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NEWS

Junior wins award at

national conference
Jordan Van Nest, junior physics
major, won the Academic High
Altitude Congerence in St. Paul, Minn.
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NEWS

Push-ups for vets

Students meet at 10 p.m. every
night to support troops and bring
awareness to suicide prevention.
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FEATURE

Trevecca students
minister to homeless
Under the Bridge ministers to
homeless under the Jefferson Street
Bridge in Nashville.

Diversity at Trevecca increases for second year in a row

(l-r) Josi Fernando Paz Amaya, Mikayla Hatfield, Kevin Blake Thomas, Narada Somboon, Brianna Barkey, Jeffrey Saintil, Tabitha Sookdeo. Photos by Uy Nguyen

BY Rebekah Warren
STAFF WRITER

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INSIDE
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

After recruiting freshmen

from 36 states and 20 different
countries, the university has
already exceeded its goal for
35 percent of the student body

35 percent of students be
minorities in four years, said
Stephen Pusey, university
provost.
I believe that if Trevecca
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Norm Robinson to retire in December after 25 years at Trevecca

BY Bailey Basham
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Over the course of his career, Norm

Robinson was a marine, a police officer for
Metro Nashville and the Trevecca director of
security. In January, students at Trevecca will
begin a new semester without him patrolling
campus for the first time in 25 years.
Robinson is retiring in December after
being at Trevecca since 1991 when he came to
Trevecca as a 40-year-old freshman.
Ive been at Trevecca 25 years exactly.
I started in December of 1991, and Ill retire
here shortly in Dec. of 2016. I served under
three presidents: Dr. Adams, Dr. Reed and
now Dr. Boone. I actually came to school here
when I was 40 in 1991 with not one credit, and
I graduated with a BA in 1996. I was the first

Senior initiaties Love Your Melon crew on campus

Philanthropy apparel brand Love Your Melon donates hats to children battling cancer

Machia with Angelo (11) at a Love Your Melon

donation event. Photo provided by Casey Machia.

to be minorities by 2020.
This year, 37 percent of the
student body identified as
a race other than caucasian
, a number that exceeds the
universitys goal to have

graduating class to be under the new heading

of Trevecca Nazarene University rather than
Trevecca Nazarene College, said Robinson.
When Robinson first enrolled at Trevecca,
security work was not what he had in mind.
I worked security at nightmy shift was
6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and I went to school in the
day time. I came to Trevecca to learn about
religion, and I majored in pastoral ministry
and minored in sociology. I held a district
preaching license for a year. When I graduated
with that degree, I wasnt planning on staying
here, but about the time I graduated in 1996,
the security director who was here then
announced he was retiring. I met with Dean
Harris, and I was accepted as the director of
security. It was actually called the evening

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Norm Robinson, director of security, goes on

patrol at the homecoming parade. Photo by Uy
Nguyen

SPORTS

Sister, Sister: Siblings to play for Lady Trojans Basketball

BY Ashley Walling
STAFF WRITER

BY Andrew Preston
SPORTS EDITOR

A few years ago, Casey Machia

was looking through Instagram
when she came across a beanie
being promoted by someone she
followed. That led her to look up
an organization called Love Your
Melon.
It wasnt until this summer
that Love Your Melon began to

For only the second time in the programs

23-year history, the Lady Trojans will have
sisters on the same team.
Megan and McKenzie Kilburn, originally
from Summertown, Tennessee, grew up
playing basketball together their entire lives.
From 1-on-1 games in their backyard, to the
occasional games on the school playground,
when it comes to basketball, the Kilburns
know each other very well.
We can read each other very well because
we always have to guard each other. Really

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Megan and McKenzie Kilburn are the

second Trojan sister duo in 23 years.

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NEWS| Campus Updates

Junior physics major wins award at national conference

Trevecca students raise

awareness of veteran suicides

Jordan Van Nest presented on high altitude cosmic ray detection in St. Paul, Minn. and won
BY Sydney Wisman
CONTRIBUTOR

Sophomore Wesley Cooper came across a challenge to raise

awareness for veteran suicide that he felt he couldnt pass up

Trevecca Love Your Melon crew members with Angelo, an 11-year-old

recipient of a hat from the organization. Photo provided by Machia.

Senior initiates Love Your

Melon crew on campus
Philanthropy apparel brand Love Your Melon
donates hats to children battling cancer
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Trevecca students completing their daily 22 pushups to raise awareness of the mental health crisis veterans face in America. Students will continue the challenge until Veterans Day. Photo by Uy Nguyen.
BY Blake Stewart & Bailey Basham
STAFF WRITER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

