Vol. 79 Issue 14

Mental Health | 5

Opinion | 6

Religion | 6

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Tips and tricks for tackling insomnia head-on

Every student should have a job

Killed by the glory of God

'Anyone can cook': The art of the struggle meal

January 24, 2024 Collegedale, Tennessee

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FAFSA Southern sophomore named Miss Chattanooga delayed, university extends deadline Amy Mejias Reporter

Marian Polanco Reporter The latest Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been repeatedly delayed, hindering many applicants from accessing and completing the online form, according to a recent NPR news report. The form is typically released on Oct. 1. However, this year, it opened intermittently to the public on Dec. 30.

Anticipating potential challenges, Southern has extended the priority deadline to the end of the semester to accommodate students and allow more time for adjustments, according to Elias Martinez, an adviser from Southern’s Student Finance office.

According to the United States government student aid website, the 2024-25 application is different compared to ones in the past.

The recent version of the form broadens eligibility for federal student aid, including Pell Grants, and is supposed to enhance the user experience with a streamlined process. As a result of updates to student aid calculations, approximately 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds will now qualify to receive Federal Pell Grants, according to the website.

In a recent interview with NBC, student financial aid expert Mark Kantrowitz said, “It does seem consistent with a process that was rushed at the end with inadequate testing; they are building the plane while flying.”

Some issues that caused problems have been linked explicitly to contributors to the site, See FAF SA on page 2

Kaylyn Levoy, sophomore marketing major at Southern Adventist University, is the new Miss Chattanooga 2024 in the Mrs. America pageant system.

According to Levoy, the title came to her unexpectedly. By a chance meeting, she met a local boutique owner who was rebranding her business and asked if Levoy would model for the photo shoot.

“During that shoot,” Levoy said, “I actually met the winner of Miss Tennessee from last year and was modeling with her.”

Claire Portilla, the current Miss Tennessee and last year’s Miss Chattanooga for the Miss Division of the Mrs. America Inc. Pageant, reached out to Levoy a month later to see if she would apply to be her successor for 2024.

According to Portilla, there are multiple local pageant systems, and most no longer do pageants.

Miss Chattanooga is determined through an application process that includes references and interviews. Levoy was selected via that process in November and will compete for the Miss Tennessee title along with contestants from other major Tennessee cities in a pageant that will take place April 25-27 in Gatlinburg.

Portilla said she connected with Levoy because they shared similar interests.

“We met through a photo shoot opportunity we both had, and she just was so sweet and very encouraging,” Portilla said. “The way she talked about school and what she wanted to do [with her life], I just instantly clicked with her.

“Obviously, I’m a little older than she is — I’m 26 — but I sort of saw her as a sweet little sister,” she continued. “I thought she would be a great pick for Chattanooga, being young and vibrant and outgoing and wanting to get involved in the community. She had such a heart for serving; and she, in my opin-

Kaylyn Levoy poses in downtown Chattanooga for her Miss Chattanooga campaign. Levoy received the title in November and will compete for Miss Tennessee in April. (Photo courtesy of Ivey Photo, Paige Ivey Evatt)

ion, was the perfect person to represent Chattanooga.”

Levoy said it will be her second time participating in a pageant when she goes to Gatlinburg. She participated in one when she was about 4 years old, growing up in Madison, Tenn., just north of Nashville.

History department launches project to

After several years at Madison Elementary and Madison Academy, she transferred to Georgia Cumberland Academy (GCA) in her junior year of high school. Levoy said she developed great friendships while at GCA, and since many of those friends were planning to attend

Southern, she chose Southern, as well.

Levoy hopes to use her degree in the future to work in international remote marketing. “[I want to] travel the world and market for other compaSee MISS CHATTANOOGA on page 2

IGNITE Live '24 to feature

preserve World War I propaganda posters famous Christian recording Emma Boughman vocalist Riley Clemmons Reporter The History and Political Studies Department at Southern Adventist University is working to preserve some of its historical items and raise money for those efforts through the university’s Giving Day program. The donation description on the Giving Day website mentions raising funds to preserve its World War I poster collection.

Lisa Clark Diller, the history professor in charge of the preservation project, wrote in an email to the Accent that the main purpose is to focus on the 130-plus World War I propaganda posters that are currently deteriorating in a storage that is not humidity-controlled. The posters were donated in 1980 by alumnus Ronald L. Numbers.

“When he moved into an old house in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, he found them in the attic and decided to donate them to the History Dept.,” Diller stated.

Around 20 of the posters are displayed around campus, while the rest are stored in drawers in the basement of McKee Library. The goal is to raise money so that Diller and her team can properly store or frame these posters.

“This is a many-years-long project that lately has been

funded by the Academic Research Committee — to get the posters appraised and then gradually preserved as we can raise money,” Diller stated.

