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SOUTHERN  sJa  ACCENT 


I  Thursday,  September  1 1, 2008 


Wellness  Center 
opening  delayed 

Eholy  Young 

umufiMG-Emmii- 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


Though  the  Wellness  Cen- 
ter was  expected  to  be  open 
for  business  by  the  begin- 
ning of  school,  the  sounds  of 
its  construction  can  still  be 
heard  across  campus .  It  is  now 
scheduled  to  have  its  grand 
opening  in  about  a  month  and 
a  half,  during  Alumni  Week- 
end, October  23-26. 

The  new  facility  will  fea- 
ture massage  rooms,  a  hot  tub , 
smoothie  bar,  an  indoor  track, 
steam  rooms  and  dry  saunas 
among  other  things.  It  will 
also  have  new  treadmills,  el- 
liptical training  machines  and 
weight  machines. 

The  Wellness  Center  will 
also  have  longer  hours  to  ac- 
commodate students'  sched- 
ules. On  weekdays,  other  than 
Fridays,  it  will  be  open  from 
5  a.m.  to  11  p.m.,  said  Leslie 
Evenson,  Southern's  wellness 
institute  director. 

Another  feature  drawing  at- 
tention is  the  30-foot  climbing 
wall  located  just  inside  the  en- 
tryway  of  the  new  building. 

"For  people  who  like  ad- 
venture there's  nothing  like 
it  around,"  said  Phil  Garver, 

see  Wellness  Center,  page  2 


Photo  By  Benjamin  Stitzer 


RyanMoore  breoksit  down  kicking  off  the  karaoke  withsome  VaniUa  Ice,  baby. 

SA  welcomes  Southern  '90s  style 


Monika  Bliss 
Christina  Wettzel 
Emily  Young 

Staff  FibwK 


Pogs,  Goldfish,  and  the 
Fresh  Prince  of  Bel-Air  were 
just  a  few  things  that  brought 
back  the  '90s  at  this  year's  SA 
Welcome  party. 

The  comers  of  lies  P.E.  Cen- 
ter were  filled  with  games  like 
dodge  ball,  four-square  and 
Mario  Kart,  among  others. 


Karaoke  was  also  available, 
featuring  popular  '90s  songs 
like  "Ice,  lee  Baby"  by  Vanilla 
Ice  and  "All  Star"  by  Smash 
Mouth  Erick  Olteanu,  a  soph- 
omore biology  major,  said  he 
liked  karaoke  best.  "I  think  it 
was  definitely  the  highlight  of 
the  evening." 

In  addition  to  the  entertain- 
ment, the  party  featured  over 
160  pounds  of  '90s  treats  in- 
cluding Blow  Pops,  Fruit  Roll- 


Ups,  Cheeze-Its,  Airheads  and 
more,  said  B.J.  Taylor,  SA  So- 
cial Vice  President. 

Overall,  students  said  the 
party  was  a  success.  "I  loved 
reliving  the  90s,"  said  Janel 
Noseworthy,  a  junior  nursing 
major.  "I  can't  believe  I  forgot 
about  pogs  and  yo-yo's.  It  was 
awesome  to  come  back  to." 

Other  students  said  they 
Liked  the  unity  that  the  party's 
theme   provided.    "The    90s 

see  90'S  PARTY,  PAGE  2 


Ministries 
Expo  informs 


Hannah  Kuntz 

CoEX-EnnaB 


Last  Friday  evening  the 
Ministries  Expo  gave  stu- 
dents a  chance  to  acquaint 


themselves  with  more  than  30 
booths  from  various  service 
organizations,  clubs  and  aca- 
demic departments. 

The  purpose  of  the  annual 
event  is  to  give  students  the 
chance  to  become  involved  in 
the  community. 

"Our  goal  is  to  essentially 
expose  oursrudents  to  as  many 


ministry  opportunities  as  pos- 
sible," said  Kevin  Kibble,  asso- 
ciate chaplain. 

This  year's  Ministries  Expo 
was  slightly  larger  than  last 
year.  Event  organizer  and  as- 
sistant chaplain,  Donnie  Keele, 
said  he  felt  it  was  an  opportu- 
nity for  the  university  to  show- 
case freedom  of  religion  on 


campus,  and  hoped  students 
could  view  their  education  as 
more  than  just  academics. 

"The  key  purpose  is  to  spe- 
cifically give  students  a  chance 
to  see  how  they  can  get  in- 
volved in  service,"  Keele  said. 
"I  would  hope  that  students 
would   recognize   the   value 


3  MISSION  EXPO,  p 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1 

Free  concert 
coming  to 
Collegedale 


Grab  your  blankets,  lawn 
chairs ,  family  or  a  date  and  en- 
joy music  under  the  stars  with 
the  East  Tennessee  Symphony 
Orchestra  (ETSO)  and  guest 
violinist  Brian  Liu 

The  ETSO  will  be  perform- 
ing a  free  concert  on  Sept.  14  at 
7  p.m.  in  the  Collegedale  Com- 
munity Veterans  Park.  Under 
the  direction  of  Richard  Hick- 
am,  the  orchestra  will  accom- 
pany Liu  with  the  first  move- 
ment of  Tchaikovsky's  Violin 
Concerto  in  D.  The  orchestra 
will  play  Brahms'  Symphony 
No.  1  in  C  minor  and  Academic 
Festival  Overture. 

ETSO  is  a  non-profit  vol- 
unteer orchestra  comprised  of 
sixty- five  academy  students, 
college  students  and  com- 
munity members.  Started  by 
Richard  Hickam,  a  Southern 
alumnus,  ETSO  debuted  at  the 
annual  Collegedale  fireworks 
program.  According  to  Hick- 
am, the  event  was  a  great  suc- 
cess that  yielded  three  seasons 
of  performances. 

While  attending  Vander- 
Cook  College  of  Music,  Hickam 
attended  numerous  outdoor 
concerts  by  world-famous 
orchestras  at  the  renowned 
Millennium  Park  in  Chicago. 
It  was  such  an  inspiration  for 
Hickam  that  he  decided  to  cre- 
ate an  outdoor  concert  here  in 


Hickam  and  Liu  are  both 
SAU  alumni  from  the  class 
of  2000.  Hickam  received  a 
B.S.  in  music  education  and 

ssb  FREE  CONCERT,  pagb  2 


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2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 

Unique  local 
eattery  closes 
its  doors 

Katie  Hammond 

Mfwi;  Fimttw . 

All  the  tables  were  full  at  the 
Kreme  House  on  Aug.  29,  as 
customers  came  in  to  eat  their 
last  meal,  and  say  goodbye  to 
the  well-known,  country  style 
restaurant  that  had  been  in 
business  for  over  30  years. 

South  East  Bank  purchased 
the  Kreme  House  because 
they  loved  its  location,  but  in- 
tend to  teai"  the  building  down, 
said  Marlene  Geren,  daughter 
of  the  restaurant  owner.  She 
said  people  in  the  community 
are  not  pleased  about  another 
bank  coming  to  town. 

David  Green,  owner  of  the 
Kreme  House,  said  that  the 
community  seems  sad  about 
the  closing.  The  customers 
love  the  real  country  food  be- 
cause of  his  wife's  recipes  that 
are  a  100  years  old,  he  added. 

Some  Southern  students 
think  it  is  unfortunate  the 
Kreme  House  is  closed. 

"I'm  sad,"  said  Michael  En- 
nis,  a  junior  computer  science 
major,  who  has  lived  in  the 


NEWS 


photo  by  Monika  Rli- 
Drew  Underwood  and  his  mother  Anne  eat  at  the  Kreme  House  0 
day  open 

CoUegedale  area  for  years,  but     I  was  a  little  kid  and  I'm  sad 

just  discovered  the  restaurant     to  see  it  go,"  said  Drew  Un- 

this  summer.  derwood,  a  junior  business 

"Although  it  was  a  recent     administration  major,  whose 

family  is  neighbors  and  friends 

with  the  owners.  "They  have 

a  wicked  good  country  fried 

steak,"  he  added. 

People  who  enjoy  the  coun- 
try   cooking    of  the    Kreme 
House  can  enjoy  many  of  the 
same  recipes  at  Countryside, 
-     -  a  restaurant  owned  by  Geren, 

discovery  for  me,  I  really  en-     Green's  daughter.  Countryside 
joyed  going  there.  The  French     is  located  on  Mahan  Gap  Rd 
silk  pie  was  delicious."  Geren  said,  "This  is  a  begin- 

Other  students  have  been     ning  for  us,  not  an  ending," 
going  to  the  Kreme  House  for 
a  long  time. 

"I  've  been  eating  there  since 


I've  been  eating 
there  since  I  was 
a  little  kid  and  I'm 
sad  to  see  it  go. 

-  Drew  Underwood 


90's  party 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

theme  is  something  that  we 
can  all  relate  to  and  have  in 
common,"  said  Renee  Baum- 
gartner,  a  senior  intercultural 
communication  and  Spanish 
major.  "Everyone  could  relate, 
even  total  strangers." 


Kaitlin  EUoway,  a  junior 
nursing  major,  said  her  favor- 
ite part  of  the  party  was  the 
costumes. 

"It  was  pretty  funny  to  see 
people  dressed  in  all  types  of 
'80s  and  '90s  clothes." 

Students  are  already  look- 
ing forward  to  what  SA  has-in 
store  for  the  rest  of  the  year. 


"I'm  expecting  super  good 
things,"  said  Theo  Brown  a 
junior  film  production  major. 
"This  party  really  raised  the 
bar.  If  you  start  the  year  out 
with  a  party  like  that,  I  can't 
wait  to  see  what's  next." 


SOUTHERN  JL  ACCENT 


Vol  64.  Issue  1 


Vie  Student  Voice  Since  1926 

Thursday,  September  11, 2008 


Monika  Bliss 

emily  young  zack  livingston        hannah  kuntz 

katie  hammond  benjamin  stitzeh       shanna  crumley 

rachbl  hopkins  christina  weitzel        matt  zuehlke 
lifestyles  editor  layout  &deskn  web  mawgsr 

sarah  hayhoe  katie  dexter  matt  turk 

editor  layout  &oesien  ae 

chris  clouzet  mar1ln  thorman 


Laure  Chambbrlain 


Free  concert 

Continued  from  Pg- 1 


a  master's  in  education  from 
VanderCook  College  of  Mu- 
sic in  2005.  Under  the  direc- 
tion of  Orio  Gilbert,  Hickam 
served  as  assistant  conduc- 
tor of  the  SAU  orchestra  and 
music  director  of  WSMC-FM 
90.5.  Hickam  is  currently  the 
orchestra  director  at  CoUeg- 
edale Academy. 

Liu  earned  a  B.S.  in  music 
from  Southern  and  a  mas- 
ter's in  music  performance 
and  literature  from  the  East- 
man School  of  Music.  Pres- 
ently, Liu  plays  with  several 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  2008 

orchestras  throughout  the 
southeast  such  as  the  Augusta 
Symphony  and  the  Chatta- 
nooga Symphony  among  oth- 
ers. Liu  is  currently  an  adjunct 
professor  in  the  Department 
of  Fine  Arts  at  Augusta  State 
University. 

"ETSO  provides  a  venue 
where  individuals  can  come 
out  and  enjoy  classical  music 
with  their  family,  friends  and 
community  members,"  said 
Jeanne  Dickinson,  an  orches- 
tra member. 

Hickam  invites  the  whole 
community  to  come  out  and 
experience  an  evening  of  clas- 
sical music. 


Wellness  Center 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

dean  of  the  School  of  PE, 
Health  and  Wellness. 

Garver  has  been  working 
on  the  project  since  he  came 
to  Southern  more  than  twenty 
yeas  ago,  and  is  excited  to  see 
it  near  completion.  He  said 
the  delay  in  construction  was 
due  to  a  combination  of  many 
small  factors. 

"The  weather  played  a  fac- 
tor and  different  challenges 
early  on,"  he  said. 

Jason  Neufeld,  a  senior 
computer  science  and  art  dou- 
ble major,  has  an  entertaining 
reason  for  being  enthusiastic 
about  the  construction.  He 
said,  "I'm  super  excited  that 
Taylor  Circle  will  finally  be  cir- 
cular!" 


Missions  Expo 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


Photo  By  Ashley  Cheney 
Janelte  Sundin  signs  up  at  the  ERC  booth  at  the  Missions  Expo,  Sept.  5 


Other  students  had  similar  | 
thoughts. 

"It's  a  good  way  to  get  the  | 
students  out  here  to  see  what 
the  school  has  in  store  for 
them  with  outreach,  as  well  as 
missionary  work,"  said  Iinski 
Cherisol,  a  junior  mass  com- 
mum  cat.  ions  major. 

Summer  Schleifer,  a  senior  I 
elementary  education  major,  j 
said  it  was  her  third  year  in  a 
tendance  and  that  she  enjoys  I 
being  able  to  see  what's  going  I 
on  around  campus,  as  well  as  I 
see  who's  involved. 


of  service  and  really  step  up 
to  the  plate  and  get  involved 
while  they're  here,  and  stay  in- 
volved once  they  leave." 

After  vespers,  large  crowds 
of  students  gathered  in  the 
field  by  Spalding  to  talk  and 
look  around  at  the  various 
booths. 

"I  think  it's  a  great  oppor- 
tunity for  students  to  become 
aware  of  the  ministry  opportu- 
nities," said  Bjorn  Harboldt,  a 
junior  business  major. 


Photo  By  Mafhn  Thorm*| 
Janelte  Sundmsigns  up  at  the  ERCboothat  theMissionsExpo,  Sept.  5 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  1 1 ,  2008 


religion 

Who  needs  God? 


Chris  Clouzet 

Bn  l^lftH  FnrmR — 


"I  like  to  think  of  God  as  a 
menace,  because  then  at  least 
I  know  that  there  is  a  bigger 
menace  than  me." 

Have  you  ever  heard  that 
saying  before?  Probably  not.  I 
made  it  up.  Taking  a  relation- 
ship with  God  out  of  our  reli- 
gion doesn't  make  much  sense 
either.  But  around  here,  we  are 
suddenly  bumped  to  Christian 
status  if  we  profess  to  believe 
that  Jesus  died  for  us.  We  feel 
like  we  can  just  include  being 
nice  and  going  to  church  to  the 
equation  and  we're  saved.  Our 
reputation  becomes  the  savior 

Pi  we  rely  on.  Do  we  really  need 
God  in  that  religion?  It  doesn't 
sound  like  it. 

I'm  the  best  gamer  in  the 


North  American  Division.  In 
Age  of  Empires  II,  I  can  con- 
struct a  city,  build  an  army  and 
defeat  an  enemy  faster  than 
the  Israelites  any  day.  I  can 
watch  movies  until  my  eyes 
are  swollen  red.  Long  ones, 
slow  ones,  sad  ones,  funny 
ones;  they're  all  great  because 
they  take  up  so  much  valuable 
time.  Productivity  is  overrated 
anyway.  I  also  enjoy  triathlons. 
Sweating  off  late  night  pizza 
and  feeling  my  quads  burn  as 
I  pant  up  a  hill:  those  are  the 
true  joys  in  life.  Gasping  for 
breath  lap  after  lap  in  the  pool 
is  what  brings  meaning  to  my 
days.  I  love  listening  to  music, 
too.  If  s  important  to  be  uplift- 
ed by  your  music,  so  I  am  al- 
ways sure  to  ignore  the  swear 
words  and  vulgar  themes.  I 
am  also  a  Christian.  I  believe 


Jesus  died  for  me.  Last  week  I 
asked  Him  to  forgive  my  sins, 
so  I'm  clear  for  heaven.  I  go 
to  church,  making  sure  to  sit 
with  friends  in  case  if  s  boring, 
to  gain  a  spiritual  blessing. 
Sometimes,  when  Bible  read- 
ing is  assigned  for  class,  I  even 
read  a  couple  extra  verses. 
And  I  pray  before  I  eat 

Pretty  good,  right?  I 
blend  in  around  Collegedale, 
at  least. 

Will  this  year  be  any  differ- 
ent? The  Bible  says  that  Jesus 
is  the  Author  and  Finisher  of 
our  faith.  Thafs  wonderful, 
because  I  still  don't  fully  un- 
derstand what  faith  is.  I  at- 
tempt this  religion  thing  and 
seem  to  do  pretty  well,  but 
I  have  trouble  with  the  rela- 
tionship part.  Am  I  building 
a  friendship  with  the  King  of 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 

Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


Kings?  Do  I  know  Jesus  well 
enough  for  Him  to  recognize 
me  when  He  comes? 

Sometimes  I  see  us  taking 
God  out  of  religion.  Based  on 
what  I  see  around  town  and  in 
my  own  life,  we  make  being  a 
Christian  easy.  To  be  religious, 
you  just  put  your  tie  or  skirt 
on,  grab  your  cell  phone  and 


Photo  By  Hollie  Maooinber 

go  listen  to  a  sermon  some- 
where. Just  half  an  hour  and 
bam!  You  get  spiritual  bless- 
ing plus  eternal  life.  That  for- 
mula sounds  pretty  simple. 
But  the  pastor  won't  be  get- 
ting us  into  heaven.  Only  God 
hands  out  the  tickets. 

Who  needs  God?  We  all  do. 


Be  still  and  know  that  I  am  God 


Joelle  Williams 

COMTBIHirTOR 


J  X  few  nights  ago  around 
Ul,  I  found  myself  wandering 
around  outside  of  my  parents' 
house,  my  heart  heavier  than 
usual.  I  stood  alone  in  the  dark 
staring  up  at  the  unexpectedly 
Klear  stars,  the  Milky  Way 
^stretching  across  the  heavens. 
{Why  was  I  out  here,  feeling 
forlorn  and  unprepared?  The 
beginning  of  the  school  year 
should  have  been  filling  me 
^ith  hope  and  confidence,  not 
trepidation.  Still,  I  couldn't  get 
past  my  anxiety  and  the  best 
antidote  for  angst  I  know  is  a 
dose  of  nature  and  a  talk 
Sith  Jesus. 

J  I  lay  down  on  the  driveway 
Sid  stared  up  at  the  sky.  I  felt 
that  I  could  only  pray  and  at- 
tempt to  listen,  and  hopefully 
feel  more  peaceful.  The  night, 
however,  seemed  to  have 
other  ideas.  Across  the  val- 
ley it  sounded  as  if  there  were 
mne  sort  of  dreadful  animal 
*ama  going  on  in  the  forest. 
The  eerie,  unsettling  echoes  of 
dogs  yammering  and  howling 
among  the  trees  floated  to  my 
ears.  Cars  kept  going  by  on  the 


road,  interrupting  the  velvety 
darkness  and  my  thoughts 
about  everything  I  still  need- 
ed to  do.  Forgetting  to  pray, 
I  finally  got  lost  in  my  own 
thoughts,  which  chased  each 


My  worries  did 

not  magically  melt 

away  but  I  knew 

God  was  listening... 

I  realized  that 

nothing  would 

happen  that  God 

wouldn't  see  me 

through. 


other  around  and  around  in  a 
tense  circle.  Finally,  I  snapped 
out  of  it  and  realized  that 
while  my  eyes  had  been  fixed 
at  the  sky,  I  had  not  been  see- 
ing it,  and  while  my  ears  had 
been  open  to  the  sounds  of  the 
crickets  in  the  grass  all  around, 
I  had  not  been  hearing  them  at 
all.  While  I  had  come  out  here 
to  commune  with  God,  He  was 
farthest  from  my  mind. 
I  silently  begged  God  for 


help.  Lest  I  be  ever  seeing  and 
never  perceiving,  ever  hear- 
ing but  never  understanding, 
I  turned  to  God  and  asked 
to  be  healed.  My  worries  did 
not  magically  melt  away,  but 
I  knew  God  was  listening  and 
the  night  became  much  more 
beautiful.  I  realized  that  noth- 
ing would  happen  that  God 
wouldn't  see  me  through.  Now 
I  could  finally  see  the  stars  and 
listen  to  the  crickets'  songs. 

While  I  don't  know  all  that 
this  school  year  will  bring,  or 
whether  or  not  I  will  look  back 
on  it  as  pleasant  or  not,  I  know 
God  will  get  me  through.  The 
same  goes  for  every  student  at 
Southern.  Some  ofus  will  have 
great  semesters  and  others  will 
have  a  pretty  rough  time.  Most 
ofus  will  fall  somewhere  in  the 
middle.  Whatever  happens, 
there  is  nothing  too  big  for 
God,  nothing  He  can't  handle. 
My  prayer  is  that,  throughout 
this  school  year,  as  often  as 
possible,  no  matter  how  things 
are  going,  we  will  take  a  min- 
ute, even  if  it  is  only  literally  a 
minute,  to  pause  and  perceive 
God's  handiwork  and  give  our 
all  to  Him. 


Religion 

that  (jOd  our  Father 

accepts 

as  pure  and  faultless 

is  this: 

to  look  after  widows  in  their  distress 

and  to 
keBp  oneself 

from  being  polluted 
by  the  world._ 

jfflp   -James  1:27 


Graphic  by  CtilfftilM  WeHzel 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


man 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  2008 

Sarah  Hayhoe 
Opinion  Editor 
sarahh@southern.edu 


QJpA 

Think,  think,  think  about  it  L  ^  mM  Restaurant 


Sarah  Hayhoe 

0°'»'""  Fnrma 


Opinions  are  like  noses. 
Everyone  has  one,  although 
some  are  bigger  and  get  more 
attention  than  others.  As  we've 
pushed  through  the  first  weeks 
of  classes,  we  naturally  create 
new  opinions  about  encoun- 
ters with  professors,  deans, 
cafeteria  cuisine,  do-it-youself 
laundry  service  and  that  attrac- 
tive blond  that  passes  by  on 
the  promenade  between  Hack- 
man  and  Brock  every  Monday, 
Wednesday  and  Friday.  What- 
ever our  class  standing,  we  all 
experience  first  impressions, 
those  polarized,  sometimes 
split-second  perceptions  that 
morph  into  opinions  of  people 
or  ideas.  We  can  acknowledge 
these  opinions.  It's  more  dif- 
ficult to  face  the  question:  So 
what  do  we  do  with  our  first 
impressions? 

Last  week,  my  roommate 
discovered  the  Flight  of  the 
Conchords  (FOTC),  New  Zea- 
land's grammy-winning,  two- 
man  band  famous  for  thought- 
fully crude  humor.  Their  ability 
to  sing  about  "the  issues"  of 
child  labor,  gang  violence  and 
AIDS   in  their  song  "Think 
About  It,  Think,  Think  About 
It,"  made  quite  an  impression 
on  her.  This  isn't  a  plug  for 
FOTC,  neither  is  it  a  justifica- 
tion or  condemnation  of  Bret 
and  Jemaine's  sense  of  humor 
or  chosen  vocation  as  secu- 
lar comics.  The  point  is  that 
they  had  to  think,  think,  think 
about  how  to  impress  their  au- 
dience since  sweatshops  and 
life-threatening  illnesses  don't 
make  easy  laughs.  In  turn,  we 
have  to  consider  what  we  will 
be  impressed  by  when  we  have 
the  network  on  one  tab  of  our 
internet  browser  and  McKee 
library's  research  central  on 
the  one  next  to  it .  First  impres- 
sions influence  our  decisions, 
which  form  our  habits. 

In  his  bestseller  Blink, 
Malcolm  Gladwell  explores 
how  we  instantaneously  form 
opinions  and  make  decisions. 


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He  replaces  common  terms 
like  intuition  with  sexier  jar- 
gon, but  the  book  is  more  or 
less  about  first  impressions. 
Gladwell  offers  example  af- 
ter example:  art  historians 
who  identify  a  kouros  statue 
forged  in  the  1960s  that  mod- 
em technology  dated  as  be- 
ing over  2,000  years  old,  an 
orchestra  conductor  shouting 
"That's  who  we  want!"  after  a 
trombonist's  audition  only  to 
gasp  when  the  musician  be- 
hind the  screen  turned  out  to 
be  awoman.  Gladwell's  gallery 
of  stories  reveals  the  influence 
of  expertise  and  prejudice  on 
impressions. 

Even  though  we're  only  stu- 
dents, our  personal  impres- 
sions and  opinions  resemble 
those  of  experts,  both  self- 
proclaimed  and  certified.  We 
bring  our  backgrounds  and 
former  opinions  to  the  dining 
hall  table,  to  the  promenade, 
to  our  dorms  and  apartments. 
The  difference  I  find  between 
our  journey  here  at  South- 
em  and  that  of  Gladwell's 
experts,  is  derived  from  their 
expertise  and  our  inexperi- 
ence. Gladwell's  art  historians 
might  have  recognized  a  fake 
when  they  saw  one,  but  only 
after  years  of  training  and  ex- 
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experts;  some  of  us  haven't 
even  declared  a  major.  Still, 
we  have  opinions,  so  what  do 
we  do  with  them? 

Turn  them  into  questions 
that  engage  the  opinions  of 
others.  Don't  just  take  exams 
in  college,  test  the  ideas  pre- 
sented to  you  everyday.  Ask, 
listen,  and  think,  think,  think 
for  yourself.  Admit  uncer- 
tainty and  make  ignorance  a 
reason  to  actively  seek  truth. 
Prepare  to  be  impressed  and 
dare  to  think  in  new  ways  by 
prayerfully  and  honestly  ex- 
ploring our  university  and  our 
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Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Why  We  Need  to  Get  Our  Green  On 


Rachel  Hopkins 

UresTfLES  Editor 

Environment.  Just  the  word 
makes  me  start  to  feel  guilty. 
My  last  Olive  Garden  meal 
came  home  in  a  Styrofoam 
carryout  container,  which 
is  now  taking  up  space  in  a 
landfill.  I  threw  away  a  blank 
piece  of  paper  the  other  day 
too,  just  'cause  I  didn't  need  it. 
And  I  won't  lie,  I  frequently 
drive  from  Southern  Village 


to  convocation.  Ouch. 

The  environment  tries  to 
be  good  to  us,  but  it  usually 
seems  too  time  consuming 
to  show  some  love  back.  Our 
environment  is  in  bad  shape, 
and  if  most  of  us  were  honest, 
we'd  admit  that  we  probably 
haven't  done  our  part  to  make 
things  better. 

So  why  am  I  addressing 
this  issue  on  my  very  first 
lifestyles  page?  Maybe  pay- 
ing penance  for  my  decidedly 


un-environmentally  friendly 
ways?  Sort  of.  Actually,  Doug 
Baasch  called  me.  Turns  out, 
our  SA  president  cares  about 
the  environment  and  wants 
to  promote  a  green  attitude 
on  campus.  First  step?  Make 
this  known  to  Southern 
students  via  the  newspaper. 
After  all  my  quarter  mile  trips 
to  the  Collegedale  Church  and 
back,  helping  out  is  the  least  I 
could  do. 

So  here  it  is:  as  lifestyles 


editor,  I'm  committing  right 
here,  right  now,  to  give  you 
one  green  up  a  week.  But 
don't  worry;  I'm  not  so  naive 
as  to  think  that  if  I  tell  you  to 
only  buy  organic  foods  and 
bike  everywhere  that  you'll  do 
it.  There  has  to  be  something 
in  it  for  you  I'll  do  my  best  to 
make  my  eco-love  tips  as  sim- 
ple and  as  beneficial  to  you  as 
possible.  Deal?  All  right,  lef  s 
do  this  thing. 


Album  Review:  Seasons  by  Jon  Foreman 


Need  some  fresh   tunes?  you  don't  share  my  sentiments 

Donnie  Keele,  Southern's  as-  don't  turn  your  back  on  Fore- 

sistant  chaplain/music  enthu-  man  yet,  Jon  trades  rocking 

siast,  gives  us  his  take  on  Jon  out  for  some  quiet,  well-craft- 

Foremans'"Seasons."  ed,  mellow  tunes.  Even  those 


Donnie  Keele 

CnwTRiBirrnR 


that  it  provides .  Not  only  is  his 
music  artistically  spot  on,  but 
the  thought-provoking  lyrics 
he  puts  on  top  are  equally  as 
impressive.  His  songs  actually 


If  you  haven't  heard  of  Jon 
Foreman,  I  can  nearly  prom- 
ise that  you  have  at  least  heard 
some  of  his  music.  By  now 
Switchfoot  is  nothing  new, 
they've  been  making  rock 
solid  albums  for  years.  Fore- 
man, however,  chose  to  take  a 
break  from  the  big  band  sound 
and  do  a  solo  project.  Start- 
ing in  November  2007,  Fore- 
man began  releasing  six-song 
EPs  titled  after  a  season  with 
"Summer"  being  released  in 
June  2008.  Personally,  I  feel 
Switchfoot  is  incredible,  but  if 


Seasons 

Artist:  Jon  Foreman 

(of  Switchfoot) 
Genre:  Acoustic/Folk 
Released:  June  2008 


who  don't  know  much  about 
music  can  understand  and  ap- 
preciate the  artist  in  Jon  Fore- 
man. But  the  real  beauty  of  his 
music  is  the  complete  package 


mean  something.  They  have  a 
true  depth  that  few  songwrit- 
ers are  able  to  capture. 

It  is  nearly  impossible  to 
come  up  with  a  list  of  his  "best 


songs"  because  all  of  them  are 
absolutely  brilliant,  able  to 
stand  alone  but  still  fit  into  a 
larger  whole.  However,  among 
his  most  popular  songs  (as 
voted  by  iTunes  Store  custom- 
ers) are  "Cure  For  The  Pain" 
from  Fall,  "Learning  How  To 
Die"  and  "Behind  Your  Eyes" 
from  Winter,  "In  My  Arms" 
and  "Your  Love  Is  Strong" 
from  Spring,  and  "A  Mirror  Is 
Harder  To  Hold"  from  Sum- 

I  honestly  believe  this  is 
someofthebest  musicyouwill 
ever  hear.  It  is  so  well-crafted 
on  a  whole  that  it  really  is  in 
a  league  of  its  own.  Jon  Fore- 
man, a  true  artist  and  musical 
genius,  thank  you  for  sharing 
your  talents  with  us. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in 
the  right  direction. 

Autumn  Acres  Corn 
Maze  and  Pumpkin 
Patch 

Crossville,  TN 

Open  Saturday  'til  10  p.m. 

and  Sunday  from  1-6  p.m. 

through  Nov.  2 

$8  per  person  (cash  and 

checks  only) 

autumnacres.  net 

Tennessee  State  Fair 
Nashville,  TN 

Now  until  Sunday,  Sept.  14 
$8  per  person,  $4  parking 
per  vehicle. 

Midway,  cooking  competi- 
tions, monster  truck  racing, 
petting  zoo,  Arabian  horse 
show,  etc 
tennesseestatefair.org 

Chattanooga  Market 

First  Tennessee  Pavilion, 

downtown  Chattanooga 

Sunday,  Sept.  14 

Free 

Locally  grown  produce, 

handcrafted  arts,  food  and 

live  music. 

chattanoogamarket.com 

East  Tennessee 
Symphony  Orchestra 

"Brahms  &  Vaughan- 

Williams" 

Veterans  Memorial  Park, 


Sunday,  Sept.  14 

Free 

etsomusic.org 


Welcome  back 
Southern! 

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Vexation:  Wasting  Gas 
(I'm  sure  you  can  do  the  math 
on  how  this  is  bad  for  our 
environment). 

Solution:  Fuel  System 
Cleaner 

Implementation:  Add  a 
fuel  cleaner  to  your  tank  every 
3,000  miles  to  ensure  thatyour 
fuel  system  will  be  running  in 


top  form.  Deposits  will  cause  a 
rough  idle,  engine  hesitation 
and  overall  bad  fuel  economy, 
but  a  fuel  cleaner  will  get  rid  of 
those  deposits.  Voila! 

Clarification:  You  can  get 
fuel  system  cleaner  at  any  gas 
station,  auto  store  or  even  at 
Walmart  for  around  $8  and 
up. 
*Tipjrom  ecologue.  com 


6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


sports 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11 ,  2008 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl  ©southern.edu 


What's  hot  and  what's  not 


Zack  Livingston 

<»<wi<  Fnnrw 


Lance  Armstrong 

Lance  Armstrong,  seven- 
time  world  cycling  champion, 
will  step  up  for  a  shot  at  an 
eighth  victory  in  the  Tour  de 
France. 

Despite  the  drug  rumors 
that  have  tarnished  his  per- 
fect reputation,  the  36-year- 
old  will  live  strong  and  bring 
interest  back  to  cycling  and 
multi-colored  wristbands. 

"He's  turned  himself  into  a 
cycling  icon  so  it  will  be  great 
for  cycling  and  American  ath- 
letics," said  Yannick  Amegan, 
senior  animation  major. 

Lance  Armstrong  took  a 
three-year  break  and  decided 
1  to  come  back  and  prove  ex- 
actly why  he  is  the  only  cyclist 
anyone  knows  . . .  hot. 


Tom  Brady 

The  results  are  in  and  the 
Patriots  have  confirmed  that 
Tom  Brady  will  not  participate 
for  the  remainder  of  the  2008 
season.  Rumors  suggesting  a 
torn  ACL  and  MCL  have  Bos- 
ton fans  everywhere  a  little 
scared  about  the  future. 

Southern's  Super  Bowl  par- 
ty swarmed  with  Brady  jerseys 
last  year,  however,  this  season 
doesn't  look  too  promising  for 
Patriot  fans. 

"We  got  a  new  quarterback, 
but  it's  still  going  to  be  hard  to 
fill  his  shoes,"  said  Jonathan 
Arocho,  freshmen  theology 
major.  "Patriots  are  the  still 
the  greatest  dynasty  in  the  his- 
tory of  all  football." 

Brady's  left  knee  was  in- 
jured during  the  first  quarter 
of  the  first  game  of  the  sea- 
son; the  team's  first  chance  to 
bounce  back  from  an  embar- 
rassing Super  Bowl  brawl  with 
the  Giants. 


Tom  Brady  battered  in 
the  beginning  .  .  .  definitely 
not  hot. 

Serena  Williams 

Five  years  ago  Serena  Wil- 
liams was  ranked  number 
one  in  the  world  for  woman's 
tennis.  After  handling  some 
injuries  and  family  issues  she 
returned,  five  years  later,  to 
reclaim  her  number-one  rank- 
ing. 

With  a  victory  over  her 
sister,  Venus,  in  the  quarter- 
finals and  one  over  Jelena 
Jankovic  for  the  title,  she  is 
the  best  female  tennis  player 
in  the  world. 

"Real  athletes  never  fall 
off,  they  just  age,"  said  David 
Grant,  senior  film  major.  "Ser- 
ena Williams  climbing  back  to 
the  top  is  just  showing  us  that 
her  age  hasn't  caught  up  with 
her  yet." 

Serena  Williams  gets  her 
groove  back. . .  definitely  hot. 


First  year  of  futsol  fever 


Zack  Livingston 

SEPfllS  Fnirnti 


Just  when  you  thought  all 
the  crutches,  casts  and  crip- 
pled students  would  disap- 
pear until  next  soccer  season, 
Southern  introduces  a  new  op- 
portunity to  become  a  World 
Cup  champ.  On  Sept.  19,  futsol 
(also  known  as  indoor  soccer) 
will  become  an  official  intra- 
mural sport  on  campus. 

"Futsol  was  introduced  in 
the  Smart  Start  session  this 
summer,  and  although  all  the 
games  were  well  attended, 
there  still  needed  to  be  adjust- 
ments made  for  better  organi- 
zation," said  Mike  Boyd,  as- 
sociate professor  of  PE  "Now 
that  we  have  more  referees 
available  and  a  better  under- 
standing of  game  play,  it  will 
be  better  this  fall." 

For  those  students  who 
don't  have  a  clue  (like  me), 
futsol  is  played  between  two 
teams  of  five  players.  One 
player  on  each  team  is  the 


goalie,  while  the  others  attack 
their  opponent's  goals  using  a 
much  smaller  area  than  a  soc- 
cer field.  Unlike  soccer,  fiitsol 
is  not  limited  with  an  out  of 
bounds  line.  This  allows  the 
players  to  rebound  the  ball  off 
of  walls,  the  ceiling  or  the  clos- 
est opponent's  head.  A  much 
smaller  ball  with  less  bounce 
is  used  to  compensate  for  the 
smaller  space. 

"Futsol  is  like  a  mix  between 
hockey  and  soccer  so  students 
are  really  going  to  enjoy  it," 
said  Omar.  Lopez-Thismon,  a 
sophomore  journalism  major. 

Four  teams  have  already 
signed  up  to  play  and  many 
more  are  expected  to  join.  The 
sport  will  begin  as  a  pilot  pro- 
gram, and  based  on  its  success 
it  could  become  a  permanent 
fall  sport.  Soccer  popularity  on 
campus  gives  futsol  an  edge. 
But  if  it  doesn't  go  as  planned, 
it  will  be  plucked  out  of  the 
hot  pan,  like  last  years  Fluffy 
Chickens  team. 


2008  Concert  Season 


Brahms  &  More 

Sunday    14  September      7:00  p.m. 


VETERANS  MEMORIAL  PARK,  Collesedale,  TN 


Admit  tan©1 


EAST  TENNESSEE 
Symphony  Orchestra 

www.  etsomusic.  org 


Come  and  enjoy  a  wonderful  evening  of  live  music,  featuring  Symphony  No  1 
in  c  minor  and  Academic  Festival  Overture  by  Brahms  and  SAU  Alumnus  Brian 
"      *  play|n9  *e  first  movement  of  Tchaikovsky's  "Violin  Concerto  in  D" 
under  the  direction  of  Richard  Hickam. 

Bring  a  blanket,  chairs,  food,  a  date,  your  family  or  your  studies. 

RAIN  DATE:  MONDAY,  SEPTEMBER  15  at  7:00  p.m. 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  2008 


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SunbeltCohutta  Springs 
Triathlon  |  The  25th  Annual 
Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs  Tri- 
athlon will  take  place  on  Oct.  5 
at  Cohutta  Springs  Conference 
Center.  For  further  details  visit 
the  website:  pe.southern.edu/ 
triathlon.  Applications  are 
avail  able  online  oryou  can  reg- 
ister atwww.active.com.  Rates 
for  students  under  24  years  of 
age  is  $30  for  individuals  and 
$60  for  relay  teams  until  Sept. 
22,  and  $45  for  individuals 
and  $75  for  relay  teams  until 
Sept.  29.  For  registration  in- 
formation contact  Kari  Shultz, 
Director  of  Student  Life  &  Ac- 
tivities. For  general  race  infor- 
mation contact  Bob  Benge  in 
lies  P.E.  Center.  There  is  race 
day  registration,  but  the  price 
is  higher. 

First  Aid  and  CPR  certi- 
fication classes  Sept.  15  & 
16  from  4-7  p.m.  To  partici- 
pate, pre-registration  must  be 
completed  Sept.  12  at  the  1st 
floor  bulletin  board  in  Sum- 
merour  Hall.  $25  for  one  or 
both  classes,  cash  or  check 
only.  Classes  to  be  held  in 
Summerour  Room  107.  Future 
classes:  Oct.  6  &  7,  Nov.  16. 

View  Southern  |  It's  al- 
most time  for  View  Southern 
(Sept.  22-24).  We  have  over 
500  seniors  from  our  Southern 
Union  Academies  that  will  be 
visiting  campus  for  three  days. 
Their  visit  will  be  jam-packed 
with  events  and  activities  that 
are  geared  towards  answering 
the  question  "Why  Southern?" 
We  hope  you'll  enjoy  seeing 
the  new  faces  around  campus 
and  will  welcome  them  with 
our  famous  Southern  hospi- 
tality. 


Southern  Adventist 
University  Wind  Sympho- 
ny I  Openings  for  experienced 
brass  (trumpet,  hom,  trom- 
bone, euphonium)  and  bass 
clarinet  players.  Contact  Prof. 
Ken  Parsons  at  ext.  2886  or 
kparsons@southem.edu  for 
more  information. 

Auditions  |  Southern  Jazz 
Ensemble:  Guitarist,  Pianist. 
Players  must  be  able  to  in- 


Upcoming  events  calendar 


Friday, 
September"i2 


8  a.m.  -  Dave  Cress  Me- 
morial Golf  Tournament 
(Bear  Trace) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Evangelism 
Vespers  (Talge  Hall  Chapel) 

7:52  p.m.-  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  Donnie 
Keele  (Collegedale  Church) 

Saturday, 
September  13 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  Conti- 
nental Breakfast  (Colleg- 
edale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

10:15  am.  -  Saltworks 
Sabbath  School  (Seminar 
Room-upstairs) 

9: 75  Sabbath  School  (Col- 
legedale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School 
(Gospel  Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon 
(Collegedale  Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect 
(formerly  The  Third)  -  Jack- 
ie James  (Collegedale  Acad- 
emy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  - 
Student  Led  Worship,  John 
Nixon  (Collegedale  Church) 

2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp 
(Wright  Hall) 


3  p.m.  -  Sabbath  Min- 
istries: Alzheimer  Patient 
Visitations  (Wright  Hall) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Evensong: 
Organist,  Peter  Liepzig; 
Reader,  Luther  Whiting 
(Collegedale  Church) 

9p.m.  -  OpenGymNight: 
Basketball,  Volleyball,  Rac- 
quetball,  and  Futsal 

(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday, 
September  14 

Latin  American  Month 
Begins 

1:45  p.m.  -  SASenate  So- 
cial (Meet  in  front  of  Wright 
Hall) 

7  p.m.  -  ETSO  Concert 
(Veteran's  Park) 

Monday, 
September  15 

PRAXIS  Exams  (Lynn 
Wood) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Undergradu- 
ate Council 

4-7  p.m.  -  CPR  and 
First  Aid  Certification  Class 
(Summerour  #107) 

5  p.m.  -  Club/Dept.  Stu- 
dent Organization  applica- 
tions (continuing  and  re- 
turning) due  to  Student  Life 
and  Activities 


Tuesday, 
September  16 

12  p.m.  -  Phi  Alpha  Appli- 
cations due  (Daniells) 
12  p.m.  -  Tornado  Siren 
Test 

4-7  p.m.  -  CPR  and  First 
Aid  Certification  Class 
(Summerour  #107) 
7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence 
Hall  Joint  Worship 

Wednesday, 
September  17 

5  p.m.  -  Futsal  Team 
Meeting  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

6:30  p.m.  -  Welcome 
Back  Dinner  for  Returning 
ACA  Students  (Presidential 
Banquet  Room) 

7:15p.m.  -  SASenate  Ori- 
entation (White  Oak  Room) 

Thursday, 
September  18 

Last  Day  for  80%  Tuition 
Refund 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation: 
Constitution  Day,  James 
Standish  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

1-6  p.m  -  Senior  Pictures 
(Student  Center) 

7  p.m  -  Lori-Gene  Gallery 
Opening  (Brock  Gallery) 

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terpret  chord  symbols  as  well 
as  read  traditional  notation. 
While  a  jazz  background  is 
helpful,  an  eagerness  to  learn 
is  essential.  Contact  Prof.  Ken 
Parsons  -  ext.  2886,  kpar- 
sons@southem.edu  for  more 
information. 

Elections  |  Senate  elec- 
tions will  be  this  Thursday. 
Don't  forget  to  vote  for  your 
representative!  ■  Dorm  stu- 
dents, look  for  a  ballot  from 
your  RA.  Community  students 
can  vote  in  the  Student  Center 
on  Thursday. 

Senior  Pictures  |  Senior 
portraits  will  be  taken  in  the 
Student  Center  on  Sept.  18 
from  1-6  p.m.  and  Sept.  19 
from  9  a.m.-4  p.m.  Tuxedos 
and  drapes  are  provided  Just 
come  with  your  hair  and/ 
or  make-up  looking  nice!    It 


should  take  about  15  minutes 
per  person. 

Undergaduate  Photos  | 

Undergraduate  photos  will  be 
taken  at  the  ID  Card  desk  un- 
til Sept.  17. 

Make  sure  you  get  in  there 
to  get  your  picture  re-taken, 
otherwise  it  will  look  the  same 
as  last  year! 

First  Southern  Breeze  | 
Next  Tuesday,  September 
16.  Visit  journalism.southern. 
edu  for  more  information. 


And  in  the  end,  it'snot  the 
years  in  your  life  that  count. 
It's  the  life  in  your  years. 

-Abraham  Lincoln 


September  12-Aimee 
Burehard,  Bo  Benge,  Brittany 
Russell,  Cassie  Brauer,  De- 
andra  Gibson,  Dustin  Gold, 
Heather  Thames,  Kerysa 
Ford,  Marleigh  Rannow,  Mat- 
thew Chung,  Sharon  Engel 

September  13-Ashley 
Castleberg,  Ashley  Reddell, 
Brandon  Wilson,  Carrie  Wil- 
son, Doug  Frood,  Emily  Whit- 
comb,  Julie  Brandt,  Matthew 
Tinkham 

September  14-Christine 
Reynolds,  Grace  Nunez,  Me- 
hlani  Domingo,  Reese  God- 
win 

September  15-Andrea 
Shafer,  Christy  Jensen,  Erika 
Schmidt,  Erin  Novak,  Kevin 
Khadar,  Michael  McGonigle, 
Nelson  Mercado,  Ray  Carson 

September  16-Brienna 
Thompson,  Chris  McTaggart, 


Cleise  Vilela,  Dawn  Chee,  Ig- 
nacio  Silverio,  James  Kelly, 
Josh  Carithers,  Olga  Moreira, 
Rebecca  Hardesty 


Photo  courtesy  of  sxchu 

September  17-Alex  Meji- 
as,  Esteban  Covarrubias,  Hugh 
John  Mitchell,  Katie  Hayhoe, 
Matt  Turk,  Richard  Anderson, 
Steve  Callahan,  Steven  Arauz, 
Valerie  Lucas 

September  18-Anthony 
Coleman,  Debbie  Beihl,  Eric 
Schoonard,  Jeff  Dickerson, 
Sarah  Hanson,  Trevis  Gullatt, 
Winston  Allen 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humnr 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  2008 

Benjamin  Stitzer 

Humor  Editor 

stitzerb@southern.edu 


Watch  out 

for  the  birds 


I 


Ben  Stitzer 

Huwrm  fam 


While  I  was  making  my 
normally  boring  journey  from 
my  car  to  Brock  Hall  for  class, 
1  was  bombarded  by  a  flying 
flock  of  geese.  I  heard  their 
squawking  slowly  get  louder 
and  louder.  I  literally  jolted 
as  half  a  dozen  birds  swooped 
over  my  head.  My  biggest  fear 
(which  1  expect  to  be  the  same 
as  most  people)  was  that  1 
was  going  to  be  the  victim  of 
a  fly-by-bombing.  Seconds 
later,  after  the  flock  passed  by 
me  I  saw  it!  One  of  the  birds 
had  dropped  a  heat-stinking 
missile.  Thankfully  they  were 
about  20  feet  in  front  of  me.  I 
barely  made  it  to  the  safety  of 
Brock  unscathed. 

1  hope  this  page  will  be  like 
my  journey  to  Brock  Hall.  I 
want  you  to  make  it  through 
the  humor  page  unscathed  by 
terrible  comics  orlamejokes.  I 
-will  do  my  very  best  to  uphold 


quality  through  light-hearted 
humor.  My  hope  is  that  you 
find  the  humor  page  a  safe 
haven  to  sit  back,  enjoy  and 
maybe  even  laugh. 

Instead  of  just  comics,  this 
year  we  will  be  having  a  vari- 
ety of  written  humor.  Here  are 
a  few  things  you  can  expect 
this  year,  and  you  are  welcome 
to  submit  anything  you  like. 
Comics 

Draw  a  funny  comic  and  make 
it  a  series.  If  it's  funny,  every- 
one wiE  love  you. 
Editorials 

These  will  usually  consist  of 
humorous  takes  on  things  go- 
ing on  around  Southern.  They 
can  be  random  and  cover  al- 
most any  topic. 
Thumbs  up/down 
These  are  about  things  that  are 
happening  around  campus. 
Like,  Thumbs  up:  New  flavors 
for  slushes  at  KR's.  Yum,  can't 
wait  for  a  mocha  strawberry 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weilzel 

slush.  Thumbs  down:   lines 
at  KR's  breaking  records  for 
longest  ever  in  history  of  KR's . 
[Disclaimer:  both  not  neces- 
sarily real  and  are  to  be  used 
as  examples  of  format  only.] 
You  might  be  from 
Southern  if... 
This   are  a   spin-off  of  the 
"You  might  be  a  redneck  if..." 
These  phrases  will  be  things 
you  would  only  know  if  you're 
from  Southern. 
Funny  photos 
Just  funny  photos. 

These  are  just  a  few  of  the 
things  planned  for  this  page, 
so  get  ready  and  watch  out  for 
the  geese. 

Also,  if  you  would  like  to 
submit  a  comic,  editorial, 
thumbs  up/down,  "You  might 
be  from  Southern  if...,"  or  fun- 
ny photos,  please  e-mail  meat: 
stitzerb@sourhem.edu.  $$$  is 
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Pancake  breakfast  last  Sunday. 
Yum.  Free  breakfasts  always 
taste  the  best. 


CK  not  open  on  Sunday  morning. 
Sometimes  it's  worth  it  to  sleep 
in  and  still  get  a  good  breakfast. 
Whafs  going  on? 


Asian  welcome  back  party.  Good 
food,  good  games  and  a  good 

time.  ScHfi  S*IS  *I«H  7AM- 


Pasta  day  confusion.  Is  it 
Wednesday  or  is  it  Thursday?  I 
never  stinkin'  know!  There  should 
be  a  chart  somewhere  letting  us 
know  what  day  is  pasta. 


Pesto  is  exceptionally  good  this 
year.  Good  job,  it  is  actually 
pretty  tasty. 


New  parking  permits.  I  just  don't 
like  paying  for  the  whole  year  all 
at  once. ..and  is  it  more  expensive 
this  year? 


Collegedale  church's  Sabbath 
school  for  us.  Again,  free  break- 
fasts are  fantastic.  Everyone 
should  go  and  volunteer  to  be  a 
small  group  leader. 


So  much  homework.  This  is  only 
the  second  week  and  there  is 
already  tons  of  work  to  do.  Oh, 
well,  let's  get  to  it. 


SOUTHERN  §oy™  ACCENT 


Thursday,  September  1 8,2008 

Preparing 
students  to  vote 

Round  Scaluet 

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SOUTHERN 

ADVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


With  a  presidential  election 
just  around  the  comer,  univer- 
sity organizations  on  campus 
are  working  hard  to  make  sure 
students  are  ready  to  exercise 
their  civic  duty. 

In  order  to  provide  students 
with  a  deeper  understanding 
of  the  issues  at  stake  during 
the  campaigns,  the  School  of 
Journalism  &  Communication 
has  partnered  with  the  history 
department  this  semester  to 
offer  a  media  and  the  presi- 
dential elections  class. 

"Its  something  we've  done 
every  four  years,"  said  Ste- 
phen Ruf,  associate  professor 
of  journalism  and  communi- 
cation. ' 

In  class,  students  take  a 
closer  look  at  how  candidates 
are  using  media  to  create  en- 
thusiasm among  citizens.  They 
also  analyze  the  issues  of  me- 
dia bias,  ethics  and  political 


There  is  a  higher  level  of  in- 
terest among  students  in  this 
election  compared  to  previous 
elections,  Ruf  said. 

However,  this  interest  for 
politics  among  young  citizens 
was   not  the   general   trend 


Photo  By  Ian  Zinne 
Students  Colby  Reddell,  Donnie  Crook,  Dalnd  Gamer  and  Bradley  Newrayer  (left  to  right)  prepare  for  the  ropes 
course  during  their  Southern  Connections  class  for  Outdoor  Leadership  freshman. 

Freshman  class  gets  mixed  reactions 


Adrienne  Vernon 

Star;  Whitfr 


The  freshmen  this  year  can 
expect  one  more  graduation 
requirement.  Southern  is  re- 
quiring all  first-time  college 
students  to  enroll  in  Southern 
Connections,  a  one-credit- 
hour  course  designed  to  inte- 
grate them  into  college  life. 

"[Southern  Connections]  is 
a  class  that  connects  them  ac- 


ademically, socially  and  spiri- 
tually," said  Renita  Klischies, 
co-coordinator  of  the  First 
Year  Experience  program, 
which  Southern  Connections 
is  part  of.  The  First  Year  Expe- 
rience program  is  designed  to 
help  students  achieve  academ- 
ic success  by  mentorship  and 
various  orientation  activities. 

Students    are    enrolled   in 
one  of  36  classes ,  according  to 


their  department.  Fiftypercent 
of  the  class  is  geared  toward 
teaching  the  students  study 
techniques,  time  management 
and  other  skills  useful  for  col- 
lege students.  The  other  half  of 
the  class  is  designed  to  teach 
students  how  to  be  successful 
in  their  major,  Klischies  said 

Joshua  Carithers,  a  fresh- 
man nursing  major,  has  en- 
joyed the  class.  "It's  a  really 

see  NEW  CLASS,  page  3 


Southern  is 
going  green 

.  Katie  Hammond 

Nfws  Fnrrog 

Southern  is  on  its  way  to  be- 
ing more  ecd-friendly,  through 
a  sustainability  committee, 
a  new  club  and  students  and 


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faculty  who  want  to  see  pro- 
environment  changes  take 
place  on  campus,  said  Doug 
Baasch,  student  association 
president. 

A  student  organization, 
The  Green  Initiative  Club,  was 
started  this  semester  by  Es- 
ther Nooner,  a  junior  speech 
language    pathology    major. 


"The  main  goal  [of  the  club] 
is  to  have  recycling  bins  all 
over  campus  by  Earth  Day," 
said  Megan  Sutherland,  club 
vice  president  and  sophomore 
nonprofit  administration  and 
development  major. 

Sutherland  said  that  the 
club,  which  currently  has  78 
members,  plans   to   educate 


about  the  environment  and 
raise  awareness  by  getting  t- 
shirts  made  out  of  recycled 
bottles,  and  by  picking  an  en- 
vironmentalissue  every  month 
to  educate  students  about. 

The  "Green  Campus  Ini- 
tiative," a  proposal  of  efforts 
Southern    can    take   to    "go 

see  GREEN,  page  2 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    2 

Library  gets 
a  facelift 

Katie  Hammond 

Nfws  Fnrrnw 


The  McKee  Library  now  fea- 
tures study  rooms,  a  "reading 
nook',  a  renovated  bathroom 
and  wider  aisles ,  said  Joe  Moc- 
nik,  director  of  libraries. 

These  renovations  which 
took  place  over  the  summer, 
are  the  second  stage  of  three 
remodeling  phases  taking 
place  in  the  library,  Mocnik 
said.  He  went  on  to  explain 
that  the  first  stage  of  remod- 
eling involved  the  basement 
and  upstairs  level,  and  in  the 
•third  stage,  which  will  take 
place  next  year,  the  stairway, 
lighting  and  ceilings  will  be 


Some  Southern  students 
like  the  library's  new  look. 
"  [The  renovations]  are  pretty 
sweet,"  said  Jared  Williams,  a 
sophomore  chemistry  major, 
who  spends  four  to  five  hours 
a  day  in  the  library. 

"I  like  the  way  the  circula- 
tion desk  is  positioned  in  the 
foyer  of  the  library,"  said  Tim 
Matthews,  a  senior  history  ma- 
jor. "It  adds  to  the  ambiance  of 
the  entrance,"  he  added 

While  some  students  were 
pleased  with  the  renovations 
in  the  library,  others  had  some 
complaints,  "The  boys'  bath- 
room [on  first  floor]  isn't  reno- 
vated like  the  girls  bathroom, 
and  I  was  disappointed,"  said 
Anthony  Medina,  a  senior  the- 
ology pre-dent  major. 

There  are  now  eight  study 
rooms  in  the  library,  and  some 
have  screens  and  projectors  to 
which  students  can  hook  up 
their  laptops,  Mocnik  said.  He 

see.LIBRARY,page3 


;  Checkout  Michael 
Phelps  at  the  Olympics 
on  page  9. 


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See  what  this  dinosaur 
is  doing  on  the  Humor 
page  12. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 


Bill  passed  to  aid  students 
with  tuition  and  book  costs 


Hannah  Kuntz 

fnpv  ErmrtR 


A  bill  promising  a  list  of 
benefits,  including  increased 
accountability  for  student 
loan  companies,  increasing 
Pell  Grant  scholarships,  and 
raising  awareness  of  tuition 
and  textbook  costs,  passed 
through  Congress  in  July  and 
was  signed  into  law  by  Presi- 
dent Bush  on  Aug.  14, 2008. 

The  Higher  Education  Op- 
portunity Act,  totaling  more 
than  1400  pages,  is  part  of  the 
recent  governmental  effort  to 
help  college  students  and  their 
parents  battle  rising  costs  of 
tuition  and  books. 

President  Gordon  Bietz  said 
he  had  not  studied  all  the  im-" 
plications  yet,  but  felt  that  the 
government  basically  wants 
to  assess  whether  colleges  are 
providing  students  with  what 
they  say  they  are.  This  could 
lead  to  more  comprehensive 
testing  of  current  students  and 
Southern  alumni. 

"I  do  know  it  will  involve 
more  reporting  and  will  strain 
some'  or  the'  mtf-as'tructure  in 
providing  all  the  data  that  the 
federal  government  is  asking 
for,"  Bietz  said  "I  don't  think 
students  will  notice  it  except 
for  a  little  more  attention  paid 
to  some  assessment  activi- 
ties." 

Southern  typically  only  in- 
creases tuition  by  four  to  five 
percent  each  year  and  will  not 
likely  be  required  to  report 
these  increases,  however,  they 
will  be  trying  to  help  students 


cut  costs  on  books 

"We're  looking  at  ways  to 
try  to  litigate  [textbook  pric- 
es]," said  Marc  Grundy,  asso- 
ciate vice  president.  "One  of 
the  ways  is  by  asking  our  pro- 
fessors to  choose  book  options 
that  are  going  to  be  cheaper 
for  our  students." 

Additional  money  will 
likely  be  freed  up  for  students 
from  middle-class  and  lower- 
income  families  with  the  in- 
crease in  Pell  Grant  scholar- 
ships. 

"There  seems  to  be  a  con- 
certed effort  by  Congress  to 
increase  the  Pell  Grants,  which 
we  definitely  cheer  because 
thafs  money  that  goes  from 
the  government  to  helping 
students  pay  the  bill,"  Grundy 
said.  "We're  going  to  go  after 
that  money  for  our  students, 
but  it's  just  unfortunate  that 
every  new  program  that  [the 
government]  institutes  causes 
us  a  lot  of  work." 

Most  students  are  unaware 
of  the  implications  of  the  new 
bill,  but  seem  to  feel  positively 
about  it;  - 

"It  sounds  like  agreatidea," 
said  Tina  Matandiko,  a  fresh- 
man nursing  major.  "But  Ad- 
ventists  have  a  different  way 
of  doing  things  so  it  probably 
won't  affect  us  that  much." 

Emily  Fisher,  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major,  said  she 
thought  it  was  very  practical 
to  communicate  with  stu- 
dents and  to  make  education 
more  available  [regarding  Pell 
Grants]. 


# 


SOUTHERN  A  ACCENT 

Vie  Student  Voice  Since  1926 

VoL64.Issuc2 

Thursday,  Sepiember  18, 2008 

Monika  Bliss 

EMILY  YOUNG 

MARLIN  THORMAN  ' 

KATIE  HAMMOND 

7.AC.K  LIVINGSTON 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
UfESmiS  IDIIOH 

SARAH  HAYHOE 
CHRIS  CLOUZET 

BENJAMIN  STITZER 

CHRISTINA  WBITZBL 

KATIE  DEXTER 

KA1TLIN  ELLOWAY 

MATT  ZUEHLKE 
WW  MANAGER 

MATT  TURK 

LaUR£  CHAMBERLArN 

"Recruiting  Volkswagen"  convocation 


Ashley  Cheney 

Staff  Writtr 


Chattanoogans  anticipate 
the  development  and  opening 
of  the  new  Volkswagen  plant 
coming  to  the  Tennessee  Val- 
ley, but  wonder,  "Why  Chatta- 
nooga?" 

Trevor  Hamilton,  vice 
president  for  Economic  Devel- 
opment for  the  Chattanooga 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  pro- 
vided answers  during  the  Sept. 
5  convocation  for  the  School  of 
Business  &  Management. 

In  an  hour-long  presenta- 
tion, Hamilton  shared  the 
timeline  for  the  Volkswagen 
project,  starting  with  Chat- 
tanooga's own  economic  re- 
structuring. He  also  discussed 
Chattanooga's  campaigning 
for  the  location  of  the  new 
Volkswagen  production  plant. 
Other  unnamed  locations  con- 
sidered by  Volkswagen  were  in 
Alabama  and  Mississippi.  For 


Chattanooga,  he  said,  the  En- 
terprise South  business  park 
was  a  prime  location. 

The  approximate  6,000 
acres  on  Bonny  Oaks  was  for- 
merly a  volunteer  army  am- 
munitions plant,  but  has  long 
since  been  empty  and  over- 
grown. When  Volkswagen 
representatives  visited  in  May 
to  look  at  the  site,  they  had 
difficulty  seeing  the  potential 
through  the  trees.  In  an  effort 
to  show  their  commitment  to 
the  Volkswagen  project,  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  began 
dealing  and  leveling  land  on 
May  16. 

Volkswagen  reps  returned 
in  June  to  see  the  tremendous 
progress  made  on  the  Enter- 
prise South  site.  From  June 
to  July  there  were  additional 
requests  and  communication 
between  Volkswagen  reps  and 
Chattanooga  officials.  On  July 


15,  Volkswagen  announced 
Chattanooga  as  the  home  of 
Volkswagen  America. 

Hamilton  also  mentioned 
that  approximately  2,000  jobs 
will  be  introduced  into  the 
Chattanooga  job  market  from 
the  plant  itself,  with  the  possi- 
bility of  10,000  more  through' 
outside  suppliers. 

"The  jobs  there  will  range 
from  executive,  accounting, 
etc,  office  administration  jobs, 
engineering,  and  of  course, 
hi-tech  assembly  jobs.  Also, 
there  could  be  opportunities 
for  internships,  etc.,"  said  Dr 
Ben  Wygal,  assistant  to  the 
President  at  Southern. 

Although  Volkswagen  plans 
to  have  the  plant  built  in  two 
years  with  the  first  vehicle 
rolling  off  production  lines  in 
early  2011,  watch  the  Web  site 
for  opportunities  to  apply. 


Green 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


sioners  to  restart  the  recycling , 
program  in  the  city,  and  take 
other  sustainability  measures. 


green,"  was  written  by  Joy  Mc- 
Kee,  Southern's  corporate  and 
foundation  relations  and  vol- 
unteer liaison.  The  proposed 
plan  was  passed  by  Southern's 
cabinet  and  Ad  council,  and  a 
new  sustainability  committee 
was  formed,  McKee  said.  She 
added  that  the  12  step  strate- 
gic plan  was  taken  from  a  plan 
outlined  by  The  Institute  for 
Sustainable  Energy  at  Eastern 
Connecticut  State  University. 

Although  all  12  steps  are 
being  worked  on,  this  year,  the 
committee's  focus  is  on  reduc- 
ing the  volume  of  solid  waste 
on  campus,  McKee  said. 

McKee  is  also  working  with 
the  Collegedale  city  commis- 


M  The  main  goal 

[of  the  club]  is 

to  have  recycling 

bins  all  over 
campus  by  Earth 

day. 
-Megan  Sutherland 

In  addition  to  the  new  com- 
mittee, The  Green  Initiative 
Club  was  also  stalled  this  se- 
mester. "The  main  goal  [of  the 
club]  is  to  have  recycling  bins 
all  over  campus  by  Earth  Day," 
said  Megan  Sutherland,  club 
vice  president  and  sophomore 
nonprofit  administration  and 
development  major. 

Sutherland  said  that   the 


club,  which  currently  has  70 
members,  plans  to  educate 
about  the  environment  and 
raise  awareness  by  getting  t- 
shirts  made  out  of  recycled 
bottles,  and  by  picking  an  en- 
vironmental issue  every  month 
to  educate  students  about. 

There  are  many  students 
and  faculty  on  campus  who 
are  concerned  about  recycling, 
Baasch  said.  "My  goal  is  to 
build  education.  A  lot  of  peo- 
ple just  don't  know  what  to  do 
with  recycling,"  he  added. 

Angel  Kiele,  a  sophomore 
graphic  design  major,  espe- 
cially appreciates  the  efforts 
the  school  is  taking  to  recycle. 
She  said,  "Coming  from  Alaska 
where  most  people  don't  recy- 
cle, I  think  if  s  cool  to  come  to 
a  place  where  I  won'thave  to 
go  out  of  my  way  to  do  that " 


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Students  racing  for  a  cure 


AlMEE  BUCHAKD 

CamsmaoE 


Sunday  Sept.  28  marks  the 
9th  annual  Susan  G.  Komen 
Race  for  the  Cure  and  many 
Southern  students  and  faculty 
members  are  participating. 

"1  love  to  run  and  I  might  as 
well  help  someone  while  doing 
it,"  said  Emily  Ford,  a  senior 
fine  arts  major. 

One  team,  organized  by 
PE  professor  Bob  Benge,  and 
many  other  individual  faculty 
and  staff  will  join  the  event 
that  includes  a  5K  competi- 
tive race,  5K  run  and  fitness 
walk  and  a  l-mile  fun  run  and 
walk  starting  at  the  University 
of  Tennessee  at  Chattanooga 
McKenzie  Arena. 

"I  don't  do  it  because  1  en- 
joy it,  necessarily,  but  I  think 
if  s  a  good  cause,"  said  Denise 
Childs,  professor  in  the  School 
of  Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion, whose  aunt  is  battling  the 
disease.  "When  you're  done, 
you're  hot,  sweaty  and  sun- 
burned, but  you  feel  good" 

The  Susan  G.  Komen  Breast 
Cancer  Foundation  lias  been 
raising  money  for  breast  can- 
\  cer  research  since  1982,  after 
the  founder,  Nancy  G.  Blink- 
er, lost  her  sister  Susan  to 
I  breast  cancer.  Since  then,  the 
■  foundation  has  been  working 
I  to  fight  this  disease  by  host- 
I  ing  fundraising  events  such  as 
I  the  Race  for  the  Cure,  allowing 
I  them  to  raise  over  $1.8  million 


since  2000. 

Without  a  cure  for  breast 
cancer  one  in  eight  women 
will  be  diagnosed  yearly  in  the 
U.S.,  and  around  the  world, 
10  million  could  die  over  the 
next  25  years,  according  to  the 
foundation. 

Many  participants  in  this 
event  are  involved  because 
they  want  to  honor  the  life  of 
a  loved  one  or  a  friend ' 

^6  I'm  running  in 
the  race  because 
it's  exciting  to  be 
part  of  an  event 
that  can  really 
change  people's 
lives. 

-I$izabeth  Underwood 


"I'm  running  in  the  race  be- 
cause it's  exciting  to  be  part  of 
an  event  that  can  really  change 
people's  lives,"  said  Elizabeth 
Underwood,  a  junior  nursing 
major  whose  grandmother 
had  breast  cancer. 

Being  involved  in  the  Race 
for  the  Cure  does  not  just 
mean  running  the  5K.  The  Su- 
san G.  Komen  Breast  Cancer 
Foundation  also  needs  volun- 
teers for  the  day  of  the  race. 
For  more  information  about 
volunteering,  entry  fees,  and 
how  to  register  for  this  event, 
go  to  www.ChattanoogaRace- 
ForTheCure.com. 


Library 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


added  that  most  of  the  rooms 
can  seat  six  to  eight  people, 
and  one  of  the  study  rooms 
can  seat  ten. 

Students  can  make  reserva- 
tions for  a  study  room  online 
by  going  to  library.southern. , 
edu,  and  clicking  on  the  study 
room  reservations  link  in  the 
lower  left  hand  comer,  said 
Frank  Di  Memmo,  media 
librarian. 

Danika  Ouzounian,  a  fresh- 
men math  and  physics  for 
secondary  education  major, 
appreciates  the  changes.  "The 
studyrooms  are  useful  because 
you  can  work  in  groups  on 
projects  and  don't  have  to  be 
quiet  in  the  library,"  she  said. 


Photo  By  Emily  Kay 

Allana  Westermeyer  (left),  Krystle  Haugen  (center  back), 
Kristi  Horn  (right)  study  in  the  newly  remodeled  library. 


"It  makes  studying  great." 

There  are  also  plans  to 
start  a  "knowledge  com- 
mons" on  the  first  floor, 
Mocnik  said.  Exhibits  such  as 
art  displays,  bell  choirs  and 


lecturers  are  planned  to  be 
featured  in  this  area.  Moc- 
nik added,  "Creative  noise 
is  welcome." 


New  class 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


goodexperience,"hesaid.  "I've 
made  a  lot  of  new  friends." 

Professors  use  the  same 
basic  material  in  teaching 
study  skills,  but  curriculum 
focusing  on  a  specific  major 
is  unique  to  each  department. 
Students  also  participate  in  ac- 
tivities related  to  their  majors, 
such  as  visiting  museums  .hos- 
pitals or  ever  building  a  robot. 

Students  who  haven't  de- 
clared a  major  are  grouped 
in  a  class  that  allows  them  to 
explore  their  talents  and  op- 
tions. If  a  student  decides  to 


change  majors,  they  do  not 
change  classes.  The  skills  they 
are  learning  are  transferable 
to  any  major,  said  Klischies. 

While  some  first  time  stu- 
dents think  the  class  is  valu- 
able, others  feel  differently. 
Kaleb  Leeper,  a  freshman 
general  studies  major,  was  un- 
sure about  the  class.  "1  guess 
it's  good  if  you're  really  timid 
coming  into  college,  but  I  think 
it  should  be  optional." 

Administrators  hope  the 
class  will  boost  retention  rates . 
About  30%  of  freshman  do 
not  return  to  Southern  in  the 
fall  for  their  sophomore  year, 
said  Volker  Henning,  associ- 


ate vice  president  of  academic 
administration. 

Southern  has  been  work- 
ing toward  creating  this  class 
for  at  least  five  years,  Henning 
said.  Administrators  will  con- 
tinue to  assess  and  analyze  the 
program,  and  will  evolve  it  to 
fit  the  needs  of  students . 

For  students  who  feel  their 
Southern  Connections  class 
is  npt  .beneficial,  Henning 
advises,  "Go  to  the  class  and 
see  what  you  can  learn.  See 
what  gems  you  can  pick  up. 
There  will  be  things  of  interest 
and  use  for  every  student  in 
the  class." 


Artist  comes  to  Southern 


Ejdly  Young 


"•  Lori-Gene,  an  artist  whose 
;workhas  been  featured  across 
■the  United  States,  in  Europe, 
•Scandinavia  and  Central  Asia, 

will  be  presenting  her  per- 
ubrmance  art  Sept.  25  at  7:30 

p.m.  in  Ackerman  Auditorium. 

She  will  illustrate  the  music  of 

Peter  Cooper  and  other  mu- 

^Jticians  with  graphite  as  they 
perform.  Convocation  credit 
will  be  given. 

She  emphasized  that  her 
show  will  be  unique  from  what 
Southern  normally  offers  for 
convocations. 

B  "I  don't  think  anything  I 
can  say  can  come  close  to  the 
impact  of  watching  this  art- 
work being  created,"  she  said. 
The  idea  of  the  performance 


is  not  about  producing  a  great 
work  of  art.  If  5  a  response  to 
the  music." 

Giselle  Hasel,  an  assistant 
professor  of  the  School  of  Vi- 
sual Art  and  Design  arranged 
for  her  to  perform  at  Southern 
after  seeing  her  artwork  on 
display.  She  was  captured  by 
the  way  that  Lori-Gene  con^- 
nected  music  and  art. 

"Lori-Gene  has  focused  on 
giving  sound  and  music  a  vi- 
sual form,"  Hasel  said.  "Every 
art  piece  carries  with  it  a  mes- 
sage, and  Lori-Gene' s  message 
is  that  one  can  truly  engage  in 
classical  music." 

Her  artwork  can  also  be 
seen  on  display  at  the  Brock 
Hall  Gallery  on  the  second 
floor  of  Brpck  Hall  from  Sept. 
18  to  Oct.  31. 


Vote 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


during  the  last  presidential 
election.  Statistics  from  the 
U.S.  Census  Bureau  revealed 
that  less  than  half  of  citizens 
age  18  to  24  voted  in  the  2004 
presidential  election. 

To  make  sure  that  students 
get  involved  and  vote,  the  His- 
tory Club  has  been  conducting 
a  voter  registration  drive  on 
campus.  "We  want  to  promote 
civic  mindedness  and  com- 
munity involvement.  If  s  part 
of  our  departmental  mission," 
said  Ben  McArthur,  history 
department  chair. 

The  club  had  a  booth  set  up 
at  the  organizational  showcase 
at  the  beginning  of  the  school 
year,  as  well  as  in  the  cafeteria 


line  Thursday  after  convoca- 
tion, where  students  could 
register  to  vote.  Students  that 
are  not  from  Tennessee  can 
also  register  to  vote  in  Hamil- 
ton County. 

Sophomore  mass  communi- 
cation major  Angela  McPher- 
son  from  Indiana  registered 
with  the  history  club.  She  said 
that  the  process  was  incred- 
ibly easy.  It  took  her  five  min- 
utes to  fill  out  the  half-page 
form.  "The  worst  part  was  re- 
membering my  address  at  the 
dorm,"  she  added. 

Instead  of  going  to  town 
to  get  registered,  junior  mass 
communication  major  and 
Tennessee  resident  Emily 
Young  also  chose  to  register 
with  the  History  Club.  "It  was 
very  convenient  to  have  it  all 
right  there,"  she  said 


Ryan  Thurber,  History  Club 
officer  and  junior  history  ma- 
jor, said  that  nearly  100  stu- 
dents have  already  registered 
through  the  club. 

Students  who  have  not  yet 
registered  for  voting  still  have 
a  chance  to  do  so.  The  History 
Club  will  have  the  registra- 
tion booth  set  up  every  day 
next  week  by  the  cafeteria  line 
during  lunch.  People  unable 
to  stop  by  the  booth  at  those 
times  can  also  pick  up  a  reg- 
istration form  in  the  history 
department. 

Finally,  watch  for  post- 
ers around  campus  as  several 
clubs  such  as  the  Democratic 
Club  and  the  History  Club  are 
planning  parties  on  election 
night. 


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religioD — 

Discovering  rest  without  getting  more  sleep 

_„,._, „._     ™m  h«  Father.  In  Desire  of    to  take  the  risk  of  adding  c 


Chris  Clouzet 
RmcinN  EnrTOR 


,.„>>,  His  Father  In  Desire  of  to  take  the  risk  of  adding  one 

sleep-inducing  lunch,   many     dples  out  on  tttetr  own  evan-     with  H,  Father  In  Desu*  more  item  t0  toeir  busy  ^ 

are  ready  to  relax.     Others,     gehstic  campaign  (Mark  6).     ^^f^'     He  sou^t  da.  They  deade  that  spending 

however,  are  obliged  to  hit     He  gives  them  authority  over     ^ret  ^"St  He  mtgh  more  time  in  another  activity 

The  students  of  Southern's     the  books  lest  they  lose  any     evil  spirits  and  urstructs  them     *^*££^  1  not  solve  anything.   That 

campus  ar-eured^  Waktng  up     g^  m  their  studies.  Even     to  preach  repena.ce ,  among     ^^^TJ^  approach  is  one  of  their  down- 


has  become  the  bane  of  their 
existence.  They  just  want  a  lit- 
tle more  sleep,  but  the  sound 
of  the  alarm  signals  the  be- 
ginning of  the  day's  flurry  of 
activity.  Their  waking  hours 
are  consumed  by  classes,  labs, 
studying,  working,  serving 
and  when  time  (or  conscience) 
allows:  sports,  eating, socializ- 
ing, reading,  media  and  exer- 
cising.  On  Monday,  eyes  roll 


Sunday  becomes  another  glo 
rifled  homework  session,  last- 
ing late  into  the  night.  Indeed, 
Southern  students  are  craving 
more  sleep.    But  is  that  their 


the  people.  And  they  do.  They 
work  hard  and  achieve  much 
success.  Later,  upon  return- 
ing to  Jesus,  they  are  eager 
to  share  with  Him  what  they 


trial  In  communion  with  approach  is  one  of  their  down- 
God  He  could  unburden  the  falls.  While  communion  with 
sorrows  that  were  crushing  God  may  not  miraculously 
Him  Here  He  found  comfort  provide  more  time  to  sleep,  it 
andjoy ."  is  the  key  to  finding  true  rest. 
There  are  many  students  at  Jesus'  invitation  remains  the 
Southern  who  seem  to  have  same  today:   come  and  rest 


forgotten  this  truth.  They  are 
like  ants  caught  in  a  perpetual 
summer,  continuously  busy, 


awhile. 

"When  every  other  voice  is 
hushed,  and  in  quietness  we 


solution?  Many  appear  to  be-  had  experienced  and  taught 

lieve  so,  but  there  is,  in  fact,  a  Jesus,  in  His  infinite  wisdom 

betterone.  calmlysays,"Comewithmeby 

The  key  can  be  found  on  yourselves  to  a  quiet  place  and 

their  very  campus.    Books  on  get  some  rest,"  (verse  31).  This  „.,,,. 

Christian^    and    spirituality  invitation  was  born  of  years  of  preparing  for  a  winter  that  will     wart  be  ore  Hun,  the  silence  0 

cising.   On  Monday,  eyes  roll     ^  in  abundant  supply.  Ellen  experience.    At  marry  points  never  come.  They  need  a  re-     the  soul  makes  more  distinct 

with  a  long  sigh  as  the  school     white's    writings    practically  during  His  ministry,  it  was  spite  from  their  constant  achv-     the  voice  of  God.   He  bids  us, 

week  begins.    By  Friday,  one     spin  off  the  library's  shelves,  necessary  for  Jesus  to  pray  ity.   Even  those  who  are  busy      Be  still  and  know  that  I  am 

mav  overhear  hearty  prayers     Most  importantly,  the  Word  throughout  the  night  or  get  doing  God's  work  need  rest,     God.   Ps.  40.10.    Here  alone 

of  thanks  for  the  coming  Sab-     of  God  is  very  present  in  little  up  early  in  the  morning  to  go  for  they  are  just  that:    busy,     can  true  rest  be  round.      It 

bath.   They  relish  sleeping  in     black  books  that  say  "Holy  Bi-  and  walk  with  God.  For  a  man  Jesus  could  have  spent  more     Southern  learns  to  accept  His 

the  next  morning,  so  much     ble"  on  the  front  The  solution  whose  days  were  filled  with  time  in  much  needed  sleep,     invitation,  they  will  discover 

so  that  it  seems  many  acci-     is  right  in  front  of  them  and  it  teaching,  preaching,  healing,  but  He  realized  that  "through     true  rest, 

dentiy  miss  Sabbath  school     goes  something  like  tliis.  traveling  and  caring  for  His  continual  communion  He  re-         Who  needs  CI       «■ 

and  barely  make  it  to  church.         At  one  point  during  His  lost  sheep,  it  was  vital  to  spend  ceived  life  from  God 

.That;  eveniSg,,,  after, a  laige, ...  ministry,  Jesus  sends  His  dis-  time  in  solemn  communion  ever,  too  many 


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Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

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iPods  and  the  lottery:  Is  voting  for  losers? 


Sarah  Hayhoe 

Qpimion  FnrroH — 


"Elections  are  often  a  choice 
between  a  punch  in  the  face  or 
a  kick  in  the  pants,"  said  Mat- 
thew Turk,  a  senior  marketing 
major.  "But,  I  don't  think  any- 
one has  the  right  to  complain 
about  the  outcomes  if  they  re- 
fuse to  participate." 

Four  years  ago,  as  a  fresh- 
man sitting  in  speech  class,  I 
discovered  my  right  to  vote. 
When. Professor  Stephen  Ruf 
assigned  persuasive  speeches, 
I  crafted  an  argument  for  Ap- 
ple computers  on  my  iBook 
G4,  while  more  than  one  of 
my  classmates  decided  to  tell 
us  why  we  should  vote.  I  don't 
remember  their  arguments, 
but  I  did  register  and  mail 
in  my  absentee  ballot.  Apart 
from  the  satisfaction  of  doing 
my  civic  duty  and  feeling  like 
a  mature  18-year-old,  it  was  a 
bland  experience,  perhaps  es- 
pecially in  retrospect.  Maybe 
if  I  had  to  fight  for  my  right  to 
vote  it  would  have  been  sweet- 
er, but  the  days  of  Mrs .  Antho- 
ny and  Mrs.  Stanton  are  gone. 
And  our  generation  hasn't  had 


to  fight  for  much  of  anything 
except  cafeteria  menus  and 
fashion  statements.  Still,  we 
have  this  constitutional  right 
charged  with  a  call-to-action, 
and  along  with  it  comes  the 
questions  of  "what  is"  and 
"what  ought  to  be." 

Economists  offer  an  an- 
swer to  the  first  question.  Ac- 
cording to  Stephen  D.  Levitt, 
professor  of  economics  at  the 
University  of  Chicago,  voting 
does  not  rationally  make  sense 
for  the  individual.  In  the  2005 
New  York  Times  article  "Why 
Vote?"  Levitt  compares  voting 
to  the  lottery.  The  chances  of 
your  vote  or  my  vote  affecting 
the  outcome  of  the  November 
election  are  extremely  slim. 
After  all,  in  the  last  century 
only  one  Congressional  elec- 
tion was  decided  by  a  single 
vote.  It  was  a  race  in  Buffalo 
in  1910.  Yet  Americans  vote 
in  the  millions.  And,  on  aver- 
age, even  more  turn  out  for 
the  presidential  elections.  So 
what's  the  point?  Why  do  we 
vote?  Levitt  offers  three  pos- 
sibilities: 

1.  "Perhaps  we  are  just 
not  very  bright  and  therefore 
wrongly  believe  that  bur  votes 


will  affect  the  outcome." 

2.  "Perhaps  we  vote  in  the 
same  spirit  in  which  we  buy 
lottery  tickets.  After  all,  your 
chances  of  winning  a  lottery 
and  of  affecting  an  election  are 
pretty  similar.  From  a  finan- 
cial perspective,  playing  the 
lottery  is  a  bad  investment. 
But   ifs   fun   and   relatively 


cheap:  for  the  price  of  a  ticket, 
you  buy  the  right  to  fantasize 
how  you'  d  spend  the  winnings 
-  much  as  you  get  to  fantasize 
that  your  vote  will  have  some 
impact  on  policy." 

3.  "Perhaps  we  have  been 
socialized  into  the  voting-as- 
civic-duty  idea,  believing  that 
it's  a  good  thing  for  society 
if  people  vote,  even  if  if  s  not 
particularly  good  for  the  indi- 


vidual. And  thus  we  feel  guilty 
for  not  voting." 

A  key  word  here  is  "indi- 
vidual." What  is  futile  for  the 
lone  citizen  is  significant  for 
society.  Electoral  college  or 
not,  we  live  under  a  democrat- 
ic republic  where  someone  has 
to  vote.  So,  now  we  get  to  die 
"what  ought  to  be"  question, 
or  how  do  we  make  our  votes 
count? 

Approximately  two-thirds 
of  New  York  University  stu- 
dents surveyed  last  year,  said 
they  would  exchange  their  vote 
in  the  upcoming  presidential 
election  for  a  free  ride  at  NYU 
where  tuition  runs  twice  as 
high  as  at  SAU.  Although  we 
can  now  acknowledge  the  eco- 
nomic savvy  of  that  choice,  it 
lacks  the  ethical  hoods  pa  we'  re 
looking  for.  Worse  yet,  50  per- 
cent said  they  would  make  the 
trade  for  an  iPod  Touch. 

Our  votes  matter  most  on 
the  local  scale  (as  opposed  to 
the  presidential).  Yet  we  likely 
know  less  about  local  issues 
and  forms  of  government  than 
what  national  candidates  pay 
millions  to  broadcast  on  CNN. 
This  is  a  problem.  We  need  to 
identify  our  sphere  of  influ- 


ence. As  Southern  students, 
this  comes  closer  than  city 
hall. 

Last  week,  736  of  us  cast 
ballots  for  SA  senators.  Forty- 
one  candidates  ran  for  31  po- 
sitions. These  senators  have  a 
significant  spending  budget  at 
their  disposal. 

Like  Turk  said,  we  forfeit 
the  right  to  complain  when  we 
refuse  to  participate  in  change. 
This  attitude  is  a  social  real- 
ity and  is  understandable  not 
only  in  presidential  elections, 
but  more  so  in  situations  with- 
in our  spheres  of  influence.  If 
we  carry  this  logic  to  its  natu- 
ral end,  it  means  only  736  of 
us  have  the  right  to  complain 
about  university  policy  and 
SA  expenditures  for  the  2008- 
2009  school  year.  To  redeem 
your  right,  be  aware  of  how 
to  make  a  difference  through 
your  senators  who  meet  bi- 
weekly iriithe  White  Oak'^Som 
of  Thatcher  South.  Executive 
Vice  President  Lirther  Whiting 
informs  me  that  all  students 
are  welcome  to  attend.  I  f  you 
opt  out,  then  suck  it  up,  cup- 
cake, and  have  a  great  year. 


Have  Southern  men  turned  in  their  armor  for  halos? 


Matthew  Hermann 

CoNTWiBirrnw 


Since  1892,  young  men  and 
women  have  come  to  Southern 
to  be  educated,  make  friends 
and  maybe  take  a  relationship 
to  the  next  level.  However, 
there  is  no  question  (espe- 
cially for  females)  that  the  dat- 
ing scene  at  SAU  has  been  in  a 
relative  state  of  decline.  Lef  s 
just  get  to  the  point— where 
have  all  the  men  gone?  From 
a  male  student's  perspective, 
I  will  give  you  an  answer  that 
may  be  hard  to  swallow,  but 
true  in  every  respect. 

A  man's  mind  is  complex, 
yet  so  simple.  Dopamine,  the 
chemical  that  gives  us  the  sen- 
sation that  we  are  "in  love,"  is 
what  rocks  our  brains  when 
we  go  on  a  date  or  have  that 


first  kiss.  Dopamine  recep- 
tors can  also  be  stimulated 
when  we  listen  to  music  or 
play  basketball.  It  is  nature's 
way  of  giving  us  satisfaction. 
For  millennia,  dopamine  re- 
ceptors have  been  responses 
for  legitimate  and  honorable 
activities  like  asking  a  woman 
to  dinner.  However,  new  kids 
on  the  block  are  encroaching 
on  the  same  receptors,  threat- 
ening the  very  drive  that  will 
land  you  a  hot  date. 

Unfortunately,  many  com- 
puter-based forms  of  enter- 
tainment like  video  games  and 
pornography  are  rendering 
dating  obsolete.  Dopamine, 
that  special  chemical,  gets  re- 
leased in  massive  quantities 
when  men  game  for  hours 
on  end.    Like  any  drug,  men 


must  play  more  and  more  to 
get  the  same  high.  Since  the 
brain  has  only  a  fixed  number 
of  dopamine  receptors,  there 
is  scarcity.  Women  must  now 
compete  with  the  intimate  re- 
lationships men  have  had  with 
their  video  games  since  they 
were  ten.  That's  not  all;  many 
women  may  never  even  get  a 
chance  to  compete.  Too  many 
Saturday  nights  have  I  walked 
around  Talge  seeing  the  same 
blue  haze  in  every  other  guy's 
window.  Some  men  never 
leave  their  dorm  rooms  be- 
cause they  are  so  infatuated 
with  their  games.  This, in  turn, 
has  caused  confusion  amongst 
the  female  population  as  to 
where  the  men  have  gone. 

While  some  ladies  may  be 
depressed  to  hear  this  horrible 


news,  it  gets  worse.  Video 
games  are  here  to  stay  because 
as  men  play  them  more,  they 
become  less  dateable.  First, 
video  games  are  always  willing 
to  give  men  their  fix.  Never 
on  a  date  could  a  man  ask  the 
woman  if  he  can  reload  the 
scenario  due  to  the  date  go- 
ing sour.  Second,  men  who 
become  addicted  to  video 
games  will,  if  they  choose  to 
date,  experience  a  withdrawal 
of  quantities  of  dopamine  that 
women  cannot  give.  The  result 
is  extreme  irritability  and  an 
unstable  relationship.  LasUy, 
video  games  create  a  physique 
in  a  man  that  is  unattractive. 
I  mean,  excessive  gaming  has 
never  produced  muscular, 
athletic  men.  Unfortunately, 
you  may  experience 


a  depressed  attraction  to  men 
as  they  play  video  games  more 
and  more. 

Southern,  once  an  oasis  for 
Adventist  young  people  to  find 
arespectable  man  has  nowbe- 
come  socially  segregatedbased 
on  gender.  Many  would-be 
honorable  men  have  been  re- 
duced to  addicts  hooked  on 
their  technology.  This  makes 
the  demand  for  dateable  men 
high  and  the  supply  danger- 
ously low,  a  scenario  which 
could  even  force  women  to  ask 
men  on  dates,  orworse.  I  have 
no  solution  except  to  ask  men 
one  and  all  to  spend  more  time 
outside  the  gaming  world.  In 
that  way,  women  could  even- 
tually meet  the  knights  in 
shining  armor  they've  always 
hoped  for. 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyles  Editor 
rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


So 


you  think  you  know  about  your  geography 

dpkins                         prettygoodatgeography.Ican,  hear  about,  but  also  to  learn  at  million  people  according  WT 

ono. at  the  very  least,  tell  you  what  least  a  little  about  every  coun-  to  a  2006  census. 

continent  a  country  is  on,  and  try  in  the  world!  And  here's  Size:     105,792     sq.  ■ 

id  but  true  fact:  I've     three  out  of  five  hmes.  I'll  win  the  best  part.  I'm  taking  you  miles.  1 


It's  a  sad  but  true  fact:  I've 
never  been  out  of  the  county. 
All  right,  that's  not  entirely 
true.  I  have  been  to  Canada 
and  Puerto  Rico;  but  Puerto 
Rico  is  a  U.S.  commonwealth, 
so  that  hardly  seems  to  count. 
And  you'd  think  that  since  I've 
spent  so  much  time  in  this 
country,  I  would  have  been 
to  all  50  states  by  now.  Nope, 
haven't  done  that  either.  But 
believe  it  or  not,  in  spite  of  the 
obvious  travel  deficiency  that 
seems  to  exist  in  my  life,  I'm 


prettygoodatgeography.I  can, 
at  the  very  least,  tell  you  what 
continent  a  country  is  on,  and 
three  out  of  five  times,  I'll  win 
the  game  of  Name-That-U.S. 
Capitol.  However,  my  hopes  of 
ever  winning  a  geography  bee 
were  dashed  during  the  recent 
Beijing  Olympics.  There  were 
countries  competing  that  I  had 
never  heard  of  in  my  22  years 
of  existence.  Tuvalu?  Eritrea? 
Gabon?  Where  have  these 
countries  been  all  my  life?  I 
realized  that  my  education 
regarding  foreign  countries 
could  not  end  in  high  school. 
I  am  committed  not  only  to 


hear  about,  but  also  to  learn  at 
least  a  Tittle  about  every  coun- 
try in  the  world!  And  here's 
the  best  part.  I'm  taking  you 
with  me  on  this  exciting  world 
tour  of  knowledge!  Just  call 
me  Carmen  Sandiago.  I'll  try 
to  enlighten  you  on  a  country 
I  haven't  heard  of  at  least  once 
a  month.  Who  needs  Adventist 
Colleges  Abroad  when  you've 
got  the  lifestyles  page? 

Country:  Burkina  Faso 

Capitol:  Ouagadougou  (no 
typos  necessary) 

Location:  Landlocked  in 
Western  Africa 

Population:  Just  over  13.6 


million  people  according 
to  a  2006  census. 
Size:     105,792 

Why  Visit:  With 
events  like  the  Pan-Af- 
rican Cinema  and  Tele- 
vision Festival  of  Oua- 
gadougou (held  during 
odd  numbered  years), 
the  International  Arts 
and  Crafts  Show  of  Oua- 
gadougou (held  even 
years),  the  International 
Festival  of  the  Theater 
and  the  Puppets  of  Ouagadou- 
gou, you  would  hardly  have 
time  to  be  bored 


zinfo  about  Burkina  Faso 

check  out  burkinaembassy^usa. 


Inglish  on  Englishing  your  way  through  school 


Chelsea  Ingush 

CONTBinuiOH 

"Some  people  have  a  way 
with  words,  and  other  people 
not  have  way."  -Steve  Mar- 
tin 

Steve  is  right.  There  are 
those  who  seem  to  never  stam- 
mer or  hesitate.  They  never 
find  themselves  in  a  situation 
where  they  are  at  a  loss  for 
words.  They  use  six-syllable 
words  you've  never  even  heard 
of  in  everyday  conversation. 
Try  not  to  hate  them,  but  don't 
feel  inferior  to  them  either; 


simply  chuckle  and  change  the 
subject ,  then  look  up  the  word 
later. 

Then  there  are  those  of 
us  who,  according  to  Steve, 
"not  have  way."  We  sprinkle 
our  conversations  with  "you 
know..."  and  "what's  the  word 
I'm  looking  for..."  which  leads 
the  other  person  to  awkwardly 
try  to  help  us  figure  out  what 
we're  talking  about. 

But  people  have  discovered 
a  way  to  compensate  for  our 
failure  to  grasp  our  native  lan- 
guage—make up  new  words. 


Or  rather,  make  eveiything 
into  a  verb.  I'm  guilty  of  it 
myself.  In  church  I  complain 
that  the  speaker  isn't  "mic- 
ed,"  I  "text"  during  class  and  I 
always  "Google"  words  I  don't 
know. 

But  really,  how  far  are  we 
going  to  take  this?  "Yeah,  I 
convocationed  today,  but  I  was 
totally  late-ing  again,  so  I  car- 
ed over  there."  Or  how  about, 
"I  can't  pizza  now,  I'm  term- 
papering."  You  might  think 
this  is  clever,  and  perhaps  it  is , 
but  intelligent  it  is  not. 


I  would  submit  that  we  stop 
trying  to  reinvent  the  English 
language  to  meet  our  meager 
mastery.  It  isn't  necessary  to 
speak  like  Winston  Churchill, 
or  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr., 
both  of  whom  commanded  the 
English  language  to  soar  with 
their  thoughts,  and  fixed  their 
quotes  in  the  pages  of  our  his- 
tory books.  For  those  of  us 
with  less  verbal  talent,  keep  it 
simple! 

I'm  not  suggesting  that  we 
never  indulge  in  the  linguistic 
shorthand  of  turning  nouns 


into  verbs.  But  we  shouldn't 
loose  ourability  to  buildproper 
sentences  and  paragraphs.  As 
speakers  of  English,  we  should 
strive  to,  well,  speak  English. 
So,  from  time  to  time,  prac- 
tice! Expand  your  vocabulary, 
make  yourself  clear,  and  throw 
a  well-turned  phrase  into  your 
writing.  Don't  be  like  Bucky 
the  Cat,  from  the  comic  ship 
"Get  Fuzzy,"  who  proclaims 
that  "You  can  wordify  any- 
thing, if  you  just  verb  it!" 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Antique  Car  National 
Meet 

Cleveland,  TN  (Bradley 
County  Courthouse  Square, 
355  0coeeSt.) 
Friday,  Sept.  19  at  11  a.m. 
Free 

423-559-0836  for  more  de- 
tails or  Chattanoogafun.com/ 
events 


Rock  City's  Enchanted 
MAiZE 

Rock  City  Gardens,  Lookout 

Mountain 

Open  Saturdays  until  10  p.m., 

Sunday  -  Noon  to  8  p.m. 

$9  until  6  p.m.,  $10  after 

enchantedmaze.com 

Chattanooga  Rally  For 
Peace 

South  end  of  Walnut  Street 
Bridge,  Chattanooga 
Sunday,  Sept.  21  at  2:20  p.m. 
Free 

Join  parents,  college  andhigh 
school  students  and  peace 
lovers  as  they  walk  with  signs 
(optional)  across  the  bridge  to 
Coolidge  Park. 


The  Chattanooga  Rally  for 
Peace  Facebook  site,  chatta- 
noogafun.com/events  or  call 
Erica  Tuggle  at  991-9955 

Road  to  Freedom:  Photo- 
graphs of  the  Civil  Rights 
Movement 

High  Museum  of  Art,  Atlanta 
Open  Sunday,  Noon  -  5  p.m. 
$15  for  students,  17  and  under 
$11 
high.org 

Atlanta  Braves  vs.  Mets 

Turner  Field,  Atlanta 
Sunday,  Sept.  21  at  1:35 p.m. 
Tickets  start  at  $6 
Atlantabraves.com 


Get  Your  (jXZZT\  On 


Vexation:  Wasting  Pa- 
per. Those  poor  trees... 

Solution:  There  are 
probably  a  million,  but  this 
week's  is  to  print  your  as- 
signments or  papers  using 
both  sides  of  the  page. 

Implementation: 
Check  with  your  teachers 
to  see  if  you  can  turn  your 


work  in  this  way.  There  are 
many  who  won't  mind  at 
all,  and  if  they  do  have  a 
problem  with  it,  ask  them 
why  they  hate  the  environ- 
ment so  much.  That  might 
help. 

Clarification:  This  is  a 
really  simple  step  to  literal- 
ly cut  your  paper  consump- 
tion by  up  to  50  percent. 
Pretty  impressive,  huh? 
"Tip  from  suiteioi.  com 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Phelps  goes  8  for  8  in  2008 


Davis  Wallis 


For  years  now  many  peo- 
ple have  been  anticipating 
the  2008  Summer  Olympics, 
and  in  August  they  finally  ar- 
rived. There  were  many  ques- 
tions leading  up  to  the  sum- 
mer games.  Could  Michael 
Phelps  surpass  Mark  Spitz's  7 
gold  medals  in  one  Olympic 
year  and  become  the  greatest 
Olympian  ever? 

Phelps  was  able  to  put  all 
doubt  to  rest  as  he  captured 
an  Olympic  record  eight  gold 
medals  in  200m  free,  loom  fly, 
200m  fly,  200m  IM,  400m  IM, 
4x100m  free  relay,  4x200m 
free  relay,  and  4x100m  med- 
ley relay.  He  broke  the  world 
record  in  four  of  his  five  indi- 
vidual swims  and  three  world 
records  in  the  relays.  Not  only 
did  he  exceed  Mark  Spitz' s  36- 
year-old  record  of  winning  7 
gold  medals  in  a  single  Olym- 
pic year;  but  this  gives  him  14 
career  gold  medals,  which  is 
also  another  Olympic  record. 


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Michael  Phelps  reacts  after  winning  the  gold  medal  in  the  men's  100- 
meter  butterfly  final  during  the  swimming  competitions  in  the  National 
Aquatics  Center  at  the  Beijing  2008  Olympics. 


For  the  most  part,  Michael 
Phelps  had  commanding  leads 
and  won  with  ease  except  in 
the  4x100m  freestyle,  where 
teammate  Jason  Lezak  made  a 
triumphant  comeback  to  keep 
Phelps'  hopes  for  'eight  gold 
medals  alive.  Inthe  loom  but- 
terfly Michael  Phelps  was  able 
to  stretch  out  Serbia's  Milorad 
Cavicbyo.lofasecond  Some 


people  may  say  that  Phelps  is 
now  the  greatest  Olympian 
ever;  others  go  as  far  as  the 
greatest  athlete  ever.  I  guess 
there  is  only  one  question  left 
to  ask  after  an  astonishing 
performance  like  this.  What  is 
he  going  to  do  for  an  encore  in 
2012  in  London? 


Everybody  scores  ...  We  Get  The  Runs 


Zack  Livingston 

Spnars  Fnrrrtg 


The  heat  is  cooling  and 
the  leaves  are  falling  around 
Southern's  campus  and  that 
could  only  mean  one  thing. 

Despite  the  rained  out  sea- 
son opener,  intramural  soft- 
ball  is  going  strong.  Team  didn't  crumble  under  pres- 
Shazam  and  team  We  Get  The  sure  and  they  proved  that  they 
Runs    faced    off  Wednesday     aren't  talking  about  diarrhea 


ting  them  up  11-10. 

"We  really  didn't  make  any 
fielding  errors,  "  said  Kenny 
Turpen,  Shazam  shortstop. 
"We  just  didn't  hit  our  pitch- 
es and  swing  a  level  bat  and 
that' s  how  the  cookie  crumbles 
sometimes."     " 

Team  We   Get  The  Runs 


If  your  team  wants  to  be  in- 
cluded in  defeating  them  make 
sure  you  have  some  Pepto-Bi- 
somol  handy  on  game  night  or 
you  can  take  the  loss  and  find 
.  the  nearest  restroom. 


Athletic  politicking 


Zack  Livingston 


Since  the  beginning  of  pres- 
idential history,  candidates 
have  always  attempted  to  por- 
tray themselves  as  physically 
superior  or  equal  in  light  to 
their  opponent.  No  candidate 
wants  to  look  inferior  to  their 
opponent  in  any  way,  shape  or 
form.  Last  election  we  heard 
Sen.  John  Kerry  emphasize 
his  Purple  Heart  history,  while 
George  Bush  secretly  stood  on 
stools  during  the  debates,  to 
match  Sen.  Kerry  s  height. 

Besides  war  and  foreign 
policy  experience,  sports  and 
athletic  resumes  have  also 
been  a  medium  for  candidates 
to  compare.  Regardless  of 
who  is  the  better  candidate, 
overall  the  more  macho  one 
feels  superior. 

Few  realize  that  many  of 
our  presidents  started  out  as 
popular  athletic  figures  before 
they  dived  into  politics.  Dem- 
ocratic presidential  candidate 
Baraek  Obama  was  number 
23  at  Hawaii's  Punahou  High 
School,  long  before  Michael 

Jordan  made  that  number  y0ur  repertoire  as  a  presiden- 
famous.  He  was  nicknamed  naj  candidate.  With  all  the 
"Barry  O'Bomber"  for  his  ex-  irrelevant  information  flying 
plosive  jump  shot.  Republican  around  about  our  candidates, 
presidential  candidate  John  ;t  actually  fits  right  in.  Lets 
McCain,  not  too  active  now,  f,e  honest,  we'll  be  impressed 
was  known  for  his  dominant  ;f  obama  goes  from  the  free- 
skills  on  his  high  school  wres-  throw  line  for  a  dunk,  or  Mc- 
tling  team.  Cain  pins  Hulk  Hogan  to  the 

From  Theodore  Roosevelt's     ground,  however,  thats  not 
Rough  Rider  reputation  as  a  .   wriy  we'U  vote  for  them. 


boxing  champion  in  Jame- 
stown to  Ronald  Reagan's 
football  character  portrayed 
in  his  movies,  playing  the  jock 
card  seems  to  have  always 
been  a  preference  in  forming 
a  president's  image  Although 
the  effort  is  appreciated,  does 
it  really  have  an  effect  on 
younger  voters? 

"I  think  that's  a  pretty  shal- 
low route  to  voting,"  said  Eric 
Nietezl,  freshmen  biology  ma- 
jor. "  I'm  more  interested  in 
their  underlying  morals  rather 
than  their  wartime  heroics  or 
athleticism." 

McCain  has  visited  with 
sports  figures  such  as  Lance 
Armstrong  and  New  York 
Yankees  manager  Joe  Girardi 
in  an  attempt  to  identify  with 
and  emphasize  a  common 
ground  between  himself  and 
a  younger  more  athletic  ori- 
ented generation  of.  voters. 
While  Obama  visited  troops 
in  Kuwait  he  also  decided  to 
show  his  skills  by  burying  a 
three  pointer  on  the  court  for 
the  crowd. 

Spoils  and  athleticism  are 
always  a  good  trait  to  add  to 


when  they  shout  their  victory- 
slogan  and  team  name. . .  we  get 
the  runs. 

"Our  defense  stalled  off  a 
little  rough,"  said  Brandon 
Todd  of    We  Get  The  Runs, 


night  displaying  exactly  why 
Southern  Softball  is  far  from 
soft. 

It  was  a  hard  fought  match 
with  sliding  scores,  cheer- 
ing fans,  and  diving  catches. 

Shazam  controlled  the  major-  "but  we  pulled  enough  11 
ity  of  the  game  but  didn't  have1  together  to  get  the  job  done." 
enough  hicks  up  then-  gloves  Even  though  thefve  only 
to  win  it  all.  The  score  was  tied  played  three  games  only  one 
until  Tanner  Brogan  of  We  Get  orher  team  has  been  success- 
The  Runs,  made  the  game-  fjj  in  stopping  We  Get  The 
winning  hit  to  drive  Brandon  Runs,  from  getting  the  runs 
Todd  to  the  home  plate  put-     needed  to  win. 


EARN  $40  TODAY. 
$80  THIS  WEEK. 


CASH  IN  YOUR  POCKET. 

DONATE  PLASMA. 

IT  PAYS  TO  SAVE  A  LIFE. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  10 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 


chatter 


Black  Christian  Union 
Praise  Team  |  is  looking  for 
skilled  and  talented  musi- 
cians that  would  enjoy  play- 
ing gospel,  contemporary 
worship,  and  hymn  music  at 
Vespers,  Adoration  and  BCU 
church  services.  All  instru- 
ments are  welcome,  especially 
keyboards,  drums/percussion, 
guitars,  horns,  strings  and 
winds  Please  contact  Reese 
Godwin  (Praise  Team  Leader) 
at  mgodwin@southern.edu 
if  interested. 

Food  Drive]  Now  through 
Nov.  21,  Psi  Chi  will  be  host- 
ing a  food  drive  to  benefit 
the  Samaritan  Center.  Six 
donation  bins  are,  located 
throughout  campus  in  Talge, 
Thatcher,  Thatcher  South,  the 
Village  Market,  the  Cafeteria 
and  in  Summerour.  Dona- 
tions will  benefit  families  in 
need  throughout  the  holiday 
season.  What  better  way  to 
help  use  up  those  extra  dollars 
on  jyour  meal  plan  before  the 
end  of  the  semester?  Please 
be  gracious  and  donate  a  few 
non-perishable  food  items  be- 
tween now  and  Nov.  21  and 
help  make  someone's  holiday 
season  a  little  happier. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15 
a.m.  M-F  near  the  flag  pole; 
12:00  p.m.  M  W  F  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  seminar  room; 
5:00  p.m.  M-F  at  the  foun- 
tain between  Hackman  and 
the  library. 

Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs 
Triathlon'  The  25th  Annual 
Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs  Tri- 
athlon will  take  place  on  Oct. 
5  at  Cohutta  Springs  Confer- 
ence Center.  For  fuither  de- 
tails visit  the  Web  site:  http:  // 
pe.southern.edu/triathlon. 
Applications  are  available 
online  or  you  can  register  at 
http://www.active.com/  Un- 
der 24  years  of  age  is  $30  for 
individuals  and  $60  for  re- 
■klay  teams  until  Sept.  22  and 
™  $45  for  individuals  and  $75 
for  relay  teams  until  Sept.  20. 
For  registration  information 
contact  Kari  Shultz,  Director 
of  Student  Life  &  Activities. 
For  general  race  information 
contact  Bob  Benge  in  lies  P.E. 
Center.  There  is  race  day  regis- 


]  Upcoming  events  calendar 


Friday, 
September  19 

SM  Re-Entry  Retreat 
(Laurelbrook) 

7:45-loa  -  SA  Senate 
Refreshment  Day  (Prom- 
enade) 

na-4p  -  Senior  Pictures 
(Student  Center) 

7:42p  -  Sunset 

8p  -  SEYC  Vespers.  Ivor 
Myers  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

9:i5-iop  -  SEYC  Booths 
open  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

Saturday, 
September  20 

9:30-10:153  -  Continen- 
tal Breakfast  (Collegedale 
Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

SEYC  Sabbath  School- 
Michael  Hasel  (lies  P.E. 
Center) 

10a  -  French  SS  worship 
service  (Miller  Hall  201) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks 
Sabbath  School  (Seminar 
Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Col- 
legedale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School 
(Gospel  Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon 
(Collegedale  Church) 

10:30a  -  SEYC  Worship 
Service-  Jay  Rosario  (lies 


P.E.  Center) 

11:30a  -  Connect  (for- 
merly The  Third)  -  Jackie 
James  (Collegedale  Acad-^ 
emy) 

SEYC  Church  (lies  P.E. 
Center) 

11:45a  -  Renewal  -  Stu- 
dent Led  Worship  -  John 
Nixon  (Collegedale  Church) 

i2p  -  SEYC  Booths  open 

2p  -  SEYC  Seminar  Ses- 
sions (Collegedale  Church) 

5p  -  SEYC  Booths  open 

7P  -  SEYC  Sabbath  Con- 
secration Service-Jay  Rosa- 
rio Oles  P.E.  Center) 

73°P  _  Evensong:  Or- 
ganist James  Bowen  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

8p  -  SEYC  Booths  open 

9p  -  Joker  Release  Party 
(Student  Park-Goliath  Wall) 

Sunday, 
September  21 

5-8p  Faculty  Recognition 
Riverboat  Cruise  (Southern 
Belle) 

Monday, 
September  22 

First  Day  of  Autumn 
ViewSouthern 
4P         -         University 
Assembly 


New  Club/Dept. 
Student  Organization  appli- 
cations due  to  Student  Life 
and  Activities 

7p  -  Employer  Panel 
(Brock  333)  Convocation 
Credit! 

Tuesday, 
September  23 

ViewSouthern 

9a-5p  -  Last  day  to  return 

textbooks  with  a  drop  slip 

to  Campus  Shop 

7  &  lop  -  Residence  Hall 

Joint  Worship 

Wednesday, 
September  24 

ViewSouthern 

7:3op  -Percussion,  Chen 
ZimbaMsta  (Ackerman  Au- 
ditorium) Convocation 
Credit! 

Thursday, 
September  25 

11a  -  Convocation:  Stu- 
dent Association,  Gary 
Pavela  flies  P.E.  Center) 

3:30p  -  Graduate  Council 
(Robert  Merchant  Room) 

7: 30p  -Art  &  Music,  Lori- 
Gene  &  Peter  Cooper  (Ack- 
erman Auditorium)  Convo- 
cation Credit! 


nation  but  the  price  is  higher. 
View  Southern'  It's  al- 
most time  for  View  Southern 
(Sept.  22-24).  We  have  over 
500  seniors  from  the  South- 
ern Union  Academies  that  will 
be  visiting  campus  for  three 
days.  Their  visit  will  be  jam- 
packed  with  events  and  activi- 
ties that  are  geared  towards 
answering  the  question  "Why 
Southern?"  We  hope  you'll 
enjoy  seeing  the  new  faces 
around  campus  and  will  wel- 
come them  with  our  famous 
Southern  hospitality 


News  Channel  9,  Erlanger 
and  Northwestern  Mutual  Fi- 
nancial Network  will  be  rep- 
resented. Monday,  Sept,  22  at 
7pm.  in  Brock  333.  All  majors 
welcome.  Convocation  Credit! 


Employer  Panel  |  Learn 
about  the  do's  and  taboo's 
of  interviews,  resumes  and 
dress  Local  companies  such 
as     Enterprise     Rent-A-Car, 


September  19-Brenan 
Vega,  Brittany  Jacobson,  Ede- 
ly  Yepez,  Erick  Pena,  Jacque- 
lyn  Wood,  Kimmy  Barton,  Mi- 
chael Morgan,  Nikki  Johnson, 
Philip  Dade 

September  20-Alesia 
Overstreet,  Brittanya  Netzel, 
Joanna  Folkman,  Lizbeth  Cu- 
ervo, Natalie  Almeter 

September  21-Bradley 
Child,  Brenda  Adeleke,  Chase 
Stowell,  Edgar  Ramirez,  Julie 
Lechler,  Kristin  Welch  Mur- 
phy, Lauren  Scliilt,  Livie  Nieb, 


Paula  Clarke 

September  22-Char- 
ity  Espina,  Kati  Pettit,  Leroy 
Abrahams,  Matthew  Disbro, 
Michael  Sigsworth,  Michail 
Gumbs,  Sarah  Clark,  Sarah 
Holloway,  Stacy  Scott,  Tucker 
Coston,  Wyntre  Robinson 

September  23-Alex  San- 
chez, Amy  Sorensen,  Beth 
Dunbar,  Erika  Khair,  Jose 
Escobar,  Kelsey  Belcourt, 
Melissa  Starks,  Sara  San- 
tosSeptember  24-Dan- 
iel  Wood,  Joseph  Swaine, 
Natalia  Mendez,  Rebekah 
Reutebuch,  Salina  Neuman, 
Terry  Evans 

September  25-Darrin 
Djernes,  Julie  Vincent,  Justin 
Spady,  Philip  Sagadraca,  Ra- 
chel Byrd,  Steven  Dull 


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to  live  with  3  other  girls  1  mile 
from  Southern.  Private  room, 
shared  bath,  wireless  Internet, 
cable,  dining  room,  kitchen, 
mud  room,  living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard  $200/mo. 
plus  water  and  utilities.  Call 
Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 


Concert  Tickets:  Third 
row  tickets  to  Relient  K,  Fam- 
ily Force  5,  and  TobyMac  on 
December  6  (Saturday  Night)! 
Only '  4  available.  Contact 
Chris  for  more  info  (chrislau@ 
southern.edu). 


Marissa's  Bakery:  What 
doyou  enjoy  eating  Friday  eve- 
ning for  supper?  Do  you  starve 
on  Sabbath  mornings  when 
the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  Banana  Bread? 
Delicious  Blueberry  Muffins? 
Savory  Cinnamon  Rolls?  If  so, 
call  916-847-9495,  or  email 
marissaroberts@southem. 
edu  with  your  order  by  4pm 
every  Thursday  afternoon. 


Rooms  for  rent:  2  rooms 
for  rent  for  female  students. 
Located  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
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Access  to  kitchen,  laundry, 
cable  and  wireless  Internet. 
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THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 

Benjamin  Stitzer 

Humor  Editor 

stitzerb@southern.edu 


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by:  Jason  Neufcld  Oasonwwouthern.edu) 


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Billing 

A  doctor  and  a  lawyer  were 
talking  at  a  party. 

Their  conversation  was 
constantly  interrupted  by  peo- 
ple describing  their  ailments 
and  asking  the  doctor  for  free 
medical  advice. 

After  an  hour  of  this,  the 
exasperated  doctor  asked  the 
lawyer,  "What  do  you  do  to 
stop  people  from  asking  you 
for  legal  advice  when  you're 
out  of  the  office?" 

"1  give  it  to  them,"  replied 
the  lawyer,  "and  then  1  send 
them  a  bill." 

The  doctor  was  shocked, 
but  agreed  to  give  it  a  try. 

The  next  day,  still  feeling 
slightly  guilty,  the  doctor  pre- 
pared the  bills. 

When  he  went  to  place  them 
in  his  mailbox,  he  found  a  bill 
from  the  lawyer. 

Only  three  doors 

An  airline  captain  was 
breaking  in  a  new  blonde 
stewardess.  The  route  they 
were  flying  had  a  layover  in 
another  city.  Upon  their  ar- 
rival, the  captain  showed  the 


stewardess  the  best  place  for 
airline  personnel  to  eat,  shop 
and  stay  overnight. 

The  next  morning,  as  the  pi- 
lot was  preparing  the  crew  for 
the  day's  route,  he  noticed  the 
new  stewardess  was  missing. 
He  knew  which  room  she  was 
in  at  the  hotel  and  called  her 
up  wondering  what  happened. 
She  answered  the  phone,  cry- 
ing, and  said  she  couldn't  get 
out  of  her  room.  "You  can't  get 
out  of  your  room?"  the  captain 
asked,  "Why  not?" 

The  stewardess  replied: 
"There  are  only  three  doors  in 
here,"  she  sobbed,  "one  is  the 
bathroom,  one  is  the  closet, 
and  one  has  a  sign  on  it  that 
says  'Do  Not  Disturb'!" 

Great  writer 

There  was  once  a  young 
man  who,  in  his  youth,  pro- 
fessed his  desire  to  become  a 
great  writer. 
.  When  asked  to  define 
"great'  he  said,  "I  wantto  write 
stuff  that  the  whole  world  will 
read,  stuff  that  people  will 
react  to  on  a  truly  emotional 
level,  stuff  that  will  make  them 


scream,  cry,  howl  in  pain  and 
anger!" 

He  now  works  for  Micro- 
soft, writing  error  messages. 

New  computer 
viruses  on  the 
loose: 

Politically  Correct  virus: 

Never  calls  itself  a  "virus", 
but  instead  refers  to  itself  as 
an    "electronic    microorgan- 


ism. 

AT&T  virus: 

Every  three  minutes  it  tells 
you  what  great  service  you  are 
getting. 
MCI  virus: 

Every  three  minutes  it  re- 
minds you  that  you're  paying 
too  much  for  the  AT&T  virus. 
Star  Trek  virus: 

Invades    your    system    in 
places  where  no  vinos  has  gone 


before. 

Public  Television  virus: 

Your  programs  stop  every 
few  minutes  to  ask  for  money. 
Nike  virus: 

Just  does  it. 


Jokes  from 
www.coolfunnyjokes.com 


SOUTHERN^™  ACCENT 


Thursday,  September  25, 2008 


SOUTHERN 

ADVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    3 


Worship  to 
change  in 
Collegedale 

AlMEE  BRADSHAW 
STAff-WBITEK 


Southern's  campus  is  cur- 
rently undergoing  a  worship 
revolution.  Lynnwood  Hall  no 
longer  hosts  Student  Mission- 
ary Church  (SMC),  The  Third 
has  a  new  name,  and  breakfast 
is  now  served  at  church  for 
students. 

Since  Aug.  2,  SMC  and  Col- 
legedale Church  have  joined 
forces,  revamped  church  ser- 
vices, and  created  Worship 
Renewal.  The  latest  worship 
service  maintains  SMC's  idea 
of  a  student-led  church  ser- 
vice on  a  grander  scale  at  Col- 
legedale '  Church.  Connect, 
formerly  known  as  The  Third, 
has  updated  its  name,  but  still 
provides  the  alternate  choice 
for  a  contemporary  worship 
service. 

"We  are  not  here  to  enter- 
tain," said  Eddie  Cornejo,  a 
senior  theology  major  and 
Collegedale  Church's  student 
worship  coordinator.  Corne- 
jo reflected  on  one  of  Pastor 
Nixon's  recent  sermons  in  an 
attempt  to  explain  Worship 
Renewal.  , 

"We  are  not  here  to  please 
the  individual  worship  styles. 


Florida  Hospital 
Hall  construction 
delayed 

Jennifer  Meyer 

Staff  Wpitfit  

Progress  on  the  new  nurs- 
ing building,  Florida  Hospital 
Hall,  has  been  delayed  over 
the  past  few  months  due  to  the 


Photo  By  Hollie  Macomber 
Donella  Smith  and  Reese  Middleton  participate  in  a  water  relay  during  the  Joker  Release  Party. 

Joker  Party  fuels  competitive  spirit 


Emily  Young 
Mahaginc  Editor 


Saturday  night  more  than 
100  students  gathered  at  the 
Goliath  Wall  and  Student 
Park,  which  were  decorated 
like  a  desert  island,  for  the 
Joker  Release  Party. 

"I  loved  the  theme,"  said 
Alise  Ionashku,  a  senior  busi- 
ness long-term  health  care 
major.  "It  felt  really  exotic,  like 


you  were  somewhere  else." 

The  entertainment  for  the 
party  was  a  series  of  competi- 
tions. Students  signed  up  for 
groups  in  advance  to  compete 
in  various  games  such  as  a  wa- 
ter relay,  blindfolded  puzzle 
assembly  and  others.  In  each 
game  the  losing  team  was  im- 
mediately eliminated  from  the 
competition. 

One  of  the  other  games  was 


called  the  gentle  joust.  The 
tips  of  giant  water  noodles 
were  dipped  in  paint  and  two 
opponents  tried  to  get  paint 
on  their  opponent  without  get- 
ting painted  themselves. 

"There  was  paint  every- 
where and  emotions  were 
flaring,"  said  Jason  Maxie,  a 
senior  nursing  major.  Maxie 
enjoyed  the  event  but  was  dis- 
appointed that  the  paint  was 


lack  of  availability  of  contrac- 
tors and  bad  weather. 

Since  the  groundbreaking 
in  December  2007,  some  of 
the  necessary  concrete  bases 
on  which  the  foundation  is  laid 
have  been  placed.  However, 
the  same  contractor  is  being 
used  for  both  Florida  Hospital 
Hall  and  the  Hulsey  Wellness 


Center.  The  construction  on 
the  wellness  center  is  current- 
ly a  priority. 

In  addition,  recent  heavy 
rains  have  created  large 
amounts  of  mud  on  the  con- 
struction site,  forcing  workers 
to  wait  for  the  ground  to  dry 
before  work  can  resume. 

"As  soon  as  the  concrete  is 


laid  and  the  workers  can  work 
on  top  of  it,  rain  will  no  longer 
be  a  problem,"  said  Clair  Kit- 
son,  Plant  Services  director. 

The  ongoing  construction 
could  potentially  cause  a  park- 
ing problem.  Kitson  said  that 
many  building  materials  will 
need  to  be  stored  for  an 


Seniors  visit 
Southern 


Emily  Kay 
Staff  Wrcutjb_ 


ViewSouthern  kicked  off 
Monday  afternoon  with  the 
arrival  of  550  seniors  from 
13  different  Southern  Union 
academies  who  wanted  to  see 
Southern's  campus. 

This  event,  which  takes  al- 
most the  entire  year  to  plan 
and  costs  $45,000,  included 
some  new  activities.  Among 
those  added  were  a  third  Ca- 
reer Connexion  and  "Play  @ 
Southern."  According  to  Van- 
essa Kepper,  event  coordina- 
tor, these  gave  the  seniors 
an  opportunity  to  see  areas 
of  campus  that  they  may  not 
know  exist. 

Career  Connexions  lets  se- 
niors pick  which  departments 
they  want  to  know  more  about 
and  attend  a  class  in.  The  de- 
cision to  add  a  third  Career 
Connexion  was  in  response  to 
surveys,  which  are  given  out 
at  the  end  of  each  ViewSouth- 
ern. 

"We  do  a  survey  and  try 
to  respond  to  what  the  kids 
want,"  said  Jackie  James,  as- 
sistant director  for  enroll- 
ment. 

Also  new  this  year  was  "Play 
@  Southern,"  which  gave  se- 
niors the  opportunity  to  see 
more  of  the  campus  and  get 
their  hands  dirty  caving,  rock 
climbing,  swimming  and  brav- 
ing the  high  ropes  course  in 
the  student  park. 

Tuesday  night  allowed  for 
one  more  chance  to  have  some 
fun  in  the  gym  at  "Fall  for 
Southern,"  where  seniors  sang 
karaoke,   rode  a  mechanical 


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INDEX 


News 

1-3 

Senators 

4-5 

Religion 

6 

Opinion     " 

7 

Lifestyles 

8 

Sports 

9 

Campus  Chatter    " 

10 

Classifieds 

11 

.Humor 

12 

RELIGION 


Is  God  just  a  place 
marker?  Seepage  6  for 
some  insight. 


HUMOR 


Check  out  the  new 
semi-anatomically 
correct  thumbs  on 
page  12. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 


Art  you  can  hear 


Tiffany  Sands 

Srtw:  WttlTFB 


Thursday,  Sept.  18  marked 
the  grand  opening  of  artist 
Lori-Gene's  unique  art  exhibit, 
Color.  A  Spectrum  of  Sound,  a 
gallery  that  depicts  the  move- 
ment of  the  musicians  through 
vivid  colors  and  intense  lines. 

"My  work  combines  the 
phenomena  of  motion,  sound 
and  sight  to  create  an  image  of 
the  passion  that  is  heard  and 
felt  through  music,"  Lori-Gene 
said. 

Lori-Gene  has  abackground 
in  sculpting,  but  has  become 
fond  of  classical  music,  which 
she  said  she  sees  art  in.  Giselle 
Hasel,  the  gallery  coordina- 
tor, invited  Lori-Gene  to  come 
to  Southern  after  witnessing 
her  artwork  at  a  showcase  at 
Emory  University.  Hasel  felt  it 
would  be  appropriate  for  Lori- 
Gene  to  come  to  Southern  be- 
cause of  their  classical  music 
radio  station,  WSMC,  and  its 
strong  music  program. 

Lori-Gene  not  only  depicts 
the  movement  of  musicians, 
but  also  captures  their  facial 
expressions    as    they   create 


their  masterful  sounds. 

The  same  classical  music 
pieces  that  inspired  Lori- 
Gene's  collection  played  sofdy 
as  the  audience  made  their 
way  around  the  room. 

"I  really  like  how  she  used 
lines  to  express  emotions," 
said  Heather  Dappolonia,  a 
sophomore  fine  arts  major. 

Lori-Gene  also  gave  the  au- 
dience a  personal  tour  of  her 
artwork. 

"Music  can  be  such  magic," 
Lori-Gene  said,  as  she  worked 
her  way  around  the  room  dis- 
cussing the  stories  and  mean- 
ings behind  some  of  her  favor- 
ite pieces.  "My  aim  is  to  create 
anideaofsoundthroughmove- 
ment  and  vision.  The  aesthetic 
experience  of  each  viewer 
is,  thus,  unique,"  she  said. 

"The  result  is  something  en- 
tirely new-  a  drawing  or  paint- 
ing that  the  viewer  can  hear  as 
well  as  see." 

Tonight,  at  730  in  Acker- 
man  Auditorium,  Lori-Gene 
will  be  drawing  as  a  music  en- 
semble performs.  Lori-Gene's 
showcase  will  be  on  display  on 
the  second  floor  of  Brock  Hall 
until  Oct  31. 


Delays 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

undetermined  amount  of  time 
in  the  Angelica  parking  lot,  lo- 
cated behind  the  construction 
site  on  Industrial  Drive. 
Florida  Hospital  Hall  will 


be  used  as  the  new  nursing 
facility,  and  when  completed, 
is  projected  to  allow  South- 
ern to  accept  40  percent  more 
students  into  the  nursing  pro- 
gram over  the  next  few  years. 
The  building  itself  will  be  twice 
the  size  of  Herin  Hall,  the  cur- 
rent nursing  building. 


m 


Portrait  studio  opening  tonight 


Katie  Hammond 

Mmn  FniTrw 


SOUTHERN  JL  ACCENT 

The  Student  Voice  Since  1926 

Vol  64,  Issue  3 

Thur 

day.  September  25, 2008 

Monika  Bliss 

EMILY  YOUNG 

MARL1N  THORMAN 

KATIE  HAMMOND 

ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
LtrtSTVLtS  EU1IOB 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

BENJAMIN  STITZER 
CHRISTINA  WEITZEL 

IATOUI  &  DESIGN 

KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 
MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

KATIE  DEXTER 
IAYOU1  &  DESIGN 

MATT  TURK 

Laure  Chamberlain 

Garrett  Nudd,  a  2000 
Southern  graduate  and  profes- 
sional wedding  photographer, 
is  opening  a  new  portrait  stu- 
dio today  with  a  come-and-go 
open  house  from  6  p.m.  to  9 
p.m. 

The  open  house  will  pro- 
vide a  time  where  people  can 
come,  talk  and  look  around. 
Nudd  said  that  several  down- 
town area  merchants  are  also 
donating  prizes,  including  a 
yoga  studio,  dress  shop  and 
gift  shop. 

coBBlestone  rue,  located 
on  East  Main  Street  in  down- 
town Chattanooga,  will  offer 
baby,  children;  family  and  se- 
nior portrait  sessions,  as  well 
as  offering  a  place  where  other 
photographers  can  display 
their  work,  Nudd  said. 

"Our  goal  for  the  studio  gal- 
lery was  to  create  a  place  where 
people  can  come  and  appreci- 
ate art,"  Nudd  said  in  an  inter- 
view for  Columns  magazine. 


Alookmstdethe 


Courtney  Herod,  a  mass 
communication  major  with 
a  photography  emphasis,  in- 
terned with  Nudd  this  sum- 
mer, and  is  excited  about  the 
studio  opening.  "I  think  its 
awesome  [the  studio  open- 
ing], and  I  love  the  location," 
he  said. 

Nudd  is  also  involved  with 
students  at  Southern,  and  is 


currently  doing  a  two  week  in- 
tensive with  the  digital  photog- 
raphy class,  said  Stephen  Ruf, 
associate  professor  of  journal- 
ism and  communication. 

In  addition  to  his  own  work, 
and  other  photographers  in 
the  areas,  Nudd  said  that  he 
also  plans  on  displaying  pho- 
tography work  of  some  South- 
em  students. 


View 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


bull  and  enjoyed  cotton  candy 
and  popcorn. 

"I  could  actually  see  myself 
at  Southern  now,"  said  Jenny 
Littell,  a  17-year-old  from 
Highland  Lake  Academy. 

While  the  visiting  seniors 
may  have  enjoyed  their  time 
at  Southern,  current  students 


did  not  share  their  same  en- 
thusiasm. "I  felt  like  I  had  to 
cater,  not  just  to  the  person 
staying  in  my  room,  but  just  to 
the  kids  here  in  general,"  said 
Jessica  Eberly,  a  sophomore 
math  major,  "They  were  ev- 
erywhere." 

Of  the  number  of  students 
who  attend  ViewSouthem,  on 
average  35  to  45  percent  will 
enroll  in  Southern  the  follow- 
ing school  year.   Last  year  41 


percent  of  the  students  en- 
rolled. Marc  Grundy,  associate 
vice  president  of  Marketing 
and  Enrollment  Services,  is 
expecting  that  the  percent- 
age will  be  higher  this  year 
because  of  how  many  of  the 
attendees  live  close  by.  Kep- 
per  said,  "[ViewSouthem]  is 
a  great  way  to  kick  off  our  re- 
cruiting year  with  the  South- 
ern Union." 


Southern  Aelsext'St  University, 

Thank  you  for  your  Incjedlile  Support.    Your 
generous  <S<ft  of  if8,&843  fuels  the  movement  and 

helps  Acjc*o*ip/,sh  the  mission.   You  are  maflna  a 
Jlfferenae  In  thousands  of  Ih/eS.    Thank  you  forjol 
ow  efforts  to  ensure.  apeaCeful  future 

for  UaanJa. 

The  X.  C.  Team 


Southern, 

Student  Services  received 
this  card  from  the  Invis- 
ible Children  organization 
in  August.  The  note  was 
handwritten,  thanking  the 
student  body  for  their  con- 
tributions second  semes- 
ter. This  includes  the  race 
downtown,  t-shirt  sales, 
and  other  miscellaneous 
donations.  I  commend  you, 
Southern,  for  realizing  the 
need  in  Uganda  and  doing 
something  about  it. 

Monika  Bliss 
Editor 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


VM  makes  student  friendly  updates 


Carrie  Francisco 


The  Village  Market  has 
rearranged  products,  added 
more  international  foods  and 
Internet  in  an  effort  to  give  the 
store  a  more  contemporary 
look. 

The  store  has  heen  imple- 
menting a  plan  to  increase 
their  space  for  over  a  year.  Fu- 
ture renovations  will  include 
new  paint  and  flooring. 

"We  want  to  open  the  look 
and  feel  of  the  store,  make 
it  a  more  exciting  place  to 
shop,"  said  Gary  Shockley,  the 
store  manager  of  the  Village 
Market. 

The  Village  Market's  in- 
ternational foods  section  is 
becoming  more  diversified. 
South  America,  Israel,  the 
Mediterranean,  France,  Ger- 
many, Asia  and  India  are  dif- 
ferent areas  of  the  world  where 
their  international  foods 
come  from. 

Bulk  foods  have  been  moved 
to  aisle  three,  and  there  is  a 
health  and  beauty  section  at 


i 


Photo  By  Mariin  Thorman 
Trisha  Moor  uses  her  computer  to  check  her  email  utilizing  the  new 
wireless  internet  in  the  Village  Market. 

the  front  of  the  store.  Gourmet  students  don't  have  to  leave 
foods,  are  also  being  intra-  campus  to  get  what  they  need, 
duced,  and  special  requests  by  Another  way  the  Village 
customers  are  available.  Market  is   helping   cater  to 

.  "The  Village  Market  feels  students  is  through  wireless 
so  much  more  open,  every-     Internet     access.      Southern 


thing  is  not  in  my  face,"  said 
Austin  Cole,  a  sophomore 
theology  major. 

The  target  consumers  for 
the  Village  Market  are  stu- 
dents. The  store  wants  to  make 


has  now  extended  the  wire- 
less range  of  the  campus  to 
include  the  Village  Market, 
Shockley  said. 

"Wireless  Internet  opens  up 
the  variety  of  places  for 


sure  they  meet  students'  needs  eat,"  said  Devin  Bates,  a  soph- 
by  selling  deli  meals  to  go  and  omore  religious  education  ma- 
providing  everyday  items,  so     jor,  "Its  cool." 


Joker 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

not  washable  and  ruined  his 
.  favorite  John  Deere  t-shirt. 

The  final  four  teams  faced 
I  off  in  an  obstacle  course, 
'  which  involved  crawling, 
•  balancing  and  finally,  slid- 
ing down  a  soapy  tarp.  Each 
-  member  of  the  winning  team, 
■the  Little  Giants,  won  a  $50 
gift  certificate  to  the  Hamilton 
5Place  mall. 


The  process  of  signing  up 
was  confusing  for  some  stu- 
dents, who  either  did  not  know 
they  needed  to  sign  up  or  de- 
cided to  show  up  last  minute. 
"It  would've  been  nice  to  be 
able  to  sign  up  there  because 
I  really  wanted  to  play,"  Ion- 
ashku  said. 

The  people  who  participat- 
ed enjoyed  it,  said  BJ  Taylor, 
Student  Association  social 
vice  president.  He  attributes 
the  success  to  the  focus  being 


taken  away  from  the  Joker. 

"I've  noticed  in  past  parties 
too  much  importance  was  giv- 
en to  the  Joker,"  Taylor  said. 
"I  figure  people  should  come 
to  the  party  to  have  fun  and 
they  get  their  Joker  as  well." 

Taylor  said  students  should 
expect  more  great  things  from 
SA  parties  in  the  future.  "The 
Welcome  Party  and  the  Joker 
Release  Party  were  the  prac- 
tice parties,  you  don't  want  to 
miss  the  next  one." 


Bed  bugs  cause  evacuation 


Renew 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Let's  start  getting  rid  of  labels. 
We  are  here  to  bring  praise 
and  worship  to  God." 

Duane  Schoonard,  whom 
'  Cornejo  refers  to  as  the 
"brains"  of  the  movement,  is 
Collegedale  Church's  spiritual 
development  counselor  pas- 
tor. She  said  that  the  steadily 
diminishing  number  of  youth 
in  the  church  has  troubled 
the  pastoral  staff.  Worship 
Renewal  encourages  students 
to  be  united  through  worship 
involvement  and  feel  com- 
fortable   calling    Collegedale 


Church  their  church. 

"The  biggest  struggle  has 
been  the  issue  of  changing  the 
way  we've  done  things  here 
forever,"  said  Pastor  Schoon- 
ard. 

With  change  always  comes 
a  little  opposition.  Though 
the  entire  pastoral  staff  was 
behind  Renewal,  they  were 
unsure  how  members  would 
accept  the  revival. 

"Never  be  afraid  to  take 
risks.  A  risk  can  be  your  great- 
est blessing,"  said  Nigel  T. 
Francois,  a  junior  pastoral 
care  major,  who  facilitates  Re- 
newal SMC  Sabbath  School  in 
the  Gospel  Chapel. 


However,  this  is  not  as 
much  a  Southern  take-over  as 
it  is  a  joint  effort.  During  Re- 
newal service,  both  members 
and  students  are  on  the  plat- 
form giving  God  their  praise. 

Church  members  have  also 
graciously  volunteered  to  pro- 
vide a  all-you-can-eat  break- 
fast buffet  exclusively  for  SAU 
students  in  the  fellowship 
room  at  9:75  Sabbath  School. 

"We  can  see  the  power  of 
unity  when  we  come  together 
as  the  body  of  Christ— Black, 
White,  Asian,  Spanish— all 
sorts  of  nations  come  together 
making  the  worship  more  ful- 
filling," said  Francois. 


Due  to  the  recent  discov- 
ery of  a  bed  bug  infestation 
in  the  new  wing  of  Talge  Hall, 
residents  of  nine  rooms  were 
forced  to  evacuate,  so  chemi- 
cals could  be  sprayed  to  kill 
the  bugs. 

On  the  afternoon  of  Sept. 
10,  Jordan  Wagner,  a  mass 
communication  major,  said  he 
received  a  call  informing  him 
that  he  and  his  roommate  had 
until  the  next  morning  to  re- 
locate from  their  room  in  the 
new  wing  to  a  room  in  the  old 
wing,  and  launder  all  of  their 
clothing  and  linens.  It  took 
them  until  about  2:30  a.m.  to 
finish  the  move,  Wagner  said. 

Besides  the  lack  of  sleep 
there  were  other  problems. 

"I  was  trying  to  work  on 
three  assignments  that  were 
due  the  next  day  and  that 
didn't  get  done,"  Wagner  said. 

However,  some  of  the 
problems  were  more  difficult 
to  relieve.  For  the  effected 
students,  getting  back  into 
a  comfortable  workflow  was 
difficult,  especially  since  they 
knew  they  would  be  moving 
back  soon. 

The  deans  in  Talge  were 
very  diligent  in  dealing  with 
the  bed  bug  problem.  In  fact, 
Cook's  Pest  Control  was  hired 
to  treat  most  of  the  rooms 
three  times. 

"We  were  bend-over-back- 
wards  kind  of  careful,"  said 
Dwight  Magers,  the  men's 
dean.  "We've  got  to  do  what 
we've  got  to  do  to  be  fair  to  the 
students." 


A  bed  bug. 

This  special  care  was  due 
to  what  happened  in  a  similar 
incident  last  year  with 

a  bed  bug  incident.  The  rooms 
were  treated  once,  but  the  bed 
bugs  were  not  taken  care  of. 

The  cause  of  the  infestation 
is  unknown.  Bed  bugs  can 
come  from  anyone  and  any- 
where. According  to  the  Har- 
vard School  of  Public  Health, 
problems  are  more  likely  with 
people  that  travel  frequently, 
as  the  bugs  can  crawl  into 
small  crevices  in  suitcases. 

Each  of  the  students  that 
had  to  relocate  will  be  given 
one  month  of  free  rent.  The 
evacuated  students  have  also 
received  compensation  for  the 
extra  laundry  expenses  and 
dry  cleaning  they  had  to  do. 

Magers  said  those  in- 
volved have  remained  positive 
through  the  ordeal. 

"So  far,  everything  has 
worked  out  pretty  well,"  he 
said. 

The  last  of  the  students  will 
move  back  to  the  new  wing 
rooms  after  ViewSouthem, 
when  the  final  treatment  will 
be  applied. 


Pholo  By  Trisha  Moor 
Carlyle  Verne  andjashua  Walker  grab  some  breakfast  at  Collegedale 
Church  before  the  service  starts. 

Cornejo  adds,  "What  really     we  are  together,  and  we  just 
matters  is  that  we  come  to  God     want  to  worship.'" 
in  humility  and  say  'God,  here 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


Constituents  represented: 
Talge  0014-0038 

Goals:  To  acknowledge  the  concerns 
of  others  and  to  become  active  in 
more  extracurricular 
Vactivities  across  campus. , 


Constituents  represented: 

Talge  0107  -  0133, 1261  -  1268, 1352 

-1358 

Goals:  I  want  Southern  to  be  a  more 

spiritual  campus  and  would  like  to 

see  more  people  involved  in  school 

vactivities. ., 


m 


Kevin  White 


E-mail:  kwhite@ 
southem.edu 


Constituents  represented: 
Talge  2402  -  2454 

Goals:  Get  cameras  set  up  on  the 
back  new  wing  door  [Talge]  and 
implement  an  application  deadline 
Vfor  the  registration  process. J 


"\  Michael  Norvill  "^ 

Major:  Liberal 
Arts  Education 

E-mail:  mnor- 
vill@southem. 
edu 


Constituents  represented:  Talge  2459 
-2476.  2502  -  2507, 2517  -  2536 
Goals:  To  attach  card  swipes  to  the 
washing  machines  in  the  dorms  so 
we  can  stop  hoarding  quarters  and 
to  find  a  way  to  make  cafeteria  food 
Vcheaper. _^ 


E-mail: 

rcamara@south' 
i.edu 


Constituents  represented:  Talge  3659 
3676, 3702  -  3707,  3717  -  3736 


Goals:  Provide  nutritional  informa- 
tion for  on-campus  food. 


A  Theodore  ^\ 

Brown 


E-mail: 

theodorebrown@ 
southern.edu 
Constituents  represented:  Talge  3708 
-  37i6, 3744  -  3758. 3762  -  3794 

Goals:  To  represent  my  constituents 
and  their  ideas  and  to  inform  them 
on  things  taking  place  in  Senate. 


Andrea  de  "\ 


Major: 
History/English 

E-mail: 

ademelo@south- 

ern.edu 

Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
2102  -  2227 

Goals:  A  standard  "Adviser  Training" 
for  all  faculty  and  a  shuttle  service  for 
students  to  local  stores  and  attrac- 
ytions. 


A 


E-mail: 

kristinak@soutb.- 

ern.edu 


Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
2403  -  2532 

Goals:  To  be  the  best  possible  voice 
for  the  students  [I  am  representing] 
and  to  be  in  good  contact  with  the 
Vstudents  about  our  decisions. 


Constituents  represented: 
Talge  1202  - 1254 

Goals:  To  improve  dorm  access,  the 
recognition  of  culture  clubs  and  cam 
pus  renovations. 

V J 

Justin  Camara 


Constituents  represented:  Talge  2508 
-  2516,  2544  -  2558, 2562  -  2594 

Goals:  To  see  the  soccer  field  is 
completed  for  soccer  season  and  to 
encourage  more  constituent  involve- 
Vment. , • 


E-mail: 

nadiahernadez 

@southern.edu 


Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
1102  -1225 

Goals:  Improve  dorm  living  condi- 
tions, such  as  better  showers,  more 
food  availability  in  the  dorm,  and 
Vwireless  accessibility. 


A  Kristina  Kyle       ~\    ( 


ih  Alexis  Boddy 


Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
3102  -  3302 

Goals:  Providing  more  scholar- 
ships for  students  and  investigating 
a  choice  of  depositing  tithe  directly 
out  of  job  deposits  from  SAU  to  local 
Vchurches. 


E-mail:  rmeans@ 
southern.edu 


Constituents  represented: 
Talge  1317  -  1336. 1362  -  1394 

Goals:  To  develop  a  closer  link  among 
constituents  on  my  hall  through 
social  and  spiritual  activities. 

V ^ 


Constituents  represented:  Talge  3602 
-3653 

Goals:  Make  the  outside  roofs  of  the 
cafe  a  place  to  eat  and  create  more 
bandwidth  for  downloading  in  the 
V^dorm. y 


Hyein  Yoo 


Major: 
Psychobiology 


Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
1403  - 1532 

Goals:  Fix  the  girl's  dorm  sauna  and 
encourage  the  pride  a  SAU  student 
has  in  this  college  through  outreach 
Vand  activities. J 


Constituents  represented:  Thatcher 
3304  -  3532 

Goals:  Renovating  the  kitchens  of 
Thatcher  South  and  actively  trying  to 
make  this  campus  what  the  students 
yneed  it  to  be. _— ^ 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 


senators 


contini  \p,ci 


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E-mail:  shebym 
©southern,  edu 


Constituents  represented 
Thatcher  South  1608  - 1813 

Goals:  To  bring  my  precinct  together 
and  to  make  Senate  a  more  active 
thing  on  campus  that  people  know    • 
^more  about. 


E-mail:  tgeorge@ 
southern.edu 


Constituents  represented: 
Southern  Village  Men 

Goals:  Get  bike  racks  in  Southern 
Village  and  promote  ministries  that 
Senate  has  already  been  supporting. 

V , 


c             ~\ 

Thomas  Beihl 

A 

Major: 

Mathematics/ 
Business  Admin- 

istration 

southern.edu 
Constituents  repre 
nity  students  w/la. 

E-mail: 
thomasbeihl@ 

sented:  Commu- 
t  names  C-D 

Goals:  To  expand  service  opportuni- 
ties and  to  promote  Christianity  as  a 
V24/7  lifestyle. 

v^N  Suzanne  Ocsai ^\ 


Constituents  represented:  Commu- 
nity students  w/last  names  O-R 
Goals:  To  expand  the  Cookie  Bri- 
gade to  community  students  and 
to  increase  the  involvement  of  SAU 
employees  in  the  lives  of  community 
Vstudents. 


Kristrna  \ 

Major:  Graphic 


Marilee  Chase 
Major:  Financial 
Management/ 
History 
E-mail:  mari- 


Constituents  represented 
Thatcher  South  2605  -  2817 

Goals:  Working  towards  starting  a 
recycling  program  on  campus  and 
being  here  for  whatever  the  constitu 
Vents  want  to  see  changed ) 

\  Hillary  Wagner  "^ 

Major  Music- 
Theory  and 
literature 

E-mail: 

hwagner 

@southem.edu 

Constituents  represented:  Southern 

Village  Women 

Goals:  To  help  with  the  recycling  pro- 
gram, particularly  in  getting  recycled 
goods  picked  up  in  Southern  Village. 


Thatcher  South  3606  -  3817 
Goals:  To  promote  Senate's  role  in 
student  government  and  its  reputa- 
tion with  the  Southern  students,  and 
to  help  students  understand  and 
utilize  their  value  to  Southern  as  an 
^organization. 


E-mail:  stevena- 
rauz@  southern, 
edu 


Constituents  represented:  Student 
Family  Housing 

Goals:  To  connect  every  student  on 
campus  to  Jesus  by  providing  more 
ministries  and  by  purifying  the  ones 
Valready  established. 


Constituents  represented:  Commu- 
nity students  w/last  names  E-G,  N 


Goals:  Ethics  Taskforce. 


Constituents  rep- 
resented Com- 
munity students  w/last  names  H-J 

Goals:  To  pass  legislation  that  will 
help  Southern  have  an  even  greater 
focus  on  spirituality  and  witnessing 
to  the  immediate  community. 


E-mail: 

jschilling@soum- 

ern.edu 

Constituents  represented  Commu- 
nity students  w/last  names  S 

Goals:  To  represent  the  interests  of 
community  students  to  the  Senate. 


Michael  Taylor 


Major: 
General  Studies 


Constituents  represented:  Commu- 
nity students  w/last  names  T-Z 

Goals:  To  create  a  better  environment 
that  draws  students  to  the  outdoors 
and  to  raise  the  standards  of  our 
^Christian  walk  here  on  campus.      > 


'  ^  ^  1 

Marisa                ^ 

Hutchinson 

Major:  Health 

Science 

E-mail:  rmeans@ 

^^^H    ^^^ 

southera.edu 

Constituents  represented: 
Thatcher  South  4605  -  4817 

Goals :  To  convey  the  ideas  of  my 
constituents  to  Senate  so  their  goals 
will  not  go  unheard 


Kimberly  Ben-    ^ 

field 

Major 

Pre-  Physical 

Therapy 

E-mail:  kbenfield 
(Ssouthem.edu 


Constituents  represented  Commu- 
nity students  w/  last  names  A-B,  K 

Goals:  To  provide  on-campus  lockers 
for  community  students  to  use  during 
the  day. 


E-mail: 

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Constituents  represented:  Commu- 
nity students  w/last  names  L-M 
Goals:  To  pass  legislation  that  will 
help  Southern  have  an  even  greater 
focus  on  spirituality  and  witnessing 
to  the  immediate  community. 


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6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 

Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 
chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


The  sunset  made  me  thankful  for  my  health 

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The  other  evening  toward 
the  end  of  my  run  I  found 
myself  at  the  top  of  the  ridge 
that  overlooks  the  valley  be- 
hind Southern.  It  was  nearing 
dusk,  the  time  of  day  when  the 
clouds  are  fading  into  a  soft 
pink,  the  shadows  have  dis- 
solved and  the  cool  evening  air 
settles  down  to  our  level.  You 
don't  get  that  kind  of  experi- 
ence from  Southern's  campus 
because  it  is  in  its  own  little 
forested  valley.  I  relished  the 
scene,  pausing  for  a  few  mo- 
ments in  one  of  the  yards  at 
the  top.  I  felt  blessed.  Even 
though  these  days  are  busy 
and  it's  hard  to  find  that  "true 
rest"  I  need  so  often,  God  al- 
ways provides  the  encourage- 
ment I  need  to  make  it.  Yet, 


while  I  gave  the  sunset  an 
A+,  I  realized  that  I  should  be 
thankful  for  something  even 
more  important  that  evening: 
my  health. 

Our  bodies  are 
pretty  amazing. 
Even  though  hav- 
ing four  legs  like  a 
horse  would  make 
for  faster  running, 
it  would  require  a 
serious  food  bud- 
get. Wings,  tusks, 
scales  and  fins 
all  have  a  certain 
appeal,  but  then 
again,  I  doubt  it'd 
be  fun  to  walk  to 
class  with  tusks. 
When  it  comes  down  to  it,  I'm 
pretty  happy  with  the  way  God 
made  me,  especially  since  I 
am  healthy.  It's  a  privilege 
and  honor  to  walk  under  my 


own  power,  to  not  have  to 
stay  in  bed  all  day  and  to  eat 
food  with  my  mouth  and  not 
a  vein.  Being  healthy  is  the 
way  God  intends  us  to  be.  Yet, 


,,  „.  Stern  says,  "Silent 
gratitude  isn't  much  use  to 
anyone."  Godprobably doesn't 
need  me  to  thank  Him  for  good 
health.   I'm  sure  He'd  still  be 


while  I  try  to  appreciate  what 
God  has  given  me,  I  frequently 
find  myself  forgetting  to  thank 
Him  for  the  health  and  life  that 
I  have  been  given. 


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Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 


quite  Godly  without  a  little 
recognition  on  my  part.  But 
at  the  same  time,  I  can  be  sure 
that  staying  silent  won't  be  do- 
ing Him  any  good.  Nor  does  it 


do  me  any  good  either.  When 
I  stop  remembering  to  thank 
God  for  my  blessings,  I  begin 
to  focus  on  myself.  I  might  be- 
come discouraged  wondering 
why  I  can't  get  any  faster,  or 
frustrated  because  sometimes 
I'm  too  busy  to  exercise.  That 
attitude,  for  me,  simply  leads 
to  a  less-than-ideal  approach 
to  life.  It's  definitely  not  an 
attitude  I  am  proud  of  nor 
one  that  I  recommend.  There 
are  many  things  that  I  need 
to  continue  to  thank  God  for. 
Not  only  do  I  think  that  God 
enjoys  hearing  from  me,  but 
I  feel  better  for  having  recog- 
nized His  hand  in  my  life. 

There's  nothing  like  a  gor- 
geous sunset  to  enjoy  at  the 
top  of  a  hill,  especially  when 
I  know  I  got  there  on  my  own 
two  healthy,  human  legs.  Who 
needs  God?  We  all  do. 


Christians  so  unlike  Christ 


EzequielVasquez 

Contributor 


Michael  Shermer,  the 
founder  of  Skeptic  Magazine, 
made  a  formidable  objection 
to  Christianity  in  a  public  de- 
bate. In  his  opening  state- 
ment he  called  God  a  "place 
marker"  because  he  believed 
that  saying,  "God  did  it"  was 
just  another  way  of  saying,  "I 
don't  know."  For  example, 
one  could  ask  how  this  world 
came  into  existence.  Simple: 
God  did  it!  How  did  my  can  of 
Veja-Links  mysteriously  dis- 
appear from  the  fridge  when 
all  my  roommates  claim  they 
didn't  eat  them?  Simple:  God 
did  it!  These  examples  are  an 
oversimplification  of  the  first 
part  to  Shermer's  objection.  It 
was  his  next  point  that  I  found 
to  be  especially  valid.  He  con- 
sidered God  a  "place  marker" 
because  the  life  of  a  "Chris- 
tian" was  remarkably  similar 
to  that  of  an  atheist. 

If  the  God  of  Christian- 
ity was  more  than  a  "place 
marker"  wouldn't  there  be  a 


difference?  Is  this  not  the  God 
that  said  He  would  change  the 
human  heart?  Is  this  not  the 
God  that  claims  that  He  could 
regenerate  fallen  man?  Then 
how  could  someone  believe 
in  the  life-changing  power 
of  God  and  not  be  changed? 
How  can  someone  believe  in 
a  God  of  love  and  not  love? 
Could  someone  really  believe 
in  a  God  that  could  make  a  dif- 
ference and  not  be  different 
themselves? 

The  cross  is  an  event  that 
did  not  just  impact  a  small 
band  of  Palestinians,  but  the 
world.  Unfortunately,  similar 
sentiments  have  been  vocal- 
ized by  other  religious  leaders 
like  Gandhi,  when  he  said,  "I 
like  your  Christ.  I  don't  like 
your  Christians.  They  are  so 
unlike  your  Christ." 

Are  those  realistic  ideals? 
Notice  Paul's  descriptions  of 
what  a  church  leader  should 
be  like:  "an  overseer  must  be 
above  reproach,"  (1  Tim  3:2) 
and  "let  them  serve  as  dea- 
cons if  they  prove  themselves 
blameless"  (1  Tim  3:10). 


Although  truth  never  ceases 
to  be  truth  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  religion  is  so  often  mis- 
represented, the  biblical  ex- 
hortation is  to  not  even  give 
skeptics  a  reason  to  use  this 
argument.  So  is  God  a  "place 
marker?"  Unfortunately  that's 
exactly  what  He  is  for  a  num- 
ber of  "Christians."  Ideas 
have  consequences  and  the 
consequence  of  a  Christ-less 
Christian  life  is  a  Christ-less 
example. 

Fortunately,  things  don't 
have  to  be  this  way.  Christ 
says,  "If  anyone  would  come 
after  me,  let  him  deny  himself 
and  take  up  his  cross  daily  and 
follow  me."  What  did  Christ 
do  on  the  cross?  He  showed 
the  world  unimaginable  love. 
What  challenge  does  He  give 
to  us?  To  live  the  cross;  to  live 
a  life  of  selfless  love  and  to  do 
it  daily.  So  put  aside  your  self- 
ish pride,  your  materialistic 
ambition  and  your  temporary 
goals  and  dreams.  Take  up 
your  cross  and  please,  please 
make  God  more  than  a  "place 
marker"  in  your  life. 


opinion 


Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Curiosity:  Cat  killer  or  key  to  happiness? 


Sarah  Hayhoe 
Opinion  Editor — 


One  fine  day  in  the  dale,  In- 
quisitive Irma  asked  Compli- 
ant Carl  a  question. 

"Why  is  it  that  I  have  to  pay 
$90  for  a  parking  permit  when 
I'm  already  paying  thousands 
of  dollars  to  be  at  Southern?  I 
mean,  really?  Why  is  that?" 

"Well,  tuition  doesn't  cover 
all  the  costs,"  offered  Carl. 
"Maybe  the  permit  fee  covers 
Campus  Safety  staffing  and 
parking  lot  upkeep,  repaving 
or  expansion." 

"Is  that  the  best  you  can 
come  up  with?"  Irma  rolled 
her  eyes.  "We're  talking  about 
2,500  students  paying  $90 
each  to  park  their  cars  for 
the  year.  That's.. .what?. ..over 
$200,000  for  just  one  year. 
Why?  I  just  want  to  know 
why?  Don't  you  want  to  know 
why?" 

"Well,...no.  No,  I  just  pay 
for  the  permit  and  put  the 
little  sticker  on  my  wind- 
shield like  they  tell  me.  I  just 
do  what  they  tell  me.  And,  you 
know  what  else?  I  walk  on  the 
sidewalks.  But,  let  me  guess... 
you.. .you  walk  on  the  grass, 
don't  you?" 

Several  seconds  of  silence 
passed. 

"Yep,  I  walk  on  the  grass." 

While  Irma  and  Carl's  dis- 
course is  more  humorous  than 
[  constructive,  curiosity  and 
questions  can  lead  to  great  re- 
wards. We  live  in  a  generation 


of  questions.  We  are  a  genera- 
tion of  questions.  Generation 
Y  seems  to  be  named  after 
our  favorite  question.  And  in 
general,  "because  I  said  so" 
doesn't  satisfy  our  curiosity. 

David  is  eight  years  old  and 
loves  to  ask  his  mom  questions 
about  everything.  Why  don't 
we  eat  at  McDonald's?  Why  do 
people  eat  cows?  Why  do  trees 
lose  their  leaves?  Why  do  peo- 
ple think  Oprah  is  cool?  When 
his  mom  has  had  enough  Q&A 
time,  her  typical  response  was 
"because  lizards  are  green"  to 
which  David  had  no  reply  until 
he  saw  a  cameleon  on  PBS. 

Granted,  not  all  questions 
are  equal.  There's  a  difference 
between  "How  do  I  register  to 
vote?"  and  "When  does  The 
Office  premiere?"  (which  is 
today  by  the  way),  "What  are 
Sarah  Palin's  qualifications?" 
and  "Doesn't  that  nose  pierc- 
ing hurt?"  In  many  ways,  our 
curiosity  reflects  who  we  are 
and  who  we  will  become.  Da- 
vid probably  won't  ask  his 
mom  about  SAU  parking  per- 
mits for  another  decade  or 
so.  One  can  only  wonder  how 
much  they'll  cost  then. 

In  the  meantime,  we  have 
a  new  coffee  table  book  at  my 
apartment  with  this  quote  by 
someone  I've  never  heard  of: 
"If  I  had  influence  with  the 
good  fairy,  I  would  ask  that  her 
gift  to  each  child  be  a  sense  of 
wonder  so  indestructible  that 
it  would  last  throughout  life." 
Some  of  us  are  more  curious 


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than  others,  but  most  of  us 
are  interested  in  something, 
whether  it's  playing  bluegrass 
or  scrapbooking. 

According  to  a  study  cited 
by  Psychology  Today,  Todd 
Kashdan  of  George  Mason 
University  found  that  "people 
who  exhibit  high  levels  of  curi- 
osity...experience  higher  levels 
of  satisfaction  with  life  than 
their  more  disengaged  peers. 
While  the  less  curious  derive 
more  pleasure  from  hedonis- 
tic behaviors  such  as  sex  and 
drinking,  curious  people  re- 
port finding  a  greater  sense  of 
meaning  in  life,  which  is  a  bet- 
ter predictor  of  sustainable, 
lasting  happiness." 

An  indestructible  sense  of 
wonder  means  never  running 
out  of  questions.  Sadly,  social 
pressures  can  make  us  forget 
our  interests  and  curious  in- 
stincts. After  all,  as  Kashdan 
said,  "Lots  of  people  played 
an  instrument  when  they  were 
younger,  and  they  say,  T  don't 
do  it  anymore  because  I  work 
now.'"  Our  curiosity  was  never 
meant  to  die.  As  we  pursue  in- 
terests and  careers  at  Southern 
on  this  quest  that  some  people 
call  "getting  a  life,"  Kashdan's 
observation  is  worth  consid- 
ering that  "really  there's  no 
definition  of  what  an  adult's 
supposed  to  be,  and  for  some 
people,  that's  earthshaking  to 
hear."  Whether  or  not  curiosi- 
ty killed  the  cat,  don't  be  afraid 
to  ask  questions  and  walk  on 
the  grass. 


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Contributor 


Where  can  I  question? 

Do  you  know  a  place? 

Can  I  plant  my  questions? 

Can  they  grow  into  understanding 

Instead  of  being  stifled? 

I  don't  want  the  textbook  answer, 

especially  the  one  we've  always  accepted. 

I  want  to  search.  I  want  to  discover. 

I  want  to  know  more  deeply.  I  want  a  place  to  question. 

And  if  I  am  led  back  to  the  conventional  answer, 

Fine.  I'll  accept  it.  That's  why  I  asked. 

And  if  I  am  led  to  a  new,  terrifying  answer,  good! 

That's  why  I  asked. 

I  need  help  questioning  again: 

My  questions  have  been  ignored. 

I  still  have  one.  Why? 

Why  didn't  You  save  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abednego 

Before  they  had  to  enter  the  fiery  furnace? 

It  would  have  saved  them  so  much  pain. 

Why  did  you  wait? 

Why  do  You  still  wait  today? 

Why  don't  You  save  us  from  our  pain? 

I  remember  more  now. 

Why  does  our  church  act  like  we  have  the  truth, 

The  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth? 

"What  is  truth?"  Pilate  asked 

And  then  washed  his  hands  not  expecting  an  answer 

While  You  stood  before  him  silent. 

If  my  desire  is  to  follow  God  and  I  pursue  Him  regardless, 

Why  does  my  church  get  upset 

When  my  pursuit  suddenly  doesn't  look  like  our,  culture 

and  traditions? 

Why  does  it  seem  that  I  have  to  choose  between 

Adventism  and  Christianity? 

If  salvation  is  based  on  God's  gift, 

why  can't  I  make  mistakes? 

Are  there  mistakes  when  exploring  Him? 

The  questions  are  there, 

In  my  heart  and  in  the  hearts  of  others. 

Why  isn't  the  art  of  questioning  a  part 

of  our  Advenrist  culture? 

Why  can't  we  see  that  our  lack  of  questions 

has  made  us  stagnant? 

Can  there  be  a  place  for  the  "whys," 
The  "hows,"  the  "because  of  whats," 
And  the  "where  does  it  say  that"? 
What  would  that  place  look  like? 

Where  can  I  question? 

Where  can  I  seek  first  the  kingdom? 

That's  why  I  ask. 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


The  restaurant  guide  for  the  (dietarily)  needy 


Rachel  Hopkins 

Iiftstvih  FnrniB 


I've  been  a  vegetarian  for 
about  seven  years  now.  Sure,  I 
miss  asteak  now  and  then, and 
the  smell  of  lamb  (inhumane 
as  it  may  seem)  still  makes 
my  mouth  water  a  little,  but 
in  general,  I  no  longer  struggle 
with  the  decision.  The  only 
thing  that  can  still  be  difficult 
is  going  to  a  restaurant  that  is 
in  no  way  friendly  to  people 
like  me.  I  may  get  a  laugh  from 
baffling  the  waitress  when  I 
order  a  hamburger  sans  the 
hamburger,  but  sometimes  it's 
more  trouble  than  it's  worth. 

Some  of  you  may  have  ex- 
perienced the  same  problems, 
but  luckily  for  you,  this  is  my 
fourth  year  here  at  Southern, 
and  since  I  enjoy  eating  out 
quite  a  bit,  I  know  a  few  win- 
ners. Here  are  some  places 
you  may  not  have  tried  yet, 
and  since  I  believe  in  equal  op- 
portunities, I'll  be  fair  to  our 
vegan  and  omnivore  friends 
as  well. 


Vegans 

Imperial  Gardens 

If  you  enjoy  Chinese  food 


and  need  a  break  from  China 
Kitchen,  this  is  a  great  place 
to  try.  They  offer  a  lot  of  veg- 
etable dishes  and  their  meat 
substitutes  are  yummy.  Im- 
perial Gardens  is  a  sit-down 
restaurant  with  a  nice  atmo- 
sphere and  prices  under  $io. 
It's  located  on  Gunbarrel  Road 
in  the  same  center  as  Hobby 
Lobby  and  Fresh  Marixet. 


Vegetarians 

Fresh  2  Order 

Fast,  casual  and  delicious. 
Fresh  2  Order  just  opened  last 
year,  so  you  may  not  have  no- 
ticed it  yet.  The  atmosphere  is 
trendy  and  the  food  is  differ- 
ent and  unique  with  dishes 
you  won't  find  anywhere  else. 
Although  they  have  a  menu  of 
meat  entrees,  they  serve  sev- 
eral vegetarian  salads  (that 
are  big  enough  to  be  a  meal), 
sandwiches  and  sides.  You  can 
also  add  seared  tofu  to  any  of 
your  dishes.  Pretty  much  all 
of  the  vegetarian  items  are 
under  $io.  Its  located  next  to 
Smoothie  King  on  Gunbarrel 


Get  Your  Green  On 


Vexation:  Wasting  wa- 
ter. We  don't  have  much 
clean  fresh  water  in  the 
world  these  days,  and  we 
spend  about  $4  billion  a 
year  in  the  U.S.  to  treat  the 
water  we  do  have.  That's 
pricey. 

Solution:  Here's  an 
easy  one.  Try  shortening 
your  showers  by  one  min- 
ute (or  more  if  you  can). 

Implementation: 
Time  your  showers  with  a 
stopwatch  to  see  how  long 
you  take  and  then  set  an 
alarm.  Or  play  some  of your 


favorite  tunes  and  see  how 
many  it  takes  before  you 
finish.  Then  shower  to  the 
same  play  list  and  get  out 
before  it's  done. 

Clarification:  For  ev- 
ery minute  you  shave  off 
your  shower  time,  you 
save  about  eight  gallons  of 
water.  That  means  if  you 
shortened  your  showers 
by  just  one  minute  every 
day,  you'd  save  248  gallons 
next  month  Think  how 
much  you'd  save  if  your 
roommates  and  suitemates 
joined  in  the  green  fun. 

Tip  andinfoJromidealbite.com 


Meat  Eaters 

Kanpai  of  Tokyo 

Even  if  you  aren't  a  huge 
fan  of  Japanese  or  Asian  food 
in  Kanpai  is  an  exciting  place 
to  eat.  A  chef  makes  your  food 
in  front  of  you  and  entertains 
you  while  you  eat.  Although 
I  lose  a  little  bit  of  credibility 
on  this  one  since  I've  never 
actually  eaten  any  of  the  meat 
dishes,  all  of  my  meat-eating 
friends  say  they're  amazing. 
Some  of  the  more  expensive 
dishes  are  over  $10,  but  there 
are  several  good  ones  that  are 
cheaper.  If  you  look  at  it  as 
dinner  and  a  show,  its  a  great 
deal  regardless.  Located  next 
to  Olive  Garden  by  the  Hamil- 
ton Place  Mall. 


Everyone 

Red  Robin 

My  friend  groups  are  com- 
prised of  all  sorts  of  eaters, and 
Red  Robin  is  one  place  that  ca- 
ters to  all  of  them.  They  serve 
every  kind  of  burger  you  could 
ever  imagine,  each  of  which 
can  be  substituted  with  a  Gar- 
den Burger  or  Boca  Burger. 
Most  burgers  are  under  $10, 
but  they  come  with  unlimited 
fries  so  you  never  leave  hun- 
gry. Located  at  the  entrance  of 
the  food  court  at  the  Hamilton 
Place  Mall. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Women's    Hang    Gliding 
Festival 

Lookout     Mountain     Flight 
Park,  Rising  Fawn,  GA 
Now  through  Sept  28 
Free  to  watch,  $25  for  fliers 
Hangglide.com  or 
(800)  688-5637  for  more  info 

Susan  G.  Komen  Race  for 
the  Cure 

UTC  McKenzie  Arena, 
Chattanooga 
Sunday,  Sept.  28. 
Registration  begins  at  12.  p.m. 
Entrance  fees   start  at   $30 
(cheaper  if  registering  online) 
Chattanoogaraceforthecure. 


Red  Clay  Pickin'  Barn 

Cleveland,  TN  (intersection 
of  Weatherly  Switch  and  Old 
Lead  Mine  Valley  Road  on 
State  Highway  317  near  Red 
Clay  Park.) 

7-11  p.m.,  each  Saturday 
Free  ($5  suggested  donation) 
423-240-3439 

2008  PGA  Tour  Playoff 
Finale 

East     Lake     Country     Club, 

Atlanta,  GA 

Now        through        Sunday, 

Sept.  28 

Ticket  prices  vary 

Tourchampionship.pgatour. 


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The  Southern  Accent  is  now  online  at 

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THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Bombshells  and  Rebels  victorious 


Zack  Livingston 
SbqriS-Ediidr — 


Ballistic  Bombshell  and 
Team  SWAT  faced  off  last 
night  in  the  women's  A  league 
Softball  division.  Nathalie 
Mazo,  SWAT  shortstop,  start- 
ed the  team  off  strong  with  a 
home  run  in  the  first  inning. 

Although  Mazo's  intensity 
caused  the  Bombshells  to  start 
the  game  a  little  shaky  their 
power  hitters  carried  them 
through. 

Amanda  Woodard,  fresh- 
men nursing  major,  said 
"We  got  creamed  the  last  two 
games  and  it  feels  good  to  fi- 
nally win." 

The  final  score,  Bombshell 
19  and  SWAT  12,  left  the  fa- 
vored SWAT  disappointed. 


"I  think  both  teams  played 
well,"  said  Lilly  Loza,  SWAT 
catcher.  "We  made  a  lot  of 
small  mistakes  and  although 
we  hustled,  they  simply  played 
better." 

In  the  men's  A  league  divi- 
sion the  Rebels  reminded  ev- 
eryone why  they  are  last  year's 
reigning  All  Night  Softball 
champs  as  they  took  on  team 
Just  Playin.  The  game  looked 
pretty  predictable  when  the 
Rebels  went  up  ll-o  in  the  first 
inning. 

Ruben  Covarrubias,  Just 
Playin  outfielder,  stepped  up 
to  the  plate  in  the  third  inning 
not  to  win  the  game  but  to  win 
his  team  some  respect.  With 
the  bases  loaded  he  hit  a  grand 
slam  that  brought  life  back  to 


Just  Playin"  fans. 

Despite  Ruben's  fire  the 
game  ended,  Rebels  26  to  Just 
Playin's  13. 

"The  Rebels  are  a  really 
good  team  and  we  started  off 
slow  which  is  not  the  way  to 
beat  them,"  said  Ruben.  "We 
played  hard  to  at  least  make  it 
a  game." 

The  Rebels  savor  and  con- 
tinue their  undefeated  season 
knowing  that  almost  every 
player  is  a  graduating  senior. 

"This  is  our  last  time  play- 
ing together  so  each  game  is 
very  special  to  all  of  us,"  said 
Kevin  Haag,  senior  biology 
major.  "We  try  to  have  fun  and 
make  the  most  out  of  our  last 
games  together." 


Broken  to  strengthen 


Anyone  who  has  ever  tried 
to  participate  in  sports  in  a 
public  institution  knows  that 
keeping  the  Sabbath,  main- 
taining a  relationship  with 
God  and  excelling  in  the  sport 
is  almost  impossible.  There's 
always  a  practice  on  Friday 
night  or  a  tournament  that 
breaks  the  Sabbath  at  some 
point.  Those  who  attempt  usu- 
ally find  themselves  compro- 
mising one  or  the  other. 

Southern  intramural  sports 
are  intense,  but  they  accom- 
modate our  academic  and 
spiritual  lives  as  well.  There 
are  many  Southern  stu- 
dents on  campus  who  have 
had  the  opportunity  to  play 
competitive  sports  in  other 
universities. 

Sean  Lemon,  a  junior  physi- 
cal therapy  major,  was  favored 
to  play  the  one  or  two  guard  for 
the  University  of  Central  Flor- 
ida, Knighf  s  basketball  team. 
After  graduating  from  Forest 
Lake  Academy  and  playing  on 


their  varsity  basketball  team, 
UCF  was  Sean's  preferred 
destination,  although  his  par- 
ents wanted  him  to  attend 
Southern. 

In  2006,  he  began  his  fresh- 
man year  at  UCF  as  a  pre-med 
major,  and  tried  out  for  the 
Knight's  basketball  team.  He 
impressed  the  coaches  and 
players  with  his  athleticism 
and  intimidating  demeanor 
on  the  court.  However,  twenty 
minutes  into  the  tryout,  Sean 
came  down  hard  from  a  re- 
bound and  broke  his  ankle. 

Although  he  was  broken  in 
body,  Sean  was  not  broken  in 
spirit.  He  decided  to  let  the 
season  go  and  try  out  the  fol- 
lowing year.  As  the  2007  bas- 
ketball season  approached, 
Sean  worked  hard  to  raise 
his  skill  back  to  the  level  it 
had  been  before  the  injury.  A 
month  before  the  tryouts,  he 
came  down  hard  during  a  pick- 
up game  again.  He  visited  the 
doctor  about  a  recurring  pain 
in  his  wrist  and  he  discovered 
that  he'd  been  walking  around 
with  a  broken  wrist. 


When  he  realized  that  bas- 
ketball had  nothing  to  do  with 
the  plan  God  had  for  him,  he 
stopped  resisting  and  regis- 
tered for  Southern.  He  took  his 
broken  body  as  a  sign  of  God 
trying  to  strengthen  his  lack 
of  spirituality  at  UCF.  Tryouts 
and  practices  were  always  on 
Sabbath  and  no  time  was  left 
for  God  inbetween.  Basket- 
ball was  slowly  suffocating  his 
connection  with  God.  Sean 
Lemon  had  a  choice  to  make 
and  he  decided  to  stop  jump- 
ing with  the  Knights  and  begin 
to  fly  with  the  angels. 


Photo  By  Marlin 
Hilary  Prandl  runs  while  K 
Hunt  waits  for  the  throw. 


Photo  By  Marlin  Thoi  m  in 
Jason  Herod  tags  Rolando 
Morgado  as  he  tries  to  slide  into 
third. 


Intramurals  Schedule 

Men 

9  A  Ifiagiifi 

9/25 

6  PM     WeGetTheRuns/Mud  Hens 

Field  2 

9/25 

7  PM      Team  Fresco/IceMen 

Field  3 

9/29 

9  PM     Shazam/Just-Playin 

Field  2 

9/30 

6  PM      Mighty  Professors/Mud  Hens 

Field  3 

9/30 

9  PM      Shazam/Team  Fresco 

Field  3 

10/1 

6  PM     WeGetTheRuns/Just-Playin 

Field  3 

10/1 

9  PM      Rebels/Shazam 

Field  2 

Mfin 

s  R  Ifiagi  ifi 

9/25 

7  PM      Yetis/Crazy-Aces 

Field  2 

9/25 

9  PM     Yellow  Fever/Sign-Up  Bi 

Field  3 

9/29 

6  PM      Buster/Yellow  Fever 

Field  3 

9/29 

7  PM     Crazy-Aces/Stanley  Steamers 

Field  3 

9/29 

7  PM     Yetis/Rainbow 

Field  2 

9/30 

8  PM     Yellow  Fever/Yetis 

Field  3 

10/1 

6  PM     Buster/Stanley  Steamers 

Field  2 

10/1 

7  PM      Sign-Up  Bl/Rainbow 

Field  3 

9/25 

6  PM     Dark  White/Sign  Up  A 

Field  3 

9/29 

6  PM     Dark  White/Sign  Up  B2 

Field  2 

9/30 

7  PM     B2  A's/Wheeze  Kids 

Field  2 

9/30 

7  PM      Sign  Up  A/Dollar  Zone 

Field  3 

10/1 

7  PM      Wheeze  Kids/Dark  White 

Field  2 

10/1 

8  PM     Smash  Bros/Sign  Up  B2 

Field  2 

9/25 

6  PM      Unity/BB 

Field  1 

9/25 

7  PM      Lunachicks/SWAT 

Field  1 

9/29 

7  PM      SWAT/BB 

Field  1 

9/30 

8  PM     SWAT/Unity 

Field  1 

10/1 

6  PM     Unity/Lunachicks 

Field  1 

Wom°"'°  R  leaniifi 

9/25 

8  PM     Hot  Tamales/Underdogs 

Field  1 

9/29 

8  PM     Myrmidon/Kung  Fu  Pandas 

Field  1 

9/29 

9  PM     Blue  Comer/Ultimatum 

Field  1 

9/30 

6  PM     Whatchamacallits/Underdogs 

Field  1 

9/30 

6  PM      Business  Casual/Blue  Corner 

Field  2 

9/30 

8  PM     Pink  Ladies/Myrmidon 

Field  2 

10/1 

7  PM      Whatchamacallits/HotTamales  Field  1 

10/1 

8  PM     Underdogs/Mangostein 

Field  1 

10/1 

9  PM     No  Fear/Ultimatum 

Field  1 

THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  18,  2008 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  10 


• 


I 

BluSAUce:Fall  Festival! 

September  28,  n:ooa-2:OOp 
in  Spalding  Field.  This  event 
is  for  Community  students, 
those  in  Southern  Village  and 
Stateside  Apartments,  and  the 
families  of  students. 

Food  Drivel  Now  through 
Nov.  21,  Psi  Chi  will  be  host- 
ing a  food  drive  to  benefit 
the  Samaritan  Center.  Six 
donation  bins  are  located 
throughout  campus  in  Talge, 
Thatcher,  Thatcher  South,  the 
Village  Market,  the  Cafeteria 
and  in  Summerour.  Dona- 
tions will  benefit  families  in 
need  •throughout  the  holiday 
season. '.  What  -better  way  to 
help  use  up  those  extra  dollars 
on  your  meal  plan  before  the 
end  of  the  semester?  Please 
be  gracious  and  donate  a  few 
non-perishable  food  items  be- 
tween now  and  Nov.  21  and 
help  make  someone's  holiday 
season  a  little  happier. 


LAC  Night|  Saturday,  Sep- 
tember 27,  2008  at  9p  at  lies 
P.E.  Center.  Theme  is  Ancient 
Latin  America.  Don't  miss  it! 
All  are  invited  to  attend. 


Prayer  Groups  |  7:15 
a.m.  M-F  near  the  flag  pole; 
12:00  p.m.  M  W  F  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  seminar  room; 
5:00  p.m.  M-F  at  the  foun- 
tain between  Hackman  and 
the  library. 


SunbeltCohuttaSprings 
Triathlon  I  The  25th  Annual 
Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs  Tri- 
athlon will  take  place  on  Oct. 
5  at  Cohutta  Springs  Confer- 
ence Center.  For  further  de- 
tails visit  the  Web  site:  http:// 
pe.southern.edu/triathlon. 
Applications  are  available 
online  or  you  can  register  at 
http://www.active.com/  Un- 
der 24  years  of  age  is  $30  for 
individuals  and  $60  for  relay 
teams  until  Sept.  22  and  $45 
for  individuals  and  $75  for 
relay  teams  until  Sept.   29. 


Upcoming  events  calendar 


Friday, 
September  26 

Payday 

7:3op  Ministerial  Candidate  Recog- 
nition (Thatcher  Chapel) 

7:32p  -  Sunset 

8p  -  Latin  American  Heritage  Ves- 
pers (Collegedale  Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood  Hall) 

Hymn  Sing  (Talge  Chapel) 

Saturday, 
September  27 

9:30  &  11a  -  Ministerial  Candidate 
Recognition  (Thatcher  Chapel) 
Speaker:  Barry  Tryon 
9:30-10:158  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Collegedale  Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15a  -  SaltWorks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Collegedale 
Church  Fellowship  Hall) 
-     SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel-upstairs) 
..  -    Adoration  -  John  Nixon  (Collegedale 
Church) 

11:30a  -  Connect  -  LeClare  Litch' 
field  (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45a  -  Renewal  -  John  Nixon  (Col- 


legedale Church) 

2:15P  -  FLAG  Camp  (Meet  at  Flag 
Pole  -  Wright  Hall) 

3:oip  -  Sabbath  Ministries:  Door 
2-Door  (Wright  Hall  Steps) 

7:30p  -  Evensong  -  Reader:  Benja- 
min J.  Taylor,  Choir:  The  Kinge's  Quire 
(Collegedale  Church) 

gp  -  Latin  American  Culture  Night 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

All  are  invited  to  attend  the  festivi- 
ties. 

Sunday, 
September  28 

iia-2p  -  BIuSAUce:  Fall  Festival 
(Spalding  Field)  '   '    '■ 

Monday, 
September  29 

Faculty  Portfolios  due,  Academic 
Administration 

9a-5p  -  Mid-Semester  Book  Buy 
Back  (Campus  Shop) 

7p  -  Intents  Meetings,  Peter  Gregory 
(Tent  by  Wood  Hall) 

Tuesday, 
September  30 


9a-5p  -  Mid-Semester  Book  Buy 
Back  (Campus  Shop) 

6:15-9P  -  Pre-Professional  Commit- 
tee (Presidential  Banquet  Room  #2) 

7P  -  Intents  Meetings,  Peter  Gregory 
(Tent  by  Wood  Hall) 

Wednesday, 
October  1 

7P  -  Intents  Meetings,  Peter  Gregory 
(Tent  by  Wood  Hall)     - 

9-iop  -  Cookie  Brigade  (Talge  3rd 
East)' 

Thursday, 
October  2 

Last  day  for  60%  tuition  refund 

11a  -  Valentino  Deng  (lies  P.E.  Cen- 
ter) Convocation  Credit!         ,  , 

2-5p  -  Meet  the  Firms  at  the  Colleg- 
edale Church  Fellowship  Hall 

3:3op  -  Deans/Chairs  Advisory 

5P  -  Football  Meeting  (lies  P.E.  Cen- 
ter) 

5:45P  -  Club/Dept.  President's  Ori- 
entation (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7p  -  Intents  Meetings,  Peter  Gregory 
(Tent  by  Wood  Hall) 


For  registration  information 
contact  Kari  Shultz,  Director 
of  Student  Life  &  Activities. 
For  general  race  information 
contact  Bob  Benge  in  lies  P.E. 
Center.  There  is  race  day  regis- 
tration but  the  price  is  higher. 


Senior  Class  Organiza- 
tion Meeting  |  is  Tuesday, 
October  14  at  11a  in  Brock  Hall 
#333.  Come  and  elect  your  of- 
ficers and  sponsors. 


December     Graduates  | 

must  order  graduation  rega- 
lia and  invitations  at  www. 
shop.jostens.com  by  the  Oct. 
28  deadline.  All  graduation 
seniors  for  December  or  May 
are  required  to  turn  in  a  senior 
contract  to  the  Records  &  Ad- 
visement Office. 

The  Joker|  can  be  picked 
up  at  the  Campus  Card  office 
during  office  hours. 


Photo  courtesy  of  sxc.hu 


September  26-Aaron 
Gunther,  Bonnie  Jones,  Bran- 
don Teixeira,  Bryana  Kitchen, 
Emily  Wright,  Jessi  Turner, 
Josh  Antone,  Matthew  Man- 


zari,  Trever  Ehrlich 

September  27-Brett  Me- 
hlenbacher,  Caleigh  Teasley, 
Courtney  Pietszak,  Crystal 
Coon,  Desiree'  Pegel,  Jaela 
Carter,  Jaris  Gonzalez,  Matt 
Hermann,  Michael  Hermann, 
Rima  Haylock,  Travis  Moore 


September  28-Alexsan- 
dra  Mayes,  James  Carpen- 
ter ,  Juanita  Garcia,  Kyle 
Stiemsma,  Leslie  Flynt,  Luis 
Hou,  Rachel  Lovelace,  Thom- 
as Beihl 

September  29-Alexan- 
dra  Cueto,  Cindi  Morrison, 
Gilbert  Sison,  Kendra  Styron, 
Lorean  Mays,  Paula  Walters, 
Sarah  Crowder,  Stacey  Kula- 
kov 


September  30-Candice 
Granger,  Chris  Mateo,  Mike 
Shellong,  Monica  Nunez, 
Morganne  Haughton,  Odelkys 
Alvarez,  Peter  Leyzac,  Sarah 
Kim 

October  l-Keolani  Din- 
gilius,  Mary  Anne  Poulson, 
Mitchell  Deacon,  Octavio 
Ramirez,  Sandi  Brown,  Sum- 
mer Santoyo,  Sylvia  Chunn, 
William  Hughes 

October  2-Ashley  Clem, 
Haydee  Perez  Parra,  Joel 
Miller,  Kevin  Johnson,  Leo  de 
Souza,  Linda  Wilhelm,  Linsey 
Strack,  Michelle  Figueroa, 
Miriam  Mora,  Natalie  Mon- 
taldi 


THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  25,  2008 


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Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
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SEPT29-0CT3 

TENT  MEETINGS  IN  FRONT  OF  MABEL  WOOD  HALL 
NIGHTLY  CONVOCATION  +  WORSHIP  CREDIT 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


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Benjamin  Stitzer 

Humor  Editor 

stitzerb@southern.edu 


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Meanwhile,  two  hundred  miles  below  campus... 


meet  the 

FIRMS 

2-5  p.m. 


SOUTHERN  JL  ACCENT 


Thursday,  October  2, 2008 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    4 


BlujSAUce 
reaches  students 
in  community 

Manuela  Asaftki 
Staef_Wiuter_ 


Campus  Ministries  is  reach- 
ing out  to  community  students 
by  providing  a  social  network 
that  will  keep  them  involved 
and  part  of  the  Southern  fam- 
ily. 

"I've  lived  off  campus  for 
two  and  a  half  years  and  I  defi- 
nitely feel  out  of  touch  with 
campus  happenings  and  so- 
cial gatherings  sponsored  by 
Southern,"  said  Katie  Rumppe, 
a  senior  journalism  major. 

Blu_SAUce,  Building  Lov- 
ing Unity;  the  Southern  Ad- 
ventist  University  Commuter 
Experience,  was  developed  by 
Kevin  Kibble,  Southern's  asso- 
ciate chaplain. 

"We  needed  a  ministry  that 
would  target  students  that  are 
not  in  the  dorm,  and  in  order 
to  get  people's  attention  you 
have  to  try  something  differ- 
ent," Kibble  said. 

Last  school  year  was  the 
first  year  of  the  Blu_SAUce 
program.  It  focused  on  the 
community  and  Southern  Vil- 
lage students  through  different 
social  events,  such  as  contests 
at  the  Campus    Kitchen  with 


eSAUce.p 


Photo  by  Emily  Kay 


Peter  Gregory  speaks  to  a  large  audience  at  Monday  night's  InTents  meeting. 

SEYC  speaker  returns  for  InTents 


Alison  Quiring 

Staf f  Whttfr 


More  than  a  thousand 
Southern  students  are  going  to 
the  large  tent  in  front  of  Ma- 
bel Wood  Hall  each  evening 
this  week  to  hear  Peter  Greg- 
ory, director  of  Iona  Missions, 
speak  for  the  annual  InTents 
meetings. 

Gregory,  who  presented  a 
seminar  at  SEYC  two  weeks 
ago,  is  back  on  campus  thanks 


to  former  assistant  chaplain, 
Ruben  Covarrubias.  Covarru- 
bias,  currently  the  director  of 
Yes  Ministries,  heard  Gregory 
preach  during  Asian  Heritage 
vespers  last  April,  and  invited 
him  to  speak  at  InTents. 

Monday  night,  Gregory 
opened  the  Week  of  Prayer  by 
focusing  on  the  spiritual  para- 
dise that  was  lost  in  the  Gar- 
den of  Eden.  He  emphasized 
that  only  by  accepting  Jesus  as 


Savior  will  sinners  re-discover 
that  paradise.  Gregory  spoke 
about  becoming  blessed  by  the 
Beatitudes  on  Tuesday  eve- 
ning. 

Gregory's  clear  illustra- 
tions, combined  with  humor, 
could  explain  why  this  year 
the  InTents  meetings  have 
seen  an  increase  in  student 
attendance.  Even  though 
8oo  chairs  were  set  up  inside 
the  tent  for  Monday  night's 
see  InTents,  page  4 


LAC  night 


Julie  Weitzel 

Staff  Wpittb 


Tribal  rhythms,  an  ancient 
pyramid  and  village  huts 
transformed  lies  P.E.  Center 
into  an  ancient  Latin  Ameri- 
can jungle  at  this  year's  Latin 
American  Club  Night. 


Students  mingled  around 
dressed  as  tribal  Indians  vis- 
iting different  booths  that 
served  Latin  American  food. 

As  students  began  to  file  in, 
many  were  amazed  at  the  re- 
alistic atmosphere. 

"From  the  moment  I  walked 
in,  it  was  a  transformation," 
said  Myron  Jenkins,  a  fresh- 
man theology  major.  "It  made 


you  feel  like  you  were  in  the 
ancient  culture." 

LAC  Night's  ancient  Latin 
American  theme  was  based 
on  the  Mayan,  Aztec,  Inca  and 
other  ancient  Indian  tribes. 
LAC  officers  wanted  to  try 
something  different  from  pre- 
vious years  to  show  students 
that  Latin  American  culture 
has  more  to  it  than  music  and 


a  festival  atmosphere,  said 
Natali  Juarbe,  LAC  president. 

"I  wanted  to  do  something 
that  would  reflect  our  Latin 
American  culture." 

In  addition  to  entertain- 
ing students,  LAC's  goal 
was  to  make  learning  about 
Latin    American    history    a 


Fee  required  for 
faculty  Wellness 
Center  use 


With  the  grand  opening  of 
the  Hulsey  Wellness  Center 
right  around  the  corner,  some 
faculty  members  are  con- 
cerned about  the  amount  they 
will  have  to  pay  in  order  to  uti- 
lize the  amenities  of  the  Well- 
ness Center,  said  Phil  Garver, 
dean  of  the  School  of  Health 
and  Wellness. 

A  membership  fee  of  $200 
a  year  is  the  cost  for  faculty 
members  who  want  to  use  the 
services  at  the  Wellness  Cen- 
ter, and  an  additional  $100  for 
their  spouse,  Garver  said.  The 
$200  membership  fee  will  go 
towards  the  center's  daily  op- 
eration, he  added. 

"It's  a  fairly  reasonable 
price  to  pay  in  comparison  to 
the  Rush  and  other  wellness 
facilities  in  the  area,"  said 
Marty  Hamilton,  associate 
vice  president  of  financial  ad- 
ministration. 

Garver  said  that  faculty 
members  will  receive  a  rebate 
from  their  insurance  after  they 
have  exercised  a  certain  num- 
ber of  hours  at  the  wellness 
center. 

Even  with  the  rebate,  some 
faculty  members  are  saying 
the  center  is  just  a  little  too 
pricey  and  not  family  friendly. 
Linda  Crumley,  a  professor 
in  the  School  of  Communica- 
tion &  Journalism,  said  with 
two  children  in  private  school, 
she  just  cannot  afford  to  start 
a  membership  that  will  only 
cover  her  and  a  spouse. 

However,     other     faculty 


INDEX 


News  . 

1-5 

Religion 

6 

Opinion 

7 

Lifestyles 

8. 

Sports 

9 

Campus  Chatter 

10 

Classifieds 

11 

Humor 

12 

LIFESTYLES 


Check  out  what  to  do 
with  all  those  plastic 
bottles  on  page  6. 


HUMOR 


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ptititrt—  p«iki»q  RtfHin  Pit  tint- 


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up  to  now  on  page  12. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


SAU  American  Humanics 
gets  first  student  director 


Melissa  Couser 

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The  American  Human- 
ics (AH)  program  has  a  new 
campus  executive  director  this 
year;  Chris  Mateo,  senior  pub- 
lic relations  major,  will  be  the 
first  student  ever  to  head  the 
program. 

"I  think  Chris  will  be  an  ex- 
cellent director,"  said  Natalia 
Lopez-Thismon,  a  senior  pub- 
lic relations  major.  "He  has 
the  experience  and  knowl- 
edge necessary  for  tire  job." 

Mateo  first  got  involved 
in  AH  during  his  sophomore 
year  when  a  friend  suggested 
it  might  interest  him.  He  was 
a  biology  major  at  the  time, 
but  left  the  department  and 
changed  his  major  to  public 
relations. 

"I'm  passionate  about  AH 
because  I  believe  in  their  mis- 
sion to  prepare  the  new  gen- 
eration of  non-profit  leaders," 
Mateo  said.  "I  also  believe  in 
the  mission  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  and  AH  prepares  me 
to  care  for  others  as  my  living 
and  my  mission." 

When  Lynn  Cauldwell,  for- 
mer executive  director,  left 
Southern  last  year  to  pursue 
her  doctoral  degree,  Mateo 
was  offered  the  director  posi- 
tion. 

Mateo  said  that  this  year 
he  wants  to  continue  to  get 
the  group  more  involved  in 
community  service,  and  bring 
more  of  a  Christ-centered  fo- 
cus to  the  program. 


American  Humanics  is  a 
national  organization  affiliat- 
ed with  more  than  75  colleges 
and  universities.  The  program 
is  designed  to  teach  students 
the  skills  they  need  to  become 
leaders  in  the  non-profit  sec- 
tor and  provide  certification  in 
non-profit  competencies  such 
as  fundraising,  management 
and  marketing. 


The  AH  program  at  South- 
ern was  started  10  years  ago 
in  1998.  Southern  is  the  only 
Adventist  college,  and  one  of 
only  a  few  Christian  schools, 
that  offers  the  program. 

Students  in  the  program 
are  excited  about  the  changes. 
Laurel  Dominesey,  a  senior 
non-profit  administration  and 
development  major,  said, 
"[Chris]  is  fully  prepared  to 
take  AH  on,  I  think  he'll  have 
some  great  ideas  for  the  year." 


• 


New  graduate 
director  hired 

Melissa  K.  Lechler 
Staff  Writer 

In  an  effort  to  increase  rec- 
ognition and  enrollment  for 
graduate  studies  programs, 
Southern  has  hired  Laurie 
Gauthier  as  the  new  director 
of  Graduate  Marketing  and 
Enrollment. 

"The  majority  of  under- 
graduate students  don't  even 
realize  we  have  graduate  pro- 
grams," Gauthier  said.  "So 
[we  are]  hying  to  connect  with 
undergraduates  and  let  them 
know  about  the  options  we 
have." 

For  year's,  graduate  mar- 
keting has  been  under  the  di- 
rection of  each  department's 
graduate  coordinator.  This 
year,  Gauthier's  position  has 
been  created  to  coordinate  all 
marketing  and  recruitment. 

"We  started  centralizing  all 
of  graduate  studies,"  said  Dr. 


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KATIE  HAMMOND 

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SPORES  (OITOS                    HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
LIFESTYLES  EDITOR 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

ADAM  WAMACK 
HUMOR  tDITOH                 KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 
CHRISTINA  WEITZEL         aRCUlAno*  MANAGER 
layout  &  design                MATT  ZUEHLKE 

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LAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

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ADVERTISING  MANAGER 

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Carl  Swafford,  dean  of  gradu- 
ate studies.  "Our  next  step 
was  centralizing  the  market- 
ing of  the  program.  Her  job 
is  basically  marketing  and  re- 
cruiting." 

There  are  five  graduate  de- 
grees in  four  departments  of- 
fered at  Southern.  In  1996, 
Southern  started  its  first  grad- 
uate programs  in  the  educa- 
tion and  religion  departments . 
Since  then,  nursing  and  busi- 
ness have  been  added  to  the 
list. 

There  are  203  graduate  stu- 
dents this  year,  an  increase 
from  163  students  last  year. 
The  university,  however, 
would  like  to  see  even  more 
undergraduate  students  go 
into  graduate  programs. 

According  to  Education  and 
Psychology  Graduate  Coordi- 
nator Mikhaile  Spence,  South- 
em  has  put  a  lot  of  focus  on 
undergraduate  recruitment, 
but  graduate  candidates  are  a 
different  population  with  dif- 
ferent questions. 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 

"That  recognition  led  us 
[to]  having  someone  to  work 
specifically  with  graduate  pro- 
grams," Spence  said. 

Gauthier  had  been  in  real 
estate  before  moving  from 
Hagerstown,  Md.  to  take  this 
position.  Her  daughter  Kelli, 
a  2006  Southern  graduate, 
saw  the  new  position  through 
alumni  e-mail.  She  sent  it  on 
to  Gauthier,  who  had  her  first 
interview  in  March. 

"Through  a  lot  of  circum- 
stances and  providential  doors 
opening  and  closing,  I  re- 
ally felt  that  I  was  led  to  come 
down  here,"  Gauthier  said. 

Her  first  project,  set  for 
completion  at  the  beginning 
of  October,  is  designing  a  new 
marketing  plan  for  graduate 
studies.  After  that,  Gauthier 
will  be  spending  more  time 
out  of  the  office  and  in  the 
community  meeting  people, 
researching  marketing  meth- 
ods and  recruiting  for  South- 
em's  graduate  programs. 


Collegedale  airport  expands  its  runway 


Erica  Richards 

Qtabf  Writer 


Collegedale  Airport  is  ex- 
panding its  runway  for  the 
third  time  since  1965,  making 
room  for  more  jet  traffic  and 
possible  business  with  Volk- 
swagen. 

Since  last  summer  the  Col- 
legedale Airport  bought  55 
acres  of  city-owned  property 
that  surrounded  the  end  of 
the  runway  and  began  its  ex- 
pansion. Before  the  construc- 
tion, the  Collegedale  Airport 
received  most  of  its  business 
film  personally  owned  planes 
and  a  few  small  businesses. 

Since  its  opening  in  1965  as 
a  flight  club,  the  airport  has 
continued  to  grow  in  size  and 
services  offered.  According 
their  Web  site,  the  runway  was 
originally  a  1,200-foot  grass 
strip  and  was  then  extended  to 
its  present  4,700  feet  in  1988. 

The  recent  runway  expan- 
sion will  permit  more  jet  traf- 
fic The  runway  is  currently 
long  enough  to  allow  jets  to 
land,  but  the  operators  are  not 
covered  by  insurance  if  an  ac- 
cident occurs  said  Chris  Swain, 
director  of  airport  operations. 
After  the  extension,  the  run- 
way will  be  over  5,000  feet  and 
jets  will  be  able  to  fly  in  with- 
out safety  concerns.  The  added 
space  will  also  make  room  for 


additional  hangers. 

Some  local  homeowners 
are  worried  the  expansion 
will  contribute  to  an  increase 
in  noise  disturbance.  Debbie 
Higgens,  an  English  professor 
at  Southern  and  Collegedale 
resident  lives  directly  across 
from  the  airport. 


Collegedale  airport  is  proud  of 
the  community-friendly  repu- 
tation it  has  created  and  wants 
to  continue  to  keep  it  that  way 
he  said. 

In  addition  to  the  growth 
of  business  from  the  extended 
runway,  Collegedale  airport 
also  offers  a  flight  school,  two 


"I  don't  mind  the  sound  of 
the  small  planes,  but  the  jets 
are  really  loud.,  you  can't  sleep 
or  hold  a  conversation  when 
the  jets  come  in,"  Higgens 
said.  "I'm not  real  happy  about 
them  expanding." 

However,  Swain  assures  lo- 
cal residents  that  the  expan- 
sion will  be  a  positive  change. 

"I  think  they  re  worried  that 
it's  going  to  turn  into  a  Chatta- 
nooga airport  and  that  isn'tgo- 
ingto happen,"  Swain  said  The 


Photo  by  Martin  Thorman 

McDonald  Road  during  the  Cot- 


maintenance  facilities  and  a 
flying  club.  The  airport  also 
hosts  the  Sky  View  Cafe,  a  res- 
taurant overlooking  the  run- 
way. 

The  airport  will  hold  its 
annual  Open  House  on  Oct. 
5,  offering  airplane  rides, 
flight  demonstrations,  vintage 
aircraft  displays  and  safety 
awareness  by  the  Collegedale 
Police. 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Music  department  grows 


Angela  McPherson 
SuEtMtaiEB 


The  demand  for  private  in- 
strumentlessons  has  increased 
so  much  that  the  music  depart- 
ment hired  two  new  adjunct 
professors  to  deal  strictly  with 
non-music  majors,  raising  the 
number  of  adjunct  professors 
who  give  private  lessons  to  17, 
according  to  the  School  of  Mu- 
sic. 

"It  seems  like  Southern  is 
absolutely  bursting  this  year," 
said  Scott  Ball,  dean  of  the 
School  of  Music.  "It  is  not  sur- 
prising to  us  that  there  would 
be  a  high  demand  for  private 
lessons." 

According  to  Ball,  many 
students  come  to  the  depart- 
ment looking  for  a  one  credit 
class  to  put  them  up  to  the  16 
credit  flat  rate,  but  other  stu- 
dents have  played  instruments 
all  their  lives  and  wish  to  con- 
tinue learning. 

Based  on  music's  appren- 


ticeship model  of  one-on-one 
learning,  "you  don't  just  buy 
trumpet  playing  for  dummies," 
Ball  said.  "A  private  teacher  is 
a  necessary  element." 

The  music  department  of- 
fers lessons  in  everything 
from  the  bassoon  to  piano  and 
voice.  Each  student's  lesson  is 
scheduled  individually,  and  in 
the  past  year  the  department 
has  had  to  turn  away  as  many 
as  20  students  due  to  schedul- 
ing conflicts. 

Jan  Cochrane,  an  adjunct 
voice  teacher  who  has  been 
teaching  at  Southern  since 
1991  feels  the  push  for  more 
teachers  is  good. 

"I  definitely  feel  that  the 
music  department  should  be 
accessible  to  all  students."  Co- 
chrane said.  "I  think  through 
the  years  there's  been  a  cer- 
tain snobbery  that  has  existed 
regarding  the  level  an  artist 
has  to  be  at  in  order  to  be  an 
artist.  Everyone  should  be  able 


to  participate  on  a  level  that  is 
appropriate  for  them." 

For  Shanna  Crumley,  a 
freshman  journalism  major 
taking  double  bass  and  voice 
lessons  as  well  as  involvement 
in  orchestra  and  two  choirs, 
participation  was  essential. 

"Music  is  one  of  my  pas- 
sions. I'm  not  ready  to  give  it 
up  yet;  I'll  never  be  ready  to 
give  it  up.  It's  such  a  big  part 
of  who  I  am." 

Violin  professor  Mark  Re- 
neau  used  to  split  his  time  be- 
tween three  universities,  but 
has  recently  given  Southern 
his  full  attention. 

According  to  Ball,  the  de- 
partment will  continue  to  ex- 
pand, given  that  230  to  250 
students  are  currently  enrolled 
in  private  lessons. 

Cochrane  said,  "Music 
needs  to  stay  as  a  staple  in 
all  universities;  Adventists  as 
a  whole  seem  to  be  very  sup- 
portive of  the  arts." 


Dorm  room  numbers  change 


Katie  Freeland 

Staff  WnrrFB 


Due  to  emergency  hazards, 
Thatcher  South  room  numbers 
were  changed  this  summer  af- 
ter a  year  of  meetings,  coordi- 
nating and  reprogramming. 

Emergency  personnel  such 
as  firefighters,  police  officers, 
campus  safety  and  other  dis- 
patchers needed  a  different 
system  in  place  to  cut  down  on 
confusion. 

"This  directly  impacts  the 
safety  of  the  students  by  get- 
ting help  to  them  when  and 
where  they  need  it,"  said  David 
Houtchens,  fire  safety  manag- 
er and  associate  life  safety  of- 
ficer for  Campus  Safety. 

In  the  past  fire  drills  a  map 
^as  handed  to  the  firefight- 


ers. The  person  conducting 
the  drill  would  say  that  some- 
body was  missing  from  a  cer- 
tain room  number.  With  the 
old  numbering  system,  the 
firefighter  had  no  sense  of  di- 
rection and  had  a  hard  time 
telling  what  floor  the  missing 
resident  was  living  on. 

To  help  explain  this  sys- 
tem, Kassy  Krause,  the  dean  of 
women  at  Southern,  simplified 
the  numbers, 

"The  first  number  of  the 
four  digits  isithe  floor  number, 
the  second  number  is  the  sec- 
tion of  the  building,  and  the 
last  two  digits  are  the  room 
numbers,"  Krause  said. 

Not  only  was  it  confusing  to 
deans  and  emergency  person- 
nel, but  to  residents  as  well. 


"I  had  a  lot  of  girls  com- 
plaining they  were  moved  to 
Thatcher  when  they  wanted  to 
be  in  Thatcher  South,  when  in 
reality  they  were  in  Thatcher 
South  all  along,"  said  Megan 
Myers,  a  sophomore  graphic 
design  major  who  works  in  the 
housing  department. 

A  lot  of  coordination  is  in- 
volved, and  much  goes  into 
renumbering  a  building,  such 
as  redoing  signs  andmaps  and 
reprogramming  smoke  detec- 
tors and  emergency  computer 
systems. 

Houtchens  said,  "Renum- 
bering a  building  is  a  team 
effort  that  takes  tremen- 
dous resources  and  planning 
to  get  that  little  number  on 
the  door." 


SMC  replaced  with  Renewal 


Roland  Scaluet 

Stjff  Wmrr. 


Southern  students  will  not 
have  the  option  to  worship  at 
Southern  Missionary  Church 
anymore.  Over  the  summer, 
the  decision  was  made  to  dis- 
continue the  student-led  wor- 
ship service  commonly  called 
SMC. 

SMC  started  in  the  fall  of 
2004,  when  students  felt  the 
need  to  have  a  worship  service 
specifically  oriented  toward 
them.  According  to  senior 
nursing  major  and  former 
SMC  Sabbath  School  Leader 
Saralyn  MacPhee,  one  goal  of 
SMC  was  to  train  students  to 


in  the  worship  service,  the  Col- 
legedale  Church  staff  and  the 
SMC  leaders  got  together  and 
designed  Renewal,  a  student- 
led  worship  service  meant  to 
help  students  feel  at  home  at 
Collegedale  Church.  Some  stu- 
dents felt  that  after  four  years, 
it  was  time  to  find  an  alterna- 
tive to  SMC  and  that  Renewal 
brought  the  needed  change. 

"Students  can  easily  get 
involved  at  the  Collegedale 
Church  now,"  Cornejo  said, 
who  is  now  one  of  the  leaders 
of  Renewal. 

Though  numbers  of  attend- 
ees at  Renewal  make  it  more 
difficult  to  provide  the  infor- 


Left  to  Right:  Reese  Godwin,  Jaeta  Carter,  andEduardo  Cornejo  lead 
out  in  song  service  for  Renewal  at  Collegedale  Church. 


be  leaders  in  the  church. 

"What  was  attractive  about 
SMC  was  that  students  did  ev- 
erything," said  Eduardo  Cor- 
nejo, a  senior  theology  major. 

Anthony  Handal,  a  senior 
religious  education  major 
pointed  out  that  it  is  easier 
to  get  involved  when  a  friend 
asks  you  than  when  a  teacher 
does.  This  friendly  atmosphere 
made  it  easy  for  student  to  be- 
come leaders. 

SMC  began  to  have  trouble 
when  its  founders  graduated 
and  left.  Because  of  an  annual 
change  in  leadership  at  SMC, 
the  church  became  less  stable. 

Determined  to  get  as  many 
students  involved  as  possible 


mal  atmosphere  that  students 
enjoyed  at  SMC,  Handal  still 
feels  that  Renewal  is  warm 
and  welcoming. 

"Renewal  is  exceeding  the 
needs,"  Handal  said.  "It  com- 
bines a  student-led  worship 
with  the  community." 

Students  who  still  feel  nos- 
talgic for  SMC  will  probably 
be  happy  to  know  that  SMC 
Sabbath  School  has  been  kept 
alive.  It  meets  every  Sabbath 
at  10:15  a.m.  in  the  Gospel 
Chapel  of  the  Collegedale 
Church.  Students  will  find  the 
same  small-group  based,  stu- 
dent-led format,  and  friendly 
atmosphere  that  they  enjoyed 
at  SMC. 


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Online  enrollment  increases 


Khrisna  Virgil 
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Online  enrollment  at  South- 
ern Adventist  University  has 
shown  growth  this  year,  with 
large  increases  in  both  the 
summer  and  fall  semesters. 

When  the  Online  program 
began  in  the  fall  2007,  it  of- 
fered a  total  of  three  courses 
to  27  students.  The  following 
summer  showed  significant 
growth,  offering  nine  courses 
to  167  enrollees.  However,  this 
summer  showed  the  largest 
increase  with  215  students  en- 
rolled in  15  courses. 

Numbers  tend  to  be  higher 
during  the  summer  because 
teachers,  the  target  market 
for  the  summer  program, 
have  more  free  time  to  study 
because  school  is  closed,  said 
Pegi  Flynt,  director  of  the  on- 
line campus. 

The  online  campus  caters 


to  dually  enrolled  high  school 
seniors,  who  study  from  a  dis- 
tance, teachers  in  the  Southern 
Union  and  full  time  students 
at  Southern  who  may  have  a 
conflict  with  work  and  school. 

Not  only  does  the  campus 
offer  online  classes,  but  video 
conferencing  is  used  as  well. 
With  video  conferencing,  stu- 
dents are  able  to  watch  the 
professor  lecture  live,  and 
participate  in  question  and 
answer  periods.  They  can  also 
interact  through  a  number  of 
mediums,  including  instant 
messaging.  The  instructor 
can  interact  with  the  class  as 
a  whole  or  with  students  indi- 
vidually. 

"Almost  every  aspect  of  the 
class  was  valuable.  I  think  that 
all  educational  superinten- 
dents should  take  this  class 
online  and  use  video  confer- 
encing for  in-services,"  said 


Mark  Grice,  a  former  enrollee. 
The  Office  of  Online  Learn- 
ing works  with  the  Schools  of 
Business   and   Management, 

"As  a  profes- 
sor I  was  free 
to  create  and 
design  my 
course. 


Education  &  Psychology, 
Nursing,  Religion  and  many 
other  departments  as  well. 

Jeanette  Stepanske,  an  on- 
line campus  teacher,  said,  "As 
a  professor  I  was  free  to  create 
and  design  my  course...  It  was 
truly  a  wonderful  professional 
growth  opportunity  and  some- 
thing I  look  forward  to  doing 


SAUce 

Continued  from  Pg.  i 

prizes  and  sponsoring  free 
drinks  at  the  Mudd  Puddle 
Cafe  in  Ooltewah. 

This  year,  however,  Blu_ 
SAUce  has  a  new  vision. 

"We  want  to  focus  on  stu- 
dent families  and  single  par- 
ents," Kibble  said.  "Blu_SAUce 
will  team  up  with  Student  Ser- 
vices and  the  social  work  de- 
partment to  provide  practical 
resources  for  the  non-tradi- 
tional student  families." 

This  semester  there  are  683 
community  students  and  160 
married  students  out  of  the  to- 
tal student  body  of  2,777. 
Leading  out  in  Blu_SAUce 


is  Volodymyr  Grinchenko,  a 
second  year  theology  graduate 
student  who  knows  what  it's 
like  to  be  a  student  while  rais- 
ing a  family. 

This  semester 
there  are  683 
community  stu- 
dents and  1 60 
married  students 
out  of  the  total 
student  body 
of  2,777. 

"It  would  be  great  if  the 
community  students  with 
families  would  have  the  same 
experience  at  Southern  that 


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Continued  from  Pg.  1 


meeting,  200  people  still  had 
to  listen  from  outside,  Don- 
nie  Keele,  Southern's  assis- 
tant chaplain,  said.  Campus 
Ministries  brought  in  600  ad- 
ditional chairs  for  Tuesday's 
meeting  and  is  anticipating 
1,600  chairs  in  total  for  Fri- 
day night  when  vespers  will  be 
held  in  the  tent  at  8  p.m. 

Students  enjoyed  Gregory's 
speaking  approach  of  using  fa- 
miliar Bible  texts  and  stories, 
but  illustrating  his  points  with 
modern  examples,  to  reveal 
new  ways  to  understand  the 


the  traditional  students  have," 
Grinchenko  said.  "I  wanted  to 
help  students  who  are  going  to 
school  full  time,  working  and 
taking  care  of  their  children." 
The  first  Blu_SAUce  event 
was  fall  festival  held  last  Sun- 
day. Games,  toys  for  children, 
corn  on  the  cob  and  pumpkin 
carving  were  offered,  among 
other  activities. 

Junior  social  work  major 
and  single  mother,  Kimberly 
Ricks  is  excited  about  the  Blu_ 
SAUce  program. 

"Southern  has  a  lot  of  single 
moms  and  family  students  and 
I  think  it's  great  that  there  was 
some  thought  put  into  helping 
out  families." 


"I  thought  it  was  a  very  in- 
teresting way  to  explain  the 
Beatitudes,"  said  Dellyn  Mat- 
thew, a  junior  nursing  major, 
referring  to  Tuesday  night's 
message.  ■  "I  never  thought 
about  the  process  of  using  each 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 

blessing  to  become  a  righteous 
person  like  that  before." 

Scott  Cronin,  a  junior  the- 
ology major,  also  appreciated 
Gregory's  style. 

"The  way  he  presents  the 
Christian  character  has  in- 
spired  me  to  search  the  Scrip- 
tures with  a  greater  depth," 
Cronin  said.  "I  definitely  want 
to  study  the  Bible  and  spend 
more  personal  time  with  Je- 
sus." 

Gregory  says  he  wants 
InTents  to  be,  "Intellectually 
refreshing  andspiritually 
enlightening,"  for  Southern 
students.  "I  really  want  them 
to  see  the  beauty  of  the  Bible 
and  have  an  increased  desire 
to  study  the  Scriptures." 
Keele  agrees. 

"I  hope  [the  meetings]  chal- 
lenge students  who  may  have 
lost  their  way  spiritually  and  | 
encourage  those  who  are  try- 
ing to  find  spiritual  depth." 


Fee 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


members  think  the  price  is  a 
deal. 

"Two  hundred  dollars  a  year 
is  not  a  problem  for  me.  I  was 
paying  close  to  $100  a  month. 
This  is  a  real  bargain,"  said 
Patti  Anderson,  a  mathemat- 
ics professor. 


Garver  said  although  the  | 
Wellness  Center's  main  pur- 
pose is  to  serve  students  and  I 
faculty,  it  will  also  open  up  its 
facilities  to  community  mem- 
bers and  Southern  alumni  for  | 
a  fee  that  has  yet  to  be  final 
ized.  Garver  also  said  he  i 
very  pleased  about  the  open- 1 
ing  of  the  Wellness  Center  and  I 
is  anticipating  a  great  turnout  | 


LAC 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


memorable  experience. 

"It's  for  us  to  remember 
how  we  came  to  exist,  but  in  a 
fun  way,"  said  Paulo  Tenorio, 
LAC  social  vice  president. 

A  play,  titled  "The  Great 
Colon,"  was  the  main  enter- 
tainment for  the  night.  "The 
Great  Colon"  was  a  sketch 
based  on  Columbus  coming 


to  America  and  finding  1 
It  was  a  love  story  with  action  I 
and  comedy  mixed  in,  Tenorio  | 
said. 

Overall,  students  said  theyj 
enjoyed  the  play  and  the  cul-j 
tural  emphasis  it  provided. 

"It  seemed  like  there  wasl 
more  of  a  setting,"  said  Jes-| 
sie  Zollinger,  a  junior  art  a 
education  major.  "There  were! 
a  lot  more  people  and  charac-I 
ter  this  year." 


Left  to  Right:  Christopher  Vazquez,  Joyce  Reyna,  Sean  Stultz,  andM""^ 
Robles  perform  in  LAC  night's  drama. 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


Alumnus  opens 
portrait  studio 


Katie  Hammond 

NBtsFmTOB    


Garrett  Nudd,  alumnus  of 
Southern,  hosted  the  grand 
opening  of  his  portrait  studio, 
Cobblestone  Rue,  in  down- 
town Chattanooga  last  Thurs- 
day to  a  crowd  of  150  people. 

"The  atmosphere  was  ex- 
citing," said  Didier  Brival,  a 
junior  mass  communication 
major. 

Tamera  Scott,  a  senior 
graphic  design  major  said, 
"Everyone  seemed  really  in- 


terested [in  the  photos]." 

Many  who  attended  said 
they  liked  the  interior  design 
of  the  studio.  "The  decor  was 
simple,  but  full  of  style,"  said 
Amanda  Reeves,  a  community 
member.  "1  think  [the  studio] 
is  going  to  be  a  creative  ge- 
nius," she  added. 

Scott  agreed  and  said  that 
the  furniture  was  elegant  and 
well-placed. 

Jodi  Herod,  a  Southern 
alumna,  said  there  were  pic- 
tures of  different  families 
grouped  together  all  over  the 
walls.  Herod  said  the  photos 
clearly  portrayed  the  quality 
of  Nudd's  photography. 

Courtney  Herod,  a  senior 


mass  communication  major, 
who  interned  with  Nudd  last 
summer,  and  saw  the  studio 
in  its  early  stages,  thought  the 
studio  looked  amazing.  "It's 
good  to  see  everything  fin- 
ished," he  said. 

In  addition  to  looking  at 
photos,  people  had  the  chance 
to  participate  in  a  photo  shoot. 
Vintage  coats  and  suitcases 
were  available  as  props  for 
people  to  choose  from.  "It  was 
fun  to  dress  up  and  act  silly," 
Scott  said 

Nudd  was  pleased  with  the 
turnout.  "I'm  overwhelmed  by  were  friends,  family  members,  Brival  said,  "It  feels  like 
the  support  we've  received,"  clients  and  some  of  the  people  they  put  a  lot  of  work  into  it 
he  said  He  added  that  a  num-  he  was  meeting  for  the  first  [the  studio],  and  it  paid  off 
ber  of  people  at  the  opening     time. 


your  world 


AP  Poll:  Obama  pulls 
away  to  7-point  lead 

WASHINGTON  (AP)  _  Ba- 
rack  Obama  has  surged  to  a 
seven-point  lead  over  John 
McCain  one  month  before  the 
presidential  election,  lifted  by 
voters  who  think  the  Demo- 
crat is  better  suited  to  lead 
the  nation  through  its  sudden 
financial  crisis,  according  to 
an  Associated  Press-GfK  poll 
that  underscores  the  mount- 
ing concerns  of  some  McCain 
backers. 

Likely  voters  now  back 
Obama  48-41  percent  over 
McCain,  a  dramatic  shift  from 
an  AP-GfK  survey  that  gave 
the  Republican  a  slight  edge 
nearly  three  weeks  ago,  before 
Wall  Street  collapsed  and  sent 
ripples  across  worldwide  mar- 
kets. On  top  of  that,  unrelated 
surveys  show  Obama  beat- 
ing McCain  in  several  battle- 
grounds, including  Ohio,  Flor- 
ida and  Pennsylvania  —  three 
states  critical  in  the  state-by- 
state  fight  for  the  presidency. 

Several     GOP     strategists 

close  to  McCain's  campaign 

I  privately  fret  that  his  chances 

I  for  victory  are  starting  to  slip 

;  away, 

Metrolink:  An  engi- 
neer is  suspended 
for  texting 

I  LOS  ANGELES  (AP)  _  A 
Southern  California  transit 
.  official  says  a  commuter  train 


Derdse  Tyrrell,  right,  spokesperson  for  Metrolink,  breaks  down  during 
a  press  conference  atStoneg  Point  Parkin  Chatsworth,  Calif.,  near  the 
site  of  a  deadly  crashinvotumg  a  Metrolink  train  and  a  freight  train 
Friday,  Sept.  12, 2008.  The  day  following  the  crash,  Tyrrellmade  a  swift 
announcement  blaming  the  engineer  driving  the  Metroank  train  for  fail- 
ing to  stop  at  a  red  light  and  causing  the  head-on  crash.  (AP  Photo/Los 
Angeles  Times,  Mel Melcon) 


engineer  has  been  suspended 
for  sending  a  text  message 
around  the  time  of  a  deadly 
collision  involving  another 
train. 

Metrolink  board  member 
Richard  Katz  said  Wednesday 
that  officials  don't  know  whom 
the  engineer  was  texting.  The 
engineer  has  not  been  identi- 
fied. 

The  National  Transporta- 
tion Safety  Board  says  the  en- 
gineer of  the  Metrolink  train 
that  crashed  after  running 
through  a  red  signal  was  tex- 
ting while  on  duty. 

Robert  Sanchez  was  the  en- 
gineer of  that  train.  It  collided 
with  a  freight  train  this  month 
and  killed  him  and  24  other 


Possible  Fossett  ID, 
other  items  found  in 
Calif. 

MAMMOTH  LAKES,  Calif. 
(AP)  _  A  hiker  in  rugged  east- 
ern California  found  an  I D  and 
other  items  possibly  belonging 
to  Steve  Fossett,  the  adventur- 
er missing  more  than  a  year 
since  going  on  a  pleasure  flight 
in  a  borrowed  plane,  authori- 
ties said  Wednesday. 

The  items  were  found  in  the 
area  of  the  town  of  Mammoth 
Lakes,  Inyo  National  Forest 
spokeswoman  Nancy  Upham 
said. 

"We  have  some  ID  that  has 
thename  Steve  Fossett,"  Mam- 
moth Lakes  police  Investiga- 
tor Crystal  Schafer  said  "They 


were  turned  in  to  us  and  are 
in  our  possession." 

A  hiker  who  found  the 
ID  and  some  cash  came  to 
the  police  department  office 
Tuesday,  Police  Chief  Randy 
Schienle  told  CNN. 

"The  ID  is  well  weath- 
ered," Schienle  said.  "We 
have  heavy  winters  up 
here." 

A  sweatshirt  was  also 
found  in  the  area,  but  no 
wreckage  was  located,  he 
said. 

Fossett  disappeared  Sept. 
3,  2007,  after  taking  off  in 
a  single-engine  plane  bor- 
rowed from  a  Nevada  ranch 
owned  by  hotel  magnate 
Barron  Hilton.  A  judge  de- 
clared Fossett  legally  dead 
in  February. 