esley Cooper was scrolling

through
Facebook
when he came across a
post detailing a challenge called
#22pushups.
Cooper, sophomore religion major
and Vanderbilt Reserve Officer
Training Corps member, said this
post brought to his attention a sad
statistic.
Every day, an average of 22
soldiers [commit suicide], and their
deaths go unnoticed. The object of
this challenge is to do 22 pushups
for 22 days to bring awareness to
this statistic and symbolically take
on the pain that their family and
loved ones are going through,said
Cooper.
According to data from the
Department of Veteran Affairs,
roughly 20 veterans commit suicide
each daythis accounts for about 18
percent of suicides in America. For
those returning from life overseas,
the transition from combat to the
civilian life can be overwhelming.
Many of Coopers family members
are or were in the military, and
Cooper said this is an issue that has
always been close to his heart. That
moved him to want to do something
to help.
I
took
this
idea
through
the Benson [ Residence Hall
Association] channels, and we took
it to Zack Church, said Cooper.
Church, resident director of
Benson Hall, whose father was in
the army for 25 years, was on board.
We wanted to start an educational
program to raise awareness for
mental health issues among our

veteranssomething at Trevecca
that was focused more on the
soldier rather than the military and
the war, said Church.
Church and a group of students
began meeting every night to do
push-ups in representation of the
number of veteran suicides per day.
The group meets nightly at 10 p.m.
in front of the bell tower.
Tristan Hedges, a senior graphic
design major, has been a part of the
group it began on Oct. 20. Hedges
hasnt missed a night yet.
I joined the group because I
wanted to show my appreciation
for all of our vets, said Hedges.
I have several friends that are
combat veterans from Vietnam as
well as the current wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, and I wanted to do
something to show my appreciation
for everything they do.
The group will continue to meet
at the bell tower each night until
Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

find its way onto Treveccas

campus.
I started following Love
Your Melon on Instagram,
and then this summer saw
that you could apply to start
a crew on your own college
campus, said Machia. To
start the crew on campus
you had to apply on Love
Your Melons webpage, and
wait for them to accept you.
Since I applied to start the
campus crew here at Trevecca, that made me the crew
leader.
The Love Your Melon
Campus Crew Program is
an apparel brand which is
dedicated to giving a hat
to every child battling cancer in America as well as
supporting nonprofit organizations who also lead the
fight against pediatric cancer, according to the organizations website.
The organization has
donated more than 51,264
hats to children battling
cancer since it was founded in 2014. Currently, there
are more than 740 campus
crews which have hosted more than 705 in-person donation events in the
United States.
I was looking for a way
to give back to the community as well as be a part of
something at Trevecca that
I have such passion for.
I thought other students
might want to join me in
this fight against pediatric cancer and may also be
looking for a way to give
back to their community as
well, said Machia.
Starting the process to

bring a Love Your Melon

crew to Trevecca was personal for Machia.
Cancer has impacted
my friends and family, and
it is amazing to be a part of
an organization where 50
percent of the proceeds go
to pediatric research, said
Machia. I have always had
a passion for working with
kids, so this organization
which mission is to provide
kids that are battling cancer
with a therapeutic experience, was something I knew
I wanted to be a part of.
The Love Your Melon
campus crew has 12 members, but is restricted to 20
until the group is able to
acquire more credits.
They acquire credits by
getting people to buy the
companys apparel.
The purpose of the crew
is to promote Love Your Melons products to students
and our friends and family
so that we can earn credit and participate in more
donation events like going
to a hospital and donating
hats to kids, said Machia.
By students telling their
families and friends to buy
Love Your Melon products
and clicking Trevecca Nazarene University campus
crew at checkout, our crew
gets more credits so that we
can do amazing things like
donation events.
For more information,
visit www.loveyourmelon.
com or check the Love Your
Melon Campus Crew- Trevecca Nazarene University
Facebook or Instagram page
for updates.

Contact Casey Machia at

CMMachia@trevecca.edu
to find out how to join the crew.

his
summer,
Jordan Van Nest
traveled to St.
Paul,
Minn.
Unlike
others
taking
summer trips to soak up
summer sun and travel
to new places, Van Nest
was not vacationing.
The
junior
physics
major and J.O. McClurkan
scholarship winner in
2014 was in St. Paul to
present
his
research
findings on high altitude
cosmic ray detection at
the 2016 Academic High
Altitude Conference at
St. Catherine University,
St. Paul, Minnesota. Van
Nest was up against six
others from different
universities and won for
his poster presentation
and research.
It
was
definitely
a surprise to win the
award. It was a humbling
experience,
especially
since I had to present
in front of the entire
conference because of
it, said Van Nest.
Van Nest has worked
on the research since last
semester with Matthew
Huddleston,
associate
professor of physics,
for Treveccas FacultyLed Academic Research
Experience
(FLARE)
project. The FLARE course
was titled Exploring
Earth and Space through

Jordan Van Nest won the Academic High Altitude Conference in St. Pail, Minn. Photo by Uy Nguyen.

a High-Altitude Balloon
Research Platform.
Huddleston explained
that
the
students
executed
a
balloon
launch and tracked and
recovered the balloon
to show their findings
and present them at

Treveccas
student
research symposium.
Huddleston saw the
research and asked Van
Nest to present at the
conference
this
past
summer.
Besides
winning
the
Student
Poster

