“Many hands make light work,” Kyriakidis said. “With out the extra help, we’ve had to decrease some of our services and cut back on the varieties.”
“We have reached out to Metz to provide contracted labor and to provide some consulting services to Food Services,” he said. “We have hired one new employee for the cafeteria.”
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long; it was like a big confer ence with lots of different com petitions,” Allen said.
There had been a downward trend in student employment on campus before COVID-19, according to Kyriakidis, “but the pandemic exacerbated the problem.“During COVID, during the
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Sophomore Sydney Goliath said in an interview with the Accent that there was a “real fear going into [her] first year of col lege while COVID-19 was still a big deal.”When asked if there were con cerns in administration about there being permanent dam age done to enrollment num bers due to the pandemic, Mer ryman stated that administration
Negrón said the board meets on the last Thursday of each month. It currently consists of nine people: one chairperson, five police officers, one city commissioner, one member from Southern’s administration and one community member, according to Heath.
An August 2 news release announced the addition of Kenya Ervin, an employee of a local charity organization, as the third non-law enforcement board member. According to Heath, Mayor Katie Lamb is the current sitting commissioner,
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To help mitigate the prob lem, Kyriakidis said, the Dining Hall has had to increase regu lar staffing by looking for work ers outside of the university. He said Food Services has already contacted Metz Culinary Man agement, an outside food ser vices company, for help with the worker shortage.
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“I said to them, ‘We are one of the largest stakeholders for the Collegedale police,’” Negrón stated in an interview. “I said, ‘We, the university, arguably have the largest footprint in Collegedale. So it stands to reason then, that in this sort of meeting, we have a permanent voice.’”
On Sept. 5, the final student census confirmed that enroll ment numbers are the highest they have been since pre-covid.
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Allen and Brandon Gustrowsky wearing their medals with Southern's SkillsUSA coach Dakota Cookenmaster. (Courtesy of Dakota Cookenmaster)
President Shaw accepted and appointed Dr. Negrón.”
The event began with a day of orientation, where all the contestants were told what the rules were and what to expect, according to Brandon. The next day, he and his brother com peted in the web design com petition. They started out by interviewing a mock client and getting an idea for the purpose of the website and what the mes sage needed to be.
Cookenmaster said South ern first had to compete in a state competition, however. He added that Southern was the only university present at the state competition as SkillsUSA is more oriented toward trade and community colleges.
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Since coming to Southern amid the pandemic, Merryman has made it his mission to “pick our game up into overdrive” when it comes to reaching out to families and students interested in attend ing.He said that was the best way the university could compensate for lower visitation numbers, as Southern was staying cautious about allowing families and visi tors on campus in a time of high COVID-19 risk.
“The round table has been described as a ‘think tank’ of individuals with a mission to discuss department and com
munity issues while using an open group-based decision model,” wrote Assistant Chief of Police Jamie Heath in an email to the Accent.
From 2019 to 2021, there was a notable decrease in student
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“After that, we went into the wireframing stage, which is like sketching out the site and plan ning it out visually,” said Bran don.According to the Gustrowskys, there were two distinct roles for the project. Allen took on
Food Services locations are the areas most affected by the student worker shortage on campus, according to Food Ser vices Director Teddy Kyriakidis.
During a recent interview, Kyriakidis commented on the decline of Food Services work ers in the past and how this con tinues to be an issue.
Food Services also has had to get help from additional sala ried employees, asking them to volunteer in the cafeteria for a few hours when they are avail able.“This has been very helpful with weekend prep and getting ready for the following week,” Kyriakidis said.
“Many students outside of Ten nessee decided to stay closer to home to help their families finan cially, students overseas could not travel and some students and families were not comfortable being part of a residential campus during a pandemic,” he said.
was concerned, but the concerns ended up being an eye-opener for Southern’s recruitment office and their methods for reaching out to potential students.
He said enrollment has kept that same mentality moving for ward and plans to continue this
Brothers Brandon and Allen Gustrowsky recently brought home a 1st place award from the national SkillsUSA competi tion that took place in June in Atlanta, Georgia. Both are com puter science majors at South ern — a junior and sophomore, respectively.SkillsUSAis a career and techni cal student organization that the Gustrowskys became involved with through the local chapter that exists on Southern’s cam pus. According to Dakota Coo kenmaster, adjunct professor in the School of Computing and Southern’s SkillsUSA coach, this was the first time Southern’s SkillsUSA chapter had gone to the national competition.
[communication] for the foresee ableFreshmanfuture. political science major Sandra Gonzalez said the way Southern stayed consistently in contact with her made a huge impact on her choice of where to attend after high school.
