TrevEchoes - Thanksgiving 2013

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TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

The cost of attending Trevecca will increase by one of

the smallest margins in the last 10 years next fall.

Treveccas Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent

increase in tuition homecoming weekend. The costs will in-

crease tuition from $21,830 to $22,594 for an increase of

$764.05.

Last years increase was 5 percent and raised costs

$800.

Because of increasing costs of maintaining the cam-

pus, including food costs, technology costs, energy and util-

ity costs, Trevecca must increase students costs to helpoffset ination.

However, this year the Board of Trustees voted to keep

the increase in cost at a minimum.

The cost of just about everything it takes to run a

university just goes up, Boone said. And so you try to hold

the increases as low as you can while still meeting the pro-

jected increase cost of the education.

By no means, Boone said, is Trevecca raising tuition

just to raise tuition. In fact, last year Trevecca lost money

even with a 5 percent increase in tuition. Multiple one-time

expenses like the cost of accreditation and applying to the

NCAA among other things prevented the university from

breaking even for the rst time in 20 years.

We lost $287,000 in educating our students (last

year), Boone said. We couldve given away less money (in

scholarships) and broken even.

With the 3.5 percent increase in tuition, Trevecca is

keeping up with what other universities have been doing,David Caldwell, executive vice president for nance and ad-

ministration, said.

The average price of public universities rose 2.9 per-

cent this year according to an October 23 USA Today article.

This is the smallest annual increase in over 30 years. Pri-

vate universities were up only 3.8 percent.

We decided that, if this is what the average is for the

nation, we want to be right in line with that, so were goingto do that and nd a way to live with it, Caldwell said.

Historically, Trevecca has been better than average for

private, Christian schools on tuition costs.

For the 2013-2014 school year Trevecca ranked in

the top 25 percent of colleges in affordable tuition amongCouncil for Christian Colleges and Universities which en-

compasses 119 colleges and universities across the country.

Trevecca is also a few hundred dollars short of being

the most affordable Nazarene school in America as well

(see pullout).

In order for Trevecca to remain an affordable place,

it needs to be constantly looking for ways to improve,

Caldwell said.

Weve got to be good stewards of Trevecca. Weve got

to live within our means, he said. Weve got to nd new

ways to be creative and reduce costs while still delivering

a good experience.

As previously reported, this will mean Trevecca will

be evaluating which majors are protable and which ones

arent. Class sizes will also begin to increase over the nextfew semesters.

Tuition to increase by3.5 percent next yearTyler Whetstone

Editor-in-Chief

The Nazarene churchs

seminary could set up a new

home on Treveccas campus.

Several weeks ago, Trev-

ecca offered Nazarene Theologi-

cal Seminary the opportunity to

move onto campusa proposal

that would allow NTS to sell its

property and increase revenue

for Trevecca.

By the end of November,

NTS, which is currently without

an acting president, will decide

whether to move its operation

559 miles from Kansas City, Mis-

souri to Treveccas campus.(The proposal was that)

they move here, they retain their

separate identity and governance

as NTS, they rent basic services

they need for higher education

from Trevecca and we help them

achieve the budget level they

can afford to operate on, Presi-

dent Dan Boone said.

Trevecca would offer ser-

vices such as marketing, tech-

nology, plant operations and

accounting cheaper than what

NTS could do for themselves.

Trevecca would hire any extra

employees necessary, but thoseemployees would work for NTS,

said David Caldwell, executive

vice president for finance and

administration.

Preliminary projections in-

dicate NTS would pay Trevecca

around $250,000 a year in rent if

the deal goes through, Caldwell

said.

Its a mutual win-win.

Were trying to reduce the oper-

ating expenses for the seminary,

NTS considers relocating to TreveccaTyler Whetstone

Editor-in-Chief

NTS, continued on page four

Tuition compared withother Nazarene schoolsMidAmerica Nazarene University: $21,200Southern Nazarene University: $21,420Trevecca Nazarene University: $21,830Mount Vernon Nazarene University: $23,690Northwest Nazarene University: $26,600Eastern Nazarene College: $26,982Olivet Nazarene University: $29,050Point Loma Nazarene University: $29,750

Five contestants advance in Trojan IdolTuesday night began the 10th year of one of

Treveccas most attended events: Trojan Idol. The

evening attracted some 450 people who lined up

at the entrance nearly an hour before the doors

opened for the show.

At the end of the show, when all ballots werecounted, the crowd came back together to nd out

who would move on to the nal round. Of the 10

original nalists, ve advanced: Kathleen Freeh, ju-

nior; Craig Tibbs, freshman; Jordan Guthrie, senior;

TJ Magee, freshman; and Johnny Knotts , senior.As the show started, the crowd was sur-

prised to nd that Dean Harris, associate provost

and dean of student development, was the host.

As everybody bowed their heads to pray, a rumble

started with a grand entrance by last years hosts,

Lydia Carraway and Cade Smith, ready to host the

show for the second year in a row.

They were a crowd favorite last year, so we

gured wed bring them back again this year, Mica

Massey, all student body director of social life, said.

Trojan Idol also attracted a variety of per-

formers. While upwards of 60 students auditioned,

only 10 stuck out to the initial judges. After nearly

two months of practicing, the performers were

ready to compete.The music started with a group rendition of

Roar by Katy Perry. The crowd got pumped up for

the show, and people cheered.

While the crowd was still hyped up, the per-

formers began. With lights flashing, the stage

shaking and people clapping, the performances

were a hit. Three guest judges with rich musical

backgrounds gave each singer tips on how to im-

prove.

