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Since 1944TrevEchoesOnline.com Thanksgiving 2013
TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
The cost of attending Trevecca will increase by one of
the smallest margins in the last 10 years next fall.
Treveccas Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent
increase in tuition homecoming weekend. The costs will in-
crease tuition from $21,830 to $22,594 for an increase of
$764.05.
Last years increase was 5 percent and raised costs
$800.
Because of increasing costs of maintaining the cam-
pus, including food costs, technology costs, energy and util-
ity costs, Trevecca must increase students costs to helpoffset ination.
However, this year the Board of Trustees voted to keep
the increase in cost at a minimum.
The cost of just about everything it takes to run a
university just goes up, Boone said. And so you try to hold
the increases as low as you can while still meeting the pro-
jected increase cost of the education.
By no means, Boone said, is Trevecca raising tuition
just to raise tuition. In fact, last year Trevecca lost money
even with a 5 percent increase in tuition. Multiple one-time
expenses like the cost of accreditation and applying to the
NCAA among other things prevented the university from
breaking even for the rst time in 20 years.
We lost $287,000 in educating our students (last
year), Boone said. We couldve given away less money (in
scholarships) and broken even.
With the 3.5 percent increase in tuition, Trevecca is
keeping up with what other universities have been doing,David Caldwell, executive vice president for nance and ad-
ministration, said.
The average price of public universities rose 2.9 per-
cent this year according to an October 23 USA Today article.
This is the smallest annual increase in over 30 years. Pri-
vate universities were up only 3.8 percent.
We decided that, if this is what the average is for the
nation, we want to be right in line with that, so were goingto do that and nd a way to live with it, Caldwell said.
Historically, Trevecca has been better than average for
private, Christian schools on tuition costs.
For the 2013-2014 school year Trevecca ranked in
the top 25 percent of colleges in affordable tuition amongCouncil for Christian Colleges and Universities which en-
compasses 119 colleges and universities across the country.
Trevecca is also a few hundred dollars short of being
the most affordable Nazarene school in America as well
(see pullout).
In order for Trevecca to remain an affordable place,
it needs to be constantly looking for ways to improve,
Caldwell said.
Weve got to be good stewards of Trevecca. Weve got
to live within our means, he said. Weve got to nd new
ways to be creative and reduce costs while still delivering
a good experience.
As previously reported, this will mean Trevecca will
be evaluating which majors are protable and which ones
arent. Class sizes will also begin to increase over the nextfew semesters.
Tuition to increase by3.5 percent next yearTyler Whetstone
Editor-in-Chief
The Nazarene churchs
seminary could set up a new
home on Treveccas campus.
Several weeks ago, Trev-
ecca offered Nazarene Theologi-
cal Seminary the opportunity to
move onto campusa proposal
that would allow NTS to sell its
property and increase revenue
for Trevecca.
By the end of November,
NTS, which is currently without
an acting president, will decide
whether to move its operation
559 miles from Kansas City, Mis-
souri to Treveccas campus.(The proposal was that)
they move here, they retain their
separate identity and governance
as NTS, they rent basic services
they need for higher education
from Trevecca and we help them
achieve the budget level they
can afford to operate on, Presi-
dent Dan Boone said.
Trevecca would offer ser-
vices such as marketing, tech-
nology, plant operations and
accounting cheaper than what
NTS could do for themselves.
Trevecca would hire any extra
employees necessary, but thoseemployees would work for NTS,
said David Caldwell, executive
vice president for finance and
administration.
Preliminary projections in-
dicate NTS would pay Trevecca
around $250,000 a year in rent if
the deal goes through, Caldwell
said.
Its a mutual win-win.
Were trying to reduce the oper-
ating expenses for the seminary,
NTS considers relocating to TreveccaTyler Whetstone
Editor-in-Chief
NTS, continued on page four
Tuition compared withother Nazarene schoolsMidAmerica Nazarene University: $21,200Southern Nazarene University: $21,420Trevecca Nazarene University: $21,830Mount Vernon Nazarene University: $23,690Northwest Nazarene University: $26,600Eastern Nazarene College: $26,982Olivet Nazarene University: $29,050Point Loma Nazarene University: $29,750
Five contestants advance in Trojan IdolTuesday night began the 10th year of one of
Treveccas most attended events: Trojan Idol. The
evening attracted some 450 people who lined up
at the entrance nearly an hour before the doors
opened for the show.
At the end of the show, when all ballots werecounted, the crowd came back together to nd out
who would move on to the nal round. Of the 10
original nalists, ve advanced: Kathleen Freeh, ju-
nior; Craig Tibbs, freshman; Jordan Guthrie, senior;
TJ Magee, freshman; and Johnny Knotts , senior.As the show started, the crowd was sur-
prised to nd that Dean Harris, associate provost
and dean of student development, was the host.
As everybody bowed their heads to pray, a rumble
started with a grand entrance by last years hosts,
Lydia Carraway and Cade Smith, ready to host the
show for the second year in a row.
They were a crowd favorite last year, so we
gured wed bring them back again this year, Mica
Massey, all student body director of social life, said.
Trojan Idol also attracted a variety of per-
formers. While upwards of 60 students auditioned,
only 10 stuck out to the initial judges. After nearly
two months of practicing, the performers were
ready to compete.The music started with a group rendition of
Roar by Katy Perry. The crowd got pumped up for
the show, and people cheered.
While the crowd was still hyped up, the per-
formers began. With lights flashing, the stage
shaking and people clapping, the performances
were a hit. Three guest judges with rich musical
backgrounds gave each singer tips on how to im-
prove.