Enrollment the previous two years had been steadily under 2,400, he said.
“The competition was a week
During a meeting this sum mer, the Collegedale Police Department's Round Table Advisory Committee granted Southern a permanent seat on its board, according to Den nis Negrón, vice president for Student Development. This occurred after Negrón, who joined the committee near the end of last year, made a motion.
“A member from SAU was requested because there had not been a relationship between the university and the police department for many years,” Heath wrote. “The invi tation was extended in the hopes that with the school’s new president we could work together to correct that error.
The university’s new perma nent position means there will always be a Southern represen tative on the committee, even if Negrón leaves.
“When they competed, I was just really hoping. We’d put in hundreds of hours of training time at this point,” Cookenmas ter said. “I’m just like, ‘I hope one of them Cookenmasterplaces.’”said Southern took the top two spots at the state competition, with junior computer science majors Simon Sierra and Adrian Morales receiv ing second place and the Gus trowskys receiving first, enabling the two brothers to move on to the national competition.
population, for which Merryman said there were multiple reasons.
“I was so impressed by how they kept emailing me back with answers to all of my questions and my parents' concerns,” she said.Merryman said COVID-19 facili tated change and improved South ern’s communication system to pro spective families. The university may have struggled with enrollment the past few years, but according to Merryman: This semester, “we bounced way back!”
In an interview with the Accent, Vice President of Enrollment Jason Merryman shared the numbers.Thissemester, Southern has a total undergrad population of 2,571, he said. Additionally, accord ing to Merryman, the university currently has “the third largest freshman class” since opening its doors over 100 years ago
The committee, “a first of its kind for the agency,” was cre ated by the police department in August 2021, according to a July 25 news release.
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ing to Kyriakidis. The Dining Hall also switched from handmade to pre-made food. While the Dining Hall would typically have a “Grab and Go” section, it has been limited due to staff being unable to hand make them.
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In an interview with the Accent, Army Specialist Layla Forbes, who is currently stationed in North Carolina, grew nostalgic when considering the impact of McK
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Great Resignation, a lot of indus tries took a hit, and the hospi tality and food service industry was the worst,” he explained. “And, across the country, they’re struggling to get their workers back. So, if you go to a restau rant, you’re going to see ‘Now Hiring,’ you’re going to see staff shortages. So, across our food service and hospitality industry, there has been a struggle get ting staffing.”
“We were immediately made to feel welcome by students
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Negrón” said one of his goals as the representative of South ern is to build the relationship between the university and police force.
the technical role and Brandon specialized in the design. The judges interviewed the broth ers about their thought pro cess regarding the wireframe to ensure it was laid out the way the client wanted. From there, Allen and Brandon built the code from scratch.
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to overseas commissaries since the 1990s.Gloekler wrote that the sale of McKee Foods products is not tracked after they are sold to inde pendent wholesalers, concluding that there was no way of knowing how well the products sold.
Sitler, pastor of the Standif er Gap Seventh-day Adventist Church, said the goal of the gathering is to create a com fortable environment for rest, peace and worship.
The idea for Klatsch emerged when the Sitlers’ son was look ing for colleges. While he was visiting Union College, he was invited to a small home gather ing. He told his parents about the experience and how the home had a very loving and welcoming feeling.
“I like hearing everyone’s sto ries,” Cindy Lea Sitler said. “And, I think my favorite part is when somebody comes and talks to me in the kitchen about their week.”According to the Sitlers, Sab bath lunches are on the horizon as a way for the couple to cre ate a family atmosphere with a smaller group of students. The Sitlers hope lunches will give more time to ask questions and have conversations while sitting around a table together.
The Collegedale PD courtroom, where the Roundtable Advisory Com mittee meets. Monday September 12, 2022. (Photo by: Adam De Lisser)
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Heath added that all mem bers are given year-long terms, and elections are staggered so the entire board isn’t replaced at the same time. According to Negrón, his primary tenure ended in August, but he was asked to remain on the board for another year.
Even with issues such as COVID-19, limited parking spots and financial challenges, the Sitlers said that God continues to bless and support them in numerous ways. They enjoy in teracting with students.
Last year, the Dining Hall had to close the salad bar on Satur days because of the lack of stu dent workers, but this year man agers are hoping to continue operating the salad bar. accord
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The board agreed, and an entire night shift patrol team and the police department’s administrative staff partici pated in the service event on August 18, according to Heath.
Social media is a big focus this year as well. The Sitlers want to reach more students through Instagram. They hope this will ultimately connect them with more people in a spiritual way.
“First and foremost, I was just so proud of them,” Cookenmas ter said. “ … I was shocked that we had really strongly beaten out all the trade schools, espe cially because this was our first year going to the competition. I was floored, honestly.”
