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NEWS

Trevecca to partner
Board approves campus improvments,
with Eastern Nazarene Boone contract and 2017-18 budget
The goal of the partnership will
be to bring Eastern to a place of
financial stability and bring a
wider course offering to students.
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JERNIGAN provided by David Caldwell, chief finance officer.
STUDENT CENTER
OCTOBER, 2016
BY Bailey Basham
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CONNECT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Students returning in the fall

My goal for these next four
/TrevEchoesOnline years is to get us to 2,000 can also expect to come back to
The Trevecca Board of Trustees
traditional undergraduate Pulliam Plaza, an outdoor space
approved a 4-year contract
students, 5,000 total enrollment with amphitheatre seating and a
@TrevEchoes renewal for Dan Boone, university
and to financially build a model fire pit, outside Jernigan.
president, a 2 percent increase
in tuition next year, and plans for the university that includes Construction should start right
@TrevEchoes not only undergraduate tuition after graduation with the intent
for several summer renovation
projects including a new, large but also strong adult and online that it is done in August before
TrevEchoesOnline.com plaza outside Jernigan. tuition and entrepreneurial students are back, said David
ventures that the university will Caldwell, executive vice president
The board also voted
TrevEchoes@gmail.com have so that university is not as of finance and administration.
unanimously in March to approve
tuition dependent as it has been The tuition increase is lower
the recommendation of the
in the past, said Boone. Id also than in years past.
TNU Events App administration that tuition be
like to explore the possibility of Its about the lowest tuition
increased 2.1 percent. The vote
a merger with Eastern Nazarene increase weve had. Im hoping
was also unanimous in approving
College and see if thats a viable were going to be able to keep it
INSIDE Boones stay at Trevecca.
option. on that lower end. Our desire is
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 According to Boone, this is the
Summer renovations, including to remain on the lower end of our
first time in Trevecca history that
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 revamping Wakefield, Tennessee peer schools as far as our tuition
the overall approved budget has
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 and Johnson Hall, will cost the costs, said Caldwell.
been over $50 million.
university around $2 million. According to Caldwell, students
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FEATURE NEWS

Ms. Darlyne adds a little love Trevecca

to each dessert in the cafeteria officials approve
Brooklyn Dance
BY
ONLINE EDITOR
baking and set up her dessert sta- housing plans
tion. BY Brooklyn Dance
ONLINE EDITOR
Pumpkin cakes for Hallow- Shes been baking for 53 years.
een, heart cupcakes for Valen- I love creating. The better Changes to on-campus housing
tines Day and classic pecan pies you do, the more people tell you and renovations will result in an ex-
for Thanksgiving are just a few of how good you are, she said. Im tra 101 beds next fall to accommo-
the way Darlyne Thomas loves on happy all the time. I dont mind date continuing growth in under-
Trevecca students via her baking. going to work ever. The students graduate enrollment.
Every day of the week 63-year- are excellent and the staff is ex- Trevecca is anticipating 1,439
old Thomas arrives at the cafete- cellent. Its always pleasant. incoming freshman next year and
Darlyne Thomas, baker extraordinare. ria at 6 a.m. to get started on her
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NEWS| Updates
Ladies apartments residents raise money to send to Serbian refugees
Money was sent to Serbia-based missionaries from Trevecca to purchase shoes for the refugee population
BY Blake Stewart
STAFF WRITER
The Trevecca ladies
apartments recently joined forces
to raise money to buy shoes for
refugees in Serbia.
Trevecca alumnae and current
missionaries Tori Stone and
Christina Corzine teamed up with
Kaylee Carley, resident director
of the girls apartments, to raise
money for the cause.
Stone and Corzine have been
serving as missionaries close to a
year now and saw firsthand how
important a pair of shoes were
for refugees in Serbia. The two
saw put their heads together and
came up with a solution.
This winter, we have seen
people wearing sandals because
they are all they have, and many
have suffered from frostbite
and hypothermia as a result.
Shoes are essential, and the need
is continuous. From weather
conditions to long journeys,
people are relying on shoes to
keep going, said Stone.
Carley came up with the idea to
create a project as a way to raise
money to buy shoes. The goal was
to get each apartment to donate
enough money to purchase a pair
of shoes
We are trying to save up
money quickly because of how
Photo provided by Tori Stone.
cold it is getting there, said
Kristi Martin, resident assistant
for Wise apartments.
The idea was to make a
competition with each breezeway
in Bush, Shingler, Redford
and Wise to see who could get
the most money raised. The
breezeway that came up with the
most money by March 15 received
a catered meal of their choice
along with clean room checks for
a week.
It would be senseless of us
to not utilize our connection
in Serbia to serve those, said
Martin.
Senior psychology major Lexi
Palermo was a volunteer in
Serbia last summer with Trevecca
Around the Globe. She spent five
days in Serbia and two weeks
across eastern Europe helping
refugees.
Palermo and her roommate
Karinda Newton both donated
$20, each paying for one pair of
shoes that will go to refugees.
I wanted to donate because I
saw the need firsthand and made
relationships with refugees in
Serbia. I knew how much of an
impact my donation would be
for refugees like the ones that I
came to know. We have Trevecca
students serving in Serbia, and
it is important for students to be
aware of the severity that is the
refugee crisis, said Palermo.
Kayanne Hare, resident
assistant in Bush, was looking
for ways to give back and to get
involved.
The fact that there are
Trevecca alum over there makes
the cause seem more personal.
You dont think how important
shoes are until you dont have
them. We take something like
that for granted, said Hare.
In total, the residents in the
girls apartments were able to
raise $1,000.08. The winners of
the contest were residents in
Redford with donations totaling
$312.08. Coming in close second
were girls in Bush, who raised
$290.00.

