Lee Clarion Volume 68, Issue 3

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VOLUME 68, ISSUE 3OCOBER 10, 2013

L E E U N I V E R S I Y S S U D E N - R U N N E W S P A P E R C L A R I O N

The Spooky SoutheastMushrooms and mold in MedlinHall

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Flames hold Pro Day for futureMajor League hopefuls

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From our headphones to yours

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By Veronica EggerSenior Reporter

Sophomore Britain Mietheand his amily signed a

contract with A&E to star inthe pilot episode o Meet theMiethes, a reality V showabout the amilys day-to-daylie.

Te Miethes are a amilyo 10 rom Franklin, enn.,

consisting o parents Haydenand Nicole, and their eightchildren, o whom Britain isthe oldest.

Tere are a ew aspects

o Britains amily that hesaid makes it unique andinteresting to the productioncompany, and potentially to

viewers as well.My mom does prophetic

ministry, and my dad is a

rapper, Britain said.In addition, Britain

and all his siblings werehomeschooled.

In L.A., they tend to

think o the Duggars [oLCs reality show, 19 Kidsand Counting] when theythink o homeschooling, andsince were dierent romthatthats curious to them,Britain said.

Britains mother Nicolesaid that it is impossible toseparate the Miethes romtheir aith, and that the showwill likely eature the way

their aith is incorporatedinto their daily lie.Te Miethes hold a

service in their home thatthey call Worship in theWord every rst and thirdTursday o the month.

Nicole said she does propheticcounseling at the services orthe individuals who attend.

Its just listening to whatthe Lord has to say, praying

or that person and watchingGod move, Nicole said.Te road to this reality

show pilot began with Nicoleauditioning or CMMade as a joke in 2011.MV owns CM, and the

show is a version o MVsEmmy Award winning series,Made.

I didnt know what [theaudition] was or, Nicole

said. I thought it was asinging competition.

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Student to

star in A&Ereality show

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NEWS LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 20132

Te Lee Clarion is a student-produced and university-

sponsored publicationo Lee University in

Cleveland, enn.

EDIOR-IN-CHIEFCaleb Bell

NEWS EDIORAbby Hassler

LIFE EDIORRushawn Walters

SPORS EDIORMark Pace

ONLINE EDIORBrianna Bentley

MULIMEDIAEDIOR

Chase Hall

DESIGN EDIORRachel Westcott

MANAGINGPHOOGRAPHY

EDIORShane retheway

ASSISANPHOOGRAPHY

EDIORBrooke Svitak

FACULY ADVISERMr. Michael Finch

2013 Lee UniversityStudent Media

All opinions expressedherein are those o the authorand do not necessarily reectthe views o Lee University

or the Church o God.

P.O. Box 3450Cleveland, enn. [email protected]

www.leeclarion.com

Photo by Caleb Bell

u Film critic and authorJerey Overstreet will openthe Lee University Artsand Culture Series with ailm lecture. His lecture,Trough a Screen Darkly: Aestimony o ransormationand Dangerous Moviegoing,will take place on uesday,Oct. 15 at 7:30p.m. in theRose Lecture Hall o theHelen DeVos College o

Education. He will speak onthe issues o conscience thatoen challenge moviegoers,and will oer a vision orlie-changing culturalengagement.

u Parents o a ennessee5-year-old who died lastyear afer battling cancer

are claiming that drugs romthe same compounding rmthat has been linked to anationwide ungal meningitisoutbreak contributed totheir childs death. Barryand Regennia Martin oChattanooga charge that thedrugs rom the New EnglandCompounding Center playeda role in the July 2012 deatho their son Reese.

u As o Monday aernoon,35-year-old Santory

Alexander Johnson wasstill at large and wanted inconnection with the slayingo Christopher Jones inAlton Park. He is accused oshooting Jones to death andhas convictions o aggravatedassault, coercion o witnessand robbery. Jones was shotand killed just several doorsdown rom where he livedaer Johnson and Jones werereportedly arguing beore

Johnson opened re. Joneswas taken to a local hospitalwhere he died.

Local Bries

By Abby HasslerNews Editor

Mushrooms were oundgrowing out o the baseboardsand mold growth was visibleon the ceiling tile at thebeginning o the all semesterin the closet o Medlinresident Michael Allen.

Larry Berry, the director oPhysical Plant, said that thisphenomenon occasionallyoccurs within buildings oncampus.

Its one thing to know thatthere is some mold growing inthe walls and in the air ventswhere you cant see it, Allensaid. But when mushroomsstart growing [in] your room,you knowsomething has tobe done.

Allen said that in responseto the presence o mold inthe building, Physical Planthas been going through andcleaning out air vents in each

room.We do our best to addressany issues as soon as we learnabout them, Berr y said.

Berry said the mushroomsare not mold. Tey are

both ungi, yet mold ischaracterized by producingairborne spores, while thespores rom mushrooms aredispersed when they comeinto contact with something.

[It] is denitely a greatlyappreciated and much neededstep, Allen said.

Vice President o StudentDevelopment Mike Hayessaid that the older dorms oncampus tend to require moreattention rom the ResidentialLie and Housing sta.

With this in mind, our stahas increased their requencyo their walkthroughs in thesebuildings to address thingsmore quickly, Hayes said.

However, Allen said hebelieves urther action isneeded to keep the moldrom spreading, or keep moremushrooms rom growing.Several residents have alsoexpressed their concernsabout possible health issues

associated with the presenceo mold.Berry remains condent

that though Medlin presentschallenges because o itsage, they do their best to

overcome these issues.We do not have a serious

mold issue in Medlin, Berrysaid.

One ormer residentassistant in Medlin whowished to remain anonymoussaid that both Physical Plantand Residential Lie andHousing have worked hardto maintain Medlin over theyears.

However, theircommendable actions cannoterase the natural aging

process o the buildingnamely, the mold, he said.Over the multiple yearsI worked in Medlin, onseveral occasions we oundcloset baseboards with ungigrowing out o the bottom.He revealed that duringhis rst year as a residentassistant, he had to procurea doctors prescription or hishealth complications, whichhe said were objectively

linked to the presence omold in the building.No student should have

to add the price o a moldprescription to the rising costso their college education, he

said.Hayes said that the

university invests money intoMedlin every year and willcontinue to do so as long asthe building is in use.

According to ClevelandCity Planner Corey Divel,Medlin is not part o thehistoric district as sanctionedby the Historical PreservationCommission, or on thenational registry.

Tis means that theuniversitys approach to the

upkeep o the building is notdictated by its inclusion on ahistorical protected list.

However, we do considerit to be an important part oour neighborhood, Hayessaid.

In regards to renovations,Hayes said that his sta is inconsistent communicationwith other ofces to maintainthe building and submitsrenovation requests every

year.

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OCOBER 10, 2013 | LEE CLARION NEWS 3

National Bries


u WASHINGONPresident Barack Obamathanked workers at theFe de r a l Eme r g e ncy Management Agency ordoing their jobs duringthe government shutdown.Some urloughed employeesat the agency were recalledlast week and workedwithout pay to help prepareor ropical Storm Karen.Te president said FEMAemployees remain steadyto respond when needed,even though their jobs havebeen made more difcult. Hesaid the shutdown might endup costing taxpayers moremoney.

uNEW YORKAccordingto the New York PoliceDepartment, a 19-year-

old man died in BrooklynTursday afernoon afer aremote control helicopterhe was ying struck himin the head. Paramedicswho rushed to the scenepronounced Roman Pirozeko Queens dead on arrival.

u PHOENIXDue topressure by animal welaregroups and many o his ownpeople, the president o the

Navajo Nation, Ben Shelly,has reversed his stance onhorse slaughtering. He saidhe will no longer support itand will order the temporarysuspension o the roundupso eral horses on thereservation. One o the keyprovisions o the agreementis to pressure the ederalgovernment to do moreto help the Navajo peoplehandle the tens o thousands

o horses that roam reely ontheir land. Te estimatedcost o property and rangedamage eral horses cost theNavajos people a year is at$200,000.

