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NEWS Parking ticketing procedure Commuter lot
Counseling center sparks discussion on campus expansion being
focuses on suicide
awareness
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FEATURES
Tips to add plants
to your dorm room
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OPINION
How to survive
group projects
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Photo provided by Naomi Overby
SPORTS Vehicle with ticket stuck on its windshield after parking in the wrong lot.
Women’s basektball BY MARIA MONTEROS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
season underway After visiting his office for two hours,
Pablo Zuniga found his car parked in
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on his windshield that says, “PARKING/
TRAFFIC VIOLATION.”
Zuniga, junior film major, paid $30 for
parking in the S lot without a permit.
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He received his second ticket while
/TrevEchoesOnline parked in the right lot for not having
the parking sticker he was waiting to
get in his mail. Four fines later and after
@TrevEchoes
witnessing an officer walking around to
penalize vehicles, Zuniga decided to vent
@TrevEchoes his frustration on Facebook last month.
“I am at a point that I’m afraid of
TrevEchoesOnline.com moving my car from my apartment.
I am a film major, SGA member, and
work two jobs on campus, I have to be
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moving around a lot,” he wrote. “You are
expected to be on time on classes, looking
TNU Events App good for presentations and meetings,
and somehow make it all work without
sweating and/or messing up.”
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The 469-word post garnered mixed
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employees. Some commenters agree with
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his sentiments, while others encouraged
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him to take his complaints to campus
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Taking care of athletes: A day in the life of a Trevecca trainer
BY KALLIE SOHM
Cassi Peck, graduate assistant athletic
SPORTS EDITOR
trainer at Trevecca, was interrupted from
her graduate school work by a women’s
player who asked how she should get
her legs ready for a game that would not
happen for another eight hours. Peck
smiled and told her to come back later –
she already had something in mind for
her to try.
“There’s a lot of hard things with this
profession, but you love it so much that
you can overlook them,” said Peck, “The
hardest thing is how all-consuming it is,
or it can be.”
Photo provided by Kallie Sohm Peck is one of four athletic trainers
Peck helps Olivia Pepperman, women’s basketball who are responsible for providing sports
player, with muscle recovery before a game.
“We are a campus with limited parking
spaces— this has been known for years,
but there have always been other projects
that needed prioritizing over new parking
spaces,” Zack Church, resident director
of upperclassman apartments, wrote in
the comments section. “At the end of the
day, there are better places to have these
discussions.”
Trevecca’s enrollment has broken
records for six years in a row, but the
number of parking lots remained
relatively the same, making it difficult
to find parking, students commented on
the post. Others point to the lack of grace
period given to students who park in the
wrong lot for only a few minutes.
Though Zuniga and other students
have noticed stricter enforcements, the
security team’s efforts to maintain order
hasn’t changed, said Greg Dawson,
director of security. The university
typically gives students a two-week grace
period for students to register their
vehicles, and the number of tickets given
afterward depends on the number of
violators, he said.
Vehicles can receive citations for
parking in the wrong lot, in handicapped
medicine for Trevecca’s nearly 250 ath-
letes. The ratio is roughly 63 athletes to
one athletic trainer. They do everything
for their teams from treating season
ending injuries to celebrating with them
when they pass a test.
Tuesday Hunt, head athletic trainer
at Trevecca, said according to a work-
sheet created by the National Athletic
Trainer’s Association (NATA) called the
Appropriate Medical Coverage of Inter-
collegiate Athletics (AMCIA), Trevecca
currently has 3.5 athletic trainers.
Hunt said according to the AMCIA the
NATA recommends that Trevecca should
have 5.5 athletic trainers. The half comes
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studied
BY MARIA MONTEROS, NAOMI OVERBY & BAILEE
FORD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, FEATURES EDITOR & STAFF
WRITER
More than two dozen spots could be
added to the commuter parking area.
The parking committee, a group of
campus administrative officials formed
this semester, spearheaded the initia-
tive to add 25 to 50 spots in an effort to
decongest the commuter parking area
and allow students to park closer to their
classrooms.
“At this point it is unclear as to when
and if we will move forward with this
expansion,” Glen Linthicum, director of
plant operations. “I am in the process of
testing (Geotec reporting) the area to see
if it will be a viable option for a commut-
er lot expansion.”
The expansion of the commuter lot
began in October where a portion of the
parking area was blocked off.
For six years in a row, Trevecca’s enroll-
ment number has continued to surpass
its record.
Despite the growth in the student pop-
ulation, 80 to 100 parking lots behind the
Jackson building aren’t used every day,
said Dykes.
“We do have a lot of students that go
to class in locations that are further from
Jackson,” Dykes said. “We do think that
can be problematic for students who
might not want to walk from Jackson to
other locations.”
With higher rates of enrollment and
hefty fines for parking violators, parking
on campus has been stressful for many
students.
“I come in every morning at 8 a.m. and
most, if not all, of the commuter spots
are full. So then, I have to try to find an
alternate space, usually at Jackson or
behind the gym,” said Francisco Saenz,
a freshman nursing major. “There’s so
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from Peck being in graduate school and
is only considered part time. Peck said
she regularly works 60-80 hours as a
trainer a week.
Peck, who graduated this May with
her bachelors in athletic training, is in
charge of caring for the men’s soccer
team and its junior varsity team as well
as the women’s basketball team and its
junior varsity team. The 22-year-old is
also in Trevecca’s masters of organiza-
tional leadership program.
On an early Friday morning in the
training room on Nov. 8 Peck and Austin
Krause, assistant athletic trainer, were
both in by 9:30 a.m. to care for their
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Homecoming 2019

Homecoming banquet, Town and Country showcase, and Homecoming parade. All photos provided by Trevecca Marketing.