Trevecca offers 14 of the 20 most lucrative majors in country

BY Princess Jones
CONTRIBUTOR
Choosing a major involves lots of factors, but
being able to pay off student loans is a big one
for most students.
Engineering, computer science, math,
business, accounting, economics and
communication all made the top of a recent
survey of the most lucrative common majors by
monster.com
The compensation experts at online salary
database PayScale.com used US Department of
Education data to identify the 20 most common
college majors, then determined the top-paying
jobs for each major, five to eight years into each
job, according the article Best College Majors
for High Paying Jobs, on www.monster.com.
Of the 20 most common high-paying majors
in the nation listed in article, 14 are offered
at Trevecca. Those 14 majors that are offered
by Trevecca are also on the 50 highest paying
college majors list according to www.cnbc.com
According to the list, mathematics comes in
second as the most highest-paying common
major, and 12th on the 50 highest paying college
majors.
Samuel Stueckle, mathematics professor, said
math often translates to other fields and gives
students more options.
I think its a lucrative major because its not
just one or two jobs that can use these skills.
These skills are useable everywhere. Especially
certain jobs require those skills more highly and
their not that many people trained to be able to
think that way, said Stueckle.
Math is a major where students arent just
trained in math but various others disciplines
as well, he said.
Students learn precision and thinking,
critical reasoning, and how to make logical
arguments to tell if something is not true, said
Stueckle.
Accounting also ranks high on most lists.
Just for like a typical accountant going into
business you can start anywhere from about
$44,000 to potentially $68,000 as a starting
position. It pays quite well and the longer
you stay there some of these can get into
the six digits figures. Its quite a rewarding
compensation, said Allen Jinnette, associate
professor of accounting.
Just like mathematics, the skills accountants
learn contribute to why the major is so lucrative.
Another reason is the diversity accounting has
within the field.
For accounting we have a variety of
certifications which can be a certified public
accountant, a certified management accountant,
or a certified fraud examiner. You get to pick
and choose those areas that are most of interest
to you. Its not just the same old thing. Its so
many different opportunities open for you,
said Jinnette.
Another major with a lot of diversity of job
opportunities is communication. Communication
comes in at sixth place on the highest-paying
common majors, and 34th on the 50 highest-
paying college majors.
Communication majors learn a set of skills that
set them up for an environment in many fields,
said Lena Welch, professor of communication
studies and dean of the School of Arts and
Sciences.
The skill set that people have is why the major
is lucrative. There able to work themselves up in
an organization because they know how to treat
people and handle conflict. They have studied
the art of communication in many different
forms, she said.
Welch said the most lucrative jobs for
communication majors are public speaking and
public relations.
While money can be a major deciding factor
when choosing a major, other aspects of vocation
are often also important to college students.
Welch describes what she hopes students get
out of a communication degree.
I hope that students get a sense of fulfillment,
that by communicating with other people they
are in the center of Gods will for them. I think
God equipped us with different talents and gifts
and I think he wants us to use those gifts for his
glory. I want the graduates in communications
to feel that every day they are doing Gods work
in whatever area they are doing communications
in, said Welch.
Highest Paying Majors
1. Engineering
2. Mathematics
3. Economics and Accounting
4. Business
5. English, History, Political Sci-
ence
6. Communications
7. Chemistry
8. Education
9. Psychology, Sociology
10. Social Work
Source: The 50 highest paying college majors, CNBC
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Changes planned for student-led Renovations will add 101

worship service beds to campus next year
BY Hannah Pollok
CONTRIBUTOR

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1,535 the next year, according to David Caldwell, executive

Photo of student-led worship service, Soma, by Uy Nguyen.
Soma, the student-led worship service that
started last semester, is undergoing changes that
will carry into next year.
The services will now follow an every-other-
week schedule and the services will last about
an hour. Last semester, the dates for Soma were
inconsistent, depending on when TSAC was
available for the event.
Jacob Bell, junior religion major and ASB
chaplain, has been one of the key leaders in
developing the service. Bell explained that there are
changes in the dynamics of the service, too.
We are going to be a bit more mission-
minded, Bell said.
Last semester, Soma only had two missional
opportunities, but Bell wants to add more to the
program. Soma may count as chapel credit for the
fall semester, said university chaplain Shawna
Songer Gaines. Bell is also working to create
discipleship groups for Trevecca through Soma, in
order to continue D-Groups on campus.
In addition to these changes, there will be a
new worship team setup. Transfer student major
Duncan McClure is the new worship leader.
Duncan will be opening up the worship team to
more than just a select five, Bell explained.
The Soma team hopes to have a variety of
speakers for the bi-weekly event. The student body
chaplains from both Belmont and Lipscomb are
both scheduled to speak this semester.
We are being intentional about joining in with
other universities of Nashville, Bell said.
Bell said that these changes to Soma have been
in the works since last semester. He and Gaines
believe that the changes will impact how Soma is
organized in the future.
I believe these changes will open up the
potential for a regular student led worship services
to become part of the worship life of Trevecca long
term. The energy the Soma leadership team has
put forth in creating this service from the ground
up exemplifies the very best of spiritual life at
Trevecca and I cant wait to see the future of this
endeavor, said Gaines.
vice president for finance and administration.
Renovations to Wise and Johnson, changes in married stu-
dent housing and requiring resident assistants to have room-
mates are all plans to expand space for more students without
the expense of a new resident hall.
Wise Hall, which is currently 12 two-person apartments,
was originally going to be torn down this summer because its
old and needed maintenance. Instead of building a brand new
residence hall, the board of trustees approved the recommen-
dation to renovate Wise.
As we started looking at numbers, we realized we cant
[tear it down] at this point in time and house everyone com-
fortably, said Ronda Lilienthal, associate dean of students
for residential life. Thats when we made the decision to go
ahead and revise Wise, bring it back to life and make it better.
By next fall, Wise will have six units, each with the capacity
to house six girls. The middle wall between neighboring apart-
ments will be torn down to make one large apartment, with
three separate sleeping areas for two beds each. The bathroom
will have two showers, two sinks and a larger vanity.
The renovation will add 12 beds.
The basement of Johnson Hall, which currently houses the
office of academic records, is getting remodeled as well to
create more rooms.
Even before Wise renovations were discussed, there was
talk of reviving the basement of Johnson, Lilienthal said. The
area once housed males and honors students before turning
into Academic Records.
Now we need the space for housing again, Lilienthal
said.
The seven rooms in the basement vary in size, with some
accommodating three girls and others housing two. This al-
lows for 18 more spaces.
To create more space for males, campus officials are con-