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Senior Dan Koukolwas an RA in Medlin orone year and said thathe loved his experiencebecause o the emphasis

on community within thedorm.

He said that although hepersonally did not encounterserious mold issues on hishall, while he was an RA,Physical Plant had to redoa wall on the third oorbecause o water leaks, whichcaused mold to orm within

it. Obviously the conditiono Medlin is in questionanyone who lives there cantell, Koukol said. It is goingto be a reoccurring problembecause the building is old.

However, he said thatanytime a problem wasreported, Physical Plantresponded with promptnessand excellence.

Tey have been very

prompt at answering[reported problems], Koukolsaid. Not just covering it up,but doing everything theycan to x it the best way theyknow how.

Junior Casey Hendersonwas an RA in Medlin lastyear and although he did notpersonally report any moldissues on his hall, he said

he came into his positionknowing that Medlin is anolder building and that therewould be problems to comewith that.

I eel like it is nothingdegrading or bad to talkabout the issue, I just eellike it needs to be addressed,Henderson said.

Koukol suggested thepossibility o a disclaimer orincoming reshmen studentsto be aware o the possibleconcerns that come withliving in an older building.

Most people would read

the disclaimer and be ne,Koukol said. But thosewho have health conditionsshould know; its only air tothem.

He said that in his opinion,the building is in need oan upgrade or renovation.However, he trusts thati there were options orrebuilding it, the universitywould have already pursuedthose options.

I dont think its the bestthe university can provide,Koukol said. But then again,thats where the reshmenguys come into play. Tey justcare about being with eachother.

Current Medlin residentand sophomore ChaddHolmes described it as theMedlin experience.

Tese [reshmen] haveto suer through whatwe suered through asreshmen, Holmes said.Te interesting smells andstains that arrive throughoutthe year are just part o theexperience.

Several residents saidthey cannot turn on their airconditioners due to the moldgrowing within the unitsthemselves. I the air wereto blow out, the mold sporeswould be projected into theair.

Berry said that the all is

the time o the year whenexterior mold spore levels areat their highest, which can bean allergy irritant to some.

Tis greatly aects indoorair quality when the outsideair is this way, Berry said.

Freshmen Cody Aulidgesaid his recent hospitalizationor bronchitis might beattributed to the mold sporesin the air. He has since beendiagnosed with a mold

allergy.Tey had some peoplecome and clean out my vents,Aulidge said. Ever sincethen its been a whole lotbetter, but its still a problem.His doctors told him to seekresidence in another dormdue to his allergic reaction tothe air quality, but he said hewishes to stay because o the

community atmosphere.Mickey Moore, the

director o Health Services,said that there has not beena signicant inux o healthissues specically romMedlin. However, he saidthat even i there was, theinormation could not bedisclosed due to HIPAA andFERPA.

I there is any kind o issuethat is specically related to

the dorm, we reer them toResidential Lie, Moore said.

[But] we cant attribute it toone particular issue.Physical Plant said they

are continuously monitoringall campus buildings andevaluating potential projectsto improve them.

At this time, we do nothave any specic plans ormajor work at Medlin Hall,Berry said.

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Aer seeing Nicolesinterview, MV requestedNicole produce a 5-minutesel-made video eaturingher amily. About two weeksaer she submitted it, arepresentative rom MVcalled to talk about thepossibility o doing a realityshow about the Miethes.However, the amily did nottake the oer because they

disagreed with the companyon what the nature o theshow would be.

Tey told us, Wholesomewill never sellso we said,We will not sell with youguys, Nicole said.

When the Miethes ended

negotiations with MV, ariend o Hayden who worksin the music business usedher connections to showthe Miethes ootage to thecompany known as 495Productions.

Ironically, its the companythat did Jersey Shore, Britainsaid.

It was aer creating sizzlereels - the equivalent o demotapes in music with 495

Productions, that the Mietheswere able to negotiate andsign a contract or a pilotepisode with A&E, the samecompany that producesDuck D ynasty.

It eels really normal to

me now, Britain said. You

get used to having camerasin the house all the time. Itsbeen this surreal experienceo learning how to beyoursel, but also make sureyoure doing what they wantyou to do.

Britain said that while theshow is not scripted, the lmcrew and director do pushaction in certain directions.

Teir whole goal isto pitch us as a normal

American amily that justhappens to have a rapper andsomeone who does propheticstu as parents, Britain said.

Te pilot episode currentlydoes not have an air date.

Photo by Brooke Svitak



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NEWS LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 20134

By Mitchell CappsContributing Writer

A nursing program at Leewas ofcially scheduled orapproval this all.

Te program, which hasbeen on the administrationsradar or nearly 30 years,was brought back to theattention o the university bycurrent Director o FacultyDevelopment CarolynDirksen.

We started thinking about

it again when the new sciencebuilding opened, Dirksensaid. Last all, Dr. Connappointed a easibility taskorce to check it out.

Part o this task orcesmission was to see i hospitalsin the region could place Leestudents or clinical practice.

We also did someresearch to nd out whetherthe market could sustainanother nursing program

in this area, and discovered

that there is a growingshortage o nurses inennessee, Dirksen said.

Next in the process oapproval was Lees Boardo Directors who wereapproached in January.

Aer securing the boardo directors backing, a lettero intent was draed orthe ennessee Board oNursing, which was approvedin May.

Te long process nallyreached its peak with

the appointment o SaraCampbell to the position othe director o the nursingprogram.

I am working on puttingdocuments together andorming the curriculum,policies and procedures,Campbell said.

Campbell will go to theboard o nursing again inFebruary to be grantedapproval to advertise the

program.

According toDirksen, nursing is themost requested major romprospective students.

Every year, dozens ostudents dont come toLee because we dont havenursing, Dirksen said.

Students at Lee who areinterested in nursing have,in the past, instead chosenhealth sciences with anemphasis in pre-nursing.

Campbell believes that ithe national trend remains

as it is, there will be a largeinux o students or theprogram.

Teyll have to apply tothe nursing program becauseit is likely there will bemore students than we canaccommodate, Campbellsaid.

Campbell speculates thatadministration will ndit necessary to remodel abuilding or the purposes o

the program and eventually

Lees nursing program scheduled for nal approval

Alumni Relations plans for massive HomecomingBy Caroline EatonSenior Reporter

Tis years Homecomingweekend is scheduled to be amomentous occasion.Its going to blow up, saidJerome Hammond, the

vice president o University

Relations. Tis is going to bea very large homecoming.

Te event, which willgather alumni rom over thedecades back to campus onNov. 1-2, will also celebratethe 50th anniversaries oAlpha Gamma Chi and theLee Singers, along with the25th anniversary o EpsilonLambda Phi.

Were getting togetherto have a really great party,

Director o Alumni RelationsPatricia Cawood said. []o create just a really relaxedplace where you can come,reconnect, hang out, and iso inclined dance the nightaway.

Alpha Gamma Chi andthe Lee Singers are eachexpecting over 400 alumnito attend the anniversarycelebrations.

