The RedHawk Reporter March 17, 2011 - Martin Methodist College

Volume 1, Issue 1
Green Team
saves campus,
one bottle at a
time.
Page 4
Vee Young
chooses Martin
for good reason
Page 13
The RedHawk Reporter
The Newspaper of the Martin Methodist Community
Bryan Wilson:
From Marine to
Pastor.
Pages 6-7
March, 17, 2011
Campus newspaper to focus on unity
Emily Clayton
The RedHawk Reporter
There are times when one idea turns into
something infinitely larger than itself, and
so it was with the beginning of the first truly
student-based newspaper at Martin Methodist
College in decades.
Freshman Jared Majors-Manley saw
what he felt was disunity and poor communication
on campus and thought something
should be done to bring different groups together
and give the student body a voice of
its own.
“I want Martin to have sense of commu-
Your new campus newspaper staff is representative of the diverse campus community. Meet your staff on page six.
nity and knowledge.” said Majors-Manley.
He shared thoughts and concerns with others
while on a Social Justice trip, and along
with international student Michael Duffin of
Northern Ireland, formed the idea of a student-based
newspaper.
Interest quickly spread among students
who found out about the idea, and Jared approached
Fern Greenbank in the Story Center
to see if the plan could be made a reality.
Jumping at the idea, Greenbank set up
meetings with President Ted Brown, Vice
President for Campus Life and Enrollment
Management Robbie Shelton and Vice President
for Academic Affairs Dr. Jim Murrell.
This set in motion a rapid sequence of events
that culminated in the first open meeting for
students interested in the paper on January
26.
Within weeks, a diverse newspaper staff
was assembled comprised of students representing
virtually every group on campus,
from athletes to philosophy majors, writers
to photographers, as well as traditional, nontraditional
and international students. Work
began almost immediately on the first issue,
with story ideas pouring in from the staff.
Majors-Manley, who assumed the position
of editor-in-chief of the newly-created
Redhawk Reporter said he has been over-
whelmed at the outpouring of student interest
and support for the project.
“I want us to feel empowered by our
ability to communicate. I want students to
know they have a voice,” he said.
The newspaper is currently headquartered
in the Story Center, on the lower floor
of the Student Union Building. The space is
insufficient for the needs of what promises to
be a lively and ongoing newspaper organization,
but has given the newspaper a starting
point. Hopes are to move as soon as possible
into a permanent newsroom location, with
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Photo by Guy Schafer

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The RedHawk Reporter Staff:
Editor-in-Chief:
Jared Majors-Manley
Managing Editor:
Justin Archer
Design Editor:
Cofie Toy
Opinions Editor:
Zachary Braddock
Photographer:
Carly Hobbs
Copy Editor
Aaron Elder
Staff Writers:
Williow Cline, Michael Duffin,
Ashlee Kirkendall, Emily Clayton,
Ash Sandlin, Chloe Davenport,
Brittany Kriz, Ashley Taylor, Brea
Harrison, Kristin McFann, Amber
Mitchell, Lacy Denny, Aaron Elder,
and Lauren Barnett
The RedHawk Reporter is a
bi-monthly publication of
Martin Methodist College.
Fern Greenbank
Advisor
433 W. Madison Street
Pulaski, TN. 38478
(931) 424-7352
studentmedia@
mail.martinmethodist.edu
The opinions expressed in The RedHawk
Reporter are not necessarily those of the
students, faculty, staff or administration of
Martin Methodist College. The opinions
and comments expressed therein do not
necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of
the Board of Trustees. This newspaper is
not an official medium or expression of the
board or the college. Editorials, columns
and cartoons represent the views of their
authors. The student staff of The Red-
Hawk Reporter is solely responsible for its
contents.
Green Team: Recycling, Growing, Serving
Lacy Denny
The RedHawk Reporter
Many of you may have noticed the recycling
receptacles located in most of the
buildings on the Martin Campus. The bins
were purchased by the Student Government
Association and Martin’s Green Team has
been working hard to ensure our campus is
taking steps towards becoming a more energy
efficient and earth-friendly campus.
Currently, the bins are good for recycling
paper, plastic, aluminum and glass. The
Green Team, headed by Martin’s own Callie
Stewart, retrieves the contents from the
receptacles once a week. The Green Team
combines all of the materials and weighs
them to keep track of the impact we are making.
“I would like to get to the point where
we can actually calculate how much energy
the college uses and look at ways we can
further our green stability on campus,” said
Green Teams’ staff sponsor and Martin alumni
Brandi Belcher.
For now, the team’s main focus is campus
recycling and this semester alone, thanks
to all of you who have contributed your time
by placing recyclable materials in the bins,
more than 335 pounds have been recycled.
Stewart said she believes this number
would, and should, have been much higher.
“We’ve had a lot of issues with maintenance
collecting the recycling and either throwing
Callie Stewart weighs a week’s worth of recycled
materials.
it away or collecting it for their own purpose,”
says Stewart. “We’re really trying to
get ahold of that and put a stop to it. The team
says it hopes it doesn’t occur again.
Although more than 300 pounds is exciting,
this is only a fraction of the renewable
materials that circulate through our campus.”
Robby Shelton, vice president of campus
life and enrollment services, says there
is a system in place now for handling the recycling
material. Each Thursday the maintenance
crew will pick up the empty recycling
bins and transport it to the tennis greens
where the Green Team will then weigh the
materials on Tuesdays and transport it to Apertain,
a local recycling company.
Stewart and Belcher would like to ask all
of you to think about what you are throwing
away before you toss it into a trashcan. Left
over paper from a notebook that you don’t
use anymore can be recycled, as well as aluminum
cans from drinks and snacks in your
dorm and between classes.
Our innovative Green Team has goals
of expanding beyond recycling. It has park
cleaning days planned in and around Pulaski
to help keep them clean and safe from any
dangerous garbage.
This past summer, the Green Team
planted and cropped a garden that hosted
squash, cucumbers, peppers, and four types
of tomatoes here on campus. It donated 100
percent of the 133 pounds of produce to the
Pulaski Help Center, an agency that helps local
families that cannot afford the food and
“A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.” – Walt Whitman
Green Team President Callie Stewart and teammate Simone Coleman gather up recycling materials
each week.
supplies that they need to survive.
The garden was 100 percent organically
grown and cared for.
“We are probably going into major planning
mode soon for this summer’s garden,”
said Belcher.
Another future goal is providing produce
to the campus cafeteria. Growing organically
and so close to the school provides
much more healthy and inexpensive option
for Sodexo and students alike, says Belcher.
Stewart and Belcher agree that the main obstacle
the team faces is funding. The only
income the group has is what it can get for
aluminum cans it collects, which is an unknown
amount at the time. Currently, the
apartments are without recycling bins.
“We’re trying to get bins up at the apartments
but the problem is the animals. That’s
one of our goals next semester, when hopefully
we raise enough funds for nicer, larger
bins,” says Stewart. “We’re always wanting
more help. Anyone interested in helping us
even in just the slightest bit.”
The team currently meets every Tuesday
at 3 pm in the white house beside Criswell.
For students in need of community service
hours, helping the Green Team can account
for some of that time. Staff and students are
both invited to join this very new venture toward
making Martin a “green campus.” For
questions and information contact the Green
Team at martinserves@martinmethodist.
edu.