Four students to present at national

research conference this month
BY Alexis Garcia
STAFF WRITER
Four Trevecca students
will present research at the
National Conference on
Undergraduate Research
(NCUR) in Memphis this
month.
Senior Christian Keen will
join Kelsey Raymond, a ju-
nior and Laney Overton, a
2016 graduate, in presenting
Nashvillian Adelicia Ack-
len, a 19th century socialite
and business woman
Christopher Thiessen will
present On the Many Names
of C.S. Lewiss Aslan.
The purpose of the event
is to promote undergradu-
ate research, scholarship,
and creativity in all of fields
of study. To be accepted at
NCUR, students write an ab-
stract on their research.
Erica Hayden, assistant
professor of history, offered
the chance for the research
project on Acklen in the fall
as part of the Faculty-Led
Academic Research Experi-
ence (FLARE).
For almost the entire se-
mester, Haydens students
were able to conduct gradu-
ate-level research.
Most of their time was
spent at the Tennessee
State Library and Archives.
Haydens class will create a
website that will be a hub for
the students to share their
research and findings later
in the year.
Adelicia Acklen was a
rich women. She hid be-
hind a mask in the shadows
and played to be a southern
women in the 19th century.
She was a dynamic individ-
ual who got people on her
side. It was like a story to us.
She became very personal
and real to us, said Ray-
mond.
Before knowing her team
was presenting at the NCUR,
Raymond thought it was just
another class assignment.
When I took an active
role, I fell in love with it.
When I got to the process,
it changed my life. I wanted
to be a teacher. God is tell-
ing me to do work and to ask
questions, and that is why
Professor Hayden is pushing
me to do more, said Ray-
mond.
Keen said there are many
reasons she wants people
to see her teams presenta-
tionone of those is to show
that women like Acklen ex-
isted in the 19th century.
I want people to un-
derstand the importance of
Adelicia Acklen because she
has been looked over. They
noticed her as a queen bee,
which she really is, and also,
how exceptional she was as
a public figure and how she
was unique and foundation-
al, said Keen.
Keen said that the atten-
tion of this audience is a key Over the summer, Wise Hall will be renovated to accomodate an additional 12
beds. Photo by Brooklyn Dance.
for their presentation.
We formatted it in a way verting UTAB, which currently houses married students and
that would not be dry, so it is
employees, into 15 two-person apartments for male students.
more entertaining for people
This creates 30 more spaces.
to see who she really was.
We want to put our research Four apartments remain for married students.
out for the general public In addition to renovations, all resident assistants will be re-
actually enjoy it, said Keen. quired to have roommates next year which adds an additional
The students will be trav- 41 beds.
eling to Memphis and pre-
Lilenthal said these plans help alleviate space issues and
senting at the conference
April 6-8. leave officials a little wiggle room when housing changes needs
to be made.
Hear some of the When looking at housing, we have to look at the best case
scenario. We dont want to plan to fill up every single spot,
presentations at Lilienthal said. People have reasons that require them to have
the student re- a private room, so we like to have a few spaces here or there in
search symposium case there is a roommate situation and we have to make chang-
on April 10 in Ben- es.
son Auditorium.
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NEWS| Campus Updates
Students join thousands to see president Trump in Nashville
Groups lined up outside Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 15 hours before doors opened.
BY Bailey Basham & Brooklyn Dance
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & ONLINE EDITOR
Michael Perrotti got in line
around 11 a.m. He waited, and
he waited. He knew it would
be another seven hours until
the rally for resident Donald
Trump, but he didnt mind. He
was there to see the president.
I saw an ad on Facebook
about Trump coming to
Nashville, and I signed up for
tickets the second I saw it. I
have been a supporter of Trump
from the moment he won the
Republican ticket, and I was one
of the people who voted to put
him into office, said Perrotti, a
senior communications major.
I wanted to attend this rally
to not only show my support
of Trump, but [also because] I
have always wanted to go see a
president talk while they were
currently serving in office. I had
yet to do that until yesterday. It
was something I crossed off my
bucket list for sure.
Perrotti was one of many
Trevecca students to join
the thousands in downtown
Nashville yesterday for
president Trumps rally. Lines
began forming more than 12
hours before the president
took the stage, despite the cool
winter temperatures.
While we were in line a
guy came up to us to cut in
the line with us. He gave us
$200 to stand in line with
us, no questions asked, said
Perrotti. It showed us just how
dedicated many of these people
were to get into these doors to
see our President.
One of those dedicated
people was Randol Graves,
a freshman at Trevecca.
Graves has been a supporter
of president Trump from the
beginning and knew that he
would not miss an opportunity
to see Trump speak. Graves
Michael Perrotti inside the Nashville Municipal Auditorium where presi-
dent Trump spoke. Photo by Perrotti.
went with eight other Trevecca
students, and they arrived at 2
p.m.
He said he has always been
very open about his political
beliefs, and it has ended a
few friendships. Even so, it
hasnt made Graves any less
passionate about his support of
Trump.
Whether or not you like
him or support him, he is the
President of the United States.
People can protest. They
have freedom of speech, but
them protesting or arguing or
starting fights isnt going to
do anything--its just dividing
the country more, said Graves.
People who dont support
Trump are mostly liberals.
Most of them but not all, they
want equal respect. Liberals
want respect for their freedom
of speech and beliefs, but they
arent showing us the same
respect as we are showing
them.
For Perrotti, one of the
most important things about
attending the rally was to get
reporter or left wing media
to hear of the administrations
plans for the country directly
from president Trump.
I supported him because
I stood for many things that
unable to attend the rally,
he is going to change within
our country. I was excited to
hear him discuss the health
care reform he is planning. I
things are looking better and
did not agree with Obamacare
and was affected by it at work
as insurance rates rose and
coverage declined. I was also
excited to hear him speak about
his executive order banning
immigration from many
countries in order to keep our
country safe. I think he is going
to do many great things for
our country and just having
the opportunity to hear him
firsthand, rather than hearing
Todd Jones inside the Nashville Municipal Auditorium where president Trump spoke. Photo by Jones.
his speech from a secondhand ceremonies for George W. Bush. I would offer extra credit
I wanted to attend this for any large political rally
reporter, is something that
rally because it felt like it because they are usually full
I was looking forward to the
would be more personable of persuasive message, and
most [going in], said Perrotti.
and directed at Tennesseans. the course social influence is
Junior Christian Lohr was I was looking forward to just basically a course in persuasion.