Some of the posters are now on display on the third floor of Brock Hall, and faculty in the History and Political Studies Department have digitized all of them for storage in an online archive that students and others can access. Information related to each digital poster accompanies the files.

The archival process officially started in 2022. Many students and alumni have been drawing more attention to the posters, raising money to get them framed and writing information about them for the online archive, according to Diller.

“Last spring we had an art appraiser named Diane Mizell come out and find out how much they were worth, and she worked with some students, as well,” she stated.

Amy Van Arsdell, senior history major, and Eunice Obispo, senior political science major, were two students involved in the appraisal process, according to Diller. Deyse Bravo and Jessica Spears at McKee Library and history Professor Michael Weismeyer have also been working on the project.

The end goal, according to Diller, is to preserve these posters during storage so they can be displayed or studied by people wanting to learn about the See HISTORY on page 3

Southern’s History and Political Studies Department has framed several WWI posters found in Brock Hall, in order to preserve these aging artifacts. Friday, January 19, 2024. (By Ron Cabacungan)

Htet Myint Reporter Riley Clemmons, a Nashville-based Christian recording artist whose top song, “Fighting for Me,” has garnered more than 160 million streams worldwide, will appear on campus next weekend as IGNITE Live’s featured artist. Clemmons’ most recent single, “Broken Prayers,” has received more than 56 million global streams. According to her website, Clemmons was nominated for female artist of the year at the 9th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards in 2021.

IGNITE Live ’24 will unfold within the Iles P.E. Center on Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. The annual event is reminiscent of a Christian late-night show and promises guests a 90-minute extravaganza complete with games and live music from the band 2am Curfew.

IGNITE Live is produced by IGNITE, a student-led organization under the School of Journalism and Communication. IGNITE creates a diverse array of productions, aiming to catalyze campus-wide conversations about difficult topics, according to its website.

The website also states that the

students group intends to provide an outlet for students and make each production entertaining, impactful, informative and Christ-centered. In past years, IGNITE Live has featured distinguished individuals such as Harlem Globetrotter Melvin Adams, Grammy-nominated Christian artist Cory Asbury and film producer, director and actor Alex Kendrick.

Cindy Hernandez, junior mass communications media production major and co-producer for IGNITE Live ’24, said Clemmons’ name came up last year in conversations with Asbury’s agent.

“It was important for us to not only obtain someone recognizable, but someone that brings something to the table when it comes to stage presence,” Hernandez said. “It’s our first year bringing a female artist, which I’m super excited about.”

Derek Aubin, sophomore mass communication media production major and assistant producer for IGNITE Live ’24, said games will give the audience a chance to learn more about Clemmons.

“Think Jimmy Fallon …Kimmel, Conan, and any of t hose See IGNITE LIVE on page 2

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NEWS FAFSA

continued from page 1 including parents who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, as noted by Kantrowitz.

According to the FAFSA issues alert site, when a parent with a foreign legal residence indicates on the 2024-25 FAFSA that they won’t file taxes due to no income, they face an issue.

After selecting this option on the “Parent Tax Filing Status” page, they cannot move past the Financials Section. Rather than advancing to the review page, the system redirects them repeatedly to the “Parent 2022 Tax Return Information” page without providing an error message.

FAFSA acknowledges that there is presently no solution to the mentioned problem. However, once the issue is resolved, affected parents can resume and finish the 2024-25 FAFSA form online. Fortunately, any information previously entered by parents or students will be saved, and they can proceed to complete and sign their sections of the form.

MISS CHATTANOOGA continued from page 1 nies,” she said. “I feel like I have pretty good people skills, and I have a huge respect for how big the world is and how many different people there are and different cultures, and I would just love to understand them.”

“From where I am standing now, this is 100 percent just an opportunity that approached me and that I am seeing as a chance to give back to my community, since Chattanooga has given me so much,” she continued.

One of the ways Levoy intends to give back and support the community is by advocating for the Chattanooga Autism Center; her goal is to raise $15,000 for the venue.

Levoy chose the Chattanooga Autism Platform in support of a family friend that she knew growing up who was autistic. She said every week at church, he would ask her and others to pray for him to have safe travels on upcoming trips. She said his kindness made an impression on her.

Additionally, NPR reported that this year’s FAFSA contains an update that was mandated

by Congress three years ago. In that update, Congress aimed to broaden the eligibility criteria for federal Pell Grants — a type of financial aid that doesn’t require repayment — to make them more accessible to lower-income students. Lawmakers directed the Department of Education to adopt a new, more generous formula to safeguard a higher portion of a family’s income in calculating financial aid eligibility, according to the NPR article.

Congress also instructed the department to incorporate adjustments for inflation. According to a Washington Post article published on Dec. 1, the department did not carry out the adjustment for inflation. The department should have made the expected adjustment, which was intended to be calculated using the consumer price index from April 2020 to April of this year, as this period corresponds to a time of unprecedented inflation.

