show lots of different
faces, and that shows that
church is alive."

The response to the request
has been positive. Rika
Gemmell, who organizes the
praise and worship teams,
said that of the 65 or 70 peo-
ple who originally signed up,
about 30 are involved on a
regular basis.

"Fifty percent is very good
for a response. These people
are really committed,"
Gemmell said.

Both Gauthier and
Gemmell said that they are
always looking for more stu-
dents willing to use their gifts

for the church.

"We always say, if you want
to be involved, this is SMC,
this is your church," Gauthier

In the meantime, they are
working on making SMC a
personal church.

"My huge vision for

Southern, and for Adventism
as a whole, is to move out of
the song service era and into a
worship experience,"

Gemmell said. "[Worship
should be] an experience, not
just a bunch of la-dee-das that
we entertain ourselves with."

Treating creation the best way possible

I

It all happened within a
week. Every star, blade of
grass, and ounce of water was
put in its place. God just spoke
tile word and life on planet
earth existed. When he fm-
islied, Elohim CGod) saw that
it was to good . Yet with all the
plant and animal life He had
created, God saw that some-
thing was missing, and that
was humankind. After man
was created.

complete, and God saw that it
was not just good, but very
good!

God gave Adam the respon-
sibility of naming the animals.
He placed both Adam and Eve
as stewards in charge of the
eartli, instructing them to take
care of it. I don't beheve God
intended for that stewardship
of the earth and its life to stop
with them, though. We have to
continue this task. We should
be doing our best to keep the
earth looking clean and to help

take care of the animals we
live with. Unfortunately we
don't do this as much as we
should.

I'll give an example of this
by telling about a Candid
Camera episode from a few
years ago. There was a hidden
camera placed by a tree near a
sidewalk in a park. The crew
placed a trashcan on its side
with trash coming out. Each
person who stopped to pick it
up would receive fifty dollars.
Nearly a hundred people

walked or ran by throughout
the day. How many people
stopped? Less than 15! How
sad that we won't take the
time, even if for five minutes,
to help keep the earth on
which we live nice and healthy.
And please don't get me start-
ed on how animals all around
the world are treated.

Let's take care of God's cre-
ation, my friends, anyway
can. I know He
when we do.

Common phrases
according to the
King James Bible

Clear as crystal.
Rev. 21:11

Eat, drink, and be
merry, Luke 12:19

Fell flat on his face.
Num. 22:31

From time to time,
Ezek. 4:10

Go for your life,

1 Kings 19:3

Hold your peace,
Ex. 14-14

Holier than thou,
Isa. 65:5

Hope against hope,
Rom. 4:18

Land of the living.
Job 28:13

Powers that be,
Rom. 13:1

Put words in his
mouth, Ex. 4:15

Rise and shine,
Isa. 60:1

Root of the matter.
Job 19:28

Sick to death,

2 Kings 20:1

Wit's end, Ps. 107:27

From the Chronicle of

Higher Education,

June 17 and Christian

Century, July 26

erything

God's care is stronger than a rope

Andrea Keele

?->JEST Contributor

I wiped my sweaty face, ignor-
es the pain in my neck from
^ng up for so long. I was
Ma™g kids as they climbed up
Sfree to a platform about 50 feet
off the ground. This platform
Wa-s the launchpad for the "zip-
™e.' Once clipped into the short
jppe. the kids could "fly" down
"e cable to the other end

The nine-year-old girl at the
"P belonged to the second cate-
80I}' Our staff encouraged her,
™il= Wds and adults shouted
trom the ground to the ghl, who

w crying.
™er about 20

she

cUmbed back do™ to the bot-
tom. We all cheered for her, but
she didn't look satisfied.

My first axperience on the zip-
Ime, I had been over twice the
age of this girl, but was still
afaiid at die thought of putting
all mv trust in a rope. I scooted to
the edge, hstened to the count-
down, and flew. I loved the feel-
ing of saiUng through the trees
andoncelreahzedfliatlwasstill
ahve, I could relax and enjoy the
" It seems Uke life is filU of those
"flying" opportunities. I hate and
love them because I have to
make a choice: I can be paralyzed
with fear and ftustration, or I can

trust God and let him carry me
safely to the oflier side.

We've all made dlis choice:
moving to new places, gomg to
college, being a shident mission-
ary, facing an uncertam fiiture. It
seems diat the choice never gets
easier. "Sure, I could tnist God
widi Uiat," I reason, "but this is
so much bigger. Can I really trust
Hun with this?" If I let go of all
my questions and fears, wiH He

There's only one way to find
out. rve got to jump. God IS urg-
ing me to let go of ray way, and
trust ui His way. He promises
fliat I can rest in Him whether I
have all the answers or not.

Thursday, November lo

o

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southern.edu

Leaving

Opinion

the safe bubble of Happy Valley

So, ray car was broken into.
If don't know my car, you do
now - it's the Audi with the

window covered in duct tape.
Redneck-style fix-it, oh yeah.
Git 'r dun! Why? I have no
idea. How? Again, don't know,
probably with a large and blunt
object. Something like a bat. I
use them to hit deadbeats with
bad credit cards. (Just kidding).
This happened in Atlanta, lest
you thuik badly of our beautiful
city of CoUegedale and
Chattanooga. I had gone down
with a friend to get a signature
from a fabulous artist, Brom,
and to a concert. No, I'm not
going to tell you who I saw, but
if you want to know, feel free to
stop me randomly and ask. The
concert was great, the artist was
nicer than I would have imag-
ined, and I had a great time in
Atlanta until I saw my car after

,., ThP jlass was apartment until after four,

the concert. The glass vvas i; (^j, j, „„, fte premise

everywhere, with bits stdlm the ^^^^^^^^

frame. How manv of Southern's stu-

the dispatch people
couldn't find the

road I

their system. Great.

Glad I wasn't dead.

But then, I probably

wouldn't have

called.

The cop was
quite nice about
everything, and I
should be receiving
a copy of tlie police
report shortly.

By the time I left Atlant

„.iything, from
Vivaldi or the
Nutcracker to
Marilyn Manson
or System of a
Down? Honestly,
I have no idea.
The guy I saw was
a comedian - and
the concert was
great. He made
fun of the audi-
- ence and had a lot
of involvement with us. I really
mjoyedit. Do we ever get out of

was two lu the morning, mean- Happy Valley and experience
ing I didn't get back to my what the arts around here have

to offer? I know some of us do '
but to be honest, this was otiK-
the third non-classical conceri
I've ever been to. And I'm 22 i
know some of us have been
going, but I don't think a lot cf
students hear anything beside;
what's offered on campus and
Christian contemporary bandi
I've never been to one of those,
and I don't have a burning
desire to go.

If anyone hears about some-
thing tliey think I'd like, drop
me an e-mail. I might evenly
willing to proxide the trans-
portation. You never know.

Also, I need feedback for this
page. I've received about four
letters. If you want me to \vrite
about something, write me an e-
mail. I

Why we all look alike |

Omar Bourne . , , ,

EDITOR see young black male;

Southern fitting the role of their

Why do we all look alike? counterparts in the media, and |
This question has troubled me this is not good. The sagging
for some time now, and I think baggy jeans and tlie bling blmg
I've found die answer. have become a part of the noim,

I was standing in the cafete- and it's affecting more peopk
ria line one day when a young than we may think I knoww
approached me inquiring often argue that hip hop is on
why I adn't give her a hug, culture and this is the trat
wliich apparently was an agree- meaning of being black, but
ment we had made. It didn't that's not the case. In an enn-
take long before she realized she ronment and society where one

had addressed the is constantly beinj

wrong person, but We all have observed because be
being a nice person, I stereotypes.

hugged her. In another
case, I was approached
by a young man who
wanted to know about
my Greek test results,
much to his dismay
when he found out
he'd asked tlie wrong
person. So what is my
point?

the nunon-
ty, it would be wiie
not to play too muck I
into the societ

will always
stereotypes, but if"' |
constandvfe .
the same food, to" I
views are not t

exampl"^

and in a
diverse set-
ting iiite stereotype. Peop'' 1
Southern,
what one
person of
any race
does usually to change.
■While on a retreat affects the Althoui
some time ago, my col- entire race. "^""^ ..liivlBi

leagues and I started *""' ""„ ac« "«'

joking about makmg a promo- article apphes to ^ ' ^p, ■
tional music video. Seeing I was gender. We all have ster J ^ |
flie only black person in the and in a diverse setni^B^^
group, one of them mentioned Southern, what one ^ fjf I
that they should all pretend to any race does usually ai I

be black by rapping and wear- entire race. -^ 0i I

ing their pants below tlieir So why do we all ..n |
waist. The comment did not Is it because
offend me, but it was interesting
to observe that the first impres-
sion of a black male is that of often lies — - ^^^
being a thug, or dressing sloppi- make ourselves looK
ly.

The media has done a good we do not judge ^^^

job of embedding these stereo- or gender based on ^ ,„ i** |
types in the minds of many, but ual. We may all ^Wj^^,^ to ^
it doesn't stop there. Let's local- ahke, but it doesn
ize the issue. On a daily basis we that way.

makes it out to "' ootl
Maybe.buttheansw';^,,,.!

Tis'iereforeimP"^^'^

.fi;;;Si[Novemtoia2005_

The Southern Accent ii

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southern.edu

Sports '^

NADS advances to championship game

j^melJmieson

Flag ball playoffs are upon
us and the games are becom-
ing more enticing with each
round. One of the ladies'
semi-final games pitted the
undefeated NADS versus
Sweetstuff, the obvious
underdog, in a game that
would decide which team
would go to the championship
game.

The crucially important
game started out with fire-
works when Jennifer
Kauftnann threw a deep bomb
to the high-flying Erin
Lundquist, putting the NADS
up 6-0. Sweetstuff made a
huge stop on the extra point
and kept the game close. On
the ensuing drive by
Sweetstuff, Susie Schomburg
came up with a great intercep-
tion (pick) that was answered
two plays later with a pick by
Lisa Lloyd.

Sweetstuff couldn't make
anything happen after the

Sweetstuff two chances t(
score before the half. Th
attempts came up just shor
and the first half ended will
the NADS leading 6 to 0.

The second half began with
the NADS kicking off tc
Sweetstuff, who looked to be
in the zone and ready to make
the second half a nail-biter
This ended up being the case
as Sweetstuff marched the
ball up the field and ended
their drive with a touchdown
pass from Kristy 01;
Samantha Church. After the
failed extra point, the NADS
and Sweetstuff found them
selves gridlocked at six points

The next four minutes the
two teams exchanged
drives down the field but with
no change in score. With
"^ seconds remaining in regi
tion, Sweetstuff was on
three yard line and fourth
down. Olson tried to hook up
turnover, but mth less than driving, Kristi Cook came up with Church again for the win,
30 seconds and the NADS with a solid pick that gave but Darlene Guzman made an

imperative stop and gave the
NADS two last chances at a
hail marj'. The NADS came up
short and this intense game
went into overtime.

The first overtime did not
see any action, with both
teams exchanging big defen-
sive stands. In the second
overtime, Guzman came up
huge as a senior leader once
again, this time making it
happen on the offensive side
of the ball. Darlene caught
one of the biggest touchdowns
of her intramural career.

On the attempt at the end
zone by Sweetstuff, star fresh-
man quarterback Jennifer
Kaufmann intercepted a pass
and ended Sweetsuffs
chances at an intramural
crown. The game truly had the
players and the fans sweating
from start to finish, even in
the chilly evening weather.
Bravo, Dr. Pangman, on an
exciting playoff bracket;
Pangman for President!

Highland FC upsets Colts

Highland FC eliminated
the heavily-favored Colts
from the playoffs on Tuesday
night. The Colts received the
early dismissal from the play-
offs by way of a 28-24 loss.

-Jason Herod, replacing an
injured Brian Chinn, had a
huge effect on the Colts' strat-
egy. Herod showcased his
deadly range with a 70-yard
touchdown (TD) to wide
receiver CWRl Troy Churchill
on the opening drive of the
game. They could not convert
the extra point (XP).

Michael Bell returned the
sickoff from Duane Davis for
3 TD, tying the game at six
points. Highland QB, Andrew
Holt, scrambled into the end
zone for the two point conver-
^'"a, giving Highland the
b»o-point advantage, 8-6.

Scott McCoy retaliated for
the CoUs, returning the ensu-
ing kickoff for a TD. They
Wuld not convert the XP
attempt.

Holt connected with WR
Jonathon Cherne to perma-
nently regain the lead, 14-12.
nighland prevented the Colts
nom scoring on the next drive
■wd as a result, Holt connect-
M wth -WR BeU for the TD to

widen the margin, 20-12.

After halftime the Colts'
game plan was more than evi-
dent. "The defense needs to
step it up," said 'WR Duane
Davis. On Highland's first
possession the Colts forced
them to punt on a fourth and
long situation.

Herod and Davis connect-
ed for big plays, including a
TD to bring the Colts within
two points. The Colts relied
on the passing game the
entire night, running every
play out of shotgun, with no
option, hmiting their game to
the pocket.

Holt went down with a leg
injury and Matt Andersen
took over QB, connecting
with 'WR Adam Little for a
TD Andersen found James
Fedusenkointheendzonefor
the two-point conversion.

The Colts' Preston Black
caught a pass from Herod for
the TD, but as has been the
situation the entire season,
they could not convert the

Highland's rusher Bryce
Martin had a critical quarter-
back sack with less than 30
seconds to plaV. «l>ich was
the nail in the coffin. Were
upset now! We're coming for
the championship! saia
Andersen after the victory.

- f ■n,»t'« It catches a pass during Southern s Monday a
Mark Cloutier "' T*"'* "^'f^^fs It won the game and advanced t
footbaU game agauist Big Kac. in.,
semi finals.

Thursday, NoveT^feToT^

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THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1926

Volume 61, Issue 11

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Center really
[coming soon?

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lof benefriends

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Two petitions requesting
more consistent enforcement of
Southern's student dress code,
especially mth regards to jewelry
and modesty, were presented to
tiie Faculty Senate by sbi stu-
dents and a representative of the
Student Association.

Following a discussion
between faculty and students,
the faculty voted to form a jomt
committee of faculty and stu-
dents to review the concerns
raised by the petitions.

"This isn't as big a deal as it is
made out to be. They just_ want
tiie dress code enforced, said
Seth GiUham, Student
Association president and a
member of faculty senate.

Some of the items forbidden
by the dress code are shorts m
class, tight-fitting clodies, bare

midriffs or shoulders, tank tops
and miniskirts. It also requires
fliat men's hair be off the shoul-
ders and shoes and shirts be
worn in all non-recreational
places. The policy also says a stu-
dent may be suspended for "»".
ing jewelry. The dress code
Page 51 of the StudenI
Handbook.

A petition from the Student
Association Senate asked faculty
to enforce the no-jewelry policy
regardless of personal convic-
tions. .

A separate student petition
signed by 150 students was
addressed to the president

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in the dress code and better edu- ^ „^ .^j increased
cation of students regardmg the presenters.

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Chattanooga, said she
thought community service
should be required in more
schools.

"It's up to the community [to
help the children], and I'm so
grateful to Southern because
they're helping to bridge that
gap," Jimenez said.

Jimenez said without the
volunteers, her tutoring pro-
gram would be "chaos."

Community service is being
discussed in academic affairs.

Steve Pawluk, vice president
of academic affairs, said his
dream is to find ways to use
each major's abilities to serve
the community.

"The idea is that your service
actually reinforces what you
learned in your major," Pawluk
said. "And when you graduate,
you'll leave knowing how to
make the worid a better place."

Wellness Center makes progress

Progress on Southern's new
Wellness Center is moving for-
ward. Developments like the
new tennis courts and an access
road for construction vehicles
have been completed. The con-
struction of a round-about is
also in the planning stages.
Fund raising is being conducted
by the advancement depart-
ment.

The advancement team has
received roughly $1.5 million of
the needed $6.5 million in
pledge money from private
donors and organizations. The
Wellness Center completion
date is scheduled to be fall 2007.

"Southern has already com-
pleted several projects that
bring us closer to beginning
work on the Wellness Center,"

said Rob Raney, director of Wood Hall; and the access road Ryan Heilman, a physicil I

development services. "The running through the old tennis education and recreation maj

tennis courts have been com- court location has been started is happy about the changes.

pleted behind lies P.E. Center; so that trucks and equipment "I really like the improved

the doll house has been moved will have access to the building Ughting,

out of the way and up to Lynn site." See Center Pg.j

Students voice their opinions online

Online evaluations allow
students the opportunity to
voice their opinions about
their classes and professors.

"Course evaluations are an
enormous help to faculty
members as they update their -
courses for future use," said
Steve Pawluk, senior vice
president for academic
administration. "They also
assist us with decisions
regarding the curriculum for
various programs."

The orUine course evalua-
tions are available for stu-

dents on access.southern.edu.
They are made up of 15 scaled
questions, and the depart-
ment or professors are able to
add up to five open-ended
questions. Students can start
the evaluations mid-semester
of each year and can continue
them throughout the end of
the semester.

"I hope students will be
encouraged to fill these out
because it not only benefits
teachers, but it [is] also bene-
ficial to the students," said
Sharon Ekkens, secretary for
institutional research and
planning.

The evaluations are strictly

anonymous, although teach-
ers are able to see who hasn't
filled one out yet just so they
can encourage them to do so.
Teachers can view the evalua-
tions a few days after grades
are due but the
identity is always ;
And teachers are only able to
view.the^results.' Inithe pasty
students have been concerned
with retaliation from the pro-
fessors, but the evaluations
have been built to be as secure
as possible.

"If students value their
education, then I think it is
worth the five minutes it takes
to help the professors make

the most out of their educa- 1
tion," said Alex King, a senior I
business administration |

major.

The evaluations are alsofoi I
the deans and chairs of the |
departments. It gives
the opportunity' to evaluali I
the courses and discuss will I
professors how to- niah'l
improvements about the nesl I
year.

"It is really important foil
students to fill these out, anij I
it makes their degree wortl- f
while," Pawluk said. "Ifil
could get every student to do I
it, I would be in heaven."

SA sponsors turbo-charged car show

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Start your engines for the
Student Association Backfire
Car Show. Engines will purr
and speakers will blare Nov.
19 in the Jones parking lot,
next to Daniells Hall, at 8 p.m.

"I really wanted to start
' something this year for people
who love cars, " said Michael
Nichols, the main organizer of
the event. "And what better
way than to have a car show?"

Last year. Southern's
Welcome Back Party became
the Welcome Back(fire) Party.
Nichols, who helped with the
car-themed event, wanted to
have another opportunity for
students to show off their

'Michael Nichols has a real
passion for sports cars and
decided he and all his friends
needed an outlet," said SA
President Seth Gillham. "So
they came begging me to
sponsor another Backfire

Party."

Nichols received SA sup-
port, and would like the car
show to become a tradition.

"I really want this to pick
up and be a popular event,"
Nichols said. "If it goes well, I
hope we can have a Backfire
Car Show every year at

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News

orsemanship^lassexpands

The Southern Accent 3

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Southern
kdventist school in u.= ^«j.^
t; to offer horsemanship
. and >vin soon be
iing their program tur-

"•[;,„ classes are offered, one
and one advanced. This

^ter, the basic class has
x'students, but next semester
ley can have up to 12.

The basic class is one day a
leel for two hours at Hidden
[ills Farm & Saddle Club, a
(W minutes from Southern,
tudents learn about breeds,
aedical care, grooming, and
he overall care of horses,
'hey also visit veterinarian
iffices, view horse auctions
jidwork with horseshoe mak-
irs. The cost is $165, which
jjvers rental of their chosen
koise and all equipment.

Jamie Zollinger, a sopho-
Dore general studies major,
injoys the unique opportunity
Soutiiem offers.

"There are many people I've

It's on Tuesday, from 1 -3 p.m.
The class is located at
Hidden Hills Form
& Saddle Club

met that are in animal science, going anywhere,
and they always have to go to Still, it's more than just a

another school," Zollinger class for her.
said. "It's very relaxing,"

Here, she said, she can get Zollinger said. "It's very peace-

the same education without ful. It's like a getaway from all

the classes you have during the

Stephanie Greene, a junior
outdoor education major,
already has experience with
horses, but taking the course
was still worthwhile.

"We find out more things to
do with horses than just to get
on and ride," Greene said.

The advanced class is a
week-long course over spring
break. It takes place at Camp
Kulaqua in Florida, where stu-
dents spend almost all day in
the saddle or learning new
skills. After taking a test, stu-
dents are certified to teach
horsemanship. This is useful
for students who will work
with horses in the future, said
Mike Hills, an outdoor educa-
tion professor at Southern.

"We found that a lot of
majors take jobs at summer
camps and some will work
with horses," said Hills, whose
wife, Tara, teaches the classes.
"We want them to already
have the qualifications that
help them get better jobs."

Ekkens shows turtle findings

Angela Palmer

The next time you go wading
1 Wolftever Creek or Wilkerson
Branch, watch out for snapping
[turtles.

About go percent of the tur-

Ihe two creeks

snappers, according to

ata collected by Dr. David

associate profe

J Ekkens has been studying the
prlle populations of Wolftever,
pnich runs by the Greenway,
mi other local creeks
11103. He and his team of stu-
Tenl researchers will present
BEir findings today at 7:30 p.m.
" Hickman Science Center
11114.

said his research,
»iig ivith studies done by the
|«messee Aquarium, shows
" there are a lot more snap-
local creeks than in the
'Bsec River itself.
Snapping turtles are well
«»wn for their powerful bite,
' n easily snap a broom
— ... hvo," according to the
„ * River Neighbors
"^letter Web site.

oivever, some Southern
Ojn .""^ 'i-'ve expressed little
11^ '™ *out the snapping tur-

iv,;,','-'"'" ■'""^•" ^^^ Hannah
J]'""' a junior elementary
**m major. "But it won't
ffee^?^ from playing in the

several other species in the local
creeks. Some of the unusual
finds have been an Eastern
spiny soft shell turtle and an
alligator snapping turtle.
Neither of these species has
been found in the Tennessee
River, Ekkens said.

Ekkens said that he began the
study as an experiment to com-
pare the turtle populations
between local creeks and the
Tennessee River. What he
found, however, raised more
questions than answers.

■The first year I thought this
would be it, but I found some
interesting things and I just kept
going," Ekkens said.

Sophomore biology major
Keila Morales has been tracking
the turtles since the summer.
Morales, who hopes to bring in a
live turtle to demonstrate the
tracking system for the lecture,
said that she began working on
the project because she needed
a job but found the work too
interesting to quit.

"I think it's interesting
enough to keep gomg with it,"
Morales said.

For the data collection, the
research team set out ti-aps in
several locations along the
creeks. The ti-aps are checked
every day for tiutles. Then,
transmitter radios are securely
attached to the shells of caught
turties before releasmg them.
After their release, turtles
movements are ti-acked flirough
the radio transmitters.

Christmas tour kicks offseason

Brian Magsipoc

Staff Writfr

Mike Teter, a junior corpo-

rate wellness major, didn't

■ding label think the event was very well

Christian □

Morning Song is bringing publicized
their annual Christmas Tour "I've g

to Southern. The tour, fea- posters,"
turing Steve Darmody,
Jennifer LaMountain, Joey Still oth

Tolbert and Rudy Micelli, will going.

1st.

"It's a
neat way to
kick off the
holiday sea-
son," said

director of
alumni rela-
tions.

Co-spon-
sored by
student
services and
alumni rela-
tions, the
tour was not
originally
scheduled
to stop at

A%tt^6

"It's a neat way to

kick off the holiday

season," said Evonne

Crook, director of

alumni relations.

! to look
"But it

; don't plan on

"I think it
seems a little
cheesy," said
Stella de
Brito, a

sophomore

major.

Speaking
of Jennifer
LaMountain,
de Brito said,
"Her facial
and body

are scary, but
she's a nice
person and
talented."
Tickets are

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Center cont.

continued from Pg. 2

good grip on the courts
and their closeness to the
ium," he said,
new Wellness Center
might also incorporate a
round-about which will cost
around $75,000 to $80,000,
said Marty Hamilton, associ-
ate vice president for finan-
cial administration.

Ben Wygal, assistant to
Southern's president, said
Southern hired an engineer-
ing firm in Collegedale to
devise the best plan to keep
traffic moving on University
Drive. City engineers

designed a round-about that
%vill be located at the intersec-
tion of Taylor Circle and
University Drive.

"The round-about will be
safer and will calm down traf-
fic while facilitating more
traffic than a regular inter-
section," Wygal said. "It will
also reduce the chances of
high-speed auto accidents."

A parking area will replace
the old tennis courts and will
connect with Taylor Circle.

Car cont.

continued from Pg. 2

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students and
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Crook said. ■ , , . „ f„r the eeneral public will be

Some students are looking [°'^'f^"^;^ ^ ^t the

forward to the holiday con- ^-'^^^t"^^^,^, Convocation

cert. . ^ .

"It sounds very interest-
ing," said Sara Bandel, a sen-
ior journalism major.

Others haven't heard of It.

credit will be given. Visit
http://www.mschristmas.org
/ for more information.

ongoing battle on campus of
whose car has the biggest and
best bass system.

"I'm definitely most excited
about the audio competition,"
Gillham said. "It should rock,
no pun intended."

Winners will walk away
with a chance to improve their
cars with gift certificates for
auto stores like Pep-Boys.

Nichols has entered his car,
a '91 Nissan 24OSX with a
Japanese turbo-engine swap,
suspension modifications and
basic power upgrades, as will
many of his friends.

Darrin Djemes, who is help-
ing plan the event, also entered
his vehicle and has enjoyed
sports cars for as long as he
can remember. He said he is
most looking forward to seeing
the fast cars on display that
night. ,

Even those who don t share
Nichols' and Djemes' love of
engine swaps and power
upgrades are encouraged to
attend.

'"This is not just for the peo-
ple who own cars," Nichols
said. "It is for absolutely every-
one at Southern to come by
and get a glimpse of flie pas-
sion that some of their fellow
students have."

Tomorrow is tiie deadUne
for car entry. " E-mail vehicle
information to

mnichols@southern.edu. A
confirmation of entry will be
returned.

Razvan Catarama

"Middle Flight" is sched-
uled to take place at
Ackerman Auditorium today
on and Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8

"Middle Flight" is an 80-

rainute, one-man play per- .-o

formed by Thorvald Aaga.ard. will tell you that smce I

The play was written by able to speak, I was probably

Aagaard and details the life of telling stories and acting

John Milton and his struggles things out. It was just some

as a blind man and his reli- thing natural to me.

gious life in 17th-century Aagaard is an experienced

|„„l3„() teacher m secondary and ter-

•™ilton] is arguably one of tiary levels. He has already

the greatest English poets taught two playwnting ses-

that lived," said Dr. Rachel sions while here at Southern

Byrd an English professor. and will also be presentmg an

Byrd was part of the acting workshop tonight for

motive for bring the perform- those in^rested^ Th

ance to southern. She me. h^PJ-m be ^^^^^^^.^^

whie at Newbold interactive '' .. ,

^ ,-1 irindand where where students wil read.

College, '" .Ens'a"^' ™;r ^^^^^ principles

' Aagaard said, "My mother for an assignment.

•Milton thoroughly

inspired me," Aagaard said. "I
became fascinated by Milton's
life and [the people writing
for him]."

But Aagaard noted that you
don't need to be familiar with
Milton's works to understand
or enjoy the play.

"Milton expands on the
Bible," Aagaard said.
"[Milton's work] builds on

Thon/ald Aagaard

Tho^ld Aagaard, an actor, will be performing the play "Middle Flight" *;-eek at|c^th-^^^^^^
logue about John Milton, author of "Paradise Lost" from the perspective of Thomas Ellwood Milt™ « =<f «^^^ ' "^^^^
was a Quaker who had been exiled, lost his wife and was blind. And Ellwood hides a dark secret. 'The play wjl be per
fo^ed Today and Saturday. Nov. [9. at 8 p.m. in Ackerman Auditorium. Admission is $5.00 at the door and f^ee wtth a
Southern ID card. Students will receive convocation credit.

Junior nursing major l

Biggs signed the petj

because of the increased I

.immodesty she has seen 0.
campus.

"I'm concerned because r\
noticed the immodestj-, and

f responsibllih;

continue fo I
enroll-

feel a sense of i
Biggs said.

The faculty agreed \vith the I
students yet said that enforcin.

a dress code policy is ""* I

especially as classes co.
grow with increased ci
ment. Male professors are
uncomfortable speakin
female students about
issues and are unsure of
ble legal implications, sai
ate chair Chris Hansen,

Religion professor
Jacobs warned

this

vie^vinj I
i affecting onh'
female students.

"We have to have some _
measure ofproprietyfor all peo- 1
pie on a Christian campus."

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November 17, 2005

Current Events

The Southern Accent 5

Georgia allows child marriages

ATLANTA (AP' Ever since her
,,,.year-ol(i niece wed a i4-year-
„'ia boy last year, Sharon Cline has
sent laiOTakera a slew of letters
lagging them to change a Georgia
]a„ that allows children of any age
to marry - ivithout parental con-
sent - as long as the bride-to-be is
pregnant.

"Some of the lawmakers just
didn't believe this could happen,"
said Cline, who Uves in Weston,

Fla. "It was very frustrating."

They're beUevers now.

Lisa Lynnerte Clark, 37, was
charged last week in Gainesville
with child molestation for alleged-
ly having a sexual relationship
with a 15-year-old friend of her
teenage son. Just days before her
arrest, she wed the boy under a
Georgia law that allows pregnant
couples to marry regardless of age
and without consent.

Cash's daughter objects to movie

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -
Kathy Cash, one of Johnny Cash's
five children, was so upset about
how her mother is portrayed in
ihe upcoming movie "Walk the
Line" that she walked out of a
faraily-only screening - five times.

She thinks the movie, which
opens nationwide Nov. 18, is
good and that performances by

Joaquin Phoenix as her dad and
Reese Witherspoon as her step-
mother, June Carter Cash, are
Oscar-worthy.

But she also said the film
unfairly shows her mother,
Vivian Liberto Distin, Johnny
Cash's first wife, as a shrew.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin plays
her in the movie.

Baby whale enjoys a meal

Senior animal care specialists Jamee Lakey, right, and Marcy
■^avia, use a bottle to feed a five-week-old kiUer whale knoivn i
K Calf, whose mother rejected her at birth, formula and her
mother's pumped milk at Sea World in San Antoni
Nov. 16, 2005. The young whale, which cats every two nours, na»
been fed by nearly 50 specialists and appears to be moving closer
to independence, her trainers said Wednesday.

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U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korea's President Rob
Moo-hyun shake hands after a joint press axailability in
Gyeongju, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005. In a show of
unity, the both Presidents declared that a nuclear-armed North
Korea "will not be tolerated" and agreed that the problem should
be resolved through peacefid and diplomatic means.

Bob Woodward's version of
when and where he learned the
identit>^ of a CIA operative con-
tradicts a special prosecutor's
contention that Vice President
Dick Cheney's top aide was the
first to make the disclosure to
reporters. Attorneys for the
aide, L Lewis "Scooter" Libby,
described Wednesday's state-
ment by the Washington Post's
assistant managing editor as
helpful for their defense.

Mares carrying cloned embryos

PURCELL, Okla. (AP) - The
more than 30 healthy looking
horses in a pasture here are all
shapes and sizes and include an
Appaloosa, a couple of bays,
chestnuts, a paint and a
Palomino.

One thing that these mares
have in common is that they are
pregnant - and not naturally.

Each has been impregnated
\vith a cloned embryo produced
by ViaGen Inc., an Austin,
Texas, company that specializes

1 cloning horses, cattle and
pigs. The mares are due to
dehver in February.

Iran Poiejaeva, chief scien-
tific officer wth ViaGen, said
the company has successfully
produced clones in seven dif-
ferent animal species. It is
focusing on cloning perform-
ance horses for customers who
want to continue their horses'
genetic makeup. Currently, the
firm is not cloning thorough-
bred racing horses.

Healthy carbs will help the heart

CHICAGO (AP) Tweaking
a healthy, high-carb diet to
include a little more protein
or healthy oils can further
curb heart disease risks, say
researchers who had volun-
teers try three variations of
the same diet.

The findings don't mean
you should gorge on meat, or
that carbs should be
shunned. But the study
involving 159 adults with bor-

derline or mild high blood
pressure found the best
results with diets that
replaced some carbohydrates
with protein like nuts and
dairy, or with healthy fats, like
olive oil.

All three diets were low in
saturated fats and required
plenty of fruits and vegeta-
bles, and all improved blood
pressure and cholesterol read-
ings.

Cesarean section rates keep nsing

ATLANTA (AP) - Twenty
years ago, virtually no mothers-
to-be asked for Caesarean sec-
tions, said Dr. Sarah Kilpatrick,
of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Nowadays, she said, more
and more women are demand-
ing them. "The public gets the
sense that it's like a zipper -they
open you and then close you
backup."

The latest government data
seems to back up that observa-

^^,1: The rate of C-sections in the
U.S. has climbed to an all-time
high, despite efforts by public
health authorities to bring down
the number of such deliveries.

Nearly i-2 million C-sections
were performed in 2004.
accounting for 29.1 percent of all
births that year, the NaHonal
Center for Health Statistics
reported Tuesday. That is up
from 27.5 percent in 2003 and
20.7 in 1996. The C-section rate
increased for all births.

Hoping to reverse the deterio-
ration of pension plans covering
44 million Americans, the
Senate voted Wednesday to force
companies to make up under-
funding estimated at $450 bil-
lion and live up to promises
made to employees, The action
came a day after the federal
agency that insures such plans
iive liabilities.

Bush seeks help with korea

BusftH, North Kohea jAP)

Counseling resolve and
patience. President Bush is
looking for a show of unity
among Asian leaders to press
North Korea to abandon its
nuclear weapons program.
Among those gathering here for
a 21-nation summit are the
leaders of the five countries -
the United States, China, Soutli
Korea, Russia and Japan - nego-
tiating with Nortli Korea for its
nuclear disarmament.

A top Interior Ministry official
said Wednesday the 173 mal-
nourished prisoners found by
U.S. forces included all Iraqi
sects, playing down allegations of
a campaign by Shiite-led security
forces to suppress Sunni Arabs
ahead of next month's election.
The Shiite-led government
sought to dampen Sunni outrage
over revelations Tuesday by
Prime Minister Ibrahim al-
Jaafari tiiat tlie detainees were
by U.S. troops.

House and Senate negotiators
struck a tentative deal on the
expiring Patriot Act that would
curb FBI subpoena power and
require tiie Justice Department
to more fully report its secret
requests for information about
ordinary people, according to
officials involved in die talks.
The agreement, which would
make most provisions of the
existing law permanent, was
reached just before dawn
Wednesday. But by midmoming
GOP leaders had already made
plans for a House vote.

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The Southern Accent 7

Role Models

Amner Fernandez

Thursday, Novembe;

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
/^ britnib@southem.edu

Lifestyles

britnib@southem.edu ^ 'Z ^ -m

The benefits of benefnends

Valerie Walker

When it comes to sex and
Southern, there isn't much
middle ground between being a
floozy or a prude-at least that's
what some assume. What
about the possibility of some-
thing in between? Something
like. say... friends with benefits.

If you're a "floozy", you
already know what friends with
benefits are, and you've probably
had one or two.. .or three. If
you're a "prude," then you may
be profoundly disturbed by the
concept of two people in agree-
ment to exchange sexual bene-
fits without any sort of relation-
ship or obligation to one anoth-
er. But what about those people
who've found a way around the
lieartache of a relationship gone
bad, or the loneliness of single-
dom, and have found satisfac-
tion in tlie arms or lips of a
friend? Are they onto some-

"I don't have time for a real
relationship, but a girl's got
needs," said Molly, a senior

nursing major, referring to her
benefriend of three years. (Her
name has been changed to pro-
tect the oh-so-fragile Southern
reputation,)

In high school, there was
always sexual tension between
the two of them. There were
boyfriends and girlfriends
through the years, but whenever
there were "droughts," they were
always available to one another
to fill the voids.

"He's not someone I'd date,
but I can mess around ^vith
him," Molly said. "There's just
always been tiiis understanding
that that's all it is -just messing
around. I really can't spend lots
oftime with him."

Many don't have the luxury of
having a long-term benefriend
like Molly and must figure out
how to get their fix elsewhere.

"Sometimes you just get those
urges," said Lydia, a junior com-
munications major. "It's late at
night, and chocolate just isn't
cutting it. I'm a littie lonely and
I'm thinking, 'Who can I hang
out with tonight?'"

It's no big shocker tliat stu-

dents feel it's an OK relation-
ship. What is a Uttie surprising is
that some experts agree with
them.

"If it's safe, sane and consen-
sual, a friendship with benefits
can be a wonderfiil gift in ones
life," said Dr. Bamaby Barratt,
president of the American

If you're a
'floozy", you already
know what friends
with benefits are,
and you*ve probably
had one or two... or
three.

Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors, and Therapists and
author of Sexual Health and
Erotic Freedom.

Compared \vith some other
alternatives, a friend with bene-
fits is often the best option said
Barratt. A hasty, unhappy mar-
riage is emotionally painful,
casual sex is risky because you
don't have the safety of knowing
your partner's mentally or phys-

ically health and abstinence
not a healthy alternative because
we are sexual beings, and we
need to ex-press ourselves sexu-
ally in order to be happy.

"All these have risks," Barratt
said. "All partners involved must
enter into the relationship with a
clear understandmg so it mini-
mizes the risks. It's not easy, but
its not a reason not to have
friends with benefits."

Dr. Barratt used the example
of the risk involved ui driving a
car. We know there is a risk to
driving, but it doesn't stop us
from doing it. Cars are a necessi-
ty, we simply drive as safely as

Now before you go running
off to ask your anatomy and
physiology lab partner to do
some "studying" in the back seat
of your Honda with Dr. Barratt's
blessing, remember not every-
body thinks it's such a grand
idea. It's safe to assume this sort
of beha\'ior is frowned upon here
at Southern, but why?

*The second half of this article
will be published in the next issue.

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The Southern Accent 9

^Are you going to heaven or hell?'

Don't let our judgmental attitudes be the reason people leave
the church.

"Are you going to heaven
ir hell?" the sign asked in
bold letters. The word "heav-

en" was in pretty blue italics,
while the letters in "hell"
spouted flames. My first reac-
tion to that sign as I drove by
the church was one of min-
gled disgust and annoyance.
"Like that sign is really going
to make anyone want to think
about eternity," I thought.
Probably the only thing it will
accomplish is making
Christians look shallow, irrel-
evant, and judgmental.

It got me thinking about
how others view us as
Christians, and specifically as
Seventh-day Adventists. Too
often we're seen, as a little
judgmental, and too often I
meet people who have turned
away as a result.

I was in a local fast food

restaurant a few days ago
when I got to talking with the

It got me thinking

about how others

view us, as

Christians arid

specifically as

Seventh-day

Adventists. Too

often, we're seen as

a little judgmental...

cashier. He had gone to
Southern years ago, and he

had been raised an Adventist.
He kept saying "I used to be
an Adventist," but there was
no comment of "I still am."

He joked about how there
was plenty of guilt and blame
to go around in the church.
While it was obviously a joke,
it didn't really feel like one.
His words meant much more
than that. I wavered between
pit)' and outrage, and unfor-
tunately I spent an awkward
moment hoping the topic
would change. I wasn't sure
how to respond to the loose-
ly-veiled accusation that my
church was judgmental ~
mostly because I know that
sometimes it is. Most of us
have heard countless stories
of people burned by the

church. Some of us might be
those people.

I left the restaurant sin-'
cerely hoping that nothing I
had said or done had added
to his attitude but had helped
it instead.

1 believe that Christianity
is not just saying what you
believe, but living it every
moment of the day and mak-
ing it relevant. Wlien Jesus
was on this earth he drew
people to him by loving them
and then asked us to do the
same. I hope that instead of
putting up judgmental signs
we focus on spreading
Christ's love to others.

Maybe that cashier at the
restaurant will see the change
and will want to come back.

Hamilton offers unique worship style

A Hamilton Community Church service is
different from an ordinary church service. For
starters, I heard they serve refreshments
before the 11:30 service, but I didn't get there
in time for those.

When I did arrive, the first thing I noticed
was the appearance. It certainly didn't look
like any church that I was used to. The sanctu-
ary was darkened and looked like the type of
room used for a meeting or class, with comfy
seats instead of pews.

However, once I sat dovm and church got
started, I didn't notice much of a difference
•■etiveen this church and most others. They
shared announcements and then moved into
"le praise and worship service. I thought the
music was good since I enjoy that style of
music.

This particular Sabbath, Nov. 12, was chil-
"re'n's church, so at one point during the serv-
"^ Ihe children got up and left. Before they
"snt, I noticed that there were a lot of them.
'" fact, the audience consisted mostly of
>°«ng adults and families with children.
^ Senior pastor Mark Bresee spoke on good
j°* and that our purpose as Christians is to

» Eood and spread blessings to other people.

specially liked reading the verse, "For we
J ' °°<i's workmanship, created in Christ
• us to do good works, which God prepared

, ' *°"eht to me that while I've been search-
rii.^" and low for my purpose in life, it's
front of me - to do the good works
do from

and enthusiastic. While I didn't go to Sabbath
school, I noticed that the bulletin listed eight
different classes for adults. The service was
certainly contemporary and included drums
during the songs and video segments on the
big screens. While I enjoyed the change from
the ordinary, I'm not sure I would go every

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Opinion

Surprised by 'Good Night, and Good Luck

•^ _ . , . . ^-- u^fnT-o ijf.li an to thfi theater, time that hpin^ ^ ,

I saw "Good Night, ai
Good Luck" last Thursday,
odd occurrence for me as

movie for the subject matter, before you go to the theater.

We had the theater pretty No one plays the senator - his

vou used that much to ourselves; there was words are his own, unedited,

'went ndh da one other random guy that The whole film was shot in

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started.

typically don't go to movies
"school nights" (when
last ti:

phrase?) but I went
fabulous time. My managing
editor came with me, as well
as my brother. The jokes were
great, but fairly journalism-
oriented, so if you're not into
the fall of Sen. McCarthy or
journalism, don't bother. You
can't until it comes out on
DVD anyway because it was
only in Chattanooga for three
nights. But you can truck it
on down to Atlanta if you real-
ly want to see it on the big

The film was so good that I
was surprised when it ended,
and it has a run time of 93
minutes-not as long as "Lord
of the Rings," but a long

The film was so
good that I was
surprised when it
ended, and it has a
run time of 93 min-
utes.

The film h;
mentary footage of Sen.
McCarthy, which one doesn't
even notice unless you've read
up about how it was shot

making an extremely crisp
black and white film.

Watching the movie made
me want to come up with my
own tagline like his, but some-
how, nothing seems to fit.
Strathairn is such a good actor
that Murrow comes to Hfe. I
found nothing wrong with the
film (distraction-wis.e) but I'm
not known for catching

anachronisms or other goofs.

The one thing I found odd, but

lot of docu- not distracting, was that CBS
had a policy that no two
employees could be married.

McCarthy accuses Murrow
of being a communist during a

time that being accused ^
such could be losing your job
or even being put in jaj]
Murrow comes back to the
accusations, but never loses
his cool on air - he has a
solemn look while he's
addressing the camera and
captivates you with his style.
Journalism is a different
animal now - we don't por-
tray the news in the same way.
Some say we pry too far into
public figures' lives, some say
we don't show the whole pic-
ture. It's quite a challenge
being a journalist now, com-
pared to 50 years ago. We all
have to hope we don't get
accused of something like
Murrow did. And if we do, we
have to hope we can keep our
reputation.

A call to enforce Southern's dress code for the good of all

Over the last few months
there has been a petition cir-
culating among the student
body. This petition is request-
ing that the faculty and
administration here at
Southern be more unified in

The Girls

enforcing the dress code. This
petition does not ask for
changes to be made in the
dress code. It merely requests
that teachers and administra-
tors make a concerted effort to
uphold the standard of dress
as defined in the student
handbook.

Some reading this may
think, "I'd rather be allowed
more freedom to dress as I
choose." Please understand
that the dress code is not seek-
ing to take away your freedom.
It is preserving purity (both
for men and women).
Dressing in miniskirts or in T-
shirts with sexual connota-
tions emblazoned on them
degrades the opposite gender.
I myself have been extremely
offended by some of the t-shirt
phrases displayed on Southern
students' apparel. As
Christians we are called to be

pure. We are called to live in
such a way that would bring
glory to God. We are responsi-
ble for the purity of others as
well as ourselves, and by
dressing immodestly we may
cause a brother or sister to
stumble. Southern seeks to
uphold God's desire for our
purity by enforcing modesty in
dress.

Others reading this may
object to this petition, saying,
"They should at least allow
jewelry in the dress code," To
these I would assert that the
"no jewelry" policy is in place
to promote glorification of
God rather than self. Does
wearing hoop earrings and
bangle bracelets draw atten-
tion to God or to yourself? We
are called, as Christians, to
dress with propriety. We
should be more concerned
about adorning our hearts

with God's character than
adorning our necks with jew-
els. Southern's dress code and
"no jewelry" policy uphold
these biblical Christian values.

Dressing in

miniskirts or in T-

shirts with sexual

connotations

emblazoned on

them degrades the

opposite gender.

Southern's standard

regarding shorts is not as
restrictive as it is educational.
Dressing in slacks, skirts and
other suitable attire promotes
respect and professionalism in
students. Southern seeks to
train students to dress as they

will once they have graduated
and obtained employment in
their field of experience.

I thank Southern for taking
a risk by having such high
standards for its students. I
thank the administration and
faculty for being concerned
about student purity,
Christianity, and professional-
ism. I thank the students who
are actively involved in pro-
moting the enforcement of the
dress code through the circu-
lation of this petition. 1 also
thank each one of you readers
who decide to take the initia-
tive and fully adhere to
Southern's dress code without
admonishment.
A contrasting opinion
will be printed next
issue.

these

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Ben Mitzelfelt

November 17, 2005

iTliursday^

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southern.edu

The Southern Accent 11

Sports^^*"^'''

That's It dethrones defending champs

Ethan Nkana

That's It upset the defending

Aampion Bncs 27-20

Thursday night in the Mens

flag Football championship.

■We're only underdogs ■-

everyone else's eyes -

Edmn Urbina ofThat's It, just

before the opening whistle.
That's It got off to a rocky

start when quarterback (QB)

Jay Underwood threw a pass

that was picked off by Jeff

Johns. Jason Dunkel complet-
ed his first tivo passes to Mike
Knulson and Donnie Miller.but
dropped the ball under pres-
sure from rusher Scott Gooch.
With the Bucs on the goal
line, Gooch had his first of a
trio of QB sacks, pushing the
Bncs back 20 yards. On the
ensuing play Dunkel connected

mth Knutson for the touch- Oh the following drive
down (ID), On the extra point Underwood threw a deep pass
(XP) attempt, Miller received to his favorite target, Mark
Ihe handoff from Dunkel and Cloutier, for the TD, but tliey
lien connected with Knutson could not convert the XP and
in the end zone. trailed 6-7.

Urbina caught the XP pass
from Underwood, taking the
lead, 13-7.

On tlie first drive of the sec-
ond half Dunkel threw a fade
pass to Miller for the TD fol-
lowed by a pass to Knutson for
theXP.'

With That's It up 20-14 late
in the second half, Lucht inter-
cepted a pass from Dunkel for
the touchback. Under\vood
widened the margin to 13
points with a rushing touch-

Michaelis-Woodard was
ejected from the game after an
altercation resulting from a
pass interference call. Miller
caught the TD pass, but Tliat's
It spiked the ball on tlie ne.\t
possession, ending the game as
champs.

That's It battled injuries and
scheduling conflicts through-
but ended at the

That's It switched to two With'Tliat's It on the oppos.

rushers to hmit Dunkel's time ing goal line. Underwood found out the st

in the pocket, which caused Ryan Lucht in the end zone top. "We'

Dunkel to tlirow an errant pass who made an amazing catch, lot of adversity to wi

that was intercepted by Eric skiUftilly planting both feet just Lucht after die victory.

Michaelis-Woodard. before falling out of bounds.

N.A.D.S. come out on top sweet 'N Spikey start strong

It was the undefeated versus
tlie underdogs' last Thursday
night behind the Village
Market. Carrie DeGrave led her
shorthanded squad, DeGrave,
onto the field against the
N.A.D.S. who had not been
beaten the entire intramural
season. The N.A.D.S.' Ashley
Shafer proclaimed before kick-
off, "We are happy to make it
"lis far, and we're sure we'll
enjoy the game no matter who
wins."

Despite die fact that their
wst possession didn't bode too
'jell, a turnover on downs by
'W N.A.D.S. gave DeGrave a
second chance to do some early
Jamage. Though Carrie
"eGrave dropped a hike to start
ne possession, Shelly Haviland
™nd some room to gain 25
j'"ds for a 1st down. Two plays
'"'". DeGrave made up tor her
"*r error by catching a 25-
'f", ^.'^^ '° P"' her team at the
line on 4th down. But,
°*'lv for the N.A.D.S., an

."mplete pass was thrown.
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2005 to win tlie women's nag football championsnip.

fho vards twice), Ashley Shafer (10

Going the other way, the ^^^^'^'^j^'o^fene Guzman (5

N.AD.S. had a few miscues o ya ds . and u ^^^

''-'' T; ^*prs""'l fund u". ca^ught a short

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defense to catch a very nice N^'U'=^ " ^ q„^„^„

— SmetCr^S ^I^^^^ve. high^ass on.a

DeGrave.

In the second half th
N A.D.S. took over. Recovering

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two-point conversion, much to
her teammates' satisfaction.
After the celebratiori.

;. TOOK ovn. .-.=w.~.~= Guzman exclaimed

from a brief scare by Shelly ^^™ y„., ^^ve done it with-

Haviland, where she intercept- Wecouiu ^ ^ ^_.^^^

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land ,

the

Haviland, wnere »!■= ""-•"■„
ed another pass, the N.AD.S,

wem on to display a great pass^ Mlv Mittan sam,

ing game with KeUyMlttan and Mb^ Minan ^^^ ^^^^ ^,

Jennifer Huffman "lakms mce te^m ^^^

throws to Erin Lundquist (10 ever pi y

out or quarterbacks-Jennifer
Kauffman and Kelly Mittan.
Kelly Mittan said, "I love our

The wait is finally over.
Volleyball season has begun.
Unfortunately, just about half
of One Love got the memo.
Only five out of nine players
on One Love took the floor
against Sweet 'N Spikey on
Monday night in the gym.

Sweet 'N Spikey built an
early lead in the first game as
a result of a very well-bal-
anced effort, although a few
noteworthy performances
came from Melissa Romaine.
Not giving up any easy points,
she took a perfectly-timed
dive to keep the ball in play
after a One Love spike. Later,
she served One Love two
spikes of iier own and helped
push her team to a 25-11 win.
A few miscues could've been
avoided by the understaffed
One Love to cushion the
score, but they happened to
let six easy serves hit the
floor. Not only did they let
them hit the floor, they
watched them hit the fioor.
And even though the officiat-
ing was a little "fishy" in the
first game. One Love still did-
n't hustle for loose balls very
often.

The next game's outcome
was not much different.

though One Love did show
considerable signs of life.
Lauren Austin and Woodline
Morency were very vocal to
their teammates, and the
squad wasn't glued to the
floor when the ball came their
way. As Sweet 'N Spikey
began to look more and more
comfortable with their lead,
their play suffered as a result.
Chevonne Kelly surprised
everyone on the court when
she made a terrific block to
score for her team. She then
served for three straight
points to inspire her One Love
partners.

But then. Sweet 'N Spikey
quit laughing and giggling on
the sidelines and went back to
work. Rose Day fed One Love
six aces, Katie Dexter came up
big with an impressive spike,
and the ivhole team complet-
ed a number of perfect bump-
set-spike plays. Up 23-9, Rose
Day finished the competition
off with two more serves to
start the Sweet 'N Spikey sea-
son off on a good note.

Feeling refreshed after the
25-9 win, Melissa Romaine
said, "This season's going to
be exciting" for Sweet 'N
Spikey.

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December i, 2005

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Volume 61, Issue 12

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by select choirs and a lighting of the Christmas tree by Santa Claus.

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Kelli Gauthier

Staff Writer

More than 70 percent of the
Southern students who emoUed
as freshmen in fall 2004 have
returned for their sophomore
vear-a 10 percent increase from
last year's freshmen-to-sopho-
more retention rate.

According to data from
records and advisement, tms
year's retention rate of 73.4 Per-
cent is Southern's second highest

freshmen-to-sophomore reten-
tion rate in more thanio years^
Vmita Sander, vice presiden
of marketing and enroUm n,
services, wants those numbers to

be even higher nex-t year.

"Untilweretaineverysmdent
who wants to stay and graduate
there is always room

i-p"--™;:7^„"r,wa

-Cdrand^Holli. James, par.

See Celebrate Pg. :

Southern retention rate
compared to other
Adventist colleges:

Andrew.s University-77'*

Walla Walla College-71%

Southern Adventust University-70%

La sierra Universlty-66^

Pacific Union College-65%

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tional research and plaiming, are ^.^^ ^^^^^ students to
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■'It reminded me of home,
he said.

Other performances mclud-
ed songs by the Collegedale
ChUdren's Choir, a community
beU choir, sUver brass and I
Canton. Destiny Drama also
participated by shanng a live
nativity scene.

Jeremy Mclntyre, a fresh-
man music major and member
of 1 Cantori, enjoyed participat-
ing in the event.

"It was really nice to be a
part of Southern's Christmas
traditions," he said. "I love
Christinas, so ifs an honor to
be a part of the traditions here

at Soutiiem."

KariShultz, director of stu-
dent life and activities, coordi-
nated the third annual
Christmas on the Promenade,
along with tile planning com-
mittee. Previously the event
was the Christinas tree lighting
between Brock and Mable
Wood halls.

•The thing I Uke about what
we've done differently, is the
fact tiiat there is a lot of variety
to fit different people's inter-
ests," Shultz said.

For the last event of the
evening, a crowd gathered in
front of Wright Hall around the
new, 20-foot Christmas tree.
The tree was sponsored by the
Cohutta Springs Triathlon,
Shultz said. Here Santa joined
tlie celebration by way of fire
truck to light the tiree.

Sonya Reaves, a senior
social work and Spanish major,
summed up the evening.

"Tlie whole thing is magi
cal.'

Melissa Mentc

StaffWriteb

Mittens, hot cocoa, cozy P^a-
mas, decorative lights and tiie
spirit of Christmas are here. But
the season wouldn't be complete
witiiout festive, holiday music.

The Southern Wind
Symphony and Ja2z Ensemble
Jffl perform Saturday, Dec. 3, a
8 pm. during the annual
Christmas Pops concert.
Students can receive double con-
vocation credit by attending tiie
concert in nesP.E. Center.

Ken Parsons, conductor of the
wind symphony and jazz ensem-
ble, invites shidents, faculty, staft
and flie general public to listen to
classic Chrismias songs.

"It's going to be fan because
it's familiar, but ifs always fresh,"
he said. "And Santa has his ten-
dency of dropping by."

Sophomore Vara Torres said

she loves Christinas music^She
Sd her husband plan to attend

4he pops concert

Songs like Go leu u "'
!-■„" "Tittle Drummer
Mountain, "tiie i-
Bov" and "Sleigh Ride wJl be
performed by the jazz ensemble,
Lch featiires about l8 mem
hers. The instraments include
five saxophones, four trombones,
four trumpets, drums, guitar,
piano and bass. .

^ Parsons said flie jazz pieces
have become a very popular part

of Uie program.

RobQuigleyasemortnunpet

player for bofli flie wind sympho-
ny and jazz ensemble, said hvs
favorite jazz piece is "GoTelliton

the Mountam."

-Ifs teal fun, and it switches
styles," Quigley said. "It starts
with a chorale like a hymn, then
6oestorock'n'rol],aientoswmg
and back to rock"

CHRISTMAS

POPS CONCERT

Sophomore Vara Torres saiQ an" "»-■" -

Health center distance causes difficulties

._ . ,r- „ „f the Monday flirough Thursday fram

With flie University Health
Center moving away from
Tliatcher Soufli in October, shi

a junior history major

Tlie new location is a half- l» j t- — -

mile away from Tliatcher Hall they do not

and seven-tenths of a mile from -""■■•■'' '' " '
Talge. If a student does not have

^. wu Hernd office manager of the Monday tlirough Thursday from
access to a vehicle, tiie uphill Herod othce man S ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^„ ,j„

walk may take lo mmutes or School of Joumausm ^ ^^ _. ^^ ^^

more. There is no sidewalk on Comnjumcations^ Fridays,itisopenfrom8a.m,..

the right side of tiie road, reqmr- .« *'^/*"'^''" ' ''t^healtii 12 p.m. After flie healfl. center
ing ie smdent to cross to the ^^^^^'f^ ^^ "/.th^t cloL. nurses are on call to 1.-

die any situations that anse.

To provide more accessibili^'
to tiie new location, the universi-
ty is planning a new sidew*
from the Hickman ScienK
Center to the healfl. center, r
well as adding more partai

SfnoSerir l^g the s^de^t to cross to^e ^XZ:^:^^^ ^'^•^^-
havlngadifhcnlttime "Uiei * *» ^ rstT- nrnUation , will be dleanys^iati

get to the healfli center. For sta
'"edftehealfli center one dents wifli a vehicle, there is very

day to ask for a ride because I 1™" P-\"8' f * '^ "1"^ r
wi sick, and fliey basically told taken up by health center
me tiiat I needed to find my own employees. Arrangements can
ride or walk," said Melissa Peny, be made widi Campus Safety for

. ...i.:„. i„ transportation there from 8 a.m.

but some people said

transportation will
ranged for the stiident to be

taken to an area hospital, at the

stiidenfs expense, said health

center officials.
. Students worry that the

health center is not open long

respond quickly care.

Jth center is not open 10.15 •.^- — j .-
,ugh to pro..de adequate be^dfliefacdity.

Marty Hamilton, _ .

--' ..,,, - "I was very sick one day and vice president ^ fi°»»*

^""wtharatdentfliatneed- wer!t"up Jre, but fliey were ^d— atio"^ -^ p3 I

ed to be taken to flie healfli cen- already closed, and it was on^y enon 6 ^^ ^ ,

ter, and after talMng to campus 5^30 [p.m.)," said Karma Mathi, fr'^^^ ^^^'^^^ possible,

safety fliree times, tiiey told me a sophomore busmess major. manystiiaen

fliey were too busy," said Janita The health center is open

The Southern Accent Technology department adds new majOl

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The technology department
has a new architectural drafting
major.

"We're trying to broaden the
scope of what we offer Adventist
students," said Dale Walters,
chairman of technolog>'.

Students interested in draft-
ing, architectural drawing, com-
mercial building construction
and machinery now have the
opportunity to earn an associ-
ates degree in technology and
learn the skills needed for the
industry', Walters said.

Ray Carson, assistant profes-
sor, said the two-year program
will enable students to work as

ment, making it possible for stu-
dents to start their own busi-

Walters and Carson meet reg-
ularly with three local contrac-
tors, a professional engineer, an
architect and a structural-steel
detailer to discuss the content of

and advisement, ^f^"}^^
has worked very closely wli
department .0 determin; ^^,
to entice more teclin
majors. She said die new*,
give stiidents flie sub=«»^
fontinueonintoviabl «^«

Tlie program c"^^*,
two majors enrolled, soph

Dave Turner, a local building

contractor of 20 years, said he three. Kasts „„,..

wants to help Southern keep leave Southern to 6 jj,

for the arcW^Segef _

providing a resource but can now ^^ay ^^1,. for'

in direct relation to flie work "It's a great opp ^

field," Turner said. stiident hke me who

Five new courses have been tecture.

practices current.

2 " he said.

Kast

added to the program, ranging However, ^^ ^

from blueprint reading to 3-D department ne
computer-aided design, or CAD. the new maJ"^^ assistant 1

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draftsman, primarily ivith expe- CAD drafting trains students to Jason DunKe , g^j H^

rience in drawing plans for resi- prepare technical draivings used tor of recrni ^^^^ teal" *

dential homes. The program also m construction and manufactiir- part of a s"^'"? ^^^ AM""

requires courses in entrepre- ing. travels •l"™™^!,,,-— -r-^

neurship and busmess manage- Joni Zier, director of records See Tec^'

News

iBackfire displays local hot rods

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Retention cont. 0

continued from Pg. 1

^J Magsifoc

f swdents and alumn.
r ,Tfo the 2005 BacMire

rcfshl sponsored by
^dent Association, the evem

Included cars ranging from
I tettes and Mustangs o
■ Honda Civics and Nissan

' '"Mitbael Nichols, coordina-
I tor ofthe event and owner of a
mGdified Nissan 240SX, said
I the event went well.
I ^There's a lot more people
I here than I thought there
I would be," he said.
I Nichols said a few unregis-
Itered entries even showed up.
DJ Jeff Andvik played live
I music as students milled from
I car to car.

"It's a new opportunity to
.explore students' interests,"
said Andvik, who. has com-
posed music for 12 years.

Amner Fernandez, who
won one of the competition
categories, said, "This is a

play as well. Astrid Conibear,
office manager for the educa-
tion and psychologj' depart-
ment, brought her '99
Corvette.

"My son and his friends
convinced me to bring the car
down," Conibear said. "It's
been fun."

motocross
rs, did an

Students showed off their hot rides during the Backfire Car Shoiv o
Nov. 19 in Jones parking lot.

great opportunity for students
who like cars to have an activ-
ity."

Though the car show dis-
played mostly mens' cars, a
participated also.

Allyson Stone proudly dis-
played her '91 BMW 325-

"I love cars!" Stone said,
"This just shows that girls car
have nice cars to

Faculty cars

dis-

Brad Adam;
rider for 14
impromptu trick-riding

demonstration on his Yamaha
YZ 250F dirt bike.

The competition results
were as follows:

* Steve Oskins won the
audio competition with his '92
Honda Civic.

*Amner Fernandez won the
show-car category with his '91
Honda Accord.

*Jared Weber won the
tuner category with his '92
Honda Civic.

"Kevin Kurzynske won the
domestic-class category with
his '71 Corvette Stingray.

•Jacob Mayor won the
sports-car category with his
'95 BMW M3.

Students urged to participate Talge hosts open house: again

of admissions and recruit-
ing, Sauder said getting them
to stay is the responsibility of
every employee on campus.

'The [retention] committee
provides some system-wide
improvements that allow fac-
ulty and staff to connect bet-
ter and to create an environ-
ment which enables students
to feel they have a place here
at Southern," she said.

School officials think one
reason freshmen choose to
stay at Southern is because
they enjoy the department
they belong to.

Josh Michalski, a sopho-
more international business
major, said this was key in his
returning to Southern.

"I like the opportunities
that I have within my major,"
Michalski said. "I knew that a
business degree from
Southern would have sub-
stance and be recognized."

Administration hopes the
freshmen-to-sophomore
retention rate will increase
for the 2005-2006 school
year.

Tech. cont.

continued from Pg. 2

Small tovvns are known for
I strong community spirit, fre-
I quently seen at park dedica-
1 tions, parades and 4th-of-
I July barbecues. Southern stu-

i don't often experience tation
I such small town events, but
I Steve Ray wants

I that to change.

"Southern stu-
I dents are an
■ important part of
lour community,
e'd like to

include local and state politi-
cians, the , Ooltewah High
School marching band and
cheerleaders and floats rang-
ing from golf carts to fire
trucks. Ray hopes it will also
include a Southern represen-

Kelli Gauthier

the change in schedule, it was
a let down for some.

"I'm a little disappointed
because this is my last semes-
'— in the dorm, and now I

n't be able to experience

would" hke to see
what it's like," said
Phihp Villasurda, a
senior graphic

,,_ .,. „t„ design major

"Southern stu- ^^ ^^^^^

dents are an ^^3,^1^ th

important part for

few minutes
get them involved of OUr COmmU- but isn't sure if he
Ooltewah- nity, and we'd will stay longe-

Parade,'

," ," V. "■-.»' " student clubs,

ct.'tmas'!'*^ to get them ^^ stud ^^,^^^ ^^^

said Ray.
of the

annual parade ;

Rav

of Stev

involved in the
Ooltewah-
Collegedale
Spirit of
Christmas
Parade," Ray
said.

The men of Talge Hall mil
welcome visitors to their resi-
dence for the second year in a
row as thev host the ...... . -~ -— - -

Christmas Open House decoratmg for^^ fte Op,,^

Sunday, Dec. 4, — Victoria Benson,

from 6 p.m. to 8 jalge deans said ^ ^^^^^^ elemen-
p.m. that this year's ury education

"\ f 'slo do'tt open house will major.

wanted us to do it "K „ , ^ ^^s

again because be similar to f^ ,

ns Lo we're so talented those in past

parade and fun," said Carl years and will

Patterson, associ- j„g|ude refresh
ate dean of men. n,e„ts, lots of ,.„..----

Deans from ■"?.'. .j-hts include refresh

both residence Christmas lights ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^
halls said that in and a perform-

to

Open House will
be similar to
those in past
years

AAA Centei
'u Ooltewah.

The parade is <
popular communi
t)' event with mon
*»n 1,500 people

PWicipating in the parade Wednesday, Nov. 30
'" year and hundreds more $20 registration tee

.jdividual students
are invited to par-
t i c i P a t e .
Registration forms
were available at
Ray's AAA Center
in Ooltewah. The
deadline for sub-
mitting a registra-
tion form was
The
will

-. jear and hundreds more *iiu 1^6..^""- .,. „ p,.ntpr

«*W„g from the sidelines, benefit the Samaritan Center^
Say said. Southern students nave

„ The parade begins on Little participated in the pas .

S*e Parkway^t Jac Gate G^"!-'- ^cSvel b^h:

ends at the and^were wel ^^^^

Schwarz,GymMasterscoach^

Schwarz said the parade.

a good way to represent

Southern in the community.

- aim euQs ai I
J*ewah Middle School
-Ringgold Road.

Oolt

lewah

I 'day, Dec. 4, beginning at

ll'^^^ould last tor just

"■' an hour, Ray said. It will

■-- - Christmas lights

reality, Talge is ance by the g„(j a perform-
hosling the Open gon,n,unity Bell ance by the

House again this Choir. Community Bell

year to reduce the ^^^-^^ j^ft^r the

number of events ^^^^^^ (he Student

Thatcher Hall hosts. Association will hold its annu-

This year Th^ •=''" ^^J^. j Christmas party in the
hold the biennial Motner . jjall at 8:30 pm.

Daughter Brunch in Februaiy^ Dimng ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^
The Thatcher deans sad tney ^^^^^ creates for

prefer to organize only one ''^^^■^^^ts, some, like

big event per year. senior secondary education

'"""aidJha whthesi- major Grant Graves, don.
rara^rstrdeansand n.in.^„,,,,ingsthat

•I think partly they want o placejo ^^.^ ^^ ^^
show off their dorm smce they w ^J^^^ ^^ .^ ^,^ ^j^,,.
did the remodeling, she said^

Although most of the
women of Thatcher Hall say
Tey understand the need for

speaking to high-school jun-
iors and seniors about
Southern. Dunkel said he
would like to make up a specific
plan to market the new technol-
ogy major.

"It's an incredible additive to
their already existing program,"
he said. "If we get the word out
there, we can steer people in
that direction."

Holiday cont.

continued from Pg- 2

Along with the three selec-
tions played solely by the jazz
ensemble. Parsons said the
wind symphony will play sacred
pieces like "Once in Royal
David's City," an English carol.
However, he said one of his
many favorites is "0 Magnum
Mysterium."

"It is just breathtakingly gor-
geous," Parsons said.

Seven dances from The
Nutcracker" will also be per-
formed, which Parsons said rely
heavily on Uie woodwind sec-
tion One particular dance,
called the "Waltz of the
Flowers," features tiie harp.

Quigley said, "This concert is
unique in the fact that it is more
fun and light-hearted compared
to otiiers throughout the year.
There's a lot of energ)' to these

Correction

For information c

attide in the Nov. ., —"-•-;• ~

Michael Hills at 423-236-2785-

4 The Southern Accent

■3

CurrentEvents

Thursday, DecemberlTaooc

Snnreme Court tacldes abortion
supreme v^v^" ^^ ^b^t.on

,.„^ Thp swing vote iii »upk.

WASHINGTON (AP)^^^^^Th^
rhXtr„raNew Hampshire

law that requires a parent be tola
Wore a daughter ends her pregnn^
cv an emotional showdown in ine
court's first abortion rights case m

'-NrChief Justice John Roberts
seemed sympathetic to the state, tat

other justices said they wer
that the law does not make an excep
tion for minors who have a medical
^-T^St did not appear satisfied

""\^r'"':h^aTonrno-

struck down the law, one ui u

J ,1,0 nn.intrv that require
around the country i"o ■*
parental involvement when a teen
seeks an abortion.

Although the case does not chal-
lenge the 1973 Roe v. Wade rulin
that said abortion is a fundamental
constitutional right, the stakes are
still significant and could signal
where the high court is headed under
Roberts and after the retirement of
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Abortion was a prominent subject
in Roberts' confirmation hearings and
has emerged as a major issue in
President Bush's nommation ot
appeals court Judge Samuel Alito to
replace O'Connor, who has been the

swing vote

"S**'^' . ,»r. demonstrated out-
As protesters demon ^^^^

side, the -fj;„\iX:ith justices
raCrre^Hher'and over the

'^XT Hampshire Attorney Genera,

nir'^nwhy'te^^lfetadeaS
r:;fio"?o"aVw abortions when a

tion restrictions should include
health exception justices

O'Connor, along with Justic
Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer
anXthBaderGinsburg-roe in

„n how doctors would avoid oeing
posecutedorsuediftheyperforrned

an abortion if a severely sick mino
did not want to notify a P'lfent and a
judge was unavailable to provide the
"^^Srtrr:. problem here for
the doctor who's on the line,
°'tto1nto„in Scalia, however,
said; "It takes 30 seconds to place a
phone call" to a judge.

A Senate vote is planned for
January on Alito, who is expected to
be more receptive to abortion restric-
tions than O'Connor

Garrett Nudd Photographs

www.garrettnuddphotography.com
407-592-9332

Christmas shoppers losing steam

NEW YORK (AP) - The
nation's retailers had a modest
start to the holiday shopping
season as consumers jammed
stores on Black Friday in higher
numbers than a year ago, but
seemed to lose interest once the
early-bird specials were over.

"There was a lot of hype, a lot
of promotions and lot of people,
but the results were on the luke-
warm side," said Michael P.
Niemira, chief economist at the
International Council of
Shopping Centers, estimating
that the weekend's sales were
down from a year ago.

Analysts said there was heav)-
shopper traffic for the day after
Thanksgiving-known as Black
Friday because the surge ot
shoppers supposedly pushes
stores into profitability for the
year. Consumers apparently lost
their enthusiasm.

"If you give Americans a bar-
gain, they will get up whatever
time to take advantage of It J»
I don't think this weekenU
turned out to be as big as retai-
ers hoped," said C. Brii
Beemer, chairman of A™"''";
Research Group, based m
Charleston, S.C.

1 Search continues for miners^bodies

"•i ' .:£=:.

Rescuers sit on their positions at the Dongfeng Coal Mine 1 ^^^ ^^ys of
HeUongjiang Province on WcHineaday, Nov. 30, 2005. Alter jiuian

searcliSg, rescuers at a collapsed coal mine in northeast Cluna,e^„e»t i

I agree on the number of miners missing, further underbmngU^^^e.-.Tl';, ,
lack of success in improving safety m the disaster-plaguMlma^^^ - ^ ^ „scu j

. sion Sunday at the Dongfeng Coal Mine ttilled at least le .^ .

were still combing the debris for more bodies, state mema ^^^^^^

•5;;5iJD^einber2^2005_

Current Events

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U.S. blamed for kidnapping

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A
peace group blamed the
United States and Britain for
the abduction of four activists
shoiMi in an insurgent video,
saying the kidnapping was the
direct result of the occupation

of Iraq.

Meanwhile, m the central
to^vn of Baqouba, unidentified
gunmen opened fire on a
minibus early Wednesday,
killing nine construction work-
ers and wounding two others,
the Diyala police said in a
statement.

After a monthslong hiatus
in the kidnapping of foreign-
ers, tele%'ision footage on
Tuesday once again showed
Westerners held captive: A
German archaeologist - bound
and blindfolded - kneh among
masked gunmen in one video.

Four frightened peace activists
were shown in another blurry
tape.

The latest attacks are part of
a new wave of kidnappings
pohce fear is aimed at disrupt-
ing next month's national elec-
tions.

Christian Peacemaker

Teams, a group that has had
activists in Iraq since October
2002, said it was saddened by
the video of their workers. The
workers, the group said, were
working against the occupa-
tion of Iraq.

"We are angry because what
has happened to our team-
mates is the result of the
actions of the U.S. and U.K.
government due to the illegal
attack on Iraq and the continu-
ing occupation and oppression
of its people," the group said.

Snowflakes light up the night

Automobiles travel past a seasonally decorated Saks Fifth Ave
building Wednesday Nov. 30, 2005 in New York.

Milk compensation battled in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) For a
I ^^^ •Republican lawmakers, per-
haps the biggest battle facing
I House-Senate negotiators on a
mge budget bil isn't a high-
1 profile issue like cutting food
I stamps and Medicaid or open-
I '"S a stretch of pristine Alaskan
I toast to oil driUing
' 'I'smilk.

I , Specifically, it's the Milk
ntome Loss Contract program
y pays daily farmers when
Pices drop.

For some, like Rep. Mark
^ een of Wisconsin and Sen.
™|< Santomm of Pennsylvania,
"? Politiral lives could be at
,r"^'°'«nandSantorumrep-
H?°,"^'<^s dotted by famUy

S'"" colleagues from
I a?'™ ^'^Mwth much larg-
ely operations,
i^^rapared with hot-button
I over .t '"'*™^ GOP battle
4o Milk Income Loss

Contract program seems pretty
obscure. The program expued
Sept. 30. Extending it for two
more years would cost taxpay-
ers $1 billion.

Green and Santorum are
among the few Republicans fac-
ing challenging statewide cam-
paigns in states won by
Democratic presidential candi-
date John Kerry in 2004. Both
are pulling out all the stops as
they try to revive the milk pro-
gram.

Green is running to unseat
Wisconsin's Democratic Gov.
Jim Doyle; Santorum is lagging
in the polls in his bid for re-elec-
tion. Then there's Rep. Mark
Kennedy, R-Minn., running for
the Senate. Two weeks ago, he
cast the decisive vote in the
House to pass a $50 billion
deficit reduction bill after
receiving assurances that the
milk program would get new
hfe.

A two-headed Olive Ridley turtle hatchling
made available by tlie World Wildlife FoundaHon that was talicn
near Ostional, Costa Rica, on the northern Paciiic coast , Nov. 20,
2005. Ostional, Costa Rica is one of the three main beaches in the
world where Olive Ridley turtle arrive in mass to lay their eggs.
The turtle was set loose into the ocean on Nov. 25.

Bush defends war policy

Amnapolis,^d^(AP)

President Bush gave an
unflinching defense of his war
strategy on Wednesday, refus-
ing to set a timetable for U.S.
troop tvithdrawals and assert-
ing that once-shaky Iraqi
troops are proving increasingly
capable. Democrats dismissed
his words as a stay-the-course
speech with no real strategy for
success. Bush recalled that
some Iraqi security forces once
ran from battle, and he said
their performance "is still
uneven in some parts." But he
also said improvements have
been made in training and
Iraqi units are growing more
independent and controlling
more territory.

Movie reawakens Narnia interest

(AP) During the 42 years
since his death, the prolific C.S.
Lewih has never failed to lure
hordes of fans through his writ-
ings nor has the Oxford and
Cambridge literature scholar
ceased to rouse antipathy from
religious skeptics.

Now next week's release of
the lavish Disney-Walden
Media film "The Chronicles of
Namia: The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe," based on
the first of Lewis' seven chil-
dren's novels, is creating a new
round of Lewis mania.

Beside parallel marketing
blitzes for religious and secular
audiences, new editions of
Lewis' works have been pub-
lished, as have numerous books
and articles about him and the

film. There are new study
guides, lectures, Internet chat-
ter, audiotapes, music CDs.
games ... and one legal threat.

Americans United for
Separation of Church and State
has informed Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush that he offended tlie U.S.
Constitution by choosing
"Lion" for his state's annual
student reading campaign
because it's "filled with allu-
sions to Christianity."

True enough, the lion of
"Lion" is a Christ figure and the
other novels are filled mth bib-
lical themes - though like many
young readers, "Harry Potter"
creator J.K. Rowling says she
"adored" Lewis' stories and
only grasped their Christian
inspiration as an adult.

Family and friends mourn Marine

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Guard member Fred Felde. lyier «'■'".
Michael Samard; and fiance Megan Oswald.

The government's decision
to allow airline passengers to
carry small scissors is part of a
broader shift in airport securi-
ty, focusing more on keeping
explosives off planes and less
on stopping another Sept. 11-
type attack. Rep. John Mica,
R-Fla., chairman of the House
Transportation Committee's
aviation panel, applauded the
decision as a welcome change
in the mindset of the
Transportation Security

Administration.

U.S. and Iraqi troops
launched a joint operation
Wednesday in an area west of
Baghdad used to rig car
bombs, while American sol-
diers rounded up 33 suspected
insurgents in a sweep of south-
ern parts of the capital. About
500 Iraqi troops joined 2,000
U.S. Marines, soldiers and
sailors in a move to clear
insurgents from an area on the
eastern side of the Euphrates
river near Hit, 85 miles west of
Baghdad, the U.S. command
said in a statement.

COI.LI-GE BANS FACE COVERINGS
LONDON (APJ_____

Security concerns following
the July bombings in London
have prompted the University of
London's Imperial College to ban
clothing that obscures the face,
including the full veils some
Muslims wear.

The new dress code, in effect
about a month, allows hoods and
scarves which only cover the head
as long as the entire face is visible.

The policy is raising concern
among some Muslims. Ajmal
Masroor, spokesman for the
Islamic Society of Britain, said
the college should not dictate the
clothing worn.

ACROSS

1. Prevent

4. Cathedral section
8. Strike sharply
i2.King's better
13 .Date tree
i4.Paper sheet
iS.Histrionic
ly.Yemeni port

18 .Disclose

19 .Most orderly
2i.Purposes
24.Non-profession-

al
27.Wadingbird
32.Franldy
33.Short jacket
34.1ntellectual

giants
35.Showy flowers
36.Whirlpool
39 .Wild ox
43.Sacred image
47.Small landraass

48. Refute

gi Sea Scrolls

52. Pelvis parts

53 Plaines

54.Marine predators
55.View
se.Gallery display

DOWN

1. Sheet of cotton

2. Yearn for

3. Film spool

4. Inclined

5. Golf standard

6. David's weapon

7. Host

8. Lover's quarrel

9. Fill the hull
lO.Many years
11. Confined
i6.Reunion goers
20.0n the beach
22.Digestion need

23.At least one
24.Ship's journal
25.Jungle crea-
ture
26.Craving
28.Magic potion
29.Legal matter
30.Rocky miner-
al
3i.Nyets
33.Tiny portion
37.Classic song
38. Stirs up
39.Reraain
40.0perator
4i.Spanish
dessert
42.Govt. agents
44.Musical con-
clusion
45.More than
46.Tree nursery
49.Sample
50.Compen-sate

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Lifestyles

Part 2: Friends with benefits

Experts and students agree, the consequences outweigh the benefits

K ther-

If two consenting adults
can come together with an
understanding that all they
want from the other person is
a consensual, physical rela-
tionship and nothing more-
no dates, no gifts, no talking-
and they're OK with that, then
what's wrong with friends
with benefits?

"It's unbiblical," said
Nathan Krause, a senior the-
ology major. "If it's not appro-
priate in a boyfriend/girl-
friend situation, what makes
you think it's appropriate in a
friend situation?"

Everybody knows the Bible
doesn't support sex between
friends, but what about an

expert?

"I don't think that it'
healthy. It's relegating
just an act, wh(
to be something much
said Dr. Raymond Br
marriage, family and st
apist in Cleveland, Tenn., and
member of the American
Association of Sex Educators,
Counselors and Therapists.
"Wlien you take it out of an
intimate relationship, then
you see sex as a selfish thing.
It's about separating intimacy
from the sexual act, which is
sabotaging it."

School of Religion Dean
Ron Clouzet doesn't believe
that a friend with benefits is a
good thing either. He sees it
as abuse and the exact oppo-
site of what God wants in a
relationship.

"It immediately lowers
your value of other people,
and that means you're only

using people for what they can
offer you," he said. "They're
going to want a family at some
point, but they won't know

"It immediately
lowers your value
of other people,
and tliat means
you're only using
people for what
they can offer you."

-Ron Clouzet lust.

"Once I see them talking to
someone else, it's all over. 'I
don't want him, but you can't
have him either' emotions
always get involved eventual-
ly," said Lucy*, a senior public
relations major.

Students who have had a
friend-with-benefits relation-
ship in the past don't neces-
sarily think it's the best thing
either. To many, it seems like
a good idea on paper, but all
too often the consequences
forgotten in the name of

how to do it because they will
be used to using people. It's
the ultimate in a disposable
society."

Besides thinking it's moral-
ly wrong, some argue that it
just, plain doesn't work, even
if you lay out the rules before
hand.

"I think it's kinda crappy
because you're investing time
and emotion into something
that is going nowhere," said
Maureen**, a senior public
relations major. "And you're
making yourself look kinda
easy and giving yourself a bad
reputation at the same time."

*Naiaes have been changed

Places to go... People to see Dec. 1 through Dec. 8

Out on the town: Events in the Chattanooga area Close to home: Events around Southern

What: "A Christmas Story" (Chattanooga 'Dicatre Centre)
Date/Time: Dec. 3 (8 p.m.), Dec. 4 (2:30 p.m.) and Dec. 8 (7 p.m.)
Venue: Main stage at the theatre centre
Price: $8+ for students
Info; mvw.theatrecentre.com

What: Chattanooga's Holiday Starlight Parade

Date: Dec. 3

Time: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Venue: Begins at Miller Plaza and ends at Ross' Landing

Info: http://66.201.108.86/l1tml/6_A_winteKiays.asp

What: Oollewah/Collegedale Christmas Parade
Date: Dee, 4
Time: 3 p.m.

Venue; Little Debbie Parkway

Info: www.cl1attanoDgun.com/articles/articIe_75862.asp
or call Steve Ray at (423) 238-5226

What: "Polar Express" 3-D Movie

Date: Dec. 1 through Dec. 15

Time: 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (Friday through Sunday onlv)

Venue: IMAX 3-D Theater

Price: TBA (check Web site)

Info:http://w\v\v.tnaqua.org/lMAX/Polar_express.asp

What: -Mystery at tlie TV Tdk Show" (Murder Mystery Dimier Sho^vs)

Date: Thursdays '

Time: 7 p,m.

Venue: Vaudeville Cafe

Price: $19,50 (includes beverages, dinner & dessert)

Info:http://applemachine,com/vaudevillecafe/

What: "Mystery at the Redneck-ItaUan Wedding" (Murder Mystetv

Dinner Shows) ■' ^

Date: Saturdays

Time: 8:30 p.m.

Venue: Vaudeville Cafe

Price: $24.50 (includes beverages, dinner & dessert)

Info: http://applemachine.com/vaudevillecafe/

Hot Place-the Central America Tropics" by Dr.

What: Lectureship on The Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology" by Dr.
Tliomas W. Davis
Date: Today

Venue: Ackerman Auditorium
Note: Convocation credit given

What: "Cool Biology

James Adams

Date: Today

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Venue: Hickman Science Center; Room 114

Note: Convocation credit given

^te! D^e'j''''^'' ^°P' ^""^^ (performed by the SAU Wind Symphony)

Time: 8 p.m.

Venue: lies P.E. Center

Note: Double convocation credit given

What: Open House
Date: Dec. 4
Time: Begins at 6 p.m.
Venue: Talge Hall

What: Brassin

Date: Dec. 4

Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: Ackerman Auditorium

Note: Convocation credit given

What: SA Christmas Party
Date: Dec. 4
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Dining Hall

(a performance by a brass quintet)

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jlelissa Maracle
Religion Editor
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Religion

A look at how to defeat addictions

STANLEY' Stevenson

Me

"addict"-- that's

Really? Have you ever tried
10 get out of a relationship that
you know is bad for you but you
keep hanging on, and you keep
getting hurt? How many times
have you tried to stop playing
those video games that keep
you up all night and which con-
tribute to your plummeting
GPA? Can you really go a week
without chocolate? Can you go
a couple of days without surfing
the net for porn?

What word pictures come to
your mind when you think of a
sex addict? "Pervert," "sleazy,"
"dirt)' old man," "peeping
Tom"? Could it be your room-
mate, the guy in your prayer
group or you?

The biggest, most active sex
organ you have is your brain.
Christ clearly states that sexual
immorality need not involve
actual physical contact, just the
thought of it. For some, just
looking at another person or
even a picture of another per-
son is enough to set in motion
and sustain a cycle of sexual
addiction.

The traditional Christian
response to addiction is that it
Is sin and must be dealt with
ac'cordingl\'. Soudiem has poli-
cies requiring students to com-
mit to abstinence from certain

addictive practices upon admis-
sion. These steps are, of course,
correct for the many forms of
addiction diat leat'e a trail of
physical, spiritual, financial,
and emotional destruction and
violation. But do these efforts
prevent and "cure," allowing a
deeper, more compassionate
understanding of the person?

Pornography addiction is
rampant in this country. We
are being blitzed from the web^
the checkout stand at Walmart
and every airport news stand.
From pre-teens to preachers in
the pulpit, people are strug-
gling. Even here among us peo-
ple are struggling. Pornography
addiction is a compulsive and
obsessive pattern of private
behaviors and. attitudes that
trap a person in an unhealthy
cycle of lust. Sexualized images
are substituted for real persons
and the addict comes to feel an
intimate connection with them
in a fantasized "relationship."
These "perfect beings" are
always willing to seduce, reveal,
rescue £ind charm the viewer
without resistance. They don't
require relational effort or com-
mitment and they are never
jealous. Using pornography is a
way to help addicts feel loved,
powerful, even desirable.
Looking at pornography
becomes an obsession and
takes control ,of a person's life,
increasing in frequency and

escalating over time to
riskier and m.
forms.

What is so damaging is that
someone addicted to pornogra-
phy has an increasingly difficult
time relating to "real world"

Christ clearly states
that sexual immorality
need not involve actual
physical contact, just

the thought of it.

people and becomes isolated.
There is no way any average
physical person can compete
witli an air-brushed beauty. The
shame and guilt of looking at
porn leads to looking at pom to
relieve the shame and guilt.
And so the cycle goes.
Treatment/Recovery
Pornography addiction is an
arousal addiction as opposed to
a satiation addiction like food,
drugs or alcohol. What makes
it so difficult to recover from is
that it is the most private of all
addictions. There are none of
the usual signs of addiction like
binge drinking on Saturday
night, narcotic prescription
drugs or cigarette breath. The
"drug" is the image on a flicker-

We should obey like Noah

CEcia-\ Luck

^JJiJlCONTRIBUTOR

Im sure Noah had some
questions after God told him
"hat he needed to do. He may .
Mveeven asked God to repeat
•te command, just to make
>"re he heard everything
"EM Ti,e people (,f jhe earth
"M become wicked. God was
6°'"g to destroy the earth
"1ft a flood. God told Noah to

"'1 an ark, even gave him
'"^'ructions on materials and
"'"lensions. Then He told
' ™n to bring two of every
Xr V =">imal into the ark.
(„,'">= also to collect food
I '« animals and his fami-
ofN .""="" '^Pare the lives
thn ' ^'^ f^'ly and all of
lo be 'T*™s was going
la.kfo?."5'=.'=°''"'"dabig-

S"> God

he did what God commanded.
The people living in the

When Noah told

them why, they

probably laughed at

him and told him he

was crazy. Noah

himself, at times,

probably even

thought about giving

up, thinking that he

would really go

crazy if he had to

hammer in one more

nail.

' Noah to undertake.
1 Was going to estab-
covenant with Noah, so

area probably thought noth-
ing of it when Noah first

began, to build. Once the
structure grew larger in size
though, I'm sure they started
to question him about it.
When Noah told them why,
they probably laughed at him
and told him he was crazy.
Noah himself, at times, prob-
ably even thought about giv-
ing up, thinking that he would
really go crazy if he had to
hammer in one more nail. Biit
he continued to follow God s
command anyway, despite
what was around him.

Should it not be the same
ivith us? We live in a sinftil
world, and it's not always easy
to follow what God has com-
manded us to do. We may suf-
fer and feel alone. Yet, just
like God's promise to Noah, if
we follow through with our
part, God mil follow through
'ivith His part and show us our
rainbow in the end.

ing monitor or the sultry,
smirking face calling from a
glossy page. Addicts get their
high (ahered state) through
their eyes and then store those
pictures in their bram to be
recalled at any time and
enjoyed. Addicts don't only
indulge in their habit while
looking at erotic images, they
can be walking down the street,
sitting in a church pew, stand-
ing in line in the cafeteria or
kneeling in prayer.

Addiction to pornography is
a disease that requires spiritual,
psychological and emotional
treatment. We need more edu-
cation about tliis secret vice
that silently enters lives which
are spiritually well-guarded
against Satan's many other
more obxious ploys, yet vulner-
able to this addicdon hidden
deep in die corners of the mind.
We need to know how to reach
diose who are so locked up in a
cycle of guilt and shame that
diey cannot reach out for help.

Addiction to pornography is
ultimately addiction to sin; and
we are all in the same boat.
Paul, in writing to the Romans,
articulates die struggle we .ill
face. "I don't understand
myself at all, for I really want to

do what is right, but I can't. I do
what I don't want to - what I
hate. I know perfecdy well that
what 1 am doing is \vrong, and
my bad conscience proves that I
agree with these laws I am
breaking. But I can't help
myself, because I'm no longer
doing it. It is sin (addiction)
inside me that is stronger than I
am that makes me do diese evil
things. Who will free me from
my slavery to this deadly
nature? Thank God! It has
been done by Jesus Christ our
Lord. He has set me free."
(Romans 7:15-17. 25, Living
Word).

If you or someone you know
is addicted to pornography, you
can find help at sites like

<http://w

ind.

There are also counselors
trained in sex addiction treat-
ment in tlie area. There are also
self-help groups like Sex
Addicts Anonymous. The social
work department can direct you
to dlese and odier r

Stanley Stevatscn is a
profiessor in the genial
work department.

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OpinionL^— ^

S;iSXa^a^^_ -- — j^T;;;:rPT^^SessoFinakes an appeal

T^^T^T^^from the editor p^i'-'^'^

Letter llUm ,.,..en.s,asU.ue ^^^^^T^^ — o. eo„.„...

It was brought to my
attention that the bene-
friends article in Issue u
has caused discussion
among students, faculty
and staff.

I realize that some may
be upset that the Accent
published this article. One
staff member said they
were very disappointed
that this was allowed and
concerned that students
feel they can write whatev-
er they want. We at the
Accent simply seek to
address issues that affect
the students on a daily
basis. To say we feel we can
do as we please because it
is a student publication is
inaccurate.