be close to president Trump Part of the reason this rally is
but his support for president knowing he is one of the important is that it is timely
Trump did not waver. Lohr most powerful persons in the and local. It really is a great
said that from his perspective, world, said Jones. I felt like opportunity. Trump usually
what Trump campaigned for provides many messages prime
more collaborative. was going to make a difference for analysis, said Wells. If
and change the course the students are excited enough
I am glad that people
country was headed in the to make the effort to go off
on both sides of the aisle
previous administration. I campus to an event of this
are beginning to understand
the importance of working think president Trump spoke sort that will provide them
together to solve the issues very well, was clear on what with exposure to persuasion
facing our country. Obviously, he needed to say to get the techniques, concepts and
there are extremes on both point across, but also created theories, the learning is often
sides who will always disagree. excitement with what else is greater than what we can do in
I have been glad to see Donald left to come. It helped me know class. I offered so much extra
Trumps willingness to reach that what I voted for is the credit so that they would truly
out to those who opposed him president Im getting. consider this as an option.
or share different viewpoints Jeffrey Wells, associate For Perrotti, however, going
[than his]. I [knew there would] professor of communications to the rally was the only option
be protests and [because] they studies, offered 80 points extra from the beginning.
were peaceful, I respected those credit to the students in his Walking away from this
people even if I may disagree social influence class after they rally, I am able to reflect on
with what they stand for, proposed the idea. Wells said a moment that I will forever
said Lohr. I think that the the student learning outcomes remember. I was able to hear
next four years are going to be for the course are to articulate the president of the United
instrumental to the U.S. and the the role of freedom of speech in States speak in the city I
world, and I pray for God to give an open society, construct and love. I am excited to see what
those in the government the analyze persuasive messages promises Trump will continue
ability to make wise decisions and to articulate theories and to fulfill as he serves in office,
and trust in him. Regardless of understandings of persuasion and I do believe Donald J.
political standing the President and influenceall things that Trump will make America great
deserves respect. would be demonstrated at again, said Perrotti.
Hannah Higginbotham, president Trumps rally.
sophomore double major in
biology and chemistry, has
followed Trump throughout his
election and attended the rally.
She said she was hoping Trump
would touch on key issues and
did not leave disappointed.
Hes the president. To
hear him speak was historic.
I was looking forward to him
addressing healthcare and the
immigration issues, which he
did. Hearing from the media
and hearing from him in
person were two very different
things, and I am glad I got to
experience that.
I am proud of the country
I live in and I am proud to see
a president who is in office,
fighting for the voices of
Americans, she said.
Todd Jones, junior physics
major, also attended last
nights rally. Jones grew up in Randol Graves posing with a cardboard cutout of president Trump. Photo
Washington D.C. and attended
by Graves.
one of the inauguration
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Trevecca to partner with Eastern Nazarene College for the next three years
The goal of the partnership will be to bring Eastern to a place of nancial stability, potentially merging the schools after the 3-year period
BY Bailey Basham
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Pen hit paper last month
of a memorandum of un-
derstanding between Trev-
ecca and Eastern Nazarene
College (ENC) detailing a
3-year academic and finan-
cial partnership between
the schools.
Treveccas board of
trustees unanimously voted
to pursue the partnership in
their March meeting.
According to Dan Boone,
university president, the
goal of the partnership will
be to bring ENC financial
stability.
The finalization of mem-
orandum of understand-
ing came after Eastern, the
smallest of the eight Naz-
arene-affiliated colleges,
announced plans to cut
three academic programs
and lay off faculty. Corlis
McGee, university presi-
dent, announced her plan
in 2016 to step down from
her position at the end of
the academic year. Eastern,
which was founded in 1900,
is located in Quincy, Mass.
with an enrollment of over
1,200 students.
The idea came from the
collegiality of the Nazarene
presidents. We are together
looking for ways to lower
the cost of delivering edu-
cation in all of our sites,
said Boone. Trevecca has
really been a leader among
those schools, and Eastern
has been very interested
in us going even further in
exploring academic consor-
tium.
Trevecca has been work-
ing with Eastern to reduce
ENCs debt by $10 million
over the span of the next
three years with the hopes
to be able to invest money
back into campus. Accord-
ing to Boone, Trevecca of-
ficials have begun helping
Eastern to liquidize assets
and sell additional proper-
ties, resulting in the con-
solidation of their multiple
locations.
According to a February
Photo of Eastern Nazarene College provided by ENC.
press release from the uni-
versity, Trevecca officials
said the partnership in-
cludes shared administra-
tive oversight, operation-
al cost efficiencies, shared
program resources and ex-
panded impact.
Boone said part of the
partnership will include
dual service as president
of both universities. David
Caldwell, chief finance offi-
cer, and Matt Toy, associate
vice president of marketing
and communications, will
also work in the interest of
both institutions.
Steve Pusey, university
provost, will also act as a
member of Easterns cabi-
net for the sake of accredi-
tation purposes and to help
Trevecca make academic
linkages after the closure
of Easterns music, English
and drama programs.
We know students want
to finish their degrees, so
[we want to explore options
that would allow] them take
their remaining classes at
Trevecca [without leaving]
Boston via Skype, said
Boone.
This partnership would
offer students at both uni-
versities broader academ-
ic opportunities. Academic
programs at Eastern like
general engineering and an
opportunity to study Amer-
ican history in Boston could
become available to Trevec-
ca students.
Some of our programs
that are weaker, we have the
opportunity to combine two
faculties and have a stron-
ger faculty. By combining
some of our programs, we
think we can improve the
quality of education that
might happen there, said
Boone.
The partnership would
also give Trevecca further
access to recruit in six of
the 10 largest metropolitan
areas.
Caldwell said he is not
yet sure what exactly his
role at ENC will look like,
but that his priority will
be the interest of Trevecca
students.
My first priority is
Trevecca, but I will start
defining what my role will
look like [at Eastern]. I will
expect it means about a trip
a month up there to spend
time on their campus, said
Caldwell. Its a historical
institution, and its been
there a long time. Im re-
ally hoping we can stabilize
their finances in the next
three years so they can op-
erate with our help.