The judging ran a little bit differently for
the rst round this year. Fifty percent of the votes
went to the judges to keep the voting from being a
popularity contest, Massey said.
There was a brief intermission while the band
played some pop music to keep the excitement in
the air, and then Thursdays round was announced.
After the show, one of the judges, Shreyas
Patel, commented on the performances.
Everybody is in the right place with the
right heart. Theyre doing it for fun. Its less about
competing and more about providing an art, Pa-
tel said. I would love to come back and see all ofthese people perform and see how theyve grown.
I would love to see where they are in two or three
years, because I think they are all very talented.
Christy Ulmet
Staff Writer
Who Sang What: Sean Kilpatrick: Wake Me Up by
Avicii TJ Magee: Titanium by Sia Sammie Moore: Somebody To Love
by Queen Craig Tibbs : I Wish by Stevie Wonder Laurabeth Winchester: Twisted by
Carrie Underwood Emily Waller: Cowboy Casanova by
Carrie Underwood Kathleen Freeh: Someone Like You
by Adele Jordan Guthrie: Skyscraper by Demi
Lovato Samantha Furtwengler: See You
When I See You by Jason Aldean Johnny Knotts: Wrecking Ball by
Miley Cyrus
All 10 contestants preform Katy Perrys Roar to open the 10th Trojan Idol.Photo by Grifn Dunn
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Letter from the Editor
Tis the season of giving thanks, andwhile its completely normal to get lledwith stufng and warm, fuzzy thoughts
this time of year, as I look around Trev-eccas campus I see some things missing.
One would think that this seasonwould invoke nger counting Treveccasblessings and planning sessions of howexcited Ill be to bring my kids to theHill one day in the future, but the heartwarming thoughts arent happening thisyear.
Trevecca is sorely lacking severalthings. Ill mention three.
1. A new gymnasium2. A new ne arts building3. An extended eating area inthe cafeteria
These additions would be nice, and if I had the millions of dollars neededto break ground on any of these projects, theyd already be done.
To be fair, Trevecca has tried to gather funds with fundraisers for years.My favorite was the chance to play golf with Jack Nicklaus for a simple couplehundred thousand dollar donation that would go to the university.
It didnt work.I wish Trevecca would build crazy buildings that reached the sky and that
we would have indoor rock climbing and a pool that would make the Towerresidents jealous. I wish we had a weight room dedicated to the skinniest ofus. I want state of the ar t apartments with Jacuzzis so I can relax after my longday of classes.
That wont work either.Alas, Trevecca is run by people who are scally and mentally sound. Darn.It seems to me that some universities dont wait for their gifts to the
university to come. Instead, they plan with the build it and they will come
philosophy, which is just as silly as it is impatient.These universities build gigantic structures and christen monster gymna-siums with extravagant ceremonies. These same universities will (and do) panicat the rst sign of smaller enrollment numbers.
Trevecca is better at planning ahead, and Im thankful for that. HappyThanksgiving.
-Tyler Whetstone
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFTyler Whetstone
COPY EDITORNicole Wood
STAFF WRITERSIsaiah Fish
Logan NewkirkTyler ComerJon Brooks
Autumn WoodardChristy UlmetSarah SuitsDillon JonesNadia SmithSarah Polk
Bailey BashamAbi Larimore
PHOTOGRAPHER
Grifn Dunn
DESIGN EDITORStephens Hiland
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opinion Thanksgiving 2013 - 3
Who could have imagined when
The Head and the Heart formed in 2009
that in a matter of just four years they
would be among some of the biggest
names in the indie rock genre? Like
most other long-time listeners, I had
been anxiously awaiting the release of
another project from The Head and the
Heart.
Since releasing their self-titled
album back in 2011, they have been
working on rening and, in some ways,
expanding their sound. One of my fa-
vorite elements of anything they do has
always been the raw, perfectly blended
harmonies Jonathan Russell and Charity
Thielen are able to deliver.
Their newest album, Lets Be
Still, still has the same folky elements
that originally drew me in but also has
a more eclectic sound in a few of the
tracks that add bits of synth-pop and
some dance beats. In addition to the
punch percussion in Summertime,
The Head and the Heart also take on a
more serious tone in their song Another
Story, a hauntingly beautiful piece that
tells a story in response to the Sandy
Hook Shooting with lyrics like I wishit was all a dream/Can we go on like it
once was. Theyve added a good bit of
depth and musical complexity, along
with pushing themselves to expand
their palette beyond their folky roots.
As a huge fan of vocalist and vio-
linist Thielen (basically I have a majorgirl crush), I was really pleased to nd
that she is more of a vocal presence
on this record, with entire songs like
Springtime/Summertime and These
Days Are Numbered. In regards to the
production of Lets Be Still, frontman
Josiah Johnson shared that, This is the
rst time that we produced as a full
band. This one is everyones inuences
equally present and prevalent through-
out the al-bum.
Unlike their last album, Lets Be
Still sounds more like a comprehen-
sive project, rather than just a bunch
of awesome songs grouped together
for an album. I think its easy to see the
path they took, both lyrically and instru-
mentally, with this project. Overall, Ive
found that Lets Be Still seriously just
gets better with every listen.
With all the new releases that
were scheduled for October, I was ex-
pecting at least one perfect album, and
I denitely found that in Lets Be Still.Fans of The Head and the Heart can take
this as a promise from the band to con-
tinue to stand out in an industry already
full of indie bands complete with banjos
a kick drums; simply put, The Head and
the Heart is going to continue provid-
ing solid music no matter what direction
they take. Lets Be Still is a good step
in that direction.