The judging ran a little bit differently for

the rst round this year. Fifty percent of the votes

went to the judges to keep the voting from being a

popularity contest, Massey said.

There was a brief intermission while the band

played some pop music to keep the excitement in

the air, and then Thursdays round was announced.

After the show, one of the judges, Shreyas

Patel, commented on the performances.

Everybody is in the right place with the

right heart. Theyre doing it for fun. Its less about

competing and more about providing an art, Pa-

tel said. I would love to come back and see all ofthese people perform and see how theyve grown.

I would love to see where they are in two or three

years, because I think they are all very talented.

Christy Ulmet

Staff Writer

Who Sang What: Sean Kilpatrick: Wake Me Up by

Avicii TJ Magee: Titanium by Sia Sammie Moore: Somebody To Love

by Queen Craig Tibbs : I Wish by Stevie Wonder Laurabeth Winchester: Twisted by

Carrie Underwood Emily Waller: Cowboy Casanova by

Carrie Underwood Kathleen Freeh: Someone Like You

by Adele Jordan Guthrie: Skyscraper by Demi

Lovato Samantha Furtwengler: See You

When I See You by Jason Aldean Johnny Knotts: Wrecking Ball by

Miley Cyrus

All 10 contestants preform Katy Perrys Roar to open the 10th Trojan Idol.Photo by Grifn Dunn


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Letter from the Editor

Tis the season of giving thanks, andwhile its completely normal to get lledwith stufng and warm, fuzzy thoughts

this time of year, as I look around Trev-eccas campus I see some things missing.

One would think that this seasonwould invoke nger counting Treveccasblessings and planning sessions of howexcited Ill be to bring my kids to theHill one day in the future, but the heartwarming thoughts arent happening thisyear.

Trevecca is sorely lacking severalthings. Ill mention three.

1. A new gymnasium2. A new ne arts building3. An extended eating area inthe cafeteria

These additions would be nice, and if I had the millions of dollars neededto break ground on any of these projects, theyd already be done.

To be fair, Trevecca has tried to gather funds with fundraisers for years.My favorite was the chance to play golf with Jack Nicklaus for a simple couplehundred thousand dollar donation that would go to the university.

It didnt work.I wish Trevecca would build crazy buildings that reached the sky and that

we would have indoor rock climbing and a pool that would make the Towerresidents jealous. I wish we had a weight room dedicated to the skinniest ofus. I want state of the ar t apartments with Jacuzzis so I can relax after my longday of classes.

That wont work either.Alas, Trevecca is run by people who are scally and mentally sound. Darn.It seems to me that some universities dont wait for their gifts to the

university to come. Instead, they plan with the build it and they will come

philosophy, which is just as silly as it is impatient.These universities build gigantic structures and christen monster gymna-siums with extravagant ceremonies. These same universities will (and do) panicat the rst sign of smaller enrollment numbers.

Trevecca is better at planning ahead, and Im thankful for that. HappyThanksgiving.

-Tyler Whetstone

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFTyler Whetstone

COPY EDITORNicole Wood

STAFF WRITERSIsaiah Fish

Logan NewkirkTyler ComerJon Brooks

Autumn WoodardChristy UlmetSarah SuitsDillon JonesNadia SmithSarah Polk

Bailey BashamAbi Larimore

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DESIGN EDITORStephens Hiland

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opinion Thanksgiving 2013 - 3

Who could have imagined when

The Head and the Heart formed in 2009

that in a matter of just four years they

would be among some of the biggest

names in the indie rock genre? Like

most other long-time listeners, I had

been anxiously awaiting the release of

another project from The Head and the

Heart.

Since releasing their self-titled

album back in 2011, they have been

working on rening and, in some ways,

expanding their sound. One of my fa-

vorite elements of anything they do has

always been the raw, perfectly blended

harmonies Jonathan Russell and Charity

Thielen are able to deliver.

Their newest album, Lets Be

Still, still has the same folky elements

that originally drew me in but also has

a more eclectic sound in a few of the

tracks that add bits of synth-pop and

some dance beats. In addition to the

punch percussion in Summertime,

The Head and the Heart also take on a

more serious tone in their song Another

Story, a hauntingly beautiful piece that

tells a story in response to the Sandy

Hook Shooting with lyrics like I wishit was all a dream/Can we go on like it

once was. Theyve added a good bit of

depth and musical complexity, along

with pushing themselves to expand

their palette beyond their folky roots.

As a huge fan of vocalist and vio-

linist Thielen (basically I have a majorgirl crush), I was really pleased to nd

that she is more of a vocal presence

on this record, with entire songs like

Springtime/Summertime and These

Days Are Numbered. In regards to the

production of Lets Be Still, frontman

Josiah Johnson shared that, This is the

rst time that we produced as a full

band. This one is everyones inuences

equally present and prevalent through-

out the al-bum.

Unlike their last album, Lets Be

Still sounds more like a comprehen-

sive project, rather than just a bunch

of awesome songs grouped together

for an album. I think its easy to see the

path they took, both lyrically and instru-

mentally, with this project. Overall, Ive

found that Lets Be Still seriously just

gets better with every listen.

With all the new releases that

were scheduled for October, I was ex-

pecting at least one perfect album, and

I denitely found that in Lets Be Still.Fans of The Head and the Heart can take

this as a promise from the band to con-

tinue to stand out in an industry already

full of indie bands complete with banjos

a kick drums; simply put, The Head and

the Heart is going to continue provid-

ing solid music no matter what direction

they take. Lets Be Still is a good step

in that direction.