Others are concerned
that Southern's reputation

has been tarnished as a
result of the article.
Nothing is wrong ivith try-
ing to uphold a clean repu-
tation, but if in the proress
we neglect issues that
affect our students, then
our priorities are wrong.
Many students have said
they came to Southern to
make a change in their
■lives. I, for one, knew noth-
ing about Southern or its
reputation prior to enroll-
ment Students looking to
change their livre have to
deal with issues like bene-
friends, drugs, alcohol, etc.
The purpose of the arti-
cle was not to state
whether Southern, the
church, or the Accent con-
done this type of lifestyle,
but to discuss the issues.
Academic dean Steve

stituents recognize that
students need to have a
safe place to propose ideas
and obtain reactions from
students and faculty. He
added that he encourages
more discussion, not less
Are we as faculty, staff and
smdents going to continue
to discuss how offended we
were by the article, or are
we going to address the
issue presented?

The image of the school
is the sum of the lives of
those who attend
Southern. While there are
those who subscribe to fhis
tjpe of lifestyle, the Accent
believes that most students
here do not. However, we
must still be willing to dis-
cuss difficult issues like the
one illustrated in the arti-
cle. Arguing helps

The Accent's last issue
(Nov 175 tackled some
controversial subjects and
in eyes of some students
and staff, did so poorly.

Student writers and
editors leam by pubksh-

"^'s risky. It's out there
instantly for all to see...
warts and all:

There's no taking it
back. And unfortunately
there will be mistakes.

But let's remember the
AccentisnotaPRpubhca-
tion So why should the
university, as the official
pubUsher, put up with a
paper that includes factu-
al mistakes and ertors of
judgment? My answer is
we shouldn't. That's why
we have a student media
board and a faculty advis-

er for each student publi-
cation. But the Accent
must remain a student-
run newspaper. When par-
ents, prospective students
and accrediting bodies
evaluate the strength of
Southern's journalism
program, they aren't
counting mistakes m the
newspaper. They want to
toow if we truly have a
student-ran newspaper.

I consider the Accent
one of our strongest
recruiting tools. Students
respect the fact that it's not
a mouthpiece of the
administration. From a
student's point of view,
that speaks volumes of
credibility. And I give
credit to a university who
is wiUing, within limits, to
tolerate a student-led dis-

of controversial

If you feel strongly
about what y""'-" — j ■'

1 note to

the Accent, send a i,un
the newspaper editor, the
section editors. ..or even
the individual writer.
Encourage your friends to
do likewise. These bud-
ding journalists need to
hear from readers. They
are making judgments as
to what's appropriate for a
Christian university

newspaper, what's in good
taste, and if content is fair,
balanced and accurate.
-Stephen Ruf is a
professor in the School
of Journalism and
Student Media Board

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that southerns reputadon pawiuk said our con- Fapiiltv member shaies concems

President addresses concern Facul^ me _

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received calls of distress beheve that the context ot b=u ^ .

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liosphere that leaves the don. We need to deal with

reader with a clear under- real issues on camptis m a

standing of the position of balanced way that truly

,,!_i f ii,„ A,.„ont pHiimtps and does not Qis-

Accent containing "The
benefits of benefriends "
The article could have led
reader to believe that

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University supports
dones casual sex, which

diis lesson.

ieve that standing of the position oi uaianc.. .■»."■- ---.
Mvcntist the publisher of the Accent educates and does not dis-

- Southern Adventist tort.
r;p;';a;ual'sex wMchis university. And clearly the I hope this will be
dones casual sex, wnicn s , learning expenence for all

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larthatflieyhavelearned about Southern pretending relahoi^hips.

S"„„ ■ issues like those raised m -Gordo.. Bielz

*ould be the article do not exist on a President
Christian campus and that

, „,„ disturbed by your
recent articles about
"friends ivith benefits" and
about usmg prescription
di-ugs to enhance perform-
ance on exams. The neu-
tral tone of botii these arti-
cles left the impression
that your editors made no
judgment about the wis-
dom, the morality or any
other aspect of the activi-
ties being described.
Furthermore, there were
numerous details uicluded
in each that would make it
possible for any student
sufficiently tempted by die
benefits you so fully
described to get on their

computer and order a sup
ply of drags from an "over
the-border" pharmacy, oi
maybe to sign up for a
"friend' of a certam sort.

To this reader, each
came across as a form of
advertising! Like any
good advertisement, each
gave a great deal of infor-
mation, apparently aimed
at convincing us of the
value of tiie "product" and
made sure we all knew just
what it was we should be
looking tor. I'm willing to
accept fliat flie mtent of
the writer and of the
Accent was not to increase
the incidence of these

activities „.. --
but our students - includ-
ing those who perhaps had
heard about tiiese things
but hadn't taken the affii-.
mative steps to find out
more -were suddenly pre-
sented with everythios
needed to bring them 6
tofacewifliadecLsion-lo
get involved, or not. 1
hope that die temptadoa
didn't overwhelm some-
one but it seems to m
tiiat it easily could have
We can do better thai

tiiis.

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biology protest''-

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Se lres:e:S;:.;me;runnecessary Student replies to dress code artide

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While Southern has
more conservative stan-
dards of behavior than
most other Adventist uni-
versities, a few student
senators said they believe
Southern does not enforce
the dress code fully.

There are only a handful
of individuals who push
the dress code and fewer
who do it regularly. Yes,
the worst offenders should
be tactfully advised to wear
something more appropri-
ate next time, but that
doesn't mean others
should suffer.

Adventists are not the
jVnish; we encourage the
"dea that we are contempo-
, ary people. We need to

understand trends and
generational differences.

Wlien the dress code is
discussed, women are gen-
erally attacked while men
get away unscathed. Men
are required to wear hair
off the shoulders and avoid
extreme styles. Beards are
to be trimmed and neat,
and shorts are not allowed
for either sex. Violations of
those standards can be
found on a d^ly basis, so
women are not the only
offenders.

Female modesty is the
primary motivation

behind a stricter dress
code, but why should

nviu.cu compensate for
hyperactive sex drives? If

ii.vi. carmot control them-
selves enough to deal with
the relatively small
acnount of skin shown on
Southern's campus, I rec-
ommend a monastery.

The petitioners art
implying that the faculty
are not doing their duty
but maybe professors don't
feel called to act like acade-
my teachers. Perhaps they
see their students as adults
who are capable of making
their own choices. Or
maybe they are more con-
cerned with teaching than
tyrannically enforcing a
slippery and subjective
concept of "decency".
-Megan Brauner
Managing Editor

When I read last week„
articles pertaining to the
dress code 1 was some-
what offended. Now, I am
always within the rules of
dress code so let's make it
clear that I am not just try-
ing to defend my style in
this response. I just simply
want to point out that 1
feel like several of the stu-
dents at this school are try-
ing to live in a naive world
where everybody is mod-
est and appropriate, but
we don't- 1 guess I have the
biggest problem with how
they say that women need
to be considerate of men
and how we respond to the
way a woman dresses, but
1 think that is a load of

^ ^.. When I -

woman that is all I see. I
do not begin fantasizing
about her. It just makes it
seem hke men are a bunch
of perverts that cannot
control their hormones. It
is tune that we grew up
and realized that we hve in
a world that is much worse
than what we see here on
campus. No, I am not try-
ing to defend all the
immodesty that is present
on campus, but I think
that the whopping 150
petitioners need to realize
that the other 2500 stu-
dents on campus either
did not know about the
petition or just did not sign
it. If they were really seri-

ous about this ,
they would have tn^
getrnore^ana-nu.^,

interfere '^'^ \^
Christian «alk, then )
better start tiunkuig*^
what you wi a°
amigs get really ro°e»
this planet.
-Tim Foote ii

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The southern A«e";,
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reserve me ngli'^„,.

December i, 2005

The Southern Accent 11

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Sports

LeBron James vs. Dwyane Wade

I currently, one of the most
.% disputed debates m bas-
bi circles is LeBrcn James
f D,«ane Wade. In 2003 a
'^versation of this nature may
"e gone like tliis-'Uaron IS
,„enated.He-sgoing to be play-
Lin the NBA against grown
"en now, not high school tads.
Or "Dwyane who?"

' LeBron James is a man-

Md At only 20 years of age he

isdominating opponents similar

tothe other #23 of old. Don t get

it hristed; the temptation to

compare any NBA newcomer

I mth supernatural nse and

I supreme finesse with MJ is over-

I whelming to most (think Kobe

1 Bi)ant and Vince Carter). Not

I only do I find tliat practice infan-

I lile, but it shows a lack of true

nowledge of the game of bas-

itball.

, However, giving credit where

credit is due, LeBron has faded

critics like a bad crew cut since
e. Nevertheless, the man
that simply goes by "Flash"
(Dwayne Wade) has risen from
obscurity to the top of the NBA
ranks. Don't let his cool, cahn
exterior fool you; Wade has been
murdering defenders like a con-
victed felon for 25 months and
counting.

Now, I've said all of this to
prepare you for my next state-
ment. Wade is. better than
LeBron. Yeah, I said it! The NBA
is a numbers game, understood,
but LeBron's numbers failed to
get him into the playoffs his first
two years, and counting. For
those of you statistically-orient-
ed, compare the numbers. The
only notaworfliy stat King James
has over Flash is points per
game, and the variation is mini-
mal at best. While LeBron has
not yet reached his full mahirity
as a player, neither has Wade,
but Wade's already been to the
playoffs twice... and counting.

by Matt Barclay

Bfehon Davis of team Overkill (foregrotuid)
■^eturns the ball as Andre Castelbuono ot
t«am Cover Your Face Oumping) attempts
1 to block the shot. Cover Your Face lost to
O^erldU on Tuesday Nov. 29 in the Hes r.n
Center.

LeBron James is currently playing in his third
1 with the Cleveland Cavali

A.D.D. spikes
Volleyllamas

JAMEL Jameson

The game started out favor-
ing flie Volleyllamas. Since
A.DD. was short players and
caused delays, the points added
up. When the game finally start-
ed A.D.D. was on the short end
of'a seven point deficit, but after
a few minutes they matched
their opponents' intensity. Once
A.DD. grabbed the lead they did
not rehnquish it, winmng the
first game 25-16. After switchmg
sides, the enthralling action
fired back up as Dariene
Guzman broughtdownapower-
fuJ spike on the VoUeyllamas.
The game remained close
tiiroughout tiie stretch, but m
tiie end the VoUeyUamas came
out on top 25-21.

Before flie third game sailed
the Volleyllamas forfeited
because tiiey felt like Ibey were
being mocked by AD.D. 'Yeah,
they forfeited the last game
because they thougM that we

were making fun of them. We
teally weren't; we were all just m
Zfy moods, and we hadnt
seen each other in about a week
Jo we were just having a good
ame. We tried to tell them that,
but they just didn't beheve us.

■J inn captain l^euy
said A.DJJ. 1- ,^^

Mittan. The torteu o
A.D.D, to an impressive 3 2
record.

Overkill handles business

Reese Godwin Knutson, delivered some time-

!!??I1??^^''^'^^^ " ly smashes to Cover Your Face.

Going into the match unde- Raf Pruess also turned his per^

feated (3-0), Overkill looked formance up a "O'ch and

,„ stav atop their division delivered some spikes of his

to stay "'"P ";"^, own while sharing a conversa-

their own. . 1 ,u„ «„, fives under the net between

.rXuVSr of\hei: fh:two teams when congtatu

St pTayers. Overkill got off lating each other on

ff a' tod start with. earn ---„-'<,, overkill

members Jonathon Cherne Not only ^.^

Michael Knutson, and Na e ""P^^j^.g ,0 cause Cover

Gemmell using then eight Cur^Lt to'ca.l a time-out

their advantage. Rat fruess .^ j^^^^

also helped out with son. ™* *;j, ,, i„„ked as if the

glamorous aces to give » s ^^^^ ^^ ,^

team an eariy five-pom 'ea^^ ume o ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^|.^^^,

Cover Your Face <i>d *eir bM ^ ^^.^^^_

to fight back with Ju^t'n ^ f Reyes' precise sets and

Carter also using hf sl'' '" 8=^' Ijlresque spikes by Brehon

some crucial blocks^ Brehon p.c^resqu P^._^ ^^^^^ ^^^

Davis of Cover Your Face also Da« a" ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^

delivered three "asty spto c;e"tu^^^y ^^^ ^^^.^ ,^^^

down the =<«t*. and Matt ^ j^ts off of Horinouchi

Paige did a good )ob retu™ng e.g P ^^^^,^ ^^ ^^^er-

Overkill's services. Cover Your and ^^ ^^^^^^ ^

Face never got any closer than mg ^^^^^ ^^^^„,^^ m^eh

four points though and an .^ ^^^ f

Overkill eventiially went on to ' ^^^^^ your Face late

mn the first game 25-19; . i„ the eame. Already down by

Jason Horinouchi joined in 6 |j^„ed a great

the overkill squad for the sec^ nm., Rey ^ .^ ^^^^ ,
endgame and wasted no time P^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ fell to

making an ■■"P'"^'„ ^^^ and OverkilUS'lS.
with teammates Cherne anu

Kay;iks: 12' Perception, 12'
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approx. 30' waist skirts, hel-
mets. $450/62* with all
gear. 423-396-3739

2002 Specialized
ShampjumperFSR frame, XL
size, in excellent shape, bnght
yellow, crank set available.
$400 404-542-9963
jmoore@southem.edu

Want to be heard?
Have questions/comments on
the past parties or ideas for

future ones?
Kellend@southem.edu

Lost, white iPodNano, seri-
al number 5U535P2YSZB. If
anyone has found it please
call 352-455-4460.

Lost and found: call
Campus Safety ext. 2100
campussafey@southem.edu.

OEM replacement and after-
market auto parts-any make
and model 10 % discount with
SAU ID. Call anytime. 423-
255-3407 or 786-543-4674

Help support the rehabil-
itation of hurricane victims
by purchasing a pair of
Sigma Theta Chi scrub
pants for only $12 from
Thatcher Hall.

1997 Honda Civic EX,
moonroof, CD. black
with gray interior, 5
speed, A/C,n9k miles,
$4,950 obo. 404-542-
9963 imoore@south-
ern.edu

1995 Mazda 626, 2.5 L,V6
moonroof, carmel leather
interior, 5 speed manual,
cold A/C, new head gasket
replaced this summer, new
tires, new brakes and rotors
tinted black windows, new
exhaust and built-in black
lights. 105,000 miles.
$4,000 obo. Call Ian at
724-355-8505 or emaU at
shivativa05@graail.com.

1991 Honda Prelude
with automatic transmis-
sion, power windows, door
locks, sunroof, and 210,00
miles. $3000 or best offer.

423-284-0767

1988 Honda Prelude 2.0
Si, new head, belts, gaskets,
etc. Has 160,000 miles, A/C,
CD player, power windows,
fogWghts. Asking $2800
obo. Call .Jeff at
509-521-4233.

l"S8M5idaMi3eGi3ass
Calais, white with spacious
my interior and tiunk,
rebuQt3.8LV-6 motor with
79 000 miles, new water pump
and rebuilt transmission

instaUed 2001, new
shocks/struts installed 2003,
tight brakes, good tires. Must
sell-moving Dec 15! $1200.
Call Tony 423-504-8804
ajludwig@soutliem.edu

Mature female wants to
share expenses. SDA pre-
ferred. 2 bedroom/2 full bath-
-$250 each plus utilities
Room can be furnished or
unfurnished. Kitchen and
laundry privileges, caiport
screened-in porch. Quiet
counti7 setting, quiet neigh
bors. Located approx 4 5
miles from Southern
423-827-3725 or 423 236-
4333. Ask for Kaye Kmgrv

Wanted-, female roommate
to share a beautifully fur-
nished, one-yeai--old apart-
ment on University Dnve.
Easy walk from Southerns

campus. Rent $265
per/month + portion of elec-
tric. Deposit one months
rent. Free high speed
Internet. Must love cats.
Room available December 1.
Contact Evelyn Hfflmon.
evelyn.hillmon@gmail.com
Phone: 423-605-7288.

Female roommate want-
ed for 3 bedroom, 1 bath-
room house. 2 minute
drive from Southern, 7
minute walk. $200/montli
+ electricity & cable.
Washer/ dryer, furnished.
407-346-2476 or
704-300-8441.

Small, private, two room
apartment with kitchenettt .
and bath. 5 min. walk from
Southern. $330 per month I
plus electric. Roommatt I
welcome, can reduce indj.
vidual portion significantly,
423 317-3338

Need roommate! Must
be male 23 & enrolled stu-
dent at SAU Miss, apt
buJding $223 monthly plu!
power & internet. Contact
Mickey Seder or Michael
Crabtree @ student email or
Michael @ 251-604-5225.

Black ankle-length wool hood-
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excellent condition. Outgrown
but not outworn. May fit a
medium and above. Asking
for $75. will take $50. Contact
Natalie at 423-235-6157 or
onyxstarfirc@hotmail.com

aotliing for sale. If interested,
call Natalie at 423-236-6157
or 646-228-0070, or email
me at carpion@soutliem.edu.

\ Electronics \

Like newTl 83-plus graphing
calculator. Asking $65. Call
423-236-6862 or email me at
mattii@southem.edu

Toshiba Satellite 16" Laptop
in excellent condition with
many extras including a 2.54
GHz Pentium IV, 5121)* of
Ram, 60 gb hard drive, and
DVD-burner. The laptop is
under a full-warranty from
Toshiba. Upon purchase the
laptop will be reformatted and
restored to like-new condi-
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Talge room 1234.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500
HEMI. 20" wheels, loaded
with options, new
Goodyear tires, new
brakes, burgundy with tan
cloth interior. Infinity
sound system with CD
player, tow package, bed-
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and looks like new!
$17,900 obo.
404-542-9963
jmoore@southem.edu

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LiNDSEY GASPAED

Staff Writer ,

Southern students are now
fighting crime by helping law-
breakers work things out with
their victims.

Six social work majors are
working with the Victim-
Offender Reconciliation
Program, a worldwide organi-
zation with a center in down-
town Chattanooga. While the
organization deals with all
crimes, most crimes handled
by Southern students are non-
violent, like shoplifting.

"The benefit to students is
that they gain knowledge and
experience in the conflict-reso-
lution process that they can use
in many areas throughout their
career," said Rene Drumm, the
chair of the social work and
family studies department.
"For the community, we pro-
vide a vital service that will
help rehabilitate an offender."
In face-to-face meetmgs,
student volunteers help the mo
parties come to an understand-
ing about the incident instead
of sending the offender imme-
diately to prison. Offenders can
often avoid traditional punish-
ment by signing a written con-
tract with the victim to com-
pensate for a loss.

Students are taught to use
the program's mediation
model, which involves learmng
how to keep the discussion
going between the two parties
Ld encouraging active listen-
ing. They complete 15 training
hours before they are given
real-life experience m me
meetings. Starting next semes-
ttrSidents^vill deal with one

^^XSt,aiuniors»al
work major, will be volunteer-
ing with the program next

semester. . ■ j

"I will be able to be a third

nerson to help the resolve their

staation, which is what social

:™rk °s all about - resolving

d„ectorforthe»cia wrk
department, saidj a res ^^
the meetings, a teen w
ally offered a lob at *e^|o_^

eU.t store gavefte

Talge opens for 'age-old tradition

BrITNI BRAlfflON

LIFESTYLES C

Sunday evening, Talge Hall
hosted Open House for the sec-
ond year in a row, and the
Smdent Association celebrated
Christmas with a movie.

"I love Open House,' said
Danielle Marshall, ajunior edu-
cation major. "It's really cool to
see how the other half lives.

Open House is an "age-old
tradition," said John Burghart,
men's club president

Attendance this year wa
good, said John Sager, a Talg.

Hall assistant dean, who esti-
mated at least 600 girls came
by throughout the evening.

"It was more crowded up
there [this year] than last year,"

he said.

Judges wandered the halls,
comparing the festive rooms.

"[I'm looking for] creativity
and how much work they put
into it. And how clean it is,
said Maria Sager, one the

^" Ihe'was also impressed mtli
many of the guys' resourceful-
ness using items they already

had and spending little extra.

Decorations included every-
thing from a floor-to-ceiling-
sized snowman and an upside-
down Christmas tree to a
Happy Hanukltah sign. And
two guys covered themselves in
lights and hung a sign on their
door reading "live trees."

Residents of the 18 winning
rooms will attend a free trip to
an all-you-can-eat buffet and a
hockey game in Knoxville

Sam Mioc and Alexandre
Mihai's room won "Best in

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southern studentwake^upfromc^^

Jessie Breyer

"Brett Mehlenbacher woke
from his coma aboutfliree weeks
ago and is in physical therapy at
a rehabilitation center in
Thornton, Colo. .„„„i„„i

lve"i^ of Temiessee Medical
CeXinKnoxville. Aboutdiree

S" four «^=>"„ '^°' _________ ,

Mehlenbacher was flo™ » I « _ „.,i„ hi, physical ••■""PJ'P"*"'""'

cot aSo, where his famdy lives, ^^„„ Mchl-.ch.r pa«-P«'-".^'^ r^,„„^,.

Sd carl Patterson, associate .,, ^,<,«. v*y Reh.b,l.u. His family is very

dean of Talge HaH and a ^^^^^^ ,aid. He P^ye^^j;^^ „f everyone's

SenbacherfamUytend.^.^ d;«^^y^ ,„ ,„ home for app--^

''*"." w« on a ventilator Thanksgi™* ^^^^_

Sre^^ltT^irto Colorada ^^--^^rts answer
?-^::d^S^V-P^:>": to prayer. He snll needs our

o

Show." Almost all decora
tions-evervthing from wall-
paper to lights-were m one

™ "Me and my roommate like
blue,- Mioc said. And after
hearing suggestions from oth-
ers and asking for 'deas, we
thought, 'let's just do blue
everything.'" ,

But winning wasn t Mioc
and Mihai's original motiva-
tion. . „
"We didn't do it to win,
Mioc said. "We did it for fun.
Around 8:30 p.m., stu-
dents headed to the dining
hall for the SA Christmas
Party. -While "The Polar
Express" played, some stu-
dents made snowflakes, and
many nibbled on chocolate
candies strewn across the
tables.

"We wanted a relaxed party
where you can come and have
fun-come and get in the
Christmas spirit," said SA
President Seth Gillham.

Some students, however,
expected more.

"I thought there was sup-
posed to be food," said Kevin
Kurzynske, a freshman theol-
ogymajor, "I'm disappoint-
ed-! was looking forward to
somorefreshments."

Bat many enjoyed the
movie.

"It's great to see how the
little kids, express Christmas
feelings in a movie," said
Steve Duffis, a junior comput-
er systems administration
major. "This movie
truth."

New senior pastor of the
Collegedale church, Tony
Anobile, has a message for
Southern ''"-i™'';

"Collegedale church is your

church." , ,

Pastor Anobile accepted the

call to become senior pastor
earlier this year, after serving
for two years in the Axizo"^
conference. He was dedicated
to this ministry on Nov. 5 and
became an official part of the
church staff in mid-November.
Student attendance at tne
Collegedale church has been
low this year compared to other

nthe

Some students comi
service lasts too long, and the
worship style is too traditiona.

"If I go to the Collegedale
church, I won't get out until
after I'.is, and then 111 miss
lunch because the cafe is

closed" said Neil Cometa,
Iphomore cUnical laboratory

"'^iTchS staff will be tak-
i„J^ serious look into their
st^le of worship, which began

Jth a retreat last week. Thev
^elooldng for ways to honor
God through worship while
aonealing to aU their members.
■^"Wft a church like this, you
„ustbeabletoreachouttoli.e

dder. more traditional mem-
ber and also the younger, more
contemporary member

AnobUe said. "Everyone must
be willing to compromise.

Anobile has a lot of expen-
ence working with young peo-
ple, as he was the director ot
youth ministries in Arizona

The fact that the Collegedale
church is associated with the
university was a huge reason he

accepted the call.

"Working with young people
helps me feel young and gives

Pastor Tony AnobUe prfjfhef - . ^„ ^
Saturday. AnobUe has officaUy been s

for seconds

' pastor for a month.

See Church Pg. 3 . ,

University forms committee to address petitioi

IJlllV V./iU-i'-J' ,„ „„ with the dress code was well-
.„..._„.:j Betz and Hansen. _ ___ , y , ,.,,,;„i, „pf„,iij.

Sean Reed

A joint student/faculty
cortimittee will be created Dec^
12 to address, concerns raised
by a recent student petition
asking for stricter dress code
enforcement at Southern,
Students should not expect
significant changes to the
dress policy, said Southern
President Gordon Bietz.

"There are appropriate
times for changes to take
place, but that time hasn't

come," Bietz said

The committee will be com-
prised of students, members of
faculty senate and university
administrators. Students will
likely be chosen to serve on the
committee based on consulta-
tion ivith the deans, said Chris
Hansen, chair of the faculty
senate. He said he wants a
diverse committee with vary-
ing views.

The committee will address
enforcement and will not have
any authority to change uni-
versity policies, according to

Bietz and Hansen.

" [The committee] will likely
come up with some guidelines
to help students better under-
stand-the policy and practical
ways for faculty to help stu-
dents understand the policy,"
Hansen said.

A random survey of 30 stu-
dents revealed barely more
than half claim to understand
the dress code. Eight of those
surveyed said they weren't
sure, and five said they were
not aware of a dress code. One
student who said she agreed

with the dress code v
ing earrings, which are f
den by the university''s -
Thomas Biehl, a.;fri
inathematics major, l^
of six students who.ptEsenWI
apetition to the faculty semltl
He said the issue of dress ciAl
enforcement is contenl»l
but hopes. there ^vill be —
tive results from the cc

tee's work.

Biehl said, "We cant
immediate change, but we^l
raise awareness and moB|
toward a solution.'

The Southern Accent

Tlw amlcl .'Oi.f .vine.- /«2li

Omar Bourne

Megan BRAtTOER Robin George Chris-vieAouirre

Chelsea Ingush Michael Cr,\btree Shani Sa\xor

jBv Matt Barciav Miner Fernandez Valerie Walker

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Alex Matoson James Williams Devin Page

1 Brttni Brannon Jason Neufeld

Lvnn Taylor Sara Bandel

Meussa Maracle ErikThomsen
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I Ethan Nkana K. Brownlow

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Chinese language class possibilities for SoutherD|

KelU GaUTHIER tain, Parra is hopeful that ^^^^'^'^^*„'^f |f/Bus^n"ss ^^

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ed in learning the laf
and recently ^^^ ^^ i^l
Chinese language co" A

EusA Fisher
NiKARA Robinson
Jessica Lwdess

Laure Chamberlain

Across the nation it seems
ao though everyone wants to
learn to speak Chinese. Here
at Southern Adventist
University, it's no different.

According to the recent
'Chinese in demand" , article
the Chattanooga Times
Free Press, "interest in
Chinese language classes has
■ ;en dramatically in colleges
^.id high schools as China
develops into a political, eco-
imic and military power."
Despite the rising interest
ill the language, however, the
Times Free Press reports that
neither the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga nor
Hamilton County high
schools offer for-credit
Chinese language classes.

Carlos Parra, chair of
Southern's modern languages
department, hopes to change
that report. Although not cer-

tain, Parra is hopeful that
modern languages will offer
elementary Chinese classes in
fall 2006.

"In addition to open-
ing doors for interna-
tional business, it is
important for our stu-
dents to learn
Chinese because that
area of the world still
needs to be evangel-
ized"

-Dr. Parra

education

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■cbnit^l

"In addition to opening
doors for international busi-
ness, it is important for our
students to learn Chinese
because that area of the world
still needs to be evangelized,"
Parra said,
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oncert inspires Christmas spirit

IchelseaInglish

Christmas spirit filled the
banctuary of the Collegedale
CrchonDec. i. ^005, as
Morning Songs Ministries
Christmas Music Tour came
,0 southern to perform. Steve
Darmody, the group's direc-
tor Jennifer LaMountain,
Rudy MiceUi and Joey Tolbert
" jnany sacred Christmas
(s„u5^. as well as a song about
[he second coming.

"They're Christ-focused,"
said Erica Kolcz, a junior well-
ness management major.

The concert, which was
broadcast live on WSMC
radio, started at 7 P-m. and
I little over two hours.
Buufi:. included "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing," "Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem,"
The Prayer," "Mary, Did You
Know?" and many others.
Songs were performed as
quartets, duets and solos. The
audience was able to partici-
pate by singing Christmas car-

Music Tour last Thursda/

ols with the performers and
standing for the "Hallelujah
Chorus."

The church was nearly
filled with students, faculty^
and community members.

"I like Steve Darmody and
Rudy Micelli," said Joy
Wintermeyer, a senior nurs-
ing major. "Their voices are

inspinng.

Cathy Olson, the Teaching
Materials Center director,
said, "I've always enjoyed lis-
tening to Jennifer
[LaMountain]. She has a love-
ly voice that if she wanted to,
she could sing on Broadway."

Three of the concert's
members, Darmody,

LaMountain and Tolbert are
graduates from Southern.
Micelli is a native Brazilian
and had never been to
Southern before. The group
had most recently come from
Aruba, where they had per-
formed a concert.

The audience was encour-
sponsor a child
through World Vision, and a
.vas set up in the lobby
where people coald sign up to
do so. During the concert,
Darmody said that their goal
is to sponsor at least 200 chil-
dren through their concerts.

The effect the evening's
songs had on the audience
was summed up by Rebecca
Johnson, a junior family stud-
ies major.

"They're meaningful and
touching," she said.

The concert was sponsored
by the alumni department and
student services. Convocation
credit was given to students
who attended the event.

Students express mixed emotions over parking laws

After a semester of new
parking permits, redefined
g lots and an added fine
to ticket appeals, mixed emo-

ins are being expressed on

Despite a $5 charge for

nied ticket appeals.
Campus Safety still receives
^bout 50 appeals each week,
said Eddie Avant, director of
t^rapus Safety.

"The goal was to cut down
on frivolous appeals," he said.
^he appeals process is for
Kceptions. Ignorance of the
n'les is not an acceptable
KcQse,"

^\Tien applying for a per-
?>'. students must check a
Jo^ confirming they have read
we rules

Although Avant feels the
new system for parking is
working well, he said the
change to the ticket appeals
process has not brought the
desired response.

One complaint from resi-
dents of Talge Hall is that they
would prefer parking in front
of their dorm instead of walk-
ing around the building.
Daniel Medina, a junior phys-
ical education major wants to
park in front of Talge, espe-
cially on weekends.

"I feel it is ridiculous that
Southern has a parking lot in
front of the men's dorm that is
not being used on the week-
ends and Campus Safety does
not permit us to use it," he
said.

Community student, Sarah
Hosko, a second year general

studies major, appreciates
parking in front of Talge Hall

Concerning rede-
fined parking per-
mits, some students
like the options the
less structured
campus housing
permit allows.

wheri she comes in the
evenings to visit on campus,
yet does not like that there is
no parking closer to the cafe-
teria if she wants to run in
quickly for lunch.

Concerning redefined park-
ing permits, some students
like the options the less struc-

tured campus housing permit
allovre.

Chad Pickeral, a sopho-
more theology major, likes the
new system because he can
park at Thatcher, and it is
closer when he picks up his
girlfriend.

Campus Safety officer
Bryan Stitzer, a junior history
major, feels the new parking
system is good. Not only is it
easier for him to do his job
with the use of three main
permits— campus housing,
community and staff/faculty—
but he feels it has made a dif-
ference in parking.

"It's a whole lot nicer," he
said. "I feel it has cut down on
illegal parking."

Students can find a parking
map and other information at
campussafety.southern.edu.

Coma cont.

continued from Pg. 1

Mehlenbacher is walking
with assistance now. He is talk-
ing and carrying on conversa-
tions, although slowly,
Patterson said.

"It was nice to talk to him for
a while over Thanksgiving
break. It was really good to see
him," said Ben Kreitor, a ft-esh-
man religious education major
and Melilenbacher's roommate.

Mehlenbacher has full mem-
ory of everything before the
accident, Kreitor said. Doctors
said he \vill probably be able to
go home in a couple of weeks.
Mehlenbacher, a freshman his-
tory major at Southern, will
probably be able to return to
Southern next year, Kreitor
said.

Students and teachers have
been praying for Mehlenbacher
in their classes.

Diana Aragones, a junior
journalism major, said, "It's
amazing. It's a miracle. I would
be so happy and relieved if I
were his family to know that
he's on liis way to a full recov-
ery."

Church cont.

continued from Pg. 2
me lots of energy," Anobile

Anobile is brainstorming
with other church staff for
ways students can become
involved including short-term
mission trips and global evan-
gelism.

Students are happy to see
someone in this position with
a burden for college students.

Cassi Church, a sophomore
allied health major, said, "I'm
excited because I know he
(Anobile) cares a lot about the
students of Southern and has
a vision for the university."

Anobile has high hopes for
the university and its church.

"It is my dream that every
student will graduate from
here with a saving relation-
ship with Jesus Christ."

Former business manager and conference treasurer dies at the age of 91

St,., r, ■• ■. £-i__ji.. „.,« ...lin }i«H Onltewah. Tenn.. co-founded

^« RiLED

Charles "chick" Fleming
" "le former business man-
liZ ^™*"° Missionarj.
Adve ' Southern

p^'Mist University), died
thto/j^' fte age of 91. For
J^ teades, Fleming over-
>«ii Pv! "'™«ndous growth
Uj ""Mansion of the college

present rt","™'""*^ f" '•"=
PI "''«'En of the campus.
Stntn™'"^'* astute business
H^c ^""^^ responsible for
C,°H"=''r"b™gofthe
""in dunng times of

change and growth. His cre-
ation of a strong industrial
program enabled hundreds of
students to work their way
through college ivithout incur-
ring debt, and he built solid
relationships between the col-
lege and community business
leaders.

Fleming was bom in 1915 in
Abbotsford, Wis., and attend-
ed Emmanuel Missionary
College (now Andrews
University), graduating with a
bachelor's degree in 1937. He
earned his M.B.A. from
Northwestern University

while working at Forest Lake
Academy in Florida before
joining the faculty of Southern
in 1941 as an instructor and
assistant business manager.

Later that same year,
Fleming became treasurer of
the Georgia-Cumberland
Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists. He married Betty
Shadel in 1942 and returned
to Southern in 1946 as busi-
ness manager. He remained at
Southern until his retirement

Fleming is remembered by
friends and colleagues as a

warm, friendly man who had Ooltewah, Tenn
an entertaining sense of by Fleming,
humor and a compassionate
heart. He is survived by two
daughters, Karen Mallernee
and Sandra Howell, their hus-
bands, Rollin Mallernee and
Ralph Howell, two grandchil-
dren, and several great-grand-
children.

The funeral will be held at
11 a m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 at
the Collegedale Seventh-day
Adventist Church. Memorial
contributions may be made to
the Samaritan Center, a com-
munity service organization in

"Ibia is a tEib±E to He life d
dHTles 'Qiidt' FlaraJig. Flamng
pla^ an inpattant roLe in
Scuthem' s history as twsiness
nanager fran 1946 to 1975.
Flanijig Plaza vss^naired in

The School of Music wil
perform their annual
Christinas concert, "A Feast of
Christmas Music," Friday, Dec.
o at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec.
10, at 3:30 p.m. Both concerts
will be hosted m the
CoUegedale church, ana
admission is free.

"We are cooking it [the con-
cert] up and serving it as our
gift to the community," said
Gennevieve Brown-Kibble, the
concert coordinator.

The concert feast will fea-
ture the combined Bel Canto
women's chorus and Die
Meistersinger men's chorus
the orchestra, brass choir and
the organ.

Both concerts are open to
the public, but to prevent over-
crowding, community mem-
bers are encouraged to attend
the Saturday-afternoon con-
cert. .

The performances are iden-
tical and will give both stu
dents and community mem

bers an opportunity to eW
familiar carols as well as less
er-known works written for the
Christmas season.

"This year's concert is
sampling of great choral litera-
ture and wU be presented as
feast of different Christmas
carols," Brown-Kibble said. _

"Fantasia on 'Greensleeves
features harp and flute solos,
and the audience will recognize
it as 'What Child is This.'
Sing-along favorites will make
up the appetizer segment of the
concert, allowing audience
participation. The tesfamihar
•Ceremony of Carols, com-
posed by Benjamin Britten in
1942, will be the main.course
and will give the audience a
taste of 14th to 16th century
poetry in a modern setting.

Britten's 'Ceremony ot
Carols,' which was written dur-
ing World War II, embodies
the physical realities of the war
and the realities of the spintu-
al war beUveen good and evil.

"Since I'm conducting the
brass choir, 1 am most excited

•— . .. „.„ii,Ber men's chorus prartjcedtogethi

. „mcn's Chorus and the Die Meistersmger men Christmas concert.

Both the Bel C^to ""■°'° "°°Se SDA Church in preparaBon tor Satur r
Wednesday night m tne Mjues

Christmas'- he said. "There major, is ready for the ,

about that section of the con- ^™"'™to 10 different carols formance ,

cert " said Ken Parsons, an are nine " i" i^^e. "1 think ifs neat how maif

: o'ciate professor of mnsic^ f^f ,1* met aT ?he 'same groups in the School of M« |

"There are a lot of different and someriine combine to put on a

styles and moods in the pieces time^ ^ trombone thought-out Christmas:

?rtde"lnlTu*for player and senior accounting program.

tical and will give botn stu- J-j,;! , ^^ n,„st excited the 'Preluae auu r.,.. .- .- ^ . ,

dents and community mem- brass choir, 1 ^.„ i M rr of Q ftl pl PS

Senate passes resolution calling for careful screemi^ of art ce
Senate passes _^_ „,,.....„,„....... --,"'^,1:". —«».-.«

Sean Reed

A resolution calling for
careful screening of all
Southern Accent articles to
ensure they uphold the behefs
of the Adventist church was
passed by the Student
Association Senate yesterday
in response to the "bene-
friends" article published
Nov. 17.

"We want The Accent to
show both sides and uphold
the church's beliefs," said res-
olution cosponsor Thaddeus
Clevenger, a [CLSC] major.

The resolution replaced a
previously considered resolu-

tion that called for the
replacement of Accent editor

Three non-senator students
addressed the senate last
Wednesday in support of the
original resolution. The sen-
ate voted to table the resolu-
tion until this week because
the second half of the "bene-
friends" article had not yet
been published.

Southern President Gordon
Bietl said at a town-hall meet-
ing last Thursday that no one
would be fired or replaced. He
-Thaddeus Clevenger ^j^^ ^^y ,^34 The Accent pro-
rides a learning environment

for future journalists where

mistakes can be made and
learned from. The same day
The Accent pubhshed the

"We want The

Accent to show

both sides and

uphold the church's

beliefs."

Omar Bourne and faculty
sponsor LaurS Chamberiain

ond half ot the "benefriends'
article in addition to
response from Bourne and a
letter from Bietz.

Some senators said they
were concerned with the lan-
guage of the original resolu-
tion and the recommendation
that Bourne be replaced
because of one article. The
original resolution would not
pass in its current form, they
said.

"It's irrational to draw con-
clusions too fast and pick out
one single article," said
Senator Trevor Fulmer, a
communication major.

The original resolution was

withdrawn Wednesday liv
sponsor Senator David Biebl,
a theology major, and
replaced by the modified rest-
lution the senate passti
which Biehl cosponsored.

"[In the original resolution! |
we asked for somethine »'
couldn't get in order to make,
point," Biehl said when int^
ducing the modified re*
tion. He said he still suppo"'
the original resolution.

The resolution will ne V
sented to the Student Me
Board which oversees all SB
dent media publications.

previously considered resolu- sponsor Laure unamuei,.u>. .,...-..-... r-

Southern religion professor studies archaeology in Cyprus

,>,.„..,„ „„„;.„. R„„„,i»ns identified years, scholars have been divid- contacts we have made foi

Missy Maracle

ancient Egyptians identified years, scholars have been divid-

™uo,.r5_„_™^ and understood tliemselves and ed over how the Egyptians iden-

Dr Michael Hasel spent tlie the world around them before tified Cyprus specifically but
spring^Ltummer researching comparing them ;vith the Hasel's research will change

in Cyirus and is currently wit- archaeological record. that. _

ing a book on his discoveries, "This is very important

"I think it ^vill be a major because today, scholars are
often defining history based on
modern concepts instead of
going back and looking at how
they saw themselves," Hasel

contribution to biblical studies^
archaeology and Egyptology,"
Hasel said.

Hasel, a School of Rehgion
professor and director of the
Institute of Archaeology,
appUed for and was awarded

Hasel has researched this
topic for the past five years. He

"This is very impor-
tant because today,
scholars are often
defining history based
on modern con-
cepts..."

■Dr. Hasel

the"Fulbright Scholar Grant said since the Bible mentions

from the U.S. Department of many of the same places found

State to pursue research. From in the Egyptian texts, these dis-

Januaty to August 2005, Hasel coveries help archaeologists

spent time at the Cypnis and biblical scholars see how

.'^erican Archaeological these worlds converge

Research Institute (CAARI) ■"

Nicosia, Cyprus. He pored o,- . - ,,

400 years' worth of Egyptian was invaluable

"He settled the issue of the
Bronze Age identification of
Cypnis," Davis said.

^^ „vy..^ w.o^. While his research will cer-

Dr. Thomas Davis, director tainly help archaeology, Hasel
of CAARI, said Hasel's research said his time in Cyprus served a

; — i.,»i,i^ *„ jj^g archaeo- bigger purpose.

: the

teirts^to determine how the logical community. For many "It is rewarding to 1

contacts we have made for
Southern's Institute
Archaeology and our own
archaeological program," Hasel
said. "It expands the possibility
of future work and our network-
ing with scholars. Our students
in the future will have that
many more opportunities
because of these positive con-
tacts.

Joann Sifontes, a sophomore
archaeology major, thought the
opportunity to travel sounded
interesting.

"It really caught my attention
that he could travel to a country
that not many people go to, or at
least that I don't hear about very
often," said Sifontes. "I'd like to
do that, at least travel-wise."

Hasel expects to finish his
book sometime next year before
sending it to a publisher.

teen o ^"—o-

The program "as j,
extremely eff«t.ve- » ,,,
Chattanooga area > j^,,
five years, participan^^^rf,
percent less liKeiy ^^^
another offense aftei.^^.
pleting the P'-''«'''„ff,ci>li '

offender P^S"" e lo^^ I
said. Lawbreakers «^^,i, I

to take responsible p,,.

actions and ""'^Stlie*
sonalcomiection«*j,rt.

the crime. (orgi'J

"It becomes ll^e ^i J I
ness session," A*»=ChriBtU. I
becomes a^
experience.

h^;;;Hi;Diember8,2005

Bush answers complaints

Current Events

The Southern Accent 5

WASHINGTON
n^fPoduiK his strategy

I president

Bush

(AP)

1 Iraq,

said

Iraq. And more of Iraq's people
are seeing the real benefits that
a democratic society can

Wednesday that reconstruction
; been "uneven" but spread-
ins economic progress IS giving
pMple hope for a democratic

T particular, Bush cited
^ajaf 90 miles south of
Baghdad, and Mosul in north-
lemlraq-oncethesitesofsome
I of the bloodiest battles of the
I ,var -Bsu as two cities where
I head^vay is being made, giving
I Iraqis more of a stake in then-
I country's future.
1 "In places like Mosul and
I Najaf, residents are seeing tan-
I gible progress in their lives,"
1 Bush said. "They're gaining a
personal stake in a peaceful
I future and their confidence in
I Iraq's democracy is growing.
I The progress in these cities is
I being replicated across much of

Bush's speech '

; the ■

of four to
answer criticism and questions
about the continuing U.S. pres-
ence in Iraq more two and a
half years after the war started.
Bush is shouldering the low-
est job approval rating of his
presidency, and the latest
series of speeches amount to a
public relations campaign to
respond to political pressure
that has mounted as U.S.
deaths have eclipsed 2,100. He
and other administration offi-
cials are working to shore up
slumping public support for
the war in the run-up to the
Dec. 15 vote in Iraq to create a
democratically elected govern-
ment that will run the country
for the next four years.

Air marshal kills passenger

agitated passenger who clain
shot and killed by a

(AP Photo/Miami, Ha.)
_ e a bomb in his buck-
marshal Wednesday

after be bolted frantically ft-om a jetliner that was about
off', officials said. No bomb was found. The man, identified as
Rigoberto Alpizar, a 44-year-old U.S. citizen, was gunned down
on a jetway just before the American Airlines plane was about t(

Female voters beaten in Egypt

oio released by Adventure Aquar.u...,

ith a child at Adventure Aquarium, Wednesday, Dec. /,
■:imden N.J. Santa \vUl make special appearances during
ium's nSHMAS celebration, December 16-18 in the
gallon Ocean Realm exhibit.

ZAQAZIQ, Eg>'pt (AP)
Police beat back women voters
with sticks when they tried to
enter a cordoned-off polling
station in an opposition
stronghold in the Nile Delta on
Wednesday, the final day of
Egypt's staggered legislative
elections.

The clashes were the latest
violence in a three-stage elec-
tion that has been marred by
state interference.

Police blocked access to a
polhng station in the city of
Zagazig's Nasiriyah district,
where a candidate supported
by the Mushm Brotherhood
was favored to ^vin. The
Brotherhood is the countr>''s
largest opposition group.

About 25 women managed
to push through the police line,
prompting more officers to
rush at them to hold them
back. Some officers beat the

Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.

ive the Drea

2006 Community Service Day

with sticks while oth
ers shoved them back.

"Nobody is entering here," a
police officer bellowed to the
crowd, which continued to
push the phalanx of officers.
The polling station doors were
closed.

While voting was normal in
other areas Wednesday, the
scene in Zagazig was typical of
the confrontations that have
occurred \vith increasingly reg-
ularity during the past four
weeks of voting as the
Brotherhood has won far more
support than pundits expected.

The government has
responded by arresting hun-
dreds of Brotherhood cam-
paign workers and blockading
polling stations in districts
where the Islamic movement is
strong. The Brotherhood has
35 candidates standing in
Wednesday's runoffs for the
remaining 127 of the 444 elect-
ed seats in pariiament.

Voting Wednesday is taking
place in nine provinces where
no candidate received more
than half the vote in the third
round on Dec. 1. Each stage of
the elecfion, which began on
Nov. 6, has been followed by a
runoff.

So far, the ruling National
Democratic Party of President
Hosni Mubarak and its allied
independents have won 222
seats. The Brotherhood has
taken 76 seats, more than five
times the number it held in the
outgoing pariiament. True
independents have won two
seats and other opposition par-
ties have taken 11.

Judges have set aside the
outcome in three constituen-
cies, leaving six seats undecid-
ed in regions where voting was
deemed too firaudulent or vio-
lent to let stand.

Kidnappers extended a
deadline until Saturday in
their threat to kill four captive
peace activists and posted a
video of two of the hostages
wearing robes and shackled
with chains. The original dead-
line set by the group calling
itself the Swords of
Righteousness was Thursday.
The extension was announced
in a statement that accompa-
nied Wednesday's \'ideo,
according to Al-Jazeera and
IntelCenter, a government
contractor that does support
work for the U.S. intelligence

The Pentagon has tentative
plans to halt the scheduled
deployment of two brigades to
Iraq and instead send in small-
er teams to support and train
Iraqi forces in what could be
an early step toward an even-
tual drawdo\vn of U.S. forces,
defense officials said
Wednesday. The proposal
comes amid growing pressure
firom Congress and the public
to pull troops out of Iraq.
Details are still under discus-
sion, and it would largely
depend on the military and
political conditions there after
the parliamentary elections
next week, said the officials.

Saddam Hussein followed
through on his threat to boy-
cott his trial Wednesday, and
gunmen kidnapped the 8-year-
old son of a bodyguard for a
judge. One of Saddam's seven
co-defendants lashed out at
conditions of his own deten-
tion, saying guards offered
only "the worst brands" of cig-
arettes.

America's seniors and dis-
abled cannot escape debts
from old student loans, the
Supreme Court ruled
Wednesday, freeing the gov-
ernment to pursue Social
Security benefits as part of an
effort to collect billions in
delinquent loans. The Bush
administration had argued
that the ability to %vithhold
Social Security benefits is an
important tool in the pursuit of
$5.7 billion in student loan
debt that is over 10 years old.
Overall, outstanding loans
total about $33-billion. ,,

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2005

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
alexmattison@southern.edu

Lifestyles

Murder mystery theater: hilarious

Grab your spy glasses, and settle in for a good time

Alex Mattison

LIFESTYLES Co-Editor

An Old Man's
Christmas

Christmas, here you've

come
As every year you do
Every year you stay the

Hrarlv beloved-or so they table to table in-between plot

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flailing wildly.

"But I love you!" she pro-
claims in a thick country
accent to a cool city-slicker
with an Italian accent.

The bride runs off stage in
tears. ..well, fake tears. (She's
over acting.) The rest of the
family looks on in shock. As
she runs by, curtains are
caught up in her wake, reveal-
ing the reverend kissing the
bride's sister in law.

It was at that moment, as
the weeping Bridezilla
stormed out of the room, that I
realized how much fun th
hilarity taking pli

ind how similar to the
Jerry Springer show it had
become. Only this was better,
it was happening right before
my very eyes and all while I
pleasantly ate my macaroni
and cheese with garlic bread.

What's all the fuss over?
Apparently there is quite a
large trust fund in possession
of the groom's father, the only
catch being that once he keels
over, it will go to one of the

the gro'om...everyone except back, if they get rude, ac
the reverend, or so it would offended. Half the fun here .s
All he has his sights the interaction between actor
and crime solver (that s you!).
At $19.95, the price for this
whole sware wasn't exactly a
trip to your local Taco Bell to
satiate a 7-layer fix. To be
totally honest, I wasn't quite
expecting it to be a buffet
either, so for around $20,
you're more or less paying for
the show. Don't expect any-
thing you couldn't find at your
local Golden Corral as far as
food is concerned.

Was it fun? Yes. Is it some-
loe s sisier-m-iow. thing that would make a great

The setting is the Vaudeville outing for the weekend before

id hands) set
front of bride's sister-in-law

Caf6 in downtown

Chattanooga.a and tonight just
happens to be "Mystery at the
Redneck Italian Wedding"
night. Featuring different acts
throughout the week, their
play list includes classics such

Christmas break? Absolutely.
Is it a good idea to go to Baskin
Robins afterwards, just for the
simple fact that it is right
across the street? You bet. If
you go into this expecting an
amazing dinner you might be

"Mystery at the TV Talk disappointed. But if

Show," "Mystery of Flight into it expecting to have a

138," and "Mystery at the good time, then grab your

Nightmare High School magnifying glass and give your

Reunion." Actors bounce from trusty sidekicks a call.

I sit here in my leather

chair

By my Frasier standing tall

Many years have gone by

Many memories do I recall

Every thought holds my

heart -

None other than my wife -

As years past, she's not here

No longer in this life

Beside the milk and cookies

In the gentle fire's glow
Sits a picture of my love and

I
In long ago, Christmas snow

I'd have but one request

If good Santa did exist

To take away my loneliness

Yes, please add that to your

list

'Jenna Autumn Everest

Wedding announcement

Kelly McFarland, a senior English major, is going to
marry Scott Fogg, a 2004 film school graduate, on

Dec. 18 at the Chattanooga First Seventh-day

Adventist Church at 1 p.m. Scott and Kelly met at

summer camp at Cohutta Springs in 2001 and have

dated ever since.

Christmas in Chattanooga

What: "A Christmas Stor)'" (Chattanooga Theatre Centre)

Dale/Time: Dec. 8 (7 p.m.), Dec. 10 (8 p.m.) and Dec. 11 (2:30

p.m.)

Venue; Main stage at the theatre centre

Price: $8+ for students

Info: www.theatrecentre.com

What: 'The Nutcracker" (Chattanooga Ballet and the Chattanooga

Symphony Orchestra)

Date/Time: Dec. 10 (8 p.m.) and Dec. ll (2 p.m.)

Venue: Tivoli Theatre

Price: $14 to $27 ($2 discount for smdents)

Info:http:/Avww.chattanooga.gov/PRAC/30_98o.htm

■What: 'The Promise" (Michael Card rath the First Presbyterian

Choir and Orchestra)

Date: Dec 11

Time: 6 p.m.

Price: Free witli reserved ticket from First Prasbyterian Church

Info: http://wTO.chattanooga.gov/PRAC/30_980.htm or call (423)

267-1206

What: "Santa re. Snoivman" 3D Movie
Date: Today through Dec. 15
■Hme: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Venue: IMAX 3D Theater
Price; $7.95

Info; http://vvmv.tnaqua.org/IMAX/Santa_snowman.asp
What: -Polar Express" 3D Movie
Date: Today through Dec 15

Price: $9.95 for non-membets
Info;http;//wvvv.tnaqua.org/rMAX/Polar_express.asp

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one Christmas present,

what would it be?

'An iPod."

"My ownpn-
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December 8, 2005

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ileUssa Maracle

Editor

[Inniaradegsouthem.edu

Religion

Archaeological series underway I ^p'''*°'

3 first of a series of lectures to be given in Lynn H. Wood, by Dr. Thomas Davis, began Thursday Dec. 1 , 2005.

Dr. Thomas Davis, an

rchaeologist from Cyprus,

poke Thursday night in the

I first of a series of lectures

I planned by the Lynn H. Wood

I Archaeological Museum.

"I think he set the tone for
I what we want to do in the
1 fiiture," said Dr. Michael Hasel,
I School of Religion professor
I and curator of the museum.

Da\is is director of the
I Cyprus American

I Archaeological Research

I Institute (CAARI) in Nicosia,

What money
says about
our priorities

^ 1999, $3 billion was given
to 600 Christian mission agen-

Cyprus. His topic was "The Rise
and Fall of Biblical
Archaeology." For those who
didn't realize that biblical
archaeology had ever fallen,
Davis proceeded to explain
some of archaeology's history.

In biblical archaeology's
early years, the purpose was to
find evidence that supported
the Bible. That attitude gradual-
ly changed to the modem view,
in which some archaeologists
disagree on whether or not the
Bible should even be used to
help them understand archaeo-
logical finds.

Davis said we should focus
on the future of archaeology
and put the divisive issues
behind us. He went on to out-
line how the Bible and archaeol-
ogy can successfully relate to
each other.

"Unless we understand
where we come from, we're
never going to find a way out of
this to a resolution," said Davis.
Hasel said he thought the
meeting was successful. After
working with Dr. Da\ds over the
summer while doing research in
Cyprus, Hasel was more than
happy to have him come and

Christmas

'A Christmas Poem"

Duriiig this tine of the yaar
When everyone is focused
On the man who brings

And places than under a

let us ix3t fail to raienter
The baby who was bom
Tti present Himself as a

Cr\ a hill, railad to a tree.

Ard during this holiday

When everyone is thinking
PtoJt tte jolly man in red,
Who eats our milk and

"It was a real privilege to
have Dr. Davis hold our first
inaugural lecture," said Hasel.

Davis said that he was "very
honored to come."

■It is here in schools like
Southern that the future of bib-
lical archaeology will move for-
ward," said Davis.

The next event in the muse-
um lecture series will be
February 16. Dr. Thomas
Merry, a medical doctor and
captain- in the U.S. Navy, will
share his experiences protect-
ing the historic cities of
Babylon and Ur while he was
stationed in Iraq.

let IB rut fail to ocnsider
The Man of SorrcMS
who was bom to bleed

find give us the Bread o:
life.

-Jason Vanderlaan

If you could describe what Christmas is
to you in one word, what would it be?

Compare this to:

S91 billion for lawn/garden
products

S58 billion for soda products

S38 billion in vending
"athine sales

524 billion in jewelry store
ales

S23 billion for toys

tea billion for pets

513 billion for chocolate
I Products

. bilHon for

"mputer/video games

58 billion for movie theaters

« billion for greeting cards

Wifle you buy Christmas
I JJf ftis season, think about
I ™"f«lly important.

^- Empty Tomb Research

^<^l>y Missy Maracle,
^'on editoe

Fellowship."

-Ingi Itogganvlk

Thankfulness.'

"Expensive.

-Grace Niinez

Pagan."

-jaf Tatarchuk

"Out-giving

justdn Wil33i

"Happiness.

-paola Comejo

Family."

"Fireplace."

"Happy."

-Carolyn Scott

_ftkLji Qrahan

-Adam Wamack

Class Organization

"^^ Elect Class Officers

Seniors 2006

11 AM Brock Hall Rm 333 -^^^y
January 17. 2006 's^*

Ques1ions-Contactklamb@3outhetn.edu

Church Schedule

"Lovely"

"Musical."

-Steven De l£cn

Apison

Chattanooga First

CoUegedale

CoUegedale- The Third

CoUegedale Community

CoUegedale Spanish-American

HamUton Community

Harrison

Hbcson

McDonald Road

New Life

Ooltewah

Orchard Park

Standifer Gap

10 The Southern Accent

Thursday, December 8

aooj

LirTin Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southern.edu

Opinion

^Censorship should not be the solution

... -.._.■„ ahniit freedom of religion, so learn how to rennrt «„

People have tried to censor
one another to extreme
amounts throughout history.
I have often tried to censor my campi

peopit

pus that believe that we
should censor the articles that
go into the Accent. In my esti-
mation, as long as we are not
slandering people or being
libelous to them, we have no
reason to censor ourselves
beyond what our student
audience can bear - therefore,
you will not see any curse
word in the pages, nor \vi\\
you see names of children or
rape victims unless they
choose to allow us to print
them (or in the case of chil-
dren, their parents allow us
to), should we choose to pub-
lish a story about them, or
other such material. Content
will not be censored at all - if
something 'bad' happens on
going to do

about the situation.

Some people may think
that we do not have the first

Our university is
leaning on the first

amendment, the
part about freedom
of religion, so we
can't turn around
and say we don't
believe in another
part of the same
amendment, free-
dom of speech.

father or my fiance on several
3 avoid embarrass-
- lately, I've given up.

best to cover it, even though
; meet obstacles and silence

about freedom of religii
we can't turn around and say
we don't believe in another
part of the same amendment,
freedom of speech.

Just because the adminis-
tration can censor us doesn't
mean they should.

Censorship can be viewed as
un-American. Yes, our paper
is not primarily covering news
meant for the voting public,
but the students need to know "Warden abui
about what's happening in
their community, and not just
the positive. I covered a story
my junior year that someone
told me I could not print. I
uTote it anyway. No one died.
Few even took notice.

not all training to

to report (
write articles about iZ
subjects. Some of us will be
required to write about crimi^
nals, some will cover politics
and we won't be doing stori«
like "Criminals clean up socie-
ty in recent trash pickup- or
"Governor makes life better
for all." Those articles do
come around, but most of the
time, the story will be
female pris-
oners" or "Governor caught
with prostitute in mansion/
We need to realize that all of
the news isn't pretty feature
articles. And while we need to
know our ethics and morals
before we enter the journal-
ism world, we need to know

amendment behind

because we're a private

versity. I don't think so. Our edge,

university is leaning

search for the truth first amendment, the part

work for the Adventist world the mechanics of the stories

after college. To my knowl- that are difficult, and how

isn't a daily we'll handle them.
Adventist periodical. Hiding from the truth Iielps

Therefore, we are training to no one.

The trouble caused by feminism Letter tO the editor: dreSS COdc

Was life really that bad
before feminism came along
and told men that nothing they
were doing was any good? I
don't think so.

Many of today's societal
woes can be traced to the rise of
feminism. Before feminism
society had structure, men and
women both knew what was
expected of them, and it was

In the past, a man was
expected to earn a good living
and keep his family safe and
together. In return he would be
loved and honored. A woman
could rest easy in die knowl-
edge that she had a man that
loved and respected her and the
children she cared for. In this
pre-feminist golden age crime
was low, divorce rates were low,
abortion was largely unUiink-
able. and children had role
models.

Then a few unhappy women
decided to make the rest of the
world miserable too. The
scramble for both men and

to

lake

nuch

money as possible has left tiieir
children parentless. The
Women's movement taught
women that they should aban-
don their children to join the
workforce because they can.
But no one thought to ask
whether the women should
work.

Without mommies the aban-
doned latchkey Idds grew up

mentored by the TV instead of a
mother or father figure.
Mommy was too busy trying to
prove that she could play with
the big boys that she neglected
the baby boys and girls at home.
Another feminist message
was that men should be
ashamed of being breadwin-
ners. They told women to have
pre-marital sex, and then raise
the baby irresponsibly without
a father. Instead of letting men
be men, they perpetuated the
myth that females and males
are equal, and as if that weren't
enough, they tried to make men
ashamed to be men.

So now the feminists have
what they wanted, Single moth-
ers can't raise their kids proper-
ly and have a job. Tliey have
found out that there is not
enough time in the day to instill
values and earn a living. An
entire generation of men. who
used to be proud to be bread-
winners, has grown up in a
world witiiout male role mod-
els. They don't know how to be
men; they only know how to be

Feminisms true legacy is
fractured families, rampant
sexual disease, the murder of
unwanted babies who wouldn't
have had a home anywa>' and a
few women who get to be called
CEO. The rest get to answer
questions like "mommy, wh?
don't 1 have a daddy," and
watch their sons grow up with-
out a due as to what it means to
be a man.

Regarding last week's letter
to the editor, "Student replies
to dress code article" written by
Tim Foote, I first want to say
that I did not initiate or pass
around the petition to enforce
the dress code; rather, the peti-
tion and stance of those stu-
dents who initiated it voiced a
concern that I, and I'm sure
many others, have had since I
arrived at Southern this fall.

I think it's great that Mr.
Foote doesn't allow anyone's
dress to lead him to have lust-
ful thoughts. Mr. Foote has
self-control, and for this I com-
mend him. Many godly, right-
eous men can and do see
women as people, not sex
objects, and as God's precious
creation. This is wonderful;
however, I have witnessed sev-
eral women on campus - staff,
faculty and students - dress in
such a way that denies that
they are God's precious cre-
ation. Of course we are all
God's precious creation, but
some dress as if they don't real-
ize it. Our bodies are the tem-
ple of God ~ tiiey belong to
God. In fact, as God's children,
everjthing we own belongs to
Him, even our clothing. As
Southern students, would God
approve of what \ve are wear-
ing? Ellen Wliite says in Acts of
the Apostles that our outward
adornment and clothing reflect
our relationship with God. Do
we reflect our love for God or
for ourselves? As a female, I am
embarrassed for some of the

young women here. I have acci-
dentally seen up skirts when
women were going up stairs,
have more cleavage than I'd
like, midriffs, and I have seen
underwear rising from low-rise
jeans. Seeing this, I wonder if
the thought has occurred to
those women that the men here

Southern's dress
code is in place to

uphold Christian
values in order that
Southern might be

set apart from
worldly institutions.

L the

also wonder what their motives
are for wearing such articles,
which can only be one or more
of three reasons: to look good
and flatter their bodies, to be in
fashion or to attract attention.
Are these the motives Christ
would want us to have in
choosing our clothing? Sad to
say, on a Christian campus that
aims to be set apart from the
worid, I have seen more than a
"modest" number of students
wearing immodest clothing,
particularly in the warm sea-

When each student made
the commitment to attend
Southern, they were given a
handbook which stated how
they were expected to dress.
They agreed, in coming to
Southern, to abide by its rules

yet many do not. Southern's
dress code is in place to uphold
Christian values in order that
Southern might be set apart
from worldly institutions.
When people visit Southeni,
the fkst thing they see beside
the beautiful campus is its stu-
dents and their outivard
appearances, i.e., their dress.
What impression do we lea«
with them? Do they see stu-
dents who reflect Christ and
who are different from stu-
dents on other campuses? Our
standard at Soutiiern shouldbe
Christ - to be unique from the
world as He was. When stu-
dents wear and the administra-
tion allow worldly clodiing. ''
lowers our standard, and as 3
result we appear as any seciiiaf
university. All of us - staff, faj^'
ulty and stiidents - need
raise our standards, remeiD-
bering dress not only speaK^
for individuals but for "^
institution. Jesus says we are ^
be light to the world. May «
not shed light on our phvjsi^^
appearances but instead c
ourselves with the righteo
ness of Christ.

-Vanessa Pham is ^
(er's student of religious

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Sports

ADD, DeGrave to meet in championship

The gym was the sight of a

different breed of soldiers and

battles who were fighting for

oride and the chance to win

"ome higl> <!"='"'>' ™"°"
intramural champion T-shirts.

The games had dangers simi-
lar to the battlefield, there
„ere volleyhalls flying like
hullets coming from the
skilled hands of multiple play-
ers.

The group of spectators was
slightly larger than I would
imagine at a battle, and it was
fall of young men most likely
there to gawk at the number of
BEAUTIFUL ladies on the
court. All of the tans that
showed up were treated to a
great night of close volleyball
games that were full of action.
Bpth of the semi-final
games were over in two
games, ADD winning 2-0 and
DeGrave winning 2-0. This

means that the championship
game will put DeGrave against
ADD, this is a famihar match
up since these teams, in a sim-
ilar form, met for the flagball
championships in early
November.

DeGrave had to vrin a long
fought battle against the
Killerz, never really having a
huge lead. The second game
ended with a score of 23 to 25,
a true nail bitter. The game
was so intense that the girls
from the other game came
over to watch the end to find
out who would be advancing
to the championship game.

After ADD's similarly close
game where they beat the
Setting Ducks by roughly the
same score in the second
semi-final game. The champi-
onship game will be played
-tonight at seven o'clock in the
gym. Everyone should be in
attendance along with. Dr.
John Pangman and me.

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Lindsay Schultz of the Killerz (left) pushes the ball
gets ready to block. Team Killerz lost in the end to

Team Overkill advances to finals

Reese Godwin

Yesterday in the Men's
Volleyball Semifinal, Overkill
did an impressive job of
defeating Team SMASH in two
games. Playing without their
injured team captain. Overkill
improved to 7-0 on the season
as SMASH tell to 4-3.

From the opening serve
Overkill was poised and
focused. Nate Gemmell scored
t^vo early service points for his
team and Jason Horinouchi
delivered two more with a
spike and a block. SMASH did
I't waver, though. Thev came
liMk ivith three points of their
own. The game went back and
forth for a while in an ironic
fashion, Overkill scoring
PJints off nice smashes while
SMASH received points when-
'"" Overkill spiked the ball
'"hard. After a noteworthy
We by Rob Quigley to put
»IASH up 16-15, Overkill's
™*ael Knutson came alive.
™"ent on to score five out of
J ™' "> points for his team
^ ^Jf powerful smashes.
'"'ASH had no answexiorhim
, *«kill rolled to-k 25-17

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The iow-down on the league

Reese Godwin

S:SMiarreu.g.oU,e championship game.

fit to inspire his team with a
great hustle play. As he went
up to deliver a spike, Knutson
timed a great block but a
teammate kept the ball m play
and Quigley placed a very
ccurate smash over ^u son
and between two Overk 11
players. SMASH then woke up
Ld put three more points on
the board. When the ^relrit
7-7 Overkill decided.. they
wanted to finish the gawe.^
Preuss delivered a nice spike,
Mowed byaneasybump^ve
two SMASH players Nate
GemmeU then slammed home

the most impressive spike of
the night. In fact it was so
remarkable that SMASH'S fans
were in awe. SMASH fell vic-
tim to a 15-point run by
Overkill mostly courtesy of
Michael Sacro's service. He
served on sbi of those iSPOints
as SMASH could not lessen
their deficit.

Feeling good after the

game,

' Michael - ^Sflcr^

If you haven't noficed
already, there's a lot more going
on in the NBA nowadays than
the newly implemented dress
code It may be time to move on
from that minor aspect of die
Lcigue ind actually talk about
the hardwood activity

It may be haid to believe, but
Allen Iverson has spent a
decade in the NBA Yes, die
once tngger happy gangster-
wannabe IS now 30 years old.
You wouldnt know it by his
stats diough He just might be
playing the best basketball of
his career averaging 34 points
(a career best) 7 assists, 2
steals, and silencing his cntics
by hitting 45 percent of his
shots.

Another doroinafing veteran
is Marcus Camby. Though he
isn't known for proUfic sconng,
he has been tearing up the
league with his all-around, All-
Star caliber play. He is leading
the league in rebounds per
game (14), second in blocks per
game (3), and is averagmg 16
points per contest, a cajeer-
high.Hecouldbealockf^fe
All-star game i!l February j£*e

Ty the way, someone please
teU Alonzo Mourning fliat hes
« years old and not supposed
to be leading the league m

blocks. Didn't he have a kidney
transplant two years ago? Sliaq
who? (Not quite, but still.)

In the West, the San Antonio
Spurs are, of course, handling
business. They are right up
there widl the Detroit Pistons
(who die Spurs defeated in die
finals last year) as the top two
teams in die league. Also, the
young Memphis Grizzlies and
even younger Los Angeles
Clippers are currently second
and third in the West, respec-
tively. That's right, the aippers,
not the Lakers. Apparendy PhU
Jackson hasnt been die savior
everyone figured he was going
to be. ..yet.

We have yet to see Amare
Stoudemire in a uniform, but
the Phoenbi Suns are well above
water. Too bad the same can't
be said for die lowly Houston
Rockets. Tracy McGrady has
been in and out of a uniform,
but his team still can't get out of
the bottom of die standings.

As far as rookies go, Andrew
Bogut (the ist overall draft pick)
seems to be taking his dme in
Milwaukee. However, Chris
Paul (4di overall pick) of die
New Orleans/Oklahoma City
.Hornets is taking the leagup by
storm, leading his team (and all
rookies) in scoring and aiisists.
He's been a small ray of sun-
shine in a city diat has had such
misfortune diis year.

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THE SlUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 14

Southern students, shovel pea gravel
mumtj service daj on Monday, Jan

mumtj service daj on Monday, Jan lb 2006 ^

Living the dream through service

^""^ . 1 ^i._ <nu„4.4.«„^«n-i inH rnllpppfiale area on

Nearly 600 students volunteered for community service around the Chattanooga and CoUegedale area on
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, 2006.

What has

^happened to New

Year's

resolutions?

I Collegedale, Tenn.

Saturday
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Elizabeth Blackerby

Staff Writer

Around 600 Southern stu-
dents and staff went into the
community on Monday, Jan. 16,
to "Live the Dream" of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. for the
l2th-annual community service
ay. ,

Of the 544 people who signed
up and the many who chose to
; at the last minute, some

were in for a test in flexibility.
Some organizations canceled,
requiring students to choose
different service sites; others
were asked to do tasks different
than what they were expecting.
Kassandra Rodriguez, a jun-
ior intercultural communica-
tion major whose work site can-
celed, chose to join those sched-
uled to serve Girls
Incorporated. Rodriguez and

the three others in her team
found that Girls Inc. was com-
pletely abandoned and they
were also unable to reach them
by phone.

Determined to serve, they
stopped at the Chattanooga
Regional Historical Museum
where Pastor Kevin Kibble
explained their situation. He
then asked if they needed help
with anything and received a

grateftil reply. Working togeth-
er, this group spent time clean-
ing the gift shop and the display
cases and organizing merchan-
dise.

"I enjoyed the dedication we
had as a group, the adventure
we had together and the sheer
joy of realizing that we helped
some people who \

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Tony AnobUe resigned three
months after accepting the head

pastor position.

The Collegedale Seventh-day
Adventist Church is once agam
searchmg for anew semor pas-
tor. AnobUe notified the church
staff of his resignation just
before the new year. The church
board caUed an emergency meet-
tog on Dec. 31, 2005. to discuss

ftl next move. They appomted
Dwight Herod, pastoral duector
of iSinistry at the Collegedde
church, as the intenm senior

^''"'DUgmytimewithyouft^
past month, I began to feel ftrt
my gifts did not match the needs
7le Collegedale/umver^.^
family to the degree that I felt

you deserved," Anobile said m
his letter of resignation.

Anobile said in his letter diat
the church members did not
affect his decision to leave

"I need for you know diat this
decision was made based on
solely personal and family rea-
sons," AnobOe said.

Sherri WiHiams, communica-
tions director for the Collegedale
church, said the church was sur-
prised by AnobUe'sresignahon.
'^ «We ad not see it commg,
she said. . .,.

AnobUe will be remrmng to
his former position as executive
secretary of the Anzonaconfer-

""flie CoUegedale •*-}^f"rT accepterth; position

without a P^fZ-MXAihe beginning of October

months after Ed Wnght left toe ^^ „^ ^,ppy ,o he
position last February to become

,he Georgia-Cumberland

conference president. AnoMe

hear that the

Omar Bourne

Southern hosted the 4*-
annual Deep Diversity Retreat
last weeicend at the Cohutta
Springs Conference Center in
Crandall, GA- The retreat, which
consisted of 25 student leaders
from both Southern Advenbst
University and Oakwood
College, was designed to build
relationships among students
from both institutions while
learning about the vanous
aspects of diversity.

"Having worked with both
Oakwood and Southern, we felt
the two schools needed a^basis
for stronger relationships," said
Delbert Baker, president of
Oakwood College.

Gordon Bietz, president of
Southern Adventist University,
said tlie retreat is a celebration
and recognition of tlie many dif-
ferences in individuals, in an
effort to increase diversity

Resignation cont.

continued from Pj

"But now he's gone before I
even had a chance to hear him
speak. Who knows how longjt
w\l take to get a new pastor?"

The Georgia-Cumberland
Conference administration will
suggest possible replacements
for the Collegedale church
board to consider. The church
board, along with the search
committee, will evaluate and
consider, all riames given to
tlieih until a new senior pastor
is chosen.

awareness.

"One of the goals of the uni-
versity is to sensitize us to the
uniqueness of others in order to
celebrate their differences,
Bietz said.

Alvin Law, speaker for the
weekend, defined diversity.

"Diversity is just another
word to guide us on our path of
humanity,"hesaid."Itisthekey
issue behind how we see peo-
ple."

Law said kindness plays an
important role in discovenng
and accepting the differences of

others.

"The kinder and gentler you
are to the world, you open the
door to individuals coming into
your world and learning from
you," he said.

Kathiyn McNorton, a junior
social work major at Oakwood,
said diversity is important in
helping individuals mature m aU
aspects of life

who i

. , „. Abner Sanchez, president of diversity is-taking the hme

"It is imperative that we Abne ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ to untestand someone wh

become diverse because it ^ a fte Lann ^^ ^^^^_ , ^^ „^„_ ^, .^^^

^X^y^"^ rdunng^eweekend.
improve your Christian walk,
she said

Baker, president of
-The good fatogTgrt from College agrees
meeting new people-thafs what

See Diversity Pg.3

Collegedale church opens 'Celebrate Recovery

nf ir, is suggested by th

The Collegedale Seventh-
day Adventist Church began
its Celebrate Recovery pro-
gram'Jan: 9 with an attSii'-
dance of 62 people.

Celebrate Recovery is a
nationwide; confidential and
Christ-centered 12-step pro-
gram that stresses the power
of Godls hoahng.The program
is free and available to stu-
dents and community mem-
bers.

"We recognize that thi
are hurts and hang-ups in out
community and that there is a
need for healing," said Jim
,Iolly, the facility manager at
the Collegedale church.

According to Celebrate
Recovery's Web site, "This
experience allows us to 'be
changed.' By working and
applying Biblical principles,
we begin to grow spiritually."

Diiane Shoonard, pastoral
director of spiritual maturity,
said, "This program is
designed to meet people where

they are."

Through small groups,
attendees have the opportuni-
ty to discuss various matters,
including addicti.oosaelaiSQfc.,
ships and financial difficulties.
Meetings are held on
Mondays injhe church. Afel-
lowship supper is served at
5:45 p:m., followed by praise,
worship, teaching .and testi-
monies at 6:30 p.m. Group
meetings begin at 7^30 p.m-
and allow people with similar
struggles to share their experi-
ences and feelings. A donation

of $3 is suggested by
church to help cover the cost
of the meal.

Currently 20 volunteeis
help... ™n"- .th6...progtaiii.
Additional volunteers are
needed to greet, prepare din-
ner and lead out in worship.

To contact Jim Jolly,

Duane Schoonard,

or the Collegedale

church, call (423)

396-2134

The Southern Accent

Ad Council votes to reform scholarship programs

Chelsea Ingush

Kurz, a company specializing in year's freshmen, however,

financial aid, to evaluate their ='i"?='^'"''^ ' '^nteed Tuition

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Southerns Administrative scholarship policies. Alter tney ^ ' "" " ^jT ^^^^i^
Council voted Dec. 15 to change analyzed three years of financial Program, wu , . ,
scholarships and bilhng policies, aid data, the firih — -'^-'^ r^tP,^ tor

Now, more scholarship funds

\vill be focused on need than
before.

"We made the tough call to
use these funds to match our
mission— to educate Adventist
young people," said Marc
Gmndy, associate vice president
of marketing and enrollment
"Not just the wealthy—

"We made the tough

call to use these

funds to match our

mission ..." said Marc

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Changes to the scholarship
programs will be phased in start-
i the 2006 fall semester

many changes that allow more
money to be put toward need-
based scholarships.

n tuition

in this program, P^V^-^^, '
semester in advance «B
3-percentdiscount,wluep) ^
i?a year m advance vJ-^,

5-Pe-entd^»::-,'-,r„„derft*

will not be locked i
program. „l,i* I

sed scholarships. Th^^Tl Jht^«or»»''

The FUVSH scholarship, allowsfamdies ^^^^jijeaS-
which stands for Freshmen students in coueg^ ^^^ ^^^^
mg in tlie 2006 tall semester. Leadership and Academic percent disco
Current students mil not be Scholarship, will be adjusted to will be phaseo _^ sclw''^,
affected by any cuts, while some be based solely on GPA and ACT ''''''' '^'"liAcaderoV s*^

of them will reap the benefits of scores, instead of also figuring m and Maxwell ^^ ^^,jj)aJB

need-based scholarships. community service and other ship wiU no ^j^ese ^^ ■ - I

"1 can't stress enough that if merits. to new s'>""'"|^^^ to Can'

we promised a student a scholar- The Leadership Scholarship ships gave "" jtmJents
ship, we are going to stand program, which gave scholar- students an -^^^af^
behind that. Period," Grundy ships to Uicoming high school Maxwell AcaM^'^
said. students in leadership positions, As a resm — _

Southern hired Scannell & will also be phased out Next see Sch

January i9^20o6_

News

The Southern Accent 3 jA

kchool of computing accepts new dean ^'""^''^ '^^^^

\iJ^^ -»■*-' ± continued from Pg. 2

, .ftculty member since 1987,
.{ Srman accepted the
I""*." dean of the School of
, after Jared

ISXeT^dtobereUevedof

'^Se'^an was announced as

UenewdeanonDec.27inan^

!^ released by Steve Pawluk,

Ir vice president for aca-

Sc TdJistration. Pawluk

Se consulted ^vith the facul-

!^aBd staff of the School of

Lputing and ako took mto

I consideration academic histo-

I riM aBd employment expen-

I ences of possible candidates

1 before maMng a decision.

I "I am asking you to give Rick

LurfaU support, collegiality

I and assistance as he makes the

I adjustment to this new respon-

I sibility," Pawluk said in his e-

I toail. "I am confident that his

1 focus and his fairness will

I enable the School of Computing

1 10 serve our students well andjio

I prosper under his leadership."

Richard Halterman (standing), the new dean of the School of
Computing, assists R«I Jacobson (right) and Andrew Cook Qeft) in
the School of Computing lah in Hickman Science Center.

Halterman replaced sonal decision to step down.

Bruckner, who has been an "Heel very appreciated by the

instructor at Southern for lo faculty," Bruckner said. "I feel

years and was associate dean I've let them down, but they

and then dean since 1997- know^ I did it for personal rea-

Bnickner said he made a per- sons."

Bruckner said the School of '
Computing is possibly seeking a
special accreditation for the
computer science program, and
he felt another faculty member
should lead out the extensive
process.

"I'm looking forward to less
stress and more relaxation," he
said.

In the meantime, Halterman
said he is trying to adjust to the
new workload and added
responsibihties. He said he has

"I'd like to maintain the
School of Computing reputation
within our denomination as
leader in Adventist higher edu-
cation and to ensure a high-
quaUty of programs and courses
we offer."

Halterman said he's not sure
he can do what Bruckner did for
the School of Computing, but he
plans to continue on as best as
he can with the help of his dedi-
cated faculty and the support of
his wife and two daughters.

"Diversity is getting to
know people better," he said.
"When this happens, the
fears you used to have will
begin to evaporate."

Bietz noted that diversity
is necessary in the develop-
ment of our students and
their future.

"We need to be open-
minded to the future, to a lot
more diversity and variety
that we may have experi-
enced in our own lives," he
said.

Law said another impor-
tant role in diversity is affir-
mation. He noted that every
human being needs to be
affirmed often so they don't
lose their way in life.

Law added that we should
all strive to follow the golden
rule in loving and treating
other people the way we
would want to be treated in
spite of our differences.

Chattanooga hosts General Youth Conference

More than 2,600 youth
I attended the 4th-annual
I General Youth Conference in
1 Chattanooga, Tenn., including
I many Southern students. Held
I late December, the conference
I pointed attendees to the Bible
I and traditional Adventist per-
1 spectives to promote spiritual
I faithfulness and participation
I in evangelistic outreach.

"It was the perfect event to
invest in my spiritual life and
gave me a vision of how my
f generation can usher in the
1 coming," said Diana
a junior religious stud

ies major.

The five-day conference fea-
tured several prominent
church leaders, including
General Conference Vice-
President Mark Finley and for-
mer speaker/director of
Breath of Ufe, CD. Brooks.

Ten seminars covered top-
ics including personal spiritu-
ality, America in prophecy, the
book of Revelation and chal-
lenges facing young people.
Southern professors Michael
Basel and Philip Samaan pre-
sented seminars and Roii
Clouzet, dean of the School ot
Religion, spoke tor the morn-
ing devotions

A Sabbath afternoon out-
reach project was coordinated
by Southern student Justin
McNeilus and recent graduate
Aaron McNulty. Nearly 2,000
attendees went door-to-door
in area communities conduct-
ing religious surveys and
handing out literature. More
than 9,000 people were con-
tacted, resulting in 850
requests for Bible studies,
McNeilus said.

Inspired two years ago by
attending the General Youth
Conference, several Southern
students started South East
Youth Conference. As a sm-
dent organization operatmg

under student services and
campus ministries, SEYC has
no official connection with the
GYC organization, but does
share a similar purpose.

"The overall mission of GYC
is to get young people involved
in God's work," said Ronald
Odiyar, president of SEYC and
a senior computer information
systems major. "SEYC was
inspired by GYC to bring fliat
mission of service back to cam-
pus and encourage smdents to
help finish God's work."

The South East Youth
Conference will be held on
campus, March 17 and 18
2006.

Announcement:

Come meet our Adventist
Colleges Abroad (ACA)
Director, January 30, at noon,
... the Presidential Banquet
Room. Odette Ferreira will
direct an informational session
for smdents interested in trav-
ebng abroad this summer 06
„. the 06-07 academic year.
With Mrs. Ferreira will be
Antonietta Riviello, Program
Director at Istitiito Awentista
Villa Aurora in Florence, Italy
and Ignazio Barbuscia,
President of this institution.
For more information, please
contact Beverly Orrison in the
Modem Languages
Department at x 2221 , or e-
mail her at borrisonOsouth-
em.edu.

Santos, a junior religious stud- ingaevonons. ^ -

Kelly welmer's English Garden to be con.pletedinthe^pnngof|Oga

'^SUJ Gauthier

5'w Wkteb

Despite the fact that Kelly's
English Garden remains
"nfinished more than nine
months after the Thatcher
Ball fire that took the life of
student Kelly Weimer,
™them Adventist University
"mcials said the project's
■"■npletion is right on track.

"We specifically planned to
»°1 complete the garden until
r* spring of this year," said
^raon Bietz, university pres-
*»t-Wehavehadconversa-
™>"i with the Weimers and
"=" meets with their approval
^^ timing."
^'''ark Antone, director of
™"^Pe services, said many

people do not realize how
mudi work has already been
completed on the project.
Trees and lawn have been
cleared out ofthe area to make
room for the concrete pavers
that wUl be laid, and the a ea
was re-giaded to even out the
slope toward the student cen-
ter, Antones said.

The garden, which wiU be
adjacent to the promenade on

are east side of the student
center, will include wrough -
ron tables andchairs,andw,l

serve as an ertension of the

eating area. •

A dedication ceremony IS

planned for the garden ntbe

="""«■ TofKeiys death,
anniversary ol Keuy >

"We wanted [her parents]
to be ready to return to the
campus [for the dedication] ,
and I believe they were not
ready to come until some more
time had passed," Bietz said

Jonatiian Davidson, a sen
ior theology major, ana
Weimer's boyfriend at the

tVne of her death, recently ^ ^^^„„^ „,

learned of the dedication cere- ^^■"^"""nT^^^

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Southern finished a full
Maitin Luther King holiday of
university-sponsored communi-
ty service with a special com-
memorative celehration. The
service honored the struggles
and achievements of Dr. King. It
was held in the Collegedale
church Monday, Jan. 16, at 7:30

' The hour-and-a-half long
service combined speakers and
special musical performances.
The speakers who shared then-
experiences ranged from stu-
dents to tlie president of the ura-
versity.

"I reahze that sometunes we
don't recognize prejudice in our-
selves and so I thought by shar-
ing some of my own prejudice I
could stimulate others into
thinking about how they might

be prejudiced and not recopiw
iC said Gordon Bietz,pres.dm
of Southern Advent.st
University. "Attitudes of preju-
dice run deep and our relabon-
ship to Christ compels us to rec-
ognize them and do our best to

root them out."

The message was clear to stu-

""freally liked how Dr. Bietz
told us of his experiences back
then"saidMicheUeKnowles, a
sophomore journaUsm major.
-His life helped me put into per-

soective my life and realize that |^^ ,„„„ =, -_- .

tnreiudicel is still a relevant ^ rf„rmB with the One Praise Gospel Choir

Stid that we need to be d™.o1c™»<^S'.5:^«^*^"^»^"'"^'"^°^'''""^°°
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appreciate Southern'sdive^,^^ rted wii anyone outside my unique.

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African American," said Alex , ' j ,„ 1,^ a part of a insti-

^Z;:rZ^:^ S^r^atreco^andcele-

■ increased funding will e
into the Grant-In-Aid, a need-
based grant fund.

"Maybe it will help thi
who are more needy to be a
to come to college," sl,^
Diana Lifford, a sophomore
nursing major.

Southern's billing policj,
will also experience some
changes beginning in the
2006 fall semester.

"Instead of requiring
$2,500 advance payment
each year, billing will start a
month earlier, and students
will be billed monthly,"
Grundy said.

The monthly minimum
food bill will be replaced with
an up-front bill of $i,ooo per
semester, to be paid through-
out the year. This includes a
$200 spending allowance at
the Village Market, according
'to the Dec. 15 Ad Council
report.

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Chattanooga, Teon. during community service day on

,, January 19. 2006

Blueprint may bring peace

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -

CurrenFEtoSs

nternauuiiai .^ _

a conference later this month
to introduce a new blueprint
for bringing peace to
Afghanistan and providing a
better life for its people, the
top U.N. envoy to Afghanistan

said.

7he "Compact tor
Afghanistan" will estabhsh key
benchmarks and timelines to
meet the major challenges con-
fronting the country over the
next five years-security, good
government, human rights, the
rule of law and combatting the
drug trade, Jean Arnault told
the U.N. Security Council on
Tuesday.

Arnault said the compact
ivill also provide a framework
for the international commu-
nity's future dealings with

Afghanistan and

improve the delivery of aid to

the Afghan people.

"It emphasizes the leader-
ship that the Afghan state-
strengthened by the democrat-
ic process that has unfolded in
the past four years-can and
must take," he said.

The plan will be unveiled at
a Jan. 31-Feb. 1 conference in
London to be co-chaired by
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan, British Prime Minister
Tony Blair and Afghan
President Hamid Karzai.

The gathering will be a fol-
low-up to the December 2001
conference in Bonn, Germany
that established a political
process for Afghanistan after
U.S. and allied Afghan forces
drove out the Taliban for har-
boring Osama bin Laden.

Extreme weather disrupts travel

Pedestrians fight ^ inds\\Ldiicsda\ Ian 18 ^u^^, ... .,^.,
The NahonaJ Wt athcr Ser\icL TLported wind gusts of up to
mph, which turned umbrellas inside-out and even caused b
trailers to flip over on tivo different bridges.

Court ruling may ease assisted suicide passage in other states

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - After
more than a decade of legal bat-
tles over assisted suicide, a
Supreme Court ruling affinning
that states have the authority to
regulate medical treatment of the
terminally ill may help turn an
Oregon law into a national
model.

The 6-3 ruling Tuesday was

considered a rebuke to the Bush
administration and former
Attorney General John Ashcroft.
The court said they improperly
threatened to use a federal drug
law against Oregon doctors who
prescribe lethal doses of medicine
to dying patients who request it.
"The favorable ruling by the
Supreme Court now permits

other states to move forward in
replicating Oregon's landmark
law," said Peg Sandeen, executive
director of the Death with Dignit)'
National Center.

At least six other states have
proposed, or are considering.
some form of an assisted suicide
law, with bills currently in the leg-
islatures of California"' and '

Vermont.

Tlie Oregon hw was passed by
initiative in 1994 and affirmed by
an even larger majority of voters
in 1997, within weeks of another
Supreme Court ruling in a
Washington state case that also
backed states as the final author-
ity for regulating medical prac-
tice.

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Pakistani intelligence

agents hunted Wednesday for
the graves of four al-Qaida mil-
itants believed killed in an
airstrike near the Afghan bor-
der-including one authorities
suspect was a high-ranking al-
Qaida figure. ABC News
reported that a master bomb
maker and chemical weapons
expert for al-Qaida was killed
in the attack on the village of
Damadola last week. He was
identified as Midhat Mursi,
also known as Abu Khabab al-
Masri, who ran an al-Qaida
training camp and has a $5
million reward on his head.

The Supreme Court steered
clear of a major ruling on abor-
tion Wednesday, instead giv-
ing New Hampshire a chance
to save its parental notification
law. Justices, in a rare unani-
mous abortion ruUng, agreed
tliat the New Hampshire law
could make it too hard for
some ill minors to get an abor-
tion, but at the same time tliey
were hesitant about stepping
in to fix the 2003 statute. They
told a lower court to reconsid-
er whether the entire law is
unconstitutional.

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rent students

depression during their Uetmie
■ '- serious ana

What is depression?
Depression is a serious medical
illness that can occur when
something interferes with nor-
mal brain function. Even though
this illness is due to changes in
brain function, it is not expen-
enced as a "headache" or "brain
ache," but rather as loss of inter-
est in activities, loss of drive or
motivadon, inability to expen-
encejoy or pleasure, feehngasit
one is in a dark hole or expen-
encing feelings of worthlessness
and hopelessness, change in
sleep and appetite or thoughts of
suicide or death. Common fac-
tors contributing to the develop-

Depression is senou» »..-
cosflyi^earniuaaeconomicco^ Cr'vou depression can
of depression to the U.S. lb w ^_j,
billion, much due to lost produc-

tors contributing to the develop- „. j „„„;„„ also costs Numerous treatments are

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common; If you "with" V-ion e^en- u.ation, electnc stimulation

workers or mental health
selors), student health, conrmu
mty mental health centers, local
hospitals, employee assistaiice
programs and local medical or
psychiatric societies. Just dont
let the discouraging nature of the
disease trick you into believmg It
win never get better.

"Into the experience of all
there come times of keen disap
pointment and utter discourage-
ment-days when sorrow is the
portion, and it is hard to believe
that God is still the kind benefac-
tor of His earthbom children;
days when troubles harass the
soul till death seems preferable
to life It is then that many lose
their hold on God and are
brought into the slavery of
doubt, the bondage of unbehef.
at such times discern

New Year's resolutjoni
Do you make them?
Do you keep them?
Did you make them this yes
Why?

