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OCTOBER 31, 2013| LEE CLARION LIFE 9

By Mitchell CappsSta ff Writer

ose who have beenaround Lee University for a

while may think they know alot about the school. e truthis Lee has a more mysteriousand rich in history than wecould ever begin to imagine.A er all, who really knew thatthe faces of the Vice Presidentfor University RelationsJerome Hammond’s childrenwere hidden in the trolley inthe Lee mural in the lobbyof the Humanities Building?(Admit it, you had no idea).Lee’s history is riddled withtrivia. See which of thesefacts you knew and whichones take you completely bysurprise.

1. If you live on campus,you know that if you decideto be gone for the weekendyou have to ll out an onlineweekend sign out form. To

some this seems to be a wasteof time and an unnecessaryhassle. But if you were herelong ago then Lee would havemade it difficult for you to

ever leave for the weekendas it had a “negative eff ect oneducational achievement.”Applications for a weekendtrip not only had to beapproved by the dean, but alsowere required to be mailedhome and returned with asignature from a parent. Itwould be wise to take carein complaining about the 60second long ordeal of signingout online when it could stillbe the old weeklong process.

2. On a similar note, chapelservices did not always comein twice weekly, 50 minutedoses like they do now. eywere required everyday of theschool week. Although theweekends appear to have beenspared of spiritual growth,

it isn’t true. All studentswere additionally requiredto attend a church and aSunday school in Cleveland.Ironically as the number of

churches has increased andthe styles of chapel haveexpanded, the requisites havedeclined.

3. Some of the luxuries that weas students take for grantedwere not availableto take forgranted at an earlier Lee. Forinstance in the 1950s studentswere encouraged not to havecars at all but to put themaway before coming to Lee.

at kind of deal today wouldput Campus Safety out ofbusiness.

4. Another option thatis available to us that weprobably forget to bethankful for is the freedom tolive off campus. Formerly noone got to room off campuswithout the permission of

the president. e fact thatone had to go to the verytop of the food chain to getpermission tells me that itwasn’t a common gi . I can

just see some bright youngstudent requesting thatpermission in the Ask thePresident chapel in lieu of anXbox for the dorm.

5. A policy that studentswould undoubtedly returnto would be the tuition feesfrom 1918. e cost was onedollar per week. If you throwroom and board in the mixyou will be put out a grandtotal of ve dollars per week.On these terms, instead ofpurchasing 7 meals in thepresent day dining hall youcould take that same moneyand completely cover yoursemester’s tuition.6. e interactions betweenmen and women at Leehave always been heavilymonitored. Cross Hall,

which is now in a line upof four girl’s dorms locatedon the Pedestrian Mall, wasoriginally a men’s dorm.To this day, the windows

are still frosted and unableto be opened on the leside of the building. esewere originally installed inthe interest of protectingfemale students fromstray-eyed boys. Whilethe eyes of the boys wereappropriately clouded, theeyes of administration whenboys and girls were togetherwere never in such a state.

e original dating policyat Lee was that “all socialfunctions, hikes, and picnicsare to be chaperoned.” Evena visit to Chilhowee canlose its romanticism with achaperone breathing downyour neck.

7. e campus newspaper(like the one you are holdingnow) was originally titled

Campus Hi-Lites. Whilethe name lacks the class andstatus of the current paper,it must have some smallhomage in this article. It is

pertinent that we honor ourroots. Just as the sophisticatedmodern man might salute hispractical caveman heritage,the Clarion must honorCampus Hi-Lites, and itsdescendant the Lee Collegian.Whether Lee’s former mascotwas the Vikings or thatformerly there was formerlya male counterpart (Men ofLee) to the traveling choirLadies of Lee, the hiddengems of Lee University arewell worth discovering.