We do expect to s ee a boostover last years numbers,Cawood said. With thosetwo things happening, its

almost guaranteed to seemore bodies on campus thanwe did last year.Hammond also said that aLawyers at Lee group willmeet or the rst time thisHomecoming.Alpha Gamma Chi will beginthe weekend with a golscramble ollowed by a cook-out and a soball game onFriday night, and will wrapup the next morning with a

breakast on Saturday.Campus Pastor Jimmy

Harper, alumni o the cluband current aculty sponsor,said he is looking orwardto seeing old riends romhis time in the club as well

as ormer students who havebeen in the club while he hasserved as the advisor.

I think the legacy o AlphaGamma Chi is relationship,Harper said. Building themost important relationshipwith Jesus Christ, but alsobonding with brothers and

sisters in pursuing Christtogether.

Te Lee Singers also havea ull weekend planned, withmultiple perormances, areception and a highlightedperormance during themusic estival on Saturdaynight.

Mass choirs o theworld look out; here comessomething really special,Cawood said.

However, Cawood alsoexpressed that homecominghas something to oer oreveryone. Alumni Relationswill also introduce adepartmental breakast onSaturday morning, where

alumni rom various years canmeet together as departmentsto share experiences andsee how the department hasprogressed over the years.

Beore the breakast,however, is the grandreunion on Friday night.At past homecomings, the

alumni were divided bygraduating years or classspecic reunions. Tis year,however, the reunion will bea huge party or all alumni toreconnect together, regardlesso what year they graduated.

We have a lot more incommon than your averageuniversity does. Even thoughwe have dierent majors andcome rom dierent places,we all have had this distinct

Lee experience, Cawoodsaid. So it made moresense to group togetherinstead o to break out. Andnot to mention, were a socialgroup o people the biggerthe numbers, the grander the

party.Te party, which takes

place in the Paul ConnStudent Union on Fridaynight at 8 p.m., will highlightthe graduating classes rom1973, 83, 93 and 2003.

While the weekend isdedicated to Lee alumni,

Cawood expressed thatstudents are welcomed andeven encouraged to attend

various events. Every eventthat students can attend - theDash Trough the Decades5k, the tailgate party andHomecoming basketballgame, music estival, theaterproduction and dessertreception - will be ree.

Part o the joy and theun [or alumni] is coming

back and seeing people whoare part o their club, in theirmajor, and see what theyredoing now thats dierent,Cawood said. So studentsdont need to be intimidatedby alumni Teyre not

just coming back to see eachother, theyre also comingback to take part in the lie othe university.

New additions to thisyears homecoming includecomplementary childcareprovided by the EarlyLearning Center, and Dash

Trough the Decades, anew twist on the traditionalhomecoming 5K Fun Run,in which participants areencouraged to ditch theirworkout gear and wearcostumes rom dierent timeperiods.

Te weekend will concludeSaturday evening with adessert mixer in the courtyardo the chapel. Cawood saidthat the mixer will capture

a classic Lee experience in amore high-end setting.

Its really, pardon the pun,a sweet ending, Cawood said.

may have to start constructionon a new building.

Fortunately, due to theprograms curriculum andpreliminary class requirements,these acilities will not be requiredor at least a year ollowing theprograms commencement.

Both Dirksen and Campbellagree that the program is a goodt or Lees mission.

I think the Christian missionties very closely with nursing, soI am excited about that and whatstudents will take out in practice

in all kinds o areas o healthcare, Campbell said.Tis is a helping proession

that is built on a liberal artsoundation, and we believe thatChristian nurses are desperatelyneeded, Dirksen said.

Te nal step is to acquireauthorization rom the SouthernAssociation o Accreditationbeore the program can belaunched in all 2014.

Photo by Brooke Svitak



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OCOBER 10, 2013 | LEE CLARION NEWS 5

Photos by Brianna Bentley

By Brianna BentleyOnline Editor

Te Ocoee River Mazearranged a estive youth rallyeaturing a worship service led

by Lee Universitys CampusChoir on Sunday, Oct. 27at 5 p.m. Te event will beheld in an eort to bringtogether not only local youthbut also youth communitieso the surrounding area oran evening o ellowship andcorporate worship.

Weather permiting,the service is set to takeplace near the Ocoee Riverbetween two bonres. Aer

the perormance ends at6:30 p.m., attendees o theyouth rally will be invited toexplore the maze and enjoya hearty meal provided at adiscounted rate.

Ocoee locals Joe and DianeFetzer initially began TeOcoee River Maze with theidea o creating a corn mazeaccurately depicting the stateo ennessee, along with

its rivers and Indian traces,which is how people actuallytraveled when the state wasormed.

Joe Fetzer says that thisyear, the mazes theme is Te

River o Lie or All. Basedupon a biblical passage inthe book o Revelations,the theme is meant tometaphorically representboth peoples necessity o aspiritual river, as well as theneed o a physical river tosustain lie or all.

We were trying to useour beautiul arm to meeta need or visitors to enjoythis area, Fetzer said. Our

goal o building a business isdriven by our conviction o apotential ministry here.

In an eort to help Fetzertap into the mazes ministrypotential, Phi Beta LamdaPresident Nate Byram haspartnered with Fetzer on a

voluntary basis by assistinghim with the organizationand planning o the event.

Te inspiration or the

community youth rally beganto develop as Byram rstcontacted Fetzer over the pastsummer. He called him torequest the maze as a venueor Phi Beta Lamdas all

service project or the secondtime.

As Byram and Fetzercontinued to correspond overthe next ew weeks, Fetzerproposed to him the idea ocoordinating the communityyouth rally. However, Byramsays that he believes the ideaor the youth rally initiallysparked rom Phi BetaLamdas service project theprevious year.

Tis time last year, we dida service project at the cornmaze with an inner city aer-school program where wewent to the maze [and] theycame to the maze, Byramsaid. We had hamburgersand hotdogs out there withthem, and we just ran themaze got a chance to hangout with them and have un.As it started to get dark, we

took a hayride out to thebonre, which is out towardthe back o the property.We sang worship songs, ourchaplain gave a devotion, andwe gave them smores and

stu too.As plans o hosting the

youth rally began to takeshape, Fetzer decided to inviteLee Universitys CampusChoir to lead an evening ocommunion and inspiringworship. Fetzer says he choseCampus Choir or the eventbecause he has been blessedwith their singing two othertimes in the past, and thatboth times the blessing he

received was overwhelming.I strongly believe that

Lees Campus Choir will notjust draw young people butmore importantly, those whoattend will be overwhelmedwith the importance o Christin their lives. [CampusChoir] is a worship choir, andthis event will be a worshipexperience, Fetzer said.

Campus Choir President

Ryan Glass says when leadingworship, the choirs mainocus is to lead those who arewith them into the presenceo God.

We want to see in every

Campus Choir service thatlost people are ound, thecaptive are delivered, sickpeople are healed, andthe liberty o reedom inworship, Glass said. Tepower o God is what changespeople. Its not how well wesing, or what we sing.

Glass also mentioned thechoir has perormed morelocally this semester, ratherthan traveling as much as

they have in the past.We want to reach out to

the community, and not justbe exclusive to go outside oCleveland, said Glass.

Fetzer has conrmedthat he has contacted localministries to spread the word,as well as advertise by postinginormative yers or urtherpromotion. Byram says that,overall, they are anticipating

anywhere rom 100 to 200youth to be in attendance atthe youth rally.