"I didn't make 1 1
New Year's r
tion this year. 1 1
have in the past,!
\ but I always forg

_ about it in the &

Sean Reed «<=*"

should see angels seeking to save

iression expcii- ...««".■, ; , ourselves, striving

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World' Health escape. Problems appear larger

Depressio
nffer fro
nizeyoua

to the wono n'
Organization, depression is the
most common and costly illness
of the central nervous system
world wide. In the United States,
I out of every 5 people will

underlying factors such
hypothyroidism, nutritional
deficiencies and other medical
conditions.

If you want to know more
about depression, please visit
www.depression.webmd.com or

www.nimh.nih.gov. If you are treatable. If yi.^ - .
;: Tp^'es^o^nT^ itTa'ds io depressed and are not already know someone who is. get help

family and friends feel distant,
self is viewed as worthless, and
hope seems beyond comprehen-
sion. Tliis narrowing of perspec-
tive, this diminished capacity to

sometime in tteSrhfe, "suff;; anttcipate relief is possibly the

from depression. At Southern, most devastating aspect of

hrom oepresbioi.. n _ ,i„„„„i„n because it leads to

that means more tli

more firm than the everlasting
hills, and new faith, new lifej
would spring into being" |
(Prophets and Kmgs, 162).

Remember, depression is
common, depression is serious,
and depression is very, very|

BradBetack

"Yes, 1 do r
them. I've ion%
pretty good,
far, and I'll t!J I
to keep themi
I break them'

Vanessa Duran

FFH music album review

Andrew Shaw good moments on the album,

GuEBT CONTRIBUTOR _ - wjtli thc last half surpHslngly

FFH (Far From Home) can devoid ofhardly any memorable

typically be counted on releasing moments. "Take a Chance on

^ew ium ever 16 months or Me," the lotli track, is the last

so with each consecutive album song with an important ni«

sounding almost exactty like its sage, bringing up the idea It

predeceior. Die-hard fans will OK to question, 1 U just bnng

disagree, but my "first listen" to you closer-closer to me. This is
™ach of dieir albmns garners the an idea that I feel most everyone

Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

through, I

same result: I just can't tell tliese

sones apart— until now. .j ■ ~

Over the holidays, FFH of the must-listens
released their 6th studio album, album.
"Voice from Home," which

going
iking tills song

Although some would say it i:

voice irom nuiuc, vvinv.. .^". ^

orisingly has a very unique feel inappropriate to wnte songs

to it. Instead of patching togeth- that God is siliging to you, 1 m

er a hodgepodge 40 minutes of mlling to overlook that because

music FFH's latest release is a the message throughout this

concept album based on a book album is constant and true. God

of the same name by author loves us uncondibonaUy, and all

Rich Stevenson. Instead of he wants is for us to want him m

releasing a typical worship our Ufe. Musically, FFH doesnt
album, all of the songs are writ-
ten as if God is talking directly to
his people.

Is this concept enough to fuel

Natalie Grant in concert; January 20; 6:30 p.i--, „
Baptist Church (Chattanooga, TN); $10 for general admis-
.; visit http;//%vww.itickets.com/events/l33732-html

"The Storv"; January 21; 8 p.m.; The Chattanooga Theatre

Centre (on the circle theatre); $8 for students; visit

http://www.theatrecentre.com/default.htm

Murder Mystery Dinner Show: Mystery at the TV Talk Show;
all Thursdays; 7 p.m.; Vaudeville Cafe; $19.50 for beverages,
dinner & dessert; visit http://applemachine.com/vaudeville-

movie: Sharks; through January 26; 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3
p.m., 5 p.m.; IMAX 3D Theater; $7.95; visit
http://www.tnaqua.org/IMAX/Imax.asp

i movie: Wild Safari; through January 26; 12 p.i

p.m., 4 p.m.; IMAX 3D Theater; $7.95; visit

http://www.tnaqua.org/IMAX/Imax.asp

"I didn't IIl*«j
this year. Wj
do, but I <!»»"'
with it."

. ^ „_ ground, but their

unique spin on a worship album

and subject matter that anyone

apply to their Ufe makes

an entire album? Yes, but bare- FFH's latest effort worthy of 1
ly Voice suffers from being your CD player for at least a few
fronUoaded with most of the spins.

Local flair: Events on Campus

SA mid-winter party; January 21; 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

Student week of prayer; January 23-January 27; 11 a.n
CoUegedale SDA Church; convocation credit given

Amanda Tortal

"Not since >
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work for*': J
live one SO""!
time no*

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fbursday'

January 19, 2006

Melissa
Religion

Maracle
Editor

Laracle@southern.edu

Religion

The Southern Accent 9

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Bringing your axe to the church

"My church was having an
axe party," she told me in a

I voice still scratchy from sleep.
"What do you mean?" I
ked \vith an unsure chuckle.'
Teah, an axe party. They
ere going around killing

I each other."

I So that was why she had

I jumped when I had awakened

I her, I thought.

My friend explained to me
that in her dream, her church
had invited everyone to come
to a party, and bring their
axes. To her horror, my friend
found that everyone else's axe
was twice as big as hers. She
ran from church when she saw
two friends fighting to the
death.

And though it was a strange
dream, it made sense. Has
church ever felt like one big
axe party to you?

We enter church, or any
Christian community such as
Southern, and expect it to be
the one place on earth where
we can feel safe and accepted,
just as it should be. But some-
times that turns horribly
wrong, and we are greeted
with axes, or rather, judg-
ment, harsh words, and back-
stabbing. And then we run,
sometimes never to return.
Other times, we are the ones
carrying the big axes.

Our Christian community
has a reputation, and each of

us, often without knowing it,
either help or hinder that.

One of my friends back
home who is not a Christian
told me that even though he
has never been here, he
expected everyone at
Southern to be nicer and more
Christian to each other than

We enter church,
or any Christian
community such

as Southern, and
expect it to be

the one place on
earth where we

can feel safe and

accepted, just as
it should be.

they are at his public

I could only agree, knowing
that he sees things from a dif-

ferent perspective than I ever
will.

Christ said that we are to be
his example to the people who
don't know Him.

"You are the light of the
world," he said. "Let your light
shine before me, that they
may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven"
(Matt. 5:14 & 16).

I know that the many stu-
dents who did community
service on Monday made our
world a little brighter. But
don't stop at serving the com-
munity for a few hours on a
holiday - live each day as that
example of Jesus.

So if you have been carry-
ing around a sharpened axe or
have been hurt by one in the
past, let go of that judgment
and pain. Even though we are
human and subject to the
many frustrations of life, our
community can be a place
where others, like my friend
back home, will feel accepted.

Take a test,

what do you know?

1. Paul testified that while serv-
ing Christ he'd "been exposed to
death again and again" (2 Cor.
11:23). One of these near-death
experiences included:

A, a lightning storm

B, a flash flood

C, a hurricane

2. When Korah, Dathan and
Abiram challenged Moses and
Aaron, God used this as a means
to punish the three men:

A. an earthquake

B. a plague

C. fire from heaven

3. In the account of Job's suf-
ferings, God permitted Satan to
unleash this force of nature to
destroy Job's children:

A. lightning

B. wind

C. a sand storm

Answers

Conversion: the reason we struggle with issues

As I reflected upon last

I semester 1 couldn't help but

I remember the issues we faced:

e enforcement of dress code

I policy; petitions for pasta, the

pros and cons of "benefriends."

I asked myself, -'What is the

I leal issue here?" Why do stu-

I lients need a biblical reason for

s code pohcy? Why are

aling from the cafeteria?

I % aren't we offered a more

I "ealthy fare at the cafeteria

I ^'■■» ton much cheese)? Why

e shidents living benefriend

sstyles'? Why the indifference

I toward the dress code (a full

l™eth mirror and -an honest

: would help many

biy)? I believe it is

«ause many of us have not

*« converted.

There are no degrees of con-
I version Yon ^ifk

'".n't T """■ "« °'y°^

'"■ ■" "Kiay's tolerant, plu-
jstic society tliis may come

■ event n" ''™*' ''™"'=" ">d
InL- 'f '™'- ■^^ P"blem
lijg ,Jj' ™' '™ many are try-
|s»it7„rf j'' '" " spiritual
Itor ,[""*• '^i^sus has a name
l(Rev , ^untry-Laodicea
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The apostle Peter reminds
us that we are "a holy nation
and a pecuhar people" who are
to be heralds of the mercy of
God (l Peter 2:9, 10). Here at
Southern, the last mainstream
bastion of conservative
Adventist tertiary-level educa-
tion in the United States, we
are losing tliat pecuharity. This
is a concern for the administra-
tion, and rightly so. However,
this begs a few questions -
some personal and some cor-
porate. Do we want to be pecu-
liar? Where is our focus? Is it
being recognized as a top-flight
academic university by the
world, or being faithful to the
educational blueprint that God
gave to us? Can we accomplish
both or is that trying to serve
two masters? I cannot possibly
answer all of these questions
within this article but I want to
give you food for thought.

The want of tlie worid is a
visible and tangible demon-
stration of the power of Jesus
Christ in the hves of believers.
In Colossians, Paul challenges
his readers to set their minds
on heavenly things to avoid
falling to idolatry (Col. 3:1-5)-
But Paul isn't finished yeti he
further encourages us to clothe
ourselves with a "heart of com-
passion... beyond all these
things put on love which is the
perfect bond of unity" (verses

12-14 NASB). So how does this
"upward look" help us deal
with the aforementioned
issues? Paul launches his
admonitions from the spring-
board of conversion (verse 1).

If we are converted, then we
will obey God's word and his
prophet because we know that
He loves us and gives us only
tlie best. Therefore I am chal-
lenging every reader to reflect
on his or her lifestyle choices.

To those who feel the dress
code pohcy is unfair or unnec-
essary, examine the New York
Yankees' no facial hair policy
for employees.

To the cafeteria staff, here is
Ellen White's counsel: "cheese
should never be introduced
into the stomach"(2T p. 68).

To the benefriends, "To trifle
with hearts is a crime of no
small magnitude in the siglit of
a holy God. And yet some will
show preference for young
ladies [and men) and call out
their affections, and then go
their way and forget all about
the words they have spoken
and their effect... They tire of
constancy, and unholy
thoughts wUl manifest them-
selves in unholy actions...
(Adventist Home p. 57)-

My plea to all is to accept
Jesus as Lord and Savior. He <s
commg again, so keep your head

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CoUegedale

CoUegedale- The Third

CoUegedale Community

CoUegedale Spanish-American

Hamilton Community

Harrison

Hixson

McDonald Road

New Life

Ooltewah

Orchard Park

Standifer Gap

Why are people so afraid of
newsprint? I don't mean phys-
ical newsprint (that would be a
weird phobia), but going on
the record with information,
even if it is accurate and does

n't hurt anyone.

For example, I've been „
ering faets in the communi^
about Spanish-language relat-
ed events. Either there are no
such events (highly unlikely)
or everyone I've talked to is
afraid of newsprint.

It's frustrating to have a new

job and not be able to do it
well I feel like people dont
want to talk to me, and I don t
feel like I'm making it easy for
them to say no to me about the
questions I'm asking them

<!'*'='■■ , ;, ,

I could understand it 1 was
doing investigative journalism,
or talking to people prone to
avoiding questions, but Im
not. I've almost developed a
fear of doing investigative
journalism simply because I
don't think anyone would talk

It's frustrating to

have a new job and

not be able to do it

well. I feel people

don't want to talk

to me, and 1 don't

feel like I'm making

it easy for them to

say no to me about

the questions I'm

asking them,

either.'

ton

night, and that movie will
make you want to avoid inves-

tigative journalism forever. I
would never just go up to a
source's house unless they had
no phone, no e-mail, and no
other way for me to talk to
them. And in that circum-
stance, they'd better be crucial

to my story.

Working at another paper
has made me more aware of
deadlines than ever before.
I'm exceedingly glad that I can
meet them (The teachers that
I'm talking about know who
they are.)

There is a lesson that 1
should have taken away from
one of my classes; I think a
guest speaker said it - "Don t
let your editor see your work
until you're done. In fact,
don't let them know you're
working on something until
you know you can get it done in
a day." I really should have

of time with only _

semester and a part-time job
but I find I don't have time for
anything. I plan on working i i
set amount of time, but if ]
you're planning on doing jouj.
nalism as a career, forget it. i
think it is equal to, if not more
demanding than being on csll
in a medical-related job. I've
never been on call as a doctor, I
mind you, but I have beeo
called in the middle of to-
night plenty. .
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odd hours without complai
ing.

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Adventist! Whatever

intained that it wasn't God
but rather biological and
social evolution that has
allowed mankind to come
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.hat reairy-mea-ns. Actually On the contrary, ine ^-i™ ^ -^^^^'' '"
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does it mean to be Adventist? entertain Our- to be concerned about the

what does that really mean? we enterra n {„,„„, a future that

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sions arise covering .opj^:s ,„ ^,„e„a misplaced in, unless

from dress to movie watcmng, « understand that God's word is

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for the answers to the deepest raiseo^ „n,„aybackto that ideal, and

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meant listening to hours of conflict with good Adventist tury, cast off our old tradi-

Uncle Arthur's stories inter- taste and totally entrenched in tions and identify ourselves

spersed with Ellen White their o^vn. with the Chnst of the whore

Quotes and mission stories However, there's a tragedy the benefriend, the poor and

from every nook and cranny of in this. Little have we noticed the politician

meaningful that the authority for our lives

~ those little is no longer God or his word. Andiuefe is a senior archi
In fact, not even well- tecture major at Andrews
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matter. contacted

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about how we entertain
centered o

the earth. Just
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^P rules about dress, entertain
ment, dating and Sabbath-
keeping.

'These wonderful traditions
have done so much to shape
our SDA minds, and for many selves still
of us have defined what it go to the cinema or not to go
means to be Adventist. to the cinema. Seldom is the

Subtly our beliefs have question of content raised,
been shaped by what we've One can be certain that Ellen
seen and experienced as bud- White didn't care where you
ding Adventists. We've built saw the xxx movie, or that
up perception and conception Harry Potter's rating was Pg-

The Souttiem Accent welcomes
and appreciates all submissions.
However, we reserve the rigtit
edit any inappropriate

*cpiiucns eo^nesseci in these
articlfis aiE rot Uuje of the

humans, we fear what v
know, but there comes a time I
Whenwetalkaboutdiversity when we must ove™™^
at Southern, we often refer to fears. T^«e rs =° ™*S
the amomit of people from dif- from ottiers rf we wom jh
ferent^ces and ethnicities aia. ^-P^^^^^ ",^"^^0*
attend the university, but is „f'^'X.„e the same p--- '

there more to this topic than « f »* '^"X^^TJ
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define diversity. One person should we cheat ^^^^l

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ences in each person that makes enjoyea. "e j„„', ajil

them an individual. Another f"* ""!!?"„ we P"* I
said diversity is the difference in the effort. The mo ^ .

our similarities as human ^eachmg out to oUieis,
beings. Both were excellent def- e^'l'™'^"y.^Xce to 1
initions, but this response ""f .^' „ Jt new P^I* I
caughtmyattention;diversityis new "™8S. «"e^ fiei«»l
being willing to have an open and encomiternew ^^^ I
mind to ac^pt differences in Diversity opens ^ en .

others. '=''^P"=""re^»anarro>.««l

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ferences mothers is something ofthmkmg. Weare .

we all need to strive for. Every we make °f '.'.'fissueofSf I
day we encounter diversity, ^"f r^^ sii^' <t\
whether through differences in sity is deeper ^^^ jj^ ■
rehgious beliefs, lifestyles or We are dJveR^ „„iy ya1*\
ethnicities. However, accepting ent ways, ""^ diverse"' I
differences is something we all can become more ^j ^|
struggle with, and we find our- first ^'^"'P^^ ^leo *°' ;l
selves tolerating others instead ting to .™° ^j^ « >!l
of getting to know them as indi- unique 1"" whet^T'
viduals. True diversity is more Onesnailjay__^^
than mere toleration - it has to ingTo'SBBieon^^ ^^ „p
be a genume attempt to under- at a strange '^^f/ to I
stand tire differences in other window ot opp ^j ^ pl». 1

people. ^'="™,f1:!sofoiha='t.|

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of diversity is not stepping out- need to do is s

side of one's comfort zone. As chance.

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Sports '^^"'

[Sack Lunch overcomes All Day lHossierDaddyvsNBALiv7

Undermanned and underes-
imated Sack Lunch surmount-
j an early deficit to beat the
^vored AU Day 58-50 Monday

-The first half began with both
learns exchanging points.
lEmmaiiiiel Nkana of All Day
\roinated the offensive boards
Jnd gave his team many second
t ance opportunities. Yet on the
■oihersideofthebaU, All Days
labundance of height (particular-
|ly Nkana, Marc Saint-Louis, and
Ijamie DeLong) didn't deter
Isad; Lunch from getting easy
■points at the rim. Also, an abun-
Idance of whistles kept Sack
iLunch in the game. Eight fouls
led on All Day in the first
ipaied to only three on
mas opposition.

Sack Lunch's Andy Johnson
used the frequent foul calls to his
advantage en route to a note-
worthy first half. His pictur-
esque jump shot and fearless-
ness in getting to the rim
allowed him to get 12 of his
team's 23 first half points. He
sparked an 11-4 run and led his
team back from a 17-12 deficit
going into balftime.

In the second half Emmanuel
Nkana continued his rebound-
ing spree and went on a barrage
of low-post scoring, putting 10
points on the board in the sec-
ond half (He had 16 total.) His
teammate Michael Browne
came off the bench to provide a
much-needed spark, scoring 10
points on all lay-ups.

It seemed that All Day con-
tained the scoring prowess of
Andy Johnson, but they didn't

count on his teammates picking
up where he left off. Chris La
Faive scored a quiet 11 points in
the game, mostiy from the free
throw line. Scott Davis grew
weary of being left wide open
and drained a crucial three.
Jesus Melendez had an impres-
sive second half, showing All
Day a thing or two down low. He
scored 13 points in the second
half— 10 in the paint. Sack
Lunch finished the game on a
12-3 run.

After the game, high scorer
Andy Johnson (20 points)
expressed that he "just loves the
game." He also said, "[AU Day]
was worried about the refs—
which I understand, there were
some bad calls— but we just
went out and played, smiled,
and said 'good game.'"

John Jones (right) makes a fast break \vith Jonathan IV

(11) in close pursuit during o

games.

c of Wednesday night's basketball

B-League Basketball

Wednesday Night Basketball

Thursday, Janua^^I^y^ I

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Petitions kick
off elections

Don't be surprised if one or
two Southern students
request your autograph this
week. Aspiring school leaders
must provide the Student
Association office with 50 sig-
natures of recommendation
by noon, Jan. 30, as the first
step toward qualifying as a
candidate in February's SA
elections.

Upon the review and
approval of these petitions,
Southern's hahways, bulletin
boards and doorways will
become a combat zone for SA
campaigns.

"SA is really important
because they have a role of
pulling people together and
creating a culture on campus,"
said Greta Martin, a senior
French major. "We need
someone who can reinvent the
SA program here at
Southern."

Those applying for the
elected executive positions of
president, vice president and
social vice president, will be
presenting their platforms at
convocation on Feb. l5, as
well as holding a press confer-
ence for voters on Feb. 21.

SA Vice President Justin
Moore said he believes the
student government needs
candidates who will present
new ideas and practical plans
to implement them.

"People can always see
when you have a vision,
Moore said.

Student media candidates
are also required to apply by
Jan 30, and are appointed by
the Student Media Board,
rather than elected.

Media positions include the

Strawberry Festival producer.
Memories editor. Accent edi-
tor and Joker editor.

"It's a good expenence
learning what's going on in a
production 2t^^^.:^,
yrnWn, Strawberiy Festival
producer.

The student body SI, the CoUege sanctuary on Tuesday morning .0 hear week of prayer speaker Jes»iea
Cyphers. ^

Students ask questions

students seekto answer questions about spirituality and life during student
week of prayer Jan. 23 to Jan. 27, 2006 in CoUegedale Church.

LiNDSEY GaSPARD
Staff Writer

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Media candidates mus also

submit a creative portfolio of
heTwork for evaluation by
he media board. Elecmn

petitions and media appto;

tions are available m the stu

dent services office in

rest of the world. That's why student speaker will address a

, L° - different question. Questions

""(Cyphers said she struggled range from "^f "•, i^';^^

JessicaCyphersalmostdied - lollow 0"^ f ^^^^^^ ^^ S;'™:?;:;' '" """ ',

three years ago in a rock- de"t, but now she enco^ 6 "ifs relevant because we all

climbing accident. Now she ''<-T'2^^^t^:,i:;:X have questions that we want

and other students are shanng I™"'" '"■„"„„/ life," answered," said Christina

their stories during the stu- P^); ^f ^ ^ f ,^„ 4, being a Zaiback, a junior public re a-

'•"?t Far- S=.-=s?- =.::£.---

SA brings th^ '^os back to Southern

KIRSTEN HOUMANN
StaffJWbitm

Last Saturday nigM.

Southern sf'd'^"'^ ,>>/"* 'J'
opportunity to travel back 50
years at the mid-winter party
Lid in the gym. "Sixteen
Candles" played over the
speakers, and students social-
ized in the mock diner whie
Tpping on root beer floats
over a checkered floor.

SA social Vice Presiden ^^^^^^^_^_ ^^^^^^

LTd-winter party «o"ld ^ve ..uoy .he -SOS ..mo^-here during

Ttheme. She said they voted „,gh,. rf„„as.- —

'^ta. Davis, a retired ^^^ZTJI^^^^
L°c"er*eCsSar/:nd Ten Saturday night dormitc

1 college,"

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students cont.

continued from Pg- 1

I experiences, which is
encoiiragingforus.

Laton Smith, a sophomore
theoloB' major, spolie Monday
morning, asldng the students
why we need God.

-We need God because we
struggle ivith sm," Smith said.
"God is the only way out of sm.
We cannot do it on our own.

Meetings are not the only
way for students to get involved
this week. Prayer leaders are
available to meet with students
m the front of the sanctuary fol-
lowing meetings, and a prayer
room is located in the Student
Center, An all-night prayer vigil
is, also being held Friday mght
in the Student Center after
communion service.

Upcoming speakers for tlic
week include Joe Drew on
Thursday, Wliitni McDonald
on Friday and Adam Brown for
Friday vespers. No meeting is
scheduled for Thursday
evening.

This semester Thatcher
and Talge residents can use a
new worship attendance pro-

^""Tt's a great idea. I totally

support the deans," said

Grant Graves, an English

major and student dean in

Talge Hall. Residents ha

deans said the system will

help students schedule their

time better because they mil

have two months to attend

'™"t:'yo?wirhr until ~Me„.e.Oe« hands MtchetleKnowtesW^Oa

the quarter ends to meet the card,
•quirement," said Jeffery _ ^„„„ +>,^ at^cessins their

worships each ^uauer,
Students may also he fined
twice in a single semester. If a
student is behind one to six
worships at the end of a quar-
ter, he or she will be fined
$25. The fine will be doubled
to $50 if the student misses
seven or more worships. If
there are over seven worships
unattended after ending the
third quarter, pre-registration
will not be granted, unless
there are some extenuating
circumstances involved.

The deans are sympathetic
toward students who must
pay the fines or are excluded
from pre-registration.

'The money from fines

tne quariei <=ii^- - ■ — _ Southern The money trom nnes

j„,„ uc6..i.i."i, - - n ,.i,„n keen track of their dorm wor-

''n. new system divides the until the m^-.erm and the keep^t^_^^ ^^^^^^^ ^

worship attendance into four f™" *\^^'^- ™ ™''' as well ' -''

^-^-::iV^- '^^^Z^i -^r::^-.tdi have to

ter, rather than each month P"S""™f3'^£tr 0 be pay a fine for not meering the

tXrl-«:nd' ^r^atSrcgresshy required number of dorm

the dorm. We

^^ ^^^^^^ ^ the money. Going to \

conTOC^tion 'cTedits ship just means less headache
all around," Erhardsaid.
Restrictions will still apply

See Worship Pg,3

scnt.au..u .^. ^1 worships that must be attena- au.t. .u ... r . - ^

ion Language now fulfills language requirement

O '-' ._,,., o„^„„„„ „„aBe. it seems that peopli

Vallsa Vinson

AiinTii-ii" ^V" i-iinguaee,

or ASL, was rccelUly. accepted,
at Southern as a fulfillment of
the general education lan-
guage requirement for
Bachelor of Science degrees.
The university has offered two
classes of ASL in the past and
because of its growing recog-
nition throughout the coun-
try. Southern now has four
ASL classes.

According to discov-
ery!ichoQl,con\,, the third-
most-common language in the
United States is ASL, after
English and Spanish.

"It really is a language of its
own," said Carios Parra, aca-
demic dean of modern lan-
guages. "Because of evangel-
ism we see such a need for
offering these languages. And
ASL can be widely used by our
students for this reason."
Junior public relations and

of Science
degrees Southern offers, it
was rejected for the Bachelor

journalism major Jaynie
Medina said, "I think it's a
,go6d way to minister to peo-
ple and would also be a' good
opportunity for us students to
witness to the community and

expand our horizons."

The modern languages

department at Southern has

placed a request to have ASL

accepted for the general edu- .

cation language requirement

for all degrees offered. When

the issue was discussed and of Arts degrees.

the proposal was passed for "To be considered

"It really is a lan-
guage of Its own,"
Carlos Parra said.

guage, it seems that people
are looking for; something
written and spoken, but f£t."
simply doesn't have those
things," said Darwin Ayscue,
ASL professor. "What some
people don't realize is how
intricate and linguistic Ail
really is" . .^ .

The issue will be revisited
bv the General Education
Committee on Jan. 26, 2006
and will then go to Southerns
academic affairs department

the proposal wds ^a^^^^A ,%,, .„„.--

Food service director to retire after 29 years'

The Southern Accent

Chelsea Ingush
1 co-news editor

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I CO-NEWS EDITOR

I Matt Barclay ■

1 Alex Mathson

Bbjtni Brannqn
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Lynn Taylor

sluclenl voice since 1926

Omar Bourne

Ethan Nkana K. Brownlow

Robin George Christie Aguirre

Michael Crabtree Valerie Walker

Zach Pai

James Williams
Jason Neufeld
Sara Bandel

Devin Page

Mei^ujie Eddlemon
Neil Com eta
Jessica Landess

Melissa Maracle ErikThomsen

Southern's food service
director, Earl Evans, will
retire at the end of the school
. year after 29 years on the job.
"It has been a blessing
irking and watching stu-
dents blossom into fine young
people," he said.

Evans has worked at sever-
l Adventist institutions,
including Washington

Sanitarium and Hospital,
Pisgah Academy, Union
College and Andrews
University. It was in 1977 that
Evans received the call to
Dme to Southern.
Freshman nursing major
Linda Ferguson said Evans
s done a good job.
"No food is gonna be your
mother's food, but I think it's
pretty good," she said-
While at Southern, Evans
„lso added some programs to
the student life. One Saturday
light a month, for 10 years, a

Earl Evans will he retiring at the
end of thi-; school year after serv-.
ing Southern for 29 years as food
service director.

movie was shown in the cafe-
teria at no cost to the stu^
dents. They also had the
option of buying pizza and
drinks. Evans said the movie
became so popular that there
had to be two showings

because of high attendance^
"The kids could laugh »«
enjoy themselves," he said.

'as times changed, fun »»
wholesome movies wereh*

er to find and more studeD
had their own transp ja" .
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[ew women s group on campus

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l^ber of the group.
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lira, a freshman theology

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Worship cont. 9

continued from Pg. 2

"I asked Maria Saraaan what
it was Uke to be a woman in min-
istry and realized if I was receiv-
ing this kind of benefit from
talking to her, what would it be
like for other girls to receive it,
too?" Foil said.

Although the group has not
been formally organized, they
plan to become a part of the
Student Ministerial Association,
an organization created specifi-
cally for religion majors.

Lynn Caldwell, a professor in
the School of Journalism and
Communication, has been sup-
portive toward the cause.

"I believe the Lord is calling
women into ministry just as he
calls men into it. We as human
beings, God's servants, need to
respect someone's calling into

ministry, whether male or

Photo mmtration by Erik Thomscn female," CaldweU said. "I want
to do everything I can to support
has 40. FoUsaidthe group start- mate met weekly in adjmict- these women to fiiliill their call-
ed after she and a fellow class- professor Maria Samaan's ing.

louthern to host next month's brunch

Many women

■anticipating the bi-annual

THother-Daughter Brunch on

', Feb. 19.

This year's guest speaker,

paimali Gresh, is the author of

nd the Bride Wore White"

d James Dobson's featured

est on the radio program

»cns on the Family."

Kassy Krause, associate

Thatcher

"Hill, said Southern tried to

tm\ Gresh about four years

£0, but she was unavailable.

Wents and faculty look for-

ward to her visit.

"I'm reading her book
'Secret Keepers' right now,
and it's really good," said
Renee Mathis, a sophomore
Spanish major. Tm excited to
hear her speak."

The brunch's theme is "A
Morning Tea," and will featiire
a full menu, served in
Southern's main dining hall at
10 a.m. One mother will win
the Mother-of-the-Year Award
and receive a plaque and fresh
flowers.

Tickets are $10 and can be
purchased from Beverly
Rawson in Thatcher Hall or

Elizabeth Hankins in
Thatcher Soutii, Ticket sales
end Feb. 3, but those planning

Tickets are $10 and

can be purchased

in Thatcher or

Thatcher South.

the event said the event has
sold out before the cut off date
in recent years, forcing them
to put several people on a
waiting list.

The Women's Club, which

sponsors the event, held the
first Mother-Daughter Brunch
about 12 years ago and has
done so every two years since.

Krause said the brunch,
which has a reputation of
being a first-class event, has
grown in popularity due to the
excellent planning, decorating
and strong messages by many
well-known speakers.

"I think the brunch is such a
great idea," said Sarah
SimuMs, a junior psychology
major. "It gives my mom a
good excuse to come all the
way from Illinois and spend
the weekend with me."

if worships are not being
attended by the end of the
month. Students will be put
on residence hall restriction
if they have missed two wor-
ships or put on citizen proba-
tion if they have missed five
worships or more. The new
policy applies to both Talge
and Thatcher residents.

"We make sure things are
the same in each dorm. This
way things stay fair for the
men and the women," said
Lisa Hall, assistant dean of

' system

Many students
miliar with the uf
and how it works.

"I don't know too much
about it right now," said
Kevin Klein, a freshman ani-
mation major and resident of
Talge Hall. For students
unaware of the details of the
new system, Erhard offers
words of wisdom.

"Go early and go often."

Petitions cont.

continued from Pg. 1

the student center.

Moore said he encourages
everyone to take part in the
election process.

"I'd like to see the cafeteria
packed at the press confer-
ence," he said.

Involvement is, after all,
the key to a flourishing stu-
dent association, said
Michelle Moore, chair of the
election committee.

"We need someone who
has the energy to make the
school the best it can be," she
said.

Southern students can par-
ticipate by voting Feb. 23.

Meats and faculty look for- Rawson in inaicue. ..»■■ -

^ministration denies senate proposal for religious vice president

».c Ur also said what students want.
. . .. ,.1 h.r„«se campus events. He also saia „„hablv eet th.

"Skakman

I* proposal passed by the
pnt Association Senate to
P lie elected office of a reli-
P" vice president was
I"™ hy Bill Wohlers, vice
■^"ent of student services.
■.li^ proposal passed with

Wn Hte^ — .: ._- J

— 'wiuug votes dur-
r^- senate session on Jan.
I '« Wohlers said he does
I S *^ °^"^'* °r the desire
l^alf of the administra-
L '" ;dd this office and
JT^ethe assistant chaplain

W^"' ttc proposal, the
r«> religious vice presi-

dent would take over the^cur-
rent duties of the taskforce
assistant chaplain, Adam
Brown. Brown would then oe
left without a position.

Southern is currently the
only Adventist university ■■>
the North American diwion
vrith a full-time assistant

^tutern's Chaplain Ken
Rogers said a full-tmie^sis-

tant chaplain is ^""^ 'j^„,
much more than a stud n^
who would have to handle job

duties along with closes.

"I'm not anxious to replace
what we have with someone
who will do less," Rogers ?a.d.

SeCor David Beihl said he

drafted the proposal because

Unfvwsny Chaplain

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campus events. »' 'T/T. -They probably get the

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conference being held at ™^-^^^„ ^^y he disagrees.

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GA2A CITY, Gaza Strip
(AP) - Amid tight security and
a sea of green and yellow flags,
Palestinians cast ballots
Wednesday in tlieir first par-
liamentary election in a
decade.

Both the ruling Fatah Party
and its challenger, the Islamic
militant group Hamas, said
they were confident of victory,
while pollsters said the race
was too close to call. Both par-
ties said they would consider a
coalition if no clear victor

emerges.

Palestinian 'f^"^

Mahmoud Abbas said he is
ready to resume peace talks
with Israel, even if Hamas joms
his government after the vote.
"We are ready to negotiate.
Abbas told Israeli reporters in
the West Bank city ot
Ramallah. "We are partners
with the Israelis. They dont
have the right to choose their
partner. But if they are seeking
a Palestinian partner, this part-
ner exists."

Even it doesn't
right Hamas is widely expect-
ed to make a strong showing
that would place the Islamists
squarely inside the
Palestinian political system
for the first time.

Hamas' success has
alarmed Israel and the West
although Abbas has argued
that bringing them into the
system will tame them,
enabhng peace moves to go
forward. In an apparent sign
of pragmatism, Hamas has

arried out a suicide
attacks since a cease-fire
declared a year ago.

Its top parliamentary candi-
date, Ismail Haniyeh said
Wednesday that Hamas had no
intention of laying do™ its
arms after the elections as
Abbas has said he expects. And
another prominent candidate,
Mahmoud Zahar, said his
group is "not going to change a
single word" in its covenant
calling for Israel's destruction.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -
The amount of potatoes in
storage in North Dakota is at
its lowest January level in 16
years, and officials say the
waning Atkins low-carb diet
craze is one reason.

Growers, dealers and
processors had the equivalent
of 11.3 million hundred-
pound bags of potatoes in
storage on Jan. 1, down 35
percent from a year ago and
the lowest January level since
11 miUion hundredweight in
1990, the Agriculture
Department said.

Mac Johnson, a vice presi-
dent with the Denver-based
U.S. Potato Board, said the
situation has changed since
the spring of 2004, when the
Atkins low-carb diet was pop-

ular and North Dakota potato
stocks set an April record.

"It's a combination ot
things...but certainly the
Atkins diet had some effect,"
he said. "In the waning of that
diet, we have seen fresh pota-
to sales increasing slightly at
the retail level."

The Atkins diet, which
focused on reducing carbohy-
drates, was one of the most
popular in U.S. history. Like
many other diets, its popular-
ity decreased,"and the compa-
ny started by the late nutri-
tion guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins
filed for bankruptcy court
protection last fall.

The Atkins diet, which
focused on reducing carbohy-
drates, was one of the most
popular in U.S. history.

There were many activi-
ties, including double-
dutch, table games, an "i
Love Lucy" theater and a
barber shop, and yet some
students were disappointed.
"Since I arrived, things
have been kinda slow,' said
sophomore Amy Agosto.

Freshman Tana

Vanderwaal said she dis-
agreed.

"It's good," she said. "I
can tell they put a lot of
work into it."

In addition to free hair-
styling and free food, stu-
dents also had the opportu-
nity to compete in games
and win prizes.

Retire cont.

Continued from Pg. 2

change in the way thinis I
have been done at Southern
for almost 30 years.

"I'm hoping that the ne«
person does a good job. Tie
hardest job here is to keep
everyone happy with the food |
that tjiey eat," -satd .Frank Vi»
Derhoof, a freshman theoloff

major.

After his retirement, Evans
said he wants to do mission-
ary work in the United Slates,

"That's what we're kie
for to help one another. In !
said. "This is not out how.
We're just passing throogli.

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NEW YORK (AP) -
Jehovah's Witnesses are
renowned for teaching that
Jesus is not God and that the
world as we know it will soon
end. But another unusual
belief causes even more
entanglements-namely, that
God forbids blood transfu-
sions even when patients'
lives are at stake.

The doctrine's importance
will be underscored next week
as elders who lead more than
98,000 congregations world-
wide recite a new five-page
^ blood directive from head-
quarters.

The tightly disciplined sect
believes the Bible forbids
transfusions, though specifics
have gradually been eased
over the years. Raymond
Franz, a defector from the ail-

any doctor or hospital give
complete assurance that
blood or blood fractions will
not be used in treatment of a

Aside from the new direc
tive, a footnote in the
Witnesses' standard

brochure, "How Can Blood
Save Your Life?," mentions
the 2000 article on fractions
-but then omits its contents.

By coincidence, next
week's directive follows some
because of ambiguity in the heavy criticism of the blood
Bible, individuals are free to transfusion policy from attor-
decide about therapies using ney Kerry Louderback-Wood
the biological compounds that of Fort Myers, Fla., writing in
make up those four blood the Journal of Church and
components, such as gamma State, published by Baylor
globuhn and clotting factors University.

Louderback-Wood,

expose the organization to
millions of dollars in legal lia-
biUty over past medical cases.
The Witnesses have
opposed transfusions of whole
blood since 1945- A later pro-
nouncement also barred
transfusions of blood's "pri-
mary components," meaning
red cells, white cells, platelets
and plasma.

An announcement in 2000
in the official Watchtower
magazine, however, said that

that counteract hemophilia.

Next week's directive could
create confusion about these

powerful Governing Body compounds, known as blood

that sets poUcies for the faith, "fractions."

thinks leaders hesitate to go Without noting the 2000

further for fear that total change, the new directive tells

elimination of the ban would parents to consider tliis: "Can

raised a Witness but now
has no religious affiliation,
accuses her former faith of
giving "inaccurate and possi-
bly dishonest arguments" to
believers facing crucial med-
ical decisions.

Peggy Hagadorn takes photos of her husband
Superior, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, in front
man created by Keith Johnson in fron
Hermantoivn, Minn.

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Current Events

The Southern Accent 5

Russia offers to enrich Iran uranium

MOSCOW (AP) - Iran's top
nuclear negotiator said
Wednesday that Tehran views
SoscoWs offer to have Irans
^umenrichedmRussiaasa
nnsitive development but no
; has been reached

bemeen the countries. _ _

Chief negotiator Ali Lanjani
^so reiterated Iran's threat to
renew enrichment acti\'ities if it
is referred to the U.N. Security
Council. .

Moscow has proposed bavmg
Iran's uranium enriched in
Russia, then returned to Iran for
use in the country's reactors.

"Our view of this offer is pos-
itive, and we tried to bring the
positions of the sides closer,"
Urijani said a day after talks
with Russian Security Council
chief Igor Ivanov, which includ-
ed discussion of the plan. "This

plan can be perfected in the
future, during farther talks that
will be held in February."

The West fears Iran wants to
develop a nuclear bomb but
Tehran says its intentions are
peaceful and that it wants only
civilian nuclear energy.
Uranium enrichment is a possi-
ble precursor to making atomic
weapons.

A British Foreign Office offi-
cial, speaking on condition of
anonymity in keeping with gov-
ernment policy, said foreign
ministers from the five perma-
nent U.N. Security Council
members-Britain, France,
Russia, China and the United
States—plus Germany would
meet in London next week to
discuss the next steps in the cri-
sis over Iran's nuclear program.

Families welcome infantry home in Ga,

Army Spc. Mark Wedel hugs his wife Darlene Wed el during a
welcome home ceremony Wednesday Jan. 25> 2006 in Fort
Stewart, Ga. Wedel, along with 240 other soldiers from the
Army's 3rd Infantry Division returned home from a year long
deployment in Iraq.

Victims say ousted Chad dictator's legacy still killing people; case referred to committee

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -
Nearly 16 years after the over-
throw of former Chadian dicta-
tor Hissene Habre, survivors of
his barbarous military regime
have added yet another victim
to the tens of thousands of
deaths blamed on him.

Sabadet Totodet died in
Chad three weeks ago of tuber-
culosis, joining scores of for-
mer prisoners who have suc-
cumbed to diseases and other
ailments caused by abusive
treatment under Habre,
according to Chad's

Association of Victims of
Crimes and Political
Repression.
Others endure a legacy of

physical and mental handicaps
while the man dubbed the
"butcher of Chad" lives freely
in Senegal despite an interna-
tional indictment for crimes
against humanity, the associa-
tion says.

Habre's fate is now in the
hands of African leaders, who
decided Tuesday at the annual
African Union summit in
Sudan to form a committee of
African jurists to decide within
six mouths what should hap-
pen to him. The case is loaded
with implications for African
presidents, who include coup
leaders and others accused of
human rights violations.
"For 15 years we have been

crying for justice," said
Clement Abaifouta, who was
detained for four years in the
same overcrowded house as
Totodet.

"People died from torture in
prison, diey died from diseases
contracted there, they died
because there was no medical
care, they died of asphyxiation
because we were crammed like
sardines and there wasn't
enough air," he added in an
interview.

Like many of those pnson-
ers he said he does not know
why he was detained. In deten-
tion, he volunteered for burial
duty because it got him out of
.1,= rramped conditions every

day, he said.

"I buried so many bodies
that to this day I remain
unmoved by the sight of a
corpse," he said.

At the summit, African lead-
ers expressed a preference for
an "African solution" to the
problem of what to do about
Habre. That indicated a dis-
taste for extraditing Habre to
Belgium, where a judge in
September indicted him for
crimes against humanity and
torture, a ruling made after
four years of investigations. A
tnitii commission in Chad had
already estimated that Habre's
regime killed 40,000 of its cit.-

Adopted children killed

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (API

Seven children who had been
adopted by a single family were
killed Wednesday in a fiery
crash when their car was
crushed between a truck and a
stopped school bus in rural
northern Florida. The children,
ranging in age from 15 years to
21 months, were alone in the car,
headed toward their home about
two miles north of the crash site.

Bush says spying justified
fort meade. mp. (ap) _

President Bush, defending
the government's secret surveil-
lance program, said Wednesday
that Americans should take
Osama bin Laden seriously
when he says he's going to attack
again. "When he says he's going
to hurt the American people
again, or try to, he means it,"
Bush told reporters after visiting
the top-secret National Security
Agency where the surveillance
program is based.

Defense says military strong

WASHIHGTOtLlAQ-

Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld on Wednesday dis-
puted reports suggesting that
the U.S. military is stretched
thin and close to a snapping
point from operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan, asserting "the
force is not broken." "This
armed force is enormously
capable," Rumsfeld told
reporters at a Pentagon brief-

Jet crashes in Alaskan trailer park; pilot found dead^
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Sharpton offended by cartoon parody of King

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NEW YORK (AP)- The Rev.
Al Sharpton has asked for an
apology from Cartoon Network
for an episode of edgy ammated
series "The Boondocks" that
shows the Rev Martin Luther
KmgJr savmg die n word

Cartoon Network must apol
ogtze and also commit to pullmg
cpTsodes that desecrate black
hlstonc figures Sharpton a
civil rights activist and fonner
Democranc presidential candi
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^"wfare totally offended by
4e continuous use of die n word
" (cartoonist Aaron)
McGrudersshow

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iheKmg aired Jan 15 the lay
WoVTIie national holiday hon
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coma and using tiien-word mm,
a„gO'spe«h venting his fru^

tion toward sexually explicit hip
hop videos, among other things
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ed a traitor and terrorist sympa-
thizer for his "tum-the-other
cheek' philosophy of nonvio-
lence in response to post-Sept. 11
retaliation Exhausted, he moves
to Canada but his speech pro-
vokes a second civil-rights revo-
lution .

Cartoon Network released a
statement Tuesday saying die
episode IS a tiibute to King and
in no way was meant to offend
or desecrate'" his name.

■We diink Aaron McGruder
eameupwifliathought-provok-
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Kings bravery but also of
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and fought for, and why even
today It .s important for all of ns
to remember tiiat and to contin-
ue to take action," die statement
said.

Troops made more on duty

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Most military reservists who
left their civilian jobs to fight in
Iraq or Afghanistan made more
money there than in their regu-
lar jobs, according to a study
that conti-adicts the notion that
citizen soldiers lose money
when they go to war. The study,
by rand's National Defense
Research Institute, found that
72 percent of the troops sur-
veyed made more while on war
duty in 2002 or 2003 than they
did in their civilian jobs in 2001.

Armed robber takes hostages

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An armed man took at
least five people hostage in a
bank, provoking a standoff
with police Wednesday night.
Authorities said one hostage
was later released as officers
negotiated with the man. A
Sheriffs Department SWAT
team and police officers sur-
rounded the Bank of Amenca
branch in doiratown Exeter
late Wednesday.

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Religion

Collegedale Community review

Of all the area churches,
Collegedale Community is
definitely one of the popular
ones among Southern stu-
dents.

With services at 8:30,
10:00 and 11:30 in the morn-
ing, the church offers times to
fit every schedule. I have
never been to the 8:30 serv-
:e, but I know that at about
1:15, when the second service

is letting out and the third
service is ready to begin, the
parking lot is packed.

The church members
always seem friendly. When I
come for church, the foyer is
filled with friends and
greeters. I remember one cold
and rainy Sabbath when the
foyer was filled with people
one sweet little old man mvit
ed me inside out of the cold
and tried to warm my hand
when he shook it.

The church is regular^ full
at least at the 11:30 services
The members are raismg
money to build a new and big
ger church, as they onl> rent
the one on Ooltewah Ringgold
road.

They have about nine
Sabbath School classes each
week, one of which is specifi
cally for young adults.

The service is relativel}
contemporary, though not so
much as Hamilton

Community Church. The serv-
ice begins with praise and

worship songs, then contin-
ues into the children's stor>',
usually given by a very enthu-
siastic Pastor Kevin.

There are two special
music performances every
service, one before and one

after the sermon.

As for the sermons. Pastor
Jerry Arnold does an excel-

lent job. Last month he had a
particularly interesting series
of sermons on love and mar-
riage. This last Sahhath, his
sermon urged the congrega-
tion to invite God and his
power into their church and
their lives rather than living a
God-less "churchianity."

"Our purpose is to prepare
ourselves for what God is
going to do," Arnold said dur-
ing the sermon.

I appreciated that Arnold
encouraged the members not
just to live their Christianity
on the outside one day a week,
but to make it the most
important part of their lives.

As for church being part of
life, the church's, bulletin is
filled with announcements
about numerous church activ-
ities for both adults and
young people.

There is a website with
more information about the
church at www. ccsda.com,
although much of the site is
still unfmished.

Death grip

By Jason Vanderlaan

We strive and strain,
Control and manipu-
late
In a sad attempt
To arrange for the
life
We've always wanted.

When will we learn

To loosen our death

grip

On these bags of

trash?

We search and com-
pare,
Struggle and maneu-
ver
In a vain attempt
To gain the life
We've always desired.

When will we learn

To lift our open,

empty hands

Up to the Giver of

true treasures?

Living to^t-to Jesus' should be our intention

I have always had mixed

feelings or confusion set in

when someone says, "I want

to gel to heaven," "I hope we

all make it to heaven," or "I

vant to be in the Kingdom."

It is said in many forms and

I from many people. Whether it

1 matter of semantics I do

I not know, but it is seemingly

lunsavor)' to my understand-

I iiiE of why we are Christians.

I don't just want to go to a
I perfect place and satisfy
I myself; I want to be made per-
[fat and be with the perfect
|One here and now, with God.
ron might say I'm more self-
|tsn than the guy who wants to
|8« to heaven in the future
ause I want it now'

Wv?

expen-

Iwceditinthehereand—.-
1™ don't need to wait. Have
ou?

I think of heaven as plain
|nashed potatoes; I mean it's
1. but Jesus, he's the gravy
r'" all. He's the jam on your
I ""SI, the icing on your cake,
1,1 ^^"^""'"S of life. He is
IH r*"' "^'"^^ '' happen.

fjith.

■ It almost seems void of
Now maybe I am going

beyond my bounds, but it
does seem like a Christ-less
desire, more like a selfish
desire: "I want to be in the
Kingdom." And if I hadn't

I don't just want to

go to a perfect

place and satisfy

myself; ! want to be

made perfect and

be with the perfect

One here and now,

with God.

mentioned it already, heaven
starts here.

Jesus said to them, I tell
you the truth, the tax collec-
tors and the prostitutes are
entering the kingdom of God
ahead of you. For John came
to yon to show you the way of
righteousness, and you did
not believe him, but the tax
collectors and the prostrtutes
did. And even after you saw
this, you did not repent and
believe him- (Matt 21:32),

Once, having been asked by
the Pharisees when the king-
dom of God would come^
Jesus replied, "The kingdom

of God does not come with
your careful observation, nor
will people say, 'Here it is,' or
'There it is,' because the king-
dom of God is within you"
(Luke 17:20,21).

My real concern is the
snarling trap of our sinful
nature (selfishness), and if
you ask me, I say give me
Jesus and rephrase the whole
heaven cliche with, "I want to
get to Jesus," "I hope we all
make it to Jesus," "I just hope
I make it to Him," and "I want
to be in Christ."

What does all this mean?
Do you have a faith driven by
fear of not going to heaven?
Faith is not fueled by fear but
by love (1 John 4:18). That's
Christianity 101, by the way.
Why not turn the pages to one
of those fnst four books of the
Gospel to start. If you can't do
that read a red letter edition,
or hey, join a Bible study
group and get to know this
guy named Jesus a little bet-
ter. But whatever you do, do

'" I think we will all find that
we want Him and His return,
and also learn that He is our
heaven on earth, our joy in
our jolly, our smirk in our
smile, our pep in our step, and

the only one worthy to be
Lord of our lives.

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Six bad habits of dating

Megan BRAUNER they don't want to be respon-

^g^MssJSSSa ^*^^ f" psychologically pul-

verizing a guy. Attention

Over the years we all learn seekers of both sexes like the

the do's and don'ts of dating, limelight so they respond

Sadly it's mosUy by trial and encouragingly. Maybe they

error 'rather than listening to intend to, maybe they do not

the wisdom of those who have But since they are not inter-

.one before us. But just in ested in anything more than

case someone might possibly attention mixed signals fly,

benefit here are six bad There will always he those

habits that can kill any tela- fairly innocent parties who

, . find they are either unwont-

^"T Over-commitment. Yes, edly admiring or admired. To

there's a time and place for avoid this painful situation,

commitment, but it's definite- be up-front. It's better to

Iv not early in the relation- cause a little pain early than a

ship. There is a huge differ- lot of pain later.

What all tends to oe iaDei~ ■"""■■:—.;.,„„., ,ff.rt mv I ence between giving the 4- Yo-yo dating .

asfirtioninLym>'smind,even hut smce they don t afiertmy enc ^^^^ ^^^ ^ this enough: people break up

ftough she taows better? To a lite in any way that I m aware | impr ^ ^^^ ^__^^_ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^ ,„ ^ ,,,^

I tend to view things that
not physically apparent as
tional. Now this does not affect

, ., Jeny that these thmgs
fairly fiction-labeled to me ^™ /, ,.„ ^^e someone
as are many things, and this ^^PP^^.'^^'^d qnote me chap-
makes litde or no sense. I loiow o>';*'«4^^ ,^„t proof this
that earthquakes happen but I '^^^ ,h,t, hut I don't
haven't ever been affected^by »d e^d^^^ .^ ^^^^^ ^,
one (fliat I know ofl. It s fair^ «■ ^^^^ g^„„
unrelated to anything, other ^"f"',"^^ i^ter on, or have
than my overactive fiction ^f^^-^^Jf^ted under my
label er.

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^ '. ■' ' „j tiip Ten under fiction.

Passion and the len uii was a war i

Commandments, but see the '.'°!™ f.g' ^^sweU as

■« mind, even but since they don t ^affect m]^ ^^

-S-e^ient, the Holocaust, '^^J"^- «' ^^^ffEe ^^^Zt^^ -«: thepnibleni is exaefly
(thanks. History Channel), '"le pnmaiy argument here ] ing^_^^^^^ ^^^^^^^.^^^ ^^^_ ^^ j^me when they get back

killer bees, sharks ramming

s that I'm wibbling about my

tional. Now this (Joes not anecL "■'" 7"' , jbahsn, aji weird mind. You may nov
my faith, which has always '" ° I'^f ,.^"1^°™' em" of return to your regularly sched

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AndvJELE Worrell impression from the pulpit

Guest CoKmrninDR that Jesus' coming is immi-

^ThebookofEzekieltellsof nent - after all the advent

a time when God rejected message is now reaching

Israel's worship. They'd places as far away as China,

become like the church in However, the numbers on the

Revelation, offering vain obla- back of the lesson book make
tions.

commandment which speaks
against taking the name of the
Lord in vain. It would seem as
if God takes less to fronting
and pretense than to idolatry.
One could understand this.

: hrnl""C "- r' "''"'' """ "'"vhe .lesus that

I't be here for another year
or tivo. According to the last
quarterly, the South Pacific
has a population of some
708,940,000, of which there
are 1,098,723 Adventists.

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month. Or, heaven forbid, together and closer than a tck
U?k about how many kids on a dog withm a week or tw^
they want on date two. then broken up again a mn4

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just mean being physically °ver, let it stay over^
close to the point of annoy- 5- If'^™"*^,, f „S
ance. Emotional clinginess is much deeper 'hau tru^mS
just as bad and causes a lot of the person yon are dalm ■
strain on a relationship, ™^f ""'""^ "^ „?tcure i^
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a day can qualify, as can too yourself, what y?" " „it
many questions Grilling your and ethics are and «W ""
baby is never a good idea, things you "^"1 ° '„%,
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The good news is that about what they have done. People who are ie ^^^
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rapid development of the original sin or that Christ lems m the world than solu- for that matter, for a lot of ^«t™st in y ^^ „

advent movement is certainly should have to die for them, tions. Who then is better suit- time can frustrate someone h^ngover^'""
afocUiatingone. In about 50 What's more is that around ed to finding then, than ttas who needs more personal <^^<f^°y^.. about exes,
years they'd firmly estab- the world there are still so army of youth with all the space. The more you get to *• Ta'*""! ,„ expla»
lished themselves with many who are shielded from resources of the church, know each other, the more «>n t even na ^^ ^^^^ „
schools hospitals and pub- the gospel of Jesus .Christ by Internet and technology at you know what is reasonable this one, au ^^ j^^^,.

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As Jesus told Peter, "If you 1 respect boundaries, no matter est in a line 01 ^

love me, feed my sheep." how long you have been with ships? Althougii,_ ggnip^

someone. to score some poin» ^^ ^^^

Andmefeisasemororcftitec- 3. Ambiguity. Human y°nr ""J™' ?°°„sed to 1"

ture mnirtp at Andrews I heine.);. for all their talldne. evil ex, He/sn -^^^'i

iply because there are more
people than

Unfortunately we aren't going
to reach all this world in this
generation at this rate;
institutions and framework
inst aren't ready. The reality is
e aren't ready. Most of
._jlly have no idea what
needs really exists outside of
our good, sterile, Adventist
bubble where on occasion
sensational story of
plays across CNN's big

after all, idolaters don't try to These figures may not mean

insult His intelligence. too much, but it s worth not-

In the mid-l8oas, a move- ing that "Christianity is still

ment emerged. Jesus hadn't largely a Western idea. As we

returned as they had expect- speak, there is still more than

lishing houses, all grounded Islam, communism, language,

in the strongest philosophy location and technology,

ever given to man. Not only Then there are those all

were they to revolutionize the over the south (that is, the

American breakfast, but they southern portion of the world)

put Battle Creek on the map in that could never hear the

terms ofhealth with the world Gospel over the sounds of

renovmed sanitarium. What's their stomachs growhng, or

more, they were definitely the screams of sex slaves or

involved in getting the prohi- gunshots,

bition acts passed and making I don't think that part is

alcohol consumption in the going to fit in this column, so

United States illegal, even if let's move on to you and me

only for a Uttle while. and the present. Presently,

Sometimes I get the there's more need in the world

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Sports

.eferees doing the best job possible

1 cliche often used in

■norting events around the

CJld and even in the gyms of

■ Christian institution of

^g Players and fans alike

constantly wondering how

he referees miss so many snnple

kJIs "The ignorance of the

jowd is amazing," said Dr. John

hangman, head referee

■Even'body can officiate until

ithey get the stripes on. There are

libout 1500 decisions a-. referee

|,lias to make every game," Dr.

Pangman said.
- . As a player, I know that I
iKould not \vant tlie pressure of
Irefereeing any sport because,
Ijiit like eveiyfliing else in life,
1 never please everybody,
I just like not everybody will Uke

this article. The general feeling
among the players about the ref-
ereeing at intramurals is nega-
tive. Players will always find a
way to blame something on the
referees, and that is where most
of the bad \abes come fi-om, but
others do think that the refs are
doing a decent job. Bannor
Downs said that the refereeing
this year was "spectacular."

Officiating has not decided
the outcome of any games this
year or any other time in histor>'.
In every game that there is a case
that the officiating decided the
game, 111 say that you first have
to look at the unforced errors.;
Sports are to be .won by players,
not lost by referees. The league
would not work if we didn't have
the refs, so people should think
before they scream at die refer-

Dr. Pangman said that most
of the referees they employ are
students or faculty that just
come to ref, not students in his
officiating class. When I asked
Pete James about his perspec-
tive as a fan he said, "My opmion
is that they are short on rets so
they have to run two refs a game
. and it is harder to be in position
to make calls unless you are real
ly experienced, and most of the
refs don't seem to be that expen
enced."

I have been guilty of blaming
my weak play on referees but
the next time your favorite team
which is, probably Nodung
Special, is down, dbn't blame it
' on the refs. Justrealize that tlie\
are doing the best job tliat the\
can, and contrary to popuhr
beliefs, they do indeed ha\eade
quate eyesight.

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Dawgs Dawgs get muzzled by Nothing Special

|iUgde!l Lorenzo . .

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Nothing Special (4-0) added
■ another win to their record by
■Iwating Dawgs Dawgs 44-42.

The first halt started with
-many turnovers and several
I foul calls. Dawgs Dawgs took
I good care of the ball and scored
I on their first possession.

^s Dawgs' defense was

1 point, and that kept the
waarae in their favor throughout
lit first half Corey Waters
laiie a steal, but Dawgs
I IJawgs' possession was cu*
I snort by an out-of-bounds call.

■ The lead alternated-many
times throughout the first half
with Dawgs Dawgs out to an
early lead but rehnquishing the
advantage once the score got
into double digits. The lead
then see-sawed from team to
team for the rest of the half.
The first half ended with
Nothing Special leading by
three points. Edivin Urbtna
was fouled many times, but he
used that to his advantage since
he did not miss one shot.

The second half began with
Dawgs Dawgs scoring two
points. The ball changed teams

many times- as. -both- teams'-
offense and defense were
hyped up for the second half.

Eric Burch caught a
rebound, but shot it at the
wrong basket. Luckily he was
able to recover that rebound
and passed the ball to Chris
Bennett, who then drove the
ball domcourt and scored.

As the clock ticked into the
final minutes, the score was
tied at 42-42. With only one
minute left in the half, there
was a lot of pressure on boUi
teams. After 30 seconds,
Nothing Special had possession

-with-Urbina handling the ball.

With ten seconds left,
Urbina tried to get open. The
heat of the game even reached
those in the bleachers, who
were at the edge of their seats.
The clock counted down,
Urbina drove to the basket for a
layup. All of the air left the gym
as the layup went up and fell
through the net.

With only five seconds left
and the score 44-42 in favor of
Nothing Special, there was not
much Dawgs Dawgs could do.
Bennett received the ball ahd
drove it down the court. He

threw lip' ii prayer just as the
clock buzzed, but it was no
good. Notliing Special won the
game 44-42.

After tlie game Jason James
said, "They played a good
game. Eric played a phenome-
nal game. Chris played a phe-
nomenal game. We played as a
team, but I got to give it up for
Dawgs Dawgs." Dawgs Dawgs
also had fun in this game.
"That was the best game we
played," said Dawgs Dawgs'
.Rodney Jackson. The specta-
tors also felt the intensity of the

wrt bv an out-of-bounds call, points, ine Dan cuaiiB'- , , .

Men's power rankings for .006.—.^

toiOR Downs and Ethan Nkana

e 2006 basketball intramurals are in full

il Every week we'll try to put out a power

'•ing which updates the top five teams in

'"ague, regardless of .the division. If you

. J comment, complaint, or just want to

pv/ some love, feel^ee to email me at

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■ Sack Lunch, (4-0): By cutting slack
part King) and adding some .new skilL
"s La Faive), this team has started out at a
18 4-0, including games against Dawgs
p and All Day. But they have already
™^ a huge weakness in their tendency to
V down to their opponents.
'■ Nothing Special (4-0): After losing in the
"Pionship, it's obvious that this team
"^ a second try. With untapped resource
™w Downs still on the bench, it's possible
f could emerge stronger then ever in

could have a strong season^ ,.^^

*f.h°eI«onerers but fouling and
one of the ^""Ser j ^^.^ j^^„ f„m
rebounding has P'"^^^, „ pju^n Nkana can
-S^^Sfertp .ay prove

to be deceiving "me playofls^

this team's success.

Don'tsee your nameon this week'slist? Try
wimiing more and losing less.

Ethan .Nkana

1. Big Bailers ' '
This is a unanimous deci-
sion. This team is too strong

■down low and too talented on
the perimeter for any other
team in the league. Oh yeah,
Kelly Mirtan is sick. Sick.

2. Pick 3 . ,
This is a typical CA-bred

squad: very unselfish play
with more chemistry than the
Hickman Science Complex.
Led by Shayna CUfford, this
team could be a threat rathe

postseason.

r, Rtbel and Yank

One of the lesser known
teams in the league, they
have a great two-hit combo in
guard Dustin Young and cen-
ter/forward Sara Chase. But

i,..» .=».■■ lacks the depth to
tango with the heavyweights
in the big dance.
4. Your Mom

I like this team. They
embody fundamental basket-
ball This team is better than
their record indicates, but
thev need a big win as we
enter the second half of the
season,

c.HotGirlz

This team lacks a formida-
ble post presence but can
make up what they^lack m
that department with speedy
Chemistry is lacking and
could be the X-factor If reme-
died in the remainder of the

season.

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Museum
receives grant

Oksana Zaverukha

Staff Writer

Southern's archaeological
museum has been awarded a
$2,000 grant from the state of
Tennessee. This is the tiret time
the museum has accepted gov-
ernment funding.

"We are thrilled the state gov-
ernment is able to recognize the
quahty we have at Southern by
giving us this small but signifi-
cant grant toward operating
expenses," said Ron Clouzet,
dean of the School of Religion.

Clouzet said the state of
Tennessee has about $400,000
each year available to fund non-
profit museums. Southern had
no idea such funds existed.

The grant will finance a num-
ber of educational projects this
year, said Michael Basel, cura-
tor. The grant will be used to
organize the semi-annual
Museum Lecture Series, create a
new temporary exhibit for sum-
mer-fall 2006 and develop a
marketing campaign.

"We were excited to receive an
invitation to apply for a grant,"
Basel said. "We want to do more
grant proposals for the museum
in the fiiture."

Kenny Mathews, a senior
nursmg major, helped remodel
the religion department and
build the museum.

"I thmk it's great that the
school, more specifically the
archaeology department, is
becommg known in the secular
society through state grant pro-
grams," Mathews said.

The museum opened in 2004
with a permanent exhibit of art
and artifacts from the ancient
Near East dating as far back as
■5,500 years ago.

One of the leading design
companies in the United States
created the state-of-the-art
exhibit that won an award from
the Tennessee Association ot
Museums.

"We are glad fliat the museum
is finished and that we have
ongoing programs for the com-
mrniity for which we can apply
for funding," Basel said.

Christopher Carey, vice-presi^
dent for advancement, assisted
with the grant proposal. He said
he hopes this first state grant^U
mark the begimimg of more
fundmgtocome. ,.j„_ .f

"It recognizes the cahber ot
flie museum and scholarly
nature of those involved.

Su.de„.s fro„ L.e University, Cove„„. ^«"'g- ""^rSri^piS ''XfZZ'i:S«<>''"^::T^-

Adventist University present their papers ^vntten on various histonc topics, i ne gro f

30, 2006, in Miller Hall. ^

Southern brings history ahve

Brian Magsipoc

History came alive Monday
night as Southern's history
department hosted the sec-
ond-annual Southeastern
Tennessee Student History
Conference. The first confer-
ence was held at Lee
University.

Students from Covenant
College, University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lee
University and Southern gath-
ered in Miller Hall to listen to
and present history papers

The papers ranged widely in
topics, from pre-dynastic
Egypt to the story of Jewish
baseball star Hank Greenberg.
"It's great that we have
this," said Juli Carting, senior
history major and president of
the history club at Southern.

Carting also presented her
paper on Allan Pinkerton, the
father of the modern detective
agency.

"Universities prepare stu-
dents for the real world,"
Carting said, noting that pre-
senting papers in front ot

crowds is what history and law
majors can expect in the pro-
fessional realm. "This gives
students a chance to get feed-
back from other students on
the college level."

Eric Archer, senior history
major at Lee University, pre-
sented his paper on the history
of Artantic piracy.

"It's interesting how we can
all read the same material but
come up with different inter-
pretations," Archer said. "So
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Collegedale to interview Oakwood pastor

Tommy Anderson

Staff Writer .

The Collegedale church
board has voted to interview
John Nixon for flie vacant sen-
ior pastor Positt"". f ™"^'"^
to a statement published on
the church's Web site.

Nixon is the senior pastor at
the Oakwood College Seventh-
day Adventist Church in
Huntsville, Ala. A member of

the Collegedale pastoral staff
confirmed that Nixon IS sched-
Sed to meet with the search
Committee, pastoral staff and
church board on Sunday, Feb.

^' The CoUegedale church has
been looking for a seruorp^-
tor since January, when Tony
^ob"e resigned after three
months on the job.

University president

Gordon Biete said NKOn is an
excellent candidate.

-I believe that preaching is
an important gift for the pastor

of the Collegedale church, and
he has a stellar reputation for
preaching," Bietz said. "I also
lieard him preach last
necember in Chattanooga and
found that his message was
thoughtful, and his gift for
communicating was excellent.

Nixon's biography on the
North American Division ot
Seventh-day Adventists Web
site said he graduated from
Oakwood College, attended
Fuller Theological Seminary
and received his doctorate m
ministry from Andrews
University. .

Nixon is also an associate
secretary of the North
5^er!S Division Ministenal

Afifiociarion-

■ See Pastor Pg.3

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it's really important to
present your work."

Ben McArthur, chair ot
the history department at
Southern, supervised one of
the three rooms in which
papers were being presented,
"It's not just reading
papers, its about the interac-
tion between students,
breaking boundaries, getting
to know each other,"
McArthur said.

He also believes this kind
of event could benefit other
departments as well, giving
students a chance to meet
with students from other
schools in the same field of
study. McArthur said he
hopes to build on this event
by getting more schools to
participate in following
years.

"I was pleased with the
turnout, and I believe this
will continue

A new charging process for
on-campus dming will be unple-
mented in fall 2006. This shojdd
allow students considerably
more freedom when making
food choices.

-The dining hall minimum
each semester is $1000, which
includes a $200 spending
allowance at the Village
Market," according to the stu-
dent financial aid sheet for
2006-2007. ...

The semester minimum will
be split up for bilhng purposes,
but there are no monthly mim-
mums in the new system.

As part of the new plan, sm-
dents' ID cards wil have added
features. Village Market pur-
chases can be made using the
$200 allowance on campus ID
cards. This new development
will be mtegrated with the cur-
rent ID card debit system which

Minimums from this
year:

1st semester total; $631
2nd semester total:
$683
Sw New minimums begin-
, Mh ning fall 2006:

I i'-N^ fj^ $1 000 a semester
i y^l -^ J200 max. at VM

apphes to photocopies and com-
puter printouts.

These transactions will be
deducted from the Village
Market allowance, eliminating
the need for students to put cash
on their ID cards. However, that
option for students

Graphic by Erik Thomson

who would hke to spend more
than $200.

The change was prompted by
repeated student requests and
should help students use their
entire minimum.

"As far as the VM, I'm excited
about this enhanced service to

our students," said Uatu

Grimdy, the associate v'

dent of marketing ani

ment services at Southerr
Overall, students are excil

about the possibilities this n

system offers.

"That's pretty sweet that we

can use $200 at the VM," said

Katie Poole, a sophomore liberal

arts education major.

Since approximately 55 pe[.
cent of students get financial aid
that apphes to their food costs,
the new semester minimuin
reflects the amount these stu-
dents receive.

If students spend more than
$1000 on food m one semester,
the amount of money they use in
excess of their total minimum
will be charged to their school
bin for that month.

Grundy said, "This definitely
opens a door toward helpmg
students who don't have cash to
get things around campus."

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SS^offiTow masquerade-theme Valentme s banquet

Melissa Mentz

Co^Mew_s^ojtoh ^

The allure of masks, bright
colors of gold, purple and
green, formal attire and a full-
course meal are a glimpse of
this year's Valentine's ban-
quet.

"When you see how much
money and time is spent, that
can only equal spectacular,"
said Seth Gillham, SA presi-
dent.

The banquet, which has a
masquerade theme, is being
held at the Chattanoogan
Hotel on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are currently on sale
for $26 during breakfast,
lunch and dinner, as well as in
both dorms.

"The cost of the ticket is low
compared to other universi-
ties," Gillham said. "The ticket
has a $45 value."

Gillham said the $19 differ-

ence per ticket is covered by think 1700s style. Southern different^

AeSA budget. The cost of the ^^^^^ "^ J"„\Xo pur- on masquerade the«

ticket includes a ftill-course ™*'= *'='"^ "™ "'.f^.j' ^^ because it had not been done

buffet-style dinner, a variety of '=^''=%°»'L^°"iar ii eleeS at Southern in a longtime,

desserts, entertainment by ^'"J^/^^'j;,^^^^^^^^^ Gillham said. He also said SA

get," Moore said.

Freshman English major
Angela Mari said she plans to
attend the banquet with her
boyfriend.

comedian Matt Jernig
music by Southern students
and a surprise keepsake.

"It's going to be high-class,"
said Justin Moore, SA vice
president

When dressing for the

had a lot of students suggest
the idea. 1

A de-masking vnll taKi |
place mid-banquet, which is
tradition at a masquerade.

°"Ilove to get dressed up and Students will also

have the

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Williams to speak at convocation today

MlCllAEL CaABTREE VALEIUE WaLKER

Guest speaker David
Williams joins Southern for
convocation today and marks
the beginning of Black History
Montli.

"He is known across the
country and tlie world as being a
great scholar in sociology," said
Pierre Monice, junior theology
major and president of the Black
Christian Union at Southern.

Monice helped with the
arrangements for Williams to
visit.

Ruth WiUiamsMorris, an
education and psychology pro-
fessor confirmed that Williams
accepted a position at Harvard
University last week. He will
become the Norman professor
of public health at the Harvard
School of Pubhc Health, as well
as work with the departments of
sociology and African and
African American studies.
Although Williams was not

David Williams

available for an interview, he
sent The Southern Accent a
biography. He said his main
area of research has focused on
the different roles socioeconom-
ics and racial differences play in
health.

"Martin Luther King Jr. said
injustice in health care is one of
the greatest injustices,"

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WiUiams said m an m
v^th the Detroit Free P«s.^
vou don't have good heal*,^;
are unable to realise the oppor

tunities tliat America ofte^.

recording to^-^^^^^^^^
WiUiams has authoreo

scholarly papers, many oj
have appeared in pres^P
journals. Besides scienhfi^J

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among others. {,„»

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Caribbean Union ColieB^^,^

bachelor's •^^S^f.^^er^'" \
He then received his ^,i

divinity f"° .,i„o«*l
University a masters

health from Lom.

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University and a Ph-i^^^^.^ rf|

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Michigan. , speaK ■■ 1

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psychology resear™, p.*;
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Students^BowT for recognition

I Monday marked the
Lencement of this years
I See Bowl Tournament.
I SeV-this trivia battle has
l^en an »nual event at

I Ofluthem.

' "It's a Jeopardy-hke competi-
o„ that pta teams of five
aeainst each other." said Demiis
Neeron, associate dean of hous-
ing and co-founder of the com-

pfdtion.

Tlie self-formed teams com-
pete for recognition on a plaque
to Brock Hall. The lack of a
monetary prize does not hinder
participants like Matt Paige a
jffliior biophysics major who
started competing in College
Bowl while a senior at
Collegedale Academy.

"1 just enjoy trivia," Paige

Pastor cont.

continued from Pg. 1

David Beihl, a senior engi-

David Beihl Oeft) and Hugo Mendez (right) participate in the annual
College Bowl Tournament, held Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, in the
David ueini, a sciuui C115J1- presidential Banquet Room. Dennis Negron, an associate dean
neering and theology major, (background), moderates the tournament.

will be comnetinE for the third

fae in CollVge Bowl this year, the Knots, took the prize last mng that moh™tes hun.

7tagh his team, Hugo and year, Beihl said it is not the win- "lenjoythefnendship, BeJil

said. "I also appreciate that the
participants take the opportuni-
ty to stay on top of world events.
It prepares us to be capable citi-

When Negron and his room-
mate, Stan Hobbs, started
College Bowl more than 20
years ago, they wanted to follow
the format of the national
College Bowl Tournament. The
competition has remained an
on-campus event because the
national organization sanctions
Saturday matches. However,
this has not kept the competi-
tion from taking place every
year since its beginning, contin-
uing this year with teams
Canada, Ubermenschen,

Rubber Duckies, Prometheus
Unbound, Beihl and Lilly.

The 24-minute matches take
place on Monday and
Wednesday evenings at 5:15
p.m. and 5:45 pm. in the
Presidential Banquet Room.
The season concludes with a
championship match during
convocation on March 2.

Broadway musical coming to Collegedale

..... . . .L. c-„. f..u_..f.^,To anH it has a lot of fun scenes,"

Undsey Gaspard

Starting Feb. u, Collegedale
Academy and A.W. Spalding
Elementary School will he pre-
senting "The Music Man" in
the Collegedale Academy audi-
torium.

Southern students are
encouraged to attend the pro-
duction, said Jeffrey Lauritzen,
the director of Collegedale
Academy's Choral Union and
Madrigal Singers.

"We expect it to be a high-
quality, entertaining event," he
said.
■ The classic Broadway musi-
Iral by Meredith Willson fea-
■hires performances by almost

200 students, and will be
directed by Mark TorsHSy.
Music groups from both
schools will also be used exten-

The classic
Broadway musical
by Meredith Willson
features perform-
ances by almost
200 students.

»i.ely throughout the presenta
tion, performing songs like
"Seventy-six Trombones" and
"Till There was You."

The music is performed by a
full orchestra, said Richard
Hickam, the orchestra director.

"This the first full-stage
musical Collegedale has ever
done," he said. "Seeing all the
young kids, especially when
you put into perspective how
young some of these kids are,
you're going to be blown
away."

In the musical, a con man
convinces a small Iowa town to
start a boys' band, planning to
leave after taking their money.
His idea catches on, but sever-
al townspeople distrust him,
including the mayor and the
librarian. The plot thickens
when the con man falls m love
with the librarian, who refuses
to believe bis scam.

"It's a major production.

and it has a lot of fun scenes,"
said Lorraine Ball, a member
of the Greater Collegedale
School System board. "I think
it would make for a very enjoy-
able evening."

Shows on Feb. 11, 13 and 14
begin at 7 pm- The show on
Sunday, Feb. 12, is at 2 p.m.
Tickets for reser^'ed seats cost
$10 to $15 and can be pur-
chased by calling Collegedale
Academy at 423-396-2124.
Proceeds will go to the mu.5ic
groups involved.

"I'm very excited," said
Hugo Mendez, a senior English
major at Southern. "It should
be very special for the entire
community."

Nixon has been published
in the Adventist Review, ■
Message Magazine and other
ministry magazines. Before
going to the Oakwood College
Church, he previously served
the Atlantic Union College, or
AUC, church in

Massachusetts as senior pas-
tor.

While he was at AUC, com-
munication professor
Lorraine Ball was a member
of Nixon's congregation and
served on several committees.
with him.

"I would love to see him
come and be the senior pas-
tor. He's a very gifted indi-
vidual, very spiritual, an
excellent preacher, strong
communicator and adminis-
trator," Ball said.

Alicia Nurse, a junior in
media production and
Huntsville resident, person-
ally knows the Nixon family.
"I think he's a great guy,"
Nurse said. "He's dynamic,
down to earth, be grabs my
attention when he opens his
mouth, he's very simple and
he cares a lot about people."

After the interview, the
church board will vote on
whether to recommend a for-
mal call to Ntaon from the
Georgia-Cumberland
Conference.

iraes performances by almost tiicKaiu, uicu.,

LsMC hires new office manger anddevdopment di^^^^^^^

■Sean Otis

l'»n WmTM

WSMC, Southern's classical

■ radio station, introduced
I Hindi Walters as the station's
I new office manager
I - hiring Kornblum and
I Walters, things are running

■ smoother. We are more
l°rganized, and with the new
|?|aff, we're good to go," said
I "avid Brooks, WSMC general

Manager.
JValters transferred to the
, '™'o station from a similar
I ™''on within the campus

"t)' department.
l.J^^ brings skills and
I ^iiization, which is what

WSMC needed," Brooks said.
Some of Walter's duties at
WSMC include non-profit
advertising, promotions
finances and overseeing about
12 student announcers and
production f""""'',

Walters graduated with a
degree in business and sari
she was surprised to be
responsible for the finances at

^'^fnever thought that I
would use my business degree
after I graduated," she said.

Lst semester, WSMC hired
Scott Kornblum as develop-

.jpport, endowments, under-
writing and gifts.

Kornblum graduated from
the University of Delaware,
but has lived in Maryland,
New York and Pennsylvania,
where he was the business
manager for radio stations

WITG and
Pittsburgh.
Kornblum

larketing. He is responsible

-S:^n!mrSio:S testation, including listener

WRRK in

ersWs'nw job a form of evan-

"Oassical music can bring
people to God, if you act as an
agent for Christ and meet peo-
ple where they are, just as
Jesus did," he said.
-Evangelism isn't always the
spoken word.

These are the students
approved by the
Student Association
and Student Services
Committee to run for
the following SA posi-
tions for the 2006-2007
school year.

President:

Michael Hermann

Jon Miller
Vice President:
Matt Hermann
Social Vice:
Kellen DeOliverra
Bherma Toussint

w

t^ns^T""^^ tbis is mcst^closely associated
Chamber Choir performed a w,.hspnng.
winter concert this Sunday i
Ackerman Auditorium.

Matt Stevens, a junior pas
toral care major, said the con
termanAuditonum. !!! reminded him of his child-

The concert, titled "Songs of cert reminded mm
Love and Winter" wa._spon- hood^^ ^^^

sored by the School of Music.
It featured vocal and violin
soloists, accompanied by
piano and choir.

Gennevieve Brown-Kibble,
a music professor at Southern
conducted, hosted and pro-
grammed the concert.

"The first decisions about
music were based on what
time of year the concert

choir for a

younger.

long time when I V
and 1 remember going to his
practices and hearing that
same quality of """Sht
Stevens said. "It just brought
me back to those good, young
years of my life."

Christina Liem, a sopho-
more liberal arts major,
expressed a desire to partici-

[through the selections]

A- ^ 1 1 antonhwu.1... concert, held
GennevieveBrown-Kibble direrts I ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^j p,,.

Monday, Jan. 30. =^°''*'' r^^'" 5^ertmaster of the Huntsville
forms a solo. Reneau is the eoncertmasiei ^ ^^^ ^^

Symphony Orchestra. He also perfor
NashvUle Chamber Orchestra.

sier 01 uic i.ii""

IS and records with the

motivation to flex
my vocal chords more often "
Liem also acknowledged
Brown-Kibble's ability to lead
the choir in a foreign language.
"I was impressed with the
French pieces. Getting a choir
that large to pronounce French
is no easy task," Liem said.
"Dr. Brown-Kibble is a master
at making notes and words
come alive to the singer and
the audience."

Brown-Kibble said she
wanted to end the concert with
a spiritual piece.

"We ended with the sacred
section, 'Prayer of St. Patrick'
as a way of acknowledging God
as the creator of love and of the
seasons— both of nature and of
our lives."

rthroueh the selections], as said. • NashvUle Chamber Orchestra. ' -_ ,

Communication student explores Antarctica and beyond

. . .. --^^ — 1 ti.a RvflnR recently shared her

Kaidi Tastet

During Christmas break April
Evans backpacked her way to die
tip of South America, sailed to
Antarctica and researched pen-

"I've spent my whole life
dreaming about penguins,"
Evans said.

The senior intercultural com-
munication major spent tlie fall
2005 semester learning Spanish
at Universidad Advcntista del
Plata in Libertador San Martin,
Argentina.

Early in December she made
her way down to the dp of Chile.
Evans said backpacking through
Soutli America proved to be no
easy ordeal as she encountered
some trouble at tlie border in
Bolivia and had to barter her
camera in order to get back into

ircultural comm. m!«or, soiled across the Drake
where she saw penguins, seals and whales.

Argentina. Evans later met witii After carefiil planrang, Evans

her motlier at Torres Del Paine, joined a research crew mth

Chile, and together fliey went by Quark Expeditions and spent

ice-breaking vessel to the conti- almost two weeks in Antarctica,

nent of Antarctica. Of the 33 passengers aboard die

vessel, 20 were tourists, and the
rest were geologists and scien-
tists who were part of the
National Science Foundation.

Evans said experiences with
survival taught her the value of
flexibility, communication and

silence.

"In Antarctica I learned the
true value of silence, silence so
thick you can almost feel it as an
embrace," she said.

Evans also endured extreme
weather and slept in a tent on
top of an ice pack for a few
nights. One night when the tem-
perature dropped to nunus 5
degrees Celsius, Evans ran up
and down a nearby slope to get
her body pumping and wanned
up so she could fall asleep.

Evans recently shared her
adventures and photos with stu-
dents attending the Jan. 19 con-
vocation in the School of
Joumahsm and

Communication.

"After hearing April's adven-
. tares -and-seeing-die really tool
pictures, I feel I will not be com-
plete till I go to Antarctica," said
■ MicheneThomas,ajuniorpublit
relations major.

Sophomore non-profit major
Christopher Mateo felt uispired
as wel. He said it gave him a dil-
ferent outlook on die world.

"It shows that wherever you
go, you still see Gods presem
Ld that's what I really «antt.

see in my travels."

QVC TV host to lecture at Southern

Rachel Hopkins

A Quality Value Convenience
shopping network host and for-
mer Miss Tennessee wUl speak
Monday, Feb. 6 for tlie E.A.
Anderson lecture series.

Lisa Robertson graduated
from Southern witli a Bachelor
of Science degree in long-term

>care administration in 1989.
She's calling her presentation
"TV Shopping and Otlier Weird
Life Lessons."

The 8 p.m. lecture has been
moved to Lynn Wood Hall
chapel to accommodate the
anticipated crowd, said business
.professor Richard Erickson,
who schedules the lectures.

"I can't wait to see her in real
life," said Ganille Pruner, a

sophomore majoring in biology
and history. "I'm totally a fan.
She's so good at what she does
tliat she always makes me want
to buy tilings 1 don't need."

Robertson is one of 10 speak-
ers scheduled for the series,
which is designed to bring in a
variety of people from various
business backgrounds, such as
accounting, marketing and
managertient, Erickson said.

Since Robertson has a strong
presence in TV marketing and
also grew up in CoUegedale,
Erickson thought she seemed
like a logical choice.

"I had her in several of the
classes I taught," Erickson said.
"Even when Lisa was in school,
she was im'olved with promot-
ing things on campus. She's

probably been a sales person
her whole Ufe."

According to QVC.com,
Robertson became a program
host for the network in 1995. In
this position, she presents prod-
uct information, conducts
demonstrations and interacts
with on-air guests, celebrities

She also has served as a judge
for the Miss Tennessee
Scholarship Pageant.

"I wouldn't have expected
them to bring in someone who's
on TV," Pruner said. "I'm really
interested in hearing what she
has to say because I'm sure it
won't be what we're used to
hearing at a departmental lee-

February 2, 2006

The Southern Accent 5

Current Events

Christian bookstores losing to Wal-Mart

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
At the annual convention of
the Christian Booksellers
Association, retailers contin-
ued to fret over competition
from Wal-Mart and big book-
store chains.

Association membership
peaked at around 3,000 stores
in the early iggos but now
less than 2,300. CBA

aid 337 retailers closed last

CBA President Bill
Anderson said the independ-
ent retailers should emphasize
their wider selection, knowl-
edgeable employees and part-
nerships with local churches.

To compete, independents
like Steve Gray of Eddyville,
Ky., look beyond books to sell
music, gifts, jewelry, sta-
tionery, hymnals and com-

munion supplies. Books now
account for only 40 percent of
sales in Christian retail stores.
Religious books generated
U.S. sales of nearly $338 mil-
lion in 2003, a 37 percent
increase over the previous
year. In 2004, the religious
segment grew 5-6 percent
while the overall book pub-
lishing industry remained
flat.

Muslims in American celebrate a rite of passage

AutumoFaucher, 10, Pe!ham,N.H., feeds squash
MasTgiraffe, at the zoo in Boston, Wednesday, Feb. i, 2006,

h'LlS.^e wasUng syndrome, aceording of Ae F^ajddm
Park Zoo and Faucher has raised more than $6,000 fo'^.s treat
m». tooS. fundraisers at boU. school and her parents' Dracu,,
Mass., conrenience store and lunchtimes spentcoUecting cans
and bottles for redemption. Autumn later 1
Autumn- who the zoo named in her honor

t Beau's offspring-

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. CAP)
Taha Haq was all of 5 years
old when lie stood in front of a
Muslim congregation and
read from the Quran in
Arabic.

It wasn't so hard, he whis-
pers now, curled up between
his parents on the living room
couch at their home near
Albany. After all, he was there
to celebrate the fact he'd read
the holy book completely.

Now, at age 6, he's busy
memorizing it.

In the world of religion,
there are certain milestones.
Young Roman Cathohcs have
confirmation and, along with

some young Protestants, first
Communions. Now a growing
Muslim population in
America is importing a rite of
passage called Ameen.

The cultural practice is a
mostly south, southeast and
central Asian one, familiar to
perhaps a third of Muslims in
the United States.

It has two parts. The first
Ameen, or "Amen," is held
when a child finishes reading
the Quran, roughly the length
of the New Testament, for the
first time in Arabic. The child
reads the holy book aloud,
sounding it out without nec-
essarily understanding the

The second, and more rare.
Ameen comes when someone
finishes memorizing it, a task
that can take a full-time stu-
dent as long as three years.

"It's like a bar mitzvah tor
Jewish children," says Eide
Alawam, interfaith outreach
coordinator for the Michigan-
based Islamic Center of
America, the largest mosque
in the United States. "It's an
excellent idea."

America is home to as
many as 6 million Muslims,
though they remain a small
faith group in this country rel-
ative to Christians.

Alito's decision splits conservatives

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The Southern Accent 7

Thursday, Febraary a, 2006

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to seek outside help if you want
to overcome the problem com-
pletely. She also councils spous-
es of "deo game addicts to
understand the addiction their
significant other is gomg
through.

"They have to understand the
natare of addiction and get help
with living ™th an addicted per
son You can't force them to ge
help, but you can get help for
yourself-distract him, encroach
on his time slowly (5 minute
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Tabithaavic, a nurse's aid for
Florida Hospital Waterman, sees
video games as a means ot
escape, especially in regard to
her younger brother.

"My little brother is always
playing video games, so I figure
maybe when he's at my house he
could play outside or something
since he's always playing them at
home. His excuse is there is no
one to play with. I think if you
have people to hang out mth, it
will keep you from playing video
games more," Civic said. "Video
games tend to isolate you from
everybody, unless it's an onlme
game-even then it's not real
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or stop an addiction?

"Pray.'

Lindsay Martz

tiiinks you are addicted. Dr.
WilliamsMorris had advice to
offer.

"It's a serious topic, but there
is hope," WilliamsMorris said.
"We all have addictions, it just
depends on what we are addict-
ed to. The worse thmg you can
do is deny the problem. You have
to get help outside of yourself.

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back."

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Seth Gillham

Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

"The Story"; Feb. 4; 8 p.m.; The Chattanooga Theatre Centre

(on the circle theatre); $8 for students; visit http://www.the-

atrecentre.com/default.htin

"W?ait Until Dark"; Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 4 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 5

at 2:30 p.m.; The Chattanooga Theatre Centre (on the main

stage); $13-$15.50; visit

http;//www.theatrecentre.com/default.htm

Pops Series: Big Band Fever (Chattanooga Symphony &
Opera); Feb. 11; 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theater; $23-$70 ($15 for stu-
dent rush tickets); visit
http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org

Casting Crowns in concert (with Nichole Nordeman, Tony

Nolan & Josh Bates); Feb. 18; 7 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium;

$20.30-$38.50; call Memorial Auditorium box office or visit

http://www.etix.com

"By setting youl
mind on a goal!
andnotgivinBl
up until you ve|
achieved it."

"Pray.

Lori Wilson

May God continue to add many
more years to your wonderful
Life.

From: Anonymous

Local flair: Events on Campus

BCU night; Feb. 4; 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

SA Superbowl party; Feb. 5; 6 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

SA 'Valentine's Banquet; Feb. 12; 6 p.m.; The Chattanoogan
Hotel; $26 per person

Peter Planyavsky (professor of music at the "Vienna Academy

of Music) in concert; Feb. 14; 7:30 p.m.; CoUegedale church;

convocation credit given

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The Southern Accent 9

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Editor

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Religion

m

Experience a little bit of Heaven

Missy Maracle

I just experienced a little
I bitofheaven the other day.
I've ahvays thought of heav-
en as a place full of extraordi-
I nary beauty, perfect food,
s of Hght and wonderful
,.„ple from the Bible I've
i always wanted to meet. But I
I Ihink one of the best things
1 about heaven will be meeting
.ong-lost friends.
I had a best friend in third

grade (a long time ago). We
hid out in her attic, played
with her cats and talked about
friends and boys on the school
playground. We had great
times together. But then I left
that school, and after a few lit-
tle letters we sent each other,
we lost touch. I moved out of
state, and I didn't think about
her for years.

And then the mighty
Facebook stepped in. I know
plenty of people addicted tq
networking websites like
Facebook and MySpace, and I
enjoy those sites, but I've
never really been addicted. I
was just bored one day and
decided to look at someone
else's pictures - and there she
was! I was so surprised I
couldn't talk for a couple of
seconds. She was older and
surrounded by people I didn't
know, but it was her. She had
the same pretty eyes, the same
sweet smile. So I added her as
my friend, hoping she would
remember me. She wrote me

What did you think
of week of prayer?

"It^^

back, using multiple exclama-
tion marks to convey her
excitement.

So I found a long-lost
friend and realized that heav-
en will be just like that, only
hundreds of times better.
Instead of Facebook bringing
friends and family together, I
think angels will introduce us
once again. And instead of
writing emails from many

states away, we m\\ spend for-
ever talking and laughing.

Heaven will be the most
amazing thing we will ever
experience. Sometimes it's so
far away it feels like a dream,
but after the other day, I know
it's really going to happen.

Isn't it awesome that we'll
never again have to say good-
bye? Instead we'll be saying
hello for eternity.

inspiration to me. It s

going to sound really cliche, but it

was an inspiration to pray more."

-Jeremy Meyer

"I liked how it got students
involved. It showed that the Lord
is working in the students also."

