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Treveccas dance revolution

Tyler Whetstone Editor-in-Chief

February 2013

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SGA approves policy, awaits vote from administration

What is the process for change? SGA voted unanimously at its meeting on February 4 to form a subcommittee to begin looking into the process of changing Treveccas dancing policy to allow dancing for the first time in 112 years. Mondays vote was the next step in that process. Wampler gathered a sevenmember subcommittee that reviewed the processes and procedures of the other Nazarene schools dancing policies (see page five). The subcommittee wrote its own policy for dancing and presented it Monday night to the full SGA, which voted in favor of the proposed policy. The Student Life Council will look at the policy and send it back if needed. Proposed policy changes rePhoto courtesy of Will Knowles quire a majority vote to pass on to the Students dance at Glow with the Flow on campus in spring of 2009. Presidents Cabinet, which will also look at the policy and vote, where it will again need a majority vote to pass. Academic Affairs Carol Maxson and In 2010, the Board of SuperinIf the Presidents Cabinet passPresident Dan Boone all said they tendents left it up to each individual es it, the process is done and public supported a new policy but wanted school to decide on a policy which dancing will be planned without reto wait to see what SGA proposed would work best for them. percussions for the first time in Trevbefore commenting on the new proCurrently, Treveccas 2012-2013 eccas history. posed policy. Student Handbook says, Students are I think we have an idea of what Theres a sense in which we are not to indulge or participate in music, the administration is looking for a reflection of the church that foundliterature, or entertainment whose through conversations weve been ed us, Boone said, and dancing has nature or reputation is not in keeping having all year; so I hope it wont now become much more acceptable with the building of Christian character be a real long drawn out process, in the church that founded us, and its or which diminishes moral perceptivity Wampler said. probably time for us to reflect that. and judgment or which dishonors God. from spiritual growth and break down proper moral inhibitions and reserves, was last modified at the 1993 General Assembly. This includes all forms of social dancing. University Provost Steve Pusey, Associate Provost and Dean of

Proposed dancing policy will resemble Northwest Nazarenes

Tyler Whetstone Editor-in-Chief

Dancing on campus is two steps closer to happening. The Trevecca Student Government Association on Monday voted 18-0 to send a new policy on dancing to administrators who will have final say on whether the 112year ban on social dancing on campus will change. If a committee of administrators, faculty and students agree, Trevecca students will be allowed to dance, according to the proposed policy passed by the SGA. The policy which states in part: SGA voted to formally request that the Student Life Council vote to remove the statement This includes all forms of Social Dancing from the Student Handbooks Behavioral Standards...thus allowing students to dance. will now go to the Student Life Council, chaired by Steve Harris, associate provost and dean of student development. The council, which assists in making policies for student development, will either approve the policy, sending it to the Presidents Cabinet, or make changes to be sent back to the SGA to review. Trevecca and all eight of the other North America Nazarene schools have historically followed the Church of the Nazarene Manual put forth by the Board of General Superintendents in regards to lifestyle decisions on their campuses. The current statement, which says to avoid all forms of dancing that detract

Trevecca students might soon be able to line dance at a hoedown on campus or dance with their date at Junior-Senior without consequences. A proposed policy passed on Monday by SGA was inspired by a combination of several other Nazarene schools dancing and entertainment policies.

This includes students continuing to abstain from going to places not allowed by the school. I dont want there to be misinterpretation, Steve Harris, associate provost and dean of student development, said. Theres a big difference between going down and hanging out at the bars and clubs and being a part of that scene, versus having a line dance instructor as part

Photo courtesy of TNU Marketing Students begin an impromptu dance at the 2012 homecoming banquet. And while some forms of social dancing will be allowed, that doesnt mean students can head to the bars or other venues still prohibited by other student handbook policies. I really trust our students to [take responsibility], President Dan Boone said. I dont think our students want the kind of culture on the campus that is not who we are. of a hoedown here on campus. Riley Wampler, student body president and Harris both agree that Point Loma has the best Nazarene dancing policy, which it has been shaping for the last 10 years and is what the proposed policy initially modeled itself after. We dont plan just a dance, Caye

Smith, Point Loma vice president for to do is still up in the air. As the polstudent development, said via email. icy makes its way through different We embed an occasional dance in a councils of voting, it could very well larger activity. be changed several times. However, after looking at all the Ballroom dances are doubtNazarene policies, the subcommitful, but line dance instructors and tee proposed a policy that is more like dances inserted in other activities Northwesterns, because Point Lomas will more than likely happen, Harris did not fit with the structure already in said. place for SGA. In all honesty, our students Point Loma requires dancing go dance if they want to on the forms to be turned in three weeks in weekends. Its not like nobodys advance, so that the facility advisor and been dancing around here the last security can sign off on the event, and 20 years, Boone said. Were just music and song lyrics must be submitsimply creating a way for something ted before any dancing can take place. to happen in the context of commuAt SGA and student sponnity life that now happens outside sored events, were already held acthe context of community life. countable for that stuff, Wampler said. If we play an inappropriate song at an Continue reading about the proevent, dancing or no dancing, thats posed dancing policy on page 5 something were already held accountable for. Therefore, the subWhats Inside committee is proposing to remove the statement that Campus News........1, 4-5 states, all forms of social Editorial...................2 dancing are not to be alOpinion....................3 lowed from the student Sports.....................6 handbook. Entertainment..........7 Feature...................8 What Trevecca students will and wont be able