“Because salaries go up every year and expenses go up every year with inflation, you need to make sure that that’s taken into account,” said Bryce McK-

ibben, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Hope Center at Temple University. McKibben also helped craft the FAFSA update legislation as a congressional staffer.

“If you don’t adjust for inflation, that means more of your income is being calculated to apply toward financial aid,” he said.

“You’re being asked to pay more for college when you haven’t actually made more in real terms.”

McKibben highlighted a scenario where, without the inflation adjustment, a single parent with two children aiming to attend college would have over $10,000 of income considered in the student aid calculation that should, according to him, be protected.

The U.S. Department of Education shared that the new FAFSA had many accommodating improvements despite the issues. One involves a change in access to the form. When students or parents log in, they will only see questions about their own personal information.

Students will have sole access to their section, and parents or spouses must log in separately to provide their financial and other personal information.

The form can only be submit-

ted after all relevant individuals have completed the questions specific to them.

Students can also list up to 20 colleges on the 2024-25 FAFSA application, which eliminates the need to go back and add more colleges. Students list colleges they are interested in attending on their FAFSA forms so those schools can create financial aid packages for them, which can impact which college a student chooses to attend.

Lastly, the Direct Data Exchange (DDX) replaced the Data Retrieval Tool in the FAFSA process. With the DDX, most families will need to answer fewer financial questions. While students and contributors won’t be able to view the transferred tax information, limited exceptions will allow manual entry, particularly for non-U.S. tax fillers. To ensure preparedness, FAFSA recommends that all students and parents submit a copy of their tax return, in case of exceptional circumstances.

Despite a rocky “soft launch,” more than 1 million students and families have filled out the new FAFSA, according to the Department of Education. However, Justin Draeger, president of the

“He is so welcoming every single time and just wants to talk to you and is always smiling.

I was really impacted by that.

[Autism is] … a topic that isn’t talked about enough.” she said.

“Hearing that they have a center that supported that here, I was like, ‘This is what I want to do.’”

People often focus on the pageant and don’t realize that applicants must go through many steps in a long process, said Levoy.

“The bulk of getting involved in a pageant is the months of participation, involvement and prep before, and the months of it after. The actual pageant itself is two days,” she said. “[Part of the preparation is] representing your platform and getting out and getting your hands in the community and seeing who you can connect with.

“When it comes to marketing myself, it’s just having to be authentic and saying, ‘I don’t know what I am doing, to be completely honest,’” she said. “This is not a world that I am from or know a lot about. But when someone asks me to step up and serve, I’m like, ‘OK, I can get behind that.’”

IGNITE LIVE

competitive sports. … It’s up to things like IGNITE and other groups to really set the culture on campus.”

Tickets for IGNITE Live ’24 can be purchased at southern. edu/ignite. Southern students, staff and alumni can attend for

continued from page 1 late-night talk shows where they have a musical guest,” Aubin said.

According to Hernandez, IGNITE has been elevating its production value and aiming to deliver an even more captivating experience by allocating more funds toward staging, lighting, decorations and ambiance.

When asked about how IGNITE Live will look different this year compared to shows in the past, Matthew Taylor, junior mass communication media productions major and co-producer/host for IGNITE Live ’24, said he is planning to bring summer camp energy and excitement to the show. He hopes to use his experience working at Indian Creek Summer Camp to ensure IGNITE Live ’24 is an event people look forward to.

“I’m very passionate about Southern,” Taylor said. “I love this school truly, and being at a university that doesn’t have

College students fill out FAFSA to determine their eligibility for federal student aid. Multiple changes were made to the FAFSA form this year. (Photo sourced from Unsplash)

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, noted that it is still being determined when schools will receive each applicant’s information.

This uncertainty could potentially delay college award letters and the decision deadline this spring.

Martinez emphasized the importance of accurate information in light of the recent FAFSA changes and recommended that students refer directly to the official government resource for detailed explanations of the changes, accessible at studentaid.gov.

free. General admission tickets start at $15, with family packages available. IGNITE will run promotional events and giveaways leading up to the event on its Instagram, @ignitesau.

Riley Clemmons, a Nashville-based Christian recording artist, is this year's IGNITE Live featured guest. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Roberts Agency)

Pranksters plant pants around campus with rapture notice in pockets Preston Waters Contributor On Sunday night, a group of about 10 Southern students devised a plan to lighten the mood on campus during the gloomy weather.

To implement the plan, the group purchased 35 pairs of pants from Goodwill and positioned them around campus.

Next, they wet the pants and left them outside in the single-digit temperature. That caused the pants to freeze in a standing position, some of the pockets containing pamphlets about the rapture.

While students found humor in the practical joke, some university officials weren’t amused. The pants were swiftly taken down before 9 a.m. on Monday.