Seven things you may not have known about Lee$













OCTOBER 31, 2013 | LEE CLARION SPORTS 15

By Mark PaceSports Editor

As the Football FeasibilityCommittee continues toresearch the possibility ofa football team at Lee, thecommittee released moredetails about their ndings.

e two main concernsthat members of thecommittee have for addingfootball to Lee University arethe ability of the universityand donors to aff ord theinitial startup cost of theprogram and if the footballteam would negatively aff ectcampus culture. “For some people,perception might be [thebiggest downside.] Footballwould change the culture ofour campus. I’m not sayingthat is going to be a negativething, but it would changeour culture, and I think somepeople might see that as a

negative. We don’t see that tobe a negative at all,” AthleticsDirector Larry Carpentersaid. e startup cost of afootball program would costaround $10 million. atmoney would fund a newmale dorm, a turf practice eld, athletic facilities,equipment and an upgradein university dining to

accommodate the

oodof people that wouldcome to theuniversity. Inaddition,t h e

construction of a footballstadium on-campus couldcost an extra $10 million. e university does notwant to raise tuition prices toaccommodate for a footballprogram. is means thatall of the money would bereceived from donors.

However, following theinitial startup cost, a footballprogram would more thanpay for itself according toestimations made by thecommittee. e programwould have 38 full-ridescholarships to divvy upamong the 100 or so playersthat the team would eld. efootball players alone wouldadd over $1.7 million inannual revenue from tuition.

is number does not includethe money that the universitywould gain from room andboard. at annual number wouldmore than double once

marching band members,cheerleaders and extrastudents were accounted for.

e addition of a footballprogram could potentiallyfund other athletic teamsand departments in theuniversity, as wellas fund the

addition of extra majors suchas sports management. Carpenter said hebelieves money would alsocome from the community.With Cleveland’s alreadysignicant local support forhigh school football, and thefact that Cleveland doesn’thave a university with afootball program, most in theathletic department as wellas the committee believe thecommunity would supportthe team. is wouldadd revenue from ticketsales, concessions and thepurchasing of Lee Universitymemorabilia.

Vice President of StudentAff airs Mike Hayes, chairmanof the Football FeasibilityCommittee, talked about theconcerns surrounding thenegative image a footballteam could add. “When you bring ina signi cant amount

of students, you wouldanticipate an increase inbehavioral problems anyway.It’s part of working throughidentity development and

trying to gure out whoyou are and how you t inon campus…Students arehumans and humans haveproblems. You have to keepthat in mind when bringingin new students,” Hayes said.

Hayes went on to saythat with an addition ofa large group of students,such as Greek clubs, choirsand athletic teams, therewill naturally be behavioralproblems with a percentageof the students in each group. Representatives of theuniversity believe footballcould help balance the maleto female ratio. Across the country,a higher percentage offemales are receiving highereducation than males. isis also the case at Lee, asnearly 60 percent of studentscurrently enrolled at theuniversity are female. “Bringing in male students

would be one major bene t inadding football,” Carpentersaid. While football would bringin many student-athletes, it

w o u l d

also increase the number ofstudents enrolled in the musicdepartment and promote theaddition of a marching band.

“I think we would [add amarching band right away],”Carpenter said. “ e musicdepartment would be excitedabout that. It would de nitelybring in some more musicstudents.” David Holsinger, whoCarpenter called one of themost accomplished marchingband composers in thenation, works for the LeeUniversity School of Musicas the director of the windensemble. “We’d have someone righton campus who could workin his area of expertise. Sohopefully we would get someof his best work,” Carpentersaid. Both Hayes and Carpenteragreed that the hiring of ahead coach could be the most

important component toadding a football program. ey both referencedCarson-Newman College, aChristian university regularlyranked in the top ve ofDivision II programs, and

the possibility of Lee nding such

success.

