Southern Accent
The student voice for 90 years!
Collegedale, Tennessee
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Vol. 72, Issue 3
SA hosts Southern mixer taylor Scurry StaFF Writer
Student Association hosted The Department Games at the Goliath Wall for students on Sept. 17 in place of the Joker release party. At the Hunger Games themed event, departments were divided into districts and competed head-to-head in a series of challenging games. These games included balloon pop, shoe toss, inverse charades, football throw, ping pong toss, sponge race and lifesaver relay. Senators led their respective departments around the Student Park, in an attempt to bring home the victory for their team. The victorious School of Visual Arts and Design was awarded a trophy, T-shirts, and a party to be thrown for them at a later date. “Along with being able to bond with our department as a whole, the games we played were really fun,” says Bruno Benna, sophomore graphic design major. The goal of this mixer was not only for students to have fun, but also have the opportunity to meet their senators for the 20162017 school year. Kit Clements, SA social vice president, said she wanted to “bring people closer together and get them acquainted with their senator.” The Department Games was created to take the place of the Joker release party. Southern decided to discontinue the printed Joker, Southern’s yearly
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Photo by Terry Henson Guests view new exhibit in the archaeology museum.
Archaeology museum features new exhibit
Farrah Daniel StaFF Writer
As a new exhibit, A world in Miniature: Creation, Cosmos, and Ecology on Seals from Biblical Times, which opened Sept. 12, is being temporarily featured at the LynnWood Archaeological Museum. This display showcases prehistoric seals from sacred and holy times that, according to Michael Hasel, the director of the Institute of Archaeology, these are some of the smallest
objects they’ve excavated, “but they also contain some of the most information they can get out of the ancient world.” These seals include ancient writings and artwork that provide insight into of the lives and beliefs of ancient people. The initial idea that sprouted this venture, Hasel said, was the dean of religion’s desire to create a “museum that focuses on the bible, its authenticity and relevancy for today.”
The museum also has presented a permanent exhibit called Vessels In Time: A Biblical Journey, which consists of an immense collection of historical vessels and objects, models of old structures, art in the form of clay and stone and metal, all from Greece, Babylonia, Anatolia, Egypt and more. These esteemed relics continue to provide an ancient and archaic theme that excites visitors year
after year. The Seal Workshop, an interactive station has also been added to the museum. With the assistance of instruction or a museum volunteer, visitors can create their very own seals. Juan Mora, junior theology and archaeology major, volunteers for the museum and thinks that it is “a really cool exhibit because it’s very holistic in the sense that it gives a good idea of what the ancients believed through the seals.” He continues by saying, “It’s very well done, and it has tablets where you can look at different seals and zoom in, and that’s really cool because from afar, you can’t really see.” The efforts of student volunteers Lauren Howard, Daniel Perez, Emlyn Da Silva, Michael Hasel, Martin Klingbeil and more have worked hard to create an unforgettable experience for everyone. Admission is free, but donations are more than welcome. The museum is located in Hackman Hall and it is open seven days a week.