When the Accent spoke to the university employee who removed them, the person said the pamphlets “took the

joke too far,” and the university instructed her to remove them.

But the pranksters said they meant no harm. The prank, they explained, was an attempt to bring cheer to campus during a week of frigid temperatures and dreary skies.

“In the cold, there is a lot to be sad about, but we want to change that,” said one of the students.

“My grandma pranked me a lot as a kid, ... whether through books under my sheets or dry spaghetti in our beds. This is my way of projecting that humor to others.”

Another student expressed a similar sentiment, stating that “pranking brings people out of their normal cycles. … Hopefully it will bring a smile to those students with 8:00 [classes] on Monday morning.”

The group stressed how important it was for the prank to remain harmless.

“There [are] a lot of pranks that damage property or hurt

Lifestyle Editor Allison Grundy

Southern Accent The Accent encourages readers to write articles and voice their opinions. However, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Accent, Southern Adventist University or the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

people’s feelings,” the individual said. “We made sure to stay away from those.”

Another student explained,“We don't want to make this a precedent or advocate for pranks more often, but we do want to show people that responsible pranks might just bring a little more laughter onto Southern’s campus.”

They planned to gather the pants Monday afternoon to avoid littering the campus, according to one student. Any extra pants will be donated to those in need.

“I thought it was an art project at first, but then I saw the pamphlets,” said Teri Reutebuch, the administrative assistant for Student Development. She was referring to the fake “rapture” pamphlets in some of the jeans pockets.

The group of pranksters explained, “It is another layer of the joke. … We as Adventists want to show how comical the idea of the rapture truly is.”

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Last weekend, 35 pairs of pants were frozen and dispersed throughout Southern’s campus. Monday, January 22, 2024. (Photos by Preston Waters)

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NEWS Account and amuse: Doug Frood leaves Southern after 22 years Amanda Blake Editor-in-chief Editor’s Note: A longer version of this article is available online.

After 22 consecutive years of working at Southern Adventist University, Doug Frood, former associate vice president for Financial Administration, recently began a new chapter of his career as chief financial officer of Thomas University in Thomasville, Ga. Frood spent his tenure at Southern serving in various financial positions, but some faculty members and students know him best from his sponsorship roles in Student Association (SA), Studio 4109 and the SMARRT Fund.

Several of Frood’s best campus memories derived from his interactions with students.

For nearly 10 years, he simultaneously acted as SA’s finance adviser and as a co-sponsor for Studio 4109, a former campus comedy show. In an interview with the Accent, Frood said that decade was the best of his life.

“As I’ve told people, … I’m blessed beyond measure,”

Frood said, “because I would go to meetings with other accounting professionals from other higher ed [institutions] and talk about what I was doing with Studio [4109] and SA and some of that, and they were just all like, ‘I didn’t get to do that.’”

In the late 2000s, Frood oversaw Southern’s Food Services budget. While speaking with individuals in similar positions at other institutions about their experiences, he was inspired to begin a comedy show on campus hosted in Southern’s Dining Hall.

His idea turned into a reality when Studio 4109, stylistically similar to Saturday Night Live with the goal of showcasing student talent, was born in 2011. The show grew popular, moving to Iles P.E. Center after a few years. It was discontinued in 2021.

Studio 4109 skits often poked fun at prominent issues on campus and within the Seventh-day Adventist church; for example, Frood remembers one skit in which a student acted like a drug dealer and pretended to sell bacon. These comedy acts were about elevating people above rules, just as Jesus did, Frood said.

Despite this intention, Frood often received criticism for certain performances.

"Doug always felt his purpose at Southern was to engage in student relationships as often as possible and reach students who might not participate in other campus events."

“I took heat over the bacon [skit], and I just said, ‘Listen, then you missed the point a little bit,’” Frood said. “It wasn’t a statement on the health message; it was a statement about feeling you were holier because you were doing it.”

Mistakes were made, but complaints typically focused on “two minutes out of 95,” according to Frood.

“Let’s try to not throw out the baby with the bathwater,” he said, referencing his outlook on flak directed at Studio 4109.

Kevin Christenson, a 2016 Southern graduate and current head of the Seventh-day Adventist film department Hope Studios, co-founded Studio 4109 alongside Frood. He described his previous sponsor and co-director as a creative champion for students. “[Doug] was our guide, but he was also our protector when criticism came from administrators more concerned with disconnected critics than present students,” Christenson wrote in an email to the Accent. “He put students first.”

Often forgotten, a Christian’s biblical calling to act as salt in this world is a principle Frood demonstrated well, he added. “[Doug] found ways to make our Southern experience flavorful and

slow the decay of negative alternatives for weekend entertainment,” Christenson wrote. “I wish Doug the best as he continues to be salt and light in his new role.”