Separately, they both toldthe story about Carson-Newman players whobaptized their fellow teammembers-whom recently hadaccepted Christ-on the elda er one of their practices ina tub that they had broughtonto the practice eld. ey were also adamantabout the importance ofhiring a head coach that isboth a winner and strongleader. “We would have anational head coachingsearch,” Carpenter said.“We would rely on a lot ofpeople that have football attheir university; especiallyChristian universities…[ ehead coach] would have toknow our mission and buyinto our mission. On theother side, we would be goinginto the toughest footballconference in Division II.” e Football Feasibility

Committee will continueto gather informationthroughout the semester.Hayes will then compile thecollected information intoa report to present to theuniversity.

A nal decision will bemade regarding the potentialaddition of a football programat Lee University before April1, 2014.

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OPINION LEE CLARION |OCTOBER 31, 2013 20

Lee 2.0: Legacies at LeeBy Sarah Lillard Sta ff Writer

is year’s homecomingagenda features a brandnew event that is speci callycatered to the “legacies”on campus called Lee 2.0.

e event will take place onSaturday, Nov. 2 in the Schoolof Religion lobby featuring anopen taco bar. e event is open tostudent “legacies.” A legacy isconsidered to be any studentwho has had a family memberattend Lee in the past. Patti Cawood, director ofalumni relations, said thisevent is an opportunity toidentify this special group oncampus. “We recognize that[they] are meaningful to theUniversity because [their]

family has invested in Leeand we want to honor that,”Cawood. Lee 2.0 is a new additionto this year’s homecomingfestivities, allowing timefor both legacies and Leealumni to bond over sharedexperiences. Students’ familymembers that attended Leeare also invited to join thisspecial time of communityand recognition. Junior Ali DiGirolamoplans to attend the eventwith her older sister whograduated from Lee in 2010. “I’m excited we can sharesome experiences here likeLee. 2.0,” DiGirolamo said.“It’s a great opportunity tobe together while meetingothers families that have goneto Lee.” Cawood said that the

Alumni Relations office isworking towards gatheringthe legacies for special eventsabout twice a year. e Lee 2.0event will lay the foundationto nd out more informationabout the group throughinformation cards in order tolaunch this process. Junior Rebecca omassaid that her sister, whograduated Lee in 2011, washer main reason for her desireto attend Lee. She said thatthrough her visits to see hersister growing up, she fell inlove with the “campus, senseof community, and Christcentered values.” “Lee 2.0 and meeting otherlegacies sounds like a lot offun and I think it would begreat to do more things withthis group of people in thefuture,” omas said.

Cawood said that thisevent is intended to “identifyand celebrate” the legaciesand to make sure that they arehaving their best experiencewhile at Lee.

“It is meaningful thatalumni choose to supporttheir children’s decision tocome here,” Cawood said.“It’s one of the greatest marksof regard for your alma mater,and we’d like to acknowledgethat.”

By Mary Beth GremillionFashion columnist

Finally fall has arrivedand with it comes very coldweather and getting colderas the days get shorter. Whenthe weather turns cold, we

all turn to heavy parkas andmultiple knitted scarves, butwe end up looking like Randyfrom “A Christmas Story”(“I can’t move my arms!”).So how do we stay warmand mobile and look goodat the same time? Lots oflayering with diff erent fabricsis for achieving that warmtoasty feeling and cute out twithout just wearing a NorthFace jacket. e rst step to layering isstarting off small and workingyour way up. Start with atank top or thin long-sleevedshirt. is will add instantwarmth to any out t. Youcan judge how thick you wantthis layer depending on yourinternal body temperature.For example, I am personallya furnace, so a thin tank topworks for me. But if you’re abit more cold natured, use athicker fabric. e next step is addingyour under-layer. is couldbe a cute button up Oxford orchambray shirt. Adding thislayer is simply an aestheticpiece. e only thing that is visible is the collar and thecuff s, but that is all that isneeded to add somethingspecial to your out t.