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Is it us or is it the food?
Aaron Elder
The RedHawk Reporter
Most everyone on campus has heard
complaints about the dining hall, even students
who don’t eat there. Is there really a
problem, and if there is, what can be done
about it? Is there really an issue with the
food, or is the subject of dining hall food
just something to use as a conversation
piece? When you take a random survey
of students, one will find students who
both like the dining facility and those who
don’t. Is this just another case of bad news
overpowering good news? The answer is
yes and no.
“Everyone has their own tastes. It is
difficult to satisfy the tastes of 300 residential
dining students,” says Robby Shelton,
vice president for campus life and enrollment
services.
There are a handful of complaints that
seem to be consistent among students that
eat in the dining hall. The number one
complaint: lack of diverse menu selections.
Despite the fact that there are several
different types of food offered at one
time, many students say that the day to day
change is minimal. Some athletes say the
menu doesn’t provide what they need to
fuel their physical demands on a day to day
basis, and some students say the salad bar
lettuce is rarely fresh. Some students say
the meat is sometimes under cooked and
some days the menu is carbohydrate overload.
In reality, it is very difficult to satisfy
the preferences of so many people on a
daily basis, so the dining hall food is somewhat
“hit and miss,” according to some
diners.
Vice President Shelton is very up front
about the situation and says he would like
students to give him feedback regarding
the dining hall; he says he will do whatever
he can, within reason, to accommodate the
students in order to provide them with the
best dining experience possible.
“It’s important that students let us
know what they like, don’t like, or suggest
new things that would make their dining
experience better,” said Shelton. “We’re
not mind readers.”
Patty Lowe, director of dining for
Sodexo, the company Martin contracts
with, also says she needs student input.
Lowe says she meets with the Student
Government Association and the
Dining Hall Advisory Board regularly.
The SGA and Dining Hall Advisory
Board act as a go between, and its role
is to try and find solutions. Anyone can
come to these meetings and participate in
the conversation. If you have complaints
or suggestions or comments, you can
contact student body representative Caitlyn
Hopper.
SGA President Brandon Steever has
had multiple meetings with Lowe offering
a student perspective on the dining
experience. He says Lowe is straightforward
and will give you an honest answer
about whether she can accommodate a
request or not.
“Patty is very cooperative,” said
Steever. “She takes her job personally.
She invites students to talk with her and
offer comments and suggestions.”
Vice President Shelton says that in
response to student suggestions, next
year Sodexho will offer Grab-N-Go
meals to help the people who do not have
the time to sit in the dining hall or simply
just want the convenience of a quick
meal.
Shelton said that extending dining
hall hours as requested by students is
under consideration. This would include
opening the dining hall earlier on the
weekends and allowing the hall to stay
open longer between lunch and dinner.
However, Shelton conceded that the
college is constrained somewhat by its
budget. Some of the student suggestions,
such as opening the dining area 24/7
would not be possible with the current
budget. He says the MMC student body
cannot afford a raise in room and board
fees, so he is trying to make as many
changes as possible without having to that live on campus frequent the dining
raise the rates. He also stated that more hall. Students point out, however, that
than 60 percent of MMC students receive the numbers may be artificially high be-
financial aid, and raising room and board cause the students don’t have many op-
rates would be a financial hardship on tions in Giles County or on campus.
many students.
Trying to feed more than 300 people
Sodexho is the current dining ser- is a complex task. Administrators say
vices contractor and has been in place that improvement in the dining experi-
for four years. “Things have come a long ence will require constructive, mature
way,” said Steever, in defense of Sodex- communications between students and
ho.
administration and Sodexho manage-
The MMC campus has one of the ment.
highest dining participation percentages “We’ve learned that griping doesn’t
in the state. On most campuses, only 35 help. We have to work with what we
percent of students frequent the dining have and provide ideas and suggestions,”
hall while 56 percent of Martin students said Steever.
Martin’s spotty newspaper history
Emily Clayton
to talk to me. Someone had told her that I
The RedHawk Reporter
liked to write and had been on the newspaper
The Redhawk Reporter is an exciting staff in high school.” Miller said. “I wasn’t
new development for campus life, but it is very proactive about joining the MMC pa-
not the first newspaper at MMC. The first per because I was already involved in way
student newspaper, The Martinet, was found- too many clubs, keeping up a lot of classes
ed in 1937 under the editorial leadership of and getting ready to be an RA for the dorms.
Marie Rudolph. In 1939, Bob Cooper took However, I decided to go talk to Jacque, any-
over as editor of the student staff, which ways, thinking maybe I might have time to
was featured in the 1940 Martin “Cardinal” write an article a couple times a semester.”
yearbook. The paper eventually dissolved, After their discussion, Miller was tenta-
and the campus was apparently without a tively named as the new editor by Stuebbel,
newspaper until approximately 2004, when but was unable to continue the paper due to
student and faculty member Jacque Steubbel her other commitments and an uncertainty
formed the Circuit Writer.
about how to proceed.
Called the “newspaper of the Martin “I tried talking to a number of people at
Methodist College Community,” the Circuit the school about what to do. I don’t think
Writer was not a true student publication; anyone really ever had an answer for me,”
it was written and published primarily by she said.
Stuebbel along with a few guest writers per The campus was left without a newspa-
issue. The paper offered a view of campus per until this year when the students came
life in special features and ended in 2006 forward this semester to form the Redhawk
with Stuebbel’s graduation.
Reporter.
According to then-sophomore Jessica “The student newspaper should help the
Miller, now an MMC graduate living in Ja- campus feel more unified as everyone will
pan, an attempt was made to continue the pa- get their information from the same source,”
per.
said Fern Greenbank, the newspaper advi-
“Towards the end of my freshman year, sor. “The paper has a great group of students
a friend who occasionally wrote for the pa- committed to making it a tradition and a sucper
told me that Jacque Steubbel wanted cess.”
“If you don’t follow your dream, who will?”- Emeril Lagasse

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Skateboarders reach
compromise with administration
Willow Cline
The RedHawk Reporter
Jimmy Hawelu has been skateboarding
at Martin Methodist campus for around
two years, up and down the sidewalks and
through the streets. One skateboarder didn’t
really pose a problem, but over time, more
skaters began to use the streets around the
campus.
John White, head of campus security, began
to question whether it was safe or not to
skate around the campus, both for the skaters
and the people around them. A complaint
wasn’t filed, but skateboarding nearly became
banned.
Immediately, small protests began. Other
sports, it was mentioned, were played across
campus all the time. Why should skateboarding
be any different?
“Skateboarding is still a sport,” Jimmy
says. “We don’t have jerseys, or sponsors,
and because of that we’re not recognized as
a sport. We’re not hurting anybody. Every
sport has a risk involved. Skateboarding is no
different.”
Around a year ago, the matter finally
came to the attention of Robby Shelton, vice
president of campus life and enrollment services.
Although Shelton agrees it isn’t safe
for the skaters, he said he did wish there was
a designated place to skateboard. He said it
is illegal for the school to tell the skateboarders
they can’t be in the streets.
“The police can enforce that rule if they
choose, but some officers may tell the skaters
they can’t be in the streets, and other officers
may choose not to. It’s really at the discretion
of the officers,” said Shelton. He says
the Honor Code booklet itself doesn’t have
anything about skating on the sidewalks, so
technically there were no rules being broken.
In November of 2010, Martin Methodist
faculty called a meeting with several skate
boarders in attendance. At the meeting, a
compromise was worked out between the
school and the skateboarders. Out of respect
for the school, skaters were asked not to use
the sidewalks on the campus, and were told
they could use the old tennis courts, near
Criswell Hall, for a skating area. Anita Beechum,
who attended the meeting, said they
agreed that as long as they cleaned it up, they
were free to use it.
“We understand their love and passion,
and that they need a place to skate. I hope
that the old tennis courts can become that
place,” said Shelton.
Photo by Justin Archer
Jimmy Hawelu, above, and other MMC skateboarders, have agreed to take their talents to the
tennis courts for the time being.
Meet Greet
&Lauren Barnett
The RedHawk Reporter
Desiree Lopp
Desiree is a Junior majoring in Human
Services. She loves children and
plans to have a career working with
them in the school system. “I really like
to read,” she says of her hobbies, as well
as simply hang out with her friends, family,
and boyfriend, Nick. Desiree works
at The Christian Bookstore in Lawrenceburg
and also does some work at a
chicken barn. She lives on a farm, which
instilled a love for animals in her from
a young age. “I love animals,” Desiree
says, “but I am also the biggest chicken
ever when it comes to actually having to
get in the fence with them.” She is looking
forward to working in human services.
Savannah Selby
“All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. “-Benjamin Franklin
Desiree Lopp
Savannah Selby
Savannah is a commuter from Lincoln
County. She is married to Paul Selby
and has a five-year old stepdaughter
named Brynlea. “We watch movies all
the time,” she says. It is one of their favorite
things to do together. Among being
a wife, student, and stepmother, she also
is a Pampered Chef consultant. A junior,
she is majoring in English (with licensure)
with a minor in Biology. While her
obvious intention with her degree is to
teach, she also loves writing and claims,
“One day, I am going to be famous!” If
you see Savannah around campus, say
hello, and get her autograph while you
can.