Award,
a
researcher
at
the
conference
has
since
expressed
interest
in
including
some of Jordans data
in a future collaborative
publication,
said
Huddleston.
Van Nest made a model

to change the way to

detect cosmic rays which
are radioactive particles
that originated outside of
the earth. Van Nest took
a cylinder detection tube
and bound it with lead
to detect the rays in the
direction in which the
lead is pointing instead
of from all directions.
Van Nest said one of
the reasons he initially
came to Trevecca was
because of the physics
program
and
the
research students were
able to conduct as a part
of it.
Astro-physics
specifically was always
an interest of mine
studying
space
and
everything, said Van
Nest.
After
seeing
what they do here [at
Trevecca] and all the
opportunities
they
provide for hands-on
research and experience,
that was definitely a
deciding factor when
[considering] coming to
Trevecca.
Van Nest said he has
always had a passion for
math and science and
hopes to work in the
field of physics and get a
research position in the
field.
Jordan has excelled
in his physics courses so
far. The FLARE course
was no exception, said
Huddleston.

Director of Security Norm Robinson Retires after 25 years of dedicated service

Norm Robinson, director of security, will retire in December after 25

years. Photo by Uy Nguyen.

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coordinator back then, said
Robinson.
During the last 25 years, Robinson
has witnessed many changes at
Trevecca, from the building of the
library and the roundabout, the
privatization of campus and the
decline in pranks from students.
When I first got here, there was a
phone booth where the Jesus statue
is now. Thats how public [campus
was], said Robinson. Students
used to prank a lot more, and they
were really innovative. I remember
chasing a person around campus in
the 90s, and I never did catch him,
but he looked a lot like Matt Spraker.
He knows Ive chased him some. We
were talking about it one day, and
he said, Yeah I remember the days
when Norm was running me all over
campus, and he never caught me,

and I thought, Yeah I knew that

was Matt Spraker.
Robsinson said pranks at Trevecca
were a regular occurence years ago.
One year, the girls in Georgia
put their underwear in all the trees
in the quad. They were hanging
up all over, and we had to spend
all morning getting that down. We
had underwear in the truck for like
two months after that. Those were
the pranking days. The students
would take all of our Trevecca trays
to Olivet and swap them. Olivet
students met them halfway. That
was a good prank. We were eating
on Olivet trays [for some time],
said Robinson.
Robinson said he is retiring
because he can feel himself slowing
down, and he is ready to get some
rest after being on call 24/7 for the
past 25 years.

Its just getting to a time where

Im slowing down a bit. Just four
short years ago, I chased a guy
across the Benson parking lot. He
was trying to break into cars, and
I saw him about the same time he
saw me, and he started running.
I caught him at about the health
care center. That was four short
years ago, and he was 28, and I
was 62. I caught him, but I feel like
Im slowing down some. I dont
know that I could catch him now,
Robinson said. Im just going to
try to just take it easy, and probably
spend the whole month of January
in Florida. My wife and I are going
to go to Sanibel Island, and Ill take
a sabbatical there to think about
what Im going to do. Shes retiring
too, and I want to leave while Im
healthy enough to enjoy some time
away.
Whatever he does, Robinson will
surely have fun with his retirement.
Maybe in the spring, Ill get a
little expedition together and go
in the woods to look for the creepy
clown. Maybe Ill solve that. I have
a theoryI think the creep clowns
were almost extinct, but then the
bears quit eating them because they
taste funny. You get it? They taste
funny. That was a joke, Robinson
said and laughed.
Many on campus will be sad to
see him go.
Hes been one of the best bosses
Ive ever had, said Greg Dawson,
Captain of Trevecca Security. Hes
great to work with and a great
storyteller with a great sense of
humor. Hes kind of a legend around
here among people that know him
best. You talk about Norm to anyone

who graduated here in the last

25 years and they will know who
youre talking about no questions
asked. Hes had a big impact on this
campus. Im happy for him. At the
same time, its kind of sad losing
him. I know were all going to miss
him when hes gone. Hopefully hell
come back and visit and keep us
entertained with his stories.
Steve Harris, associate provost
and dean of students, agreed and
said Robinson will be difficult to
replace.
Its about having the right
person in the right position, and
thats exactly what Norma has
beenthe right person in the right
position for Trevecca to do a great
job. I hate to see him retire, although
at the same time, Im happy for
him. It will be our loss, said Harris.

Norms will be shoes that will be

difficult to fill. Were going to miss
Norm, but hes well-deserving of
his retirement.
Of the things he will miss about
Trevecca, Robinson said its the
students that will be hardest to part
with.
Ive always enjoyed working in
a place where every fall, you see a
new group of young people come in.
It tends to keep you young I think,
said Robinson. This job has been
a calling. Its probably one of the
best places Ive ever worked. Ive
only ever worked three places in
my lifeI was a marine and I was a
police officer with Metro for 13 years
before I came here. Thats just been
a blessing to me. I think I fulfilled
a lot of things that I wanted to do.

Norm Robinson, director of security, poses with a brand new security

truck back in 2007. Photo provided by Norm Robinson.