From 2020-2023, Frood served as a staff sponsor for SMARRT Fund, a student organization that manages over half a million dollars of Southern’s endowment, according to Frood. “[Doug] loved being engaged with students and continued to look for opportunities where one-on-one interaction with students was possible,” wrote Braam Oberholster, a professor in the School of Business and SMARRT Fund sponsor who worked alongside Frood.

Marty Hamilton, another associate vice president for Financial Administration, worked with Frood throughout his 22-year tenure.

“It was always about caring and giving students a chance to learn and grow,” Hamilton wrote to the Accent about Frood. “Doug always felt his purpose at Southern was to engage in student relationships as often as possible and reach students who might not participate in other campus events.”

Tom Verrill, senior vice president for Financial Administration, also mentioned Frood’s student-centric perspective and added that he was instrumental in developing Southern’s current accounting, budget and finan-

Doug Frood.

(Photo courtesy of source)

cial reporting structure. Under Frood’s leadership, Southern’s endowment assets grew considerably over the past several years, according to Verrill.

He wrote, “Doug was a good friend and valued colleague, and will be missed within our Financial Administration office and across campus.”

When he was a college student, Frood never expected his career path to weave its way into higher education, but he said the Lord continued to pave in that direction.

Higher education can be messy at times, Frood said, but it’s OK to be messy. He hopes his journey — filled with comedy, mentorship, conversation and accounting — will help current students worried about life after college realize that they should focus on elevating people and loving like Jesus loved; the Lord will open doors.

The 2014 Studio 4109: LIVE crew takes a silly photo in downtown Chattanooga. Doug Frood, fourth person from the right, co-created the student-run comedy show and served as its co-sponsor for a decade.

(Photo courtesy of Kevin Christenson)

HISTORY

continued from page 1 war’s impact on the home front in the United States.

“We will have traveling displays and have students and faculty give presentations on the different posters and what they mean and how they reveal the way WWI changed the world,” Diller stated.

Assistant Professor of History Mills McArthur thinks Southern should expand the university’s archives and museums to preserve the university’s history.

He said he would love to see the “Old Yellow House” rebuilt, as it is one of Southern’s most iconic historic buildings. The Thatcher Mansion, built in the early 1800s by the family that originally owned the campus property, was converted into the girls’ dormitory and cafeteria in 1918 when Southern’s campus moved from Graysville to Thatcher Switch, which was later renamed Collegedale. The house stood until 1958.

“It would make for a visually appealing entry to campus along Apison Pike and could serve multiple functions as an archive, museum and welcome center,” McArthur stated.

Diller also mentioned a university archive. She stated that the biggest challenges of the poster preservation project have been collecting funds and that the university does not have an official archive or archivist position. Because of this, the history department has struggled with space and storage for historical items.

To view the posters in person, visit Brock Hall room 3009 to see framed originals, ask to see the collection in the basement of McKee Library or visit https://knowledge.e.southern. edu/wwiposters/ to view the digital versions.

If you would like to be a contributor, contact Amanda Blake at ablake@southern.edu

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GROUP LINK

(L-R) Gia James, Hannah Boyd, Derek Aubin and Matthew Taylor pose for the camera at GroupLink, a student get-together that takes place after Vespers. Friday, January 19, 2024.

(Photo by Preston Waters)

Kiran Finley passes out cupcakes from the Office of Ministry and Missions. Friday, January 19, 2024. (Photo by Mila Bales)

Sophia Williams-Marlow and Alexis Dewey pose for the camera while advertising their LifeGroup at GroupLink. Friday, January 19, 2024. (Photo by Preston Waters)

Maggie Moon and Melanie Hanson welcome people to GroupLink.

Friday, January 19, 2024. (Photo by Preston Waters)

Anna Schneider advertises her LifeGroup "Breaking Bread." Friday, January 19, 2024. (Photo by Mila Bales)

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MENTAL HEALTH

Tips and tricks for tackling insomnia head-on Khloe Mace Contributor Editor’s Note: The following articles are written by counseling professionals from Counseling Services in partnership with the Southern Accent.

Insomnia is a common problem that can disrupt people’s lives. Quality sleep is crucial to having good mental health, and insomnia can create issues with falling asleep, mid-night waking or waking earlier than desired.

There are different types and classifications of insomnia, and it can affect anyone at any age.

This can be especially hard if you are a student in college. It can be difficult to know how to cope with it after getting diagnosed, but there are many treatment options to explore once you get an official diagnosis.

There are three types of insomnia, based on how long it lasts: transient insomnia, which lasts less than one month; shortterm insomnia, which lasts between one and six months; and chronic insomnia, which lasts for more than six months, according to an article from Stanford Health Care. Insomnia can also be grouped into two main categories: primary insomnia, which occurs without any other underlying condition, and co-morbid insomnia, which results from a medical or psychiatric problem. Co-morbid insomnia can worsen the existing condition and is a much more common diagnosis, according to Stanford Health Care.