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From me to you
Jared Majors-Manley
Editor-In-Chief
Upon my initial arrival as a student
here at the Martin Methodist College campus,
I was shocked that the school didn’t
have a student or campus newspaper. One
of my dreams has always been to be a staff
member on the newspaper of whatever college
I attended. I was baffled by the fact
that MMC hadn’t had a newspaper for
quite some time, and that no students had
come forward and suggested it. As I continued
through my first semester, it became
apparent to me that there was a lot happening
on campus but nobody knew about it.
It was as if everyone was completely disconnected
from what was going on around
them. I thought that this was strange at the
time, but it wasn’t apparent to me then that
it was an issue.
Throughout my first semester, I constantly
found myself hearing about school
related events at the last minute and being
unable to attend them due to either prior
commitments, or it being too late for me
to attend. I personally found this to be not
only a frustrating problem for me, but an
issue that many other students had to deal
as well. This frustrated me for two reasons,
the first being that I was missing out on
things that could have been either educational
or fun for me, and the second being
the fact that nothing was being done to
solve the problem. Each person was just
running around and chaotically doing their
own thing, while trying to keep up with everyone
else at the same time. I dealt with
this chaos through the entire fall semester
of 2010 and through Christmas break.
When I returned from Christmas
break, I began getting back into my groove
and becoming involved in a variety of
campus activities. About two weeks into
the spring semester, I attended the annual
social justice trip that Center for Church
Leadership hosts every year. While on the
trip, I discovered a newspaper in Nashville
entitled The Contributor that is written, run
and sold by homeless people. I was amazed
by the fact that the homeless community of
Nashville had its own paper, but the Martin
Methodist Campus did not. After having
this realization, I got the idea to try and start
a student newspaper on the MMC campus.
I began discussing the idea with my peers
who were on the trip with me, and eventually
my friend Michael Duffin and I began
to put the basic idea together.
Upon our return to the Martin campus,
we began to ask for help from friends and
faculty and we were eventually introduced
to Fern Greenbank, the director of the Story
Center. From there, everything else began
to come together, and now, after almost two
months of hard work, the first issue is coming
out. It seems so surreal that it has all
happened so fast, but I am glad it has happened.
I would like to thank everyone who
made it possible, and I hope that everyone is
as excited about it as I am. I hope everyone
enjoys reading the paper, but more importantly
I hope that when you do read it, you
feel connected with the Martin Methodist
community.
Thank you for reading,
Jared Majors-Manley, Editor-in-Chief of
The RedHawk Reporter
“Be a philosopher; but amid all your philosophy, be still a man.” - David Hume
The Philosopher’s Table
Ideas never die
Zachary Braddock
The RedHawk Reporter
As a philosophy major, one of
the dominant themes I’ve run into is
‘discussion:’Discussion of ideas and differing
opinions. You don’t have to always agree
with each other. Even if you can come to
consensus, you don’t have to get there the
same way.
Utilitarians (those who intend to reach
the greatest amount of good for the greatest
amount of people) and Kantians (those who
follow the maxim: “always treat humanity,
including yourself, as an end only, and not as
a means,”) can both agree on an issue, even
though they have different ways to reach that
conclusion. Similarly, both groups can follow
the same logic for a different conclusion.
As we’ve worked on the first issue of the
campus newspaper, from its original conception
to the day we took our picture (complete
with fire throwing, as evidenced from the
cover), one of the principles we have consistently
held to is that communication between
individuals and groups on this campus and in
this community is paramount to its future. A
consensus between the members of our staff
has been that the college has a lack of communication,
and a lack of community discussion
on our campus. As Martin Methodist
College expands and grows, it will have
to learn to communicate and to conduct the
Opinions
& editorials
flow of ideas or the Martin community will
continue to fracture, a problem that has already
proven detrimental, and could be the
Achilles heel in our future.
One of the hopes we have for this paper
is that it will turn into a convergence point
for this campus. We hope that the Redhawk
Reporter will be a place for the free flow of
ideas and discussion of events and thought
processes.
This Opinions and Editorials section in
particular, I hope will be a breeding ground
for philosophical thought and discussion.
Maybe, with a place set aside for students
(and even teachers) to come together and
talk about the issues that concern us, whether
they be the dining hall, dorms, or the library,
progress can be made and a consensus built.
So, I repeat my first line; ideas never die.
Philosophies continue to develop and form
schools of thought. A philosophy does not
have to be a massive system of thought coming
out of ancient Greece. It can be a system
of thought developed by the members of the
community involved in its development.
Talk to me.
Send Us Your:
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Meet the RedHawk Reporter staff
Photo by Guy Schafer
The RedHawk Reporter staff is representative of the campus community. Front row L to R - Editor Jared Majors-Manley, strumming his guitar, represents music and philosophy; Sports Editor Brittany Kriz
represents the deliberative sport of golf and the “investigative” skills of a criminal justice major; Emily Clayton represents all things drama and studious; Brea Harrison, donning shades, represents all things
cool; Photo Editor Carly Hobbs represents visual community; Design Editor Cofie Toy represents uniqueness and attention to detail; Managing Editor Justin Archer represents organization and beating to your
own drum; English major Lauren Barnett represents nontraditional students along with her lovely daughter Anastasia. Back row L to R: Aaron Elder represents our commuters and science lovers; Opinions
Editor and Religion/Philosophy major Zach Braddock takes critical thinking to a whole new level; Bethany Davis, a member of MMC’s soccer team, represents love of sport and photography; Michael Duffin,
international student from Ireland, represents a different perspective and a great accent; center stage, Lacy Denny, twirling Ancient Maori Poi, represents quirky, strong and fearless; Mariah Beverly, along
with her volleyball teammate Amanda Vincent, represent sport and a love of design. Put them all together and you get a diverse staff to represent a diverse campus.
Big Picture Event: Friendship and faith
Two close friends, one a Presbyterian
minister and the other an Islamic leader, will
talk about their friendship and faith during a
special event March 22 on the Martin Methodist
College campus.
The Rev. Robert Montgomery, pastor
of First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski, and
Daoud Abudiab, president of The Islamic
Center of Columbia, will take part in the college’s
Big Picture series. Their presentation
is entitled “An Interfaith Relationship: Two
Friends on a Christian-Muslim Journey.”
The event, set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
March 22, in the Gault Fine Arts Center recital
hall, is free and open to the public. The
Big Picture is a monthly discussion sponsored
by the Taylor Honors Program and the
five academic honor societies: Gamma Beta
Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma
Beta Delta, and Sigma Tau Delta.
Montgomery, who grew up in Marshall
County, Tenn., came to First Presbyterian in
December 2007 in Pulaski after 23 years as
pastor of Cahaba Valley Church in Birmingham,
Ala. During that time he also worked at
Greater Birmingham Ministries. He has degrees
from David Lipscomb College and Columbia
Theological Seminary in Atlanta and
has done other coursework at Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School and McCormick
Theological Seminary. He also has been in
two special continuing education programs:
“Faith and Reconciliation,” from 2005-
2007 at Columbia Theological Seminary,
and “Building Abrahamic Partnerships,” an
interfaith focus in 2007 at Hartford (Conn.)
Seminary.
Abudiab, a native of Palestine, is president
of the Islamic Center in Columbia,
Tenn., where he has made his home for the
past 13 years. He was named administrator
of Physicians & Surgeons, Inc., in Pulaski in
2001 and has been active in such local organizations
as Leadership Giles County, where
he served as president for several years, and
Pulaski Rotary Club, where he was a member
from 2001-2009. He obtained his undergraduate
and master’s degrees from the University
of Arkansas at Little Rock and started
his healthcare management career there.
For more information about this event,
call 931-363-9815.
Grant Vosburgh,
Director of Communications
“A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends. “ - Friedrich Nietzsche
Campus Newspaper...
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full computer lab and resources for the newspaper
staff, but limited space on campus has
made finding a space difficult.
The administration has been “overall
positive” about the idea of a student newspaper,
said Majors-Manley. President Ted
Brown has promised to lend his full support
to the newspaper project. He said he feels it
will bring “a day-to-day clarity” to the campus
as a central location to learn of events,
meetings and the policies and workings of
the campus. He said he is excited for students
to have a way to speak, and that the
administration has a “high trust level in the
students” to responsibly use their new-found
voice.

