After Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen struck out Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Willy Adames, who represented the tying run, the celebrations should have begun. Treinen should have thrown his glove away and begun hugging and celebrating with catcher Austin Barnes, while his teammates swarmed them. But that’s not what happened. It was a key …
I love my phone. With those four words, I have said what a lot of people in my generation are hesitant to admit. I’m positive that I’m not alone. I know that many of you love having that little supercomputer tucked in your back pocket at all times, ready to snap a photo, send a …
This semester has been weird in every way. Trying to balance a social life, academics, work and personal life is hard enough for a college student, but COVID-19 just complicates things even more. Of course, we need to stay safe during this pandemic. But, there’s still the desire for fulfillment, satisfaction and balance in our …
If you could skip forward in time and have the education, time and money, what would you be doing? Where would you be? Who would you be with? After asking someone what their major is, these are the first questions I follow up with. And, unfortunately, it is common for someone to quickly respond with, …
It’s time for a major change: Are you studying what you’re actually passionate about? Read More »
The Collegedale Spanish-American Seventh-day Adventist Church, commonly referred to as SuCasa and currently located on Colcord Drive on Southern Adventist University’s campus, is working on building larger and more advanced church facilities on College Drive East next to Collegedale Academy. On Oct. 11, SuCasa began construction with a groundbreaking ceremony, according to the SuCasa Church …
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The Grief Support Group is a new LifeGroup at Southern Adventist University this semester, founded by master’s in clinical mental health counseling students Ashley Dean and Katie Milliken. LifeGroups are small groups led by students that meet once a week, according to Associate Chaplain Anna Bennett. “Students often feel alone navigating questions about faith and …
Written by Patrick Scriven At the center of the Hamilton County courthouse stands a towering bust of A.P. Stewart, a Confederate lieutenant general during the Civil War. Erected in 1919, the bronze monument has received heightened attention in recent months and is now the subject of growing controversy in the Chattanooga area. Several Hamilton County …
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October is National Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Month. Domestic violence—also referred to as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), dating abuse or relationship abuse—is defined as a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. According to Ruben Muriente, …
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Counseling Services at Southern Adventist University is designed to help students through a wide variety of academic, relational and mental health issues, according to Ric Griffin, a licensed counselor who works there. “It’s important to keep our mental health as good as our physical health,” Griffin said. “[We’ve talked] about physical health for years, and …
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For the first time since its creation in 1957, Alumni Homecoming Weekend will be primarily on a virtual platform, beginning on Oct. 30. Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Ashley Fox said that the upcoming Homecoming Weekend will be a new opportunity for connections. “Part of my role is to find opportunities to connect the Southern …
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