e next layer is a sweaterof some sort. It could evenbe a school sweater! If it hasa collar as well, pop it up likeits 1985 and rock it. If theidea of 80’s fashion scaresyou, just keep the collarsdown and have the sweater

collar stand out. So far wehave three layers. Againdepending on your internalbody temperature, this couldbe your completed out t. Butlets say it’s even colder andyou need more layers, youcould add a sweater vest or

thin-layered jacket like blue jean or eece. Personally bythis point I’m pretty toastyand can’t imagine myselfadding any more layers, butI’m sure there are some ofyou who are simply freezingto death still. In that case, add anotherlayer. You can replace that jacket with a thicker coatlike a pea coat, leather jacketor trench coat. All of theseshould keep you warm, butnow comes the part wherewe want look cute too! Whenthe weather gets colder,some believe that fashionsuff ers. at is false! It’s all inthe accessories. Add brightscarves, cute hats, warmgloves and a hint of a coloredsock above your boots tobrighten up a dreary, coldday. e key to layering isfabric choices. Having thickerfabrics as you add layers cangive you the best possibleway to keep warm. If you arestill cold, I suggest you moveback to the Equator whereyou came from. But I suggestwearing tights underneathyour jeans if you are that cold.

ey’ve created these newkinds that are lined in eece.

If I thought I wouldn’t havea heat stroke under them, Iwould totally get a pair.

layering

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OCTOBER 31, 2013 | LEE CLARION OPINION 21

By Kayla Darnley Sta ff Reporter

e Cleveland Emergency

Shelter has many serviceopportunities to takeadvantage of; one of thenewest being the BreakfastTeam. is local shelterprovides housing for those inneed. And every Wednesdaymorning, Ryan McDermottand a team of volunteersprovide breakfast to theresidents. Waking up bright and

early each Wednesday to beat the shelter at 5:15 a.m., the volunteers of the BreakfastTeam come together toprovide, prepare and servefood to the residents.

McDermott created theBreakfast Team a year and ahalf ago to build relationshipswith those God has givenhim a heart to serve. “I am serving thosein need, God’s people,”McDermott said, referencingIsaiah 58:7. “We are ableto provide for others goingthrough hardships throughstarting them off with themost important meal of theday. e main goal is that myactions will speak so that theysee Christ through me eachWednesday morning. Wemay be the only Jesus theysee.” Established in 1987, theCleveland Emergency Shelter

off ers temporary refugeand support services toindividuals and families inneed, transients, and persons

in emergency situations. isprogram provides a varietyof services to assist theresidents in achieving self-sufficiency. ese servicesinclude case management,crisis assistance, life andbasic skills training,budget management, andemployability training. Located on WildwoodAvenue, the shelter specializes

in social services for BradleyCounty and is open dailyfrom 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. “ e shelter gives methe chance to work ongetting back on my feet,”said resident, Bobby. “ eworkers and volunteers hereare good people and are veryhelpful.” ough the BreakfastTeam only meets onWednesday mornings thusfar, McDermott has a bigger vision for it. He wants tobegin serving on Mondaymornings as well. en fromthere, he would like to seethe Cleveland EmergencyCenter grow into a place ofcommunity full of volunteersand diff erent services off eredto the residents such as Biblestudies and knitting for thewomen.

“ ere is a range from threeto six volunteers weekly, allof which come from all overthe community,” McDermottsaid. “ ey see the need andful ll it. Once the BreakfastTeam can start serving onMondays as well, we will beable to do more to aff ect theresidents in a positive way.” e Breakfast Team meetsevery Wednesday at the

Cleveland Emergency Shelterfrom 5:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.For more information contactRyan McDermott at [email protected] sign up for this service atwww.volunteerocoee.org.

The Breakfast Team

Street reach:A commitment,not just a service

A ervant ’ heart


Meeting in the Humanitiesbuilding right outside ofEinstein’s every Wednesdayat 5 p.m., Lee Universitystudents gather to talk aboutthe day’s plans and pray forthe students they are aboutto encounter at the Lay StreetBoys and Girls Club. “ e goal has been to workon mind, body, and spirit.