Bailey Basham

Staff Writer

Album review: Lets Be Still by the Head and the Heart

If I seem a bit rusty at this, please

forgive me. My name is Scott Oldham,

and Ive only recently begun minister-

ing as the College Pastor at Nashville

First Church of the Nazarene. Not too

long ago, however, I wrote for a small

university newspaper called TrevEchoes.

I began writing guest pieces as a fresh-man before spending two years as a

section editor and one month in Spring

2005 as the editor-in-chief-elect. And so

it is a great privilege and honor to see

my name on the byline once again.

A few days after your current edi-

tor asked if Id be willing to write an

editorial for this particular issue, an-

other student asked me what Im sure

he assumed was a less-loaded question.

How has Trevecca changed since you

were a student? Seeing as it was only

2007 when I graduated, it could be dif-

ficult believing this school changing

so drastically. But it has. There was no

CLCS, no Hardy Alumni Center and the

Boone Building opened during my nal

semester. McClurkan had not been reno-

vated, and the cafeteria consisted sim-

ply of rows of long tables. Only when

Jesus made an appearance on Lester Av-

enue did the Trevecca administration do

away with the no-short policy. (What I

wouldnt give to see the perplexed faces

reading this who are thinking, What is a

no-shorts policy?)

Perhaps some of the most drastic

changes on campus have come in theareas of campus spiritual life. Student

opportunities for chapel were twice a

week in TCC, and the tracking system

operated in the form of skips (you had

about six per semester), rather than

credits. There were a few ministry op-

portunities for students, especially if

you enjoyed working with children, but

there were no Merge small groups, no

prayer walks and no local outreach like

community gardens, partnering with

organizations like Hands-On Nashville

or housing projects, as with newly-an-

nounced Walden Woods. Mission trips

during school breaks were rare, exceptfor the single TAG (formerly Cause) trip

each summer. This year, by my count,

there are at least three.

Obviously what Ive listed here

barely begins to scratch the surface

in regards to how this campus has im-

proved over the last decade. You nor-

mally expect to hear this type of awe

from your primary Homecoming demo-

graphic, as most attending have been

away from Trevecca for decades. Its a

different story when you hear it from

someone under the age of 30. This is

a testament to the leadership of Dan

Boone, Tim Green and numerous otherindividuals and departments who have

dedicated so much time and resources

to the development of their students.

I believe that in these advance-

ments, however, there has been one

unfortunate side effect. Students now

admit little need for the local church.

Opportunities for small group in-

teraction and discussion, missions trips,

spiritual mentoring and corporate wor-

ship previously occurred either hand-in-

hand or exclusively at the local-church

level. In our nations brief history, evenhospitals and schools were founded

and operated by churches. But as local

churches have grown smaller and their

resources dwindled or were reallocated,

larger institutions in this case, Trev-

ecca have picked up the slack. Chris-

tianity owes the world to organizations

that, for years, have done the job for her.

Its very easy for anyone to come

to this point. For many of you, your for-

mative years were spent being awoken

by your parents at what seemed an un-

godly hour every Sunday morning to go

to church. Maybe you felt dragged there

on Wednesday evenings too. But thenyou came to Trevecca and, like some

sort of ecumenical sorcery, you now

seem to live at the church. Every spiri-

tual resource you could ever desire is

now seemingly at your disposal. So why

attempt to connect with a local church

during your free time? Because at some

point optimistically each of you will

graduate.

And what happens then?

First-hand experience leads mostchurches to hope for rst-time adults

like Cubs fans for a World Series. Hope

has been fading. But this idea means

nothing when separated from storiesthat affect you. I only began to experi-

ence those stories myself upon graduat-

ing. Countless friends at Trevecca (and

every other conservative university)

leave the church each year, either rejoic-ing in nally escaping Treveccas long

arm or ill-equipped in where now to nd

spiritual support next. Often both. I still

feel somewhere in the middle. Neither

Trevecca herself nor anyone within herwalls is at fault here, and Im denitely

not the only person having the conver-

sation of how to improve. But perhapsits time you joined the conversation,

too.

I promise this is not a plug for you

to join my church (but you are more

than welcome!). An idea like this from

a pastor can come across as an at tempt

to merely increase numbers. And 99

percent of church leaders who say they

dont want their churches to grow are

lying. But this not about numbers its

about what numbers represent. You.

People who are part of a community

that, by denition, is larger than the in-

dividual. To believe you can be a Chris-

tian without the church is to mistakewhat it means to follow Christ. Display-

ing love means being relational, and

youll miss God if youre always lookingup to nd Him.

Change is not an easy task, and

multigenerational ministry requires pa-

tience. Local churches and college stu-

dents can also be very awkward groups

to associate. However, as with athlet-

ics, algebra or amnesia, the longer your

drought, the tougher it becomes to re-

member how. This should be a concern

for both you and churches that are des-perate to nd you.

So this is my advice. Find a churchin which you are vitally ministering

equally as well as being ministered to.Just nd a church while youre at Trev-

ecca, and start looking as soon as you

can. Both your life and hers just might

depend on it.

Trevecca is your university, not your local church

Scott Oldham

Guest Columnist


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campus news4- Thanksgiving 2013

From what are the names of Kris

and Bruce Jenners two biological chil-dren to what are the names of the ve

Great Lakes, Trevecca students know

things.

Treveccas annual Quiz Bowl is achance for lovers of triva to show their

skills.

