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September 12, 2019 Collegedale, Tennessee
Southern Accent
Vol. 75 Issue 1
The student voice since 1926
McKee Library to receive major face-lift
East Elevation render of the McKee Library. Photo courtesy of Lucas Patterson
Current second-floor updates to be completed by end of the month Tierra Hayes Managing Editor The McKee Library is slated to receive a face-lift set to be unveiled with the grand opening of the Bietz Student Center during the 2020-2021 school year. The plans for renovation were made possible by $500,000 of donations to the school. They will fund a remodeling of the outside of the building to match the aesthetic of the new student center which will be located next to the library. New additions will include an enclosed front entrance, an extra 2,000 square feet
and a new side entrance with large windows facing the student center. “Students and faculty will appreciate the increase in natural light,” said Deyse Bravo, McKee Library director, in a statement from the university. The library is currently library is also currently finishing up summer construction updates to its second floor. Students are expected to regain use of this space, usually designated as “the quiet floor,” at the end of September. The goals of this specific work
were to change all the lights to LEDs and replace all of the ceiling panels for a process called asbestos abatement, a process that was completed for the first floor last summer. Bravo said that while the temporary loss of space for studying and the inability of students to retrieve books from the second floor on their own are causing inconveniences, hard work is being done to get the spaces open as soon as possible. See LIBRARY on page 2
Campus bookstore goes online Zailin Peña Lead Reporter Over the summer, Southern ate process of implementing Adventist University’s Campus this process. Shop switched from a conven“Three months of research tional college bookstore model was done to find the right to an online-based company,” Payne I think that said. “MBS Direct system through a partnership with obviously when- has been quick to textbook company ever you change resolve any issues MBS Direct. to a new system that have come up” Campus Shop there are some According to manager, Danita Payne, the main hiccups as you Payne said that problem they transition. Many have encountered this change is a students have with going online way to “save students money” struggled to get occurred at the their books while offering as start of the semeson time many options for ter when students textbooks as possible, whether who had not checked their they’re used, new, rented, or emails beforehand went to the e-books. Students will also be store expecting to buy books able to see whether a book is that were no longer there. required for a course or if it is Her advice to students just optional. regarding this issue is to be Payne spoke on the deliberSee ONLINE on page 3
A student waits for textbooks at the Campus Shop. Photo by Estefania Sanchez-Mayorquin
Green Commuter cars removed from campus
Southern welcomes new PTA program
Joel Guerra News Editor
Nicole Dominguez Lead Reporter
The Green Commuter car rental program has been shut down on campus after its three year partnership with Southern Adventist University. On Aug. 23, Southern students received an email from Marty Hamilton, Associate Vice President of Financial Administration, confirming that the university’s car rental program had been officially terminated. In preparation for the new school year, the service was temporarily suspended during early August, and the Green Commuter cars were taken from Southern’s charging station for maintenance purposes. During this time, Green Commuter was also working on renewing their automotive insurance contract. However, according to Hamilton, despite receiving no claims from Green
“Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you are needed by someone.” These words are featured on the wall of Southern Adventist University’s new Physical Therapist Assistant department, tucked away in Fleming Plaza just steps from the Campus Bookstore. The new program launched this semester to provide training for students to receive their Associate of Science Physical Therapist Assistant degree. This two-year degree, requires half a year of prerequisites before moving on to the “technical phase,” allowing a year and a half of training and clinicals. Following graduation,
Empty charging station behind Talge Hall Photo by Hannah Moyer
Commuter in Chattanooga since the beginning of 2017, the insurance provider decided to raise the prices considerably. In response, Green Commuter concluded that paying the new insurance would not be worth the cost, so they decided to end operations in the Chattanooga area. According to Hamilton, the project was successful at South-
ern, which “made up 43 percent of all rentals in the Chattanooga area.” Nadine Peteros, sophomore business administration major, only started using the service during last year’s winter semester but said that she used it almost every weekend. “It was worth it if you went with a lot of friends because you could split the cost,”
Though the program launched this semester, the PTA program has been in the works for over six years. students may sit for a licensure exam, a nationwide board assessment that will grant them a license to practice as a physical therapist assistant within an allied health system. But what is a physical therapist assistant? Mandy Sharpe, the director of clinical education within the new department, is quick to dispose of the misconception that a physical therapist is the same as a physical therapist assistant. Physical therapy is a profession that demands at least six years
See GREEN on page 3
Former Miss Tennessee visits Southern Paola Mora Zepeda Editor-in-Chief
Christine Williamson Photo courtesy by Jennifer Carter
Christine Williamson, former Miss Tennessee, arrives today at Southern to conclude the first Community Service Emphasis Week. She will be speaking this morning during convocation about the importance of volunteer work. Jennifer Carter, Christian Service director, contacted Williamson this past spring after hearing her speak at a service and volunteer conference. “I learned that she’s a stu-
dent here in Chattanooga and so I thought, ‘Hey, since she’s right here, she might be willing to come and speak to our students,’” Carter said. Besides winning the title of Miss Tennessee on June 23, 2018, Williamson has also served as an ambassador for the five Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the state and as a national spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Association. She also holds a position as Volunteer Tennessee’s honorary board chair. See MISS TENNESSEE on page 2
PTA students practicing during class. Photo by Brian Garcia
See PTA PROGRAM on page 3