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NEWS| Campus Updates

Diversity chief meets with students and city leaders

XXXX
BY Who Wrote?
STAFF WRITER

rodrick
Thomas,
T r e v e c c a s
coordinator
of
student engagement
and diversity, met with
750 Nashville community
members on Sept. 10 as part
of an initiative to discuss
diversity and respond to racial
tensions in Nashville.
This summer, President
Barack Obama called for
law enforcement agencies
from across the country
to begin open community
conversations about policing,
as well as more general topics
such as race and social justice.
The Race, Equity and
Leadership (REAL) initiative
to
facilitate
an
honest
discussion around race and
equity and provide tools that
strengthen the capacity of
city leaders to drive structural
inclusion for all groups,
according to a National
League of Cities press release
from March 2015.
[Mayor]
Megan
Barry
reached out directly to Dr.
Boone, and he asked if I would
represent him at the meeting.
I sat at a table with the
presidents of TSU, Belmont
and Vanderbilt, and there was
a great conversation. One of
the main things I took away
from it is that the universities
in this city really like each

other and really want to work

with each other. I think we all
have something different that
we could use to educate each
others students because we
all bring a different piece to
the table, said Thomas.
Thomas
also
recently
convened a diversity student
council on campus to talk
about similar issues.
He

Whenever I go into a
meeting with someone, its
not just me. I bring issues to
my diversity council and say,
Tell me something you want
as a Trevecca student, as a
member of this community,
as a citizen of Nashville that
you want me to talk about for
you. Thats the main reason
they are here, said Thomas.

impact on you, but we want to

make sure that those students
are leaving marks on this
place. Thats what I try to tell
my diversity council. My job
is to amplify the 30 percent
to a level which both the 30
percent and the 70 percent
are just as heard. If they feel
they dont have a way to get
through, they use me as an
avenue.
Ashley Suarez, a sophomore
nursing major, serves on the
council.
The most important thing
about this council is that we
trying to build bridges from
all types of studentsthose
from different backgrounds,
religions and races[to come]
together as a community,
she said.
For Brodrick, the best way to
build those bridges and come
together as a community is
to remember that everyone is
human.
You have to see the human.
Were all the same. We die
the same way; we breathe the
same way; we live the same
way in that we need food
to eat, water to drink and
we share this earth. I think
people lose that and the fact
that we need each other,
said Thomas.
For Thomas, the interest
in needing each other and
working together goes handin-hand with is Barrys
initiative.
I love how she is trying not
to take charge on her own, and
not sitting on her hands. She
is trying to build avenues for
people to connect. I want that
for my community, and thats
why I show up at everything
Megan Barry does, said
Thomas. How can we make
our city better? Were not
about just sitting our hill.
I want to use our students
and make them dangerous to
darkness in the world.

XXXX

takes the ideas and dreams

of students on his team to
meetings with city officials.

We try to tell students to

come join our family, we will
leave a mark and make an

XXXX

Diversity at Trevecca increases for the second year in a row

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is to fulfill its mission, the

institution needs to reflect
the diversity of the United
States
population
as
a
whole, Pusey said. Its part
of who we are as a Wesleyanholiness school.
Around 30 percent of
traditional
undergraduates
identified as minorities.
Increasing diversity on
campus is a strategic goal
of the admissions office and
in the past year they spent
between $10,000 and $15,000
to recruit internationally.
Growth in student diversity
at Trevecca has been a goal
of university officials for the
last several years. The office
of admissions hoped to make
Trevecca more accessible for
international students.
The percentage of minority
students has increased from
30 percent in the fall 2015 to
37 percent this fall.
The
largest
increase
has been among Hispanic
students, who now compose
15 percent
of the student
body, said Pusey.
Increasing
diversity
is
important because college

should be a time of learning

about and from people who
are different than you, said
Brodrick Thomas, coordinator
of student engagement and
diversity.
If this is the place that is
preparing you and shaping you
for the world, then you need
to have all those elements
from the real world in this
environment, said Thomas.
I think thats something
Trevecca
administration
thinks about every day. I think
any school that is graduating
students who all believe the
same things is doing a great
disservice to those students.
The
admissions
office
partnered
with
local
organizations
such
as
Latino Achievers, The Oasis
Center, and Equal Chance for
Education to bring in a more
diverse student body from
the Nashville area, said Holly
Whitby, dean of enrollment.
Tabitha
Sookdeo,
president
of
Treveccas
Diversity Student Council,
hopes students will take the
opportunity to get to know
individuals who come from
diverse backgrounds.
I think a lot of people
are just scared of change,

and they dont know what

to expect, but I do feel
like its getting better,
said Sookdeo. Just have a
conversation with someone
who looks different than
you, and youd be surprised
just how welcoming people
really are.
The
change
in
demographics
is
valuable to the Trevecca

XXXX

community, both socially and

academically, she said.
Ive heard Dr. Boone say
that the only way for us to
make progress in academia
in a liberal arts setting is to
have different ideologies,
said Sookdeo. If we dont
have different ideologies that
are challenging each other,
then we are not able to grow.