When diagnosed with insomnia, one treatment option to consider is cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches healthy

sleep habits and ways to overcome sleep problems. Techniques such as relaxation exercises, light therapy and sleep restriction can be helpful. These therapies teach you how to stay away from the bed when it is not bedtime, how to practice muscle relaxation and how to reset your internal clock by the sun or other lights, according to an article from the Mayo Clinic.

Prescription medications, another treatment option, are usually recommended for long-term use but not for short-term relief.

Over-the-counter sleep aids, including antihistamines, can make you drowsy but should not be used regularly due to their side effects, according to the Mayo Clinic article. Most doctors and specialists recommend that you try cognitive behavior-

al therapy before moving on to any medications.

If you do not feel the need to visit a specialist or doctor, you can try some remedies at home to improve your sleep. Simple things like creating a quiet and cozy sleep space or shifting your focus of attention can make a big difference in how well and how much you sleep. These small adjustments might help

you get better sleep overall.

Creating a healthy bedtime routine is also important, because the way you enter into your rest can have a significant impact on the quality of your sleep.

Dealing with insomnia can be challenging, but improvement is likely, with the right treatment and guidance from professionals. You deserve to sleep well and feel great.

Hunter Holland takes a nap. Sleep doesn’t always come easy. Treatments for insomnia include medication, therapy and at-home remedies.

(Illustration by Andre Ottati)

SPORTS

Cody Rhodes: From undesirable to undeniable Jacob Nevis Sports Editor Everyone has a favorite athlete. That athlete could be a football player, a baseball player or even a bowler (shoutout to Pete Weber). But what if I said that my favorite athlete is a professional wrestler? A wrestler by the name of Cody Rhodes. A man who is one of the most inspirational and kindest athletes in the world.

Rhodes is currently signed to the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., or WWE. His father, Dusty Rhodes, wrestled for WWE in his early days, as well. Cody Rhodes made his debut with

WWE in 2007 and stayed with the company till 2016, when he moved to the indie wrestling shows after feeling he was no longer wanted in WWE. In 2022, Rhodes returned to WWE, where he was revealed as the mystery opponent for Seth “Freakin” Rollins at WrestleMania 38. Some fans saw the return of Rhodes to the WWE as the prodigal son finally returning home.

That same year, wrestling fans would see something that is unheard of in the sport. Rhodes would tear his pectoral muscle while training for the Hell in a Cell match against Rollins and wrestle in that event, despite

suffering such a serious injury.

Rhodes wrestled for WWE at the Royal Rumble in 2023 and appeared in the main event for WWE’s flagship show, where he would lose to the WWE universal champion Roman Reigns.

Now Rhodes continues his uphill climb in WWE as a main eventer.

So why is Cody Rhodes my athlete? Well, for one, his grit and determination are an example for us all. I could never imagine participating in a wrestling match with a torn pec. Rhodes knew that people had come to see him perform that day, so he made sure he gave them their show.

Second, Rhodes always puts

the fans first. At events for WWE, he has been known to stick around long after the shows are completed to make sure every fan who wants an autograph gets an autograph.

Whenever I see Rhodes on television, I know the smile he has on his face is genuine. Even though wrestlers have personas they are playing, Rhodes’ persona is really just his personality.

He makes sure that all of the fans who see him have a smile on their faces.

Well, you can say what you like about professional wrestling — just know that most wrestlers are some of the most genuine

human beings, and they love what they do. Cody Rhodes will always be an inspiration to me, and I am very glad I am a wrestling fan to get to enjoy that.

Editor’s Note: If you want to know more about Cody Rhodes, watch the documentary on Peacock titled “American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes.”

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OPINION Every student should have a job: Classrooms cannot teach you everything Alexis Dewey Opinion Editor When I was younger, my parents gave me an allowance for completing my chores. I was paid on a biweekly schedule and had a salary based on my age. For example, when I was 7 years old, I got paid $7 every two weeks. And, when I turned 8, I got paid $8!

Seven or eight dollars seemed like a lot when the only place I ever shopped was the Dollar Tree. I always spent the money as soon as my mom handed it to me. I just could not stay away from those $1 Barbie dolls. Now, years later, I have a job and get paid slightly more than $8 an hour, but I am not shopping at Dollar Tree anymore.

When I was a junior in high school, I got my first job. I was working part-time in retail after classes. I loved going to work every day, but the hard part was learning how to balance working 20 hours a week and going to school.

Coming into college, I noticed that a lot of freshmen, and even some upperclassmen, struggle with time management. Figuring out how to balance your course schedule, intramurals, social life and a job, if you choose to have one, can be tricky at first.