Although there will beno entry ee to attend theevent itsel, costs o entry to

the maze and ood will stillapply. Following the service,maze entry will be oered toattendees at the cost o $7 perperson. A dinner o eitherhotdogs or hamburgers,chips, cookies and a drinkwill be also be available at thistime or $5 per person.

While Te Ocoee RiverMaze continues to pursue itsgoals o utilizing its ministrypotential, it takes a step as

the local community andits youth anxiously awaita night o lively ellowshipaccompanied by CampusChoirs earnest worshipservice.

Ocoee River Maze hosts community youth rallywith worship led by Campus Choir



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LIFE LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 20136

Faculty members competeto win title of

Lee University Top Chef

By Andrea FranceSta Writer

Many students embarkedupon an enlightening cultural

journey as they experiencedthe art and dance o diversecultures vicariously throughperormances showcased inthe Mayeld Annex at theRoad rip hosted by theDiversity Club last month.

Although LeeUniversitys campus is a smallcommunity, it embodies a

variety o dierent culturesand traditions that bring to

light, not only the dierencesbetween ethnic backgrounds,but also the similarities.

Chairperson o theDiversity Council, ModupeDupsy Omotajo, opened upthe event with prayer. Guestswere then welcomed to thebuet table, which providedan ice-breaking opportunityto mix and mingle. Ten,aer each group perormed,they taught a ew dance

routines to the audience.Tis is our rst Roadtrip event, and we wanted tohighlight every culture orevery road trip, because itsgoing to be every l ast Saturdayo the month, Omotajo said.

For the next planned Roadrip event, the diversitycouncil plans to highlight oneparticular culture, country, orclub.

Te Image Step eam,headed by Seika Kang, wasthe rst perormance o thenight. Kang, who is majoringin theatre education, has beenthe captain o the step teamor a couple o weeks.

I love the girls, I love theteam [and] I love stepping,Kang said. Our goal isto show a dierent, uniquetalent through stepping to

minister to the Lord. Its notpopular in the states, so I justwant people to know whatstepping is about. I think thiswas an amazing event.

Each group o the DiversityCouncil normally holdstheir own events at least twoor three times during thesemester.

Te Latin student groupknown as, Te Leetinos alsoparticipated at the event.

Teir modern are o theHispanic cultural dance wasa mixture o bachata, salsaand merengue. Teir vibrantenergy brought the audiencetogether as they watched.

I really liked and enjoyed

it. I would rate this event aneight out 10. I would rateit more, but there wasntenough space or everyone,President o LeetinosOrlando Valenzuela said.

World Arican StudentAssociation (WASA) alsopresented their Aricanculture to the audiencewith a mixture o our typeso Arican dances. Teircultural expression o theace and body through themovements o their dancehad the audience intrigued.

Te new president o

WASA, Annette Chasnwonga,said she expected the greatturn out to the road trip andwould rate this event a tenout o ten.

Jonah Nelson, as wellas boys rom Medlin, alsoperormed at the event andle the audience in highspirits aer they each exitedthe stage.

Photo by Andrea France

The Diversity Club guides studentson cultural Road Trip

By Rushawn WaltersLie Editor

Five aculty members em-braced the challenge o cook-ing mouthwatering meals orthe international line in theDeacon Jones Dining Halllast week, each hoping to winthe title o Lee University opChe.

Te contestants were Jim-my Harper, Kim and KevinBrooks, Phil Cook and Wil-liam Lamb.

Each day, the contestantsmade a dierent dish, as thestudents decided which othem craed the best mealby scoring them based upontheir oods presentation,taste and creativity.

Campus Pastor JimmyHarper kicked o the com-

petition by making Generalsos chicken, along with riedrice and steamed broccoli.

It was so weird to see himin that kind o setting be-cause Im used to seeing himin chapel talking to us; notcooking, sophomore JazminGibson said. But I must saythe ood was pretty good.Next were the dynamic duo,Kim and Kevin Brooks,who made special quesadil-

las. Tey even came dressed

in character with their ownsombreros.

I love it. Tis is what hap-pens when the governmentshuts down; they get me tocook, Mr. Brooks said jok-ingly. Mrs. Brooks said shewas enjoying every minuteo it.

On Tursday, AdmissionsAdvisor Phil Cook stopped

by the dining hall to showo his cooking skills by mak-ing ajitas and Spanish rice.Te line was long as studentsawaited the Hispanic dishwhile Cook greeted studentswith a smile and a ew jokes.

Tis is my avorite dayin the last ve years that Ivebeen at Lee, Cook said. Ce-lebrity Che is a big dealand Im taking down JimmyHarper, Kim & Kevin Brooks

and William Lamb.I think its hilarious that

theyre taking it so seriously. Ilove how we as a communitycan just have un and enjoyone another, William Russellsaid.

On the nal day, Directoro the Leonard Center Wil-liam Lamb put on his che hatand declared culinary war.Te dish he created was porkloins and mashed potatoes

with a ew other side items to

decorate the plate.Ive been in the kitchen

or a very long time. Whywould you eat anywhere elsein the caeteria, when you canhave that every other day?Lamb said. Get in line olksand vote or me!

Food Service ManagerAdam Lewis said that he waslooking or a un activity in

which both students and ac-ulty could get involved.Originally we had only

talked about doing it or oneday, sort o a Battle o theChes competition but welater decided to make it into aweek to get more bang or ourbuck, Lewis said. We werelooking or people that knewhow to cook, loved it and alsodrew others in.

Freshman Lauren Hellams

said she thought the idea ohaving a op Che cookingchallenge was really creative,as she awaited her chance tosample the contestants in-spired cookery.

Im looking orward toeating it because it looksgreat, Hellams said.

Lewis plans to make thisan annual event in hopes thatmore aculty and sta will getinvolved.

Photos by Rebecca Wadell



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OCOBER 10, 2013 | LEE CLARION LIFE 7

By raci DunnSta Writer

Leading worship at achurch in Cincinnati is whatbrought them together, butthe relationships they ormedis what made them into aband. Te music and talentsthey developed led themrom Ohio to the EmmersonAve. sign that gave them theirbands name: Te EmmersonProject.

Te band is comprisedo lead vocalist imothy

Carpenter, who also playsthe acoustic guitar; cellistand guitarist Austin Hinners;pianist and xylophonistEmilie Creutzinger; JeromeObholz on drums; bass playerravis Lake; and Linsley

Hartenstein who plays themandolin as well as sings.

Te Emmerson Project

describe themselves as anindie-olk band with rockinlences.

We really hope we arewriting songs that reect ourexperiences with Christ andwe are writing songs that helpother people with their walk,Hinners said. All o the lyricsare Christian themed whichties back to the dawn o thegroup.

Only hal o the six band

members made their way tothe Lee Universitys campus,while the remaining threestayed in Cincinnati. Obholzlanded them their rst gigunbeknownst to the rest. Teworship team had a month to

create a name and a ull songlist or their rst perormance.Beore, they had only talked

about becoming a bandbut this opportunity madeeverything a reality.

It was crazy how God kindo put everything togetherin that moment, Carpentersaid.

Te initial perormancewas part o the progressionthat Te Emmerson Projecthad used to cultivate theirsound. Te band went onto participate in a local

competition called Battle othe Bands, which eatured35 other bands as well. othe bands surprise, they wonsecond place.

Now that only three oband members are in enn.

while the others are in Ohio,the question remaining ishow will Te Emmerson

Project continue with theseparation rom the threemembers?