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We have only to look around us
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ever be a preacher. The Lord has a funny way
of working things out,” Bryan said.
He went on to Methodist licensing
school and became a licensed local pastor,
which meant he could do ministry in
the church that he was assigned to, but not
ministry at large. Knowing he needed to get
an education, he attended a junior college a
couple of nights a week. Then, he got a call
from the Pulaski District Office of the United
Methodist Church; it had two little churches
that needed a pastor. After telling them that
he needed to think about it, he got a call from
Martin Methodist College who offered him
scholarships. The Lord was opening doors
for him, so he came to Martin Methodist
three years ago.
While at Martin, he was sent to two
small churches near Clifton. Martin students
began to go with him to church there. Over
the summer a lady named Jean Floyd put
him up in her old farmhouse; some Martin
students would come and they began a feeding
program. Every Tuesday and Thursday
for inspiration
they would go to the river with two grills and
cook hamburgers and hotdogs for anyone
who showed up.
“We even went to the government housing.
I’d open up the back of my truck and the
kids would come. We’d give out hamburgers
until they were gone,” Bryan said.
Then he partnered with Olivet United
Methodist Church, where he is now. Bryan
says his experience in the Marines has helped
him in the ministry by giving him training
and perspective that most ministers do not
have.
“I grew up in the Marines,” he said, “I
became a man there.”
Bryan remembers being in Iraq, praying
to God and hearing the people in the mosque
behind him praying to their God.
“I was praying I wouldn’t die, and they
were probably praying they wouldn’t die,”
he said.
At that moment, he realized just how big
God is and that more than anything that He
probably wished they would just quit shoot-
Having overcome difficult life obstacles, senior Bryan Wilson does a lot of smiling these days.
ing at each other.
“I’ve battled addictions; I’ve been
through loss; I’ve seen death. I know how
precious life is,” he said.
Bryan says his experiences help him live
life to the fullest and be empathetic towards
his congregation. They helped him understand
the grace of God and that the Lord
loves us “even as the wreck that we are.”
He remembers a quote from Desmond Tutu
about how God accepts us, “Do you think
that I planted a fig tree and expected roses to
grow?”
During his first semester at Martin, he
became interested in a classmate named
Stephanie. She had a boyfriend when he first
met her, but became single later. The little
church he was preaching for needed a piano
player and he asked her if she would be interested.
“It was really just an excuse to get her
to go out with me,” he said. They dated for
about eight months before they decided to
get married. On May 29, 2010, Bryan and
Stephanie married. Stephanie finished her
English licensure degree this past December.
“She acts, plays piano, and is a really
great teacher,” Bryan said of his wife. She
is currently a substitute teacher. Bryan will
graduate from Martin in May. He said he
took his experience in the Marines, the opportunities
at local churches, and his education
here at Martin and applied to Duke University
Divinity School.
Bryan was accepted to the school. There
is a Methodist church in North Carolina, the
name of which has not been revealed to him
yet, that he has been assigned to when he arrives.
“We’re moving to Durham, North Carolina
the last week in June to continue our
story,” he said. Bryan doesn’t feel like he
will always be ministering in a local church.
He still feels like he is called into missionary
work, and will probably be doing that
throughout this country.
Dr. Pat Whittemore, professor of Reli-
“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why. “ - James Thurber
Each Sunday Bryan Wilson uses his experience
to pastor to small churches in Giles County.
gion and Philosophy, says Bryan has a quick
mind and that he is a natural leader. He said
Bryan takes his knowledge and applies it to
the real world.
“He is the kind of student most instructors
long to encounter in the classroom,” said
Dr. Whittemore. Bryan inspired, in a great
way, small churches that others thought were
too small for outreach, he said
“ It will be interesting to see how God
develops and uses these leadership skills as
Bryan’s ministry grows,” said Dr. Whittemore.
Bryan’s story has hardly begun. Whatever
he does, and wherever he goes, he is
certain to inspire the people around him.

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Religious
life
In search of awareness
MMC’s annual social justice trip
Josiah Po’e
Special to The RedHawk Reporter
January 14, 2011, marked the beginning
of a journey for a group of students from
Martin Methodist College, one filled with
interesting encounters, new insights and experiences
that would touch their hearts in a
special way.
Every spring semester Martin Serves
hosts a Social Justice trip during the Martin
Luther King, Jr. weekend to explore and
learn more about an important social justice
issue that is relevant to the ministries of The
United Methodist Church and the world.
The “theme” selected for this year was
exploring different faith traditions and
homelessness, which many of the students
were certainly aware of, but perhaps not as
closely acquainted with as they were about
to become. Their mission for the weekend
was to explore four different faith traditions
and to serve with Ingrid McIntyre
and friends of Open Table, Inc., a ministry
that provides food and shelter for the residents
of Nashville’s Tent City affected by
last year’s floods. There was a lot of youthful
energy packed between the two vans
that departed from Pulaski and hopes were
running high for what the weekend had in
store.
The group’s first destination was Congregation
Micah, a Jewish synagogue in
Brentwood, where students participated
in its Shabbat Service. They went on to
Hobson UMC, in East Nashville, where
they stayed for the weekend. The warmth
from the church was just as inviting as the
hospitality of its hosts and many were the
friendships that were made between the
Martin Methodist students and the church
members.
Saturday’s activities included a trip to
a Hindu Temple and providing supplies
for folks in need of Open Table’s services,
which were both as equally enriching for
those involved. However, the visit to the
Hindu place of worship presented a certain
challenge for some of the group. Campus
minister, Rev. Laura Kirkpatrick, voiced
this concern in her meticulously updated
Facebook posts that chronicled their weekend’s
events.
“The Hindu Temple was interesting, and
we had a very articulate tour guide. I liked
how they say they ‘find truth through experience.’
Yet, most of our group is wrestling
with how we relate our concept of grace
with the Hindu tradition. In reality, it’s a
completely different structure and I’m not
sure we’ll find an accurate comparison,”
she wrote.
The groups’ interaction with those who
faced homelessness plucked at their heartstrings
and it seemed that not one of them
parted from that experience without feeling
sympathy for their plight. One particular
encounter seemed to hit home for one of the
students. Autumn Dennis, a freshman from
LaVergne. Autumn shared her personal reflection
of what she witnessed.
“The highlight of my weekend was
when we went off-roading by the train
tracks in the middle of downtown to a ditch
where some homeless friends were camping
in tents in a ditch far from the public
eye and hidden from onlookers,” says Autum.
“The campsite was filthy, muddy, and
slick from the melting snow and ice. Broken
bottles and trash lay among the tarps
hung haphazardly over trees and three men
huddled around extinguished campfires and
tents that were falling apart. We introduced
ourselves [and learned their names]. We
shared some food and supplies and gave
them new tents, and patched up a busted,
bleeding lip so it wouldn’t get infected.
Another fellow had a singing voice compa-
“Love is unselfishly choosing for another’s highest good. “-- C. S. Lewis
MMC Students & Staff participating the 2011 MLK March in Nashville. First Row: Kristen
McFann, Jeana Stanford, Brandi Belcher, Autumn Dennis, Jared Majors-Manley, Katie Dobbins.
Second Row: Sarah Povlock, Rev. Laura Kirkpatrick, Shantel Nelson, Nikki Proske,
Caitlin Hopper, Kathryn Williams, Michael Duffin.
rable to Johnny Cash and they kept saying
over and over, “You are God’s blessing to
us, you are a gift from God.”
Other noteworthy moments in the Martin
Serves trip included worshipping with
Hobson UMC on Sunday morning, visiting
the Islamic Center of Nashville and preparing
meals and dining with the Open Table
folks staying in Hobson UMC’ parsonage.
Not unlike their visit to the Hindu temple,
these experiences on their weekend-long
journey provided the students an opportunity
to reflect on their own beliefs while
at the same time learning about the traditions
of our neighbors. Some of what was
learned proved challenging to wrap their
minds around. However, it seemed as if
the group formed a deeper respect for their
hosts, which seemed only fitting in light of
the weekend’s theme.
Ending their trip on a strong note, the
group participated in the Martin Luther
King, Jr. March in Nashville. Their citywide
trek led them from Jefferson St. Missionary
Baptist Church to Tennessee State
University. Arms linked with members of
the Nashville community, the group proceeded
down the streets with voices raised
to the tunes of “We Shall Overcome” and
“All You Need is Love.”
The day’s event inspired an image of
unity, love and peace, one we can be sure
that Dr. King himself would be proud to
behold. The group also joined forces with
some students from Lipscomb University
in an act of kindness to clean the streets
of discarded litter. Their efforts were even
noted by the local news channel. During the
course of their experiences, the students not
only learned about the meaning behind social
justice, but were themselves examples
of the kind of justice that the world so desperately
needs in these times.

