Joshuet Esten 1. What inspired you to run for president? The position of SA president was always one that sparked my interest. I love the idea of having someone I can trust as my representative to administration. It was not until this year, when I was able to see the responsibilities Sheryl has and how …
Speeches for the Student Association (SA) primary elections were held in Thatcher Hall Chapel last Thursday. Students who are running for the offices of president, executive vice president and social vice president delivered their speeches to both the in-person audience and to those streaming online. However, there has been a noticeable decline in interest for …
SA election speeches took place this past Thursday, Feb. 18, with primary elections held immediately after the speeches concluded. The three primary candidates who ran for SA president — junior accounting major Jhosuet Esten, junior long-term care administration major Amy Dias Nogueira and junior theology major Juan Carlos Grajales — delivered their speeches announcing their …
Written by: Patrick McGraw According to Yahoo Finance, shares of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., sold for as little as $88.64 apiece at the beginning of February 2020, just one month before the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. As of February 2021, shares are selling for over $400 apiece — an astonishing increase …
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Written by: Aaron Mumu The workout equipment on Hulsey Wellness Center’s fitness floor is being replaced this month. The fitness center is set to receive 20 new strength machines along with two power racks, eight benches and 525 pounds of plates. Already, Hulsey has received 15 new strength machines, eight of them being selectorized machines. …
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Pubert Nkhono, a junior business administration major, raised over $10,000 through a GoFundMe page, which will help him pay for his studies. At the beginning of February, Nkhono, an international student from Malawi, was notified by the university that he had less than a week to “find funds to be able to register for the …
Black Christian Union (BCU) Night is set to take place on Saturday night, March 6, at 8 p.m. The event, titled “The Color of Love,” has been long anticipated and has been in the works for quite awhile, according to BCU President and senior health science major Georges Ambroise. “The theme [this year] is ‘The …
At the recent Feb. 15 Collegedale commission meeting, commissioners voted to add the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance to the order of business for all city commission meetings. According to Mayor Katie Lamb, the ordinance will take effect 30 days from Feb. 15, starting in March. The idea surfaced after Jim and Sherrye Willis, …
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With the COVID-19 pandemic raging in 2020, the Tokyo Summer Olympics, much like everything else, was delayed. The postponement cost the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over $3 billion. And, despite the pandemic still raging early into 2021, the IOC remains adamant that they will host the “2020” Summer Olympics this year. Plenty of changes are …
Written by Maddy Thomas I live in Columbus, Ohio, and when I am home, there are two main churches I go to. I go to what is considered a white church, named Columbus Eastwood Seventh-day Adventist Church, and a Black church, named Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church. The two churches have very different worship styles yet …
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