According to Gloekler, McKee Foods has been selling its products
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For four years, Past or David Sitler and his wife, Cindy Lea, have opened their home to Southern Adventist University students on Friday nights. And, this semester, they continue to do so.
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In an email to the Accent, Mike Gloekler, corporate communica tions and public relations man ager, explained that the decision was made based on the financial toll and “burdensome” aspects of complying with certain fed eral government standards for contractors.“Asamanufacturer of products
“Look for extra opportuni ties to build your skills in what ever your field is,” he said. “Get involved, and try to focus on developing leadership and communication abilities. I think that will help you not only aca demically but in your personal life as well.”
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“As supporters of the men and women who serve the United States military, this was a very difficult decision for us to make,” Gloekler wrote in his email. “We believe in the mission of for ward-deployed troops, and we understand the impact that the comforts of home have on morale. Perhaps some will see an opportunity to streamline federal contractor compliance.”
Brandon said it was an enriching experience for him and his brother, and he encour ages students on campus to do more than just attend classes.
sold in DeCA [Defense Commis sary Agency] and NEXCOM [Navy Exchange Service Command] facili ties, McKee Foods has been subject to compliance with several federal government standards for contrac tors,” Gloekler wrote. “Adherence to those requirements has become increasingly burdensome and costly.”Gloekler was unable to com ment on the details of the spe cific compliance policies, as it was issues with the entire pro gram that caused McKee Foods to make the decision.
“Imagine you’re in the military and you’re in a different coun try, away from friends [and] fam ily and everything you’re familiar with,” Forbes said. “Seeing some thing like Little Debbie donuts on the shelf of the commissary would probably bring back all the child hood memories and make you feel like you’re a little bit closer to home!”
Students help prepare dinner for Klatsch. Sunday, September 11, 2022. (Photo by: Mila Bales)
To prepare a lot of food in a short period of time can be a big load, so students’ patience and understanding is appreci ated, Kyriakidis said. He added that by picking up just a few hours, students can be very helpful and give back to cam pus. He said it’s a great time to be engaged and see what it takes to run the campus, not just in food service but in many different departments.
are here on campus. … We may as well have a good relation ship with Negrónthem.”said if students have suggestions or concerns regarding Collegedale Police Department, they should reach out to him.
“We wanted to give students a home away from home,” he said.
David and Cindy Lea Sitler invite students who are just hearing about the program for the first time, or just aren't sure about it, to come at least once and try it out.
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“The Collegedale Police Depart ment looks forward to future community service days and other opportunities to live our agency’s motto of ‘Service BeforeElianaSelf.’”Hounslow, freshman physical therapy assistant major, worked alongside the officers packing bags for community food distribution.
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“If we ever move near a place by a college, that’s my calling,” Cindy Lea Sitler said at the time.
“We have to work closely with them,” he explained. “A week does not go by when they’re [not] on campus for some thing; they patrol. We now use them on Sabbaths during the Collegedale church. When we do the SonRise pageant, multi ple members of the police force
ee’s decision. Forbes remem bers products like Little Deb bie’s donuts as being a favorite in her childhood. She feels that many military personnel will be saddened by the news.
Negrón described the board meetings as mostly mundane because the members usu ally discuss police policy and behavior, such as proper pro cedures to be taken in police chases. In one meeting, how ever, Negrón said “a lightbulb came up” in his head when the group began discussing com munity service hours required for officers. He suggested the university and police depart ment help one another by get ting officers involved in South ern’s Freshman Service Day.
After hearing that the broth ers received first place, Cooken master said he felt “floored.”
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“I love how they always wel come the Sabbath with you and they always give you food and there are a lot of great activities for you to do.”
and the chairperson is the agency’s accreditation man ager, which is presently Heath.
“Food Services feels it the most (during a worker short age) because we require so many students,” Kyriakidis said. “[We are] the number one employer for student work ers on campus. I think we have employed 25% of the entire stu dent worker population.”
Klatsch is defined by the Sitlers as a casual gathering of people for food and informal conversa tion. In a university setting, the event provides an opportunity for students to get to know one another.“Klatsch is a great experience; it is a great way to meet other young people,” said Heidi Witt mer, sophomore nursing major.
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Air Force Staff Sergeant Johna thon Garcia, 28, said in an inter view with Stars and Stripes that he used Little Debbie snacks to fundraise for morale activities and other events. He will feel the loss of Little Debbie snacks, as there are no similar products sold at or around Yokota Air Base, Japan, where he serves as
The Sitlers not only invite Southern students to attend Klatsch but also get involved in the event. They invite students through Instagram stories to help with baking or cooking food, which is another way to spend time together.