The RedHawk Reporter, March, 2011 Page 9
Social Justice Awareness Week March 21-25
Campus to focus on multiple social issues
Brandi Belcher
AmericaCorp VISTA
Martin Serves Co-ordinator
Last year, Martin’s observation of Social Justice Awareness Week focused on
the earthquake in Haiti. Students organized a pancake breakfast to raise money to
help with Emergency Assistance for Haiti. We raised $602 and half was given to
the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the other half was given to The
Hands and Feet Project (the group that Martin Serves partnered with for the Haiti
Trip in May of 2009).
This year, Social Justice Awareness Week with be March 21-25. We will focus
on one issue per day including Homelessness, Addiction, AIDS, Human Trafficking,
and Malaria.
Some of the most interesting activities include a Necessities Drive for the
Homeless; students, faculty and staff can donate clothes, shoes and toiletries all
week to be given to Open Table Inc., an organization based in Nashville that provides
shelter and basic needs for the homeless washed out of their homes in Tent
City when the floods hit in May.
Religious Life will also host be a Money Wars event throughout the week to
raise money for bed nets to keep families in Africa from getting Malaria. We hope
to have four faculty or staff participate in this money war. We will have four buckets
set up in Johnston Center with the names of the four faculty/staff participants.
The faculty/staff member whose bucket has the most money in it by the end of the
week will have to dress like the opposite sex on Friday, March 25.
Basic information and facts for each issue covered will be highlighted on a
Tri-Fold Board in the cafeteria every day and there will be signs posted around
campus with important facts and information.
During Social Justice Awareness Week, there will be a booth
set up outside the Johnston Center that will have information
centered around the topic of each day. Students will be
there to share about the issues and also answer any questions.
There will also be informational signs strategically placed
around the campus green to provide an opportunity to the
MMC community to read facts that relate to each Social Justice
Issue.
Social Justice Awareness Week
Activities
Mon. 3-21
Malaria
Money Wars: 4 jars will be located in Johnston to
collect money for Bed Nets
to fight against the spread of malaria
Tues. 3-22
Interfaith
Encourage attendance to Big Picture:
Muslim/Christian Dialouge
in Gault Recital Hall 7 pm
Wed. 3-23
Homlessness
Fast for homelessness awareness and show
“Through a Blue Lens” documentary
in Gault Recital Hall 7 pm
Thurs. 3-24
Human Trafficking
Make “Bondage Bracelets” at Johnston during classes and
show movie centered around issue
in CCL Student Lounge @ 7:30pm
Fri. 3-25
Death Penalty
Opportunity for students/Faculty/Staff to write letters to
legislators in repeal of death penalty

Page 10 The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011
MMC Choir
“Where there is love there is life.”- Mohandas Gandhi

The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011 Page 11
2011 Ireland Tour
The Martin Methodist College Choir spent this past spring break touring Ireland, including
performances in Belfast and Dublin.
A 30-person contingent from Martin Methodist, including Dr. Albert Hughes, director of
the choral programs, and Mark Hagewood, assistant director, left Nashville on Friday, March
4, and flew to Belfast, Northern Ireland. The group toured the city of Belfast on Saturday and
then sang in the worship service at Belfast Central Mission, a Methodist congregation in the
heart of the city.
On Monday morning, the choir members toured Methodist College in Belfast before
traveling to Dublin, where they performed at Wesley College on Tuesday morning. Later,
the group toured famous Dublin sites as Phoenix Park, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Trinity
College.
The tour then moved to Killarney on Wednesday, where the group visited Blarney Castle
and had the chance to kiss the Blarney stone. On Thursday, the choir went to the Rings of
Kerry, where they saw the Lakes of Killarney and the Mcgillycuddy’s Reeks, Ireland’s tallest
mountains.
“A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.” Oscar Wilde

Page 12 The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011
Sports
basketball
RedHawks bring home conference title
NAIA championship begins
in Kansas City tonight
Claire Cook
MMC Sports Information Director
As promised, after a competitive year in TranSouth men’s basketball, No. 6 MMC
and NAIA RV Freed-Hardeman went toe-to-toe on Tuesday night in the Curry Christian
Life Center in Pulaski, Tennessee, as TSAC Player of the Year James Justice (Junior/
Memphis, Tenn.) lifted the RedHawks to the 69-66 win with a three at the buzzer. Regular
season champions, Martin Methodist College, captured the TranSouth Championship on
their home court.
“These guys no doubt left a legacy that we’ve been working on for six months,”
said head coach Andy Sharpe. “When we got together, our first meeting, we talked about
cutting down the nets in our own gym, hosting all the way through. Every single guy
bought into that, and put the team before themselves. I tell them all the time, I have the
hardest job trying to piece it together, but these guys believed in what we did to make it
happen.”
Justice drained 19 points with eight rebounds in the win, followed by LaQuantis
Stewart (Junior/Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Chris
Leggett (Senior/Meridian, Miss.) put up 15 points and eight rebounds.
MMC opened the scoring with a 4-0 lead in the first half, but it was Freed-Hardeman
who went on a 22-3 run in the next seven minutes to put the RedHawks in an unusual
hole. A poor shooting performance in the frame for a typically sharp MMC squad fell victim
to FHU’s offensive attack, as the RedHawks only put up 20 percent of their attempted
markers from the floor. Just three players who saw time for MMC were successful scorers,
as 14 of MMC’s 26 points came off of free throws. By the halftime buzzer, the Lions led
39-26.
In front of a thunderous crowd, the RedHawks broke into the second half with a
vengeance, climbing back to just a three point deficit by the media timeout at 11:17, a 49-
46 score. Patiently, MMC continued to mount their comeback, as they took the lead at 7:48
with a hoop from Stewart, and collected the and-one shot for a 53-51 edge. FHU turned
the ball over on their next possession, and the RedHawks converted a Leggett basket to
inch further, 55-51.
MMC held the lead, keeping the Lions at bay until the one minute mark, and extending
the lead to 66-61 with 28 seconds left on two Justice free throws. After an and-one
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” - Babe Ruth
Martin’s No. 6 seeded basketball team earned the right to celebrate with the TransSouth conference
banner.
basket from FHU, Justice again went to the line with 17.3 seconds, but came up empty as
MMC retained a two-point lead, 66-64. A Stewart foul then drew Kyle Teichmann to the
line, as he sank both shots for a tie 66-66. With the championship on the line, MMC found
Justice beyond the arc who nailed a buzzer beater for the 69-66 win.
“You could just see it in their faces,” said Sharpe. “We’ve been in that position so
many times this season, playing down to the wire, so we are very comfortable in that position.
As far as the play at the end, we got the ball to the person we wanted, and he made the
play; that’s what players do.”
MMC earns an automatic berth to this year’s NAIA National Championship, slated
to begin March 16th After clinching the conference crown on their home court Tuesday
evening, Martin Methodist College men’s basketball was seeded fifth in the 2011 Buffalo
Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship official bracket
on Wednesday evening. The RedHawks will take on William Jewell (Mo.) on Thursday,
March 17th at 6pm in Kansas City.
visit www.goredhawks.com for more sports information!

