SouthernAccent The student voice since 1926 Collegedale, Tennessee Thursday, November 5, 2015 Vol. 71, Issue 8
GEN ED COMMITTEE PROPOSES CHANGES TO SOUTHERN CURRICULUM
DaNielle alleN LEAD REPORTER
Twenty-two members of the University Senate held a meeting on Sept. 14 to discuss the future general education requirement changes. Scot Anderson, chair of the general education committee, presented an update on their work in revamping the general education requirements. Along with his committee, Anderson plans to reduce the general education requirement credit hours down from 56-59 to 45 credit hours.
“This will give students more choices in electives and allow them to change majors in their first one-and-a-half years and still graduate in four years,” said Anderson. The general education committee has been working with individual chairs/deans and departments/schools on the learning goals that fulfill the mission of Southern Adventist University and the minimum requirements of 30 hours for baccalaureate programs of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Some students were concerned that the general education requirement changes would cause them to graduate at a later date than anticipated. However, Anderson said that the changes “will not affect current students unless they change catalogs.” “As a freshman and especially a double major, I think that reducing the gen-ed requirement will make it a lot easier for me to be on track without taking a huge amount of credits my first year,” said Rachelle Martin, freshman
history major. Most upperclassmen were not concerned about the general education requirement changes but wished that the school had implemented these changes sooner for people who are trying to graduate in a more reasonable time and could not afford to stay an extra semester or year “I like the idea because it’s obviously less stress that I’d have to take on,” said Jade Henry, junior education major. “But I’ve already taken Continued on page 4
SPRINKLER ANTHONY EVANS PERFORMS FOR VESPERS MALFUNCTION FORCES STUDENTS TO EVACUATE rosaNa HugHes EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students and faculty were evacuated from the cafeteria and Dining Hall on Oct. 28 at 12:10 p.m. due to a sprinkler malfunction. The bulb inside the sprinkler head located above the bakery oven in the kitchen broke, releasing a plug and allowing water to flow into the kitchen and onto the oven, causing damage to the electric components of the oven. The cause is unknown. There was no smoke or fire that may have triggered the bulb to break. Therefore, the fire department was not called, per Campus Safety’s decision. “The reason we evacuated everybody is because we didn’t know what was going on,” said Marty Hamilton, associate vice president of financial administration. “But once we did, then we were dealing with a bunch of water and you don’t want people walking around in that.” Continued on page 4
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Anthony Evans in concert for SAU Vespers. Photo by Joshua Supit
Natalia Perez STAFF WRITER
The Illes P.E. Center welcomed students on Friday night, Oct. 30, of alumni weekend for a concert by Anthony Evans. Sponsored by Campus Ministries, the concert was an alternative vespers option to students due to alumni weekend. Evans began the night with a few of his own songs and original mash-ups. “I look like a linebacker but I have the emotions of a ballerina,” Evans said as he shared that while he’s always acknowledged his emotions, especially during hard times,
he has also worked to remember that negative emotions are heightened during negative times. Evans continued to share about low points in his life such as his broken engagement. “I was going around singing about God’s love, but it was hard to believe what I was singing,” he said. “But since my emotions know no logic, I had to bounce them off of something that is true.” After singing the crowd’s musical selections, Evans finished the night off by singing “Christ is Risen,” compelling the crowd to sing along. “It was the perfect mix of
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gospel and contemporary music,” said Steven Collins, senior business administration and public relations major. “Perfect and amazing way to end the week! Great vespers. So powerful.” “I was so blessed,” Paola Flores, sophomore nursing major said. “I could feel God speaking to me, and I could feel Him working in the room.” The expansion of Evans’ musical career began when he appeared on season two of the hit NBC competition show, “The Voice.” Along with competing on “The Voice,” Evans has been a back-up singer for Continued on page 4
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