Walking and talking: Morning walk group hosted by counseling center
BY Claudia Vidella
CONTRIBUTOR
When Adrienne Davis wakes
up at 6 a.m., it is not for a morning class,
but because she wants to. It is still cold
outside and it might be raining, but she
enjoys it.
Every Wednesday morning, she
engages in an early morning walk. Davis
ignores the rain and cold because she
is taking advantage of the morning to
complain about an upcoming test with
other stressed students. These students
are out of bed early in the morning
“Walking for Wellness”.
Every Wednesday at 7:30 a.m., Casey
Overly, a graduate student in the
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Program, hosts “Walking for Wellness”
to promote a positive start to the day
by simply taking a walk with others on
campus.
Walking has many benefits for college
students, she said.
“Before your day even starts, to get
out in the morning and walk with a
friend, just to get your heart pumping,
get your endorphins flowing, spend
time in nature, being mindful of your
environment, gives you a moment to
start your day on a positive note,” said
Overly.
Taking care of the body also helps
improve mental and spiritual health.
It is all a big circle that many students
don’t understand, she said.
“So many times, especially on
college campuses, freshmen can feel
very isolated, especially if they aren’t
Many commuters opt of out of meal plan, choose to eat off campus
BY Lily Russell
STAFF WRITER
Vending machines in the commuter lounge. Photo provided by Naomi Overby.
Angel Lopez jumped in his car at 7
a.m. for his 8-mile commute to his 8
a.m. biology class. Halfway to campus
and stuck in traffic, he realized he had
forgotten his food once again. With no
time to turn back he had to keep going.
As a commuter, he knew the struggle
he was going to face that day; finding
healthy options on campus.
“There’s the Hub and Tu Taco but
they’re not as healthy as I wish it could
be. Every week I go out with a friend and
we alternate on buying food, I spend
about $50 extra a week for food off
campus,” said Lopez.
Most commuters said they don’t have
the commuter meal plan as many said
they find it too expensive or not worth it.
The commuter student meal plan costs
involved in different groups or activities,
so getting out with a friend and walking
and talking can decrease anxiety and
decrease symptoms of depression,” said
Overly.
Overly used to be a runner.
Running was an outlet and stress
reliever to her. After a foot injury, the
only alternative she found was walking.
Overly found walking to be just as
helpful as running.
Walking is now part of her routine.
“I like walking because anybody at any
fitness level can do it and can benefit
from it,” said Overly. “Just a simple
30-minute walk can be enough for you.”
Davis, a freshman, loves mornings and
loves walking. But Davis first started
walking because her parents and doctors
recommended it.
Davis was diagnosed with
neuroblastoma in her spine and chest
at three months old. She got a tumor
removed from her chest at the time. She
started chemotherapy at a young age to
treat the tumors.
She does not have cancer anymore, but
the tumors caused spinal cord damage.
Vigorous physical activity could paralyze
her. The best form of physical activity for
her is walking.
Since Davis arrived at Trevecca she has
not had the opportunity to walk as much
as she had wanted to.
“I needed to find a buddy to walk with,
so when I found the Wednesday walks
I was like ‘This is the thing I’ve been
wanting to do the whole time,’” said
$580 a semester for 75 meals.
“With the ever-changing schedule of
commuter students, sometimes it’s just
easier to just pay for food instead of getting
the meal plan. To me that’s what’s been
easier,” said Yenin Echeverria, president of
the commuter council.
Vending machines are available for
students, but they are filled with chips,
cookies, and other unhealthy treats. Many
students also face dietary restrictions that
limit them even further.
“I try to bring my own food, but I’m in
college and I don’t have a lot of time,” said
Marlene Abskaharaun, a freshman and
commuter.
Abskaharaun also said she spends $50
a week on food off campus and being vice
president of the freshmen class, works
Davis. “I was excited, I’m going to stay
doing that every Wednesday.”
Davis thinks that morning walks have a
lot of benefits for college students.
Morning walks would fix students’
sleep schedules by giving students a
reason to sleep earlier and get up earlier
in the morning.
“If college students got up early in the
morning and went for a walk they would
start planning their sleep schedules
around it and it would also help them
physically and help them breathe better,
if that makes sense, since there are so
many plants and trees, it’s good for them,”
said Davis.
Overly also believes walking in nature
is beneficial to students’ health.
“The other benefit is being outside,
walking outside; there is research around
just being outside in nature, our campus
here is a beautiful green space, and so that
can really be mood-boosting,” said Overly.
For Erika Jetton, a counseling intern,
walking is not usually part of her routine,
but she believes it is very helpful.
“Getting up early to choose to say, ‘Hey,
I’m going to take a moment to choose
myself and intentionally engage my body
and debrief and decompress,’ can have
incredible psychological benefits that go
along with it,” said Jetton. “That changes
the way we view the activity.”
The counseling center at Trevecca
wants to be more accessible to students.
Currently, the counseling center at
Trevecca offers six free counseling
sessions per semester to all students.
many late nights struggling to find
healthy options.
“I have not looked into the math of it
since we changed the meal plans from
Pioneer to Chartwells. My understanding
was that it did shake out to be relatively
similar to what residential students pay
per meal and I know that it is better this
year because the meal plan used to be
you could only use it for breakfast or
lunch, and then this year you can use it
for breakfast lunch or dinner,” said Zack
Church, resident director, who oversees
the commuter council.
Many commuters say for a similiar
Students eating lunch with the commuter lounge fridge and microwave in background. Photo provided by Naomi Overby.
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“One of our goals is to take the counseling
center like out of the counseling center, so
we might have groups that meet here or
groups that outside the counseling center,
and what that is is to diversify the way
we do counseling, to appeal to different
people who might enjoy a group setting
more,” said Jetton.
Jetton has been with Trevecca since
2006. She started off as an undergraduate
student. Jetton earned a graduate degree
in Marriage and Family Therapy from
Trevecca in 2016.
In her time here at Trevecca Jetton has
noticed a significant increase in student
seeking counseling.
“I think that the desire and the way
that our students see mental health as
important is increasing. A lot of students
are requesting counseling and so the need
is great but I think it’s always been that
way, it’s just that people are now able to
vocalize it,” said Jetton.
Early morning walks can be an escape
from the stress and deadlines of a college
student. By going out to walk students are
giving themselves permission to relax,
said Overly.
“It makes me happy. It makes me feel
better like I can actually take a deep
breath. And it’s like ‘This is cool, I’m fine
now. I’m good where I am at. I’m doing a
good thing,’” said Davis.
Overly hopes to see more Trevecca
students participating in Walking for
Wellness.
amount of money, they prefer to eat off
campus or bring their food.
“I usually don’t eat on campus as I am
vegetarian, and the options here just
aren’t great. I usually go off campus and
spend up to $40 a week,” said Aby Berhe,
a freshmen and commuter.
“I understand why people who
live here have the meal plan but for
commuters I don’t think it will be
beneficial, I just wish there were more
quick healthy options for us,” said Lopez.
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NEWS
Students notice stricter enforcement of parking rules
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areas, lawns, walks or over curbs. Fines
will also be given for parking between
two lots and blocking driveways or fire
lanes, according to the university catalog.
“We’re here just to help. We’re not here
to be the bad guy,” he said. “We just want
to make sure that everyone’s safe and can
park wherever they’re supposed to park.”
A recent study of Trevecca’s landscape
indicated students and employees only
use 85% of parking lots, Dawson said,
citing constructing and consulting
firm KCI Technologies. However, some
students want to park closer to the
building where their classes are causing
congestion in the TCC lot and the
commuter lot, he said.
The TrevEchoes’ attempts to obtain
a copy of the study from Dawson were
unsuccessful due to confidentiality.
“If everyone parks where they’re
supposed to, the parking system works,”
he said.
Tickets start at $30 for the first offense
violations go toward Trevecca’s general
operating fund, which is used to fund
road maintenance, said Mariano Monzu,
chief financial officer.
All parking violators are entitled to
an appeal process. Dawson reviews each
request on a case per case basis.
In some instances, an appeal isn’t
enough to avoid the fines. When Lily
Moll, junior history major, received a
ticket after forgetting to move her car
from a lot meant for employees after her
night class last year, she emailed campus
security about her situation, but they
rejected her appeal.
“There’s not much of an appeal process
other than emailing [security] and hope
they’ll get to you,” she said. “Sometimes
they do, and sometimes they don’t.”
Moll said the enforcement of parking
rules are inconsistent. She received a
ticket for the first time this school year
after parking on the same curb she’s
parked before but was never fined until
recently.
lots in the commuter parking lot, said carry heavy equipment around campus.
Jessica Dykes, associate vice president Sometimes, that means having to park
and dean of student development. where he isn’t supposed to for a few
“We recognize that was already some minutes, he said.
spots that were just covered up,” she said. “It’s not that I park in handicap spots
“We thought that would be the easiest or park where faculty needs to park,” he
way to pick up some extra near Boone told the TrevEchoes. “I’m not the type of
[Business Building].” guy that just drives from his dorm to the
This year, the university formed a gym just cause he’s lazy.”
parking committee— which consists of
Jessica Dykes, Glen Linthicum, Melinda
Miller and Greg Dawson— to address the
parking issue on campus.
Student body president Marina
Yousef, who received three parking fines
herself, said the student government has
discussed possible solutions to improve
the parking condition—including a
reward system for those that park farther
away from campus.
“I know it feels against us because
we’re the ones getting ticketed,” she
said. “We just need to recognize that this
needs to happen for us to be able to park
in a timely manner and not go around Photo from Pablo Zuniga’s Facebook post.

