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Written by: Tiffany Bartell Healthy Minds QEP Director Editor's Note: The following articles are written by counseling professionals from Counseling Services in partnership with the Southern Accent. Planning to start a new health habit? Here are a few things you should know!  As many as 44% of Americans make new health resolutions each year, but …

Written by: Daniel Baldwin After being a bird watcher for the better part of three years, I am used to the general stereotypes: birds are scary monsters; birds are really boring and just kind of sit there; and the famous “Bird watching? Like the thing sad old retirees do?” However, bird watching (or birding) has …

Ty Gibson and David Assherick, well-known Seventh-day Adventist pastors and co-directors of the Collegedale-based “Lightbearers” ministry, were in Jordan leading a “Holy Land” tour when the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack on Israel. The raid began a war in the Middle East that has killed about 1,400 individuals in Israel and more than …

Written by: Alissa Flores Students and faculty at Southern Adventist University have discussed the idea of intercollegiate sports being established on campus for some time. Intramurals are the main sports activity at Southern, but some students wonder why intercollegiate sports are not allowed.  One student who voiced this concern was Aman Javaid, sophomore nursing major. …

Written by: Celeste Lee Southern Adventist University is planning to renovate Miller Hall to provide more facilities for the School of Nursing in January, pending fundraising results, according to Marty Hamilton, associate vice president for Financial Administration. Holly Gadd, dean of the School of Nursing, is hopeful the project will be completed soon. However, according …

Written by: Lauren Arant A new Asian restaurant serving vegetarian cuisine recently opened at Four Corners with a variety of offerings for the greater Collegedale community and beyond. The eatery, located at the Apison Crossing location where Frogurtland closed its doors in March, is run by a nonprofit organization started by the High Point Chinese …

Written by: Tiffany Bartel Healthy Minds QEP Director Editor’s Note: The following articles are written by counseling professionals from Counseling Services in partnership with the Southern Accent. Positive mental health and well-being are things most people want to have in their lives, but they can feel difficult to obtain. It is tempting to see happiness …

Written by : Brett Klasing Writer’s Note: This article uses the terms “domestic abuse,” “domestic assault” and “domestic violence” interchangeably for the sake of inclusion. Likewise, the terms “sexual abuse,” “sexual assault,” and “sexual violence” are also interchanged to represent a broader view of the topic. On Oct. 19, known as “Purple Thursday,” Southern Adventist …

Written by: Afton Logan I  There was a deep shroud of nonexistence.  In the darkness, water lapped at nothing.  A stillness that offered no resistance,  But somewhere moved the Spirit of a Being.  God. In which lay a vision of glory.  A brilliance, a flickering white spark.  So, there was light, the first of this …

Written by: Sienna Day Nearly one year ago, ChatGPT was released to the public, making artificial intelligence (AI) more easily available and popular among students. Although AI can be used as a tool to enhance learning, educators have encountered students using AI to cheat or avoid doing assignments altogether. At Southern Adventist University, the rise …

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Jeff Eversole and Tonya Sadler are running for Hamilton County’s District 10 commissioner seat, with early voting taking place April 15–30 ahead of the May 5 election. The race features two candidates with contrasting platforms, as Sadler emphasizes transparency, infrastructure reform and tax shifts toward tourism, while Eversole highlights intentional development, education funding, job creation …

Hayden Kobza

Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Hayden Kobza reflects on the importance of student journalism, the challenges of covering a “news vacuum,” and the legacy of The Accent at Southern Adventist University as he passes the torch to a new editor.