Day: January 18, 2023

Your brain will thank you: Mental health benefits of drinking water

Written by: Kiana Oliver Editor’s note: The following article is written in partnership with Counseling Services and the Southern Accent. Water. Water. Water. No matter how much we’re bombarded by reminders to drink those recommended two liters a day, water doesn’t sound very exciting. Sure, we carry our multicolor Hydro Flasks around campus, but let’s …

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Intramurals vs. extramurals: Why can’t we have both?

If you were to search “benefits of competitive sports” online, you would find dozens of articles on child development, perhaps a few on high school athletics. The issue I’m addressing, however, involves a question that was asked during last semester’s Student Association Town Hall: “Why doesn’t Southern have a competitive sports team?” President Shaw gave …

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All change is constant: Reflections on the passing of time

Written by: Janet Lauterhahn Editor’s Note: A short story from the very first edition of Southern’s Legacy literary magazine, published in the 1965-1966 school year, deals with the theme of constant change.  Some look back on the “good old days” with a feeling that, at some nearly definable point,“things began to change.” But stepping into …

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Update on train derailment clean-up and arrest of driver responsible

Jorge Luis Cruz-Vega, the tractor-trailer driver allegedly involved in the collision and subsequent derailment of three engines and 10 railway cars on Dec. 20, has been arrested by the Collegedale Police Department (CPD), according to a post made on the departments’sFacebook and Instagram accounts. Cruz-Vega has been charged with felony reckless endangerment, failure to yield …

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University Health Center (UHC) shares goals for 2023

Written by: Genesis Ventura According to Southern Adventist University’s Strategic Plan, a document released in 2022 that outlines the school’s future goals and objectives,  Southern is planning to move the University Health Center (UHC) to a new location and implement several new objectives.  According to Dennis Negrón, vice president for Student Development, there are three …

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Student brings attention to campus accessibility concerns

Kyla Slaughter, a senior social work major, met with Dennis Negrón, vice president for Student Development, over winter break to discuss different ways to improve on-campus accessibility for people with disabilities. Slaughter, who was born blind, brought up several changes that Southern could make to accommodate blind individuals, specifically.  “I’ve been talking about making buildings …

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Crosswalk Chattanooga to purchase church building and begin the new year in first permanent home

Crosswalk Chattanooga, a local Seventh-day Adventist church located on 6401 Lee Highway in the building formerly owned by Venue Church, will officially call the once-rented space its new home beginning Feb. 6.   According to Justin Wampler, the church administrator, Crosswalk has rented and shared the space with Venue Church since July 2022. Upon signing …

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