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Written by: Alexis Dewey Each year, free tickets are passed out for SonRise, an Easter event held annually on Southern Adventist University’s campus and organized by the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists, according to the church’s website. However, this year, the church is changing the way in which tickets are distributed to reach more non-Adventists than …

Written by: Génesis Ventura This year’s Student Association (SA) talent show will be different from previous years.  In an interview with the Accent, SA Executive Vice President Htet Myint said tickets will now be open for the public to purchase. The proceeds will go to Katelay Adventist Elementary School in Myanmar, formerly called Burma. Htet …

Written by: Lindsay Beckwith The lights began to dim, and the expectant crowd in the theater exploded with excitement as the Southern Adventist University film department’s feature “All the Wrong Ingredients” premiered at AMC Chattanooga 18 on Saturday, Feb. 4. “All the Wrong Ingredients” depicts a man’s journey toward discovering himself. As the main character …

The International Food Fest organized by Student Association (SA) is scheduled to take place on March 5 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Iles Gym. This is the second year that SA is putting on the festival, its initial launch having happened in the 2021 school year, according to a previous Accent article.  This …

As Southern Adventist University’s student population prepares to elect new Student Association (SA) leadership, current SA leaders provided the Accent with information about the group’s budget in previous years.  The first question students might ask about the budget is, “Where does SA get its money?” A close look at students’ financial statements would reveal a …

Written by Jahsoulay W. Walton Southern Adventist University’s Daily Crime and Fire Safety Log issued by Campus Safety shows that since Aug. 31, 2022, there have been approximately seven car-related thefts reported on Southern's campus. Four of the thefts occurred on Jan. 20, according to the Daily Crime and Fire Safety Log. The reports show …

Written by: Alexis Dewey On Thursday, Feb. 17, five candidates running for Student Association (SA) president, vice president and social vice president gave speeches during convocation. In the coming week, students will have a chance to vote some of those individuals into office for the next academic year.   On Tuesday, Feb. 21, there was a …