Its almost like startingrom the beginning right now

just because we are tryingto continue what the six ous have done within threepeople and still make a viableshow with that, Carpentersaid. Its been easy to have sixpeople and 10 instruments onstage and create a good show

atmosphere with that causeit aesthetically looks reallycool so with three people weare trying to have that sameeect.

Te Emmerson Projectdreams o making the music

they love as a career. Toughthey may be approximately350 miles apart, they have no

intention o splitting up. Teyare still working through thedistance while managingthe bands uture with all sixmusicians in mind.

Te band said they have agreater purpose in store ortheir musical art.

We are using music asa speaking point, Hinnerssaid. Our rst show was abenet concert or raisingawareness on sex trafcking

in India and we partneredwithInternational JusticeMission (IJM) or that. Whenwe won battle o the bands wedonated hal o our winningstowards a ministry or kidswith needs in India. So we

really want to use our bandto advocate or dierentgroups, Hinners said.

Te Emmerson Projectmade their debut inCleveland during an openmic night at Inman StreetCoeehouse, winning theprize o a solo perormance atthe establishment on Oct. 25.

o hear more o theirmusic, come to theirupcoming perormance orlisten to their EP ComeAlive on bandcamp.comor a preview. Also, be sure

to visit their Facebook pagealong with their website.

The Emmerson Project opens up a new chapter in their careerPhoto by Brooke Svitak



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LIFE LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 20138

By Caleb Bell, Editor-in-Chie

and Brianna Bentley, OnlineEditor

Te Clarion went insearch o Cleveland andChattanoogas most notableurban legends and ghoststories, and returned with tales

rom southeast ennessees

darker side.

Teres a mausoleum o alittle girl and her amily withmarble thats said to weepblood; a hotel room hauntedby the ghost o a murderedgirl; a ghoul that prowlsthe site o one o the CivilWars bloodiest battles; and

a goblin imagined by a local

millionaire.Tese are by no means

the extent o the tall tales insoutheast ennessee theyremerely the more recognized.

Te areas history providesplenty o odder or locallegends. Native Americanlore and Civil War history

both provide ghosts and

creatures to tease storytellersimaginations.

And to Sean Phipps, aormer tour guide withChattanooga Ghost ours,these stories are just anotheraspect o the areas history.

Te passing o stories,urban legends and tall

tales is just another way

o recounting our history,Phipps said. I think theyplay a pivotal role in thatthey serve as an alternativeto the stu o history books.Te reason theyre around isbecause people love tellingthem.

Most people who work

in close proximity to these

stories didnt really believein them. Some saw the talesas an important part o theirheritage, or even just a unstory to tell people.

all Betsy is a well-known,albeit ctitious local legendcreated by local entrepreneur

Allan Jones.According to Jones in

a documentary about allBetsy, she was based on areal woman who lived inCleveland around the end

o the 19th century. Tis tallwoman would dress in blackand walk the streets late at

night.Jones mother and others

would try to scare theirchildren into coming homebeore dark, telling themtheyd run into all Betsy i

they were out late.A legend grew around

Betsy, saying she lived in Fort

Hill Cemetery and only cameout on Halloween night.Jones also began displayingall Betsy at his home onCentenary Avenue between1980 and 1998.

Local historian WilliamR. Snell suggested in hispublication Bradley County

Ghosts and Other Hauntsthat all Betsy was based othe story o the Woman inBlack.

Similar to Jones story, thewoman was said to appear at

night dressed in all black andthen disappear mysteriously.Te Cleveland Daily Herald

even reerenced her incolumns between 1892 and1895.

Room 311 in downtownChattanoogas SheratonRead House Hotel is said tobe haunted by a murderedyoung woman, AnnalisaNetherly.

Accounts dier: some sayshe was a lady o the night,yet others say she was anunaithul young bride.

Some speculate hermurderer was a Conederate

soldier who requestedAnnalisas company on thenight o her murder, killingher at the conclusion to theirlate-night aair. Others havesuggested Annalisa may havebeen an adulterous youngwie who was caught by her

enraged husband in the act oher extramarital aairs.

Te Read House, nowowned by Sheraton Hotels &Resorts, is located downtownChattanooga. It was originallyestablished as the CrutcheldHouse in 1847, but burneddown in 1867 and was rebuiltin 1872 by John . Read.

As a result o the hotelsreconstruction, the new

building was reassembledwith a new oor plan.According to one o thehotels night security guards,it is possible that a dierentroom now resides in the spotwhich was once Room 311.

Because she was murdered

by her male counterpart,Annalisas ghost is said tobe particularly unriendlytoward male visitors;especially those who smoke.

Te hotels Executive CheJohn Palacio also discloseda ew o his personalencounters with the entitieso the Read Hotel.

In 2004 the hotel wasgetting renovated. Te

restaurant was getting readyto open in August. I had tostay in the hotel, because itwas so late. I went to bed, andthen I was being thrashedaround the bed like, justbeing whipped around thebed in my room on the

10th oor, Palacio said.Regardless o the true

location o Annalisas murder,the paranormal activityo the Read Hotel is livelythroughout the building.

Te security guard alsoconrmed that the presentbasement o the hotel wasoriginally a hospital orConederate soldiers duringthe Civil War. He said

sightings o a ghostly soldierwandering the hotels SilverBallroom and hotel hallwayshave also been reported.

Photo by Justin Waggoner



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Chickamauga was the sight o the secondbloodiest battle during the Civil War. Buttoday some know it to be the home o amysterious green-eyed creature.

No one is quite sure what the thing is: many

sources say eyewitness accounts dier. Somethink its a large creature with angs and longhair that prowls the battleeld. Some reportssay it walks on two legs and wears a cloak.

Others think it is the disembodied head

o a soldier that oats around looking orhis body. Still others think its a large cat-like animal. But the reports all include oneeature: bright, green, glowing eyes.

Its origins are unclear. Native American

stories and Civil War history are bothpossible options. Some say its a specter thatcame to east on the bodies o soldiers aerthe battle.

Te Craigmilesmausoleum is locatedin the courtyard o St.

Lukes Episcopal Church,just blocks away rom the

southern end o Lees campus.Te mausoleum houses the

body o little Nina Craigmiles and heramily. Te tomb was originally built orthe 7 year old aer she died in a tragichorse buggy accident in 1871. Its said thewhite marble began bleeding soon aer

she was placed inside.But tragedy worked its way through

the Craigmiles amily aer her death.Ninas mother bore an inant son whodied shortly aer childbirth. Her ather,John Craigmiles, died o blood poisoningin 1899. And her mother Adelia diedaer being hit by an automobile in 1928.As the legend goes, the bloodstains on themausoleum deepened.Some sources say that the bloodied blockso marble were replaced, only to have thestains reappear on the new pieces.

But one leader rom thechurch explained that thecongregation doesnt putmuch stock in the legend.

We dont endorse the ideathat there are ghosts in themausoleum, but rather itsacknowledging our culturalheritage, said Isaac Doty, oneo the leaders at St. Lukes.We like the stories, but we

very much consider them

stories.Doty said the supposed

bloodstains on themausoleum come rom ironoxide in the Carrara marble,which was imported romItaly.

Sometimes a light bulbwill go out, and well jokinglysay Its Nina playing with thelights, Doty said.