This  year's  biggest  search 
for  Fossett  focused  on  Ne- 
vada's Wassuk  Range,  more 
than  50  miles  north  of  Mam- 
moth Lakes.  That  search  end- 
ed last  month. 

Mammoth  Lakes  is  a  com- 
munity at  an  elevation  of  more 
than  7,800  feet  on  the  eastern 
flank  of  the  Sierra  Nevada, 
where  peaks  top  13,000  feet. 

Bailout  passes  Sen- 
ate, House  foes  soft- 
en 

WASHINGTON  (AP)  _  Af- 
ter one  spectacular  failure,  the 
$700  billion  financial  indus- 
try bailout  found  a  second  life 
Wednesday,  winning  lopsided 
passage   in  the  Senate  and 


gaining  ground  in  the  House, 
where  Republicans  opposition 


Senators  loaded  the  eco- 
nomic rescue  bill  with  tax 
breaks  and  other  sweeteners 
before  passing  it  by  a  wide 
margin,  74-25,  a  month  before 
the  presidential  and  congres- 
sional elections. 

In  the  House,  leaders  were 
working  feverishly  to  convert 
enough  opponents  of  the  bill  to 
push  it  through  by  Friday,  just 
days  after  lawmakers  there 
stunningly  rejected  an  ear- 
lier version  and  sent  markets 
plunging  around  the  globe. 

The  measure  didn't  cause 
the  same  uproar  in  the  Senate, 
where  both  parries'  presiden- 
tial candidates,  Republican 
John  McCain  and  Democrat 
Barack  Obama,  made  rare  ap- 
pearances to  cast  "aye"  votes. 

In  the  final  vote,  40  Demo- 
crats, 33  Republicans  and 
independent  Sen.  Joe  Lie- 
berman  of  Connecticut  voted 
"yes."  Nine  Democrats,  15 
Republicans  and  independent 
Sen.  Bernie  Sanders  of  Ver- 
mont voted  "no." 

The  rescue  package  lets  the 
government  spend  billions  of 
dollars  to  buy  bad  mortgage- 
related  securities  and  other 
devalued  assets  held  by  trou- 
bled financial  institutions.  If 
successful,  advocates  say,  that 
would  allow  frozen  credit  to 
begin  flowing  again  and  pre- 
vent a  deep  recession. 


6 THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


B 


religion 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 

Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


Finding  our  true  identity  in  Christ 


Kenny Turpen 

CONTBlBinDB 


I  have  an  alter-identity.  I 
put  my  regalia  on,  head  out  my 
door  and  take  on  the  world. 
I'm  not  the  Dark  Knight  or  the 
Man  of  Steel,  but  I  am  a  fan. 
I'm  a  sports  fan.  I  identify 
myself  with  sports  teams  and 
I  call  them  "mine."  This  alter- 
identity  I  have  makes  me  want 
to  put  on  "my  team's"  para- 
phernalia and  devote  time 
and  energy  into  cheering  for 
them.  Every  Sunday  for  the 
past  month,  I've  devoted  three 
hours  to  watching  "my"  foot- 
ball team  play  its  games.  The 
amount  of  time  that  I  spend 
checking  scores  and  reading 
sports  articles  is  a  fact  that  I 
do  not  want  to  know  the  an- 
swer to  because  I  would  be 
ashamed  of  the  sports-to-God 
ratio  in  the  use  of  my  time. 

I  am  identified  according 
to  these  sports  teams  I  call 
"mine."  You  may  know  me  as 
an  Astros  fan,  aDall  as  Cowboys 
fan,  or  you  can  identify  me  as 
the  guy  who's  helping  do  the 
Cowboys  fan  club  on  campus. 
I  have  an  identity  as  a  sports 
fan.  For  some  students  on  this 
campus  the  only  identity  they 
have  is  their  sports  teams. 
They  live  to  know  more  about 
their  teams  and  to  make  sure 
you  know  who  they're  cheer- 
ing for.  They  dress  up  in  their 
team's  clothing  purchased  in 
on-line  stores  so  that  they  can 
be  identified  with  their  team. 
But  isn't  there  an  identity 
more  important  than  this? 

I  am  a  child  of  God  and 
that's  the  most  important 
identity  I  can  have.  God,  in  the 
Bible,  said,  "Before  I  shaped 
you  in  the  womb,  I  knew  all 
i  about  you.  Before  you  saw  the 
light  of  day  I  had  holy  plans 
for  you."  God,  our  creator 
gave  us  an  identity  before  we 
were  even  born.  Before  we 
were  that  twinkle  in  our  mom 
and  dad's  eyes,  He  laid  out  a 
plan  for  our  lives.  His  plan  for 
our  life,  the  things  that  shape 
who  we  are  on  this  earth  and 


our  identity  as  a  child  of  God, 
were  put  into  motion  long  be- 
fore we  were  around. 

The  sacrifice  of  Jesus  Christ 
on  the  cross  bought  an  identity 
that  is  more  valuable  than  any 
piece  of  clothing  will  ever  be. 
No  pair  of  shoes,  no  designer 
purse,  no  top  selling  jersey,  no 
ball  cap  could  ever  give  us  an 
identity  more  valuable  than 
the  blood-stained  cross  that 
we  claim.  We  have  a  mes- 
sage written  on  our  hearts,  the 
Bible  says,  that  is  our  identity. 
This  message  of  being  a  child 
of  God  and  being  bought  for  a 
price  gives  us  an  identity  that 
we  should  wear  more  proudly 
and  more  boldly  than  anything 
in  our  closet. 


This  message 
ofbeingachild 
of  God  and  be- 
ing bought  for 
a  price  gives  us 
an  identity  that 
we  should  wear 
more  proudly  and 
more  boldly  than 
anything  in  our 
closet. 


So  why  do  we  hide  our  iden- 
tity? Why  are  we  ashamed  of 
this  message  and  this  identity 
as  a  Christian?  As  a  Seventh- 
day  Adventist?  Do  you  speak 
boldly  of  your  God?  Why  do 
we  try  so  hard  to  fit  in  with 
the  world?  We're  different 
from  the  world  and,  believe 
it  or  not,  our  differences  go 
deeper  than  eating  Fri  Chik 
and  being  vegetarian.  "Aren't 
you  guys  those  people  who  are 
strict  vegetarians?"  Or  being 
confused  as  being  part  of  the 
Mormon  church,  "Don't  you 
guys  go  door-to-door  and  sell 
Bibles  or  something?"  Have 
you  ever  heard  these  things? 

How  about  the  people  that 


don't  know  anything  about 
Christianity?  There  are  people 
who  don't  know  what  Chris- 
tians believe;  or  they  have 
really  confused  ideas  about 
who  Christians  are.  I  recently 
talked  with  a  girl  who  claimed 
to  be  a  "sort-of  Christian."  All 
her  ideas  on  God  were  just 
conjecture  and  opinions  based 
on  ponderings.  My  identity  as 
a  Christian,  to  her,  is  a  very 
disturbing  thought. 

Your  identity  is  this:  You 
are  a  child  of  God.  You  live 
in  a  sinful  world.  Your  God 
loved  you  so  much  that  He 
sent  His  only  Son  down  to  this 
sinful  world  to  live  a  perfect 
life  and  die  a  horrible  death 
so  that  you  could  have  salva- 
tion through  that  death.  You 
have  a  message  in  your  heart 
that  God  is  asking  to  you  share 
with  the  world.  You  have  ex- 
perienced God's  love  for  you 
and  it  is  your  responsibility  to 
share  your  message  with  the 
world.  How  God  has  changed 
your  life  and  how  God  has  af- 
fected you  is  your  identity. 

You  know  how  you  can 
sense  when  someone  is  being 
fake  with  you?  The  way  they 
smile  is  off  or  you  just  get  this 
sense  that  tells  you  they're 
not  being  real.  They're  hid- 
ing something  from  you  that 
they  either  don't  want  you  to 
know  or  that  maybe  they're 
ashamed  of.  It's  these  people 
that  we  don't  want  to  spend 
time  with.  We  don't  want  to 
be  their  friends  because  we 
can  just  sense  that  they'll  nev- 
er let  us  know  who  they  really 
are.  When  we  hide  our  iden- 
tity as  a  child  of  God,  what 
makes  us  any  different  from 
these  people? 

Be  proud  of  who  you  are 
as  a  child  of  God:  Wear  it  on 
your  sleeve  and  show  it  to  the 
world.  Let's  be  His  "witness- 
es" to  the  world  we  live  in  and 
be  proud  of  our  true  identity. 


^CREATED 

I  MY  INMOST  BEING 

KN!T  HE  TOGETHER 

IN  MY  MOTHERS  W 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weilzel 


The  Box 

Vanessa  Cutz 

rovremifTOB 


Over  the  years 
Worked  so  hard 
To  build  these  walls 
For  safety. 

One  morning  I 
Woke  up  to 
Find  I  was  stuck 
In  a  box. 

Now  I  pound  and 
Pound,  knocking  as 
Hard  as  I  can: 
I  am  stuck. 

I  worked  so  hard 
For  these  walls 
But  I  want  to 
Tear  them  down. 

One  at  a  time 
I  must  tear; 
Ever  so  slowly 
Down  they  come. 


And  soon  I  will 

Be  free  of 

This  box. 


■Dpinion 


Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


The  fragmented  tales  of  a  roadside  storyteller 


Sarah  Hayhoe 
QeiNiON-EmraR- 


The  Sunday  weather  was 
just  cool  enough  to  make  us 
crave  hot  drinks.  A  friend  and 
I  ditched  our  textbooks,  but 
before  we  made  it  inside  the 
Mudd  Puddle  Cafe  we  saw  a 
man  sitting  across  Apison  on 
the  grass  with  a  camouflage 
backpack  on  his  lap  and  all 
his  other  earthly  possessions 
assembled  at  his  feet  in  an  as- 
sortment of  plastic  bags.  He 
wore  several  T-shirts  under  a 
denim  jacket  and  stared  at  us 
as  we  approached.  When  he 
smiled,  his  face  was  almost  as 
wrinkled  as  his  clothes.  This  is 
his  story. 

"William  Grant.  Leas'  that's 
the  name  they  traded  minen 
fer  at  the  hospital  in  Cincinna- 
ti, Ohio.  I  bought  this  pack.  It's 
a  nice  pack.  I  don't  need  much. 
I  jus'  want  what  I'm  entitled 


to.  I  just  tell  people  I'm  an 
ex-convict  then  they  leave  me 
alone.  It  doesn't  matter,  lose 
either  way.  I  went  into  that 
government  office  building 
and  raised  hell.  Somebody  else 
gets  my  check  and  spends  my 
money.  I  don't  get  my  money, 
I  just  get  jail  time.  Either  way 
I  lose. 

I  visited  the  nuns  there. 
I  liked  the  nuns,  but  they 
switched  my  films  with  some- 
behdy  else  and  somebehdy 
else  is  banking  on  my  check, 
what  I'm  entitled  to.  I  have 
a  bullit  in  my  back.  Makes 
my  arm  not  work  sometimes. 
And  when  they  pulled  out  my 
films,  they  said  that  they  ain't 
a  blasted  thing  wrong  with  me. 
Even  sent  me  a  letter  from  the 
government.  I  was  supposed 
to  get  $488  a  month  after  go- 
ing to  West  Point  Hospital. 
After  the  in-between  conflict. 


The  one  after  Korea,  before 
Vietnam.  Hit  from  behind.  The 
bullits  ricocheted.  West  Point 
Hospital  people,  they  saved 
my  life.  The  place  in  Washing- 
ton D.C.  couldn't  do  a  thing 

"I  just  tell  people 

I'm  an  ex-convict 

then  they  leave 

me  alone." 

-William  Grant 


for  me.  Nearly  died.  Couldn't 
get  the  bullit  out  though.  Now 
all's  I  got  is  the  state  disabil- 
ity. One  hundred  eighty-eight 
dollars  a  month.  People  try 
to  give  me  money.  But  I  don't 
want  anything  from  nobody.  I 
got  money. 

I  go  to  the  donut  shop  every 
morning.  Can't  taste  anything 


anymore,  but  I  go.  Can't  re- 
member much  anymore,  but 
I  remember  the  one  lady  thah' 
serves  me  every  morning. 
Thah's  good. 

Couldn't  stay  with  my 
daughter.  She  and  my  wife  left 
for  New  Orleans.  My  daugh- 
ter's husband  hit  her.  I  saw 
her  face  all  black  on  the  side. 
He  stopped  when  he  saw  me 
watching  in  the  window,  but 
he  knew  I  saw.  She  didn't  want 
me  to  leave,  but  I  left  in  the 
night.  Years  ago.  I  don't  re- 
member when. 

That  Missouri  check.  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  Them  nuns.  I  still 
visit  them.  Used  to.  Those  re- 
ligious people  never  help.  That 
priest  just  thinks  I'm  crazy. 
I  take  that  Thormine  in  the 
liquid  form  at  the  drug  store. 
It's  for  crazy  people.  Those 
religious  people  just  pass  me 
off  to  the  next  person.  Don't 


need  money.  I've  got  money. 
That  Missouri  check...  Ten- 
nessee isn't  what  it  used  to 
be."  He  paused  and  looked  at 
us  from  under  the  heavy  folds 
of  his  eyelids.  "I  might  not  re- 
member you,  you  know."  He 
lifted  the  brown  cowboy  hat  to 
scratch  his  creased  forehead. 
"Maybe  I'll  remember,  but... 
prob'ly  not." 

After  forty-five  minutes,  he 
still  held  the  same  cigarette 
butt  in  his  left  hand  without 
having  taken  a  single  drag. 
On  his  knuckles  ran  letters  in 
faded  blue  ink:  H-A-T-E.  He 
laughed  in  bitter  tones  above 
the  traffic  looking  over  the 
fields  toward  the  veterans' 
memorial.  I  knew  none  of  the 
statues  there  looked  like  Wil- 
liam Grant. 


A  rebuttal  of  tired  election  cliches 


Chad  Higglns 
Contributor 


I've  heard  it  a  million  times 
before:  "I  don't  want  to  vote  for 
McCain,  but  I  definitely  don't 
want  Obama  either,"  or  vice 
versa.  It  is  not  a  new  phenom- 
enon that  the  general  popula- 
tion is  not  happy  with  the  two 
choices  we  have  been  given  for 
President.  I  distinctly  remem- 
ber the  same  thing  back  in  '04 
as  well  as  previous  elections. 

But  recent  polls  show  that 
60  percent  of  the  population 
would  like  a  different  choice. 
Maybe  this  is  so  high  because 
people  understand  that  both 
main  candidates  argue  over 
minutiae  and  then  essentially 
agree  on  all  the  main  issues. 
Honestly,  I  have  a  hard  time 
deciding  who  is  the  lesser  of 
two  evils. 

And  yet,  that  is  how  I  am 
supposed  to  make  my  decision. 
-  I  have  to  choose  who  is  going 
to  run  this  country  into  the 
ground  less,  and  if  I  happen 
to  vote  for  someone  in  a  party 
other  than  (gasp)  the  Demo- 


cratic or  Republican,  then  I 
am  wasting  my  vote.  I'm  sorry 
to  anyone  who  has  ever  used 
the  phrase,  "waste  your  vote" 
in  that  sense.  I  refuse  to  buy  it. 
In  fact,  I  sincerely  believe  that 
there  is  no  bigger  waste  of  a 
vote  than  voting  for  someone 
who  stands  for  things  we  op- 
pose. I  am  not  telling  you  who 
to  vote  for,  I  am  just  going  to 
tell  you  who  not  to  vote  for: 
Neither  of  them. 

The  funny  thing  is  that  I 
am  not  a  person  who  natu- 
rally leans  in  that  direction. 
I  remember  as  a  kid  thinking 
Ross  Perot  was  weird,  and  I 
scoffed  when  I  heard  a  man 
named  Ralph  Nader  was  run- 
ning for  the  Green  Party.  I'm 
pretty  sure  that  qualifies  me  as 
a  normal  voter.  I  don't  know 
what  it  is,  but  the  media  just 
has  a  subtle  way  of  portray- 
ing those  men  and  women  as 
on  the  fringe.  It  has  been  dis- 
turbingly successful.  The  gen- 
eral population  is  locked  into 
a  mindset  where  voting  on 
principle  is  idealistic  and  ul- 
timately pointless.  But,  if  that 


60  percent  of  the  population 
wanting  another  candidate  got 
off  their  couches,  registered 
and  then  voted  on  principle 
instead  of  peer  pressure,  the 
election  outcomes  would  be 
very  different. 


pretty  much  the  same  thing 
to  say.  "We  all  agree  on  four 
things  that  the  main  candi- 
dates aren't  addressing,  and 
we  deserve  to  be  included  in 
the  debates."  Watch  the  en- 
tire press  conference  (which 


Several  weeks  ago  all  of 
the  candidates  currently  on 
enough  ballots  to  theoreti- 
cally secure  the  election  held 
a  press  conference  covered  by 
C-Span.  The  astonishing  thing 
about  the  meeting  was  that  all 
the  third  party  candidates  had 


Photo  by  Marlin  thorman 


can  be  found  with  a  simple 
search  on  YouTube  by  typing 
in  "third  party  press  confer- 
ence" or  similar  keywords)  to 
find  out  why  they  are  excluded 
from  mainstream  presidential 
debates. 

What's    more   amazing    is 


that  the  things  they  agreed 
on  weren't  off  the  wall  issues 
like  national  pet  healthcare  or 
wind  powered  cars.  They  were 
about  issues  like  protecting  a 
citizen's  personal  privacy  and 
constraining  the  power  of  the 
Federal  Reserve.  The  press 
conference  gives  us  an  idea  of 
how  often  we  are  snowballed 
by  the  mainstream  media  and 
the  established  parties,  and 
how  little  the  pertinent  top- 
ics are  actually  addressed.  It 
seems  we  know  less  than  we 
think.  But  if  we  hope  to  make 
an  informed  decision  on  Elec- 
tion Day  it  only  makes  sense 
that  we  should  be  familiar  with 
ALL  of  the  candidates  and  the 
positions  they  hold. 

We  cannot  hope  for  things 
to  change  or  even  for  our  re- 
public to  survive  if  we  aren't 
armed  with  the  truth.  While 
we  need  change,  I  believe  that 
neither  of  the  two  favored  can- 
didates offers  any.  (Would  you 
like  a  bailout  or  a  Bailout?) 
Don't  waste  your  vote.  You 
have  more  options. 


8~  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


• 


'    THURSDAY,  OCTOBER'2;;2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edLi 


A  fresh  read  (and  why  1  don't  like  books) 


Rachel  Hopkins 

ItpicTYin  Fnrmw 


Reading  is  good  for  you.  I  'm 
pretty  sure  they've  done  a  lot 
of  scientific  studies  about  it, 
so  it's  totally  a  fact  now.  And 
a  great  way  to  read  is  out  of  a 
book.  I  think  I  remember  lik- 
ing books,  but  once  1  got  to 
college  that  all  changed.  I  can 
thank  my  professors  for  that. 
Side  note:  I  have  a  theory 
that  involves  teachers  whose 
names  begin  with  "Dr."  and 
the  amount  of  reading  they 
require  in  class,  but  that's  for 
another  m'ticle. 

My  point  is  this:  reading 
out  of  a  book  is  not  as  pleasur- 
able for  me  as  it  once  was,  and 
thafs  why  1  love  magazines. 
But  reading  magazines  can  be 
an  iffy  pastime  as  well.  News- 
week stresses  me  out  and  Elle 
makes  me  feel  like  a  poor,  be- 
low average  looking  person. 
Is  there  a  magazine  out  there 
that  is  intelligent  AND  light 
hearted?  The  answer  is  yes. 

Mental  Floss  Magazine  is 
the  perfect  read  for  anyone 
who  has  a  sense  of  humor  and 
brain.  Each  issue  includes  a 
"Right  Brain"  section  focus- 
ing on  a  work  of  liberal  art  (a 
book,  painting,  movie,  song, 
etc)  and  "Left  Brain"  section 
focusing  on  a  person,  event 


or  idea  from  the  world  of  sci- 
ence and  technology,  and  a 
scatterbrained  section  with  10 
pages  of  loosely  related  trivia 
organized  into  tiny  articles.  Is- 
sues also  include  a  "Dead  Guy 
Interview,"  which  is  a  ficti- 
tious interview  with  a  famous 
person  from  history,  a  ran- 
dom trivia  quiz  and  "Spin  the 
Globe,"  a  section  focuses  on  a 
different  country  each  issue. 


My  point  is 

this,  reading  out 

of  a  book  is  not 

as  pleasurable 

for  me  as  it  once 

-  was,  and  that's 

why  I  love 

magazines.    - 


Features  are  always  at- 
tention grabbing  and  fun. 
Tales  from  the  Dork  Side:  A 
Short  History  of  Hacking, 
The  Wildest  Rides  To  The 
White  House,  and  37  Fads 
that  Swept  the  Nation  are  few 
examples  from  past  publica- 
tions. 

Not  only  is  the  content  in- 
teresting, but  the  magazine  is 
also  low  on  advertising.  This 
is  a  plus  while  you're  reading 


Get  Your  GrCCn  On 


Vexation:  All  that  waste 
from  disposable  plastic  wa- 
ter bottles.  Solution:  Carry 
a  permanent,  washable  wa- 
ter bottle. 

Implementation:  You 
can  get  a  hard  plastic  water 
bottle  at  the  campus  shop, 
or  just  about  anywhere  else 
for  that  matter.  If  you  live 
in  the  dorm,  look  for  bottles 
with  large  mouths  so  that 
they  11  be  easier  to  clean. 


Clarification:  Aside 
from  the  landfill  issue,  the 
energy  wasted  using  bottled 
water  could  power  190,000 
homes,  and  the  oil  used  in 
making  all  of  the  bottles  for 
the  U.S.  could  fuel  100,000 
cars.  And  if  you've  been  us- 
ing Aquafina  and  Dasani  to 
eat  up  your  minimum,  talk 
to  campus  ministries  about 
projects  that  may  need  food 
donations  instead. 

Info  from  ReJUlnotlandfill.org 


but  does  result  in  a  drawback. 
Mental  Floss  is  a  little  pricier 
then  your  average  checkout 
line  read.  A  year's  subscrip- 
tion will  cost  just  over  $20, 
but  they  only  put  out  6  is- 
sues a  year  (one  issue  every 
two  months).  Also,  you  won't 
find  it  in  a  store,  not  even  at 
Barnes  and  Nobles,  so  a  sub- 
scription is  kind  of  necessary 
to  enjoy  it. 

Overall,  Mental  Floss  is 
a  fresh  read  that  deserves  a 
look.  If  you  want  to  order  a     Mental  Floss  magazine 
subscription  or  just  find  out 
more,  visit  their  website  at 
mentalfloss.com. 


Question 

of  theWeek 


If  you  had  a  million  dollars  to  pimp 
your  room  with,  what  would  you  do? 


"Put  in  a  sunroof  ceiling,  a  revolving  closet  and  a  water 
slide." 

— Lori  Foust 

"I'd  get  a  really  awesome  couch...  obviously  I  wasn't  meant 
to  be  rich." 

—Chelsea  Inglish 

"I  would  make  it  into  a  motorcycle  shop/juice  bar/mas- 
sage therapy  and  fitness  center  with  Bose  Speakers  and  a 
62-inch  plasma  TV  to  watch  the  Cowboys  on  (and  everything 
would  be  in  the  Cowboys  colors)!" 

—Alex  Bolafios     " 

"Install  a  hot  tub,  fish  tank  walls,  indoor  skydiving  and 
four  showerheads  in  my  shower." 
—Nicole  Ley 

"I'd  buy  a  bunch  of  posters,  a  really  nice  bedspread  and 
some  curtains.  That  would  be  nice." 
—Bill  Dudgeon 

"I  would  pay  off  my  college  debt  and  get  a  blown-up  ver- 
sion of  the  receipt  to  hang  on  my  wall." 
—Brandon  Robison 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 
end? Here  are  a  few  ideas  to 
get  you  headed  in  the  right 
direction. 

Jukebox  Junction  Fam- 
ily Theater 

Rock  'n'  Roll  Revue  -  '50s 
and  '60s  Music  Memories 

Chattanooga  Choo  Choo, 
1400  Market  St. 

7:30  p.m.,  Thursdays  and 
Saturdays 

$20  for  adults  ($13  for  lo- 
cals) 

jukeboxjunctiontheater.com 

Binational  Hispanic 
Health  Fair 

Coolidge  Park  Pavillion 
2-5 p.m., Sunday,  Oct.  5 
Free 

Three  Sisters  Music  Fes- 
tival 

Top  Names  in  contemporary 
and  traditional  bluegrass. 
Ross's  Landing 
'Till  11  p.m.,  Saturday,  Oct.  4 
Free 
Downtownchattanooga.org 

Michael  Ruble  Concert 

Thomson-Boling  Arena 
8  p.m.,  Sunday,  Oct.  5 
Ticket  prices  vary 
Knoxvilletickets.com 

Hunter  Museum  of  | 
American  Art 

Free  First  Sunday 

10  Bluff  View,  Chattanooga 

Noon  -  5  p.m.,  Sunday,  Oct 
5  (and  every  first  Sunday  of  the 
month) 

Free 

Huntermuseum.org 

Atlanta  Greek  Festival 

Music,  food,  cooking  demon- 
strations, dancing  performanc- 
es, etc. 

Greek  Orthodox  Cathedral, 
Atlanta 

Thursday,  Oct.  2  throu#I 
Sunday,  Oct.  5 

Free 

Atlgoc.org 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Futsol  fantasy  here  to  stay? 


Zack  Livingston 

Seqeh  Fniroa 


If  you've  been  to  a  futsol 
game  recently  you  wouldn't  be 
able  to  tell  that  this  is  the  first 
year  it's  been  offered  as  an  in- 
tramural sport.  The' teams  are 
very  skilled  and  look  natural 
in  the  three  -  court  arena  at 
lies  P.E.  Center.  This  year  was 
simply  a  trial  period,  but  with 
this  fall's  success,  it  looks  like 
Futsol  might  be  here  to  stay. 

In  the  women's  league, 
Team  Flyswatter  took  on 
Viva  la  Vida  Wednesday  eve- 
ning. Flyswatter  jumped  into 
the  lead  in  the  first  half  3  to 
1  as  the  team's  aggressive- 
ness proved  tough  to  beat. 
Team  Viva  la  Vida  fought  till 
the  end,  but  were  simply  no 
match  for  Flyswatter  power 
players  Jennifer  Espinoza  and 
Lacey  Edney. 

"We  had  a  great  team  effort 
and  we  were  in  all  the  places 


we  needed  to  be,"  said  Flyswat- 
ter captain  Silzie  Vieira.  "We 
stayed  strong  with  Jennifer 
and  Lacey's  hustle  throughout 
the  game." 

Flyswatter  finished  the 
game  with  6  to  Viva  la  Vida's 
one  point.  Jennifer  Espinoza 
and  Lacey  Edney  combined 
for  4  of  those  6  points  as  team 
Flyswatter  swatted  their  way 
to  victory. 

In  the  men's  division,  team 
Almost  Fair  faced  team  Farek 
in  a  brutal  beating  that  left  fut- 
sol fans  amazed  and  nauseous. 
Team  Farek's  goal  seemed  to 
fall  apart,  while  team  Almost 
Fair  fired  13  goals  into  the  net. 

"The  biggest  key  is  that  we 
took  shots  on  every  single  op- 
portunity we  had,"  said  Al- 
most Fair  goalie,  Alex  Barrien- 
tios.  "Our  offense  is  good,  but 
defense  is  what  makes  us  great 
and  the  other  team  didn't 
make  me  work  at  all." 


Although  the  game  was 
painful  to  watch  at  times, 
it  did  display  some  stellar 
sportsmanship  by  Southern 
students.  Team  Farek  failed 
to  score  a  single  goal,  but  still 
managed  to  pick  up  the  pieces 
and  cheer  for  the  other  team  in 
the  end. 

"I  think  that  Jay  has  magical 
powers  because  that  ball  sticks 
to  his  feet  somehow,"  said 
Grant  Iverson,  a  senior  math- 
ematics major.  "Every  time  we 
took  the  ball  from  him,  he  still 
managed  to  have  it." 

Thirteen  to  zero  doesn't 
sound  like  a  fair  game  to  you 
does  it?  Then  again,  the  team 
name  is  Almost  Fair,  so  I  guess 
it's  okay.  What  13  to  o  does  say 
is  that  there  is  much  room  for 
improvement  for  some  South- 
ern futsol  players,  and  now 
that  its  most  likely  here  to  stay 
southern,  students  will  get 
their  chance  to  get  better. 


The  NFC  East  dominates  NFL 


Davis  Wallace 
Contributor 


We  are  already  five  weeks 
into  the  new  NFL  season  and 
it  is  clear  to  see  that  the  NFC 
East  or  the  NFC  beast  is  the 
best  division  in  football.  The 
defending  Super  Bowl  cham- 
pions, the  New  York  Giants 
have  kicked  off  their  season 
with  a  bang  by  going  a  perfect 
3-0  up  to  this  point.  Their 
offense  is  currently  ranked 
E  fourth  in  the  league  with  400 
total  yards  per  game.  Their 
defense,  which  played  a  huge 
factor  in  their  Super  Bowl  win 
over  New  England  back  in 
February,  is  ranked  fourth  in 
total  yards  given  up  per  game 

tat  252. 
Second  in  this  profound 
division  stand  the  3-1  Wash- 
ington Redskins.  Lead  by 
rookie  Head  Coach  Jim  2brn, 
Washington  looked  like  they 
were  still  in  training  camp 
when  they  lost  to  the  Giants 
on  opening  night.  However, 
since  week  one  they  have  won 


three  straight  games  scoring  at 
least  24  points  in  each  game. 
Similar  to  the  Washington 
Redskins,  the  defending  NFC 
East  champions,  Dallas  Cow- 
boys sit  at  a  3-1  record.  They 
have  weapons  up  and  down 
the  offensive  side  of  the  ball, 
which  is  why  they  rank  third 
in  points  (30  per  game),  sec- 
ond in  total  yards  (416  per 
game)  and  third  in  passing 
yards  (292  per  game.)  The 
fourth  and  last  team  in  the 
NFC  East  standings  is  the  2-2 
Philadelphia  Eagles.  They  had 
an  impressive  victory  over  the 
Pittsburgh  Steelers  early  this 
season,  and  look  to  compete 
all  year  with  the  other  three 
NFC  East  teams.  However, 
the  one  downfall  with  the  Phil- 
adelphia Eagles  has  been  their 
receiver  core.  This  year  they 
rank  fifth  in  passing  yards  per 
game  at  276.  They  can  still  al- 
ways count  on  their  great  de- 
fense with  their  blitz  packages 
which  is  why  they  rank  first  in 
rush  defense  and  third  in  to- 


tal yards  given  up  per  game  at 
245- 

Still  not  convinced  that  this 
is  the  best  division  in  foot- 
ball? Well  Dallas'  Tony  Romo, 
Philadelphia's  Donovan  Mc- 
Nabb,  New  York's  Eli  Man- 
ning and  Washington's  Jason 
Campbell  all  have  a  QB  rating 
of  91  or  more.  Running  backs 
Marion  Barber,  Brian  West- 
brook,  Brandon  Jacobs,  and 
Clinton  Portis  all  have  at  least 
160  rushing  yards  with  at  least 
a  touchdown  (along  with  solid 
backups.)  Finally,  the  Cow- 
boys, Eagles  and  Giants  are 
3-0  against  AFC  foes  this  year. 
In  the  end,  only  three  teams 
out  of  this  potent  division  can 
make  the  playoffs.  So  from 
here  on  out  every  division 
game  between  any  two  of  these 
teams  will  be  a  must  win.  Over 
the  past  two  seasons  at  least 
three  out  of  the  four  NFC  East 
teams  have  made  the  playoffs. 
This  year,  I  see  the  road  to  Su- 
per Bowl  XLIII  going  through 
at  least  2  NFC  east  teams. 


Intramurals  Schedule 


Men's  A  league 


10/2      6  PM      Team  Fresco/WeGetTheRuns  Field  2 

10/2      10  PM    Just-Plavin/Mighty  Professors  Field  2 

10/2      9  PM     Mud  Hens/Rebels  Field  3 

Men's  B  leagues 


10/2      6  PM      Sign-Up  Bi/Crazy-Aces 

Men's  B2  League 


Field  3 


10/2      10  PM    Dollar  Zone/B2  A's 


Women's  A  league 


10/2      6  PM      BB/Lunachicks 
10/2      10  PM    BB/Lunachicks 

Women's  B  league 


Field  1 
Field  1 


10/2      8  PM     Pink  Ladies/Hot  Tamales  Field  1 

10/2      8  PM     Underdogs/Ultimatum  Field  2 

10/2      9  PM     No  Fear/Kung  Fu  Pandas  Field  2 


Photo  by  Hollie  Macomber 

Josh  Carithers,  Mitchell  Deacon,  Liesel  Schram,  Lauren  Caradonna,  Chris 

Beddoe,  Kirsten  Woleott,  and  Jessie  Ewing  show  off  their  awardsfrom  the 

Chattanooga  Race  for  the  Cure. 


Race  for  the  Cure  results 


Chris  Beddoe 
Kyle  Benge 
Josh  Carithers 


18:32 
18:52 
19:35 


Nama 


29      Mitchell  Deacon 


Females 

Age 

ifi-19     Oyprp"         Nams 


61       Kirsten  Woleott 

2  96      Jessica  Ewing 

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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 


chatter: 


Food  Drive:  |  NOW  through 
Nov.  21,  Psi  Chi  will  be  hosting 
a  food  drive  to  benefit  the  Sa- 
maritan Center.  Six  donation 
bins  are  located  throughout 
campus  in  Talge,  Thatcher, 
Thatcher  South,  the  Village 
Market,  the  Dining  Hall  and 
Summerour.  Donations  will 
benefit  families  in  need 
throughout  the  holiday  sea- 
son. What  better  way  to  help 
use  up  those  extra  dollars  on 
your  meal  plan  before  the  end 
of  the  semester?  Please  be  gra- 
cious and  donate  a  few  NON- 
PERISHABLE  food  items  be- 
tween now  and  Nov.  21  and 
help  make  someone's  holiday 
season  a  little  happier. 
Enrollment  Services  Open 
House  |  Come,  meet  and  fel- 
lowship with  the  Enrollment 
Services  staff  on  Wednesday, 
Oct.  8, 2008  from  5:30  -  6:3op 
in  the  Wright  Hall  Lobby.  This 
is  our  chance  to  get  to  know 
you  apart  from  the  "business" 
side  of  your  college  experi- 
ence. Light  refreshments  will 
be  served.  (Enrollment  Ser- 
vices staff  includes  Student  Fi- 
nance Counselors,  Enrollment 
Counselors,  Admissions  Staff 
and  others.) 

Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs 
Triathlon  |  The  25th  Annual 
Sunbelt  Cohutta  Springs  Tri- 
athlon will  take  place  on  Oct.  5 
at  Cohutta  Springs  Conference 
Center.  For  further  details  visit 
the  website:  pe.southern.edu/ 
triathlon.  Registration  is  from 
10:30-11:458.  Race  instruc- 
tion is  at  noon.  Race  begins 
I2:30p. 

Wanted  |  Non-art  major  stu- 
dents who  would  like  to  display 
their  work  in  an  exhibit  at  Mc- 
Kee  Library  during  the  month 
of  November.  Plan  ahead, 
bring  your  work  to  the  library 
following  mid-semester  break. 
For  additional  info  call  #2727 
or  contact  aalvarez@southem. 
edu  or  dimemmo@southern. 
edu  This  is  your  opportunity 
to  display  your  artistic  talents. 
(Art  majors  have  opportu- 
nity to  exhibit  throughout  the 
year). 

December  Graduates  | 
must  order  graduation  rega- 
lia and  invitations  at  www. 


I  Inrnming  pvpnts  calendar: 


Friday, 
October  3 

3P  -We-Pod:  Leadership  training 
(Campus  Ministries  Seminar  Room) 

7:22p  -  Sunset 

8p  -  InTents  Vespers  -  Peter  Gregory 
(Tent  by  Wood  Hall) 

Saturday, 
October  4 

9:30-10:153  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Collegedale  Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Collegedale 
Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Chapel- 
upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon  (Collegedale 
Church) 

11:30a  -  Connect  -  Alex  Bryan  (Col- 
legedale Academy) 

11:45a  -  Renewal-  John  Nixon  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

t:3"-5P  _  Cave  Open  (Student  Park) 

2:30p  -  Brazilian  Club  Evangelism 
(Meet  in  front  of  Wright  Hall) 

3:30 .  -  Adventist  Theological  Soci- 
ety Meeting-  Dr.  Stephen  Bauer  "Anne 
Hutchinson,  Assurance,  and  Adventist 
Theology"  (Lynn  Wood  Hall  Chapel) 

4p  -  Relationship/Sex  Forum:  Lee 
Nevils  -  (Collegedale  Church) 

4:3op  -  Hurricane  Ike  Benefit  Con- 
cert-One Praise  Gospel  Choir  (Tent  by 
Wood  Hall) 


7p  -  Evensong  -  Reader:  Ray  Min- 
ner,  Organist:  Stephen  Thorp  (Church) 

8:30p  -  All  Night  Softball  Tourna- 
ment (Ballfields) 

la  -  Non-Participants  in  the  Softball 
Tournament  must  be  signed  into  the 
Residence  Halls 

Sunday, 
October  5 

10:30-11:458  -  Registration  and  Ma- 
terial Pick  Up  (Cohutta  Springs  Young 
Camp) 

i2p  -  Race  Instructions  Begin  (Cohut- 
ta Springs  Youth  Camp) 

i2:3op  -  Cohutta  Springs  Triathlon 
(Cohutta  Springs  Youth  Camp) 

7:30p  -  Symphony  Orchestra  Con- 
cert (Collegedale  Church)  Convocation 
Credit! 

Monday, 
October  6 

LSAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 
No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
i-6p  -  Makeup  Senior  Picture  Ses- 
sion (Student  Center) 
3.30P  -  Undergraduate  Council 

Tuesday, 
October  7 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

8:3oa-4p  -  Florence  Oliver  Anderson 
Nursing  Seminar  (Collegedale  Church) 

i2p  -  Student  Organizations  Advisers 
Meeting  (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 


6p  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 
7  &  lop  -  Residence  Hall  Joint  Wor- 
ship (Thatcher  Hall) 

Wednesday, 
October  8 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

5p  -  "Faces  of  Power"  Museum  Open- 
ing (Hackman  Hall) 

5:30-6:30p  -  Enrollment  Services 
Open  House  (Wright  Hall  Lobby) 

7p  -  Museum  Lecture  (Hackman 
Hall) 

7:l5p  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak  Room) 

8-9:30p  -  Inreach:  Cookie  Brigade 
(Thatcher  South) 

Thursday, 
October  9 

National  Depression  Screening  Day 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Southern  Union  Gymnastics  Clinic 

Society  of  Adventist  Communicators, 
Denver,  CO 

PreVTewSouthern  101 

11a  -  Latin  American  Heritage,  Con- 
vocation Credit! 

3:3op  Graduate  Council  (Robert  Mer- 
chant Room) 

5:45p  -  Club/Dept.  Treasurer's  Ori- 
entation (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7p  -  Modern  Languages  Film  Series 
(Miller  Hall  #201) 

7:3op  -  Dr.  Lee  Spencer  presents  his 
study  on  paleontology  (McKee  Library) 


shop.jostens.com  by  the  Oct. 
28  deadline.  All  graduation 
seniors  for  December  or  May 
arerequired  to  turn  in  a  senior 
contract  to  the  Records  &  Ad- 
visement Office. 


First  Aid  and  CPR  certifi- 
cation classes  |  will  be  held 
on  Oct.  6  &  7  from  4-7P  each 
evening  in  Summerour  Hall 
Room  107.  The  instructor  is 
Steve  Bontekoe.  Fee  is  $25 
for  one  or  both  classes,  cash 
or  check  only,  to  be  paid  at  the 
beginning  of  class.  Partici- 
pants must  preregister  by  Oct. 
3  at  1st  floor  bulletin  board  in 
Summerour  Hall.  Final  class- 
es for  this  fall  offered  Sunday, 
Nov.  16,  9:ooa-4:oop. 
McKee  Library  |  now  opens 


at  7:45a,  Monday  through  Fri- 
day! 

Senior  class  organization 
meeting  |  is  Tuesday,  Oct.  14, 
at  11:00a  in  333  Brock1  Hall. 
Come  and  elect  your  officers 
and  sponsors.  Convocation 
credit  will  be  given. 
DEEP  Weekend-On  i  Sab- 
bath, Oct.  11  Oakwood  Univer- 
sity is  coming  to  worship  with 
us  in  the  Collegedale  Seventh- 
Day  Adventist  Church.  They 
will  be  joining  us  for  the  11:45a 
Renewal  service.  John  Nixon 
is  preaching  on  last  day  events 
and  Oakwood's  choir,  The 
Aeolians,  will  be  performing 
for  the  service.  Also,  Oakwood 
will  have  musical  groups  that 
will  be  performing  in  the  lawn 
concert  at  the  Goliath  Wall 
that  afternoon.  Join  us  in  wel- 
coming the  students  from  our 
sister  institution  through  wor- 


ship, fellowship  and  praise. 


M 


October  3 

Andrea  Keele,  Autumn  Red- 
mond, Bethany  Iuliano,  Betty 
Garver,  Brian  Hustad,  Christy 
Kurtz,  Curtis  Prevo,  Gene 
Stewart,  Jonathan  Bussey, 
Kendra  Avila,  Kimberly 
Brown,  Kristine  Barker,  Rai- 
sel  Valcarcel,  Thomas  Heindl 
October  4 

Bethany  Norton,  David  Huis- 
man,  Gabriele  Bourgeois,  Jor- 
dan Netzel,  Larry  Fish,  Lor- 
raine Park 
October  5 

Ann  Reynolds,  Bethany  Cano- 
sa,  Christopher  Bispham,  Dan- 
iel Olson,  David  Solis,  Gareath 
Murray,  Rachel  Martin,  Ryan 
Rogers,  Victoria  Davis 


October  6 

Cindy  Johnson,  Corey  Mann, 
Jared  Manasco,  Jason  Ortega, 
Katie  Longo,  Kyle  Khadar, 
Nick  Clark,  Sarah  Sinz,  Will 
Cordis 
October  7 

Ashley  Creech,  Bekah  Reyn- 
olds, Beth  Narmore,  Bethany 
Clark,  Brittany  Cinquemani, 
Dennis  Steele,  John  Holbrook, 
Keith  Coon,  Nathan  Pizar, 
Steven  Doucoumes,  Timothy 
McFeeters 
October  8 

Crystal  James,  Jake  Rocke, 
Janessa  Rogers,  Lauren  Kel- 
Iey,  Luke  Miller,  Tristan  Shaw 
October  9 

Amanda  Bailey,  Amanda  Val- 
ladares,  Dusty  Sauder,  Kevin 
Barnhurst,  Linda  Williams, 
Robert  Dykes,  Vernita  Knoch, 
Zaire  Burgess  Robinson 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 


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Seeking  female  house- 
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Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  2008 

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Humor  Editor 

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InTents  meeting's  speaker  Peter 
— 0   Gregory! 


Legendary  actor  and  renowned, 
creative-philanthropist  Paul 
Newman's  death  at  age  83. 


Senators  McCain  and  Obama's 
first  national  debate. 


The  debate  being  live  on  Friday 
night  during  vespers.  Did  anyone 
record  it?* 


ZZ\    LAC  night's  decorations  and  skit: 
— !j  well  done  and  hilarious! 


Economy  low  enough  to  render  a  Ap-  \ 
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Thursday  night's  Vice  Presi- 
dential debate.  Finish  your 
homework  and  watch  it! 


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observations 

l.  Women  should  appreci- 
ate the  length  of  a  man's  tie; 
he  probably  had  to  do  it  like 
four  times,  and  because  tying 
it  four  times  took  him  like  a 
quarter  hour. 

Men  should  appreciate 
the  style  of  woman's  hair; 
she  probably  had  to  do  it  like 
four  times,  and  because  doing 
a  quarter  of  it  took  like  four 
hours. 

2.  It  happens  once  a  week, 
you  meet  new  people,  you 
dress  differently  than  at  any 
other  time  of  the  week,  and 
someone  is  always  missing. 
What  is  it? 

A.  Vespers 

B.  a  fire  drill 

C.  both  A  and  B 

D.  neither 

*  IF  you  chose  D,  than  you  are  the 
one  who  is  always  missing  at  both. 


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humor 

"Only  two  things  are  infi- 
nite, the  universe  and  human 
stupidity,  and  I'm  not  sure 
about  the  former." 

-Albert  Einstein  (1879-1955) 

"Insanity  in  individuals 
is  something  rare  —  but  in 
groups,  parties,  nations,  and 
epochs  it  is  the  rule." 

-Friedrich  Nietzsche  (1844- 
1900) 

"A  lie  gets  halfway  around 
the  world  before  the  truth  has 
time  to  get  its  pants  on." 

-Sir  Winston  Churchill 
(1874-1965) 

"I  think  it  would  be  a  good 
idea." 
-Mahatma  Gandhi  (1869-1948) 

when  asked  what  he  thought 
about      Western      Civilization. 


.Political 
humor 

Public  vehicle-registration 
records  reveal:  John  and  Cin- 
dy McCain  own  13  cars;  Ba- 
rack  and  Michelle  Obama  own 
one...  and  it's  a  hybrid. 

"I'm  not  a  member  of  any 
organized  political  party,  I'm  a 
Democrat!" 

-Will  Rogers  (1879-1935) 

"Democracy  is  being  al- 
lowed to  vote  for  the  candidate 
you  dislike  least." 

-Robert  Eugene 

Byrne,  Grand  Chess  Master  | 
(1928-) 

"Rarely  is  the  question 
asked:  Is  our  children  learn- 

-George     W.     Bush  | 
(July  6, 1946—) 


SOUTHERN  JL  ACCENT 


Thursday,  October  9, 2008 


SOUTHERN 

ADVENT1ST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    5 


Triathlon 
lifeguards 
not  certified 

Emily  Young 

MrtNMiP^  FWTOR 


Although  there  are  few  reg- 
ulations for  lifeguard  qualifica- 
tions at  events  like  triathlons, 
some  studentparticipants  were 
unnerved  to  find  that  only  two 
of  the  18  people  lifeguarding 
at  the  Cohutta  Springs  Sunbelt 
Triathlon  on  Sunday  were  cer- 
tified lifeguards. 

"I  wasn't  worried  about  my- 
self, but  I  know  they're  a  lot 
of  people  who  decided  to  do 
it  last-minute,"  said  Brittany 
Gimbel,  a  senior  nursing  ma- 
jor. "Two  guards  can't  look  out 
for  250  swimmers." 

Robert  Benge,  professor 
for  the  School  of  PE,  Health  & 
Wellness,  has  been  recruiting 
lifeguards  for  the  triathlon  for 
11  years,  and  each  year  pulls 
some  of  them  from  his  current 
lifeguarding  class.  If  the  stu- 
dents pass  their  physical  test 
at  the  end  of  the  quarter  they 
will  become  certified  guards. 
According  to  the  United  States 
Lifesaving  Association  there 
are  no  guidelines  requiring 
certified  lifeguards  to  be  pres- 
ent at  such  events. 

"They're  not  yet  certi- 
fied but  they're  pretty  close," 


Ancient  coins  come  to  Southern 

Archeological  Museum  features  'Faces  of  Power'  exhibit 


Emu  Kay 

Staff  WBrrre 


Lynn  H.  Wood  Archeo- 
logical Museum  opened  its 
doors  to  unveil  the  new  "Faces 
of  Power:  Ancient  Coins  of 
the  Biblical  World"  exhibit 
Wednesday  night. 

This  is  the  first  temporary 
exhibit  the  museum  has  host- 
ed since  its  opening  in  2004. 
It  displays  600  years  of  history 
spread  throughout  50  coins 
from  Greece,  Rome,  Turkey, 
Syria,  Lebanon  and  Israel," 
according  to  the  archeology 
newsletter. 

"I  thinkit's  amazing,  an  out- 
standing work,"  said  Dr.  Alan 
Parker,  an  associate  profes- 
sor of  the  School  of  Religion. 
"There  are  coins  here  that  are 
very  valuable." 

Most  of  the  coins  in  the  ex- 
hibit were  provided  on  loan  to 
the  Museum.  The  six  sets  of 
donors  were  thanked  by  Dr. 
Michael  Hasel,  curator  of  the 
Lynn  H.  Wood  Archaeological 
Museum,  at  a  special  program 
in  Lynn  Wood  Hall.  Also  fol- 
lowing the  museum  opening 
was  a  lecture  entitled  "Faces 
of  Power:  Portraiture  in  the 
Greco-Roman  World,"  which 


The  Faces  Of  Power  exhibit  featured  c 

was  given  by  Dr.  Jasper  Gaunt, 
curator  of  Greek  and  Roman 
art  at  the  Michael  C.  Carlos 
Museum  at  Emory  University. 
In  order  to  make  way  for  the 
new  exhibit,  the  museum  had 
to  undergo  some  renovations. 
A  total  of  about  $20,000  was 
spent  on  furniture  and  mar- 
keting,  said  Justo   Morales, 


i  the  ancient  BibHcal  world. 

museum  coordinator. 

"They've  done  an  outstand- 
ing job  of  finding  ways  of  dis- 
playing coins  to  show  the  his- 
torical context,"  said  Dr.  Bob 
Young,  senior  vice  president 
of  academic  administration. 
"Congratulations  to  Dr.  Hasel 
and  Justo  on  a  really  scholarly 
and  accessible  display  of  the 


Photo  By  Ashley  Cheney 


While  visitors  seemed  to 
enjoy  the  exhibit,  turnout  was 
less  than  expected.  Of  the 
1,500  invitations  sent  out  only 
118  people  toured  the  museum 
between  5  p.m.  and  7  p.  m. 

For  those  who  missed  the 
opening,  the  exhibit  will  be  on 
display  until  May  3, 2009. 


Depression  booth 


Khrisna  Virgil 

Sntr  Wmrtj 


Southern  is  offering  help  for 

t  National  Depression  Screen- 

l  Day  by  offering  depression 

screening  today  from  10  a.m. 

to  4  p.m.  in  the  Student  Cen- 


"Last  year  I  stopped  by  the 
booths  that  were  set  up  in  the 
Student  Center  and  took  a 
screening  on  my  way  to  class," 
said  Marisa  Hutchinson,  a 
junior  health  science  major. 
"It  was  quick  and  easy.  After- 
ward, I  could  better  manage 
my  stress  levels." 

The  National  Depression 
Screeningbooths  will  be  set  up 


in  the  Student  Center  where 
counselors  will  be  available  to 
answer  questions  and  assist 
with  the  screenings.  Informa- 
tional pamphlets  will  also  be 
provided. 

The  National  Depression 
Screening  Project  sponsors 
National  Depression  Screen- 
ing Day  every  October.  South- 
ern has  been  participating  in 


the  program  for  more  than 
five  years  in  an  effort  to  help 
its  student  body. 

Everyone  on  campus  can 
benefit  from  depression 
screening  because  at  some 
point  everyone  experiences 
stress  or  stress  related  condi- 
tions, according  to  the  Nation- 
al Center  for  Health  Statistics. 
The  screening  takes  about  10 


minutes  and  allows  candidates 
to  see  what  stress  levels  they 
are  at  by  answering  yes  or  no 
questions. 

"We  encourage  everyone  to 
come  and  find  out  how  much 
coEege  is  affecting  your  life," 
said  Liane  De  Souza,  transi- 
tion services  coordinator. 


b  DEPRESSION,  1 


INDEX 


News 

1-5 

Religion 

6 

Opinion 

7 

"lifestyles 

8 

Sports 

9 

Campus  Chatter 

10 

Classifieds 

11 

Humor 

12 

OPINION 


Find  out  how 
procrastination  can 
help  you  with  your 
studies  on  page  7. 


HUMOR 


Think  this  photo  is 
funny?  See  more  on 
page  12. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 


Southern  hosts  DEEP  Sabbath 


Hannah  Kuntz 

f""  fra-ma 


Southern  prepares  to  host 
more  than  300  students  from 
Oakwood  University  during 
DEEP  Sabbath  this  weekend. 

This  year's  DEEP  Sab- 
bath, the  bi-annual  event  that 
brings  Oakwood  and  Southern 
together  for  a  time  of  unity 
and  worship,  marks  the  eighth 
year  it  has  been  held  at  South- 
ern. Doug  Baasch,  student  as- 
sociation president, said  DEEP 
Sabbath  symbolizes  a  cross 
pollination  between  Oakwood 
and  Southern.  It  also  helps  to 
foster  good  relations  between 
the  two  universities 

"I  hope  Southern  students 
will  really  welcome  [Oakwood] 
to  our  campus  and  show  them 
how  generous  we  can  be  here," 
Baasch  said 

On  Sabbath,  Oakwood 
will  take  part  in  the  Renewal 
church  service,  as  well  as  con- 
tribute to  the  lawn  concert. 
The  theme  on  Sabbath  will  be 
the  last  day  events  of  Matthew 
24:  rumors  of  war  and  believ- 
ers betraying  each  other  as 
their  love  for  God  grows  cold. 
"The  whole  idea  is  to  be  the 
[opposite]  of  that  situation  and 
be  a  community  that  is  united 
in  getting  ready  for  those  last 
day  events,"  said  Eduardo 
Comejo,  a  senior  theology 
major  who  is  helping  to  orga- 
nize the  event. 

John  Nixon,  senior  pastor 
at  Collegedale  Church,  who 
also  previously  pastored  at 
Oakwood,  is  looking  forward 
to  speaking  for  Deep  Sabbath. 


'I  find  that  the  students 
on  both  campuses,  in  terms 
of  spiritual  enthusiasm  and 
needs,  are  very  similar,"  Nixon 
said.  "I  don't  feel  like  I  need  to 
differentiate  between  them. 
I'm  very  comfortable  speaking 
to  both  communities." 

In  light  of  Deep  Sabbath, 

Do  not 
accept  the 
institutional 
racial  divisions 
that  the  church 
has  created  in 
North  America. 

-John  Nixon 

Nixon  also  encourages  stu- 
dents to  nurture  their  church 
relationships,  regardless  of 
cultural  lines  that  are  drawn 
inside  the  church. 

"Do  not  accept  the  institu- 
tional racial  divisions  that  the 
church  has  created  in  North 
America,"  Nixon  advised  stu- 
dents. 

The  church  service  will  in- 
clude various  skits,  as  well  as 
musical  performances  from 
Southern,  and  Oakwood' s 
choir,  the  Aeolians. 

"I  hope  it  really  inspires 
[students]  to  see  Southern  and 
Oakwood  leading  out  in  the 
worship  service,"  Baasch  said. 
Cornejo  asked  that  South- 
em  students  try  to  sit  in  the 
overflow  rooms  to  ensure 
that  Oakwood  students  are 
able  to  participate  inside 
the  sanctuary. 


# 


Club  promotes  recycling  at  triathalon 


AlMEE  BRADSHAW 
Staff  Wmtm 

The  Green  Initiative  Club 
collected  plastic  bottles  at  the 
Sunbelt  Triathlon  in  Cohutta 
Springs,  Ga.  last  Sunday. 

The  club's  goal  is  to  edu- 
cate and  inform  everyone  on 
campus  about  the  proper  way 
to  recycle,  said  Club  President 
Esther  Nooner,  a  junior  speech 
pathology  major. 

"Don't  be  bad,  be  green," 
said  Denny  Nooner,  Esther 
Nooner's  father.  Nooner  sup- 
plied the  plastic  recycling  bins 
for  the  race. 

Megan  Sutherland,  club  vice 
president  and  a  sophomore 
non-profit  administration  and 
development  major,  said  the 
Triathlon  was  educational  for 
people  at  the  race  as  well  as  for 
the  club. 

"Recycling  is  a  lot  easier 
said  than  done,  but  after  this 


experience  we  know  what  to 
recycle  now,"  Sutherland  said. 
The  club  had  expected  plastic 
bottles  to  be  the  main  item 
to  be  recycled  at  the  race,  but 

ii    Don't  be       * 
bad,  be  green!  7' 

-Denny  Nooner 

they  found  that  paper  cups 
were  used  more. 

However,  the  club's  efforts 
were  not  in  vain.  They  set  up 
a  "Green  Initiative"  booth  to 
introduce  and  promote  their 
recycling  plan  to  the  commu- 
nity. The  club  also  sold  green 
reusable  water  bottles  to  dis- 
courage disposable  water  bot- 
tle use. 

The  Green  Initiative  Club 
is  also  active  on  a  govern- 
ment level.  Nooner  and  Advi- 
sor Crystal  Stitzer  attended 


their  first  city  council  meet- 
ing on  Wednesday,  Sept.  24. 
The  plan  to  create  a  recycling 
program  for  Collegedale  was 
introduced  to  the  city  com- 
missioner and  meeting  at- 
tendees. They  were  willing  to 
participate  and  gave  positive 
feedback,  Nooner  said. 

"The  reason  why  there  is  no 
recycling  on  campus  right  now 
is  because  there  is  no  where  to 
take  it,"  Sutherland  said 

Due  to  lack  of  demand, 
Collegedale  has  neglected  to 
have  a  city-wide  recycling 
plan.  Without  a  city  plan,  it  is 
cheaper  and  easier  to  throw 
everything  away.  The  club's 
goal  is  to  reverse  this  and  raise 
awareness. 

"Without  Southern  Adven- 
tist  University's  participation, 
the  city  of  Collegedale  cannot 
sustain  the  program,"  Suther- 
land said.  "Itis  up  to  Southern 
to  start  the  movement." 


Cohutta  triathlon  celebrates  25th  year 


SOUTHERN  *A  ACCENT 

1h 

e  Student  Voice  Since  1926 

VoL  64.  Issue  5 

Thursday,  October  9, 2008 

Monika  Bliss 

BMILY  YOUNG 

MARLIN  THORMAN 

1     KATIE  HAMMOND 

ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
UKSmtS  EDITOR 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

ADAM  WAMACK 
CHRISTINA  WEITZEL 

KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 
MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

KATIE  DEXTER 

MATT  TURK 

Laure  Chamberlain 

Alison  Quiring 
Staff  Writer 

This  year  marks  the  25th 
anniversary  for  the  Sunbelt 
Cohutta  Springs  Triathlon  that 
took  place  on  Sunday,  Oct.  5  at 
the  Cohutta  Springs  Conven- 
tion Center  in  Crandall,  Ga  . 

"I'm  for  anything  that  will 
get  people  physically  active," 
said  Robert  Benge,  co-director 
for  the  event  and  a  professor 
of  Physical  Education,  Health 
&  Wellness  at  Southern.  The 
race  began  promptly  at  12:30 
p.m.  with  four  different  age 
groups  ranging  from  11-65, 
doing  a  half  mile  swim,  an  18 
mile  bike  and  a  four  mile  run. 
There  were  more  than  300 
participants  registered  for  the 
triathlon.  However,  the  race 
did  not  require  that  one  per- 
son complete  all  three  events 
themselves.  There  were  some 
teams  that  competed  to  finish 
the  event  together. 

Many  people  participate  in 
the  triathlon  for  different  rea- 
sons. Some  because  they  want 
to  win,  others  for  a  challenge 
and  still  others  just  want  to  get 
active. 

"I  definitely  enjoy  exercis- 
ing, but  more  importantly 
is  having  a  goal  and  being 
able  to  use  it  for  motiva- 
tion," said  Sarah  Hayhoe,  a 


t  the  Cohutta  Springs  £ 


senior  English  and  interna- 
tional studies  major.  "Also 
being  there  with  friends  and 
the  community." 

This  year  and  last  year's 
races  have  had  the  largest 
amount  of  participants  and 
spectators  in  the  history  of 
this  triathlon.  The  Sunbelt 
Triathlon  started  in  1983  and 
the  original  race  set-up  was 
very  different,  Benge  said.  He 
described  how  the  half  mile 
swim  would  go  from  the  cur- 
rent lake  to  another  one  across 
from  it.  Participants  would 
have  to  get  on  their  bikes  and 
ride  from  Cohutta  Springs  to 
Southern,  which  is  about  40 


miles,  then  a  four  mile  run 
around  the  campus.  In  1989. 
Benge  selected  the  current  lay- 
out, which  takes  place  down  at 
the  Convention  Center.  Benge 
has  been  in  charge  of  the  lay- 
out and  logistics  since  1999. 
when  he  started  working  with 
the  triathlon. 

At  the  close  of  the  event,  a 
small  awards  ceremony  took 
place  where  the  top  scoring 
participants  from  numerous 
categories  received  trophies- 
The  triathlon  is  an  event  that 
promotes  physical  activity  and  , 
"people  should  do  it  because  j 
they  can,"  Hayhoe  said 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 


«ws 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


I 


New  composition  coordinator 
in  the  English  department 


Melissa  Couser 

SM"  Wmtfr 


Southern  alumna,  Keely 
Taiy,  has  returned  to  be  the 
English  department's  new  col- 
lege composition  program  co- 
ordinator. 

Tary  grew  up  in  the  Col- 
legedale  area,  and  her  father, 
Henry  Ruhlman,  is  a  physics 
professor  at  Southern.  She 
graduated  from  Southern  in 
1997  with  a,  double  major  in 
English  and  German,  and  said 
coming  back  to  Southern  is 
just  like  coming  home. 

"Teachers  who  are  still  here 
today  taught  me  so  much," 
Tary  said.  "I'm  excited  to  pass 
on  everything  I  learned  from 
them  to  my  students." 

In  the  past  two  years,  there 
have  been  several  openings  in 
the  English  department,  and 
the  staff  prayed  to  find  the 
right  person.  Tary  was  chosen 


and  moved  back  to  Southern 
this  summer  from  Florida 
Hospital  College  to  take  the 
job. 

"[We]  were  looking  for 
someone  to  teach  writing  ex- 
clusively," said  Dr.  Jan  Halus- 
ka,  English  department  chair, 
"and  [Tary]  was  an  answer  to. 
prayer  led  to  us  by  the  Lord" 

Tary  will  oversee  and 
schedule  all  Composition  101 
and  102  classes,  which  are  re- 
quired for  all  students  enrolled 
at  Southern. 

Tary  said  her  goal  is  to  build 
better  bridges  to  help  students 
learn  how  to  write.  "We  want 
to  prepare  students  to  write 
well  in  any  field,  no  matter 
what  their  major,"  Tary  said. 

Some  students  taking  com- 
position are  excited  about  the 


.  "I  really  love  [her  class]," 
said  Lisa  Calloway,  a  freshman 


Keely  Tory 


biology  major.  "She's  really 
good  at  communicating  with 
students." 

Tary  said  that  so  far  her  ex- 
perience at  Southern  has  been 
positive  and  she  enjoys  her 
classes  and  students. 

"I  just  love  it  [here],"  Tary 
said.  "The  students  are  won- 
derful and  seem  to  have  a  real- 
ly great  focus  on  spirituality." 


New  biology  trails  user-friendly 


Rose-Merlyn  Louis 

Staff  Wbitfb 


With  the  Hulsey  Wellness 
Center  still  under  construc- 
tion, Students  can  take  their 
workouts  outside  and  enjoy 
the  new  trails  offered  on  the 
Biology  Trail.  This  past  week 
Keith:  Snyder,  chair  of  the  bi- 
ology; department,  introduced 
the  new  maps  for  the  biology 
trail.; 

The  new  trails  are  more  us- 
er-friendly and  color-coordi- 
nated, Snyder  said.  The  trails 
feature  four  general  areas  that 
are  marked  by  different  sym- 
bols as  well  as  different  colors 
from  the  old  trails. 

"We  wanted  to  make  it 
easier,  for  people  to  navigate 
through  the  trails  and  not  get 
lost,"  Snyder  said. 

Snyder  said  the  trail  is  10 
miles: long  and  is  the  largest 
undeveloped  piece  of  land  in 
Hamilton  County. 

"With  the  addition  of  trail 
markers  throughout  trail,  I'll 
probably  use  the  trail  more  of- 
ten," said  Arelie  Ruiz,  a  junior 
history  major. 

Snyder  said  the  trails  took 
over  six  months  to  construct 
with  the  help  of  hired  workers 


A  section  of  the  biology  trail. 


and  volunteers. 

Currently,  a  large  map  of  the 
trails  is  located  outsided  the 
outdoor  education  building. 
However,  in  the  future  Sny- 
der said  he  hopes  in  to  have 
maps  available  to  the  students 
and  faculty,  for  better  hiking 


experience. 

Carlene  Miranda,  a  sopho- 
more general  studies  major, 
said  she  is  pleased  to  hear  that 
the  trails  are  color-coordinat- 
ed and  easier  to  use.  She  looks 
forward  to  hiking  on  them 


Interest  in  ACA  increases 


Jennifer  Meyer 

Staff  Wbitfb 


This  year  a  record  num- 
ber of  Southern  students  are 
studying  abroad  through  the 
Adventist  Colleges  Abroad 
program.  This  year  34  stu- 
dents are  participating,  up 
from  21  students  last  year. 

Dr.  Carlos  Parra,  dean  of  the 
School  of  Modem  Languages, 
believes  the  increase  is  due  to 
more  promotion  on  campus 
about  the  ACA  programs  and 
the  fact  that  students  are  see- 
ing the  benefits  of  studying 
abroad 

"Students  are  going  because 
they  want  to  be  involved  in  an 
abroad  experience,"  he  said. 

Parra  said  other  benefits 
include  students  being  able  to 
travel  while  having  the  oppor- 
tunity to  learn  a  language  and, 
in  many  cases,  earn  general 
education  credits.  In  addition 
their  experience  can  be  helpful 
in  any  career  since  many  em- 
ployers now  look  for  bilingual 
candidates  when  considering 
job  applications,  Parra  said 

"I  got  my  Spanish  credits, 
almost  enough  to  complete  my 
major,"  said  Adam  Wamack, 


a  senior  history  and  Spanish 
major  who  studied  in  Argenti- 
na. "Being  bilingual  will  allow 
more  options  forme." 

While  the  interest  in  study- 
ing abroad  is  rising  at  South- 
ern, it  is  not  a  noticeable  trend 
in  Adventist  schools  all  over 
the  country. 

According  to  Odette  Ferrei- 
ra,  director  of  theACA  pro- 
gram, the  last  few  years  have 
shown  an  increase  in  some 
areas,  but  not  overall.  While 
some  schools,  such  as  South- 
ern, have  shown  increases  in 
numbers,  most  have  not. 

In  general,  the  amount  of 
students  studying  in  Euro- 
pean schools  has  decreased, 
while  the  amount  going  to 
South  America  has  increased. 
Ferreira  attributes  this  to  the 
strength  of  the  euro  making  ■ 
European  travel  more  expen- 
sive. 

Enrollment  in  the  ACA  pro- 
grams could  continue  to  rise 
at  Southern  because  several 
other  departments,  such  as 
history  and  business,  are  now 
encouraging  students  to  spend 
a  year  abroad  to  help  prepare 
for  their  careers. 


Guard 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


Benge  said 

Fourteen  of  the  lifeguards 
at  the  race  were  students 
from  Benge's  class,  but  not 
all  of  those  taking  the  class 
felt  capable  to  guard  without 
certification. 

"I  didn't  feel  comfortable 
lifeguarding  when  I  wasn't  a 
certifiedguard,"  said  Jonathan 
Goff,  a  junior  allied  health  ma- 
jor who  is  currently  in  Benge's 
lifeguarding  class.  Goff  decid- 
ed not  to  guard  at  the  triathlon 
for  this  reason.  "We've  done 
the  written  part  of  the  exam, 
but  we  haven't  done  the  skills 
part  yet.  I  think  that1  s  the  most 
important  part." 

However,  Benge  feels  con- 
fident that  the  guards  on  duty 
Sunday  would  have  been  able 
to  perform  a  rescue  if  needed 

"I  am  a  lifeguard  instructor, 
so  if  I  say  they're  ok,  they're 
ok,"  Benge  said  "Everybody  in 
this  county  comes  to  me  to  get 


certified,  so  what  I  say  goes." 

Gimbel  was  confused  as  to 
why  Benge  does  not  choose 
certified  lifeguards  from  those 
at  Southern.  "I  know  a  lot  of 
people  at  Southern  who  1  are 
certified,"  she  said.  \ 

Benge  said  he  trusts! his 
students  more  than  certified 
lifeguards  that  he  hasn't  seen 


;    I  am  a 
lifeguard 
instructor, 
so  if  I  say 
they're  ok, 
they're  ok.  j 

-Robert  Benge 


in  the  water.  "Just  because 
someone  has  a  piece  of  paper 
doesn't  mean  they  can  save  a 
life."  ■; 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 


Student  representatives 
for  council  not  yet  chosen 


Many  students  have  never 
heard  of  the  undergraduate 
council,  which  decides  what 
general  classes  undergradu- 
ate students  need  to  take  and 
graduation  requirements.  This 
council  affects  the  everyday 
life  of  every  student,  no  mat- 
ter class  standing,  gender  or 
major. 

Southern's  Academic  Ad- 
ministration Handbook  says 
the  responsibility  of  the  un- 
dergraduate council  is,  "To 
recommend  the  addition  of 
new  study  programs  and  the 
termination  of  unneeded  pro- 
grams." 

There  has  been  much  con- 
fusion among  faculty  as  to 
whether  students  are  formally 
part  of  the  council.  -According 
to  the  Academic  Affairs  Hand- 
book, membership  includes 
the  vice  president  of  academic 
administration,  deans  of  all 
departments  and  schools  and 
two  students  appointed  by  the 
university  senate. 

Neither  Greg  Rumsey,  dean 
of  the  School  of  Journalism 
&  Communication,  or  Jan 
Haluska,  dean  of  the  English 
department,  thought  that  stu- 
dents were  on  the  council. 

"I  can  see  potential  value 
in  having  input  as  we  discuss 
curriculum  material,"  Rumsey 


The  student  senate  is  in  the 
process  of  selecting  two  stu- 
dents to  be  on  the  council,  said 
Luther  Whiting. 

The  undergraduate  council 
meets  twice  a  month.  Mem- 
bers recommend  class  chang- 
es ,  and  the  council  reviews  the 
information  and  votes  on  po- 
tential changes. 

Students  need 

to  provide  their 

perspective. 

-jason  Dedeker 


In  general,  students  do  not 
think  about  the  undergradu- 
ate council  unless  it  specifi- 
cally affects  their  lives. 

"I  honestly  don't  care  unless 
it  is  relevant  to  course  work," 
said  Tyler  Thornton,  a  senior 
financial  services  major. 

With  significant  decisions 
being  made  in  the  future  by 
the  undergraduate  council ,  the 
students  who  care  about  what 
decisions  are  being  made  wait 
for  the  university  senate  to 
appoint  the  two  students  who 
have  a  voice  on  their  behalf. 

Jason  Dedeker,  a  freshman 
history  major,  agreed. 

"Students  need  to  provide 
their  perspective." 


Depression 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

I  f  students  do  not  have  ti  me 
to  stop  by  and  do  a  screening, 
they  are  encouraged  to  visit 
the  Testing  and  Counseling 
Services  office  where  a  coun- 


New  construction  program  offered 


Ashlev  Cheney 
Simt  Wiira 


A  new  construction  pro- 
gram is  being  offered  through 
the  department  of  technology. 
The  associate  degree  in  con- 
struction management  began 
this  year  after  several  years  in 
the  making. 

The  program  is  a  part  of  the 
technology  department's  five- 
year  plan  that  began  in  2004 
and  also  included  an  architec- 
tural drafting  program.  Since 
its  approval  two  years  ago, 
the  construction  management 
program  has  been  on  hold. 

"Due  to  a  number  of  issues, 
[the]  timing  to  actually  start 
the  program  wasn't  right  until 
this  year,  and  even  then  pre- 


sented some  rather  interest- 
ing challenges,"  said  Michael 
Mehlenbacher,  an  instructor 
for  the  department  of  tech- 
nology. "But  we  are  underway 
and  things  are  running  pretty 
smoothly." 

The  program  includes 
classes  such  as  masonry  and 
carpentry.  It  will  also  require 
business  classes  to  offer  stu- 
dents a  well-rounded  knowl- 
edge of  operating  a  business, 
Mehlenbacher  said.  The  class- 
es will  offer  hands-on  experi- 
ence as  the  students  construct 
a  project  house  on  University 
Drive.  Upon  its  completion, 
the  duplex  will  be  used  by  the 
university  as  rental  housing, 
said  Ray  Carson,  associate 
professor  for  the  technology 


department. 

"We  have  the  opportunity 
to  apply  what  we've  learned 
about  in  class,"  said  David 
Moore,  a  junior  architectural 
drafting  and  construction 
management  major.. 

With  the  current  economy, 
future  possibilities  in  con- 
struction may  seem  slim  in  the 
United  States,  but  Moore  is 
not  discouraged. 

"I  would  like  to  become  a 
project  managerand  pos- 
sibly do  some  international 
work,"  he  said. 

The  type  of  work  offered 
through  this  class  appeals  to 
those  who  want  to  work  out- 
doors or  those  who  want  to 
start  their  own  business,  Me- 
hlenbacher said. 


EARN  $40  TODAY. 
$80  THIS  WEEK. 


CASH  IN  YOUR  POCKET. 

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Suspect  caught  after 
Tenn.  mall  shooting 

KNOXVILLE,  Tenn.  (AP) 
_  A  customer  opened  fire 
in  a  crowded  shopping  mall 
Wedn  »sday  afternoon,  killing 
a  clothing  store  employee  be- 
fore he  was  shot  and  wounded 
by  police  officers,  authorities 
said.  Witnesses  said  the  gun- 
fire sent  people  "stampeding" 
for  cover. 

The  employee  was  shot 
multiple  times  around  4:20 
p.m.  EDT  after  a  confronta- 
tion with  the  customer  and 
died  at  Knoxville  Center  Mall, 


police  spokesman  Darrell  De- 
Busk  said.  No  other  injuries 
were  reported. 

Two  uniformed  Knoxville 
Police  Department  officers 
confronted  the  suspect  and 
exchanged  gunfire  with  him 
as  he  exited  Reno  Menswear, 
DeBusk  said. 

The  suspect  was  taken  to 
University  of  Tennessee  Medi- 
cal Center,  where  a  nursing  su- 
pervisor said  she  didn't  have  a 
report  on  his  condition.  Police 
didn't  release  the  names  of  the 
customer  or  the  suspect. 

.  Witness  Daniel  Wiles  said 
he  saw  a  man  about  a  hundred 


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feet  away  with  a  handgun, 
heard  nine  shots  and  saw  peo- 
ple begin  fleeing  for  cover. 

"1  heard  a  single  shot.  Then 
immediately  after  that  I  heard 
eight  additional  shots.  People 
started  stampeding,"  said 
Wiles,  who  was  at  the  mall  to 
pay  a  cell  phone  bill. 

Kay  Jewelers  assistant  man- 
ager Cayla  Coram  said  that 
before  she  heard  gun  shots  a 
worker  warned  her  to  shut  the 
gates  to  the  store  because  of 
reports  of  someone  carrying  a 
gun  in  the  mall. 

"At  first,  it  sounded  like 
firecrackers  going  off,"  said 
Coram,  21.  "Then  everyone 
started  running.  ...  I've  never 
experienced  anything  like  it  in 
my  life." 

Coram  said  she  heard  two 
shots,  a  pause,  and  then  "at 
least  15"  shots. 

The  mall  closed  for  the 
night  about  1V2  hours  after  the 
shooting.  Witnesses  said  sev- 
eral of  the  mall's  stores  closed 
their  gates  as  a  precaution 
when  shots  were  heard 

Knoxville  Center  Mall  is 
owned  by  Simon  Property 
Group  of  Indianapolis.  A 
spokesman  did  not  immedi- 
ately return  a  phone  message 
for  comment. 


Retailers  report  weak 
September  sales 

NEW  YORK  (AP)  _  Ameri- 
can consumers  went  into  hid- 
ing in  September,  leaving 
retailers  with  dismal  sales 
and  an  uncertain  future  well 
beyond  the  holiday  season  as 
the  fallout  from  the  financial 
meltdown  pushes  spending 
even  lower. 

As  retailers  reported  their 
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immune  to  shoppers'  mount- 
ing worries  about  their  finan- 
cial security. 

"Discretionary  spending 
has  come  to  a  trickle,"  said 
Ken  Perkins,  president  of  re- 
search company  RetailMetrics 
LLC.  "Consumers  are  the  most 
worried  I  have  seen  since  at 
least  the  1991  recession.  There 
are  so  many  factors  laying  on 
their  psyche." 

Wal-Mart  Stores  Inc.,  the 
world's  largest  retailer,  said 
sales  of  discretionary  items 
were  weak  as  it  posted  solid 
results  that  were  neverthe- 
less a  bit  below  expectations. 
Target  Corp.  fared  far  worse, 
reporting  a  bigger-than-ex- 
pected  drop  and  said  it  is  cut- 
ting its  profit  outlook  as  it  ex- 
pects problems  with  its  credit 
card  business  to  last  through 
the  rest  of  the  year  as  custom- 
ers have  trouble  making  pay- 
ments. 

Luxury  stores  such  as  Nei- 
man  Marcus  Group  Inc.  and 
Saks  Inc.  suffered  sharp  drops 
as  well-heeled  shoppers  held 
off  on  buying  $600  stilet- 
tos and  other  luxuries.  Many 
mall-based  apparel  stores  and 


department  stores  including 
J.C.  Penney  Co.  and  Ameri- 
can Eagle  Outfitters  Inc.  find 
themselves  mired  in  a  deep 
sales  slump. 

With  no  clear  spending  re- 
covery in  sight,  retailers  are 
navigating  in  the  dark  about 
how  much  to  cut  their  spring 
orders  and  store  expansions  to 
address  the  dramatic  changes 
in  consumer  behavior  that  are 
expected  to  persist  at  least  un- 
til next  year  —  if  not  longer. 
"We  rarely  eat  out,  and  even 
groceries  have  become  a  big- 
ticket  item,"  said  Cincinnati 
resident  Victoria  Gentry,  41, 
a  single  mother  of  a  15-year- 
old  daughter,  who  now  wor- 
ries about  her  job  at  a  banks 
merchant  service  division.  "No 
more  payday  pizzas  now." 
Before  the  financial  meltdown 
began  in  the  middle  of  last 
month,  customers  had  already 
been  switching  to  lower-price 
brands  and  stores,  cutting 
back  on  essentials  and  making 
other  changes  like  mending 
their  clothes  instead  of  buying 
new  ones. 


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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 

Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


Does  God  care  about  the  seemingly  trivial  stuff? 


Cms  Clouzet 

RHICmM  fnnna 


A  recent  conversation  I  had 
led  me  to  begin  thinking  about 
the  fine  line  we  often  find  our- 
selves walking  between  legal- 
ism and  discipleship.  People 
preach  strict  obedience  to 
God's  laws  but  seem  to  rely 
heavily  on  God's  uncondi- 
tional love.  People  stress  good 
behavior  and  striving  for  per- 
fection as  well  as  never-ending 
forgiveness  and  eternal  mercy. 
Sometimes,  we  cannot  help 
but  feel  confused  about  how 
we  are  to  live  as  Christians 
when  it  comes  to  lifestyle.  Do 
we  always  obey  the  rules  and 
laws  of  our  parents,  teach- 
ers, church  and  government? 
When  does  living  our  own 
lives  based  on  our  own  deci- 
sions according  to  our  own 
motives  ever  exceed  the  limits 
of  God's  forgiveness?  Does  it 
ever?  It  seems  that  what  some 
people  call  discipleship,  others 
despise  as  legalism. 

When  the  Bible  doesn't 
make  something  too  clear, 
who  decides  what  we  should 
and  shouldn't  do?     Is  get- 


ting the  best  grades  possible 
something  all  Christians  need 
to  strive  for?  Is  helping  every 
hitchhiker  or  beggar?  What 
about  donating  to  every  cause 
wecomeincontactwith?  What 
about  singing  in  church?  Pay- 
ing tithes  and  offerings?  Going 
to  Sabbath  School?  Dressing 
our  best?  What  about  going  to 
church  period?  Don't  Chris- 
tians seem  to  identify  these  as 
the  signs  of  a  true  disciple? 

Often,  it  is  these  so-called 
"non-salvation"  issues  that 
make  our  church  seem  legalis- 
tic. We  become  obsessed  with 
arguing  about  why  we  have  to 
wear  ties  to  vespers  and  we  try 
to  convince  ourselves  (and  oth- 
ers) that  required  worships  are 
a  terribly  un-Christian  idea. 
Parents  that  force  their  chil- 
dren to  go  to  a  Christian  school 
and  administrations  that  force 
students  to  take  all  kinds  of  re- 
ligion credits  to  graduate  are 
shoving  religion  downpeople's 
throats!  We  don't  want  to  be 
a  part  of  a  religion  where  we 
have  to  adhere  to  standards 
and  rules,  sing  ancient  hymns, 
suffer  through  boring  sermons , 
deal  with  miserable  technol- 


ogy and  bear  conservative  pas- 
tors. We  want  to  be  free!  Not 
restricted  to  worship  and  live 
like  our  parents  and  teachers! 
If  God  needs  to  change  me, 
that's  His  responsibility.    I'm 


not  supposed  to  change  myself    to  do  the  same  as  He  asked  His 


Love  the  Lord  your  God 

with  all  your 


anyway,  right! 

Right? 

The  Bible  doesn't  say  wheth- 
er or  not  worship  credit  should 
be  required  or  whether  watch- 
ing TV  on  Sabbath  is  wrong.  It 
doesn't  explain  whether  going 
to  church  is  what  a  good  disci- 
ple does.  But,  in  Deuteronomy 
6,  Moses  relays  God's  message 
to  His  people  saying,  "Love  the 
Lord  your  God  with  all  your 
heart  and  with  all  your  soul  and 


with  all  your  strength."  While  heaven  or  hell,  then  people  are 
the  popular  title  for  God's  peo-  right  to  label  us  fake.  When 
pie  has  changed  from  Israelites  we  make  teachers,  preachers 
to  Christians,  if  we  claim  to  be  and  parents  our  enemies  and 
such  then  we  are  still  God's  stop  loving  them,  we  are  no 
people  and  He  is  still  asking  us  longer  following  Jesus'  exam- 
ple. Christianity  isn't  simply 
a  matter  of  stating  whether  or 
not  you're  a  Christian.  That1  s 
what  you  do  to  declare  a  politi- 
cal parry  or  gender,  you  check 
a  box.  If  s  a  matter  of  slowly 
but  surely  directing  your  life  to 
be  in  line  with  the  Way,  Jesus 
Christ. 

Yes,  it  may  be  okay  to  do 
things  differently  than  our  par- 
ents or  church,  and  no,  wear- 
ing a  tie  may  never  be  proven 
as  the  mark  of  a  true  Christian, 
but  if  you  don't  think  those  are 
marks  of  a  Christian,  what  do 
you  think  they  are?  When  you 
call  yourself  a  Christian,  are 
you  positive  that  your  life  is 
in  God's  hands  and  not  your 
own?  Legalism  and  fake  Chris- 
tians may  not  attract  anyone  to 
Christ,  but  neither  will  anyone 
who  is  above  humbling  himself 
before  God. 

Who  needs  God?  We  all 
do. 


Deuteronomy  6:5 


Graphic  by  Christina  WeitnH 

ancient  people.  God  also  asks 
us  to  show  our  love  for  Him  by 
loving  our  brothers  and  neigh- 
bors, and  even  our  enemies! 

Ifs  no  wonder  so  many 
people  think  of  Christians  as 
hypocritical,  judgmental  and 
fake.  When  trivial  issues  lead 
us  to  despise  certain  people,  or 
become  indifferent  to  religion, 
but  still  claim  to  be  Christians 
around  campus  or  on  sur- 
veys, or  when  it  boils  down  to 


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Bloom  where  you  are  planted 


Gordon  Bietz 

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Hwto  by  Marim  Ihorman 


Once  upon  a  time  deep  in 
Fenton  Forest,  so  deep  in  the 
dark  part  of  the  woods  that 
rarely  did  Freddy  the  Fox  ever 
go  there  and  never  did  Light- 
foot  the  Deer  ever  darken  the 
forest  floor  there.  Back  deep 
in  the  forest  past  Ivy  Lane  and 
Pine  Nut  Street  where  there 
were  no  forest  paths  and  no 
homes  of  any  Fenton  Forest 
folk.  Deep  in  the  dark  part  of 
the  forest  that  would  frighten 
most  anyone,  right  next  to  a 
very  large,  knarled  old  oak 
tree,  by  some  moss  covered 
stones  was  a  flower. 

She  was  a  pretty  flower, 
with  waxy  yellow  petals  and 
a  pale  green  stem,  she  lifted 
her  head  above  the  dark,  dank 


forest  floor  and  opened  her 
petals  wide  to  the  scarce  light 
that  filtered  down  through  the 
trees  to  her  place  at  the  base  of 
the  old  oak  tree. 

There  she  stood,  a  solitary 
spot  of  yellow,  like  a  splash  of 
paint  on  the  dark  landscape  of 
the  forest  floor.  She  sent  out 
her  fragrance  on  light  breez- 
es, hoping  that  some  bee  that 
strayed  from  its  flight  path 
would  follow  the  scent  to  her 
side. 

There  she  grew,  droplets  of 
dew  glistening  from  her  ca- 
nary colored  petals.  Day  after 
day  she  was  there  in  the  deep- 
est, darkest  part  of  Fenton 
Forest.  Week  after  week  she 
was  there,  in  the  obscure  re- 
cesses of  the  forest,  during  the 
entire  season  of  her  life  she 
was  there.. .  blooming. 


No  errant  bee  traveler 
found  her  delightful  nectar 
there  by  the  big  oak,  no  pass- 
ing bird  saw  her  splash  of  yel- 
low and  no  meandering  forest 
inhabitant  observed  the  glory 
she  brought  to  her  little  dark 
glen. 

The  season  of  her  life  came 
to  an  end  as  her  golden  saf- 
fron petals  faded  onto  the  col- 
orless mat  of  the  forest  floor  to 
provide  nutrients  for  a  future 
flower  generation. 

The  old  oak  said  to  her 
as  she  faded  her  last,  "It  was 
hardly  worth  it  was  it,  such 
color  wasted  in  the  deep  dark- 
ness of  the  forest." 

Her  reply  as  she  died  there 
by  the  roots  of  the  ancient  oak 
was, 

"1  just  bloom  where  I  am 
planted,  and  God  sees." 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Procrastination  is  awesome,  read  this  article  tomorrow 


Alvssa  Foil 
CmofflHinoB — 


Procrastination  is  awesome, 
read  this  for  at  least  three  cen- 
turies, literary  giants  like  Ed- 
ward Young  and  Charles  Dick- 
ens have  passed  on  proverbs 
like  "Never  do  tomorrow  what 
you  can  do  today.  Procrastina- 
tion is  the  thief  of  time,"  while 
Ogden  Nash  takes  the  veiled 
accusation  a  step  further  with, 
"Far  from  being  the  thief  of 
time,  procrastination  is  the 
king  of  it." 

So,  if  procrastination  is  the 
king  of  time,  this  week  I've 
won  the  pageant  title  for  put- 
ting off  the  writing  of  this  ar- 
ticle. There  it  is  for  all  of  you 
and  my  editors  to  know.  (As 
if  my  editors  were  unaware  of 
the  fact.)  In  the  gap  between 
my  intent  and  action,  I  have 
surfed  the  internet,  played 
All-Night  Softball,  ran  in  the 
Cohutta  Triathlon,  won  an 
iPod  Touch,  performed  mod- 
est research,  and  fantasized 
about  composing  this  article. 
Despite  a  guilty  conscience, 
my  research  has  brought  me 
to  a  life-changing  realization: 
procrastination  is  awesome. 


According  to  Jerry 
Ferrari,  a  psychologist 
at  DePaul  University, 
"about  20'  to  25  per- 
cent of  us  are  chronic 
procrastinators." 
Studies  also  show  that 
college,  with  its  dead- 
lines, projects,  and 
constant  evaluation, 
brings  out  the  trait  of 
procrastination  even 
in  people  with  less 
tendency  to  delay.  The 
answer  to  our  strug- 
gles is  what  Stanford 
Professor  John  Perry 
calls  "structured  pro- 
crastination" which  in- 
volves several  important  char- 
acteristics. 

First,  procrastinators  rarely 
do  absolutely  nothing  when 
they  delay  tasks.  When  we're 
not  studying,  we're  usually 
checking  Facebook,  playing 
intramurals,  hanging  out  with 
friends,  or  watching  24.  Why 
do  we  do  these  things? 

"Because  they  are  a  way  of 
not  doing  something  more 
important,"  Perry  answers. 
The  good  news  is  that  with  the 
right  approach  and  attitude, 
procrastinators  "can  be  mo- 


tivated to  do  difficult,  timely 
and  important  tasks,  as  long 
as  these  tasks  are  a  way  of  not 
doing  something  more  impor- 
tant." 

Procrastinators  may  try  to 
be  more  productive  by  clear- 
ing their  plates  of  numerous 
tasks.  Unfortunately,  it's  figu- 
rative suicide  to  think  that 
having  fewer  commitments 
will  cure  procrastination.  The 
key  is  to  make  "to  do"  lists  by 
placing  tasks  that  seem  both 
important  and  urgent  at  the 
top  so  that  all  of  the  smaller, 
but  worthwhile  goals  will  be 


Flioto  by  Marlin  Thorman 


ways  to  avoid  accomplishing 
the  more  daunting  item  in 
slot  #1.  Just  make  sure  that  #1 
item  appears  to  have  clearly 
defined  deadlines  (when  they 
in  fact  are  not)  and  seems  ex- 
tremely important  (when  it  re- 
ally isn't).  This  does  require  a 
healthy  dose  of  self-deception 
which  shouldn't  be  too  diffi- 
cult since,  as  Perry  points  out, 
"virtually  all  procrastinators 
have  excellent  self-deceptive 
skills." 


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McCain,  Obama,  Underwood:  The  choice  is  clear 


,  Alyssa  Foil 

CowTRinirmg 


1  learned  something  new 
last  week,  thanks  to  the  South- 
ern Breeze  episode  on  music: 
Southern  students  dislike 
country  music.  With  all  respect 
to  the  Breeze,  our  campus' 
student-produced  podcast, 
their  research  is  not  conclu- 
sive for  every  student  on  cam- 
pus (they  didn't  ask  me!),  but 
it  did  tell  me  that  as  a  campus 
we  have  strong  opinions  about 
music.  I  can't  help  but  wonder 
though,  is  it  possible  that  we 
have  stronger  feelings  about 
what's  on  our  iPods  than  who 
we  will  vote  for  next  month? 
If  you  know  more  about  Car- 


rie Underwood  than  Senators. 
McCain  or  Obama,  then  the 
answer  is  yes.  According  to  a 
recent  article  on  Underwoodin 
Allure  magazine,  more  people 
voted  for  Carrie  Underwood 
on  American  Idol  in  2005 
than  had  voted  in  the  previ- 
ous two  presidential  elections 
combined.  You  might  also  re- 
call that  the  past  two  elections 
have  been  controversial  to  say 
the  least. 

So  why  did  more  people 
vote  for  someone  who  will 
have  no  effect  on  foreign  pol- 
icy, the  oil  crisis  or  the  col- 
lapsing economy,  but  instead 
will  serenade  us  with  songs 
about  innovative  auto  detail- 
ing for  an  ex-boyfriend's  car 
(as  in  Underwood's  hit  single 


"Before  He  Cheats")?  It  has  to 
do  with  our  feelings.  It's  much 
easier  to  feel  swayed  by  an 
emotive  song  than  it  is  a  fis- 
cal policy;  it's  easierto  vote  for 
our  next  president  based  on 
race,  age  or  experience,  than 
say  platform.  We  are  taking 
an  American  Idol  approach  to 
electing  the  future  President 
of  the  United  States. 

Think  about  all  the  im- 
passioned statements  (or  at 
this  point-cliches)  that  you 
have  heard  about  the  upcom- 
ing election.  I  can  think  of  a 
couple,  ranging  from  a  close 
relative  of  mine  saying,  "If  you 
want  the  world  to  end,  vote  for 
Obama!"  or  overhearing  a  stu- 
dent in  Kelly's  Garden  saying 
their  voting  criteria  was  which 


candidate  would  enforce  the 
Sunday  Law.  As  recently  as 
last  week,  a  MySpace  friend 
of  mine  brashly  announced  in 
their  status  update  they  would 
relocate  to  Canada  upon  the 
election  of  a  certain  candidate. 
Or  I  can  think  of  my  own  cop- 
out:  I  haven't  really  thought 
about  who  to  vote  for. 

Maybe  my  cop-out  provides 
an  explanation  as  to  why  we 
can  vote  for  pop-culture  prin- 
cesses over'  presidents— it  re- 
quires little  thought.  I  like  that 
song,  I  hate  her  dress,  and  I 
cast  my  vote  accordingly.  Fol- 
lowing the  same  approach  in 
electing  our  president  would 
probably  leave  us  feeling  guilty 
and  embarrassed  about  our 
lack  of  cognition.  The  good 


news  is  we  have  one  more 
month  to  ponder  the  election. 
In  between  now  and  Nov.  4, 
think  about  the  candidate's 
position  on  the  issues  at  hand. 
What  are  their  past  voting  re- 
cords in  Senate?  Read  News- 
week, ask  hard  questions, 
make  a  pros/cons  list,  talk  to 
people  who  are  taking  the  Me- 
dia and  the  Presidential  Elec- 
tion class,  and  hopefully  you 
didn't  forget  to  register  to  vote 
(since  some  state  deadlines 
have  already  passed).  Think, 
think,  think! 

And  if  that  is  simply  too 
difficult,  then  just  sit  back, 
relax  and  listen  to  the  twangy 
sounds  of  Carrie  Underwood. 
After  all,  we  elected  her. 


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lifestyles 


THURSDAY  OCTOBER  9,'2o6bT 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


The  best  concerts  to  watch  for  this  season 


Rachel  Hopkins 

Iiffstytfs  FnnnB 


Say  what  you  will  about 
Collegedale,  but  when  it 
comes  down  to  it,  we're  in  a 
great  spot  for  music.  Several 
top-notch  artists  stop  through 
Chattanooga  each  year  and 
Knoxville,  Atlanta  and  Nash- 
ville are  only  a  drive  away.  If 
you're  like  me  and  you  enjoy  a 
good  concert,  you  may  want  to 
jot  some  of  these  dates  down. 
Even  if  you  aren't  into  music, 
concert  tickets  make  an  awe- 
some birthday  or  early  Christ- 
mas present. 

CHRISTIAN 

Andrew  Peterson  -  He'll 
be  at  Concord  Baptist  Church 
THIS  Saturday,  so  you'll  have 
to  act  fast,  but  it's  free  and 
if  11  be  a  great  way  to  close  the 
Sabbath. 

Andrew-peterson.  com 

Reliant  K  -  If  you're  going 
to  be  in  the  area  over  Thanks- 
giving break,  or  you  want  to 
come  back  early,  Reliant  Kwill 


be  in  Atlanta  on  the  29th  and 
Knoxville  on  the  30th. 
Myspace.  com/reliantk 

COUNTRY 

Sara  Watkins-  One-third 
of  Nickel  Creek.  Even  if  you're 
not  into  country  she's  got  a 
silky  voice  and  mad  fiddling 
skills.  She'll  be  in  Knoxville 
October  14,  which  is  next 
Tuesday. 


well  after  sundown. 
Tayloi-swift.com 

Carrie  Underwood  -  She's 
got  quite  a  voice.  And  if  you're 
a  hard  core  American  Idol  fan, 
you  wouldn't  dream  of  missing 
it.  She'll  be  right  here  in  Chat- 
tanooga on  December  8.  Blow 
off  your  Monday  evening  class 
and  go. 

Carrieunderwoodofficial. 


Taylor  Swift  -  I'm  not  that 
big  of  a  fan,  but  I  hear  she  puts 
on  a  good  show.  If  you're  in 
the  area  over  fall  break,  treat 
yourself  on  Saturday  night  to 
her  concert  in  Chattanooga. 
And  don't  worry,  it's  at  8  p.m. , 


EVERYTHING  ELSE 

Tyler  James  - 1  went  to  his 
concert  about  three  years  ago. 
He's  really  talented  and  the 
concert  was  relaxed  and  fun. 
He'll  be  in  Atlanta  on  October 
8 

Tylerjames.com 

77ie  Beach  Boys- 1  didNOT 
even  know  they  still  toured, 
but  I  have  a  feeling  the  concert 
would  be  a  good  time.  They1]] 
be  in  Knoxville  on  October  23. 

Beachboys.com 

Coldplay  -  I'm  still  kick- 
ing myself  for  not  going  the 


last  time  they  were  in  Atlanta. 
Plus,  their  new  album,  Viva  La 
Vida,  is  really  good.  They'll  be 
in  Atlanta  on  Saturday,  No- 
vember 11.  They  haven't  post- 
ed the  time  yet,  but  I'm  guess- 
ing it  will  once  again,  be  well 
after  sundown, 
Coldplay.com 

Band  of  Horses  -  If  you 
haven't  heard  them,  give  'em 
a  listen.  They  have  a  unique 
but  well  honed  sound.  If  you'll 
be  around  during  Christmas 
break  (or  you  live  in  GA), 
they'll  be  in  Atlanta  on  De- 
cember 30  and  31. 


o 


Get  Your  Green  On 


Vexation:  Resources 
wasted  in  clothing  produc- 
tion. 

Solution:  Thrift  shop- 
ping not  only  keeps  cloth- 
ing out  of  landfills  and 
cuts  back  on  waste,  also  it 
saves  resources  that  would 
have  been  used  in  produc- 
tion had  you  decided  to  buy 
your  new  winter  wardrobe 
at  the  mall.  Plus,  it  helps 
put  a  dent  in  the  problem 
of  worldwide  sweatshops. 

Implementation: 
Thrift  stores  abound  in 
the  area.  I've  made  some 
killer  finds  at  the  Samari- 
tan Center  in  Collegedale. 
The  Goodwill  (by  the  Rave 
Theater,    off    I-24)    and 


America's  Thrift  Store  (by 
McKay's,  on  Old  Lee  High- 
way) can  also  produce  some 
good  finds. 

Clarification:  If  the 
treasure  hunt  that  is  thrift 
shopping  is  a  bit  too  time- 
consuming  for  you,  hy 
shops  like  Plato's  Closet 
(200  Hamilton  Place  Blvd. 
Chattanooga),  which  are 
generally  smaller  and  more 
selective  with  the  items 
they  carry.  If  you're  still 
feeling  snobby  about  thrift 
shopping,  then  the  least 
you  could  do  is  donate  the 
clothes  you  no  longer  wear 
to  a  local  thrift  store.  The 
Samaritan  Center  sets  up  a 
donation  center  on  campus 
at  the  end  of  the  year. 


Know  your  tiny 
countries 


Isle  of  Man 


Capital:  Douglas 

Location:  In  the  middle 
of  the  Irish  Sea,  between  Ire- 
land and  Great  Britain. 

Size:  32.5  miles  long 
and  13.5  miles  wide  (221  sq. 
miles),  smaller  than  Nash- 
ville, TN. 

Population:  Just  under 
8o,cxx> 

Language:  English, 

however  Manx  Gaelic,  the 
island's  "old"  language  is 
used  along  with  English  on 
government  documents  and 
road  signs  School  children 
over  the  age  of  seven  are  also 
given  the  option  to  learn  it  in 
school. 


Representation:      The 

Isle  of  Man  has  it's  own  par- 
liament, the  Tynwald,  which 
is  an  institution  formed  by 
the  Vikings  over  a  thousand 
years  ago  and  is  arguably 
the  oldest  parliament  in  the 
world. 

National  Symbol:  The 
Three  Legs  of  Man,  clad  in 
armor  and  bearing  spurs, 
run  in  a  clockwise  direction 
and  bear  the  Latin  motto 
'Quocunque  Jeceris  Stabif 
or  "Whichever  way  you  throw 
it,  it  will  stand'  -  a  testament 
to  islanders'  independence 
and  resilience. 

"infofromisleojman.  com/tourism 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Friday  Market 

Miller  Plaza,  Market  St. 
Chattanooga 

11  a.m.  -  2  p.m.,  Every  Fri- 
day of  October 

Free 

Farm  grown  produce, 
canned  goods,  art,  etc. 

Downtownchattanooga.org 

GoJFest  at  Chattanooga 
Zoo 

9  a.m.  -  5  p.m.,  Saturday, 
Oct.  11 

Free  on  this  day 
Gofestchattanooga.org 

Prater's  Mill  Country 
Fair 

Dalton,  GA 

9  a.m.-  5  p.m.,  Sunday, 
Oct.  12 

$5  admission,  free  parking 
pratersmill.org 

Black  Bear  Cove  Native 
American  Festival 

Benton,  TN 

9  a.m.  -  5  p.m.,  Sunday, 
Oct.  12 

$5  pel-  carload 

Grand  Entry  begins  at 
noon. 

Blackbearcove.com 

Atlanta  Falcons  vs.  Chi- 
cago Bears 

Georgia  Dome,  Atlanta  (also  j 
on  Fox  and  92.9  Dave-FM) 
1  p.m. ,  Sunday,  Oct.  12 
Ticket  prices  vary 
Atlantafalcons.com 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 

sports 


Rebels,  Unity  win  fourth  straight  title 


Ldjski  Cherisol 
SuhlWhuer 


History  took  place  Saturday 
night  as  hundreds  of  students 
and  supporting  family  mem- 
bers gathered  for  the  annual 
All  Night  Softball  games.  Out 
of  the  37  teams  that  participat- 
ed, only  two  managed  to  write 
their  names  in  Southern's  soft- 
ball  hall  of  fame. 

"Its  nice  to  be  in  a  college 
where  there's  all  night  soft- 
ball,"  said  Kati  Britton,  a  pub- 
lic relations  broadcast  major 
from  Union  College.  "Every- 
one is  very  high  school  spir- 
ited" 

Despite  everyone  being 
excited  about  All  Night  Soft- 
ball, the  cold  air  had  many  in 
|  sweaters  and  blankets  with 
I  temperatures  as  low  as  52  de- 
grees. 

"I  will  be  here  all  night  un- 
;  til  it  is  over,"  said  Mike  Boyd, 
assistant  professor  of  physical 
I  education.  "If  everybody  in 
(school  is  down  here  and  hap- 
1  py,  then  I'm  a  happy  man." 
I  For  the  fourth  year  in  a  row, 
■the  Men's  A  League  Champi- 
lonship  hosted  the  Rebels,  and 
the  Women's  A  League  Cham- 
Jpionship  hosted  Team  Unity. 
*Both  teams  accomplished  four 
Rhampionship  appearances 
I  and  broke  records  in  Southern 

sports  history. 
m  Team  Unity  defeated  Team 
BB  in  an  interesting  match  that 


The 


Photo  By  Marlm  Ihomtan 
efor  aphoto  after  winning  the  championsHp  game. 


displayed  Unity's  strength  and 
hustle  in  the  women's  softball 
division. 

The  men's  championship 
game  was  tight  the  first  two 
innings  until  Rebels'  power 
house,  Brent  Ford,  hit  a  two- 
run  home  run  to  get  the  team' 
going.  By  the  top  of  the  fifth 
it  was  7-1  with  Team  Fresco 
against  the  ropes  until  Alex 
Bolanos  stepped  up  to  cut  the 
deficit  to  7-4. 

As  the  freshness  began  to 
come  back  to  Fresco,  Rebels' 
James  Herod  and  Ryan  Haag 
hit  back  to  back  home  runs. 
Ford  came  to  the  plate  yet 
again  and  hit  a  three-run  home 
run  to  boost  the  lead.  Despite 
the  Rebels'  phenomenal  bat- 
ting, Team  Fresco  fought  back. 
Fresco's  Andy  Johnson  hit  a 
two-run  home  run  and  Cesar 


Bernardino  hit  a  home  run  to 
bring  the  score  to  12-7.  Fresco 
left  it  all  on  the  field,  but  it 
wasn't  enough  to  match  the 
firepower  of  the  Rebels. 

Winning  another  champi- 
onship did  not  cover  the  dis- 
appointment for  the  Rebels 
dynasty  since  this  will  be  their 
last  year  playing  together.  All 
but  one  of  their  players  is  a 
graduating  senior. 

"It's  sad  because  it'll  be  an 
end  of  an  era,"  said  Eric  Otis,  a 
senior  business  management 
major. 

The  games  started  at  8:30 
p.m.  and  did  not  end  until  7: 30 
a.m.  on  Sunday.  Though  tired, 
students  walked  back  to  their 
dormitories,  proud  to  say  they 
attended  Southern  during  the 
years  of  the  prowess  of  Unity 
and  Rebels  softball. 


Matsuzaka  to 
open  for  Red 
Sox  against  Rays 

BOSTON  (AP)  Daisuke  Mat- 
suzaka will  be  on  the  mound 
Eg  the  Red  Sox  when  the 
AL  championship  series  be- 
gins Friday  night  against  the 
Tampa  Bay  Rays.That  doesn't 
make  him  Boston's  ace. 
Josh  Beckett  is  still  No.  1  in  the 
Red  Sox  rotation  —  especially 
during  the  playoffs  —  even 
though  he  had  the  worst  out- 
ing of  the  three  Boston  start- 
ers who  faced  the  Los  Angeles 
Angels  in  the  firstround.  Beck- 
ett, coming  off  a  strained  side 


muscle,  is  scheduled  to  pitch 
Game  2  in  the  best-of-seven 
series  against  the  Rays. 
"Before  Beckett's  last  start,  he 
was  the  best  postseason  pitch- 
er maybe  in  the  history  of  the 
game,"  Red  Sox  manager  Ter- 
ry Francona  said  Wednesday 
after  announcing  his  rotation. 
"He  had  the  audacity  to  be  a 
little  rusty  after  two  weeks.  We 
don't  need  to  run  away  from 
Beckett,  we  need  to  get  him  on 
arun." 

Francona  chose  Matsuzaka  to 
start  against  the  Rays  in  Game 
1  not  because  of  Beckett's  in- 
jury, and  certainly  not  because 
the  team  lost  any  faith  in  a  guy 
who  won  five  straight  postsea- 


son outings  before  Boston's 
Game  3  loss  to  the  Angels. 
Even  with  his  off  night  versus 
L.A.,  Beckett  is  6-2  with  a  2.09 
ERA  in  his  postseason  career. 
Instead,  Francona  said,  the 
Red  Sox  scheduled  Beckett 
for  the  second  game  because 
it  would  give  him,  Matsuzaka 
and  Game  3  starter  Jon  Lester 
essentially  the  same  amount 
of  rest.  Tim  Wakefield  will 
start  Game  4,  with  Matsuza- 
ka, Beckett  and  Lester  ready 
to  pitch  again  in  Games  5-7  if 
necessary. 

"Nobody's  going  to  throw 
three,"  Francona  said.  "So 
having  those  three  twice  is  re- 
ally what's  important,  regard- 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor. 

zackl@southern.edu 


Intramurals  Schedule 

Men's  A  North  Division 

10/9      6  PM 

Last  Minute/Business  Time 

Field  1 

10/9      7  PM 

Shake  N'  Bake/Regulators 

Field  3 

10/13    6  PM 

Last  Minute/The  Plague 

Field  3 

10/13    6  PM 

Regulators/Business  Time 

Field  1 

10/14     6  PM 

Last  Minute/Team  Fresh 

Field  1 

10/14    8  PM 

Shake  N'  Bake/Ninja Turtles 

Field  3 

Men's  A  South  Division 

10/9      6  PM 

Bietz  Me  Again/yaMAHA  Shuffle 

Field  3 

10/9      8  PM 

Squirrel  Tails  /Showtime 

Field  1 

10/9      8  PM 

Smash  Bros/Cohutta  Wild 

Field  3 

10/13    7  PM 

Showtime/Smash  Bros 

Field  3 

10/13    8  PM 

Squirrel  Tails  /Sell  Outs 

Field  1 

10/13    9  PM 

Cohutta  Wild/yaMAHAShuffle 

Field  1 

10/14    6PM 

Showtime/Cohutta  Wild 

Field  3 

Men's  B  North  Division 

10/9      6  PM 

Bietz  Me  Again/yaMAHA  Shuffle 

Field  3 

10/9      8  PM 

Squirrel  Tails /Showtime 

Field  1 

10/9      8  PM 

Smash  Bros/Cohutta  Wild 

Field  3 

10/13    7PM 

Showtime/Smash  Bros 

Field  3 

10/13    8  PM 

Squirrel  Tails/Sell  Outs 

Field  1 

10/13    9  PM 

Cohutta  Wild/yaMAHAShuffle 

Field  1 

10/14    6  PM 

Showtime/Cohutta  Wild 

Field  3 

Men's  B  South  Division 

10/9    7  PM 

IronMan/Aghhhh 

Field  1 

10/9     9:PM 

Los  Toros/McThunderstix 

Field  3 

10/13    7  PM 

McThunderstix  /IronMan 

Field  1 

10/13    8  PM 

Band  of  Brothers/ Aghhhh 

Field  3 

10/14    7  PM 

Pickanewname/The  Horde 

Field  3 

10/14    8  PM 

IronMan/Band  of  Brothers 

Field  1 

Women's  A  Division 

10/9    9PM 

Pageant  Pistons /Raging  Penguins  Field  2 

10/13    8PM 

Pageant  Pistons/October  Rush 

Field  2 

10/13    9PM 

Raging  Penguins/Suga  Rush 

Field  2 

10/14    7  PM 

MeDream  Team/Lunachicks 

Field  1 

10/14    8  PM 

Raging  Penguins/October  Rush 

Field  2 

Women's  B  Division 

10/9      6  PM 

Pink  Ladies/Chameleons 

Field  2 

10/9      7  PM 

Black  Diamonds/Oh  Snaps 

Field  2 

10/9      8  PM 

Kung  Fu  Pandas/Mangos  tein 

Field  2 

10/13    6  PM 

Blazn/Chameleons 

Field  2 

10/13    7?M 

Black  Diamonds/Mangostein 

Field  2 

10/14    6PM 

Oh  Snaps /Chameleons 

Field  2 

10/14    7  PM 

Mangostein/Cinco  de  Poplar 

Field  2 

less  of  how  its  lined  up."  raising  his  pitch  count  andlim- 

Matsuzaka  was  18-3  with  a  iting  him  to  167  2-3  innings. 

2.90  ERA  this  season,  best  "We're  going  to  have  to  wait 

among  the  Boston  starters  in  him  out  and  see  how  he's 

both  categories.  But  he  also  throwing,"  Rays  rookie  Evan 

led  the  rotation  with  94  walks,  Longoriasaid. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  10 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 


chatter 


Food  Drive:  |  NOW  through 
Nov.  21 ,  Psi  Chi  will  be  hosting 
a  food  drive  to  benefit  the  Sa- 
maritan Center.  Six  donation 
bins  are  located  throughout 
campus  in  Talge,  Thatcher, 
Thatcher  South,  the  Village 
Market,  the  Dining  Hall  and 
Summerour.  Donations  will 
benefit  families  in  need 
throughout  the  holiday  sea- 
son. What  better  way  to  help 
use  up  those  extra  dollars  on 
your  meal  plan  before  the  end 
of  the  semester?  Pleasebegra- 
dous  and  donate  a  few  NON- 
PERISHABLE  food  items  be- 
tween now  and  Nov.  21  and 
help  make  someone's  holiday 
season  a  little  happier. 

Wanted  |  Non-art  major  stu- 
dents who  would  like  to  display 
their  work  in  an  exhibit  at  Mc- 
Kee  Library  during  the  month 
of  November.  Plan  ahead, 
bring  your  work  to  the  library 
following  mid-semester  break. 
For  additional  info  call  #2727 
or  contact  aalvarez@southern. 
edu  or  dimemmo@southern. 
edu  This  is  your  opportunity 
to  display  your  artistic  talents. 
(Art  majors  have  opportu- 
nity to  exhibit  throughout  the 
year). 

Group  Link  |  FridayOct.  loat 
9P  after  vespers  at  the  church. 
This  is  an  event  to  meet  others 
and  form  We-pods. 


1 


Messiah's  Mansion  |  A  full 
scale  model  of  Moses'  Sanctu- 
ary.is  coming  to  Chattanooga's  ' 
Warner  Park  on  October  18th 
and  will  be  here  until  the  26th. 
Free  tours  will  be  given  from 
2-7P,  leaving  every  15  minutes. 
Don't  miss  this  exciting  educa- 
tional and  historical  exhibit! 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15a  M-F 
near  the  flag  pole;  i2:oop 
MWF  in  the  Student  Center 
seminar  room;  5:oop  M-F  at 
the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

December     Graduates     | 

must  order  graduation  regalia 


1  Jproming  event^cakndar 


Friday, 
October  10 

7p  -  Upper  Room,  Prayer  &  Revival 
(Church  Gospel  Chapel) 

7:i2p  -  Sunset 

8p  -  Vespers,  John  Talbert  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  "Group  Link"  to  form 
We-Pods  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

Saturday, 
October  11 

9:3010:15a  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church 
Fellowship  Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel 
Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon  (Church) 

11:30a  -  Connect,  Jon  Talbert  (Col- 


11:45a  -  Renewal,  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

i:i5p  -  Patten  Tower  Church  (Meet  - 
Wright  Hall  Steps) 

Bible  Workers  Outreach  North 
River  (Meet  -  Wright  Hall  Steps) 

3:i5p  -  Lawn  Concert  (Goliath  Wall) 

7p  -  Evensong,  Collegedale  Academy 
Choir  (Church) 

8p  -  Southern  Union  Gymnastic 
Show  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

8-lop  -  Men's  Club  Bowling  Night 
(Hobday  Bowl  in  Chattanooga)  Cur- 
rent Southern  ID  card  required. 

Sunday, 
October  12 

7:3op  -  Wind  Symphony  Concert 
(Church)  Convocation  Credit! 

Monday, 
October  13 


Columbus  Day 

Canadian  Thanksgiving  Day 

3:3op  -  University  Senate 

Tuesday, 
October  14 

11a-  Senior  Class  Organization  Meet- 
ing (Brock  #333) 

7  &  lop  -  Residence  Hall  Joint  Wor- 
ship (Thatcher  Chapel) 

7:3op  -  Nathaniel  Dett  Chorale 
(Church)  Double  Convocation  Credit! 

Wednesday, 
October  15 

5p  -  McKee  Library  Closes 

Thursday, 
October  16 

National  Boss  Day 
Midterm  Break:  No  Classes 
University  Health  Center  Closed 
9a-5p  -  McKee  Library  Open 

Friday, 
October  17 

Midterm  Break:  No  Classes 
University  Health  Center  Closed 
7:3op  -  Sunset 

Saturday, 
October  18 

9: 30-10: 15a  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

975  Sabbath  School  (Church 
Fellowship  Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel 
Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon  (Church) 

11:30a  -  Connect,  Jackie  James  (Col- 
legedale Academy) 

11:45a    -    Renewal,    John    Nixon 


(Church) 

Sunday, 
October  19 

Midterm  Break:  No  Classes 
University  Health  Center  Closed 
8a-3p  -  Flea  Market  (Wood/Talge 
Parking  Lot) 
6-np  -  McKee  Library  Open 

Monday, 
October  20 

GRE  Subject  Exam  only  (Lynn 
Wood) 

3: 30p  -  Undergraduate  Council 

Tuesday, 
October  21 

I2p  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 

5p  -  MidTerm  grades  due,  verified 
(Records) 

7&iop  -  Residence  Hall  Joint  Wor- 
ship (Thatcher) 

Wednesday, 
October  22 

12-ip  -  Employee  Brown  Bag,  Ruth 
Williams  Morris  (Presidential  Banquet 
Room) 

Thursday, 
October  23 

7:i5p  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak  Room) 

Last  Day  for  40%  tuition  refund:  No 
tuition  refund  after  today 

Alumni  Homecoming 

11a  -  Convocation,  Victor  &  Alia 
Czerkasij  (Church) 

3:3op  -  Graduate  Council  (Robert 
Merchant  Room) 

5-6:3op  -  SA  Supper  (lies  P.E.  Cen- 
ter) 

6p  -  Alumni  Banquet  (Dining  Hall) 


and  invitations. at  www.shop. 
jostens.com  by  the  October 
28  deadline.  All  graduation 
seniors  for  December  or  May 
are  required  to  turn  in  a  senior 
contract  to  the  Records  &  Ad- 
visement Office. 

McKee  Library  |  now  opens 
at  7:45a,  Monday  through  Fri- 
day! 

Senior  class  organization 
meeting  |  is  Tuesday,  Oct.  14, 
at  11:00a  in  333  Brock  Hall. 
Come  and  elect  your  officers 


and  sponsors.  Convocation 
credit  will  be  given. 

DEEP  Weekend  |  On  Sab- 
bath, Oct.  11  Oakwood  Univer- 
sity is  coming  to  worship  with 
us  in  the  Collegedale  Seventh- 
Day  Adventist  Church.  They 
will  be  joining  us  for  the  11:45a 
Renewal  service.  John  Nixon 
is  preaching  on  last  day  events 
and  Oakwood's  choir,  The 
Aeolians,  will  be  performing 
for  the  service.  Also,  Oakwood 
will  have  musical  groups  that 
will  be  performing  in  the  lawn 


concert  at  the  Goliath  Wall 
that  afternoon.  Join  us  in  wel- 
coming the  students  from  our 
sister  institution  through  wor- 
ship, fellowship  and  praise. 


October  10 

Abner  Fuentes,  Adam  Young, 
Angela  Sadler,  Brent  WiUard, 
Brittney  Burtnett,  Brock  Baer, 
Dasha  Kulakov,  Keri  Mau,  Mia 
Slocuxnb,  Mya  Slocumb 


October  11 

Brooke  Wade,  Dan  Johnson,  I 
Erica  Richards,  Hal  ConleyJ 
James  Fedusenko,  Jenni  Dan- 1 
nenberger,  Jon  Kurzynske,  r 
Jordan  Hill,  Josh  Jaeger, 
Lewis  Bertus,  Phillippa  R*  [ 
Tiffany  Sands 

October  12 

Annalisa  Molina,  Dan  G*! 
hard,  Deanna  Baasch,  Is«*l 
Tyman,  Jamie  Kttenuaii,| 
Laurel  Guthrie,  Mi' 
Bates,  Michael  Browne, 
Goldstein 

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Downs,  Brian  Gauthier,  Carrie 
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Malissa  Giles,  Stephen  Ja- 
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Alise  Ionashku,  Alyssa  Minear, 
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lar, Joe  Valente,  Joselyn  Ghu- 
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Kirk,  Megan  Sutherland,  Me- 
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Andrew  Aldridge,BraamOber- 
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Katherine  Holder,  Kimberly 
Jepson,  Nate  Dubs,  Rina  Men- 
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Gabriel  Goia,  Josh  Korson, 
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jo,  Lucas  Valenca,  Trista  Brad- 
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Becca  Busche,  Canique  Brown, 
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Weaver,  Samantha  Hanaway, 
Sarah  Crowe 

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Adam  Rego,  Caroline  Gates, 
Eunjie  Shin,  Ezequiel  Vasquez, 
Gabriel  Trujillo,  Owen  Maupin, 
Ryan  Johnson,  Stuart  King 


just  can't  get  enough? 


The  Southern  Accent  is  now  online  at 

accent.southern.edu 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  9,  2008 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


../lAiPPd"    I  NO,  CHRIS. 


Thumbs 


up 


down 


Vice  presidential  debate  going  so 
well  between  Sen.  Joe  Bidden 
and  Gov.  Sarah  Palin.  At  least 
Sen.  Bidden's  dentures  didn't  fall 
out.  What  up. 


Unemployment  and  inflation 
hitting  new  highs  as  our  econo- 
my teeters  on  the  brink  of  all  out 
recession. 


Pastor  Nixon's  sermon  this  past 
IT)  Sabbath  at  Collegedale  church 
on  sexual  healing. 


Midterm  exams  right  around  the 
corner... long  nights  and  lots  of        Cj~  \ 
Roma. ;) 


fZ-S    Midterm  break  right  around  two 
corners!  Woo-hoo! 


Rushing  out  the  door  in  the 
morning  with  a  just  a  T-shirt  and 
realizing  that  it's  32.5  degrees 
outside,  and  not  having  enough 
time  to  go  get  a  sweater 
because  you  are  late  for  class. 


Faculty  Humor 


We  here  at  South- 
ern are  blessed  with 
many  wonderful  pro- 
fessors, but  one  hard- 
ly gets  a  chance  to  see 
what  type  of  humor 
interests  different 
types  of  prjfessors. 
Let's  ask  them! 


"In  business  humor  is  useful,  you  can 
use  it  to  defuse  really  tense  situations, 
but  you  have  to  know  when  to  use  it. 

"If  you  use  advanced  social  skills,  hu- 
mor can  be  used  to  loosen  people  up  a 
bit. 

"People  think  that  accountants  aren't 
funny,  but  we're  people,  too,  not  just 
mindless  robots  doing  credits  and  deb- 
its." 

-Kimberiy  Miller,  assistant  for  the 
School  of  Business  and  Management 

Famous  humor 

"Humor  is  the  only  test  of 
gravity,  and  gravity  of  humor; 
for  a  subject  which  will  not  bear 
raillery  is  suspicious,  and  a  jest 
which  will  not  bear  serious  ex- 
amination is  false  wit." 
-Aristotle 

"I  was  recently  on  a  tour  of 
Latin  America,  and  the  only 
regret  I  have  was  that  I  didn't 
study  Latin  harder  in  school 
so  I  could  converse  with  those 
people." 

-Dan  Quayle,  former 
senator  of  Indiana 

"The  recipe  for  perpetual 
ignorance  is:  be  satisfied  with 
your  opmions  and  content  with 
your  knowledge." 

-filbert  Hubbard 


WANTED 

1     Girls  at  Southern  seeking  decent  guys 

I  to  man  up  and  ask  us  on  a  date  (not  vespers).' 

I 

if:   Wewillsayyes,atleastforthefirstdate.   : 

.'        Howelsedoyouexpecttomeetgirls?*   i 


Just  because  you  ask  us  on  a  date  doesn't 
mean  you  need  a  ring  for  the  second  date. 


Submit  your  caption 

Submit  the  funniest  caption  you  can  think  offer  this  ph°t0 
the  humor  editor's  e-mail  (atwamaek@southern  edu).  The1' 
three  funniest  captions  will  be  printed  in  next  week's  issue- 


SOUTHERNS  ACCENT 


Thursday,  October  23, 2008 

Professor's  son 
shoots  and  kills 
brother,  father 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


Emily  Young 


Douglas  Pyke,  the  37-year- 
old  -son  of  Helen  Pyke,  an 
English  professor  at  Southern, 
has  been  charged  with  capital 
murder  for  shooting  and  kill- 
ing his  father  and  brother.  The 
bodies  of  Teddy  Pyke,  Helen 
Pyke's  ex-husband,  and  her 
oldest  son  Greg  were  found  on 
Oct.  10,  according  to  the  Asso- 
ciated Press. 

After  the  incident,  other 
professors  in  the  English  de- 
partment taught  Helen  Pyke's 
classes  until  midterm  break. 
They  were  prepared  to  take 
over  her  classes  for  the  rest 
of  the  semester  if  she  needed 
the  time  off,  said  Jan  Haluska, 
chair  of  the  English  depart- 
ment. However,  the  Monday 
after  fall  break,  Helen  Pyke 
came  back  to  work. 

"She  walked  in  beautifully 
calm  and  ready  to  teach,"  Ha- 
luska said. 

Helen  Pyke  said  she  felt  that 
coming  back  to  work  would 
help  her  deal  with  what  hap- 
pened. 

"Work  will  help  me  keep 
my  balance  now  more  than 
anything  else  could,"  she  said. 
However,  she  said  it  was  dif- 
ficult to  come  back.  "Monday 
was  awfully  hard." 

Another  reason  she  came 
back  to  teach  was  because  she 
felt  her  students  deserved  an 
explanation. 

"1  felt  I  owed  it  to  my  stu- 
dents to  tell  them  what  hap- 
pened," she  said.  "I  feel  it's  bet- 
ter for  me  and  for  my  students 
that  they  know  whafs  going 

see  SHOOTING,  paoe  4 


Lindsay  Smith  gives  Christina  Anderson  a  flu  shot  after  dorm  worship  on  Wednesday  night. 

Flu  shots  given  in  convenient  locations 


Katie  Hammond 

Nfws  Enrron 


As  of  last  night,  flu  shots  are 
being  offered  to  students  in  the 
dorm  lobbies  and  the  Student 
Center  at  specific  times  until 
next  Monday,  Oct.  27. 

Students  can  get  their  flu 
shot  on  Oct.  23,  24  and  27 
from  11:30  a.m.  to  1:00  p.m.  in 
the  Student  Center,  and  also 
from  5:00  p.m.  to  7:00  p.m. 
in  the  dorm  lobbies.  Lorraine 
Reverson,    a    senior   nursing 


major,  said  shots  are  being 
given  on  several  dates  to  give 
students  as  much  opportunity 
as  possible  to  get  a  shot. 

Because  many  students 
missed  school  last  year  due  to 
the  flu,  Health  Services  wants 
to  raise  awareness  about  flu 
shots  this  year.  Reverson  said 
many  students  got  the  flu  last 
year  and  some  were  out  of 
school  for  a  week  or  more. 

Grady  Todd,  a  freshmen 
business  marketing  major,  got 


his  flu  shot  as  a  preventative 
measure. 

"I'm  getting  the  shot  be- 
cause I've  had  [the  flu]  the  last 
two  years,  and  1  really  didn't 
enjoy  it,"  Todd  said. 

Convenience  was  the  main 
consideration  in  choosing 
the  location  for  administer- 
ing shots.  In  this  way  as  many 
students  will  be  immunized  as 
possible. 

The    Student    Center    was 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    6 


Roundabout 
design  approved 


Erica  Richards 

Staff  Wpitfb 


After  years  of  meetings,  dis- 
cussions and  designing,  the 
construction  of  a  roundabout 
in  front  of  the  new  Hulsey 
Wellness  Center  has  been  ap- 
proved. 

On  Sept.  15,  the  Collegedale 
City  Commission  discussed 
the  details  of  the  roundabout. 
Marty  Hamilton,  associate 
vice  president  of  financial 
administration  at  Southern, 
provided  the  board  with  a  3-D 
sketch  showing  a  roundabout 
with  a  fountain  in  the  middle. 
Hamilton  said  that  Southern 
wants  the  roundabout  to  be 
attractive,  but  also  safe. 

The  original  design  for  the 
roundabout  had  a  statue  in  the 
center,  either  of  Elijah  or  El- 
isha,  said  Lawrence  Hanson, 
Collegedale  city  commission- 
er. This  created  a  separation 
of  church  and  state  issue,  and 
the  commission  turned  down 
the  request,  Hanson  said. 

This  also  led  to  discussion 
about  who  would  be  respon- 
sible for  the  maintenance  of 
the  roundabout.  The  round- 
about will  be  part  of  the  road, 
and  therefore  will  belong  to 


e  ROUNDABOUT,  1 


Economic  crisis  affects  food  and  tuition  prices 


As  the  cost  of  food  and  elec- 
tricity rises,  Southern  is  being 
affected  as  well,  even  though 
transportation  services  have 
yet  to  feel  the  crunch  of  higher 


gas  prices. 

Students  are  paying  any- 
where between  15  percent  to 
50  percent  more,  depend- 
ing on  the  food  item,  said 
Sherri  Schoonard,  director 
of  food  services.  This  is  part- 
ly due  to  the  rising  cost  of 


transportation. 

"I  feel  terrible,"  she  said. 
"I  hate  charging  people  so 
much." 

Even  with  the  current  high 
food  prices,  Food  Service  is 
only  making  about  a  one  per- 
cent profit. 


"The  cafeteria  doesn't  try 
to  make  money  off  students," 
Schoonard  said.  In  fact,  she 
said  the  main  goal  is  simply  to 
break  even. 

Fortunately,  other  areas 
have  not  been  hit  as  hard. 


m-|.:[5IN,  1 


INDEX 


News 

1-5 

Religion 

6 

Opinion 

7 

Lifestyles 

8 

Sports 

9 

Campus  Chatter 

10 

Classifieds 

11 

Humor 

12 

HUMOR 

#0-Tk 

4 

1  _L  -- 

See  what  this  guy  is  up 
to  on  page  12. 


RELIGION 


See  wliat  this  mission- 
ary is  up  to  in  Gimbie, 
Africa  on  page  8. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


Southern  presents  film  series 


Alison  Quiring 

<t.h  Wraf  » 


Southern's  modern  lan- 
guages department  is  present- 
ing a  film  series  this  semester 
focusing  on  children,  trauma 
and  abandonment. 

Dr.  Carlos  Parra,  the  chair 
of  the  modern  languages  de- 
partment, said  the  intention 
of  this  film  series  is  to  provide 
more  education  to  students 
about  issues  that  are  not  fre- 
quently discussed,  and  learn 
how  these  issues  are  dealt  with 
in  other  countries. 

"After  we  watch  these  films, 
we  discuss  how  the  characters 
deal  with  the  expectations 
of  their  country,"  Parra  said. 
"We  talk  about  how  the  issues 
are  handled  in  the  film  and 
how  they  are  handled  in  our 
own  country." 

Pierre  Nzokizwanimana,  a 
professor  in  the  modern  lan- 
guages department,  wants  stu- 
dents to  learn  about  injustices 
that  exist  in  other  parts  of  the 
world. 

"We  want  to  educate  stu- 
dents about  children  who  are 
victims  of  their  environment 


and  we  also  encourage  stu- 
dents to  think  of  solutions  to 
the  problems  that  are  present- 
ed in  the  films,"  Nzokizwani- 
mana said. 

The  film  series  began  on 
Sept.  11  with  "Water,"  a  film 
about  an  Indian  girl  who  is 
married  and  widowed  at  eight 
years  old.  At  the  end  of  each 
film  there  is  a  discussion  peri- 
od where  students  and  faculty 
can  talk  about  the  issues  they 
saw  in  the  film. 

Students  attending  the  se- 
ries appreciated  the  opportu- 
nity to  learn  about  issues  in 
other  cultures. 

"After  watching  these  films, 
I  think  more  about  my  own  life 
and  how  fortunate  I  am,"  said 
Daisy  Wood,  a  junior  broad- 
cast journalism  major.  "Real- 
izing how  hard  other  people's 
lives  are  makes  our  own  prob- 
lems seem  so  trivial." 

The  final  two  films  will  be 
shown  at  7  p.m.  on  Nov.  6  and 
Dec.  4  in  Pierson-Miller  Hall, 
Room  201.  Faculty  from  the 
modern  languages  depart- 
ment are  still  deciding  which 
films  to  show. 


Southern  Breeze  gets  funding  from  SA 


Aaron  Cheney 

Sr..»  Wpitti 

New  funding  has  allowed 
the  student-led  podcast,  the 
Southern  Breeze,  to  take  steps 
in  becoming  an  official  outlet 
for  the  student  voice. 

"A  whole  world  has  been 
opened  up  to  us  because  we 
have  a  little  bit  of  money  that 
we  can  put  into  it,"  said  Ben 
Stitzer,  a  senior  mass  commu- 
nication major  and  executive 
producer  of  the  Breeze. 

The  Student  Association 
Senate  gave  the  Breeze  $400 
from  the  Accent  budget  last 
year,  allowing  for  the  purchase 
of  several  newaudio  recorders. 
This  year,  Senate  approved 
an  independent  budget  of 
$2,600,  allowing  for  paid  po- 
sitions, public  relations  cam- 
paigns, as  well  future  equip- 
ment upgrades,  according  to 
the  Breeze's  Public  Relations 
Director,  Angela  McPherson, 
a  sophomore  pastoral  care  and 
mass  communications  major. 
"I  think  people  will  be 
more  excited  about  join- 
ing the  Breeze  in  the  future 
if  they  know  it's  a  paid  posi- 
tion," McPherson  said.  "Time 


is  money,  especially  students' 
time." 

Doug  Baasch,  SA  president, 
included  the  Breeze  in  his 
platform  during  his  campaign 
last  year  after  learning  about  it 
through  SA  Senate. 

"I  wanted  to  see  them  have 


help  in  building  awareness 
and  increasing  involvement  in 
the  project. 

"Now  we  have  the  goal  of 
using  that  money  to  the  best  of 
its  ability.  Still  in  these  growth 
years  we  don't  see  it  fair  to  take 
too  much  money  out  of  it.  We 


Ben  Stitzer  and  Angela  MePherson 


a  much  bigger  operating  bud- 
get and  be  able  to  do  some  new 
creative  things,"  Baasch  said. 

The  podcast  was  founded  by 
Southern  alumni  Brad  Betack 
and  Rika  Gemmell  three  years 
ago.  Current  staff  members 
hope  that  the  new  funding  will 


want  to  put  the  most  into  the 
Breeze  that  we  can  with  what 
we  are  given,"  Stitzer  said. 

The  podcast  has  a  team  of 
about  seven  people  working 
on  stories  and  collecting  au- 
dio, and  releases  an  episode 
every  two  weeks. 


Wellness  Center  focuses  on  student  needs 


Julie  Weitzel 

Stah  Wmiot — — 


With  legal  and  space  re- 
strictions, Southern  is  mak- 
ing students  the  focus  of  the 
Hulsey  Wellness  Center,  but 
is  also  working  to  include  the 
community. 


"Our  primary  objective  is 
for  educating  and  training  of 
students,"  said  Marty  Hamil- 
ton, associate  vice  president  of 
financial  administration.  "Op- 
portunities for  the  community 
will  grow  as  we  go  down  the 
road." 


SOUTHERN -I™  ACCENT 

The  Student  Voice  Since  1926 
Vol.  64,  Issue  6  Thursday,  October  23.  2008 


Monika  Bliss 
emily  young  marlin  thorman 


KATIE  HAMMOND 
.  HOPKINS 


CHRIS  CLOUZET 


ZACK  LIVINGSTON 
ADAM  WAMACK 


KATIE  DEXTER 


HANNAH  KUNTZ 


KAITL1N  ELLOWAY 


Community  membership  to 
the  Wellness  Center  is  limited 
to  five  percent  of  total  mem- 
bership, due  to  regulations 
regarding  the  financing  of  the 
Wellness  Center.  They  limit 
the  Wellness  Center  to  mini- 
mal commercial  use,  Hamil- 
ton said. 

Initially,  the  Wellness  Cen- 
ter will  be  offering  50  commu- 
nity memberships  for  about 
$500  a  year,  said  Don  Ma- 
this,  facilities  manager  of  the 
School  of  Physical  Education, 
Health  &  Wellness. 

Students  agree  that  the 
Wellness  Center  should  have 
their  needs  as  a  priority. 


"Since  it's  being  paid  for  by 
university  funds,  it  should  be 
used  by  university  students 
and  faculty,"  said  Annalisa 
Molina,  a  sophomore  business 
management  major,  "But  it's 
nice  that  the  community  is  be- 
ing considered." 

Over  time,  the  staff  will  have 
to  evaluate  the  usage  trends  of 
the  Wellness  Center  to  bet- 
ter blend  student,  alumni  and 
community  use. 

Some  community  members 
agree  that  the  facility  should 
be  primarily  for  students. 

The  last  thing  you  want  is 
too  many  non-students  getting 
in  the  way,"  said  Bruce  Dona- 
hoo,  an  Ooltewah  resident  who 
is  considering  membership. 

Even  though  there  are  lim- 


ited community  memberships 
available,  areas  like  the  in- 
door/outdoor walking  track, 
disk  golf  course  and  tennis 
courts  will  be  open  to  all,  said 
Leslie  Evenson,  Southern's 
wellness  institute  director.  Ad- 
ditionally, the  Wellness  Center 
will  offer  health  seminars  de- 
signed for  community  mem- 
bers. Overall,  Wellness  Center 
staff  involvement  in  the  health 
seminars  is  a  great  opportu- 
nity for  the  community  to  con- 
nect with  Southern. 

Phil  Garver,  the  dean  of  the 
School  of  Physical  Education, 
Health  &  Wellness  said,  "It's  a 
major  opportunity  to  be  a  light 
on  the  hill  to  our  community." 


Laure  Chamberlain 


In  the  Oct.  9  issue  of  the 
Southern  Accent,  the  ar- 
ticle "Ancient  coins  come  to 
Southern"  on  page  one  in- 
correctly stated  the  $20,000 
went  entirely  to  new  furni- 
ture and  marketing.  It  should 
have  said  that  $20,000  do- 
nated funds  was  spent  on 


Corrections 

graphics,  replicas  and  props, 
an  internship,  consulting 
fees,  food  and  materials  for 
the  grand  opening  and  much 
more.  Also,  the  turnout  was 
not  less  than  expected.  The 
museum's  expectation  of  150 
attendees  was  met  with  the 
attendance  of  about  230  to 


260  people. 

In  the  Oct.  9  issue  of  the 
Southern  Accent,  the  article 
"Cohutta  triathlon  celebrates 
25th  year"  on  page  two 
should  have  listed  Tiffany 
Sands  as  author. 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Communicators  meet  in  Denver 


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Sixteen  Southern  students 
traveled  to  Denver  from  Oct. 
q-12  for  the  annual  Society 
of  Adventist  Communicators 
convention,  with  one  winning 
the  Student  of  the  Year  award. 

Southern  students  Monika 
Bliss,  a  senior  mass  commu- 
nications major,  and  Natalia 
Lopez-Thismon,  a  senior  pub- 
lic relations  major,  both  won 
awards  at  the  Saturday  night 
banquet.  Lopez-Thismon  won 
the  Student  of  the  Year.  This 
is  the  second  year  in  a  row  a 
Southern  student  has  won  the 
award. 

"I'm  humbled  by  winning 
the  Student  of  the  Year  award," 
Lopez-Thismon  said.  "It's  nice 
to  know  that  professors  recog- 
nize hard  work." 

This  year's  group  was  one 
of  the  largest  groups  Southern 
has  taken  to  the  convention. 
The  Southern  Union  spon- 
sored more  than  a  third  of  the 
students'  cost  to  attend. 

"We  are  deeply  grateful  to 
Elder  Steve  Norman,  com- 
munication director,  and  the 


other  Southern  Union  officers 
for  looking  after  our  students' 
professional  development  in 
such  a  tangible  way,"  said  Greg 
Rumsey,  dean  of  the  School  of 
Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion. 

Students  also  appreciated 
the  support. 

"If  it  wasn't  for  the  scholar- 
ships I  wouldn't  have  gone," 
said  Aric  Turlington,  a  junior 


Natalia  Lopez-Thismon 


broadcast  journalism  and 
computer  systems  administra- 
tion major. 

Communication  majors  had 
mixed  reviews  on  the  conven- 


tion. 

"I  enjoyed  the  workshops, 
especially  the  session  that 
showed  how  to  use  video  ef- 
fectively and  tell  a  good  story," 
Turlington  said. 

'The  tours  to  places  like 
MGA  Communications,  Den- 
ver Newspaper  Agency  and 
KCNC-TV  Channel  4  were  fas- 
cinating," said  Ben  Stitzer,  a 
senior  mass  communication 
major. 

Stitzer  said  he  would  have 
liked  more  hands-on  opportu- 
nities to  interact  with  the  pro- 
fessionals and  had  expected 
more  time  set  apart  to  show 
what  job  or  internship  posi- 
tions were  open  at  the  repre- 
sented organizations. 

Adrienne  Vernon,  a  junior 
public  relations  major,  found 
the  networking  helpful. 

Vernon  said,  "There  was 
a  graphic  design  booth  there 
and  the  man  gave  me  some 
pointers  that  I  could  apply  to  a 
project  that  I  was  working  on 
for  a  class." 


Thatcher  Cafe  opens  to  students 


Katie  Freeland 

St.FF  WHI¥TB 


The  Parisian-themed 
Thatcher  Cafe  in  the  basement 
of  Thatcher  Hall  debuted  on 
Friday,  Oct.  10.  More  than  150 
residents  enjoyed  hot  choco- 
late and  cookies  in  celebration 
of  the  grand  opening. 
-  Some  bonus  features  of  the 
;  cafe  are  the  hours  of  opera- 
tion and  who  can  use  it.  It  will 
I  be  open  24  hours  a  day,  seven 
days  a  week,  and  can  be  used 
by  mixed  company  between 
Ithe  hours  of  6  p.m.  and  8  p.m. 
■with  reservations.  That  means 
.that  men  and  women  can  so- 
cialize together  in  the  kitchen- 
ette. 

[  "It's  cute-comfortable  meets 
European-exotic,"  said  Amy 
-Pitcher,  a  sophomore  educa- 
tion major.  "You  can  have  a 
with  your  boyfriend,  or 
a  baking  session  with  your 
friends.  This  is  the  kind  of 
place  where  great 
can  be  made." 


Renovations  began  mid- 
summer of  2007,  after  the 
new  Thatcher  exercise  rooms 
were  completed.  The  area 
that  is  now  Thatcher  Cafe  was 
originally  used  for  storage  af- 
ter reconfiguring  the  workout 
equipment. 

The  cafe  has  a  coffee-shop 
feel,  with  small  glass  tables,  el- 
egant mood  lighting  and  even 
a  painting  of  the  Eiffel  Tower. 

"It'sa  really  cool  opportu- 
nity for  mixed  groups  to  use 
the  room,"  said  Trisha  Moor, 
a  junior  nursing  major,  who 
is  also  a  resident  assistant  in 
Thatcher. 

The  opening  of  the  Thatcher 
Cafe  was  kept  under  wraps  for 
its  renovation  period.  Resi- 
dent assistants  did  not  know 
until  their  retreat  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  year,  Moor  said.  It 
was  also  a  surprise  to  many  of 
the  residents  that  attended  the 
grand  opening,  like  Kristine 
Barker,  a  sophomore  film  pro- 
duction major. 


"I  didn't  know  about  it  at  all 
until  a  few  days  ago  when  I  saw 
flyers  about  it,"  Barker  said. 

The  Thatcher  Cafe  is  a  place 
where  students  can  come  to- 
gether and  do  homework, 
make  full  meals  or  simply  un- 
wind. 

"The  cafe  is  very  cozy  and 
quaint,"  said  Kassy  Krause, 
dean  of  women.  "It's  relaxing 
and  a  great  place  to  hang  out." 


ToJVlake 
Reservations 

Contact: 

Thatcher  Hall 

Number: 

423-236-2904 


Donation  given  for  excavations 


Emily  Kay 

SlAEf  WH1TEB- 


This  year  Southern's  Insti- 
tute of  Archeology  was  chosen 
by  the  Adventist-Laymen  Ser- 
vices and  Industries  Interna- 
tional (ASI)  to  receive  a  large 
donation  for  an  archeological 
excavation  in  the  Middle  East. 

According  to  the  archeol- 
ogy newsletter  DigSight,  the 
Institute  of  Archeology  was 
allocated  $75,000  earmarked 
specifically  toward  sponsor- 
ing excavations  in  the  Middle 
East. 

Negotiations  will  begin  in 
the  near  future  between  Dr. 
Michael  Hasel,  director  of  the 
Institute  of  Archeology,  and 
the  Israel  Antiquities  Author- 
ity on  securing  a  biblical  plot 
of  land  for  the  excavation. 

"There  is  a  great  deal  of 
complexity  in  such  negotia- 
tions, and  we  hope  for  a  posi- 
tive outcome,"  Hasel  said. 

If  all  goes  well,  the  first 
step  of  excavation  should  be- 
gin with  a  survey  of  the  site  in 
2009  and  the  first  season  of 
excavation  in  2010. 


The  artifacts  that  are  col- 
lected on  the  excavation  site 
must  stay  in  Israel,  but  South- 
ern will  benefit  from  publica- 
tions about  the  dig  as  well  as 
allow  students  to  get  hands  on 
experience  in  the  field. 

"It  was  a  lot  of  work,  but  to- 
tally worth  it  and  I  would  defi- 
nitely go  again,"  said  Jasmine 
Saxon,  a  junior  archeology 
major,  about  the  excavation 
she  was  a  part  of  in  Hazor,  Is- 
rael a  few  years  ago.  "[I  was] 
literally  uncovering  history, 
the  work  that  I  was  doing  was 
going  to  go  down  in  records." 

Southern  has  one  of  the 
largest  undergraduate  pro- 
grams in  biblical  archeology 
and  is  one  of  only  two  pro- 
grams in  the  world  that  have  a 
program  taught  from  a  biblical 
perspective. 

Dr.  Greg  King,  dean  of  the 
School  of  Religion  said,  "We 
are  excited  about  how  the  Lord 
is  blessing  our  archeology  pro- 
gram and  we  hope  that  it  will 
make  a  positive  difference  in 
the  advancement  of  the  King- 
dom of  God." 


Food  drive  for  community 


Carrie  Francisco 

Staff  Wmtfp 


As  the  holidays  approach, 
the  Village  Market,  Colleg- 
edale  Academy  and  Southern's 
psychology  club  are  collecting 
food  to  help  those  struggling 
in  the  community. 

The  Village  Market  has  do- 
nated food  to  the  Samaritan 
Center's  food  bank  for  more 
than  five  years.  Brent  Hender- 
son, the  new  assistant  manag- 
er, is  now  in  charge  of  this  part 
of  the  Village  Market  and  is 
making  the  food  bank  project 
more  productive  and  efficient. 

"The  people  who  are  shop- 
pers [at  food  banks]  are  not 
homeless  or  degenerates, 
these  are  the  working  poor," 
Henderson  said.  They  make  a 
decision  to  keep  the  lights  on 
or  eat." 

About  90  percent  of  people 
in  Chattanooga  are  low-income 
families,  Henderson  said. 

The  Village  Market  donates 
food  items  that  are  close  to 
their  expiration  dates,  which 
they  give  to  the  Samaritan 
Center,  who  distributes  the 
food. 


Collegedale  Academy  also 
collects  food  by  holding  an  an- 
nual canned-food  drive  to  help 
people  in  Hamilton  County. 
For  24  years,  students  have 
been  going. to  homes  to  drop 
off  paper  bags  on  doorsteps 
with  a  letter  requesting  food. 
The  students  pick  up  the  bags 
a  few  days  later  and  donate 
the  collected  items  to  different 
charities  such  as  the  Samari- 
tan Center. 

Last  year  28,000  food  items 
were  collected  and  distributed 
to  more  than  600  families,  ac- 
cording to  Collegedale  Acad- 
emy's Web  site. 

Southern's  psychology  club 
has  also  been  conducting  then- 
food  drive  for  eight  years. 
This  year's  food  drive  started 
the  first  week  in  October  and 
will  end  Nov.  9.  The  current 
food  drive  is  specifically  for 
Thanksgiving. 

Matthew  Marlin,  president 
of  the  psychology  club  said, 
"I  think  ifs  definitely  good 
having  the  food  drive;  we  are 
making  a  difference." 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


• 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


Southern  hires  two  new  professors 


Melissa  K.  Lechler 

Staff  Wbttcb _ 

The  School  of  Education  & 
Psychology  has  two  new  profes- 
sors this  year.  ColJeen  Mitchell 
has  been  hired  to  teach  under- 
graduate and  graduate  level 
psychology  classes  that  were 
previously  taught  by  Penny 
Webster.  Freddy  Fuentes  has 
been  hired  to  teach  education 
classes  and  to  provide  a  math 
basis  that  has  been  underde- 
veloped in  the  department. 

"God  put  both  of  them  here 
at  the  right  moment,"  said  De- 
nise  Dunzweiler,  dean  of  the 
School  of  Education  &  Psy- 
chology.   "We  found  quite  a 


as  a  counselor  in  Massachu- 
setts. She  saw  the  teaching 
position  announced  in  a  Loma 
Linda  alumni  e-mail  and  ap- 
plied for  it  in  June. 

Fuentes  teaches  three  class- 
es and  is  the  coordinator  for 
the  National  Council  for  Ac- 
creditation of  Teacher  Educa- 
tion. 

Fuentes  graduated  from 
Antillean  Adventist  University 
in  Puerto  Rico  and  received 
his  master's  in  math  educa- 
tion and  his  doctorate  in  lead- 
ership and  math  education 
from  the  University  of  Hart- 
ford. Fuentes  has  been  teach- 


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gem  in  Colleen.  Freddy  has 
more  energy  than  any  10  peo- 
ple I  know  put  together." 

Students  commented  on 
Mitchell's  approach  to  teach- 
ing counseling  in  the  class- 
room, a  new  task  for  the  for- 
mer psychotherapist. 

"She  cares  about  what  she 
does,"  said  Rachel  Sissac,  a  se- 
nior psychology  major.  "She 
tries  to  make  sure  you  under- 
stand the  concept,  even  if  she 
has  to  go  over  it  six  times." 

Mitchell  graduated  from 
Oakwood  University  and  re- 
ceived her  master's  and  doctor- 
ate from  Loma  Linda  Univer- 
sity. She  is  currently  studying 
for  her  Tennessee  state  license 
in  clinical  psychology.  Before 
coming  here,  Mitchell  worked 


ing  for  27  years  in  both  public 
and  private  schools  in  Texas, 
Minnesota  and  Connecticut. 
This  is  his  first  time  teaching 
at  a  college  level.  He  is  cur- 
rently working  on  his  disserta- 
tion, which  will  be  completed 
in  May. 

Fuentes  began  looking  for 
jobs  in  Hamilton  County  when 
his  three  children  applied  to 
Southern.  His  wife  saw  the 
position  posted  on  the  North 
American  Division  education 
site. 

"They  hired  me  to  fill  a  void 
in  math,"  Fuentes  said.  "They 
didn't  expect  to  find  anyone 
with  math  education  and  ad- 
ministration, but  I  happened 
to  have  those  two." 


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on.  Then  they  know  how  to  act 
appropriately  around  me." 

Some  of  her  students  were 
surprised  that  she  was  teach- 
ing so  soon  after  the  murders. 

"She  was  back  in  class,  but 
she  seemed  sad.  She  wasn't  her 
usual  self,"  said  Jolene  Shafer, 
a  freshman  general  studies 
major  who  is  taking  Composi- 


English  department  raises  required  ACT  score 

put  Southern  more  in  line  with  101.  If  the  standard  had  gone 

the  requirements  of  most  oth-  into  effect  this  year,  21  shl. 

er  colleges  and  universities.  dents,  or  seven  percent,  would 

Incoming  students  who  do  have  been  required  to  take  ba- 

not  meet  the  requirement  will  sic  writing, 

have  to  take  a  basic  writing  Some  incoming  freshmen 

class  to  better  develop  their  don't  see  the  need  for  the 

writing  skills  before  they  can  change, 

take  Composition  101.  "I  don't  think  it's  fair,"  said 

Students  will  reoeive  college  Michelle  Dannenberger,  a  se- 

credit  for  the  course,  but  at  the  nior  at  Mount  Pisgah  Acad- 

end  of  the  semester,  they  will  emy.  "[If  I  had  to  take  an  extra 

have  to  re-take  the  ACT  and  class]  it  would  be  a  waste  of 

pass  the  English  section  with  my  time." 

an  18  to  enter  Composition  Others  see  the  new  standard 

lOl  the  next  semester.  as  a  positive  improvement. 

"Writing  is  very  important  "I  think  it's  a  good  thing 

no  matter  what  your  major,  to  raise  the  standards,"  said 

and  we  want  students  to  be  Melanie  Befhancourt,  another  | 

caught  up,"  Tary  said.  "Most  senior  at  Mount  Pisgah  Acad- 

of  our  students  are  capable  of  emy.  "It  really  makes  me  want  | 


Melissa  Couser 

SlAfl  .Whiter 

Next  fall  the  English  de- 
partment will  require  a  score 
of  18  or  higher  on  the  English 
portion  of  the  ACT  in  order  to 
get  into  Composition  101. 

"Students  who  come  in  with 
an  ACT  score  of  17  or  lower 
tend  to  struggle  in  Composi- 
tion 101,  so  the  decision  was 
made  to  raise  the  required 
score,"  said  Bob  Young,  senior 
vice  president  of  academic  ad- 
ministration. 

According  to  the  ACT  web 
site,  scores  of  the  English  sec- 
tion of  the  test  range  from  one 
to  36. 

Dr.  Keely  Tary,  Southern's 
college  composition  program 
coordinator,  says  that  18  is  a 
standard  prerequisite  and  will 


doing  it." 

There  are  currently  316  stu- 
dents enrolled  in  Composition 


to  work  harder  to  exceed  ex 
pectations 


Wind  Symphony  plays  opening  concert 


Angela  McPherson 

Staff  Wbiifr 


Southern's  Wind  Symphony 
played  their  opening  concert 
Sunday  night,  performing  mu- 
sic by  Verdi,  Ticheli  and  Dello 
Joio,  among  others. 

Director  Ken  Parsons,  who 
has  been  an  associate  pro- 
fessor of  music  at  Southern 
since  2000,  said  that  finding  a 
theme  was  a  matter  of  picking 
one  or  two  songs  and  letting 
the  rest  fall  into  place.  After 
composer  Dello  Joio  died  in 
July,  the  commemorative  tone 
was  struck. 

"Sometimes  that  is  true  of 
novels,  movies;  you  get  the 
title  afterward,"  Parsons  said. 

Stephen  Majors,  a  sopho- 
more film  production  major, 
found  a  cinematic  connection 
with  the  music,  although  he 


was  initially  only  drawn  in  by 
convocation  credit. 

"I'll  just  listen  and  start  see- 
ing images  in  my  head  from  a 
movie— they're  always  really 
epic,"  Majors  said. 

Harold  Mayer,  an  associ- 
ate professor  in  the  School  of 
Physical  Education,  Health  & 
Wellness  agreed.  Mayer  per- 
formed the  trumpet  with  the 
Wind  Symphony— an  instru- 
ment he  has  played  for  45 
years. 

"Music  is  real  creativity," 
Mayer  said.  "It  makes  you  use 
different  parts  of  your  brain. 
It's  a  great  outlet  for  your  reg- 
ular routine." 

Creativity,  especially  the 
kind  obtained  through  music, 
is  something  too  easily  lost 
with  a  standard  academic  ex- 
perience, Parsons  said. 

"As  children,  we  are  en- 


couraged to  be  creative.  As  we  I 
get  into  school,  creativity  g 
stifled,"  Parsons  said.  "We  are  | 
taught  to  produce  the  right  a 

Parsons  said  that  he  is  re- 
warded when  symphony  mem- 
bers unite  together  to  form  a 
symphonic  whole. 

There  were  moments,  Par- 
sons said,   in   Sunday's  per-l 
formance  that  differed  from| 
anything  the  symphony  k 
practiced  before,  as  far  as  e 
pression. 

Such  creativity  is  a  risk,  hel 
said,  because  if  someone  is  noil 
paying  attention,  they  can  gel| 
lost.  But  he  said  if  everyone  is 
together,  the  risk  is  worth  it. 

"If  we're  all  tuned  in  and 
respond  to  one  another,  thats 
when  the  magic  really  kicb| 


tion  101  from  Pyke. 

"There  is  no  question  in  my 
mind  that  she  is  capable  of 
teaching  [now],"  Haluska  said. 
"I  have  every  confidence  that 
the  power  of  Christ  in  her  life 
will  sustain  her  in  carrying  her 
teaching  load." 

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Times;  Doug  Pyke,  who  con- 
fessed to  the  murders,  is  in  the 
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NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


Roundabout 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

the  city. 

Hamilton  assured  the  com- 
missioners that  Southern 
would  be  responsible  for  any 
vandalism  or  problems  with 
the  roundabout  and  will  also 
maintain  it,  Hanson  said. 

A  couple  months  ago, 
Southern  brought  back  a  new 
design  to  the  commission.  The 
new  design  replaced  the  statue 


with  a  fountain. 

The  fountain  idea  immedi- 
ately triggered  questions  from 
the  commissioners  and  local 
residents  about  the  height  of 
the  fountain,  and  drivers'  abil- 
ity to  see  beyond  it.  A  local  res- 
ident said  that  drivers  should 
be  able  to  see  over  to  the  other 
side  of  the  roundabout  and 
that  the  fountain  would  limit 
visibility. 

Trafficengineersarealmost 
as  bad  as  economists  when  it 
comes  to  disagreeing  with  one 


another,"  Hanson  said.  "Some 
say  there  should  be  nothing 
but  grass  and  shrubs  in  the 
center  of  a  roundabout.  Others 
say  low  walls  and  a  fountain 
would  have  no  adverse  safety 
impact.  I  tend  to  lean  toward 
the  latter." 

While  the  concept  of  the 
roundabout  and  its  size  are 
approved,  the  specifics  on  the 
center  design  have  yet  to  be 
voted  on. 


Mandarin  course  to  be  offered 


Shots 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

chosen  as  a  location  to  give 
shots  because  it  is  a  building 
many  students  study  in,  eat  in 
or  just  walk  through,  Reverson 
said. 

She  added,  "The  dorm  lob- 
bies were  chosen  so  people 
don't  even  have  to  step  outside 
[to  go  get  their  shot]." 

Another  thing  that  makes 
the  shot  convenient  is  that  the 
$21  fee  is  added  directly  to 


students'  school  bills  instead 
of  having  to  pay  cash,  Rever- 
son said.  She  added,  this  is  the 
same  price  as  getting  the  shot 
at  any  public  health  depart- 
ment. 

To  encourage  students  to 
participate,  candy  is  given  af- 
ter the  shot,  and  every  person 
who  gets  a  shot  is  put  into  a 
drawing  for  prizes,  such  as  gift 
certificates  to  various  restau- 
rants, Reverson  said. 

Some  nursing  students  are 
helping  Health  Services  by 
administering  flu  shots  to  stu- 


dents as  a  class  project,  said 
Charity  Matandiko,  a  senior 
nursing  major. 

Manna  Zachrison,  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major,  didn't 
mind  getting  the  shot. 

"It  didn't  hurt  actually," 
she  said.  "I  don't  like  being 
sick  and  I  like  to  take  precau- 
tions." 

Matandiko  thinks  flu  shots 
are  very  important.  She  said, 
"[Flu  shots]  help  keep  our 
campus  healthy." 


CONTACT 

Chris  Mateo 

chrismateo@southern.edu 

or 

Laurel  Dominesey 

laureld@southern.edu 


Are  you  interested  in 

making  a 

CAREER 

out  of  your 

PASSION 

TO  HELP  OTHERS? 
American  Humanics! 


Adventist  Colleges  Abroad 
(ACA)  is  making  plans  to 
launch  a  new  summer  lan- 
guage program  for  Mandarin 
Chinese. 

The  current  proposal  is  for 
an  eight-week  program  that 
will  allow  students  to  get  sev- 
en or  eight  credits  in  language 
and  culture. 

Dr.  Carlos  Parra,  chair  of 
the  modern  languages  depart- 
ment, said  two  different  loca- 
tions have  been  considered, 
Samyook  University  in  South 
Korea  and  an  Adventist  school 
in  Taiwan.  Because  of  current 
laws  in  China,  ACA  cannot 
promote  a  Christian  program 
in  mainland  China. 

However,  the  fact  that  Man- 
darin Chinese  is  a  second  lan- 
guage in  Korea  would  hinder 
the  students. 

"Students  would  be  in  a 
bubble,  just  like  they  would 
be  in  the  United  States,"  Parra 
said. 

Taiwan  is  a  more  ideal 
choice  because  Mandarin  Chi- 
nese is  spoken  as  a  main  lan- 
guage there.  Students  would 
have  the  opportunity  to  visit 
mainland  China  during  the 
program  through  trips  with 


the  school.  Holding  the  pro- 
gram in  Taiwan  would  allow 
students  to  be  close  to  the 
mainland,  while  still  being  in 
an  Adventist  environment. 

"Being  able  to  go  to  Taiwan 
and  then  to  mainland  China  to 
visit  is  a  tremendous  advan- 
tage," Parra  said. 

Parra  said  that  students 
have  shown  a  lot  of  interest  in 
having  a  program  for  Manda- 
rin Chinese. 

Brent  Ford,  a  Southern 
graduate  student  said  he  is 
very  excited  about  the  pro- 
gram. 

"I  think  any  [program]  to 
broaden  peoples'  horizon  is 
good." 

This  spring,  the  ACA  board 
met  at  Southern  and  made  the 
decision  to  go  ahead  with  the 
program.  Since  then,  compli- 
cations have  arisen  and  de- 
cisions have  yet  to  be  made 
about  exact  location  and  spe- 
cifics of  the  program.  Accord- 
ing to  Odette  Ferreira,  director 
of  the  ACA  program,  the  board 
will  meet  again  in  March  2009 
to  make  the  final  decisions. 

More  information  and  pro- 
motional flyers  for  the  pro- 
gram will  be  around  campus 
at  the  beginning  of  next  se- 
mester. 


Crisis 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Transportation  services  has 
not  suffered  from  the  oil  crisis 
yet. 

Barry  Becker,  director  of 
transportation  services,  said 
keeping  gas  on  campus  makes 
the  university  less  vulnerable 
to  the  crisis.  Transportation 
services  buys  gas  at  cheaper 
rates  than  consumers  and  gets 
4,500  gallons  of  gas  delivered 
at  a  time. 

In  spite  of  the  global  con- 
cern over  the  oil  crisis,  Doug 
Frood,  associate  vice  president 
for  budgeting  and  finance,  said 
the  cost  increase  doesn't  have 
a  huge  impact  on  a  yearly  bud- 
get of  S50  million.  The  uni- 
versity usually  pays  $80,000 
a  year  for  gas,  which  now  has 
risen  about  $10,000. 

But  Frood  has  a  greater 
concern. 

"Electricity  is  really  what's 
impacting  us,"  he  said.  Elec- 


tricity prices  have  recently 
gone  up  by  15  percent.  This 
represents  an  increase  of  about 
$200,000  this  year. 

The  price  of  electricity  puts 
pressure  on  tuition,  but  fi- 
nance officials  said  they  are 
trying  to  lessen  the  impact  this 
will  have  on  students.  Tuition 
this  year  has  increased  by  less 
than  five  percent,  compared  to 
5.5  percent  last  year  and  5.3 
percent  the  year  before. 

"We're  doing  our  best  to 
hold  down  tuition  increase," 
Frood  said,  "but  sometimes 
these  things  don't  let  you  do 
that." 

However,  students  can  also 
help  prevent  tuition  increases 
by  using  less  power.  He  sug- 
gested limiting  the  usage  of 
air  conditioning  and  turning 
lights  off  when  they  are  not 
necessary. 

Frood  said,  "A  dollar  saved 
by  the  students  lowers  our  cost 
and  takes  some  pressure  off 
tuition  increases." 


6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


religion 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 

Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


The  Bible  wasn't  written  for  you  and  me 


Shaunda  Helm 

Contributor 


It's  been  almost  two  months 
now  since  my  arrival  at  Gim- 
bie  Adventist  Hospital  in 
Ethiopia.  I  am  growing  fond 
of  sour  injera  and  zesty  chick- 
pea sauce  and  am  gradually 
learning  my  first  non-West- 
ern language.  Although  1  sail 
haven't  come  to  appreciate  the 
atonal  calls  to  prayer  that  echo 
across  the  hills  before  dawn,  I 
am  learning  a  great  deal  about 
spirituality  from  the  Ethiopi- 
ans, as  well.  Perhaps  the  most 
startling  conclusion  I  have 
reached  during  my  time  here 
is  that  the  Bible  was  not  writ- 
ten for  people  like  me. 

This  realization  struck  me 
one  day  while  I  was  listening 
to  a  devotional  talk  by  our 
chaplain,  Petra  Howe.  She  be- 
gan with  the  question,  "How 
many  of  you  have  ever  built  a 
house?"  Nearly  all  the  fifty-or- 
so  adults  raised  their  hands! 
She  proceeded  to  tell  Jesus' 
parable  of  the  wise  man  who 
built  his  house  on  the  rock 
and  the  foolish  man  who  built 
his  house  on  the  sand.  I  have 
always  taken  the  structural  in- 
tegrity of  my  house  for  grant- 
ed, so  this  parable  had  always 
seemed  somewhat  abstract. 
To  the  Ethiopian  audience, 
however,  it  made  an  immedi- 
ate impression.  They  had  seen 
homes  swept  away  by 


My  literacy  was  no  match  for 
their  life  experience. 

I  began  to  notice  that  many 
of  the  Bible's  other  parables 
and  metaphors  cany  a  more 
immediate  significance  when 
viewed  through  Ethiopian 
eyes.  When  David  refers  to 
God  as  his  "rock  of  refuge" 
(Psalm  71:3,  NIV),  for  exam- 
ple, Westerners  understand 
what  he  is  driving  at,  but  the 
concept  is  fairly  intangible. 
Most  of  us  have  never  actu- 
ally run  to  a  rock  to  escape  a 
hailstorm  or  a  mudslide.  For 
the  Ethiopian  shepherds  and 
farmers  who  work  far  from  any 
man-made  shelter,  the  words 
of  David  resonate  deeply  and 
evoke  specific  memories. 

The  Ethiopians  sometimes 
bring  an  entirely  new  perspec- 
tive on  familiar  stories.  A  hos- 
pital worker  recently  retold 
the  story  of  David's  anoint- 
ing in  a  way  that  highlighted 
the  radical  cultural  demands 
made  by  even  the  Old  Testa- 
ment. His  point  was  that  we 
should  not  look  down  on  ag- 
ricultural workers.  Of  course, 
I  thought  at  first.  Why  would 
we  look  down  on  agricultural 
workers?  I  had  always  ideal- 
ized the  pastoral  lifestyle,  and 
my  American  upbringing  had 
conditioned  me  to  expect  me- 
teoric rises  like  that  of  David. 
But  in  traditional  societies  like 
ancient  Israel  and  present-day 
Ethiopia,  shepherds  do  not 


become  kings.  God's  declara- 
tion that  He  looks  at  the  heart 
rather  than  the  outward  ap- 
pearance seriously  challenged 
the  paradigm  of  the  Israelites 
just  as  the  worship  talk  chal- 
lenged the  Ethiopians.  The 
Bible  is  more  socially  progres- 
sive than  I  had  thought. 

Perhaps  most  significantly, 
being  in  a  traditional  society 
makes  the  Bible's  injunctions 
about  caring  for  the  poor 
sharper  and  less  ambiguous. 
In  the  United  States,  it  is  easy 
to  discount  James'  instruc- 
tion to  "look  after  orphans 
and  widows  in  their  distress" 
(James  1:27,  NTV)  by  appeal- 
ing to  government  social  ser- 
vices. In  Ethiopia,  beggars 
leave  me  speechless.  I  cannot 
scoff  at  them  like  I  often  do 
at  those  holding  "Will  work 
for  food"  signs  in  the  United 
States.  Most  Ethiopian  beg- 
gars have  obvious  physical 
handicaps  or  small  children  on 
their  hips.  There  are  no  social 
services  to  refer  them  to,  and, 
unfortunately,  the  church  is 
not  well  organized  to  support 
them  either.  I  am  learning  to 
take  more  seriously  the  Bible's 
calk  for  justice  and  generos- 
ity. 

So  maybe  my  title  and  thesis 
are  a  bit  sensational.  I  am  not 
suggesting  that  we  lay  aside 
the  Bible.  Rather,  I  am  urging 
us  to  bear  in  mind  that  West- 
ern civilization  is  a  historical 


Missionary  Shaunda  Helm  in  Gimbie,  Africa,  riding  on  a  mule  to 
a  remote  clinic  for  an  inspection  visit 


oddity,  and  I  am  suggesting 
that  traditional  societies  are  a 
link  to  the  Bible's  authors  and 
original  audiences.  Living  in 
Gimbie  has  not  significantly 
altered  my  theology,  but  I  be- 
lieve the  Bible  is  meant  to  af- 
fect us  on  an  emotional  level  as 
well  as  on  an  intellectual  level. 
Jesus'  parables  were  supposed 
to  evoke  memories  of  comfort, 


fear  and  even  humorous  expe- 
riences. We  do  not  react  as  the 
original  audiences  did  because 
our  lives  are  vastly  different. 
Becoming  intimate  with  a  tra- 
ditional society  has  taught  me 
to  interact  with  the  Bible  on  a 
more  personal  level.  It  is  the 
best  way  I  have  found  to  make 
the  Bible  come  to  life. 


The  case  of  God  and  the  lesson  of  the  Rubik's  cube 


"Lesson  1:  This.. .this  is...a 
Rubik's  cube.  It  has.. .six... 
sides.. .Lesson  2  will  com- 
mence in  15  minutes." 

I  have  never  solved  a  Ru- 
bik's cube.  On  my  Sunday  ride 
back  from  midterm  break,  my 
friend  who  happened  to  be 
driving  decided  to  give  me  a 
tutorial. 

"Lesson  2:  This  is  a  Rubik's 
cube.  It  has  six  siaes.  Each  side 


has  its  own  color."  He  named 
the  colors  and  announced 
when  we  could  expect  Lesson 
3  before  dropping  the  cube  in 
order  to  shift  into  forth.  Even 
after  those  few  hours  driving 
back  from  the  Smoky  Moun- 
tains, the  Rubik's  cube  is  still 
mostly  a  mystery  to  me. 

We  tend  to  do  one  of  two 
things  with  mysteries.  We  ig- 
nore them  or  we  wrestle  with 
them.  So  far  I  have  successfully 
ignored  the  enigma  of  the  Ru- 
bik's cube,  but  some  mysteries 


cannot  be  so  easily  dismissed. 
In  the  small  group  I  attend, 
mystery  has  been  our  business 
for  the  past  few  weeks  as  we've 
studied  and  discussed  the  doc- 
trine of  the  Trinity  and  God's 
attributes  of  omnipresence, 
omniscience  and  omnipo- 
tence. A  worthy  endeavour, 
right?  Well,  these  endeavours 
have  led  us  into  collective 
head-scratching  and  shoulder- 
shrugging.  While  "What  Sev- 
enth-day Adventists  Believe" 
reads  well,  it  also  reminds  us 


that  our  minds  and  experi- 
ences are  so  finite.  God  is  an 
amazing  mystery.  Take  the 
burning  bush,  the  book  of  Job 
and  Isaiah  40,  for  example. 

I'm  discovering  that  often 
mystery  is  more  important 
than  knowledge  since  knowl- 
edge often  reveals  deeper 
mystery  as  with  dark  matter, 
string  theory  and  "Imagining 
the  Tenth  Dimension." 

"Be  still  and  know  that  I  am 
God"  does  not  mean  dissect 
and  reduce  me  until  I  make 


sense;  it  means  stand  in  awe  of 
the  mystery— a  mystery  to  fall 
in  love  with  and  to  pursue  re- 
lentlessly. God  is  not  the  kind 
of  mystery  to  ignore  or  toss 
aside  when  it's  time  to  change 
gears. 

One  thing  is  certain;  our 
mysterious  God  is  worthy  of 
our  trust.  We  can  question  like 
Job,  but  we  will  not  get  easy 
lessons  or  formulaic  solutions 
like  "Lesson  3:  This  isa  Rubik's 
cube..."  Then  again,  didn't  God 
basically  say,  "I  AM"? 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


A  case  for  raising  admission  standards  at  SAU 


IMatthew  Hermann 


I  When  my  economics  pro- 
fessor stated  that  SAU  enroll- 
ment is  approaching  2,800 
Students,  I  couldn't  help  but 
feonder:  Where  is  Southern 
[heading?  Are  we  going  to  con- 
tinue to  grow  at  an  increasing 
Date,  or  is  it  time  to  set  some 
^standards? 

I    Let's  face  it— Southern  is 
Snisting  at  the  seams.  I  mean, 
Ryho  wouldn't  want  to  come  to 
/Southern?  Students  are  com- 
ing in  from  all  over  the  country, 
and  the  world,  to  get  a  taste  of 
.mir  denomination's  finest  un- 
dergraduate institution.  At  a 
relatively  low  cost,  our  univer- 
sity offers  academics  taught  by 
qualified  teachers,  an  amazing 
religious  experience  facilitated 
by  Campus  Ministries  and  fun 
activities  hosted  by  the  Stu- 
dent Association.  This  is  quite 
a  bargain.  Thaf  s  my  point. 

However,  I  believe  it  is  time 
that  we  develop  some  sort  of 
rationing  mechanism  to  better 
serve  all  students  who  attend. 
While  the  student  population 
has  grown,  some  departments 
like  student  finance  and  food 
services  have  remained  con- 
stant in  size  to  meet  the  needs 


of  a  1,500  student  body.  Many 
are  feeling  the  strain.  Since  its 
inception  Southern  has  had  a 
mission-mindedness  that  has 
allowed  most  types  of  people, 
regardless  of  academic  history, 
to  attend  our  institution.  Con- 
tinuing to  allow  enrollment  to 
grow  at  a  rate  faster  than  the 
infrastructure  can  handle  will 
compromise  the  qualities  that 
I  believe  make  this  university 
so  unique. 

What  sort  of  rationing 
mechanism  am  I  advocating? 
In  short,  I  believe  Southern 
should  adopt  an  admissions 
deadline.  Allowing  ourselves 
to  have  minimal  qualifications 
to  attend  this  university  would 
allow  us  to  handle  increases 
in  enrollment  at  a  steady  pace 
while  not  diluting  the  South- 
ern experience  for  students. 
First,  I  think  this  would  trans- 
form Southern  to  becoming 
an  institution  that  retains 
freshmen.  Second,  application 
deadlines  would  give  students 
a  sense  of  pride  and  act  as  a  re- 
minder that  it  is  a  privilege  to 
come  here.  Third,  it  would  also 
give  the  world  some  indication 
of  what  they  should  expect  of 
Southern  graduates.  Lastly, 
a  rationing  device  would  give 
administration  greater  pre- 
dictability of  increasing,  or  de- 


creasing, enrollment. 

The  Freshman  Experience 
program  has  allowed  more 
cohesion  between  students 
and  faculty  and  has  allowed  a 
means  to  improve  freshmen 
retention.  I  believe  in  this 
program.  However,  it  is  not 
enough.  Having  an  admissions 
committee  to  predict,  based  on 
high  school  or  academy  his- 
tory, the  likelihood  that  a  pro- 
spective student  will  survive  at 
Southern  would  give  a  greater 
measure  of  predictability  than 
what  we  have  now.  Instead  of 
meeting  students  and  having 
them  adapt  to  college  life,  we 
should  expect  them  to  come  to 
Southern  with  the  skills  to  suc- 
ceed. We  should  matriculate 
students  who  can  meet  South- 
ern's academic  rigor  instead  of 
diluting  our  own  values.  This 
is  college. 

Whenever  a  student  writes 
a  long  paper,  she  has  a  sense 
of  pride  that  it  is  done  and  she 
did  it  well,  especially  when  she 
gets  a  good  grade.  The  same  is 
true  for  other  areas  of  life.  We 
value  what  we  work  for.  South- 
ern should  be  no  different. 
Truly,  I  believe  new  students 
coming  into  Southern  with  a 
sense  of  pride  that  they  earned 
the  privilege  to  study  here 
will  change  the  campus  ethos, 


much  different  than  students 
who  have  felt  that  their  par- 
ents have  shoved  them  down 
the  Adventist  education  sys- 
tem their  entire  lives.  Indeed, 
having  an  admissions  com- 
mittee could  not  only  raise  the 
caliber  of  students  that  come 
here,  but  also  raise  the  caliber 
of  students  who  want  to  come 
here. 

Let's  examine  the  most  se- 
lective department  on  cam- 
pus, the  School  of  Nursing. 
Having  admissions  deadlines 
and  prerequisites,  the  School 
of  Nursing  carries  a  certain 
reputation  that  the  greater 
Chattanooga  community 

knows  about.  Many  hospi- 
tals, when  they  experience 
the  same  level  of  excellence  in 
medical  literacy  and  knowl- 
edge from  nursing  graduates, 
get  the  picture.  They  know 
what  to  expect.  The  reputation 
builds  and  it  makes  it  easier  to 
hire  Southern  grads,  which  in 
the  end  benefits  the  students. 
Why  not  apply  this  to  the  en- 
tire campus?  Why  not  let  the 
world  know  what  to  expect?  If 
our  university  mission  state- 
ment is  to  prepare  students  for 
the  world,  then  I  do  not  know 
what  we  have  to  lose. 

While  I  have  said  that 
Southern  offers  a  unique  ex- 


perience, we  cannot  credit  our 
enrollment  to  just  that.  Chris- 
tian college  enrollment  has  in- 
creased steadily  over  the  past 
few  decades,  Adventist  or  non- 
Adventist.  If  we  as  a  university 
credit  growth  to  our  institu- 
tion alone,  we  are  deceiving 
ourselves.  As  our  past  history 
has  shown,  we  cannot  simply 
believe  that  Southern  will  stay 
Southern  and  enrollment  will 
never  sharply  drop  off.  Having 
an  admissions  deadline  would 
give  financial  predictability  for 
the  next  school  year  that  we 
simply  do  not  have  at  present. 
Though  not  as  important  to 
students  as  the  other  points,  I 
think  having  some  sort  of  pat- 
tern in  enrollment  could  give 
structure,  not  to  mention  al- 
leviate stress  in  certain  sectors 
of  our  institution. 

I  believe  Adventists  should 
be  known  for  our  phenomenal 
education  system.  Southern's 
experience  is  unique,  and  I 
believe  that  it  is  a  cut  above 
the  rest.  Southern's  continued 
growth  could  change  its  small- 
college  environment.  If  we  re- 
fuse to  preserve  this  ethos  due 
to  increasing  demand  by  pro- 
spective students,  we  might 
still  have  this  campus,  but  lose 
the  SAU  experience. 


The  deer  story:  Trying  to  make  Aesop  proud 


Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 


Ranger.  At  desk  in  bunk- 
house.  6:00  p.m. 

Dearest  Diary  Dan, 

Today,  two  idiot  college- 
age  kids  were  disturbing  the 
habitat.  I  busted  'em  good. 
Gave  'em  30  seconds  to  ex- 
plain themselves  and  then  I  lit 
their  egos  on  fire  'til  they  were 
a  multitudinous  sampling  of 
tiny  ash  at  my  feet.  Yeah,  let's 
just  say  they  learned  their  les- 
son and  won't  be  sneakin'  up 
on  no  unawares  deer  and  dis- 
turbin'  their  sparring  ritual. 
Lucky  I  caught  'em  in  time, 


too.  Otherwise  the  ridiculous 
Cades  Cove  crowds  woulda 
been  jumpin'  outta  their  cars 
to  copy  cat  them  two  idiot  fell- 
ers all  day  long.  And  there's 
only  so  many  of  me  to  control 
that  kinda  chaos. 

Deer.  Grazing  in  the  cove. 
3:00  p.m.  (earlier  that  same 
day). 

"Mighty  fine  day,  don't  you 
think  Reginald?" 

"Yes,  sir.  Mighty  fine  day. 
Grass  is  green  on  our  side  of 
the  fence  today.  Look  at  all 
the  camera-toting  tourists  ad- 
miring our  majestic  presence; 
I'd  say  if  s  close  to  a  record, 


today.  Even  those  two  awk- 
ward skinny  young  men  want 
a  closer  look." 

Tell  me  about  it.  Maybe  we 
should  spar  for  them  a  bit.  Let 
them  gape  a  little. 

"Good  idea,  Wallace.  You 
don't  suppose  they'd  give  us  a 
little  chase,  do  you?" 

"If  s  hard  to  say.  Not  many 
look  fleet-of-foot  these  days. 
One  moment,  what  is  that 
ranger  telling  them?" 

"Well,  I  say,  Wallace!  It  ap- 
pears he  may  be  prohibiting 
them  from  a  fine  chase;  and 
with  quite  a  rousing  speech,  I 
might  add. 

"A  pity,  Reginald,  a  pity." 


"Indeed.    I  do  believe  the 
ranger  has  once  again  dis- 


turbed c 
deed." 


r  wildlife.  A  pity  i 


Boys.  Back  at  the  campfire. 
8:00  p.m. 

We  were  innocently  rac- 
ing along  the  Cades  Cove  loop 
when  we  spotted  a  couple  of 
deer  in  a  wonderfully  large 
field.  Stealthily  approaching, 
we  had  our  shirts  off  to  aid  in 
camouflage  and  also  because, 
quite  frankly,  we  were  hot 
(from  running,  ok!?!)-  Our 
goal?  Get  one  last  sprint  off 
before  finishing  our  afternoon 
romp  by  getting  as  close  to 


the  deer  as  we  could  and  then 
bolting!  Ranger  Tact  dutifully 
halted  our  progress  because 
we  were  not  supposed  to  feed, 
touch  or  disturb  the  wildlife. 
Obviously  we  weren't  going 
to  feed  the  deer,  he  said,  and 
obviously  we  were  disturbing 
them.  But  he  left  the  touching 
part  wide  open  with  an  "I'm 
not  sure  if  you  were  going  to 
touch  them  or  not."  Cool!  The 
Ranger  thinks  we  could  actu- 
ally catch  up  to  a  deer! 

Moral.  Timeless. 

With   God,   all   things  are 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Album  Review:  "Roots  Run  Deep"  by  Jadon  Lavick 


Andrea  Keele 

CoNUUBlflOR 


"Music  is  what  feelings 
sound  like,"  says  an  unknown 
author  somewhere  out  there. 
And  it's  the  truth.  Though 
we  might  disagree  on  many 
points  and  preferences  of  mu- 
sical styles,  we  can  all  agree 
that  music  is  deeply  emo- 
tional, and  profoundly  power- 
ful. It  is  music  that  breathes 
meaning  into  lyrics.  Christian 
artist  Jadon  Lavick  captures 
this  development  in  his  lat- 
est album,  "Roots  Run  Deep." 
Discovering  the  deep  roots 
of  a  legacy  of  faith  in  favorite 
hymns,  Lavick  skillfully  cre- 
ates a  musical  setting  that 
doesn't  just  accurately  accom- 
modate the  tried-and-true; 
rather,  it  brings  to  life  implicit 
emotion  and  meaning.  From 
the  light-hearted  "Come  Thou 
Fount"  and  "Wondrous  Love," 
to  the  reflective  "Turn  Your 
Eyes"  and  "I  Need  Thee,"  the 
mostly  guitar-led  lyrics  are  al- 
most surprising  in  their  new 
contexts. 


Last  May,  I  was  returning 
from  a  memorial  service  of  a 
college  freshman.  Looking  out 
the  plane  window  at  cloud- 
scapes,  the  tragic  essence  of 
that  experience  continued 
replaying  in  my  mind.  I  was 
listening  to  "Roots  Run  Deep," 
and  stumbled  upon  the  last 
few  lines  of  "What  a  Friend." 
I'd  sung  the  words  before, 
but  had  somehow  missed  the 
incredible  strength  and  com- 
fort found  in  them:  "In  His 
arms  He'll  take  and  shield 
thee,  Thou  wilt  find  a  solace 
there." 

Indeed,  Jadon  Lavick 
blendsthebestofbothworlds: 
a  rich  legacy  of  hymns  and  a 
fresh,  acoustic  sound.  "Roots 
Run  Deep"  could  easily  unite 
diverse  musical  tastes  while 
also  uniting  tradition  and 
artistry. 

'Editors  Note:  Jadon  Lavick  will 
be  joining  us  at  vespers  this  week 
to  share  his  music  and  worship 


uUUA.*to*~l«r 


Roots 
Run 
Deep 

Jadon 
Lavick 

Folk/Gospel 


r 


Get  your  Green  On 

6 


Vexation:     Way     too 

man}'  half-empty  product 
containers  in  landfills. 

Solution:  Use  ALL  your 
toothpaste  (lotion,  hair  gel, 
etc.)  before  chucking  the 
container. 

Implementation: 
Many  of  us  may  already  be 
acquainted  with  product 
saving  techniques.  If  you 
already  put  these  following 
tips  into  practice,  then  go 
ahead  and  pat  yourself  on 
the  back  for  being  so  green. 
If  you  haven't  thought 
about  it  much,  here  are  a 
few  tried  and  true  ideas. 

Invest  in  a  toothpaste 
winger  or  cut  your  tooth- 


paste tube  in  half  to  get  to 
the  excess  that  you  can't 
squeeze  out.  Try  adding 
a  little  water  to  shampoo, 
conditioner  or  even  laun- 
dry detergent  bottles,  and 
then  shake  'em  up  baby! 
And  don't  forget  to  store 
containers  upside  down. 

Clarification:  About 
10  percent  of  many  per- 
sonal products  go  unused 
because  people  toss  the 
containers  before  they  are 
empty.  This  means  more 
trash  headed  to  the  landfill 
and  fewer  dollars  in  your 
wallet. 

*tip  and  info  from  idealbite.com 


Question 

of  the  Week 


If  you  could  be  filthy  good  at  one 
thing,  what  would  it  be? 


Every  sport,  because  it  would  be  awesome  if  a  girl  could 
dominate  them  all.  -  Andie  Schafer 


Convincing  people  that  all  the  things  I  like  to  do  are  really 
fun.  -  Jessi  Turner 


Probably  just  flying.  -  Anthony  Handal 


The  robot,  and  when  I'd  walk  down  the  promenade,  every- 
one would  say,  'Hey,  there  goes  the  robot  guy!  He's  so  good 
at  the  robot.'  -  Donnie  Keele 


Preparing  fugu.*  -  Jordan  Wagner 


Motivational  speaking.  Then  everyone  would  feel  better 
after  listening  to  me.  -  Renee  Mathis 


Skipping  stones.  -Chelsea  Foster 

I  wish  I  was  really  good  at  tap  dancing.  -B.J.  Taylor 

Life.  -  Nick  EUer 


*Fugu  is  the  Japanese  word  for  blowfish,  which  is  a  del- 
icacy even  though  it  can  be  deadly  to  eat  or  to  prepare  if 
done  incorrectly. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

KING:  The  Photobiog- 
raphy  of  Martin  Luther 
King,  Jr. 

Margaret  Mitchel  House  & 
Museum 

Atlanta,  GA 

Open  'til  5  p.m.  most  days, 
through  Dec.  31. 

$12  general  admission 

gwtw.org 

6th  Annual  Pumpkin 
Festival 

Stone  Mountain  Park,  GA 

Friday  through  Sunday, 
Oct.  26 

$25  general  admission  (dis- 
count tickets  at  Kroger) 

Stonemountainpark.com 

The  Greencards  per- 
form at  Barking  Legs  The- 
ater 

Chattanooga 

8  p.m.,  Saturday,  Oct.  25 

S15.50  in  advance,  $18  at  | 
door 

barkinglegs.org/music 

Autumn  Acres  Corn  I 
Maze  and  Pumpkin  Patch 

Crossville,  TN 

Open  'til  10  p.m.  on  Satur- 1 
days  and  1-6  p.m.  on  Sundi 
through  Nov.  2 

$8  per  person  (cash  and  I 
checks  only) 

autumnacres.net 

Chattanooga  Market 

First  Tennessee  Pavil-| 
ion 

Noon-5p.m,Sunday,Oct.2*  | 

Free 
Chartanoogamarket.com 

Dixieland  Dinner| 

Cruise 

Chattanooga 
7  p.m.,  Sunday,  Oct.  26 
,     $31,  reservation  required 
chattanoogariverboat.com  I 

Vienna  Boys  Choir  UT<| 
Fine  Arts  Center 

7:30  p.m.,  Monday,  0*  'I 

Tickets  start  at  $15 
Utc.edu/administration/| 

fineurtscenter 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Ninja  Turtles  vs  Team  Fresh:  Overtime  thriller 


Zack  Livingston 


The  Ninja  Turtles  were  al- 
most shell-shocked  on  Tues- 
day night  as  they  took  on 
Team  Fresh  -in  an  overtime 
thriller.  The  well-respected 
Turtles  didn't  expect  the  first- 
year  A  league  Team  Fresh  to 
play  with  such  intensity. 

Turtles'  quarterback,  Mike 
Castleberg  started  the  Turtles 
off  with  his  precision  passes 
and  created  a  drive  that  put 
them  up  7-0.  Just  when  things 
were  looking  familiar  for  the 
Turtles,  Team  Fresh  quarter- 
back, Cesar  Bernardino,  ate 
the  pressure  and  created  a 
drive  of  his  own.  Unstoppable 
wide  receiver  Sean  Lemon 
jumped,  dodged  and  acceler- 
ated his  way  into  the  end  zone 
after  catching  a  long  bomb 
from  Bernardino. 

The  Turtles  tried  to  answer 
back  with  a  long  throw  of  their 


own,  but  Lemon  proved  why 
he's  deadly  on  both  sides  of  the 
ball  as  he  intercepted  the  pass. 
Lemon  sprinted  down  the  field 
to  catch  another  throw  from 
Bernardino  to  put  Team  Fresh 
up  13-7  at  the  end  of  the  first 
half,  • 

Castleberg  had  to  be  re- 
moved from  the  game  after 
expressing  some  frustration 
on  the  field. 

Without  their  Star  quarter- 
back, the  Turtles  gathered  in 
a  huddle  to  regroup.  Nelson 
Pichardo,  Turtle  wide  receiver, . 
stepped  up  to  take  the  quarter- 
back position  and  made  Team 
Fresh  rushers  tired  with  his 
ability  to  run  and  throw  the 
ball.  With  just  a  few  seconds 
left  in  the  game,  Pichardo 
threw  a  Hail  Mary  that  was 
rejected  by  Fresh  defense  but 
landed  into  the  hands  of  Tur- 
tle player,  Grady  Todd,  for  a 
touchdown  to  tie  the  game. 


'They  are  lucky  that  I  wasn't 
there  to  play"  said  Ehud  Si- 
card,  a  junior  theology  major. 
"I  would  have  been  able  to  put 
more  pressure  on  the  quarter- 
back." 

In  an  awkward  conclusion, 
the  Turtles  scored  in  overtime 
and  caught  an  incomplete 
pass  from  Team  Fresh  that 
was  kicked  up  in  the  air  before 
touching  the  ground.  Pichardo 
came  up  with  the  airborne  ball 
turning  it  into  an  interception, 
which  concluded  the  game. 
Officials  discussed  the  play  to 
decide  if  it  was  legal,  but  being 
tight  for  time  they  decided  -to 
let  it  go. 

"I  learned  my  lesson  last 
night  about  saying  things  that 
I  shouldn't  say  on  the  field," 
Castleberg  said.  "It  was  a  re- 
ally close  game  and  we'll  have 
a  lot  of  respect  for  Team  Fresh 
if  we  have  to  play  them  in  the 
playoffs." 


Another  athletic  gripe  session 


Zack  Livingston 

SeoKB  FnnttP 


Thank  goodness  the  Flori- 
da Rays  beat  the  Boston  Red 
Sox   Sunday  night  to  claim 
the  American  League  Cham- 
pionship. Southern's  campus 
couldn't  bear  another  year  of 
rambunctious     bragging     on 
Boston's  behalf.  Now  that  the 
Brady-less  bunch  of  Patriots 
don't  stand  a  chance  for  an- 
i  other  Super  Bowl,  all  we  need 
|  is  for  Kevin  Garnett  to  get  in- 
jured to  place  the  Celtics  back 
kin  mediocrity  where  they  be- 
long. Boston  fans  will  haunt 
[our  campus  no  more  .  .  .  hur- 
ay! 
The  battered  and  bruised 
s  Angeles  Lakers  are  having 
trouble  deciding  what  to  do 
»ith  their  rookie  center  An- 
Idrew  Bynum  this  season.  They 
^must  have  forgotten  what  hap- 
ened  to  them  in  game  six  last 
I|ear  of  the  NBA  finals.  Pau 
Qasol  couldn't  find  the  stadi- 
i,  Lamar  Odom  left  his  game 


in  the  locker  room  and  Kobe 
Bryant  proved  once  again  why 
he  will  never  be  Michael  Jor- 
dan. The  Lakers  broke  records 
in  last  year's  finals  for  losing 
by  over  30  points.  Bynum  and 
the  Lakers  have  until  Oct.  31 
to  sign  a  five-year  contract  ex- 
tension. Bynum's  seven-foot, 
20-year-old  body,  along  with 
three  years  of  NBA  experience, 
clearly  says  that  there  is  room 
for  improvement.  So  what's 
the  problem? 

Southern  students  should 
hurry  to  see  a  football  game 
now  while  the  Tennessee  Ti- 
.  tans  are  having  the  best  season 
of  their  Uves.  ESPN  said  it's 
been  31  years  since  the  Titans 
have  had  such  success.  They 
have  the  best  record  in  the 
NFL  leading  the  AFC  South 
with  a  6-0  record.  Chris  John- 
son and  Lendale  White  com- 
bined for  317  rushing  yards 
and  four  touchdowns  Sunday 
night  to  help  them  blow  past 
the  Kansas  City  Chiefs,  34-10. 
With  this  beginning,  the  Titans 


might  even  make  a  Super  Bowl 
run.  Hey,  it  could  happen. 


Tampa  Bay  Rays'  Scott  Kazmir 
pitches  against  the  Chicago  White 
Sox  during  the  first  inning  of  the 
second  American  League  division 
series  baseballgame  in  St.  Peters- 
burg, Fla.  Friday,  Oct.  3, 2008.  (AP 
photo/Pierre  DuCharme,  pool) 


Intramurals  Schedule 

Men's  A  North  Division 

10/23    6  PM 

Team  Fresh/Business  Time 

Field  3 

10/23    6  PM 

Regulators/Last  Minute 

Field  1 

10/27    6  PM 

Regulators/Team  Fresh 

Field  1 

W/27    6  PM 

Business  Time/The  Plague 

Field  3 

10/27   8  PM 

The  Plague/Team  Fresh 

Field  3 

10/28    6  PM  . 

The  Plague/Last  Minute 

Field  3 

10/29    8  PM 

Ninja  Turtles/Shake  NT  Bake 

Field  1 

10/29    9  PM 

The  Plague/Business  Time 

Field  3 

Men's  A  South  Division 

10/23    7  PM 

Smash  Bros/Biete  Me  Again 

Field  3 

10/27    7  PM 

Sell  Outs/Bietz  Me  Again 

Field  3 

10/27    9  PM 

yaMAHA  Shuffle/Squirrel  Tails 

Field  3 

10/28    7  PM 

yaMAHA  Shuffle/Smash  Bros 

Field  1 

10/28    8  PM 

Cohutta  Wild/Squirrel  Tails 

Field  3 

10/29    7  PM 

Smash  Bros/Showtime 

Field  3 

Men's  B  North  Division 

10/23  7  PM 

Bus  Drivers/DP 

Field  1 

10/23  7  PM 

All  The  Way/Team  Eller 

Field  2 

10/23    8  PM 

5th  Down/Bus  Drivers 

Field  3 

10/23    9  PM 

5th  Down/The  New  Breed 

Field  3 

10/27    7  PM 

Bus  Drivers/Old  School 

Field  2 

10/27    8  PM 

Bus  Drivers/5th  Down 

Field  1 

10/27    9  PM 

DP/GeFrenich 

Field  1 

10/28    7  PM 

Old  School/Team  Eller 

Field  3 

10/28    9  PM 

DP/AUTheWay 

Field  1 

10/29    6  PM 

Bus  Drivers/Team  Eller 

Field  3 

10/29    9  PM 

5th  Down/GeFrenich 

Field  1 

Men's  B  South  Division 

10/23    8  PM 

McThunderstix/Aghhhh 

Field  1 

10/23    9  PM 

300/Los  Toros 

Field  1 

10/27   7  PM 

Band  of  Brothers/Los  Toros 

Field  1 

10/28    6  PM 

IronMan/Pickanewname 

Field  1 

10/28    9  PM 

300/McThunderstix 

Field  3 

10/29    6  PM 

Pickanewname/300 

Field  1 

10/29    7  PM 

Aghhhh/Los  Toros 

Field  1 

10/29    8  PM 

McThunderstix/Band  of  Brothers  Field  3 

Women's  A  Division 

10/28   6  PM 

Spartans/Raging  Penguins 

Field  2 

10/28  7  PM 

October  Rush/Lunachicks 

Field  2 

10/29    6  PM 

Suga  Rush/October  Rush 

Field  2 

10/29  7  PM  . 

Spartans/Pageant  Pistons 

Field  2 

Women's  B  Division 

10/23    6  PM 

Mangostein/Blazn 

Field  2 

10/23    8  PM 

Pink  Ladies/Ultimatum 

Field  2 

10/23    9  PM 

Ultimatum/Kung  Fu  Pandas 

Field  2 

10/27    6  PM 

Oh  Snaps/Mangostein 

Field  2 

10/27    8  PM 

Pink  Ladies/Blazn 

Field  2 

10/28    8  PM 

Ultima  tum/Mangostein 

Field  2 

10/28    8  PM 

Blazn/Kung  Fu  Pandas 

Field  1 

10/29    8  PM 

Black  Diamonds/Blazn 

Field  2 

10/29    9  PM 

Cinco  de  Poplar/Kung  Fu  Panda? 

Field  2 

THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 0 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


chattel: 


am 


Food  Drive  |  NOW  through 
Nov.  21,  Psi  Chi  will  be  host- 
ing a  food  drive  to  benefit  the 
Samaritan  Center.  Six  dona- 
tion bins  are  located  through- 
out campus  in  Talge,  Thatcher, 
Thatcher  South,  the  Village 
Market,  the  Dining  Hall  and 
Summerour.  Donations  will 
benefit  families  in  need 
throughout  the  holiday  sea- 
son. What  better  way  to  help 
use  up  those  extra  dollars  on 
your  meal  plan  before  the  end 
of  the  semester?  Please  be  gra- 
cious and  donate  a  few  NON- 
PERISHABLE  food  items  be- 
tween now  and  Nov.  21  and 
help  make  someone's  holiday 
season  a  little  happier. 

Messiah's  Mansion  [  A  full 

scale  model  of  Moses'  Sanc- 
tuary is  coming  to  Chatta- 
nooga's Warner  Park  on  Oct. 
18  and  will  be  here  until  Oct 
26.  Free  tours  will  be  given 
from  2-7p.m.,  leaving  every  15 
minutes.  Don't  miss  this  excit- 
ing educational  and  historical 
exhibit! 

Student  Missions  Empha- 
sis I  is  this  coming  week,  so 
keep  your  eyes  open  for  dif- 
ferent opportunities  to  learn 
about  becoming  a  student 
missionary.  From  bananas,  to 
buttons,  to  free  rides  down  the 
Promenade,  you  can't  miss  it! 
The  week  culminates  on  Sab- 
bath, Nov.  1,  with  the  Missions 
Expo  from  2-5p.n1.  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center.  Stop  by  and  visit 
the  various  booths  from  many 
different  countries,  talk  to  for- 
mer student  missionaries,  and 
find  out,  God  willing,  where 
YOU  could  be  next  year! 

Prayer  Groups   |   7:15a.m. 

M-F  near  the  flag  pole; 
12:00p.m.  MWF  in  the  Stu- 
dent Center  seminar  room; 
5:00p.m.  M-F  at  the  fountain 
between  Hackman  and  the  li- 
brary. 


1  Jproming  pvpnts  ralendar 


Friday,  October  24 

6p-  North  River  Evangelistic  Series 

8p  -  Vespers  -  Jadon  Lavik  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 

Alumni  Vespers  -  Bill  Tucker  (Col- 
legedale  Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood  Chapel) 

6:55p  -  Sunset 


Sabbath,  October  25 

9a  -  Early  Church  Service  -  Ken 
Rogers  (Collegedale  Church) 

9:30-10:158  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Collegedale  Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10a  -  French  Sabbath  School  (Mill- 
er #201) 

10:15a  -  SaltWorks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Collegedale 
Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  Ken  Rogers  (Colleg- 
edale Church) 

ll:30a  -  Connect  -  Jackie  James 
(Collegedale  Academy) 


11:45a  -  Renewal-  Ken  Rogers  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

2-4p  -  Lori-Gene  Gallery  Show 
(Brock  Gallery) 

2:15  -  FLAG  Camp  (Wright  Hall 
Steps) 

4p  -  Sacred  Concert  -  Todd  and 
Lisa  Parrish  (Collegedale  Church) 

6:30p  -  Evensong,  Alumni  Organ 
Concert  featuring  organists  Karla 
Fowkes,  Tim  Hinck,  Adrienne  Olson, 
David  Williams;  Reader  Jan  Haluska 
(Church) 

8p  -  Gym-Masters  Reunion  Show 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

9:30p  -  Southern  Shuffle  -  5K  Run/ 
Walk  (Duck  Pond) 

Sunday,  October  26 

9a  -  Benefactors  Brunch  (Dining 
Hall) 

10a  -  Antique/Classic  Car  Show 
(Wood  Hall  Parking  Lot) 

SIFE  Fundraiser  at  Car  Show 

6p  -  Hulsey  Wellness  Center  Stu- 
dent Opening  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center 
-by  lies  P.E.  Center) 

6:30-gp  -  SA  Fall  Festival  (Prom- 
enade) 


Monday,  October  27 

Student  Missions  Emphasis  Week 
4p  -  University  Assembly 
7:30p  -  Latin  Duo:  Calle  Sur  (Acker- 
man  Auditorium)  Convocation  Credit! 


Tuesday,  October  28 

Student  Missions  Emphasis  Week 
Last  day  to  order  December  gradua- 
tion regalia  online,  www.shop.jostens. 
com 

7  &  lop  -  Residence  Hall  Joint  Wor- 
ship (Thatcher) 


Wednesday,  October  29 

Student  Missions  Emphasis  Week 
Wind  Symphony  Tour 

Thursday,  October  30 

Student  Missions  Emphasis  Week 
Wind  Symphony  Tour 
11a  -  Convocation:  Missions,  Jose 
Rojas  (Church) 


December     Graduates     | 

must  order  graduation  rega- 
lia and  invitations  at  www. 


shop.jostens.com  by  the  Oct. 
28  deadline.  All  graduation 
seniors  for  December  or  May 
are  required  to  turn  in  a  senior 
contract  to  the  Records  &  Ad- 
visement Office. 

Lonia  Linda  University 
School  of  Pharmacy  rep- 
resentatives I  will  be  on 
campus  Monday,  Nov.  3.  If  you 
would  like  to  meet  with  one  of 
the  representatives,  contact 
the  Counseling  &  Testing  Cen- 
ter at  236-2782  for  an  appoint- 
ment. They  will  also  have  an 
information  session  in  the  eve- 
ning from  5:30-7p.m.  in  the 
Presidential  Banquet  Room. 
Dessert  will  be  provided. 

"How  to  Avoid  Marrying 
a  Jerk"  |  A  free  relationship 
class  for  singles,  will  be  offered 
Saturday,  Nov.  15,  from  2:00 
to  7:00  p.m.  at  the  Collegedale 
Church.  Dinner  provided.  You 
must  pre-register  at  www.first- 


things.org  or  267-5383. 

Organizational  Showcase 

is  an  opportunity  for  students 
to  meet  with  local  non-profit 
organizations  to  explore  volun- 
teer opportunities  in  the  Chat- 
tanooga area.  Free  supper  will 
be  provided  from  your  choice 
of  Machu  Picchu  or  China 
Rose  from5:i5-6:45p.m.  Serve 
your  purpose.  Serve  your  com- 
munity. 

Fall  Festival  |  is  this  Sun- 
day evening  from  6:30-9p.m. 
on  the  Promenade  in  front  of 
the  Student  Center.  Come  eat 
some  food,  have  some  fun, 
play  some  games,  and  just  en- 
joy the  fall  season! 


October  24 

Amanda  Lefurgy,  Brent  Snid- 
er, Danielle  Quailey,  Mechele 


Clough,  Michael  Prince,  Na- 
than Newlon,  Rachel  Howell, 
Steven  Karst 

October  25 

Charles  Adamson,  Clarice  Es- 
quilla,  David  Wills,  Donnelly 
Ang,  Emily  Young,  Marissa 
Roberts,  Matthew  Shallen- 
berger,  Roger  Gomez,  Shai 
Francois 

October  26 

Alex  Ferguson  Richards,  Al- 
lison Mirande,  Andrew  Car- 
penter, Dyan  Urboda,  Heather 
Elmendorf,  Jacque  Cantrell, 
Jason  Neufeld,  Jeffery  Lam- 
berton,  Jeremy  Wampler,  Jes- 
sie Zollinger,  Sarah  Milliner 

October  27 

Amy  Armstrong,  Chert  Clay- 
ton, Jose  Duran,  Kevin  Brown, 
Kristen  O'Donnell,  Michael 
Eubanks,  Sarah  Malcolm, 
Stephanie  George,  Timothy 
George 


October  28 

Adrian  Wasylyshen,  Amanda 
Kendall,  Byron  Schurch,  Evan 
Taylor,  Greg  Gillin,  Jason 
Greulich,  Keith  Turner,  Me- 
lissa Blake,  Nick  Buchholz 

October  29 

Aldo  Espinoza,  Art  Richert, 
Gayle  Lastimosa.  Ricky  Oli- 
veras,  Robert  Hutton 

October  30 

Cassie  Unruh,  Flor  Osorio, 
Janice  Gallimore,  Khrisna  Vir- 
gil, Kimberly  Magers,  Laura 
Andrews,  Leilani  Santana, 
Mark  Walker 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008 


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Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
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the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  banana  bread? 
Delicious  blueberry  muffins? 
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humor 

Southern  Beets         An  Interactive  SAU  Comic      *4  -  The  Wizard  of  SAUZ 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  23,  2008  ' 

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Humor  Editor 

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Feeling  refreshed  after  break. 


After  midterm  midterms.  You 
know,  the  ones  you  have  to 
study  for  all  through  break. 


M\    Oakwood  University's  choir  at 
\ !j   Collegedale  Church! 


Delay  of  the  opening  of  the  new 
Wellness  Center...  again... 


Lawn  Concert  last  weekend,  all 
of  the  performers  did  amazing. 


A  week  without  firedrills...  even 
though  we  weren't  here  for  half 
of  it. 


Submit  your  caption 

Submit  the  funniest  caption  you  can 
think  of  for  this  photo  to  the  humor 
editor's  e-mail  (atwamack@southern. 
edu).  The  top  three  funniest  captions 
will  be  printed  in  next  week's  issue. 


Last  week's 
Funniest  captions: 

Soldier:  "(blushing)  I  only  asked 
for  your  autograph,  sir." 
-Michael  Cafferky 

"Man  it  feels  good  to  be  a  gangsta!" 
—David  Anthony 

"We  won!"  -Ruben  Harris 


Confessions! 

of  an  SAU  Dorm  Student 


Adam  Wamack 

Humph  Fnima 


I've  been  tired  of  haystacks 
since  the  nineties,  but  they  are 
cheap  so  I  love  them! 

Ramen  in  the  evening  has 
become  a  way  of  life:  differ- 
ent flavors,  different  styles, 
different  methods  of  prepara- 
tion, and  all  for  14$  a  pack- 
unbeatable. 

Who  needs  to  exercise  when 
you  have  classes  in  both  Hick- 
man and  Brock  in  the  same 
morning? 

I  once  ate  a  regular  lunch 


from  the  cafe  that  cost  $19571| 
I  kept  the  receipt  for  those  11 
didn't  believe  me,  but  it  alw)| 
made  me  cry  so  I  shredded  1 J 

I  complain  that  the  libra 
is  so  loud  but  also  that  I  «| 
study  because  I  always  | 
people  that  I  need  to  t 

I  once  ate  only  bycooki 
in  the  dorm  for  a  whole  ws» 
and  I  saved  over  a  thous 
dollars! 

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be  in  bed  by  eleven  thirty  w] 
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Southern 
alumni 
promotes 
wellness 


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M  Southern  hosted  Alumni 
I  Homecoming  last  weekend, 
6yvith  the  theme  titled  "Fit  for 
MJterniry:  Embracing  a  Life  of 
Rvellness." 

H   The  theme  highlighted  this 
Bear's  chosen  affinity  group, 
She  Gym-Masters,  encouraged 
Htness  through  the  5K  South- 
I  ern  Shuffle  and  promoted  a 
heal  thy  lifestyle  with  the  grand 
Bpening  of  the  Husley  Well- 
ness Center. 
,  j  The  alumni  council  decided 
ra  incorporate  the  Wellness 
Center's  motto  as  the  theme 
of  the  weekend,  said  Evonne 
Crook,  director  of  alumni  rela- 
tions. 

Southern's  current  Gym- 
Masters  along  side  their  pre- 
decessors, ranging  from  ages 
17  to  63,  put  on  an  exhilarat- 
ing Gym-Masters  Gymnastics 
Reunion  Show  on  Saturday 
night.  The  60-70  Gym-Mas- 
ter alumni  who  attended  the 
weekend  had  their  own  sepa- 
rate weekend  itinerary,  in- 
cluding a  special  gym-masters 
reunion  supper,  show  practice 
and  worship  service  to  cele- 
brate the  club's  32nd  year  per- 
forming together  since  1976. 
Among      other      honored 


SOUTHERNS  ACCENT 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


Photo  By  Katie  Fret-land 


Students  walk  down  the  promenade  stopping  at  the  different  shops  set  up  for  the  c 

Students  enjoy  carnival-themed  festival 


Muneca  Ramos 
Staff  Writfb 


Instead  of  bonfires  and  hay- 
rides,  more  than  100  students 
walked  along  a  city  street  with 
shops,  lights  and  music  on 
Sunday  for  this  year's  fall  fes- 
tival, The  City  on  the  Prom- 
enade. 

"I  liked  how  it  was  on  the 
promenade,  and  how  we  had  a 


party  where  we  normally  have 
class,"  said  Ben  Schnell  a  ju- 
nior theology  major. 

BJ  Taylor,  the  SA  social  vice 
president,  said  he  wanted  this 
year's  fall  festival  to  be  untra- 
di  tionai  and  unique,  compared 
to  previous  years. 

"I  didn't  know  if  I  was  go- 
ing to  go,  but  I  did  and  I'm 
glad,"  said  Jashira  Nieves,  a 
sophomore  nursing  major.  "I 


wish  [SA]  could  do  this  more 
often." 

The  activities  for  the  eve- 
ning included  live  music  and 
a  typhoon  machine  that  blew 
hundreds  of  tickets,  giving  par- 
ticipants the  chance  to  reach 
in  and  grab  as  many  tickets 
as  they  could  to  get  prizes  in 
the  various  city  shops.  Four 


Hulsey  Wellness  Center  celebrates  grand  opening 


Tiffany  Sands 

Staff  Wbfttb 


The  Hulsey  Wellness  Cen- 
ter had  its  grand  opening  last 
Sunday  at  Alumni  weekend. 

"I  am  excited  that  it  is  finally 
opening,  but  sad  for  the  peo- 


ple that  are  graduating  [and] 
won't  be  able  to  experience 
the  full  extent  of  the  wellness 
center,"  said  Kristin  Copeland, 
a  junior  nursing  major.  "It 
would  have  been  a  great  stress 
reliever  [to  them]." 

The  program  began  with  a 


prelude  from  the  Silver  Brass, 
rendering  popular  American 
patriotic  songs. 

"This  place  was  construct- 
ed for  you,"  said  President 
Gordon  Bietz,  as  he  made  his 

SEE  OPENING,  pace  4 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    7 

SA  clubs 
to  host 
election 
parties 

Erica  Richards 

Staff  Whitfb 


Southern  students  are  feel- 
ing the  excitement  build  as  the 
election  season  comes  to  an 
end  Tuesday,  and  clubs  and 
organizations  across  campus 
are  holding  election  night  par- 
ties so  students  can  watch  it 
unfold. 

"I  feel  very  strongly  that 
students  should  be  able  to 
watch  and  be  a  part  of  this," 
said  Doug  Baasch,  Student  As- 
sociation president.  "I  hope  a 
lot  of  people  watch.  I  think  it's 
really  important." 

SA,  along  with  clubs  like  the 
history  club  and  even  classes 
like  media  and  the  presiden- 
tial election  are  planning  late 
night  parties  to  watch  the  re- 
turns. 

SA  is  hosting  an  election 
party  in  the  Student  Center 
with  televisions  tuned  to  cov- 
erage from  several  news  sta- 
tions beginning  around  8  p.m. 
and  lasting  until  curfew. 

Another  opportunity  to 
watch  the  polls  will  be  in  the 
journalism  department.  This 
semester,  Professor  Stephen 
Ruf  is  teaching  a  class  called 
media  and  the  presidential 
election.  Rufs  class  will  be 
holding  an  election  party  in 
Brock  Hall  room  112  to  watch 


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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30, 2m 


Week  focuses  on  Student  Missions 


Ashley  Cheney 
Siaei  Kbites 


The  goal  of  the  Student 
Missions  office  this  year  is  to 
have  ten  percent  of  Southern 
students  serving  as  missionar- 
ies next  year. 

However,  this  does  not 
mean  260  students  should 
sign  up  just  to  fill  a  quota,  said 
Gayle  Moore,  student  missions 
coordinator. 

"We  want  kids  to  feel 
called,"  Moore  said.  "If  there 
isn't  at  least  some  element  of 
wanting  to  serve  the  Lord,  be- 
ing a  student  missionary  is  go- 
ing to  be  hard." 

As  a  way  of  bringing  excite- 
ment and  awareness  to  the 
Student  Missions  program, 
the  Student  Missions  club  has 
been  on  the  promenade  this 
week,  handing  out  bananas, 
hot  chocolate,  donuts  and  of- 
fering golf  cart  rides.  Thurs- 
day's convocation  featured 
Jose  Rojas,  director  of  the  Of- 
fice of  Volunteer  Ministries  for 
the  North  American  Division, 
who  will  also  be  speaking  to- 
night at  7:30  p.m.  in  Thatcher 
Chapel. 


"The  purpose  of  [this  week] 
is  to  arrange  opportunities 
for  students  to  interact  with 
former  student  missionaries," 
said  Nate  Dubs,  president  of 
the  student  missions  club  and 
a  junior  theology  major.  "Their 
experiences  are  a  powerful  tes- 
timony to  the  benefits  of  serv- 
ing as  a  missionary." 

SM  Emphasis  Week  will 
conclude  on  Sabbath  Nov.  1 
with  a  Missions  Expo  from  2 
p.m.  to  5  p.m.  Booths  set  up  by 
former  student  missionaries 
will  be  on  display  in  the  stu- 
dent center  with  photos  and 
cultural  items  from  the  loca- 
tions the  students  served  in. 

For  the  students  who  may  be 
considering  going  as  a  student 
missionary,  all  that  is  needed 
to  serve  is  a  relationship  with 
Christ,  flexibility  and  a  will- 
ingness to  serve,  Moore  said. 

For  Dubs,  serving  as  a  stu- 
dent missionary  changed  his 
life. 

"Allowing  God  to  use  you  in 
such  a  committed  way  is  one  of 
the  most  amazing  experiences 
you  can  have." 


Professor  returns  from  Iraq 

Katie  Freeland  to  campus  this  semester  after 

Staff  Whittr serving  eight  months  in  Iraq  as 

Capt.  Chris  Atkins,  a  social  ^  A™*  clinical  social  worker' 

work  professor,  has  returned  where  he  counseled  soldiers 


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SOUTHERNS  ACCENT 

The  Student  Voice  Since  1926 

Vol.  64,  Issue  7 

Thursday,  October  30.  2008 

Monika  Bliss 

EMILY  YOUNG 

MARLIN  THORMAN 

KATIE  HAMMOND 

ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
SARAH  HAYHOE 

ADAM  WAMACK 

CHRISTINA  WEITZEL 
IATOUT  &  DESIGN 

KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 
CIRCULATION  MANAGER 

MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

KATIE  DEXTER 
LAVOUT  &  DESIGN 

MATT  TURK 

Laure  Chamberlain 

Student  workers  let  go  due  to  family  relation] 


Aaron  Cheney 
SjaejJVjuteb 


Southern  is  enforcing  a  rule 
keeping  students  and  their 
parents  from  working  in  the 
same  department,  causingfour 
departments  on  campus  to  re- 
lease current  student  workers 
and  adjust  what  students  they 
hire  in  the  future. 

The  School  of  Journalism 
&  Communication,  the  School 
of  Physical  Education,  Health 
&  Wellness,  the  chemistry  de- 
partment and  the  service  de- 
partment all  had  to  let  a  stu- 
dent worker  go  this  semester. 

The  policy  is  not  new, 
however,  said  Pat  Coverdale, 
Southern's  human  resources 
director.  It  was  instated  sev- 
eral years  ago,  but  had  not 
been  enforced  consistently. 
In  July  2007,  the  administra- 
tive council  took  a  vote  to  en- 
force the  policy  on  future  hires 
and  to  allow  current  workers 
to  continue  until  September 
2008.  Some  departments  in- 
terpreted the  exemption  to 
mean  students  who  were  al- 
ready employed  at  the  time  of 


the  vote  could  continue  work- 
ing until  they  graduated,  how- 
ever this  is  not  the  case. 

The  policy  is  designed  to 
stop  favoritism  toward  rela- 
tives in  the  hiring  process. 
Coverdale  said  departments 
can  still  appeal  the  rule  and 
they  will  be  considered  on  a 
case-by-case  basis. 

The  School  of  Journalism  & 
Communication  lost  their  ap- 
peal and  was  forced  to  let  go  of 
Courtney  Herod,  a  senior  pho- 
tography major  who  was  serv- 
ing as  Mac  lab  coordinator  and 
teacher's  assistant  for  several 
courses  and  had  worked  for 
the  department  since  he  was  a 
freshman,  said  Greg  Rumsey, 
dean  of  the  School  of  Journal- 
ism &  Communication.  Court- 
ney Herod's  mother,  Janita 
Herod,  works  as  the  school's 
office  manager. 

Rumsey  said  while  he  feels 
the  policy  is  there  for  a  reason, 
he  would  like  to  see  some  more 
accommodations  made. 

"We  have  a  long  tradition 
of  drawing  on  our  student 
majors  to  work  in  our  depart- 


ments," Rumsey  said.  "I  \, 
like  to  see  our  administrij] 
personnel  revisit  this 
and    consider   the   pot 
benefits  for  students  who  J 
majoring  in  a  department! 
be  able  to  work  as  part  o(| 
team  in  that  area,  and  pery 
consider  an  exemption  claj 
for  that  category." 

The  school  had  to  fill  J 
only  10  hours  or  more  of  J 
assistant  time,  but  also  f 
teaching  assistant  position! 

The  chemistry  depai 
is  still  working  to  appeal  I 
decision  in  hopes  the  s 
worker  can  continue  worli 

"At  this  point,  we  \vJ 
have  a  lab  without  a  teaca] 
assistant,"  said  Dr.  RhJ 
Scott,  chair  of  the  chem 
department. 

Phil  Garver,  dean  of  I 
School  of  Physical  Educal 
Health  &  Wellness,  thof 
the  rule  would  not  apply! 
their  current  worker  i 
ated. 

He  said  they  had  to  let}] 
a  worker  "everybody  her<| 
joyed  working  with." 


and  civilians. 

"My  task  really  was  to  bring 
hope  to  the  hopeless,"  Atkins 
said.  "Where  does  hope  come 
from?  The  cross." 

Atkins  brought  a  Christian 
perspective  to  the  counsel- 
ing of  soldiers  with  combat 
stress,  depression  and  other 
problems.  The  biggest  preven- 
tion for  combat  stress  is  being 
grounded  in  Christ,  said  At- 
kins, who  was  a  part  of  a  team 
of  social  workers,  medics  and 
chaplains. 

Atkins  joined  the  military  in 
2002  after  he  graduated  with 
his  master's  in  social  work.  An 
army  friend  approached  him 
and  told  him  there  was  a  need 
for  clinical  social  workers. 

Atkins  teaches  three  classes 
in  the  Social  Work  and  Family 
Studies  Department— death 
and  dying,  child  welfare  and 
social  welfare  issues  and  poli- 
cies. Students  said  Atkins'  ex- 
periences in  the  war  zone  help 
him  in  the  classroom. 

"He's  the  same  Mr.  Atkins 


that  left,  but  you  can  feel  his 
experiences  through  the  les- 
sor plans  in  a  positive  way," 
sai  Lunelle  Bertresse,  a  se- 
nio  social  work  major  who 
is  '  ng  social  welfare  issues 
id  policies.  "He  came  back 
with  ;  uch  an  appreciation  and 
excitement  for  life." 

Atkins  found  out  he  was 
being  deployed  to  Iraq  in  the 
summer  of  2007  on  a  family 
trip  to  Michigan.  He  was  given 
two  months,  and  then  told  to 
pack  his  bags  and  head  to  Fort 


Benning,  Ga.,  for  two  wet 
training. 

Students  had  mixed  J 
tions  when  they  learned! 
professor  was  going  to  b 
ployed  to  Iraq. 