and can go up to $60 for repeat violators. In response to the issue of parking, the the parking lot a million times.” Zuniga’s car posted on Facebook after receiving his
fourth parking ticket.
Monies from traffic and parking university is adding 25 to 50 additional As a film major, Zuniga has had to

Officials assess Trevecca’s landscape to add more parking spaces

many commuters at Trevecca, but it feels
like there’s not really a place for us.”
To assess the parking situation,
drones were flown over campus for a
period of time in addition to a team of
three volunteers from administration
observing areas on campus and compil-
ing a report.
Around 160 spaces that currently exist
on campus were identified as consistent-
ly unused, the majority of which mostly
are behind the Jackson Center for Music
and Worship Arts building, Trevecca
President Dan Boone said.
Photo provided by Maria Monteros. To utilize these spaces, new assign-
A section of the commuter lot was blocked off for a potential expansion.
ments for parking permits may move
into place.
“We’re trying to expand parking sig-
nificantly, even as early as the beginning
of the very next semester that we have,”
Boone said.
Around 150 spaces will be added to
campus with either gravel or pavement.
Combined with the already unused
spaces, a total of 200-300 new usable
parking spaces will exist, Boone said.

Counseling center focuses on suicide awareness

BY Bailee Ford
STAFF WRITER
Photo provided by Naomi Overby.
The counseling center distributes signs across the
campus.
Trevecca mental health professionals
are working to raise awareness of suicide
prevention and working to get the word
out about how students can get help on
campus.
Last month, the Trevecca counsel-
ing center posted several signs around
campus discussing suicidality, mental
health, and counseling trends among
college students.
According to Miller Folk, MMFT and
staff counselor at the Trevecca counsel-
suicide prevention awareness month in
September and in hopes that they could
reach more people that may not normal-
ly use the center’s resources.
“It is especially important to educate
on college campuses because college is
a super transitional time for students
– quite possibly one of the most transi-
tional times they may have in their life,”
Folk said. “Students are choosing who
they want to be, how they want to show
up in life, how they want to live life, and
so much more – it is important to bring
awareness to their mental health in this
time.”
Amanda Grieme Bradley, chair of
social and behavioral sciences, agreed
that college students feel an intense
pressure about figuring out every aspect
of their lives, from careers to relation-
ships. In addition to these stressors, she
said mental health education is import-
ant because of the age group college
students fall into.
“Between 18 and 25, there is an emer-
gence of mental health disorders. It is
just a common time of onset. We would
see this in the non-college population as
well,” she said.
Mental health touches everyone in
some way. Suicide remains the second
leading cause of death for college stu-
“Psychological disorders don’t dis- “Naming the struggle is a really pow-
criminate. Even if you are not affected, erful step and is the only way anyone
it may have touched someone you’re can begin to help you,” Grieme Bradley
affiliated with and it’s important to be said.
educated so you can love them well,” Trevecca’s counseling center currently
says Kennedy Cates, sophomore nursing has walk-ins every day at 10 a.m. There
major at Trevecca. are also many small groups led by coun-
The counseling center has walk-in seling center staff, each focusing on a
hours every day for people in crisis and different topic and meeting at different
support groups at varying times meant times. Students can access the counsel-
to help in this ongoing education effort. ing center request form through their
“We want students to have awareness TNU4U under Menu and Services.
that mental health is just as important as For 24/7, free, confidential services,
physical, academic or spiritual health,” reach out to the National Suicide Pre-
said Sara Hopkins, director of the coun- vention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255. Crisis
seling center. Text: 741-741
The counseling center and Trevecca
faculty are hoping to talk about mental
health more and let students know that
not only is it a safe subject to discuss,
but that Trevecca is a safe place to
discuss it. It is important for everyone,
regardless of class, major, or background
to normalize issues rather than stay
quiet about them.
“Part of life is struggle. There are
highs and lows that can happen simulta-
neously and make everything confusing.
That’s okay,” Grieme Bradley said.
If counseling seems daunting, Grieme
Bradley suggests finding an RA, profes-
sor, or peer mentor that you can confide Photo provided by Naomi Overby.

ing center, the signs were in response to dents, taking over 1000 lives every year. in. The counseling center distributes signs across the
campus.