-Jeff Sagala

"Coming from a school that did-
n't have stuff like that, I've missed
that so much. All the speakers
were amazing. It was nice to see
people from the college saying stuff
tliat was important to tliem."

-Lynn Klian

"It got us to tliink about having
a good relation-ship with God and
reminded us of our duties as
Christians."

-Anthony Drummond

"I liked that it was all studente'
experiences, thouglits and perspec-

Get up and move out of your comfort zone

Why does God ask his chil-

Itiren to do something that is way

put of their comfort zone? I hon-

' have no idea. There are

pays the usual answers to fall

1 such as, "God is testing

ith," or, "This is tor your

fti^onal growth." While these

re very reliable reasons for God

\ someone to follow his

, I tend to tliink that it is

jfferent for each individual sit-

j&tion. More times than not

l»»gh, the reasons are not

P'ays understood and some-

s never are. Was this not the

case with Ahram (or Abraham)?
He lived with his family in Ur
of the Chaldeans, which is locat-
ed in modem-day Iraq. Ur was
the capital of the empire and was
a nice place to hve. Compared
with most people, Abram had a
good hfe. After the family had
moved to Haran and had been
there for quite some time, God
called Abram to leave his
extended family and go to
Canaan. God never told him the
reason why he was to go.
Remember what Abram did? He
packed up and left wth Sarai
and Lot. No questions were
asked as far as what we read
from the biblical account. Does

that mean Abram did not ques-
tion God at all? Ifhe ivas like any
of us, I'm guessuig he did.

Yet there is one mam point I
hope we can all glean from this
first part of Abram's story. When
God caDed, Abram foUowed. I'm
sure it was hard to leave the
familiar and to travel mto
unknown territory. It would
have been easy just to stay m his
comfort zone, yet he didnt.
Whatever it is in our lives that
God is asking us to do that IS not
in our comfort zone, by all
means, ask him why and be
nervous for a little while. But in
the end the best thing to do is to
go ahead, get up and go.

j'wueverare. wastnis not me uuiu uic u.,."-

Wew of upcoming Casting Crowns concert

.. . ._ ;„ Ticket prices range fron

|issv Maracle

• Casting Crowns has made

W^ an impact on the

Jpristian music scene in the

jMt few years. With the

please of their first album in

V'S, they introduced the

P'nd to some powerful songs

W lyrics. Their song, "Your

IS extravagant," is even

i in praise and worship

f">«s in many of our

|«tches.

Saturday, February 18, at
" Pm. they will be at the

Memorial Auditorium
downtown Chattanooga.
Nicole Nordeman will join
them as well as Josh Bates
and youth speaker Tony
Nolan. - ,

Amanda Parker, a fteh-
man biology major. IS excited

about the concert.

»I enjoy their [Casting
Crowns'] music," she sa.i 1
love the inspirational lyricj
and the uplifting thoughts
S'eyprovoke.A.dh'sanawe;

rrSa^u^chofpeo-
pie worshipping God.

Ticket prices range from
about $20 to about $40 at
websites like www.etix.com
and www.dmiconcerts.com,
or you can call the Memorial

Auditorium ^"l^"^'"' ^1
(423)642-TIXS.Thereisa$3
per ticket discount for groups

nf i«; or more.

/Sid if you miss this oppor-
tuuhy.orifyouloveChnstian
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te coming to Chattanooga
Friday, March 31. Ticketefo^
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or fake?

Here in Chattanooga, rape
charges are on a rise. More
and more are being reported,
and the victimizers are com-
ing to justice. Women are get-
ting the help they need from

police as well as counselors.
The media is also covering a
lot more of these cases, espe-
cially after the rape charges
brought by a woman against
six UTC football players,
which was dropped after lack
of evidence was cited.

My point is this: more and
more women are accusing
men of rape. A lot of these
accusations are true, but it s
extremely hard to prove them
as they're based on he-said,
she-said situations. Some
cases are easier to prove with
the advancement of forensic
technology, but if there is iio
forensic evidence you're right
back to he-said, she-said.

Fifty-eight percent of all
rapes are unreported, and in
17 percent of all rapes that are
reported, the victims cite a
romantic partner as the per-

petrator, according to the
Rape, Abuse, and Incest
National Network.

Many women are accusing
men of rape falsely, and It ues
up defense lawyers, district
attorneys, judges, sessions
courts, criminal courts, and
juries of 12 people. These peo-
ple who are not happy to be
there, getting paid much less
than they usually do to hear a
case they may or may not have
strong feehngs about.

These cases depend on
whether or not the judge in
sessions court decides to send
it to criminal court, and then
on to 12 people. If one "good
■ol boy- is on the jury, he'U
nullify it simply because that
stereotypical person doesn t
believe in rape, or if he does,
can understand what it's like
to be drunk and out of control.

11 a feminist gets on the
iury, she'll vote to convict no
matter what, simply because
she's going to side with the
woman although there s no
evidence, and the rape wasn t
reported until a week after it
happened.

So many women bring talse
accusations to cover up a con-
sensual sexual act because
they don't want to be consid-
ered promiscuous, or they
cover it up when a parent,
boyfriend or spouse finds out.
Some even cover it up by
accusing the man of rape
when any outsider finds out
about it, simply because of the
stigma of a one-night stand
tor a woman. Men are consid-
ered studs for having a one-
night stand.

Please don't get me wrong.
I realize that indeed, there is

such a thing a .„j„

it happens all too frequently.
No means no in every sense of
the word.

Men can, indeed, be raped.
This happens more than peo-
pie know because only 5 per.
cent of men who are viclim-
ized report the situation, even
if it's non-sexual. They don't
report verbal harassment,
either. It's "un-manly," appar-
ently.

I don't doubt that higher
than 95 percent of rapes
reported are true sex crimes,
but I have absolutely no sym-
pathy for someone who has ,
sex with someone while drunk j
and then feels guilty in the '.
morning, and accuses her
partner of rape. It's the same \
as using abortion as birth c
trol. Not okay.

Only God can save us

Adam Brown

flilFHTCOHTHIBIfTOH

and will be until God comes to
re us, we should not strive

I have had a few people to stop sinning. I did not say

come by the office this week this at all.

and ask this question resulting As we enter a relationship

from week of prayer. A few with God. we become more

people misunderstood what I like Him. We want to give up

said on Friday night and I those Sins or those things that

want to clarify it. '"t": "^ a™")' fr°™ "™- ^'

First of all no one can beat want to obey Him and we want

sin period. God must beat sin to stop sinning because we

and has mth his sacrifice of love Him and do not want to

His only son. Jesus took your hurt Him or our relationship

place on the cross so that you with Him. But let

The impossibility of teaching American

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frank-

; will 1

be with-
ues back.

is, and though
may consciously give up sin

; horn

would not have to die for your

sins. But the misunderstand- out sin until God

ing is not this. The misunder- He i5 '

standing arises from people must

thinking I said that since we may 1

cannot beat sin we should not strive for that,

try to stop sinning because into sin and thus

God is going to forgive us any- ner until God takes us out of

way. I did not say that at all. it. We should strive to be

Romans 3:23 says that "all free, but we must realize that
have sinned and fallen short of God is the atonement for
the glory of God." Paul also sins and there is nothing that
goes on to say later in Romans we can do to get ourselves out
6:23 that "The wages of sin is of it.
death, but the gift of God is God will help us to stop
eternal life through Jesus ning. He mil help us to beat
I Christ our Lord." This is Stat- sin and resist temptation. If
ing that we all are sinners, we submit ourselves to Him,
every one of us, and the only He will take us to places we
way that we do not have to die, could have never imagined
eternally, is to except the gift spiritually. But God and God

of God, which is eternal life
This means we must accept
that He is the only t

cannot save ourselves.

Though I was not clear
what happens after that.

only will take away your state

...^j,, . „-,- confess our sins,

who He is faithful and just to for-
give us our sins and cleanse us
from all unrighteousness." 1
John 1:9. God will cleanse us
confess, truly confess.

people may have thought I But we will never be perfect
said that since we are sinners, until He comes back.

Angela Ford

RllFWT COHTWBUTOB

. ...^ driving my 12-year-old
brother to school when he asked
one of the great unanswered
questions: "Why can't every-
body speak American?"

The question expresses a
commonly held negative stereo-
type towards all non-American
speaking individuals that
imphes they are all a few peas
short of a casserole. It is often
forgotten that the majority of
these people are trying to learn
American, but most of them
have to settle for EngUsh. And
here is the big secret: we are OK
with that.

Icouldhaverespondedtomy
brother's question by asking
him the difference between
English and American, but he
would not have been able to do
it Though the two languages are
often referred to interchange-
ably, even a superficial analysis
reveals they have littie in com-
mon. American not only rejects
traditional vocabulary in heu of
high-powered phrases hke "mis-
underestimate" and "sublim-
inable," but it also forbids dis-
cussion of any foreign nations
not currently occupied by
American troops.

I could respond to my broth-
er's question hke an uppity older
sister by asking how a nation
that hasn't yet mastered its own
language could even consider
teaching it to others. If 77 per-
cent of our own spelling bee con-
testants have trouble checking

the calendar 362 days out of the
year, are they really qualified to
spell out another nation's con-
stimtion? Am 1 the only one
alarmed that 56 percent of our
nation thinks that cahing some-
body a homonym means that he
is gay? Did you know that many
American troops in Iraq write
home to tell their mothers that
theu bored?

I could try to sidestep this
question hke so many others,
but instead I want to tackle it in
hopes that I will cast off the mis-
conceptions that burden the
speakers of all languages so we
realize the absurdity of the idea
that we can teach American.

First of all it would spike our

unemployment If we were able

to communicate successfully

with other nations by all speak-

mg American, what would we do

with all of our politicians?

Secondly, although foreign

nations may want to learn

American, who is going to teach

it? We do not have time to teach

American becauseweare always

busy burning fuel. If Americans

were to circle the shopping mall

twenty-seven times instead of

twenty-eight because they bad

to go tutor someone in

American, not only would they

not find a front-row parking

space, they would not be able to

consume the rest of theu gas

quota. Americans are almost

always busy doing this type of

patriotic activity. And, if they are

not engaged m that civil duty,

they are probably busy refuel-

We should be grateful that
Americans are so persistently
patriotic m their driving duties
because over the years they have
generated many useful inven-
tions Hke the cellular phone^
which has allowed us to expand
our horizons. Some people say
Americans are stiick m theil
ways, but tills gadget changes a»
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The

Sports

iryant can become greatest NBA player

Thev say Kobe Bryant is act-

' lone. It's hard to argue the

V of this statement. Kobe

vant is not Michael Jordan

d Kobe Bryant will never be

ichaeUordan because Mike IS

e greatest of all time. But one

-^g is certain-you can't deny

Itbe fact that he has the potential

1 to be the greatest.

I I've gotten your attention,

Ihah? Just listen for a second..

lift's compare Jordan at age 24

fin 1987 and Bryant at age 28 in

1 2006. Numbers reveal that

overall, Kobe Bryant is domg

IlKtter than MJ right now. Hold

- up! Calm down for a second! In

1 1987 Jordan took 25 shots a

Igame while Kobe takes a "self-

Ifeh" 28.. Mike shoots 48% and

ERobe shoots 45%- Now look at

■difference from beyond the arc.

EKobe attempts 5-4 3-pointers

iivhOe Jordan attempted ""

abysmal 0.8. As for the rest of
stats: Kobe rebounds 5.6 and
Jordan 5.2, Kobe assists 4.3, and
Jordan 4.6. But the most
impressive stat is that Kobe's
Lakers' winning percentage is
-537 while Jordan's team was
.488. You do the math.

Why can't America embrace
Kobe Bryant? The critics still
want to argue that Kobe is arro-
gant, a ball hog and selfless. The
list goes on. Jordan never had
Shaq. True, but Kobe never had
Pippen who was far more reU-
able than the similarly talented
Lamar Odom. Also, when the
passing mood hit Jordan, he had
shooters Uke John Paxson, B.J
Armstrong and Steve Kerr, the
latter holds the record for high-
est 3-point percentage. Kobe's
Lakers don't have anyone with a
shooting touch that deserves to
be mentioned m this paragraph.
At power forward, Jordan
was able to have a bit more con-
fidence in kicking the ball to

Horace Grant than Kobe has
been able to muster with
Kwame Brown. Basically, Kobe
has three bench players and
Lamar Odom in a soUd playoffs
spot in the Western Conference.
"I don't see Kobe \vith six
rings on his fingers." Let's say
Kobe retires when Jordan did, at
age 40. That means he'd play 12
more seasons. You don't think
Kobe can get four more rings in
the next 12 seasons? Kobe said,
"I don't care. I just want to win."
Over the last two weeks Kobe
has been on a mind-warping,
pupil-popping, earth-scorching
tear during which he has aver-
aged 55.5 points per game, not
to mention he dropped 62 on
Dallas in just 32 minutes. And
he had a "seffish" 81 points that
really doesn't matter because
the critics think his 46 attempts
were greedy. He didn't have to
take 46 shots. They were ONLY
down 22 points in third quarter.
He single-handedly overcame

Kobe Bryant \vears a Michael
Jordan Chicago Bulls jersey.

the deficit for the win. We can
insert this observarion from
Coach Phil Jackson: "I've seen
some remarkable things, but

I've never seen anything Uke this
before."

Jordan hadn't dropped 81 at
28. Come to think of it, Jordan
still hasn't done that. Just kid-
ding, I take it back! Riiight!!

I know that to a lot of people,
none of this matters. To even
more, Mike will forever be the
greatest no matter what Kobe
does. True, but maybe that's
because Mike came first and
Kobe, to many, is selfish, arro-
gant and cocky.

They said nobody would ever
top Babe Ruth's and Hank
Aaron's numbers. Then came
Barry Bonds. They said nobody
would go lower than Jack
Nicklaus. Then came Tiger
Woods. Just roll the possibility
around on your tongue for a sec-
ond: Kobe Bryant can end up
the greatest player in NBA histo-

"Ooh," Kobe said, "you just
^e me goose bumps."

IDawgs Dawgs steal win

Monday night Dawgs Dawgs
Ided a second win to their
rard, beating tlie Bandits 50-

I Tlie Bandits won the starting
H)ff, losing possession after an
ant pass inside. Dawgs Dawgs
Bietrated the zone defense and
Ited. Cliris Bennett split the
Bible team, tlien dished it to
Bter Eric Burch who finished
Iplay with a reverse dunk-
_ i Bandits took possession
I Dawgs Dawgs' defense kept
from scoring. Dawgs
js tried to score from inside
^n but turned the ball over.
b Waters was forced to pass
Eric Burch, who was waiting
|the three-point line and
■^=d it. After both teams
, i shots, Chris Bennett and
f l^^lrch continued scoring for
"awgs Dawgs.
- Bandits had great team
_ , playing everyone on their
■ch and still keeping the score
^. With nine minutes left in
I Wf, the Bandits were trail-
l^y just four points. The
|"its' Charles Choban then
^ down the baseline and
, Ped a floater over Dawgs'
F Eric Burch. The first half
^ with the Dawgs Dawgs up
"4.

, I teams battled tor the
J "> the second half When
l^red, the other answered
r ™ck. .Just three minutes

into the half, Dawgs Dawgs were
up by six points. Great defense
from both teams kept the score
tight. Both teams hustled and
dove for rebounds as the score
continued to seesaw. The
Bandits tied and gained a tvjo-
point edge with under five min-
utes left.

With less tlian two minutes
m the game, the Bandits' Ted
Shoewalter was injured when he
fell hard on court after bemg
caught in the air by a pump fake,
but recovered quickly.

The score was 49 to 48 m
favor of the Bandits with just 15
seconds left when Cory Waters
of Dawgs Dawgs drove down the
middle and flipped the ball m the
net to regain the lead for Dawgs
Dawgs. With nine seconds left,
Alex Rosario of the Bandits
drove straight to the Dawgs and
was fouled with under three sec-
onds left. The ball was inbound-
ed from the side to the Bandits
Rob Hubbartt, but Hubbartts
shot missed its mark

After the game, the Dawgs
Dawgs were reheved to come out

. 1 ^1. -:n "Tt was a good
with the win. It was as
game. We knew we had to play
our defense if we wanted to wm.
My teammates were encourag-

tagmet0Pl»>"°">'''°"*e
and takeover the game so we
could get tins win. It me^ta^ot

to us because we were 1-3- And
"00^ luck to the other teams

because we're commg back,

said Chris Bennett-

Underwood wins 3-on-3 tournament

■ ,^ .center) Eric Burch 0..ck).n<l'^"f"'X'Sy'''

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2002 Specialized

Stumpjumper FSR frame, XL
size, in excellem shape, bright
yellow, crank set available.
$400 404-542-9963

jmoore@southem.edu.

2x Meade 8" reflector telene-
gantive multicoated. $300.
706-307-1353-

Lost white iPod Nano, serial
number 5U535P2YSZB. If
anyone has found it, please
call 352-455-4460.

OEM replacement and after-
market auto parts-any make
and model 10 % discount with
SAU ID. Call anytime. 423-
255-3407 or 786-543-4674.

Brand new Ultra Wheels
inline skates high perform-
ance fitness. Unisex - men's
size 5/6, women's size 6?/7.
8omm/78A serviceable
bearings, ultrafit laceless
closure system, extruded
aluminum chassis. Asking
$45 obo. Contact Paulette at
423-552-4063, or e-mail at
pgreene@southern.edu.

Black, ankle-length, wool,
hooded coat. Somewhat used
but in excellent condition.
Outgrown but not outworn.
May fit a medium and above.
Asking for $75. will take $50.
Contact Natalie 423-235-6157
or onyxslarfire@hotmail.com.

Clothing for sale. If interested,
call Natalie at 423-236-6157 or
646-228-0070, or email me at
carpion@southem.edu.

Guitar and amplifier for sale.
Blue Fender Squier Strat and
Squier Champ 15" amp. Both
in great condition. $100 obo.
Call 770-548-1060.

TI 83 graphing calculator
with guidebook in excellent
condition. If you are inter-
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1995 Mazda 626, 2.5 L, V6
moonroof, carmel leather
interior, 5 speed manual,
cold A/C, new head gasket
replaced this summer, new
tires, new brakes and rotors,
tinted black windows, new
exhaust and built-in black
lights. 105,000 miles.
$4,000 obo. Call Ian at
724-355-8505 or email at
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1997 Honda Civic EX,
moonroof, CD, black with
gray interior, 5 speed, A/C,
119k miles, $4,950 obo.
404-542-9963-
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1996 Lexus LX 450,
leather interior, 6-disc CD
changer, gold trim pkg.,
3rd row seating, roof rack
system, plus much more!
Only 108,000 miles!
Looks and runs GREAT!
ONLY $15,000! Call Ethan
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Bed for sale. Bought in
September brand new but
moving out of tovm. Must sell
soon! $150 obo.

951-442-7566.

Fridge and microwave for
sale. Both are white. I'll take
$50 for both. In good condi-
tion. Contact Amanda Hosek
at 303-956-5708.

First soprano singer wanted
to record a Contemporary
Christian music CD.
Call 423-396-9649.

Like-new TI 83-plus graph-
ing calculator. Asking $65.
Call 423-236-6862 or email
me at mattn@southern.edu

1991 Honda Prelude vrith
automatic transmission,
power windows, door
locks, sunroof and 210,00
miles. $3000 obo.
423-284-0767-

1988 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si,
new head, belts, gaskets,
water pump, CV joint, and
clutch MC. Has 170,000
miles, A/C, CD player,
power windows, fog lights.
Asking $3000 Call Jeff at
509-521-4233.
2003 Dodge Ram 1500
HEMI, 20" wheels, loaded
with options, new Goodyear
tires, new brakes, burgundy
with tan cloth interior,
Infinit}' sound system with
CD player, tow package, bed-
liner. Truck runs, drives, and
looks like new! $17,900
obo. 404-542-9963

jmoore@southern.edu.

1989 Volvo DL 240, new
battery, new timing belt,
good tires, runs well.
$1000 obo. Please call me
@ 541-285-4084 or
gabrielhenton@msn.com.

'99 Ford Ranger 2.5L, 4
cylinder, 5 speed, only 89K
miles, has A/C, and rans
great! Asking $4,700 obo.
Call Josh at 724-747-8896
or e-mail at

jbandel@southem.edu.

FOR SALE - 1995 850
GLT VOLVO - Power
everything, leather, sun-
roof, 6-CD changer, spoil-
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$3140. Call Diane @
596-0230.

Automobile oil changes,
$14.00 flat fee. Will do
cars, trucks, vans. For
more information call
Brian Magsipoc at
236-7729-

Wanted: Male house-
mates to share large
house. Several rooms
available. Furnished or
unfurnished. $300 a
month includes all utili-
ties, laundry, high speed
Internet and satellite.
No lease, $250 Security
deposit. Outdoor pets
considered.
Available January 1.
423-504-0807-
Female roommate wanted
for 3 bedroom, 1 bath-
room house. 2 minute
drive from Southern, 7
minute walk.

$200/month -^ electricity
& cable. Washer/dryer,
furnished. 407-346-2476
or 704-300-8441.

Mature female wants to
share expenses. SDA pre-
ferred. 2 bedroom/2 full
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utilities. Room can be
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setting, quiet neighbors.
Located approx. 4-5 miles
from Southern. 423-827-
3725 or 423-236-4333-
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Wanted: female roommate
to share a beautifully %.
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City Manager
fired Monday

CoUegedale's City

Commission voted 4-to-l on
Monday to fire the city manager,
despite protests from one com-
missioner.

"I don't think she deserves to
be treated this way," said
Commissioner Harry Hodgdon,
defending Cit>' Manager Carol
Mason, who was not present.
"We're talking about someone's
reputation and their future."

CoUegedale Mayor John
Turner said Mason had been
inadequately performing her
duties as city manager for a long
time. In a letter Turner read pub-
hcly, he said Mason failed to
implement several programs,
despite warnings she received
from him. Turner also said
Mason had disobeyed direct
orders on financial matters.

"We're in a transition phase in
our city. It's time to move for-
ward," Turner said.

Hodgdon said many of
Turner's allegations were "twist-
ed around" and rebutted several
of them.

Some citizens also spoke
against the decision to fire
Mason, a 13-year city employee.
"I don't think they gave her a
fair shot," said Betty Chastain, a
resident of CoUegedale. "I'm not
sure they gave her enough credit
where she was due."

The commission is offering to
keep Mason on the city's payroU
as a consultant for the ned two
months, along with a severance
ickage.

Mason was hired as city man-
ager m 2003 after the commis-
sion fired then-city manager
Bert CooUdge. She had previous-
ly worked as the city's finance
director.

Attempts to reach Mason tor
comment were unsuccessful.

The commission voted to hire
Janet Kelley-Carr, a consultant,
to act as interim city manager
until a full-time replacement can
be found. Until then, the city
commission wiU take over
Mason's responsibihties.

"The commission as a whole,
and not just the mayor, will
make the decisions, said Sam
ElUot, city attorney.

Despite the controversy
Turner was confident the nght
decision had been made.

"I think, to a ven- tog^
degree, it's going to be busmess

as usual for us."

Student hosts The Nurse Show'

Megan Brauner

Mawagihg Editor

"The Nurse Show," starring
Alcia Nurse and produced by
Alex Spearman, both senior
media production majors, debuts
noon Monday on Southern's
cable channel 25.

"It's going to be fresh, not an
ordinary talk show," said Nurse,
the show's host. "We want stu-
dents to comment on what they
want to see on the show."

Nurse and Spearman want to
discuss student-related issues
like addictions and financial

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skills. Current
makeovers, guests
Southern and the co
and cooking segments
up for the episodes.

Some shidents like the idea of
a shident-run TV program.

"I think [Nurse] could address
important issues on campus that
some people might not want to
address," said Courtney Herod, a
freshman photography major.

Journalism professor Stephen
Ruf also supports the show.

"Nurse has a good personality.
She can relate to people, and

she's fun to talk to. The show nat-
urally compliments her skills."

Spearman first thought of the
show over Christmas break,
when the classes producing
Southern News Network ended
for the year. He felt there should
be a TV program both semesters.

"We want diis to be soraefliing
smdents can watch without
investing a lot of time but that
will reflect their lifestyle."

Spearman is producing "The

Nurse Show" for his senior

See Show Pg .2

Southern students attend Super Bowl party

Southern students gave an
overwheUningboototheSeatfle
Seahawks as the team entered
Ford Field in Detroit for Super
Bowl XL on Sunday. -The
Seahawks played agamst the
Pittsburgh Steelers, ivho won me
same 21 to 10.

Soudiem had the game on
three big screens™ the gym. SA
hosted die event and ordered 195
pizzas to feed smdents.

When asked, students did not
seem to favor one team over

^"uSe football, but I juiit don't
loiow what team I'm gomg for,
SdAlyssaNewman,afreshman
elementary education major.

When die game was not on
fte super Bowl commercials

J . ,,1, iW Seattle Seahawks ploy "6«'n»' ••'« .
S„uU.em stldent. "«''^.^„ "■«!,'» „° Bowl party on Sunday evening,
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. »»„Hnn "Everyone comes to the Super

kept the audience sattendon. ' ecting brilliant beer

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said the commercials are part 0 y^

what makes the Super Bowl See Party Pg. 3

a

project. The episodes will
run about 15 minutes. Students
can view Nurse on TV in the
cafeteria and later streaming
online ^'

www.thenurseshow.com. The
show is entirely student-run by
volunteers.

Nurse looks to talk show
hosts like Oprah and EUen
DeGeneres for inspiration, but
said she does not want to be
just the next Oprah.

"I want Oprah's money and
Ellen's fun," she said.

This weeks episode features
guest Christina Zaiback and a
cooking segment by Charlie
Cutler. Zaiback, a junior pubhc
relations major, Oed Pakistan
with her family after Sept. u.
Cuder, a senior mass communi-
cation major, demonstrates
safe cooking habits for dorm
students.

To give feedback, visit the
Web site

Last week Southern students
received an e-maU from Eddie
Avant, director of campus safe-
ty, warning them to be aware of
the recent rash of bicycle thefts

on campus. .

"People are taking any bicycle
of value that is not locked to a
bicycle rack," Avant said in his e-
mail. , . ,

There have been 12 bicycles
stolen in the past year at
Soufliera and two in the last
month. Campus safetj' officials
said this is a very high number
compared to previous years.

There have been various
reports from swdents who have
seen people loitering around
bicycle racks late at night.
However, no one has seen a per-
son actually take the bicycles.
"Bicycles are being taken all
campus, outside dormito-

ries apartments and .
ment buildings," Avant s^d.
^Q, are taken whether they
are locked up or not."

Jeremy Meyer, a jumor
chemistry-biochemistiy major,
is one of the many students
whose bicycle was stolen.

"I left it outside for a utue
while, and when I came back It
was gone," Meyer said. '"When I

found it the next day, the han-
dlebars were bent, and the bike

was trashed."

Unlike most others, Meyer IS

one of the few students to
receive his bicycle back. Campus
safety officials said out of the 12
stolen bicycles, they have only
recovered two or three.

In his e-mail, Avant gives
thease suggestions for keeping

Even with these safety pre- That way I know it is going tote I

these suggesnons lu. ^^^y^-s come students are not there when I need it," said Caldi I

your bicycle safe: renter *e — ;^°~,d,eirblcy- Gillham, a sophomore bid.,

bicycle with your residence hall ^^1^'°" '^ major. "Plus, it keeps it in betta I

"•°l"keep my bicycle in my condition than when it's out-I

room when I'm not riding it. side."

bicycle with your
secretary, record the serial num-
ber and always lock it up when
you are not riding it

Website. '"- "^ ,

Stttderts evaluate their 'Southern experience

'-' *- ^^ ^^ „. i„„l.» „t it " dh-ector of institutional ressaid

Meianie Eddlemon

clicking delete to an unfamil-
iar e-mail this month could
delete more than SPAM in your
inbox. It could silence your voice
as a student at Soutliem.

Freshman and seniors will be
invited fliroughout February and
March to evaluate their
Southern experience in an
online survey. The National
Survey of Student Engagement,
or NSSE, assesses the general
satisfaction and effectiveness of

undergraduate programs m aca-
demic, social and spiritual areas.
"If we want to be honest, we
have to have infoqnation and
then decide what to dp with this
infonnatitin,"said Steve Pawluk,
vice president of academic
administration.

The survey, he said, is critical
because it indicates the degree of
success in the program Southern
offers.

After students have complet-
ed die evaluation, results will be
compared with those of similar

colleges. Students' perceptions
of strengths and weaknesses wil
be revealed, and each depart-
ment will make a plan to assess
and improve key areas.
" Pawluk said the sabsfactioii
students express through NSSE
wil guide administrative discus-

"If they have an online survey
that would apply to me, I'd most
definitely take a part m it," said
Keith Borja, a freshman com-
puter systems administration
major. "The problem is that
unless it's about

campus, no one looks at it

This is the second year
Southern has participated.
Although NSSE takes only about
15 minutes to corripiete, less
than half of fKe freshmen and
seniors participated last year.

While the Means Comparison
Report tor 2005 shows Southern
to be above average in areas of
spirituahty, study abroad and
conununity service, the report
reveals low scores regarding fac-
ulty relationships, critical think-
ing and applied learning.
Hollis James, Southern'

director of institutional researdi |
and planning, said last s
findings have alerted the adn» I
istration to various weakness I
intheundergraduate.pmgPi |

"We are moving into f ^^"
for Southern where we are
much more detailed a
ment," James said.

Pawluk said the adniinisli»|
tion is seeking to discovenWI
shidentsgamandhowtheygwl

at Southern. , , , ,i.l

"Just don't click to delete*!

e-mail," he said. "This .sj*-|

dents'] chance to be I

UlUeSS it S aOUUL a Ulg laauc V71. • - • ' (1 I

Children of the World sing for missions

The Southern Accent

Alex Spearman

1 Megan Braltner Etiian Nkana
Robin George
MlCHAliL Crabtr
Zach Paul

I Chelsea Ingush

I Melissa Mentz

I Matt Barclay

Alex Mattison

K. Brown LOW
Christie Aguirre
Valerie Walker
Devin Page

James Willlsms Melanie Eddixmon

Britni Brannon Jason Neui'e

NeilCometa
Jessica Landess

Melissa Maracle ErikThomsen

Laure Chamberlain

Student Mission's week will
spotlight The Children of the
World Choir during vespers on
Friday, Feb. lo, at 8 p.m. in the
CoUegedale church. The choir
is comprised of orphaned chil-
dren from countries as far
away as Brazil, Uganda and the
PhiUppines and represents the
heart of missions for Southern
students.

Student missions coordina-
tor Joy Brown said the vespers
service is designed to create an
awareness of the needs in the
world, and students can fill
these needs as missionaries.

There are currently 59 stu-
dents preparing to be student
missionaries and taskforce
workers for the coming year,
and the number is growing by
an average of taiu per day.
"•"I want kids who feel called
for a year of their hfe to serve,"
Brown said.

Returning missionary and
mission's club president, Sonya
Reaves, spent a year in

about 'me, me, me,

'irown works ^H cu^l
student missionaries, o«.*I

prospective 'f'^^f., ^1
encourages sWdents * I
interested to come to tne j
Iain's office and pick »P
application packe

Tciry-Lyim Thomas %vxit

to student missionaries during

"Cliildren of the World" week.

Honduras working with chil-
dren. She said the program
takes you out of your comfort
zone and builds character.

"The program is creating
strong students of Christ who
learn what it takes to stand for
God in this world that is all

ilicatiou F»^ ii.mme.B

'Comeinandta^i_^^^^
it soon," BroOT saia. ^j|
our s.m. orientation clas> ■
spring break." jotCB*!

Senior English m»J",s
Graves, who is preP^"°e^jS
a teacher in Sa.P»»' ^.t.
always had a strong ^^1

go into '^l'"'X^.,«A
never had the right 0

'^■.Itwassometbi»8l*^i
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said 'wait tiU ^^3duate4.'l
Now that ly^J;, feeler

, heart's desire-
d to do it.

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News

The Southern Accent 3

BCU teaches Southern survival skills

The Black Christian Union;
BCU, hosted a survivor
night Saturday, Feb. 4. in the
lies P.E. Center ^

Students had to survive
challenges given by the coor-
dinators, and prizes were
awarded every 15 minutes.

"I am very excited and want
to Rive as many prizes back to
the students," said Pierre
Monice, BCU president.

Bryan Seymour, a freshman
general studies major, won a
Sony CD walkman.

"i think it's a great prize, a
lot more than expected," he
said.

Lisa Philips,
music major, s
happy to have ;
she could get involved ....

Other students felt differ-
ently;

"I felt like it was a waste of
time. I should have stayed at
home and studied," said Kenia
Leerdam, a sophomore biolo-

1 freshman

id she was

event that

gy major.

Students like Enoh Nkana,
a senior elementary education

people here are Hispanic and
black," she said. "It would
have been nice to have other
cultures here tonight."

Andrew Payton, a senior
computing and religion major,
shared his opinion.

"I think that the 'Black' in
Christian Union is very intim-
idating and is the main reason
that there was less diversity
tonight."

The grand prize for the
night was an Xbox 360. In
order to win, participants
went on. a scavenger hunt to
produce five items requested
by the coordinators.

The winners were Nicole
Smith, Jane Vu, Charity
Penaloza, David Hong and
Alexandria Cooke, who also
won a boom box earlier in the
evening.

Cooke said the group is

considering selling the Xbox.

"We will probably end up

ajor, noticed that the crowd selling it," she said. "It would

as not diverse. be hard to share the game

"I noticed that the only between all of us."

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continued from Pg. 1

i,but
it's there."

The commercials, as well as
the half-time show have become
an issue of morals for adminis-
tration. Kari Shultz, director of
student life activities, said the
administration keeps the con-
tent of the entire game in mind.

"We've turned off half-time
shows," Shultz said.

Instead of watching the
Rolling Stones perform on
Sunday, a Warren Miller ski
movie was shown. Student
response was varied.

"If they're trying to protect
us from seeing another Janet
Jackson incident, this is the
wrong way to do it," said Ryan
Knight, a junior physical educa-
tion major. "People want to see
the half-time show."

Nick Vence, a 2004 graduate
and alumnus of Southern said
he agreed with the university's
decision.

"I liked the way we keep the
world at bay by editing out
dancing girls and rock music."

Students combat rising textbook prices at Southern

.„ „ii tu^ Q^itinn i-hanpps." are chanced, " said Bob

Benjamin Stttzer

Textbook prices have been Lee.
rising at double the rate of ence
inflation for the past two Hermens

lower costs compared to those
at the Campus Shop. Donald

majo

imputer sci- Dickerson
Joseph major

I, books or classes. to all the edition changes,

"It's very simple," said Jeff Lee said

changed, " said Bob
Moore, professor of mathe-

t junior history

When teachers upgrade to matics

editions, the Campus Some students are not will

I senior computer

decades according to a science and computer systems -f ™-^,^ Ptlr;.:!',''

Government Accountability administration major, are the *jj*^^!^^„ ™™t ,

Office study. With these grow- creators

ing prices, Southern students SAUbooktrade

tt other students have Shop is no longer able to ^'^^^-^"^^ "^ "^^^ '

•cent them during book buy old edition
,ack "" """''' '"'

Yet some students still buy ience to

found ways to save
[ money on textbooks.

"I think it's awful," said
■Ben Garza, a freshman inter-
Icuhural communications
■major, about the rising prices
1 of textbooks.

"It is like eBay, except it's
completely free to set up an
account," Lee said. "We took
public information and gener-

^^t:^i;Wemo.^r^rmore^-.
than 300 accounts onnne,

inconven-

because the page

numbers would be all messed

up," said Allison Mirande, a

sophomore English major.

Lee said what he s

row selection of books and old - -

dhions. Garza said he tried and sell the older ed.fons .

to use the Web site, but could the Web site because t ._

not find the right book for his cheaper than the new ed.t.om

dass ^'.f"ro°iredhiotarwl fut^rrfor-SAUbook.rade.c

Lee said if more students *-*; 'j^tLtrthert.- is integration between his

were using the Web site, there as the "ew ed.tmn ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^.^^ ^^^ Amazon.com, or

""C^,r;!:ild learn just ^"^Lre are lots of li*

as wen from the old as from things n the works but .t

?he new edition, but the takes a lot of time and effort,
imbers

choose from. Concerning old
editions, Lee and Hermen

I Two Southern students Students can "j^ said that has been taken into

Idecided to combat the rising Web site to connect with omer s ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^.^^ ,^^ „e

■prices by creating a Web site students tiying to buy or sen a ..j^^.j. j^ a page dedicated homework

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■Meussa Mentz

■Staff Writers

The movie documents the
hardships Doss endured as a

non-combatant because of his

_ A former United States religious beliefs. ^^,^„

■Marine and Southern student "We hivited Joel as a speaRe

|hared his testimony Saturday, because he has had similar

|f*. 4, in Hackman Hall after experiences, saia

Iskowing the movie "The Leatherman, a rehgion proles

'nscientious Objector," the sor. p„tered

^^^mond Doss story. The Klimkewicz said he entere

Kntis, Peace Fellowship the Marme Corps^ be^-- .„
■sponsored the event.

' really enjoyed this pro

_ .' said Braxton Hagele, «
f^tmi famfly studies major.
n Joel Hunkewicz, a junior the-
P ogy major spoke about becom-
P6 a Seventh-day Adventist and
^^"fwntious objector, which
'hoj

iviaruie '-^'f-' — , ,
_ unsure what he wanted to

^"it'i^x. «--r ^ ^"..--.

-^1. ^o„ Adventist jpent in the Marines, wnere^Dcu

gled with his old lifestyle
decided to re-commit to Christ
He then felt it was wrong to
carry a weapon and became a
conscientious objector. He
served sbi years in the Marines,
two of which were In non-com-
batant duty.

Klimkewicz was charged by
the Marines for refusing to bear
and served time in military
prison. He was released four
monUis early with help from the
General Conference of Seventh-
day Adventists and some
Congress members. Afterward
he said God opened the doors

;eventh-day Adventist .pent mu.e ...---.
who was giving Bible ^j , cnscenOous objeet.

for him to

"li

ifi ^""^11^ oDjecior, wiuLii ai,^".. —
fleets the similar struggles of to attend

,tudies to Marines and

being baptized, given .

"God placed me i

ronment where I could give my «j^^^ — ^^ ^"^g.
heart to him," he said.

Southern,
thankfiil diat God has
e perspective and has
I where I am today"

Chelsea InGUSH

Southern welcomes acade-
my students from various
schools in the Southern Union
to the annual Honors Music
Workshop, which began last
night and will end Saturday.

"We see it as a good oppor-
tunity to host academy stu-
dents, but also to develop their
musical skills and build rela-
tionships with other student
musicians in the Southern
Union," said Scott Ball, dean
of the School of Music.

The emphasis of the work-
shop rotates annually, with
previous years dedicated to
choral or instrumental clinics.
This year the focus is on hand
bell and piano.

Approximately 40 academy
students from Georgia-
Cumberland Academy,
Highland Academy, Atlanta
Adventist Academy, Mount
Pisgah Academy and Forest
Lake Academy are attending

the workshop. Collegeua.e
Academy will not be partici-
pating due to preparation for
their production of Meredith
Wilsons "The Music Man.

The attendance of this
year's workshop is down from
the previous two years; 140
participated in the choral
workshop in 2005, and 115
participated in the instrumen-
tal workshop in 2004. Ball
said the lower numbers are
due to the fact that not aU
academies have a hand bell
choir.

Sophomore Katie Jacobs
attended last year's choral
workshop.

"It was a really great experi-
ence because you get to see
what other people's talents are
and learn from them," Jacobs

Each year Southern invites

guest specialists to teach the

music clinics. Peter Cooper,

chair of Andrews University's

department, is teaching

Ken Parsons flcft) instructs the wi
music clinic on Monday, Feb. 6, in

the piano workshop. Jeremy
Francisco, a doctoral student
at the University of Northern
Colorado and graduate of
Southern, is teaching the hand
bell workshop.

photo By Devln Pag<
nd instruments during the honors
Ackerman Auditorium.

In Cooper's workshop, each
piano student will bring a
piece to play in front of the
class, and then he will critique
and help the student.

"It can be kind of nerve-

Lake Academy are attenaing nius.c uc^. ~ - .

Thatcher dean retires after ten years of service

Students in the piano sec-
tion will work on basic techni-
cal exercises, sight reading
and four-hand pieces, in which
two musicians play the com-
position. The hand bell choirs
from the different academies
v\ill rehearse together as one
choir.

Amanda Graves, a junior
music and medical technology
major, attended the workshop
while in academy.

"It was intimidating
because it was a huge school,"
Graves said. "But it was a real-
ly good experience because the
quality of the music program
was so much better than I'd
experienced in academy."

The students will perform
the pieces they have been
rehearsing during a recital
Saturday at 3 p.m. in
Ackerman Auditorium. The
recital is open and free to the
public.

to Southern

■Valisa Wilson

Staff Writer

Helen Bledsoe will retire at
the end of this school year
after 10 years as a women's
dean in Thatcher South.

"I think I am the oldest
dean in the United States, and
I think it is just time for me to
move on," Bledsoe said.

Jennifer . Doshier, senior
psychology major and student
dean, said Bledsoe creates the
perfect atmosphere to work

'Her personality blends the
best of wit and humor with
fairness and honesty. She's
always pla>'ful, carefree and
fun," Doshier said. "It makes
me sad to think of her not
being here."

Director of housekeeping
Sandra Twombly has worked
ivith Bledsoe for eight years
and said she, too, is sad to see
Bledsoe retire.

"Over the years, I've looked
up to her as a friend, as well as
a mentor," Twombly said.
A dean has many responsi-

bilities and Sharon Engel,
dean of women, said Bledsoe
took the position unexpected-
ly and has been excellent.
Engel also said Bledsoe, has a
way with students that no one
could ever match.

"My favorite part of being a
dean has been the times when
I am able to connect with stu-
dents one-on-one," Bledsoe
said.

Bledsoe has donated her
time and love to Southern,
and now, "my job is at home,"
she said.

After retirement, Bledsoe
said her time will he spent
doing things that could only
be accomphshed during ber
timf away from the dorm. She:
said she will spend time with
her family and catch up on
hobbles like shopping and
discovering one-of-a-kind
treasures from thrift stores.

Southern is currently seek-
ing to fill the dean position in
Thatcher South, but Doshier
said, "Dean Bledsoe can't ever

really be replaced."

SIFE offers students tax return assistance

Chelsea Soapes

The members of Southern's
chapter of Students in Free
Enterprise, or SIFE, will be

Rebecca Huey, said SIFE mem- this every year for the rest of

hers can also help students who their lives."

have experience filing wifli the Last year, SIFE I '

Southern students fill out their
"We can point out tilings Uiat returns and answered 30 ques-
SSg Southern stadenl^''™"th tliey may not think of," Huey tions from students that did not
tlieirtaxreturris. said. . have their complete paperwork.

SIFE members who have She also said Uie reason SIFE SIFE is active m 40 countries
completed one semester in the chose to assist students tlie week as a non-profit organization,
federal income tax class will be after spring break is because Students at universities form
helping SouUiem students the many students will have their teams to develop projects that
week after spring break in Uie W-2 forms and otlier informa- meet SIFE's five educational
student center. Students can tion that has been mailed to topics: market economics, suc-
make an appointment het>veen tlieir parents' house. cess skiUs, entrepreneurship,

Tuesday, March 14, and SIFE members urge students financial literacy and busmess
Thursday, March 16, from 1 p.m. to bring all oftheir paperwork to ethics.

tlie appointment, including W-2 SIFE teams compete with

forms, all tax forms received and each other over the effectiveness

anything else tliat might be of of their projects. Southern's

importance for filing the return, team can sliowcase this project

"It's an opportunity to gain along with others they have

experience for myself, and the done tliroughout the year.

selves," said HeidarThordarson, students also get experience To set up an appointment

a senior accounting major and preparing their taxes," said Joe contact Heidar Thordarson at

member of SIFE. Oswald, a senior financial serx'- heidartloisouthem.edu or 423-

SIFE director and masters in ices major and SIFE member. 505-1883. Or call the on-campus

financial services student, 'They are going to have to do SIFE office at 4I3-236-2659.

to 4 p.m. SIFE prefers appouit-
ments, but wiU assist walk-ins as

"They get to see how tlie
process is done so that in die
future they can do it tliem-

The Southern Accent 5

Matthew Hermann
Vice President:

I want to:

•See Southern Adventist University change and

•See trust built between the faculty, staff, and stu-
1 dents of Southern Adventist University by having an
1 Honor Code.

•Revise the scholarship system here at Southern
D money is given all four years to students, not just
ame money the first year.

•Make Southern Adventist University more
diverse by attracting students from pubhc school,
not just academies.

•Make campus life here more comfortable. This
includes, but is not limited to:
-Repairing the potholes in front of Thatcher Hall and getting new shower

heads in Talge.
-Reclaim parking to men in front of Talge.
-Make tlie raexibar and haystack rare items on the cafeteria menu.
•I want to be the person you approach to voice your problems.

Bherma Totissaint
Social Vice President

After a long week of test taking, studying and being
stressed, students should be able to have somewhere to
have fun and relax. I believe that a social vice president
should be able to plan events where every culture can
enjoy themselves in a Christ-centered enviroranent. 1
know that I am able to plan these events with God's help.
I believe that every student should be able to come to a
party with SAU and have fun instead of looking else-
where for entertainment.

I am a person who accepts criticism well, and I am
ready to make any changes if someone is not pleased
with the way things are carried out. I enjoy serymg oth-
ers and bringing them happiness. Essentially, the Social
\ ,c. Pre ,dent should be able to plan an event that will be elevating not "mpromis-
n ot anvone s moral values, and at the same time allows students 'oj"t«ad and
grow closer to each other as well as their Lord. If I am elected as your next Social Vice
aident I promise I will strive to:
'Have parties that are culturally diverse
■Have a reason for students to want to atiiend the events
•Listen open-mindedly to any suggests

■Provide a relaxing and fun atmosphere at socials „,„„ffi™rs

I pray that flie Almighty will aid you in your decision as you vote for your othcers.
% God bless!

Michael Hermann

Cur'e«uthern Adventist Universi^. ,
great school with a wonderful ='"/»' ^°„*„:
strong Christian atmosphere, and .<^ha »g.ng
academes. Howeve^I brieve. he„ IS St n^^^^^^^

room for progress. -^ /« ''*™^' \„ ^ christian
:tmTs;;erru^^iv:ir— tbreemam

1 , ^^^^^ would be to worK wiiii j , jcaderaies. I

"j-t staff to market Southern to students »""="'': J"l, each many stu-
l'»e this would create a more diverse atmosphere ana ne P .^ ^^

»'^ who would otherwise miss out on Southern. «/ *''d^™ Jy stLg stu-
J^Southern adapt its scholarship system to attract academically

5* y"" support as President, I look forward to helping make Southern a
(lace where students are trusted with more responsibility.

Kellen Deoliveira
Social Vice President

Southern Adventist University is comprised of
not only many etlinicities, but also individuals mth
varying interests. Therefore, because our student
body boasts such diveisity, the social events plaimed
need to show die same variety. Being a Christ-
Centered university, I emphatically believe that
social activities should involve more than just secu-
lar parties and should include Sabbath activities that
not only satisfy our need to fellowship, but also fiil-
fills our vital need to grow closer to God as a univer-
sity. After actively being a member of the Social
Committee and an approximately four thousand
student pubUc high school's government, I believe
that I have not only the experience necessary to hold the Social -Tice President posi
tion but also the qualities needed to lead a large and unique student body If it 1:
God's will that I become Social Vice President, I intend to implement die foBowrag
plans to the best of my ability.

.Add variety, originality, and excitement to social events and outings
•Work wifll Campus Ministries to provide Sabbatii activities and nature outings
^^ObtttorilipurfroTJubsandespeciallystiidentsinplanningeven^

ishow^e more of die musical and artistic talents of Southern's shldents
through hve music and shident art exhibits

•Advertise social activities more clearly and efficienfly

with God's grace, I intend to do just that

Jon Miller

President ...»

So what qualifies me for being a candidate for
SA President? I have enjoyed bemg a part ot
leadership roles in high school serving as Senior
Class Vice President, Freshmen Class President
and SA Public Relations officer. Also, I have
Uved in the CoUegedale area for seven years,
allo.«ng me to learn about Southern and
learn about the people who run it I also fiave
been a senator in the SA Senate, allowing me to
become familiar with the constitution and budg-

" Do any of you like KR's? A big project for ren-
I . „{ KR's was started this year, and I plan

■ , ™ t fei?^.se^ Other plans involve working

.J help finish this P™J^'^VMuc?t on Health and Wellness to offer the best
with the school of ^^y^;^;'^ZTMr<s in renovating the ladies' dorm
assisting the women su . , enhance food

services pos,
workout/rec

issistinginewu...^..---— -^ enhance food

workout^rec and "0*ng with the adminis.rat.on^^^ ^ ^^

service. These are some of my plans a ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^

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jelly doughnut that I thought was
cream filled.

By Soreath Murray

"You're not going to believe
what I found," Becki McRae
said as she turned in an enve-
lope to the customer service
counter in tlie Village Market.

McRae, the office manager
in Southern's service depart-
ment, had to take a second
glance as she made her way
through the parking lot of the
Village Market in January. A
First Tennessee Bank envelope
containing $3,70o lay on the
pavement just outside the
store.

Without counting the
money, but noticing numerous
$100 dollar bills, she turned
the envelope in to Reda
Bidwell, Village Market office
manager.

"We had no clue to where it
came from," Bidwell said.
-There was no name."

Bidwell promptly called the
First Tennessee Bank phone
number on the envelope. With
the help of the bank's employ-
ees they were able to trace and

^ontaci the owner, Dave l-^^ f °'fj ^, di,,„vered the
'"ZT\TVo'':^:X- mo"; was' missing shortly
Bidwdlsaid. after he left^^-^tat^

Brummeltold the Chattanooga
Times Free P«ss, Even
though I was praying about It
the sweat started pounng off
my head, and my hands started

shaking."

McRae was pleased to see
everyone working together on
the search for the owner.

"It was the Lord's prompting
that I noticed it," she said. "I
have never, never,_never found
anything like that."

In the 17 years Bidwell has
worked at the Village Market,
this is the largest lost item
turned in. She said just a few
weeks prior to this incident, ai
Brummel, owner of the local envelope containing $600 dol
huLessBrummelPa™g,ha<l lars was found ^^

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If you
found
$3,000,
would you turn it in?

Emily Pickell

"It's wonderful that we
could give it hack."

4Him music review

As a rule of thumb, I typically
avoid "greatest hits" packages
because of their lack of value to
me. If 1 care enough about a
group dial is releasing a hits
package, I usually already have
most of what I want from them,
which leaves me no need to buy
it again. Since fans of 4Him are
no stranger to hits packages,
with "Best Ones", "Chapter One:
A Decade" and "Simply 4Him"
all released in the last few years,
1 think the band knew that if
they were going to go die "hits"
route for their final record, fliey
had better try something differ-
ent. 4Him decided to completely
re-record Uie tracks featured on
this record, "Encore," which
adds a tremendous amount of
value for this albiun.

For me, the standout on this
album was die medley, which is
comprised of "The Message,"
"The Measure of A Man," "A
Man You Could Write About,"
and "Why." Tlie medley goes on
for close to 11 minutes, with
excellent transitions and just a
great overall recordmg quality.
That is one tiling that cannot be
disputed; this album sounds
great! "Unity (We Stand),"
f^'^ Encore's first single, is a bit of a
^^^ disappointment, however.
"Unity's" chorus oddly features a
female choir, with the end result
being short and quite uncre-
ative; "We stand,

"I'd probably
turn it in
'cause I'd
hate to lose
$3,000."

Kelli Morrison

lift

■ 4H:

vocals took a back seat to these

guest vocalists in tile chorus, and
in other parts in the song.
"Unity" just isn't that good,
which is sad since this is flie last
song they will release to cap off
to their career.

At tiie end of "Encore,"
are treated to four bonus-tracks,
one from each member of the
group. Even diough Mark, Andy
and Kirk have had some sort of
solo experience m die past, it is
"Encore's" last song, Marty's
"Runaway Train," that clearly
wins out of tiiese four. 'Train"
dares to shatter the 4Hmi mold
and truly be sometiiing unique,
which is what solo music should
be. 1 don't know if Marty is pi;
ning on releasing a solo record,
but I'll definitely give it a listen if
he does. Tlie songs from Mark
("Cari7 the Light") and Andy
("Debt of Gratitude") have been
previously available on their
respective albums, and Kirk'
"Get Down Mountain", again
features a choir, so you know my
feelings on diat subject

Wliile it is sad to see 4Him
end tlieir career, you can't really
blame them. These guys have
been making music for 15 years
and are ready to
Although no single disc
effectively sum up 4Him's jour
ney, "Encore" is a fitting archive
of some of their best— newly
recorded so that they can be
equally enjoyed as one release,
and not like ar . , .

today radio station. "Encore

fitting end to their show, which
will never be forgott

Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

"Wait Until Dark"; Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 11 at 8 P-n>-; '"'^

Chattanooga Theatre Centre (on the mam stage) $13-^$15.50,

visit http;//www.theatrecentre.com/default.htm

"The Squid and the Whale" (independent film series); show-
ing Feb. 10-16; the Bijou Theatre; visit
http://www.carmike.com/ to find show times and ttcket
prices

■Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" (independent
film series); showing Feb. 17-23; the Bijou Theatre; visit
http://www.carmike.com/ to find show times and ticket

Pops Series: Big Band Fever (Chattanooga Symphony &

Opera); Feb. u; 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theater; $23+ ($15 tor student

rush tickets); visit http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org

"The 'Gospel'" (with a special introduction by the producer);
Feb. 16; 7:30 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $3 at the door

Casting Crowns in concert (with Nichole Nordeman, Tony

Nolan & Josh Bates); Feb. 18; 7 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium;

$2O.30-$38.50; call Memorial Auditorium box office or visit

http://wvTO.etix.com

Symphony Series: Mozart Masterpieces (Chattanooga

Symphony & Opera); Feb. 23; 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theater; $23-1-

($15 for student rush tickets); visit http://www.chat-

tanoogasymphony.org

Local flair: Events on Campus

SA Valentine's Banquet; Feb. 12; 6 p.m.; the Chattanoogan
Hotel; $26

Peter Planyavsky (professor of music at the Vienna Academy

of Music) in concert; Feb. 14; 7:30 p.m.; CoUegedale church;

convocation credit given

Pops concert; Feb. 18; 8 p.m.; Ackerman Auditorium

Orchestra concert; Feb. 19; 7:30 p.m.; CoUegedale church;
double convocation credit given

Jose
Monzon

Errol Clarke

"I'd return it
because the
good angel
said so."

Stephen Jamieson

"If I found It

February 9. 2006

The Southern Accent 9

LussaMaracle

keligion

Editor

'fflaracle@southem.edu

Religion

^he truth about a little thing called love

. modern human beings

'some sort of romantic

about love. You know

I'm talking about. Our

ulture is flooded with images

L;[wbat we think "love"issup-

Losed to be. Sappy chick

'flicks" give us boy-meets-girl

happily-ever-atter

rounding Valentine's Day
stores explode with red, pink
chocolate and diamonds - the
'gifts of love. Our culture
assumes that these are the

;ns of true love. While these

=als may be romantic, they

e usually unreahstic.

Underneath it all, the basis
[or this perception of love is
feelings. "Falling in love" is a
feeling, a sensation fueled by
the need to be accepted and
admired and to reciprocate
those feelings. There is noth-
ing with that; those are
natural and good human emo-

ings are true love, we tread on
dangerous ground. Too many

times I have seen couples who
were sure that their "love"
could last through anything.
But their feelings changed
when their ideas of love met
the hardships of life. If there
is nothing for a relationship to
stand on, it will fall.

On the other hand, we've
all seen elderly couples still
together after fifty years or
more. Even after so many
years, their love is stronger
than ever. So if our culture's
idea of love isn't what holds
people together for eternity,
then what is?

I remeniber a day years ago
when I learned the answer to
that question. My parents
would Sometimes fight, as all
parents do, and as a child
these arguments scared me.
One day, my mora found me
crying after one of my parents'
arguments. She asked what
was wrong, and I told her
tlirough my sobs that I was
afraid she and Dad would get
a divorce. Mora said sorae-

thing to me that I will never
forget; "We're not going to get
a divorce because we made a
promise." My parents are still
together to this day; their
marriage still stands because
of that promise.

So then if love is a promise,
that means it is a choice. In
other words, true love is a
conscious commitment and it
takes a superhuman amount
of effort every single day.

Life will always throw diffi-
culties at us, but only the
Creator of love can bring us
through those difficulties with
our love still intact.

True- love admits that a
relationship is difficult. It
challenges and demands our
hearts and souls. Yet in the
end, the work is worth the
effort. If we choose to love, we
build up that love one day at a
time until we can testify with
our lives that true love can be
found, that it is possible and
that it is forever.

Ctlpid, flowers and chocolate

I don't really look forward to

laltntine's Day. The day comes

id goes, and most of the time I

|Dn't even remember that it is

^entine's Day. Perhaps it's

e I have no one special to

iber on Valentine's Day

fcmore, or perhaps it's because

't really see the point The

^■e that I see most people

pressing to each other on

jltntine's Day seems fake, and

arch for something more

fuine. Flowers and choco-

s are nice things, and I'm

K many girls are pleased. But

|*tts and chocolate don't

n niuch once the flowers die

- chocolates have either

or have been eaten. All

ally means is somebody

wasted a bunch of money on
dead flowers and melted choco-
late. Who came up wifli the idea
of flowers and chocolate any-
ways? Perhaps diey thought of
flowers and chocolate as sym-
bols of love and commitment.
Who is Cupid, and why did he
put an arrow through someone's
heart? Cupid doesn't sound
lovely to me, he sounds violent.
Perhaps I would ask my ftiend,
Cupid, if he is trying to get die
person's affection by shooting
that arrow through dieir heart,
or if he is trying to destroy them.
Tlie bow and arrow thing never
worked for me, but for some rea-
son Cupid had good luck widi it
But Cupid, flowers and
chocolate all have somethmg in
common. They are empty by
themselves. One of my favonte
stories in the Bible is about a

.„.„. who knew alltoo well about
those empty symbols. His name
was Peter. Three times Peter
denied his Lord, but the expert
on giving genuine love asked
Peter three times, "Do you love
me?" And just as Peter had
denied the Lord three times, he
was three times restored. I don't
know what you're doing on
Valentine's Day, and I hope
wherever you are you have an
excellent time, but whatever you
do, don't forget to be genuine.
Another word for genuine is
true. BetiTietoGod,mietoyour
friend (or your valentine), and
true to yourself As a final
thought, remember Jeremiah
313 which says, "I have loved
thee with an everlasting love, I
drawn you with lovmg-

m facts about the Bible for everyone

^word in the Bible: Amen

'■22:21)

j^neest word (and name):
"ershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
fOortest verse: John 11:35 (2

■ 'Jesus wept")
t?»Ecst verse: Esther 8:9
u°»rtest book (number of
pi- 3 John
[^8«t book: Psalms (150

; '''"e books: Micah and

Nahum

Middle chapter: Psalm 118
Middle verse: Psatoi 118:8
Shortest chapter (number of

words): Psahn 117

Longest chapter: Psahn li9

(176 verses)

Number of times die word

"God" appears: 3,358 (It appeal^

in every book except Esflier and

Song of Solomon.)

Number of times the word

"Lord" appears: 7,736

Number of different aufliors:

Over 40

Number of languages the
Bible has been n-anslated into:
More than 1,200 (as of 2001)

Number of new Bibles dis-
tributed (sold or given away) m
flie U.S.: About 168,000 per day
(as of 2001) , .

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Opinion Editor
ltaylor(a)southern.edu

Th^OPINION

Thursday, February 9,

ltaylor(a)southem.edu i ^ = ^

T Good Question! I've never considered it!

Every^vhere you go singles
subconsciously and yet unani-
mously chant the same
mantra: weddings truly are
the dreaded battle-zone for
those who venture into one
without a serious relation-
ship. But mysteriously enough
they all seem to do it with a
sense of pride. After all,
wouldn't you need to if you
were knowingly walking into a
live minefield of people ready
and willing to ask, "So when
are you getting married?"

With Valentine's quickly
approaching, the next few
days are no exception to this
classic singles' dilemma.
Really now, with special
dates, weddings and social
gatherings galore, how can
you escape it? So when you
find yourself in one of those
situations, just remember.

don't flip out at the first sound
of the question. People are
just trying to unwind and
relax and make small talk.
Some of them are just
thoughtlessly (bless their
souls) grabbing at the first
thing on their mind while
starting conversations the
best way they can. It's almost
like they just don't know how
to approach singles. But
truthfully speaking, singles
are a breed unto themselves.

Singles come in so many
forms these days. There's the
snappy-bitter, the single-and-
loving-it, and the desperately-
searching. You can find them
at every wedding and even
some social parties always
being hounded by that awful
and unspeakable yet somehow
socially acceptable question.
Some of them, like the single-
and-loving-it, have mastered
the abihty to gracefully work

their way out of that question
down to an art-form, while
others, like the desperately-
searching, find themselves
devastatingly stumbling from
one painful encounter to the
other. But last, let's not forget
that snappy-bitter who leaves
a trail of jaws fixed to the floor
behind every table they visit.
Fortunately, there is always
something to learn from oth-
ers. So to those of you who
bare scars of this war field,
there is hope! ,

First, pick your genre of
responses. You can choose
from the two styles of success-
fiil options. Option one is the
smooth-and-clever while
option two is snippy-and-
petulant. But for those of you
that find yourselves in that
multi-year-long yet dead-end
relationship and so often
sense the need to share your
life story, for goodness' sake,

never chose the lost-;
bumbling option. Answering a
pitiful, "I just can't find any-
one,"- is just asking for pain
and a very awkward conversa-

Option One: smooth and
clever

The first variation is easy
and lighthearted. You bring in
some quasi-scientific analysis
and say, "Well, it seems like
everyone who got married
later in their life has had a
better chance at staying
together in the long run. I
guess the older you are the
better of an idea you have of
who you're going to be, and
vise versa. So in the end, I'm
just working my odds."
Personal note, if you chose
this variation and you want to
mess with their heads, play it
off with a big smile and an air
of silence. They won't know
whether to take you seriously

^riation

The second .„.„
simple and straightforward"
It's usually used for walk-ujj
casual conversation

■talk to for

'minutes. Just

people you know t

more than a few m „

say, "Hey, thanks for ^^
nizing my high standards"
know, I'm still single beca
I'm waiting for the right 01,^ ,
You can jokingly add, "\vhj, I
can I say, it actually takts |
time to separate the best from |
the rest." But please, for yom I
own good, don't say this!
unless you actually have I
something to offer. I know, it I
really is a crying shame, but |
for some reason flipping burg- 1
ers just doesn't mean much to |
people these days.

The second part will be
printed next week.

Letter to the editor I internet service a problem at Southern

the girls they take out will

' become serious entirely too fast.

I just want to take a second The girls are afraid that the guys

here to thank you for your article are going to be commitment

about dating ["Six bad habits of freaks and run away like all the

dating", Jan. 26]. Last year was other guys had done before,

my first year here. Previously, I Other problems that arise

had gone to school at Union and involve titles. Many individuals

then to a public

Minnesota. Since arriving at

have approached me in the past
year or so asking if a title should

Southern I have been bothered be attached to their

by the dating "policy" of the stu- tionship. On asking how long

dents. 1 have debated and tliey have hung out. the most

lamented with my friends to common response is "a week or

approach dating witli a more two." Titles show commitment,

relaxed attitude. Maybe their Insecurity often inspires couples

feelings of pressure and serious- to attach a tide to a new relation-

ness come from the Soutliem ship in the hopes that commit-

Matrimony College legacy, ment will follow. My feeling is

Sadly, week after week I see my that time builds commitment. If

good friends waiting by the both parties involved would

phone for Mr. Right or Miss slow down and learn to have fun,

Right to call, but the call never dien maybe dating would be a

comes. Many problems arise more positive experience,

witli this. First, diey are not Slowing things down also has

proactive. Second, they already the hidden benefit of adding

conclude Uiat Mr. or Miss Right time to tlie relationship. Time

is the perfect person and tliey sheds light on many issues. This

are the only person for tliem. So only benefits boUi individuals,

if they ever go on their first date My favorite line often found

with that person, they don't around the start of a relationship

know what to say or do. What goes something like this: "Are

does one say to the person of you going to date her?" No, silly,

your dreams? My college years I'm getting to know her. But I'm

have taught me that you dale getting carried away now. My

(take them out) to get to know short thank-you is now out of

lOt to continue the control. 1 may be completely

of the obsession, incorrect in my understanding

Over-commitment/obsession or of dating, but I beheve that you

whatever you want to call it also are on to sometiiing. So the

leads many of these wonderful moral of tiiis story is thanks for

people to be plagued with dating your article,
problems. They are afraid that

Before I get into the crux of
.my argument, I'd like to say
that I love Southern. I am
spending my own hard-earned
money just to be here. My par-
ents would rather me go to a
non-Adventist school, but I
want the atmosphere provided
by Southern.

The one thing I can no
longer stand about Southern
is'the internet service provid-
ed. For the amount I am pay-
ing to go here, and it is a very
shiny, pretty penny, I feel I
have the right to at least 128
Mb/s internet. This costs all of
$45 a month from a cable
internet company and that
includes basic cable where I'm
from. Instead we're forced to
suffer through dial-up speeds
during peak hours, a tiny
bandwidth limit and an overly
active firewall which, while
slowing everything down,
does nothing to stop the myri-
ad of proxy servers that are
available to the average
Google-sawy student.

While I'm sure there are a
large number of students who
are perfectly happy \vith the
amount of bandwidth avail-
able, most of the School of
Visual Art and Design stu-
dents ^vill agree with me that
there is far too little band-
width for our purposes. An
average 8 megapixel image is
around 2 to 6 megabytes per

photo and an average
Photoshop file can be upwards
of 100 megabytes, enough by
itself to generate a low band-
width message. There is some-
thing very wrong with the sys-
tem here if I can go over band-
vAdih for a week straight just
trying to find the pictures nec-
essary to complete two assign-
ments. I'm not saying a band-
width limit is unnecessary; the
school would be up to its eye-
balls in debt if everyone had
unlimited bandwidth because
every Tom, Dick and Harry
would be downloading every
pirated DVD on the face of the
earth. What I am saying is that
the bandwidth limit needs to
be increased to a minimum of
400 megabytes dovmstream
per day with a purchasable
upgrade to 1 gigabyte per day
option. I know I'd be one of
the first to sign up for the
increased bandvridth.

We're all adults here, with a
few possible exceptions. So
why does Southern insist on
maintaining an unstable, slow
firewall? At home I have 128
Mb/s downstream cable inter-
net linked to a Local Area
Network (LAN) of 4 comput-
ers and a central storage unit.
To access a File Transfer
Protocol (FFP) like Bit tor-
rent, I get a ping, or connec-
tion time, of around 50 to 60
milliseconds. Here during the
day before 1 or 2 am, the same
connection takes an average of

700-2000 milliseconds. I

That's up to 2 seconds just for I
a single packet of information I
to transfer between iwo eom-F
puters. To put that in perspec-l
tive, that's around the samel
rate as a 14.4 Kb/s telephone I
modem. But you'd think that I
the overlord's digital watch- f
dogs would be good atblodi-l
ing things that are detrimental 1
to our spirituality like pornog^- ^
raphy or other smut. I
they're pleasantly gc-- .
blocking such sites as US I
News today. There arefarbeM
ter firewalls than the one thai I
Southern's IS department his|

decided to use. ,

I'm glad for the amount 01

technology available to"
here at Southern. Ma"*
schools don't have nearl jj]
much as we do. But we res

ing ourselves short if we J^
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February 9, 2006

Thuisdayi

gthanNkana
sports Editor
ediana@southem.edu

The Southern Accent 11

Sports

cent

Southern's No. 2 All-Basketball team

KEN ROSE
iPoKTs Writer

This is a two-part article
that will feature the best play-
ers at each position in the
intramural basketball league.
Next week will feature the
first All-SAU team.
2nd Team

Guard- Edwin Urbina -
This might cause some waves,
but the choice wasn't easy.
Urbina has played pretty well
this season, but he hasn't
been as dynamic as we're used
to. He stiU has great court
vision and the ability to score
game-winners, as witnessed
in the last-minute victory over
Dawgs Dawgs. He has shown
streaks of his smooth shooting
stroke and that's why he'll be
a crucial part of Nothing
Special's playoff run.

Guard- Rob Quigley -
Somehow this guy keeps find-
ing a way to get the ball in the

hole ALL DAY LONG. His wet
jumper is helpful, but his
understanding of the game is
a big part of his success. As a
man who has tried to guard
him, I've seen how much he
likes to run around the court
and hit jump shots. His
defense is solid and he knows
how to stay out of foul trouble
which is an acquired skill with
our referee situation this year.
Guard- Chris Bennett -
This guy is just a score-at-will
kind of guy. He is quick and
has a touch that should be
reserved for surgeons and vet-
erinarians. His play on
offense and defense is much
stronger than his team's
record lets on. If you want to
see something that should be
on Sportscenter, just watch
this guy play. One word:.

Forward- Donnie Miller - I
must say that his game is
about as pretty as his face. We
all . love ^yatching this guy

play. And whoever said that
white man can't jump hasn't
seen this guy in action, cause
this white guy can JUMP. He
plays close tough defense and
he can score on just about
anybody in the league.

Forward- Eric Burch - This
guy is scary! He can block you
so hard that it breaks your
confidence one minute (I'll
testify to that), and the very
next he'll be on the other end
of the court dunking on your
teammate. That or hitting an
outside shot that a post player
like himself isn't supposed to
be able to hit. He is the most
dynamic big man in the
league, but a little more heart
would go a long way for his
game and Dawgs Dawgs as a

Honorable Mention

Jevon "Pure Shooter"
Roberts - This guy is the
black Larry Bird of our era.
He is scoring big points in "B"

league. This is the only reason
that he doesn't find himself on
the first or second team. He is
still a scoring force.

Matt "Mr. Hustle" Smith -
This guy is so scary down low
that I'm thinking of putting
up a stuffed Matt Smith in my
front yard for Halloween next
year. He is a BEAST! He is
doing a TON of dirty work for
Shocken Um.

Zach Livingston aka Bruce
Bowen - This is another
freshman that is creating a
stir around the league. He
played an instrumental part in
All Day's victory over Old and
Tasty. He had the arduous
task of guarding the old veter-
an Donnie Miller, and Bowen,
excuse me Livingston held
him to a lack luster game.

Jay Underwood aka J-
Train - What can you say
about the J-Train except that
he has a complete game. He's
a great shooter and he also

has the ability to get to the
hole. He is also one of the top
five free throw shooter's in the
league.

David "All Around" Grant -
To be perfectly honest, his
game is smoother than a tall
cool glass of soy milk. He gets
it done on both ends of the
floor, playing pesky defense
and scoring points with an
inside/outside offensive

game.

To everyone who doesn't
like where they are on the list
or the fact that they're not on
the list I apologize. Basketball
intramurals has A LOT of tal-
ented players this year and I
didn't have the space to write
about all of them, but know
that I would write a sentence
or two about the strengths of
all the players out there if I
could. Much Love.

Men's basl<:etball power rankings

Bannor Downs

1. Sack Lunch (5-1)
Thursday showed tliey were for
real in beating Nothing Special.
With their only loss coming
while key player Andy Johnson
) missing, they have proved
1 to be an elite team.

. Old and Tasty (4-1) This
I team has been using its 1-2
Ipunch of Donnie Miller's fast
■breaks and Adam Brown's 3
■point shooting to win games
■effectively.

3. Nothing Special (5-1)

They lived up to their naihe in
allo\ving a 17-point ran almost
unanswered in their game
against Sack Lunch. Better shot
selection is needed if this team
wants to return to the champi-
onship.

4. Wolftever (3-2) It's almost
impossible to judge how good
this team is with Justin Moore
and Rob Quigley gone occa-
sionally. If their whole team is
able to play throughout the
playoffs this could prove to be a
much more serious team than
they've displayed so far.

5. Dawgs Dawgs (4-4) Their
real name should he No
Excuse, because there is no
excuse why they have lost as
many games as they have with
Eric Burch and Chris Bennett.
Almost every game they've had
has been a close one, so watch
for this team to cause an upset

Take a break from studying,
come out and watch the basket-
ball playoffs next week and
cheer for your favorite team.

Want to move up the rank-
ings? Try ivinning more and
losing less.

Somen's basketball power rankings

Nothing Special vs Sack Lunch

■Ethan Nkana

1^RT3 Editor

allers (7-0) Is there

■any dispute? Obviously the

IJiicest team in the women's

they are too stacked

md too deep for most teams

P» handle. Alicia Lascelles is a

Jjenace in the paint and Kelly

nttan is a huge threat from

I'^P The way the season

T«M, it looks like they'll waltz

TOtongh the playoffs.

2. Gold Digga (5-1) They're
C™ns on top of the Blue
Fusion by the slimmest of
?«8ins. This is the only
F'amural team to have

allowed fewer than 100 pomts
per game, which will be a fac-
tor as they meet the Big
Bailers in the playoffs.

3. Pick 3 (5-3) They won a
CLOSE game against Rebels
and Yank last week which
gives them the edge in this
week's rankings. They have a
talented team but need to put
teams away early because they
have some trouble sealing the

deal in the final minutes as
was showcased against Rebels

and Yank.

4 Rebels and Yank (5-2)
Rebound, rebound, rebound.

This is quite possibly their
most apparent flaw. Guard
Jennifer Henderson had a
handful of steals, but they
need to translate those
turnovers into points on their
side. They have a good team
but may exit the playoffs early
if they don't step it up.

5 Your Mom (I'S) This
team is better than their
record indicates. Despite that^
they will make an early playoff
exit. Not much you can say
now; grin and bear it.

Jesus Melendez of team Sack Lunch jumps to
grt a rebound during Monday night's basket-
baU games in nesP.E. Center.

Thursday, February 9, 20(,j

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Brand new Ultra Wheels
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residents

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girls' game.

SUje Eikrem and her boyfriend enjoy the comedian's humorous performance at the SA Valentine's banquet, held Sunday ever
2006, at the Chattanoogan in downtown Chattanooga.

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Southern students were
seen dressed as butterflies,
peacocks and even Batman for
the Student Association
Valentine's masquerade ban-
quet on Sunday, Feb. 12.

"It was surprising and cre-
ative," said Tina Gemora, a
sophomore nursing major. "I
like a party where you don't
know what everyone is going
to look like."

The event was held down-
town at the Chattanoogan

Nixon, new

Less than one week after
being interviewed, John
Nixon accepted the call to be
the new senior pastor at the
CoUegedale Seventh-day
Adventist Church.

Nixon, who was inter-
viewed Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006'
by the church's search com-
mittee, pastoral staff and
church board, accepted the
position Friday, Feb. 10,
2006, according to the
CoUegedale church Web site.
Nixon based his speedy deci-
sion on a process he and his
wife have adopted.

"■We prayed more mtently
three times a day, read scrip^
ture and sought counsel from
godly friends."

hotel. Tickets cost $26, which
was $6 more than last year.
Despite the increase in cost,
425 attended the banquet this
year, said SA Social Vice
President Melissa Sanchez.

Although SA provided com-
plementary masks at the front
door, many students pur-
chased masks online, at cos-
tume shops or made them. A
few students even painted and
jeweled their faces.

"I think it's cool because it
shows the other side of a per-
son's personality," said Jen

Bigham, a sophomore social
work major. "Your mask kind
of shows who you are."

The menu for the evening
included Italian food served
buffet stj'le mth items such as
ravioli, polenta and sauteed
vegetables. Students agreed
the food was delicious but did
not enjoy waiting in long lines
for second servings. The food
temporarily ran out half-way
through the meal, and h took a
while for more food to arrive.
Some students did not get
dessert.

"I paid $26, and I didn't get
my cheesecake," said Jonice
Cometa, a junior nursing
major.

Seth Gillham, SA president
said SA felt bad about the
problem, but they did not have
much control over it.

"We basically paid the
Chattanoogan hotel based on
how many people bought tick-
ets, and they were supposed to
provide for that many people,
and they ran out," Gillham

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senior pastor at CoUegedale church

Nixon said he used the
same process sometime earli-
er when he turned dmvn an
offer to pastor in the Southern
California Conference, but

knc, . 0--

place God wanted him to De.

"We were convicted to
accept the position, and we
acted on it," he said.

Ed Wright, president ot the
Georgia Cumberland

Conference, supports Nixon s

decision.

"I believe God was leading
Nbton to CoUegedale," he said. ^^»-^

Nixon graduated from pastor John Nixon
Oakwood College in
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American Division and is the
former vice president of the
Southern California

Conference, according to the
North American Division of
Seventh-day Adventists Web
site.

Dwight Herod, senior inter-
im pastor at the CoUegedale
church, believes Nbion's char-
acteristics and attributes can
benefit the church. Southern
Adventist University and the
community.

"After the interview I felt
that this was God's man for
this time," Herod said.

Herod added that the
church is looking for a godly
individual, a good communi-
cator and a leader that can
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lead the congregation in
fuffilling its purpose and mis-

"I tliink Nixon has those
strengths and more," Herod
said. ,

Wright agrees and said ne
has confidence in Nixon's
leadership.

"I really believe he is well
qualified and gifted," Wright
said. 'His personality and ,
temperament are well-suited
for the CoUegedale congrega-
tion. What I know^ about
Nixon elicits my trust."

NbLon said he wants, with
the help of the pastoral staff,
to continue to direct
CoUegedale in its current
direction, while formulating a
vision and plan for the future
of the entire community
based on the mission of the
church.

Sharon Michaels, a sopho-
more elementary education
major, said Nixon would be a
great asset to the CoUegedale
church and community.

"Nixon has a special way of
preaching that will enlighten
the listener to look at different
points of views," she said. "1
can't wait to hear him speak."
Nixon hopes to know
when he will make his transi-
tion from Oakwood to
CoUegedale by next Monday,
He replaces Tony AnobUe,
who resigned from tlie senior
pastor position in January
2005. Herod said Nixon
appointment givt

CoUegedale church a total of
eight pastors.

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Joel Himkewicz, former
United States Marine, went
before the Naval Oemency and
Parole Board in Washington,
DC on Feb. 8 to appeal his
charge for refusing to bear arms.

Himkewicz, who is now a
Southern student, served tjme

in military P"™" """
became a Seventh-day Adventist

and a non-combatant while in
the Marines. Himkewicz was
convicted at general courts-mar-
shal and given seven months
confinement, including the loss
of aU pay and aUowances, and
also received a bad conduct dis-
charge. This discharge was
upgraded last Wednesday to a
"general discharge" in a 3-2
vote. Klimkewira said there is
less than a two percent margm
the boards grant reUef

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dM ar. upgraded discharge from the U.S. Mari.es.

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the day he walked
recruiter's office and called his
parents from the road. After
joining, he met a Seventh-day
Adventist chaplain on a ship and
began studying the Bible. He
was baptized and eventually
became a non-combatant. Later
during his time in military
prison, Klimkewicz gave Bible
studies to inmates and said he
now feels called to chaplaincy.

In an article about
Klimkewicz posted on the
Adventist News Network Web
site, Mark Kellner, assistant
director for news, said the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
advocates nonviolence and
peaceful solutions to conflicts.

Klimkewicz said he agrees

with the church's position, but

^jmT&y to ^get the the decision should be left up to

e difficult to do, he said, is to

Klimkewicz said he never

the personal conscience.
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Seniors to march only at commencement

Chelsea Ingush

C0-NEW9 Editor

Seniors wiU now march only
at commencement on Sunday
during graduation weekend.
This will give students the
option to sit with family and
friends during Friday night's
consecration and Saturday
morning's baccalaureate.

"I'm happy about it, I always
thought tliat marching for all
three events was a little exces-
sive," said Emily McArthur,
senior class president and an

English, history and interna-
tional studies-German major.
Academic administration
sent out a survey via e-maU
before Thanksgiving to stu-
dents who are planning to
graduate in May or December.
The survey asked students
which events they would prefer
to march and wear regalia at,
aUowing them to choose all
that apply and givmg them a
comment slot, said Katie
pLmb, associate vice president
of academic administration.
Out of around 500

students that received the
survey, 252 responded, with
the majority voting to march at
commencement. Lamb said.
Sixty-eight also sent com-
ments.

"I was intrigued by the num-
ber of students who wrote com-
ments supporting the idea of
marching on Sunday, because
to them Friday and Saturday
services were about worship
instead of them," said Steve
Pawluk, senior vice president
of academic administration.
Academic administration

voted to change the policy, and
a letter containing instruction
and general information for
graduarion weekend mU be
sent to seniors within the next
few days,-IJamb said; "''"' '
"When the seniors get those
letters, they need to read them
so they can know what to plan
for," Lamb said.

Seniors now have the
responsibUity of ordenng their
own regalia and announee-
ments, Pawluk said. March 1,
2006, is the deadline to get
orders i

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The struggle in CoUegedale
to keep alcohol out faces a
new challenge as the city
appears ready to grant its first
beer permit to the proposed
Wal-Mart on Little Debbie
Parkway. The Wal-Mart has
the potential to generate
increased sales tax revenue,
city officials said, but would
still need to file for a city per-
mit to sell packaged beer on
the property.

"It certainly is possible with
this ordinance that Wal-Mart
will be able to apply for a city
beer permit," said Erin
Reynolds, city recorder for

Construction equipment sits on the location °^^^*^^e Parkway
structed Wal-Mart Super Center located on UtUe ue
I Ooltewah.

In 2004, the
amended the municipal code
to allow beer sales on proper-
t>' adjacent to the Race Way
gas station on Lee Highway.

Currently, the city allows
only two establishments to

and Lee Highway m uoiiewan. ,,

sell packaged beer, the Race owners the "Sf^^ j proper^'

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the intersection of Lee adjacent to Race .^y^gte, '
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Library showcases graduate photojournalist's work

The McKee Library is
displayiag Southern graduate
Mui Janetzko's photos from
w internship at the
Chattanooga Times Free Press.
The 15 8x10 color photos,
taien during her 8-month
iBtemship, can be found on the
Ubrary-s second floor

"It's land of speaal that we
can have this display here," said
Frank DiMemmo, chair of the
hhrary's public relations com-
mittee. "She is a talented pho-
tographer."

DiMemmo is not the only
one who thinks well of
Janetzko's work.

"They are very impressive,"
said Lome Schrader, a sopho-
more family studies major. "I
didn't know there were such tal-
ented photographers here at
Southern."

Janetzko graduated from
Southern in May 2005 with

m

Janetzko has photographed
everywhere from Ringgold, Ga.,
to Paris, France. During her
internship, Janetzko said she
was given front-page assign-
ments and was treated Hke a fel-
low staff member.

Janetzko said she loved "con-
necting with people and being
able to tell their stoiy through
pictures."

The 23-year-Qld Nashville
native married Justin Janetzko
last year. The couple now lives
in .^Ktpka, Fla. where she is a
free-lance photographer, and he
is an assistant dean and religion
teacher at Forest Lake
Academy.

DiMemmo hopes to coordi-
nate other displa>^ to showcase
Photo contributwi talented artists from schools
Media librarian Frank DiMemmo ai^jnsts one ofthe 14 photographs by Jacqai Janetzko that we^^ and departments across cam-

play this week in McKee library. pUS.

He said, "It's a great way to

and an emphasis in photogra- adjunct professor Billy Weeks, Weeks allowed her to shadow encourage students and to show

phy director of photography and photojoumahsts at the newspa- their talents to so many people

As a student in the advanced graphics at the Chattanooga per and eventually encouraged who would

; it other-

degree in mass communication photography class, she met Times Free Press.

her to apply for an internship.

New concentration in School of Computing: embedded systems

students in Southern's
School of Computing are
learning how it is possible to
create a tiny computer and
insert it into something as
small as a cellular phone.

The department recently
added a concentration of
embedded systems into the
1 curriculum.

Tyson Hall, professor of
I embedded systems in the
1 School of Computing,
embedded sys-
1 tiny computer that

programmed to perform a
dedicated task. Some items
that have embedded systems
are cars, cellular phones, digi-
tal cameras and clocks, PDA's,
microwaves and even IV
drips.

Students in the field have
the opportunity to design
their own hardware for
processors and create robots.
Hall is currently working on a
train set so students can build
a hardware controller for it.

"It's definitely a growing
field," Hall said.

The concentration was

added last semester and is
expected to grow quickly,
especially after receiving

«lt's definitely a

growing field."

•Hail

$125,000 in donations.

"With the embedded sys-
tems, we get Dr. Hall. He is
young, exciting and very
smart. He's a great addition,"

said Darlene Williams,
administrative assistant in the
School of Computing.

James Johnston, a senior
computer science major with
a concentration in embedded
systems, took a computer
architecture class last semes-
ter from Hall.

"I liked the class quite a bit
and thought the embedded
systems part was fun,"
Johnston said.

This past Christmas,
Johnston developed a com-
puter-controlled display of
Christmas lights for the open

house using the knowledge he
gained from embedded sys-
tems courses.

As for the facihties, a new
lab is in the process of being
completed. The completion of
the lab is expected by the end
of this semester. Hall said it
will be a first-class lab, equal
to or better than any lab at the
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Georgia Tech.,
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology or even Stanford.

Hall said, "Good things are
happening."

;;^;;o;etire from themusicdg^rtntent after almostS^^^^^^^^

Oksana Zaverukka

Bruce Ashton, a professor in
the School of Music, is retiring
^er almost 30 years at
Southern.

It's hard to imagine life with-
l«l him in this building," said
IScott Ball, dean of the School of
■Music. "I'm sorry that he is retir-
■uig, but I do not begrudge him
i'Mthis opportunity."
I Ashton, 64, a doctor of music
|°"s. has taught piano, music
^Wty and music history at
'«ttthem since 1968. In addi-
s also a composer and
1 arranger. He and his wife
'. "^' a professional painter,
'e three children who went to
g™^rn, and five grandchd-

It was pretty much what I

expected to do with my life,"
Ashton said about his 30 years at
Southern. "But if I had no
restrictions. I would want to be a
professional accompanist. I love
accompanying."

Laurie Redmer Mmner, con-
ductor of the Southern
Symphony Orchestra, jomed the
university in 2000 and has
worked widi Ashton as piano
soloist with die orchestra three
tunes. Minner said she has gone
to Ashton for advice on selec-
tions. T, J o

"Every time I have had a
question about [the] appropri-
ateness of a certain pie.^ for the
orchestra to play iu church I
have gone to hhn for advice
Minner said. "His advice is
always somid and Chnst-cen-
tered."

of Music

"For him, ^ - r

musician and brilliant artist,
nodiing is higher tfian repre-
senting God," Penner said

Students said they know
Ashton as a very patient teacher.

"He is exceptionally knowl-
edgeable and has tremendous
patience," said Wesley
Villanueva, a junior music
major. , .

Ashton's retirement will give
him an opportunity to concen-
trate on composition and
arrangement, family and his
hobby -wild flower photogra-

u. t,« ^ "i hope to write some bigger

A contribution Ashton has ^ J^.^^ ^rid contiibute into

made to the department ^ te ^^ ^^.^,, ^^ ^^^ .,

godly example ma^are^ of ta ^^ ^^ ,b„„. „chestia

SrprXsortL^sS airangement^ere.aneedfor

church-oriented reper-
tohe."

The largest percent of his
compositions have been choh
music. He did 40 arrangements
for clarinet and vioHn and
enjoyed Uie challenge of writing
for tiie request of two Soudiem
students. Two of his pieces were
given an honorable mention at
the Original Art Song competi-
tion in faU 2004. He composed
about a dozen Christinas pieces,
half of which have been per-
formed. One of his songs, called
"By Christ Redeemed," is #402
in die church hymnal, #402-

Minner said she cannot imag-
ine a better colleague.

"His grace, humor, humility,
extreme competence and pro-
fessionalism will be sorely
missed."

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5a!3LWHS ', TV,p Lovell sisters,

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McCallie and the InCahoot i—i^r^Js. sang songs
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McCallie and the InCahoote b^S^" f ™/ NaU and Brad
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„n WSMC, Southern's on-cam-
pus radio station.

"I felt like they were very
friendly. It seemed like tradi-
tional bluegrass, and they had ■

practical theology major,
really enjoyed the concert, and
I'd definitely come again at any
chance I had."

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c;niithern Cat Advocates Team begins new program

bOUtneill ^^ClL /-VVAVV7V. .he ,„iversit/s advancement colony, Biegel said but tb

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Tommy Amdekson

A volunteer group has
trapped 10 stray cats on cam-
pus and placed them in new
homes. The group is Southern
Cats Advocates Team, or

Sally Jewell, a parent volun-
teer, and her daughter Emily, a
Tliatcher South resident, saw
the need for helping stray cats
on campus. Initially, five to six
cats were reported tearing up
the crawlspace in the Georgia
State-side apartments. Othci

strays were reported around
Tliatcher South.

With permission from the
university, S.C.A.T. has imple-
mented a trap-neuter-return
program. Community volun-
teers Bill and Vicki Demerse
use safe trapping methods for
tlie cats and then take them to a
local veterinarian for treat-
ment.

Brian Dickinson, D.V.M,
with Animal Medical
Professionals of Ooltewah
charges a $75 fee to spay or
neuter each cat, test for HIV

and leukemia, de-worm and
provide necessary shots like
rabies.

Dickinson said untamed ani-
mals can prey on wild bird and
animal populations. They also
may carry disease and rabies.
The veterinarian said students
must be careful when handling
wild cats.

All 10 animals trapped so far
have been treated and placed
with off-campus pet owners,
said Joy Biegel, coordinator of
the S.C.A.T. project and
major gifts/volunteer liason

the university's advancement

"I am very excited about this
project," said Brandon Wright,
a freshman social work major
who is volunteering to help
with the program.

S.C.A,T. may create a feral
cat colony on campus, similar
to what other college campuses
have done. Once established, a
colony of spayed or neutered
cats can actually repel more
cats from living on campus.
Southern currently does not
plans for a stray cat

colony, Biegel said, but the
foundation is set if the univer-
sity has more problems with
strays. ,

In the meantime, Biegel saia
students should not feed the
cats. ,

"It will be a detriment to the
situation," she said. "Let us
know if you see a stray cat 01
know of one. We will make sure
it is properly taken care of

Students can call Biegel at
236-2839 or Yisit w^«.scat-
cats.org.

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School of Music presents a series of concerts for the month of February

. ^-^^«» ... . . ., r... .'T..i,;^v students will enjo)

This weekend. Southern
students can attend three con-
certs presented by the School
of Music.

Saturday, Feb. i8, the Bel
Canto women's chorus will be
performing for evensong at 6
p.m. in the CoUegedale
church. Following evensong at
8 p.m. in Ackerman
Auditorium, a pops concert
will take place.

The weekend concerts con-
fe tinue Sunday, Feb. 19 at 7"-30
^ p.m. in the CoUegedale church
with the symphony orchestra
concerto conducted by Laurie
Redmer Minner, which is
double convocation credit.

Gennevieve Brown-Kibble,
director of Southern's choral
activities, will be leading the
group of 45 women during the
Bel Canto performance on
Saturday.

"It has been designated as a
mother/ daughter weekend, so
the Bel Canto women's chorus
will be presenting several
songs plus readings that focus
on this," Bro\vn-KJbble said.