"I  had  a  feeling  of  con 
for  him,  but  he  talked  sol 
about  his  passion  thatl] 
he  was  going  to  be  a  ( 
ness,"  said  Candi  Weaver! 
nior  social  work  major « 
currently  taking  child » 
from  Atkins,  and  ha 
classes  from  him  be 
deployment.  Atkins 
his  students  the  sunn? 
fore  he  left  to  let  theni 
that  he  would  be  in  In! 
he  kept  in  touch  wijl 
while  he  was  there  as  »f 

Upon  returning  to  *l 
and  Southern,  Atkins", 
quite  a  few  differences- 

"There.Iwasacanoj 
darkness,"  Atkins  s 
I  came  back  to  happy v? 
felt  like  I  was  a  can*! 


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NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Former  CIA  consultant  to  speak  at  library 


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I  Dr.  Gary  Hess,  a  nationally 
recognized  authority  on  U.S. 
foreign  relations  and  author 
Igf  seven  books,  will  be  speak- 
-fcg  at  McKee  Library  Tues- 
day, Nov.  n  at  noon  and  3:30 
.Urn.  He  will  also  be  donating 
ground  320  books  from  his 
Hersonal  collection  to  the  li- 
brary. 

ii  Joe  Mocnik,  Southern's 
fijfirector  of  libraries,  was  one 
3jjf  Hess'  students  at  Bowling 
Green  State  University.  He 
Hescribed  his  former  profes- 


sor and  dissertation  advisor 
as  soft-spoken,  but  a  tough 
teacher.  Mocnik  hopes  this 
donation  and  lecture  will  "en- 
ergize the  community." 

"The  library  has  not  re- 
ceived a  significant  donation 
[of  books]  for  awhile,"  Mocnik 
said.  "He  could  have  given 
them  to  anybody  else,  but  he 
chose  this  little  institution  in 
Tennessee." 

Hess  will  speak  twice.  First 
he  will  speak  at  a  Dean's  Lun- 
cheon. The  second,  "Explain- 
ing Failure:  The  Debate  Over 
The  Vietnam  War,"  will  be 


held  in  the  library  and  is  open 
to  students  and  the  commu- 
nity. 

One  hundred  fifty  of  the  320 
books  Hess  is  donating  are 
from  a  government-published 
series,  "Foreign  Relations  of 
the  United  States,"  which  is  a 
publication  of  historical  docu- 
ments pertaining  to  U.S.  for- 
eign policy. 

Hess  was  a  consultant  for 
the  CIA  in  2002  and  is  the  for- 
mer chair  of  the  U.S.  State  De- 
partment's Advisory  Commit- 
tee on  Historical  Diplomatic 
Documentation. 


Hess  is  currently  a  profes- 
sor and  the  former  chair  of  the 
history  department  at  Bowl- 


ing Green  State  University  in 
Ohio. 

"I  try  to  engage  students 
as  much  as  I  can,"  Hess  said 
of  his  lecture  style.  "I  try  to 
address  questions  that  are  of 
importance  to  us  today." 

Ben  McArthur,  chair  of 
Southern's  his-tory  de- 
partment, is  encouraging  his 
American  government  class  to 
attend  the  lecture  by  offering 
extra  credit. 

"He's  clearly  a  scholar  of 
note,"  McArthur  said.  "Events 
like  this  don't  happen  often 
enough  on  this  campus." 


lew  churches  provide  options  for  worship 


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[Several   new   churches   in 
le  Chattanooga  area  are  giv- 
ing students  and  community 
'    members   more   options   for 
places  to  worship. 

"The  Adventist  presence  in 
downtown  Chattanooga  is  not 
nearly  as  strong  as  it  is  in  East 
lilton  County,"  said  Mike 
iright,  associate  pastor  at 
the  Collegedale  Seventh-day 
Adventist  Church. 
Fulbright  is  now  concen- 
#ing  his  energy  on  a  new 
lurch  in  the  south  section 
Chattanooga.  What  moti- 
fes  him  is  "the  desire  to  see 
lurch  grow  and  flourish  in 
(on-institutional  Adventist 
ronment." 
He  said  this  project  is  about 
"creating  a  church  that's  build- 
ing friendships  with  people 
who  weren't  part  of  the  King- 
and  defining  ways  to  tan- 
)ly  contribute  and  give  back 
"ie  community." 
ieveral  families  from  the 
'onald  Road  Seventh-day 
intist  Church  also  desired 
serve  God  more  actively 
ld  planted  a  church  in  East 
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Want  to  get 

involved? 

In  East  Ridge,  contact 

the  McDonald  Road  Church  at  423-396-3462 
In  South  Chattanooga,  contact 

the  Collegedale  Church  at  432-396-2134 
In  North  River,  call  423-2384629 


work  that  Chattanooga  First 
started. 

"Working  together  is  what 
we  want  to  do,"  he  said.  "It's 
the  Lord's  work,  not  the 
work  of  the  McDonald  Road 
Church." 

Anders  said  having  a  church 
in  East  Ridge  meets  a  real 
need.  He  said  people  do  not 
want  to  drive  too  far  to  wor- 
s  h  i  p  ,and  one  of  his  Bible 
study  contacts  has  already 
asked  if  there  is  an  Adventist 
church  in  East  Ridge. 

Even  though  it  is  too  early 
to  predict  the  impact  of  these 
projects,  past  experiences 
show  that  church  plants  can 
be  very  successful. 

In  March  2005,  Southern 
students  Partnered  with  the 
C  K-^voh  Sevensn-L-a;  «v 
ventist  Church  to  start  a  new 
church  in  the  north  section 


Graphic  by  Katie  Dexter 

of  Chattanooga  called  North 
River.  After  many  evangelistic 
efforts,  the  small  congregation 
became  an  official  church  of 
the  Georgia  Cumberland  Con- 
ference in  March  2008.  The 
North  River  Church  has  more 
than  80  members. 

Jon  Tillay,  a  senior  theology 
major  and  leader  at  North  Riv- 
er, said  the  church  is  still  ac- 
tive in  evangelism  and  has  ex- 
perienced growth,  either  from 
people  who  had  no  previous 
connection  with  the  church  or 
people  who  had  left  it. 

Students  who  may  feel  over- 
whelmed by  the  big  churches  of 
the  Collegedale  area  could  give 
these  smaller  church  plants  a 
chance  to  find  opportunities  to 
get  involv(if1 


Archaeology  library  opening 


Alison  Quiring 

Staff  Wbitfb 


Southern's  Institute  of  Ar- 
chaeology will  officially  open 
its  library  on  Nov.  5. 

The  opening  of  the  William 
G.  Dever  Research  Library  will 
be  by  invitation  only  and  will 
be  attended  by  William  G.  De- 
ver, an  archaeologist  who  spe- 
cializes in  the  history  of  Israel 
and-the  Near  East  in  biblical 
times. 

Faculty  in  the  School  of  Re- 
ligion are  excited  that  the  li- 
brary will  be  open  to  Southern 
students  and  faculty,  as  well  as 
other  archaeologists  from  the 
surrounding  area. 

"The  Dever  Library  serves 
as  a  nice  complement  to  the 
other  facilities  and  resources 
in  the  archaeology  department 
and  the  religion  department," 

said  Dr.  Greg  King,  dean  of    circuiation   library,  but  stu- 
the  School  of  Religion.  "It  will     dents  are  able  t0  come  jn  and 


ies.  A  third  of  these  books  are 
from  William  G.  Dever's  per- 
sonal library,  which  was  ac- 
quired by  Southern  in  March. 
The  other  volumes  come  from 
the  Ken  Weeks  and  the  Mat- 
thews libraries. 

According  to  Southern's 
School  of  Religion  Web  site, 
one  of  the  goals  of  the  archae- 
ology department  is,  "to  pro- 
vide instruction  in  the  meth- 
odology and  interpretation  of 
archaeological  data  as  it  re- 
lates to  the  people,  places  and 
events  of  the  Bible." 

King  agreed. 

"We  see  archaeology  as  a 
tool  to  understand  the  past 
and  Scripture,"  King  said. 
"When  we  understand  archae- 
ology better,  we  understand 
the  Scriptures  better." 

The  Dever  Library  is  a  non- 


continue  to  enhance  and  en- 
rich our  program." 

Justo  Morales,  the  coordi- 
nator of  the  Lynn  H.  Wood  Ar- 
chaeological Museum,  agreed. 

"If  we  didn't  have  this  site, 
we  would  have  to  go  to  other 
libraries  to  do  research  for 
archaeological  digs,"  Morales 
said.  "This  is  an  invaluable  re- 
source for  us  to  have  here  at 
Southern." 

The  Dever  Library  contains 
more    than    2,500    volumes, 

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journals,   which    come   from     and  better  climate  control 
three  separate  personal  librar- 


use  the  resources.  Morales 
said  he  is  working  with  the 
McKee  Library  to  integrate 
the  books  in  the  Dever  Library 
with  McKee's  online  database 
so  archaeology  research  can 
also  be  done  online. 

The  Dever  Library  is  lo- 
cated in  Hackman  Hall,  adja- 
cent to  the  Lynn  H.  Wood  Ar- 
chaeological Museum  and  the 
archaeological  laboratory.  It 
was  moved  from  the  opposite 
side  of  the  building  during  the 
summer  iur  securft1'  reasons 


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4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


Opening 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

welcome  speech  from  up  top 
of  the  building. 

Doug  Baasch,  SA  president, 
Jaela  Carter,  Phil  Garver,  dean 
of  the  School  of  P.E,  Health  & 
Wellness,  W.T.  McGhinnis, 
Committee  of  100  president 
and  Bill  Hulsey,  Board  of 
Trustees  emeritus  also  spoke. 

The  event  was  casual  and 
involved  the  student  body  with 
the  One  Praise  Gospel  Choir 
singing  "Let  Everything  That 
Hath  Breath." 

The  wellness  center  will  of- 
ficially open  on  Nov.  4  for  stu- 
dent use.  Some  things  like  the 
hydrotherapy  pool,  sauna,  and 
hot  tub,  won't  be  ready  until 
January,  Bietz  said. 

"I  really  liked  the  class- 
rooms and  the  cool  state  of  the 
art  equipment,"  said  Geraldine 

J  Correct! 

\        Correction  to  Food  Drive  for  manager  that  has  the  merchan- 

Community  from  October  23.  dise  that  is  to  be  donated  and 

Brent  Henderson  is  the  new  Gary  Shockley  are  in  charge  of 

office  manager  of  the  Village  the  donation  items  to  the  Sa- 

Market,  not  the  new  assistant  maritan  Center  or  any  other 

manager.     The     department  community  organizations. 


Dry,  a  junior  clinical  labora- 
tory science  major. 

The  center  consists  of  three 
levels,  including  the  lobby  with 
a  rock-climbing  wall  as  well  as 
offices,  classrooms  and  an  en- 
tire floor  dedicated  to  workout 
equipment.  At  the  end  of  the 
tour  there  were  lots  of  green 
T-shirts  distributed  to  com- 
memorate the  event. 

"I  was  happy  to  see  the  turn- 
out of  students,"  said  Christo- 
pher Carey,  vice  president  for 
advancement  and  also  the  co- 
ordinator for  the  event.  About 
600  people  were  in  attendance 
to  the  event. 

A  second  opening  will  take 
place  in  January  for  the  com- 
munity. "When  the  center  is 
100  percent  complete  we  want 
another  event  to  showcase  ev- 
erything," said  Ruthie  Gray, 
director  for  Marketing  &  Uni- 
versity Relations. 


Parties 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

the  returns  on  several  cable 
and  broadcast  networks. 

"It's  going  to  be  a  big  elec- 
tion party,"  Ruf  said.  "We  wel- 
come anyone  to  join  us." 

The  History  Club  is  also  ex- 
cited about  the  election  party 
it  will  be  holding  in  Brock 
Hall  in  room  305.  Jaime  My- 
ers, history  club  vice  presi- 
dent, said  they  will  be  playing 
games  likes  pin  the  tail  on  the 
donkey  and  pin  the  trunk  on 
the  elephant.  Pizza  and  root 
beer  floats  will  be  sold  for  $1. 


If  students  are  interested  in 
attending,  they  should  RSVP 
to  Jaime  Myers  by  Oct.  31. 

"I  think  election  celebra- 
tions like  this  are  crucial  for 
introducing  our  students  to  a 
lifetime  of  civic  participation," 
said  Lisa  Diller,  a  history  pro- 
fessor, "It  is  crucial  for  stu- 
dents to  start  realizing  right 
now  that  paying  attention 
to  what  is  happening  in  our 
world  can  be/is  a  social  and 
communal  activity  and  that 
they  can  ask  their  peers  for  in- 
formation as  well  as  celebrate 
with  them." 


Last  day  to  early  vote  today 

(residents  of  Hamilton  county) 

Northgate  Mall 
(Piccadilly  Entrance) 
10  a.m.  to  8  p.m. 

Hamilton  County  Election  Commission 
(700  River  Terminal  Road) 
8  a.m.  to  8  p.m. 

Brainerd  Recreation  Center 
(1010  N.  Moore  Road) 
10  a.m.  to  8  p.m. 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30, 2 


Alumni 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

alumni,  Chris  Atkins,  South- 
ern's own  social  work  and  fam- 
ily studies  assistant  professor 
was  honored  Young  Alumnus 
of  the  Year. 

While  the  majority  of  stu- 
dents went  to  the  Jadon  Lavik 
concert  at  lies  PE  Center,  the 
alumni  enjoyed  Friday  night 
Alumni  Vespers  featuring 
President  and  Speaker  of  The 
Quiet  Hour's  Bill  Tucker,  class 
of  '68.  Sabbath  morning's  Re- 
newal service  experienced  the 
return  of  our  previous  Campus 
Chaplain  Ken  Rogers,  class 
of '78. 


A  full  schedule  of  activities 
and  events  were  planned  for 
alumni  to  take  part  in,  includ- 
ing a  banquet  on  Thursday 
to  open  the  weekend,  several 
seminars  enabling  students 
and  alumni  to  connect,  re- 


fe't  Overall,  we 
feel  it  was  a  great 
success.     5? 

-f  vonne  Crook 

union  luncheons,  picnics  and 
suppers,  sightseeing  and  the 
classic/antique  car  show.  One 
of  this  year's  program  addi- 
tions was  the  Graysville  His- 
torical Tour  that  took  alumni 
to  see  where  Southern  first  put 


down  its  educational  rootsjl 
Graysville,  Tenn.  before  njj 
ing  the  school  to  College 
Crooks  said. 

However,  attendance  1 
down  afew  hundred  duett 
deteriorating  economy, 
Jan  Haveman  ,  the  alumni, 
sistant  coordinator.  Souths] 
expected  between  800-100 
attendees  for  alumni  weekej 
but  only  about  800  alunj 
were  present  this  year,  i 
of  whom  blamedthe  state  I 
the  financial  system. 

"Overall  we  feel  it  wasaa 
success,"  Crook  said.  "Aim, 
were  thrilled  to  socialize  n 
students  this  weekend  as  It 
reminisced  on  their  own  yoj 
journeys  through  college  1 
university." 


Festival 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 


iPod  nano's  were  given  away 
as  prizes,  each  for  150  tickets. 
Other  attractions  included  a 
booth  serving  hot  dogs  and 
chips,  carnival  games  and 
more. 

"It  was  so  much  fun,"  said 
Caitlyn  Taylor,  a  sophomore 
business  management  major. 
"Students  were  definitely  able 
to  get  involved  in  a  fun  set- 
ting." 

In  addition,  there  was  a  cot- 
ton candy  machine,  popcorn 
machine,  and  inflatable  games 
like  basketball,  and  a  Sumo 
wrestling  mat,  where  two  peo- 
ple dressed  in  inflatable  sumo 
suits  and  tried  to  knock  their 
opponent  down. 

"I  actually  knocked  over 
my  friend,"  said  Laura  Anez,  a 
senior  international  business 
major.  "That  was  fun." 

Another  student  enjoyed 
the  basketball. 

"Basketball  is  my  favorite 
sport,  so  I  really  liked  it,"  said 
Lu  Xu,  a  junior  business  ma- 
jor. "I  shot  19  baskets  in  30 
seconds,"  she  added. 

While  there  were  positive 
things  to  say  about  the  event, 
some  students  had  com- 
plaints. 

"I  didn't  get  a  prize  even 
though  I  had  lots  of  tickets," 
Xu  said.  When  she  got  to  the 
prize  booth,  there  was  only 
candy  left,  she  added. 


Schnell  also  saw  room  for 
improvement. 

"I  feel  like  we  need  to  get 
out  of  the  paradigm  of  waiting 
in  line  for  carnival-type  things. 
I  think  fall  festival  should  cel- 
ebrate the  fall  harvest." 

Taylor  said  that  although 


skeptical  about  the  tun 
due  to  schedule  conflicts  i 
the  Wellness  Center 
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the  outcome  and  the  enthj 
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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  2008 


your  world 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


(pake  in  remote  Pakistan 
border  region  kills  170 

ZIARAT,  Pakistan  (AP)  _ 
Hstrong  earthquake  struck 
Bore  dawn  Wednesday  in 
Hfcverished  southwestern 
Pakistan,  killing  at  least  170 
pebple  and  turning  mud  and 
Bffiber  homes  into  rubble. 

An  estimated  15,000  peo- 
pj|  were  left  homeless,  and 
MRuers  were  digging  for 
Bjfrjvors  in  a  remote  valley 
MB  Baluchistan,  the  remote 
Rftvince  bordering  Afghani- 
Bro  where  the  magnitude  6.4 
quake  struck. 

Officials  said  they  were  dis- 
tributing thousands  of  tents, 
blankets  and  food  packages 
and  sending  in  earth-moving 
equipment  to  dig  mass  graves. 
Many  of  those  who  survived 
were  left  with  little  more  than 
the  clothes  they  had  slept  in, 
arid  with  winter  approaching, 
temperatures  were  expected 
to  drop  to  around  freezing  in 
coming  nights. 

Worst-hit  was  the  former 
British  hilltop  resort  of  Ziarat 
and  about  eight  surrounding 
villages,  where  hundreds  of 
houses  were  destroyed,  in- 
cluding some  buried  in  land- 
slides triggered  by  the  quake. 
"There  is  great  destruc- 
tion," said  Ziarat  Mayor  Dila- 
war  Kakar.  "Not  a  single  house 
is  intact." 

Aftershocks  rattled  the  area 
throughout  the  day,  including 
one  estimated  at  magnitude 
6.2  in  the  late  afternoon.  There 
were  no  reports  of  additional 
casualties  or  damage. 

Kakar  said  the  death  toll 
from  the  quake  was  170,  with 
375  injured.  Around  15,000 


AP  Photo 
Pakistani  villagers  remove  their  fixtures  and  belonging  from  a  house 
damaged  by  earthquake  in  Ziarat,  about  130  kilometers  (81  miles)  south 
ofQuetta,  Pakistan  on  Wednesday,  Oct.  29, 2008. 


people  lost  their  homes,  he 
said. 

Kakar  appealed  to  "the 
whole  world"  for  help,  but  the 
head  of  Pakistan's  National 
Disaster  Management  Au- 
thority said  an  international 
relief  effort  would  not  likely 
be  necessary. 

In  the  village  of  Sohi,  a  re- 
porter for  AP  Television  News 
saw  the  bodies  of  17  people 
killed  in  one  collapsed  house 
and  12  from  another.  Dis- 
traught residents  were  digging 
a  mass  gTave  in  which  to  bury 
them. 

"We  can't  dig  separate 
graves  for  each  of  them,  as 
the  number  of  deaths  is  high 
and  still  people  are  searching 
in  the  rubble"  of  many  other 
homes,  said  Shamsullah  Khan, 
a  village  elder. 

Other  survivors  sat  stunned 
in  the  open. 

Hospitals  in  the  nearby 
town  of  Kawas  and  the  provin- 
cial capital  Quetta,  50  miles 


away,  were  flooded  with  the 
dead  and  injured.  One  patient, 
Raz  Mohammed,  said  he  was 
awoken  by  the  sound  of  his 
children  crying  before  he  felt 
a  jolt. 

Experts:  Plot  detracts 
from  race  progress  in 
South 

HELENA-WEST  HELENA, 
Ark.  (AP)  -  Shades  of  the  re- 
gion's racist  past  came  creep- 
ing back  this  week  just  as  the 
South  could  be  poised  to  play 
a  pivotal  role  in  electing  the 
nation's  first  black  president. 

An  alleged  plot  by  two 
young  white  supremacists  to 
go  on  a  killing  spree  and  assas- 
sinate Barack  Obama,  though 
far-fetched  by  most  accounts, 
may  conjure  images  of  the 
Jim  Crow  era  for  some.  But  it 
doesn't  necessarily  reflect  the 
modern  South,  which  in  recent 
years  has  seen  a  huge  influx  of 
immigrants  and  transplants 
from  other  regions,  as  well  as 


the  empowerment  of  a  black 
electorate  that  could  decide 
the  Nov.  4  election. 

"These  incidents,  isolated 
though  they  are,  serve  as  a 
reality  check,"  said  journalist 
John  Seigenthaler,  81,  who 
was  U.S.  Attorney  General 
Robert  Kennedy's  administra- 
tive assistant  and  was  attacked 
with  the  Freedom  Riders  dur- 
ing the  Civil  Rights  era. 

"Yes  we've  changed  in  sig- 
nificant ways,  but  there  are 
those  that  haven't,"  said  Sei- 
genthaler, who  also  was  editor 
and  publisher  of  The  Tennes- 
sean  in  Nashville  and  founded 
the  First  Amendment  Center. 
The  alleged  plot  "should 
serve  as  a  low  voltage  electric 
shock.  We're  a  new  South,  but 
there  are  elements  of  the  old 
South  still  under  the  surface." 
Paul  Schlesselman,  18,  of 
Helena-West  Helena,  Ark., 
and  Daniel  Cowart,  20,  of 
Bells,  Tenn.,  who  are  accused 
of  dreaming  up  the  plan  to  be- 
head blacks  across  the  country 
and  assassinate  Barack  Obama 
while  wearing  white  top  hats 
and  tuxedoes,  were  likely  too 
disorganized  to  carry  out  the 
plot.  They  have  a  federal  court 
hearing  scheduled  for  Thurs- 
day morning  in  Memphis. 

Thousands  still  lack  pow- 
er after  Northeast  storm 

ALBANY,  N.Y.  (AP)  _  More 
snow  fell  Wednesday  in  parts 
of  the  Northeast  as  utility 
crews  labored  to  restore  ser- 
vice to  thousands  of  custom- 
ers blacked  out  by  the  region's 
first  big  snowstorm  of  the  sea- 
son. 

The  wet  snow  that  began 


falling  Tuesday  collected  on 
trees  still  covered  with  leaves, 
and  its  weight  combined  with 
gusty  wind  to  send  limbs 
crashing  onto  power  lines. 

The  National  Weather  Ser- 
vice reported  storm  totals  of 
about  14  inches  at  northern 
New  Jersey's  High  Point  State 
Park,  as  much  as  15  inches 
along  the  northwestern  edge 
of  New  York's  Catskill  Moun- 
tains, and  a  foot  in  Pennsylva- 
nia's Pocono  Mountains. 

More  wind-blown  snow 
swept  through  northern  Ver- 
mont on  Wednesday.  A  lake 
effect  snow  warning  was  in 
effect  for  northwestern  Penn- 
sylvania, with  accumulations 
of  up  to  12  inches  possible 
at  higher  elevations,  as  wind 
picked  up  moisture  from 
Lake  Erie.  Radar  showed  new 
snowfall  Wednesday  in  parts 
of  upstate  New  York. 

More  than  40,000  custom- 
ers remained  without  power 
Wednesday  in  upstate  New 
York,  most  of  them  in  the  Mo- 
hawk Valley,  Adirondacks  and 
the  Catskills,  according  to  util- 
ities National  Grid  and  New 
York  State  Electric  &  Gas. 

Crews  inNew  Jersey  worked 
to  restore  power  to  more  than 
41,000  customers,  mainly  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  state. 
Jersey  Central  Power  and 
Light  said  service  might  not 
be  fully  until  sometime  during 
the  night  because  fallen  trees 
hampered  access  to  severed 
power  lines. 

Snow  also  fell  at  higher  el- 
evations of  the  central  and 
southern  Appalachians. 


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religion 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30, 

Chris  Clouzel 

Religion  Editcvl 

chrisclouzet@southern.edul 


How  to  avoid  having  dry  bones  in  our  daily  lives 


Chris  Clouzet 
gmcioa  Eniroa — 


The  bubbly  brook,  the 
cheery  campfire,  chipper  the 
chipmunk,  smiling  heavens, 
and  friendly  friends:  these 
were  all  integral  parts  of  our 
recent  fall  break  camping  trip. 
Our  memories  wouldn't  have 
been  the  same  had  they  been 
full  of  rainy  days  and  Mon- 
days, frowning  Freddies,  neg- 
ative Nancies,  or  doom  and 
gloom.  As  they  say,  "Attitude 
determines  altitude." 

Life  is  the  same.  The  prov- 
erbs say  that  "a  happy  heart 
makes  the  face  cheerful,  but 
heartache  crushes  the  spirit" 
(Proverbs  15:13)-      I'm  cer- 


tainly not  one  to  always  have 
a  happy  heart.  After  all,  I'm 
melancholy.  People  tend  to 
ask  me  about  what's  wrong 
rather  than  what  makes  me 
so  happy.  But  don't  take  my 
word  for  it,  take  the  Word  of 
God.  Solomon  also  reminds  us 
that  "a  cheerful  heart  is  good 
medicine,  but  a  crushed  spirit 
dries  up  the  bones"  (Prov- 
erbs 17:22).  I  am  not  exactly 
sure  what  a  cheerful  heart 
looks  like.  I've  never  seen  a 
real  heart  period.  But,  even  if 
for  no  other  reason,  I'd  like 
a  cheerful  heart  because  I'm 
quite  certain  I  want  to  avoid 
my  bones  drying  up.  Yikes. 

I  think  God  provides  us 
every  day  with  many  ways  to 


keep  our  attitudes  positive 
and  our  spirits  high.  Whether 
it's  a  delightful  smile,  a  filling 
meal  before  a  nap,  or  some 
quiet  study  time  with  some 
pals,  if  we're  willing,  these 
things  help  us  realize  that  life 
isn't  so  bad  after  all. 

However,  we  cannot  do  it 
without  God.  Even  if  we  don't 
look  at  the  depressing  news  or 
visit  third-world  countries,  we 
are  continually  bogged  down 
by  homework  and  stress,  fam- 
ily issues,  sicknesses,  and 
other  worrisome  catalysts  to 
sadness.  So  pay  attention  to 
the  small  things.  Like  smiles. 
"A  cheerful  look  brings  joy  to 
the  heart,  and  good  news  gives 
health  to  the  bones."  Lesson? 


If  you  ever  find  your  bones  ing  health  back  to  your  bona! 
drying  up,  just  flash  someone  Who  needs  God?  We  at| 
a  quick  smile  and  enjoy  bring-     do! 


a  dheerPu/  heart 

iS  aood  /y/ecJicii/Te, 
&ejt  a  C-r/us/ieJ  spit-it 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzd  I 


A  heart  burning  with  the  passion  of  Christ 


# 


Lemmy  Recinos 

rnMTaiBiimB 


"Mister,  why  didn't  you 
stand  up?"  The  words  burned 
in  my  ears  as  I  realized  what 
they  were  implying.  I  mum- 
bled an  indistinct  answer  and 
quickly  found  my  way  outside, 
floored  by  what  had  just  oc- 
curred. 

It  was  Friday,  it  had  been 
a  long  week  and  frankly  I  was 
tired.  The  chapel  speaker  for 
the  Pohnpei  SDA  High  School 
was  a  fired  up,  pentecostal- 
sounding  freshman,  who  in 
true  evangelistic  style  ended 
his  sermon  with  an  appeal  for 
those  who  truly  wanted  Jesus 
in  their  heart  to  first  raise  their 
hand,  and  then  rise  to  their 
feet.  I  barely  even  registered 
the  words  he  was  saying,  and 
kept  my  seat.  "1  KNOW  that  I 
believe  in  Jesus,  I've  done  this 
a  million  times;  not  standing 
for  ONE  altar  call  won't  hurt." 


Or  will  it?  I  thought  long  and 
hard  about  what  the  question 
that  the  student  had  posed  re- 
ally meant  as  I  stumbled  out 
of  the  chapel  and  to  my  apart- 
ment for  lunch. 

What  kind  of  impression 
was  I  truly  making  on  my  stu- 
dents? Ninety-five  percent  of 
the  students  at  Pohnpei  SDA 
School  are  not  Adventists,  and 
most  of  them—even  though 
they  claim  to  be  Protestant, 
Catholic  or  at  least  religious- 
-spend  their  weekends  drink- 
ing and  partying.  When  I  first 
heard  this,  I  was  skeptical,  but 
my  students  were  more  than 
eager  to  share  their  stories  of 
crazy  weekends  with  me.  In 
the  past  two  months  I  have 
been  asked  if  I  "party"  or  want 
to  try  some  sakau  (local  drink) 
more  times  than  I  can  remem- 
ber. As  the  school  year  began, 
the  realization  sunk  in  that  the 
only  way  I  could  make  a  differ- 
ence in  these  kids'  lives  was  by 


setting  an  example.  My  every 
action  was  being  watched  and 
scrutinized  by  250  teenagers 
who  are  in  the  pivotal  years 
of  their  life,  searching  for  the 
meaning  and  purpose  of  it  all. 
Now  I  had  blown  it!  The 
one  chance  that  I  had  to  show 
my  students  that  there  was 
something  different  in  my 
life,  something  more  fulfilling 
than  parties  and  sakau.  The 
one  chance  that  I  had  to  show 
them  through  my  actions  that 
my  faith  was  a  central  and  piv- 
otal part  of  my  life  was  blown 
because  of  my  inattentiveness! 
But  why?  I've  been  a  Seventh- 
day  Adventist  my  whole  life. 
Ever  since  I  can  remember 
I've  been  spoon-fed  verse  af- 
ter verse  to  the  point  that  I've 
grown  insensitive  to  it.  I  was 
so  used  to  hearing  sermons 
and  altar  calls  that  the  mean- 
ing of  it  all  was  lost  somewhere 
between  the  microphone  and 
my  brain,  leaving  me  to  sim- 


ply wonder  what  I  was  going  to 
have  for  lunch. 

Luke  24:32  says,  "Did  not 
our  heart  burn  within  us,  while 
he  talked  with  us  by  the  way, 
and  while  he  opened  to  us  the 
scriptures?"  What  a  scene,  the 
two  travelers  had  just  spent  a 
seven-mile  walk-rurned-Bible- 
study  with  Jesus.  What  an 
opportunity!  A  one-on-one 
explanation  of  the  scriptures 
from  the  Son  of  God— Himself! 
After  such  an  encounter  the 
two  disciples  could  not  help 
but  feel  the  burn  of  Christian 
passion  that  Christ  had  set  in 
their  hearts.  What  has  hap- 
pened to  that  burn  now,  2,000 
years  later?  Do  our  hearts 
truly  burn  after  we  have  had 
the  scriptures  opened  to  us? 
How  often  do  we  walk  away 
from  a  convocation,  vespers 
or  even  week  of  prayer  saying 
"Wow!"?  Or  is  our  experience 
more  along  the  lines  of  "I  hope 
this  finishes  soon,  I  don't  want 


to  miss  the  nachos  in  theloll| 
tonight"? 

One  may  argue  that  itisij 
Jesus  himself  who  is  presel 
ing  the  message,  and  tlaj 
fore,  a  burning  desire  for  n 
cannot  be  expected  or  s 
desired.  However,  who  arei] 
to  judge  a  message?  Raft 
I  encourage  you  to  1 
yourself,  the  next  time  | 
are  listening  to  a  sermon,! 
yourself  if  you  are  really  Pj 
ing  attention  or  simply  si* 
through    "another"    sen 
Ask  yourself  if  deep 
your  heart  truly  burns. 
inward  thoughts  and  decia 
are  reflected  in  our  ouWj 
actions,  and  those  are  1 
truly  show  who  we  are. 
member,  you  never  knowl 
may  be  watching,  or  wheij 

are  passing  up  an  t 
to  make  a  difference  in" 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  2008 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


opinion 

Liberty  can  be  a  real  pain  in  the  neck 


BJatthew  Turk 
jjoiaiiauins 


9  John  Smith  awoke  a  little 
Earlier  than  usual  last  Sunday 
Biorning.  He  drank  a  cup  of 
Soffee  and  skimmed  the  head- 
Sfines  of  the  paper  before  he  re- 
Rlized  how  particularly  beauti- 
fiil  the  fall  morning  was. 
H  Sure,  I  could  still  run  if  I 
Mad  the  time,  John  thought, 
But  it's  just  nicer  to  get  up  and 
vead  the  paper  before  work, 
■Without  the  stress  of  cram- 
ming more  into  an  already 
stressful  day. 

I  This  usually  placated  his 
conscience  enough  to  finish 
readi  ng  the  paper  before  work 
and  finish  the  day  without 
regretting  his  prior  decision. 
However,  John  was  proud  of 
himself  this  morning  for  ac- 
tually lacing  up  his  shoes  and 
getting  his  rear  in  gear.  He 
turned  right  out  of  his  drive- 
way toward  the  entrance  of 
the  subdivision  a  few  minutes 
away,  all  the  while  enjoying  the 


sound  of  his  well-worn  shoes 
on  the  pavement.  He  smiled 
and  greeted  his  neighbor  Mary 
between  breaths  as  he  passed 
her  returning  from  her  run. 
She  sure  looked  surprised  to 
see  me  out  here,  John  mused, 
but  I  have  still  got  it. 

As  he  started  up  the  hill 
leading  onto  the  main  road,  a 
searing  pain  throbbed  in  his 
side  and  a  burning  sensation 
descended  down  his  neck. 
Miat's  happened  to  me?  was 
all  he  could  think  as  he  turned 
around  to  make  sure  Mary 
didn't  notice  his  stopping.  I 
used  to  be  president  of  the 
Southern  Striders!  John  made 
a  few  more  starting  attempts 
before  calling  it  a  day  and 
walking  home  to  stretch. 

Since  our  first  history  les- 
son, the  sacrifice  our  fore- 
fathers made  to  give  us  the 
country  we  enjoy  living  in  to- 
day has  been  made  quite  clear. 
Thank  you,  forefathers.  You 
sacrificed,  struggled,  yearned 
and  endured  to  create  a  land 


embodying  the  most  idealistic 
of  principles  of  liberty. 

It  is  also  quite  clear  that  our 
country  is  facing  many  great 
challenges  today,  not  so  differ- 
ent in  scope  and  effect  as  what 
our  forefathers  dealt  with  in 
their  day.  Do  you  know  what 
those  issues  we  as  American's 
are  dealing  with  today?  Do 
you  know  what  the  headlines 
mean? 

"Well..."  you  may  say, 
"Some  of  our  country's  issues 
are  the  economy,  the  war  in 
Iraq,  health  care  and  the  so- 
cial security  system,  to  name 
a  few." 

Ok,  all  true.  Now  why  are 
these  issues?  What  events  and 
decisions  led  us  to  the  position 
we  are  in  today  regarding  our 
social  security  system?  Why 
can't  we  just  print  the  money 
to  bail  the  banks  out  and  call  it 
good?  Where  is  Barack  Obama 
going  to  get  the  money  for  his 
health  care  plan?  How  is  John 
McCain  going  to  continue  fi- 
nancing the  war  in  Iraq?  Do 


you  know  who  Bob  Ban-  is? 
What  is  your  civic  duty? 

What  is  your  civic  duty? 
What  does  it  mean  to  be  an 
American?  Is  it  a  standard  of 
living  envied  by  most  of  the 
world?  Is  it  being  able  to  buy  a 
gun  or  tell  someone  what  you 
really  think?  Is  it  enjoying  the 
American  dream  and  feeling 
safe  on  an  airplane?  "Ms.  Cou- 
ric,  I'd  like  to  use  a  lifeline." 

Martin  Luther  King,  Jr. 
once  said,  "Change  does  not 
roll  on  the  wheels  of  inevita- 
bility, but  comes  through  con- 
tinuous struggle.  And  so  we 
must  straighten  our  backs  and 
work  for  our  freedom." 

The  Roman  Republic, 
cited  as  a  classic  example  of 
progressive  thinking  and  po- 
litical freedom,  lost  both  by 
settling  for  tranquility.  Benja- 
min Franklin  boldly  said  that 
"People  willing  to  trade  their 
liberty  for  temporary  security 
deserve  neither  and  will  lose 
both."  This  applies  to  more 
than  just  terrorism. 


It  is  not  enough  to  know 
we  have  problems.  It  is  not 
enough  to  know  merely  what 
those  problems  are.  It  is  our 
duty  as  Americans  to  defend 
liberty.  The  duty  is  not  limited 
to  those  serving  in  the  armed 
forces.  You  have  the  responsi- 
bility to  ask  questions,  to  use 
the  information  available  to 
become  informed  and  edu- 
cated. Voltaire  had  it  right  in 
part  when  he  advised,  "Judge 
a  man  by  his  questions  rather 
than  his  answers."  You  have 
the  responsibility  to  know 
what  you  believe,  know  why 
you  believe  it  and  to  defend 
that  belief.  I  can  be  free  only 
as  you  are  free. 

As  John  Smith  found  out 
early  one  Sunday  morning, 
if  you  don't  use  it,  you'll  lose 
it.  Exercise  your  rights  as  an 
American.  Only  in  this  can 
liberty's  continuation  be  as- 
sured. 


Thoughts  on  congress:  When  representation  fails  to  represent 


Andrew  Bermudez 

CnMTq|R|rmn 


You  are  probably  aware  that 
for  the  past  few  months,  our 
economy  has  been  in  rough 
shape.  But  maybe  you  aren't 
familiar  with  what  precipitat- 
ed the  economic  situation  we 
find  ourselves  in,  so  here's  a 
little  background. 

Our  economy  runs  on  debt. 
For  years,  the  Federal  Reserve, 
led  by  cryptic  cheerleader- 
in-chief  Alan  Greenspan,  and 
more  recently  by  bumbling 
Ben  Bernanke,  has  done  all 
>t  can  to  encourage  debt  and 
spending  at  every  level,  from 
individual  citizens  to  the  fed- 

|  government  itself.  Banks 
individuals  worldwide 
have  been  more  than  happy  to 


cooperate.  The  only  problem 
is  debt  has  a  way  of  coming 
due,  and  when  you  owe  way 
too  much,  there's  only  so  deep 
you  can  dig  before  you  just 
can't  borrow  any  more.  Now 
the  debts  are  coming  due  and 
no  one  is  willing  to  lend. 

In  their  infinite  wisdom, 
the  powers  that  be  decided  the 
perfect  solution  to  too  much 
debt  was  more  debt— financed 
by  the  taxpayers  this  time. 
Seven  hundred  billion  dollars 
sounded  about  right,  so  off  to 
the  Congress  went  Bumbling 
Ben  and  company,  asking  for 
the  cash.  There  was  just  one 
problem:  Somehow,  ordinary 
Americans  weren't  so  keen 
on  the  idea.  Under  immense 
pressure  from  constituents 
around  the  country,  the  House 


rejected  the  plan,  sending  the 
stock    market    plummeting. 


8  ^..there's  only 
one  thing  left 
for  us  to  do: 

vote  'no,' 
That's  right; 

vote  out  anyone 
who  failed  to 

represent  us  in 

Washington../'* 


This  would  never  do!  So  the 
media  painted  the  stock  mar- 


ket drop  as  a  direct  result  of 
the  "no"  vote,  ignoring  that 
almost  the  entire  drop  was  re- 
gained the  next  day;  the  Sen- 
ate tacked  on  some  "pork-bar- 
rel" spending  to  the  plan,  then 
congratulated  themselves  for 
passing  it;  and  even  the  Presi- 
dent begged  Congress  to  act. 
Finally,  enough  House  mem- 
bers decided  to  flip-flop  and 
support  the  bailout  bill.  On  the 
second  try,  it  passed,  sending 
the  stock  market— you  guessed 
it— plummeting. 

If  you're  like  me,  you  are  an- 
gry that  the  government  bailed 
out  big  banks,  leaving  the  in- 
flationary bill  for  the  next  gen- 
eration—us. Since  the  majority 
of  our  representatives  ignored 
our  pleas  to  vote  "no,"  there's 
only  one  thing  left  for  us  to  do: 


vote  "no."  That's  right;  vote  out 
anyone  who  failed  to  represent 
us  in  Washington,  particularly 
those  who  flip-flopped  at  the 
last  moment.  Sadly,  that  list 
includes  Zach  Wamp,  Repub- 
lican representative  for  the 
Chattanooga  area.  He  voted 
"no"  the  first  time,  only  to  turn 
his  back  on  you  and  vote  "yes." 
I  have  nothing  against  Mr. 
Wamp,  and  I  am  a  staunch 
Republican,  as  any  of  you  who 
remember  my  days  with  the 
Accent  know.  However,  I  en- 
courage all  of  you  to  turn  your 
back  on  every  elected  official, 
Democrat  or  Republican,  who 
turned  their  backs  on  us.  It's 
your  vote;  make  it  count.  Vote 


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lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  2 

Rachel  Hopkins  I 
Lifestyles  Editor 
rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Rachel  Hopkins 

Eipectvik;  Fnima 


Looking  ahead:  Spring  break  on  the  cheap 

for  four  or  five  nights  during     also  affordable.  Just  be  safe 
break.  Within  just  a  few  min-     and  don't  forget  your  married 
utes  I  found  several  cruises     couple! 
for  under  $300  leaving  from 
ports  within  driving  distance 
(Mobile,    Ala.,    Jacksonville, 
Fla.  or  other  east/south  coast 
ports).  Naturally,  these  cruis- 
es are  confined  to  east  coast 
Mexico  and  the  western  Carib- 
bean Islands.  On  the  upside, 
you  don't  have  to  worry  about 
allotting  extra  money  for  food 
while  you're  gone,  since  cruis- 
es are  generally  all-inclusive. 


It  happens  to  me  every 
year.  I  don't  think  about  mak- 
ing awesome  plans  for  spring 
break  until  Christmas  vaca- 
tion when  I  don't  have  enough 
time  to  save  money  for  a  stel- 
lar spring  fling.  But  not  this 
year!  An  exceptionally  strong 
loathing  of  my  homework  this 
semester  has  already  got  me 
thinking  about  a  fun  getaway 
with  by  friends.  If  you  haven't 
started  making  plans  for  spring 
break,  here  are  a  few  ideas 
on  the  more  affordable  side 
that  could  be  a  possibility  if 
you  start  planning  now  (don't 
forget  to  ask  for  some  spring 
break  dough  for  Christmas  to 
help  out).  But  remember,  get- 
ting a  group  together  to  help 
keep  gas/lodging  prices  down 
is  key. 

1.  Cruise  -  With  a  little 
web  searching,  it's  not  too 
hard  to  find  a  cheap  cruise 


2.  Camp  -  A  trip  up  to  the 
Smokies  for  camping,  hiking, 
climbing,  etc.  can  be  just  the 
way  to'  rejuvenate  if  you're  the 
outdoorsy  type.  Since  we  aren't 
too  far  away  from  Smokey 
Mountain  National  Park,  gas 
prices  can  stay  at  a  minimum 
while  scenery  remains  at  a 
maximum.  Campsites  come 
cheap  ($14-23  per  night  in  the 
park).  You  may  even  consider 
treating  yourself  to  a  lodge 
one  night,  many  of  which  are 


3.  Drive  -  Although  road 
trips  are  less  affordable  than 
they  used  to  be,  they're  still, 
hands  down,  the  best  way  to 
see  the  countryside  and  get  to 
know  your  traveling  compan- 
ions (for  better  or  worse).  Pack 
light,  buy  some  canned  food 
and  look  up  hostels  on  your 
route  to  keep  the  trip  within 
budget.  Hostels.com  not  only 
gives  you  locations  and  con- 
tact info  for  youth  hostels  all 
over  the  country,  but  they 
also  rate  each  one  on  security, 
cleanliness,  etc.  Road  trip  up 
to  New  England  for  some  ski- 
ing/boarding, down  to  Florida 
or  Texas  for  some  sand  and 
sun  or  even  up  to  Canada  for- 
um...French  road  signs?  Just 
kidding.  Try  Canada  for  a  visit 
to  Niagara  Falls  or  a  tour  of 
Toronto,  one  of  the  most  mul- 
ticultural cities  in  the  world. 


Inglish  on  English:  Know  your  dialects,  eh? 


Chelsea  Ingush 

rnsmnMimii 


Americans  should  take  the 
opportunity  to  travel  America. 
Not  only  are  there  lots  of  inter- 
esting things  to  see,  there  are 
also  lots  of  interesting  things 
to  hear— mainly,  the  many 
American  dialects.  When  trav- 
eling the  country,  it  would  be 
wise  to  have  a  handle  on  each 
regional  dialect,  in  case  you 
ever  find  yourself  in  a  sticky 
situation. 

If,  while  vacationing  in  the 
North,  you  crave  a  sugary,  car- 
bonated beverage,  be  sure  to 
ask  for  "pop,"  "soda"  will  get 
you  a  blank  stare,  and  "Coke" 
mil  get  you  just  that:  a  Coke. 
Don't  bother  specifying  if  it's 
a  "Sprite  Coke"  or  a  "Pepsi 
Coke,"  because  you  will  get  a 
"Coke  Coke;"  it's  the  only  land 
of  Coke  they  call  a  Coke. 


Perhaps  you  will  journey 
farther  into  the  north,  to  the 
Upper  Peninsula  of  Michigan. 
This  will  be  a  complete  culture 
shock  because  "Yooper"  dia- 
lect is  quite  unique.  The  most 
common  linguistic  phenom- 
enon you  will  encounter  is 
"eh?"  which  is  tacked  on  to  the 
end  of  every  sentence.  Don't 
be  confused,  even  though  it 
seems  like  every  sentence  is  a 
question.  You  do  not  have  to 
answer  "I  like  that  sweater, 
eh?"  with  "Um...yes...I  guess 
you  do." 

While  attending  church  in 
the  South,  you  will  probably 
hear  the  congregation  interact 
with  the  preacher,  calling  out 
"Amen!"  or  "Mercy!"  These 
are  NOT  interchangeable! 
"Mercy"  is  to  be  used  in  re- 
sponse to  a  powerfully  nega- 
tive point,  such  as  "We  are  the 


This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Chattanooga    African 
American  Museum 

10  a.m.  -  5  p.m.,  Monday- 
Friday 

$5  admission 
caamhistory.com 

Acoustic  Jam  Session 

Soddy-Daisy  Community 
Center 

190  Depot  St. 

7-10  p.m.  every  Thursday 
(except  first  Thurs.  for  the 
month) 

Free 

Contact  Marvin  Neighbors, 
332-4901  for  more  info 

Atlanta    Hawks    Opening 
Night 

Philips  Arena 
Atlanta 


7  p.m.,  Saturday,  Nov.  i 
Ticket  prices  vary 
Nba.com/hawks 

Free  First  Sunday 

Hunter  Museum  of  Art 

Chattanooga 

Noon-5  p.m.,  Sunday,  Nov.a 

Free 

Huntermuseum.org 

Mountain  View  Bluegrass  I 

Chattanooga  Market 
Noon-5  p.m. 
Free 
Chattanoogamarket.com 

145th  anniversary  re-en- 1 
actment  of  Battle  of  Mis| 
sionary  Ridge 

Sequoyah  Caverns 

Valley  Head,  Ala. 

1-5  p.m.,   Sunday  Nov.    | 
(open  every  day) 

$12.95  (group  rates 
able) 

Camping  and  cavern  touifl 
available. 

Sequoyahcaverns.con 


worst  of  sinners!"  "Amen"  is  a 
response  saved  for  a  powerful- 
ly positive  point,  such  as  "But 
Jesus  took  our  punishment!" 

When  visiting  the  Pacific 
Northwest,  you  will  salute 
the  American  "fleg,"  put  your 
groceries  in  a  "beg,"  and  if  you 
stick  your  finger  down  your 
throat,  you  will  most  likely 
"geg."  In  California,  you  get 
into  that  whole  surfer  mess 
that  I  won't  try  to  figure  out. 

Back  over  on  the  East  Coast, 
in  Maine,  "Good"  is  great,  but 
"Wicked  good"  is  better. 

And  if  you  happen  to  be 
privileged,  as  I  am,  to  spend 
any  time  in  the  Mid-West, 
you'll  find.. .nothing  of  inter- 
est. Except  that  we  sometimes 
put  an  "r"  in  the  middle  of  a 
word,  like  "warsh."  But  please 
don't  do  that  if  you  visit,  we're 
trying  to  break  the  habit. 


Get  Your  GfCeil  0" 

7 


Vexation:  My  gas  mile- 
age! Even  if  prices  did 
go  down,  I'm  still  getting 
heartburn  every  time  I  fill 
up. 

Solution:  There's  at  least 
a  hundred  ways  to  improve 
gas  mileage,  but  this  week, 
let's  focus  on  NOT  letting 
our  cars  idle. 

Implementation: 
Turn  off  your  car  when 
you're  stopped  at  a  light, 
stuck  in  traffic  or  waiting 
for  someone  to  come  out  of 
the  dorm.  Also,  make  sure 
you're  ready  to  go  BEFORE 
you  turn  your  car  on. 


Clarification:  Believe 
it  or  not,  just  10  seconds 
of  idling  requires  more  gas 
than  if  you  just  turn  the 
car  off  and  then  start  it  up 
again.  Here's  a  number  to 
put  it  into  perspective;  if 
your  car  idles  for  15  minutes 
a  day  it  can  cost  you  up  to 
$100  a  year.  If.1  had  known 
that  a  year  ago,  I  could  have 
saved  that  money  and  go"e 
to  the  Cincinnati  Bengals 
game  over  fall  break  that  1 
couldn't  afford.  Maybe  nei* 
year  Carson  Palmer. 
•tip  and  info  from  idta».«m 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  2008 

sports    

Last  Minute  wins  at  last  second 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Zach  Livingston 
SHMis-Eniu™ 


In  the  men's  north  A  league, 
»team  Last  Minute  waited  till 
he  last  second  to  win  the 
game,  as  they  took  on  team 
Blague  Tuesday  night.  The 
blague  went  on  an  immediate 
•{'drive  in  the  beginning  of  the 
P1  'game  that  put  them  up  a  6-0. 

■,    However,   the  lead  didn't 
I     last   too    long    when    Sean 
I      Bispham,  Last  Minute  line- 
backer, decided  to  catch  a  lat- 
f  Pferal  from  a  teammate  and  run 


8o  yards  down  the  field  for  a 
touchdown. 

In  the  second  half  the  Plague 
scored  with  three  minutes  left 
in  the  game  but  were  still  down 
by  two  points.  A  bullet  pass 
from  Tyman  was  snatched  out 
of  the  air  by  Jeff  Sagala  to  tie 
both  teams  up  14-14. 

With  18  seconds  left  in  the 
game  Bispham  attempted  to 
carry  the  ball  up  the  right  side 
of  the  field  to  end  it  all.  Of- 
ten criticized  for  his  mobility, 
Sagala  dived  and  extended  to 
grab  the  flag  before  Bispham 


could  reach  the  end  zone. 

On  fourth  down,  with  nine 
seconds  left  on  the  clock,  be- 
fore being  forced  into  over- 
time, Last  Minute  QB,  Robert 
Slocum,  performed  a  last  min- 
ute miracle  as  he  scoped  out 
Jameson  Malin  and  threw  him 
a  pass  into  the  endzone. 

"We  played  hard  and  that's 
all  that  matters"  said  Sagala, 
senior  theology  major.  "I  don't 
mind  that  we  lost,  as  long  as 
we  played  hard  and  gave  it  our 
all  to  win." 


i  Titans  7-0  (Over  the  past 
decade  there  has  only  been 
.one  team  that  comes  to  mind 
''when  I  think  of  a  team  that 
plays  great  defense  and  just 
enough  offense:  The  2000 
Baltimore  Ravens.  After  beat- 
ing the  Colts  at  home  on  Mon- 
day Night  Football,  Tennessee 
has  basically  wrapped  up  the 
division  all  they  have  to  do 
ngw  is  stay  healthy  and  stay 
consistent. 

«£  Giants  6-1  (New  Yorkis  cur- 
rently showing  everyone  in  the 
NFL  how  they  won  their  Super 
Bowl  last  year,  their  defensive 

B^.  No  Jeremy  Shockey  on 
offense,  Michael  Strahan  re- 
tires in  the  off-season,  and  Osi 
Umenyiora  is  out  for  the  sea- 

.  son.  They  are  clearly  the  best 
team  in  the  NFC  right  now. 
O  Panthers  6-2  (If  going  2-0 
without  their  best  WR  in  Steve 
Smith  does  not  make  you  a  be- 
"ever,  then  I  don't  know  what 
will.) 

*t  Redskins  6-2  (New  head 
ich,  a  QB  that  doesn't  know 
'system,  a  RB  that  might 
Past  his  prime,  we  all  saw 

Washington  going  6-2  at  the 


ij  Wallace's  NFL  top  ten  teams 

>       nwis  Wallace  I  ^^H 

7  Bills  5-2  (Buffalo  has  had 
a  great  start  to  this  NFL  sea- 
son. Due  to  the  injury  of  last 
year's  league  MVP  Tom  Brady, 
Buffalo  has  a  great  shot  to 
come  away  with  the  AFC  east 
crown. 

O  Cowboys  5-3  (Dallas  is  an- 
other team  in  the  NFC  that  was 
picked  to  go  to  the  Super  Bowl. 
However,  with  Romo  out  un- 
til mid-November  it  looks  like 
Dallas  better  get  it  together 
before  Jerry  Jones  does.) 

9  Buccaneers  5-3  (Tampa 
Bay  has  to  be  one  of  the  sleep- 
er teams  in  the  NFL.  Like  n 
Baltimore,  they  have  a  solid 
defensive  core,  and  good  QB 
play  from  Jeff  Garcia.  It  looks 
like  the  NFC  south  will  come 
down  to  the  last  few  weeks  for 
the  NFL  season.) 

10  Ravens  4-3  (Looks  like 
Ray  Lewis  and  the  boys  turned 
back  the  clock  a  little  bit.  For 
the  first  couple  of  games  they 
looked  like  the  2000  Balti- 
more Ravens  and  then  they 
got  into  a  slide.  Now  it  looks 
like  their  offense  can  finally 
put  up  enough  points  on  the 
board  for  this  team  to  win.) 


Tennessee  Titans  linebacker  David 
Thornton  celebrates  after  beating 
the  Indianapolis  Colts  31-21  in  an 
NFL  football  game  in  Nashuille, 
Tenn.,  Monday.  Oct.  27, 2008.  (AP 
Photo/Bill  Waugh) 

halfway  point  right?) 

5  Patriots  5-2  (We  all  know 
they  took  a  huge  hit  early 
in  the  season,  but  with  the 
game's  best  Head  Coach  in  Bill 
Belichick,  they  are  still  making 
some  noise  for  another  post- 
season run. 

O  Steelers  5-2  (Pittsburgh  is 
5-0  against  the  AFC,  but  0-2 
against  NFC  so  as  long  as  they 
keep  beating  AFC  foes  and 
get  Willie  Parker  healthy  they 
should  be  a  lock  for  the  play- 
offs.) 


Intramurals  Schedule 

Men's  A  North  Division 

10/30    6  PM 

Business  Time/Regulators 

Field  3 

10/30    6  PM 

Shake  N'  Bake/Team  Fresh 

Field  1 

11/3/     6  PM 

Shake  N*  Bake/Last  Minute 

Field  3 

H/3      6  PM 

Team  Fresh/Regulators 

Field  1 

11/4      6  PM 

Team  Fresh/Shake  N'  Bake 

Field  1 

11/4      8  PM 

Last  Minute/Ninja  Turtles 

Field  3 

11/s      8  PM 

Ninja  Turtles/Last  Minute 

Field  l 

u/5      9  PM 

Business  Time/Shake  N'  Bake 

Field  3 

Men's  A  South  Division 

10/30  7  PM 

Cohutta  Wild/Sell  Outs 

Field  1 

10/30  8  PM 

Bietz  Me  Again/Showtime 

Field  1 

11/3      7  PM 

Bietz  Me  Again/Sell  Outs 

Field  1 

11/3       9  PM 

yaMAHA  Shuffle/Cohutta  Wild 

Field  1 

11/5       8  PM 

Sell  Outs/Squirrel  Tails 

Field  3 

Men's  B  North  Division 

10/30  7  PM 

Team  Eller/Old  School 

Field  3 

10/30  9  PM 

The  New  Breed/ All  The  Way 

Field  3 

11/3       8PM 

GeFrenich/Old  School 

Field  3 

11/3       9  PM 

DP/The  New  Breed 

Field  3 

11/4      9  PM 

Old  School/5th  Down 

Field  3 

11/5       06  PM 

Team  Eller/The  New  Breed 

Field  1 

11/5       06  PM 

GeFremch/All  The  Way 

Field  3 

11/5       7  PM 

Team  EUer/5th  Down 

Field  3 

Men's  B  South  Division 

10/30    8  PM 

300/IronMan 

Field  3  1 

10/30  9  PM 

Aghhhh/McThunderstix 

Field  1 

11/30    7  PM 

Los  Toros/The  Horde 

Field  3 

11/4      6  PM 

Band  of  Brothers/300     ' 

Field  3 

11/4      7  PM 

Los  Toros/Pickanewname 

Field  3 

11/4      7  PM 

The  Horde/IronMan 

Field  1 

u/5       9  PM 

Aghhhh/300 

Field  1 

Women's  A  Division 

10/30  7  PM 

Lunachicks/Suga  Rush 

Field  2 

10/30    8  PM 

McDream  Team/Raging  Penguin 

s  Field  2 

11/3      8  PM 

Suga  Rush/Spartans 

Field  2 

11/3      9  PM 

Raging  Penguins/McDream  Team  Field  2 

11/4      7  PM 

Foxes/Raging  Penguins 

Field  2 

11/4      8  PM 

October  Rush/Spartans 

Field  2 

11/4      9  PM 

Suga  Rush/Pageant  Pistons 

Field  1 

11/5      6  PM 

Pageant  Pistons/Foxes 

Field  2 

11/5      7  PM 

Suga  Rush/McDream  Team 

Field  1 

Women's  B  Division 

10/30    6  PM 

Cinco  de  Poplar/Oh  Snaps 

Field  2 

10/30    9  PM 

Kung  Fu  Pandas/Pink  Ladies 

Field  2 

11/30    6  PM 

Blazn/Ultimatum 

Field  2 

11/3      7  PM 

Chameleons/Black  Diamonds 

Field  2 

11/3      8  PM 

Kung  Fu  Pandas/Oh  Snaps 

Field  1 

11/4      6  PM 

Mangostein/Chameleons 

Field  2 

11/4      8  PM 

Pink  Ladies/Cinco  de  Poplar 

Field  1 

11/4      9  PM 

Ultimatum/Oh  Snaps 

Field  2 

10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  30,  2 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
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Election  Day  |  This  Tuesday, 
Nov.  4  from  8  a.m.  to  8  p.m. 
a  shuttle  will  be  provided  to 
the  election  polls  at  Qty  Hall 
in  Collegedale.  The  shuttle  will 
leave  from  Wright  Hall  every 
half  an  hour  and  will  leave 
from  the  City  Hall  15  minutes 
after  the  hour  and  45  minutes 
after  the  hour.  Look  for  the 
van  marked  Shuttle  Bus.  Don- 
nie  Keele  and  Kari  Shultz  will 
be  the  drivers. 

Food  Drive  |  Now  through 
Nov.  9,  Psi  Chi  will  be  hosting 
a  food  drive  to  benefit  the  Sa- 
maritan Center.  Six  donation 
bins  are  located  throughout 
campus  in  Talge,  Thatcher, 
Thatcher  South,  the  Village 
Market,  the  Dining  Hall  and 
Summerour.  Donations  will 
benefit  families  in  need 
throughout  the  holiday  season. 
What  better  way  to  help  use 
up  those  extra  dollars  on  your 
meal  plan  before  the  end  of  the 
semester?  Please  be  gracious 
and  donate  a  few  NON-PER- 
ISHABLE food  items  between 
now  and  Nov.  9  and  help  make 
someone's  holiday  season  a 
little  happier! 

Missions  Expo  |  Sabbath 
afternoon  from  2-5  p.m.  in 
the  Student  Center.  Come  and 
find  out  about  different  mis- 
sion opportunities  around  the 
world.  Talk  with  returned  stu- 
dent missionaries,  check  out 
the  different  booths  and  see 
for  yourself  how  God  could 
use  you  next  year!  Choose  to 
be  Chosen.  Become  a  student 
missionary! 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5:00  p.m. 
M-F  at  the  fountain  between 
Hackman  and  the  library. 

Psi  Chi  Induction  |  It  will  be 
held  in  Ackerman  Auditorium 


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Friday,  October  31 

6:47p-  Sunset 

8p  -  Vespers  -  Marius  Asaftei  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood  Chapel) 


Sabbath,  November  1 

9:30-10:158  -  Continental  Break- 
fast (Collegedale  Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

10:15a  -  SaltWorks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs),  9:75  Sab- 
bath School  (Collegedale  Church  Fel- 
lowship Hall),  SMC  Sabbath  School 
(Gospel  Chapel-upstairs) 

11:30a  -  Connect  -  LeClare  Litch- 
field (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45a  -  Renewal-  Paul  Smith  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

i:30-5P  -  Cave  open  (Student 
Park) 

2-5  p  -  Student  Missions  Expo 
(Student  Center) 

3p  -  "How  to  Give  a  Bible  Study" 
Seminar  (Hackman  Hall  #215) 

6:30p  —  Evensong,  Reader:  Ray 
Minner,    Organist:     Peter    Leipzig 


(Church) 

8p  -  The  Village  -  Benefiting  In- 
visible Children  (By  the  Duck  Pond) 

9p-i2:30a  -  Diversions,  King  & 
Queen  of  the  Court:  Basketball  &VoI- 
leyball  Activities,  hosted  by  BCU  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 


Sunday,  November  2 

Daylight   Saving   Time   Ends-Set 

clocks  back  one  hour 

8a  -  SAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 
5p  -  Psi  Chi  Induction  (Ackerman 

Auditorium)  Convocation  Credit! 


Monday,  November  3 

Student  Wellness  Week 
3:3op  -  Undergraduate  Council 
7:30p  -  Drama:  Kite  Runner  (Ack- 
erman    Auditorium)     Convocation 
Credit! 


Tuesday,  November  4 

Election  Day! 
Student  Wellness  Week 


6p  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 
7  &  lop  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  November  5 

Student  Wellness  Week 

Dever  Library  Opening  (Hackman 
Hall) 

y:i5P  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak 
Room) 

Thursday,  November  6 

Student  Wellness  Week 

Last  day  to  drop  a  class  &  automat- 
ically receive  a  "W 

11a  -  Wellness  Convocation,  Josh 
Sundquist  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

3:30p  -  Deans/Chairs  Advisory 

5P  -  Volleyball  Team  Meeting  (lies 
PJE.  Center) 

7p  -  Student  Show  (Brock  Hall 
Gallery) 

7P  -  Modern  Languages  Film  Se- 
ries (Miller  201) 

7:30p  -  Convocation,  Josh  Sun- 
dquist (Thatcher  Chapel) 


on  Sunday,  Nov.  2  at  5  p.m. 
Convocation  Credit  available, 
light  refreshments  to  follow. 

SIFE  I  invites  you  to  partici- 
pate in  Financial  Fitness  day 
during  wellness  week  on  the 
promenade  on  Wednesday 
Nov.  5  during  lunchtime.  Fill 
out  a  survey  and  get  a  chance 
to  WIN  a  $100  Best  Buy  gift 
card! 


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ment.  They  will  also  have  an 
information  session  in  the  eve- 
ning from  5:30-7p.m.  in  the 
Presidential  Banquet  Room. 
Dessert  will  be  provided. 

"How  to  Avoid  Marrying 
a  Jerk"  |  A  free  relationship 
class  for  singles,  will  be  offered 
Saturday,  Nov.  15,  from  2:00 
to  7:00  p.m.  at  the  Collegedale 
Church.  Dinner  provided.  You 
must  pre-register  at  www.first- 
things.org  or  267-5383. 


Loma  Linda  University 
School  of  Pharmacy  rep- 
resentatives I  will  be  on 
campus  Monday,  Nov.  3.  If  you 
would  like  to  meet  with  one  of 
the  representatives,  contact 
the  Counseling  &  Testing  Cen- 
ter at  236-2782  for  an  appoint- 


. 


October  31 

Aline  Bacelar,  Audrey  Coo- 
per, Beth  Cruttenden,  David 
Kloosterhuis,  Ellie  Molineaux, 
Joyce  Reyna,  Mimi  Marr,  Mir- 
iam Taylor,  Saralyn  MacPhee 


November  1 

Andrae  Ancheta,  Asanette 
Mercado,  Christina  Hightow- 
er,  Deanna  Moore,  Evan  Blak- 
eney,  Nathan  Thomas,  Omar 
Lopez-Thismon,  Rachel  Bog- 
gess,  Tyann  Jeffries,  Uriik  Luii 

November  2 

Blair  Martin,  CJ  Fischer,  Glen- 
na  Lashley,  Greg  Besra,  Jer- 
emy Rowland,  Joy  Roe,  Reed 
Krause,  Shirley  Spears,  Vicky 
Moore,  Whitney  Wiley 

November  3 

Chelsey  Appel,  Jonathan  Per- 
ez, Kim  Burt,  Joel  Kurtz,  Steve 
Adams 

November  4 

Ashley  Westcott,  Buddy  Sum- 
mitt,  Hanniel  Mkins,  Heather 
Peggau,  I  Jin  Im,  Janet  Gray, 


Jackelline  Fuentes,  Seth  Hid| 
man,  Sofonie  Smith,  Ste\ 
Crosby,    Steven    Stockil, 
Jansen 

November  5 

Caitlin  Delaney,  Carl  Jea 
Philippe,  David  George,  IW| 
na  Roseberry,  Erica 
Jessica  Dalley,  Lars  1 
Liane  de  Souza,  Melissa  I 
maine,  Ryan  Urbina,  Timoll| 
Feig,  Timothy  Harning 

November  6 

Autumn  Saxon,  Casey  Sn»«| 
Heather  Glass,  Jonathan  0 
bett,  Rob  Scott,  Sara  Min"* 
Sarah  Park 


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Humor  Editor! 

atwamack@southern.edu| 


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History  Club's  registration  tables  during 
►~^\   lunch  hours  to  get  students  aware  and 
registered  to  vote. 

Knowing  in  advance  that  there  are  many 
who  are  eligible  and  should  vote,  for 
some  reason,  won't. 

That  one  guy  with  the  HUGE  Obama  pin 
that  he  wears  to  every  class,  every  day, 
every  week:  You  have  to  respect  dedica- 
tion. 

Both  candidates  seeming  more  and 
more  centrist  the  closer  we  get  to  elec- 
tion; it's  to  be  expected  I  suppose,  but 
just  once  I'd  appreciate  (idealistically) 
that  truly  honest  politician.  ("Go  Na- 
der...still!"  scream  the  independents). 

Those  diehard  Republicans  who  are 
ready  to  say  "bye-bye"  to  Bush  and  a 
— {}  Democratic  Congress,  and  hello  to  Mav- 
ericism  and  Republicanism  once  more! 


My  parents  are  voting,  one  Republican 
and  the  other  Democrat.  Do  their  votes 
cancel  each  other  out?  Where  do  I  fall? 
I  guess  I  am  the  product  of  melting  pot 
America,  and  proud  to  be,  too. 


Reasons  not  to  vote 


Adam  Wamack 
Huaog  Ennm — 


You  don't  care  about 
your  country.  I  mean,  I 
suppose  I  won't  point  out  the 
irony  that  by  choosing  this, 
you  are  practicing  the  rights 
that  the  very  country  you  don't 
care  about  is  actually  ensuring 
you  can  maintain. 

You  think  corruption 
cancels  out  principle  and 
need.  It's  true  that  when  you 
believe  in  a  system,  and  you 
then  see  that  system  corrupt- 
ed, you  are  therefore  pardoned 
from  adhering  to  the  princi- 
ples that  you  believed  in— the 
very  notions  and  ideals  for 
which  the  idea  of  republican 
government  stands  for— yeah, 
just  forget  them,  mmhmm, 
great  idea. 

You  hate  the  United 
States.  "Down  with  Ameri- 
ca," you  scream— okay,  I  guess 
that's  fine;  go  ahead  and  prac- 
tice the  freedom  of  speech  our 
country  makes  available  to 
you. 

You  think  that  your  vote 
does  not  matter.  You  are 
just  another  member  of  this 
grand  organization  we  call  De- 
mocracy in  America,  too  small 


to  actually  matter  in  the  place 
that  has  its  ideals  grounded 
in  individual  participation- 
smart. 

You  think  that  our  elec- 
toral system  is  an  ineffec- 
tive way  to  ensure  that 
your  vote  matters.  Sure,  I 
get  it,  I  guess;  the  track  record 
of  over  200  years  of  ensuring 
peaceful  and  legitimate  trans- 
fer of  power  really  just  isn't 
good  enough. 

You  don't  understand 
the  concept  of  Federal- 
ism. By  the  way  it  is  the 
shared  sovereignty  between 
Federal  government  and  State 
governments  where  states 
are  not  merely  regional  rep- 


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government,  but  are  grantij 
independent  powers  and  i 
sponsibilities;  a  system  that  J 
made  to  have  states  as  a  whoi 
vote  for  the  candidate  and  n 
just  an  individualized  populj 
vote... well  that  is  no  longer 4 
excuse,  now  is  it. 

Your  great,  great  granl 
father  left  you  a  messajj 
in  a  bottle  that  says  Obai 
and  McCain  are  both  on| 
of  two  things:  either  a  s 
cialist  or  a  Mason.    WiJ 
the  last  message  in  a  bottlt| 
got  told  me  to  vote,  so  I  gi 
the  score  is  one  to  one... 
choose. 


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SOUTHERNS-  ACCENT 


Thursday,  November  6,2008 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  8 


Ktudent 
ferrested 

Bophomore  charged 
■ith  assault  against 
another  student 

Emily  Young 

HlftH^r1^  FniTOR 


■  Ruiguang    "Jay"    Zhuang, 
R  sophomore  computer  sci- 
Hjce  major,  was  arrested  and 
^Rarged  with  aggravated  do- 
mestic assault  and  aggravated 
^Kibery  for  attacking  his  ex- 
girlfriend 
in    front    of 
Thatcher 
South      and 
taking      her 
laptop    com- 
J  purer     Sept. 
g  Zhuang  28,  according 
to  the  Colleg- 
edale  Police. 
^Recording  to  the  police  re- 
^B,  Zhuang  was  taken  to 
■HMHamilton  County  Jail  and 
incarcerated    without    bond. 
Zhuang  appeared  in  Colleg- 
edale Court  Wednesday,  and 
his  case  was  sent  to  the  grand 
jury,  which  will  hear  the  case 
in    downtown     Chattanooga 
within  the  next  n  weeks,  said 
Kevin  Penrod,  Campus  Safety 
director.  The  grand  jury  hear- 
ing will  only  include  state- 
ments from  the  witnesses  and 
the  victim  and  will  not  include 
the  offender  and  his  attorney. 
The  hearing  will  determine  if 


eARRESTp 


Students  react  to  Obama  win 


Monika  Bliss 


In  an  election  with  a  record 
number  of  voters,  students 
across  Southern's  campus 
watched  as  the  returns  came 
in,  electing  America's  first 
black  president. 

"This  election  is  a  real  piv- 
otal point  of  American  his- 
tory," said  Luther  Whiting,  a 
freshman  business  major  and 
SA  executive  vice  president 
who  watched  the  election  in 
the  Student  Center.  "I'm  ex- 
cited to  see  what  a  new  type 
of  administration  will  bring  to 
the  table." 

After  months  of  campaign- 
ing, the  results  came  in  with 
Barack  Obama  sweeping  the 
Electoral  College  vote  349- 
147.  Exit  polls  reported  that 
two-thirds  of  first-time  voters 
favored  Obama,  according  to 
AP  News.Another  student, 
Raz  Catarama,  a  senior  pub- 
lic relations  major,  watched 
the  results  at  the  School  of 


AP  Photo 
President-elect  Barack  Obama  and  his  wife  Michelle  and  Vice  President-elect  Joe  Biden  and  his  wife  Jill  take  the 
stage  after  Obama  delivered  his  victory  speech  at  the  election  night  party  at  Grant  Park  in  Chicago,  Tuesday. 

Journalism  &  Communication  of  a  fight  and  a  tighter  race."  legedale    also    saw    an    in- 

election  party  in  Brock  Hall.  "I         Americans        voted        in  crease     of    more    than     35 

had  no  idea  the  decision  would  record        numbers        with  percent.    More    than    2,735 

be  made  so  quick,"  Catarama  136.6       million       votes,  

said.  "I  expected  it  to  be  more  according  to  AP  News.  Col-  seb  election,  pace  5 


Invisible  Children  features  film  in  Collegedale  Church 


Adrienne  Vernon 

Stw  Wbufb 


The  Invisible  Children  road 
crew  will  bring  the  screening 
of  a  new  film  to  the  Collegedale 
SDA  church,  Tuesday,  Novem- 
ber 11  at  8  p.m.  The  movie 
features  a  group  of  students 
from  high  schools  and  colleges 


across  the  United  States  who 
traveled  to  Uganda  to  see  how 
the  money  they  helped  raise 
was  benefiting  students  there. 
Though  more  than  1,500 
schools  are  involved,  the 
movie  highlights  Collegedale's 
involvement  in  raising  money 
and  awareness  for  Invisible 
Children.  It  demonstrates  the 


difference  a  small  town  can 
make  if  they  choose  to  unite 
for  a  common  cause. 

"The  movie  shows  that 
when  we,  as  the  youth  of  to- 
day, choose  to  take  action,  it 
does  have  tangible  affects," 
said  Adam  Litchfield,  a  senior 
business  administration  major 
who  has  taken  this  year  off  to 


work  as  an  intern  for  Invisible 
Children. 

Southern  is  one  of  more 
than  80  schools  in  the  South- 
east region  that  will  see  this 
movie.  More  road  crews  are 
showing  the  film  across  the 
states,  Canada  and  Europe. 


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Why  would  you  make 
a  bad  president?  For 
answers  to  this  ques- 
tion of  the  week,  see 
page  8. 


OPINION 


For  a  take  on  Bible 
bowls  and  the  new 
president,  seepage  7. 


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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  ( 


Health  Center  gives  stitches 


Jennifer  Meyer 

Stiif  Wrnrm 


Students  will  no  longer  have 
to  go  off-campus  to  receive 
stitches  for  cuts  and  other 
flesh  wounds.  The  University 
Health  Center  began  offering 
this  service  at  Southern  this 
semester. 

The  reason  for  the  increase 
in  suturing  at  the  health  cen- 
ter is  the  presence  of  Bill  Raw- 
son,  physician  assistant.  This 
is  Rawson's  first  year  working 
at  Southern.  He  said  that  in 
the  past  there  have  been  nurse 
practitioners  at  the  health  cen- 
ter who  have  been  trained  to 
do  sutures,  but  they  may  not 
have  been  as  comfortable  with 
them  as  he  is. 

"I've  done  quite  a  bit  [of  su- 
turing] in  the  past,"  Rawson 
said.  He  is  'able  to  do  at  the 
health  center  the  same  types 
of  suturing  procedures  that 
could  be  done  in  an  emergency 
rbom.         ' 

By  definition,  suturing  is 


the  joining  of  the  edges  of  a 
wound  by  stitches.  In  the  past, 
the  health  center  has  normally 
sent  these  types  of  cases  to  an 
outside  emergency  room  or 
doctor's  office. 

Rawson  said  that  most  of 
the  cases  he  sees  requiring  su- 
tures are  from  student  workers 
who  do  physical  labor  around 
campus. 

Earlier  in  the  semester, 
Glenn  Boyko,  a  carpentry  tech- 
nician for  Plant  Services,  was 
injured  on  the  job.  Instead  of 
going  to  an  emergency  room  or 
doctor's  office,  Boyko  was  able 
to  go  to  the  health  center  and 
receive  stitches  on-site.  Boyko 
said  he  was  pleased  with  the 
service  he  received. 

Many  students  were  not 
aware  that  suturing  is  avail- 
able to  them  at  the  health  cen- 
ter. 

"It's  a  really  important  ser- 
vice to  have  on  campus,"  said 
Jessica  Stollenmaier,  a  junior 
history  major,  "because  people 
get  in  accidents  all  the  time." 


Corrections 

On  Tuesday,  Nov.r  11  at  noon  Dr.  Gary  Hess  will  speak  to 
Southern's  faculty  for  the  Dean's  Luncheon  in  the  presiden- 
tial banquet  room.  At  3:30  p.m.  he  will  speak  in  the  McKee 
Library;  this  presentation  is  open  to  students  and  the  com- 
munity. 


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Thursday,  November  6, 2008 


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EMILY  YOUNG 
KATIE  HAMMOND 
RACHEL  HOPKINS 
SARAH  HAYHOE 
CHRIS  CLOUZET 


Monika  Bliss 

zack  livingston 

adam  wamack 

christina  weitzel 
iatout  &  design 

katie  dexter 


HANNAH  KUNTZ 
KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 


MATT  ZUEHLKE 
MATT  TURK 


Laure  Chamberlain 


Wellness  Center  opens 


Hannah  Kuntz 

Copy  Editor 


More  than  400  students 
had  a  chance  to  experience  the 
Hulsey  Wellness  Center  for 
the  first  time  as  doors  opened 
for  use  on  Tuesday. 

Don  Mathis,  facilities 
manager  of  the  School  of  PE, 
Health  &  Wellness,  said  it  was 
good  to  see  students  utilizing 
the  equipment. 

"I  thought  everything  went 
well,"  Mathis  said.  "We  had  a 
good  first  day." 

Most  students  had  positive 
reactions. 

"I'm  shocked  it's  so  in- 
credibly nice,"  said  Stepha- 
nie Ford,  a  junior  social  work 
major.  "I'm  just  really,  really 
impressed." 

Others  shared  the  enthusi- 
asm. 

"I  love  it,"  said  Sharayah 
Scott,  a  senior  public  relations 
major.  "I  really  like  that  there 
are  personal  trainers  there  that 
help  you  in  your  workout." 


Andrew  Carpenter,  a  senior 
religious  education  major, 
said  he  thought  that  the  track 
would  be  bigger  and  that  the 
wellness  center  wasn't  what  he 
had  expected. 

While  some  students'  expec- 
tations were  not  met,  others 
were  pleased  with  the  fitness 
and  weight  room  equipment. 

"It's  a  very  nice  facility," 
said  Hubert  Maitland,  a  fresh- 
man music  education  major. 
"There's  a  very  large  variety  of 
equipment." 

Grace  Lee,  a  junior  social 
work  major,  agreed. 

"I'm  impressed  with  the 
amount  of  equipment  they 
have,  and.  not  just  how  much, 
but  the  quality  of  it  too." 

Leslie  Evenson,  Southern's 
wellness  institute  director, 
said  while  doors  are  now  offi- 
cially open,  the  facility  is  still 
undergoing  finishing  touches, 
including  the  new  pool  area 
and  locker  rooms,  rock-climb- 
ing wall  and  snack  shop,  The 
Kayak. 


Photo  By  Marlin  Hon 
Tom  Stone  and  Carlos  Cirilo  et 
the  new  Wellness  Center  on  f/iel 
morning  of  its  opening. 


Students  will  need  theiij 
cards  to  use  the  facility,  t 
there  is  a  dress  code.  CloJ 
toe  shoes  are  required  oni 
walking  track  and  fitness  llnl 
as  well  as  modest  shorts  if 
shirts  with  sleeves. 

Evenson  said, 
want  it  to  be  a  com 
able  and  non-intimidi 
environment." 


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This  year  Southern  students 
and  faculty  have  raised  almost 
$6,000  toward  their  goal  of 
$15,000,  to  refurbish  Mala- 
mulo  Adventist  Hospital  and 
College  of  Health  Sciences  in 
Malawi,  Africa. 

The  11  other  Adventist  col- 
leges in  the  North  American 
Division  have  each  pledged  at 
least  $8,500  towards  Mala- 
mulo  College.  Doug  Baasch, 
SA  president,  believes  South- 
ern can  set  a  higher  standard 
of  $15,000  by  Thanksgiving 
break. 

"We  want  to  set  the  bar," 
Baasch  said.  "I  think  we  can 
raise  well  over  $8,500." 

The  Malamulo  buildings 
did  not  pass  inspections  and 
the  government  threatened 
to  close  the  school,  so  other 
Adventist  colleges  stepped  in, 
said  Kari  Shultz,  director  of 
student  life  and  services. 

According  to  the  Malamulo 
mission  Web  site,  as  many 
as  20  girls  stay  in  one  dorm 


room,  and  there  are  only  four 
working  computers  for  more 
than  400  students. 

"  Eleven  other 

Adventist 

colleges 

have  each 

pledged  at 

least  $8,500 

towards 

Malamulo 

College. 

There  are  also  new  fundrais- 
ers going  on  in  the  near  future. 
An  offering  will  be  taken  up  at 
vespers  on  Nov.  14,  where  the 
money  raised  will  be  matched 
by  other  donors.  On  Monday 
students  will  receive  a  muffin 
when  they  make  a  donation 
to  the  college.  In  addition, 
the  Committee  of  100,  which 
donates  money  to  Southern 


building  projects,  will  doi 
one  dollar  for  every  i 
signature  they  get  on  a  bai 
When  the  campaign  is  fini 
they  will  send  the  bamil| 
Malamulo,  Baasch  said. 

Aimee  Burchard,  a  s 
more    mass    communis 
major,  thinks  the  Mala 
project  is  easy  to  help  I 
with. 

"They've  made  it  very  j 
pie  for  students  to  be  invot 
the  box  is  right  in  the  Sl»| 
Center,"  she  said. 

Other  students  felt  I 
was  not  enough  awai 
about  the  project. 

"They  need  to  advertise! 
let  people  know  it's  a  nwl 
there,"  said  Ryan  KloosW- 
is,  a  senior  architectural1] 
ing  major. 

A  mission  trip  to  M»» 
is  being  planned  for  Wj 
July  of  2009  that  wi11  ^ 
medical  work, 
and  construction.  F»(J 
dents  from  Southern 1  I 
accepted. 


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NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


IVriting  Center  use  doubles  since  opening 


i  COUSER 

,,„>ithe  Writing  Center 
i  more  than  doubled  since 
(opening  three  years  ago, 
i  they  are  in  need  of  more 
■prs. 

fThings  have  gotten  so  busy 
It  we've  had  to  stop  adver- 
sjng  around  campus,"  said 
Trliggens,  Writing  Center 
ctor. 

his  increase  is  largely  due 
Pihe  fact  that  more  and  more 
Hchers  are  encouraging  their 
students  to  take  advantage  of 
WH  service.  As  a  result,  the 
BBors  have  seen  students  of 


nearly  Avery  major  on  campus 
coming  to  the  center. 

"It  id  much  busier  this  year," 
said  Janelle  Sundin,  a  sopho- 
more English  education  major 
and  a  tutor  at  the  center.  "Our 
appointment  book  is  usually 
full." 

There  are  always  two  tutors 
working  and  they  conduct  a 
total  of  32  tutoring  sessions 
each  day,  but  most  days  all  the 
slots  are  full,  Sundin  said. 

When  the  center  first 
opened  in  fall  2005,  they  held 
954  tutoring  sessions  the  en- 
tire semester,  and  the  center 
would  only  get  busy  during 


the  end  of  the  semester,  said 
Becky  Whetmore,  Writing 
Center  supervisor.  This  year, 
it  has  been  steadily  busy,  and 
the  tutors  have  conducted 
more  than  700  sessions  in  the 
first  half  of  the  semester. 

The  Writing  Center,  which 
is  located  in  the  lower  level 
of  McKee  Library,  is  a  service 
that  assists  students  with  all 
aspects  of  writing. 

"We  will  help  any  SAU  stu- 
dent with  any  paper,  class  or 
stage  of  the  writing  process," 
Whetmore  said. 

But  some  students  have  had 
trouble  getting  appointments. 


"I  use  the  center  a  lot,  but  I  the  growth  as  a  good  thing, 
have  to  come  at  least  two  days         "It's   definitely  a   positive 

early  to  get  an  appointment,"  problem,"  Higgens  said.  "We 

said  Hyeran  Lee,  a  sophomore  are  growing  as  the  university 

nursing  major.  is  growing." 

The  staff  at  the  center  see 


Tutors  visit  Chattanooga  high  schools 


AlMEE  BRADSHAW 
Svgf  Wnnf  B 


Black  Christian  Union  has 
I'  been   ministering    at    Tyner 
High  School  in  East  Chatta- 
nooga. 

When  former  Southern 
student  Elhaffner  Bertus  was 
(  asked  about  whose  idea  it  was 
to  put  "Tyner  Tutoring"  to- 
gether, his  answer  was  simple. 
"God  did,"  Bertus  said. 

hile  working    at   Tyner 

1  School,  Bertus  realized 

^fe  was  work  to  do  at  Tyner. 

The  teachers  said  it  would  be 

I ,  good  if  some  college  kids  could 

j  just  talk  to  these  high  school 

Wds,"  he  said. 

.  f     Junior  theology  major  and 

J    BCUPresidentRichardMeans, 

..  andjunior  public  relations  ma- 

f  jorCristina  Hernandez-Persia, 

.'  met  with  Rashaad  Williams, 

f  Tyner  High  School  freshman 

gor  and  teacher.  Together 

launched  BCU's  outreach 

1,  Tyner  Tutoring. 
Per  Tutors  offer  help  in 


mainly  biology,  algebra  and 
Spanish.  The  group  goes  to 
Tyner  High  School  to  tutor 
ninth  graders  every  Mon.  and 
Thurs.  from  4  p.m.  to  6  p.m  in 
Tyner's  library.  This  ministry 
will  continue  until  April  next 
year. 

"Between  15  and  20  ninth 
graders  come  to  tutoring  every 
Monday  and  Thursday,"  Ber- 
tus said.  "These  kids  are  strug- 
gling in  school.  Their  parents 
are  disappointed  in  their  re- 
port cards.  These  kids  are  dis- 
couraged and  need  help." 

Keolani  Dingilius,  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major,  tells  of 
a  ninth-grader  who  had  been 
struggling  with  biology.  "He 
wanted  to  review  the  mate- 
rial and  retake  the  test.  We 
went  over  the  last  chapter  and 
his  interest  in  biology  grew. 
It  wasn't  long  before  he  was 
teaching  his  peers  and  explain- 
ing what  he  had  just  learned," 
Dingilius  said.  "Now  confi- 
dent, he  wanted  to  go  home 
and  study  more  and  thanked 


Southern  students  for  tutoring 
him." 

Demand  for  tutors  is  out- 
numbering supply. 

"On  Monday  there  were  too 
many  kids  for  the  number  of 
Southern  tutors,"  Hernandez- 
Persia  said.  "We  are  looking 
for  more  tutors,  so  if  you  feel 
called  to  come  out  and  give 
back,  please  join  us." 

Bertus  feels  this  tutoring  is 
a  good  way  for  people  to  reach 
outside  of  the  Collegedale 
community. 

"Like  the  Bible  says,  if  you 
have  talents,  don't  keep  them 
to  yourself.  Share  them  with 
lads  who  are  struggling,"  he 
said. 

"Through  us,  these  high 
schoolers  can  see  that  there  is 
a  future  beyond  high  school. 
With  little  hard  work  and  sup- 
port from  those  around  you, 
you  can  make  it,"  Hernandez- 
Persia  said.  "It's  a  great  way 
we  can  give  back  the  help  and 
education  we  received  when 
we  were  younger." 


SAU  supports  student  wellness 


Julie  Weitzel 
Sta»  Bomb 


Student  Wellness  Week 
kicked-off  Monday  with  a  se- 
ries of  daily  events  to  enhance 
students'  spiritual,  mental, 
physical  and  social  lives. 

"Ultimately  people  should 
be  aware,  but  we  want  them 
to  live  up  to  it,"  said  Lee  Nev- 
ils,  student  wellness  director. 
"The  hard  part  is  changing  our 
habits." 

The  purpose  of  wellness 
week  is  to  get  students  to  start 
practicing  healthy  habits  they 
have  probably  heard  most  of 
their  lives,  Nevils  said. 

This  week's  activities  start- 
ed with  "Hallelujah  Monday" 
which  focused  on  spiritual 
wellness.  Students  were  able  to 
read  from  the  book  of  Psalms 
in  front  of  the  student  center. 

The  Allied  Health  Club 
passed  out  pedometers  and 
health-related  literature  for 
Fitness  Awareness  Day  on 
Tuesday.  A  blood  drive  also 
started  on  Tuesday  and  con- 


tinued through  Wednesday. 
Financial  fitness  was  the  focus 
of  Wednesday  as  SIFE  offered 
free  financial  advice  to  stu- 
dents. 

Students  said  this  week  is  a 
great  opportunity  to  learn  new 
habits  and  become  healthier 
in  an  exciting  way. 

"It's  one  thing  to  have 
health  information  in  lectures, 
but  it's  a  good  idea  to  integrate 
it  into  fun  activities,"  said  Na- 
than Lewis,  a  sophomore  gen- 
eral studies  major. 

The  week  will  wrap  up  with 
an  extreme  dodgeball  tourna- 
ment Saturday  night  begin- 
ning at  7:30  p.m.  in  lies  P.E. 
Center.  The  prizes  will  be  $50 
per  person  for  the  first  place 
team,  $25  for  second  place 
and  $10  for  third  place. 

"I'm  looking  forward  to  the 
dodgeball  tournament,"  said 
Brandon  Todd,  a  junior  long- 
term  care  administration  ma- 
jor. "It's  exciting  to  get  a  team 
together,  get  out  there,  and 
have  some  fun." 


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4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6, 2oJ 


Southern  gets  donated  telescopes 


Emily  Kay 
SiahJVjuier 


This  summer,  Southern's 
physics  department  received 
a  donation  of  telescopes  and 
equipment  worth  $5,000. 

The  new  telescopes  will  be 
used  during  the  department's 
stargazing  sessions  hosted 
once  a  month  on  Friday  nights 
throughout  the  fall  semester 
where  students,  faculty  and 
the  community  are  invited  to 
look  at  Jupiter,  the  Moon  and 
other  heavenly  bodies. 

"It  was   really  fascinating 


WHO:  Everyone 

WHAT:  Stargazing 

WHERE:  South 
end  of  Hickman 
Science  Center's 
parking  lot 

WHEN:  Nov.  7 

'7:30  p.m.  to  8:30 
p.m. 

WHY:Toexplor« 
the  galaxy 


f\ 


Graphic  by  Katie  Dexter 

to  see  what  Jupiter  looks  like 
up  really  close,"  said  Rochelle 
Barr,  a  sophomore  general 
studies  major.  "I've  never  per- 
sonally seen  it,  only  in  books." 
The  equipment  arrived  on 
campus  June  30  and  included 
three  telescopes,  night  vision 


equipment  and  a  few  pairs  of 
binoculars. 

The  physics  department 
already  owned  two  eight-inch 
telescopes,  but  the  addition 
of  the  new  telescopes  will  al- 
low more  people  to  star  gaze 
simultaneously,  said  Dr.  Chris 
Hansen,  chair  of  the  physics 
department. 

Because  of  its  size  and  com- 
plexity, the  14-inch  telescope 
will  not  be  set  up  for  every 
stargazing  night.  It  was  taken 
out  for  the  first  time  during 
this  year's  Alumni  Weekend. 
This  gave  alumni  and  students 
the  opportunity  not  only  to  see 
what  was  donated,  but  also 
how  it  worked. 

The  difference  between  the 
smaller  telescopes  and  the 
new  one  is  that  the  mirror  in- 
side allows  three  times  more 
light  to  reflect  back  toward 
the  eye,  making  it  possible  to 
see  stars  that  may  be  invisible 
with  smaller  telescopes,  said 
Dr.  Ray  Hefferlin,  a  research 
professor  in  the  physics  de- 
partment. 

Dr.  Henry  Kuhlman,  a 
physics  professor,  believes 
that  these  new  telescopes  will 
be  very  beneficial  to  the  phys- 
ics majors  and  astronomy 
classes. 

The  next  stargazing  night 
will  be  held  on  Friday,  Nov.  7 
in  the  south  end  of  Hickman 
Science  Center's  parking  lot 
from  7:30  p.m.  to  8:30  p.m. 
They  will  be  looking  at  Jupiter, 
the  Moon,  Polaris,  Andromeda 
and  the  Ring  Nebula. 


Film  department  obtains  professional  camera 


Angela  McPherson 

Southern's  film  department 
has  recently  purchased  a  Red 
One  digital  cinema  camera, 
the  same  type  of  camera  used 
by  famous  filmmakers  such 
as  Steven  Spielberg  and  Peter 
Jackson. 

David  George,  a  film  profes- 
sor at  Southern,  has  taught  at 
Southern  since  2000.  He  pro- 
duced "The  Secret  of  the  Cave" 
and  teaches  the  department's 
cinematography  class,  which 
utilizes  the  Red  One.  Film 
students  will  get  invaluable 
hands-on  experience  with  cut- 
ting edge  technology,  yet  with- 
out the  overhead  of  big-budget 
costs,  George  said. 


Students  have  previously 
shot  on  the  department's  16 
mm  camera,  which  did  not 
give  the  cinema  quality  of  35 
mm  film.  The  arrival  of  the 
Red  One  is  changing  that. 

The  Red  One  is  compatible 
with  the  department's  current 
lenses,  but  shoots  high-reso- 
lution images  to  a  flash  drive, 
giving  high  quality  shots  and 
an  editing  process  that  mir- 
rors Hollywood  standards. 

Students  are  excited. 

"We  can  do  a  huge  range  of 
things  with  this  camera,  be- 
cause it's  versatile,"  said  Ryan 
Moore,  a  junior  film  produc- 
tion major. 

The  film  industry  has  been 
transitioning  toward  digital 
film,  but  digital  quality  was 


not  as  good  as  film  until  nod 
George  said. 

"[Tb,e  Red  One]  has  all  4,1 
tools  that  a  narrative  Hy 
maker  needs,"  George  said.*J 
allows  us  to  shoot  in  waysft 
are  relevant  to  the  indusiJ 
Digital  is  where  it's  headed.'] 

Hollywood  continues  t 
lize  the  capabilities  of  d.„. 
film.  Upcoming  productioj 
starring  Nicholas  Cage,  I 
say  Lohan  and  Matt  Dai. 
have  been  filmed  using  ( 
Red  One,  according  to  theR 
Organization  website. 

Southern's  film  depaj 
ment  will  continue  to  utfl 
the  capabilities  of  digital  L 
The  Red  One  will  be  used! 
upcoming  senior  projects! 
student  film  productions, 


Wellness  Center  to  sell  healthy  snacl 


Carrie  Francisco 

<JT»rr  Wnrrm 


The  Hulsey  Wellness  Center 
will  be  offering  a  new  healthy 
food  alternative  on  campus 
that  is  already  included  in  the 
students'  food  plans. 

The  Kayak,  the  wellness 
center's  snack  bar,  will  be  of- 
fering nutritional  options  such 
as  smoothies,  energy  bars, 
fresh  fruit,  salads  and  sand- 
wiches. 

"We  made  it  more  on  the 
healthy  side,  like  no  potato 
chips,  more  healthy  snacks," 
said  Sherri  Schoonard,  food 
service  director. 

Many  students  are  excited 
about  the  prospect  of  having 


a  more  healthful  eating  option 
on  campus. 

"I  am  looking  forward  to  it 
being  open,"  said  Audrey  Coo- 
per, a  junior  intercultural  com- 
munications major.  "It  will 
help  promote  a  more  healthier 

^The  Kayak,  the 

Wellness  Center's 

snack  bar,  will 

offer  nutritional 

options. 

lifestyle  and  it  is  a  convenient 
place  for  us  to  exercise  and  eat 
healthy  because  it  is  right  here 
on  campus." 


Money  spent  at  The  1 
will  be  included  on  srudaj 
food  plans. 

The  Kayak  will  also  helps 
ploy  between  six  and  ninei 
dents.  The  hours  for  the  K 
have  not  been  determined]) 
but  will  probably  be  behi 
p.m.  to  7  p.m.  for  two  oil] 
hour  blocks  of  time. 

Eating  at  the  wellness  4 
ter  will  give  students  the  J 
portunity  to  eat  and  exes 
without  leaving  the  f 

Jon  Tillay,  a  senior  tl 
ogy  major  said,  "[The  1 
sounds  good,  especially! 
healthy  and  fresh  foodl 
volved.  It  is  good  to  ha«| 
options." 


National  Stress  Out  week  to  be  held  next  wee 


Khrisna  Virgil 

Staff  Wbitt» 


National  Stress  Out  Week 
recognizes  that  millions  of 
young  Americans  suffer  from 
some  kind  of  stress  disorder, 
and  Southern  is  offering  help 
from  Nov.  10-13  at  various  lo- 
cations around  campus. 

"Having  the  week  of  ac- 
tivities to  help  us  with  stress 
is  a  good  initiative  because 


many  students  on  campus  get 
stressed,"  said  Racquel  Brown, 
a  senior  broadcast  journalism 
major.  "I  think  it's  important 
that  students  know  how  to 
cope." 

In  Southern's  second  year 
of  participation,  they  will  focus 
on  stress  relief  for  a  week,  un- 
like last  year  where  they  only 
set  aside  one  day.  Booths  will 
be  set  up  in  the  Student  Cen- 


ter from  Monday  to  Thursday 
for  students  to  get  information 
about  stress  anxiety  disorders, 
as  well  as  become  acquainted 
with  the  counselors  at  Test- 
ing and  Counseling  Services. 
Events  scheduled  for  the  week 
include  joint  worships,  free 
shoulder  massages,  humor 
videos,  a  bubble  blowing  op- 
protunity  and  free  giveaways. 
"We  can  make  a  greater 


impact  with  having  a  week  of 
activities  instead  of  one  day," 
said  Jim  Wampler,  director 
of  Student  Success  Services. 
"The  purpose  of  hosting  this 
series  of  events  is  to  educate 
students,  help  them  relax." 

The  Anxiety  Disorders  As- 
sociation of  America  sponsors 
this  initiative  each  November, 
and  according  to  the  associa- 
tion, at  some  point  everyone 


experiences  stress,  wMj 
is  everyday  stress  or  a 
anxiety  disorder. 

Brooke  Holland,  a^ 
English   major  and  i 
worker   for   counselil 
testing  said,  "National* 
Out  Week  will  pw""'! 
dents  with  refuge,  a  P'a»] 
stress-free.  StudenB  *»I 

have  an  °PPortun'ty„ll 
how  to  reduce  their  sn»>| 


I 


THi  lESnAV,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


Election 

Contjniigri  from  Pg.  i 


■Collegedale  residents  voted 
this  year,  according  to  Tim 
Kochis,  who  has  been  man- 
King  the  polling  booths  for  25 
■ears.  According  to  the  Ham- 
Bton  County  record  only  1,970 
Kollegedale  residents  voted  in 
2004  election. 
■  "We  broke  all  sorts  of  re- 
B>rds  on  Tuesday,"  Kochis 
Hid.  "It  was  a  highly  contested 

race." 
BlCari  Shultz,  director  of 
Rudent  life  and  services,  and 
Bonnie  Keele,  assistant  chap- 
Sin,  shuttled  85  first-time 
(liters  back  and  forth  between 
fright  Hall  and  Collegedale 
City  Hall. 
H  "I  wanted  everyone  to  have 
:  tte  opportunity  to  utilize 
rflleir  civic  duty,"  Shultz  said. 
Eg  didn't  want  transportation 
to  be  the  reason  some  didn't 
ffite." 

*■!  Grace  Nunez,  a  senior  psy- 
chology major  and  first-time 
voter,  also  watched  the  elec- 
tron unfold  in  the  Student 
Center. 

I  "I'm  super  excited,"  Nunez 
said.  "I'm  really  glad  I'm  a  part 
bfhistory  and  I  feel  the  change 
Obama  is  promising  to  bring  is 


Photo  By  Katie  Freetand 
Jashira  Nieves,  a  freshman  nursing  major,  votes  at  the  polls  at  the  Col- 
legedale City  Hall  on  Tuesday  during  the  presidential  election. 


just  what  we  need." 

Others  are  just  glad  election 
season  is  over. 

"The  election  was  a  long 
fought  battle,"  said  Nelson 
Fernanez,  a  senior  theology 
major.  "Now  that  elections  are 
over,  you  have  to  give  credit  to 
both  sides  despite  our  differ- 
ences. As  Christians  we  must 
pray  for  our  leaders." 

Kimberly  Graves,  a  senior 
mass  communication  major, 
has  been  voting  in  presidential 
elections  since  1980. 

"It's  been  fun  to  see  people 
interested,"  Graves  said.  "This 
is  the  most  participation  I've 


seen  in  an  election.  People 
didn't  just  talk  about  it,  they 
did  something  about  it  too." 

During  his  victory  speech  at 
Grant  Park  in  Chicago,  Obama 
said  while  there  is  a  lot  to 
overcome  with  two  wars  and  a 
financial  crisis,  he  is  hopeful. 

"We  may  not  get  there  in 
one  year  or  even  in  one  term," 
Obama  told  125,000  people. 
"But,  America... I  promise  you, 
we  as  a  people  will  get  there." 

Obama  and  Vice  President- 
elect Joe  Biden  will  assume  of- 
fice Jan.  20, 2009. 


Children 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

The  goal  is  to  raise  $1.5  million 
in  100  days,  Litchfield  said. 

Southern's  chapter  of  In- 
visible Children  began  in  the 
fall  of  2007,  when  several 
students  decided  to  become 
involved.  Through  events, 
sales  and  donations,  Southern 
raised  more  than  $15,000  last 
year  for  Invisible  Children,  Li- 
tchfield said. 

Invisible  Children  is  a  non- 
profit organization  that  seeks 
to  better  the  lives  of  children 
in  Uganda  amidst  a  23-year 
war,  primarily  through  educa- 
tion. 

All  college  and  academy 
students  are  invited,  as  well  as 
members  of  the  community. 
Convocation  credit  will  be  of- 
fered. The  Invisible  Children 
road  crew  will  be  selling  mer- 
chandise to  benefit  the  cause. 


Arrest 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


he  is  innocent  or  guilty  and  the 
judge  will  assign  a  penalty,  if 
any,  Penrod  said. 

Zhuang  approached  the  vic- 
tim outside  Thatcher  South, 
stating  that  he  had  been  wait- 
ing for  her  for  hours,  according 
to  the  police  report.  Then  he 
took  out  a  knife  and  held  it  to 
her  throat.  Zhuang  then  tried 
to  take  the  victim's  laptop  from 
her.  A  struggle  ensued,  and  a 
friend  of  the  victim  took  the 
laptop  away  from  both  of  them 
and  told  the  victim  to  run  to 
the  victim's  car.  Zhuang  took 
the  laptop  from  the  victim's 
friend.  Campus  Safety  and  the 
Collegedale  Police  were  called 
and  Zhuang  turned  himself  in 
to  police  in  the  lobby  of  Talge 
Hall  that  night. 

Currently  Zhuang  is  attend- 
ing classes  and  cooperating 
with  university  officials,  said 
David  Houtchens,  Campus 
Safety  fire  systems  manager. 

"He  has  complied  with  ev- 
erything requested,"  he  said. 
"He  may  not  contact  the  vic- 
tim or  be  in  the  women's  resi- 
dence halls." 


According  to  Southern's  of- 
ficial statement,  the  incident 
was  handled  in  accordance 
with  the  "university's  disci- 
pline processes  as  outlined  in 
the  student  handbook."  And, 
"the  vice  president  for  stu- 
dent services  and  an  expanded 
discipline  review  committee, 
including  faculty  and  staff, 
conducted  a  thorough  review 
of  the  situation.  The  university 
has  imposed  restrictions  and 
implemented  follow  up  mea- 
sures, including  counseling 
and  administrative  supervi- 
sion, before  allowing  the  stu- 
dent back  on  campus.  These 
allegations  are  now  in  the 
hands  of  the  court  system." 

Penrod  said  this  incident  is 
an  example  of  a  larger  prob- 
lem on  campus.  If  things  con- 
tinue at  the  same  rate  as  they 
are  now,  he  predicts  there  will 
be  about  275  or  300  more  vio- 
lations this  year  than  last  year. 
However,  he  said  the  reason  is 
not  necessarily  due  to  an  in- 
crease in  violent  acts. 

He  said,  "Our  numbers  are 
going  to  be  artificially  inflated 
because  for  the  first  year  in 
many  years  students  and  fac- 
ulty feel  more  comfortable  re- 
porting things." 


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6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


religion 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6, 20J 

Chris  Clo 

Religion  Editoj 

chrisclouzet@southern.edJ 


God  holds  the  election  results  in  His  hands 


Alyssa  Foll 

rnwrnmimil — 


During  the  last  seven  days, 
I  obsessed  over  voting  in  the 
presidential  election.  In  spite 
of  my  research,  reflection  and 
prayer,  I  remained  conflicted 
over  which  candidate  to  se- 
lect. Some  days  I  would  be 
sure  that  Obama  was  the  clear 
choice;  other  days,  I  would 
be  impressed  with  McCain.  I 
thought  about  telling  my  fam- 
ily members  who  I  voted  for 
over  Thanksgiving  dinner  and 
I  could  imagine  their  forks 
stopping  mid-way  to  their 
mouths,  "You  voted  for  who?" 
I  thought  about  voting  for  a 
candidate  who  was  cast  as 
having  no  chance  to  win  and 
wondered  how  I  would  feel  if 
he  did  win,  and  I  hadn't  sup- 
ported him.  I  tried  to  consider 
what  would  happen  if  Obama 
was  assassinated  by  the  KKK 
and  what  kind  of  president 
Biden  might  make.  I  semi-se- 
riously  considered  the  possi- 
bility of  McCain  having  a  heart 
attack  and  Palin  being  sworn 
in.  I  wondered  if  I  would  make 


a  mistake  in  my  voting— what 
if  I  voted  for  a  candidate  who 
turned  out  to  be  harmful  for 
America?  Or  what  if  I  opposed 
someone  who  would  end  up 
bringing  lasting  and  effective 
change  to  our  nation?  I  came 
to  realize  that  no  matter  who 
I  voted  for,  I  would  have  no 
cause  to  wildly  celebrate  like 
I  do  after  my  team  wins  at  the 
Super  Bowl. 

One  morning  after  making 
an  extensive  pros  and  cons  list 
and  still  feeling  indecisive,  I 
realized  I  was  wrong  to  obsess 
the  way  I  had  been.  I  vote,  but 
God  is  sovereign.  Our  God  is 
the  one  who  "sets  up  kings  and 
deposes  them,"  (Daniel  2:20); 
there  is  no  clandestine  plan 
that  could  surprise  God  be- 


I  vote,  but  God 
is  sovereign. 


cause  "everything  is  uncovered 
and  laid  bare  before  the  eyes 
of  him  to  whom  we  must  give 
an  account,"  (Hebrews  4:13). 


I  had  been  taking  a  Swing 
Vote  approach  to  my  decision 
making— I  was  voting  as  if  my 
human  wisdom  alone  would 
elect  our  future  president. 
Now  please  understand:  I  am 
not  devaluing  the  right  and  re- 
sponsibility for  Christians  to 
vote.  Every  vote  is  important, 
and  I  believe  the  only  vote  that 
is  wasted  is  one  that  is  not  cast. 
Ijust  know  that  Ihad  obsessed 
over  my  decision  and  had  ne- 
glected to  remember  that  God 
is  on  the  throne.  I  believe  as 
Americans  we  are  privileged  to 
participate  in  the  election  pro- 
cess, but  we  may  come  to  the 
false  sense  that  our  votes  sole- 
ly decide  who  our  future  leader 
will  be.  Barack  Obama  was  not 
elected  President  of  the  United 
States  without  God  forseeing 
and  permitting  it  (although 
I'm  not  going  to  say  that  was 
God's  perfect  will;  God  alone 
knows  that). 

Tuesday  morning  as  I  stood 
in  line  at  Collegedale  City  Hall 
to  cast  my  single  vote,  I  also 
cast  myself  on  the  mercy  and 
wisdom  of  God.  I  prayed  that 
I  would  make  a  good  choice 


everything: 

is  uncovered  and  laid  bare 

before  the  eyes  of 


to  whom 

we  must  give  an  account! 


and  for  God's  will  to  be  done.  I 
comforted  myself  with  the  fact 
that  after  the  results  are  in  and 
we  are  left  with  reality,  what- 
ever that  will  be,  that  God  will 
still  be  carrying  His  purposes 
out.  So  I  stepped  proudly  and 
confidently   inside   city   hall, 


received  my  ballot,  mail 
my  choice  for  president  d 
watched  as  it  was  sucked  ij 
the  vote  tabulator  macHj 
With  a  sense  of  relief,  I  k 
it  was  out  of  my  hands.  I 
and  is  in  God's. 


# 


Trying  to  look  past  our  personal  looking  glas 


Delyann  Hernandez 

CnMTPimirnH 

I  was  talking  to  a  friend  to- 
day. We're  not  that  close  and 
when  I  first  met  her,  I  honestly 
didn't  like  her.  She  was  loud 
and  attention  grabbing  and  I'm 
an  introvert,  so  naturally  I  got 
a  bad  first  impression.  I  talked 
to  her  tonight  and  she  told  me 
a  little  about  her  life.  Her  fam- 
ily has  some  serious  issues  but 
she's  still  seeking  God.  She's 
a  good  girl  and  I  have  seen 
God  working  through  her  in 
an  amazing  way.  It  takes  me 
a  while  to  warm  up  to  people 


and  I  regret  that  it  took  me  so 
long  to  warm  up  to  her. 

I  started  thinking  about  all 
the  people  I  have  met  and  got 
bad  first  impressions  of  and 
whose  names  had  a  bad  con- 
notation with  me  afterward. 
I  thought  about  all  the  people 
that  view  me  as  a  stuck-up  ice 
queen.  And  my  mind  screams 
out  against  that  stereotype  be- 
cause it's  not  who  I  am  at  all. 
It  just  might  be  people's  first 
impression  of  me  because  I'm 
shy.  How  superficial  to  judge 
people  by  a  first  meeting,  or, 
"I  have  a  bad  vibe  from  this 


dude."  You  know  how  many 
times  I've  said  that?  One  too 
many. 

Our  opinions,  ideas  and  feel- 
ings can  change  with  the  wind. 
This  minute  I  like  it,  the  next 
I  hate  it.  How  can  we  judge  a 
relationship  with  a  person  so 
quickly? 

If  God  were  to  sit  down  with 
us  in  the  cafe,  never  meeting 
us  before,  and  He  got  a  "bad 
vibe"  from  us,  would  He  leave 
the  table  after  we  ate  and  hope 
He  never  had  to  hang  out  with 
us  again?  I  really  hope  not  I'm 
glad  God  gives  me  chances. 


I'm  glad  God 
gives  me  chances. 
Hundreds,  thou- 
sands, millions  of 

chances  to  re- 
deem my  former 
behavior. 

Hundreds,  thousands,  mil- 
lions of  chances  to  redeem  my 
former  behavior.  I'm  glad  He 
looks  at  my  heart  and  not  at 


the  one  conversation  well 
three  months  ago.  BecauaJ 
He  did  the  human  race» 
be  in  bad  shape. 

Yes,  I  know  some  1 
just  don't  get  along  wiM 
ers,  but  I  truly  believe  i«J 
find  some  redeeming < 
in  everybody.  You  kno«"< 
Because  I  am  everybody' 
are  everybody.  If  we  in 
the  time  to  try  and  seen 
as  God  sees  people  I"1""] 
world  would  be  such  a  <r 
place. 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 

opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Bible  Bowling  for  President:  Captives  and  murder  charges? 


I  Sarah  Hayhoe 

I  PriHinN  FnlTnB 

I  Last  week,  a  friend  of  mine 
■(who  is  currently  attending 
I  seminary)  sent  me  a  remark- 
lable  e-mail.  "If  you  want  to  be 
I  a  part  of  what  God  is  doing,  to 
■have  a  hand  in  the  rising  and 
■falling  of  nations..."  he  wrote, 
■"Please  read  Judges  5:12  and 
■its  natural  follow-up,  Genesis 
14:8  (perhaps  adding  a  bit  of  a 
|"Mc-"  to  the  front  of  a  particu- 
lar repeated  word)." 
I  I  decided  to  investigate  fur- 
Ither.  He  stated  that  he  found 
■these  isolated  passages  rather 
Ensightful  and  advised  reading 
thmi  before  [last]  Tuesday. 
■Uthough  the  election  has  been 
Bedded.  I  think  the  verses  still 


warrant  being  shared 

In  Judges,  the  people  of  the 
Lord  cry  out  at  the  city  gates, 
"Arise,  0  Barak!  Take  captive 
your  captives,  O  son  of  Abi- 
noam,"  while  in  Genesis  "[Mc] 
Cain  said  to  his  brother  Abel, 
'Let's  go  out  to  the  field.'  And 
while  they  were  in  the  field, 
[Mc]Cain  attacked  his  brother 
Abel  and  killed  him." 

I  chuckled  over  these  refer- 
ences, read  them  to  a  friend  or 
two,  and  recalled  the  absentee 
ballot  waiting  for  me  in  my  top 
desk  drawer.  The  next  time  I 
checked  my  inbox,  I  found  an- 
other message  from  the  semi- 
nary student's  mother  entitled 
"The  Ultimate  Rebuttal." 

"Son  of  mine,"  she  wrote, 
"Please  prayerfully  read  Eccle- 


siates  10:2.  If  you  still  ques- 
tion, read  verse  three  while 
you're  at  it.  Love,  Mother 
Martha." 

I  grabbed  my  Santa  Biblia 
back  off  the  shelf  and  flipped 
to  Ecclesiastes.  Verse  two 
breaks  it  down.  "The  heart  of 
the  wise  inclines  to  the  right, 
but  the  heart  of  the  fool  to 
the  left."  Verse  three  drives  it 
home.  "Even  as  he  walks  along 
the  road,  the  fool  [the  one  in- 
clined to  the  left]  lacks  sense 
and  shows  everyone  how 
stupid  he  is."  I  think  Mother 
Martha  won  the  Bible  Bowl, 
but  Barack  won  the  election. 
These  are  serious  times,  seri- 
ous enough  to  call  for  Bible 
study  and  a  sense  of  humor. 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 


Barack  and  Roll:  At  least  the  president  doesn't  really  matter 


Barah  Hayhoe 

PjpiMinM  Fnnng 


H  We  have  a  president-elect. 
While  supporters  holler  "Ba- 
Ifeck  and  Roll!"  in  the  streets 
of  Southern   Village,   others 
Brepare  to  stop,  drop  and  roll. 
■  Perhaps  the  good  news  for 
ElcCain  voters  and  third-party 
kgDters  (and  everyone  else  for 
|&at  matter)  is  that  the  world 
Jjidn't  end  in  September  or 
October  as  predicted  by  sev- 
A&al  forceful  e-mail  forwards 
Ecularing  this  semester. 
-  Another  point  to   ponder 
(and  maybe  bring  up  in  awk- 
ward social  gatherings)  is  the 
Westion  raised  by  economist 
Stephen  Dubner: 
■  "How  much  does  the  presi- 
<«nt  of  the  United  States  really 
matter  anyway?" 

erage,   we   tend   to 
scribe  to  the  "Great  Man 

■ft  aty"  6Ven  beIieving  *at 
™  President  affects  every  as- 
P**  of  our  lives  more  so  than 
Parents,  employers  or  spous- 
*  But  if  this  belief  is  false, 
"1,  Dubner  posits,  the  good 


news  for  any  of  us  who  dislike 
the  current  president  or  the 
president-elect  is  that  neither 
affects  our  lives  as  much  as 
we  feared.  On  the  flip  side,  it 
also  means  no  president-elect 
is  going  to  "swoop  in  and  fix 
everything." 

The  most  unfortunate  thing 
about  elections  is  that,  they 
kill  campaigns.  It's  sad, to  see 
the  hype  die  down— nd  more 
"Presidential  Bash"  editions  of 
Saturday  Night  Live,  no  more 
Obama  bobbleheads  on  Mys- 
pace,  no  more  emotionalized 
McCain  commercials  and  no 
more  Southern  Accent  editori- 
als on  voting.  Since  I  know  we 
will  all  miss  the  campaign  pro- 
cess of  past  months,  I  propose 
a  memorial,  here  and  now,  a 
requiem  for  the  best  moments 
of  this  beautiful,  American 
journey. 
The  Primaries. 

"Pssst!  Hey,  you've  gotta 
hear  this,"  my  seat  partner 
Sandra  leaned  across  her  open 
laptop  to  whisper. 

"What?"  I  could  see  results 
from  recent  primaries  pulled 


up  on  the  screen. 
'  "Ok.  So,  Chelsea  Clin- 
ton went  to  Afghanistan  and 
interviewed  a  U.S.  soldier 
there.  She  asked,  'What  are 
you  afraid  of?'  The  guy  took  a 
minute  to  answer,  then  said, 
"Three  things.  I'm  afraid  of 
three  things. ..Osama,  Obama, 
and  yo'  mama.'" 
T-One  Week  and 
Counting. 

"No,  I  want  to  hear  what 
you  have  to  say.  Why  does 
Obama  scare  you?"  Lisa  asked 
Mr.  Homunchuk,  our  host 
and  Bible  study  leader.  His 
wife  rolled  her  eyes  as  our  Fri- 
day night  study  group  stalled 
somewhere  between  the  Sec- 
ond Coming  and  the  New  Je- 
rusalem. 

"Don't  get  me  wrong.  I  al- 
ways thought  my  party  would 
be  the  one  to  enact  the  Sunday 
law,  but  Obama  is  a  socialist. 
My  wife's  parents  are  from 
Ukraine.  They're  not  politi- 
cally minded,  but  when  they 
hear  Obama  speak,  they  say, 
'He  belongs  in  Europe.  We've 
seen  that  done.  What  he's  talk- 


ing about  doesn't  work.'  I'm  a 
businessman  and  that  scares 
me." 

"Aren't  social  programs  and 
better  healthcare  good  invest- 
ments for  all  of  us?" 

"I  want  my  federal  gover- 
ment  to  protect  my  borders 
and  build  my  roads,  that's  it... 
Did  you  say  you  were  a  social 
work  major?" 

"Can  we  get  back  to  Dan- 
iel and  Revelation,  now?" 
Mrs.  Homunchuk  asked. 
Early  Voting. 

"So,  who  did  you  vote  for? 
Were  lines  long  at  early  voting 
places?" 

"Lines  weren't  too  bad," 
Lindsay  said  as  she  filled  her 
cup  at  the  soda  fountain.  "I 
voted  for  Obama.  I'm  afraid 
McCain  would  die  in  office  and 
I  don't  like  Sarah  Palin." 

I  picked  up  some  hot  sauce 
for  my  Crunchwrap  Supreme 
on  our  way  to  a  booth. 

"It  doesn't  sound  like  you're 
a  big  fan  of  Obama." 
"Not  so  much." 
"Thats  interesting.  Darreli 
told  me  he  voted  for  McCain 


today,  and  the  reasons  he  gave 
were  all  things  he  didn't  like 
about  Obama." 

"I  guess  that's  the  way  it 
goes.  Can  I  use  a  napkin?" 
Election  Day. 

"Hey,  this  is  important.  Is 
Brianna  there?"  Nick's  ability 
to  sound  both  desperate  and 
sarcastic  always  amazed  me. 

"No,  she's  not  back  from 
class  yet,"  I  replied.  "What's 
going  on?  Did  you  vote  to- 
day?" 

"Ah,  that's  the  thing.  I  can't 
make  it  to  my  home  precinct 
today  to  vote  for  Obama.  So 
I  have  to  find  someone  who 
would  have  voted  for  McCain 
in  Tennessee  but  isn't." 

"So,  if  Brianna  isn't  go- 
ing home  to  vote  for  McCain, 
ydull  be  at  peacB?" 

"Only  if  she  would  have 
voted  for  McCain  if  she  could 
have." 
"Right." 

Later  that  night  at  Grant 
Park  in  Chicago,  president- 
elect Barack  Obama  said,  "This 
is  your  victory." 


# 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southem.edu 


Five  reasons  why  we're  glad 


DONNIE  KEELE 
roMTmairmB 


Two  years.  It's  long  enough 
for  a  2006  newborn  to  learn 
the  words  "John  McCain." 
But  now  the  election  has  fi- 
nally come  and  gone,  what  will 
life  be  like?  Sure,  chances  are 
good  we'll  still  hear  about  elec- 
tion results  until  the  Supreme 
Court  puts  an  end  to  it  again, 
but  in  the  immediate  after- 
math of  the  election  there  are 
a  few  things  to  look  forward 


We  Can  Be  Friends 

Again.  You  can  finally  stop 
avoiding  "those  people"  on 
the  promenade  because  when 
it's  all  over  and  a  winner  is 
decided,  we  can  all  finally  see 
the  one  billion  things  we  have 
in  common  instead  of  the  one 
thing  we  didn't.  Yes,  won't  it 
be  nice  to  get  back  to  the  good 
old  days  where  only  intramu- 
ral games  ruined  friendships? 
I  can't  wait! 

New  News. 

/It  might  take  until  December, 
/but  I'm  looking  forward  to 
/   walking  into  the  Student  Cen- 
'      ter  and  NOT  hearing  the  big 
screen  TV  outside  of  KR's  blast 
Wolf  Blitzer's  analysis  of  poll 
numbers  and  potential  politi- 
cal gaffs.  Finally  we  can  catch 
up  on  all  the  terrorist  threats 
that  have  been  drowned  out  by 
"mavrickness"  and  "change." 

Economic     Gains. 

Now  that  people  won't  be 
dropping  millions  of  dollars 
over  the  weekend  so  Obama 
^  can  buy  infomercials,  they 
P  can  go  back  to  buying  other 
things...  like  groceries,  gaso- 
line and  houses.  True,  Sarah 
Palin's  wardrobe  might  begin 
to  go  out  of  style,  but  without 
expensive  apaigns  suck- 
ing money  out  of  ever-loyal 


Joe-the-Plummers'  pocket,  he 
might  start  to  pay  off  his  crush- 
ing debt  instead.  It's  probably 
little  more  than  a  drop  in  the 
bucket,  but  at  this  stage  in  the 
game,  every  drop  counts. 

New  Classroom 
Discussions. 

Yeah,  it's  been  fun...even 
spirited  at  times.  But  now  that 
it's  over  we  might  be  able  to 
spend  the  first  few  minutes 
of  class  talking  about  new 
subjects...like  maybe  class 
material.  Don't  get  me  wrong, 
discussions  can  make  for 
excellent  mental  breaks  from 
the  raw  material  at  hand,  but 
when  the  same  discussion 
is  old  enough  to  begin  potty 
training,  chances  are  good  it's 
time  to  move  on. 

New  Commercials. 

If  you  are  like  me  and  don't 
have  TWO,  this  is  actually 
pretty  exciting.  No  more  "And 
I  approve  this  message"  or 
"For  more  info  visit  wealthy- 
peoplewithapoliticalagenda. 
org."  I,  for  one,  want  to  learn 
more  about  products  which 
I  can  apply  directly  where  it 
hurts  or  fall  in  love  all  over 
again  with  the  restaurant  that 
never  serves  a  biscuit  that's 
been  frozen. 

So  whether  you  are  fret- 
ting about  who  lost  or  gloat- 
ing about  who  won,  whether 
you  think  our  nation  just  got 
snookered  or  is  about  to  make 
a  change  for  the  better,  take  a 
second  to  look  around  and  be 
thankful  for  the  little  things 
that  make  America  so  great. 
Either  way  this  excruciatingly 
long  election  season  is  draw- 
ing to  a  close  and  that  alone  is 
something  to  be  happy  about. 


Question 

of  the  Week 


Why  would  you  make  a  bad  president? 


Because  I  suck  at  being  on 
time  for  everything. 

-  Shirley  Rikeros 

Because  I  don't  like  politics. 

-  Brandon  Russell 

I'm  not  a  good  enough  liar. 
-JonTillay 

Because  I  don't  think  the 


problems  we  have  can  be 
fixed.  -LeeNevils 

'Cause  I'm  a  woman. 

-  Krystin  Erickson 

I  look  bad  under  heavy 
lighting.  -  Audrey  Cooper 

Because  I'm  a  hick. 

-  Jedediah  Drumm 


Because  I  don't  know  how 
to  run  this  a  country. 
-  April  McNulty 

I  would  never  go  to 
meetings.  Actually,  I  would 
never  go  to  anything.  I'm 
just  too  lazy.  -  Alexandrea 
Wilson 


Get  Your  GrCCR  0" 

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8 


Before  I  get  to  this  week's 
tip,  I'd  just  like  to  say  how 
ashamed  I  am  of  all  of  you 
that  read  this  section  ev- 
ery week.  Even  though  last 
week's  tip  about  improving 
your  gas  mileage  had  TWO 
errors  in  it,  only  one  person 
wrote  me  about  it.  In  case 
you're  wondering  what 
those  errors  were,  allow  me 
to  enlighten  you. 

Error  number  l:  I  told 
you  to  turn  your  car  off  at 
long  lights,  but  you  should 
NOT  turn  your  car  off  at  a 
stoplight,  even  if  that  light 
is  ridiculously  long.  This  is 
illegal  in  most  states  and 
generally  unsafe.  Duh. 

Error  number  2:  I  also 
said  to  be  ready  to  go  as 
soon  as  you  start  your  car, 
but  you  should  NOT  drive 
off  as  soon  as  you  turn  your 
car  on.  It's  actually  good  for 
your  car  if  you  let  it  idle  for 
at  least  15-30  seconds  to 
allow  the  oil  to  be  pumped 
through  the  moving  parts 
(among  other  reasons). 


In  summary,  don't  idle 
if  you  don't  have  to,  but  do 
idle  if  you  do.  Now,  let's  get 
on  with  our  extremely  ac- 
curate and  true  green  tip 
for  this  week. 

Vexation:  My  guilt  over 
how  quickly  my  bathroom 
trash  fills  up  with  product 
waste. 

Solution:  Go  old  school 
with  bars  of  soap. 

Implementation: 
Body  wash  may  be  nice,  but 
when  you're  due  for  a  refill, 
try  a  bar  instead.  You'll  get 
just  as  clean.  I  promise. 

Clarification:  If  you 
think  in  terms  of  weight, 
packaging  accounts  for  a 
whopping  31  percent  of  the 
waste  we  send  to  landfills. 
Bars  of  soap  have  consider- 
ably less  packaging.  Plus, 
they're  cheaper.  And  just 
think  about  all  those  germs 
your  shower  scrunchy  is 
growing.  Ewwww. 

Tip  and  info  from  idealbite. 


This 
Weekend  I 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  f/ie| 
right  direction. 

Legends 

Chattanooga  Symphony! 
Orchestra  performs  Grie5| 
Strauss  and  Stravinsky 

Tivoli  Theater,  Chattanoogi| 

8  p.m.,  Thursday,  Nov.  6 

$10  student  price 

chattanoogasymphony.org  I 

"Sea  Monsters  3D"  anl| 
"Dolphins  and  Whales" 

IMAX  Theater, 

Chattanooga 

7,  8  &  9  p.m.,  Saturdajl'l 
(various    show    times 
day) 

$8.50  for  adults 

tnaqua.org/imax 

Mystery  Dinner  Shows  | 

Vaudeville  Cafe, 

Chattanooga 

8:30  p.m.,  Saturdays  (ol»l 
show  times  available)        I 

$26.50  for  adults  (ind#| 
dinner) 

funnydinner.com 

Chattanooga  MarM 

Noon-5P.m.,Sunday,N»H| 

Free 
Chattanoogamarket.* 


I  THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 

sports 


OmamaaB 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Same  faces,  new  places 


It  is  time  yet  again  for  the 
Lew  NBA  season!  Boston 
feroved  last  year  it  was  their 
fcffseason  trades  that  helped 
Rem  win  their  17th  NBA 
thampionship  last  season. 
■The  Los  Angeles  Lakers  made 
■  key  midseason  trade  for  Pau 
Basol  that  carried  them  to  the 
Inals  with  the  league  MVP, 
Kobe  Bryant.  So  if  the  other 
Rite  teams  in  the  NBA  want 
to  make  a  finals  run  they  can 
take  the  Boston  and  Los  An- 
geles  approach  by  bringing  in 
a  big  name.  Here  is  a  list  of 
some  players  that  are  on  new 
team.',  that  have  already  made 
an  impact. 

Maurice  Williams  (point 
guard,  Cleveland  Cavillers) 
Last  year  in  66  games  for  the 
Milwaukee  Bucks  he  averaged 
17.2  points  per  game,  6.3  as- 
sists  and  shooting  38  percent 
from  the  three  point  line.  This 
year,  for  the  Cleveland  Cav- 
Uiers  he  is  averaging  12  points 
per  game,  two  assists  per  game, 
and  shooting  60  percent  from 
iffis three  point  line. 


■^All  Houston 
■has  to  do  now  is 
■have  their  core 
I  group  of  guys 
^Rstay  healthy  for 
Bibout  75  games 
|tnd  they  should 
be  fine.     «I1 


irmaine  O'Neal  (center/ 
Power  forward,  Toronto  Rap- 
tors) Last  year  in  42  games 
for  the  Indiana  Pacers  he  av- 
eraged 13.6  points  per  game, 
6.7rebounds  per  game  and  2.1 
Mocks  per  game.  This  year, 
for  the  Toronto  Raptors  he  is 

!!!^ging  l?  P0'1"5  P"  Same> 
rebounds  per  game,  and 
Jocks  per  game.    Com- 


AP  Photo 

Indiana  Pacers  Danny  Granger,  bottom,  gets  landed  on  by  Boston  Celtic's 
Paul  Pierce  as  they  dive  for  a  loose  ball  in  the  third  quarter  of  a  NBA  bas- 
ketball game  in  Indianapolis,  Saturday,  Nou.i,  2008.  Granger  lost  two 
teeth  while  diving  for  a  loose  ball. 


ing  off  a  very  disappointing 
season  filled  with  injuries  in 
Indiana,  O'Neal  has  a  point 
to  prove  in  Toronto  with  new 
teammate  Chris  Bosh;  they 
can  be  the  best  front  court  duo 
in  the  East. 

Elton  Brand  (power  for- 
ward, Philadelphia  76ers)  Last 
year  in  eight  games  for  the 
Los  Angeles  Clippers  he  av- 
eraged 17.6  points  per  game 
and  eight  rebounds  per  game. 
This  year,  for  the  Philadelphia 
76ers  he  is  averaging  14  points 
per  game  and  13  rebounds  per 
game.  Brand  missed  most  of 
last  year  due  to  injury,  but  he 
is  back  and  better  than  ever. 
Now  with  a  new  team  and  an 
easier  conference,  his  oppor- 
tunity to  win  a  championship 
increases. 

Ron  Artest  (forward,  Hous- 
ton Rockets)  Last  year  in  57 
games  for  the  Sacramento 
Kings  he  averaged  20.5  points 
per  game,  5.8  rebounds  per 
game  and  3.5  assists  per 
game.  This  year,  for  the  Hous- 
ton Rockets  he  is  averaging 
18.3  points  per  game,  five  re- 
bounds per  game  and  two  as- 
sists per  game.  Artest  brings 
his  rough,  scrappy  style  to  the 
must  needed  Houston  Rock- 
ets. Now  there  is  less  pressure 
on  Tracy  McGrady  to  perform 


since  he  now  has  another  scor- 
ing option.  All  Houston  has 
to  do  is  have  their  core  group 
of  guys  stay  healthy  for  about 
75  games  and  they  should  be 
fine. 

James  Posey  (small  for- 
ward, New  Orleans  Hornets) 
Last  year  in  74  games  for  the 
Boston  Celtics  he  averaged  7.4 
points  per  game,  4.4  rebounds 
per  game  and  shooting  38 
percent  from  the  three  point 
line.  This  year  for  the  New 
Orleans'  Hornets  he  is  averag- 
ing 11  points  per  game,  three 
rebounds  per  game  and  shoot- 
ing 50  percent  from  the  three 
point  line.  Posey  is  known  as 
"the  new  Robert  Horry"  to 
some  people  due  to  his  past 
success  for  different  cham- 
pionship teams.  He  brings 
great  defense  and  clutch  three 
point  shooting  to  a  young  and 
now  experienced  New  Orleans 
Hornets  team. 

These  five  impact  play- 
ers can  only  go  as  far  as  their 
teams  will  take  them.  The 
more  they  step  up  during  the 
regular  season,  the  more  wins 
these  different  teams  should 
collect.  There  is  no  reason 
why  Cleveland,  Toronto,  Phil- 
adelphia, Houston  or  New  Or- 
leans cannot  go  deep  into  the 
playoffs. 


Almost  Fair  and  Fly  Swatters 


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Almost  Fair  and  Fly  Swat- 
ters are  the  first  teams  to  win 
Southern's  Intramural  Futsal 
Championship. 

In  men's  futsal,  team  Al- 
most Fair  has  a  reputation  for 
making  the  final  score  seem  as 
if  the  game  wasn't  fair  at  all. 
Mwila  Chikobe's  performance 
on  Wednesday  night  was 
breathtaking  as  he  scorched 
team  Ankle  Surgeon's  defense 
with  seven  goals  to  win  13-3. 
Ankle  Surgeons  fell  to  an  early 
unexpected  8-1  score  at  half- 
time,  and  from  there  it  was  a 
matter  of  trying  to  catch  up 
with  the  high  scoring  of  Al- 
most Fair. 

"He  [Chikobe]  can  really 
put  numbers  on  the  board," 
said  Alex  Bolanos.  a  senior 
health,  physical  education  and 
recreation  major.  "Once  he 
starts  to  score,  then  the  rest  of 
our  guys  start  to  score,  which 
leads  us  to  victory  most  of  the 
time." 

This  futsal  team  consists 
of  players  who  actually  teach 
others  how  to  play  the  game  of 
futsal  at  an  advanced  level.  So 
the  scoreboard  usually  speaks 
for  itself  and  shows  how  good 
they  are  at  teaching.  Josue 
Mendoza,  a  senior  nursing 
major,  did  a  great  job  putting 
this  group  of  elite  players  to- 
gether, but  a  knee  injury  kept 
him  from  playing  with  them  in 
the  championship. 

"They  taught  us  how  to 
play,  but  sooner  or  later  the 
students  will  be  better  than 
the  masters,"  said  Rhod  Perfe 
Uaguno,  a  sophomore  general 
studies  major  and  a  member 
of  Ankle  Surgeons. 

Team  AC  Milan,  who  met 
Almost  Fair  in  the  semi-final 
and  held  them  to  four  goals, 
was  scheduled  to  play  them 
again  in  the  finals.  But  due  to 
AC  Milan  being  placed  on  the 
same  side  of  the  bracket,  they 
played  in  the  semis. 


"We  were  placed  on  the 
wrong  side  of  the  bracket," 
said  Jeff  Dickerson,  a  senior 
international  studies  major 
and  captain  of  AC  Milan.  "The 
final  score  would  have  been 
the  same,  but  I  would  have 
loved  to  have  the  two  best 
teams  meet  in  the  finals." 

On  the  women's  side,  Fly 
Swatters  defeated  Viva  La  Vida 
8-2.  Starla  Edney,  a  freshman 


I  just  didn't 
want  to  be  like 
the  New  Eng- 
land Patriots 
who  lost  the 


final  game. 

-Silzie  Vieira 


w 


French  international  studies 
major,  scored  four  goals  of  her 
own  to  hold  off  Viva  La  Vtda. 

"We  came  out  with  a  hunger 
because  we  were  undefeated 
the  whole  season  and  I  wanted 
it  to  carry  on  to  the  finals,"  said 
Silzie  Vieira,  a  junior  biology 
major.  "I  just  didn't  want  to  be 
like  the  New  England  Patriots 
who  lost  the  final  game." 

"Overall,  the  inaugural  fut- 
sal season  was  a  good  one, 
with  11  men's  teams  and  four 
women's  teams,"  said  Mike 
Boyd,  director  of  intramurals. 
"But  I  would  love  to  see  more 
women's  teams  sign  up  and 
participate  next  futsal  sea- 
son." 

"As  the  season  progressed, 
we  got  more  and  more  fans," 
Dickerson  said.  "It's  quicker 
than  soccer  and  with  more 
goals,  it  makes  it  more  exciting 
for  the  fans  and  more  exciting 
for  the  players.  It  was  very  well 
put  together  and  I  would  like 
to  thank  Boyd  for  introducing 
futsal  to  us  and  I  hope  that  it 
will  continue  to  grow." 


1 0THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


shatter 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 

Deadline  Monday  at  no0n 
chatter@southern.edu 


Dean's  Luncheon  |  Featur- 
ing Dr.  Gary  Hess  in  "Explain- 
ing Failure:  The  Debate  over 
the  Vietnam  War".  At  the  heart 
of  the  ongoing  debate  over  the 
Vietnam  War  has  been  the 
question  of  failure-was  the 
U.S.  doomed  to  fail  by  waging 
an  unwinnable  war?  Was  the 
war  winnable  only  to  be  lost 
by  poor  civilian  leadership  and 
divisiveness  at  home?  Lessons 
learned  from  the  war  depend 
on  how  failure  is  explained. 
Satiate  your  curiosity  at  noon 
on  November  11  in  the  Presi- 
dential Banquet  Room. 

Wars  and  Presidential 
Elections  |  Since  World  War 
II,  several  U.S.  presidential 
elections  have  been  conducted 
with  wars  as  a  decisive  issue 
in  the  presidential  elections 
of  I952,  I964,  I968,  2004,  and 
2008.  In  each  case,  the  "rally 
around  the  flag"  inclination 
on  the  part  of  voters  was  chal- 
lenged by  critics  from  the  right 
and/or  the  left.  Come  listen  to 
Dr.  Gary  Hess  as  he  examines 
the  political  interaction  and 
results  to  help  illuminate  pres- 
idential politics  on  November 
11  at  7p  in  the  McKee  Library 
Knowledge  Commons.  Convo- 
cation Credit. 


1  Iproming  eveDLtS-cal^ndaL 


Friday,  October  31 

5:3op  -  Depart  for  Vespers  at  the 
Lantern  (Wright  Hall) 

5:4ip- Sunset 

8p  -  ReMix  Vespers  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood  Chapel) 

Sabbath,  November  1 

9:30-10:158  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church  Fel- 
lowship Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Church  Gos- 
pel Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  Tim  Cross  (Church) 

10:45a  -  A  Day  of  Psalms  hosted  by 
BCU  -  Richard  Means  &  Eliud  Sicard 
(Thatcher  Chapel) 

11:30a  -  Connect  -  LeClare  Litch- 
field (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45a  -  Renewal-  Tim  Cross 
(Church) 

2p  -  Brazilian  Club  Evangelism 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

2:i5p  -  Flag  Camp  -  RSVP  to 
mgage@southern.edu  to  reserve  spot 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

3p  -  Sabbath  Ministries:  Sick  & 
Shut-In  (Wright  HaB) 

5:30p  -  Evensong,  Reader.  Joann 
Sifontes,  Organist  (Church) 

7:30p  -  Extreme  Dodgeball  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 


Sunday,  Novembers 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

10a  -  Committee  of  100  Brunch 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

lia-ip  -  Blu-SAUce  Activity  (Games 
for  children  -  Church  Playground) 

Monday,  November  3 

GRE  Subject  Exam  only  (Lynn 
Wood) 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

SA  Senate  Spirit  Week:  Monochro- 
matic /Environmental  Awareness  Day 

8-Noon  -  Muffins  for  Malamulo! 
(Student  Center) 

Noon-ip  -  Stress  video,  Genre:  hu- 
mor (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

i-4p  -  Stress  Out  Booth  (Student 
Center) 

3:30p  -  University  Senate 

7P  -  Scream  Fest!  (Talge  and  Thatch- 
er front  porches) 

7:30p  -  Piano  Duo:  Ning  An  &  Glo- 
ria Chien  (Ackerman) 

Tuesday,  November  4 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

Online  Winter  Registration  for  Re- 
turning Seniors  >93  Credit  Hours 

SA  Senate  Spirit  Week:  Culture  Day 

Veteran's  Day 

na-3:30p  -  Stress  Out  Booth  (Stu- 
dent Center) 

11:30a  -  i:30p  -  Bubbles  (Prom- 
enade) 


Wednesday,  November  5 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

Non-refundable  Commitment/ 

Housing  Deposit  of  $250  due  for  New/ 
Transfer  Students  for  Winter  2008 

Online  Winter  Registration  for  Re- 
turning Seniors  >93  hours 

SA  Senate  Spirit  Week:  SAU  Pride 
Day 

lia-3:30p  -  Stress  Out  Booth  (Stu- 
dent Center) 

n:30a-i:3op  -  Bubbles  (Prome- 
nade) 

Noon-ip  -  Shoulder  Massages  (Stu- 
dent Center) 

7:3op  -  Test  Anxiety  Seminar/Video 
(Talge  Hall) 

Thursday,  November  13 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

Online  Winter  Registration  for  Ju- 
niors >54  hours  &  Seniors 

PreView  Southern  102 

SASenateSpiritWeek:Tacky/Wacky  ' 
Hair  Day 

11a  -  Encounters  Convocation,  Ber-  J 
nie  Anderson  (Church) 

na-3:3op  -  Stress  Out  Booth  (Stu- 
dent Center) 

3:30p  -  Graduate  Council  (Robert 
Merchant  Room) 

Noon-ip  -  Stress  video,  Genre:  to-  j 
mor  (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

Shoulder  Massages  (Student  Cen-j 
ter) 


Muffins  for  Malamulo  I 
Come  to  the  Student  Center  in 
the  morning  to  donate  to  Mal- 
amulo and  enjoy  a  fresh-baked 
muffin  in  return! 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5:00  p.m. 
M-F  at  the  fountain  between 
Hackman  and  the  library. 


country!  Deadline  to  drop  off 
your  shoebox  in  the  SA  of- 
fice is  Friday,  November  21st. 

Exhibition  |  Southern's 
School  of  Visual  Art  and  De- 
sign will  host  an  exhibition 
of  Russian  paintings  titled, 
"Russian  Art:  Social  Realism, 
Impressionism,  and  Realism." 
These  paintings  will  be  on  dis- 
play in  the  Brock  Hall  Art  Gal- 
lery beginning  with  the  show's 
opening  at  7  p.m.  on  Tuesday, 
November  11. 


Operation         Christmas  Spirit  Week  Schedule 

Child  I  Come  by  the  SA  of-  Monday,      November      10- 

fice  and  pick  up  your  shoebox  Monochromatic  Day/Environ- 

to  fill  with  Christmas  gifts  for  mental  Awareness 

a  child  in  an  underdeveloped  Tuesday,  November  11-Cul- 


ture  Day 

Wednesday,   November   12— 

SAU  Pride  Day 

Thursday,     November     13— 

Tacky/Wacky  Hair  Day 

Friday,  November  14— Pajama 

Day/Pancake  Breakfast 


ill 


November  7 

Ashley  Lewis,  Brad  Schleen- 
baker,  Celeste  Thorns,  Cyril 
Roe,  Heather  Guhl,  John  Wil- 
liams, Joseph  Weatherford, 
Kody  Stewart,  Laura  Wendt, 
Ryan  Bunnell 

November  8 

Deborah  Wyatt,  Julie  Sto- 


tz,  Karen  Cottrell,  Kather- 
ine  Webber,  Nicholas  Eller, 
ShayneAris 

November  9 

Abigail  Vinton,  Hannah 
Freire,  Leah  Jewell,  Matt  Burt, 
Paige  Cunningham,  Shane 
Fenton,  Stephen  Majors,  Van- 
essa Cutz 

November  10 

Alana  Lawrence,  Carl 
Patterson,  Carolyn  Smith, 
Christopher  Emerson,  Cris- 
tina  Kastorsky,  Eui  In  Lee, 
Jim  Hodson,  Jorge  Hernan- 
dez Pleitez,  Marleni  Zorrilla, 
Mary  Reed,  Megan  Kastorsky, 
Suranny  Villamizar,  Trisha 
Burnham 


November  11 

Haley  Yunger,  Jim  ParHl 
Lechelle-Antoni  Gray,  M*  I 
Hage,  Meghan  Dickard,  Ry»| 
Lilly,  Ty  Leach 

November  12 

Alex  Voigt,  Alma  AntoiMj 
Anita  Gonzalez,  Ashley  S~ 
Villiers,  Lynn  Lopez,  ReW| 
Garvin 


November  13 

Crystal  Bueno, 
Knapp,  Hollie  Macon* 
Joan  Seitz,  Marty  Han* 
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[THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2008 


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Like   working   outdoors? 

Need  an  experienced  farm 
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humor 


The  Fall  Festival  was  fun  and  cool— 

$   great  planning  and  decoration;  who  says 

we  can't  have  fun  on  the  Promenade? 

Exxon  setting  a  world  record  for  reve- 
nue this  quarter,  even  though  the  oil-de- 
pendent country  it  depends  on  is  on  the 
brink  of  depression,  struggling  to  pull 
out  of  economic  recession.  Thanks,  we 
really  appreciate  it  guys. 

The  lines  at  the  early  voting  tables  and 
the  normal  Tuesday  voting  were  long 
enough  to  ensure  that  many,  many  of  the 
eligible  voter  population  exercised  their 
rights  this  past  week. 

Standing  in  line  at  the  salad  bar  for 
lunch  wondering  why  there  is  always  a 
person  who  takes  27  minutes  to  make  a 
simple  salad.  Why  does  it  take  so  long 
to  make  a  salad!? 

Enjoying  the  beautiful  passing  of  the 

seasons  as  the  rejuvenation  process  of 

the  new  begins  with  the  death  of  the  old; 

the  trees  are  changing  colors,  the  air  is 

cool  and  the  sun  is  warm.  Fall  is  here, 

enjoy  it. 

When  your  roommate  is  sick,  your 
girlfriend/boyfriend  is  sick,  both  of  your 
suitemates  are  sick,  and  you  feel  that 
familiar  tickle  at  the  back  of  your  throat. 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6, 

Adam  Wamad| 
Humor  Edi 
atwamack@southern,e 


Someone's  famous  last  words 


Adam  Wamack 
HuMOB-EonQB 


Wait  a  minute,  how  do  I  turn  this  tiling  off? 

Well,  this  could  get  interesting.   Don't  WOny,  I  got  this. 

I  swear  they  weren't  my  chopsticks! 

TAfh  nnnc!    Maybe  this  is  the  ri        | 
V  V  llUUpa  .  pfffjj  can  do  that,  to 

To  the  left?!  But  I  thought  you  said  to  the  rig-  ' 

I  wonder  what  this  button  s  tor... 

Look,  I  can  do  it  with  my  eyes  closed.  Watch  me  get  a  world  record  for  thif 

-looks  at  squirrel::  Awww,  it's  so  cute. 

Diary  of  a  single  Southern  girlj 


Katie  Hammond 
Hannah  Kuntz 

Mnw  Fnnnn  ft  Copy  FniTOR 

Dear  Diary, 

Timid  Tom  finally  spoke 
to  me  today.  I've  seen  him 
looking  at  me  a  lot.  I  think  he 
might  be  interested,  but  he's 
just  too  scared  to  do  anything 
about  it.  I  thought  he  would 
never  speak  to  me.  I  remem- 
ber it  clearly.  At  exactly  12:43 
a.m.,  in  my  American  his- 
tory class,  I  was  staring  at  the 
back  of  Tom's  head  (which  is 
full  of  luxurious  brown  locks). 
Tom  was  stretching  when  he 
dropped  the  pencil  he  was 
holding  in  his  right  hand.  The 


pencil  could  have  fallen  to  my 
right,  or  it  could  have  fallen 
to  my  left,  but  fate  stepped 
in,  and  the  pencil  fell  into  my 
lap.  There  was  no  choice  but 
to  give  it  back  to  him,  even 
though  I  desperately  wanted 
to  keep  it  with  me  forever. 
When  Tom  turned  around  to 
retrieve  his  pencil,  I  smiled, 
handed  it  back  to  him  and 
introduced  myself,  "Hi,  I'm 
Compatible  Cassie,"  I  said.  He 
giggled  nervously,  as  if  I  had 
poked  him  in  the  stomach  like 
the  Pillsbury  Doughboy,  and 
his  face  turned  five  different 
shades  of  red.  He  looked  like 
a  sunburned  tomato.  He  stut- 
tered  an    awkward,    "Thank 


you,"  giggled  again  and  thJ 
turned  around.  It  was  jusla 
simple  interaction,  but  I  thiiT 
it  tested  the  limits  of  his  sori| 
skills.  I  just  want  ONE  < 
is  that  asking  too  much?  Ydl 
know  how  Winston  Churcif 
said,  'Never,  never,  never  g 
up'?  Sometimes  as  I  lookattS 
back  of  Tom's  head,  that  qui 
rings  in  my  ears  and  I  wona 
if  guys  at  Southern  misread) 
like  maybe  they  only  readuj 
last  part. 

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TuiimnAY.  November  13,2008 


SOUTHERN 

ADVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


_ 
VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  8 


I  Education  and 
psychology 
dean  to  move 
to  Philippines 


|  Melissa  K.  Lechler 

SBELMtaUtB 


I  Denise  Dunzweiler  will  be 
.ending  her  13-year  career  at 
Southern  to  take  a  position  as 
!a  dean  at  the  Adventist  Inter- 
'■  [national  Institute  of  Advanced 
■Studies  (AIIAS)  in  the  Philip- 
pines. 

John  Wesley  Taylor  took 
'over  as  dean  of  the  School  of 
fclucation  &  Psychology  on 
BJeBao.  He  has  been  a  pro- 
cessor in  the  department  for 

Int.   "it  was  a  really  tough  deci- 

l^aon,"  said  Dunzweiler,  who 

has  been  dean  for  three  years, 

|«"but  I  felt  a  [sense  of]  peace 

"-about  it.    It  really  was  a  God 

weiler  arrives  in  the 
lies  on  Feb.  1.  She  will 
Bean  of  four  of  the  five 
e  schools  at  AIIAS,  the 
jiool  in  the  Adventist 
■that  offers  graduate- 
programs  exclusively, 
tile  Dunzweiler  has  never 
ntothe  Philippines  before, 
Taylor  taught  at  AIIAS  for  sev- 
a  years.  Dunzweiler  noted 
he  irony,  referring  to  this  as, 
wool  exchange." 
pesident  of  AIIAS, 
I  Guptill,    came    to 

E  DEAN  page  4 


Spirit  Week  focuses  on  Southern 


Aaron  Cheney 

Srapf  Warn. 


SA  Spirit  Week  has  given 
Southern  students  a  chance 
to  show  off  their  school  spirit 
with  activities  and  themes  for 
each  day. 

"We  are  trying  to  get  stu- 
dents to  think  about  the  mean- 
ing of  being  a  student  at  South- 
ern, and  what  sets  Southern 
apart,"  said  Luther  Whiting, 
SA  executive  vice  president. 

Senator  Kristina  Benfield,  a 
senior  graphic  design  major, 
was  in  charge  of  the  commit- 
tee that  planed  Spirit  Week. 

"We're  trying  to  have  an  ac- 
tivity and  an  over  all  theme  to 
go  with  each  day  rather  than 
just  super  heroes,  we're  trying 
to  tie  it  more  into  Southern 
student  body  activities,"  Ben- 
field  said. 

This  year's  spirit  week 
started  on  Monday  with 
monochromatic  day,  encour- 
aging students  to  wear  outfits 
of  only  one   color.   Tuesday 


Julia  Tkachuk pins  her 


i  the  world  map  s 


had  students  wearing  clothing     served  on  the  promenade. 


showing  off  different  cultures. 
Wednesday  was  SAU  pride 
day.  Today's  theme  is  tacky/ 
wacky  hair  day.  Friday,  pa- 
jama  day  will  have  pancakes 


Student  clubs  an  organi- 
zations are  also  getting  in- 
volved, according  to  Benfield. 
The  Green  Initiative  club  got 
involved  for  Monochromatic 


day,  Outdoor  Education  pro- 
vided a  zip-line  for  SAU  Pride 
day,  and  Strawberry  Festival  is 
on  the  ready  to  take  pictures  of 
tacky/wacky  hair  day. 

SEE  SPIRIT  WEEK,  page  4 


Vehical  theft  on  rise  at  south  end  of  greenway 


Hannah  Kuntz 
rnpv  Emma 


Vehicle  break-ins  at  the 
Collegedale  Greenway  have 
been  on  the  rise. 

Matthew  Spears,  a  patrol- 
man on  the  Collegedale  police 
department,  said  there  have 
been  at  least  three  break-ins 


in  the  last  two  weeks. 

"The  four  years  I've  been 
here  the  number's  [of  vehicle 
break-ins]  have  definitely  in- 
creased," Spears  said. 

He  said  most  of  the  chefts 
have  occurred  in  the  evening 
at  the  Tucker  Road  entrance  to 
the  Greenway,  but  there  have 
been  thefts  at  the  Imagination 


Station  as  well.  He  advises  stu- 
dents to  lock  their  valuables  in 
the  trunks  of  their  cars. 

"Most  of  all  the  break-ins 
have  occurred  out  of  vehicles 
where  purses  have  been  in  full 
view,"  Spears  said.  "Our  big- 
gest hurdle  right  now  is  get- 
ting people  to  lock  things  up 
just  to  where  it's  not  painfully 


obvious  that  there's  something 
to  steal." 

Melissa  Otis,  a  sopho- 
more allied  health  major,  had 
her  car's  passenger  window 
smashed  three  weeks  ago  at 
the  Greenway  and  an  empty 
purse  was  taken. 


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2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


Weekend  to  focus  on  purity 


Alison  Quiring 
Staff  Wiiih 


Encounters  Weekend  will 
feature  Pastor  Bernie  Ander- 
son this  coming  weekend  as 
he  speaks  about  the  craving 
humans  have  for  life,  fulfill- 
ment, joy  and  meaning. 

Anderson  said  that  he  chose 
the  theme  "Craving"  because 
many  are  spiritually  hungry 
and  often  our  legitimate  hun- 
ger is  sometimes  filled  with 
something  outside  of  God's 
plan  for  our  lives. 

Friday  night's  message  will 
focus  on  why  God  has  drawn 
boundaries  around  sexuality. 
Church  service  on  Saturday 
will  focus  on  how  our  inner 
desires  often  drive  our  out- 
ward actions. 

"My  hope  is  that  students 
will  come  away  thinking  seri- 
ously about  holiness,  sexual 
integrity  and  just  what  it  is  that 
drives  them,"  Anderson  said. 
"I  want  them  to  crave  Jesus 
and  a  life  devoted  to  Him." 

Kevin  Kibble,  associate 
chaplain,  said  that  Anderson's 
specialty  is  speaking  to  young 
people  about  spiritual  victory 
in  an  environment  where  pu- 
rity is  not  valued. 

"Bernie's  personal  testi- 
mony is  a  unique  witness  to 
how  young  people  can  become 
stronger  spiritually  in  this  age 


of  the  media  devaluing  purity," 
Kibble  said. 

Anderson  is  the  senior  pas- 
tor of  the  Wasatch  Hills  SDA 
Church  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah  and  was  invited  to  speak 
for  Encounters  Weekend  by 
Southern's  Chaplain,  Brennon 
Kirstein. 

Encounters  Weekends  were 
started  by  the  former  South- 
ern Chaplain  Ken  Rogers.  He 
wanted  students  to  gain  a  spir- 
itual blessing  in  mini  weeks  of 
prayer  spread  throughout  the 
course  of  the  school  year  so 
there  would  be  uplifting  spiri- 
tual programming  between 
the  larger  events  like  Student 
Week  of  Prayer. 

This  is  the  third  year  since 
Southern  decided  to  start  hold- 
ing Encounters  Weekends. 

Donnie  Keele,  assistant 
chaplain,  said  that  Campus 
Ministries  puts  on  Encounters 
Weekends  because  a  full  week 
of  prayer  tends  to  disrupt  the 
academic  schedule. 

"Encounters  Weekend  gives 
us  a  compromise,"  Keele  said. 
"It  is  a  spiritual  emphasis  that 
doesn't  create  problems  with 
the  regular  school  schedule." 

The  next  Encounters  Week- 
end will  be  held  next  semester 
on  March  12-15  with  Manny 
Cruz  as  guest  speaker. 


SOUTHERN  J™  ACCENT 


Vol.  64,  Issue  9 


Thursday,  November  13, 2008 


Monika  Bliss 

EMILY  YOUNG 

MARL1N  THORMAN 

KATIE  HAMMOND 

ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 

ADAM  WAMACK 

KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

CHRISTINA  WEITZEL 
LAYOUT  &  DEIGN 

MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

KATIE  DEXTER 
IAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

MATT  TURK 
ADVERTISING  MANAGER 

Laure  Chamberlain 

NEWS 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  13 , 


Patten  Project  focuses  on  serviq) 


Roland  Scaluet 

Now  as  an  official  club  on 
campus,  leaders  of  the  Patten 
Towers  project  are  putting  a 
strong  emphasis  on  service 
this  year,  looking  to  make  a 
difference  in  residents'  every- 
day life  with  things  like  mani- 
cures and  trips  to  the  zoo. 

The  project  started  in  fall 
of  2007  as  an  initiative  of  the 
South  East  Youth  Conference. 
Patten  Towers  houses  home- 
less and  disabled  people  in 
downtown  Chattanooga.  The 
project's  main  goal  is  to  help 
meet  the  residents'  spiritual, 
physical  and  social  needs. 

"Last  year  was  our  first 
year,"  said  Thomas  Beihl, 
president  of  the  Patten  Proj- 
ect Club.  "We  learned  from 
what  worked  and  what  didn't 
work." 

Besides  holding  a  church 
service  every  two  weeks  at  Pat- 
ten Towers,  students  are  trying 
to  reach  out  to  the  residents  in 
many  different  ways. 

New  outreach  efforts  have 
included  a  food  drive  where 
nine  carts  full  of  groceries 
were  collected  from  Village 
Market  customers,  a  zoo  trip 
and  cruise  on  the  Southern 
Belle  Riverboat,  a  girl's  night 


PholoByJeflwl 
Hilary  Prandl  and  Ezequiel  Vasquez  collect  food  for  Patten  Towers] 


out  where  Southern  female 
students  took  Patten  women 
out  to  eat  and  a  makeover  day 
where  residents  could  get  free 
haircuts,  hair  braiding,  mani- 
cures and  massages. 

Upcoming  events  include 
a  stop-smoking  program,  a 
Thanksgiving  meal  and  a  cel- 
ebration of  Patten  Towers' 
looth  anniversary. 

Biehl  said  Patten  residents 
participate  more  as  their  con- 
fidence grows. 

"Last  year  they  were  a  little 
more  cautious  because  they 
didn't  really  know  us,"  he  said. 
"But  this  year  we  have  more 
residents  attending." 

However,  the  benefits  of  the 


project  are  not  only  for  M 
Towers'  residents.  Elistj 
boldt,  secretary  of  the  if 
Project  Club,  said  anothij 
is  to  get  Southern  i 
excited  and  involved  bl 
istry  and  to  see  God's  | 
restored  in  those  whoa" 
pate  in  doing  what  Jestil 

Samara   Larson, 
nursing  major,  has  I 
volved  in  the  project  si 
year.  She  said  her  i 
is  her  desire  to  share « 
residents  some  of  theblj 
of  her  Christian  walk. 

She  said,  "I'm  trji 
bring  them  the  SabbaLl| 
rience  that  I  have." 


Southern  buys  Spalding  Cove  ApartmeJ 


Katie  Freeland 
Staff  Writer 


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This  October,  Southern 
purchased  the  Spalding  Cove 
Apartments  off  of  Tucker  Road 
on  Spalding  Drive  for  $2.6 
million,  and  currently  plans  to 
use  them  as  family  housing. 

Enrollment  is  up  137  stu- 
dents, and  the  need  for  more 
housing  for  both  singles  and 
families  is  growing. 

"The  pressure  we  keep  feel- 
ing is  in  housing,"  said  Marty 
Hamilton,  associate  vice  presi- 
dent for  financial  administra- 
tion. 'The  economy  isn't  do- 
ing very  well,  and  gas  prices 
are  high,  so  students  want  to 
be  closer  to  campus." 

The  purchase  of  the  Spald- 
ing Cove  Apartments  erased 


the  need  to  start  a  new  build- 
ing project.  One  option  was 
to  build  more  apartments 
in  Southern  Village.  The  is- 
sue was  that  they  would  have 
needed  to  start  construction 
in  October,  and  there  was  a  lot 
of  pressure  to  get  those  done, 
Hamilton  said. 

There  are  seven  buildings 
in  the  Spalding  Cove  area. 
Each  building  contains  four 
apartments,  each  with  two 
bedrooms  and  one  and  a  half 
bathrooms. 

The  Spalding  Cove  Apart- 
ments will  be  transitioned  into 
family-only  student  housing. 
There  are  currently  tenants 
who  are  not  affiliated  with 
Southern  living  there,  but 
when  they  move  out  Southern 
will  transition  it  exclusively 


for  student  family  hous 
of  Nov.  1,  current  tea 
paying  their  rent  to  Sm 

Around  20  to  25fa>' 
in  need  of  on  or  neaij 
housing,   said  Cindy  J 
administrative   assist 
financial  administrate 
families  will  be  pi 
new  apartments 
come,  first-serve 
qualification. 

Jim  Turner,  a 
major,  has  been  9 
apartments  with  his<1 
April,  six  months  V 
purchase. 

"They're  new,  soL 
really  clean  and  m 
tained,"  Turner  s 
close  to  campus,  so  1 
the  convenience. 


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Southern  trying  to  prevent  pedestrian  injuries  on  crosswalk 


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Many  people  are  unsure 
whether  pedestrians  or  driv- 
ers have  the  right  of  way  when 
approaching  a  crosswalk  on 
University  Drive,  and  univer- 
sity officials  are  working  to 
prevent  an  accident. 

"Cars  have  the  right  of  way 
and  sometimes  pedestrians 
think  they  do,  especially  here 
in  Collegedale,"  said  Jeff  San- 

1  tos,  a  senior  accounting  major. 
"I  am  a  city  boy,  so  I  am  used 

i  to  sharing  the  roads  with  many 
pedestrians." 
According  to  the  law,  cars 


have  the  right  of  way  and  pe- 
destrians must  wait  for  the 
car  to  stop  before  crossing  the 
road.  Once  the  pedestrian  is  in 
the  crosswalk,  cars  must  yield 
the  right  of  way.  However, 
some  students  keep  walking 
without  breaking  stride  across 
the  road,  said  Kevin  Penrod, 
director  of  Campus  Safety. 

Campus  Safety  is  working 
with  Marketing  &  University 
Relations  to  raise  awareness 
and  promote  safety.  So  far, 
Campus  Safety  is  hoping  to 
present  at  convocation  and 
residence  hall  worships,  as 
well  as  meet  with  the  SA  Sen- 
ate to  talk  about  these  issues. 


Southern  doesn't  own  the 
road  and  can't  make  changes, 
so  they're  looking  to  awareness 
and  education  to  prevent  inju- 
ries. Hamilton  County  owns 
University  Drive  and  has  ex- 
clusive jurisdiction  to  change 
the  warning  system,  lights  or 
paint  on  the  crosswalks,  Pen- 
rod  said. 

The  traffic  flow  will  only  in- 
crease as  the  Hulsey  Wellness 
Center  is  up  and  running  and 
construction  of  a  roundabout 
is  underway,  said  Ruthie  Gray, 
director  of  Marketing  &  Uni- 
versity Relations. 

Pedestrians  and  drivers  are 
not  the  only  ones  who  need  to 


be  aware  of  each  other.  Penrod 
said  bikers,  skateboarders  and 
others  also  need  to  follow  traf- 
fic laws  when  using  the  cross- 
walks. 

"Students  and  drivers  don't 
pay  enough  attention  to  each 
other  and  tend  to  take  stop 
and  yield  signs  as  suggestions, 
and  all  it  takes  is  one  distract- 
ed person  to  create  a  recipe  for 
disaster,"  he  said. 

Rebecca  Wong,  a  senior  art 
education  major,  was  hit  by  a 
car  last  school  year. 

Wong  said,  "As  a  pedestrian 
you  can't  just  assume  the  car  wait  until  they  slow  down  be- 
will  stop,  you  must  make  eye  fore  even  stepping  onto  the 
contact  with  the  driver  or  just     crosswalk." 


Woosly  Calixte,  Alex  Hernandez, 
and  Oscar  Espinosa  cross  Univer- 
sity Drive  afier  class. 


JLocal  gallery  to  feature  student  art 


|  Angela  McPherson 

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The  Wolftever  Creek  Gallery 
in  Ooltewah,  which  opened 
Oct.  20,  showcases  local  and 
regional  artists  and  plans  to 
showcase  student  art,  giving 
Southern  students  a  new  place 
to  display  their  art. 

Artists  and  owners  Erik 
and  Christine  Vetne  started 
the  gallery  because  they  saw  a 

ed. 

"There  is  nothing  of  this 
kind  in  the  area,"  Christine 
|Vetne  said.  "Normally,  to  ap- 
preciate art,  you  have  to  go 
downtown.  There's  so  much 
Wound  here  that  has  not  been 
seen." 

I  Now,  students  and  com- 
munity members  will  have  to 
go  no  further  than  Ooltewah- 
Pinggold  Road,  where  the 
^etnes  have  renovated  an  old 
louse  to  feature  local  art. 

While  the  gallery  showcases 

intings,  pottery,  sculpture, 


photography  and  mixed  media 
from  professional  artists  that 
have  been  featured  on  HGTV 
and  the  Discovery  Channel, 
the  Vetnes  have  a  passion  for 
cultivating  students'  artistic 
abilities. 

"We  want  to  have  a  rotating 
display  of  student  art,"  Erik 
Vetne  said. 

Their  plan  is  to  have  a 
monthly  rotating  display  of 
works  from  students  in  local 
schools,  including  Southern, 
Collegedale  Academy  and  even 
Spalding. 

Erik  Vetne,  a  school  teacher 
for  nine  years,  stressed  the  im- 
portance of  art  in  the  lives  of 
students. 

"[We  want  to]  get  students 
involved  in  the  art  scene  from 
early  in  their  life,"  he  said. 

So  far  the  Wolftever  Creek 
Gallery  has  done  just  that, 
leaving  even  their  logo  cre- 
ation up  to  a  design  contest 
at  Southern.  Tamara  Scott,  a 


senior  graphic  arts  major,  won 
the  contest. 

Art  professor  Brian  Dunne, 
whose  work  is  in  the  gallery,  is 
helping  collect  student  art  for 
the  gallery. 

Students  who  wish  to  have 
their  art  considered  can  go 
through  their  art  professors. 

The  gallery  will  feature 
works  so  they  can  be  sold 
and  start  the  careers  of  young 
working  artists. 

The  Vetnes  also  want  the 
gallery  to  be  a  place  where  stu- 
dents can  gather  to  study,  visit 
and  appreciate  art. 

"I  feel  that  if  you  don't  ap- 
preciate art,  it  would  be  diffi- 
cult to  appreciate  life,"  Chris- 
tine Vetnes  said. 

The  gallery  has  a  Wi-Fi  hub, 
a  small  couch  and  a  kitchen 
with  hot  drinks  and  cookies. 

The  Wolftever  Creek  Gal- 
lery is  open  Monday  through 
Thursday  from  l  p.m.  to  6 
p.m. 


Collegedale  looks  to  local  elections 


Erjca  Richards 
STAf  f  Writer 


With  the  presidential  race 
complete,  Collegedale  is  look- 
ing ahead  to  the  March  elec- 
tions, which  will  decide  who 
sits  on  the  Board  of  Com- 
missioners for  the  next  four 
years. 

The  Board  of  Commission- 
ers plays  a  key  role  in  the  op- 
erations of  city  government. 

"We're  the  legislature  for 
the  city,"  said  commissioner 
Harry  Hodgdon.  "We  decide 
policies  and  the  city  adminis- 
tration carries  them  out."  The 
board  also  has  the  final  say 
regarding  the  city  budget  and 
is  responsible  for  choosing  the 
mayor  and  vice  mayor. 

The  original  voting  date  for 
the  March  elections  posed  a 
potential  problem  for  voter 
turnout.  Any  Southern  stu- 
dent registered  to  vote  in  Col- 
legedale is  eligible  to  vote. 
However,  the  board  realized 
that  most  Southern  students 
would  not  be  present  as  the 


date  was  during   Southern's 
spring  break. 

In  order  to  correct  this  prob- 
lem, Collegedale  has  approved 
early  voting,  taking  place  in 
City  Hall  from  Monday,  Feb. 
23  through  Thursday,  Feb.  26. 
Three  commission  seats 
are  up  for  election.  Vice  May- 
or Tim  Johnson,  along  with 
Commissioners  Fred  Fuller 
and  Harry  Hodgdon  are  up  for 
reelection  this  year.  In  order 
to  run,  candidates  must  pick 
up  a  petition  from  the  Hamil- 
ton County  Election  Commis- 
sion. So  far,  Johnson,  Fuller 
and  Deborah  Baker,  a  new 
candidate,  have  collected  pe- 
titions to  run.  Commissioner 
Hodgdon  has  not  yet  picked 
up  a  petition,  but  said  he  is 
planning  to  run  again. 

Those  who  are  not  regis- 
tered to  vote  in  Collegedale 
but  would  like  to  vote  should 
contact  City  Hall  before  Mon- 
day, Feb.  2. 

Fuller  said,  "We  would  ap- 
preciate everyone's  vote." 


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Sculpture  to  be  relocated  next  summer 


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Next  summer  the  statues  of 
Elijah  and  Elisha,  which  are 
currently  positioned  behind 
Miller  Hall,  will  be  moved 
to  their  permanent  location 
which  is  yet  to  be  determined. 
The  'Passing  the  Mantle' 
sculpture  was  commissioned 
in  2000  by  President  Gordon 
Bietz  and  will  be  made  entirely 
from  granite. 

The  artist  Wayne  Hazen,  a 
former  professor  at  Southern, 
is  only  able  to  work  on  the 
statues  in  the  summer  because 
of  his  teaching  position  at  At- 
lantic Union  College.  Hazen 
started  developing  models  for 
the  sculptures  and  also  cre- 
ated computer  images  so  that 
he  could  get  more  specific  de- 
tails as  to  how  to  sculpt  the 
images. 

Once  the  sculptures  are 
moved  Hazen  will  continue  to 
work  on  the  pieces,  which  are 
in  need  of  some  necessary  al- 


ternations. 

"Using  granite  is  a  unique 
challenge,"  says  Hazen.  "It  is 
very  difficult  to  sculpt  because 
it  is  a  very  hard  stone.  It  will 
make  the  final  piece  unique 
because  of  its  durability  and 
permanence." 

"The  sculpture  will  be  a 
symbol  of  a  teacher  passing 
information  along  to  the  pu- 
pil," says  Ben  Wygal,  chair  of 
the  university's  Fine  Art  Com- 
mittee. 

Wygal  feels  that  the  sculp- 
ture is  an  example  of  the 
knowledge  the  faculty  strives 
to  pass  on  from  one  genera- 
tion to  the  next. 

The  sculpture  will  depict  the 
scene  from  2  Kings  2:1-16  of 
Elisha  receiving  Elijah's  man- 
tle. It  symbolized  his  granting 
of  request  of  a  "double  por- 
tion" of  Elijah's  spirit  of  faith- 
ful leadership  and  service. 

"I  like  the  concept  with  Eli- 
jah and  Elisha  because  it  is  a 
visual  display  of  teachers  pass- 


Pholo  By  Marlin  lliorman 
Elisha  statue  looks  up  for  Elijah's 


ing  on  their  knowledge  to  us  to 
further  God's  work  with  our 
careers,"  said  Donella  Smith,  a 
junior  nursing  major. 

The  project,  which  is  head- 
ed by  the  Fine  Art's  commit- 
tee, costs  about  $200,000  and 
will  be  funded  through  dona- 
tions and  gifts,  some  of  which 
have  already  been  received. 


Spirit  Week 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Senator  Kristina  Benfield,  a 
senior  graphic  design  major, 
was  in  charge  of  the  commit- 
tee that  planed  Spirit  Week. 

"We're  trying  to  have  an  ac- 
tivity and  an  over  all  theme  to 
go  with  each  day  rather  than 
just  super  heroes,  we're  trying 
to  tie  it  more  into  Southern 
student  body  activities,"  Ben- 
field  said. 

Student  clubs  an  organi- 
zations are  also  getting  in- 


volved, according  to  Benfield. 
The  Green  Initiative  club  got 
involved  for  Monochromatic 
day,  Outdoor  Education  pro- 
vided a  zip-line  for  SAU  Pride 
day,  and  Strawberry  Festival  is 
on  the  ready  for  Tacky/Wacky 
hair  day. 

Students  are  also  enjoying 
Spirit  Week.  Silzie  Vieira,  a 
junior  biology  pre-med  major, 
is  very  excited  for  the  themes 
this  year. 

"I  got  so  dressed  up  yes- 
terday in  all  white,  and  today 
I  am  dressed  up  as  a  soccer 
player  because  I  am  Brazilian, 


so  I  figure,  Brazilian,  soccer,  it 
goes  together,"  Vieira  said. 

Shelby  Mixson,  a  sopho- 
more marketing  major  and  SA 
senator,  was  disappointed  at 
initial  participation. 

"I  really  wish  monochro- 
matic day  had  gone  over  a 
little  better.  I  think  part  of  the 
reason  is  because  we  didn't 
advertise  as  well  as  we  should 
have,"  Mixson  said.  "Hopefully 
as  the  week  goes  on  it  will  just 
progress  and  get  better  and 
better,  and  more  and  more 
people  will  participate." 


Dean 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Tennessee  last  April  for  his 
daughter's  wedding  and  of- 
fered Dunzweiler  the  position 
because  a  dean  at  AIIAS  was 
about  to  retire.  In  Septem- 
ber, Dunzweiler  completed 
the  necessary  requirements 
for  her  transition  there  and 
began  working  with  Taylor  on 


his  change  from  professor  to 
dean. 

"The  very  worst  part  of  this 
is  that  Dr.  Dunzweiler  and  I 
have  enjoyed  collaborating 
together  and  she's  going  to  be 
12  time  zones  away,"  Taylor 
said.  "I'll  be  calling  her  in  the 
middle  of  my  day,  which  is  the 
middle  of  her  night." 

Robert  Young,  vice  presi- 
dent of  academic  administra- 


tion, is  sorry  to  lose  Dunz- 
weiler but  believes  Taylor  is 
qualified  for  the  position. 

"[Denise's]  leadership,  per- 
sonable nature,  connections... 
and  expertise  in  inclusive  edu- 
cation will  be  dearly  missed," 
Young  said  in  an  email  to  the 
faculty.  "I  look  forward  to 
working  with  Dr.  Taylor  as  the 
next  dean  of  the  School  of  Ed- 
ucation &  Psychology." 


SIFE  to  serve  during  spring  break 


Ashley  Cheney 

During  Spring  Break  2009 
six  students  from  Students  in 
Free  Enterprise  (SIFE)  will 
be  traveling  to  Africa  to  build 
greenhouses  to  grow  vegeta- 
bles for  HIV  positive  individu- 
als and  their  families  around 
the  Maluti  Mission  Hospital 
in  Lesotho,  Africa.  Braam 
Oberholster,  professor  in  the 
School  of  Business  and  Man- 
agement, presented  this  idea, 
now  known  as  Project  Hope, 
to  the  SIFE  team  last  school 
year. 

Oberholster  visited  the  mis- 
sion hospital  in  2005  and  was 
made  aware  of  the  needs  in 
the  hospital  as  well  as  the  sur- 
rounding area. 

"I  noticed  some  gardens 
they  had  at  the  hospital  and 
started  inquiring  and  found 
out  these  were  actually  dem- 
onstration gardens  with  an 
adjacent  greenhouse,"  Ober- 
holster said.  "This  was  a  way 
that  they  hoped  to  be  able  to 
get  people  in  the  various  com- 
munities growing  their  own 
vegetables  and  supplementing 
their  diet  with  vegetables." 

Each  greenhouse  costs  $500 
to  build  and  will  provide  veg- 
etables for  the  diets  of  HIV 
positive  individuals  and  to 
sell  as  a  means  of  income  for 
their  families.  SIFE  students 
have  raised  $1,500  to  build 
three  greenhouses,  said  SIFE 
leaders. 

The  original  plan  was  to 
send  the  $1,500  to  the  Maluti 
Mission  Hospital  for  the  con- 


struction of  these  greenhouses 
said  Carrie  Harlin,  director  of 
SIFE.  However,  a  recent  law 
in  the  country  of  Lesotho  says 
that  all  non-profit  funds  sent 
must  go  through  the  govern- 
ment. Because  of  this,  SIFE 
decided  to  take  the  money  to 
the  mission  themselves. 

This  year,  over  spring 
break,  six  students  and  one 
faculty  member  will  travel 
to  Lesotho  to  take  money  di- 
rectly to  the  Maluti  Mission  I 
Hospital,  and  to  help  build  the 
greenhouses. 

To  raise  the  money  needed 
to  make  the  trip,  SIFE  has  1 
planned  an  awareness  week 
for  Dec.  1-5.  The  week  will 
begin  with  a  Monday  convoca- 
tion in  honor  of  World  AIDS 
Day.  The  rest  of  the  week  will 
include  a  36-hour  fast  to  raise ' 
money  for  the  trip. 

Alex  Mihai,  a  business) 
graduate  student  and  the  proj- 
ect manager  for  Project  Hope,  1 
is  hoping  the  fast  will  bring  I 
awareness  of  the  HIV/AIDsJ 
cause  to  students. 

"One  of  our  goals  is  to  { 
the  campus  involved  in  some- 1 
thing  that  will  benefit  the  fam- j 
ilies  who  are  affected  by  this  J 
disease;"  Mihai  said. 

The  money  raised  by  the  I 
fast  will  go  toward  the  coslj 
of  the  trip,  as  well  as 
othersupplies  that    are  ne 
ed. 

For  more  information,  ori 
to  get  involved  with    Project| 
Hope,  contact  SIFE  at : 
southern.edu  or  stop  by  the  J 
SIFE  office  on  the  third  ( 
of  Brock  Hall. 


Theft 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


"Thankfully  I  didn't  have 
any  credit  cards  or  money 
in  there,"  Otis  said.  "I  was 
lucky." 

Otis  said  her  car  was  parked 
in  the  gravel  parking  lot  by  the 
Greenway  and  that  the  break- 
in  occurred  during  the  day. 

Don  Hart,  access  manager 
of  Campus  Safety,  said  there 
have  been  very  few  vehicle 


break-ins  on  campus  this  sea 
mester,  and  that  most  have  oe-j 
curred  at  the  south  end  of  tW 
Collegedale  Greenway  at  ft'l 
Tucker  Road  entrance. 

Hart  said  that  most  brealj 
ins    occur   because   valua 
items  are  left  in  plain  sijP 
and  advised  students  to  » 
their  valuables  in  a  hid* 
place.  He  called  these  types" 
break-ins  opportunity  cnfl*| 
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Every  Tuesday  and  Thurs- 
day morning,  on  my  way  to 
nutrition  class,  I  walk  by  a 
playground  full  of  children  out 
for  recess.  And  every  Tues- 
day and  Thursday  morning  I 
stop  to  watch  them.  I  realize 
that  could  sound  creepy,  but  I 
promise  you  it's  not. 

Last  Tuesday  I  observed  an 
intense  soccer  game  taking 
place.  There  was  one  girl  out 
there  playing  with  the  boys. 
I  was  instantly  transported 
back  to  my  childhood.  I  was 
a  tomboy  all  right;  always  out 
on  the  field  playing  sports  with 
the  boys  while  the  girls  played 
hopscotch.  I  had  some  crazy 
hair  back  in  the  day.  It  was 
short  and  I  wouldn't  ever  let 
my  mom  touch  it,  which  re- 
sulted in  a  really  out  of  control 
knotted  afro.  I  saw  a  home  vid- 
eo of  me  playing  soccer  once. 
I  was  barreling  down  the  field, 
crazy  hair  flowing  in  the  wind, 


trying  to  catch  up  to  a  boy  who 
was  dribbling  down  about  to 
score  on  our  team.  I  got  there 
just  when  he  was  about  to  kick 
it,  stuck  my  foot  out  to  get  the 
ball,  tripped  him,  stole  the  ball 
and  turned  right  around  to 
take  it  down  the  field.  What  a 
little  brat  I  was. 

But  this  isn't  the  point. 

It's  hard  to  explain  the  kind 
of  joy  I  get  when  I  see  those 
children  out  there.  It's  so  sim- 
ple. And  beautiful.  And  peace- 
ful. So  not  what  this  world  has 
become.  I  think  I  like  it  be- 
cause it's  a  picture  of  what  this 
world  was  meant  to  be.  When  I 
imagine  the  kinds  of  problems 
they  will  face  as  they  get  older 
and  the  pain  that  they  will  go 
through,  I  just  want  them  to 
stay  that  way.  Stay  thinking 
that  their  parents  can  do  no 
wrong,  that  people  are  always 
out  there  to  do  good  and  that 
the  tooth  fairy  really  does 
magically  turn  your  tooth  into 
money  when  you're  sleeping. 

In  Mark,  Jesus  says,  "I  tell 


you  the  truth,  anyone  who  will 
not  receive  the  kingdom  of 
God  like  a  little  child  will  never 
enter  it." 

These  kids  that  I  see  playing 
every  Tuesday  and  Thursday 
morning  inspire  me.  I  definite- 
ly recognize  that  wisdom  and 
maturity  are  God  given,  and  if 
one  truly  stays  like  a  child  all 
their  life— living  in  naivety  and 
never  growing  up— they  aren't 
going  to  get  very  far. 

But  I  think  what  Jesus  is 
talking  about  in  Mark  is  that 
unharnessed,  blind  accep- 
tance of  good.  That  simple 
faith  that  screams,  "You  can't 
touch  me  world...because  I... 
am...adored."  If  you've  ever 
witnessed  a  child  running  full 
speed  into  their  father's  arms, 
you  know  what  I'm  talking 
about.  In  that  moment  all  that 
kid  cares  about  are  those  open 
arms  and  the  love  they  are  go- 
ing to  receive  when  they  get 
there. 

I  am  so  not  like  a  child.  I 
question  and  criticize  when  I 


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should  be  giving  and  loving. 
I  hold  back  when  I  should  be 
sharing.  And  I  constantly  walk 
away  from  God,  instead  of 
turning  around  and  running 
straight  for  His  open  arms. 

So  often  I  think  we  look  at 
children  and  think,  what  can 


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to  be  a  kid  again. 


Election  lessons  from  a  Christian  perspectiv 


SAU  students  were  fortu- 
nate to  participate  (most  for 
the  first  time)  in  a  presidential 
election  recognized  as  holding 
great  symbolic  importance  for 
America.  John  McCain  said  as 
much  in  his  wonderfully  gra- 
cious concession  speech. 

"This  is  an  historic  election," 
he  noted,  "let  there  be  no  rea- 
son now,  for  any  American  to 
fail  to  cherish  their  citizenship 
in  this  the  greatest  nation  on 
earth."  In  these  days  of  worry 
about  our  economy's  future 
and  about  America's  future 
as  a  world  leader,  McCain  re- 
minded us  that  we  indeed  have 
much  to  be  grateful  for. 


Nov.  4  also  reminds  us  that 
elections  are  sometimes  about 
more  than  partisanship  and 
policy  issues.  Although  the 
dynamics  of  this  contest  were 
clearly  shaped  by  the  economy 
and  the  unpopularity  of  the  cur- 
rent administration,  the  mo- 
ment  transcended  mundane 
politics.  One  thinks  of  Jeffer- 
son's 1801  inaugural  address, 
which  rose  above  the  rancor  of 
his  contest  with  John  Adams 
to  eloquentiy  assert  the  under- 
lying unity  of  all  Americans. 
Or  Reagan's  election  in  1980, 
when  an  America  dispirited  by 
inflation,  economic  stagnation 
and  international  humiliation 
(hostages  in  Iran)  was  roused 
by  a  promise,  the  candidate's 
promise  of  renewal. 


Most  often  mentioned  as  a 
parallel  to  2008  is  i960.  We 
were  then  enjoying  peace  and 
prosperity,  but  there  neverthe- 
less seemed  to  be  building  a 
desire  for  younger,  more  inspi- 
rational leadership.  John  Ken- 
nedyprovidedthis,  not  through 
any  great  acumen  as  legislator 
but  through  an  unusual  ability 
to  promote  a  sense  of  national 
duty  and  purpose. 

We  sense  that  Barack 
Obama's  election  has  taken 
on  similar  proportions.  An 
African-American  has  become 
the  most  powerful  person  on 
earth,  fulfilling  Martin  Luther 
King's  dream  that  we  might  (to 
paraphrase  him)  one  day  vote 
for  a  president  based  on  the 
content  of  his  character  rather 


than  the  color  of  his  skin. 

An  observer,  noting  the  un- 
critical adulation  bestowed  on 
Obama  by  crowds  during  the 
campaign  and  at  the  Grant 
Park  election  night  celebration, 
might  have  reason  to  worry 
that  expectations  are  doomed 
to  disappointment.  In  some 
regards  this  inevitably  will  be 
the  case.  But  it  cuts  both  ways. 
Supporters  will  discover  that 
he  has  no  magic  bullets  for  re- 
cession or  peace  in  the  Middle 
East.  But  detractors  will  also 
quickly  learn  that  socialism 
is  not  on  the  horizon.  Indeed, 
actual  policy  differences  with 
what  a  McCain  administration 
would  have  pursued  are  prob- 
ably only  at  the  margins. 

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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  13,  2008 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Obama  is  my  president,  so  quit  whining  and  be  rational  about  it 


Blaise  Adams 

CONtRIBUIOK 


After  staying  up  late  last 
week  on  Tuesday  night  watch- 
ing the  election  (because  that's 
the  thing  to  do  when  you're  in 
college),  I've  decided  to  give 
my  two-cents  on  Obama,  our 
president-elect. 

But  first,  some  background 
on  me  and  where  I'm  coming 
from. 

I  come  from  an  extremely 
conservative  home.  My  family 
has  always  voted  Republican 
and  probably  always  will.  I've 
been  blasted  and  bombarded 
with  politics  since  I  was  six, 
perhaps  younger,  and  always 
thought  that  Conservative  Re- 
publican was  the  way  to  go. 
Having  come  to  college  and 


been  exposed  to  other  politi- 
cal views  (besides  Democrat 
and  Republican)  as  well  as 
making  friends  with  a  wealthy 
diversity  of  people,  I've  man- 
aged to  come  to  terms  with 
myself  as  a  Libertarian.  If  you 
don't  know  what  they  are,  Lib- 
ertarians support  minimum 
government  intervention  in 
both  personal  and  economic 
matters,  advocating  a  small 
government  that  is  limited  to 
protecting  individuals  from 
coercion  and  violence. 

In  regards  to  election  night, 
I  can  honestly  say  I'm  willing 
to  give  Barack  Obama  my  sup- 
port. He's  the  next  president  of 
the  United  States  and  whining 
about  it  isn't  going  to  do  any  of 
us  any  good.  I  don't  know  how 
many  people  I've  heard  pre- 


dicting the  fatal  collapse  of  the 
United  States  when  Obama 
hasn't  even  been  sworn  in 
yet.  Might  I  ask  that  we  all 
have  a  little  bit  of...  oh  what's 
that  word...  rationalism?  I'm 


&   [Obama  is]  the 
next  president  of 
the  United  States 

and  whining  about 
it  isn't  going  to  do 

any  of  us  any  good. 


scared  to  death  there  will  be 
rioting  or  worse,  assassina- 
tion attempts.  If  anything,  we 
should  be  celebrating  that  we 
will  have  an  African-American 


president.  This  is  new  history 
and  I  believe  Obama's  presi- 
dency will  be  a  good  thing.  He 
has  the  huge  responsibility 
of  leading  our  country  and  is 
now  a  role  model  for  so  many 
people  in  need  of  an  inspiring 
leader. 

John  McCain  set  an  honor- 
able example  when  he  gave  his 
concession  speech.  He  didn't 
ramble  on  about  how  hor- 
rible it  was  that  Obama  won 
like  many  are  doing.  He  was 
extremely  gracious  and  called 
Obama  "my  president."  Dr. 
Barnhurst  got  it  right  Wednes- 
day morning  when  he  told  my 
Chemistry  class  that,  yes,  he 
voted  for  McCain,  but  that 
doesn't  mean  he's  going  to  be 
unwilling  to  support  Obama. 
If  only  more  of  us  would  adopt 


this  attitude  about  things. 

Obama  has  at  least  four 
years  to  do  something.  That 
something  could  be  very  good, 
and  that  something  could  be 
very  bad.  I'm  going  to  look  at 
the  next  four  years  with  an 
open,  non-judgmental  mind- 
set and  base  my  personal 
opinion  of  Obama  solely  on 
his  leadership  as  president— 
now  that  he's  elected,  his  ac- 
tions as  president  are  what  is 
important. 

In  short,  conservative,  mod- 
erate, liberal,  whoever  you  are, 
if  you're  upset  about  the  elec- 
tion results,  stop  it.  Let's  see 
what  Obama  can  do  and  what 
changes  he  will  bring  about. 
America's  about  unity  within 
diversity.  Let's  try  it  for  once. 


Letter  to  the  Editor: 

Obama,  racism  and  a  single  vote 


I    Submitted  on  Nov.  5, 2008. 

I    In   1964,   I   was   there   at 

pouthern  and  editor  of  the  Ac- 

ent.  I  am  now  retired  and  liv- 

"g  in  Scottsdale,  Ariz. 

This  morning,  after  a  his- 

E?™    election,    when    young 

•people  voted  in  such  strong 

numbers  for  Barack  Obama, 

I  decided  to  see  if  I  could  find 

the  Southern  Accent  online.  I 


was  curious  to  see,  given  the 
major  move  to  the  right  of  the 
Republican  Party,  what  views 
I  might  find  in  the  Accent. 

When  I  was  editor  of  the 
Accent,  things  were  very  con- 
servative at  Southern.  The 
student  body  was  all  white.  If 
you  were  an  underclass  couple 
wanting  to  attend  an  event  off- 
campus,  you  had  to  take  an  ex- 
tra girl  along  as  a  chaperone. 
If  you  were  an  upperclass  cou- 
ple, you  had  to  double  date. 
Many  of  the  Saturday  nights 
at  that  time  were  "closed"  and 
that  meant  you  had  to  stay  on 
campus  with  little  in  the  way 
of  entertainment.  (I'm  happy 
to  say  that  the  Southern  Ac- 
cent had  a  role  in  eliminating 
"closed"  Saturday  nights,  but 
you  still  had  to  take  the  extra 
girl  or  double  date!) 

The  real  reason  I  wanted 
to  drop  you  a  note  was  to  say 
something  about  this  historic 
election.    Like  John  McCain, 


I'm  now  older  than  dirt  (well 
I'm  not  quite  as  old  as  he).  I 
was  born  in  Mobile,  Ala.  and 
grew  up  in  the  deep  South.  The 
family  I  grew  up  in  was  racist 
and  we  didn't  even  know  it. 
When  I  was  32,  my  father  died 
of  a  heart  attack  at  the  age  of 
57  while  visiting  in  my  home. 
When  I  went  through  his  wal- 
let, I  found  a  membership  card 
for  the  KKK.  I  couldn't  believe 
it. 

I  am  a  registered  Republi- 
can, and  yesterday  I  cast  my 
vote  for  an  American  who 
I  believe  has  the  judgment, 
temperament  and  skills  to  be 
a  good  president.  I  voted  for 
Barack  Obama.  I'm  glad  that 
I  have  lived  to  see  and  partici- 
pate in  this  historic  event. 

Don  Dixon 
Class  of  65 

P.S.  I  will  be  changing  my 
registration  to  Independent. 


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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  13,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyles  Editor 
rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Five  quick  ways  for  you  to  get  rid  of  stress 


Christina  Weitzel 

LfflQULi-GKAEHieLEDlIQII 

Elizabeth  Hernandez  was 
stressed,  and  it  was  only  her 
first  day  of  classes. 

Now  a  junior  at  Southern, 
she  remembers,  "Last  year,  I 
walked  into  my  first  nursing 
class  and  sat  down.  The  pro- 
fessor started  telling  us  every- 
thing we  had  to  do.  It  was  only 
the  first  day  and  it  seemed  I 
had  enough  to  do  to  last  the 
whole  year.  I  felt  there  was 
no  way  I  could  get  everything 
done." 

Elizabeth's  experience  of 
college  stress  is  not  uncom- 
mon. Seventy  to  90  percent  of 
college  students'  visits  to  pri- 
mary care  physicians  are  the 
result  of  stress  or  stress-relat- 
ed sources,  according  to  the 
American  Institute  of  Stress. 

Often,  it's  easy  to  get  over- 
whelmed with  everything. 
However,  stress  reduction  is 
crucially  important.  So  here 
are  five  stress-reduction  meth- 
ods for  college  students  that 


take  five  minutes  or  less. 

Take  a  break. 

The  counseling  center  at 
Carroll  College  offers  this  tip, 
"Get  some  exercise  or  fresh 
air  (simply  a  quick,  brisk  walk 
outdoors  if  possible),  or  go 
somewhere  private  and  yell  or 
cry." 

Even  if  you  can't  go  outside, 
you  can  still  talk  to  a  friend  or 
just  sit  for  a  few  minutes. 

Just  breathe. 

In  the  book,  "The  Complete 
Idiot's  Guide  to  Managing 
Stress,"  Jeffrey  Davidson  ob- 
serves, "You're  always  getting 
encouraged  to  speed  up— read 
more,  take  in  more,  do  more. 
Sometimes,  however,  the  best 
response  to  a  situation  is  not 
to  proceed  rapidly,  but  take  a 
strategic  pause." 

One  way,  listed  by  Davidson, 
to  take  that  strategic  pause  is 
simply  to  take  a  deep  breath. 
The  best  method  for  deep 
breathing  is  to  sit  up  straight 
or  stand,  breathing  in  slowly 


Get  Your 


-AJhIh 


reen  on 

MJtMMMM 


Vexation:     Way     too 

many  plastic  bags  jammed 

in  my  cabinet. 

Solution:   Put  'em  to 

work! 

Implementation: 
Most  of  us  probably  already 
use  plastic  grocery  bags  as 
trash  can  liners  (which 
also  saves  money  on  buy- 
ing rolls  of  trash  bags),  but 
don't  stop  there.  Use  plastic 
bags  as  packing  material, 
as  duggie  poop  bags  (not 
in  the  <lnrr«  0f  course),  as 
lunch  t  ..s„,  or  take  them  to 


the  store  and  bag  your  gro- 
ceries with  them  again. 

Clarification:  A  lot  of 
stores  are  already  charg- 
ing for  the  plastic  bags  and 
encouraging  shoppers  to 
buy  reusable  ones.  IKEA 
doesn't  even  offer  dispos- 
able bags  anymore,  only  re- 
usable ones  that  you  have  to 
buy  (which  is  why  I  left  the 
store  looking  like  I  had  just 
stolen  a  lot  of  stuff).  Just  be 
sure  to  get  the  most  out  of 
the  plastic  bags  you've  al- 
ready paid  for. 


through  your  nose.  Hold  your 
breath  for  a  few  seconds,  then 
exhale,  according  to  the  Dart- 
mouth College  website. 

Write  it  down. 

"I  make  lists  for  organiz- 
ing things  and  getting  them 
done,"  said  Giancarlo  Peroso, 
a  senior  nursing  major  at 
Southern.  "It  helps  spread  out 
your  work  load  so  your  day  is 
not  too  packed." 

Include  everything  that 
needs  to  be  done  on  the  list, 
but  be  realistic  about  your 
goals.  Don't  try  to  fit  too  much 
in  your  day,  or  you'll  get  over- 
whelmed. 

Throw  it  away. 

G.  Gaynor  McTigue,  au- 
thor of  "Why  Make  Yourself 
Crazy?  100  Ways  to  Rid  Your 
Life  of  Needless  Stress,"  offers 
this  tip. 

"Every  day,  find  one  thing 
you  don't  need  and  toss  it.  Or 
give  it  away.  Over  time,  the 
clutter  will  begin  to  vanish  and 
space  and  order  will  magically 
appear  in  your  home...  and 
your  life,"  McTigue  says. 

Change  your  mind. 

Often,  how  you  think  has  a 
larger  impact  on  your  life  than 
what  is  actually  happening. 


LOTS  TO  DO!! 


SBoaHF  «\'^W 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 

The  University  of  Georgia 
health  center  website  states, 
"Changing  the  way  you  think 
(a.k.a.  cognitive  restructuring) 
can  help  you  manage  stressors 
in  your  life.  While  we  can't  al- 
ways control  the  events  that 
happen,  we  can  control  what 
we  think  about  the  event, 
which  in  turn  shapes  our  feel- 
ings about  them." 

If  you  think  positively  about 
a  test  or  assignment,  chances 
are  you  won't  be  as  stressed 
about  it. 


This 
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Shake  n  Bake  are  '08  football  champs 


Zach  Livingston 
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What  started  out  as  a  very 
competitive    football    season 
|j  for  Men's  A  League  ended  with 
j  not  so  competitive  game. 
f  Team  Shake  n  Bake  [SnB]  went 
against  team   ShowTime  for 
the  intramural  football  cham- 
pionship on  Monday  night  and 
I  it  wasn't  as  exciting  as  the  Gi- 
I  ants  and  Patriots  Super  Bowl 
I  upset.  SnB  left  victorious  with 
I  a  crushing  score  of  34-6. 

There  was  a  rumor  going 

I  around  that  the  Men's  A  North 

I  League  was  much  better  than 

I  the  Men's  A  South  League  in 

;  first  place,  however,  after 

hampionship  game  it  be- 

afact. 

glon't  know  what  hap- 
ted,  it  just  wasn't  that  in- 
ng"  said  Jimmy  Gaines, 
ike  n  Bake  player.  "We  just 
ayed  really  well." 
Before  the  football  season 
■en  started,  Showtime  quar- 
rback  ,  Brian  Seymore,  had 


the  audacity  to  make  a  bet 
with  Didier  Brival  that  his 
team  would  make  it  to  the 
championship  game  and  win 
it  all.  Seymore  didn't  have  any 
players  on  his  team  yet  but  his 
confidence  outweighed  his  log- 
ic and  it  was  decided  that  the 
loser  would  have  to  pay  for  a 
PF  Chang's  meal. 

Surprisingly    Seymore    led 

I  don't  know 
what  happened, 

it  just  wasn't 
that  interesting. 
We  just  played 
really  well.      « .; 

-Jimmy  Gaines 

his  team  all  the  way  to  the 
championship  but  only  accom- 
plished one  touchdown  pass  to 
Showtime  wide  receiver,  Willis 
Moore. 

"We  kept  getting  the  ball 


close  to  our  end  zone  and  nev- 
er really  had  an  opportunity  to 
make  a  legitimate  drive  down 
the  field"  Seymore  said.  "I 
know  Didier  was  scared  about 
how  far  I  made  it  even  though 
we  lost." 

The  referees  had  to  stop  the 
game  and  call  SnB  the  win- 
ners as  it  became  clear  who 
would  win.  This  is  the  second 
time  that  SnB  has  dominated 
Southern's  intramural  football 
world  and  they're  starting  to 
look  like  the  Fluffy  Chickens  of 
flag  football. 

The  Men's  B  League  cham- 
pionship was  won  for  the  first 
time  by  The  New  Breed.  How- 
ever, history  seems  to  be  re- 
peating itself  as  the  Men's  A 
League  Softball  and  football 
champions  are  the  same  teams 
that  won  last  year.  Which  oth- 
er championship  teams  from 
last  year  will  take  a  second  ti- 
tle home?  Keep  your  eyes  open 
and  come  out  to  watch  the 
electrifying  drama  of  Southern 
intramurals. 


|Many  participate  in  volleyball  intramurals 

leyball  season  officially  kicks  ern,  as  shown  by  the  numer- 

off!     There  are  several  stu-  ous  leagues, 

dents  here  on  campus  that  are  There  is  a  Ladies  A  League, 

thankful  for  volleyball  season.  Ladies  B  East  League,  Ladies  B 

Volleyball  is  one  of  the  more  West,  Ladies  3  Person  league, 

popular  sports  here  at  South-  Mens  A  League,  Mens  B  East 


IDavis  Wallace 
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Flag  football  season  is  over, 
I  the  weather  is  getting  colder, 
[Thanksgiving  break  is  right 
I  around  the  corner  and  vol- 


New  Release! 

Local  Author  Juanita  Hamil  Recently  Retired  from  SAU 

.  Born  in  a  land  where  the  main  view  is  that  God  is  not  for  real, 
Cassie  cries  out  to  God  in  desperation  as  she  is  about  to  end  her 
life.  To  her  amazement,  He  answers  her  cry  in  a  miraculous  way. 


Born  with  "mixed  blood,"  Cassic  seems  domed  to  die  when  the 
Wood  bath  suddenly  envelopes  her  country.  Miraculously,  she  is 
warned  by  a  dream  that  something  is  going  to  happen.  Her  re- 
sponse to  the  dream,  in  complete  faith,  opens  up  a  way  of  escape. 

later,  she  gets  the  opportunity  of  a  lifetime  to  come  to  America 
but  suddenly  is  informed  she's  to  be  deported  back  to  her  home- 
tad  where  terror  is  still  ongoing.  How  will  God  possibly  see  her 
ttaough  this  time? 
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THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Intramurals  Schedule 


Man's  A  Division 


11/13   6  PM  Blue  Hole/Heia  Norge!  Court  3 

1113/   6  PM  Bromance/GMA  Warriors  Court  1 

11/13  6  PM  Cool  Breeze/We  Serve...You  Eat  Court  2 

11/16  7  PM  Cool  Breeze/A  Loss  Is  Gain  Court  1 

11/16  7  PM  We  Serve.. .You  Eat/The  Destroyers  Court  2 

11/16  8  PM  Heia  Norge!/GMA  Warriors  Court  1 

11/17   6  PM  A  Loss  Is  Gain/Bromance  Court  3 

11/17   6  PM  Blue  Hole/Cool  Breeze  Court  2 

11/18  6  PM  Blue  Hole/A  Loss  Is  Gain  Court  1 

11/18  6  PM  GMA  Warriors/Cool  Breeze  Court  3 

11/19  6  PM  The  Destroyers/ Bromance  Court  1 

11/19  7  PM  We  Serve...You  Eat/Blue  Hole  Court  1 


Women's  A 

11/13   6  PM 

n/13  7pM 

11/13  8  PM 
11/16  7  PM 
11/16  8  PM 
11/17  6  PM 
11/17  7  PM 
11/17  8  PM 
11/18  6  PM 
11/19  6  PM 
11/19  6  PM 


Division 

Helix/Flakers  Court  4 

Homeostasis/Lunachicks  Court  4 

Soup-A-Stars/Hitlist  Court  4 

Soup-A-Stars/Served  Fresh  Court  4 
Lunachicks/To  Kill  A  Blocking  Nerd  Court  4 

Homeostasis/Flakers  Court  4 

Served  Fresh/Helix  Court  4 

Hitlist/Simply  Smashing  Court  4 

Lunachicks/Helix  Court  2 

Helix/Simply  Smashing  Court  4 

Hitlist/To  Kill  A  Blocking  Nerd  Court  3 


League,  Mens  B  West  League, 
Mens  3  Man  East  League,  and 
Mens  3  Man  West  League.  Not 
only  are  there  many  different 
leagues,  but  there  are  also  70 
combined  different  teams. 

The  first  A  league  game  of 
the  season  consisted  of  The 
GMA  Warriors  against  The 
Blue  Hole  who  both  look  to  be 
atop  the  standings  in  A  league. 
It  was  a  hard  fought  game  and 
The  Blue  Hole  was  able  to  edge 
out  The  GMA  Warriors  by  a 
single  point  on  the  final  set. 

In  B  East  League,  BBSSAD 
were  able  to  come  away  with 
the  victory  against  a  short- 
handed  Smash  Bros.  team. 
All  three  sets  were  close  and 
could  have  gone  either  way. 
From  the  looks  of  things,  both 
teams  have  the  potential  of  be- 
ing some  of  the  top  teams  in  B 
league.   Finally,  in  the  3  Man 


It  was  a  great 
first  night 

of  volleyball 
and  from 
the  looks 

of  things  it 

can  only  get 
better. 

East  League,  Step  it  up  took 
care  of  business  against  Chuck 
Norris  two  sets  to  one. 

It  was  a  great  first  night  of 
volleyball  and  from  the  looks 
of  things  it  can  only  get  better. 
More  teams  this  year  means 
that  the  play  level  will  have 
to  increase,  which  ultimately 
means  that  the  games  will  be 
at  a  high  level  and  exciting 


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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  13« 

Deadline  Monday  at  noj 
chatter@southern.el 


Offering  for  Malamulo   | 

Come  to  the  Student  Center  in 
the  morning  to  donate  to  Mal- 
amulo and  enjoy  a  fresh-baked 
muffin  in  return! 

Prayer  Groups  |  This  Friday 
evening  Student  Association 
and  Campus  Ministries  are  tak- 
ing up  a  special  offering  for  the 
Mission  at  Malamulo  Project. 
So  far  we've  raised  $7,261.58 
toward  our  $15,000  goal.  This 
offering  involves  a  matching 
fund  with  which  we  hope  to 
raise  more  than  $3,000.  Bring 
your  money  to  vespers  to  join 
all  12  North  American  Division 
SDA  colleges  in  the  campaign 
to  keep  our  sister  institution  in 
Malawi,  Africa  open! 

Exhibition  |  Southern's 
School  of  Visual  Art  and  De- 
sign is  hosting  an  exhibition 
of  Russian  paintings  titled, 
"Russian  Art:  Social  Realism, 
Impressionism,  and  Realism." 
These  paintings  are  on  display 
in  the  Brock  Hall  Art  Gallery. 

Operation   Christmas 
Child  I  Come  by  the  SA  office 
and  pick  up  your  shoebox  to 
fill  with  Christmas  gifts  for  a 
child  in  an  underdeveloped 
country!  Deadline  to  drop  off 
your  shoebox  in  the  SA  office 
is  Friday,  Nov.  21. 

Pajama  Day  |  Remember  to 
dress  in  your  pjs  and  eat  some 
delicious  pancakes  on  the 
promenade  tomorrow  morn- 
ing! 

Symphony  Concert  | 

Double  convocation  credit 
Sunday,  Nov.  16  at  the  Colleg- 
edale  Church. 


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Friday,  November  14 

National  Stress  Out  Week 

Online  Winter  Registration  for 
Returning  Juniors  >54  Credit  Hours 

SA  Senate  Spirit  Week  Pajama 
Day 

7:30  p.m.  -  Pierson  Lectureship  - 
Dennis  Ross  (Thatcher  Hall  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Encounters  Vespers  -  Ber- 
nie  Anderson  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration 
(Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

5:35  p.m.  -  Sunset 

Sabbath,  November  15 

9:30  a.m.  -  Pierson  Lectureship  - 
Dennis  Ross  (Thatcher  Hall  Chapel) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Collegedale  Church  Fellow- 
ship Hall) 

10  a.m.  -  French  Sabbath  School 
(Miller  Hall  Chapel) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Collegedale 
Church  Fellowship  Hall) . 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel 
Chapel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  Bernie  Anderson 
(Church) 


11  a.m.  -  Pierson  Lectureship 
Dennis  Ross  (Thatcher  Hall  Chapel) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  John  Nixon 
(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal-  Bernie 
Anderson  (Church) 

3:01  p.m.  -  Random  Acts  of  Kind- 
ness (Wright  Hall  Steps) 

3:45  p.m.  -  Sabbath  Ministries: 
Nursing  Home  (Wright  Hall  Steps) 

5:30  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Reader: 
Dennis  Negron,  Organist:  Doug  Ba- 
asch  &  Southern  Ringtones  (Church) 

6:30  p.m.  -  Heartreachers 
Bluegrass  Band  (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

9  p.m.  -  King  &  Queen  of  the  Court 
Tournament  -  hosted  by  BCU  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  November  16 

7:30  p.m.  -  Symphony  Orchestra/ 
Organ  Concert  -  Double  Convocation 
Credit  (Church) 

Monday,  November  17 

Online  Winter  Registration  for  Re- 
turning Sophomores  >23  hours,  Ju- 
niors &  Seniors 

PRAXIS  Exams,  Lynn  Wood 
3:30  p  -  Undergraduate  Council 


Tuesday,  November  18 

Online  Winter  Registration  for      | 

Returning  Sophomores   >23  hours, 

Juniors  &  Seniors 

Noon  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 

7  p.m.  &  10  p.m.  -  Joint  Worship! 

"God's  Solution  to  Stress,"  presented! 

by  Dr.  Jud  Lake,  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  November  19 

Online  Winter  Registration  for 
Returning    Freshman     <24    houtsj 
Sophomores,  Juniors  &  Seniors 

Noon-ip  -  Employee  Brown  B 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate  (White  0 
Room) 

Thursday,  November  20 

Online  Winter  Registration  for  8 
turning  Freshman  <24  hours, 
Sophomores,  Juniors  &  Seniors 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Carrie 
McDonnall  (Church) 

5  p.m.  -  3  on  3  Basketball  Team| 
Meeting  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Convocation,  Carri^| 
McDonnall  (Thatcher  Chapel) 


November  14 

Danielle     Karppala, 


Batson,  Lindsay  Gorecki, 
Meghan  Gorecki,  Mindy  Josh- 
nick,  Onisim  Chitu,  Seth  May- 
ers, William  Otis 

November  15 

Autumn  Davis,  Charlotte 
Athey,  Doug  Jacobs,  Ellen  Ma- 
lupande,  Jenna  Schleenbaker, 
Kaitlyn  Gavin,  Kris  Kimbley, 
Krista  Mattison,  Thomas  Er- 
ickson 

November  16 

Cristina  Hernandez-Persia, 
Jose  Del  Aguila,  Marie  Con- 
stant, Paul  Campanello,  Rod- 
ney Voelker,  Tim  Cwodzinski, 
Tony  Ludwig,  Tyler  Thornton 

November  17 

Kristin  Thomas,  Maria  Roy- 


bal-Hazen,  Ralph  Morales, 
Stephanie  Kirschmann,  Tekoa 
Penrose 

November  18 

Alisha  Ottati,  Aurora  Pullar, 
Chris  Bolton,  Elshell  Bertus, 
Jessica  Ball,  Lucas  Dobyns 

November  19 

Christopher  Vazquez,  Dori 
Trivette,  Mishaela  Creed 


November  20 

Barbara  James,  Bryan 
Stitzer,  Carrie  Francisco, 
Christina  Arias,  Desmond 
Suarez,  Elizabeth  Hernandez, 
Hans  von  Walter,  Heather 
Haynes,  Joel  Hanlon,  Katie 
Hammond,  Mariah  Gage, 
Nardia  Leonce,  Summer 
Schleifer,  Suzy  Robertson 


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Room  for  rent  |  Looking  for 
a  female  to  live  with  3  other 
„ir]s  1  mile  from  Southern. 
Private  room,  shared  bath, 
wireless  Internet,  cable,  din- 
ing room,  kitchen,  mud  room, 
living  room,  porch  and  big 
back  yard.  $200/mo.  Plus  wa- 
ter and  utilities.  Call  Melanie 
at  423-667-7564- 

Rooms  for  rent  |  2  rooms 
for  rent  for  female  students. 
Located  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
edale,  3  miles  from  Ooltewah. 
Access  to  kitchen,  laundry, 
cable  and  wireless  Internet. 
Quiet  home  in  the  country 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 


Sch win n  world  sport  road 

bike  I  $60  -  Call  Andrew  at 
423-236-7243- 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Dog  pen  for  sale  |  6  x  6  x  10 

All  hardware  included.  Call 
Katrina  at  423-284-6954 

Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  150CC  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441- 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

GO  BIG. 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


Mountain  Hardwear  jack- 
et I  Mens  medium,  windstop- 
per  fleece,  dark  green,  a  great 
jacket  for  the  weather  right 
now,  worn  a  few  times  over 
the  last  2  years,  $60.  Call  Jon- 
athan 423-605-8437. 

Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-ioo3i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Room  for  rent  |  Preferably 
a  female.  Less  than  10  min- 
utes from  Southern.  Access 
to  entire  house  and  backyard, 
including  a  deck.  Washer  & 
dryer.  $35o/mo.  Call  423- 
309-1674- 

Apple     MacBook    laptop 

13"  Apple  MacBook  (White), 
Clean,  2.0  GHz  Intel  Core  Duo 
processor,  200GB  Hard  Drive, 
2GB  of  RAM,  with  latest  soft- 
ware (Leopard,  iLife  '08,  & 
iWork  '08  installed).  Apple- 
Care  Factory  Warranty.  $845. 
Call  Carol  at  (423)  396-9377 

Website/graphic  designer 

wanted.  Must  be  willing  to 
work  for  a  reasonable  rate  on  a 
website  project.  Contact  Naris- 
sa  at  nselent@southern.edu. 

Guitar  lessons  |  Be  a  rock 
star!  Affordable  guitar  les- 
sons, both  group  and  indi- 
vidual. Beginners  and  in- 
termediate, flexible  times. 
E-mail  Rika  for  more  info  at 
erikag@southern.edu. 

Ford  Focus  for  sale  |  '04 

Ford  Focus  SVT,  Limited  Ed. 
Blue,  all  the  extras,  71K,  well- 
maintained.  $8,500,  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610 

Honda    Accord    for    sale 

1998  Honda  Accord  in  excel- 
lent condition.  Excellent  gas 
mileage.   Silver  exterior  and 


grey  interior.  New  Tires.  Auto- 
matic Transmission.  A/C.  Only 
$3,500.  Call  916-580-4245  for 
more  information. 

Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
you  enjoy  eating  Friday  eve- 
ning for  supper?  Do  you  starve 
on  Sabbath  mornings  when 
the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  banana  bread? 
Delicious  blueberry  muffins? 
Savory  Cinnamon  Rolls?  If  so, 
call  916-847-9495,  or  e-mail 
marissaroberts@southern. 
edu  with  your  order  by  4  p.m. 
every  Thursday  afternoon. 

1998  Honda  Accord  |  excel- 
lent condition,  excellent  gas 
mileage,  silver  exterior,  grey 
interior,  new  tires,  automatic 
transmission,  A/C,  power 
steering,  $3700  /  obo.  Call 
Brandan:  916-580-4245. 

Build  a  Board  |  I  have  a 
Sector  9  carving  deck,  78mm 
wheels  w/  fresh  Speed  Cream, 
risers,  but  NO  trucks.  We  sell 
all  or  piece  out.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82,000  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

35mm  SLR  Camera  for 
sale  I  Nikon  N70, 35mm,  SLR 
camera  with  70-300  telephoto 
lens,  and  rechargeable  batter- 
ies. Includes  Vivitar  flash  and 
all  manuals.  $40.  Call  Jona- 
than 423-605-8437. 

Velborn  monopod  for  sale 

Extends  from  22  inches  to  65 
inches.  Quick  release  head.  $5 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

1  Brand  new  pair  of  Smith 
sunglasses  |  Large  fit.  Po- 
larchromic  lenses.  Chrome 
fade  frames.  $isojdickerson@ 
southern.edu 


Paintball  gun  for  sale   | 

2  paintball  markers,  Minimag 
(all  upgrades)  and  VM-68, 
tons  of  extras.  If  you  know 
what  it  is,  you  know  what  its 
worth.  Steal  it  for  $200.  Call 
Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

2002  Cavalier  |  4-door  tail 
lights  excellent  condition  $15 
call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

1988  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  reciepts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,85o/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu 

Roommate  wanted  |  In- 
terviewing roommate  for  sec- 
ond semester.  Large  house  in 
high-end  neighborhood,  ga- 
rage, room  comes  furnished, 
great  roommates.  jd\ckerson@ 
southern.edu 

2    Roommates   wanted    | 

Upstairs  appartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  +  utilities.  Located  right 
across  from  health  services. 
jfalle@southern.edu.  or  call 
423-653-8302. 

For  sale  |  GBS-prevention 
seat  warmer.  Gently  used. 
$750/obo.  Call  Jason  Maxie  at 
434-770-8846. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75- 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike, 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340- 


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humor 


Christmas  decorations 
before  Thanksgiving 

There  is  nothing  worse  than  rushing 
Christmas;  there  is  nothing  better 
than  enjoying  it  at  the  right  time. 

The  great  array  of  scarves 
that  people  wear 

There's  nothing  like  a  warm,  colorful 
scarf  to  pull  an  outfit  together  in  the 
chilly,  fall  air. 

Discourse  of  Hope 

Circulating  that  Obama  is  going  to 
make  all  the  economic  problems  dis- 
appear; there  needs  to  be  a  distinc- 
tion between  realistic  optimism  and 
naive  sensationalism. 

Senator  Obama's  presidential- 
elect  speech 

We  haven't  seen  such  a  great  orator  in 
many  years;  Senator  McCain's  Conces- 
sion speech— his  class,  humility,  and 
patriotism  are  worthy  of  aspiration. 


Those  monotone  teachers 

That  make  the  most  interesting  topics 
as  mundane  as  the  last  time  my  great 
aunt  made  my  brother  and  I  decorate 
over  two  hundred  little  dreidels  for 
Hanukkah  back  in  1993. 


The  new  wellness  center 

It's  amazing!  I  feel  like  I'm  burning  ca/o- 
\~~ '4  ries  just  when  I  walk  in  the  door!  I  won- 
der if  there's  something  in  the  air... 


The  higher  food  prices 

...and  the  people  who  complain  about 
the  cafe,  saying,  "The  prices  in  the  cafe, 
man,  they're  so  high!"  They  always  have 
been  and  they  always  will  be,  so  get 
over  it  already! 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  13,  2008 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


Diary  of  a  single  Southern  male 


Dear  Diary, 

I  spoke  to  Compatible  Cass- 
ie  the  other  day.  She  handed 
me  my  pencil  in  history  class. 
All  I  said  was,  "Thank  you," 
and  though  I  wanted  to  say 
so  much  more,  I  felt  like  I 
couldn't.  I  just  wish  that  girls 
weren't  so  confusing.  I  have 
absolutely  no  idea  whether  or 
not  they  are  interested  in  me 
because  they  purposefully  play 
hard-to-get;  they  do  not  want 
to  be  made  vulnerable  by  be- 
ing openly  interested  in  me,  in 
return.  Instead,  they  selfishly 
hide  these  insecurities  behind 
the  excuse  that  the  guy  has  to 
be  the  one  to  make  the  first 
move,  to  be  the  one  to  pursue 
her.  And  this  may  be  true,  and 
I  would  love  to  be  such  a  guy, 
but  that  does  not  mean  that 
they  should  be  closed  down; 
that  does  not  mean  that  they 
should  purposefully  pretend 
to  not  be  interested  in  me  (or 


even  to  IGNORE  me)  all  in  the 
hopes  that  it  will  strike  a  match 
to  some  flame  of  passion  that  is 
supposed  to  be  ignited  within 
my  heart  that  will  cause  me  to 
rise  up  and  conquer  the  castle, 
slay  the  dragon  and  rescue  the 
princess  that  resides  captive 
in  the  uppermost  tower.  But 
even  when  that  flame  is  lit, 
what  am  I  to  do  when  the  cas- 
tle I  must  conquer  is  the  walls 
that  the  princess  has  set  up  to 
block  me:  a  protective  shield 
ensuring  her  safety  from  expo- 
sure. What  am  I  to  do  when  the 
dragon  I  must  conquer  is  the 
attitude  that  the  princess  has 
donned  to  let  everyone  know 
that  she  is  capable  of  taking 
care  of  herself,  that  she  needs 
no  man,  when  in  actuality  all 
that  she  wants  is  the  man  will- 
ing to  come  and  rescue  her 
from  herself.  What  is  a  guy 
to  do  when  the  very  reasons 
that  he  is  supposed  to  be  the 
one  to  pursue  the  girl  are  the 
same  reasons  by  which  she  is 
un-pursuable— behind  which 
she  hides  to  mask  her  scared 


vulnerability.  I  would  be  hap- 
py to  step  up  and  pursue  the 
girl  that  I  am  interested  in,  but ', 
I  fear  to  do  so  because  of  how 
shut  down  they  seem  to  have  j 
all  become.  I  would  think  that  I 
she  would  be  happy  to  be  open 
and  pursuable  by  the  guy  that  I 
she  is  interested  in,  but  she 
has,  for  some  reason,  opted  to 
rather  cynically  stand  by  and  I 
mock  the  same  guys  that  she 
emasculates  with  her  quasi- 
independent  attitude,  intimi- 1 
dating  "closed-upness,"  and  j 
insurmountable  expectations  I 
that  I  should  somehow  know  j 
what  she  is  thinking.  It  seems  J 
I  am  destined  to  be  just  an- 1 
other  guy  in  the  ranks  of  men  j 
unable  to  break  past  the  barri- ' 
ers  set  up  by  the  very  girls  we > 
want  to  get  to,  and  who  want 
us  to  get  to  them.  Sounds  like  J 
irony  to  me. 