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Less than a year later, David and Cindy Lea Sitler moved to an area located near Southern and felt God calling them to start a similar ministry.
“It kind of started out a bit awkward at first,” Hounslow said. " … We were like, ‘Oh my gosh, these cops could like pull us over.’ But [after a while], we
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“I love cooking with students because I get to hear people’s stories, and it’s just a fun time," said Cindy Lea Sitler.
Kyriakidis described the Din ing Hall as a “great place” to work — especially for a first job — because it teaches hab its that will make students suc cessful in the private sector and has an “excellent” atmosphere. He said it’s a little more flex ible than the average work place because supervisors work around students' schedules.
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"Many hands make light work. Without the extra help, we've had to decrease some of our services and cut back on varieties."
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEA FWA).”Barnes mentioned keeping yards tidy as the number one way to keep attractants to a min imum. This means putting out
“This time of year, [they] enter a stage where they need a lot of calories.” said Mime Barnes, a 30-year wildlife information spe cialist at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). “They know winter’s coming, a time of sparsity, so they’re simply looking for food most of the time.”
For additional information, residents can turn to bearwise. org, which is a state initiated and consistently updated web site for the general public per taining to proper information on bears and how to live with
Ermer hopes for Women in STEM to become a more estab lished club on campus in the next couple years.
On August 8, 2022, he became the interim director of airport operations. Accord ing to an article published on TheChattanoogan.com, the former director, Chris Swain, retired and city officials chose Byford as his interim replace ment.“Atthe City, we strive to hire the best, most qualified applicant [that has] a passion for the posi tion,” said Collegedale City Man ager Wayon Hines in an inter view with the Accent. “Ryan came to us highly recom mended with zeal for aviation.”
The Women In STEM club officers pose for a group photo Friday, September 9, 2022. (Photo by: Kailey
Bear sightings in the Collegedale area
According to Barnes, when the bears search for food, they are drawn to high-human populated areas because of the easy meals they can find in backyards and driveways.“Birdfeeders, greasy grills, trash, unpicked vegetables from your garden and even crab apple trees can attract bears,” she said. This might explain why there have been multiple bear sight ings in the Ooltewah-Collegedale area in recent weeks.
them.“Keeping humans and wild life safe rests solely on the shoulders of humans,” said Barnes. “We can really keep wildlife wild by following a few of these simple rules.”
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and planning short-term and long-term improvements to better serve the community.”
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Byford graduated from Southern in 2019 with a Bach elor of Science in Business Administration with an empha sis in long-term care admin istration. Having developed a passion for aviation at a young age, he earned his pilot’s cer tificate in 2014 with hopes of becoming an airline pilot. He said that after graduating, he found the job market in a very bad state for new graduates due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, he worked on small jobs before landing a position at the Collegedale Municipal Airport doing general clerical work.
As the interim director, Byford said he supervises and coordi nates the day-to-day land and airside operations at the air port. He ensures daily that “the airport is following regulations and safety protocols, as well as maintaining airport safety, con ducting efficient operations, organizing timely maintenance
At this school year’s Orga nization Showcase, an event during which students can learn about and join different clubs on campus, about 45 stu dents joined a new club called Women in STEM. The presi dent of this club is Meg Ermer, a junior Spanish and computer scienceErmermajor.wasinspired to start this club because she noticed fewer women in her computer science classes."Idid feel a bit more lonely in the classes,” Ermer said. “The peo ple weren't being exclusive, but you just know when you're the only one of something."
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The newscast also said other reports of bear sightings were made to the Collegedale Police Department the day follow ing the video. These sightings occurred on the Greenway near Spalding Drive and Tucker Road. NewsChannel9 said the Tennes see Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) responded to this inci dent and was able to deter the bear by firing rubber bullets at it.
According to bearwise.org, September is the time of year when bears enter the hyperpha gia stage, a period during which they feel the need to eat continu ously. During this feeding frenzy stage, the chances of humans encountering a bear are greater, simply because this is when bears will prowl up to 20 hours a day in search of food.
activities the club is planning are vespers, community ser vice and Fall Fest.
To join the club, students must pay a $5 membership fee that will be collected by the end of September. Women in STEM will announce activities on its Instagram @womeninstem. sau Ermer said her experience starting and running the club has been hard but rewarding.