Bailey Basham
Staff Writer
Album review: Lets Be Still by the Head and the Heart
If I seem a bit rusty at this, please
forgive me. My name is Scott Oldham,
and Ive only recently begun minister-
ing as the College Pastor at Nashville
First Church of the Nazarene. Not too
long ago, however, I wrote for a small
university newspaper called TrevEchoes.
I began writing guest pieces as a fresh-man before spending two years as a
section editor and one month in Spring
2005 as the editor-in-chief-elect. And so
it is a great privilege and honor to see
my name on the byline once again.
A few days after your current edi-
tor asked if Id be willing to write an
editorial for this particular issue, an-
other student asked me what Im sure
he assumed was a less-loaded question.
How has Trevecca changed since you
were a student? Seeing as it was only
2007 when I graduated, it could be dif-
ficult believing this school changing
so drastically. But it has. There was no
CLCS, no Hardy Alumni Center and the
Boone Building opened during my nal
semester. McClurkan had not been reno-
vated, and the cafeteria consisted sim-
ply of rows of long tables. Only when
Jesus made an appearance on Lester Av-
enue did the Trevecca administration do
away with the no-short policy. (What I
wouldnt give to see the perplexed faces
reading this who are thinking, What is a
no-shorts policy?)
Perhaps some of the most drastic
changes on campus have come in theareas of campus spiritual life. Student
opportunities for chapel were twice a
week in TCC, and the tracking system
operated in the form of skips (you had
about six per semester), rather than
credits. There were a few ministry op-
portunities for students, especially if
you enjoyed working with children, but
there were no Merge small groups, no
prayer walks and no local outreach like
community gardens, partnering with
organizations like Hands-On Nashville
or housing projects, as with newly-an-
nounced Walden Woods. Mission trips
during school breaks were rare, exceptfor the single TAG (formerly Cause) trip
each summer. This year, by my count,
there are at least three.
Obviously what Ive listed here
barely begins to scratch the surface
in regards to how this campus has im-
proved over the last decade. You nor-
mally expect to hear this type of awe
from your primary Homecoming demo-
graphic, as most attending have been
away from Trevecca for decades. Its a
different story when you hear it from
someone under the age of 30. This is
a testament to the leadership of Dan
Boone, Tim Green and numerous otherindividuals and departments who have
dedicated so much time and resources
to the development of their students.
I believe that in these advance-
ments, however, there has been one
unfortunate side effect. Students now
admit little need for the local church.
Opportunities for small group in-
teraction and discussion, missions trips,
spiritual mentoring and corporate wor-
ship previously occurred either hand-in-
hand or exclusively at the local-church
level. In our nations brief history, evenhospitals and schools were founded
and operated by churches. But as local
churches have grown smaller and their
resources dwindled or were reallocated,
larger institutions in this case, Trev-
ecca have picked up the slack. Chris-
tianity owes the world to organizations
that, for years, have done the job for her.
Its very easy for anyone to come
to this point. For many of you, your for-
mative years were spent being awoken
by your parents at what seemed an un-
godly hour every Sunday morning to go
to church. Maybe you felt dragged there
on Wednesday evenings too. But thenyou came to Trevecca and, like some
sort of ecumenical sorcery, you now
seem to live at the church. Every spiri-
tual resource you could ever desire is
now seemingly at your disposal. So why
attempt to connect with a local church
during your free time? Because at some
point optimistically each of you will
graduate.
And what happens then?
First-hand experience leads mostchurches to hope for rst-time adults
like Cubs fans for a World Series. Hope
has been fading. But this idea means
nothing when separated from storiesthat affect you. I only began to experi-
ence those stories myself upon graduat-
ing. Countless friends at Trevecca (and
every other conservative university)
leave the church each year, either rejoic-ing in nally escaping Treveccas long
arm or ill-equipped in where now to nd
spiritual support next. Often both. I still
feel somewhere in the middle. Neither
Trevecca herself nor anyone within herwalls is at fault here, and Im denitely
not the only person having the conver-
sation of how to improve. But perhapsits time you joined the conversation,
too.
I promise this is not a plug for you
to join my church (but you are more
than welcome!). An idea like this from
a pastor can come across as an at tempt
to merely increase numbers. And 99
percent of church leaders who say they
dont want their churches to grow are
lying. But this not about numbers its
about what numbers represent. You.
People who are part of a community
that, by denition, is larger than the in-
dividual. To believe you can be a Chris-
tian without the church is to mistakewhat it means to follow Christ. Display-
ing love means being relational, and
youll miss God if youre always lookingup to nd Him.
Change is not an easy task, and
multigenerational ministry requires pa-
tience. Local churches and college stu-
dents can also be very awkward groups
to associate. However, as with athlet-
ics, algebra or amnesia, the longer your
drought, the tougher it becomes to re-
member how. This should be a concern
for both you and churches that are des-perate to nd you.
So this is my advice. Find a churchin which you are vitally ministering
equally as well as being ministered to.Just nd a church while youre at Trev-
ecca, and start looking as soon as you
can. Both your life and hers just might
depend on it.
Trevecca is your university, not your local church
Scott Oldham
Guest Columnist
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campus news4- Thanksgiving 2013
From what are the names of Kris
and Bruce Jenners two biological chil-dren to what are the names of the ve
Great Lakes, Trevecca students know
things.
Treveccas annual Quiz Bowl is achance for lovers of triva to show their
skills.