Univeristy to bring back married student housing
BY MARIA MONTEROS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
When it came time for newlyweds Emily
and Mitch Long to find a place to live,
they inquired for on-campus housing at
Trevecca. In response, they received a list
of options: Some were out of budget, and
others were project housing.
“I was very hurt and angry at that,” Emily
said, fidgeting her wedding ring. “At the
moment, I was too shocked to say anything.”
After Emily, junior special education
major, exchanged vows in May this year
with Mitch, 25-year-old truck driver at
Richards & Richards, on-campus housing
was no longer available for her.
The University Terrace Apartments
previously accommodated married couples
and employees. But when the university
population and the demand for housing
grew, it was converted into a male-only
apartment in 2015, said Ronda Lilienthal,
associate dean of students for residential
life.
University officials said they’re aware of
the strain the housing situation puts on
newly married couples.
During the 2019 Founder’s Day chapel,
Trevecca president Dan Boone announced
plans to construct a 300-bedroom
apartment behind Georgia Hall. UTA will
be reverted to a married couples housing
unit once the new building is complete by
fall 2021.
“The married student rental would
be exceptionally less than what it costs
to actually rent over at Walden Flats
or anywhere around here,” Boone told
theTrevEchoes. “We would love to get back
to the point that we’ve got an affordable
option to offer to married students here on
Trevecca alum and family open Pelican’s Snoball franchise
BY MELINDA MCDOWELL
CONTRIBUTOR
About a year ago, alumni Eric Miller, was
talking on the phone with his oldest son,
Andru, a photographer based out of D.C. He
was lamenting about how slow work was for
him and asked his dad about business ventures
they could take together.
Later that night, Miller and his wife went
to a Pelican’s Snoballs in Lincolnton, North
Carolina where he saw a sign that read “We
are franchising.” In May of 2019, the father and
son opened their own franchise of Pelican’s
Snoballs in Gallatin, Tennessee.
“We had an amazing first year. The people
of Gallatin and surrounding areas showed
us so much support. We were able to serve
thousands of snoballs and become a great
place to hang out in the community,” said
Andru Miller.
With his parents and three out of his four
children living in Nashville, Miller aimed to
open their franchise in Davidson county. Rent
in the metro area was too high, so they were
caused to start looking for properties further
away from the city. They looked at properties
in Mt. Juliet and Hendersonville that fell
through, eventually landing on a small
property on state Route 109 in Gallatin.
Miller’s youngest daughter, Mallory is in her
senior year at Trevecca.
“In my whole life, I haven’t had this much
access to my family. We’re all so close. The fact
that we get to be so close in proximity now is a
dream. This experience has been so much fun.
I’m so glad to have family around as I finish
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the campus.”
The Long couple now lives at a 486 square said about the policy. “To provide that, we marriage.
feet studio apartment in Paragon Mills, five couldn’t house people who don’t have to However, for Emily, the new development
miles away from campus. They carpool at live on campus.” came too late. Next semester, when her
6 a.m. every morning to Trevecca, where When senior religion major Brendan lease ends, she’ll be transferring to Austin
Mitch drops off Emily while he heads to Arnold lived in UTA in 2014 with his wife, Peay State University, which offers housing
work. Jessica, they paid $500 a month for rent, for married couples.
As a single income household, the which he said made their living situation Though some of her credits at Trevecca
$779 rent was a stretch in their budget. affordable and less stressful. weren’t transferrable and she would have
Emily occasionally works as a babysitter “It was nice cause we could see our to change her minor, she calculated that it
and a substitute teacher at their church’s friends just as much. It wasn’t like we were would be cheaper for her to be a fifth-year
pre-school, but her program’s required in a whole new world,” he said. “That senior than to graduate on time at Trevecca.
observation hours prevents her from part was really cool, getting to experience “I’m going to be really sad to leave the
working full time. married life without just being completely professors that have helped me,” she said.
The average one-bedroom apartment in kicked out into the real world.” “I’m going to be really sad to leave all the
Nashville increased 6.75% from last year The Arnolds moved out of Trevecca friends that I’ve made for the last two and
at $1,304 per month, a 2019 data from Rent housing when their first child, Brendan a half years, but we really feel like we don’t
Jungle shows. Jr., was on the way nine months after their have a choice.”
“Most apartments expect you to have
three times your monthly rent in income,”
Mitch said. “We barely made it into the
qualifications for the apartment we have
now.”
Married residents living at UTA in 2014
received an email saying they could no
longer live on campus the following year,
said Lilienthal. Since the switch, Trevecca
no longer offered on-campus housing for
married students– causing students to
bear the brunt of Nashville, Tenn.’s renting
market.
Unmarried students under the age of 23
and don’t have relatives living in Nashville
are required to live on-campus, according
to the student handbook. The rule no
Photo from Emily Long’s Facebook page.
longer applies to students who changed
their marital status during their time in Emily Long with her husband Mitch Long.
Trevecca.
“If we say that, we need to provide it,” she
on the road. In addition to the storefront in
this crazy college thing,” said Mallory Miller. attend church. More than once a week he hosts Gallatin, the Pelican’s “Snomobile” drives
Along with the staff of seven part-time a spirit night for local charities, churches, and around middle Tennessee to reach customers