Board approves 2017-18 budget and renews presidents contract

A 2 percent tuition increase and a $2 million allotment for summer renovations was approved by the board
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living on campus can expect to Annual Charges
pay $238 more per semester and
an additional $108 per semester
for 201718
for room and board.
The tuition increase will cover
the overall cost of running the
Tuition
university. Most of the cost of $24,200
running the university, however,
is covered by nontraditional
student tuition.
This year probably 44
percent of our total tuition is
going to come from traditional Room
undergrad tuition. If you pulled
out the nontraditional piece, $4,404
the revenues and stuff from
traditional undergrad wouldnt
support campus costs. The two

definitely balance each other be at 40/60 pretty soon. Meal Plan

The university will ren-
ovate Wise, Tennes-
see and Johnson Hall,
along with University
Terrace Apartments.
Read more about
housing renovations
out. It allows us to be more
stable in many ways than other
schools because we have growth
from both [traditional and
nontraditional] sides, said
Caldwell. We have a much higher
percentage than most of our
peers. The target many of our
peer schools are trying to get to is
60 percent traditional, 40 percent
Trevecca will also welcome
$4,404
20 new employees in the fall,
ranging from new professors to a
new undergraduate recruiter. New
equipment both in the science
department and the exercise
Resource Fee
science department will also be
$900
added to campus in the fall.
[These are] fast-growing
majors, so were trying to
Information provided by TNU.

on page 3. nontraditional, but most of them resource those areas that are
are lucky to be at 80/20. Were growing, said Caldwell.
already past that. Were going to
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OPINION| Columns and Editorials