In an August 29 newscast, NewsChannel 9 used a video cap tured on Sunday, August 28, show ing a bear in Collegedale resident Paul Bogard’s backyard. The video, taken by Bogard, according to the newscast, captures him and his family making noises to shoo the bear away and the animal even tually fleeing into the south end of White Oak Mountain, which is located on the west end of South ern Adventist University’s campus.
ronment where they could all support each other, have fun together and encourage each other in a welcoming setting,” she said.
ogy major Anna Lewis shared her thoughts on the new club: “I believe that the Women in STEM club is a great way to cel ebrate those who have similar yet unique experiences through out STEM-related careers. Not only does it offer an opportu nity to create connections for the future but it also allows for students to find shared excite ment and joy in their respective pathways.”According to Leal, the club is not exclusively for women."It is called Women in STEM because we want to emphasize the fact
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“When I was looking at var ious colleges when I was a senior at Collegedale Academy, I looked at a few non-local pub lic universities, as well as South ern,” he said. “And, after being a part of PreviewSouthern, I knew right away that Southern was the school for me.”
As a result of her experience, she wanted to create a safe place for women in STEM.
"I was just wondering if other female students on campus might feel that same way and if we could create an envi
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Byford provided these words of advice for current Southern students:“Keep up the hard work and keep your eyes on the finish line. Even though there might be various bumps in the road along the way, it will all be worth it in the end. Most of all, enjoy your time at Southern and par ticipate in as much as you can.”
When asked what skills he used to excel in his career, Byford stated in an email to the Accent, “Southern gave me the tools I need to be successful in the business world. The skills I learned from working with financial reports, budget man agement, project execution, professional writing and public speaking have already been put to use since I began the job last month.”According to the Collegedale Municipal Airport’s website, the airport provides aircraft mainte nance, rental cars, aircraft stor
that certain groups on campus have been underrepresented, especially in the STEM pro grams," Leal said.
see’s state treasures and are named a charismatic mega fauna,” says the TWRA website. “The black bear species have increased since the conservation and management efforts from southeastern states affiliated
"The point is just talking about how we can encourage each other and include more under represented groups on campus,” Leal said, “whether that's in the club or offering support to new students or students who have been here and just haven't felt like they found community yet."
trash the day of and not the night before, thoroughly clean ing grills and storing them in garages or outbuilding if pos sible. She also recommends bringing in bird feeders if a bear has been spotted in your area. Instead, residents can put out half a cup of bird food in the morning if they still want to help the birds but not attract bigger mammals.
The site also explains that good stewardship of the habi tat humans share with bears is the joint responsibility of wild life managers and the public.
She also emphasized that this club is for everyone, not just those who are STEM majors.
For more resources on how to live responsibly with bears, contact your state wildlife agency or visit the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website.
The club’s current officers are Vice President Ismaly Rodriguez, junior health sci ence major; Secretary Anna Mihaescu, sophomore finance computing major; Treasurer Annaliese Haugen, junior engi neering major; Public Relations Coordinator Kate Ermer, fresh man engineering major; Pastor Christina Cannon, senior pre med history major; and Social Vice President Jessica Leal, senior biology-research major . Ermer did not expect so many people to sign up for the club. "To be perfectly honest, we were very pleasantly sur prised with how many people signed up,” she said. “For a new club, we might get like maybe five or six people, so we hadn't really anticipated so many peo ple going in, which we're very thankful
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"I'm excited for the vespers. We're hoping to have it prob ably at the Grid at the student center," Leal said.
Byford was born and raised in Chattanooga and attended schools within the Greater Col legedale School System (GCSS), which consists of A.W. Spald ing Elementary, Collegedale Adventist Middle School and Collegedale Academy, before studying at Southern. He first heard of Southern from his par ents, who are also Southern alumni, but it was the Preview Southern program that led to him committing to Southern.
Only two years after graduat ing from Southern, Ryan Byford became the interim director of airport operations at Col legedale Municipal Airport.
“Due to the cyclicality and uncertainties of the industry, I felt as though having a four-year degree in an unrelated field to fall back on was a wise thing to have, which led me to pursue a degree in business administra tion,” Byford said. “After gradu ation, I felt as though the Lord opened the right doors, which ultimately led to my job as direc tor of airport operations.”
“I definitely have a lot of respect for people that are run ning clubs or any sort of stu dent organization," Ermer said.
"In September we would love for more people to sign up,” she said. “We have some pretty fun activities planned for the future, and it would just be a great place to meet everyone."
age space, jet fuel and training/ certification for pilots. The air port itself is made up of multi ple hangars, a terminal building and a 5,003 foot runway. Byford told the Accent that the airport currently has six employees.