Photos by Shane retheway

Photo by Katie Hamilton



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SPORS LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 201310

Game Schedule

AT UNIVERSITY

OF WEST

FLORIDA

8:30 PM

VS. UNIVERSITY

OF ALABAMA

HUNTSVILLE

7 PM

AT UNIVERSITY

OF WEST

FLORIDA

6 PM

MENSSOCCER

WOMENSSOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

Oct. 11 Oct. 11Oct. 11

VS. UNIVERS ITY

OF NORTH

ALABAM A

2 PM

VOLLEYBALL

Oct. 12

VS. UNIVERSITY

OF WEST

ALABAMA

2 PM

WOMENSSOCCER

MENSSOCCER

Oct. 13

VS. UNIVERSITY

OF WEST

ALABAMA

8 PM

Oct. 15

VS. SHORTER

UNIVERSITY

7 PM

VOLLEYBALL

Oct. 15

By Mark PaceSports Editor

Te beginning o theregular collegiate baseballseason is months away, butor the Flames the season isin ull swing.

Nearly a dozen scouts cameto Olympic Field on Oct. 3 totake part in Lees Pro Day.

Te Pro Day was held orcurrent players to put theirtalents on ull display orMajor League scouts. Eachplayer went through drillsand batting practice as scoutstook notes and watchedeagerly to nd the next waveo Flames players that arehoping to be draed by a

Major League organizationaer the season.

Nobody does a better jobpromoting his players than[Head Coach Mark] Brew,said one Major League scoutin the Milwaukee Brewersorganization.

Te players went througha variation o elding,throwing and hitting drillsor about two hours beoretaking a quick break beore an

intrasquad scrimmage whichconcluded the aernoon.

We have numerous playerswho have the potential to bedraed this year that I amexcited about, Brew said.

Derek Pitts narrowly missedbeing draed this past year,and he has been improvingthis oseason to get overthat hurdle. Josh Silver hasthe potential to possibly bethe best deensive shortstopwe have ever had at Lee,

and he has a chance to takethe next stride to prove hisproessional ability.

Silver showed o hisability early in the aernoon.Some scouts in attendancemarveled over his ability toeld the ball and get it outo his glove quickly whenmaking a throw.

While none o the scoutswould go on record aboutcertain players they were

specically interested in, theyspoke highly o Silvers abilitywhile watching him play.

Tese Lee kids can reallythrow the ball, said anotherscout when the Flames tookthe eld to begin their drills.Silver spoke about thepressure o perorming inront o major league scouts.

I dont think its reallynerve racking to play in ronto [the scouts.] Weve been

preparing throughout theentire all. By this time its justkeeping the same consistencythat we have been playingwith all all, Silver said. I

just want to consistently get

better, Silver added.Pitts was disappointed with

his day but placed the blameon an injury and his coaches

inability to throw strikesduring batting practice.

Batting practice was alittle shaky because I eltlike a lot o the coacheswere a little too excited and

couldnt really throw a lot ostrikes, Pitts said. I didnteel so well about the runningaspect today, Pitts said. Im

dealing with a little bit o ahip exor issue so I didnt eelthe greatest on [the runningdrills], but I elt that I threwthe ball well.

Most players and scouts

agreed that it was too early totell who was ready or the nextlevel, but both Pitts and Silverdiscussed the possibility o

being draed.I just need a chance to get

my oot in the door. Tats allI need, Pitts said. I just needto get the opportunity.

Im not expecting

anything [when it comes tobeing draed], but you canalways hope or the best,Silver said. I hope someone

gives me a call on [dra] day,Silver concluded.

Flames hold Pro

Day for future MajorLeague hopefuls




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Lady Flames reshmangoalkeeper Haley Griblersat down to talk with SportsEditor Mark Pace.

Question: Whats itlike to start or a nationalchampionship-caliber teamas a reshman?

Haley Gribler: I knew itwould be hard coming in. Iknew I would have a lot opressure, but the girls areall supportive. Tat, and thequality o the players thatI am surrounded by, havemade it a lot easier on me.

Q: Whats the hardest part?HG: I put a lot more

pressure on mysel than Ineed to. Im really bad about

that. I make things harderthan they need to be becauseI dont want to let anybodydown.

Q: What are your personalgoals or your career as aLady Flame?

HG: I want to be a starteror all our years, and I wantto be named an All-Americanby my junior year.

Q: What are your goals or

your team?HG: Win a national

championship and win ourconerence every year.

Q: What is your avoritething to do in your ree time?

HG: [Sarcastically] Yeah,all the ree time that I get.[Laughs] I would have to sayhanging out with the guysteam and the other reshmangirls.

Q: What is your avoritemovie and why?

HG: Te Proposal. Itsunny and Sandra Bullock isone o my avorite actresses.

Photo courtesy o SportsInormation

Jock Talk with Haley Gribler

By Sta Writer Matthew Clarkand Sports Editor Mark Pace

Fan attendance or LeeUniversity athletic events isconcerning or some in theathletic department, andseveral students stepped upto give their opinions on howto x this issue.

I believe that the dorms areunderutilized, sophomoreMedlin Residential Assistant

Zach Skinner said. DormWars are a huge hit, and itdraws a large crowd everyyear. I the school would add apoints category to Dorm Warsor the dorm with the moststudents attending sportingevents, then students would

show up to the games just orthose Dorm War points.

When we told otherstudents about this idea, theyreiterated their belie that itmight work.

I would denitelyencourage all my roommatesto go to the games to get uspoints. Anything is crucial,student Chris Reedy said.

Athletic Director LarryCarpenter believed that the

level o competition was aproblem, and the universitysrecent move to the NCAA willhopeully x this problem.

Carpenter discussed thisissue o how crowds o pastseasons have been a hit or amiss.

Last year, there were somegames where we would blowout teams. Every game thisyear should be really excitingor our ans, Carpenter said.Games against highly rankedteams or events such as Volleyor the Cure would draw largecrowds while games againstlower ranked opponentswould draw sparse crowds.

Carpenters theory aboutattendance is proving to be

right with the new Division IIschedule.

Tis year has been great.I love our kids. We havehad some great crowds or

volleyball and soccer so ar. Iencourage all our students tocome out and support all the

teams, Carpenter said.Lee University Assistant

Athletic Director and HeadVolleyball Coach AndreaHudson spoke about theimportance o an attendanceduring the Sport andCommunication class at Leeand had this to say.

When we play away games,we almost always eel like weplay in hostile environments.Te opponents know that we

are successul and they packout the gym. I would like tosee that at Lee, Hudson said.

She opened up the topicduring her class to get thestudents eedback, and a loto suggestions were given.

One student suggested that

a student section committeecould be benecial. Hudsonwas not opposed to theidea, but she said that thiswas something the studentswould need to step up and doon their own i it wanted tosucceed.

Another student suggestedthemes or the studentsection such as an 80s night,a western night or a whiteout. Te suggested Student

Section Committee would bein charge o choosing thesethemes and making surestudents were aware o them.

I know that Lee has greatans. Im excited or them towatch us. Tey deserve thebest, reshman basketball

player Stedmon Ford said.Te ennessee emplegame was crazy last year inattendance. I hope everygame is like that. Te noise othe crowd gets me even moreexcited or the game.

While there are manyways or the university to tryand draw students to attendathletic events, it eventuallycomes back on the studentsto make sure they are in

attendance. o see a scheduleo upcoming games, turn topage 10.

Student attendance at athletic events becoming a point of concern




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Flames baseballsending players to the

Major LeaguesBy Richard ByrdSta Writer

Nineteen o Lees baseballplayers have been draedto Major League ranchisessince Head Coach Mark Brewbecame the head coach in2006. Five o those playerswere selected in MajorLeague Baseballs 2013 First-Year Player Dra; the most by

any Lee team in one year.Our calling card here at

Lee is development o playerswho are already good, andturning them into greatplayers with proessionalability, Brew said.