employees, the father and son team run schools giving back a percentage of the profits that may never reach the Gallatin property.
their business with the help of their oldest from that day’s sales. Churches, schools, and businesses have
daughter, Lorisa Miller Moran, her husband, Perhaps, Miller’s most bold statement of reached out to have Pelican’s come to their
Pedro Moran, both alumni of Trevecca, and faith in God is that he is not concerned with private parties and events. The Gallatin Youth
youngest daughter Mallory. making huge profits, but rather leaving a Soccer League contracted with Miller to have
Pelican’s Snoballs is known for their New legacy for his kids and community. the truck at their weekly soccer tournaments
Orleans style shaved ice. The ice is meant to “This is the direction that I have been called throughout September and October.
melt in your mouth rather than be crunchy to go. I’m just continuing to trust [God]. If I After a massively successful inaugural
like a typical snow cone. lose $100,000, well, it’s just money,” said Eric snoball season, The Miller family closed their
“We make snow,” said Eric Miller. Miller. franchise of Pelican’s Snoballs for the winter
The menu posted on the side of the brightly In late August, the father and son decided on Nov 2. They plan to reopen on the second
painted building lists more than 100 flavors for to purchase a food truck to take their business weekend in March for the 2020 snoball season.
customers to try, combine, and add toppings to.
Customers may choose flavors to mix on their
own or choose from signature combinations
like the “Superhero” (blue raspberry and
cherry) or location specific signatures like the
“Gallatin Green Wave” (pineapple and green
apple).
As a longtime member of the Church of the
Nazarene, Miller wanted to ensure that his
business was undoubtedly marked by his faith
in both the physical establishment and the
practices that he used.
Daily practices like playing Contemporary
Christian music and remembering the names
and faces of regular customers set Miller’s
business apart. The family fun zone that
includes corn-hole, tetherball, and bocce ball
provides children a safe environment to play
in after enjoying their snoballs.
Photo taken from @pelicansgallatin Instagram page.
Miller cuts hours on Sundays to allow Eric Miller (left) posing in front of his Pelican’s Snoballs franchise.
customers, employees, and himself time to
 Advice:How to survive end-of-the-year group projects
2019 | November | TrevEchoes
EDITORIAL & OPINION
Photo provided by Beckner.
BY GRACE BECKNER
STAFF WRITER
Even though this is only my first se-
mester at Trevecca, I have already had to
deal with my fair share of stress and group
projects, especially stress caused by group
projects.
There have been a few instances where
I was glad to have other people working on
an assignment with me, but I think more of-
ten than not, when it comes to group work I
somehow end up doing more than my fair
share of the workload, so what’s the point?
In order to help you navigate the cha-
os and frustration that often goes hand-in-
hand with working with others, here are a
few tips to keep in mind the next time you
find yourself looking around the classroom
for a group to join/jump into.
1. Make sure your group has a way to
get in contact with each other.
Exchange numbers with your group
members, add everyone on Snapchat and
create a group chat, jot down everyone’s
school email, something! If you have no way
of getting in touch with each other outside
of class, it can make it way harder than it
needs to be to schedule a time to meet and
get some work done. Do yourself a favor
ahead of time and get everyone’s contact in-
formation before you run out the door.
2. Don’t wait to get started!
I know you and everyone else in your
group has a life outside of class, but if you
want to avoid turning in a sloppy assign-
ment at the last minute just because every-
one had to rush to get their part done, then
some sacrifices are going to have to be made.
Decide what is more important in the long
run, getting in another nap before dinner, or
making time to meet with your group mem-
bers to make some progress on the assign-
ment? (I know the later might be tempting,
but trust me, the right answer is the former,
you can take an extra long nap tomorrow as
a reward.)
3. Be prepared to make compromis-
es—a lot of them.
The project might not turn out exactly
like how you envisioned it, but is that really
such a bad thing? By listening to the oth-
er people in your group, you might learn
something new, or come to see a situation
from a different perspective. Also, this is
a group project, not a you project, so learn
to talk to other people who don’t think the
same way you do, and see how your world-
view expands. You might not always agree
with what someone else has to say, but by
knowing when to let others make decisions,
you will grow as a person.
4. Be intentional in trying to get ev-
eryone in your group involved.
Some of the people on your team might
be a little shy, or feel like they have nothing
to contribute, so make it a point to try to find
an area where they can be useful. Ask them
if they might feel more confident if they
paired up with another person in the group
who needs some extra help, or maybe try
to find out if they have a specific interest or
skill that could improve the project and pos-
sibly give it a unique edge. Just try to remind
yourself and others that everyone has some-
thing they can give to make the project’s end
result better as a whole.
5. Give recognition to those who con-
tribute to the project.
Encouragement can go a long way in
improving the quality of the assignment. If
everyone feels like they are appreciated and
a valuable part of the group, then they are
more likely to put in some extra effort and
take the project more seriously. Pay atten-
tion to which members of your team try to
go the extra mile in getting the group on the
right track, or making sure someone else
fully understands a concept, and make sure
they know that you
see their hard work and are glad to be
working with them.
Beckner is a freshman religion and
multimedia journalism major. She is cur-
rently a staff writer at the TrevEchoes.