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The team “Ball of Fame” talking about their win and preparing for their next game. September 10, 2022 (Photo by: Keishla Galan)
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Participants of the team “Los Frijolitos" (left to right) Charles Dugaduga, Byron Montene gro, Issac Abraham and Emely Sosa, get ready to strike on the opponents. September 10, 2022 (Photo by: Keishla Galan)
Two teams get together with referee before a game to talk about rules and expectations before playing. September 10, 2022 (Photo by: Keishla Galan)
According to an article pub lished by the Mayo Foun dation, some of the poten tial causes of SAD include the fact that there is less sunlight in the winter, which affects a person’s “internal clock.” Lack of sunlight can affect our lev els of serotonin, mood stabi lizing chemicals in our body. Changes in the weather can
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also affect melatonin levels, which in turn can cause trou ble sleeping and trigger de pression.Atreatment often used for SAD is light therapy. Light therapy lamps can be used for about half an hour in the morning. For those that can find the time, the lamps are said to have benefits.
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Softball intramurals will run until Sept. 24, and flag football intramurals will begin once the softball season comes to a close.
This year brought the total return of pre-pandemic regu lations for softball with masks not being required at all at Southern.Thetournament begins on Sept. 24, and it has received a name change. Walker said it will be called the “For the Love of the Game” Softball Tournament. The games are
Summer is my favorite sea son. I love spending time out doors and doing activities, such as swimming in the warm sunshine. I also enjoy the be ginning of autumn when the sun is still warm and bright. But then something happens to me in the second half of au tumn. The time changes, and it gets dark earlier. The tempera ture drops, and it’s no longer enjoyable to spend time out side. Reminders that the hol idays are approaching are ev erywhere, and the growing anxiety about the pressures surrounding them begins.
Director Troy Walker said there has been an uptick in teams this year. Last
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In any given year, 5% of the U.S. population suffers from
year, there were only 24 soft ball teams, while this year 33 signed up to play.
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Amy Mejias Social Work Graduate Student
Hearing about other people’s ex periences has been bothandcomfortinghelpful.
Editor’s note: The following article is written in partnership with Counseling Services and the Southern Accent.
There are a few other things that have helped me person ally. First of all, I go for a walk, even when it’s cold out and I don’t want to. Exercise does
Southern Adventist Univer sity is back in session for the fall semester. And the start of another school year brings an other season of softball. This year, the sport has taken off, and many students are going out to Intramuralplay.
Softball allows a team to have nine players on the field at once and enables the entire roster of players to hit as well. Compared to basketball, foot ball and soccer, it is better at allowing everyone to play at the same time.
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SAD, the majority of whom are women, and it is more prev alent in adults in their 20s and 30s, according to Mental Health America.
My Seasonal Affective Dis order (SAD) starts in the sec ond half of autumn. After ex periencing this for the past few years, I know what is com ing. As we dive into winter, I live in a constant state of ei ther depression or anxiety. At least now I have a name to put to this phenomenon. Initially, I didn’t know why I was expe riencing these feelings. Then I startedAccordingresearching.tothe National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), symptoms may in clude changes in weight, prob lems with sleep, problems concentrating and depres sion symptoms such as feeling hopeless or having thoughts of death or suicide.
According to the NIMH, other treatments include tak ing vitamin D supplements and investing in therapy. In more severe cases, taking an tidepressants starting a few weeks before the seasonal changes may offer some relief.
still scheduled to be played throughout the night, and the games will be played at The Summit in Southern’sCollegedale.intramural Insta gram account received an up grade this year and has been posting pictures of students on its story, while also giving the scores and standings for the day. The account helps keep the students connected with intramurals on campus. Students can follow the Ins tagram account @sauintramu rals for more details.
However SAD may affect you or someone that you care about, I hope this information has been helpful and that you are able to use some of these suggestions to get through the season. Always remember, if you or someone you know feels suicidal due to SAD or any other reason, please con tact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
I also seek support on Face book through a SAD group. The group has 8,500 mem bers, which assures me that I am not alone. Hearing about other people’s experiences and suggestions has been both comforting and helpful.
In any given year, 5% of the U.S. population suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder. (Photo by: Christian Erfurt)
wonders for mental health, and I am able to benefit from the sunshine.
As such, many wonder why they should mourn the death of a woman who during her reign led, supported and per petuated a system that previ ously ended millions of lives.
ed. According to Howard W. French, in his Foreign Policy ar ticle, “Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t innocent of her Empire’s Sins”:
I should be working.
And finally, we come to the last opinion, which is simply this: Who cares? Individuals in this camp may say things like, “Well, she didn’t do much either way, so why does it matter?” Or they may say something like, “As long as it doesn’t affect me, I don’t have an opinion.”
Kingdom and the world. Yes, she was a role model for many women. Yes, she did charitable deeds and was not boastful about her position.
