When Tristan Deschamps, senior computer information systems major, and Sierra Ureta, senior public relations major, began their drive to a popular Honduras beach last summer, they had no idea they would encounter a life-changing experience. Ureta had traveled to Honduras as a student missionary to work as a public relations intern at VIDA Internacional Mission …
On June 28, Tami Lloyd received a call from Vanderbilt Hospital and found out her son, Cooper Moore, was getting a kidney. The call came just two days before his 18th birthday. According to a previous Accent article, Moore had been looking for a kidney donor since his junior year at Collegedale Academy. He went …
In an interview with the Accent, David Feguson, senior pastor of Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists, said church-hopping is a harmful trend among university students. He further explained that attendance is not enough; students must actively engage in a faith community if they wish to experience profound worship. “Take a couple of weeks [or] a …
Written by: Naomi Linder Making its debut in the spring of 2015, “Humans of Southern” is a student-and faculty-led social media page that focuses on helping people “get to know Southern better through a student’s perspective,” wrote Shana Fairchild, digital engagement manager for Marketing and University Relations, in an email to the Accent. With a …
Written by: Jorge Pontarelli LifeGroups, according to their mission statement, are an opportunity for students to belong to a small group community where they can intimately behold God and become empowered by Jesus Christ. This school year, LifeGroups are not exclusively for students but have been expanded to faculty and staff as well. In an …
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Written by: Hannah Johnson On January 29, 2023, the Lynn H. Wood Archeology Museum at Southern Adventist University will open a new exhibit called “Peace and War, The Assyrian of Lachish.” The archeology museum is currently closed in preparation for the new exhibit, according to the museum’s webpage. “Our hope is that this will be …
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Written by: Génesis Ventura On April 22, Southern Adventist University was awarded the Collegiate Philanthropy Award by the Greater Chattanooga Area Command of the Salvation Army during the organization’s Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony, according to an email sent to the Accent by Cheryl Craven. Craven is the director of Humanitarian Engagement & Christian Service at Southern. …
There were three incidents involving unknown individuals engaged in suspicious activity on campus last week, according to Shawn Haas, associate director of Campus Safety. The first incident involved a male and female who stopped at the track and yelled at a student running in that area and exited their vehicle, wrote Haas in an email …
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On September 12, the Collegedale Municipal Planning Commission met to review requests concerning rezoning plans in the Collegedale area, specifically the 408.1 acres of land located on the west and east side of Edgmon Road, housing Hidden Hills Farm and Saddle Club. Addressed at the meeting was ZON2022-02 — a request to rezone parts of …
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