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OPINION| Columns and Editorials

Editorial: why diversity

is important at Trevecca
BY Bailey Basham
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ook around the next

time you sit in chapel.
Look over the room
when you go to class. Scan
the cafeteria for an empty
table. Who are you sitting by?
Who are you sharing a class
with? Who could you join for
lunch?
The numbers show that
Trevecca is a more diverse
campus this year. Upwards
of 30 percent of the students
sitting in chapel, raising their
hands in class and celebrating
Fiesta Friday are black,
African American, Hispanic,
Asian,
American
Indian,
Alaska Native or multi-racial.
Compared to just last year,
that number has increased
more than five percent.
Some might respond to that
with, So what. Why is this so
important?
Go back to the picture of
who you are sitting next to
in chapel, sharing classes
with and eating with in the
cafeteria. Then think about
leaving Trevecca and being
in a world that is even more
diverse than 30 percent. Your
neighbor, your partner, your
best friend, your pastor, your
bossany one of the people
in your life could come from
cultural backgrounds that are
different from your own.
A lack of understanding
and connection furthers the
divide that is already in place
because
of
unfamiliarity.

Column: Hubbs answers questions

about interviews,
jobs and grad school
Nicole Hubbs
Nicole Hubbs. Photo by Annalizia Cordova

appy November! As promised, this

issue of the column will be a little
different this month. This month
I will be answering your questions
about professional life. If you have a question,
feel free to email me or find me on Instagram
at tnucareerservices.
I have an interview coming up, and I have
no idea what to wear. How do I know what
is ok?
- S.M.
Great question. I get this one a lot. I always
suggest dressing up more than jeans. I know
jeans, or the step down from jeansleggingsare basically our entire wardrobe, but
they are not acceptable for interviews. When
I ask students if they have dress pants, most
say no, but they are the safest, most acceptable item you can wear. Ladies, dress pants
and a nice top or a dress are your staples.
Guys, a shirt and tie with dress pants are what
you should aim for. You always want to be
more dressed up than you think you should
be. You will set yourself apart from other applicants when you dress nicely.
I applied for a few jobs recently, and I
have not heard back from them. When can I
email them and ask if they are going to hire
me? Will I hear back if they are not going to
hire me?
- R.J.
We are all anxious to know where we are
in the process once we are interviewed. My
rule of thumb is that if you have not heard

(615) - 248 - 7725

NHubbs@trevecca.edu
anything two weeks from the date of the interview, you can email or call the person you
interviewed with. You dont know any other
extenuating circumstances that are affecting
their hiring process. Unfortunately, sometimes you will not hear back from an employer even if you contact them. That is super
frustrating, I know, and that reflects poorly
on them, not you.
How do I decide if I should go to grad
school?
- A.S.
Will it add more debt for you? Do you need
to get a graduate degree for your career field?
Talking with people in your field (like advisors) can really help you discern whether or
not you need a graduate degree. If you do,
they could help you figure out timing.
Are you responsible for paying bills or providing for family that requires you to work
full time?
Are there other things you would have to
put on hold or sacrifice? This could be relationships, family time or other hobbies.
Do you already have some connections or
an internship lined up that choosing grad
school would postpone?
The grad school decision is personal and
takes into account many factors about your
own personal life. Like all decisions, there are
pros and cons. Seek advice from those who
have walked that path and can share their
wisdom. If you have more questions, email
me. Id love to talk them over with you.

The best way to be prepared

to understand, relate and
create
relationships
with
people different than we are
is to just jump in. You cant
learn to understand different
cultures or beliefs by keeping
to yourself and investing only
in relationships with people
who closely resemble your
own reflection.
Being at a place like
Trevecca is an opportunity.
The university is working to
make our community better
every day, and in that, more
diverse neighbors is a part
of the goal. As a senior, the
last four years Ive spent
on this hill have made me
realize that Trevecca is quite
possibly the safest place to
question things, experience
new people and mindsets
and grow in ways we might
not have known possible.
And to question, experience,
learn and grow, we have to be
intentional.
So why not be intentional
and ask the person next to
you in chapel about their
day? Why not ask the person
who made a really interesting
comment in class about what
influences their mindset?
Why not ask the person at
the table next to you in the
cafeteria about their story?
Make
your
Trevecca
experience richer and your
perspective broader. Take this
opportunity to be intentional
and to learn about people
who look different and come
from different places.