What does laziness/slothful ness even mean? We tend to
But I can also acknowledge that, yes, Queen Elizabeth rep resented a system that brutal ly colonized millions. Yes, she failed to rectify the situation for those who were hurt. And, yes, she did not speak out against the deeply harmful actions of the institution she represent
summer sprint or standing up from a summer snooze, I urge you to consider, generally. Would you benefit from ex panding your definition of “work” to preparing a meal for yourself intentionally or taking seriously your easiest gen-ed? Or would you benefit by expanding your definition of “play” to your most difficult class, diving just a little deeper into the things that interest you, purely for Sometimes,fun? we’re too lazy to rest. It’s harder to stop and think than it is to keep charging forward on the eternal treadmill of work. So, go to the ant. Con sider her ways and be wise.
Oftentimes, this opinion goes together with opinions that voice concerns about how the Queen treated other members of the royal family and with the idea that the monarchy is a useless relic of a bygone era.
Is that … a shred of laziness I detect? That small, nagging feeling that if I’m not doing something useful — for myself, or for anyone else, if I have time — I am useless. Lazy. Slothful, sluggish, sinful.
Go to the ant: Reflections on the meaning of laziness
Dear reader, that last opin ion is an opinion that, respect fully, shouldn’t exist. If some thing affects other people, good or bad, it most certainly matters; and people do care. How we perceive the legacy of the deceased British monarch matters because when all is said and done, the late Queen Elizabeth II was a symbol of a
I should be reviewing my OChem reagents, the steps and products of glycolysis.
Laziness is something closer to apathy — lack of care, a devel opedLazinessblindness.isthe failure to see the pain of those around us be cause it’s too much work, failure to join in their celebration of some small victory because it would involve setting aside our own productivity. Sometimes, by: Christan Holzinger)
The opposite of laziness is not not working — it is care, attune ment, attentiveness. Wisdom, even. This can be hard work. As the year settles into its more regular walking cadence after either slowing down from a
The Crown: The duality of Queen Elizabeth II
I could be filling out the reams of multiple choice questions on my Pearson homework.
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As can be historically attest ed to via multiple records and primary documents, the British Empire colonized many regions of the world, some of which still
But something else that is sometimes not mentioned in these discussions is simply the fact that maybe, just may be, two truths can exist at the same time. I believe in opinion one, and I also believe in opin ion
For women, she perhaps ful filled the role of being someone to look up to, one who ruled in a world of men. As such, her death should be rightfully mourned, and the impact of her reign However,celebrated.theother, oppos ing opinion, rests on the fact that Elizabeth II was the Queen of England, a nation with a complex, imperialistic history.
Go to the ant, you sluggard.
“The late queen incarnated and ably helped sell her nation and its system while never crit icizing or apologizing for its past.”Ibelieve in the accuracy of those two ideas. What’s left to decide is how the world will bal ance these two truths.
As a history major, this is something I think about a lot; even 100 years ago, “working” might easily mean guiding a plow being pulled by a horse in a dusty field in the beating sun. When I tell someone now that I don’t have time — I have to work — that is not remotely what I mean. Language chang es how we think, and changing our definitions can change how we act.
Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways and be wise. She is admirable not because of the work she does — anyone can work. She is admirable be cause of her wisdom in planning ahead, the thought she gives to her schedule so that during the winter, she can rest: “having no captain, overseer or ruler, [she] provides her supplies in the sum mer, and gathers her food in the harvest.”
For the past 70 years, the world has had only one British monarch. And, at the end of it all, she became the longest reigning British monarch of all time. With such a long reign, it is understandable that many, I included, attribute a highly in fluential legacy to the Queen, taking into consideration the many efforts of global diplo macy she pursued and the fact that she preserved and even somewhat modernized the monarchy.Butwhat is her legacy exact ly? That question will bring up multiple, controversial answers depending on whom you ask.
“I didn’t get my essay in on time — I spent the morning being lazy,” we say, as if sheer will power were the problem. And sometimes it is — a brain that is trained not to respond when we tell ourselves we’ll do some thing.But that’s not what laziness is.
Xavier Quiles Opinion Editor
system that still affects people. That’s why controversy exists; that’s why people are talking about this.
use it as the opposite of work.
Because I could be, I SHOULD be. Instead, I’m eating lunch, doing nothing, really.
Ants carrying leaves on a log (Photo
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we’re lazy because we’re too busyTheworking.common way in which we use “laziness” implies a certain definition of work. But as with other words, the definition of work is flexible.
The late Queen Elizabeth II. That feels weird to say.