Giving thanks on Thanksgiving

Photo provided by Fawzy.
By Mariam O. Fawzy
To some of you, Thanksgiving might
bring happy warm feelings, and to oth-
ers, it might be the very opposite. Despite
how you may feel about Thanksgiving, I
intend on challenging the way you give
thanks. This year, I challenge you to
share with people outside of your family
what you feel grateful for.
As you know, Thanksgiving is a na-
tional holiday celebrated by North Amer-
ica. In the United States, it takes place on
the fourth Thursday of November and
is celebrated the second Monday of Oc-
tober in Canada. According to Melanie
Kirkpatrick, the author of Thanksgiving:
The Holiday at the Heart of the Ameri-
can Experience, shared on an article for
Time that, over centuries, the one aspect
about Thanksgiving that stayed the same
is “gratitude”.
Imagine, if you will, you are cele-
brating thanksgiving with your family. To
some, you might have an image of your
family members gathered around the
dinner table. You might also imagine all
the delicious food you have been wanting
to eat. More specifically, you might have
an image of a big turkey in the middle of
the table to feed everyone who is there.
Although this image is beautiful and
warm, may I ask you why is this the pri-
mary image we have of Thanksgiving?
Most of us perceive Thanksgiving as the
time of the year to give thanks. Some oth-
ers, unfortunately, view Thanksgiving as
the only time of the year to give thanks.
May I ask you which one do you choose
to be?
I have noticed in the past few years
the way people give their thanks is start-
ing to change to a more instant way of
giving thanks. For instance, in the past
few years, I have received more “Happy
Thanksgiving” texts than the amount of EDITORIAL STAFF
times it was said to me in a face-to face
communication. In a more general way, I Editor-In-Chief
think a lot of us choose to send a quick
Maria Monteros
text on holidays to friends rather than a MGMonteros@trevecca.edu
call. My statement is not meant to attack
anyone, or my friends. This was my awak-
ening realization of how our generation Sports Editor Feature Editor
is changing is the way they express grat-
Kallie Sohm Naomi Overby
itude. KESohm@trevecca.edu KNOverby@trevecca.edu
If Melanie is correct about gratitude,
then why do we limit our gratitude to our
families? Not only that, but why are we
losing our authenticity in the process? STAFF WRITERS
In search of information to write in this
piece, I stumbled upon websites that have
Lily Russell Audrey Yawn
lists of messages, wishes, and statements LFRussell@trevecca.edu AAYawn@trevecca.edu
that people could use for Thanksgiving.
Have our generation really come to this? Marcela Castro Carias
Grace Beckner
This year my friends, I choose to GEBeckner@trevecca.edu MCastrocarias@trevecca.edu
challenge you and those around me to
Adam Gillette Bailee Ford
express gratitude more. More specifical- BDFord@trevecca.edu
ly, I challenge people to express gratitude
ADGillette@trevecca.edu
through face-to-face communication and
to extend it beyond family members. How
will you challenge those around you?
Fawzy is a senior psychology major.
She is actively involved with Hispanic TrevEchoes is published by and for the students of Trevecca Nazarene University. The views expressed in Trev-
achievers club Futuro.
Echoes are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Trevecca. Contrib-
utors may be edited for grammar, spelling, content, or space consideration. Our office is located in Jernigan.
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A day in the life of a Trevecca athletic trainer pays for her rent, utilities, gas and a few grocery
Photo provided by Sohm.

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care for their basketball teams.
Nicole Burnett, assistant athletic trainer had
arrived in the training room at 7 a.m. By 10 a.m.
she would be on a bus to Columbus, Ohio with
the women’s soccer team.
Hunt was on an away trip with the volleyball
team.
Peck and Krause were here the entire day
for a basketball tournament being hosted at
Trevecca. The first game started 12 p.m., but
with an early, open gym for the traveling teams
and therapy for other athletes, athletic trainers
needed to be present early and all day.
Athletes from various sports and athletic
trainers from visiting schools were in and out
of the training room all day. Some athletes
getting their ankles taped before practice,
using heating pads to relieve back pain, asking
how they should prep tired legs for their game
later and some just to talk between classes.
Peck said she tries to pack her lunch to eat
in the office before work, but it rarely happens.
She eats in Trevecca’s cafeteria or goes out for
lunch sparingly. She said her monthly stipend
trips. She also receives tutition remission for
her graduate program.
Around 1:30 p.m. a father came in to discuss
his son’s recovery plan from an injury with
Krause.
“Those are the hard parts,” Krause said
once the father had left the room.
Peck said a few of her soccer players come
to the training room everyday just to hang out
and chat. She asks about athletics, but most of
the conversation is about them as individuals.
She checks in with them about their school
work, their friends, their families all the things
they have opened up to her about before.
That is how Peck treats every athlete that
comes through the training room doors
whether she oversees their team or not.
“How is...” must come out of Peck’s mouth
hundred times a day, but that is the part
of the job Peck said she loves the most; the
relationships and getting to know people.
Shane O’Connell, men’s soccer player, has
been working with Peck on his ACL surgery
rehab since she arrived on campus. He started
his rehab with Hunt and Peck took over when
she arrived in August.
“I wasn’t sure about having a new trainer,
but straight away me and Cassi (Peck) kind of
clicked,” said O’Connell.
O’Connell said he has come to the part
of the process where progress comes much
slower and that Peck does a great job of
“One reason I chose this profession
is getting to know people’s stories,” said
Peck.“We are here to help with injuries, but
we’re everything from like a mom to an aunt,
we hear everything.”
She got her position at Trevecca from the
relationships she had built. Peck graduated
from Liberty University last year where Hunt
had been the director of sports medicine
and worked directly with volleyball and
tennis two years ago.
“This job came at the perfect time, so I
really felt like this is where the Lord wanted
me to be,” said Peck.
“I knew, years ago, that she was going to
be a great athletic trainer,” said Hunt.
Peck’s day ended around 9:30 p.m. that
night. She would be back in the training
room by 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Women’s basketball loses only senior and faces UCONN