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EDITORIAL

Letter from the Editor

The United States military has a sense of humor. Fort Bliss is in the middle of a parched semi-desert southwest Texas and New Mexico town. If bliss is defined as perfect happiness you wont quite find it here where thousands of soldiers are preparing for and coming home from war. Its Fort Bliss welcoming sand castle of an army base that currently houses one Trevecca student, Chris Eade, and will soon house another, Zach Bowling. Eade has been stationed at Fort Bliss for several weeks now, away from his new bride, Bailey Hicks Eade, junior. He will be deployed to Afghanistan March 2. Like Eade, Bowling felt the calling to serve his nation. And circumstances paved the way for him to leave for Fort Bliss March 3 and be shipped to Afghanistan in the middle of April to serve a 10 month tour of duty. Fort Bliss has nothing to do with bliss at all. William Wallace Smith Bliss was a soldier in the Mexican-American War which took place for a year and a half beginning in 1846. Fortunately for Bliss, his war was fought mostly in present day southwest America. The comforts of home were a few hundred miles away. For Eade and Bowling, the comforts of home will be over 7,200 miles away. TrevEchoes is partnering with Paula Jones, mail services assistant, and the Trevecca mailroom to help bridge that gap. We will begin collecting items that can be turned in at the SGA booth in Jernigan, or downstairs in the mailroom. The idea is to help make the two soldiers feel at home. Nonperishable food items and toiletry items can be shipped to Afghanistan at a cheaper rate for military members. There is an exhaustive list below. Anything and everything will be appreciated. Faculty and staff are welcome to donate as well. TrevEchoes will try to do this once or twice a semester, as we dont want to forget those from our community who serve our country. Finally, I know college students are on a budget. But this is more than a pledge drive; these are former students who, had they not chosen to serve, would have been graduating next May. Please give, and keep Chris and Zach in your prayers.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tyler Whetstone

COPY EDITOR Nicole Wood DESIGN EDITOR Stephens Hiland

STAFF WRITERS Dillon Jones Jon Brooks Tim Bergman Brennen Finchum Justin Cockrell PHOTOGRAPHERS Christy Ulmet Griffin Dunn

Tyler Comer

TrevEchoes is published by and for the students of Trevecca Nazarene University. The views expressed in TrevEchoes are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or those of Trevecca Nazarene University. Contributions may be edited for grammar, spelling, content or space consideration. The TrevEchoes office is located on the third floor of Jernigan. Here is a list of items TrevEchoes and the mailroom will look to collect to send to Chis Eade and Zach Bowling as they serve in Afghanistan. Any thoughts or questions about these items or how else you can help can be emailed to trevechoes@gmail.com or pjones@trevecca.edu. Thank you for helping. Nonperishable food Pringles Coffee grounds Crystal Lite Beef jerky Non melt candy or gum Twizzlers (Bowling) Sunflower seeds Popcorn Oatmeal and microwavable breakfasts including Pop Tarts Granola bars Miscellaneous items Razor blades Travel pack tissues Hand and feet warmers (Afghanistan is thousands of miles above sea level in places and has a harsh winter along with a blazing hot summer.) Scentless deodorant Paper, pen and notecards

Gun control: should history be policy?

Nicole Wood Copy Editor

I think its time we all admit it. Some people just like guns, and thats OK. A gun is an inanimate object made up of various steel parts, which are neither singularly nor collectively evil. Likewise, gun enthusiasts are not necessarily bad people. Most Americans who insist upon their right to own as many guns (and of as many types) as they want, writes Stephen King in his new novel Guns, see themselves as independent folk who stand on their own two feet; they may send food or clothes to the victims of a natural disaster, but they sure [as] God dont want charity themselves. They are, he goes on to say, good citizens who wouldnt hesitate to help a stranger stranded on the side of the road. However, it must be admitted that guns can act as triggers; they dont turn people into killers, but they can prompt someone who is already broken to take regrettable action. This action will continue as long as firearms remain readily available to these broken people, and it is up to the pro-gun groups in America to change this accessibility. [Pro-gun forces] must accept responsibility, recognizing that responsibility is not the same as culpability [blame]. They need to say, We support these measures not because the law demands we support them, but because its the sensible thing, King writes. The measures he writes of are in President Barack Obamas new gun-control policy, published after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which would require universal background checks for gun purchases, provide first responders and school teachers with better training for emergency shooting situations and provide funding for the Center for Disease Control to research causes of gun violence. Of course, these laws wont eliminate all gun violence. No law can do that. Obama acknowledged this accusation, often used to oppose gun control laws, during his 2013 State of the Union Address. Our actions will not prevent every senseless act of violence in this country. Indeed, no laws, no initiatives, no administrative acts will perfectly solve all the challenges Ive outlined

tonight, Obama said. But we were never sent here to be perfect. We were sent here to make what difference we can, to secure this nation, expand opportunity and uphold our ideals through the hard, often frustrating, but absolutely necessary work of self-government. We can scream about personal freedom and public safety until our voices give out, defending our personal interpretations of the 2nd amendment, but the article was written over 200 years ago. Should history really be so decisive? The ambiguous wording, which states A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed does not specify whether the amendment was intended to protect the collective right of the militia or the individual right associated with self-defense. Whether youre for or against gun control, your voice is worth hearing. Form an opinion and shout it from the rooftops. Make use of your thoughts, and let your local representative know what you think. For those from Nashville, this will be Jim Cooper. For others, you can find your representatives information at http://www.house.gov/ representatives/find/.