The event is organized by the Ash-
ley Hoffner, director of student services,
and was made up of ve teams consist-
ing of four students each. The contes-
tants sat on Bible quizzing pads so that
if multiple people stood up to answer
a question the hosts would know whostood up rst.
The first contestant to standwould then have ve seconds to answer
the question. If they got it right than
their team would get a point. If they
got it wrong than the next team had achance to answer.
There were four rounds and each
round consisted of 25 questions.
The questions ranged from whatThe rst round had three teams com-
peting against one another: The Cro-
chet Moms, Team Pterodactyl and Team
Miley.
The Crochet Moms answered a
majority of the questions ending theround with a score of eight while TeamPterodactyl nished with a score of six
and a half. Team Miley nished with a
score of ve, knocking them out of the
game.
Round two was between the other
two teams: The Competitive Inhibitors
and The Wise Guys.
It was a close round between the
two teams, but The Competitive Inhibi-
tors won with a score of nine and a half
while The Wise Guys were eliminated
with a score of eight.
The third round brought back The
Crochet Moms, Team Pterodactyl andThe Competitive Inhibitors to compete
to see which of the two teams would
make it to the nal round.
While The Crochet Moms did wellin the rst round, their ending score of
two and a half was not enough to ad-vance them to the nals. Team Ptero-
dactyl won the round with a score of
nine and a half. The Competitive Inhibi-tors nished with a score of six.
In the fourth and nal round, Team
Pterodactyl answered a majority of the
questions, winning 12 to six.
I didnt expect we would win,T.J. Haynes, a rst-time Quiz Bowl par-
ticipant and a member of Team Ptero-
dactyl, said. The feeling of winning was
enhanced because I was nervous since Idid not know what to expect.
Nadia Smith
Staff Writer
Quiz bowl returns, connecting entertainment and education
The National Praise and Worship
Institute (NPWI) is Treveccas newest
program that was designed to bring
people from all across the country to
take part in a two year music course.
As a part of this rst year program,
students are placed in bands and en-
sembles where they will be able to put
the things they learn in their songwrit-
ing, worship leadership and other music
classes to the test.
I think the amazing thing about
the program is its so focused on what
we are going to be using every day in
our jobs, Tyler Lessard, freshman, said.
We all have different callings, but here,
we can master exactly what that call-
ing is.
Falling right in line with the va-riety of music currently on the market,
the types of music the students in NPWI
focus on vary greatly. By implement-
ing the study of everything from rock to
classical and back around to country, the
instructors of this program are hoping
to teach the students how to enter any
church as a prospective worship leader
and be able to inuence and teach a
congregation through their music.
Professor Sam Green, academic
coordinator with the NPWI, said that
the rst year NPWI students have been
very impressive and successful thus far,
so much so that he has deemed the 16
students the alpha class.
Our students are here to help
learn how to more effectively minister
in the Church by studying various as-
pects of music, which is necessary to be
effective in a worship music leadershiprole, as well as studying theology, which
is necessary to help inform a congrega-
tion who God is and how He relates to
His people, Green said.
NPWI offers both a one and twoyear for-credit certicate. The rst year
consists of ve seven week sessions.
The second year consists of four seven
week sessions.
National praise and worship institute assesses its inaugural year
Bailey Basham
Staff Writer
and (Trevecca) will get some money
back for the services were providing,he said.
Currently, Trevecca is the only
school to offer any sort of proposal,
Roger Hahn, dean of the faculty of NTS,
said.
If we could help the seminary still
be the seminary but operate at lower
costs, or at least operate and just stay in
the black, well then thats a really good
thing for our denomination and North
America, Caldwell said. Because lets
face it, seminary pastors go to Method-
ist and other churches too.
Since they are without an act-
ing president, Boone has offered to helpNTS in the transition process for free as
the transitional president. If NTS agrees
to this, Trevecca would be able to hire
a professional logistics person to help
with the move.
NTS would move everything nec-
essary for it s operations to Nashville if it
decided on the move. The campus prop-erty would be sold and ofce personnel,
IT workings and the library would move
to Trevecca.
The assumption is that if we
moved we would sell the campus here,Hahn said. Part of the nancial gain
(from moving) is not having to pay for
the campus here.
The number of current NTS em-
ployees who would make the move to
Trevecca could vary but would not beany more than 15, Boone said.
It all depends on what all they
would want to move here, Boone said.
Were waiting on them to tell us how
many professors and how many person-
nel they think they can operate on if we
provide all of their embedded services.
Depending on whether or not they
would want to be clustered together,
Boone said, would determine which
building they would be placed in. Cur-
rently, the fourth oor of Tidwell is be-
ing considered as an option.
Some of NTS current employees
would have to be let go in order for theinstitution to move, Hahn said.
Caldwell estimated that NTS cur-
rently has 250 students enrolled in the
program, many of them are older and
married, and many of them also do not
attend NTS in Kansas City but instead
are enrolled online. Still others take
courses on one of the four satellite cam-
puses.
Caldwell said Trevecca would
be looking into more housing options
if NTS agreed to come to Nashville but
said there will be spots open in Univer-
sity Terrace Apartments for some of the
students to move into.
NTS, continued from page one
Audra Fullen and Anthony Dikhtyar along with Brendan Arnold and Spencer Ste-vens prepare to answer a question at the Quiz Bowl.