Brews ability to developplayers transormed thebaseball program into theprogram that we see today.Not only does Brew make surehis players are draed, but

players that are not draedstill have ound success at theproessional level throughree-agent signings. Formercatcher Danny Canelabecame the latest signee aerhe signed a contract with the

Chicago Cubs this oseason.Our success has shown

kids that you can come asa good player and leave asgreat player. Our programhas become increasinglyappealing to potentialrecruits considering how wellour players and teams havedone in recent years, Brewsaid.

Te Boston Red Sox

selected ormer Flamespitcher Myles Smith in theourth round last year makinghim the highest draee inthe programs history. Smithsigned with the Red Sox inJuly and received a $400,000signing bonus.

Jose Samayoa, Andy Hillis,Clint erry and Alex Moorewere also draed last seasonby proessional teams.

Te Milwaukee Brewers

draed Hillis, erry andMoore while the exasRangers draed Samayoa.

Hillis, erry and Mooreall had outstanding summersand Samayoa was second outo all rookie baseball pitchers


Paul Furey is in his third season as HeadCoach or the Flames soccer team afer a21 year coaching career at Mount VernonNazarene University.

Question: Your teams have always hadsuccess recruiting at the internationallevel. What has led to this success? (Fourmembers o the mens soccer team arerom outside o the United States.)

Paul Furey: Well, truthully we havehad a ocus on recruiting local players.

We are trying to get players romennessee now. We are not opposedto recruiting international guys, butwe know that there are a lot o goodAmerican players. We still believe inrecruiting internationally, but we wantto ocus rst on nding the good local

Coaches Corner with Paul Furey


Photo courtesty o Sporis Inormation

when it came to strikeouts.Almost all o our players areheading to all instructionalleagues, which is a good signbecause it means that scoutssee potential in them and areinvesting in them by inviting

them to their various allleagues, Brew said.

Samayoa ended the seasonwith an ERA o 3.70 and ledhis team in innings pitched.He also led the team instrikeouts and starts. Hillis

nished the season with theteams best ERA at 0.44, and healso played in the most gameso any pitcher on his team. Healso led the team in saves andgames nished. erry pitchedor the Arizona League

Brewers and led the team inwins while posting a WHIPunder 1.00. Moore playedor the Class A AdvancedFlorida State League afliateo the Brewers, but he hadthe most trouble adjusting

to the proessional game oany o the Lee players in hisdra class. He posted a 10.80ERA with the Arizona Leaguebeore moving to the FloridaState League where he wasable to lower his ERA to 5.52.

According to proessionalhopeul and current Flamesplayer Derrick Pitts, playersthat are in the program noware able to succeed becauseo the previous success o theprograms players.

We have a great programand have had a lot o greatplayers come through. Tatgives [current players] theexposure they need to get tothe next level, Pitts said.

Brew will continue to

develop players this oseasonin order to help them succeedor the rest o their careers.

players right here in easternennessee.

Q: What has been the bestpart o playing a ull GulSouth Conerence schedulethis year?

PF: Well, its still prettyyoung, but so ar every gamehas been exciting. We have agreat turn out to the games,and all the games have beencompetit ive. Its a lot o theunknown, which has made itchallenging, but weve donewell. Weve had a couple o

disappointing losses, butI would say it has been anexciting brand o soccer.

Q: Whats been themost challenging aspect orecruiting a player to comeplay at a Christian university?

PF: Te hardest part isnding the right t. We

want to have somebody whonot only believes in whatwere doing rom an athleticstandpoint, but also someonewho will t in well with ouracademics and what themission o Lee University isall aboutWe want playersthat will come in and loveLee or all that it has to oerin regards to being a greatuniversity.

Q: Personally, what has

been your avorite part ocoaching at Lee?PF: Tere have been

many things that I havereally enjoyed about Lee. Itsgreat to be at a place wherethe administration is very

supportive o athleticsOurcoaching sta is a quality

group o men and women thatare very successul in theirsport and developing theirplayers toward becomingmature, Christian adults.Tats a good thing to be apart o. Its been great livinghere in the south. Tere areso many things that I reallyenjoy about it.

Q: Lastly, i you could haveone meal or the rest o yourlie, what would it be?

PF: Well, my wie makesme chicken Ritz or mybirthday every year. Its aspecial recipe o chicken andRitz crackers. It sounds gross,but I would eat it or the resto my lie.




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DOUBLETAKEFind ten dierences between the two photos o the soccer team.

Photos by Brooke Svitak



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OPINION LEE CLARION | OCOBER 10, 201314

By Eric MillerLiberal Columnist

I had not planned towrite on compromise orissues related to it, but then

the government decidedit would shut down,presumably to rustratemy creativity. Te closingor partial closing o manygovernment departments andthe (hopeully) temporaryurlough o ederal employeesis about as close to a ailure tocompromise can get.

For those not up to speed ontheir congressional news, thecurrent deadlock is a result o

an unwillingness to bargainover the Aordable Care Act,also known as Obamacare.Te House Republicansattached measures tohinder Obamacare to abill necessary or avoidingshutdown, thus attempting toorce Democrats hands withregards to health care.

Te Senate, unsurprisingly,reused to pass the legislation

while the health careprovisions were present,and so the two parties arecurrently waiting to see whowill cave to the pressure obeing required to govern.

While it is tempting andsometimes un to considerwhich side o the aisle ismore blameworthy or tobemoan a lack o responsiblegovernment, that course oaction does not necessarilyhelp the current case.

As much as we like tobe upset at politiciansor disregarding whatis presumably theirundamental task ensuring

operation o the state theywould not engage in thisgame o chicken i they didnot believe it had positiveelectoral eects.

Would the party thatcompromises rst be laudedas efcient political actorsand responsible statesmen orbe seen as weak and willingto give in to nonsensicaldemands? Te open nature o

this question explains part owhy this problem appears asintractable as it does.

Te consideration oelectoral incentives means wecannot put all the blame or

this problem on politicians.Te electorate, you and I,dear reader, are partiallyresponsible or creatingan environment where agovernment shutdown mightbe electorally attractive.O course, there is an easyanswer to this problem.

Te answer is related toa question I put orwardlast column, so allow meto ormulate the question

slightly dierently to directlyaddress the issue at stake.Which principles should besacriced or practicalityssake? Once we have an answerto that, this nasty shutdownbusiness can be avoided.When you, dear reader, ndthe answer, be sure to let meknow.

Shutdown: Which principlesdo we sacrifce?

By Zach OrrisonConservative Columnist

Picture a group okindergartners playingkickball on a school

playground. As one kid kicksthe ball, another tries to catchit and throw out the other kidat rst. Near the same timethe rst baseman catches theball, the runner also touchesthe base. No one agrees i therunner is out or not, so thekids begin arguing. It lasts solong that recess ends beorethey can come to resolution.

ake this scenario andapply it to Congress. It seems

very similar. Obamacare, orthe Aorable Care Act, hascaused much o the debateon Capitol Hill. Another evenbroader issue is the nationalbudget one hasnt beenpassed in the Senate in overthree years. Congress realizedthe time crunch they wereon to pass a sensible budgetbeore the shutdown.

However, Congress didnt

reach a budget agreementbeore the deadline,resulting in the shutdownwe have all been hearingabout. Negotiation has beenminimal and compromise has

been nonexistent. In otherwords, recess in the playulsense (not the one Congresstakes multiple times peryear), is over.