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OPINION
Album Review: Heartthrob by Tegan and Sara
Dillon Jones Staff Writer

February 2013 - 3

Spring Break is around the corner, and Canadian twins Tegan and Sara have delivered a great album for shaking off the chills of winter. Heartthrob takes the duos signature songwriting to a new place. Their equally happy and heartbreaking lyrics have been taken out of the record store and put on the dance floor. For Heartthrob, the sisters collaborated with producer Greg Kurstin, whose credentials include working with Ke$ha. Considering Tegan and Saras past albums have been produced by the likes of Christopher Walla of Death Cab For Cutie, it should come as no sur-

prise that their newest album is a departure from their old sound. Warm synth tones and big dance drums dominate the soundscape of Heartthrob. The vocal styling, however, remains distinctly Tegan and Sara. The duo has expanded their music without changing its core. Love They Say sounds closest to any past T&S tunes, starting off with only an acoustic guitar and vocals, but soon fills in with electronic drums and ambience. Drove Me Wild is a clearer snapshot of the album as a whole, kicking off with upbeat synth riffs over puls-

ing rhythm. Heartthrob is an appealing album. Longtime fans of Tegan and Sara can appreciate the sisters successful adventure into the land of pop, a trip that may earn the duo a slew of new listeners unfamiliar with their older indie-styled works. This album hasnt dethroned 2007s The Con as my favorite T&S album, but I do look forward to spinning it over Spring Break and beyond.

Restaurant review: the Pied Piper Creamery

Madeline Privott Contributor

The Pied Piper Creamery crew has taken great care in assigning their various concoctions witty names that are

the Sun (Cinnamon ice cream with oatmeal raisin cookies), Some Like it Hot (chocolate with cinnamon and cayenne

College students tend to be a passionate bunch. Perhaps you have yet to find your passion. I understand this can be disconcerting. Well, I have proposition, a temporary solution to your dispassion. Let ice cream be your placeholder. While some stand at the opposite pole to their parents politics, voice their disdain via controversial Facebook status, take up their picket signs, etc., I beseech you to visit Pied Piper Creamery and let the cool cream excite your senses. Bring friends. Start a movement. A movement across the river to East Nashvilles Five Points District, where you will find a small, wooden house that more than 250 flavors (in rotation) of homemade ice cream have called home since The Pied Piper Creamery opened in 2007. There is also a second location in Berry Hill reopening in March.

Twix, Butterfinger, Nestle Crunch, Snickers, M&Ms, and Reeses Pieces). Reading the menu is a delight for those with an affinity for puns. Also, the cones deserve mention. They are made in-house and are the perfect crispness. I recommend sampling a few flavors that pique your interest before picking your lot. Pay The Pied Piper Creamery a visit. Be impassioned. Hours of Operation: Mon.Thurs. Noon-9pm, Fri.-Sat. Noon-10 pm, Sun. 1 pm- 9 pm; Berry Hill closed until 3/1/13 East Nashville Location: 114 South 11th St. Nashville, TN 37206

Photo courtesy of Pied Piper an apt indication of the departure from convention found in their ice cream flavors. Some examples: Oatmeal Raisin in pepper), Theres Nutellin, (Chocolate with a Nutella swirl), and their most popular, Trailer Trash (Vanilla with Oreo,

Berry Hill Location: 2815 Bransford Avenue Nashville, TN 37204 *Slap card Friendly!

Treveccas Twelfth Night opens with a twang

Carlos Ruiz Staff Writer

If you havent had a chance to catch a performance of Shakespeares Twelfth Night dont worry, you still have time. The performances will run at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 and 22, and twice on Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. You can expect to see an original portrayal of this Shakespearian classic. This version will have a western/country twist featuring music from local songwriter Luke Sheets. The director of the play is Nat McIntyre, a professional actor that has recently spent time working in Broadway. Trevecca senior Angelo Tate, who portrays Antonio in Twelfth Night said: Nat McIntyre brings his experience as a professional actor to the table. He is not your typical director. He brings a relaxed professionalism to us as a cast, Tate said. The audience can expect an intimate performance, primarily due to the play being set in the round. The audience will be very close to the actors. It makes the show more exciting. There will be some audience interaction. Also, we will be so close to you

during the production, if an audience member wanted to, they could reach out and touch one of the actors, Tate said. This will be the first play in the round to take place in the newly renovated Benson auditorium. This combined with the fact that Trevecca rarely puts on Shakespearian plays makes it a special occasion, Tate said.

Trevecca takes it in a new direction by not making it a period piece (meaning that we dont use the original setting) but does this by giving the play a western/country atmosphere to it. Tate said. The script has been modified, and the performance will be shorter.

With this in mind, everyone can enjoy this play, from the Shakespeare enthusiasts to those who prefer to read the Sunday comics.

Tickets are $5 at the door with student ID

The cast of Twelfth Night preforms on Saturday February 16. Photo courtesy of Jeff Frame

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CAMPUS NEWS
swer all 1,600 pages of information, Mark Elliot, athletic director, said. Trevecca is in the second year of the NCAA candidacy phase, and if all goes as planned the school will move on to the third and final year this fall. According to the NCAA, in the first year of candidacy (the stage Trevecca was in during the 2011-2012 school year), candidate institutions must complete an institutional self-study guide to help the committee in reviewing the schools progress. Year two of candidacy phase includes this upcoming visit from NCAA as one of the central requirements. The visit will serve to evaluate whether Trevecca is integrating the philosophies of NCAA Division II into the legislation If Trevecca moves on to year three, the provisional year, the university will be required to abide by all NCAA division II regulations. It will be the last year before being a full member. The university administration is working to be on the same page as the athletic department. Part of being a member of the NCAA is having all departments working together. The NCAA wants to make sure that there is institutional control over the athletic department, Elliot said. Becoming an NCAA school is part of Treveccas continued growth. It is the next step in the improvement of the university. Trevecca is growing and improving in its academics, in its business model and in its enrollment. It is growing, and so the athletic department has to [keep] up with that, Elliot said. Being an NCAA school will mean that Trevecca will compete against schools that follow the same guidelines and regulations. The guidelines will be enforced more heavily than in the past. We know that their universities are functioning like our university because it is NCAA mandated, Elliot said. Being a member of the NCAA will bring some changes, however. Trevecca will not be facing traditional rivals as often as before. If everything goes as planned, Trevecca will be the only NCAA Division II athletic program in Nashville. The majority of schools in the city belong to the NCAA Division I, while Fisk University belongs to NAIA and Welch College solely to NCCAA.