SPORTS| TNU Trojan Athletic News

Lady Trojans defeated in Trevecca-hosted G-MAC tournament

The Lady Trojans huddle up after a game. Photo provided by Liz

Denton.
BY Andrew Preston
SPORTS EDITOR

he Lady Trojans
soccer
team
ended
their
season on Nov. 3 with a
2-0 loss.
The Lady Trojans 135-1 (11-4) were defeated
2-0 by Davis & Elkins
9-9 (8-7) in the second
of two G-MAC semifinal matches hosted at
Trevecca.
The
Lady
Senators
found the back of the net
first as Tina Wullin beat
Lady Trojan goalie, Liz
Denton, at 14:04 in the
first half.
The
Lady
Trojans
were forced to play from

behind for the rest of the

match as another goal,
this time from Brianna
Rackey at 40:50, secured
a two-goal lead for the
Lady Senators going into
the half.
The second half saw
the Lady Trojans shoot
six times with several
close scoring chances,
but nothing more for
the purple and white as
most of the 548 people
in the crowd went home
disappointed.
The
Ursuline
Lady
Arrows
defeated
the
Malone University Lady
Pioneers 2-1 to earn
their way into the finals.
During
the
Lady
Trojans
first
full

season in the G-MAC

competition
in
2012,
they won the G-MAC
regular and post season
title; however, because
Trevecca was still in the
process of obtaining post
season eligibility, the
Lady Trojans were unable
to advance to the NCAA
Division-II tournament.
Instead, that year the
Lady Trojans participated
in the NCCAA (National
Christian
College
Athletic
Association)
tournament, advancing
as far as the third place
game falling to Grace
College 1-0.
The Lady Trojans will
graduate three seniors
from the squad, Abbi
Alosi, Madison Smith
and Cristina Giron.
It is way harder to
win the regular season
than it is to win in the
tournament. We proved
over 10 weeks we were
the best team, and
another team is going
to prove theyre the best
over three days, said
Mark Elliott, director of
athletics.
Over the course of the
weekend, Mark Elliott,
along with the rest of
the athletic department,
came together to host
the G-MAC tournament.
From setting up tents
for referees, to clearing
out locker rooms for the
visiting schools to use, to
conditioning the field.

I got a call the other

day, and it was another
athletic director in our
conference, saying, Hey
thanks for making [he
G-MAC
tournament]
special, said Elliott.
Having
the
chance
to host the G-MAC
tournament is something
head coach Mark Foster
couldnt imagine turning
down.
Honestly I think we
have the best soccer
facility in the conference,
and
especially
the
weather in Nashville was
great for this weekend.

I was delighted to host

and that our girls got to
play in front of such a big
crowd. It was probably
one of the biggest crowds
weve ever had for a
home
soccer
game,
said Foster. It breaks
my heart we didnt get
the result, but we move
on. Well learn from
this experience and be
motivated for next year.
Ursuline and Davis &
Elkins played Saturday
afternoon for the G-MAC
Championship
with
Davis & Elkins taking the
match 2-1.

Liz Denton, junior Lady Trojan goal keeper. Photo provided by

Liz Denton.

Sister, Sister: Siblings to play for Lady Trojans basketball

EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-In-Chief
Bailey Basham

BFBasham@trevecca.edu

Design Editor
Cydney-Nichole Marsh
CSMarsh@trevecca.edu

Sports Editor
Andrew Preston

AMPreston@trevecca.edu

Assistant Editor & Online Manager

Brooklyn Dance
BEDance@trevecca.edu

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Annalizia Cordova

AMCordova@trevecca.edu

Uy Nguyen

UTNguyen@trevecca.edu

STAFF WRITERS
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RMWarren@trevecca.edu

Hannah Pollok

HRPollok@trevecca.edu

Blake Stewart

SBStewart@trevecca.edu

Ashley Walling

AMWalling@trevecca.edu

Alexis Garcia

AGarcia@trevecca.edu

Mary Eaton

MCEaton@trevecca.edu

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 Trevecca. Contributors may be edited for grammar, spelling, content, or space consideration. Our office is located in Jernigan.

The Lady Trojans basketball team met for the youngest Kilburn sisters signing ceremony. Front and center is oldest sister
Megan next to McKenzie. Photo provided by Megan Kilburn.

CONTINUED FROM COVER

we know a lot of the little things (about each
other), said freshman McKenzie. We know
what the other is going to do, so we always
have to change it up.
Freshman McKenzie joins older sister
Megan in a unique situation for the Lady
Trojans this season. The Lady Trojans have
had sisters play together only once before.
Christina and Anna Curtner played during the
2013-15 seasons.
For McKenzie, joining Megan at Trevecca
was the right decision, something she never
doubted. Her interest in Trevecca was sparked
when their family would come to visit Megan
for a game or weekend outings while she was
in high school.
Megan came to Trevecca after being
introduced and later recruited by former Lady
Trojans coach, Gary Van Atta after an AAU
basketball tournament.
Parents Michael and Melanie Kilburn
are proud of what their daughters have
accomplished.