BY KALLIE SOHM
SPORTS EDITOR

Women’s basketball had a challenging the team’s new players.

preseason and is facing a competitive pre-
conference schedule.
“They play hard and they’re very coachable,”
said Chad Hibdon, head women’s basketball
coach. “That’s a coach’s dream.”
Trevecca has been up against the University
of Connecticut (UCONN), homecoming has
past and conference play will begin Dec. 5.
Hibdon said the main goal for October
was to allow the new group of players to get to
know one another. The young team has seven
freshmen, four sophomores, three juniors and
only one senior, Brianna Bryant.
“I think it [preseason] set a very good tone
for the season and showed the freshmen
and new players that we want to win,” said
Olivia Pepperman, junior Trevecca women’s
basketball player.
Bryant, the red-shirt senior, will not be
able to play this season after suffering her
fourth ACL tear during a pre-season shooting
practice. Hibdon said Bryant has become more
of a vocal leader because of not being able to
be on the court. He said Bryant does a good job
of bridging the gap between the coaches and
“That [Bryant’s injury] was a big blow,” said
Hibdon.
He said the team has done well to rally
around Bryant and that with adversity like
this, there is always an opportunity for others
to step up.
The Lady Trojans fell 99-54 against UCONN
on Nov. 6 in Hartford, Conn. The NCAA
Division I team is currently ranked fifth in the
nation.
“Going up against UCONN was a great
experience and I felt like we were able to see
stuff that we need to work on,” said Pepperman.
Trevecca Athletics reported the Lady Trojans
played even with UCONN in the second half,
Hibdon got in contact with UCONN through Photo provided by Trevecca Athletics.
both teams scoring 25 points each. They also year to kick off playing her old high school
Crystal Dangerfield, UCONN guard, who
reported that the Lady Trojans outscored the coach.”
he coached at Blackman High School in
UCONN Huskies in the third quarter by three
Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Lady Trojans have 10 games on their
points.
“I thought it would be neat for us to go play schedule leading up to their first conference
Hibdon said he always tries to play at
the premier women’s basketball and share match up against Tiffin University. On Nov.
least one Division I school during their
that moment and memory with our team,” 13 Trevecca will travel to Cleveland, Tenn.
pre-conference schedule, but had trouble
said Hibdon. “On a personal level I thought to compete against reigning Gulf South
scheduling any local teams this year.
it would be pretty neat for Crystal and I, who Conference champion, Lee University.
He then decided to reach out to UCONN. have an amazing relationship, for her senior

Alumni take on current athletes
BY ADAM GILLETTE, STAFF WRITER & KALLIE
SOHM, SPORTS EDITOR
Photo from @treveccabaseball on Instagram.
As alumni made their way back to the hill
for homecoming, former Trevecca athletes
also came back to campus to compete with
Trevecca’s current athletes in alumni game.
Men’s soccer, women’s basketball and the
alumni game the following day Oct. 26. After
the game the players and their families gather
around for a family day lunch.
on Nov. 2 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of Trevecca baseball.
Ryan Schmalz, head baseball coach, said
baseball team hosted alumni games leading
up to the homecoming festivities. Chad Hbidon, head women’s basketball the over 50 former players who attended the
coach, said the lunch was a time for the game seemed to enjoy themselves. Alumni
“It is a chance for the guys to come back
current Trevecca players and the alumni to sit faced each other in this game. Schmalz said
and enjoy time on the field and time with each
down and share community. they did not keep score.
other,” said Nicolas Reinhard, assistant men’s
soccer coach and former Trevecca player. Hibdon organizes this alumni game and A ceremony was held in the middle of the
fellowship every year the weekend before game to honor the first ever baseball team at
Men’s soccer, women’s basketball and the
homecoming. Trevecca. The game was followed by a shrimp
baseball team hosted alumni games leading
The baseball team hosted their alumni game boil to celebrate the occasion.
up to the homecoming festivities
Men’s soccer’s alumni game was held on
Oct. 25 between the alumni and the junior
varsity team. The game ended 8-6 in favor of
the alumni.
Reinhard said he and the other former
players all wish they had a little bit longer out
there on the field.
“Those fours years go by so quick” said
Reinhard.
The womens’s basketball team held their
Photo provided by Reinhard.
 2019 | November | TrevEchoes

Tips for five easy houseplants to liven up dorms and apartments this winter
BY Naomi Overby
FEATURES EDITOR