NPWI students sing in a class session during its inaugural semester
Photo by Grifn Dunn
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Thanksgiving 2013 - 5campus newsTrevecca students get involved with Operation Christmas Child
A small girl sat in a room with
walls covered in colorful paint at an or-
phanage in a small village in Russia. A
group of missionaries came to visit the
orphanage and handed her a shoeboxneatly wrapped in red and green paper.She opened it to nd toys and simple
necessities like a toothbrush and tooth-
paste. At the bottom was a photo of the
children who sent the shoebox.
This is the story of Oksana Nelson.
As a young girl, Nelson received a shoe-
box from Operation Christmas Child, a
ministry project of Samaritans Purse.
Back when I had nothing to call
my own, each item meant a lot to me,
Nelson said in a YouTube clip produced
by Samaritans Purse and Operation
Christmas Child.
On October 28, Nelson spoke at
Trevecca in a Didache chapel urging stu-
dents to participate as the school offers
the opportunity to ll a box for Opera-
tion Christmas Child. This is Treveccas
second year participating.
According to the Samaritan Purse
website, Operation Christmas Child
began 23 years ago, when a couple in
Wrexham, Whales felt an urge to take
action after watching a television broad-
cast on orphanages in Romania.
Together, they lled a convoy ofnine trucks with medical supplies, food,
clothing and Christmas gifts for chil-
dren. They headed to Romania and de-
livered the gifts. This was the beginning
what would become the worlds largest
childrens Christmas program.
In 1993, Franklin Graham, son of
Billy Graham and international president
of Samaritans Purse, adopted Operation
Christmas Child. Since then, more than
61 million shoeboxes have been deliv-
ered to children in nearly 140 countries.
Students can fill the shoeboxes
with things like toys, school supplies,
clothing, toiletries and more. OperationChristmas Child will put a story of the
Gospel in each box in the childs lan-
guage.
Forty boxes were turned in
when the school participated last year.
Jennifer Neely, coordinator for the
Sophomore Experience in the Center
for Leadership, Calling and Services, ex-
pects a larger turnout this year.
My goal, honestly, is 200. I think
that we have a really good chance of
reaching that, Neely said.Students and faculty around cam-
pus have been promoting Operation
Christmas Child around campus. Anna
Byrne, a sophomore religion major, used
one night on lobby duty in Georgia Hall
to host an event to promote Operation
Christmas Child.
Byrne had boxes and instructions
readily available for girls as they went
in and out of the lobby and encouraged
them to participate.
I wanted to do something that
would allow people to give back and get
involved, Byrne said. Its something we
can do as a community, and its a goodbonding experience. It helps us practice
what we preach here at Trevecca.
Senior social justice major Brianna
Rieck chose to participate in Operation
Christmas Child by lling a box.
Im getting involved because I
want to be faithful in the small things
we do on campus like this, Rieck said.
Its a small thing someone can do thatll
make a big impact.
Byrne offered that students could
ll a box with a few friends if they did
not feel that they could ll them with
their own money. And though there is a
$7 shipping fee requested to be donated
with the boxes, students can bypass thatif it keeps them from being able to ll a
box, Neely said.
Students can get involved eitherby filling a box or by helping at the
drop-off center. This year, Trevecca is
one of Nashvilles only drop-off centers
for boxes. November 18-25 is Na-
tional Collection Week for Operation
Christmas Child, and the school is open-
ing up a relay center in TSAC.
To pick up a box or sign up for therelay center, stop by Neelys ofce in the
CLCS. All boxes are due November 25
at 10 am.
Its a gift, but hopefully the kids
ultimately receive the gift of Jesus,
Neely said.
To learn more and to hear the rest
of Nelsons story, visit the Samaritans
Purse video channel on YouTube.
Christy Ulmet
Staff Writer How to get involved:
Fill up a box. Stop by JenniferNeelys ofce in the CLCS build-
ing to pick up a box and infor-mation on how to ll the box
and turn it in by November 25 at10:00 am
Work a shift at the Relay Center.
Sign up for a shift or two on the
sign-up sheet at Jennifer Neelysofce
Pray over the boxes. There will
be a special prayer of blessing
over the boxes on the night of
the Lighting of the Greens cer-
emony
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Rebuilding after graduat-
ing four seniors and overcoming in-juries will be the focus of the rst
few weeks of the mens basketball
season.
The Trojans lost four seniors
that were all key contributors to last
years team. Two of those were regu-
lar starters, Marquise Rudolph and
JP Naydaro. The others were Peyton
Henry and Maliek Daniels, who were
spot starters and provided valuableminutes off of the bench. The Tro-
jans also lost junior Eric Orr, who
spent a lot of time off the court
with an injury last season but
was a starter and key con-
tributor when healthy.
We lost a lot of kids.
You look at Peyton, JP and Marquise
youre looking at guys that had
been here for four years as well,
Sam Harris, mens basketball coach
said. So we didnt just lose guys
that played a signicant amount of
minutes, we also lost kids that know
how, why and when we do things.The Trojans lone returning
starter is reigning G-MAC freshman
of the year, Nick Drake. However,
Drake will be sidelined with an in-
jury and will likely miss up to two
or three weeks. Jordan Bedwell, a
sophomore with some experience,
is also dealing with injury and will
have his back injury reevaluated in
the next week or two.
Drake and Bedwells injuries
will leave an already inexperienced
Trojans team even more inexperi-
enced and thin.
Weve got a good group in. I
just think its going to take us a littlewhile to read defenses, but by the
end of the season we have a chance
to have pretty good results, Harris
said.
The Trojans have started their
2013-2014 campaign with a record
of 1-3 as of November 19. Their win
came on homecoming against Ten-
nessee Wesleyan, and the loss came
at the hands of NCAA DII No. 23
North Alabama.