Editorial: Thoughts from a

graduating editor-in-chief
BY Bailey Basham
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
After four years of being involved
with the TrevEchoes, this news lover
will soon graduate and hand off the
editor position to another.
It feels fitting to be writing this last
editorial for the TrevEchoes in the
same office I hoped would be mine
when I started writing freshman
year. In the May issue, youll be
hearing from the new editor in this
space.
I came to Trevecca with no plan
or at least none that worked outand
joined the newspaper staff because
Id always enjoyed writing. Little did
I know, I would find the thing I loved
in this little office.
Graduating is a busy, exciting
time, but its also one that comes
along with feelings of nostalgia and
sadness. As much as I am ready to
take what Trevecca has taught me
out into the world, I am scared and
also sad about leaving this university
that has offered me a safe space to
grow.
Im not yet sure where leaving
Trevecca will take me. But I am
absolutely positive that I will be
ready to take on whatever I come
across because of my time spent
here.
My future and passions could
not have been molded by more
capable hands than Lena Welch, Jo
Ellen Weedman, Erica Hayden, Sara
Hopkins, Amanda Grieme-Bradley
and Sarah Bollinger. I am forever
EDITORIAL STAFF
thankful for the time spent with each Editor-In-Chief
of these professors and for the love Bailey Basham
and guidance they have offered. BFBasham@trevecca.edu
In my first editorial for the
TrevEchoes, I wrote that it was my
goal for my time as editor to be one Sports Editor
of the truth-tellers, public servant Andrew Preston
who used my platform as a writer AMPreston@trevecca.edu
to present answers to the questions
that others might deem too tough to Assistant Editor & Online Manager
ask and to lend a voice to those who Brooklyn Dance
dont get to talk about their lives or BEDance@trevecca.edu
their struggles.
I wrote that I wanted to use PHOTOGRAPHERS
Annalizia Cordova
the TrevEchoes as a means of AMCordova@trevecca.edu
communicating news to students,
but also to use the newspaper as a
Uy Nguyen
UTNguyen@trevecca.edu
platform for important discussions
on campus. In closing out my final
STAFF WRITERS
semester and looking back at my last Blake Stewart
four years, I hope my time with the
TrevEchoes has been spent fulfilling Blake Stewart
SBStewart@trevecca.edu
those goals I set for myself and my
community.
I have enjoyed immensely being Ashley Walling
the editor of the TrevEchoes. Its
been stressful at times, but working
AMWalling@trevecca.edu
on the newspaper has offered me Alexis Garcia
such a fun and exciting opportunity. AGarcia@trevecca.edu
It has been a space of belonging and
an enormous opportunity for growth.
I am thankful for my community
for entrusting me with the job, my
neighbors for inspiring the stories
I wrote and my friends for working TrevEchoes is published by and for the students of Trevecca Nazarene University. The views expressed in Trev-
Echoes are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Trevecca. Contrib-
with me on the newspaper to make it utors may be edited for grammar, spelling, content, or space consideration. Our office is located in Jernigan.
something we could all be proud of.

Column: take a break after

this semester ends
Whether you are graduating in May or finishing your first year
in college, everyone is looking forward to summer break. We
love the chance to catch our breath and rest after working hard
all semester. If you are like most students, you have already
begun to make some plans for your summer that include
sleeping in, laying by a pool, traveling and reading for fun.
While all of that is much needed and welcomed, there are ways
to use you summer to be intentional and keep you working
toward your goals. When I was a student, I spent many summer
days in an endless cycle of daytime T.V. and laziness. This was
before Netflix, friends. It was a dark time.
I want to encourage rest and rejuvenation for you, with a
small caveat. Do a few things this summer that will help you
feel productive. You will be so grateful that you did.
A special note to graduating seniors: Not everyone jumps into
a job the Monday after graduation. Some of you are spending a Nicole Hubbs. Photo by Annalizia Cordova
summer waiting for grad school to start. Others of you just want contacts in your field of
to a break after all the years of being a student. All of these study this summer. Ask to do Nicole Hubbs
tips are applicable to any student, so I hope you will find them an informational interview or (615) - 248 - 7725
encouraging as well. coffee meeting to learn more
about what they do and what NHubbs@trevecca.edu
Take a class. Okay, I know I just said summer is for taking a
break and most students do that, but if you can take one class they like about their job. Also,
to ease your load for the coming year, it will be so worth it. You beef up your online professional
will thank yourself in the fall when your schedule is much more social network, LinkedIn. Again, you can do this by the pool. Set
full. Homework is more tolerable by the pool, anyway. up an account with a professional picture, and you are well on
Work or Intern. Instead of working in a job that doesnt your way to being more connected with the potential for more
align with your passions, think about doing something that opportunities.
will relate to your future. Pick up a part time office job if you Read. If you are taking time away from work or school, stay
hope to go into business. See if a historic house needs tour current by sneaking in some reading on the subjects related to
guides or docents. If you are going to be working anyway, why your passions. This will help when you are going in interviews
not spend time this summer working in a job related to your in the future as well. You can sneak in reading (or listening to
major? Consider interning, too. If you dont need one for credit, audiobooks if thats your jam) just about anywhere.
internships are a great way to gain work experience in your Friends, we need rest and relaxation. I recommend doing
major. If your major requires an internship, think about doing it nothing for like two weeks, but then do one of these tips to
this summer (see me to get registered). set yourself up for success in the fall. Make the most of your
Network. Give yourself a goal to connect with three new summer, and be ready to come back strong in the fall.
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SPORTS & HEALTH Center for Pastoral Health offers mental