Stay  true  to  me,  my  diaiy,  '; 
TTiviid  To»vi 


Quotes  from  beyond  the  grave 


Adam  Wamack 

Humph  Emma 


"Careful,  Obama,  be  careful..." 

—JFK,  Lincoln,  Reagan 


"2.99  a  gallon!?" 

--Henry  Ford 


"I  told  you  so.' 


"I  guess  they  gave  me  death,  huh?" 

—Patrick  Henry 

"700  billion  dollars?!" 

-Ronald  Reagan 

"I  had  a  dream;  I  now  am  slowly  having  more  of  a  reality!" 

-Martin  Luther  King  Jr. 


SOUTHERN  JL  ACCENT 


|^^7NoveMBER  20,  2008 

fcollegedale 
Church  hosts 
fhanksgiving 
lelebrations 


SOUTHERN 

ADVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1  0 


AlMEE  BRADSHAW 


Icollegedale  Church  is  en- 
Ruraging  Southern's  campus 
Jd  the  surrounding  commu- 
ffiy  to  give  thanks  and  partici- 
Jte  in  Adoration's  Celebra- 
tion of  Thanks  and  Renewal's 
jlebration  of  Hands  service 
Isaturday,  Nov.  22. 
|The  Celebration  of  Thanks 
Ian  expression  of  Thanks- 
;  for  the  blessings  of  the 
Bt  year,"  said  Gerald  Peel, 
Blegedale   Church's   minis- 
\  of  music.    "We  celebrate 
s  once  a  year  with  all  of  the 
^lrch  family." 

Peel  is  on  the  worship  com- 
fttee  that  plans  Adoration 
services. 

fit  has  been  a  tradition  at 
ale  for  quite  a  few 
years,"  he  said. 

|  Adoration,   Renewal  and 
■Bjmnect  will  give  everyone  at- 
■jBIding  either  service  the  op- 
portunity to  bring  their  non- 
Bmshable    food    items    and 
^Thanksgiving  offerings  to  the 
^ffitof  the  church  during  Pro- 
cession of  Thanks.  These  food 
items  are  sent  to  the  Samari- 
tan Center  for  their  ministry 
to  individuals  and  families  in 
need,  Peel  said.  "So  many  peo- 
ple bring  items,  that  the  entire 

SEE  THANKSGIVING  pace  4 


Symphony  Orchestra  gives  annual  concert 


Muneca  Ramos 
Staff  Whitfh 


Sunday  the  School  of  Music 
presented  the  Southern  Ad- 
ventist  University  Symphony 
Orchestra,  conducted  by  Lau- 
rie Redman  Minner  and  fea- 
turing organist,  Judy  Glass. 

More  than  200  students, 
faculty  and  community  mem- 
ber attended  to  listen  to  the 
three  movements  played  by 
the  symphony,  Overture  in 
Candid,  Symphony  No.  1  for 
Organ  and  Orchestra,  Op.  42, 
and  Symphony  No.  3  in  C  Mi- 
nor, Op.  78. 

"The  last  movement  gave 
me  goose  bumps,"  said  Olivia 
Nieb,  freshman  English  ma- 
jor. 

The  orchestra  has  been  di- 
rected by  Laurie  Minner  since 
2000  when  she  joined  the  fac- 
ulty at  Southern  as  an  Associ- 
ate Professor  of  Music.  Mrs. 
Minner  has  performed  in  vari- 
ous concert  tours  in  Australia, 


1 

HI 

*- v  jr 

■ 

^JSl^tI 

Photo  by  Martin  Thorr 
Laurie  Minner  directs  the  Southern  Aduentist  University  Symphony  Orchestra  for  Sunday  night's  perf 01 


Asia,  Europe,  Russia,  and  the 
United  States  as  a  violinist,  vi- 
olist,  vocalist,  and  conductor. 
Not  only  is  she  the  conductor 
of  the  Symphony  Orchestra, 


she  also  teaches  violin,  viola,  ganist,  is  also  a  professor  at 
string  methods,  and  conduct-  Southern.  She  is  the  Profes- 
ing.  sor  of  Organ  and  in  1986  Mrs. 

In  addition  to  Ms.  Minner, 
Judy  Glass,  the  featured  or- 


■  CONCERT,  1 


Modern  languages  department  proposes  deaf  studies 


Jennifer  Meyer 

STAff  WmTFB 


The  modern  languages  de- 
partment is  looking  to  add  "a 
new  minor  in  deaf  studies  for 
next  school  year. 

Currently  the  department 
offers  American  Sign  Language 
(ASL)  one  through  four,  but  is 
looking  to  add  several  courses 


such  as  deaf  culture,  deaf  mis- 
sions and  ASL  linguistics.  The 
minor  will  be  18  hours,  with 
six  three-hour  courses  and  will 
take  two  years  to  complete. 

If  the  deaf  studies  minor  is 
approved  by  the  undergradu- 
ate council  in  December,  it 
would  make  Southern  the  only 


university  in  the  North  Ameri- 
can Division  to  have  such  a 
minor. 

Dr.  Carlos  Parra,  chair  of 
the  modern  languages  depart- 
ment, said  that  a  lot  of  interest 
has  been  expressed  by  students 
in  the  current  ASL  classes.  The 
ASL  courses  almost  always  fill 


up  immediately  each  semes- 
ter. 

"Many  people  do  not  realize 
that  sign  language  is  another 
language  and  not  just  a  handi- 
cap," Parra  said. 

In  reality,  sign  language 


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LIFESTYLES 


Feeling  uninspired  for 
Thanksgiving?  Check 
out  four  Thanksgiving 
solutions  on  page  8. 


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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20, ; 


STAGE  prepares  graduates 


Tiffany  Sands 
Swrr  Warm 


Southern  is  working  to 
make  the  transition  from  col- 
lege to  the  real  world  easier 
with  a  new  program  called 
STAGE. 

The  Senior  Transition  and 
Graduate  Enrichment  pro- 
gram will  help  seniors  after 
graduation  by  facilitating  com- 
munication to  the  new  alumni 
through  phone  calls,  cards,  e- 
mail  and  MySpace. 

"It  can  be  a  very  traumatic 
time  finding  jobs  and  intern- 
ships," said  Kevin  Kibble,  as- 
sociate chaplain,  "With  this 
program  the  graduates  can 
receive  words  of  encourage- 
ment." 

The  program  began  in  May 
2008  with  SAU  President 
Gordon  Bietz's  interest  in  a 
program  for  graduates.  Kib- 
ble, along  with  Campus  Min- 
istries, Alumni  Relations  and 
Counseling  &  Testing  Services 
are  all  a  part  of  the  program, 
which  they  feel  will  bring  suc- 
cess to  graduates. 

Not  only  do  they  offer  en- 
couraging words,  but  they  also 
offer  extended  career  counsel- 
ing and  provide  information 
on  local  churches  wherever 
graduates  move. 

"I  think  it's  beneficial  to 
have  an  option  to  be  prepared 


for  life  outside  of  school,"  said 
Giana  Vierra,  a  senior  psychol- 
ogy major. 

During  senior  class  meet- 
ings Kibble  and  Evonne  Crook, 
director  of  Alumni  Relations, 
will  give  seniors  an  opportu- 
nity to  hear  what  the  program 
is  about  and  also  give  them  a 
chance  to  join.  The  primary  fo- 
cus is  to  help  graduates  during 
their  first  year  out  of  school. 

"It  really  means  a  lot  to 
know  that  there  are  people  at 
Southern  who  still  remember 
us  and  are  praying  for  us  as 
we  join  the  real  world,"  said 
Audrey  Taylor  Whiting,  a  May 
2008  nursing  graduate. 

One  project  in  the  making 
for  STAGE  is  a  podcast  being 
produced  by  Southern's  Assis- 
tant Chaplain  Donnie  Keele, 
about  graduates  moving  into 
the  workforce.  The  program 
may  also  offer  social  activities 
for  the  many  graduates  who 
stay  in  the  greater  Chattanoo- 
ga area. 

"I  believe  it's  a  really  good 
idea  because  many  students 
find  themselves  not  going 
straight  into  the  work  force," 
said  Alana  Pabon,  a  senior  so- 
cial work  major.  "It  will  help 
if  they  can  get  skills  that  will 
prepare  them  for  life." 


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Graduate  students  use  the  Writing  Center 


Melissa  Couser 

?t.«  Writer 


The  number  of  graduate 
students  who  use  the  Writing 
Center  has  steadily  increased 
even  though  the  tutors  are  all 
undergraduates. 

"The  writing  required  for 
graduate  school  is  pretty  mas- 
sive and  having  the  people 
available  at  the  Writing  Center 
to  go  over  [my]  papers  with 
has  been  great,"  said  Alice 
Hannifin,  a  graduate  nursing 
student.  "I've  learned  a  great 
deal." 

During  the  center's  first 
year  of  operation  in  2005,  they 
conducted  17  tutoring  sessions 
with  graduate  students.  This 
year  they  have  already  held 
more  than  80  sessions. 

Despite  the  fact  that  all  the 
tutors  at  the  center  are  under- 
graduates, tutors  say  it  has  not 
caused  any  major  problems. 

"I've  never  really  found  it 
to  be  a  problem,"  said  Janelle 
Sundin,  a  sophomore  English 
education  major  who  has  tu- 
tored graduate  students  in  the 
past.  "It  takes  a  lot  of  time  to 
go  through  the  material,  but 
we  help  [their  papers]  make 
sense  and  be  more  logical." 


Photo  by  Fruit,  1,1 

English  major  Erica  Richards  (left)  helps  Alice  Hannifin,  nursing  grain,  f 
ate,  with  a  paper  in  the  writing  center. 


To  better  help  the  students, 
the  center  has  instituted  a  new 
policy  that  only  the  more  ex- 
perienced tutors  may  assist 
them. 

Some  of  the  tutors  said  it 
can  be  a  good  thing  that  they 
may  not  understand  all  the 
material  of  graduate  students' 
papers. 

"It  helps  that  I  don't  under- 
stand all  the  material,"  said 
Beckey  Whetmore,  a  Southern 
alumna  and  Writing  Center  tu- 
tor. "If  they  don't  explain  the 
information  well  in  the  paper, 
it's  something  they  may  need 
to  work  on." 


Some  of  the  students  saylfcl 
new  policy  is  very  effective. 

"The  [tutors]  have  all  beg| 
very  helpful  to  me,"  Hamr) 
said.  "It  seems  that  the  leveldl 
help  depends  most  on  the  It 
tors'  experience  in  g 
papers  and  finding  what  nea 
to  be  corrected." 

The  staff  at  the  centei  s 
they  are  making  every  effil 
to  accommodate  graduate* 
dents. 

Whetmore  said, 
help  any  Southern  Advent! 
University  student  with  1 
paper,  class  or  stage  oft 
writing  process." 


'Middle  College'  trend  gets  mixed  reaction! 


Khrisna  Virgil 

Staff  Writer 


Middle  College,  a  pilot  pro- 
gram to  give  high  school  stu- 
dents the  opportunity  to  earn 
an  associate's  degree  while 
pursuing  a  high  school  di- 
ploma, is  spreading  across  the 
United  States  and  may  soon 
find  its  way  to  Southern. 

Middle  College  is  currently 
offered  at  Chattanooga  State 
Technical  Community  Col- 
lege. According  to  the  univer- 
sity, where  Hamilton  County's 
Middle  College  High  School  is 
located,  Middle  College  gives 
an  opportunity  for  10th,  11th 
and  12th  graders  to  earn  col- 
lege credit. 

Southern  already  offers  a 
similar  program  called  dual 
enrollment  in  its  online  cam- 
pus curriculum,  a  concept  that 
is  widely  accepted  in  many 


universities.  Dual  enrollment 
includes  receiving  high  school 
and  college  credit  at  the  same 
time. 

"Whether  we  like  it  or  not, 
this  is  something  that  is  grow- 
ing and  we  cannot  ignore  it," 
said  Pegi  Flynt,  director  of  the 
online  campus.  "It's  not  going 
away." 

Despite  the  fact  that  the 
program  seems  to  be  promis- 
ing, there  are  some  who  do  not 
believe  the  program  is  a  good 
idea  or  that  high  school  stu- 
dents have  the  skills  needed  to 
handle  college  classes. 

"I  don't  think  that  at  such  a 
young  age  students  should  be 
in  college,"  said  Major,  a  ju- 
nior business  major.  "They  are 
just  not  ready." 

So  far,  nine  Collegedale 
Academy  students  have 
dropped  out  to  enroll  at  the 
Hamilton  County  Middle  Col- 


lege High  School.  CAPrinoj 
Verle  Thompson  said  I 
enrolling  in  the  program  it 
dents  may  miss  out  on  a 
important  part  of  their  la] 
age  years. 

"The  program  may  flj 
students  to  grow  up  1 
quickly,  [a]  sophomore  is 
too  young  to  start  coll 
Thompson  said.  "At  tlj| 
they  may  lack  some  s 
deal  with  college." 

Currently  the  Office  o'l 
line  Learning  is  ev**" 
how  the  trend  might  be* 
ing  other  states.  There  B» 
projected  launch 
time. 

"I  know  that  online « 
tion  works,  but  it's  mo"1] 
finding  solutions  to  a 
tions  that  might  come* 
Flynt  said."  With  thee»| 
in  the  state  that  it's*1] 
education  makes  sens* 


tui  IRSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


physics  department  runs  first  summer  session  in  general  physics 


i  Emily  Kay 

IsbbJ*""™- 

This  past  summer,  South- 
ern's physics  department  of- 
fered its  first  general  physics 
summer  session. 

The  summer  class  was  an 
[effort  to  lighten  pre-med  stu- 
dents' academic  load  during 
the  regular  school  year.     In 
irevious  years,  many  of  these 
tudents  took  general  physics 
ram  the  University  of  Ten- 
nessee at  Chattanooga,  which 
Erffered  it  during  the  summer, 
jut  recently  there  has  been 
iome  dissatisfaction  with  the 


course  there,  said  Dr.  Chris 
Hansen,  chair  of  the  physics 
department. 

In  the  summer  of  2007, 
Doug  Baasch,  a  pre-dent  mu- 
sic performance  major,  took 
the  general  physics  course  of- 
fered at  UTC,  but  ended  up 
dropping  it  along  with  mul- 
tiple other  Southern  students. 
They  felt  that  the  professor,  an 
engineering  teacher,  was  not 
competent  to  teach  the  class. 

"He  never  would  solve  a 
complete  problem,"  Baasch 
said.  "It  was  really  frustrat- 
ing.'' 

This  generated  a  need  to  of- 


fer the  class  at  Southern.  After 
speaking  with  the  pre-med  ad- 
visors and  putting  together  a 
list  of  students  who  might  need 
to  take  the  class,  the  physics 
department  faculty  made  time 
in  their  summer  schedules  and 
started  to  inform  students  that 
the  class  would  be  offered. 

The  class  was  held  June  2 
through  July  25  and  condensed 
two  semesters  of  physics  into 
eight  weeks,  allowing  students 
to  complete  one  semester  in 
four  weeks.  The  two  sessions 
averaged  about  10  students, 
giving  them  more  one-on-one 
time  with  the  professors  and 


tutors  than  they  would  get  in  a 
regular  semester. 

"This  was  a  good  example  of 
the  strengths  of  a  small  class," 
said  Dr.  Ken  Caviness,  a  pro- 
fessor in  the  physics  depart- 
ment. "Being  able  to  concen- 
trate on  one  topic  is,  at  times, 
an  advantage,  but  there  is  the 
disadvantage  of  trying  to  get 
a  lot  done  in  a  short  period  of 
time." 

Plans  to  offer  this  class  dur- 
ing the  summer  have  been  in 
the  works  for  a  while,  but  due 
to  the  professors'  tight  sched- 
ules it  was  not  possible  until 
now,  Caviness  said. 


Whether  or  not  the  course 
will  be  offered  again  is  still  un- 
decided, but  the  department  is 
considering  the  option  of  of- 
fering it  every  other  summer 
if  the  professors'  schedules  al- 
low. It  will  not  be  offered  this 
summer  due  to  some  remodel- 
ing of  the  depart-ment. 

"[It  was  a]  great  success 
for  the  first  time  and  if  the  de- 
mand is  there  then  we  should 
continue,"  Caviness  said.  "If 
we  can  make  the  scheduling 
easier  for  students  then  I'm  in 
favor  of  it." 


[Biology  Mural  being  painted  in  Hickman 


(Julie  Weitzel 

A  new  wall  mural  illustrat- 

ng  creation  versus  evolution 

s  being  painted  in  the  biology 

department. 

The  mural  was  started  this 

^Bummer  with  the  membrane 

Miortion  of  a  cell  being  painted 

in  the  entryway  to  the  biology 

tepartment.  The  main  portion 
f  the  cell  and  other  intelligent 
joesign  aspects  will  continue  in 
iflie  lobby. 

"The  cell  is  the  basis  of  life 
So  we  thought  that  would  be 
1  appropriate  opening,"  said 
Keith  Snyder,  the  biology  de- 
|artment  chair.  "The  mural 
show  the  extreme  level 
f  complexity  that  is  within  a 
seU." 
The  other  sections  will  con- 
nue  from  the  lobby  into  the 
llways  and  the  other  rooms, 


and  will  also  focus  on  evolu- 
tion and  creation.  The  mural 
will  incorporate  two-dimen- 
sional and  three-dimensional 
parts  with  explanations,  push 
buttons,  and  a  flat  screen  run- 
ning an  animation  on  the  cell, 
Snyder  said. 

Biology  department  staff 
said  that  the  mural  will  be  in- 
formational and  artistic. 

"The  mural  will  benefit 
teachers,  the  community,  and 
pastors,"  said  Rick  Norskov, 
an  associate  professor  for  the 
biology  department.  "It  will 
give  them  an  alternative  to  the 
world  view." 

Biology  department  staff 
and  Ron  Hight,  the  main  art- 
ist for  the  mural,  started  plan- 
ning and  designing  the  mural 
two  years  ago.  They  anticipate 
the  mural's  completion  by  the 
summer  of  2010. 


Photo  By  Marlin  Thorman 
The  cell  membrane  portion  of  the 
mural  on  the  2ndfloor  of  the  Hick- 
man Science  Center. 

Students  are  looking  for- 
ward to  the  finished  product. 

"Creation  is  very  intricate," 
said  Kendra  Avila,  a  freshmen 
nursing  major.  "The  mural 
reminds  me  everyday  of  how 
much  detail  God  put  into  cre- 
ating us." 


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Students  die  in  car  crash 

Four  students  at  Pacific  Union  College 
lose  their  lives  in  late-night  collision 


Emily  Young 

Mam&cinh  Editor 


Four  students  from  Pacific 
Union  College  were  killed 
in  a  car  accident  Saturday 
night,  five  miles  away  from  the 
school,  near  Angwin,  Calif. 

The  students,  Boaz  Pak, 
Luke  Nishikawa,  Simon  Son 
and  Chong  Shin,  had  just  fin- 
ished playing  a  pickup  basket- 
ball game  and  were  heading 
into  town  to  grab  something 
to  eat  when  they  lost  control 
of  their  car  and  collided  with  a 
pickup  truck. 

The  loss  is  accentuated  by 
the  size  of  the  student  body  at 
PUC,  only  around  1,300  stu- 
dents. 

The  victims  were  known 
for  being  active  in  on-campus 
ministries,  said  Richard  Os- 
born,  Pacific  Union  College 
president. 

According  to  the  Pacific 
Union  College  Web  page,  Ni- 
shikawa was  involved  in  the 
Korean  Adventist  Student  As- 
sociation ministries  group, 
Shin  was  involved  in  youth 
ministry  at  the  Rohnert  Park 
Korean  Seventh-day  Adventist 
Church  and  Son  was  involved 
in  homeless  ministries. 

"The  PUC  community 
mourns  the  loss  of  four  won- 
derful young  men  who  were 
already  giving  service  back  to 


the  community,"  Osborn  said 
in  a  press  release  from  Pacific 
Union  College. 

Southern's  Student  Asso- 
ciation Senate  has  made  an 
effort  to  reach  out  to  students 
at  PUC  by  allocating  a  small 
amount  of  money  to  send  as  a 
gesture,  said  Luther  Whiting, 
Student  Association  executive 
vice  president. 


"The  PUC 

community 

mourns  the  loss 

of  four  wonderful 

young  men." 

-Richard  Osborn 


"I  think  that  Adventist  col- 
leges are  a  community,  so 
when  something  happens  to 
one  it  affects  the  others,  South- 
ern included,"  Whiting  said. 

A  memorial  service  was 
held  this  morning  at  Pacific 
Union  College's  weekly  chapel 
service. 

Osborn  encourages  other 
Adventist  institutions  to  visit 
the  college's  Web  page  and 
post  comments  on  the  blog 
to  support  the  families  and 
friends  of  the  victims  at  www. 
puc.edu/news/memorial. 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


SIFE  offers  Crown  Financial  Bible  studies 


Ashley  Cheney 

<t»IT  WciTFB 


Southern's  Students  in  Free 
Enterprise  (SIFE)  are  offering 
Crown  Financial  Bible  studies 
to  learn  what  God  says  about 
tithing,  personal  finance  and 
how  to  work  for  Him. 

Crown  Financial  Ministries 
is  an  organization  that  has 
been  around  for  more  than  30 
years.  According  to  their  Web 
site,  it  is  an  inter-denomina- 
tional ministry  dedicated  to 
"equipping  people  worldwide 
to  learn,  apply,  and  teach 
God's  financial  principles  so 
they  may  know  Christ  more 
intimately,  be  free  to  serve 
Him,  and  help  fund  the  Great 


Commission." 

The  Bible  studies  were  start- 
ed last  year  after  SIFE  Direc- 
tor Carrie  Harlin  heard  about 
Crown  Financial  on  the  radio. 
She  got  in  touch  with  the  orga- 
nization and  decided  that  the 
collegiate  studies  were  a  good 
idea  for  Southern. 

The  Biblical  Financial  study 
is  a  10-week  in-depth  look  into 
what  the  Bible  says  about  per- 
sonal possessions  and  money 
handling. 

The  first  study  was  offered 
during  the  winter  of  2008. 
Mandy  Brady  and  Carla  Cope- 
land,  both  2008  graduates, 
were  two  of  the  first  leaders. 

The  studies,  which  are  cur- 


Want  to  get  involved? 

To  get  involved  with  SIFE's  Crown 
Financial  Bible  studies,  email  Crystal  Sepulveda 
at  csepulveda@southern.edu. 


rently  offered  Tuesdays  on  the 
third  floor  of  Brock  at  8  p.m., 
are  being  lead  by  Crystal  Sep- 
ulveda, a  freshman  nursing 
major  who  feels  the  studies 
are  important  for  students. 

"College  students  are  tak- 
ing their  baby  steps  to  becom- 
ing financially  independent," 
Sepulveda  said.  "It's  not  only 
important  to  manage  money, 
but  its  important  to  handle 
our  money  in  a  way  that  God 
sees  pleasing." 

Harlin  agrees  that  students 
need  to  get  into  solid  finan- 
cial practices  now  so  they  can 
avoid  problems  in  the  future. 

Nellie  Mae,  a  student  loan 
company  under  Sallie  Mae, 
lists  the  average  college  stu- 
dent credit  card  debt  in  2004 
as  $2,161. 

"We  need  money  for  every- 
thing," Sepulveda  said.  "We 
need  guidance  so  we  don't 
serve  two  masters,  but  one." 


Deaf  studies 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

contains  80  languages. 

Someone  who  speaks  Amer- 
ican Sign  Language  would  not 
be  able  to  communicate  effec- 
tively with  someone  who  has 
learned  sign  language  in  an- 
other country. 

Parra  also  said  that  the  mi- 
nor would  be  able  to  help  with 
the  need  for  a  deaf  ministry  in 
the  area. 


"It  will  provide  an  oppor- 
tunity to  open  up  a  ministry 
in  our  denomination,"  Parra 
said. 

Jeffrey  Jordan,  who  teach- 
es ASL  at  Southern  and  has 
worked  as  a  pastor  in  Atlanta, 
has  recently  relocated  to  this 
area  to  start  an  organized  deaf 
church.  For  students  studying 
ASL,  the  deaf  church  will  be 
an  opportunity  for  them  to  use 
their  skills. 

"Having  a  deaf  studies  pro- 
gram and  a  deaf  church  close 


together  is  a  great  way  to  put 
into  practice  what  one  learns 
by  becoming  directly  involved 
with  deaf  people  at  church," 
Jordan  said. 

Many  students  are  also  able 
to  see  the  impact  a  deaf  stud- 
ies program  would  have. 

"A  minor  in  ASL  would  be  a 
great  benefit  to  society,"  said 
Kimberly  Sheel,  a  junior  nurs- 
ing major  who  is  currently  tak- 
ing ASL  I.  "The  more  I  learn,  I 
realize  it's  not  just  a  language, 
it  is  a  culture." 


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Glass  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  outstanding  teach- 
ers at  Southern.  She  was  also 
awarded  a  Distinguished  Ser- 
vice Medallion  in  1988.  Dur- 
ing Mrs.  Glass's  residency  at 
Southern,  five  mechanical  ac- 


"The  organ 
currently  in  the 
campus  church 
is  the  largest 
American- 
made  tracker 
instrument  in 
North  America." 


tion  organs  have  been  built 
and  installed.  The  organ  cur- 
rently in  the  campus  church 
is  the  largest  American-made 


tracker  instrument  in  North 
America.  Mrs.  Glass  has  giv. 
en  many  concerts  around  the 
United  States  and  in  many  of 
the  famous  cathedrals  in  Eu- 1 
rope.  Currently,  Mrs.  Glass  j 
is  the  organist  for  the  Colleg. 
edale  Seventh-Day  Adventist 
church  and  the  First  Presbyte- 
rian  Church  of  Chattanooga. 

The  Southern  Adventist  I 
Symphony  Orchestra  is  one! 
of  several  per-formance 
groups  sponsored  by  th8| 
School  of  Music.  The  orches- 1 
tra  has  maintained  a  reputa-j 
tion  for  quality  performances  \ 
internationally.  The  orchestral 
performs  a  series  of  six  con-1 
certs  annually  on  campus  and  I 
travels  to  others  churches,! 
concert  halls  and  schools  in] 
neighboring  communities.  ] 
"I  love  the  way  the  mu-  j 
sicians  enjoy  playing,  youfi 
can  tell  they  put  feeling  intofl 
what  they  play,"  said  Ashleyfl 
Dunbar,  sophomore  Histoiyfl 
major. 


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platform  is  covered,"  he  add- 
ed. 

"The  Procession  of  Thanks 
is  designed  to  assist  the  Sa- 
maritan Center  in  its  annual 
Campaign  for  Community 
food/fund  drive.  All  of  the 
multi-denomination  churches 
in  the  Collegedale  -  Ooltewah 
area  contribute  to  the  cam- 
paign every  year,"  Peel  said. 

The  congregation  and  stu- 
dents are  also  encouraged  to 
write  their  own  "Thanksgiving 
cards"  which  will  be  distribut- 
ed before  the  service.  They  can 
be  picked  up  at  Campus  Min- 
istries and  the  information 
desk  at  Collegedale  Church. 
One  can  write  a  note  of  thanks 
to  someone  who  has  impacted 
them,  address  it,  bring  it  to 
the  front  during  Procession 
of  Thanks  and  Collegedale 
Church  will  provide  postage 
and  mail  the  cards. 

"This  is  the  one  time  a  year 
when  we  can  stop,  give  back  the 
community  and  give  thanks  to 
God  by  bringing  one's  gifts, 
whether  it  be  food,  money  or 


thank-you  cards,"  said  Eddiel 
Cornejo,  a  senior  theology  ma-][ 
jor  and  Collegedale  Church'sl 
student  worship  coordinator.  ( 

Renewal's  Celebration . 
Hands  service  will  be  hon-| 
oring  public  service  officialsl 
in  the  area  with  testimonies! 
and  readings  entitled  Handsj| 
of  Hope,  Hands  ofHelp 
Hands  of  Healing,  said  Joyce! 


"We  become 
so  busy  and 

stressed... that 

we  forget  to  be 

thankful." 


-Joyce  Reyna 


Reyna,  a  junior  social  1 
major  and  Renewal  assist*! 
music  and  service  cooraWfl 
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stressed  sometimes  with    | 
that  we  forget  to  be  than* 
We  have  been  called  to » 
others  because  we  ouS 
are  so  blessed." 


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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20, 200 

Chris  Cloua 
Religion  Editor  J 
chrisclouzet@southern.edy 


Revenge  never  wins  against  love 


EzEQUlEL  VASQUEZ 
rnwrpiHirroR 


In  my  morning  devotions  I 
learned  something  interesting 
about  revenge.  Growing  up, 
one  thing  I  was  always  labeled 
as  was  vengeful.  I  remember 
when  it  was  first  pointed  out  to 
me  by  one  of  my  closest  friends 
who  decided  to  experiment  by 
slapping  me  on  the  back  of  my 
head.  Ultimately  I  would  al- 
ways get  him  back  one  way  or 
the  other.  What  was  frustrat- 
ing was  when  I  knew  that  there 
was  nothing  1  could  do  in  order 
to  get  them  back  because  they 
were  either  way  too  big  for  me, 
stronger  than  me  or  just  better 
fighters. 

Either  way,  thirst  for  ven- 
geance always  seemed  to  drive 
me.  It  was  one  of  those  vices 
that  I  had  brought  over  to 
Christianity,  which  even  today 
is  hard  to  surrender.  But  what 
I  learned  this  morning  really 
shifted  my  paradigm.  You  see, 
it  shook  the  core  of  the  reason 
why  I  became  vengeful.  I  felt 


they  needed  to  get  their  just 
rewards  but  one  verse  really 
challenged  my  assumption. 
The  passage  reads  as  follows: 

"Do  not  repay  evil  for  evil  or 
reviling  for  reviling,  but  on  the 
contrary,  bless,  for  to  this  you 
were  called,  that  you  may  ob- 
tain a  blessing.  Whoever  de- 
sires to  love  life  and  see  good 
days,  let  him  keep  his  tongue 
from  evil  and  his  lips  from 
speaking  deceit;  let  him  turn 
away  from  evil  and  do  good; 
let  him  seek  peace  and  pursue 
it.  For  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  are 
on  the  righteous,  and  his  ears 
are  open  to  their  prayer.  But 
the  face  of  the  Lord  is  against 
those  who  do  evil"  (I  Peter  3:9- 
12). 

Then  my  reading  quickly 
took  me  to  passages  like  "ven- 
geance is  mine  saith  the  Lord." 
It  was  then  that  I  realized  that 
revenge  was  never  sweet  in  the 
light  of  love.  I  do  it  out  of  hate 
and  I  feed  my  internal  evil  na- 
ture so  it  ultimately  destroys 
me.  When  God  gets  revenge, 
He  doesn't  do  it  with  a  sense 


of  satisfaction  in  His  eyes,  but 
with  tears  full  of  angst,  destroy- 
ing those  He  loves.  The  Bible 
even  calls  these  acts  "strange" 
and  "alien."  Why?  Because 
love  is  put  in  a  position  where 
it  must  do  something  that  is 
seemingly  contrary  to  its  na- 
ture: destroy  those  He  loves. 

Ultimately,  He  has  to  do 
it  for  the  sake  of  those  that 
choose  love.  Then  it  hit  me.  I 
cannot  get  revenge  because 
it  enjoins  me  with  the  af- 
flicted and  will  ultimately  be 
my  demise.  Not  only  that  but 
I  will  hurt  the  heart  of  justice 
because  it  will  put  me  at  the 
wrong  end  of  the  law.  When  I 
hurt  myself,  I  hurt  God.  I  can- 
not get  vengeance  out  of  pure 
unselfish  motives  and  I  could 
never  get  vengeance  without 
feeling  sadistic  pleasure.  It  not 
only  morphs  me  into  a  monster 
but  it  ultimately  hurts  the  one 
that  I  truly  love:  God.  God  is 
love  and  He  is  just  a  hard  com- 
bination to  balance  but  luckily 
we  have  a  fair  judge  with  a  fair 
balance. 


Do  not  repay  evil  for  evil 
or  reviling  for  reviling, 
but  on  the  contrary, 

bless 

for  to  this  you  were  called, 
that  you  may  obtain  a  blessing. 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 

In  conclusion,  what  is  seri- 
ously challenged  is  not  only 
my  willingness  to  hold  back 
but  my  trust  in  God's  supreme 
justice.  Do  I  trust  that  He  can 
judge  better  than  I?  If  so,  then 
why  is  vengeance  on  my  part 
necessary?  In  reality  it's  an  is- 
sue of  love  that  involves  trust. 
Do  I  love  God  enough  to  trust 
that  He  will  do  what  is  right 


for  not  only  me,  but  also  <itt 
individual  that  deserves  pi»l 
ishment?  The  answer  shoq| 
be  yes. 

So   next   time  your 
longs  for  revenge,  remembll 
hate  never  wins,  but  love  »'1| 
endure  to  the  end. 


Everyone  needs  spiritual  food  every  day! 


Chris  Clouzet 

HFiir.inM  FnrroB — 


There's  a  clock  behind  me, 
ticking  time  away  in  its  quiet, 
consistent  manner.  My  stom- 
ach speaks,  reminding  me  that 
we  had  planned  on  using  a 
convenient  little  coupon  to  get 
some  pizza  soon.  I'm  sitting 
at  my  desk,  cozy,  warm  and 
alone.  The  day  is  simply  wind- 
ing down  and  losing  steam 
with  the  setting  sun.  Yester- 
day at  this  time,  however,  was 
an  entirely  different  story. 

The  only  thing  keeping  time 
was  the  ever-increasing  length 
of  the  line  of  empty  stomachs 
at  Miller  Park.  There  was  no 
silence  or  warmth— everything 
hu    was  movement  and  frigid  gusts 


of  wind  in  the  flurry  of  meal 
preparation.  Hands  of  all  sizes 
were  cupped  near  the  mouth 
to  try  and  trap  some  warm  air 
upon  exhalation.  Other  hands 
were  busy  preparing  the  table 
and  setting  out  the  meal.  Still 
more  hands  gestured  excitedly 
while  their  owners  reminisced 
happily  with  good  friends.  It 
was  a  busy  time:  it  was  time  to 
eat! 

The  homeless  folks  down- 
town were  anticipating  a  warm 
meal,  and  I  was  soon  caught  up 
in  the  frenzy,  serving  coleslaw 
to  dozens  of  shivering,  expect- 
ant men  and  women.  Many 
looked  tired  and  worn;  others 
appeared  dirty  and  even  a  bit 
ragged  in  appearance.  But  they 
were  all  there,  in  the  middle  of 


a  blustery,  cold,  overcast  day 
for  one  common  purpose:  to 
be  filled. 


These  folks  were 
hungry  and 
thankful  for  a 
good  meal.  3  f 


It  was  good  to  be  there  with 
them.  I  soaked  in  the  thank- 
you's  aimed  my  way  and  piled 
the  coleslaw  onto  already  sag- 
ging paper  plates  held  by  red, 
freezing  fingers.  These  folks 
were  hungry  and  thankful  for 
a  good  meal.  It  was  one  thing 
I  could  relate  to  a  little  bit. 
There  is  nothing  like  a  satisfy- 


ing meal  to  make  content*! 
heart  of  a  child  of  God.  1,4 
one,  am  thankful  that  w'«| 
designed  to  eat  every  day! 

Jesus  is  called  the  Breai 
Life.  I  don't  think  it's  for  lack«l 
a  better  metaphor,  either.  »| 
a  day  goes  by  that  a  humee*! 
ing  needs  and  deserves  fWf 
live.  It's  tragic  when  sou™ 
millions  go  to  sleep  »■ 
the  blessing  of  the  goo*"I 
of  a  hearty  meal.  Isn't  it" 
more  tragic  when  bilhWj 
to  sleep  without  the  bles«j 
the  goodness  of  a  hean7 
of  the  True  Bread?  W.4  J 
folks  from  Miller  Pa*  1 
thankful  for  a  filling"1^, 

Who  needs  God?  Eve?"! 

we  all  do. 


I  THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,  2008 


[opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Umerican  in  Australia:  Life,  death  and  current  events 


■Scott  Kabel 
K-oaiBiaiiiaB 


I  Charles  fears  that  he  won't 
lave  enough  money  to  die. 
I  Originally  from  London, 
Binaries  has  become  an  Avon- 
Hale  fixture,  riding  around  the 
Sidewalks  on  his  scooter,  sit- 
ing at  a  smooth,  white  table 
■ear  the  cafeteria  entrance, 
Bhatting  with  those  who  care, 
looking  straight  through  those 
Bho  don't.  For  being  ninety- 
Bight,  he  has  an  unusually 
■trong  voice  and  an  unusually 
■trong  dedication  to  raising 
inoney  for  the  relief  organiza- 
a  Asian  Aid. 

Unfortunately,     the     first 
troblem  is  his  long-term  dedi- 
cation. He's  old  and  feeble,  but 
s  for  other  people.  He's 
lut  away  only  $5,000  for  him- 
■elf,  enough  money  to  afford  a 
lineral  and  a  burial  plot  in  a 
Brtain  grassy  cemetery.  His 
noney  was  relatively  safe  until 
Be  U.S.  credit  crisis.  Yes,  irre- 
Bonsible  Americans  default- 
jg  on  their  mortgage  loans 
pve  affected  the  whole  world. 
I  It's  complicated  and  I'm  not 
an  economist,  but  my  geogra- 
Bhy  lecturer  tried  to  explain 
■this  way:  9/11  happened; 
Iffiople  got  scared  and  stopped 
Bending   money.    The    U.S. 
government  (or  somebody)  cut 
Tjterest  rates  and  made  special 
gals  on  home  loans  for  high- 
lit borrowers  in  order  to  re- 
jergize  the  economy;  those 
'i  were  only  set  to  last  for 
put  seven  years,  at  the  end 
Which  time  the  rates  would 
f*P  ba<*  up-  When  the  hon- 
■Poon  period  ended,  thou- 
■P  of  homeowners  couldn't 
TPrd  t0  Pay  back  their  loans, 
■national  banks  had  bor- 
from     international 
to  account  for  all  the 
;  now  the  national  banks 
f1  Pay  off  their  loans  to  the 
Smahonal  banks,  so  the  in- 
*ahonal  banks  are  tighten- 
UP  on  the  rest  of  the  world 
aismg  interest  rates. 


But  there's  more.  As  banks 
started  crashing,  Australians 
saw  this  Shockwave  coming 
and  started  pulling  money 
out  of  their  banks,  making 
everything  worse.  The  govern- 
ment stepped  in  and  guaran- 
teed the  money  of  every  bank 
member.  So,  the  pendulum 
swung  the  other  way:  people 
set  to  extracting  their  money 
from  other  investments  and 
safe-keeping  it  in  banks;  those 
other  investments  included 
a  certain  foundation;  now, 
to  keep  from  crashing  itself, 
the  foundation  has  frozen  the 
money  of  all  the  people  who 
weren't  quick  on  the  draw 
(or  withdrawal)— including 
Charles.  So,  he  can't  die  until 
the  credit  crisis  clears. 

Charles  is  watching  the 
U.S.,  not  because  he  is  inter- 
ested, but  because  he  is  af- 
fected; everyone  is  affected. 
For  this  reason,  (you  should 
know)  Australians  are  collec- 
tively tired  of  hearing  about 
the  U.S.  They  get  so  much  U.S. 
media— movies  and  TV  shows, 
of  which  they  don't  complain. 
(Several  of  my  Aussie  friends 
have  said  that  when  they  want 
to  act  dramatic,  they  shift  into 
American  accents.)  It's  the 
U.S.  news  that's  most  irritat- 
ing. Although  my  impression  is 
that  the  news  itself  is  palatable 
(they  receive  all  lands  of  inter- 
national feeds),  they're  sick 
of  the  sourness  of  Americans. 
Here  America  (by  association, 
the  American)  is  stereotyped 
as  indulgent  yet  deluded  by 
self-containment  (how  many 
of  us  have  the  Australian,  Ro- 
manian, or  Fijian  accent  fig- 
ured?). My  guess  is  that  you 
would  tire  of  going  bankrupt 
because  of  someone  else  who 
doesn't  even  seem  to  care  you 
exist.  I  haven't  been  helping 
improve  the  U.S.  image,  by 
the  way.  I  get  this  quite  a  bit: 
"You  didn't  know  [name]  is 
an  Aussie?  You  haven't  heard 
about  [earthquake  in  a  small 
country]?  You're  from  New 


York  and  you  don't  know  that 
9/n  was  a  conspiracy?" 

I  haven't  yet  bought  into 
any  conspiracy  theories,  but 
I  am  moved  to  wonder  what 
I've  been  missing.  Apparently, 
unlike  almost  every  Australian 
around  here,  I  had  been  miss- 
ing the  election.  Consequent- 
ly, I  held  a  cram  session  my- 
night-slash-your-morning  of 
the  vote.  I  was  up  until  3  a.m. 
watching  videos  and  reading 
articles,  wanting  to  sound  in- 
telligent the  next  day,  when 
everyone,  invariably  would  be 
discussing  unfolding  events. 


The  next  morning,  between 
classes,  during  lunch  and  to 
the  end  day,  conversations  ran 
something  like  this: 

"McCain's  ahead.  There's 
still  a  chance." 

"No  way.  Obama's  got  the 
Black  vote,  the  young  vote, 
the  Latino  vote,  the  woman's 
vote." 

"You're  American.  Who  do 
you  want  to  win,  Scott?" 

"Aww,  [verbal  spew].  Yeah, 
that's  why,"  I  replied. 

I  caught  the  end  of  Obama's 
acceptance  speech;  several 
Aussies  and  I  were  standing 
around  a  TV  in  the  Avondale 
recruitment  office-excited 
but  unsure.  The  common  ethos 
was  one  of  fresh  beginnings, 
Was  this  election  a  positive 
bellwether?  Are  things  going 


to  change?  Can  we  change? 

I  got  to  thinking,  maybe  we 
can. 

However,  my  confidence 
doesn't  necessarily  rest  in 
an  inexperienced  senator,  or 
America  as  a  political  system 
or  a  resilient  economy.  Rath- 
er, I've  sensed  the  world  sigh- 
ing, exhaling  doubts  and  ten- 
sions (read  what  others  have 
told  BBC).  Ryan  Litchfield,  an 
American  and  Collegedale  na- 
tive, went  to  a  nearby  church 
this  morning,  where  someone 
got  up  and  said,  "With  Obama, 
morality  and  economic  sta- 
bility will  be  restored  to  the 
world."  Hyperbole,  but  the 
message  is  clear:  people  still 
say  that  stuff.  People  still  hope 
for  those  things.  People  want 
to  believe  in  the  U.S.  again— as 
a  principle. 

Despite  how  tired  the  world 
is  of  hearing  about  the  U.S., 
it  recognizes  our  leadership— 
perhaps  more  precisely  our 
influence.  From  what  I  can 
tell,  we  have  been  collectively 
hacking  away  at  our  reputa- 
tion for  years— and  this  is  not 
merely  George  Ws  fault. 

Noam  Chomsky's  statement 
is  illuminating:  "What  seems 
to  me  a  very...  terrifying  as- 
pect of  our  society...  is  the  real 
equanimity  and  detachment 
with  which  sane,  reasonable, 
sensible  people  can  observe 
[terrible]  events.  I  think  that's 
more  terrifying  than  the  occa- 
sional Hitler,  or  Lemay,  or  oth- 
er that  crops  up;  these  people 
would  not  be  able  to  operate 
were  it  not  for  this  apathy  or 
equanimity."  In  light  of  such 
an  indictment  (one  that  has  fit 
many  Americans  so  snuggly  in 
the  past),  I  am  encouraged  to 
know  what  the  record  number 
of  voters  on  Election  Day  dem- 
onstrates concerning  apathy. 

Now,  to  step  beyond  today's 
American  way— self-interest- 
it's  crucial  to  recognize  that 
this  election  was  not  simply 
an  American  Election;  it  was 
a  global  election.  Billions  of 


people  were  watching,  and  bil- 
lions will  be  directly  affected  by 
the  outcome.  When  the  world 
sees  the  U.S.,  it  sees  us  first  as 
Americans,  period.  We  think 
of  ourselves  as  diverse  in  race, 
ethnicity,  culture,  religious  af- 
filiation, gender,  or  academic 
qualifications.  Sorry,  out  here 
we're  just  Americans.  Regard- 
less of  your  position,  know 
this:  the  world  is  again  find- 
ing an  opportunity  to  believe 
in  the  land  of  opportunity— it's 
been  a  while.  As  Americans, 
we  can  be  a  part  of  restoring 
the  reputation  by  becoming 
educated,  working  overseas, 
getting  uncomfortable  with 
complacency.  Then,  if  Obama 
restores  stability— economic, 
moral,  or  otherwise—  as  ex- 
tensions of  America  we  can 
point  those  we  meet  to  the 
principles  upon  which  our 
nation  was  founded.  If  things 
get  worse,  we  can  point  them 
to  the  God  who  stabilizes  us— 
economically,  morally  and 
otherwise.  It's  our  chance.  The 
world  is  watching,  and  we  can 
lead  it  to  believe  again.  Well, 
we  could. 

As  for  Charles,  he's  old,  but 
he's  stalwart.  Besides  he's  an 
icon;  painted  portraits  of  him 
hang  in  the  college  hall.  My 
lecturer  said  that  if  he  passed 
away  before  the  world  setded 
down,  the  community  would 
be  sure  to  pass  a  hat  around 
for  him.  Why?  He  has  spent 
his  life  preoccupied  with  oth- 
er people,  pointing  them  to 
Christ.  Sounds  like  a  good  di- 
rection to  go  with  the  Ameri- 
can way. 

Epilogue: 

Charles  was  hit  by  a  car  and 
died  in  the  hospital  the  day 
after  this  article  was  written. 
Bis  funeral  was  the  following 
weekend— apparently  the  hat 
got  passed  around.  At  least 
he's  no  longer  waiting  on  the 
U.S.  Ve's  waiting  on  the  Sec- 
ond   iming. 


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8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkjns 

Lifestyles  Edit0r 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Four  ways  to  feed  and  get  fed  on  Thanksgiving 


Emily  Young 
Adrienne  Vernon 
Stephanie  Edward 
Renee  Cerovski 

rnMnHiimpij 


Though  you  may  not  feel 
like  spending  your  hard- 
earned  money  on  a  plane  tick- 
et or  gas  money  to  get  home 
for  a  five-day  vacation,  you 
can  still  have  a  fun-filled  day 
at  Southern.  Here  are  some 
unconventional  ways  to  spend 
your  Thanksgiving  away  from 
home. 

Free  Dinner  with 
Faculty 

Ask  around.  Faculty  mem- 
bers are  often  sympathetic 
to  those  students  who  are  far 
from  home  on  this  short  holi- 
day. Some  faculty  may  gra- 
ciously welcome  you  into  their 
homes  to  share  Thanksgiving 


dinner. 

Denise  Childs,  associate 
professor  in  the  School  of 
Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion said,  "I  have  in  the  past 
invited  students  to  my  house 
for  Thanksgiving.  It  might  be 
happening  again  this  year." 

Get  it  Delivered 

Move  over  Pizza  Hut  and 
China  Kitchen,  there's  a  new 
delivery  service  in  town  and 
they're  doing  Thanksgiving 
dinners:  the  Mt.  Vernon  Res- 
taurant located  in  downtown 
Chattanooga.  Now,  with  a 
simple  phone  call,  or  for  you 
Internet  lovers,  the  click  of  a 
mouse,  you  can  order  Thanks- 
giving dinner  to  be  delivered 
right  to  your  door.  It  may  be 
a  bit  pricey  for  a  lone  college 
student,  but  get  your  friends 
together  and  share  the  meal 


and  the  cost,  both  in  consum- 
ing and  paying. 

No  worries,  though,  if  you 
are  still  unable  to  afford  this 
feast.  Just  go  to  tripadvisor. 
com  and  choose  one  of  the 
many  restaurants  in  Chatta- 
nooga. 

Become    a    Microwave 
Chef 

What  if  you're  stuck  in  the 
dorm  with  nothingbut  a  micro- 
wave and  an  appetite  for  great 
Thanksgiving  food?  Gather 
your  friends  and  pool  your  re- 
sources to  make  a  Thanksgiv- 
ing dinner.  Although  stuffing 
a  turkey  into  the  microwave 
might  be  a  tall  order,  you  can 
still  make  one  of  the  great  tra- 
ditions of  Thanksgiving:  the 
pumpkin  pie  in  your  micro- 
wave. You  can  find  this  recipe 
at  cooks.com. 


Get  Your  Green  On 

10 


Vexation:  Fretting 
about  how  much  it  will  cost 
to  drive  home  for  Thanks- 
giving break 

Solution:  Lighten  your 
load  friend! 

Implementation: 
Clean  out  your  backseat 
and  trunk.  If  you're  any- 
thing like  me,  you  can't 
quite  remember  every- 
thing you  have  in  the  trunk 
(but  you  do  know  it  rattles 
loudly  when  you  take  sharp 
corners).  While  you're  at  it, 
it  won'   '      t  to  tidy  up  the 


glove    compartment    and 
vacuum  either. 

Clarification:  For  ev- 
ery 50  pounds  of  debris 
you  get  rid  of  in  your  car, 
you  improve  gas  mileage  by 
about  l  percent  (and  pro- 
duce fewer  carbon  monox- 
ide emissions!).  Since  you'll 
already  be  hauling  home 
some  luggage  and  hauling 
back  all  your  Christmas 
decor  (unless  you're  too 
lazy  like  me),  you'll  want  to 
lighten  up  any  way  that  you 
can.  Added  bonus:  now  you 
have  an  incentive  to  pack 
light. 


Serve  Your  Community 

One  great  way  to  spend  your 
Thanksgiving  at  Southern  is  to 
help  out  those  less  fortunate  in 
creative  and  interesting  ways. 
Chattanooga  has  several  fund- 
raisers on  Thanksgiving  Day. 

The  Grateful  Gobbler  is  an 
annual  run/walk  to  raise  mon- 
ey for  the  homeless.  It  hap- 
pens in  Coolidge  Park  where 
they  provide  entertainment, 
refreshments  and  free  rides  on 
the  carousel  for  participants. 

If  you're  interested  in  a 
challenge,  you  can  join  the 
Chattanooga  Community 
Kitchen  for  Fast  Day.  If  you 
participate  you  would  agree  to 
resist  eating  all  day,  yes  even 
the  Thanksgiving  Tofurky, 
and  donate  the  money  you 
would've  spent  on  food  to  the 
Community  Kitchen. 


Question 

of  the  Week 


If  you  could  rename 

Thanksgiving, 

what  would  you 

call  it? 


Indian  Friendship  Day. 

-  Emmy  Beltre 

Good  Eatins  Day. 

-  Jaela  Carter 

Gorge-us  Day. 

-  Laura  Clark 

I-Wonder-If-the-Pilgrims- 
were-Gluttons  Day. 

-  David  Moore 

Family  Football  Day. 

-  Silvie  Vieira 


Festivus. 

-  Christina  Weitzel 

Australians-Wish-They- 
Had-This  Day 

-  Sara  Bowers 

Obesity  Awareness  Day 

-  Giselle  Handal 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few     ] 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  |/itH 
right  direction. 

Red  Clay  Pickin'  Barn 

Family  musical 
entertainment,  jamming  and ! 
singing 

Cleveland,  TN 

7-11  p.m.,  every  Saturday 
night 

$5  donation 

fyi.timesfreepress.com/ 
events/ongoing 

Diwali  Dhoom 

Indian  festival  of  fireworks] 

UTC  Humanities 
Auditorium,  Chattanooga 

5:30  -  7:30  p.m.,  Saturdij*] 
Nov.  22 

Ticket  prices  vary 

Fyi.timesfreepress.com/ 
events 


Apostles  of  Comedy 

Tennessee  Temple 
University,  Chattanooga 

7:30  p.m.,  Sat.  Nov.  22 

$15-25  (group  rates 
available) 

apostlesofcomedy.com 


A  Christmas  Carol 

Chattanooga  Theater     J 
Center 

8  p.m.,  Sat.  Nov.  22 
'  (through  Dec.  19) 

Tickets  start  at  $15-50  !J 
Theatercenter.com 

Chattanooga  Market 

Antique  and  Collectibles  j 
Week 

First  Tennessee  Pavilion 
Chattanooga 

Noon-spm,  Sun.  Nov.  23  j 

Free 
.    Chattanoogamarket.com 


WSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,  2008 


Gym  to  host  3-on-3  basketball  tournament 


rts 


■fca  Livingston 


If  you're  a  real  bailer  then 
I  probably  already  know 
tut  Southern's  annual 
on-3  basketball  tournament 
!at  will  ignite  this  Saturday, 
ov.  22  in  the  lies  P.E  Center, 
^nups  have  already  started 
Ed  emails  were  sent  to  all  po- 

ffiitial  participants.  The  real 
yers  probably   already 

pe  their  teams  put  together, 

Sit  if  you  don't,  here  is  some 

important  information. 

I  You  must  have  a  team  in  or- 
jr  to  play  because  individual 
pups  will  not  be  permitted 
id  a  team  will  not  be  formed 
r  you.  There  will  only  be  a 


men's  division  and  a  ladies' 
division,  so  co-ed  teams  are 
not  allowed  to  play  either.  The 
captains'  meeting  will  be  held 
today  at  5  p.m.  inside  the  am- 
phitheater of  the  Hulsey  Well- 
ness Center.  If  you  want  to  see 
Southern  basketball  at  its  best, 
then  come  out  and  cheer  on 
your  favorite  trio  this  Saturday 
night.  If  you  think  you  are  to- 
ward the  top  of  the  list  among 
Southern's  best  ballplayers, 
here  is  some  more  important 
information. 

A  lot  of  seemingly  good  ball- 
players get  exposed  in  3-on-3 
basketball.  For  one,  your 
teammate  numbers  are  cut  in 
half  and  you  don't  have  the 
whole  court  to  out  run  every- 


body or  use  your  athleticism 
to  cover  up  your  weaknesses. 
All  you  have  is  yourself,  half 
of  a  court  and  two  other  play- 
ers who  might  be  depending 
on  you  to  do  all  the  work.  It 
takes  true  skill  and  teamwork 
to  dominate  in  the  3-on-3  set- 
ting so  don't  expect  to  use  your 
usual  tactics  to  get  you  past. 

Of  course  a  Christian  at- 
titude should  always  be  pres- 
ent, but  you  better  come  ready 
to  play  some  defense  and  be 
ready  to  remind  your  oppo- 
nent why  they  should  be  ner- 
vous to  guard  you  in  front  of  a 
big  crowd  of  people.  In  other 
words,  don't  come  out  too  over 
confident. ..you  might  get  ex- 


earn  Cool  Breeze  defeats  rival  team 


:  Livingston 

is  Edijoo 


lUndefeated  team  Blue  Hole 
met  up  with  undefeated  team 
JEbol  Breeze  on  Monday  night 
what  critics  (students  on 
I  bleachers)  called  the  best 
ley  ball  match  they  had  ever 
m  at  Southern, 
tovored  team   Blue   Hole 
le  onto  the  court  with  their 
|Ial  intimidating  demeanor. 
%  twin  towers,     6'8'  Mark 
itson  and  6'4'  Karlyn  Ram- 
gave  team  Cool   Breeze 
ie  thing  to  worry  about 
ling  in  to  the  game.  Both 
'earn  Blue  Hole  excelled  in 
reas  besides  spiking  the 
which  came  as  a  surprise 
am  Cool  Breeze  at  first, 
then  the  wind  began  to 
and  the  breeze  settled  in. 
:*  weapon  Sean  Lemon, 
le  into  the  game  and  turned 
■ide  bringing  more  defense 
d  ruWess  offense  for  Cool 
!e-  Although  many  spec- 
i  said  he  really  wasn't  a 
foall  piayer)  he  proved 

je  as  he   ended  the 
with  a  ferocious  spike 
'g  Cool  Breeze  the  victory 
a  score  of  25  to  20. 


"It's  only  his  second  game 
of  the  season,"  said  Jaris  Gon- 
zalez. "I  tried  to  tell  everybody 
he  was  our  secret  weapon... 
now  they  know." 

With  their  backs  against 
the  ropes,  team  Blue  Hole 
found  themselves  in  an  unfa- 
miliar spot.  They  turned  up 
the  intensity  in  the  second 
game  starting  it  with  a  9-3 
lead.  Mark  Knutson  was  ev- 
erywhere, making  it  almost 
impossible  for  Cool  Breeze  to 
recover.  From  the  sidelines  it 
was  hard  to  tell  that  he  was 
playing  with  a  fractured  fin- 
ger. Team  Blue  Hole  took  the 
second  game  25-16. 

The  third  and  final  game 
to  decide  the  match  was  even 
more  intense  than  the  first 
two.  The  score  was  tied  several 
times  during  the  game.  Jimmy 
Gaines  and  Karlyn  Ramsey 
took  over  in  the  middle  of 
game  three  with  their  non- 
returnable  spikes  and  blocks 
at  the  front  of  the  net.  Just 
when  it  looked  like  they  would 
take  the  game  and  the  match 
Jameson  Malin  went  crazy. 
He  seemed  to  have  an  adrena- 
line rush  as  he  rejected  Karlyn 
Ramsey's  spike  on  three  pivot- 


al occasions  while  serving  up  a 
couple  spike  pies  of  his  own. 

As  both  teams  inched  to- 
wards the  score  of  15,  a  couple 
of  controversial  calls  were 
made  that  could  have  decided 
the  game.  One  on  Mark  Knut- 
son, for  carrying  and  another 
on  Jimmy  Gaines  for  crossing 
the  line  after  a  spike  that  could 
have  possibly  interfered  with 
the  opponents  play .  Both  calls 
were  at  very  pivotal  moments 
in  the  game  and  much  discus- 
sion over  whether  the  calls 
were  correct  or  not  followed. 

In  the  end  team  Cool  Breeze 
remained  victorious  with  a  4-0 
record  as  they  defeated  Blue 
Hole  15-13- 

"We  played  together  as  a 
team  and  won  together  as  a 
team,"  said  Cool  Breeze  Cap- 
tain, Rene  Bodden. 

Although  some  were  upset 
atthedecision,teamBlueHole 
took  the  loss  as  an  experience 
that  will  make  them  tough  to 
beat  in  the  playoffs. 

"We  should  be  able  to  play 
well  enough  to  beat  our  oppo- 
nents and  controversial  calls 
from  the  refs,"  said  Jimmy 
Gaines.  "We  didn't  play  that 
well  today." 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Intramurals 

Schedule 


Men's  A  Division 


11/20  9  PM         Cool  Breeze/Heia  Norge!  Court  1 

11/23  7  PM         GMA  Warriors/The  Destroyers  Court  1 

11/24  9  PM         Heia  Norgel/Bromance  Court  1 

Women's  A  Division 


11/20  6  PM  Flakers/Served  Fresh  Court  3 

11/20  6  PM  Homeostasis/Soup-A-Stars  Court  4 

11/23  7  PM  Flakers/To  Kill  A  Blocking  Nerd  Court  2 

11/23  7  PM  Served  Fresh/Homeostasis  Court  4 

11/24  6  PM  Simply  Smashing/Lunachicks  Court  4 

11/24  8  PM  Flakers/Hidist  Court  4 

11/24  9  PM  To  Kill  A  Blocking  Nerd/HeUx  Court  4 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

60  BIG... 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


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10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chatter 


THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,; 

Deadline  Monday  at  n^  I 
chatteresouthern,^  I 


i  Iprnming  pypnK  ralpndar 


Friday,     November    21 

5:31  p.m.  -  Sunset 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room 
(Gospel  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers  -  Dick 
Duerkson  (Collegedale 
Church) 

LAC  Vespers  -  casual  at- 
tire (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

After  Vespers  -  Adora- 
tion (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

Sabbath,  November  22 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Con- 
tinental Breakfast  (Colleg- 
edale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks 
Sabbath  School  (Seminar 
Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Col- 
legedale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School 
(Gospel  Chapel  -  upstairs) 

Celebration  of  Thanks 
(Collegedale  Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  - 
Jackie  James  (Collegedale 
Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Celebra- 
tion of  Thanks  (Collegedale 
Church) 

1:15  p.m.  -  Patten  Towers 
Church  (Wright  Hall  Steps) 


2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp  - 
reserve  your  spot:  mgage@ 
southern.edu  (Wright  Hall 
Steps) 

5:30  p.m.  -  Evensong 
"Stay  With  Us,"  Reader:  J. 
Bruce  Ashton,  Music:  I  Can- 
tori  (Collegedale  Church) 

5:45  p.m.  -  New  York 
Study  Trip  Departs  (Wright 
Hall  Steps) 

6:45  p.m.  -  3  on  3  Bas- 
ketball Tournament  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,    November   23 

11:30  a.m.  -  BluSAUce 
for  community  students  - 
Chattanooga  Market  Place 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

5:30-7  p.m.  -  Cowboy 
Jubilee  Live  Production 
(Ackerman  Auditorium) 

Monday,  November  24 

4  p.m.  -  University  As- 
sembly 

8  p.m.  -  Adventjst/Mus- 
lim  Relations,  Bryan  Gallant 
(Thatcher  Chapel)  Convoca- 
tion Credit! 


Tuesday,  November  25 

5        p.m.        -        Mc- 
Kee        Library        Closes 


7  p.m.  -  Communi- 
ty Thanksgiving  Service 
(Collegedale  Church) 

Wednesday,  November 
26 

Thanksgiving  Break 
No  Classes 

McKee  Library  Closed 
Health  Center  Closed 

Thursday,  November  27 

Thanksgiving  Break 
No  Classes 
Offices  Closed 
McKee  Library  Closed 
Health  Center  Closed 

Friday,  November  28 

Thanksgiving  Break 
No  Classes 
Offices  Closed 
McKee  Library  Closed 
Health  Center  Closed 
5:29  p.m.  -  Sunset 

Sabbath,  November  29 

Thanksgiving  Break 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks 
Sabbath  School  (Seminar 
Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Col- 
legedale Church  Fellowship 
Hall) 

SMC     Sabbath     School 


(Gospel  Chapel  -  upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon 
(Collegedale  Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  - 
Jackie  James  (Collegedale 
Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  - 
John  Nixon  (Collegedale 
Church) 

6  p.m.  -  Jaime  Jorge,  In- 
spirit &  John  Stoddart  Con- 
cert (Collegedale  Church) 

Sunday,  November  30 

Thanksgiving  Break 
Health  Center  Closed 
No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
5-9  p.m.  -  Concerto  Com- 
petition Finals  (Ackerman 
Auditorium) 

6-11  p.m.  -  McKee  Li- 
brary Open 

Monday,     December     1 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Senior  progress  grades 
for  December  graduates  due 

Deadline  to  finish  incom- 
pletes and  home  study  cor- 
respondence 

Online  Registration  open 
for  New/Transfer  Students 

9  a.m.-5  p.m.-  Begin 
Purchasing  2nd  Semester 
Textbooks  (Campus  Shop) 


3:30  p.m.-  Undergrade! 
ate  Council 

Tuesday,    December  A 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Online  Registration  open! 
for  New/Transfer  Students  1 

6  p.m.  -  Tornado  Siren  i 
Test 

6:30  p.m.  -  Christmas] 
on  the  Promenade  (Prom-1 
enade) 

Wednesday,  December  3 
No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Online  Registration  open  j 

for  New/Transfer  Students  1 
7:15    p.m.-    SA   Senatef 

(White  Oak  Room) 

Thursday,  December  4 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Online  Registration  openl 
for  New/Transfer  Students i 

11  a.m.   -  Convocation,] 
Student  Association:  Tomfl 
Hall  Meeting  (lies  P.E.  Cen- 
ter) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Deans/ChaiisJ 
Advisory 

7  p.m.  -  Modem  J 
Languages  Film  Series  i| 
(Miller,  201) 


November  21 

Alex  Holliman,  Amy 
Greene,  Bianca  Gilbert,  Dan- 
ielle Perry,  Devin  Page,  Kara 
Turpen,  Karen  Milen,  Kyle 
Humphrey,  Lauren  Christens- 
en,  Len  Raney,  Naya  Allen, 
Russ  Orrison,  Stephanie  Opp, 
Tamara  Scott 

November  22 

Anne  Kelley,  Chris  Kemink 

November  23 

Daphne  Edwards,  Esther 
Lee,  Jesse  Reyna,  Kristen 
Bailey,  Lillian  Disla,  Melinda 


Helton,  Moriah  Young,  Stefan 
Zafiu,  Tamra  Cox 

November  24 

Dennis  Hammonds,  Grant. 
Riley,  Israel  Gaedke,  Jede- 
diah  Drumm,  Kelli  Kendrick, 
L  J  Spencer,  Stacy  Cox,  Willie 
Lithgow 

November  25 

Don  Hart,  Giselle  Handal, 
Grace  Lee,  Ivy  Joo,  Jason 
Rimmer,  Mike  Norvill,  Philip 
Samaan 

November  26 

Chelsey  Blaser,  Dequina 
Nicholas,  Justin  Tan,  Neri- 
lyn  Reyes,  Nicholas  Ludi, 
Tom  Kyser 


November  27 

Andrew  Whitlow,  Austin 
Ford,  Eric  Weis,  Jahnil  Muril- 
lo,  Justin  Nephew 

November  28 

Deborah  Seth,  Felipe  DeJe- 
sus,  Frances  Johnson,  Jillian 
Zollinger,  Jonathan  Chitwood, 
Kristen  Berry,  Liza  Tang,  Lyd- 
ia  Hall,  Robert  Montague,  Ro- 
lando Morgado,  Sarah  Sykora 

November  29 

Andrea  Issa,  Brendan  Matt- 
son,  Darren  Randall,  Katie 
Carter,  Kimberley  Hutapea, 
Michael  Georges,  Mona  En- 
dehipa,  Tim  Knowlton,  Zena 
White 


November  30 

Autumn  Ludington,  Can- 
dice  Thompson,  Eduardo 
Urbina,  Heather  Tonsberg, 
Hilary  Taube,  Jessica  Burt, 
Jessica  Weaver,  Megan  El- 
mendorf,  Nicole  Ludington, 
Tara  McNeal,  Taresa  Van- 
deroef,  Yesenia  Tovar 

December  1 

Brandon  Ringer,  Joshua 
Walker,  Nicole  Garcia,  Priya 
Ratteray 

December  2 

Alexandra  Canizales,  An- 
drea Tyson,  Carol  Loree,  Cass- 
ie  James,  Eleni  Tesch,  Jason 
Lang,  Josh  Bermudez,  Kevin 


Tang,  Margaret  Moon,  W| 
line  Rucibwa,  Ryan  Wellbo 
Tharea  Lynch,  Valerie  Dry  [ 

December  3 

Amanda  Hamilton,  Dai 
Turner,  Eduardo  Cornejo,* 
frey  Leader,  Kyle  Smith," 
lyne  Stan- 
December  4 
Danny  Edmeade,  Wm 
Davis,  Edwin  Davidson,  m 
Tary,  Jonathan  Hargus,N* 
Yonamine,  Riley  OX 
Shelly  Lake 


Chatter 

Continued  on  p9 ' 


■HURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20,  2008 


blasaififids 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


Rom  for  rent  |  Looking  for 

■female  to  live  with  3  other 

I     girls  1  mile  from  Southern. 

private    room,    shared    bath, 

I     wireless  Internet,  cable,  din- 

I     ing  room,  kitchen,  mud  room, 

living  room,  porch  and    big 

HKkyard.  $200/mo.  Plus  wa- 

Hland  utilities.  Call  Melanie 

^■23-667-7564- 

Hommate  wanted  |  Inter- 
^Kving  roommate  for  second 
^■tester.  Large  house  in  high- 
Hffl  neighborhood,  garage, 
^■m  comes  furnished,  great 
^Bnmates.  jdickerson@ 
southern.edu 

^■Roommates    wanted    | 

IBBstairs  apartment  within 
^■king  distance  from  cam- 
Bfi.  Two  rooms  available. 
^Bge  room  $275,  small  room 
^■S  +  utilities.  Located  right 

■ross  from  health  services. 
Bffief@southern.edu.  or  call 
423-653-8302. 

Bfflpm  for  rent  |  Preferably 
■■male.  Less  than  10  min- 
■ffij  from  Southern.  Access 
■^Entire  house  and  backyard, 
■Rjuding  a  deck.  Washer  & 


dryer.  $350/1™.  Call  423- 
309-1674. 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in-good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southera.edu. 

Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  150CC  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-i003i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Web  site/graphic  design- 
er wanted.  Must  be  willing  to 
work  for  a  reasonable  rate  on  a 
Web  site  project.  Contact  Na- 
rissaatnselent@southern.edu. 


Guitar  lessons  |  Be  a  rock 
star!  Affordable  guitar  les- 
sons, both  group  and  indi- 
vidual. Beginners  and  in- 
termediate, flexible  times. 
E-mail  Rika  for  more  info  at 
erikag@southern.edu. 

Ford  Focus  for  sale  j  '04 

Ford  Focus  SVT,  Limited  Ed. 
Blue,  all  the  extras,  71K,  well 
maintained.  $8,500,  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

Paintball   gun  for  sale    | 

2  paintball  markers,  Minimag 
(all  upgrades)  and  VM-68, 
tons  of  extras.  If  you  know 
what  it  is,  you  know  what  its 
worth.  Steal  it  for  $200.  Call 
Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

2002  Cavalier  |  4-door  tail 
lights  excellent  condition  $15. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 


19S8  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  receipts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,850/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu 

For  sale  |  GBS-prevention 
seat  warmer.  Gently  used. 
$750/obo.  Call  Jason  Maxie  at 
434-770-8846. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series  me- 
tallic blue. ..this  guitar  is  prac- 
tically new  and  includes  a  can- 
vas backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu 

Drum  set  for  sale  |  Black, 
5pc  Tama  Swingstar  drum 
kit  with  16"  Zildjian  Medium 
Crash,  17"  Zildjian  A  Cus- 
tom Fast  Crash,  20"  Sabian 
ProSonic  Ride,  13"  Sabian 
ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sabian  B8 


Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar  throne, 
all  hardware  included.  14" 
Tama  maple  snare.  $750.  Call 
Stuart  706-676-1295 

Thanksgiving  break  |  I'm 

looking  for  a  ride  to  Silver 
Spring,  MD  for  Thanksgiv- 
ing break.  Please  call  Cheryl 
423.645.5009. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
423-322-8738.  Ask  for  Rob. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  radio, 
chargers,  batteries  and  box, 
ready  to  fly.  If  you  have  ques- 
tions, call  423-322-8738.  Ask 
for  Rob. 

Taurus  for  sale  |  Hunter 
Green  '98  Taurus  for  sale. 
129k  miles.  Great  car!  $2,000. 
Contact  Willis  at  322-5429. 

Telescope  for  sale  |  Mes- 
sage Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250.  Please 
call  423-503-7802  or  423- 
505-5913- 


chatter  mntinuftri 


HmSAUce  I  This  Sun- 
HNov.  23  community 
■Merits  and  families  are 
panted  to  go  by  van  to 
MM  Chattanooga  Market. 
Bffise  sign  up  through  E- 
mm  invitation  and  meet 
Dp  front  of  the  Wright 
Hft  at  11:30  a.m.  Trans- 
portation is  provided  for 
FREE. 

Prayer  Groups  I  7: 15  a.m. 
|v  near  the  flag  pole; 
^JO  p.m.  MWF  in  the 
student  Center  seminar 
^fc  5  p.m.  M-F  at  the 
fitain  between  Hack- 
|  and  the  library. 


Sharing    with    Muslims 

Come  and  learn  how  God 
has  perfectly  prepared 
SDAs  to  be  a  wonderful 
blessing  to  Muslims  in 
these  last  days.  Be  there 
Monday,  Nov.  24  at  8  p.m. 
in  Thatcher  Chapel  to  be 
challenged  and  equipped 
for  service!  Convocation 
credit. 

Starving     for     Lesotho 

Many  are  starving  in  Af- 
rica and  SIFE  is  hoping  to 
make  a  difference.  During 
spring  break,  six  students 
are  traveling  to  Leso- 
tho, Africa  to  build  three 
greenhouses  to  help  bring 


food  to  those  who  are 
starving  and  affected  by 
HIV/ AIDS.  On  Thursday, 
Dec.  4  from  9  a.m.  until 
Friday,  Dec.  5  at  9  p.m., 
SIFE  students  are  partici- 
pating in  a  36-hour  fast  to 
raise  money  for  their  trip. 
SIFE  is  looking  for  people 
to  sponsor  their  fast,  fast 
along  with  them,  or  give 
donations  to  their  cause. 
For  more  information  con- 
tact Alex  Mihai,  amihai@ 
southem.edu. 

Malamulo  Update  |  Thank 
you  all  for  your  generos- 
ity! The  offering  for  Fri- 
day night  was  $2,050.56 


+  1,500  in  matching,  to- 
taling $3,500  for  a  grand 
total  of  $10,912.14  raised 
for  Malamulo.  We  have 
$4,087.86  left  to  reach 
our  goal.  Don't  forget  to 
watch  for  the  Malamulo 
Banner:  The  Committee 
of  100  has  promised  $1  for 
every  student  signature  on 
the  banner  we  are  going 
to  send  to  Malamulo  as  a 
show  of  support! 

Operation  Christmas 
Child  I  Come  by  the  Stu- 
dent Center  to  pick  up  your 
shoebox  to  fill  with  Christ- 
mas gifts  for  a  child  in  an 
underdeveloped    country! 


Deadline  to  drop  off  your 
shoebox  under  the  Christ- 
mas tree  is  THIS  Friday, 
Nov.  21. 

PUC  Banner  |  We  are  sad- 
dened by  the  loss  of  four 
students  at  Pacific  Union 
College.  A  banner  is  avail- 
able in  the  Student  Center 
that  Southern  will  be  send- 
ing to  our  sister  school  to 
express  our  condolences. 
Please  add  your  messages 
of  hope  and  sympathy  to 
encourage  our  grieving 
friends. 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor: 


"Unprepared  anonymous"  meeting 


Adam  Wamack 

Hi'Mnp  FnimH 


Hi,  my  name  is  Seth  Daniel 
Able,  but  you  can  call  me  Mr. 
Able,  if  you  like,  and  I  am  un- 
prepared. 

(Everyone  in  unison)  "HI 
MR.  ABLE." 

Well,  here  are  some  of  the 
things  that  I  think  have  attrib- 
uted to  my  being  unprepared: 

I  think  that  Adven- 
tist  school  is  just  like  the 
real  world.  Adventist  grade 
school,  middle  school,  high 
school,  and  university;  dorm 
worships,  vespers  and  Sab- 
bath checks:  Boy,  it  sure  is 
easy  to  be  a  Christian,  and  it 


will  be  EXACLTY  the  same  in 
the  real  world,  too! 

My  parents'  religion  is 
my  religion.  Because  they 
told  me  so,  that's  why. 

I  am  not  here  to  learn 
from  my  teachers;  my 
teachers  are  here  for  me! 
I  expect  my  teachers  to  ac- 
commodate my  every  request: 
"Slow  down  on  the  Power 
Point  lecture,"  "Give  me  a 
study  guide  for  the  exam," 
"Let  me  turn  this  in  four  weeks 
late  for  full  credit!"  Graduate 
school  here  I  come! 

I  am  afraid  of  atheists.  I 
harbor  a  very  real  fear  of  athe- 
ists. I  have  not  been  taught 
how  to  discuss  God  with  some- 
one who,   not   only   doesn't 


have  the  same  beliefs  in  God 
that  I  do,  but  actually  thinks 
that  the  idea  upon  which  my 
beliefs  rest  does  not  even  ex- 
ist! Maybe  I  should  have  been 
better  prepared  for  such  a  real 
problem;  maybe  I  should  have 
cared  more  to  be  prepared. 

I  love  haystacks.  There's 
no  irony  here,  I  just  really  love 
haystacks! 

The  amount  of  God- 
fearing women  on  campus 
is  normal.  I  am  sure  that  no 
matter  where  I  go  in  the  world 
I  will  find  the  same  amount  of 
wonderful,  intelligent,  caring, 
God-fearing  women  that  I  do 
on  this  campus.  What's  the 
hurry,  right? 


423.236.2300 

Hours: 

Sunday  9  a. 

n. -6p.ro 

M-Th7a.i 

n.-8p.n 

Friday  7  a.rr 

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THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  20, 2o0,  | 

Adam  Wamact 
Humor  Edi 
atwamack@southem.e 


Pancakes  on  the  prom- 
enade. In  a  perfect  world, 
we  would  have  pancakes  on 
the  promenade  every  day... 
and  we  would  never  get  sick 
of  them! 

Lack  of  Spirit  Week  participa- 
tion. To  those  who  did  partici- 
pate, I  salute  you. 

Thanksgiving  Break  is  less 
than  a  week  away.  Gravy, 
roasted  sweet  potatoes  with 
marshmallow  topping,  cranberry 
relish,  pumpkin  pie,  mashed 
potatoes,  apple  pie,  Worthington 
Dinner  Roast,  stuffing,  and  ...  1 

Finals  are  coming.  Hate  to 

say  it;  hate  to  admit  it;  try  to  ^/1 

run  from  it— but  it's  no  use.  fczY 

You  can  already  hear  the  evil         \kyj 

laughter  of  professors  cam-  \j 

pus-wide  echoing  through  the 

halls. 


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SOUTHERN-!-  ACCENT 


Thursday,  December  4, 2008 

[Financial 

cutbacks 

Implemented 
It  Southern 

Brme  Francisco 


SOUTHERN 

ADVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 
THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  192ft 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1 1 


I  Dr.  Gordon  Bietz,  president 
f Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
\  felt  the  need  to  cancel  the 
Lployee  open  house  at  his 
|me  to  help  save  the  school 

ftmey  due  to  the  economic 
BEwnturn.  SouJiern  is  taking 
Hrtain  precautions  to  make 

sure  the  university  remains 
Bftble  during  this  time  of  eco- 
Bffmic  uncertainty. 
BaTt  is  vital  for  the  future 
BBength  of  Southern  that  we 
BBintain  strong  fiscal  respon- 
BBility,"  Bietz  said. 
Hln  helping  the  university 
BBe  money,  Bietz  suggested 
But  students  could  help  by 
BHiembering   to   do    simple 

things. 

BJ"The  students  have  the 
^Hiorfunity  to  help  us  in  sav- 
^B  money  by  being  careful  in 
■w  they  use  the  university's 
^Burces,"  Bietz  said.  "Some- 
Dmg  as  simple  as  turning 
Dvn  the  heat  in  their  rooms 
Bpn  they  are  not  occupied 
jglacts  the  university's  bud- 

m  well  as  turning  down 
Hfteat,  students  can  also 
Dra  the  university's  budget 
ty  watching  the  amount  of 


see  CUTBACKS  page  4 


Christmas  comes  to  the  Promenade 


Katie  Freeland 

Staff  WanrB 


More  than  2,000  students 
and  community  members  alike 
enjoyed  the  annual  Christmas 
on  the  Promenade  Tuesday, 
Dec.  2.  , 

Festivities  began  at  6:30 
p.m.  with  the  Collegedale 
Academy  band  playing  popu- 
lar Christmas  tunes.  The  au- 
dience was  then  asked  to  par- 
ticipate in  singing  Christmas 
carols,  and  the  countdown 
commenced— the  32-foot  tall 
tree,  lit  with  more  than  3,000 
lights,  illuminated  Taylor  Cir- 
cle for  all  to  enjoy. 

Many  people  shared  their 
favorite  part  of  Christmas  on 
the  Promenade. 

"When  they  lit  the  tree,  the 
Christmas  magic  overjoyed  my 
soul  and  it  almost  brought  me 
to  tears,"  said  Christina  Hen- 
derson, a  sophomore  English 
major. 

There  were  many  perfor- 


77m  Mercer  performs  with  the  rest  of  Southern's  Jazz  Band  during  Christmas  0 

mances  from  a  variety  of  local  exclusive  appearance  by  Santa     ness  major.  "It's  always  great 

groups  including  the  Southern  Claus  himself.  to  hear  new  versions  of  your 

Ringtones,   the  A.W.   Spald-         "I  love  all  the  music,  and     favorite  Christmas  classics." 

ing  String  Ensemble,  the  One  all  the  different  styles,"  said 

Praise  Gospel  Choir,  and  an  Dane  Harning,  a  junior  busi- 


s  PROMENADE,  1 


Southern  Village  dean  unites  student  community 


Alison  Quiring 

Staff  Writfr 


J.P.  Mathis  is  back  at 
Southern  after  14  years. 

Mathis,  the  new  dean  of 
Southern  Village,  and  her 
husband,  Don  Mathis,  the  fa- 
cilities manager  forthe  School 


of  P.E.,  Health  &  Wellness, 
left  Highland  Academy  in 
Portland,  Tenn.,  to  return  to 
Southern,  where  they  worked 
from  1989-1994. 

The  Mafhises  worked  at 
Highland  Academy  for  15 
years.  J.P.  Mathis  taught 
P.E.    classes    and   was   the 


girl's  dean,  while  Don  Mathis 
worked  as  the  principal  for 
the  past  five  years. 

Lisa  Hall,  associate  dean  of 
women,  said  J.P.  Mathis  is  an 
asset  to  Southern's  campus. 

"As  far  as  the  dorm  set- 
ting, she  brings  the  maternal 
aspect  and  she's  not  afraid  to 


let  you  know  she  cares,"  Hall 
said.  "She's  also  been  work- 
ing hard  to  make  Southern 
Village  students  feel  more  a 
part  of  the  student  commu- 
nity." 
J.P.  Mathis  said  she  feels 

SEE  DEAN,  PAGE  4 


INDEX 

News 


Opinion 

Lifestyles 

Sports 

Campus  Chatter 

Classifieds 

Humor 


OPINION 


Is  self-segregation  a 
problem  at  Southern? 
For  some  insight,  see 
page  7. 


HUMOR 


How  do  you  feel  about 
videos  in  class?  For 
one  perspective,  see 
page  12. 


BBB1 


MBBHI 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,  l^\ 


New  Viewbook  debut 


MaNUELA  ASAFTEI 

Staff  Wpittb L_ 


The  Southern  Viewbook, 
one  of  the  recruitment  materi- 
als that  goes  out  to  high  school 
seniors  and  prospective  stu- 
dents, has  been  updated. 

"The  Viewbook  is  a  show- 
piece to  high  school  seniors 
that  shows  what  Southern  is 
all  about,"  said  Ruthie  Gray, 
director  of  Marketing  &  Uni- 
versity Relations.  "This  new 
format  is  less  copy-heavy,  has 
more  visuals  and  keeps  spiri- 
tuality the  center  of  focus." 

Marketing  &  University  Re- 
lations teamed  up  with  Enroll- 
ment Services  to  brainstorm 
ideas  and  put  in  motion  the 
plans  for  a  new  look,  feel  and 
message  for  the  Viewbook. 

Previously  focus  groups 
were  used  as  feedback,  but 
this  time  an  online  survey  was 
used  asking  future  students 
what  they  would  like  to  see  in 
the  Viewbook,  Gray  said. 

Katie  Rent,  a  senior  at 
Highland  View  Academy  en- 
joyed the  new  Viewbook.  She 
said,  "The  information  in  it  is 
useful  and  the  theme  is  very 
eye-catching." 

The  theme  "Actual  Results 
May  Vary"  from  previous 
years  has  been  changed  to  "Be 
a  Part." 

"'Be  a  Part'  describes  our 


emphasis  on  building  a  sense 
of  community,  and  also  builds 
on  the  concept  that  each  stu- 
dent brings  their  different 
spiritual  gifts  and  together  we 
make  up  the  Body  of  Christ," 
said  Marc  Grundy,  associate 
vice  president  of  Marketing 
&  Enrollment  Services.  "Stu- 
dents want  to  feel  like  they  are 
part  of  something  bigger  than 
themselves.  Collectively  as 
the  Body  of  Christ  we  all  con- 
tribute to  something  here  at 
Southern  that  is  much  bigger 
than  ourselves." 

Every  September  the  View- 
book  is  mailed  to  all  seniors 
attending  an  academy  in  the 
Southern  Union.  Prospective 
students  who  show  interest 
and  ask  for  information  about 
the  school  also  receive  a  copy, 
Gray  said. 

The  work  for  the  new  View- 
book  started  two  and  a  half 
years  ago  and  was  completed 
at  the  beginning  of  this  school 
year. 

"We  worked  on  it  so  long 
and  we  were  glad  to  see  the 
product  and  result  of  a  lot  of 
planning,"  said  Ingrid  Skantz, 
associate  director  of  Market- 
ing &  University  Relations. 

Grundy  said  the  Viewbook 
typically  gets  updated  every 
five  to  six  years. 


Senate  to  provide  cafeteria  nutrition  facts 

Aaron  Cheney  has  access  to  software  that  can  bread. 

S. analyze  recipes  and  generate         "The  cafetena  often  (S 

Southern  students  will  soon  nutrition  facts.  After  that  is  to  make  [the  menu]  h^ 

have  acTs  to  nutritional  in-  completed,  Camara  would  like  to  follow  all  the  mining 

fo^nato  for  meals  served  in  t0  create  a  Web  site  to  post  the  quirements    and    guidek 

formation  tor  meaia  ^  ^  government  has  J 

^etr'ect  was  started  by  ^  erri  Schoonard,  director  but  they  also  try  to  please  J 

SASenaS    Justin   Camara,  0f  food  services,  said  that  the  students,"  ^dersaid.  %  J 

f  junior  biochemistry  major,  project  comes  with  some  chal-  why  we  often   see    h   , 

and  Ms  brother,  SA  Senator  Lges,  as  not  all  recipes  are  healthy  foods  there    ,ke  fe 

mchard  Camara,  also  a  junior  prepared  exactly  as  they  are  deep  fried  foods,  and  the  is I 

"%£2Xl****  ^reSavetobestan-  "  Schoonard  agreed  that  j 

Southern  has  a  health  mes-  dardized  in  the  fact  that  it  has  try  to  please  as  many  s' 

sage,andwethinkthatpartof  to  tell  how  many  servings  are  MP™s,ble-  ,. 

St  is  proper  nutrition,"  Jus-  in  it  because  our  program  wil  "We  have  al  different  ta  4 

tin  Camara  said.  give  the  nutrition  facts,  but  if  of  fads  who  eat  here,  SchoJ 

Last  year,  Camara  became  we  don't  know  how  many  serv-  ard  said.    Kids  who  are  co  I 

aware  that  the  cafeteria  did  ings  are  in  it,  it's  going  to  be  servative  and  really  wanttofel 

not  give  students  access  to  way  off,"  Schoonard  said.  healthy,  kids  who  mostly  waJ 

nutritional  information.  The         Professor    Snyder    offered  all  junk  food  and  are  upset| 

information  is  not  kept  from  some  valuable  advice  on  eat- 

students  on  purpose,  but  is  jng  healthfully  in  the  cafete- 

simply  unavailable.  ria.  He  recommends  choos- 

Camara  has  been  working  ing  vegetables  from  the  salad 

with  Professor  Beth  Snyder  in  bar,  whole  fruit,  and  keeping  a 

the  nursing  department,  who  stash  of  nuts  and  whole  grain 


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Those  living  in  on-campus 
housing  now  have  the  option 
whether  or  not  to  spend  their 
money  at  the  Village  Market. 

Last  school  year  the  ViHpage 
Market  was  not  an  additional 
charge,  but  part  of  the  dorm 
students'  food  plan.  Students 
were  able  to  spend  $400  a  year 
of  their  $2,000  food  plan  at 
the  Village  Market.  This  year 
the  food  plan  was  reduced  to 
$1,850  as  well  as  an  optional 
$200  to  spend  at  the  Village 
Market.  If  the  Village  Market 
was  still  included  in  the  food 
plan  like  last  year,  this  year  the 
food  plan  would  cost  .$2,250. 

The  price  increase  occurred 
because  minimum  wage  is 
increasing  and  student  labor 
is  costing  more,  as  well  as  an 
increase  in  food  prices,  said 
Doug  Frood,  associate  vice 
president  for  finance. 

Southern  housing  students 
couldn't  use  their  card  at  the 
Village  Market  last  year  with 
the  old  food  plan. 

"We  wanted  the  non-dorm 
students  to  be  able  to  pur- 
chase at  the  VM  whenever 


Community  student,  Audrey  Cooper, 
ing  her  Southern  ID  card. 

they  wanted,"  Frood  said. 

A  majority  of  students  feel 
that  they  should  have  more 
choices  when  spending  their 
money. 

"I  disagree  with  [the  cur- 
rent food  plan],"  said  Aimee 
Burchard,  a  sophomore  mass 
communication  and  graphic 
design  major.  "I  am  vegan, 
and  in  addition  to  that,  I  am 
susceptible  to  Crohn's  Dis- 
ease, so  eating  healthy  for  me 
is  a  big  deal." 

Frood  wants  students'  opin- 
ion on  what  they  would  like  to 
see  in  a  new  food  plan,  but  it's 


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junior  nursing  major.       _ 

"It's  hard  to  ans*«'  ■ 
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best  to  reach  most  peor 
reasonable  price." 


THURSDAY, 


DECEMBER  4,  2008 


NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


library  promotes  the  benefits  of  reading  for  pleasure 


MIissaK.Lechler 

HkBBIB' 

Bke  dozens  of  posters 
Kd  Southern's  campus 
featuring  faculty  and  students 
Hlng  their  favorite  books 
art  of  a  campaign  by  Mc- 
Library  to  encourage  stu- 
|»  to  read,  and  not  just  for 
homework  assignments. 
Wttte  would  like  to  promote 
BBct."  said  Josip  Mocnik, 
iBtor  of  libraries.  "I  re- 
jHber  when  I  was  a  college 
Went  it  was  difficult  to  find 
[any  spare  time  to  read  for 
pleasure." 

There  are  five  people  fea- 
turedon  almost  40  posters  this 
semester,  including  professors 
[lisa  Diller,  Ray  Hefferlin  and 
President  Gordon  Bietz.  The 
library  hopes  to  continue  the 
'campaign  in  the  spring,  high- 


McKee  Library  postt 


lighting  even  more  people  with 
their  favorite  books. 

The  campaign  is  trying  to 
feature  people  who  students 
can  look  up  to,  said  Frank  Di 
Memmo,  media  librarian. 


"We  would  like  to 

see  the  posters 

disappear...  into 

dorm  rooms." 

-Josip  Mocnik 

"We  [at  the  library]  are  jok- 
ing about  creating  celebrities," 
Mocnik  said.  "We  would  like 
to  see  the  posters  disappear 
and  go  into  dorm  rooms;  why 
not?" 

Di  Memmo  worked  with 
Brittany  Mudrich,  a  freshman 
journalism  major,  to  produce 
the  posters.  The  templates 
came  from  the  American  Li- 
brary Association  (ALA),  who 
is  doing  a  similar  campaign 
featuring  international  celeb- 
rities. 


Erica  Richards 
SuffJVjin 


I  city  of  Collegedale  is 

ming  the  lot  by  the 

Ray  into  a  recreational 

^Jf  the  Collegedale  com- 

Inniaity.  The  field  will  be  avail- 

I  able  for  use  by  January  2009. 

^Bnissioner  Larry  Han- 

I  sonbrought  the  idea  to  the  city 

commission   board   in   order 

I  to  give  community  members 

™>re  options  for  recreation 

J  and tohelp  Southern. 

Hanson  said  that  in  the  past 
I  Southern  has  always  been  will- 
ing to  allow  different  commu- 
I  My  groups  to  have  access  to 
I  fteir  fields  and  courts.  How- 
ler, Southern  has  been  strug- 
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C^*  *e  amount  of  use  the 
s  are  receiving. 


Phil  Garver,  dean  of  the 
School  of  P.E.,  Health  &  Well- 
ness, said  it  is  difficult  to  keep 
up  the  quality  of  the  fields  for 
students  when  they  are  used 
so  often. 

"This  takes  a  huge  toll," 
Garver  said.  "All  that's  left  is  a 
mud  hole." 

"It  would  be  nice  to  have 
better  fields,"  said  Bridgette 
Church,  a  junior  intercultural 
communications  major.  "Then 
I  wouldn't  have  to  worry  about 
tripping  in  the  holes." 

Garver  suggested  using  the 
lot  by  Tucker  Road  next  to  the 
Greenway  for  the  site  of  the 
new  field.  This  posed  a  poten- 
tial problem  for  safety,  and 
commissioners  were  "worried 
about  Greenway  walkers  being 
injured  by  stray  soccer  balls. 


According  to  Commissioner 
Hanson,  the  county  will  pay 
to  put  up  a  six-foot  high  fence 
between  the  walkway  and 
the  field  to  protect  Greenway 
walkers. 

"It's  a  good  opportunity 
for  the  city  at  a  relatively  low 
cost,"  said  Tim  Johnson,  vice 
mayor. 

Garver  has  already  pur- 
chased two  soccer  goals  for 
the  field. 

"I'm  a  huge  supporter  of 
community  recreation,"  Garv- 
er said.  "We  need  movement 
in  our  community.  I'm  always 
excited  when  the  community 
reaches  out  to  promote  activ- 
ity." 


One  of  Southern's  posters 
features  Bietz  with  his  favor- 
ite book  "Team  of  Rivals:  The 
Political  Genius  of  Abraham 
Lincoln." 

"Reading  is  not  just  about 
fulfilling  assignments.  It  is  not 
just  about  preparing  for  the 
exam.  It  is  about  going  beyond 
the  minimum  and  becoming  a 
university-educated  person," 
Bietz  said.  "Read  when  it  is 
not  required.  Read  instead  of 
going  online.  Read  instead  of 
watching  television.  You  might 
be  surprised  at  what  you  learn 


Collegedale  lot  to  become  soccer  field 


and  how  much  you  enjoy  it." 

With  all  the  changes  in 
the  library,  the  traffic  count 
has  doubled  since  last  school 
year,  but  the  library  wants  to 
see  even  more  students  use  its 
resources,  whether  for  home- 
work or  enjoyment. 

"I  hope  it  will  encourage 
people  to  come  into  the  library, 
make  use  of  the  resources,"  Di 
Memmo  said.  "We  even  have 
audio  books  if  they  can't  take 
the  time  to  read." 


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THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4 


2008 1 


Dean 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

God  called  her  and  Don  back 
to  Southern. 

"It  was  the  Lord  that 
brought  us  here,"  she  said. 

The  Mafhises  said  they 
prayed  for  more  than  a  year 
about  whether  Don  should 
continue  as  principal  of  High- 
land Academy.  They  did  not 
wantto  leave  Highlandbecause 
they  just  had  a  grandson  and 
their  youngest  son  was  about 
to  be  a  junior  at  the  academy, 
but  God  opened  doors  that 
led  them  back  to  Southern. 
In  January,  a  friend  told  J.P. 
Mathis  about  a  possible  dean 
job  opening  up  at  Southern. 
Mathis  inquired  about  the  po- 
sition and  she  applied.  Don 
applied  to  the  School  of  P.E., 
Health  &  Wellness  and,  when 
he  was  hired,  J.P.  Mathis  said, 


"We  decided  whether  I  got  the 
dean  job  or  not,  God  wanted 
us  to  be  at  Southern." 

J.P.  Mathis  said  she  loves 
being  back  at  Southern.  She 
has  especially  enjoyed  the  ca- 
maraderie of  the  deans,  reac- 
quainting  with  old  friends  and 
making  new  ones. 

Jeff  Erhard,  associate  dean 
of  men,  said  J.P.  Mathis  is  a 
positive  person  to  be  around. 

"She's  always  smiling  and 
upbeat,"  Erhard  said.,  "She  re- 
ally cares  about  students  and 
makes  them  her  top  priority." 

J.P.  Mathis'  main  job  is  to 
build  community  in  Southern 
Village  and  teach  students  to 
have  a  balance  in  their  lives. 
She  wants  students  to  have 
fun  together,  socialize  and 
make  friendships. 

"Caring  for  others  is  what 
being  a  Christian  is  all  about," 
she  said.  "We  want  to  be  there 
for  each  other." 


Cutbacks 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

water  they  use,  and  can  unplug 
cell  phone  chargers  and  com- 
puter chargers  or  anything 
else  that  needs  to  be  plugged 
in  when  the  items  are  not  in 
use. 

Some  students  feel  South- 
ern could  make  better  use  of 
the  university's  money. 

"Maybe  Southern  should 
focus  more  in  the  predica- 
ment of  students  rather  than 
excessive  or  expensive  campus 
improvements,"  said  Chelsea 
Inglish,  a  senior  English  edu- 


cation major. 

Overall,  Southern  is  making 
sure  that  professors  know  it  is 
better  to  be  cautious  in  their 
budget,  because  even  though 
Southern  is  very  stable  right 
now,  they  do  not  know  the  fu- 
ture in  these  tough  economic 
times. 

Doug  Frood,  associate  vice- 
president  for  finance  wants 
to  be  careful  to  spend  money 
wisely,  to  make  it  easier  for 
students  to  come  back  in  Jan- 
uary for  the  winter  semester. 

Frood  said,  "Let's  be  care- 
ful what  we  are  spending.  Let's 
still  celebrate,  but  just  not  be 
lavish." 


Promenade 

Continued  from  Pg-i 

Rachael  Boyd,  a  senior 
business  management  major, 
also  enjoyed  the  musical  selec- 
tions. 

"I  used  to  play  bells  and  they 
have  the  bell  choir  here,  which 
is  something  most  places  don't 
have." 

Some  might  have  noticed  a 
different  order  of  events  than 
previous  years.  Before,  the 
Christmas  tree  lighting  was 
the  conclusion  to  the  night's 
events,  while  this  year  it  was 
at  the  beginning. 

"The  committee  wanted  to 
try  something  different  this 
year  and  thought  it  might 
be  nice  to  have  everyone  to- 
gether in  one  location  to  start 
the  event,  get  a  greeting  from 
Dr.  Bietz,  sing  some  Christ- 
mas Carols  and  light  the  tree," 
Shultz  said. 

Although  the  weather  was 
at  a  chilling  36  degrees,  stu- 
dents said  the  activity  was 
worth  battling  the  cold. 

^have  been  going  to  Christ- 
mas on  the  Promenade  all  my 
life,  and  it's  one  of  my  favorite 
traditions,"  said  Katie  Chan- 
dler, a  sophomore  nutrition 
major  from  Collegedale.  "My 
toes  are  going  numb,  but  it's 
well  worth  it." 

As  faculty,  students  and 
community  members  gath- 
ered, some  shared  what  they 
love  about  Christmas  on  the 
promenade. 

"The  hot  chocolate  is  one  of 
my  favorite  things,"  said  Bietz. 
"But  I  really  like  to  visit  with 
a  lot  of  the  people.  Getting 
everybody  together  like  this 
really  shows  the  Christmas 
spirit." 


International  worship  offered 


Roland  Scaluet 
Staff  Wpittb 


"It's  an  emotional 


suppoii,'l 


Whether  Southern  students 
want  to  go  back  to  their  cultur- 
al roots  or  enjoy  multicultural- 
ism,  they  have  a  good  variety 
of  international  worship  op- 
tions to  choose  from. 

Anna  Romanov,  a  sopho- 
more psychology  major  from 
Russia,  has  been  meeting  with 
a  Russian/Romanian  group  at 
the  Collegedale  Community 
Adventist  Church. 

"I  really  enjoy  worshipping 
in  my  own  language  and  cul- 
ture," she  said.  "It  reminds  me 
of  home  where  I  first  found 
out  about  God." 

Romanov  said  the  songs, 
the  special  reverence  used  in 
Russian  worship,  the  food  and 
the  way  people  dress  make  it 
a  subculture  from  her  home 
country.  However,  this  group 
is  not  a  Russian/Romanian 
Adventist  "club."  It  originally 
started  when  Romanian  mem- 
bers from  the  Collegedale 
Community  Church  felt  the 
need  to  witness  to  their  rela- 
tives who  didn't  speak 

Other  students  consider 
cultural  worship  more  than 
going  back  to  their  roots,  but 
also  as  a  support  system. 

Elvira  Duarte,  a  senior  mu- 
sic major  from  Colombia,  has 
had  a  very  positive  worship 
experience  at  the  Collegedale 
Spanish  Adventist  Church. 
She  said  it  is  very  comfort- 
ing to  have  a  Hispanic  group 
nearby  that  understands  her 
and  her  culture. 


she  said.  "You  can  f 
understand  you." 

However,  internatio 
worship  groups  are  not  exi| 
sively  targeted  to  foreignejj 
William  Lee,  senior  pastor  J 
the  Collegedale  Korean  AdvJI 
tist  Church,  said  many  noJ 
Korean  young  people  nuJ 
with  the  Korean  c 
He  said  they  cometo  enjoy  :  I 
warm  fellowship  and  outream 
activities,  but  also  to  j 
taste  of  Korean  food  andAsial 
culture. 

The  Brazilian  club  on  can  | 
pus  also  uses  worship  to  in 
troduce  others  to  the  BraziliJ 
culture.  Andrea  de  Melo,  a 
nior  history  major  and  p 
dent  of  the  Brazilian  club,  s 
Brazilians  are  a  small  mini 
ity  on  campus,  and  worship! 
a  way  to  let  people  knowt 
there  is  more  to  Brazilian  oi 
ture  than  just  soccer.  Shesi 
students  really  enjoy  worsljj 
ing  with  them  in  Portupestl 

"People  are  curious  i 
a  culture  that  is  maMii 
mark,"  she  said. 

For  other  students,  ioB| 
national  worship  is  al 
opportunity  to  learn  a  fi 
language.  Meredith  Rodrigi 
a  sophomore  English  miM 
is  in  the  intermediate  Fra 
class,  and  enjoys 
the  French  SabbathSchool  j 
campus. 

"I  thought  it  would  I 
practice,"  she  said. 

Rodriguez  said  she  uiij 
stands  a  lot  of  what  is  * 
during  Sabbath  School. 


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"He  said,  'Don't  let  them  get 
,  don't  let  them  get  me,'" 
lis  said.  "He  was  totally  ter- 
jUd." 

[The  boy  said  he  had  been 
|ld  captive  for  nearly  a  year, 
aid  Ellis,  adding  that  he 
reed  as  if  he  were  only  10  to 
Bears  old. 

police  arrested  Kelly  Layne 
>  30,  and  Michael  Schu- 
ster, 34,  late  Monday  after 
Tstionmg  the  couple.  A  sub- 
Blent  search  of  their  nearby 
pe  found  further  evidence 
feting  them,  Tracy  po- 
|  spokesman  Matt  Robin- 
said. 

jhey  were  booked  on 
fges  of  torture,  kidnapping 
[child  abuse,  and  were  set 
]PPear  in  court  Thursday, 
[r<iing  to  online  jail  re- 
■  The  couple  were  being 
f  at  San  Joaquin  County 
|n  bail  of  nearly  $1.2  mil- 
^aA;  county  prosecutors 
lot  know  if  the  couple  had 
¥  attorneys. 


A  financially  ailing  Ohio 
school  district  has  joined  the 
ranks  of  banks'  and  automak- 
ers clamoring  for  a  portion 
of  the  $700  billion  economic 
bailout  package. 

Olmsted  Falls  Superinten- 
dent Todd  Hoadley  said  Tues- 
day that  if  automakers  and  big 
U.S.  cities  can  ask  for  federal 
bailout  money,  schools  should 
be  able  to  follow  suit. 

"I  feel  a  moral  obligation 
to  our  taxpayers  to  make  this 
attempt,"  said  Hoadley,  who 
requested  $100  million  from 
the  Treasury  Department  last 
week.  "This  is  a  legitimate 
request.  I'll  be  frankly  disap- 
pointed if  something  positive 
doesn't  come  out  of  this." 

Hoadley  said  Vising  enroll- 
ment and  strained  finances 
have  forced  the  suburban 
Cleveland  district  to  take 
measures  such  as  convert- 
ing maintenance  closets  into 
classrooms. 

The  district  submitted  the 
request  to  Treasury  Secretary 
Henry  Paulson  and  the  Feder- 
al Reserve  Bank  of  Cleveland. 
Paulson  has  said  the  Troubled 
Asset  Relief  Program,  known 
as  TARP,  was  meant  to  stabi- 
lize financial  institutions,  and 
the  regional  reserve  bank  told 
Hoadley  the  same  thing  last 
week. 

But  Hoadley  isn't  giving  up 
—  he's  seeking  help  from  Con- 
gressman Dennis  Kucinich 
and  U.S.  Sen.  Sherrod  Brown, 
both  Ohio  Democrats,  in  ob- 
taining bailout  dollars. 

Hoadley  is  encouraging  oth- 
ers to  make  similar  requests  to 
the  Treasury  Department. 

Rastafarian  to  take 
case  against  Jiffy 
Lube  to  court 

A  Rastafarian  man  who  re- 
fused to  shave  off  his  beard  or 
cut  his  hair  to  comply  with  a 
Jiffy  Lube  employee  grooming 


policy  can  take  his  religious 
discrimination  case  to  trial, 
Massachusetts'  highest  court 
ruled  Tuesday. 

The  Supreme  Judicial 
Court  reversed  a  decision  by  a 
Superior  Court  judge  who  had 


dismissed  Bobby  T.  Brown's 
lawsuit  against  a  Jiffy  Lube 
franchisee  before  a  trial. 

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requiring  employees  who 
worked   with   customers   to 


be  clean-shaven,  Brown  told 
management  that  his  religion 
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THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,  • 

Chris  CloU2J 
Religion  Edife,  J 
chrisclouzet@southem.edy 


religioa 

The  most  dangerous  place  for  a  Christian  to  I, 

U,C  °  .    '  ........  ,„„«,    T     blood"  (v.  7).  So  many  "Chris-     pear,  then  your  righteousJ 


David  Macias 

CoyTKlCUIOK , 

I  recently  went  on  a  late- 
night  bike  ride  with  a  good 
friend  of  mine,  a  squirrel  we 
call  Rocky.  It  was  a  chilly  night 
so  Rocky  initially  found  shelter 
in  the  hood  of  my  sweatshirt. 
I  hadn't  been  riding  for  even 
five  minutes  when  he  got  a  lit- 
tle restless.  Rocky  decided  that 
the  world  outside  the  hood  was 
far  too  exciting  to  pass  up.  He 
started  to  poke  his  head  out, 
and  I  could  feel  him  nibbling 
on  my  ear.  Then  he  began  to 
crawl  out  onto  my  shoulders. 
Venturing  onto  my  arm,  he 
crawled  all  the  way  down  to 
my  right  hand  and  attempted 
to  perch  on  my  handlebars, 
all  "while  I  was  going  twenty 
miles  an  hour.  I  screeched  to  a 
halt,  gave  Rocky  a  good  scold- 
ing, and  put  him  back  into  the 
safety  of  my  hood.    However, 
he  continued  to  attempt  this 
many  more  times  throughout 
the  night 

As  I  was  stuffing  him  back 
into  the  hood  of  my  sweatshirt 
for  the  umpteenth  time,  I  had 
this  thought:  What  if  Rocky  is 
acting  like  the  Christian  I  am 
called  to  be?  I  was  reminded 
of  a  quote  by  Shane  Claiborne: 


"The  most  dangerous  place  to 
be  for  a  Christian  is  where  it's 
safe  and  comfortable!" 

This  hit  home  for  me  be- 
cause I  don't  like  to  be  dis- 
turbed. I'm  not  sure  I  even 
like  the  thought  of  taking  up 
my  cross  and  following  Jesus. 
And  I'm  not  so  sure  I  would 
die  for  the  calling.  This  reality 
forced  me  to  ask  myself  why  T 
fear  the  fact  that  Jesus  would 
call  me  to  do  something  un- 
comfortable, or  even  die  for 
something.  Do  I  not  believe  in 
the  power  of  Jesus  Christ  and 
the  resurrection  anymore? 

By  remaining  in  our  "com- 
fortable Christianity,"  we  try 
to  protect  ourselves  from  what 
we  don't  understand  and  don't 
want  to  do.  Yet,  we  are  actu- 
ally limiting  our  experience 
with  God  and  our  relationship 
with  the  Creator  of  the  uni- 
verse. We  have  this  mentality 
that  Christianity  can  be  com- 
fortable, and  we  only  desire  to 
be  Christian  as  long  as  it  suits 
our  lifestyle.  Is  it  possible  that 
we  might  have  to  be  made  un- 
comfortable and  yes,  experi- 
ence pain  to  come  closer  to  the 
One  who  died  for  you  and  me? 
How  many  of  you,  when 
driving  through  the  "bad"  part 
of  town,  or  the  ghetto,  auto- 


matically lock  your  doors?  I 
believe,  there  is  something 
fundamentally  wrong  with 
that  mentality.  Isaiah  portrays 
a  radically  different  type  ^of 
discipleship  in  Chapter  58.  "Is 


blood"  (v.  7)-  S6  many  "Chris- 
tians" don't  want  to  see  it;  they 
want  to  become  immune  to  it. 
They  don't  like  their  world  be- 
ing disrupted  so  they  just  turn 
up  the  music  higher. 


it  not  right  to  share  your  food 
with  the  hungry  and  to  provide 
the  poor  wanderer  with  shel- 
ter—when you  see  him  naked, 
to  clothe  him  and  not  to  turn 
away  from  your  own  flesh  and 


Graphic  by  Christina  Weitzel 


The  rewards  of  this  new 
Christian  mind  set  are  appar- 
ent in  the  very  next  verse  in 
Isaiah.  "Then  your  light  will 
break  forth  like  the  dawn,  and 
your  healing  will  quickly  ap- 


pear, then  your  righteousm 
will  go  before  you...  then  j 
will  call  on  the  Lord  andlj 
will  answer"  (v.  8, 9). 

Is-  Christ  calling  us  to  1 
come  more  like  Rocky?  Do-., 
need  to  be  awakened,  wl 
the  hood  of  that  comforta™ 
.  sweatshirt  and  venture  outlil 
the  handlebars  of  God's 
sion  in  order  to  fulfill  wlfl 
God  so  deeply  desires  foru 
Time  after  time  througholl 
Jesus'    ministry,    He 
forted  the  disturbed  and  fc| 
turbed  the  comfortable. 
Luke  14,  Jesus  plainly  sta 
"Any  of  you  who  does  not| 
up  everything  cannot  be 
disciple"  (v.  33). 

God's  challenge  to  u 
clear.  "Fight  the  good  figlitif| 
faith.  Take  hold  of  the  etenjl 
life  to  which  you  were  calledf I 
(I  Timothy  6:12).  God  b| 
planned  the  most  amaziM 
journey  for  us  on  our  r 
heaven.  Let  us  throw  off*! 
burdens  of  safety  and  conifof 
and  experience  the  life  wWl 
God  intended  for  us.  "For«f 
are  God's  workmanship,  < 
ated  in  Christ  Jesus  tod 
works,  which  God  prepare 
advance  for  us  to  do!"  (Eft  | 
sians  2:10). 


A  Thanksgiving  message  of  saying  "No  thanks"  a  little  mor 


This  morning  in  church, 
the  pastor  put  a  twist  on  the 
typical  Thanksgiving  speech. 
What  I  heard  her  saying  was 
that  I  need  to  say  "No  thanks" 
to  the  little  things  that  become 
my  excuse  for  not  seeking  God 
out  first  in  my  day. 

I  must  confess,  I'm  often 
ashamed  of  myself  because  I 
let  God  slide  off  the  top  of  my 
priority  list  too  easily.   There 


is  a  lot  of  preach  in  me,  but 
comparatively  little  practice. 
When  I  write  something  like, 
"Spend  time  with  God  and  find 
refreshment  in  Him,"  I  mean 
it.  But  don't  look  to  me  as  a 
good  model.  Unfortunately, 
being  a  pastor's  kid  and  reli- 
gion editor  doesn't  guarantee 
111  be  up  at  five  to  pray! 

For  a  while,  I've  wanted  to 
work  on  this.  And  this  morn- 
ing, the  pastor  spoke  to  me 
through  the  following  story.  A 
friend  of  hers  wanted  to  get  up 


early  to  spend  time  with  God. 
This  friend  asked  if  the  pastor 

Say  "No  thanks" 
to  the  little  things 
that  become  my 
excuse  for  not 
seeking  God  out 
first  in  my  day. 

would  call  her  every  morning 


to  wake  her  up  and  keep  her 
accountable.  It  worked.  She 
struggled  with  it  at  first,  but 
then  began  to  find  that  God 
was  able  to  change  her  atti- 
tude and  spirit  throughout  the 
day.  Saying  "No  thanks"  to 
things  that  would  hinder  her 
time  with  God  allowed  her  to 
experience  Him  in  a  new  and 
special  way. 

It's  not  necessarily  a  unique 
story,  or  one  that  packs  an 
emotional  punch.  It's  just 
simple  and  real.    And  that's 


what  I  need:    for  God  to  W 
come  a  simple  reality  »* 
day.  Do  you  need  that?    1 
that  most  people  who  read"! 
may  already  have  this  asp»] 
their  life  down  pat  B»> J 
aren't  one  of  them,  aaW 
needandjoinmeinsayUS, 
thanks"  to  days  lacW 
E-mail  me  about  your" 
ence  or  tell  a  friend  «W 
Let's  fix  God  back  at  tf 
our  priority  list.  Aft* 
needs  God?   Every  sW 
of  us. 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,  2008 


[opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Self-segregation:  Problem  or  no  big  deal? 


Chris  Mateo 

comhihwoh 

Miguel  dashes  straight  to 
She  community  shower,  to 
jeat  the  morning  rush.  He 
iresses  in  his  finest  college  at- 
tire, packs  up  his  books,  and 
pes  through  his  checklist: 
pencils?  Check...  Notebook? 
Iheck...  Biology  101  textbook? 
Jieck...  After  his  morning 
evotions  he's  out  the  door, 
'oday  is  Miguel's  first  day  of 
jllege. 

Leaving  Talge  Hall  behind 
bm,  Miguel  begins  his  first 
talk  on  the  Promenade— a 
Balk  that  will  soon  become  all 
E>o  familiar. 

Noon  strikes,  and  the 
Hreadful  first-time-college- 
Rifeteria-experience  is  here, 
■iguel  timidly  walks  through 
the  Student  Center  making  his 
Bay  to  the  cafeteria.  It  seems 
he's  going  to  be  in  the  line  for 
an  eternity,  as  the  line  of  starv- 
ing students  stretches  all  the 
Bay  from  the  cafe  to  the  Stu- 
Ifent  Center's  entrance.  After 
Bfebbing  his  vegetarian  lunch, 
ifs  time  to  find  a  seat. 
J  As  Miguel  peers  through  the 
ga  of  students,  he 
notices  something 
unusual.  It  isn't 
Ijjh  anything 
Miguel  has  ex- 
perienced be- 
Bp<  It  isn't 
B|r  typical 
cliques.  It's  dif- 
ferent. Students 
;"(i  separated 
ny  race.  Hispan- 
Bsit  with  His- 
.  Blacks 
Blacks, 
with 
pns,  Whites 

!  Whites.  Being  Hispanic, 
uel  isn't  sure  whether  to 


nth  the 


group  of  Hispa 


'  or  the  Whites,  or  Asians, 
Taybe  the  Blacks?  Does 


this  separation  of  races  re- 
ally exist  at  Southern?  Miguel 
thinks  to  himself.  And,  why 
does  it  exist?  Should  I  be  do- 
ing something  about  it? 

These  are  definitely  ques- 
tions that  have  come  across 
many  students'  minds.  Self- 
segregation  is  an  issue  that 
not  only  affects  schools,  but 
churches  and,  at  times,  the 
workplace.  It  is  referred  to 
as  the  separation  of  races  by 
choice. 

Melissa  Tortal,  an  Asian- 
American  senior  non-profit 
administration  major,  believes 
the  issueis  definitely  prevalent 
on  campus.  She  said,  "Walk 
into  the  cafe  or  KR's  and  you 
can  see  it.  Not  everyone  self- 
segregates,  but  it  is  there." 

Faculty  and  staff  also  agree 
with  Tortal.  Kevin  Kibble,  as- 
sociate chaplain,  believes  that 
a  large  majority  of  students 
self-segregate. 

Kibble  believes  a  reason  for 
self-segregation  is  "our  human 
tendency  to  find  comfort,  sol- 
ace and  friendship  in  people 
that  we  perceive  have  a  large 
degree  of  similarity  with  our 
own." 

Ludine  Pierre, 
a  Haitian-Ameri- 
can junior  psy- 
chology major, 
believes      the 
reason  is  be- 
cause Southern 
houses  a  lot  of 
different   people 
from  all  around 
the    world    with 
different      back- 
grounds and  up- 
bringings. 

It  seems  it 
.would  be 
easier  for  a  Hispanic  to  be- 
friend another  Hispanic  be- 
cause they  share  the  same  cul- 
ture. The  same  goes  for  other 
races. 

In  2005,  the  Miami  Herald 


featured  an  article  dem- 
onstrating the  self- 
segregation  of teen- 
agers      entering 
high  school  in  JSS 

South  Florida. 
A      freshman  .'■'■.'■' 

high      school        ■H 
student     was 
quoted,  "Kids 
nowadays 
don'tcareabout 
the  color  of  skin 
anymore."  Yet,  ex- 
perts  showed   that 
many    high    school 
students   largely  be- 
friended their  own.  S 
"Many  of  our  stu-       B8 
dents    are   far   from 
home  and  need  some        Mm 
sense     of    solidar- 
ity of  who  they  are 
and  what  they  are 
hoping  to  find  out         <ii* 
while  they  are  here. 
In  most  cases,  but  not 
all,  these  parameters  fall  along 
racial  lines  by  default,"  Kibble 
said. 

Another  reason  for  segrega- 
tion at  Southern  is  academies. 
Depending  on  the  geographi- 
cal location  of  an  academy, 
many  of  them  aren't  particu- 
larly diverse.  In  the  Southern 
Union,  many  academies  are 
predominately  of  one  racial 
color,  unlike  those  in  some 
parts  of  the  North  and  out 
West.  The  academy  mentality 
usually  lingers  into  college, 
without  consciousness  of  the 
segregation  being  caused. 

Stuart  King,  a  white  senior 
international  business  major 
who  attended  Georgia-Cum- 
berland Academy,  agreed. 
"For  me,  college  was  just  on 
a  larger  scale  from  academy. 
I  applied  the  same  formula  I 
used  in  high  school,  when  it 
came  to  activities,  and  brought 
it  to  college,  especially  my 
friendships." 


The  reasons  for  self- 
segregation  are  logical.  But 
is  it  a  good  or  bad  concept  to 
have  on  a  Christian  campus? 

Are  students  in  some    4 
way  or  another  neglecting 
others  because  of  color? 

Pierre  said,  "It  is  not       . 
necessarily  a  bad  thing, 
however,  I  think  that  if     i 
we  are  not  willing  to 
be  open  to  other  cul-    ffi 
tures  we  end  up  ste- 
reotyping big  time...  we 
mistreat  people  based 
on  assumptions." 

Kibble     believes     it 
is  important  to  find  a    M 
system  of  support  and 
solidarity.     But    it    is 
also    "very    important 
that    young    people    in 
an    academic    institution 
generate  a  healthy  curios- 
ity about  other  people  and 
their  ways." 

While  cultural  identity 
is  important,  it  sometimes 
deters  people  from  getting  to 


know  individuals  from  the  in- 
side out,  instead  of  the  out- 
side in.  For  many,  cultural 
identity  becomes  a  security 
blanket. 

"Christ  did  not  discrimi- 
nate on  the  cross,  why 
should  we  separate  our- 
selves as  his  children?" 
Pierre  said.  "We  should 
agree  to  disagree,  because 
everyone  is  not  always  go- 
ing to  be  on  the  same  page. 
One  thing  we  should  agree 
upon  though  is  that  we  are 
one  in  Christ." 

Ten  minutes  have  passed 
and  Miguel  realizes  he's  been 
standing  by  the  condiment  ta- 
ble staring  at  people.  Embar- 
rassed, he  quickly  looks  for  a 
table.  He  spots  a  small  group 
of  White  college  kids  laugh- 
ing at  a  table  by  the  window. 
Walking  in  their  direction, 
he  decides  to  do  something  a 
little  uncomfortable....  "Is  this 
seat  taken?"  He  asks. 


Graphics  by  Christina  Weitzel 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,; 

Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyles  Editor 
rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


What  do  Christian  women  really  want? 

V  Villi  I    M"     ^>"  _    ^.__„         n„„;n»™    said.    "Someone 


Chris  Mateo 

(;n>mmiTf)B 


What  do  women  want?  It's 
an  age-old  question  that  makes 
every  man  berserk  trying  to 
find  the  answer.  We  scamper 
through  our  young-adult  lives 
thinking  diamonds,  clothing, 
shoes  and  other  material  pos- 
sessions will  suffice,  but,  yet, 
it's  not  enough.  Sometimes 
it  seems  it  would  be  easier  to 
he  Mel  Gibson  and  somehow 
possess  the  power  to  know 
what  every  woman  desires, 
but,  unfortunately,  this  is  the 
real  world.  And  the  reality  is— 
we  don't  know. 

Even  scholars  have  a  hard 
time  figuring  it  out.  Alex  Shal- 
man,  a  psychologist  and  blog- 
ger,  says  the  answer  to  every 
woman's  wants  is  simply— a 
man.  Sounds  obvious,  but  is  it 
that  simple? 

A  September  2006  issue  of 
Glamour  UK  magazine,  stated 


that  a  woman  wants  a  man 
that  allows  her  to  be  who  she  is 
at  all  times-mood  swings  and 
all.  Monica  O'Brien,  a  personal 
and  professional  development 
blogger,  states  she  wants  a 
man  that  makes  her  feel  spe- 
cial and  challenges  her.  Other 
female  bloggers  mention  they 
want  men  who  are  reliable. 

But  as  a  Christian  man  look- 
ing for  a  Christian  woman,  the 
better  question  is...  what  do 
Christian  women  want?  Are 
the  wants  of  a  Christian  girl 
different  than  that  of  a  Glam- 
our girl,  or  any  other  non- 
Christian  woman? 

To  find  solutions  to  these 
questions  and  more,  I  went  to 
the  obvious  source— women. 

Laurel  Dominesey,  a  single 
senior  non-profit  administra- 
tion and  development  major, 
stated,  "What  I  want  is  stabil- 
ity and  comfort.  A  man  of  God 
who  knows  he's  a  man  and 
doesn't  look  to  me  for  valida- 


Vexation:  Two  things 
actually.  Breakouts  (like 
the  ones  on  your  face  that 
you  thought  you'd  be  able 
to  leave  behind  in  high 
school),  and  the  chemical 
laden  products  I  use  to  treat 
them.  Double  whammy. 

Solution:  Eco-friendly 
YET  effective  skin  prod- 
ucts. 

Implementation: 
Look  for  skin  products  that 
use  natural  ingredients  like 
tea  tree  oil,  witch  hazel  or 
willow  bark.  Avoid  prod- 
ucts thai je  parabens. 


eenon 


Clarification:  Most 
ingredients  will  ultimately 
end  up  in  nature,  so  the 
fewer  synthetic  ones  we 
use,  the  better.  Plus,  only 
about  11  percent  of  the 
10,500  ingredients  used 
in  personal  care  products 
are  screened  for  safety,  so 
it's  important  to  look  for 
natural,  less  questionable 
ones  when  shopping.  Burt's 
Bees  Herbal  Blemish  Stick 
(which  you  can  find  at  the 
Campus  Shop),  Derma  E 
Very  Clear  Spot  Blemish 
Treatment  and  Desert  Es- 
sence Blemish  Touch  Stick 
are  a  few  good  ones. 


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lem  getting  the  girl? 

"Women  want  a  man  that 
takes  initiative  and  is  able 
to  pursue  us,"  said  Angela 
McPherson,  a  sophomore 
mass  communication  major. 
She  continued  to  say,  "We 
want  options...  though  it  may 
seem  like  you're  not  the  ideal 
candidate  for  a  girl,  go  for  it, 
why  not?" 

Wow!  It  seems  that  Chris- 
tian women  are  truly  looking 
for  secure  godly  men.  Ironic, 
isn't  it?  But  are  their  views 
on  sex  different  than  that  of  a 
non-Christian  woman? 

"I'm  looking  for  a  Chris- 
tian man  where  I  don't  have  to 
state  my  boundaries  because 
he  upholds  the  same  mor- 
als and  principles  that  I  do," 


God  has  changed  you." 

So  when  it  comes  down  to 
it,  these  responses  boil  down 
to  one  word:  confidence. 
Christian  women  want  con- 
fident men,  not  just  any  type 
of  confidence,  but  confidence 
that  comes  from  Christ  and 
not  our  male  egos.  As  young 
Christian  men,  we  need  to  be 
confident  of  our  own  morals 
and  principles,  especially,  our 
boundaries  for  sex,  before  we 
go  out  into  the  jungle  and  pur- 
sue that  hot  lady-friend. 

Here  it  is  guys— real  Chris- 
tian women  with  real  answers. 
Next  time  you're  on  the  Prom- 
enade and  you  see  that  attrac- 
tive girl,  introduce  yourself. 
We  can't  all  be  Mel  Gibson, 
but  we  can  try. 


This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  tk 
right  direction. 

A  Christmas  Carol 

Chattanooga  Theater 

Center 

7  p.m.,  Thursday, 

Dec.  4  (other  dates  and 

times  through  the  14th) 

Tickets  start  at  $10 

fheatercenter.com 

Enchanted  Garden  of 
Lights 

Rock  City  Gardens 
6-9  p.m.,  Sat.  Dec.  6 
(through  Jan  3) 
$15.95  for  adults 
seerockcity.com 


Winter  Days  and  Lights  | 
Holiday  Starlight  Parade 
Downtown  Chattanooga 
6  p.m.,  Sat.  Dec.  6 
Free 
Downtownchattanooga.oij  I 


Clueless  gift  givers  can  take  hear 


Rachel  Hopkins 

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It  can  sometimes  be  dif- 
ficult to  think  of  original  gifts 
for  people  on  your  Christ- 
mas shopping  list.  Here's  a 
few  ideas  that  may  not  have 
crossed  your  mind,  but  just 
might  be  a  hit. 

1.  A  magazine  subscrip- 
tion -  This  may  sound  kind  of 
lame,  but  if  someone  on  your 
gift  list  has  a  specific  interest 
(or  just  buys  the  same  maga- 
zine at  the  check  out  counter 
every  month),  this  can  be  a 
winner.  Lots  of  people  enjoy 
reading  magazines,  but  are  too 
cheap  to  buy  them  on  a  regu- 


lar basis.  Plus,  it's  the  gift  that 
keeps  on  giving  and  everyone 
likes  to  get  mail  that  has  noth- 
ing to  do  with  how  much  they 
owe  Southern. 


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Really  Useful  Gift  Catalog  that     chased  on  their  Web  site 
contains  hundreds  of  specific     is  good  for  hundreds  0 
donations,  like  providing  one     chants.  The  list  include!  ;i 
month  of  hot  lunches  for  a 
Malagasy  school  child  or  giv- 
ing a  goat  to  a  girl  in  Niger. 
Gifts  start  at  $1  and  it's  re- 
ally fun  to  pick  out  different 
ways  to  help.  You  can  give  a 
gift  in  someone's  name  or  just 
give  them  a  gift  certificate  to 


ing  stores,  restaurants,  I 
aters  and  even  Tickets 
Sure,  it  may  be  a  good* 

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some  gift  card." 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,  2008 

spoils 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


llt's  North  Carolina's  title  to  lose 


Davis  Wallace 


2  basketball  is  back  to 
I  Ml  strength  with  new  young 
talent,  exciting  teams,  and  of 
course  everybody's  favorite, 
March  Madness.  There  is  one 
big  question  this  season:  "Is 
this  North  Carolina's  year?" 
I  Last  year  it  seemed  like  it  was 
I  their  year.  They  started  off 
I  strong  by  winning  their  first 
Ii8  games,  then  winning  n 
lof  their  last  13  games.  They 
Ionised  their  way  to  a  second 
[straight  ACC  title  for  the  first 
Itime  since  1998.  They  even 
I  made  the  final  four  for  the 
■first  time  since  2005  when 
Hiey  won  it  all.  However, 
■even  with  the  2008  National 
fclayer  of  The  Year,  in  Tyler 
■Bansbrough,  North  Carolina 
Bras  not  able  to  come  away 
■nth  the  National  Title.  Now 
with  players  like  Kevin  Love, 


Mario  Chalmers  and  Derrick 
Rose  all  currently  in  the  NBA, 
North  Carolina  has  no  reason 
to  lose. 


There  is  no  time 
like  the  present 
time  for  Hans- 
brough  and  the 

boys  to  bring 
the  title  back  to 

Chapel  Hill.   ? 


This  year  has  to  be  the  year 
for  the  North  Carolina  Tar- 
heels. Tyler  Hansbrough  is  re- 
turning for  his  senior  season, 
All-American's  Ty  Lawson  and 
Wayne  Ellington  are  return- 
ing for  their  junior  seasons 
instead  of  going  pro  like  they 


almost  did  earlier  in  the  sum- 
mer. Also  bringing  in  amazing 
freshmen  recruits  like  Tyler 
Zeller,  Ed  Davis,  Larry  Drew  II 
and  Justin  Watts.  This  might 
be  the  best  team  North  Caro- 
lina produced  since  the  1997- 
1998  Antwan  Jamison  and 
Vince  Carter  led  team. 

North  Carolina  has  ad- 
vanced a  step  closer  to  the 
national  title  game  since  Tyler 
Hansbrough  has  been  at  UNC. 
So  again,  there  is  no  time  like 
the  present  for  Hansbrough 
and  the  boys  to  bring  the  title 
back  to  Chapel  Hill.  Right  now 
it  is  looking  like  injuries  will 
be  the  only  thing  that  will  stop 
them  from  winning  it  all.  If 
not  this  year,  there  is  no  tell- 
ing when  North  Carolina  will 
have  another  great  opportu- 
nity to  win  a  title.  It  could  be 
in  two  years;  it  could  be  in  five 
years;  that's  why  it's  Carolina's 
title  to  lose. 


Toon  Squad  become  3-on-3  champions 


Linski  Cherisol 

CoNIRlBljIQB 


■  Sean  Lemon  showed  ev- 
eryone just  how  important 
fflwas  in  the  game,  as  he  hit 
Qe  decisive  game  point  shot 
G3  sudden  death  overtime  to 
ISut  down  the  Muffin  Staffers, 
llmon  had  eight  points,  four 
Mounds,  two  blocks,  and  one 
EyEa]  in  the  3-on-3  champion- 
EjgP  Mark  Knutson,  who  was 
Jkiably  the  biggest  man  in 
H  tournament,  posted  seven 
Bj1115.    five    rebounds,    two 

Mocks  and  one  assist. 
Mffhe  3-on-3  tournament 
Mkased  25  teams  in  which 
■H°  had  to  score  11  points 
to  advance  to  the  next  round 
without  loosing  twice.  The 
m$jn  Squad  never  lost  a  single 
game. 

"We  should  have  played  on 
■He  outside  courts  because 


this  has  been  a  street  ball  tour- 
nament and  I've  loved  every 
second  of  it,  baby,"  said  Mike 
Boyd,  director  of  intramurals. 

The  Muffin  Staffers  came 
out  with  a  3-0  lead  at  the  start, 
and  then  Toon  Squad  stormed 
back  with  a  5-0  run.  Knutson 
used  his  size  and  strength  to 
get  to  the  basket  every  time, 
but  the  Toon  Squad  used  pes- 
ky defense  to  disrupt  him  as 
much  they  could. 

"Mark  Knutson  is  a  really 
big  guy  and  a  great  player," 
said  Zack  Livingston,  a  senior 
mass  communication  major. 
"There's  nothing  you  can  do 
to  really  stop  him,  but  you  can 
try  to  contain  him,  and  that's 
what  we  did." 

Lemon  made  a  reverse  lay- 
up  to  make  the  score  10-9. 
Knutson  answered  right  back 
by  making  a  lay-up  of  his  own 
to  tie  the  game  and  force  sud- 


den death  overtime.  On  the 
first  play  of  overtime,  Lemon 
took  a  contested  mid-range 
jump  shot  to  end  it  all.  "Sean 
Lemon  came  through  and  I'm 
just  glad  he's  on  my  team," 
Livingston  said. 

"My  team  wanted  me  to 
take  the  shot,  so  I  took  it  and  it 
went  in,"  said  Lemon,  a  soph- 
omore allied  health  major.  "A 
year  ago  I  wasn't  playing  bas- 
ketball at  all,  so  playing  now 
feels  great." 

There  was  some  controversy 
throughout  the  tournament  as 
some  players  couldn't  handle 
the  street  ball  style  of  play  and 
wanted  referees  to  call  fouls  in 
the  games  for  them. 

"We  ought  to  have  refs  next 
time  on  every  court,"  Boyd 
said.  "The  night  went  well  re- 
gardless, everyone  had  a  good 
time  but  we'll  definitely  fix  that 
problem  next  time." 


Intramurals 

Schedule 

Men's  A  Division 

116      6  pm 

Business  Time/Bietz  Me  Again 

Field  1    ' 

11/6    7  pm 

Showtime/Sellouts 

Field  1 

11/6     8  pm 

Ninja  Turtles/Smash  Bros 

Field  1 

n/6    9  p  m 

Last  Minute/The  Plague 

Field  1 

11/9    5  pm 

Shake  N'  Bake/Ninja  Turtles 

Field  1 

11/9     6  pm 

Squirrel  Tails/Bietz  Me  Again 

Field  1 

11/9    7  pm 

Regulators/Last  Minute 

Field  1 

11/9     8  pm 

yaMAHA  Shuffle/Showtime 

Field  1 

11/10  6  pm 

Bietz  Me  Again/Showtime 

Field  1 

11/10  7  pm 

Shake  N'  Bake/Last  Minute 

Field  1 

11/10  8:30  pm 

Championship 

Field  1 

Men's  B  Division 

11/6    6  pm 

300/Bus  Drivers 

Field  3 

ll/6    7  pm 

McThunderstix/All  The  Way 

Field  3 

11/6    8  pm 

The  Horde/Aghhh 

Field  3 

11/6    9  pm 

DP/Band  of  Brothers 

Field  3 

11/9    5  pm 

Los  Toros/300 

Field  3 

11/9     6  pm 

The  New  Breed/DP 

Field  3 

11/9     7  pm 

5th  Down/The  Horde 

Field  3 

11/9    8  pm 

Old  School/All  The  Way 

Field  3 

11/10  6pm 

The  New  Breed/Old  School 

Field  3 

11/10  7pm 

Los  Toros/The  Horde 

Field  3 

11/10  8:30pm 

Championship 

Field  3 

Women's  A  Division 

11/6    6  pm 

Lunachicks/Spartans 

Field  2 

11/6     8  pm 

Raging  Penguins/McDream  Team  Field  2 

.11/9    Spm 

Pageant  Pistons/Spartans 

Field  2 

11/9    7  pm 

October  Rush/Raging  Penguins 

Field  2 

11/10  7pm 

Pageant  Pistons/October  Rush 

Field  2 

Wnrrpn's  R  Division                         — 

11/6    7  pm 

Blazn/Black  Diamonds 

Field  2 

11/6    9  pm 

Ultimatum/Pink  Ladies 

Field  2 

11/9    6  pm 

Kung  Fu  Pandas/Blazn 

Field  2 

11/9    8  pm 

Oh  Snaps/Ultimatum 

Field  2 

11/10  8pm 

Kung  Fu  Pandas/Oh  Snaps 

Field  2 

■■■■■■■i 


• 


10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4,  2008 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 

chatter@southern.edu 


Ijpo^mijng-^ventsjialje^ 


Last  Day  Events  |  Our  next 
Adventist  Theological  Society 
meeting  will  be  a  symposium 
on  Last  Day  Events  by  Dr. 
Norman  Gulley  and  a  panel  of 
theology  professors.  All  are  in- 
vited to  attend  this  symposium 
in  Lynn  Wood  Hall  at  3  p.m.  on 
Sabbath,  Dec.  6.  The  meeting 
will  adjourn  in  time  for  those 
so  desiring  to  attend  the  Festi- 
val of  Carols  and  Lessons. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15a  M-F 
near  the  flag  pole;  i2:oop 
MWF  in  the  Student  Center 
seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F  at 
the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

Starving    for    Lesotho     | 

Many  are  starving  in  Africa 
and  SIFE  is  hoping  to  make 
a   difference.   During   spring 
break,  six  students  are  travel- 
ing to  Lesotho,  Africa  to  build 
three    greenhouses   to    help 
bring  food  to  those  who  are 
starving  and  affected  by  HTV/ 
AIDS.  On  Thursday,  Dec.  4 
from  9  a.m.  until  Friday,  Dec. 
5  at  9  p.m.,  SIFE  students  are 
participating  in  a  36-hour  fast 
to  raise  money  for  their  trip. 
SIFE  is  looking  for  people  to 
sponsor  their  fast,  fast  along 
with  them,  or  give  donations 
to  their  cause.  For  more  in- 
formation contact  Alex  Mihai, 
amihai@southern.edu. 


Friday,  December  5 

Payday 

Withdrawals  after  today  receive 
«F» 

9  a.m.  -Noon  -  MSN  Thesis/Proj- 
ect Presentations  (Herin  105) 

5:29  p.m.  -  Sunset 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room  -  Marquis 
Johns  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers  -  Chris  and  Shan- 
non Sorensen  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood) 

Sabbath,  December  6 

99:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church  Fel- 
lowship Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  John  Nixon  (Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Jackie 
James  (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -*  Renewal-  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

1:30-5  p.m.  -  Cave  Open  (Student 


Park) 

2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp  -  RSVP  to 
mgage@southern.edu  to  reserve  spot 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

3  p.m.  -  Adventist  Theological  So- 
ciety Meeting  -  Norman  Gulley  (Lynn 
Wood  Chapel) 

Sabbath  Ministries:  Sick  &  Shut-in 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

5  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Festival  of 
Lessons  &  Carols  (Church) 

8  p.m.  -  Wind  Symphony  Christ- 
mas Concert  (lies  P..E.  Center)  Convo- 
cation Credit 


Sunday,  December  7 

All  Day  -  SAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood 
Hall) 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

9  a.m.-i  p.m.  -  CK  open  for  Break- 
fast/Lvtnch  (No  lunch  served  at  Caf- 
eteria) 

9:30  a.m.  -  Employee  Christinas 
Brunch  (Dining  Hall) 

3  p.m.  -  Spirit  of  Christmas  Parade 
(Little  Debbie  Parkway) 

6-8  p.m.  -  Thatcher  Open  House 

8:30  p.m.  -  SA  Christmas  Party 
(Dining  Hall) 


Monday,  December  8 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Online  Registration  open  for  New/ 
Transfer  Students 

LSAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood  Hall) 
3:30  p.m.  -  University  Senate 


Tuesday,  December  9 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Online  Registration  open  for  New/ 
Transfer  Students 

Wednesday,  December  10 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Online  Registration  open  for  New/ 
Transfer  Students 

7:30  p.m.  -  Biology  Expo  (Hickman 
Atrium) 


Thursday,  December  11 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Online  Registration  open  for  New/ 
Transfer  Students 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Clubs/De- 
partments (Various  Locations) 


your  chance  to  display  your 
Southern  swpirit! 

Malamulo  Update  |  Don't 
forget  to  watch  for  the  Mala- 
mulo Banner:  The  Committee 
of  100  has  promised  $1  for  ev- 
ery student  signature  on  the 
banner  we  are  going  to  send 
to  Malamulo  as  a  show  of  sup- 
port! 


Add  your  photo  |  Your  great 
Southern  pictures  can  STILL 
be  posted  on  the  student 
photo  collage  in  the  Student 
Center.  The  photo  collage  will 
be  on  display  until  the  end  of 
the  semester.  Simply  email 
your  digital  photo  files  to  sa@ 
southern.edu  and  the  collage 
will  be  updated  with  your  pic- 
tures within  days.  Don't  miss 


Charity  Matandiko,  Matthew 
Blair,  Ryan  FitzGerald,  Tara 
Becker 

December  7 

Andrew  Krohne,  Arvin  Tan- 
ag,  Eric  Johnston,  Eric  Rose, 
Hollis  James,  Natalie  Stark,  ■ 
Ryan  Sanderford,  Ryan  Visser, 
Victor  Morua 

December  8 

Aaron  Speegle,  Allison  Ge- 
rard, Danny  Atvidres,  Ken 
Caviness,  Yolanda  Jordan 

December  9 

Ashley  FitzGerald,  Eugenie  Bernelle      Taitague,      Jeff- 

Louis-Pierre,    Jason    Maxie,     Landess,  Jigna  Vashi,  Jona- 
Kirsten  Wolcott  than     Burishkin,     Jonathan 

Freese,    Kevin   Young,    Matt 
December  6  Hummel,  Michelle  Moore,  Su- 

Austin  Cole,  Betsy  Mansilla,     zanne  Ocsai 


December  10 

Dan  Boyd,  Lise  Ingabi- 
re,  Sherry  Jensen,  Vanessa 
Korter 


December  11 

Edgar  Alquinta,  Gradyi 
Todd,  Jeff  Sagala,  Jessica  Ha- 
luska,  Jonathon  Castells,  Ross 
Knight,  Stephen  Milota 


December  5 


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(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Web  site/graphic  design- 
er wanted.  Must  be  willing  to 
work  for  a  reasonable  rate  on  a 
Web  site  project.  Contact  Na- 
rissaatnselent@southern.edu. 

Guitar  lessons  |  Be  a  rock 
star!  Affordable  guitar  les- 
sons, both  group  and  indi- 
vidual. Beginners  and  in- 
termediate, flexible  times. 
E-mail  Rika  for  more  info  at 
erikag@southern.edu. 

Ford  Focus  for  sale  |  '04 

Ford  Focus  SVT,  Limited  Ed. 
Blue,  all  the  extras,  71K,  well 
maintained.  $8,500,  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'98  Taurus  |  for  sale.  Hunter 
Green.  129,000  miles.  Great 
car!  $2000.  Contact  Willis  @ 
322.5249- 

Paintball  gun  for  sale   | 

2  paintball  markers,  Minimag 
(all  upgrades)  and  VM-68, 
tons  of  extras.  If  you  know 
what  it  is,  you  know  what  its 
worth.  Steal  it  for  $200.  Call 
Jonathan  423-605-8437. 


Cavalier  Tail  lights  |  2002 
4-door  tail  lights  excellent 
condition  $10.  Call  Jonathan 
423-605-8437. 

1988  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  receipts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,850/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu 

For  sale  |  GBS-prevention 
seat  wanner.  $200/ obo.  Great 
Christmas  present  for  every- 
one on  your  list.  Call  Jason 
Maxie  at  434-770-8846  before 
someone  else  grabs  up  this 
great  deal. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series  me- 
tallic blue.. .this  guitar  is  prac- 
tically new  and  includes  a  can- 
vas backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i50/obo.  Call 
423-208-2618  or  e-mail 
shanis@sourhern.edu 

Classical/folk  guitar  | 
made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
Email  dgarner@southern.edu 
if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 


Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Telescope  |  Message 
Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 

Apple     MacBook    laptop 

13"  Apple  MacBook  (White), 
Clean,  2.0  GHz  Intel  Core  Duo 
processor,  200GB  Hard  Drive, 
2GB  of  RAM,  with  latest  soft- 
ware (Leopard,  iLife  '08,  & 
iWork  '0$  installed).  Apple- 
Care  Factory  Warranty.  $845. 
Call  Carol  at  (423)  396-9377 

1  Brand  new  pair  of  Smith 
sunglasses  |  Large  fit.  Po- 
larchromic  lenses.  Chrome 
fade  frames.  $isojdickerson@ 
southera.edu 

Build  a  Board  |  I  have  a 
Sector  9  carving  deck,  78mm 
wheels  w/  fresh  Speed  Cream, 
risers,  but  NO  trucks.  We  sell 
all  or  piece  out.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288 

Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
you  enjoy  eating  Friday  eve- 


ning for  supper?  Do  you  starve 
on  Sabbath  mornings  when 
the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  banana  bread? 
Delicious  blueberry  muffins? 
Savory  Cinnamon  Rolls?  If  so, 
call  916-847-9495,  or  e-mail 
marissaroberts@southern. 
edu  with  your  order  by  4  p.m. 
every  Thursday  afternoon 

Dog  pen  for  sale  |  6  x  6  x  10 

All  hardware  included.  Call 
Katrina  at  423-284-6954 

Missing  iPod  Nano  |  black 
8  Gb.  Clear  plastic  case  with 
black  rubber  back.  Lost  near 
gym  or  Brock.  Please  contact 
Tanya  at  (828)  337-6965  or 
tkmusgrave@southern.edu. 
Thank-you! 

Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Furura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some Pack,  basically  brand 
new,-  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless- 
N  Adapter.  High  speed  USB 
wireless  adapter  for  802.11 
A,G,  and  N. 

In  new  condition  and  comes 
with  orginal  packaging.  $20. 
Call:  423-503-3404 


Brand  new  xbox  |  360  elite 
console  120  gb  hard  drive  with 
HDMI  and  all  accessories  in- 
cluded. 423-331-0393- 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 


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students  & 

community 

residents 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humon 


Christian 
pick-up 

Adam  Wamack 

HHrr*""  Fnrtna 


ines 


Nice  Bible. 

Excuse  me,  I  believe  one  of 
your  ribs  belongs  to  me. 

Before  tonight,  I  never  be- 
lieved in  predestination. 

God  told  me  to  come  and 
talk  to  you. 

I  hear  there's  going  to  be  a 
love  offering  tonight. 

How  about  a  hug,  sister? 

You  don't  have  an  account- 
ability partner?  Me  neither! 

Is  it  a  sin  that  you  stole  my 
heart? 

Do  you  need  help  carrying 
your  Bible?  It  looks  heavy. 

I  just  don't  feel  called  to 
celibacy. 

What  do  you  think  Paul 
meant  when  he  said,  "Greet 
everyone  with  a  holy  kiss?" 

You  have  the  body  of  Amy 
Grant  and  the  soul  of  Mother 
Teresa.  (DO  NOT  get  this  con- 
fused!) 


SAU  Cool  guy  files 


Adam  Young 

fQMTBIHinOR 


Talge  Hall 
Weight  Room 
Guy 

Housing:  Talge  Hall  new 
wing 

Car:  1987  Celica 

Friends:  Everyone  in  the 
weight  room  between  7:30 
and  8:15,  the  deans 

Dress:  Short  gym  shorts 
and  a  really  tight  Under-armor 
t-shirt 

Nicknames:  "Biff'  and 
"That  really  buff  guy." 

Weight  room  guy  is  of- 
ten found  in  the  Talge  Hall 
weight  room.  Upon  arrival, 
he  immediately  "hollers"  at  all 
his  bros.  Weight  Room  Guy 
may  eventually  start  working 
out,  but  mostly  talks,  usually 
about  new  techniques  and  lift- 
ing methods.  Throughout  the 


What  up  homes? 


course  of  his  workout  session, 
he  will  mention  how  good 
his  genes  are  for  lifting.  He  is 
never  afraid  to  brag  about  how 
close  he  is  to  using  steroids, 
and  will  list  all  of  the  different 
weight  and  muscle 
builders  he  is  cur- 
rently using.  Before' 
leaving  for  the  night, 
he  will  probably  try 
to  convince  some- 
one of  why  GNC 
Brand  weight  build- 
er is  both  safe,  and 
effective.  Weight 
room  guy  will  soon 
be  seen  hanging  out 
at  The  Kayak  once  it 
opens. 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  4, 200,] 

Adam  Warna^ 

Humor  Edit0r 

atwamack@southerti.edu 


Thanksgiving  food. 

To  all  those  who  controlled 
themselves  and  ate  only  1-3 
plates  full:  I  admire  you;  to 
allot  those  who  just  ate  too 
much  (4+  plates  full):  I  empa- 
thize with  you. 

Traffic  driving  back  to  SAU.         £_ 

There  must  have  been  at  least  twofr-Y 
traffic  jams  to  go  through  for  every  \Y 
one  hour  of  driving.  I  now  hate         VJ 
1-75  more  than  ever. 

Family  and  friends. 

Spending  time  with  loved  ones 
was  great  over  Thanksgiving  and 
we  look  forward  to  doing  the 
same  over  Christmas  and  New 
Year's!! 

Exams.  f-~Y 

There  are  only  two  weeks  G~J 

until  break,  but  we  must  go  Vf 
through  the  storm  first.  ^ 

Snow. 

It  may  be  cold,  but  it's  so  much 
fun,  not  to  mention  beautiful! 


50,  CHRI&  UHflfw 
900  THINK  OF  10 

vipeo  on  me  MifflS 

Of  UFB? 


SOUTHERN  bS.  ACCENT 


few  program 
recycle  in 
ollegedale 
nd  Southern 


HURSDAY, 


December  1t,2008 


THE  STUDENT  VOICE  SINCE  1926 


tt  Richards 
iHltaa 


Recently,  many  questions 
■  been  raised  about  the 
of  a  recycling  program  on 
ithem  Adventist  Univer- 
s  campus.  This  problem 
soon  be  solved.  Southern 
forking  with  Collegedale  to 
mote  the  city's  new  recy- 
ig  program  to  begin  Jan.  1. 
he  new  process  is  called 
[le-stream  recycling.  It  will 
ivailable  for  paper,  plastic, 
s,  aluminum  and  tin. 
lollegedale  City  Commis- 
ler  Larry  Hanson  said 
je-stream  recycling  cuts 
ji  on  collection  costs  and 
simpler  way  to  recycle,  as 
bly  requires  one  bin  and 
compactor.  However,  one 
[fall  of  this  program  is 
ible  contamination  from 
lining  different  waste, 
le  recyclable  materials  are 
acted  together  at  the  col- 
li! site  and  then  sent  to  a 
fer  station  to  be  sorted 
out  again.  Collegedale's 
will  be  sent  to 
enn  in  Knoxville. 
hoping  we  could  sign 
lonth  contract  and  see 
St  will  work,"   Hanson 

|ed  on  information  from 
"ink  Green"  Web  site, 

I  see  Recycle,  page  3 


Photo  By  Katie  Freeland 


Jessica  Weaver  advertises  for  a  fundraiser  car  wash  on  Sunday  afternoon. 

Car  wash  raises  money  for  needy 


Katie  Freeland 

Staff  Warrm 


Twelve  students  washed 
cars  in  the  cold  winter  weather 
oh  Sunday,  Dec.  7  to  help  raise 
money  to  get  gifts  for  families 
who  might  not  have  the  money 
for  Christmas  presents. 

JT  Cinquemani,  a  sopho- 
more accounting  major,  had 
the  idea  to  help  out  a  family 
during  this  holiday  season.  He 


was  inspired  by  his  dirty  truck, 
and  thought  it  would  be  a  cool 
idea  to  do  a  car  wash  in  the 
winter  and  put  the  proceeds 
toward  a  good  cause.  He  said 
it  would  catch  people's  at- 
tention because  it's  such  cold 
weather.  He  told  some  of  his 
friends  about  his  idea  and  the 
"Winter  Wonder  Wash"  came 
together. 

"I'm  having  fun  here,  and 


it's  rewarding  when  you're 
thinking  about  others," 
Cinquemani  said.  "That's  what 
life  is  all  about." 

While  listening  to  a  techno 
version  of  "Jingle  Bells"  in  the 
side  parking  lot  of  the  Dol- 
lar Tree,  the  students  washed 
cars  for  a  $5  dollar  or  more 
donation,  and  sold  cups  of  hot 

SEE  WINTER,  page  3 


Southern  Village  competes  for  greenest  building 


Alison  Quiring 

Staff  WnrrFB 


Next  semester  those  living 
in  Southern  Village  apart- 
ments will  be  making  an  ef- 
fort to  be  more  ecologically 
friendly. 


In  January,  Southern  Vil- 
lage residents  will  be  compet- 
ing against  each  other  for  the 
title  of  "greenest  building." 
Each  of  the  six  Southern  Vil- 
lage buildings  will  be  divided 
in  half,  making  12  teams. 
There  will  be  between  15-17 


students  per  team.  Each  resi- 
dent on  the  winning  team  will 
receive  a  $25  gift  certificate  to 
Wal-Mart. 

The  Going  Green  competi- 
tion will  start  at  the  beginning 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE    12 

Symphony  and 
jazz  band  concert 
sets  the  mood  on 
Southern  campus 


Roland  Scalliet 

Staff  Whitfp 


The  Southern  Wind  Sym- 
phony and  Jazz  Ensemble  cel- 
ebrated the  beginning  of  the 
Christmas  season  with  their 
annual  Christmas  concert  Sat- 
urday night. 

Ken  Parsons,  director  of 
the  Wind  Symphony  and  Jazz 
Ensemble,  said  the  goal  of  the 
concert  is  "just  to  really  get  a 
feeling  of  Christmas  on  cam- 
pus." 

The  concert  started  with 
a  selection  of  sacred  Christ- 
mas pieces.  Some  were  fa- 
miliar, such  as  "Carol  of  the 
Shepherds"  and  an  excerpt 
from  Handel's  "Messiah."  But 
the  symphony  also  ventured 
off  the  beaten  paths  with  piec- 
es such  as  "The  Eighth  Candle" 
by  Steve  Reisteter,  which  is  a 
prayer  and  dance  for  Hanuk- 
kah,  and  "Wassail,"  an  English 
folk  melody  by  Ralph  Vaughan 
Williams. 

The  concert  contin- 
ued with  well-known  secular 
Christmas  carols  played  by  the 
jazz  ensemble.  The  symphony 
then  ended  the  concert  with 
a  more  light-hearted  section 
of  old  carols  played  in  a  new 
fashion. 

Jennifer  Brain,  a  junior 


e  GREEN,  i 


|°pinion 


fcs  Chatter 
fieds 


HUMOR 


Check  out  the  sock 
puppets  on  page  12. 


SPORTS 


Read  about  volleyball 
on  page  9. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  1] 


Aaron  Cheney 

Stiff  WafTTR 


Mac  support  now  available 

IS  offers  help  for  Apple  computer  users 

However,  some  can  be  said 

for  software  as  well. 

"On  PCs,  probably  the  big- 

With   the   holiday  season  gest  problem  we  have  is  virus- 

upon  us,  some  students  may  es  and  spyware.    And  to  this 

return  to  school  with  a  new  point  with  the  Macs,  there  is 

Apple    computer.     However,  just  not  much  in  the  way  of  vi- 

Apple  computers  are  just  as  ruses  that  have  been  written," 

susceptible  to  hardware  and  McClungsaid. 

software  glitches  as  any  other  IS    also    supports    Apple 

computer.  Students  can  have  computers  on  campus  used  in 

peace  of  mind  with  the  knowl-  various   departments.    Henry 

edge  that  Information  Systems  Hicks,  executive  director  of  IS, 

is  fully  equipped  to  help  with  said  about  8  percent  of  com- 

any  problem  a  student  may  puters  used  by  the  university 

have  with  their  new  Mac.  are  Macs. 

Mike  McClung,  workstation  "We  do  software  support 

support  supervisor  at  IS,  said  and  troubleshooting  and  all 

they  fully  support  Macs.  the  stuff  just  like  we  do  with 

"We're  not  an  authorized  the  PCs,"  Hicks  said, 
service  center,  so  we  can't  do  Some  departments  need 
warranty  work,  but  we  install  help  more  than  others.  The 
[operating  systems]  and  ex-  School  of  Visual  Art  and  De- 
change  hard  drives,"  McClung  sign  has  a  large  number  of  Ap- 
said.  pie  computers,  but  does  most 

McClung  also  said  they  do  of  its  own  administration, 

not  see  many  Macs  come  in  Tim  Cwodzinski,  head  com- 

with  problems  compared  to  puter  technician  for  the  School 

PCs,  but  because  PCs  outnum-  of  Visual  Art  and  Design,  said 

berMacson  campus,  this  is  to  while  they  don't  need  help  from 

be  expected.  Most  problems  IS  often,  the  IS  technicians  are 

he  has  seen  Macs  have  are  helpful  when  needed, 

with  hardware.  Cwodzinski  said,  "When  I 

"The  number  of  hard  drives  do  need  it,  it  is  pretty  prompt, 

that  go  bad  is  probably  about  They  usually  send  someone 

the  same  as  Mac  as  it  is  for  PC,  over  within  a  day." 
because  a  hard  drive  is  a  hard 
drive,"  McClung  said. 


SOUTHERN -1™  ACCENT 

The  Student  Voice  Since  192t 
accenI.southcm.edu 

Vol.  64,  Issue  12 

Thursday,  December  11,  2008 

Monika  Bliss 

EMILY  YOUNG 

MARLIN  THORMAN 

KATIE  HAMMOND 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 
lifestyles  EDITOR 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

ADAM  WAMACK 

CHRISTINA  WEITZEL 
LAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

KAITLIN  BLLOWAY 

CIRCULATION  MANAGES 

MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

KATIE  DEXTER 
IAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

MATT  TURK 

ADVERTISING  MANAGES 

Laure  Chambbrlain 

For  questions  or  comme 

its  please  e-mail  accent@southe 

Library's  new  director  influences  chang 


Meussa  K.  Lechler 
Staff.  Writer — _ 


The  many  changes  seen  this 
year  in  the  McKee  Library  are 
partially  due  to  the  new  direc- 
tor of  libraries,  Joe  Mocnik. 
He  has  actively  supported  and 
influenced  the  renovations  to 
the  library, 

"I  feel  God  led  me  here  for  a 
reason,"  Mocnik  said.  "It  has 
been  a  challenge  and  lots  of 
excitement." 

Mocnik  came  to  Southern 
from  his  position  as  library  di- 
rector at  Mt.  Aloysius  College 
in  Pennsylvania.  He  got  his 
undergraduate  and  master's 
degrees  in  England  and  a  doc- 
torate in  history  from  Bowling 
Green  State  University. 

Frank  Di  Memmo,  media 
librarian,  was  on  the  commit- 
tee to  select  a  new  director. 
He  commented  on  Mocnik's 
enthusiasm  during  the  inter- 

"I  sensed  an  excitement 
that  I  thought  he  would  bring, 
which  is  exactly  what  he  has 
done,"  Di  Memmo  said. 


The  library's  three-year 
renovation  plan  was  already  in 
its  second  year  when  Mocnik 
arrived,  but  several  modifica- 
tions were  made  at  his  rec- 
ommendation. Mocnik  envi- 
sioned the  library  as  a  place  for 
presentations  to  take  place. 


Joe  Mocnik 
The  new  library  commons, 
already  used  for  three  presen- 
tations this  year,  was  added  to 
the  main  floor  design.  He  also 
suggested  eight  study  rooms 
instead  of  the  intended  three. 
Mocnik's  influence  reaches 


es 


past  renovations  to  relatjj.1 
ships  with  people.  DiMet^ 
said  Mocnik  is  always  eai  I 
to  meet  students  and  ans»jl 
questions. 

"I  was  in  his  office  a  toi»ffl 
weeks  ago  and  he  saw  JatL| 
James  [an  enrollment  cm,! 
selor]  come  in  with  i 
of  prospective  students  >A 
parents,  and  he  jumped,! 
and  greeted  them  and  triejjf 
make  them  feel  comfortabJ 
Di  Memmo  said. 

Brian  Gauthier,  a  t 
history  major,  said  that  M,| 
nik  has  students  in  mind  all 
library. 

"He's  very  concerned  al 
students  and  their  succtsl 
Gauthier  said.     "He's 
made  a  big  effort  to  make(| 
library  more  accessible." 

Mocnik's  main  goal 
show  students  that  the  libnj 
is  here  to  help  them. 

"The  people  in  the  lihj 
care,"  Mocnik  said.  "It 
like  every  student  to  leaven( 
that  impression." 


Destiny  Drama  to  return  to  Southern  next  yej 


Manuela  Asaftei 

Staf f  Wbtttb 


Without  a  leader,  Destiny 
Drama  Company  is  not  per- 
forming this  year,  but  Campus 
Ministries  is  looking  for  the 
drama  ministry  to  return  next 
year  with  a  new  local  vision. 

For  more  than  25  years  Des- 
tiny has  toured  the  U.S.  and 
abroad.  They  have  performed 
for  audiences  of  all  faiths  at 
universities,  churches,  high 
schools,  youth  events  and  con- 
ferences, according  to  their 
Web  site. 

"I  joined  Destiny  while  at 
Southern  and  loved  it,"  said 
Maria  Sager,  one  of  the  pre- 
vious leaders.  "Several  years 
after  I  graduated  they  got  me 
back  on  board  to  resurrect  the 
ministry,  which  had  basically 
died." 

After  leading  the  team  for 
three  years,  Sager  got  it  back 
on  track  and  then  left  to  pur- 
sue a  professional  acting  ca- 
reer. 

"I  always  hoped  Southern 
would  invest  in  Destiny  and 


that  it  would  acquire  a  pro- 
fessional level  beyond  where 
I  left  it,"  Sager  said.  "I  hoped 
it  would  establish  high  caliber 
as  a  Christian  theater  that  fu- 
ture students  would  aspire  to 
join." 

Destiny  existed  for  the  first 
semester  last  year  and  stopped 
performing  in  February,  said 
Annalisa  Molina,  a  sophomore 
business  management  major 
and  former  member  of  the 
team. 

I  joined  Des- 
tiny while  at 
Southern  and 
loved  it. J? 

-Maria  Sager 

"Last  year  was  a  bad  time 
for  Destiny  Drama  in  general," 
said  Josh  Haddock,  a  junior 
English  major,  also  a  former 
member.  "The  leader  at  the 
time  decided  to  step  down 
for  personal  reasons,  and  the 


team  stopped  performing.' 

This  next  school  yearG 
pus  Ministries  wants  I 
Destiny  head  in  a  new  d 
tion. 

Brennon  Kirstein,  Soulj 
chaplain,  said  he  wouldla 
see  the  drama  ministriij 
cus  locally  and  have  a  p 
ful  impact  on  the  locals 
and  churches. 

"I'm  disappointed  tojj 
they  will  not  tour  the » 
emies,"  Molina  said,  1| 
member  when  I  was  in  f 
school  we  were  so  excilj 
have  Destiny  come.  WejC 
some  artistic  ideas  from! 
for  our  own  drama  tearaj 

Others  disagree,  fl 
that  a  local  emphasis  is  >J 
five  goal. 

"I  think  they  should*, 
it,  organizations  chanM 
visions  change,"  SaSer*l 

Kirstein  said  he  wo*| 
to  have  a  student  I 
the  team  who  has  a  *  J 
passion  for  drama  to  j 
drama  team. 


■THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 


NEWS 


Interest  in  physical  therapy  grows 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


IjuueWeitzei. 


The   number   of  physical 
majors  is   rising  at 


health  programs  advisor.  years  and  get  their  Doctorate 

Students  are  looking  for     of  Physical  Therapy,  Kilischies 
options  other  than  going  to     said. 


i    ,    am„„i™i,  medical     school,"     Klischies 

Southern  and  at  other  schools  ..  ™,               ,     .    ,   , 

jouineu. ""            ,           .  said.  "They  see  phys  cal  ther- 
JEcause    of   the    increasing 


of   the 
liability  of  jobs  and  job 
flexibility. 

I  "There  are  a  lot  of  differ- 

ent  settings  you  can  work  in 

Rhen  you're  a  physical  thera- 

Rst,"  said  Kim  Benfield,  a  ju- 

gor  allied  health  pre-physical 

major.  "I  like  being 

ive  and  being  able  to  work 

I  different  times  and  that's 

St  something  you  can  have  in 

Sot  of  other  medical  fields." 

frhe  number  of  pre-physical 

firapy  majors  at  Southern 

nearly  doubled  over  the 

st  four  years,  going  from  35 

2003-2004  school  year 

I63  this  year.  The  amount 

physical  therapy  applicants 

I  also   increasing   at   other 

around  the  U.S.,  said 

ita   Klischies,   the   allied 


apy  as  an  option  to  not  be  in 
school  so  long." 


"The  number 

of  pre-physical 

therapy  majors  at 

bOUthem  has  nearly      supporting   physical  therapy 
doubled  Over  the         centers  outside  of  hospitals, 

past  four  years"        and  physical  therapy  h  aiso 


The  increase  is  also  because 
more  opportunities  are  open- 
ing up  in  the  physical  therapy 
field.  There  are  many  different 
types  of  jobs  that  can  cater  to 
students'  needs  and  wants. 

Both  independent  physi- 
cal therapy  businesses  and 
ones  affiliated  with  a  hospi- 
tal are  growing.  Hospitals  are 


Thatcher  hosts  open  house 


Muneca  Ramos 
Smk  ttimj 


increasing  in  industry  and  fit- 

~  "  ness  centers,  according  to  the 

American    Physical    Therapy 

Southern  offers  a  physical     Association. 

therapy  program  where  a  stu-         According  to  the  Bureau  of 


dent  can  spend  three  years  at 
Southern  getting  a  pre-phys- 
ical therapy  degree,  and  then 
go  on  to  either  Loma  Linda 
University  or  Andrews  Uni- 
versity to  complete  three  more 


Labor  Statistics,  physical  ther- 
apy employment  is  expected 
to  increase  faster  than  average 
occupations  growing  27  per- 
cent from  2006  to  2016. 


Sunday,  Dec.  7,  at  6:30  p.m. 
the  girl's  dorm  held  the  bien- 
nial Christmas  open  house. 

The  open  house  gave  male     &inSerDread  houses  and  watch 
students   an   opportunity  to     "Cnarlie  Brown's  Christmas' 


8:30  p.m.  to  10:30  p.m.  at  the 
SA  Christmas  party.  Hot  choc- 
olate, milk  and  freshly-baked 
cookies  were  served.  Students 
were  able  to  build  their  own 


visit  the  girl's  dorm  and  see 
their  rooms. 

"I  like  that  we  can  be  inside 
the  girls  dorm  without  fear 
of  deans  and  RA's,"  said  Kyle 
Cox,  a  sophomore  mass  com- 
munication major. 

Also,  the  girls  were  able  to 
decorate  their  rooms  and  par- 
ticipate in  a  contest  to  win  one 


and  Dr.  Seuss's  "How  the 
Grinch  Stole  Christmas." 

"I  like  that  we  get  to  hang 
out  with  our  friends,  build 
gingerbread  houses,  eat  candy 
and  watch  movies  that  bring 
back  childhood  memories," 
said  Silvia  Preza,  a  junior  pre- 
physical  therapy  major. 

More   than   100   students 


of  three  prizes:  $80  for  first     showed  UP t0  enJ°y  the  Christ- 
place,  $60  for  second  and  $40     mas  festiv>ties  that  the  SA  of- 


Green 

ntinued  from  Pg.  1 

t  semester  and  run  until 
Bend  of  March.  At  that  time, 
Iwinning  team  will  be  de- 
pined  before  the  end  of  the 
il  year  by  using  the  water 
t  electricity  meters  on  the 
Mngs.  The  half  of  the  build- 
hat  conserves  the  most  per 
during  the  semester 
n  the  prize. 

-r  and  electricity  usage 

ng  the  winter  2009  se- 

j  will  also  be  compared 

J  amounts  used  this  past 

iter  to  see  whether  or  not 

1  campaign  will  reduce 


consumption. 

J.P.  Mathis,  the  dean  of 
Southern  Village,  got  the  idea 
for  the  challenge  at  a  dean's 
conference  in  Dallas  last  Octo- 
ber. She  hopes  students  learn 
to  take  better  care  of  resourc- 
es, such  as  water  and  electric- 
ity, and  become  more  aware 
of  how  they  are  using  these 
resources. 

"I  would  like  students  to  re- 


dents  to  use  utilities  wisely. 

Jeff  Harper,  a  junior  theol- 
ogy and  Southern  Village  RA, 
is  looking  forward  to  the  chal- 
lenge. 

"I'm  stoked  about  the  idea," 
Harper  said.  "It  will  raise 
awareness  for  taking  care  of 
the  world  and  the  environ- 
ment." 

Chelsea  Inglish,  a  senior 
English  and   education   ma- 


for  third  place. 

"This  is  a  great  opportu- 
nity to  gather  and  mingle  in 
a  comfortable  environment," 
said  Joyce  Reyna,  a  junior  ele- 
mentary education  major  and 
Thatcher  South  RA.  "As  RA's 
we  just  have  to  trust  the  stu- 
dents and  stick  to  the  honor 
code." 

Hot  chocolate,  cookies  and 
popcorn  were  served  until  8 
p.m.,  when  the  open  house 
ended. 

Christmas  festivities  con- 
tinued in  the  Dining  Hall  from 


fered. 

"I'm  really  shocked  that 
there  was  such  a  big  turnout  so 
early,"  said  Lunelle  Bertresse, 
a  senior  social  work  major  and 
SA  social  committee  member. 
"I  think  it  was  because  of  pre- 
vious parties  B J  [SA  social  vice 
president]  has  had,"  Bertresse 
said.  "[SA]  allowed  students 
to  get  more  involved  and  I  am 
happy  about  that.  That's  the 
point  at  the  end  of  the  day: 
involvement  of  students  in  ac- 
tivities in  a  good  atmosphere." 


alize  it's  important  to  take  care     jor  and  Southern  Village  RA, 
of  the  resources  we  have,"  Ma-     agreed. 


this  said.  "In  this  country  we 
take  so  much  for  granted  that 
we  sometimes  waste  it." 

Southern  Village  RA's  also 
want  Southern  Village  resi- 


Inglish  said,  "Every  little  bit 
helps,  so  hopefully  residents 
will  want  to  make  changes  in 
their  lives  by  participating." 


jpycle 

|tinued  from  Pg. : 


i-stream  recycling  results 
recovery  of  up  to  30 
«  more  recyclable  ma- 
due  to  its  convenience 

?  will  now  be  col- 

at  the  Public  Works 

ti°n  Center  located  on 

D°rn  Drive.  The  center's 

lhave  yet  to  be  deter- 


mined. 

Collegedale  will  be  working 
closely  with  Southern's  Green 
Initiative  Club  to  promote  the 
new  program. 

"We're  helping  to  campaign 
and  advertise  for  the  Colleg- 
edale recycling  program," 
said  Megan  Sutherland,  a 
sophomore  non-profit  admin- 
istration    and     development 


because  we  create  a  huge  per- 
centage of  the  recyclable  ma- 
terials in  the  community." 

Shelby  Lambertson,  a  ju- 
nior public  relations  major 
and  public  relations  officer 
of  the  club,  said  they  have  al- 
ready begun  raising  aware- 
ness by  posting  "Green  Tips" 
around  Southern's  campus. 

Lambertson    said,    "We're 


Winter 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


major  and  vice  president  of  hoping  to  get  recycling  bins 
the  Green  Initiative  Club.  "Our  around  campus  sometime  next 
biggest  focus  will  be  Southern     semester." 


chocolate  for  $1. 

"I  figured  I  could  give  a  lit- 
tle time  on  a  Sunday  for  a  good 
cause,"  said  Audrey  Cooper,  a 
junior  intercultural  communi- 
cations major. 

After  the  day's  events,  over 
$300  was  raised  to  buy  gifts 
for  needy  families,  including      t|"|JS  holiday  Se3' 

son  because  of 


I  hope  that  even 

if  people  didn't 

decide  to  give, 

they  will  think 

1  twice  about 

serving  others 


$20  that  was  donated  by  the 
Ooltewah  Wal-Mart.  The  stu- 
dents collaborated  with  the 
Samaritan  Center  to  receive  a 
list  of  families.  They  will  soon 
have  another  meeting  to  de- 
cide how  many  families  they 
can  buy  gifts  for  and  what 
kind  of  gifts  will  be  best,  said 
Jessica  Weaver,  a  sophomore 
public  relations  major. 

"I  hope  that  even  if  people 
didn't  decide  to  give,  they  will 


what  we  did." 

-Jessica  Weaver 

think  twice  about  serving  oth- 
ers this  holiday  season  because 
of  what  we  did,"  Weaver  said. 
"That's  really  what  this  season 
is  about." 


Js  I     _, 


• 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


Southern  to  offer  new  courses 

The  class  will  be  held  on     tionally  balanced  meals  and 
Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  and     prepare    for   small    groups 
Introduction  to  Public  Speak-     said    Deidri    White,    adjunct 
ing  is  required  before  being     professor  of  the  School  of  PE, 
able  to  register  for  the  class.         Health  &  Wellness.  The  course 

Another  addition  to  the  list  will  be  taught  on  Tuesday  and 
of  new  courses  being  offered  is  Thursday  from  9:30  to  io:45 
a  course  in  3D  computer  aided  a.m.  and  teaches  vegan  food 
drafting  in  the  physics  depart-  preparation 
ment.  The  new  program  called 
"Solid  Works,"  which  allows 
for  three-dimensional  design, 
will  replace  the  old  program, 
"Auto  CAD,"  which  only  de- 
signs in  two  dimensions. 

"This  course  is  a  type  of 
elective  that  gives  3D  design 
skills,"  said  Ray  Carson,  as- 
sociate professor  in  the  tech- 
nology department.  "If  stu- 
dents wish  to  have  these  type 
of  skills  this  course  would  be 
beneficial." 

The  class  will  be  taught  on 
Mondays  and  Wednesdays 
from  6  p.m.  to  9  p.m.  in  Led- 
ford  Hall.  The  instructor  is 
Juan  Rebello,  an  adjunct  pro- 
fessor. 

The  School  of  PE,  Health  & 
Wellness  is  offering  two  new 
courses  one  in  food  prepa- 
ration and  the  other  in  gym 
climbing. 

"My  aim  is  to  help  students 
learn  how  to  prepare  nutri- 


Khrisna  Virgil 

■iT.tt  WarTTB . 

Next  semester,  Southern  is 
implementing  four  new  cours- 
es to  be  offered  in  the  School 
of  Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion, the  physics  department, 
and  the  School  of  PE,  Health 
&  Wellness. 

As  of  January  a  course  in 
group  dynamics,  3D  computer 
aided  drafting,  gym  climb- 
ing and  food  preparation,  will 
be  offered,  helping  Southern 
keep  up  with  other  university 
trends. 

A  course  in  group  dynam- 
ics that  is  being  offered  by  the 
School  of  Journalism  &  Com- 
munications, aims  to  help  stu- 
dents develop  skills  in  small 
group  communication.  Lor- 
raine Ball,  instructor  of  the 
class  and  associate  professor 
in  the  School  of  Journalism  & 
Communication,  said  that  it 
will  be  taught  as  an  interactive 
course  with  practical  applica- 
tion of  certain  skills. 

"The  class  will  explore  dif- 
ferent communication  and 
leadership  styles,  gender  is- 
sues, how  to  direct  and  moti- 
vate others  and  manage  con- 
flict," Ball  said. 


White  said  the  class  will 
explore  preparation  of  dishes 
from  Chinese,  Hispanic  and 
African  American  groups  and 
students  are  required  to  have 
taken  a  course  in  nutrition  be- 
fore registering. 

Gym  Climbing,  the  other 
new  course  being  offered,  is 
the  first  indoor  rock-climbing 
course  and  will  be  taught  by 
Mike  Boyd,  assistant  profes- 
sor in  the  School  of  PE,  Health 
&  Wellness.  It  aims  to  teach 
basics  in  rock  climbing,  knots 
and  bullaying.  The  class  will 
be  taught  on  Tuesdays  from  3 
p.m.  to  4:15  p.m.  Boyd  said  by 
the  end  of  the  class  he  hopes 
that  students  develop  a  love 
for  climbing. 

Mounia  Joseph  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major  said,  "I 
think  it  is  a  good  idea  that 
Southern  is  expanding  the 
courses  being  offered  here,  it 
will  help  us  to  be  better." 


only  a  minority  of  them  are 
music  majors.  One  thing  he 
is  looking  for  in  performers  is 
good  sight-reading  skills. 

"We  have  six  weeks  between 
concerts,"  he  said.  "We  have  to 
pick  up  music  quickly." 


Symphony 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

religion  major,  has  at- 
tended the  Wind  Symphony 
Christmas  concert  every  year 
since  she  has  been  at  South- 
ern. She  said  her  favorite  piece 
in  this  year's  concert  was  "Jin- 
gle Bells"  played  by  the  jazz 
ensemble,  with  the  voice  of 
Gennevieve  Brown-Kibble. 

Even  though  the  public  re- 
ally appreciated  the  concert, 
first  flautist  and  senior  music 
major  Bekah  Reynolds  has  one 
regret. 

"I  was  disappointed  that 
Santa  didn't  come  this  year," 
she  said.  Visitors  to  the  con- 
cert expressed  the  same  disap- 
pointment. 

The  Wind  Symphony  is 
composed  of  around  50  mem-  photo  br  Trishi»  Moor 

bers,  some  of  which  form  the     f^' Joh?  perf°T,  °"  'he 

.  .u.ni  uic      hand  drum  dimng  a  Celtic  musical 
Jazz  Ensemble.  Parsons  says     number. 


In  spite  of  this  relatively 
short  time  for  practice,  Scott 
Cronin,  a  junior  theology  ma- 
jor, appreciated  the  talent  of 
the  Wind  Symphony. 

"They  were  very  well  pre- 
pared," he  said.  "I  enjoyed  it." 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 


New  English  professor  hired 


Melissa  Couser 
Siak  Whites 


Southern  alumnus  Tim  Lale 
has  returned  as  an  adjunct 
professor  in  the  English  de- 
partment. 


English  department  chair 
Dr.  Haluska  said  even  though 
Lale  does  not  have  .a  lot  of ' 
teaching  experience,  the  de- 
partment is  happy  with  the  job 
he  has  been  doing. 

"I  would  rather  have  some- 
one with  fine  intellect,  solid 
education,  and  great  potential 


"Mr  Lale  clearly  has    *an  an  exPe™"»d  tea*, 

,  .  '  that  may  not  be  as  capable' 

a  lot  of  experience 
guiding  writers." 


-Ian  Haluska 


Lale  graduated  from  South- 
ern in  1986  with  a  degree 
in  English  and  he  said  even 
though  he  wasn't  planning  to 
copie  back  to  Southern,  he's 
glad  he  did. 

"It's  turned  out  to  be  a  re- 
ally good  thing,"  Lale  said. 

Before  coming  back  to 
Southern,  Lale  was  the  acqui- 
sitions editor  at  Pacific  Press 
and  was  in  charge  of  bring- 
ing new  book  projects  to  the 
company.  He  spent  14  years 
there  and  also  worked  at  Ad- 
ventist  Review  and  Herald  for 
six  years. 

This  semester,  Lale  is 
teaching  two  Composition  102 
classes  as  well  as  a  grammar 
class  for  English  education 
majors. 

Lale  said  his  goal  is  to  teach 
students  the  writing  skills  they 
will  need  in  life. 

"[Students]  will  use  writing 
in  almost  any  major  or  situa- 
tion in  life,"  Lale  said.  "It's  not 
just  [a  class]  [they]  have  to  get 
done." 


Haluska  said.  "Mr.  Lale  clearly 
has  a  lot  of  experience  guiding 
writers." 

Some    of   Lale's    students 


"[Mr.  Lale's]  a  great  teach- 
er," said  Charity  Stone,  a  ju- 
nior English  education  major. 
"I've  really  learned  a  lot  from  I 
him  about  the  English  lan- 


Lale  says  so  far  his  expe-l 
rience  at  Southern  has  besnj 
positive. 

"I'm  really  enjoying  it, ! 
ways  liked  it  here,"  Lale  saiii 
"I'm  really  enjoying  getting  t»| 
know  the  students,  they're  a 
good  bunch." 


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NEWS 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


fcouthern  has  one  of  two  Christian  archeology  programs 


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an  archeology  program,"  King  phasis  major.  "It's  a  very  well 

'                     '  equipped  program  to  teach  ar- 

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|m  in  the  field  ot  archeol-     increased.with  the  opening  of  time   periods   of  the   Bible 

L  Today,  thiS.soneofonly     the  Lynn  H.  Wood  Archeologi-  The  Near  Eastern  Archeology 
■o  programs  m  the  country     cal  Museum,  which  houses  the 


the  country 
gat  teaches  archeology  from  a     largest  teaching  collection  of 


fflristian,  biblical  perspecth 
■Southern  felt  it  was  neces- 
ly  to  begin  a  program  like 
ls  due  to  a  decline  in  the 
Bmber  of  American  institu- 
fc  excavating,  said  Dr.  Greg 
|L,  dean  of  the  School  of 
Rigion.  Dr.  Michael  Hasel, 
fetor  of  the  Institute  of  Ar- 
Rology,  who  began  working 
mtouthern  in  1998,  worked 
conjunction  with  Dr.  Jack 
leo,  now  an  adjunct  pro- 
lor  in  the  School  of  Reli- 
gion, to  make  it  happen. 
Jit  was]  a  perfect  conver- 
ge of  circumstances  that 
it  possible  for  us  to  start 


artifacts  in  the  U.S. 


"We  still  believe 

the  Bible  has 

something  to  teach 

us  about  history." 

-Justo  Morales 


"We  have  all  our  teaching 
utensils  here,"  said  Clay  Perez, 
a  sophomore  theology  and 
archeology  near  eastern  em- 


emphasis  covers  the  Old  Tes- 
tament and  the  Classical  Ar- 
cheology emphasis  covers  the 
New  Testament.    - 

"We  still  believe  the  Bible 
has  something  to  teach  us 
about  history,"  said  Justo  Mo- 
rales, museum  coordinator 
and  a  Southern  graduate  of 
history  and  archeology.  "We 
don't  use  archeology  to  prove 
the  Bible,  but  we  use  archeolo- 
gy to  illuminate  the  Bible,  [to] 
paint  a  better  picture." 

Requirements  for  comple- 
tion of  an  archeology  major 
include  taking  several  religion 
classes,  an  archeological  exca- 
vation and  going  on  the  Mid- 


Artifactsfri 


die  East  Study  Tour.  The  next 
study  tour  will  be  in  the  sum- 
mer of  2009,  and  the  students 
will  visit  the  Seven  Churches 
of  Revelation  in  Turkey. 

"It's  a  really  nice  program 
for  people  who  like  scholarly 
work,  but  like  to  get  dirty  also," 


said  Annalee  Beagle,  a  senior 
history  and  archeology  near 
eastern  emphasis  major.  She 
added,  "[It]  helps  provide  sub- 
stance for  Christian  beliefs." 


Chess  Club  revived  on  Southern's  campus 


AlMEE  BRADSHAW 
■Staff  Wbitfb 


Chess  Club  is  back  and  more 
popular  than  ever. 

"Chess  is  commonly  consid- 
ered a  complex  and  intricate 
game.  Some  people  associate 
it  with  confusion  and  difficul- 
ty," said  Chess  Club  President 
Kevin  Liston,  a  junior  business 
administration  major. 

The  goal  of  Chess  Club  this 
year  is  to  change  the  chess  ste- 
reotype as  their  constitution 
states:  "The  mission  of  the 
Southern  Adventist  University 
Chess  Club  is  to  promote,  in- 
troduce and  teach  the  game  of 
chess  to  the  student  body." 

Liston's  father  taught  him 
how  to  play  chess  at  a  young 
age.  When  Liston  arrived  at 
Southern  he  was  disappointed 
to  see  that  a  chess  club  did  not 
exist  and  had  not  been  active 
for  years.  On  quiet  Saturday 
nights,  Liston  would  bring  his 
chess  board  to  the  boy's  dorm 
lobby  for  a  few  games  with 
friends  and  any  others  who 
felt  like  playing. 


"I  realized  there  was  a  sig- 
nificant interest  in  chess  on 
campus.  The  popularity  has  al- 
ways been  there,"  Liston  said. 
"We  were  just  missing  a  club 
to  hold  the  games  together." 

Since  his  freshman  year, 
Liston  has  made  attempts  to 
revive  the  Chess  Club  and  was 
finally  successful  in  Septem- 
ber Chess  Club's  unveiling  at 
the  student  club  showcase  in 
September  resulted  in  41  peo- 
ple signing  up.  More  members 
have  joined  since  then. 


"I  love  the  fact  that 
chess  is  all  about 
strategy  and  skill." 

-Leilani  Santana 


"Kevin  is  a  long-time  chess 
player  and  he  is  a  great  chess 
teacher  and  leader,"  said  Lei- 
lani Santana,  a  freshman  so- 
cial work  major  and  Chess 
Club  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
"Chess  Club  has  been  going 


great  and  we  are  planning 
chess  workshops  for  students 
to  get  involved  and  learn  how 
to  play." 

Santana  said  the  club  is 
currently  meeting  every  other 
Sunday  evening  from  8  p.m.  to 
10  p.m.  in  the  boy's  dorm  lob- 
by and  we  encourage  anyone 
who  is  interested  or  looking 
for  a  challenge  to  come  play 
with  us." 

The  Chess  Club's  big  tour- 
nament will  be  held  next  se- 
mester. The  Chess  Club  will 
also  be  taking  their  chess 
boards  to  Chattanooga  Com- 
munity Kitchen  to  play  games 
and  spend  some  time  with  the 
people  there  for  their  outreach 
activity. 

"I  love  the  fact  that  chess  is 
all  about  strategy  and  skill," 
Santana  said. 

"We  want  to  increase  aware- 
ness about  the  game  of  chess 
and  show  students  and  new 
chess  players  that  it's  not  that 
difficult  to  learn  and  play,"  Li- 
ston said.  "Once  you  get  chess, 
it's  challenging  and  a  lot  of 
fun." 


" 


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6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 
I 


rBligion 


He  is  the  name  above  all  names 


KristinaDunn 

rnMTHIRIFTOH 


On  the  island  of  Pohnpei, 
it's  apparently  really  bad  to 
9ay  anything  about  someone's 
father  or  mother.  For  example, 
if  you  call  someone  by  one 
of  their  parents'  first  names, 
you're  asking  for  trouble. 

In  freshmen  Bible  one  day, 
one  of  my  front  row  students, 
Nathaniel,  asked  a  typically 
mumbled  question  which  I 
had  to  ask  him  to  repeat.  So, 
this  time,  as  usual  after  his 
questions,  I  asked,  "What  was 
that  Nathaniel?  Your  mom 
helped  you  with  that  poster  on 
the  wall?" 

The  entire  class  gasped, 
wide-eyed. 

"Miss!  What  did  you  say?" 

"Uhh,  wait,  what?" 

Everyone  eagerly  informed 

me  of  the  cultural  no-no.  I 

apologized  profusely  for  the 

ignorant  comment. 

Just  last  week,  I  was  prepar- 
ing for  the  next  lesson  during 
my  free  period  in  the  class- 
room. I  heard  some  rustling  in 
the  hall;  then  a  fellow  student 
missionary  teacher's  voice  yell- 
ing loudly. 

"Girls,  stop  that.  I'm  seri- 
ous, girls,  let  go!" 

By  the  time  I  reached  the 
hall,  I  saw  two  of  my  stu- 
dents—two young  ladies— with 
their  fists  clenched  around 
each  other's  hair,  screaming 
in  their  native  tongue,  bodies 
tumbling,  tackling  each  other 
to  the  ground.  It  was  the  sec- 
ond fight  that  has  happened 
on  campus  this  year  so  far. 
Both  solely  involved  females. 
Apparently,  one  of  them  de- 
graded the  other's  dad's  name. 
It  made  me  think.  I  wonder 
how  I  treat  my  heavenly  Dad's 
name?  The  Name  above  all 
other  names.  The  Name  that 
doesn't  think  about  knowledge, 
it  is  knowledge.  The  Name  that 
doesn't  contemplate  eternity, 


it  is  eternity.  The  Name  that  I 
loosely  tack  on  to  my  identity... 
"Oh  yeah,  I'm  a  Christian."  The 
Name  that  desires  to  be  my 
name,  to  take  my  identity  and 
make  it  His  own. 

This  past  week,  one  of  my 
Bible  students  ran  up  to  my 
desk  before  first  period  biolo- 
gy, eyes  intensely  dilated  with 
concern.  Just  before  the  bell, 
she  whispered  quickly,  "Miss, 
do  you  believe  in  ghosts?" 

The  question  caught  me  off 
guard  for  sure.  Lord,  speak. 
"Umm,  well,  Jasmine,  I  um,  I 
believe  that  there  is  a  definite 
great  controversy  going  on  be- 
tween good  and  evil  that  some- 
times we  can't  always  see.  Why 
do  you  ask?" 

"My  cousin  was  possessed 
by  her  dead  boyfriend's  ghost 
last  night." 

"Whoa,  what  happened?" 

"Well,  I  prayed  for  her,  and 
it  went  away.  And  then  it  came 
back,  but  I  prayed  again,  and  it 
went  away  for  good." 

"Well,  praise  God,  Jas- 
mine." I  was  proud  of  her  for 
calling  on  Jesus'  name,  itching 
to  hear  more  and...  without 
words. 

The  bell  rang. 

I  didn't  really  know  what  to 
say  or  do,  so  I  quickly  showed 
her  Romans  8:37-38—  noth- 
ing can  separate  us  from  God's 
love— and  started  biology  lec- 
ture, which  was  frustratingly 
irrelevant  at  the  moment.  But 
a  beautiful  thing  about  teach- 
ing is,  you  see  your  students 
day  in  and  day  out— and  in  Bi- 
ble, she  mentioned  this  same 
incident  again.  God  gave  me 
the  opportunity  to  write  a  let- 
ter back  to  her  about  His  pow- 
erful love,  His  authority  over 
evil  and  the  Bible  truth  about 
what  happens  after  death.  But 
it  was  short-just  chipping  the 
surface.  (I  need  to  talk  to  her 
again  outside  of  class.  Please 
pray  for  her  and  her  family.) 

You  see?  My  "Americaness" 


typically  sloughs  these  types 
of  stories  off— whether  inten- 
tionally or  subconsciously, 
I'm  not  sure.  Mostly  oblivious, 
I  reckon.  But  it's  crazy  how 
these  types  of  things  appear 
quite  prevalent  on  this  third 
world  island  than  in  the  U.S.  I 
guess  the  devil  doesn't  have  to 
work  as  blatantly  in  a  country 
where  people  are  so  consumed 
with  themselves.  Leodiceans 
already  have  their  gods. 

What  is  it  about  this  Name 
of  the  God  who  is  above  all,  the 
Name  that  makes  kings  bow 
and  demons  shudder?  This 
Thanksgiving  season,  I  am  so 
grateful  for  this  Name  who 
knows  me  by  my  name  and 
longs  to  call  me  by  His  Name- 
living  in  me  and  fighting  for 
me.  I  pray  that  His  name  will 
become  more  powerful,  more 
personal,  more  practical  and 
more  precious  in  each  of  our 
lives. 

1  am  the  LORD;  that  is  my 
name!  'Fear  not,  for  I  have 
redeemed  you;  I  have  sum- 
moned you  by  name;  you  are 
mine.  For  I  am  the  Lord,  your 
God.  Do  not  be  afraid,  for  I 
am  with  you;  everyone  who 
is  called  by  my  name,  whom  I 
created  for  my  glory,  whom  I 
formed  and  made." 

-Isaiah  42:8;  43:1, 3, 5, 7 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,21 

Chris  eloign 

Religion  Editorl 

chrisc!ouzet@southern.e4 1 


■«■■■■ 

Al< 

1116 

Venessa  Cutz 

Out  of  control. 

fnniTOimn-OH — _ — 

I  left  my  hands  of  the 

damage 

The  sun  sets 

And  merely  watch  in  hot 

And  the  light  of  day 

And  shock 

Fades  away, 

And  the  crumbling  of  th 

My  hope  with  it. 

walls. 

I  go  to  bed, 

How  did  this  happen? 

Thoughts  and  questions 

I  thought  the  foundation 

Thrashing  through  my 

Was  strong? 

head. 

I  cannot  bear  it  anymore 

I  feel  so  alone: 

And  put  my  head  in  my 

I  call  out  to  my  God 

hands 

But  there  is  no  movement: 

And  sob. 

Heaven  stirs  not. 

But  my  God  does  not 

The  tears  pour  down  my 

comfort  me; 

cheeks 

Heaven  stirs  not. 

And  wet  my  pillow. 

I  squeeze  my  teddy  bear 

I  pull  the  covers  over  my 

Close  to  my  aching  heart 

bead 

I  call  one  last  time  to  my 

And  hug  my  knees  tight; 

God. 

I  am  alone 

He  does  not  answer. 

And  empty. 

But, 

Where  is  my  God  who 

I  know  my  God, 

promised 

He  is  there;  He  must  be 

Not  to  forsake  me? 

there. 

Why  does  He  allow  me  to 

He  hears  my  call, 

endure 

I  know  He  does. 

Such  pain  and  turmoil? 

The  tears  slow  down 

The  walls  I  built  so  carefully 

And  soon  stop. 

Around  my  life 

I  cannot  feel  my  God 

Are  crumbling  down, 

But  I  know  He  hears  me 

With  no  mercy. 

And  I  know  He  will  answer 

This  world  I  tried  so  hard  to 

control 

Is  quickly  spinning 


I  just  have  to  hang  on. 


CrapW^r*"" 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Quirks  of  Ghana:  "Thank  you,  poo  poo?" 


Nick  Livanos 

(jiaiBliiulQll 

The  scent.  Sometimes  it's 
more  like  a  smell. 

Did  you  know  that  in  West 
Africa  oranges  are  actually 
green?  Or  that  people  carry 
things  almost  exclusively  on 
their  heads?  Or  that  when 
people  clap,  they  do  it  in  uni- 
son? 

There  are  two  kinds  of  ma- 
laria medication:  the  cheap 
stuff  and  the  expensive  stuff. 
Both  are  pretty  equal  at  pre- 
venting malaria.  The  differ- 
ence between  the  two  is  that 
the  cheap  stuff  will  cause  hal- 
lucinations. However,  it  is  my 
opinion  (as  a  person  currently 
taking  the  expensive  kind)  that 
preventing  malaria  apparently 
requires  messing  with  your 
brain  a  bit.  I  cannot  recall  an- 
other time  in  life  when  I  have 
had  such  vivid  dreams.  Every. 
Single.  Night.  Last  night  I  was 
part  of  an  epic  bank  robbery. 
Sometimes  I  was  a  robber, 
and  then  in  that  way  that  only 
makes  sense  in  dreams,  some- 
times I  was  a  hostage.  For  a 
(little  while  there  was  a  flame- 
Ithrower  involved.  And  for  a 
[long  while,  there  was  a  too  tan, 
',  curly-haired  blond 
jdude  trying  to  date  my  mom. 
put  my  mom  wasn't  even  my 
™om.  And  in  dreams,  it  can  be 
ilike  that  and  still  make  sense. 
I  So  anyway,  I  don't  have 
Maria...  yet.  But  there's  still 
pme. 

As  a  greeting  in  Ghana,  peo- 

e  say,  "You  are  welcome." 
^"d  when  people  respond  to 

How  are  you?"  with,  "Fine," 
f  actual'y  means  they're  do- 
pe really  well.  "Fine"  is  like 
ping,  "Amazing."  The  native 
Jiguage  over  here  is  called 
re  [>-way"].  To  say  thank 
[°u„ln  Ewe.yousay  alcpe  ["ack- 

'  ]■  If  you  want  to  say  thank 
1  Very  much,  just  throw  in 


"ka"  a>couple  times  after  your 
akpe.  Akpe  ka  ka.  When  I  first 
heard  this,  I  thought,  "Thank 
you,  poo  poo?"  But  I  was  as- 
sured it  is  perfectly  accept- 
able. 

In  Africa,  they  sell  ice  cream 
in  a  plastic  bag.  It's  called  Fan 
Ice  and  it  is  good.  They  make 
something  starchy  from  cas- 
sava called  fufu.  It  is  bad.  They 
have  soda  in  big  glass  bottles 
that  you  can't  open  with  your 
hands.  I  can  get  down  with 
that. 

A  man  asked  me  to  take  his 
picture,  but  he  want- 
ed money  for  it.  He 
walked  away  mum- 
bling profanity  as  I 
explained  that  I  didn't 
really  want  his  pic- 
ture in  the  first  place. 
Then  I  told  the  kids  to 
stop  saying  those  bad 
words. 

Another  man  cut 
open  coconuts  he  had 
just  chopped  down 
from  a  tree  so  I  could 
drink  the  milk. 

There  is  a  seam- 
stress lady  who  says 
I  should  marry  her 
daughter.  It's  a  funny 
joke.  Her  daughter 
lives  in  another  town 
and  we  have  never 
met.  But  we  talked  on 
the  phone  today  for  a  while 
when  her  mother  called  her 
up.  I'm  not  so  sure  it's  a  joke 
anymore. 

Everywhere  we  go,  kids  act 
like  we're  celebrities.  They 
scream  and  come  running. 
They  try  desperately  to  touch 
us.  If  you  high-five  one,  they 
all  want  to  high-five.  Today  I 
did  several  quick  drawings  like 
autographs  for  the  masses.  A 
giraffe  for  this  kid,  an  ostrich 
for  that  one,  an  elephant  for 
another.  I  have  played  little 
boy's  heads  like  drums  to  the 
amusement  of  the  masses.  We 


wrote  in  the  dirt  to  learn  each 
other's  names.  Everything  I 
say  and  do  is  funny.  They  hold 
my  hands  when  we  walk. 

If  a  white  person  is  de- 
pressed, all  they  need  to  do  is 
go  to  Africa  and  hang  out  with 
the  children.  Instant  remedy, 


Every  night  before  I  go  to 
bed  I  read  a  little  note  from 
one  of  my  friends.  They  got 
together  and  snuck  them  into 
my  bag  before  I  left,  and  there 
are  a  lot  of  them.  It  makes  a 
difference.  Akpe  ka  ka. 

When  we  drive,  you  can 
smell  the  diesel  exhaust  from 


Sometimes 

the  story 

is  more  like  a 

smell.  It's  in  the 

little  things  that 

make  you  close 

your  eyes  and 

remember! 


the  scent  of  burning  plastic 
lingers  like  when  I  practiced 
pyromania  as  a  kid.  When  we 
first  landed,  the  aroma  of  the 


airport  reminded  me  of  the 

way  hostels  smell.  Our  soap 

smells  like  Sticky  Bumps  surf 

wax,  so  everytime  I  wash  my 

hands,  I  think  of  surfing  with 

Shannon  I&ler. 

These  are  all  silly  little 
details.  None  of  them  are 
of  much  consequence.  But 
sometimes  the  story  is  in  the 
little  details. 

Sometimes  the  story  is 
more  like  a  smell. 

It's  in  the  little  things  that 
make  you  close  your  eyes 
and  remember.  All  the  tiny 
details  that  don't  amount  re 
/a  plot,  but  to  a  feeling;  so 
that  if  you  ever  catch  a  hint 
of  it  a  couple  years  down  the 
road,  you  take,a  deep  breath 
and  sigh,  "Africa." 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopki  ns@southern  .edu 


Putting  the  holidays  into  practice 


Don  R)  ma 

Contibutor 


Three-hundred  and  seven- 
ty-seven years  ago,  in  1621,  a 
group  of  Pilgrims  threw  a  feast 
that  lasted  for  about  three 
days.  Joining  them  were  King 
Massasoit  of  the  Wampanoag 
Indians  and  about  90  of  his 
braves. 

This  feast  was  one  of  sin- 
cere thanksgiving  for  having 
endured  the  winter  and  sum- 
mer in  their  new  land.  Had  it 
not  been  for  the  Wampanoags 
helping  the  new  settlers,  histo- 
rians may  be  hunting  for  their 
history  like  they  are  some  of 
the  early  settlers  in  North  Car- 
olina at  Fort  Raleigh.  Whether 
you  presume  the  Pilgrim  feast 
was  the  first  Thanksgiving  or 
any  one  of  several  in  the  new 
colonies,  the  tradition  of  giving 


thanks  endures,  as  it  should. 

Unlike  our  meals  today, 
their  meal  was  simpler.  The 
historical  record  shows  that 
their  meal  had  a  lot  of  water 
•fowl,  deer  and  was  heavy  on 
the  meat  side  of  the  food  pyra- 
mid. Chances  are  there  were 
few  vegetables  and  most  cer- 
tainly no  turkey,  pies,  or  veg- 
gies like  those  that  most  likely 
adorned  your  tables  yesterday. 
Yet,  in  their  simple  way,  they 
gave  thanks  and  were  happy. 

Thanksgiving  has  evolved. 
Like  the  changes  and  additions 
of  the  modern  menu,  so  are  the 
things  that  we  have  reasons  to 
give  thanks  for.  Yet,  how  many 
take  our  freedoms  and  things 
we  are  so  benevolently  given 
and  blessed  with  for  granted? 
It's  never  too  late  to  say  thanks 
for  what  we  receive.  You  don't 
have  to  wait  until  a  set  day  in 


Get  your  Green  On 


Vexation:  Too  many 
gifts  that  people  want  to 
regift  to  their  local  landfill. 
Solution:  Give  environ- 
mentally responsible  gifts! 
Implementation: 
There  are  tons  of  options. 
Organizations  like  World 
Vision,  Compassion  Inter- 
national, Heifer  Interna- 
tional and  ADRA  all  pro- 
vide gift  catalogs  or  simply 
animal  donations  for  those 
in  need.  Other  organiza- 
tions have  a  more  green 
focus,  like  The  Nature  Con- 
servancy, and  allow  you 
to  give  the  gift  of  planting 
trees  in  other  countries. 
Co-op  .       rica's  Web  site 


(coopamerica.org)  provides 
links  to  Web  sites  where 
you  can  purchase  fair  trade 
goods. 

Clarification:  Shop- 
ping for  gifts  online  is  better 
for  the  environment  than 
driving  all  around  town. 
However,  if  you  like  to  see 
something  in  person  before 
buying  it,  take  a  drive  down 
town  to  the  World  Next 
Door.  They  provide  fair 
trade  items  from  all  over 
the  world.  Their  open  house 
this  weekend  (see  section  at 
left)  is  a  great  time  to  check 
out  their  goods  and  learn 
more  about  what  fair  trade 
is  all  about  and  how  it's 
better  for  the  environment, 
and  people  in  general. 


associated  with  Christianity. 
In  fact,  like  the  Easter  egg  and 
bunny,  the  events  originally 
celebrated  on  Dec.  25  come 
right  out  of  old  pagan  mythol- 
ogy- 

Yet,  when  we  look  around 
us  now  at  all  the  hype,  glam- 
our and  glitter,  and  compare 
it  with  the  simple,  humble 
birth  of  the  babe  in  a  man- 
ger, one  has  to  really  wonder 
if  our  priorities  really  match 
His.  Clearly  the  historical  re- 
cord of  his  life  show  little  in 
terms  of  last  minute  shopping 
at  Macy's  or  Penney's  for  those 
last  minute  items,  yet  His  gift 
to  us  is  probably  the  greatest 
gift  one  could  receive.  And  one 
you  won't  find  "on  sale  now  at 
Sears." 

So  as  we  enter  this  season, 
let  us  not  forget  to  give  thanks. 
Not  only  for  the  comforts  and 
material  things  we  enjoy,  but 
also  for  things  yet  to  come  that 
we  don't  and  can't  understand 
until  the  day  in  which  we  per- 
sonally give  thanks  to  the  Giv- 
er of  the  greatest  gifts,  whose 
humble  and  simple  beginnings 
we  remember,  year  round. 

Editor's  Note:  Don  Rima 
wrote  this  article  the  day 
after  Thanksgiving,  but  don't 
dismiss  it  as  old  news.  You'll 
the  birth  of  Christ  or  much  of  find  his  conclusion  is  right  on 
anything  to  do  with  anything     fime. 


November  to  give  thanks  for 
the  benevolences  of  other  peo- 
ple or  of  a  benevolent  God. 

Today  is  Black  Friday.  This 
is  the  day  that  all  the  stores 
are  falling  over  themselves 
and  each  other  to  remind  us 
just  how  few  days  we  have  left 
to  spend  all  our  cash  and  max 
out  our  credit  cards  for  Christ- 
mas spending.  These  are  the 
stores  that  tell  us  how  much 
glitter  and  lights  we  need  to 
have  on  our  tree  and  how  big 
our  tree  needs  to  be.  That  is,  if 
we  let  them. 

For  those  few  merchants 
that  haven't  been  hawking 
their  Christmas  wares  since 
mid-September,  this  is  the 
time  to  join  with  the  rest  of  the 
selling  world  in  reminding  us 
how  much  we  need  to  spend 
on  presents,  decorations  and 
more  food  for  this  season... 
and  anything  else  they  can  un- 
load in  our  cars. 

All  this  in  remembrance  of 
a  baby,  found  in  a  manger,  in 
swaddling  cloths,  somewhere 
in  the  spring  of  what  is  esti- 
mated to  be  about  3  B.C.  We're 
not  given  the  actual  birth  date 
of  the  Christ  child  and  per- 
haps for  good  reason.  There  is 
no  dispute  that  Dec.  25's  ori- 
gins have  nothing  to  do  with 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

"Playing  the  Changes: 
The  Jazz  Photographs  of 
Milt  Hilton" 

Chattanooga  African 
American  Museum 
10  a.m.-5  p.m.,  Thursday, 
Dec.  11  (through  Friday,  Jan.  9) 
$3  for  students  with  ID's 
caamhistory.org 

World  Next  Door's 
"Christmas  Open  House" 

100  Market  St., 

Chattanooga 

5-9  p.m.,  Saturday,  Dec.  13 

Free 

worldnextdoormarket. 
blogspot.com/2008/11/ 
christmas-open-house.html 

Chattanooga  Zoo's 
"Holiday  Lights" 

Warner  Park 
5:30-8  p.m.,  Saturday, 
Dec.  13 

$6  for  adults 
zoo.chattanooga.org 

"The  Nutcracker" 

Tivoli  Theater, 

Chattanooga 

8  p.m.,  Saturday,  Dec.  13     J 

Ticket  prices  vary 

Chattanoogaballet.net 


A  Perfect  Christmas  Gift  for  Anyone! 
Free  Gift  Box  Included  (While  Supplies  Last) 

Immune  Ammunition! 

It's  a  5-herb  blend  to  aid  the  fight  against 
bacteria,  virus,  fungus,  &  inflammation. 


Jick  Livingston 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,2008 

Sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl  ©southern  .edu 


Volleyball  double  header  comes  to  Southern 


Team  Helix  and  team  Ho- 
meostasis faced  off  Tuesday 
ight  in  a  girls  spike-a-thon. 
he  two  teams  went  back  and 
orth  during  the  whole  first 
lame  reminding  the  crowd 
Ind  each  other  that  they  were 
j  it  to  win  it. 

Coining  down  to  the  wire, 
earn  Homeostasis  only  led  by 
_  couple  points  until  Brooke 
)urst  decided  that  game  one 
lad  gone  on  long  enough.  She 
1  unreturnable  spike  to 
feam  Helix  that  left  them  in 
fonfusion  and  in  no  position 

win  the  first  match.  Homeo- 

asis  ended  with  a  victory. 

"My  team   worked   really 


hard  that  whole  first  match 
and  I  just  wanted  to  make  sure 
we  were  rewarded  with  a  vic- 
tory," said  Brooke  Durst,  a 
freshman  religious  education 
major. 

Homeostasis  started  the 
second  match  with  much  con- 
fidence and  strategy,  in  order 
to  avoid  another  close-  match. 
Their  plan  was  successful. 

Amber  Dawson  stepped  up 
to  the  net  toward  the  end  of 
game  two  to  seal  the  deal.  Af- 
ter a  couple  of  her  spikes  the 
game  was  over  with  Homeo- 
stasis winning  both  matches. 

"I'm  really  proud  of  our 
team,  because  we  struggled 
through  the  season  but  we 
ended  it  strong,"  said  Amber 
Dawson,   a   sophomore  psy- 


chology major. 

In  defeat,  team  Helix  still 
showed  sportsmanship  along 
with  a  Christian  attitude  to- 
ward Homeostasis. 

"I'm  not  sure  what  hap- 
pened," said  BernelleTaitague, 
a  senior  health  science  major. 
"They're  obviously  a  good 
team  and  we  haven't  played 
for  a  week  which  threw  us  off 
a  little  bit." 

On  the  men's  side,  team 
Cool  Breeze  went  up  against 
team  Bromance  in  a  game  that 
wasn't  decided  'till  the  very 
end.  From  the  very  start  both 
teams  were  neck  and  neck  on 
the  scoreboard  and  evenly 
matched  physically,  causing 
their  opponent  to  use  their 
brain  over  their  muscle. 


Cesar  Bernardino  did  just 
that  with  his  ability  to  trick  his 
opponent  by  switching  which 
hand  he  would  spike  the  ball 
with.  Left  or  right-handed 
Bernardino  showed  that  skill 
is  needed  besides  athleticism 
to  defeat  your  opponent.  Cool 
Breeze  took  game  one  25-23. 

"A  lot  of  times  people  ex- 
pect you  to  hit  with  the  same 
hand  so  they  can  know  where 
to  block,"  said  Cesar  Bernardi- 
no, a  sophomore  allied  health 
major.  "When  you  can  hit  with 
both  hands  it  opens  up  the 
floor." 

Despite  a  close  first  loss, 
team  Bromance  was  deter- 
mined to  have  their  revenge 
and  they  did  by  defeating  Cool 
Breeze  25-19  during  the  sec- 


ond game.  Mike  Johns  came 
out  strong  during  game  two 
and  caused  Cool  Breeze  to 
make  too  many  mistakes  with 
no  recovery. 

Game  three  would  decide 
it  all  and  both  teams  contin- 
ued to  match  each  other  on 
the  scoreboard.  Cool  Breeze's 
Jaris  Gonzalez  was  all  over 
the  court  not  only  by  setting 
up  his  big  guys  but  by  stuffing 
a  couple  spikes  on  his  oppo- 
nents as  well.  In  the  end  Cool 
Breeze  was  victorious  17-15  to 
win  the  match. 

"Better  sets  and  arrange- 
ment would  have  helped  us," 
said  Bromance's  Johns.  "It 
was  still  a  good  hard  fought 
game." 


10THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chatter: 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  1  i,  200a 

Deadline  Monday  at  no0n 
chatter@southern.edu 


SDHIIi 


Christmas  Concert  |  The 
SAU  School  of  Music  presents 
Hodie  (This  Day)— a  Christmas 
Cantata  for  mixed  choir,  treble 
choir,  soloists  and  orchestra. 
Several  literary  and  musical 
styles  are  juxtaposed  through- 
out the  work,  all  highlighting 
the  central  theme  of  "Emman- 
uel—God with  us."  Concerts 
are  Friday,  December  12  at  8 
p.m.  and  Saturday,  December 
13  at  4  p.m. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  i2:oop 
MWF  in  the  Student  Center 
seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F  at 
the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 


Add  your  photo  |  Your  great 
Southern  pictures  can  STILL 
be  posted  on  the  student 
photo  collage  in  the  Student 
Center.  The  photo  collage  will 
be  on  display  until  the  end  of 
the  semester.  Simply  e-mail 
your  digital  photo  files  to  sa@ 
southern.edu  and  the  collage 
will  be  updated  with  your  pic- 
tures within  days.  Don't  miss 
your  chance  to  display  your 
Southern  spirit! 

Malamulo  |  Don't  forget  to 
watch  for  the  Malamulo  Ban- 
ner The  Committee  of  100  has 
promised  $1  for  every  student 
signature  onthebannerweare 
going  to  send  to  Malamulo  as  a 
show  of  support!  Look  for  the 
Banner  at  Vespers,  December 


• 


SI 


December  12 

Austin  Schreiner,  Brittany 
Ringer,  Devin  Bates,  Elizabeth 
Hankins,  Fred  Turner,  Guada- 


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Friday,  December  12 

5:29  p.m.  -  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  School  of  Music 
Christmas  Concert  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood  Chapel). 


Sabbath,  December  13 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  SaltWorks  Sabbath 
School  (Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church  Fel- 
lowship Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel-upstairs) 

Adoration  -  Don  MacLafferty 
(Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  LeClare  Li- 
tchfield (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  Don  Ma- 
cLafferty (Church) 

1:15  p.m.  -  Patten  Church  (Wright 
Hall  Steps) 

2-4  p.m.  -  Various  Local  Outreach 
(Wright  Hall  Steps) 

4  p.m.  -  School  of  Music  Christmas 
Concert  (Church) 

Various   Times   -   Clubs/Depart- 


ments Christmas  Parties  (Different 
Locations) 

Sunday,  December  14 

Semester  Exams  Begin 

No  field  trips  or  tours 

Noon-Midnight  -  McKee  Library 
Open 

1-10  p.m.  -  "Give  4"  (Miller  Plaza 
PaviTlion:  850  Market  St.) 

2-4  p.m.  -  The  GraceWalk  for 
"Grace  in  Action"  (Miller  Park  - 
Downtown  Chattanooga) 


Monday,  December  15 

Semester  Exams 

8  a.m.-midnight  -  McKee  Library 
Open 

9  a.m.  -  3  p.m.  -  Hot  Drinks  on  the 
Promenade  (Student  Center) 

9  a.m.  -  5  p.m.  -  Book  Buy  Back 
(Campus  Shop) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Undergraduate 
Council 


Tuesday,  December  16 

Semester  Exams 


Last  day  to  make  up  Winter  & 
Summer  2008  incompletes 

8  a.m.-midnight  -  McKee  Library 
Open 

9  a.m.-5  p.m.  -  Book  Buy  Ba< 
(Campus  Shop) 

Noon  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 
7  p.m.  -  School  of  Nursing  D 
tion  &  Rho  Iota  Induction  (Chu 


Wednesday,  December  17 

Semester  Exams 

9  a.m.-5  pjn.  -  Book  Buy  B; 
(Campus  Shop) 

5  p.m.  -  McKee  library  Clo: 

7  p.m.  -  Winter  Commence 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 


Thursday,  December  18 

Christmas  Break 
McKee  Library  Closed 
No  Classes 

University  Health  Center  Closed 
9  a.m.-5  p.m.  -  Book  Buy  Back 
(Campus  Shop) 


lupe  Gruis,  Rocky  Emig,  Tim 
Korson 

December  13  |  Clifton 
Schaller,  David  Ramirez,  Jen- 
nifer Espinoza,  Joe  Frescino, 
Lauren  Caradonna,  Liz  01- 
ivencia,  Tyson  Hall 

December  14  |  Cliff  Olson, 
Donovan  Sailo,  Elizabeth  Er- 
skine,  Jeffrey  Harper,  Joshua 
Istueta,  Lacy  Edney,  Tara 
Busuioc-Comstock 

December  15  |  Andrea  Face- 
mire,  Andrew  Knittel,  Chris- 
tina Sanders,  Connie  Cox, 
Elida  Pacheco,  Hendel  Butoy, 
Jacqui  Reed,  Jane  Mashburn, 
Julie  Tillman 

December  16  |  Ana  Preza, 


Anna  Ross,  Beverly  Orrison,     December     17     |     Ashton  December  18   |  All 

Cynthia  Day,  Greg  King,  Javier     Coons,  Jan  Haluska,  Jennifer  Pagan-Hernandez,  BraianTs-l 

Krumm,  Jessica  Fraker,  Katie     Stotz,  Joey  Giampa,  Kristen  bor,  Brittany  Webster,  Cbsl 

Partlo,  Leah  Bermudez,  Loren     Wright,  Mark  Cloutier,  Molly  Brown,  Clarissa  Silvels,  Eli»| 

Barnhurst,  Timothy  Mitchell       Coble,  Stephen  Jenks,  Tony  bethWang 
Morin,  Zofia  Mashchak 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 


classifieds 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


inexpensive   room   avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
■Located  one  mile  from  South- 
Em.    Private    room,    shared 
Rath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
Mining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
Br/dryer,  living  room,  porch 
and     big  backyard.    $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities, 
■all  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

■Roommate  wanted  | 

■nterviewing  roommate  for 
Becond  semester/Large  house 
En  high-end  neighborhood,  ga- 
Bage,  room  comes  furnished, 
Hreat  roommates.  Email 
■dickerson@southern.edu. 

2  Roommates   wanted    | 

■Jpstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus.  Two  rooms  available. 
Barge  room  $275,-small  room 
■245  +  utilities.  Located  right 
Hcross  from  health  services. 
mlief@southern.edu  or  call 
■23-653-8302. 

Room  for  rent  |  Preferably 
m  female.  Less  than  10  min- 
Etes  from  Southern.  Access 

to  entire   house  and   back- 

■Md,  including  a  deck.  Wash- 

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B-309-1674. 

Boms  for  rent  |  2  rooms 
[  rent  for  female  students. 

ated  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
&le,  3  miles  from  Ooltewah. 

ess  to  kitchen,  laundry, 
ffile  and  wireless  Internet, 
ffiet  home  in  the  country 
"Tj  large  deck.  Available  im- 
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W*    cell:    423-280-3243 

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rlpool  fridge  I  Black, 
'-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
In  for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
P3-0832  or  e-mail  at 
pon@southern.edu. 

otep  for  sale  |  2004 
Pa  ET"4,   150CC   Scooter 


with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
.  please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-ioo3i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Web  site/graphic  design- 
er wanted.  Must  be  willing  to 
work  for  a  reasonable  rate  on  a 
Web  site  project.  Contact  Na- 
rissaatnselent@southern.edu. 

Affordable  guitar  lessons 

Christmas    2   for   1   special. 
Email  for  gift  certificates  or 
questions.  E-mail 
erikag@southern.edu. 

Ford  Focus  for  sale  |  '04 

Ford  Focus  SVT,  Limited  Ed. 
Blue,  all  the  extras,  71K,  well 
maintained.  $8,500,  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  frilly  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

1998  Taurus  |  For  sale. 
Hunter  Green.  129k  miles. 
Great  car!  $2,000.  Contact 
Willis  @  322.5249. 

Paintball  gun  for  sale   | 

2  paintball  markers,  Minimag 
(all  upgrades)  and  VM-68, 
tons  of  extras.  If  you  know 
what  it  is,  you  know  what  its 
worth.  Steal  it  for  $200.  Call 
Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Cavalier  tail  lights  |  2002 

4-door   tail    lights    excellent 


condition  $10.  Call  Jonathan 
423-605-8437. 

1988  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  receipts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,850/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu. 

For  sale  |  GBS-prevention 
seat  warmer.  $2oo/obo.  Great 
Christmas  present  for  every- 
one on  your  list.  Call  Jason 
Maxie  at  434-770-8846  before 
someone  else '_  grabs  up  this 
great  deal. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue...  this  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i50/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
■  southern.edu. 

Classical/folk  guitar  | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750- 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295- 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes   with   4   channel   ra- 


dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Telescope  for  sale 

Message  Meade  8"  telescope. 
Excellent  condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 

Apple    MacBook    laptop 

13"  Apple  MacBook  (White), 
Clean,  2.0  GHz  Intel  Core  Duo 
processor,  200GB  Hard  Drive, 
2GB  of  RAM,  with  latest  soft- 
ware (Leopard,  iLife  '08,  & 
iWork  '08  installed).  Apple- 
Care  Factory  Warranty.  $845. 
Call  Carol  at  (423)  396-9377. 

1  Brand  new  pair  of  Smith 
sunglasses  |  Large  fit.  Po- 
larchromic  lenses.  Chrome 
fade  frames.  $isojdickerson@ 
southern.edu. 

Build  a  Board  |  I  have  a 
Sector  9  carving  deck,  78mm 
wheels  w/  fresh  Speed  Cream, 
risers,  but  NO  trucks.  We  sell 
all  or  piece  out.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
you  enjoy  eating  Friday  eve- 
ning for  supper?  Do  you  starve 
on  Sabbath  mornings  when 
the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  banana  bread? 
Delicious  blueberry  muffins? 
Savory  Cinnamon  Rolls?  If  so, 
call  916-847-9495,  or  e-mail 
marissaroberts@southern. 
edu  with  your  order  by  4  P-m. 
every  Thursday  afternoon 

Dog  pen  for  sale  |  6  x  6  x  10 

All  hardware  included.  Call 
Katrina  at  423-284-6954. 

Missing  iPod  Nano  |  Black 
8  GB  Clear  plastic  case  with 
black  rubber  back.  Lost  near 
the  gym  or  Brock.  Please  con- 
tact Tanya  at  (828)  337-6965 
or  tkmusgrave@sourhern.edu. 
Thank-you! 


Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some Pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254. 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless-N 
Adapter.  High  speed  USB  wire- 
less adapter  for  802.11  A,G, 
and  N.  In  new  condition  and 
comes  with  orginal  packaging. 
$20.  Call:  423-503-3404- 

Brand  new  Xbox  |  360  elite 
console  120  GB  hard  drive 
with  HDMI  and  all  accessories 
included.  423-331-0393. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom  house,  would  need 
to  be  willing  to  share  a  small 
room  with  one  other  girl, 
shared  bathroom,  wireless  In- 
ternet, kitchen,  living  room. 
$i70/mo.  Contact  Jenny 
423-  503-3404- 

Christmas  Break  |  My  sis- 
ter and  I  are  looking  for  a 
ride  to  Colorado  Springs,  CO 
for  Christmas  break.  Anyone 
driving  that  way  and  willing 
to  take  on  a  few  stragglers? 
Please  call  Tina  423-236-6111. 
If  you  are  unable  to  reach  me 
please  leave  a  message  with  a 
number.  Thanks. 

Apartment  for  rent  | 

Located  just  2.5  miles  from 
campus.  Large  bedroom  suit- 
able for  2  and  a  large  open 
living  room/kitchen  area.  It  is 
furnished  and  has  all  newfloor- 
ing.  Rent  of  $520  includes  util- 
ities plus  cable  and  high-speed 
Internet.  Call  423-596-9413  if 
interested. 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  11,  2008 

Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 
atwamack@southem.edu 


.humor: 

What  will  really  happen  to  your  resolutions? 


Adam  Wamack 
Humm  Ennm — 


You  say  you'll  read  that 
book  you  bought  and  have 
meant  to  read,  but  once  it 
comes  down  to  it,  after  the 
first  chapter,  you'll  actually 
just  watch  it  gather  dust  in  the 
corner. 

You  say  you'll  study  for 
the  MCAT,  LSAT,  Nurs- 
ing Program,  CPA,  etc.  but 

once  it  comes  down  to  it,  after 
an  hour  of  attempted  study, 
you'll  actually  just  laugh  at  the 
mere  thought  of  studying. 


You  say  you'll  get  your 
sleep  schedule  back  on 
track,  but  once  it  comes  down 
to  it,  after  one  day  of  setting 
your  alarm  for  8:30  a.m., 
you'll  actually  just  sleep  the 
days  away  with  the  excuse  that 
you  have  been  tired  all  semes- 
ter. 

You  say  you'll  stop  watch- 
ing so  many  movies/TV 
shows,  but  once  it  comes 
down  to  it,  after  remember- 
ing that  you  hoarded  55  GB 
worth  of  movies/TV  shows  in 
anticipation  of  not  having  the 
entire  world's-media  library  at 
your  fingertips,  you'll  actually 
watch  twice  as  many. 


You  say  you'll  start  run- 
ning again,  but  once  it  comes 
down  to  it,  after  trying  it  twice, 
you'll  actually  just  sleep  all  the 
more.    - 

You  say  you'll  prepare 
yourself  mentally  for  the 
upcoming    semester,    but 

once  it  comes  down  to  it,  after 
you  understand  the  trauma 
you've  endured,  you'll  actually 
just  try  to  recover  mentally 
from  the  last  semester. 

You  say  you'll  work  for  at 
least  two  weeks  at  some 
store  near  your  house  to 
make  a  few  extra  dollars, 

but  once  it  comes  down  to  it, 


after  searching  for  two  weeks,  •  •  #  •  • 

you'll  actually  just  realize  that 

trying  to  find  a  job  in  the  cur-  Things  You  Should 

rent  state  of  our  economy  is  Actually  Find  Time  to  Do: 

like  trying  to  find  an  honest 

CEO  on  Wall  Street.  Relax-you  deserve  it,  I  hope. 


You  say  you'll  be  proud 
of  the  bank  account  num- 
bers you  have  struggled  to 
build  over  the  past  semes- 
ter, but  once  it  comes  down 
to  it,  after  some  more  careful 
analysis,  you'll  actually  just 
cry  yourself  to  sleep  as  you  re- 
member paying  $800  for  next 
semester's  text  books. 


Get  your  devotional  life 
back  on  track— God  should 
never  be  left  to  the  side  or  low- 
ered on  the  priority  list. 

Spend  time  with  family/ 
friends. 

Invent  a  new  source  of 
clean   energy  to   replace 

oil— please,  for  all  our  sakes! 


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Even  a  close  friend, 
racial  work  major  Kim- 
^icks,  did  not  know  the 
riousness  of  Green's  illness. 
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I  just  feel 
bad,  like 
there's 
more  that 
I  could've 
done," 
said  Ricks, 
in  knew  Green  was  sick,  but 
inotknow  any  of  the  details 
her  illness. 

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ends  two  years  ago  when 
4s  came  to  Southern.  They 
wd  the  bond  of  both  being 
jer  students  and  also  being 
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Students  dressed  up  in 
suits,  dresses,  bow  ties  and 
other  costumes  to  attend  lies 
Royal,  the  game-themed  SA 
mid-winter  party  held  in  the 
gym  last  Saturday  night. 

"It  was  like  I  walked  into  a 
'70s  James  Bond  movie,"  said 
Jacob  Gemmell,  a  sophomore 
media  production  major?  "I 
like  that  many  dressed  up  too. 
It  made  the  party  more  fun." 

Tables  were  set  up  with 
games  like  UNO,  Dutch  Blitz, 
Life,  Taboo,  Jenga  and  more. 
The  winner  of  each  game 
walked  away  with  tickets  that 
could  be  used  atthe  prizebooth 
later.  Meanwhile,  waitresses 
walked  around  serving  addi- 
tional drinks  and  sandwiches 
to  those  playing  games. 

"It  was  really  fun  to  walk 
around  and  see  peoples'  re- 
actions to  the  service  and  the 
party,"  said  Chelsea  Foster,  a 


Raymond  Mills,  right,  plays  a  game  of  Lift 


Photo  by  Marlin  Thorman 
SA's  Mid-winter  party  on  Saturday  night. 

senior  biology  major  and  SA  For  those  who  wished  for  a  high  roller  table  was  that  you 
parliamentarian  who  was  one  bigger  challenge,  a  high  roller  could  play  whatever  game  you 
of  the  waitresses.  "When  I  table  was  set  up  in  the  middle  wanted,"  said  Abdiel  Ortiz- 
first  started  serving,  everyone  of  the  gym.                                         

seemed  really  impressed."  "The    advantage    of    the               see  party,  pace  4 


Students  now  able  to  read  Accent  articles  online 


Hannah  Kuntz 

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The  Southern  Accent  has 
officially  debuted  the  latest 
version  of  its  Web  site  and 
hopes  to  continue  to  make  ad- 
ditional improvements  and 
changes  during  the  course  of 


the  semester. 

The  Web  site,  which  was  cre- 
ated by  Matt  Zuehlke,  a  soph- 
omore computer  systems  ad- 
ministration major,  launched 
its  beta  Web  site  in  November 
2008.  The  Web  site  is  updated 
every  Thursday  with  the  lat- 
est stories  and  allows  readers 


to  log  in  and  leave  comments, 
find  archived  stories  and 
e-mail  staff. 

Laure  Chamberlain,  associ- 
ate professor  in  the  School  of 
Journalism  &  Communication 
and  Accent  sponsor,  hopes 
that  additional  changes  will  be 
added,  including  more  inter- 


active features  like  maps,  polls 
and  graphics. 

"Our  skills  exist,"  Cham- 
berlain said.  "We  just  have 
yet  to  coordinate  them  for 
the  Accent.  I'd  like  to  see 
our    Web    editor    and    our 

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See  what's  new  with 
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'NEW 


Check  out  the  new 
Wellness  Center  eatery 
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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15, ;J 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


Tuition  increase  low 


Emily  Kay 


With  prices  of  commodities 
skyrocketing  due  to  economic 
downfall,  Southern  is  doing 
what  it  can  to  help  students 
afford  higher  education. 

In  May  2009  Southern  will 
implement  a  3-49  percent 
tuition  increase,  which  is  the 
lowest  increase  the  university 
has  seen  in  the  last  12  years. 

"We  tried  to  keep  the 
increase  as  low  as  possible 
while  still  meeting  our  budget- 
ary needs,"  said  Tom  Verrill, 
senior  vice  president  of  finan- 
cial administration. 

Each  year  the  price  of 
tuition  raises  to  compensate 
for  higher  expenses  the  univer- 
sity has  to  pay  to  keep  things 
running.  The  tuition  for  the 
current  school  year  is  $15,820, 
but  with  the  3.49  percentage 
increase  for  next  school  year 
the  tuition  will  be  $16,372,  a 
difference  of  $552. 

While  the  increase  in  tuition 
is  lower  than  usual,  students 
are  still  worried  about  coming 
up  with  the  finances  to  stay  at 
Southern. 

"You  should  start  thinking 
long-term,"  said  Patrelle  Ma- 
jor, a  junior  business  market- 
ing major.  Like,  "am  I  going  to 
be  able  to  afford  [the  tuition] 
for  another  two  semesters?" 

The  current  economic  con- 
dition and  no  cost  of  living  in- 
crease in  salary  for  employees, 


which  is  a  two  to  three  percent 
raise  the  employees  normally 
receive  every  year,  are  the  two 
factors  that  are  allowing  the 
tuition  percentage  to  be  lower 
in  the  2009  to  2010  school 
year,  said  Dr.  Gordon  Bietz, 
president  of  Southern  Adven- 
tist  University. 

"It's  challenging  times,  it's 
painful  for  a  lot  of  people," 
said  Doug  Frood,  associate 
vice  president  of  financial  ad- 
ministration. "There  were  a  lot 
of  us  trying  to  figure  out  how 
to  go  below  3.5  without  dam- 
aging what  we  do." 


64  You  should 
start  thinking 
long-term...  am  I 
going  to  be  able 
to  afford  tuition?' 

-  Patrelle  Major 


Whether  or  not  the  econ- 
omy and  the  tuition  increase 
will  have  a  negative  impact 
on  enrollment  for  next  year 
cannot  be  projected  for  a  few 
more  months,  but  Vinita  Sau- 
der,  vice  president  of  Market- 
ing and  Enrollment  Services, 
is  hopeful  that  it  will  not. 

She  said,  "I  sure  hope  the 
economy  doesn't  prevent  stu- 
dents from  taking  advantage 
of  the  unique  education  and 
environment  that  Southern 
offers." 


Southern  accent 


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EMILY  YOUNG 
KATIE  HAMMOND 
RACHEL  HOPKINS. 
SARAH  HAYHOE 
CHRIS  CLOUZET 


ZACK  LIVINGSTON 

ADAM  WAMACK 

KATIE  DEXTER 
UVOUT  &  DESIGN 

AIMEE  BURCHARD 


HANNAH  KUNTZ 
KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 


MATT  ZUEHLKE 
MATT  TURK 


Laurb  Chamberlain 


please  e-mail  accent@southem.edu 
-mail  Matt  Turk  at  studentadmgr@gmail.o 


Collegedale  recycling  program  delaye 


Katie  Hammond 

Due  to  the  current  state  of 
the  economy,  the  recycling 
program  that  the  city  of  Col- 
legedale was  supposed  to  im- 
plement in  January  has  been 
delayed  indefinitely. 

Joy  McKee,  sponsor  of  the 
Green  Initiative  Club  and 
works  in  Southern's  advance- 
ment department,  said  with 
the  economy  the  way  it  is  right 
now,  the  recycling  market  has 
taken  a  plunge. 

The  city  still  wants  to  start  a 
recycling  plan,  but  is  unsure  of 
when  that  will  happen. 

"Nothing  has  been  can- 
celled, it's  to  be  determined," 
said  Esther  Nooner,  Green 
Initiative  Club  president  and 
pre-speech  pathology  major. 

The  company  that  was  go- 
ing to  offer  recycling  services 


to  Collegedale  put  a  hold  on 
taking  Collegedale  as  a  client 
because  of  the  economy,  Mc- 
Kee said. 

According  to  the  Ooltewah 
Collegedale  Harrison  Weekly, 
"It  is  no  longer  financially  vi- 
able for  the  company  the  city 
had  contracted  to  do  the  work. 
Other  options  are  being  looked 
into." 

Some  students  are  disap- 
pointed that  the  recycling  plan 
has  been  delayed. 

"It  just  makes  me  sick  that 
I  don't  even  have  a  convenient 
opportunity  to  recycle,  and 
that  it's  not  even  an  option 
for  me,"  Jacque  Liles,  a  senior 
public  relations  major  said.  "I 
hope  to  see  recycling  opportu- 
nities in  our  community  in  the 
very  near  future."    . 

Ludine  Pierre,  a  senior  psy- 
chology major,  was  also  upset 


that  the  recycle  plan  Wajj 
layed.     . 

"I  am  appalled  that  p 
are   accepting   the 
as  a  reason  to  not  take  » 
against  the  deterioratioj 
the  earth,"  she  said. 

The  delay  on  the  i 
plan  has  affected  the  ( 
Initiative  Club,  and  dial 
having  to  assess  their  plaJ 

"[We]  are  having  to  „ 
uate  our  goals  since  thel 
cling,  is  being  di 
next  semester,"  Noonersi 

The  Green  Initiative  0 
now  shifting  their  focusl 
the  recycling  plan  to  edusl 
on  conservation  and  toel 
things  such  as  Styrofoi>| 
campus,  Mckee  said. 

The  Club  also  has  plaJ 
participate  in  Communitjl 
vice  Day  by  picking  1 
on  the  Greenway. 


Service  day  to  provide  5,000  hours  of  outreal 


Hannah  Kuntz 

SlALEjViUHB 


This  year  Southern  students 
will  have  the  opportunity  to 
reach  out  to  the  community, 
Monday,  Jan.  19  during  com- 
munity service  day. 

This  year's  community  ser- 
vice day  will  focus  mainly  on 
sites  around  downtown  Chat- 
tanooga, providing  the  com- 
munity with  a  combined  total 
of  more  than  5,000  hours  of 
service.  Melissa  Tortal,  a  se- 
nior non-profit  administration 
major  is  directing  this  year's 
efforts. 

Tortal  is  hoping  for  at  least 
1,000  ^students  to  sign  up, 
which  is  only  about  a  third  of 
the  student  body.  This  year 
students  can  sign  up  online 
through  specific  clubs.  Each 
club  is  responsible  for  re- 
cruiting people  to  volunteer 
and  Tortal  said  she  felt  this 
would  be  more  effective  than 
the  mass  advertising  students 
normally  see. 

"I'm  definitely  hoping  that 
we'll  have  more  participa- 
tion," Tortal  said.  "For  the  last 
two  years  we've  been  stuck  at 
around  700  participants." 


Students  as  well  as  clubs 
are  given  an  added  incentive 
to  participate  this  year.  Cash 
prizes  for  the  three  biggest  re- 
cruiters, as  well  as  to  the  three 
clubs  with  the  most  recruits 
based  on  club  size,  will  be  giv- 
en away. 

a  I  hope  stu- 
dents' eyes  are 
opened  to  all 
of  the  need  in 
the  community, 
and  that  they 
realize  how 
much  they 
can  change. ?5 

-Melissa  Tortal 
tven  with  the  incentives, 
some  clubs  are  having  a  dif- 
ficult time  recruiting.  Na- 
tali  Juarbe,  a  junior  business 
management  major  and  Latin 
American  Club  president,  said 
they've  sent  out  e-mails  to  club 
members  but  are  still  short  on 


recruits. 

TJ  Limerick,  a  sophq 
social  work  major,  is  col 
the  top  student  real 
statistic  that  can  be  i 
on  the  Web  site), 
said  this  is  his  first  yafl 
unteering  and  that  becaC 
won't  be  in  classes  he  If 
he  might  as  well  do  sou 
productive. 

Not  only  can  thee 
be  productive,  somes 
find  it  gratifying. 

"It!s  a  time  I  can  1 
to  the  community  ! 
people  out  who  don'thiijj 
to  get  things  done,"  saw 
Mann,  a  sophomore  coif 
systems  administration! 
who  is  participating  wi 
ond  year  of  communM 
day.  "It's  a  go> 
you  helped  someoneo"! 

Tortal  hopes  thator" 
the  same  way. 

Tortal  said,  "I  » 
dents' eyes  are  opend 
the  need  in  the  com"] 
Tortal  said,  "andthat"1 
izehowmuchtheyca"! 
Only  when  we're  «<™j 
other  can  we  fiJnU'f 
given  purpose. 


■^JANUARY  15,  2009 


NEWS 


Illness  Center  snack  bar  opens 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


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[ayak  and  a  graduate 

■Garver,  dean  of  the 

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I  options  are  all-fruit 
les  and  types  of  Naked 
pot  offered  anywhere 
jampus. 


Darnel  Gossett  buys  a  drink  from  The  Kayak  in  the  Wellness  Center  as 
Jolene  Shaferruns  the  cash  register. 


Some  students  who  have 
tried  food  at  the  Kayak  en- 
joyed it. 

"Their  sandwiches  are 
fresh  and  the  smoothies  taste 
healthier  than  KR's,"  said  Sar- 
ah" Crowe,  a  sophomore  psy- 
chobiology  major. 

Another  addition"  of  the 
Wellness  Center  will  be  open 
Feb.i  and  contains  a  hot  tub, 
therapeutic  pool  and  an  area 


for  students  to  eat  and  study, 
said  Marty  Hamilton,  associ- 
ate vice  president  of  financial 
administration. 

Hamilton  said  the  final  in- 
spection of  the  unfinished  area 
will  take  place  next  week,  and 
the  final  details  are  being  com- 
pleted. 

The  Kayak  hours  are  Mon- 
day through  Thursday  n  a.m. 
to  9  p.m. 


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|if«  and  went  to  visit  her. 


As  her  medical  condition 
became  more  serious  over  the 
past  few  months,  Green  was 
determined  to  continue  class- 
es at  Southern. 

"She  had  a  lot  of  courage 
and  perseverance,"  said  Kevin 
Kibble,  Southern's  assistant 
chaplain,  who  helped  Green 
and  her  family  through  her  ill- 
ness. "She  was  really  planning 
on  being  in  class  this  week." 

Green  was  involved  in  a 
prayer  group  that  met  regular- 
ly at  the  Collegedale  Seventh- 
day  Advenrist  Church. 


"She  was  deeply  motivated 
towards  exhibiting  a  life  of 
faith,"  Kibble  said. 

A  memorial  service  was  held 
Jan.  8  at  the  Gospel  Chapel  at 
the  Collegedale  Seventh-day 
Advenrist  Church. 

BJ  Taylor,  SA  social  vice 
president  and  senior  religious 
studies  major  said,  "It's  sad 
that  someone  could  go  unno- 
ticed without  a  friend  on  this 
Advenrist  campus  when  we're 
supposed  to  be  loving,  caring 
Christians." 


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Harpsichord  donated 

Southern  acquires  another  harpsichord 


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A  harpsichord  was  recently 
donated  to  Southern's  School 
of  Music,  giving  them  a  total 
of  two. 

The  harpsichord  belonged 
to  James  Hinrichs,  an  ama- 
teur musician  who  commis- 
sioned it  to  be  built  by  Sabathil 
&  Son  in  1980.  When  Hinrichs 
passed  away  in  2006,  his  fam- 
ily decided  to  give  his  harpsi- 
chord to  Southern. 

The  idea  for  the  donation 
originated  with  Hinrichs'  son, 
Thomas,  who  is  a  student  at 
Southern. 

"I  want  it  used  and  en- 
joyed," said  Thomas  Hinrichs, 
a  sophomore  international 
business  major.  "It  was  just 
sitting  in  a  back  band  room  at 
Forest  Lake  Academy." 

The  harpsichord  will  be 
used  in  upcoming  public  per- 
formances and  a  showcase  is 
possible,  according  to  music 
professors. 

Professor  Judy  Glass  is 
teaching  private  harpsichord 
lessons,  and  one  student  in 
particular  is  enjoying  the  do- 


nation. 

"Ever  since  I  started  liking 
music,  my  number  one  wish 
was  to  play  the  harpsichord," 
said  Kevin  DeBenedictis,  a 
sophomore  voice  performance 
major.  DeBene-dictis  is  cur- 
rently the  only  student  to  take 
lessons  on  the  harpsichord. 

"I'm  excited  because  there 
is  some  double  keyboard  stuff 
that  I  really  want  to  do,"  De- 
benedictis  said.  "And  with  this 
new  harpsichord,  we  can." 

The  two  harpsichords  al- 
low the  department  to  play  a 
broader  range  of  baroque  mu- 
sic. 

This  is  music  written  for 
double  keyboards— or  duets, 
played  with  two  harpsichords. 
"We  do  a  lot  of  Bach  and 
Vivaldi,"  said  Scott  Ball,  chair 
of  the  music  department.  "The 
harpsichord  is  the  glue  of 
much  baroque  music." 

DeBenedictis  said  that 
though  the  piano  was  an  im- 
provement on  the  harpsichord, 
there  is  nothing  like  the  origi- 
nal. He  said,  "I  actually  enjoy 
it  more  than  the  piano." 


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Continued  from  Pg.  1 


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journalism  students  and  staff 
working  together  to  represent 
the  best  of  convergent  journal- 
ism and  new  media." 

Having  the  Accent  online 
makes  it  accessible  to  readers 
who  might  not  be  able  to  pick 
up  a  hard  copy. 

"I  think  it's  going  to  be 
more  of  an  asset  to  our  com- 
munity members,  alumni  and 
parents  because  they  want  to 
keep  up  with  what's  going  on 
[around]  campus,  but  don't 
have  a  convenient  way  to  do 
so,"  Chamberlain  said. 

Stephen  Ruf,  associate  pro- 
fessor in  the  School  of  Journal- 
ism &  Communication  agreed. 

"We  have  to  engage  in  a 
conversation  with  our  read- 
ers," Ruf  said  "By  having  an 
online   presence   the   Accent 


can  do  that." 

Monika  Bliss,  a  senior  mass 
communication  major  and  Ac- 
cent editor  said  it's  important 
for  the  Accent  to  have  an  up- 
dated web  site  because  people 
are  going  more  news  online. 
She  hopes  the  Web  site  will 
not  only  provide  readers  with 
an  easy  resource  for  the  lat- 
est Southern  news,  but  also 
become  the  place  for  people 
to  express  their  opinions  and 
thoughts. 

"One  feature  allows  read- 
ers to  subscribe  to  the  Accent 
via  weekly  e-mails,"  Bliss  said. 
"The  easy  access  will  hope- 
fully help  both  students  and 
the  community  stay  up  to  date 
and  informed,"  Bliss  said. 

It  will  also  allow  readers  to 
get  Southern  news  faster. 

Ruf  said,  "The  Accent  can 
post  information  promptly 
and  make  it  the  'go  to'  site  for 
information  about  Southern." 


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Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Santata,  a  senior  business 
administration  major.  "You 
could  kind  of  set  the  rules." 

Each  person  who  played  at 
the  high  roller  table  had  to  use 
tickets  to  buy  into  the  game 
and  the  winner  walked  away 
with  the  total  amount. 

Students  played  two  rounds 
of  Cranium  on  the  stage  like  a 
game  show.  Brian  Nyamwang, 
a  sophomore  bio-chem  major, 
was  part  of  the  second  round. 

'The  party  was  amazing.  I 
definitely  enjoy  playing  board 
games,"  Nyamwang  said. 

"The  event  was  very  classy," 
said  Doug  Baasch,  SA  presi- 
dent. "It  seemed  like  everyone 
had  a  good  time." 

Taylor  said  he  was  really 
pleased  with  the  party.  He  said, 
"It  wasn't  the  biggest  turn  out, 
but  I  feel  that  the  people  who 
showed  up  had  fun.  It  was  so 
chill  and  relaxed  that  even  the 
AV  crew  were  able  to  hang  out 
and  play  games." 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  |ANUARYi5i2lJ 


yoi  ir  world 


Missing  pilot  in 
custody  in  Florida 

QUINCY,  Fla.  (AP)  -  Au- 
thorities in  northern  Florida 
say  they  have  found  an  In- 
diana businessman  believed 
to  have  tried  to  fake  his  own 
death  in  a  plane  crash. 

Gadsden  County  Sheriffs 
Office  Lt.  Jim  Corder  says 
38-year-old  Marcus  Schrenker 
is  alive  and  in  custody  in  Gad- 
sden County  Tuesday  night. 

Authorities  believe  Schren- 
ker let  his  plane  crash  in  the 
Florida  panhandle  and  appar- 
ently parachuted  to  safety. 

Before  the  crash,  Schren- 
ker's  life  was  spiraling  down- 
ward: His  wife  filed  fordivorce, 
and  his  financial  management 
companies  were  under  inves- 
tigation. 


Calif,  dad  sold 
14-year-old  into 
marriage 

SAN  FRANCISCO  (AP)  -A 
California  man  has  been  ar- 
rested for  arranging  for  his 
14-year-old  daughter  to  marry 
a  neighbor  in  exchange  for 
$16,000,  100  cases  of  beer 
and  several  cases  of  meat,  po- 
lice said. 

Authorities  in  Greenfield,  a 
farming  community  on  Cali- 
fornia's central  coast,  said 
they  learned  of  the  deal  after 
Marcelino  de  Jesus  Martinez, 
36,  asked  them  for  help  get- 
ting back  his  daughter  after 
payment  wasn't  made. 

Martinez  was  arrested 
Sunday.  He's  scheduled  to 
be  arraigned  Wednesday  in 
Monterey    County    Superior 


Court  on  felony  charges  of 
procuring  a  child  under  age  16 
for  lewd  and  lascivious  acts, 
statutory  rape  and  cruelty  to 
a  child  by  endangering  health, 
according  to  the  prosecutor. 


Tenn.  presses 
TVA  for  details  of 
ash  spill  cleanup 

KNOXVILLE,  Tenn.  (AP) 
—  The  state  of  Tennessee  de- 
manded answers  and  coopera- 
tion Tuesday  from  the  nation's 
largest  public  utility  in  the  af- 
termath of  a  massive  coal  ash 
flood  that  is  costing  the  utility 
$1  million  a  day  to  mop  up. 

"I  am  committed  to  mak- 
ing sure  this  spill  is  cleaned  up 
and  doing  everything  we  can 
to  prevent  any  similar  situa- 


tion in  the  future,"  Gov.  Phil 
Bredesen  said  in  a  statement. 
"I'm  also  committed  to  make 
sure  Tennessee  taxpayers 
don't  foot  the  bill." 

Bredesen  promised  greater 
state  oversight  when  he  vis- 
ited the  Tennessee  Valley  Au- 
thority's Kingston  Fossil  Plant 
shortly  after  the  Dec.  22  spill 
sent  1.1  billion  gallons  of  ash 
and  sludge  into  a  rural  neigh- 
borhood surrounding  the 
plant,  about  40  miles  west  of 
Knoxville. 


Shocking  cold 
wave  drops  temps 
to  40  below  zero 

MINNEAPOLIS  (AP)  - 
Temperatures  crashed  to  Arc- 
tic levels  Tuesday  as  a  severe 


cold  wave  rolled 
upper  Midwest  on  thehia, 
yet  another  snowstorm,! 
ing  schools  and  making! 
people  think  twice  beforj 
ing  outside. 

Thermometers  r« 
digits  early  in  the  d; 
south  as  Kansas  angffl 
where   some   areas  *1 
only  into  the  teens  by  m 

TheiceandsnowtMJt 
pavement  was  blamed  «f 
merous  traffic  accidents^ 
Minnesota  to  Indiana,' 
police  said  a  truck  ovew 

and  spilled  43.°°°  Km 
cheese,  closing  a  busyW 

ramp  during  the  n# 

Gary  area. 

The  bitter  cold  snap" 

sponsible  for  atleast»»  I 

Tuesday. 


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clothes  and  you  clothed  me, 
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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15_20, 

CflriS  Cl0U;j 

Rel'gion  EditJ 

chrisclouzet@southerne 


Thought-provoking  questions  on  being  Christia 


Tara  Becker 
conirjdutor 


Question:  Do  you  dress 
right,  eat  right,  play  right"  and  . 
talk  right?  Do  you  do  your  de- 
votionals  every  night  and  day, 
once  a  week,  once  a  year?  Do 
you  give  enough,  do  enough, 
serve  enough?  When  you  pray 
out  loud,  do  you  sound  smart? 
Do  you  sound  eloquent?  Do 
you  sound...  fake? 

Do  you  eat  out  on  Sabbath, 
swim  on  Sabbath,  watch  mov- 
ies or  listen  to  secular  music 
on  Sabbath?  When  you  go  to 
church,  do  you  dress  up?  How 
dressy?  A  tie?  A  dress?  (Hope- 
fully not  both.)  Do  you  pray 
before  you  eat,  do  you  pray 
before  a  trip,  do  you  pray?  Are 
you  a  vegan,  vegetarian,  meat 
eater  or  a  vegetarian...  that 


eats  fish?  Do  you  believe  Ellen 
White  was  a  prophet?  Or  is  she 
just  another  author  inspired 
by  God?   ' 

Do  you  support  gay  mar- 
riage? Do  you  support  abor- 
tion? How  much  do  you  talk 
about  God  without  sounding 
preachy?  Whose  religion  is  it? 
Your  grandparent's,  parent's, 
teacher's  or  yours?  If  it's  yours, 
how  do  you  make  it  your  own? 
How  sheltered  is  too  shel- 
tered? In  the  world,  but  not  of 
the  world?  How?  Where's  the 
line? 

People  are  hungry,  really 
hungry.  So  we  should  give, 
right?  To  whom,  to  where,  to 
what?  Are  you  defined  by  your 
faith?  Does  your  faith  drive 
you;  drive  you  to  be  greater, 
better,  bigger?  What's  your 
purpose?  If  you're  a  Christian, 


no,  an  Adventist,  how  are  you 
supposed  to  act?  If  you  think 
you  hold  the  truth,  how  do  you 
come  off  as  confident,  but  not 
snobby? 

When  someone  asks  you 
about  God,  where  do  you  start? 
In  the  beginning?  With  your 
testimony?  Are  you  going  to 
deliver  it  well?  Will  you  have  a 
whole  Bible  study  worked  out 
just  for  the  occasion?  Are  you 
saved?  Do  you  make  Chris- 
tianity too  complicated?  Do 
you  make  it  too  simple?  Who 
makes  the  rules?  Or  do  you 
make  your  own?  Why  are 
there  so  many  questions?  How 
do  you  get  the  answers?  Where 
do  you  look  when  everything 
contradicts,  and  yet  claims  to 
be  right?  Can  I  get  the  syllabus 
and  lesson  plan,  please? 


Acclimating  to  the  passive  Christian  culture 


Lemmy  Recinos 

rnhmiiBliTOtt 


My  alarm  clock  jolted  me 
from  my  sleep  precisely  at  7:30 
a.m.  on  Tuesday,  Jan.  6,  2009. 
My  first  reaction  was  one  of 
habit;  I  smashed  my  open 
palm  against  the  top  of  my 
alarm  clock  and  rolled  over, 
tightly  clutching  my  blanket 
against  my  chilled  body.  Wait. 
My  chilled  body?  The  simple 
thought  of  that  was  too  much 
for  me,  and  I  groggily  arose  and 
trudged  to  the  shower,  towel  in 
tow.  1  turned  the  knob  to  hot, 
and  waited  against  all  hopes  for 
a  trickle  of  warmth,  but  alas,  I 
was  relegated  to  another  cold 
shower.  Which  is  not  that  bad, 
considering  the  "cold"  water 
is  at  worst  cool,  and  a  typical 
morning  temperature  is  mid- 
705  to  low  80s. 

As  the  "cool"  water  drizzled 
down  my  back,  washing  away 


soap,  scum,  and  hopefully  the 
rest  of  the  sleepiness  that  was 
desperately  clinging  to  the  re- 
cesses of  my  mind,  a  profound- 
ly different  sensation  finally 
shook  me  to  my  senses.  My 
body  quivered  as  it  responded 
to  a  sensation  that  by  now  had 
become  so  foreign  that  I  lost 
all  control.  I  simply  stood  in 
the  shower,  in  complete  awe  of 
what  was  happening.  My  body 
was  quivering  and  shaking  un- 
controllably, an  eerie  dance 
set  to  the  rhythm  of  my  rapidly 
chattering  teeth.  I  was  COLD!  I 
was  cold  AND  shivering!  Shiv- 
ering! Me?  How  could  that  be? 
Here  I  am,  stuck  in  the  middle 
of  God's  paradise  where  the 
coldest  it  gets  is  in  the  freezer, 
and  more  often  than  not  I  find 
myself  sticking  my  face  in  said 
appliance  wishing  for  at  least 
one  moment  of  peace  and  re- 
spite from  the  heat!  I  was  cold, 
I  was  shivering,  and  I  was  con- 


fused. I  grabbed  my  towel, 
wrapped  myself  tightly  and 
rushed  to  clothe  my  quivering 
body,  mulling  over  what  had 
happened. 


I  had  become 

used  to  the 

heat,  and 

thus  become 

immune  to  it. 


It  didn't  hit  me  until  I  sat 
down  to  relax  after  a  trying 
second  day  of  class.  How  could 
I,  immersed  in  a  place  that  ra- 
diates heat  like  an  overworked 
oven,  be  cold?  How  could  I, 
surrounded  by  roommates 
that  sleep  with  fans  because  of 
the  heat,  be  cold?  How  could 


I,  who  pride  myself  in  wearing 
short  sleeves  as  long  as  possi- 
ble back  home,  be  cold?  Then 
it  hit  me.  I  had  acclimatized.  I 
had  become  used  to  the  heat, 
and  thus  become  immune  to 
it.  That  quickly  led  to  a  suc- 
cession of  thoughts  that  left 
me  with  more  shivers  than 
my  early  morning  shower. 
My  spiritual  life,  in  many  as- 
pects had  gone  through  the 
same  transformation  as  my 
body.    Working  at  a  Chris- 
tian school,  surrounded  by 
Christian    teachers    whose 
sole  purpose  here  is  to  serve 
God,  sitting  through  morn- 
ing   worships,    giving    class 
worships  daily,  leading  ves- 
pers and  assisting  in  Sabbath 
School,  preaching  the  virtues 
of  Christian  life  to  my  stu- 
dents; all  of  this  had  acclima- 
tized me  to  the  point  that  I  no 
longer  felt  the  warmth  of  God 
in  me.  Worships  had  become 


a  routine,  and  my  dail; 
tions  had  succumbed  ti 
extra  minutes  of  sleep.  I 
was  a  way  to  open  < 
worst  of  all,  I  hadn't  erf| 
ticed  the  change.    Mj 
24:12,  which  says  "the 
many  shall  wax  cold's 
took  on  a  totally  newi 
forme!  In  my  efforts  to] 
duty,"  I  had  let  myself  ST 
a  spiritual  stupor,  and«J 
for  God  had  slowly  Wf 
faded  to  ashes. 

However,  even  in  ^ 
one  digs  hard  enougl 
can  be  found.   I  ^M 
■  myself  around,  and  «V 
promise  of  Psalm  »*■ 
in  my  heart,  I  have  Wj 
process  of  reignrting 
It's  going  to  be  a  loH 
but  I  have  faith  inane 
ful  God  who  saves  tot 
most.   I'm  back  on » 
how  are  you?  Are  y<*j 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15,  2009 


DD 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Are  you  dooming  your  conversations? 


Matthew  Hermann 

fnfjTPimirnR 

"Did  you  get  into  OB  this 
semester?  Do  you  wish  you 
had  Adult  III  first?  I  got  in 
Adult  III  and  I  heard  it  was  re- 
ally hard." 

I  became  anxious.  I  knew 
where  this  conversation  was 
going.  Instantly,  I  heard  an- 
other comment: 

"So  where  are  you  doing 
your  clinicals  this  semester? 
Parkridge,  oh...  ok,  do  you  like 
Parkridge?" 

I  gulped  and  became  a  little 
friendlier  with  my  mashed 
potatoes.  An  age-old  equa- 
tion was  expressing  itself  right 
before  my  eyes— two  nursing 
students  killing  a  conversation 
by  talking  about  their  current 
and  prospective  coursework.  I 
was  merely  one  man  and  pow- 


erless against  the  laws  of  the 
universe.  I  retreated  and  let 
this  disaster  play  out. 

This  grievance  is  a  typical 
sequence  of  events  non-nurs- 
ing majors  at  Southern  experi- 
ence: conversation,  nursing  in- 
terjection and  then  silence.  To 
put  it  lightly,  nursing  discus- 
sion is  the  conversational  kiss 
of  death.  For  non-nursing  ma- 
jors, this  is  merely  esoterica, 
analogous  to  having  lunch 


with  an  academy  groupie  who 
reminisces  about  high  school 
events  that  you  were  never  a 
part  of.  Indeed,  it  is  quicksand 
to  lunchtime  social  dynamics. 
Though  one's  critique  of  his  or 
her  practicum  experience  may 
be  insightful  to  some,  its  time 
and  place  should  not  be  in  a 


greater  audience  of  peers. 

Many  may  not  know  the 
damage  they  are  doing.  That  is 
why  I  am  writing  this  article. 


Rarely  do  people  who  initi- 
ate conversational  black  holes 
have  malicious  intent.  Howev- 
er, before  you  speak  of  ASAP  or 
how  hard  the  Procalc  was,  ask 
yourself,  "In  what  context  am  I 
giving  this  information?"  Just 
as  Spanish-speakers  know  the 
rudeness  of  speaking  Spanish 
around  their  English-speaking 
friends,  nursing  jargon  should 
be  restricted  to  those  who  can 
speak  it.  Because  of  its  harm- 
ful effects,  nursing  discussion 
should  not  even  be  a  conver- 
sation of  last  resort.  Silence  is 
preferred. 

I  must  make  a  disclaimer.  I 
believe  this  is  applicable  to  all 
majors.  I  just  find  that  the  fre- 
quency of  nursing  discussion 
is  more  prevalent  than  film  or 
social  work  (maybe  because 
there  are  more  nursing  stu- 
dents?). Instead  of  excluding 


ourselves  or  seeking  comfort 
in  conversation,  T  ask  that  we 
broaden  our  perspective  of 
what  it  means  to  communi- 
cate with  others  in  lunchtime 
discourse.  Instead  of  exil- 
ing those  with  otherness,  we 
should  be  respectful  and  con- 
nect with  them  as  well. 

Though  this  may  be  a  little 
intrusive,  pause  and  think  of 
the  many  conversation  topics 
that  are  outside  the  milieu  of 
our  major.  For  once  give  your- 
self a  break  and  talk  about  top- 
ics that  are  non-school  related. 
It  would  make  the  conversa- 
tion more  interesting  and  shed 
light  onto  you  as  a  person,  not 
as  a  nursing,  history,  or  [insert 
major  here]  student.  Beyond 
that,  it  would  also  give  others 
a  topic  that  everyone  can  con- 
tribute to. 


International  travel:  Making  conversation  count 


Hannah  Kuntz 

Copy  Fnimu 

The  shop  is  crowded.  Bags, 
belts  and  hammocks  sway 
softly  in  the  rhythm  of  the 
balmy  Roatin  breeze.  I  step 
inside  out  of  the  sunny  after- 
noon, my  eyes  adjusting  to  the 
dim  light  and  my  nose  taking 
in  the  smell  of  leather,  fabric 
and  creamy  coconuts.  I  gaze 
around,  overwhelmed  by  the 
huge  selection  of  colorful  sou- 
venirs. 

"iHola!  iComo  esta?"  I  ask 
politely,  my  parents  trailing 
behind  me. 

"iT\i  puedes  hablar  Espa- 
rlol?" 

The  question  is  more  of  a 
surprised  statement.  A  big 
gnn  flashes  across  the  girl's 
face,  revealing  braces.  A  native 
with  braces?  I  muse.  Weird,  I 
mean  it's  just  something  I'd 
never  seen  before.  At.  first 
sl>e's  businesslike.  She  watch- 
es me  intently  as  my  eyes  wan- 


der around.  I  hate  shopping 
with  someone  breathing  down 
my  neck  so  I  try  to  walk  away 
politely,  asking  if  I  can  look 
around.  I  hope  she'll  get  the 
hint  that  I'll  let  her  know  if  I 
need  anything.  She  doesn't. 
Instead  she  follows  me  around 
the  store,  but  she's  so  sweet  I 
can't  stay  mad.  Two  other  girls 
appear  and  start  talking  to  my 
parents. 

My  mom  buys  a  tablecloth; 
a  brilliant  burst  of  blue  high- 
lighting a  traditional  Guate- 
malan pattern.  We  bargain 
with  them,  and  soon  our  pile 
of  purchases  grows.  I  feel 
them  warming  up  to  us.  I  ask 
questions  about  where  they're 
from,  their  names,  how  they 
weave.  Even  though  they're 
Guatemalan,  they  spend  most 
of  their  time  here  in  Honduras 
selling  souvenirs  on  the  island. 
Who  knew  that  my  struggles 
to  learn.  Spanish  would  be 
used  in  this  way?  I  suddenly 


realize  I'm  not  just  a  customer 
anymore;  I'm  someone  who's 
taken  an  interest  in  their  lives. 
I  come  to  the  hasty  and  justi- 
fied conclusion  that  knowing 
a  person's  language  enables 
you  to  topple  the  barriers  of 
culture,  to  make  a  friend  in 
minutes  instead  of  years.  My 
interest  melts  their  facade.  I'm 
no  longer  a  haughty  American 
gringo,  I'm  a  friend.  And  then 
the  biggest  surprise  comes. 

As  we  prepare  to  leave,  Ev- 
elyn, the  owner  of  the  shop 
who  can't  be  much  older  than 
her  twenties,  looks  at  my  mom 
and  tells  her  she  reminds  her 
of  her  own  mother  who  passed 
away  just  six  months  ago.  The 
tears  begin  to  spill  out  of  her 
dark  eyes  and  she  can't  wipe 
them  away.  One  tear  turns 
into  a  salty  waterfall.  We  don't 
know  what  to  do,  b.ut  I  do  the 
only  thing  that  seems  right- 
I  throw  my  arms  around  her, 
my  own  eyes  beginning  to  fill. 


We  ask  her  if  she  knows  she 
has  the  promise  she'll  see  her 
mother  again  at  the  resurrec- 
tion. She  nods.  We  leave  them 
then,  but  it's  not  the  end,  it's 
the  beginning— the  beginning 
of  a  friendship  that  transcends 
language  and  distance.  Trav- 
eling with  a  purpose  can  lead 


portunity,  let  us  do  good  to  all 
people,  especially  to  those  who 
belong  to  the  family  of  believ- 
ers." (Galatians  6:9,10  NIV) 

Before  we  left  I  made  cup- 
cakes for  Evelyn,  and  we  ex- 
changed e-mails.  She  told 
me  that  if  I  ever  visit  Gua- 
temala that  I  will  always  be 
welcome  in  her  home.  My 


:  than  Kodak  moments 

„;„],*  ^^^^^^^Traphic  by  Kalie  Dexter 

and   a   sun   tan— you    might  v 

change  perceptions  or  plant  dad  left  her  a  copy  of  "Steps  to 

seeds  for  eternity.  "Let  us  not  Christ"  in  Spanish.  Who  knows 

become  weary  in  doing  good,  if  I'll  ever  see  her  again  on  this 

for  at  the  proper  time  we  will  earth,  but  I  pray  that  I  will  hug 

reap  a  harvest  if  we  do  not  give  her     ain  beneath  the  shining 

up.  Therefore,  as  we  have  op-  ge"      if  heaven. 


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lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15,  2009 

RacheJ  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Meeting  someone  special  in  2009 

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Was  2008  a  bit  lonely?  Put 
the  past  behind  you.  It's  a 
new  year  and  a  new  semester, 
which  means  fresh  opportuni- 
ties to  meet  people. 

Last  semester,  a  few  articles 
in  the  Accent  sparked  some 
heated  debate  on  campus 
about  who's  to  blame  for  the 
lack  of  dating  taking  place  at 
Southern.  Let  me  be  the  first 
to  say  who  cares!  Are  awkward 
dates  with  people  you  hardly 
know  what  you're  really  after? 
Or  is  it  forming  new  friend- 
ships that  may  eventually  blos- 


som into  something  more? 

Don't  get  me  wrong;  it  is  ab- 
solutely OK  to  be  single.  If  you 
are,  I  hope  you're  comfortable 
with  it  and  not  desperately 
seeking  a  future  mate.  But  it 
is  always  a  positive  thing  to 
expand  your  friend  group  and 
get  to  know  some  new  people 
of  the  opposite  gender. 

If  you're  at  a  loss  for  how  to 
branch  out,  here  are  a  couple 
of  fresh  ideas  that  don't  in- 
volve awkward  first  dates.  I'm 
not  really  an  expert  on  the  art 
of  meeting  members  of  the  op- 
posite sex,  but  I  am  engaged, 
and  I'd  like  to  think  that  counts 
for  something. 


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Get  Your  GrCCd  On 

13 


In  light  of  the  new  year 
and  the  resolutions  that  go 
with  it,  one  green  tip  just 
won't  cut  it  this  week.  If 
you  resolved  to  be  greener 
in  2009,  here  are  a  few 
small  steps  that  are  simple 
yet  effective.  Plus,  if  you 
start  practicing  them  now, 
they'll  end  up  saving  you 
money  once  you're  paying 
all  your  own  bills. 

1.  Don't  wet  your  tooth- 
brush before  brushing. 
This  will  save  at  least  a 
tablespoon  of  water  each 
time,  which  adds  up  if 
you're  brushing  as  often  as 
you  should.  (I'm  taking  for 
granted  that  you  already 
leave  the  water  off  WHILE 
you're  brushing...) 

2.  Turn  off  the  hot  water 
faucet  before  the  cold  (in 
the  showr  or  at  the  sink). 
It  saveo  a  seemingly  insig- 


nificant amount  of  energy, 
but  once  again,  it  really 
adds  up  over  the  course  of 
the  year. 

3.  Unplug  your  iron  (the 
one  that  is  NOT  stored  in 
your  dorm  room,  obvious- 
ly) before  you  actually  fin- 
ish pressing  your  clothes.  It 
will  stay  hot  long  enough  to 
finish  another  shirt  or  two 
and  save  some  energy. 

4.  Choose  to  think  twice 
before  you  buy  anything 
at  the  store.  Do  you  really 
need  it?  Can  you  barrow  it? 
Do  you  already  have  five? 
Evaluate  how  and  of  what 
it's  made,  where  it  came 
from  and  how  far  it  had  to 
travel  to  get  to  you.  In  es- 
sence, try  curbing  your 
consumption. 

Tips  compiled  from 
ideatbite.com  and  "Living 
Green,  365  Ways  to  Make 
a  Difference  One-a-Day 
Calendar." 


1.  Be  a  hero  -  It's  honestly 
not  as  hard  as  it  sounds.  My 
extremely  intelligent  friend 
Brittney  Graves  was  explain- 
ing just  the  other  day  how 
smooth  it  would  be  for  a  guy 
to  purchase  a  giant  umbrella 
and  wait  for  a  rainy  day  to 
walk  girls  to  class.  I  don't  feel 
this  is  a  gender  specific  idea. 
I've  seen  lots  of  drenched  guys 
bursting  into  Brock  Hall  la- 
menting about  their  lack  of  an 
umbrella.  Bottom  line;  little 
things  count.  Hold  a  door, 
lend  a  hand,  be  a  hero,  intro- 
duce yourself. 

2.  Be  a  host  -  Not  every- 
one can  cook,  but  everyone 
can  make  people  feel  wel- 
come. My  first  year  at  South- 
ern, I  had  a  good  friend  that 
lived  off-campus  and  loved  to 
have  people  over.  We'd  make 
dinner  on  Friday  evening  and 
invite  everyone  we  could  think 
of  (including  an  occasional 
love    interest).    Since    there 


were  always  a  lot  of  people,  it 
was  easy  to  strike  up  conver- 
sations and  get  to  know  some- 
one new.  If  you're  in  the  dorm, 
find  a  friend  in  Southern  Vil- 
lage or  off-campus  (or  host  a 
shindig  at  Student  Park).  Even 
if  it's  just  cookies  and  milk  af- 
ter vespers,  the  casual  atmo- 
sphere is  a  great  way  to  break 
the  ice. 

3.  Be  a  health  nut  -  A  lot 
of  people's  New  Year's  resolu- 
tions involve  getting  in  shape. 
But  don't  think  that  a  flatter 
tummy  and  a  lower  resting 
heart  rate  are  all  you  have  to 
gain.  Hulsey  is  crowded  with 
people  who  have  the  same 
goal.  It's  a  hot  spot  for  find- 
ing people  who  enjoy  the  same 
type  of  work  out  you  do.  Who 
knows,  if  you  hit  things  off 
with  that  cutie  on  the  treadmill 
next  to  you,  you  may  be  able  to 
get  yourself  an  accountability 
partner  for  2009.  Long  jog  on 
the  Greenway  anyone? 


Question 

What  is  your  New 

of  the  Week    Year's  Resolution? 

"To  do  devotions  more 

"I  didn't  make  one, 

faithfully."  -Alex  Wade 

therefore  IH  avoid 

the  disappointment  of 

breaking  it." 

"To  stop  eating  Little 

-  Aaron  Cheney 

Debbie  Swiss  Cake  Rolls." 

-  Sarah  Faatz 

"To  balance  the 

relationships  in  my  life." 

"To  utilize  the  Hulsey 

-  Pamela  Weaver 

Wellness  Center." 

-AlyssaFoll 

"To  climb  a  mountain, 

fight  a  bear,  eat  an  octopus 

"To  get  my  application  for 

and  then  live  in  Antarctica 

grad  school  in." 

for  at  least 

-  Whitney  Jord 

a  month." 

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-  Jasmine  Saxon 

This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 


The  Beverly  Hillbillies 
on  Stage 

The  Colonnade, 

Ringgold,  Ga. 

7:30  p.m.  Saturday,  Jan.  17 

Tickets  start  at  $8 

Colonnadecenter.org 

The  Beatniks  are  Back 

Contrapasso  off  Main 
Street,  Chattanooga 
A  Beatnik  poetry  reading 
8  p.m.  Saturday,  Jan.  17 

Bodies,  the  Exhibition 

Atlantic  Station  Exhibition 
Center,  Atlanta 
Now  through  March  1 
Tickets  start  at  $25.92 
"  for  adults 
Atlanticstation.com 

Atlanta  Hawks  vs. 
Toronto  Raptors 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta 
2  p.m.,  Monday,  Jan.  19 
Tickets  start  at  $10 
Nba.com/hawks 

Doubt 

Chattanooga  Theater 

Centre  presents  play  based 

on  the  Pulitzer  Prize 

winning  book 

8  p.m.,  10  p.m.,  Saturday, 

Jan. 17 

TheatreCentre.com 

Hoops  for  Hunger 

Chattanooga  Lady  Mocs 
basketball  game 
Free  admission  with 
donation  of  two  non- 
perishable  food  items 
5  p.m.,  Saturday,  Jan.  17 
G0M0cs.com 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  1  5,  2009 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


NFL  victories  suggest  home  is  not  where  the  heart  is 


Davis  Wallace 

CoMBlBlUQB 


When  it  comes  to  the  NFL 
playoffs,  the  one  major  ad- 
vantage that  some  teams  have 
over  the  others  is  first  round 
byes.  The  top  two  seeds  from 
both  the  NFC  and  AFC  do  not 
play  the  first  week  of  the  NFL 
playoffs.  Some  say  this  is  an 
advantage  because  it  gives 
them  time  to  rest  and  practice 
more  during  the  week.  Others 
may  say  they  have  the  upper 
hand  because  their  opponent 
already  played  the  previous 
week.  There  could  also  be 
some  disadvantages  as  well. 
Some  say  that  teams  will  be 
rusty  after  having  a  week  off. 
Others  may  say  that  teams 
have  too  much  pressure  to  win 
a  playoff  game  at  home  com- 
ing off  a  bye. 

Whatever  the  case  may  be 
this  past  weekend,  it  was  prov- 
en that  home  was  not  where 


the  heart  is  as  three  out  of  the 
four  road  teams  were  able  to 
come  away  with  victories.  On 
Saturday,  the  Baltimore  Ra- 
vens were  able  to  defeat  the 
top  seeded  Tennessee  Titans 
by  the  score  of  13-10  in  Nash- 
ville. Both  of  these  teams  had 
a  top  10  defense  during  the 
regular  season  so  this  type  of 
low  scoring  game  and  hard 
hitting  affair  should  not  sur- 
prise anyone.  Titans'  rookie 
running  back,  Chris  Johnson 
had  72  yards  and  a  touchdown 
in  the  first  half  before  getting 
injured.  After  that,  Tennes- 
see coughed  up  the  ball  three 
different  times  and  Baltimore 
was  able  to  capitalize  and  ulti- 
mately win  the  game.  For  Bal- 
timore, this  is  their  first  AFC 
title  game  since  2001  when 
they  defeated  the  Oakland 
Raiders  and  went  on  to  the  Su- 
per Bowl  to  rout  the  New  York 
Giants. 

In  the  night  game  the  Ari- 


zona Cardinals  thrashed  the 
Carolina  Panthers  by  a  score 
of  33-13  in  Charlotte.  After 
backing  into  the  playoffs,  and 
going  0-5  on  the  East  Coast 
during  the  regular  season, 
nobody  gave  Arizona  a  catch 
to  win  this  game.  However, 
their  defense  stepped  up  and 
was  able  to  force  six  turnovers 
and  they  were  able  to  keep  the 
great  Carolina  running  game 
to  only  75  combined  rushing 
yards.  This  is  Arizona's  first 
trip  to  the  NFC  title  game,  but 
for  Quarterback  Kurt  Warner, 
this  would  be  his  first  NFC  ti- 
tle game  since  2002  and  third 
overall. 

The  defending  Super  Bowl 
champions  and  top  seed  in 
the  NFC,  the  New  York  Giants 
were  unable  to  overcome  the 
high  winds  and  a  great  Phila- 
delphia defense  as  they  saw 
their  hope  for  repeating  Su- 
per Bowl  titles  smashed.  This 
might  have  been  the  ugliest 


game  yet  with  a  23-11  score. 
Just  like  the  Ravens  and  Ti- 
tans' game  this  was  a  defen- 
sive game.  Philadelphia  forced 
three  turnovers  and  kept  Eli 
Manning  and  Brandon  Jacobs 
out  of  the  end  zone.  This  will 
be  Donovan  McNabb's  fifth 
NFC  title  game  in  eight  years, 
and  first  since  2005. 

The  only  team  that  took 
advantage  of  their  bye  was 
the  Pittsburgh  Steelers  with  a 
35-24  prevail  over  the  banged 
up  San  Diego  Chargers.  Wil- 
lie Parker  was  clearly  the  dif- 
ference maker  with  146  yards 
on  27  carries  and  two  touch- 
downs. "Big  Ben"  Roethlis- 
berger  was  able  to  manage 
the  game  and  not  turn  the  ball 
over.  For  the  second  straight 
year,  LaDainian  Tomlinson 
was  unable  to  play  in  a  big 
playoff  game  due  to  injury. 
Ro.ethlisberger  makes  his  third 
AFC  title  and  first  since  2006 
when  they  went  on  to  beat  the 


Denver  Broncos  and  eventual- 
ly the  Seattle  Seahawks  in  the 
Super  Bowl. 

Can  the  road  teams  do  it 
again  this  following  weekend? 
That  is  still  to  be  determined, 
but  for  this  past  weekend  we 
can  say  that  it  was  all  about  the 
road  warriors  and  that  home 
cooking  was  not  as  filling  as  it 
should  have  been. 


Basketball  underway  at  Southern 


Zack  Livingston 


Southern  basketball  intra- 
murals  have  arrived  and  stu- 
dents and  faculty  members, 
are  flooding  the  Illes  P.E.  Cen- 
ter every  night  to  get  a  glimpse 
or  participate  in  some  of  the 
action. 

In  the  Men's  A  League  the 
Crusaders  took  on  Mystic 
Splash  Monday  night  in  an 
all  out  basketball  brawl.  Jaris 
Gonzalez,  a  Junior  Nursing 
major,  started  the  game  with 
nine  points  and  a  point  to 
prove  about  the  quality  of  his 
underrated  team.  He  started 
Ire  game  with  three  3-pointers 
f°r  a  game  total  of  four. 

Mystic  Splash  forward,  Da- 
vis Wallace,  a  Junior  Mass 


Comm 


umcation  major,  was  a 
force  to  be  reckoned  with  and 


carried  the  team  just  to  keep 
them  in  the  game.  Grabbing 
rebounds,  hitting  3-pointers, 
and  blocking  shots  only  high- 


We  had  a 

phenomenal 

start  at  the 

beginning  of 

the  game. 

-Pascal  Nayigiziki 


lighted  a  few  of  his  assets  but 
it  wasn't  enough. 

Crusaders  came  out  victori- 
ous with  a  score  of  49  -  35- 

"We  had  a  phenomenal  start 
at  the  beginning  of  the  game," 


said  Pascal  Nayigiziki,  a  Soph- 
omore Nursing  major  and  cru- 
sader guard,  "We  played  well 
throughout  the  game  and  they 
never  recovered." 

In  the  Ladies  A  League 
Dunkin'  Donuts  faced  team 
Resolution  in  a  very  defen- 
sively oriented  game  that 
only  allowed  a  score  of  2  -  4 
at  half  time.  Some  razzle 
dazzle  crossovers  by  Resolu- 
tion guard,  Geraldine  Dry,  a 
Sophomore  Clinical  Labratory 
Science  major,  added  some 
excitement  to  the  game  but 
both  teams  stayed  close  to  one 
another  on  the  score  board. 
Dunkin'  Donuts  ended  the 
game  victorious  with  18-15. 

"We  just  haven't  meshed 
with  one  another  yet"  Geral- 
dine Dry  said.  "When  we  do 
we'll  be  better." 


Erica  Becker  frc 


Photo  by  MaHin  Thorman 
a  team  Resolution  shoots  for  two  points  on  Monday 
night's  game  against  Dunkm' Donuts. 


10 THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


"' 


chatter 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


College  Bowl  |  The  deadline 
for  submitting  a  team  and  be- 
ing a  part  of  the  12-team  tour- 
nament this  year  is  5:00  p.m. 
Thursday,  Jan.  22.  Your  team 
must  be  made  up  of  five  stu- 
dent members.  Part-time  and 
graduate  students  are  eligible. 
However,  only  one  graduate 
student  may  be  part  of  a  team. 
Submit  your  team  to  negron@ 
southern.edu. 

GRE|  The  Graduate  Records 
Examination  (GRE)  is  the  ma- 
jor test  used  by  universities 
to  determine  acceptance  into 
graduate  school.  Psi  Chi  will  be 
hosting  a  GRE  review  session 
on  Sunday,  Jan.  25,  from  3pm 
to  5  p.m.  in  Summerour  room 
#212.  All  majors  and  grade 
levels  are  welcome.  Helpful 
tesf  tips,  practice  questions, 
and  answers  to  your  questions 
about  the  GRE  will  be  avail- 
able. Come,  learn  more  about 
the  GRE  and  leave  test  anxiety 
behind!  The  goal  of  our  study 
session  is  for  everyone  to  feel 
more  prepared  and  to  take 
some  of  the  fear  and  anxiety 
out  of  this  test! 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p  .m.  MWF  in  the  Student 
Center  seminar  room;  5  p.m. 
M-F  at  the  fountain  between 
Hackman  and  the  library. 


Cardboard  Boat  Race 

Saturday  night,  Jan.  17  there 
will  be  a  cardboard  boat 
race  event  you  will  not  want 
to  miss!  It  is  a  fun  event  to 
participate  in  as  well  as  watch. 
Co-ed  teams  of  four  will  be 
^^         tasked  with  constructing  a 
^p)         cardboard  boat  and  "racing" 
it  in  the  pool.  All  materi- 
als mil  be  provided.  Details 
and  applications  for  the  race 
are  available  in  the  Student 
Services  office.  Prizes  for  the 
team:  1st  place  $200,  2nd 


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Friday,  January  16 

Payday 

Southern   Union   Summer  Camp 

Recruitment 
I  Cantori  Tom- 
Noon  -  DEEP  Exchange  Departure 

(Wright  Hall  Steps) 
5:52  p.m.  -  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  SM/TF  Vespers  -  Peter 
Kulakov  (Church) 

Sabbath,  January  17 

I  Cantori  Toirr 

Deep  Exchange  Weekend 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1-  Alex  Bryan 
(Church) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church 

Fellowship  Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel 
Chapel-upstairs) 

French  Sabbath  School 

(Miller  #201) 

Adoration  2-  John  Nixon  (Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Andy  Nash 
(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  John 


Nixon  (Church) 

3  p.m.  -  Project  Go!  (Wright  Hall 
Steps) 

5  p.m.  -  No  Supper  in  the  Dining 
Hall  tonight 

6  p.m.  -  Evensong,  Organist:  Karla 
Fowkes  (Church) 

6:30  p.m.  -  3rdAnnual  Cardboard 
Boat  Event  (lies  P.E.  Center) 
KR's  Open  for  Supper  till  9P 
Student  Center  Open  till  10:30 
p.m. 

Sunday,  January  18 

DEEP  Exchange  Weekend 
I  Cantori  Toiir 

7:30  p.m.  -  Martin  Luther  King  Jr. 
Celebration,  Robert  Sims  - 
Convocation  Credit  (Church) 

Monday,  January  19 

I  Cantori  Tour 
Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  Day 
No  Classes 

Community  Service  Day 
(Convocation  Credit) 
9:45-10:15  a.m.  -  Breakfast,  Pick 
up  your  T-shirt,  find  your  group 
(Ties  P.E.  Center) 
10:30  a.m.  -  Leave  for  sites 
3:30  p.m.  -  undergraduate 
Council 


4:30  p.m.  -  Arrive  back  at  Southern 
&  eat  supper 

6-11  p.m.  -  McKee  Library  Open 

Tuesday,  January  20 

Last  day  to  add  a  class 
Summer  Camp  Recruiting 
Noon  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 
7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  January  21 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 

Noon-  1  p.m.  -  Employee  Brown 

Bag  (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 
7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak 

Room) 

Thursday,  January  22 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 

PreViewSouthern  103 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Alan  Parker 
(Church) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Graduate  Council 

(Robert  Merchant  Room) 

5  p.m.  -  Coed  Volleyball  Team 
Meeting  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

7  p.m.  -  Brian  Dunne  Exhibit 
(Brock  Gallery) 


place  $150  and  3rd  place 
$100.  The  deadline  was  ex-  , 
tended  to  today! 

Community  Service  Day 

There  is  an  overabundance 
of  need  in  our  community, 
but  the  great  thing  is  that  you 
can  help!  Community  Service 
Day  is  Jan.  19.  "Serving:  Your 
Purpose"  is  the  theme  because 
it  is  true  that  only  in  serving 
one  another  can  we  serve  our 
purpose.  Plus,  service  pays; 
whoever  recruits  the  most 
participants  can  win  $300  and 
clubs  can  earn  $200,  $400  or 
$600  depending  on  their  size. 
Go  to  southernserves.com 
TODAY  to  learn  more  and  to 
sign  up:  deadline  to  sign  up  is 
midnight  tonight! 

Student  Appropriation 


Forms  I  Forms  for  SA  fund- 
ing are  available  at  the  Stu- 
dent Services  office  starting 
Jan.  8.  Ensure  that  your  orga- 
nization receives  the  funding 
it  needs  by  promptly  complet- 
ing the  necessary  paperwork. 
Deadline  for  forms  are  Jan. 
22  for  returning  organizations 
and  Jan.  27  for  new  organiza- 
tions. 

Student  Association  Elec- 
tion Season  is  Here!  | 

Applications  for  SA  executive 
office  are  now  available  in  the 
Student  Services  office.  If  you 
are  interested  in  being  the 
next  SA  President,  Execu- 
tive Vice  President,  or  Social 
Vice  President,  NOW  is  the 
time  for  action.  Applications 
must  be  submitted  by  Jan.  29, 
2009  at  NOON.  Unleash  your 


potential  by  running  for  SA 
office.  The  Student  Asso- 
ciation. Lead.  Serve.  Grow. 


_     '.' 


January  16 

A.J.  Kelley,  Andrew  Keyes, 
Erin  Roach,  Julie  Penner, 
Jungsuk  Suh,  Keith  Powell, 
Kimberly  McCullough,  Nova 
Schlosser,  Reneze  Trim,  Volk- 
er  Henning 

January  17  |  Bernetta  Shock- 
ley,  Javan  Arocho,  Jennifer 
Kaufmann,  Justo  Morales, 
Lorrie  Schrader,  Melissa 
Caldwell,  Michael  Looby  ,  Ri- 
cardo  Llewellyn,  Tricia  Lucas, 
Will  Wilkinson 

January  18  |  Alix  Locklear, 
Bryan  Bridges,  Jill  Sampson, 


Matt  Jones,  Oscar  Rodriguez 

January  19  |  Ann  Foster, 
Brittany  Gimbel,  Carli  Bern- 
hardt, Erin  Westberg,  Kristo- 
pher  Haughton 

January  20  |  Becky  Whet- 
more,  Josh  Martin,  Lauren 
Low,  Maxum  Tier,  Mike  De- 
Lay,  Rachel  Torres,  Seth  Mill- 
er, Zack  Livingston 

January  21 1  Ben  Stitzer,  Bn- 
an  Wills,  Kristi  Horn,  Richard 
Young,  Sean  Stultz 

January  22  |  Adam  Offen- 
back,  Brandon  Mott,  Daniel 
Cooper,  Joelle  Wolf,  Mau- 
reen Gekonde,  Mj  James,  So- 
nia  Lithgow,  Travis  Knowte 
Whitney  Weems,  Will  Under- 
wood 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seeing 
a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  One  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

2   Roommates    wanted    | 

Upstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  +  utilities.  Located  right 
across  from  health  services. 
julief@southern.edu.  or  call 
423-653-8302. 

Roomate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roomate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl.  $i70/month.  Con- 
tact Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Room  for  rent  |  Preferably 
a  female.  Less  than  10  min- 
utes from  Southern.  Access 
to  entire  house  and  back- 
yard, including  a  deck.  Wash- 
er &  dryer.  $35o/mo.  Call 
423-309-1674. 

Rooms  for  rent  |  2  rooms 
for  rent  for  female  students. 
Located  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
edale,  3  miles  from  Ooltewah. 
Access  to  kitchen,  laundry, 
cable  and  wireless  Internet. 
Quiet  home  in  the  country 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Inter- 
viewing roommate  for  semes- 
ter. Large  house  in  high-end 
neighborhood,  garage,  fur- 
i  room,  great  roommates. 


Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  150CC  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 

3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

Web  site/graphic  design- 
er wanted.  Must  be  willing  to 
work  for  a  reasonable  rate  on  a 
Web  site  project.  Contact  Na- 
rissaatnselent@southern.edu. 

Guitar  lessons  |  Be  a  rock 
star!  Affordable  guitar  les- 
sons, both  group  and  indi- 
vidual. Beginners  and  in- 
termediate, flexible  times. 
E-mail  Rika  for  more  info  at 
erikag@southern.edu. 

Ford  Focus  for  sale  |  '04 

Ford  Focus  SVT,  Limited  Ed. 
Blue,  all  the  extras,  71K,  well 
maintained.  $8,500,  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

Cavalier  Tail  lights  |  2002 
4-door  tail  lights  excellent 
condition  $10.  Call  Jonathan 
423-605-8437- 

1988  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  receipts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,85o/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu 

04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,      " 

all  the  extra's,  73K,  well  main- 
tained, 

,  great  shape;,  $5,495  Call  Justin 
@  308-9610 


For  sale  |  Underwater  mir- 
ror. Shows  clear  reflection  un- 
der water  without  distortion. 
$25/obo.  Call  Jason  Maxie  at 
434-770-8846. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series  me- 
tallic blue...this  guitar  is  prac- 
tically new  and  includes  a  can- 
vas backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call 
423-208-2618  or  e-mail 
shanis@southern.edu 

Classical/folk  guitar  | 
made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
Email  dgarner@southern.edu 
if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  spc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Telescope  |  Message 
Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 


Apple     MacBook    laptop 

13"  Apple  MacBook  (White), 
Clean,  2.0  GHz  Intel  Core  Duo 
processor,  200GB  Hard  Drive, 
2GB  of  RAM,  with  latest  soft- 
ware (Leopard,  iLife  '08,  & 
iWork  '08  installed).  Apple- 
Care  Factory  Warranty.  $845. 
Call  Carol  at  (423)  396-9377 

1  Brand  new  pair  of  Smith 
sunglasses  |  Large  fit.  Po- 
larchromic  lenses.  Chrome 
fade  frames.  $150  jdickerson@ 
southern.edu 

Build  a  Board  |  I  have  a 
Sector  9  carving  deck,  78mm 
wheels  w/  fresh  Speed  Cream, 
risers,  but  NO  trucks.  We  sell 
all  or  piece  out.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288 

Paintball  gun  for  sale   | 

2  paintball  markers,  Minimag 
(all  upgrades)  and  VM-68, 
tons  of  extras.  If  you  know 
what  it  is,  you  know  what  its 
worth.  Steal  it  for  $200.  Call 
Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Marissa's  Bakery  |  What  do 
you  enjoy  eating  Friday  eve- 
ning for  supper?  Do  you  starve 
on  Sabbath  mornings  when 
the  cafe  is  closed?  How  about 
some  fresh  banana  bread? 
Delicious  blueberry  muffins? 
Savory  Cinnamon  Rolls?  If  so, 
call  916-847-9495,  or  e-mail 
marissaroberts@southern. 
edu  with  your  order  by  4  p.m. 
every  Thursday  afternoon 

Dog  pen  for  sale  |  6  x  6  x  10 

All  hardware  included.  Call 
Katrina  at  423-284-6954 

Missing  iPod  Nano  |  black 
8  Gb.  Clear  plastic  case  with 
black  rubber  back.  Lost  near 
gym  or  Brock.  Please  contact 
Tanya  at  (828)  337-6965  or 
tkmusgrave@southern.edu. 
Thank-you! 


Camping  Backpack  |  Dela- 
tor Future  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some Pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless- 
N  Adapter.  High  speed  USB 
wireless  adapter  for  802.11 
A,G,  and  N. 

In  new  condition  and  comes 
with  original  packaging.  $20. 
Call:  423-503-3404 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Brand  new  xbox  |  360  elite 
console  120  gb  hard  drive  with 
HDMI  and  all  accessories  in- 
cluded. 423-331-0393- 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 


Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-i003i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Great  ski-in/ski-out  resort 

North-central  Utah,  55  miles 
from  Salt  Lake  City.  2  BR  /loft 
sleeps  up  to  8.  For  more  info 
call  423-504-7873  (Erika)  or 
423-504-5188  (Brianne). 


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Accent- 
ONLINE! 

accent.southern.edu 


jdick. 


erson@southern.edu 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


Bumming  for  the  ID  cardless 


Adam  Wamack 

H""«"  Fi"m» 

Here  at  Southern,  your  life 
force  is  connected  100  per- 
cent to  your  ID  card.  If  you 
lose  it,  you  may  not  survive 
the  day,  certainly  not  the  week 
and  don't  even  think  about 
the  semester.  You  have  to  use 
your  ID  card  for  everything: 
eating  food  anywhere,  sign- 
ing out,  signing  in,  entering 
your  dorm,  entering  your  hall, 
checking  out  books,  playing 
billiards  in  the  Student  Center 
and  many,  many  other  daily 
activities  of  a  college  student. 
But  count  your  blessings- 
one  day  we'll  have  to  swipe  to 
enter  our  bathrooms,  to  get  a 
single  square  of  toilet  paper, 


to  turn  the  lights  on/off,  to 
talk  to  friends  in  the  cafe  or 
to  even  breathe  the  air.  How- 
ever, by  some  strange  series  of 
events,  if  you  happen  to  lose 
your  card,  life  does  not  need 
to  end— there  is  always  hope! 
Here  are  a  few  ideas  of  what 
you  can  do  without  your  ID 
Card  here  at  SAU  to  survive. 

.  You're  still  allowed  to 
breathe  without  an  ID  Card... 
for  now. 

•  Stand  in  the  begging  line 
outside  of  KK's  hoping  that 
someone  will  not  want  to  fin- 
ish a  Panini  Turkey  or  Quesa- 
dilla. 

•  Sneak  in  the  back  of  CK, 
pretend  you  work  there,  and 


make  yourself  a  nice  meal. 

.  Ask  around  to  see  who  has 
extra  $$  on  their  card  in  the 
cafeteria  (advice:  avoid  wast- 
ing time  asking  most  guys  and 
those  super-thin  girls  who  eat 
like  a  grown  man  and  gain  ab- 
solutely no  a  pound). 

.  Follow  your  roommate 
around  until  he  also  needs  to 
go  to  the  room. 

•  If  you  know  you're  late, 
sleep  in  your  car  because  you 
can't  get  into  the  dorm. 

•  Pray  that  your  suite  mate 
is  around  to  let  you  into  your 
room  (advice:  don't  annoy, 
by  sly,  because  your  suite 
mate  must  be  an  ally  and  not 
an  enemy) 


How  to  let  him  (or  her)  down  easy 


Adam  Wamack 

HiiMnn  FniTOH 


Wondering  how  tp  say  "no"  to  a  guy  (or  girl,  I  suppose)  you  don't  want  to  date,  but  don't  want 
to  hurt?  Well,  when  they  ask  you  out  (or  use  some  cheesy  Christian  pick  up  line)  you  can  use  these 
presubscribed,  legitimate  let-downs  as  a  sure  way  to  stay  single!  Try  it;  they're  fun,  safe,  and  ef- 
fective! 


Spoken  Options 

"Maybe  we  can  just  be 

friendS.*  *Let-Down  CLASSIC 

"I  just  don't  think 
that  now  is  a  good 
time  for  me." 


"I'm  just  not  sure  what  I  want 

right  nOW."  *Let-Down  CLASSIC 

"Oh  this?  No,  this  is  my 
chastity  ring." 


"I  don't  really  want  to 
date;  I  am  working  on 
my  career." 

*Oo,  I  donl  know  I 
hang  out  with  groups  of 


Other  Options 

Just  wait  until  the  problem  goes  away. 
Just  be  honest. 
Join  a  convent. 


"Well,  maybe  we  could  go  to 
vespers  as  friends." 

"Sorry,  I  am  dating  God  only." 

"it's  not  you;  it's  me," 

*Let-Down  CLASSIC 

only 

"Thursday's  no  good 
for  me,  I  have  a  bible 
study." 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  15,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

.    atwamack@southern.edu 


The  rain  is  gone! 

too  bad  it  wasn't  as  cold  as  it  is  now 
when  it  was  raining  so  that  it  could 
have  snowed:  1  mm  of  snow  =  "no- 
school-day"  for  SAU.  Cross  your 
fingers. 


Traffic  coming  back  to  Southern. 

College  football  bowl  games,  after  holiday 
travel,  accidents  on  both  sides  of  the 
highway,  and  being  right  in  the  middle  of 
rush  hour  is  a  great  recipe  for  unhappiness. 


Collegedale  Exxon  actually 
having  competitive  prices! 

At  $1.65/gal.  and  not  $3.78/gal.  extra,  one 
can  fill  up  at  Four  Corners  and  feel  good 
with  still-deep  pockets. 


New  semester,  new  worries. 

Learning  how  teachers  work  and  how 

to  work  the  teachers  is  always  a  difficult    \K — J 

task  when  the  semester  begins. 


Break  was  great! 

You  got  to  watch  TV  all  day,  sleep  in  till 
late  in  the  afternoon,  eat  whatever  you 
want,  drink  soda  pop  with  all  your  meals, 
and  be  unhealthy  in  general.  Now  you  do 
the  same  things  but  there  are  dire  conse- 
quences. 


The  cafeteria  running  out  of 
haystacks  on  Friday. 

/  had  a  plate  full  of  chips,  with  a  bit 
of  cheese,  olives,  and  a  few  beans... 
not  exactly  a  complete  haystack.  It 
is  pretty  sad  that  when  we  run  out  of 
what  is  undoubtedly  the  greatest  con- 
tribution that  Adventists  have  made  to 
food  and  eating. 


JANUARY  22,  2009 


Single-digit 

.emperatures 
Veeze  pipes, 
ause  damage 

mily  Young 

AtJAGlMC_lDlIQH 


mkniaiait 


SOUTHERN 

ACVENTIST  UNIVERSITY 


Temperatures  in  the  single 
gits  not  only  stung  students' 
ces  as  they  walked  to  church 
i  Saturday,  but  also  froze 
pes  in  several  buildings 
ross  campus. 

The  most  serious  of  these 
stances  was  in  the  Southern 
Uage  apartments. 
Sprinkler  system  pipes 
Ifioze  in  the  attic  above  Maple 
Hcausing  the  ceiling  to  cave 
m.  Wet  insulation  covered 
the  apartment  and  the  water 
Keped  through  the  floor  into 
[ffie  apartment  below,  Maple  1. 
■The  service  department 
Eoved  the  belongings  of  the 
Effiht  effected  students  out  of 
Eje  apartments.  Southern  of- 
fcls  offered  to  pay  for  hotel 
fommodations,  but  the  stu- 
Eits  chose  stay  in  the  men's 
Limitary  because  of  the  con- 
venience of  living  on  campus. 
■The  school  has  been  really 
jjd,"  said  Doug  Baasch,  a  se- 
||r  music  performance  major 
B>  lived  in  Maple  1.  "They 
Be  been  really  accommodat- 
ing." 

Wm    service     department 
^worked  with  the  plant 
department       on 


Duces 


H    SEE  FIX 


see  FLOODING  page  4 


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*tudents  celebrate  inauguration 


Students  watched  eagerly 
as  Barack  Obama  was  sworn 
in  as  the  44th  president  of  the 
United  States  Tuesday. 

The  National  Mall  filled  as 
more  than  one  million  viewers- 
came  to  witness  the  inaugura- 
tion in  Washington  DC. 

Brian  Gauthier,  a  senior 
history  and  international  stud- 
ies major,  drove  to  Washing- 
ton DC  with  some  friends  to 
experience  the  event.  Despite 
below-freezing  temperatures, 
Gauthier  and  friends  waited 
outside  for  12  hours  to  see  the 
president. 

"It  was  chilling  to  hear  him 
take  the  oath  of  office,"  Gau- 
thier said.  "It  was  such  a  mo- 
mentous event.  What  struck 
me  was  how  committed  and 
excited  everyone  was." 

Others  stayed  at  school. 
Gordon  Beitz,  Southern's  pres- 
ident, invited  students  to  "take 
advantage  of  this  opportunity 
to  watch  history  unfold,"  by 


President  Barack  Obama  walks  down  Pennsyh 
White  House  in  Washington  Tuesday,  Jan.  20. 


encouraging  teachers  to  dis 
miss  11  a.m.  classes  early. 

Nancy  Valencia,  a  junior  art  I'm  feeling  right  now,"  Valen 

therapy  major,  watched  the  cia  said  during  the  ceremony, 

inauguration  in  the  School  of  "This  is  history  in  the  mak- 

Journalism  &  Communication  ing.   It's   totally   new.   When 


°ffice-  [Obama]  walked  in,  my  heart 

"Words  cannot  express  how     started  pounding. " 

Tara  Becker,  a  junior  public 
relations  major  was  pleased 
withObama's  speech. 


Record  number  of  students  serve  the  community 


Jason  Busch 
Staff  Writer 


Community  service  day 
at  Southern  turned  out  to  be 
the  largest  one  on  record  with 
more  than  850  students  show- 
ing up  to  help  their  commu- 
nity at  70  different  sites.  It  is 


estimated  that  students  saved 
organizations  in  the  commu- 
nity more  than  $22,000. 

"I'm  definitely  excited  that 
this  is  the  most  we've  had," 
said  Melissa  Tortal,  communi- 
ty service  director.  "I'm  look- 
ing forward  to  this  number 
continuing  to  grow." 


Despite  receiving  convoca- 
tion credit  and  free  food  for 
participation,  most  students 
who  got  involved  did  so  for 
other  reasons. 

"Serving  is  a  good  thing," 
said  Chloe  Perez,  a  freshman 
English  major.  "When  we're 
blessed  we  should  share  the 


blessings  with  others.  We're 
shedding  light  in  that  area 
today." 

However,  there  was  added 
motivation  for  clubs  and  in- 
dividuals to  recruit  people  to 
help.  The  top  three 


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Q 


Students  prepare  for  job  fair 


John  Shoemaker 

Siaif  Writes 


Southern  students  are  pre- 
paring to  interact  with  corpo- 
rate leaders  and  companies  at 
Meet  the  Firms  on  Thursday, 
Feb.  19  at  the  Collegedale 
Church  from  2  to  5  p.m. 

The  Schools  of  Business 
&  Management,  Journalism 
&  Communication,  Comput- 
ing, Nursing  and  the  English 
department  are  all  preparing 
students  for  Meet  the  Firms 
through  various  methods.  Pro- 
fessors as  well  as  office  man- 
agers are  constantly  e-mailing 
students,  distributing  flyers, 
advocating  the  event  in  class 
and  specifically  sending  invi- 
tations to  juniors  and  seniors. 
The  School  of  Business  & 
Management  is  educating  its 
students  by  requiring  an  up- 
per division  course,  preparing 
to  meet  the  firms,  in  order  to 
teach  students  the  importance 
of  etiquette,  resume  writing, 
and  interview  skills. 

"I  have  had  an  awesome  ex- 
perience with  Meet  the  Firms," 
said  Misael  Dominguez,  a 
junior  accounting  major.  "It 
has  given  me  experience  and 
helped  me  prepare  for  when  I 
graduate  and  I  am  out  in  the 
world  of  business  seeking  that 
perfect  job." 

Special  guest  speakers  pres- 


ent specific  skills  each  class 
period  in  order  to  enhance  the 
skills  needed  to  be  successful 
in  the  business  world. 

Carrie  Harlin,  director  of 
Students  in  Free  Enterprise, 
said  Meet  the  Firms  is  a  posi- 
tive event  regardless  of  wheth- 
er or  not  students  are  able  to 
find  ajob. 

"Evern  if  you  don't  see  the 
company  you  are  looking  for 
at  Meet  the  Firms,  it  is  still  a 
good  idea  to  network,  brush 
up  on  your  interviewing  skills 
and  get  your  name  out  there," 
Harlin  said. 

Alexandru  Mihai,  a  mas- 
ter's student  in  business  ad- 
ministration believes  Meet 
the  Firms  is  helpful  for  every 
student. 

"Meet  the  Firms  is  a  great 
opportunity  for  students  to 
get  familiarized  with  local  and 
national  companies,"  Mihai 
said.  "Students  get  a  chance  to 
network  with  these  companies 
and  understand  what  employ- 
ers look  for  in  employees." 

Although  Meet  the  Firms  is 
held  semiannually  in  thespring 
and  fall  semesters,  a  health  ca- 
reer fair  is  held  on  the  same 
day  as  Meet  the  Firms  in  the 
spring.  Southern's  adminis- 
tration is  hoping  to  change  the 
scheduling  in  order  to  provide 
an  opportunity  for  students  to 
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Katie  McGralh  joined  the 
library  staff  as  the  reference 
and  instruction  librarian  on 
Jan.  5. 

McGrath  graduated  from 
Southern  in  2000  with  a  Bach- 
elor of  Arts  degree  in  English. 
She  was  also  a  Southern  Schol- 
ar and  was  awarded  Southern 
English  Major  of  the  Year.  She 
also  holds  a  master's  degree  in 
education  in  instructional  me- 
dia and  instructional  technol- 
ogy from  East  Tennessee  State 
University. 

Before  coming  to  Southern, 
McGrath  was  head  librarian 
at  Michigan  Avenue  School 
in  Cleveland,  Tenn.  Although 
she  enjoyed  her  previous  job, 
McGrath  said  she  is  glad  to  be 
back  at  Southern. 

Frank  Di  Memmo,  media 
librarian,  is  pleased  to  have 
McGrath  working  at  Southern 
as  well.  "She's  full  of  exciting 
ideas,"  Di  Memmo  said. 

McGrath  said  she  always 
hoped  to  return  to  Southern. 


"I  was  in  love  with  South- 
ern," she  said.  "My  parents 
had  a  hard  time  getting  me  to 
leave." 

As  the  reference  and  in- 
struction librarian,  McGrath 
has  many  responsibilities, 
one  of  which  is  helping  teach 
classes  on  how  to  utilize  the  li- 
brary's resources.  Teachers  of- 
ten bring  their  students  in  for 
a  class  period,  and  McGrath 
can  show  them  how  they  can 
find  information  with  library 
resources. 

"She's  a  really  friendly  per- 
son, and  you  can  tell  she's 
really  eager  to  help  students 
out,"  said  Rachel  Fehl,  a  junior 
English  major.  "I  heard  her 
say  once,  Tou  know,  don't  be 
afraid  to  come  into  my  office, 
even  if  my  doors  are  closed. 
They  only  make  me  close  my 
doors  'cause  I'm  too  loud.'" 

Besides  helping  students; 
McGrath  also  oversees  interli- 
brary  loans.  If  a  student  needs 
a  book  or  article  that  the  li- 
brary does  not  have,  McGrath 
can  get  it  for  them  within  sev- 
en days. 


Another  one  of  McGralk'J 
responsibilities  is  to  help « 
ganize  events. 

McGrath  said  she 
like  to  see  more  events  t 
place  in  the  library  so  it  canlJ 
a  cultural  haven.  Her  ideasit 
elude  showcasing  artwork,  ij 
viting  small  groups  to  perfonj 
chamber  music  and  bringi 
in  numerous  lecture  series. 

McGrath  said,  "Yon  caul 
always  make  it  to  the  Hunlg| 
Museum  or  other  events  4 
take  place  downtown,  so  v 
feel  that  this  is  a  great  v 
enrich  our  students'  expef 
ences  at  Southern." 


Employees  recognized  at  Christmas  bruncl 


KaraTurpen 

Staff  Wgrrrp 


Special  awards  were  given 
to  Astrid  Conibear  and  Pierre 
Nzokizwanimana  at  the  annual 
employee  Christmas  Brunch. 

Conibear,  the  office  manag- 
er of  the  School  of  Education 
and  Psychology  was  given  the 
President's  Award  for  Cus- 
tomer Service  Excellence  and 
Nzokizwanimana,  a  professor 
in  the  modern  languages  de- 
partment, was  given  the  Presi- 
dent's Award  for  Community 
Service  Excellence. 

"It  was  a  surprise,"  said 
Nzokizwanimana.  "But,  ser- 
vice is  the  type  of  things  I  do 
naturally." 

The  turnout  at  the  brunch 
was  unexpectedly  high,  with 
more  than  500  employees  and 
their  families  in  attendance. 

"It's  one  of  the  few  times 
of  the  year  that  there  is  the 
option  for  all  employees  and 
their  families  to  come  togeth- 


er and  fellowship,"  President 
Gordon  Bietz  said. 
.  The  brunch  is  a  time  to  ap- 
preciate many  employees. 
There  are  awards,  not  only  for 
customer  service  and  commu- 
nity service,  but  also  for  the 
number  of  years  that  an  em- 
ployee has  worked  at  South- 
ern. 

"Administration  wanted  to 
recognize  employees  for  their 
time  at  Southern,  whether  it 
was  five  or  40  years,"  said  Joy- 
lynn  Michals,  administrative 
assistant  to  the  president.  "It 
was  decided  to  use  the  annual 
employee  Christmas  Brunch 
in  December  and  to  also  rec- 
ognize the  employees  for  spe- 
cial awards." 

Conibear  nearly  missed  the 
festivities.  Her  Sunday  was  full 
of  work  and  she  was  struggling 
to  find  time  for  what  needed  to 
be  done. 

"I  was  so  busy  that  day  that 
I  almost  didn't  go.  I  thought  T 


just  can't  make  it  today.' I 
Dean  [John  Wesley  Taylor!! 
ended  up  calling  my  huste 
informing  us  that  he  I 
place  for  us  at  his  table," 
bear  said. 

Plaques  were  given  to  C 
bear    and    Nzokizwanii 
engraved  with  their  respi 
recognition  and  a  m 
gift,  which  Conibear  s 
nice  to  have  for  the  ho 

"To  receive  an  awai 
viously   an    encourag 
Nzokizwanimana  said.  *i 
I  am  doing  something  nj» 
am  indeed  very  appreci««| 
the  gesture  itself." 

Bietz  handed  out  tl«  j| 
dent's  Awards  for  r 
Service  and  CommunjM 
vice,  and  announced  w] 
ployee  Recognition  M 
which  the  vice  P^ 
handed  out  to  the* 

they  work  with. 


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URSPAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 


invocation  speaker  gives  advice 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


unda Allen 

,[J»UBB 

le  School  of  Journalism 
lommunication  kicked  off 
md  semester  with  guest 
iker  Mike  Andrews,  Web 
producer  and  manager 
VRCBTV.com,  for  depart- 
t  convocation  on  Thurs- 
Jan.  15- 

Udrews  stressed  the  im- 

poce   of  students    mak- 

emselves  as  valuable  as 

lible  by  learning  as  many 

ft  as  they  can,  diversifying 

B  knowledge  and  becom- 

igwell-rounded. 

^[Don't  be  afraid  to  learn," 

^ews  said. 

lews,  who  shared  his 
Resume  with  students,  ex- 
ped  that  every  job  he  has 
helped  him  learn  new 
ffithat  he  then  applied  later 
his  career. 

"It  was  interesting  how  he 
puch  a  long  stretch  of  jobs 
him  end  up  where 
today,  and  how  the  skills 
[uired  then  are  able  to  be 
now, "  said  Aaron  Cheney, 
mass  communication 

Sdrews  talked  about  the 
rtance  of  networking 
utilizing  networking  Web 


Students  to  tour  Europe 

Southern  plans  a  trip  for  this  May 


Yvonne  Saint-Viluers 
SiAtr  Wruer 


sites. 

"I  found  it  interesting  his 
use  of  Twitter  and  Facebook 
and  its  importance  for  net- 
working and  news  reporting," 
said  Michael  Hadley,  a  sopho- 
more mass  communication 
major. 

Andrews  advised  students 
to  decide  what  they  want  to 
do  and  to  be  proactive.  He 
warned  against  waiting  until 
the  last  minute  to  look  for  a 
job. 

"I  liked  his  advice  on  how 
to  prepare  for  my  career  and 
the  tips  on  what  to  learn  and 
focus  on,"  said  Emily  Lynes,  a 
freshman  broadcast  journal- 
ism major. 


Andrews  shared  his  knowl- 
edge and  advice  as  a  profes- 
sional, giving  students  insight 
on  what  is  happening  in  the 
media  world  and  how  best  to 
make  the  most  of  their  future 
careers. 

"We  wanted  to  bring  some- 
one in  from  the  professional 
world  who  could  give  our 
students  a  first-hand  glimpse 
of  the  changes  happening  in 
the  media  today,"  said  Greg 
Rumsey,  dean  of  the  School 
of  Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion. "I  was  pleased  with  the 
practical  examples  and  advice 
Mr.  Andrews  offered." 


The  social  work  and  fam- 
ily studies  department  has 
planned  a  European  Study 
Tour  to  take  place  May  4 
through  May  28,  2009. 

On  this  tour,  students  will 
explore  eight  different  coun- 
tries: France,  Italy,  Germany, 
Austria,  Switzerland,  England, 
Belgium  and  the  Netherlands. 
Students  who  wish  to  go  can 
receive  up  to  six  credit  hours 
at  a  total  cost  of  $4,999  for  the 
tour.  The  tour  cost  includes 
round  trip  airfare,  hotel  ac- 
commodations, in-country 
travel,  one  meal  per  day  and 
basic  insurance. 

Ed  Lamb  and  Stanley  Ste- 
venson, professors  in  the  so- 
cial work  department  are  the 
chaperones  for  the  tour.  Lamb 
started  the  European  tour  for 
the  social  work  department  in 
1989.  The  tour  is  offered  every 
other  year.  Stevenson  has  ac- 
companied Lamb  on  the  tours 
since  2002. 

The  European  Study  Tour  is 
a  great  opportunity  for  anyone 


who  not  only  wishes  to  receive 
credits,  but  also  to  experi- 
ence Europe  in  a  way  that  not 
many  others  get  to.  The  tour  is 
unique  because  Lamb  and  Ste- 
venson take  the  students  off 
the  beaten  pathto  experi- 
ence the  people  and  culture 
for  themselves  and  not  just  to 
visit  the  tourist  spots. 

"Students  are  not  just  go- 
ing to  see  architecture,  but  to 
immerse  themselves  in  the 
culture,"  Stevenson  said. 

Lamb  and  Stevenson  are 
finalizing  the  itinerary  for  the 
tour  now  and  are  both  very  ex- 
cited about  some  of  the  desti- 
nations they  plan  on  going  to. 
"Gimmelwald,  Switzerland 
is  my  favorite  place  to  visit, 
and  Venice  is  one  of  the  most 
unique  cities  in  the  world," 
Lamb  said. 

Many  students  have  already 
signed  up  to  go  on  the  tour. 
Brandon  Pierce,  a  junior  so- 
cial work  major  said,  "I  am  so 
grateful  for  the  opportunity  to 
go  to  Europe  I  have  never  been 
out  of  the  country.  I  think  it  is 
an  amazing  price  for  an  amaz- 
ing trip." 


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diool  of  Music  receives  Steinway  pianos 


In  its  first  visible  step  to- 
»d  becoming  an  All-Stein- 
>y  School,  Southern's  School 
(Music  will  be  moving  21  new 
*way  &  Sons  pianos  into 
rWVood  Hall  during  an 
■"Touse  today.  Doors  will 
^between  3  p.m.  and  6 
f  anyone  to  come  and 
the  first  pianos  being 

Kextremelyfortunate 
ffed  to  have  a  dynamic 
,lng  team  of  top-level 
faals  here  at  the  uni- 
eeply  committed 
|»f  this  project  outside 
-J^rsity,"  said  Peter 

c^rs,rofessorinthe 

■**.  corporate  and 


foundation  relations  direc- 
tor for  advancement,  said  the 
fundraising  has  been  success- 
ful thus  far  due  to  numerous 
alumni  who  are  interested  in 
Southern's  music  program 
and  have  donated  generously. 
These  gifts  have  made  it  pos- 
sible for  Southern  to  become 
one  of  five  schools  in  Ten- 
nessee honored  to  become 
an  All-Steinway  School.  The 
prestigious  title  distinguish- 
es institutions  where  more 
than  90  percent  of  the  pianos 
placed  in  studio,  practice  and 
performance  areas  are  made 
b        ySteinway  &  Sons. 

These  instruments  are  the 
overwhelming  choice  of  pia- 
nists due  to  their  rich  tone  and 
depth,  as  well  as  their  beauty, 
Cooper  said.  Consequently, 
about  98  percent  of  piano  so- 


loists choose  to  perform  on 
Steinway  pianos  located  any- 
where from  Ackerman  Audito- 
rium to  Carnegie  Hall,  Cooper 
said. 

We  are 

extremely 

fortunate  and 

blessed  to  have 

a  dynamic 

team. 

-Peter  Cooper 

The  dream  of  replacing 
the  school's  old  pianos  with 
these  exquisite  instruments 
for  music  students  to  practice, 
be  accompanied  and  perform 
on,  has  been  in  the  works  for 


nearly  two  years.  A  few  key 
visionaries  include  Cooper,  as 
well  as  Scott  Ball,  dean  of  the 
School  of  Music  and  Ted  Sum- 
mitt,  a  retired  local  Steinway 
dealer  and  alumnus  of  South- 
ern. 

Cooper  said  he  appreciates 
Summitt  and  his  wife  for  their 
generosity  and  support  in  mak- 
ing this  project  become  a  real- 
ity. Because  of  the  hard  work 
of  people  like  Summitt,  as  well 
as  the  many  gifts  from  donors, 
by  next  school  year  there  will 
be  more  than  30  new  Steinway 
pianos  in  Mable  Wood  Hall. 
The  target  date  for  the  official 
completion  of  the  project  is  set 
for  Alumni  Weekend,  October 
2009,  which  will  be  focused 
on  music  to  honor  the  alumni 
and  donors. 


Service 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


individual  recruiters  received 
$300,  $200  and  $100,  respec- 
tively, while  the  club  recruiter 
award  was  based  on  number  of 
members.  The  top  club  in  the 
IS  or  fewer,  16-45  and  46+  cat- 
egories received  $200,  $400 
and  $600,  respectively. 

Even  with  the  financial  in- 
centive the  goal  was  to  serve 
your  purpose  and  the  students 
did  just  that. 

"It's  something  that  I  feel 
we  need  to  do  as  Christians," 
character  animation  major 
Guian  Goulet  said. 

The  end  result  is  a  feeling 
of  satisfaction  among  the  or- 
ganizers that  all  went  well  and 
a  sense  of  altruism  among  the 
students  that  they  did  their 
part  to  make  their  community 
a  better  place. 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 

Flooding 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Saturday  to  minimize  water 
damage,  said  Eric  Schoonard, 
associate  director  of  plant  ser- 
vices at  Southern. 

"It  ruined  all  the  carpet,  all 
the  sheet  rock  and  insulation 
in  both  apartments,"  he  said. 

Though  the  apartments 
were  seriously  affected,  most 
of  the  students'  belongings 
were  unharmed. 


"One  guy's  computer  got 
soaked,"  said  Jeff  Harper,  a 
junior  theology  major  who 
lived  in  Maple  l.  "If  anything 
got  damaged  we're  letting  [the 
school]  know  and  insurance 
will  take  care  of  it." 

The  apartments  will  not  be 
repaired  for  weeks,  said  Kim 
Sturm,  assistant  job  coordina- 
tor of  plant  services. 

The  landscape  department 
and  Hickman  Hall  also  experi- 
enced flooding  because  of  the 
cold  temperatures. 


Cindi  Young  wades  through  insulation 


Week  to  feature  testimonies 


Laurel  Dominesey 
SmelAVrimi 


Every  semester  Southern 
students  gear  up  for  the  Stu- 
dent Week  of  Prayer,  and  this 
semester  will  be  no  exception 
with  students  doing  the  speak- 
ing in  a  series  entitled  "Tes- 
tify," beginning  Jan.  26. 

"Usually  week  of  prayer 
has  a  theological  emphasis 
on  salvation,  which  is  good," 
said  Donnie  Keele,  assistant 
chaplain  and  coordinator  of 
Student  Week  of  Prayer.  "This 
year  we  are  trying  to  show  that 
the  Christian  faith— walking 
with  Jesus— actually  works 
and  it  changes  lives." 

This  week  of  prayer  will 
feature  testimonies  and  life 
stories  of  seven  Southern 
I  students.  The  series  will  run 
from  Jan.  26  through  Jan.  31 
with  students  speaking  at  7 
p.m.  every  night  and  11  a.m. 
on  Tuesday  and  Thursday  at 
the  Collegedale  Church.    The 


JWEWS 

Obama 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22, 


"I  think  that  was  definitely 
something  our  country  need- 
ed to  hear,"  Becker  said.  "We 
need  a  president  who  is  solid 
in  his  conviction." 

This  was  the  first  presiden- 
tial inauguration  some  stu- 
dents had  ever  seen. 

"I  thought  it  was  quite  the 
show,  quite  the  production," 
said  Stephen  Wright,  a  senior 
business  administration  ma- 


jor. "I  realized  that  the  presi- 
dent is  pretty  much  royalty." 

Some  students  found  hope 
in  Obama's  speech,  and  were 
encouraged  by  the  words  he 
offered  to  the  nation. 

"He  did  well,"  Becker  said. 
"It's  definitely  cool  to  witness 
something  like  this.  It's  excit- 
ing to  think  about  the  change 
and  what  our  country  is  ca- 
pable of." 

During  his  speech,  Presi- 
dent Obama  called  for  the  re- 
building of  our  nation. 


"What  is  required  of  us  „01y| 
is  a  new  era  of  responsibility! 
a  recognition,  on  the  p: 
every  American,  that  we 
duties  to  ourselves,  our  na|j0J 
and  the  world,  duties  that  Jf 
do  not  grudgingly  accept  hi  J 
rather  seize  gladly,  firm  ± 
knowledge  that  there  is  not 
ing  so  satisfying  to  the  spj| 
so  defining  of  our  charade! 
than  giving  our  all  to  a  difficuH 
task,"  Obama  said.  "This  1 
the  price  and  theprontise  ■ 
citizenship." 


week  will  end  with  a  vespers 
service  Friday  evening.  Nigel 
Francois,  a  junior  theology 
major  will  be  speaking. 

Students  will  receive  convo- 
cation and  worship  credit  for 
attending  each  meeting. 

"Getting  both  credits  at  once 
is  definitely  an  incentive,"  said 
Chris  Mateo,  a  senior  public 
relations  major.  "Especially 
when  it  is  a  worthwhile  topic. 
I'm  excited  to  hear  my  peers 
speak  on  issues  we  have  all 
faced  during  our  youth." 

Other  students  were  also 
enthusiastic. 

"I  am  excited  about  the 
idea  of  testimonies  because  I 
feel  that  a  lot  of  times  we  are 
presented  with  the  theory  of 
living  a  Christian  life,  but  tes- 
timonies present  the  practical- 
ity of  living  a  Christian  life," 
said  Nate  Dubs,  a  junior  the- 
ology major  and  a  speaker  for 
the  week  of  prayer.  "And  that's 


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LORRIE  SCHRADER 

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It  was  a  rainy,  drizzly  day. 
Thankfully,  I  had  checked  the 
weather  forecast  that  morning 
and  grabbed  an  umbrella  on 
my  way  out  the  door.  Fifteen 
minutes  later  the  rain  started. 
My  umbrella  was  a  cute 
umbrella.  It  was  powder  blue 
and  had  little  cats  and  dogs  all 
over  it.  (It's  raining  cats  and 
dogs!)  My  grandma  got  it  for 
free  from  the  Humane  Society 
and  gave  it  to  me.  However, 
like  most  free  things,  it  was 
lacking  in  quality.  The  fabric 
on  at  least  two  of  the  ends  of 
the  umbrella  had  ripped.  As. 
I  was  walking  home  for  lunch 
the  wind  started  gusting  and 
my  umbrella  became  almost 
more  of  a  hassle  than  a  shelter 


as  it  flipped  inside  out.  I  was  and  dogs  looked  very  silly, 

gripping  it  tightly  to    keep  it  People  are  hke  umbrella^ 

from  filing  away.  It  now  has  We're  all  shapes ,«*«**  We 

a  few  other  ends  ripped  and  come  from  different  ptoces. 

looks  like  a  misshaped  pity  of  like  mypoorumbreUa,  some  of 

an  umbrella.  <»  need  some  mending  of  tears 

I  couldn't  help  but  notice  in  our.  lives.  Some  of  us  may 


some  of  the  umbrellas  around 
me  as  I  went  to  and  from  class. 
Some  were  brightly  colored. 
Some  were  massive.  Some 
were  obviously  older.  Some 
were  shiny  and  new.  Some 
were  made  by  designers.  Some 
were  probably  from  a  thrift 
store.  Some  even  had  several 
layers  of  material.  As  I  crossed 
the  road  toward  my  apartment, 
a  friend  walked  up.  I  couldn't 
help  but  feel  a  little  chagrined 
over  the  state  of  my  sad  um- 
brella next  to  his  massive,  very 
refined,  high-quality  umbrella. 
My  broken  powder  blue  cats 


even  need  new  parts.  Some  of 
us  are  getting  our  heads  wet  in 
rains  of  trial.  Some  of  us  are 
sheltered  from  the  rain  and 
toasty  warm.  Some  of  us  may 
even  be  fighting  to  hang  on  as 
the  storms  are  threatening  to 
turn  us  inside  out.  Some  of  us 
may  think  we're  just  plain  and 
not  very  exciting.  Some  of  us 
are  sporting  shiny  designs,  but 
perhaps  hiding  the  emptiness 
inside.  Some  are  guarding  a 
happy  heart  that  is  splashing 
with  joy  through  the  puddles. 

Umbrellas  do  no  good  if  they 
are  not  opened  and  held  up. 


_  are  also  held  in  Christ's 

hands.  He  has  control  over  our 
lives.  We  may  think  we're  hold- 
ing on  to  our  own  lives,  but  one 
fierce  storm  will  whip  the  con- 
trol from  our  weak  hands.  We 
would  do  better  to  let  go  of  our 
umbrellas,  our  lives,  and  walk 
next  to  Christ  and  He  can  hold 
our  lives  for  us. 

There  are  dozens  of  analo- 
gies between  us  and  umbrellas, 
but  I  must  mention  that  there 
is  at  least  one  important  differ- 
ence between  us  and  umbrel- 
las. When  I  left  for  work  later 
that  day  I  left  my  poor  powder 
blue  cats  and  dogs  umbrella  at 
home  and  grabbed  my  room- 
mate's more  robust  umbrella. 
The  difference  is  this:  Christ 
never  trades  us  in.  We  are  not 
disposable  in  His  sight.  He  will 
mend  us.  He  will  perfect  us. 


He  will  never  let  us  go. 

The  Bible  doesn't  say  [_ 
thing  about  umbrellas,  but  J 
has  something  to  say  about 
clay.  "'O  house  of  Israel,  can  J 
not  do  with  you  as  this  potts! 
does?"  declares  the  Lord.  "LiiJ 
clay  in  the  hand  of  the  [ 
so  are  you  in  my  hand,  0  honJ 
of  Israel,"  (Jeremiah  18:6). 

"Woe  to  him  who  striv I 
with  him  who  formed  him,iT 
pot  among  earthen  pots!  Dr.  I 
the  clay  say  to  him  who  fonnl 
it,  'What  are  you  : 
■Your  work  has  no  handles'™ 
(Isaiah  45:9). 

Don't  hang  on.  Let  go  anil 
let  God  form  you  as  He  wiT 
Let  yourself  be  clay  (or  aaui 
brella)  in  His  hands. 


The  farm  house:  Warmth  isn't  just  about  temperatu 


re 


Chris  Clouzet 

RFimiON  Fnirnn 


Once  upon  a  time,  on  a 
snowy-white,    secluded    hill, 
there  stood  an  old,  gray  farm 
house  whose  owner  was  a  very 
wise  man.  Two  sentinels  kept 
faithful  watch  to  its  left.  One 
was  tall  and  crowned  with  a 
rusty  dome,  the  other  an  achy 
dark  face,  a  bygone  figure  fa- 
miliar to  many  farm  animals 
of  times  long  passed.  Young, 
gangly  evergreens  slouched  in 
front  of  the  farmhouse,  quiet 
reminders  of  the  unforgiving 
stroke  of  winter's  icy  brush. 
The  dwelling  itself,  a  rectangu- 
lar nod  to  the  pragmatic  mind 
of  its  ancient  architect,  gazed 
with   silent   eyes   across  the 
wandering  hills.    Against  the 
settling  stillness,  it  seemed  to 
sigh  deeply,  as  if  to  brace  itself 
against  another  surly  winter 
night. 

Knowing  that  a  farmhouse 
unoccupied  is  like  a  heart  de- 


void of  love,  the  wise  owner 
decided  to  bring  some  visitors. 
A  farmhouse,  empty  and  alone, 
is  not  much  more  than  a  speck 
of  existence  on  a  secluded  hill. 
The  owner  busies  himself 
with  waking  the  slumbering 
giant.  Matches  are  lit  and 
presently  a  wispy  ribbon  of 
smoke  hesitantly  escapes  from 
its  stone  prison  and  floats  up, 
blending  into  the  dark  night 
sky.  Water  bubbles  and  whis- 
tles in  the  kettle-  and  dusty 
games  are  removed  from  their 
cupboards.  A  welcoming  glow 
of  light  soon  radiates  from  ev- 
ery glass  pore  of  the  thawing 
structure. 

Before  long,  footprints, 
broken  into  the  crust  of  the 
windblown  yard,  trail  toward 
the  foot  of  the  stairs  lead- 
ing up  to  the  frosty,  covered 
porch.  Boots  are  removed 
and  seats  are  claimed.  The 
ebb  and  flow  of  conversation 
filling  the  room  is  frequently 
interrupted  by  swells  of  joy- 


A  snowy  day  on  a  farm  in  Pennsyluai 

ous  laughter.  Stomachs  ease 
into  their  steady  cadence, 
filled  with  hearty  morsels  from 
the  pantry  and  the  satisfying 
embrace  of  steaming  hot  co- 
coa. Glad  eyes  and  carefree 
smiles  replace  soggy  mittens 
and  overstuffed  down  jackets. 
Soothing  warmth  emanating 
from  the  simmering  cast-iron 


wood  stove  encroaches  upon 
every  corner  of  the  room,  dis- 
pelling the  last  intrusive  fin- 
gers of  winter's  icy  grip.  The 
inhabitants  of  this  farmhouse 
find  it  an  easy  task  to  leave  the 
memories  of  a  dreary  winter 
outside. 

Out  of  a  lifeless  gray  farm 
house  there  is  birthed  a  new 


creation:  A  home, 
warmth  and  laugMH 
friendship.  Theown|| 
contentedly  at  eacbl| 
friends.  He  smite  »«| 
that  as  long  as  they  »«■ 
with  him,  they  are  sm 
warm.  He  knows  ho*«| 
an  old  gray  fan*"*  j 
alive. 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 


.opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Twelve  dead  mice 

It's  just  the  beginning  for 


and  our  nation's  new  leader 

the  new  president  and  for  our  own  lives 


Sarah  Hayhoe 
Q£iniqn-Eqhqb — 


"What  is  that!?!"  Tara 
stepped  away  from  the  open 
shelf  where  she  had  been 
stacking  cans  and  pointed  at 
something  in  the  shadows.  She 
didn't  have  to  yell  for  her  voice 
to  fill  the  small,  cold  kitchen. 
In  a  matter  of  seconds,  lo  of  us 
had  gathered  to  examine  what 
was  beneath  the  countertop.  It 
was  an  excuse  to  stand  closer 
to  the  newly  lit  wood  stove.  Af- 
ter a  few  more  seconds,  some- 
one reached   into  the   open 


shelf  and  pulled  out  a  plastic 
bottle  of  cooking  oil. 

"Are  those  what  I  think  they 
are?"  I  couldn't  help  asking. 

At  the  top  of  the  bottle  was 
a  hole  the  size  of  a  silver  dol- 
lar. Oil  still  filled  the  container 
and  an  inch  or  so  beneath  the 
yellow  surface  laid  the  brown, 
furry  carcasses  of  12  dead 
mice.  Ugh. 

"It's  a  whole  family.  Babies, 
aunts,  uncles,  everyone,"  com- 
mented one  of  the  other  girls 
shivering  by  the  stove.  "Did 
they  just  blindly  follow  each 
other  into  the  container  while 
the  leader  was  already  drown- 


ing? What  a  horrible  way  to 
die." 

In  the  farmhouse  we  had 
wood  stoves,  frozen  water 
pipes,  buckets  of  spring  water 
for  toilet  flushing,  and  now 
a  colony  of  drowned  mice.  It 
was  a  magical  paradise  just 
over  the  Pennsylvania  state 
line,  and  its  magic  had  little  to 
do  with  the  wood  stoves  work- 
ing, the  pipes  thawing,  the 
toilets  flushing,  or  the  funeral 
of  mice.  The  magic  was  in  the 
people  and  the  memories  we 
created. 

This  past  weekend,  while 
millions  of  people  converged  in 


P\> 


Graphic  by  Katie  Dexler 


Washington,  D.C.,  I  visited  the 
lower  Pennsylvania  hills  just  a 
few  hours  north  of  the  capitol. 
While  millions  of  Americans 
arrived  at  Dulles  and  Balti- 
more, purchased  metro  tick- 
ets and  donned  Obama  para- 
phernalia, I  drove  10  hours  to 
spend  time  with  friends  in  a 
frozen  farmhouse.  Although  I 
forewent  any  attempt  to  stand 
for  hours  in  the  National  Mall 
on  Tuesday,  Barack  Obama 
has  already  influenced  my 
life,  since  I  probably  wouldn't 
have  driven  to  Maryland  and 
beyond  if  three  -of  my  friends 
hadn't  flown  from  the  West 
Coast  for  the  Inauguration  of 
our  44th  President. 

Eighteen  of  us  gathered  at 
the  farm  without  cell  phone  or 
internet  service,  armed  with 
warm  clothes,  cleaning  sup- 
plies, good  food  and  stacks  of 
games.  Only  one  person  knew 
everyone  on  the  guest  list  be- 
fore arriving  for  the  weekend, 
a  fact  that  called  for  introduc- 
tions and  a  lot  of  handshakes. 
Our  stories  and  experiences 
overlapped  in  big  and  small 
ways  like  attending  college, 
working  at  camp,  or  travel- 
ing the  world.  But  in  no  time 
we  were  making  music  at  the 
old  upright  piano  in  the  liv- 
ing room,  sledding  down  the 
driveway,  playing  games  and 
even  celebrating  a  birthday. 

For  several  of  the  weekend 
house  guests,  visiting  the  farm 
has  become  an  annual  event, 
a  very  anticipated  tradition  of 
camaraderie  and  celebration 
not  unlike  the  inauguration  of 
a  president  with  its  emotion 
and  patriotism.  Many  house 
guests  return  each  year,  but 
some  can't  make  it  every  time. 
Before  entering  the  dead  zone 
around  the  farm,  a  number  of 
us  talked  on  the  phone  with 
one  such  house  guest,  a  friend 
serving  as  a  missionary  in  Af- 


rica. In  one  week,  another  one 
of  this  year's  house  guests  who 
was  at  the  farm  will  fly  to  Ethi- 
opia for  a  year  of  service  at  the 
Adventist  hospital  there.  We 
have  so  much  more  to  offer 
than  what  the  memories  of  one 
weekend  vacation  can  hold. 

Likewise,  the  ceremony  and 
solemnity  of  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  United  State's  first 
African-American  president 
cannot  predict  the  course  of 
change  in  the  future. 

Time  at  the  farm  was  sim- 
ple,.beautiful  and  full  of  what 
I  imagine  heaven  will  be,  but 
the  farm  is  not  heaven.  We  are 
not  there  yet.  We  have  to  re- 
turn to  our  education,  depart 
for  foreign  countries,  strive  for 
peace  and  goodwill  to  all  hu- 
mankind. We  are  only  begin- 
ning, as  is  President  Obama. 
fhe  beauty  of  Obama 's  inau- 
guration as  President  on  the 
day  after  Dr.  King's  holiday  is 
both  historic  and  triumphant 
for  this  country  and  for  many 
individuals,  but  again  it  is  only 
another  beginning. 

Many  still  question  Obama's 
lack  of  experience.  He  is  faced 
with  enormous  domestic  and 
global  challenges  from  the 
U.S.  economy  to  Gaza,  Iraq, 
Afghanistan,  Pakistan  and  In- 
dia to  name  a  few. 

Our  country  desperately 
wants  our  new  president  to 
succeed.  The  advantages  of 
temperament  and  ability  that 
he  brings  to  the  office  are 
heartening.  So  far,  it's  nice 
having  a  gifted  orator  who  can 
inspire  the  people  at  home 
while  claiming  popularity 
abroad.  However,  as  charis- 
matic as  Obama  is,  we're  likely 
in  for  more  unpleasant  sur- 
prises before  we  clean  up  this  | 
country,  its  reputation  and  in- 
fluei^e  under  his  leadership. 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southem.edu 


Small  steps  to  help  balance  your  life 

. ,     ul..  take  time  for  devotions  eacl 


Rachel  Hopkins 

llfpcrviK  FnrTOH 

This  is  by  far  the  busiest  se- 
mester of  my  life.  I'm  taking  18 
credit  hours  (I'll  either  gradu- 
ate this  semester  or  die  try- 
ing), working  three  jobs  and 
planning  a  wedding  for  May. 
I'm  not  complaining.  I  chose 
this  situation,  but  if  I  said  it 
wasn't  hectic,  I'd  be  telling  you 
a  big  fat  lie.  The  sad  thing  is, 
I'm  not  alone.  I  know  there  are 
tons  of  other  people  in  a  very 
similar  (if  not  the  same)  boat. 
So  how  can  we  keep  our  heads 
on  straight? 

The  key  is  balance.  I  know 
that  this  semester  I  need  to 
be  deliberate  about  not  let- 
ting any  one  area  of  my  life  go 
to  the  dumps.  Here  are  a  few 
steps  in  different  areas  of  my 
life  that  have  worked  these  last 
couple  of  weeks  to  keep  me 
sane.  Hopefully  some  of  them 


can  work  for  you  too. 

Mind:  I  feel  like  I'm  in 
class  most  of  the  time.  I  have 
to  be  pretty  strategic  about 
when  I  work  on  my  home- 
work. This  requires  planning. 
I  bought  a  notebook-style  cal- 
endar that  I  take  with  me  to  all 
my  classes.  I'm  not  usually  the 
portable  calendar  type,  but  it 
has  helped,  and  if  I  can  do  it, 
anyone  can, 

I  also  take  time  each  morn- 
ing to  plan  out  how  I'm  going 
to  use  the  "spare"  time  in  my 
day.  That  way  when  someone 
asks  me  if  I  want  to  go  to  taco 
night  at  Amigos,  I  already 
know  that  I'll  be  busy  study- 
ing for  my  digital  video  pro- 
ductions class.  However,  this 
doesn't  mean  I  don't  have  fun. 
I  have  a  strict  policy  about  Sat- 
urday nights— no  homework.  I 
need  that  time  to  hang  out,  or 
Til  go  crazy.  Don't  let  school 
control  your  entire  week.  It's 


!') 


Get  your  Green  0" 
14 


iLuJM 


: 


Vexation:  Everyone 
that  pigs  out  on  meat! 

Solution:  As  much  as  I'd 
love  for  all  the  carnivores 
to  become  vegetarians,  I'll 
instead  request  that  meat 
eaters  cut  the  animal  con- 
sumption by  half.  It  seems 
like  a  fair  compromise. 

Implementation:  If 
you  love  to  order  meat  when 
you're  eating  out,  maybe  try 
the  chicken  instead  of  the 
steak  next  time.  If  you  live 
off  campus,  practice  being 
a  good  Adventist  by  trying 
some  new  meat  substitutes. 
There  are  tons  of  tasty  ones 
to  chop*"  f*~.m. 

Clai  .iicution:      You've 


no  doubt  heard  of  the 
health  benefits  of  a  veg- 
etarian diet,  but  what  a  lot 
of  people  don't  realize  is 
that  meat  consumption  is 
bad  for  the  environment  as 
well.  Meat  requires  more 
resources  to  produce  than 
other  forms  of  protein. 
Plus,  livestock  accounts 
for  18  percent  of  all  green- 
house gas  emissions  on  the 
planet.  In  fact,  switching 
to  a  meatless  diet  is  even 
better  for  the  environment 
than  replacing  your  current 
vehicle  with  a  hybrid.  Bet 
you  didn't  realize  Southern 
was  so  down  with  the  envi- 
ronment like  that. 

'tip  and  info  from  idealbite.com 


just  not  healthy. 

Body:  Speaking  of  healthy, 
my  lifestyle  requires  a  lot  of  en- 
ergy this  semester.  I  have  night 
classes  three  days  a  week,  and 
I'm  often  up  a  little  later  than  I 
would  hope  doing  homework. 
This  means  that  I  again  have 
to  be  strategic  about  what  my 
day  consists  of.  Planning  out 
an  eating  schedule  has  been 
necessary,  not  only  because  I 
want  to  get  in  shape  for  May, 
but  also  because  I'm  gone  from 
my  apartment  working  and  go- 
ing to  class  for  several  hours  at 
a  time.  I've  started  packing  a 
small  lunch/snack  so  that  I'm 
still  thinking  clearly  during  my 
last  class  and  not  fantasizing 
about  eating  everything  that's 
in  the  fridge  when  I  get  home. 
A  snack  can  be  a  powerful  way 
to  keep  my  mind  straight. 

I've  also  started  an  exercise 
routine  at  Hulsey,  which  helps 
me  sleep  a  lot  better  at  night. 
I  highly  recommend  the  re- 
cumbent bikes.  You  can  break 
a  sweat  AND  read  your  text- 
books at  the  same  time.  Highly 
productive. 

Soul:  I'm  not  going  to 
preach  about  how  five  minutes 
in  the  Word  is  going  to  make 
your  whole  day  awesome,  but 
to  be  totally  honest,  I  just  feel 
a  lot  more  centered  when  I 


take  time  for  devotions  each 
morning.  My  problem  is  that  I 
easily  fall  into  the  to  minute, 
read-a-chaptertrap.  I've  found 
that  diversifying  my  time  with 
God  helps  me  from  getting 
bored  and  makes  the  time  I 
am  spending  with  Him  more 
meaningful.  I  now  read  from  a 
Christian  book,  choose  a  por- 
tion from  the  Bible  and  high- 
light the  best  parts,  do  a  little 
joumaling,  and  spend  some 
time  in  prayer.  When  this  gets 
old,  I'll  have  to  try  something 
new.  As  long  as  I'm  not  watch- 
ing the  clock,  I'm  doing  well. 

Relationships:  Even 

though  I  may  not  be  able  to 
have  all  the  fun  I  had  last  se- 
mester, it's  still  important  to 
make  time  for  my  friends  and 
loved  ones.  Donnie  (my  fiance) 
and  I  may  go  most  of  the  day 
without  seeing  each  other,  but 
we  always  carve  out  some  time 
in  the  evenings  to  play  a  few 
rounds  of  Mario  Kart  64  and 
have  prayer  before  going  our 
separate  ways.  My  roommates 
and  I  enjoy  making  big  meals 
on  the  weekends  and  having 
lots  of  friends  over.  Bottom 
line,  if  you  don't  take  time  to 
socialize,  you'll  just  get  angrier 
about  everything  you  have  to 
do.  Be  responsible,  but  don't 
forget  about  your  friends. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

"A  Universe  of  Dreams" 

Performed  by  Ensemble 

Galilei 

Celtic/Early  Music 

multi-media  experience 

UTC  Fine  Arts  Center, 

Chattanooga 

Saturday,  Jan.  24,  8  p.m. 

$22  for  adults 

utc.edu/Administration/ 

FineArtsCenter 

UTC  vs.  Wofford 
(Ladie's  basketball) 

McKenzie  Arena, 
Chattanooga 
Saturday,  Jan.  24, 7  p.m. 
$8  for  adults 
gomocs.com 

Richard  the  Third 

Troutt  Theater,  Belmont 
University,  Nashville 
Now  through  Feb.  1 
Tickets  start  at  $8  for 
students 
Nashvilleshakes.org 

"Dancing  With  the 
Stars  -  The  Tour" 

Gwinnett  Arena,  Atlanta 
Sunday,  Jan.  25, 7:30  P-m- 
Ticket  prices  vary 
Gwinnettcenter.com 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


A  glance  at  Obama  and  his  political  dream  team 


Zack  Livingston 

Seqbis  Ebjioh 

Tuesday  was  a  day  that  will 
never  be  forgotten  in  America. 
Now  that  Obama  is  in  office 
what  will  happen  in  the  sport's 
world?  It  is  already  known 
that  Obama  loves  basketball 
and  actually  has  a  bunch  of 
advisors  with  basketball  expe- 
rience. 

Just  look  at  all  of  the  sports 


players  in  Washington:  Sec- 
retary nominee  Arne  Duncan 
(former  co-captian  of  Har- 
vard's basketball  team),  at- 
torney general  nominee  Eric 
Holder  (former  Columbia  bas- 
ketball player)  and  brother-in- 
law  Craig  Robinson  (current 
Oregon  State  men's  coach). 
They  each  have  close  ties  with 
Obama. 

So  what  do  the  people  want 
Obama  and  his  dream  team  to 


do  to  improve  recreation  and 
sports  in  schools  and  urban 
parks?  A  list  from  the  ESPN 
archives  had  this  to  say: 

•  Offer  incentives  for  schools 
to  create  more  teams,  not 
fewer,  which  is  what  is  hap- 
pening in  the  era  of  no  child 
left  behind,  with  its  strictly 
academic  focus.  The  least  that 
schools  can  do  is  modernize 
P.E.  by  connecting  teens  with 
local  clubs  that  sponsor  lesser- 


known  sports  in  which  they 
might  find  success. 

•  Restore  funding  for  urban 
parks  and  recreational  centers 
that  have  been  gutted  in  recent 
years.  Perhaps  the  administra- 
tion can  pay  for  it  with  a  tax  on 
the  pro  leagues  that  do  busi- 
ness in  these  cities  and  whose 
empires  have  been  built  on  the 
public  dime. 

•  The  key  is  getting  pro- 
gressive,    not     sentimental, 


about  youth  sports.  Parents 
just  aren't  going  to  let  their 
kid  ride  a  bike  halfway  across 
town  anymore  to  play  sandlot 
ball,  unsupervised. 

Obama  already  has  a  lot  on 
his  plate  in,  but  hopefully  his 
love  for  sports  will  allow  these 
issues  to  be  looked  upon  and 
progressed  in  2009. 


Two  more  for  wins  Willis  Moore 


Zack  Livingston 
Sports  Editor 


What  might  have  gone  down 
in  history  as  Southern's  most 
[  exhilarating  intramural's  bas- 
I  ketball  game,  took  place  last 
I  Wednesday  between  Mystic 
J  Splash  and  the  Redeem  Team. 
It  was  an  ordinary  intra- 
mural evening  and  students 
began  to  gather  around  court 
pne  in  Illes  P.E.  Center  to  get 
t  glimpse  of  Men's  A  league 
basketball  at  its  best.  The  fa- 
Sored  Redeem  Team  looked 
Bntimidating  with  their  athleti- 
cism during  warm-ups  as  they 
■ebuted  a  complete  team  of 
Bbuthern  ball  veterans.  Mys- 
Kc  Splash,  a  brand  new  team 
Bebuting  first  time  intramural 
Bayers,  looked  confident  re- 
Ejrdless  of  the  their  opponents 
jSpe  and  numbers, 
^wrom  a  students  bleacher 
Igrspective  it  looked  like  Go- 
Bh  versus  little  David.  The 


Redeem  team  was  completely 
stacked  with  few  players  un- 
der six-foot-two  whereas  the 
Mystic  Splash  team  resembled 
a  bunch  of  young  harp  play- 
ers who  occasionally  played  a 
little  basketball. 

Right  from  the  tip  off  the 
two  teams  engaged  in  a  battle 
that  kept  the  attention  span  of 
students  but  although  the  en- 
tertainment was  abundant,  it 
was  the  end  of  the  game  that 
made  it  eligible  for  the  record 
books. 

Down  by  eight  points  with 
five  minutes  left  on  the  clock 
left  team  Mystic  Splash  fight- 
ing to  turn  the  tide  for  victory. 
Mysteriously,  turn  over  after 
turn  over  from  the  Redeem 
Team  gave  Mystic  Splash  an 
opportunity  to  tie  the  score 
at  42  points  apiece,  with  two- 
point-three  seconds  left  on  the 
clock.  Everyone  in  the  gym 
stopped  and  stared  as  Mystic 
Splash  in  bounded  the  ball. 


Teams  and  fans  on  the  other 
courts  couldn't  help  but  glance 
to  see  what  would  happen. 

Illes  P.E.  Center  stood  si- 
lent as  Mystic  Splash  shoot- 
ing guard,  Willis  Moore,  came 
off  a  pick,  elevated  from  the 
three-point  line,  and  released 
a  shot  that  could  possibly  end 
the  game.  The  ball  moved  in 
slow  motion  through  the  air, 
three  defenders  surrounded 
Willis  still  glued  to  the  gym 
floor  as  their  worse  nightmare 
came  to  reality. 

The  ball  rattled  in  the  rim, 
the  buzzer  sounded  and  ev- 
eryone in  the  gym  caught  their 
breath  and  cheered  hysterical- 
ly for  the  amazing  game  win- 
Mystic  Splash  small  for- 
ward, Davis  Wallace  said  "It 
was  a  hard  fought  game,  with  a 
well  earned  and  much  needed 
victory  for  our  team." 

The  game  ended  Mystic 
Splash  44,  Redeem  Team  42. 


Basketball 

Intramurals 

Schedule 


Men's  A  Division 


1/22  6  p. 

1/22  7  p 

1/26  6  p 

1/26  5P 

1/28  6  p 

1/28  5P 

1/28  8p 


Final  Second/Little  Children 
Redeem  Team/Crusaders 
Little  Children/Redeem  Team 
Toon  Squad/Crusaders 
Crusaders/Veteran  Bailers 
Final  Second/Toon  Squad 


Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 


Little  Children/Scissor  Me  TimbersCourt  1 


Women's  A  Division 


1/22  8  p 

1/26  8p 

1/26  9P 

1/27  9  p 

1/28  8p 


"Resolution/Team  Fresh 


Courts 


Simply  Smashing/Resolution  Court  3 

Holla/Wildcats  Court  3 

Wildcats/Spartans  Court;), 

Team  Fresh/Dunkin'  Donuts  Court  3 


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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 

chatter@southern.edu 


Adventist  Theological  So- 
ciety meeting  |  "The  Case  of 
D.M.  Canright:  Father  of  Ellen 
White  Criticisms"  will  be  pre- 
sented by  Dr.  Jud  Lake.  Please 
notice  that  we  will  NOT  be 
meeting  in  our  usual  location. 
We  will  meet  in  Lynn  Wood 
Hall  Auditorium  at  3:30p  on 
Sabbath  afternoon  January  31. 
Everyone  is  invited  to  attend. 

College  Bowl  |  The  deadline 
for  submitting  a  team  and  be- 
ing a  part  of  the  12-team  tour- 
nament this  year  is  5:00  p.m. 
today,  January  22.  Your  team 
must  be  made  up  of  5  stu- 
dent members.  Part-time  and 
graduate  students  are  eligible. 
However,  only  one  graduate 
student  may  be  part  of  a  team. 
Submit  your  team  to  negron@ 
southern.edu. 

GRE  I  The  Graduate  Records 
Examination  (GRE)  is  the  ma- 
jor test  used  by  Universities 
to  determine  acceptance  into 
graduate  school.    Psi  Chi  will 
be  hosting  a  GRE  review  ses- 
sion on  Sunday,  January  25, 
from  3-5P  in  Summerour  room 
#212.  All  majors  and  grade 
levels  are  welcome.   Helpful 
test  tips,  practice  questions, 
and  answers  to  your  questions 
about  the  GRE  will  be  avail- 
able. Come,  learn  more  about 
the  GRE  and  leave  test  anxiety 
behind!  The  goal  of  our  study 
session  is  for  everyone  to  come 
out  feeling  more  prepared  and 
to  take  some  of  the  fear  and 
anxiety  out  of  this  test! 

The  Kayak  |  Come  join  us  at 
the  The  Kayak  after  your  work- 
out or  just  for  a  bite  to  eat!  We 
are  open  Monday  through 
Thursday  11:30  am  -  9:00 
pm  in  the  Hulsey  Wellness 
Center.  We  have  sandwiches, 
fruit  smoothies,  power  booster 
bars,  yogurt,  fresh  fruit,  tossed 
or  fruit  salads  and  a  variety 
of  healthy  drinks.  We  look 
forward  to  seeing  you  there... 
Remember,  all  SAU  employee 


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Friday,  January  23 

7:45-ioa  -  SA  Senate  Surprise  Day 
(Promenade) 

oa-Noon  -  Social  Work  Field  Fair 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

5:59P- Sunset 

8p  -  Vespers,  Ministerial  Trainee 
Induction  (Church) 


Sabbath,  January  24 

9a  -  Adoration  1-  Alex  Bryan 
(Church) 

9:30-10:158  -  Continental  Break- 
fast (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

9:30  &  11a  -  Ministerial  Trainee  In- 
duction (Thatcher) 

10:15a  -  Saltworks  Sabbath  School 
(Seminar  Room-upstairs) 

9:75  Sabbath  School  (Church  Fel- 
lowship Hall) 

SMC  Sabbath  School  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel-upstairs) 

Adoration  2-  John  Nixon  (Church) 

11:30a  -  Connect  (Collegedale 
Academy) 

11:45a  -  Renewal,  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

6p  -  Evensong,  Reader:  Ray  Min- 
ner,  Organist:  Peter  Leipzig  (Church) 


6:30-9P  -  KR's  open  for  Supper 
6:30-10:30p  -  Student  center  open 
7P  -  Coed  Volleyball  Tournament 

(lies  P.E.  Center) 

n:3op  -  Sigma  Theta  Chi  Skating 

Party:  Please  bring  student  ID  card 

(Hamilton  Skate  Place) 

Sunday,  January  25 

SAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 
7:3op  -  Symphony  Concerto  Con- 
cert, Convocation  Credit  (Church) 


Monday,  January  26 

Chinese  New  Year 

Last  day  for  80%  tuition  refund 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 

9a-5p  -  Last  day  to  return  textbooks 
with  a  drop  slip  (Campus  Shop) 

4p  -  University  Assembly 

5:15  &  5:45P  -  College  Bowl  (Presi- 
dential Banquet  Room) 
.  7p  -  Student  Week  of  Prayer,  Eze- 
quiel  Vasquez  (Church) 

Tuesday,  January  27 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 
io:45a-Noon  -  McKee  Library 
Closed 

11a  -  Convocation,  Student  Week 


of  Prayer,  Kristie  Cain  (Church) 

5P  -  New  Club/Dept.  Student  Or- 
ganization applications  due  (Student 
Life  &Activities) 

7P  -  Student  Week  of  Prayer 
(Church) 


Wednesday,  January  28 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 

na-7p  -  Employee  Appreciation 
Day  (Student  Center) 

5:15  &  5:45  _  College  Bowl  (Presi- 
dential Banquet  Room 

7P  -  Student  Week  of  Prayer,  Nate 
Dubs  (Church) 


Thursday,  January  29 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 

io:45a-Noon  -  McKee  Library 
Closed 

11a  -  Convocation,  Student  Week  of 
Prayer,  Jackie  Torrez  (Church) 

Noon  -  SA  Election  Petitions  due 
(Student  Life  &  Activities) 

5p  -  Floor  Hockey  Team  Meeting 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

7p  -  Student  Week  of  Prayer,  Melia 
Chamberlain  (Church) 


are  eligible  for  a  25%  discount 
at  all  4  of  the  Food  Service  eat- 


Prayer  Groups  7:15a  M-F 
near  the  flag  pole;  i2:oop 
MWF  in  the  Student  Center 
seminar  room;  5p  M-F  at  the 
fountain  between  Hackman 
and  the  library. 


Parents  Weekend  |  Parents 
Weekend  is  February  13-15. 
Invite  your  parents  to  sign  up 
and  spend  the  weekend  hang- 
ing out  with  you.  Sign-up 
deadline  is  February  6  at  www. 
southern.edu/parent.  Need 
further  information  about  the 
details  of  the  weekend?  Con- 
tact Kari  Shultz  at  kshultz@ 
southern.edu. 


Student  Appropriation 
Forms  |  Forms  for  SA  fund- 
ing are  available  at  the  Student 
Services  office  starting  Janu- 
ary 8.  Ensure  that  your  orga- 
nization receives  the  funding 
it  needs  by  promptly  complet- 
ing the  necessary  paperwork. 
Deadline  for  forms  are  Janu- 
ary 22  for  returning  organiza- 
tions and  January  27  for  new 
organizations. 

Student  Association  Elec- 
tion Season  is  Here  |  Ap- 
plications for  SA  executive 
office  are  now  available  in  the 
Student  Services  office.  If  you 
are  interested  in  being  the 
next  SA  President,  Executive 
Vice  President,  or  Social  Vice 
President,  NOW  is  the  time 
for  action.  Applications  must 
be  submitted  by  January  29, 
2009  at  NOON.  Unleash  your 


potential  by  running  for  SA  of- 
fice. The  Student  Association. 
Lead.  Serve.  Grow. 


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January  23 

Carmen  Plott,  Celma  Zeferi- 
no,  Diana  Walters,  Jeremy 
Morell,  Kelly  Shearer,  Olando 
Brett,  Sam  Willis,  Shani 
Saylor,  Tiffany  Branum,  Violet 
Williams,  William  Vargas 
Gonzalez,  Zach  Gately 

January  24 

Dan  Shallenberger,  Jenny 
Seymour,  Katie  Williams, 
Rochelle  Barr,  Stephanie 
Miranda 

January  25 

Alison  Quiring,  John  Record, 
Suzie  Evans 


January  26 

Carolyn  McClellan,  Jared 
Miller,  Rebekah  Harris,  Scott 
Barnette 

January  27 

Areli  Ruiz,  DougTilstra,  Kelly 
Pratt,  Melinda  Dean  Hunter, 
Odraivis  Portelles,  SashaGay 
Lowe,  Stephan  Castro  Shoe- 
maker, Steven  Chung,  Susaiia 
Lee  Wong 

January  28 

Jason  Busch,  Jennifer  Bailey, 
Jerre  Conerly,  Jill  Althoff, 
Olivia  Weber,  Tina  Anglin, 
Tony  Castillo 

January  29 

Alanna  Zackrison,  Katelyn 

Stearns,  Lauren  Souza 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 


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Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seeing 
a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

2  Roommates  wanted  | 
Upstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  +  utilities.  Located  right 
across  from  health  services. 
julief@southern.edu.  or  call 
423-653-8302. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 

I  other  girl.  $i7o/mo.  Contact 

[  Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Room  for  rent  |  Preferably 
la  female.  Less  than  10  min- 
lutes  from  Southern.  Access 
I  to  entire  house  and  back- 
I  yard,  including  a  deck.  Wash- 
fer  &  dryer.  $350/1110.  Call 
[423-309-1674. 

ooms  for  rent  |  2  rooms 
[for  rent  for  female  students. 

■ocated  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
|edale,  3  miles  from  Ooltewah. 
Recess  to   kitchen,   laundry, 

able  and  wireless  Internet. 
IQuiet  home  in  the  country 
■with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
•ngela    cell:    423-280-3243 

Home:  423-238-1490. 

Roommate  wanted  I  Inter- 
viewing roommate  for  semes- 
p'  Large  house  in  high-end 
neighborhood,  garage,  fur- 
bished room,  great  roommates. 
jdickerson@southern.edu 


Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  150CC  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

2004  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Grey  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at423-503-5286. 

1988  Honda  Prelude  SI  | 

pw  ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pio- 
neer deck  and  speakers,  new 
tires,  lots  of  receipts  too  much 
to  list.  $2,85o/obo  jdicker- 
son@southern.edu 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73K,  well  maintained,  great 
shape,  $5,495  Call  Justin  @ 
308-9610 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover, 
1  1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Ex- 
tender +  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Longboard  |  Sector  9-  Pin- 
tail complete,  Bones  bearings, 
Independent  trucks,  44mm 
,  wheels.  $65.  Call  Amelia 
(423)883-3288 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels"  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 


Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu 

Telescope  |  Message 
Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 

Classical/folk      guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
Email  dgarner@southern.edu 
if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  io"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  share.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

Apple   iPod  Touch   8GB  | 

In  excellent  condition.  In- 
cludes a  USB  Sync  cable,  a 
pair  of  earphones,  and  quick 
start  guide.  Features  include 
Music,  Video,  Photos,  Safari, 
YouTube,  iTunes  Wi-Fi  Mu- 
sic Store,  3.5  in.  multi-touch 
screen,  and  more.  $200  O.B.O. 
tomstone@southern.edu  or 
423-310-5238 

Fishtank  )  46  Gallon  Bow 
Front  Fishtank  w/  Stand.  In- 
cludes sand,  rocks,  plants,  fil- 
ters, food,  meds,  aerator,  ect. 
Dorm  legal.  Perfect  for  fresh 
or  salt  water  fish.  Paid  over 
$600.  Will  sell  for  $30o/obo. 
donniek@southern.edu  (770) 
547-6285. 


Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some Pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100    Dual    Band    Wireless- 

N  Adapter.  High  speed  USB 

wireless   adapter  for   802.11 

A,G,andN. 

In  new  condition"  and  comes 

with  orginal  packaging.  $20. 

Call:  423-503-3404 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 


Brand  new  Xbox     |     360 

elite  console  120  gb  hard  drive 
with  HDMI  and  all  accessories 
included.  423-331-0393- 

Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-ioo3i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Great  ski-in/ski-out  resort 

North-central  Utah,  55  miles 
from  Salt  Lake  City.  2  BR /loft 
sleeps  up  to  8.  For  more  info 
call  423-504-7873  (Erika)  or 
423-504-5188  (Brianne). 


Printer  |  Epson  photo  print-     Subwoofers      |      Two   10" 

er  .  If  you  have  questions,  call     Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 

Rob  at  423-322-8738.  Subwoofers.    4    Ohms.  -500 

Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

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humoL 

"Major"  problems  at  Southern 


Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 


Art    majors— In-between 
classes  in  Brock  Hall,  the  el 


Computer  Science  ma- 
jors-First of  all,  I  don't  know 
why  you  even  bother.  Every- 
one knows  your  future  jobs  are 
being  outsourced  to  India.  Do 

classes  in  vw  "«■■,  "»_»  ,    ftjnk  rm      j      t0 

evator  gets  very  fill very  fast     £  J rf  do]]ars 

andalwaysstopsatthesecond     pay  V  ^^ 

floor  for  those  art  majors  that 

are  one  simple  flight  of  stairs 

away  from  not  making  an  al- 
ready crowded  elevator  even 

more    crowded.    They    don't 

even  get  homework,  just  proj 

ects,  so 

for  time?  Don't  be  lazy;  just 

use  the  stairs. 

Nursing    majors— Yeah, 

we're  all  glad  you're  proud  of 

what  you  do,  but  NONE  OF  US 

UNDERSTAND  YOU  WHEN 

YOU  TALK!  Have  you  ever  sat 

at  a  table  for  lunch  with  more 


for  my  firm  when  I  can  get 
Hashish  Patel  to  do  it  for  $5  a 
day?  No,  no,  no...  I  think  not. 
Theology  majors— Have 
you  ever  thought  about  dating 
l,y  are  ftey'pre^'sed  eMs/guyB  outside  of  Herin  or 
Summerour  Halls?  You  know, 
I  get  it:  Education  and  nursing 
majors  go  hand  in  hand  with 
the  theo  bros  and  bras,  but 
there  are  plenty  of  others  out 
there,  too.  Besides,  save  some 
of  the  nursing  and  education 
majors  for  the  rest  of  us!  I 

j     bet  vou  there  is  a  secret  theo- 
than  one  nursing  major  and     uel '""  ""="= '° 

majors-only     course     called 

How  To  Seduce  Nursing  and/ 
or  Education  Majors:  I  see  no 
other  way  to  explain  this  great 
coincidence. 

Business  majors— Yeah, 
we  all  get  it.  You  have  presen- 
tations like  four  times  a  week 


tried  to  join  their  conversa- 
tion? It's  impossible!  I  think 
that  more  than  once  I've  said, 
"Yeah,  I  broke  my  'femia'  in  a 
snowboarding  accident"  (fu- 
sion of  the  bones  'tibia'  and 
'femur'  as  I  found  out  after  be- 
ing corrected  like  an  idiot)  just 
to  try  and  sound  like  a  know  and  you  want  to  look  nice,  but 
something  about  nursing.  And  come  on...  do  you  really  expect 
it's  not  even  true.  rae  t0  believe  *""*  5™1  have  t0 

History        majors-Just     wear  your  best  church  clothes 
because    you    study    history,     to  school  every  day?  You're 


the  working  field  yet,  so  relax 
and  enjoy  it  now  while  you  still 
can! 

Math     majors-I     have 

something  really  funny  to  say 
about  you  guys,  but  to  be  per- 
fectly frank,  I  am  very  intimi- 
dated by  you.  I  don't  want  to 
get  beat  down  with  a  T-89  cal- 
culator or  what's  worse,  one  of 
those  white  Casios  that  only 
people  from  up  north  use.  So 
out  of  fear. of  your  strapping 
muscles,  I  will  keep  my  words 
in  reserve. 

DISCLAIMER:  All  are 
laughed  at  equally  before  their 
peers.  If  we  can't  enjoy  a  good 
chuckle  at  the  silly  nuances  of  ev- 
eryday life  on  campus,  than  we 
may  just  go  insane.  So  for  the 
sake  of  everyone's  sanity,  let's 
laugh  at  each  other  respectfully 
and  genuinely.  High  fives  are  en- 


doesn't  mean  you  know  the  fu- 
ture. All  you  do  is  argue  about 
politics,  the  economy  and 
theory.  Have  you  ever  thought 
about  having  real  conversa- 
tions and  not  always  trying 
to  analyze  and  discover  the 
underlying  problems?  I  guess 
not  because,  as  I  am  sure  that 
you  of  all  people  know,  history 
tends  to  repeat  itself. 

Physical  Education  ma- 
jors—Ooh,  I  have  a  great  idea! 
I  want  to  pay  $22,000  a  year 
to  go  play  sports.  Oh  wait,  nev- 
er mind  I  can  go  to  the  YMCA 
for  that— and  it  would  be  a  lot 
cheaper,  too.  Maybe  it's  igno- 
rance, but  I  just  don't  see  the 
point. 


making  the  rest  of  us  look  bad. 
I  don't  even  like  to  go  down 
the  business  hall  on  third  floor 
Brock  because  I'll  look  so  out 
of  place  with  my  hoodie,  jeans 
and  sneakers.  You're  not  in 


Do  all  your 
friends  laugh  at 
you? 

The  humor  page 
needs  you! 


Send  all  humor  page  sub- 
missions, please  e-mail  Adam 
Wamack.  We  are  looking  for 
submissionsof  all  kinds-  thumbs  up/ 
thumbs  down,  comics,  content,  etc. 
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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  22,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southem.edu 


All  the  people  who  turned  up  for 
Community  Service  Day. 

If  you  went  and  worked,  I  salute  you.  If  you  stayed 
in  your  bed  and  relished  a  sleep-in  day,  . .  well,  you 
already  know  that  you're  lazy. 

The  pilot's  mad  skills  who  landed  in 
the  Hudson.       1  j  I 

You  have  to  hand  it  to  him;  I  mean  he  landed  an  Air- 
busA320  with  1 55  passengers  going  hundreds  of  miles 
an  hour  into  32.5°  water  and  not  a  singleperson  was 
killed!  Now  that's  skill.    |. 

Snow  since  Saturday! 

It  might  not  be  sticking  much  to  the  ground,  but  all  the 
cold  and  chilliness  was  forgotten  when  I  saw  those  full, 
fluffy  flakes  falling  freely. 

Bush's  Fairwell  Speech. 

Say  what  you  want  about  the  ol'  guy,  but  he  held  his 
own  in  front  of  that  mike  and  I  respect  him  for  it.  It 
sounded  likefie  may  have  even  helped  write  a  portion 
of  it  too. 

An  African-American  in  the  White 
House.  / f  j 

7868:  Ratification  of  the  14th  Amendment;  1875:  Civil 
Rights  Act— little  impact,  beginning  of  a  great  future; 
1954:  Brown  v.  Board  of  Education. affirms  that  sepa- 
rate'fs  NOT  equali,  1955:  Rosa  Parks  sits  in  the  "wrong." 
'section  of  a  bus;  1963:  A  young  minister  from  Atlanta, 
Ga.  convinced  millions  that  he  had  a  dream;  2009:  A 
black  senator  from  Chicago,  III.  fills  the  most  powerful 
office  in  the  world.  This  is  a  cause  for  pride  forpeople 
of  all  races  and  backgrounds. 

Thumbs  up  to  no  Thumbs  Down 
this  week!        m 

Why  must  we  focus  on  the  negative?  I  say  we 
shouldn't!  Here's  to  positivity,'  laughter  and  taking  a 
moment  to  enjoy  silliness  in  the  midst  of  a  crazy  world. 


%ht 


JANUARY  29,  2009 


^Duteaaoint 


SOUTHERN 


ACCENT.southern.edu  •    The  student  voice  since  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1 5 


Top-selling 
application  for 
iPhone  created 
by  student 


Brittany  Russell 
siail  Whites 


Senior  computing  student, 
Jason  Ncufeld,  has  done 
something  that  not  many  col- 
je  seniors  get  to  do.  Last 
September  he  created  a  game 
for  Apple's  irhone  that  has 
sold  thousands  of  copies. 

The 
game, 
Fret 
Surfer 
Guitar 
Trainer, 
teaches 
the 
player 
notes 

En  a  guitar.  There  is  also  a 
Bass  guitar  version.  It  focuses 
Jiainly  on  the  notes  of  the  fret 
Board,  which  is  the  area  with 
Haised  horizontal  ridges  on 
Bhe  neck  of  a  guitar. 

According  to  the  game  de- 
fription  on  iTunes,  Fret  Surf- 
:  has  two  different  modes: 
fcding  the  fret  when  given  a 
Bote  and  a  string,  and  know- 
ing the  note  based  on  a  given 
|t. 

INeufeld,  -a   computer  sci- 

Jce  embedded  systems  ma- 

;,  who  often  plays  guitar  for 

fpers,  created  the  game  to 

e  IPHONE,  page  3 


Gym-Masters  perform  at  Bulls  game 


Kaleigh  Lang 

Staff  Wp.t.p 


Gym-Masters  performed  at 
half-time  for  the  Chicago  Bulls 
v.  San  Antonio  Spurs  game 
Saturday  night,  Jan.  17. 

Performing  for  the  Chicago 
Bulls  half-time  has  been  a  tra- 
dition since  the  '90s.  New  and 
old  team  members  were  ener- 
gized to  perform  on  a  profes- 
sional level. 

"This  will  be  the  most  excit- 
ing performance  of  the  year 
for  me  because  of  the  NBA  sta- 
tus," said  Esteban  Covamibi- 
as,  a  freshman  biology  major. 

Being  in  a  large  venue  was  a 
new  experience  for  many  team 
members. 

"I  was  nervous  with  antici- 
pation," said  Kevin  Spaulding, 
a  junior  business  administra- 
tion major.  "But  excitement 
overcame  it  as  I  stood  next  to 
Tim  Duncan  (a  player  for  the 
Spurs)." 

Kelly  Baskin,  a  junior  cor- 
porate   community    wellness 


Gym-Masters  perfc 


management  major  predicted 
the  performance  would  go  well 
because  the  team  works  well 
together  under  pressure.  Oth- 
ers were  less  confident. 

"I  wasn't  really  scared  until 
I  saw  all  those  people  all  the 


the  Chicago  Bulls  half-time  show  Saturday,  Jan. 


way  up  to  the  roof,"  said  Beth 
Hartman,  a  freshman  occupa- 
tional therapy  major. 

The  audience  of  about 
22,000  seemed  to  enjoy 
the  performance,  said  John 
Thompson,  the  bus  driver  for 


the  trip.  "Every  eye  was  watch- 
ing. As  I  looked  around  people 
were  stopping  what  they  were 
going  to  do  to  watch,"  Thomp- 
son said. 

see  GYM-MASTERS,  page  3 


Action  ski  video  to  be  shown  at  Southern 


Audrey  Cooper 

Staff  Whitfb 


Southern  will  host  a  show- 
ing of  the  new  Warren  Miller 
ski  film,  "Children  of  Winter," 
on  Saturday,  Jan.  31  at  8  p.m. 
in  the  lies  P.E.  Center. 

According  to  Miller's  Web 
site,  the  film  is  "the  world's 


largest  action  sports  film"  and 
contains  "deep  powder,  huge 
airs  [and]  world-class  cinema- 
tography." 

"Children  of  Winter"  is  the 
59th  winter  sports  action  film 
created  by  Warren  Miller  En- 
tertainment and  Southern  is 
one  of  only  four  locations  in 
Tennessee  to  show  the  film  as 


part  of  its  nation-wide  tour. 

Matt  Turk,  a  senior  market- 
ing major,  has  gone  to  see  the 
Warren  Miller  ski  film  screen- 
ing event  three  times  over  the 
past  few  years  at  Southern. 

"It's  basically  professional 
athletes  doing  crazy  stuff," 
Turk  said.  "Even  if  you  don't 
know  much  about  the  sports, 


it  can  really  open  your  eyes 
to  the  possibilities  of  these 
sports." 

Pam  Dietrich,  administra- 
tive assistant  to  Southern's 
vice  president  for  student 
services,   said   Southern   has 


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KR's  tests  opening  Saturday  nights 


Matt  Shogi 


KR's  Place  is  now  opening 
its  doors  to  students  some  Sat- 
urday nights  from  6:30  p.m. 
to  9  p.m.,  effective  for  four 
nights,  Jan.  24,  Jan.  31,  Feb. 
7  and  Feb.  14,  as  a  test  run  to 
see  how  popular  it  is  among 
students. 

Rikee  Ford,  a  senior  psy- 
chology major,  thought  Jan. 
24  had  a  large  turnout. 

"It  was  much  busier  than 
I  had  expected,"  Rikee  said. 
"Shocking,  in  fact,  how  many 
students  came  in  the  first  hour. 
A  few  students  said  to  me  that 
they  prefer  the  sandwiches 
here  over  eating  out,  and  how 
it  didn't  cost  them  anything 
out  of  their  pocket  money." 

KR's  Place  employees  were 
also  impressed  with  the  turn- 
out 


"We  ended  up  serving 
around  160  students  between 
opening  and  about  7:15  p.m.," 
said  Donna  Watson,  the  coor- 
dinator for  KR's  Place.  "This 
land  of  helps  kids  out,  mainly 
those  who  don't  have  any- 
where to  get  food,  especially 
since  the  economy  is  so  poor 
right  now." 

Despite  the  rather  large 
turnout  and  success  the  first 
night,  Watson  still  is  not  sure 
whether  it  will  be  continued. 

"We're  only  trying  it  out 
right  now,  while  the  sunset 
is  still  pretty  early  in  the  eve- 
ning," Watson  said.  "Fortu- 
nately, the  preparation  time 
is  at  a  minimum.  The  menu, 
though,  is  reduced.  We  basi- 
cally don't  offer  foods  that 
have  to  be  grilled.  We  wouldn't 
be  able  to  keep  up  if  we  incor- 
porated the  full  menu." 


Rikee  Ford  hands  Rachel  Fehl  her  supper  from  KR 


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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  29,  2009 


Styrofoam  replacement  considered 

J  .,      :«■„,>  „tr,pr  wavs  in     for  them." 


Daisy  Wood 

The  costs  and  benefits  of 
reducing  Styrofoam  con- 
sumption at  Southern  were 
discussed  at  the  Environmen- 
tal Sustainability  Committee 
meeting  held  on  Wednesday, 
Jan.  21. 

Right  now  Southern  uses 
Styrofoam  to  serve  food. 

"We  are  using  a  lot  of  Sty- 
rofoam, and  it  doesn't  help 
that  some  students  eat  out 
of  takeout  containers  while 
eating  in  the  cafeteria,"  said 
Crystal  Stitzer,  chair  of  the 
Environmental  Sustainability 
Committee,  and  also  the  en- 
vironmental health  and  safety 
coordinator. 

A  Styrofoam  replacement 
being  considered  is  a  sugar 
cane  based  material  called  Ba- 
gasse, which  is  a  compostable 
and  renewable  resource.  The 
drawback  about  Bagasse  is 
that  it's  two  to  four  times  more 
expensive  than  Styrofoam  and 
students  would  be  charged  ex- 
tra. 

Sherri  Schoonard,  the  direc- 
tor of  food  service,  shared  with 


the  committee  other  ways  in 
which  Southern  has  been  envi- 
ronmentally friendly.  For  ex- 
ample, Southern  has  replaced 
incandescent  with  florescent 
light  bulbs,  scraps  of  food  are 
given  to  local  gardeners  and 
the  chemicals  used  are  perox- 
ide based. 


It  doesn't 

help  that  some 

students  eat 

out  of  take 

out  containers 

while  eating  in 

the  cafeteria. 

-Crystal  Stitzer 


"There  are  different  levels 
of  sustainability,"  Schoon- 
ard said.  "We  might  be  a  one 
in  one  area,  and  a  four  in  an- 
other. Each  school  needs  to 
decide  what  they  are  going  to 
do,  and  must  do  what  works 


for  them." 

Stitzer  encourages  shi- 
dents  to  reduce  their  use  0f 
Styrofoam.  No  decision  has 
been  made  about  whether  to 
do  away  with  Styrofoam,  but 
alternatives  are  being  consid- 
ered. 

Students  are  welcome  to  e 
mail  Crystal  Stitzer  at  about  I 
their  green  ideas  and  can  even  I 
request  to  attend  the  next  com- 
mittee meeting  on  Wednesday,  | 
Feb.  25,  2009. 

The  Environmental  Sus-j 
tainability  Committee 
eludes  faculty,  administrators,] 
student  leaders  and  city  of-l 
ficials  whose  mission  is  to  be  I 
"dedicated  to  the  development 
of  strategies  for  the  advance- 1 
ment  of  Southern  Adventistl 
University's  commitment  to 
environmental  sustainability! 
and  stewardship." 

Southern  also  has  tml 
green  organizations  in  whicl| 
students  can  get  involved:  1b| 
SA  Senate  Environmental  S 
tainability  Committee  and  the] 
Green  Initiative  Club. 


Annual  skating  party  held  by  Sigma  Theta  Chi 


Shelby  Lambertson 

Staff  Wnrrr-B 


The  Sigma  Theta  Chi  held 
its  annual  skating  party  Sat- 
urday night  at  the  Hamilton 
Skate  Place. 

The  skating  rink's  doors 
opened  at  11:30  p.m.  and 
closed  at  1  a.m. 

"This  is  a  great  group  of 
people  that  come,"  said  Frank 
Proctor,  the  Skate  Place  owner, 
while  checking  out  tickets  and 
giving  students  tickets  for  free 
pizza  and  soda.  "[The  skating 
party]  always  is  a  large  turn- 
out." 

Some  of  the  students  have 
been  to  the  annual  skate  party 
hosted  by  Sigma  Theta  Chi  be- 
fore. However,  some  had  never 
attended. 

"This  is  my  first  time  coming 
to  the  event  in  all  my  four  years 
at  Southern,"  said  Tamara 
Scott,  a  senior  graphic  design 
major.  "It  brings  me  back  to 
my  childhood  and  its  fun." 


Student  dean  and  officer  for 
Sigma  Theta  Chi,  Alana  Pabon, 
a  senior  social  work  major, 
said  the  skating  party  is  a  great 
annual  activity  for  students. 

"It  allows  students  to  get 
away  from  school  work,"  she 
said. 

Hall  said  Sigma  Theta  Chi 
has  been  around  for  more  than 
20  years.  The  organization  al- 
lows all  women  residents  in 
Thatcher  and  Thatcher  South 
to  become  a  member  with  the 
focus  of  bringing  girls  togeth- 

"Sigma  Theta  Chi  is  a  girls 
club  for  young  women  attend- 
ing Southern  who  are  away 
from  home  that  can  draw 
strength  and  power  from  their 
fellow  students,"  Pabon  said. 

Lisa  Hall,  associate  dean 
and  Sigma  Theta  Chi  direc- 
tor, oversees  the  organization 
activities  that  the  officers  put 
forth. 


She  said  the  skating  [ 
has  been   announced  in  lk| 
Thatcher  Update  and  on  ll 
university's    calendar  for  1 
year. 

The  skating  party  is  "to  ft 
vide  an  activity,  not  just  forllf 
girls,"  Dean  Hall  said,  butlj 
"encourage  mote  in 
on  a  smaller  scale." 

Alexis  Boddy,  a  sopHon*! 
nursing  major,  attends  Sijjj 
Theta  Chi's  meetings  moi*j 
ly.  She  said  the  club  is  | 
planning  a  spring  carnivsll! 
Southern  students  anda 
"Screen  on  the  Green"  !*] 
night  later  this  semester. 

"Girls     in    Thatcher 
Thatcher  South  &oSf 
volved  in  the  dorm  and  Ml 
plan  ran  events  vy**  1 

Boddy  said. 

TobeapartofshaniT 

with  Sigma  Theta  Chi,  f* 
Dean  Hall. 


ItURSDAY,  JANUARY  29,  2009 


NEWS 


fcroup  classes  offer  more  exercise  options 


BmE  Hammond 


Bfhe  Wellness  Center  helped 
Rdents  keep  their  New  Years 
Bolutions  this  January,  by 
Roducing  a  variety  of  group 
Rrcise  classes, 
■jeana  Mullins,  a  personal 
Hner  at  the  Wellness  Cen- 
Mand  a  pre-physical  therapy 
Iftor,  said  the  classes  offered 
BBis  on  different  styles  and 
Hiniques  of  exercise,  such 
iKiiorts  orientation,  balance 
Iffl  coordination,  fat  burning 
and  cardio. 

■You  just  look  at  the  de- 
scription of  classes  and  pick 
Hone  that  focuses  on  what 
Hwant  to  accomplish,"  Mul- 
^m  said. 

Some  students  enjoy  the 
Befits  of  group  exercise. 
Bl  really  like  my  total  body 
ffircise  class  because  I  have 
a  hard  time  exercising  on  my 
own,"  said  Eden  Koliadko,  a 
Hhomore  mass  communica- 
Hs  major.  "It's  nice  to  have 
imple  to  hold  you  account- 
B." 


Gym-Masters 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

When  the  team  finished,  the 
half-time  schedule  manager 
said,  "Thanks  for  coming.  You 
guys  are  always  welcome  here. 
We  love  you  guys." 

One  of  the  Chicago  Bulls 
doctors  complimented  the 
Gym-Masters  while  talking 
to  Kevin  Spaulding.  He  said, 
"You  guys  are  the  best  athletes 
in  the  house."  However,  Rick 
Schwarz,  coach  of  the  Gym- 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Masters,  reminded  the  team 
that  if  they  let  those  kinds  of 
comments  go  to  their  heads 
they  could  miss  out  on  our  real 
purpose:  shining  Jesus'  light. 
The  trip  through  5  states 
did  not  end  with  the  half-time 
performance.  On  the  way  back 
the  team  stopped  at  Indiana 
Academy  to  spend  the  night 
and  perform  another  show. 
The  team  alsostopped  at 
an  Ohio  gym  to  interact  with 
Hand-to-Hand,  a  young  wit- 
nessing gymnastics  team. 


Jaela  Carter,  an  instructor  the  classes,  but  they  are  also 

ot  some  of  the  exercise  classes  feeling  the  effects 
and  a  senior  religious  stud-         "After  the  third  class  I  was 

les  major  said,  "I  want  to  en-  so  sore,  but  it  made  me  happy 

courage  anyone  to  try  out  the  because  I  knew  I  was  going  to 

group  exercising  program  at  see  results,"  Koliadko  said 
least  once.  You  will  not  be  dis-        Those  interested  in  taking 


appointed." 

"It's  pretty  much  like  hav- 
ing a  personal  trainer,  just  in 
a  group,"  Mullins  said. 


a  group  exercise  class,  can 
sign  up  at  the  Hulsey  Well- 
ness Center.  There  is  no  cost 
for  members  and  $25  fee  per 


Not  only  do  students  enjoy     month  for  non-members 


irtential  scholarship  program  to  be  considered 


SrlPHANIE  SCHLEIFER 


^scholarship  program  po- 
Mplly  helping  juniors  and 
jflpts  continue  their  educa- 
at  Southern  Adventist 
Mersity  will  be  brought 
BBe  Student  Association 
tate  for  the  final  time  on 
Jgnesday,  Feb.  4. 
— '■  Steven  Arauz,  a  junior 
location  major,  who  started 
■reject,  said  the  schol- 
0gP  would  be  an  endow- 
Be»t,  meaning  donors  would 
^tribute  to  a  pool  of  money 
■™uld  then  be  awarded 
»Med  students.  Because 
i  Kh*><■shipisanSASen- 
■|IadershiP/IVIeritScholar- 
f  JUwomd  go  to  juniors  and 
^*  involved  insomeform 

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^thastobeaclubpresi- 

5°rifyfortheschol- 
^  Arauz  said.    Givi       a 

■"»*,  contributing  to  a 


small  group,  or  doing  volun- 
teer work  would  also  qualify  a 
student  for  the  scholarship. 

Luther  Whiting,  SA  execu- 
tive vice  president,  said,  "I 
would  like  to  commend  Steven 
for  the  hard  work  he  has  put 
into  this  project.  He  has  spent 
many  hours  talking  to  students 
and  staff,  and  he  is  passionate 
about  this  project.  I  feel  confi- 
dent that  if  he  incorporates  his 
research  into  the  scholarship 
proposal  it  will  be  passed  by 
senate." 

Arauz  got  his  inspiration 
for  the  scholarship  because 
he  saw  students  dealing  with 
financial  difficulties  due  to 
"frontloading, "  Southern's  cur- 
rent practice  of  offering  large 
scholarships  to  freshmen  and 
the  ndrastically  cutting  back 
financial  aid  during  the  rest  of 
a  student's  time  at  Southern. 
This  can  make  it  financially 
difficult  for  a  junior  or  senior 
to  be  able  to  graduate  from 
Southern. 


Aaron  Cheney,  a  mass  com- 
munication new  media  major, 
said  it's  true  that  a  lot  of  ju- 
niors and  seniors  have  a  hard 
time  getting  enough  money  to 
pay  for  their  last  two  years. 

"What  a  scary  idea  to  think 
that  we  have  placed  an  end  to 
the  next  David  Gates;  we  have 
turned  off  the  inspirational 
fire  of  the  next  Martin  Luther; 
or  that  we  have  turned  down 
the  next  Florence  Nightingale 
simply  because  of  finances," 
Arauz  said. 

SA  Senate  has  been  sup- 
porting Arauz  in  his  effort  to 
make  the  scholarship  a  reality. 
Arauz  gives  credit  to  Sen.  Brad- 
ford Wise,  a  junior  marketing 
major;  Sen.  Michael  Norvill, 
a  senior  education  major;  and 
Sen.  Stephanie  Laroche,  a  ju- 
nior biology  major,  who  have 
helped  him  bring  the  scholar- 
ship project  to  this  point  by 
making  phone  calls,  setting  up 
appointments  and  gathering 
statistics  on  campus. 


Video 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

been  showing  the  newest  War- 
ren Miller  ski  film  "ever  since 
I  can  remember,  at  least  20- 
some  years.  We  have  people 
come  from  as  far  as  Nashville 
and  Atlanta  to  see  this  film 
here  at  Southern,"  she  said. 

"I've  never  been  to  this 
event,  but  all  I  hear  about 
from  my  friends  is  Warren 
Miller,  Warren  Miller,  Warren 
Miller,"  said  Beau  Sherman,  a 
senior  animation  major.  "So 
I  think  I  may  have  to  check  it 
out." 

The  Warren  Miller  Web  site 
says  that  Children  of  Winter 
was  filmed  in  Japan,  Austria, 
British  Columbia,  Alaska  and 


Iceland.  The  film  includes 
world-class  athletes  such  as 
Jonny  Moseley,  Marco  Sulli- 
van and  Gerry  Lopez. 

"I  like  the  fact  that  they're 
entertaining  and  inspiring, 
you  see  cool  parts  of  the  world, 
and  it  gives  you  a  different 
perspective  on  how  these  pro- 
fessional athletes  live,"  said 
Kirk  Haugen,  a  sophomore 
engineering  major,  who  went 
to  the  Southern  screening  of 
the  Warren  Miller  ski  film  last 
year. 

Some  students  find  the  films 
inspiring. 

"These  films  get  me  really 
psyched  to  get  out  into  the 
mountains,"  Turk  said.  "It's 
fun  to  watch  them  here  with 
friends  who  get  as  psyched  as 
I  do." 


iPhone 

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help  himself  improve. 

"I  designed  this  based  on 
my  own  need  to  solidify  my 
knowledge  of  the  fret  board," 
Neufeld  said. 

This  opportunity  came  to 
him  when  Apple  started  their 
iPhone  Developer  Program. 
With  this  program,  anyone 
can  create  iPhone  games. 
Apple  tests  the  games  and,  if 
approved,  distributes  them. 
According  to  Apple's  Web  site, 
developers  must  pay  a  $99  en- 
trance fee  that  allows  Apple  to 
sell  their  games  on  the  Appli- 
cations Store. 

Last  August,  Neufeld  cre- 
ated the  first  version  of  his 
game  in  a  couple  of  weeks. 
When  it  was  approved  for  dis- 
tribution, he  set  his  own  price. 
He  is  able  to  keep  70  percent 


of  game  profit. 

So  far,  Apple  has  sold  over 
10,000  copies  of  Fret  Surfer 
and  over  5,000  copies  of  the 
bass  guitar  version.  His  game 
is  currendy  listed  in  the  Top 
100  Apple  music  games. 

"He  showed  me  the  game 
before  it  got  popular  and  I 
thought  it  was  a  really  good 
app,"  said  Magdiel  Lorenzo,  a 
junior  computer  science  em- 
bedded systems  major.  "It  re- 
ally blew  me  away." 

Last  October  when  Neufeld 
was  checking  his  sales,  he  no- 
ticed they  were  particularly 
high.  The  reason  was  that  an 
Apple  employee  had  put  Fret 
Surfer  on  the  staff  favorites. 
The  game  was  listed  on  the 
main  iPhone  page  and  got 
into  the  overall  Top  100  Apple 
games.  Neufeld  said  that  has 
been  the  highlight  of  his  expe- 
rience. 


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Goals:  To  represent  the  student 
body  by  keeping  in  touch  with 
my  constituents  and  seeking  to 
understand  their  wishes,  to  engage 
in  projects  that  will  improve  the 
quality  of  our  campus  and  to  in- 
vestigate changes  that  can  be  made 
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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  29,  2009 

Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 
chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


religion__ 

A^Sio^ons  producing  shor^  Adve„fets> 


Matthew  Hermann 


Margaret  is  my  grandmoth- 
er. Well,  sort  of.  She  is  my 
neighbor  and  I  have  known 
her  ever  since  I  could  eat. 

One  day,  after  mowing  her 
grass,  I  came  in  to  have  my 
ritual  talk  with  her  over  lem- 
onade and  gingersnaps  when  1 
saw  what  looked  like  a  Hallow- 
een Surplus  Supply  brochure. 
On  it  were  hideous  beasts  that 
had  multiple  heads  all  looking 
straight  at  my  cookie.  I  cringed 
and  held  my  gingersnap  a  little 
tighter.  Peering  closer,  I  no- 
ticed that  my  church's  name 
was  printed  on  the  brochure. 

I  made  the  connection.  My 
church,  in  an  organized  effort 
to  bolster  its  membership, 
was  trying  to  recruit  people 
through  these  brochures.  That 
month  our  church  outsourced 
its  own  evangelistic  efforts  by 
hiring  a  speaker  to  perform  a 
Revelation  seminar.  Amidst 
my  musings,  Margaret  pointed 
at  the  brochure  and  asked  me, 
"Matthew,  what  is  this?"  She 
knew  I  was  an  Adventist.  I  was 
speechless. 

I  did  not  grow  up  in  an 
Adventist  ghetto,  so  1  am  un- 
aware of  how  to  evangelize  to 
Adventists.  However,  I  did 
grow  up  in  a  "non-Adventist" 
neighborhood  and  1  feel  that 


I  know  how  to  evangelize  to 
non-Adventists.  Based  on  my 
observations,  I  feel  that  it  is 
time  as  a  university  to  question 
the  legitimacy  of  these  baneful 
seminars  on  non-Adventists. 
From  the  experience  in  my 
church,  I  have  noticed  that 
year  after  year  the  same  profile 
of  individuals  comes  to  see  this 
eschatological  circus.  Few  con- 
vert and  half  a  year  later,  they 
leave  our  church,  finding  out 
that  our  faith  is  more  compli- 
cated than  a  sensational  roller 
coaster. 

Why  do  we  evangelize  us- 
ing the  most  arcane  and  eso- 
teric book  of  the  Bible,  that 
being  Revelation?  I  thought 
of  writing  this  article  when  I 
noticed  a  four-headed  beast, 
the  same  one  on  Margaret's 
table,  watching  me  when  I  was 
in  line  at  the  cafeteria.  These 
monsters  were  on  a  poster 
marketing  a  series  of  evange- 
listic seminars  going  on  at  the 
Spanish  church.  In  short,  I  be- 
lieve that  scaring  people  into 
our  church  produces  members 
moved  by  emotion  and  not  by 
critical  thought.  I  mean,  would 
it  be  heretical  for  me  to  make  a 
parallel  between  PowerPoints 
showing  the  seventh  horn  and 
the  Roman  Catholic  view  of 
Hell?  Both  methods  goad  peo- 
ple by  fear.  In  doing  so,  we  not 
only  build  on  effective  means 


of  evangelizing  to  others,  but 
we  also  scare  away  the  intel- 
lectuals. 

I  feel  that  Jesus'  ministry 
methods  are  a  paragon  of  how 
we  should  evangelize.  He  did 
not  persuade  His  followers  by 
fear.  Rather,  he  used  love.  As 
a  church,  it  is  time  to  employ 
more  effective  measures  such 
as  giving  spontaneous  evan- 
gelism to  those  we  personally 
know.  I  fear  that  if  we  continue 
the  "tried  and  true"  methods, 
we  are  only  fooling  ourselves. 
Like  Jesus,  we  must  relate 
to  non-Christians  instead  of 
telling  their  fortune.  We  must 
show  the  effects  of  the  Chris- 
tian life  and  why  they  are  im- 
portant, not  merely  tell.  I  be- 
lieve the  people  of  today  care 
about  forming  relationships 
and  learning  of  the  fruits  of  a 
Christian  lifestyle.  For  those 
who  do  not  believe  in  the  Bi- 
ble, prooftexting  is  ineffective. 
Rather,  showing  the  Biblical 
principles  of  Christ  in  your  life 
is  more  permanent.  Personal- 
ly, I  do  not  believe  that  proof- 
texting makes  Christians  who 
are  critical  thinkers,  only  great 
memorizers  and  regurgitators. 
In  relating  to  our  "post-Chris- 
tian" brethren,  quoting  a  Bible 
text  will  affect  the  curt  reply  "I 
don't  care."  Trust  me.  I  have 
seen  this  train  wreck  happen. 
Before  we  financially  sea- 


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Submit  articles  to  the  religion  page, 
of  course! 

Send  any  submissions  to  chrisclouzet@southern.edu. 


'Articles  on  th.e  religion  page  do  not  necessarily  reflect  the  opinions/ 
thoughts  of  the  religion  editor  or  of  the  Accent  staff. 


son  another  Revelation  reviv 
al,  we  must  ask,  what  is  this 
doing  for  our  church 
image?  What  is  the 
Adventist  church 
known  for?  In- 
stead of 

community  i 

service,  AIDS 
awareness,  and 
other  altruistic 
goals  that  min- 
ister our  fellow 
man,  many  in 
my  community, 
upon  telling  them  my         K 
religious  affiliation, 
have  told  me,  "Oh,  you're  one 
of  them,  the  ones  holding ' 
those  crazy  meetings."  Yes,  I 
guess  I  am  one  of  them.  Or, 
ami? 

Ministry's  definition  in  its 
truest  form  means  meeting 
the  needs  of  others.  In  Mat- 
thew 24-25,  when  the  disciples 
asked  Jesus  as  to  when  they 
would  know  about  the  end,  Je- 
sus answers  in  a  few  parables 
but  then  makes  a  sharp  con- 
trast that  the  criteria  that  he 
would  use  to  separate  a  sheep 
from  a  goat  would  be  whether 
that  individual  fed  Him  when 
He  was  thirsty  or  clothed  Him 
when  He  was  naked.  I  feel  that 
these  meetings  do  the  exact 
opposite.  Instead  of  concen- 
trating on  the  gloom  and  doom 
of  the  future,  as  Adventists  I 


believe  it  is  time  to  produce  a  J 
group  of  young  critical  think- j 
ers.  The  good  Samaritan  r 
the  dying  man's  needs  first  He  1 
did  not  hand  him  a  Revelation! 
brochure  and  go  to  the  nejl| 
guy.  We  should  do  the  same. 

I  thought  about  my  replyfbrl 
a  while.  Margaret  was  intentiyj 
waiting  for  my  answer.  1 1 
a  relationship  with  Margaret 
and  I  feel  that  aligning  #| 
self  with  this  dispensation' 
rhetoric   would  do  anythiil 
but  bring  her  to  Christ.  "I  b 
nothing  to  do  with  that,"  I  re^ 
plied.  Indeed,  I  do  not. 


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opinion 


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Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Hf  your  pastor  jumped  off  a  bridge  would  you  too? 


Sarah  Hayhoe 

QpiMinM  FniTOH — 


Note:  Some  names  in  the  following 

article  have  been  changed. 

Have  you  ever  heard  such 

a  mind?"  Mrs.  Connelly  asked 

pie  as  she  passed  my  front  row 

ieat  on  her  way  for  the  exit.  As 

ihe  paused  to  hear  my  answer, 

«  both  glanced  toward  the 

jabbath  School  leader  stand- 

ig  across  the  room. 

Yep,  I  thought  as  I  watched 

ie  leader  interact  with  an- 

Kher  attendee,  i"  can  actually 

mink  of  several  professors 

pd  authors  I've  read  who 

ve  comparable   intellects. 

is.  Connelly  had  invited  me 

her  Sabbath  School  weeks 

:ore  after  telling  me  how 

nderful  the  leader  was. 

"He's  very  thoughtful.  Ev- 

ing  he  said  was  well-or- 

»zed  and  prepared,"  I  re- 

jed  and  wished  her  a  happy 

path. 

Well,  I  hope  you'll 
e  again,"  she  smiled  and 
tinued  toward  the  exit, 
jnaps  wondering  at  my  lack 
pthusiasm. 

hat  do  you  think?"  I 
icd  and  asked  Jason  who 
sitting  next  to  me.  I  no- 
il he  had  been  quietly  ob- 
ng  the  leader  for  some 

J I  think  he's  very  smart,"  he 
m|.  "But  I  get  the  impression 
1  lot  of  people  here  would 


follov}  him  to  the  death  or 
anywhere  else  without  really 
knowing  why." 

Although  I  had  largely 
agreed  with  the  ideas  and  ma- 
terial presented  by  the  Sab- 
bath School  leader,  I  couldn't 
help  but  agree  with  Jason  in 
acknowledging  the  man's  per- 
sonal charisma  and  influence. 
Jason  wasn't  the  first  person 
to  mention  the  Sabbath  School 
leader's  following  in  this  way. 
Whether  anyone  would  will- 
ingly follow  him  to  the  death, 
it  struck  me  that  more  than 
one  person  would  say  such 
a  thing.  I  was  reminded  and 
amazed  at  how  susceptible  we 
can  be  to  charisma  and  influ- 
ence and  how  ready  we  are  to 
polish  pedestals  for  human 
beings.  I  find  the  same  sus- 
ceptibility in  myself,  and  it  is 
terrifying  because  who  we  fol- 
low, God,  people,  or  people  of 
God,  affects  today,  tomorrow 
and  eternity. 

Our  choice  of  who  to  fol- 
low is  married  to  our  choice 
of  what  to  believe.  Sadly,  our 
society,  its  educational  system 
and  the  media,  leave  us  ill- 
equipped  for  making  this  de- 
cision. Through  propaganda 
inside  and  outside  the  class- 
room, we  are  often  coached 
about  what  to  think  instead 
of  how  to  think.  We  are  pre- 
sented with  information  and 
expected  to  digest  and  regur- 
gitate it.  We  receive  rewards 
for   being   passive,   obedient 


followers  enthralled  by  lead- 
ers who  we  believe  are  better 
looking,  more  intelligent,  or 
more  eloquent  than  us. 

However,  we  are  not  called 
to  conform  in  these  ways,  but 
be  transformed  with  renewed 
minds.  Good  looks,  intelli- 
gence and  eloquence  shouldn't 
be  held  against  someone  seek- 
ing leadership,  but  neither 
should  they  be  considered 
worthy  substitutes  for  wis- 
dom, experience  or  the  Spirit. 
It  is  our  job  to  seek  discern- 
ment and  speak  truth  even  if 
it  calls  authority  figures  into 
question.  President  Obama 
is  an  intelligent  and  eloquent 
man,  but  the  fact  that  he  deliv- 
ers speeches  better  than  any 
other  president  in  office  dur- 
ing my  lifetime  doesn't  make 
him  righteous.  Our  roles  as 
students,  missionaries,  citi- 
zens and  leaders  require  more 
than  superficial  popular  opin- 
ions. We  must  ask  questions 
and  seek  answers. 

In  a  2003  interview,  MIT 
Professor  and  Political  Ana- 
lyst Noam  Chomsky  discussed 
popular  opinion  and  propa- 
ganda. When  asked:  How  does 
one  recognize  propaganda  and 
what  are  some  techniques  to 
resist  it?  Chomsky  replied, 
"There  are  no  techniques,  just 
ordinary  common  sense- 
But,"  he  continued,  "You  have 
to  be  willing  to  develop  an  at- 
titude of  critical  examination 
toward  whatever  is  presented 


to  you."  Take  the  case  of  U.S. 
military  action  in  Iraq  as  an 
example.  "If  you  hear  that  Iraq 
is  a  threat  to  our  existence," 
Chomsky  said,  "But  Kuwait 
[its  neighbor]  doesn't  seem  to 
regard  it  as  a  threat  to  its  ex- 
istence and  nobody  else  in  the^ 
world  does,  any  sane  person 
will  begin  to  ask,  where  is  the 
evidence?" 

That  must  be  our  question: 
Where  is  the  evidence?  We 
must  ask  why  with  a  desire  for 
deep  justice  and  truth  even  if  it 
means  embarrassment  for  be- 
ing mistaken  in  the  past.  Take 
Christopher  Columbus,  for  ex- 
ample, a  celebrated  hero  of  his- 
tory with  a  pedestal  in  his  own 
right,  his  own  holiday,  and  in 
my  family's  hometown,  a  mu- 
seum collection  in  his  honor, 
regalia  from  the  World's  Fair 
in  Chicago.  The  town  itself  is 
even  named  Columbus  in  his 
honor.  Why?  He  discovered 
America  and  braved  the  risk  of 
a  flat  earth  in  the  name  of  ex- 
ploration and  treasure,  right? 
At  least,  that's  what  my  ele- 
mentary school  textbooks  had 
to  say.  What  about  yours? 

Maybe  you  already  knew 
this,  but  all  of  that  first-dis- 
covery-flat-earth stuff  is  the 
makings  of  an  episode  of 
Myth  Busters  for  history  ma- 
jors. Now  you're  supposed  to 
ask:  "Where's  the  evidence?" 
To  which  I  respond:  Look  up 
Jeffrey  Russel  Baker's  book 
Inventing    the    Flat    Earth: 


Columbus  and  Modern  His- 
torians  (remember  to  check 
the  footnotes).  You'll  find  that 
neither  Columbus  nor  his  con- 
temporaries believed  in  a  flat 
earth,  and  the  belief  that  they 
did  is  the  result  of  historians 
revising  history  to  discredit 
Christian  opposition  to  Dar- 
winism. I  mention  Columbus 
because  he  is  a  figure  we  are 
familiar  with,  and  our  beliefs 
about  him  and  his  achieve- 
ments have  been  wrong  and 
resulted  from  teachers  and  an 
educational  system  that  we 
trust. 

Church  leaders,  professors, 
politicians  and  journalists 
present  us  with  what  they  call 
truth.  By  faith,  the  Spirit  and 
our  God-given  mental  capac- 
ity we  are  responsible  for  criti- 
cally examining  all  such  teach- 
ings to  discern  truth  from 
error.  We  are  responsible  for 
what  we  believe  and  how  we 
influence  others.  Just  as  Adam 
and  Eve's  choice  was  their 
own,  they  could  not  leave  it 
beside  the  coils  of  the  serpent, 
neither  can  we  blame  anyone 
else  if  we  are  poor  followers. 
We  are  literate,  so  we  should 
read.  We  are  privileged,  so  we 
should  give.  We  are  enlight- 
'ened,  so  we  should  lead.  We 
are  empowered,  so  we  should 
follow.  We  are  educated,  so 
we  should  reason  and  know 
the  answer  to  the  question:  x 
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as  well.  I'm  a  huge  fan  of  their     (which  are  big  and  delectable) 
"S^ST*  Brain-     hon.musandKn a slaveto the     -^  ^ 


Hippies  are  known  for  a  lot 
of  things.  Among  the  more  ko- 
sher legacies  they  left  behind 
are  flower  power,  communal 
living,  idealism  and  tie-dyed 
everything.  Even  if  you  don't 
have  any  interest  in  dressing 
like  a  hippie,  you  may  want  to 
eat  like  one. 

Although  the  hippie  move- 
ment died  out  quite  some 
time  ago,  hippie-themed 
restaurants  are  alive  and 
well  in  the  Chattanooga  area. 
Here's  a  brief  overview  of  the 
best.  AIL  four  are  reasonably 
priced,  casual'  (obviously), 
complete  with  retro-cool  at- 
mospheres and  perfect  for  first 
dates.  So  get  out  there  and  try 
something  new.  Who  knows, 
you  may  find  a  new  favorite 
place  to  eat. 


erd,  Hixon  and  downtown) 
attest  to  the  deliciousness  that 
is  Lupi's.  Although  they're  pri- 
marily known  for  calzones  and 
pizza  (they  have  just  about 
every  topping  imaginable), 
don't  overlook  the  tasty  appe- 
tizers',Tike  the  bread  loaf  with 
garlic  dipping  sauce  and  the 
salads.  Order  at  the  counter 
and  don't  expect  to  wait  long 
since  they're  usually  pretty 
quick  with  the  service. 
Lupi.com 

Mellow  Mushroom  Pizza 

Don't  worry  mushroom- 
haters,  they  have  more  to  offer. 
You  can  find  them  downtown 
by  the  Tennessee  Aquarium. 
Although  they're  also  known 
for  yummy  pizza  and  calzones, 
they  offer  an  extensive  appe- 
tizer, salad  and  sandwich  list 


tempeh  sandwich.  Although 
you  often  have  to  wait  to  be 
seated,  the  servers  are  always 
friendly  and  the  decor  is  fun. . 
Plus,  they're  open  later  than 
most  places  (midnight  on  Sat- 
urday) in  case  you're  caught 
off-guard  with  hunger  pains. 

Mellowmushroom.com/ 
chattanooga 

The  Yellow  Deli 

This  is  the  closest  you'll  get 
to  an  authentic  hippie  experi- 
ence, hands  down.  The  Yel- 
low Deli  is  located  on  the  UTC 
campus  and  run  by  members 
of  the  Twelve  Tribes  com- 
munal religious  movement. 
The  restaurant  has  very  cool 
decor  and  felt  extremely  cozy 
and  relaxing  on  the  cold,  rainy 
day  when  I  visited.  The  menu 
consists  mainly  of  sandwiches 


Get  your  Green  On 


15 


# 


Vexation:  My  lack  of 
concentration.  No,  not 
in  class,  in  my  cupboard. 
Products  that  aren't  con- 
centrated use  more  packag- 
ing materials,  which  means 
more  waste. 

Implementation:  Buy- 
ing concentrated  products, 
such  as  laundry  detergent 
or  juice.  Ok,  so  you  may  not 
buy  a  lot  of  juice  to  store  in 
your  freezer,  but  laundry 
detergent  is  something  we 
all  buy  on  a  regular  basis. 
Depending  on  how  often 
you  do  laundry,  you  can 
go  through  the  stuff  pretty 
quick  ^  j\e  containers  it 
comes  in  really  add  up.  Just 


think  of  how  much  space 
your  Tide  gallon  takes  up  in 
the  trash  can. 

Clarification:  Although 
the  concentrated  detergents 
sometimes  appear  to  cost  a 
bit  more,  they'll  last  two  to 
three  times  as  long,  which 
will  save  you  money  in  the 
long  run.  It  also  helps  to 
be  savvy  when  adding  the 
soap  to  your  wash.  You  can 
use  a  little  less  if  you  just  go 
ahead  and  dump  the  lid  in 
with  the  load.  The  wash  will 
get  all  the  soap  out  and  you 
won't  have  to  worry  about 
detergent  dripping  down 
the  sides  of  the  container 
when  you  put  the  lid  back 
on.  I  just  hate  that. 
Tip  and  info  from  idealbite.com 


the  Twelve  Tribes  considers 
the  restaurant  a  ministry,  the 
servers  don't  try  to. preach  at 
you.  They're  also  open  24/5, 
meaning  24  hours  a  day  from 
Sunday  at  5  P-m-  to  Friday  at 
5  p.m.  And  you  thought  Steak 
and  Shake  was  your  only 
option  at  3  a.m. 
Yellowdeli.com 

Hot  Chocolatier 

Although,  they  may  not  be 
considered  a  hippie  joint,  they 
use  a  lot  of  fresh  ingredients 
"and  buy  local  as  often  as  pos- 
sible, which  I  think  is  pretty 
groovy.  Their  grand  opening 
is  Jan.  30  (see  events  at  right), 
so  you  can  check  them  out  this 
weekend! 

Thehotchocolatier.com 


Question 

of  the  Week 


If  you  could.be  remembered 
for  anything,  what  would  it  be? 


"For  being  really 
random." 
-Rose  Louis 


"Conservative 
principles." 
-Jason  Busch 


"For  always  making 
people  smile." 
-Tara  Weeks 


"I  would  want  to  be 
remembered  for  my 
loyalty." 
-Daisy  Wood 

"I  want  to  be 
remembered  as  a 
sound  wave  that 
infiltrates  ignorance 
and  gives  some  sort 
of  momentum  in  the 
pursuit  of  truth." 
-Jake  Gemmell 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

The  Hot  Chocolatier 
Grand  Opening 

100  Cherokee  Blvd, 

Chattanooga 

Friday,  Jan.  30, 3  p.m. 

Free 

Thehotchocolatier.com 

Mystery   at  the  Redneck  | 
Italian  Wedding 

Murder  Mystery  Dinner 
Theater,  Chattanooga 
Saturday,  Jan.  31,  8:30  p:m. 
$26.50  for  adults 
funnydinner.com 

Free  First  Sunday 

Hunter  Museum  of  Art,      I 

Chattanooga 

Sunday,  Feb.  1,  Noon  to     j 

5  P-m. 

Free 

Huntermuseum.org 

Black  History  Month 
Exhibition  and 
Celebration 

South  Chattanooga 
Recreation  Center 
Monday,  Feb.  2  through 
the  end  of  the  month 
St-elmo.prg/page/places/w| 

reation 

"Hairspray"  Broadway 
Musical  Comedy 

Memorial  Auditorium 
Saturday,  Jan.  31  at  8  p-d 
Tickets  at  (423)  642-TKS 

Old-Time  Music  at  R«j 
City  Gardens 

Rock  City 

Sunday,  Feb.  1 12 Pm-t0 

3  p.m.  .    . 

Free  with  regular  admis* 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  29,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Abusement  P&rk  triumphs  over  I  Love  Spiking 

Linski  Cherisol  thinking  it  can't  hfi  tnn  m,,^     „„;j  »«_„..„  .  .     .  '  O 


Linski  Cherisol 

CpftdBlBillQE 

It  truly  was  an  evening  to 
•emember  as  Abusement  Park 
won  it  all  in  the  coed  volleyball 
tournament  hosted  Saturday 
night  in  the  Hies  P.E.  Center. 

The  tournament  started  at 

p.m.  but  didn't  end  until  4 

m.  This  year's  tournament 
had  six  more  teams  than  last 
year's  and  was  the  reason  for 
the  prolonged  event. 

*I  was  quite  surprised  but 
more  a  little  bit  concerned," 
said  Robbie  Parrish,  a  junior 

jious  education  major, 
who  just  arrived  from  a  tour 
with  the  gymnastics  team  at 
3:35  a.m.  "But  once  I  found 
out  that  it  was  a  tournament, 
my  fears  wear  calmed." 

"Last  year  we  went  until 
'one  o'clock,"  said  Mike  Boyd, 
director  of  intramurals.  "I'm 


thinking  it  can't  be  too  much 
farther,"  he  said. 

Boyd  said  single  elimina- 
tion until  the  semi's  or  finals 
would  correct  the  problem. 
Some  students  left  and  came 
back  to  play  because  of  how 
late  it  was. 

"I'm  just  glad  that  it's  over 
because  we've  been  here  since 
7:00  and  now  it's  like  4:00 
in  the  morning,"  said  Gabriel 
Trujillo,  a  junior  theology 
major.  "It  was  a  really  good 
win  because  the  team  that 
we  played  was  a  really  good 
team." 

The  smooth  quickness  and 
combination  of  solid  team- 
work is  what  got  Abusement 
Park  to  outplay  the  strength 
and  strong  spiking  of  Karlyn 
Ramsey  and  Mark  Knutson 
from  team  I  Love  Spiking. 

"We  all  worked  really  hard 
and  had  a  lot  of  teamwork," 


said  Molli  Paige,  a  freshman 
chemistry  major  and  captain 
of  Abusement  Park.  "Although 
we  had  some  tough  times,  we 
pulled  together  and  did  a  good 
job." 

Even  though  many  players 
weren't  as  good  as  others,  ev- 
eryone seemed  to  have  fun  just 
by  playing  with  friends  from 
the  opposite  sex. 

"Our  name  was  the  crazy 
monkeys  and  that's  what  we 
did.  We  acted  like  crazy  mon- 
keys," said  Sean  Stultz,  a  soph- 
omore embedded  systems  ma- 
jor. "We  dove  for  the  ball;  we 
flew  for  the  ball,  anything  for 
the  ball.  We  might  have  not 
gotten  it,  but  we  tried,  and  we 
had  fun  doing  it." 

Southern  had  a  lot  of  par- 
ticipation in  the  tournament. 
Like  other  new  intramural 
sports  that  have  been  intro- 
duced this  year,  coed  volley- 


An  unearned  $21  million  salary 


Zack  Livingston 


■  New  York  Knicks'  Stephen 
Arbury  is  making  $21  mil- 
Bin  in  the  NBA  for  doing  ab- 
Hlutely  nothing.  Some  people 
■mid  play  in  the  NBA  for  $10 
Kame  just  because  they  love 
H*etball.  Stephen  Marbury 

■  the  other  hand  is  throw- 
IB a  temper  tantrum  because 
Bv  Head  Coach  Mike  Dan- 

■  isn't  giving  him  as  much 
Playing  time  as  usual. 

■Barbury's  comments  were 

■Brmed   on   ESPN's   Web 

■°n  Jan.  1  saying  that  Celt- 

■Fanagement  is  intent  on 

||>ng  him  if  he  can  reach  a 

■H  agreement   with   the 
Mucks. 

■  think  the  Knicks  are  hurt- 
's h'm  as  a  player"  said  Ren- 

IBwdden,  corporate  well- 


ness major.  "He  is  not  a  bad 
character,  he  is  a  stand  up  guy, 
and  if  he  doesn't  want  to  play 
than  he  doesn't  have  to  play." 

According  to  a  story  posted 
on  the  Boston  newspaper's 
Web  site  Monday  afternoon, 
citing  a  source  close  to  the 
situation,  the  Celtics  have 
"absolutely  no  verbal  commit- 
ment" with  Marbury  despite 
the  two  sides  having  talked, 
and  in  spite  of  Boston's  inter- 
est in  adding  him,  given  ideal 
conditions.  So  why  is  Stephen 
Marbury  plying  basketball? 

"At  this  -point  they  need  to 
just  cut  him  or  trade  him"  said 
Sean  Lemon,  junior  physical 
therapy  major.  "It  has  become 
a  personal  issue  and  its  sup- 
posed to  be  about  business." 

At  Southern  we  play  intra- 
mural sports,  which  aren't 
even  considered  competitive 


sports  at  a  collegiate  level, 
however  that's  not  why  we 
play  in  the  first  place.  We  play 
these  sports  because  we  love 
them.  Some  students  complain 
about  the  referees,  the  sched- 
ules and  the  lack  of  competi- 
tion in  the  selection  of  sports 
we  offer.  I'm  sure  we  wouldn't 
mind  a  $21  million  paycheck 
on  the  side,  but  the  fact  is  that 
we  don't  get  paid  for  playing 
intramurals,  ESPN  doesn't 
cover  our  games  and  most 
sports  schools  in  the  country 
don't  even  know  what  South- 
ern is.  If  you're  not  participat- 
ing in  intramurals  for  the  love 
of  the  game...why  play? 

"i  play  basketball  for  the 
fun  of  it,"  said  Tharea  Lynch, 
sophomore  psychology  major. 
"I'm  a  competitive  person  and 
my  participation  is  not  ego 
driven." 


Photo  By  Linski  Cherisol 
Abusement  Park  after  winning  Saturday  nights  tournament 


ball  might  have  found  a  spot 
in  the  intramural  line  up  just 
because  of  its  success  on  Sat- 
urday night.  If  you  would  like 
to  see  a  sport  implemented 
into  Southern's  intramurals, 
make  sure  you  participate  and 
show  your  love  for  it,  because 


at  Southern  we  play  the  sports 
our  students  love. 

Boyd  said,  "[Overall]  we 
had  a  great  night  of  volleyball 
and  we've  got  some  great  vol- 
leyball talent.  Next  year  there 
will  definitely  be  a  coed  league 
when  we  play  intramurals." 


Basketball 

Intramurals 

Schedule 


Men's  A  Division 


1/29    6  p.m.        Squirrel  Tails/Veteran  Bailers        Court  1 
1/29    6  p.m.        Toon  Squad/Redeem  Team  Court  £ 

Men's  B  Division  East 


1/29  5  p.m.  Tropics/Still  Kickin'  Court ; 

1/29  8  p.m.  Madison/The  Phenoms  Court  £ 

1/29  8  p.m.  8th  Wonder/Los  Toros  Court  1 

1/29  9  p.m.  Team  Williams/Pirates  Court  2 

Men's  B  Division  West 


1/29    5  p.m.        Jorts/Thunderhorse 

Women's  A  Division 


1/29    8  p.m.        Spartans/ Resolution 
1/29    9  p.m.        Holla/Team  Fresh 

Women's  B  Division 


Court  3 
Court  3 


1/29    9  p.m. 
1/29    8  p.m. 


Badunkadunks/Triple  "S" 
Team  Fresh/Dunkin'  Donuts 


Court  1 
Court  3 


10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  JANUARY  29,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 

chatter@southern  .edu 


Church  Secrets|  On  Thurs- 
day, January  22nd,  the  Colleg- 
edale  Church  launched  a  new 
website  targeting  students 
who  have  not  found  other 
means  of  communication  with 
spiritual  leaders  effective. 
This  website  "churchsecrets. 
net"  will  assist  the  Collegedale 
Pastoral  team,  faculty  and 
staff  at  Southern  in  connect- 
ing with  students  by  igniting 
the  desire  to  engage  in  pursuit 
of  Christ-centered  resources 
to  achieve  maximum  lev- 
els of  personal  satisfaction. 
Churchsecrets.net  is  designed 
so  that  anyone  may  be  able 
to  share  personal  questions, 
relational  dilemmas,  and 
other  secrets  confidentially. 
Privacy  is  achieved  through  an 
anonymous  blogging  system, 
where  the  students  can  post 
a  message  without  undue 
concern  of  embarrassment  or 
fear  of  reprisal.  After  posting, 
others  may  offer  comments. 
Each  conversational  thread  is 
compassionately  monitored. 

Prayer  Groups|  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student 
Center  seminar  room;  5  p.m. 
M-F  at  the  fountain  between 
Hackman  and  the  library. 

The  Kayak  |  Come  join  us  at 
the  The  Kayak!  We  are  open 
Monday  through  Thursday 
11:30  a.m.  -  9:00  p.m.  in 
the  Hulsey  Wellness  Center. 
We  have  sandwiches,  fruit 
smoothies,  power  booster 
bars,  yogurt,  fresh  fruit, 
tossed  or  fruit  salads  and  a 
variety  of  healthy  drinks.  We 
look  forward  to  seeing  you! 
Remember,  all  SAU  employee 
are  eligible  for  a  25%  discount 
^n     at  all  four  of  the  Food  Service 
W    eateries! 


Friday,  January  30 

Payday 

Summer  Camp  Recruiting 
Noon -Social  Work  Major  Applica- 
tions due  (Daniells) 
6:06  p.m.  -  Sunset 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room  (Gospel 
Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Student  Week  of  Prayer 
Vespers  (Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Concert  with  Scott 
Kabel,  Jake  Gemmell,  Jessica  Weaver, 
&  Aimee  Burchard  (Church) 

Sabbath,  January  31 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1  -  Leonard 
Sweet  (Church) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

Social  Experiment  -  formerly  SMC 
&  9:75  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

Come  &  Reason  (Wolftever  Room  - 
Thatcher  South) 

Adoration  2  -  Leonard  Sweet 
(Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect:  Andy  Nash 
(Collegedale  Academy) 


11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal:  Leonard 
Sweet  (Church) 

2  p.m.  -  Brazilian  Club  Evangelism 
(Wright  Hall) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Benefit  Concert  for  the 
Pewitts  (Church) 

Adventist  Theological  Society  -  Dr. 
Jud  Lake  (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

6  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Collegedale 
Academy  Choir  (Church) 

8  p.m.  -  Warren  Miller  Ski  Movie 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  February  1 

6  p.m.  -  SA  Super  Bowl  XLIII  Party 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Monday,  February  2 

9  a.m.-5  p.m.  -  Mid-Semester  Book 
Buy  Back  (Campus  Shop) 

Noon  -  SA  Media  applications/ 
portfolio  due  (Student  Services) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Undergraduate 
Council 

5:15  &  5:45  P-m-  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Storytelling:  Charlotte 
Blake  Alston,  Convocation  Credit 
(Ackerman  Auditorium) 


Tuesday,  February  3 

9  a.m.-5  p.m.  -  Mid-Semester  Book 
Buy  Back  (Campus  Shop) 

11  a.m.  -  Faculty  Portfolio  Work- 
shop (Presidential  Banquet  Room  2) 

6  p.m.  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher) 


Wednesday,  February  4 

3  p.m.  -  Tax  Seminar  for  Interna- 
tional Students  (Lynn  Wood) 

5:15  &  5:45  P-m-  _  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

5:30-6:30  p.m.  -  Enrollment  Ser- 
vices Open  House  (Wright  Hall  Lob- 
by) 

7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak 
Room) 

Thursday,  February  5 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation:  Black  His- 
tory 

3:30  p.m.  -  Deans/Chairs 
Advisory 


hanging  out  with  you.  Sign- 
up deadline  is  February  6  at 
www.southern.edu/parent. 
Need  further  information 
about  the  details  of  the  week- 
end? Contact  Kari  Shultz  at 
kshultz@southern.edu. 

Volunteers  Needed 

We  have  patients  that  are  on 
MatchingDonors.com  that 
need  an  organ  transplant  help 
using  their  MatchingDonors. 
com  Web  site.  If  interested  in 
volunteering  contact  Brenda 
at  MatchingDonors.com  781- 
821-2204. 


Parents  Weekend  |  Parents 
Weekend  is  February  13-15. 
Invite  your  parents  to  sign 
up  and  spend  the  weekend 


Adventist  Theological 
Society  meetingl  "The  Case 
of  D.M.  Canright:  Father  of 
Ellen  White  Criticisms"  will 


be  presented  by  Dr.  Jud  Lake. 
Please  notice  that  we  will 
NOT  be  meeting  in  our  usual 
location.  We  will  meet  in 
Lynn  Wood  Hall  Auditorium 
at  3:3op  on  Sabbath  after- 
noon January  31.  Everyone  is 
.  invited  to  attend. 

Computer  Animation 

The  School  of  Visual  Art  and 
Design  at  Southern  Adven- 
tist University  is  hosting  a 
presentation  on  computer 
animation  today,  January  29 
at  8:15  p.m.  Southern  gradu- 
ates Kevin  Jackson,  Michael 
Hutchinson,  and  Jeff  Mac 
Neill  will  be  discussing  the 
art  of  animation  and  showing 
examples  from  their  recent 
high  profile  projects,  which 
include  Kung-Fu  Panda,  Bolt, 
and  Hulk.  For  more  informa- 
tion, call  423.236.2732. 


January  30 

Brandon  Peggau,  Brit- 
tany Graves,  Chelsea  Heydt, 
Felycie  Bertresse,  Josh  Mayo, 
Wilky  Briette,  Yvonne  Saint 
Villiers 

January  31 

Amanda  Gray,  Da  Hye  Sung, 
Eliud  Sicard,  Eloho  Toweh, 
Jorge  Granada,  Juanita 
Hamil,  Keila  Morales,  Kenny 
Anderson 

February  1 

Andrea  de  Melo,  Brittany  Mc- 
Kee,  Daniel  Gonzalez,  Edna 
Moreno,  Ganoune  Diop,  Julie 
Lubin,  Kristal  Turner,  Nathan 
Plank,  Richard  Johnson,  Rick 
Hickman,  Sandy  Haviland, 
Sandy  McKenzie, 


February  2. 

Alana  Pabon,  Greg  White, 
Jennifer  Grisham,  Joseph 
Brannaka,  Kathy  Reeves 

February  3 

Anthony  Southard,  Ashley 
Cheney,  Clayton  Greenleaf, 
Erica  Becker,  Krystal  Richter, 
Travis  Bischof 

February  4 

Becky  McCarty.Cathi  Dema- 

ree,  Jill  Linthwaite,  Josh  Kim. 
Manuela  Asaftei 

February  5 

Alexzandria  Marotta,  Court 
Stanton,  Damoi  Cross,  En* 

Wright,  Jonathan  Gard- 
ner, Josiah  Daniels,  Paulo 
Tenorio,  Penny  Webster,  ^ 
Rosales 


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mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 

I  pall  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 
2  Roommates  wanted  | 
■Jpstairs  apartment  within 
Balking  distance  from  cam- 
Bus.  Two  rooms  available. 
■Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  +  utilities.  Located  right 
Bcross  from  Health  Services. 
Bulief@southern.edu.  or  call 
■(23-653-8302. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
Hive  with  3  other  girls  about 
H.5  miles  frorn  Southern.  2 
Bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
■Vould  need  to  be  willing  to 
Bare  a  small  room  with  one 
■Bier  girl.  $i70/mo.  Contact 
fcny  423-503-3404. 

Boom  for  rent  |  Preferably 
■  female.  Less  than  10  min- 
utes from  Southern.  Access 
B  entire  house  and  back- 
Brd,  including  a  deck.  Wash- 
B  &  dryer.  $35o/mo.  Call 
B3-309-1674. 

Bpoms  for  rent  |  2  rooms 
Bf  rent  for  female  students. 
Bated  7  miles  from  Colleg- 
Hale,  3  miles  from  Ooltewah. 
Spss  to  kitchen,  laundry, 
B>le  and  wireless  Internet, 
■gjet  home  in  the  country 
Bn  large  deck.  Available  im- 
■pately  for-  $85/wk.  Call 
■pela  cell:  423-280-3243 
■""^  423-238-1490. 

Hpommate  wanted  I  Inter- 

Bfwing  roommate  for  semes- 
■  Urge  house  in  high-end 
Hjghborhood,  garage,  for- 
piedroom,greatroommates. 
■ckers°n@southern.edu 


Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  i5occ  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
3(423-503-5286. 

'88  Honda  Prelude  SI  |  pw 

ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pioneer 
deck  and  speakers,  new  tires, 
lots  of  receipts  too  much  to 
list.  $2,85o/obo  jdickerson@ 
southern.edu 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all.the  extra's, 
73K,  well  maintained,  great 
shape,  $5,495  Call  Justin  @ 
308-9610 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover, 
1  1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Ex- 
tender +  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Longboard  |  Sector  9-  Pin- 
tail complete,  Bones  bearings, 
Independent  trucks,  44mm 
wheels.  $65.  Call  Amelia  423- 
883-3288. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  46  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 


Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu 

Telescope  |  Message 
Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 

Classical/folk     guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
Email  dgarner@southern.edu 
if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

Apple  iPod  Touch  8GB  |  In 

excellent  condition.  Includes  a 
USB  sync  cable,  a  pair  of  ear- 
phones, and  quick  start  guide. 
Features  include  Music,  Vid- 
eo, Photos,  Safari,  YouTube, 
iTunes  Wi-Fi  Music  Store,  3.5 
in.  multi-touch  screen,  and 
more.  $200/obo  tomstone@ 
southern.edu  or  423-310- 
5238 

Fishtank  |  46  Gallon  Bow 
Front  Fishtank  w/  Stand.  In- 
cludes sand,  rocks,  plants,  fil- 
ters, food,  meds,  aerator,  etc. 
Dorm  legal.  Perfect  for  fresh 
or  salt  water  fish.  Paid  more 
than  $600.  Will  sell  for  $300/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 


Camping  Backpack  |  Deu-     Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 

terFururaVario  50+10.  Awe-  •  Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
some  pack,  basically  brand  bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140  er  Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 
system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
for  info. 


Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless-N 
Adapter.  High  speed  USB 
wireless  adapter  for  802.11 
A,G,  and  N.  In  new  condition 
and  comes  with  original  pack- 
aging. $20.  Call:  423-503- 
3404 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 

423-313-0832  or     e-mail  at     will  buy  24  days  (May  4-28) 
slarson@southern.edu.  of  once-in-a-lifetime    educa- 

tional social  immersion  in 
Printer  |  Epson  photo  print-  Europe.  Explore  Amsterdam, 
er  .  If  you  have  questions,  call     Dachau  concentration  camp, 


Airline  Voucher  J  I  have  a 
Southwest  Airlines  voucher 
valued  at  $583  that  I  will  not 
be  able  to  use.  It  expires  on 
March  14,  so  it  would  be  per- 
fect for  Spring  Break.  It  can  be 
yours  for  just  $400.  Call  596- 
9413- 

Europe  For  Sale  |  $4,999 


Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

Brand  new  Xbox     |     360 

elite  console  120  gb  hard  drive 
with  HDMI  and  all  accessories 
included.  423-331-0393- 


Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-i003i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Subwoofers  |  Two  10" 
Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in. a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Flute  I  Gemeinhardt  2np 
flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
obo.  Call  423-605-5145- 

2  hoodies  1 1  white  with  black 
designs  and  1  cream  with  gold 
designs.  Brand  new  1  for  $20. 
If  you  are  interesting  contact 
me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu.,  or  call  305-457-3177- 


cruise  down  the  Rhein  River, 
climb  the  Eiffel  Tower,  throw 
snowballs  in  Switzerland  and 
visit  Buckingham  Palace.  All 
this  plus  3  hours  Cultural  An- 
thropology/Sociology credit  or 
Directed  Study  credit  (profes- 
sor approval  required),  round 
trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, in-country  travel,  1  meal 
per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
sstevenson@southern.edu  or 
423-236-2666. 

Rabbit  [  For  sale  to  a  good 
home:  female  dwarf  rabbit. 
Caramel-colored  and  white. 
She's  housebroken  and  friend- 
ly. Asking  $15  -  comes  with 
some  accessories.  For  more 
info  call  423-802-4280. 


.Visit  titf&y. 

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ONLINE! 

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12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor: 


• 


Best  bathrooms  on  campus 

.      ..,___    ,.,„  ,i,™.m  take     those  interested  in  using  only 


Adam  Wamack 

HllMOP  fnrrnB _ 

Public  restrooms  are  meant 
to  be  used.  They  are  provided 
for  all  those  in  need.  Since 
we  all  know  that  bathrooms 
are  there  so  that  we  can  use 
them,  guys  and  girls  alike, 
it  shouldn't  be  weird  to  talk 

1 .  Lynn  Wood  Hall,  first  floor, 
next  to  elevator,  the 
handicap  stall 

Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance:  10 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  10 
Total  Score:  30 

2.  Miller  Hall,  first  floor, 
under  the  stairs 

Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance:  9 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  10 

Total  Score:  29 

3.  Wright  Hall,  second  floor, 
across  from  P.R.,  first  stall  on 
the  left  (under  cafe). 

Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance:  8 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  10 
Total  Score:  28 


about  them.  We  should  take 
a  bit  of  pride  in  providing  the 
finest  facilities  for  the  people 
of  our  school.  The  availability 
of  public  restroom  facilities  in 
nearly  every  building  on  cam- 
pus makes  their  use  common 
enough  for  all  residents  of  the 
classrooms  to  oftentimes  take 
them  for  granted.   So,  for  all 

4.  Hulsey  Wellness  Center, 
ground  floor,  behind 
The  Kayak. 

-Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance:  10 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  7 
Total  Score:  27 

5.  Hackman  Hall,  upper  floor, 
across  from  stairs,  first  stall 
on  left. 

Judges  Scote: 
-Maintenance:  10 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  7 
Total  Score:  27 

6.  Daniells  Hall,  top  floor, 
across  from  front  door, 
second  stall  on  left. 

-Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance^ 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  7 
Total  Score:  26 


those  interested  in  using  only 
the  best  facilities  that  our  uni- 
versity provides  for  us,  here  is 
a  list  of  the  best  of  the  best:  a 
combination  of  the  best-kept 
secrets  and  most  famous  spots 
that  you  need  to  be  sure  to 
check  out  and  bless  with  your 
presence. 


7.  McKee  Library,  first  floor, 
back-left  corner,  second  stall. 

-Judges  Score: 
-Maintenance:  9 
-Cleanliness:  10 
-Privacy:  6 
Total  Score:  25 

Honorable  mentions 

■  Hickman  Science  Center, 
first  floor,  next  to  elevator, 
handicap  stall. 

•  Brock  Hall,  first  floor,  facing 
parking  lot,  second  stall. 

•  Talge  Hall,  suite  of  rooms 
2444  and  2446. 

•  Mable  Wood  Hall,  first  floor, 
behind  front  office,  first  stall. 


Thank  you  Southern 

for  providing  us  with 

clean  facilities! 


Knowing  your  place  at  Southern 


Adam  Wamack 

Humph  Editor 


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Freshman— You       know 

you're  a  freshman  if  you  slow 
down  and  look  hesitantly 
at  the  oncoming  cars  at  the 
crosswalk  either  by  the  gym  or 
by  the  Campus  Kitchen  before 
you  cross;  then  you  wave  at 
them  for  stopping.  Learn  the 
way  it  works  already! 

Sophomore— You  know 
you're  a  sophomore  when  you 
make  fun  of  all  the  "immature 


freshman"  and  get  really  of- 
fended if  someone  makes  a 
mistake  and  asks  if  you  are  a 
freshman  yourself. 

Junior— You  know  you're 
a  junior  when  your  answer  to 
"What  year  are  you?"  is  always 
a  measurement  of  how  long 
it'll  be  until  you  are  a  senior, 
for  example:  "I'll  be  a  senior 
next  semester,"  or  "I  only  need 
12  more  credits  and  I'll  be  a 
senior." 

Senior— You  know  you're 


senior  if  you  walk  slow  and 
cross  the  crosswalk  with  a 
haughty  swagger  in  your 
nearly-purposefully-slowed 
demeanor.  Don't  be  such  a 
jerk! 

Super  Senior  (5+  years)— 
You  know  you're  a  super  se- 
nior if  you  have  no  life  because 
you  study  all  day,  don't  eat  in 
the  cafe  and  never,  ever,  EVER 
answer  the  question  "How 
many  years  have  you  been 
here?"  with  the  truth. 


THURSDAY,  IANUARY  29,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


r-^\  Week  of  Prayer. 

~~S   Great  leadership,  music  and  speaking. 


Gas  prices  going  up... 
while  barrel  prices  go  down. 

The  cost  to  import  oil  is  falling  ($37  a  barrel), 
but  somehow  we  are  seeing  the  price  for  the 
consumer  going  up.  Looks  shady  to  me. 


Donuts  on  the  Promenade. 

Everyone  loves  food  in  the  morning; 
everyone  loves  free  things.  Put  the  two 
together  and  you  have  a  lot  of  happy 
Promenade-walking  people. 


Dow  Stock  Market  still  falling. 

Same  news— different  day.  Same  bank  ac- 
count-different balance. 


Late  afternoon  early 

evening  naps.  Those  kind  when 
you  know  you  should  be  doing  home- 
work or  something  productive  but  you 
are  just  so  tired,  and  your  bed  looks  so 
comfortable,  that  you  lay  down,  telling 
yourself  it'll  just  beforafewminu...zz 

ZZZ  7777. 

Not  being  able  to  sleep  through 

the  night.  Your  body  and  mind  goes  a  f£_ 
million  miles  per  second  and  then  you  try  and  iL. 
shut  it  off  real  quick  for  a  few  hdurs  and  often  \^- 
can't.  (Advice:  warm  shower  with  the  lights  off  | 
and  just  relax.) 


Do  all  your  friends  laugh  at  you?    1 

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Send  all  humor  page  submissions  to  Adam  Wamack.  We  a 
amissions  of  all  kinds  —thumbs  up/thumbs  down,  comics,  < 


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February  5,  2009 


accent.southern.edu  •   The  student  voice  since  1 926 


Water  causes 
damage  to 
andscape 
)epartment 


MANDA  ALLEN 

tXtsniH ; — 


A  sprinkler  system  pipe 
roke  at  Landscape  Services 
11  Jan.  16,  causing  major 
ater  damage  to  two  of  the 
This  was  yet  another 
impus  facility  to  experience 
ater  damage  due  to  pipes 
eezing. ■ 

The  water  from  the  frozen 

pe  flooded  the  office  of  Mark 

Intone,  director  of  Landscape 

Services,  and  the  office  of  Dee 

Bee  Boyce,  office  manager. 

"When  I  came  in  my  office 

was  like  a  waterfall  spraying 

it  of  the  sprinkler,"  Antone 

id. 

It  is  suspected   the   pipe 
ike  around  2  p.m.,  shortly 
ter  everyone  had  left  and 
was  not  discovered  until 
Bound  4:30  p.m.   When  em- 
Boyees  got  there,  two  to  three 
ftches  of  water  covered  the 
l>or,  ceiling  tiles  had  fallen 
out,  insulation  was   on   the 
Eior  and  icicles  were  forming 
Btside  the  windows. 
■"When  I  got  there  the  in- 
flation was  floating  in  the 
Dpr  and  had  washed  out  the 
[|nt  door  onto  the  sidewalk," 
pee  said. 

see  LANDSCAPE,  page  3 


Weekofprayer  calls  students  to  testify 


Student  Week  of  prayer  Was  held  Monday,  Jan.  26  through  Friday,  Jan.  3o.  ,t featured  setlmdent? 

thatMeha  Chamberlam  made  Thursday  evening.  Chamberlain  ealled  speeifically  for  those  who  have  suf- 
jerea  to  confide  m  Christ  _  J 


Phipps  to  perform  at  Southern 


Kalejgh  Lang 
staff  m/bitfp 


Wintley  Phipps  will  sing  for 
a  benefit  concert  in  the  Colleg- 
edale  Church,  Saturday,  Feb. 
7  at  4  p.m.  The  concert  will 
be  free  of  charge,  but  an  of- 
fering will  be  taken  to  benefit 
the  U.S.  Dream  Academy  that 
Phipps  founded  in  1998. 

The  vision  of  the  U.S.  Dream 
Academy  is,  "To  create  an  army 
of  young  men  and  women  with 
positive  dreams  for  their  lives, 
equipped  with  the  tools  to 
make  those  dreams  a  reality." 


Eleven  centers  throughout 
America's  major  metropolitan 
areas  provide  mentoring  and 
tutoring  to  children  of  incar- 
cerated parents  and  children 
falling  behind  in  school. 

John  Nixon,  pastor  of  the 
Collegedale  Church,  attended 
college  with  Wintley  and  set 
up  the  concert. 

"He  has  to  do  quite  a  bit  of 
fundraising  to  keep  it  [Dream 
Academy]  going  strong  and  the 
idea  of  a  benefit  concert  at  our 
church  came  up,"  Nixon  said. 
"I  was  struck  that  the  timing 


would  be 
perfect  for 
our  church 
with  our 
renewed 
emphasis 
on  local 
mission 
and  exter- 
nal focus, 

of  which  Dream    Academy  is 
a  prime  example." 

According    to    the    online 
Adventist  Review,  Phipps  is 


Wintley  Phipps 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  l6 

Spalding  Cove 
apartments  to 
provide  more 
family  housing 

Yvonne  Saint- Villiers 

Staff  W.i». ' 


At  the  first  of  the  year,  fami- 
lies began  to  move  to  Spalding 
Cove  Apartments,  the  newest 
addition  to  Southern's  family 
housing. 

With  Southern  struggling  to 
provide  parking  for  everyone 
on  campus,  there  is  also  the  is- 
sue of  housing.  Spalding  Cove 
was  purchased  by  Southern 
last  October  to  provide  addi- 
tional housing  for  28  married 
students  and  their  families. 
Right  now,  there  are  still  18 
non-student  families  residing 
there,  but  as  they  find  alterna- 
tive housing,  Southern  is  mov- 
ing over  new  residents. 

"We  are  planning  to  fill 
openings  with  student  families 
as  current  residents  choose  to 
move  out,"  said  Cindi  Young, 
coordinator  for  student  fam- 
ily &  faculty  housing.  "We 
are  probably  looking  at  two 
to  three  years...  although  de- 
pending on  Southern's  needs 
for  student  housing,  it  may 
not  totally  convert  to  student 
housing  in  that  time  frame." 

The  units  in  Spalding  Cove 
are  all  the  same,  with  many 
amenities   that   make   them 


e  APARTMENTS,  1 


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Religion  - 

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Lifestyles 

8 

Sports 

Campus  Chatter 

10 

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12 

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2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 

Southern  finalists  perform 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5, 2009 


Chris  Clouzet 
Snf  W""« 


For  nearly  two  hours,  sev- 
en musicians  performed  at 
the  Annual  Concerto  Concert 
presented  by  Southern's  Sym- 
phony Orchestra  in  the  Colleg- 
edale  Church  on  Jan.  25. 