Another stressor and a struggle for a lot of students is money management, according to Anne McDaniel, an associate director of research and data management at Ohio State University’s Center for the Study of Student Life. Let’s be honest. Southern does not always give us the best conditions for learning money management skills. If you are on a meal plan, you are creating a habit of spending $10 or more on every meal, every day. That is

neither very realistic nor the wisest choice for a post-collegiate lifestyle when you are trying to figure out the “real world.”

I am now a senior in college, and having a job and my own money has taught me more than a classroom ever could. As a transfer student, it surprised me when I saw how many of the students here at Southern did not have jobs. Even if your parents are paying your tuition bill, that does not mean you should not have a job.

Not having the experience of working in college is a huge loss. Learning how to manage your own money and be responsible are important skills to learn before graduating and heading into the working world.

Studying money and time management in a classroom will not give you the same benefit or skills you’d acquire by having a job or other responsibilities.

Southern requires many of its majors to complete summer internships, which are great because they get you into the working field and normally provide wages or a stipend. However, having a job or internship during the school year is also beneficial.

According to an article published on the Berry College website, job experience gained while in college is more appealing to your future employer, as well.

A report by Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith, Michelle Melton and Eric W. Price states that “Early work experience forms good habits and helps students make career connections.”

Working also helps students form a larger network to access once they graduate from college, according to an article published on Indeed.

“As employees, students may have the opportunity to display

their unique skills and capabilities, which could catch the attention of their colleagues or managers,” the article states.

“This means that as students develop their network contacts, these professionals may already know about the students’ abilities and can recommend them for positions or suggest professional development programs.”

These are only a few examples of the benefits you can reap while working in college. I

understand that some students may feel that they do not have the time to work, due to their studies. However, working short hours every week can actually improve your grades, according to the Berry College article.

Even if you work only five hours a week, I think it should be a requirement for graduation to have at least one job, on or off campus, for one semester. Learning how to speak with someone who is your boss and not just your professor is very helpful.

Having a job while in college is a learning experience that students cannot get in a classroom, and more students should take advantage of that.

Editor’s Note: To submit a piece or pitch an idea for the opinion column, email apdewey@ southern.edu. My inbox is also always open to comments, questions and critiques.

Working in college can teach you skills you can’t learn in the classroom. (Photo sourced from UnSplash)

RELIGION Killed by the glory of God: What Uzzah taught me about the gospel Madison Wilcox Religion Editor Imagine it: The oxen lumber along; the drivers brush gnats from stinging eyes. The sun runs high and then higher. Suddenly, the right shoulder of one of the oxen lunges and dips. The ark shifts toward the corner of the cart. Uzzah leaps from his seat, reaches out. Does he touch it? Barely. He crumples to the ground. Ahio jumps too, then runs away before he turns to look again. Soon, a crowd forms wide around the tiny golden ark and the wide-eyed oxen. Uzzah never gets up. Killed by the glory of God. It’s hard to imagine it happening now.

A deaconess struck down for folding the communion tablecloths incorrectly? A pastor killed when he enters the sanctuary with unrepented sin weighing on his conscience? These things would be foreign to us, extreme.

And understandably so. As a sensitive, individualistic, emotionally oriented person typical to the 21st century, I shudder at the seeming insensitivity of a God who would appear in a bolt of lightning or a clap of thunder.

Isn’t He the one I meet with privately every morning? Doesn’t He speak to me quietly when I open my Bible, pens and notebook scattered on my bedspread, the soft light of sunrise lighting the pages? Isn’t He the one I write to in my journal, “Dear Jesus …” and sign, “Love, Maddie”?

Yet, there God was, thousands of years ago, striking a man dead for touching a wooden box covered in gold. (Of course, the situation would never have happened if they had carried the ark as God originally instructed in Numbers 4:15.)

David’s reaction mirrored mine when he saw the story take place before his own eyes. 2 Samuel 6:8-9 says, “And David became

angry because of the Lord’s outbreak against Uzzah. ... David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, ‘How can the ark of the Lord come to me?’” This response includes two elements: anger and fear — anger that God would do such a thing in response to a “small matter” and fear that peace with a God of details would be impossible to attain.

I wasn’t content with my initial reactionary understanding of the story, so I searched the Bible for deeper insight into the ark of the covenant. What made Uzzah’s action so deadly?

What did the ark represent to the Israelites, and why was God so concerned with how they approached it?

Here’s what I found. The ark was God’s dwelling place on Earth, an incredible concentration of His presence. (2 Samuel 6:2) Yet, this presence was dangerous to fallen humanity; innately destructive to sin, the ark would destroy whatever sin it encountered. Thus, when the Israelites carried the ark into battle against their pagan enemies, their enemies were destroyed. (Joshua 6) But here’s the catch: God did not oppose people groups arbitrarily. He opposed sin. If the enemy was in the heart of Israel, the ark would turn against Israel, too. (1 Samuel 7) The principle established in the Old Testament is clear: Nearness to God requires holiness — to the utmost degree. So, what could this mean for us now? The New Testament provides an answer in Ephesians 2:13-14: “But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace.” And later, in verses 21-22, it says that we are growing into a holy temple for the Lord and are a dwelling place for the Spirit.