Trevecca continues preparation to join NCAA Division II

Carlos Ruiz Staff Writer

On Wednesday, March 27, and Thursday, March 28, Trevecca will receive a visit from a delegation who will review the schools progress toward becoming a full-fledged member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or the NCAA. The NCAA will be looking to see if Trevecca is getting closer to compliance with all of the membership guidelines. University administrators have prepared a 1,600-page packet and hope that and the visit will answer any questions the NCAA has. The NCAA is the organization that regulates and protects the competition of student athletes. We have to be prepared to an-

Chapel to be streamed online: no chapel credit for watching

Dillon Jones Staff Writer

Trevecca chapel will be online. But you cant get credit for watching it from your dorm room. In January, Trevecca began live streaming chapel services held at Trev-

ecca Community Church. By visiting streaming.trevecca.edu, parents, alumni and community members can now watch chapel services as they are occurring. Live streaming chapel will those unable to physically attend services the

opportunity to share in the chapel experience, said Heather Daugherty, director of church services. However, students will be unable to receive chapel credit for watching the live stream, Daugherty said. Last year, Daugherty was approached by David Klimkowski, audio/visual media specialist, about the possibility of live streaming chapel services. This January, Klimkowski and his team began live streaming chapel services online. Additionally, all chapel services held in TCC are now video recorded and available to watch in the On Demand section of streaming.trevecca.edu. For licensing reasons, music is edited out of the footage. For now, only the chapels in TCC will be streamed.

Logistics make it nearly impossible to record and stream chapels that are not in the TCC sanctuary, Daugherty said. Students and faculty unable to attend services are not the only ones who will benefit from live streaming. Alumni, parents, prospective students and anyone else interested will now have access. We believe that what happens in our chapel services is transformative, and being able to share that with folks is really exciting, Daugherty said.

Norman Moore preaches at chapel while being livestreamed to the internet.

Online evaluations: how did they go, and will they continue?
Justin Cockrell Staff Writer

Last semester, for the first time, Trevecca allowed its students the opportunity to assess their professors online through the use of a program called EvaluationKIT. This program replaced the former system of professors handing out evaluation forms at the end of each semester. EvaluationKIT, it was thought, would help organize the messy process of dealing with thousands of pieces of paper at every years end. So how did it go? According to the Department of Institutional Research, it worked as expected. As with the implementation of anything new, there is always a learning curve, but we have received approval to continue with the program. Therefore, EvaluationKIT is here to stay,

Emily Eaton, assistant to the director of institutional research, said. While expecting a drop in student response, the team at the Department of Institutional Research was pleasantly surprised with the response rates that they received.

down a little [from 71-72 percent with paper-based evaluations], however, we were encouraged by the response rate we received, Eaton said. We expected 60 percent and received 61.04 percent so we are very pleased. One feature of EvaluationKIT

We expected our rates to go down a little [from 71-72 percent with paper-based evaluations], however, we were encouraged by the response rate we received, -Emily Eaton
Based on the reports provided by other schools, Eaton said, the expectancy was that there would be a decline in feedback, but over time students would become accustomed to the new system. We expected our rates to go that may gain more traction in the coming semesters is the app available to students who own an iPhone or Android smartphone users. Of the people who filled out their evaluations, only 12 percent of them

used the app. [I] wasnt even aware there was an app, Chris Elliott, freshman, said. Despite the lack of awareness of the app, the Department of Institutional Research is confident that the app can make life a little easier for students on the go. To do this, the app seeks to remove the need to sign in every semester to fill out an evaluation. The next period the evaluations are available to complete, students can open the app and their evaluations will be ready for them to fill out and submit, Eaton said. In the upcoming semesters, Eaton hopes that the Department of Institutional Research will continue to be able to work the kinks out, providing students with a user-friendly way of letting Trevecca know their thoughts on classes and professors.

CAMPUS NEWS
Graduate school: what you should be doing
Nicole Wood & Dillon Jones Copy Editor Staff Writer

February 2013 - 5
For current seniors hoping to enroll in grad school this Fall (2013): q Check schools and talk to graduate admissions counselors q See about admissions tests (GRE, MAT, etc.) q Register for, study, and take an admissions test q Look at www.princetonreview.com q Programs may be (are likely to be) closed for admission until next year, but check anyway! For current juniors/younger thinking about graduate school: q Look at websites like www.princetonreview. com and http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges to research schools/programs q Check with specific schools graduate admissions counselors q Talk to your particular departments faculty, your advisors, etc. q Talk to Nicole Hubbs in CLCS q Talk to Donna Gray about test prep.

The Masters degree is the new Bachelors degree. In a movement, which the New York Times labeled credential inflation, the Masters degree is becoming a requirement for career advancement, particularly in the arts and sciences. As graduation draws near, many senior undergraduates are being confronted with this reality. Maddie Privott and Rachel Ridgill, seniors, plan to attend graduate school because an advanced degree would give them better opportunities to obtain the jobs they desire. Professors who were eager to write recommendations and preparatory Graduate Record Ex-

aminations (GRE) courses are making the process easier. They both feel prepared for the rigorous coursework expected in Masters level classes. I think classes that focus on writing and research will prove the most helpful, Ridgill said. Part of my Vanderbilt application involved research experience. Privott agrees. I dont think I would be accepted without that experience. Privott said. My major professors have been active in diverse areas of psychology; students will be prepared for any psychology discipline they choose to study. Trevecca is still offering GRE preparatory classes and application assistance, but application deadlines are drawing near. In fact, many have already passed.