The event is organized by the Ash-

ley Hoffner, director of student services,

and was made up of ve teams consist-

ing of four students each. The contes-

tants sat on Bible quizzing pads so that

if multiple people stood up to answer

a question the hosts would know whostood up rst.

The first contestant to standwould then have ve seconds to answer

the question. If they got it right than

their team would get a point. If they

got it wrong than the next team had achance to answer.

There were four rounds and each

round consisted of 25 questions.

The questions ranged from whatThe rst round had three teams com-

peting against one another: The Cro-

chet Moms, Team Pterodactyl and Team

Miley.

The Crochet Moms answered a

majority of the questions ending theround with a score of eight while TeamPterodactyl nished with a score of six

and a half. Team Miley nished with a

score of ve, knocking them out of the

game.

Round two was between the other

two teams: The Competitive Inhibitors

and The Wise Guys.

It was a close round between the

two teams, but The Competitive Inhibi-

tors won with a score of nine and a half

while The Wise Guys were eliminated

with a score of eight.

The third round brought back The

Crochet Moms, Team Pterodactyl andThe Competitive Inhibitors to compete

to see which of the two teams would

make it to the nal round.

While The Crochet Moms did wellin the rst round, their ending score of

two and a half was not enough to ad-vance them to the nals. Team Ptero-

dactyl won the round with a score of

nine and a half. The Competitive Inhibi-tors nished with a score of six.

In the fourth and nal round, Team

Pterodactyl answered a majority of the

questions, winning 12 to six.

I didnt expect we would win,T.J. Haynes, a rst-time Quiz Bowl par-

ticipant and a member of Team Ptero-

dactyl, said. The feeling of winning was

enhanced because I was nervous since Idid not know what to expect.

Nadia Smith

Staff Writer

Quiz bowl returns, connecting entertainment and education

The National Praise and Worship

Institute (NPWI) is Treveccas newest

program that was designed to bring

people from all across the country to

take part in a two year music course.

As a part of this rst year program,

students are placed in bands and en-

sembles where they will be able to put

the things they learn in their songwrit-

ing, worship leadership and other music

classes to the test.

I think the amazing thing about

the program is its so focused on what

we are going to be using every day in

our jobs, Tyler Lessard, freshman, said.

We all have different callings, but here,

we can master exactly what that call-

ing is.

Falling right in line with the va-riety of music currently on the market,

the types of music the students in NPWI

focus on vary greatly. By implement-

ing the study of everything from rock to

classical and back around to country, the

instructors of this program are hoping

to teach the students how to enter any

church as a prospective worship leader

and be able to inuence and teach a

congregation through their music.

Professor Sam Green, academic

coordinator with the NPWI, said that

the rst year NPWI students have been

very impressive and successful thus far,

so much so that he has deemed the 16

students the alpha class.

Our students are here to help

learn how to more effectively minister

in the Church by studying various as-

pects of music, which is necessary to be

effective in a worship music leadershiprole, as well as studying theology, which

is necessary to help inform a congrega-

tion who God is and how He relates to

His people, Green said.

NPWI offers both a one and twoyear for-credit certicate. The rst year

consists of ve seven week sessions.

The second year consists of four seven

week sessions.

National praise and worship institute assesses its inaugural year

Bailey Basham

Staff Writer

and (Trevecca) will get some money

back for the services were providing,he said.

Currently, Trevecca is the only

school to offer any sort of proposal,

Roger Hahn, dean of the faculty of NTS,

said.

If we could help the seminary still

be the seminary but operate at lower

costs, or at least operate and just stay in

the black, well then thats a really good

thing for our denomination and North

America, Caldwell said. Because lets

face it, seminary pastors go to Method-

ist and other churches too.

Since they are without an act-

ing president, Boone has offered to helpNTS in the transition process for free as

the transitional president. If NTS agrees

to this, Trevecca would be able to hire

a professional logistics person to help

with the move.

NTS would move everything nec-

essary for it s operations to Nashville if it

decided on the move. The campus prop-erty would be sold and ofce personnel,

IT workings and the library would move

to Trevecca.

The assumption is that if we

moved we would sell the campus here,Hahn said. Part of the nancial gain

(from moving) is not having to pay for

the campus here.

The number of current NTS em-

ployees who would make the move to

Trevecca could vary but would not beany more than 15, Boone said.

It all depends on what all they

would want to move here, Boone said.

Were waiting on them to tell us how

many professors and how many person-

nel they think they can operate on if we

provide all of their embedded services.

Depending on whether or not they

would want to be clustered together,

Boone said, would determine which

building they would be placed in. Cur-

rently, the fourth oor of Tidwell is be-

ing considered as an option.

Some of NTS current employees

would have to be let go in order for theinstitution to move, Hahn said.

Caldwell estimated that NTS cur-

rently has 250 students enrolled in the

program, many of them are older and

married, and many of them also do not

attend NTS in Kansas City but instead

are enrolled online. Still others take

courses on one of the four satellite cam-

puses.

Caldwell said Trevecca would

be looking into more housing options

if NTS agreed to come to Nashville but

said there will be spots open in Univer-

sity Terrace Apartments for some of the

students to move into.

NTS, continued from page one

Audra Fullen and Anthony Dikhtyar along with Brendan Arnold and Spencer Ste-vens prepare to answer a question at the Quiz Bowl.

NPWI students sing in a class session during its inaugural semester

Photo by Grifn Dunn


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Thanksgiving 2013 - 5campus newsTrevecca students get involved with Operation Christmas Child

A small girl sat in a room with

walls covered in colorful paint at an or-

phanage in a small village in Russia. A

group of missionaries came to visit the

orphanage and handed her a shoeboxneatly wrapped in red and green paper.She opened it to nd toys and simple

necessities like a toothbrush and tooth-

paste. At the bottom was a photo of the

children who sent the shoebox.