Now that recess is over,members o Congress mustbegin to work together insome ashion. Now thatindividuals can apply orcoverage under the AordableCare Act, Congress mustcome up with a sensible

budget. However, since theHouse o Representatives hasa Republican majority, whilethe president and Senate areboth Democratic, the hopeo passing a budget will notbe easy.

Te blame game is childsplay and wastes time thatcould be used or budgettalks with both parties.Passing a budget is a tedious

and complex process becauseit has to und departments itunds, Social Security, healthcare, and other governmentrelated activities and duties.Members o Congress

eel they need to seeksomething that satises theirconstituents.

It is obvious now thenational interest is what needsto be priority. Members needto seek what is right or thewhole and not the part o anyparticular district over theother. Members o Congressneed to make the nationalgood in this case, the budget the priority here. No matter

whose ault it is on one notbeing passed, negotiationsneed to be taking place inorder or the governmentto get back on its eet againand serve the interests o thecitizens o the United States.

Teyre just not budging, or budgeting



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OCOBER 10, 2013 | LEE CLARION OPINION 15

By Mary Beth GremillionFashion Columnist

Tis article is all or youmales out there. I know you allthank your lucky stars you arenot women with our multiplerules and outts or everyoccasion rom working outat the gym to Sunday brunchdates. But do not think youare excused rom ashion.

Tere are clothing itemsthat every man should havein his closet. Owning a ew

key items can make youappear like a model rom GQwith these easy basics.

A staple or every guyswardrobe is the button-up shirt (duh). You needmultiples o these, and inlots o colors! You can keepit classy with a white or blue

button-up, or be adventurousand buy a green or pink one.

I youd rather look like DonDraper and less like EltonJohn, its OK to stick with theprimary colors. Button-upsand Oxord shirts look greatwith everything.

And now that weve nallymade it to all, layeringanything over your Oxordgives you a pulled-togetherlook. A basic Oxordshirt over jeans is all weladies can ask or. Its a

casual look, but its not toodressy. And heres a reebieor you: Tis is a perect dateoutt. Especially i you ironsaid Oxord shirt.

Good jeans are also crucialto a stylish mans wardrobe but there are conditions.Tere must not be holes, and

they cant be oversized orripped at the leg opening. A

nice tting pair o jeans in adark wash is very important.

As ar as shoes go, menneed one brown pair and oneblack pair. Im envious o howeasy you have it. Ill leave thetype o shoe up to you men,but you cant go wrong with abrown desert boot or a ancydress shoe. Note, however,that keeping shoes in goodcondition is very important.Make sure to shine them i

they need it. No one wantsdull, scratched shoes. Mygrandather had a rule that hecould judge a man by how hekept his shoes and his car.

Another basic staple is ajacket. Now there are manyjackets: sport coats, leatherjackets, blazers, suit jackets,

overcoats and militaryjackets. But owning a jacket

is the easiest way to spruceup a casual outt. Owninga well-tting jacket is veryimportant. Making sure a

jacket ts in the shoulders andarms is so important becausean ill-tting one can havedisastrous consequences. oobig, and you look like youre4 and wearing your athers

jacket. oo small and youlllook the Hulk, and not in agood way.

When looking or a jacket,keep in mind what you willbe wearing underneath.Is this jacket or a suit orspecial occasion or or casualwear? Does the shoulderseam all in line with yours?How about the length aroundthe waist? A tailor can answer

all o these questions, andhopeully someday youll

have one. While in college,knowing a tailor isnt asimportant as it will be in5-7 years, but or now ask aemale or a very stylish riendor help.

Lastly, lets talk aboutaccessories. Now Im nottalking about your chains orgold grillz. Im talking aboutties, bow ties, suspenders,colorul socks, beanies orhats, and most importantly,

watches. Tese accessoriesare the special touchesyou add to complete youroutt. We girls notice thesenishing touches, whetheryou think theyre importantor not. Nowadays colorulsocks are in, and the morec o l o r the better. Bow

ties or skinny ties are alwaysin ashion. And you never

know i a Mad Men orGatsby party will be thrownwhere youll need one.

A watch, I think, is themost important. But a watchdoesnt just tell you the time.Its a symbol. Im sure JayZ doesnt own a couple oRolexes because they arepretty. Owning a watch isa power symbol. Now youdont have to own a diamond-encrusted watch to look

powerul; any nice watch willwork just ne. Te bling isoptional.

Just remember seeing youguys out o sports clothes islike seeing a Yeti. Its rare andmagical and we want constantproo that it exists. Dress likethis, and well get that proo.

The fashion basics: Guys Edition

By Cassidy KelleyContributing Writer

From gospel tracks tothe top 40 pop songs, LeeUniversity students displaya wide range o abulousmusical tastes. Ten again,

what else can you expect roma university with a renownedreputation or its School oMusic? Tis all, Im creatinga customized, unique playlistthat I eel truly reects whatstudents are listening to. Howelse could this be possible

without your input?Aer interviewing dozenso students on what musicthey are listening to, itsevident that whats nowplaying not only holds a

variety o interesting music,but also an interestingcorrelation with the lovelychange o weather.

As we transition romthe hot, sweltering days osummer to the breezy and

relaxed all season, its nosecret that our tastes in musicdier. Sophomore ylerBrooks is denitely aware othis when hes studying, hesays he likes to listen to morechill music by artists like JohnMayer.

Its denitely morerelaxed, Brooks says aboutthe change o season.

Lets ace it: We CantStop isnt exactly the easiest

song to study to. And unlikeHigh School Musical, wecant have dance breaks onour walks to classes, as muchas I may secretly or OK,

very openly want to. Tat

denitely wasnt me beltingout the lyrics to ImagineDragons Radioactiveoutside the School oReligion ...

As much un as it is tolisten to those dancy vibesthat carried us through thesummer, sometimes its muchmore calming to turn onObediah Parkers cover oHey Ya a song we all knowand love, but with Parkers

original take.As a school with so many

aspiring musicians, itsalways interesting to takewell-known, upbeat songsand play acoustic guitar toaccompany a slower melodyo the lyrics.

Or on the walk to class,play Walk O Te Earth, whoamously covered SomebodyTat I Used o Know usingone guitar and ve sets o

hands. I you still doubt theirtalent, Red Hands shoulddo the job in convincing youotherwise. Its almost likeMumord and Sons, who isalso eatured on this playlist

witht h e i r

s o n g H o p e l e s s

Wanderer, but with ewerbanjo elements.

I youve even listenedto a Mumord song, youknow exactly what Im

talking about. Regardless,it goes along with the un,all season. Just try not tohopelessly wander into a cornmaze.I also brought Jack Johnson,

whose music was eatured onthe Curious George moviesoundtrack in 2006, intothis mix o tranquil tunes.Freshman Anna Hustutlerdescribes Johnsons music asperect or all, because it

has a nice acoustic and cooleel.I couldnt agree more.

His song Better ogetherpractically orces you tosmile. And as many emale

L e es t u d e n t shave proven tobe true, you canthelp but love a boywith a guitar!

So, as we winddown and take a ewmoments to admirethe changing leaves

during our walksto class, also take amoment to listen tosome o your classmatesavorite artists. You neverknow what youll nd orwhom youll love.

Not only are these songsthe perect accompanimentto a walk across campus, butthey also oer rereshingbackground music used touel your creative juices as

you write that paper due inthe next ew hours. Speakingo which, I better get startedon that.

From our headphones to yours

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Lee Clarion Volume 68, Issue 3