The concert coincides with
the upcoming mother/daugh-
ter brunch and pays special
tribute to the mothers who are
Wsiting.

The pops concert foUo\ving

evensong will feature the Die
Meistersinger men's chorus,
the jazz ensemble and the
wind symphony.

"By using the term 'pops,'
we are suggesting that this is a
concert that has a lighter
repertoire, more for enter-
tainment, and therefore very
accessible to the general pub-
he," Bro\™-Kibble said.

Ken Parsons, associate pro-
fessor of music, will be direct-
ing the jazz ensemble and the
wind s>Tnphony in a combina-
tion of jazz songs and newer
American tunes.

"This will be fun for a wide
audience because of the vari-
et>' of up-beat, recognizable
tunes," Parsons said.

The 32 male singers of Die
Meistersinger will be per-
forming a mixture of classic,
folk and light humorous selec-
tions directed by Brown-
Kibble.

'I think students will enjoy
the upbeat and unique,""'^.

hpr-? we are singing, ^'''
bers we d freshman

Cameron Starn, a "^ f
nursing major and member ot

Die Meistersinger

The symphony orci ^^^^
concert on Sunday ^'f^ .^^,
feature thefourwinnerso^^^
Fall Symphony _Or.!i_^^._^_
Concerto competition, ^^
istJanelleJunn,aCoUeg^.^.^^
Academy senior, ,^,

Lora Liu, a December gr
ate with a Rouble mapr^,,
music and biophysic,P^i,
JohanSentana,asen°^3';;i^.
major; and pianist ^oy^^^^^^

-^P^Tb^^h college i«
major at Bryan
Dayton, Tenn. tpavari-

"There is going to OT^.^„et
ety of great rn«^'^',, free
said. "Plus its a "^w
date for students.

:i;;;;;SOTjebmary 16, 2006

The Southern Accent 5

SA Valentine's
Banquet 2006

-Photos By Matt Barclay

Banquet

Continued from Pg. 1

said. "It was probably because they weren't accounting for
starving, hungry college students."

After the meal, guests were entertained by comedian Matt
Jernigan and heard his parodies of popular songs, such as
"Can I Get You a Mocha?" Jernigan's rewritten version of a
Ricky Martin song.

Sanchez said she thought the banquet went well.

"The response in creativity regarding the masks was amaz-

Beer

continued from Pg. 2

To date, Collegedale has
not granted a new retail
establishment a beer permit,
according to city records.
Keeping alcohol out of
Collegedale has been an
ongoing endeavor by some
citizens. During the 2003
elections, several community
residents strongly expressed
their desire to keep
Collegedale alcohol free.

"I would vote against it
hands-down if we could keep
liquor out of Collegedale,"
Dolly Fillman said. One of
Fillman's tv^n daughters,
Katie, was struck and killed
by a drunk driver 15 years

Discharge

continued from Pg. 2

"I don't believe everyone is
called not to bear arms," he
said. "I'm called to be a min-
ister to the gospel, but some
people have to bear arms."

Wayne Long, a friend of
Khmkewicz and a sophomore
theology major, said
Klimkewicz is a testimony of
what Christian's should be
like while going through tri-
als.

"He's such a solid man of
faith," Long said. "He never
complains."

While awaiting word from
his lawyer on the next step in
overturning the conviction,
Klimkewicz said he and his
wife are keeping busy with
their four-year-old and new-
He said, "I feel God is
working things out."

Correction

In last week's Accent, it

was said in an article

that Kliml(ewicz began

experimenting with

drugs after he joined

the Marines.

Klinnl<ewicz said he did

not experiment with

drugs.

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Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

"The Squid and the Whale" (independent film series);

showing Feb. 16; the Bijou Theatre; visit

http;//www.carmike.com/ to find show times and ticket

prices

"The 'Gospel'" (with a special introduction by the pro-
ducer); Feb. 16; 7:30 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $3 at the
door

Looking for Comedy in the Mushm World" (independ-
ent film series); showing Feb. 17-23; the Bijou Theatre;
visit http;//www.carmike.com/ to find show times and
ticket prices

Casting Crovms in concert (with Nichole Nordeman,

Tony Nolan & Josh Bates); Feb. 18; 7 p.m.; Memorial

Auditorium; $20.30-$38.50; cah Memorial Auditorium

box office or visit http://www.etix.com

Symphony Series: Mozart Masterpieces (Chattanooga

Symphony & Opera); Feb. 23; 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theater;

$23+ ($15 for student rush tickets); visit

http://www.chattanoogasymphony.org

Paradise Now" (independent film series); showing Feb.

24-March 2; the Bijou Theatre; visit

http://www.carmike.com/ to find show times and ticket

prices

Local flair: Events on Campus

Pops concert; Feb. 18; 8 p.m.; Ackerman Auditorium

Orchestra concert; Feb. 19; 7:30 p.m.; Collegedale
church; double convocation credit given

Ama Manu

Eddie Cornejo

Anthony Bussey

"Why are
guyssoiB'i
cisive?"

Faith Aguirre

Warren Miller ski movie; Feb. 25; 8 p.i
Center

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February 16, 2006

The Southern Accent 9

Maracle
Religion Editor
Laracle@southern.edu

Melissa

Religion

Learning to be a missionary right here

me back to the United States.
The paper was heart shaped,
with flowers drawn from pur-
ple crayon and her name writ-
ten on the back. She looked up
at me and I smiled, feeUng
like I was going to cry. I
picked her up and gave her a
big hug. She wrapped her lit-
tle arms around my neck and
said "te quiero mucho" in my

Her name was Karen, and
she lived in a little Adventist
1 Mexico. Even
only there for a
ior year of high
school, Karen took a liking to
me. She clung to me all week
long, and when it was play
time, I was the one she came
to. Karen was only seven years

though I V
week my :

r thou^t
lut being a student :
ionary? \Vhy or why not?

|l think becoming a student
issionai)' was one of the main
1 chose to come to
louthera. I feel now that I'm
D much of a rush to do
fcbat I want to do it eventual-
pwant to be a teacher, and I
fould like to teach around the
Kid."

-Beck>' Joseph

What worship is all about

old. I never knew what had
happened to her parents. But
I do know that the week I
spent there made a difference
in her life.

Christians have beUeved in
missions since Jesus instruct-
ed his disciples to tell the
world the good, news about
salvation. There are now
Adventist missionaries in just
over 200 of the 271 countries
and territories of the world.
Many of us have already been
part of that number while on
short-term mission trips for
school or church groups.
Others have spent months or
years away as student mis-
sionaries, while still others
grew up in foreign countries
■ ■ kids.

Jason Vanderlaan

Guest Contributor

can't have this pap^r to get
credit for vespers tonight."
One Friday evening, Moses Moses laughed. "Oh, is
and Elijah decided to come that all it is for?" He laughed
down from heaven and visit again. "I don't need credit to
the campus of Southern worship. My credit is with
Adventist University for ves- God already."
pers. On their way down, "Mr. Moses, I must say I'm
they ran into an angel return- worried about that attitude of
ing from the earth. He asked yours. It isn't very respect-
to speak to Elijah for

This week has been mis-
ions week here at Southern,

Missionaries can

be right here, right

now

and I've been thinking about
missions. I'm planning on
being a student missionary
next year, and I'm so excited
about it.

But the most awesome
thing about missions is that I
don't have to wait until next
year to be a part of them.

Missionaries can be right
here, right now. I realize this
is not new information. I've
heard it all my life. In Sabbath
School as a child, I remember
my teacher telling me that I
could be a missionary to my
neighbors and that I didn't
have to go to Africa or some
other foreign country. But
how often do I actually think

about that? I've spent the last
few months imagining myself
overseas as a student mission-
ary, thinking I will remember
my purpose tliere every day.
But here? Like anyone, I get
bogged down with the stresses
of life. I become frustrated
\vith my friends, I argue with
my parents, I judge people I
don't know, I complain about
my life. I sure don't always act
like a missionary, and most of
the time I don't even remem-
ber that I am one.

But the truth is, that's
exactly what I am. The earth is
a foreign country to
Christians, while heaven is
our true home. We're just in
long-tei
here.

I have good
Karen, that little girl I became
close to in just one week. Yet I
have more than one week left
here at Southern, and I
believe I can make a differ-
ence in the time I do have. I'm
not going to let that opportu-
nity pass me by. Will you?

e \vhat hte is like
avhere in tlie world. Also to
a humbling experience^
Ibe thankful I was bom i
[lerica.

-Christopher Walker

b going to be one. I just feel
Ithere's a lot of people out
i to know Jesus
|I think tliat's one way I car
^him.Itlunkit'sareally

g to gi\'e at least a year
furself to service." '

-Melissa Morauske

loing taskforce. I
IJ to bt make a difference in
j Hves, to help them know
' ewayldo.rmstudving
Iso I can know God more,
levant to take a break to
|tice what I've been study-

-Desmond Suarez n

_ - a student mission-
I'^tedtogiveayearto
l^nd see what happened. 1
P^ to reach out. We have
j^^^^y^ff in college, and
r' feel like I had the time
£^7"^ like I wanted to
1^ '0 leam about God

-Kristi Weis

moment, so Moses went

Moses whistled
to himself, think-
ing of how won-
derful it would be
to worship with
the people of God.
He arrived at
Southern and
entered the

church. Before
entering the sanc-
tuary, Moses

Before Moses could

ispond, Elijah ran up from

behind.

"Hey Elijah,

maybe you can

help me figure out

what this guy is

... talking about."

ship. My credit j^^^^, both

turned back to the

don't need
credit to wor-

ts with God
already."

RA, who was look-
ing down at his
watch.

"I'm sorry gen-

ruary, iviusca it.v , 1, + ;*

erently removed his sandals tlemen, but it

in preparation for being in the
presence of God.

With a smile on his face,
Moses straightened out his
robe and was about to enter
the sanctuary when he was
confronted by an RA.

"Excuse me, sir, but you
can't have an attendance
card. You aren't wearing a tie
and it is required that you
wear shoes as well."

Moses looked confused.
"Um, I'm not sure what you re
talking about."

-Look, you can't have this
paper unless you're i
dress. And you, Mj
What is your name?

"Moses."

•■Well, Mr. Moses, you are
not in proper dress and so you

neither of you can have an
attendance card. Please try to
be more punctual next time."

Both Moses and Elijah
stood dumbfounded as the RA
walked away. After a few
moments, Elijah put his hand
on Moses' shoulder and said,
"Come on, Moses, let's go
somewhere where our wor-
ship will be less trouble-
some." ,

They turned around ano
headed outside, picking up
Moses' sandals on the way.

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sat uuwu 1'^— — -

friend, leaned over, and whis-
pered "You know, some peo-
ple just don't understand
what worship is all about. Its
sad, really."

Apison

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wsh they hadn't uttered that
question to you
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knows, you might end up having
a good and worthwhile conver-
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petulant. This option is the one
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attest to it being the most grati-
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Letter to the editor

Rodney VOELKER currently being constructed on

qm^nCmnunrm j^.^^j^ Debbie Parkway.

"New minimum to begin Southern knows that most stu^

next fall" (February 2) did a dents who purchase food off

explaining the new campus do it from the Wal-

Entitlement people

Lynn Taylor

QpimoH Epttob

campus dining system to take Mart at Hamilton Phce.
effect next fall, but it made me . jSoiitllfm ^ff,S this new Wal-
wonder why Southern would Mart as a threat to them and
want to increase the food mini- also to the Village Market,
mum by over 52 percent next Southern knows that students
year Yes, food here on campus will be inclined to go to the new
is expensive, and many stu- Wal-Mart more often due to
dents go over their minimums the much shorter distance,
anyway. However, there are Southern figures that by
many other students who find increasing the mmunum, stu
it a challenge to meet their dents will be forced to spend
minimums because they don't more on campus, and thus,
like the food here on campus, fewer students will shop at
so they usually purchase their Wal-Mart. On top of that,
food ft-om supermarkets such Southern can keep the Village
as Bi-Lo or Wal-Mart. Many Market in business by giving
students who do reach their students an allowance to shop

shop at supermar
kets as well because they are
essentially saving money as
compared to getting ripped off
by die cafeteria/KR's/CK.

there. This can increase sales at
the Village Market by up
$300,000 per semester or e
more (estimate of $200 x 1,500
dorm students) from student

The new plan for next year customers alone. When
sounds good on paper. Many Southern raises the mil
people won't have to worry it doesn't benefit the students
about going over their mini- at all. The only one who bene-
mums, and on top of that, they fits from this plan is Southern
have the option of a $200-per- The increase in the minimum
semester spending budget at and the Village Market
the Village Market. So why is "allowance" is NOT free
Southern doing this? Wliy are money!

they insisting on increasing the Southern is a greedy

m by an abnormal rate school, but 1 have to give them
52 percent? I believe credit for being able to avoid
the reason Southern is doing the wrath of Wal-Mart. Even
this is because diey want to Fortune 500 companies aren't
avoid competition next year able to do that. GREAT JOB
with die new Wal-Mart diat is SOUTHERN!

I've been noticmg somethmg
while shoppmg recently, people
seem to think diey're entided
to everything. One woman
seemed to think that since she
brought her Idd to die theater,
it was OK for the youngling to
scream through the entire
The particular flick in
question was a PG-13 movie
about a centuries-long war. Not
[actiy the kind of material to
ibject your young child to.
Anodier item on the list is
something many people do
because they think it's funny,
pet peeve, so it must
annoy the cashiers or salespeo-
ple even more. "This doesn't
have a price on it, it must be
free!" (bar bar bar). Or a varia-
a theme: "This was on
the 80% off bin, so I want it for
that price." Does it say that on
the tag? As far as I'm con-
cerned, the price on the tag is
the only one that matters. If it
seems too good to be true, it
probably is.

Another point that
Enlightenment Person tries to
pull is returning something
because they "didn't like it."
OK, but that's not a valid rea-
son to try and return some-
thing, especially a food item. If
you don't hke your jeans, sure,
return tliem and move on. But

wifh it? Put it in the freezer on
the off chance that someone
will come and ask for half of
what you ordered? No, it's
going to go into the trash.

Also, if you want a registiy,
know the name of person
whose registry you're looking
for. There are millions upon
millions of Jennifers in the
worid, and, crazy as it sounds,
some of your name-sharers
have also registered at Big
Huge China, Towels and
Pillows Store. Yes, it's amazing
that someone else in
Chattanooga would have your
same first name and wedding
date. June weddings are corn-

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already half devoured? What
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Crowding behind me so
close in line that I can tell you
just had chicken parmigiana for
dinner vrill not make the
cashier move faster. I do not
control how fast the cashier
scans the items here at Big Big
Discount Store.

Another thing, please do not
ask me for help. I do not work
here, even though I'm wearing
khakis and a red shirt. I do
know where the DVDs are, even
though I don't work here, but
no, I don't know how much '
they are. Getting huffy at me
and threatening to tell my man-
ager will make me laugh in your
face. He/she does not manage
me, I do not work here. If you
would open your ears and lis-
ten, you would have heard that
the first time.

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Seniors win Rees Series Classic for third straight year

;jESE Godwin

Saturday night the seniors
J the Rees Series with a tn-
mph over the surprising fresh-
• i by a score of 92-81.

■Comins off an '™P"''=^'*''"' "'^°'^
r the juniors last Thursday,

I lie freshmen \

; without two

ingredients: Za* Livmgston
\"^i Vladimir Dugue, who
laltended a church basltetball
Iwmament in Nashville. The
Jieniois were without a major
factor themselves with KC
^yalebechi missing in action.

Non-fans of baslcetball
»OT tempted to leave the game
•ly. After an airball by Edwin
^rbina to commence, both
[earns followed with three
iiissed shots each, includmg a
Hissed lay-up by freshman Andy
Jolinson.

Senior Eric Michaelis-
Woodard stopped the bleeding
mill a lay-up to put the first
points on the board. Freshman ^

Eric Burch came back with a |^''[;^';,^^i^";„"woT'Tier™e>vV5TpLrt"of the Rees Series baskctbd^

tkee-pointer but had an awk- peb, ,1^ 2006.

uard fall wliich visibly hindered , , . ^ ^i. •„■„„ Uonnn tn nnll nwav

feperfonnanceforLrestof back and anote three-pomter crawl the. way back mtofte =™- ,^J- '".^VS
(rolled ankle).. He

Jlimited to mostly outside
mpers and average defense.
§His teammate Marc Saint-Louis
1 up the slack with a put-

the next two possessions and game thanks to Woodard's Gooch^ drained thee of four

Le^WsBertus inside scoring and offensive from the Ime, and Urbma found

rebounding by Scott Gooch. The Ryan Lucht and Rob Quigley for

two teams traded points up until threes to put the semors on top

the end of the first half when the for the half at 45-38.

fellow big-
swatted two straight shots on the
other end.

The seniors were able to

In the second half, freshmen
Burch and Johnson were the
only two to score for their team

(both hit threes) before they
called timeout. By that time the
seniors were up 60-47. Burch (15
points), Johnson (g) and Willis
Moore (8) were the only fresh-
men to put up significant points
in the second half, yet tlie sen-
iors had no trouble getting sec-
ond half production, especially
from Lucht (13 points off the
bench).

Unfortunately, Bertus and
Johnson had to watch the sen-
iors dismantle the freshmen
from tlie bench after fouling out.
Lucht (20 points total), Mario
Broussard (9 second half points,
15 total), Urbina (11 points
total— 9 from free dirows, count-
less assists) and Woodard (8 sec-
ond half points, 17 total) did
most of the damage to the fresh-
man squad. And in a classic end-
ing, Lucht missed botli of his last
two free throws, only to get his
o\yn reboupd;6v^r^our,taper
freshmen and make a buzzer-
beating lay-up.

The seniors won their third
straight Rees Series

Championship. Well, there's
always next year.

1 up me Slack vfltn a put- ine semuis ^^^^ f"-^ -^ i 1 11 1

1-SAU Basketball team Juniors defeat seniors in basketball classic

[ The following list of players
frnprises the All-SAU ist team:
top five players in the intra-
^leaguebyposition.
listTeam

iGnard- Andy Johnson -
yen the issue of a pure-shoot-
1 score-at-will point guard
nes to mind, Andy Johnson is
f name associated with that
's one of the leading
f '«s this year, and he's
[W lead Sack Lunch to a 6
1 start ™th a big win over
' «2 team, Nothing Special.
'« scariest part... he's a ftesh-
J» and a lefty.

■'juard- Ryan Lucht - Don't
^"B small stature fool you,
"^ tie best man in the league
year. He has a profound
rj" '0 get to the bucket and
p. although he is one of the
"^t shooting guards in the
'■ This powerful offensive
J ™"Pled mth his defensive
r'Bi^' makes hmi a primary
r'Nottiing Special,
f """"d- Chris Lafavive -
TW)^i£,themain reason for

Sack Lunch's success up to this
poult. He has a heart fhafs so
big Tm wondering how he's able
to stay ahve. He smgle-handedly
pulled Sack Lunch up by the
boot straps and heat Nothmg
Special fa a game of the week
The defense and husde that he
brings to every game makes me
so jealous that Tm still trying to
figure out a way to steal it fiom
him.

Forward- Adam Brown -
What can Brown do for me, you
ask' WeU, for starters he can
drop seven three's on your head,
or he can just be a leader that
helps his team to a 6 and i
record doing whatever it takes to
win He's like Kobe with the
abihty to pass to his teammates.

Center- Justin Moore - At
the start of the season there
were some that felt he wouldn t
be a strong force down low, but
16.3 points a game later, he s
quieting those critics. Hes
showing that his game is sohd
and he has the advantage ot
beme a rarity at SAU. A man
over 6'3-. He's a great opfon
opposite Robert Qmgley.;- ^

Magdiel Lorenzo

Sports Repokter

On Saturday the junior girls
beat the senior girls 55-36, win-
ning the Reese Series women's
championship.

The first half started with the
seniors getting possession of the
ball There was a lot of careless-
ness with the ball. The lead
alternated between both teams.
The seniors started leadfag out,
but the juniore quickly cauglit up
and passed the seniors' score.
Senior Loida FeUz, had a good
first half, scoring the first two
shots of the game. Junior KeUy
Mittan also had a good first half,
leading the juniors in soirmg.
The first half ended with the
score 18-23 on behalf of the jun-

'"^At half time, Seth Gillham, SA
president, came out to the court
and played mini-games widi the
crowd. The games included
eveothing from three point
shoot-outs to Hot Potato. The
prizes ranged from candy to
flowers for Valentine's Day.
Thejuniors maintained theu-
-lead throughout, the secondhalf.

Li. Davie,, left, -^'^'^^^'^^^ZZZio'^'balv.,. The game

r,. seniors P*d dieir game «--- f ^36 with Jhe^.u.
up asthey tned to close thg^ Si^scorersofthe game were

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,0 overcome the juniors pla>t

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Stumpjumper FSR frame, XL
size, in excellent shape, bnght
yellow, crank set available.
$400 404-542-9963

imoore@southem.edu.
2x Meade 8" reflector telene-
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706-307-1353.

Lost white iPod Nano, serial
number 5U535P2YSZB. If
anyone has found it, please
call 352-455-4460.
OEM replacement and after-
market auto parts-any make
and model 10 % discount with
SAU ID. Call anytime. 423-
255-3407 or 786-543-4674.
For sale: brand new 3/4 inch
Forouk CHI Iron "REAL
DEAL" Ceramic Hair Iron.
$70. Call 423-236-6212
TI 83 graphing calculator
with guidebook in excellent
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Electronics ^

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Squier Champ 15" amp- Both ^th sport nms, less than

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1995 Mazda 626, 2.5 L, V6
moonroof, carmel leather
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109,000 miles on new
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locks, tinted windows, pio-
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Call Brian at 423-618-8774.

1996 Lexus LX 450, leather
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much more! Only 108,000
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Call Ethan at 423-503-

Practically new station wagon wanted: female roommate
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December 1. Contact Evelyn

Automobile oil
$16.00 flat fee. Will do cars,
trucks, vans, call Bnan
Magsipoc at 236-7729.
1997 Honda Civic EX, moon-
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aluminum chassis. Asking
$45 obo. Contact Paulette at
423-552-4063. or e-mail at
pgreene@southern.edu.

Black, ankle-length, wool,
hooded coat. Somewhat used
but in excellent condition.
Outgrown but not outworn.
May fit a medium and above.
Asking for $75. will take $50.
Contact Natalie 423-236-6157
or onyxstarfire@hotmail.com.

Clothing for sale. If interested,
call Natalie at 423-236-6157 or
646-228-0070, or email me at
carpion@southem.edu.
Bed for sale. Bought in
September brand new but
moving out of town. Must sell
soon! $150 obo.

951-442-7566.
Fridge and microwave for
sale. Both are white. I'll take
$50 for both. In good condi-
tion. Contact Amanda Hosek
at 303-956-5708.
First soprano singer wanted
to record a Contemporary.
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Call 423-396-9649.
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1991 Honda Prelude with
automatic transmission,
power windows, door locks,
sunroof and 210,00 miles.
$3000 obo. 423-284-0767.

1988 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si,
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500
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Infinity sound system with CD
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Tmck runs, drives, and looks
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$2,500 for the complete setup.
Email me at

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Room avaflable for female;
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porch/patio. Shared

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Located in East Brainerd
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Female roommate wanted
for 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom
house. 2 minute drive from
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$200/month + electricity &
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Board selects
media leaders

The student media board
voted Tuesday to appoint
Megan Brauner as Accent edi-
tor and Melanie Eddlemon as
Strawberry Festival producer
for the 2006-2007 school
year.

However, the search is still
underway to find a Southern
Memories editor and Joker
editor. The board is also seek-
ing an ad manager to sell
advertising for all three publi-
cations, according to a press
release from Stephen Ruf,
media board chair and associ-
ate professor of journaUsm
and communication.

Brauner, junior print jour-
nalism major, is currently
managing editor for the stu-
dent paper and has worked
closely with current editor,
Omar Bourne.

"I want to keep addressing
issues that are relevant to stu-
dents on campus and con-
stantly weigh Christian prin-
ciples and journahstic ethics
and find the ideal balance,"
Brauner said.

Bourne, junior print jour-
nalism major said he has had
an entertaining experience as
Accent editor this year. He
said he especially faced chal-
lenges to the reactions from
the infamous benefriends
article.

Bourne said he knows
Brauner is the best person for
the editor position next year
and recommends that she
should have confidence in her
abilities.

"There will be days when
people wiU criticize and insuh
and try to make your job more
difficuU," he said. "Despite all
that, you'll have to remember
you have this position for a
reason and that's to inspire
people."

Michael Younkin, current
Strawberry Festival producer
also has advice for incoming
2006-2007 producer,

Eddlemon, junior pubhc rela-
tions major.

"Get started early, he said.
"Don't let things get backed
UD on you."

Eddlemon said she knows
producing the show is going
to be a lot of work, but she IS

Michael Hermann, winner of the 2006 SA presidential elections is congratulated by the current SA Executive
Vice President Justin Moore and SA President Seth Gillham, minutes after receiving ^vo^d on his victory.
Matthew Hermann, right. Southern's next executive vice president, stands in support of his twin brother.

Brothers win elections

Megan Brauner
AND Omar Bourne

; Editor and Editor

Students elected Michael
Hermann as the new student
association president,

Matthew Hermann as vice
president and Kellen
Deoliveira as social vice presi-
dent for the 2006-2007 school
year. .

Michael Hermann said he
was calm before receiving the
results.

"I wasn't nervous, I was just
waiting," Hermann said.

In his platform, Hermann

included as goals the market-
ing of Southern to students
outside the Adventist commu-
nity and drawing bright indi-
viduals with an improved
scholarship program.

Vice President Matthew
Hermann expressed his sup-
port for his brother.

"We are the twin towers,"
Matthew Hermann said,
"except these towers aren't
going to crumble."

Future SA Vice President
Matthew Hermann listed his
goals as building trust between
faculty and students, improv

ing the scholarship system and
diversifying the campus by
attracting not only academy
students but also public school
students.

"I'm getting started on stuff
as soon as possible," Matthew
Hermann said. "I want people
to stop by my room and tell me
what they want."

Upcoming Social Vice
President Kellen Deoliveira
said she intends to add variety,
originality and excitement to
social events.

See Elections Pg. 2

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Southern takes first^tepto wellness

Rachel Hopkins

StaffWriter

Southern is one step closer to
completing its plans for the well-
ness center. In spite of the cold
many students, alumm and
friends of SouUiem came out to
witness the ground-breaking
ceremony on Monday, Feb. 20^

The wellness center is the
bram child of Phil Garver, dear,
of the School of Physical
Education, Health and Wellness.
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Voter turnout decreased
by 27 percent from last year.
In the previous year's elec-
tion, a maximum of 904 stu-
dents voted, compared to 657
this year, according to official
records from Student
Services.

Media

excited and wants student
involvement.

"I feel like Strawberry
Festival needs to be somediing
that truly encompasses the
spirit of Southern," Eddlemon
said.

Ruf said tlie board is still
reviewing applications for the
Joker editor position. Students
interested in applying for the
Southern Memories editor
position can pick up an applica-
tion in the Student Services

All five Student Association
candidates explained their
platforms and answered ques-
tions at a lunchtime press
conference in the dining hall
on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Although candidates

answered a number of sub-
mitted questions, such as
required worship attendance
and Campus Safety's ticketing
policy, students and candi-
dates agreed the press confer-
ence did little to change vot-
ers' minds.

"The press conference
affirmed what I was thinking
before," said Brittany Gimbel,
a freshman nursing major
who listened to the candidates
as she ate lunch.

Presidential candidate
John Miller agreed.

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- answered
questions submitted by shi-
dents.

When asked why students
should vote for him, Miller
pointed to his proposals, call-
ing them "realistic and well
researched," and his good
relationships with university
administration.

Opposing presidential can-
didate Michael Hermann
shared his previous experi-
ence in politics and his acti\i-
ties as an SA senator. Both
Michael Hermann and Miller
currently serve as senators,

Executive vice president
candidate Matthew Hermann,
brother of Michael Hermann,
promised to be active if elect-
ed. He repeatedly spoke of his
getting shower curtains for

Both candidates for social
See Questions Pg. 4

Campus Ministries and WSMC to make CD

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This semester. Southern's
Campus Ministries and WSMC,
the campus radio station, are
combining efforts to produce a
compact disc showcasing
Soulbem's musical talent.

Serena Eddlemon and
Nathan Gemmell, senior graphic
design majors who work for
Campus Ministries, are in
charge of production of the CD.
"I feel diat God is really bless-
ing tills project because doois

have been opened, and there
seems to be a lot of support
among organizations on cam-
pus," liddlemon said.

At the beginning of the
semester, Eddlemon presented a
proposal for the idea of a CD to
Chaplain Ken Rogers, who gave
his approval.

Efforts began to inform the
student body of the musical
opportunity available through
tlie use of posters and announce-
ments at convocation,
Eddlemon said.

Gemmell said the proposed
CD will include original
Christian music of Southern stu-
dents as a way to capture the
"spiritual climate" of Southern in
2006.

One issue under considera-
tion is copyright laws. While var-
ious artists will be compiled on
one CD, Eddlemon and
Gemmell said they are still
exploring the options available
for students to maintain owner-
ship of their song.

For the production of the CD,
they are using resources avail

able on campus. To help reduce
the cost, WSMC is supporting
the process by using their
employees and equipment to
record the artists, edit the tracks
and bum the master disc, said
David Brooks, the station's gen-
eral manager.

Brooks said the music that
comes from rehearsals and the
practice rooms in Mabel Wood
Hall does not receive the recog-
nition it deserves and felt some-
thing should be done to let oth-
ers know of the musical talent
existing on Southern's campus

Rogers said Southern stu-
dents joined together during the
2001-2002 school year under
the direction of Matt Tolbert, to
produce the CD "Premier."

Eddlemon and Gemmell said
they are committed to creating a
high-quality CD. The planned
release is in October 2006.

"Southern has a lot of creati\T
musical talent that deseives to
be discovered and recognized,
Gemmell said. "We want to
make it known and available to
the campus and beyond"

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Students will have the oppor-
tunity to entertain their peers in
Southern's upcoming annual tal-
ent show, to be held in lies P.E.
Center on March 18, at 9 p.m.

Tliose who attend tlie show
„n expect "lots of extraordinary
talent, from poetry to vocaliste
and musicians, to a musical
comedy act," said Melissa
Sanchez, SA social
dent.

Auditions were held in Mabel
Wood Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Signs for
the auditions were posted
Thursday of last week, said Kari
Shultz, director of student life
and activities, and a sign-up
sheet was posted on the door of
the SA office. All 19 audition
slots were full, Sanchez said.

Jeremy Mclntyre, a freshman
social work major, said he audi-
tioned for the talent show
because he loves singing and

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IVlother-daughter brunch focuses on purity

The featured speaker for the
Mother-Daughter Brunch,
Jfsunday. Feb. 18 m the
ninR^iallwasDannahGresh,
tXrof'And the Bride wore

^^Grtsh engaged her audience
ith a few modesty tests she
called the "truth or bare fash-
ion tests." She also shared tips
fp^^omen on the importance
of modesty and said immod-
est is an avenue to sexual sm.

-The church is being broken
down by pornography and
immodesty," Gresh said.

Kassy Krause, associate
dean of women, said the mes-
sage was well received.

"It was inspiring and gave
reassurance of the promise for
healing," Krause said.

The Mother-Daughter

Brunch is part of the biennial
mother-daughter weekend
hosted by the women's deans.
A special concert was held dur-
ing evensong on Saturday for
the mothers and daughters.

As is customary, the
Mother-of-the-Year award was
also presented. Many eyes
around the room were filled
with tears as this year's award
was given to Beth -Anne
Bartlett.

Lori Bartlett, a sophomore
nursing major whose mother
won the award, said she was
surprised her mother was cho-
sen after hearing the other let-
ters.

"I feel like God took my
words to honor my mother,"
Bartlett said. "She was going
through a hard time at work

with a message on impurity.
She also spoke about how peo-
ple begin to wear masks to
keep others from seeing their
impurities.

"Our church will not be able
to know its potential to change
the world until we take off the
masks of perfection," she said.
"Take off the mask. There is
healing."

Gresh's message was

ved a

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during the Mother-Dau^ter Brunch on Sunday morning, Feb. 19,

ai^ement.

"It's a beautiful ministry to
share with mothers and daugh-
ters," said Zelda Dunn, mother
of Ranelle Dunn, a senior mar-
keting major. "It opens the
door for healing, and her mes-
sage had good emphasis in that
area of life. It was like water in
the desert."

and needed this."

Gresh ended the weekend

Faster Internet coming soon to Southern's campus

Benjamin Stttzer

students wondering about the
large wires that were hanging
from the power lines near Four
Comers can cease being curious.

Junior accounting major Kari
Wright said she saw the wires
and thought, "That's a lot of

The Electric Power Board, or

!PB, and CenturyTel phone

I company are instalHng fiber

optic cables that will run under-
ground and connect with Wright
Hall, creating taster Internet
service and increased bandwidth
at Southern.

The new cables will run with
the power cables already in place
and will enable Southern to have
no need of the telephone compa-
ny to operate Web use on cam-

'With EPB this will give us
rfundancy; we wfll have two

pus

lines, so tliere ivill be a shared
load," said Henry Hicte, execu-
tive director of Southern's
Information Systems.

CenturyTel has started the
project of instalhng the fiber
optic cables for a faster Internet
connection on campus. The
installation is to be completed
within the next 30 to 60 days,
said Terry Crutchfield, district
manager of the Ooltewah-
CoUegedale CenturyTel, Inc.

This new cable will allow for
unlimited Ti capability. The end
result is better quality,
Crutchfield said.

'The speeds are unlimited in
what you can do," he said.

Currently, Southern has a sin-
gle copper line coming in from
MCI through CenturyTel. The
copper line only holds eight Ti
Imes allocated for Internet use
and can be slowed down due to
weadier. Information Systems

said the resources Southern has
now are niaxed out.

By combining these two com-
panies. Southern is trying to
make a powerful system to allow
everyone on campus better
Internet.

Doru Mihaescu, associate
director of Information Systems,
said the department is in the
process of building an inhrastruc-
mre and a brighter future.

[MySpace: second home

More and more students on
ampus are turning to onhne
Isodal networking sites to stay
■ connected with each other.
lAccording to the MySpace.com
IWeb site more than 1,500 stu-
Idents from Southern, incluchng
■cunent students and alumni, are

"I live on MySpace!" said
IDeana Hernandez, a sophomore
Imtemational business major. "I
W to check it at least 10 times
iday"
While MySpace.com is fast
becoming popular for many
lyoting people, it has some adults

■pp. "g to the Chattanooga

■jjraes Free Press, "Police in

■.Word, Conn., are investigat-

'^Z allegations that up to seven

f=mage girls were sexually

faulted by men they met

•^"gh MySpace.com."

J y^'if's just a dumb thing to

' Hernandez said when asked

"M the alleged assaults. "The

P»ds I have on MySpace are

^ actual friends; I know them

While most students have
had positive experiences, some
have not.

"When I was new, this guy
sent me a message diat was so
dirty. It almost made me tarn
away, but you have to realize
that it's just so rare," said
Amanda Daily, a sophomore ele-
mentary education major.

Gabriela Salgado, a junior
finance major, said she does not
see a benefit in using MySpace
and refuses to subscribe.

"I know if I got an account 1
would be addicted to it," Salgado
said. "It's hke a drug; everyone s

addicted."

Other students said they con-
tinue to see die Web site's possi-
bilties, whether it be keepmg m
contact with relatives or fiiends.

• "MyfriendisgomgtoKorra,
and we can keep in touch wrth
the comments and pictures that
MySpace allows," Daily said

Smdents concerned «a4
safety issues can choose to not

ndude any Per^al -forma-
tion on die site or select the fea
turediat allows only "friends to
view information.

New faces to join several departments

Melanie Eddlemon

Staff Whiter

Department heads are
looking to hire new faces to
join Southern's faculty next
year The Board of Trustees
voted Feb. 20 to create four
new teaching positions in the
nursing, mathematics, jour-
nalism and communication
and biology departments.

Less than the required 50
percent of board members
were present to pass the vote,
and therefore a confirmatior.
vote will be taken via e-inail
or by mail, said Steve Pawluk,
vice president of academic
administration.

"It's always good to nave
new energy in the depart-
ment," said Monika Bliss, a
freshman mass communica-
tions major. "It allows or
growth, and that's why I think
it is a great addition.

The mathematics depart-
ment in particular will be
undergoing deep changes as
Inne-time professor Bob
Moore has accepted. he offer
to become dean of the mathe

matics department at
Andrews University.

Moore, who came to

"The hardest part of
the hiring process is
finding highly quali-
fied, highly commit-
ted, highly effective

teachers who are
able to work for our

salaries," PawluK
said.

Southern in 1979, "HI leave
big shoes to fill aft" his
departure this summer. The
department plans to bnng two
new professors on campus--
ne to replace Moore and
another to fill the newly creat-

ed position.

-I am hoping this change
[in ray career] will be invigor-
ating," Moore said.

He believes the facul y
additions at Southern could

transform the department
with the potential to reduce
class sizes, offer new courses
to math students and expand
the math programs offered.

Every year, department
deans and chairs express their
needs to the Strategic
Planning Committee, which
presents departmental

requests before the Board of
Trustees. Pawluk said these
departments have been
requesting help for several
years.

"The hardest part of the
hiring process is finding high-
ly qualified, highly commit-
ted, highly effective teachers
who are able to work for our
salaries," Pawluk said.

He said factors that ulti- (^
mately keep professors dedi-
cated to Southern are the uni-
versity's purpose and its stii-
dents.

Departments hope to rec-
ommend qualified candidates
to fill all new teaching posi-
tions by April 10, when the
Board of Trustees will holds .

its next meeting.

Friday, February 24720%

Bherma Toussaint

Southern

continued from Pg. i

a new gymnasium designed
for the Gym Masters acrobatic
team. Phase one should be
ready by November in time for
Southern to host Acrofest.

"It will be really nice to have
a place of our own to practice
n," said Renee Mathis, a sopho-
more and Gym Masters girl's
captain.

Accorchng to blueprmte, the
center will be attached along the
pool side of the current fitness
center. Phase two will include a
30-foot chmbing wall, an indoor
track, a smoothie bar and an
additional pool with wanner
water designed for therapeutic
purposes.

The center will be one of a
kind among Seventh-day
Adventist institutions, and
Garver said statistics mdicate it
should increase enrollment
without affecting tuition.

The project's total cost is esti-
mated at $6.5 milhon, according
to a university press release.
More than $3.5 milhon has
akeady been donated by alumni
and friends of the univereity.
The Committee of 100, a special
group of donors, has pledged $1
milhon for the project.

Questions

continued from Pg. 2

vice president serv'ed on the
SA social committee this year.

Bherma Toussamt promised
to make social events more cul-
turally inclusive while uplraW-
ing Southern's spiriwa) stan-
dards. ,

"Some students said m
couldn't attend [previous social
events] because they felt *«
spiritual Ute would be m dan-
ger," Toussaint said.

Kellen Deohveha pledged to
incorporate clubs and orgama-

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Current Events

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Senator challenges ports dealings

Rescuers crowd at the wreckage of the coUapsed market i_
Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, with the bodies of the hvo of the
collapse victims in the foreground. |

Moscow collapse kills 56

MOSCOW (AP) - The snow-
covered roof of a large Moscow
market collapsed Thursday,
killing at least 56 people and
forcing rescuers to clear away
concrete slabs and metal
beams to reach possible sur-
vivors trapped in the wreckage.
Rescue workers used metal
cutters and pickaxes to break
through the wreckage, calling
through holes in search of sur-
vivors. Every few minutes, the
rescuers turned off their elec-
tric generators and stood
silently to listen for signs of
life.

Emergency Situations

Ministry spokeswoman

Natalya Lukash said at least 56
people were killed and 32
injured.

Medical workers inserted
intravenous drip to administer
painkillers and other medica-
tions to a man trapped under a
slab of concrete that left only
his hand visible. Rescuers used
heat guns to blow warm air
into the rubble to try to prevent
victims from succumbing to
near-freezing temperatures.

Officials ruled out terrorism
and said heavy snow may have
been to blame for the collapse
of the concave roof which
occurred about 5 a-m shortly
before the market was to open
to the public.

Investigators were looking
at three possible causes of the
collapse: improper mainte
nance, a buildup of snow and
errors in the building s design

WASHINGTON (AP) - The
senior Democrat on the Senate
Armed Services Committee
angrily accused the Bush
administration Thursday of
ignoring the law by refusing to
extend an investigation of a
United Arab Emirates compa-
ny's takeover of significant
U.S. port operations. Bush,
talking to reporters at the con-
clusion of a Cabinet meeting
earher Thursday, said that
"people don't need to worry
about security."

President Bush on Thursday
sought to calm an uproar over
an Arab company taking over
operations at six major
American ports, saying "people
don't need to worry about
security."

Under a secretive agree-
ment with the administration,
a company in the United Arab
Emirates promised to cooper-
ate with U.S. investigations as
a condition of its takeover of
operations at six major
American ports, according to
documents obtained by The
Associated Press.

The U.S. government chose
not to impose other, routine
restrictions.

"The more people learn
about the transaction," Bush
said, "the more they'll be com-
forted that the ports will be
secure." He spoke to reporters

Mosque attack generates violence, deaths

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -
Gunmen shot dead 47 civil-
ins and left their bodies in a
litch near Baghdad Thursday
s militia battles and sectari-
an reprisals followed the

I bombing of a sacred Shiite
P. Sunni Arabs suspend-
ed their participation in talks
on a new government. At least
'^i people were believed

I ^^illed in two days of rage
unleashed by Wednesday's

I !'^3ck on the Askariya shrine

I 'n Samarra, a mostly Sunni

I Arab city 60 miles north of

1 'Baghdad.
^ A major Sunni Arab politi-
i^Party suspended talks with

I '•lutes and Kurds over a new
P^,^"iment until the national

httacks

on Sunni mosques i

reprisal for the bombmg of a
Shiite shrine in Samarra offi
cials said Thursday.

Representatives of major
parties were to meet with
President Jalal Talaban. to
discuss the aftermath of
Wednesday's unprecedented
wave of sectarian violence fol-
lowing the bombing of the
Askariya shrine in Samarra,
whose golden dome was
destroyed.

But two spokesmen for tne
Iraqi Accordance Front, the
main Sunni Arab faction, said
they would not attend a^d
would freeze talks w th
Kurdish and Shiite part e
pending an ^po ogy for
reprisal attacks against more
than 90 sunni mosques
throughout the country.

at the end of a Cabinet meet-
ing.

Bush said he was struck by
the fact that people were not
concerned about port security
when a British company was
running the port operation,
but they felt differently about
an Arab company at the helm.
He said the United Arab
Emirates was a valuable part-
ner in the war in terror.

He said his administration
would continue talks with
members of Congress who
have rebelled against the
takeover. He said the briefings
were "bringing a sense of calm

"This wouldn't be going for-
ward if we weren't certain our
ports would be secure," the
president said.

In approving the $6.8 bil-
lion purchase, the administra-
tion chose not to require state-
owned Dubai Ports World to
keep copies of its business
records on U.S. soil, where
they would be subject to orders
by American courts. It also did
not require the company to
designate an American citizen
to accommodate requests by
the government.

Outside legal experts said
such obligations are routinely
attached to U.S. approvals of
foreien sales in other indus-

ylave , .

S Arakawa performs in Turin

OLYMPIC
GAMES

SNOWBOARDING

BARDONECCHIA, Italy
(AP) As they so often do in
this Swiss-dominated era of
parallel giant slalom, clanging
cowbells announced the wln-

This time, the clanging was
pleasing to American ears as
well, as the bronze went to
Rosey Fletcher, the first U.S.
woman to climb on the podi-
um in the Olympics' final
snowboarding event.

Philipp Schoch won the
men's event Wednesday, with
brother Simon winning silver.

Biathlon: 4xkm Relay

CESANA, Italy (AP)
Russia upset two-time
defending Olympic champion
Germany in the women's
4x6km biathlon relay, and
they did it without banished
star Olga Pyleva.

Anna Bogaliy started in
place of Pyleva, the only ath-
lete caught so far in the tight-
est drug net in Winter
Olympics history. Bogaliy
gave her team a big lead at
the first exchange and the
Russians never trailed.

Freestyle skiing

SAUZE d'OULX. Italy (AP)
As promised, Jeret "Speedy"
Peterson tried his trademark
trick _ the Hurricane _ on the
aerials course, but a bobble on
the landing did him in.

He finished seventh on a
night when the world's best
simply weren't making mis-
takes.

Han Xiaopeng of China won
gold, Dmitri Dashinski of
Belarus took silver and
Vladimir Lebedev of Russia
won bronze after coming in as
only the 30th-ranked aerialist
in the world.

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Caedmon's Call was at a
crossroads. With 2004's phe-
nomenal mission-theraed
"Share the Well" project, the
band shined a massive spot-
light on the Dalit situation m
India, where today over 250
miUion are viewed as less than
human. "Why haven't I heard
of this before?" one may ask.
That is what made "Share the
Well" so incredible-issues and
situations were being brought
up that had barely been
noticed by people here m the
United States. Even though
these new ethnic sounds made
for a great listen, hardly any-
one bought the album.
Christian radio made things
even harder for the band by
shunning all attempts to get a
single on the air, which in turn
severely affected ticket sales
for the tour in support of the
album.

So where do they go now? It
had been barely five months
and their record company was
already demanding they head
back into the studio. But this
severely Umited their creative
freedom in the recording
process to songs that fit

around the terms "prai^ie,_
"worship" and "radio fnendly.
"We understood that as
much as we continue to
become activists and mission-
aries to India and South
America ...we MUST contmue
to encourage a true, realistic
and deep relationship with
God, or else our audience will
never understand our hearts
for the Dalits of this world,
said percussionist Garett
Buell.

Not giving up hope for free-
dom of the Dalit, Caedmon's
Call spent the better part of
last year crafting "In the
Company of Angels II: The
World Will Sing" (to be
released March 7, 2006),
which successfully blends their
recent call for global activism
through "Share the Well," with
songs of praises for our Lord
and Savior.

One can feel Caedmon's
Call's newfound passion in
both of these areas in every
track, with each successive
song drawing the listener clos-
er and closer to the Lord.

Uad singer Cliff Young and
Aaron Senseman co-wrote
"Great and Mighty," the
album's catchy first single.

Although a little too FFH-
sounding in the beginning, the
electric guitar-driven mtro
nevertheless sucks you nght
into the chorus, which can eas-
ily be memorized by the end of
the song. This definitely has
the potential to be their biggest
radio hit since "Before There
Was Time" was released four
years ago off their first Angels
project. , , = t

"Rest Upon Us, the first
song on the album to feature
both female lead Danielle
Young and guitarist Andrew
Osenga on vocals, deals with
the importance of having the
Holy Spirit influence our daily
lives. Their voices blend
together so well on this soft
track that the accompaniment
could have been completely
omitted, making this a killer a

H^^K

Andrew Osenga has two
tracks with him on lead as well,
the best being "We Give
Thanks," which is another
song that is hkely destined for
radio success and worship
service popularity because of
its simple tune and unques-
tionable message. On the cho-
rus Osenga sings, "We give
thanks to the father of

mercy/We give thanks to the
author of love/We give thanks
to the giver of the Son." As one
ofthe principal songwriters for
the band, Osenga felt convict-
ed to keep his music complete-
ly focused on what this project
was supposed to be about.

"So many times we seem to
ignore the depth of God's per-
son to sing about how we feel
about him ... to sing about God
means to sing about God, not
about us," Osenga said. And
the idea carries through most
of the songs on the album.

There isn't enough space in
this article to describe the rest
of the tracks in detail, but they
are all worth bstening to.

While not as groundbreak-
ing and indescribable as
"Share the Well," Caedmon's
latest release is a very soUd one
that tops anything they or
most other artists have
released in the worship field of
Christian music in recent
memory. The exposure
Caedmon's Call vrill receive
from this album will go a long
way in bringing their message
of global activism to a wide
audience— at concerts, worship
services and on the way home
from work.

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The Southern Accent 9

ilissy Maracle
1 Editor

'lniaracle@southeni.edu

Religion

panel talks about pornography addictions

raphy, according to a study in
2000 by Stanford and
Duquesne universities.

With statistics like that,
Ken\vyn Sealy, president of
Southern's Student

Ministerial Association,

was an attempt to be proac-

About 25 people, mostly
religion students and teach-
ers, attended the discussion.
The discussion began with
definition of pornography

Two-hundrqd-thousand -
ihat's the number of adults

addicted to Internet pornog-

in the modern Internet age.

"It's just easy," Gulley said.
"You can look at porn without
anyone knowing."

The panel said pornogra-
phy is destructive, addictive
and interferes with healthy
relationships.

Pornography is often diffi-
cult to talk about within the
Seventh-day Adventist

church. Dr. Steve Bauer was in
the audience, and he com-

Pom Farts

At least 200,000 Internet

users axe hooked on pom

sites, X-rated chat rooms or

other sexual materials

online.

60 percent of all Web site

visits ai'e sexual in natui'e.

|Ever>- day, up to 30 million

people log on to porno-

gi-aphic Web sites.
51 percent of pastors say
Internet pornography iB a
lemptation, 37 percent say it
is a current struggle and 4
)ut of 10 pastors nave visit-
ed a pom Web site.
Arecent study (March
1000) shows 1 in 5 adults or
10 percent (v^hich is nearly
' million people) have vis-
' i sexually oriented Web

site,
-lericans spend an esti-
ited $8-10 billion annual
lyon pomography. This
ceeds the combined gross
ofABCCBSandNBC,
which is $6.2 billion.
^lore than 15,000 adult
pkstores and video stores
w pornographic material.
itnumbering McDonald's
staurantsintheU.S.bya
''larginofatleaststoi.
1 estimated 325,000 U.S.
"loren age 17 or younger
^prostiuites, performers
■*! pornographic videos or
'je otherwise fallen victim
commercial sexual
.exploitation."
^estimated 6-8 percent of
Jjncans ai-e sex addicts,
^^ IS 16 million-2X.5 mil-
lion people.

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decided it was time to do and then progressed towhy it
something. He hosted a panel is such a proble
discussion Saturday, Feb. 18
at 4 p.m. The panel of four
included Ric Griffin and Dr.
Leona Gulley, both licensed
professional counselors, reli-
gion professor Dr. Doug
Jacobs and Sealy.

"A number of students
within the department came
to us and confided that this
was an issue for them," Sealy
said. "I felt that, given the sta-
tistics, it's a problem, and this

Jesus' work is like a virus

terium can no longer produce
bacterial DNA, only viral DNA.
Tbese new viruses infect other
bacteria, and the cycle continues.
After pondering what I had
learned, I realized that Jesus
Christ works in a similar man-
ner. The virus' life cycle showed
me that when we allow Christ in
us, he lays hold on our sin&l
mto His
likeness. For instance, when
and vi^es. Viruses cannot Mary Magdalene, the prostitute,
■eproduce on their allo«<=d Jesus mto

The panel said
pornography is
destructive, addic-
tive and interferes
with healthy rela-
tionships.

"The topic scares us
because it's so personal,"
Bauer said. "Sexuality is right
at the core of who you are, so
when we talk about it, it's get-
ting personal."

He added that the children
in our church are growing up
with no knowledge of this
"taboo" subject, and therefore talk about

themselves pure in an envi-
ronment saturated by sex in
the media, and what can be
done about addictions.

The panel agreed that
counseling is a help to many
but some students don't want
to come forward for fear of
others, , especially parents,
finding out. In addition, pro-
fessional counseling costs

There is confidential coun-
seling available for free at
Southern's Counsehng Center.

In addition, Web sites like
www.xxxchurch.com and
wvvw.settingcaptivesfree.com
offer free online courses and
accountability programs to
help users break free from the
cycle of addiction.

Sealy said that he hoped
Saturday's discussion will
help to open up an issue that
needs to be addressed.

"It starts with healthy dia-
logue," he said. "If we can't
church in a

Despite viruses' bad reputa-
tion, the cycle that occurs
between avirus and abacterium
has an insightfixl lesson for us to

I decided to take a course
called genetics, which is the
study of the genetic mheritance behavior and shapi
in living organisms such

r learn how to manage it healthy way, where
Dr. Jacobs has wondered talk about it?"
ow Christians can keep

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The virus' life changed from her

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parasites that can that when we the ™>i /f «« J'""
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like the bacteria, she

was transformed. In addition,

when the Holy Spuit descended

on the believers on the day of

bacteria can repro-
duce inside or oul
side a host cell. It i
the DNA which
detemunes the organism's char-
acteristics.

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characteristics of human ti-aits " " "

then offspring.

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Joyce Azevedo, introduced a
topic, "Gene Transfer in Bacteria
and Viruses." She started by
talking about scientists who
studied these organisms. She
tiien came to a process known as
the lytic cycle.

The lytic cycle starts when -

„,„ the Ukeness of Christ

On the other hand, some
strams of bacteria are resistant
to transfonnarion. Likemse,
Judas Iscariot resisted Christ s
attempts to mfiltiate his heart.

The Bible says in Ezekie
36:26-27, "A new heart also ™U
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bacterial DNA. After tius has
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the bacteria to produce luore
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keep mv judgments, and do
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and I might allow Jesus to pene-
trate the walls of our hearts.

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Opinion

Friday, Febr^ggg^ I

Medical missionary ministry: in the beginning

Cecil Shrock

fiHFKT Columnist

"And the asciples were called
Christians first in Antioch" (Acts
11:26).

What did the followers ot
Jesus teU the Gentiles as they
spread out because of persecu-
tion? The same message Peter
gave Comehus.

"How God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Ghost
and with power who went about
doing good and healing all that
were oppressed of the devil; for
God was with Him" (Acts 10:38).
"Christianity" started when
Jesus began doing medical mis-
sionary ministry in his home
country.

"And Jesus went about all
Galilee, teaching in their syna-
gogues and preaching the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing all
manner of sickness and all man-
ner of disease among the people"

(Matthew 4:23).

Disciples began joining Jesus.
After they had been with him
long enough to learn his method
of labor, he sent them out on
their separate missions to do the
same ministry he had been
doing.

"And when he had called unto
him his twelve disciples, he gave
them power against unclean
spirits to cast them out and to
heal all manner of sickness and
all manner of disease" (Matthew
10:1).

His instruction to them was to
preach, saying the kingdom of
heaven is at hand. In Matthew
10:8 the disciples were to heal
the sick, cleanse the lepers and
cast out devils. They were
encouraged to freely give as they
had freely received. And what
commission did Jesus give his
followers when he ascended to
heaven after his personal min-

istry on earth was finished? "Go
ye unto all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature. And
these signs shall follow them
that believe; in my name shall

Jesus came to the
earth to tell people,
confused and misled
by false charges of
Satan, "God is love,"
and he demonstrat-
ed this love by min-
istering to man's
physical, emotional
and spiritual needs.

they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues, they
shall take up serpents, and if
they drink any deadly thing; it
shall not hurt them; they shall

lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover" (Mark 16: 15, 17,
18).

Thus Christianity began to
spread. Has the nature of
Christianity changed over the
years since Jesus departed? Is
this still our commission? (Ill
ansiver this question at the end
of this article).

In Matthew's account of the
charges given the disciples by
then departing Lord, Jesus said,
"And lo, I am with you always,
even unto the end of the world"
(Matthew 28:20).

Did Jesus expect the persons
to whom he was talking to con-
tinue living "unto the end of the
world?" Or was he saying, "until
I retom, let my followers contin-
ue the same mission and I will be
with you?"

Jesus came to the earth to tell
people who were confused and
misled by false charges of Satan

that God is love, and he demoj,
strated this love by ministeriii,
to man's physical, emotional and
spiritual needs. This is what w
today, call medical missionan'
ministry, the combination of
physical and spiritual ministr\'
Concerning this we read, "It j^
the divine plan that we shall
work as the disciples worked
m the work of the gospel, teach-
ing and healing are never to he
separated" (Ministi^' of Healinj
141).

"The Savior's commission to
the disciples included all the
believers. It includes all behev-
ers. It includes all believere in i
Christ to the end of time" (Desire
of Ages ,822).

Is not this, then, our wurk ]
today?

This is the first offot. _. ..
cles on Medical Missiomnj I
Ministry and its importance to [
Christians in the last days.

Letter to the editor 1 Letter to the editor

#

April Evans Another point hits at the core

guestContributoh of what Christian education is.

Part of that identity is a religious
Students grumble as they are curriculum in and out of the
herded into mass euphoria with classroom. To end forced wor-
a thousand repetitive praise ship attendance would suddenly
songs followed by a brief talent threaten the status quo. Having
show and message. You know required worships is one thing
the drill beamse it has been that separates us from pubUc
forced down your throat since colleges,
freshman year. You go to wor- What do we do with the dis-
ships, fulfill your external obli- satisfaction and resentment
gation and listen to one message some students have for being
after another from charismatic forced into a corporate worship?
speakers to lear-jerking testimo- This is not a new question, but it
nials. Is the message relevant? has been administratively taboo
Do people even remember what for as long as it has been asked,
was talked about? It does not Although this has been talked
matter because there will always about since our parents' genera-
be an audience. At Southern, tion little has been done to
worship is required. address tlie issue partly because '

In a recent survey of 20 we are deeply entrenched in tra-
Southem students, 65 percent dition.

said required worship atten- Will our generation cling to a
dance should be abolished; this system that forces people into
is not to be confused with getting culturally specific religious
rid of worship, but rather negat- roles? Or will we be so accepting,
ing forced corporate worship. so loving, so nonjudgmental and
In the same survey, 60 per- so forgiving that \we will be open
cent of students said worship to more than one road to wor-
requirements do not strengthen sliip? Maybe one day we \vill
campus spirituality. If tliis is the worship because we want to and
case, why require worship? The not because of externally
answer is deeply embedded in imposed roles. Maybe our indi-
the pedagogy of Adventist edu- vidual spiritual journeys will
cation, our cultural climate and lead the Adventist church into a

r evolving spiritual identities.

/ level of consciousness that

Many parents send their recognizes freedom to choose,

kids to a Christian institution to Perhaps the reason a majority of

be indoctrinated. They want a students feel required worship

positive, controlled environ- attendance does not augment

ment for their children that will campus spirituality is because

perpetuate their own values and real spiritual change cannot be

beliefs. forced. It comes from the heart.

God's house rather than i

Guest Contributor _^___ sports bar downtown. I'm not

alarmed about the dress stan-
I am writing in response to dards on campus, I just live in a
the article in Issue 18 entitled realistic world that sometimes
"What Worship is All About." 1 requires dress standards. Just
am a resident assistant who like a golf course doesn't let peo-
thinks Mr. Vanderiaan does not pie play in a T-shirt and office
have a clear concept of vespers buildings require employees to
attendance and dress standards, dress for success, we should be
First, the article merely com- dressed vrith respect in the
plained about required vespers house of worship. The spirit of
and was a cynical view of the the law is simply this; we are
requirements outlined in the going to spend some time with
handbook, agreed to by all stu- God, in His house, in our best. If
dents to abide by the university you don't like that, by all means,
rules. find another school to go to that

Second, worship is not "all doesn't have a mission to
about" attendance. No RA will uphold Christian standards,
stop you from going into the As for Moses and Ehjah, if
church in a tank top and shorts, they were to worship with us
You just don't get vespers atten- now, I think they would dress in
dance. That is your choice. The modem clothing respectful to
RAs giving out the cards could- the standards in the handbook,
n't care less. They are only doing I hate to think of how they
theirjob, would feel about those who

1 started attending Southern come dressed like they came
m fall 2000, a time when the from domg laundry, trying to
only dress requirements were get credit because the tie is
to he tasteful and respectful, around their necks, albeit tied
The RAs dealt with the myriad like a shoelace. Not to mention
of morons wbo felt respect and those playing with their cell
tact in dress was a pair of paint phones, doodling hate mail on
stained pants and a wrinkled the back of their vespers cards
shirt with a collar that wouldn't and talking the entire worship
stay down. I once saw an RA try service.

to reason with this guy for 10 Sure, the vespers attendance

minutes until he finally gave up system may be flawed and to
and agreed tliat he did have bet- some, stringent. But quit com-
ter clothing, but didn't feel like plaining about it. Either suggest
'^'^^Sing. a better way to do it or go to a

The requirements are in community college that doesn't
place for the benefit of those "force" you to grow up and be
who would prefer to feel they Christian

Modern Languages
Department Writing Contest

The Modem Languages
Department and Alpha Mu
Gamma, the National CoUepale
Foreign Language Honor
Society, are sponsoring the
Modem Languages 2006
Writing Contest.

Southern Adventist University
students may submit an essay
on the topic: Languages:
Bridges to Communication.
Students should write in a lan-
guage other than their native
language. Students may wnte
in French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Russian or English.
Students should type their
essay. It should be 50O-75O
words, double-spaced. A^
essays must be submittedw-tb
oi entry form and recewed by
Monday, March 13, at noon.

The first prize for this "J^f* "
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The Southern Accent 11

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Sports

:ent

olftever edges All Day for men's championships

1.48 to

Lvn- These

Iderdogs the entire season to

^e it to the finals, stuck below

I Lunch and Notliing Special

. power rankings and regu-

,^-.■,.011 standings. Not to

I mention -M! Day lost two of their

, Emmanuel Nkana

I Jd Michael Browne, midway

I ftroueti tlie season.

All P'i>"'^ David Grant had a
ijgh octane opening half. Lay-
to plus tlie foul. Drive and fade-
_ , Dnve and lay-up... Grant
jored eight of his team's first lO
lints, all of which were in the
Wolftever couldn't con-
n him, but they didn't have a
[oblem putting their ovm
the board. Eric
Jichaelis-Woodard and Justin
jre cleaned up on the glass
, scored plenty of inside
Soints. Twelve of their combined
\ first-half points were second-

e opportunities.
I Despite an ankle injury to All
fa/s Sean Johnson and the bar-
;e of Wolftever's inside points,
)ay went into halfdme only
n by four, 31-27.
I The second half was intense.
)ay turned up the defensive
jure with three quick steals
eight quick fast-break

points. Grant and Ethan Nkana
headed an early 11-2 run for the
team and they combined for 16
of All Day's 21 second-half
points. A questionable goaltend-
ing can on Sean Johnson gave
Wolftever the only two points in
that run. He later exclaimed that
the "block was clean!''The inten-
sity was all over Nkana's face

after he was fouled on a fast- Gemmell. Then things got sen-
break lay-up. His scream, "Let's ous.

go!" was audible evidence. Although Rob Quigley was

In frustration over a referee's frustrated-he screamed at his

call, Wolftever's Justin Moore hands twice after two consecu-

threw the ball off the backboard tive missed shots-he found

and was caUed for a technical Claude Mapp for a crucial tliree-

foul, ending his season, pointer to wake up his team.

Wolftever called timeout, doivn Mapp then found Gemmell for a

43-35 subbing in Nate fastbreak lay-up. After a five-sec-

onds call on Nkana, Mapp came
back with another crucial three-
point shot to bring them wthin
two points at 47-45. Quigley
then grabbed an All Day-missed
shot and found Seth Gillham for
a lay-up to tie the game. Shordy
after that, Woodard drove to the
hoop for two, barely escaping an
offensive foul and capping a 12-1

Witii 16 seconds remaining,
Grant dro\'e on Quigley and put
up a 15-foot jumper, but it
bounced off the rim. He finished
the game leading all scorers ^vitli
21 points. All Day fouled
Woodard with five seconds left,
but he calmly drained two free
tlirows, sealing die game for his

Mapp later said he "felt good"
after hitting tlie two clutch three
pointers for his team and happi-
ly went to work with the A-
League tide to his name. All
Day's Johnson, however, felt
robbed of the victory, claiming
that the officiating needed some
work. He said "the champi-
onship game shouldn't have had
student [referees]. It should
have the big dog refs."

Woodard, who finished witli a
team-high 16 points said, "I had
a great team [this year] and diey
nlaved great team ball."

Saints new B-league kings

I On Tuesday the Saints beat

fen-Up for the championship

llh a score of 53-50.

■The first half started with

^ Saints winning possession

"■e ball. There was a very

lace throughout this half.

Ift teams hustled for the

Victor Felix scored the

it two points of the game

1° continued to carry the

lots for most of the half.

■"' teams were evenly

Polled, as the score see-

pd throughout the half. At

f point, the Saints scored a

|«-pointer. The lead then

yosed teams with every

f;'- The Saints were able to

" 'he gap between the

•s. which caused the

' '" go at an even faster

At the end of the half,

, Samts had an ii-point

f °, Mix was the top scorer

tjiathalf.

Jj '.S^""i's pace was slow-
K^nng the second half. The
T"" W"e able to maintain

their ll-point lead for a while.
Sign-Up picked up the pace
and were able to bring the
score close again. Even
though the Saints stayed in
the lead, Sign-Up was able to
tie the game for some of the
time. As the score was near-
ing the upper forties range,
the pressure started to highly
motivate both teams. Time
was precious and both teams
were working hard. With only
half a minute left and both
teams tied at 50 P""**^' *'^
Saints shot a three-pointer to
take the lead. Sign-Up
worked very hard but could
not tie the score. The game
ended with the score 53-50 m
favor of the Saints.

Both teams were satisfied
and happy with the outcome.
"Nobody thought or cared
about us, but we came out
strong, " said Uton Smith.
Nelson Fernandez said, we
came a long way. To be a
team based only on people
who wanted to sign up and
make it this far shows a lot.

Big Bailers win fifth straight championship

On Wednesday, Feb. 22,
The Supremes played against
the heavily favored Big Bailers
for the Girls Intramurals
Championship.

Before the game Lincoln
Llewellyn, a spectator, was
asked if The Supremes had a
chance of winning. His
response was, "If they play
defense they could win."

Tliis game was anticipated
as one of best defensive games
of the year, and it lived up to
that expectation. They were
diving after loose balls, going
up for blocks, stealing passes
and boxing out for rebounds.

The Supremes had first pos-
session from the openmg tip-
off but could not make a pomt
in their first possession. The
Supremes did however gain a
4-0 lead 4 minutes into the
game. Judith Sloan of the
lupremes blocked a cnicial
shot inside to maintain the
lead. But Big Bailers showed
why they went undefeated as

in Des P.E. Center.

thpv came back and lead by was 33-19.

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE I926

Volume 61, Issue 20

I The greatest

clunker in

history

Lifestyles

See what stu-
dents did for
spring break.

LOCAL WEATHER

|Collegedale, Tenn.
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Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen, left; Dr. Patricia Mutch, center! and Mr. Edward Wines, right, are the three top officials to resign from Andrews
University on March 6, 2006. These resignations will take effect June 30, 2006.

Top Andrews officials resign

Meussa Mentz

Co-News Editor

Andrews University's Board of
Trustees accepted the resigna-
tion of its top three officials,
including President Niels-Erik
Andreasen, on March 6. AB three
resignations will take effect June
30, according to an article posted
on news.adventist.or^.

The resignations of
Andreasen; Patricia Mutch, vice
president for academic adminis-
tration; and Ed Wines, vice pres-
ident of financial administration,
were requested from the board of
trustees after a recent meeting

lay

In the meeting, board
bers and school executives dis-
cussed Andrews' financial mat-
ters, including its losses in the
2000-2001 and 2001-2002 fiscal
years.

According to the article posted
on Adventist News Network, the
board decided new leadership
would support "a new strategic
direction in harmony with the
mission and vision of the univer-
sity."

Southern's president, Gordon
Bietz, said he was surprised by
the resignations.

"Andrews University has been

struggling over the past few years
from a financial perspective, and
apparently the board was not
fully satisfied with the speed with
which budgetary problems were
being resolved," Bietz said.

A follow-up article, posted
March lo on the Web site, said
when the board asked the three
officials for their resignations,
there was a misunderstanding
which prompted Andreasen to
submit a letter stating his resig-
nation was "effective immediate-
ly."

This is not what the board
intended and asked Andreasen to

stay at Andrews, along with
Mutch and Wines, until June 30.
Andreasen accepted.

"I was saddened by the news,"
said Steve Pawluk, senior vice
president for academic adminis-
tration at Southern. "Drs.
Andreasen and Mutch are my
friends, and one hates to see
one's friends in such a situation."

Pawluk said he has known
Andreasen since 1972, but has
not spoken to Andreasen recent-
ly regarding his future plans after
June 30.

See Officials Pg. 2

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Drug and alcohol related
arrests for driving under the
influence are on the rise m
Collegedale, and poUce have
stepped-up drug awareness
training.

"We've had an increase m
drugs in general. It's almost an
everyday occurrence, saia
Brian Hickman, a traffic safety
officer for Collegedale. "We had

62 total Dras in 2005.

DUI arrests in CoUegedale
increased by 47 P<=reent
between 2004 and 2005,
Hickman said. „ . „

A majoritv of DUI offenders
are out-of-town motorists pass-
ing through Collegedale.
However, Eddie Avantdtrector
of Soutliem-s Campus Safety,

said m the past year, there have
been eight alcohol related
charges against Southern stu-
dents. .

Collegedale police are bemg
trained in drug detection
because the number of both
alcohol and drug related DtJIs
are up. Hickman said alcohol is
the No. 1 offense, with manjua-
na as the second.

"Officers are getting better
training on how to detect
drugs," Hickman said.

Collegedale was the first city
in Tennessee to send an officer
through the Drug Recogmtion
Expert (ORE) program
Hickman said. That officer is
now continuing trainmg to
become a DRE instructor. The
program teaches officers a 12-
step evaluation process to iden-

tify drugs a person may

With DRE and other training
techniques, CoUegedale Police
Captain .James Hardeman is
optimistic about catching DUI
offenders. Hardeman said any
area focused on training its offi-
cers will increase the chance for
catching offenders.

"I think we're on the right
track," Hardeman said.

The increased number of
impaired drivers in Collegedale
brings with it an increased
threat of traffic accidents.
According to a 2004 online
report by Mothers Against
Drunk Driving, out of the 1.288
traffic deaths in Tennessee, 519
deaths were alcohol related.

For the most part,
Collegedale has been able to
fend off those statistics.

"In 2004 we had our first
fatality in 16 years, and it was
drug related," Hickman said.

Hickman worries the rise of
DUIs is imminent, but remains
oprimistic.

"If we keep the fatalities at
zero, I'll be happy."

Officials

continued from Pg- 1
\ Pawluk also said he would
' "pay careful attention" to the
caUing of God if he were
asked to accept a position at
Andrews.

"In most cases, however, I
believe that God calls us to
serve him in the location and
the vocation of our prefer-
ence," Pawluk said. "On that
basis, my intention is to
remain at Southern."
. Bietz said in reference to
himself it is unlikely that he
would be asked to accept a
position at Andrews. He also
said that it would be unlikely
that he would say yes in the
event he was asked. Bietz and
Pawluk both urge Southern
to think of Andrews during
this difficult time.

Bietz said, "We need to
remember our sister institu-
tion in our prayers as they go
through the process of
replacing their senior leader-
ship team."

Oksana Zaverukha

An Apison-based ministry
is recruiting college students
to join IVlission Extreme, a
new missionary-training pro-
gram beginning .July 2006.

"The unique thing is that
it's a packaged deal. In one
place, they hook up with
training and mission, saia
Ryan Bunnell, Outpost
Centers International (OCI)
field representative.

OCI, which has 120 out-
posts worldwide, uses a two-
fold approach for the Mission
Extreme-training and the
actual missionary work that
promises to put students in
challenging circumstances,
ereater responsibility and Amazing
adventure, Bunnell said. Institute,

The mission experience Institute
starts with six months of Evangel,
training offered at any one of Inst.tu e
these independent ministnes; btudents

local missionaries, organize
health expos, lead out in evan-
gelistic efforts in new territo-
ries, give Bible studies and
organize evangelistic series.

Upon completion of train-
ing, students can choose from
five countries for their six-
month mission destination:
Zambia, India, Romania,
Ukraine or the United States.
Instead of going alone,
Bunnell said students with
different skills will be placed
in a team of four or five and
given responsibility over a
specific territory.

"They are everything to the
region they are going to,"
Bunnell said. "They will be
challenged, but not aban-

«i>ici! with either gospel or health doned."

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National survey predicts strong job market for graduates

... _. ^i,„t,„„„o„a Roves said. "'Meet the Firms

Seniors can expect to find a
booming job market with a
high demand for 2006 college
graduates in many fields,
according to an annual survey
by the National Association of
Colleges and Employers
(NACE).

Students who attended
Southern's "Meet the Firms"
last month were able to pass
out their resumes and talk
with some of the employers

eager to hire graduates.

"It's a great time to net-
work," said Pierre Monice, a
senior theology and business
major. "There are some great
internships available here."

About 35 organizations
were represented at the semi-
annual job fair in the
Collegedale church.

"There is always a demand
for nurses, but I know that so
many other organizations
here are looking for graduates
as well, especially this year,"

said Sue Krug, a recruiter
from the Waterman Florida
Hospital. "Any nurse, though,
with an associate degree or a
bachelor's degree will almost
be guaranteed a job."

The NACE survey reports
employment rates have
reached a six-year high. The
most in-demand majors right
now include allied health,
engineering, accounting, mar-
keting, computer science and
economics.

Melissa Turner, editorial

assistant at Chattanoogi
Magazine and a Southern
alumna, said she was able to
find a career in her major
shortly after graduating.

"['Meet the Firms'] is a
good chance to socialize with
experts in your major and to
plan for your future," Turner
said.

Dorkis Reyes, a junior
nursing major, agreed.

"Even though there are so
many jobs available out there,
you can't expect it to be easy,"

Reyes said. "'Meet the Firms'
is a great opportunity for stu-
dents to find jobs and intern-
ships locally and nationally."

NACE reports that as
employers compete for college
graduates, entry-level pay is
on the rise. Three-quarters of
employers plan to increase
starting salary offers to attract
new college graduates.

"We like to hire Southern s
students," said Holly Ashley, a

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Laure Chamberlain

Boys of the Lough, a Celtic
band, will perform traditional
Irish and Scottish music at
Southern, Monday, March 20.
Students will received double
convocation credit.

According to their Web site,
Boys of the Lough is the first
full-time professional band of
its kind to arise on the interna-
tional scene. Instruments
played by the five-member
band include fiddle, flute,
pipes, accordion and their own

"This is the kind of music
you would hear if you went to
Doolin or Dingle, Ireland," said
Bill Wohlers, vice president of
student services.

Wohlers said he has heard
Boys of the Lough perfonn on
two or three occasions, though
never a full concert.

"1 was particularly
impressed with the genuine
Celtic music," he said. "They're

from the place [Ireland and
surrounding areas] and. grew
up playing this music."

The band is coming to
Southern as a part of the uni-
versity's Performing Arts
Series.

"[The purpose of the series
is] to help develop well-round-
ed students here at Southern,
so when they leave they will
have more kri owl edge and
experience culturally, spiritual-
ly and academically," said Pam
Dietrich, administrative assis-
tant of student

Students will be "^-
experience other perfonnan^
courtesy of the senes and (^
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Southern celebrates Foreign Language Week

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; STAFF Wwre^^

A Cinco de Mayo convoca-
tion accompanied by a man-
achi band will end Southern's
celebration of the National
Foreign Language Week on
Sunday, March 19.

"I think we need to promote
[learning languages] as much
as we can and the interaction
bet\veen other cultures," said
Carlos Parra, chair of the mod-
ern languages department.
■■Xh\> is just another opportu-
iiit\ that we can take advan-
tage of-"

Students wanting to prac-
tice Spanish, Italian, French or
American Sign Language can
meet at tables set up in the
cafeteria during lunch today,
said Carmen Jimenez, associ-
ate professor of Spanish at
Southern. Tutors and instruc-
tors will be available from
noon to 1 p.m.

Other activities run by the
modern languages department
this week have included an
induction of members into the
Alpha Mu Gamma Club, the

Kasandra Rodriguez, left, receives a certificate of induction into the Alpha Mu Gamma Llub irom Lario:
Solano, middle, and Carmen Jimenez, right, on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in the Miller Hall chapel.

National Honor Society for dents to write an essay in a

modern languages, language other than their own

Wednesday night, followed by about using languages as

a dinner at El Matador in "bridges to communication,'

Collegedale. A writing contest Jimenez said.

the mariachi band, will be at 2
p.m. in Ackerman Auditorium.
Speakers will include Oralia
Preble-Niemi, chair of the for-
eign language department at

also held requiring stu- The convocation, including University of Tennessee at

and Mirtha
Jones, coordinator of Hispanic
outreach at Chattanooga State
University and founder of the
Plaza Communitaria, an
organization that promotes
cultural interaction in the
community.

"This is just one week in the
school year," said Eva Cruz, a
senior international business
and french major. "But
throughout the year, we've
been trying to bring a little bit
of other countries into
Southern so the students and
community can experience

Although the week was
nationally celebrated last
week. Southern chose to post-
pone it on campus because of
spring break.

Cruz said it was important
for Southern to still recognize
the week somehow.

"In other countries, people
learn two or three different
languages, but we're really
lacking in that," she said. "I
think this is a great way to pro-
mote learning languages."

President Bietz announces first Tuition Freedom Day

President Gordon Bietz
announced today as
Southern's first Tuition
Freedom Day, celebrating a
partnership that helps ease
the burden of full tuition costs
for students.

"It's a privilege to work
with the students on a daily
basis, but it's even a greater
privilege to give to them," said
Janita Herod, office manager
I for the School of Journalism
d Communication. Herod is
I —e of the faculty members
I who has indirectly partnered

with students by malting
donations to reduce the cost
of their tuition.

Tuition Freedom Day cele-
brates the 22 percent in
tuition students do not have to
pay this year due to donations
received. The day is being cel-
ebrated 78 percent through
the school year because it cor-
relates exactly to the amount
of tuition students actually
have to pay this year, as
opposed to paying the full too
percent cost of tuition.

"Tuition Freedom Day is to
celebrate the fact that stu-
dents are getting a very good

value for the money they are
paying to get a Christian edu-
cation," said Patrice Hieb,
annual fund coordinator for
the advancement and devel-
opment offices at Southern.

Alumni, staff and friends of
Southern provided roughly $6
million in donations last fiscal
year. Faculty and staff have
been encouraged by the
advancement office to donate
money and wear buttons this
week celebrating Tuition
Freedom Day. Over $27 thou-
sand in donations has been
given by employees this fiscal
year, and employees gave over

$50 thousand in donations
last fiscal year. Employees can
choose to donate through pay-
roll deduction or through
online gift forms on
Southern's advancement Web

"Basically 01
emphasis for this day is to
make students aware that
because of generous dona-
tions from alumni, staff and
friends of Southern, students
do not have to pay the total
cost of tuition for attending
Southern," said Eva Cruz, a
senior international business
and french major.

Cruz is currently working
as an intern with the develop-
ment offices and is in charge
of the phone-a-thons. Along
with emails sent to faculty and
staff, the development office
organizes phone-a-thons to
encourage donations among
alumni and former students.

Hieb and others in the
advancement department said
they hope to celebrate Tuition
Freedom Day earlier in the
year next school year, as an
earlier date of celebration
would mean an even lower
tuition percentage students
would have to pay.

Mentoring program welcomes new freshmen students to Southern

" •'■ „„„,r mpntees can be challengmg,

I Kaidi Tastet
1 Sim WiiniR

Southern's mentor program
for incoming freshmen has
«en in effect for three and a
naif years and is gaining
I momentum.

The program started out
I J^mall, but this year there have
I Men approximately 60 men-
I 'ors volunteering in the pro-
Isram under the guidance of
I ™ans Kassy Krause and John
I ^ger. Originally a job require-
J"'"' for resident assistants,
■ Who assist with dorm life and
I toora checks, it is now being
led by volunteer students
Talge, Thatcher and

Thatcher South, Krause said.

"We feel volunteers are
more passionate about men-
toring because it is somethmg
they have volunteered to do,
Krause said.

Student mentors also have
added benefits. Krause said
they are required to attend 30
percent fewer worships and
can include the mentorship as
volunteer service on their

T'aspect added to the
mentorship program this year
bv Krause and Sager was tne
mentors' presence dunng
freshmen orientation to meet
and help the new freshmen.

Mentors arrived on campus
August 21, 2005, for training

"We feel volunteers
are more passionate

about mentoring
because it is some-
thing they have vol-
unteered to do,
Krause said.

and helped with the orienta-

..„.i, held August 22-24, 2005.

"I think the program is real-
ly great," said Danielle Baasch,
a freshman music perform-
ance major. "It's like a group
of friends you meet right away
that are friendly and helphil if
you need someone to be there
for you."

Krause said the first semes-
ter of every year is the most
interactive, as mentors invite
their mentees to have worship
a few times a month and cre-
ate contacts with them
through e-mails, written
notes, phone calls, room visits
and occasional pizza parties^
Establishing connecrions with

mentees can he challenging,
hut rewarding.

"It's hard to get them close
enough where they can trust
us and tell us if they need
help," said Danielle Marshall,
a junior education major and i

member of the mentor pro- (^ I
gram for two years. "Even in i

high school, I was like an
unofficial mentor, helping
kids figure out where their
classes were and stuff. So now
it's great because I get to be an
official mentor."

Students interested in vol-
unteering can fill out an appli-
cation for review by Krause

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Thursday, M^j^^hTeTa^

Southern nursing students host CSI

P The acronym CSI is com-
monly associated with a tele-
vision show. However, it also
stands for Current Scientific
Investigation, which is an
opportunity for senior stu-
dents at Southern to showcase
their research studies. CSI
will be hosted at Lynn Wood
Hall on Tuesday, April i8,
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

"Our aim is to highlight the
research done by nursing stu-
dents, but we also want this to
be an annual event that
involves all majors," said
Barbara James, dean of the
School of Nursing.

In the past, the School of
Nursing would meet off cam-
pus and have a research day,
but this year they are having it
on campus.

Nursing students will pres-
ent their research in the
morning, and a display of
posters created by undergrad-
uate and graduate students in

nursing and other disciplines
will be exhibited throughout
the afternoon, said David
Gerstle, a professor in the
School of Nursing.

There is still an opportuni-
ty to participate by submitting
senior research projects.

"Applications to present
research will be accepted as
space allows, but no later than
April 5 for oral presentations
and April 10 for posters,"

iphtc By E

James said. Students can con-
tact her for applications.

To promote this event, The
Accent will publish "clues"
each week about medical
cases leading up to the event.
Faculty and students are
expected to use the clues to
help solve the case. Answers
can be submitted on the nurs-
ing Web site at www.nurs-
ing.southern.edu.

"The first correct answer to

each case will be awarded on
the day of the event," James
said.

Dana Krause, associate
professor for the School of
Nursing, said, "We are using
the clues as a means to get the
student body more interested
in researching."

Gerstle said the Sigma
Theta Tau International
Honor Society of Nurses is
sponsoring the cash prizes for
the research projects. First
place wins $100, second place
$75 and third place $50.
Students enrolled in the
research class will also receive
class credit.

Enoh Nkana, an elemen-
tary education major, said the
research involved in the pro-
gram would be helpful in a

"I would consider partici-
pating in this program
because research will come in
handy as an educator."

Tennessee offers nursing students scholarships

Southern nursing students
can apply for individual schol-
arships worth up to $5,000 for
the 2006-2007 school year in
mid-August thanks to fund
raising in Tennessee.

Applications are judged
solely by GPA. Information on
the application process, as well
as other nursing scholarships
and general facts about the
field, can be found at the Web
site, www.discovemursing.com.

Tennessee hospitals, nurs-
ing schools and nursing organ-
izations are cooperating with

Johnson & Johnson, the
healthcare product manufac-
turers, to raise the funds that
will be used to bolster the num-
ber of registered nurses
statewide. By providing finan-
cial assistance to nursing stu-
dents and schools, the program
aims to increase the number of
nursing graduates.

"Applying for the scholar-
ships is similar to fiUing out a
FAFSA," said Katrina Lee, pub-
lic relations speciahst for the
Campaign for Nursing's
Future.

Lee said the program relies
primarily on its Web site to

attract attention to the scholar-
ships, grants and fellowships.
However, Lee is targeting local
and campus publications in an
effort to make students aware
of the scholarship opportuni-
ties.

Linda Marlowe, progres-
sions coordinator for the
School of Nursing, said four
students from Southern had
applied for scholarships but
was not certain whether they
had qualified.

Funds for the scholarships,
grants and faculty fellowships
are raised by the Promise for
Nursing for Tennessee galas,

sponsored by Johnson &
Johnson. This year's gala, held
March 9, raised $350,000 for
promoting nursing in the state.
Students from the University
of Tennessee, Vanderbilt
University, East Tennessee
State University, Belmont
University, Dyersburg State
Community College, Tennessee
Technical University, Middle
Tennessee State University and
Union University have received
scholarships from the program.
Nursing students from commu-
nity colleges receive individual
scholarships of $2,500.

Botany class to study Smoky Mountain flowers in May

#

Tommy Anderson

Southern's Smoky

Mountain flora botany class
will spend a week in May
camping in the Great Smoky
Mountains studying trees,
flowering plants and ferns
with biology professor David
Ekkens.

"The Smokies is the best
ecological area," Ekkens said.
"You can see 60 different
species of flowers on a typical

The group will camp May 8
to 16 at Greenbriar Island, a
commercial campground
located just outside the
national park, about four to
five miles from Gatlinburg,
Tenn. Campers should expect

to do a lot of hiking because
Ekkens said he likes to get his
students out in the wilder-

Biology 409 is an upper-
division, three-credit houi
class, but Ekkens said the sub-
ject is not hard. Although stu
dents are required to hi
general biology class befoi
signing up for the trip, Ekkenf
said he is willing to compro

had

May 26.

Amanda Gaspard, a junior
biology major, needed a

"The Smokies is
the best ecological
area," Ekkens said

"If someone was interested
in flowers and really wanted
to go, I would let them come,"
he said.

After camping in the
Smokies, the class will return
to Southern for another week
of classroom work before the
first summer session ends

botany credit for her major.
Two years ago she went on the
Smoky Mountain flora trip
and said she enjoyed it.

"It's one of my ail-time
favorite classes in my college
experience," Gaspard said.

Prior to going, Gaspard

said she was not a huge
camper, but she grew to love
it. An outdoor class like this
allows you to grow closer to
your friends and to God, she

Shayna Clifford, a junior
biology major, is signed up for
this summer's flora expedi-
tion.

"I think it would be a fun
way to earn credits that I need
and, of course, I would recom-
mend it to others," Clifford
said.

Ekkens said he will take
along a digital camera and
laptop computer to document
the flowers discovered by stu-
dents. Afterward, each stu-
dent will receive their own
photo CD.

Recruits

continued from Pg. 2

of the mission ranges from
$4,000 to $6,000, depending
on the assignment, which will
cover the entire year's
expenses. Already 260 youne
people have showed interest
in Mission Extreme.

Luke Fisher, a senior nurs-
ing major, served as an OCI
missionary in Africa for eight
months, participating in con-
struction, child immunization
programs and public health
education.

"I really enjoyed doing it,"
Fisher said. "My experience
with OCI was good."

The Mission Extreme idea
belongs to Chuck Cleveland,
former OCI vice president!
who recognized the need of
combining the gospel with
health evangelism.

"If

would be more successful,"
Cleveland said.

The General Youth
Conference, another inde-
pendent ministry, has
inspired young people to
serve but did not pro\ide mis-
sion opportunities, he said.
That is why several self-sup-
porting institutions combined
efforts to provide a serious
mission experience.

Bunnell and Cleveland said
the training and field experi-
ence of Mission Extreme pro-
vides future job opportunities
for students wanting to
become full-time

For more information
about Mission Extreme, con-
tact Bunnell at ryan@out-
postcenters.org. An updated
Web site will soon be avail-
able at www.mission-
extreme.org.

Market

continued from Pg. 2

Nonprofits recruiter
"Southern students are liard
workers, are committed ana
are credible." , ,

Tlie NACE study saia
employers in the South
expect to increase their num-
ber of college hires by 17 V^''
cent and, at its highest, in tue
Northeast by 30 percent.

"This is an exciting time i"
be an up and coming college
graduate," said Reb«M
Face, NACE director ot cor
porate college relations, top
employers realize today,
mofe than ever, the .*»'
and value that today s cou 6
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cess of our businesses.

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Current Events *

I

Judge to order Google to relinquish data

A hummingbird starts to take flight at feeding time between the
hands of wildlife rebabUitation supervisor Pam Nave, Wednesday,
March 8, 2006, at tbe Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Wabiut Creek,
Calif.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)
Google Inc's legal showdo^vn
with the Bush administration
over the right to protect the pri-
vacy of its audience and trade
secrets appears to be tilting in
the Internet search engine's
favor, even though a federal
judge has signaled he will order
the company to turn over some
records to the government.

U.S. District Court Judge
James Ware repeatedly empha-
sized his sensitivity to Google's
concerns during a Tuesday
court hearing. It concluded with
Ware saying he intends to give
the U.S. Justice Department a
peek at a sliver of the online
search engine leader's vast data-
Just how much information
Google will be required to share

won't be known until Ware
issues his written ruling, which
he said he intends to do very
quickly.

But the government won't get
anything close to what it initial-
ly sought last summer when \t
served Google a subpoena
demanding billions of search
requests and Web site addresses
as part of the Bush administra-
tion's effort to revive a law
meant to shield children from
online pornography.

With Google's staunch resist-
ance to that request attracting
widespread attention, the
Justice Department scaled back
its demand to a random sam-
pling of 5,000 random search
requests and 50,000 Web site
addresses contained in its
search engine.

Company blames mine blast on lightening

Texas firefighters brace for winds

McLEAN, Texas (AP)
Firefighters weary from three
days of battUng blazes that have
ravaged 840,000 acres and
killed 11 people braced for the
threat of strong winds to return.

Winds from the south were
expected to pick up Wednesday
with gusts of up to 40 mph, fore-
casters said.

preparing for the
worst," Fire Chief Clifford
McDonald said. "The winds and
all the burning embers we got, it
could be bad."

The state responded to more
than 200 fires covering 191,000
acres in a 24-hom- period that
ended midday Tuesday. Those
blazes destroyed 15 homes,

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
(AP) Within hours of the Jan. 2
explosion at the Sago Mine that
trapped and killed 12 men, some
already believed lightning was
the likely cause.

Powerful bolts had peppered
nearby Buckhannon that mom-
mg, some striking close to the
underground coal mine where
two 13-man crews were just
starting the day shift.

Two-and-a-half months later,
the mine's owner said Tuesday it

has evidence to prove the theory.
Although it cannot fully explain
how, International Coal Group
Inc. officials said they beUeve
electricity from above found
some conduit into the earth,
sparking methane gas that had
accumulated in a worked-out,
sealed-off chamber.

It was "unpredictable and
highly unusual" and ordinarily
hard to prove, said CEO Ben
Hatfield.

U.S. against U.N. counsel

UNITED NATIONS (AP)
The United States will vote
against a proposal to create a
new panel at the United
Nations to replace the discred-
ited Human Rights
Commission, Washington's
U.N. ambassador said.

The U.N. General Assembly
will take up the resolution
Wednesday, and a vote is like-
ly even though assembly presi-
dent Jan Eliasson has insisted
he wants the new Human
Rights Council to be approved
by consensus of the 191 U.N.
member states.

The United States argues
that right abusers could still be
elected to the new body under
the proposed rules. U.S.
Ambassador John Bolton
insisted Tuesday the only way
forward was to reopen negoti-
ations, but Eliasson said mem-
bers told him this would open
"Pandora's Box."