Inside Flora plant shop. Photo provided by Flora’s instagram.
Sunlight streams in through the third-
floor window across the row of small
potted plants on the sill in Johnson 313.
Madi Bowers, a sophomore social
work major, has planned her room
layout to be able to ensure that her
plants can get enough sunlight and still
look purposeful in her space. A few
more pots reside on the shelves of her
desk, and a large snake plant is tucked
next to her bed.
“I love having plants because they
make my room look really welcoming
and they make me feel happy and
relaxed,” Bowers said. “We like the idea
of being able to nurture something and
watch it grow.”
Houseplants have become trendier
and more accessible than ever in today’s
world.
“I think it’s a result of Instagram
culture—the aesthetic of everything…
and people are becoming more aware
of the environment and sustainability,”
said Brielle Sebold, marketing and
event coordinator for Flora, a local
plant nursery.
People have the option to look for and
order a plant on their own with one day
delivery via Amazon Prime, or to pay a
nursery like Flora to come and consult
on what plants would both thrive and
look good in their space.
Consultations like the ones Flora
offer aren’t just about looking Instagram
worthy, but also to evaluate a space to
ensure that the plants that go there will
do well in the conditions available.
Winter is a good time to add some
green and spruce up a space with
houseplants.
Lower maintenance houseplants are
great options for both beginners and
experienced plant lovers.
1. Snake plant (sansevieria
trifasciata):
Light: can tolerate very low light,
grows quicker in brighter light
situations.
Water: once every two - four weeks.
Allow top three inches of soil to dry in
between watering.
Snake plants are often described as
indestructible. They tolerate neglect
but do well with good care. Snake
plants are known for their thick, sword
shaped leaves.
2. ZZ plant (zamioculcas zamiifolia): take too good of care of their plants,” said
Light: can tolerate very low light, grows Sebold.
quicker in brighter light situations. Houseplants can be bought locally
Water: once every two - four weeks. at several nurseries, such as Gardens
Allow top three inches of soil to dry in of Babylon or Flora, but also can be
between watering. purchased at any garden centers at stores
like Walmart, Home Depot or Kroger.
ZZ plants are also tough leafy plants,
and will often come with a tagline of The advantages to local nurseries are
‘thriving off neglect’. These plants are best a consistently knowledgeable staff, and
if left alone mostly, aside from watering often many more on trend options for
and a good light source. pots and hangers. However, the prices for
plants at nurseries are often higher.
3. Pothos plant (epipremnum
aureum): If on a tighter budget, garden centers
might be better options, though for more
Light: can tolerate lower light, grows
in depth care information, may leave a
best in moderate light.
consumer with more research necessary
Water: once every week. Allow top two on their behalf.
inches of soil to dry slightly in between
“I’ve bought plants at both Gardens of
watering.
Babylon and at Home Depot,” Bowers
Pothos plants are leafy vining plants said. “It can be kind of pricey at nurseries
with a reputation of being the easiest but usually you’re on your own at a garden
houseplant to grow. They can vine center, and sometimes plants aren’t always
upwards if guided, or just have their taken care of as well. But after a little care,
tendrils hang downwards.
at the end of the day, I don’t know that
4. Peace lily plant (spathiphyllum):
there’s much of a difference.”
Light: moderate light.
Water: every four – seven days. Keep soil
lightly damp, but avoid overwatering.
Peace lilies are common in offices,
malls, and homes because they’re easy to
grow, and usually produce white spoon
shaped flowers along with tolerating
lower light situations.
5. Aloe plant (aloe barbadensis):
Light: bright light from an east or south
facing window.
Water: water deeply but infrequently,
every two weeks to keep the soil slightly
damp.
Aloe and other cacti and succulents
require less watering than other plants,
but require bright and long hours of
sunlight. They do best in south facing
windows.
The common mistakes made with plants
Madi Bowers’ plants in Johnson. Photo provided by Naomi
are overwatering, placing plants in pots Overby.
with no drainage holes, pouring fertilizer
in without diluting it, and not isolating
plants with pest issues, Sebold said.
“When it comes to mistakes… people

Minorities in White Spaces group provides support to students on campus

BY Marcela Castro Carias
STAFF WRITER
Photo provided by Trevecca Marketing.
When Gabby Jasso, junior history and
social justice double major, experienced
discomfort inside the Trevecca dorms
because she felt and looked different,
she felt like she needed a safe space
to share her experiences. That’s when
Jasso decided to attend Minorities in
White Spaces.
“It is difficult to enter into a
community that you’ve never
experienced before in your life. When
you can sit in a room with people that
are going through something similar as
you, it gives you energy to keep going
and keep learning,” said Broderick
Thomas, director of community
engagement and reconciliation.
Founded in 2017 by Sasha Corey-
Pack and Quinisha McKee, former
interns at the counseling center, the
Minorities in White Spaces group was
created to support students of color in
Trevecca’s increasingly diverse student
body.
“Having a space where you can be
validated and truly be seen and heard
and where you can grieve together
and learn how to navigate this space is
critical,” Jasso said.
As of today, the group has two
facilitators, current intern Menan
Assefa and Corey-Pack.
Each week, they go through different
tangible skills and tools to help those
who are of color or have experienced
racial trauma, said Assefa.
“Minorities in White Spaces is a
process group therapy space for any
individual who is looking to process
racial trauma and to find a safe space
to connect with others,” Assefa said.
The topics discussed during the
meeting depend on the most racial
issues on campus. Recently, the group
discussed Tennessee Governor Bill
Lee’s visit to Trevecca’s chapel service
last month.
Meetings are meant to be psycho-
educational, meaning it focuses on
identifying and learning how to
handle the symptoms of racial trauma,
said Cory-Pack.
“I would like for people of color on
this campus to find their voice and
learn how to advocate for themselves
in white spaces while being assertive
but not aggressive. Learn how to self-
care,” said Cory-Pack.
Students from all walks of life are
encouraged to attend.
“People’s stories are complex and
layered and if this is a space where
people feel like they can belong and
come to then that’s what the space is
going to be,” said Assefa.
Minorities in White Spaces differs
from other diversity groups on campus,
said Thomas. Unlike, the Diversity
Council where a group of students
come together to discuss ways to solve
racial issues on campus, Minorities in
White spaces is a group that fosters self-
acceptance he said.
“In diversity council, the expectation is
that you’re leaning into the environment
and trying to make a space for more
than you. With this group, it’s more so
of a place that you come to rest,” said
Thomas.
Minorities in White Space meets
every Monday at 4 p.m. at the Counseling
Center porch.