The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011 Page 13
RedHawk fans cheered as the team
marched onto the court. In the center she
faced her opponent, feeling the rhythm of
adrenaline coursing through her body.
Plays flashed in her mind. This place
was home. This sport was family. The referee
tossed the ball into the air, and she jumped.
Since the age of four, MMC junior
Vee Young has been preparing herself to
dominate the court.
“Everywhere I went, I would always ask
my mother if I could take my basketball with
me,” Young said. “I even slept with it a few
times.”
With MMC career highs of 39 points
and 19 rebounds, Young’s dedication for the
game is clearly obvious. But, her source of
devotion is from someone at home.
“My mother has been my motivator
since day one,” said Young. “She has made
me the player I am today and is why I love
the game so much.”
Before MMC became a four-year college
and took the nickname RedHawk, Young’s
mother played on the Indians’ basketball
team as a point guard.
She continued her career to the
University of Maine with the Division I
Black Bears.
“To this day my mom tells me that she
wishes she would have let me take the ball
everywhere since I fell in love with it so
much,” said Young.
Since her high school years, Young has
excelled above and beyond at every level of
competition.
In high school she became Giles
County’s Most Athletic Female, scored more
than 1,000 points and landed a spot on the
All-Region 5-AA team her senior year.
She went on to play for Volunteer State
Community College, leading the Pioneers to
back-to-back winning seasons.
Individually, she earned the Tennessee
Sports
basketball
D1 Destined Dribbles Her Way Home
Brittany Kriz
The RedHawk Reporter
Community College Athletic Association
Eastern Division Player of the Year award
along with several other honors and became
second in the TCCAA in scoring.
Like her mother, Young came out
of Volunteer State with Division I offers
from University of Florida, Mississippi
State, University of Cleveland, University
of Colorado and several Sunbelt and
Atlanticbelt teams.
However, Young had her heart set on a
familiar college closer to home.
“I chose Martin because even though
I was at Volunteer State, it was two hours
away, and I still got homesick,” Young said.
“Also, my grandparents William and Mary
Holt have cancer, and I wanted to be close
to them. If I went off to another school and
something happened, I would have regretted
not coming here.”
Head women’s basketball coach Jamy
Bechler also held a deciding factor. Young
believed Bechler had the dedication and
patience to help further her game.
“Coach Bechler talked so high of the
program and his goals and plans for the
team,” Young said. “I think Martin was the
best choice for me with my situations.”
Her passion for the game extended to
refereeing for the intramural games.
“It’s quite fun to see other people get
competitive with the sport that I play,” she
said.
Given the opportunities, Young would
like to compete in the Women’s National
Basketball Association (WNBA) after she
graduates and work for the ESPN later in life.
Currently, she plans to obtain a degree
in sports management and become a sports
broadcaster.
“I can be a little shy, but I’m great at
talking and a people’s person,” Young said.
“I love action, so I think this is the perfect
field for me.”
“We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone.”- Nelson Mandela
Photo courtesy Athletic Department
Vee Young demonstrates the skill and determination that has earned honors and respect.

Page 14 The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011
Sports soccer
RedHawk Soccer gets a ‘shake up’
Cleary moves from
women to men’s team
Michael Duffin
The RedHawk Reporter
The former women’s soccer coach,
Gerry Cleary has taken over the post of
men’s soccer coach from Pascal Dunne, who
left at the end of 2010.
Cleary, who led the women’s team for
eight years, winning two NAIA National
Championships and seven TranSouth
Athletic Conference Championships, brings
a wealth of experience to the job.
Cleary said he expected the position to be
filled after he came back from his Christmas
break, however, he was interviewed at the
end of January and was chosen based on his
outstanding achievements with the MMC
women’s team.
“They know who I am and what I can do
as I’ve been here for nine years now,” Cleary
said.
Cleary said the biggest difference
between the men and women’s team is the
strength and speed of the game.
“Men are naturally quicker and stronger,
and you have to be beware of more things on
the pitch as men can switch the ball quicker,”
he said.
Cleary said there are a few areas of focus
for the coming year.
“Right now it’s all about fitness and
discipline. I’ve told them my expectations
and goals to aim for,” said Cleary. “The lads
have been great; not one of the 22 has missed
a 6 a.m. workout so the discipline is already
improving greatly.”
Gerry Cleary
Coach Cleary said he is very confident
about this upcoming season.
“Our conference is tough on the men’s
side,” he said. “Our boys started the last
season sixth in the country, so we want to
finish this season sixth in the country. It’s a
little harder run on the men than it was for
the women. The women’s team established
itself pretty quick. We were the top team
in the country and within only two and a
half seasons we won our first National
Championship.”
“I’ll miss the girls, they been like little
sisters to me,” he said. “The girl’s team
is all I’ve known for the past eight and a
half years. Most of the girls I’ve recruited
myself, and I have had a strong personal
professional relationship with all of them.”
Tyson John to lead
women’s team
Michael Duffin
The RedHawk Reporter
Following the transfer of Coach Gerry
Cleary from women’s soccer coach to men’s
soccer team, the women’s soccer team was
left without a head coach. This position
has been filled by a new arrival to Martin
Methodist College, Tyson John.
Coach John brings with him an
extensive record from his previous positions
throughout the United States.
“I started out as an assistant in the W
League in Washington D.C.” said Coach
John. “I was the regional director of
COERVER, which is the training program
for the US Soccer Olympics team. I then
worked as the academy director for Stafford
United, a Soccer team playing out of
Washington D.C., and more recently, I was
the head women’s coach for Lyon College
in Arkansas.”
Coach John’s two year record at Lyon
stands at an impressive 22-6-3. John said
he intends to maintain and build on Coach
Gerry Cleary’s record at Martin.
“Since Gerry’s been here, the women’s
team has always been in the top 10, top
five in the country,” said John. “We want
to sustain this ranking and continue the
prestige of the MMC Soccer program,
which has been known as a powerhouse in
women’s soccer since 2003.”
John said he was impressed with the
high level of skill on our women’s teams.
John himself was a NAIA two time All-
Tyson John
American Player for Wesleyan College and
played professionally for four years.
“The women’s team has a very high
soccer IQ,” said Coach John. “We have a
lot of experienced players, which really
helps in teaching the game at a high level;
when it comes to those close games we have
that tradition of winning. We expect to win.
That’s a little something extra we have to
help us succeed.”
The coach said there are a few areas he
wants to work on as he takes the helm at head
coach.
“There will be few small weaknesses that
will be left by our graduating seniors Simone
Souza and Tatiane Alexio,” he said. “They
have both been two major players for four
years here at Martin, and we’ll be definitely
trying to look to fill those spots adequately
and also refine our already existing talent
within the team.”
John said his ultimate goal for this
season is to “sustain our prestigious record
and go forward as well and add a third
national championship this next year on to
our total.”

The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011 Page 15
Long overdue sports complex closer to reality
Michael Duffin
The RedHawk Reporter
The East Campus sports facilities are
long overdue for a remodeling. Martin
Methodist plans to spend about $3.2 million
on expanding and improving the East
Campus facility, and the work will be carried
out in four different phases.
Athletic Director Jeff Bain speaks about
the upcoming redevelopment project.
“The first [phase] is to add restrooms
and concession stands to the soccer pitch,and
to build a mile-long walking trail in the 50
acres of land in the back. The second phase
will include an indoor practice facility that
will include a golf range/hitting room with
computer generated screens that tell you
how far you hit the ball and tell you how
accurate. The other larger room will be a
three sport room to supplement baseball,
softball and soccer. We plan to have pitching
and batting cages that are retractable up to
the roof, leaving a turf floor available for
indoor soccer practice. The larger component
of field space will be a baseball and softball
game field. In addition to that, we’ll have
an additional practice field that will be an
intramural field which can also be used as
a supplemental soccer field. Our ultimate
plan is to put Astro turf on it. That way it’s
more durable throughout the year for a lot of
different sports.”
Director Bain said these major
developments won’t happen 10 years from
now; the completion is expected sooner
rather than later.
“The facility will open in phases,
walking trail and restrooms for soccer in
the immediate fall of this year. The indoor
practice facility will be open in January
2012,” said Bain. “And then baseball and
softball field all depend on how quick we
can get the grass to grow. If we get the fields
down and constructed by November and
December, it’ll open in Spring, if later then
the fall of 2012. The original plan is to seat
400 people at baseball and 400 at softball
and soccer, but all depends on how much
of the budget is left over and whether we do
permanent seating or temporary.”
Bain said that when the East Campus
facility is finished, it will be “the most visibly
enhanced facility that’s ever been built in the
community, and that it will totally change the
community’s “whole image and expectations
of MMC Athletic endeavors.”
How is the $3.2 million facility being
funded?
”Funding will be done in two part,”
said Bain. “The first is donor solicitation,
asking people to give money and naming
opportunities. If people want to give, for
example, a $200,000 gift, they can name a
field after someone in their family or a loved
one. In the past we’ve had some success
naming buildings after people. The second
stage will be to introduce junior varsity
sports to bring in additional students. The
sports we’ve earmarked are men’s soccer,
women’s soccer, softball and baseball.”
Bain also mentioned the possibility of
increasing student fees to help fund these
new developments, by about $40, however,
he believes an extra $20 dollars a semester
for all these new facilities is a “pretty good
deal.”