This is the story of Oksana Nelson.

As a young girl, Nelson received a shoe-

box from Operation Christmas Child, a

ministry project of Samaritans Purse.

Back when I had nothing to call

my own, each item meant a lot to me,

Nelson said in a YouTube clip produced

by Samaritans Purse and Operation

Christmas Child.

On October 28, Nelson spoke at

Trevecca in a Didache chapel urging stu-

dents to participate as the school offers

the opportunity to ll a box for Opera-

tion Christmas Child. This is Treveccas

second year participating.

According to the Samaritan Purse

website, Operation Christmas Child

began 23 years ago, when a couple in

Wrexham, Whales felt an urge to take

action after watching a television broad-

cast on orphanages in Romania.

Together, they lled a convoy ofnine trucks with medical supplies, food,

clothing and Christmas gifts for chil-

dren. They headed to Romania and de-

livered the gifts. This was the beginning

what would become the worlds largest

childrens Christmas program.

In 1993, Franklin Graham, son of

Billy Graham and international president

of Samaritans Purse, adopted Operation

Christmas Child. Since then, more than

61 million shoeboxes have been deliv-

ered to children in nearly 140 countries.

Students can fill the shoeboxes

with things like toys, school supplies,

clothing, toiletries and more. OperationChristmas Child will put a story of the

Gospel in each box in the childs lan-

guage.

Forty boxes were turned in

when the school participated last year.

Jennifer Neely, coordinator for the

Sophomore Experience in the Center

for Leadership, Calling and Services, ex-

pects a larger turnout this year.

My goal, honestly, is 200. I think

that we have a really good chance of

reaching that, Neely said.Students and faculty around cam-

pus have been promoting Operation

Christmas Child around campus. Anna

Byrne, a sophomore religion major, used

one night on lobby duty in Georgia Hall

to host an event to promote Operation

Christmas Child.

Byrne had boxes and instructions

readily available for girls as they went

in and out of the lobby and encouraged

them to participate.

I wanted to do something that

would allow people to give back and get

involved, Byrne said. Its something we

can do as a community, and its a goodbonding experience. It helps us practice

what we preach here at Trevecca.

Senior social justice major Brianna

Rieck chose to participate in Operation

Christmas Child by lling a box.

Im getting involved because I

want to be faithful in the small things

we do on campus like this, Rieck said.

Its a small thing someone can do thatll

make a big impact.

Byrne offered that students could

ll a box with a few friends if they did

not feel that they could ll them with

their own money. And though there is a

$7 shipping fee requested to be donated

with the boxes, students can bypass thatif it keeps them from being able to ll a

box, Neely said.

Students can get involved eitherby filling a box or by helping at the

drop-off center. This year, Trevecca is

one of Nashvilles only drop-off centers

for boxes. November 18-25 is Na-

tional Collection Week for Operation

Christmas Child, and the school is open-

ing up a relay center in TSAC.

To pick up a box or sign up for therelay center, stop by Neelys ofce in the

CLCS. All boxes are due November 25

at 10 am.

Its a gift, but hopefully the kids

ultimately receive the gift of Jesus,

Neely said.

To learn more and to hear the rest

of Nelsons story, visit the Samaritans

Purse video channel on YouTube.

Christy Ulmet

Staff Writer How to get involved:

Fill up a box. Stop by JenniferNeelys ofce in the CLCS build-

ing to pick up a box and infor-mation on how to ll the box

and turn it in by November 25 at10:00 am

Work a shift at the Relay Center.

Sign up for a shift or two on the

sign-up sheet at Jennifer Neelysofce

Pray over the boxes. There will

be a special prayer of blessing

over the boxes on the night of

the Lighting of the Greens cer-

emony


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Rebuilding after graduat-

ing four seniors and overcoming in-juries will be the focus of the rst

few weeks of the mens basketball

season.

The Trojans lost four seniors

that were all key contributors to last

years team. Two of those were regu-

lar starters, Marquise Rudolph and

JP Naydaro. The others were Peyton

Henry and Maliek Daniels, who were

spot starters and provided valuableminutes off of the bench. The Tro-

jans also lost junior Eric Orr, who

spent a lot of time off the court

with an injury last season but

was a starter and key con-

tributor when healthy.

We lost a lot of kids.

You look at Peyton, JP and Marquise

youre looking at guys that had

been here for four years as well,

Sam Harris, mens basketball coach

said. So we didnt just lose guys

that played a signicant amount of

minutes, we also lost kids that know

how, why and when we do things.The Trojans lone returning

starter is reigning G-MAC freshman

of the year, Nick Drake. However,

Drake will be sidelined with an in-

jury and will likely miss up to two

or three weeks. Jordan Bedwell, a

sophomore with some experience,

is also dealing with injury and will

have his back injury reevaluated in

the next week or two.

Drake and Bedwells injuries

will leave an already inexperienced

Trojans team even more inexperi-

enced and thin.

Weve got a good group in. I

just think its going to take us a littlewhile to read defenses, but by the

end of the season we have a chance

to have pretty good results, Harris

said.

The Trojans have started their

2013-2014 campaign with a record

of 1-3 as of November 19. Their win

came on homecoming against Ten-

nessee Wesleyan, and the loss came

at the hands of NCAA DII No. 23

North Alabama.

