Author: Staff Writer

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Southern Adventist University’s student senate held the Senate project proposals, a meeting for representatives of various clubs and departments to propose projects for senate to fund.  Senior health science major Michael Baranda represented Student Missions in their request for $800 to purchase shirts. According to Baranda, the shirts would promote the …

The U.S. Senate Impeachment trial of President Donald Trump was set to end with an acquittal vote on both articles on Wednesday, Feb. 5.  These votes were expected to come after two days of senators giving their final remarks on where they stand with this trial. Each senator had a maximum of 10 minutes to …

Post update at 1/31/2020 6:30pm: Yesterday wrapped up two days of questioning by senators on each side. All 16 hours for question and answers were used.  Today on Jan. 31, the prosecution and defense had a four-hour debate on whether witnesses should be subpoenaed and questioned, along with the request to view additional documents. The …

Senate’s dress code committee and the faculty committee have been making efforts to promote edits and changes to Southern’s dress code found in the Student Handbook.  Some of these edits include changes that would level the dress code differences between men and women and remove the policy prohibiting wearing shorts to classes and convocations. These …

Southern Adventist University has been experiencing a labor shortage in Food Services for several years, but within the past year, the situation has worsened. There is a lack of student workers particularly in the cafeteria, according to director of Southern’s Food Services department Teddy Kyriakidis.  “We like to keep about 100 [workers], and right now …

Apison Pike is expected to undergo a major makeover over the next few years according to an official statement released by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Plans call for expanding the road from two to five lanes with curb and gutter, plus added sidewalks, bike lanes and Greenway trail connections by or before June …

The Taal volcano in the Philippines released a cloud of ash over nine miles high on Sunday, Jan. 12, and continues to emit smoke and small spurts of lava, according to NBC News.  Paola Mora Zepeda, a junior broadcast journalism major at Southern Adventist University, lived in the Philippines with her parents for six years. …

Less than three years ago, the earliest members of the High Point Chinese Seventh-day Adventist Fellowship were worshiping in Dennis Li’s family living room. The group has grown rapidly, however, establishing itself as a spiritual presence in Ooltewah. While attending an Adventist-Laymen’s Services & Industries convention in 2017 in Texas, out of hundreds of attendees, …

Eleven cases of theft were reported to Campus Safety during the first week of the winter semester at Southern Adventist University.  According to Campus Safety’s Daily Crime Log, there were two thefts of backpacks from McKee Library on Jan. 13 and nine thefts of personal items from Hulsey Wellness Center on Jan. 14.  Campus Safety …