The  concert  featured  the  fi- 
nalists of  the  School  of  Music's 
Concerto  Competition,  which 
is  an  annual  event  started  by 
the  orchestra's  previous  con- 
ductor, Orlo  Gilbert,  in  1990. 

By  last  October,  25  par- 
ticipants had  mailed  in  CD  re- 
cordings of  their  best  perfor- 
mances to  Laurie  Minner,  the 
current  orchestra  conductor. 
Minner  said  20  were  chosen 
by  the  faculty  to  perform  live 
before  a  panel  of  six  judges. 
The  winners  of  the  competi- 
tion were  the  seven  soloists 
featured  in  the  recent  concert. 
"Many  people  came  to  me 
after  the  concert  and  said  it 
was  the  best  concerto  concert 
they  remember  attending," 
Minner  said. 

The  orchestra  only  had 
three  weeks  to  prepare  for  the 
concert,  including  just  two 
weeks  of  rehearsals  with  the 
soloists,  one  of  whom  traveled 
from  California  to  perform. 

Jonathan  Harper,  a  senior 
at  Georgia-Cumberland  Acad- 


emy and  previous  finalist  in 
the  concerto  competition  of 
2007,  said  he's  been  practicing 
between  two  and  four  hours  a 
day  since  October.  Harper  had 
support  from  his  older  brother 
Jeff,  a  junior  theology  major, 
who  is  proud  of  his  younger 
brother. 

"I  was  taking  piano  lessons 
and  he  wanted  to  learn  a  few 
notes,"  Harper  said.  "I  taught 
him  those  first  few  notes." 

For  the  finalists  studying 
at  Southern,  practicing  with 
the  orchestra  did  not  involve 
much  more  than  getting  out  of 
their  seat  and  heading  to  the 
front  with  their  instrument. 
It  took  more  scheduling  to  fit 
in  practices  with  the  two  final- 
ists from  Georgia-Cumberland 
Academy.  Thirteen-year-old 
Miclen  LaiPang  began  prac- 
ticing with  the  orchestra  the 
Friday  immediately  preceding 
Sunday's  concert. 

Of  the  seven  finalists,  four 
were  from  Southern.  Chelsea 
Appel,  a  senior  music  major 
and  Justin  Stone,  a  junior 
nursing  and  piano  perfor- 
mance major,  both  performed 
on  the  piano.  Doug  Baasch,  a 
senior  music  performance  ma- 
jor, played  the  cello;  and  Josi- 
anne  Bailey,  a  freshman  nurs- 
ing and  music  performance 
major,  played  the  flute. 


Interna 

John  Shoemaker 


tional  students  arrive  at  Southern 


After  an  application  pro- 
cess of  a  year  and  a  half,  two 
international  students  from 
Vietnam  arrived  at  Southern 
on  Dec.  31  to  pursue  an  edu- 
cation. 

It  took  Hai  Vo,  a  freshman 
computer  science  major,  and 
Phuong  Nguyen,  a  freshman 
general  studies  major,  six 
months  to  figure  out  how  to 
apply  to  Southern.  After  three 
stops  and  a  24  hour  plane  ride, 
they  finally  arrived. 

iC      Every 
Vietnamese 
student  wants 
to  study  in  the 
United  States...it 
is  their  dream.  ' ' 
-Phuong Nguyen 

"Getting  to  Southern  was 
not  at  all  easy,"  Nguyen  said. 

Besides  choosing  a  school 
based  on  the  acceptance  of 
their  GPA,  SAT  scores  and  fi- 
nancial aid,  the  students  no- 
ticed Southern  because  of  the 
high  ranking  of  the  school  in 
the  2009  top  colleges  edition 
of  the  U.S.  News  and  World 
Report. 


Thursday,  February  5. 2009 

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EMILY  YOUNG 


Monika  Bliss 


ADAM  WAMACK 


RACHEL  HOPKINS 
SARAH  HAYHOE 


KAITLIN  ELLOWAY 


AIMEE  BURCHARD 


MATT  ZUEHLKE 


MATT  TURK 


Laure  Chamberlain 


Hai  Vo 


"Every  Vietnamese  student 
wants'  to  study  in  the  United 
States,"  Nguyen  said.  "It  is 
their  dream." 

The  transfer  process  and 
culture  shock  of  being  in 
America  has  been  overwhelm- 
ing for  both  of  them.  Nguyen 
and  Vo  agree  that  they  have 
found  few  similarities  between 
the  U.S.  and  Vietnam. 

Although  both  Vo  andNguy- 
en  had  to  leave  their  friends, 
family,  culture,  and  two  years 
of  college  credits  behind,  they 
have  comfortably  settled  into 
the  campus  atmosphere. 

"There  are  so  many  nice 
people  here,"  Vo  said.  "Every- 
one is  very  friendly." 

According  to  Mark  Grun- 
dy, associate  vice  president 
of  Marketing  &  Enrollment 
Services,  the  admission  pro- 
cess  into   Southern  from   a 


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communist  country  is  a  (ml 
jor  challenge.  Students  misll 
overcome  several  obstacles  to  I 
succeed  in  Southern's  rigoree  ] 
academic  program. 

First,  applicants  must  re-| 
ceive  a  student  visa.  Then  a] 
plicants'  previous  schools 
must  be  up  to  par  with  the  at- 1 
ademics  offered  at  Southern! 
Finally,  applicants  mustpassi] 
test  to  ensure  they  are  atacol-| 
lege  English  level. 

Therefore,  MarketingfkEal 
rollment  Services,  as  well  si 
the  rest  of  Southern's  admin-l 
istration,  was  pleased  to  at  I 
cept  these  two  students. 

"They're  the  nicest  individf  I 
als  you'll  meet,"  Grundy  said! 
He  added  that  the  studentf 
passed  the  acceptance  sol 
with  flying  colors  and  area! 
pected  to  excel  in  their  m  | 
jors. 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


NEWS 


[Library  hosts  Hefferlin  art  exhibit 


Julie  Hittle 


Students  and  community 
members  gathered  in  the  Mc- 
Kee  Library  on  Jan.  21  to  view 
I  the  artwork  of  Melissa  Heffer- 
llin. 

To  set  the  tone  for  the  eve- 
ning, Southern's  string  quartet 
upstairs  as  guests  and 
students  entered  the  library. 
Greeters  stood  by  the  front 
Joors  to  welcome  those  at- 
tending, and  members  of  the 
library  staff  served  refresh- 
ments while  guests  looked  at 
the  artwork. 

"As  you  walked  in,  it  felt  like 

real  art  gallery,"  said  Brit- 
tany Webster,  a  sophomore 
music  education  major.  "The 
whole  program  was  really  set 
up  well." 

After  thanking  the  donors 
who  provided  their  original 
Merlin  paintings  for  the  ex- 
libit,  President  Gordon  Bietz 
introduced  Hefferlin  to  the 
juests.  Bietz  has  known  Hef- 
erlin  for  many  years  and  was 
iroud  to  have  her  showcase 
ler  artwork. 

"Her  growing  reputation 
gives  us  a  sense  of  pride,"  Bi- 


^SSSSSS^^^'^^^ST. 


Hefferlin  began  by  telling 
her  life  story  about  growing  up 
in  the  countryside  near  Chat- 
tanooga. As  a  result,  farm  and 
ranch  imagery  played  an  im- 
portant role  in  her  artwork. 
Hefferlin  talked  about  how 
both  of  her  parents  worked  at 
Southern,  what  it  was  like  to 
study  art  in  Russia  during  the 
Soviet  period  and  why  she  has 
such  a  passion  for  art. 

"Art  enhances  the  quality 
of  life,"  she  said.  "It  is  not  the 
prettiness  that  matters,  it's 
truth." 

Hefferlin's  art  has  been 
showcased  in  many  places 
around  the  world,  including 


New  York,  Los  Angeles,  Den- 
ver, London,  Zurich  and  all 
over  the  Southeastern  U.S. 
When  the  city  of  Chattanooga 
needed  an  artist  to  paint  a 
commemorative  mural  to  cel- 
ebrate the  opening  of  the  21st 
Century  Waterfront  Develop- 
ment, they  chose  Hefferlin  for 
the  job.  She  also  co-wrote  a 
coffee  table  book  about  Rus- 
sian painting. 

Joe  Mocnik,  the  director  of 
libraries,  was  happy  with  how 
the  event  went. 

Mocnik  said,  "I'm  really 
pleased  we  had  such  a  great 
turnout." 


Plans  made  for  renovation  of  mens  recreation  room 


JUttTuRPEN 
Jtoins_ 


The  men's  residence  hall 
21  be  renovating  the  recre- 
ion  room  this  month,  giving 
e  room  a  new  look  and  up- 
ting  the  equipment. 
(The  renovations   will   in- 
gle new  carpet,  fresh  paint, 
gh-dennition       flat-screen 
|,  another  air  conditioning 
it,  surround  sound  and  Di- 
|HV  satellite  service. 
"It  will  definitely  bean  up- 
(de  on  our  TV  environment 
student  enjoyment,"  said 
■P  Patterson,  associate  dean 
^Pfn  in  Talge  Hall. 
■  ™e  Plans  for  the  area  in- 
I*  two  high-definition  flat 
reen  TVs,  along  with  seating 
*  ,bo»t  85  to  9o  residents. 
™rson  and  Dwight  Mag- 
^•WfmeninTalgeHall, 


said  the  renovated  recreation 
room  will  help  to  accommo- 
date the  football  viewers  and 
many  fantasy  football  enthu- 
siasts to  watch  more  than  one 
game  at  a  time. 

Outside  the  TV  area,  the 
ping-pong  and  pool  tables  will 
remain,  along  with  another 
flat-screen  TV  and  seating  for 
approximately  40  more  resi- 
dents. 

"When  March  Madness  is 
on,  it's  hard  to  get  a  bunch  of 
guys  into  one  area  to  watch  a 
game,"  Patterson  said.  'This 
will  create  more  viewing  and 
seating  options." 

The  work  is  scheduled  to 
be  done  a  week  after  spring 
break  so  students  can  enjoy 
the  renovated  room  for  the 
rest  of  the  semester. 

"We  will  probably  close  the 
recreation  room  for  a  couple 


of  weeks  before  spring  break," 
Magers  said.  "We  hope  to 
have  it  open  again  a  couple  of 
weeks  into  March. 

Talge  has  been  working 
with  Southern  architect,  Fred 
Turner,  on  the  plans  for  the 
renovation,  which  were  ap- 
proved Jan.  26. 

According  to  current  and 
former  staff,  the  recreation 
room  has  not  been  renovated 
since  the  mid-1980s. 

Dennis  Negron,  a  profes- 
sor in  the  English  department 
and  former  associate  dean 
in  Talge,  said  the  recreation 
room  is  slightly  different  since 
he  was  attending  Southern  in 

1985. 

"The  TV  area  is  pretty 
much  the  same,"  Negron  said. 
"It  used  to  be  a  weight  room 
and  the  recreation  room,  so  it 
was  very  noisy." 


Apartments 

Continued  from  Pg. 


appealing  to  their  tenants. 

"Each  apartment  is  a  two- 
bedroom,  one  and  a  half  bath 
unit  that  has  a  garage  with 
extra  storage,"  Young  said. 
"With  the  townhouse  style, 
there  is  a  patio  out  from  the 
garage  and  a  large  deck  above 
it  off  the  kitchen.  The  kitchens 
have  stoves,  refrigerators  and 
dishwasher.  For  new  student 
families  moving  into  the  apart- 
ments, a  washer  and  dryer  are 
also  provided." 

The  units  are  being  assessed 
and,  if  necessary,  renovated  for 
the  new  residents  as  the  for- 
mer residents  move  out.  Kim 
Sturm  and  her  team  are  mak- 


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ing  sure  that  each  unit  is  ready 
for  the  new  tenants  moving  in. 
"We  go  in  and  access  whatever 
damages,"  Sturm  said.  "Paint, 
things  broken,  carpet  clean- 
ing, lights  etcetera." 

David  Biehl,  a  master's 
student  in  business  manage- 
ment, has  lived  in  Spalding 
Cove  even  before  Southern 
purchased  them.  He  enjoys 
living  there  andthinks  it  is 
a  great  alternative  to  living  in 
the  dorm.  "The  Spalding  Cove 
Apartments  are  nice,"  Biehl 
said.  Biel  said  the  apartments 
have  some  advantages  over 
living  in  the  dorm,  like  the  fact 
that  the  neighbors  are  quieter. 
There  are  some  disadvantages 
too.  He  added,  his  friends  can- 
not live  "just  down  the  hall." 


Concert 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


an  ordained  minister  of  the 
Seventh-day  Adventist  church. 
He  is  a  world  renowned,  Gram- 
my-nominated, gospel  music 
recording  artist.  His  singing 
career  has  lasted  more  than  30 
years  and  he  has  sung  for  ev- 
ery sitting  American  president 
since  Ronald  Reagan.  Some 
students  are  looking  forward 
to  hearing  his  music  live. 

"Listening  to  his  voice  on 
Sabbath  afternoons  made  the 
day  extra  special,"  said  Ashley 
Compton,  a  senior  business 
administration  major.  "I  es- 
pecially like  his  song  entitled 


"The  Sun  will  Shine  Again.'  It 
is  filled  with  hope  for  Jesus' 
Second  Coming." 

Wintley's  voice  and  lyrics 
are  inspiring  to  many. 

®*  He  approaches 
music  as  ministry, 
not  merely  religious 
entertainment.  y  J 

-  John  Nixon 


Nixon  said,  "He  approaches 
music  as  ministry,  not  merely 
religious  entertainment."  Nix- 
on said.  "I  believe  that  all  who 
attend  this  weekend  will  be  in 
for  a  generous  blessing." 


Landscape 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


.  The  water  soaked  papers, 
files  and  plans  that  were  in 
Antone's  office.  His  computer 
had  water  damage,  but  Infor- 
mation Systems  was  able  to 
salvage  it. 

"We  were  lucky  to  have 
caught  it  when  we  did,"  An- 
tone  said. 

Landscape  Services  could 
have  lost  a  lot  more,  but  they 
packed  up  the  majority  of 
their  belongings  in  anticipa- 
tion for  a  move  to  a  new  build- 
ing. Plant  Services  has  been  in 
the  process  of  constructing  a 
new  facility  for  them,  which  is 
located  on  Park  Lane  close  to 


Transportation  Services. 

The  building  that  Land- 
scape Services  is  in  currently, 
located  behind  Brock  Hall,  is 
the  second  oldest  building  on 
campus  and  has  had  many 
maintenance  issues.  Once  the 
department  moves  out  South- 
ern officials  plan-to  demolish 
it. 

Landscape  Services  hopes 
to  move  into  their  new  build- 
ing within  the  next  week,  es- 
pecially because  of  their  cur- 
rent office  situation.  They  are 
waiting  for  permission  from 
the  inspectors  before  starting 
the  transition. 

Boyce  said,  "We  are  now 
more  than  ready  to  move  into 
our  new  building." 


I 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


As  president  of  South- 
ern SA,  I  want  to  focus  on 
strengthening  the  communi- 
cation between  SA  and  the  stu- 
dent body,  especially  through 
virtual  networking.  A  huge  as- 
pect of  this  is  making  outreach 


Jonathan 
Hodgson 

for 

SA  President 


opportunities  readily  available 
to  students.  I  also  want  to  fa- 
cilitate an  environment  that 
promotes  success  through  a 
system  of  motivation  and  ac- 
countability among  SA  offi- 
cers. Some  specific  examples 
include  the  following: 

Personally    hold    l-on-i 


meetings  with  SA  officers  on  a 
weekly  basis.  Make  event  infor- 
mation and  Southern  Breeze 
podcasts  readily  available  on 
the  SA  Web  site;  continue  to 
develop  SouthernServes.com 
to  list  club  and  service  activi- 
ties. Place  suggestion  boxes 
throughout  campus;  and  cre- 
ate online  forms  for  student 
ideas. 

Simplify  intramural  net- 
working through  a  Web  site 
that  allows  captains  to  post 
needed  positions  and  seek- 
ers to  browse  listings.  Push 
for  use  of  alternative  mate- 
rials for  tableware,  bottles, 
take  out  boxes,  etc.  Increase 
funding  for  clubs  that  oper- 


ate local  outreach  programs, 
and  specifically  continue  sup- 
port for  Malamulo  College. 
Delegate  'Honors  Halls'  in 
the  dorms,  and  increase  their 
accessibility. 

Enhance  worship  partici- 
pation by  providing  incentives 
to  lead  a  small  group,  get  in- 
volved in  Renewal  and  Sab- 
bath School  and  give  dorm 
worships.  Hold  once-a-week 
discussion  forums  in  the  cafe 
on  issues  relating  to  our  school, 
religion  and  world.  List  specif- 
ic mission  calls  in  the  Accent, 
and  push  for  a  resurrection  of 
a  student  led  Big  Brother,  Big 
Sister  program. 

As  majestic  artwork  com- 


bines many  shades  and  col- 
ors, as  an  unyielding  build- 
ing depends  on  the  durability 
and  strength  of  each  brick  and 
as  a  glorious  song  resonates 
through  harmony  and  diver- 
sity, so  a  university  thrives 
on  the  creativity,  passion  and 
uniqueness  of  each  one  of  us. 

Let  me  be  the  facilitator 
who  motivates,  delegates  and 
organizes  this  collection  of 
personalities.  For  the  strong 
leadership  of  our  fascinating 
student  body,  vote  Johnny 
Hodgson  your  next  SA  presi- 
dent. 

Visit  myspace.com/Hodg- 
sonForSA  to  see  a  short  video 
of  my  fresh  ideas. 


For  the  Student  Association 
next  year,  I  would  like  to  see 
Southern  recapture  its  purpose 
as  Southern  "Missionary"  Col- 
lege -  to  reclaim  its  missions 
aspect  on  a  local  scale  and  to 
make  our  campus  user  and  en- 


Ethan 
White 

for 

SA  President 


vironmentally  friendly. 

Here  are  my  three  goals  in 
accomplishing  this: 

Community  for  Unity 

l.  Reinstating  club  presi- 
dent's council. 

Before  we  can  impact  the 
world  around  us,  we  must  be 
united!     By  doing  this,  each 


unique  club  has  a  say  in  how 
we  impact  the  community  and 
how  each  club  can  contribute 
to  this  project. 

2.  Utilizing 

www.southernserves.com. 
User-friendly  campus 

1.  Renovating  CK. 

I  will  work  with  the  current 
SA  administration  and  Wright 
Hall  to  allocate  funds  for  reno- 
vating CKs  in  a  two  phase  pro- 
cess so  it  does  not  drastically 
affect  tuition. 

2.  Information  location  for 
Southern  Village. 

I  will  work  to  create  an  in- 
formation billboard  for  up- 
coming events  located  in 
Southern  Village.     This  will 


help  unify  and  keep  Southern 
Village  informed. 

3.  Applicable  Dorm  wor- 
ships. 

Environmentally 
Friendly  Campus 

1.  Takeout  boxes. 

I  will  work  to  replace  Sty- 
rofoam  containers  with  more 
environmentally  friendly  con- 
tainers. 

2.  Utilities 

I  will  work  with  Plant  Ser- 
vices to  implement  energy 
and  money  saving  light-bulbs, 
hand-driers,  etc. 

These  are  ambitious  goals, 
but  I  feel  I  have  the  qualifica- 
tions and  experience  to  get 
these  things  done.      I  have 


worked    with    student   asso- 
ciations in  previous  years  by 
holding   offices   such  as  SA 
president,  vice-president  and 
parliamentarian     at    Colleg- 
edale  Academy.    Also,  I  have 
served  as  class  president,  stu-  j 
dent  community  service  direc- 
tor  for  three  years.  Current™  , 
serve  as  SA  senator  and  serve  j 
in  the  Student  Ministerial  As- J 
sociation. 

I  am  but  one  person,  but  j 
with  God's  help  and  YOUR?, 
we  can  make  a  difference, 
reaching  our  surrounding 
community  and  making  our 
campus  user  and  environmen- 
tally friendly! 


FOCUS  is  an  acronym  that 
stands  for  Focused  On  Cre- 
atively Utilizing  Service.  FO- 
CUS would  be  a  relatively 
informal  advisory  group  or- 
ganized by  myself;  the  group 
would  be  a  venue  for  student 


Bradford 
Wise 

for 

SA  President 


concerns  about  the  school  and 
what  they  would  like  to  see 
changed.  The  group  would  be 
open  for  anyone  to  join. 

The  Guardians  would  be  an 
initiative  that  I  would  actively 
lead  out  in;  it  would  have  both 
a  local  and  an  international 
element.  I  love  kids,  and  I  be- 


lieve that  we  have  a  responsi- 
bility to  help  guard  their  inno- 
cence. Currently  the  Guardian 
program  entails  four  main 
groups/ministries;  these  in- 
clude Flag  Camp,  Big  Brother/ 
Big  Sister,  Juvenile  Detention 
ministries  and  Advent  Home. 
My  main  objectives  would  in- 
clude generating  support  for 
these  programs,  helping  them 
function  and  facilitating  our 
role  in  their  operations.  I  re- 
alize that  not  everyone  has  a 
passion  for  kids;  that  is  why 
it  is  so  important  for  student 
lead  organizations  to  unite 
behind  a  common  theme  of 
stewardship  and  service  so 
that  we  are  organized  enough 


to  jointly  develop  diverse  min- 
istries that  suit  everyone's  spe- 
cial gifts  and  interests. 

The  Club  Coalition  would 
be  both  an  initiative  and  or- 
ganization composed  of  club 
leaders  and  chaired  by  myself. 
The  Club  Coalition  would  be 
divided  into  smaller  coalitions 
of  clubs  with  similar  interests. 
The  clubs  would  not  merge, 
simply  work  together  through 
my  facilitation.  I  think  it 
makes  sense  for  the  SA  presi- 
dent to  bring  the  clubs  that 
have  similar  interests  together 
to  form  smaller  coalitions  so  as 
to  pursue  their  interests  more 
effectively. 

I  would  like  to  see  campus 


food  menus  up„.-_ 
renovated,  an  "All  Star"  ele-j 
ment  added  to  each  intramu-j 
ral  sport,  persistence  on  envi-  j 
ronmental  sustainability  and  j 
green  initiatives,  a  Leadership  J 
Scholarship  become  a  reajy 
ity  and  worship  credit  award- 
ed for  community  service.  . 
would  like  to  work  extensively! 
as  a  liaison  between  SA  Sen*  j 
and  Southern  administration  I 
to  work  for  the  development] 
of  programs,  practices  an  J 
renovation  that  will  nirlWJ 
maximize  students' return » 
tuition  dollars. 


IhURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


canidates. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 


Steven  Arauz 

for 

SAVice 
President 


science  is  as  true  to  duty  as  the 

needle  is  to  the  pole,  and  who 
A  godly  lady  once  wrote,     jij,    ,,     .,      .  ,     , 
l  \    /       i      c  xi       m" stand  for  the  nght  though 

Jie   greatest   want    of  the     tv_  t„ „  ,  „  „    „    ,.  ." 

f , ,  f  ,        ...      ,  -,        tne  heavens  fall."    Realizing 

Trld  is  men  who  will  not  be     tu.,.n,'   ■  ... 

that  this  is  a  goal  that  our  cam- 
pus and  SA  nurtures,  here  are 
my  three  focal  points: 

l.  Stimulate.   Potentially, 


Blight  or  sold,  who  in  their 
ffimost  souls  are  true  and  hon- 
est, who  do- no!  fear  to  call  sin 
Bits  right  name,  whose  con- 


around  2,700  students  de- 
sire to  achieve  the  most  for 
their  Savior.  However,  many 
times  there  are  physical,  spiri- 
tual, emotional  and  financial 
needs  that  prevent  them  from 
blooming  to  their  full  capacity. 
Recognizing  each  student's  in- 
dividual  obstacles,  actively  lis- 
tening and  sketching  solutions 
is  vital. 

2.  Generate.  Currently, 
our  campus  is  thriving  with 
ministries,  clubs  and  orga- 
nizations that  promote  the 
wellbeing  of  students.  I  am 
impressed  at  how  our  campus 
is  flourishing  with  much  lead- 
ership and  constant  achieve- 


(contim  iprj) 


mehts.  These  goal-oriented 
students  need  our  support 
for  them  to  continue  advanc- 
ing. It  is  necessary  not  only 
to  provide  nourishment  to 
the  already  existing  entities, 
but  also  an  action  to  establish 
new  resources  to  students  who 
are  being  held  back  by  their 
needs. 

3.  Be.  Being  an  SA  senator 
has  provided  me  with  an  expe- 
rience that  calls  me  to  a  higher 
level  of  dedication.  I  plan  to 
continue  stimulating,  in  lis- 
tening to  whom  I  represent 
and  developing  action  plans.  I 
plan  to  generate  changes  as  I 
have  been  accomplishing  with 


the  new  SA  Senate  Scholar- 
ship. I  desire  to  involve  our 
Creator  in  every  aspect  of  our 
campus.  We  can't  just  keep 
dreaming  and  believing,  we 
need  to  make  the  difference 
ourselves. 

The  steps  are  stimulate, 
generate  and  be  the  change] 
Challenges  will  be  encoun- 
tered, however,  Wilberforce 
wrote,  "Without  a  raindrop 
there  can  be  no  shower.  With- 
out a  spark  there  can  be  no 
fire.  Without  a  seed  there  can 
be  no  harvest.  Without  a  step 
there  will  be  no  journey."  Let's 
be  the  change  and  achieve  our 
greatest  ambitions. 


Bocial  vice  president.  Of  all 
|ffl  positions  in  SA,  social  VP 
Battle  most  well-known  and 
BDs  criticized.  Each  year  it's  a 
am  adventure  when' going  to 
EBparties:  They  either  rock 
Wiey  very  much  don't.  This 
B  I've  had  the  privilege  of 


Jason  Ortega 

for 

SA 
Social  Vice 
President 


being  on  the  social  commit- 
tee and  observing  firsthand  all 
the  work  and  heartache  that 
goes  into  planning  the  various 
events.  I've  seen  the  things  we 
did  right  this  year  and  how  we 
can  improve  for  next  year.  I 
believe  that  the  social  events 
on  campus  should  be  just  that, 
social.  There  should  be  healthy 


mingling  and  fun  among  the 
party  goers  and  not  just  en- 
tertainment. That  is  why  next 
year  I  will  bring  together  peo- 
ple from  many  different  walks 
of  life  to  form  a  planning  team 
that  will  not  only  be  creative 
but  extremely  organized  and 
diverse.  My  ideas  for  next 
year's  parties  will  be  fun  for 
everyone  from  the  most  social 
butterfly  to  the  most  reclusive 
bookworm.  Our  theme  will  be 
centered  around  creating  an 
atmosphere  where  everyone 
can  both  make  new  friends 
and  grow  closer  to  old  ones. 
Many  of  us  have  chosen  this 
school  not  only  for  academics 
but  also  for  the  good  Christian 
friends  we  can  have  here.  So 


Primary  voting  will  occur  next  Thursday. 
Place  your  online  votes  at 

THEPLACE.SOUTHERN.EDU 

or  various  polling  stations  around  campus. 
General  election  will  be  held  February  19. 


I,  Jason  Ortega,  promise  you  tain  you  with  awesome  par- 

that  if  I  am  elected  as  social  ties,  but  will  give  you  a  chance 

VP  for  next  year,  I  will  build  a  to  get  involved,  have  fun  and 

diverse,  organized  social  com-  make  lasting  friendships  and 

mittee  that  will  not  only  enter-  memories. 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

60  BIG... 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


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6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


religion 


,  THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009I 

Chris  Clouzetl 

Religion  Editor! 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu  I 


Stop  trying  to  find  a  spouse  and  let  God  take  control 


Delyann  Hernandez 
ffl^1""™ 

The  phrase,  "How  to  get  a 
date"  met  my  eyes.  No,  I  wasn't 
reading  the  latest  Accent  ar- 
ticle on  dating.  I  was  in  class 
and  the  phrase  was  referring 
to  radiometric  dating,  not  boy/ 
girl  dating.  I  smiled  to  myself 
and  allowed  my  thoughts  to 
drift  away  from  rocks  and  dirt 
to  the  far  more  interesting  top- 
ic of  boy/girl  dating. 

The  articles  that  have  been 
written  for  the  Accent  on  dat- 
ing have  ranged  from  tips  for 
getting  a  date,  what  not  to  do 
and  articles  that  satirize  the 
whole  concept  of  dating,  es- 
pecially in  a  Christian  setting. 
Does  the  guy  make  the  first 
move  or  doesn't  he?  Does  the 
girl  act  coy  or  forward?  What 
does  a  "vespers  date"  really 
mean  anyway?  All  these  ques- 
tions and  more  seem  to  plague 


the   minds   of  the   students 
at  Southern. 

I  think  Southern  guys  and 
girls  need  to  do  one  very  es- 
sential thing:  RELAX! 


I'll  never 
find  a  good 

Christian 
husband  if 
I  don't  find 

him  now. 


That  guy  that  you  thought 
was  into  you,  well,  turns  out 
he  isn't,  he  took  out  Susie  Q 
and  left  you  with  one  less  pro- 
spective future  mate.  You're  a 
senior  and  time's  a'  wasting, 
but  I  say  throw  all  concern  to 


the  wind.  You  might  say,  "But 
after  I  graduate  I  have  to  en- 
ter the  real  world  and  there 
aren't  as  many  Christians 
in  the  workplace.  And  for- 
get about  my  church  family; 
there's  no  one  there.  I'll  never 
find  a  good  Christian  husband 
if  I  don't  find  him  now."  True. 
Good  point.  My,  what  a  sad, 
sad  story.  Let  me  play  the  vio- 
lin for  you. 

In  Song  of  Solomon  it  says, 
"Do  not  stir  up  or  awaken  love 
until  the  appropriate  time," 
(Song  of  Solomon  8:4).  Maybe 
all  this  talk  about  what  you 
should  do  to  get  noticed  by  the 
opposite  sex  is  just  that:  talk. 
Maybe  Southern  guys  don't 
need  to  be  more  forward.  May- 
be Southern  girls  don't  need  to 
be  so  anxious  for  a  husband.  I 
mean  I  can  spout  tons  of  vers- 
es that  make  me  trust  in  God's 
promises:  "Do  not  be  anxious 
for  anything,"  "It  is  not  good 


for  man  to  be  alone"  and  so 
on.  So  why,  if  we  have  the  evi- 
dence of  God's  promises,  do 
we  continue  to  try  to  do  things 
that  will  help  us  find  mates  for 
ourselves? 

I  propose  it's  God's  job,  not 
mine,  to  find  my  future  hus- 
band. I  trust  in  Him  to  find 
me  a  good  job  when  I  gradu- 
ate. I  trust  in  Him  to  be  able 
to  provide  for  my  financial 
needs  here  at  Southern.  Why 
wouldn't  I  trust  in  Him  to  pro- 
vide for  me  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant things  in  my  life? 

Going  back  to  the  verse  in 
Song  of  Solomon  about  not 
awakening  love  until  its  appro- 
priate time,  only  God  knows 
when  a  time  is  appropriate.  I 
can  only  see  the  past  and  pres- 
ent. But  God  sees  the  past, 
present  and  future.  He  knows 
what  I  need  and  when  I  need 
it.  Throughout  Scripture  we 
see  lots  of  evidence  that  shows 


us  how  God's  timing  is  best. 

As  soon  as  we  begin  to  do  I 
things  with  our  own  under- 
standing we  begin  to  fail,  ij 
am  not  saying  that  girls,  mJ 
shouldn't  give  encouragement  1 
to  a  guy  who  likes  us.  Ask  God  | 
if  it  is  His  will,  and  if  it  is  go  1 
for  it.  Guys,  I  am  not  sayi 
that  you  should  just  sit  bi 
and  wait  for  God  to  plop  a  | 
down  on  your  lap.  All  I  am  s; 
ing  is  to,  "Trust  in  the  Loidl 
with  all  your  heart,  and  leanf 
not  on  your  own  understand- 
ing; in  all  your  ways  acknowl- 
edge Him,  and  He  shall  direct  I 
your  paths,"  (Proverbs  3:5, 6).  \ 

Be  strengthened.  God  1 
someone  for  you.  Be  patient  I 
Good  things  are  always  worth! 
the  wait.  Be  faithful.  Lean  oil 
God  and  the  rest  will  fall  into| 
place. 


Review  of  book  by  Southern  grad:  "Unspoken  Confessions' 


Helen  Pyke 
Contributor  _ 


"Unspoken  Confessions,"  a 
collection  of  poems  by  2007 
Southern  graduate  Jason 
Vandelaan,  might  have  been 
banned  from  the  McKee  Li- 
brary, a  few  years  ago,  and 
even  in  2009  some  readers  on 
campus  might  think  the  poet 
too  frank  about  male  sexual- 

Unspoken 
Confessions 

is  a  call  to 
sexual  purity 
*    at  every  level, 

of  mind  as 
well  as  body. 


ity.  However,  a  careful  reader 
reads  introductions,  and  the 
introduction  of  Vanderlaan's 
book  is  as  telling  as  any  of 
the  poetic  confessions  which 
follow.  Vanderlaan  speaks 
for  himself  in  some  poems, 
in  other  poems  for  friends 
or  for  men  he  would  hardly 
call  friends.  He  examines  the 
sometimes  faltering  resolution 
of  Christian  men  and  the  an- 
guish of  spirit  resulting  from 
their  disappointment  in  them- 
selves. He  challenges  them 
to  hold  themselves  and  each 
other  accountable.  He  warns 
young  men  that  "loving  the 
way  she  made  me  feel"  is  not 
the  same  as  loving,  and  warns 
young  women  that  what  they 
and  their  girlfriends  may  think 
is  a  cute  outfit  may  inspire  the 
"Vampire"  to  more  than  play- 
ful nibbles. 


Confessions  leads  the  reader 
from  recognition  that  what  all 
too  often  is  seen  as  normal  is 
sin  to  revulsion,  to  confession, 
and  to  contrition.  Vanderlaan 
rejoices  in  God's  recreative 
power.  In  "Sleeping  in  Geth- 
semane"  the  poet  cries  out  of 
slumber  for  a  clean  heart,  a 
heart  which  will  hate  the  sin 
which  has  taken  over  even  his 
dreams.  Another  speaker  in  "I 
Could  Not  Betray  Eve  Again" 
concludes: 

And  sometimes  we 
must  say  no 
Even  when  she's 
begging  for  a  yes. 

And  I  could  not  betray 

Eve  again 

By  giving  in 

To  her  offer  of  forbidden 

fruit 


When  she  needed  me  to 
stand  firm. 

So  she  stood,  waiting 
With  pursed  lips 
And  empty  hands 

As  I  turned  away. 

"Unspoken  Confessions"  is 
a  call  to  sexual  purity  at  every 
level,  of  mind  as  well  as  body. 
Vanderlaan  challenges  Chris- 
tian males  to  surrender  their 
desires  to  the  One  who  made 
them  men,  to  become,  not 
just  the  man  of  some  woman's 
dreams,  but  the  husband  who 
can  joyously  give  his  wife  all 
the  love  of  his  lifetime.  The  fi- 
nal section  of  the  poetic  collec- 
tion is  called  "The  Way  Back 
Starts  Not  with  a  Step,  But 
With  a  Stand."  The  collection 
of  poems  itself  is  a  banner  in 


the  hands  of  a  color  bearernl 
Christ's  army.  In  effect,  ikel 
poet  says,  "Here  I  stand.  If)»| 
choose  to  be  Christ's  man  o; 
woman,  come  stand  with  ik  I 


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Title:  Unspoken  Confe 
Available  at:  Amazon.*^ 

Price:  $7-99 
Genre:  Religion 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


letter  to  the  editor:  Revelation  is  relevant  todav 

Matthew  Shallenberger  Revelation  seminar  "in  an  or-     hnnk  ™.  rt,„t  ;.,,„„. .- _,    .  / 


i  seminar  "in  an  or-     book,  one  that  is  very  impor- 
gamzed  effort  to  bolster  its     tant  for  these  last  days. 

'"  '"  " ^  Moreover,      if     Hermann 


that  we  need  to  change. 

Hermann  is  right  that  our 

hi       nril,,i   ,.;„  ,        ,,,  .,        ,        "'"     church  should  be  known  for 

-       Shll  ^     thlnksweshould  be  using  Je-     its  humanitarian  efforts.  More 

»  may  be  true  that  some  Ad-     sus;  methods  to  evangelize,     community  service  would  be 

excellent.  But  the  goal  of  any 


Matthew 
CofimuBUiM- 

membership."  That  is  a  rather 
Matthew  Hermann, 
latest  religion  article,  makes 

some  good  points  about  our     ventists  are  only  concerned     perhaps"  heThouM  "take  'into, 
church's  evangelistic  methods,     with  numbers,  could  it  not  be     consideration   tt,»   ,.„,  «„*  ,     "  " 

..s^thatalltoooftenwe  that  there  are  those  who  have  Zt^^ZlZ  Zp^  ^^1™ 
hold  a  senes  of  meetmgs  with-  a  burden  for  the  lost  people  elation  of  Jesus  Christ,  which  and  feed  a  homeless  man,  Z 
outfirstlayingthegroundwork  around  them  who  have  notyet  God  gave  Him  to  show  to  His  if  all  I  do  is  give  him  a  pie  e  of 
necessary  to  produce  healthy,  met  Jesus?  Could  it  not  be  that  bond-servants,  the  things  bread,  and  never  tell  him  about 
they  want  to  do  something  to  which  must  soon  take  place"  Jesus,  then  all  I  have  done  is 
reach  those  people  with  the     (Revelation  1:1).  Jesus  Himself    to  produce,  in  the  words  of  Dr 


thriving  Christians.  However, 
I  believe  he  oversimplifies  the 
issue.  It  seems  he  is  throwing 
the  baby  out  with  the  bathwa- 
ter. Just  because  the  Revela- 
tion seminar  has  been  misused 
does  not  mean  it  has  no  value. 
While  it  is  true  that  scaring 
people  into  becoming  Adven- 
tist  is  not  the  best  way  to  pro- 
duce members,  the  end-time 
prophecies  of  Revelation  are 
highly  relevant  for  our  times. 
There  is  a  time  and  a  place  for 
Revelation  seminars. 

Hermann  seems  to  misun- 
derstand the  point  of  these 
types  of  meetings.  He  writes 


gospel? 

Furthermore,  Hermann 
seems  to  misunderstand  the 
book  of  Revelation  itself.  He 
writes  that  it  is  the  "most  ar- 
cane and  esoteric  book  of  the 
Bible."  It  is  true  that  the  sym- 
bolism in  Revelation  can  be 
confusing,  but  that  does  not 
mean  it  is  not  worth  study- 
ing, nor  that  it  is  impossible  to 
understand.  John,  the  writer 
of  Revelation,  records  that  an 
angel  commanded  him  not 
to  seal  the  book,  "because 
the  time  is  near"  (Revelation 


Matthew  Shallenberger 

eral  principles— and  they  were 


that  his  church  is  holding  a     22:10).  Revelation  is  an  open 


commanded  us  in  Matthew  28     Carlos  Martin,  a  "healthy  sin 

to  go  into  all  the  world  and     ner."  Community  service  and 

make  disciples,  teaching  them     other  outreach  programs  are 

to  observe  all  the  things  He     good  starting  points,  but  they     good""  princTples-but'''l    did 

commanded.  If  Revelation  is  must  lead  to  something  deep- 
er. They  must  lead  to  evange- 
lism, to  the  sharing  of  the  good 
news  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Hermann  sees  some  of  the 
problems  with  typical  Ad- 
ventist  evangelism.  But  I  am 
still  waiting  to  hear  a  solu- 
tion. Although  he  writes  that 
he  knows  "how  to  evangelize 
to  non-Adventists,"  I  did  not 
see  any  specifics  in  his  ar- 
ticle. There  were  a  few  gen- 


part  of  inspired  Scripture,  and 
if  it  is  indeed  the  Revelation  of 
Jesus  Christ,  it  certainly  falls 
under  the  category  of  things 
we  ought  to  be  teaching. 

I  agree  with  Hermann  that 
this  post-modern  generation  is 
not  attracted  to  typical  modes 
of  evangelism.  We  need  to  be 
exploring"  new  ways  to  share 
the  gospel.  However,  it  is  the 
methods  and  not  the  message 


not  see  any  real  methods  of 
evangelism  that  produce  well- 
grounded,  long-term  Adven- 
tist  Christians.  It  is  all  too  easy 
to  criticize  the  current  state  of 
affairs  within  the  church.  It  is 
much  harder  to  come  up  with 
viable  changes  and  lasting  so- 
lutions that  will  improve  our 
methods  of  evangelism  and 
help  us  fulfill  Jesus'  command 
to  spread  His  good  news  to  the 
whole  world. 


letter  to  the  editor:  Truth  isn't  always  pretty 


r  Maranda  Record 
I  CoKTpiqirron 


As  Seventh-day  Adventists 
Iwe  have  a  solemn  duty  to  warn 
Ipeople  of  what  is  coming  in 
these  last  days.  If  a  person 
pre  in  a  building  and  you 
Mew  that  there  was  a  bomb 
feady  to  go  off,  would  you  not 
Warn  people  of  the  coming  di- 
saster? We  have  been  given 
fuch  prior  knowledge  in  the 
prophecies  of  Daniel  and  Rev- 
elation. If  we  take  the  exam- 
ine of  Noah  and  the  flood,  we 
Jttuld  not  be  surprised  that 
Wn  few  people  are  truly  con- 
Ifrted.  Only  eight  people  got 
T"°theark.  Does  this  mean 
Fat  we  should  stop  giving  the 
Pessage?  First  Thessalonians 
JW  says  "For  when  they  shall 
f»y.  peace  and  safety,  then 
rM«i  destruction  cometh 
P°nthem."   Our  message  is 


not  a  message  of  reassurance 
but  of  solemn  warning  to  a 
sinful  world  soon  to  be  de- 
stroyed. 

Naturally  we  should  also 
use  other  methods  to  bring 
people  to  Christ.  When  Jesus 
was  on  earth  he  approached  on 
an  individual  basis,  we  should 
try  to  follow  this  example.  The 
problem  is  not  using  other 
methods;  the  problem  is  when 
we  neglect  the  prophetic  warn- 
ings of  Daniel  and  Revelation 
entirely.  We  must  be  careful 
not  to  forget  that  the  purpose 
is  not  to  increase  membership 
but  to  bring  people  to  a  clear- 
er knowledge  of  God.  Our 
responsibility  is  to  take  the 
gospel  of  Christ  to  every  na- 
tion and  kindred  and  tongue. 
Too  often  in  our  attempts  to 
convert  the  world  we  end  up 
abandoning  the  very  truths 
that  make  us  who  we  are.   In 


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the  modern  21st  century  it 
can  be  hard  to  remember  that 
although  times  may  change, 
God  does  not.  What  was  truth 
100  years  ago  is  still  true  to- 
day. God  has  been  waiting  for 
a  people  that  will  follow  the 
Lamb  whithersoever  He  go- 
eth.  If  we  will  be  true  to  God's 
word  we  can  be  part  of  His  fi- 
nal message  to  this  world. 


A  Missionary's  Prayer 

in  Ethiopia 

Thank  you,  Cod,  that  I  had  a  hot  shower    . 
this  morning.  My  neighbors  do  not  have  a 
hot  water  heater...  or  even  a  bathtub  for  that 
matter. 

Thank  you  that  I  could  read  my  Bible  today. 
Most  of  my  coworkers  do  not  have  their  own 
Bible...  in  fact,  some  of  them  cannot  read. 

Thank  you  that  I  have  a  loving  husband. 
Many  of  the  women  in  the  maternity  ward 
do  not  have  loving  husbands...  if  they  have 
husbands  at  all. 

Thank  you  that  I  ate  lunch  today.  Most  of 
the  people  I  passed  on  the  street  did  not  eat 
today...  hopefully  they'll  eat  tomorrow? 

"To  whom  much  is  given,  much 
is  required..."  (Luke  1248) 


o, 


8  THf  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Cheap,  fun  ideas  for  your  Saturday  night 


I  just  finished  balancing 
my  checkbook  and  surprise; 
I'm  still  poor.  Good  thing  I 
know  how  to  have  fun  on  Sat- 
urday night  without  breaking 
the  bank.  If  you're  starting  to 
grow  weary  of  cheap  theater 
and  Taco  Bell  evenings  (and 
you  can't  afford  tickets  to 
any  of  the  events  in  my  "This 
Weekend"  section),  here  are  a 
few  ideas  that  will  be  fun  and 
won't  require  you  to  be  up- 
wardly mobile. 

Game  night  in: 

Find  a  friend  off-campus  or 


in  Southern  Village  with  a  spa- 
cious living  room,  or  take  over 
the  lobby  of  the  dorm.  Have 
everyone  bring  their  favorite 
game  (I'm  a  big  fan  of  Apples 
to  Apples)  and  give  Domino's 
a  ring  to  let  them  know  you'll 
need  the  Southern  special.  If 
your  friends  all  pitch  in  for  the 
pizza,  the  night  will  set  you 
back  about  $2  each. 

Game  night  out: 

If  you  can't  get  excited  about 
table  games,  do  something  a 
little  less  conventional  and 
make  the  game  night  mobile. 
Try  a  photo  scavenger  hunt  or 
Bigger  and  Better  (teams  start 


Get  your  GfCen  On 

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Vexation:  All  the  time 
wasted  doing  absolutely 
nothing  on  the  Internet. 

Solution:  Check  out 
some  no-cost  donation 
sites,  where  you  can  help 
raise  money  for  good  causes 
just  by  clicking. 

Implementation: 
There  are  several  good  ones 
that  use  a  variety  of  ap- 
proaches to  make  a  differ- 
ence. 

Charityusa.com,  spon- 
sors donate  money,  food 
or  resources  to  causes  like 
world  hunger,  breast  can- 
cer research  and  literacy, 
every  time  you  click  a  but- 
ton. Care2.com  is  simi- 
lar, but  also  gives  many  en- 
vironmental conservation 
options  as  well  and  allows 
you  to  track  your  dona- 
tions when  vou  sign  up  for 


an  e-mail  account  (Care  2 
makes  donations  for  every 
e-mail  you  send  too). 

Goodsearch.com,  a 
search  engine  powered 
by  Yahoo,  uses  a  different 
approach  by  donating  50 
percent  of  revenues  to  the 
charities  or  schools  of  your 
choice.  All  you  have  to  do  is 
enter  the  cause  before  you 
start  searching. 

Freerice.com  is  eas- 
ily my  favorite  click-to-do- 
nate  site  since  it  involves 
a  game.  For  each  question 
you  answer  correctly,  they 
donate  10  grains  of  rice  to 
the  UN  World  Food  Pro- 
gram. 

Clarification:  Each  of 
the  sites  are  easy  to  use. 
Try  bookmarking  them  so 
you  don't  forget  where  they 
are  and  who  knows,  maybe 
you'll  break  that  Myspace/ 
Facebook  addiction. 


with  a  toothpick  and-knock  on 
doors  to  trade  for  something 
bigger  or  better,  then  compare 
final  results  at  the  end  of  the 
night).  If  you  meet  at  Moe's, 
the  whole  night  will  cost  what 
you  pay  for  your  favorite  bur- 
rito. 

Progressive  (fast  food) 
dinner: 

Start  at  Arby's  for  a  shared 
appetizer  of  curly  fries,  move 
to  Taco  Bell  or  Subway  for  the 
main  course  and  then  make 
your  way  to  Sonic  for  dessert 
(at  least  that's  how  I'd  plan 
mine).  Enjoy  your  eats  under 
the  stars  by  the  duck  pond  and 


plan  on  not  eating  any  more 
fast  food  for  a  couple  of  weeks. 
If  you  all  share  the  goodies, 
the  whole  shebang  might  set 
you  back  $6  at  the  worst. 

Quiet  &  cozy  night  out: 

If  you  like  to  read,  head  to 
Barnes  &  Noble's  and  peruse 
your  favorite  section.  Before 
you  go,  pick  out  a  good  maga- 
zine and  take  a  quick  drive 
downtown  to  Rembrandts, 
where  you  can  enjoy  the  ar- 
ticles with  a  cup  of  yummy  hot 
chocolate.  Not  counting  gas, 
this  trip  might  total  $8  at  the 
most. 


Inglish  on  English:  C  =  poser 


Chelsea  Inglish 

rnwrn/RirTFP 


I  would  hate  to  have  to  learn 
English  as  a  second  language. 
I'm  sure  it  has  got  to  be  one  of 
the  most  annoying  languages 
to  master!  The  spelling  alone 
would  be  enough  to  kill  any 
desires  I  had. 

For  instance,  why  don't  the 
words  dough,  cough,  bough 
and  rough  rhyme  with  each 
other,  instead  of  with  the 
words  slow,  off,  cow  and  stuff, 
respectively?  Confusing.  And 
what  about  all  those  silent  let- 
ters, like  in  pneumonia  and 
know?  If  you  ask  me,  silent 
letters  are  just  a  mean  way  to 
trick  third  graders  in  spelling 
bees. 

And  what  about  the  let- 
ter C?  What  does  a  C  sound 
like,  anyway?  Sometimes 
it  sounds  like  a  K  and  other 
times  it  sounds  like  an  S,  and 
if  you  put  an  H  with  it.'you  get 
a  whole  different  sound.  But 
a  C,  in  and  of  itself,  has  no 
unique  qualities  whatsoever. 
I'm  rather  ashamed  of  the  let- 
ter C,  especially  on  papers. 


Actually,  there  are  reasons 
why  we  have  silent  letters  and 
words  that  are  spelled  the 
same  and  yet,  mysteriously, 
don't  rhyme.  It  all  goes  back 
into  the  early  mists  of  time, 
when  the  English  language 
was  busy  borrowing  words 
from  other  languages  and 
messing  up  the  pronuncia- 
tions, and  then  messing  them 
up  again,  and  then  again. 

.  Hats  off  to  those  of  you 
who  have  mastered  English 
as  a  second  language!  I  know 
I  couldn't  do  it.  Just  ask  Dr. 
Parra,  who  tried  very  hard  to 
teach  me  Spanish,  a  language 
which  treats  its  newcomers 
kindly,  never  trying  to  con- 
fuse them  with  horrible  little 
poems  about  how  to  spell 
things. 

"I  before  E,  except  after  C, 
and  in  sounding  like  A,  as  in 
NEIGHBOR  and  WEIGH..." 
and,  according  to  comedian 
Brian  Reagan,  "On  weekends 
and  holidays,  and  all  through- 
out May,  you'll  always  be 
wrong  no  matter  what  you 
say!" 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Chattanooga  Symphony 
Orchestra  presents 
"Heroic  Portrait" 

Celebrating  Lincoln's  200th 

birthday 

Tivoli  Theater,  Chattanooga 

Thursday,  Feb.  5, 8  p.m. 

Student  tickets  start  at  $8 

Chattanoogasymphony.org 

IMAX  3D  Theater 
presents  "Sea  Monsters" 
Chattanooga 
Saturday,  Feb.  7, 7  p.m. 
Tickets  $8.50  for  adults 
Tnaqua.org 

"Old  Crow  Medicine 
Show"  in  concert 

As  heard  on  Garrison  Keillor's 
"A  Prairie  Home  Companion' 
Tivoli  Theater,  Chattanooga 
Saturday,  Feb.  7, 8  p.m. 
Tickets  start  at  $20 
ChattanoogaOnStage.com     j 

TN  Valley  Railroad's 
Valentine's  Dinner  Train 
Excursion 

Chattanooga 

Saturday,  Feb.  7, 8  p.m.     i 
Tickets  start  at  $55  (reserva- 
tions required) 
Tvrail.com 

"Staggering  Toward 
America,"  presented  by 
UTC  Fine  Arts  Center 

Rik  Reppe's  documentary^  j 

being  an  American  post-9/11 

Chattanooga 

Sunday  &  Monday,  Feb.  i 

7:30  p.m.  Tickets  start  at  $2!  j 

Utc.edu/Administration/ 

FineArtsCenter/2009/rePP8 

"Love  on  Lookout"  at 

Lover's  Leap 

Rock  City  Garden's,  Lo^t 

Mountain 

Daily,  8:30  a.m.  to 5 Pm-    ] 

through  February 

Ticket  prices  vary 

Seerockcity.com 


HURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,^,0? 

spoil 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


>ittsburgh  vs.  Arizona:  A  Super  Bowl  recap 

.«<  Wallace  noints  ..     _    __  ■ 


Wallace 
imbibihob 

For   the    second    straight 

ar,  the  Super  Bowl  ended 

a  dramatic  fashion  as  the 

[tsburgh   Steelers   defeated 

j  Arizona  Cardinals  27-23. 

Compared  to  last  year's  Su- 

Bowl,  there  wasn't  a  lot 

Mhype  going  into  this  game, 

mwever,    the    players    from 

jth  sides  did  not  disappoint 

a  fans.    Pittsburgh  started 

with  the  ball,  drove  down 

and  looked  to  be  in  con- 

il  from  the  get  go.    When 

iy  got  on  the  goal  line,  Pitts- 

rgh's  Quarterback  Ben  Ro- 

isberger  ran  it  in  for  what 

imed  to  be  a  touchdown. 

Gwever,     Arizona's     Head 

jach,  Ken  Whisenhunt  threw 

his  risky  challenge  flag  in 

tope  that  the  play  would  be 

Sersed.  Fortunately  for  him, 

[re  play  was  reversed  so  Pitts- 

ffigh  only  settled  for  three 


points 

Arizona  did  not  do  a  whole 
lot  on  offensive;  they  got  the 
ball  for  five  plays,  and  then  gave 
it  right  back  to  Pittsburgh.  The 
first  quarter  belonged  to  Pitts- 
burgh who  just  dominated  the 
game  on  both  sides  of  the  ball. 
Pittsburgh  was  able  to  punch 
in  a  long  drive  for  seven  points 
early  in  the  second  quarter  to 
extend  the  lead  to  10.  It  was 
a  whole  different  story  in  the 
second  half  for  the  Cardinals, 
as  Arizona  Quarterback  Kurt 
Warner  was  able  to  drive  his 
young  team  up  the  field  for  a 
touchdown  to  close  the  gap 
to  only  three  points.  The  key 
moment  of  the  game  came 
with  only  18  seconds  and  it 
looked  like  Arizona  was  going 
tie  the  game,  if  not  take  a  four 
point  lead.  However,  Steel- 
ers' Linebacker  and  Defensive 
Player  of  the  Year,  James  Har- 
rison was  able  to  get  his  hands 


on  the  ball,  make  a  beautiful 
interception  and  run  a  touch- 
down back  for  a  Super  Bowl 
record  100  yards.  That  gave 
Pittsburgh  a  10  point  lead  at 
halftime. 

Most  of  the  third  quarter 
was  filled  with  penalties  from 
both  teams,  but  mainly  for  the 
Arizona  side.  There  was  one 
drive  where  Arizona  commit- 
ted three  personal  fouls  which 
gave  Pittsburgh  more  time  to 
do  what  they  wanted  to  do. 
In  the  fourth  quarter,  Pitts- 
burgh was  up  by  13  points  and 
it  seemed  like  the  game  was 
coming  to  an  end  for  the  Car- 
dinals. Nevertheless,  Warner 
rallied  his  team  by  throwing  a 
touchdown  pass  to  WR  Larry 
Fitzgerald  to  bring  the  score 
to  20-14.  Later  on  the  Ari- 
zona defense  were  able  to  get 
a  holding  penalty  against  an 
end  zone  trapped  Pittsburgh, 
which  resulted  in   a   safety. 


Players  scramble  for  possession  ofthi 
With  the  score  now  down  to 
four  and  with  less  than  three 
minutes  to  play,  it  seemed  like 
Arizona  was  going  to  go  in  for 
the  kill.  Fitzgerald  turned  a 
20-yard  catch  into  a  68-yard 
touchdown  that  gave  Arizona 
a  23-20  lead  with  two  minutes 
and  37  seconds  left. 

Roethlisberger  made  what 
will  be  known  as  his  career  de- 
fying moment  with  a  well  run 


Photo  AP  Exchange/Brian  Cassella 


ball. 

two  minute  drill  up  the  field 
into  the  red  zone.  "Big  Ben" 
dropped  back  into  the  pocket, 
looked  left,  then  looked  back 
right,  found  his  player  maker 
WR  Santonio  Holmes,  who 
made  a  gorgeous  tip  toe  catch 
in  the  end  to  win  the  game  for 
the  Steelers.  Just  like  they  say 
in  the  Wizard  of  Oz,  there  is 
really  no  place  like  Holmes. 


Women's  b-ball  gets  intense 


Dpi  Cherisol 


Eolla  wins  against  Spar- 
Sf  Monday  night  with  the 
kelp  of  Rochell  Barr  and  Molly 
"  ible. 

ich  scored  four  points  in 
lie  overtime  to  secure  the 
for  Holla.  Barr,  a  sopho- 
general  studies  major, 
f  a  game-high  17  points 
>g  her  team  to  victory  39- 

Wory  Garcia  scored  12 
j  to  lead  Crazy  Bailer's 
jpltimatum  40-8. 
|e  had  a  really  good  sea- 
V  were  5-1,"  said  Mia 
Eey,^  a  public  relations 
?r;  "We  were  trying  to 
jtor  that  "Remember  the 
6-0-  One  loss  is  not 
'd-but  we're  going  to 
mampionship." 
J*  this  year's  playoffs  un- 
".  the  women's  league  is 


beginning  to  get  more  notice. 
As  these  teams  battle  it  out  for 
the  championship,  many  of 
these  women's  teams  are  turn- 
ing it  up,  by  hustling,  playing 
organized  defense  and  even 
scoring  more  than  some  of  the 
men's  teams. 

"We  play  the  same  way  that 
the  [men]  do  sometimes,"  said 
Christiana  Anderson,  a  junior 
pre-dental/hygienist  major, 
"sometimes  we  may  do  it  at  a 
slower  pace,  but  then  when  it's 
time  to  turn  it  up  that's  exactly 
what  we  got  to  do." 

Other  scores:  Triple  S 
dominated  the  Mighty  Midg- 
ets 31-8,  Gianna  Spence,  a 
freshman  psychology  major, 
scored  17  points.  Wildcats  de- 
feated Dunkin'  Donuts  23-16 
as  Jasmine  Maxwell,  a  fresh- 
man biomedical  major,  scored 
eight  points  to  lead  her  team. 
Simply  Smashing  also  defeat- 
ed Resolution. 


Southern  has  all-star  weekend 


Davis  Wallace 

CnMrmRirrnu 


Now  that  football  season  is 
basically  over,  aside  from  the 
NFL  Pro  Bowl  next  week,  we 
can  focus  our  attention  toward 
the  NBA.  Sunday,  Feb.  15  will 
mark  the  58th  installment  of 
the  NBA  All-Star  Game  that 
features  the  best  from  the 
West  going  up  against  the  best 
from  the  East  in  a  "bragging 
rights  game."  At  the  moment, 
Southern  doesn't  have  a  sports 
team  or  any  sports  offered 
here  besides  intramurals,  but 
that  doesn't  mean  that  we 
can't  compete  in  a  "bragging 
rights  game"  as  well.  SA  presi- 
dential candidate,  Bradford 
Wise,  has  presented  this  idea 
and  strongly  believes  in  turn- 
ing this  fantasy  into  a  reality  if 
elected.  Now  that  Rees  Series 
has  been  deleted  and  turned 


into  the  playoffs,  there  is  op- 
portunity for  such  an  idea. 
This  would  not  only  be  for  bas- 
ketball, but  for  all  the  sports 
offered  here  at  Southern  in- 
cluding: Softball,  flag  football, 
volleyball,  floor  hockey  and 
soccer.  When  asked  why  he 
would  present  such  an  idea  to 
Southern,  Bradford  said,  "In- 
tramurals are  one  of  the  things 
that  make  Southern  great,  and 
I  feel  like  all-star  games  will 
increase  the  quality  of  the  in- 
tramural experience." 

So  as  you  get  ready  for  the 
three  point  contest  and  dunk 
contest  later  today,  try  to  pic- 
ture an  all-star  game  to  go 
along  with  what  is  already  a 
very  strong  intramural  pro- 
gram. Some  may  find  it  hard 
to  make  the  cut  for  a  specific 
all-star  team  in  a  sport,  so 
skills  challenge  events  would 


also  be  provided  for  those  stu- 
dents to  participate.  This  idea 
would  create  a  similar  effect 
to  MLB's  Home  Run  Derby, 
or  NFL's  QB's  Challenge  for 
all  the  different  sports  of- 
fered here  at  Southern.  So  as 
you  prepare  for  the  Pro  Bowl 
this  coming  weekend  and  you 
see  Peyton  Manning  throw 
50-yard  bombs,  just  imag- 
ine yourself  in  Southern's 
Intramural  Pro  Bowl  game 
throwing  60-yard  bombs.  If 
basketball  is  your  sport,  then 
watch  when  the  NBA  All-Star 
Game  comes  in  two  weeks  and 
Chris  Paul  makes  one  of  his 
no  look  passes.  Picture  your- 
self, picture  doing  that  here  at 
Southern's  Basketball  All-Star 
Game.  If  they  can  have  fun 
playing  a  meaningless  game  in 
the  pros,  why  can't  we  do  the 
same  thing  at  Southern? 


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chattel: 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 

chatter@southern.edu 


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Malawi  Project  |  In  conjunc- 
tion with  Adventist  Intercol- 
legiate Association,  Adventist 
Health  International,  and  the 
Adventist  colleges/universi- 
ties of  the  North  American 
Division,  we  are  planning  a 
short  term  mission  trip  to  Ma- 
lawi, Africa  this  summer.  The 
dates  for  the  trip  will  be  June 
23-July  8,  2009.  The  project 
will  consist  of  three  aspects: 
Evangelism,  Health,  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you  are 
interested,  please  contact  Kari 
Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for  fur- 
ther information. 

Parents  Weekend  \  Parents 
Weekend  is  February  13-15. 
Invite  your  parents  to  sign  up 
and  spend  the  weekend  hang- 
ing out  with  you.  Sign-up 
deadline  is  TODAY,  February 
6  at  www.southern.edu/par- 
ent.  Need  further  information 
about  the  details  of  the  week- 
end? Contact  Kari  Shultz  at 
kshultz@southern.edu. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  i2:oop 
MWF  in  the  Student  Center 
seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F  at 
the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

Volunteers  Needed   |  We 

have  patients  that  are  on 
MatchingDonors.com  that 
need  an  organ  transplant 
and  need  help  using  their 
MatchingDonors.com  Web 
site.  Those  interested  in  vol- 
unteering can  contact  Brenda 
at  MatchingDonors.com  781- 
821-2204.  You  can  be  located 
anywhere  in  the  United  States 
-  all  is  done  by  phone. 

Student  Cave  Open  |  Need 
something  fun  to  do  this  Sat- 
urday afternoon?  The  cave 
in  Student  Park  will  be  open 


Upcoroin^y^ntSL^endRL 


Friday,  February  6 

Remember  to  file  for  Financial  Aid 
(Priority  Deadline  Mar.- 30) 

2  p.m.  -  Benjamin:  A  Redemption 
Story  (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

6:13  p.m.  -  Sunset 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel) 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  Bryan  Gallant 
(Church) 

After  Vespers  -  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood) 

Sabbath,  February  7 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1  -  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  SaltWorks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

Social  Experiment  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

Adoration  2  -  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Andy  Nash 
(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  Whitley 
Phipps  (Church) 

1:30-5  P-m.  -  Cave  Open  (Student 


Park) 

2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp,  reserve 
spot  mgage@southern.edu  (Wright 
Hall  Steps) 

4  p.m.  -  Wintley  Phipps  Concert 
(Church) 

7  p.m.  -  Benjamin:  A  Redemption 
Story  (Lynn  Wood  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  The  Ben  Carson  Story  - 
film  (Brock  #333) 

7:30  &  9:30  pjn.  -  Rees  Series  (lies 
P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  February  8 

5:30  p.m.  -  SA  Valentine's  Banquet 
-  Doors  Open  (Chattanooga  Trade 
&  Convention  Center)  All  dress  code 
policies  apply  including  the  jewelry 
policy! 

Monday,  February  9 

Last  day  for  60%  tuition  refund 
LSAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 
3:30  p.m.  -  University  Senate 
5:15  &  5:45  p.m.  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

Tuesday,  February  10 

Noon-i  p.m.  -  Dean's  Luncheon 


(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

3  p.m.  -  Tax  Seminar  for  Interna- 
tional Students  (Lynn  Wood) 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Drama:  William  Peck- 
"Abe  Lincoln,"  Convocation  Credit! 
(Ackerman  Auditorium) 

Wednesday,  February  « 

5:15  &  5:45  P-m.  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

Thursday,  February  12 

9a.rn.-5p.rn.  -  Lincoln  Room  open 
to  the  public  (McKee  Library) 

11  a.m.  -  SA  Election  Speeches  (Ties 
P.E.  Center) 

Noon-11  p.m.  -  SA  Primary  Elec- 
tions (Various  Locations) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Graduate  Council  (Rob- 
ert Merchant  Room) 

5  p.m.  -  Badminton  Team  Meeting 
(Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

5:45  p.m.  -  Club/Dept.  Presi- 
dent's Meeting  (Presidential  Banquet 
Room) 

7  p.m.  -Modern  Languages  Film 
Series  (Miller  #201) 


from  1:30  p.m.  to  5  p.m.  Come     son  game  at  11:15  P-m. 
on  out  and  enjoy  romping  in 
the  mud. 


College  Bowl  |  Southern's 
College  Bowl  will  take  place 
next  Monday  and  Wednesday 
from  5:15  p.m.  to  6:00  p.m. 
in  the  Presidential  Banquet 
Room.  Come  out  to  watch  your 
peers  compete. 

Rees  Series  |  This  Saturday 
night  from  7:30  p.m.  to  mid- 
night Southern's  intramurals 
program  will  host  the  Rees  Se- 
ries where  teams  will  compete 
for  the  title  of  divison  cham- 
pions. Come  out  and  cheer  on 
your  friends  and  classmates. 
Ladies  B  Division  game  and 
Mens  C  Division  game  at  7:30 
p.m.,  Mens  B  Division  game  at 
8:45  p.m.,  Ladies  A  Division 
game  at  10  p.m.,  Mens  A  Divi- 





SA    Primary    Elections    | 

Thursday,  Feb.  12  vote  for  SA 
president  for  next  year.  There 
are  three  students  running  for 
president.  The  two  that  get  the 
most  votes  during  the  prima- 
ries will  go  on  to  the  general 
elections.  Cast  your  vote! 

Valentine's  Banquet  |  This 
year's  Valentine's  Banquet  is 
at  the  Chattanooga  Trade  & 
Convention  Center.  Doors  will 
open  at  5:30  p.m.  for  ticket 
holders.  Food  will  be  served 
around  6  p.m.  Directions  to 
the  Trade  and  Convention 
Center  will  be  at  the  front 
desks  of  Thatcher,  Talge,  and 
Thatcher  South.  Free  parking 


is  available  along  the  street. 
There  is  a  fee  to  park  in  the 
parking  garage  attached  to  the 
Trade  &  Convention  Center. 
Note  -  the  dress  code  applies 
to  this  banquet  including  the 
jewelry  policy! 


February  6 

Brittany  Mudrich,  Byron  Rive- 
ra, Eric  Trevino,  Joseph  Ran- 
gel,  Josh  McGraw 

February  7 

Alina  Duhaney,  Brian  Glass, 
Emily  Kurlinski,  Katie  Norris, 
Kristine  Gemora,  Robbie  Par- 
rish,  Steven  Mayberry 

February  8 

Ari  Guindon,  Brenda  Janzen, 
Delyann     Hernandez,     Jenn 


Mauer,  Kelli  Lamberton,  Lau- 
ren Parks,  Stephen  Ruf 

February  9 

Abagail  Smith,  Allison  Owen, 
Ben  Van  Allen,  Bridgette  | 
Matthews,  Hifsy  Alcudia,  Ian 
Brooks,  Rachel  Otto 

February  10 

Christina  Dorn,  Elisabeth 
Scott,  FrescaniaTaitague.Jaf 
ed  Coston,  Jecsy  Villami* 
John  Frescino,  Jon  Just,  Katie  j 
Drexler,  Patrice  Hieb,Ri*«\ 
Boyd  San  Miguel,  YadiraHefj 

nandez 

February  11 

Crystal  Xu,  Ryan  Moore    1 

February  12 

Ken  Yim 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


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ern-   Private    room,    shared 
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Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
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Hive  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
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Scooter  for  sale  |  2004 
Vespa  ET-4,  i50cc  Scooter 
with  only  375  miles!  Like  new, 
hardly  used,  pearl  white  metal- 
lic, rear  storage  compartment, 
3  Vespa  helmets  included,  re- 
cently serviced,  new  battery. 
Excellent  gas  mileage.  Asking 
$2,750.  Serious  inquiries  only 
please.  Call  706-264-9441. 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'88  Honda  Prelude  SI  |  pw 

ac  cc  power  sunroof,  pioneer 
deck  and  speakers,  new  tires, 
lots  of  receipts  too  much  to 
list.  $2,85o/obo  jdickerson@ 
southern.edu 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k,'  well  maintained,  great 
shape,  $5,495  Call  Justin  at 
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'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover, 
1  1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Ex- 
tender +  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
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Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Longboard  |  Sector  9-  Pin- 
tail complete,  Bones  bearings, 
Independent  trucks,  44mm 
wheels.  $65.  Call  Amelia  423- 
883-3288. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 


Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $150/000.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu 

Telescope  |  Message 
Meade  8"  telescope.  Ex- 
cellent condition.  $250. 
Please  call  423-503-7802  or 
423-505-5913- 

Classical/folk  guitar  | 
Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
Email  dgarner@southern.edu 
if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

Apple  iPod  Touch  8GB  |  In 

excellent  condition.  Includes  a 
USB  sync  cable,  a  pair  of  ear- 
phones, and  quick  start  guide. 
Features  include  Music,  Vid- 
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iTunes  Wi-Fi  Music  Store,  3.5 
in.  multi-touch  screen,  and 
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southern.edu  or  ■  423-310- 
5238 

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Front  Fishtank  w/  Stand.  In- 
cludes sand,  rocks,  plants,  fil- 
ters, food,  meds,  aerator,  etc. 
Dorm  legal.  Perfect  for  fresh 
or  salt  water  fish.  Paid  more 
than  $600.  Will  sell  for  $300/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 


Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 


system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
for  info. 

Airline  Voucher  |  I  have  a 
Southwest  Airlines  voucher 
valued  at  $583  that  I  will  not 


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aging.    $20.    Call:    423-503- 


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of  once-in-a-lifetime  educa- 
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Europe.  Explore  Amsterdam, 
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MyVu  pmv-10031  "solo  edi- 
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(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
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Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in  a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Flute  I  Gemeinhardt  2np 
flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
obo.  Call  423-605-5145. 

2  hoodies  1 1  white  with  black 
designs  and  1  cream  with  gold 
designs.  Brand  new  1  for  $20. 
If  you  are  interesting  contact 
me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu.,  or  call  305-457-3177- 

Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 

Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 
er Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 


thropology/Sociology  credit  or 
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trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
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per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
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423-236-2666. 

Rabbit  |  For  sale  to  a  good 
home:  female  dwarf  rabbit. 
Caramel-colored  and  white. 
She's  housebroken  and  friend- 
ly. Asking  $15  -  comes  with 
some  accessories.  For  more 
info  call  423-802-4280. 

Leather    Jackets     |     Two 

bomber-type  brown  Wilson 
leather  jackets  for  sale,  men's 
sizes  S  &  XL.  Worn  less  than 
8  times.  Will  sell  for  $50  each, 
or  both  for  $90.  Contact  ss- 
platt@southern.edu  for  info 
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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


Confessions  of  a  network  addict 


Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Eohor 


I  did  it  again  today.  I  told 
myself  I  wasn't  going  to,  but 
I  did  it  again.  It  all  started  at 
the  beginning  of  last  semester, 
the  beginning  of  the  school 
year.  I  was  new  on  campus;  I- 
didn't  know  many  people,  but 
I  was  sure  of  my  social  skills. 
I  met  my  roommate  and  he 
knew  quite  a  few  people  more 
than  I  did,  so  I  started  hang- 
ing out  with  him  and  a  few  of 
his  friends  in  the  dorm.  It  was 
through  him  that  I  met  Joe. 
Joe  was  an  mteresting  individ- 
ual. By  all  technicality,  I  think, 
he  was  enrolled  for  classes  but 
it  had  been  months  since  any 
of  his  friends  could  remember 
him  having  left  his  room,  LET 
ALONE  having  gone  to  class- 
es.  He  ate  ramen,  slept  a  lot 
and  had  an  addiction— an  ad- 
diction that  sounds  so  simple 
to  talk  about,  but  I  can  assure 
you,  it  was  very  serious.    He 
was  addicted  to  the  network. 
Thousands,  millions,  possibly 
billions  of  movie,  music,  data, 
software  and  any  other  com- 
puter-techy files  all  at  the  click 
of  a  button...  oh  I  assure  you, 
the  addiction  is  real. 

I  remember  it  quite  vividly, 


actually,  the  moment  that  I 
knew  I  had  a  problem  with  the 
network.  I  was  studying  for  a 
big  American  history  exam- 
going  over  these  dates  that 
did  nothing  but  jumble  them- 
selves together  in  my  head 
with  no  possibility  of  coming 
out  coherently  and  in  the  right 
order-and  I  was  really  not 
feeling  it.  I  couldn't  concen- 
trate, and  when  my  roommate 
called  me  up  on  the  cell,  I  was 
none  too  hesitant  in  answer- 
ing, craving  any  human  inter- 
action I  could  get.  That  was 
when  he  posed  the  question, 
"Do  you  want  to  come  over  to 
Joe's  room  and  watch  a  mov- 
ie?" I  had  a  very  clear  decision 
to  make:  To  be  responsible 
and  study  (as  I  knew  I  should), 
or  to  be  irresponsible  and 
zone  out  in  front  of  a  lovely  17" 
monitor  and  lose  myself  in  a 
two-hour  plot  that  I  was  sure 
to  do  nothing  but  critique  for 
the  next  few  days. 

So  many  things  rolled 
through  my  head  at  that  ex- 
act moment:  My  teacher's 
face,  in  the  middle  of  a— trust 
me-INTERESTTNG  lecture,  I 
assure  you;  my  dad's  face,  tell- 
ing me  to  be  responsible  and 
not  waste  my  time;  my  mom's 
face,  full  of  innocent  curiosity 


as  she  asked,  "But  do  you  have 
time  for  a  movie?";  the  last  e- 
mail  printout  progress  report 
from  my  class...  you  know,  the 
type  you  immediately  delete 
and  try  to  forget.  And  yet  the 
movie  called  to  me;  it  called  to 
me  in  an  oh-so-familiar  voice 
that  caresses  the  mind  away 
from  responsibility  and  down 
the  slippery  slope  of  self-in- 
dulgent entertainment. 

Boy  I  wish 
there  was 
a  list  of 
productive 
things  that 
I  should  do 
in  my  free 
time. 

And  today  was  no  differ- 
ent: Two  movies,  three  epi- 
sodes, and  four  music  videos; 
My  name  is  Every  Dorm  Stu- 
dent and  I  have  a  problem. 
My  grades  suffer,  my  health 
suffers,  my  relationships  suf- 
fer and  I'm  gaining  weight... 
I  need  help.  Boy  I  wish  there 
was  a  list  of  productive  things 
that  I  should  do  in  my  free 
time. 


What  to  do  with  your  free  time 


Adam  Wamack 
Hiimob  Cnimi — 


Read  a  real  book,  and  if 

that's  not  your  cup  of  tea,  then 
read  a  magazine  article.  But 
the  fact  is  that  when  you  read 
someone  else's  words,  wheth- 
er they  be  classics  from  lit- 
erature or  new  nail  tips  or  the 
latest  workout  that  is  "going  to 
get  you  ripped  fast,"  you  are 
reaching  out  of  your  own  box 
and  learning  about  something. 
Getting  out  of  your  own  head 
is  good  now  and  then. 

Write  a  letter  to  a  friend 


or  parent  or  whoever.  There 
is  just  something  about  sit- 
ting down  and  putting  real  ink 
on  real  paper  with  a  real  pen 
that  has  such  a  more  personal 
and  sentimental  effect  that  e- 
mail  cannot  offer.  When  was 
the  last  time  that  you  ever  re- 
ceived such  a  letter?  Would  be 
nice,  huh? 

Study.  Sorry,  I  had  to  say 
it.  I  mean  let's  be  real:  What 
would  a  "productive  things 
you  should  do"  list  be  if  I 
didn't  at  least  mention  study- 
ing? It  may  be  worthy  of  con- 
sideration, too...  just  throwing 


that  out  there. 

Exercise.  It  won't  be  for 
too  long  that  you  have  free  ac- 
cess to  such  a  nice  facility  as 
the  wellness  center  and  you 
know  you  should.  All  those 
plans  you  made  to  work  out? 
Even  if  you  haven't  been  keep- 
ing them  like  you  said  you 
would  (we  all  struggle)  you 
should  still  go. 

If  you  make  it  through 
that  list,  then  go  divulge  your 
thirsting  eyes  and  watch  some 
network  stuff,  but  only  then! 


Thumbs 


Parking  wherever  you  want 
on  the  weekend. 

It's  way  too  risky  during  the  week,  but 
on  the  weekend  I  love  being  able  to  park 
in  front  of  Talge  and  Thatcher  without 
worry  of  having  to  be  "saved"  from  Cam- 
pus Safety  security. 

No  bathrooms  on  the  first  floor   £-_ 
of  Mable  Wood  Hall.  \- 

Allthe  music  majors  would  love  it  if  they  didn  't    TT| 
have  to  go  to  the  second  floor  to  use  the  bath-      \_ 
room  in  the  middle  of  their  practice  sessions. 
(Submitted  by:  Timothy  McFeeters) 

The  food  at  the  Super  Bowl 
parties  on  Sunday. 

Chips,  mild  salsa,  caffeine-free  Coca- 
Cola,  vegan  cheese  pizza  on  one  side 
of  the  table;  chips,  HOT  salsa,  regular 
Coke,  three  buckets  of24-piece  chick- 
en, seven  different  dipping  sauces  and 
two  large  pizzas  with  the  works  on  the 
other  side...  orhotdogs  and  Chex  Mix. 
Take  your  pick. 

All  the  menu  corrections  posted  £_ 

at  CK.    Honestly,  what  AM  I  allowed  \j-- 

to  order?  (Submitted  by:  Allen  Clayton)  \- 


The  Southern  dorm 

*ZlA   network.  A  moment  of  silence 
for  the  network,  please... 


Rubrics  for  writing  papers. 

The  professors  hate  making  them,  they  HATE  > 
sticking  to  them  and  we  hate  having  to  follow  0 
them.  Why  do  we  use  them  again?  Whatever  > 
happened  to  the  good  old  checkmark  on  top  of 
the  page  with  a  smiley? 


Do  all  your  friends  laugh  at  you?      I 

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be  Lincoln 
t-ought  to 
me  at  recent 
Invocation 


irey  Cooper 

SJteOEB 


5  part  of  a  celebration  of 
bicentennial  of  President 
aham  Lincoln's  birth, 
them  Adventist  University 
sted  William  Truman  Peck 
1  presentation  on  the  life  of 
coin  Tuesday  night. 
1  a  nearly  full  Ackerman 
torium,  Peck  presented 
ies  spanning  Lincoln's  life, 
uding  tales  from  his  hum- 
beginnings  in  Kentucky 
mgh  his  years  in  the  White 
lse  as  the  16th  president  of 
United  States, 
central  theme  in  Peck's 
sntation  was  the  Chris- 
life  of  Lincoln.  Hollie  Ma- 
bber,  a  sophomore  mass 
nmunication  major,  ap- 
fiated  this  aspect  of  Peck's 
lecture. 

1  was  interesting  to  learn 
'Lincoln's  faith  played  into 
jy  aspect  of  his  life,"  she 

^implete  with  a  black  suit, 
hat  and  beard  characteris- 
f  Lincoln,  Peck  specializes 
jnging  this  president  alive 
fessing  like  him  and  giv- 
p  lectures  as  if  he  were 
Hdent  Lincoln  speaking  to 

see  LINCOLN,  page  4 


Photo  By  Emily  Kay 
From  left,  Jonathan  Seard,  Julie  Fernando,  Lu  Xu,  Hannah  Kuntz,  Michelle  Figueraa,  and  Ana  Medel  look  at 
their  pictures  during  the  banquet. 

Valentine  s  Banquet  was  a  royal  event 


Monika -Bliss 

EilUQH 


More  than  200  students 
walked  into  a  royal  garden 
Sunday  night  for  the  annual 
Student  Association  Valen- 
tine's Day  Banquet  at  the  Chat- 
tanooga Convention  Center. 

Instead  of  traditional  en- 
tertainment, such  as  a  show, 
students  were  able  to  mingle, 
take  photographs,  listen  to 
string  music  and  enjoy  the 
company  of  others  in  a  garden 
atmosphere. 

"I  really  liked  that  social  in- 
teraction was  the  main  source 
of  entertainment  for  the  eve- 


ning," said  Ethan  White,  a 
sophomore  theology  major. 

Other  students  took  mat- 
ters into  their  own  hands  by 
becoming  part  of  the  enter- 
tainment. 

Towards  the  end  of  the 
evening  Cristina  Hernandez- 
Persia,  a  senior  public  rela- 
tions major,  and  Valerie  Dry, 
a  sophomore  allied  health 
major,  joined  in  with  Adonia, 
the  string  trio  that  was  hired 
for  the  event.  They  sang  along 
with  the  song  "Take  My  Breath 
Away"  on  stage. 

"It  was  very  funny,"  said 
Ana  Bedel,  a  junior  nursing 


major.  "The  banquet  was  so 
relaxing  that  the  singing  really 
caught  your  attention." 

Other  songs  played  by  the 
string  trio  included  rearrange- 
ments of  1980s  hits  like  "Time 
After  Time"  and  some  of  to- 
day's popular  songs  like.  "Hey 
There  Delilah." 

During  the  event  students 
enjoyed  a  three-course  meal, 
raffle  drawings  and  various 
booths  where  attendees  could 
take  pictures. 

In  all  the  event  was  suc- 
cessful, but  it  required  a  group 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1 7 

Southern  bell 
choir  buys 
four  octaves 
of  hand  bells 

Daisy  Wood 

Stw  White. 


By  mid-February,  Southern 
Adventist  University's  hand- 
bell choir,  the  Southern  Ring- 
tones,  will  have  five  octaves  of 
bells  to  call  their  own. 

Lynn  Khan,  a  senior  biol- 
ogy major  and  president  of 
Southern  Ringtones,  was  the 
backbone  for  starting  the  club 
in  November  2007.  Within  a 
few  weeks  of  their  first  meet- 
ing, they  had  auditions,  prac- 
ticed and  played  at  Christmas 
on  the  Promenade. 

For  the  past  year  and  a 
half,  the  Southern  Ringtones 
have  been  borrowing  four 
octaves  of  bells  from  Colleg- 
edale  Academy  and  Spalding 
Elementary.  Because  most 
handbell  music  is  written  for 
five  octaves,  Southern  bought 
a  fifth  for  them  about  a  year 
after  the  club  formed. 

With  money  saved  from 
a  previous  attempt  to  start  a 
handbell  choir  and  additional 
donations  received  during 
Christmas'  break,  Southern 
Ringtones  was  able  to  pur- 
chase four  octaves  of  bells, 
which  cost  about  $12,000  ac- 
cording to  Malmark,  a  major 
handbell  manufacturer. 


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NDEX 

News 

1-5 

pigion 

6 

Spinion 

7 

Sfestyles 

8 

'Ports 

9 

fampus  Chatter 

10 

Sassifieds 

11 

lumor 

12 

ONLINE 

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dancing  is  against 
the  "Adventist  way?' 
Vote  online. 


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this  Southern  alumnus 
and  his  talent  on  page 


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2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  l 


Professor  elected  ATS  president 


Stephanie  Schleifer 

Staff  Wbitf b 

Stephen  Bauer,  a  professor 
in  Southern's  School  of  Reli- 
gion was  called  by  the  Adven- 
tist Theological  Society  (ATS) 
to  be  president-elect  for  the 
years  2009  and  2010. 

Bauer  was  not  expecting  a 
call  to  this  position  because 
the  society  usually  elects  its 
presidents  from  people  on  the 
executive  committee.  How- 
ever, they  asked  him  to  be  the 
president-elect  because  the 
position  had  not  been  filled  for 
the  past  two  years. 

"I  got  the  shock  of  my  life 
when  they  asked  me  to  be 
president-elect,"  Bauer  said. 

According  to  their  Web  site, 
the  ATS  is  a  non-profit,  in- 
ternational organization  that 
provides  theological  resources 
for  the  Seventh-day  Adventist 
church.  Members  are  able  to 
"help  touch  Adventist  lead- 
ers, pastors,  theologians  and 
lay  people  with  the  depth  and 
power  of  God's  Word." 

Bauer  said  he  already  has 
two  projects  that  he  would  like 
to  complete  during  his  time  in 
office.  He  is  currently  work- 
ing with  a  member  of  the  so- 
ciety at  Oakwood  University 
to  co-sponsor  a  symposium 
(a  gathering  where  scholastic 
religious  papers  are  present- 
ed) for  college  students.  This 
would  give  young  scholars  the 


Stephen  Bauer 


opportunity  to  develop  the  re- 
quired skills  with  assistance 
from  professors. 

His  second  goal  is  to  pro- 
vide pastoral  training  for  el- 
ders and  lay  pastors  within  the 
■North  American  Division. 

After  finishing  his  two-year 
term  as  president-elect,  Bauer 
will  be  the  society's  president 
for  the  next  two  years.  Ironi- 
cally, another  professor  in 
Southern's  School  of  Religion, 
Dr.  Donn  Leatherman,  will  be 
starting  his  first  year  of  presi- 
dency for  the  Adventist  Society 
for  Religious  Studies  the  same 
year  Bauer  starts  his  first  year 
of  presidency. 

Leatherman  said  this  occur- 
rence is  "not  that  shocking" 
because  many  professors  in 
Southern's  School  of  Religion 
are  members  of  ATS  or  the 
Adventist  Society  for  Religious 
Studies. 


Thursday.  February  12,  2009 


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EMILY  YOUNG 
KATIE  HAMMOND 
RACHEL  HOPKINS 
SARAH  HAYHOE 


Monika  Bliss 

zack  livingston 
adam  wamack 
katie  dexter 


MATT  ZUEHLKE 


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Nursing  lab  enhances  experience 


Shelby  Lambertson 

Staff  WhiTFB 

Southern's  School  of  Nurs- 
ing is  using  a  simulation  lab 
for  a  fourth  semester,  allowing 
nursing  students  to  practice 
realistic  scenarios  on  a  life- 
sized  dummy,  SimMan. 

Callie  McArthur,  associate 
nursing  professor  and  one  of 
the  simulation  lab  professors, 
said  the  simulation  lab  gives 
students  a  safe  environment 
to  engage  in  assessment  and 
care  for  patients  and  learn  be- 
fore they  are  working  in  a  real 
hospital. 

"The  purpose  of  being  in 
SimLab  is  to  give  the  stu- 
dents an  opportunity  for  criti- 
cal thinking  in  collaborative 
working  environment,"  McAr- 
thur said. 

The  re-enactment  begins 
with  the  professor  informing 
students  about  the  patient's 
health  background  history.  A 
student  will  then  ask  how  the 
SimMan  is  feeling.  The  simu- 
lation lab  professor  will  then 
reply  to  the  questions  asked 
as  if  they  are  the  patient,  giv- 
ing the  student  clues  to  what 
symptoms  the  patient  may  be 
experiencing. 

A  monitor  in  the  lab  is  con- 
nected to  the  dummy  and  to 
the  professor's  lap  top  to  allow 
for  necessary  changes  to  be 
made  to  the  SimMan's  heart 


„.„      .  ,       Photo  By  Triiha*! 

Southern  nursing  student,  Suranny  VUlamizar,  performs  a  head-to-loeT 
assessment  on  a  Sim  Man  model  in  Lynn  Wood  Hall. 


assessment  o 

rate,  blood  pressure  and  respi- 
ration count. 

The  SimMan  has  air 
puraped  into  its  lungs  from 
the  compressor  through  a  tube 
to  show  the  respiration  rate  on 
the  monitor.  The  dummy's 
chest  moves  up  and  down, 
showing  realistic  breathing. 

SimLab  is  a  "good  way  to  as- 
sess and  work  on  your  patients 
because  you  can  hear  the  heart 
and  lung  sounds,"  said  Dana 
Krau.se,  associate  professor 
and  simulation  lab  professor 
in  the  School  of  Nursing. 

Later,  students  can  find  out 
what  mistakes  they  made  and 
what  they  could  have  done 
better.  Fellow  students  -  and 
professors  then  give  advice  for 
future  use. 

McArthur  said  the  simula- 
tion lab  is  not  a  class,  but  more 


of  a  hands-on  clinical  expert- 1 
ence  that  the  School  of  li 
ing  offers  in  various  classej 
like  adult  health  one  and  ti 
and  fundamentals  of  nursing! 

Use  of  the  simulation  libi| 
growing  each  semester. 
school  year  tlie  lab  softwaij 
was  updated,  improving  addi-l 
tional  features  such  as  a  toud 
screen  monitor. 

Krysta   Moench,   a  juniij 
nursing  major  who  is  a  simu-l 
lation  lab  student,  said  it  f 
nice  to  see  other  students  {i 
ing  through  other  scenarios! 
the  SimLab,  because  she  a 
learn  about  possible  ideas! 
may  use  and  what  she  worf 
do  differently  in  the  situatk 

Moench  said,  "I  like  Sin 
because  it's  a  relaxing  envii 
ment  to  practice  procediB 
It's  not  stressful." 


New  registration  process  to  be  more  user-friendlj 


Jason  Busch 

Staff  Wbitfh 


Information  Systems  is 
working  to  redesign  South- 
ern's registration  process, 
which  is  expected  to  be  com- 
pleted by  April. 

Herdy  Moniyung,  associate 
director  of  Information  Pro- 
cessing, said  the  new  registra- 
tion is  "still  the  same  concept, 
but  more  user-friendly." 

This  process  is  still  in  devel- 
opment and  subject  to  change 
between  now  and  its  launch 
date,  but  will  have  a  variey  of 
new  features.  The  "shopping 
cart"  will  allow  students  to  ser 


lect  courses  they  want  by  click- 
ing the  "add  to  cart"  button; 
they  are  then  deposited  in  the 
student's  cart. 

There's  also  a  new  keyword 
search  function.  It  searches  by 
course  title,  teacher  or  terms 
like  "economics"  or  "family." 

Students  are  pleased  with 
the  changes. 

Michael  Norvill,  a  senior 
secondary  education  major 
said,  "I'm  tired  of  having  to 
scroll  through  a  giant  list  look- 
ing for  my  classes." 

Another  new  design  is  the 
preview  course  function.  It 
shows  the  student  what  cours- 


es they  have  in  their  carta 
the  books  they  need  for  ll 
classes.  Instead  of  havingj 
print  a  booklist,  the  plan  iij 
the  Campus  Shop  to  have  J 
cess  to  the  course  list. 

Anisha  Mathi,  a  M 
health  science  major,  is  »■ 
ing  forward  to  this  featu»J 

"It  will  be  nice  not  f 
for  the  nearest  printer  toll 
off  my  booklist,"  she  saiij 

Another  goal  is  <°J 
several  other  steps  of  rw 
tion  to  a  different  part  «j 
process.  The  remain^ 
will  be  consolidated  i*] 
course  selection  step 


IhURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12,  2009 

h ^ ~ ■ NEWS 

porm  land  lines  to  be  discontinued 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Brittany  Russeix 
■utWum 


I  Starting      this      summer, 

Bjuthern  will  implement  a 
new  wireless  telephone  sys- 
tem that  will  eliminate  the  use 
of  landline  phones  in  dorm 

^oms. 

I  The  new  system  will  en- 
lace cell  signals  in  places 
■th  low  connections.  Stu- 
Ints  with  cell  phones  will  be 
lie  to  communicate  better  as 
]1  as  receive  emergency  no- 
mcations  more  effectively, 
[southern's        Information 

Bstems  department  (IS)  de- 
cided  to  update  the  system 
gcause  the  old  one  had  been 
Iplace  for  more  than  10  years 
mi  was  starting  to  have  prob- 

Rns.  Also,  many  students  do 
not  use  their  landline,  which 
Jists  Southern  extra  money. 
I  "Most  residents  don't  even 
e  landlines;  the  easiest  way 
6  reach  a  student  is  by  cell," 
lid  Kristen  Taylor,  assistant 

lean  in  Thatcher  Hall.  "When 


you  compare  the  use  to  the 
cost,  getting  rid  of  the  land- 
lines  make  sense." 

In  a  survey  conducted  three 
years  ago,  IS  found  that  more 
than  90  percent  of  students 
were  carrying  cell  phones. 
With  this  information  in  hand, 
they  decided  to  pursue  the 
idea  of  going  wireless. 

"We  had  to  ask,  'Was  the 
old  system  even  being  used?'" 
said  Doru  Mihaescu,  associate 
director  of  digital  networking 
at  IS.  "Students  and  deans  an- 
swered 'no.'" 

With  the  new  system,  an- 
tennas similar  to  mini  cell 
phone  towers  distribute  sig- 
nals from  Wright  Hall.  Ve- 
rizon and  Sprint  are  the  main 
carriers  improved,  but  AT&T 
and  T-Mobile  are  also  future 
possibilities. 

Anadded  benefit  of  the  new 
system  is  that  it  cuts  costs. 
According  to  a  press  release, 
Southern  will  save  on  the  costs 
associated  with  maintaining 
and  operating  a  wired  tele- 
phone' system  while  also  re- 


ducing maintenance. 

"The  system  is  zero-main- 
tenance, once  we  set  it  up,  it 
works,"  Mihaescu  said.  "All 
we  have  to  do  is  keep  an  eye 
on  it." 

The  system  was  turned  on 
last  month  for  Thatcher  and 
Thatcher  South,  and  IS  has  re- 
ported only  minor  problems. 
Talge  Hall  should  have  bet- 
ter cell  coverage  by  the  end  of 
February. 

The  new  system  will  most 
likely  negatively  affect  inter- 
national students  who  use 
calling  cards  to  call  home  and 
students  who  don't  have  cell 
phones.  However,  each  hall 
will  be  equipped  with  a  land- 
line  phone  for  those  students 
who  need  them. 

"I  don't  think  it's  a  great 
idea,  but  having  landlines  in 
the  halls  is  better  than  getting 
rid  of  them  all  together,"  said 
Amy  Pitcher,  a  sophomore 
nursing  major.  "Only  a  select 
few  will  need  them  since  most 
have  cells  phones." 


Parking  fees  fund  Campus  Safety 


Sarah  Faatz 


lust.addiction.brokenness.confession.iionesty.hopa 


Book  Available  on: 

jjgMon.com  aJasonVanderlaan.com 


Students  pay  $90  park- 
ing permits  each  school  year. 
Many  wonder  where  this  mon- 
ey goes. 

Students  this  year  have 
been  billed  about  $104,000 
for  approximately  1,400  park- 
ing permits.  However,  con- 
sideration needs  to  be  taken 
that  some  students  do  not 
have  cars,  some  students  only 
purchased  a  permit  for  one 
semester,  which  is  $45,  and 
others  are  only  paying  the  re- 
duced graduate  student  rate. 

Also  around  4  percent  to  8 
percent  of  the  fees  collected  go 
to  iParq,  which  is  the  parking 
management  company  South- 
ern has  contracted  for  the 
printing  of  permits  and  the 
use  of  their  parking  manage- 
ment software  and  database. 

"Most  of  the  fees  collected 
go  directly  into  our  budget, 
which  enables  us  to  properly 
manage  parking  on  campus, 
tasked  to  us  by  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  university,"  said 
Kevin  Penrod,  Campus  Safety 
director.  "It  also  enables  us 
to  provide  services  to  those 
parked  on  our  campus,  such 
as  vehicle  lockouts  and  jump- 
starts." 

The  money  Campus  Safety 
receives  from  parking  permits 
is  not  enough  to  sustain  the  de- 
partment, even  if  they  stayed 
within  their  status  quo  with 
no  growth  or  development. 
They  receive  other  budgeted 
money  from  the  university 
for  the  other  support  services 
they  provide.  New  interests 
and  developments  within  the 
department  are  funded  by  the 
university  as  the  administra- 
tion sees  fit. 

"With  the  economy  in  its 


current  state,  anyproposals  we 
make  to  administration  must 
be  well  thought  out  and  in  the 
best  interest  of  the  people  and 
property  of  the  university," 
Penrod  said.  "On  our  own, 
and  with  our  current  budget, 
we  cannot  financially  pursue 
new  interests  and  develop- 
ments without  the  backing 
and  financial  support  of  the 
administration." 

Overall,  Campus  Safety 
does  not  get  a  lot  of  money 
from  parking  permits.  Howev- 
er, some  students  believe  that 
Campus  Safety  has  a  lot  of  rev- 
enue coming  in  from  permits 
and  tickets. 

However,  Campus  Safety 
has  not  been  giving  out  as 
many  parking  violations  as  in 
past  years.  Administration  at 
Southern  has  requested  that 
they  give  less  tickets.  One  of 
the  main  reasons  for  this  is 
to  be  a  more  visitor-friendly 
campus.  They  have  also  given 
students  a  much  longer  time 
period  in  which  to  register 
their  cars,  per  administrative 
request,  issuing  warnings  and 
reminders  rather  than  tickets 
for  the  first  several  weeks  of 
each  semester. 

Also,  with  the  department 
moving  to  full-time  staff,  pa- 
trol officers  are  having  less 
time  to  ticket  as  they  focus 
more  on  safety  responsibili- 
ties. 

The  ticket  income  budget  is 
not  part  of  the  Campus  Safety 
budget.  The  university  keeps 
this  budget  at  a  low  figure  so 
it  is  nqt  dependent  on  writ- 
ing citations  to  meet  budget- 
ary needs.  Therefore  writing 
fewer  citations  has  not  caused 
a  budgetary  problem  for  the 
department  or  the  university 
as  a  whole. 


Banquet 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


effort. 

"We  had  around  15  extreme- 
ly dedicated  volunteers  come 
in  around  9  a.m.  to  start  set- 
ting up,"  said  Luther  Whiting, 
a  sophomore  business  man- 
agement major  and  executive 


vice  president  of  SA.  "I  really 
believe  that  all  of  their  hard 
work  paid  off. 

Emily  Fisher,  a  sophomore 
nursing  major  agreed. 

"The  social  committee  did  a 
great  job  of  making  sure  that 
it  wasn't  too  cheesy.  It  turned 
out  to  be  a  very  elegant  social, 
with  a  great  atmosphere." 


• 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12,  2009 


Repairs  allow  students  back  in  apartments 


Christina  McNeilus 

SlAff_WtUTEK 


Progress  is  being  made  on 
the  Southern  Village  apart- 
ments that  flooded  due  to 
freezing  temperatures  less 
than  two  weeks  ago,  and  stu- 
dents should  be  back  in  their 
apartments  by  Feb.  14. 


Sprinkler  system  pipes 
froze  in  Maple  3's  attic  causing 
the  ceiling  to  cave  in  and  water 
to  drain  down  into  Maple  1  on 
Jan. 17. 

David  Wolf,  a  repair  con- 
tractor, said  Cornerstone  Con- 
tracting had  to  replace  the 
ceiling,  restore  drywall,  take 


out    insulation    and    replace 
electrical  wires. 

The  eight  affected  students 
are  currently  residing  in  Talge 
Hall,  and  Southern  is  helping 
with  their  expenses. 

"They  gave  us  credit  to  our 
bill  and  we  didn't  have  to  pay 
rent,"  Jeff  Harper  a  junior 


Lincoln 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

to  the  audience. 

"I  love  teaching  students 
about  the  history  of  Lincoln 
and  our  nation,"  said  Peck, 
who  has  been  doing  presenta- 
tions on  Lincoln  for  the  past 
28  years. 

Ben  McArthur,  chair  of 
Southern's  history  depart- 
ment, enjoyed  Peck's  portrayal 
of  Lincoln. 

"He  really  looked  terrific," 
McArthur  said.  "He  had  Lin- 
coln's craggy  face  and  just  re- 
ally had  the  visual  aspect  down 
really  well." 

Peck's  lecture  also  includ- 
ed some  of  Lincoln's  famous 
quotes  and  portions  of  his  Get- 
tysburg and  second  inaugural 
addresses.  McArthur  also  ap- 


Photo  by  Hollie  Macomber 
Abe  Lincoln,  played  by  William 
Truman  Peck,  portrays  Lincoln 's 
life. 


predated  this  aspect  of  Peck's 
presentation. 

"Lincoln  was  such  a  great 
speechwriter,"  McArthur  said. 
"I  thought  his  [Peck's]  incor- 
poration of  Lincoln's  speeches 
was  really  the  highlight  of  the 
program." 


Handbells 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

"We  are  so  grateful  that 
friends  of  the  Southern  Ring- 
tones  wanted  to  make  this  in- 
vestment into  these  students 
and  their  desire  to  work  to- 
gether in  creating  music  both 
for  their  enjoyment  and  as  a 
gift  to  the  community,"  said 
Laurie  Cooper,  the  handbell 
choir  director  and  research 
assistant  in  the  department  of 
social  work  and  family  stud- 
ies. 

Each  octave  has  12  bells, 
and  when  they  get  their  four 
new  octaves,  the  Southern 
Ringtones  will  have  a  total  of 
61  bells  to  be  used  between 
their  13  bell  ringers. 

Michael  Johns,  a  junior 
computer  systems  administra- 
tion major,  is  excited  to  get  the 


new  bells  and  said  they  will  be 
a  lot  nicer  than  the  ones  they 
have  been  borrowing  from 
Spalding,  which  are  a  little 
beat-up. 

The  group  practices  twice  a 
week.  Currently  they  are  pre- 
paring for  the  Pops  Concert  on 
Feb.  14,  as  well  as  a  vespers 
program  at  a  church  in  Green- 
eville,  Tenn.  on  Feb.  ai,  which 
will  be  their  first  performance 
with  the  new  bells.  They  are 
also  hoping  to  play  for  Son- 
Rise  as  well  as  have  a  spring  or 
convocation  concert. 

Khan  is  happy  to  see  the 
club's  success  so  far. 

She  said,  "It's  great.  We 
have  support  from  the  school 
and  music  department,  and 
now  that  we'll  have  our  own 
bells,  it  seems  like  Southern 
Ringtones  will  be  a  permanent 
part  of  this  campus." 


theology  major  said.  "[And] 
they  even  gave  us  some 
money  for  food,"  he  added. 

JP  Mathis,  dean  of  South- 
ern Village,  thought  the  stu- 
dents handled  the  conditions 
well. 

"I  was  very  impressed  at 
how  the  guys  have  been  so 
Christ-like  in  this  whole  situ- 
ation," Mathis  said. 


Marty  Hamilton,  vice 
president  of  financial  admin- 
istration,  was  quick  in  dealing 
with  the  situation  by  findim, 
the  affected  students  tempo- 
rary  housing  and  hiring  a 
construction  crew.  Hamilton 
said  his  goal  was  to  have  the 
students  back  in  their  apart- 
ments in  less  than  four  weeks   : 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12,  200q| 
Chris  Clou  J 
Rel'g'on  Editorl 

chrisclouzet@southern.e 


Jesus  is  dead 

Shane  Akerman  Jesus-stoiy.  " 

rn-.i.(i,n. According  to   Paul,   Jesus 

was  not  raised  with  a  natu- 

The  following  submission     raj  body  but  a  "spiritual"  one. 

is  simply  an  expression  of  my     He  contrasts  Adam  who  was 

personal  views.  The  intention     ma(Je  from  dirt  to  Christ  who, 

is  not  to  offend  but  to  provoke     wnen  raised,  was  a  life-giving 

thought  and  discussion.  My     spirit.  Paul  is  explicit  that  the 

hope  is  that  this  campus  can     resurrection  of  Jesus  was  not 

be  a  safe  place  for  tough  ques-     0f  »flesh  and  blood,"  because 

tions  and  the  sharing  of  ideas.     flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit 

the  Kingdom.  Paul  believed 

1  remember  the  first  time     Jesus  was  alive  because  he  had 

I  said  and  believed:  Jesus  is     a  visionary   experience  with 

dead.  No  trio  of  words  could     Christ's     "life-giving     spirit." 

have  felt  more  foreign  on  my     He  never  mentions  an  empty 

tongue.  tomb  or  a  resuscitated  corpse 

My  friend  and  I  were  dis-  (t  Corinthians  15:35-50). 
cussing  our  growing  skepti-  Second  is  Mark,  who  is  the 
cism.  We  realized  that  the  fjrst  to  introduce  the  empty 
tales  of  a  talking  snake,  a  vir-  tomb  story.  Yet  even  within 
gin  birth  and  a  man  living  Mark's  gospel  Jesus  is  never 
three  days  inside  a  fish  were  actually  seen  after  his  death 
beyond  our  capacity  to  believe.  (Mark  16:1-8).  Many  Bibles 
But  doubt  didn't  come  upon  us 
like  a  cloud;  it  was  more  like  a 
sunrise. 

I  had  already  given  up  the 
notion  that  the  Bible  was  in- 
fallible. To  claim  one  book  as 
the  inerrant  revelation  of  God 
is,  to  me,  definitively  gullible. 
So  I  started  to  study  the  Bible 
with  the  same  tools  of  critical 
examination  that  I  would  use 
in  any  other  area. 

When  we  study  a  figure  of 
history  we  don't  blindly  as- 
sume that  everything  written 
about  him  or  her  is  true.  If  so 
you'd  have  to  believe  in  the 
virgin  birth  of  Alexander  the 
Great  and  Augustus  Caesar  as 
well.  One  important  step  in 
finding  the  truth  about  a  his- 
torical figure  is  to  date  your 
sources  and  trust  the  earlier 
ones  more  than  the  later  ones. 
Paul  is  our  earliest  source, 
then    Mark,    then    Matthew, 
then   Luke/Acts,  then  John. 
I       When  you  read  these  sources 
independently,  assuming  you 
didn't  know  what  was  in  later 
ones,  you  see  a  steady  growth 
in  the  fantastic  nature  of  the 


add  an  appearance  section  to 
Mark's  gospel  but  the  footnotes 
will  probably  tell  you  that  this 
is  almost  certainly  not  part  of 
the  original  work. 

I've  often 

said  that  if 

Thomas,  who 

knew  Jesus 

personally, 

is  allowed 
to  withhold 

judgment 
until  he  sees 

Jesus  for 
himself  then 
surely  I  can 
do  the  same. 


In  Matthew's  version  Jesus 
is  finally  seen  face  to  face.  Je- 


sus' resurrection  is  obviously 
considered  to  be  physical  but 
the  emphasis  is  on  sightings 
rather  than  interactions  with 
the  resurrected  Christ  (Mat- 
thew 28:1-9). 

In  Luke,  Jesus  is  said  to 
have  broken  bread  and  eaten 
with  the  disciples.  He  even 
directly  denies  being  a  spir- 
it, something  that  Paul  had 
claimed  decades  earlier.  But 
Luke  is  now  confronted  with 
a  problem.  When  Jesus  was 
considered  to  have  existed  in  a 
non-physical,  form  then  there 
was  no  issue  with  Him  appear- 
ing and  disappearing  at  will. 
Luke,  who  is  the  first  to  stress 
the  bodily  nature  of  the  resur- 
rection, is  also  the  first  to  men- 
tion an  ascension.  If  Jesus  is  a 
physical  person  He  could  only 
get  to  heaven  by  flight  (Luke 
24:1-51). 

John,  the  last  to  write  about 
Jesus,  gives  us  the  most  in- 
triguing story  because  Thomas 
says  he  will  not  believe  until  he 
physically  touches  Christ,  so 
Jesus  shows  up  to  prove  him- 
self (John  20:1-29).  I've  often 
said  that  if  Thomas,  who  knew 
Jesus  personally,  is  allowed 
to   withhold    judgment    until 


he  sees  Jesus  for  himself  then 
surely  I  can  do  the  same. 

We  can  see  a  clear  trajec- 
tory stretching  over  decades 
of  time  from  Paul  to  John.  The 
meaning  of  the  phrase  "Jesus 
is  alive,"  changed  dramatically 
over  that  period.  Each  time 
the  story  was  retold  the  resur- 
rection became  more  tangible 
and  physical  which  leads  me 
to  believe  that  the  actual  event 
the  disciples  experienced  was 
incredibly  intangible  and  non- 
physical,  perhaps  even  halluci- 
natory. 

For  many  of  you,  the  notion 
that  Jesus'  body  decayed  like 
everyone  else's  would  make  Je- 
sus insignificant  and  His  mes- 
sage useless.  That's  as  foolish 
as  saying  the  civil  rights  move- 
ment ended  when  Martin  Lu- 
ther King,  Jr.  died  or  America 
became  worthless  once  George 
Washington  was  dead. 

My  complaint  against  many 
professed  Christians  isthatyou 
have  so  deified  your  leader  that 
you  often  ignore  what  He  actu- 
ally taught.  You  act  as  though 
worshipping  Him,  praying  to, 
Him  and  telling  people  about 
Him  is  the  sum  of  your  duty 
as    Flis    follower.    He    never 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12,  2009 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Hey  friend,  I'd  like  a  bicycle  and  laptop 

NlCKLlVANOS  trvinp  tn   r-roato    „    „»„„..«....        £_--_j_       „        ,  . 


Nick  Livanos 

CoNKuaur™ 

If  you  asked  your  friend 
for  a  million  dollars  and  they 
didn't  give  it  to  you,  would 
they  be  a  bad  friend? 

Over  Thanksgiving  I  was  in 
Africa  with  a  non-profit  called 
Children  Inspiring  Hope.  They 
connect  school  kids  in  the  U.S. 
with  school  kids  in  Ghana 
through  a  lot  of  art  projects, 
letters,  peace  flags,  photos, 
etc.  It's  like  pen  pals,  but  bet- 
ter; pen  pals  on  steroids. 

What's  really  great  about 
this  non-profit  is  that  it's  all 
about  relationships.  That's 
all.  I  know  that  there  are  lots 
of  places  around  the  planet 
with  basic  needs  that  are  go- 
ing unmet,  and  I'm  not  one 
to  ignore  that  fact.  But  there's 
something  really  pure  about 
going  around  the  world  say- 
ing, "Let's  be  friends.'  They're 


trying  to  create  a  generation 
of  globally-minded  kids  who 
look  at  the  world  map  and  see 
only  allies.  Not  threats.  Just 
humans. 


Dear  God, 
I  really 
need 
money... 


Kind  of  cool,  right? 

So  Billy ,  Bobby,  Timmy  and 
Sally  U.S.  all  write  letters  to 
the  little  boys  and  girls  of  Af- 
rica. "I  like  snow  cones!  I  have 
a  dog  named  Stinky!  I  like  to 
play-  four-square  and  listen  to 
Hannah  Montana  while  eat- 
ing snow  cones  with  my  dog 
Stinky!"  Little  kid  stuff.  Stuff 
about  themselves.  Because 
that's    how    people    become 


friends.  By  learning  about 
each  other  and  caring  enough 
to  do  so. 

But  something  happened 
when  some  of  the  African  kids 
started  writing  back.  We  start- 
ed seeing  letters  that  said,  "I 
want  a  bike.  Send  me  a  bike." 
"Buy  me  a  laptop."  "Give  me... 
Send  me...  I  want..." 

We  had  come  all  the  way 
across  the  Atlantic  Ocean  just 
to  be  friends.  Just  to  start  a  re- 
lationship. And  now  they  want 
stuff  from  us? 

In  the  Volta  Region  of  Gha- 
na, the  word  for  white  person 
literally  translated  means, 
"One  who  has  plenty,"  or  "One 
who  comes  bearing  gifts." 
That's  the  image  they  have  of 
us.  And  it  breaks  my  heart. 
Because  when  I  think  of  these 
African  kids,  I  think  of  how  we 
treat  God. 

"Dear  God,  I  really  need 
money..." 


"Dear  God,  please 
work  things  out  so  I 
can  go  snowboarding  C> 

for  spring  break..."  ^ 

"Dear  God,  send  Q 

me  a  sign."  "Give 
me...  Send  me...  I 
want..." 

If  you  asked  your 
friend  for  a  million 
dollars  and  they 
didn't  give  it  to  you, 
would  they  be  a  bad 
friend? 

Our  friends  are 
not  meant  to  be 
banks.  American 
children  are  not 
meant  to  be  Santa 
Claus  to  African  chil- 
dren. And  God  was 
never  meant  to  be  a  genie. 

We  had  a  big  talk  with  that 
class  of  Ghanaian  kids,  and 
without  embarrassing  any- 
one, we  had  the  kids  who  had 
asked  for  things  re-write  their 


Graphic  by  K 

letters. 

Jesus  came  all  the  way 
across  the  Atlantic  Ocean  just 
to  be  friends  with  us.  Just  to 
start  a  relationship.  If  anybody 
needs  me,  I'll  be  busy  re-writ- 
ing my  letter  to  Him. 


The  greatest  need  in  the  world:  Where  are  all  the  leaders? 


DonRima 

rnWTBIHIITffp 


There  was  a  bit  of  prose  I 
I  read  years  ago  and  recently 
I  found  a  copy  of.  Feel  free  to 
I  substitute  your  preferred  gen- 
I  der  speak  for  the  term  "men" 
I  as  it's  an  older  piece  of  writ- 
|ing- 

Here  it  is: 

The  greatest  want  in  the 
|  world  is  the  want  of  men. 

Men  who  will  not  be  bought 
|  or  sold. 

Men  who  in  their  inmost 
|  souls  are  true  and  honest. 

Men  who  do  not  fear  to  call 
|sm  by  its  right  name. 

Men  who's  conscience  is  as 
Itrue  to  duty  as  the  needle  to 
■the  pole. 

Men  who  will  stand  for  the 
I  nght  though  the  heavens  fall. 
I     We  used  to  call  these  people 

leaders"  and  we  looked  up  to 

lh,,, 

Unfortunately,  our  society 


and  the  world  has  declined  to  a 
point  where  we're  much  more 
concerned  with  valuing  what's 
most  "politically  correct,"  what 
offends  the  least  amount  of 
voters,  fighting  against  what 
the  other  political  party  wants 
because  they're  not  our  party, 
erego,  their  ideas  are  wrong  by 
definition. 

Ever  really  wonder  why 
things  aren't  getting  done? 
Why  government  isn't  work- 
ing? Why  we're  in  the  finan- 
cial and  political  mess  we're  in 
right  now? 

Leaders  simply  aren't  lead- 
ing. They're  too  busy  redeem- 
ing campaign  promises  to  spe- 
cial interest  groups _and  have 
totally  lost  sight  of  the  big 
picture  of  leading  this  nation 
that  our  founding  fathers  held 
so  dear. 

If  we're  looking  at  examples, 
we  have  no  further  to  look 
back  at  our  own  history  than 
the  recent  debates  in  Congress 


over  the  $700  billion  bailout. 
Clearly,  this  was  congressional 
and  partisan  bickering  at  its 
worst.  And  for  many  of  those 
who  claim  to  be  our  leaders, 
it's  business  as  usual  at  it's 
worse. 

It's  time  to  stop  business  as 
usual.  It's  time  to  end  the  par- 
tisan bickering  process  that 
has  and  continues  to  cloud 
problem  solving  for  our  great 
nation.  It's  time  to  return  to 
true  leadership. 

The  time  has  come  to  end 
management  with  bubble  gum 
and  bailing  wire,  and  to  re- 
place it  with  clear  thought  and 
sound  policy. 

The  time  has  come  to  end 
the  partisanship  that  divides 
us  not  only  politically  but  as 
a  nation,  and  replace  it  with 
unity  and  strength  of  purpose 
and  direction. 

The  time  has  conic  to  re- 
place giveaways  with  sound 
business  plans  and  policies. 


That  time  of  change  is  now,  has  to  be  in  the  form  of  action, 

what  remains  to  be  seen  is  not  a  political  buzzword.  Are 

if  the  new  crop  of  would-be  they  up  to  it,  oris  it  just  going 

leaders  are  indeed  leaders,  or  to  be  business  as  usual  all  over 

just  more  of  the  same.  Change  again? 


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THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Album  Review:  Scott  Kabel,  See  Seott  Run 


AlMEE  BURCHARD 

Scott  Kabel  is  just  that:  him- 
self. An  honest  guy  who  spins 
lyrics  like  the  images  stored 
in  his  brain.  Some  of  those 
images  have  gotten  lucky,  be- 
coming songs  with  applicabil- 
ity written  all-over  their  lyrical 
faces. 

"On  Parade"  and  "Thicker 
Skin"  leave  impressions  of 
harmony,  striking  the  chord 
that  many  feel:  the  hope  of  be- 
coming better.  The  paramount 
of  his  current  musical  menu 
includes     "Slender     Finger," 


Scott  Kabel's  album  cover 


which  has  emotional  prow- 
ess to  leave  many-a-woman 
swooning,  yet  perhaps  not 
just  any  woman  since  Kabel's 
music  is  his  ministry.  He  calls 


attention  to  Christ  often,  not 
just  in  name,  but  in  the  values 
he  instills  within  his  lyrics. 

With  a  Folk  Rock/Jazz  ap- 
proach he  fills  his  lungs  to  free 
a  voice  mixing  its  own  colors 
to  song.  An  easy,  enjoyable 
voice  for  the  ear,  his  music  is 
tinged  with  the  risk  of  sound- 
ing similar,  yet  at  this  stage 
in  writing  still  grasps  a  sound 
foothold  on  the  unique. 

With  songs  like  "Hippo" 
one  could  simply  put  the  re- 
cord on  for  an  enjoyable  lis- 
ten, or  choose  to  wrap  their 
mind  around  the  song's  deep- 
er meaning,  of  which  is  the 


"wow"  factor  in  Kabel's  music. 
His  ability  to  transform  daily 
conflicts  and  observations  into 
melody  relates  listeners  on  a 
personal  level. 

Currently  his  album  is  on 
hold,  however  once  out,  Ka- 
bel's music  is  well-worth  dust- 
ing off  for  a  classic  rainy  day 
listen  to  unwind,  yet  also  pro- 
vides a  contemplative  meal  for 
the  mind  with  an  ear  for  the 
genuine. 

Be  sure  to  listen  to  a  sam- 
ple of  Scott  Kabel's  music  at 
www.myspace.com/scott- 
kabel. 


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Vexation:  Taxes!  April 
15  gives  me  chest  pains, 
and  it's  quickly  approach- 
ing. Ouch. 

Solution:  Ease  the  pain 
with  some  deductions!  You 
feel  good  about  helping 
someone  or  something  else, 
and  you  won't  have  to  write 
such  a  big  check  to  The 
Man.  It's  a  win-win! 

Implementation: 
There  are  probably  about  a 
million  charities  out  there 
to  donate  to,  but  since  this 
is  a  green  tip,  let's  focus 
on  some  environmental 
ones.  At  the  World  Wildlife 
Fund's  website,  wwf.org, 
you  can  make  one  time  do- 
nation1- '  '  jlp  endangered 
species,     or    symbolically 


adopt  an  animal  and  give 
monthly.  There  are  more 
than  90  species  to  choose 
from,  but  I'd  probably  pick 
the  penguin,  or  maybe  the 
meerkat!  Awww.  If  you  like 
trees  better  than  animals, 
take  a  look  at  the  Sierra 
Club  (sierraclub.org).  They 
have  local  chapters  so  you 
can  actually  give  to  an  en- 
vironmental cause  that's 
close  to  home. 

Clarification:  Like  I 
said,  there's  about  a  million 
ways  to  make  charitable 
donations,  so  try  googling 
"environmental  charity" 
to  find  more  green  causes, 
or  google  "charitable  do- 
nation" to  find  out  more 
about  donating  in  general. 
Take  that  Uncle  Sam! 


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and  the  menus  revolve  daily. 

Get  your  green  on  - 

Local  produce  and  organic 
foods  are  sold  and  used  in 
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When  to  go  - 

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Verdict:    **** 
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Sports  Editor 

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[bints. 

"We  worked  hard  and  it 
lels  great,"  said  Jordan  The, 
ffreshman  allied  health  ma- 
jor. "The  losses  we  had  were  a 
Ruple  of  tough  ones  but  those 
Hsses  got  us  here." 
^Jeana  Mullins  lead  Simply 
Bashing  with  12  points  to  win 
e  women's  A  league  champi- 
khip  over  Holla  44-26. 
fit  was  great  to  play  with 
ne     friends     from     high 


school,"  said  Mullins,  a  sopho- 
more sports  studies  major.  "It 
was  good  to  get  back  together 
and  play  because  it's  so  much 
fun." 

Still  Kickin'  was  the  only 
undefeated  team  and  brought 
a  fundamental  whooping  on 
the  Obammers  with  a  36-22 
win  for  the  men's  B  league 
championship. 

"I  think  it  was  Dr.  King's 
blue  shorts,"  said  Gennevieve 
Brown-Kibble,  a  proud  wife 
of  champion  Kevin  Kibble. 
"Those  shorts  were  certainly 
one  of  the  factors  for  this  year. 
Yes,  they  may  have  sore  knees, 
yes,  they  may  not  be  as  fast, 
but  they  have  wisdom." 


Hockey 


ntramurals 

Schedule 


m's  A  Division 


Mighty  Pucks/Band  of  Brothers  Court  1 

Norge  Ringerike/27,000  Sheiks  Court  1 

Sharks/Norge  Ringerike  Court  1 

Sharks/Band  of  Brothers  Court  1 

Wheeze  Kids/Band  of  Brothers  Court  2 

Sharks/27,000  Sheiks  Court  1 


LtsADivision 


The  Macrophages/ri-chickerz        Court  2 
:  Hot  Sticks/BLAZN  '        Court  2 

The  Macrophages/Simply  SmashingCourt  2 
fri-ehickerz/Slap  Shots  Court  3 

Ultimatum/Mangosteen  .  Court  3 

Hockey  Babes/The  Macrophages    Court  3 


2/18 


BLAZN/Hockey  Babes 
Shot  Clinic/Mangosteen 
fri-chickerz/BLAZN 
Slap  Shots/Hockey  Babes 
Simply  Smashing/Hot  Sticks 
Shot  Clinic/Kung  Fu  Pandas 


Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 


Gianna  Spence  and  her  11 
points  lifted  Triple  "S"  over 
CB's  in  a  nail-biter  to  win  the 
title  of  the  women's  B  league 
championship.  Triple  "S"  won 
28-25. 

"It  was  amazing,"  said  Gi- 
anna Spence,  a  freshman 
psychology  major.  "We  had  a 
great  time,  we  enjoyed  playing 
with  everybody,  and  everyone 
had  a  good  spirit." 

In  the  men's  C  league,  Your 
Future  Bosses  beat  Mountain 
Dudes  in  a  close  one.  Moun- 
tain Dudes  scored  five  unan- 
swered points  to  tie  the  game 
at  30  with  under  30  seconds 
to  play.  Your  Future  Bosses 
tightened  up  the  defense  and 
scored  three  points  to  win  it 
33-30. 

A  successful  year  in  intra- 
mural basketball  has  come  to 
an  end.  Although  we  will  miss 
it,  at  least  we  have  intramural 
hockey  to  look  forward  to.  Un- 
til next  year,  keep  practicing, 
but  more  importantly  remem- 
ber to  have  fun. 


Photo  by  Rich  I  lr.  I 

Ladies  A  league  team  wins  first  place  in  championship  game.  From  left  Lisa 
Calloway,  Elizabeth  Underwood,  Jeana  Mullins,  .lacque  Liles,  Katie  Ham- 
mond, Lacey  Dortch  and  Liz  Erskine. 


Southern  Basketball 

Intramural  Champions 

for  2009 


Mens  A:  Squirrel  Tails  Ladies  A:  Simply  Smashing  j 

Mens  B:  Still  Kickin'  Ladies  B:  Triple  "S" 

Mens  C:  Your  Future  Bosses 


Slam  Dunk  Champio 

Jamie  Geiger 


3-Pt.  Champion: 

Adam  Rogers 


NBA  All-Stars  play  HORSE 


Zack  Livingston 

Sports  Fritob 


Every  year  the  NBA  All-Star 
weekend  brings  something 
new  for  fans  to  look  forward 
too.  Whether  it's  a  brand 
new  skills  event  or  a  race  up 
and  down  the  court  between 
Charles  Barkley  and  Dick  Be- 
vetta,  the  All-Star  weekend 
always  has  something  up  it's 
sleeves. 

This  year  the  NBA  decided 
to  highlight  not  only  the  indi- 
vidual skill  and  athleticism  of 
the  All-Stars,  but  also  empha- 
size their  ability  to  have  fun. 
The  old  school  basketball  game 
'HORSE'  will  be  a  part  of  the 
pre-game  activities  this  week- 
end. The  contest  will  happen 


at  the  NBA's  All-Star  Block 
Party  on  Saturday  in  Phoenix 
before  the  actual  game  takes 
place. 

Rookie  of  the  Year,  Kevin 
Durant,  and  a  favorite  for  this 
season's  rookie  award,  O.J. 
Mayo,  will  take  on  the  outdoor 
court  to  see  who  can  make 
the  impossible  shots.  Joining 
them  will  be  Atlanta  Hawks' 
guard,  Joe  Johnson. 

For  those  who  don't  remem- 
ber how  to  the  play  the  game 
(you're  not  a  bailer)  here's  a 
quick  reminder:  If  a  player 
makes  a  shot  in  'HORSE'  the 
next  competitor  must  make 
the  same  shot  or  receive  a 
letter  if  the  shot  is  missed.  A 
player  gets  an  'H'  for  their  first 
miss  and  is  eliminated  once 


they  have  all  five  letters  of  the 
word. 

The  players  will  have  24 
seconds  to  perform  their 
shots,  and  an  NBA  referee 
(not  a  Southern  referee,  thank 
goodness!)  will  rule  if  they're 
done  properly.  Dunking  won't 
be  allowed. 

'HORSE'  has  to  be  one  of 
the  best  games  to  play  in  bas- 
ketball. No  sweat,  no  fouls,  no 
referees,  no  substitutions;  just 
you,  the  ball  and  the  basket.  If 
Jesus  were  a  bailer  he  would 
be  the  greatest.  He'd  shoot 
from  heaven  and  he'd  say:  Off 
of  Saturn,  off  the  moon,  over 
the  highest  mountain,  under 
the  lowest  valley,  in  my  blood, 
off  the  cross,  through  your 
sins,  nothing  but  net. 


10 THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


shatter 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  12, 2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


mini 


Breakfast  Buffets  will 
be  served  from  9:30  a.m.  to 
10:00  a.m.  on  Sabbaths  at 
the  Collegedale  Church.  At 
10:00  a.m.  the  hostesses  will 
shut  down  the  buffet  lines  so 
Sabbath  School  can  begin  on 
time. 

The  Southern  Breeze  is  re- 
leasing a  new  episode  today. 
Listen  in  to  hear  about  the  SA 
presidential  candidates.  Sub- 
scribe at  journalism.southern. 
edu/breeze. 

"Experiencing  William 
Miller,  a  Personal  Reflec- 
tion," is  the  topic  of  Professor 
David  Rowe's  (Middle  Ten- 
nessee State  University)  talk  in 
Lynn  Wood  Hall  chapel.  Rowe, 
the  nation's  leading  scholar 
of  Miller,  is  the  author  of  the 
recent  book,  "God's  Strange 
Work:  William  Miller  and  the 
End  of  all  Things."  Convoca- 
tion credit  will  be  given  for  at- 
tendance. Thursday,  Feb.  12, 
4:00  p.m.,  Lynn  Wood  Hall 
chapel. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 


School  of  Music  Pops 
Concert  |  Featuring  SAU 
Wind  Symphony,  Jazz  Ensem- 
ble and  Southern  Ringtones. 
Music  by  John  Williams,  Leon- 
ard Bernstein,  John  Philip 
Sousa,  Miles  Davis  and  others. 
Ackerman  Auditorium,  Mabel 
Wood  Hall  on  Valentine's  Day 
at  8:00  p.m. 

Volunteers  Needed!  |  We 

have  patients  that  are  on 
MatchingDonors.com  that 
need  an  organ  transplant 
and   need  help   using  their 


llpcoming-eYei^ 


Friday,  February  13 

7-8  p.m.  Parents  Weekend  Regis- 
tration &  Packet  Pick-up  (Church  Lob- 
by) 

7  p.m.  Upper  Room  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel) 

8  pjn.  Vespers— Bryan  Gallant 
(Church) 

After  Vespers— Adoration  (Dining 
Hall) 

Sabbath,  February  14 

8:30-10:30  a.m.  Parents  Registra- 
tion &  Packet  Pick-up  (Talge  Hall) 

9  a.m.  Adoration  1-  Alex  Bryan 
(Church) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  Continental  Break- 
fast (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  am.  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center)    ' 

Social  Experiment  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

Adoration  2— John  Nixon  (Church) 

10:30-11:10  a.m.  Connect  Sabbath 
Schools  (Collegedale  Academy) 

"Wild  at  Heart"  with  Marcel 
Schwantes 

"Identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 

"Prayer"  with  Carol  Loree 
11:30  a.m.   Connect  -  Alex  Bryan 
(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  Renewal  -  John  Nixon 
(Collegedale  Church) 

Noon-2:30  p.m.      Lunch  (Dining 


Hall)  ,  V    M 

Parents  Lunch  for  ticket  holders 
(lies  PE  Center) 

2-5  pjn.  Archaeology  Museum 
Open  (Hackman  Hall) 

Cave  Open  (Student  Park) 

Wilderness  Survival  (Outdoor  Edu- 
cation Center) 

5  p.m.  No  Supper  in  Dining  Hall 
tonight 

6  p.m.  Evensong  -  Music  &  Read- 
ings: I  Cantori  (Collegedale  Church) 

6:30  p.m.    KR's  Open 
Student  Center  Open  till  10:30p 
7-9      p.m.  Campus  Open  House 
(Various  Locations) 

8  p.m.  Badminton  Tournament 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  February  15 

9a.m.-ip.m.  CKOpen 

10  a.m.  Parents  Brunch  for  ticket 
holders  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

Noon-i  p.m.  No  lunch  served  in 
the  Dining  Hall— due  to  Parents  Crunch 

Monday,  February  16 

President's  Day 
No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Board  of  Trustees  Meeting 
PreViewSouthern  104 
3:30  p.m.  -  Undergraduate  Council 
4  p.m.  -  Tax  Seminar  for  Interna- 
tional Students  (Lynn  Wood) 


5:15  &  5:45  P-n>.  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Band:  Saxton  Cornet, 
Double  Convocation  Credit  (lies  PE. 
Center) 

Tuesday,  February  17 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Noon  -  SA  Press  Conference  (Dining 
Hall) 

Noon  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  February  18 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Honor  Music  Workshop 

Noon-ip  -  Faculty  Portfolio  Seminar 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room  2) 
5:15  &  5:45p.m.  -  College  Bowl  (Presi- 
dential Banquet  Room) 
7:15   p.m.-   SA   Senate   (White   Oak 
Room) 

Thursday,  February  19 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

Honor  Music  Workshop 

11a.m.  -  Convocation:  Health  Career 
Fair:  Booths  open  io:3oa.m.-i:3op.m. 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

lia.m.-iip.m.  -  SA  General  Elections 

(Various  Locations) 


MatchingDonors.com  Web 
site.  Those  interested  in  vol- 
unteering can  contact  Brenda 
at  MatchingDonors.com  781- 
821-2204.  You  can  be  located 
anywhere  in  the  United  States. 
All  is  done  by  phone. 

Tax  Season  is  Here  |  SIFE's 
annual  tax  preparation  starts 
next  week!  This  free  service  is 
available  for  all  U.S.  students 
who  need  help  preparing  then- 
taxes.  Please  bring  your  W-2 
form(s)  to  the  Seminar  Room 
in  the  Student  Center.  Don't 
forget  to  ask  your  parents  if 
they  claim  you  on  their  taxes! 
The  dates  are:  Wednesday, 
Feb.  11,  6-8pm;  Tuesday, 
Feb.  17,  7-9pm;  and  Wednes- 
day, Feb.  18,  6-8  p.m.  Please 
contact  SIFE  for  more  info  or 
questions  at  X2651  or  sife@ 


southern.edu. 

Malawi    Project|    We   are 

planning  a  short  term  mis- 
sion trip  to  Malawi,  Africa  this 
summer  from  June  23-July  8, 
2009.  If  interested,  contact 
Kari  Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for 
further  information. 

Lynn  H.  Wood  Archaeo- 
logical Museum  Lecture  | 

'Tracing  the  Spread  of  Early 
Christianity  Through  Coins," 
Dr.  Stan  Hudson,  Numisma- 
tist, Moscow  Seventh-day 
Adventist  Church  (Feb.  19,  7 
p.m.,  Lynn  Wood  Hall  Cha- 
pel). Convocation  credit! 


February  13 


Adolfo  Granada,  Cheykhun 
Smith,  Dustin  Boyd,  Hea  Jin 
Yu,  Jenessa  King,  Jessica  Tan- 
dy, Joelle  Williams,  Kent  Rob- 
ertson, Michael  Holland,  Percy 
Hollingsworth,  Rich  Clark 

February  14 

Christina  Weitzel,  Dessie 
Hoelzel,  Duke  Jules,  Emily 
Hwang,  Jaimie  Myaing,  Jel- 
lique  Stephenson,  Karen  Dav- 
enport, Luther  Whiting,  Ron- 
ald Thrash,  Stacy  Weston 

February  15 

Jermaine  Alexander,  Michael 
Brandenburg,  Patricia  Salter, 
Roman  Osadchuk,  Stephanie 
Earle,  Zoila  Leon 

February  16 

Adrian  Perez,  Alexandra  Mi- 
hai,  Christopher  Loga,   Dar- 


rin  Compton,  Delores  Franks, 
Jason  Moran,  Jed  Newmyer, 
Moise  Ratsarasaotra, 
Stephanie  Ford 

February  17 

Aaron  Adams,  Caitlin  Me- 
harry,  Heather  Ewing,  Janelle 
Sundin,  Jeff  Truelove,  Job" 
Klinger,  Norvlinaar  Annacius, 
Paul  Villavicencio,  Ryan  Haa& 
Sasha  Chedalavada 

February  18 

Joshua  Clark,  Lisa  DillerJ 
than  Stickland,  Tim  Lee,  W 
Fishell 

February  19  „, 

Anthony     Handal,    BreaM 
Atkins,  Carlos  Cirilo  Gui» 
Christopher      Price,     W 
.Reynolds,  Genevieve  Com 
Lisa  Phillips,  Monika  Bliss 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

2  Roommates  wanted  | 
Upstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  plus  utilities.  Located 
right  across  from  Health  Ser- 
vices. julief@southern.edu.  or 
call  423-653-8302. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  .girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl.  $i7o/mo.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Rooms  for  rent  1 2  rooms  for 
rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 

3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 


'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k,  well  maintained,  great 
shape,  $5,495  Call  Justin  at 
423-308-961Q. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er +  more.  Contact  Brian  423- 
883-3288. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Longboard  |  Sector  9-  Pin- 
tail complete,  Bones  bearings, 
Independent  trucks,  44mm 
wheels.  $65.  Call  Amelia  423- 
883-3288. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 


Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu 

Classical/folk      guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  spc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295 

Apple  iPod  Touch  8GB  |  In 

excellent  condition.  Includes  a 
USB  sync  cable,  a  pair  of  ear- 
phones, and  quick  start  guide. 
Features  include  Music,  Vid- 
eo, Photos,  Safari,  YouTube, 
iTunes  Wi-Fi  Music  Store,  3.5 
in.  multi-touch  screen,  and 
more.  $200/obo  tomstone@ 
southern.edu  or  423-310- 
5238 


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Fishtank  |  46  Gallon  Bow 
Front  Fishtank  w/  Stand.  In- 
cludes sand,  rocks,  plants,  fil- 
ters, food,  meds,  aerator,  etc. 
Dorm  legal.  Perfect  for  fresh 
or  salt  water  fish.  Paid  more 
than  $600.  Will  sell  for  $300/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless-N 
Adapter.  High  speed  USB  wire- 
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and  N.  In  new  condition  and 
comes  with  original  packag- 
ing. $20.  Call!  423-503-3404 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

Media    viewer    for    sale 

MyVu  pmv-i003i  "solo  edi- 
tion" personal  media  viewer 
(video  glasses)  -  for  5th  gen 
iPod  video  only.  Watch  movies 
on  your  iPod  without  strain- 
ing to  see  the  tiny  screen,  $55. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Subwoofers  |  Two  10" 
Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in  a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Flute  I  Gemeinhardt  2np 
flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
obo.  Call  423-605-5145- 


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2  hoodies  |  Brand  new  1  for 
$20.  If  you  are  interested  con- 
tact me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu.,  or  call  305-457-3177- 

Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 

Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 
er Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 
system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
-  for  info. 

Airline  Voucher  |  I  have  a 
Southwest  Airlines  voucher 
valued  at  $583  that  I  will  not 
be  able  to  use.  It  expires  on 
March  14,  so  it  would  be  per- 
fect for  Spring  Break.  It  can  be 
yours  for  just  $400.  Call  596- 
9413- 

Europe  For  Sale  |  $4,999 
will  buy  24  days  (May  4-28)  of 
once-in-a-lifetime  educational 
social  immersion  in  Europe.  All 
this  plus  3  hours  Cultural  An- 
thropology/Sociology credit  or 
Directed  Study  credit  (profes- 
sor approval  required),  round 
trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, in-country  travel,  1  meal 
per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
sstevenson@southern.edu    or 
423-236-2666. 

Rabbit  |  For  sale  to  a  good 
home:  female  dwarf  rabbit. 
Caramel-colored  and  white. 
She's  housebroken  and  friend- 
ly. Asking  $15  -  comes  with 
some  accessories.  For  more 
info  call  423-802-4280. 

Leather     Jackets     |     Two 

bomber-type  brown  Wilson 
leather  jackets  for  sale,  men's 
sizes  S  &  XL.  Worn  less  than 
8  times.  Will  sell  for  $50  each, 
or  both  for  $90.  Contact  ss- 
platt@southern.edu  for  info 
or  photos. 

Telescope  |  Message  Meade 
8"  telescope.  Excellent  condi- 
tion. $250.  Please  call  423- 
503-7802  or  423-505-5913- 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor: 


10  things  I  learned  at  Southern 


MlCHEAL  BRANNAKA 
fnuTBiwiml 


i.  Lack  of  interest  in 
current  events.  It  seems 
that  most  students  are  way 
more  worried  about  getting 
mustard  in  the  cafe  or  reduc- 
ing convocation  and  worship 
requirements  than  they  are 
about  current  world  events. 

2.  Bluffing  on  essay  tests 
is  a  breeze.  You  don't  actu- 
ally even  have  to  know  the  cor- 
rect answer  to  the  question, 
you  just  have  to  convince  the 
teacher  that  you  do. 

3.  True  or  false:  Not  so 
easy.  Statistics  say  that  if  you 
guess  on  true/false  questions 
you  should  get  half  right.  Sta- 
tistics are  wrong. 


4.  The  sad  truth  about 
the  girls.  Fact:  Girls  can't 
go  to  the  bathroom  without 
50  friends  going  along.  Fact: 
Girls  can't  go  with  a  guy  any- 
where without  50  friends  go- 
ing along.  Conclusion:  A  guy 
must  be  like  a  bathroom. 

5.  The  Collegedale  po- 
lice have  a  big  chip  on 
their  shoulder.  The  major- 
ity of  the  force  are  Southern 
alumni;  horrible  things -were 
done  to  them  to  make  them  so 
zealous. 

6.  Dating  is  like  high 
school  sports.  The  jerks  are 
always  picked  first. 

7.  The  network  is  the 
best  new  thing  since  our 
parents  were  here.  You 
want  to  know  what  the  best 


new  thing  for  them  was?  Hav- 
ing soda  in  the  cafeteria-albe- 
it  caffeine-free,  a  carbonated 
beverage  nonetheless. 

8.  Stupid  footwear  is 
rampant  and  unchecked. 
Crocs  may  be  the  most  com- 
fortable thing  since  flip-flops, 
but  they  still  look  stupid. 

9.  Veggie  meat.  If  you  ask 
another  dude  for  a  Big  Frank 
anywhere  but  Southern,  you 
would  be  punched  in  the  face. 

to.  Top  3  Campus  Safety 
directives:  1.  Give  parking 
tickets.  2.  Harass  longboard- 
ers  on  their  way  to  class.  3. 
Wreck  trucks  and  golf  carts. 

Disclaimer:  If  anyone  finds 
this  offensive...  I  don't  care. 
You  can  complain  to  Campus 
Safety.. 


For  Freshman  &  Seniors  Only 


• 


Could  be  • 


,   . 


The  survey  came  to  your  Southern  e-mail  account  on 
February  9.  The  subject  line  read:  Southern  Adventist 
University  Wants  Your  Feedback. 

•  If  you  are  the  1",  10>»,  75*',  150",  or  300*  person  to  complete  our  online 
NSSE  survey,  you  will  be  a  winner! 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  5,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


Doug  Batchelor  speaking 
for  vespers. 

It's  not  often  that  we  get  to  have  one  of 
such  prestige  speak  on  our  campus.  Ap- 
preciate the  opportunity  to  hear  one  of 
the  great  Adventists  of  our  day  while  you 
can. 

The  cold. 

Volatile,  frigid  and  bitter;  I  think  that  we  can  all 
agree  that  we  have  had  enough  of  this  cold.  I 
don 't  care  if  the  groundhog  DID  see  his  shad- 
ow; enough  is  enough 

Intramural  basketball  play- 
off games. 

We  have  enough  talent  of  all  races, 
heights  and  positions  that  watching  the 
playoff  games  here  at  SAU  is.always  an 
interesting  and,  often,  nail-biting  experi- 
ence. 

Texting  on  cell  phones. 

How  many  times  have  you  stood  with  a  group 
of  people  and  realized  that  everyone  is  all  on 
their  phones,  individually  texting  other  people. 
We're  so  intent  on  staying  in  communication 
with  whomever  that  we  lose  the  personal  touch    (^ 
of  face-to-face  exchange. 

Old-school  hip-hop. 

Rock,  techno,  country,  indie  and  most 
other  genres  have  all  been  influenced 
by  the  old,  great  artists.  What's  the  dif- 
ference between  new  and  old  school? 
Well,  try  still  dreaming  while  walking  and 
then  wake  up  to  the  next  episode  of 
broken  toes.  : 

The  way  time  seems  to  go  so 
sllooowwww. 

When  will  spring  break  just  get  here  already?  I  ' 
can  imagine  it  now:  Relaxation,  surf  and  fun  in 
the  sun. 


Do  all  your  friends  laugh  at  you? 

The  humor  page  needs  yoU' 

Send  all  humor  page  submissions  to  Adam  Wamack.  We  are  looking 
submissions  of  all  kinds— thumbs  up/thumbs  down,  comics,  content,  etc 


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SOUTHERN 


February  19,  2009  1 


accent.southern.edu  •    The  student  voice  since  1926 


Connect  gives 
Istudents  three 
|new  Sabbath 
school  options 

TONNE  SAINT-VlLUERS 

AVjiueb 


The  Connect  leadership 
earn  will  offer  three  new  Sab- 
jafh  school  classes  —  an  all- 
nen's  group,  a  prayer  war- 
ior  class  and  a  class  studying 
dentity. 

"Our  leadership  team  want- 
to  build  more  community 

Connect,  and  the  best  way 
do  this  is  through  smaller 
[roups  and  classes,"  said  Andy 
lash,  leader  of  Connect  and 
associate  professor  in  the 
School  of  Journalism  &  Com- 
lunication.  "We've  tried  to 
hoose  classes  that  would  of- 

ir  something  different  to  Col- 

>edale." 

The  team  started  the  class- 

I  which  are  held  at  10:15  a.m. 

'ery  Saturday  at  Collegedale 

iademy,  to  build  stronger 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  1 8 


Students  and  community  members  serve  the  homeless  lunch  ■ 


Photo  By  Al  Trace 
n  Saturday  afternoon  in  Chattanooga 's  Miller  Park. 


Students  minister  to  local  homeless 


«JTA>F  WBITtp- 


Friends  in  the  Park,  a  home- 
less ministry  in  downtown 
Chattanooga,  has  become  a 
weekend  tradition  for  some 
Southern  students  looking  to 
make  a  difference. 

Justin  Jones,  a  senior  re- 


ligious studies  major,  started 
the  ministry  with  his  family 
last  May.  One  Sabbath  they 
took  food  to  downtown  Chat- 
tanooga to  try  and  find  people 
in  need  of  a  meal.  They  were 
so  blessed  by  the  experience 
that  they  are  now  making  the 
trip  to  Miller  Park  every  other 
Sabbath  with  a  much  larger 


group. 

"Since  then  the  project  has 
grown  and  we  are  feeding  any- 
where from  40  to  60  people 
each  Sabbath,"  Jones  said. 

The  Jones  family  does  rtot 
prepare  the  food  alone.  Other 
families  and  students  in  the 
area  have  joined  them.  The 


Outdoor  leadership  to.be  given  funds  from  Rock  Creek  race 


pE  Hammond 

Eqjtqr 


Rock  Creek  Outfitters  will 
holding  its  first  race  at 

jithern  Adventist  University 

|Feb.  22  at  2  p.m. 
»e   little    over    6k    race, 

|ch  will  start  at  Ilels  P.E. 


Center  and  proceed  on  the 
biology  trail,  is  the  first  race 
Rock  Creek  has  ever  held  on 
Sunday,  said  Steve  Bontekoe, 
an  adjunct  professor  in  the 
School  of  Education  &  Psy- 
chology and  the  adventure 
coordinator  for  outdoor  lead- 
ership. 


The  race  will  cost  $25  for 
community  members  and  $20 
for  students. 

"For  Southern  students  we 
cut  them  a  deal,"  Bontekoe 
said. 

Rock  Creek  is  giving  all  the 
money  raised  by  the  race  to 
Southern's   Outdoor   Leader- 


ship Program.  In  addition, 
Rock  Creek  is  giving  everyone 
who  pays  a  Mountain  Hard- 
ware performance  combat  T- 
shirt,  Rock  Creek  Outfitters 
stickers,  a  race  bag  with  gear 
in  it  and  other  items, 

see  RACE,  page  4 


City  offers 
early  voting 
to  benefit 
students 


Emily  Young 
Managing  tnnnn 


For  the  first  time  in  the  his- 
tory of  Collegedale  city  elec- 
tions, Southern  students  and 
faculty  will  be  able  to  partici- 
pate in  early  voting  at  Colleg- 
edale City  Hall.  Early  elections 
will  be  held  Feb.  23  to  Feb. 
26.  To  increase  convenience, 
there  will  be  free  rides  from 
Southern  to  City  Hall.  A  van 
will  leave  every  half  hour  from 
10  a.m.  to  6  p.m.  from  Wright 
Hall  for  those  wanting  to  vote. 
"We've  had  early  voting 
before,  but  people  had  to  go 
downtown  to  the  election  com- 
mission," said  Tim  Johnson 
who  is  running  for  reelection 
to  the  Board  of  Commission- 
ers. This  year  early  voting  will 
be  more  convenient  for  South- 
ern students  and  faculty  by  be- 
ing less  than  two  miles  down 
the  road. 

The  elections,  which  happen 
every  two  years,  often  fall  dur- 
ing Southern's  spring  break. 
In  the  past  this  has  posed  a" 
problem  in  voter  turnout. 

The  2005  elections  coin- 
cided with  Southern's  spring 
break  and  less  than  500  peo- 
ple voted.  In  the  next  election, 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19, 20()9 


SIFE  prepares  for  Lesotho 


John  Shoemaker 

S»fF  WtrtH 


While  students  may  be  go- 
ing to  the  beach  or  to  the  Col- 
orado mountains  for  spring 
break,  Southern  is  sending  five 
students  and  three  employees 
to  Lesotho,  Africa,  for  a  12-day 
mission  trip. 

From  Feb.  29  to  March  9, 
Southern's  Students  in  Free 
Enterprise  (SIFE)  team  will 
partner  with  Lerotholi  Poly- 
technic University's  SIFE 
team  in  Lesotho,  to  build  three 
greenhouses.  This  effort  will 
not  only  provide  nutrition  for 
three  families  in  Lesotho,  but 
will  also  allow  the  families  to 
sell  the  excess  vegetables  to 
make  a  profit.  According  to 
SIFE  documents,  26  percent 
of  Lesotho  is  malnourished 
and  HIV/ AIDS  are  rampant. 

Chris  Mateo,  a  senior  public 
relations  major,  is  one  of  the 
students  going  on  the  trip. 

"I  hope  this  project  doesn't 
just  end  with  three  families, 
but  we  continue  to  teach  more 
families  to  grow  their  own 
crops  and  sell  their  extras  to 
help  with  the  malnutrition  of 
the  country,"  Mateo  said. 

SIFE  launched  a  fundrais- 
ing  effort  in  December  to  raise 
the  $18,000  needed  for  the 
trip.  The  cost  included  airfare, 
transportation  and  other  sup- 
plies necessary  for  the  entre- 


preneurial endeavor.  Friends, 
families,  students  and  em- 
ployees of  Southern  pitched  in 
to  help  with  the  cause.  In  two 
months,  more  than  $20,000 
was  raised. 

"God  helped  make  this 
project  a  success  by  provid- 
ing the  funding  needed,"  said 
Alex  Mihai,  a  master's  student 
in  business  administration.  "I 
believe  it  is  his  will  for  us  to 
make  an  impact." 

The  majority  of  the  team 
has  never  been  to  Africa,  and 
members  are  excited  and 
hopeful. 

"I  was  very  nervous  at  first 
but  my  nervousness  has  turned 
into  excitement,"  said  Carrie 
Harlin,  director  of  SIFE.  "I 
feel  like  God  is  really  involved 
in  this  project." 

Initially,  the  project  mo- 
tivated members  because  it 
was  good  for  their  resume  and 
proved  Southern's  SIFE  team 
to  be  competitive  in  SIFE 
competitions.  Now,  howev- 
er, the  team's  passion  stems 
from  their  desire  to  impact  the 
world. 

"This  particular  project  is 
neat  because  it  reaches  out  to 
the  international  community," 
said  Luther  Whiting,  a  sopho- 
more international  business 
management  major.  "SIFE's 
sole  purpose  is  to  benefit  not 
only  the  community,  but  the 
world." 


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Students  recover  climbers  body 

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Stokes   also   said   Brude's  and  transport  the  police  of. 

parents  were  on  the  scene  at  fleers,  firefighters,  equiprneM 

the  time  of  the  recovery,  and  and  eventually  the  body  to  the 

that  it  was  common  for  Brude  other  side 


Six  graduate  students  _ 
helped  recover  a  body  on  Jan.  to  be  gone  for  more  than  one 
26  in  Prentice  Cooper  State  day  at  a  time  on  different  out- 
Park  in  the  Smokey  Moun-  door  trips 


The  recovery  implemented  j 
skills  the  students  had  been 
going  over  in  workshops,  HiUs 
said. 


tains  while  on  an  intensive  The  police  were  at  the  scene 

study  trip.  first,  then  the   rescue  team  The  intensive  study  trip  i 

According   to    Channel    3  was  called.  The  students  were  for  graduate  students  worldnt  , 

News'  Web  site,  Jesse  Brude,  ;n  the  right  place  at  the  right  on  their  master's  in  outdoor 

23,  died  from  a  6o-foot  fall  time  to  help  with  the  recovery,  education.  The  course  includes  I 

while  climbing  by  himself  near  said  Steve  Bontekoe,  an  ad-  non-classroom  activities  such ! 

Suck  Creek.   Authorities  said  junct  professor  in  the  School  as  assignments,  projects  and 

Brude  was  discovered  by  his  0f  Education  &  Psychology.  online  discussions,  as  well  as  j 

brother  at  4  p.m.  "I'm  a  part  of  the  rescue  the  ll-day  intensive  trip. 

"He  and  his  brother  were  team,  and  when  I  got  the  call  "What   I   liked  the  „„,, 

both  avid  climbers,  and  [his  r  told  them  that  I  had  a  group  about  the  trip  was  that  wt 

brother]  knew  where  he  would  that  was  capable,  and  we  could  were  participating  in  the  real  j 

be,"  said  Sgt.  Dusty  Stokes,  of  be  there  fast,"  said  Michael  world,"  said  Ryan  Litchfield,  a  1 

the  Hamilton  County  Sheriffs  Hills,  an  associate  professor  senior  outdoor  teacher  educa-  f 

Department.  in  the  School  of  Education  &  tion  major.  "We  were  talldntl 

When  he  found  the  body,  his  Psychology.  "The  students  did  to  teachers,  current  employees  I 

brother  called  Marion  County  a  professional  job."  in  the  field  and  providing  res-J 

Police    Department.    Stokes  The  responsibilities  of  the  cue  services  to  those  in  need" 

said  he  got  the  call  about  the  students  were  to  put  up  at  300- 

body  at  5:30  p.m.  foot  highline  over  Suck  Creek, 


Collegedale  Church  starts  anonymous  blog  site  I 


Katie  Hammond 
Mw;  EminB 


A  Web  site  where  students 
can  post  anonymous  blogs 
about  addictions  and  strug- 
gles, churchsecrets.net,  was 
officially  launched  by  Colleg- 
edale SDA  church  during  the 
last  week  in  January.  The  site 
also  allows  anyone  to  respond 
and  give  advice  to  the  blogs. 

"[The  Web  site]  is  not  sim- 
ply for  airing  concerns,"  said 
John.  Nixon,  senior  pastor  of 
the  Collegedale  SDA  church. 
"It's  to  get  support,  under- 
standing and  help  from  people 
with  similar  problems  who 
have  found  a  way  out." 

A  variety  of  blogs  have  been 
posted  on  the  site,  with  topics 
such  as  sustaining  devotional 
life,  pornography  addictions, 
homosexuality  and  sex.  At 
least  half  of  the  blogs  posted 
have  to  do  with  sex,  Nixon 
said. 

N,ixon  thinks  that  the  site 
has  the  potential  for  being 
helpful,  but  only  if  advice  is  of- 
fered to  the  blogs.  ! 

"The  site  will  be  unhealthy 
unless  people's  problems  and 
concerns  are  being  responded 


to  in  a  healthy  way,"  Nixon 
said.  "It's  for  more  than  just 
venting." 

Students   and   community 


Hi  think  that 
more  vulner- 
ability and  trans- 
parency is  really 
important  and  the 
Web  site  is  a  step 


whatever  is  inappropriate  ill 
just  deleted,"  said  Eddie  Cor-f 
nejo,  a  senior  religious  stadia! 
major  and  student  coordinate 
for  Renewal  church  service. 

In  addition  to  blogs  posted! 
by  students,  the  site  features! 
a  "Nixon  Asks"  section,  when! 
Nixon  posts  a  question  fal 
people  to  respond  to. 

The  response  to  the  Well 
site  has  been  mostly  positive,! 
with  only  a  couple  of  negate! 
posts,  Nixon  said.  One  student! 
posted  a  blog  questioning  h»»| 
_  _the  site  was  redemptive,  bf 

m  that  direction.^  7  added. 

Some  students  like  the* 

-Bjorn  Harboldt  and  its  goals,  but  would*11! 

see  people  be  even  more  op*| 

with  each  other, 
members  can  respond  to  the         "I  think  that  more  v 

blogs  posted,  and  Nixon  said  ability   and   transparency^ 

that  he  occasionally  responds  really  important  and  the     I 

anonymously   as   well.      He  site  is  a  step  in  that  "Hi 

added  that  faculty  and  religion  tion,"  said  Bjorn  Harbi 

professors  have  been  invited  junior  management  entref  I 

to  visit  the  site  and  respond.  neurship  major.  "But  its  ■ "■ 

No    topics    are    excluded  enough  because  we  need  «m 

from  being  discussed  on  the  able  to  discuss  these  p« 

site,  however,  the  articles  are  personally  within  our « 

screened  for  language.  nity." 

"Three  or  four  people  have 
access  to  the  Web  page  and 


BURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 


NEWS 


Idventist-Muslim  meetings  come  to  Southern 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
i  hosted  the  North  Ameri- 
J  Division  (NAD)  Adventist 
ftlim  Relations  Summit 
Ki  Feb.  13  to  Feb.  15.  The 
[unit  was  part  of  the  efforts 
^ie  NAD  Adventist  Muslim 
jtions  and  featured  Bryan 
[ant,  the  director  of  this 
as  one  of  the  key 

Jallant,  who  began  his  work 
Jie  director  of  this  program 
Jovember,  said  the  goal  of 
■summit  was  to  "raise  the 
Rreness  of  the  work  of  the 
^nentist  Muslim   Relations 


"We  hope  to  start  having 
summits  on  the  east  and  west 
coasts  each  year,"  Gallant  said. 
"We  especially  want  to  get  stu- 
dents on  our  university  cam- 
puses involved." 

The  summit  began  with  a 
presentation  at  vespers  by  Gal- 
lant and  continued  through 
the  weekend  with  several  pre- 
sentations on  Saturday  and 
Sunday  mornings,  breakout 
discussion  sessions  on  Satur- 
day afternoon  and  a  question 
and  answer  time  on  Saturday 
evening. 

Kristina  Benfield,  a  senior 
graphic  design  major,  attend- 
ed one  of  the  hour-long  pre- 
sentations on  Saturday  morn- 
ing about  how  the  Adventist 


Students  build  duplex 


Imanda  Allen 


Eve  students  and  their  in- 
Hctor  in  Southern's  con- 
Hction  management  pro- 
mt are  almost  halfway  done 
ffl  a  housing  construction 
Bet  on  University  Drive, 
ffitder  the  supervision 
Michael  Mehlenbacher, 
istcuctor  in  the  construc- 
01  management  program, 
he  class  began  construction 
^ftitember  of  2008.  The 
Btory  duplex  is  1,300 
b  feet  with  a  two-car 
fe,  three  bedrooms  and 
pis.  The  class  plans  to 
te  finishing  touches  on 
terior  of  the  house  after 
■break.  When  the  house 
^Pleteditwillbeusedfor 
[married  students  or  fac- 
>using. 

jiething  that  I  like  about 
Eject  is  the  framing  and 
|>ds-on,  physical  type  of 
Isaid  Brett  Mehlenbach- 
§>Phomore  construction 
|ement  major. 
§  ls  the  first  year  that 
|»hashadaconstruc- 
Tfnagement  program, 
^gned  to  give  students.' 
ictl(*l  skills  and  hands- 
|«wnce  that  they  need 
|awe  to  supervise  and 

resuming  to  end. 
■T^Meeks,  a  sophomore 


Photo  By  Trisha  Moor 
David  Moore  hammers  boards  to- 
gether for  a  porch  on  a  new  house 
on  University  drive. 

construction  management  ma- 
jor said,  "Most  importantly, 
since  it  is  a  construction  man- 
agement class,  we  get  to  build 
a  house  from  the  ground  up  so 
it  is  the  most  practical  knowl- 
edge one  can  get  in  that  field." 

The  instructors  believe  that 
this  program  has  alot  of  poten- 
tial and  hope  it  will  grow  in  the 
next  few  years.  It  equips  stu- 
dents to  be  competitive  in  the 
market  place  as  construction 
supervisors.  Ideally  the  con- 
struc-tion  program  would 
build  one  house  per  year. 

Mehlenbacher  said,  "It's 
a  lot  more  than  a  trades  pro- 
gram, it's  a  program  for  bright 
and  smart  kids  who  are  able  to 
apply  the  essence  of  their  skills 
to  practical  settings." 


message  is  unique  in  that  it 
can  break  down  walls  between 
the  Adventist  and  Muslim  cul- 
tures. 

"I  liked  how  the  emphasis 
was  on  getting  to  know  them 
[Muslims]  and  understand- 
ing them  first,"  Benfield  said. 
"His  [Gallant's]  approach  was 
all  about  understanding  their 
culture  as  opposed  to  pointing 
out  the  differences  between 

Guian  Goulet,  a  sophomore 
animation  major,  also  at- 
tended several  of  the  Saturday 
morning  presentations  as  well 
as  vespers  and  felt  that  the 
summit  was  a  great  learning 
opportunity. 

"I  didn't  know  much  about 


Photo  By  Ashley  Cheney 

bryan  Gallant,  director  of  Adventist  Muslim  Relations  for  the  NAD, 
speaks  for  the  February  13  vespers. 

Muslims  going  into  the  pre-  do  have  in  common  and  how 

sentations,"   Goulet  said.   "I  much  of  an  opportunity  we 

think  the  biggest  thing  that  have  to  reach  them  with  this 

stood  out  to  me  was  seeing  common  ground." 
how  much  we  [as  Adventists] 


Career  Center  provides  counseling  to  students 


Julie  HrrrLE 

St«f  Wmn 


Southern's  Career  Center 
provides  free  help  and  advice 
to  students  who  need  direction 
in  planning  their  academic  ca- 
reers. 

According  to  Southern's  in- 
stitutional research  and  plan- 
ning department,  85  students 
registered  as  either  undecided 
or  general  studies  majors  this 
year.  When  students  go  for  ca- 
reer counseling  they  may  find  a 
variety  of  helpful  information. 
With  the  help  of  a  career  coun- 
selor, students  can  take  career 
assessments,  view  job  descrip- 
tions, check  out  economic  data 
to  compare  employment  rates, 
learn  interview  skills  and  job 
search  strategies,  develop  their 


resume  and  get  counseling. 

Students  have  found  this 
system  beneficial.  Michelle 
Edwards,  a  sophomore  psy- 
chology major,  was  having  a 
difficult  time  deciding  on  a 
major  until  she  talked  with  the 
career  counselor. 

"He  really  helped  me  real- 
ize that  I  was  meant  to  go  into 
career  counseling  so  I  can  help 
students  like  me  find  direction 
in  life,"  Edwards  said. 

Jeremy  Moore,  the  career 
services  coordinator  at  South- 
ern, looks  at  many  factors  to 
help  a  student  decide  on  an 
area  of  study.  First,  he  looks 
at  their  philosophy  in  life  in- 
cluding how  much  they  want 
to  work,  where  they  want  to 
work  and  for  how  long.  Then, 
he  looks  at  their  skills  and 


physical  capabilities  to  iden- 
tify which  areas  are  best  for 
them. 

"Even  if  a  sophomore  hasn't 
declared  a  major  yet,  they 
shouldn't  worry  too  much," 
Moore  said,  although  he  says 
that  sophomores  should  know 
what  they  want  to  study  by 
April  of  their  sophomore  year. 

Moore  suggested  asking 
three  questions  when  consid- 
ering a  major,  "Do  you  per- 
form well  academically?  Are 
you  innately  interested  in  what 
you're  studying?  Do  you  feel 
that  you  fit  into  that  area?" 

Students  who  need  aca- 
demic guidance  should  not 
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Race 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

Bontekoe  said. 

"It's  their  race,  but  it  ben- 
efits our  department,"  said 
Mike  Hills,  assistant  professor 
in  the  School  of  Education  & 
Psychology. 

Bontekoe  said  that  prizes, 
such  as  handcrafted  mugs, 
will  also  be  given  to  different 
age  groups  on  race  day. 


NEWS 


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Some  students  are  looking 
forward  to  the  race. 

"I'm  really  excited  about 
running  this  race,"  said  Megan 
Southerland,  a  sophomore 
nonprofit  administration  and 
development  major.  "I've  been 
in  5k  road  races,  but  I'm  ex- 
pecting this  6k  trail  race  will 
be  so  much  fun.  I  also  know 
that  my  money  will  go  to  a 
good  cause." 

Students  who  are  interested 


in  registering  for  the  race  can 
sign  up  at  www.rockcreek. 
com/southern6  or  at  the  gym 
on  race  day. 


Homeless 

Continued  from  Pg.  l 

group  comes  up  with  a  menu 
and  each  family  chooses  some- 
thing to  prepare. 

After  passing  out  food, 
everyone  mingles  and  some 
friendships  have  been  formed. 

"They  have  invited  us  to 
their  camps,"  Jones  said. 
"They  will  sleep  anywhere, 
from  the  woods,  to  bushes 
along  the  road,  to  garages.  But 
often  the  city  will  come  and 
bulldoze  their  camps,  claim- 
ing that  it  is  best  for  the  home- 
less." 


Robert,  a  homeless  man, 
really  appreciates  what  the 
ministry  is  doing  and  he  is 
now  helping  spread  the  word 
to  others.  The  Joneses  have 
taken  Robert  to  church  with 
them  and  he  is  now  interested 
in  studying  the  Bible  and  be- 
ing baptized.  Robert  now  leads 
out  in  a  Bible  study  for  about 
20  people. 

The  ministry  has  made  an 
impact  on  some  students. 

After  helping  with  the  min- 
istry, Beau  Sherman,  a  senior 
character  animation  major 
said,  "I  need  to  share  what  I 
have  to  help  those  who  lack." 
According  to  the  online 


Chattanoogan,  there  has  been 
a  40  percent  increase  in  home- 
less families  since  the  foreclo- 
sure crisis. 

Spending  time  with  the 
homeless  causes  many  stu- 
dents to  wish  they  could  do 
more.  There  are  hopes  of 
growing  the  program.  Even- 
tually Jones  would  like  to  get 
a  non-profit  organization  run- 
ning and  have  shelters  built 
where  even  more  ministry  can 
take  place. 

Friends  in  the  Park  will  be 
meeting  Feb.  21.  To  get  in- 
volved, contact  Justin  Jones  at 
jonesj@southern.edu. 


meet  the 


FIRMS 

2-5  p.m. 


thursday, 
feb.  19 

Look: 

for  an  internship 
Apply: 

for  a  job 
Bring: 

your  resume 
Dress: 

for  success 


Church  Atrium 

and 
Fellowship  Hall 

Check  the  website... 

meetthefinns.southern.edu 


Elections 

Continued  from  Pg.  i 

which  did  not  correspond  with 
spring  break,  voter  turnout  in- 
creased more  than  50  percent 
with  almost  300  more  ballots 
cast,  according  to  the  Hamil- 
ton County  Election  Commis- 
sion. 

This  change  will  be  ben- 
eficial for  Southern  students 
and  faculty  as  well  as  the  city 
of  Collegedale.  To  resched- 
ule elections  to  a  time  when 
school  is  in  session  would  cost 
the  city  $2,500,  but  with  early 


voting  they  can  keep  voter 
turnout  high  without  added 
costs,  said  Larry  Hanson,  Col- 

i  legedale  city  commissioner. 

I  Any  student  that  is  reg. 
istered  to  vote  in  Hamilton 
County  may  vote  in  the  elec- 
tions, Johnson  said,  other 
leaders  in  the  Collegedajj 
community  also  encourage  I 
student  participating  in  elec- 
tions. 

Ralph  Neall,  president  o[ 
Kiwanis  Club  of  Ooltewah- 
Collegedale,  said,  "Any  student  I 
that's  registered  is  certainly 
welcome  and  encouraged  to  i 
vote." 


Ballots  cast  in  previous  Collegedale  Elections 


Graphic  by  Katie  D«tn  I 


Connect 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

relationships  within  the  church 
as  well  as  the  community. 

The  men-only  Sabbath 
school  class  provides  a  place 
for  men  to  discuss  current  is- 
sues. 

"My  Sabbath  school  class 
is  unique  in  the  sense  that  it 
uses  the  practical  best-selling 
book,  "Wild  at  Heart,"  by  John 
Eldredge  as  the  foundation 
for  discussion,  sharing  and 
Bible  study  for  a  10  week  pe- 
riod," said  Marcel  Schwantes, 
the  men-only  worship  leader. 
"Men  will  explore  what  God 
designed  them  to  be,  recap- 
ture their  masculine  heart  as 
created  and  defined  in  the  im- 
age of  a  passionate  God." 

The  second  class  studies 
prayer  designed  for  coming 
together  and  praying  for  the 
Connect  worship  service  and 
community. 

"[It]  is  sort  of  an  un-Sab- 
bath  school.  We're  more  of 
a  prayer  group,"  said  Carol 
Loree,  prayer  group  worship 
leader.  "Our  purpose  is  to  ask 


God  to  display  His  presencel 
and  His  power  in  our  ConT 
nect  community.  The  prayer! 
meeting  was  inspired  by  JinI 
Cymbala's  book,  "Fresh  WW  I 
Fresh  Fire,"  where  he  tells  howl 
God  transformed  the  Brooklyi  | 
Tabernacle  when  the  member* 
started  praying." 

The  third  class  is  focused  oil 
the  topic  of  identity,  based  Ml 
a  book  called  "Searching  faf 
God  Knows  What"  by  DonalJ| 
Miller. 

The  worship  leaders  haul 
high  hopes  for  the  new  Sab-1 
bath  school  classes.  Currenlf 
ly,  these  are  the  only  S 
school  classes  offered  by»l 
nect,  but  there  are  planstD«W| 
more  as  needed. 

"Depending  on  the  suc*l 
ofthe  current  classes,  we  "*■ 


begin  a  new  series 


for  evrn- 1 


one  on  topics  of  emow 
health,    Christian  lea*" 
and   spiritual   develop**! 
Schwantes  said.  "The  sPJ 
group  setting  helps  us  1»^ 
trust  with  one  another, 
opinions  and  learn  from 
other's  spiritual  walk  m 
and  open  setting. 


»|URSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  5 

Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


esponse  to  controversial  "jesus  is  dead"  article 


Brhe  Accent's  last  issue  con- 
tained an  article  titled  "Je- 
Ms  is  Dead,"  which  claimed 
Ht  the  physical  resurrection 
Hjesus  was  a  late  addition 
■christian  belief,  one  not 
Blred  by  Christianity's  earli- 
Bwitnesses,  whose  (possibly 
hallucinatory)  belief  was  only 
K  spiritual  resurrection. 
B[  appreciate  the  irenic  tone 
Hthis  article  and  assume  that 
Rs  the  honest  expression  of 
H  author's  beliefs.  However, 
several  things  in  this  article 
Herve  reconsideration. 
BFirst,  we  are  told  that  "one 
important  step  in  finding  the 
nth ...  is  to  date  your  sourc- 
es and  trust  the  early  ones 
Rjre  than  the  later  ones." 
Bis  claim  is  suspect.  I  doubt 
Ht  a  biography  of  Adolph 
Btlcr  written  in  Germany  in 
p8  would  be  more  trustwor- 
B  than  one  from  Australia  in 
■8.  Chronological  proxim- 
Bof  witness  and  event  is  a 
Bir  criterion  for  reliability. 
But  even   if  earliest  wit- 
Bees  were  most  reliable,  we 
Bst  ask  about  the  sequence 
Harnesses  proposed  in  last 
Rk's  article.    We  were  told 
Bt  Paul  was  the  earliest  wit- 
Ds  to  believe  in  the  resur- 
Won,  followed  sequentially 
UMark,  Matthew,  Luke  and 
«m-  There  is  some  science 
Dfc  Since  Matthew  and  Luke 
BM  from  Mark's   gospel, 
m  must    post-date    Mark 
Upome  unknown   interval. 
■Won  says  that  John  was 
■fast    apostle  to  die  and 
II  he  wrote  his  gospel  at  an 
Bmced  age.    But  this  still 
jjr  several  open  questions, 
■park,  Matthew  and  Luke 
■flater  than  Paul?    Many 
Bflars  would  argue  other- 
H    There  are  indications 
(Arts  (the  sequel  to  Luke) 
finished    before    Paul's 
C  If  so,  Mark  must  also 
■d"^11  written  b y  this  time. 
M  pa»l  Mark  and  Luke 


(and  probably  Matthew)  may 
have  been  contemporaries, 
and  the  claim  that  the  teach- 
ing about  Christ's  resurrection 
became  more  physical  with  the 
passage  of  time  evaporates. 

However,  there  are  scholars 
who  do  insist  on  the  sequence 
of  Paul,  Mark,  Matthew,  Luke 
and  John.  How  did  they  come 
to  this  belief?  Their  view  is 
based  on  two  factors.  First, 
they  have  examined  the  con- 
tents of  the  various  witnesses. 
Second,  they  have  assumed 
a  certain  pattern  of  develop- 
ment in  Christianity,  namely, 
tha^  the  teachings  of  the  his- 
torical Jesus  were  simple, 
practical  and  almost  humanis- 
tic and  that  the  elaborate  and 
allegedly  ''fantastic"  doctrines 
of  miracles,  incarnation, 
Christ's  divinity  and  the  bodily 
resurrection,  arose  over  time. 
From  this  they  inferred  the  se- 
quence previously  described. 
Unfortunately,  this  means 
that  whether  they  were  right 
or  wrong,  the  sequence  can- 
not prove  the  gradual  devel- 
opment of  the  doctrines:  that 
would  be  a  circular  argument, 
expressing  as  a  conclusion 
what  was  previously  posited 
as  an  assumption. 

But  even  if  Paul's  state- 
ments really  are  the  earliest 
testimony  of  Jesus'  resurrec- 
tion, what  then?  What  was 
Paul's  understanding  of  the 
resurrection?  Last  week's  ar- 
ticle cited  part  of  Paul's  teach- 
ing about  the  resurrection  in 
1  Corinthians  15,  where  Paul 
contrasts  the  earthly,  natural 
body  of  our  present  life  with 
the  heavenly  spiritual  body  of 
the  resurrection  and  says  that 
flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit 
the  kingdom.  Omitted  from 
these  comments  is  any  em- 
phasis on  the  fact— vitally  im- 
portant to  Paul-that  there  is 
certainly  a  body  of  some  sort 
in  the  resurrected  existence. 
(Look  again  at  verses  40-44) 


Also  omitted  is  the  reference 
to  the  fact  that  the  entire  chap- 
ter defends  the  historical  real- 
ity of  Christ's  resurrection  (see 
1  Corinthians  15:3-8)  and  that 
Paul  insists  that  Christ's  death 
and  resurrection  are  events  of 
"of  first  importance"  (verse  3) 
and  were  widely  witnessed  (by 
as  many  as  500  people  at  once, 
making  it  unbelievable  that 
Paul  was  speaking  of  a  hallu- 
cination or  an  internal  expe- 
rience). Paul  is  never  specific 
about  the  nature  of  the  resur- 
rection body-either  Christ's  or 
ours,  though  it  is  clear  that  our 
resurrection  will  be  as  percep- 
tible as  anything  else  of  which 
he  speaks.  His  comments  on 
the  resurrection  in  1  Thessa- 
lonians  (widely  believed  to  be 
one  of  Paul's  earliest  epistles) 
make  this  clear  (see  1  Thessa- 
lonians  4:15-17). 

Despite  this,  last  week's 
article  exhorted  us  to  aban- 
don the  claims  of  resurrection 
and  to  focus  instead  on  Jesus' 
teachings.  I  am  unwilling  to 
abandon  my  faith  in  the  res- 
urrection: Paul  tells  us  in  1 
Corinthians  15:19  that  without 
belief  in  the  resurrection,  "we 
are  of  all  people  most  to  be  pit- 
ied." Nevertheless,  I  have  of- 
ten wondered  when  Christians 
will  let  Jesus  speak.  We  talk 
about  him,  we  sing  his  praises, 
we  believe  he  rose  from  the 
dead,  but  we  don't  always  lis- 
ten to  what  he  says  or  obey  his 
instructions.  Often  it  seems 
that  we  preach  a  religion  about 
Jesus  rather  than  practicing 
the  religion  of  Jesus.  On  this 
point  I  share  some  sympathy 
with  last  week's  article. 

But  if  we  regard  Matthew, 
Luke  and  John  as  unreliable 
and  shift  our  faith  from  cele- 
brating Christ's  resurrection  to 
following  his  teachings,  where 
does  this  leave  us?  Well,  then 
we  are  in  trouble,  because 
Paul  tells  us  almost  none  of 
Jesus'   teachings   and   Mark 


tells  us  very  few.  Paul  does, 
of  course,  give  a  lot  of  his  own 
teachings,  but  he  seldom  at- 
tributes teachings  to  Jesus.  So 
to  know  what  Jesus  taught  we 
must  rely  on  Matthew,  Luke 
and  John,  our  only  extensive 
sources  for  Christ's  teachings. 
In  other  words,  without  those 
gospels  which  teach  the  tan- 
gible bodily  resurrection  of  Je- 
sus, we  can't  know  what  Jesus 
said. 

Finally,  we  were  told  that 
"to  insist  that  Jesus  is  alive  in 
heaven  creates  a  culture  of  pas- 
sivity where  we  wait  for  him 
to  come  and  fix  this  world." 
Strangely,  this  is  just  the  op- 
posite of  Paul's  position.  He 
told  the  Romans  that  their  ex- 
pectation of  the  culmination  of 


history  in  Christ's  return  from 
heaven  should  motivate  them 
to  cast  off  the  works  of  dark- 
ness and  put  on  the  armor  of 
light  (Romans  13:12).  Indeed, 
the  entire  New  Testament 
echoes  with  the  understand- 
ing that  our  belief  in  Christ's 
resurrection  and  his  return 
to  raise  the  dead  is  the  best 
of  reasons  for  living  now  to 
bring  the  earth  into  harmony 
with  the  ways  of  the  kingdom 
of  heaven. 

Donn  Leatherman 
Professor 
School  of  Religion 

To  read  the  full  version 
of  this  article,  please  visit 
accent.southern.edu. 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2u09 
Sarah  Hayhoe 
Opinion  Editor 
sarahh@southern.edu 


"I  did  not  come  to  bring  peace,  but  a  sword" 

■      VtiVB      BB^r*.     ^«  \*J     U  —„„«mont    was     teachings  with  Martin  I  nrt,„. 


The  recent  article  "Jesus  is 
Dead"  has  certainly  sparked 
conversation  among  students. 
I  would  like  to  share  some  of 
the  thoughts  discussed  in  one 
of  my  classes. 

First  it  is  very  interesting 
that  the  author  distances  him- 
self from  the  accuracy  of  the 
Bible  initially  in  the  article  and 
then  tries  to  the  use  the  Bible 
to  prove  his  point. 

"You  act  as  though  wor- 
shiping Him,  praying  to  Him 
and  telling  people  about  Him 
is  the  sum  of  your  duty  as  His 
follower.  He  never  asked  for 
any  of  those  things!"  Matthew 
28:18-20  states  the  opposite 
of  that  assertion  as  Jesus  says, 
"Therefore  go  and  make  dis- 
ciples of  all  nations,  baptizing 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Fa- 


,w,n     died     The    movement    was  teachings  with  Martin  Luther 

spirit."  He  never  ment-o^an     died.  ^  ^  ^  ^^  rf  ^   Jr    .g  &  ^  ^ 

„.„.,.        „,    x    Corinthians     their  seeing  Christ  was  their  CivU  rights  is  a  broad  prin- 

"■    '     faith  rekindled.  Also,  Paul  was  ciple  on  which  anyone  can 

\  realistic.  He  did  not  have  a  view  the  world  and  anyone 


ther  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  and  teaching  them 
to  obey  everything  I  have  com- 
manded you..." 

Akerman  states,  "Paul  be- 
lieved Jesus  was  alive  because 
he  had  a  visionary  experi- 
ence with  Christ's  "life-giving 


empty  tomb  < 

Corinthians 

15  Paul  clearly  states,  "And 
if  Christ  has  not  been  raised,     _ 

,tcnns   nas  euphoric   experience  on  the     can  champion.  Jesus  claimed 

KSStS5S£  -d  to  Damascus.  He  had  a  to  be  God.  The  authority  < 
Jyl  Paul  does  not  deny  the  powerful  encounter  with  the  His  message  centered  on  that 
bodily  resurrection  of  Christ.  Lord.  He  did  not  change  his 
In  fact  he  states  that  the  resur- 
rection of  Christ  is  absolutely 
essential  to  our  faith.  The 
hope  of  Christianity  is  rooted 
in  the  resurrection  of  Christ. 
What  hope  would  there  be  for 
us  without  it?  Christ's  claim 
as  the  Son  of  God  is  rooted  in 
His  resurrection.  Therein  lies 
His  authority.  If  Christ  had 
remained  in  the  tomb  Chris- 
tianity would  have  died  with 
Him.  The  disciples  were  fear- 
ful and  ashamed  when  Christ 


Zarathustra  comes  to  Southern 


Through  the  February  12 
Accent  article,  "Jesus  is  dead," 
Zarathustra  stepped  out  of  Ni- 
etzsche's classic  work  into  the 
campus  of  Southern  Adventist 
University.      In  the  original 
story,  Zarathustra  is  a  proph- 
et-like figure  who  descends  to 
the  cities  and  villages  in  the 
valley  and  then  proclaims  that 
God  is  dead.  The  citizens  react 
with  anger  and  dismay,  chal- 
lenging Zarathustra  as  to  how 
he  knows  God  is  dead.  Zara- 
thustra answers  to  the  effect 
that  they  -  the  valley  citizens 
-  have  told  him  so.  The  citi- 
zens strenuously  object,  but 
Zarathustra  argues  that  while 
they  go  to  church  and  praise 
God,  their  daily  lives  declare 
God  to  be  dead  and  that  he 
(i.e.  Zarathustra)  is  merely  de- 
claring vocally  what  their  lives 
declare  implicitiy. 

Zarathustra  has  now  come 
to  SAU  and  made  the  same 
point.  The  last  two  para- 
graphs of  the  article  lament 
an  Adventism  emasculated  of 
divine  life  and  power,  not  un- 


like the  Churches  of  Germany 
in  Nietzsche's  era.  I  observed 
plenty  of  the  citizens  of  Happy 
Valley  responding  with  fear 
and  anger,  much  like  the  citi- 
zens of  Zarathustra 's  valley  re- 
sponded to  him.  It  would  not 
be  surprising  if  there  are  calls 
for  the  heads  of  the  author,  ed- 
itors,  and  faculty  sponsorship, 
but  beheading  Zarathustra  will 
not  solve  the  problem. 

The  fact  is  that  our  reli- 
gious community  demon- 
strates about  the  same  rates 
of  divorce,  child  abuse,  sexual 
abuse,  substance  abuse,  etc., 
as  the  "unbelieving"  world. 
Our  lack  of  transformational 
living  proclaims  loudly  that  Je- 
sus is  indeed  dead.  Our  youth, 
and  many  others-,  are  fed  up 
with  the  hypocritical  preten- 
sions we  erect  as  a  facade  to 
cover  these  and  other  prob- 
lems, and  these  youth  will,  like 
Zarathustra,  bluntly  confront 
us.  The  solution  is  not  to  zap 
our  Zarathustras,  but  rather 
to  recapture  the  living  vitality 
of  Christ  in  transformational 


Stephen  Bauer 


living,  demonstrating  moral 
consistency  between  our  pro- 
fession and  our  actual  life- 
style. Our  Zarathustra  has  ex- 
posed the  disconnection  of  the 
branch  from  the  vine.  Let  us 
use  this  opportunity  to  focus 
on  being  grafted  back  into  the 
living  vitality  of  the  vine  which 
manifests  itself  in  transforma- 
tional living. 

Stephen  Bauer,  Ph.  D., 
Associate  Professor 
School  of  Religion 


death-threats  to  Christians  on 
a  whim.  He  had  a  conviction 
of  the  heart  that  the  Christians 
were  right  in  their  faith  in  the 
risen  Christ. 

"His  message  became  even 
more  captivating  because  He 
gave  His  life  to  the  promotion 
of  peace  and  inclusivity  and  I 
hope  to  do  the  same."  On' the 
contrary  Matthew  10:34  states, 
"Do  not  suppose  that  I  have 
come  to  bring  peace  to  the 
earth.  I  did  not  come  to  bring 
peace,  but  a  sword."  Followers 
of  Christ  have  a  long  history 
of  persecution.  The  "teachings 
of  Christ  are  not  popular  but 
bring  division.  It  is  not  easy  or 
always  enjoyable  to  stand  up 
for  Christ.  Often  one  is  alien- 
ated for  standing  up  for  the 
teachings  of  Christ. 

The  author's  skepticism  of 
the  "tales"  of  some  Bible  sto- 
ries on  the  surface  seem  un- 
derstandable. We  do  not  see 
these  things  every  day.  How- 
ever, faith  in  the  God  of  the 
Bible  is  not  rooted  on  these 
miraculous  signs.  Christ  Him- 
self says  in  Matthew  11  how 
the  cities  where  most  of  His 
miracles  were  performed  still 
remained  unbelieving.  The 
power  of  scripture  is  not  in  the 
supernatural,  though  that  is 
certainly  valuable.  The  power 
of  scripture  is  in  prophecy. 
The  prophecies  about  the  life 
of  Christ  are  truly  astound- 
ing in  their  specificity.  And 
the  power  of.  scripture  is  in 
changed  lives.  My  father,  my 
friends  and  I  can  attest  that, 
"You  will  seek  me  and  find  me 
when  you  seek  me  with  all  your 
heart"  (Jeremiah  29:13). 
The  comparison  of  Jesus' 


The  hope  of 
Christianity  is 

rooted  in  the 
resurrection  of 

Christ.  What 

hope  would 
there  be  for  us 
without  it?  ^ 

fact.  Jesus  as  the  Son  of  God  ] 
is  the  foundation  of  Christian- 
ity. I  am  reminded  of  the  C.S. 
Lewis  quote  that  states,  "I  am  I 
trying  here  to  prevent  anyone  I 
saying  the  really  foolish  thing  | 
that  people  often  say  about  I 
Him:  'I'm  ready  to  accept  Je-j 
sus  as  a  great  moral  teacher,  j 
but  I  don't  accept  His  claim  to  | 
be  God.'  That  is  the  one  tl 
we  must  not  say.  A  man  who  I 
was  merely  a  man  and  said  the  1 
sort  of  things  Jesus  saidv 
not  be  a  great  moral  teacher,! 
He  would  be  either  a  lunatic. 
or  else  he  would  be  the  Devil  I 
of  Hell.  You  must  make  yon  I 
choice.  Either  this  man  .was,  f 
and  is,  the  Son  of  God:  or  j 
else  a  madman  or  soro 
worse."  I 

In  the  final  paragraph  1"  I 
author   states,   "After  all, « 
Jesus  is  watching  I  can  « 
imagine  that  He  would  raW 

I  follow  His  teachings  a» 
doubt  His  resurrection  « 
believe  in  His  resurrection* 
ignore  His  teachings."  « 
presented  as  an  either/or* 
tion.  There  is  a  third  op° 
Believe  in  His  resan« 
and  follow  His  teachings- 

Lorrie  Schrader 
Senior,  religion 
studies  major 


• 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,2009 


Lets  pray  for  belief 


itaa^dilor; 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 


With  all  that  we  might  say 
in  response  to  Shane  Afcer- 
man's  decision  to  cast  public 
doubt  on  the  resurrection  of 
Christ,  perhaps  it's  even  more 
important  what  we  do. 

Shane  says  that  he,  like 
Thomas,  will  not  believe  until 
he  sees  Jesus  for  himself.  If 
this  is  where  Shane  chooses 
to  be,  this  is  where  we  should 
meet  him.  All  on  campus  who 
believe  should  pray  morning 
and  evening  that  Jesus  will 
reveal  Himself  to  Shane  in  a 
way  he  cannot  deny— that  like 
Thomas,  he  will  "stop  doubt- 
ing and  believe." 

Shane,  you  also  must  be 
willing  to  do  your  part.  If  Jesus 
shows  you  His  nail  marks,  you 
must  be  willing  to  put  your  fin- 
ger there.  If  He  shows  you  His 


Andy  Nash 


side,  you  must  be  willing  to  re- 
turn to  these  same  pages  and 
say,  "My  Lord  and  my  God." 

Andy  Nash 
Associate  professor 
School  of  Journalism 
&  Communication 


Preparing  for  our  future 


Although  I  disagree  with 
"Jesus  is  dead,"  I  applaud  the 
author  for  having  the  courage 
to  pen  what  is  obviously  an  un- 
popular opinion  on  a  Seventh- 
Adventist  campus.  How- 
jever,  I  am  frustrated  with  the 
hard-headed,  hard-hearted 
way  people  responded. 

Time  and  again,  when  stu- 
dents, faculty,  church  mem- 
bers, etc.  are  confronted  with  a 
way  of  thinking  or  doing  things 
that  differs  from  what  we  con- 
sider right,  we  tend  to  react 
with  a  self-righteous  indigna- 
tion, immediately  categoriz- 
it  as  ignorant  and  inferior 
and  treating  it  as  a  personal 
attack  on  our  faith.  Our  faith 
k  in  a  God  that  is  big  enough 
to  handle  the  tough  questions; 
and  that  is  what  the  article  re- 
%is,  a  tough  question. 

The  world  is  made  of  tough 
Questions.  Once  we  leave  our 
'dyUic  university,  we  as  Ad- 
v«tists  are  the  minority.  If  we 
«°ose  to  disregard  the  tough 
Questions  n0W]  when  we  have 

„  "sources  to  find  out  the 
"?"»  *  our  fingertips,  we 
^  be  unable  to  reply  to  these 


Meredith  Rodriguez 

questions  when  we  face  them 
in  the  future,  and  we  will  be 
the  ones  disregarded.  How 
effective  will  our  message  be 
then? 

The  next  time  someone 
voices  a  view  that  doesn't 
agree  with  yours,  resist  the  im- 
pluse  to  ridicule.  Rather  than 
puffing  up  with  self-satisfied 
smugness,  try  to  practice  a  lit- 
tle Jesus-like  love  and  use  the 
opportunity  to  grow  yourself 
rather  than  belittle  others. 

Meredith  Rodriguez 
Junior  English 
and  French  major 


EDITORIAL 

Publishing  controversy  is  good 


A  newspaper— yes,  even 
a  Christian  newspaper— yes, 
even  an  Adventist,  Christian 
newspaper-by  definition  is 
supposed  to  report  the  news! 
Go-  figure,  right.  The  pride 
that  I  had  when  I  read  the 
article  "Jesus  is  dead"  almost 
matched  my  disagreement 
with  its  content.  Opinions  are 
valid  and  everyone  is  entitled 
to  them.  If  Mr.  Akerman's 
opinion  is  offensive,  well, 
maybe  you  needed  a  slap  in 
the  face  to  solidify  your  own 
beliefs.  The  worst  thing  that 
we  here  at  the  Accent  could  do 
is  become  a  platform  for  Ad- 
ventist propaganda.  We  are 
here  to  raise  and  culture  up- 
standing, Christian  students, 
not  spawn  a  generation  of 
naive,  ignorant,  close-mind- 
ed, Adventist-bubble  syn- 
dromized,  jerks  with  chips  on 
our  shoulders  who  think  that 
anyone  with  an  opinion  dif- 
ferent than  our  own  needs  to 
be  burned  at  the  stake  (Been 
there,  done  that;  ever  heard 
of  the  Inquisition?).  We  don't 
print  vulgarity  or  pornogra- 
phy because  they  are.  inde- 
cent, but  opinions  that  are 
legitimate  and  not  immature 
attempts  at  popularity  or  in- 
famy, we  will  probably  print— 
and  I  am  proud  to  be  part  of 
such  a  team. 

That  being  said,  I  do  agree 
with  the  notion  that,  if  Jesus' 
body  decayed  like  everyone 
else's,  He  would  not  be  in- 
significant nor  His  message 
useless,  but  it  WOULD  coun- 
teract the  very  fundamentals 
of  that  message.  You  cannot 
look  at  the  human  race  as 
the  focal  point  of  godliness. 
This  mindset  is  very  com- 
mon amongst  us  egocentric, 
geocentric-minded  humans. 
When  Jesus  was  on  the  cross, 
it  was  at  that  moment.when 
all  the  worlds  of  the  universe 
were  watching,  when  all  the 
evil  of  the  universe  was  trying 


to  make  Him  fall,  when  all  the 
good  of  the  universe  was  taken 
from  His  support,  when  all  of 
ours  sins  were  placed  on  His 
slate,  when  His  last  breath  left 
His  tired  lungs,  that  the  war  of 
the  universe  was  over. 

Make  no  mistake  about 
it;  without  the  resurrection 
of  Christ,  the  entire  thesis  of 
Christianity  is  null  and  void. 
Without  the  resurrection  of 
Christ,  His  message  is  null 
and  void;  all  morality  is  rela- 
tive to  the  situation;  all  ethics 
are  utilitarian  at  best;  all  evil 
is  just  choice  with  no  eternal 
consequence.  And  yes,  "wor- 
shipping Him,  praying  to  Him 
and  telling  people  about  Him" 
are  asked  of  us  by  God;  ever 
heard  of  the  first  command- 
ment, the  Lord's  prayer  or  the 
great  commission?  It  is  true, 
often,  that  "to  insist  that  Je- 
sus is  alive  in  heaven  creates 
a  culture  of  passivity  where 
we  wait  for  Him  to  come  and 
fix  this  world,"  but  that  is  the 
fault  of  humans  not  proof  of 
divine  death. 

And  even  so,  God  loved  us 
so  much  that  instead  of  ending 
•  all  sin  at  that  moment  of  vic- 
tory, he  extended  sin's  domain 
over  this  planet  in  hopes  that 
even  more  would  choose  to 
follow  Him,  accept  grace  and 
be  saved.  We  are  the  most  un- 
deserving creatures  ever  to  be 
in  existence  and  yet  God  still 
loves  us  enough  to  allow  sin  to 
permeate  longer  into  His  uni- 
verse so  that  we  have  a  chance 
to  be  saved.  The  main  idea  is 
that  no  matter  what  tempta- 
tion, THEY  CANT  WIN!  The 
battle  is  over,  the  war  is  won, 


Adam  Wamack 


and  YES  Jesus  is  alive!  He  is 
the  LIVING  proof  of  a  loving 
God's  victory  over  selfishness 
and  egocentrism.  No  mat-  ■ 
ter  what  the  opinion  may  be, 
even  if  they  are  entitled  to  it, 
the  truth  is  made  clearly  evi- 
dent in  nature,  in  scripture,  in 
people  throughout  the  world, 
and  (at  the  very  least)  in  my 
own  heart:  Jesus  is  very  much 
alive  and  knocking,  and  be- 
cause of  that  reason  and  that 
reason  alone,  I  have  a  chance 
at  life  as  well.  What  a  God  we 
serve. 

"The  only  reason  that  Chris- 
tians have  any  hope,  that  their 
message  has  any  validity,  that 
forgiveness,  goodness,  justifi- 
cation, sanctification,  or  right 
and  wrong  have  any  foun- 
dation at  all,  is  that  the  Son 
of  God  rose  from  the  dead. 
Without  this  single  incident 
the  entirety  of  their  message 
and  the  very  reason  for  the 
life  of  good-living  is  wasted." 
-T.  Hoffman 

Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 


To  view  more  letters  to  the  editor  in  response 

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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Unique  shops  to  help  beat  your  boredom 

.  .      .  m,orvthini7  is  fair  trade.  This 


Rachel  Hopkins 

I  mam  r  FniraB 

If  you're  anything  like  me, 
you  occasionally  get  in  one  of 
those  moods  where  nothing 
sounds  fun.  I  want  to  get  out 
of  the  house,  but  I  don't  feel 
like  going  to  any  of  the  plac- 
es I  normally  would.  Sure,  I 
could  go  downtown  and  walk 
around,  but  Coolidge  and  the 
walking  bridge  get  old  some- 
times. If  you  need  a  new  desti- 
nation, here  are  a  few  random 
spots  that  might  spark  your 
curiosity  and  will  still  be  fun  to 
peruse  even  if  you  don't  plan 
on  spending  any  money. 


Dragon  Dreams:  Dragon 
Museum  &  Gift  Shop 

Every  town  has  a  weird 
museum— This  is  Chattanoo- 
ga's. According  to  the  Web 
site,  they  house  thousands  of 
pieces  of  artwork,  collector's 
items,  artifacts  and  memora- 
bilia, all  with  Dragons!  As  if 
that  weren't  enough,  they  have 
a  dragon  gift  shop  (I'm  actu- 
ally quite  smitten  with  their 
"I  Love  Dragons"  rhinestone 
brooch).  Although  admission 
is  $6,  I'd  like  to  think  the  ex- 
perience would  be  worth  it. 
They're  right  off  the  East  Brain- 
derd  Road  exit  off  1-75-  Visit 
their  Web  site  for  more  info. 
dragonvet.com. 


Candyland 

The  name  is  pretty  self- 
explanatory.  What's  not  to 
love  about  a  store  whose  sole 
purpose  is  to  give  you  a  sugar 
high?  Although  they  used  to 
be  located  on  Market  Street, 
right  near  the  aquarium,  they 
recently  moved  across  the  riv- 
er to  115  Frazier  Avenue.  Take 
a  look-see  at  their  Web  site. 
candylandchattanooga.com. 

World  Next  Door  Market 

Located  at  loo  Market  St. 
right  next  to  the  aquarium. 
You  can  feel  good  about  shop- 
ping here.  They  sell  really 
cool,  handmade  items  from  all 
over  the  world  and  best  of  all 


everything  is  fair  trade.  This 
means  nothing  was  made  in  a 
sweatshop  and  the  person  who 
made  the  item  got  paid  what  it 
was  worth.  Find  out  more  at 
their  Web  site.  . 
worldnextdoormarket.com. 

Rick's  Guitar  Room 

If  you  play  the  guitar  or 
just  enjoy  music  in  general, 
this  is  a  cool  shop  to  check 
out.  Although  Ricks  sells  new 
equipment  and  accessories, 
the  store  is  primarily  stocked 
with  vintage  guitars  and  amps. 
Take  a  look  at  their  Web  site 
for  hours  and  directions. 
ricJtsguitarTOom.com. 


Question 

of  the  Week 

What  would  your 

ideal  spring  break 

consist  of? 


V_ 


"Going  to  Australia  to  visit  my  best  friend."  —Janessa  James 

"Snowboarding  on  fresh  powder  every  morning."  —Areli  Ruiz 

"Hanging  out  in  Harlem  with  my  friends  that  go  to  NYU."  -Kristopher  Houghton^ 

"I'm  doing  it!  70  miles  of  canoeing,  56  miles  of  backpacking  and  lots  of  fly  fishing." 

—Ryan  Rogers 
"Quality  alone  time.  I'd  go  somewhere  where  I  could  read,  write  and  hike.  In  fact,  maybe  I 

will."  —Andrea  Keele 
"The  perfect  amount  of  sun  so  I  could  tan  but  not  burn  and  I  wouldn't  have  a  schedule  or  an 

alarm  clock  or  anyone  telling  me  where  to  go."  -  Michelle  Knowles. 


Get  Your  Green  On 

18 


^wJmmjuUMw 


Vexation:  All  the  empty 
water  bottles  in  my  trash. 

Solution:  You  gotta'  tap 
that!  Your  sink,  that  is.  Stop 
being  such  a  snob  and  drink 
your  tap  water. 

Implementation: 
We've  already  discussed 
how  the  endless  supply  of 
plastic  used  for  bottling 
water  is  bad  for  the  envi- 
ronment, but  maybe  you're 
still  worried  about  making 
the  switch  because  you're 
not  too  sure  how  safe  your 
tap  wa»->-  '  .  Knowledge  is 
power,  so  go  to  www.ewg. 
org/tapwater   and   see   if 


your  state's  water  makes 
the  grade. 

Clarification:  Even  if 
your  state  doesn't  have  a 
stellar  report,  don't  throw 
in  the  towel.  Invest  in  a  wa- 
ter purifier  that  hooks  onto 
your  faucet.  You  can  also 
try  the  pitcher  form  that 
easily  stores  in  your  fridge. 
Even  if  your  state  does 
well,  but  you're  still  wor- 
ried about  chlorine,  then 
just  fill  a  pitcher  and  let  it 
sit  out  over  night  to  allow 
the  chlorine  to  evaporate. 
Voila! 

"Tip  and  info  from  Page-A- 
Day  Calendar  2009,  Workman 
Publishing 


Oops-see-daisies 

...humble  apologies 


Rachel  Hopkins 

liFFSTvitsFnimB 


Mistakes  happen.  As 
much  as  I  wish  my  edit- 
ing skills  were  prefect,  they 
are  not.  The  lifestyles  page 
makes  this  abundantly  clear 
every  now  and  then. 

To  those  of  you  who  were 
dying  to  try  the  restaurant 
that  critic  Chris  Lau  de- 
scribed in  last  week's  res- 
taurant review,  I  am  sorry. 
Greenlife  is  the  name.  You 
may  know  this  if  you  made 
it  all  the  way  to  the  editor's 
note  at  the  end  of  the  article, 
but  it  was  not  my  intention 
for  it  to  be  a  word  search. 

Also,  if  you  were  truly 


excited  about  the  Big  Band 
concert  at  the  Tivoli  on  Sat- 
urday night,  I  once  again 
apologize  for  tricking  you 
into  thinking  that  you  could 
afford  it.  The  ticket  price 
for  this  event  (and  all  Chat- 
tanooga Symphony  Orches- 
tra events)  has  been  $10  for 
students  for  as  long  as  I've 
been  here.  In  fact,  The  Tivo- 
li charged  students  $10  on 
Friday  night,  but  chose  to 
forgo  the  student  discount 
for  Saturday  night  and 
charge  a  minimum  of  $40 
to  attend.  That's  just  high- 
way robbery  in  my  opin- 
ion. Hopefully,  none  of  you 
went  and  we  taught  them  a 
lesson. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 1 
end?  Here  are  a  few  ideas  to  j 
get  you  headed  in  the  rigk\ 
direction. 

Shuptrine  Fine  Art 
Group  presents 
"Renewal" 

Art  celebrating  the  changes  0! 

a  new  year. 

Gold  Leaf  Designs  &  Framing  I 

Broad    Street,    Chattanooga  I 

Friday,  Feb.  20,  9  a.m. 

p.m.  (exhibit  through  the  end  I 

of  February) 

Free 

shuptrinefineartgroup.com 

Burnt  Music  presents  the  1 
"Charlie  Hall  Concert  J 
&  Middle  East  Relief 

Calvary  Chapel  Ckat-j 
tanooga,       Broad      Street, 


Saturday,  Feb.  21, 7  p.m. 
$12  for  tickets 
charliehall.com  or  e-mail  me- 1 
leahvsmith@hotmail.com  for  | 
more  info. 

Ruby  Falls  Lantern  Tours  J 

Chattanooga 

Saturday,  Feb.  21,  8:30 1& 

$20  (reservations  required) 

nibyfalls.com/lantern-tours. 

htm 

"Go,  Dog,  Go!" 

Presented    by    Chattanooga! 
Theatre  Centre 
Sunday,  Feb.  22, 2:30  P* 
Tickets  start  at  $9 
theatrecentre.com 

Houston    Museum's  An- 
nual Antiques  Show 

The  Mill,  Chattanooga 
Sunday,  Feb.  22,  ua.ro- "5  1 

p.m. 

$15 
thehoustonmuseum.coro     | 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  200'^ 

sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southem.edu 


Sporting  events  have  downgraded  this  year 


Zack  Livingston 

Sennit  Emm* 

After  watching  the  Cardi- 
nals go  up  against  the  Steelers 
in  the  Super  Bowl,  fans  weren't 
left  wanting  more.  It  was  a 
good  game,  but  the  underlying 
question  still  remained:  Who 
cares  about  those  two  teams? 
After  the  Super  Bowl  let- 
down, fans  once  again  ex- 
pected this  past  weekend  to  be 
filled  with  special,  unforget- 
table moments  in  sports  with 
the  Daytona  500  and  the  NBA 
All-Star  weekend  underway. 
Instead,  fans  watched  half  of 
a  rained-out  Daytona  and  wit- 
nessed the  first  costume  party 
on  a  NBA  basketball  court. 

The  Daytona  500  is  consid- 
ered the  Super  Bowl  of  racing 
and  Matt  Kenseth  won  the 
race  after  it  was  stopped  due 
to  rain  that  made  driving  con- 
ditions dangerous.  Accord- 
ing to  ESPN,  the  whole  event 
was  sold  out  by  Sunday,  which 
means  that  160,000  seats 
»ere  bought  along  with  the  in- 
ield  crowd  seats.  Thousands 
of  fans  present  and  millions 
itching  at  home  witnessed  a 
laytona  500  that  took  15  min- 
tes  to  end  after  the  red  flag. 
I  When  the  race  is  stopped 
[lecause  of  the  rain,  the  driver 
the  lead  is  proclaimed 
swinner.  This  person  just  so 


happened  to  be  Matt  Kenseth, 
who  might  go  down  in  history 
as  the  driver  to  win  the  Dayto- 
na 500  the  fastest.  There  were 


game  and  dunk  contest  show- 
cased more  dancing  and  gyrat- 
ing than  actual  dunks.  What 
used  to  be  a  weekend  filled 


and  he  added  no  finesse  to 
the  dunk  like  Michael  Jordan 
did.  Did  Nate  Robinson  really 


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match. 

Instead  of  having  special, 

big  men  like  Hakeem  Olaju- 

won  and  Patrick  Ewing  go  at  it 

in  an  all-star  brawl,  we  get  to 

watch  Shaquille  O'Neal  "pop 


however  the  band  continued 
to  play,  along  with  the  fire- 
works and  confetti  to  celebrate 


b        Fans 

witnessed  the 

first  costume 

party  on 

a  NBA 

basketball 

court,      a 


Kenseth's  victory. 

There  was  not  a  nail  bit- 
ing finish,  no  glory  story  to 
talk  about,  and  the  winner  of 
the  Daytona  500  hardly  ever 
represents  who  will  win  the 
season  championship  anyway. 
Fans  watched  and  tried  to 
pretend  the  event  was  special 
when  they  knew  in  the  back  of 
their  minds  they'd  been  bam- 
boozled. We  don't  want  to  rain 
on  Matt  Kenseth's  parade,  but 
that's  what  happened  literally. 

In  the   NBA,   the  all-star 


-n'-  lock"  his  300-pound  body 
with  dance  crew  Jabberwocky 
and  see  Dwight  Howard  do  the 
Superman  dance  after  every 
one  of  his  overrated  dunks. 

They  can  dance  well  for  big 
guys,  and  entertainment  is 
definitely  provided,  but  what 
happened  to  the  seriousness 
and  obligation  to  give  the  fans 
what  they  paid  for?  We  re- 
member all  of  Vince  Carter's 
dunks  in  the  2000  dunk  con- 
test because  they  were  phe- 
nomenal and  unreal.  All  we 
seem  to  remember  this  year  is 
Dwight  Howard's  tight  Super- 
man costume  and  Nate  Rob- 
inson's ridiculous  kryptonite 
gimmick  to  beat  Dwight  How- 
ard. Fans  could  have  watched 
an  episode  of  Smallville  and 
been  more  satisfied. 

Did  Dwight  Howard  really 
try  to  go  from  the  free  throw 
line?  This  almost  7-foot  player 
was  a  whole  step  past  the  line 


him  a  perfect  score  to  put  him 
into  the  final  round. 

It  was  also  kind  of  suspect 
how  Kobe  Bryant  and  Shaq 
shared  the  MVP  trophy  for  the 
all-star  game.  It  seemed  like 


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David  Stern  had  a  revelation 
and  said,  "Since  every  event 
this    weekend    was    suspect, 


let's  make  Kobe  and  Shaq  co- 
MVP's." 

Once  again,  fans  had  to 
pretend  to  be  satisfied  as  the 
West  beat  the  East  by  almost 
30  points  and  Nate  Robinson 
killed  Superman  in  the  dunk 
contest.  There  were  no  intense 
matchups,  no  defense,  no 
buzzer  beaters  and  the  week- 
end concluded  on  a  very  weak 
note.  After  this  all-star  week- 
end no  one  said,  "I  can't  wait 
until  next  year's."  However, 
someone  did  say,  "Sporting 
events  just  aren't  the  same." 


Hockey 

ntramurals 

Schedule 


Men's  A  Division 


2/19  6p 

2/23  6p 

2/23  9  p. 

2/24 

2/24  7P 

2/25  7  p. 

2/25  9p, 


Band  of  Brothers/  Mighty  Pucks 
Killaz  &  Gorillaz/Mighty  Pucks 
Sharks/Norge  Ringerike 
27,000  Sheiks/Mighty  Pucks 
Wheeze  Kids/Sharks 
Norge  Ringerike/Wheeze  Kids 
27,000  Sheiks/Killaz  &  Goriljaz 


Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  2 
Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 
Court  1 


Women's  A  Division 


2/19  6  p. 

2/19  7  P- 

2/19  8  p. 

2/19  8  p. 

2/19  9P 

2/23  6  p. 
2/23 

2/23  8p 

2/23  9P 

2/24  6p, 

2/24  7P 

2/24  9  p. 

2/25  7  P. 

2/25  8  p. 

2/25  8  p. 

2/25  9P 


BLAZN/Shot  Clinic 
Fri-chickerz/Kung  Fu  Pandas 
Hocky  Babes/Simply  Smashing 
The  Macrophages/Mangosteen 
Ultimatum/Hotstieks 
Simply  Smashing/Mangosteen 
Hockey  Babes/fri  chickerz 
Hot  Sticks/Kung  Fu  Pandas 
Ultimatum/Mangosteen 
Slap  Shots/BLAZN 
Hockey  Babes/Ultimatum 
The  Macrophages/Shot  Clinic 
Mangosteen/Slap  Shots 
Kung  Fu  Pandas/Hockey  Babes 
Simply  Smashing/fri-chickerz 
Shot  Clinic/Hot  Sticks 


Court  2 
Court  2 
Court  2 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 
Court  3 


10THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chattel: 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


SIDEf 


SA  elections  |  Today  is  SA 
General  Elections  in  which  the 
2009-10  SA  President,  Execu- 
tive VP,  and  Social  VP  will  be 
elected.  Don't  forget  to  vote 
online  from  7  a.m.-n  p.m.! 
Also,  enjoy  a  pancake  after 
voting  from  7:45  a.m.-io:45 
a.m.  Sponsored  by  SA  Senate. 

Graduatingseniors  |  March 
13  is  the  deadline  to  order  your 
regalia  and  announcements 
at  www.shop.jostens.com.  If 
you  haven't  turned  in  a  senior 
contract  you  must  do  so  right 
away  at  the  Records  &  Advise- 
ment Office. 

Exit  exams  |  Examination 
required  for  May  Baccalaure- 
ate Graduates.  The  Measure 
of  Academic  Proficiency  & 
Progress  Test  (MAPP)  will  be 
given:  February  22  and  March 
22,  23,  24  and  25.  Please  call 
Counseling  &  Testing  Services 
at  #2782  to  sign  up  for  a  time. 

Wilderness  First  Respond- 
er  I  This  80-hour  course  is 
being  offered  at  Southern  Ad- 
ventist  University  by  the  Wil- 
derness   Medicine    Training 
Center  (WMTC).  This  course 
has  been  designed  specifically 
to  meet  the  needs  of  wilder- 
ness guides,  expedition  lead- 
ers, and  outdoor  instructors.  It 
is  the  outdoor  industry's  stan- 
dard for  wilderness  medical 
training.    The  class  will  take 
place  from  May  12-21,  2009, 
8:00  a.m.  -  6:00  p.m.  every 
day  except  Saturday  the  16th. 
Tuition  is  $570  on  or  before 
April  1st;  $620  after  April  1st. 
Deadline:  May  5,  2009.  Visit 
the  WMTC  Web  site  to  view 
and  download  the  full  course 
information  and  registration. 
Homepage:      www.wildmed-- 


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at  annreynolds@southern.edu 


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Friday,  February  20 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Honor  Music  Workshop 
6:27  p.m.  -  Sunset 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room 
(Gospel  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  African  American 
Heritage-  Sherwin  Jack  (Church) 
After  Vespers  -  Adoration 
(Dining  Hall) 

Sabbath,  February  21 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1  -  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

9:30-10:15  a.m.  -  Continental 
Breakfast  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 
10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 
Social  Experiment  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 
French  Sabbath  School  (Miller 
Hall  -  Pierson  Chapel) 
Adoration  2  -  Alex  Bryan  (Church) 
10:30-11:10  ajn.  -  Connect  Sabbath 
Schools  (CoBegedale  Academy) 
"Wild  at  Heart"  with 
Marcel  Schwantes 
"Identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 


"Prayer"  with  Carol  Loree 

10:45  a.m.  -  BCU  Church  -  Nicardo 

Delehaye  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Andy  Nash 

(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal-  Alex  Bryan 

(Church) 

2  p.m.  -  Health  Evangelism  -  Reserve 

a  spot:  jameshodson@southern.edu 

2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp  -  Reserve  a 

spot:  mgage@southern.edu 

3-4  p.m.  -  Special  Workshop  - 

Marquis  Johns  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

4  p.m.  -  Honor  Music  Festival 

Concert  (Collegedale  Church) 

6  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Organist: 

James  Bowen;  Reader  Joann 

Sifontes  (Church) 

8  pan.  -  BCU  Night  "The  Great 

Controversy  H:  An  Unseen  Evil 

(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  February  22 

11:40  a.m.  -4:30  p.m. — Advent 
Home  Outreach  (Wright  Hall  Steps) 
2  p.m.  -  Southern  6K  Trail  Race 
(Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 


Monday,  February  23 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 

4  p.m.  -  University  Assembly 

5  p.m.  -  Child  Welfare  Stipend 
Applications  due  (Daniells  Hall) 
5:15  &  5:45  P-m.  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

Tuesday,  February  24 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Noon-l  p.m.  -  Faculty  Portfolio  Sem- 
inar (Presidential  Banquet  Room  2) 

6  p.m.  -  SA  Talent  Show 
Auditions  (Wood  HaH) 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall 
Joint  Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  February  25 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
Noon-i  p.m.  —  Employee  Brown 
Bag  (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 
5:15  &  5:45  P-m.  -  College  Bowl 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

Thursday,  February  26 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  College  Bowl 

(lies  P.E.  Center) 

5  p.m.—  McKee  Library  Closes 


Malawi  Project  |  In  conjunc- 
tion with  Adventist  Intercol- 
legiate Association,  Adventist 
Health  International,  and  the 
Adventist  colleges/universi- 
ties of  the  North  American 
Division,  we  are  planning  a 
short  term  mission  trip  to  Ma- 
lawi, Africa  this  summer.  The 
dates  for  the  trip  will  be  June 
23-July  8,  2009.  The  project 
will  consist  of  three  aspects: 
Evangelism,  Health,  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you  are 
interested,  please  contact  Kari 
Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for  fur- 
ther information. 

Tax  season  is  here  |  SIFE's 
annual  tax  preparation  starts 
next  week!  This  free  service  is 
available  for  all  U.S.  students 
who  need  help  preparing  their 
taxes.  Please  bring  your  W-2 
form(s)  to  the  Seminar  Room 
in  the  Student  Center.    Don't 


forget  to  ask  your  parents  if 
they  claim  you  on  their  taxes! 
The  dates  are:  Wednesday, 
February  11,  6-8pm;  Tues- 
day, February  17,  7-9pm; 
and  Wednesday,  February 
18,  6-8  p.m.  Please  call  or  e- 
mail  SIFE  for  more  informa- 
tion or  questions  at  X2651  or 
sife@southern.edu. 

Vote  in  city  elections  |  Are 

you  registered  to  vote  in  Col- 
legedale? Early  Voting  for  the 
city  election  will  be  Feb.  23-26, 
the  Monday  through  Thursday 
before  Spring  Break,  and  that 
it  will  be  right  here  at  Colleg- 
edale's  City  Hall,  eliminating 
the  need  to  trek  all  the  way  in 
to  the  usual  Early  Voting  sites 
in  Chattanooga.  The  Early  Vot- 
ing hours  are  10  a.m.  to  6  p.m. 
each  of  those  four  days.  The 
regular  election  will  be  Tues- 
day, March  3. 

Talent  Show  |  Sign  up  at  the 
SA  office  for  the  Talent  Show 


auditions.  We're  looking  for  a 
wide  variety  of  talent  this  year, 
so  bring  something  different. 
If  you  have  a  short  film  or  ani- 
mation, painting  or  drawing, 
or  any  other  talent  that  doesn't 
fit  into  a  typical  talent  show 
program,  bring  that  art  to  the 
SA  office. 


IIIIIIMSB 


February  20 

Andrew  Knecht,  Daniel  Cates, 
David  Wendt,  David  White, 
Nilsa  Lebron,  Raymond  Liu, 
Ronue  Cann 

February  21 

Alle  Vitrano,  Amanda  Lan- 
ning,  Cindy  McBryar,  David 
Lucas,  II  Do  Sohn,  Jeri  Pewsey, 
Keith  Snyder,  Mabel  Penaloza^ 
Michael  Thompson,  Nathan 
Vega,  Paula  Olsen 

February  22 

Angela  Ahn,  Julie  Roy,  Kelsey 


Larrabee,  Mackenzie  Mahan, 
Nick  Sauder,  Vyctoria  Boston 

February  23 

Cynthia  Weitzel,  Jessica  Jame- 
son, Jessica  Stanley,  Judith 
Lynch,  Nichola  Campbell 

February  24 

Ashley  Phillips,  Eden  Koli- 
adko,  Heather  Magee,  Jashira 
Nieves,  Jason  Liers,  Rachel 
Knittel,  Rachel  McEndree 

February  25 

Candis  Weldy,  Chasatie  Wil- 
liams, Chris  Clouzet,  Diedre 
Suits,  Linna  Zetko,  Michelle 
Schewtschenko,  Natasha  Kno- 
bloch,  Ruth  Liu,  Teresa  Petti- 
bone 

February  26 

Ashley  Uyeda,  Harold  John- 
son, Jana  Miles,  Phyho* 
Benabe,  Renee  Whiting,  Se<"> 
Johnson,  Tyler  Buckley,  Young 

Ohsie 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 


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Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

Wildlife  lover's  paradise 

3  bedrooms,  2  bathrooms, 
cable/Internet,  washer/dryer. 
$250  plus  utilities.  Within  a 
mile  from  Southern.  E-mail 
Celitzania@gmail.com  for  ap- 
plication. 

2  Roommates    wanted    | 

Upstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,  small  room 
$245  plus  utilities.  Located 
right  across  from  Health  Ser- 
vices. julief@southern.edu.  or 
call  423-653-8302. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl,  $i7o/mo.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Rooms  for  rent  1 2  rooms  for 
[  rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 

3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for   $85/wk.   Call 

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I*6*  nr«-  Gray  with  leather 
[Werior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
{«i2,ooo.  Please  contact  Sam 
I  at  123-503-5286. 


'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
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73k  miles,  well-maintained, 
great  shape,  $5,495  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er +  more.  Contact  Brian  423- 
883-3288. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  ra- 
dio, chargers,  batteries  and 
box,  ready  to  fly.  If  you 
have  questions,  call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

Longboard  |  Sector  9-  Pin- 
tail complete,  Bones  bearings, 
Independent  trucks,  44mm 
wheels.  $65.  Call  Amelia  423- 
883-3288. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 


Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis® 
southern.edu. 

Classical/folk      guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom:  Fast  Crash, 


20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295. 

Apple  iPod  Touch  8GB  |  In 

excellent  condition.  Includes  a 
USB  sync  cable,  a  pair  of  ear- 
phones, and  quick  start  guide. 
Features  include  Music,  Vid- 
eo, Photos,  Safari,  YouTube, 
iTunes  Wi-Fi  Music  Store,  3.5 
in.  multi-touch  screen,  and 
more.  $20o/obo  tomstone@ 
southern.edu  or  423-310- 
5238. 

Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254. 

Netgear  RangeMax  WNDA 

3100  Dual  Band  Wireless-N 
Adapter.  Highspeed  USB  wire- 
less adapter  for  802.11  AG, 
and  N.  In  new  condition  and 
comes  with  original  packag- 
ing. $20.  Call:  423-503-3404 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
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Fortune  cookie  wisdom  for  SAU 


Adam  Wamack 
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If  we  had  a  Chinese  restau- 
rant here  on  campus  and  if 
we  were  able  to  print  our  own 
fortunes  for  the  inside  of  the 
cookies,  here  are  a  few  of  the 
messages  you  would  be  likely 
to  read. 


Don't  go  to  the  Wellness 
Center;  it  will  be  full. 


All  your  hard  work  will 
soon  pay  off. 


Your  experience  at  KR's  will  be 
frustrating  and  crowded 


Going  to  bed  early 
tonight  won't  work. 


You  will  lose  $450  on 
book  buy  back. 