Think about it. The God whom the Israelites could not approach

in the ark without trembling for fear of death is the same God who lives inside of us. The same presence that routed armies of thousands, that turned against any who treasured even the most microscopic sin, that blessed only those who were sanctified, is in us.

This is a testimony to the strength and surety of Christ’s blood, which is powerful enough to not only allow us entrance

into God’s presence (that same holy, lightning-bolt, thunderclap presence), but to allow Him to make His home within us. (1 Corinthians 3:16)The writer of Hebrews draws the Old Testament and New Testament together in a stunning conclusion: “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that

is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:19-23).

“But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”

(Ephesians 2:13) (Photo sourced from Pexels)

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‘Anyone can cook’: The art of the struggle meal Alicia Anderson Contributor Although I learned the terminology while using my illegal rice cooker in the dormitory, I was introduced to the art of the struggle meal as soon as I was old enough to make my own meals.

It started delightfully, with boxed pasta at 50 cents per pound and a dash of olive oil.

Gradually, my creations became more egregious. Pasta prep time was foregone in favor of grocery store baguettes and canned horseradish. Perhaps the lowest point was eating sliced bread and plain soy yogurt (basically ice cream sandwiches).

After this stint, and many more creative snacks, I became hesitant to call these “struggle meals.” Though the struggle was present, calling them “meals” would be pure intellectual dishonesty. However, by the time I arrived at university, armed with experience and microwavable dishware, I was well advanced in the art of making what I’m proud to consider an actual meal.

Here are some tips: Incorporate enough vegetables on a weekly basis so you get plenty of nutrients. Add lettuce to your ramen, or consider adding a tomato to your butter toast. Alas, the individual meal is just not going to be very nourishing. Enjoy it anyway — times can be tough — and remember to have some veggies the next day.

For a heightened experience, hot sauce is the quickest fix. Do you have a packet of Taco Bell hot sauce lying around? Still better than plain rice. If a meal tastes bad, add hot sauce. The less you taste, the better. Stay fed!

Take part in mutual aid. Voluntary, collaborative exchange of resources is not just for anarchists. Share food with your suitemate, and perhaps you will emerge from the experience with not only a new combination of foods, but also fellowship and a greater appreciation for humankind.

The creation of struggle meals is more attached to financial limitations than the gustatory experience. The meal that appeals to your senses may be beyond your wallet’s reach — and prohibitively time-consuming. Don’t let that stop you

from being creative with what you have.

In the 2007 American computer-animated comedy-drama film “Ratatouille,” a young rat named Remy dreams of becoming a chef just like his hero, Chef Gusteau. Remy’s journey is inspirational not only to the future chefs of this world, but to the students also.

In the words of Chef Gusteau, “You must be imaginative, strong-hearted. You must try things that may not work, and you must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit

is your soul. What I say is true — anyone can cook ... but only the fearless can be great.”

Ultimately, this is most important when cooking. Go ahead and try putting curry powder in everything, if that’s what’s available. Peanut butter in ramen might be awful, but isn’t that worth the chance of it being delicious? Be as brave in your meals as you are in your struggles; that is the art.

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Tofu al Fresco: remove tofu from box, cut it (optional), and pour soy sauce over it.

Breakfast of Champions: Place 2 teaspoons of instant coffee into a bowl, then pour boiling water into it. While slowly stirring, add Cheerios and milk.

Quick Quesadilla: Microwave one tortilla, then dip in hot sauce.

Bell Pepper Salad: Sprinkle salt on a bell pepper, and eat it apple-style.

“What I say is true — anyone can cook ... but only the fearless can be great.” - Chef Gusteau (Photo sourced from Pexels)

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Dear Sleepy Sarah, Honestly, who can blame you? Back in my days as a juvenile duck, I was constantly waddling very quickly to class and receiving less-than-pleased looks from my professors.

Granted, I had an 8 a.m., but somehow I found a way.

Here’s how I did it: Make a to-do list the night before, prioritizing tasks for the next day.

Consider showering in the evening to save time in the morning.

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Definitely! Here are two safe and silly ideas: The Colorful Pathways: Use sidewalk chalk to create colorful and fun pathways across campus. It could be a maze, hopscotch or just a series of vibrant drawings.

Rubber Duck Invasion: Place rubber ducks in unexpected locations throughout the campus. This could include fountains, staircases and even classrooms. It would create a whimsical and amusing atmosphere.

Be sure to check the handbook before doing anything, and make sure you don’t deface any school property or do anything that falls under criminal activities. Just a PSA: If you do anything that violates school policy, you cannot blame me.

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