We played well in the North
Alabama game until we got in foul
trouble, then they hit seven threes
in a row that resulted in a 21-2 run,Harris said. Other than that run,
it was really a pretty close game
throughout.
This is just one of the handful
of games Trevecca will play against
ranked opponents throughout the
season, and its an experience Harris
hopes to build on.
sports6 - Thanksgiving 2013
Tyler Comer
Staff WriterD e l a n e y
Hearne is a soph-
omore on the
Lady Trojans vol-
leyball team. Asa freshman last
season, Hearne
played in 36
matches and was
selected to the
G-MAC All-Con-
ference team.
Her accomplish-
ments included 172 kills, 92 digs
and 57 blocks.
Whats playing on your iPod
right now?
I listen to everything from
Christian music to hip-hop andR&B to country. Two of my fa-
vorite artists are Easton Corbin
and Luke Bryan. Some of my favorite
songs include Royals by Lorde and
Dont Ya by Brett Eldredge.
Do you have any hidden talents?
I have yet to discover any hidden talents.
I do have a hobby outside of indoor volleyball,
though. When I have free time, I enjoy hog
hunting with my dad and our eight dogs. I also
enjoy playing sand volleyball on the river.
Most memorable moment in your
volleyball career?
My most memorable moment would have to
be my sophomore year (of high school) when my
club team (Austin Juniors) got fourth at nation-
als in Miami, FL. Ill never forget that team, how
well we played together, or how much fun in we
had that weekend. It was a blast playing teams
from different backgrounds who spoke different
languages. It was also great getting to go to the
beautiful beaches after we played.
Do you have any pre/post game rituals?
The pre/post game rituals we have include
chants in the locker room before a game to get us
hyped and praying together right before we play
and then again after the game with the opposing
team.
When choosing colleges what made
TNU standout?
The biggest thing that stood out to me about
Trevecca was the sense of community here. Its
easy to get to know everyone around campus and
to personally get to know your professors. I no-
ticed that every person I came in contact with on
my visit was extremely hospitable. I could tell that
going to Trevecca would help me to grow and live
out my faith. I also had a great connection with
the team right off the bat and have an even better
relationship with them now. I couldnt see myself
being with a better group of girls.
Almost 2 full seasons in now; how would you
rate your collegiate volleyball experience?
Its been a great experience so far. Ive
learned a lot including patience, leadership andtoughness. At rst, I found it difcult to balance
school and volleyball, but when I nally mastered
time-management, I began to excel in both. We
had a great record at home this season. We just
need to work on energizing each other when were
on the road the same as our fans energize us when
were playing at home. We have incredible talent
on our team, and Im looking forward to these last
games of this season and the next two years. I
know this team is going to go far.
Q&A with Delaney Hearne Mens basketball team rebuilds for new seasonTyler Comer
Staff Writer
Athletic upgrades to come by springtime
Treveccas athletic depart-
ment has a long way to go before
they achieve their dreams of a re-
vamped athletic center on campus.
While the ultimate goal may
seem far off, Trevecca has started
taking steps in order to upgrade its
facilities starting this year.
A new indoor practice facility
is currently under construction for
the use of both the baseball and
softball team. The indoor practice
facility is projected to be ready for
use by the time the teams return
from Christmas break.
The facility includes two
hitting tunnels and two pitchingmounds and will also be used for
strength and agility training.
It will allow us to be more
efcient when we practice, head
baseball coach Ryan Schmalz said,
We have not had usable on-site
batting cages in the past, which
makes it hard to have a practice and
get the players the reps they need.
After a harsh, wet winter and
early spring last season, Schmalz
estimated that the team lost several
weeks worth of practices before the
season started, a problem that the
new facility will help solve.
It nice to have a place where
we know we can get some workdone regardless of the weather,
Schmalz said.
The golf teams will also be re-
ceiving a new on-campus practice
facility in the form of a turf hitting
surface on the south end of the in-tramural eld. The practice facility
will include up to eight hitting sta-
tions to accommodate both teams.
This will provide the team a place
to practice shots within 100 yards.
Once you get to this level,
everyone hits the ball off the teepretty well. Where most people
take strokes off their game is their
approach to the hole from within
100 yards, head mens golf coach
Robbie Wilson said.
The golf teams in the past
had to make a 20 minute trek to
Old Hickory Country Club to get any
practice in at all.
Tyler Comer
Staff Writer
David Woodward goes up for a layup in the homecoming game versus Tennessee Wesleyan
The baseball and softball teams will share the hitting facility which is
currently under construction next to Jackson Field.
Photo by TNU Athletics
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entertainment Thanksgiving 2013 -7
Breaks are coming, cin-
ema lovers, which means that
we get to buy cheap movies
on Black Friday and enjoy the
release of this years largest
summer movies onto DVD or
Blu-ray, not to mention the
load of holiday movies there
will be to choose from.
TheaterNovember 22
The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
Frozen
Delivery Man
November 27
Oldboy
Homefront
Out of the Furnace
December 6th
American Hustle
December 12th
The Hobbit: The Desola-
tion of SmaugTyler Perrys A Madea
Christmas
December 20th
Anchorman 2: The Legend
Continues
December 25th
47 Ronin
RedboxNovember 19th
The Conjuring
The Internship
November 26th
Red 2
December 10th
Man of SteelTurbo
December 17th
Elysium
Were the Millers
Planes
2 Guns
One Direction: This is Us
December 24th
Insidious 2
December 31st
The Wolverine
Unique gifts and fun shopping adventures available in Nashville
Hey Rooster General Store
If you ever nd yourself on an ad-
venture in East Nashville needing some-
thing to do, stop in at Hey Rooster Gen-
eral Store. From avored marshmallows
to tea towels to handmade jewelry, youcan nd nearly anything at this charm-
ing little store.