You  will  find  a  hidden 
mustard  packet  in  the  cafe.  Sjeep  jn  on  Saturday; 

—  .    .  .  ,.       mu   +u<>™a  they're  not  doing  check  this 

This  joint  worship  will  be  the  one  week 

where  she  notices  you.    mle  ^^  are  a  very 

important  commodity. 


Do  all  your  friends 

laugh  at  you? 


The  humor  page  needs  you! 


Send  all  humor  page  submissions  to  Adam 
Wamack.  We  are  looking  for  submissions  of  all 
kinds— lhumbsup/thumbsdown,comics,content,elc. 


atwamack@southem.edu 


February  aj^< 

10am  til  6pm  at  Collegedalc  City  Hall 

Election  Day  March  3  8am-7pm 


THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  1 9,  io09 

Adam  Wamack 

■  Hur"or  Editor 

'atwamack@southern.edu 


Thumbs 


up 


down 


The  SA  Banquet. 

Massive  props  to  the  planning  com- 
mittees and  the  decorating  teams:  It 
takes  WAAAY  more  time/planning  than 
I  am  sure  we  are  aware  of. 


The  humor  page  saying  Doug 
Bachelor  would  be  at  vespers. 

Let's  just  say  that  communication  could  have 
been  better.  Bottom  line:  Our  great  friend  Doug 
Bachelor  did  not  speak  and  won't  be  speaking 
anytime  in  the  near  future  as  far  as  we  know. 
Sorry  for  the  miscommunication. 


Parent's  Weekend. 

Not  quite  sure  how  many  actually 
came,  but  all  those  who  did  bad  a  mar- 
velous time.  It  was  funny,  however,  that 
it  just  happened  to  be  over  Valentine's 
Day  weekend  that  the  chaperone  levels 
quadrupled  on  campus;  administrative 
coincidence?  I  think  not! 


Tuesday  night's  worship. 

For  being  a  worship  on  the  topic  of  time  man- 
agement it  wasn't  very  well  managed.  (Submit- 
ted by:  Chris  Wombold) 


Finding  rare  coins! 

So  I'm  ordering  a  Grande  Java  Chip 
Frap  at  Starbucks  the  other  day,  just 
minding  my  own  business,  and  in  my 
change  was  a  bicentennial  quarter! 
Maybe  it's  just  because  I'm  a  history  ma- 
jor, but  I  screamed  like  a  little  girl  when 
I  noticed.  (Ask  me  to  see  it  anytime 
Thursday,  Feb.  19  and  if  I  don't  have  it 
to  show  you,  I'll  give  you  a  dollar,  on  my 
word!) 


Mayonnaise. 

I  mean,  let's  be  honest;  does  anybody  actu- 
ally like  that  stuff?  I'll  agree  that  many  people 
tolerate  it,  but  do  people  actually  like  it?  I  don  t 
see  how... 


March  12,  2009 


accent.southern.edu   •    The  student  voice  since  1926 


Students 
jto  preach 
hbroad  this 
lummer 

Bephanie  Schleifer 
Stjh  Whiter 

Igipniithprn  prill 


Southern  students  will  be 
out  of  their  comfort 
|ies  this  summer  as  they 
iach  in  third  world  coun- 
1  using  sermons  prepared 
IShareHim. 

Students  will  travel  to  Ar- 
ptina,  El  Salvador,  Mexico 
Ithe  Philippines  where  they 
U  each  preach  a  full  series  at 
marate  sites.  Local  church 
ffimbers  will  support  the 
Bakers  by  providing  other 
meets  of  the  program  such  as 
icial  music,  emcee  and  Q  & 
lime,  said  Stephanie  Shee- 
h,  Evangelistic  Resource 
pter  coordinator. 
Dr.  Carlos  Martin,  direc- 
r  of  Southern's  Evangelistic 
jsource  Center,  used  to  only 
Be  religion  students  on  evan- 
fctic  projects,  but  in  2005, 
fftook  non-religion  students 
Qa  preaching  trip  to  Mada- 

ey  did  very  well  because 
Holy  Spirit  is  the  one  that 
jvicts,  not  the  preacher," 

n  said. 

ice  then  the  center  has 
itinued  to  take   non-reli- 

majors  on  evangelistic 


see  ABROAD,  pace  3 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  10, 


Gym-Masters  reach  out  and  preach  in  Hawaii 


Kaliegh  Lang 
Staff  Wiuter 

klanfttiilsmiHipm  prill 


.  Forty-four  Gym-Master 
members  traveled  to  Kauai, 
Hawaii  to  work  with  Habitat 
for  Humanity  and  put  on  a 
week  of  prayer  at  Kahili  Ad- 
ventist  School. 

The  team  arrived  in  Kauai 
on  Friday  evening,  Feb.  27. 
Saturday  the  team  split  up  and 
organized  the  Church  services 
for  the  Lawai  Valley  Seventh- 
day  Adventisf  Church  and  the 
Kapaa  Seventh-day  Adventist 
Church.  The  services  were 
done  entirely  by  the  team 
members,  with  song  service, 
special  music,  skits  and  testi- 
monies. 

Sunday  through  the  fol- 
lowing Thursday  the  team 
split  up  into  two  groups,  one 
going  to  the  Kahili  Adventist 
School  and  the  other  work- 
ing for  Habitat  for  Humanity. 
The  work  day  began  at  8  a.m. 


„  Photo  By  Buddy  Summitt 
Jeffrey  Cmquemam  uses  a  saw  to  cut  trim  while  working  in  Hawaii  over  spring  break. 

and  ended  late  each  afternoon,  of  prayer  for  the  students  and  was  the  focus  of  the  program. 

After  work  the  team  enjoyed  refurbished  the  library.   Each  A    different    group    put    on 

sight-seeing,  the  beach  and  lo-  team  member  paired  up  with  the  program  each  day  using 

cal  culture.  a  student  and  prayed  for  them  songs,  gymnastics  and  skits 

At  the  school,  team  mem-  throughout  the  week.    Every            

bers  put  on  an  interactive  week  day  a  past  Gym-Master  theme  see  HAWAII,  pace  3 


Graduation  moved  to  convention  center  for  first  time 


Katie  Hammond 
News  Editor 

kah'ehamTnOMri.@sfinthem.eriii 


The  location  for  Southern's 
May  graduation  ceremony 
has  been  changed  from 
Memorial  Auditorium, 
where  graduation  has  been 
held  since  2005,  to.  the 
Chattanooga  Convention 
Center. 


According  to  an  e-mail 
sent  out  to  Southern  students 
and  faculty  by  Robert  Young, 
senior  vice  president  for 
academic  administration, 
"[Memorial  Auditorium]  had 
a  number  of  disadvantages 
including  limited  parking,  a 
small  lobby  area  and  no  place 
to  gather  after  the  service 
except  on  McCallie  Avenue." 
The  Chattanooga  Convention 


Center  provides  a  1200-space 
parking  area,  three  nearby 
hotels  and  a  large  enough 
lobby  for  socialization  after 
graduation. 

Some  students  have  mixed 
feelings  about  the  change  of 
location. 

"I'm  interested  to  see  how 
the  [Chattanooga  Convention 
Center]  is,  because  I  always 
pictured  my  graduation  at 


Memorial  Auditorium,"  said 
Kimberly  Benfield,  a  junior 
pre-physical  therapy  major. 
Christina  Liem,  a  music 
performance  major  and 
senior  class  president,  said 
the  location  change  for  this 
year  is  a  trial.. 


INDEX 


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Opinion 
Lifestyles 
Sports 
Chatter 
Classifieds 
Humor 


RELIGION 


Find  out  what 
these  missionaries 
are  experiencing 
in  Chad,  Africa. 
See  page  6. 


NEWS 


Check  out  what 
students  saw  during 
their  canoe  trip  on 
page  3. 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


6.022XIO23  wins  College  Bowl 


Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 

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With  a  final  score  of  165  - 
135,  Hans  von  Walter,  Michael 
Sigsworth,  Lauren  Sigsworth, 
Danny  Alvidres  and  Jordan 
Pierce  of  team  6.022x10", 
beat  the  Space  Cadets  to  win 
the  $500  team  prize  in  this 
year's  College  Bowl  final  on 
Feb.  26. 

"The  other  team  outplayed 
us  in  being  brave  enough  to 
put  the  answers  out  there," 
said  Bjorn  Harboldt,  a  junior 
business  management  major 
and  member  of  the  Space  Ca- 
dets. "It  was  a  good  match." 

Six  teams   were   involved 


in  the  College  Bowl  this  year. 
Dennis  Negron,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  English,  said  there  are 
usually  more  teams  involved 
but  there  seemed  to  have  been 
a  downturn  in  interest  com- 
pared to  previous  years. 

Because  of  the  smaller  num- 
ber of  teams,  it  became  neces- 
sary to  use  the  round  robin 
style  of  tournament  where 
every  team  plays  each  of  the 
other  teams  and  the  two  top 
teams  play  each  other  in  the 
championship. 

Ryan  Thurber,  a  junior  his- 
tory major  who  is  participat- 
ing this  year  for  the  third  time, 
said  he  prefers  the  double 
elimination  format  that  has 
been  used  in  the  years  past. 


"It's  rough  having  one 
chance  at  a  team  if  you're  hav- 
ing an  off  night,"  Thurber  said, 
speaking  of  the  round  robin 
style. 

Negron  thinks  there  may 
have  been  decreased  inter- 
est because  for  the  past  three 
years  the  same  team  had  won 
the  College  Bowl,  although  this 
year  they  did  not  participate. 

"I  prefer  it  (the  College 
Bowl)  with  double  elimina- 
tion-there are  more  teams," 
Negron  said.  He  added  that 
when  more  people  are  playing 
there  are  more  people  inter- 
ested in  the  games. 

Von  Walter,  a  freshman 
bio-chemistry  major  and  cap- 
tain of  6.022x1023,  said  there 


Zhuang  trial  delayed 


The  trial  for  sophomore 
computer  science  Ruiguang 
"Jay"  Zhuang,  who  was  ar- 
rested in  September  for  ag- 
gravated domestic  assault  and 
aggravated  robbery  against 
another  student,  was  delayed 
until  April  3. 

The  grand  jury  trial,  which 
was  originally  scheduled  for 
Feb.  27,  was  delayed  because 
Zhuang's  attorney  did  not  show 
up.  Zhuang  said  he  wasn't  sure 
why  his  lawyer  failed  to  ap- 
pear, but  hoped  the  situation 


would  be  resolved  soon. 

The  victim,  Zhuang's  ex- 
girlfriend,  did  not  return  to 
Southern  this  semester,  ac- 
cording to  Southern's  records 
office.  Zhuang's  lawyer  doubts 
the  victim  will  show  up  to  the 
trial.  And  if  she  doesn't  ap- 
pear, the  case  will  most  likely 
be  thrown  out,  said  Bill  Wil- 
son, Southern's  volunteer  co- 
ordinator who  has  been  help- 
ing Zhuang  during  the  court 
proceedings. 


Thursday,  March  12, 2009 


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The  winning  team  with  Hans  von  Walter,  Michael  Sigsworth,  Lam,^ 
worth  and  Jordan  Pierce  work  hard  on  answering  questions  uA^I 
DennisNegron  and  Kari  State  watch  m  the  foreground.  [ 

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from  the  people  watching  the  give  it  a  shot  and  it  was  real,! 

final  at  convocation.  run  to  see  how  you  m«u| 

He  also  recommends  others  up  against  friends  and  i 

getting  involved  in  the  future.  mates." 

Von  Walter  said,  "I  think  it 


Dr.  Aagaard  joins  television  panel 


Brittany  Russell 
Staff  Writer 

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Earlier  this  semester,  Dr. 
Earl  Aagaard,  professor  in  the 
biology  department,  joined  a 
panel  to  discuss  Darwinism 
and  Design  for  the  new  Gener- 
al Conference  TV  series  called 
"Intersection." 

The  panel,  which  took  place 
on  Jan.  27,  included  Aagaard, 
Elder  Donkor  of  the  Biblical 
Research  Institute  and  a  mod- 
erator. The  purpose  of  this 
panel  was  to  provide  content 
for  an  episode  of  Intersec- 
tion." 

The  new  100-episode  TV  se- 
ries, "Intersection:  Your  Faith, 
Your  World,"  was  launched 
earlier  this  month,  according 
to  Adventist  News  Network. 
The  30-minute  long  episodes 
will  be  aired  on  the  Web  and 
on  Hope  TV.  The  purpose  of 
this  series  is  to  serve  as  a  dis- 
cussion starting  point  for  small 
groups,  Bible  studies  and  Sab- 
bath school  classes. 

The  panels,  which  are 
filmed  for  the  show,  are  con- 
ducted in  a  roundtable-like 
setting  where  Adventist  com- 
mentators, academics  and 
professionals  all  discuss  their 
opinions  on  a  certain  topic. 


Aagaard  said  each  topic  will 
be  a  different  issue  in  which 
faith  and  the  real  world  in- 
tersect. Several  topics  include 
women  in  the  church  and 
the  influence  of  the  media  on 
Christianity. 

••  There  is  no 

way  we  are 

going  to  be  able 

to  get  through 

all  this,  there  is 

just  too  much 

to  discuss,  y* 

-Dr.  Earl  Aagaard 


In  the  episode  that  features 
Aagaard,  panelists  were  given 
15  minutes  to  talk  about  Dar- 
winism and  Design,  based  on  a 
list  of  questions  given  to  them 
before  hand. 

Whenlsawthelistlthought, 
"There  is  no  way  we  are  going 
to  be  able  to  get  through  all 
this,'"  Aagaard  said.  "There  is 
just  too  much  to  discuss." 

Aagaard  said  they  mainly 
discussed  why  it  is  important 


that  people  understand  I 
doctrine  of  creation  aid  ti 
the  subject  (consensus)  stall 
not  be  presented  as  creaM 
versus  evolution.  I 

"Science  and  religion  afl| 

actually  opposed  to  each J 
er,"  Aagaard  said.  "We «_ 
want   people   to  think  W| 

Aagaard  expressed  c 
that  church  members  *] 
confusing   the  scientific 
terprise  and  the  maten* 
world  view. 

"Science  isn't  the ! 
materialism,"   Aagaard; 
"It  was  started  by  the* 

To  see  Aagaard's  ep 
or  previous  episodes"'   J 
section,  visit  intersect! 
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HURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 

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support  the  speaker's  mes- 
je. 

One  of  the  high  school 
ichers  told  Rick  Schwarz, 
ach  of  the  Gym-Masters, 
mnastics  and  skits  to  sup- 
rt  the  speaker's  message. 
One  of  the  high  school 
ichers  told  Rick  Schwarz, 
ach  of  the  Gym-Masters, 
[t  she  wished  the  team 
mid  have  come  at  the  be- 
ming  of  the  school  year  be- 
use  the  week-of-prayer  had 
[uenced  the  kids,  improving 
eir  behavior. 

The  group  working  with 
abitat  for  Humanity  helped 
uld  a  house  as  well  as  work  at 
eir  thrift  store.  Team  mem- 
rs  helped  clear  out  the  store, 


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[ojects  using  ShareHim  ser- 
Martin  said,  Southern 
It  only  sends  more  students 
ShareHim  projects  than 
other  institution  in  the 
rth  American  Division,  but 
rarticipants  are  now  mostly 
-religion  students.  In  fact, 
ithern's  student  speakers 
resented  43  different  ma- 
last  summer. 

'reaching  with  ShareHim 
urica  made  Ruth  Urdaneta, 
homore  education  major, 
lize  that  even  though  she  is 
human,  God  can  still  use 
imperfections  to  do  amaz- 
things  and  change  people's 

'e  are  the  pencils  and  God 
tes  the  story  through  us," 
Wta  said.  "I  felt  like  I 
;just  one  of  those  pencils." 
toe  to  partial  sponsorships 
The  Quiet  Hour,  Share- 
£  local  conferences  and 
ERA  expenses  amount  to 
|°- $750  per  student.  This 
«les  airfare,  food,  and 
Sig  for  three  weeks,  said 
wian. 
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„,are  encouraged  to  sign 
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Unsaid,  she  added  that 
^requirement  is  "a call 
^^dandawilling  spirit." 


clean  it  and  reorganize  it.  The 
thrift  store  doubled  their  sales 
after  the  renovation. 

Lori  Foust,  a  junior  busi- 
ness administration  major 
said  that  the  thrift  store  man- 
ager, Cindy,  appreciated  the 
help.  Impressed  by  the  team's 
work  ethic  and  good  attitudes, 
she  began  inquiring  about  the 
Seventh-day  Adventist  church. 
Noticing  something  different 
about  the  group,  she  wanted 
her  children  to  have  similar 
values. 

The  leader  of  Habitat  for 
Humanity  claimed  that  out  of 
the  40  to  50  trained  groups 
that  had  come  in  the  past, 
none  had  worked  harder  than 
the  Gym-Masters.  At  the  end 
of  the  week  they  hosted  a  par- 
ty on  the  beach  to  thank  the 
team. 

The  trip  had  an  impact  on 
the  team  members.  LeahBer- 
mudez,  a  senior  business  en- 
trepreneurship  major  said  she 
enjoyed  getting  to  know  fellow 
team  members  better  and  see- 
ing the  team  bond  even  more. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Trip  gives  students  canoeing  experience 


KaraTurpen 
Staff  Writer 


During  spring  break,  18 
students  and  four  staff  from 
the  School  of  Education  & 
Psychology  set  off  on  a  110- 
mile  canoe  journey  from  High 
Spring,  Fla.  to  Deer  Island  in 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico. 

The  trip  began  on  Feb.  27, 
and  the  canoes  were  in  the 
water  the  next  morning.  The 
canoeing  lasted  until  March  5, 
and  the  group  drove  back  the 
next  day. 

With  devotional  talks  each 
morning  and  singing  in  the 
evening,  the  spiritual  aspect 
of  the  trip  was  exceptional, 
said  Rob  Durham,  an  adjunct 
professor  in  the  School  of  Ed- 
ucation &  Psychology  and  the 
leader  of  the  trip. 

Students  agreed. 

"I  didn't  necessarily  expect 
the  worships  to  be  like  that," 
said  Trisha  Moor,   a  junior 


Jeremy  Sterndale  helps  get  camp  set  up  during  the 


nursing  major.  "The  worships 
were  actual  conversations." 

Students  who  go  on  the  trip 
have  the  option  of  receiving 
one  hour  of  a  physical  or  an 
outdoor  education  credit,  but 
it  is  not  easily  earned. 

"The  trip  is  not  a  tourist 
trip,"  said  Michael  Hills,  asso- 
ciate professor  in  the  School  of 
Education  &    Psychology.  "It 


is  truly  a  primitive  wilderness 
trip." 

Although  the  trip  sounds 
like  it  may  be  for  experts,  there 
are  some  people  who  go  that 
have  no  canoeing  experience. 

"People  who  had  hardly 
canoed  could  keep  up  re- 
ally well,"  Moor  said.  "And 
everyone  was  really  positive 
throughout  the  trip." 


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The  School  of  Journalism  & 
Communication  recently  an- 
nounced the  addition  of  a  new 
faculty  member  for  the  fall  se- 
mester. 

Lynelle  Ellis,  an  adjunct 
professor  at  Walla  Walla  Uni- 
versity, will  be  joining  as  a 
full  time  professor.  She  will 
be  teaching  classes  such  as 
film  evaluation,  speech,  script 
writing  and  television  studio 


production.  She  previously 
taught  some  of  these  classes  at 
Walla  Walla. 

"I  am  specifically  excited 
to  be  teaching  the  television 
studio  production  class  as  well 
as  film  evaluation,"  Ellis  said. 
"It's  something  that  I've  al- 
ways wanted  to  teach." 

Ellis  worked  as  a  station 
manager  for  13  years  at  Blue 
Mountain  Television,  a  Chris- 
tian television  station  in  Col- 
lege Place,  Wash.  While  she 
was  there  she  produced  pro- 


gramming like  cooking  shows 
and  children's  shows.  One  of 
the  biggest  programs  she  pro- 
duced was  called  "Escape." 
This  program  was  a  30-min- 
ute  reality  show  that  followed 
people  on  outdoor  adventures 
like"  climbing  Mt.  Rainier 
mountain  biking,  scuba  div- 
ing and  sea  kayaking.  They  si- 
multaneously tell  the  person's 
spiritual  and  physical  journey. 
In  2003,  the  show  won  the  Na- 
tional Religious  Broadcasters 
award  and  was  also  picked  up 


by  the  Hope  Channel. 

"I'm  really  excited  about 
joining  the  faculty,"  Ellis  said. 
"I  feel  it's  a  huge  opportunity 
for  me  to  get  to  teach  some  of 
the  things  I've  learned  over 
the  years." 

Ellis  holds  a  bachelor's  de- 
gree in  communications  from 
Walla  Walla,  and  in  July  she 
will  be  finishing  her  master's 
in  communication  with  an 
emphasis  in  communication 


in  ministry. 

"Ellis  comes  to  us  with  a 
combination  of  practical  ex- 
perience and  educational 
credentials  that  we  need  very 
much  right  now,"  said  Greg  j 
Rumsey,  dean  of  the  School 
of  Journalism  &  Communica- 
tion. "She  brings  a  reputation 
for  solid  leadership  skills  and 
a  positive  influence  wherever 
she  engages  with  people." 


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Enrollment  on  the  rise  at  Southern 


John  Shoemaker 
Staff  Writer 
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Despite  the  downturn  in 
the  economy.  Southern's  stu- 
dent body  continues  to  grow. 
Southern's  winter  semester 
enrollment  increased  for  the 
12th  straight  year  by  111  stu- 
dents, said  Ruthie  Gray,  direc- 
tor of  marketing  and  univer- 
sity relations. 

Marc  Grundy,  associate  vice 
president  of  marketing  and 
enrollment  services,  said  that 
with  the  Hulsey  Wellness  Cen- 
ter opening  this  semester  and 
the  nursing  building  opening 
in  the  near  future,  Southern  is 
well-equipped  for  such  an  ex- 


pansion. 

"We  are  set  up  to  handle 
more  students  without  too 
much  of  an  impact  to  our  cur- 
rent infrastructure,"  Grundy 
said. 

Jacob  Faulkner,  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major,  decided 
that  although  the  economy 
is  lacking,  he  needed  to  be  at 
Southern  this  semester. 

"Southern  seemed  to  be 
the  most  spiritual  out  of  the 
schools  I  was  choosing  from 
and  I  also  just  really  like  this 
area,"  Faulkner  said.  "The 
environment  at  Southern  is 
worth  every  penny." 

Gordon  Bietz,  president  of 
Southern,  said  this  is  due  to 


the  quality  of  education  South- 
ern provides. 

"Our  continued  increase  in 
enrollment,  even  in  difficult 
times  indicates  that  our  stu- 
dents understand  the  impor- 
tance of  getting  a  good  educa- 
tion so  as  to  be  a  well-prepared 
applicant  in  the  job  market," 
Bietz  said. 

William  Otis,  a  senior 
health  science  major,  enrolled 
at  Southern  four  years  ago  and 
has  noticed  a  change. 

"There  are  obviously  more 
of  us,"  Otis  said.  "I  believe 
that's  because  students  are 
realizing  that  you  can't  put  a 
price  tag  on  quality  Christian 
education." 


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fore spring  break,  the  Fiber 
Arts  Club  hosted  a  free  tie-dye 
social  at  Student  Park  from 

People  brought  a  variety  of 
items  to  dye  including  shirts, 
socks,  pants,  ties,  bed  sheets, 
blankets,  pillowcases,  bags 
and  shoes. 

Jeremy  Johnston,  fresh- 
man nursing  major,  said,  "I'm 
dying  my  white  pants  because 
I'm  sick  of  them  always  getting 
dirty." 

There  were  more  than  20 
people  that  showed  up  at  the 
beginning  to  tie-dye,  which 
club  members  thought  was  a 
good  turnout. 


Leilani  Dvorak,  freshman 
music  education  major  and 
president  of  the  club,  said 
the  purpose  of  the  social  was 
to  have  fun  with  friends.  She 
said,  "It  was  a  success.  We 
had  fun  and  made  a  mess!" 

Leslie  Ann  Schwarzer,  ad- 
ministrative assistant  of  the 
advancement  department, 
started  the  Fiber  Arts  Club  in 
August  of  2008.  She  thought 
it  would  be  fun  to  have  a  group 
that  got  together  to  crochet 
and  knit,  but  they  have  ex- 
panded to  other  crafts  as  well. 
"Anything  that  has  fiber  in 
it  is  open  game"  she  said. 

Hyein  Yoo,  sophomore 
psychology  major,  likes  being 
a  part  of  the  Fiber  Arts  Club. 
She  said,  "We  get  to  make 


lots  of  cool  stuff.  I've  always 
enjoyed  doing  crafts  and  it's 
a  lot  of  fun  to  do  it  with  other 
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Part  1:  Giving  blood  gains  new  meaning 


Kristin  Thomas 
Student  Missionary 


I  walked  around  the  corner 
to  the  benches  outside  the  lab. 
My  eyes  were  met  by  a  thin, 
but  strong,  Arab  woman  with 
a  large,  gold  nose  ring  sitting 
on  the  bench,  squeezing  a 
stress  ball  as  the  blood  flowed 
from  her  arm  into  a  blood  bag. 
I  smiled  at  her,  and  she  smiled 
back  at  me,  not  at  all  shyly. 
But  when  I  sat  down  next  to 
her,  her  smile  was  replaced  by 
a  look  of  slight  shock. 

She  motioned  to  the  needle 
in  her  arm  and  then  pointed  to 
me  as  if  to  say,  "Are  you  here 
to  give  blood,  too?" 

I  smiled,  pointed  to  my 
arm  and  then  to  the  blood 
bag  while  nodding  my  head. 
I  couldn't  help  but  laugh  out 
loud  when  she,  in  great  excite- 
ment, started  chattering  away 
in  Arabic  to  her  relative  on  the 
bench  next  to  her.  She  then 
asked  Anatole,  the  lab  guy,  if 
I  was  going  to  be  giving  blood 
for  her  sister,  and  he  assured 
her  that  I  was  indeed  going  to 
donate  for  her  sister.  Her  smile 
got  even  bigger  as  she  looked 


at  me  with  grateful  eyes.  I  just 
laughed  and  smiled  back. 

I  watched  her  wince  as  Ana- 
tole pulled  the  needle  out  of 
her  arm,  and  I  motioned  and 
said  in  French,  "That  hurts!" 
(They  use  a  14-gauge,  small 
garden  hose,  needle  connected 
by  tubing  to  a  blood  bag,  and  it 
burns  worse  to  take  it  out  than 
to  put  it  in).  She  clicked  her 
tongue  and  nodded  in  agree- 
ment. 

Then  it  was  my  turn.  Ana- 
tole started  prepping  my  arm 
and  searching  for  a  vein.  I 
turned  my  head  because  1 
couldn't  stand  to  watch  the 
needle  go  in.  The  Arab  womT 
an  nodded  her  head  and  mo- 
tioned for  me  to  look  away. 
Once,  I  turned  my  head  back 
because  Anatole  was  asking 
me  a  question  about  which 
vein  he  should  stick,  and  the 
Arab  woman  quickly  shook 
her  head  and  "told"  me  to  turn 
my  head  away,  that  I  shouldn't 
look.  I  laughed,  but  complied 
and  turned  my  head  so  that  I 
couldn't  see.  She  put  her  hand 
up  as  a  shield  just  to  make  sure 
I  wasn't  looking. 
As  I  squeezed  the  stress 


ball  to  pump  my  blood,  the 
rest  of  the  family  came  over, 
and  she  excitedly  explained 
to  them  what  was  happening. 
I  just  laughed  again;  I  was 
amazed  at  their  excitement. 
They  started  talking  amongst 
themselves,  and  then  Anatole 
translated  and  told  me  that 
they  were  thanking  me.  It's 
amazing  the  conversations  you 
can  have  without  ever  speak- 
ing any  words.  Anatole  pulled 
the  needle  out  when  it  was 
finished,  and  the  woman  next 
to  me  cupped  my  face  in  her 
hand  and  said,  "Merci,  merci," 
-probably  the  only  French  that 
she  knew. 

I  sat  there  for  a  little  while 
so  that  I  wouldn't  pass  out,' 
and  just  listened  and  watched 
the  family.  At  one  point,  the 
Arab  woman's  relative  next  to 
her  reached  over  and  touched 
a  little  bit  of  my  hair.  I  smiled 
and  turned  my  head  so  that 
they  could  feel  my  hair.  People 
here  are  so  intrigued  by  Nas- 
sara  hair,  it's  so  different. 

There's  something  so  amaz- 
ing about  giving  blood  in  Af- 
rica where  you  can  see  and 
know  the  patient  that  it's  going 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  12, 20(|9 

Chris  C|0u,et 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southetn.edu 


Photo  by  Ted  Hwfl 
Student  missionaries  Ansley  Howe  (left)  and  Kristin  nomas  (right)  rart  J 
the  Southern  Accent  in  Chad,  Africa. 

to  help.  I  have  never  in  my  life  bags  of  blood  before  het  sis- 

en  ioyed  giving  blood  so  much  ter's  and  mine, 
as  I  do  here.  -to    be   continued.  Ml 

Unfortunately,  the  woman  part  II  next  week  to  see  *!  I 

I  was  giving  blood  to  is  very  Kristin  discovers  a' 

sick.  She  had  already  had  two  blood. 


I  had  good  intentions,  but  it  is  still  a  bad  scarf 


Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 

rhri<rlnii7Pt®<nnlhprn  pHii 

I  was  going  to  knit  my  mom 
a  scarf  for  Christmas.  It  was 
going  to  be  a  nice,  green  color 
made  with  two  strands  of  yarn 
for  extra  snuggle  and  warmth. 
I  was  going  to  work  on  it  each 
evening  before  going  to  bed  so 
it  would  be  done  in  time  for 
her  to  use  the  rest  of  the  winter 
at  home  in  Michigan.  Instead, 
I  started  the  scarf  the  night  be- 
fore they  left  to  go  home. 

It  would  have  been  a  nice 
scarf. 


I  could  say  that  I  spent  all 
my  free  time  with  the  family 
since  they  had  come  down  for 
the  holidays,  but  that  is  not  ex- 
actlytrue.  I  could  say  that  I  had 
picked  the  wrong  color  or  was 
too  busy  eating  Grandma's  de- 
licious meals.  I  could  say  that  I 
did  not  finish  in  time  because 
I  kept  messing  up  the  first  few 
rows  and  had  to  start  the  scarf 
over  a  dozen  times.  The  truth 
is,  my  intentions  were  really 
good,  but  I  still  only  finished  a 
few  rows  of  that  scarf. 

I  see  it  almost  every  day  in 
my  room  and  think  about  how 
horrible  I  am  for  not  finish- 


ing a  simple  green  scarf  for 
my  mom.  My  mom!  If  I  would 
want  to  make  a  gift  for  anyone, 
it  would  be  my  mother. 


"lam  glad 

to  know  of 

a  God  who 

loves  me 

like  that. 


She  still  loves  me  though.  I 
know  that  because  she  sends 
me  postcards  all  the  time  from 


places  she  and  dad  travel  to. 
She  sends  my  brother  and  I 
chocolate  and  Skittles.  She  e- 
mails  me  funny  jokes  and  pays 
huge  portions  of  my  school  bill 
without  me  knowing.  She  even 
talks  with  me  on  the  phone 
for  34  minutes— just  for  fun. , 
I  think  she  will  appreciate  it 
when  I  actually  do  finish  that 
scarf,  but  in  the  meantime,  I 
am  still  very  loved. 

I  am  glad  to  know  of  a  God 
who  loves  me  like  that.  He 
described  Himself  to  Moses  a 
long  time  ago  and  it  is  a  good 
reminder  of  why  so  many  peo- 
ple love  Him. 


"God  passed  in  fronton* 
ses]  and  called  out,  God, «l 
aGod  of  mercy  and  gras.«*l 
lessly  patient-somuchWI 
so  deeply  true-loyal  in  1*1 
for  a  thousand  general 
forgiving  iniquity,  rein*  I 
and  sin,'"  (Exodus  34:5-7. 

Message).  —l 

I  often  have  good  mten* 

when  it  comes  to  serving JJ I 

but  sometimes  IJ^'y.! 
passing  Him  by.Itis^ 
ing  to  know  that  tie-  m 
Himself  as  endlessly  P  ^  I 
and  loyal  in  love.  J"5  | 
mom. 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 

■  I 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Learning  to  love:  A  lesson  from  the  mission  field 


renee  Baumgartner 
Fall  2008  Alumna 

It  was  my  first  week  work- 
ing at  Gimbie  Adventist  Hos- 
pital in  Ethiopia.  My  pale  skin, 
pants  and  short-sleeve  shirts 
all  screamed  "FARANJI!" 
("foreigner"  in  the  local  lan- 
guage of  Oromifa).  Any  West- 
erner here  has  the  reputation 
for  being  rich,  and  compara- 
tively we  are.  One  U.S.  dollar 
is  worth  n  Ethiopian  Birr. 
Major  surgery  and  a  multiple- 
day  stay  at  the  hospital  costs 
merely  $250,  but  this  is  more 
than  many  people  can  afford. 
In  Gimbie,  I  am  surrounded 
by  poverty  of  a  level  I  had  nev- 
er before  encountered. 

Last  week  as  I  was  sitting  in 
my  office  typing  on  my  laptop, 
a  short,  skinny  man  with  dark, 
leathery  skin,  covered  in  red 
dust  came  in  and  sat  down. 
Following  him  was  a  small 
girl  about  5  years  old  with  big 
brown  eyes  and  a  bigger  smile. 
He  started  speaking  to  me  in 
Oromifa.  I  had  no  clue  what  he 
wanted  but  suspected  it  was 
money.  I  motioned  for  him 
to  follow  me  and  we  walked 
downstairs  to  find  a  bilingual 
employee.  The  translator  told 
me  the  man  wanted  to  give 
his  daughter  up  for  adoption. 
I  laughed,  apologized  for  my 
inability  to  help,  and  walked 
away. 

I  returned  to  the  office  and 
refocused  on  the  task  at  hand 
when  1  girl  of  about  1?  en_ 

toed  the  office  and  sat  down. 
Her  eyes  were  bloodshot  and 
Wa'ery.  An  off-white  shawl 
wvered  her  hair  and  draped 

T™  her- back  and  across  her 
<*est.  I  asked  in  English  how 
'could  help.  She  responded 
^Ply  and  silently  and  hand- 
me  thin  papers  issued  by 
™e  hospital.  Not  knowing 
^4epapersmeanUmoS 

n^"^  to  follow  me  as 
W  *<=  hospital  to  look  for 


an  interpreter.  This  time  we 
ran  into  Birassa,  who  collects 
payment  from  patients.  He  ex- 
plained that  she  was  diabetic 
and  could  not  afford  her  in- 
sulin prescription.  I  immedi- 
ately thought  of  my  dad,  also  a 
diabetic  dependent  on  insulin. 
However,  since  I  did  not  want 
to  be  taken  advantage  of  or  be- 
come known  for  giving  hand- 
outs, I  mustered  up  a  "sorry" 
and  walked  away. 

After  a  delicious  lunch,  the 
same  dust-covered  man  and 
his  shoeless  little  girl  from 
earlier  that  day  came  into  my 
office.  I  was  perturbed  by  their 
audacity.  Down  the  stairs  we 
trudged  once  more.  .1  found 
another  employee  to  serve  as 
interpreter.  Their  story  had 
changed  and  an  emotional 
appeal  was  added.  The  father 
pulled  back  the  sleeve  of  his 
jacket  to  reveal  a  handless 
wrist.  "He  says  he  cannot  work 
to  pay  for  the  girl's  school" 
the  stand-in  interpreter  said. 
Ignoring  the  apparent  need 
and  wanting  to  protect  my 
wallet,  I  again  said,  "Sony,  I 
can't  help,"  and  guiltily  made 
a  quick  exit. 

After  telling  other  faranjis 
about  the  day's  unexpected 
visitors,  I  received  support 
for  my  decisions.  The  impos- 
sibility of  helping  every  per- 
son was  rearticulated,  along 
with  the  fact  that  generosity 
in  such  situations  only  leads 
to  an  escalation  of  requests.  I 
saw  the  logic  of  this  rationale, 
but  in  my  heart  I  knew  I  de- 
clined the  opportunity  to  posi- 
tively impact  those  three  lives. 
I  thought  of  the  unconditional 
acceptance  and  generosity  that 
Jesus  extends.  For  the  first 
time,  I  honestly  looked  at  my 
hard  heart,  greed  and  selfish- 
ness. I  was  torn. 
j  I  found  that  not  all  faranjis 
buy  into  the  above-mentioned 
rationale.  The  Barlows  are  a 
family  from  California  serv- 


ing at  Gimbie  Adventist  Hos- 
pital for  a  year.  There  are  12 
of  them,  some  biologically 
related,  some  not,  who  live  in 
a  converted  laboratory  school 
we  refer  to  as  the  "Volunteer 
Dorm."  They  are  also  caring 
for  three  Ethiopian  babies 
whose  mothers  died  in  child- 
birth at  the  hospital.  Two  of 
'these  Scott  and  Monica  Bar- 
low plan  to  adopt. 

When  they  first  came  to 
Gimbie  Adventist  Hospital, 
bed  sheets  and  towels  were  in 
short  supply,  and  those  that 
were  available  were  in  a  de- 
plorable state.  Not  waiting  for 
a  committee  or  someone  else 
to  take  action,  they  immedi- 
ately wrote  family  and  friends 
about  the  problem  and  were 
thus  able  to  supply  the  hospital 
with  new  sheets  and  towels. 

The  Barlows  are  pro-active 
in  other  ways  as  well.  Monica 
recently  told  me  of  a  time 
they  were  walking  through 
the  streets  of  Gimbie  and  saw 
a  man  being  stoned.  Instead 
of  avoiding  the  situation,  like 
most  faranjis  would,  she  and 
Scott  jumped  in.  Utterly  sur- 
prising and  distracting  the 
stoners! 

In  contrast,  Monica  cherish- 
es the  memory  of  a  mourning 
man  who  had  just  lost  his  wife. 
He  was  tall  with  dark  skin  and 
spoke  Oromifa,  she  was  short 
with  light  skin  and  spoke  Eng- 
lish. However,  grief  was  their 
common  ground.  Monica  lost 
her  sister  and  niece  in  a  car 
accident  three  years  ago.  In- 
stead of  worrying  about  being 
a  spectacle  or  drawing  un- 
wanted attention,  she  empa- 
thized with  this  man's  broken 
heart,  letting  him  know  he  is 
not  alone. 

Every  day  Scott,  the  head 
nurse,  is  confronted  with  pa- 
tients that  cannot  pay  for  the 
necessary  medicine  or  medical 
treatment.  Many  nurses  will 
turn  these  patients  away.  Scott 


will  not.  He  admits  them,  pay- 
ing himself  or  stepping  out  in 
faith  that  the  money  will  come 
in.  This  just  starts  their  rela- 
tionship! Then,  the  recipient 
him/herself  or  a  family  mem- 
ber is  taught  accountability 
and  is  given  small  janitorial 
or  maintenance  responsibili- 
ties to  perform  at  the  Barlow's 
house  or  around  the  hospital 
grounds.  Often,  this  turns  into 
an  educational  opportunity 
and  relationship  building  ex- 
perience. Purposefully,  they 
encourage  their  new  friends 
not  to  look  to  themselves  or 
other  farenjis.  Instead,  they 
point  to  God  as  being  the  ul- 
timate provider,  caregiver  and 
savior. 

These  farenjis,  the  Barlows, 


personified  a  new  picture  of 
Jesus  that  I  have  not  seen 
before.  This  Jesus  practices 
complete,  pure,  unselfish  gen- 
erosity. These  actions  spoke 
louder  than  any  words  I  ever 
heard.  Yes,  I  know  that  Jesus 
loved  all  and  served  all,  how- 
ever, this  was  the  first  time  I 
saw  and  experienced  Jesus  liv- 
ing today.  Nevertheless,  this 
experience  exposed  my  hard, 
cold,  stony  heart  that  other- 
wise I  would  have  never  seen. 
Unfortunately,  I  am  not  sud- 
denly generous,  uncondition- 
ally accepting,  or  have  a  soft, 
golden  heart.  However,  thanks 
to  my  encounter  with  the  Bar- 
lows, I  see  who  I  truly  want  to 
be:  Loving  and  generous,  not 
just  on  my  terms. 


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Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

GO  BIG... 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


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THE  SQUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Blending  summer  fun  in  thejvojplace 

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Rachel  Hopkins    , 
Lifestyles  Editor 

rac  hPlhnpl<infiff'inil'h''rn  "*" 

We've  all  been  there.  Instead 
of  enjoying  our  summer  "va- 
cations" we've  slaved  through 
them,  counting  down  the  days 
until  we  can  quit  our  jobs  an'd 
go  back  to  school.  It's  a  pret- 
ty sad  scenario.  Whether  it's 
folding  burritos  at  Taco  Bell  or 
cleaning  the  neighbor's  house, 
we  all  know  what  it  means  to 
suffer.  In  fact,  maybe  you're 
worried  that  this  horror  story 
will  repeat  come  May.  Don't 
worry,  it  doesn't  have  to.  Just 
because  the  economy  is  in  a 
slump,  doesn't  mean  you  have 
to  return  to  bussing  tables 
at  Cracker  Barrel.  Here  are  a 
few  options  you  may  have  not 
considered  (or  should  really 
reconsider). 
Summer  camp 

Five  summers  at  three  dif- 
ferent camps  has  proven  to  me 


„™„     Workine  at  two  different  radio 

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ing  of  yourself  and  God. 
Internship  or 
practicum 

Why  wait?  Many  majors  re- 
quire you  to  get  experience,  so 
why  put  it  off  until  your  senior 
year  when  you'll  have  PLEN- 
TY of  other  things  to  worry 
about?  With  many  businesses 

being  forced  to  downsize,  it's 

the  perfect  time  for  them  to     

SSt«±K=  SSSAiSl  ssssws 

of  our  Adventist  camps,  South-     or  practicum,  getting  a  sum- 
"     merjob  that  relates  to  your  fu- 
ture profession  will  be  enlight- 
ening and  resume-enhancing 


they  think  the  pay  is  awful. 

^Just  because  the 
economy  is  in  a 
slump,  doesn't 
mean  you  have  to 
return  to  bussing 
tables  at  Cracker 
Barrel. 


era  wifl  match  a  portion  of 
what  you've  made  (even  if  you 
don't  apply  those  earnings  to 
your  bill.)  Not  to  mention  the 
fact  you're  getting  room  and 
board  for  free.  If  you  aren't 
into  a  24/7  job,  look  into  local 


that  will  help  you  get  hired 
later  on  down  the  road. 
Cruise  ship  staff 

If  sea  sickness  is  not  an  is- 
sue, you  may  want  to  look  into 
a  job  on  a  cruise  ship.  This 
last  year  was  a  huge  boom  for 
cruise  lines.  Many  are  launch- 
ing new  ships  and  seasonal 
positions  are  available  with 
liners  that  travel  in  Canada 


have  free  room  and  board  and 
you'd  live  on  a  cruise  ship,  so 
you'd  have  that  going  for  you. 


Get  Your  Gfeeil  On 
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Vexation:  My  financial 
paper  trail. 

Solution:  Save  a  few 
trees  and  cut  back  on  waste 
by  reducing  the  number  of 
receipts  in  your  life. 

Implementation:  It's 
important  to  keep  track  of 
what  you're  spending,  but 
a  paper  receipt  is  not  al- 
ways the  only  way.  Forgo 
it  when  possible.  If  you're 
making  an  online  purchase, 
just  save  the  receipt  in  your 
documents  instead  of  print- 
ing it  out.  Some  stores,  like 
Apple,  will  even  email  you  a 
receipt  if  vnij'd  like.  If  von 
use  che  ..~,  take  advantage 
of  your  checkbook  ledger.  If 


you're  a  debit  card  person 
(like  me)  make  a  commit- 
ment to  check  your  online 
ledger  as  much  as  possible. 
Clarification:  Receipts 
may  not  seem  to  add  up 
to  much  waste,  but  think 
about  the  fact  that  most  of 
the  eight  billion  ATM  trans- 
actions in  the  U.S.  each 
year  end  with  a  receipt  that 
usually  ends  up  in  the  trash 
AND  makes  it  easier  for  a 
creepo  to  steal  someone's 
identity.  Bottom  line,  you 
can  be  financially  responsi- 
ble and  green  if  you  imple- 
ment a  few  of  these  adjust- 
ments into  your  spending 
^utine. 

*tip  and  info  from  ideal- 
bite.com. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 
end? Here  are  a  few  ideas  to 
get  you  headed  in  the  right 
direction. 

CreateHere's  New  Views 
Photography  Exhibit  and 
Open  Mic  Night 

55  E.  Main  St,  Chattanooga 
Thursday,  March  12, 
5:36  p.m.  to  7:30  p.m. 
Free 
createhere.org 

"Angelos  Distasay, 
the  Angel  Dimension" 

Original   play   presented  by 
Ripple  Productions 
Ripple  Theater, 
3264  Brainerd-Rd. 
Chattanooga 
Saturday,  March  14, 
7:30  p.m. 
All  tickets  $12 
rippleteachter.com 

"Company" 
Chattanooga 
Theater  Center 

Saturday, 
March  14, 8  p.m. 
$15.50  for  students 
theatrecentre.com 

Atlanta  Hawks 

vs.  Portland  Trail  Blazers 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta 
Sunday, 

March  15, 1  p.m. 
Ticket  prices  vary 
nba.com/hawks 

Atlanta  Thrashers 

vs.  Washington  Capitals 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta" 
Monday, 
March  16, 7  P-m- 
Ticket  prices  vary 
trashers.nhl.com 

Rock  City  Gardens  Sham- 
rock City 

Sun,  March  15. 

11a.m.  to  5P-m-  ,-ha\- 

Visit  Rock  City's  2nd  Insn. 

ebration  and  festival  ft***  , 

music,  food  and  other  enter 

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THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 

spoil 

K  look  into  the  NBA  power  rankings 

t?S£L«/*™  »»i  ^  the  entire  NBA,  so  it  is     Williams  has  been  the  kb!-s     ^.™,  «,„  .„„___    .,  ..         ..O 


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March  Madness  also  affects 
[he  NBA  season  as  teams  try  to 
Hinch  playoff  berths  and  lock 
home-court     advantage. 
Htae  is  only  a  month  remain- 
Rig  of  the  regular  season,  and 
for  most  teams,  every  game 
s  an  important  one.    Here  is 
|  look  at  this  week's  top  ten 
i  teams  as  of  March  9. 
Los  Angeles   Lakers 
(5<j-i:.  )  The  Lakers  are  the 
Test  of  the  Western  Confer- 
They  currently  hold  a 
Jvo-  game  winning  streak  with 
jctories  over  the  Grizzles  and 
Emberwolves.    Even  without 
enter  Andrew  Bynum,  they 
ye  still  finding  ways  to  win 
pd  should  lock  up  the  No.  1 
Red  in  a  couple  of  weeks. 
n  2.  Cleveland  (49-13)  This 
all  club  has  the  best  home  re- 


cord in  the  entire  NBA,  so  it  is 
very  important  that  they  lock 
up  the  No.  l  seed  in  the  East- 
ern Conference.  Kevin  Garnett 
for  the  Celtics  should  play  in 
favor  of  the  Cavs. 

3-  Orlando  (46-16)  Orlan- 
do is  riding  a  four  game  win- 
ning streak,  which  includes  an 
enormous  victory  at  Boston. 
They  are  only  three  games  be- 
hind Cleveland,  so  anything  is 
possible  from  here  on  out. 

4.  Boston  (49-15)  Injuries 
seem  to  be  the  main  problem 
in  Boston  these  days.  Kevin 
Garnett  is  still  out  for  a  few 
more  games,  and  Rajon  Ron- 
do recently  sprained  his  ankle. 
Nevertheless  the  Celtics  still 
have  Paul  Pierce  and  Ray  Allen 
that  can  hold  the  fort  down... 
for  now. 

5.  Utah  (40-23)  The  Jazz 
is  the  NBA's  hottest  team  with 
11  straight  victories.     Deron 


Williams  has  been  the  NBA'; 
hottest  point  guard  with  11 
games  with  10  or  more  assists 
(which  ended  on  March  8.) 
Carlos  Boozer  is  getting  better 
so  Utah  could  be  dangerous 
come  April. 

6.  San  Antonio  (42-20) 
The  Spurs  have  not  been  the 
same  since  Manu  Ginobili 
went  down  with  an  injury. 
They  are  13-11  without  him, 
however  he  is  due  back  some- 
time next  week  as  they  prepare 
for  teams  like  the  Lakers  and 
the  Celtics. 

■7.  Houston  (41-23)  The 
Rockets  have  been  one  of  the 
best  teams  since  Feb  1  by  go- 
ing 12-4.  They  currently  have 
a  two  game  winning  streak  and 
are  only  two  games  behind  San 
Antonio  for  the  No.  2  seed  in 
the  Western  Conference. 

8.  Portland  (39-23)  A 
loss  to  Denver  late  last  week 


Iocs  win  SoCon  championship 


Hck  Livingston 
Borts  Editor 


■The  college  basketball 
Emthern  Conference  Tourna- 
ment took  place  at  the  Chat- 
nooga  Mckenzie  Arena  last 
jekend  and  concluded  with 
inner  that  no  one  predict- 
M-  the  Chattanooga  Mocs. 
Hey  defeated  the  College  of 
Wrieston  80-69  to  advance 
T^  the  NCAA  tournament. 
JMany  basketball  critics 
m  described  the  Mocs'  re- 
»M  throughout  the  season  as 
|eM  and  Hyde  rollercoast- 
1  ,  chattanooga  team  will 
Wf  loose  five  games  in  a  row 
I  "-en  go  on  a  six-game 
""""ng  streak 

fch°ftheMOC'SCOn- 
Vervf  bemS  inconsistent, 
IT5 ,e«  People  in  the  Mcken- 
|taa  believed  they  would 
™°nday  night.  It  almost 
88  lf  the  Mocs  never 


have  a  home  court  advantage, 
as  the  people  of  Chattanooga 
and  surrounding  areas  never 
actually  come  to  see  the  Mocs. 
They  come  to  see  a  popular 
team  or  player  the  Mocs  are 
facing. 

It  almost 

seems  as  if 

the  Mocs 

never  have 

a  home 

court 

advantage. 


Back  in  late  January  many 
Southern  students  were  found 
in  the  Mckenzie  Arena  just  to 
get  a  glimpse  of  Stephen  Curry 
and  the  Davidson  Wildcats. 


Before  that-game,  most  South- 
ern students  had  never  attend- 
ed a  Mocs  game. 

Mocs  coach  John  Shulman 
even  admitted  that  the  only 
people  who  really  believed 
that  Monday  night's  win  was 
possible  were  the  team,  his 
wife  and  his  three  sons  who 
probably  didn't  have  a  choice 
except  to  believe  in  daddy's 
coaching  abilities. 

Such  irony  surrounds  the 
whole  situation  when  a  few 
days  ago  the  Mocs  held  a  re- 
cord of  15-16  because  now 
they  are  on  their  way  to  the 
NCAA  tournament.  Whatever 
the  case  may  be,  if  the  Mocs  go 
far  or  some  superstar  emerges 
from  their  team,  Southern 
students  will  have  the  oppor- 
tunity to  be  like  most  Boston 
Celtics  fans  and  say,  "We  lived 
close  to  the  stadium  and  we've 
always  been  fans." 

Yeah  right. 


dropped  this  team  from  fourth 
in  the  West  to  now  sixth.  It 
does  not  help  that  they  are 
playing  teams  like  the  Lakers, 
Hawks  and  Cavs  in  the  coming 
weeks. 

9-  Denver  (40-24)  This 
team  is  currently  on  a  two 
game  slide  after  beating  divi- 
sion foes  in  Portland.  A  lot  is 
going  to  be  on  the  line  this  week 
when  they  play  the  Rockets. 


New    Orleans    (39- 

23)  The  Hornets  were  riding 
a  seven  game  winning  streak 
with  Tyson  Chandler  back 
before  losing  to  the  Hawks. 
However,  they  should  have  a 
pretty  easy  week  since  they  do 
not  face  a  playoff  contender 
until  next  Monday  when  they 
will  play  against  the  Rockets  in 
New  Orleans. 


,     .     Hockey       , 

Intramurals 

Schedue 


Women's  A  Division 


3/12  6  p.m.  BLAZN/ The  Macrophages  Court  2 

3/12  7  P-m.  Shot  Clinic/Ultimatum  Court  2 

3/12  8  p.m.  Hockey  Babes/The  Macrophages  Court  2 

3/12  9  p.m.  BLAZN/Ultimatum  Court  2 

Men's  A  Division 

3/12  6  p.m.  Mighty  Pucks/Wheeze  Kids  Court  1 

3/12  8  p.m.  Norge  Ringerike/Band  of  Brothers  Court  1 

3/12  9  p.m.  Band  of  Brothers/27,000  Sheiks  Court] 


Men's  B  Division 

3/12    7  p.m.         Salty  Dawgz/Night  Check  Court  1 


LaDainian  Tomlinson  is  staying  with 
the  San  Diego  Chargers. 


SAN  DIEGO  (AP)  -  L.T.  and 
the  Chargers  agreed  to  a  re- 
negotiated deal  that  gives  the 
team  salary  cap  relief.  The 
Chargers  confirmed  the  agree- 
ment Tuesday  night.  Financial 
terms  weren't  immediately 
available. 

The  deal  ends  a  two-month 
saga  during  which  it  looked 
like  Tomlinson,  the  2006  NFL 
MVP,  could  be  finished  with 
the  Chargers. 

Tomlinson  had  been  due 
$24  over  the  next  three  sea-, 
sons,  including  $6,725,000  in 
2009.  His  salary  cap  number 


would  have  been  $8.8  million 
in  2009,  including  a  prorated 
share  of  the  signing  bonus 
from  his  2004  contract. 

Tomlinson  was  slowed  dur- 
ing the  regular  season  with  a 
toe  injury,  then  hurt  his  groin 
in  the  season  finale.  He  was 
forced  out  of  an  overtime  play- 
off win  against  the  Indianapo- 
lis Colts  and  sat  out  against 
the  Steelers,  the  first  game 
he'd  missed  due  to  injury  in 
his  brilliant  eight-year  career. 

It  was  the  second  straight 
year  his  postseason  was  cut 
short  by  injury. 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


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Dusk  to   Dawn   Sign-ups 

3rd  Annual  Dusk  to  Dawn  Ad- 
venture Race  the  night  of  April 
4.  All  registration  will  be  on- 
line in  advance.  Coed  teams  of 
4  will  challenge  their  skills  of 
adventure  and  push  their  lim- 
its of  fun.   Southern  students 
only  pay  $15  per  participant. 
Register  online  at  www.raceit. 
com  key  word  Dusk  till  Dawn! 
Malawi  Project|  In  conjunction 
with  Adventist  Intercollegiate 
Association,  Adventist  Health 
International,  and  the  Adven- 
tist   colleges/universities    of 
the  North  American  Division, 
we  are  planning  a  short  term 
mission  trip  to  Malawi,  Africa 
this  summer.    The  dates  for 
the  trip  will  be  June  23-July  8, 
2009.  The  project  will  consist 
of  three  aspects'.  Evangelism, 
Health,  and  Construction  in 
six  locations  throughout  the 
country  of  Malawi.    Space  is 
limited.   Passports  are  neces- 
sary.    If  you  are  interested, 
please  contact  Kari  Shultz  or 
Gayle  Moore  for  further  infor- 
mation. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 


An  Evening  with  Robert 
Burns  |  Come  listen  to  the 
poetry  and  music  of  Robert 
Burns  performed  through 
readings  and  songs  at  the  Mc- 
Kee  Library  Knowledge  Com- 
mons on  March  17,  2009,  7 
p.m.  Julie  Penner  will  sing 
poems  he  set  to  music,  Lynn 
Sauls,  Jan  Haluska,  and  Scott 
Douglass  will  read  other  selec- 
tions. Douglass  will  also  play 
the  bagpipes.  Be  prepared  for 
a  surprise  ending!  Convoca- 
tion credit  will  be  given. 


Friday,  March  13 

Last  day  to  order  May  graduation 
regalia  online. 

Payday 

7:45-10  a.m.  -  SA  Senate  Panera 
Day  (Promenade) 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room  (Gospel  Cha- 
pel) 

7:45  p.m.  -  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers  -  Manny  Cruz 
(Church) 

After  Vespers  Adoration  (Lynn 
Wood) 

Sabbath,  March  14 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1-  John  Nixon 
(Church) 

9:30-10  a.m.  -  Continental  Break- 
fast (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

Social  Experiment  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

Adoration  2  -  Manny  Cruz 
(Church) 

10:30-11:10  a.m.  -  Connect  Sab- 


bath Schools  (Collegedale  Academy) 

"wild  at  heart"  with  Marcel 
Schwantes 

"identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 

"Prayer"  with  Carol  Loree 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Krista  Cain 
(Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  Manny  Cruz 
(Collegedale  Church) 

2  p.m.  -  Exploratory/Wilderness 
Skills  Hike  (Outdoor  Leadership  Cen- 
ter) 

Sacred  Harp:  Singing  School  -  Dr. 
David  Ivey  (Ackerman  Auditorium) 

3:30  p.m.  -  A  Summit  on  Mission 
(Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Music  & 
Readings:  Collegedale  Academy  (Col- 
legedale Church) 

8:30  p.m.-n:30  p-m.  -  Hulsey 
Wellness  Center  Open 

9  p.m.  -  SA  Talent  Show  (lies  P.E. 
Center) 

Sunday,  March  15 

SAT  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 


-g  p.m.  -  Adventist  Robotics 

League  Southern  Challenge  (lies  P.E. 
Center) 

1-5  p.m.  -  Shelter  Building  Work- 
shop (Outdoor  Leadership  Center) 

Monday,  March  16 

PRAXIS  Exams  (Lynn  Wood) 
3:30  p.m.  -  University  Senate 

Tuesday,  March  17 

Noon  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 
7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  March  18 

Campus  Ministries  Convention, 
Lincoln,  NE 

Thursday,  March  19 

Last  day  to  drop  a  class  &  automati- 
cally receive  a  "W" 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Hasel  Lec- 
tureship (Church) 

7  p.m.  -  Modern  Languages  Film 
Series  (Miller  #201) 


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Exit  Exams  |  Examination 
required  for  May  Baccalaure- 
ate Graduates.  The  Measure 
of  Academic  Proficiency  & 
Progress  Test  (MAPP)  will  be 
given  March  22, 23, 24  and  25. 
Please  call  Counseling  &  Test- 
ing Services  at  #2782  to  sign 
up  for  a  time. 

Wilderness  FirstRespond- 

er  I  This  80-hour  course  is 
being  offered  at  Southern  Ad- 
ventist University  by  the  Wil- 
derness Medicine  Training 
Center  (WMTC).  This  course 
has  been  designed  specifically 
to  meet  the  needs  of  wilder- 
ness guides,  expedition  lead- 
ers, and  outdoor  instructors.  It 
is  the  outdoor  industry's  stan- 
dard for  wilderness  medical 
training.  The  class  will  take 
place  from  May  12-21,  2009, 
8:00  a.m.  -  6:00  p.m.  every 


day  except  Saturday  the  16th. 
Tuition  is  $570  on  or  before 
April  1st;  $520  after  April  1st. 
Deadline:  May  5,"20og.  Visit 
the  WMTC  website  to  view 
and  download  the  full  course 
information  and  registration. 
Homepage:  www.wildmed- 
center.com.  For  more  infor- 
mation contact  Ann  Reynolds 
at  annreynolds@southern.edu 


March  13 

Hannah  Kuntz,  John  Shim 

March  14 

Angel  Mejias,  Kaley  Greve, 
Katrina  Bradt,  Krisrina  Ben- 
field,  Matt  Craig,  Tom  Mayne, 
Woosly  Calixte 

March  15 

Adrian  Burks,  Alex  Vargas, 
Brianna  Miller,  Bruce  Dyer, 
Chase  Warren,  Cody  Limone, 


Kaleb  Leeper,  Krysta  Moench, 
Michael  Teter 

March  16 

Alexandra  Knight,  Franklin 
Concepcion,  Reese  Middleton, 
Renee  Book 

March  17 

Amith  Singh,  Brandon 
Todd,  Casey  Kepner,  Dereck 
Grieve,  Edgar  Osorio,  Faith 
Okari,  Francis  Young,  Jammie 
Dill,  Jennifer  Carr,  Josmeyry 
Liriano,  Sarah  Ceballos 

March  18 

Angi  Rademacher,  Cathy 
Olson,  Richard  Schwarz,  Shei- 
la Smith,  Sophie  Anderson 

March  19 

Ariel  Rosario,  Chelsea  Fos- 
ter, Ferlyn  Reyes,  Heather 
Neal,  Herdy  Moniyung,  Kristie 
Wilder,  Liesel  Schram,  Megan 
Souza,  Neville  Webster,  Nicole 
Smith,  Stephanie  Schleifer 


2008-09  ADVISER 
HONOR  ROLL 

♦Lorraine  Ball 

Scott  Ball 

Krystal  Bishop 

Laure  Chamberlain 

Randy  Craven 

Pam  Gammenthaler 

Mike  Hills 

Jaclynn  Huse 

Cindy  Johnson 

Greg  King 
*Renita  Klischies 

Terrie  Long 
Linda  Marlowe 

*Sylvia  Mayer 
Callie  McArthur 
Christine  Moniyung 
Greg  Rumsey 
Verlyne  Starr 
Stanley  Stevenson 
Jon  Wentworth 
Ruth  WilliarnsMorns 
Jillian  Wills 

•Past  Recipients  of  the 
Adviser  of  the  Year  Awa« 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


'99    Mercury     cougar     | 

V6  112000  miles  leather,  6cd 
&  tape  player,  sunroof,  all 
I  power,  automatic  Excellent 
condition.  $3500  Call  Emily 
at  423-309-8064. 

I  Ticket  to  Denver  |  CO  dur- 
I  ing  spring  break  from  March  3 
to  March  6  available...  Skiing's 
supposed  to  be  great!  The 
ticket  is  $188  plus  whatever 
fees  to  transfer  it  into  your 
name...  If  you're  interested, 
call  or  text  423-208-2618  and 
we'll  work  it  out!  E-mail  Shani 
at  shanis@southern.edu 

Photo  package  I  Professional 
photos  at  student  prices!  Take 
your  pick  of  outdoor  or  studio 
pictures.  Kodak  Royal  Gold 
Quality  Photographic  paper 
used.  Package  includes  1-8x10, 
2-5x7,  8  Wallets  for  only  $35! 
E-mail  Buddy  at  bsummitt@ 
southern.edu 

Worksman    folding    bike 

"Electric  Blue"  single  speed, 
newwhitewall,  tires,  rear  rack, 
front  basket,  chrome  fenders, 
in  excellent  shape.  $279  new, 
will  take  $100  great  bike  for 
getting  around  campus  and 
town.  Call  Jonathan  at  423- 
605-8437 

Bike  for  sale  |  Schwinn  New 
World  (1940-1952  build  years) 
Chicago-made  bike,  single 
speed,  coaster  brake,  original 
schwinn  grips,  bike  is  all  origi- 
nal, step  thru  frame,  awesome 
fenders  with  a  fin!  Missing 
I  tank."  This  bike  is  boss.  $75. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437 

J  free  Spirit  road  bike  |  was 
I  a  io  speed,  shifting  is  lame, 
Ibudget.  single  speed  bike,  $25 
[Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437 

living  room  set  |  Couch, 
J  reseat,  chair  w/out,  2  end 
■  tables,  coffee  table,  entertain- 
1  ">mt  center  E^gn^t  condi_ 

I  r?'$u5°  for  aU.  Please  call 
1  M*ssa  at  423-396-9288. 

Bed  frame  |   Black  wrought 


iron,  queen.  $25.  Please  call 
Melissa  at  423-313-1691. 
Leave  message. 

Stereo  for  sale  |  Sony,  single 
cd,  single  cassette.  $20.  Please 
call  Melissa  at  423-313-1691. 
Leave  message. 

VCR  for  sale  |  Toshiba.  $5. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 

DVD  player  for  sale  |  Em- 
erson. $15.  Please  call  Melissa 
at  313-1691.  Leave  message. 

Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

Wildlife  lover's  paradise 

3  bedrooms,  2  bathrooms, 
cable/Internet,  washer/dryer. 
$250  plus  utilities.  Within  a 
mile  from  Southern.  E-mail 
Celitzania@gmail.com  for  ap- 
plication. 

2    Roommates   wanted    | 

Upstairs  apartment  within 
walking  distance  from  cam- 
pus. Two  rooms  available. 
Large  room  $275,-small  room 
$245  plus  utilities.  Located 
right  across  from  Health  Ser- 
vices. E-mail  julief@southern. 
edu  or  call  423-653-8302. 

Female  roommate  wanted 

I  to  share  house.  $275  plus 
utilities.1.5  mi.  from  Southern. 
E-mail  gleryscastro@gmail. 
com  for  more  info. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 


share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl.  $i8s/mo.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Rooms  for  rent  I  2  rooms  for 
rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 
3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k  miles,  well-maintained, 
great  shape,  $5,495  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er plus  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  radio, 
chargers,  batteries  and  box, 
ready  to  fly.  If  you  have  ques- 
tions, call  Rob  at  423-322- 


For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75- 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 


a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i50/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu. 

Classical/folk      guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295. 

Camping  Backpack  \  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254. 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Subwoofers  |  Two  10" 
Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in  a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Flute  I  Gemeinhardt  2np 
flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
obo.  Call  423-605-5145- 

2  hoodies  |  Brand  new  1  for 
$20.  If  you  are  interested  con- 
tact me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu,  or  call  305-457-3177- 

Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 

Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 


er Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 
system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
for  info. 

Airline  Voucher  |  I  have  a 
Southwest  Airlines  voucher 
valued  at  $583  that  I  will  not 
be  able  to  use.  It  expires  on 
March  14,  so  it  would  be  per- 
fect for  spring  break.  It  can  be 
yours  for  just  $400.  Call  596- 
9413- 

Europe  For  Sale  |  $4,999 
will  buy  24  days  (May  4-28)  of 
once-in-a-lifetime  educational 
social  immersion  in  Europe.  All 
this  plus  3  hours  Cultural  An- 
thropology/Sociology credit  or 
Directed  Study  credit  (profes- 
sor approval  required),  round 
trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, in-country  travel,  1  meal 
per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
sstevenson@southern.edu  or 
423-236-2666. 

Leather    Jackets     |    Two 

bomber-type  brown  Wilson 
leather  jackets  for  sale,  men's 
sizes  S  &  XL.  Worn  less  than 
8  times.  Will  sell  for  $50  each, 
or  both  for  $90.  Contact  ss- 
platt@southern.edu  for  info 
or  photos. 

Computer  Support  I  Areyou 

in  need  of  computer  support? 
Here  is  your  solution;  friendly 
Techs  are  here  to  help  you.  We 
do  backup,  hardware  installa- 
tion and  support.  If  you  would 
like  to  contact  us  please  e-mail 
friendlytechs@gmail.com. 
Please  leave  a  detailed  descrip- 
tion of  your  problem  or  need 
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THURSDAY,  MARCH  12,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 
atwamack@southern.edu 


Using  numbers:  Southern  statistics 


"Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 

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97%  The  percentage  of  single 
freshman  women.  Q7%  The  percentage  of  married 
graduating  women  (What  happens 
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not  sure). 


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You  know  you're  an  Adventist  when... 

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Humor  Editor 


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you  know  that 
you  will  go  into 
withdrawals. 

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"decafwater. 


Do  all  your 
friends  laugh  at 
you? 

The  humor  page 
needs  you! 


Please  submit  your  most 
embarrassing  on-campus/in-class 
story  in  about  100  words,  and  the 
top  5  will  be  printed  in  a 
later  issue.  Send  all  humor  page 
submissions  to  Adam  Wamack. 

atwaniack@sDirlhein.edu 


Spring  break 

Wherever  you  went,  no  matter  what  you 
'  1Z3    did,  I'm  pretty  sure  we  all  say  the  same 
thing:  I  had  a  great  time! 

Clocks  sfiU  wrong 

One  would  think  that  an  institution  that 
requires  us  to  be  on  time  to  (most  of) 
our  classes  "would  have  clocks  that  show 
the  correct  time.  Then  why  is  there  al- 
ways at  least  one  clock  on  the  promenade 
that  doesn't  work  and  the  VM  clocks 
are  always  at  least  five  minutes  slow? 
(Submitted  by  Tiffany  Rustad) 

Teachers  playing,  too. 

Thumbs  up  to  teachers  who  take  time  out  to 
have  fun-like  Dr.  Samaan  in  front  of  Mabel 
Wood  Hall  playing  with  a  remote  control 
airplane  Tuesday  afternoon  before  break. 
Teachers  need  to  have  fun  too!  (Submitted 
by  Tiffany  Rustad) 
Housing  students  filling  commuter  £1  a, 

parking  lots.  $L_  j 

You  are  not  appreciated  by  commuter  students;  ^--"J 
you  pay  to  walk  to  class.-  we  pay  to  drive.  (Sub-  Tl 
mitted  by  Darren  Randall)  »» 

The  word  "Mustachioed" 

A  pleasant,  humorous  surprise  placed  in  a 
World  Civ.  reading  of  "King  Leopold's  Ghost" 
as  a  means  of  describing  a  man  with  a  mus- 
tache. (Submitted  by  Sara  Schaetzka) 


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March  19,  2009 


ACCENT.SOUTHERN.EDU   •    The  student  voice  since  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  20 


'olice  escort 
peaching 
jtudent  off 
If  rooftop 

Lily  Young 
[waging  Editor 

nnthcrn  pHii 


■Editor's  note:  The  name 
|f/ie  student  in  the  following 
tide  has  been  withheld  to 
lotect  his  privacy  during  the 
hgoing  medical  evaluation. 

Early  in  the  morning  on 
arch  8,  a  male  nursing  stu- 
aat  snuck  in  to  Thatcher 
luth,  pulled  the  fire  alarm 
id  eventually  made  it  to 
ie  roof  of  Wright  Hall  to 
teach  that  God  was  coming 
lat  night. 

According    to    the    Cam- 
is  Safety   incident    report, 
Thatcher    South    resident 
the    student    followed 
in  through  the  side  door 
Thatcher  South.   Campus 
ifety  officers  and  the  Colleg- 
lale  Police  officers  looked  for 
student  for  almost  an  hour 
ifore   finding    him    stand- 
on  the  peak  of  the  roof 
Wright  Hall  with  his  arms 
itstretched. 

"His  plan  was  to  turn  on  all 
f  alarms,  and  a  huge  group 
and  guys  in  front  of 
tight  Hall  would  be  there, 
l<Hie  would  preach  to  them," 
ill  Justin  Wilson,  a  senior 


see  PREACHING,  1 


SA  talent  show  hosted  in  outer  space 

Katie  Hammond  ^ XT 


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Southern  students  dis- 
played their  musical  abilities 
through  rapping,  singing  and 
instrument  playing,  Saturday 
night  at  Southern's  space- 
themed  talent  show. 

"I  enjoyed  this  [talent  show] 
better,  [and]  I  felt  like  it  ran 
smoother  between  acts,"  said 
Lincoln  Llewellyn,  a  senior  bi- 
ology major  who  attended  the 
talent  show  last  year. 

BJ  Taylor,  Student  Associa- 
tion social  vice  president  and 
junior  religious  studies  major, 
thought  the  talent  show  had  a 
good  turn  out.  Originally  200 
chairs  were  set  up,  and  by  the 
end  people  were  standing  in 
the  back,  Taylor  said. 

Nine  acts  performed  and 
"Class,"  a  collaborative  rap 
about  Southern  performed 
by  Jennelle  Stephenson,  Mia 
Lindsey,      Candice      Shadel 


Photo  By  Katie  Freeland 
Jennelle  Stephenson,  Mia  Lindsey,  Kim  McKenzie,  Candice  Shadel  Granger  and  Zaire  A.  Burgess-Robinson,  the 
freshman  group  called  "Class," perform  the  original  song,  "Chillin'on  the  Prome,"  at  the  talent  show  Saturday. 


Granger  and  Zaine  A.  Burgess-  Asanette  Mercado,  a  freshman 

Robinson,  took  the  first  place  mass  communications  major, 
prize  of  $350.                  .  Aimee  Burchard,  a  junior 

"The  way  ['Class']  did  it,  I  mass  communications  major, 

thought  was  very  fresh,"  said  and  her  brother  Trevin  Bur- 


chard, a  sophomore  at  Geor- 
gia Cumberland  Academy, 
performed  a  song  Aimee  wrote 
and  took  the  second  place  prize 


Pre-optometry  club  hosts  glasses  drive  to  help  needy 


Daisy  Wood 
Staff  Writer 

-wnndntgsnnthpm  pdii 


For  its  fourth  year  in  a 
row,  the  pre-optometry  club 
is  collecting  used  prescription 
glasses  for  the  needy.  This 
year  they  are  planning  to  ship 
the  glasses  to  a  medical  clinic 
in  Nairobi,  Kenya. 

The  pre-optometry  club  has 


placed  boxes  in  the  Village 
Market  and  at  the  Ooltewah 
Wal-Mart  for  people  to  put 
their  used  prescription  glasses 
in.  Right  now  they  have  col- 
lected more  than  100  pairs  of 
glasses. 

"I  was  surprised  how  fast 
they  were  flowing  in,"  said 
Dr.  Ken  Caviness,  professor 
of  physics  and  sponsor  of  the 
club.   "My  family  contributed 


a  couple  of  pairs.  There's  no 
point  in  having  a  bunch  of  ex- 
tra glasses  lying  around  when 
someone  could  get  some  good 
use  out  of  them.  This  project 
is  a  good  thing." 

An  announcement  was 
made  in  the  McDonald  Road 
Church  and  the  Collegedale 
Church  bulletins.  Some  people 
have  been  dropping  off  their 
glasses  at  the  front  desk  in  the 


mens'  dorm  to  be  given  to  Jor- 
dan Netzel,  president  of  the 
club. 

"Some  glasses  look  like  they 
are  50  years  old,"  said  Netzel, 
a  sophomore  biology  major. 
"As  long  as  they  are  not  bro- 
ken, we  will  take  whatever 
used  glasses  we  can  get." 

The  next  step  for  the  club 
see  GLASSES,  pace  4 


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Funds  raised  for  SMs 


Yvonne  Saint- Viixiers 
Staff  Wwrai 


The  Southern  Connections 
Call  Center  team  has  been 
calling  donors  on  behalf  of  the 
102  current  student  mission- 
aries around  the  world  to  raise 
funds  and  create  awareness  for 
them  since  the  beginning  of 
February.  The  call  center  calls 
alumni  and  former  students  to 
raise  funds  for  many  different 
areas  of  need  throughout  the 
school  year. 

Unknown  to  many,  the  cost 
of  being  a  student  missionary 
is  more  than  just  going  out  of 
your  comfort  zone  and  ventur- 
ing to  another  country,  it  also 
involves  a  sizeable  amount  of 
money  that  the  student  mis- 
sionaries need  to  come  up 
with.  This  includes  a  $300  pro- 
cessing fee  and  $3000-$5000 
-  if  they  are  serving  overseas. 
For  the  most  part,  they  rely  on 
generous  donations  and  help 
from  sponsors. 

As  a  result  of  these  cam- 
paigns, over  $30,600  has  been 
given  by  428  donors,  the  ma- 
jority of  whom  are  not  alumni 
or  otherwise  connected  with 
Southern,  said  Patrice  Hieb, 
annual  funds  coordinator  in 
the  advancement  department. 
The  call  center  has  called  to 
raise  funds  on  behalf  of  stu- 


Online  enrollment  increases 


dent  missionaries  since  2007 
and  it  is  always  a  favorite  time 
for  the  student  callers.  Some 
of  the  student  callers  have  ac- 
tually served  as  student  mis- 
sionaries themselves  so  they 
feel  extra  excitement  when 
getting  to  call  for  the  student 
missionaries.  They  get  to  swap 
stories  with  former  missionar- 
ies and  talk  about  loved  ones 
and  friends  who  might  be  out 
in  the  field  as  they  speak.  . 

"I  am  always  interested  in 
the  stories  that  those  who  have 
worked  for  the  gospel  commis- 
sion overseas  have  to  tell,"  said 
Michael  Bates,  a  freshman  en- 
gineering studies  major. 

Student  missionaries  are 
sent  all  over  the  world  to 
teach,  preach  or  provide  medi- 
cal care  among  other  things. 
Crystal  Kablanow,  student 
missionary  club  president  was 
a  student  missionary  in  the 
Middle  East  for  year  and  she 
provided  the  call  center  with  a 
letter  to  send  out  to  prospec- 
tive donors  making  the  case 
for  student  missionaries.  For 
some  student  missionaries,  it 
changes  their  outlook  on  life 
that  they  might  not  have  had 
before  going. 

Kablanow  said,  "It  was  one 
of  the  most  trying  yet  one  of 
the  most  incredible  years  of 
my  life.  God  used  it  to  change 
my  life." 


Southern's  online  learning 
is  increasing  as  students  con- 
tinue searching  for  alterna- 
tives to  traditional  classes. 

Online  enrollment  doubled 
in  the  winter  2008  semester 
compared  to  winter  2007  and 
quadrupled  in  the  fall  2008 
semester  compared  to  fall 
2007.  Revenue  from  online 
learning  for  the  2008-2009 
school  year  tripled  from  the 
previous  year. 

"Even  though  we  have  a 
conservative  approach  to  on- 
line learning,  it  meets  the 
needs  of  the  atypical  learner 
due  to  time  or  geographical 
constraints,"  said  Pegi  Flynt, 
director  of  online  learning. 
"For  that  reason,  we  continue 
to  grow." 

As  online  enrollment  keeps 
growing,  they  will  continue  to 


Thursday,  March  19,2009 


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EMILY  YOUNG 


ZACK  LIVINGSTON 


offer  more  online  classes.  De-, 
spite  that,  they  will  not  be  re- 
placing traditional  classes  any 
time  soon. 

"I  think  they're  easy  for 
some  people's  schedules.  I 
don't  have  time  to  go  to  classes: 
all  daylong,"  said  Stefanie  Ku- 
lik,  a  sophomore  psychology 
major.  "I  really  like  the  fact 
that  the  lectures  are  online 
and  I  can  take  them  whenever 
I  want." 

Some  can  be  caught  off 
guard  by  how  different  online 
classes  are  than  those  in  a  con- 


ventional classroom. 
.  "It's  a  little  different,  bJ 
cause  I  don't  have  to  meetun  I 
for  an  actual  lecture,"  said  San  j 
Chitu,  a  sophomore  nursing 
major.  "It's  more  of  world™ 
the  class  around  your  schedule 
instead  working  your  schedule  I 
around  the  class." 

The  more  students  become 
accustomed  to  the  many  fea- 
tures  of  the  Internet,  the  it 
online  learning  will  grow. 

Flynt  said,  "It's  critical'! 
to  meet  the  needs  of  the  atypi- 
cal learner." 


Graphic  By  Katie  Defer! 


Two  SA  media  positions  filled  for  next  year 


Audrey  Cooper 
Staff  Writer 

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KATIE  HAMMOND 

SPORTS  EDITOR 

HANNAH  KUNTZ 

RACHEL  HOPKINS 

ADAM  WAMACK 

KAITLIN  elloway 

SARAH  HAYHOE 

KATIE  DEXTER 
LAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

MATT  ZUEHLKE 

CHRIS  CLOUZET 

AIMEEBURCHARD 
LAYOUT  &  DESIGN 

MATT  TURK 

Laure  Chamberlain 

For  questions  or  comments  please  e-mail  accent@southera.edu 
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Just  before  spring  break, 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity's Student  Media  Board 
voted  to  fill  two  of  its  three 
Student  Association  media 
positions  for  the  2009-2010 
school  year. 

Emily  Young,  a  junior  mass 
communication  major,  has 
been  chosen  to  be  next  year's 
Southern  Accent  editor,  and 
Rainey  Park,  a  junior  history 
and  non-profit  administra- 
tion and  development  major, 
has  been  selected  to  complete 
a  second  year  as  the  Southern 
Memories  yearbook  editor. 

"We're  excited  about  mov- 
ing ahead  with  plans  for  next 
year,"  said  Stephen  Ruf ,  a  pro- 
fessor in  the  School  of  Jour- 
nalism &  Communication  and 
chair  of  the  media  board. 

The  media  board  has  yet  to 
fill  the  third  position  of  Straw- 
berry Festival  producer. 

"We  would  really  like  to  be 
able  to  find  someone  soon  so 
we  can  get  them  working  with 


this  year's  [Strawberry  Festi- 
val] producer,"  Ruf-said.  "That 
way  they're  not  going  into  their 
duties  blindly  next  year." 

Ruf  said  the  Strawberry  Fes- 
tival producer  is  responsible 
for  pulling  together  a  team  to 
plan  and  organize  next  year's 
annual  end-of-the-year  slide 
show.  Ruf  said  individuals 
interested  in  applying  for  this 
position  can  find  an  applica- 
tion at  Student  Services  or  the 
School  of  Journalism  &  Com- 
munication office. 

Even  though  the  media 
board  is  still  searching  for  a 
Strawberry  Festival  producer, 


the  two  newly  ; 
tors  are  ready  to  1 
work  for  next  year. 

"This  year  we  made  a  lotofl 
exciting  changes  to  the  yeai- J 
book,"  Park  said.  "Now  t' ' 
we're  familiar  with  howthing| 
work,  we  can  continue  I 
good  work  next  year." 

After  spending  two  yeaisoil 
the  Accent  staff,  Young  is  also  J 
looking  forward  to  her  p 
tion  as  editor  next  year. 

Young  said,  "I'm  really  »j 
cited  about  making  the  Accent! 
more  interactive  through  o!»| 
Web  site." 


ItHURSPAY,  MARCH  19,  2009 


J, 


Cruz  comes  for  Encounters 


Iared  McNeil 

Writs* 


Manny  Cruz,  the  associate 
irector  of  youth  ministries 
^^  the  North  American  Divi- 

.  of  Seventh-day  Adven- 
_s,  was  the  guest  speaker  for 
[counters  Weekend  March 
jto  14- 

''[There  are]  two  things  we 
'  to  get  across  during  En- 
unters  weekend,"  said  Don- 
>  Keele,  assistant  chaplain. 
jrst  is  the  power  and  practi- 
lity  of  prayer  and  second  is 
«God  can  use  anybody.  We 
It  Manny's  message  was  per- 
it  for  that." 

According  to  the  North 
nerican  Division  Web  site, 
j;an  his  Street  Artist 
inistry  after  he  became  bap- 
ed.  This  ministry  has  taken 
n  around  the  world  and  he 

s  it  to  help  artists  have  a 
ice  to  legally  paint  graffiti. 
On   Friday    he    described 
w  devoted  and  passionate 
i  about  putting  graffiti 


everywhere  he  could.  He  said 
even  active  gang  members 
would  help  him  in  his  minis- 
try to  help  paint  and  clean  up 
the  city. 

"I  really  liked  how  he  was 
down  to  earth  in  the  way  he 
delivered  his  messages,"  said 
Kristopher  Haughton,  a  junior 
graphic  design  major. 

When  Cruz  spoke  for  Ves- 
pers about  the  power  of  prayer 
he  challenged  students  by  us- 
ing his  life  story.  One  illustra- 
tion was  when  he  started  dat- 
ing his  wife  and  how  he  would 
talk  to  her  on  the  phone.  He 
mentioned  how  much  he  en- 
joyed that,  and  he  challenged 
students  with  the  question, 
"Why  can't  we  talk  to  God  like 
that?"  He  emphasized  keeping 
an  open  line  of  constant  com- 
munication with  God. 

"I  liked  that  it  was  a  simple 
message,  like  how  to  pray  to 
God  as  a  friend,"  said  Jessica 
Weaver,  a  sophomore  public 
relations  major.  "I  think  he 
portrayed  that  really  well  and 
the  humor  kept  it  interesting." 


outhern  to  host  race 


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Editor 

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[he  third  annual  all-night 

sk  til  Dawn"   adventure 

e  held  on  Southern's  cam- 

and  hosted  by  the  Outdoor 

lership  Program  and  Stu- 

'  'fairs,  will  start  on  Sat- 

p.April4at8:05p.m. 

i  race  will  include  ac- 

fics   ranging    from    rock 

jtoig  the  Goliath  Wall  and 

jside  of  Wright  Hall,  cav- 

^°Q  zip  lining  to  mental 

s  similar  to  those  seen  on 

zing  Race,"  said  Steve 

poe,  an  adjunct  profes- 

P«ie  School  of  Education 

Psychology.  The  race  will 

§and  finish  in  the  lies  P.E 
•r  lobby. 

W-time  participants  are 

f"  about  bdng  a  part  of 
■race. 

I am  very  much  looking 
rd  'o  [the  race],  since 
f about  to  graduate>..  said 


Jacque  Liles,  a  senior  public 
relations  major. 

Sunny  Tier,  a  senior  outdoor 
education  and  outdoor  minis- 
try major  who  has  helped  with 
the  race  before,  thinks  the  race 
is  a  great  experience. 

"I  think  [the  race]  is  an  awe- 
some idea,"  Tier  said.  "A  lot  of 
people  get  to  experience  stuff 
they've  never  done  before." 

"Everything  is  doable,"  Bon- 
tekoe  said.  One  year,  a  mother 
and  her  eight  children  partici- 
pated together,  he  added. 

The  cost  of  the  race  is  $15 
for  students  and  $30  for  com- 
munity members.  Teams  must 
consist  of  four  people  and  in- 
clude at  least  one  girl. 

Those  who  wish  to  par- 
ticipate may  sign-up  online  at 
www.raceit.com.  Once  on  the 
Web  site  type  "Dusk  til  Dawn" 
in  the  search  box  to  sign  up 
and  pay.  Sign-ups  are  limited 
to  25  teams. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


New  scholarship  approved 


Stephanie  Schleifer 

Staff  Writer 


A  scholarship  program  for 
juniors  and  seniors  thought  of 
by  Student  Association  Sen. 
Steven  Arauz  was  finalized 
Wednesday,  March  11,  when 
Southern's  University  Schol- 
arship Committee  met  for  a 
secondary  approval  of  what 
S.A.  Senate  passed  Feb.  18. 

"Whenever  we  get  more 
opportunities  for  students  to 
achieve  their  goals  or  their 
dreams  we  are  very  support- 
ive," said  Christopher  Carey, 
Advancement  vice  president 
and  Scholarship  Committee 
chair.  "That's  what  we  do  in 
Advancement." 

SA  Vice  President  Luther 
Whiting  said  the  SA  Senate 
is  still  working  with  donors 
to  build  the  endowment  fund 
as  soon  as  possible.   The  en- 


dowment fund  could  reach 
$25,000  in  a  few  months, 
at  which  point  it  would  start 

59  Because  of 
the  nation's 
current 

economic  crisis, 
I  think  this 
aid  will  be 
even  more 

appreciated  by 

those  that  are 
eligible. 

-  Luther  Whiting 

benefiting  juniors  and  seniors, 
but  it  could  take  as  long  as 


two  years. 

Robert  Raney,  development 
director,  said  according  to  uni- 
versity policy,  the  endowment 
fund  must  reach  $25,000  in 
three  years  or  it  will  roll  over 
for  other  uses. 

Whiting  said  the  SA  Sen- 
ate is  looking  forward  to  the 
time  when  the  program  will 
provide  assistance  to  juniors 
and  seniors. 

"Because  of  the  nation's  cur- 
rent economic  crisis,  I  think 
this  aid  will  be  even  more  ap- 
preciated by  those  that  are 
eligible,"  he  said. 

Arauz,  who  has  been  elect- 
ed SA  executive  vice  president 
for  2009-2010  said,  "As  I  now 
enter  the  journey  of  SA  execu- 
tive vice  president,  I  plan  to 
continue  pursing  the  advance- 
ment of  this  scholarship  and 
its  successful  completion." 


Students  to  present  at  conference 


Brittany  Russell 
Staff  Writer 


On  April  8,  several  history 
students  will  present  research 
papers  from  the  past  school 
year  to  students  and  profes- 
sors from  Lee  University, 
Covenant  College,  University 
of  Tennessee  at  Chattanooga, 
and  Southern  at  the  Southeast 
Tennessee  History  Conference 
at  Lee  University. 

This  gives  students  the 
chance  to  use  their  work  for 
more  than  just  a  grade. 

"When  I  write  a  research 
paper  for  a  class,  that's  only 
half  the  exercise,"  said  Jaime 
Myers,  a  senior  history  major. 
"While  it  helps  me  to  learn 
how  to  pull  ideas  together  in 
order  to  say  something  mean- 
ingful, my  discoveries  won't 
do  much  good  if  they  only  stay 
between  me  and  the  professor 
of  the  class." 

Students  are  given  15  min- 
utes to  present  theif  papers 
and  answer  questions.  Each 
school    usually   has    around 


five  or  six  presenters  and  the 
conference  is  set  up  with  two 
sessions,  each  with  about 
four  or  five  panels  depending 
on  the  number  of  students 
presenting. 

It's  an 

opportunity  for 

us  to  do  some 

networking 

and  maybe 

make  some 

friends  over 

a  shared  love 

of  history. 

-Jaime  Myers 

Lisa  Diller,  a  history  pro- 
fessor, said  panels  are  a  mix 
of  students  from  each  school. 
They  are  able  to  hear  each  oth- 
er's work  and  have  faculty  and 
students  ask  questions. 


"Students  get  the  opportu- 
nity to  talk  about  their  work 
and  have  intelligent,  thought- 
ful people  ask  questions," 
Diller  said.  "They  learn  a  lot 
from  answering  questions  pro- 
fessionally about  their  work." 

This  is  the  fifth  year  that 
Southern  has  participated  in 
the  conference.  Because  the 
conference  rotates  to  a  differ- 
ent school  each  year,  next  year 
it  is  set  to  be  at  Southern. 

Aside  from  learning  about 
new  topics,  students  benefit 
from  the  conference  in  more 
ways  than  just  academically. 

"It's  an  opportunity  for  us 
to  do  some  networking  and 
maybe  make  some  friends 
over  a  shared  love  of  history," 
Myers  said.  "Above  all,  it  is 
an  exercise  in  understanding 
what  it  means  to  be  a  histo- 
rian. Students  often  write  pa- 
pers simply  for  the  grade,  but 
historians  write  papers  in  or- 
der to  share  their  findings  with 
others  because  we  believe  that  ( 
loving  and  learning  from  the  *-^ 
past  is  an  important  exercise 
for  everyone." 


• 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  19 


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Scholars  to  present  at  conference 


Staff  Report 


For  the  first  time,  four 
Southern  Scholars  have  been 
accepted  to  present  their  re- 
search at  an  honors  council 
in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  this 
month. 

It  [the 
research]  is 
definitely  a  lot  of 
hard  work  and  it 
will  be  nice  to  be 
able  to  demon- 
strate it.  H 

-Brienna  Thompson 


Matt  Hermann,  Michael 
Hermann,  and  Brienna 
Thompson  will  present  their 


senior  theses  at  the  37th  An- 
nual Conference  of  the  South- 
ern Regional  Honors  Council 
March  26-28.  Dequina  Nicho- 
las' thesis  was  also  accepted, 
but  she  is  not  able  to  attend. 

Southern's  honors  program 
joined  the  National  Collegiate 
Honors  Council  last  year,  al- 
lowing them  to  apply  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  honors  council. 
The  membership  is  part  of  a 
plan  to  upgrade  the  Southern 
Scholars  program,  said  Mark 
Peach,  history  professor  and 
director  of  the  program. 

"We're  getting  off  the  reser- 
vation," Peach  said.  "We'll  be 
able  to  see  what  other  honors 
programs,  honors  students 
and  honors  directors  are  doing 
and  enrich  our  own  program." 

Matt  Hermann,  a  senior 
history  major,  will  present 
his  thesis  entitled,  "Mom, 
Why  Did  You  Have  to  Choose 
Him?:  Women's  Experiences 


with  an  Intergenerational 
Cycle  of  Intimate  Partner  Vio- 
lence in  a  Conservative  Chris- 
tian Denomination."  Michael 
Hermann,  a  senior  social  work 
major,  will  present  "Unprec- 
edented but  Accomplished: 
The  Professionalization  of  Fe- 
male Nursing  During  the  Civil 
War."  And  Brienna  Thompson, 
a  senior  psychology  major, 
will  present  "Race-based  In- 
telligence Assessment  among 
Southern  Advenrist  University 
Students." 

"It  [the  research]  is  defi- 
nitely a  lot  of  hard  work  and  it 
will  be  nice  to  be  able  to  dem- 
onstrate it,"  said  Thompson, 
who  is  looking  to  eventually 
complete  a  Ph.D.  in  clinical 
psychology.  "It's  exciting  to 
be  able  to  talk  to  other  people 
who  actually  have  an  idea  of 
what  you  had  to  go  through  to 
actually  do  it  [the  research]." 


Preaching 
Continued  from  Pg.  1 

theology  major  and  a  friend 
of  the  student's  who  was  at 
the  scene. 

Collegedale  Police  Sgt. 
Darrell  Hannah  and  Campus 
Safety  Officer  Joshua  Fraker 
climbed  to  the  roof  and  tried 
to  convince  the  student  to 
back  away  from  the  edge.  He 
did  not  show  any  sign  of  mov- 
ing away  so  Hannah  slowly 
came  up  behind  him,  grabbed 
his  shirt  collar  and  pulled  him 
back  from  the  edge  of  the  roof, 
according  to  the  report. 

Hannah  pulled  one  of  the 
student's  hands  behind  his 
back  and  handcuffed  it,  but 
the  student  began  resisting 
and  screaming  for  God  to 
help  him. 

"He  had  a  lot  of  adrenalin 
and  was  very  strong,"  Han- 
nah said  in  the  police  report. 
"We  were  trying  to  maintain 
our  balance  and  to  keep  [the 
student]  from  harming  us 
or  himself." 

After  telling  him  to  put  his 
hands  behind  his  back  multi- 
ple times,  Hannah  used  a  stun 
gun  on  the  student's  shoulder 
several  times. 


The  student's  muscles 
tensed  and  he  said,  "But 
no  pain  shall  befall  you," 
according  to  the  Campus  Safe- 
ty report. 

When  the  student  still 
would  not  comply,  Hannah 
struck  him  in  his  brachial  neck 
muscles,  according  to  the  re- 
port. This  maneuver  normally 
knocks  a  person  to  the  ground, 
but  the  student  did  not  re- 
spond to  it.  Then  Hannah  put 
pressure  on  his  carotid  arter- 
ies, which  usually  causes  brief 
unconsciousness.  This  made 
the  student  relax  his  arm  mus- 
cles so  Hannah  could  put  him 
in  handcuffs. 

Hannah  and  Fraker  helped 
him  lie  down  on  the  roof.  Han- 
nah was  checking  the  student's 
vital  signs  when  the  student 
shook  his  head,  opened  his 
eyes  and  asked  where  he  was. 
After  several  minutes  he  be- 
gan to  explain  that  he  believed 
God  would  return  that  night, 
and  he  had  to  tell  Southern  to 
be  prepared. 

Around  8:30  a.m.  a  ladder 
truck  from  the  Tri-Communi- 
ty  Volunteer  fire  department 
arrived  to  take  the  student  off 
the  roof. 

"In  the  ladder  truck  on  the 
way  down  he  was  just  preach- 


ing away,"  Penrod  said. 

The  student  was  taken  to 
Parkridge  East  Hospital  for 
medical  evaluation,  and  then 
he  was  taken  to  Parkridge 
Valley  Hospital  for  psychi- 
atric evaluation.  He  was  not 
arrested,  but  taken  into  cus- 
tody for  his  own  protection, 
Penrod  said. 

The  student  withdrew  from 
classes  on  March  13  and  will 
be  allowed  to  enroll  again  at 
Southern  if  he  meets  admis- 
sion criteria,  according  to 
Southern  officials. 

Southern  administration 
also  issued  an  official  state- 
ment. 

"While  Southern  encourag- 
es its  students  to  involve  them- 
selves in  ministry  and  actively 
spreading  the  Gospel  story, 
the  university  also  places  a 
high  priority  on  caring  for  the 
safety  and  well-being  of  each 
student,"  the  statement  said. 
"Southern's  faculty  and  staff 
have  actively  worked  to  keep 
all  involved  students  safe.  We 
are  grateful  to  the  emergency 
personnel  who  assisted  [the 
student]  back  into  a  safe  situ- 
ation. The  university  respects 
the  privacy  of  [the  student] 
and  his  family  as  they  move 
forward  from  this  situation." 


Glasses 

Continued  from  Pg.i 


is  to  find  an  optometrist  with 
a  machine  to  read  the  glasses 
prescriptions.  The  club,  which 
has  five  members,  will  be  able 
to  talk  to  the  optometrist, 
shadow  him  while  he  does 
his  work  and  help  him  label 
the  glasses. 

"I  really  hope  we  find  an 
optometrist  willing  to  help 
us  label  glasses  with  correct 
prescriptions,"   said  Stephen 


McLane,  junior  health  scien(t 
major  and  vice  president  ofth» 
club.  "It  will  be  a  great  expe^ 
ence  to  shadow  and  optome. 
trist  while  learning  how  to  run 
the  machine  that  determines 
the  prescription  of  our  donat- 
ed glasses.  This  is  to  make  it 
easy  for  the  doctors  in  Africa 
to  quickly  dispense  glasses  to  I 
the  locals  who  need  them." 

The  club  started  collecting 
the  glasses  at  the  beginning  of 
February  and  will  stop  collect-  ' 
ing  them  at  the  end  of  March. 


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Continued  from  Pg.  1 


of  $200.  The  third  place  prize 
of  $100  went  to  Daphne  Bas- 
tien,  a  freshman  psychol- 
ogy major  and  Lucas  Simo- 
nds,  a  sophomore  MAJOR, 
who  also  performed  a  song 
they  wrote. 

One  mishap  with  the  tal- 
ent show  was  that  Southern's 
orchestra  was  gone  on  tour 
the  same  weekend.  A  spe- 
cial performance  group  and 


a  duet  had  to  drop  out  of  the 
talent  show  and  some  people  I 
were  called  to  perform  with 
short  notice. 

"We  were  kind  of  called  last 
minute  because  someone  else  \ 
dropped  out  or  something, 
and  we  all  kind  of  sang  togeth- 
er just  for  fun,"  said  Frescania  I 
Tatiague,  a  junior  film  major. 

Overall,  Taylor  said  the  re- 1 
action  to  the  talent  show  has  ] 
been  positive  and  that  stu- 
dents seemed  to  be  pleased 
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religion 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  19,2009 

Chris  Clouzet 

Rel'gion  Editor 

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Part  2:  Christ  gave  His  blood  for  each  of  us 


Kristin  Thomas 
Student  Missionary 

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She  was  pregnant  with  ap- 
pendicitis. Dr.  Bond  had  done 
an  appendectomy  on  her, 
which  is  very  dangerous  while 
pregnant.  After  surgery  she 
just  wasn't  recovering.  She 
was  in  a  lot  of  pain  and  looked 
so  tired. 

James  decided  to  give  her 
some  more  blood  and  take 
her  back  into  surgery  to  see  if 
he  could  figure  out  what  was 
wrong,  which  was  the  reason  I 
was  giving  blood. 


That  night,  Ansley  came 
into  the  middle  house,  and 
said,  "Guys,  please  pray  for 
the  little  Arab  woman.  She's 
just  not  doing  good."  James 
couldn't  find  what  was  wrong, 
and  ended  up  taking  her  baby 
out  to  try  to  give  her  a  fighting 
chance  at  life.  We  stopped  to 
pray  in  a  group  right  then  and 
Ansley  went  back  to  work. 

As  she  left,  I  began  pray- 
ing silently  to  God;  I  was 
upset  at  the  thought  that 
this  woman  might  die.  "God 
please,  let  her  live.  I  gave 
my    blood,   for    her;    please 


don't  let  it  be  for  nothing." 
I  stopped,  astounded  by 
the  depth  of  what  I  had  just 
prayed.  How  must  Jesus  feel? 
I  can  imagine  Jesus  pleading, 
praying  the  same  prayer  for 
me,  "Father,  please,  I  gave  my 
blood  for  her.  Please  don't  let 
her  go."  And  then  the  thought 
went  further. 

That's  how  I  feel  about  each 
of  my  children. 

Each  person  that  I  come 
into  contact  with,  is  someone 
that  Jesus  gave  his  blood  for, 
a  gift  that  he  doesn't  want 
to  have  been  in  vain.  Whoa. 


Shouldn't  my  prayers  for  their 
souls  be  just  as  earnest  as  my 
prayers  for  this  Arab  woman's 
life?  Shouldn't  I  be  doing  ev- 
erything I  can  to  make  sure 
that  my  Jesus  didn't  give  his 
blood  for  nothing? 

All  these  thoughts  have 
opened  my  eyes  to  the  value 
of  the  people  that  I  am  work- 
ing with  here.  And  the  value  of 
every  person  in  God's  sight.  I 
thought  about  how  upset,  how 
sad  I  would  be  if  I  had  given 
my  blood  to  this  Arab  woman, 
and  it  made  no  difference. 
Then  I  realized  that  all  I  had 


was  a  needle  in  my  arm  for  a 
few  minutes  to  very  cleanly 
"donate"  my  blood. 
.  Jesus  spilled  his  blood,  ft 
wasn't  a  pretty,  clean  pro- 
cess.  Jesus  gave  his  Mood  to 
the  point  of  death.  How  much 
more  precious  a  gift  to  be 
wasted,  and  how  much  more 
deeply  he  would  feel  the  loss  if 
it  made  no  difference  in  the  life 
of  someone  he  dearly  loves,      i 

God  help  me  to  treat  peo- 
ple's lives  with  the  value  you  ] 
place  on  them,  let  me  see  with 
your  eyes. 


We  Want!  No  Matter  What  the  Price 


EZEQUIEL  VaSQUEZ 
Reucious  Studies 

p7P(]itiflvasr|iipzrg>sniirtif»m  pHii 


We  want  our  food  cooked  fast 

and  almost  priceless, 

Sacrificing  nutrition,  health  and  lifespan. 

We  want  our  relationships  cheap  and  fast, 
Sacrificing  a  love  that  lasts. 

We  want  the  job  with  the  six-digit 

annual  salary, 

Even  if  we  sacrifice  our  family. 

We  want  our  education  to  excel, 
Even  if  the  truth  it  expels. 


We  want  to  be  right  at  any  cost, 
Even  if  it  is  an  eternal  loss. 

We  want  a  heaven  where  we  can 

do  anything  we  want  to  do, 

But  we  are  only  painting  hell  the  color  blue. 

We  want  our  Christianity  fun 

and  full  of  happy  thoughts, 

Rejecting  anything  with  a  scent  of  an  ought. 

We  want  our  religion  priceless, 
Even  if  it  means  that  it's  lifeless. 

For  want  we  are  willing  to  sacrifice 
Anything  except  our  want  for  vice. 


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Heartfelt  Prayer 

Shani  Saylor 

Former  Student,  Reucious  Education 

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Father,  from  You 

I've  gone  astray, 
I've  chosen  to  go 

my  own  way. 
I  haven't  been  happy, 

You  know, 
But  now  I  choose 

Your  way  to  go. 
The  path  is  hard, 

and  trials  there 
All  gather,  but  1  know 

You  care. 
Before  I  was  born 

You  loved  me. 
The  light  You  knew 

I'd  want  to  see. 
So  now,  dear  Lord, 

I  come  to  You. 
I  will  follow  all 

the  way  through. 
My  Father,  I  pray, 

give  me  strength. 
Give  me  Your  peace, 

restore  my  faith! 
And  I  will  praise  You 

forevermore, 
When  at  last  I  stand 

on  that  shore, 
That  shore  of  gladness 

and  of  love, 
Of  service  in  Heaven  above. 


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ITHURSDAY,  MARCH  19,  2009 


opinion 


Saying  what  some  hesitate  to  say 

sexuality  and  expose  sin's  per-  book,  "Feminism,"  that  if  we 
version?  Have  we  been  there  could  pull  off  culture's  stamp 
to  remind  humanity  that  we  on  gender  equality  we  would 
are  all  created  in  the  image  of 
God,  and  to  call  into  account 


uncover  original  arguments 
which  were  derived  from  the 
authority  of  scripture. 

These    examples,    not    to 
mention  civil  rights,  non-vio- 


prevention    of  ethnic    geno- 
In  addition  to  silencing  the     cides,  are  but  a  few  instances 
voices  of  the  exploited,  many     which  could  have  been  her- 


■alyssa  Foll  • 
Theoiogv  (Minkthum.) 

tlysafolliMsontheni.edn . 

I  I  am  currently  taking  a  sex- 
Rial  abuse  awareness  and  pre- 
tention class,  which  Southern 

Iffers.  Every  week,  I  am  called     ™ose  who  ™late  that  imag<= 
to  face  the  brokenness  of  hu-     m  .others?  0r  have  we  P"" 

inanity  as  I  am  educated  on     *Clpf ed  in  ^  "^  hu^"  ....  

[exual    abuse,    pornography,     by  suencm8  <=ries  for  help  and     lence,  human  trafficking  and 
i,  .  ,  ,      .        justice? 

■domestic   violence   and   vio- 
lent sexual  crimes.  I  routinely 
■wonder  if  the  reason  why  such 
■brokenness  exists  is  that  we  as 
■Christians  have  been  silent. 
|   If  my  college  education  has 
aught  me  one  thing,  it  has 
been  how  to  exegete,  or  in- 
terpret, the  world  around  me 
my  Christian   faith, 
xegesis,  a  word  that  means 
kn   "explanation    or    critical 
Interpretation  of  a  text,"  is  a 
pill  that  much  of  Christian- 
Sty  is  lacking.  For  this  reason, 
'.  make  exegesis  a  part  of  my 
{pinions. 

I  firmly  believe  that  the 
Christian  story  offers  the 
ontext,  deeper  meaning  and 
Ixplanation  to  the  seemingly 
jandom  trends,  patterns  and 
Events  that  mark  our  days  on 
arth,  yet  the  majority  of  us 
emain  reluctant  to  engage  in 
nalyzing,  exegeting  and  in- 
|erpreting  culture.  One  such 
xample  is  in  the  area  of  sexu- 

P'ty. 

Do  we  as  Christ's  followers 
Nak  about  God's  purpose  for 


Christians  have  also  recoiled  in 
horror  when  those  same  voices 
rise  up  to  speak.  Feminism,  a 
word  that  is  spoken  with  con- 
tempt and  disdain  by  many 
Christ-followers,  espouses 
a  main  belief  that  men  and 
women  are  equal.  This  partic- 
ular belief  has  a  haunting  ring 
to  it  because  it  echoes  what 
God  Himself  pronounced  at 
creation:  "In  the  image  of  God 
He  created  them;  male  and  fe- 
male He  created  them"  (Gen- 
esis 1:27).  It  is  along  this  exact 
same  line  that  Peter  wrote 
that  the  incarnation  of  Christ 
has  ushered  in  the  priesthood 
of  all  believers  (1  Peter  2:9). 
Paul  wrote  that  there  is  no  dif- 
ference, spiritually,  between 
"male  and  female"  (Galatians 
3:28).  Can  we  not  recognize 
that  the  very  cause  that  our 
culture  now  champions  is,  in 
fact,  something  we've  had  in 
scripture  for  the  last  two  thou- 
sand years?  Historian  Marga- 
ret Walters  points  out  in  her 


aided  from  our  pulpits,  street 
corners  and  backyards  over 
the  years.  The  need  to  exegete 
life  has  not  disappeared,  how- 
ever. If  we  claim  scripture  to 
be  a  light  on  our  path,  then  it 
should  bring  light  to  our  CNN- 
watching,  Internet-surfing,  I- 
pod-playing  and  Hollywood- 
consuming  habits.  Jesus,  in 
His  most  famous  sermon,  told 
His  followers  "you  are  this 
world's  light"  (Matthew  5:17). 
Humanity  will  grope  in  dark- 
ness until  we  begin  to  read 
behind  the  headlines,  fashion 
trends  and  movies  to  discover 
a  world  desperate  for  Christ, 
desperate  for  the  presence  of 
Christ's  body  among  them. 
It's  time  we  bring  the  light  to 
humanity,  to  our  world.  Then, 
it  will  be  fulfilled  as  was  writ- 
ten in  Scripture,  "The  people 
walking  in  darkness  have  seen 
a  great  light;  on  those  liv- 
ing in  the  land  of  the  shadow 
of  death  a  light  has  dawned" 
(Isaiah  9:2). 


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Sarah  Hayhoe 

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Spring  and  good  surprises 


Sarah  Hayhoe 
Opinion  Editor 

sarahhtfilsnnthpm  ^p 


I  like  surprises,  the  good 
kind  anyway.  Birthday  par- 
ties, an  e-mail  from  a  friend  I 
haven't  seen  in  10  years,  com- 
ing back  from  spring  break 
to  find  that  it's  spring  again 
in  the  'dale.  I  guess  changing 
seasons  shouldn't  be  much  of 
a  surprise.  They're  pretty  pre- 
dictable, it's  true.  They  begin, 
they  end,  they  come  again. 
Still,  I  forget  how  the  sunshine 
can  heat  up  parked  cars,  how 
it  feels  to  play  soccer,  how  it 
feels  to  not  be  studying  busi- 
ness finance.  Then,  surprise! 
Times  change,  we  remember 
and  we  move  on. 

A  friend  of  mine  just  left 
Africa  last  week  after  living  in 
Chad  for  six  months.  The  sea- 
sons are  changing  for  her,  and 
I  was  impressed  by  what  she 
wrote  about  it: 


This.  That.  Here,  and  There. 
It's  the  end  of  Africa  for  now. 
We're  here  and  there  for  a 

time  only. 

Then  we  do  this  and  that  for 

the  next  bit  of  time. 

I  can  honestly  say  this  has 

been  that  thing  I  needed. 

But  now  I'm  going  there,  and 

I'm  going  to  be  grateful 

for  that.     ■ 

Thank  you  for  this. 

All  of  this  experience. 

Love,  Emily 

I'm  buying  regalia  for 
graduation,  finishing  proj- 
ects, sending  out  resumes,  re- 
searching graduate  programs 
and  praying  for  guidance.  I 
know  I'm  not  the  only  one. 
Things  change,  we  change  and 
life  changes  us.  Wherever  we 
are  in  the  journey,  whatever 
opportunity  comes  our  way, 
it  is  probably  that  thing  we 
needed.  All  of  this  experience. 
We  might  even  get  surprised, 
in  a  good  way. 


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lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  79,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

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Getting  the  best  bang  for  your  buck 


Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyle  Editor 

Mrhplhnpl<in<fi><niilhprn  pHii 

It's  no  secret  that  the  econ- 
omy is  in  a  slump.  Now  more 
than  ever  it's  important  for 
students  like  us  to  learn  how 
to  live  in  a  fiscally  responsible 
way  before  we  get  spit  out 
into  the  "real  world."  Making 
a  monthly  budget  and  being 
responsible  with  credit  are  im- 
portant, but  another  easy  way 
to  protect  your  wallet  is  to  curb 
your  consumption.  Here's  a 


few  simple  ways  to  cut  back  on 
expenditures. 

Repair  instead  of  re-buy 

It's  too  often  that  we  chuck 
items  that  could  be  repaired, 
just  because  we  don't  know 
where  to  take  them,  or  we 
don't  want  to  bother.  Hakky 
Shoe  Repair  in  the  Hamilton 
Place  Mall  will  fix  shoes  and 
purses  for  just  a  few  dollars. 
This  is  not  only  good  for  your 
bank  account,  since  you  won't 
have  to  buy  new  sneakers,  but 
also  good  for  the  environment, 


Get  your  brcen 0n 

r^/^v  Special  editj^ 


I'm  all  for  going  green,^ 
but  sometimes  I'm  a  little 
overwhelmed  by  all  the  jar- 
gon of  the  environmental 
movement.  This  week,  in- 
stead of  a  green  tip  I'm  go- 
ing to  share  the  definitions 
of  a  few  buzzwords  from  the 
conservation  movement,  so 
the  next  time  someone's 
telling  you  how  you  can 
save  the  planet,  you'll  know 
exactly  what  they  mean. 

Carbon  footprint:  "Your 
carbon  footprint  is  the  sum 
of  all  002  emissions  that 
are  directly  and  indirectly 
associated  with  your  activi- 
ties over  a  given  time  frame 
(usually  a  year)."  -loiuiu. 
carbondescent.org.uk/ 
glossary.php.  (Calculate 
yours  at  carbonfootprint. 

Carbon  offsets:  "A  finan- 
cial donation  or  other  act 
that  aims  to  remove  a  cer- 
tain amount  of  carbon  di- 
oxide fr  _  die  atmosphere, 
to  compensate  for  another 


carbon  dioxide  emitting  ac- 
tivity, e.g.  a  flight."  -www. 
carbondescent.org  .uk/ 
glossary.php 

Carbon  trading:  "The 
process  of  buying  and  sell- 
ing carbon  credits.  Large 
companies  or  organiza- 
tions are  assigned  a  quota 
of  carbon  that  they  are 
allowed  to  emit.  If  a  com- 
pany's emissions  are  less 
than  its  quota  then  it  can 
sell  credits  if  emissions  are 
more  then  it  will  need  to 
buy  carbon  credits."  -www. 
astralweb.co.uk/smart- 
meters-gtossary.html 

Fair-trade:  "A  trading 
process  that  involves  a  co- 
operative association  that 
ensures  that  marginalized 
and  disadvantaged  world 
producers  and  farmers 
receive  sufficient  compen- 
sation for  goods  and  pro- 
duce. Usually  associated 
with  the  coffee  industry, 
and  identified  with  the  Fair 
Trade  logo."  -www.food- 
shedproject.ca/glossary 


since  these  items  won't  end  up 
in  the  local  landfill. 


Now  more 

than  ever  it's 

important  for 

students  like 

us  to  learn 

how  to  live 

in  a  fiscally 

responsible 

way  before  we 

get  spit  out 

into  the 
"real  world."  ?' 


Choose  your  entertain- 
ment wisely 

How  many  times  have  you 
made  the  20  minute-drive  to 
the  Rave  on  a  Saturday  night 
to  spend  $8  on  a  movie  and 
then  be  disappointed  with  it. 


If  you're  patient,  the  movie 
you've  been  dying  to  see  will 
show  up  at  the  cheap  theater. 
You'll  be  able  to  enjoy  the  big 
screen  experience  with  your 
friends  for  less  than  half  as 
much.  Plus,  if  the  movie  is  a 
dud,  or  inappropriate,  you 
won't  feel  as  bad  about  leav- 
ing in  the  middle.  Or,  for  a 
completely  different  Saturday 
night  activity,  skip  the  movie 
and  be  creative.  Like  I've  said 
in  previous  articles,  game 
nights  can  be  a  big  hit  and 
they're  free! 

Eat  for  your  health  and 
your  budget 

I  happen  to  have  a  bad  habit 
of  wanting  to  try  everything, 
even  if  I  don't  want  to  eat  it 
all.  This  vice  causes  me  to  buy 
too  much  food  at  the  cafe,  and 
end  up  throwing  away  most  of 
it.  Choose  to  not  live  like  the 
rest  of  America  and  only  pay 
for  what  you  know  you'll  com- 
fortably eat.  This  will  save  you 
money  on  your  Southern  bill 
(if  you're  accustomed  to  going 
over  your  limit)  and  when  you 
go  out  to  eat. 


Question  of  the  Week 

If  you  could  make  a  new  rule  for  Southern, 
what  would  it  be? 


Everyone  must  exercise  five 
times  a  week  at  the  wellness 
center.  -  Jaela  Carter 

Everyone  must  make  one 
non-Adventist  friend. 

-  Laurel  Dominesey 

Students  with  GPA  of  3.5 
or  higher  must  not  have 
roommates.  -IvyJoo 

Southern  must  play 
other  schools  in  sports, 
and  nursing  students 
must  be  excused  from  all 
convocations. 

-  John  Record 


Southern  must  provide 
enough  parking  spaces  for 
everyone.  -LaceyDortch 

KR's  must  not  microwave 
Styrofoam.  -JenessaKing 

Dorm  rooms  must  be  made  ; 
soundproof  so  you  don't     ' 
have  to  hear  your  neighbors. 

-  Katie  Sterns 

People  who  break  the 
jewelry  rule  must  drag 
around  a  diamond  studded 
ball  and  chain. 

-  Bjorn  Harboldt 


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This 
Weekend 

JVof  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 
end? Here  are  a  few  ideas  to 
get  you  headed  in  the  right 
direction. 

Chattanooga  Symphony 
Orchestra  presents 
"The  Heart  of  Romanticism" 

Tivoli  Theatre,  Chattanooga 
Thursday,  March  19,  8  p.m. 
$10  for  students 
chattanoogasymphony.org 

C.S.  Lewis  Society  of 
Chattanooga  Meeting: 
Discussion  of 
The  Problem  of  Pain, 

Open  to  public 

Rock  Point  Books, 

Chattanooga 

Friday,  March  20, 7  p.m. 

Free 

rockpointbooks.com/events 

"Mystery  at  the  Redneck      I 
Italian  Wedding" 

Murder  Mystery  Dinner 
Theater,  Chattanooga 
Saturday,  March  21, 8:30  p.m. 
$26.50  for  adults 
(Includes  dinner  and  show) 
funnydinner.com 

CSO  Chamber  Concert 

Cadek    Hall,    UTC   Campus, 

Chattanooga 

Sunday,  March  22, 3  p.m. 

$5  for  students 

chattanoogasymphony.org 

NCAA  Division  1  Women's 
Basketball  Championship 

1st  &  2nd  Rounds 
McKenzie  Arena,  Chattanooga 
Monday,  March  23, 7P-m- 
$20  for  single  session, 
$35  for  all  sessions 
gomocs.com 

Hawks  vs.  Timber-wolves 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta 
Monday;  March  23, 7  P"] 
Ticket -prices  vary 
nba.com/hawks 


IhURSDAY,  MARCH  19,  2Q0.9. 


bporls 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


k-rod  is  human;  cut  him  some  slack 


Back  Livingston 

Sport*  Editoh 
KcM@anlithprn.edii 

I  It  seems  as  if  every  player 
in  the  MLB  at  one  point  or 
Riother  will  get  accused  of  us- 
Hg  performance-enhancing 
Last  month  Yankees' 
jar  Alex  Rodriguez  admit- 
Id  that  his  cousin  injected 
jim  with  "boli"  from  2001  to 
I003.  This  substance  from  the 
Bominican  Republic  gives  an 
energy  boost  to  help  players 
nprove  their  performance. 

s  hard  for  Rodriguez  to 
kce  the  public  and  his  team- 
liates  at  a  news  conference 
at  Steinbrenner  Field  and  he 
Idmitted  to  the  public  his  ner- 
iousness.  Rodriguez  said  that 
because  "boli"  is  an  over-the- 
munter  product  he  didn't  feel 
ihese  drugs  could  be  illegal  to 
[ise  in  the  MLB. 


This  three-time  MVP  and  er  you  knew  you  were  cheating 

the    h.ghest-paid    player    in  the  fact  remains  that  you  still 

baseball  blames  the  pressure  cheated.  Their  wrongs  must  be 

of  his  $250  million  contract  corrected  and  disciplined  but 


with  the  Texans  for  the  deci 
sion  to  use  performance-en- 
hancing drugs. 

After  recently  overcoming 
arthroscopic  surgery  to  repair 
torn  cartilage  in  his  right  hip, 
the  media  and  critics  are  still 
hammering  him  in  blogs,  and 
magazines  about  his  illegal  us- 
age of  the  drugs. 

The  public  often  won't  pro- 
vide any  sympathy  for  profes- 
sional athletes  and  the  scan- 
dals that  they  are  involved  in. 
Sometimes  we  fail  to  realize 
they  never  wanted  to  be  in 
the  public  light,  they  just  hap- 
pened to  be  good  enough  at  a 
sport  to  get  paid  for  it. 

We  shouldn't  take  up  for 
these  athletes  because  wheth- 


if  they  have  performed  a  pub- 
lic confession  and  are  whole- 
heartedly sorry  for  what  they 
did,  who  are  we  to  judge  them? 
The  rest  is  between  them 
and  God. 

As  Christians  who  believe 
that  confessing  our  sins  to  God 
is  the  first  step  toward  making 
things  right,  it  would  be  very 
hypocritical  to  require  any- 
thing of  them  except  an  apol- 
ogy. When  was  the  last  time 
you  prayed  for  a  professional 
athlete  who  was  involved  in  a 
scandal  before  you  criticized 
them?  These  athletes  are 
prompted  and  manipulated 
by  the  devil  just  as  we  are  and 
sometimes  they  won't  always 
do  the  right  thing  just  as  we  of- 


Iack  Livingston 
Sports  Editor 
zarkl^sonlhprn  priii 


I  Whether  you  are  a  "Big 
Bristotle"  fan  or  not  there  is 
one  thing  you  simply  have  to 
■dmit.  Shaquille  O'Neal  has  a 
Thenomenal  ability  to  make 
ams  better. 

I  Many  basketball  critics  said 
Be  Phoenix  Suns'  style  of  play 
ps  too  fast  for  Shaq  and  that 
le  would  ultimately  slow  down 
Jie  offensive  success  they  had 
leveloped  under  coach  Mike 
Jantoni.  Although  the  Suns 
■ever  really  played  any  de- 
fense, they  are  known  for  their 
■pensive  power  and  are  very 
jttiting  to  watch. 
"  Now  that  Shaq  resides  in 
poenix,  many  don't  want  to 
!«  it,  but  the  Suns  have 
|otten  better.  The  Suns'  of- 
fensive efficiency  mark  since 
rew  coach  Alvin  Gentry  has 

E»r,er  is  a  very  impres- 

■m    1      7  P°mts  a  8ame-  ™s 
f»»*  could  quality  them  as 


being  the  best  offensive  team 
in  history  if  they  can  reach  this 
mark  for  a  full  season.  Shaq 
has  made  almost  every  player 
in  the  starting  five  better,  in- 
cluding himself. 

Right  now  Shaq  is  shooting 
68.4  percent  from  the  field  and 
is  averaging  three  points  more 
a  game  in  fewer  minutes.  The 
Suns  have  scored  140  points 
or  more  four  times  in  the  last 
16  games.  NBA  teams  have 
only  done  this  eight  times  in 
the  last  10  seasons. 

With  Shaq  on  the  floor,  the 
offense  in  Phoenix  has  gotten 
better.  The  reason  their  play- 
off run  is  in  question  is  be- 
cause of  their  defense,  which 
has  always  been  a  problem  for 
the  Phoenix  organization. 

Shaq  has  been  the  defining 
factor  for  team  progress  for  a 
very  long  time.  Dwight  How- 
ard is  viewed  as  the  big  man 
in  Orlando  now,  and  they  are 
doing  well,  but  many  are  too 
young  to  remember  that  Shaq 


A  fan  holds  up  a  sign  regarding  New  York  Yankee  third  baseman  Alex 
Rodriguez  during  a  spring  training  baseball  game  in  Fort  Myers,  Fla., 
Friday,  March  13, 2009.  (AP  Photo/Charles  Krupa) 

ten  don't.  The  only  difference 
is  they  have  to  make  apolo- 
gies and  face  accusations  on 
national  television  unlike  us, 
who  aren't  exposed  when  we 
mess  up. 

The  next  time  you  mention 
A-rod's  scandal  try  starting 


the  conversation  with  "Dear 
Father"  and  ending  it  with 
"Amen." 


SOUTHERN  SPORTS 

Hockey  championships 

today  from  6  p.m.  to  8  p.m. 

in  the  Hies  P.E.  Center. 


ihaq  continues  to  improve  team 


brought  Orlando  respect  back 
in  the  Penny  Hardaway  days. 
Believe  it  or  not  he  is  the  rea- 
son for  the  Lakers'  last  three 
championship  rings  and  the 
Heat's  last  ring. 

Whether  he  scores  30  or 
doesn't  score  at  all,  his  pres- 
ence on  the  floor  demands 
double  coverage  and  makes 
every  player  think  twice  about 
driving  to  the  lane. 

Shaq  is  the  reason  that  flop- 
ping became  an  art  form  in  the 
NBA  and  the  three  second  rule 
became  bread  and  butter  for 
opposing  teams.  Shaq  is  the 
only  player  that  I've  ever  seen 
cause  other  veterans  to  hop  on 
his  team  in  hopes  of  winning  a 
championship  ring  before  they 
retire. 

Shaquille  O'Neal  has  had 
this  effect  on  the  league  for 
a  very  long  time  and  now  his 
success  on  the  Phoenix  Suns 
proves  that  the  Shaq  effect 
lives  on. 


A  special  evening  for  our  students  in  the 
Presidential  Banquet  Room 

SAU  CAFETERIA  PRESENTS  AN 

"EVENING  IN  TUSCANY" 

MARCH  29.  2009  AT  6:30  PM 

Make  it  a  fun  night  with  your  friends  or  a    .. 
romantic  evening  with  your  boyfriend  /girlfriend 

•  MENU 
ENTREE  CHOICES:   FeHucini  Alfredo 

Eggplant  Parmi  giana 
Capelli  Mariiiar.i 
!  VEGETABLE.  Broccoli 

BREAD:  Garlic  Sticks 

SALAD.  House  Salad 

DRINK-  Sparkling  While 

..  E  OF  INDIVIDUAL  DESSERTS 


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or  each 

ani  choice  of  entree, 
be  made  by  March  25th  (limit: 


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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  19,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 

chatter@southern.edu 


Exit  Exams  |  Examination 
required  for  May  Baccalaure- 
ate Graduates.  The  Measure 
of  Academic  Proficiency  & 
Progress  Test  (MAPP)  will  be 
given  March  22, 23, 24  and  25. 
Please  call  Counseling  &  Test- 
ing Services  at  #2782  to  sign 
up  for  a  time. 

Wilderness  First 
Responder  |  This  80-hour 
course  is  being  offered  at 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity by  the  Wilderness  Medi- 
cine Training  Center  (WMTC). 
This  course  has  been  designed 
specifically  to  meet  the  needs 
of  wilderness  guides,  expe- 
dition leaders,  and  outdoor 
instructors.  It  is  the  outdoor 
industry's  standard  for  wil- 
derness medical  training.  The 
class  will  take  place  from  May 
12-21,  2009,  8:00  a.m.  -  6:00 
p.m.  every  day  except  Satur- 
day the  16th.  Tuition  is  $570 
on  or  before  April  1st;  $620 
after  April  1st.  Deadline:  May 
5,  2009.  Visit  the  WMTC  Web 
site  to  view  and  download 
the  full  course  information 
and  registration.  Homepage: 
www.wildmedcenter.com.  For 
more  information  contact  Ann 
Reynolds  at  annreynolds@ 
southern.edu. 

Dusk  til  Dawn  Sign-ups! 

3rd  Annual  Dusk  til  Dawn  Ad- 
venture Race  is  the  night  of 
April  4.  All  registration  will  be 
online  in  advance.  Coed  teams 
of  4will  challenge  their  skills  of 
adventure  and  push  their  lim- 
its of  fun.  Southern  students 
only  pay  $15  per  participant. 
Register  online  at  www.raceit. 
com  key  word  dusk  til  dawn! 

Malawi  Project  |  In  conjunc- 
tion with  Adventist  Intercol- 
legiate  Association,  Adventist 
f)  Health  International,  and  the 
Adventist  colleges/universi- 
ties of  the  North  American 
Division,  we  are  planning  a 
short  term  mission  trip  to  Ma- 


Upcoming-evenlsxa 

'  identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 


lendaE 


Friday,  March  20 

First  Day  of  Spring 

Withdrawals  through  Apr.  17  re- 
ceive "W"  or  "WF" 

Campus  Ministries  Convention, 
Lincoln,  NE 

7:51  p.m.  —Sunset 

8  p.m.  —Vespers,  Asian  Heritage 
(Church) 

Sabbath,  March  21 

9  a.m.  —Adoration  1-  Philip  Sa- 
maan  (Church) 

9:30-10  a.m.  —Continental  Break- 
fast (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  a.m.  —Saltworks  Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

Social  Experiment  Sabbath  School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

French  Sabbath  School  (Miller 
#201,  Pierson  Chapel) 

Adoration  2-  Philip  Samaan 
(Church) 

10:30-11:10  a.m.  —Connect  Sab- 
bath Schools  (Collegedale  Academy) 

"wild  at  heart"  with  Marcel 
Schwantes 


"Prayer"  with  Carol  Loree 
11:30 a.m.  -Connect-  LeClare  Li- 
tchfield (Collegedale  Academy) 

11:45  a.m.  -Renewal  -  Philip  Sa- 
maan (Church) 

2  p.m.  -Brazilian  Club-  Door  to 
Door  Evangelism  (Wright  Hall) 

2-6  p.m.  -An  Introduction  to  Wil- 
derness Survival  (Outdoor  Leadership 
Center) 

2:15  p.m.  -FLAG  Camp  -  email 
mgage@southern.edu  to  reserve  spot 
(Wright  Hall) 

4  p.m.  -Pentecost2  Meeting  (Tent 
by  Talge/Wood  Halls) 

7:30  p.m.  —Evensong  -  Music 
&  Readings:  Black  Christian  Union 
.  (Church) 

8:30-11  p.m.  -Hulsey  Wellness 
Center  Open 

9p.m.-AsianNight(IlesP.E.Center) 

Sunday,  March  22 

SA  Senate  Get  Together 
7:30  p.m.  —Symphony  Orchestra 
Concert,  Convocation  Credit  (Church) 


Monday,  March  23 

3:30  p.m.  —Undergraduate  Council 
5  p.m.  SA  officer  applications  Due 
(Student  Services) 

Tuesday,  March  24 

Online  Fall  Registration  for  Return- 
ing Seniors  >93  hours 

5  p.m.  Malawi  Project  Applications 
Due  (Gayle  Moore) 

7  &  10  p.m.  —Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  March  25 

Online  Fall  Registration  for  Return- 
ing Seniors  >93  hours 

Noon  -  1  p.m.  -  Employee  Brown 
Bag  (Presidential  Banquet  Room) 

7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak 
Room) 

Thursday,  March  26 

Online  Fall  Registration  for  Return- 
ing Juniors  >54  hours 

PreViewSouthern  105 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Student  As- 
sociation :  NickVujicic 


lawi,  Africa  this  summer.  The 
dates  for  the  trip  will  be  June 
23-July  8,  2009.  The  project 
will  consist  of  three  aspects: 
Evangelism,  Health,  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you  are 
interested,  please  contact  Kari 
Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for  fur- 
ther information. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

SA  Job    Opportunities    | 

Applications  for  Student  As- 
sociation Parliamentarian, 
Secretary,  PR  Director,  and 
Community  Service  Director 
are  available  in  the  Student 
Services  office.  Applications 
are  due  on  March  23rd.  Pick 


up  an  application  to  gain  valu- 
able experience  while  serving 
your  campus! 

SonRise  |  tickets  will  be  avail- 
able to  students  beginning 
March  23  in  the  Chaplains  Of- 
fice while  supplies  last.  There 
is  a  2  ticket  limit.  While  tick- 
ets are  free,  they  are  required. 
Tickets  will  be  released  to  the 
general  public  on  March  30 
at  the  Food  Court  entrance 
of  Hamilton  Place  Mall.  For 
more  information,  visit  www. 
collegedalechurch.com. 

Breakfast    Buffet     |    The 

March  28  Breakfast  Buffet  for 
students  will  not  be  held  due 
to  Communion.  The  ordinance 
of  humility  will  be  observed  in 
the  Fellowship  Hall  on  a  con- 
tinuous basis  from  8:30  a.m. 
to  noon.  Worshipers  will  be 
invited  to  arrive  at  least  twen- 
ty minutes  before  the  service 
of  their  choice  at  9:00,  10:15, 


or  11:45  am.,  and  take  part  i 
the  foot-washing  ceremony. 


March  20 

Beth  Hartman,  Chang  Kwon 
Kim,  Justin  Wilson,  Katie  Ja- 
cobs, Sahira  Paredes,  Salenna 
Russello,  Shannon  Russello 

March  21 

Andrew  Lopez,  Daniel  Gos- 
sett,  Jerrica  Goodrich,  Jessica 
Accardo,  Peter  Gomez,  Rox- 
anne  Faber,  Teresa  Patterson, 
Tricia  Lewis 

March  22 

Aaron  Luke,  Abbey  Bell,  Andy 
Nash,  Jorge  Gonzalez,  Keon 
Rose,  Priscilla  Francisco,  Riley 
Kirkpatrick,  Rodney  Martinez, 
Scptt  Harris 

March  23 

Allen  Olsen,  Bryan  Seymour, 


Dan  Lim,  Dorlin  Duran,  Kalli 
Roach,  Kimberly  Ricks,  Billy 
Freck,  Patrick  Black,  Phillip 
Sherwood,  Tim  Taylor 

March  24 

Alyssa  Foil,  Ben  Kreiter,  Earl 
Evans,  Janna  Wagner,  Jorge 
Patino,  Julie  Falle,  Lawrer.es 
Hlabangana,     Tammy    Me-  j 
Donough,  Tim  Capps 

March  25 

Brooke  Holland,  Evan  John- 
son, Horace  Dukes,  Jor- 
dan The,  Laurin  Ward,  tisi 
Pichette,  Merritt  MacLafiW 
Michael  Pichette,  Trina  Hol- 
land 

March  26 

Allison    Westermeyer,   Ara 
Boakye-Dankwa,    Elisa  A    j 
eogun,   Heather  Dappolo* 
Jonathan    Schuen,   Meet*  j 
Armstead-Pharr,        Mel*  , 
Lopez,   Noemi   Kim.  Sh 
Smith 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  19,  2009 


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Wildlife  lover's  paradise 

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cable/Internet,  washer/dryer. 
$250  plus  utilities.  Within  a 
mile  from  Southern.  E-mail 
Celitzania@gmail.com  for  ap- 
plication. 

Female  roommate  wanted 

$275  plus  utilities.1.5  mi.  from 
Southern.  E-mail  gleryscas- 
tro@gmail.com  for  more  info. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 


other  girl.  $185/010.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404- 

Rooms  for  rent  |  2  rooms  for 
rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 
3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k  miles,  well-maintained, 
great  shape,  $5,495  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er plus  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  radio, 
chargers,  batteries  and  box, 
ready  to  fly.  If  you  have  ques- 
tions, call  Rob  at  423-322- 
8738. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 


Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423-  Flute  |  Gemeinhardt  2np 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@  flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
southern.edu.  obo.  Call  423-605-5145. 


Classical/folk  guitar  | 
Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295. 

Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 
ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140 
Austin:  937-684-2254. 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Subwoofers      |      Two  10" 

Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in  a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Europe  For  Sale  |  $4,999 
will  buy  24  days  (May  4-28)  of 
once-in-a-lifetime  educational 
social  immersion  in  Europe.  All 
this  plus  3  hours  Cultural  An- 
thropology/Sociology credit  or 
Directed  Study  credit  (profes- 
sor approval  required),  round 
trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, in-country  travel,  1  meal 
per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
sstevenson@southern.edu  or 
423-236-2666. 


2  hoodies  |  Brand  new  1  for 
$20.  If  you  are  interested  con- 
tact me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu,  or  call  305-457-3177- 

Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 
Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 
er Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 
system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
for  info. 

Leather  Jackets.  |  Two 
bomber-type  brown  Wilson 
leather  jackets  for  sale,  men's 
sizes  S  &  XL.  Worn  less  than 
8  times.  Will  sell  for  $50  each, 
or  both  for  $90.  Contact  ss- 
pIatt@southern.edu  for  info 
or  photos. 

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How  to  date  a  Seventh-day  Adventist 


Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor  * 

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I  recently  read  an  article  on 
ehow.com  entitled  "How  to 
Date  a  Seventh-day  Adventist" 
and  thought  it  was  funny  the 
way  the  author,  Kenyatta  Jo- 
seph, viewed  Adventist  people. 
It  was  a  respectful  article  with- 
out any  below-the-belt  shots 
that  may  be  seen  elsewhere. 
Joseph  categorized  dating  an 
Adventist  as  a  difficulty  level 
of:  Moderately  Easy.  Her  ar- 
ticle was  broken  down  into 
five  steps  of  which  I  will  sum- 
marize: 

Step  1:  Have  an  open  mind. 
Step  2:  Read  the  28  Funda- 
mental Beliefs  of  Adventist. 

Step  3:  Attend  Adventist  ac- 
tivities such  as  banquets,  con- 
certs, Pathfinders  and  camp- 
ing trips. 

Step  4:  Avoid  using  pres- 
sure tactics. 

Step  5:  Picture  yourself  as 
an  Adventist  before  you  criti- 
cize. 

To  be  perfectly  honest,  I  was 
surprised  at  how  understand- 
ing and,  well,  cool  the  author 
seemed  to  be  and  how  kindly 
and  fairly  she  presented  the 
Adventist  church.  You  see,  I 
have  heard  before  that  "many 
people  of  the  outside  world" 
(that  is  verbatim,  believe  it 


or  not!)  think  we  are  a  cult, 
that  we  have  no  fun  or  that 
we  are  just  plain  weird.  How- 
ever, I  thought  that  this  list  of 
steps  was  a  bit  incomplete  to 
fully  prepare  an  "outsider"  to 
venture  "inside"  the  Adven- 
tist church  by  dating  a  mem- 
ber; the  practical  steps  seem 
to  have  been  misplaced,  and 
I  wondered  if  perhaps  there 
were  more.  So  I  traveled  to 
Minis  Tirith,  "The  White  City," 
in  Gondor  and  I  searched 
through  their  ancient  records. 


...I  traveled  to 
Minis  Tirith, 
"The  White 

City,"  in 
Gondor  and 
I  searched 

through 
their  ancient 

records. 


After  days  of  relentless,  un- 
fruitful searching,  I  finally 
found  the  complete  list.  For 
the  first  time  available  to  the 
eyes  of  the  public,  here  is  the 
second  half  of  the  secret  steps 
on  how  to  successfully  date  a 
Seventh-day  Adventist. 

Step  6:  Commit  and  use 


(even  if  you  don't  know  the 
meaning)  the  following  phras- 
es to  memory:  "Well,  Sister 
White  says  that..."  "Doug 
Batchelor  would  agree." 
"Wow,  that  Special-K  loaf 
looks  amazing!" 

Step  7:  Go  out,  buy  and  try 
the  following  items  of  fake 
foods:  Prime  Steaks,  Chic  Pat- 
ties, Grillers,  Worthington 
Chili  (love  that  stuff),  Fri  Chic, 
Worthington  Scallops  or  any- 
thing else  near  any  of  these 
items  on  the  shelf. 

Step  8:  If  you're  a  girl,  hide 
all  of  your  skirts  that  don't 
touch  the  knee  and  blouses 
that  show  the  collarbone,  and 
if  you're  a  guy,  tuck  your  shirts 
in  (all  of  them)  and  pull  your 
pants  all  the  way  up  to  your 
bellybutton.  If  you're  a  girl, 
wipe  off  all  your  makeup,  and 
if  you're  a  guy,  well,  you  should 
not  have  on  any  makeup  to  be- 
gin with. 

Step  9:  It  is  not  pronounced 
"ad-VEN-tist;"'  it  is  pro- 
nounced "AD-ven-tist." 

Step  10:  Understand  that 
tracts  are  not  on  a  CD,  colpor- 
tering  is  not  a  way  to  transport 
your  body  through  a  phone, 
haystacks  are  not  in  the  back 
yard  and  please  understand 
that  everything  is  "Purpose 
Driven." 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  19,2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


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down 


SA  Talent  Show. 

!"— ~]\    GREAT  performances!  And  who  can  say 
no  to  balloons!? 


Amount  of  posters  asking  for  talent 
show  auditions. 

Maybe  I  am  just  blind  or  happen  to  not 
walk  anywhere  that  they  were  hanging,  but 
I  was  sure  surprised  to  see  talent  show  post- 
ers and  no  audition  posters.  I  had  a  ballet 
routine  I  wanted  to  do...  I  would  have  won, 
too. 

Spring  flings. 

Anyone  sick  of  all  the  twitterpated  couples 
"| —  J      on  campus?  Isn't  true  love  about  more  than 
holding  each  other  in  front  of  the  dorms? 


Getting  put  on  CP  or  RHR  for  not 

having  enough  worship  credits.  , 

The  last  time  I  checked,  worship  was  a  personal    £ 
choice,  as  is  when  you  want  to  sign  out  and  go   C_  jf 
home  for  the  weekend.   Here  at  Southern,  you    \~j 
miss  a  few  nights  and  BOOM,  neither  one  is  op-       [-13 
tional.  ^ 

Panera  bagels  on  the  Promenade. 
Part  of  my  culture  has  been  rooted  in  bagels 
for  a  long  time,  so  I  was  pleasantly  surprised 
to  see  colorful  signs  for  free  bagels  scrawled 
into  the  sidewalk  on  that  cold  morning.  Judg- 
ing by  the  line  I  had  to  wait  in,  I  was  not  the 
only  one. 

Sunday  1:00-5:00  food  options.  /f 

The  cafe,  CK  and  KR's  are  all  closed,  but  the  VM  <T_  Y 
is  open!  Oh  how  I  love  that  "free"  money  at  the  \r~) 
VM.  Tl 


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laugh  at  you? 

The  humor  page  needs^rau! 

Please  submit  your  most  embarrassing  on-campus''"'1; 
story  in  about  100  words,  and  the  top  5  will  be  printed  m 
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ffamilies,  including  seven 
Iren,  were  among  the  14 
■died  in  a  plane  crash  on 
Bay.  The  group  was  flying 
California  to  Montana 
i  ski  vacation  when  their 
Ite  plane  crashed  about 
Beet  away  from  the  airport 
|itte,  Montana,  according 
he  Associated  Press, 
ring  M.  "Bud"  Feldkamp 

wo  daughters,  their  hus- 

;  and  five  grandchildren 
the  crash.  One  of  his  daugh- 
■Vanessa  Pullen,  was  trav- 
[  with  her  husband  Mike, 
•  children  Sydney,  9, 
fchristopher,  7.  His  other 
pter,  Amy  Jacobson,  her 
and  Erin  and  their  chil- 
ITaylor,  4,  Ava,  3,  and 
1 2,  also  died  in  the  crash. 

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Eir  daughters  had  driv- 
|th  him  to  Montana  for 
jacation  and  were  wait- 
|r  the  rest  of  their  family 
live  when  they  heard  the 

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VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  21 


AMSUN 


Sidney  Lauw,  vice  president  of  As; 


„  ,-.,    ,  ,    .  Pholo  By  Emily  Kay 

n  Club,  closes  Asian  Night  with  thank-yous  to  the  sponsors  and  participant: 


»■■■  ~ "«im  »"•"  <u  t-itKsjjunburi,  ana  participants 

Asian  Night  draws  large  crowd 


Daisy  Wood 
Staff  Writer 

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More  than  1,000  students 
and  their  family  members  ex- 
perienced a  little  bit  of  Asian 
culture  through  eating  and 
entertainment  at  Southern's 
annual  Asian  Night  in  Hes  P.E. 
Center  on  Saturday  night. 


Seven  countries  were  rep- 
resented at  Asian  Night,  in- 
cluding India,  Japan,  China, 
Korea,  the  Pacific  Islands,  In- 
donesia and  the  Philippines. 
Each  country  had  a  booth  with 
food,  decorated  tables  and  a 
painted  backdrop. 

"This  event  keeps  growing 
so  we  tried  to  put  the  seven 
countries  on  the  outside  walls 


for  more  space  in  the  middle" 
said  Gary  Hoinouchi,  audio 
visual  manager  and  one  of  the 
Asian  Club  sponsors. 

Many  students  and  faculty 
went  to  Asian  Night  because 
of  the  food. 

"I  love  Indian  rice,  love 
the    way   it's    spiced,"    said 


Southern 
gearing  up 
for  SonRise 

Amanda  Allbn 
Staff  Writer 

Ithprn  pdn 


SonRise,  the  annual  pag- 
eant that  leads  people  through 
the  final  days  before  Christ's 
death  and  resurrection,  will  be 
taking  place  on  Saturday,  April 
14  with  showings  starting  at 
8:45  a.m.  and  going  through 
2  p.m. 

Southern  and  the  Colleg- 
edale  Seventh-day  Adventist 
Church  have  been  offering 
this  pageant  to  the  commu- 
nity since  1996.  Every  year 
it  draws  thousands  of  people 
from  all  over  Tennessee  and 
out  of  state  including  Adven- 
tists  and  non-Adventists.  Last 
year  the  attendance  for  Son- 
Rise  totaled  more  than  10,000 
people,  and  the  same  amount 
is  anticipated  this  year. 

This  year  the  church  is 
trying  out  a  new  venue  for 


Master  of  Social  Work  to  be  offered  in  fall  2010 


Yvonne  Saint-Villiers 
Staff  Writer. 

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The  social  work  and  fam- 
ily studies  department  is  in 
the  process  of  implementing  a 
new  Master  of  Social  Work  de- 
gree that  should  begin  in  the 


fall  of  2010. 

The  Master  of  Social  Work 
will  be  added  after  a  number  of 
current  students  in  the  Bache- 
lor of  Social  Work  program  ex- 
pressed interest  in  pursuing  a 
graduate  degree  in  social  work 
at  Southern. 

"The  entire  graduating  class 


of  2009  bachelor's  of  social 
work  students  were  very  ex- 
cited the  moment  we  heard 
there  was  a  slight  chance  of 
having  the  program  in  place 
for  future  classes  to  use,"  said 
Alana  Pabon,  a  senior  social 
work  major. 

The  social  work  department 


is  in  search  of  a  person  hold- 
ing a  Ph.D.  to  coordinate  the 
program,  but  the  person  must 
have  a  master's  in  social  work 
as  well.  Stanley  Stevenson,  a 
professor  in  the  social  work 
department,  said  there  were 

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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  26 


New  degree  to  be  offered 


Kara  Turf-en 
Staff  Writer 

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A  new  degree  program  will 
begin  in  August  2009  that 
encompasses  outdoor  leader- 
ship, nursing  and  service. 

The  outdoor  emergency 
services  (RN)  program  is  de- 
signed to  incorporate  an  as- 
sociate's degree  in  nursing  as 
well  as  a  bachelor's  degree  in 
outdoor  leadership.  The  de- 
gree will  take  four  years  to 
complete. 

The  program  has  been  ap- 
proved by  administration  and 
has  been  sent  to  the  Southern 
Association  of  College  and 
Schools  for  accreditation. 

About  40  percent  of  nurs- 
ing students  who  complete 
their  associate's  degree  do 
not  desire  to  continue  on  to  a 
bachelor's  degree  in  nursing, 
said  Michael  Hills,  an  associ- 
ate professor  in  the  School  of 
Education  and  Psychology. 

"There  is  a  huge  need  for 
this  program,"  Hills  said.  "This 
offers  a  higher  level  of  ability 
and  training  for  nursing  stu- 
dents, as  well  as  being  able  to 
utilize  those  skills  for  service." 
The  program  will  be  like  a 
double  major.  Students  will 
fulfill  all  of  the  requirements 
for  an  associate's  degree  in 
nursing  as  well  as  a  bachelor's 
degree  in  outdoor  leadership. 
"I'm  utilizing  my  nursing 


degree,  but  I  get  to  take  fun 
outdoor  classes,"  said  Timothy 
George,  a  senior  nursing  ma- 
jor who  plans  to  start  the  pro- 
gram next  school  year.  "It's  a 
good  excuse  to  take  all  the  fun 
classes,  like  vertical  caving." 

Shama  Eller,  a  junior  nurs- 
ing major  who  also  plans  on 
starting  the  program  next 
school  year,  said,  "Being  able 
to  have  the  nursing  degree  and 
also  the  wilderness  experience 
is  valuable.  It's  important  to 
have  the  knowledge  and  the 
training  to  help  people  out  in 
the  middle  of  nowhere." 

There  are  two  routes  a  stu- 
dent can  take  to  complete  the 
program.  One  way  will  have 
students  begin  by.taking  gen- 
eral education  requirements 
and  then  graduating  in  three 
years  with  their  associate's  de- 
gree in  nursing.  The  final  year 
would  be  dedicated  to  a  bach- 
elor's degree  in  outdoor  emer- 
gency services.  The  second 
way  to  complete  the  program 
will  be  to  take  the  courses  for 
both  degrees  simultaneously, 
Hills  said. 

Hills  said,  this  program 
opens  many  career  opportuni- 
ties. Outdoor  education  majors 
are  prepared  to  work  at  sum- 
mer camps,  museums,  nature 
centers  and  more.  This,  paired 
with  the  nursing  degree,  opens 
more  doors. 


Vol.  64.  Issue  21 
Thursday.  March  26, 2009 


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Four  students  win  ADDY  awards 


Jared  McNeil 
Staff  Writer 

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Six  ADDY  awards,  including 
Best  of  Show,  went  home  with 
four  Southern  students  in  the 
regional  Chattanooga  chapter 
of  the  annual  American  Ad- 
vertising Federation  banquet 
on  Feb.  21. 

According  to  the  AAF  Web 
site,  the  ADDY  award  is  the 
world's  largest  contest  for  pro- 
fessional graphic  designers  in 
the  advertising  business.  Pro- 
fessionals and  students  can 
submit  work  at  the  regional 
level  according  to  their  city  or 
other  demographic  decided 
by  Neilson  Media  Research. 
The  submitted  work  is  then 
divided  into  professional  and 
student  work  for  judging  and 
once  the  winners  are  decided 
they  are  invited  by  mail  to  a 
banquet  held  in  their  honor. 

"The  ceremony  was  kind  of 
nerve  racking.  I  didn't  know 
anyone  there;  here  were  peo- 
ple that  could  be  my  future 
boss,"  said  Lauren  Mayberry, 
a  sophomore  graphic  design 
major.  "It's  not  something  you 
do  every  day." 

Judges  from  around  the 
world  critique  the  artwork  and 
if  contestants  win  gold,  their 
work  is  then  submitted  to  the 
state  and  then  national  levels 
where  cash  prizes  and  scholar- 
ships can  be  won. 

Gold  medals  from  the  Chat- 
tanooga Chapter  went  to  Hi- 
royoshi  Kasahara  for  his  "Scar 


Wiroy 

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Mayberry 
Tissue"  poster,  Kristina  Ben- 
field  for  her  "Fair  Trade"  ad- 
vertisement and  Tamara  Scott 
who  won  multiple  awards,  in- 
cluding the  Best  of  Show  award 
for  her  "Madonna"  magazine 
spread.  Mayberry  was  award- 
ed one  of  the  two  silver  ADDYs 
for  her  "D&G  Fashion  Jungle" 
advertisement. 

Scott,  who  won  Best  of 
Show  for  the  student  work, 
shared  her  victory  with 
her  father,  Dean  Scott, 
associate  professor  of  graphic 
design,  who  won  two  gold  and 
two  silver  awards  in  the  pro- 


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fessional  section. 

"I  was  not  expecting  thatal 
all,"  Scott  said.  "It  was  a  b 
surprise." 

The  School  of  Visual  ArtarJ 
Design  professors  and  faculM 
were  excited  to  see  students 
get  a  chance  to  display  theig 
work  to  professionals. 

"It's  nice  to  let  us  knowthaj 
we're  doing  what  we're  s 
posed  to  do,"  said  John  \ 
Hams,  dean  of  the  School  of  1 
Visual  Art  &  Design.  "But  thi 
benefit  was  for  the  student^ 
the  experience  for  them  1 
priceless." 


Garrett  Nudd  wins  international  print  award! 


Katie  Hammond 

News  Editor 

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Southern  alumnus  Garrett 
Nudd,  who  owns  the  Cobble- 
stone Rue  portrait  studio  in 
Chattanooga,  won  a  first  place 
award  and  received  three  ac- 
colades of  excellence  at  the 
Wedding  &  Portrait  Photog- 
raphers International  (WPPI) 
2009  Awards  of  Excellence 
Print  Competition  in  Las  Ve- 
gas, held  Feb.  14  though  15. 

First  place  was  awarded  to 
Nudd  in  the  portrait  individu- 


al category  for  his  print  "Lost," 
which  is  an  extreme  horizon- 
tal panoramic  of  senior  mass 
communication  major  Court- 
ney Herod  walking  through  a 
foggy  forest. 

Nudd,  who  entered  the 
competition  share  ideas  and 
to  measure  himself  against 
other  photographers,  was  not 
expecting  a  first  place  award. 

"I  was  completely  shocked," 
Nudd  said.  "It  confirms  for  me 
that  I'm  on  the  right  track,  and 
that  I'm  creating  images  peo- 
ple appreciate." 

Herod  interned  with  Nudd 


from  the  summer  of  2008  iBtl 
2009,  and  is  excited  abouj 
award. 

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competition,  [and]  the  6| 
that  this  photo  won  is  r*| 
Herod  said. 

According  to  a  press  1 
lease  sent  out  by  WPPI.  " 
earned  a  score  of  99  °ut  | 
100. 

The  WPPI  competition  H 
tivatesNuddtobeuniquey  | 

after  year. 

He  said,  "I  want  my  P 
graphs  to  go  beyond  photo!"! 
phy  and  become  art. 


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[THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 


honor  code  policy  makes  progress 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Steps  are  being  taken  to- 
ward the  implementation  of 
n  honor  code  policy,  which 
rould  hold  students  and  fac- 
Jty  at  Southern  accountable 
>each  other  for  their  actions. 
On  March  18,  a  forum  was 
ild  where  Doug  Baasch,  SA 
resident,  presented  the  hon- 
r  code  policy  to  students  and 
iculty.  Four  student  repre- 
aitatives  were  also  part  of  a 
anel  discussion. 

It's  (the  honor  code)  a 
immunity  of  principles  and 
andards  that  we  would  all 
Ihere  to,"  Baasch  said. ' 
In  2006,  the  honor  code 
ilicy  was  presented  by  SA 
•esident,  Michael  Hermann, 
SA  Vice  President,  Matt 
lermann. 

J  After  looking  at  other 
pools,  the  brothers  saw  a 
i  for  an  honor  code  policy 
at  Southern.  Upon  arriving  at 


Southern,  Matt  Hermann  saw 
that  teachers  and  students  did 
not  have  mutual  trust  in  the 
school  and  dorm  setting. 

"[At  Southern  I]  felt  treated 
like  a  commodity,"  Matt  Her- 
mann said.  "Like  they  [stu- 
dent and  teachers]  didn't  trust 
me." 

If  implemented,  one  aspect 
of  the  honor  code  would  be  a 
committee  made  up  mostly 
of  students  and  a  few  faculty 
who  would  decide  on  punish- 
ments when  issues  came  up, 
said  Luther  Whiting,  SA  vice 
president. 

Whiting  added  that  another 
aspect  of  the  honor  code  would 
include  a  document  that  con- 
sists of  specific  actions  on  how 
issues  will  be  dealt  with. 

The  next  step  on  in  pass- 
ing the  honor  code  policy  will 
take  place  on  March  30,  when 
it  will  be  presented  to  a  faculty 
council  meeting  set  up  by  Bob 
Young,  academic  administra- 
tion senior  vice  president. 


j-ecture  stresses  professionalism 

for  how  McKenzie's  message 
focused  on  finding  a  dream 
and  making  that  dream  hap- 
pen in  the  professional  world. 

"I  especially  liked  her  em- 
phasis on  realizing  what  your 
dream  is  and  pursuing  it,  be- 
cause I  think  that  is  the  hard- 
est part  for  students,"  Miller 
said.  "As  for  my  future  medi- 
cal career,  my  business  degree 
will  help  me  be  more  informed 
when  making  financial  deci- 
sions for  my  practice." 

Kimberly  Miller,  profes- 
sor of  the  seminar  in  busi- 
ness administration  class,  was 
also  impressed  by  the  address 
McKenzie  presented. 

"The  objective  of  this  class  is 
to  provide  some  exposure  to  a 
variety  of  individuals  from  di- 
verse backgrounds  that  would 
be  beneficial  to  business  stu- 
dents," Miller  said.  "McKenzie 
did  just  that." 

Miller  also  said  she  is  privi- 
leged to  teach  a  class  focused 
on  the  lectures  started  by  E.  A. 
Anderson  38  years  ago. 

Miller  said,  "Anderson  was 
a  wonderful  man  and  I  count  it 
as  a  privilege  that  I  was  able  to 
meet  him  before  his  death." 


[Sandy  McKenzie  stressed 
I  importance  of  profession- 
|m  to  more  than  65  students 
[March  16,  as  a  part  of  the 
'1  annual  E.  A.  Anderson 
^ire  series. 

McKenzie,  an  execu- 
'■  coach  and  motivational 
aker  who  has  lectured  in 
American  cities  and  11  in- 
lahonal  cities,  emphasized 
relevance  of  professional- 
1  and  a  strong  self-image  in 
ay's  economy, 
^is  generation  has  to  be 
out  of  the  gate  when  they 
[c  college  in  order  to  be 
tessful  because  there  are 
er  jobs,  more  competition 
;  higher  standards,"  McK- 
iesaid. 

fcKenzie  spoke  as  one  of 
10  speakers  for  the  lecture 
■*  Presented  in  the  semi- 
f°r  b"smess  administra- 
tes, a  course  that  meets 
|  Monday. 

Ka  Miller,  ,  sopho- 
f  business  administration 
Jr'*as  especially  grateful 


Library  hosts  Burns  poetry  reading 


Julie  Hittle 
Staff  Writer 

JulKhinleffisQuthEinxdu 

To  celebrate  the  250th 
birthday  of  the  poet  Robert 
Burns,  70  people  crowded  into 
the  McKee  Library  Knowledge 
Commons  to  listen  to  readings 
of  Burns'  poetry  on  March  17. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  li- 
brary's history,  a  procession  of 
bagpipe  music  filled  the  build- 
ing to  add  a  Scottish  feel  to  the 
event. 

The  evening  began  with  the 
former  chair  of  the  English  de- 
partment, Lynn  Sauls,  giving  a 
short  biography  on  Burns'  life. 
Although  Burns  wrote  satires 
and  political  statements,  he 
was  best  known  for  his  song 
writing. 

Sauls  said,  "Love  and  wom- 
en were  an  important  part  of 
his  life."  He  added  that  this 
was  visible  through  his  many 
songs  and  poems,  which  were 
read  and  sung  throughout  the 
evening. 

Julie  Penner,  professor 
in  the  School  of  Music,  sang 
three  of  Burns' songs.  She  was 


accompanied  on  the  keyboard, 
and  had  the  crowd  humming 
along  to  the  tune  of,  "Oh  Char- 
lie, My  parlin.'" 

Saul^  read  a  collection  of 
poems'  by  Burns  and  a  few 
other  classic  Scottish  poets. 
He  spoke  with  a  Scottish  ac- 
cent to  produce  an  authentic 
mood  for  the  poems. 

Other  readers,  such  as 
Scott  Douglass,  who  was  also 
the  bagpipe  player,  decided 
against  reading  with  a  dialect. 

"I'm  not  Scottish,"  Douglas 
said.  "I've  learned  that  I  can't 
speak  Scotts.  I  won't  try." 

Douglass  may  not  have 
spoken  with  an  accent,  but  he 
dressed  for  the  occasion.  The 
bagpipe  player  donned  a  kilt, 
green  knee  socks  and  a  green 
tie  to  look  the  part  for  the  po- 
ems he  was  reading. 

Next,  guests  listened  to  po- 
etry readings  and  a  story  from 
Jan  Huluska,  chair  of  the  Eng- 
lish department. 

The  event  closed  with  sing- 
ing one  of  Burns'  most  famous 
songs,  "Auld  Lang  Syne," 
which  is  traditionally  sung  to 
ring  in  the  New  Year. 


Brittany  Mudrich 
Scoff  Douglass,  an  adjunct 
professor  in  the  English  depart- 
ment, plays  the  bagpipes  at  the 
beginning  of  the  ceremony. 

As  the  crowds  dispersed, 
some  stayed  around  to 
hear  Douglass  play  the  bag- 
pipes one  last  time  outside  the 
library. 

"I  love  the  sound  of  bag- 
pipes," said  Josh  Haddock,  a 
junior  English  major,  "so  any- 
where they  pop  up  is  a  pleas- 
ant surprise.  I  especially  ap- 
preciated how  they  played  at 
the  end  as  we  all  walked  out." 


New  church  plant  reaches  community 


Kaliegh  Lang 
Staff  Writer 

VlangftjKnntnpm  prln 


The  Well,  a  new  church 
funded  and  developed  by 
the  Collegedale  Church,  first 
met  on  Jan.  10  with  a  mis- 
sion to  reach  out  to  the  com- 
munity. The  project  began 
in  January  2008  when  Mike 
Fulbright,  one  of  the  pastors 
of  the  Collegedale  Church,  had 
the  dream  of  growing  a  new 
church  through  outreach  to 
the  community. 

Now  the  church  plant  is 
running  in  full  swing.  Each 
Sabbath,  35  to  45  people  gath- 
er for  worship  in  Contrapasso, 
a  dance  studio  on  1800  Ross- 
ville  Ave.  The  service  is  more 
casual  than  traditional  church 
services. 

"We  begin  with  small  groups 
seated  around  circular  tables 
for  hot  drinks  and  fellowship. 
The    service    proceeds    with 


singing  and  prayer,  and  then 
I  preach  in  more  of  a  teaching 
style,"  Fulbright  said. 

The  church's  name,  The 
Well,  came  from  the  story  of 
the  Samaritan  woman  at  the 
well  in  John  4.  Fulbright  said 
they  want  their  church  to  be 
a  place  of  transformation  and 
sharing  Jesus'  love  with  the 
community  like  the  well  was 
for  the  Samaritan  woman. 

Outreach  and  interaction 
in  the  community  is  the  main 
focus  for  the  church.  Their 
ongoing  ministries  include 
tutoring  at  Calvin  Donaldson 
Elementary  and  the  Side  Rec- 
reation Center. 

"Although  it  has  been  chal- 
lenging at  times,  working  with 
the  kids  has  been  great,"  said 
Anne  Strong,  a  junior  pasto- 
ral care  major  who  is  involved 
with  The  Well. 

Fulbright  believes  that 
building  relationships  and 
trust  in  the  community  is  vital 


for  further  evangelism  to  take 
place.  The  Well  is  collaborat- 
ing with  Calvin  Donaldson  El- 
ementary to  put  on  a  Father/ 
Daughter  banquet  on  March 
28  and  a  Mother/Daughter 
fashion  show  in  April. 

The  church  has  also  been 
involved  with  the  Neighbor- 
hood Association,  helping 
them  with  a  fish  fry  and  a  pan- 
cake breakfast  at  the  local  fire 
station. 

The  church  members  have 
adopted  the  saying,  "We're  not 
about  the  weekends,"  simply 
meaning  that  they  want  their 
ministry  to  continue  through 
the  week. 

Tamra  VanAllen,  one  of  the 
ministry  leaders  at  the  church, 
said,  "I  once  read, 'If  your  re-  fj 
ligion  is  all  in  your  head  and 
not  in  your  hands,  then  it  isn't 
worth  much.'  I  think  that  is 
what  I  like  most  about  The 
Well.  We  are  all  about  putting 
our  religion  in  our  hands." 


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4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 

Crash 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

throughout  the  Adventist 
community  who  know  the 
Feldkamp  family  have  been 
affected  by  the  tragedy. 

Marty  Hamilton,  associ- 
ate vice  president  of  academic 
administration  at  Southern, 
had  Vanessa  Pullen  in  a  high 
school  class  when  he  was 
teaching  in  California.  He  and 
his  family  also  knew  the  rest  of 
the  Feldkamp  family,  and  went 
on  water-ski  trips  and  off-road 
motorcycle  trips  with  them. 

'Both  my  wife  and  I  have 
been  very  distraught  over  the 
loss  of  these  kids,"  Hamilton 
said.  "Your  heart  goes  out  to 
them,  and  you  think  of  your 
own  kids  and  how  devastat- 
ing it  would  be  to  lose  one,  not 
to  mention  two  and  all  your 
grandkids  and  sons-in-law." 

The  others  who  died  in  the 
crash  were  long-time  friends  of 
the  Jacobson  and  Pullen  fami- 
lies, Brent  and  Kristen  Ching 
and  their  children,  Heyley,  5, 
and  Caleb,  4.  The  pilot,  former 
Air  Force  and  commercial  air- 
line pilot,  Buddy  Summerfield, 
was  also  killed. 

At  first  officials  thought  that 
exceeding  the  plane's  10-per- 
son  limit  caused  the  crash,  but 
the  fact  that  half  of  the  people 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  19,  2009 


Guests  play  at  Brahms  concert 


Erin  Jacobson,  left,  and  his  wife  Amy  Jacobson  pose  with  their  children, 
Taylor  Am  and  Jude  in  November  2008.  They  were  all  killed  Sunday, 
along  with  nine  others  when  the  plane  they  were  in  crashed  m  Butte, 
Montana.  (AP  Photo/Briana  Marie  Photography) 


on  board  were  small  children 
cast  doubt  on  the  theory. 
Instead  they  nowthinkabuild- 
up  of  ice  on  the  plane  caused 
the  crash,  according  to  the 
Associated  Press. 

The  three  husbands  on  the 
plane  attended  Pacific  Union 
College  and  Loma  Linda  Uni- 
versity. The  families  regularly 


attended  churches  in  North- 
ern California,  according  to 
the  Adventist  News  Network. 
Hamilton  said  of  the  Feld- 
kamp family,  "They  were  very 
close-knit.  They  actually  did  a 
lot  of  things  together  as  a  fam- 
ily, even  when  the  kids  were 
grown.  Family  was  a  big  part 
of  their  life." 


Masters 
Continued  from  Pg.  1 

other  departments  on  campus 
that  approached  the  board 
about  additional  graduate 
programs,  but  the  social  work 
department  was  the  only  one 
to  be  approved. 

The  University  of  Tennes- 
see at  Knoxville  is  the  closest 
school  that  offers  a  Master  of 


Social  Work  to  those  who  want 
to  pursue  a  graduate  program 
in  social  work. 

"It  would  be  much  closer 
than  making  the  trip  up  to 
Knoxville  to  be  part  of  UTK's 
program,"  Pabon  said.  "I  do 
believe  that  students  current- 
ly in  the  bachelor's  of  social 
work  program  would  just  as 
likely  continue  on  to  get  their 
master's  if  the  option  was 
available." 


Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 

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Southern's  symphony  or- 
chestra '  performed  an  all- 
Brahms  concert  featuring  two 
guest  soloists  Sunday,  March 
22  at  the  Collegedale  Church. 

Violinist  Ayano  Ninomiya 
and  cellist  Wendy  Law,  both 
from  New  York,  played  with 
the  orchestra  during  the  sec- 
ond half  of  the  concert,  per- 
forming Brahms'  concerto  for 
violin  and  cello.  Laurie  Min- 
ner,  the  orchestra  conductor, 
has  been  friends  with  the  two 
musicians  since  all  three"  at- 
tended college  in  Boston. 

"I  contacted  them  both  be- 
cause I  wanted  to  do  an  all- 
Brahms  concert  and  I  wanted 
to  do  the  Brahms  double  be- 
cause I  love  the  piece  and 
these  were  the  best  two  I  could 
think  of,"  Minner  said. 

The  string  duo  began  to 
play  together  in  a  string  quar- 
tet when  they  were  about  12  or 
13  years  old.  Wendy  said  this 
concert  marks  the  first  time 
they  have  performed  together 
since  college. 

"[The  soloists]  were  really 
passionate  about  what  they 
did,"  said  Rosimar  Nieves, 
a     freshman     nursing     ma- 


jor.   "They  were  very  precise 
and  good." 

When  the  musicians  were 
young,  they  tried  playing  the 
Brahms'  double  concerto,  but 
one  of  their  music  coaches  said 
it  was  too  hard  for  them. 

"Quite  a  few  years  later 
now,  we're  finally  musically 
mature  enough  to  play  it,"  said 
Law,  who  added  that  a  month 
ago  they  played  it  for  the  same 
music  coach  in  New  York. 

Their  performance  with  the 
orchestra  Sunday  evening  re- 
ceived a  standing  ovation  from 
the  audience.  Bill  Wohlers, 
vice  president  of  Student  Ser- 
vices, estimated  there  were 
about  700  people  in  atten- 
dance. 

"I  really  enjoyed"  it,"  said 
Will  Otis,  a  senior  health  sci- 
ence major.  "I  thought  that 
some  of  the  music  was  very  in- 
tense; but  overall  I  especially 
enjoyed  the  soloists.  They 
were  really  good." 

Southern's  Wind  Sympho- 
ny, directed  by  Ken  Parsons, 
will  be  performing  their  an- 
nual spring  concert  at  7:30 
p.m.  in  the  Collegedale  Church 
Sunday,  March  29.  According 
to  the  music  department  Web 
site,  the  theme  of  the  concert 
is  "Islands  and.  Mountains." 


The  faculty  in  the  social 
work  department  is  working 
to  make  sure  the  program  is 
ready  by  fall  2010. 

"I  think  of  all  the  graduate 
programs  the  university  could 
have  added,  the  master's  of 
social  work  is  the  most  de- 
sirable to  current  and  future 
students,"  Stevenson  said. 
The  field  of  social  work  con- 
tinues to  grow  and  change 
every  day." 


SonRise 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 


Asia 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

Stephen  Ruf,  a  professor  in 
The  School  of  Journalism  & 
Communication. 

Decorations  filled  the  gym, 
including  a  dragon  made  of 
aluminum  foil  with  fog  pour- 
ing from  its  mouth.  Also,  Asian 
Club   members  wore  outfits 


from  their  country. 

Activities  were  available  for 
students.  One  group  was  do- 
ing a  Filipino  dance  that  in- 
volves slapping  two  bamboo 
poles  together  to  keep  a  beat, 
with  the  dancers  stepping  over 
and  inbetween  the  poles. 

"You  have  to  get  the  rhythm 
in  your  head,"  said  Charity 
Penaloza,  a  senior  chemistry 
major  and  Asian  Club  mem- 


ber. "It's  a  little  scary  at  first 
because  you  don't  want  the 
bamboo  to  clip  your  feet." 

The  last  part  of  Asian  Night 
was  the  student-written  play. 

But  there  is  more  to  Asian 
Night  than  just  having  fun 
with  friends. 

Horinouchi  said,  "Asian 
Night  is  a  reflection  of  our 
Asian  Culture  whether  thru  vi- 
sual, tasting,  or  knowledge. ' " 


distributing  tickets  to  the  com- 
munity. In  previous  years  they 
used  LifeWay  Christian  Store 
as  a  place  for  people  to  get 
tickets,  but  this  year  they  will 
be  at  the  Hamilton  Place  Mall. 
Tickets  will  be  available  start- 
ing March  30  at  7  a.m.  at  the 
entrance  of  the  food  court. 

Tickets  for  Southern  stu- 
dents are  available  at  the 
Chaplain's  Office  free  with  a 
student  identification  card, 
but  there  is  a  two-ticket  limit 
and  they  are  given  on  a  first 
come  first  serve  basis. 

SonRise  takes  a  lot  of  time 
and  work  from  those  partici- 
pating and  putting  it  together. 
The  rehearsals  for  the  cast 
started  about  a  week  ago,  and 
a  normal  rehearsal  can  last 
from  one  to  two  hours.  There 


are  approximately  250  cast 
members  volunteering  from 
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6  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 
Chris  Clouzet 
Religion  Editor 
chrisclouzet@southem.edu 


reliQioo 

Cutting  hair  shows  an  aspect  of  God's  love 

O  ,  „.„_„„  not  onlv  put  his  image  into  my     Him.  But  instead,  He  ask 


Chelsea  Ingush 
English  Education  major 

rinElish'i?">iith''r"  pH" 

I  did  something  today  that 
I've  never  done  before.  My 
hands  were  shaking  and  my 
stomach  was  twisted  in  knots. 
I  knew  that  if  I  messed  up,  I 
was  going  to  hurt  someone 
else  more  than  I  was  going  to 
hurt  myself.  I  wished  with  all 
my  heart  that  I  hadn't  agreed, 
and  I  absolutely  knew  I  was  go- 
ing to  fail.  But  I  couldn't  turn 
back  because  I  had  already 
started.  I  felt  like  crying. 

Today  I  gave  someone 
a  haircut. 

I  don't  know  what  my  friend 
was  thinking  when  he  asked 
me  to  cut  his  hair.  Once,  when 
I  was  about  4, 1  snipped  a  few 
strands  of  my  own  hair,  felt 
overwhelmingly  guilty  at  such 
a  sin  and  hid  both  the  chunk  of 
hair  and  the  scissors  under  the 
couch  for  days  until  my  mom 
found  them  and  demanded 
an  explanation.  When  I  was 
about  16,  I  tried  to  cut  my 
mom's  hair.  Don't  know  what 
she  was  thinking  then  either. 


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I  got  halfway  across  the  back 
and  was  feeling  pretty  good, 
when  my  little  brother  came 
in  and  bluntly  declared  that 
it  was  terrible.  Having  thus 
destroyed  my  confidence,  he 
proceeded  to  heckle  merci- 
lessly. My  mom  freaked  out 
and  made  me  stop,  choos- 
ing instead  to  walk  around 
with  the  hair  on  half  her  head 
about  an  inch  shorter  than  the 
hair  on  the  other  half  of  her 
head.  That  is  the  full  and  com- 
plete history  of  my  experience 
cutting  hair. 

Now  I  stood  in  front  of  my 
poor  friend  with  a  comb  in  one 
hand,  scissors  in  the  other,  and 
panic  in  my  heart.  I  should 
have  told  him  to  ask  someone 
else.  I  should  have  driven  him 
to  the  salon.  I  should  have  run 
away  when  he  asked  me  in  the 
first  place.  But  no,  I  had  to  say 
yes,  and  even  go  so  far  as  to 
use  the  clippers  on  the  bottom 
half  of  his  head.  Now  he  looked 
sort  of  like  a  mushroom. 

"My  friend,  I  think  you 
should  have  someone  else 
do  it." 


'Why' 

"Because  I  don't  know  what 
I'm  doing!" 

"Well  you  have  to  keep  go- 
ing, you've  already  started." 

He  was  right;  there  was  no 
way  out.  And  no  matter  how 
much  I  panicked  over  the  next 
two  hours,  no  matter  how 
many  times  I  sent  him  to  look 
in  the  mirror  to  see  if  I  was  do- 
ing it  wrong,  no  matter  how 
many  times  Krista,  the  on- 
looker, pointed  out  its  uneven- 
ness,  my  friend  insisted  that  I 
keep  going. 

"You're  doing  fine,"  he 
would  say  again  and  again. 
"I'm  sure  it's  going  to  look 
alright." 

And  you  know  what?  It  does 
look  alright.  I'm  not  going  to 
call  myself  Michelangelo,  be- 
cause it  is  decidedly  not  the 
best  haircut  my  friend  has  ever 
had.  It's  average,  at  best.  But  it 
doesn't  look  like  a  mushroom 
anymore.  And  he  said  thank 
you,  and  I  think  he  meant  it. 
As  for  myself,  I  feel  great.  I  cut 
someone's  hair! 

My  friend  took  a  big  risk  in 
asking  me  to  cut  his  hair.  He 


not  only  put  his  image  into  my 
hands,  he  also  had  to  trust  that 
I  wasn't  going  to  lop  off  an  ear. 
But  he  had  confidence  that 
I  was  going  to  do  a  good  job, 
and  it  was  only  by  his  encour- 
agement that  I  was  even  able 
to  finish. 

God  takes  a  risk,  too.  Every 
time  He  says  "Go,"  He  takes 
the  risk  that  we're  going  to  fail 
miserably.  He  puts  His  good 
name  into  our  feeble  hands 
and  trusts  that  we're  not  going 
to  destroy  His  image.  It  might 
be  good  to  stop  and  meditate 
on  the  depth  of  the  responsi- 
bility that  God  has  placed  on 
us  to  bring  His  light  into  the 
darkness.  He  could  be  a  wit- 
ness for  Himself.  He  could 
have  angels  do  that  work  for 


Him.  But  instead,  He  asks  us 
to  step  out  of  our  comfort  zone 
and  "go  into  all  the  world  and 
preach  the  good  news  to  all 
creation,"  (Mark  16:15). 

That's  huge.  That's  scary.  I 
can't  do  that.  Just  like  Moses, 
I  fear  that  I  am  not  able  to  do 
all  that  God  asks  me. 

But  God  says  that  I  can.  | 
"The  Lord  said..., 'Who  gave 
man  his  mouth?  Who  makes  I 
him  deaf  or  mute?  Who  gives  I 
him  sight  or  makes  him  blind?  I 
Is  it  not  I,  the  Lord?  Now  go;  1 
will  help  you..."  (Exodus  4:11-] 
12). 

Today  I  gave  someone 
haircut.  It  wasn't  great,  but  itl 
wasn't  horrible  either.  I  thmk| 
I'll  try  again  sometime. 


God  is  a  creative  visionary 


Chris  Clouzet 

Religion  Editor 

rhrisrlni^etl^nirthprn  Prln 

I  was  at  a  friend's  wedding 
last  Sunday  at  a  place  on  Look- 
out Mountain  that  had  a  grand 
view  of  Chattanooga  sprawled 
out  at  its  feet.  As  I  gazed  out 
into  the  distance,  the  concept 
of  vision  came  to  mind.  Not 
vision  with  two  eyes,  but  vi- 
sion as  in  visionary:  Having 
goals  and  ambitions  for  the 
future  and  a  perception  of  how 
they  will  be  reached. 

I  think  God  is  a  visionary. 
Right  now,  He  is  consumed 
with  the  thought  of  saving 
His  children  from  themselves. 


Jesus'  words  come  to  mind: 
"The  Son  of  Man  came  to  seek 
and  to  save  what  was  lost," 
(Luke  19:10).  He  sees  much 
more  for  us  than  centuries  of 
sin  and  death  and  sadness. 
His  very  nature  compels  Him 
to  reach  out  to  us  and  draw  us 
to  Himself. 

After  I  thought  about  it, 
though,  I  realized  that  vision 
is  only  temporary.  He  did  not 
create  us  just  so  He  could  save 
us.  I  imagine  there  has  al- 
ways been  a  greater  dream  in- 
the  heart  of  the  Great  Vision- 
ary. I  believe  the  Creator  had 
that  dream  in  mind  when  he 
formed  Adam  in  the  dust  and 
that  after  His  detour  to  sal- 


vage what  He  can  of  human- 
ity it  will  once  again  be  at  the 
forefront  of  His  mind.  I  do  not 
know  exactly  what  His  dream 
consists  of,  but  I  have  a  feeling 
that  it  is  good,  really  good. 

I  am  thankful  that  God  is  a 
creative  visionary.  If  we  think 
the  competition,  entertain- 
ment, stress  and  luxury  we 
enjoy  now  is  good,  it  is  excit- 
ing to  imagine  what  He  has  in 
store  for  our  future. 

To  one  day  walk  and  talk 
with  God,  to  be  strong  and 
healthy  every  day,  to  enjoy  fel- 
lowship with  friends  forever: 
I  think  God's  plan  goes  some- 
thing like  that.  I  hope  you 
do,  too. 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

GO  BIG... 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


♦ 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 


opinion 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


A  man  named  Tennessee:  Learning  without  textbooks 


Justin  Jones 
Religious  Studies  Major 

jonrijffi1.'!n"th''rn  pt1" 


I've  got  a  friend.  His  name 
is  Robert,  but  he  goes  by 
Tennessee.  His  slight  frame 
stands  about  5  feet  10  inches 
tall.  He  weighs  somewhere  in 
the  neighborhood  of  140  lbs, 
and  always  stands  with  his 
shoulders  slightly  hunched. 
On  his  arms  are  a  few  faded 
tattoos,  possibly  reminders  of 
an  unpopular  war  in  a  distant 
land.  His  pale  orange  hair  is 
often  pulled  back  into  a  pony- 


tail,  leaving  a  clear  view  of  his 
dark  eyes  and  unshaven  face. 
Honestly,  he  reminds  me  of 
my  great-grandma.  Only,  my 
great-grandma  didn't  mumble 
as  much  as  he  does. 

Tennessee  is  homeless,  and 
been  that  way  for  seven  or 
eight  years  now.  He  lives  in  a 
small  painting  shed  outside 
an  old  church  in  downtown 
Chattanooga.  I've  learned  a  lot 
from  Tennessee.  For  example, 
don't  guzzle,  just  swig.  Or, 
homemade  chili  is  good  un- 
refrigerated  for  at  least  a  week 
after  it's  made.  But,  I  think 


the  most  important  thing  I've 
learned  from  Tennessee  is  that 
being  first  is  overrated.  In  fact, 
being  last  is  preferred.  (Seems 
like  I've  heard  that  somewhere 
before.) 

Tennessee  is  the  go-to  man 
when  you  need  someone  to 
gather  all  the  people  without 
a  permanent  address  in  Chat- 
tanooga. It's  amazing.  Chat- 
tanooga is  a  decent  sized  city, 
but  Tennessee  always  manag- 
es to  get  the  word  out  to  gather 
the  masses. 

One  Sunday,  we  were  dis- 
tributing clothes  downtown. 


Everyone  was  chaotically  lined 
up  making  sure  they  got  what 
they  needed.  Tennessee,  on 
the  other  hand,  was  leaned 
up  against  a  nearby  truck  just 
watching  the  circus  unfold. 
I  walked  over  and  leaned  up 
against  the  truck  beside  him. 
As  we  sat  there  and  watched, 
Tennessee  looked  over  at  me 
and  said,  "I  like  to  let  everyone 
get  what  they  need,  then  I  will 
get  what  I  can."  Sure  enough, 
after  everyone  had  gone,  Ten- 
nessee walked  over  to  what 
was  left  and  got  a  few  things 
that  he  needed.  He  wasn't  able 


to  get  several  of  the  things  he 
had  requested  the  week  be- 
fore, but  he  was  okay  with 
that.  After  he  had  gathered 
what  he  could,  he  looked  over 
at  us,  and  asked  us  to  come  to 
his  "house." 

I  may  seem  like  I've  got  my 
life  together.  I'm  in  school. 
I've  got  a  roof  over  my  head 
and  a  nice  truck  to  drive.  In 
spite  of  all  of  that,  I've  got  a 
lot  to  learn,  and  many  of  those 
lessons  aren't  coming  from 
school  books  or  professors, 
but  people  like  Tennessee. 


Living  in  a  place  where  women  aren't  free 


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On  an  average  evening 
I  here  in  Chad,  I  walk  past  An- 
dre's house.  There  are  five  or 
I  six  men  sitting  out  under  one 
[of  the  neem  trees  in  lounge 
I  chairs,  gathered  around  a  low 
liable.  The  women,  also  five 
lor  six  in  number,  sit  on  the 
|ground  nearby. 

The  women  don't  get  the 
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I  walk  to  the  hospital  on 
knottier  day,  carrying  a  heavy 
Buitcase  on  my  shoulder.  The 


suitcase  will  soon  travel  to 
Gimbie  Adventist  Hospital 
with  Emily,  one  of  the  other 
American  student  missionar- 
ies. Although  I  walk  along  with 
many  strong  male  specimens, 
also  going  to  the  hospital,  not 
one  offers  to  help  me. 

I'm  a  girl;  the  girls  here  do 
the  work. 

Women  in  Bere  don't  drive 
cars.  (Of  course  we  hardly 
have  any,  anyways).  -  They 
don't  choose  who  they  are  go- 
ing to  marry.  They  eat  last. 
They  bear  the  children,  raise 
the  children  and  feed  the  chil- 
dren with  rice  they  grow  out  in 


their  fields  by  hand. 

I  walk  home  one  afternoon 
and  see  all  the  boys  out  in  the 
field  playing  soccer.  My  Chad- 
ian  brothers,  Nano,  Cumga 
and  Suare,  are  all  involved  in 
one  way  or  another,  playing, 
cheering,  watching,  while  their 
sisters  are  working  inside  the 
compound.  Eleven-year-old 
Twai  carries  water  in  heavy 
buckets  to  the  garden,  her 
ropey  muscles  bulging  out  of 
thin  arms.  Her  older  sister  Cla 
is  fixing  dinner,  stirring  the 
pot  of  bouille  while  humming 
a  song  to  baby  Grace,  tied  to 
her  back. 


Someone  recently  brought 
home  a  document  entitled 
"The  Regulations  of  the  Role  of 
the  Chadian  Woman."  When 
I  saw  it,  I  was  filled  with  dis- 
dain, and  didn't  read  it.  Later  I 
was  overtaken  by  curiosity  and 
pulled  it  out  again. 


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As  I  read,  I  was  reminded 
by  the  comments  of  the  tall, 
robed  Arab  man  on  the  road 
trip  to  N'djamena,  "Women 
are  not  free  in  Chad.  There  are 
walls  for  them.  They  are  worth 
as  much  as  half  a  man  here." 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

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Survival  101:  Wading  through  wedding  season 

ets  to  help  time  fly.  Think 


Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyle  Editor 

prhplhnpkin-ifi'sniilhprn  Pfill 

Weddings  are  a  beautiful 
thing,  two  people  promising  to 
commit  the  rest  of  their  lives  to 
one  another  in  the  presence  of 
God  and  everyone  they  know. 
Sigh.  So  romantic.  But  let's  be 
real.  Weddings  can  also  be  a 
bit  of  a  bore,  especially  when 
they  hit  you  one  weekend  af- 
ter another  for  a  month.  I'm 
sure  this  happens  every  year 
to  someone,  but  I  swear  to 
you,  everyone  I  know  is  get- 
ting married  in  May  (includ- 
ing myself).  Since  I'm  first  on 
the  docket,  I  probably  won't 


be  going  to  anyone  else's,  but 
the  rest  of  you  will.  So  here  are 
a  few  tips  for  supporting  your 
friends,  and  having  a  good^ 
time  in  the  process. 

Don't  get  depressed 

If  you're  a  single  Sally  or 
Steve,  weddings  can  be  the 
perfect  reminder  of  all  the  rea- 
sons you  wish  you  had  a  sig- 
nificant other.  Don't  go  there! 
'  You'll  end  up  being  the  cynical 
person  at  the  table.  Select  a 
wedding  accountability  part- 
ner for  the  month  of  May.  The 
two  of  you  can  be  each  other's 
dates  to  all  the  big  events 
AND  promise  each  other, 
to  stay  positive. 


Get  Your  Green  On 

^*^  -^-  Take  notes  on  vour  lap- 


Vexation:  In  my  quest  to 
get  organized,  I'm  wasting 
paper  like  it's  going  out  of 
style. 

Solution:  Take  advantage 
of  the  technology  boom  and 
go  digital! 

Implementation:  Just 
a  couple  of  weeks  ago,  we 
talked  about  reducing  the 
number  of  paper  receipts 
in  our  lives,  but  let's  go  a 
step  further.  There's  several 
other  seemingly  small  ways 
that  we  waste  paper  all 
the  time.  I'm  a  huge  fan  of 
Post-It  notes  (especially  the 
brightly  colored  ones),  but 
of  course,  they  all  end  up 
in  the  trash.  Or  how  about 
the  notes  I  take  for  class? 
At  the  end  of  the  semester, 
they're  chucked  in  the  gar- 
bage to^  A-  easy  way  *~c- 
this  is  .jy  transitioning  to 
a  more  digital  way  of  life. 


Take  notes  on  your  lap- 
top if  you  have  one.  This 
not  only  saves  paper,  but 
also  makes  it  easy  to  e-mail 
notes  to  friends  when  they 
need  them.  And  trade  the 
sticky  notes,  for  desktop 
to-do  lists.  Both  of  these 
steps  will  not  only  make 
your  workspace  greener, 
but  neater  too. 

Clarification:      If     you 

don't  like  the  thought  of 
using  Word  documents 
for  everything,  then  look 
for  some  simple  programs 
that  will  help  to  cut  back 
on  paper  use.  Macs  come 
with  the  Stickies  program 
pre-installed,  but  there  are 
also  PC  versions.  You  can 
even  buy  a  Post-It  digital 
program  for  about  $20. 
There's  also  several  pro- 
grams you  can  buy  to  assist 
you  in  digital  note  taking. 
Microsoft's  OneNote  is  a 
Dri.^  'iy  many.  Since 
I'm  cheap,  I've  found  Word 
works  just  fine  for  me. 


Select  a 

wedding 

accountability 

partner  for 

the  month 

of  May. 


Pack  some  survival  items 

I'm  doing  my  best  to  make 
sure  my  reception  isn't  a  bore. 
Why?  Because  many  are.  Just 
in  case  you  wind  up  at  a  lack- 
luster reception,  pack  some 
goodies  in  your  purse  or  pock- 


mini  travel  games  or  a  pad  of 
paper  and  a  pencil  (anyone 
for  MASH?).  Nothing  con- 
spicuous to  offend  the  hosts  or 
make  the  other  tables  jealous. 
That  would  just  be  tacky... 

Reward  yourself 

Create  a  fun  post-wedding 
ritual  that  will  help  you  asso- 
ciate weddings  with  positive 
feelings.  Pick  up  your  favorite 
candy  bar  or  watch  your  favor- 
ite flick.  Just  doing  something 
out  of  the  ordinary  and  fun. 
That  way  you  know  you'll  have 
something  to  look  forward 
to  as  the  couple  rides  off  into 
the  sunset. 


Five  ways  to  enjoy  the  weather 


Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyle  Editor 

rarholhnplfinsiaKniithprn  pHii 

Go  ahead!  Ditch  the  winter 
coat  and  try  one  of  these  ideas 
on  for  size. 

1.  Move  the  study 
session  outside:  I  even  saw 
some  Southern  Villagers  take 
their  whole  table  outside  to 
study.  Ingenuity  at  it's  finest. 

2.  Have  a  picnic:  The 
beauty  of  picnics?  Cafe  food 
becomes  a  picnic  when  you're 
eating  it  in  Kelly's  Garden. 

3.  Hit  the  Greenway: 
Don't  drive  to  China  Kitchen, 


you  bum!  Walk  there  and 
back.  You'll  be  glad  the  next 
time  you're  in  a  swimsuit. 

4.  Take  part  of  your 
workout  outside:  I  wouldn't 
dream  of  telling  you  to  forsake 
Hulsey  altogether,  but  run  a 
few  laps  on  the  outdoor  track 
before  you  hit  the  weights.  The 
fresh  air  will  do  you  wonders. 

5.  Open  your  win- 
dows: It's  the  perfect  tem- 
perature outdoors  to  turn  the 
AC  off,  and  open  up  a  window. 
Naps  are  so  much  more  enjoy- 
able this  way. 


This 
Weekend 

Not  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 
end? Here  are  a  few  ideas  to 
get  you  headed  in  the  right 
direction. 


Mia  Cucina  presents  the 
cooking  class: 
"Pastries  and  More" 

Hamilton  Corners, 
Gunbarrel  Road 
Thursday,  March  26, 
6:30  p.m.  $49 
theplaceforcooks.com 

IM AX  3D  Theater 

presents:  "Under  the  Sea" 

Chattanooga 

Fridays  and  Sundays  through 

April  16, 5  p.m. 

$8.50  for  adults 

tnaqua.org 

Ripple   Theater   presents 
"Last  Train  to  Nibroc" 

Chattanooga 
Saturday,  March  29, 
7:30  p.m. 
$12 
rippletheater.com 

TJTC  Women's  Tennis  vs. 
Western  Kentucky 

UTC  Tennis  Center, 

Chattanooga 

Sunday,  March  29, 1  p.m. 

Free 

gomocs.com 


1501  Riverside  Drive,  Suite  110 

Chattanooga,  TN  37406 
423.624.5555  •  zlbplasma.com 


3815  Rossville  Boulevard 

Chattanooga,  TN  37407 

423  867  5195  •  zlbDlasma.com 


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THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Soccer  season  promises  to  be  better  than  last  year 

Linski  Cherisol  what  bett.r  w„7  .„„„„_.  / 


Linski  Cherisol 
Contributor 

linskiflSsmilii' 


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Around  this  time  of  year 
some  students  will  wake  up 
the  irritating  noise  of  an 
alarm,  others  may  be  frozen  by 
roommate  who  loves  to  sleep 
nzero  degree  weather  with  the 
window  open,  and  then  there 
those  who  sleep  in  their 
deats  and  shin  guards,  which 
can  only  mean  one  thing-IT'S 
SOCCER  TIME! 

Not  long  after  spring  break 
was  over  soccer  players  came 
out  and  practiced  the  last 
sport  left  on  Southern's  cam- 
pus for  this  year.  Soccer  intra- 
murals  have  been  the  highly 
awaited  sport  here  on  campus 
since  Christmas  break.  The 
learn  spirit  couldn't  be  more 
sky-scraping,  and  with  all  the 
stress  of  finafc  coming  up, 


what  better  way  to  get  out  that 
frustration  than  to  scream  for 
yourteam  from  the  top  of  your 
lungs  when  they  play. 

"We've  got  some  really 
competitive  teams  this  year 
and  a  lot  of  team  changes 
among  players  which  were 
pretty  surprising,"  said  Mike 
Boyd,  director  of  intramurals. 
"It's  as  bad  as  Major  League 
Baseball,  players  jumping 
from  teams;  free  agency  is 
ramped  at  Southern  intramu- 
ral soccer." 

Having  all-stars  on  your 
team  is  one  thing,  but  some- 
times they  don't  even  have  to 
score,  just  let  it  out.  And  for 
those  who  are  in  the  library 
during  soccer  hours,  don't  be 
startled  by  all  the  screaming 
and  rumblings  on  campus.  For 
some  teams  it's  not  going  to  be 
different  because  they  always 
win,  but  that's  not  the  case  for 


every  team. 

"It's  going  to  be  way  better 
than  last  year,"  said  sopho- 
more, Rebeca  Valentin,  player 
for  Tjimaini.  "Last  year  we 
were  awful  but  this  year  were  a 
whole  lot  better  because  we've 
developed  better  teamwork  in 
passing,  and  I  know  it's  going 
to  be  a  great  season." 

It's  going 

to  be  way 

better  than 

last  year. 


Aside  from  all  the  joy  this 
season,  there  is  one  slight 
problem.  The  main  fields  are 
still  being  re-seeded. 

"I'm  actually  sad  because 
the  fields  over  at  CA  [Colleg- 


edale  Academy]  aren't  really 
that  good  at  all.  It's  muddy,  so 
if  it  rains,  it's  over,"  said  Ma- 
rio Robles,  a  junior  marketing 
major  who  plays  with  Barra 
Brava.  "I  don't  think  playing 
on  the  main  fields  would  do 
too  much  harm,  but  we'll  stick 
to  it  and  play  to  the  best  of  our 
ability." 

Another  student  agrees. 
"I  think  it's  unfair  because 
they  should  have  been  reseed- 
ing  the  field  all  summer.  I  was 
here  all  summer  and  they  were 
not  doing  anything  at  all  about 
the  fields,"  said  Rhod  Llaguno, 
a  sophomore  general  studies 
major  who  plays  for  Masanga 
Boys.  "There  is  a  disadvantage 
playing  in  other  fields  espe- 
cially at  CA  because  it's  very 
cramped  and  narrow  and  it's 
much  smaller  than  the  other 
fields." 


Besides  that  slight  draw- 
back, it's  time  to  bring  your 
A  game  to  the  field  and  make 
the  most  of  this  season.  But  let 
us  also  remember  that  when 
we  play,  we  should  play  with 
all  our  hearts.  Don't  trip  peo- 
ple or  kick  them  in  the  shin 
(even  though  they  may  have 
shin  guards),  and  don't  let 
your  emotions  get  in  the  way 
of  everyone  else's  fun.  If  your 
teammate  doesn't  know  how 
to  play,  encourage  that  team- 
mate, don't  bring  them  down. 
Let's  stay  Christian  and  focus 
on  Jesus,  and  this  way  we  can 
all  enjoy  what  the  Lord  has 
given  us. 

By  the  way,  take  off  your 
cleats  before  getting  into  the 
dorms,  the  maintenance  work- 
ers in  the  dorm  would  truly 
appreciate  it. 


Hockey  championships  feature  well-matched  teams 


Jnski  Cherisol 
Contributor 


Each  game  was  more  thrill- 
s' than  the  previous  one  as 
Wieeze  Kids,  Shot  Clinic  and 
toss  Sticks  did  not  disap- 
point the  crowd  in  this  year's 
•«%  championship  series. 
It  was  the  clash  of  the  ti- 
lls as  Wheeze  Kids  defeated 
W>oo  Sheiks  in  a  sudden- 
leath  over-time  thriller  for 
j*  Men's  A  League  Champi- 
Team  27,000  Sheiks 
***  a  2-1  lead  after  Mat- 
^e«  Nersanrj,  a  junior  the- 
°gy  major,  scored  a  goal, 
«  Wheeze  Kids  rallied  back 

•ft  two  goals  from  Murray  time>  s0  !t  was  8ood  mat  we 
>0Per  and  Josh  Baltzer  a  finally  won  one  in  overtime." 
'Pftomore  biology  major,'  to  Not  everyone  was  joyful 
uwir  team  up  3-2.  As  the  about  the  win  including  op- 
'  msity  picked  up,  Eric  Otis  P°nent  Jason  Hogan,  a  senior 
(J"°'or  management  major,'  management  major.  Appar- 
,  ™  his  game  up  to  an-  ently,  mere  was  a  penalty  that 
er  'evel  scoring  on  a  half-  wasn't  called  right  before  the 
1   s!aP  shot  to  tie  it  all  at     last  Soal  against  Wheeze  Kids 


3-3  with  3:13  left  heading  into 
overtime.  In  the  extra  period 
Kenny  Smith,  a  junior  liberal 
arts  education  major,  received 
a  nice  feed  from  his  teammate 
as  he  paced  up  the  court  all 
alone  and  shot  it  right  above 
the  goalie's  left  hand  to  win  it 
all  for  the  Wheeze  Kids  with  a 
score  of  4-3. 

"I've  gone  on  the  left  about 
five  times  that  game,  so  I  de- 
cided to  go  the  opposite  side;  I 
found  an  opening  and  put  it  in 
the  net,"  Smith  said. 

Dennis  Negron,  an  English 
professor,  said,  "There  have 
been  times  when  we've  been 
this  close  and  lost  it  in  over- 


that  some  thought  should  have 
been  called  against  them. 

"[The  referees]  missed  a 
penalty  just  before  the  shot 
that  should've  been  called  and 
that  was  the  changing  play 
right  there",  Hogan  said,  play- 
er on  27,000  Sheiks. 

Southern's  campus  is  not 
big  enough  to  have  two  unde- 
feated teams  in  the  women's 
league.  So  the  highly  anticipat- 
ed battle  of  undefeated  ladies 
teams  met  center  court  to  see 
who  was  the  only  team  fit  for 
the  title,  as  Shot  Clinic  was  tri- 
umphant over  Simply  Smash- 
ing in  a  game  that  went  down 
to  the  final  11  seconds  of  the 
game.  Everyone  thought  that 
it  was  going  to  turn  out  to  be 
a  shootout  until  Kelly  Baskin 
made  a  goal  with  11.5  seconds 
left  in  the  last  period. 

"Oh  my  word,  I  can't  believe 
I  scored,"  Baskin  said,  a  junior 
corporate  wellness  major.  "It 
feels  so  awesome  making  the 


goal  because  I  never  scored  a 
goal  before,  and  I  scored  the 
winning  shot." 

"I  can't  explain  how  excit- 
ing it  was  to  see  that  she  made 
it  in,"  said  Tiffany  Hevener,  a 
senior  nursing  major. 

Things  went  from  good, 
to  bad,  to  worse  for  Tortilla 
Flats  as  junior  Andrew  Chap- 
man went  on  fire  to  lead  Cross 
Sticks  to  win  the  Men's  B 
League  Championship.  Matt 
Ancel,  a  junior  liberal  arts  edu- 
cation major,  for  Tortilla  Flats 
scored  twice  in  less  than  one 
minute  of  each  other  to  put 
his  team  ahead  2-0.  But  Chap- 
man had  an  answer  for  Ancel's 
goals  and  went  out-of-control 
scoring  the  next  five  goals  for 
his  team,  with  four  out  of  five 
of  them  coming  from  beyond 
the  midcourt. 

"I'm  half  Canadian,  so  it 
runs  through  my  blood,"  Chap- 
man said,  "The  credit  can't  go 
all  to  me  because  we  had  guys 


who  never  played  hockey  be- 
fore, we  just  put  players  where 
we'd  thought  would  be  best." 
It  wasn't  until  Chapman 
left  the  game  that  his  team- 
mate Geoffrey  Jensen,  a  ju- 
nior acounting  major,  scored 
for  the  6-2  final. 

"I  hadn't  called  a  single  pen- 
alty and  this  was  the  cleanest 
game  I'd  ever  refereed,"  said 
Mike  Boyd,  director  of  intra- 
murals. "The  games  were  so 
competitive.  There  were  some 
heartbreak  goals  but  overall  a 
great  way  to  end  hockey." 

Now  that  hockey  is  done, 
it's  time  to  step  outside  and 
get  a  little  bit  of  that  cool,  crisp 
spring  air  for  the  highly  antici- 
pated soccer  intramurals.  If 
you're  not  on  a  team,  you  are 
definitely  missing  out.  So  get 
your  soccer  cleats,  football 
cleats,  or  whatever  you  have 
and  get  ready  because  soccer 
season  will  end  a  great  year  of 
intramural  sports. 


• 


10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chattel: 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


Wilderness  First  Re- 
sponded This  80-hour 
course  is  being  offered  at 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity by  the  Wilderness  Medi- 
cine Training  Center  (WMTC). 
This  course  has  been  designed 
specifically  to  meet  the  needs 
of  wilderness  guides,  expe- 
dition leaders  and  outdoor 
instructors.  It  is  the  outdoor 
industry's  standard  for  wil- 
derness medical  training.  The 
class  will  take  place  from  May 
12-21, 2009,  8:00  a.m.  to  6:00 
p.m.  every  day  except  Saturday 
the  16th.  Tuition  is  $570  on  or 
before  April  1;  $620  after  April 
1.  Deadline:  May  5, 2009.  Visit 
the  WMTC  Web  site  to  view 
and  download  the  full  course 
information  and  registration. 
Homepage:  www.wildmed- 
center.com.  For  more  infor- 
mation contact  Ann  Reynolds 
at  annreynolds@southem. 
edu. 

Dusk  til  Dawn  Sign-ups!  | 

3rd  Annual  Dusk  til  Dawn  Ad- 
venture Race  the  night  of  April 
4.  All  registration  will  be  on- 
line in  advance.  Co-ed  teams 
of  four  will  challenge  their 
skills  of  adventure  and  push 
their  limits  of  fun.  South- 
ern students  only  pay  $15  per 
participant.  Register  online 
at  www.raceit.com  key  word 
Dusk  til  Dawn! 

Evensong  |  Southern's  I 
Canton  Chamber  Choir  will 
present  a  program  featuring 
Theodore  Morrison's  Shirei 
Shabbat  (Sabbath  Songs) 
with  traditional  Hebrew  texts 
at  Evensong  this  Saturday, 
March  28  at  7:30  p.m.  at  the 
church.  Worship  credit  will 
be  given. 


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Friday,  March  27 

Payday 

Online  fall  registration  for  return- 
ing juniors  >54  hours  &  seniors 

Faculty  summer  textbook  adop- 
tions due,  Campus  Shop 

I  Cantori  Tour 

PreViewSouthern  105 

6:30  p.m.  -  Pentecost  (Tent) 

7:57  p.m.  -  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  Gym  Masters 
(Church) 

Sabbath,  March  28 

8:30  a.m.-i2  p.m.  -  Foot  washing 
service  (Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1-  Communion: 
John  Nixon  (Church) 

10:15  a.m.  -  Saltworks  Sabbath 
school  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 

Adoration  2  -  Communion:  John 
Nixon  (Church) 

10:30-11:10  a.m.  -  Connect  Sab- 
bath schools  (Collegedale  Academy) 

"wild  at  heart"  with  Marcel 
Schwantes 

"identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 

"Prayer"  with  Carol  toree 

11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  Kristie  Cain 
(Collegedale  Academy) 


11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  Com- 
munion: John  Nixon  (Collegedale 
Church) 

2:15  p.m.  -  FLAG  Camp  -  Reserve 
spot  with  mgage@southern.edu 

4  p.m.  -  Penteeosta  -  David  Ass- 
cherick  (Tent  byTalge/Wood  Halls) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Music 
&  Readings:  I  Cantori  (Collegedale 
Church) 

8:30-11  p.m.  -  Hulsey  Wellness 
Center  open 

9  p.m.  -  Gym-Masters  Home  Show 
(Ties  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  March  29 

I  Cantori  Tour 

2:30  p.m.  -  Gym-Masters  Home 
Show  Matinee  (lies  P.E.  Center) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Symphony  Orchestra 
Concert,  convocation  credit  (Church) 

Monday,  March  30 

Senior  progress  grades  for  May 
graduates  due  and  deadline  to  finish 
incompletes  &  home  study  correspon- 
dence 

Financial  aid  priority  deadline 
Online  fall  registration  for  return- 
ing sophomores  >  23  hours,  juniors  & 


4  p.m.  -  University  assembly 

Tuesday,  March  31 

Online  fall  registration  for  return- 
ing sophomores  >  23  hours,  juniors  & 
seniors 

Adventist  Intercollegiate  Associa- 
tion Convention,  Takoma  Park,  MD 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  hall  joint 
worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  April  1 

Online  fall  registration  for  return- 
ing freshman  <  24  hours  sophomores, 
juniors  &  seniors 

Adventist  Intercollegiate  Associa- 
tion Convention,  Takoma  Park,  MD 

Wind  Symphony  Tour 

Thursday,  April  2 

Online  Fall  Registration  for  Return- 
ing Sophomores  >  23  hours,  Juniors 
&  Seniors 

Adventist  Intercollegiate  Associa- 
tion Convention,  Takoma  Park,  MD 

Wind  Symphony  Tour 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  As|an  Heri- 
tage (Church) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Deans/chairs  advisory 


Malawi  Project  |  In  con- 
junction with  Adventist  Inter- 
collegiate Association,  Adven- 


tist Health  International,  and 
the  Adventist  colleges/uni- 
versities of  the  North  Ameri- 
can Division,  we  are  planning 
a  short  term  mission  trip  to 
Malawi,  Africa  this  summer. 
The  dates  for  the  trip  will  be 
June  23-July  8,  2009.  The 
project  will  consist  of  three  as- 
pects: Evangelism,  Health  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you 
are  interested,  please  contact 
Kari  Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for 
further  information. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

Malamulo  |  Thank  you  for 
your  generous  donations  for 


Malamulo!  We  have  currently 
raised  $22,009.22.  Further 
donations  can  be  taken  to  Kari 
Shultz's  office. 


March  27 

Amber  DeBoer,  Caleb  Corn, 
Calvin  Cummings,  Carta 
Smith,  Christine  Waldrop,  Em- 
ily Abemathy,  John  Osborne, 
Katie  Ferguson,  Lauren  Ys- 
seldyke,  Michel  Brival,  Shane 
Akerman,  Temple  Bragg 

March  28 

Daphne  Bastien,  Megan  Du- 
man,  Rennie  Bodden 

March  29 

Abri-Ronel  Oberholster,  Bruce 
Ashton,  Clifford  Williams,  Jes- 
sica Meeks,  Pauline  O'Mirera, 
Sandra  Lithgow 


March  30 

Aaron  Kincaid,  Bradford  Wise, 
Jerica  Moore,  Joel  Honore, 
Julie  Hambridge,  Julie  Prag- 
nell,  Lacey  Hassencahl,  Marty 
Hirschkorn,  Ruben  Harris, 
Samara  Larson 


Megan  Loney,  Sam  Steele,  Tif- 
fany Hevener,  Tisha  Gabriel, 
Tom  Stone 

April  1 

April  Hills,  Mistique  Piedra, 
Phil  Patron 


March  31  April  2 

Brandon  Peters,  Carolyn  Tay-  Garrett  Nudd,  George  McClel- 

lor,  Dean  Boyer,  Janene  Dun-  Ian,  Lindsey  Holland,  Richard 

ston,  Jenna  Sfalanga,  Laura  Jacobson,  Robert  Burks,  Whit 

Edrington,  Marie  Carver,  Jordan 


We  want  you! 

next  year  for  the      ^ 

Southern  accent 

Copy  editor,  Sports  editor, 
Humor  editor,  Opinion  editor, 
Lifestyles  editor,  Investigatr 
reporter,  Layout  editor, 
Web  manager 

Send  your  resume  and  three 

references  to  Emily  Young  at 

emilyyoung@southern.edu. 


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Available  now.  Around  1  mile 
from  Southern.  $1200+  Cell 
352-455-2224  or  House  352- 
357-9305- 

Sofa  I  for  sale  $20,  lava  lamps 
for  sale  $30  for  two,  large  lug- 
gage for  sale  $30,  bongo  for 
sale  $30,  please  contact  Ste- 
ven 304-  616-1156. 

Loveseat  |  $225.  Please  call 
Melissa  at  423-313-1691. 

Entertainment    center     | 

$200.  Please  call  Melissa  at 
423-313-1691- 

Two  paintball  markers 

Minimag:  All  custom,  3  bar- 
rells  and  tanks  and  mask.  Be- 
jamin  Sheridan  VM-68:  2  bar-  ' 
rells,  remote,  venturi  bolt.  All 
for  $150.  Jonathan,  423-605- 
8437- 

Worksman    folding   bike 

"Electric  Blue"  single  speed, 
new  whitewall,  tires,  rear  rack, 
front  basket,  chrome  fend- 
ers, in  excellent  shape.  $279 
new,  will  take  $75.  Great  bike 
for  getting  around  campus 
and  town.  Call  Jonathan  at 
423-605-8437- 

Bike  for  sale  |  Schwinn  New 
World  (1940-1952  build  years) 
Chicago-made  bike,  single 
speed,  coaster  brake,  original 
schwinn  grips,  bike  is  all  origi- 
nal, step  thru  frame,  awesome 
fenders  with  a  fin!  Missing 
"tank."  This  bike  is  boss.  $45- 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Free  Spirit  road  bike  |  Was 

a  10  speed,  shifting  is  lame, 
budget,  single  speed  bike,  $15 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437- 


Myoplex  Protein  shakes 
for        body        building 

Vanilla  or  strawberry  flavor. 
Each  package  has  42  grams 
of  protein  with  vitamins 
and  minerals.  Half  price  at 
only  $i  each.  423-894-1858. 

Camelback  |  Brand  new 
womens  Helena  Camelbak. 
Was  $80  Asking  price  $50. 
Call  Julie  at  423-653-8302. 

Home  for  sale  by  owner 

in  Ooltewah/Collegedale  area 
3  miles  from  SAU.  3/4  acre 
fenced  in  yard,  1,600  square 
feet,  3  bed,  2  bath,  central 
electric  heat/ac,  gas  fireplace 
in  living  room,  dishwasher 
in  kitchen,"  laundry  room, 
walk-in  closet  in  master, 
crownmolding  throughout, 
ceramic  tile  &  berber  carpet, 
front  and  back  porch.  Asking 
$133,000  call  423-508-0345. 

Photo  package  |  Profession- 
al photos  at  student  prices! 
Take  your  pick  of  outdoor  or 
studio  pictures.  Kodak  Royal 
Gold  Quality  Photographic 
paper  used.  Package  includes 
1-8x10,  2-5x7,  8  Wallets  for 
only  $35!  E-mail  Buddy  at 
bsummitt@southern.edu. 

Stereo  for  sale  |  Sony,  sin- 
gle CD,  single  cassette.  $20. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 

VCR  for  sale  |  Toshiba.  $5. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 

DVD  player  for  sale  |  Em- 
erson. $15.  Please  call  Melissa 
at  423-313-1691.  Leave  mes- 
sage. 

Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564- 


Wildlife  lover's  paradise 

3  bedrooms,  2  bathrooms, 
cable/Internet,  washer/dryer. 
$250  plus  utilities.  Within  a 
mile  from  Southern.  E-mail 
Celitzania@gmail.com  for  ap- 
plication. 

Female  roommate  wanted 

$275  plus  utilities.  1.5  mi. 
from  Southern.  E-mail  glery- 
scastro@gmail.com  for  more 
info. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,^  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl.  $i8s/mo.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Rooms  for  rent  |  2  rooms  for 
rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 
3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490. 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 
new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
at  423-503-5286. 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k  miles,  well-maintained, 
great  shape,  $5,495  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er plus  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738- 


RC  Airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  radio, 
chargers,  batteries  and  box, 
ready  to  fly.  If  you  have  ques- 
tions, call  Rob  at  423-322- 
8738. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $i5o/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu. 

Classical/folk     guitar      | 

Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 
tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Drum  set  |  Black,  5pc  Tama 
Swingstar  drum  kit  with  16" 
Zildjian  Medium  Crash,  17" 
Zildjian  A  Custom  Fast  Crash, 
20"  Sabian  ProSonic  Ride,  13" 
Sabian  ProSonic  hats,  10"  Sa- 
bian B8  Pro  Splash.  Gibraltar 
throne,  all  hardware  included. 
14"  Tama  maple  snare.  $750. 
Call  Stuart  706-676-1295. 

Camping  Backpack  |  Deu- 

ter  Futura  Vario  50+10.  Awe- 
some pack,  basically  brand 
new,  only  used  3  times.  $140. 
Call  Austin  at  937-684-2254. 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu.      ' 


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12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


Surviving  the  meltdown  The  wall 

How  to  save  while  the  economy  crashes 


Adam  Wamack 
Relicion  Editor 

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Step  l:  Eat  Ramen.     14 

cents  a  pack,  more  than  10  dif- 
ferent kinds  and  a  flavor  so  full 
and  tasty  you  will  have  a  good 
time,  every  time— guaranteed. 
Step  2:  Sell  your  body. 
Your  plasma,  that  is.  It  can 
save  a  life.  Plus  you  can  make 
mad  money,  yo!  Just  make 
sure  to  explain  the  tract  marks 
in  your  arm. 

Step  3:  Shop  at  the  Sa- 
maritan Center.  These 
days  the  "thrifty  look"  is  in,  so 
make  it  a  habit  to  check  out 
the  clothes  bins,  bumping  el- 
bows with  Ooltewah's  best,  be- 
fore going  to  the  mall  for  your 
clothes. 

Step  4:  Stop  driving 
around.  You  HAVE  to  be 
conservative  on  gas.  Barrel  - 
prices  are  going  back  up  (just 
hit  $50  again),  and  you  never 
know  if  Texas  is  going  to  go 
into  we-are-hoarding-all-the- 
gas-and-you-don't-get-any 
mode  again.  So  don't  get  in 
your  car  unless  it's  to  buy  Ra- 
men, sell  plasma  or  shop  at  the 
Samaritan  Center. 

Step  5:  Make  rich  friends. 
This  could  mean  "rich"  as  in 
morally  rich  or  socially  hon- 
orable, but  the  honest  truth 


is  that  no  one  ever  complains 
about  having  that  one  friend 
that  just  seems  not  to  be  wor- 
ried about  finances.  But  don't 
be  shallow,  in  fact,  you  may 
just  want  to  scratch  this  step... 
Step  6:  Don't  go  over 
your  food  limit.  Remem- 
ber, you.  WILL  have  to  pay  the 
money  that  you  use  over  your 
limit  in  the  cafeteria/Village 
Market/Campus  Shop.  Unlike 
the  cafeteria,  however,  you 
are  not  required  to  use  any 
of  the  allotted  money  for  the 
VM  and  Campus  Shop.  Most 
importantly,  remember  that 
there  is  nothing  free  here  at 
Southern...  except  bagels  on 
the  promenade  (God  bless  the 
SA!). 

Step  7:  Sew  your  own 
clothes.  If  you  can  actually 
do  this,  then  you  are  one  in 
a  million.  I  don't  even  think 
they  sell  sewing  machines  in 
Wal-Mart  anymore.  This  may 
not  be  a  useful  step;  if  not,  go 
on  to  the  last  step. 

Step  8:  Make  alliances. 
"Ill  cut  your  hair  if  you  print 
off  my  research  paper  on  your 
printer."  Everyone  has  some- 
thing to  offer  than  no  one  else 
can,  you  just  have  to  find  out 
where  your  strengths  are  and 
find  someone  who  you  can 
swap  skills  with. 


Adam  Wamack 
Religion  Editor 


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Jesus  returned  in  the  Sec- 
ond Coming  and  took  all  His 
followers  back  to  heaven. 
They  were  all  so  happy  and 
they  celebrated  joyously.  He 
took  them  all  through  heaven, 
showing  them  the  glory  that 
He  had  held  in  store  for  them. 
But  suddenly  they  came  up  to 
a  very  tall  wall.  Even  though 
the  following  crowd  was  as 
thick,  no  one  could  see  the 
ends  of  the  wall  on  either  side. 
"Jesus,"  the  people  asked,  "Je- 
sus.what  is  this  wall?" 

"Shhh!"  He  responded. 

"But  what's  on  the  other—" 
they  began. 

"Shhh,"  Jesus  persisted, 
"keep  your  voices  down."  He 
continued  in  a  hushed  tone, 
the  crowd  pressing  closer  to 
be  able  to  hear  His  words.  "On 
the  other  side  of  this  wall  are 
all  of  the  Adventists,  and  they 
think  that  they  are  the  only 
ones  here." 

'Remember,  "Don't  pick  on  people, 
jump  on  their  failures,  criticize 
their  faults—  unless,  of  course,  you 
want  the  same  treatment.  That 
critical  spirit  has  a  way  ofboomer- 
anging.  Ifs  easy  to  see  a  smudge 
on  your  neighbor's  face  and  be 
oblivious  to  the  ugly  sneer  on  your 
own.  Do  you  have  the  nerve  to  say, 
'Let  me  wash  your  face  for  you,' 
when  your  own  face  is  distorted  by 
contempt?  It's  this  whole  travel- 
ing road-show  mentality  all  over 
again,  playing  a  holier-than-thou 
part  instead  of  just  living  your 
part.  Wipe  that  ugly  sneer  off  your 
own  face,  and  you  might  befit  to 
offer  a  washcloth  to  your  neigh- 
bor." (Matthew  7:1-5,  The  Message 


Bible) 


THURSDAY,  MARCH  26,  2009 

Wb  Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


David  Asscherick 

A  great  speaker— he  has  been  for  years. 
The  blessing  is  full  every  time,  and  get- 
ting both  convo  and  worship  credits  isn't 
bad  either.  Three  birds  with  one  stone... 


Eco  friendly  cafe  trays 

Sure,  those  new  trays  were  expensive  at  75 
cents  a  pop,  but  I  was  willing  to  pay  any 
amount  necessary  so  that  the  sea  levels 
won't  rise  and  my  grandchildren  will  be 
able  to  breathe  without  gills. 

Only  4  weeks  of  school  left . 

I  have  a  dream  that  one  day  all  Southern 
students,  computing  majors  to  journalism 
majors,  men  and  women,  graduate  and 
undergraduate,  will  be  able  to  join  hands 
and  sing  the  words  echoing  from  campuses 
across  the  nation:  "Free  at  last,  free  at  last, 
thank  God  Almighty,  we  are  free  at  last!" 

Asian  Night 

There  was  actually  a  decent  amount  of  food. 
Normally  on  Asian  Night,  I  go  and  get  a  quarter 
of  a  spoonful  of  rice  and  a  kick  in  the  seat,  out 
the  door.  But  this  time  I  actually  took  a  bite  and 
there  was  enough  to  go  back  for  another! 


It's  almost  tune  for  new  VM  money 

This  month  is  almost  over,  and  for  those  of 
you  who  have  used  all  of  your  VM/Campus 
Shop  funds  that  means  replenished  funds  (or 
at  least  a  new  credit  limit). 

Positivity  and  lots  of  THUMBS  UPS  r\ 

We  have  SO  much  to  be  thankful  for.  Yeah,  the      \A 
economy  is  lower  than  my  calculus  II  grade  my  fp=-\ 
sophomore  year  (and  that's  pretty  darn  low),  VZT  /^ 
but  we  really  have  a  lot  to  praise  God  for...  He  is  *^_ 
good,  all  the  time;  and  all  the  time... 


Do  all  your  friends 
laugh  at  you? 

The  humor  page  needs  you! 


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pus/in-class story  in  about  100  words,  and  the  lop 
five  will  be  printed  in  a  later  issue.  Send  all  humor 
page  submissions  to  Adam  Wamack. 

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April  2,  2009 


ACCENT.southern.edu   •    The  student  voice  since  1926 


students 
in  SIFE 
•egional 

jitie  Hammond 
Iews  Editor 
BliphnirITnnl1f1';i)':m'thprn  p^" 


|  Five  students  from  South- 

n  will  participate  in  Students 

Free   Enterprise's   (SIFE) 

national  competition  in  Phila- 

flelphia,  May  10  through  12, 

winning  first  place  at 

JlFE's  regional  competition  in 

Itlanta  Monday. 