We played well in the North

Alabama game until we got in foul

trouble, then they hit seven threes

in a row that resulted in a 21-2 run,Harris said. Other than that run,

it was really a pretty close game

throughout.

This is just one of the handful

of games Trevecca will play against

ranked opponents throughout the

season, and its an experience Harris

hopes to build on.

sports6 - Thanksgiving 2013

Tyler Comer

Staff WriterD e l a n e y

Hearne is a soph-

omore on the

Lady Trojans vol-

leyball team. Asa freshman last

season, Hearne

played in 36

matches and was

selected to the

G-MAC All-Con-

ference team.

Her accomplish-

ments included 172 kills, 92 digs

and 57 blocks.

Whats playing on your iPod

right now?

I listen to everything from

Christian music to hip-hop andR&B to country. Two of my fa-

vorite artists are Easton Corbin

and Luke Bryan. Some of my favorite

songs include Royals by Lorde and

Dont Ya by Brett Eldredge.

Do you have any hidden talents?

I have yet to discover any hidden talents.

I do have a hobby outside of indoor volleyball,

though. When I have free time, I enjoy hog

hunting with my dad and our eight dogs. I also

enjoy playing sand volleyball on the river.

Most memorable moment in your

volleyball career?

My most memorable moment would have to

be my sophomore year (of high school) when my

club team (Austin Juniors) got fourth at nation-

als in Miami, FL. Ill never forget that team, how

well we played together, or how much fun in we

had that weekend. It was a blast playing teams

from different backgrounds who spoke different

languages. It was also great getting to go to the

beautiful beaches after we played.

Do you have any pre/post game rituals?

The pre/post game rituals we have include

chants in the locker room before a game to get us

hyped and praying together right before we play

and then again after the game with the opposing

team.

When choosing colleges what made

TNU standout?

The biggest thing that stood out to me about

Trevecca was the sense of community here. Its

easy to get to know everyone around campus and

to personally get to know your professors. I no-

ticed that every person I came in contact with on

my visit was extremely hospitable. I could tell that

going to Trevecca would help me to grow and live

out my faith. I also had a great connection with

the team right off the bat and have an even better

relationship with them now. I couldnt see myself

being with a better group of girls.

Almost 2 full seasons in now; how would you

rate your collegiate volleyball experience?

Its been a great experience so far. Ive

learned a lot including patience, leadership andtoughness. At rst, I found it difcult to balance

school and volleyball, but when I nally mastered

time-management, I began to excel in both. We

had a great record at home this season. We just

need to work on energizing each other when were

on the road the same as our fans energize us when

were playing at home. We have incredible talent

on our team, and Im looking forward to these last

games of this season and the next two years. I

know this team is going to go far.

Q&A with Delaney Hearne Mens basketball team rebuilds for new seasonTyler Comer

Staff Writer

Athletic upgrades to come by springtime

Treveccas athletic depart-

ment has a long way to go before

they achieve their dreams of a re-

vamped athletic center on campus.

While the ultimate goal may

seem far off, Trevecca has started

taking steps in order to upgrade its

facilities starting this year.

A new indoor practice facility

is currently under construction for

the use of both the baseball and

softball team. The indoor practice

facility is projected to be ready for

use by the time the teams return

from Christmas break.

The facility includes two

hitting tunnels and two pitchingmounds and will also be used for

strength and agility training.

It will allow us to be more

efcient when we practice, head

baseball coach Ryan Schmalz said,

We have not had usable on-site

batting cages in the past, which

makes it hard to have a practice and

get the players the reps they need.

After a harsh, wet winter and

early spring last season, Schmalz

estimated that the team lost several

weeks worth of practices before the

season started, a problem that the

new facility will help solve.

It nice to have a place where

we know we can get some workdone regardless of the weather,

Schmalz said.

The golf teams will also be re-

ceiving a new on-campus practice

facility in the form of a turf hitting

surface on the south end of the in-tramural eld. The practice facility

will include up to eight hitting sta-

tions to accommodate both teams.

This will provide the team a place

to practice shots within 100 yards.

Once you get to this level,

everyone hits the ball off the teepretty well. Where most people

take strokes off their game is their

approach to the hole from within

100 yards, head mens golf coach

Robbie Wilson said.

The golf teams in the past

had to make a 20 minute trek to

Old Hickory Country Club to get any

practice in at all.

Tyler Comer

Staff Writer

David Woodward goes up for a layup in the homecoming game versus Tennessee Wesleyan

The baseball and softball teams will share the hitting facility which is

currently under construction next to Jackson Field.

Photo by TNU Athletics


7/8

entertainment Thanksgiving 2013 -7

Breaks are coming, cin-

ema lovers, which means that

we get to buy cheap movies

on Black Friday and enjoy the

release of this years largest

summer movies onto DVD or

Blu-ray, not to mention the

load of holiday movies there

will be to choose from.

TheaterNovember 22

The Hunger Games:

Catching Fire

Frozen

Delivery Man

November 27

Oldboy

Homefront

Out of the Furnace

December 6th

American Hustle

December 12th

The Hobbit: The Desola-

tion of SmaugTyler Perrys A Madea

Christmas

December 20th

Anchorman 2: The Legend

Continues

December 25th

47 Ronin

RedboxNovember 19th

The Conjuring

The Internship

November 26th

Red 2

December 10th

Man of SteelTurbo

December 17th

Elysium

Were the Millers

Planes

2 Guns

One Direction: This is Us

December 24th

Insidious 2

December 31st

The Wolverine

Unique gifts and fun shopping adventures available in Nashville

Hey Rooster General Store

If you ever nd yourself on an ad-

venture in East Nashville needing some-

thing to do, stop in at Hey Rooster Gen-

eral Store. From avored marshmallows

to tea towels to handmade jewelry, youcan nd nearly anything at this charm-

ing little store.