World leaders at

September's U.N. summit
decided to create a new council
to replace the commission,
which has been criticized for
allowing some of the worst
rights-offending countries to
use their membership to pro-
tect one another from condem-
nation. In recent years, mem-
bers have included Sudan,
Libya, Zimbabwe and Cuba.

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To set one thing straight
from the beginning, Chaotic
Resolve, the fourth studio
album by Plumb (aka Tiffany
Lee), is not directly about
Christ. When she sings the
line, "I wanna be in love with
only you," during the album s
infectious first single, "Blush
(Only You)," she isn't making
reference to her relationship
with Jesus, but rather she is
freely proclaiming her love to
her husband. After listening
to "Cut," a deeply moving
song that deals with the dan-
gers of self-inflicted abuse,
one might start to wonder,
"Where is the praise and wor-
ship?"

By the end of the album, it
is apparent that Plumb does-
n't approach being labeled a
"Christian" artist like others.
Instead, she chooses to write
songs about difficult subjects,
showing people there is light
(Jesus) at the end of the tun-
nel. Chaotic Resolve plays like

tionship is forever. That s
reassuring and beautiful.
That's romantic," Plumb said.
Amui'it all the divorce and

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marital conflicts that occur i

arordmap'through'lif^with American society, "Blush'
the correct destination clearly refreshing because of the

marked and highlighted for all
to see.

Echoing her goal to bring
people into the light, the
alluring "Blush (Only You)"
starts things off on a romantic
note. The song was written
about her husband

iplete sincerity that
apparent in Plumb's voice;
she really is in love and wants
to show others it is very possi-
ble.

While there are a few glar-
ing exceptions, including the
aforementioned "Blush "

Lee, lead singer of
Evanescence. In all actuality,
Lee frequently cites Plumb as
a strong musical influence,
not the other way around

people who are hurting,
because these songs have let
people know they're not
alone, which is the first step to
healing. 'Cut' was born for
that very reason."

Accompanied by a poignant
music video, "Cut" stirs deep
into the soul, and again, you
can feel the sincerity of her
lyrics when she tenderly sings
about the bleakness that lies
ahead for victims of self-
affliction if they do not seek
help.

I know Chaotic Resolve is
going to taste bitter to some
and sweet to others, but I am
not putting Plumb in the spot-
light to try to cause controver-
sy. I reviewed this album
because I am strongly convict-
ed that more of these types of
releases need to exist and
gain exposure within the
Christian culture. There will
always be praise and worship,
and it will always have an
indisputable home within
Christian corporate worship.
However, outside those

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spring break?

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chaos (in our relationship) rock 'n' roll album. Currently
there is resolve that our rela- No. l on the Christian CHR

"Better" is sure to please rock boundaries, there needs to b

fans with its pulsating guitars music that shows the way

that dominate the song and is inside the doors of the sanctu-

sure to attract others with its ary, music that shows you the

instrumental string track that way out of your tangled web of

is also very noticeable, but in distractions and into the light

a soft way. Obviously, "Better" of Christ. Music like this is

is already hit. essential if the church wants

"Cut" is perhaps the most to bring everyone inside^

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one person
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Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

Deep Sra 3D movie; ii a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m.. 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. (8 p.m. and 9 p.m. also available on
Fridays and Saturdays); IMAX 3D Theater; $7.95; go online (mvw.tnaqua.orE/IMAX/Imax.asp) for more mfo

The 2oai Cenhiry; March 18 at 8 p.m., March 23 at 7 p.m., March 25 at 8 p.m., March 26 at 2:30 p.m., March

30 at 7 p.m.; Chattanooga Tlieatre Cenhi: (main stage); $11.50-$14; go online (www.theatrecentre.com) for

more info

Harlem Globetrotters; March 21 at 7 p.m.; McKenzie Arena; $15+; go online
(wmv.utc.edu/Administration/McKenxieArena/events.htm) for more info

Fanfare; Edgar Meyer and Sibelius (The Chattanooga Symphony); March 25 at 8 p.m.; 'Rvoli Theatre; $23+;
go online (wvw.chattanoogasiTOphony.or^) for more info

Third Day in concert (with David Crowder Band); March 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium; $28-$32.50;
tickets available online (www .ctix.com) and at Memorial Auditorium's box office (423-642-TIXS)

Local flair: Events on Campus

SA Talent Show; March 18 at 9 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

Boys of the Lough in concert; March 20 at 7:30 p.m.; lies P.E. Center; double convocation credit given

Gym-Masters Home Show, March 25 at 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

SAU Symphony Orchestra concert; March 26 at 7:30 p.m.; CoUegedale SDA Church; convocation credit given

Ronchun Zhao on the erhu; March 28 at 7:30 p.m., Ackerman Auditorium; convocation credit given

SVAD
Productions

SVAD Productions, oper-
ating out of Brock Hall's sec-
ond floor, was started last
spring to produce "Secret of
the Cave," a feature film shot
by Southern's film school
ummer. The produc-
tion company has recently
introduced a new opportuni-
ty to art students. It is gen-
erating and managing
design jobs, videography
projects and other commis-
sions and then hiring stu-
dents to execute the work
This gives the students the
ce to begin practicing
■ profession and, in
return, gain real-world expe-
;e and earnings. It may
prove an advantage for
developing students' portfo-
lios and increasing their
marketability after gradua-
tion.

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Editor

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,ust of the flesh: practical theology for men

You E

1 the i

lit of thee
(life is no
,,(lhe world. And the >

seth away, and the lust
peof but he that doeth the

of God abideth forever" (1

ilin 1:16,17)- .

Gentlemen, what is Gods
idard of sexual integrity
the Christian man? I'm

of sexual first step to obtaining the vic-
tory is to appeal to the One
who never loses. Let's be
dreadfully honest; as men it's
often hard not to like pornog-
raphy and sexual immorality.
(At least it is for me-honest

integrity, unlike other secular
all that is in the world, arenas, knowing is not half the
I St of the flesh, and the battle. Most of us know God's
"",.!,„ eyes, and the pride standard, but it's hard to
of the Father, but admit that by ourselves we do

not have the power to achieve

it. We desire victory but end confession here). We

up living despairing lives of

compromise and defeat. We

fight exhausting battles

against sexual temptation but rupted. So

eventually succumb. Whether God and

it's late night HBO, internet
,tt)' sure we all know the pornography or inappropriate
jwer because the Bible behavior with a girlfriend,
jks in very clear terms on sexual sins are a powerful
subject (See Ephesians 5:3 snare and the cords of our
f). In fact, Jesus addressed own sins hold us fast
tissue during His sermon (Proverbs 5:22).
jij^ount. So can we be broken free

But I tell you that anyone from the cords that hold us
0 looks at a woman lustful- fast? The good news is that

Jesus answers this question

with a resounding, "Yes!" He

integrity

Jo

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31:r, 1

Corinthia

ns fi

IK,

Galatians

5:16,

Ephe

IS 5:3,

Colossiar

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:."i

and 1

already committed
altery with her in his heart"
latthew5:28NIV^.
Wow! With -women dress-
; the way they do, with

Word in our hearts so that we incredihly. If you want more
will not sin against Him. Here input on the practical applica-
are a few startup texts that are tion of this covenant with the
useful in the hattle for sexual eyes, I suggest an excellent
book called "Every Man's
Battle."

In the final analysis, the
greatest freedom in the world
is freedom from sin. Having a
clean conscience is a priceless
gift and walking in the integri-
t>' of God-given manhood is a
blessing beyond measure.

God expects nothing less of
us, and the good news is that
He is the One who will give us
the power to achieve it! Jesus
is asking us to be "in" the
world but not "of it. The
world and its lusts will pass
away but he who does the will
of God will abide forever. And
"it is God's will that you
should be sanctified: that you

iginally designed by God to Thessalonians 4:3. And please

appreciate the opposite sex, don't stop there either.

natures have been cor- Continue reading your Bible

must appeal to and you wiU find many power-

'e His promised packed verses to fill your spir-

enmity against sin. itual arsenal with. By claiming

Let's talk honestly with these great and precious

Jesus through prayer and promises you can partake of

receive His freely offered for- the divine nature and escape

giveness along with a spiritu- the corruption of worldly lust

ally "born-again" nature that (2 Peter 1:4).

hates sexual sins. If we live by Step three is to use com-

the Spirit, we mil not fulfill mon sense. Don't get up at 2

the lusts of the flesh. a.m. to see what's on TV or

Step two is to estabhsh a check your email! Unplug the

daily devotional regimen, computer if you have to, dis-

Here is where a lot of failures connect the power strip, do should avoid sexual i

came to destroy the works of

the devil and set us free. He

:complished this by taking

an be explained, what it takes and most impor-

Wherewithal shall a young tantly make a covenant with

nan cleanse his way? By tak- your eyes (See Job 31^1 NIV).

i f7enzTed curture" that the guTlt of every pornography ing heed thereto according to Every time you see something

, every second addict, every fornicator, every Thy Word" (Psalms iig.g). mappropnate.
d easily available internet homosexual, every sexually The Bible explains that m
imography, is there really immoral person upon himself order to be pure we must take
yhope' and dying on the cross at heed to God's Word and it cer-

The good news is that the Calvary. "So if the Son sets tainly helps if you REA^ it!

There are you free, you will be free " '"" ' "

iraendous heavenly indeed" (John 8:26)

iources available to anyone If you are someone

ivilling to claim them, struggles

nmorali-
Thessalonians 4:13
NIV). May the name of Jesus
be magnified in this manner
by the men of Southern
Adventist University.

will power and turn your eyes
away. This httle strategy helps

also very useful to
memorize specific Bible texts
who to call to mind whenever
arena, the tempted. We must hide God's

MRN
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re you a kid or a grown-up i

between adolescence and adult- we get into a debate or some-

PLS2H55UT05 hood. We crave adventure but thing. We want spintual heal-

vou?" asked the love stability. We long for com- ing m our "j™^ J™' '^"^ "?,

|y-haired five-year-old, eye- panionship but are stiU trying to quite ready ^l^^^^T^^l

■.e™thcuriosity. "ArLyou figure out ourselves. We love n^^''''>'^'- ^'^'^f f^™^^™

for a growTi-up?" risk but hate failure. We want sounds grea but W^,^'^'»;;^';_

I1," I stammered, "I'm not grovvth but without the pam and tions are reaiiy

[ I guess I'm somewhere in endurance. Ultimately we waiit

n." the freedom without all the

you're a teenager?" he responsibility!

1 No, I'm not writing this to

. not quite. I'm m my talk about whether this is good

or bad, or why we are this way. I

JSen you're a grown-up," he guess it just struck me recently

fly decided. that a lot of us as Christians are

" last someone can teU at this point spiritually as weU.

It I am! How many times Are we new Christians? WeU,

['wondered what am I? A most of us who have grown up

= grown-up? Sometimes in the church don't consider

te a little kid in a very big ourselves to be new Christians.

not very wise or experi- But are we "grown-ups" m the

' like to play outside faith? Well, we aren t sure

I'm Ilike to study. But about that, but we're not neces-

s I feel Uke a grown- sarily rebellious teenagers any-

"ng my car, writing

' papers, discussing

i">niplexities. I want to be

f»«liidependent. How can

T*fi at once? And yet I am,

t"; look Uke a grown-up.

you know what I'm

8 about, this tension

ried about right :

If you feel stack at this point
but ready to take the next step,
take courage. "Your hope is not
in yourself; it is in Christ. Your
weakness is united to his
strength, your ignorance to his
wisdom, your frailty to his
enduring might. So you are not
to look to yourself, not to let the
mind dweU upon self, but look
to Christ." (Steps to Chnst
P70) Jesus offers hope for all
our fears and failures as we look
at our future of living by faith.
If we uivite Jesus to come with
us on this growing-up journey.

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another inferior is finally and

permanently, discredited and

abandoned everywhere is

Until the color of a man's
skin

Is of no more significance
than the color of his eyes ^

There'll be always war."

I thought of these words
from Bob Marley's song,
"War," as I watched "In My
Country." The film is about

alienate other blacks who try than character to be th>. „„
to integrate into the upper unng stick for advancemeai
crust of society, branding Jesus' prayer for his churcl
them "Oreos." We all have was that it should be united -
prejudices. The sooner we all that they [his disciples]
admit that, the better pre-
pared we will be to openly and
honestly deal with them.

I feel the time has come for
Adventists - black and white -
to forget the past, as the Lord
said in Isaiah 43:18. because
He is about to do a new thing
(V19). I applaud the Georgia-
Conference

may be one in us [the trinity] 1
so that the world may believe I
that thou hast sent me {John I
17:11, 21). Can you think of 1 1
better time than now?

Bible and the SDA church.
Satan has played the 1
card throughout history with

Cumberl

under Ed Wright for doing a
new thing, a good thing. Are
The coup d'etat that wnues we ready for these new things
fc^ iSr not occur unless they like white churches with black
derid^ to leave Collegedale en pastors and vice versa? The
aecioevu.ca o time has come for the term

"regional conference" to be a
reference to geographical
location, not a euphemism for
"black pastors and congrega-
.that race prohlem.,Many blad._do not ^^^^^Z:^

ftttaiticn

of her skin (Song of Solomon *en^there^g^^ .^ ^^^^ ^^^^

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But this was not just nO d ^^ --1 ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^

Testament issue, for it was '"""y , . ^ ,1,5^ jock

racial prejudice that gave ^ P J*-^'/;, ,„,a fteir

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earn about 'his own preju- when blacl. approach ^h m^

country." ine nim is »oo„. dice [Acts 10)^ The apostle The -P de.at ftat^wh-tes
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Letter to the editor I A call to medical missionary work

The Modem Languages

D^artnait would lite to

invite yai to a Cinco (fe

Mayo Celdaraticn,

Sunday, tterch 19, at 2:00

pjn. in Ackerman

BuditcaninL AMariaiiii

tend will perfomanJ

speakers f ran UTC and

C3iat±anxiga State will te

here with us.

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Jackie James ignorantly that hypocrisy is non-

gu«tCokthiboto_r _ _ gj^gjpjjt on this camp. But I eut

Freedom of religion, freedom writing to ask even rhetorically
of speech and freedom of the How does printing such maten
press are what we have come to al add to the overall quality of
believe are paramount to what your paper? What are you say-
being American really means. ing to our fellow students about
Freedom of religion allows how we value/devalue theu reli-
for there to be many forms of gious expressions?
reUgious expression. Some of As you weU know 1 am not
these forms are far suggesting that you

from the grace-cen- pnnt only matenal

tered Jesus that T Freedom of rell- that I agree with,
love and may even glon, freedom of However I am sug-
include rites and rit- speech and free- gesting that you re-
uals that I may not dom of the press evaluate your con-
agree with, are what we have cepts of what is good
However, this is come to believe for your student body.
America and we are are paramount to You may murder j
free to choose our what being someone's character
religious expres- American really or invalidate their
g}Q^/ means. spiritual expressions

Freedom of and never speak a |

speech means that I word,

have the opportunity to express Hence tlus is tlie responsibil-
my questions, concerns and ity of the gate-keepers, those
feehngs about a subject without who have been entrusted to act
- government for the body's best good. They
1 if it is in tlie are not only to allow freedom to
student body flow unfettered, but also to
published or accept when some expressions
of freedom are counter produc-
tive to the better good.

This is just m>' opinion, and
opinions are like belly-buttons:

everyone has one and some are

I am not writing to protest filled with more lint than others.

threat of private c
intervention, evf
best interest of o\

In specific I
the latest cartoon in the Accent
entitled "Thursday night hyp-

"Christ, the great Medical
Missionary, is our example. He
healed the sick and preached the
gospel. In his service healing and
teaching were hnked closely
together. Today they are not to
be separated" (Testimonies to
the Church Volume 6, 170, 171)-
"Christ's servants are to fol-
low his example. As he went
from place to place, he comfort-
ed the suffering and healed the
sick. He then placed before them
the great truths in regard to his
kingdom. This is the work of his
followers" {Christ's Object
Lessons 233, 234).

"Our Savior went from house
to house, healing the sick, com-
forting the mourners, soothing
the afflicted, speaking peace to
the disconsolate. He took the lit-
tle children in his arms and
blessed them and spoke words of
hope and comfort to the weary
mothers. With unfailing tender-
ness and gentleness, he met form
of and woe and affliction; not for
himself but for others he
labored. He was the servant of
all. It was his meat and drink to
bring hope and strength to all
^vith whom he came m contact"
(Gospel Workers 188).

"God calls his church today,

those who claim to follow in his
footsteps, to hve the life he lived
and to minister as he ministered.
House to house laborers are
needed. The Lord calls for decid-
ed efforts to be put forth in
places where the people know
nothing of Bible truths. Singing
and prayer and Bible reading is
needed in the homes of the peo-

"Christ^s servants

are to follow his

example . . ."

Those who engage in house to
house labor will find opportuni-
ties for ministry in many lines.
They should pray for the sick and
should do all in their power to
relieve their suffering. Many can
be reached only through acts of
disinterested kindness. Their
physical wants must first be
reUeved. As they see evidence of
our unselfish love, it will be easi-
er for them to beUeve in the love
of Christ" (Testimonies to the
Church Volume 6, 83,84).

"Through his servants, God
designs that the sick, the xmfor-
tunate and those possessed of

evU spfrits shall hear his voict
Through his human agencies
God desires to be a comforter,
such as the world knows dc*
(Mfriistiy and Healing 106).

"Can Christ's appeal for oj
co-operation be more pW
stated? Tfre medical missioDa^
work should be a part of t^^

church in the land-Cr^f
to the church Volume 6, 2
"There is danger m
That soul you might have fj
that soul to whom you ^.
have opened the Scnpt^P^
es beyond your reach. Sat^
p.epied some net for^^
and tomorrow he may ^^^
mg out the plans of the ^
inyofGod.Whydeyn-,

Why not go to ^^^/icburd"!
(Testimonies to tne
Volumes 6, 443)-

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Sports'"'^^*

/ho is the greatest dunker in the history of basketball ?

j^rE DUFFIS
TS REPOirrEB____

[^^I made a case that

Bn^ant will one day

. the greatest basket

aver to ever live. Now

,ase of who is the bad

It man to ever attack the

We have seen many

it dunkers that have enter

with many sick

Iks including 5'9" Nate

linson climbing over

Webb on All Star

ly Night's Slam Dunk

mic^t. If vou missed it bet

Icall me later. With all of

.,.„t dunkers we've '^een

„e past, it's time to settle

p and for all, who is the

Itest. When you think

jut it there were and still

la lot of leapers, but w^hich

e made you buy tickets

|ames just to watch him

? someone? Here's a

,. candidates: Dr. J,

binique Wilkins, Spudd

Vince Carter dunks over
Fredenc Weiss in a basketball
game during the 2000 Olympics
in Sydney, Australia.

Webb, Michael Jordan and
Vince Carter.

Many people would say
Michael Jordan or Dominique
is the greatest. Yes, Mike had

that "Kiss the Rim" dunk, the
"Lean to the Side" dunk, the
"Rock the Cradle," the poster
on Patrick Ewing in the play-
offs and that jaw-dropping
free throw line dunk, among
others. Dominique has had
the two-hand windmill in the
'88 Slam Dunk Contest, the
spin on the baseline that left
Dale Ellis looking for his
ankles and then the double
pump poster finish on Tom
Chambers. Dr. J had the first
free-throw Hne dunk ever and
that poster on Bill Walton,
and Spud Webb had that 360
jam in the '86 Slam Dunk
Contest.

Yes, these were aU great
dunks and many were labeled
"The Greatest Dunk Ever."
But who is the baddest one of
all of them? Vl\ state this as
fact - nobody has ever dunked
as well and as often in every
conceivable situation as Half
Man Half Amazing, Vince

Carter. His nickname says it
all. Carter does slam dunk
contest dunks in games just
like that alley-oop double
pump reverse toilet dunk
against Orlando this year. He
makes the seemingly impossi-
ble look easy. Four words:
Slam Dunk Contest 2000.
Let's recap. A 360-windmill
from the reverse side followed
by the behind the backboard
windmill. After that, the con-
test was officially over when
Carter famously, and correct-
ly, declared it done after his
great between-the-leg dunk in
the first round. Mind you, the
contest wasn't "over" but the
judges went over to congratu-
late Vince Carter for the win.
Then came the elbow dunk,
and finally a two-hand free-
throw line dunk. So really
quick: Five dunks that no one
had ever seen before, that
even Michael Jordan speaking
to Craig Sager said he didn't

think anyone could do. Sorry
Mike, Vince proved you
wrong.

If that is not enough, do
you remember that "Olympic
Dunk"? He cleared a seven-
footer. But what's really
astonishing about this play is
that Vince took off a couple
steps outside of the lane.
Fredrick Weis retired from
basketball not long after this,
and who can blame him? Oh!
Let's not forget, you know
you're great when you have
spectacular MISSED dunks.
You just have to be the great-
est when people enjoy your
missed dunks. So. as far as his
dunking resume goes, VC is
unmatched. From hurdling
Freddy in the Olympics to the
show he put on in the 2000
dunk contest to his steady
stream of in-game highlights,
there is no argument that
Vince is the game's "
man to rise above the r

riders back in stride I Spring breakers enjoy the skijopes

iNA because of possible conflicts

t with- various competitions in

{«nthem Adventist which members of flie club par-

jversity's official running ticipate. Flyers posted '

), the Soutliem Striders,

1 full swing after a

I iiiatus last semester. . The

5, led by President Biyce

and Vice President

a Marlier,
■andhasupto
Jiembers who
pogether reg-

r market-
pajor Bryce
1 feels that

1 its fourth

places around campus
announce the meeting times for
club runs.

Members of the Striders will
be competing m the Knoxville
Half Marathon on Sunday,
March

iiysical abili-

Ihut also

of the

Members of the

Striders will be

competing in the

Knoxville Half

Marathon on

Sunday, March 26,

which will feature

runners from all

over the world.

which will fea-
ture runners
from all over
the world. The
CoUegedale
Kiwanis Club is
sponsoring a
local 5K

marathon this
Sunday, March
1 9

Registration,
which begins at
i aren't running to get noon, is located at the SunTrust
fimes on a jacket. They're Bank across from die previous
fere busting their backs Wmn Dbde plaza m CoUegedale.
■little recognition," said The registration fee for eacn
_ participant is $15. Those who

|k members run through- would like to attend as specta-
» week either individually tors to encourage and show sup-
"Tall groups. Martin and port for die club are mvitea as
- i combined 100- well. The race begins at 2 p^m.
If you are interested m jom-
ing the Southern Striders or
would like more information
on the competitions, email
Bryce Martin at

BryceM@Southern.edu or

-.. «eeKiy ciuD rmis Jessica '^^"'''^'j,,

■ afternoons. The Marlierj@Southem.edu.
^S of club runs varies

s per week. Bo Benge,
11 compete m the upcom-
Non Marathon, puts in
jo miles per week.

also invites less-
, - runners to join
fn their weekly club

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99 Ford Ranger 2.sL, 4
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1995 Toyota Corolla, auto-
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Insurance is only $130 every
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but doesn't look it)! Sellmg for
$2,500 for the complete setup.
Email me at

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1988 Honda Prelude 2 0 Si
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good tires, runs well. $1000
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423-503-3404.

2003 Dodge Ram 1500
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Department
studies school
attendance

The 14 North American divi-
sion universities and colleges
have been involved in a three-
year study due to one statistic
from the General Conference
Education department: Only 25
percent of Adventist students
actually attend the church's
higher education institutions,
meaning 75 percent are either
attending public or other
denominational schools.

"Having one-fourth of SDA
young people choose to attend
our schools is great," said Jackie
James, enrollment counselor at
Southern. "However, it does
indicate that for the other three-
fourths we must stil work on
making SDA schools a more
viable option."

Vinita Sauder, vice-president
for marketing and enrollment
services, is Southern's represen-
tative for the study. She has been
working with marketing staff
from seven other Seventh-day
Adventist mstimtions. Sauder
presented a report to the
University Assembly on
February 27, consisting of two
items: an overview of the
research done and the practical
application of that research.

The primary focus of
Southern's recruitment has been
academy students. Though, after
what the study revealed, the
focus is shifting. Focus groups
were the first part of the
research, seven each being done
in Nashville and Los Angeles.
The groups consisted of only
Adventist students in academies
and public high schools and theu-
parents. The differences about
the perception of SDA inshm-
tions were revealed from all 14
groups.

Ryan Harrell, a mass conunu-
nications-media production
major, said he thinks the statistic

is fairly accurate. Although, Min-
ing from the opposite end of the
research, he said his parents
always made sure he was m an
Adventist school.

A nationwide Adventist
phone survey sen-ed as part of
fte research process. It revealed
that 52 percent of students were

not headed toaSDAschook

The reasons mcludedalackot
awareness of SDA schools,alack

Stratton Tingle performs his single, "Run, Eluah," from the campus
Saturday night in the Des P.E. Center. Tingle won the compelitioi

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'A Night in the Spotlight'

students perform in the Student Association's annual talent sho'w held

Saturday in the lies P.E. Center.

Chelsea Ingush amount of creativity and origi- an Oscar.

C.-HMSEOIT.. nality that people put into their 'They had a unique variety of

"ANightmtheSpoflight">vas acts." acts " said Elizabeth Randall, a

the theme for this year's talent Stratton Tingle took home sophomore nursing major.

Sow Md last Saturday night in first place, second place went to Students may have been sur-

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Ahnost 1,500 people attended
the first meeting of this years
South East Youth Conference,
held March 17 to 19 at Southern.
Mark Finley spoke for the
vespers service, which was
broadcast bve on 3ABN, a 24-
hour television/radio network.

Fmley said there are two rea-
sons the SEYC is important to

young people. . ,

"It gives >« a new spmtual
vision, [and] it gives a vision for

outreach."

The SEYC was started two
yearsagobyagroupofSoudiern
Ldents who had attended the
General Youth Conference said
Ronald Odiyar, SEYC president^

The student-led orgaiuzahon
was created to host annual youth
conferences, said Sean Reed,

.,^10 nitpnded Uie opening meeting of t]
More than .,000 people an^""" "= March 17, 2006, in the Ues
South East Youth Conference, Friday, Marcn 17, V

I E CenTcr. Marl> Finley wa» gne»t speaker for U,e service.

SEYC vice president for public
relations. According to the week-
end's bulletin, it "is comprised of
passionate young people excited
about Christ and His mission

Meetings took place Saturday
beginning with a devohonal m
themomhig,thefirstsemmar,a
church service, two afternoon

seminais and an evening service.
In addition to vespers, the
church service and the evemng
service were also broadcast live.
The theme was "Hold Fast
TUl I Come." Seminar topics
e Christ's second coming.

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continued {rom Pg. 1

expect someone to go up
there and rip off their shirt."

Both Shultz and Melissa
Sanchez, social vice for SA,
: mth the judges at the
time of the performance and
were not able to mtness it.
Shultz said they were unaware
this would be part of the act.

"What was portrayed ahead
of time did not match what
the audience saw," Shultz
said.

In the future, Shultz said
the screening committee will
"look at more than the lyrical
content of what is going to be
performed."

This year, Southern used
3ABN's video equipment to
film the event, which had
been used previously that
weekend to broadcast the
South East Youth Conference.
"Because it was [on video],
it had to be very tight," Shultz
said. "It had to flow, and I
think it did."

Out of season, but just in time
to conclude the National Foreign
Language Week on campus, a
Cinco de Mayo ajlebrahon fea-
turing a mariachi band was held
March 19, in Ackerman
Auditorium.

Several students wondered
why Cinco de Mayo, which
means fifth of May in Spanish,
was celebrated m March. Carlos
Parra, chair of the modem lan-
guages department, explained
the decision.

"It would be complicated to
have it on May 5, because every-
one would be gone," Parra said,
also noting final exams are held
that week.

Students, faculty and com-
munity members who attended
the event learned about volun-
teer opportunities in the
Chattanooga area from Mirtha
Jones, coordinator of Hispamc

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Sunday.

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is through community service.

Oralia Prehle Niemi, chair of
the foreign languages and litera-
tures department at University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga
said Cinco de Mayo is not a cele-
bration of Mexican independ-
ence, but rather a symbol of
Mexican courage and bravery.
The day of celebration can be
traced back to a Mexican victory
against French troops and is
mostly celebrated in the south-
ern Mexican state of Puebla
where the batde took place and
in Mexican communities in
countries such as the United
States.

The Ambassadors mariachi
band closed the celebration with
three songs. Student response
was positive.

Kasandra Rodriguez, a junior
intercultural communications
major, said, "I really enjoyed the
mariachi band and learning the
history of Cinco de Mayo."

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Take Hall combats theft with increased security

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Benjamin Stitzer

Talge Hall is issuing new
security precautions in the
lobby and around the dorm
due to increased thefts.

Thefts at Talge have been
on the rise, said Talge Hall
and campus safety officials.

Talge resident Andrew
Menhennett had a camera bag
stolen, which contained his
video camera, charger and
firewire connection cord, as
well as some other smaller

items. This all happened in
the lobby where the Talge
security project is underway.

The new security system
will include new cameras, new
lock-down times and new card
locks.

The most recent addition
has been four card-activated
locks in the lobby to keep non-
residents out of the main halls
of the dorm.

"The cameras are there to
clarify issues and keep people
safe," said Carl Patterson, a

dean in Talge Hall.

The new security

system will include

new cameras, new

lock-down times and

new card locks.

Talge residents must also

u^c their Southern ID card to
enter the computer study
room in the lobby.

Cameras are being posi-
tioned in new places in the
lobby and a small flat screen
monitor will be stationed at
the front desk. This N-iew will
also be seen at campus safety.
Students are adjusting to
the changes.

"There is too much swiping
of my card," said Ahad
Kebede, a junior nursing
major. "I suppose I just

haven't realized the necessity
of it all yet."

Eddie Avant, director of
campus safety, said these
security measures are going to
be campus-wide. There is a
committee assigned to
research closed circuit televi-
sion for Southern.

Avant gave this advice on
the best way to keep personal
belongings safe:

"Nothing works as well as
being a diligent watch to pro-
tect your own property.

Katie Lamb retires after 31 years

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Katie Lamb, associate vice-
president of Academic Affairs,
will end her 31-year career at
Southern diis summer. Working
witli students has been Lamb's
favorite aspect of her job.

"There is something about
working with young people," she
said. "You can look back at
things you did when you were
that age and you can help that
person move along their college

Lamb, who is also dean of
graduate studies, began her
career at Southern in the fall of
1972 as a part-time professor in
the nursing department. Lamb
said her first three years at
Southern were not counted
toward her ofiicial years of work
because they were part-time,

making her total time 31 years.

She ser\'ed as dean of the School

of Nursing for 26 years before

her ciurent position.

Her passion for working with

students has been

"I feel she has a genuine con-
cern for all students at
Southern," said Lisa Uoyd, a
freshman intercultural commu-
nications major. Lloyd worked
with the learning success servic-
es and often saw how Lamb took
an interest in each student.

Barbara James, current dean
for the School of Nursing said
Lamb was also a very supportive
and encom-aging chairwoman.

"I came to SAU full of ideas

from my MSN [Master of
Science in Nursing] program,
many of which she graciously
allowed me to implement,
James said. . .

Urnib said as the asso »
vice-president of acadm.
affairs, she deals with issu^UK^
academic petitions, proba6»^_
and dismissals. Despite the ci;
lenges, Lamb said she loves W

^"Ver her retirernent ^^
Southern, Lamb said sh
miss the student contact^
working withhercoUeagues^,
views the university as a 6
place to work and-^dl^f,
over again, if given 4=2^ she
However, Lamo ° .she
looks for^vard to redremeut^^
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her two granddaughter ^j
vdth her husband, t.0 ^e
who recently retired ft"^ ^j
School of Social """^^aa"'
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her volunteer work
Way.

News

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lym-Masters promote drug-free lifestyle over break

iKtfER'-'"''''^

I Til Masters spent 12
^ tins flying tumblmg
1 1 sed in a vanety of
, , es over spring
, piomote a drug-free
children in the
1 Repubhc
11 was isked to per
una 'imto Domingo
to be an example
iir life can be like
1 lit lint,-.
^ [ ed out t shirts to
jds tlut said las drogas
Imala^ which means drugs
)n them The kids
aid Leah Bermudez
jTeshmen general studies
jr and Gym-Masters mem-
1 -We got a really, really pos-
k reaction from all of them."
ji between the 11 shows the
ji-Masters performed, the
libers also visited rehabili-
|d centers, hurricane relief
js and orphanages to pass
ntoys and clothing, and to
B ivith children in the com-
ities.

We] traded a lot of smiles,
1 lot of friends, and I

^ Kff%\'^ifl ^'^

hope made a difference in some This is the second mission

lives," said Rick Schwarz, Gym- trip the Gym-Masters have

Masters coach. "I know it taken to the Dominican

brought our team closer Republic,

together and [made us] more "It's a lot of hard work with

appreciative of what we have in lots of shows. It's hot, and you

America." get tired, but it's definitely

Republic, during the ti

worth it," said Sandy Haviland,
a sophomore nursing major.

During their free time in the
Dominican RepubHc, the team
members, coaches and crew
spent 80 hours traveling in
buses and spent a few hours at

the beach where they were able
to meet actress Glenn Close.
The Gym-Masters and Schwarz
also held a clinic for over 400
physical education teachers on
how to start an acrobatic pro-
gram.

"The highlight of the whole
trip was when you first get
there," Haviland said. "The
excitement and energy the kids
show, even when we do simple
things like two-highs—it makes
it so fun and easy to perform.
Those Idds are a great crowd."

The Gym-Masters home
show is Saturday, March 25, at
8 p.m. in lies P.E. Center.
Southern students get in free if
they pick up a ticket before
Thursday at 10 p.m. in the lies
P.E. Center office. Tickets for
the public are $5-

Schwarz said the home show
will feature old routines and
many new ones and that the
Dominican trip has helped pre-
pare them for the show.

"This will be the most twists
and flips ever performed at
Southern by a human flyer," he
said. "We are definitely pre-

idoor tanning a $5 billion-a-year industry in U.S.

growing number of
5utliem students are show-

ff sun-kissed looks.

a one may guess stu-

icquired these tans on a
my beach during spring

, indoor tanning is just

, a culprit in the trend.
I'l would say about 25 per-
mit of the people that come in
! college students," said
[iquitta Kelly, who has

1 at Sunkissed Tanning
|Collegedale for about two

"I know a lot of those

kids are from Southern."

She also said about 10 per-
cent of Sunkissed customers

"Everyone looks better with
a tan," said Joe Drumm, a jun-
ior health science major.
Drumm has been using tan-
ning beds for about five years
and represents a growing
number of male customers.

"I have a few other guy
friends who do it," Drumm
said. "The girls like it. Some
won't admit it, but I know
they do."

Southern students are not

alone in the craze. The Indoor

"I would say about
25 percent of the
people that come in
are college stu-
dents," said
Marquitta Kelly, a
Sunkissed Tanning
employee.

Tanning Association reports
the business of bronzing is a

$5 billion-a-year industry
the United States with 30 mil-
lion Americans tanning
indoors annually.

The industry has tried to
promote tanning as a safe
alternative to being out in the
sun. According to Tanning
Trends magazine, moderate
tanning has not been linked to
skin cancer scientifically.

But health professionals
are not convinced. The Web
site Skincancer.org states that
by increasing exposure to car-
cinogenic UV rays, such as
those emitted from tanning

beds, the risk of skin c
also increased.

Regardless of the health
consequences, good or bad,
students continue to use
indoor tanning facilities.

"I feel like I should care
about the consequences, but I
don't," said Stevi Shepard, a
sophomore nursing major.

"It makes me look and feel
good, and when I'm stressed
out about assignments, exams
and everything else on my
plate, having that chance to
relax becomes so important."

eb site allows students to evaluate professors at Southern

Nnating professors onlme
Juthem has been an option
Jyears. However, students
' not access the ratings of
Ksors by peers. Now a Web
|8atemyprofessors.com, has
FeaithaL

||"emyprofessors.com,
P^ since 1999, allows stu-
r ^° rate professors and also
[what marks professors
f"^ from other students.
™e rates the professors
^"n clarity, easiness, belp-
Ps and even hotness. In
r"" to a numerical score,
=»ts may ada ^ symbol such

as a chih pepper (for hotoess) or
smiley faces.

Junior graphic design major
Debbie Teter said she likes the
site. , . r

"I think that it's a good site for
those people that are inter^^
m a school," Teter said. "They
can check out what professors
are good or bad-"

The site does not ask if you
are a student of the professor, or
even if you go to that professors
school. And though the Web s^e
has 96 Southern profssorshs^-
ed, some names are duphcates
and some ofthe professors hsted
no longerteach at Southern^

Senior history major Alan

Orrison has used the site in the
past and said he will not use it
again because of inaccuracies.

"It could be abused and not be
wordl people looking for valid
mfoimation," Orrison said

Orrison also said he thinks
the teachers more than bkely do

not visit the site.

"I think it's probably not that
regulated, so it wouldn't be diat
JeM,' Orrison said "I doub
that the faculty members look at

"'Bret Mahoney, a recent
Southern graduate who is cur-
rently teaching at Parkview
Academy in Oklahoma, said the
S^ could acmally be usefiil to

professors.

"I think you can see if there is
something wrong with your
classes or something about your
teaching style that you need to
change," Mahoney said.

According to a press release
posted °"

Ratemyprofessors.com on
March 6, 2006, the Web site
reaches an estimated 8,300,000
annual users. ComScore
Networks, an online mnsumer
tracker, reports that

Ratemyprofessors.com tans
within the Top 20 1
Sites.

Correction

In last week's Accent,
the nursing Web site
should have read nurs-
ing.southern.edu
instead of www.nurs-
ing.southern.edu.

The Southern Accent
strives on accuracy. If
you have any correc-
tions, please e-mail us

at
accent@southern.edu.

o

KiRSTEN HOUMANN

Staff WMTEB

The Walla Walla College
Steel Drums and Brass Quintet
presented a concert Tuesday
night in Ackerman Auditonum,
and more than 250 audience
members fflled the auditonum
to hear a program of 15 pieces,
ivith nine presented by the steel
band and six by the brass.

The musicians, wearing floral
shirts, played pieces such as
•'Cruisin' Jamaica" and the
Brazilian "Samba de Orfeu." As
the program began, director
Brandon Beck gave the audience
permission to participate.

"1 can see some of you are
moving... if you feel tempted to
move, don't hold back!" he said.
Tlie program progressed with
a collection of music, including
Caribbean, Brazihan, patriotic
and swing. A number of solos
were featured, including trum-
pet and saxophone.

Senior music major Johan
Sentana said he

Members of Walla WaBa CoUcge'
Tuesday, March 21, 2006.

came to the concert.

■There will be a considerable
number of people considering a
transfer to Walla Walla after
this performance," Sentana
said.

The ensemble was formed
four years ago by the current
director. Sophomore music

major at Walla Walla, Phillip
Sherwood, was recruited by the
director a little over a year ago.
During the concert, Sherwood
could not stop moving to the
music whUe playing the cello
section on stage.

"I ahnost knocked over my
drums," Sherwood said.

Ackerman Auditorium 0

Beck was the director of the
Southern Wmd Symphony from
1997 to 2000 and said he
returned to Southern to share a
message from his new group.

"Our mission is to help peo-
ple experience a different cul-
ture and to spread happiness."

Herbert ^ ^^.g^^ j^.

Baxter, Ron Clouzet, Eaniestiii
Finley, Jeffrey Rosario aad
Marquis Johns.

"I truly feel that God blessed
the weekend. The message tjut
Elder Finley gave to us spoke to
my heart," said Elizabetl
Blackerby, who was a part of tin
SE]YC music team for the week-
end.

The weekend concluded win
a Sunday outreach project 1
where participants advertised
for an upcoming health expo.
Reed said the expo is one of I
many events that will arouse
public interest in Finle/s five-
week evangelistic series in late
May.

School

continued from Pg. 1

Sentana saia ne was 6'"" "" " ■ ,

Evaneelism and archaeology team up for series

*-^ ...._.,., w,.inFc T think that theso meet

Valisa Wilson

Evangelist Mark Finley
teammg up with Michael Hasel,
director of Southern's Institute
of Archaeology and professor of
Near Eastern studies, for a
series of five meetings on
archaeology and the Bible

validity," Hasel said. ments, I think that these naee^

Scheduled for May, Finley ings are a great way to create

will hold a Revelation of Hope new mterest m a crowd that ■

biblical topic. Hasel will follow
Finleys lectures and will illus-
trate the topic with artifacts
from Southern's Lynn H. Wood
Archaeological Museum, includ-
ing a Babylonian brick with King
Nebuchadnezzar's name on it.
Both men will close the meeting

by answering questions on the vjio^ia ,.^...-., - -.^^-.— --^-
The meetings are scheduled night's topic. Specific topics ^^f^^^J^'^^J'^J'^, "Tam thrilled to see archaeol-

atHamUtonCommunityChurch include secrets o ancentECTt. '^^JJ"^""" """"^ ogy bemg used for evangehsm,"

April 28, 29, May 2, 5 and 6. Jerusalem, Israel and Patmos. prospers. hf said. "This is the first time

Finley, vice president of die "Archaeology is a unique Even though Im not "= ™°1 ^. yj^ jj ~

General Conference, said he avenue to help authenticate and involved d.recUy wtth the I ve ever seen anythmg hke it

plans to lecture each night on a substantiate bibhcal truth and archaeology or religion depart-

^.angelistic crusade in
Chattanooga. Finley said he
hopes the archaeology meetings
wil stir an interest among those
mterested m Bible history.
Giana Vierra.

lally focused on through

evangelism," Vierra said.

Knowmg the importance of
archaeology, Juste Morales, a
senior archaeology major, is
looking forward to this unique

of knowledge about the over
1,000 degrees offered by the 14
institutioiis and the perceived
cost of attending.

In response, Southern has
sent out 19,000 packages to
SDA public school students.
The package includes an invita-
tion to the micro site, where the I
students can choose one of the 1
14 college's Web sites link t(
view.

Sauder said she hopes sta- 1
dents m the North American
division, whether in academy,
high school or home schooU«ll |
be fully aware of what onr col-
leges have to offer.

"The future leadership of out |
church," she said, "depends OB
the steady stream of SDAyoulh
attending our coUeges and-

versities."

plans to lecture each night on a substantiate bibhcal truth and archaeology or religion aepan-

Southern professors share the classroom with students aspeers

vulnerable," said Robert
Coombs, professor in tbe edu-

little

effort than merely
enjoying some ethnic food from
time to time," Pawluk said.

Students gain a broader per-
spective when faculty members

He appears lost. His brief cation and psychology depart-
case, cell phone belt clip and ment. "It helps sensitize me tc
leather daily planner reveal he what students face all tlie time.'

is not an average undergradu- Coombs said tlie invaluable sit down next to them in class,
ate. After taking a second glance knowledge he gained from basic Anh Pham, a junior journalism
at the silver-haired student, you horsemanship was wortli the major, enjoyed having physics
inconvenient time commit- professor Lee Spencer in
ment, The wardrobe change prophecies in Daniel,
required for this endea\'or was "He would always ask the
quick as he had only 15 minutes best, most insightful questions
well as their spouses, have the from tlie time he stepped out of that we needed to consider,"
opportunity to take tliree cred- tlie dusty horse barn as a stu- Pham said. "At first I didn't
its in any class they choose, dent until the time he walked know [Dr. Lee] was a professor,
tuition free each semester, into the classroom as a profes- I just thought he was someone
ar. taking the class for fun, which

Coombs is not the only pro- he is."
fessor puUing a "Clark Kent" Pham attributes professors'

costume change in tiie middle maturit>' to their understanding
1 to learn, several professors of the work day. Steve Pawluk, of teaching from the pulpit. He
have expressed apprehensions vice president of academic said you will not find a profes-
about returning to the school affairs, enrolled in Spanish i sor "slurping water, smacking
desk— thrown into the land of last semester. their lips or chewing on gum"

textbooks, quizzes and home- "If I mean what I say about during class.
v^Fork. valuing our diversity of cul- While undergraduate stu-

"It makes you feel a little bit tures, then 1 need to put forth a dents skim through the

ask yourself, "What's m;
physics professor doing in m;
Russian class?"

Southern faculty and staff, a

Forty-one professionals
attending woodworking,

Spanish and other classes
this way. Despite tlieir entiiusi-

duriDgo

Astrid Conibear. left, office manager f
Psychology and Jill Linthwaite, right, take n
accounting class on Wednesday.

Soutliern catalog only to deter- basic rock f^^"^^^"^'^
mine their graduation date,
many professors
book as a playground of hun-
dreds of classes to take "for semester. ^ _^ ^nntii'"''^'!
fun." With one eye on intro to
photography and the other on education anywa. ■

„.., .nformed horsem"" jj^j^s I

,the said he is anxjous M . .„,|

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6. Was awful
11. Proverbial

words
13.

Vanquished
U.Self-effacing
IS.Pump rating
I6.L00P loopers
17.Rlb
19.Fel
20.New Zealand

religious leader
22. Solidarity
26. Moose's rack
30.Wtiere to go to

see Bamako
31. Swatter's tar-
get
32.Hunt for
33.Church spire
35.Pretty, as a

lass
ae.Reveille, e.g.

as.Bodybuilder's

pride
41 .Bristles
42.t^ass vestment
45.Stun with noise
47. Bird of prey
49. Pious
50. Fast blinker
51 .Curl the lip
52.Was optimistic

DOWN

1 . Word for a thing

2. Object of wor-
ship

3. Bounders

4. Your private
number?

5. Detect

6. Trigonometric
ratio

7. Produce lace

8. Bastion of
Mormonism

9. Mau\ goose
10. Discerned

12.Porchfor Plato
IS.FIoral study
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neyed
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22.Unsure sounds
23.Crooner Cole
24.Seine sight
25.Cake layer
27.Yet, poetically
28.Stimpy's cohort
29.Azure expanse
ai.Lingulsti-cally

proficient
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35.Respira-tion
37.Pitcher handles
38. Tots up

39.Has-

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reward
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44. Developed
46.0pponent
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Cartoons

That's easy. A nerd is
actually knows the distinction be-
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tone who cares enough to orgL
what that distinction is.

So that makes us geeks and you a nerd? i

Thursday, March"a^72oi^

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
aleyTnattisoD@southem.edu

Lifestyles

Ask Dr. Juliet relationshipquestio^

to only date seriously
courtship way, but does
God really want me to give
my heart away a thousand
times before I find the right
one? Wouldn't it make
more sense to just date for
ftin up until I find that per-

^ r-tSf^Safion^bip qa^U=^

have started to happen. I

haven't been myself, and I

feel Uke I'm changing and

becoming someone I don't

want to be. I feel like I have

to cater to my significant

other m order for us to be

happy. I don't know if I'm in

love or just attached and son?''-Gem

afraid to let go." -Unknown Dear Gem.
Dear Unknown,
5tion.
1 right relationship

^th the right kind of love, then

you will only be inspired to be a

better person, not a worse per-
son. Not only that, if you are
changing for this guy, then how
do you know he even loves you
for who you are? And also, is this

guy really worth you losing your -

SLcter? I think it is a matter pain. Secondly to speak on sh*

of priorities. If your first priority low relahonships, you need to

^ ■■' realize that it IS unpossible to not

c

Thank you for your question.

tod quesUon. First of all, if This is an issue fliat needs to be

^ •'-- addressed, especially among col-

lege students. First of all, before

beginning any relationship you

nppH tn know exactly who you

^twho tier person ^ Ld «"! -*^ ^°-.^*« "^^C-

whLt you both are looking for in person. In addition to the emo

this before they dated, we would
lot less heartbreak and

H^E

What is
' your opin-
ion on
recent car-
toons in the accent?

"They're rude,
and they're the
same thing
over and over
again."

„. tomorrow, or it leaos you to
lose sight of that person. And
thing scary about risking not
to consider the effect of the Sim- beci .,,,,„„„

pie decision to be in a shallow should be tomorrow, is that you
relationship. You see, any time won't be r^idy and waiting when
that you lose sight of what you the man of your dreams actuaUy
ctuaQy want out of a relation- does come along. In fac^ you

^=:1=J^^ -=rS:;:Sr b=X.ou.owyou

in life is to be a. peace wifli your- realiz. *^' >' J ^^eTto 4 sWp you ft - 1°- -S^' "< ^^^ ^^' "°' ^™ ""F^ "^
selfandGod,thentheari^erto ^et e^r^^^att^ched to t^^. and by losi^ sight of the -an of your dr^^ar

your question seems rather
pie to me-get out of the tela,
tionship and lean on God.

Dear Dr. Juliet,

"All my relationship!

person you are aaong smce you you ;

invest energy, emotion and time who you are, you iviu soon lo

with that person each day. sight of who you want

Therefore, you have to ask your- become. In conclusion, a re

self if tlie emotional attachment tionship either helps ■■

any-
more, and he might not see you
5 the woman of his.

Tjbmitquesrions to doctorjuli-

have been serious, and that you wiU have to this pei^on become the person you want to

Out on the Town: Events ii

Deep Sea 3D movie; 11 a.m,. noon, 2 p.m.. 3 pm., b pui. and 6 p.n

p.m. and 9 p.m. also available on Fridays and Saturdays); IMAX 3D
Theater; $7.95; go online (www.tnaqua.org/IMAX/Ini

The 20th Ccntuiy; March 23 at 7 p.m.. March 25 at 8 p.m.; March 26
2-30 p m. and March 30 at 7 p.m.; Chattanooga Theatre Centre (mam
stage); $ll.50-$i4 (Thursdays and Sundays), $l3-Si5-50 (Saturdays); go
online (www.theatrecentre.com) for more info.

1 Fanfare: Edgar Meyer and Sibelius (The Chattanooga Symphony); March

25 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $23+; go online (ww\v.chattaiioogasympho-

ny.org) for more info,

1 Third Day in concert (with David Crowder Band); March 31 at 7:30 p.m.;

Memorial Auditorium; $28-$32.50; tickets available online
I (www.etix.com) and at Memorial Auditorium's box office (423-64a-TIXS).

1.; Memorial Auditorium;
.com) and at Memorial
Auditorium's box office (423-642-TIXS),

Independent artist Chris Mason

The sweet sound of harmoni-
ca in "Waiting" blends well
with Mason's mellow voige
and Cason's piano accompa-
niment, giving the song a

An Ev^ng with George Jones; April l at 8
$3fr-$50; tickets available online (www.

Certain independent artists
independent"
because they're not any good.

Others just haven't met the great southern vibe.
right people yet. But there are "Precious Lord, Thy Mercy
some artists that, after listen- Come," is the best song on the
ing to them, leave you won- disc. It reminds me of Jeff
dering, "Why aren't they Buckley's version of
signed?" "Hallelujah" in the way both
Chris Mason is one of those tracks let music take a back-
artists. His new EP, Songs seat to the words and message
One Through Six, is an addic- of the song. Mason sings, "0"
of songs that spans joyful day when this life ends,
the different genre landscapes We'll turn our gaze from earth

Wayne Odle

"It was funny
because it's
true. It should-
n't offend any-
one if it really
happens."

Uoyd Mabuto

an see how I
people would
think they are
offensive, but 1
think they ^
were funny."
Brandi Hombeck

mphony: Mozart concerto for flute and harp (The Chattanooga
^y); April 6 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $23+; go online (www.chat-
tanoogasymphony.org) for more info.

Local flair: Events on Campus

i-Masters Home Show; March 25 at 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center.

Tiphony Orchestra concert; March 26 at 7.30 p.n
SDA Church; convocation credit given.

-r^nchun Zhao on the erhu; March 28 at 7.30 p.m,
Auditorium; convocation credit given-

Asian Night; April 1 at 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

Chatham Baroque; April 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Ackerman Auditorium; double
n credit given.

of rock, acoustic and folk. All
of the songs somehow seem to
mesh together, which allows
the listener to appreciate the
full project because there is
something unique in every
song.

"Waiting," Uke the rest of
the songs on this album, ben-

to heaven's. And in glory
will sing as one. Precious
Lord, Thy mercy come." This
song alone makes the album
worth buying.

While I can't spend all of
my time finding independent
music to review, I'm glad I
discovered Chris Mason and
efits greatly from the musical Songs One Through Six. This
influence of producers is a very good release from an
Andrew Osenga and Cason artist who 111 be paying close
Cooley (The Normals). In attention to in the coming
"Waiting," a love song of epic years. You can buy Chris
proportions, Mason sings, Mason's new album at
"My heart needs rescuing. It's www.chrismasonmusic.com.
covered in loss. My dear you
came to me, humming a song.
It was your love--it Ufted me."

Brad Burnham

"I think it's «>=*
because roi^
.African ^^

don't say 'do^'
dogs, dogs. °^
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The Southern Accent 9

An appeal to love yourself and God first

I EMILY BALDWIN

I he^d a phrase a few weeks

back auring Week of Prayer. The

j,,,,se \^as, "I am responsible

f^,r \oii." Though I used to agree

;Mtliuhat the speaker was trying ■

0 say, and I know this mentality

£ often preached from the pul-

I pit, I no longer like to emphasize

I or 'preach this concept in my

I daily life. In fact, I think this

I statement depicts a false way to

) about life in the emphasis it

laces on our responsibility for

I othere rather than our responsi-

I bility for ourselves.

Let me explain. I used to think

iiat being a Christian was first

I and foremost about denying self

n order to better live for others,

I but I have since developed a new

asis, one which places first

I priority on having an honest,

I healthy relationship with myself

I and God. If I don't take time out

I to think and to understand my

thoughts and emotions,

I then how in the world will I ever

I be able to surrender those

I thoughts, aod. emotions, to God

each day? And if I am not giving

these thoughts and emotions to

I God, then where are they going?

I Perhaps they are going towards

the anger that led to my cursing
out a bad driver or simply to the
fact that I chose to limit God's
power in my life for that day.

In the book "Boundaries,"
written by Dr. John Cloud and
Dr. Henry Townsend, this con-
cept is well explained as they
speak of how it is our first
responsibility to "own" our
thoughts and feeUngs, as 2 Cor.
10:5 ("taking captive every

thoughfO tells us to do. It has
been Hfe-changing for me to
realize that God is a personal
God who longs to be involved in
every aspect of my life. I need to
define those things and to allow
him to be a part of them each
day.

This book and this concept
have also been Hfe-changing
because they have taught me
that another primary responsi-

bility in my life, one which goes
hand-in-hand with this concept,
is that I also need to place taking
care of myself as my number one
priority each day. I see the state-
ment, "I am responsible for you,"
as many times taking away this
responsibility.

Don't get me wrong. I am not
negating God's call to ministry.

Rather, I feel that only through
taking care of my body,
mind,and spiritual life can God
fully use me. (In fact, m many
ways I actually hinder His work
and hurt others when 1 don't live
up to this high calling of taking
care of myself.) I see it as me
learning to give more to others
only through giWng more to
myself. I once heard the phrase
that you can only love someone
else as much as you love your-
self, and it makes so much sense
now. How can I begin to have
love left over for others if I never
take time out to consistently
understand and love myself?

I heard an illustration once
tliat said that we should give to
others as if we were a fuU water
bottle where, instead of having
to squeeze the water out of the
bottle, it just trickles out because
of its abundance. I challenge you
today to be responsible for your-
self—your thoughts, feelings,
healtli, etc.— and give to others,
not out of your last drops whicli
you have to squeeze to get out,
but instead out of your abun-
dance (and don't feel guilty
about it!).

The function of the human heart

Christian Mensah Sarfo-

I POKU

I Guest Contributor

Have you ever reached a

I point in your life where every-

I thing becomes meaningless and

I unfruitful? And as a result, you

■ are left widl questions, confu-

Ision and insecurity. Perhaps it is

a form of sickness that has set

nits and restrictions to yoin

possibly your financial

problems have put a halt to your

painstakingly thought-out plans.

struggles and its uncer-

|ainties have made your faith in

^rist turn into skepticism and

fiibelief

Earlier this semester I was
fly depressed due to an illness I
oped my sophomore year. I
- niunerous hospital visits
W consulted over eight differ-
^t medical specialists with the
"Pofpeoplewhocareandlove
, all without a solution to my
problem. This excruciating ill-
f ^ really put a burden on me
"1 greatly affected my daily
|*vities including my job as an
"^'omy and physiology labora-
'■5' assistant.

During early February, I was
Ranizing a review for the
^atomy and physiology stu-

dents prior to their lab exam.
The topic being studied was the
heart As I was conducting the
review, I was mysteriously dis-
turbed by the thought that fliere
might be a lesson to learn from
all the problems I was experi-
encing. The following analogy
was suddenly inscribed in my
brain.

The human body is die most
perplexing vet fascinating entity
tiiat absolutely depicts a divine
designer. Within this intricately
created body, die human heart is
one of the most significant
organs. All organs are very
important and have a specific
function. However, each specific
organ directly or indirectly
depends on the heart for its
source of Ufe: the blood The sole

function of die heart is to pump
oxygen-rich blood to all parts of
tiie body The brain, which is
responsible for our daily actions
and emotions, depends on die
heart for its ultimate function
For instance, die brain "m™'
fiinctioniftiiereisahaltmtlie
supply of blood for even a short

period of time, any time from
Ltodurtyseconds.I..sabo
toowndiat die heart contta*
rhytiimically by itself widiout

any stimulation from the nerv-
ous system. In other words, the
heart does not depend on die
bram to fimction. The heart does
not depend on any organ and yet
all odier organs depend on die
heart in order to keep its cells
and tissues alive.

In Proverbs 21:1, Solomon,
die ivisest and wealdiiest man in
die history of die earth wrote,
"The king's heart is in die hand
of die Lord; he directs it like a
watercourse wherever he pleas-
es." We ought to allow Christ to
dvvell in our hearts and depend
on him to direct our lives, just
like die brain and odier organs
in die human body depend on
die heart for blood supply, and
thus dieir survival.

Dependence on Christ is our
ultimate source of strengdi for
conquering transgression. When
we become dependent upon
Christ our shattered dreams
and fears him into hope and
trust in Him. The master design-
er of die universe is Christ He
created die heart and placed it m
mantodepictHissupremacy.lt
is onlv dirough Him diat we can
live. It is only dirough him diat
we can live forever.

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:) Letter from the editor

Omar Bourne
The Accent h;

Beihls are "caring, honest gen-
tlemen who have their hearts
with the Lord and deeply

number of e-mails concerning about what happens here at
K.o of the cartoons pubhshed Southern." Another student
said the Beihls are "quite pos-
sibly the two nicest guys on
the planet." The Accent is not
of "Pasta Day disputing whether or not the
Beihls are nice people, and
their characters had nothing
to do with why the cartoon
was published. The Beihl
brothers are campus public

in the March i6 issue: 'Pasta
Day After Convo' and 'Project
Beihi;

In the
After Convo" cartoon, some
were offended that the cartoon
targeted black people as the
only individuals who cut lines
afeteria on a daily

basis. One student said that figures who actively promoted
everv race and every person on dress code enforcement by "'

this campus has allowed pen
pie to cut in front of them a
; point in time. While thii

culating petitions and spon-
soring SA Senate resolutions.
The Accent has no personal

may be true, the purpose of agenda against the Beihls;

the cartoon was not to attack
black people or state that they
are the only people who cut
lines, or that all black people
behave as portrayed. The car-
toonist merely sought to
address a well-knovm issue on
campus as it relates to a spe-
cific day at a specific time.

In reference to the 'Project
Beihl' cartoon, some are upset
because they felt it was a per-
sonal attack on the Beihl
brothers, One student said the

rticle with their
thoughts was published in
Issue 11 of the Southern
Accent.

The beliefs presented were
not those of Omar Bourne or
The Southern Accent. The car-
toons in the Accent, although
hyperbolized, were neither
false nor malicious, and were
not personal attacks on indi-
viduals, but ways of discussing
issues in a satirical

Letter: SA Talent Show

I'll begin by saying that I performance accomplished

really enjoyed Saturday anything, it solidified any

night's talent show. Besides stereotypical views that other

the great performances, it was races have of us and possibly

refreshing to see so many overshadowed the incredible

rity students up front. Job that the minority students

Letter: some cartoons abuse of power

Several items in March l5,
2006 Accent were in very poor
taste. The "Pasta Day After
Convo" cartoon by Erik
Thomsen ridiculed language
of one group of students and
singled them out as cutting
line. Whether or not any stu-
dents cut line, a Christian
paper is never free to ridicule

wrong to print the "Project with you. The two cartoons

Beihl" cartoon. If you or any- mentioned above should not

one on the Accent staff have have been produced in the

any personal problem with first place, but it is your direct

any person(s), you are not free responsibility for having

to attack them in the pages of allowed them into print. You

the Accent. They do not have
the opportunity (and/or the
inclination) to attack you in
public like that.

both groups of people an

anyone, especially not racial- abuse of your power
ly them in that way.

Also, it was absolutely

hit

Mr. Bourne, the buck stops

Dave Ekkens
Biology professor

Letter: cartoons misrepresented character

I was deeply surprised last the most un-Christian way
Thursday to find a cartoon possible. If "Benjamin" did
depicting David and Thomas his homework, the

Beihl and "their interpreta-
tion" of Southern via the eyes
of a man named Benjamin. I
would like to defend Thomas
and David Beihl as caring,
honest gentlemen who have
their hearts with the Lord and
deeply care about what hap-
pens here at Southern
Adventist University. The
cartoon caricaturized both of
them as being extremists in

make the dress code (the rules
on the books) enforced was
actually voted by a MAJORI-
TY OF THE SOUTHERN
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
SENATE. Sheer mockery of
our brothers in Christ is very
immature and inconsiderate.
Too often do individuals in
the literary realm easily and
swiftly hide behind the great
veil of the first amendment.

Maybe journalism majors
should also be acquainted
vrith recent Supreme Court
rulings such as Hazelwood
School District v. Kuhlmeier,
which states school or uni-
versity-run newspapers can
decide what exactly goes into
their publications. Let's pre-
serve our rights by not abus-
ing them.*

Matthew Hermann
Freshman chemistry

major

Letter: cartoons lapse in judgment

leading the did as the emcees of thi
event.

While as

blacks we have

. . . we need to strong cultural

involved
evening.

However,
when John
Washington
performed his
rap song as
the final per-
formance of
the event, I
was disap-

Beyond being whine and coni'

disappointed,

I was embar plain abOUt. . .

rassed. My

stop perpetual
ing the stereo-
types that we

char

a result of the

rap song. Lloyd Mabuto, saying

Wayne Odle and Omar societal norms or neglect our

Bourne created a rap video diverse and rich heritage, but

' ' " I saying that we need to

tics, of which I
am very

proud, 1 don't
think that a
championship
belt, pointless
rap lyrics and
a plastic chain
covered in tin
foil are part of
"black" cul-
ture.

I am not
should conform to

that was tastefully done, with
a positive message, which I
thought was great.

As blacks on campus it is
easy to feel like the underrep-
resented minority and as
though people expect us to
act, dress or speak in a partic-
ular manner. If Washington's

stop perpetuating the stereo-
types that we whine and com-
plain about other races hold-
ing against us.*

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor

I like having comic strips m
the Accent. They are a welcome
stress relief from the pressures
of classes and occasionally
somewhat humorous, but unfor-
tunately two comic strips print-
ed in last week's paper are not
even close to funny. Both Mr.
Erik Thomsen's "Pasta Day" and
Mr. Benjamin's "Project Beihl"
were in incredibly poor taste.

First off, it is clear that Mr.
Thomsen has a problem with
people skipping line in the cafe-
teria. I can understand and
relate to this problem. It can be
quite frustrating and perhaps
statistics prove that one ethnic
group is guilty of this misde-
meanor more often that others,
but was there really a need to
stereotype black people? Is the
problem with people skipping
the line or just with black people
skipping the line? I will give Erik
the benefit of the doubt and
assume that his grievance is
solely about having to wait
longer in line. If this is the case,
there are v^ser ways of making
kno\vn one's grievances. The
issue of race should ne\'er have
been mentioned at all. Jesus told
us to be ^vise as serpents, yet
harmless as doves." Erik, ple^e
think the issue through carefully
and be more "dove-Uke" the next

time you address your griev-
ances. I apologize on behalf of all
those who have skipped you or
anyone else in line, and I hope
that it doesn't happen again.
And to all those who skip in line,
no matter what race, please stop
domg it. Think about the other
people who are hungry and just
wait your turn.

Now on to "Project Beihl" by
Mr. Benjamin. There is
absolutely nothing good that I
can say about this comic strip.
I'm sure that Benjamin meant
no harm, but was this at all
called for? Personally, I do not
know Thomas Beihl but if he's
anythmg like his brother David
then these two are quite possibly
the nicest guys on the face of the
planet. They would never force
their beliefs or standards on
anyone. Plain and sbnple, this is
a personal attack masquerading
as a joke. It is in poor taste and
should never have been printed.
The power of the pen can not
be overestimated and I am sorry
to say that the Accent has been
guilty of printing some less than
admirable comic strips lately.
Criticism, whenever it is given,
should be constructive criticism
from a spuit of love. Why must
we print offensive cartoons?
Haven't we learned anything

firom the news? Hundreds of
thousands of Muslims rioted
when their prophet Mohammed
was made light of m a Danish
newspaper. Now I don't think
the Beihl brothers are going to
go ballistic or that the black
minority here at Southern is
going to begin tearing down the
cafeteria walls, but I do believe
that some people's feelings have
been hurt and others are offend-
ed. So what are we to do? Coerce
an apology from the offending
comic writers? Hardly, tins
never works. However, 1 P^y
that in the Spirit of Christ, ^^'^
will forgive and love our fe low
students anyway. It seeras m
they have made a mistake d
that just makes them human^
Maybe we can all take a les^o"
from these events; let's notfor

get to think before ^ve spe
Uiink before we act and thm^
. before we draw.*

edit any conteni.

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March 23, 2006

The Southern Accent 11

jNkana
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SPORTSi^'"''"*

ioal saves Kicking Kiwis

k;^^^;^ii^ginen and Kicking
Lis opened up their seasons
m a tie

I--1,

night. Fighting
'rough chilly, v^dndy weath-
both teams battled the
iole game, though not many
,als were scored.
The "Wing-men (cleverly
jmed because many of the
Lm's players were RAs and
Itudent deans) came out very
,rly. Possession of the
evenly split between

^ eams in the first half,

L the Wingmen took good
Le of the ball and took
[dvantage whenever the Kiwis
Bade a mistake.
The Kicking Kiwi's goalie,
)seph Lapointe, was relative-
inexperienced but his team-
lates did a good job of help-
him disguise it. However,
Wingmen showed no
rcy towards him and

almost scored four times in
the opening minutes, only
going out of bounds on a scor-
ing attempt once. About mid-

The Kicking Kiwi's

goalie, Joseph
Lapointe, was rela-
tively inexperienced
but his teammates
did a good job of
helping him disguise
it.

way through the first half,
Wingman John Nafie scored a
goal despite the ball ricochet-
ing off of Lapointe's hands.

The Wingmen's goalie,
Ryan Knight, spent most of
his time shivering in the cold
since the Kiwis made only two
serious scoring attempts in
the first half.

After a slight rain scare at

halftime, the Kiwis came out a
little more determined.
Jonathan Perez, who didn't
see much action the first half,
was a lot more involved in the
second, as he and the
supremely active Ben Dale led
a more intense second half
attack for the Kicking Kiwis.
Dale and Perez advanced the
ball numerous times into the
Wingmen's defense but to no
avail However, their team-
mate Jacob Ventura came
through in the clutch and
scored late in the game on
Perez's assist.

In the final seconds, the
Wingmen had a chance to
score on a penalt>' kick but
Lapointe lucked out and the
hall sailed over the goal.

After the game, Ventura
was elated from scoring the
tying goal. "I felt good. It was
my first goal ever, so it felt
really good."

Pink Panthers G.T. vs. Kiekin' Instinct

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w* Kuatt, midfielder tor team PiiJi Paotlicr^ i "ZlT, The game ended 1-1.
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Photo By man Barclay
Lindsay SeliulCE, goalkeeper of team Fancy Feet, attempts to block
a shot during the game vs. Southern Prep, Tuesday, March 21,
2006. Southern Prep won 5-0.

Bracket talk with Rose

Sweet 16. Although there are
still some surprising teams
left in the dance, there are
so some powerhouses that
e favored to win it all. A few
;amples of these teams are:
Duke, Villanova, Uconn and

e things

The hottest 16 teams left in
the NCAA tournament will
square off in a battle for pride
and a place in NCAA history

today, March 23, and tomor-

row March 24. These hot Memphis. These are aiou 1..,=
teaiis are not f™'' '=ams that

th one ^"^^ ^'^^ number

through four ™= seeds in

seeds from all 'hetr respective

four regions. The problem is this regions. What
instead there March Madness is """"^ j„ ^„^
"? ll'^ unpredictable. The „(.xt few days of

th "f in little number that is the touma-
Ihe",^ are not next to your school ment? First, the
supposed to name is only a [J^^f^'f^cn
advance this number. It is not a J|^._, ^^^^ , j
far. The prob- „,easure of talent ^^jj^.^ „f'ouck
'r» 'r eh or desire to go all and Adam
the way. Morrison of

Gonzaga, have
led their teams
to a Sweet i6
birth and are
still fighting for a champi-
onship. The second facet of
the tournament to watch will

■"^-'"'r^srei f^^rSanrsr.

Bradley, Washington, George -=; *-= J^^f^^ (^, ^^

Mason, Wichita State and best_ (11 ^^^_.^^

Georgetown. The greates 3/23J^--^\j^^ ,^3, ,„d (t)

surprise in these six is the u ^^^^^^ ^^^ g^^,„„

t:S °Zf7;:tetTi college 3/24 7^0. Get ready,

^Kfnsas "nd Pittsburgh sports fans,
respectively) to make It to the

unpredictable.
The little num-

to your school

name is only a

not a measure of talent

desire to go all the way. Th

six teams not in the top fou

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Dress code:

University senate
OKs revision

Alex Spearman

Staff Writer

The university senate
approved a revised dress code
by a close margin of 9-7, said
the faculty senate chairman.

In addition, faculty sena-
tors nominated a faculty and
student committee to spread
awareness of the dress code
and make recommendations
on how to enforce it.

The revised dress code,
approved March 13, is similar
to the current code in the stu-
dent handbook.

The revised version specifi-
cally prohibits jewelry, with
the exception of wedding
bands and engagement rings,
according to the agenda at
senate.southern.edu.

Faculty senator John
Beckett, an associate profes-
sor in the School of
Computing, supported keep-
ing the status quo.

"For me the cutting issue is
not to make a division
between Southern pohcy and
policies of our parent church
body," Beckett said.

The university's enforce-
ment of Southern's dress code
has been the subject of
numerous Accent articles and
comic strips, faculty and
Student Association senate
meetings and also a topic of
discussion among students.

Ryan Haag, a sophomore
finance major, said there is no
need for heightened aware-
ness of the dress code.

"[The dress code] doesnt
need to be enforced more
because they [professors] do
enough," he said. "There IS at
least one professor that
enforces it each day."

Other students have differ-
ent thoughts on the issue,

"I appreciate their concern
for increasing awareness ot
the need for professionalism
in dress and the impact our
collective faith has on our
dress and other issues, said
David Beihl, a senior theology
and engineering major.

Chris Hansen, chairman ot
the faculty senate, said the ad-
hoc committee nominated to
address the enforcement of
the dress code has now been
See Dress Fg. 4

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Gym-Masters rehve the '60s

Rachel Hopkins

Staff Writer

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Southern hostsAIAconference

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Where: Southern Adventist University
When: April 4-8, 2006
Theme: "Leadership Cubed: Three
Dimensions of Leadership" Oy

Learn •Love* Live %ji^

Katherine Brownlow

SWFfJNRITER

More than 150 Student
Association officers from the
United States and Canada mil
visit Southern for the
Adventist Intercollegiate
Association (AIA) conference,
a leadership training seminar,
April 4 to B, 2006.

"It's a conference held
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southern," said Apryal
Rahming, an incoming execu-
tive finance director at
Southern and a sophomore
financial services ana
accounting major.

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was held at Union College m

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women's trio performed to
the song "I Will Survive," a
mini-tramp routine where
the men launched themselves
over all 15 females on the
team and a routine featuring
a teeter-board (like a giant
seesaw), in which Brian
Chinn landed the first
quadruple back tuck ever
done at Southern. Each act
-was separated by team mem-
bers reading interesting facts
about the 1960s and emcees
performing comical skits.

Ale

Bola

physical education major and
member of the team, said he
fell like the night went
smoothly.

"Everyone was on the
same page and everyone was
giving 120 percent."

Congressional Medal recipient dies

Desmond T. Doss, a
Seventh-day Adventist and the
first conscientious objector to
receive the Congressional
Medal of Honor, died
Thursday, March 23. He was
87. A memorial service will be
held at the Collegedale SDA
Church Saturday, April 1, at 3
p.m.

Terry Benedict, the produc-
er and director of "The
Conscientious Objector," a
documentary on Doss, said the
death of Doss is a great loss to
both American and Christian
histoty.

"Doss exemplified being a
tremendous Christian role
model," Benedict said. "He
inspired others to take courage
when facing life's challenges
and how to forgive when being
mistreated."

Benedict said the documen-
tary is a testament to Doss'
legacy, and the story can con-
tinue to be an inspiration.

According to the documen-

Desmond T, Doss

tary, Doss is best known for his
self-sacrifice and bravery dur-
ing his military career. When
Uncle Sam called. Doss felt a
duty to go and serve his coun-
try.

He entered as a medic for
the 77th Infantry Division for
the army during World War II
under the title "conscientious

objector." Doss never liked
that title and would have much
rather been referred to as a
"conscientious cooperator."

Joel Klimke\vicz, a junior
theology major at Southern,
was a member of the United
States Marine Corps and was
also a non-combatant.
Klimkewicz shared his testi-
mony on Southern's campus
Feb. 4 after the showing of the
documentary on Doss.

Klimkew^cz said his choice
not to bear arms had nothing
to do with being a Seventh-day
Adventist, but instead was
because of his personal rela-
tionship with Jesus Christ. He
said Doss was a major source
of courage for him.

"He wrote a personal letter
for my court-martial, and I sin-
cerely regret not being able to
thank him in person,"
Klimkewicz said.

During his career, Doss suf-
fered ridicule and possible
court-martial for refusing to
bear arms, faithfully keeping
the Sabbath and carrying a

small Bible in his pocket H
put other soldiers' ; .
before his own a^d l^,
missed an opportunih,' to sa"
a life, as documented in -jw
Conscientious Objector."

The documentarj' a],,
records that during a nan „,
the battle on Hacksaw wl
Okinawa, Doss alone carted
75 mjured men to the \ei„
and down to safety using ,
double-loop rope, which he
learned in basic training On
May 5, 1945, a Sabbath, he
helped his company secure a
steep slope in an assault, but
only after reading his Bible and
praying.

For his bravery and sacrifice
during the war, President
Harry Truman presented Doss
with the Congressional Medal
of Honor.

Jack Blanco, author of the
Clear Word, commented on
Doss.

"What Doss accomplished
in his military service is noth-
ing short of miraculous."

More women's resident assistants returning next school year

After two weeks of inter-
views, evaluations and discus-
sions among the Thatcher and
Thatcher South deans, 13 resi-
dent assistants, or RAs, have
been selected to return next
year along with seven new
RAs.

"I'm excited that so many

RAs are staying," said Alana
Pabon, a freshman social work
major and newly hired RA.
"That means they love what
they do, and that's inspiring."

Associate Dean of Women
Kassy Krause recognizes RAs
as having a responsibility to be
an extension of the deans.

"They are there to meet the
needs of the giris on their hall,
whether it be spiritual, emo-

tional or physical," Krause
said. "And we could not do
without our RAs."

Rachael Boyd, a sophomore
management major, said the
number of returning RAs and
new RAs seems to be well bal-
anced.

"There vrill be a lot of expe-
rience mixed with some fresh
ideas," Boyd said.

Last year only a few RAs

were able to return, and there-
fore the majority of RAs were
new. The RAs faced chal-
lenges, including a full dorm
and new fire regulations.

Laura Asaftei, a sophomore
management major, said she
thinks the amount of return-
ing RAs for next school year
will make the transition much
easier.

"I think it's great," Asaftei

said. "There will be so many
[returning RAs] to pass along
their experience."

Pabon said she realizes
being an RA is not an easyjob
but is inspired that so many
students like the position
enough to continue into ne.\1
year.

"I'm just lucky to join in on
this amazing group of young
women."

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Southern prepares for annual SonRise pageant

Bustling roads, persistent
shopkeepers, scurrying sheep,
pushy soldiers and tears of joy
are all part of the SonRise
Resurrection Pageant that takes
place eveiy spring at Southern.
SonRise, directed by Steve
Jaecks, is a performance put on
by students, teachers, staff and
community members portraying
the last days of Christ.
Thousands of people from
around the Chattanooga area
flood in to see the show.

This year SonRise will take
place April 15 from 8:45 a.m. to a
p.m.

Jaime Pombo, drama director
for SonRise. has been involved
with SonRise for the past few
.vears. Despite the challenges
that come along with such a
large production, Pombo said he
enjoys being part of the event.

"It's hard work," Pombo said.
"A lot of time and commitment
are involved, hut vAat keeps me

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just excited about it."

Pombo estimated the greatest
number of audience members
SonRise has seen was roughly
lo,ooo. Last year, he estimated
8,500 people attended.

Part of the excitement of the
performance is seeing fellow stu-
dents from Southern take part in
the event. Alex Mihai, a sopho-
more finance major, is porti^y-
ing Peter. After viewing a small
preview of SonRise at vespers

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New religion class gets students talking

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students can enjoy the con-
ference room, comfortable
chairs included, as a class-
room for Southerns newest
religion class: The Kingdom of
God and The Kingdom of the
World. Students are free to
^al^e comments, express
opinions and participate in
discussions of relevant world

issues.

"It's a lot of fun, said Donn
Leatherman, a professor in
the School of Religion. "It is
an extremely invigorating
environment with lots of
interested students."

Leatherman teaches the
new upper-division class,
which meets once a week in
Hackman's conference room
for small-group seminars. The
class covers some issues that
are not part of the School of
Religion curriculum. For
instance, it deals with the con-
cept of Christian community
and what it means to be a
Christian in the modern
world, Leatherman said.

"I like how it's small," said
Brad EUiott, a senior rehgious

ing. He felt certain concepts
and issues were not covered in
other classes. This new class
gives students an opportunity
to be engaged in important
issues, he said.

Ron Clouzet, dean of the
School of Rehgion, said the
department would like to offer
more non-curriculum classes,
but there are not enough pro-
fessors on staff. Clouzet said
this is why the university is
not planning to offer The
Kingdom of God class next

Revolutioii," a book by Jobn Howard Yoder,

Studies major. "It suits the gent people."

topic when talking about com- The course requires read-

munity." ing and group participation.

Scott Andrews, a junior Sometimes students start dis-

theology major, also attends cussions on their own before

the class. tbe class begins and often stay

"It's not a hippie class," he afterward, Leatherman said.
said. "I meet a lot of intelH- "It's so discussion based.

All classes should be like this,"
said Kessia Bennett, a senior
interdisciplinary studies and
theology major.

Leatherman said he came
up with the idea for this class
two years ago while doing
extensive reading and study-

"The School of Religion is
the only department on cam-
pus charged with the respon-
sibility of teaching all 2,400
undergraduate students 12
credit hours. That's 7,200
contact hours every four
years," Clouzet said. "Eleven
professors are all we have."

Leatherman said he hopes
to offer similar classes in the
future such as Christianity
and violence.

"It would be more advanta-
geous to the university to
teach classes like this."

Southern students offer free car inspection to community

The technology department
will be lending a helping hand
through community service.
Students in the automotive
class will be able to put their
classroom skills to use as they
offer free vehicle inspections
to the general public Sunday,
April 9.

"It's nice to be able to do
community service in your
major because it gives you
good experience," said Mike
Carter, a sophomore auto
technology major

Dale Walters, chair of the
technology department, said
they wait until the weather
warms up to participate in
community service day, rather
than in January with the rest
of the university.

The inspection will be from
1 p.m. to 5 pm. in the
Samaritan Center parking lot
on Lee Highway. Along with
the Southern automotive class
will be technicians from
Apison Auto Repair and the
CoUegedale Exxon.

There is no need to make an
appointment. Cars will be

The inspection
will be April 9
from 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. in the
Samaritan Center
parking lot on
Lee Highway.

first-serve basis.

The owner of the
CoUegedale Exxon, J.B.
Underwood, said he likes to
help out the community
because some people simply
do not take the time to ever
look over their cars.

"The only time they [peo-
ple] raise their hood is when it
won't go anywhere,"
Underwood said.

The Southern automotive
students will not be fixing
cars, only diagnosing. Some of
the items students can check
include oil, brakes, lights and

emissions testing. The
sions test can pre-warn car
owners if their vehicle would
pass emissions with the coun-
ty-
Walters said the depart-
ment has offered this outreach
for several years. Last year the
event received exposure from
local NBC affiliate WRBC
Channel 3.

Walters said he hopes to
top last year's total of 52 cars.
For more information or
for directions, contact Emiko
Miyagi, the technology secre-
tary at 236-2860.

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•Mking with Schoonard since

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strange-looking dragon claws
drawn in chalk around campus
can only mean one thing; Asian
Club's most famous event, Asian
Night, is here.

The Saturday, April l, pro-
gram ivill end the three-day cel-
ebration on campus dedicated to
Asian culture.

"For those who have never
been to Asia, this is the closest
thing," said Gary Horinouchi,
Asian Club sponsor. "It broad-
ens your horizon. Plus, it's free
food."

Starting at 8 p.m., Hes P.E.
Center will be open for students
and visitors to browse booths
from Asian countries, including
India, Korea, China and more.
Samples of food and games from
the country's culture will be pro-
vided at each booth.

By voting for tlieir favorite
booth, students will be entered
a raffle to win door prizes.

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pie think that pretty much all
Asians are the same and shows
how unique each culture is," he
Mike Duvall, president of said.
Asian Oub, said he feels it is At 9 P-™-. *e program

importantforeacheounttytobe ^r^'TT'f^ttZ

represented in their own way. and martial arts ""t^es, tied

"I think it clears up a lot of together by a mov,e-hke plot-

miscommuddSn when peo- line. Chaplam Ken Roger._and

Southern's President Gordon
Bietz will even play a part.

been planning this

president of Asian Club. "Hie
ideas have evolved into an Asian
weekend that hopefully nobody
will forget'

The details of the program
have been kept quiet throughoiit
the planning process, Duvall
said. ,

"All I would like to say about
tliat is that it's based a little bit
on a mone," he said. "But you re
going to have to come and see
what it's really about that mght.
Asian Night will be preceded
by two other Asian Club events.
The first is today's convocation,
with speaker Kim Phuc, a sur-
vivor of the Vietnam War.
Vespers on Friday night will be
presented by speaker Austin
Bacchus. As m years past, stu-
dents are invited to dress in any
cultural outfits they may have
for vespers.

"I'm looking forward to [the
weekend]," said Brian
Magsipoc, a senior pubhc rela-
tions major. "There's always

officially selected. Verlyne
Star chairs the committee

[prised of four faculty and
staff and four students
Gordon Bietz and Bill
Wohlers will serve as consult-
ants, according to the Web
site.

"The job given to this com-
mittee is to address the con-
cerns of the student petition,
the essence of which was to
find a way to better enforce
the dress code policy,"
Hansen said.

To find the newly revised
dress code and to view the
minutes of the faculty senate
meeting, visit senate. south-
.edu.

"Weve Been pianumg ui.= " — ■ .-.-j--
sincethebegimimgoftheschool been great food and good per-
year," said Christina Uem, vice formances m the past.

Annual housing fair returns to campus in April

AIA

continued from Pg. 1

Southern's annual housing
fair, April 13, is a one-night
event held in the dining hall at
7 p.m. for students wanting to
reserve dorm rooms for next
school year. The only require-
ment students must complete
to reserve a room is to pre-
register for classes.

"1 can't wait to go to the
housing fair to get a great
room," said Kevin Attride, a

tions major.

Upon arriving in the dining
hall, students will be given a
ticket with a number on it cor-

responding to their place in
line. After receiving a ticket,
students will be able to mingle
freely with one another in the
dining hall while they wait for
their number to be called.
Refreshments will be provid-
ed, and students will auto-
matically be entered to win
door prizes, such as free pizza
and massages,

"We're going to try to put
some more fun into the wait-
ing area this year," said
Dennis Negron, an associate
dean at Talge Hall and coordi-
nator for the event.

Negron said seniors will get
the first pick of rooms, juniors

second and sophomores third.
Within class ranks, priority on
choosing rooms will be decid-
ed on a first come, first served
basis.

Prior to the housing fair,
students will receive a form in
the mail inquiring about their
housing plans for next year.
Students who want to stay in
their current dorm room can
simply fill out the form,
return it to a resident assis-
tant and skip the housing fair
altogether.

Students who want a room
by themselves will need to
register with Negron as soon
as possible, as the number of

rooms available for single
occupancy vrill be reduced to
about 25 per dorm next year,
due to high projected enroll-
ment.

"I think the housing fair is
a necessity and a great oppor-
tunity to pick out a good
room," said Britni Brannon, 2
sophomore print journalisrr
major.

The housing fair is for
dorm-room reservations only.
Southern Village is already
full and students interested in
living off campus can v^rite a
letter of petition to Bill
Wohlers, vice president of
student

share what worked and what
didn't," Shultz said.

The speaker will be Tim
Elmore, president of Growing
Leaders.

"It's an organization for
training Christian leaders
around the world," said Alao
Orxison, this year's AIA presi-
dent and a senior history major.
"It's mostly for leadership train-
ing."

Onison and the other AIA
officers are responsible for
plamiing the annual event The
event will be focused on t^-
ing but will also allow for fun
and socializing.

Rachel Chinn, a sophomore
marketing major, is anticipat-
ing AIA.

"I'm looking forward to see-
ing fiiends firom other schools
who will be visiting."

Student missionaries are fewer in number than past years

Meuvnie Eddlemon

The harvest is plentiful.
South Korea, China, El
Salvador, Tanzania and
Maryland all share a need for
student missionaries, or SMs.
But the workers are few-
fewer than 70.

Despite the growing num-
/cii\ ^^^ °^ university students who
V^ treat passport stamps as col-
lectors' items, the number of
students traveling overseas
for mission work since 2004
has decreased from loo.

"People are trickling in
every day. However, we need
at least 20 to 30 more," said
Ansley Howe, who assists stu-
dents in the SM application

process and plans to work in
Peru next year. "I just hope
that we have a lot of students
come in at the last minute."

Howe said many students
do not think they would be
useful; they equate being an
SM with nursing and teach-
ing. The student mission's
office maintains, however,
that workers are needed in all
lines of work, from orphan-
ages and dormitories to farms
and construction sites.

"He's calling different types
of people," said SM Club
President Sonya Reaves, a for-
mer orphanage worker in
Honduras. "He's not calling
only the outgoing, upbeat
Christian."

Reaves said the best way to
get others interested in mis-
sions is to have returning SMs
share their experiences.

"People are trickling

in every day.

However, we need

at least 20 to 30

more," said Ansley

Howe.

"[In Hondurasl, I learned
to stand on my own two feet,"
Reaves said. "Being an SM is
an opportunity to learn things
that you're not going to learn

in a classroom."

For now, the classroom
remains a training ground
where 65 students have begun
preparations for next year's
global expedition. National
and international SMs meet
two hours per week to learn
the ins and outs of "SMing."
Topics range from teaching
English to a group of eight-
year-olds to connecting spiri-
tually with American high-
schoolers. Students learn to
cope with homesickness,
financial matters, illness and
cultural differences.

Katie Poole, a sophomore
elementary education major,
will live and work in an
orphanage in Honduras next

year. The class is helpful so
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Shaw chats with recording artist

Andrew Shaw

Staff Music Critic

On February 24, 2006, 1 had
the chance to interview Sparrow
Records recording artist
Bethany Dillon backstage before
her concert. Besides writing her
own music and only being 17, I
immediately noticed her passion
for the Lord, which went on to
influence her entire show. If you
haven't heard of Bethany Dillon
or don't have her latest CD,
Imagination, I'd go pick it up
today.

Andrew: So you've already
released two great albums, had a
song featured in a big-screen
movie (Dreamer), and yet you're
only 17?

Bethany: Right.
Andrew: How did you do
tliis?

Bethany: Well, I'm actually
almost 17 and a half, so..
Andrew: Oh, right!
Bethany: The truth is, we're
busy a lot of the times, and yet
(there are) only a few days a
month I feel overwhelmed. I
think God is giving more and
more peace about the fact that it
has so little to do with me and so
much with him pursuing things
and tr>'ing to increase himself.
All of that, especially the thing
with the movie, it could have
been overwhelming, but the
Lord just made it clear that I
don't think he's too concerned
with my song being in a movie,
but just (people) knowing about

Andrew: That'
identified in particular

"Vagabond," because of its mis-
sions theme, because IVe been
on a lot of mission trips myself.
Is mission work important to
you as a Christian?

Bethany: Very much. I actu-
ally support a missions organiza-
tion called Gospel for Asia, and
they work in the 10/40 window,
which is mostly India, specifical-
ly with the Dalit people. Since I
was about n, (There was a knock
at the door, and Bethany's sup-
per from Panera arrived!) I
wanted to be a missionary. So.
yeah, my heart is definitely in
that.

Andrew: I was listening to
Imagination, and you have the
pop songs, and then you have a
song like "Airplane"...

Bethany: Oaughs) Which
my favorite!

love to be someday.

Andrew: When did you start
playing guitar?

Bethany: I started playing
guitar when I was 11.

Andrew: You've come a long

Bethany: Well, thank you!

Andrew: You're playing solo
tonight, but you're also on tour
with Jeremy Camp. Are you
enjo>ingthat?-

Bethany: Oh gosh. We were
on tour wiih him last fall, and I
think we had too much fun. And
we were like, "Are we really
doing ministry, suffering for the
Lord?" They're just a great fami-
ly. He has a great band, even the
people that do lights for him,
and they all just have the great-
est hearts. Tlie show is a small
part of what we do on tour. The
rest of the day is what is fun for

Andrew: What's

Andrew: Mine too. When favorite song to play live right

now? (At this point, Bethany
catches me staring at her supper
from Panera)

Bethany: Hey, would you
like some?

Andrew: No..iihh..

Bethany: Panera is amazing!
Probably my favorite song to
sing right now is a song that is
not even on a record called "You
are on our side." I think probably
for most artists, the newest thing
they've written is the most fun
because they aren't tired of it yet.

Andrew: Favorite bands?

Bethany: My mom would
if I didn't say U2,

you were recording the CD, was
it your goal to sort-of step out-
side the pop/rock mold of stan-
dard Christian music and make
some really neat songs, or was
that just a thing that happened
in the studio?

Bethany: Oh, no.