We come from a sports bunch, I coached

middle school for 32 years, and they kind
of grew up in the gym. They went to all my
practices with my boys and they always played
with the boys and the girls took to it, said
Michael.
This season will be the siblings second
official stint playing on the same team. They
played once before during the 2012-13 season
for Summertown High School. The Lady
Eagles went 29-4 that year making it all the
way to the Elite 8 before falling to Clarkrange
High School in the playoffs.
It was our game together against
Clarkrange that I will never forget. Our team
was struggling to score. I was the only one that
was doing well, really. On that team McKenzie
was one of two who came off the bench. When
Coach put Kenzie in, she did outstanding, as a
freshman in a playoff game. We lost the game,
but I knew she had what it takes to succeed
after that night, said Megan.
That game, nearly three and a half years
ago, was the last time the two would play

together until they are reunited this season at

Trevecca. McKenzie added that she is looking
forward to this season and playing with her
older sister again.
Its feels like forever since we have played
together, honestly, said McKenzie Kilburn.
Sisters fight, sisters love, and sisters fight
some more. This was a common theme within
the Kilburn household as the two grew up
loving basketball together, but also possessing
a very competitive nature.
Theyre typical sisters, they worry about
clothes and stuff, who has on whose shirt and
shoes, but they love their sports too, Michael
said. They want to win at anything theyre
playing no matter what it is, monopoly (in our
house) is an all-out war. If we go fishing- how
many fish did the other one catch? Who had
the most who had the least type of thing.
The competition between them is mostly
friendly.
Were two competitive players. Its pretty
rough sometimes playing together because we
both want to be better than the other. Weve

ended in fights before, but for the most part

its friendly competition, said McKenzie.
They have had to figure a few things out
to protect their relationship while being
teammates.
Its like having another coach on your
team, said McKenzie. Shes there to tell
you what youre doing wrong, to critique your
game.
The hardest thing for me having Kenzie
on the team is being hard on her. Sometimes I
get negative and sometimes its tough playing
your sister all the time, said Megan.
But, there are lots of perks.
We can go home and talk about how
practice went and unwind together. Its better
having her on the team, said McKenzie.
The easiest part of playing with Kenzie for
me is our connection with one another, she
always knows where I want the ball, said
Megan.
Head coach Chad Hibdon likes what he has
seen from the siblings so far in practice.
One thing you get with them is a toughness
and a great basketball background. Theres a
special bond between those two, said Hibdon.
Over Megans three-year career as a Lady
Trojan, she has played in 72 games, put up 391
points 211 rebounds, and 43 assists, all while
performing well in the classroom. As a senior
on the team Megan offered some advice to her
younger sister.
I was telling her (McKenzie) the other
day, youre here for school first. Making
good grades is your first priority. In college
everyone is good (at basketball), if you dont
play its O.K.. If you get two minutes of playing
time, you kill those two minutes, she said.
As a parent were proud of both of them.
Theyve worked so hard to get where they are.
People dont realize how big of a commitment
it is to make it to college basketball, said
Michael Kilburn, Were very thankful to
Trevecca for believing in them and giving
them an opportunity to play.

8 | 2016 | NOV | TrevEchoes

FEATURES| People of Trevecca

UNDER
the BRIDGE
TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

Student Volunteer Ministry Meets

Under The Bridge

BY Bailey Basham
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Since her freshman year, senior exercise science major

Madison Smith has been involved with Under the Bridge,
a student-led ministry at Trevecca that meets with the
homeless each week.
The group meets up with Salvation Army volunteers
who are serving food under the bridge each week.
Smith said there were a lot of people who participated at
first, but as the years passed, the numbers have dwindled.
Smiths goal for this year is to get the once-thriving group
going again at Trevecca.
When I was a freshman, tons of people went, and we
had multiple cars each week. There was a little bit less my
sophomore year, and then last year there was like five
people going consistently, and all of them graduated, she
said.
At times, Smith has been the only student from Trevecca
who joined the Salvation Army volunteers, but recently a
few other students have come along.
The second time Smith went with Under the Bridge to
the Jefferson Street Bridge, she met a man named Tim.
I remembered his name, so the next time I went, I saw
him and talked to him. I ended up talking to him every

week since then. Im able to meet with him consistently,

so thats a big thing. Its cool to have something in the city
youre living with where you can create relationships that
are long-term, said Smith.
Three years later, the two are still friends.
[Tim] comes to all of Treveccas home games which
is incredible. Its cool that its not just me going there and
doing something for him, but its two-way where he cares
about me as well. He has my schedule, so hell know if Ill
be out of town. Ill tell him, Hey, I wont be here next
Friday, and hell say, Yeah I know, youre doing to be
in West Virginia, said Smith. Being away from home,
my family cant come watch the games, so when you turn
the corner and you have someone there who is cheering
you on, its really cool. Tim gives me that, and I give him
someone to talk to on Friday nights. Its a friendship, its
not a handout.
Smith said the purpose of Under the Bridge is simple
its all about creating and reconciling relationships.
Im a college student, so I cant really do anything. I
cant take Tim out of his situation, but learning that being
compassionate isnt being able to walk in and say, Hey
Im going to fix this for you, its, Hey, this sucks, and
Im going to sit next to you while you go through it. Being

