SouthernAccident The student voice since 1926 Collegedale, Tennessee Thursday, March 31, 2016 Vol. 71, Issue 19
PRESIDENT DR. BIETZ, 71, DYES PEACEFULLY IN HIS COLLEGEDALE HOME naThan Jo Cowman CONTRIBUTOR
In an interview with the Southern Accident, President Gordon Bietz, former Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor and president of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference, enjoyed tie-dyeing a shirt as his first officially recognized apparel customization. The white polo belonged to Southern student John Warren, a current marketing major with a minor in graphic design, who had recently launched his clothing label named “10G.” “My brand represents the idea that staying true to yourself and others will find you success,” said Warren. “That’s
the idea that I feel Bietz embodies perfectly.” Bietz reflected on his own legacy as he tie-dyed over his kitchen sink. “With all this social media, you can feel like you’re more connected with students, more so than when I was in college,” said Bietz, commenting on his social media and pop culture presence on campus. On the subject of
student-president connection, Accent photographer Josh Supit challenged Bietz to a game of Ping-Pong, which allegedly will happen before the end of the semester. Bietz plans on spending his retirement traveling. He and his wife plan on attending the upcoming Ireland-Scotland tour with the university, led by the School of Religion’s
Dr. Greg King. He also plans to spend the entire month of June in a condo on Cote d’Azur, located on the French coast, overlooking the Mediterranean. Upon his return, he will become associate director for higher education and the department of education of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Continued on page 13
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OUT OF MIND, BUT NOT OUT OF SIGHT
SA PRESIDENT IMPEACHED Ben Dover
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CONTRIBUTOR
The Student Association (SA) President was impeached earlier this week on the grounds that he used SA funds to take multiple female nursing students on luxurious dates over the course of the 2015-2016 school year. “It’s really the School of Religion’s fault,” he said. “There’s a stigma that before we graduate we should find a wife, and I figured the nursing program would be fertile ground.” An unnamed SA officer estimates the president used up to $2,000 on his dinner dates while claiming that the money was going towards Community, the online communication forum software that would replace the Joker, which was promised to launch by the end of the semester. “Not only is Community not going to happen,” says the officer. “We’re out all of money that we could have spent on new SA jackets in pleather, because vegan.” Continued on page 13
President Bietz dyes shirts in his kitchen.
#EXPOSE THE ELEPHANT: TRUMP
Photo by Joshua Supit
FORGOTTEN TIME CAPSULE FROM 1916 UNEARTHED S. Tongue ran CONTRIBUTOR
A time capsule with Southern Adventist University inscriptions and a 1916 date was found buried between the duck pond and Brock Hall. The capsule was found during the January construction for the EPA-mandated sewer system renewal. The capsule and surrounding areas have been under excavation since early March and will reach completion on April 1. Archives reveal that the capsule was a gift from the class of 1916, which was the same year that Southern relocated its
campus from Graysville, Tennessee, to its current location in Collegedale. The opening date was set for 1956, but was cancelled for undetermined reasons. “Well, [construction] manager told me and the boys to dig near one of them sewer drains, but something in my heart told me to go dig this random patch of crabgrass near the duck pond, so I did,” said Joe Schmoe, one of the bulldozer operators who discovered the forgotten capsule. “I’ve since been fired, but I couldn’t be happier because of this discovery.” Michael G. Hasel, director
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for Southern’s institution of archeology, spearheaded the three-week excavation with the help of a team of senior archeology majors. All excavation operations were kept unannounced to prevent looting or arson, requiring the excavators to work past curfew at night and over spring break. Contents of the time capsule include various duck feathers, answer keys to zoology classes and a few letters to the future campus from students and faculty. The time capsule and its contents will be on permanent display in the archeology museum next week.
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