Page 16 The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011
Aquarius
(Jan 20-Feb 18):
You are having difficulties staying
organized and on task. The opportunities
of having fun have been too
tempting for you to say no. Take the
upcoming weekend to get back on
top of things.
Pisces
(Feb 19-Mar 20):
There is nothing wrong with your
more cautious mindset that you’ve
had lately. Everyone should have
walls around their emotions. Just
make sure that they aren’t twelve
feet high, and eight feet thick concrete
walls. Use the energy you
spend on blocking others out
on more productive activities.
Your lowered guard might
land you some new adventurous
fun!
Aries
(Mar 21-Apr 19):
Push yourself even farther than usual
today—you can do it. And you’ll
find yourself surprised by the feeling
of accomplishment. And save your
dollars… times are only getting
harder.
Taurus
(Apr 20-May 20):
You tend to give all of yourself to
one person, but there is enough of
you to go around. Playing the field
doesn’t mean you have to hurt anyone’s
feelings. Try to politely keep
your options open until you know
the time is right.
Gemini
(May 21- Jun 20):
You recently learned the hard way
that what goes around certainly
comes back around. Don’t think of
that recent sticky situation as repercussions
for any wrong doing of
your own. Try to see it as an opening
for some good to come your way
soon. (And don’t forget to send it
back around!)
Cancer
(Jun 21-Jul 22):
That sweet sum of money that you
recently received sure did disappear
quickly. Learning to love the feel-
Horoscopes
ing of a burning hole in your pocket
is an important life lesson. The next
time you stumble upon such luck, try
to return your mind to the moment
that you spent that last ten dollars.
This memory will help you spend
your money more wisely.
Leo
(Jul 23-Aug 22):
That pesky person from your past
seems to keep showing up in your
life at all the most inconvenient
times. Holding grudges is unhealthy
for the both of you. Even if you can’t
recognize it now, there is probably a
good reason that the stars keep run-
ning you two into each other.
Virgo
(Aug 23-Sep 22):
It seems that your spring break
has left you in somewhat of a fog.
You’re having a hard time getting
back to the normal groove of things.
Just remember that time isn’t going
to slow down for you to catch up.
The sooner you start tackling that
list of things to do, the more inclined
you’ll feel to enjoy your free time.
Libra
(Sep 23-Oct 22):
Don’t be fooled, everyone’s love
life stinks every now and then. But
you’ve got to get over the lingering
scents of valentines’ roses and get on
with your life.
Scorpio
(Oct 23-Nov 21):
Be wary of anyone inquiring about
your money. It doesn’t hurt to assume
that everyone is a snake in the
grass. Hate it, or love it, money is
a necessity in today’s world. Keep
yours in a safe place.
Sagittarius
(Nov 22-Dec 21):
Ignorance may be bliss but seeming
ignorant is not. Keep your nose out
of things that you are probably better
off not knowing about. But keep
your eyes open for the things that
are staring you in the face.
Capricorn
“Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” - William Davenant
(Dec 22-Jan 19):
Letting your mind wander isn’t
always the A.D.D. trait that it’s
typically portrayed to be. Not if you
are leading your mind wander into
peaceful places and thoughts. Stray
away from thoughts of burdens and
stress. You’ll be surprised by the
impact it will have on your mood.
Mad-
Libs
Mad libs are a fun way to get a big
laugh. On this page you will need to
fill out the following list of articles. On
the next page, you fill in your words to
the story and see what whacky things
you and you friends came up with.
Noun:___________________
Piece of clothing:_________________
Plural noun:_________________
Someone you
know:__________________
Verb ending in
‘ing’:__________________
Noun:___________________
An animal:__________________
Annoying
sound:__________________
Something in your
room:__________________
Exotic animal:__________________
Body part:__________________
Piece of clothing:__________________
Verb ending in
‘ing’:__________________
Verb:__________________

The RedHawk Reporter, March 2011 Page 17
Mad-
Libs
By Lacy Denny
The RedHawk Reporter
The other day I was looking for my noun . After looking in all of my
piece of clothing pockets and underneath my plural noun , I couldn’t find
it anywhere. I thought maybe someone you know verb ending in ed it
by mistake so I called same person using my noun device. He/She said
I could look in his/her room. When I walked in, it smelled like animal and I
thought I heard a(n) annoying sound come from underneath the
something in your room . I checked it out and found a(n) exotic animal with
a broken body part . I was worried that if anyone found it they would take it to
the public place . So, I tucked it in my piece of clothing and
verb ending in ed it as fast as I could in hopes that it would make him verb
better.
Did your story make you and your friends Laugh Out Loud!? Share it with us and we’ll print our favorite submission in the next
issue of the Red Hawk Reporter. Keep it clean. Send it to studentmedia@mail.martinmethodist.edu.
“Whales have calves, Cats have kittens, Bears have cubs, Bats have bittens, Swans have cygnets, Seals have puppies, But guppies just have little guppies.” Ogden Nash

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Garden Day
There will be a garden work day on Saturday, March 19 at 10 am at the Center for
Religious Life. It’s time to start preparing the garden for the planting season. Anyone
interested in getting involved in the garden project is encouraged to attend.
The Green Team is in need of some gardening tools. If you know anyone who has any of
the following items to donate to the project, contact Brandi Belcher.
Wood and cinder blocks
Chicken wire
Shovels – regular and handheld
Rakes – regular and handheld
Watering cans
Sprinkler splitter
Hammer and nails
Dirt and fertilizer
Graduating Seniors
If you had student loans at any time while in attendance at MMC, you are required by the
U.S. Department of Education to do Exit Counseling. This needs to be done by March 31.
After that date your transcripts and diploma will be put on hold AND you will need to contact
Lynn Ives at lives@martinmethodist.edu and let her know what date you completed the
counseling to have the holds removed. To do the counseling go to www.nslds.ed.gov and
click on the blue line that says “Exit Counseling”, then log in using your federal pin (you
can get a duplicate at www.pin.ed.gov if you cannot remember it). It takes 20-30 minutes
to complete.
Have information you want to share?
If you have notices, calendar items, messages, etc. that you want the newspaper
to share with the MMC community, email studentmedia@mail.martinmethodist.edu
by Friday, March 25 at 2 pm
Classified Ads?
Send your information, 40 words or less to studentmedia@mail.martinmethodist.edu
by Friday, March 25 at 2 pm. A phone number must be
included.
Check Into
Religious Life!
Thursday, March 17
Chapel 9:30 am
Preacher Uziel Hernandez
Martin Hall Auditorium
SCA Bowling in Columbia
The Connection 6:30 pm
Bi-lingual Bible study CCL student lounge
Monday, March 21
SoulFeast, a worship opportunity held on 2nd and 4th Mondays,
(weeks in which there is no chapel)
Tuesday, March 22
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Gault Recital Hall 8:30 pm
Wednesday, March 24
SCA Jazzman Cafe 6:30 pm
Monday, March 28
SoulFeast
This week’s worship will focus on Psalm: 51 prayer stations
Gault Art Gallery 9 pm
Wednesday, March 30
Soul Sisters 8:15 pm CCL lounge
Thursday, March 31
SCA Jazzman’s Cafe 6:30 pm