Located in the heart of East Nash-

ville, Hey Rooster General Store opened

its doors for the first time this past

spring. Its owner and maker of most of

the jewelry in the store is a proud Nash-

ville native, Courtney Webb.

Webb grew up in Nashville, moved

north to Brooklyn and owned a store

there for a while. She then found her

way back to Nashville.

With a focus on handmade and

U.S. made items, Webb has an eye for

unique little trinkets. Many of the itemsshe sells come from friends she has

made through selling her items at nearly

every market in Brooklyn.

Stop in and check out all that Hey

Rooster General Store has to offer. Check

out their Facebook page for a sample of

some of the items they sell and for their

store hours. Find Hey Rooster at 1106

Gallatin Pike, Nashville.

The Groove Nashville

Here in Music City, good music

stores make great shopping stops.

The Groove Nashville is a locally-

owned vinyl and CD store that is here

to serve. Its co-owners, John Moore and

Louis Charette, both grew up collect-

ing records. The two always dreamed of

opening a record store and felt that it

was necessary to open one up in a place

that was lacking a music store-East

Nashville.Originally located at Five Points,

the store moved into a house in 2010.

With a homey feel, The Groove exists to

serve its customers. If the store does not

have an album a customer is looking for,

they will nd where they can get it and

make it available for the customer.

We have a pretty personal ap-

proach to our customers. We like to have

a family-type feel here. We want people

to feel comfortable when theyre here,

Moore said.

The Groove is also proud to call it-

self a venue, with a stage outside in the

back and a stage inside the store. For alist of concert dates and special deals,

check out their website at thegroove-

nashville.com.

Bring in your used records and

CDs and get store credit or cash, too.

Stop by The Groove at 1103 Calvin Av-

enue, Nashville.

Bookman/Bookwoman

Bookman/Bookwoman is any

readers dream come true. The store islled from oor to ceiling with all sorts

of books. With authors like Edgar Allen

Poe to C.S. Lewis, there is a little some-

thing for every type of reader.

The store opened its doors so

that the co-owners, Saralee and Larry

Woods, could have an excuse to sell

their books. With a collection of over

100,000 books, the couple needed tond a place to store their books. Origi-

nally located across the street from itscurrent location in Hillsboro Village, the

store has been open 18 years.

Before it moved locations, the

store was simply called Bookman. As it

moved and expanded, its name changed.

Bookwoman was added; it came from

the expansion of a new room in the

store and helped the store become what

is now.

Bookman/Bookwoman is known

for its wide variety of books, includingrare volumes and rst editions of books.

Were a hybrid of brand new and

used, Saralee Woods said.Bookman/Bookwoman also ac-

cepts used books and gives store credit

for them. Check out their website, book-

manbookwoman.com, for a list of spe-

cial sales. Visit them at 1713 21st Av-

enue South, Nashville.

Christy Ulmet

Staff Writer

The Groove offers rows upon rows of records and CDs

What to watch on turkey dayJon Brooks

Staff Writer

Lets face it. If it wasnt for music, some

of us wouldnt be able to get through the day.

Nashville is such a great place for music cul-

ture that many options exist regardless of what

type of music you are looking for. Here are a

few places and a short schedule of upcoming

shows.

Exit/In

Nov. 21st

Bombino w/ Loney John Hutchins 8 p.m.

Nov. 22ndMists w/ The Attack, Cy Barkley and the

Way Outsiders, III Patriot 8 p.m.

Nov. 23rd

The Black Cadillacs, Daniel Ellsworth and

Great Lakes 8 p.m.

Nov. 26th

Trivium, DevilDriver, After the Burial, Thy

Will Be Done 6 p.m.

Nov. 27th

Swinging Utters, Blacklist Royals, Enough

8 p.m.

Dec. 5th

Blackjack Billy, Mockingbird Sun, Blue

Mother Tupelo 7 p.m.

Dec. 6thDax Riggs 8 p.m.

Dec. 7th

Cabaret Noir Collective 8 p.m.

The High Watt

Nov. 21st

Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights,

Taddy Porter 9 p.m.

Nov. 22nd

Caspian, 65daysofstatic 9 p.m.

Nov. 23rd

The Tom Pasppas Collection, Hurst to

Laugh, Shane Tutmarc 9 p.m.

Nov. 24th

Matthew Curry and the Fury 9 p.m.

Nov. 25th

Allie Farris, Jeremy Lister 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27th

The London Souls 8 p.m.

Nov. 29th

Truth & Salvage Co. 9 p.m.

Nov. 30th

Promised Land Sound, D. Watusi, Jp1 9

p.m.

Dec. 6thHoots and Hellmouth, Holy Ghost Tent Re-

vival 9 p.m.

Dec. 7th

Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas 9 p.m.

The Ryman Auditorium

Nov. 25th

Charlie Daniels Band and Friends 7 p.m.

Dec. 4th

Martina McBride 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 8th

The Brian Setzer Orchestra 7:30 p.m.

Rocketown

Nov. 22nd

The Word Alive, Crown the Empire, Day-

shell 6 p.m.

Nov. 23rd

Five Iron Frenzy, House of Heroes 6 p.m.

Dec. 6th

The Nobles 6:30 p.m.

Edgehill Cafe

Nov. 23rd

Cause a Scene (Lulu Mae, Faye Webster,

Joseph LeMay, and more) 7:30 p.m.