Located in the heart of East Nash-
ville, Hey Rooster General Store opened
its doors for the first time this past
spring. Its owner and maker of most of
the jewelry in the store is a proud Nash-
ville native, Courtney Webb.
Webb grew up in Nashville, moved
north to Brooklyn and owned a store
there for a while. She then found her
way back to Nashville.
With a focus on handmade and
U.S. made items, Webb has an eye for
unique little trinkets. Many of the itemsshe sells come from friends she has
made through selling her items at nearly
every market in Brooklyn.
Stop in and check out all that Hey
Rooster General Store has to offer. Check
out their Facebook page for a sample of
some of the items they sell and for their
store hours. Find Hey Rooster at 1106
Gallatin Pike, Nashville.
The Groove Nashville
Here in Music City, good music
stores make great shopping stops.
The Groove Nashville is a locally-
owned vinyl and CD store that is here
to serve. Its co-owners, John Moore and
Louis Charette, both grew up collect-
ing records. The two always dreamed of
opening a record store and felt that it
was necessary to open one up in a place
that was lacking a music store-East
Nashville.Originally located at Five Points,
the store moved into a house in 2010.
With a homey feel, The Groove exists to
serve its customers. If the store does not
have an album a customer is looking for,
they will nd where they can get it and
make it available for the customer.
We have a pretty personal ap-
proach to our customers. We like to have
a family-type feel here. We want people
to feel comfortable when theyre here,
Moore said.
The Groove is also proud to call it-
self a venue, with a stage outside in the
back and a stage inside the store. For alist of concert dates and special deals,
check out their website at thegroove-
nashville.com.
Bring in your used records and
CDs and get store credit or cash, too.
Stop by The Groove at 1103 Calvin Av-
enue, Nashville.
Bookman/Bookwoman
Bookman/Bookwoman is any
readers dream come true. The store islled from oor to ceiling with all sorts
of books. With authors like Edgar Allen
Poe to C.S. Lewis, there is a little some-
thing for every type of reader.
The store opened its doors so
that the co-owners, Saralee and Larry
Woods, could have an excuse to sell
their books. With a collection of over
100,000 books, the couple needed tond a place to store their books. Origi-
nally located across the street from itscurrent location in Hillsboro Village, the
store has been open 18 years.
Before it moved locations, the
store was simply called Bookman. As it
moved and expanded, its name changed.
Bookwoman was added; it came from
the expansion of a new room in the
store and helped the store become what
is now.
Bookman/Bookwoman is known
for its wide variety of books, includingrare volumes and rst editions of books.
Were a hybrid of brand new and
used, Saralee Woods said.Bookman/Bookwoman also ac-
cepts used books and gives store credit
for them. Check out their website, book-
manbookwoman.com, for a list of spe-
cial sales. Visit them at 1713 21st Av-
enue South, Nashville.
Christy Ulmet
Staff Writer
The Groove offers rows upon rows of records and CDs
What to watch on turkey dayJon Brooks
Staff Writer
Lets face it. If it wasnt for music, some
of us wouldnt be able to get through the day.
Nashville is such a great place for music cul-
ture that many options exist regardless of what
type of music you are looking for. Here are a
few places and a short schedule of upcoming
shows.
Exit/In
Nov. 21st
Bombino w/ Loney John Hutchins 8 p.m.
Nov. 22ndMists w/ The Attack, Cy Barkley and the
Way Outsiders, III Patriot 8 p.m.
Nov. 23rd
The Black Cadillacs, Daniel Ellsworth and
Great Lakes 8 p.m.
Nov. 26th
Trivium, DevilDriver, After the Burial, Thy
Will Be Done 6 p.m.
Nov. 27th
Swinging Utters, Blacklist Royals, Enough
8 p.m.
Dec. 5th
Blackjack Billy, Mockingbird Sun, Blue
Mother Tupelo 7 p.m.
Dec. 6thDax Riggs 8 p.m.
Dec. 7th
Cabaret Noir Collective 8 p.m.
The High Watt
Nov. 21st
Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights,
Taddy Porter 9 p.m.
Nov. 22nd
Caspian, 65daysofstatic 9 p.m.
Nov. 23rd
The Tom Pasppas Collection, Hurst to
Laugh, Shane Tutmarc 9 p.m.
Nov. 24th
Matthew Curry and the Fury 9 p.m.
Nov. 25th
Allie Farris, Jeremy Lister 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 27th
The London Souls 8 p.m.
Nov. 29th
Truth & Salvage Co. 9 p.m.
Nov. 30th
Promised Land Sound, D. Watusi, Jp1 9
p.m.
Dec. 6thHoots and Hellmouth, Holy Ghost Tent Re-
vival 9 p.m.
Dec. 7th
Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas 9 p.m.
The Ryman Auditorium
Nov. 25th
Charlie Daniels Band and Friends 7 p.m.
Dec. 4th
Martina McBride 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8th
The Brian Setzer Orchestra 7:30 p.m.
Rocketown
Nov. 22nd
The Word Alive, Crown the Empire, Day-
shell 6 p.m.
Nov. 23rd
Five Iron Frenzy, House of Heroes 6 p.m.
Dec. 6th
The Nobles 6:30 p.m.
