Day: September 22, 2020

2020 Elections: Collegedale Commissioner Candidate Profiles

Written by Aubri Dancek and Bailey DuBose In the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, three Collegedale Commissioner seats are up for grabs. According to the City of Collegedale website, five commissioners are elected to staggered four-year terms. After the commissioners are elected, the mayor and vice mayor are chosen by the commissioners rather than the …

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McKee Library celebrates 50th Anniversary, prepares for new renovations.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the McKee Library. To commemorate the library’s grand opening on Thursday, Sept. 24, 1970, McKee Library Director Deyse Bravo said McKee Library has something special planned for students on Thursday, the library’s anniversary. Bravo said there are eight banners being displayed on the main floor of the library …

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Student-led SMARRT fund continues to provide varied learning opportunities amidst COVID-19

The Student Managed Asset Risk and Return Training (SMARRT) fund, a program designed to help students analyze the stock market and understand the process of making real investments, continued despite COVID-19 shutting down in-person meetings in March. “We kept pushing forward,” said Southern alumnus Niraj Patel, last year’s vice president for economics for the SMARRT …

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Adventist Peace Fellowship Demonstrates Change on Southern Campus

On Sept. 29, members of the Adventist Peace Fellowship (APF) Southern Chapter will demonstrate on campus on behalf of Matthew Rushin, a young, Black autistic male serving a 10 year-sentence following his involvement in a serious car crash back in 2019. The chapter is designating the date as “Matthew Rushin Day” to bring awareness to …

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