(l-r) Madison Smith and friend TIm. Photos by Annalizia Cordova and
provided by Madison Smith. Logo designed by Liz Denton

able to practice that changes your view on things, said

Smith.
Hannah Webb, freshman elementary education major,
said she heard about the ministry through Smith at their
home church in Greenville, SC.
The idea of having an opportunity to serve in my new
community of Nashville really excited me. I came looking
forward to making a difference in the lives of these people
who come hungry each weeknot only to feed them
physically, but also with the love of Christ, said Webb.
Ive been stretched out of my comfort zone, and it has
encouraged me to accept the things God wants me to do.
For those who are interested in getting involved
with Under the Bridge, Smith said its okay to feel
uncomfortable or scared at first. What is most important
is recognizing that nothing has to be perfect.
Honestly, my first few times, I was really
uncomfortable, but the main thing is just realizing theyre
people, so you dont have to have a perfect script when
you talk to them, said Smith. God is going to move, but
we need to be there. If we all stay up here on this hill, we
are missing out on a major part of our call and the gospel.
Find something that is going to get you off campus for a
little bit to meet people who arent like you. I think thats
when well see the kingdom of God expand and look more
like what its supposed to look like.
For anyone interested in joining Under the Bridge, the
group meets in Jernigan lobby at 5:30 on Fridays. Check
out their Facebook page and Twitter @TreveccaUTB for
more information.

Trevecca librarian creates spaces for introverts on campus

BY Annalizia Cordova
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER & CONTRIBUTOR

Late in the afternoon, Karla Wardlow sat

in the bottom floor of Treveccas Waggoner
Library, surrounded by a medium sized
group of students trying to coordinate their
schedules. As it became apparent that there
was not a single time that everyone would be
available, she smiled.
Alright then, we can have three book
clubs this year, she said.
Anyone who has walked into the library
on a Saturday when no one else is working,
or on a Friday night after the library would
typically be closed, but a group of students
have gathered to socialize and play board
games, has most likely seen Wardlow.
As the Inter-Library Loan and Instruction
Resources Center Librarian, Wardlow has
spent the past 16 years working with students;
however, it is the multiple additional
activities that she helps facilitate on campus,
out of her personal time, that really give her
the opportunity to connect with students.
Whenever the library has an outreach
program, Karla is at the center of it, said
Rachel Sorensen, a senior religion and biology
major and member of one of Treveccas book
clubs.
Warldows library office door is always
open, both literally and figuratively. Even as
she sits being interviewed, she smiles out at
the occasional passing student. She knows
each persons name and details about their
lives.
Between book club and board game night
she interacts with them a lot so she gets to
know them and gets to talk with them,
said Katie OConnell, Waggoner evening
supervisor.
OConnell began assisting Wardlow in

running book clubs last year. According to her,

the clubs are a way to connect with students in
an organic way.
Her investment in students, Wardlow says,
began with student workers at the library.
I had 10 to 15 students, and for me, that
was definitely the most meaningful part of
my job. It still is. But I felt that the longer I
was here and the better I got at that part that
I could expand that and I could reach out to
more students, said Wardlow.
As a child, people would often remark
that Wardlow would one day be a librarian
because she was always reading; however, she
had different plans. Starting as a student at
Trevecca, she intended to study teaching but
quickly changed her major to religion.
I felt called to work with young people, she
said as she recalls working as a youth minister
during her undergraduate and graduate
studies. When personal circumstances required
her to leave Kansas City and return to Nashville
after only six months at seminary, she took a
job back at Treveccas library, where she had
previously been a student worker.
I just kept saying, This is just temporary,
Wardlow said.
She reflects back on a visit to an elementary
school class to talk about being a librarian as
the moment when she realized this was what
she wanted to be doing.
I started talking about Trevecca, and
college, and my job and how cool it is and
how much I love it and it was literally like a
lightbulb moment. Probably the only one of
those Ive ever had in my life, she said.
This motivated her to complete an
additional masters degree in Library Science
in 2009. A decision, she says, which made her
a professional librarian.
Wardlow considers herself to be an

Karla Wardlow speaks with a student in Waggoner Library. Photos by Annalizia Cordova.

introvert. A lack of opportunities for students

with similar dispositions while she was a
student at Trevecca is part of what motivates
her to maintain activities like the book clubs
and board game nights.
Everyone needs attention sometimes, you
know? So thats kind of been my goal is to
reach out to a different group of people that
just enjoy different things, said Wardlow.
This sentiment is echoed by the student
participants.
The people who we have meeting are kind
of not the type whod necessarily go out to all
the soccer games and stuff, but its a nice way
to get together with other people and not have
the pressure of being around a lot of people,
said Lindsey Jordan, a junior biology major

and library student worker who also attends

one of the book clubs.
Aside from bringing together different
students and connecting with them, Wardlow
said she really just wants to give students the
opportunity to read for fun, an activity which
she remembers is hard to accomplish when
occupied by academic work.
I hate that I just stopped pleasure reading.
I dont think that is good for you. I think you
get busy and you have to cut back but I dont
think you need to stop. I think when you do
that you start to dread reading and theres a
healthier way to do it.
Contact Karla Wardlow at <KWardlow@
trevecca.edu> for information on how to join
a book club at Trevecca.