The current rhetorical con flict that exists in the worldwide sphere involves three general opinions. One opinion is that the Queen, and by extension, the monarchy, performed many acts of charity, brought peace to global conflicts, brought sta bility to the United Kingdom and remained humble, quietly fulfilling her royal duties for the peace of the nation.
OPINION
Yes,two.Queen Elizabeth contrib uted to the peace of the United
exist today, such as Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar. And, as often hap pens in a world of greedy na tions, the people and cultures of these many colonies were brutalized by the British Em pire. And according to The In dependent, this process often involved the torture of rebels and indigenous dissidents. And if they weren’t killed in the flesh, they were killed in the spirit, their languages often forcibly replaced with English and their religions supplanted with Christianity.
The Late Queen Elizabeth II (Photo by: Julian Calder)
soy_lele_ “I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you. . .” d, ts <3 elizabeth_legerman Summer at home
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on the great swinging arm of Messier 74 saying even less than he could andbeforespitting that withered apple seed into a black hole, beginning to see those twelve walls as twelve gates the ceiling fan as the secret to redemption.
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Knowing that students are hun gry for non-cafeteria food, Kevin is offering a DM us on Instagram with a photo of where Kevin is hiding! (The Dear Kevin portrait does not count.) $10GiftChick-Fil-ACard!
And maybe it was 9:49 p.m., just like it is now, when the revelation hit, when he saw himself perched like a dust mote
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But what if I know it like I know the Laysan Albatross?
Something I know only from the entry in Sibley’s Field Guide: “Uncommon visitor from nesting grounds in central Pacific to cold open ocean waters far off mostshore;numerous off Alaska.”
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Here are some signs that you may have chosen the wrong major, straight from Business Insider.1.You can’t explain why you chose it.
Oh,sentence.andwhat are you?
He said I would know it like you know someone is stand ing beside you, Even before you hear them
Madison Wilcox Religion Editor
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And that the rings of Saturn are three thousand miles apart at the Cassini division—
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to write Ecclesiastes, with the same ceiling fan above him whispering one thing, over and vanity,over:vanity, vanity and the same apple seed, sticky between his teeth.
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You are just the thing on the end of a telescope. You are just an eye And a mind
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2. You are not excited about coursework3.Youare more interested in your friends’ studies.
Orbreathe.likeyou
He said I would know it like you know pain: You don’t need to see the blood to know what happened.
Smaller things aren’t even there. And you realize that the whole world is only a comma in the Ofmiddleavery long and beautiful
Apparently, if I have ever fallen in love I would know it.
to think he sat in the same chair I’m sitting in now, alone in a room with 12 walls,
think Solomon would Iagree.alsolike
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He said I would know it like you know pain: You don’t need to see the blood to knowhappenedwhat
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Dear Kevin, how do you know if you’re picking your major for you or your parents?
know how to distin guish an owl from a hawk at twi light without thinking.
Something I know only when I close my eyes?
Now, the words “especially” and “often” are important here, as I’m sure any attentive read er would notice. Soup is not required to include meat, fish or vegetable stock, nor does it always contain solid food. So, I think the real question here is: “Is cereal a liquid food?” And the answer is no.
When you discover that Jupiter has 79 moons
Then some things don’t matter Biganymore.things look small.
Fixed on the end of a telescope Seeing the universe that is ev Anderythingforgetting the you that is Yes,nothing.this is the way to kneel. This is the way to pray.
Love?
Portrait of Laysan Albatross. (Photo by: H Young)
Dear Kevin: Is cereal soup?
Just as I float across the pond, so does cereal float across milk. The pond water is liquid; the milk is liquid. But the cereal and I are not. And, strangely enough, some people even eat cereal without milk because they enjoy monthly visits with theHoweverdentist. you want to look at it, the cereal itself is not liquid. Thus, cereal is not soup, and that’s a Kevin the Duck guaran tee.
Feel the withered apple seed between your teeth. Sit alone in a room with 12 walls. Do not speak. Maybe this is the essence of Iwisdom.liketo
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Dear fastidious foodie … : To answer your question, we must first define the word “soup.” With nifty, webbed feet like mine, I am partial to Mer riam-WEBster, which defines soup as “a liquid food especially with a meat, fish or vegetable stock as a base and often con taining pieces of solid food.”
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Dear Confuzzled College At tendee: As a duckling, I always wanted to make my parents proud. Having your family sup port and celebrate you for your career decisions can be reas suring. It may feel disrespectful to ignore their advice, advice that may have shaped the way you pictured your future from a young age.
Your parents may have a lot of wisdom to share regarding your career choice. But at the end of the day, you need to be happy with the decision you’ve made, and when your parents see that you are happy, hope fully they’ll be happy too.
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