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What’s
going on
Thursday, March 17
MMC Relay for Life Team Meeting, 3:30 pm -
4:30pm Colonial Hall Gallery. Wear Green for
a chance to win $25! Make a difference in the
fight against cancer---join our MMC Relay for
Life Team! Refreshments will be served!
MIS Bypass Exam J 203 3:30 pm
SCA Jazzman’s 6:30 pm
John Johns Concert Gault Recital Hall 7-9
pm
Friday, March 18
The Connexion CCL Lounge 6:30 pm
Saturday, March 19
Women’s Basketball Tryout--starting at 9am.
Email Coach Learie Sandy for more information
(LSandy@martinmethodist.edu)
Sunday, March 20
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society Initiation
Gault Recital Hall 3-5 pm
Monday, March 21
Intramural Volleyball CLC 6, 7, 8 pm
The Call CCL
Pre-registration for rising seniors
Last day to drop Evening Session II class with
a “w”
Lincoln Memorial University Law School representative
3-5 pm Alexander Auditorium
Tuesday, March 22
Intramural Volleyball 6, 7 and 8 pm CLC
Gym
Pre-registration for rising seniors
Big Picture - “A Muslim/Christian Dialogue”
presented by Dr. Robert Montgomery and
Daoud Abudiab at Gault Recital Hall 7 pm
FCA Gault Recital Hall 8:30-9:30
Wednesday, March 23
Open Mic Nite at Jazzman’s 5-7 pm
Intramural Volleyball 6, 7 and 8 pm CLC
Gym
Pre-registration for all students
Intramural Volleyball Games @ 6 p.m., 7
p.m., & 8 p.m. at CLC/Gym
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)-
Video Showing to Raise Awareness on the Issue
of Homelessnessat Gault Recital Hall 7:00 pm
Soul Sisters at CCL Student Lounge 8:15 pm
Thursday, Marc 24
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
Intramural Volleyball Games @ 6 p.m., 7
p.m., & 8 p.m. at CLC/Gym
FYE Convocation at Gault Recital Hall 9:30
am to 10:30 am
SoulFeast Planning Team at CCL Student
Lounge11:45 am to 12:30 pm
Evening College Financial Aid Meeting at
M.H. Auditorium6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
SCA at Jazzman’s 6:30 pm
Friday, March 25
Healthcare Lecture Program at Martin Hall
Upperman Room6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
The Connection at CCL Student Lounge 6:30
pm
Friday, March 25
Application deadline for the MMC “Brothers
and Sisters” Program (assisting new first-year
students during orientation and throughout their
first semester). Applications should be submitted
to Greta Heinglein via e-mail or hard copy.
Saturday, March 26
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
Sunday, March 27
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
Last Day to Drop Summer Term I Classes
Monday, March 28
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
The CALL at CCL Student Lounge 6:30 pm
SoulFeast at Gault Recital Hall 9:00 pm
Tuesday, March 29
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
Intramural Volleyball Games @ 6 p.m., 7
p.m., & 8 p.m at CLC/Gym
Honors Banquet at Gallery of Colonial Hall
6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 30
Open Mic Nite at Jazzman’s 5-7 pm
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
MMC Spring Fling at Campus Green 5:00 pm
to 9:00 pm
Soul Sisters at CCL Student Lounge 8:15 pm
Spring Fling is the 30th from 5 – 9 pm at the
gym! We will have LASER TAG, corn hole, a
relay race, free t-shirts and so much more!!
Thursday, March 31
Pre-Registration for Fall 2011 (All Students)
FYE Convocation at Gault Recital Hall 9:30
am to 10:30 am
Annual FYE Awards of Excellence Ceremony,
GFAC Recital Hall, 8 pm.
SCA at Jazzman’s 6:30 pm
Awards of Excellence Reception at Gault
Recital Hall Gallery 9 pm
Friday, April 1
Deadline for signing up to participate in the
Rock-A-Like Lip Sync Contest as a solo performer
or duo/group. Contest is on Wed.
April 6 th at 7:00p.m. (Solo winner receives
$50, top Duo/Group wins $100. Winners
determined by audience votes. Admission
fee to the Lip Sync Contest is $3 with all
proceeds going to Relay for Life). Interested
performers should contact Greta to sign
up at (931)424-7350 or email ghenglein@
martinmethodist.edu.

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We have only to look around us
for inspiration
Lauren Barnett
The RedHawk Reporter
At some point in time, many of us feel
like we have a calling in our lives. We feel
like we were meant to be something unique
to us. It is rare, though, that one’s calling is
inspirational. It is even rarer that one rises
above dire circumstances and excels so
greatly that he or she inspires everyone who
listens to him or her. Bryan Wilson is one of
those people.
Bryan grew up on a farm in Banner
Springs, Tenn. with his four older brothers.
At the age of 17, he felt called to mission
ministry, but never pursued it. When he
graduated high school in 2000, he attended
Milligan College where he played baseball.
“I found out I was just not good enough
to pay college baseball,” he says. From there,
he went to Tennessee Tech where he was involved
with the Army ROTC. During this
time, he received a recruiting call from the
Marines. He wasn’t interested, but agreed
to a free breakfast with the recruiter. The
recruiter said to him, “You’re already going
into the military, but do you want to be the
best?”
“He played my pride,” Bryan laughs.
“He told me, ‘I’m not promising you anything;
I don’t even know if you can be a Marine.’
So, I showed him.”
Bryan shipped out to USMC boot camp
from June through August of 2001. When he
returned, he signed up for an officer’s program
which allowed him to go to college.
Shortly after he returned, the attacks of 9/11
occurred. He thought he would have to go to
war, so he didn’t start attending his college
classes. As it turned out, he didn’t have to go
and was able to begin college. He ended up
failing all of his classes that semester except
karate. As a result, he started having less to
do with college, eventually quitting, and got
more involved with the Marines because he
said that he was where he was supposed to
be.
In 2003, Bryan was activated and went
Senior Bryan Wilson and his wife, Stephanie, will soon head off soon for Duke Divinity School to fulfill their calling.
to Fallujah, Iraq, having arrived shortly after
the initial Battle of Fallujah. He was a combat
engineer, which meant he blew in walls
and doors for the infantry raids. Also, combat
engineers looked for Improvised Exploding
Devices (IEDs) to which Bryan says, “I really
believed we saved a lot of lives by finding
those.” He said his platoon found the
biggest weapons cache in the history of the
Iraqi war. It found IEDs all over a place they
called Paris Town, so many, in fact, that they
had to dig a hole 43 feet long and 16 feet
deep to put them in. A five mile standoff was
required to set off the devices.
“The Marines were a crazy time in my
life,” Bryan says. “I met some of the best
guys I’ve ever known, some of my best
friends in the world.”
All of them were going the officer route
and trying to get through college. “We were
wild,” he said. “If you took a frat boy and
a Marine, the worst possible stereotypes of
the two, that’s who we were, a really, really
rough group of guys.”
Bryan says his time in the Marines was a
good time in his life, but a hard time because
he had gotten into drugs and drinking.
When he got home from Iraq, he decided
to go again and had to train another group of
Marines from Knoxville to prepare them to
go. During this time, he got a girl pregnant.
She was into drugs, and at this point, Bryan
had been clean for about six months.
“I thought I could save her,” he says.
If he had Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,
he said it manifested itself in the need to
save someone. His daughter was born two
months early, because of the mother’s drug
use, he said, and she weighed about three
pounds. She only lived to be a month old.
“It was at that point in my life I had to
reevaluate everything,” Bryan said. “I didn’t
like the person I’d become. I didn’t like
where I was heading in life.”
“We are always in the forge, or on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.” - H. W. Beecher
He turned back to God, and discovered
that He had never left him.
“The Bible says the Lord is with us everywhere
we go,” says Bryan. “I’d taken
him to some pretty shady places.”
A refreshed peace came to Bryan. He
was still in the Marines as a reserve, but pursuing
God again. The calling he felt as a teen
had resurfaced.
“I think that is what I was running from
the whole time,” he said.
Wanting to be a missionary, he started
the candidacy process in the Methodist
Church. The process took one year, and at
the end of the year he had to preach one sermon
and have it videotaped so that he could
be recommended for ministry. After he finished
with that sermon, he felt that he was
supposed to, at that moment, be ministering
at a local church.
“It’s funny because I said I would never
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