The Princeton Review visited campus on Jan. 22 to offer advice for future graduate students, but it may be too late to be helpful for this years graduating seniors. In the future, Princeton Review will be returning to campus every September and January. And the Annual Career Fair will have some graduate school representatives. Ridgill and Privott advise current juniors to learn next years application deadlines early, before an opportunity is missed. Its always good to be thinking about a year ahead, Nicole Hubbs, coordinator of junior/ senior programs, said. Planning a year in advanced allows time to work on test scores and look at schools/programs, Hubbs said.

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Other Nazarene school policies
Tyler Whetstone Editor-in-Chief

Fitness classes dance for exercise

Tyler Whetstone Editor-in-Chief

The Nazarene Church Manual says to avoid, all forms of dancing that detract from spiritual growth and break down proper moral inhibitions and reserves. Here is how each Nazarene school has defined dancing in their student handbooks, or how an administrator responded when searches for their policy came up empty. Not every school replied to requests for their policy on dancing. Trevecca: Students are expected to exercise Christian responsibility regarding all types of entertainment venues and literature in harmony with the Bible and the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. Students are not to indulge or participate in music, literature, or entertainment whose nature or reputation is not in keeping with the building of Christian character or which diminishes moral perceptivity and judgment or which dishonors God. This includes all forms of social dancing. Trevecca student handbook Point Loma: We no longer have a dancing policy in the student handbook. We do, however, have internal procedures for approving a dance, choice of lyrics, approval of venue and contract for a DJ or entertainer. We dont plan just a dance. We embed an occasional dance in a larger activity. Dr. Caye Smith, vice president for student development. Northwestern: - At the present time, NNU does not have a dancing policy. While we havent hosted a dance we currently do have dancing at certain NNU events. For the most part, we view these as instructional opportunities. -Tim Milburn, director of campus life Mid-America: Clubbing is not allowed for students of Mid-America Nazarene University. Clubbing includes attendance at any location that promotes

a club-like atmosphere. Examples include but are not limited to businesses, homes, hotels, etc., that sponsor or endorse such activities as sexually promiscuous dancing, illegal drug use, alcohol use, promiscuity, late-night hours, etc. Students are expected to avoid forms of entertainment that detract from spiritual growth and break down the proper moral inhibitions and reserve of themselves and others. MidAmerica student handbook Southern Nazarene: SNU students, faculty and SNU organizations are not to provide, sponsor, or conduct social dances on or off campus. Attendance at establishments or activities at which such behavior is the focus is also prohibited (e.g. clubs). Southern Nazarene student handbook Olivet: Dancing will not be part of any University-sponsored event. We hold that all forms of dancing that detract from spiritual growth and break down proper moral inhibitions and reserve should be avoided. Olivet student handbook Mount Vernon: Students are not to attend dances, taverns, lounges or nightclubs. Mount Vernon student handbook Eastern Nazarene: Students must abstain from alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and abstaining from attending: clubs, bars, places of entertainment, and parties which promote themes of substance abuse, violence, profanity, pornography, or activities demeaning human life. These serve to undermine our emphasis on holiness, wholeness, and respect for persons as Gods creations. Each student is expected to observe the campus regulations and to show respect for both the property of the College and that of the members of the College community as a whole. Ambrose Nazarene: no response

Dancing on campus has been the hot topic as of late, and here are a few classes that are currently being offered by Treveccas Center for Maximizing Wellness and their descriptions. Several of these classes are put to music and could be considered dancing in some contexts. However, Monica ORourke, director of the center, believes the music is what helps improve the workouts. Music is a motivation with exercising and keeps the intensity [up] for longer. - Barre (flexibility and tone) Set to upbeat music, Barre warms up your muscles then stretches and elongates the same muscle group. You will use small isometric (holding and pose) movements on the floor, chair and light free weights. [Barre] exercises burns fat and targets and tones your glutes, thighs, abdominals and arms. - Zumba- This easy to do

class combines Latin and international rhythms with cardio to create a fun environment to get fit and lose weight. - Power Cardio Circuit Training In a private, dim, non-judgmental environment this 30 minute express class moves you from one high intense cardio station to another all while you

watch action sports and music videos. Limited to the first 10 participants. - Water Aerobics Exercise at your own pace and have fun at the same time. Low impact water exercises that are great for adults looking for a jump start on their fitness program. No swimming skills required. To find out more information, head to www.trevecca.edu/wellness or contact ORourke at 248-1526 or email her at morourke@trevecca.edu.