Street Reach provides thespiritual component for thechildren,” said Brian Lessig,head coordinator of the LayStreet Boys and Girls Club. Street Reach is muchlike Sunday school. It is asidewalk program that doesa lesson based on biblicaltruth, small groups, worshipand dancing, prayer, gamesand prizes and food bags.Anywhere from eight to 15leaders serve weekly, and thenumber of students attending varies from 20 to 40 students. “I like being able to showthese kids that we care aboutthem and their lives. I wantthem to feel and see God’s

love,” HannahKuchar, vice

president ofStreet Reach,said. Initially, StreetReach began ina church beforemoving to theBoys and GirlsClub. Going intoits fourth yearnow, this serviceopportunity is

still fairly new. Reaching outto children in elementary andmiddle schools, the programgrows as the children cometo enjoy the community itoff ers. e children activelylistened to the lesson asMichelle Smith, the presidentof Street Reach, taught abouttheir worth being in Godalone. When the lesson wasdone, the children brokeinto small groups to delvedeeper into what they had just learned. Each studentand leader got the chanceto answer questions, whichbrought them all that muchcloser to knowing each other

better.

“Being a part ofStreet Reach blessesme in that I know Iam doing what Hehas called me to do,”Smith said. “It givesme so much joy toplay, interact, and getto know the childrenand where they are atin life.” If you would likemore informationor would like toget involved withStreet Reach, contactMichelle Smith [email protected] Hannah Kuchar [email protected].


Kayla Darnley is a participatory journalist forthe Clarion. Each week shehighlights a di ff erent service group or organization inCleveland a er working withthem on a project or event.

I’ve had the chance toexplore service opportunitiesand then write stories aboutthem so that you, the reader,may learn more about theorganizations that you canserve with. us far I have had theprivilege to work withCrossover, the TutoringCenter, Street Reach, and theBreakfast Team. Each servicehas been vastly diff erent, yeteach has the same purpose: to

reach out and love on peopleas representatives of God.Serving people of all ages

has shown me that everyoneis going through somethingin life. Being in communitywith each other and helpingthose in need is ful lling fornot only those you served,but also you as a volunteer.

Service is more than justhelping others. It is layingdown your life as Christ hasfor you and becoming the

hands and feet of God toothers. A servant’s heart issomething God calls us tohave, and I am learning witheach service opportunity howabsolutely rewarding it is toallow Him to use me to serveothers. Each story I write,I hope to shed light on theimportance of serving andgive my readers insight topotential opportunities theycan take on themselves.

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OPINION LEE CLARION |OCTOBER 31, 2013 22

By Jason LawrenceGuest columnist

Folks, the governmentis back, but don’t expectinsurance any time soon.

e website for the newObamacare market, www.healthcare.gov has been

riddled with errors andmalfunctions since itsrelease, and Human ServicesSecretary Kathleen Sebeliushas recently revealed that shewas completely unaware thatthere were any issues at all.In a CNN interview, Sebeliusspoke about her surpriseat the “enormous volume”of visitors to the site andher lack of satisfaction with

the site’s ability to handlethe intense level of traffic itcurrently faces.

As the interview continued,Sebelius was questioned asto the logic behind releasinga site that not only raisedconcern from the insurancecompanies it advertised butfailed a pre-release test runwith only a fraction of thetraffic it would inevitablyhave to deal with.

Her reply was nebulous atbest, as she worked quickly to

move away from the issue athand and jump to the defenseof those who have waited“decades” for the governmentto off er them aff ordablehealthcare, with no regardto the fact that those sameAmericans faced a clunky,downright obtuse website

when they went to seek outthe services promised to themby the Obama administrationand the government as awhole.