Sometimes it's a fight to have a
quirky song on a record, but the
truth is, sometimes you have to
write songs for radio, and that's
fine too. I think there's a part
where it's like, you know, just
respecting the vehicle of "the
label" and all of that, but if I
could, I would have a whole
record of quirky songs. Someday Switchfoot...they really have

Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

The zotli Century: March 30 at 7 p.m., April 1 at 8 p.m.; Chattanooga
Theatre Centre (main stage); $ii.50-$i4 (Thursdays and Sundays), $13-
$15.50 (Saturdays); go online (vvww.theatrecentre.com) for more info

The Night Reginald l-ilbert Called It Quits; April 1 at 8 p.m., April 8 at 8

p.m.; Chattanooga Tlieatre Centre (circle theatre); $8 for students; go

online (www.theatrecentre.com) for more info

Third Day in concert (with David Crowder Band); March 31 at 7:30 p.m.;

Memorial Auditorium; $28-$32.50; tickets available onhne
(vrtvw.etix.com) and at Memorial Auditorium's box office (423-642-TlXS)

An Evening with George Jones; April 1 at 8 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium;

$30-$5o; tickets available online (^vww.etix.com) and at Memorial

Auditorium's box office (423-642-TIXS)

Symphony: Mozart concerto for flute and harp (The Chattanooga

Symphony); April 6 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $23+; go online (vnvw.diat-

tanoogasymphony.or^ for more info

Local flair: Events on Campus

Asian Night; April i at 8 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

Chatham Baroque; April 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Ackermau Auditorium; tickets
available in the student services office; double convocation credit given

Fine Arts Festival; April 8 at 9 p-m.; Collegedale Church fellowship hall

impacted the way I v^rite.
Definitely Caedmon's Call. I
grew up Ustening to them— 40
Acres was like the coolest record.
Andrew: Cool. One last

I will!

Andrew: Who are som
your musical influences?

Bethany: Umm... the re
I started playing guitai

Jennifer Knapp, because she thing, what's the last thing you
plays guitar and is a giri, and the listened to?
only other person I'd seen play Bethany: This guy, Clint

guitar was my dad. So, you Brown, he's a black worship
know, a 47-year-old man didn't leader and has this CD called In
really appeal to me when he His Presence, and it's amazing,
played. So, her music was a big So I just put it on, and just want
deal for me, and Sara Groves, I to run a marathon. So anyway,
thmk she is the writer that I'd that's what I'\'e been listening to.

Modern Languages Writing Contest winner

Shaunda Helm, a sophomore
international studies major,
recently won first prize in tiie
2006 Modem Languages Writing
Contest.

The writing contest consisted
of a 500-750 ^vord essay %vritteu
in a non-native language. The
topic was "Languages: Bridges to
Communication." Essays were
judged according to content, style
and grammar. The winner
received $300.

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e of my favorite things to

i;ben I was little (and even

IL when I have time to kill

Ick home) was to play on our

fcht simulator. I generally

e to play computer games

p. this is the one exception.

I most versions of the game,

lean choose a prop plane, a

IT jet, a fighter jet, or vari-

_is others. You can also

loose from a lot of different

Xorts around the country to

z off from or to attempt

Iding at (as I'm sure that

ft are aware of). It is only'

ier acquiring landing skills

ler many hours of practice

a player can avoid crash-

Jg the plane and land safely

Istill have some trouble at

s with this one). It's all

jry realistic. You can crash

-tothe Empire State Building

I New York City, the Sears

r in Chicago, the Space

le in Seattle, shoot down

y planes over the Pacific,

Q into hot air ballooners

■er Kansas. Your plane can

ik apart in midair or break

the sound barrier over Texas.
You can nose-dive into Lake
Michigan going over 600
miles per hour.

However, I think that the

He's absolutely
faithful to forgive
us and to restore

greatest thing about the flight
simulator is that the game
always restores you. No mat-
ter what happens, you can
start over again. When you
crash and burn, fall apart, or
splash into the ocean, the
game always puts you back
together and places you back
on the runway ready to take
off again. I was thinking about
it and that is the way the Lord
is with us. He's absolutely
faithful to forgive us and to
restore us when we mess up,

as %vell as to get us back into
action, hopefully a little wiser
after our failures and bad
decisions.

I'm not sure how your day
is going. I'm not sure if some-
thing happened to you today
that made you feel like a mil-
Uon bucks and on top of your

Mf s

thing happened to you today
that made you feel like trash,
or a doormat, or merely invis-
ible to others. I'm not sure if
you are finding yourself some-
where in between, simply
drifting, trying to make it
through another day.
However, if I did learn one
thing over the past few years
of playing the flight simulator
game, it was that no matter
what happens, you can start
all over again. So no matter
which state of being this arti-
cle finds you in, remember
that God has the power to
restore you, to rejuvenate you,
and to refresh you with His
soothing peace and gentle
grace. Choose Christ.

Live in the Light- Eph. 5:8-
16.

saac's sacrifice: the unexpected

I His name means laughter.

5 birth should have coined

hrase "expect the unex-

d." I bet he never expect-

Isaac's life, though, was to be
the sacrifice under God's com-
mand to Abraham.

Isaac was probably in his
late teen years when this

this

n not to go, but he did.
This story is an excellent
ample of sacrifice. Yet there
a more powerful one, and
son actually \

swill-

shadows

f^g across the Namibian ing soon, but
j^ as Untag, Cascas, and
lotherAfricanfiiendswei

f^l around the fire with m
1^^ bedtime. Gazing at

didn't know English.

"When is God coming?'
Cascas' question surprised r "

I shared how Jesus i

exact time. unta
responded, "I want to be
Christian, but the missionaries °^^-
tell me that I need to study ^°^™ff ^f^^^

A Sabbath Saturday

Wl^ has he cote? VJhy is he

here?

HcdE, ITultitudBS

I stand eract, te^ ity head

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around

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fixatesite, I fell.

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at noonday,

nultitixtes?

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This is tie iiuiBit, tlHt cnrdal

I^ heart breaks into scng

I reach fiar and tig at the hsn

\*en flecks, icultitLtfes

of yair rdce.

Ccme forward.

Ife is in the bnlding, I sb^ cut;

laninttehTildirq, he is rrt;

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Prayer, April 2nd - Gth 2006

Speakers: Kenwyn Sealy, Sean Reed, Dr. Greg King,
Maria Samaan and John Rengifo

Theme: "Now is the Time!"

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event occurred. Due to the killed. Just as Isaac v

culture and work ethic of that ing to give his life, so was

offered as a sacrifice time, he would have been Jesus in dying for our sins

ing his teenage years. The weU-built. Abraham was old upon the "°>i=; J''^"^™"'"

God orchestrated his love and not as strong, ^ave chosen not to go but he

was incredible. His two Furthermore, the family ^.i Never take th for grant^

were as different as night structure has always been an ed. He was ^

day. What pain he must important part of the Middle "dipped and pierced beams

I felt to be deceived by his East. Isaac was willing to obey H<^ 1°™'^,.,^"-^'=''" '"«"

flesh and blood. I think and follow his father no mat- that He still does,
most defining moment in ter what. He could have cho-

learning more about Jesus: a story

* tion. Then we prayed together

in a blend of otjiherero and
English, and said good night,
com- The next day I found Untag
don't know and Cascas P»™S over the
small portion of Bible Itne
first five books) that Untag
They wanted to read
I wrote down
u , T n»„ he tan- references for the creation
expectant faces, God more before I can De oap ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ Joseph,
«ed me with the tized." , „ ' ^^ a few others.

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baptized, but you can be a ^^sent me all the way to
story of Ahab and Christian right now Africa just to teU Cascas and

^ °n Mount Carmel held I briefly told the Gospel ^^(.^t Jesus, then it was

"/pellhound as Untag stoiy and how we can accept Un^g a
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Letter to UlC CUILUI . \X1.^ CecIlSHROCK Ministry) come t„„th.

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Petersburg Times indicate that
other employers have been
returning to more conservative
dress codes in recent years. This
is in reaction to employees'
nterpretations of "business

Judy Clippinger

Guest Cohthibutor

JJ Ves, this another response t

the Beihl cartoon. And no, I'n
not going to reiterate the Bible'

and Ellen Whites teachings on interpretations o, uus„,„. ^--J^^,- ^eem to understand
the issue of dress. You've most casual attire -^J'* P'^^j;^ f;"^,, i, 13 possible to dress
likelyheardthemallbeforcand -pha.s^^on^^tu^^s^.than is^^ ^^^.^ J^^ ^^ ^^^^_

lively at the same time. You can
find ways to express your per-

want
employers to perceive you as a
competent professional, you
have to dress the part. In the
debate over dress on Southern's
campus, what most of '■*^'"

phasis on "business" than
"casual" and failed to project
professional appearance.

Appearance matters. If you find ways to^ress yuu, t,„-
mffoheperceivedasahighly -.^^. ™*o. .usmg^dis-

my repeating thei
change your stance.

There are other things to be
considered, however. Many of want
us come to college with the idea
of pursuing professional careers need to dress tne pan. Drenao,,
after graduation. Job interviews Sinclair says that he is tteated
will be unavoidable, and the differently when he dresses
impression that we make dur- well. This was echoed by Ne,l
ing the interview carries a lot of Rosenthal, owner of Executive
. .:_u. :_„»:„„ ti,„ i„k 4=nne Oothiers. A survcy of school

Make fun of the Beihls if you
want to. Freedom of the press
and freedom of expression are
alive and well in this country.
No one is required to use tact,
have consideratii

State principals showed that teachers feelmgs or to have any respect

University puts it, "Avoid wear- who wore traditional business

ing any clothing, accessories or attire were perceived as profes-

jewelry which might distract or sional, responsible and compe-

draw ■ attention to yourself tent," and that perception

rather than reinforcing your dropped when teachers wore

look as a professional." more casual attire. Manybusi-

Many career fields such as nesses that allow some casual
the military, police and fire
agencies, and medical institu-

for the beliefs of others. But
my conversations with other
Southern students during my
time here, it seems that there
are many of us who think that
many students dress inappro-
priately, or at least question-

Ministry) come together -
two streams to make j '
then the waters cannot be si
arated.

perish.

Was it not for this purpose I
that Christ came to
2,000 years ago? Are w
the body of Christ" today?.

tions have either implicit or
explicit dress codes. Reports
from the BBC,

Presentations.com and the St.

attire on the job disallow things ably, for a Christian campus,

like blue jeans, sandals and The Beihls aren't afraid to be

tight clothing which may be unpopular or to stand up for

considered too provocative, what they beUeve in. For this,

things that we see a lot of on they should be applauded. More

this campus. of us should do the same.

Six reasons to wait to wed

wards your considerate efforts to
avoid inflaming your spouse's

who has been postponing his
own vows points out, "None of
our contraceptives are lOO per-
cent, and if you get surprised by
; of God's little blessings, you

down the aisle feel like n
stampede, In the long run, how-
ever, this policy of instant grati-
fication hatches more problems
than it remedies. Waiting until
after graduation to marry is a
better game plan. Here are tlie
top six reasons you should make
sure you toss your cap before
you toss the bouquet (or garter).
6. Grades. There is a reason
most brain surgeons don't juggle
double-ended candles while
operating. Don't make yourself

asked for divine assistance, God
is making good use of your time
by beefing up your character.
Not only is he helping you culti-
vate self-control, but he is also

#

Author Raymond Hull said, jealousy will likely limit your
"All marriages are happy. It's the pool of friends,
living together afterward that 4. Preemptive Problem-
causes all the trouble." Ignorant Solving. Even if you have found don't want to have to cany that
of this reality, too frequently the one, as you get to know each little blessing to class."
impatient young lovers rush other better you will inevitably 1 .Self-improvement,
their vows, making the march have disagreements. Wliether Although you might feel like
they're over his midnight gam- you're frittering away your peak
ing sessions or her sporadic sexual yeare with only your biol-
shopping sprees, it's best to deal ogy notes to keep you warm at
with these disputes before form- night, take heart. If you have
ing a union. Giving yourself time
to get to know your partner
before you marry helps you dis-
cover what you're up against and
helps you remember that these

problems are an ordinary part of promoting self-comprehension,
a relationship, not evils sudden- the cornerstone of a happy mar-
ly spawned by marriage. riage. Once you wed, your part-
3. Money. If financial fears ner will want some answers for
keeping you up later than thingslikewhyyou always make
choose between good grades and your homework, realize that that face and why you keep mis-
a healthy marriage. You can you're not alone; budget bicker- taking the floor for the hamper,
have your cake and eat it, too— it ing is the number one reason for A self-imposed delay gives vou
just might have to be iced with divorce. If you wait until both of time to figure these things out.
patience. you are out of school and work- Cheerfully bearing out your
5. Potential Partners (and ing, not only will you be able to years of abstinence breeds the
fiiends). Sifting through college more quicidy pay off stress- kind of love that will not cram-
candidates to select a marital mducing student loans, but your hie in post-wedding rumbles. In
partner is like going through a beefed-up budget mil reduce marriage, some disputes are
buffet line. If you flood your other money-related spats as inevitable, but putting off mar-
plate too soon, you'll miss out on well. riage until after graduation can
what's up ahead. Not only does 2. Kids. They're cute, cuddly, help keep them to a minimum
marrying too soon eliminate costly and-ready or not-they Like a child who pads his back-
your chances of meeting the per- might be headed your way. An side in anticipation of a spank-
ing, youll be glad you did it.

This is the third of four
articles on medical mission-
ary work and its importance "The gospel invitation is tn
in the lives of Christians be given to all the world - to
today. ''"''^ nation, and kindrea
and tongue, and people-
In "The Great Controversy' Revelation 14:6. "The last
we find that there is to be a message (singular) of warning
final message of warning to be and mercy is to lighten tie
given by Sabbath keepers to whole earth with its glory-
bring the inhabitants of earth (MH 228).
to their final decision: Will This is what will develop
they obey God or refuse to into "the loud cry." The loud
obey? Then probation closes. cry is of a loving God that is
"In connection with his not willing that any should
message (the angel announc-
ing the sins of Babylon), the
call is heard to 'come out of
her people.' The announce-
ment uniting with the third

angel's message (the Sabbath) Should we not, then, be

constitutes the final warning rinuing the same ministiy

to be given the inhabitants of carried on when he was

earth" (Great eaTtW

Controversy). il thi

There is a sec- „_^ , tivo last |

ond final "The gospel mess

message to invitation is to f"

.,,„^ni, becom

be given to all final

the world - to ^'se

every nation, longei
and kindred,

and tongue and have a

people." Rev. [1^°"]

14:6. s a g

unless

carry

revelation of other also. Those who do Ml

of love." have a part

this: "Those
who wait for
the bride-
groom's com-
ing are to say
to the people,
'Behold your
God.' The last
rays of merci-
ful light, the
last message
to be given to
the world, are a
his character

cannot I

have a part in Christ's phys'
(Christ's Object Lessons 415). cal ministry will no' 1""
How do we show God's part in his spiritual mimstij.
character of love? One way

n who suits you best, but after- anonymous Southern

aracier oi lover vjiie way is "Heal the SICK, p ^

demonstrate the working of gospel, teach the people. 1
God's Holy Spirit in our own three-told commission can u
lives. The second way is by more be divided ""» ""
what we do for others. How parts, accepting some m
did Jesus reveal God's love? all, than can the'™ , ,
We read in Ministry of mandments be ^'™. ^,
Healing (MH) chapters 24 obeying one part but rej
and 2: "What a busy life he another part. God Has 8 ^^
led! Day by day he might have one law and one comni ^
been seen entering the hum- The law on Mount im^^^
ble abodes of want and sor- the commission on '"^ j,.

row, speaking hope to the of Olives w<^«J'_°"'^^,i, jie

downcast and peace to the

distressed," and "to all people,

rich and poor, free and bond,

Christ, the messenger of the

covenant, brought the tidings

of salvation. His fame as the

Great Healer spread through-
out Palestine.... Thus he went

from city to city, from town to

town, preaching the gospel

and healing the sick."

Two final messages, the

final warning ("If any man content.

worship the beast and his *apixusxiB
image") and the message of articles are net
mercy (Medical Missionary scoent.

and

the same author; both ^^
binding on God's peoPj^J
we obey or reject tins
ministry?

The Southern A"';"- ji
comes and appre<^a^=^_„,

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Lj not able to overcome the
lot Girlz defense, as posses-
Ion changed a lot in the first
Ipening minutes. Diana
iord of the Hot Girlz had
jj first serious shot attempt,
inlBrittney Graves, goalie for
led Fish, made a spectacular
Xp to end the scoring threat.
I Red Fish Kim Wheeker was
lessively splitting the Hot
IJlz defense but was smoth-
Ired before she could get close
1 to score. Her perse-
Itiance paid off as she slipped
_ie first point of the game past
Hot Girlz goalie. Ana Cordero.
1 With just over five minutes
left to play in the first half.

Rachel Roddy, left, of the Hot Girlz, steals the puck away from Kim Wheelicr, right, of the Red Fish, dur-
ing the Monday night game. The Red Fish won 5-2.

Wheeker was able to slip time Cordero was waiting for Unfortunately for the Hot
between the Hot Girlz to this attempt and was able to Girlz, the puck rolled right
attempt another shot, but this block her attempt.

going to be denied making a
point on her second try.

The second half started off
quickly as Michelle Moore
scored for Red Fish just 2 min-
utes in. Both teams showed
major defensive improvement
as they intercepted the puck
n and stopped the
other team from threatening
their respective goals. This
deadlock wouldn't last as
Wheeker was able to slip past
the Hot Girlz for another
Hot Girlz never stopped
competing as Lifford made
their first point. Moore was
swer with a score of
her own. Then, with under a
minute left, Lifford put in the
last point of the game. After
the game, Cordero said, "The
game was fun. We were a little
short-handed, but we played
hard and enjoyed ourselves."

back to Wheeker, who \

[ot Boyz defeats Real Madrid

Pink Panthers devours Chickadees

as a great early

cer match-up on

iTuesday night in chilly weath-

r between those hot Hot

nd the talented Real

Riadrid. It was a good game

Jiroughout with plenty of

prion and fireworks. There

'erjthing from post rat-

joal attempts to Ethan

IS scary 1980 daisy

■ The game started off

h^, but shortly into the first

|lf Tom Nescau received a

n Real Madrid ter-

|ory, took it all the way to

J house and scored the first

||al of the game, putting the

'1 up 1-0. Between

I and the rest of the

Pl half there were a number

|other exciting plays. Ethan

"na and Nataniel Reyes

■ the center of most of

fsp great moments with

[esome stops and saves.

a jumped to stop a high

ng kick by Peter James

't Would have been a great

■' Wayne 'Wonder' Odle

|eived an assist from Omar

■Do Bourne and scored the

jond goal for the Hot Boyz

|we middle of the second

2 second half was full of
>ed opportunities by Real
Ij^d. They had multiple
^'^fis to score, having the
I in Hot Boyz' territory

Ethan Nkana, go«"'"P^^' 1 „„^ j
Bourne, 15, during the Hoi Boyz a

Tuesday.

numerous times. This match-
up will most likely be one that
we will see again when the
tournaments roll around
Both teams have deep talent
and smart veteran leaders in
Paul Adeogun and Jevon

mpted goal by Omar 'Ramo
.0 win over Real Madnd on

Roberts. These facts coupled
OTth the teams' desire to win
it all will propel both teams to
a great season and a chance to
go all the way. We all look for-
ward to an action-packed sea-

Making their cartoon
namesake proud, the Pink
Panthers overcame the
Chickadees 5-1 on Monday
night. Even though it was
cold outside, both teams put
up quite a fight.

As the game started, team
Pink had a good handle on the
ball. Team Chickadees was
undermanned. It was not
long before Vanessa Duran
was able to score a goal. After
that first goal, the Pink
Panthers were able to keep
the ball on the Chickadees
side of the field. Even though
they only had eight players,
the Chickadees held their
front for a good portion of the
game. As the struggle contin-
ued, team Pink was able to
score three more straight
goals. The Chickadees were
able to pick up from that and
score one goal. Then the
struggle for possession of the
ball continued until half time,
with the Panthers having pos-
session for most of the time.

The Pink Panthers' Lady
Gonzalez had been injured in
play in a game before that but
was still able to be there to
cheer her team on.

The second half was pretty
much the same as the first
mth the Pink Panthers having
possession of the ball dunng
most of the half. The

Chickadees came back hard
and put up a good fight.
During one scramble that
assembled itself right by the
Chickadees' goal, both teams
fought to either get it in the
goal or get it away from the
goal as far as possible. The
Chickadees' effort was to no
avail as the Panthers were
able to score, bringing the
game to 5-t' Team

Chickadees l(ept fighting, but
in the end, the Panthers won

Sabely Cruz really enjoyed
her team's victory. "I think
we played together as a team.
We did a good Job." The
team's coach, Andres Crespo,
was also happy. He said, "I'm
so proud of my girls because
they did a great job, and I
hope they keep winning with
the same enthusiasm."

Correction

In last week's issue of
The Southern Accent, the
"RA" team was not the
Wing Men as stated, but
Kicking Kiwis.

The Southern Accent
strives for accuracy. If
you have any corrections,
please e-mail us at
accent@southern.edu

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pastor of the CoUegedale
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Saturday, April 8.

"We are so looking forward
to being in CoUegedale,"
Nixon said. "I consider it the
highest of honors to be one of
Christ's ministers there."

Southern students and the
community will have a chance
to socialize with Nixon and his
wife, Januwoina, after the ser-
mon. A reception will be held
after the 9 a.m and the 11:30
a.m. services.

"In celebration of their first
Sabbath, we will have a cookie
and cider reception in the
CoUegedale church atrium,"
said Sherrie Williams, com-
munications director for the
CoUegedale church.

The Third church service,
held at CoUegedale Academy,
will be canceled AprU 8,
Williams said.

"I'm glad that they are
doing this," said Allison Trop,
a sophomore biology major.
"It wiU be a great way for stu-
dents to get to know him and
be involved more in their local
church."

Nixon said he served as
adjunct professor in the reli-
gion department at Oakwood
CoUege, senior pastor for nine
years at Oakwood College
church and senior pastor for
the Atlantic Union College
church.

Sharon Michaels, a sopno-
more history education major
and previous Oakwood stu-
dent, encourages Southern
students to take this opportu-
nity to hear Nixon speak.

"He's different from so
many other pastors," Michaels
said. "His sermons are
intriguing, and he speaks »v,th
so much love for the Lord.

This wiU be the only oppor-
tunity to hear Nixon speak
until the end of May when he
moves to CoUegedale perma-
nently from HuntsviUe, Ala.

"Right now, Januwoina and
I just want to become a part 01
the CoUegedale family," Nixon

said.

Rusty McKee, standing, and Mike McKee, sitting in foreground, answer question,
the AIA convention on Wednesday, April 5, 2006.

Southern hosts convention

The annual AIA leadership convention returns to Southern Adventist
University for the first time in 14 years.

Chelsea Ingush

CQ-NEW3 Editor

Student delegates from
Adventist colleges and universi-
ties across America and Canada
are gathered here this week as
Southern hosts the annual
Adventist Intercollegiate

Association convention, or AIA

"Coming to Soudiem, tiie con-
vention will be top notch because
that's the way Soufliern does
things," said Greg Steiner, gener-

al advisor of AIA and director of
intramural sports at Union
College in Lincoln, Neb.

Each year, schools may bid for
the opportunity to host AIA, said
Kari Shultz, director of stadent
life and activities at Soutiiem.
Last year Southern was the only
university to bid.

"It's a chance to show the shi-
dents what AIA is and to show
them what Southern and AIA are
domg to ti-ain Christian leaders,"

said Allan Ornson, a senior his-
tory major and AIA president

The first AIA convention was
held at Soutiiem, in 1950, Steiner
said.

"It's a channel for student gov-
ernment leaders from other
schools to get together and net-
work and compare activities and
different issues on tiieir cam-
pus," Steiner said.

Since then, SouUieni has host-
See AIA Pg. 2

things," said Greg Sterner, genw- ^>.-b t^ r ^„1

The service nf r war hero: Doss funeral

MELISSA MENTZ
Co^ews^Editor -

Over 1,600 friends, family
members and admirers attended
Desmond T. Doss' fimeral serv-
ice held in the CoUegedale
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Saturday, April 1. The service
began with a viewing of Doss in a
flag-draped casket. A large
arrangement of flowers was
placed behind Doss, and mem-
bers of tiie Chattanooga Mihtary
Honor Detail stood beside die
casket to not only protect die flag
and Medal of Honor worn by
Doss, but also to honor tiie man
who many know as a war hero.
Viewers paid their respects,
while the violin, ceUo and piano
sofdv played in die background.
"Formeitwasanhonorespe-

cially since he was one of my
heroes," said Chase Warren a
junior histoo'educationmajorat

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ed AIA Bve bmes, this being
the sbcth. The last time the con-
vention was here was in 1992.
Southern bid to host Am sever-
al years ago, Shultz said, but
delegates voted instead to hold
it at Andrews University, in
Berrien Springs, Mich.

■'Every school hkes to take
their turn and showcase tlieir
school," Shultz said.

One hundred and forty-
eight delegates, usually incom-
ing and outgoing student exec-
utive officers and pubUcation
editors, are registered, Shultj
said. They will be attendmg
breakout sessions to "share and
exchange" ideas and planning
for social events, as well as dis-
cuss challenges they face as
school leaders. Committees,
such as the Bylaws, Logistics,
Projects, Newspaper and
Futures committees, will also
be held to deal with tiie plan-
ning and organization of AIA-

Delegates registered

Tuesday and attended meet-
ings and semmars Wednesday.
Today they will be touring the
McKee factories and attending
a banquet, along with their
breakout sessions and commit-
tee meetings. Friday, delegates
will attend a presentation and
general assembly, tlien vespers
with Southern. Saturday after-
noon holds a trip to Cloudland
Canyon and the Tennessee
Aquarium. Delegates depart
Simday mommg.

"I ttiink Southern is pretty
impressive, I'm proud of my
school," said Seth GiUham,
Student Association president
at Southern, "and I'm glad
other schools get a chance to

Andreasen reinstated as president

Melissa Mentz

Co^NewsE

Just weeks after submitting
his resignation, Niels-Erik
Andreasen has been reinstat-
ed by the board of trustees to
continue as president of
Andrews University.

Andreasen and two other
top Andrews officials were
asked for their resignations
following a board meetmg
March 6. All three resigna-
tions were to be in effect June
30.

After a specially called
board meeting March 30. the
university released a state-
ment on their Web site indi-
cating Andreasen agreed to
stay after being asked by the
board. The statement also dis-
cussed the creation of a new
provost position, which will
focus on day-to-day opera-
tions, freeing Andreasen to
"focus on the global role of
Andrews University and its

relationship to its external
constituencies." A search
committee will begin the
process to fill the provost
position.

The initial reaction to
Andreasen's resignation by
trustee board members,
deans, faculty, lay members of

the board, outside contacts
and students was of concern
According to an article posted
on Adventist Today, the
board did not fully realize the
consequences of their ongmal
action both to Seventh-day
Adventists and the academic
public." The board of trustees
of Andrews University
received a 'Vote of
Confidence' for Andreasen
from the majority of deans
and faculty. Students have
mixed reactions.

"It's fifty-fifty right now,
said Ezbon Andrews, a junior
automotive technology major
at Andrews University. "I per-
sonally wanted him
[Andreasen] to come back."

He said most students also
wanted Andreasen reinstated,
but others are skeptical. The
board, on the other hand,
appears confident in their
recent decision.

In the statement released
March 30, "the board believes

that the revised administra-
tive structure will assist in
achieving the mission and
financial goals of Andrews
University."

Andreasen mil continue as
president of Andrews, as well
as chair of the planned Legacy
of Leadership fund raising
campaign scheduled to begin
later this spring, according to
www.atoday.com.

"It's an honor to be able to
continue to serve Andrews
University at a time of transi-
tion and new directions,"
Andreasen said in the state-
ment posted on the universit>'
Web site. "I'm pleased, in par-
ticular, to be part of a process
that will help create a new
Andrews for a new century - a
process that will rely on the
creativity, passion and
strength of our teachers, staff,
students and friends as we
prepare to set forth toward a
new and bold future."

New cell phone policy advances for final vote

The student services com-
mittee voted Monday to rec-
ommend a new cell phone
policy that would be included
in the student handbook. The
recommendation will be pre-
sented to university senate,
which will place its vote next
Monday.

The student handbook cur-
rently does not have a policy

on cell phones.

Brad Burnham, a senior
computer systems adminis-
tration major who chaired the
sub-committee, was asked to
write a base policy that can be
revised by student services.

"I wanted to keep every-
one's best interest in mind,"
Burnham said. "I wanted to
write a policy that everyone
would approve."

The recommended policy

states: "Cell phone use poli-
cies promote a positive learn-
ing environment and respect
for others. All cell phones
must be silenced and off dur-
ing classes, convocation, con-
certs, worship services, in the
library and designated study
areas. Text messaging is
inappropriate in public meet-
ings. During testing, use of
any electronic devices not
approved by the professor is

considered cheating. In areas
of personal privacy, electronic
de\dces with cameras must be
out of sight with the camera
off. These areas include but
are not limited to: restrooms,
locker rooms, showers."

Burnham said his main
idea when writing the policy
was the respect of others. He
believes most students wH
abide by this because itJoes__
See Phone Pg. 4

Police bust meth house in Collegedale area

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Sara Bandel

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Meussa Mabacle

K. Brownlow

Laure Chamberlain

Police recently seized a
methamphetamine lab in the
Robinson Farms neighborhood.
The same Collegedale house
was also seized last year, police
officials said.

"We probably took down the
major meth distributor for
Collegedale," said Michael
Kepner, officer for the
Collegedale police.

Last October while investi-
gating a domestic offense,
pohce officers said they noticed
drug paraphernalia in the home
and immediately obtained a
search warrant. Upon searching
the house, the officers discov-
ered a methamphetamine lab.

PoUce did not disclose the
identification of the residents,
but said the man living in the
home and his girlfriend were
charged with initiation of a
process intended to result in the
manufacturing of methamphet-

amine, possession of unlavrful
drug paraphernalia, simple
possession of marijuana and
possession of schedule four nar-
cotics.

Because the lab was within
600 feet of a school, one of the
charges was elevated to a class
A felony, the highest category of
offense, police officials said.

On March 13, pohce officials
said they returned to the house
to detain the man and woman
who had been awaiting trial
from the October bust. After
arriving, the officers found an
even larger methamphetamine
lab had been constructed,
including eight trash bags of
methamphetamine parapher-
nalia.

"They built another complete
lab that was three times as big
as the previous one," Kepner
said.

A representative from the
South/ East Tennessee

Methamphetamine Task Force
said the lab was medium to

"It's an eye-opener for the
community," said "
Hickman, a CoUegedale officer
involved in the take-down.

According to the Soud:/Ea^
Tennessee Methamphetaiwne
Task Force Web site, HamJWn
County was the No. icoun^^
the state for seizures, with 7fi"

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porting us with gettinsr°^
to combat the prohleiB-

Utendance high for Asian Night

jSiJ^i^[2006_

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More than 900 people attend-
«l Asian Night last Saturday,

^uding students, faculty, fami-
members and alumni.
-I'm very pleased with the
lendance," said Christina
jm vice president of Asian
ub '"All tiie many hours, hard
jrk and sleepless nights paid

During the first part -of the
.ning, students and guests
plored booths from various
jan countries. The booths
iged from thatched huts from
.pacific Islands, to a replica of
, Taj Mahal from India, to a
s called a jeepney from the
ilippines.

The booths this year were
!Ctacular and the best we've
erhad.'^Uemsaid.
Each booth offered samples of
including Japanese sushi,
^se fried rice and
[lesian satay (a type of
Bten) with peanut sauce. As
lests stood in line for food, they
vote for their favorite
Bill. The Fihpino booth won,

followed by Korea and Japan.

Later in the evening, the pro-
gram on stage featured a spoof of
"Charlie's Angels," written by
Asian Club officer Jon Liem and
co-written by Christina Liem,
with three girls

save their captured leader Cheng
(voice by Southern President
Gordon Bietz). Chaplain Ken
Rogers played the part of
Chong's representative, Bosley.

"I had a great time," Rogers
said. "It was all well organized

and fun to work with the stu-
dents on the project. It seemed
like it was very well received."

The plot served to showcase
each country's dance or routine.
Performances included a Korean
fan dance with 17 participants,
tlie Haka dance by members of
the Pacific Islands and a tradi-
tional Indian dance. During
scene changes, the audience was
entertained by a series of
comedic commercials featuring
Wa and Sabi, twin owners of a
Japanese restaurant, played by
Justin and Josh Lombard.

"I thoroughly enjoyed Asian
Night," said Elizabeth Blackerby,
a senior mass communication-
PR major. "It was an incredible
opportunity to learn a bit more
about the Asian cultures."

Alumni and parents traveled
ftnm as far away as California
and New Hampshire for the
night of celebration.

"I rearranged my schedule
and bought a ticket to fly down
from New Jersey just for Asian
Night," said Ronelle Quiba, a
Southern alumnus. "It was well
worth it."

Doss

continued from Pg. 1

bllector donates $500,000 collection

A hospital administrator is
jiing Southern more than
00,000 fossils estimated to be
iortli half a million dollars, said
iris Carey, vice president of
livancement.
Sheldon Spencer, who works
Maryland, has collected fossils
ince he was lo years old. His
Klf-proclaimed obsession for
bssil collecting led him to
'K;uiie thousands from all over
United States over the past

pt dawned

institution that needs better
representation and can use the
fossils appropriately. 111 gladly
donate [my fossils]," Spencer

Spencer's decision to donate
his collection came easily as he
has many friends and connec-
tions at Southern. Spencer has
wsited the university many
times and is a good friend of
Dennis Schreiner, director of
Southern's service department
Spencer's daughter attended
Southern and his son-in-law is
part of the faculty.

Spencer said the bulk of his
collection has been found ■-

Maryland, North Caroli
Nebraska and Florida.
Approximately 90 percent of die
specimens donated are from
marine sources such as sharks'
teeth and fossil shells. The
remaining specimens consist of
land animal and plant materials.
Spencer said people tend to
think when diey find a shark's
toofli it is a recendy lost tooth,
when, in actuahty, most are from
pre-historic sharks.

Paleontologist Lee Spencer,
(no relation to Sheldon Spencer)
of Southern's biology depart-
ment, estimates the large fossil
collection to be wortii $500,000.

"We're trying to build a pro
gram that's scientifically accu-
rate but biblically consistent,"
Lee Spencer said, "ftedibility of
die Bible is at stake today." The
professor said be believes fossils
can teach students about sci-
ence, while at die same time
reinforce the creation story.

"As a lover of science, any-
fliing diat can keep me interest-
ed in learning more is always a
welcomed tiling" said Natalie
Carpio, a junior nursing major
"I love science, and I love flie
Bible-put both of fliem togefli-
er, and we've got something
great going on."

dawnedonme,iffliereis collection has Deen louuu m w„^~-

luthern prepared for severe storm season

'ULilCJ.il pi^-bl^^; test Avant said die Stan only during donnitory worships and

Wi 7\\mmTins\ ^^it^^S^^^ ^ „ ^ j-..., „Jc with nrieutations.

Division and also for his
stand to not bear arms because
of his faith. His story, told in the
documentary, "The

Conscientious Objector," cap-
tures his saving approximately
75 men in Okinawa. Doss was
awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor on October 12,
1945. President Truman said to
Doss during the ceremony, "I'm
proud of you; you really deserve
this. I consider this a greater
honor than being president."

The Georgia-Cumberland
Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists helped the family
organize the funeral service.
Speakers from the GCC, United
States Army. Southern Union
and North American Division,
along with friends of the family
gave tribute to Doss in words
and song.

Elder Les Rilea, director of
chaplaincy ministries for the
Soutliem Union, said Doss was
greatly affected by young peo-
ple, boss was involved in
Pathfinders, and when he was
asked to be Master Guide, Rilea
said it meant more to Doss than
receiving the Medal of Honor.

"I've always admired him for
his unwavering love of God,"
Rilea said.

Doss' wife, France^, attend-
ed the service, and whUe she
was not accepting quesrions,
she made a statement.

"An occasion Uke this is sad,"
she said, "but glad we could
have this nice ftineral. Happy
for everything."

North American Division
President Elder Don Schneider
said Doss has given the church
an example of how to serve our
country, the church and God at
the same time.

"This man is being saluted
today by his country. We're so
proud of him," Schneider said.
"I believe we join the God of
heaven in saying that he [Doss]
was faithftil."

1 severe weather season
Js, Southern is prepared
■ssible storm alerts and tor-
|> warnings.

^die Avant, director of cam-
■ safety, said the universit>'
■the necessary technology
[procedures in place to pro-
le campus.

/e watch for warnings from
Rational Weather Service,
1 county police and the
Pcast Web site," Avant said.
'"1 check the direction of
Ti over the sateUite."

Tornadoes In Hamilton
County since 1974: 9
Total fatalities: 1
Total injuries: 48
Last reported tornado:
March 29, 1997
• information from ths National
Oceanic & Atmosplierit

test Avant said die siren only during dormitory worships and

es off for a few seconds v^th onenta^tions^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^^

the words this is a test_ ,_^torm, campus safety

Students ™ll^r,^J,t sta Sntact all residence halls, as

do wammg if diey hear tne suen „ jj,. ™n to get people out

going off for fliree mmutes o ^;»^^* ^Teyillpatrolcam-

-i^irrs-s ^z^^i^

only once. Dennis Negron has worked as

James Johnston a senior ; ^aJge Hail for 13 years

computer science major, said he ad«mm g ^^^^^ ^^^^

hasneverheardflietestsiren. ^''j""/^^ .^ety. Two

"I've =«" " if .*■= jthiLtn Tr^m^ers ago. Southern was

but never heard It, Johnston ^^_j^_. j^^^^jo „a,ch and every-

said. . „ kad to go down in tiie base-

Avant said every year resi- ""^^^^^L saii.

dence hall assistants undergo "ent '^f __^^^ ^.j ^y p„b
training to P'^V^l^^^f^Zl

vvevc iiv.-^' ' ■

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signal for all types of by spoken words, such^ to ;^^^ .bo,,, tiie procedures natmgsafetyp
■ waminfs picrnmnanied "take shelter" signal. Ourmg

Mgnal tor all types ol Dy spoKeu «u.~, — -

■ warnings accompanied "take shelter" signal. Outmg

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students wffl have an oppor-
tunity to share their creativity
with friends and family thanks
to the annual Fine Arts
Festival, Saturday evening,
April 8, in Brock Hall.

Although a portion of the
festival was previously sched-
uled to take place in the
church's fellowship hall, the
entire event will now take place
in Brock Hall.

Students majoring in
English, journalism and visual
arts will showcase original
works of poetry, prose, anima-
tion, movie production, pho-
tography and other works of
art.

"We have some really good
work to show this year," said
John Williams, dean of the
School of Visual Art and
Design.

Williams said much of the
artwork will be contributed by
students in the foundations
program, which is the fine art
core curriculum for all art
majors, but some upper divi-
sion students will show their
work as well.

Rachel Thomas, a senior art
major and president of the Art
Club, said the festival provides
valuable experience for stu-
dents who plan on careers in

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Current Events

The Southern Acceri^5

Deportation:

I officials speed process

SAN SALVADOR, El
I Salvador (AP) U.S.

I Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officials have
collaborated since 1998 with
the Justice Department,
which flies U.S. prisoners
throughout the country. But
immigration officials are
stepping up the number of
I flights as they come under
1 increasing pressure to ensure
I all illegal immigrants caught
1 the U.S. are deported. An
I estimated 11 million immi-
grants live in the U.S. illegal-

1 ly-

Hundreds of captured

I immigrants are released each

1 week and asked to return for a

court hearing, a request many

I ignore.

The government hopes to

I end that practice on the

Southwest iDorder by Oct. 1

I and across the rest of the

I country by next year. To do

that, officials have been

speeding up the timetable to

deport foreigners who arrive

without papers.

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Severe weather le^d^toT^^^rdlbc^ Weakened dam threatens California homes

With the
Dakota side ol
Minn., watch

ly at the 1979 level on the obelisk on the North
f the Red River, si^tseers in East Grand Forks,
the rising floodwaters of the river Wednesday after-
2006. The base of the obelisk is ordinarily dry.

MERCED, Calif. (AP) Deputies evacuated about 100 homes
early Wednesday because a storm-weakened earthen dam
appeared close to rupturing, threatening a flood. Two levees
had broken a day earlier in the Central Valley, and homes were
evacuated near San Francisco because of a threat of landslides
from the heavy rain. The 12-foot earthen dam is at a golf
course near Valley Springs in the Sierra foothills, surrounded
by a semi-residential area of ranch homes and horse proper-
ties.

Republicans tweak immigration alternative

WASHINGTON (AP) Conservative Republicans tweaked
their alternative to a bipartisan guest worker proposal for ille-
gal immigrants Wednesday as Democrats pressed for a vote
that would put most of those in the U.S. illegally on a path to
citizenship. President Bush urged swift action. The latest coun-
terproposal to a bill by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and
Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., would base the chance of citi-
zenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the
U.S. largely on whether or not they were here before a cutoff
date. That date has not yet been determined.

Saddam admits approving death sentences

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Saddam Hussein dodged questions
from prosecutors cross-examining him for the first time
Wednesday over a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s. But he
acknowledged approving death sentences for 148 Shiites, saying
he was convinced they tried to assassinate him. At times sharp
and combative but often relaxed or even smiling, the former Iraqi
leader decUned to confirm his signature on documents. When
prosecutors presented identity cards of children whose death
sentences they said he signed, he maintained they were forged.

"I'm staying at
Southern to get
my MBA "

-Joe Oswald

Southern Adventist University

School of Business and Management

In today's business
environment a master's degree is vital
for job security and a successful career.

With the small
classroom setting at Southern, I will
have the advantage of learning from
classmates who bring their real-world
experiences from a variety of fields.

ikft^i^

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STARS scholarships will be
awarded for 2006-07 to the
following students for high
academic achievement:

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Lifestyles

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Jessica Splawtnski

Young people all across the
United States are obsessed with
the ever-growing socialization
networks of MySpace and

..jultiple times a day. Although

she would not spend hours on

Grace Nunez, a fresh-

MySpact

These two networks let users
create their own Web page, mes-
sage one another, view others'
pages and let you display pic-
tures that other people can com-
ment on. MySpace even allows
for elaborate backgrounds,
songs and music videos to be
displayed on a Web page.

One of the main goals when
creating a page is to "befriend"
as many people as you can.
People can obtain hundreds and
thousands of friends, occasional-
ly some people they haven't even
met. All of your "friends" are
then showcased on your page.

Along with the growing popu-
larity of these networks, there is
a growing criticism from parents
and other adults. The safety and
privacy of these networks are
repeatedly being questioned.
Despite criticism, the networks
have grown, attracting millions
of members in just a couple of

MySpace was founded in

2003 by two computer program-
mers in California. The site was

then launched in January 2004.

Two years later, the site has a

membership of 47-3 million, said

founders Chris DeWolfe and

Tom Anderson. MySpace was

ranked No. 18 for the most visit-
ed site on the Web during

November, according to a Web

measurement company

comScore Media Metrix.

Membership is continuing to

grow, averaging five million new
members a month.

Although slightly less popu-
lar, Facebook has about 3.85
million members, said Facebook
representative Chris Hughes.
The lower membership is partly
because you must be in high
school or college and have a
school e-mail address to join.
Out of approximately 2000 col-
leges in the country, 822 support agrees it has become too obses-
Facebook. From these colleges, sive. Around 60 percent of
85 percent of the students use Facebook members log m daily,
Facebook, Hughes said. 85 percent at least weekly and 93

Not only do these networks percent at least once a month,

„ „ good way to keep in touch.

"I get to keep in touch with
friends. It's fast and easy to send
messages back and forth. You
can find old friends and make
new ones," Jimenez said.

Malinda Anderson, a fresh-
man nursmg major, said face-
book enabled her to talk to class-
mates she hadn't spoken with
since graduation. It was addict-
ing for a couple of weeks, but
then the craze subsided and she
didn't check up regularly.
Anderson said it's frustrating
when you have an account and
people expect you to always be
checking and updating your pro-
file.

"It annoys me because if you
don't update, people take it per-
sonal and think you're not talk-
ing. So once in a while, I get on

have millions of members, many
members log in daily or even

' 1 ..^ 10 ..£hit,oiitheTown;:EventsmChattanooga

Symphony: Mozart concerto for flute and harp (The Chattanooga

Symphony); April 6 at 8 p.m.-, Tivoli Theatre; $23+; go online

(www.chattanoogasymphony.org) for more info

The Night Reginald Filbert Called It Quits; April 8 at 8 p.m., April
15 at 8 p.m.; Chattanooga Theatre Cenfre (circle theatre); $8 for stu-
dents; go online (www.tlieatTecentre.com) for more info

Good Friday Gospel Sing (featuring The McKameys, The Kingsmen,

The Inspirations and The Primitive Quartet); April 14 at 7 p.m.;

Memorial Auditorium; $12.50+; tickets available online

(www.etix.com) and at Memorial Auditorium's box office

An Evening witli Clionda Pierce; April 20 at 7:30 p.m.; Memorial

Auditorium; $21.50; tickets are available onUne (www.etix.com), at

Memorial Auditorium's box office or by phone (423-642-TIXS)

A Song for the Children (starring Vince Gill and Amy Grant); April

20 at 8 p.m.; Tivoh Tlieafre; $35+; tickets are available online

(www.etix.com), at Memorial Auditorium's box office or by phone

(423-642-TrXS)

Local flair: Events on Campus

Fine Arts Festival; April 8 at g p.m.; Brock Hall

Krisly Nelson (Cello recital); April 9 at 3:30 p.m.; Ackemian
Auditorium; convocation ci-edit given

Wind .Symphony Concert; April 9 at 7:30 p.m.; CoUegedale Church;
convocation credit given

SonRise Resurrection Pageant; April 15 at various dmes; tickets

available at Lifeway Christian book store, the Adventist Book Center

and other locations

man psychology major, said she

signs on three or four times a

day for a few minutes each time

just to check for new comments

and messages. Even though she and write everyone to appease

continues to use MySpace, she titem," Anderson said.

Anderson said MySpace and
Facebook are fafrly safe, if you're
smart. She feels a litfle scared
when she gets wefrd guys trying
to talk to her through messaging.
However, "if you set it up right,
you're safe," she said.

Facebook is more popular for
some students because it is
mainly focused on keeping in
touch with people. But some feel
that MySpace is more about dis-
playing yourself to the world.

Hughes said.

Students have various rea-
sons for signing up with the net-
works.

"Honestly, [I jomed] because
my friends had it, and they
encouraged me to join," said
Laura Jimenez, a freshman
allied health major.

'Feels Good' music review

Staff Music Critic God," a SOng that pUtS nothing in

the way of the completely Jesus-

"Feels Good," album number centric message. You can feel in

12 for the acappela sextet that every word the love these six

formed on the campus of guys feel for their Savior.

Huntsville's Oakwood College If the album ended there,

back around my birth, heralds things would've boded better for

their welcomed return into the the overall project. But, with

Christian music spotlight after songs like 'You Can Make It -Go

nearly a four-year break. On," the group starts to date

Although I was not immediately themselves. They cannot hit the

taken by Take 6's latest, after a same harmonies anymore, and it

few months it has really started doesn't sound good when they

to grow on me,

"Come On," the energetic first
track, is the perfect show starter
for the many years of toming
that I'm sure will follow this
release. It also works well to help
erase the mediocrity that has
reverberated throughout their
last couple of albums. On the
chorus, they remind the audi-
ence, "Come on ever>body, we're
just getting started, rocking the
part>'," and amongst all the sour-
ing harmonies and beatboxing,
I'm inclined to believe them!

If one was looking for tlie
polar opposite of the aforemen-
tioned track, that would be the

Best April

fools
moment?

B

''I put a chicken
in my teacher's
desk drawer.
The chicken
went crazy!"

Keith Boija

don't rememher
to puD pranla
on April Fools
[Day]."

"In 4th grade we
aU hid under our
teacher's desk
until the teacher
found out w

and let her

believe it all

Ingrid Fernandez

"We removed ttf
tires from my
friend's car."

Justin White

try.

I still admire Take 6, howev-
er, because even after their
extensive history, they are still I
making music. That is more than
can he said about 90 percent of
music groups out there (think
recent breakups of Audio
Adrenaline, Watermark,

Sixpence None the Richer, the
maybe/maybe not DcTalk). No
one can dispute that there is
something about Take 6 that
really works, and altliough you
will find notliing groundbreak-
ing on "Feels Good," you will
notice a renewed passion in their
that has been absent for

powerful yet reverent "Lamb of quite some time.

Ben Schnell

"Someone
changed the !>««
onthee«nso».
signs, and IB*
ly missed >f

Brian Glass g^tii

"In academy
bunch of stu'i'"''
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Tl,,»;sjay. April 6, 2006

jjissy Maracle
ReUgion Editor
nimaracle@southem.edu

TMltHON*

The Southern Accent 9

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Christ takes the sting away if you ask

CHRISTINA Hack

I hate bees. One time when I
was little I remember driving
along in the car with my family
on vacation. I'm the type of per-
son who hkes to have wind blow-
ing, so I had cranked the window
all the way down, much to the
irritation of my sister. Anyhow,
there I sat peacefully, contently
and thoroughly enjoying the
warm breeze. All of a sudden a

Terror-stricken and afraid of fist HnlHino ;t i.^ i,;. 1 j

getthiE stung I did the nX "f„,,^ "",*"= '='°^<^'i no longer a threat. And number can realize that, on our behalf,
gettmg stung, I did the only han^ my gaUant dad waited for two, I hate bees. Jesus took all th; pain that Satan

me inevitable sting. The bee Spiritually, I also know two could throw at hun. He reduced

Satan to a big, ugly, black bee
that's lost its stinger - all Satan

thing that I could think to do:
scream! "Daddy!" I squealed in
sheer panic. "Daddy, it's a bee!
It's gomg to sting me! Help me!
Do something!"

My dad, being the conquering
hero on many occasions (specifi-

gomg to stmg me! Help r
Kill it!" My dad put the key into
cally when it came to kilhng spi- the ignition and said to me gen-
ders), didn't hesitate for a tly and reassuringly, "No sug-

stang my dad's hand, and in fliings to be true. Number c,,..

pam, he let go of the bee. The bee the stinger is in Christ's hand, so

was loose m the car again. And Satan is no longer a threat. And

agam, I started to panic! "Daddy, two, I hate Satan. Paul says i

moment. He pulled the c

to a stop and reached back to try

arplu

Corinthians 15:55, "Where, 0
death, is your victory? Where, O
deatli, is your sting?" Jesus is
saying to us, "Look at my hands."
He has Satan's sting, the sting of

h, the s

Don't let Satan cause you to
be terror-stricken, fearful or
panicked! Remember that all he
can do is buzz. And while he does

, the sting that pretty well, just remember

,, he's not going to sting

nv. Look at my hand." , ^ , ,

big. ugly, black bee darted in the to catch the bee. Buzzmg around Looking at his hand, I knew of pretense, th°e sting'of feeUng who's^ driring.He can and ivill

ivindow and started buzzing toward hun, the bee bumped mstantly two things to be true, worthless. Jesus has all of those pull over at the fhst call you give

around inside the car, totally against the front windshield Number one, the stinger was stingers in his hands. When we to rescue you.

interrupting my tranquil state, where my dad trapped it in his there in his hand, so the bee was see that nail-scarred hand we Live in the Light- Eph. 5:8-16.

God's best plan for you in your friendships and dating

here (before you)" signatures, you want to express that love

God has a plan for each of us. They know some or all of that with him or her, wait to celebrate

He cares for our physical, emo- history and this will cause until after crossing the finish line

tional, mental and spiritual well- resentment, anger and argu- at the altar. Don't open the pres-

being. He doesn't want to harm ments. ent early A pie pulled out of the

or deprive us. So why should we Keeping parts of your life a oven too early may be sweet but

listen to him? secret will only keep you from would have tasted much better

Because he is our Creator, the experiencing fiill intimacy with after the full baking time,

designer, engmeer, fife-giver and your beloved. Fear, shame and Your character is formed by

sustainer. Heloiovreallandsees off-Umit danger zones wiU the choices you make. To

all of our fife from birth to death, squeeze and handicap the tela- reshape it, you must make die

He loves us unconditionally and tionship. Freedom and security right choices. Not hving in

advises us so we can make good m trust, openness and brans- mtegrity now predicts dishon-

choices for a better fife. parencywiD never be. esty in die marriage later. Affairs

Finally he is a forgivmg God, Secrets aren't always secret, \vill occur when the "for better

ready to give us another chance Roommates and friends share turns to "worse."

to do right. He wants to restore infonnation, and they are not as God knew that every sin

us to pure gold, created m his careful as you. The past can would scar and leave a stain. He

image cause awkward moments when has a plan of redemption tor

God's loving wammg is appU- you cross paths ™th certain peo- every sinner. It's never too late to

cable to everyone: the "not yet" pie. Your spouse may not know make a u-hmi with God. we are

virgins, the '"been there done the reason why, but you do. pnstine apples of gold to ton

that-ers," the "oops, I did it Accepting your spouse as "taint- l"*"' <'™S and afte our srn^

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loving it-ers," and the "can't marriage that God wants for integnty. He '*^J=^ ™^

stop' addicts! He wants us to you. The baggage of guilt and f ™ *»" ^ ^'^f^^^'i"'^',

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union. Our choices today are God says we are the apple of '^^'^^XtTlloLZ

creating memories that will his eye. He doesn't want us to be obedience, but we c^ choose to
affect our lives forever. That is plucked early and handled or
why the present and past matter: bitten before it's time. When
because vou are creating your done so, the bitten area star^
future bv what you do right now. discoloring and decaying. Each
What values will you pass on to additional bite lowers its value
your children? and substance. Pnceless mno-
Most of mv friends who have cence, now lost, ^viH be like a val-
"sampled" or "dmed" with their ueless routine: another date,
friends, dates and steadies now dmner, a movie, and then me

have regrets. Thev have married same dessert. Each new bite wm ^^g, r^,„, , ,

aie "right one" but tire riglit and harden tiie heart and soul, ^d ^'^^^^^^^^^ ^ased on your

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covenant. Surrender yourself
hilly - your feelings, emotions,
raging hormones, desires and
weaknesses - to God and give
him permission to keep you on
his path of righteousness. Here's
a sample plan for college:

First two years: study hard
and have fun vrith friends in
groups. You will see the true side
of most people in this setting.

Third year: date many people
casually, getting to kaovt' diem
on public dates or double dates.

Guard your heart; heart attach-
ments scar when pulled apart.
Get to know diem with your
mind. Let your future spouse be
the first to touch ever>' part of
you, including your mouth.

Fourdi year: date seriously
without an agenda, Let God
guide and lead you in your choic-
es. Remember that most people
don't settle down into who they
are untilage 24 or 25. Deal with
all your issues before dating.

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be lost by our hardened, unre-
pentant, ivillful acts of sin.

God loves vou. His way is flie
best way now and die only way
in eternity. He wants to spend it
with you then, but you can
choose to start right now.

Game plan; know yourself
What are your values? How
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Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

Opinion

ltaylor@southem.edu — — ^^ ~ ' H,

Letter to the editoT^Ed^tafn^' to the editor and staff I

I *t^ tV.'.nViinii nnH vniir tis informarinn with unn/l in™,. ^^1

IC-

To the head editor and staff of
the Accent, 1 would like to simply
say THANK YOU. Thank you
for all your hard work. Thank
for giving us a great paper
ry week. Thank you for
addressing relevant issues on
this campus. And to those who
think that Omar Bourne is not
"doing his job," let me ask you
one question: What have YOU
done to help out? Scourging
letters and ceaseless criticism --
this is not the kind of help I am
referring to. Everyone makes
mistakes, but one mistake

shouldn't wipe out an entire
school year of hard work. Why
is it that we tend to forget all of
die outstanding assets Omar has
brought to the Accent, and
instead criticize him relendessly
for one article and one cartoon
that were, by some, deemed
offensive? A section editor was
discouraged because of negative
remarks made to her personally,
saddened by condemning letters
sent to her head editor and worn
down from all of the stress expe-
rienced with this latest drama.
She doesn't need to hear what

"badjob" she's doing. She and
the rest of the Accent staff need
to know that the amazing work
they have done - that each and
every student on Southern's
campus is privileged to enjoy -
is appreciated. Thank you,
Omar and staff, for undertaking
the incredible responsibility of
writing, designing and editing
the Accent. I love what you do
and look forward to every issue!

-Heather Blake is a sopho-
more nursing major.

Mixed messages at Southern

With an aching heart I read
the opinion titled "Only God Can
Save Us" by Adam Brown in the
February 2nd Southern Accent.
The article would, I believe, leave
anyone scratching their head. I
was amazed at the amount of
contradictions and inaccuracies
labeled as absolute fact. Oh well,
just an opinion, right? Therein
lies the problem. If it were just
some person writing to the opin-
ion page I would say they were
on the right track but have a long
way to go. However, as I under-
stand it, this theology is being
preached (taught) at Southern
during Week of Prayer.

Space does not permit me to
go into every aspect of this piece,
but suffice it to say, if you sub-
scribe to this theology the future
for Christians looks very bleak.
The thought that we will never
be without sin (over-comers)
until Jesus returns is downright
frightening. The Bible clearly
teaches that there are only two
classes of people on earth when
Jesus returns. No where does it
state in the Bible that there is a
third class who will be sinning
just a little. The two classes are
those who have the seal of God
and those who have the mark of
the beast, those who keep the
commandments of God and
have the testimony of Jesus and
those who do not. They will cry
"Lord, Lord," and His reply to
them will be, "I know ye not."
John 3:6 confirms this.
"Whosoever abideth in Him sin-
neth not: Whosoever sinneth
hath not seen Him, neither
knows Him."

You might ask, what about
hope? Don't we have any? Well,
^ according to Mr. Brovm, no mat-
B ter how much we want to give up
those things that separate us
fix)m Jesus, no matter how much
we want to stop sinning, no mat-
ter how much we want to obey
Him, no matter how strong our
desire is not to hurt Him or our

relationship, the sad fact is that
according to this theology we
were born sinners and will
remain sinners until "God takes
us out of it."

Allow me to pause for a
moment and ask this question:
In light of Scripture and the
Spirit of Prophecy, how can this
be? To quote the words of God's
servant Ellen G. White, "It is not
in the power of earth or heU to
compel anyone to do evU. Satan
attacks us at our weak points,
but we need not be overcome.
However severe or unexpected
the assault, God has provided
help for us, and in His strength,
we may conquer" (PP421).
That's what I call good news.

Now, back to the article. This
is where 1 really get confused.
Mr. Brown states that we should
strive to be sin-free, and that
God will help us. However, we
will continue to sin and never be
perfect until he comes back.
Does that mean that complete
victory is unattainable for the
Christian, that even ^vith God's
help we will come up just a Uttle
short? I like the way Joe Crews
answers this question in his
book, "Is It Possible to Live with-
out Sinning?" He states, "Every
child of Adam needs two things
desperately - forgiveness for
the past and power for the
future. Redemption includes
both of them, and the idea that
full deliverance from the guilt of
sin is included, but only partial
deliverance from the power of
sin, is a perversion of the gospel.
Jesus did not come to save us
from the consequences of sin
only, but to save us from sin
itself. He did not come just to
take away something - our giiUt,
but to give us something — victo-
ry over sin. For God to forgive us
and leave us under tlie power of
continued sin would make God
an accomphce of sin."

Now, in order to know what I
meant by mixed messages at

I want to thank you and your
team for supporting the educa-
tional mission of our universi-
ty; i.e., encouraging the "pur-
suit of truth, wholeness and a
life of service;" through the
Accent this academic year. On a
residential campus, teaching
and learning occur outside of
the classroom as well as during
scheduled classes. It is our goal
to provide students with many
opportunities to engage in crit-
ical thinking, refine their value
systems and increase their
understanding of what it is to
be a Christian. You have given

3 information with good accu-
racy; you have caused us to

consider

viewpoints

through your articles, editorials
and cartoons; and you have
taken some risks. You have also
taken some hits for doing your
job because some of us were
nudged out of our comfort
zones. But that is what a good
education does, and 1 com-
mend and thank you for your
conscientious efforts.

-Steve Pawluk is the vice
president for academic affairs.

Medical missionary work

Southern, you will have to fast
forward to the weekend of
March 18th and the South East
Youth Conference held here at
Southern. As you will note, the
message of this conference is
quite different from Mr. Brown's
opinion. As I listened to Pastor
Finley, my heart was encour-
aged. He talked about Christ's
victory over sin and how we too
can live a victorious life here and
now. Over and over again the
message was that Jesus loves us,
and He will give us the power to
live Godly lives now. We don't
have to be slaves to sin, not even
a Uttle bit.

Well, needless to say, at the
end of that weekend my heart
was no longer heavy. By the
promise and power of God I
know I can be victorious over
every besetting sin. I can look
forward to the day when Jesus
returns. I can be part of that
group that says, "Lo, this is our
God, we have waited for him."
No longer will I dwell on what I
can't do. I vrill remember the
words of Ellen White when she
says, "We dishonor God by talk-
ing of our inefficiency... We
should not talk of our own weak-
ness and inabihty. This is a man-
ifest distrust of God, a denial of
His word. When we murmur
because of our burdens, or
refuse the responsibilities He
calls upon us to bear, we are vir-
tually saying that He is a hard
master, that he requires what he
has not given us power to do."
(Christ's Object Lessons 362,
363.)

I pray that you will agree with
me. Jesus is not a hard master,
but a loving Savior who emptied
Heaven and left nothing in
reserve that we might be with
Him for eternity.

-Jerry Simulis is a parent.

This is the last article of the
medical missionary series.

"At that time Michael stand
up . . . and there shall be a time
of trouble such as never was
since there was a nation even to
that same time." Daniel 12:1

Yes, it does say God's people
shall be delivered. The issue is;
who will be God's people at that
time? Yes, we believe that this
prophecy specifically does apply
to the time after the close of pro-
bation, but this trouble will steal
upon us. There will be a time of
trouble before probation closes,
commonly called among us the
litde time of trouble. Ellen White
does say, "Jesus would have all
who profess his name become
earnest workers ... A storm is
arising that will wrench and test
the spiritual foundation of every-
one to the uttermost"
(Testimonies to the Church
Volume 5 129,130).

Are we ready for that storm?
Seventh-day Adventists believe
the final test to the world will be
Sabbath vs. Sunday: the real test
is God vs. the mark of the beast.
But we are told that the Sabbath
and medical missionary ministry
cannot be separated.

"Genuine medical missionary
work is bound up inseparably
with the keeping of God's com-
mandments of which the
Sabbath is especially mentioned,

since it is the great memorial of
God's creative work"

(Testimonies to the Church
Volume 6 265, 266). If we can-
not get the two apart, then soon
only those who are involved in
medical missionary work will
continue to keep the Sabbath. It
is a strong statement, but I can
draw no other conclusion from
the plain statement of God's

This is in harmony \vith a
quotation from Loma Linda
Messages 1935 edition, page 62.
"The truth for this time, the third
angel's message" (is this not the
Sabbath issue?) "is to be pro-
claimed with a loud voice"
(meaning with increased
power), "as we approach the
great final test. This test must
come to the churches m connec-
tion with true medical mission-
ary work. The presentation of
the message, with all it
embraces, is our work."

If the Sabbath and medical
missionary work are "bound up
inseparably," if tiie Sabbath test
"must come to the churches in
connection with true medical
missionary work," can we fail to
see that only those engaged in
medical missionary ministry will
have a part in givmg the last
message of warning and mercy
to the worid? Others will not be
among the Sabbatii keepers in
the time of trouble and the close
of probation.

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^'^Sports

AcceT"^

^al MadridnbreezeTbyTakeOnMe

p Reporter

Madrid made soccer
y Tuesday night as they
Jlied a 3-0 win over Take On
llake On Me looked Uke they
J) twice as much effort to get
half of what Real
ccomplished on the
[ Though Take On Me had
t total players, Real Madrid
efforts to

|rom the beginning Real
d put the pressure on, but
:opponents seemed to ban-
hwell. Take On Me's go.ihr
Icaptain Alex Bolanos was
I the early part ot
ISrst half. On one particular
le hit the ground while sav-
iReal Madrid score attempt,
p up quick

r attempt a spHt second Ahad Kebede, of team Take On Me attempts to steal the ball from
coming fi'Om the opposite ^^^ Madrid's Stephen Manu during Real Madrid's 3-0 win.

side. But after that impressive
showing it was all downhill.

Real Madrid forward and
captain, Paul Adeogun,
launched an obvious kick
towards Take On Me's goal mid-
waj' through the first half which
Bolanos watched fly through his
hands. The whole sideline,
including Take On Me's fan club,
was amazed at the ease of that
score, and Real Madrid used
that as fuel for the rest of the
half. Mwila Chikobe raced
through defenders a few plays
later to score another
Sportscenter-worthy goal. And
shortly before the first half
I'nded, Christian Sarfo-Poku
M-ured a gorgeous goal from left-
field which left his teammates
and fans screaming his name.

Take On Me made frequent
subs throughout the game, but it
seems no one had any

for the footwork of Real Madrid.
A couple of their players, Henry
Diaz, Andrew Decker and Ahad
Kebede most notably, made
some considerable attempts
during the game to cut into the
lead and give Real Madrid a
game, but to no avail. Not even
Take On Me's fan support could
push them to get the ball any far-
ther than the goalie box thanks
to the brick wall defense of Raf
Pruess and Mark Grabiner.
Their activity was particularly
major since many times in the
second half the rest of Real
Madrid did not defend their goal
very well.

After the game, Adeogun was
ven' pleased but nonchalant
about the win. "It wasn't that
difficult of a game," he said. "We
were missing about seven play-
ers, but we [still] played well."

leezers defeats Big Stix

William Otis shot a great

goal past Negron from the

le Geezers beat Big Stix 6 middle of the court to answer

1 exciting floor hock- for Stix. Less than 30 seconds

an Monday. later, Dunkel scored for Stix

Ithe drop of the puck. Big to tie the game at two apiece.

I took first possession, Good things never last as the

Geezers scored just 2 minutes

J the tied game,

Geezer's
j Eric Otis attempted 1
I shot looking straight

the net,

|i great save

Geezer

Dennis

Greer v

stopped

|eir net.

Stix

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, but the

Pence in

J^ezer team

j them the

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oppo-

able to score two
more times
and get him-
self a Hat
Trick.

Big Stix
decided to
change their
strategy and
play with no
goalie. They
had 6 active
players on the
floor but no

The Geezers
beat Big Stix
6 to 4 in an

exciting

floor hocicey

game on

IVIonday.

looked like a
good idea as
Dunkel was
able to smoth-
^01 Dunkel scored the er the Geezers' net and score
Ifoint of the game for the from close.
rs. The Geezers tried to Unfortunately for the Stix,

the net later in the half. Steve Pollett made a well
''ad a 3 oni break to the placed shot from almost the
[3ei, but amazing reflex- other side of the court to give
goalie Travis Bischof the Geezers another point on
tbe Geezers' scoring the board.

Later, Eric answered back

second half started out vrith a goal of his own. The

fast-paced as the first. Stix then seemed to pin their

.teams showed great ears back and attack the net

"^ue and composure, as hard as they could. But

came into the some more great stops by

land tore it up. He made Negron put the game away in

I!^^ goal on a flip shot the Geezers' favor.

I^'t the top corner of the

Southern soccer intramural power rankings

Steve Duffis

It's that time of year at
Southern when everyone antic-
ipates one of the greatest
sports assembled. It's soccer
time, baby! This year has been
filled with great games, great
goals and a lot of excitement.
So why not rank the top 5
teams this year?

The cold weather is leaving
and it's hot again. Just Uke the
Hot Boyz on top of the power
rankings.

1. Hot Boyz

Those boys are really hot.
They have, as a unit, outplayed
every team so far this season.
Leading the way for the Hot
Boyz is Jevon "Ronaldihno"
Roberts. Getting the ball in the
right spots for teammates and
crossing defenders left to right,
Roberts is arguably the best
player at Southern. Hot Boyz'
defense and offense are solid,
and their only weakness is the
goalkeeper. Ironically enough,
he has only allowed one goal in
four games this season.

2. Real Madrid

Their offense is solid.
Strikers Yannick Amegan and
Mwali Chikobe are talented
players who are a threat to any
team. However, Real Madrid is
missing one key element this
year, Paul Adeogun. If
Adeogun gets healthy he will
make a big impact come tour-
nament time, so don't be sur-
prised. Why place them ahead
of Furia Latina? Their 3-1
record says it aU, with their
only loss coming to the Hot
Boyz.

from Roberts. Hot Boyz. arc on toj

3. Furia Latina
Chemistry 101 anyone?

Furia has the best organized
team at Southern, from their
beautiful cheerleaders and
their Juventus-looking jerseys
to their play on the field. They
have lots of individual talents,
like the second best player at
Southern, Josue Mendoza. He
controls the game like French
superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Their only weakness so far has
been their inability to play
strong for an entire game.

4. Silent Assassins

They held Furia Latina to a
tie the first time and lost i-O
the second time around. They
also held the Hot Boyz to a 1-1
tie Wednesday. Silent
Assassins is a good team, but if
they want to get a high seed,
their players need to show up
more often and not be "silent"

Roberts of Mot Boyz watch a shot

I of the power rankings,
on game day. Expect them to
get it together sooner or later
and do some damage.
5. Kicking & Screaming
Why is a B-League team in
the top five? Because they
shouldn't be in B-League. They
have demoralized most teams
they have encountered, includ-
ing a 5-0 win over Foot Action.
With a 6-0 record so far this
season, Kicking & Screaming
will upset one or two A-League
teams. Their weakness is on
the defensive side where they
rely much on the opposition's
mistakes. They are a good
team, but will not make it far
into the tournament come
playoff time.

If you don't see your team
on the power, rankings, don't
be offended. Just win more
games and maybe we will con-
sider it.

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Social work
program grows

The School of Social Work
and Family Studies has recorded
significant growth this year
because of accreditation, stu-
dents attending from local state
schools and the growing
demand for social workers.

"Students are more aware of
the need for social workers, now
more than ever," said Rene
Drumm, dean of the School of
Social Work and Family Studies.
Three years ago the school
averaged close to 40 declared
majors, Drumm said. This year a
record-breaking 100 students
have declared themselves social
work majors.

"The most common reason
students declare this major is
they just want to help people,"
said Chris Atkins, assistant pro-
fessor in the School of Social
Work and Family Studies.

The faculty attribute the rise
to several different reasons.
First, the school is accredited at
the national level, allowing stu-
dents to get their master's
degree. University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, is the closest univer-
sity capable of offering this,
Drumm said.

Second, the school is involved
with an articulation agreement
with Chattanooga State College
and Cleveland State College.
Social work majors may enroll at
these respective colleges for the
first two years and then transfer
to Southern for their final years.
Twelve students are currentiy
enrolled in the program, school
officials said.

Third, students are more
aware of social work as a career.
Students are almost guaranteed
a job in Tennessee, Drumm said.
Alexandrea Wilson, a sopho-
more social work and family
studies major, said she wants to
be a mother, and this was the
best way she knew to prepare
herself for parenting.

"It fit every aspect I was look-
ing for in my life, and everything
I learn I can apply to my life now
as well," Wilson said.

Previously, the behavioral
science department included
psychology, social work, sociolo-
gy and family studies. Then in
the 1980s, psychology broke
away to jom die School of

during Pastor John Nixon's commissioning

Nixon preaches first sermon

Having been the pastor of the

Collegedale Church, he cora-

John Nbcon spoke for the first pared the opportunity of partici-

time as the new senior pastor of pating in Nixon's dedication to

the Collegedale Seventh-day being participants in a relay race,

Adventist Church Saturday, April handing the baton to the next

During the service, the con- When running in a relay,

gregation participated in a com- Wright said, it is important to

mission reading led by Georgia- know the next person will do

Cumberland Conference what they have been called to do.

President Ed Wright. "I have great confidence in the

Wright later said he is excited future," he said,

about Nixon leading the In response to the commis-

Collegedale congregation.

1 reading, Nixon spoke to the

congregation about the excite-
ment he and his wife,
Januwoina, feel, as they become
members of the Collegedale fam-
ily. NL\on and his wife come to
Collegedale from the campus of
Oakwood College.

"We have moved with com-
plete ft-eedom back and forth
across the racial divide," Nixon
said, having served in both
regional and state oinferences.
"People and their needs are com-
pletely the same in regional and
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Play remembers ethnic, religious war

Last weekend, Destiny Drama
Company pulled the curtain
back to tell the stories of individ-
uals whose Uves were torn apart
by war.

While most Americans
remember Monica Lewinsky and
the Backstreet Boys taking cen-
ter stage in the '90s, the play
Torba" recounts the perspective
of a young American peace
worker who spent three years in
the Balkans after ethnic and reli-
gious wars had devastated the
country.

"When I first read the script, I
was absolutely floored," said
Kristina Benfield, a freshman

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state conferences,"

Quoting Romans 3:23, he
said, "All have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God."

Duiing the 11:30 a.m. serv-
ice, Nixon received a standing
o\'ation for his response.

Using scripture from
Matthew 24, Nixon focused his
message on the human need for
a transformation.

"Jesus is coming for a trans-
formed people," Nl\on said.
"We must be like him, if we
want to be with him."

Tiffany Foley, a junior nurs-
ing major, said she was
impressed by Nixon's straight-
forward approach.

"Tliat guy is intense," Foley
said. "I feel he is going to be a
breath of fresh air."

Don Clark, a member of the
community who has been
attending the Collegedale
Church since moving into the
area from Knoxville, also
appreciated Nixon's message.

"The sermon was very acces-
sible," Clark said. "I can under-
stand and relate to everything
he was saying. He had some-
tliingtosay."

After the service, Nbcon and
his wife joined the congrega-
tion in the church atrium for a
cookie and cider reception.
Both said they are excited
about tlie potential they see in
the future of the Collegedale
Church family.

"We think sometliing special
is going to happen here," Nbcon
said, "to add to all the special
tilings tliat have happened in
tlie past, because of the circum-
stances that brought vis here
and the way in which it came

Southern Village reduces men's housing

Next year there will be two
Southern Village buildings for
women and one for men, said
housing dean Dennis Negron.
This year the three buildings are
evenly split between men and
women, but with the new addi-
tion on Talge Hall, only 34 men
out of the 153 eligible will live in
Southern VTllage next year.

Jeffrey Martella, a junior sci-
ence and math major, applied to
live in Southern Village next
year, but did not get in.

"It's okay," he said. "I Hke liv-
ing here in Talge, anyway."

When the new wing of Talge
Hall was constructed, men living
in Thatcher South were moved
into Talge Hall to free up space
for more women. Negron said
shifting student population and
the basic need for student space
is what caused the change.

"Although enrollment projec-
tions are nearly impossible to do
on this campus, we must plan
for the same number or an
women this next

year," Negron said.

He said the difference
between this school year and
next is the amount of space for
male residents in Talge Hall.

"In each building in Southern
Village, there are 34 spaces for
residents," Negron said. Talge
Hall had yet to be completed
and we had run out of space in

old Talge Hall."

Brendon Brockmann, a jun-
ior chemistry major, said he
does not necessarily agree with
the change but understands.

"I can see how it's not fair,"
Brockmann said. "But they have
to put the girls somewhere."

Negron said if enrollment
continues to increase they may

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fill the ground floor of the new
Talge Hall with women.

"No women reservations will
be taken for this hall; neither
will men's reservations be
taken," Negron said. "This hall
will be filled during the summer,
only after enrollment numbers
show us which direction to
take."

Southern Deaf Fellowship speaks love to the deaf

Elder Gordon Meis deliv-
ered his sermon in American
Sign Language, or ASL, and
focused on God's unselfish
love and forgiveness for sin-
ners during the Southern
Deaf Fellowship service held
Saturday, April 8.

The service in Miller Hall
included song service, praise,
prayer time and offering. All
of the spoken elements of the

service were interpreted for
the deaf attendants, and all
that was signed during the
service was interpreted for
those who did not understand
ASL.

"Gordon is a friend of the
students in ASL at Southern,"
said Jaimee Daily, a senior
social work major. "It was
inspiring to see him share his
message with us."

Meis, based at the Atlanta
North Seventh-day Adventist

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Church, is a regular visitor to
the ASL classes at Southern.

"Deaf church on campus is
the only opportunity I have to
get involved and learn ASL,"
said Tiffany Foley, a junior
nursing major. "It speaks vol-
umes about our school that it
cares enough to reach out to
the deaf communit)'."

Jane Meis said she enjoys
seeing how much the deaf
community, which she and
her husband are a part of, is

supported by the students.

' Students and visitors had
the opportunity to share in
the service whether they knew
ASL or not. Even with no
experience in ASL, Laurel
Dominesey, a freshman non-
profit administration and
development major, said she
liked the service.

"It was something new, and
it was exciting to learn a little
ASL."

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Village Market manager retires after 13 years

Jim Burrus will retire next
month after 13 years as manag-
er of the Village Market, or VM.

The veteran manager said he
will not he sitting back and tak-
ing it easy when he retires. He
loves old cars and plans to keep
restoring street rods. Looking
back on his career, Burrus said
he remembers the good times.
Before coming to the VM,
Burrus said he worked in
Adventist Book Centers for 17
years. He managed three book
centers in the Potomac, Texaco
and Florida conferences.

"I hke marketing and pur-
chasing," he said. 'It's nice for
people to buy stuff and be happy
about it."

Dale Bidwell, senior vice
president of financial adminis-
tration for Southern, said he
admires the job Burrus has
done at the Collegedale grocery
store.

"He has very strong market-
ing skills," Bidwell said. "He has
realy been able to boost the
gross sales at the VM."

Year round, the VM employs
betiveen 40 to ,50 student work-
ers and Burrus said they are the
back bone of the store.

"They keep supervisors in
check," Burrus said. "When
someone new comes in you
have to train them, [but] in

turn, it retrains yourself."

Rita Bidwell, VM office man-
ager, said she was already work-
ing at the VM when Burrus
arrived. She said she \viU niiss
Burrus' creative ideas, and that
he always wanted what was best
for the store.

Under the new meal plan
taking effect nex-t fall, students
can spend up to $200 at the,
VM. Burrus said the university
ivants to make the store more
student friendly, including a
larger deli, making it faster to go
through the hot bar. He said a
new sk-foot sandwich bar is
also plarmed.

When the new Wal-Mart
opens just a few miles away, the
VM will be challenged to keep
customers, and Burrus said the
only way to compete is to
remam m the VM's niche mar-
ket of natural foods. During the
ne.\t few weeks, 40 new kinds ot
produce will arrive at the store,
with more aisles bemg added to
support the new items.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006

News

Pizza Hut takes ride to a new location

Tuesday, April ii, 2006 - A
pj^ Hut buOding being moved
[0 a new location in the
Qoltewah/Collegedale area
caused major traffic problems as
movers ran into more problems
than expected all day Tuesday.

Police officers closed off
i^ajor roads like Little Debbie
Parkivay causing backups. The
move continued into the evening.

The Tennessee Highway
Patrol was at the scene checking
for proper permits and hcenses.
Officers from the Hamilton
CiDunt>^ Sheriffs Office and the
CoUegedale Police Department
5pent hours directing traffic

around the building. The
move was still not completed at
9 p.m. Tuesday, so the building
was parked temporarily on Old
lee Highway at the Bill Brown
Construction company parking

Motorcycle accident victim recovering

Southern student Brett
^lehlenbacher was in a seri-
lotorcycle accident just a
weeks into the first
rmester of this school year
nd had doctors questioning
lether or not he would make
Although he had no broken
nes, he fell into a coma last-
i over two weeks. Now,
•en months after the acci-
nt, Mehlenbacher is on his
ay to recovery.

are very happy with

here he is at," said Carl

3tterson, assistant dean of

Hall.

terson roomed with

Mehlenbacher's father in col-
lege and has strong ties with
the family. Patterson said he
has high hopes of a full recov-
ery for him.

People who have
seen Mehlenbacher
believe his recovery
is quite remarkable.

, As of Mehlenbacher's cur-
rent condition, he is able to
walk and take care of himself.
Friends and family said the
only major difference is that
his speech can be slow, but
otherwise, he is the same per-

"He's cracking jokes all the
time," said sister Jodi
Mehlenbacher, a senior nurs-
ing major at Southern. "He
still has his sense of humor."

Mehlenbacher lives in
Colorado with his family and
goes to physical therapy daily.

"Part of the therapy is play-
ing video games for eye and
hand coordination," said Ben
Kreiter, a freshman religious
major and Mehlenbacher's
former roommate.

Mehlenbacher may return
to Southern next year, but it is
not yet definite. As of now he
is taking an online course.
Mehlenbacher said he does
not remember the accident.

but his long-terra memory is
in tact, including his academ-
ic history.

"At the very beginning, the
doctors said he wasn't going
to wake up [from the coma],"
Jodi Mehlenbacher said.
"Now they are talking about
him possibly coming back to
school."

People who have seen
Mehlenbacher believe his
recovery is quite remarkable,
Progress that usually takes
months to achieve only took
him weeks. His sister said he
is doing much better than the
doctors expected him to do.

outhern hosts 2nd Robotics League challenge

^e second annual Southern
Bllenge Adventist Robotics
sene hosted by the School of
"puting was held Sunday,
'^ 9, and featured students,
Ides five through eight, from
imi the area.

Bwen teams of three to five
"leiits designed, built and pro-
ved robots out of Legos,
preformed various tasks
allenge course. Each year
ent challenge is issued to
*pants.

^e theme this year was "The
^■^ Odyssey Challenge."
■•^ directed their Lego robots
Qepioying a submarine,
'^ing a dolphin and deanulg
'•^0 shipping accident.
'arlene Wilhams, adminis-

Ellis Richards, left, Andrew Donesky and Evan Rlfh""!., di^Uy their
™plS after mniine the and annual Sonthem Challenge.

tiativeassistantfortheSchoolof Williams said about 24 stu-
Computing, was the team mate- dent volunteeis helped out ™U,
S^d volunteer coordinator the event, but they need a total of
for threvent 50 to make this work each year.

"^sZmiting effort to get Joseph Hermens, a semor
kidsintoscience,"Williamssaid. ™7"'7 ^™"'^X mu;^ent
«We also rely on a lot of volun- of the referees m the tournament
t^mmSe^wort" and said he plans to do .t agatn

next year.

"It seemed like they were hav-
mg a lot of fim," he said. "The
challenge was interesting, and it
allowed them to gain a real world
experience in robotics."

Team Brick Boys, with mem-
bers Andrew Donesky, 12; Evan
Richards, 13; and his 11-year-old
brother, Ellis, were the overall
winners in the competition,
scoring 245 points, and will
advance to the national
Adventist League championship
in May.

"We received our robot
around September to October of
last year and started building on
it then," the team said.

The Brick Boys said they had
a lot of fun, enjoyed the champi-
onship and can not wait until
their next challenge.

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Social

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Education. In the 1998 to
1999 school year, the behavioral j^%
science department became
known as the School of Social
Work and Family Studies, said
Ed Lamb, a social work adjunct

In the future, the school
hopes for a steady and solid
enrolhnent with adequate facul-
t>' supporting their students.
Currently there are four ftill-
time professors, and officials
said they hope to acquire anoth-
er full-time facult>' member.

"At the present rate of
growth, the students will out-
grow the current faculty,"
Atkins said.

The faculty said they strong-
ly believe in a real-life experi-
ence for their students. The
classes are interactive, present
guest speakers and have stu-
dents working in small groups
regularly to learn concepts, said
Stanley Stevenson, assistant
professor in the School of Social
Work and Family Studies.

"It's not about the books," he
said, "but rather the experience
one gets along the way."

Ethnic

continued from Pg. 1

of Amy Gopp, the young
American who struggled to find
peace and purpose in the
Balkans.

"Torba" explored scenes of
poverty, broken homes, ethnic
conflict and rape.

"It was real," said Lindsey
Gaspard, a sophomore journal-
ism major. "Props to them for
trying something that made
them go out on a limb."

From the time the 18 cast
and crew members were intro-
duced to 'Torba" last January,
the actors have taken lessons in
Croatian, found real Bosnian
costumes, learned to dance the
"Kola" and practiced making
Balkan-style coffee using an
genuine Croatian coffee press,
said Maria Sager, director of
Destiny Drama Company.

"[The cast] could not wait to
start working on it," she said.

Some students felt die nearly
two-hour production was too
long. Sager, however, said each
scene uniquely enriched the
piece as a whole. She said she
hopes the play will act as "a cat-
alyst" that will change die way
we view our responsibility to
the worid.

CaQ-on said she wants the
performance to create ques-
tions in the minds of her audi-
ence, challenging them to act

"It's not enough to realize
these things are happening,"
she said. "I want them to be
motivated to do something."

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Thursday, Apriui^T;;^

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Ed Wright, president of Georgia-Cumberland Conference, introduces Pastor and
Mrs. Nixon.

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"I'm staying at
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my MBA."

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Southern Adventist University

School of Business and Management

The competition is
fierce, and it is essential to have a
higher level of education to excel in
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Illegal immigrants rally in support of their rights

LOS ANGELES (AP)
I Fiorentino Cmz, an illegal work-
I gr from Mexico, joined hundreds
I ofthousands of immigrant rights
I supporters in rallies across the
I nation, holding a sign with a
simple message: "The USA is
[nade of immigrants like me."

The protests Monday were
the culmination of more than

two weeks of mounting pressure
for federal lawmakers to
haul America'
policies.

"Before the marches, they
only saw us as crinunals. Now
they are changing, but still not
enough," said Renato Cuchillo,
50, an undocumented Mexican
factory worker m Los Angeles.

Leading demonstrators m a

prayer. Us Angeles Cardinal
immigration Roger Mahony-who has
emerged as a spiritual leader of
the movement-called on
Congress to hear their pleas.

"We are America, a nation of
immigrants seeking a hetter
Ufe," said Mahony, the leader of
the nation's largest Roman
Cathohc archdiocese.

Church turns away woman who used to be a man

ST FRANCIS, Minn. (AP)
I A church that refused to care

for a

I man has found itself in the
I midst of debate over the role
I of faith-based social services.
The Anoka County Social
I Services Department has sent
I disabled seniors and other
I vulnerable adults Vi'ho need
I care during the day to Trinity
eran Church in this town
I Dorth of the Twin Cities. But
I the county brought a
an who had begun life as
in to the conservative
I Lutheran-Missouri Synod
:h, the congregation
I refused to accept her.

The county then refused to

send any more clients to the
church.

"It places the church in a
difficult situation," the Rev.
John Maxfield said. "We want
to minister to everyone. But
this person's outward behav-
ior contradicts the church's
teaching."

A county social worker
brought a woman from
Fridley to the church last
year. Tracy Curie, then the
program's director, showed
her around, filled out all the
forms _ and assumed she
would start lo days later.
Then the woman disclosed
that she had formerly been a

In declining to accept her,
the church said its staff was-
n't trained to deal with such a
person. It feared discomfort
among members and other
clients, not least over use of
the bathroom. And it pointed
to its o\vn theological beliefs.
What she has done, Maxfield
said, runs totally "contrary to
God's revealed will."

The dispute was finally
resolved late last month.
Under threat of having all of
its low-income, county-paid
clients withdrawn, the church
signed a document agreeing it
will keep its current clients
but won't get any more.

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2006, at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City,
Kan. The beeper egg hunt for Wind, visually impaired and
some blind and deaf students was put on by the AT&T
Volunteer Pioneers.

Moussaoui jurors hear Flight 93 tape

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) In the final minutes of doomed
United Air Lines Flight 93, on Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers try to
shake off passengers clamoring for control of the plane over
Pennsylvania. Amid groans and sounds of a struggle, a voice
says, "I am injured." A hijacker asks, "Shall we finish it off?"
Moments later, the plane hurtles out of control to the ground,
according to a cockpit voice recording played for a jury on
Wednesday by federal prosecutors seeking the execution of
Zacarias Moussaoui,

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expand a program the international community insists it halt.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran for the
first time had succeeded on a small scale in enriching uranium, a
key step in generating fijel for a reactor or fissile material for a
bomb. The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Iran stop all
enrichment activity because of suspicions the program's aim is to
make weapons.

Landmark health bill in passes in Mass.

BOSTON (AP) Gov. Mitt Romney on Wednesday signed into
law a landmark bill designed to guarantee viilually all
Massachusetts residents have health insurance. However, the
governor vetoed a key portion of the bill--a $295-per-worker
assessment on businesses that do not provide health insurance.
Some critics have called that provision a tax on businesses.

Passenger plane lands safely in Scotland

LONDON (AP) Fighter jets escorted a passenger plane carry-
ing 172 people to an airport in Scotland on Wednesday after its
crew discovered a note saying there was a bomb on board, and
the plane landed safely, authorities said. Ryanair Flight FR25, a
Boeing 737 en route from Paris to Dublin, Ireland, was escorted
to Glasgow's Prestwick Airport, which was briefly closed while
officials searched for explosives.

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Dr. Juliet advises a distressed girlfriend

Dear Dr. Juliet,

My boyfriend's family does-
n't like me. Even though I try
really hard to get along with
them, they still find things to
criticize. They also say sneaky
things behind my back.
Whether it's something about
my past, my behavior or my
appearance, 1 can't ever do any-
thing right. I really care about
him, and 1 think he might be the
one. What do I do?

-Distressed Girlfriend

Dear Distressed Girlfriend,

First of all, whenever the
family is coming between two
people in a relationship, those
people need to decide if the
relationship is really worth that sighted by love, and use this sit-

they don't hke you. Talk to him this family, and, therefore, they

about it. Third, and perhaps the probably have more in common

most important, you need to than you think. Make sure

make sure you are not bUnd- when you all talk about these

extra strain. I say this because I
can promise you that this is a
huge issue and might very well
always be that way. Therefore,
ask yourself if this guy is really
worth it, or if you think this
strain will end up breaking up
the relationship. Secondly, you
need to be honest with your
boyfriend about the exact
things the family is saying or
doing that are making you feel

nation as an opportunity to
really get to know your signifi-
cant other. Even though you

things that you recognize
whether or not he has the same
issues with you now (and
maybe isn't telling you)

think he is the one, don't let haps will in the future,
that fact make you close-mind- Secondly, decide whether your

boyfriend is really a boy t
man. Let me explain. It is a
wonderful thing if a man is
close to his mother. However,
sometimes this attachment can

ed. That fact should actually
give you more incentive to keep
your eyes open during this time.
Use this situation to decide two
things about your boyfriend.

First of all, remember that go too far. If you find that your
your boyfriend does come from boyfriend instantly puts his

mother ahead of you, that
a good sign. A boy is only a man
if he can separate from his par-
ents when he needs to. In addi-
tion, a boy needs a backbone to
be a man. If he cannot stand up
to his parents or others in order
to stick up for you, then he has
no backbone and is not worth
your time.

And last but not least, use
this situation to evaluate your-
self and to be yourself. Make
sure that you are not being too
insecure in response to this
whole thing. Be secure enough
in yourself to not let what these
people say get to you. Make
sure this family is not affecting
your ultimate happiness. Even
if they are saying things about
you that are somewhat true,
don't let them keep you from
forgiving yourself about past
mistakes you might have made
and to moving on. Make it a
point to be confident and also to
continue to be the real you
because that is the person your
boyfriend fell in love with.