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Q&A with Brad Peterson

Justin Cockrell Staff Writer

Baseball gears up under the lights

Tyler Comer Sports Writer

SPORTS

Brad Peterson is the head coach of the cross country team at Trevecca, as well as the head coach for the soon-to-come track team. Peterson is in his first year of coaching at Trevecca. Per tnutrojans. com, success has followed Peterson everywhere hes coached including years at Friends University, Indiana Tech University and two high schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana In 10 combined seasons at these schools Peterson had five mens cross country team conference titles, nine womens titles in 10 seasons and four track and field titles for both men and women. He also coached five individual national champions. He recently sat down to conduct an interview about the newest sport for the school. How long has Trevecca wanted to get a track team in place? I would say that Mark Elliot and I have been working hard on this since summer. Weve gotten the ball rolling sooner than he anticipated wed be able to. What is the challenge with recruiting for a new sports program? Well, I think it has pros and cons. The pros are that some high schoolers want to play a part in building this new sport, so we have a lot of young athletes coming in to compete. Id say the cons are that Trevecca is recruiting against schools with established track and field teams. Competing recruiters might say something like, Why would you go to a school with nothing when you can come here where theres already something solid established? But thats how I would recruit players too, so I cant really blame them. What do you expect from the athletes that do decide to compete for you? I expect determination and a willingness to run. Distance running like well be doing is a different animal from sprinting events. Events like the hundred meter are pretty much based on natural speed. The distance running that well be doing [400m, 800m, 5 kilometer, 10 kilometer races] take more work. Its all in the head. I heard once that distance running is 90 percent mental. We have a great group of young talent, and I can see us having almost immediate success in the NCCAA. With the right mindset and training over a couple of years, I think we could feasibly see some guys and girls competing on the [NCAA] Division II level. What should the student body expect from your athletes? They should expect good, Christian men and women who are examples on campus. They should also see the hard work these people exhibit show up in the class room. These kids arent just athletes; theyre student athletes. Have you thought about expanding from running events to more field type events down the road? We may add some other running events for our program, and thats really where my experience in coaching is. I dont really know how to coach the throws and jumps and some of the other field things. If we were going to expand to field, wed need the equipment too, which is pretty expensive. Maybe a long way down the road we might have field events, but right now were going to focus on running.

The Trevecca baseball season is underway, under the direction of new Head Coach Ryan Schmalz. The Trojans started their year by receiving the news that their baseball field would finally be getting the lights, a project that had been eluding them since the program began in 1971. The Trojans then went on the road to play their first series of the year against AlabamaHuntsville (No. 24), where they were swept three straight games. They played their first home game of the year on February 12 against Campbellsville University, where they were defeated 4-2. The great thing about baseball is you get to go back out there the next day, Schmalz said in a recent interview on a on Nashvilles 102.5 The Game radio station. The Trojans fortune turned recently when they swept Asbury University in a double header 10-4 and 8-1 on February 15. The win not only marked the first time that Schmalz led the Trojans to a win but his

Trojans seek consistency as year ends

Tyler Comer Sports Writer

first game ever won as a head coach. It felt great; I really wasnt nervous and jittery. I worry more about the team bus being on time and the hotel room than I do about the game, Schmalz said. Being a team from Tennessee, and starting play in early February, practices can be cold, cut short or even canceled due to the everchanging weather conditions. This can lead one to ask about how ready a team can be to play this early in the year, especially under a new coach. The weather hasnt been terrible this year, and the guys have done everything thats been asked of them and more. That being said, we have had more than a few cold practices. Schmalz said on 102.5 the game. The next Trojan home game will be against Trinity College on back-to-back days February 22 and 23. Both dates will be double headers. March 8 will be students first chance to see the Trojans play under the lights. They play MidContinent at 6 p.m. The lights give more people a chance to come out and support our team and I hope that thats what happens, Athletic Director Mark Elliott said.

The Trevecca mens basketball teams season has seen its shares of ups and downs to this point in the season. With a record of 9-14, 2-3 as of February 18 they have yet to put together more than two straight wins all season. The Trojans have experienced many things as they battle to finish with a .500 record for the season. The Trojans have had impressive wins, such as beating nationally ranked Christian Brothers, but then proceeded to go on a streak of losing several close games. With only three games remaining in their season against teams that they have posted a 3-0 record against already this season, it is important for the team to look ahead to building momentum for the GMAC tournament as well as their upcoming off-season. If we can win a couple of games and get into double figures in wins, it would really help, Sam Harris, head coach, said. We are still working hard and are preparing for the GMAC conference tourney. Then we will begin

spring workouts after break. In related news, senior Marquise Rudolph locked down his second GMAC Athlete of the Week award this season, and JP Nyadaro, senior, has eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in his career at TNU. Senior Night will take place on February 23 against GMAC opponent Urbana University. The Trojans will honor their three seniors Rudolph, Nyadaro and Maliek Daniels.

Photo courtesy of Greg Ruff Peyton Henry, senior, dribbles past defender vs. Martin Methodist.

Lady Trojans qualify for GMAC title game

Tyler Comer Sports Writer

The Lady Trojans basketball team continues their dominate play this year and have clinched a birth in the inaugural GMAC title game. The Lady Trojans are 16-7, 6-1 as of February 18, and have continued their dominance of the completion this year by continuing not only to win, but winning big. Most recently a 23 point win against Central State University. The Lady Trojans have also had great success in the new GMAC conference posting a record of 6-1. This success has enabled the Ladys to host the inaugural GMAC title game against Urbana University February 23. However, Urbana is the only GMAC team to have beaten the Lady Trojans this year, posting a 12 point victory over the Lady Trojans February 2. If the Trojans win this game,

they will host the inaugural GMAC Tournament at Moore Gymnasium. They are a really good, very guard oriented team, but our girls are ready for revenge, Gary Van Atta, head coach, said. In order for us to get revenge we have to play better defense than we did last game. I feel we are a much improved team from then to now. The Lady Trojans have three more games left on their schedule this season, including the GMAC championship game against Urbana. The lady Trojans will also play two nonconference games against Notre Dame College and Salem International. In related news, the Lady Trojans Christina Curtner was named the GMAC Athlete of the Week. This is Curtners first award of this type, but she joins teammates Anissa Ragland and Britt Bell as the Lady Trojans have taken three of the last five Athlete of the Week awards. Curtner leads the Lady Trojans in points per game this year posting and average total of 10.2. Greg Ruff. Photo courtesy

Spring break in Nashville

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Jon Brooks Staff Writer

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What to watch over spring break

With spring break just around the corner, not all of us are going to beaches or faraway places. This is a good time to either catch up on trilogies you havent seen before or just to rewatch some of the classics that you know and love that will take up a large chunk of your days. Here are some suggestions: The Original Star Wars Trilogy The Lord of the Rings [extended if possible] Trilogy The Harry Potter series The Twlight Saga Catch up on The Walking Dead (the first two seasons are on Netflix) The BBC series Sherlock The Dark Knight Trilogy The Marvel films including Iron Man 1 and 2, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor leading up to the Avengers Mission Impossible series The James Bond trilogy with Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall),