Baseball and softball stats roundup health services to clergy and families
BY Blake Stewart
STAFF WRITER
Bryson Shelton Being a pastor can sometimes mean
forgetting to take care of yourself. That
Senior Outfielder, from was certainly true for Melissa Brussa.
Grace Christian Academy In ministry, if we are not careful, we
in Powell, Tenn. can carry around our hurts and attempt
to punish others for it, said Brussa,
community pastor at Inglewood Church of
Batting average= .446** the Nazarene.
(2nd in G-MAC) Brussa, a 2007 graduate of Trevecca,
recently returned to Nashville after
spending two years pastoring a church
Slugging percentage= in Alabama. Brussa said by the end of her
.649* time in Alabama she was feeling stressed
and starting to burn out.
On base percentage= They decided to give a session a
.494** (4th in G-MAC) try at Treveccas Center for Pastoral
Health Counseling Program. They knew
immediately they were in the right
Hits= 33 t-1st* place and started attending monthly
sessions with the centers director, Rick
RBIs= 28* Underwood.
Dr. Underwood has led us through
a holistic approach, encompassing our
Home runs= 4* mental health, communal and church
relationships, and, most importantly,
Total bases= 48* communication in our marriage, she
said.
The primary goal of the center is
to provide mental health services and
encouragement to clergy and their
MaKray Odom families. The center provides counseling
for clergy, their families and all Trevecca
ministry students. The southeast district
Freshman Infielder from funds the counseling for pastors in the
Dickson County in McEw- district that request it.
en, Tenn. The other aspects of the center are
providing counseling for Trevecca
ministry students. The center provides
Batting average= thorough psychological assessments
.400 (6th in G-MAC) to identify strengths and areas of
improvement for ministers that are
seeking ordination. That work culminates
Runs scored= 15 in a workshop in March that includes
t-1st** (5th in G-MAC) about 100 candidates for ordination.
According to Brussa, she and her
Hits= 40** (2nd in husband consistently work on developing
G-MAC) a foundation for their marriage, as well
as a personal and communal relationship
with God. Working within that dynamic
Stolen bases= 11** allows them to improve communication
(4th in G-MAC) with others and it trains to listen to
opposing views, she said.
At bats= 100** (2nd in
My ministry would not be healthy
G-MAC) if my marriage was not healthy,
said Burssa. The Counseling Center,
specifically Rick, has helped me to heal.
In 2014, a partnership between
Trevecca Nazarene University, districts
of the southeast Nazarene region and a
group of donors developed the Center for
*Leads G-MAC, ** Leads TNU
Photo provided by Melissa Brussa.
Pastoral Health as a way to serve the
growing number of pastors and their
families who were in need of counseling
and a pastor for themselves.
When the center was proposed, the
donors to the center that came forward
were mostly adults from pastor families.
Their parents or grandparents were
pastors and saw the need for counseling
for clergy and their families.
The center is led by Underwood and
intern Jordan Simmons. Underwood has
been on staff at Trevecca for 22 years,
working in various positions for the
university.
According to Underwood, the
purpose of this workshop is to
encourage participants call to ministry
and identify areas of improvement in
physical health, marriage or coping with
stress positively.
Ministers are under a different level
of stress than other occupations, said
Underwood.
Pastors and their families have unique
stress that needs to be managed, and
the conference helps ministers and
spouses look for ways to reduce stress
and address the health of their marriage
and their own physical health.
The center uses a variety of
interventions for stress. Mindfulness
is a model of treatment, meditation,
individual and group counseling is also
used.
I would not be serving with the
Inglewood church had I not taken those
specific steps to forgive, understand
myself and my role as a pastor, and
invested in my marriage. Im extremely
grateful for the continued work and
passion that is obvious in the centers
relationships with clients, said Brussa.

Mens golf to host NCAA Midwest Regional tournament for first time
Photo provided by Trevecca Trojans.
BY Andrew Preston
SPORTS EDITOR
For the first time in school
history, the Trevecca mens
golf team will host a NCAA
Midwest Regional tournament.
The tournament, dubbed
the Nashville Music City
Regional, will include more
than 100 golfers from 24
different teams with the event
tentatively scheduled to take
place April 3 and 4 at the
Generals Retreat Course at the
Hermitage Golf Course.
This is one of five NCAA
Regional tournaments
throughout the year, said
director of golf, David Head.
This is a big deal not only for
Trevecca, but for Nashville.
Were excited for it.
The mens golf team
competes annually in the
Great Midwest Athletic
Conference (G-MAC), but
also, on a larger scale, in the
Midwest Region.
We are the southernmost
school (by about 125 miles)
in our region, Kentucky
Wesleyan is the next closet
so the teams up north love to
come down and play here,
said Head.
The Midwest Region is one
of the eight different regions
in Division II. throughout the
United States and is comprised
of teams from Kentucky,
West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin
and Missouri.
With Trevecca hosting a
regional tournament for the
first time, Nashville now
joins four other major cities
that host this tournament
annually in Chicago, St. Louis,
Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.
The best part of us hosting
this tournament is we get to
see Midwest (Region) players
against Midwest players. That
is what its all about, seeing
other players in our region
compete against one another,
said athletic director, Mark
Elliott.
According to Head, its
an easy decision for other
teams in the Midwest Region
to make the journey to
Nashville to compete in this
tournament simply due to the
nice weather. Finding a host
course, however, was a little
more difficult.
This time of year in
Nashville its hard to find
a golf facility to host a
tournament because the
weather is improving and
there is a higher demand for
the different courses, said
Head.
The Trojans have competed
at the Hermitage Golf Course
in the past and have enjoyed
success there, leading Head
to book the course for his
tournament.
We love the staff at
Hermitage, they do a great
job, said Head.
Amongst the 24 teams
represented, fellow G-MAC
participants include: Alderson
Broddaus, Cedarville,
Kentucky Wesleyan, and Ohio
Valley University.
We love competing against
G-MAC schools any chance
we get, to get a little preview
of what it will take to win the
conference championship,
said Head.
Head is optimistic about
his teams ability to win the
tournament, but keeps in
mind the tough competition
they will be facing.
A top five finish would
be fantastic. Winning the
tournament would be great,
but a top five finish is realistic.
If we can do that well have
taken the steps we need to
finish out the season, said
Head.
We want to go and
compete well, but another
thing we want to do is boost
our regional and national
ranking, said junior, Trevor
Lay.
If the Trojans are unable
to win their fifth consecutive
G-MAC tournament in April,
they can still qualify for the
national tournament as an
at-large bid. Lay hopes their
Music City tournament results
will improve their chances.
Were looking forward
to the competition level at
this tournament. We are
competing against some tough
teams in our region so (this
tournament) will give us an
idea of where we are at, said
Lay.
Its a big tournament
for our program. This is our
opportunity to face a lot of
the teams we need to beat to
potentially get a berth in the
NCAA Regional tournament,
said Head.
8 | 2017 | APR | TrevEchoes