Edgehill Cafe
Nov. 23rd
Cause a Scene (Lulu Mae, Faye Webster,
Joseph LeMay, and more) 7:30 p.m.
Jon Brooks & Bailey Basham
Staff Writers
Take a study break and go see a concert
Check out the venue websites for tickets
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feature8- Thanksgiving 2013Treveccas NCAA process to wrap up in spring of 2014
Logos on the gym oor, lights on
the baseball eld and a new conference
are all signs that it is almost ofcial: in
August Trevecca will be a NCAA Division
II school.
NCAA ofcials will review whetherTrevecca followed all the rules during
this years sports seasons and shouldofcially accept Trevecca as a DII school
over the summer.
Trevecca has spent three years
transitioning from a NAIA school to a
NCAA DII school. That transition has
included mounds of paperwork, form-
ing a new conference and adding a
track team. The last year in the three
year process is about following all the
NCAA rules. Being able to comply with
their rules and regulations is key in the
NCAAs decision to let the school pro-
ceed.
In February the GMAC commis-
sioners will meet with athletic director
Mark Elliott and a few others on the
compliance committee to review Trev-
eccas compliance with NCAA rules.
Elliott has been working with Lar-
ry Knight, the assistant athletic director
and compliance coordinator, as well as
Steve Harris, associate provost and dean
of student development, with the proce-
dure manual and compliance book.
The transition to
NCAA division II
was not only
an athletic
decision
but a
whole-
school de-
cision.
Division II
has to be a university
deal. All these other depart-
ments are actively involved. It has re-
ally taken ownership of the whole uni-
versity, Greg Ruff, director of sports
information, said.
Ruff has been
working for Trev-
eccas athletics
for 16 years.
This is
t h eb i g -
g e s t
change the
athletic de-
partment has been
through in his time here.
The NCAA is a better known
brand than the NAIA. Also, there will be
more of a level playing eld with the
NCAA. The NCAA has more guidelines
for recruiting and eligibility for student
athletes.
Trevecca was tired of competing
against schools in NAIA who had incon-
sistent teams and no retention of their
athletes as well as academic integrity,
Elliot said.Ofcials also hope it will help in
recruiting higher caliber student ath-
letes.
NCAA will attract more people
to look at Trevecca, Clayton Coffman,
graduate assistant in sports information
and broadcasting, said.
Being a part of the NCAA can also
help with student athlete retention.
When you have better student
athletes, you have more s tudents that
would want to complete their degree,
Knight said.
The only thing left for Trevecca to
do is to continue to follow the rules andregulations of NCAA, and Trevecca will
be getting nal say of NCAA beginning
in July.
Athletics plays an important role
to society, so lets make it as good as it
possibly can be. Lets give it credence,
Elliot said. Athletics needs to keep
pace with growth of school .
Persephonie Devereaux
Contributor
For two years Daniel Gill, a Trev-
ecca freshman, had been growing outhis beard, but on Oct. 31 he shaved it
off.
Gill joined 39 other Benson Hall
residents in starting with a clean face
slate to participate in No-Shave No-
vember.
No-Shave November, a web-
based cancer awareness project, rais-
es money each year by encouraging
participants to grow hair they would
normally shave in honor of cancer pa-
tients who often lose their hair.
The goal is for participants to
donate the money they save by not
shaving or grooming for a month.The campaign started on Face-
book in 2009 with less than 50 partic-
ipants, according to www. No-shave-
november.com. Today, the Facebook
page has 33,533 likes and this month
alone has raised over $97,000 to help
cancer patients.Benson Hall joined the fun sev-
eral years ago with a beard-based
competition. This year there are twice
as many participants as last year.
While Gill said its fun to partici-pate, shaving off his beard was dif-
cult for him.
It was like shaving part of my-
self off, he said. It was very sad.
However, he also had some in-
centive to shave off his beard.
The Benson contest will award
four winners on Dec. 1. The categories
are manliest beard, best mustache,
baby face and trashiest beard.Gill is trying to win manliest
beard for the biggest prize: a $50 gift
card to Wal-Mart. Winners of the other
categories will receive a $25 gift card.
While he still has a long way to
go, last years manliest beard winner,
Dani Neiderhiser, thinks that Gill couldwin.
I think he has a good shot. I
dont know who else is doing it, but
he can rock a beard, Neiderhiser said.
Whether or not Gill will win
though is up to the judges.
We generally ask the female
RDs to come and judge. Sometimes
theyre not available so if that hap-
pens then we ask the night RAs to
judge, Daniel Jetton, resident director
of Benson Hall, said.
Jessica Dykes , the resident di-
rector of Johnson Hall, has judged the
competition in the past. For her, thedecision to judge was an easy one to
make.
I like to help Benson, and I like
beards, Dykes said.
The boys participating will be
judged on December 1.
Not to be left out, some girls areparticipating in their own way, even if
theres not a contest for them.
Paige Dorne, a Trevecca sopho-
more, has not shaved her legs during
the month of November for the past
four years.
My friends and I thought that
it would be really funny because the
guys had something for No-Shave No-
vember and then the girls would be
like Yeah, well do No-Shave Novem-
ber, and so we just didnt shave our
legs, Dorne said. I think its really
cool the fact that people make No-
Shave November really fun and makeit a competition, yet it raises aware-
ness. Its really fascinating.
Nadia Smith
Staff Writer
No-Shave November: Benson Hall grows beards for cash
Left to right: Brendan Arnold, junior; Cameron Bareeld, senior; Jake Bedard, junior; and Benson ARD Michael Stocks participate in last years No-Shave November.
Photos courtesy of Benson Hall