Spring break is coming fast, youre staying in town and youre at a loss for what to do. Luckily, there are a ton of things to do within 10 miles of your dorm room. Be a tourist Head down to Broadway, try on some cowboy hats and listen to up-and-coming country artists. Next, walk over to The Frist Center for Visual Arts (free for college students on Thursday and Friday nights, $7 during the day) to check out the Rembrandt and interactive exhibits. After checking out the Country Music Hall of Fame, hunt down a food truck and eat dinner watching the sunset over Nashville from Love Park. Do a food tour It is time for a break from the cafeteria. Support small businesses and grab lunch from a new place every day. East Nashville has plenty of great places like Mitchell Delicatessen, The Pharmacy Burger Parlor, Mas Tacos Por Favor and Silly Goose. There are some great

hole-in-the-wall type places right off campus, such as Gabbys Burgers and Fries, Joeys House of Pizza and the Iron Pork Chop. Get outside Nashvilles parks have a lot to offer. Whether you want to ride a bike down the greenway, hike down a scenic trail or picnic on a hill, you can do it all without leaving the city. Check out nashville.gov for a list of parks, or, if you have an iPhone, download the NashVitality app from the App Store for an interactive search of Nashvilles parks. Give back. Take a day or two out of your spring break to volunteer around town. Hands On Nashville, a volunteer resource center that coordinates with more than 700 local non-profits, currently lists over 400 opportunities for spring break, such as helping with a food bank, after school tutoring, van driving and photography. Whatever your gifts are, Hands On Nashville has something for you. Find out where you can serve at HON.org.

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X-Men Trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy (no not the fourth one) The Indiana Jones Trilogy (again not the fourth one) Toy Story Trilogy There are a lot and Im sure that there are a few of these you havent seen before, and you have a week to see at least one of them!

Ring by spring: who got engaged in 2012

Jon Brooks Staff Writer

John Meadows and Amanda Holton September 25, 2012 For Amandas birthday, I surprised her with two tickets that I had bought to fly her and I to her home that weekend in St. Petersburg, FL. That Friday, her friend threw her a surprise party, and at this party I asked her father if he would give me his blessing to marry his daughter. He scared me, because at

first he said no, but after a long, suspenseful moment he started laughing and said he was just kidding. The next day, we went to the beach and swam in the ocean and played in the sand with her friend. Amanda never expected anything. About 30 minutes before sunset, I told her that I needed to put some more quarters in the parking meter and that I would be right back. This wasnt a lie, because I really did need to fill the meter, but while I was there I grabbed

the ring box out of the trunk of the car and placed it in my pocket. Once I got back to the beach, Amanda pointed out a big building that looked like a condo maybe a half mile down the beach, and she and I walked to it. Once we got to the building she had pointed out, I realized that if I didnt get back to where Lauren was by sunset, then she wouldnt be able to take a picture of us. So we turned and I tried to briskly walk without seeming ques-

tionable. We may have been halfway back by time the sun was setting and I knew there wasnt enough time to worry about a picture. I grabbed her hand and slowed down a little. I asked her to marry me right there on the beach. As I asked I felt a stutter in my throat. A tear welled up in her eyes, she covered her mouth as if she felt the same stutter in her throat as well, and when she could not find the words to say, she nodded her head yes with delight. thew started singing and playing the piano to The Luckiest by Ben Folds. After he finished the song he brought me to the center of a candle lit platform and he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. After I said yes, we prayed together at the altar, and my life has been changed ever since!

Alyssa Ponder and Matthew Short October 28, 2012 Erin Holt said she wanted to go out for coffee that evening just to talk. Erin told me she left her Bible at church that morning, and the pastor said someone would be around for me to pick it up that night. As we pull up to Blakemore Church of the Nazarene, I see that there Kate Myers and Preston Messer August 2012 Preston and I were just planning a fun date-night out after a summer of long-distance dating and a crazy busy first week back to school. We thought it would be fun to re-do our first date. I suspected nothing for two reasons. First, though we had talked seriously about engagement and were pretty certain that we wanted to get married this next summer, I never dreamed he would pop the question so quickly after getting back to school, and we were still discussing different styles of rings. Second, the entire night [and I had looked to just to be sure], there was no sign of a ring box sticking out anywhere in any of his pockets. Preston picked me up at Tennessee Hall just before dinner, and we headed downtown to Demos. After dinner we walked the same route around town past all of our favorite places and then headed back to the car to continue on to the next part of the date, which should have been a movie by our original plan.

arent any lights on in the church, and so I just followed Erins lead. As we both get out of the car, Erin pulled out a camera from her back seat, and I start to get a better idea of what was happening. Matthews friend, Caleb Haynes, opened the door, handed me a dozen roses and told me, Your presence is requested at the front of the church. I continued walking and Mat-

Instead, Preston nonchalantly asked if I would rather go walk around Opryland Hotel since we were all dressed up, and that he would take me to see a movie another night. When we got to the hotel we started walking along, and we were having a great time walking through the beautiful conservatories and lobbies. But as we rounded one particular bend in the path that led to a waterfall, I started to hear Dave Barnes God Gave Me You. He stopped and took my hands and started leading me toward

two people who I then recognized as Ethan Milsap and Logan Newkirk, two of Prestons friends who were playing and singing our song. I knew what was happening at this point, and it was almost impossible, but I was trying to focus on every word that he was saying. It was there at that point he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him while my family flashed pictures from above, and we danced until the song ended. It was one of the most special and exciting nights of our lives.