\  According  to  their  Web  site, 

HFE  "establishes  student  pro- 

Tis  on  campuses  around- 

te  world"  and  they  "apply 

business  concepts  to  develop 

pmmunity  outreach  projects 

pat  improve  the  quality  of 

:  and  standard  of  living  for- 

Jeople  in  need." 

SIFE's  regional  competi- 
tion in  Atlanta  consisted  of  40 
jhools  divided  up  into  eight 
{agues.  Each  school  gave  a 
l-minute  audio-visual  pre- 
station on  different  proj- 
their  school  had  com- 
bed throughout  the  year  to 
panel  of  judges,  including 
pae  CEO's  from  major  or- 
jiizations  such  as  Walmart, 
|d  Carrie  Harlin,  director 
[SIFE  in  the  School  of  Busi- 
s  &  Management.  After  the 
jsentations,  the  judges  se- 
fted  two  schools  from  each 


e SIFE,  page  4 


VOLUVlE  64,  ISSUE  22 


Scott  Spicer,  assistant  coach,  and  Leah  Bermudez,  girls' captain,  perfo) 
Gym-Masters  home  show  Saturday. 


Photo  By  / 
pairs  routine  during  the 


Home  show  has  spiritual  emphasis 


Kara  Turf-en 
Staff  Whiter 
ktiirppn^snnthprn  prlii 


On  March  28,  lies  P.E. 
Center  was  packed  with  1,400 
people  who  came  to  watch 
the  Gym-Masters  top  off  their 
season  with  acrobatic  perfor- 
mances incorporating  Christ. 

"The  spiritual  emphasis 
throughout  the  show  is  what 
set  this  one  apart,"  said  Rich- 
ard Schwarz,  head  coach  of 
Gym-Masters  for  nine  years. 

Beth  Hartman,  a  first  year 
team  member  and  freshman 
pre-occupational  therapy  ma- 
jor, said  home  shows  in  the 
past  haven't  been  continually 


spiritual,  but  this  one  was. 

"We  also  didn't  end  with 
our  'NBA  routine,'  which  we 
normally  do  and  is  a  crowd 
pleaser,"  Hartman  said.  "We 
ended  with  'One  Way,'  which 
is  the  routine  that  points  to 
Him." 

The  show,  based  off  "Pil- 
grims Progress,"  was  a  glimpse 
of  what  the  year  was  like  for 
the  team,  said  Leah  Bermu- 
dez, fourth-year  team  mem- 
ber, girl's  captain  and  a  senior 
management  entrepreneur- 
ship  major. 

"Everyone  had  their  own 
baggage  and  burdens,  and  it 
wasn't  until  they  let  someone 
else  cany  it  that  things  got  bet- 


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HUMOR 


ter  as  a  team,"  Bermudez  said. 
"Relationships  grew  through- 
out the  year  and  home  show 
was  a  really  good  depiction  of 
how  our  year  went." 

Team  members  also  felt  dif- 
ferent routines  depicted  dif- 
ferent personal  and  spiritual 
struggles  that  they  dealt  with. 

"The  'wall  routine'  depicted 
the  spiritual  battle  that  we 
go  through  and  I  really  liked 
that,"  said  Alex  Bolanos,  a 
fourth  year  team  member  and 
senior  physical  education  ma- 
jor. 

But,  the  spiritual  emphasis 
wasn't  only  during  the  home 


NEWS 


Students  from 
Japan  to  study 
at  Southern  for 
the  summer 

Shelby  Lambertson 
Staff  Writer 

shRlhvlamhp.Ttsnnfnlsniithprn  priii 


This  summer,  20  to  25  Jap- 
anese nursing  students  from 
San-iku  Gakuin  College,  and 
possibly  students  from  Red 
Cross  Nursing  University  in 
Japan,  will  attend  summer 
nursing  classes  at  Southern 
Adventist  University. 

From  Aug.  3  to  Aug.  20,  the 
Japanese  nursing  students 
will  spend  three  weeks  in  an 
English  as  a  second  language 
(ESL)  class,  a  physical  as- 
sessment nursing  class  taught 
by  two  master's  of  science  in 
nursing  (MSN)  students  and 
experience  two  class  sessions 
about  the  U.S.  healthcare  sys- 
tem that  will  be  taught  by  an- 
other MSN  student,  said  Bar- 
bara James,  dean  of  the  School 
ofNursing. 

James  said  the  San-iku 
Gakuin  College  faculty  and 
students  showed  great  hos- 
pitality when  she  visited  with 
the  Adventist  Accrediting  As- 
sociation. Through  this  sum- 
mer session  at  Southern,  the 
nursing  department  will  have 
the  opportunity  to  return  that 
hospitality. 

"I  think  it's  a  wonderful 


Did  you  miss  the 
Pentacost2  meetings? 
Turn  to  page  3  to 
read  about  them. 


o 


2  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 


Morris  reaches  via  online  learning  Speaker  gives  non-Adventist  perspective 


Jason  Busch 
staff  wrtter 

jhusrhtfl  southern. edll 


For  the  past  22  years,  Dr. 
Derek  Morris  has  been  teach- 
ing others  about  Jesus  Christ. 

Four  years  ago,  when  South- 
ern was  starting  their  online 
program,  Morris  saw  it  as  an 
opportunity  to  reach  others  in 
ways  a  traditional  class  can- 
not, and  he  has  been  teaching 
the  life  and  teachings  of  Jesus 
class  online  ever  since. 

"An  online  class  provides 
a  quality  SAU  learning  expe- 
rience for  those  who  are  not 
able  to  come  to  our  campus 
or  those  whose  schedules  do 
not  allow  them  to  take  one 
of  the  on-campus  sections 
of  the  class,"  Morris  said.  "I 
have  taught  a  summer  class 
with  students  from  Alaska  to 
-Florida  and  from  California 
to  Nigeria." 

While  the  class  offers  the 
chance  to  teach  students 
around  the  world,  it  also  al- 
lows students  to  share  the 
lectures  with  their  friends  and 
family  at  any  time. 

"I  see  students  getting  ex- 
cited about  learning,  and  spe- 
cifically in  this  class  developing 
a  persona]  relationship  with 
Jesus  Christ,"  Morris  said.  "I 
have  non-Christian  students 
who  are  exploring  the  radical 
claims  of  Jesus." 

Some  students  that  have 


Derek  Morris 


heard  about  the  class  are  eager 
to  take  it  due  to  combination 
of  Morris's  teaching  style  and 
the  online  experience. 

"I've  heard  great  things 
about  him  and  the  class,"  said 
Tyler  Barrows,  a  junior  Eng- 
lish major.  "I'm  seriously  con- 
sidering taking  it." 

Elise  Harboldt,  a  junior 
nursing  major,  said  she 
learned  a  lot  from  Morris' 
class. 

"It  was  very  organized  and 
I  knew  what  was  expected  of 
me,"  she  said.  Harboldt  added 
that  she  would  like  to  take  the 
online  class  again,  just  to  re- 
view what  she  learned  the  first 
time. 

As  the  Internet  continues  to 
expand,  Morris  will  continue 
to  utilize  the  technology  in  or- 
der to  teach  people  around  the 
world  about  Jesus  Christ. 


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Each  year  the  School  of 
Religion  has  a  non-Adventist 
come  to  present  convocation 
for  the  Hasel  Lectureship. 
This  year  Paul  House,  a  Pres- 
byterian, spoke  to  students  on 
trusting  God.  House  acknowl- 
edged that  students  might  not 
agree  with  everything  he  was 
going  to  say,  but  he  encour- 
aged them  to  challenge  him 
if  he  strayed  from  the  Bible's 
teachings. 

"You  should  always  have 
a  Bible  in  chapel  because  if 
the  sermon  is  not  biblical  you 
should  know  it  and  not  follow 
it,"  House  said  as  he  started 
his  talk. 

Students  agreed  that  dis- 
cussion with  other  faiths  is 


vital,  but  should  be  grounded 
in  the  Bible. 

"I  believe  there  are  other 
churches  that  have  some  truth 
that  we're  really  lacking,"  said 
BJ  Taylor,  a  senior  religious 
studies  major.  "I  think  it's  al- 
most a  necessity  that  we  come 
together  with  what  we  know 
and  talk  about  things  as  long 
as  the  Bible  is  our  constant 
foundation." 

House  is  the  associate  dean 
of  Beeson  Divinity  School  in 
Birmingham,  Ala.  Through  his 
extensive  study  of  the  Old  Tes- 
tament, House  adopted  some 
practices  in  common  with  Ad- 
ventists.  For  instance,  he  be- 
came convicted  that  the  time 
from  sundown  on  Friday  to 
sundown  on  Saturday  should 
be  set  aside  for  God.  However, 
he  does  not  share  all  of  the 
Adventist  practices  regarding 


the  Sabbath.  He  still  attends 
church  on  Sunday. 

These  similarities  and  dif- 
ferences between  faiths  are 
what  the  Hasel  Lectureship 
were  founded  on.  The  lecture- 
ship  is  named  after  Gerhard 
Hasel,  a  former  professor 
at  Southern.  He  established 
some  good  friendships  with 
other  evangelical,  scholars  of 
various  faiths.  After  he  died 
in  1994,  the  School  of  Religion 
started  the  lectureship  in  his 
honor,  said  Greg  King,  dean  of 
the  School  of  Religion. 

"This  lectureship  is  a  time 
when  we  invite  a  scholar  from 
a  different  faith  tradition  than  | 
our  own  to  come  to  campus 
for  mutual  fellowship  and 
dialogue,"  King  said.  "We  can 
broaden  and  enrich  each  oth- 
er's understandings." 


Southern  to  host  Campus  Research  Day 


Audrey  Cooper 

Staff  Writer 

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Southern  will  host  a  cam- 
pus-wide research  day  on 
Tuesday,  April  21  to  give  stu- 
dents of  various  disciplines 
who  have  completed  a  re- 
search project  an  opportunity 
to  present  their  findings. 

"This  is  a  good  way  for  stu- 
dents doing  research  to  get 
feedback  from  their  peers  and 
faculty,"  said  Dr.  Linda  Crum- 
ley, a  professor  in  the  School  of 
Journalism  &  Communication 
and  a  member  of  the  Research 
Day  Planning  Committee. 

Crumley  is  requiring  the 
students  of  her  communica- 


tion research  class  to  present 
their  projects  at  research  day 
and  said  many  other  depart- 
ments will  be  represented  in- 
cluding social  work,  psychol- 
ogy, nursing  and  history. 

"This  is  a  chance  for  the  uni- 
versity as  a  whole  to  highlight, 
celebrate  and  become  aware  of 
ways  research  is  being  done  on 
campus,"  said  Dr.  Lisa  Clark 
Diller,  a  professor  in  the  histo- 
ry department  and  also  a  plan- 
ning committee  member. 

Raz  Catarama,  a  senior  pub- 
lic relations  major,  presented 
his  research  last  year  while 
taking  Crumley's  class. 

"I  was  a  bit  disappointed  in 
the  lack  of  participation  [last 
year],"  Catarama  said.  "I  hope 


that  more  students  become  in- 
volved this  year." 

Crumley  said  approximately 
80  students  participated  last 
year  by  either  giving  an  oral  I 
presentation  or  submitting  a 
poster  of  their  findings. 

Grace  Lee,  a  senior  social 
work  major,  will  be  presenting  | 
research  from  her  human  I 
havior  in  social  environments 
class  this  year. 

"I'm  excited  to  get  to  share  I 
my  research,"  Lee  said.  "This  I 
is  something  we've  been  work-  j 
ing  hard  on." 

Research  day  presentations  I 
will  be  taking  place  at  various  I 
locations  on  campus  and  con-  [ 
vocation  credit  will  be  given  to  | 
all  students  who  attend. 


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show,  there  was  spiritual 
growth  throughout  the  year, 
said  Bermudez. 

"We  have  had  worship  af- 
ter every  practice  and  I  have 
watched  them  grow  spiritually 
through  that,"  said  Bermudez. 
"It  has  been  really  encourag- 
ing." 

Fans  felt  the  spiritual  vibe 
and  connected  with  the  theme 


m 


said  Ashley  Westcott,  a  sopho- 
more nursing  major. 

"It  was  better  than  any  of 
the  other  years  as  far  as  spiri- 
tuality goes,"  Westcott  said. 
"It  was  easier  to  follow  and  it 
was  a  step-by-step,  real-life 
depiction." 

Routines  were  also  difficult 
and  displayed  athleticism  and 
individual  talent,  said  Bola- 
nos. 

"The  most  challenging  rou- 
tine for  us  was  the  'War  rou- 
tine," said  Patrick  Black,  a 


second  year  team  member  a 
a  junior  pre-physical  therapy  I 
major.  "It  was  the  last  routine  J 
we  had  learned  and  we  didntj 
get  to  practice  it  very  much. 

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are  looking  forward  tothenextj 
year  and  the  new  Gym*s,er  I 
team.  f 

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this  team  grow  and  if  WJ 
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3  end  of  Pentecost2,  a  re- 
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I  Asscherick  on  Southern's 
lipus  from  March  20  to 
tch  28. 

Lsscherick  fit  a  total  of 
(sermons  into  the  week 
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to  the  evening  tent 
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Andry  Cornejo,  a  senior  bio- 
chemistry major,  said,  "Each 
meeting  I  went  to  made  me 
feel  like  I  was  taking  another 
step  in  my  spiritual  walk." 

This  is  not  the  first  time 
Asscherick  has  made  a  spiritu- 
al contribution  to  Southern's 
campus. 

During  Generation  of  Youth 
for  Christ,  2004  in  Sacra- 
mento, CA,  Jeff  Tatarchuk,  a 
senior  theology  major,  heard 
Asscherick  read  a  quote  from 
Ellen  White's  "Fundamentals 
of  Christian  Education,"  say- 
ing that  God  would  bring  Sev- 
enth-day Adventist  colleges 
back  to  their  upright  position 
of  distinction  from  the  world. 

Tatarchuk  said,  "When  I 
came  to  Southern  the  Holy 
Spirit  brought  the  quote  back 
to  my  mind  and  I  realized  that 


J  At  the  end  of  each  meeting, 
■dents  gathered  around  Ass- 
Irick,  waiting  for  their  turn 
Balk  with  him.  Asscherick 
mhe  was  with  Southern  stu- 
ffs constantly. 

1  not  just  one  of  those 
Hple  that  can  leave  after  I     ™  my  mina  and  1  realized  that     live    your    life    unreservedly 
Bach,"  Asscherick  said.     "I  ls  a  pnson  of  poten"     for  the  One  that  gave  His  life 

tial  that  needs  to  be  released."     for  you." 


he  thinks  highly  of  the  school, 
but  believes  that  God  is  calling 
the  school  higher. 

Inspiration  from  the  Ellen 
G.  White  quote  ultimately  led 
to  the  success  of  student-led 
ministries  such  as  the  Bible 
Work  Club,  OPEN  DOOR, 
Patten  Towers  Project,  Upper 
Room  and  South  East  Youth 
Conference,  Tatarchuk  said. 

Scott  Cronin,  a  junior  theol- 
ogy major,  said  the  spiritual- 
ity on  Southern's  campus  has 
greatly  increased  since  these 
programs  were  started. 

Now  that  Asscherick  has 
preached  a  revival  series 
on  Southern's  campus,  Ta- 
tarchuk said  things  have  come 
full  circle. 

Asscherick  -said  if  he  could 
leave  only  one  message  with 
Southern  it  would  be,  "to 
live    your    life    unreservedly 


p  to  stick  around  and  meet 


Tatarchuk  emphasized  that 


Photo  byAuslin  McAllister 
Pastor  David  Asscherick  speaking  about  being  prepared  and  furthering 
your  relationship  with  God,  on  Saturday. 


*ego  challenge  inspires  elementary  students 


1  March  15,  student  and 
y  volunteers,  along  with 
I  schools  from  around  the 
pern  Union,  gathered  in 
P.E.  Center  for  the  Adven- 
Bobotics  League's  annual 
pament. 

pddle-school        students 

to    the    tournament, 

the    Southern    Chal- 

f,  to  showcase  their  Lego 

1  compete  in  10  to 

pssions.  The  robots  were 

|omous,   not   controlled 

note  controls,  and  were 

mmed  entirely  by  the 

jits. 

Jwthern  Challenge  is  a 
Between  a  tournament, 
■ta*  fair  anr\  a  sporting 
¥•" said  Tyson  Hall,  asso- 
■  Professor  in  the  School 
•omputing.  "it  turns  sci- 
jinto  something  as  cool 
prts.  with  the  crowd  and 
*nng." 

|e  theme  for  this  year's 
em  Challenge  was  "Cli- 


mate Connections." 

Dr.  Hall  said  that  all  mis- 
sions revolved  around  differ- 
ent technical  challenges  within 
the  environment.  Teams  had 
to  program  their  Lego  robots 
to  move,  lift  and  maneuver 
around  different  objects. 

«  The  tournament 

also  had 

a  deeper 

purpose  than 

building  and 

programming 

robots. 


The  tournament  also  had  a 
deeper  purpose  than  building 
and  programming  robots. 

"The  real  purpose  of  the 
Adventist  Robotics  League 
and  Southern  Challenge  is 
to  encourage  middle-school- 
aged  students  to  study  math 
and  science  and  to  make  them 


fun  and  interesting,"  Hall 
said.  "We  hope  it  inspires  an 
increase  in  math  and  science 
majors." 

Hall  said  many  students 
have  not  taken  math  and  sci- 
ence prerequisite  courses  at 
the  high  school  level,  so  by  the 
time  they  arrive  at  Southern 
they  don't  have  the  option  of 
jumping  straight  into  a  math, 
science  or  computer  degree. 


Hopefully  participating  in  this 
tournament  will  motivate  stu- 
dents to  take  these  prerequi- 
site courses. 

Paul  Irwin,  senior  embed- 
ded systems  major  and  vol- 
unteer referee  for  this  year's 
Southern  Challenge,  thinks 
that  students  will  be  inspired 
by  what  they  have  learned  from 
working   with   their   robots. 

"Science     causes     logical 


thought  and  helps  problem 
solving  skills.  Working  with 
the  robots  helps  kids  identify 
problems,  come  up  with  so- 
lutions, and  test  and  evalu- 
ate and  repeat  the  process  if 
it  didn't  work,"  Irwin  said. 
"These  are  big  challenges,  but 
the  kids  are  up  to  it  because 
they  keep  coming  back." 


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Two  students  receive  symphony  awards 


Katie  Hammond 
News  Editor 


The  wind  s>Tnphony  per- 
formed their  final  concert  at 
Southern  last  Sunday,  featur- 
ing an  "Islands  and  Moun- 
tains" theme,  and  two  students 
receiving  awards. 

Bekah  Remolds,  a  flautist 
and  senior  music  performance 
major,  received  the  John  Phil- 
ip Sousa  Award,  and  Andrew 
Cook,  a  bass  trombone  player 
and  senior  computer  science 
major,  received  the  Patrick 
Gilmore  Award. 

Ken  Parsons,  wind  sym- 
phony conductor  and  associ- 
ate professor  in  the  School  of 
Music,  said  that  the  criteria 
to  be  considered  for  receiving 
the  awards  are  musical  skill, 
leadership  qualities  and  par- 
ticipation in  the  symphony 
for  at  least  four  years.  The 
wind  symphony  members  vote 
on  the  students  they  believe 
should  receive  the  awards. 
Parson's  said  while  both 
awards  recognize  musical  tal- 


ent and  leadership  ability,  the 
John  Philip  Sousa  Award  is 
more  significant. 

Reynolds,  who  has  played 
in  the  symphony  for  five  years, 
said  she  was  surprised  to  re- 
ceive the  award. 

"I  knew  two  people  were 
going  to  receive  the  award,  but 
I  didn't  know  [I  was  chosen] 
until  then  (the  performance)," 
Reynolds  said. 

Parsons  was  pleased  with 
the  students  they  symphony 
members  chose  to  receive  the 
awards. 

"They  (Bekah  and  Andrew) 


Bekah  Reynolds 


are  both  conscientious  and 
both  good  examples  to  the  rest 
of  the  group,"  Parsons  said. 

Michael  Pichette,  a  sopho- 
more music  education  major, 
who  is  also  part  of  the  sym- 
phony, said  musicianship  and 
dedication  to  the  ensemble 
were  factors  he  considered 
when  voting  for  who  would  re- 
ceive the  awards. 

He  said,  "I  think  they  both 
deserve  them  (the  awards),  be- 
cause they  both  put  their  time 
into  the  organization  and  they 
both  worked  really  hard." 


ESL  students 
Continued  from  Pg.  1 

opportunity  to  have  this  cul- 
tural exchange  with  nursing 
students  enrolled  in  a  Sev- 
enth-day Advenrjst  college  in 
another  part  of  the  world," 
James  said.  "What  we  learn 
from  each  other  will  be  mutu- 
ally beneficial." 

Joan  dos  Santos,  a  English 
professor,  will  teach  the  Japa- 
nese students  how  to  read, 
write  and  carry  on  everyday 
English  conversations  during 


the  ESL  class  this  summer. 

"I  am  very  excited,"  dos 
Santos  said.  "I  have  wanted  to 
have  something  for  the  sum- 
mer like  this.  This  is  a  big  step 
for  Southern." 

Dos  Santos  will  also  be  in 
charge  of  testing  each  stu- 
dent with  the  test  of  English 
as  a  foreign  language  exam. 
These  exams  will  be  given  to 
each  nursing  student  at  the 
beginning  and  end  of  their 
three-week  stay  to  measure 
improvement. 

Brittany  Ryder,  a  graduate 
student   majoring   in    family 


nurse  practition,  was  asked  by 
James  to  teach  one  of  the  nurs- 
ing assessment  classes  for  the 
summer  session  at  Southern 
as  her  final  graduate  project. 

"I  volunteered  because  I 
like  to  teach,  and  I  thought  it 
would  be  a  great  experience  to 
get  out  of  my  comfort  zone  and 
teach  people  who  don't  speak 
my  language,"  Ryder  said. 
"[The  Japanese  students]  will 
learn  more  about  nursing,  and 
the  health  care  system  in  the 
United  States,  while  learning  a 
little  bit  of  English  as  well." 


SIFE 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

league  to  move  on  to  nation- 
als. In  Southern's  league,  Ken- 
nesaw  State  University  was 
the  other  school  chosen. 

Harlin  said  Southern's  SIFE 
students  presented  on  seven 
of  eleven  projects  they  com- 
pleted during  the  school  year. 
These  projects  met  SIFE's  cri- 
teria in  different  areas,  such  as 
meeting  the  entrepreneurship 
criteria  by  raising  funds  and 


traveling  to  Africa  on  a  mis- 
sion trip. 

Melissa  Totral,  Eunice  Kim, 
Steve  Doucomes  and  Christo- 
pher Vazquez  took  turns  giv- 
ing an  oral  presentation,  while 
a  video  played  behind  them 
made  by  Alex  Mihai. 

Harlin  was  pleased  with 
how  the  students  presented. 

"[They  were]  very  profes- 
sional and  passionate,"  she 
said. 

Kim,  a  junior  nursing  ma- 
jor, enjoyed  obtaining  recog- 


nition for  Southern. 

"We're  kind  of  like  Gym- 
Masters,  except  without  mus- 
cles and  spandex,"  she  said. 
"We  do  community  service 
like  projects.  We're  out  there 
competing  for  our  school  and 
representing  southern." 

Southern's  SIFE  student's 
will  give  the  presentation  they 
gave  at  regionals  and  will  give 
at  nationals  for  convocation 
credit  on  April  15,  at  7  p.m.  in 
Lynnwood  Hall. 


youLWor: 


Pistachios  contain  salmonella 


TERRA  BELLA,  Calif.  (AP) 
—  It  could  take  weeks  before 
health  officials  know  exactly 
which  pistachio  products  may 
be  tainted  with  ■  salmonella, 
but  they've  already  issued  a 
sweeping  warning  to  avoid 
eating  the  nuts  or  foods  con- 
taining them. 

The  move  appears  to  in- 
dicate a  shift  in  how  the  gov- 
ernment handles  food  safety 
issues  —  from  waiting  until 
contaminated  foods  surface 
one-by-one  and  risking  that 
more  people  fall  ill  to  jump- 
ing on  the  problem  right  away, 
even  if  the  message  is  vague. 

Officials  wouldn't  say  if  the 
approach  was  in  response  to 
any  perceived  mishandling 
of  the  massive  peanut  recall 
that  started  last  year,  only  that 
they're  trying  to  keep  peo- 
ple from  getting  sick  as  new 


details  surface  about  the  Cali- 
fornia plant  at  the  center  of 
the  pistachio  scare. 

"What's  different  here  is 
that  we  are  being  very  pro- 
active and  are  putting  out  a 
broad  message  with  the  goal 
of  trying  to  minimize  the  like- 
lihood of  consumer  exposure," 
said  Dr.  David  Acheson,  FDA's 
assistant  commissioner  for 
food  safety.  "The  only  logical 
advice  to  consumers  is  to  say 
'OK  consumers,  put  pistachios 
on  hold  while  we  work  this  out. 
We  don't  want  you  exposed, 
we  don't  want  you  getting  sal- 
monella.'" 

Dr.  Joshua  Sharfstein,  the 
president's  new  acting  com- 
missioner who  started  Mon- 
day, made  it  clear  staff  needed 
to  move  quickly,  Acheson 
said. 


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6 THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


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religion 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2, 2009 

Chris  CloUzet 

Religion  Editor 

chrisclouzet@southern.edu 


A  refugee's  story:  How  to  deal  with  the  world's  injustice 


Justin  Jones 

Religious  Studies  major 
j™ipsjlft>smithpm  frill 

As  I  sat  on  the  couch  in  the 
living  room  across  the  table 
from  Simeon,  my  eyes  wan- 
dered around  the  room.  In 
the  comer  by  the  window  was 
a  small  table,  on  which  sat 
an  ancient-looking  television 
with  tin-foiled  rabbit  ears. 
Beside  me  sat  a  lamp  that  pro- 
vided much  of  the  light  for  the 
sparsely  furnished  room.  The 
floor  was  made  of  white  tile 
with  black  specks  scattered 
through  it.  The  walls  were 
bare. 

As  I  scanned  my  surround- 
ings, I  breathed  in  the  thickly- 
seasoned  air.  It  smelled  of  rice, 
beans  and  cooked  fish.  Turn- 
ing back  around  I  watched 
Simeon  separating  the  meat 
from  the  bones  of  the  fish  he 
was  eating,  with  his  teeth.  As 
he  ate  he  told  me,  in  his  dis- 
tinct Burundian  accent,  of  his 
life  in  Africa.  Simeon  is  Bu- 
rundian by  descent,  but  as  he 
told  me,  "Me,  I  am  Burundi, 
but  1  don't  know  Burundi." 

Before  he  was  born,  his  par- 
ents had  to  flee  Burundi  as  a 
result  of  civil  war.  They  made 
their  way  to  the  Congo,  where 
they  lived  out  a  meager  exis- 
tence in  a  refugee  camp.  It  was 


in  this  camp  that  Simeon  and 
his  brothers  and  sisters  were 
born.  Just  last  year,  Simeon 
and  his  family  were  able  to 
gain  asylum  in  the  U.S.,  and 
were  resettled  in  Chattanooga 
as  refugees. 

When  he  was  finished  eat- 
ing, Simeon  reached  across 
the  table  and  picked  up  the 
telephone.  Beside  him  sat  a 
small  but  colorful  calling  card. 
On  it  were  elephants  and  ga- 
zelles, and  the  word  "Afrique" 
written  in  a  cursive  font.  As  he 
dialed,  he  told  me  that  when 
he  got  paid,  the  first  thing  he 
would  do  was  to  go  buy  a  $5 
calling  card  to  call  his  remain- 
ing family  in  Africa.  He  held 
the  phone  to  his  ear  as  it  rang. 
Every  once  in  a  while,  Pri- 
cil,  his  mother,  a  petite  elderly 
lady  dressed  in  a  T-shirt  and 
a  colorful  African  skirt,  would 
shout  something  in  Swa- 
hili  from  the  other  room. 
Simeon  would  shout 
back  between  pauses  in 
his  conversation  on  the 
phone.  A  few  minutes  lat- 
er, Simeon  called  for  Pricil 
to  come  and  talk  on  the  phone. 
As  she  talked,  he  explained 
to  me  that  he  was  talking 
to  his  aunt,  his  mother's  sis- 
ter, who  was  still  in  a  refugee 
camp  in  Tanzania.  She  had 


been  telling  him  about  the 
conditions  in  the  camp. 

"She  is  hungry,"  he  said. 
"She  didn't  eat  for  two  days." 
He  talked  of  how  the  United 
Nations  had  discontinued  aid 
to  the  camp  where  his  aunt 
lived.  As  a  result,  people  were 
starving. 


*"  Simeon  and 

his  family  were 

able  to  gain 

asylum...  and 

were  resettled 

in  Chattanooga 

as  refugees.  '3 


"What  can  she  do?  She  can- 
not come  here,  she  cannot  go 
to  Burundi,  what  is  there  for 
her?"  he  asked  me.  "This  is 
very  bad,"  he  said  matter-of- 
factly,  shaking  his  head. 

I  left  there  asking  myself, 
"What  could  I  do?"  I  am  only 
a  college  student,  with  little 
money  or  influence.  The  sys- 
tems of  injustice  and  oppres- 
sion in  our  world  seem  over- 
whelmingly powerful. 


The  truth  is  that  they  are. 
However,  we  serve  a  God  who 
is  above  all  powers,  a  God 
who  has  the  power  to  speak 
the  world  into  existence.  It  is 
this  very  God  that  calls  us  to 
challenge  the  injustice  in  the 
world,  and  to  do  something 
about  it.  "Is  this  not  the  fast 
that  I  have  chosen:  To  loose 
the  bonds  of  wickedness,  to  let 
the  oppressed  go  free,  and  that 
you  break  every  yoke?  Is  it  not 
to  share  your  bread  with  the 
hungry?  And  that  you  bring 
to  your  house  the  poor  who 
are  cast  out;  when  you  see  the 
naked,  that  you  cover  him,  and 
not  hide  yourself  from  your 
own  flesh?"  (Is.  58:6,7).  Then 
God  follows  this  up  with  a 
promise,  "Then  your  light  shall 
break  forth  like  the  morning, 
your  healing  shall  spring  forth 
speedily,  and  your  righteous- 


ness shall  go  before  you;  the 
glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  your 
rear  guard.  Then  you  shall 
call,  and  the  Lord  will  answer1 
you  shall  cry,  and  He  will  say, 
'Here  I  am.'"  (Is.  58:9, 10). 

The  systems  of  injustice  and 
oppression  are  beyond  our 
reach  as  humans,  but  they  are 
not  beyond  God's.  And  God 
calls  us  to  action,  promising 
to  go  with  us.  As  Christians, 
we  are  not  to  merely  lament 
the  state  of  the  world,  and 
wait  expectantly  for  His  com- 
ing. No,  we  are  to  speak  up,  to 
make  our  voices  heard  and  to 
challenge  the  injustice  around  j 
us.  We  must  not  remain  idle. 
We  must  move,  and  act,  with 
God  in  front  and  God  behind. 
It  is  God  who  fights  for  us;  we  | 
must  simply  offer  ourselves  in 
His  service. 


Sing  for  You 


Biology  major 
acreHrtpiglsfiiirhpm  i'Hii 


I  want  to  sing,  but  know  my  voice 

Is  not  equal  to  the  task  you've  set 

And  yet  111  lift  it  anyway 

Praising  with  my  soul  until  my 

Spirit  dances  free 

To  be  one  note  of  your  joyous  laughter 

Echoing  eternally  throughout 

The  very  arch  of  heaven,  where  the  stars 

Rejoice  as  well 

Sometimes  I  cannot  tell  if  they  are  shining 

Or  smiling  or  simply  trying  to  show 

An  ugly  world  that 

Though  we  feel  alone,  abandoned 

Light  will  reign  again 

I  breathe  "Amen"  and  throw  my  head  back 

Spread  my  arms  to  hold  the  day  inside 

But  I  cannot  hide  the  way  the  sun 

Reflects  off  of  my  soul 

The  joy  that  you  made  whole  and  new 

And  so 

I'll  sing  for  you 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


opinion 

Graduation  nostalgia:  Letting  go,  hanging  on 

U  iVM  AH   IfnMTV 


Hannah  Kuntz 

Copy  Editor 
hkiint7'ffl';n"thprn  pfI" 


The  heat  rolled  off  the 
thick,  parched  pavement  in 
slivers  of  black  and  silver.  My 
father,  who  doesn't  enjoy  tem- 
peratures above  or  below  62 
degrees,  was  facing  his  worst 
nightmare:  A  broiling  South- 
ern afternoon  in  mid-August. 
We  were  crammed  into  my 
'93  Chevy  Cavalier,  my  mother 
in  the  backseat  and  my  father 
and  I  in  the  front.  This  was  it; 
this  was  my  grand  entrance 
to  college,  and  I  was  making 
it  drenched  in  sweat.  My  dad 
was  full  of  surprises,'  includ- 
ing a  bold  and  desperate  deci- 
sion to  use  the  AC,  and  just  21 
hours  later  we  were  here. 


■fe    Days  are 

growing 

warmer, 

another  heat 

wave,  a 

million 

heartbeats. 

I'm  letting  go, 

hanging  on.  5 


First  thought:  Huge,  the 
campus  that  is.  The  heat  was 
unbearable.  Thatcher  room 
381. 

And  it  all  began  in  a  heat 


wave,  a  heartbeat.  I  had  no 
idea  those  were  the  first  days 
of  a  love  affair.  Oh,  I  com- 
plained about  worships,  Cam- 
pus Safety,  Sabbath  morning 
check.  I  whined  about  the  cafe 
food,  which  is  still  exactly  the 
same  as  it  was  four  years  ago, 
only  the  mashed  potatoes  are  a 
little  creamier.  I  stumbled  out 
of  bed  at  2  a.m.  because  some- 
one had  decided  to  straighten 
their  hair,  burn  lamp  shades, 
incinerate  popcorn  and  scald 
five  course  meals.  I  knew  all 
the  soccer  teams:  Fluffy,  Fu- 
ria,  -Hot  Boys. . .  soccer  fights, 
broken  legs,  red  cards.  I'd 
fallen  in  and  out  of  like  with 
Besst  Wraps  and  eaten  in 
the  old  KR's.  I'd  watched  the 
leaves  change,  rain  dance  and 


flowers  open.  I'd  changed  ma- 
jors. I'd  learned  the  distinct 
smell  of  buildings  and  dorm 
hallways.  I'd  inhaled  the  scent 
of  sugary  blueberry  muffins 
on  crisp,  winter  mornings. 
I'd  spent  hours  on  homework 
and  semesters  on  memories. 
Little  by  little  I  was  falling  in 
love,  but  all  too  soon  it  was 
time  to  say  goodbye.  He  left, 
I  cried.  I  found  friends  that 
were  strong,  a  God  who  was 
stronger  and  a  love  that  was 
longer.  I  lifted  my  voice  to  the 
heavens  with  fellow  students 
at  vespers,  the  best  part  of  my 
week.  I  played  Softball,  hockey, 
soccer.  Two  years,  three  years, 
it  was  my  last  year.  Gradua- 
tion? I  saw  new  faces  in  famil- 
iar places.  Time  was  drawing 


closer.  Leaving  was  the  plan, 
with  more  than  I  came  with. 
Here  I  am,  so  close  to  the  end; 
a  beginning  just  around  the 
bend.  Honduras  for  mission 
work,  yet  I'm  leaving  so  much 
behind.  I'm  clinging  to  these 
weeks,  hours,  minutes,  mo- 
ments. Southern  has  become 
my  second  home.  Pull  out  my 
hair,  papers  to  write,  classes 
to  hate,  boys  not  to  date.  I've 
learned  a  trade,  friends  I've 
made  and  I've  found  me.  For 
now  I'll  be  leaving,  leaving  be- 
hind college,  a  life  I've  learned 
to  love.  Days  are  growing 
wanner,  another  heat  wave,  a 
million  heartbeats.  I'm  letting 
go,  hanging  on. 
I'll  be  back. 


How  I  chose:  A  social  work  major's  experience 


Prace  Lee 

l  Work  Major 

leeiSsonthprn  orhi 


"Social  work?  qh..." 

"I  think  that  the  govern- 
ment shouldn't  give  people 
jandouts!" 

"You  don't  look  like  the 
pby-snatching  type." 
I  These  are  actual  responses 
jFpeople  after  a  student  shares 

it  they  are  majoring  in  social 
|ork.  Misinformed  and  ludi- 
jous  as  these  statements  may 

'  many  hold  similar  views 
f  what  social  work  is.  The 
foad  definition  of  social  work 

"the  professional  activity  of 
jelping  individuals,  groups, 
|r  communities  to  enhance, 
jstore  their  capacity  for  so- 
li11, functioning  and  creating 
feial    conditions    favorable 

this  goal"  (NASW,  1973). 
f  Mrary  to  the  viewpoints  in 
Fe  °Der™g  statements,  social 
|°«  is  an  exciting  and  ex- 
iting field  with  diverse  job 


opportunities  in  government, 
hospitals,  schools,  counseling 
and  private  and  international 
agencies,  to  name  a  few. 

Looking  back  over  the  past 
several  years,  I  can  see  God's 
hand  leading  me  to  social 
work.  As  a  junior  in  academy, 
my  future  plans  didn't  include 
God  at  all.  My  career  goals  in- 
cluded going  to  a  secular  uni- 
versity, then  law  school,  and 
then  on  to  making  a  fat  pay- 
check following  a  trail  numer- 
ous cousins  had  blazed  before 
me.  At  school,  I  was  the  pic- 
ture of  a  successful  straight-A 
student.  I  was  on  the  gymnas- 
tics team  and  held  Student 
Association  and  class  officer 
positions.  I  had  been  baptized 
before  I  started  academy,  but 
somehow  I  had  put  myself  and 
my  wants  at  the  center  of  my 
lifestyle.  My  life  was  full  of  ac- 
tivity, but  I  felt  empty. 

Fortunately,  the  second  se- 
mester of  that  year,  I  was  ran- 
domly asked  to  be  a  leader  at 


a  prayer  conference  at  Camp 
Kulaqua.  This  experience 
changed  my  life,  and  for  the 
first  time  I  gave  my  will  and 
future  over  to  God.  When  I  did 
this,  I  experienced  peace  and 
a  sense  of  purpose  I  had  not 
known  before. 

My  senior  year  in  academy 
increased  the  pressure  to  de- 
cide what  to  major  in.  I  was  a 
little  overwhelmed  with  all  the 
options,  but  I  debated  between 
genetic  engineering  or  psy- 
chology. I  asked  God  to  help 
me  choose  the  one  He  thought 
was  best.  When  my  academy 
came  to  Southern  for  college 
days,  I  flippantly  chose  social 
work  as  one  of  my  workshops 
to  fill  the  time.  I  had  no  real 
idea  what  social  work  was,  nor 
was  I  seriously  considering  at- 
tending an  Adventist  college. 

However,  as  I  was  intro- 
duced to  social  work  for  the 
first  time,  I  was  impressed 
with  its  mission  of  hands-on 
service   that    impacted   indi- 


viduals and  communities.  Be- 
fore graduation,  I  knew  God 
was  calling  me  to  social  work. 
This  news  came  as  a  shock 


'  This 
experience 

changed 
my  life,  and 
for  the  first 
time  I  gave 
my  will  and 
future  over 

to  God. 


to  my  family.  They  could  not 
understand  why  I  wanted  to 
be  in  a  profession  whose  title 


even  implies  that. one  must 
work  like  a  common  laborer, 
something  most  Asian  parents 
don't  brag  about.  However, 
after  arguments,  tears,  soul 
searching,  praying  and  strong 
mentoring  from  my  chaplain, 
I  decided  to  go  where  I  knew 
God  was  leading  me. 

Since  starting  this  journey 
I  have  not  regretted  doing  so. 
Social  work  has  deepened  my 
relationship  with  God,  and  He 
has  taught  me  that  each  per- 
son I  meet  is  His  child  and  of 
infinite  worth.  After  my  soph- 
omore year  of  social  work,  God 
guided  me  to  a  life-changing 
experience  as  a  student  mis- 
sionary which  solidified  my 
desire  to  pursue  international 
social  work.  This  summer  I  ^- 
have  an  internship  with  ADRA  \_y 
in  Thailand  at  a  project  for  at- 
risk  trafficked  girls.  I  am  excit- 
ed to  see  where  the  Srst  social 
wor  r,  Jesus,  will  lead  me  in 
tk      ure. 


8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


How  to  keep  a  sunny  outlook  on  a  rainy  day 

*-i_n .*  n.iiv]    hut  r»np  of 


Rachel  Hopkins 
Lifestyle  Editor 

rarhplhnplintfiKnnlhprn  prill 


We've  had  some  soggy 
weather  lately.  By  the  time 
this  is  printed,  I'm  sure  the 
rain  will  be  long  gone,  and 
this  article  will  be  completely 
irrelevant,  but  no  worries,  the 
rain  will  eventually  return  and 
when  it  does  you'll  know  how 
to  take  advantage  of  it. 

Wash  your  car 

Or  more  accurately,  let  the 
rain  wash  your  car.  This  seems 
like  a  no-brainer,  but  it  will 
work  a  whole  lot  better  if  you 
relocate  to  a  parking  spot  that 
is  not  under  a  tree.  If  you  have 
some  tough  spots,  take  an  old 
towel  and  give  'em  a  quick 
wipe.  Your  car  will  sparkling 
thanks  to  Mr.  Monsoon. 


Go  mudding 

I  am  fully  comfortable  with 
admitting  how  redneck  this 
pastime  is,  but  just  because 
it's  hick,  doesn't  mean  it's  not 
fun.  You'll  need  the  right  kind 
of  vehicle  and  a  remote  loca- 
tion, but  if  you  hadn't  noticed, 
both  of  those  are  plentiful  in 
the  South. 

Go  on  a  productivity 
spree 

If  your  soccer  game  got 
cancelled,  don't  pout  about  it. 
Use  the  extra  time  to  get  some 
projects  done.  That  way  when 
the  sun  DOES  come  out,  you'll 
be  able  to  enjoy  it.  Maybe  de- 
cide to  be  antisocial  until  it's 
sunny.  You'll  be  amazed  at 
how  much  you  accomplish. 

Experience  your  child- 
hood all  over  again 


Call  me  a  nerd,  but  one  of 
the  great  joys  I  had  on  rainy 
days  as  a  kid  was  measuring 
how  much  rain  fell.  Glue  a  cup 
to  a  Popsicle  stick,  mark  the 
inches  on  the  side  and  go  stick 
it  in  the  ground.  Hmmmm, 
exactly  3.2  inches.  Who  says 
journalism  majors  can't  be 
scientific? 

Buy  rain  boots 

Admittedly,  this  one's  for 
the  ladies.  If  you've  been  put- 
ting off  splurging  on  those 
cute  Target  boots,  convince 
yourself  of  how  necessary  it 
is  that  you  finally  go  purchase 
them.  Those  little  flimsy  flats 
that  are  so  "in"  right  now  are 
not  conducive  to  the  weather. 
Really,  go  buy  the  boots.  It's 
for  your  health. 


This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this  week- 
end? Here  are  a  few  ideas  to 
get  you  headed  in  the  right 
direction. 

Shuptrine  Fine  Art  Group 
presents: 
"New  Works  by 
Dale  Crawford" 
2646  Broad  St.  Chattanooga 
Friday,  April  3, 9  a.m.  to  5  p.m. 
Free 
shuptrinefineartgroup.com 


Chattanooga     Symphony 
and  Opera  presents: 
"Celtic  Celebration" 

Memorial  Auditorium, 
Chattanooga 
Saturday,  April  4, 8  p.m. 
$10  for  students 
chattanoogasymphony.org 

Rock  Point  Books 
.  presents: 
"We  the  People..." 
(A  group  discussion  of  the 
Constitution) 
401  Broad  St.  Chattanooga 


Sunday,  April  5, 3  p.m. 

Free 

rockpointbooks.com/events 


Plan  Ahead 

Atlanta  Hawks  vs. 
Miami  Heat 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta 
Tuesday,  April  14, 7  p.m. 
Ticket  prices  vary 
nba.com/hawks 


CASH  IN  YOUR  POCKET, 

DONATE  PLASMA. 

IT  PAYS  TO  SAVE  A  LIFE. 


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THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Restaurant  review 

••••* 

d*  d*  d»  d*  ft» 
*p  «p  *p  *J?  jp 


Chris  Lau 

Engineering  Studies  Maior 


Boccaccia 

3077  Broad  Street 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
423-266-2930 

Atmosphere  -  Small,  inti- 
mate and  classy. 

Fare  -  Exquisite  Italian. 
Everything  homemade.  Bread 
delivered  daily  from  the  Bluff 
View  Bakery  (the  one  that 
bakes  for  Rembrandt's). 

Service  -  Top  tier.  The 
hostess  was  exceptionally 
friendly,  and  the  server  was 
very  professional  and  helpful. 

Et  Cetera  -  Although  some 
entrees  cost$20ormore,  many 


can  be  had  for  less.  A  real  steal 
comes  on  your  birthday:  free 
pasta  entree  and  desert!  Res- 
ervations are  recommended 
(required  on  weekends).  Also, 
get  directions  from  the  restau- 
rant; locating  the  building  can 
be  difficult. 

Bottom  Line  -  Though 
pricey,  Boccaccia  is  a  jewel. 
Innovative,  fresh  Italian  cui- 
sine combined  with  a  subdued 
environment  puts  this  restau- 
rant in  my  top  3  Chattanooga 
favorites  (undoubtedly  the 
best  Italian  restaurant). 


Get  your  Green  On 


Vexation:  Global  warm- 
ing caused  by  excessive  en- 
ergy use  (which  produces 
green  house  gasses). 

Solution:  That  was  a 
mouthful,  but  the  solution 
is  simple;  turn  your  lights 
off! 

Implementation:  This 
is  an  easy  one.  Just  be  care- 
ful. Turn  your  lights  off 
when  you  leave  your  room, 
make  sure  your  desk  and 
closet  lights  stay  off  when 
you  don't  need  them  and 
make  sure  the  bathroom 
light  is  off  (if  it's  not  in  use 
of  course).  If  you  do  all 
this  already,  then  go  a  step 
further.  Decide  that  your 
room  lights  will  go  off  at 
a  certain  time  no  matter 
what.  If  you're  still  up  do- 
ing homework,  take  it  to 
the  lobby.  Those  lights  will 
be  on  anyway. 


Clarification:  Col- 
lectively turning  the  lights 
off  is  a  hot  trend  right  now 
and  I  KNOW  how  con- 
cerned you  are  about  being 
trendy.  Southern  Village 
has  had  an  electricity  con- 
test going  since  the  begin- 
ning of  the  semester  (ev- 
eryone in  the  building  with 
the  lowest  bill  at  the  end  of 
the  semester  will  get  Wal- 
Mart  gift  cards).  And  last 
Saturday  at  8:30  p.m.,  was 
Earth  Hour,  when  people 
all  over  the  country  shut 
their  lights  off.  If  you  don't 
think  it  makes  much  of  a 
difference,  consider  this: 
Last  year  participants  m 
Chicago  turned  their  lights 
off  for  an  hour  and  helped 
reduce  the  amount  of  C02 
that  104  acres  of  trees  con- 
sume in  the  same  amount 
of  time. 

"Tip  and  info  from  iM- 

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THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


P*nga  B!>land  De^ers  lead  soccer  intramural* 

£oBrSEo,TOR  frf'"  )»">or  nursing  major,     championship.  i ,     . 


Masanga  Boys  went  up 
|  against  Barra  Brava  in  the 
I  men's  A-league   division   on 

Monday  night. 
I  The  favored  Masanga  Boys 
I  finally  got  to  play  after  both  of 
I  their  games  were  canceled  last 
I  week  due  to  rain.  The  intensity 
I  seemed  equal  from  both  teams 
I  until  R.P.  Llaguno,  a  sopho- 
I  more  general  studies  major, 
1  headed  the  ball  past  Barra 

Brava's  goalie  late  in  the  first 

half. 
The  Masanga  defensive  ef- 
I  fort  was  impressive  as  new 
I  teammates  Juan  Martinez, 
I  a  junior  theology  major,  and 
I  Lincoln  Llewellyn,  a  senior 
I  biology  major,  provided  pro- 
I  tection  and  comfort  for  the 
I  newfound  goalie  Jaris  Gon- 


zalez, a  junior  nursing  majoi 
Masanga  Boys  defeated  Barra 
Brava  l-o. 

"Barra  Brava  is  a  good  team 
and  they  played  a  good  game," 
Llaguno  said.  "Teamwork  is 
what  always  wins  in  the  end." 

Coach  Didier  Brival,  a  ju- 
nior photography  major,  did  a 
great  job  leading  the  Masanga 
Boys  to  victory  while  trying  to 
juggle  playing  time  between  so 
many  good  players. 

Masanga  is  a  team  filled 
with  great  players,  but  hav- 
ing too  many  players  will 
stop  those  great  players 
from  seeing  the  field.  Right 
now  Masanga  is  looking  like 
the  team  to  beat,  but  if  they 
don't  do  something  about 
their  all-star  overload  they'll 
end  up  the  like  the  New  York 
Yankees;  a  bunch  of  overpaid 
all-stars  who  never  win  the 


championship. 

"We  played  the  game  we 
wanted  to  play  and  we  passed 
the  ball  well,"  Brival  said.  "We 
have  to  work  on  getting  every- 
one in  the  game." 

In  the  ladies  South  divi- 
sion, the  Defeeters  took  on 
team  Caliente  in  an  aggressive 
match  that  sent  one  player  on 
Caliente  to  the  health  center. 

During  the  first  half ,  the  De- 
feeters' offense  proved  supe- 
rior. The  ball  rarely  went  past 
midfield  and  Defeeters'  goalie, 
Asa  Mercado,  a  freshman 
mass  communication  major, 
yawned  as  she  stood  in  front  of 
the  goal.  In  the  middle  of  the 
first  half,  Kristi  West,  an  em- 
ployee, put  the  Defeeters  on 
the  scoreboard  with  a  vicious 
kick  past  Caliente  defense. 

Coming  into  the  second  half, 
Caliente  came  with  more  in- 


Vols  have  promising  season  ahead 


KNOXVTLLE,  Tenn.  (AP) 
I  -  Tennessee  coach  Lane  Kif- 
I  fin  says  the  Volunteer  defense 
I  played  winning  football  in 
I  practice  Tuesday. 

"We  were  into  a  four-min- 

|  ute  drill  where  the  offense  just 

'  &  to  kill  the  clock  to  win  the 

I  Same,"  Kirnn  said.  "And  the 

I  defense  got  two  turnovers  in 

■now-  one  after  the  offense 

I  tadmadeafirstdown.  It  was  a 

|  peat  job  by  the  defense.  That's 

u  win  games,  with  plays 

|  attneendofthegame." 

The  Vols  worked  for  nearly 

™ce  hours  in  their  seventh 

I*"*  practice   under   their 

| "«» coach. 

"We're  really  pleased  with 

defense,"  Kiffin  said.  "Ob- 

P^theoffensehastotake 

fc*e  ballbetto-  Other 

i**1  ^ht  it  was  a 

Pr%  good  practice." 

WveftntSfitWasunusualto 
|B1I^«  drill  atthis  point. 

^  «  have  gone  live  in 


Tennessee  defensive  back  Eric  Berry,  left,  blocks  during  the  first  day  of 
spring  football  practice  Tuesday,  March  10, 2009,  in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
(AP  Photo) 


spring  ball  on  short  yardage 
on  a  Tuesday.  But  we've  got  to 
find  out  who  our  five  guys  are 
up  front.  So  we've  got  to  put  it 


He  said  the  coaching  staff 
installed  more  of  the  offense 
and  defense,  including  short- 
yardage     and     four-minute 


up  rront.  so  we  ve  got  io  pui  il  yaiuagc     ™     »»  „™,-.~ 

live  and  make  sure  our  backs  plays.   Kiffin  also  welcomed 

see  that  as  well.  I  thought  the  return  of  junior  quarter- 

the  offensive  line  responded  back  Nick  Stephens,  who  has 

extremely  well.  It  obviously  been  sidelined  with  an  injured 

wasn't  their  fault  on  the  firm-  throwing  hand, 
bles." 


tensity  looking  to  tie  the  game. 
Team  Captain  Vanessa  Ruiz, 
a  junior  allied  health  major, 
sprinted  toward  the  opposing 
goal  with  a  huge  smile  on  her 
face.  Students  on  the  sideline 
where  unaware  of  why  she  was 
smiling  until  a  lack  from  West 
on  the  right  side  of  the  field 
was  launched  into  the  air.  Ruiz 


ran  and  caught  the  ball  off  her 
head  and  hit  it  into  the  goal. 
Ruiz  sealed  the  deal  and  put 
the  Defeeters  up  2-0  to  win 
the  game. 

Ruiz  said,  "I  was  smiling 
because  I  knew  where  the  ball 
was  going  and  I  thought  to 
myself  this  is  going  in." 


Hockey 

Intramurals 

Schedule 


Ladies  Division  North 

4/2  6  p.m.  Hoo  Haa  Haa  vs.  Simply  Smashing  Field  2 

4/2  7P-m.  Big  Debbies  vs.  BLAZN  Field  2 

4/7  6  p.m.  Hoo  Haa  Haa  vs.  PFC  Field  2 

4/8  6  p.m.  Simply  Smashing  vs.  BLAZN  Field  2 

4/8  8  p.m.  Big  Debbies  vs.  Alive  and  Kicking    Field  2 

Ladies  Division  South 

4/2  9  p.m..  DeFEETers  vs.  Rung  Fu  Pandas     Field  2 

4/2  9  p.m.  Goal  Rush  vs. , Just  For  Kicks  Field  1 

4/6  7  p.m.  Fantasy  Football  vs.  Fluffy  Roosters  Field  2 

4/6  8  p.m.  Kung  Fu  Pandas  vs.  Caliente  Field  2 

4/6  9  p.m.  Goal  Rush  vs.  Caliente  Field  2 

4/7  7  p.m.  Kung  Fu  Pandas  vs.  Fluffy  Roosters  Field  2 

Men's  A  Division 

4/2      6  p.m.        Furia  Latina  vs.  Tool  Box  Field  1 

Fluffy  Chickens  vs.  Goya  Field  1 

Fluffy  Chickens  vs.  Furia  Latina  Field  1 

Barra  Brava  vs.  Masanga  Boys  Field  2 

Tool  Box  vs.  Goya  Field  1 

Masanga  Boys  vs.  Fluffy  Chickens  Field  2 
Goya  vs.  Furia  Latina 


4/6 


7  p.m. 
6  p.m. 

6  p.m. 

7  p.m. 

8  p.m. 

9  p.m. 


Field  1 


10  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chattel: 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@sputhern.edu 


sunns 

Wilderness  First  Re- 
sponder  |  This  8o-hour 
course  is  being  offered  at 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity by  the  Wilderness  Medi- 
cine Training  Center  (WMTC). 
This  course  has  been  designed 
specifically  to  meet  the  needs 
of  wilderness  guides,  expe- 
dition leaders  and  outdoor 
instructors.  It  is  the  outdoor 
industry's  standard  for  wil- 
derness medical  training.  The 
class  will  take  place  from  May 
12-21, 2009, 8:oo  a.m.  to  6:oo 
p.m.  every  day  except  Saturday 
the  16th.  Tuition  is  $570  on  or 
before  April  1;  $620  after  April 
1.  Deadline:  May  5, 2009.  Visit 
the  WMTC  Web  site  to  view 
and  download  the  full  course 
information  and  registration. 
Homepage:  www.wildmed- 
center.com.  For  more  infor- 
mation contact  Ann  Reynolds 
at  annreynolds@southern. 
edu. 

Senior  Recognition  Ban- 
quet I  Graduating  seniors 
are  encouraged  to  come  to  the 
Hawaiian-themed  senior  rec- 
ognition banquet  April  5  from 
5:30  p.m.  to  7:00  p.m.  in  the 
dining  hall. 


■■ 


UpxDJBkig-eyenlsxal£Qd^ 


10:30-11:10  a.m. 


Friday,  April  3 

Online  Fall  Registration  for  Returning 

Freshman  <  24  hours.  Soph'omores, 

Juniors  &  Seniors 

Adventist  Intercollegiate  Association 

Convention,  Takoma  Park,  MD 

Wind  Symphony  Tour 

SM/TF  Exit  Retreat 

7p.m.  -  Upper  Room  (Gospel  Chapel) 

8:02  p.m.  -  Sunset 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers,  Campus  Ministries 
(Church) 

Sabbath,  April  4 

SM/TF  Exit  Retreat 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  l-Paul  Smith 
(Church) 

9:30-10  a.m.  -  Continental  Breakfast 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 
10:15    a.m.    -    Saltworks    Sabbath 
School  (Hulsey  Wellness  Center) 
Social   Experiment  Sabbath   School 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 
Adoration  2  -Paul  Smith  (Church) 


Connect  Sabbath 
Schools  (Collegedale  Academy) 
"Wild     at     Heart"     with     Marcel 
Schwantes 

"Identity"  with  Angela  McPherson 
"Prayer"  with  Carol  Loree 
11:30  a.m.  -  Connect  -  LeClare 
Litchfield  (Collegedale  Academy) 
11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  Musical  Ser- 
vice (Collegedale  Church) 
1:30-5  pm.  -  Student  Cave  Open 
(Goliath  Wall) 

7:30  p.m.  -  Evensong  -  Music:  Re- 
becca Peck;  Readings:  Joann  Siforites 
(Church) 

8:15  p.m.  -  Dusk  to  Dawn  Challenge 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Sunday,  April  5 

SM/TF  Exit  Retreat 

8  a.m.  -  Noon  -  3rd  Annual 

Community  Health  Walk 

(Church  Parking  Lot) 

5:30  p.m.  -  Senior  Recognition 

Banquet  (Dining  Hall) 


7:30  p.m.  -  I  Cantori  Spring  Concert 
(Ackerman) 

Monday,  April  6 

GRE  Subject  Exam  only  (Lynn  Wood) 
3:30  p.m.  -  Undergraduate  Council 
7:30  p.m.  -  Saxophone:  Otis  Murphy 
(Ackerman) 

Tuesday,  April  7 

6  p.m.  -  Tornado  Siren  Test 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 

Wednesday,  April  8 

7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate 
(White  Oak  Room) 

•  Thursday,  April  9 

11  a.m.  -  Convocation,  Asian  Heritage 

(Church) 

3:30  p.m.  -  Graduate  Council 

(Robert  Merchant  Room) 


I  Cantori  Spring  Concert 

I  Join  Southern's  I  Cantori 
Chamber  Choir  for  a  celebra- 
tion of  America's  diverse  mu- 
sical heritage  this  Sunday, 
April  5  at  7:30  p.m.  in  Acker- 
man Auditorium.  Convoca- 
tion Credit! 

Malawi  Project  |  In  con- 
junction with  Adventist  Inter- 
collegiate Association,  Adven- 
tist Health  International,  and 
the  Adventist  colleges/uni- 
versities of  the  North  Ameri- 
can Division,  we  are  planning 
a  short  term  mission  trip  to 
Malawi,  Africa  this  summer. 
The  dates  for  the  trip  will  be 


June  23-July  8,  2009.  The 
project  will  consist  of  three  as- 
pects: Evangelism,  Health  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you  are 
interested,  please  contact  Kari 
Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for  fur- 
ther information. 

SM/TF  Exit  Retreat  |  Stu- 
dents leaving  to  be  student 
missionaries  will  be  leaving 
for  the  student  missionary  and 
task  force  retreat  for  the  week- 
end on  Friday. 

Prayer  Groups  |  7:15  a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

Malamulo  |  Thank  you  for 
your  generous  donations  for 
Malamulo!  We  have  currently 
raised  $22,009.22.  Further 
donations  can  be  taken  to  Kari 
Shultz's  office. 


Preregistration  |  Students 
must  be  '  preregistered  for 
classes  by  April  3  to  be  able  to 
squat  on  their  dorm  room  or 
reserve  a  room  at  the  housing 
fair  on  April  16. 


rMrWSA 


April  3 

Alicia  Zinner,  Allan  Faigao, 
Dave  Lu,  David  Garner,  Gre- 
tell  Morell,  Jon  Daniel,  Merlin 
Wittenberg,  Muneca  Ramos, 
Niki  Penola,  Nikki  Smith,  Oy- 
indamola  Ajumobi,  Tanner 
Brogan 

April  4 

Barry  Scott,  Beverley  Self, 
Carissa  Haley,  Casey  Walter, 
Derek  Wright,  Linda  Fergu- 
son, Lorella  Howard,  Matt 
Wetmore,  Norquis  Sanabria 

April  5 

Barbara  Olsen,  Brittany 
Gifford,  Christina  Verrill,  Ed 
Lamb,  Eric  Otis,  Faye  Strang, 


Jordan  Core,  Julie  Fernando, 
Mariesa  Swisher,  Nathan  Nal- 
ley,  Ryan  Siebel,  Scott  Tucker, 
Steven  Green 

April  6 

Jefferson  Twomley,  Joey 
Rouse,  Nancy  Valencia,  Wil- 
liam Hensley 

April  7 

Elizabeth  Manullang,  Enoc 
Martin,  Iluan  Lin,  Jace  Cos- 
ton,  Jordan  Pierce,  Junior 
Toussaint,  Matthew  Shogi 


April  8 

David  Burghart,  Kevin 
Quimby,  Lisa  Koffler,  Randy 
Craven,  Russell  Thorman, 
Ryan  Rigsby,  Trevor  Stout 

April  9 

Crisairy  Guzman,  Genn- 
evieve  Brown-Kibble,  Jen 
Fincher,  Jennifer  Stollenmai- 
er,  Jessica  Tielves,  Jon  Miller, 
Laura  Mashburn,  Michelle 
Sanders,  Thomas  Hinrichs  II 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

To  add  or  remove  classifieds  email 
accentclassifieds@gmail.com 


Tent  |  Two  man,  3  season 
tent  for  $100  (Eureka  2XTa 
Pinnacle  Pass).  Fairly  new  and 
has  been  barely  used.  Product 
features:  Dome-style  back- 
packing tent  sleeps  two  (7*5" 
by  4'n"  floor;  36.5  square  foot 
area).  Two  built-in  fully  cov- 
ered vestibules  for  added  gear 
storage  (6.7  square  feet  each). 
Two  doors,  two  windows,  two 
mesh  roof  vents,  and  a  poke- 
out  vent  in  the  sidewall  for 
additional  ventilation,  weighs 
4  pounds,  11  ounces.  Con- 
tact: Vuyo  at  vhlabanomoyo@ 
southern.edu  or  call  256-375- 
5466. 

Female  roommate  |  3  bed- 
rooms, 2  baths.  $250  +  utili- 
ties. E-mail  Celitzania@gmail. 


Rock  climbing  shoes 

Brand  new  climbing  shoes  size 
7  1/2.  Retail  $120,  will  sell 
for  $60.  Call  Kevin  719-235- 
3469- 

Logitech  AudioHub 
Speakers  |  Brand  New,  still  in 
box.  Premium  2.1  audio,  pow- 
ered, integrated  3-port  USB 
hub,  space-saving  design,  ad- 
justable body,  webcam  stand, 
perfect  for  laptops.  Bought 
two,  only  using  one.  Regular 
price  $100,  selling  for  $30.  E- 
mail  kliston@southern.edu  or 
call  8x8-438-3941. 

Camera  |  Like  New  Fujitsu 
Lifebook  U810  Tablet  note- 
nook  for  sale.  5.6"  WSVGA 
touchscreen,  800  MHz  Intel 
Alio  processor,  l  GB  DDR2 
RAM,  40  GB  drive,  Wireless  a- 
|  o-g,  Bluetooth  2.0,  XP  Tablet 
Edition,  flash  card  slot,  $300 
worth  of  accessories  included. 
Asking  $725,  E-mail  for  more 
iufojgerrans@southern.edu. 

'  House  for  rent  |  3  bedroom/ 
2  bath  like  new.  Master  bath 
*•*  a  Jacuzzi  tub  and  sepa- 
fate  shower.  Beautiful  open 
P'an.  All  appliances  included. 
Available  now.  Around  1  mile 

!  ™m  Southern.  $1200+  Cell 
352-455-2224  or  House  352 


357-9305. 


Sofa  I  for  sale  $20,  lava  lamps 
for  sale  $30  for  two,  large  lug- 
gage for  sale  $30,  bongo  for 
sale  $30,  please  contact  Ste- 
ven 304-616-1156. 

Two  paint  ball  markers 

Minimag:  All  custom,  3  bar- 
rells  and  tanks  and  mask.  Be- 
jamin  Sheridan  VM-68:  2  bar- 
ren's, remote,  venturi  bolt.  All 
for  $150.  Jonathan,  423-605- 
8437- 

Bike  for  sale  |  Schwinn  New 
World  (1940-1952  build  years) 
Chicago-made  bike,  single 
speed,  coaster  brake,  original 
schwinn  grips,  bike  is  all  origi- 
nal, step  thru  frame,  awesome 
fenders  with  a  fin!  Missing 
"tank."  This  bike  is  boss.  $40. 
Call  Jonathan  423-605-8437. 

Myoplex  Protein  shakes 
for        body        building 

Vanilla  or  strawberry  flavor. 
Each  package  has  42  grams 
of  protein  with  vitamins 
and  minerals.  Half  price  at 
only  $1  each.  423-894-1858. 

Camelback  |  Brand  new 
womens  Helena  Camelbak. 
Was  $80  Asking  price  $50. 
Call  Julie  at  423-653-8302. 

Photo  package  |  Profession- 
al photos  at  student  prices! 
Take  your  pick  of  outdoor  or 
studio  pictures.  Kodak  Royal 
Gold  Quality  Photographic 
paper  used.  Package  includes 
1-8x10,  2-5x7,  8  Wallets  for 
only  $35!  E-mail  Buddy  at 
bsummitt@southern.edu. 

Home  for  sale  by  owner 

in  Ooltewah/Collegedale  area 
3  miles  from  SAU.  3/4  acre 
fenced  in  yard,  1,600  square 
feet,  3  bed,  2  bath,  central 
electric  heat/ac,  gas  fireplace 
in  living  room,  dishwasher 
in  kitchen,  laundry  room, 
walk-in  closet  in  master, 
crownmolding  throughout, 
ceramic  tile  &  berber  carpet, 
front  and  back  porch.  Asking 
$133,000  call  423-508-0345. 


Stereo  for  sale  |  Sony,  sin- 
gle CD,  single  cassette.  $20. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 

VCR  for  sale  |  Toshiba.  $5. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 

Inexpensive  room  avail- 
able next  semester  |  Seek- 
ing a  female  to  live  with  3  girls. 
Located  one  mile  from  South- 
ern. Private  room,  shared 
bath,  wireless  Internet,  cable, 
dining  room,  kitchen,  wash- 
er/dryer, living  room,  porch 
and  big  back  yard.  $200/ 
mo.  plus  water  and  utilities. 
.  Call  Melanie  at  423-667-7564. 

Wildlife  lover's  paradise 

3  bedrooms,  2  bathrooms, 
cable/Internet,  washer/dryer. 
$250  plus  utilities.  Within  a 
mile  from  Southern.  E-mail 
Celitzania@gmail.com  for  ap- 
plication. 

Female  roommate  wanted 
$275  plus  utilities.  1.5  mi. 
from  Southern.  E-mail  glery- 
scastro@gmail.com  for  more 
info. 

Roommate  wanted  |  Look- 
ing for  a  female  roommate  to 
live  with  3  other  girls  about 
1.5  miles  from  Southern.  2 
bedroom,  2  bathroom  house. 
Would  need  to  be  willing  to 
share  a  small  room  with  one 
other  girl.  $i8s/mo.  Contact 
Jenny  423-503-3404. 

Rooms  for  rent  1 2  rooms  for 
rent  for  female  students.  Lo- 
cated 7  miles  from  Collegedale, 
3  miles  from  Ooltewah.  Access 
to  kitchen,  laundry,  cable  and 
wireless  Internet.  Quiet  home 
with  large  deck.  Available  im- 
mediately for  $85/wk.  Call 
Angela  cell:  423-280-3243 
Home:  423-238-1490- 

'04  Envoy  XL  |  Excellent 
condition,  fully  loaded  with 


new  tires.  Gray  with  leather 
interior.  82k  miles.  Asking 
$12,000.  Please  contact  Sam 
31423-503-5286. 

'04  Ford  Focus  SVT  |  Lim- 
ited Ed.  Blue,  all  the  extra's, 
73k  miles,  well-maintained, 
great  shape,  $5,495  Call  Jus- 
tin at  423-308-9610. 

'05  Subaru  BAJA  |  Black 
Pearl.  66k  miles,  turbo,  Au- 
tomatic Snuglid  hardcover,  1 
1/4"  Towing  Pkg,  Bed  Extend- 
er plus  more.  Contact  Brian 
423-883-3288. 

Printer  |  Epson  photo  print- 
er .  If  you  have  questions,  call 
Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

RC  airplane  |  Radio-con- 
troled  airplane,  Electristar. 
Comes  with  4  channel  radio, 
chargers,  batteries  and  box, 
ready  to  fly.  If  you  have  ques- 
tions, call  Rob  at  423-322- 
8738. 

For  sale  |  C.B.  Radio  (mobile 
unit)  with  40  channels  and 
two  emergency  channels.  $75. 
Complete  with  antenna,  mike 
and  hanger.  Call  George  Web- 
ster at  423-728-4340. 

Guitar  |  Electric  guitar  with 
amp.  Washburn  X-series 
metallic  blue.  This  guitar  is 
practically  new  and  includes 
a  canvas  backpack  style  case. 
Asking  $150/obo.  Call  423- 
208-2618  or  e-mail  shanis@ 
southern.edu. 

Whirlpool  fridge  |  Black, 
dorm-sized  fridge  in  good  con- 
dition for  $90.  Call  Samara  at 
423-313-0832  or  e-mail  at 
slarson@southern.edu. 

Classical/folk  guitar 
Made  by  Hohner.  Contessa 
model  HG  14  and  case.  All 
good  strings  and  good  condi- 
tion. Looks  new!  Comes  with  a 
Teach  Your  Self  Classical  Gui- 


tar chord  book.  Asking  $150. 
E-mail  dgarner@southern. 
edu  if  you  are  interested. 

Camping  backpack 

Deuter  Futura  Vario  50+10. 
Awesome  pack,  basically 
brand  new,  only  used  3  times. 
$140.  Call  Austin  at  937-684- 
2254- 

Subwoofers  |  Two  10" 
Rockford  Fosgate  Punch  HX2 
Subwoofers.  4  Ohms.  500 
Watts  RMS  each.  1000  Watts 
Peak  each.  Comes  in  a  ported 
box.  $800  new.  Asking  $250/ 
obo.  donniek@southern.edu 
770-547-6285. 

Europe  For  sale  |  $4,999 
will  buy  24  days  (May  4-28)  of 
once-in-a-lifetime  educational 
social  immersion  in  Europe.  All 
this  plus  3  hours  Cultural  An- 
thropology/Sociology credit  or 
Directed  Study  credit  (profes- 
sor approval  required),  round 
trip  airfare,  hotel  accommoda- 
tions, in-country  travel,  1  meal 
per  day  and  basic  insurance. 
Contact:  Stanley  Stevenson  at 
sstevenson@southern.edu  or 
423-236-2666. 

2  hoodies  |  Brand  new  1  for 
$20.  If  you  are  interested  con- 
tact me  at  Jhonore@southern. 
edu,  or  call  305-457-3177- 

Electric  bass  guitar  |  For 
Sale  Ibanez  4  string  electric 
bass  guitar,  comes  with  Fend- 
er Rumble  15  Amp/speaker, 
cord,  and  strap.  $250.00.  This 
system  was  used  once!  Call 
423-618-6573  and  ask  for  Jon 
for  info. 

Leather    jackets     |     Two 

bomber-type  brown  Wilson 
leather  jackets  for  sale,  men's 
sizes  S  &  XL.  Worn  less  than 
8  times.  Will  sell  for  $50  each, 
or  both  for  $90.  Contact  ss- 
platt@southern.edu  for  info 
or  photos.  **-- 

Flute  I  Gemeinhardt  2np 
flute.  Some  scratches.  $150/ 
obo.  Call  423-605-5145- 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


Larry 

the 

Lazy 

...Goes  to  Bedside  Baptist 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  2,  2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


The  tall  mirror 


Adam  Wamack 
Humor  Editor 


Gimmy  was  on  a  search;  he  was  on  a 
search  to  find  the  answer  of  long  life-0f 
immortality.  His  map,  the  only  hope  he 
had  left,  was  telling  him  to  cross  the  oceans 
and  find  the  oracle.  He  knew  that  the  or- 
acle would  have  the  answer.  He  had  trav-  ' 
eled  the  oceans  wide  and;far,  searching  for 
the  answer,  and  as  of  yet,  he  still  had  none. 
His  search  had  led  him  to  meet  many,  many 
people— some  worth  his  time  and  others... 
well,  let's  just  say  he  could  have  done  with- 
out wasting  his  time.  Finally  he  came  to 
what  he  had  expected  to  be  his  destination: 
The  Island  of  Wisdom.  He  disembarked 
his  ship,  traveling  far  inland  in  search  of 
the  one  man  who  he  knew  would  have  his 
answer.  He  crossed  many  mountains  and 
forged  many  rivers  until  finally  he  stood  in 
front  of  a  small,  thatched  hut.  He  drew  in 
his  breath,  realizing  only  vaguely  that  he 
had  reached  his  goal.  Slowly,  he  ducked  his 
head  and  entered  in.  Immediately  he  knew 
that  something  was  wrong.  The  room  was 
filled  with  a  hazy,  smoky  air  and  had  the 
scent  of  home  cooking,  but  he  couldn't  see 
the  oracle  anywhere.  The  only  thing  that 
stood  erect  in  the  far  end  of  the  hut  was  a 
tall,  rectangular  object.  He  approached 
with  excited  anticipation.  This  was  his  an- 
swer, the  answer  to  longevity,  the  answer  to 
his  quest,  the  way  to  find  how  to  live  forever. 
He  crossed  the  room  and  came  face  to  face 
with  the  answer  to  live  forever;  but  it  was 
only  after  a  few  seconds  that  he  realized.,. 
in  front  of  him  was  a  tall,  rectangular  mir- 
ror, and  looking  back  at  him  was  none  other 
but  himself.  It  was  bnly  then  that  Gimmy 
realized,  he  was  the  only  one  capable  of  en- 
joying the  rest  of  his  life. 


Do  you  like 
as  much  as  Buddha? 


Please  submit  you 
most  embarrassing 
on-campus/in-class 
story  in  about  100 
words,  and  the  top  5 
will  be  printed 
issue.  Send  all  humor 
page  submissions  to 
Adam  Wamack. 

atwamack@southern.edu 


April  9,  2009 


Collegedale 
Church  pastor 
to  move  to 
Walla  Walla 


Caleigh  Lang 
itaff  writer 


After  a  year  and  a  half  of 
ervice  at  Collegedale  Church, 
Jex  Bryan  will  be  moving 
1  Walla  Walla  University 
lurch  as  their  senior  pastor, 
lex  and  his  wife,  Nicole, 
;cepted  the  call  a  few  weeks 
»o  after  being  impressed  that 
id  was  leading  their  family 
|  another  direction,  and  they 
II  move  to  Walla  Walla  at 
le  end  of  this  semester. 

JBryan 

^reached 
first 

[ermon  at 
Walla 
alia 

Bniversity 

ihurch 
Sab- 

RflL  ^k*  Bryan 

I  "The  church  was  well-filled 
i  people  who  were  looking 

jrward  to  this  first  Sabbath 

jjth  our  new  pastor,"  said 

Enger  Ketting-Weller,  an  ex- 
aitive  assistant  at  Walla  Wal- 

EUniversity. 
Weller  said,  the  energetic 

Id  inspiring  sermon  was 
put  "Stories,"  motivating  us 
pive  our  own  brave  and 

SEE  PASTOR,  page  4 


accent.southern.edu  •    77*  student  voice  since  1926 


VOLUME  64,  ISSUE  23 


History  chair 
to  become 
dean  at  Texas 
university 


Danielle  Baasch  and  Christina  McNeilus 


Photo  By  Stephan  Castro-Shoemaker 
Sunday. 


Students  raise  money  for  Uganda 


Katie  Hammond 
News  Editor 

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Last  Sunday  students  from 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity and  several  other  sur- 
rounding schools  participated 
in  the  "Move  for  Uganda"  at 
Coolidge  Park,  an  event  that 
raised  awareness  about  the 
war  in  Uganda  involving  child 
soldiers. 

"It's  our  way  of  raising 
awareness  in  the  community 
to  encourage  others  to  fight 
back  against  the  injustices 
committed  against  the  chil- 
dren of  Uganda,"  said  Anisha 
Mathi,  a  junior  health  science 


major  who  volunteered  for  the 
event. 

The  event  consisted  of  a 
5k  race,  a  one  mile  fun  run,  a 
continuous  walk-a-thon  and 
an  Ugandan-like  village.  The 
village  huts  featured  different 
things  such  as  a  school  where  a 
lecture  on  the  history  of  Ugan- 
da was  given,  a  hut  selling  In- 
visible Children  merchandise, 
a  place  where  people  could 
write  letters  to  their  senators 
and  a  hut  with  information 
about  the  Ugandan  culture. 

Justin  Jones,  a  senior  re- 
ligious studies  major,  was  in 
charge  of  the  event  along  with 
Danielle  Baasch,  a  senior  nurs- 
ing major.  Jones  said  exclud- 


ing pledges  that  $2,000  was 
raised  on  the  day  of  the  event. 

All  theimoney  raised  Sunday 
is  going  to  Invisible  Children. 
According  the  Invisible  Chil- 
dren Web  site,  Invisible  Chil- 
dren is  an  organization  whose 
mission  is  "to  help  bring  home 
the  abducted  child  soldiers"  in 
Uganda. 

"I  was  pleasantly  surprised 
at  the  turnout  and  excited 
to  see  so  many  people  come 
out  in  support  of  the  people 
of  Uganda,"  Baasch  said.  "I 
hope  that  they  will  take  their 
involvement  to  the  next  level 
and  ihelp  raise  awareness  so 


Katie  Hammond 
News  Eoitoh 
ItaHphammnnH^snntl 


^SEE  UGANDA,  P 


After  teaching  for  30 
years  at  Southern  Adventist 
University  Ben  McArthur, 
chair  of  the  history  depart- 
ment, accepted  the  position  of 
academic  dean  at  Southwest- 
ern Adventist  University  last 
Thursday  and  will  be  moving 
to  Texas  in  June. 

McArthur  said  leaving  Col- 
legedale where  he  and  his. 
family  are  happy,  packing  and 
selling  their  house  make  ac- 
cepting the  new  position  bit- 
tersweet. 

"It's  like  you're  on  an  emo- 
tional roller  coaster,"  he  said. 

McAr 
thur's  wife  I 
Callie,who  | 
leaches 
in        the  I 
nursing 
depart- 
ment     at 
Southern, 
accepted  Ben  McArthur 
a    position 

in  the  nursing  department  at 
Southwestern,  where  she  will 
be  working  with  simulator 
manikins. 

McArthur  said  that  he  and 


e  MCARTHUR,  page  4 


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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  9(2009 


New  job  Web  site  launched 


JuueHittle 
Staff  Writer 

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The  Student  Success  Cen- 
ter launched  a  new  Web  site 
on  March  23  to  help  students     jents  t0  get  connected  in  the 


response.  Jasmine  Saxon,  a 
junior  archeology  major,  was 
impressed  by  all  of  the  re- 
sources Careerlink  provides. 

"Careerlink  seems   like   a 
great  way  for  Southern  stu- 


get  an  edge  on  developing  a 
resume,  applying  for  jobs  and 
registering  for  career  develop- 
ment events. 

Jeremy  Moore,  the  career 
services  coordinator,  feels 
this  site  will  be  a  great  aid  in 
helping  students  find  jobs 
during  and  after  college, 
especially  in  today's  competi- 
tive job  market. 

"It's  the  most  thorough 
job  search  engine  I've  come 
across,"  Moore  said.  "The  net- 
working helps  corporations 
form  relationships  to  recruit 
new  talent." 

On  the  Web  site,  there  are 
three  new  links  that  help  navi- 
gate through  career  options. 
The  "majors"  link  lists  many 
different  jobs  one  can  obtain 
with  a  certain  major,  while 
the  "links"  button  will  lead  to 
different  job  boards.  At  the 
top  of  the  list  is  "Careerlink," 
the  newest  software  program 
and  Internet  site  provided  at 
no  cost  to  Southern  students 
and  alumni. 

With  Careerlink,  students 
can  post  their  job  resumes,  and 
search  for  employers  in  the  ar- 
eas and  fields  they  desire. 

The  site  has  had  a  good 


real  world,"  Saxon  said.  "Es- 
pecially those  graduating  or 
looking  for  internships." 


U  It's  the 

most 

thorough 

job  search 

engine  I've 

come  across. 

-  Jeremy  Moore 


y 


Courtney  Herod,  a  senior 
mass  communication  major, 
feels  Careerlink  has  a  good 
system  to  get  employers  in 
contact  with  students. 

"It's  cool  because  it  allows 
businesses  to  register  with  the 
school  so  they  can  view  stu- 
dents' profiles  that  fit  the  job 
that  they're  willing  to  sell," 
Herod  said. 

To  set  up  an  account,  stu- 
dents and  alumni  can  register 
for  Careerlink  by  contacting 
Jeremy  Moore  at  jsmoore@ 
southern.edu. 


Updated  degree  program  to  begin  fall  2009 


John  Shoemaker 
Staff  Writer 


Vol.  64.  Issue  23 
Thursday,  April  9,  2009 


Southern  arrcnt. 


EMILY  YOUNG 


KATIE  HAMMOND 


RACHEL  HOPKINS 


SARAH  HAYHOE 


CHRIS  CLOUZET 


Monika  Bliss 


ZACK  LIVINGSTON 


ADAM  WAMACK 


KATIE  DEXTER 


AIMEE  BURCHARD 


HANNAH  KUNTZ 


MATT  ZUEHLKE 


Laure  Chamberlain 


Laurel  Dominesey,  a  senior  have  a  passion  to  serve." 
nonprofit  administration  and        Lastyear,someoftheseiUor 

development  major,  believes  nonprofit  majors  apptoaci,e(1 

that  having  the  degree  offered  Greg   Rumsey,   dean  of  the 

A    newly    revised    degree  (i^ugh  the  School  of  Busi-  School  of  Journalism  8t  Com- 

program     will     be     offered  ness  &  Management  will  bring  munication,    and    suggested 

for  nonprofit  majors  in  the  cre(jjbility  to  the  major.  that  the  degree  be  moved  to 

School  of  Business  &  Manage-  „j  ^^  ^^  move  0pens  the  School  of  Business  &Man- 

ment  beginning  in  the  fall  of  up  more  job  prospects  in  the  agement  in  order  to  emphasize 

the     upcoming     2009-2010  nonpront   neld,"    Dominesey  the  business  skills  needed, 

school  year.  said.  "Having  a  strong  back-         "I  think  it's  beneficial  forthe 

The  undergraduate   coun-  groun(j  m  nonprofit  from  a  students,  but  I  will  miss  see- 

cil  decided  to  move  the  Bach-  DusineSs  professional  stand-  ing  all  of  their  smiling  faces; 

elor  of  Science  in  nonprofit  point  js  crucial."  Rumsey  said, 

leadership  from  the  School  of  Robert  Montague,  a  profes-         The   degree  was  first  in. 

Journalism  &  Communication  sorm  the  School  of  Business  &  troduced  more  than  10  yean 

to  the  School  of  Business  &  Management,  said  the  degree  ago.  The  updated  program  mil 

Management  during  their  Feb.  ^  ganged  s0  students  in  the  allow    nonprofit    majors  to 

16  meeting.  program  can  either  focus  on  choose    a    concentration  in 

Don    Von    Ornum,    dean  serving  in  nonprofit  leader-  communication,  leadership  or 

of  the  School  of  Business  &  ship  roles  around  the  world  internal  relations. 

Management,  thought  the  de-  Qr  specifica]iv  serve  the  mis-         Scott    Barnette,    a  senior  I 

cision  to  move  the  degree  was  sion     of     ^     geventh-day  nonprofit  administration  and 

appropriate.  Adventist  church.  development  major,  is  excited 

"Now  we  can  offer  learning  «xhjs  degree  is  different  from  about  the  updated  program, 
experiences  in  both  for-profit  Qther  business  degrees  be-  Barnette  said,  "The  new 
and  nonprofit  business  areas,"  causg  service  ;s  at  the  heart  of  curriculum  is  far  more  ad- 
Van  Ornam  said.  "The  pro-  it>»  Montague  said.  "I  am  look-  equate  in  preparing  students 
gram  fits  perfectly  within  our  mg  forward  t0  working  with  for  what  they  will  really  face  in 
group  of  majors."  students  all  over  campus  who  the  business  world." 


Laurelbrook  Academy  trial  in  second  phase 


Chris  Clouzet 
Staff  Writer 

rhrisrlniizpr^nnrriprn  prln 


five  of  Laurelbrook,  the  labor 
department  has  not  tradi- 
tionally applied  employment 
regulations  to  instructional 
programs  because  it  "would 


claiming  that  the  school  op- 
erated unfairly  and  that  there  | 
were  recollections  of  students  | 
being  injured  during  work. 
Jeff  Tatarchuck,  a  junior  I 


The  Department  of  Labor 

lS:lT  ■f'b™!^CaJ„m!  w!  effectively  "shutdown  every^  theology  major  who  preached 
secondary  vocational  school  in  at  Laurelbrook  last  September, 
the  country." 

Charles  Hess,  president  of 
Laurelbrook,  said  the  school 
believes  in  its  approach  to 
education  and  that  it  is  being 
achieved  in  a  safe  and  healthy 
environment    in    agreement 

with  the  law  in  a  letter  posted     ing  to  follow  God's  plan  from 
on  the  school's  Web  site.  The     the  Bible  and  the  Spirit  0 
school  has  cooperated  by  "fol-     Prophecy,"  Tatarchuck  said- 
lowing  suggested  temporary         In  a  letter  posted  to  U| 
changes  in  their  program  dur-     relbrook's  Web  site,  Hess& 
ing  the  trial,  which  they  believe 
are  "simply  a  continuation  of 
current  policy." 

According  to  a  News  Chan- 
nel 9  online  article  from  Feb- 
ruary 2007,  the  news  organ! 


began  its  second  phase  last 
week  and  most  recently  con- 
vened April  6  at  the  Federal 
Courthouse-  in  Chattanooga, 
according  to  the  school's 
Web  site. 

Laurelbrook  Academy  is  a 
dual  scholastic  and  vocational 
school  where  all  students  work 
and  study  on  the  campus,  lo- 
cated in  Dayton,  Tenn.  The 
case  was  started  more  than  two 
years  ago  by  the  labor  depart- 
ment after  inspectors  raised 
concerns  about  the  school's 
vocational  program. 

The  department  alleged 
that  the  school  employs  mi- 
nors and  allows  them  to  work 
with  machinery  that  should  be 


said  he  only  heard  about  the  I 
case  in  passing  and  thought  I 
the  school's  atmosphere  I 
was  nice  and  that  the  people  | 
were  friendly. 

"My  overall  impression  was  I 
that  these  were  just  peopled"  f 


the  total  cost  of  the  trial  has  j 
already  been  about  $i8o,°°c 
and  that  the  second  pi* 
could  cost  up  to  $100,0°° 
He  also  listed  several  ways. 

the  I""  I 


which  he  has  seen 


Christian 


operated  by  adults.  They  said     ™tion*f  been  "contacted  by     work,  such  as  having 

cpvpt-jI  frtmio.-  rH, ,-!„„+, ''  ..A-,,-     nf+n^nA„c     meeting  llu 


this  is  a  violation  of  federal 
employment  regulations. 
According  to  a  representa- 


several  former  students"  after 
airing  the  story.  Many  of  the 
responses  came  from  former 
students  and  were  negative, 


attorneys -  -  . 

deadlines  and  support       1 
the    Tennessee    Depart! 
of  Education. 


HIRSDAY,  APRIL  %  2009 


• 


NEWS 


«-campus  eating  increases,  facilities  overcrowded 


ephanie  Edwards 

Warns 

irdfflsollth 


rhe.growing  student  popu- 
ion  is  creating  long  food 
es  and  .crowded  spaces  in 
i  various  food  yenues  here 
campus. 

"The  school  just  needs 
think  big  when  building 
igs,"  said  Sherri  Schoon- 
■  director  of  food  services, 
here  is  a  constant  growth 
the  student  body,  and  food 
ices  need  to  be  able  to  hold 
nail." 
Records  from  June  2008 
tough  February  2009  show 
it  sales  have  gone  up  at  least 
percent  at  all  food  venues  on 
ppus.  More  than  half  of  this 
rcentage  is  because  more 
ople  are  eating  on  cam- 
s,  partly  because  gas  prices 
irted  going  up  last  semester, 
ing  as  high  as  $4,  said  Doug 
ood,  associate  vice  president 
financial  administration. 
Marty  Hamilton,  associate 
ce  president  of  financial  ad- 
inistration,  said  the  increase 
raid  be  a  combination  of  sev- 
sl  things.  Gas  might  have 
iayed  a  little  part,  as  well  as 
te  economy.  Students  might 
p  pressured  to  put  things  on 
leir  bill,  as  it's  more  conve- 
rt than  paying  out  of  their 
ickets  at  the  time.  They  may 
so  be  advised  by  parents  not 
spend  as  much  money  on 
»d  outside  of  school.  " 
Although  gas  prices  have 


now  gone  down,  more  stu- 
dents are  still  eating  on  cam- 
pus. This  includes  students 
living  in  Southern  Village  and 
in  the  community,  who  do  not 
have  meal  plans.  This  could 
be  because  there  are  more  op- 
tions and  more  food  venues 
available  to  students,  Hamil- 
ton said. 


We're  not 
just  sitting 
back  and 
watching 
without  any 
concern.  ?« 

—Doug  Frood 


"I  eat  on  campus  because 
it's  convenient,"  said  Chelsea 
Foster,  a  senior  biology  ma- 
jor living  in  the  Southern  Vil- 
lage apartments.  "I  don't  have 
time  to  go  back  home  and 
make  food." 

Some  Southern  Village  resi- 
dents feel  the  same  way  and 
eat  at  the  various  food  joints 
on  campus,  especially  during 
lunchtime. 

Compared  to  this  week 
last  year,  sales  were  up  about 
$1,300,  Schoonard  said. 

The  growing  school  popu- 
lation also  affects  on-campus 
spending  becauseit  means  lon- 


ger lines  at  some  food  places, 
such  as  KR's  and  the  cafeteria! 
However,  the  administration 
has  worked  to  alleviate  this 
problem  by  remodeling  KR's 
during  the  summer  of  2006, 
opening  up  more  space  in  the 
cafeteria  during  the  summer 
of  2007,  opening  up  the  Kayak 
during  the  fall  2008  semester, 
and  keeping  some  food  options 
open  on  Saturday  nights. 

"[The  cafeteria]  was  built 
for  half  the  student  population 
we  have  today,"  Schoonard 
said. 

The  administration,  along 
with  the  Student  Advisory 
Committee,  have  been  meet- 
ing and  discussing  students' 
suggestions  and  possible  so- 
lutions to  problems  like  space 
shortage  and  long  lines.  They 
have  also  met  with  Southern 
Village  and  dorm  RAs  to  dis- 
cuss student  concerns. 

However,  renovations,  re- 
modeling and  new  buildings 
will  be  costly. 

"We  need  to  think  about 
what  is  the  best  use  of  our 
money,"  Schoonard  said. 

There  are  plans  to  remodel 
both  the  CK  menu  and  build- 
ing, Frood  said.  Schoonard 
added  that  there  might  even  be 
some  changes  made  to  KR's. 

"We  just  want  our  students 
to  know  that  we're  not  just  sit- 
ting back  and  watching  with- 
out any  concern,"  Frood  said. 
"I  am  actively  trying  to  figure 
out  solutions." 


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Economy  affects  preregistration 

Daisy  Wood  Frood  said  while  there  will 

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students  with  the  economic 
situation,  there  will  also  be 


At  the  close  of  the  two- 
week  pre-registration  period     f^nts  who  choose  Southern 
at  Southern,  the  number  of    because  they  decide  not  to  go 


students  who  registered  has 
dropped  from  1,699  last  se- 
mester to  1,252  this  semester. 

One  of  the  reasons  for  this 
drop  is  that  556  students  still 
have  restrictions,  most  of 
which  are  financial.  These  fi- 
nancial restrictions  include 
tuition,  worship  fines  and 
library  fines. 

Because  so  many  students 
still  have  restrictions,  the 
school  has  decided  to  extend 
the  pre-registration  period 
into  the  beginning  of  June. 

According  to  Joni  Zier,  di- 
rector of  records  and  advise- 
ment, Southern  has  never  had 
to  make  this  extension  before, 
but  they  are  concerned  about 
the  economy.  However,  with 
the  extended  dates,  students 
will  have  the  opportunity  to 
get  the  help  that  they  need 
in  order  to  set  things  straight 
and  then  register  right  away 
instead  of  waiting  until  July  1, 
which  is  the  date  for  new  stu- 
dent registration. 

"It's  just  a  sign  to  me  that 
we  have  more  work  to  do,"  said 
Doug  Frood,  associate  vice 
president  of  budgeting  and  fi- 
nance. "We  have  to  go  through 
the  process  to  work  with  each 
student  and  figure  out  what's 
holding  them  back." 


to  a  more  expensive  school. 

...the  school 

has  decided 

to  extend  the 

pre-registration 

period  into 

the  beginning 

of  June. 

Also  because  of  the  economy 
and  unemployment  rate,  some 
students  may  chose  to  further 
their  education  instead  of  go- 
•  ing  into  the  work  field. 

"It's  definitely  a  possibility 
coming  back  for  grad  school," 
said  Brad  Child,  a  senior  busi- 
ness administration  major. 
"With  the  economy  the  way 
it  is,  I  am  thinking  down  the 
road,  and  I  will  be  better  off 
with  an  MBA  because  there 
will-  be  more  possibilities 
and  I'll  have  a  better  chance 
of  being  hired." 

Even  with  the  decline  in 
pre-registration  numbers, 
Frood  is  not  worried. 

"I'm  an  optimist  and  look- 
ing forward  to  a  good  result 
in  August,  but  I  fully  recog- 
nize where  we  are  financially," 
Frood  said.  "Until  then,  we 
just  need  to  inform  people  of 
what  all  their  options  are." 


huang  trial  delayed,  victim  and  witnesses  not  present 


PYYOUNG 
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On  April  3,  the  trial  for 
fhomore  computer  science 
Bor  Ruiguang  "Jay"  Zhuang, 
10  was  charged  with  aggra- 
S<1  domestic  assault  and 
iravated  robbery,  was  de- 
ed for  the  second  time  until 
May  5- 
^larig  was  arrested  in 
tanber  for  threatening 
»>1  another  student  with  a 
J™  and  attempting  to  steal 


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granted  Zhuang's  lawyer  a 
continuance  for  the  trial, 
which  was  originally  sched- 
uled for  Feb.  27,  because  the 
neither  the  victim  or  the  wit- 
nesses appeared. 

The  victim  and  two  of  the 
witnesses  did  not  return  to 
Southern  this  semester  or  ap- 
pear at  any  of  the  grand  jury 
trials,  said  Kevin  Penrod,  di- 
rector of  Campus  Safety. 

"It  bothers  me  that  we  have 
three  non-Sevenfh-day  Ad- 
ventist  students  that  have  left 
because  of  this,"  Penrod  said. 

Zhuang,  who  is  an  inter- 


national student  from  China, 
plans  to  return  to  Southern 
next  year  if  nothing  changes 
between  now  and  then. 

"I  won't  do  it  again  because 
I  know  they'll  give  me  a  hard 
time,"  he  said  to  the  Accent.  "I 
learned  from  this." 

Zhuang  was  suspended  for 
seven  days,  Penrod  said:  He 
added  that  if  an  international 
student  is  suspended  for  more 
than  seven  days  they  lose  their 
student  visa.  Southern  had 
him  go  to  counseling  and  put 
him  on  probation,  where  he 
has  to  check  in  with  a  dean 


every  night.  He  said  South- 
ern has  helped  him  by  giving 
him  rides  to  court,  among 
other  things. 

Southern  Lights  Volunteer 
Coordinator  Bill  Wilson  has 
helped  Zhuang  with  the  legal 
proceedings. 

"We  at  Southern  take  good 
care  of  Jay,"  Wilson  said. 

Southern  President  Gordon 
Bietz  said  Southern  adminis- 
tration has  tried  to  work  in  the 
best  interest  of  the  students. 

"The  welfare  of  our  stu- 
dents is  very  important  to  me 
and  to  the  staff  in  Student 


Services.  I  trust  the  judgment 
of  the  professional  and  caring 
team  handling  this  situation," 
Bietz  said.  "While  it  is  impos- 
sible to  create  one  rule  or  pol- 
icy that  covers  every  unique 
circumstance  with  which  the 
university  is  confronted,  I 
assure  you  that  safety  is  al- 
ways a  primary  concern  when 
decisions  are  made  that  affect 
our  students." 

To  follow  this  story  during  the 
summer  check  our  Web  site 
at  accent.southern.edu. 


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NEWS 


Dusk  till  Dawn  Race  emphasizes  teamwork 


Christina  McNeilus 
Staff  VVRrrER 

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On  April  4, 13  teams  partic- 
ipated in  the  3rd  annual  Dusk 
till  Dawn  race.  This  year  con- 
sisted of  18  different  activities 
that  the  teams  had  to  complete 
before  7:22  a.m. 

Taking  home  $200  for 
first  place  was  team  Marro 
Rosqa'a.  The  race  started  at 
9:30  p.m.,  and  Marro  Rosqa'a 
lead  the  way  coming  in  at  1:09 
a.m.  Second-time  champion 
and  a  senior  outdoor  educa- 
tion major,  Casey  Walter  said 
the  key  to  their  success  was  to 
be  "light  and  fast." 

Coming  in  second  and  tak- 
ing home  $160  was  team  Wa- 
wona.  Third  place  went  to 
team  Adventures  Gymneers. 

At  every  location,  the  teams 
had  to  have  their  passport 
stamped,  which  was  given  to 
them  at  the  start  of  the  race. 
The  first  team  with  the  pass- 
port completed  got  first  place. 
Mike  Hills,  director  of  outdoor 
leadership,  said  it  was  more 
than  just  physical  capabilities 
for  winning. 

"The  key  to  winning  the  race 
is  working  together  as  a  team," 
Hill  said. 


Desiree  Pegel  hooking  Habte  Dessie  to 
during  Saturday  night's  race. 

Participants'  ages  ranged 
from  16  to  50.  Mary  King, 
team  member  of  Home  Skillet 
and  supporting  mother,  said 
she  was  just  hoping  to  finish 
the  race. 

"I  think  the  toughest  part 
for  me  will  be  rock  climbing, 
because  I  will  probably  pass 
out,"  King  said. 

Anthony  Handel,  a  senior 
religious  education  major  and 
third-time  second-place  win- 
ner, said  the  hardest  activity 
for  their  group  was  the  map 
challenge.  Two  of  the  mem- 
bers had  to  be  blindfolded 
while  putting  the  puzzle  pieces 
together.  This  is  where  team- 
work    and     communication 


Photo  by  Emily  Kay 
the  zip-line  offo/McKee  Library 

skills  were  necessary.  A  help- 
ful hint  for  next  year's  race 
Handel  said  was  learning  to 
sequence  the  challenges. 

"You  can  save  a  lot  of  time 
by  setting  up  the  order  you 
complete  each  challenge  in," 
Handel  said. 

Steve  Bontekoe,  adventure 
programs  coordinator,  said 
that  this  year  several  different 
activities  were  added.  Some 
of  the  challenges  included 
rock  climbing,  caving,  rac- 
ing and  even  zip-lining  off  of 
the  library. 

Bontekoe  said,  "The  best 
part  of  the  race  is  watching  the 
teams  work  together  on  the 
challenges  and  adventures." 


Uganda 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

their  involvement  to  the  next 
level  and  help  raise  awareness 
so  that  we  can  end  this  conflict 
and  get  the  abducted  children 
home." 


Brittany  Gimbel,  a  senior 
nursing  major  who  ran  the  5k 
race,  thought  downtown  Chat- 
tanooga was  a  good  place  to 
hold  the  event. 

"Coolidge  Park  is  where  ev- 
eryone goes  on  the  weekends," 
she  said.  "Hopefully  a  lot  of 
people  saw  us  running." 


The  next  Invisible  Children 
event,  "The  Rescue,"  will  take 
place  on  April  25.  According 
to  the  Invisible  Children  Web 
site,  students  will  march  to  a 
designated  "abduction  site," 
and  spend  the  night  there  to 
get  media  attention. 


Pastor 

Continued  from  Pg.  1 

adventurous  stories  in  service 
of  God. 

Alex,  Nicole,  and  Audrey, 
their  3-year-old  daughter,  will 
be  moving  west  at  the  end  of 
this  semester.  April  26  will  be 
Bryan's  last  Sabbath  at  Colleg- 
edale  Church. 

"We  sensed  God  leading  us 
elsewhere,"  Bryan  said.  "We 
love  it  here  at  Southern,  in 
fact,  we  had  put  money  down 
on  a  house  and  we  were  pre- 


paring to  settle  in.  But,  we 
believe  the  Holy  Spirit  had 
other  plans." 

John  McVay,  president  of 
Walla  Walla  University,  is 
looking  forward  to  the  Bryan 
family  joining  the  Walla  Walla 
community. 

"We  have  been  without  a 
senior  pastor  for  some  time. 
In  my  conversations  with  stu- 
dent leaders,  they  have  begun 
to  worry  about  the  impact  of 
that  on  our  campus.  I  believe 
that  Alex's  ministry  here  at 
Walla  Walla  University  will  be 
Spirit-bathed   and   inspired," 


McVay  said. 

Bryan  has  enjoyed  his  time 
with  Collegedale  Church.  He 
has  loved  the  people,  the  pas- 
tors, but  most  of  all  the  South- 
ern students.  Continuing  to 
work  with  students  is  what 
Bryan  is  looking  forward  to 
the  most. 

McVay  said,  "We  will  be 
blessed,  we  know,  by  their 
presence  and  good  work  here 
at  Walla  Walla.  We  thank 
SAU  for  your  willingness  to 
share  this  marvelous  family 
with  us." 


McArthur 
Continued  from  Pg.  1 


his  wife  accepted  the  position 
to  try  something  different  and 
go  somewhere  new. 

"[There  is]  some  sense  of 
adventure  in  that  Giving  some- 
where new),"  he  said. 

"  When 
Ben  speaks, 
people  listen. 

-Jan  Haluska 


Some  of  the  faculty  are  sad 
to  see  McArthur  go. 

"It's  goingto  be  ahugehole," 
said  Lisa  Diller,  a  professor  in 
the  history  department.  "He 
has  been  a  huge  presence  on 
our  campus." 

Diller  added  that  McArthur 
has  had  a  positive  impact  on 
her,  as  a  teacher. 

"He  sets  a  high  standard  in 
the  department  for  investing 
in  our  classes,"  she  said.  "[He] 


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ucation." 

Some  students  who  enjoys 
McArthur's  classes  are  disap. 
pointed  he  is  leaving. 

"I  will  be  sorry  to  see  him 
go,"  said  Amanda  Chase,  a 
junior  social  work  major  who 
has  taken  four  classes  from 
McArthur.  "He  knows  so  much 
about  history,  and  for  me  per- 
sonally he  made  history  come 
alive." 

Jan  Haluska,  chair  of  the 
English  department,  has  J 
worked  at  Southern  with 
McArthur  since  1982  and  has 
been  his  neighbor  for  18  years. 
Haluska  said  McArthur  has 
been  a  campus  leader  for  a 
long  time. 

"When  Ben  speaks,  people 
listen,"  he  said.  "I  think  the 
campus  will  miss  the  academic 
wisdom  he  has.  [He  is]  always 
on  the  side  of  academic  rigor 
and  intellectual  service  to  stu- 
dents." 

The  history  department  has 
recently  put  together  a  search 
committee  to  find  someone  to 
fill  McArthur's  position. 


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Living  lite  with  a  soldier's  heart  and  a  5-year-olds  eyes 

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Tim  Feig 
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The  scene  is  Sonrise,  2008, 
my  first  one.  We  had  recently 
moved  to  Collegedale,  where 
I  had  enrolled  at  Southern  as 
a  theology  major.  It  was  unex- 
pected, the  call  to  go  back  to 
school  at  age  40,  but  I  had  ab- 
solved to  allow  God  to  be  Lord 
of  my  life  and  didn't  question 
Him  anymore. 

I  was  struggling  then  with 
being  a  military  policeman 
in  the  Tennessee  National 
Guard,  a  thoroughly  "combat" 
role,  while  attending  school 
to  be  trained  to  lead  others  to 
Christ.  But  I  reasoned  that  He 
had  called  me  there  as  I  was, 
and  besides,  the  guard  was. 
helping  me  afford  the  school- 
ing and  support  my  family,  so 
I  tried  to  put  off  making  any 
decisions  on  the  matter. 

While  walking  through  the 
passion  week  portrayal,  my 


then  5-year-old  son  became 
tired,  so  I  put  him  on  my 
shoulders  where  he  was  easier 
to  carry  and  also  had  a  better 
view.  When  we  came  to  the 
crucifixion  scene,  he  had  more 
than  his  usual  questions.  "Why 
are  they  doing  that  to  Jesus?" 
"Who  are  they?"  "What  did  Je- 
sus do  wrong?"  "Why  are  they 
hurting  Him?" 

Being  a  father  of  "sound 
mind,"  I  attempted  to  ex- 
plain to  my  son,  in  5-year-old 
terms,  what  was  going  on.  Je- 
sus had  come  to  this  earth  to 
help  us,  I  said.  And  in  doing 
that,  He  had  caused,  by  being 
the  Son  of  God,  some  people 
to  realize  how  sinful  and  bad 
they  were,  and  they  didn't  like 
it.  In  fact,  I  told  him,  just  see- 
ing Jesus  made  many  of  them 
very  angry,  and  they  wanted  to 
get  rid  of  Him  so  they  would 
not  be  reminded  of  how  bad 
they  were.  The  ones  nailing 
Him  to  the  cross,  I  said,  were 
not  doing  it  because  He  had 


done  anything  to  them;  they 
were  just  doing  their  job,  what 
they  had  been  told  to  do.  Then 
I  casually  added,  almost  mat- 
ter-of-factly,  that  they  didn't 
want  to  hurt  Jesus,  but  they 
had  to  do  what  they  were  told. 
They  were  soldiers,  and  that's 
what  soldiers  do. 

*•'■  Why  are 
they  doing 
that  to 
Jesus? 


The  next  words  out  of  my 
son's  mouth  nearly  dropped 
me  to  my  knees  the  instant  he 
spoke  them.  I  knew  immedi- 
ately that  God  was  speaking 
to  me  through  the  mouth  of 
my  son.  I  knew  at  that  mo- 
ment that  I  had  been  looking 
at  my  situation  from  my  own, 
selfish,  materialistic  point  of 


view.  His  words  were  simple, 
and  straight  to  the  heart.  "But 
Daddy,"  he  said,  "you're  a  sol- 
dier." 

With  tears  in  my  eyes  I 
stopped  there  and  then,  in 
the  middle  of  the  vast  throng 
of  people  passing  through  the 
final  performance  of  that  day. 
Thankful  for  the  sunglasses  I 
was  wearing,  and  thankful  for 
the  insight  of  a  child,  I  said  a 
prayer  to  my  Father  for  for- 
giveness, for  thinking  about 
me,  and  not  about  Him.  I 
knew  exactly  what  He  was 
telling  me.  No  more  excuses, 
Tim.  You're  not  playing  sol- 
dier anymore.  No  more  uni- 
forms and  guns,  you  will  fight 
for  Me  now. 

It  was  not  easy,  but  in  No- 
vember of  2008  I  was  granted 
an  honorable  discharge  as  a 
conscientious  objector.  It  was 


not  because  I  am  not  patriot- 
ic, or  because  I  disagree  with 
those  who  defend  our  coun- 
try and  our  way  of  life,  but 
because  I  have  found  a  new 
way  to  fight,  and  a  new,  bet- 
ter cause  to  fight  for.  My  unit 
has  since  been  scheduled  for 
deployment  to  Afghanistan  in 
August  2009. 

As  for  the  military  pay,  and 
tuition  assistance,  God  clearly 
told  me  "Don't  worry  about  it, 
that's  My  problem,"  and  we 
haven't  missed  it.  He  is  taking 
care  of  my  family  and  I. 

I  hope  to  graduate  in  De- 
cember of  2010;  and  where 
He  will  send  me  to  fight  is  any- 
body's guess.  But  one  thing 
is  for  sure:  Wherever  that  is, 
I  intend  to  go  with  the  heart 
of  a  soldier  and  the  eyes  of  a 
5-year-old. 


Having  a  cheering  section  in  life 


This  guy.  I  know  pretty  well 
ran  his  first  marathon  a  couple 
of  weeks  ago.  He  said  it  was 
true  that  life  is  like  running 
a  race;  that  Paul  had  it  right 
when  he  alludes  to  the  idea  in 
2  Timothy  4:7  (look  it  up). 

He  said  the  marathon  was 
full  of  difficult  times  when 
running  became  very  mental- 
ly taxing.  With  each  mile,  his 
pain  increased  until  every  step 
became  tougher  than  the  last. 
At  times  he  would  ask  him- 
self "why  am  I  doing  this?"  or 
"how  is  this  fun  or  helpful  in 
any  way?"  In  spite  of  his  train- 
ing and  conscientious  prepara- 
tion for  the  big  event,  his  soles 
burned  and  his  joints  moaned 


with  fatigue.  He  realized  that 
in  some  ways,  it's  pretty  funny 
that  thousands  of  people  go 
through  the  painful  experi- 
ence every  year,  sometimes 
over  and  over. 

Life,  especially  as  a  Chris- 
tian, is  often  described  as  a 
walk.  It's  a  journey,  a  trek,  an 
endurance  race  with  a  spectac- 
ular prize  at  the  end.  We  are 
called  to  stay  on  the  narrow 
road  and  let  God's  Word  be  a 
lamp  to  our  feet  and  a  light  for 
our  path  (Matthew  7:14;  Psalm 

119:105). 

But  how  do  we  keep  running 

when  life  becomes  difficult? 

When  our  soles  burn  and  our 

joints  ache?    Do  we  owe  it  to 

our  own  preparation  or  physi- 
cal toughness  or  luck? 

My  friend  found  that  it  was  "  brother  (Proverbs  18:24). 

the  support  on  the  sidelines  of 


people  unknown  to  him  that 
kept  both  his  feet  going  in 
their  slow,  plodding  rhythm 
until  he  finished  the  race. 

While  life  can  also  be  long 
arid  painful,  while  it  can  be 
discouraging  and  filled  with 
doubts  and  while  the  pain  may 
not  seem  worth  all  the  careful 
preparation  sometimes,  there 
is  always  Someone  on  the 
sidelines  cheering  us  on. 

Finishing  his  first  marathon 
was  a  proud  moment  for  my 
friend.  He  knew  he  couldn't 
go  back  and  thank  all  the  peo- 
ple who  cheered  him  on,  but 
he  owed  a  lot  to  their  support. 
And  in  the  process,  he  realized 
that  he  owed  everything  to 
Someone  he  did  know,  Some- 
one who  sticks  closer  than  a 


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THURSDAY,  APRIL  9,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


Sifting  through  accomplishments  to  find  meaning 


Tara  Becker 

Public  Relations  Major 

ftpfL-prf^gnnthpm  pHit 


Last  week,  I  had  the  privi- 
lege of  going  to  a  sit-down 
dinner  where  Dr.  Ben  Carson 
was  speaking.  Dr.  Bietz  and 
Dr.  Wygal  had  reserved  a  table 
for  Southern,  and  they  invited 
Christina  (another  student 
worker)  and  me  to  go  along.  I 
had  heard  a  lot  about  Carson 
and  was  excited  to  have  the 
opportunity  to  hear  him  in 
person.  To  be  honest,  I  didn't 
know  who  Ben  Carson  was 
until  earlier  this  year.  Appar- 
ently, that's  ridiculous  judging 
from  the  reactions  I  got  when 
I  first  admitted  this.  Word  on 
the  street  is  that  this  man  is  a 
pretty  big  deal. 

At  the  Chattanooga  Conven- 
tion Center  while  we  waited  tor 
the  event  to  start,  we  enjoyed 
some  pleasant  conversation.  I 
witnessed  Mrs.  Wygal  making 
some  light-hearted  jabs  at  Dr. 
Wygal  and  immediately  recog- 
nized that  Dr.  Wygal  had  met 
his  perfect  match.  I  listened 
as  Mrs.  Bietz  told  me  about 
her  new  revelations  as  she's 
grown  accustomed  to  Dr.  Bi- 
etz's  rigorous  travel  schedule. 
The  more  I  get  to  know  these 
people,  the  more  human  they 
to   me.    We   talked 


our  hair  gets  in  the  humidity 
and  how  frustrating  contacts 
ran  be  when  you're  first  try- 
ing to  get  them  in.  It's  through 
these  types  of  conversations 
">«  I  realize  that  we're  all 
made  up  of  the  same  stuff.  We 
^  serve  the  same  God,  we  all 
seek  the  same  things:  Affirma- 
nt, love,  acceptance.  We  are 
a'l  human. 

When  the  event  finally  start- 
ed, a  guy  got  up  and  started 

l*ng  about  this  organization 

*d.  "Why  Know?"  Come  to 

1  out,  the  event  was  a  com- 


ing out  party  to  reveal  their 
name  change  and  new  mis- 
sion, and  this  was  the  entire 
reason  that  we  were  there.  But 
not  for  our  table.  We.  came  to 
hear  Carson  speak.  A  lot  of  us 
didn't  even  know  what,  "Why 
Know?"  was. 


.  lmpres- 


.  Ben 


H  And  then, 
there  he  was. 
Ben  Carson.  In 
the  flesh. 


From  what  I  gathered  "Why 
Know"  (now  "On  Point")  is  a 
kind  of  mentor  program  for 
local  high  schools.  From  what 
I  understand  they  do  a  lot  of 
different  things  for  teens  in 
the  community.  Good  things. 
Admirable  things.  Life-chang- 
ing things. 

Before  Carson  came  up  to 
speak,  the  director  of  this  or- 
ganization gave  a  presentation 
on  "Why  Know?"  She  told  sue- ' 
cess  stories  about  teens  whose 
lives  had  been  impacted  by 
this  organization,  emphasiz- 
ing that  this  program  is  about 


twins.  This  man  was.. 

sive. 

And  then,  there  he 

Carson.  In  the  flesh. 

He  gave  a  good  talk.  He  re- 
flected on  his  life,  explaining 

how  he  got  to  the  place  he  is 

now,  and  what  he  has  learned. 

But  to  be  honest,  I  wasn't  over- 
ly impressed.  He  said  a  lot  of 

things  that  weren't  really  new. 

Nothing  that  made  me  tilt  my 

head,  squint  my  eyes,  nod,  and 

say,  "Mmmm."  I  wasn't  sitting 

there  waiting  to  be  blown  out 

of  my  seat,  but  for  everything 

that  has  been  said  about  him, 

I  guess  I  was  looking  for  some 

inspiration,    or   insight   that 

maybe  would  change  the  way 

I  view  life  and  the  world.  My 

point  here  is...  I  was  more 

touched  and  inspired  by  the 

woman  who  spoke  before  than 

by  this  man.  Don't  get  me 

wrong,  this  man  is  really  bril- 
liant. No  doubt  a  man  of  God, 

using  his  incredible  talent  to 

touch  thousands,  no  probably 

millions,  of  lives.  And  for  this  I 

really  do  think  he's  exception- 
al... but  maybe  not  any  more 

than  other  gifted  people  I've 

come   across.   Gifted  people 

that  haven't  met  the  presi- 
dent, who  haven't  separated 

one  brain  from  another  and 

who  don't  bring  in  hundreds 

l  nit'  mai  uio  pLugiiiiu  .=.  ouuul     of  people  when  they  are  asked     „^„„„„.„. _ _ r— 

aDout  now  sweaty  we  get  dur-     fonning  relationships.  These     to  speak  somewhere.  But  gift-     for  him.  But  the  point  of  this     some,  and  I'm  so  glad  I  went. 
lng    le  3ummer>  how  frizzy     arg  teens  who  haye  been  m.     ed  people  just  the  same.  '  whole  thing  was  to  inspire,  to     But  I'm  not  glad  for  the  rea- 

volved  in  gangs,  drugs  and  After  Carson  was  done  raise  awareness  and  tb  cre- 
sex.  These  are  teens  searching  speaking,  a  high  school  ju-  ate  a  passion  for  our  broken 
for  acceptance,  and  finding  it  nior  named  Anna  Stroud  took  teens.  But  it  had  become  about 
in  these  people.  I  was  inspired  the  stage.  ..She  started  talk-  the  person,  and  not  about  the 
listening  to  this  woman  speak,  ing  about  how  her  life  has  cause. 
She  was  passionate;  she  was     changed  since  she's  become        It's  so  easy  to  glorify  peo- 

involved  with  "Why  Know?" 

She  talked  about  her  insecuri- 
ties and  struggles  as  she  tried 

to  deal  with  the  pressures  that 

our  society  has  put  on  young 

girls,  the  peer  pressure  to  con- 
form to  materialistic  ideals. 
It  was  at  this  point  that  I 

noticed  something  shocking. 

People  were  actually  getting 


Dr.  Ben  Carson 

up  and  leaving.  Right  in  the 
middle  of  this  young  girl's  tes- 
timony; people  were  checking 
out.  They  had  heard  Carson 
speak,  and  that's  what  they 
had  come  for;  now  it  was  time 
to  go.  I  sat  there  astonished, 
watching  women  gathering  up 
their  purses,  and  men  straight- 
ening their  suits,  thinking  to 
myself,  'You  are  missing  the 
point!" 

THIS  girl.  THESE  teens. 
THESE  stories.  THEY  are  the 
reason  that  we  were  there,  or 
the  reason  we  should  have 
been  there.  It  wasn't  about 
Carson.  He  was  a  bonus,  no 
doubt...  there  wouldn't  have 
been  such  a  turnout  if  it  wasn't 


find  c 


transparent,  and  she  was  ab- 
solutely dedicated  to  this  out- 
reach program. 

After  she  spoke,  it  was  time 
to  introduce  "The  Man."  In  her 
introduction,  she  listed  the 
many  things  that  Carson  has 
accomplished,  from  receiving 
the  Jefferson  Award  to  being 
the  first  to  separate  Siamese 


pie,  isn't  it?  We  are  a  nation 
that  measures  people's  worth 
by  their  accomplishments, 
not  who  they  are.  If  you're  not 
interesting  enough,  success- 
ful enough,  pretty  enough, 
or  smart  enough,  you're  not 
worth  our  time.  We  are  called 
to  "not  be  of  this  world,"  but 
we   have  become   enamored 


Graphic  by  Katie  Dexler 


"with  prestige  and  awed  by 
material  success.  Carson,  as  I 
think  I've  emphasized  already, 
is  an  amazing  man.  I  don't 
want  to  minimize  how  giv- 
ing and  influential  he's  been 
in  furthering  the  kingdom  of 
God  and  impacting  lives,  but 
he  is  human,  just  like  Anna. 
He  struggles  with  the  same 
things,  breathes  the  same  air 
and  uses  the  bathroom  like  the 
rest  of  us. 

We  are  all  made  up  of  the 
same  stuff.  We  worship  the 
same  God,  we  seek  the  same 
things:  Affirmation,  love,  ac- 
ceptance. But  so  often  we  miss 
the  point. 

This  experience  was  awe- 


sons  I  thought  I  would  be,  and 
I  wasn't  inspired  by  the  people 
I  thought  I  would  be  inspired 
by.  But  I'm  pretty  sure  that's 
the  beauty  of  it. 

May  we  see  it.  See  through 
the  fluff,  the  titles  and  the 
fame.  See  the  cause,  and  see 
the  people.  See  each  individu- 
al for  who  they  are,  not  what 
they've  done.  See  the  beauty 
in  brokenness  and  the  value  in 
success.  May  we  find  the  bal- 
ance. And  never  forget  that 
we,     o,  are  human. 


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8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  9, 2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southern.edu 


Two-hit  wonder,  The  Fray,  releases  new  CD 


DONNIE  KEELE 
Assistant  Chapiain 

Hnnnipke'snnlhprn  Pfilt 


"I  don't  really  like  them.  I 
mean,  their  song  got  so  played 
out." 

I'll  give  it  to  you.  They  had 
two  hits  on  their  last  album 
that  got  played  pretty  hard, 
yet  in  conversations  where 
The  Fray  is  mentioned  you  are 
just  as  likely  to  hear  someone 
ask,  "Who?"  Somehow,  every- 
body can  recognize  their  hits 
almost  to  the  point  of  disdain 
but  manages  to  forget  who 
actually  made  the  music.  Two 
things: 

1.  Artists  don't  overplay 
their  own  music,  DJ's  do. 

2.  If  you  haven't  checked 
out  The  Fray's  new  self-titled 
album  because  you  got  tired  of 
hearing  "Cable  Car"  on  the  ra- 
dio, you're  missing  out. 

Early  February  saw  the  re- 
lease of  The  Fray's  second  full 
album  entitled  "The  Fray." 
Unfortunately,  nearly  nobody 
noticed  and  that's  the  part  I 
can't  get  over.  They  have  all  the 


makings  of  a  band  that  should 
get  recognition  but  somehow 
remain  nameless.  The  album  is 
well  mixed,  full  of  texture  and 
lyrically  solid  although  some 
songs  like  "Never  Say  Never" 
might  leave  you  scratching 
your  head  as  to  the  meaning. 
Still,  the  same  could  be  said  of 
Coldplay. 

Driven  by  piano,  "The  Fray" 
sports  a  laid  back  yet  invested 
feel,  which  sounds  distinctly 
different  from  "How  To  Save  a 
Life,"  yet  both  albums  can  be 
easily  connected  to  one  anoth- 
er, a  talent  few  bands  possess. 
In  addition,  they  are  able  to 
follow  the  music  trend  without 
catering  to  it. 

So  if  it  sounds  like  I  am 
mad  that  The  Fray  isn't  super 
popular,  it's  because  I  am. 
Although,  I'm  not  sure  why  I 
should  be.  America,  after  all,  is 
a  free  country.  But  I  would  like 
to  finish  with  this:  At  the  end 
of  the  day  everyone  wants  an 
album  that  they  can  listen  to 
start  to  finish  and  "The  Fray" 
delivers.  End  of  discussion. 


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Vexation:  Wasting  en- 
ergy left  and  right. 

Solution:  Last  week  we 
talked  about  having  a  light- 
ing curfew,  but  here's  an 
even  easier  way  to  save  on 
electricity;  just  turn  your 
computer  off. 

Implementation:  It's 
.  pretty  simple.  Power  down 
your  computer  at  night 
(and  especially  when  you 
leave  for  the  weekend).  Un- 
plug your  power  strips  too 
while  — «!*■■*  at  it.  If  y"«'— 
just  lea, nig  your  desk  for 
an  hour  or  two,  turn  your 


monitor  off.  Believe  it  or 
not,  those  suck  more  power 
than  your  hard  drive.    . 

Clarification:  People 
say  that  turning  your  com- 
puter off  every  night  is  hard 
on  the  system,  but  this  is 
a  myth  that  has  persisted 
for  some  odd  reason.  Now 
you  can  be  greener  with- 
out having  to  worry  about 
hurting  the  pretty  Mac- 
Book  your  parents  bought 
you  for  Christmas.  Alright! 
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energy  center. org /myths/ 
Tif  l-rs_energyuse. 
html. 


Question  of  the  Week 

If  you  could  choose,  what  sport  would 
you  be  legendary  at? 


"Gymnastics,  because  I  could  go  to  the 
Olympics  and  win  medals  or  poker  so  I  could 


win  money. 
Gabriella  Perez 


"Tennis,  because  it's  complex 
and  fun." 

-  Joey  Giampa 

"Swimming,  because  I  could  be  best 
friends  with  Michael  Phelps." 

-  Katie  Freeland  "Ping-pong  because  I  want  to 

beat  that  guy  on  YouTube." 

-  Ambar  Perera 

"Pool,  like  Billiards,  because  you  can  be 
old  and  still  be  good  at  it." 

-Alba  Carcamo  "Soccer,  because  I  love  to 

watch  it  but  I  can't  play  it." 

-  Liliet  Prevost 

"I  would  be  legendary  at  golf  so  that  I  could  have  a  longer 
career  and  use  my  winnings  to  help  Southern  students  in 
need  pay  their  bill." 
-  Don  Mathis 


This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed  in  the 
right  direction. 

Literary  Gala  with  the 
Center  for  Creative  Arts 

Rock  Point  Books, 

Chattanooga 

Thursday,  April  9, 7  p.m. ' 

Free 

rockpointbooks.com 

UTC  Women's  Tennis  vs. 
Western  Carolina 

UTC  Tennis  Center, 

Chattanooga 

Friday,  April  10, 1  p.m. 

Free 

gomocs.com 

Easter  Egg  Hunt 

Coolidge  Park, 

Chattanooga 

Sunday,  April  12, 9  a.m. 

Free 

stuartheights.org 

Easter  Brunch  in  the 
Broad  Street  Grille 

The  Chattanooga  Hotel, 

Chattanooga 

Sunday,  April  12, 11  a.m. 

$31.95  for  adults 

(includes  complimentary 

valet  parking) 

chattanoogahotel.com 

Chattanooga  Lookouts 
Minor  League  Baseball 
home  game 

AT&T  Field, 

Chattanooga 

Monday,  April  13,  8 P™- 

Tickets  start  at  $2 

lookouts.com 

Atlanta  Hawks  vs. 
Miami  Heat 

Phillips  Arena,  Atlanta 

Tuesday,  April  14,7  P-m- 
Ticket  prices  vary 
nba.com/hawks 


V    ■•■ 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  9,  2009 

spoil 

The  cold  does  not  stop  soccer 


Zack  Livingston 
Sports  Editor 

acUijaamihBrn.fln'ii 


Team  Furia  Latlna  took 
on  the  Fluffy  Chickens  Mon- 
day night  during  an  outpour 
of  confused  weather  that  left 
fans  furious  and  frozen.  Furia 
scored  two  goals  in  the  first 
half  thanks  to  an  offensive  ef- 
fort by  Sean  Ancheta  and  Paulo 
Tenorio.  The  Fluffy  Chickens 
had  many  opportunities  to  get 
on  the  scoreboard,  but  Furia 
goalie  Jimmy  Gains  wouldn't 
allow  anything  past  him.  Furia 
went  on  to  win  2-0. 
I  Furia  is  the  new  team  to 
beat  after  defeating  the  fa- 
vored Masanga  Boys  on  Sun- 
day's make-up  game. 

"Our  team  usually  passes 
the  ball  very  well,"  said  Teno- 


rio, a  senior  religious  studies 
major.  "Today  we  actually 
did  that  even  though  it  was 
freezing." 

In  the  women's  division, 
the  Fluffy  Roosters  played 
against  Fantasy  Futbol.  The 
Roosters  played  with  heart 
despite  missing  a  few  of  their 
players  but  Fantasy  Futbol's 
offense  was  brutal  and  scored 
seven  goals  by  the  end  of  the 
game.  Roosters'  captain,  Dan- 
ielle Baasch,  played  in  a  sling 
after  having  surgery  on  her 
arm  and  still  managed  to  score 
one  of  the  team's  two  goals. 

"I  usually  play  goalie  but  I 
couldn't  because  of  my  arm," 
said  Baasch,  senior,  a  senior 
music  major.  "My  team  still 
played  well  though." 

Fantasy  Futbol  won  7-2. 


Pholo  by  Hollie  Macomber 
ftm  Gotshell  and  Andres  Escobar  don't  let  freezing  weather  stop  their 
ffume. 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


°s  tfou  r°    I md Saral' Crowe  get  their  gamec 
1  "uxjor  posession  of  the  ball. 


Photo  by  Austin  McAllister 
a  fierce  battle  of  speed 


Many  winners  in  benchpress  contest 


Zack  Livingston 
Sports  Editor 

2ackl(5)Snilthprn  p^n 


Students  from  all  over  cam- 
pus flocked  to  the  boy's  dorm 
lobby  on  Monday  night  to  get 
a  glimpse  of  the  buffest  and 
boldest  men  on  campus.  Talge 
Hall  hosted  its  annual  bench 
press  competition  that  had  the 
lobby  packed  with  students 
cheering  for  their  friends  and 
significant  others.  All  year 
long  the  guys  have  been  train- 
ing to  lift  250,  300  or  350  lbs 
in  order  to  receive  a  bench 
club  t-shirt  and  the  awe  of  ev- 
ery female  watching. 

Fourteen  men  were  able  to 
lift  250  lbs,  but  only  two  were 
able  to  lift  300  lbs.  Hubert 
Maitland,  a  freshman  music 
education  major,  and  Joshua 


Walker,  a  sophomore  con- 
struction and  architectural 
draftings  major,  were  the  only 
two  to  power  up  the  massive 
plates  to  an  applause  from 
the  crowd. 

There  were  many  excuses 
for  those  who  couldn't  lift  as 
much  as  they  thought  they 
could  and  some  power  bench- 
ers completely  missed  the 
competition.  Whatever  the 
case  may  be,  two  under  class- 
men are  now  classified  as  the 
strongest  benchers  on  South- 
ern's campus. 

"I  think  this  year  went  well 
considering  all  the  people  that 
showed  up  to  support  all  of 
the  participants,"  said  Shayne 
Aris,  a  spotter  for  the  contest. 
"Some  people  went  home  hap- 
py and  some  just  have  to  try 
next  year." 


Contest  Winners 
250  pounds: 

Tim  Attride 
Raymond  Mills 
Andres  Campos 
Jordan  Core 
Braian  Tabor 
Ryan  Johnson 
David  Craves 
Malcolm  Niggl 
Dean  Boyer 
Shayne  Aris 
Mike  Brown 
Zackary  Livingston 
Jacob  Mayer 
Elshell  Bertus 

300  pounds: 

loshua  Walker 
Hubert  Maitland 


What  makes  a  MVP  valuable 


Davis  Wallace 
Contributor 

rlwaHar-prasnnrhpm  > 


There  are  many  different 
awards  in  the  National  Basket- 
ball Association,  none  more  as 
coveted  than  the  Most  Valu- 
able Player.  This  prestigious 
award  is  usually  given  to  the 
individual  that  has  meant  the 
most  to  his  ball  club.  Howev- 
er, as  of  late  it  seems  like  the 
MVP  goes  to  the  best  player  on 
the  best  team. 

During  the  2001-2002  sea- 
son, the  Sacramento  Kings 
finished  the  year  with  a  NBA- 
best  61-21  record.  Injuries 
limited  Sacramento's  star 
power  forward  Chris  Webber 
to  only  54  games.  That  same 
year  the  San  Antonio  Spurs 
and  Los  Angeles  Lakers  fin- 
ished with  identical  records 
(58-24).  Seven-foot  Spurs 
power  forward  Tim  I)uncan 
started  and  played  in  all  82 
games,  averaging  25.5  points 
and  12.7  rebounds  per  game. 
While  for  the  Lakers,  center 
Shaquille  O'Neal  played  in  67 
games,  averaging  27.2  points 


and  10.7  rebounds  per  game. 
Over  in  the  lowly  Eastern  Con- 
ference, newly  acquired  New 
Jersey  Nets  point  guard  Jason 
Kidd  turned  around  an  awful 
Nets  team  from  26  wins  to  52 
wins  in  one  season,  also  play- 
ing in  all  82  games,  averaging 
14.7  points,  7.3  rebounds  and 
9.9  assists  per  game.  Although 
he  led  the  Nets  to  one  of  their 
greatest  turnarounds  in  fran- 
chise history,  Kidd  did  not  win 
the  MVP  that  year.  The  award 
went  to  Duncan. 

This  year,  it  seems  like  the 
Cleveland  Cavaliers  and  the 
Los  Angeles  Lakers  are  the 
top  two  teams  in  their  respec- 
tive conferences.  If  everything 
goes  according  to  plan,  the 
Cavs  will  have  the  best  record 
in  the  league  and  James  will 
win  his  first  MVP.  It  is  hard 
to  vote  against  LeBron  James 
since  he  is  averaging  28.4 
points,  7.7  rebounds  and  7.2 
assists  per  game  along  with  a 
flawless  one-loss  home  record. 
Some  writers  might  consider 
him  the  best  player  on  the  best 
team,  however  there  is  a  young 
fellow    in    Orlando    named 


Dwight  Howard,  averaging 
21.1  points  per  game,  NBA- 
leading  14  rebounds  and  3 
blocks  per  game,  whose  name 
is  also  in  the  running.  Not  only 
that  but  he  has  played  most  of 
the  season  without  star  point 
guard  Jameer  Nelson  who  is 
out  with  a  shoulder  in  1  iry. 

I  personally  belie  e  that 
the  NBA  and  these  writers 
should  be  done  with  this  "the 
best  player  on  the  best  team" 
rule.  If  I  was  going  to  award 
the  league  MVP  to  someone, 
I  would  base  my  decision  on 
three  questions.  First,  how 
many  games  did  you  win  this 
year  compared  to  the  last? 
Secondly,  how  efficient  are 
your  stats  and,  third,  how 
many  games  would  your  team 
have  won  if  you  were  not  in 
the  lineup?  If  some  of  these 
writers  put  more  thought  into 
my  three  questions,  then  we'd 
have  different  MVPs  in  the 
past.  Kidd  would  have  won  in 
2002,  Kobe  Bryant  in  2006 
and  Steve  Nash  in  2007.  May- 
be even  Howard  over  James 
for  MVP  this  year. 


/ 


TO  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


chatter 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  9,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  no6n 
chatter@southern.edu 


Malawi  project  |  In  conjunc- 
tion with  Adventist  Intercol- 
legiate Association,  Adventist 
Health  International,  and  the 
Adventist  colleges/universi- 
ties of  the  North  American 
Division,  we  are  planning  a 
short  term  mission  trip  to  Ma- 
lawi, Africa  this  summer.  The 
dates  for  the  trip  will  be  June 
23-July  8,  2009.  The  project 
will  consist  of  three  aspects: 
Evangelism,  Health,  and 
Construction  in  six  locations 
throughout  the  country  of  Ma- 
lawi. Space  is  limited.  Pass- 
ports are  necessary.  If  you  are 
interested,  please  contact  Kari 
Shultz  or  Gayle  Moore  for  fur- 
ther information. 

Prayer  groups  |  7:15a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 


1  fproming  events  calendar 


Friday,  April  10 

Payday 

8  p.m.  -  Department/Club  Vespers 

(Various  Locations) 

8:08  p.m. -Sunset 

After  Vespers   —  Adoration   (Lynn 

Wood) 

Sabbath,  April  11 

8:45  a.m.-2  p.m.  -  SONRISE  Resur- 
rection Pageant  (Collegedale  Church) 
Tickets  are  required  until  the  2p  show- 
ing. 

1-5  p.m.  -  Lynn  H.  Wood  Archaeology 
Museum  (Hackman) 
2:15  p.m:  -  FLAG  Camp  -  e-mail 
mgage@southern.edu  to  reserve 
(Parking  Lot  by  Wood  Hall) 
4  p.m.  -  Door-2-Door  Prayer  Out- 
reach (Parking  Lot  by  Wood  Hall) 


9  p.m.  -  Table  Game  Night  (Dining 
Hall) 

Sunday,  April  12 

Easter 

1-5  p.m.  -  SA/SOAP  Outdoor  Extrav- 
aganza (Goliath  Wall  -  Past  Student 
1  Park) 
6-8  p.m.  -  SA  Spring  Open  House 
(Talge) 

Monday,  April  13 

3:30  p.m.  -  University  Senate 

Tuesday,  April  14 

Noon-i  p.m.  -  Dean's  Luncheon 
Southern  Scholars  (Presidential  Ban- 
quet Room)    • 

7  &  10  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Joint 
Worship  (Thatcher  Chapel) 


Wednesday,  April  15 

Income  Tax  Return  due 

Student  Appreciatioir  Day  (Various 

Locations) 

Faculty  Fall  Textbook  Adoptions  due 

(Campus  Shop) 

6:30  p.m.  -  ACA  Orientation  (Miller 

#201) 

Thursday,  April  16 

PreView  Southern  106 
11    a.m.     -    Convocation,    Origins 
(Church) 

7  p.m.  -  Modern  Language  Film  Se- 
ries (Miller  #201) 

7-9  p.m.  -  Residence  Hall  Housing 
Fair  (Dining  Hall) 


Outdoor  extravaganza  | 
S.O.A.P.  +  SA  Senate  present 
an  extravaganza  at  the  Goliath 
Wall  on  Sunday,  April  12  from 
1-5  pm  to  experience  the  out- 
doors like  never  before-  right 
on  our  own  campus!  Activities 
will  include:  zip  lining,  rock 
climbing,  rappelling,  caving, 
slack  lining,  and  more.  Don't 
miss  this  one-of-a-kind  event! 

Malamulo  |  Thank  you  for 
your  generous  donations  for 
Malamulo!  We  have  currently 
raised  $22,009.22.  Further 
donations  can  be  taken  to  Kari 
Shultz's  office. 

Wilderness  First  Re- 
sponder  |  This  80-hour 
course  is  being  offered  at 
Southern  Adventist  Univer- 
sity by  the  Wilderness  Medi- 
cine Training  Center  (WMTC). 
This  course  has  been  designed 
specifically  to  meet  the  needs 


of  wilderness  guides,  expe- 
dition leaders  and  outdoor 
instructors.  It  is  the  outdoor 
industry's  standard  for  wil- 
derness medical  training.  The 
class  will  take  place  from  May 
12-21,  2009, 8:00  a.m.  to  6:00 
p.m .  every  day  except  Saturday 
the  16th.  Tuition  is  $570  on  or 
before  April  1;  $620  after  April 
1.  Deadline:  May  5, 2009.  Visit 
the  WMTC  Web  site  to  view 
and  download  the  full  course 
information  and  registration. 
Homepage:  www.wildmed- 
center.com.  For  more  infor- 
mation contact  Ann  Reynolds 
at  annreynolds@southern. 
edu. 


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rass;* 


April  10 

Adam  Garrett,  Brent  Wagner, 
Erin  Cook,  Greg  Brock,  John 
Peebles,  Kristina  Dunn,  Serge 
Castlebary 

April  11 

Amanda  Wilson,  Angela  John- 
son, Eli  Bustamante,  Ginger 
Crawford,  Joel  Morrison,  Jon- 
athan Martin,  Kamri  Trewitt, 


Leif  Fredheim,  Satara  John- 
son 

April  12 

Danika  Ouzounian,  Kathy 
Souchet,  Kim  Keene  Quiam- 
bao,  Luzmineth  Gorospe,  Paul 
Smith,  Steve  Casey,  William 
Poole 

April  13 

Austin  Owen,  Glenn  Wilkins, 
Hayland  Bryant,  Honiko 
Abrams,  Jason  Vyhmeister, 
Joseph  Shoemate,  Luis  Rodas, 
Sally  Weeks,  Sasha  Runne, 
Sibyl  Beaulieu 

April  14 

Charlie  Maddux,  Harvey  Win- 
ter, Heidi  Toppenberg,  J  P 
Mathis,  Shaina  Smith 

April  15 

Jucinta  Rome,  Kate  Shaw,  Mi- 
chael Worotikan,  Patrelle  Ma- 
jor, Ruth  Urdaneta 

April  16- 

Andrew  Chapman,  Billy  Snow, 
Joe  Zhuang,  Katie  Chan- 
dler, Katie  Poole,  Kim  Poole, 
Michael  Monroe,  Ruiguang 
Zhuang,  Stephen  McLane 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

GO  BIG... 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


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'03  Lexus  IS300  |  It  is  in 

perfect  condition  with  all  its 
maintenance  up-to-date.  It's 
white  with  79,xxx  miles  on  it. 
17  inch  wheels  with  low  profile 
tires  on  them.  The  exterior  is 
pearl  white  and  the  interior 
is  caramel  suede  and  leather 
6  disc  CD  changer  and  pre- 
mium sound.  Moonroof  and 
tinted  windows  with  lifetime 
warranty  on  the  tint.  It's  au- 
tomatic with  tiptronic  shifting 
on  the  steering  wheel.  $13,998 
obo.  Call  Ian  at  678-689-7925 
for  any  questions. 

New  Madrock  climbing 
shoes  I  Size  10.  Blue  and 
black  leather.  Slip  on  and  have 
one  velcrow  strap  around  the 
center  of  the  foot  for  a  more 
secure  fit.  The  soles  are  the 
thick  stiff  kind.  I  just  bought 
them  and  they  don't  fit  right. 
I  am  asking  $50/  bbo.  My  e- 
'  mail  is  dgarner@southern. 
edu,  questions  welcome. 

Summer  housing  for 
female  students  |  $250  plus 
utilities.  Three  minutes  from 
Southern  by  four-corners. 
'  From  May  through  August 
when  fall  semester  starts. 
Equipped.  E-mail  lindahsu@ 
southern.edu  for  more  info. 

Graduating  seniors  |  Any- 
one who  knows  of  affordable 
off-campus  apartment  avail- 
able Fall  '09  please  contact 
Emily    at    edana@southern. 


Summer  housing  avail- 
able I  Looking  for  a  female 
roommate  for  the  summer 
only.  Shared  room  for  rent 
5i85  until  June.  Then  it  will  be 
a  private  room  for  $275.  Nice, 
I  fenished  house  with  washer/ 
dryer  and  wireless  Internet. 
0n'y  1.5  miles  from  Southern. 
Cal1 423-503-3404. 

New    women's     sandals 

'   ,ar°wn  'eather  rainbow  san- 

7s  lar8e  (7.5-8.5),  lifetime 
warranty,  retails  $45  ^^ 

'  1  .[   °'    E"mail    chrislau@ 
s°Whern.edu205-482-l575. 


Recycle  ink  |  Please  give 
me  your  used  printer  ink  car- 
tridges. I  recycle  them  for  the 
good  of  the  environment.  Did 
you  know  that  85  percent  of 
ink  cartridges  are  thrown  in 
land  fills  and  are  N6T  biode- 
gradable? Help  me  protect 
our  environment  and  reuse 
these  resources.  E-mail  me  at 
kliston@southern.edu  or  call 
818-438-3941  so  I  can  recycle 
your  ink. 

Fish  tank  |  20  gallon  tank; 
-■comes  with  everything  includ- 
ing fish.Will  take  best  offer. 
Call  Rob  at  423-322-8738. 

Room  for  rent  for  a  male 

Ten  minutes  from  Southern. 
Comfortable  house  with  plen- 
ty of  space,  privacy  and  perks. 
Adventist  male  roommates. 
Flexible  terms.  For  more  in- 
formation, call  Kim  at  423- 
802-8286. 

Male    roommate   wanted 

I  2  bedroom/i  bath.  Look- 
ing to  share  house  with  1-3 
housemates  over  the  summer 
and  possibly  next  school  year. 
Fifteen  min.  from  Southern/ 
fwy.  $275/mo.  +  utilities  (wa- 
ter, trash  included).  The  more 
roommates  the  cheaper.  E- 
mail  kliston@southern.edu  or 
call  818-0438-3941. 

Female  roommate  |  3  bed- 
rooms, 2  baths.  $250  plus 
utilities.  E-mail  Celitzania@ 
gmail.com. 

Rock  climbing  shoes  | 

Brand  new  climbing  shoes  size 
7.5.  Retail  $120,  will  sell  for 
$60.  Call  Kevin  at  719-235- 
3469- 

Laptop  I  Like  New  Fujitsu 
Lifebook  U810  Tablet  note- 
book for  sale.  5-6"  WSVGA 
touchscreen,  800  MHz  Intel 
Alio  processor,  1  GB  DDR2 
RAM,  40  GB  drive,  Wireless  a- 
b-g,  Bluetooth  2.0,  XP  Tablet 
Edition,  flash  card  slot,  $300 
worth  of  accessories  included. 
Asking  $725,  E-mail  for  more 
info  jgerrans@southern.edu. 


House  for  rent  1 3  bedroom/ 
2  bath  like  new.  Master'bath 
with  a  Jacuzzi  tub  and  sepa- 
rate shower.  Beautiful  open 
plan.  All  appliances  included. 
Available  now.  Around  1  mile 
from  Southern.  $1200+  Cell 
352-455-2224  or  house  352- 
357-9305. 

Sofa  I  For  sale  $20,  lava  lamps 
for  sale  $30  for  two,  large  lug- 
gage for  sale  $30,  bongo  for 
sale  $30,  please  contact  Ste- 
ven at  304-616-1156. 

Two  paint  ball  markers  | 

Minimag:  All  custom,  3  bar- 
rells  and  tanks  and  mask. 
Bejamin  Sheridan  VM-68:  2 
barrells^remote,  venturi  bolt. 
All  for  $150.  Call  Jonathan  at 
423-605-8437. 

Bike  for  sale  |  Schwinn  New 
World  (1940-1952  build  years) 


Chicago-made  bike,  single 
speed,  coaster  brake,  original 
Schwinn  grips,  bike  is  all  origi- 
nal, step  thru  frame,  awesome 
fenders  with  a  fin!  Missing 
"tank."  This  bike  is  boss.  $40. 
Call  Jonathan  at  423-605- 
8437. 

Myoplex  Protein  shakes 
for      body      building      | 

Vanilla  or  strawberry  flavor. 
Each  package  has  42  grams 
of  protein  with  vitamins 
and  minerals.  Half  price  at 
only  $1  each.  423-894-1858. 

Camelback  |  Brand  new 
womens  Helena  Camelbak. 
Was  $80.  Asking  price  $50. 
Call  Julie  at  423-653-8302. 

Photo  package  |  Profession- 
al photos  at  student  prices! 
Take  your  pick  of  outdoor  or 
studio  pictures.  Kodak  Royal 


Gold  Quality  Photographic 
paper  used.  Package  includes 
1-8x10,  2-5x7,  8  Wallets  for 
only  $35!  E-mail  Buddy  at 
bsummitt@southern.edu. 

Home  for  sale  by  owner| 

in  Ooltewah/Collegedale  area 
3  miles  from  Southern.  3/4 
acre  fenced  in  yard,  1,600 
square  feet,  3  bed,  2  bath, 
central  electric  heat/ac,  gas 
fireplace  in  living  room,  dish- 
washer in  kitchen,  laundry 
room,  walk-in  closet  in  master, 
crownmolding  throughout, 
ceramic  tile  &  berber  carpet, 
front  and  back  porch.  Asking 
$133,000.  Call  423-508-0345. 

Stereo  for  sale  |  Sony,  sin- 
gle CD,  single  cassette.  $20. 
Please  call  Melissa  at  423-313- 
1691.  Leave  message. 


We  want  you! 

next  year  for  the 

Southern  accent 

We  are  looking  for  a  copy  editor, 
sports  editor,  humor  editor, 
opinion  editor,  lifestyles  editor, 
investigative  reporter 
and  layout  editor. 

Send  your  resume  and  three 
references  to  Emily  Young  at 
emilyyoung@southern.edu. 


12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  9, 2O09 

Adam  Warnack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.ec|u 


Celebrity  look-alikes  on  Southern's  campus 


Chad  Higgins 

Business  Administration  Major 

fhlEginiConiithprn  Mil 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editob 
atwamarkpK^ulhpfn.fdu 


Sometimes,  for  those  who 
hve  in  places  like  Los  Ange- 
les, Atlanta  or  New  York  it  is 
a  common  occurrence  to  see  a 
famous  celebrity  walking  down 
the  street.  But  I  didn't  know 
that  Southern  was  another  hot 
spot  iot  wanting-to-be-out-of- 
the-paparazzi's-camera-shots 
celebrities!  Just  the  other  day 
I  saw  four  celebrities  in  one 
hour!  .  Thankfully,  I  had  my 
camera  on  me  and  I  snapped  a 
few  candids,  ya  dig?  However, 
after  some  careful  scrutiny, 
I  began  to  doubt  that  these 
were  the  actual,  true  celebri- 
ties. Malcolm's  beanpole  body 
was  replaced  with  a  strapping, 
more  muscular  one;  Linguini's 
goofy-grin-plastered  face  was 
replaced  with  a  calm,  cool  and 
collected  one  that  resonated 


intelligence;  Frodo's— I  mean, 
Harry's  I'm-better-than-you, 
cool-guy  demeanor  with  a  big, 
square  face  was  replaced  with 
a  down-to-earth,  easy-to-be- 
around  attitude  with  a  much 
better  looking  face;  and  oT 
Grizzy's  overgrown  beard  and 
hair  was  replaced  with  a  much 
more  suave  and  well-trimmed 
beard  that  better  accented  his 
seemingly  wiser  face.  It  was 
then  that  it  hit  me:  These  were 
Southern  students  (and  fac- 
ulty)! 

The  next  thought  that  hit  me 
was  to  ask  them  their  thoughts 
on  how  closely  resembling,  and 
yet  better  looking  they  were 
than  the  celebs.  Here  are  the 
photos  that  I  snapped  and  their 
own  comments  beneath  so  that 
you  can  see  what  I  found  out. 

Whatever  the  case,  the  truth 
of  the  matter  was  plainly  evi- 
dent. Our  school  may  house 
more  than  a  few  celebrity  look- 
alikes,  but  we  certainly  house 
the  better  looking  half  of  the 
pairs! 


Dr.  Braam  Oberholster 
and  Grizzly  Adams 


Daniel  Cooper  and  Linguini 
(from  Pixars  "Ratatouille") 


"His  sun  bleached  hair  and  beard  speaks  of  many 

days  outside  -  something  I  am  envious  of, " 

—  Braam  Oberholster 


Scott  Tucker  and  Elijah  Wood 


"Pretty  close,  except  I  can  cook  without  a  r 
—  Daniel  Cooper 


Joe  Valente  and  Frankie  Muniz 


"Iknow...  right?  Elijah  Wood, 

yeah  J  get  it  all  the  time. " 

—  Scott  Tucker 


"Well,  at  least  [Frankie's]  got  money!" 
—  Joe  Valente 


\ss 


Certain  upper-division  classes  finish- 
ing a  month  early  this  past  week. 

After  years  of  hard  labor,  it  is  a  well-de- 
served time  to  bask  in  the  glory  of  the  sun- 
when  it's  warm,  at  least. 

No  tornado  hit  Southern. 

As  far  as  I  can  tell  all  the  buildings  are  still 
here.  Sadly  I  am  sure  that  elsewhere  it  is 
not  the  case;  but  we  can  be  thankful  for 
what  we  have. 

21  days  until  the  last  day  of  exams. 

I  don't  care  how  many  times  this  appears 
in  the  Thumbs  Ups;  you  can  never  tell  me 
enough  times  that  the  summer  is  closer 
than  it  was  the  day  before. 


Wanted 


Ketchup  counting  at  CK. 

Can  I  have  more  than  two  ketchup  packets 
please!  CK  workers  end  up  giving  us  four 
packets  in  the  long  run  when  we  have  to  send 
someone  else  up  in  our  place  to  ask  for  more 
ketchup.  I  know  the  economy  is  bad  but  re- 
ally?!? (Submitted  by:  Rebeca  Valentin) 
No  tornado  hit  Southern. 
Between  you  and  me,  I  was  kind  of  excited  to 
see  some  action  around  here  for  once...  but 
there  was  none...  again. 

Ads    for    Sonrise    ticket    distribution. 

I  was  under  the  impression  that  the  date  of  tick- 
et distribution  for  both  students  and  the  public 
would  coincide.  However,  they  were  sold  out. 


Submit  in  100  words  or  less  the 

most  embarrassing  story  that  has 

happened  to  you  at  Southern. 

atwamack@southern.edu 


[edia  Board 
khooses  new 
ptrawberry 
festival  editor 

JjahFaatz 

j  Writm 


IKristine  Barker,  the  new 
loducer  for  the  fall  2009 
mual   Strawberry   Festival, 

■  hoping  to  create  a  produc- 
lon  that  positively  impacts 
Indents. 

I  "It  is  a  show  that  reflects 
It  students'  experiences  from 

lie  whole  school  year,"  Barker 

"My  dreams  for  Straw- 

Irry  Fest  it  to  have  it  as  en- 

Btaining  as  possible." 

■  Barker 


Kristine  Barker 
is  in  high  school.  Barker 
jswon  the  SONscreen  Jury 
ard  for  best  spiritual  expres- 
aon  a  film.  The  Sunscreen 
1  Festival  Film  School  is 
■summer  camp  program  to 
|lpkids  learn  to  script  write, 
1'  »d  shoot  films.  She  was 
awarded   the   Commit- 
f  M  to  Excellence  scholar- 
Pi  among  others. 
I  Stephen  Ruf,   a  professor 

E  FESTIVAL,  page  4 


SonRise  attracts  10,000  spectators 


Emily  Young 

Managing  Editor 
emi1wniinpiBsmit>n>m  on,, 


On  Saturday,  almost  300 
Southern  students  and  more 
than  600 '  community  mem- 
bers volunteered  to  make  the 
fourteenth  annual  SonRise 
pageant  a  reality,  said  Sherrie 
Williams,  assistant  director  of 
SonRise. 

The  pageant  started  in  1996 
as  a  ministry  to  the  commu- 
nity. It  is  held  each  year  on 
Easter  weekend,  and  it  chron- 
icles the  events  leading  up  to 
the  crucifixion  and  resurrec- 
tion of  Christ. 

This  year  more  than  10,000 


people  walked  through  the 
play  in  13  different  showings, 
said  Ingrid  Skantz,  execu- 
tive director  of  SonRise.  She 
has  been  involved  with  Son- 
Rise  for  12  years,  and  has 
served  as  executive  director 
for  seven  years. 

"We  had  an  excellent  at- 
tendance and  have  received 
positive  feedback,"  Skantz 
said.  However,  she  added  that 
a  good  turnout  is  not  most 
important.  "Success  to  me  is 
when  SonRise  becomes  a  tool 
for  the  Holy  Spirit  to  prompt 
a  life-changing  experience... 
It  is  hard  to  gauge  whether 
we  have  been  successful  at 
heart  matters  that  are  not  so 


easily  counted." 

Other  volunteers  agreed. 
The  night  before  the  pageant 
Andy  Compton,  who  was  one 
of  the  six  people  to  play  the 
role  of  Jesus  and  has  been  in- 
volved in  SonRise  for  12  years, 
told  cast  members,  "If  we  just 
touch  one  person  we've  done 
our  jobs." 

SonRise  not  only  affected 
spectators,  but  cast  members 
as  well. 

For  Ben  Smith,  a  senior 
biology  major  who  also  played 
Jesus  this  year,  being  a  cast 
member  of  SonRise  is  a  pow- 
erful experience. 


Emergency 
notification 
used  for  first 
time  Friday 

Katie  Hammond 
News  Editor 

katiphammnnHifi)Bmithprr>  -Hi. 


The  text  message  and  voice 
mail  emergency  notification 
system  was  implemented  for 
the  first  time  last  Friday  to 
alert  Southern  students  and 
faculty  of  potential  tornado 
danger. 

"The  emergency  text  [and] 
voicemail  system  is  one  tool... 
administrators  can  use  to  alert 
the  campus  in  the  event  of 
an  immediate  emergency  or 
potential  emergency  situa- 
tion," said  Ingrid  Skantz,  as- 
sociate director  of  marketing 
and  university  relations  who 
implements  the  system.  Skantz 
also  decides  what  message  will 
be  sent  during  emergencies. 

Students  and  faculty  re- 
ceived emergency  alerts  via 
text  message,  voicemail  or 
both.  One  emergency  alert  on 
Friday  told  students  a  tornado 
had  been  sighted  and  advised 
students  to  seek  shelter.  After 
the  storm  had  passed  another 
text  was  sent  out  that  said  it 
was  safe  to  carry  on  with  regu- 
lar activity. 

Elizabeth  Underwood,  a  se- 
nior nursing  major  said,  "I  was 
relieved  to  get  the  follow 


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News 

1-5 

Religion 

6 

(Opinion 

lifestyles 

Sports 

9 

Chatter 

Classifieds 

Humor 

10 
11 

12 

OPINION 


Compatible  Cassie 
makes  a  comeback. 
See  what  she  has  to 
say  on  page  12. 


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NEWS 


THURSDAY,  APR|L  ]62 


Artwork  to  be  displayed 


Audrey  Cooper 
staff  wutik 

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Southern's  School  of  Visual 
Art  &  Design  will  be  hosting 
a  general  art  show  to  display 
artwork  created  by  its  students 
in  the  Brock  Hall  second  floor 
gallery  starting  Thursday, 
April  23,  at  7  p.m. 

"The  purpose  of  this  show 
is  to  motivate  students  to  do 
quality  work  and  expose  that 
work  to  the  public,"  said  Gi- 
selle Hasel,  a  professor  in  the 
School  of  Visual  Art  &  Design 
and  the  coordinator  for  gallery 
exhibits. 

Hasel  went  on  to  say  that  the 
yearly  general  art  show  gives 
the  university  and  the  com- 
munity an  opportunity  to  see 
what  is  going  on  in  the  School 
of  Visual  Art  and  Design. 

"This  exhibit  shows  how  the 
education  the  students  are  re- 
ceiving here  is  improving  their 
work,"  Hasel  said. 

Krista  Turner,  a  junior  fine 
arts  major,  had  some  of  her  art 
pieces  displayed  for  the  first 
time  in  last  year's  show  and 
has  submitted  three  paintings 


for  this  year's  show. 

"This  show  is  really  great 
because  it  gives  you  something 
to  shoot  for  as  an  artist,"  Turn- 
er said.  "People  come  through 
and  see  your  work  and  it  makes 
you  proud." 

Hasel  said  the  show  will 
reflect  different  areas  of  the 
School  of  Visual  Art  &  Design 
including  work  from  drawing, 
painting  and  design  classes. 

"We  will  pack  the  walls  to 
get  as  many  students'  work 
shown  as  possible,"  Hasel 
said. 

Jessica  Weaver,  a  sopho- 
more public  relations  major, 
was  also  a  part  of  last  year's 
show  and  said  she  hopes  to  be 
involved  again  this  year. 

"As  an  artist,  it's  fun  to  show 
your  work,"  Weaver  said.  "But 
it's  also  a  privilege  to  go  and 
support  your  fellow  artists" 

Weaver  said  she  would  en- 
courage students  of  any  disci- 
pline to  stop  by  and  see  what 
Southern's  art  students  have 
accomplished  this  year. 

Gallery  business  hours  are 
Monday  through  Thursday 
from  9  a.m.  to  5  p.m. 


In  the  April  9  issue,  the  article,  "On-campus  eating 
increases,  facilities  overcrowded,"  was  written  by 
Stephanie  Edward. 


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Intersection  to  be  redom 


Yvonne  Saint- Viluers 
Staff  Wutek 

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The  Tennessee  Department 
of  Transportation  has  plans 
to  redesign  the  intersection  of 
Old  Lee  Highway  and  Apison 
Pike  to  begin  this  fall. 

The  existing  intersection 
is  in  need  of  improvement, 
causing  confusion  and  often 
accidents. 

"The  redesign  of  the  inter- 
section of  Old  Lee  Highway 
and  Apison  Pike  will  be  much 
more  functional  than  the  cur- 
rent design,"  said  Jennifer 
Flynn,  regional  community 
relations  officer  for  the  Ten- 
nessee Department  of  Trans- 
portation. "It  will  also  improve 
the  safety  of  the  intersection." 

The  project  will  also  in- 
clude 0.6  miles  of  Apison  Pike 
starting  at  the  Enterprise 
South  interchange  off  of  I-75 
at  mile  marker  nine  and  con- 
tinue down  Apison  Pike  to  Old 
Lee  Highway. 

The  new  intersection  will 
provide  more  options  for  in- 
terstate access  to  motorists 
who  must  travel  in  to  and  out 
of  the  fast-growing  Colleg- 
edale  area. 

This  project  will  not  be  de- 


veloped and  constructed  in 
phases  as  traditionally  done. 
Instead,  some  of  the  project's 
phases  will  occur  simultane- 
ously. 

"We  will  award  the  project 
to  a  contractor  this  summer 
who  has  partnered  with  a  de- 
sign consultant,"  Flynn  said. 


a  It  is  one 
of  the  most 
confusing 

intersections 
I  have  ever 


had  to  drive 
through. 


9? 


-Emily  Dana 

"This  team  will  develop  the  de- 
sign plans,  purchase  right-of- 
way  and  construct  the  project. 
Once  the  project  is  awarded, 
it  may  take  up  to  two  years  to 
complete." 

Wes    Hugen,    region   two 
projects  manager  for  the  de- 


partment of  transport  J 
said  the  cost  of  the  project  ij 
not  yet  been  determiner], 

"The  project  is  being  p 
for  using  surface  transpo^l 
lion   funds,   which  consisj 
of  80  percent  federal  monej 
and  20  percent  state  n 
Hughen  said. 

Many  Collegedale  resident! 
go  through  the  intersecuoT 
on  a  daily  basis,  but  Flynn  said  I 
that  traffic  during  constreetJT 
will  be  handled  appropriately! 

Flynn  said,  "Although  then 
is  no  way  to  construct  a  roadl 
under  traffic  without  occasion] 
ally  disrupting  traffic,  theconl 
tractor  will  most  likely  do  1 
much  work  as  possible  atnignl 
and  during  off-peak  hours."  I 

Many  Southern  students  go] 
through  the  Apison  intersee 
tion  on  a  daily  basis,  and  a 
excited  about  the  upcom 
improvements. 

Emily  Dana,  a  senior  non-1 
profit  administration  and  da" 
velopment  major  thinks  thtl 
intersection  will  be  herpfal. 

She  said,  "It  is  one  of  tlnj 
most  confusing  intersections! 
have  ever  had  to  drive  through 
and  I  am  so  glad  they  are  redo| 
ing  it." 


Renovated  TV  room  to  opei 

Krause   further   explained  lyn  Taylor,  a  sophomore  bi 

that  the  room  has  two  tables  gy  major,  will  have  one  or 

so  students  can  eat  or  study  years  to  use  the  room, 

while  watching  television  on  "I  think  it  will  be  a  raj 

a  large,  flat-screen  TV.  There  good  social  pi;                I 

will  be  beanbags,  chairs  and  get  together  and  meet  1 

sofas  as  well.  friends,"  Taylor  said. 

"It's  nice  that  they  are  ren-  The  TV  room  will  °Pen] 

ovating-  the  TV  room,"  said  6  a.m.  and  close  at  u:3°P 

Brittany  Friedrich,  a  junior  el-  during  the  week  so  stu 

ementary  education  major.  "I  can  watch  the  news  a     j 

will  be  living  in  Southern  Vil-  informed.  The  hours  > 

lage  next  year  and  would  like  posted  outside  of  the  °. 

to  be  able  to  enjoy  it  while  I  Krause  said,  "Its  e  ^J 

have  the  chance.  I  am  glad  it  of  my  goals  to  redo    '    . 

will  be  finished  soon."  ment.  Once  the  ^  r    j)| 

While  Friedrich  will  only  done,  I'm  going  to  to 

have  a  couple  weeks  to  enjoy  sauna  and  aerobics  r 
the  remodeled  TV  room,  Caro- 


A  remodeled,  updated  and 
modified  girl's  TV  room  in  the 
Thatcher  Hall  basement  next 
to  the  Thatcher  cafe  will  fit 
approximately  20  people  and 
is  scheduled  to  open  around 
April  17. 

Kassy  Krause,  Thatcher 
Hall  dean,  decorated  and  re- 
modeled the  girl's  Thatcher 
cafe  and  is  recently  finishing 
the  TV  room. 

She  said,  "The  TV  room  will 
be  a  comfortable  place  for  stu- 
dents to  study,  eat  and  just  get 
away." 


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tlURSPAY,  APRIL  1 6,  2009-  - 


NEWS 


gaard  to  retire  from  teaching 

'  Russell  BBI^^Ha^K^n^B_ © 


[Tanv  Russell 

,  WurTEB 

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lifter  31  years  of  service  in 
\  Adventist  school  system, 
Earl  Aagaard,  professor 
|the  biology  department, 
!  retiring  at  the  end  of 
fe  semester. 

fit's  time,"  Aagaard  said, 
actually   late,   I   didn't 
:  my  career  until  age  30, 
forked  30  years  and  now  I 
pt  to  retire  for  30  years." 
Kagaard  has  been  a  profes- 
I  at  Southern  since  2004. 
lire  that,  he  was  a  profes- 
|rat  Pacific  Union  College  in 
pfornia.  He  said  he  became 
Irested  in  teaching  when  he 
S  asked  to  teach  a  lab  ses- 
1  when  he  was  a  student, 
She  got  hooked. 
■Someone     was     puzzled 
|ut  something  and  I  ex- 
it to  them  and  the 
it  came  on,"  Aagaard  said. 
Imething  changed  in  their 
Id  and  they  understood  it." 
pat  is  something  he  still 
s about  teaching, 
lie  beginning   of   every 
\  is  a  new  class  to  watch 
and   make   progress," 
I  said.  "Seeing  that  in 
I,  curious,  healthy  people 
iciring." 
Be  said  he  will  miss  inter- 


EarlAagaard 


actions  with  students,  and 
watching  them  grow  academi- 
cally and  become  more  confi- 
dent and  capable.  He  said  he 
will  also  miss  the  cyclical  na- 
ture of  teaching, 

However  there  are  some 
things  Aagaard  will  not  miss. 

"Making  and  grading  exams 
and  reading  papers,  if  I  could 
just  teach  the  class  without 
that,  I  would  stay,"  he  said. 

His  future  plans  include 
teaching  a  three-week  course 
in  Nairobi,  Kenya  during  the 
summer  and  moving  to  Bend, 
Oregon  with  his  wife  to  be  with 
their  daughter  and  her  family. 
Family  is  important  to 
him  and  he  said  that  teach- 
ing has  allowed  him  to  be  a 
better  father. 

"I  identify  with  my  career  as 


Richard  Seidel 


a  father  more  than  a  teacher," 
Aagaard  said.  Teaching  is  like 
parenting  in  some  respects, 
and  it  has  allowed  me  to  be  a 
better  parent." 

Dave  Ekkens,  professor  in 
the  biology  department,  said 
Richard  Seidel  was  recently 
hired  as  a  professor  in  the  biol- 
ogy department  to  fill  the  posi- 
tion left  by  Aagaard.  Seidel,  a 
1998  graduate  of  Southern, 
expects  to  receive  his  Ph.D. 
by  June  2009.  He  will  be 
moving  to  the  Collegedale 
area  this  summer  with  his  wife 
and  son. 

"Dr.  Aagaard's  will  be  pretty 
big  shoes  to  fill,"  said  Ann  Fos- 
ter, a  professor  in  the  biology 
department.  "We  will  miss  his 
sense  of  humor  and  his  inter- 
action with  students  on  trips." 


few  Southern  sign  placed 


I  new  Southern  Adventist 

Persity  sign  near  the  duck 

pas  installed  last  Thurs- 

f  April  9,  which  cost  ap- 

Piately  $9,000. 

larty  Hamilton,  associate 

president,  said  it  was  time 

.   ''sign.  The  old  sign  was 

e  Plastic  and  had  pieces 

|en  off.  However,  the  new 

de  out  of  half-inch 

{Hum  and  painted  white, 

{"6  it  sturdier. 

1  Primary  reason  was  to 

"4e  word  mark  of  SAU 

n*e  the  sign  more  long- 

>  and  durable,"  Hamil- 


ton said. 

"I  saw  the  new  sign  this  past 
weekend  and  I  think  the  new 
design  looks  great,"  said  Lau- 
ren Ysseldyke,  a  junior  public 
relations  major.  "I  like  how 
the  word  'Southern'  is  larger 
from  the  rest." 

The  university's  "sign  shop" 
worked  with  Fast  Signs  in 
Chattanooga  to  have  the  alu- 
minum sign  made  just  like 
the  new  word  mark,  Hamil- 
ton said.  It  took  the  company 
three  to  four  weeks  to  have 
it  completed  and  ready  to 
be  installed. 

Lu  Xu,  a  junior  business  ad- 
ministration major  said,  "The 
new  sign  is  nicer  than  before 
and  it  is  more  noticeable  when 


you're  driving  by." 

"I  think  the  sign  is  more  vi- 
sually appealing  than  the  orig- 
inal sign,"  said  Sara  Schaetzka, 
a  junior  allied  health  major.  "It 
looks  more  professional  hav- 
ing the  same  word  mark  layout 
that  we  use  for  recruiting." 

After  the  two  month  pro- 
cess of  planning  and  prepa- 
ration for  the  new  sign,  Clay- 
ton Greenleaf  and  his  crew 
from  plant  services  installed 
the  sign  to  the  racks  of  the 
wall,  replacing '  the  old  sign 
with  the  new. 

Hamilton  said,  "Everyone 
was  ready  for  the  old  sign  to 
be  replaced."  There  was  lots  of 
motivation  and  excitement." 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  3 


Yearbook  to  have  full-color 


Jason  Busch 
Statf  Warn 


Southern  students  used  to 
the  yearbooks  of  the  past  are 
in  for  a  surprise  this  year  as 
the  first  full-color  Southern 
yearbook  rolls  off  the  press. 

"I've  always  felt  like  there 
was  room  for  improvement," 
said  Doug  Baasch,  SA  presi- 
dent. "We  had  some  extra 
money  in  the  budget  that  I 
felt  would  go  well  toward 
the  yearbook." 

The  theme  of  this  year's 
Memories  is  "True  to  your 
colors."  In  addition  to  be- 
ing full-color,  it  also  features 
student-written  articles  and  a 
soft  cover. 

"The  feel  of  the  book  is  more 
like  a  magazine,"  said  Rainey 
Park,  Southern  Memories 
editor.  "Even  though  there's 
a  theme  that  runs  through  the 
whole  book,  each  section  has 
its  own  feel." 

The  yearbook  office  has  also 
undergone  changes  this  year 


with  an  increased  number 
of  staff  and  several  recent- 
ly-approved new  Mac  Pro 
computers. 

Although  the  yearbook  staff 
represents  a  variety  of  differ- 
ent majors,  such  as  nursing, 
history,  mass  communications 
and  more,  they  have  united  in 
their  common  interest  in  de- 
sign and  photography.  The 
2008-2009  yearbook  is  the 
culmination  of  their  work. 

"I'm  excited  about  this 
year's  yearbook,"  said  Van- 
essa Cutz,  a  sophomore  Eng- 
lish education  major.  "Blood, 
sweat  and  tears  have  gone  into 
this  and  I  know  it's  going  to 
be  amazing." 

Only  1,400  yearbooks  are 
ordered  for  the  student  body. 
More  can  be  ordered  if  there 
is  demand,  but  going  to  Straw- 
berry Festival  at  the  Student 
Park  on  April  19  ensures 
a  copy. 

Park  said,  "Make  sure  you 
go  to  Strawberry  Festival  to 
pick  up  your  first  ever  full-col- 
or yearbook." 


Better  Ingredients. 
Better  Pizza. 

GO  BIG .  . 

AND  TAKE  IT  HOME! 


4  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


NEWS 


THURSDAY,  APR|L  16; 


CK  to  be  renovated  by  August 


Stephanie  Schleifer 
Staff  Wirm 

cVcrhlgifprlfl^niithpm  Mil 

Southern  is  planning  to 
complete  major  renovations 
to  the  Campus  Kitchen  by  the 
end  of  August  2009. 

Renovation  plans  for  the 
CK  include  installing  booths 
and  a  privacy  wall  between 
the  waiting  line  and  dining 
area.  Possible  expansions  to 
the  restaurant's  vicinity  would 
provide  cafe-style  dining  on 
what  is  currently  the  Fleming 
Plaza  sidewalk.  Changes  to 
the  menu  are  also  being  con- 
sidered, said  Doug  Frood,  as- 
sociate vice  president  of  finan- 

Festival 

Continued  from  pg.  l 

in  the  School  of  Journalism 
&  Communication  who  hired 
Barker  said,  "I  was  impressed 
with  her  organization,  her  at- 
tention to  detail  and  that  she 
was  involved  in  so  many  film 
productions." 

Barker  is  currently  working 
closely  with  the  current  Straw- 
berry Festival  producer  to  get 
a  good  feel  for  the  job. 


rial  administration.  ton,  associate  vice  president  of 
Frood  said  the  renovations  financial  administration,  ex- 
should  take  four  to  six  weeks.  pressed  their  ideas  and  invited 
"Our  goal  is  to  have  some-  questions  during  the  March 
thing  done  with  CK  by  the  25  Student  Association  Sen- 


time  next  school  year  starts," 
he  said. 

Becky  Djernes,  interior  de- 
sign coordinator  of  financial 
administration,  said  CK  reno- 
vations are  first  on  the  agenda, 
but  renovations  to  the  cafete- 
ria are  also  being  considered. 

One  improvement  idea  for 
the  cafeteria  is  to  have  perma- 
nent food  bars  such  as  a  pasta 
bar,  a  potato  bar  and  a  Chinese 
bar,  Frood  said. 

Djernes  and  Marty  Hamil- 


ate  meeting.  They  conducted 
a  survey,  asking  the  senators 
questions  about  their  prefer- 
ences, said  Luther  Whiting, 
Student  Association  executive 
vice  president. 

Djernes  said  students  want 
booths,  and  in  general,  an  at- 
mosphere similar  to  Red  Rob- 
in restaurants. 

"We  are  trying  to  find  ways 
to  enhance  students'  time 
here,"  Djernes  said.  "It's  all 
about  you." 


"This  is  a  challenging  posi- 
tion to  fill  but  Kristine  shows 
promise  to  be  an  outstanding 
festival  producer,"  Ruf  said. 

"She  will  put  a  lot  of  hard 
work  into  Strawberry  Festi- 
val," said  Daniel  Cooper,  a 
sophomore  animation  ma- 
jor. "She  has  good  Christian 
values  and  she  will  represent 
the  school  in  a  good  Christian 
way." 

Strawberry  Festival  is  one 
of  the  highlights  for  students 
to  look  back  on  the  past  year. 


Every  director  in  the  past 
has  brought  their  own  cre- 
ativity and  vision  to  the  fes- 
tival and  Ruf  said  Barker 
is  the  right  person  to  bring 
that  creativity. 

"I  want  to  involve  as  many 
students  as  I  can,  and  maybe 
try  to  throw  in  some  audience 
participation,"  Barker  said. 
Again,  this  is  a  show  designed 
for  the  students  and  I  want 
to  make  sure  that  Strawberry 
Festival  is  an  enjoyable  experi- 
ence for  everyone." 


SonRise 

Continued  from  pg.  1 

"The  whole  role  seems  so 
surreal,"  Smith  said.  "To  be- 
come this  perfect  person  is  al- 
most unbearable.  I  continually 
feel  unworthy." 

The  SonRise  pageant  was 
basically  unaffected  by  severe 
weather  that  hit  the  Chatta- 


nooga area  on  Friday  and,  ac- 
cording to  the  Electric  Power 
Board,  left  25,000  without 
power.  The  weather  delayed 
some  preparation  for  SonRise 
until  early  Saturday  morning, 
but  caused  no  major  setbacks, 
Skantz  said. 

Skantz  said,  "I  actually  be- 
lieve that  the  overcast  skies 
actually  lent  themselves  well 
to  the  thought-provoking  at- 


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up  text  letting  me  know  every- 
thing was  ok." 

David  Houtchens,  cam- 
pus safety  fire  systems  man- 
ager who  was  monitoring 
the  weather  Friday,  said  that 
there  were  a  few  glitches  in  the 
emergency  system. 

"Some  got  [the  emergency 


notifications]  right  away,  an] 
some  got  them  later,"  he'saidl 
Half-hour  to  45-minute  delay! 
and  blank  text  messages  wet! 
a  few  of  the  problems  expert] 
enced,  he  added.  I 

Due  to  the  system  setbacks! 
Skantz  said,  "A  debrief  to  reJ 
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already  been  held  and  morel 
analysis  will  be  taking  places! 
as  well  to  assure  the  system! 
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THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  200I 

Chris  ClouzJ 

,   Religion  Editl 

chrisclouzet@southern.edl 


The  end  of  the  year  brings  a  time  of  reflection| 


Chris  Clouzet 
Reucion  Editor 


Great  gray  clouds  had  as- 
sembled and  were  passing  by 
overhead,  saluting  the  sinking 
sun  that  sighed  softly  in  subtle 
hues  of  soft  pinks  and  reds. 
Whispering  good  night  to  a 
sleepy  valley  he  disappeared 
on  his  way  to  waking  up  sleepy 
inhabitants  somewhere  on  the 
other  side  of  the  world. 

I  gazed  wonderingly  as  the 
clouds  were  painted  with  rosy 
linings  and  deep  bluish  shad- 
ows. They  faithfully  morphed 
from  one  slow  shape  to  anoth- 
er, resolutely  sailing  their  way 
across  the  sky.  I  wanted  to 
capture  every  new,  beautiful 
nuance  the  heavens  had  to  of- 
fer, but  my  camera  could  hard- 
ly take  pictures  fast  enough. 

Not  being  a  very  good  pho- 
tographer, I  am  often  obliged 
to  take  dozens,  if  not  hun 
dreds,  of  pictures  in  order  to 
capture  just  a  handful  that  are 


OK.  Looking  at  those  sunset 
pictures  later,  I  was  glad  I  had 
taken  so  many.  While  a  few 
were  all  right,  most  of  them 
were  simply  a  reminder  that 
the  sunset  was  much  more  re- 
warding to  witness  in  the  sky 
than  on  a  computer  screen. 

I  struggle  with  the  same 
things  in  real  life.  Do  you? 

Every  school  year  since 
second  grade,  it's  this  time  of 
year  that  requires  the  most  re- 
flection. The  year's  activities 
are  at  a  busy  climax.  The  re- 
wards of  procrastination  come 
around  full  circle  as  projects 
and  papers  are  all  due  at  once. 
Soccer  season  seems  to  take 
up  every  evening  of  the  week, 
including  Sundays  sometimes. 
And  of  course,  the  summer 
looms  ahead  looking  rather 
bittersweet.  While  it  is  a  break 
from  studies,  it  also  means 
a  break  from  good  friends, 
sometimes  for  a  long  time 
several  of  them  graduate  and 
"grow  up."    For  me,  at  least, 


nostalgia  reigns. 

I  find  myself  falling  asleep 
with  thoughts  about  how  fun 
summer  camp  will  be,  but 
how  much  I'll  miss  everyone, 
especially  those  heading  over 
to  Loma  Linda  or  overseas  as 
missionaries.  I  think  about  all 
the  good  things  the  spring  sun 
allows  us  to  do  outside  with 
friends,  then  immediately 
lament  about  all  the  time 
required  to  finish  up  home- 
work so  that  I  can  maintain 
decent  grades. 

I  want  to  capture  all  the 
memories,  but  it  is  all  swift- 
ly sailing  by  and  changing 
too  quickly.  I  feel  lucky  to 
be  exposed  to  just  a  handful 
of  them  while  dozens,  if  not 
hundreds,  waft  away  with  the 
passing  clouds.  But  then  the 
Son  reminds  me  that  there  is 
someone  in  China  watching 
the  sunset  thousands  of  miles 
away  who  is  thinking  of  people 

1  Tennessee  waking  up  to  a 
new  day,  with  a  sun  as  bright 


For  the 


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a  LUI  II  down  From 

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ClOUuS  la  meet  Hie  Lord  In  Hie  air. 


Anri  so  we  will 
be  with  Hie 


Lord  forever. 


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and  warm  as  ever. 

"Men  of  Galilee,"  they  said, 
"Whydoyoustandherelooking 
in  to  the  sky?  This  same  Jesus, 
who  has  been  taken  from  you 
into  heaven,  will  come  back  in 
the  same  way  you  have  seen 
him  go  into  heaven."  "For  the 
Lord  himself  will  come  down 
from  heaven....  After  that,  we 
who  are  still  alive  and  are  left 


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will  be  caught  up  together™™ 
them  in  the  clouds  to  meet  til 
Lord  in  the  air.  And  so  ml 
will  be  with  the  Lord  forever j 
(Acts  l:ll;  I  Thessaloniai 
4:16, 17). 

I  wish  all  of  you  a  blessej 
summer  and  future.  I  hop] 
to  see  you  again  in  thosl 
clouds.  We'll  be  the  ones  sailj 
ing  by  then. 


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\^     ,'            .,         ,           sometimes  for  a  long  time  as  away  who  is  thinking  of  people  Lord  himself  will  come  down  to   see   you   again  in  thosj 

several  of  them  graduate  and  in  Tennessee  waking  up  to  a  from  heaven....  After  that,  we  clouds.  We'll  be  the  ones  sail 

'    .         .      .,  ,  .              "grow  up."    For  me,  at  least,  new  day,  with  a  sun  as  bright  who  are  still  alive  and  are  left  ing  by  then, 
capture  just  a  handful  that  are 

Have  it  His  way:  A  sovereign  King  not  a  Burger  Kind 

Jeffrey  Harper  feeding  the  five  thousand,  they  a  vending  machine  Jesus  that  something.  I  wish  that,  froj 

^"yh^^^.iihi-T  «<„           _     ••  Did  I  Want  envisioned   a   leader   taking  I  could  pray  to  a  couple  times  a  that  point  forward,  I  alwal 

.  care  of  their  every  need  with  day  and  get  what  I  wanted?  prayed  to  Jesus  as  my  sovel 

The  tires  of  my '93  Chrysler         SOme  eternal-  just  a  word.  They  visualized  a  I     realized     my     prayers  eignKing. 


Jeffrey  Harper 
Theolocv  major 

The  tires  of  my  '93  Chrysler 
Concorde  spun  contentedly 
as  I  thumped  along  the  road. 
I  forget  where  I  was  driv- 
ing, but  as  I  usually  do  when 
I  am  in  the  car,  I  turned  the 
radio  on  and  started  flipping 
through  the  stations  hoping 
to  find  a  Christian  one.  After 
going  through  all  the  chan- 
nels, I  finally  stopped  on  88.9 
FM  because  I  heard  some  guy 
preaching. 

As  I  turned  up  the  volume 
and  listened  for  a  few  minutes, 
I  began  to  catch  on  to  what  he 
was  saying.  The  radio  preacher 
was  talking  about  the  people 
in  Jerusalem  during  the  time 
when  Jesus  was  here  on  earth. 


Did  I  want 
some  eternal 

blessings- 
machine  type 

of  God  that 

would  bless  me 

when  I  wanted 

Him  to? 


The  Jews  were  excited 
about  Jesus,  the  man  said, 
but  many  were  excited  for  the 
wrong  reasons.  In  their  imagi- 
nation, they  saw  the  Roman 
armies  driven  from  Jerusalem 
and  as  they  remembered  Jesus 


feeding  the  five  thousand,  they 
envisioned  a  leader  taking 
care  of  their  every  need  with 
just  a  word.  They  visualized  a 
king  who  would  be  so  capable 
that  none  of  them  would  have 
to  work.  Jesus  would  provide 
and  do  everything  for  them! 

Then  the  preacher  threw  in 
a  one-liner  that  really  made  me 
think.  He  suggested  that  many 
of  the  people  who  believed  in 
Jesus  "wanted  a  Burger  King 
and  not  a  sovereign  King!" 
Snap!  After  he  said  that,  I 
didn't  really  pay  attention  to 
the  rest  of  the  sermon  because 
I  began  to  think  about  my  own 
life  and  why  I  wanted  Jesus. 

Did  I  want  some  eternal- 
blessings-machine  -type  of 
God  that  would  bless  me  when 
I  wanted  Him  to?  Did  I  desire 


a  vending  machine  Jesus  that 
I  could  pray  to  a  couple  times  a 
day  and  get  what  I  wanted? 

I  realized  my  prayers 
seemed  to  reflect  that  idea  at 
times.  "Jesus,  bless  my  soccer 
game."  "Jesus,  help  me  to  do 
good  on  my  test  tomorrow." 
"Jesus,  allow  me  to  get  a  bless- 
ing from  vespers."  I  was  con- 
stantly asking  Jesus  to  make 
some  area  of  my  life  prosper 
in  the  way  that  I  wanted  it  to. 
I  wanted  a  Burger  King,  a  king 
behind  a  counter  who. I  could 
just  walk  up  to  and  order 
whatever  I  wanted  and  then 
walk  away. 

I  wish  I  could  say  that  right 
then  and  there  in  my  car  I 
made  a  decision  to  always 
have  the  right  motives  and  in- 
tentions when  I  ask  Jesus  for 


something.  I  wish  that,  I 
that  point  forward,  I  alwaj 
prayed  to  Jesus  as  my  sovea 
eign  King. 

No,  I  definitely  don't « J 
sistently  pray  with  perfect  n 
tives.  But  what  that  preactj 
said  that  day  did  make  1 
think.  Am  I  in  a  relationshj 
with  God  to  get  what  1 1 
for  "fire  insurance?"  Or  1 
I  in  a  privileged  friendsj 
with  the  immortal,  holy  "J 
of  the  universe  who  desires  J 
me  to  get  to  know  Him  for«| 

He  is? 

I  did  decide  that  day  tho« 

that  I  want  my  relation.' 
with  God  to  reflect  His  H 
eignty  and  not  my  selfish^ 


THURSDAY,  APRIL!  6,  2009 


• 


QpiDiQO________ 

Sound  advice  from  seasoned  students 

Sarah  Hayhcik  _  »»»*■»*%«  X*  ■■  U 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  7 

Sarah  Hayhoe 

Opinion  Editor 

sarahh@southern.edu 


OPINION  Editor 
sarahhiasnnlhprn  Prin 

The  year  is  almost  over,  and 
change  is  in  the  air.  Between 
preparing  for  finals  and  the 
future,  a  number  of  seasoned 
Southernites  took  the  time  to 
share  words  of  wisdom  from 
their  Southern  experience. 
Here's  what  they  had  to  say: 


"Sure,  advisers  are  there 
to  guide,  but  you  have  to  do 
the  research  for  yourself  and 
make  your  own  decisions.  You 
have  to  be  responsible  for  your 
own  experience  and  graduating 
on  time." 

Janelle  Junn 

Fine  Arts  Major 
V       JJmn@southern.edu 


"The  coolest  thing  at  Southern  is 
the  annual  Christmas  Story  Time 
with  Dr.  Bietz." 

'  Brittany  Gimbel, 

Nursing  Major, 

bgimbel@southern.edu 


"Discover  the  salad  bar  at  the 
Village  Market." 
Jacque  Liles, 
Public  Relations  Major, 
jliles@southern.edu 


^ 


I 


"Mooch   off  friends   with   cafe 
minim  urns  whenever  you  can." 
Christina  Liem, 
Music  Performance  Major, 
christinaliem@southern.edu 


"College  is  the  practice  and  refinement  of 
skills.  Programs  with  campus  organizations 
are  all  set  up  to  give  you  that  practice.  The 
problem  is  they  are  also  setup  to  continue 
without  you,  so  it's  easy  to  just  sit  back  and  let 
all  of  that  invaluable  experience  slip  by  because 
there  are  no  consequences  attached  with  lack  of 
involvement.'Be  active,  not  passive,  so  that  you 
can  gain  the  skills  you  need  for  a  Christian  life 
instead  of  just  being  content  with  some  math 
and  literature.  P.S.  Contra  dancing  is  rad." 

Brad  Schleenbaker, 

Biology  Major, 

brads@southern.edu 


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"Take  plenty  of  breaks  especially 
when  the  stress  is  on.  Not  allowing 
yourself  to  get  overly  absorbed  in 
your  studies  is  a  good  thing;  you 
don't  want  to  burn  out  early  in  this 
race  we  call  school." 

Beau  Sherman, 

Animation  Major, 

bsherman@southern.edu 


"Introduce  yourself  to  your  professor  on  the  first 
day  of  class.  It  helps  them  if  they  know  your  name  and 
who  you  are,  and  it  will  help  you  make  an  invaluable 
contact  and  hopefully,  friend." 

Alyssa  Foil, 

Theology  Major, 

alyssafoll@southern.edu 


-y?* 


"If  you're  an  art  major,  buy 
an  external  hard  drive.  Back  /  > 
everything  up.  If  you  only  save  it 
on  the  computer  in  the  lab,  expect 
it  not  to  be  there  when  you  come 
back." 

Nick  Liuanos, 

Southern  Alumnus:  Film 

nliuanos@southern.edu 


"The  cheapest  bread  is  at  the 
Little  Debbie  Store." 
Brittany  Graves, 
Nursing  Major, 
brittanyg@southern.edu 


"Explore  everything.  Don't  stick  to  one 
group  of  people.  Get  involved  and  enhance 
your  college  experience  by  being  active. 
You  can  learn  outside  of  the  classroom, 
too.  Just  make  sure  it's  positive.  Also,  if  you 
can  study  abroad  or  be  a  SM,  don't  make 
excuses.  JUST  DO  IT!" 

Ludine  Pierre, 

Psychology  Major, 

ludinepierre@southern.edu 


"If  you  want  any  change,  you 
have  to  make  it.  Even  then,  your 
best  efforts  might  be  in  vain.  Soon 
students  will  one  day  be  viewed  as 
colleagues  in  the  learning  process." 

Michael  Hermann, 

Social  Work  and 

Pre-Med  Major, 

mhermann@southern.edu 


"Make  every  effort  to  take  a  year 
out  and  be  a  student  missionary!  It 
will  be  one  of  the  best  experiences 
of  your  life." 

Justin  Jones, 

Religious  Studies  Major, 

jonesj@southern.edu 


Correction 


I  a  the  F*'  5  edition  of  the  Southern  Accent,  the  article: 
Missionary's  Prayer  in  Ethiopia"  was  written  by 
Petra  Howe,  a  missionary  working  at  Gimbie  Adventist 
Jl2!P!!£inEthiopia. 


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8  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


lifestyles 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  2009 

Rachel  Hopkins 

Lifestyles  Editor 

rachelhopkins@southem.edu 


Mexican  food  hit  list 


Rachel  Hopkins 
Lihstyik  Editor 

rafHhnpl(ins^nil'h'Jrn  p^11 

Have  a  craving  for  some 
south-of-the-border  flavors? 
Here's  my  top  three  list  of  the 
best  Mexican  food  around. 

1.  Taco  Roc: 

6960  Lee  Hwy  #101, 
Chattanooga 

True-blue  authentic  Mexi- 
can food  with  items  you'll 
never  see  on  the  menu  at  Los 
Fotros.  Tons  of  choices  for 
meat  eaters,  but  more  than 
just  beans  for  vegetarians  (like 
mixed  grilled  vegetables  or 
even  grilled  cactus)  and  their 
fruit  juices  are  to  die  for. 

2.  Mojo  Burrito: 

1800  Dayton  Blvd.  or 
3815  St.  Elmo  Ave., 
Chattanooga 


The  Tex-Mex  food  is  good, 
but  the  ambience  is  great. 
Each  location  features  the 
work  of  local  artists,  design- 
ers and  photographers.  It's  an 
awesome  date  spot. 

3.  Amigos  Mexican 
Restaurant: 

5874  Brainerd  Road, 
Chattanooga 

Two  words:  Taco  night. 
Monday  night  means  bean, 
beef  or  chicken  tacos  are  only 
75  cents  each,  and  yes,  they're 
delicious.  Since  chips  and 
salsa  are  free,  you  can  chow 
and  tip  for  $5  and  service  is 
always  speedy.  If  you're  feel- 
ing like  splurging,  split  the 
amigo  dip  with  your  friends. 
It's  a  queso  dip  dolled  up  with 
spinach,  tomatoes  and  onions 
(muy  bueno). 


Get  Your 
24 


reenon 


Vexation:  The  cost  of 
incessant  dripping. 
Solution:  Get  it  fixed! 
Implementation: 

Nothing  is  more  annoying 
than  a  leaky  faucet,  shower 
or  toilet  (yuck!).  But,  what's 
even  more  annoying  is  how 
much  water  you're  wast- 
ing by  not  getting  it  fixed. 
If  you're  anything  like  me, 
you  have  a  dreadful  mem- 
ory and  forget  for  at  least  a 
week  to  put  in  a  request  for 
repairs,  but  maybe  knowing 
that  you're  helping  the  en- 
vironment as  well  as  your 
sanity  will  be  added  incen- 
tive. 

Clarification:  A  drip- 
ping faucet  may  not  seem 
like  tha      ,g  of  a  deal,  but 


you  could  actually  waste 
up  to  74  gallons  of  wa- 
ter a  day  by  not  getting  it 
fixed.  If  you  do  have  some 
leaks,  you  live  in  the  dorm 
and  you're  not  sure  who  to 
talk  to,  just  log  onto  talge. 
southern.edu  and  click  on 
"Repair  Requests"  on  the 
left.  If  you're  in  Southern 
Village,  shoot  an  email  to 
Dean  Mathis  and  remem- 
ber to  be  specific  about  ex- 
actly which  faucet,  shower 
or  toilet  has  the  problem.  If 
you  love  leaks  and  hate  the 
environment,  then  at  least 
do  it  to  get  into  the  habit 
of  saving  money  for  the  fu- 
ture. If  you  had  your  own 
home,  a  leaky  toilet  would 
cost  you  about  $30  a  year. 
That's  a  new  pair  of  shoes. 

'tip  and  info  from  bhg.com 


Inglish  on  English:  Communication 

A  . 


Chelsea  Inglish 
Encush  Education  Maior 

finglishiasntithprn  pdn 


There  is  nothing  quite 
like  the  spoken  language.  So 
much  goes  into  language  that 
goes  beyond  words,  such  as 
body  language,  eye  contact 
and  voice  inflection.  You  can 
say,  "You're  my  best,  friend," 
but  add  one  tiny  eye-roll,  and 
the  friendship  is  off.  You  can 
say,  "That's  not  funny,"  but 
the  hysterical  laughter  boiling 
just  underneath  the  surface 


will  only  encourage  the  teas- 
ing. This  can  be  a  problem,  as 
I  have  found  out.  I  have  the 
blessing  (or  rather  the  curse) 
of  laughing  first  and  asking 
questions  later.  Try  getting 
the  point  across  that  you  don't 
think  the  joke  is  funny  after 
you've  already  laughed.  It's 
not  easy,  trust  me. 

However,  for  the  most  part, 
it  doesn't  take  much  to  get  your 
meaning  across  when  you're 
talking  face  to  face.  But  try 
to  convey  your  deepest  emo- 
tions in  written  words— now 
that  takes  skill.  Many  a  young 
soul  has  labored  for  hours 
over  the  exact  wording  of  the 
Valentine  note  he  plans  to  lay 
on  Sally's  desk  during  recess. 
After  much  painstaking  delib- 
eration, he  finally  settles  on 
"Do  you  like  me?  Circle  YES 
or  NO."  Ah,  young  love.  It  is 
straightforward  and  beautiful. 

So  why  is  it  that  the  excla- 
mation point  is  seemingly 
the  only  tool  used  to  express 


strong  emotion  when  writing? 
(And  when  the  emotion  grows 
in  strength,  the  exclamation 
points  seem  to  multiply  like 
rabbits.)  "Grandma  is  com- 
ing to  visit!"  Now,  what  do 
you  mean  by  that  exclama- 
tion point?  "Yay,  she's  bring- 
ing cookies!"?  "Great,  now 
I'm  going  to  have  to  clean  the 
house  from  top  to  bottom!"? 
"Grandma's  been  dead  for 
years,  either  ghosts  are  real 
or  I've  been  lied  to!"?  You  can 
see  where  the  confusion  might 
play  in. 

I  had  to  rewrite  part  of  this 
because  it  looked  good  on  pa- 
per, but  when  I  read  it  out  loud, 
it  gave  the  wrong  impression. 
Seriously,  I'm  not  making  it 
up,  and  I'm  not  going  to  give 
any  hints  as  to  what  I  edited 
-out.  The  point  is  communica- 
tion is  hard.  Bufwhen  you  get 
it  right...  it's  so  cool!!  (See? 
TWO  exclamation  points!) 


This 
Weekend 


Not  sure  what  to  do  this 
weekend?  Here  are  a  few 
ideas  to  get  you  headed 
in  the  right  direction. 


"The  Bernstein 
Spectacular!" 

Chattanooga  Symphony 

Orchestra 

Tivoli  Theatre,  Chattanooga 

Thursday,  April  16, 8  p.m. 

$10  for  students 

chattanoogasymphony.org 


"Bug-a-Paluza  11" 
VW  Car  Show 

Scenic  City  Volks  Folks 
East  Ridge,  Tenn. 
Friday,  April  17, 3  p.m.  and 
Sunday,  8  a.m.  to  3  p.m. 
$2  for  spectators 
bugapaluza.com 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  2009 


sports 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  9 

Zackary  Livingston 

Sports  Editor 

zackl@southern.edu 


Soccer  season  continues  despite  rain 


Zackary  Livingston 
Sports  Editor 


The  men's  A  division  Furia 
Latina  beat  Masanga  Boys  2-0 
on  Monday  night  in  a  match 
that  most  thought  wouldn't 
be  decided  until  the  very  last 
second.  Furia  Latina  proved 
otherwise  by  beating  Masanga 
with  ease.  Furia's  Sean  Anch- 
eta  scored  a  goal  during  the 
first  half  that  seemed  almost 
effortless  against  Masanga's 
defense  and  the  ball  stayed 
heavy  on  Masanga  goalie,  Jaris 
Gonzalez,  for  the  majority  of 
the  match.  At  the  beginning 
of  the  second  half,  Masanga's 
Victor  Thomas  tried  to  ignite  a 
spark  with  a  goal  but  came  up 
short. 

"I  think  we  weren't  playing 
our  game  because  we  didn't 
have  our  coach  who  usually 
subs  us  in  and  out,"  said  Vic- 
tor Thomas,  a  junior  graphic 
design  major. 

Mwila  Chikobe  added  to  the 
pain  during  the  second  half 
with  a  quick  shot  past  Masan- 
ga's goalie  to  put  them  up  two 
goals  to  none.  Furia  goalie 
Jimmy  Gaines  didn't  have  to 
do  much  this  game,  but  he  did 
prevent  Masanga  from  having 
any  hope  of  winning. 


"I  think  we  dominated  and 
experience  is  what  won  the 
game,"  said  Mwila  Chikobe, 
a  senior  business  administra- 
tion major.  "I  think  we  are  the 
best  team  overall." 

Furia  Latina  is  definitely  the 
new  team  to  beat  with  an  un- 
defeated record  and  a  couple 
of  ties.  When  you  look  at  this 
team  you  have  to  admit  that 
they  are  quite  amazing.  They 
are  a  bunch  of  unselfish  play- 
ers who  don't  care  about  play- 
ing time  and  pass  the  ball  like 
the  Harlem  Globe  Trotters. 
Their  defense  is  almost  impen- 
etrable, and  if  you  do  get  past 
them,  you  have  to  beat  Jimmy 
Gaines,  who  is  arguably  the 
best  goalie  in  intramurals.  If 
you  play  in  the  men's  league 
beware,  because  Furia  Latina 
has  come  to  conquer  in  2009. 

In  the  women's  north  divi- 
sion, team  Tjimaini  defeated 
Blazn  2-1.  Despite  the  horrible 
weather  causing  heavy  rain  for 
five  minutes,  the  women  con- 
tinued to  play,  still  kicking  the 
ball  through  the  muddy  fields. 
Tjimaini's  Zaire  Burjess  didn't 
let  the  weather  stop  her  as  she 
aggressively  pushed  the  ball 
toward  the  opposite  goal  and 
scored.  Blazn's  Dyan  Urboda 
replied  with  a  goal  of  her  own 
on  the  other  side  of  the  field. 


It  was  a  hard  fought  game 
on  both  sides  of  the  field,  but 
Jazmine  Martinez  took  the 
cake  with  a  penalty  kick  that 
put  Tjimaini  up  2-1. 

"It  was  a  really  close  game 
and  we  had  a  lot  of  close 
shots,"  said  Grace  Nunez,  a 
junior  psychology  major.  "We 
played  hard  but  it  just  wasn't 
meant  to  be." 


Jane  Mashburn  and  Canique  Brown  compete  fo 
during  Monday  night's  ladies  division  north  s 


Tarheels  win  sixth  championship;  what  now? 


Davis  Wallace 

Mass  Communication  Major 

itoallaccfiisiii.thcm  .Hn 

As  of  April  6,  2009,  the 
North  Carolina  Tarheels  won 
th«r  sixth  national  cham- 
pionship in  school  history. 
The  question  is:  What's  next 
«>r  the  Tarheels?  Senior  for- 
wards, Tyler  Hansbrough  and 
Danny  Green  will  not  be  able 
t0  return  for  a  fifth  year.  Ju- 
w°r  guards,  Ty  Lawson  and 


Wayne  Ellington  had  tremen- 
dous tournament  games.  They 
might  once  again  test  the  NBA 
waters,  but  this  time  around 
they  might  forego  their  senior 
seasons.  Freshman  forward, 
Ed  Davis  is  the  only  signifi- 
cant piece  to  North  Carolina's 
championship  fun  that  has 
committed  to  return  for  his 
sophomore  year. 

For  Head  Coach  Roy  Wil- 
liams, this  will  be  his  second 
title.  His  first  one  came  back  in 


2005  when  North  Carolina  de- 
feated Illinois.  Following  that 
championship  win;  Raymond 
Felton,  Rashad  McCants,  Sean 
May  and  Marvin  Williams  all 
declared  eligible  for  the  NBA 
draft.  Not  to  mention  Jawad 
Williams,  Melvin  Scott  and 
Jackie  Manuel  graduating  that 
same  year. 

At  the  start  of  the  2006  sea- 
son, Coach  Williams  rebuilt  a 
new  team  that  featured  fresh- 
man Tyler  Hansbrough.  Looks 


like  it  turned  out  well  for  him 
because  each  year  North  Caro- 
lina kept  adding  players,  got 
better  as  a  team  and  went  fur- 
ther in  the  tournament. 

It  looks  like  Coach  Wil- 
liams is  going  to  have  to  do 
that  with  the  five  recruits 
coming  in  next  year.  This  in- 
cludes 7-foot  twin  centers  Da- 
vid and  Travis  Wear.  All  the 
critics  counted  North  Carolina 
down  and  count  after  they  lost 
their  top  seven  scorers  from 


the  2005  team.  It  looks  like 
this  might  happen  again  next 
year,  too.  Coach  Williams  has 
made  nothing  into  something 
before;  sure  there  is  no  rea- 
son why  he  can't  do  it  again. 
Instead  of  asking  what's  next 
for  the  Tarheels,  maybe  we 
should  be  asking  how  much 
longer  until  they  win  another 
championship? 


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chattel: 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  2009 

Deadline  Monday  at  noon 
chatter@southern.edu 


mfHH 


Strawberry  Festival 

The  Strawberry  Festival  will 
be  held  in  Hes  P.E.  Center. 
The  show  will  begin  at  8  p.m. 
Check  out  the  sidewalk  mes- 
sages for  more  details.  Straw- 
berry Festival:  "Relive  your 
last  year."  *Please  take  note, 
Strawberry  Festival  will  be 
held  in  the  Hes  P.E.  Center, 
NOT  downtown. 

Student  appreciation  Day 

This  day  has  been  rescheduled 
for  Wednesday,  April  22.  Plan 
to  take  part  in  all  of  these  free 
activities!  From  8:30  a.m.  to 
4  p.m.  golf  cart  transports  to 
and  from  classes  on  the  Prom- 
enade will  be  brought  to  you 
by  Campus  Ministries.  From 
10  a.m.  to  2  p.m.  come  to  the 
Student  Center  to  have  your 
caricature  drawn  by  caricature 
artist  Steve  Gipson  hosted  by 
the  office  of  Student  Life  and 
Activities.  Also  from  10  a.m. 
to  2  p.m.  you  may  enjoy  grilled 
PB&J  Sandwiches  at  the  Stu- 
dent Center  Portico  brought 
to  you  by  Southern  Recruiters. 
From  2  p.m.  to  4  p.m.  Enroll- 
ment Services  will  be  provid- 
ing a  free  car  wash  in  Taylor 
Circle! 

Malawi  project  |  In  conjunc- 
tion with  Advenrist  Intercol- 
legiate Association,  Advenrist 
Health  International,  and  the 
Advenrist  colleges/universi- 
ties of  the  North  American  Di- 
vision, we  are  planning  a  short 
term  mission  trip  to  Malawi, 
Africa  this  summer.  The  dates 
for  the  trip  will  be  June  23- 
July  8,  2009.  The  project  will 
consist  of  three  aspects:  Evan- 
gelism, Health  and  Construc- 
tion  in  six  locations  through- 
P  out  the  country  of  Malawi. 
Space  is  limited.  Passports  are 
necessary.  If  you  are  interest- 
ed, please  contact  Kari  Shultz 
or  Gayle  Moore  for  further 
information.  There  is  some 
financial  assistance  available 
through  SA. 


1  iprnming  events  calendar. 


Friday,  April  17 

Withdrawals  after  today  receive  "F" 
PreView  Southern  106 
3  p.m.  -  Fit  for  Eternity  5K  run 
(Duck  Pond) 

7  p.m.  -  Upper  Room 
(Gospel  Chapel) 

8  p.m.  -  Vespers  Remix  -  Campus 
Ministries  (church) 

8:13  p.m.  -  Sunset 
After  Vespers  -  Adoration 
(Lynn  Wood) 

Sabbath,  April  18 

9  a.m.  -  Adoration  1-  Jack  Blanco 
(Church) 

9:30-10  a.m.  -  Continental  breakfast 

(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

10:15  am.  -  Adoration  2  - 

John  Nixon  (Church) 

Saltworks  Sabbath  School 

(Hulsey  Wellness  Center)   1 

Social   Experiment  Sabbath   School 

(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 

11:30  a.m.  -  No  Connect  this  week  - 

picnic/  campout 

11:45  a.m.  -  Renewal  -  John  Nixon 


(Church) 

2  p.m.  -  Adventist  Theological 
Society  Meeting  -  Michael   Hasel 
(Lynn  Wood) 

4  p.m.  -  School  of  Music:  Handel's 
Messiah  (church) 

7:30  p.m.  -Evensong -Music  &  Read- 
ings: Collegedale  Academy  (church) 
Clubs/departments  parties  (various 
times  &  locations) 

Sunday,  April  19 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
10  a.m.  -  Committee  of  100  Brunch 
(Presidential  Banquet  Room) 
12-6:30  p.m.  -  McKee  Library  Open 
8  p.m.  -  SA  Strawberry  Festival 
(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Monday,  April  20 

No  field  trips  or  tours 
3:30  p.m.  -  Undergraduate  Council 
6  p.m.  -  Social  Work  Field 
Instructor      Appreciation      Dinner 
(White  Oak  Room) 


Tuesday,  April  21 

No  field  trips  or  tours 

8  a.m.-5  p.m.  -  Campus  Research 

Symposium  (various  locations) 

Noon  -  Tornado  siren  test 

7:30  p.m.  -  Japanese  Drums:  San 

Jose  Taiko,  double  convocation  credit 

(lies  P.E.  Center) 

Wednesday,  April  22 

Earth  Day 

National  Administrative  Profession- 
als Day 

No  Field  Trips  or  Tours 
6  p.m.  -  Lights  Volunteers  Banquet 
(various  locations) 

7:15  p.m.  -  SA  Senate  (White  Oak 
Room) 

Thursday,  April  23 

No  field  trips  or  tours 
11  a.rn.  -  Convocation,  clubs/depart- 
ments/schools (church) 
6  p.m.  -  Employee  retirement  party 
(Church  Fellowship  Hall) 


Prayer  groups  |  7:15a.m. 
M-F  near  the  flag  pole;  12:00 
p.m.  MWF  in  the  Student  Cen- 
ter seminar  room;  5  p.m.  M-F 
at  the  fountain  between  Hack- 
man  and  the  library. 

Malamulo  |  Thank  you  for 

your  generous  donations  for 
Malamulo!  We  have  currently 
raised  $22,009.22.  Further 
donations  can  be  taken  to  Kari 
Shultz's  office. 

Fit  for  Eternity  5k  run  | 

This  Friday,  April  17,  at  3  p.m. 
there  will  be  a  5k  run  at  Duck 
Pond.  The  cost  is  $10.  Please 
contact  the  Hulsey  Wellness 
Center  desk  for  more  informa- 
tion. 


April  17 

Andres  Escobar,  Benjamin 
Zimunya,  Danette  Hutton,  Da- 
vid Costner,  Deairne  DeLong, 
R.  Eldon  Roberts 

April  18 

Aric  Turlington,  Ashlee 
Pacamalan,  Brandon  Bailie, 
Joshua  Inglish,  Kellan  Feyer- 
harm,  Melia  Chamberlain,  Ra- 
chel Santos,  Wesley  Statler 

April  19 

Andres  Crespo,  Ben  Schnell, 
Cheri  Snowden,  LaFranche 
LaBorde,  Zoraida  Cardenas 

April  20 

Amanda  Allen,  Danny  Dav- 
enport, Jeremy  Wong,  Jim 
Stewart,  Mark  Barrett,  Mon- 
ition Marasigan,  Paola  Cor- 
nejo,  Rochelle  Thompson 


April  21 

Christina  Tozer,  Holly  Har- 
gus,  Jennifer  Meyer,  Nicole 
Domaschuk,  Yarizel  Negron, 
Yora  Zyra  Quiambao 

April  22 

Ashley  Sisson,  Ash- 
ley, Taylor,  Elizabeth  Hol- 
land,     Laurel      McPherson, 


Nicole  Baltzer,  Rebecca  Peck 

April  23 

Amanda  Ernst,  Ann  Larsen, 
Brett  Martin,  Emanuel  Ed- 
wards, Jon  Green,  Lance  Prit- 
chard,  Stephen  Weitzel 


• 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,  2009 


THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT  1 1 

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Laptop  |  Dell  XPS  mi4o 
with  brand  new  motherboard, 
hard  drive,  power,  cord,  bat- 
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Great  computer  has  been  re- 
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slot,  long  battery  life,  front- 
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Pentium  M  750  chip  and  lGB 
of  memory.  New  $1,600.  Will 
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Fridge  |  2.5  cu  ft.  dorm-sized 
fridge  for  sale.  In  good  condi- 
tion except  for  a  sticker  mark 
in  the  front  of  the  door  and 
one  broken  freezer  hinge.  Sale 
price  is  $60  which  is  a  deal 
compared  to  the  original  cost 
of  $130.  I  am  willing  to  bar- 
gain. If  interested  please  call 
423-994-9416. 

Join  Campus  Ministries 
in  the  development  of  this 
dynamic  venture  providing 
practical  social  and  spiritual 
activities  for  community  and 
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100  percent  recycled  jour- 
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paper  are  being  sold  to  raise 
money  for  ADRA  to  fight  sex 
trafficking  and  starvation. 
They  are  in  display  in  Maple 
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Watch  for  your  chance  to  buy 
an  awesome  recycled  journal 
and  help  others!  E-mail  ben- 
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Male   roommate    wanted 

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New  Madrock  climbing 
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black  leather.  Slip  on  and  have 
one  velcrow  strap  around  the 
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them  and  they  don't  fit  right. 
■  I  am  asking  $50/  obo.  dgar- 
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welcome. 

Summer  housing  for 
female  students  |  $250  plus 
utilities.  Three  minutes  from 
Southern  by  four-corners. 
From  May  through  August 
when  fall  semester  starts. 
Equipped.  E-mail  lindahsu@ 
southern.edu  for  more  info. 

Graduating  seniors  |  Any- 
one who  knows  of  affordable 
off-campus  apartment  avail- 
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Summer  housing  avail- 
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only.  Shared  room  for  rent 
$185  until  June.  Then  it  will  be 
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furnished  house  with. washer/ 
dryer  and  wireless  Internet. 
Only  1.5  miles  from  Southern. 
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Recycle  ink  |  Please  give 
me  your  used  printer  ink  car- 
tridges. I  recycle  them  for  the 
good  of  the  environment.  Did 
you  know  that  85  percent  of 
ink  cartridges  are  thrown  in 
land  fills  and  are  NOT  biode- 


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our  environment  and  reuse 
these  resources.  E-mail  me  at 
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your  ink. 

Fish  tank  |  20  gallon  tank; 
comes  with  everything  includ- 
ing fish.  Best  offer  Call  Rob  at 
423-322-8738. 

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12  THE  SOUTHERN  ACCENT 


humor 


Ways  to  have  fun  this  summer 


Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

jtwamafk^tnnthprn  pdll 


Yes,  yes,  I  know;  you  ALL 
wish  that  school  could  just 
go  on  and  on  all  year  round, 
I  hear  you;  but  the  sad  fact  of 
life  is  that  we  do  indeed  have 
summer  vacations.  Now,  IF 
you  get  depressed  with  all  the 
inglorious  free  time,  unre- 
laxing  days  at  the  beach,  the 
horrible  feeling  of  liberation 
and  freedom  and  all  the  other 
dirties  of  vacation,  I  am  your 
man.  I  have  come  up  with  a 
list  of  things  that  you  can  do  to 
pass  all  of  the  time  and  to  pass 
it  wisely. 

1.  Read  a  book. 

2.  Start  your  doctoral  dis- 
sertation. 

3.  Study   for    next  year's 


are  four  of  the  prime  beaches 
to  hit  up  WHEN  you  go  there. 
Check  'em  out,  homes! 


4.  Do  major-related  stuff 
(ie:  develop  weekly  work-plans 
if  you're  an  education  major; 
or  dissect  cute,  little  kitties  if 
you're  a  nursing  major). 

5.  Or,  if  you  think  that  the 
summer  is  great,  relaxing,  lib- 
erating and  the  best  feeling 
you've  had  in  ages,  then  keep 


Siesta  Beach:  (Less  than  50 
miles  south  of  Tampa) 

This  beach  has  been  said  to 
have  the  whitest  and  the  finest 
sand  in*  the  entire  world.  It  is 
99  percent  quartz  and  reflects 
the  heat  of  the  sun  so  well  that 
it  stays  cool  even  on  the  hot- 
test of  days.  This  beach  is  ac- 
tually on  Siesta  Key,  which  is 
a  barrier  island  between  Sara- 
sota Bay  and  the  Gulf  of  Mex- 
ico. Youll  want  to  get  there 
early  and  make  a  day  out  of  it 
because  the  800  parking  spots 
fill  up  rather  quickly. 


Ft.  Lauderdale    (Less  than 
40  miles  north  of  Miami) 

This  beach,  once  known  for 
its  wild  spring-breakers,  has 
officially  cleaned  up  its  act. 
Now  it  caters  to  the  wilder  side 
of  good-clean-funners  and  of- 
fers a  wide  range  of  activities: 
Boating,  kayaking,  windsurf- 
ing, jet  skiing,  snorkeling, 
scuba  diving,  offshore  fishing 
and  white-water  rafting!  Okay, 
that  last  one's  not  true,  but  you 
still  got  all  the  other.ones!  The 
exquisite  cuisine  offered  in  the 
surrounding  area  makes  this 
beach  a  true  joining  of  worlds: 
The  wild  and  the  sophisticated 
all  under  one  roo— I  mean,  un- 
der one  sun. 


Hot  Summer 
Beach  Spots: 

You  can  try  to  suppress  it, 
you  can  try  to  fight  it,  you  can 
even  deny  it  and  lie  to  your- 
self, but  it  would  be  easier  to 
just  admit  the  truth:  You  know 
that  you  want  to  go  to  Flori- 
da this  summer.    The  honest 
truth  is  that  it  is  just  so  nice 
and  warm  and  sunny,  and  you 
can't  help  but  feel  happy  to 
be  alive  and  school-free.  "But 
Adam,  where  oh  where  should 
we  go?"   Well,  I  am  glad  you 
asked.  The  answer  is  very  sim- 
ple; in  fact  it  is  only  one  word: 
The  beach!  (Okay,  well  maybe 
two  words,  but  one's  an  article 
and...  you  know  what?  Eng- 
to  lish  class  is  over  and  you  re- 
™  ally  don't  care,  do  you?  Cool, 
me  neither.)  For  those  of  you 
who  are  Florida-illiterate,  here 


Cocoa  Beach  (Less  than  50 
miles  east  of  Orlando) 

The  closest  beach  to  Or- 
lando, this  is  also  the  clos- 
est beach  to  Disney  World. 
HEY!  Don't  try  to  hide  your 
excitement  while  you're  read- 
ing this  just  because  you  are 
"older"  and  supposed  to  be 
"mature,"  because  yeah,  I  said 
it:  DISNEY  WORLD!  So  when 
you  need  a  break  from  all  the 
theme  parks,  this  is  the  per- 
fect getaway!  Here  you  will 
find  great  sand,  clear  waters 
and  the  famous  Ron  Jon  Surf 
Shop;  and  with  its  world-class 
waves,  this  small  wave  capital 
of  the  world  is  perfect  for  be- 
ginner and  experienced  surf- 
ers. Surfs  up,  dude! 


THU 


THURSDAY,  APRIL  16,2009 

Adam  Wamack 

Humor  Editor 

atwamack@southern.edu 


South  Beach    (Guess  what, 
it's  IN  Miami!) 

This  beach  is  world  re- 
nowned for  the  beautiful 
people  and  lively  night  life 
(you  gotta  love  Miami,  yes 
indeeeedy!)  Lined  with  great 
restaurants  and  shops  that 
stay  open  past  curfew,  you'll 
soon  forget  about  that  11:15 
garbage  and  start  worrying 
about  that  new  shirt  for  $11.15 
that  says  "Welcome  to  Miami" 
on  the  front  and  has  a  big  pic- 
ture of  Will  Smith  from  '97  on 
the  back.  The  waves  are  big, 
the  surf  is  great  and  the  sun  is 
hot;  it's  the  place  where  you 
can  stay  all  night  on  the  beach 
until  the  break  of  dawn,  yeah! 
i  Bienvenidos  a  Miami! 


Seductive  Sally  vs.  Compatible  Cassie 

(Please  take  note,  this  is  the  HUMOR  page) 


Katie  Hammond 
News  Editor 

VaripliammpT'atSVsfflit'hpm.en'll 


Hannah  Kuntz 
Copy  Editor 

•hininfrlftsmilhpm  pHii 


So  Timid  Tom,  you  thought 
you  had  the  last  word?  Wrong! 
Just  like  all  of  the  other 
thoughts  you've  had  about( 
me  this  year.  Even  though 
you're  going  to  be  lounging 
at  the  pool  next  to  Seductive 
Sally,  don't  forget  about  me, 
Compatible  Cassie.  I  fear  that 
the  summer  may  sabotage 
all  of  my  hard  work.  Getting 
that  "date"  to  the  CK  kept  me 
up  night  and  day,  or  was  that 
the  double  shot  of  Roma?  (if 
you  think  using  your  student 
ID  to  buy  me  a  master  burger 
is  a  date. ..wrong  again!)   So  I 


made  a  list  of  why  you  should 
pick  me  over  Seductive  Sally. 
1. 1  probably  won't  be  in  the 
sun  as  much  as  Sally,  increas- 
ing my  longevity  and  your 
time  to  (finally)  court  me. 

2.  Not  to  mention  when 
Seductive  Sally's  tan  fades  or 
her  makeup  sweats  off,  you'll 
need  something  intelligent  to 
talk  to. 

3.  FYI:  Dating  campers 
is  actually...  illegal.  So  that 
makes  me  your  ideal  bait,  and 
I  don't  mean  jail  bait. 

4.  When  you  live  in  Ne- 
braska, and  there  is  more  corn 
than  girls,  the  slim  pickings  of- 
ten skew  your  standards.  This 
is  why  it  is  important  to  keep 
my  picture  inside  your  jacket 
pocket  at  all  times  (I  know  you 
cut  it  out  of  the  Joker). 


So  I  wrote  you  a  little  rhyme: 

So  now  summer  is  here, 

And  you  are  without  a  wife. 

Your  heart  trembles  in  fear 

You  can't  cook  to  save  your  life 

You'll  continue  the  search  this  summer 

At  your  job,  at  camp  and  by  the  pool 

She's  not  to  be  found,  what  a  bummer 

Guess  you'll  have  to  wait  to  get  back  to  school 

Compatible  Cassie  is  waiting 

It's  time  to  start  your  dating.