A er being questionedas to her expectation of thesite’s quality on the day ofrelease, Sebelius was quotedas being “optimistic”. In spiteof the three years given toprepare for this event, all she

could muster was a touch ofoptimism that everythingwould go smoothly. is lackof pride spoke ever moreclearly through Sebelius’ ownattempt to create a pro le,where she admits that “itcould be smoother, it couldbe easier to access”.

Despite many insistentstatements by Sebelius that“the product is on the shelf”and “the prices are good”, thisfailure to launch is crippling;the Obama administration

seems to be struggling withevery aspect of this law. eblatant lack of attentionto what was occurring isshocking to me as a citizenand potential customer inthe Obamacare market.Given that healthcare willbe required by federal law, it

baffles me that such little carewould put into the broadest,most easily accessed aspect ofthe Obamacare system.

However much I wouldlike to be able to trust thegovernment as an entity, I ndmyself faced with a multitudeof situations requiring meto take a closer look at thepeople in power over theUnited States. is is but

one of many instances wherethe federal government hastaken over an institution thatshould stay in the individual’shands and botched the job.

e sloppy handling ofsuch an important aspect ofthe president’s signature lawleads me to wonder what elsewill fall off the president’splate in the near future,and makes me question thelevel of ownership PresidentObama genuinely takes overthe items that bear his name.

Christians in the political realme government’s running, but“Obamacare” isn’t

By Eric Miller Liberal Columnist

I have been writing aboutsomewhat substantive issuesand problems surroundingcompromise recently, but Iwould like to discuss thingsmore generally and personally

for our homecoming issue. Itis the prerogative of opinioncolumnist not to reportthings neutrally, assumingsuch a thing is possible,but to off er opinions anda personal perspective ontopics discussed.

With that premise in mind,I would like to address thequestion which I have askedin the previous columns:

when should we compromiseon values and which valuesshould we compromise? I’dalso like to address whenand how Christians shouldinteract with politics. A wise man once said thatman is a political animal.Humans are social beings,and political processesallow for corporate decisionmaking and social action.

ere are two ways thiscorporate decision-makingcan be accomplished:wholly by force or by somecombination of coercion andcooperation.

I would argue the politicalprocess is necessary forhuman society, but shouldyou, dear reader, grant methat premise, it still does notanswer how Christians should

interact with politics. e wayI see it, Christians can eitherchoose to not participate inpolitics, or they can chooseto participate through eitherforce or cooperative politicalaction.

First, we will consider thenon-participation option.

It is a frequent answer, andthere is certainly support forit. ere are many passagesin Scripture which remind usthat we are not to be beholdento the things of the world,such as the second chapter ofJohn’s rst epistle. Naturally,if Christians exist outsideof the normal processes ofsociety, with the church asan alternative to society, then

the compromising of values isnot necessary.It does not matter if the

approach is feasible forthe production of resultsin society through humanagency, since the church is analternative and the righteousposition is not dependentupon what approach wethink of as likely to besuccessful. e lack of a needfor compromise might be themost attractive aspect of thisposition.

is argument does notcompel me, however, as Ithink there is too great a callon Christians to interact withand carefully but dutifullyparticipate in society. I thinkpolitical participation is animportant part of that call. Given that I choose to

dismiss the non-participationoption, then the use offorce or cooperation is tobe considered. Achievingpolitical goals completelythrough outright force doesnot require compromise.It does require rebellionand disrespect for human

agency, which strike me asunsupported by Scripture,and resources which thechurch does not have at itsdisposal, such as armies andmilitary hardware.

at leaves the cooperativemethod, my personalanswer, to be considered.Being a cooperative actor inpolitics would entail tryingto translate interest into

action, but recognizing thatChristians represent one ofmany interests. e processitself is respected, and thus,compromise must happen toachieve policy goals.

In terms of the questionof which values should becompromised and how muchcompromise is acceptable, Iwould say it depends on thecontext, with any value beingtheoretically, if not practically,open to compromise. Nowthat you, dear reader, knowhow I think, what is youranswer?



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