Sophomore sees local need,

partners with Trevecca to help
BY Blake Stewart
STAFF WRITER
Morales loads the computers to take over to Rose
Park Magnet School. Photo by Annalizia Cordova.
A local middle school will have
some new-to-them computers
thanks to Trevecca and an IT help
desk employee who saw a need.
Trevecca donated 25 computers to
Rose Park Magnet Math and Science
Middle School after sophomore
Biology major Bryan Morales made a
request to do so.
Morales, an IT help desk employee,
talked with his supervisor LaQuita
Smith, the lead helpdesk technician
and suggested the idea of donating
the computers.
According to Smith, once Trevecca
is done with the computers they
are put in storage and eventually
recycled.
The computers can be reused for
something good rather than just
recycling them, said Smith.
Why not breathe a little life into
them and give them to someone who
can use them, she said.
According to Smith, once the
school gets new computers, the IT
Department will be able to rotate the
computer systems and donate them
to other schools in the community.
Morales two younger brothers are
students at the Magnet School.
I knew the school didnt have
much funding and saw an opportunity
to give back to the community in a
positive way, he said.
Morales contacted Claudeen Bryant.
Denning, Rose Parks innovation and Denning looks across her classroom at the newly-donated computers. Photo by Annalizia Cordova.
design teacher.
In Dennings classroom, the said Denning be tough getting the equipment the
students are learning how to virtually Denning talked with her boss, school needs, and looks forward
program robots and using them to Principal Robert Blankenship. to continuing a relationship with
virtually solve real-world scenarios. Blankenship, a Trevecca graduate Trevecca.
Its been hard for the students and of 1976 said he was thrilled to be I have an intimate relationship
even harder to conduct an engineering able to offer better technology to his with Trevecca. I discovered my
class without 21st century computers students. love for science at this school,
and software, she said. My biggest focus is how to said Blankenship. I like to have
Denning was excited when integrate with the institutions to connections with places that deal
approached about the idea of Trevecca promote the skills and content of a with solving real world problems and
donating the computers. STEM school as we move forward, involved in the mission field.
We need more up-to-date said Blankesnhip.
computer and software programs, According to Blankenship, it can

FEATURES| People of Trevecca

Thomas bakes cookies in the cafeteria daily. Photo by Uy Nguyen.

she does, Hampton said. We just had our

Adding a little love to each dessert
Ms. Darlyne has been baking for 53 years with no sign of stopping soon
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going to work ever. The students are ex-
cellent and the staff is excellent. Its always
pleasant.
Thomas worked at Trevecca in the 1990s
but then left to pursue other jobs. She came
back to Trevecca this fall because she enjoys
the work so much.
Theres always chocolate. Its always a
relaxing [work environment], Thomas said.
I have freedom to do what I want to do. I
plan out what to make every night.
Students frequently arrive for a meal ex-
cited to see what Thomas has whipped up.
Ms. Darlynes apple pie is my favorite
dessert in the caf, said Laura Lovett, fresh-
man nursing major. She talks to me every
time I come up. Shes just a super sweet lady.
Im excited to see what she bakes every time
I eat in the caf.
For Thomas, seeing the students reac-
tions is all part of the fun.
Students are always so joyful, she said.
Just about every day, someone brings me
up.
John Hampton, senior chef and director of
food services, said Thomas has been a great
asset to the team.
Shes got a great attitude. Shes brought
fresh ideas, and she gets along with every-
body, Hampton said.
He gets the same feedback from several
people who eat in the cafeteria.
We get comment cards that tell us how
survey, and we got high marks on the des-
sert area.
Though Thomas has recipes, she is al-
ways changing themadding and subtract-
ing ingredients.
The only precise recipes I follow are for
pies and cookies, she said.
When Thomas is not at work, she enjoys
a multitude of activities.
I read a whole lot. Ive always got three
or four books going, Thomas said. I
dance two-step and rock and roll. Im an
old hippy, so I like rock and roll, and Im
an old Nazarene, so I like good ole southern
gospel.
Thomas said she also roller skates,
camps, quilts, makes homemade jellies and
salsas and loves to travel.
New York City is my favorite place. Im a
museum-aholic. I travel three or four times
a year. Sometimes my sister and I will just
wake up and go, although alone is the best
way to travel, Thomas said.