Jon Brooks & Bailey Basham

Staff Writers

Take a study break and go see a concert

Check out the venue websites for tickets


8/8

feature8- Thanksgiving 2013Treveccas NCAA process to wrap up in spring of 2014

Logos on the gym oor, lights on

the baseball eld and a new conference

are all signs that it is almost ofcial: in

August Trevecca will be a NCAA Division

II school.

NCAA ofcials will review whetherTrevecca followed all the rules during

this years sports seasons and shouldofcially accept Trevecca as a DII school

over the summer.

Trevecca has spent three years

transitioning from a NAIA school to a

NCAA DII school. That transition has

included mounds of paperwork, form-

ing a new conference and adding a

track team. The last year in the three

year process is about following all the

NCAA rules. Being able to comply with

their rules and regulations is key in the

NCAAs decision to let the school pro-

ceed.

In February the GMAC commis-

sioners will meet with athletic director

Mark Elliott and a few others on the

compliance committee to review Trev-

eccas compliance with NCAA rules.

Elliott has been working with Lar-

ry Knight, the assistant athletic director

and compliance coordinator, as well as

Steve Harris, associate provost and dean

of student development, with the proce-

dure manual and compliance book.

The transition to

NCAA division II

was not only

an athletic

decision

but a

whole-

school de-

cision.

Division II

has to be a university

deal. All these other depart-

ments are actively involved. It has re-

ally taken ownership of the whole uni-

versity, Greg Ruff, director of sports

information, said.

Ruff has been

working for Trev-

eccas athletics

for 16 years.

This is

t h eb i g -

g e s t

change the

athletic de-

partment has been

through in his time here.

The NCAA is a better known

brand than the NAIA. Also, there will be

more of a level playing eld with the

NCAA. The NCAA has more guidelines

for recruiting and eligibility for student

athletes.

Trevecca was tired of competing

against schools in NAIA who had incon-

sistent teams and no retention of their

athletes as well as academic integrity,

Elliot said.Ofcials also hope it will help in

recruiting higher caliber student ath-

letes.

NCAA will attract more people

to look at Trevecca, Clayton Coffman,

graduate assistant in sports information

and broadcasting, said.

Being a part of the NCAA can also

help with student athlete retention.

When you have better student

athletes, you have more s tudents that

would want to complete their degree,

Knight said.

The only thing left for Trevecca to

do is to continue to follow the rules andregulations of NCAA, and Trevecca will

be getting nal say of NCAA beginning

in July.

Athletics plays an important role

to society, so lets make it as good as it

possibly can be. Lets give it credence,

Elliot said. Athletics needs to keep

pace with growth of school .

Persephonie Devereaux

Contributor

For two years Daniel Gill, a Trev-

ecca freshman, had been growing outhis beard, but on Oct. 31 he shaved it

off.

Gill joined 39 other Benson Hall

residents in starting with a clean face

slate to participate in No-Shave No-

vember.

No-Shave November, a web-

based cancer awareness project, rais-

es money each year by encouraging

participants to grow hair they would

normally shave in honor of cancer pa-

tients who often lose their hair.

The goal is for participants to

donate the money they save by not

shaving or grooming for a month.The campaign started on Face-

book in 2009 with less than 50 partic-

ipants, according to www. No-shave-

november.com. Today, the Facebook

page has 33,533 likes and this month

alone has raised over $97,000 to help

cancer patients.Benson Hall joined the fun sev-

eral years ago with a beard-based

competition. This year there are twice

as many participants as last year.

While Gill said its fun to partici-pate, shaving off his beard was dif-

cult for him.

It was like shaving part of my-

self off, he said. It was very sad.

However, he also had some in-

centive to shave off his beard.

The Benson contest will award

four winners on Dec. 1. The categories

are manliest beard, best mustache,

baby face and trashiest beard.Gill is trying to win manliest

beard for the biggest prize: a $50 gift

card to Wal-Mart. Winners of the other

categories will receive a $25 gift card.

While he still has a long way to

go, last years manliest beard winner,

Dani Neiderhiser, thinks that Gill couldwin.

I think he has a good shot. I

dont know who else is doing it, but

he can rock a beard, Neiderhiser said.

Whether or not Gill will win

though is up to the judges.

We generally ask the female

RDs to come and judge. Sometimes

theyre not available so if that hap-

pens then we ask the night RAs to

judge, Daniel Jetton, resident director

of Benson Hall, said.

Jessica Dykes , the resident di-

rector of Johnson Hall, has judged the

competition in the past. For her, thedecision to judge was an easy one to

make.

I like to help Benson, and I like

beards, Dykes said.

The boys participating will be

judged on December 1.

Not to be left out, some girls areparticipating in their own way, even if

theres not a contest for them.

Paige Dorne, a Trevecca sopho-

more, has not shaved her legs during

the month of November for the past

four years.

My friends and I thought that

it would be really funny because the

guys had something for No-Shave No-

vember and then the girls would be

like Yeah, well do No-Shave Novem-

ber, and so we just didnt shave our

legs, Dorne said. I think its really

cool the fact that people make No-

Shave November really fun and makeit a competition, yet it raises aware-

ness. Its really fascinating.

Nadia Smith

Staff Writer

No-Shave November: Benson Hall grows beards for cash

Left to right: Brendan Arnold, junior; Cameron Bareeld, senior; Jake Bedard, junior; and Benson ARD Michael Stocks participate in last years No-Shave November.

Photos courtesy of Benson Hall

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