-Dr. Juliet

Out on the Town: Events in Chattanooga

Good Friday Gospel Sing (featuring The McKameys, The

Kingsmen, Tlie Inspirations and The Primitive Quartet); April

14 at 7 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium; $12.50+; tickets available

online (w\vw. etix.com) and at Memorial Auditorium's box

office

An Evening with Chonda Pierce; April 20 at 7:30 p.m.;

Memorial Auditorium; $21.50; tickets are available online

(www.etix.com), at Memorial Auditorium's box office or by

phone (423-642-TIXS)

A Song for the Children (starring Vince Gill and Amy

Grant); April 20 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $35+; tickets are

available online (www.etix.com), at Memorial Auditorium's

box office or by phone (423-642-TIXS)

Symphony: Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 (Chattanooga

Symphony & Opera); April 27 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli Theatre; $23+

(Student rush tickets available at the door— $15); go online

(www.chattanoogasymphony.org) for more info

Local flair: Events on Campus

SonRise Resurrection Pageant; April 15 at various times;

tickets available at Lifeway Christian book store, the Adventist

Book Center and other locations

Table game night; April 15 at 9 p.m.; dining hall

4th Annual Game: Siskin Rebounders vs. Southern
(Wheelchair basketball); April 22 at 9 p.m.; lies P.E. Center

SA Strawberry Festival; April 23 at 8 p.m.; Memorial
Auditorium

Music review of Daylight

April 4 saw the release of
Daylight, the debut album from
South Carolina rockers
Needtobreathe. Although their
sound will immediately draw
comparisons to a few other big
name groups, the way they blend
these contrasting styles together
is what makes this album so
alluring. From the hvely "Don't
Wait For Daylight," with its
addictive guitar-driven hooks
and rhythmic chorus, to the
powerful ballad "Haley,"
Daylight offers something for
everyone, much like The
Beautiful Letdown did for
Switchfoot - except this is NTB's
first album, and Letdown was
Switchfoot's fourth.

The mouth-watering guitar
hooks present in ever>' song fur-
ther add to the debut's overall
appeal. While some artists
depend on hooks to carry a tune
to popularity, NTB builds a very
appealing melody, fused with a
no-nonsense message around
each one. It is evident that a
tremendous amount of work
was put into the quality of
Daylight. Even,' track is just as
addicting but completely differ-
ent fixjm the one before it. which
makes appreciating the whole
album difficult because you
never seem to arrive at the end.

"Your Are Here," was the per-
fect choice for the album's first
single. With an addictive intro,
classic guitar hooks and a perfect
sing-a-long chorus--"! can ser
clear now, all I wanted, the time
is right I know it, you are here , -
-all of the components are pres-
ent to make a No. 1 hit. Most
other songs on Daylight follow
this same formula, and what
seemed odd was how it all man-
aged to fit together perfectly.

"More Than" has quickly
become a favorite song of
Daylight. While sounding a lot
like something Audio
Adrenaline might write, the
innocence expressed in the
lyrics-'Tm lost without Your
love, I'm lost "-perfecdy sums
up the condition of humanity.
Unless Jesus Christ had compas-
sion, how on EartJi would we be
saved? Sometimes, it is great to
hear a message that isn't blan-
keted in something foreign, a
message that is unmistakable.

While I hope the guys of
Needtobreathe use album num-
ber two to develop their sound
and not \vorry so much about
radio-play. Daylight is an aston-
ishing first effort that could not
ha\'e come at a better time. With
the demise of some of Christian
music's greatest acts, it is reas-
suring to see one group stepping
up to the plate with all they got.

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Religion

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Heaven means no more hollow bunnies

With Easter rapidly
[approaching, I thought that I
L-ould grace you with a stoiy
llhat happened to me many
lEasters ago. The story takes
1 the far away land of
llvashington (state that is!)
Ittith a sweet, naive little girl
■ibout seven or eight years of
lage. Imagine a molded choco-
; bunny lying in a basket,
Isurrounded by green paper
I'grass."

With Easter morning and
^es wide with excitement, the
girl impatiently waits
JKith bated breath for permis-
explore her colorful
■Easter basket. The anxious lit-
he girl finally gets the go-
lihead to investigate her has-
let full of goodies. Full of
, the girl quickly spots
e object of her affection, the
[thocolate bunny. She careful-
I' lifts the chocolate figure
|iad bites into one of its long
. But the sweet taste fades

quickly, and the child looks
again at the candy in her
hand. It's hollow!

Empty, futile, hollow, noth-
ing; the words ring of disap-
pointment and disillusion-
ment. Yet this is the hfe-expe-
rience of many. Grasping the
sweet things - possessions,
experience, power and pleas-
ure - they find nothing inside.
Life is empty and meaning-
less, and they despair.

Solomon shows how empty
it is to pursue the pleasures
that this life has to
offer,rather than a relation-
ship \vith the eternal God. The
search for pleasure, wealth
and success is ultimately dis-
appointing. Nothing in the
world can fill the emptiness
and satisfy the deep longings
in our restless hearts.
Nothing! True happiness is
NOT in our power to accumu-
late or attain because we
always want more than we can
have. In addition, there are
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our possessions or attain-
ments.

Solomon writes from his
own experience in

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, "I denied
myself nothing my eyes
desired; I refused my heart no
pleasure. My heart took
delight in all my work and this
was the reward for all my
labor. Yet when I surveyed all
that my hands had done and
what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a

My remerse: becoming Judas

1 wanted to touch
|tQ reach out and show them
much I loved them.
ad I criticized them for
■vearing jewelry and not
■bowing the dress code poli-
|ty. If I didn't criticize verbal-
iy, I did it in my heart.
I wanted to share the
I with someone and tell
llhem about Jesus, but instead
11 wondered in my heart what
■ihey were doing in vespers
(Mthout a tie on.

wanted to journey with
■someone into the Promised
■Und on the streets of gold,
Jut I would not journey with
jotneone who insisted on
iWeboarding there.
1 And for these things I feel
tmorse. For so long in my
I'ff I tried to make these
^"es seem bigger than they
3lly are. I tried to make not
rearing jewelry one of the 10
p^mandments. I tried to
worship experience by
P;>ing, "I don't think God will
angels to play electric
5 or drum sets in his
Poir when we worship him."
|"t then I am reminded of
^^ 1 have become when I
others' relationship
r* the Lord.

e become Judas. Who
fJudas, you ask? He was a
^t^iple whom Jesus loved

dearly, but Judas didn't see
Jesus' purpose (And to be fair,
I think many times I don't
always see things the way that
Jesus would, but I am still
growing.). Perhaps I'm being
too critical here and speaking
of things about which I know
nothing, but bear with me for
a moment.

Judas was the man who
condemned Mary when she
washed Jesus' feet. He con-
demned her because she was a
prostitute who had come to
the feet of Jesus and was wor-
shiping him. Judas said in his
heart that if Jesus knew what
type of woman was washing
his feet, he wouldn't even let
her come close to him. But
Jesus knew, and he didn't
condemn Mary for what she
did.

The modern day Mary
might wear a short skirt, or
she might wear jewelry. The
modern day Mary might
skateboard while all the rest
of the saints are walking into
the Promised Land. But Mary
is headed to the same place

Jesus came to save that
which was lost. He didn't
come to enforce the dress
code policy. He didn't come
to tell people to wear ties to
vespers. He came to share the
gospel and show people the
Father.

„ that we
just accept short skirts and
jewelry. I am suggesting that
we view these people as peo-
ple who need the love of God,
maybe more now than ever. If
there was a place for them to
be. Southern is certainly a
great place because it is here
where they can grow, and
there are dedicated, loving
people to share Jesus with
them. I think the best way to
view this would be to see more
like the heart of Jesus and less
like the heart of Judas.

As I write this, my words
seem inadequate. I feel as if I
might be misunderstood, or
perhaps I said something that
I didn't think about long
enough before writing it. I
feel as if maybe when you are
done reading this you won't
have a clue as to what I was
talking about. But they are
words that I feel need to be
said.

And once again, for all the
times I judged you (and there
are many of them), I am sorry.
Who am I to judge your daily
worship experience? Worship
is not just a Sabbath occur-
rence but one that happens
every day. Worship happens
when we are in the presence
of the Lord. I don't want to be
in the presence of the Lord just
one day a week.

chasing after the wind; noth-
ing was gained under the

This world is the best that
Satan has to offer. Now seri-
ously, think about that for a
moment and let it sink in.
THIS WORLD IS THE BEST
THAT SATAN HAS TO
OFFER! Dear friends, I ask
you this question: why settle
for this earth and all of its
cheap glories and hollow imi-
tations? God our Father is the
"Real Deal" and offers us
heaven - untainted, beautiful
and authentic. Why are we
settling? Is it because we
think such momentary things
here and now will help us to

feel fulfilled and happy? Well,
do we feel fulfilled? Are we
happy?

I can't answer those ques-
tions for you. But I can say to
those of you who can relate to
my disenchanting experience
with the chocolate Easter
bunny, you are not alone. If
you are feeling (or have ever
felt) the sting of loneliness,
the void of emptiness, the
throb of regret, the pain of
feeling inadequate or the ache
of feeling that all your efforts
are in vain, then this message
is for you. God never meant
for you to feel this way. He
never meant for you to feel
worthless, hopeless, empty,
depressed or disappointed.
Yet, sadly, this is the life-
experience of many, grasping
for a life that appears sweet,
yet finding nothing inside. So
what is the "cure-all" to this
sticky dilemma? Christ. Let
him fill you up like only he
can. Center on his love for
you, and allow him access to
fill the emptiness of your
heart. With Easter just days 1
away, focus on him and con-
sider what he did for you on
the cross.

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Opinion Editor
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Resume honesty required for all

Resumes are something we
should all have on file, ready to
be updated at a morrient's
notice should we get an offer
that tempts us. However, sev-
eral people fake their resumes.
A so-called Vietnam veteran

was caught while working for
Fox News as a consultant, and
as it turns out, he never served
in the military at all.

I write brief job descriptions
in my "experience" section to
list some of the job's character-
istics, and things gain nicer
titles. I never outright fake
something in my descriptions,
but as an example, what I did
as an Resident Assistant does
not go into my resum^ as
exactly what I did. What RAs
do is take night check, tell the
deans and student deans about
issues on their halls, talk to
their residents and deal as best
they can with whatever situa-
tion arises, be it entertaining a
student in their room every
night for a week or driving a
student to the emergency room
and hoping the whole way they
don't bleed or vomit on you.
It's nerve-wracking work. My

description focuses on more
the secretarial duties I had c

In my opinion, falsi-
fying something out-
right is unaccept-
able.

"big RA" weekends, and the
fact that I kept an account of
my residents on night check. I
call informing the deans of
issues on my hall "acting as a
liaison between residents and
deans." I don't consider that
faking - if the employer wants
to know more in the interview,

ni tell them. So far, no one has
asked about my RA jobs.

In my opinion, falsifying
something outright is unac-
ceptable. If you only held the
internship for three months
instead of the six, don't lie on
paper and tell them you kept
the job for six months. If you
took off the last three and
relaxed on the beach, no one
will think badly -of you, but if
you lie and they call your for-
mer boss and find out what
really happened, itil be bad for
signing the contract.

Source:
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phonies/phoni es99.htm

Southern lacking in manners

A good number of you read-
ers will probably already know
first hand what I'm about to
say. I am a server in a local
restaurant and I feel compelled
to tell you about the bad reputa-
tion Southern has. I can't recall
how many times Southern stu-
dents have walked in the door
and all my co-workers have
groaned, Either one of the stu-
dents is wearing "Southern"
printed across their clothing, or
it is soon evident by the way
they act and order. This is what
a typical Southern guest at a
restaurant orders— water (the
only drink you can get without
paying anything) and an entree
that you split with one of your
friends to reduce the cost.
Everyone in the restaurant
soon knows who table number
303 is, and they are sympathiz-
ing with the poor server who
was unfortunate enough to get
them.

Not only are Southern stu-
dents notorious for being
cheap, but also very needy.
They want a side of this, but
none of that, and, "Oh, is it
cheaper if I get it without the
meat?"

At this point, you might be
saying, "That's your job. You
get paid for this, so deal with
it." That is not true. Servers in
Tennessee make $2.13 an hour.
That's not even half of mini-
mum wage. My weekly checks
range from about $2 to $10
because most of my salary goes
to the taxes I have to pay on

tips. So I really don't start mak-
ing money until you leave it on
the table. And understand that
10 percent ofwhatyou leave me
is given to the busser, and if by
chance you get a drink that

...remember when

you go out to eat,

that they know who

you are, and you're

representing not

only Southern but

God and Christians

in general.

needs to be made at the bar
(virgin daiquiris, for example) I
have to tip them as well.

Speaking of which, 10 per-
cent is no longer what con-
sumers pay for tips and neither
is 15 percent in the nicer restau-
rants. If you want to eat at
Carrabba's. Olive Garden,
Bonefish and other nice restau-
rants in this area, you have to
understand that service is part
of the cost of going out, and a
good tipper leaves about 18-20
percent. At tliese restaurants,
not just anyone can be hired as
a server. It takes a certain per-
sonality type and a lot of hard
work. In some of these places,
servers have to take tests before
they are hired, go through
numerous interviews before
they get the job and then go
through a 40-hour week of
training. After that, they are

given more tests to see if they
know everything they learned
in training, and then maybe
management will let them start
working. So these servers are
trained and expected to give
you excellent service. I under-
stand that we're all college stu-
dents and money is tight, But
service is just as much a part of
the eating-out ex-perience as the
actual meal is, and if you can't
afford it, please go to Taco Bell
or save up until you can afford
it.

More than just the whiney
customers and the bad tips, I
deeply regret the stereotypes
Southern has acquired because
many of my co-workers aren't
Christians and you are the
examples they see of what
Christians are like. They know
who Adventists are and basical-
ly know what we all are about.
But why would they want to be
witnessed to by people who are
robbing them of their pay and
making their job miserable?
Granted, these are stereotypes
and I know that not all of you
are like this, but those stereo-
types are going to be the first
thing my co-workers think of
when you walk in the door. So
please remember when you go
out to eat that they know who
you are, and you're represent-
ing not only Southern but God
and Christians in general.

-Jennie Sullivan is a junior
psychology major.

Letter to
the editor

In response to the parent
who vn-ote and said my theolo-
gy is wrong, again they were
not listening to what I wrote.
All I said is without God, we
will never be without sin, peri-
od. If we could be without sin,
we would not need God. I
never said that we could not
overcome sin. As I am reading
through my article that I
wrote, I never said that we will
be without sin. I said that
without God, we will not be
without sin.

am not trying to get into a
theological debate vrith Mr.
Simulis because obviously that

not what is desired here. All
am stating, which is what I
stated before, is that God is the
'er to sin, not Adam or
Jerry or our theology. There
will be two groups, those who
believe in God and keep his
commandments and those
who do not.

If the intention of this arti-

; was truth. Amen! But it
seems like the article was try-
ing to behttle me, so I just want
to say again and correct Mr.
Simulis, I did not say that we
could not overcome sin, I said
that God is the atonement for
that sin.

I hope that this has not led
anyone astray Ijust wanted to
clear up this fact and sort of
clear my name. If anyone
would like to read that old arti-
cle, I still have it I think that
Mr. Simulis was right on in his
assessment if that was what I
said. I just think his timing
\vas wrong. May God bless us
'1 in our pursuit of the truth?

-Adam Brown

Assistant Chaplain

Letter to
the editor

On Monday, April 10, 1 expe-
rienced the thrill of victory and
the agony of defeat. On this day
I attended a lunch meeting of
Chattanooga area nonprofit
leaders who came together over
quickly eaten sandwiches and
chips to discuss the effective-
ness of their humanitarian serv-
ice. The discussion moved
quickly through concerns and
then ideas to assess and meet
the needs of our community. As
I listened to these community
leaders talk I became more and
more excited about the fijture of
Chattanooga. "WOW! What a
great meeting!" I thought as I
drove back to Southern's cam-
pus to attend my last meeting.
This was my "thrill of victory"
moment for that day.

My last meeting of the day
was located in the
Administration Building,

Among the topics discussed was
the on-going, lengthy and
never-ending issue of dress and
jewelry poUcies on campus.
This was my "agony of defeat"
moment for that day. I sat in
that meeting with my head in
my hands wondering when
Adventism became so inbred
and irrelevant. There is a world
of need in our community and
on our campus. It is time for
this university community to
stop being the epicenter of shal-
low, cultural Adventism and
rise to relevant leadership in our
faith and in our community! Of
course, doing so means that we
must face the ugly underbelly of
life that exists around us. May
I suggest the following issues of
relevance for our future meet-
ings and discussions at
Southern?

1. How can we love and
accept gay students on this cam-
pus and still EXPECT them to
uphold the standards of morali-
ty and behavior so valued in a
conservative Christian commu-
nity?

2. How do we wage war on
the party hfestyle that draws our
students into substance abuse?

3. How do I mentor my stu-
dents into strong leadership?

4. How can I help the young
women of Southern feel lil^e
they have an equal place in the
future of their church and uni-
versity?

Please! Ask and debate the
relevant questions!

-Lynn Caldwell, professor m
the School of Journalism &
Communication

•opinions expressed in these
articles are not those of tbe|
Accent

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Ixhursday, April 13, 2006

pthanNkana
I Sports Editor
lenkana@southern.edu

Sports

Fluffy Chick^n^i^idll^FB^j^^dFiAA^

I^UGDiEL Lorenzo

Monday evening was cold,

lut the Hot Boyz and the Fluffy

hickens warmed things up

;^it!i their game. The two

[eams tied with a score 2-2.

At the beginning, the Fluff>'

'hickens got possession of the

They were able to hold

[tossession for a couple of min-

rhen the ball changed

iands, or feet, many times

iroughout the half. There

many memorable saves

as when Hot Boyz' Jose

sent the ball to the other

.vith an amazing kick and

ihen the Hot Boyz were

ncredibly close to a score and

ie goalie was still able to save

As the end of the first half

ipproached quickly, the

hickens were finally able to

i. Despite the goal, the Hot

: did not lose hope, as there

still another half of the

;left.

le second half was even
■'. on fire than the first.
jth teams came out focused
ready. Once again, posses- often. For

Robin George, midfielder for tlie Huffy Chickens, outruns Tom Neacsu, left a
Monday evemng game against team Hot Boyz, which ended in a 2-2 tie.

of. the ball jun^}ed. teams ther.teara was able to keep the
^ ason, nei- ball \vithin the hounds of the

World's most exciting soccer players

Pele) then .you know you're
exciting. Pele is the greatest
\i )0tbalJer to ever play the game.
I le mastered the game so well
tliat he was literally unstop-
l^able. Rooney's international
roach calls him "White Pele"
because of his impact on the
game at his age, and his skill on
the field. Enough said. That
nickname alone makes him
exciting. Booyah!
4. Oliver Kahn
Why would a keeper be excit-
ing? You fans tell me. I will tell
you why. Kahn allowed one goal
prior to the finals in World Cup
2002 in Korea. That alone tells
Living Footballers. " We all know you how exciting the

To many sports fanatics, soc-
is the most exciting sport.
ording to e.Kperts, soccer is
■ most-watched sport in the
'Id today. From tlie tricks to
to the fans, soccer has
'livated many spectators*
it really the soccer game
at is exciting or the play-
liat make the game exciting
h'atch? I agree that the game
plf has a lot of excitement,
understand what
'rt the players these days
on the sport? With this
g been said, I present to
'^ top 5 most exciting play-
P^vatch today.
' Ronaldinho

'^t. he's the best player in
j^orld right now. That says

Ronoldinho Gauco

how

Ronaldihno.
2. Thierry Heruy

^ ^„ „ Yes I know. Lilian Thurham,

^'de from being the best, French defender, said it in the
'also the most talented soc- right words: "He's a wizard \vith
flayer the world has seen in his feet and is blessed with a gift
J for those who watch soc- for scoring goals." His best qual-
,% and night know what ity is his speed while the ball '
ng about. He makes
5 appear on ESPN for
^ong reasons. From
V'^rs to juggling the ball
defenders, to finishing his
pi^ve ^vith a pass for goals, .
^ number 1 player. Some exciting to us.
^ay he does not want to 3- Wayne Rooney

' it but Pele wasn't crazy When one of your nicknames
*iim on his Top 125 is "El Blanco Pele" (the white

1 the Adidas Golden Ball

for best player and the Yashin

Award for top goalkeeper of the

2002 World Cup. Need more?

5. Cristiano Ronaldo

This is not the Ronaldo you

are thinking of. We are talking

about Portugal's hot shot

_ _ __ _ Ronaldo. Dribbling skills! That's

his feet. He may be the fastest what he's all about. Unlike

to lace up a soccer Ronaldihno, Ronaldo has

this half, and as the intensity
increased, so did the calls. A
penalty shot by the Fluff)'
Chickens increased the score
to 2-0. The Hot Boyz were feel-
ing the pressure, as they need-
ed to score some goals. After a
long struggle, the Hot Boj-z
were finally able to score off a
beautiful shot from Peter
Reinhardt to cut the lead to one
goal. The pressure of the game
increased as the Fluf^-
Chickens tried to keep their
lead and the Hot Boyz tried to
score another goal. The ten-
sion of the game kept fans of
both teams on their toes. Soon
enough, Hot Boyz was able to
score off a free-kick from Tom
Neacsu that was deflected by a
Fluffy Chickens' defender.
However, both teams' efforts
were to no avail as the game
ended as a tie, 2-2.

Some players were satisfied
with the outcome. Jose Loza
e,Kpressed, "Even though we
played kind of sloppy, we still
came through. This game
soccer field. Many out-of- should be a lesson for us' riot to
bounds calls were made during slack."

Hot Boyz tie with Furia Latina

During tlie second half, the
teams played like tnie champi-
ons. Hot Boyz, trying to recover
"Ole-ole-ole-ole, Furia, from the fii-st half, came back

Furia!" was tlie cry of girls like stronger than ever. Such was die
Helena Correa, Lady Gonzalez, heat of the game that the fans of

Jevon Roberts in the

both teams could be seen going
almost out into the field each
time something happened
against their team's favor.
Finally, after much struggle. Hot
Boyz were able to score, 1-1.
Furia Latina had underestimat-
ed the other team and let their
guard down long enough for
them to score. But. lose Laverde

boot. No defender in the worid
can keep up with him. That's
why we watch you, Thierry. You
score those goals. That's what's

that defenders
to defend because they just
might end up on Soccer Daily
Top Ten Moves. Ronaldo has
ridiculous speed with the ball
and a scoring knack which we as
soccer fans love to see.

Vanina Cosentino, and Vanessa

Duran as Furia Latina took on

the Hot Boyz on Tuesday. This

game was anticipated to be one

of the season's hottest games

since the two best soccer players,

Josue Mendoza and Jevon

Roberts, were on opposing

teams that night.

The game started intensely,

complete with cheerleaders for of Furia Latina was able to get a

both teams. Both teams were goal, although it did not count,

pumped up and tried veiy hard, according to the referees.

There were many close shots Though both teams tried to turn

from both teams. Both teams' the direction of the game their
goalies were on point that night way, it was to no avail. The game
and it seemed that nothing could ended a tie, 1-1.
get past them. Furia Latina was Both teams saw the game as
living up to the first half of their an even match. "It was a good
name, as they picked up their game. It was an even match,
game and made a tremendous Furia played well and we're
effort to score. The Hot Boyz looking forward to seeing them
underestimated Furia and let again," expressed Jason Smith,
theirguarddo^vn, allowing Furia Andres Crespo said, "It was a
to score. The first half ended good game. Botii teams were at
witii Furia up 1-0. the same level. We could've

Jen Fincher, Kathlyn Wolpin, won, but there's always next
Mabel Penaloza, and Jen time." Mark Mendizabal agrees

Henderson, the team's cheer-
leaders, got busy making up a
cheer, "Get that ball away. Get

that ball away. Furia Latina will the championship game,
show you how to play."

intense game. "This

the most intense game we've

played. It was good practice for

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A new look
for KR's

Megan Brauner

Mahagihg Epitob

The Canadian Delight, Besst
Wrap, Sizzle and all the slushes
are getting a new home this
summer. Current Student
Association President Seth
Gilham and other Student
Association officers lobbied for
the relocation and renovation of
KR's Place that is supposed to
be completed by August.

"Justin and I used the reno-
vation of KR's and longer cafete-
ria hours as part of our platform
last year," Gilham said. "It's nice
to look back and see change."

Students are frustrated by
current conditions in the sand-
wich shop.

"It's cramped, crowded and
people get cranl^^," said Grant
Graves, a senior English major.
KR's is fi-equently packed full
and lines stretch far out the
door. And space is not the only

"When the AC is broken, it
gets worse because it's even hot-
ter," said Traci Carmichael,
freshman allied health major.

Workers frequently turn off
the lights in an attempt to keep
the heat down.

The new location will be in
the E.G. Grundset room, which
right now is the home of the
pool table and TV. SA offices
will move into the old KR's loca-
tion.

Marty Hamilton, associate
vice president of financial
administration, said he feels the
new spot will allow more cre-
ativity as well as provide more
breathing room.

"We are going for a
Starbucks and Panera Bread
feel," Hamilton said. "If
create a similar environment
where students will hang out,
we will have done a good job."

Hamilton said the seating in
the E.G. Grundset room will
consist of high tables and chairs
in the center and cushioned
chairs in front of the fireplace.

Bill Wohlers, vice president
of student services, expressed
his support of the project.

"I thinks it's part of the natu-
ral progress of upgrading,"
Wohlers said.

But natural does not equal
simple, Gilham said.

"We definitely ran into a little
opposition in the beginning.
Tliis is the biggest renovation
any SA has ever done."

Thousands attend SonRise

LlNDSEY GaSPARD "^^ -^-^ '•J.t^V.^

Staft Writer

More than 8,500 people

attended Saturday's SonRise

pageant, slightly less than last

year, said assistant director

Sherrie Williams.

"I think it was a very good

year overall-one of the best

years," said Jaime Pombo, the

drama director for the pag-
eant. "There were obstacles

here and there, but overall, it

went ver)', very well."
I This is the nth year the

CoUegedale Church has pro-
duced SonRise. It typically

costs around $20,000 to put
on, Williams said, and utilizes
a massive crew of Southern
students and members of sur-
rounding churches.

All sessions were free of
charge and ran every half-
hour, starting at 8:45 a.m. and
continuing until 2:30 p.m. The
two-hour program began with
a presentation in the
CoUegedale Church depicting
scenes of suffering changed by
Christ's love. Visitors then
proceeded to walk through the Jaime Pombo, <
city of Jerusalem set up on the "section scene
promenade and could browse

booths where cast members "It's a whole new way of visitors entered lies P.E
dressed in traditional garb, looking at things," said Ryan Center for a pyrotechnically-
sold spices, pottery, swords Thurber, a freshman history enhanced representation of
and more. Subsequent scenes major who played Peter, the resurrection done by
portrayed Jesus' triumphal "Everyone has seen passion Ripple Productions,
entry into Jerusalem, the Last plays, but when you're actually Between 300 and 500
Supper, the garden of a part of it, it's totally differ- Southern students were
Gethsemane and Pilate's judg- ent." involved in the production,

menthall. _.....-.

Following the crucifixion,

See SonRise Pg. :

Southern prepares for dedication

Dorinda Harriss spreads mulch around newly planted shrubs within
Kelly Weimer's memorial garden outside the student center.

who died in a Thatcher Hall fire,
will be observed with a garden
dedication on April 26, the one-
year anniversary of the fire.
Beginning m Lynn Wood Hall

A Time of Remembrance and
Hope for Kelly Weimer, a 20-
year-old junior English major

at 7:30 pm. and then continuing
with a ceremony at Kelly's
English Garden, Weimer's fami-
ly will cut the ribbon, dedicating
the newly planted garden in her
memoiy. Kari Shultz, director of
student hfe and activities at
Southern, said the Lynn Wood
service will be for remembering.
"Some of Kelly's ftiends will
be giving the welcome and
prayer and a student firefighter
will be giving the Scripture," she
said. "Dr. Bietz will have a homi-

ly."

Shultz also said there will be a
time of remembrance for all the
emergency personnel that assist-
ed the university on the day of
the fire and recognition of the
community, university employ-
ees, students and the women of fl
Thatcher Hall, resident assis-
tants and deans, for their out-
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said executive director Steve
Jaecks. Many said participating
in SonRise blessed them great-
ly, but others felt things deteri-
orated as the day went on.

The groups were too large,
and there was too much dead
time between scenes." said
Michelle Thomas, a junior pub-
lic relations major. "The acting
seemed really stagnant because
■ it was later in the day when I
went, and [the cast] was proba-
bly tired."

Still, most agreed the pag-
eant was a good outreach tool.

"SonRise really helps to
make Jesus' incredible sacrifice
more tangible and personal,"
said Sarah Beiensky, a sopho-
more biochemistry major. 'To
be able to help make a life-
changing experience like this
happen was great."

Journalism dean accepts new position

Omar Bourne

For the School of Journalism
& Communication, leadership
next fall will be a little different
As of June i, 20o6, Volker
Henning, the current dean of the
school, will replace Katie Lamb
as the new associate vice presi-
dent for academic administra-

Henning said he will miss
being a part of the communica-
tion department.

"It's a fabulous group. Each
person brings a unique perspec-
tive, and we work well together,"

Henning added that he has
not ruled out the possibility of
continuing to teach a class in tlie

Stephen Ruf, an associate
professor in the School of
Joumahsm & Communication,
said that although he is sad-
dened by Henning s departure,
he understands that this is a
huge opportimity for him.

"For someone who has an
interest in academic leadership,
this is an excellent opportunity
for him," Ruf said. "I'm just sad
that it happens now."

LeeAnn Paulsen, a junior

Dr.Volkcr Henning, new associate vice president for academic admin-
istration, chairs a faculty meeting in the School of Journalism &
Communication Wednesday afternoon.

"[This] has been a wonderftil
[department] to be a part of, and
for the last sb: years to have led
such a dynamic program,"
Henning said in an e-mail to the
department's majors and

shared similar sentiments.

"I am disappointed that Dr.
Henning won't be around the
department anymore," she said.
"He has been a great professor
and a real inspiration to me."

Henning has worked in the
School of Journalism &
Communication for 17 years, the
last six of which he has been

Steve Pawluk, senior vice
president for academic adminis-
tration, said Henning's attrib-

utes make him the best petson
for the position.

"There are three things I look
tor when I hire someone: char
acter, personahty and compe-
tency," Pawluk said. "Dr
Henning has impeccable charac
ter, a pleasant engaging peK„„.
ality and is highly competeni
when it comes to treating stu
dents with fairness and manag-
ing our resources for the highest
benefit."

Pawluk said he met mth the
faculty of the School of
Joumahsm & Communication
Wednesday to begin the search
for Henning's replacement and
added that he is not ruling out
the option of choosing a current
faculty member within the
department to fill the position.

"If Gabriel's twin shows up,
then Mre him or her, but if you
find someone who is as good at
home, I say we give them a
chance," Pawluk said.

Along with searching for a
new dean, the School of
Journalism & Communication
is looking to add a ninth profes-
sor next fall.

-contribution by Megan
Brauner.

$5,000 of equipment stolen from Brock and Mabel Wood Halls

Campus Safety and
Collegedale police are working
with systems that track stolen
equipment through serial num-
bers to trace a video/DVD play-
er stolen from Mabel Wood Hall
and a digital Dukane projector
stolen from Brock Hall.

equipment was stolen from
Mabel Wood Hall and Brock
Hall during Thursday-morning
convocation on March 23, cam-
pus safety officials said.

To prevent future thefts,
campus safety has looked into
several different plans of action.

"You have to evaluate the cost
of die protection versus die cost

Nearly $5,000

worth of of what

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thing," said Eddie Avant, direc-
tor of campus safety.

Avant said the cost of posting
a campus safety officer would be
too expensive. However,
installing radio frequency
devices or closed-circuit TV
security systems might he more
feasible and practical.

A closed-circuit TV security
system would involve placing
security cameras and a silent
alarm system that would alert
campus safety officers. The
cameras would record the flieft
and allow campus safety to doc-

ument and identify the suspect.

The use of radio frequency
devices would notify campus
safet>' officers when a piece of
equipment is unplugged and
where the piece of equipment is
being taken from.

Avant said the installation of
radio frequency devices has
been discussed, but they are not
likely to be installed within the
next year. The use of closed-cir-
cuit TV is being reviewed for
approval by administration. If
approved, cameras could be
mstalled as soon as this sum-

New assistant women's dean found for Thatcher

The search for the new assis-
tant women's dean ended when
Stacy Tomlinson, a Southern
alumna, accepted the position.

"1 like teaching, I like working
with students and I loved it as a
student dean," Tomlinson said.

Tomlinson worked as a resi-
dent assistant and as a student
dean during her time as a sm-
dent and already has a good
relationship with manv of the
Thatcher Hall staff.

"She's outgomg and cheerful
and bubbly, and I thought that
was what would reacji the stu- „u,„eu5 aean w
dents, said Sharon Engel, dean Helen Bledsoe''
of women in Thatcher. "She retiremem
hkes to do things ™th the stu- -Even before we had a dean's
opening, 1 thought she was a fun

Stacy Tomlln

need for another

™°fens^dean was created by

upcoming

person," said Lisa Hall, assistant
dean of women.

Tomlmson will have an ofBce
in Thatcher next year, and Hall
ivill move to an office '"
Thatcher South. An apartment
behind Talge Hall is currently
being renovated for Tomlinson s
use next year.

Torahnson currently teaches
history and English »
Collegedale Academy, in a<l<"-
tion to being the yearbook spon-
sor. She has taught at Sunnydale
Academy in Missouri a""
Auburn Academy '"

Washington state since graduat-
uig from Southern in 2001 W"
a double major in English ana
education. . . .

Engel said, "She is the ngm
person at the right time.

"For those of us that have
nothing to hide and nothing to
be afraid of, I'd say, 'bring it
on,'" said Natahe Carpio, a jun-
ior nursing major.

If the stolen equipment is not
recovered, insurance will not
help cover the cost for repIaM-
ment because of the $5,000
deductible, said Nancy Daily,
who works in the risk manage-
ment office at Southern. The
stolen items will likely be
replaced and paid for by the uni-
versity's regular operating
budget.

I Thursday, April 20, 2006

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Various construction proj-
,(.ts are underway on
I Southern's campus. Among
1 them is the new clock, recently
I iastalled by the crosswalk on
I University Drive, and the con-
I tinued construction of the well-
1 ness center and roundabout.

The large clock was donated
[nore than a year ago by Harold
-aoti Peggy Elkins, who have
I also donated the furniture in
■ the student center, president's
I office and Heritage Museum. A
I ceremony is being planned to
I celebrate the gift, but a specific
ite has not been set.

"I think Harold and Peggy
I have always had a special place
I in their hearts for the aesthetics
land beauty at Southern," said
I Christopher Carey, vice presi-
advancement at
I Southern.

Progress on the wellness cen-
;r continues as more financial

are being secured.
Carey said $3.8 million of the
$6.5 million necessary to build
the wellness center is already in
hand or has been committed.
He also said a check for
$250,000 was recently received
from the Committee of 100, a
group of independent incorpo-
rated nonprofit members who
support the development of
Southern. The $250,000 for the
wellness center goes towards
their pledge of $1 million.

"Each day I am more excited
about the project because each
day hurdles are jumped over,"
Carey said.

Phase I of the Wellness
Center, a new gymnasium for
the Gym-Masters, will be com-
pleted in time for Acrofest next
school year, Carey said.

Brad Thames, a sophomore
long-term care administration
major, said he thinks the devel-
opment of the wellness center
will be good for the community.

If approved by city officials, Hamilton said he has been

the planned roundabout will go working with city officials since

in ft'ont of Taylor Circle and July 2005 on various reserva-

connect the academic side of tions about the safety of round-

canipus with the physical edu- abouts.

cation side, said Marty "We've given them info, and

Hamilton, associate vice presi- a roundabout is very efficient."
dent of financial administra-

ICommittee recommends to enforce dress code

Monday of these the right to reverse, change or development major and mem-
support senate's action." ber of Uie ad hoc committee, said

Faculty and students express she supports the committee's

both opposition and support of recommendations. When asked

senate's actions. about the decision to put a dress

"Based on the discussion, my code statement in all syllabi, she

impression is that most of the said it is a way for the student

academic affairs committee bodytoknowwhatisex'pectedof

University senate voted decision that senate's actions
iMonday, April 10, to approve a should be brought to universit>'

■recommendation proposed by
committee on
linforcement of dress code.

The recommendation states

I'lbat a statement of support for

dress code becomes a

|required part of faculty syllabi,"

wording to senate minutes,

i "a virtual site illustrating the
■dress code" will be prepared dur-
ing the summer of 2006.

Steve Pawluk, senior vice
Ipresident of academic adminis-
llration and chair of academic
l^airs, informed academic

assembly to be revisited,
Pawluk said. University assem-
bly consists of all salaried
employees of Southern.

Pawluk said academic affairs
is working to bring this issue to
university assembly by attaining
a sufficient number of signatures
in support of academic affair's
action.

"It's not clear yet whether
there will be a sufficient number
of signatures to put it on the
assembly agenda," Pawluk said.
"Then university assembly has

members questioned whether a
statement about enforcing the
dress code belongs in a syllabus
outlining the academic expecta-
tions for a course," Pawluk said.
"Many committee members also
expressed questions about the
advisability of a Web site that
contains a virtual fashion show
ofdo'sanddon'ts."

Valisa Wilson, a sophomore
nprofit administration and

them.

In reference to the Web site,
Wilson said, "Ever>'body has to
see it, not everybody has to look
in the handbook. I think it's a
way, even more strongly than
putting it in the syllabus, to
inform students of what is
expected."

Students can view senate
minutes at senate.southem.edu.

Dedication

continueci from Pg.l

pouring of support.

Following the ribbon cut-
ting, there will be an unveiling
of the commemorative plaque
and then a garden reception.
Shultz suggested to come early
for a place to sit.

Weimer died April 26, 2005,
of smoke inhalation after a fire
broke out in Thatcher Hall.
When evacuating, Weimer
turned towards the fire. Her
roommate, Lori Wilson, a soph-
omore pre-physical therapy
major, lost Weimer in the
smoke as she followed the wall
toward the exit. Officials
declared the fire was accidental;

Wilson said she thinks the
university has done everything
they can to show they are sorry.
Although, she said, they are not
at fault.

"It's a life thafs lost," she
said. "A garden isn't going to
replace that."

But Wilson said people will
see the garden and always
remember Weimer.

"Kelly was really caring and
she always had a positive atti-
tude. She was a happy girl,"
Wilson said. She also said
Weimer liked to garden and had
plans to work in a flower shop
during the summer.

Southern President Gordon
Bietz made the call to Weimer's
parents the morning of tiie fire.
He said he did not personally
know Weimer, but feels he has
come to know her through the
memories of her friends and
family.

"I am confident that it will be
a very positive addition to the
university," Bietz said. "She was
a very social person and the gar-
den vnW provide space for a lot
of student interaction."

WO new officers join Southern's American Humanics chapter

[Chelsea Ingush

^News EOITOR

Southern's chapter of
African Humanics welcomes
^Coming student coordinators
Mateo and Laurel
■ominesey. American

humanics is "a national aUiance
'Colleges, universities and non-
''jfit organizations preparing
Mergraduates for careers with
'^th and human service agen-
■*." according to the program's
-fidbook.

^^n Caldwell, associate pro-
^^sor in the School of
■"^iTialism & Communication
^•i faculty sponsor for
•"^erican Humanics, said she
^■ided to hire a team to fill the
'^=ition usually held by one per-
i 1 i"^ in order to split the budget.
^^■^ said she is pleased with the

^' student coordinators.

"Both of tiiem come ft-om life
experiences that help them
understand the importance of
communit>' service and leader-
ship in a community," Caldwell
said. 'They're just really warm,
kind people and very de(^cated
to their concept of service."

Mateo and Dominesey will
replace Jessica Crandall, who
has served as student coordina-
tor for the last two years, but will
be graduating vvith a Bachelor of
Science in nonprofit adminisb^-
tion and development

"Jessica Crandall has done a

fabulous job as a student coordi-
nator." Caldwell said.

Mateo, a sophomore nonprof-
it administration and develop-
ment major, said he applied for
the position to gain knowledge of
working in the nonprofit sector,
and that he has always wanted to
help those in need.

This organization helps me
understand the role of a non-
profit leader, and I plan to soon
take that initiative and help oth-
ers with what I learn from
American Humanics," he said.

Dominesey, also a sophomore
nonprofit administration and
development major, outlined
some of the plans she and Mateo
have for next year.

"Alongside of Chris, X would
like to increase the involvement
in American Humanics through-
out the entire campus," she said.

"I would like to set up more com-
munity service opportunities,
perhaps for the students who
have to reach certain numbers
for classes."

Caldwell said the team's
duties next semester will include
preparing and raising funds for a
trip to Washington D.C. in
January for the American
Humanics Management

Institute, an annual national
training conference for all
American Humanics students
across the United States.

She said other duties will
include "ftindraising and plan-
ning extra training activities for
nonprofit management students
and continuing our connections
and relationships with the non-
profit community in
Chattanooga."

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4 The Southern Accent

Thursday, April 20,

2006

Religion dean to become NADEI director

After more than 13 years with
the School of Religion, Ron
Clouzet will be leaving Southern
at the end of 2006. Gouzet, who
has been dean of the school for
the past six years, will become
the director of the North
American Division Evangelism
Institute, headquartered at
Andrews University, in Berrien
Springs, Mich. Clouzet will also
be the new ministerial secretaiy
of the North American Division.

Clouzet said God led him to
his decision.

" I'm under oath to serve God
and promised him to do what he
wants me to do," he said.

In his new position, Clouzet
will be responsible for teaching a
wide percentage of practical
classes to seminarians, masters
level training for pastors.
Clouzet said this will be a new
experience that wil] bring him
out of his comfort zone.

"I noticed I was getting too
comfortable," he said. "I need to
be willing for God to shake my
world, and believe me, this is
gouig to shake my worid."

Steve Pawluk, senior vice
president for academic adminis-
tration said the North American
Division's evangelistic program
will benefit under Clouzet's lead-
ership.

" One of his first loves is evan-
gelism. I am confident that our
church will benefit firom his
leadership," Pawluk said.

Doug Jacobs, an associate
professor in the School of
Religion, shared his thoughts on
Clouzet's selection.

"He really is someone who
has the combination of good
academic and pastoral skills,
which is why I think he was the
one chosen for the job," he said.
"Clouzet was the logical choice,"

Cleon Walker, a senior theol-
ogy major, said Clouzet's depar-
ture will be a great loss to the
school.

"I think the department is los-
ing not only a great administra-
tor but a great Christian as well,"
he said.

Pawluk said the search for
Clouzet's replacement has
ah-eady begun. The School of
Religion has submitted sugges-
tions, and Pawluk has formulat-

Dr. Ron Clouzet, dean of the School of Religion, chairs a faculty mcetiiig Wednesday aiternoi

ed a search committee who will
advise him on the best candi-

"We're working as quickly as
we can without becoming care-
less," Pawluk said.

To date, Clouzet said about 18
candidates from across the
country and oversees have been

mentioned, and findings have
been shared with administra-
tion. However, Clouzet is not
ruling out the possibilify of his
replacement coming from with-
in the school.

"There is a veiy strong prefer-
ence by the faculty for the next
dean to be from within the

department," he said. "We have
very well-qualified mdividuals,"
Clouzet said that although he
is looking forward to his new
position, he will miss
Southern, his students and
colleagues a great deal.

Strawberry Festival keeps theme under wraps

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Friends, films, photographs,
live music and strawberries:
these are only a few signs the
school year is coming to a close
as Southern is preparing for its
annual Strawberry Festival.

The festival will be held
Sunday, April 23, in Memorial
Auditorium in downtown
Chattanooga at 8 p.m.

Michael Younkin, a senior
mass comm-media production
major, is the Strawberry
Festival's producer. Younkin
said he has been working hard
to produce a unique and unfor-

gettable evening-

"We're leaving the theme of
the festival a surprise for the
students," he said.

"It's an opportunity to gath-
er with all of your friends one
last time and to look back on
the school year together," said
Melanie Eddlemon, a junior
public relations major and next
year's producer. "The purpose
of the Strawberry Festival is to
capture the view of Southern
from the student's perspec-

The Strawberry Festival
began in 1979 as an opportuni-
ty to pass out yearbooks, and
now 27 years later, it has

evolved into a full multimedia
event, including a pre-show.

This year the pre-show fea-
tures the Gym-Masters and
coach Richard Schwarz said the
team has prepared some cus-
tom routines.

"We will have the best of the
best," Schwarz said, "with a
performance that is 15 to 20
minutes straight, without stop-
ping."

The festival is free, and no
tickets are needed.

Students will receive an
"after-hours ticket" at the festi-
val they must turn in to receive
a yearbook, said Tim Brown,
Southern Memories editor.

Students who do not

the festival can get their ticket

and yearbook at the Southern

Memories office in the student

center.

Several short films will be
presented throughout the
evening. The show will include
music performed by students
as well as multiple screens
showcasing digital photo-
graphs of sports, SA events,
outings, student life and other
highhghts from the year.

"Some of the videos and
photos will get good laughs,"
said Liz Davies, a senior art
major and co-creative director
witii Trevor Fulmer, a senior

art and communication major.

"We have worked really hard
to get everything together so
that we have a good, smooth-
running show this year,"
Davies said about the technical
problems that have plagued the
festival in past years.

One thing everyone can
expect is the strawberrj' dessert
served every year and receiving
a copy of the yearbook.

"The desert is the best," said
Michelle Knowles, a sopho-
more journalism major. "I Inve
that at the end of the (
you can look at the :
and have good food."

Youth from all over the world to gather in Atlanta 1

The Georgia Worid
Congress Center in Atlanta
will host the eightli conven-
tion of United Youth Congress
April 19-23. According to the
United Youth Congress Web
site, this year's theme is "No
More Chains."

Men and women ranging
from ages 13 to 21 will attend
ivorkshops during the five-day
event on topics including, but
not limited to, gangs, home-
lessness and HIV/AIDS

awareness, said Lydia Rose,
administrative assistant in
marketing and enrollment

Rose will be representing
Southern, alongside other
schools, for recruitment of
students at the United Youth
Congress.

She said she hopes "we will
be a bold presence to the
youth and that some will
become students at Southern
Adventist University as a
result."

According to the Web site,

the workshops will have pre-

"Service teaches
kids life skills," said

Roger Wade, pro-
gram coordinator for
the BAYDA.
"This is needed
more and more in
our kids today."

sentations by Seventh-day
Adventist ministers and youth

workers from across the North
American Division.

Other activities taking
place during the congress
mclude a Bible bowl, drum
corps, youth parade and
health fair rally. The atten-
dees will also participate in
community service in the
Atlanta area.

"Service teaches kids life
skills," said Roger Wade, pro-
gram coordinator for the
Black Adventist Youth
Directors Association, in a
press release posted on

www.unitedyouthcongressj
org. "This is needed more a"
more in our kids today."

United Youth Congresss
parent organization ii
BAYDA. Chairperson Claude!
Harris II said in a quote post-r
ed on the Web site, the pur-j
pose of this event "is
increase awareness of tb^l
needs of youth within ourl
community and to equip ^^^u
with the tools to break tliel
shackles that stifle their|
potential."

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Ijijeteen-year-old Bo Benge,
ILshman nursing major at
Ifliern. placed 584 out of
tg than 20,000 ranners at
uoth Boston
[rathon.

amazing," Benge

"20.000 plus people and

louch energy in the atmos-

.. There is really nothing

Jikeit"

IjTie first Boston Marathon,

by the Boston

letic Association, was in

/. At that time, the length of

course was only 24.5 miles.

the course was length-

26 miles, 385 yards to

Olympic standards.

according to the Boston
Marathon Web site. The course
follows a route from Hopldnton
to Boston.

Benge completed the 26-
mile, 385-yard course in two
hours, 54 minutes and nine sec-
onds. He said it was perfect
running weather, in the 50s and
overcast. There were moments,
however, when he wanted to
stop. .

"Miles 16 through 23 are
basically uphill, and after I got
finished nmning up Heartbreak
Hill, the famous last and
biggest hill of the ' Boston
Marathon, I was running just
because I knew I had to finish,"
Benge said. "The last three
miles were pretty brutal. My

calves cramped up and my legs
started giving out. It wasn't
pleasant."

Despite the challenges he
said he faced, the crowd was
encouraging.

Benge has been running
since he was in the seventh
grade. He said he threw the
shot put and discus on the track
and field team in middle school
and was asked to run the mile
with the distance runners one
day by his coach. He said he has
been running ever since. He has
run in the Mercedes Marathon
in Birmingham, Ala. and the
Columbus Marathon in
Columbus, Ohio. His fastest
time, before Monday's Boston
Marathon, was three hours.

Bo Benge

m^jor, running at the Kiwanis 5k

race in Collcgcdale, Tenn.

three minutes and 28 seconds.

Benge's training includes
running 10 miles a day. sbi days
a week. His younger brother,
Kyle Benge, a junior at
CoUegedale Academy, said his
brother ate eggs and veggie
meat for tivo weeks before the
Boston Marathon. Kyle Benge
is also a runner.

"He inspires me to run," he
said. "It's my goal to get to
Boston someday like he did."

Benge said he gives thanks to
God for giving him the ability to

"And thanks to all my family
for being really supportive,"
Benge said, "and to my friends
for always laughing at my
short-shorts."

WO instructors leave School of Visual Art and Design

art professors are leav-

Southern at the end of

nd going to Atlantic

College. Wayne and

Hazen, AUC' alumni,

working together to

a new art program.

ive appreciated what

and Maria have done

build up the School of

lal Art and Design," said

Pawluk, senior vice

iident of academic admin-

3lion, "They have provided

good leadership and accom-
plished many important
things. I wish them well in
their next opportunity at
AUC."

George Babcock, president
of AUC, has high hopes for the
future of art at the college.

"Obviously we are pleased
the Hazens are coming; we
asked them to," Babcock said.
"We believe they will help us
resurrect our program. Our
art department closed three
years ago."

Megan Kirkland, a sopho-

more graphic design major,
values the contributions the
Hazens have made.

"They are wonderful, open-
minded artists," Kirkland
said. "They encourage stu-
dents' talents."

Maria Hazen is looking for-
ward to a new school and new

"This program is big
enough for this school, for
now," Hazen said, referring to
Southern. "It will maintain
itself."

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Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
alexmattison@southem.edu

Lifestyles

Thursday, April 20. aonft

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Dr. Juliet: why God allows pain

1

"So I met this guy. We dated
for like a year, and then out of
the blue, he broke up with me,
and now I'm devastated- Why
did God allow us to date? Why
did God allow me to give my
heart away? Couldn't I have just
known from the start that this
guy wasn't the one and then not
have put my heart out there?
Now I feel as if a certain part of
me has died, and there is this
hole there that just won't go
away. Where was God in this
relationship? And where was
God in this breakup?"

-Anonymous

Anonymous-

Wow, you asked some pretty
tough questions, but I'm glad
that you asked them because
breakups are something that
need to be discussed more often.
I guess the bigger question that
you should be asking is not,
"Where was God in the relation-
ship/breakup?" but, "Where is
God in my life today?"

When you give your heart
away to someone and then it
doesn't work out between you,

there are many questions that
axe left unanswered. However, I
also know that many times when
we are searching for God's will,
he has already told us something
to do and we aren't doing it. For
instance, maybe all God has told
you so far is to spend time each
day in prayer and in his Word. I
know this is extremely hard to
do in the midst of a breakup, but
even just five minutes a day will
make a huge difference. Then,
after you have spent time with
God each day doing whatever He
has told you to do, I'm sure you
will find yourself being more at
peace and on the way to getting

Another thing you need to
focus on is just taking one day at
a time, What I mean by this is
not only to just do his will for
you each day, but I also mean for
you to give up these burdens to
him each day. Lay them down at
his feet, Allow him to really com-
fort you through your pain each
day. Tell God that you just don't
have the answers, but that that is
OK.

And lastly, please recognize

that it is very hard to lose some-
one you love. In fact, it can even
be like a divorce because of the
so-often deep emotional attach-
ments. As a result, take one day
at a time in the sense that you
are not being too hard on your-
self. Don't beat yourself up
because you don't have the
answers to yoiu- "why" questions
or that you are "pathetic" for cry-
ing yourself to sleep at night. Be
patient with yourself. Healing
takes time and can only occur if
you process through the pain.

In conclusion, through obey-
ing what God is calling you to do
each day, spending time with
him each day, taking one day at
a time, laying your burdens
down at Jesus' feet, not being
too hard on yourself and really
processing through the pain, I
know that you will find your
answers along the way.
Sometimes answers most often
come to those who aren't so dis-
tracted by trying to find them,
but to those who really live
today.

-Dr. Juliet

To The Night
Stars in the heavens, let me count again
The solace you give, none other will share
Beloved Night, can anything compare?
Could I ever join your shining kin?
A dream - I know— yet I yearn within
Day understands not the burdens 1 bear
She only judges with deceitful stare
Most take no notice, they forget! But then -
So possessed are men, good things come
and leave

They care not for tranquility or peace
Only to win, to lie, to cheat, deceive!
Oh Night, Moming is at Horizon's crease
Remember me when you come again this
eve-

The faithful heart whose love will never
cease

-Oenra fluttim Everest

Out on the Town: Chattanooga

An Evening with Chonda Pierce; April 20 at

7:30 p.m.; Memorial Auditorium; $21.50; tickets

are available online (www.etix.com), at Memorial

Auditorium's box office or by phone (423-642-

TDCS)

A Song for the Children (starring Vince Gill

and Amy Grant); April 20 at 8 p.m.; Tivoli

Theatre; $35+; tickets are available onfine

(www.etix.com), at Memorial Auditorium's box

office or by phone (423-642-TIXS)

Symphony; Rachmanino\' Symphony No. 2

(Chattanooga Symphony & Opera); April 27 at 8

p.m.; Tivoh Theati^; $23+ (Student rush tickets

available at the door— $15); go online (\vww.chat-

tanoogasymphony.org) for more info

Antebellum in concert with special guests Jim
Smithers Band and Elephant Shoe (with comedic
performance by Kenneth Rose); April 27 at 8
p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.); Barking Legs
Theatre; $5; tickets available at Barking Legs
Theatre box office or by phone (423-624-LEGS)

Local flair: On Campus

4th Annual Game: Siskin Rebounders vs.

Southern (Wheelchau- basketball); April 22 at 9

p.m.; lies P.E. Center

SA Strawberry Festival; April 23 at 8 p.m.;
Memorial Auditorium

Scliool of Music chou-/orchesti^ concert; April
29 at 3:30 p.m.; CoUegedale Church

Club/department parties; April 29; check
departments for times and locations

What concerns or

comments would you like

to leave with Southern in

this, the last issue of the

Accent?

I

"It's a sad state
of affairs that
the Great
Controversy on
this campus is
the dress code."

Alex Mattison
Lifestyles (3o-Editor

"Comics may not
always be funny.
If your feehngs
get hurt, then
you're taking it
too seriously."

Ethan Nkana

Sports Editor

Britni Brannon
Lifestyles C^-Editor

I

Chelsea Inglish
Co-News Editor

"Just another
superhero mas-
querading as a
news reporter."

Neil Coraeta
Circulation Manager

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Britni Brannon
Alex Mattison
Lifestyles Co-Editors
alexmattison@southem.edu

Lifestyles

The Southern Accent 13

Music reviews: best music this year

Andrew Shaw

I OTjFT WU8IC Cmnc

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, Andrew ^ ^ Peterson:

"Appendix A: Bootlegs and B-
I Sides" - Available Now

As any Andrew Peterson concert-goer will know,
I some of his best moments are those that cannot be
I captured on a studio-album, at least not yet.
I Peterson has recently released "Appendix A:
I Bootlegs and B-Sides" exclusively through his Web
;ite, www.andrew-peterson.com.

A fun record, "Appendix A" is a 24 track release,
:omprised of live songs, classic moments and demos

spanning his entire career.

What makes "Appendix A" so unique is that it
truly is a "bootleg" record in every sense of the word.
It features some songs that are studio-quality and
others that sound like they were captured on a tape-
-the cool thing is they probably were. A definite
must-have for anyone who has ever been to an
Andrew Peterson show, "Appendix A" features just
enough to make any fan happy while still leaving
room for a future Appendix whenever the time is
right.

Jill Phillips: "Nobody's Got It
All Together" - Available May
I 30

"Nobody's Got It All Together," the latest studio-
album from accpinplished singer/ songwriter Jill

I Phillips, could be her most appealing yet. The
im's energetic title track should serve as an
anthem around college campuses across the coun-
try. -Nobody's Got It All Together" addresses the
issue of Christians making themselves out to be
something better than they really are. In the chorus

I Phillips sings, "Don't whitewash the truth about
yourself/ Cause nobody's got it all together/ If you

wanna be Hke everyone else/ well nobody's got it all
together." Later in the song Phillips continues with
a line that spoke very clearly to me. "What good is it
to say 'Please, Savior come,' if there is nothing you
need rescue from?"

Rhillips addresses this and many other issues on
the disc. As a bonus, her 2000 hit, "I Am," gets a
makeover here, albeit a much simpler one, at the
end of the record. A great follow-up to 2005's album
of hymns, fans of Jill Phillips will surely not be let
down as this is yet another quality release of great
material. "Nobody's Got It All Together" is available
to pre-order at www.jillphillips.com.

!^Mi21

"The

, Andrew Osenga: i

Morning" - AvauaBle May 2

Andrew Osenga has soared to new heights with
"The Morning," his sophomore solo project. Best

I known as the new guitarist for Caedmon's Call, this
s the album Osenga needed to solidify his promis-

I ing solo career. "The Morning" continues the trend
'hat many indies are following as of late by not lim-
iting itself to any one musical style. "The Morning"
is a rock album primarily, as paiticularly evident in
"Santa Barbara," a five and half minute rock-n-roll

spectacle. Btit then there is an elegant track like
"Early in the Morning," a six-minute masterpiece
that Osenga wrote in just under an hour. One word
for that: Impressive. A well-rounded singer/song-
writer/musician, Andrew Osenga offers his career
best ivith "The Morning," an album that is guaran-
teed to appeal to even the most casual Osenga fan.
"The Morning" is available for pre-order at
ww^v.andrewosenga.com.

i.Eric Peters: "Scarce" -
I Available Now

, With "Scarce," Eric Peters sets himself up to be
I Ike modern-day Bob Dylan in the way he writes such
I remarkable songs that have this odd habit of stick-
I 'ng in your head FOREVER. "Scarce" features the
I Perfect mi.x of the folk and pop genres to make any-
one happy, from full-band tracks like "^ou Can Be
Yourself" to the tranquil, piano-driven

"Tomorrow." Because Scarce was made more as a
therapeutic record for Peters, the emotion that was
inadvertently placed in every track tremendously
adds to its greatness. It makes a lot of difference
when an artist feels impressed to create an album
and is not just laying down a few tracks to fulfill a
contract. The only bad thing about this CD is that it
is only 42 minutes long, and I wanted to keep listen-
ing a lot longer. Scarce is available on
www.ericpeters.net.

For the latest album reviews.

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Thursday, April 20. 2006

Missy Maracle
Religion Editor
mmaracle@southem.edu

^^ Religion

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God's will is beautiful and not a burden

Emily Baldwin

Lately, it seems that God
has been teaching me much
about his will. I used to always
be so caught up in trying to
figure out just how his will
was working in my life (pres-
ent, past, and future) that I
wasn't able to fully experience
it. Actually, 1 think many
Christians face this same

There are many times in
our lives when we think that
God is working in our lives
(whether we have gotti
a relationship with
special or whether w
gone down a certain
path), and then all of a
that period in our life
to an end. Then we find our-
selves asking why we were
even allowed to go down that
path if in the end it wasn't

meant to be.

I remember asking this
same question when I was
going through a similar period
in my life. I remember asking

God exactly how that period of discussions with
my life had even played into (including religi
his will or even if it was his
will. At the time, my experi-
ence brought to mind the
story of the Israelites when
they wanted Saul to be their
king. In God's "perfect will,"
he did not want the Israelites
I king, but in his "per-

myself into thinking that I am our lives, but I do mean for u
following a higher will for my to not let that pursuit be
life. At least they are being

into to ha

i will" he allowed them I think many times
; Saul as their king. So the devil uses "God

that
have because it made me think that
areer if that period in my life had
idden just been part of God's per-
omes missive vrill, then how was 1
any different from a non-

honest with themselves.

After much thought and

people

sors), I have come to the con-
clusion that my thinking is all
wrong. Who cares whether
that period of my life was
God's permissive will or his
perfect \vill? All that matters
is if I am following his will for
my life today. It is sad because

will" to

actually lead us away from
God. We are so often so dis-
tracted by finding God's will
for our lives (present, past,
future) that we are hindering
ourselves from just resting i

Christian? They follow their his love and will for us that
own pleasures and recognize day. I don't mean for us not to
it as such, whereas I only fool seek out his overall will for

All that matters is if
I am following his
will for my life
today. It is sad
because I think
many times in our
lives the devil uses
**God's will" to actu-
ally lead us away
from God.

stumbling block for us in our
walks with him. As for me,
now I just try to wake up each
morning and find his will for

me that day. I think the verse,
"In his heart a man plans his
course, but the Lord deter-
mines his steps" (Proverbs
16:9) describes what I am say-
ing just perfectly. In my ever-
so-grateful-for (sarcastically
written) analytical thinking
and God's occasional revela-
tion, I just might at times
understand in hindsight and
sometimes even foresight how
God's overall plan is working
in my life. I might have his
will figured out just right, but
for the majority of the time
the only thing that matters is
if I am allowing God to direct
my steps each day. I encour-
age you to not lose focus for
today because you are so
caught up in the "why's" of
yesterday and/or the "what
will happen 's" of tomon'ow.

God's plans are bigger than we can ever imagine

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close because I d,d not have any need, I pray. So I prayed for ened and embarrassed since J

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Perhaps the death of ;
relative. As a result, your
necessity limited your hope in
God and caused you to be in a
state of despondency and
despair.

It was about a week before
Christmas break. Most of the
students had plans and were
ready to go home. I could hear
friends and other students
already sharing what they

Christmas Eve?" experience I had that day.

"Absolutely," I responded. Ephesians 3:20, "He is able

I was excited, yet did not to do far more abundantly

what to expect. I knew beyond all that we ask or think

of." God met my deepest need

through these friends.

Regardless of our problems

and

While pondering in the Christmas Eve arrived and ..^
silence and seclusion, I got a headed on to their family's
call from two of my best house. When we arrive, I was
friends. 1 was astonished and introduced to their parents
excited to hear from them, and other relatives. The open-
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conversation on the phone my surprise, I was presented
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laws, I had no intention of vis-
iting my country of origin,
Ghana. Seeing friends leave
and load their cars ^vith lug-
gage brought tears to my eyes.
I felt a sense of loneliness and
sadness.

and the adversity of life, he
longs to give us more than we
can ask for or imagine. During
periods of silence and soli-
tude, God gave me excitement
and happiness. He acts and
works at the perfect time.
Even through the crushing
pressures of life and its mis-
ery, we should root our faith
in him because he is unfailing
and reliable.

Decide what side you are on in the war between good and evil

MeSCHIL Lafuente them. The key nhrase is "all

The 144,000. I haven't
heard much about that lately.
Is it literal? Figurative?
Actually, the question does
not lie in whether or not it's
literal or symbolic. Rather the
question is, why the number?
There is an important reason
behind the number 144,000.

To answer this, let's go to
the most obvious book of the philosoph-._
Bible concerning this subject have reduced hi

- Numbers. In Numbers
(go look it up) God commands
Moses to number the
Israelites

The key phrj
who are able to go to war."

Have you checked the news
lately? Mudslides, earth-
quakes, tornadoes, hurri-
canes, tidal waves, bombings,
riots, gunfire. Sure, this has
all happened in the past, but
not quite as successively as
recently. Forty years ago there
were only two STDs: syphilis
and gonorrhea. Today there
The great
of the world
to mere

The gospel of
Jesus Christ is a
beautiful mes-
sage. But what
brought him here
in the first place?
Was it not to vin-
dicate God's char-
acter and his gov-
ernment of love?

gious bodies with exultation, harps. They're an army. They
for the cloak of religion covers have a purpose and a mission.
*f S™''^^' <^rime and iniqui- Though they are the weakest

animals and have disposed of

the Creator. Then there's spir-

number the itualism. I don't even want to

but not all of go into that. Finally, "agents

of Satan look upon the reli- don

(Ellen White, Spiritual
Gifts Vol.1 page 275). There is
good reason to believe that we
are nearing the end. It's not
about how far down we are on
Daniel 2's image, it's about
how close that rock is from
hitting.

Unlike what some may
think, this isn't a scare tactic.
It's to make us aware of the
time we're living in. The last
generation plays a vital role in
the controversy between
Christ and Satan. The 144,000

t sit on clouds playing

of the weak, living in a time
when every corner on earth
seems polluted with satanic
influences, through Christ
they will overcome the
strongest of the strong.

The gospel of Jesus Christ
is a beautiful message. But
what brought him here in the
first place? Was it not to in-
dicate God's character and his
government of love? As you
leave this summer, remember
that you are in a war. Is ever)''
one clear whose side you're

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Missy Maracle
Religion Editor
mmaracle@southern.edu

Religion

The Southern Accent 15

Having a not-so-human life with God

Do you ever have one of
those days when you just feel
oh-so-human? Disappointed
hopes, restlessness, loneli-
ness, inadequacy and negative
thoughts are the order of the
day. The part of being oh-so-
human that I struggle with is
the failure to keep clinging
diligently and daily to the
cross. Ail too often I find
myself reverting back to my
old habits of trying to do
things my own way.

I've often prayed, "Lord, I
haven't done anything wrong
today. I have not made any
mistakes, spoken any wrong
words or thought any bad
thoughts. I've done everything
right so far. But I'm really

going to be depending
now, Lord, because I am just
about to open my eyes and get
out of bed." That's just how
God wants us to feel. He wants
us to depend on him, not just
as a last resort, but for every
breath we take. That is a real-
ly hard concept for me at
times. From the second our
eyes open in the morning to
the time they close at night,
Satan is on our case like a fly
to a trashcan. He whispers
negative thoughts into our
heads, filling our lives with
hurts and trying to make us
feel horrible about ourselves.
The devil is dreadfully crafty.
In Romans 7:21-25 it says,
"When I want to do good, evil
is right there with me. For in
my inner being I delight in
God's law; but I see another

law at work in the members of
my body, waging war against
the law of my mind and mak-
ing me a prisoner of the law of
sin at work within my mem-
bers. What a wretched man I
am! Who will rescue me from
this body of death? Thanks be
to God - through Jesus Christ
our Lord!"

So why is it so hard to fight
our battles on our own?
Because our battles aren't
against any human person but
against this powerful and evil
force within us. This force is
extremely strong and is con-
stantly waging war in our bod-
ies. Even now as you read this
article, there is a battle going
on inside of you. But fortu-
nately for us God has already
won the war! All Satan can do
is be the bully on the play-

ground of life and pick little
battles here and there.
However, let me be the first to
say that even though they are
"little battles" in the scheme
of things, they certainly don't
always feel little, but instead
more like all-out, take-no-
prisoners, give-no-mercy,
destroy-all campaigns. That is
e.xactiy why God wants to help
us fight them. They are too
dangerous to fight alone.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (MSG)
says, "God is strong, and he
wants you strong. So take
everything the Master has set
out for you, well-made
weapons of the best materials.
And put them to use so you
will be able to stand up to
everything the devil throws
your way. This is no afternoon
athletic contest that we'll walk

away from and forget about in
a couple of hours. This is for
keeps, a life-or-death fight to
the finish against the devil
and all his angels. Be pre-
pared. You're up against far
more than you can handle on
your own. Take all the help
you can get, every weapon
God has issued, so that when
it's all over but the shouting
you'll still be on your feet."

So if you are having an oh-
so-human kind of week, take
heart and know that Christ is
more powerful than any plan
the enemy could ever have for
you. Don't let the enemy of
your soul talk you into accept-
ing anything less than what
God has done for you. Choose
Christ.

Trust that God is always in control of your life

Nine chaptere in the book of
Genesis are devoted to the life of
my favorite biblical character.
But Joseph was no stranger to
being a favorite. The Bible says
that Jacob loved Joseph more
than his other eleven sons. His
brothers hated him for this rea-
son. After hearing Joseph tell
his two dreams, they could not
take anymore of him. They
threw him in a pit, then sold him

to Ishmaelites who
their way to Egypt. The multi-
colored tunic - the symbol of
Jacob's love for Joseph - they
dipped in goat's blood and told
their father that Joseph was
killed.

I wonder how Joseph felt as
he traveled with the caravan to
Egypt. He had no idea what his
future would be, much less if he
would even be alive to see it.
When they arrived in Egypt, the
Midianites sold him to Potiphar.
Though the Bible never tells us

how it happened, the Lord was
with Joseph, made him success-
ful, and allowed him to hve in
Potiphar's house. It was not
always easy for Joseph though.
He was wrongftilly accused of
sleeping with Potiphar's wife
and was thrown in prison. Yet
even in prison, God blessed him.
Joseph was able to interpret
dreams for the chief cupbearer
and baker. But the cup-

bearer forgot about his promise
to Joseph until two years later,
when Pharaoh had a dream. The

cupbearer then remembered
Joseph. Joseph was able to
interpret it, and for doing so was
put in command over all of
Pharaoh's people. The only per-
son greater then Joseph was
Pharaoh. Joseph also married
Asenath, the daughter of an
Egyptian priest, and they had
two sons. God continued to
bless him.

The rest of the story is no
secret, Joseph was able to save
Egypt ft-om the famine. When
his brothers came to Egypt for

grain, tliey did not recognize
him. After a series of events, he
revealed himself to them and
they were reconciled. His family
moved to Eg>pt and Jacob got to
see Joseph before he died.

We should know that no
one's life is perfect. There will be
hard times that will cause you to
question God. Yet, as with
Joseph, know that God is in con-
tiol of your Ufe and all you need
to do is trust that he knows what
he is doing, You never know
what he has planned next.

Lost without someone to guide you

The day started out much
like any other. The roosters
began crowing by 4 a.m. and it
was hot by 6 a.m. This was the
day that Gideon - the mis-
sionary I was working with -
and I were going to hike two
hours to a cattle outpost in
order to collect more native
music and stories. We'd leave
in the morning, spend the rest
of the day and night there and
hike back out the following
morning. We'd hiked there
once before with some local
friends who knew the way.
This time they were all busy
and couldn't come v/ith us.
They told us that we would
never find it alone and should
wait for them. But we figured
We would be just fine. We'd
already been tliere once, had-
n't we?

We loaded our backpacks

full of everything we would
need - tents, sleeping bags,
food and lots of water. Since it
was the end of the dry season,
the watering hole was mud at

In reflecting on this
experience, I realize
how similar my
physical situation-
was to the Himba's
spiritual situation.
They too are lost.

this outpost. We eagerly set
out at about 10 a.m. Six hours
later, we weren't nearly as
eager - we were lost. What
was supposed to be a simple
two-hour hike had turned into
a nightmare. We had gone up
and down mountain after
mountain, walked for miles in
dry river beds, and still we
hadn't found anything famil-

iar. We were tired, hungry and
thirsty.

Suddenly we saw some
goats! And wait, what was
that? We could hear voices!
Soon two small children came
into view, herding the goats.
They were very excited to see
us and led us to where they
lived - the very outpost we
were trying to find.

In reflecting on this experi-
ence, I realize how similar my
physical situation was to the
Himba's spiritual situation.
They too are lost. They are
tired from carrying their
heavy backpacks of sin. They
are hungry for the word and
thirsty for the living water.
They need to know about
Jesus. We need to go and tell
them! There are so many peo-
ple in this worid that need to
know. I was called to Namibia,
Africa. Where is God caUing
you?

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10:00 & 11:30 a.m.

Collegedale Community

8:30, 10:00 & 11:15 a.m.

Collegedale Spanish-American

9:00 & 11:45 a.m.

Hamilton Community

11:30 a.m.

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

Opinion

o

Farewell from the editor to the university

It seems that we at
Southern have been content
with discussing petty issues:
mandatory worships, no mus-
tard in the cafeteria and cor-
rect vespers attire. Although
these issues may warrant dis-

pertinent issues that need to
be discussed on campus?

We hold dear to our hearts
our reputation of being the
most conservative Adventist
educational institution in the

United States. While this may
be true, have we become so
comfortable with our reputa-
tion that any viewpoint that
disturbs our Utopia is frowned
upon?

At times when conservative
students questioned my char-
acter, blacks called me a sell-
out and others called my edi-
torship an abuse of power, I
wondered why I accepted this
job. It seemed I could do one
of two things — resign, as
many wanted, or accept, ana-
lyze and assess the criticism.

Throughout the

year, the Accent

staff has faced

many challenges.

However, because

we recognized our

duties, we stuck

together as a team.

using it to grow.

Throughout the year, the

Accent staff has faced many
challenges. However, because
we recognized our duties, we
stuck together as a team. To
us, giving up was never an
option.

At times, we as students
find ourselves in similar diffi-
cult situations. The path of life
will not always be completely
smooth. There will be trials
and hardships in everything
we do. We should always
count these as blessings,
because trials and hardships
make us stronger.

Don't allow yourself to be defined by stereot3^es

As my time at Southern
draws to an end. I look back
with joy on my experience
here. As a black male attend-
ing a white university, I can
say that I have never been ill-
treated or favored because of
my race. I wish for all black
students to have a similar
experience, But I have a con-
cern for the black students on

this campus. The way you
carry yourself influences the
way people deal with you.
Therefore as an older brother
1 must call you out on this
matter.

To my brothers, do not
allow yourself to be defined by
cornrows, sagging pants and
derogatory terms of endear-
ment. It is not cool now nor
has it ever been to call another
black person the *n' word. Too
much blood was shed by our

forefathers to escape the stig-
ma of that term to provide us
the opportunities we have
today for you to regress. Too
many of us have allowed the
hip-hop culture, which is an
instrument of the devil, to
define what it means to be
black, i.e. dress, walk, talk and
act like a thug. (Visit
www.exministries.com and
www.powerofthelamb.com.)

To my sisters, I plead with
you do not encourage these

brothers in belittling them-
selves. Do not braid their
hair!!! Unfortunately many of
you are also belittling your-
selves when you don revealing
attire. If you respect yourself
you will not dress to reveal
your bodies (the same goes for
you well-muscled brothers).
Your attire reveals much
about you, so allow the Holy
Spirit and not BET to guide
your wardrobe choices.

Now I know that what I've

said does not apply to all black
students or to black students
only. However, if this shoe fits
you need to exchange it. You
have within your grasp the
power to change your image
on campus. Now I am not sug-
gesting that you abandon your
sense of self, but rather that
you reject the negative stereo-
types you've been fed. In your
attire, I challenge you to dress
for success now and for eterni-
ty-

•

Letter to the Editor

We should all be appreciative
of Professor Caldwell's forth-
right sharing of her views of our
university community as "the
epicenter of shallow, cultural
Adventism." This describes an
institution that no thinking per-
son, and surely no current
employee of this university,
would wish to be part of. Given
what I've heard in public meet-
ings and private conversations,
it's difficult for me to imagine
President Bietz presiding over
such a place. We now have a
challenge - to examine what we
do here and assure that we have
not descended so low.

While we're at the task, of
course, we will want to take a
look at Professor Caldwell's sug-
gestions for "issues of relevance"
we might emphasize. Perhaps it
could be explained how student
use of various substances is any
more the business of this univer-
sity than the dress of those same
students? For that matter, why
should this university take any
particular interest in the sexu^
arrangements of the students
who attend here? I'm confident
that there are plenty of folk who
would see each of these "issues
of relevance" to be manifesta-
tions of the same "shallow cul-
tural Adventism" that we want

to root out.

There is plenty of research
indicating that a person's dress
influences behavior in various
ways, and some forms of dress
push us in directions that any
serious university, Christian or
otherwise, ought not condone.
Large and small corporations,
law firms, governmental agen-
cies and many other institutions
recognize the fact that certain
types of dress are correlated with
behaviors they don't want and
set a dress code for those who
wish to be part of their commu-
nity. We need to consider why
Southern should be any differ-
ent, strictly on secular grounds.
Of course, given our profession,
we should then go beyond, and
have a look at the larger and
more important issues from
which our dress standards origi-
nated.

I certainly agree with
Professor Caldwell that if we are
truly no more than "the epicen-
ter of shallow, cultural
Adventism," we need to make
some radical changes in short
order. However, such a serious
charge should be robustiy sup-
ported rather than merely
asserted.

-EarJ Aagaard

Letter to the Editor

As a bachelor salesman in especially to validate her angelic
San Francisco, I was used to service to the miserable. At the
impressive-looking women: sec- same time it was a challenge; if I
retaries, actresses, professional cleaned up, maybe some day I
models, lady executives, sales- could get to know a woman like
girls in boutiques. Then one that,
morning I met

I learned later
that the Bible
calls this "^he
beauty of holi-
ness" (Psalms
29:2), but that
day the concept
hit me in person.

Salvation
Army girl
unlike anybody
I had ever seen.
In that austere
uniform and
without any
makeup or jew-
elry whatever,
she was stun-
ningly beautiiul
way.

I learned later
that the Bible
calls this "the
beauty of holi-
ness" (Psalms
29:2), but that
day the concept
hit me in person.
When I

arrived at Pacific
Union College as
a non-Adventist a
few years later, one thing that
I had noticed sloppy women hooked me into staying was how
wearing neither makeup nor so many of the girls-fiiture mis-
jewelry and tough girls who sionaries, nurses, teachers
looked like guys. But here was social workers-looked as natu-
somethmg unaxpected: a lady rally lovely as she had. When I
sweetly dedicated to Christ's heard that a dress code was sup-
service, who showed it at the porting their decision, I was all
same time by rejecting extra the more impressed with the
flimflam. Yes, the sophisticates place. What a wonderful school'
I dated looked smart and beauti- Yes, to some, concern over
ful, very different from the out- the dress code seems like trivial
casts at that mission (including legalism, unworthy of people
the prostitutes walking just out- dedicated to helping and saving
side), but the look she chose victims of sin. That Salvation
made all of them look cheap Army girl knew better, and,
together. This was the shmning thanks largely to her, so do I.
visual testimony of her commit- -Jan Haluska
ment to Christ, and it seemed

Letter to
the Editor

Gold star for the very BEST
yearforthe Accent! Mr. Bourne
and his staff pulled out a lot of
stops and for that I say,
"Bravo!" Sometimes we have to
step outside the box by recog-
nizing the issues that exist on
Christian campuses. And when
the truth is told, feathers get
ruffled and folks become very
uncomfortable. That's OK, we
survive. A pastor I admire said
in one of his excellent sermons
that every once in a while God
has to shake up our Utde cocoon
, as we have a tendency to
become too comfortable and
complacent.

I looked forward each
Thursday for my paper delivery
and the discussions some stu-
dents and I would have about
what we read in that issue.
Many of them have commented
about how good the paper has
been this year, and I couldn't
agree more.

Kudos to you, Mr. Bourne,
and your stellar staff for a gutsy,
insightful and sometimes funny
newspaper.

-Lydia Rose

Administrative Assistant,
Marketing & Enrollment

Services

Lynn Taylor
Opinion Editor
ltaylor@southem.edu

in

Opinion

The Southern Accent 17

Seven signs that you are in a poor relationship

l.Ifyour girl/boyfriend was 1 Tf „„,„ , ... , .. . ^

. If your girl/boyfriend was
riding a bike without training
wheels by the time you were
born... you might be in a poor
dating relationship.

Your age difference may
pose a problem - don't pre-
tend that it's "romantic" that
you somehow found each
other; first, ask yourself why
that person isn't dating some-
one their own age!

2. If you're absolutely con-
vinced that the Star Trek
"warp drive" is based on
sound scientific principles,
and your girl/boyfriend is an
astro-physics major.., you
might be in a poor dating rela-
tionship.

You have personality and
interest differences - and you
L-an only pretend to be some-
one that you're not for so long.
Remember, you can make any
relationship work... until you
\vish you hadn't.

3- If your roommates have
filed a "missing person" report
on you with the police, but
you're still living in the same
dorm room with them... you
might be in a poor dating rela-
tionship.

You are isolated from vour
friends - and while every rela-
tionship needs some privacy,
too much privacy can lead to
jealousy, domineering behav-
ior and way too much.physical
intimacy.

4. If you're more familiar
with the inside of your
girl/boyfriend's mouth than
their dentist is... you might be
in a poor dating relationship.

You are getting way too
physical, way too fast - you've
moved from The Cure's
"Hello, I Love You, Won't You
Tell Me Your Name?" to Barry
White's "Let's Get It On" with-
out learning more about each
other's true selves. You
haven't taken time to find out

if there's more that attracts
you to each other besides
looks and kissing skills. And
don't forget: a "veggie-virgin"
is just someone who can say
"Well, I've never done this
before... with all my clothes
off' on their wedding night.

5. If you still have your ex-
girl/boyfriend's number on
speed dial... you might be in a
poor dating relationship.

You haven't moved on from
your previous relationships -
your old boy/girlfriends are
still in the picture, and even if
you're not "messing around"
with them physically, your
emotions aren't resolved yet.
Don't get into a relationship if
you haven't gotten out of your
last one yet!

6. If your mom always
refers to your girl/boyfriend
as "That Girl" or "That Boy,"
and you can hear the capital-
ized letters when she says it...

you might be in a poor dating
relationship.

Your parents don't approve
- but even if they never
approve of anything you do,
make sure that you don't
ignore this warning sign. At
the very least, take 30 minutes
to look at your relationship
from your parents' point of
view, and be brutally honest
with yourself. If you still can't
find anything to worn,' about,
all you've lost is 30 minutes of
your time. But, if anything
about your relafionship both-
ers your soul in those 30 min-
utes of reflection, it's time to
ask your parents to clarify
their point of view for you.

7. If you still remember
exactly where you went on
your first date, because that
was also the last time you've
been to church since then...
you might be in a poor dating
relationship.

You've left out the most

important figure in any rela-
tionship: God. All the other
warning signs have excep-
tions, EXCEPT THIS ONE. If
God is not a central and vital
part of your dating relation-
ship, he's not going to magi-
cally become part of it after
you get married, or have your
first kid or turn 65. If this sign
applies to you, you need to put
dating on hold and make time
to center your own life around
God - then a relationship with
God at the center will natural-
ly follow, in God's good time

-Austin Bacchus, (with
apologies to Jeff Foxworthy)

Bacchus spoke on Ms sub-
ject at vespers March 31.
2006.

Southern Adventist University

and Management

Job advancement
and personal accomplishment.

I was offered a
position as a graduate assistant
for the School of Business and
Management. Southern's MBA program
is offered online which appealed to
me as well. I had the choice of taking
classes online, on campus, or the
combination of the two.

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hristlan business philosophy,

staying a

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Thursday, April 20, 2006

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
enkana@southem.edu

ill-

Sports

:erit

^Hot Girlz avenge loss with win over Hot Kicks

The Hot Girlz started off
with first possession of the
ball. They aggressively
entered the Hot Kicks' field
but were overwhelmed by the
swarming defense. They
edged closer and closer but
were not able to pass the
Kicks' air-tight defense.

After a few missed attempts
to break through to the Kicks'
goal, the Girlz' lost possession
of the ball. Then the Kicks
began to attack, but both
teams have similar defensive
styles because the Kicks
couldn't get close enough to
score either. After possession
swayed back and forth, Hot
Girlz's striker, Kelsey
Dryman, took possession deep
into Kicks' territory. She beat

a couple of defenders for a
great goal from the right side.

Hot Kicks then took control
of the ball, but couldn't
answer back. The Girlz contin-
ued to attack when they had
the ball as well. But another
great pass inside Kicks' terri-
tory gave Dryman enough
room to zip another score past
the goalie from the left side.

Hot Kicks took a shot at
the goal, but the bail hit the
top bar. Great awareness by
Girlz' goalie, Gaby Salgado,
prevented the ball from
bouncing into the net. Both
teams continued to play solid-
ly going into half time.

After the break Hot Girlz
took control and were thick
into Kicks' territory. But out-
standing defense kept the
Girlz from making another

Soccer playoff predictions

The 2006 Intramural
er regular season has c
3 an end, and teams
ghtening up in preparation

Similar to the women's
league, there are three teams
that will be in the running for
this year's championship. Hot
Boyz, Furia Latina and Real
Madrid. Real Madrid has lost

for the playoffs. The playoff both contests with these
picture is beginning to take teams but was undefeated in

shape, but the true determ;
nant, on both the men's am
women's sides, will be thi
seeds of the top three teams.
Let's start with thi
women's league.
Rodrigue has
gone undefeated

this season and is FurIa is the most
heavily favored to technically sound
win the champi

team in the

all other regular season
games, which may give them
the edge in the brackets. But
their inability to defend the
corner kick could bring their
championship
hopes to an end.
Furia Latina
versus Hot Boyz
is an intense
rivalry, arguably
featuring the
vever, there league, and will two best individ-
are two obstacles inevitably play in "«! P'ayers in the

i;;pedr„r;r!p^ ^e championship 'S:., 'Tnl

to the title. Hot game. Jevon Roberts.

Girlz and Hot Both teams

Kicl<s. Rodrigue defeated the feature star-studded casts and

Hot Girk (1-0) on one occa- are quite evenly matched

sion and tied (1-1) on another, across the board. However,

Kelsey Dryman of the Hot the passing ability of Furia

Girlz is a ruthless assassin and Latina could be the x-factor in

well-equipped to put a hurting providing them with good

ughout the looks at the goal.

Ho

team thri

playoffs. Hot Kicks is notori-
ous for being the most phy
cally aggressive team in the and

Furia is the most technical-
ly sound team in the league,
tably play i

m

league, which could championship game. Their

give them a mental edge
their opponents.

Still, all roads go through

opponent will be determined
when the brackets are created
Wednesday. Regardless of

Rodrigue. Watch for who they encounter, they will

Rodrigue and Hot Girlz in the be the 2006 champs,
finals with Rodrigue on top, spoken.

lasses the ball aruund Loida
1 Hot IGcks.

score. Then the momentum
shifted when the Kicks were
able to penetrate deep into the
Girlz's turf. Salgado came out
to stop the ball but slipped in
front of many pink Hot Kicks'
uniforms. A goal seemed
inevitable, but Girlz defender
Jennifer Espinosa stopped the
shot attempt and cleared the
ball for a great save.

Both teams were still play-
ing hard up until the end of
the game. But neither of them
was able to score. After the
game, Loida Feliz, of Hot
Kicks, said of the Hot Girlz,
"They're good competitors
and good athletes. We both
lost to each other once, and
the next time we play, I know
we're both going to play hard-

Indoor floor hockey team Degrave

Tern -niomas, of team Degrave, slaps a sliot down during the »

I Thursday, April 20, 2006

Ethan Nkana
Sports Editor
I eijkana@southeni.edu

The

Sports

Real Madrid saves the best for last on the field

REESE Godwin

spobts Reporteb

Real Madrid held off the
Silent Assassins for a 2-0 win
Monday night. The Assassins
started off the game gi\ing a
point to their opponents because
tJie}' did not have enough players
to start the game.

The majority of the match
consisted of fancy foot\vork com-
bined with frequent turnovers.
There was the occasional "ooh"
or "aah" from the crowd, but it
ivas always followed by an
"aww." As soon as a Madrid play-
er would wow the audience with
a move to fake a defender, a sec-
ond Assassin would usually fol- advance quicker.

Handal, was left alone on
defense with Yannick Amegan
looking to score. But Handal
made a great save to keep the
deficit at 1-0 going into halftime.
In the second half, it seems
the teams became enlightened to
the purpose of the game; to
score, The Silent Assassins were
more vocal, telling teammates to
"shoot" or "let's shoot those"
after a player gave up an oppor-
tunity to attempt a goal. Handal
gave the Assassins a big boost,
though he was hmited to the
goalie box. After saving a goal
attempt, he sent some pretty
impressive goalie kicks down the
field to help the Assassins

lo\v up with a steal.

Only six total attempts to
score were made by both teams
in the first half. The goalies were
especially impressive on two
particular occasions. Silent
Assassin Ryan McLennan made
a goal attempt late in the half,
but Ethan Nkana instinctively
reacted and kneeled down to
knock the ball away. Soon after,
on the other end of the field,
/\ssassin's goalkeeper, Anthony

Not only was there more
focused offense, but the passing
got even better. Though already
in tlie lead, Madrid's determina-
tion was demonstrated during
the final minutes of the game.
Amegan launched a comer kick
in the crowd, and Edwin Urbina
appeared from the pack to head
the ball towards the goal. The
ball barely missed Handal's
hands, hit the top of the goal and

T^lcr Shclton pursues.

After the 2-0 Madrid victory, bad," he said. "We gave away a the game because of the last
Amegan felt there couldVe been lot of balls [to the Assassins] and play."
some unprovements. "We played we didn't connect. But we won

Men's soccer power ranking

The playoffs are coming up

ext week and they are bound

I to be full of exciting rivalries

I and upsets. Here are the top

I teams to watch out for:

1. Hot Boyz

This team's record is not
ven close to their actual tai-
nt. After falling short the
I past two years, Jevon Roberts
ie gunning for the title. If
I they continue to have strong
Rowings they are heavily
I favored to win.
2- Furia Latina
Playing together as a team
I year after year has to have its
■ advantages. Though one has
I [0 question why a team would
e its goalie "miss" their
alty kicks for them, they
a very close second in the
I '"ankings.

■ Real Madrid
his team shows great
I individual talent, but passing
^■■iil be key to their future suc-
'fss. The year they won has
^11 but disappeared from
l^nemon' after an early exit in
'ast year's playoffs. Can they
^ring back that old fire?
4. Fluffy Chickens
The^are definitely not the

Jeff Dickerson, of team Hot Boyz, kicks the baU downfield in a game
against team Real Madrid.

team from last year but they
have the skills it takes to
repeat as champions. Look
out for a potential re-match
with Furia.

5. Silent Assassins
This team has kept them-
selves competitive on. pure

hustle. It will take a lot of
effort for them to win it all,
though I believe people would
be more surprised if they
could just make it through
without breaking any bones.
P.S. They gained a big 3-2 win
over Hot Boyz Wednesday-

Women's power rankings

1. Rodrigue

No question about it. They
have gone 6-0-2 this season witli
impressive wins over their rivals
Hot Giriz and Hot Kicks,
Rodrigue has all the pieces to
win the championship. In their
way is their lack of toughness.
But watch out for Rodrigue.
They are coming hard!

2. Hot Girlz

Their 5-2-1 record shows that
they have been a good team all
season and have played well as a
unit to win games. The Hot Girlz
have one of the most talented
female players at Southern,
Kelsey Diyman. She can cover
the field very well and finish
plays with ridiculous goals. She
has been the team leader this
year. Their weakness, although
winning many games, has been
their inconsistent defense. If
these girls are going to take it all
this year they must read what
I'm about to say: Offense brings
the fans out. Defense wins
championships.

3. Hot Kicks

Another potential team to win
the championship, Hot Kicks (5-
2-1) has played well throughout
the season. The advantage Hot

Kicks has had over their oppo-
nents is mental toughness and
ruthless, aggressive play. But
being reckless with the ball has
been their downfall, That will
impede them from winning
games come playoffs time.
4. Southern Prep
This team has talented play-
ers in April Smith, June and May
Anderson. Smith is the team
leader and the Andersons are
Smith's backbone on the field.
But talent alone does not cut it
come playoff time. If this team
wants to make it deep in the
playoffs they need April Smith to
take over games by herself.
5. Pink Panthers C.T
Even though they are in B
league their game-play has
sliown they can compete with
any A league team. This team
comes out and plays hard every
game, trying to demoralize their
opponents. Offense is the key to
their success, but their defense
has been up and down. Some of
it was exposed in the 1-1 tie with
their rival Shnadez. Like I said
before, "Offense brings the fans
out. Defense win champi-
onships," which they are unlike-
ly to win because of the top three
powerhouses mentioned above.
'Records: Wins—Losses— Ties.

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