Day: March 1, 2021

Southern aims to distribute $1.9 million in emergency government funds to students

Written by: Alana Crosby Due to COVID-19, students in financial need are being supplied with funds from the United States Department of Education (DOE). According to Doug Frood, associate vice president for Financial Administration, Southern is in the process of distributing $1.9 million from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF).  As explained by Paula …

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Senate approves the removal and re-purposing of Studio 4109

On Feb. 24, SA Senate approved proposed plans to abolish and repurpose the funds for Studio 4109. According to the Feb. 24 SA Senate Minutes, the reason for the repurposing came after SA decided that Studio 4109 could be done on a different platform. 2020-2021 SA President and senior psychology major Sheryl Kambuni said the …

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Collegedale City Manager Ted Rogers and Chief of Police Brian Hickman announce resignations

Rogers During the March 1 Collegedale commission meeting, Mayor Katie Lamb announced the commission’s plan of action for filling the current position of city manager after current City Manager Ted Rogers retires on March 12.  Rogers has served as the Collegedale city manager for the last 15 years since 2006 when he was appointed by …

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Built-in best friends: Nelson quadruplets share their story about growing up together and choosing Southern

Written by: Katie Scott Nearly 20 years ago, after years of trying for a baby, Wendy and Greg Nelson discovered that they were having not one, but four babies. The Nelson quadruplets, Sydney, Neal, Andie and Nikki, were born via surrogacy on March 22, 2001, 11 weeks premature and weighing two pounds each. The siblings …

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HoA launches new documentary series

Written by: Frank Canizares In 2020, “Humans of Adventism” (HoA) embarked on a mission to address the misrepresentation and misunderstanding of Adventism to the world. In the process, a 10-episode docuseries featuring the lives of Seventh-day Adventists was produced.  Each episode provides a diverse collection of stories and perspectives, sometimes even contradictory values. The series …

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