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friends It is like the imaginative games you played when you were kids, except with more complicated concepts and rules, Yant said. The community it builds is another reason the players said they play. A lot of it is that it is a fun thing to do with friends, Kinnison said. You cant play Dungeons and Dragons by yourself in your moms basement; you can play with five or six of your friends in your moms basement. Some of the players did not want to play at first because of some preconceived notions. I really did not want to play because I only heard it was for nerds, and it was a really geeky thing to do, Suits said. But, since then, Suits has grown to love it, especially for its interactive storytelling. Dungeons and Dragons incorporates two different game mechanics: storytelling and tabletop board game. The tabletop mechanic is only used for battle sequences. When the battle has been started, a map that is divided in a grid is placed on the table; and the players put miniatures representing their characters and the enemy characters on the table. The storytelling mechanic is incorporated in all the other aspects. During dialogue, travel, trade and other parts of the game, the dungeon master will describe verbally the situation or speak for the nonplayer characters, and the players will respond. Because Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game, the players create a character and take on its role. When a player is making a decision, he has to decide what his character would want to do, even though the player would not personally want to do that or would rather do something else. Palmer remembers one time when this aspect of role-playing became more apparent to him. His group was questioning a character in the game, and he found out that this person was lying. So I kept on pointing my arrow at him; I was like, Do you like your knee caps? Cause I am about to shoot them off. And then Paul was like I dont think your character would do that, said Palmer.

Dragons invade campus via game

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Get to know the new RD

Jon Brooks Staff Writer

Trevecca by the numbers

A ranger, a sorcerer, an archer, a cleric, an elf and a monk sit at a dining room table. They are adventurers on a quest to find the people responsible for the death of the monks family. As they draw near to another clue, they are attacked by owlbears, creatures that have the body of a bear and the head and talons of an owl. Now they must do battle. The story is in its third month of being played out by a group of Trevecca students who meet most Mondays to play the game Dungeons and Dragons. The game, first created in 1970s by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, is a fantasy role-playing game. Ever since its creation, the games success has resulted in two feature films, a number of novels, parodies and even some controversy. At least two groups of students on campus play regularly. The organizers have created Facebook pages for organization and messaging. One of the two groups formed over the summer. Students Andy Palmer, Paige Yant, seniors, Brad Kinnison, Micah Jordan, Nicole Wood, Sarah Suits, juniors, and former student Collin Allen began playing when Palmer began to have interest in the game and started watching YouTube videos of people playing. One day Allen walked in. Palmer explained what he was doing, and Allen explained to him how he had played Dungeons and Dragons in high school. [Allen] told me all this stuff and started to get all excited; and I was like Hey, we should actually do this, Palmer said. After talking to more friends, the group who plays the on-going game started meeting regularly at a friends house. We pretty much meet in the dining room and we sit around a table, and there is this map, Suits said. Paul Smith (the host) will construct these little hallways, or, if we are in a building, hell construct little replicas of the building so we can tell how many steps we take. Some of the players said they enjoy the game because of the ability to create fantasy worlds and interact in it with

Treveccas two newest RDs for Georgia and Tennessee Halls were brought on before last semester. Georgia Halls Amy Raymond had the chance to settle in for a semester, and TrevEchoes was able to ask her a few question about her job and stay here.

Amy Raymond Georgia Hall Where are you from? Ive moved around a fair bit, but I grew up on Lookout Mountain, GA. For the last eight years Ive moved back and forth between Tampa, FL and Fort Wayne, IN. Where did you go to school? I received my bachelor degree from Taylor University and my Masters from Argosy University. What is something interesting about your background? One of my passions is traveling, whether its in the states or outside of the country. I once spent four months living in Ireland and traveling across Europe. It was incredible, and I hope to see more of the world some day. Youve had a semester to settle in at Trevecca. What can you say about living here and being an RD? Being a part of [Trevecca] has been an experience that will forever in the future help shape me as a leader, a friend, a team member and, most importantly, a daughter of the High King. This job has been invigorating and educational and has encouraged

professional and personal growth and development; God has taught me more in the last six months than I ever would have imagined possible. Do you enjoy what you do? I love my job and everything that goes along with it. I love my residence hall and my Georgia girls. Each and every one of my girls holds a special place in my heart. Do you think youll stick around for a while now that youve had your first semester with the job? I dont have any plans on going anywhere. As long as God wants me here, Ill be here. How important is a connection with your girls in the hall youre in charge of? Its very important, and its something I will continue working at as a Resident Director. Do you feel that you can really have a positive aect on the people you are responsible for? I hope so. Its humbling to think that every move I make, every word that comes out of my mouth, every action I take is observed and analyzed. I try to focus on being a servant, loving unconditionally and continuously seeking to live in a way that glorifies God. Im sure there are times where I have failed to do this, but I work at living this way every day of my life. What is your favorite part about Nashville? I havent really had the opportunity to explore Nashville as much as I would have hoped to. I did go to the zoo this summer and enjoyed that; the zoo is by far one of my favorite things to go to. What was your favorite event at Trevecca? There have been so many good events; its hard to choose one favorite. Id have to say the concerts were some of my favorite things to be a part of as was the All-School Praise and Worship.

Each year the Trevecca marketing department releases a report to donors, alumni and the campus community highlighting programs, faculty and campus life. The annual Presidents Report is full of trivia about Trevecca you might be interested in knowing. Here are a few facts:

49 14.7 63 37 40,089, 296

Percentage of nazarene affiliated undergrads Percentage of students who are female

Number of students per faculty member Percentage of students who are male

Dollars of revenue earned in the 2011-12 fiscal year.

Facts compiled by Tim Bergman, graphic by Stephens Hiland