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Written by: Lesieli Savelio and Alissa Flores In March 2023, the President’s Cabinet approved a bear mascot for Southern Adventist University, an initiative proposed by Student Association (SA) earlier that school year. This year’s SA introduced the mascot, a black bear dressed in a green Southern T-shirt, to the student body at events in the …

Written by: Lesieli Savelio Southern Adventist University will increase tuition by 6.8% for the 2024-2025 school year, according to Ken Shaw, university president. In an email to the Accent, Shaw said that students will pay approximately $165 more per month in tuition compared to this school year.  According to Southern’s website, the total cost during …

Written by: Lesieli Savelio Southern Adventist University’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) project is partnering with the American Job Center for a new student employment initiative, according to Kimberly Crider, the DHSI project manager.  It is an opportunity for 25 students to do something meaningful, gain experience and get paid for doing it. Crider said this …

Written by: Emma Rodriguez and Lesieli Savelio Due to a lack of enrichment credits, some students at Southern Adventist University were unable to pre-register for Winter 2024 semester courses when pre-registration opened for their respective class standings last semester.  Although this is a longstanding policy, several individuals expressed to the Accent frustration in regard to …

 In September, the Ooltewah Whistle Stop’s Facebook page was hacked, impacting the vintage-themed diner’s ability to communicate with customers.  General Manager Cassie Ball said social media has played a big part in marketing and outreach for the business, located at 5503 Main St., and the social media hack impacted those efforts.  “We had 24,000 followers …

The Southern Accent won the Best Student Newspaper award for the 2022-2023 school year at the Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) 34th annual convention in Springfield, Massachusetts, last weekend.   Eleven students and four faculty members from the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) attended the event, which included a media tour, workshops, presentations and an …

Southern Adventist University is set to receive a $3 million federal grant over the span of five years because it is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), wrote Bob Young, senior vice president for Academic Administration, in an email to the Accent. According to a Southern Tidings article, this is the largest grant Southern has ever received. …

Southern Adventist University cultural clubs, such as Black Christian Union (BCU), Latin American Club (LAC) and Asian Club, will not be allowed to feature dances this year at their annual cultural nights, according to Dennis Negrón, vice president for Student Development.  Negrón said in an interview with the Accent that he feels these events have …

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