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Presidential Q&A in SGA
Volume 82, Issue 25 Web Edition
By Florian Peyssonneaux Staff Writer
Brevard College Student Government Association hosted one of the most essential meetings of the year on Wednesday March 29 as the presidential debate took place just after the meeting. For the occasion the gathering had seen a bigger student involvement than usual as MG 232 was almost full with both students and club representatives. The first order of the day was to vote for the faculty and staff of the year. The students named a teacher and faculty that they personally like and why. Afterward, everybody in the room voted for its favorite in order to choose the winner. The applications for officers were relatively low this year as one person per position applied for it. The only uncertainty left is for the prized rank of SGA president. The first Candidate for the election was Lauren Fowler, the current SGA president who is trying to be reelected for a second year in a row. Emma Moore is contesting against her for the position of Student Government Association president. She is currently the SGA Vice President of the Pastimes History club. None of the other positions were challenged, so for next year the new positions of SGA officers shouldn’t cause any issue concerning the vote. Current SGA Secretary Audrey Ashburner is running for Vice president. Rakeem Sweezy for Speaker of the Clubs, Kaylee Smith as Secretary,
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and Molly Joseph who is running for Treasurer. After the regular SGA meeting concluded, it was time for the presidential debate with a much smaller audience. Debate was a curious word to describe it, as there was no moderator, so it was more of a presidential open Q&A. Because Fowler has already been SGA president for a year the audience could imagine what to expect if she is reelected, so the attention was more turned on what Moore will be wishing to accomplish. When asked about what the past projects accomplished under the presidency of Fowler, and what she intended to do if she gets elected, even though she declared not having a personal project plans for next year, Moore answered, “the best thing I can do is support what other students want to do and defend their ideas.” On the other hand,the students were wondering what more could Fowler do if she had one more year at the head of the SGA. “The project that we have started at the end of this year, the composting project turned out to be huge.” Fowler also added “This project will bring the community to the college, help with the agriculture program, and will give more work study opportunities.” Both candidates agreed on the issue of trying to keep the students in a good mood by maintaining on campus a healthy place to live where one feels good to support the Civility Pledge signed by David Joyce to contrast the recent political climate. Because being SGA president implies having
strong leadership values the campaigners had to explain how they will work with their peers and student government. For Moore, communication is key, “a leader has to have good communication, and set an example for your peers,” said Moore. The candidate then said “If you don’t know what the student body is saying, you can’t represent them.” On the other hand, Fowler describes herself as a listener who is looking for “positive and negative feedback to take action and make things better, and grow”. She also explains the importance of understanding the people you live with in order to accomplish goals. The meeting was concluded with a question about the poor communication that exists suggesting using the school newspaper as a new way of communicating between the students and SGA because there is only a small portion of students who get involved in the SGA. “Communication with the student body is very hard because people on campus are so busy with activities, and most of the students are athletes. If I am elected we will have to sit down to target the problem and find a solution” Fowler said. Moore also acknowledged the communication problem of receiving too many emails that students delete without looking at them. “Creating an extra page in the Clarion dedicated to the SGA could be a solution” said Moore. The voting for the SGA officers started on March 31 and ended on April 3. The results of this short race will be announced on Wednesday, April 5 during Honors and Awards day.
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BC students present Environmental presentations to local Churches By Jeni Welch
Campus News Editor
Environmental Theology and Literature LINC students spent Sunday presenting to adult community members at the Brevard First Methodist Church and to the youth at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. Brevard College students have spent a month organizing into groups and researching a variety of topics from the LINC classes. Two different groups presented on April 2 and the other two groups are scheduled for Sunday, April 9. Presenter at St. Philip’s, Ben Saettel said, “I believe doing the presentations for the community members is a perfect example of our school’s motto, ‘Learn in Order to Serve.’” The first group presented at First Methodist to around 20 adult community members. The topic focused around geologian Thomas Berry and the Green Sisters. The group spoke about environmental issues on a communal scale. The seniors learned about the arranging of plants to be sustainable and selfsufficient known as permaculture. They even had the opportunity to take home pre-made recycled self-watering planters. BC student Luz Hernandez said, “The seniors gave us amazing feedback in which we felt we had gotten our points across.” One church member on the way out said, “This gives me hope for the future.” The second demonstration was for the youth of St. Philip’s. However, the lack of youth attendees left the audience with only college students. The unanticipated participation was a nice test of how quick the group could adjust the lesson plan. The lesson included a nature walk in Silvermont, learning about the Shinto religion, writing haikus and watercolor painting while listening to Boss Ross. The fun and educational activities were simple enough for youth while also entertaining enough for adults. “I think it is beneficial for us as students and the community as a whole when we can both come together to teach and to learn.” Saettel See ‘Environmental presentations’ on page 4
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NC bathroom Bill gets repealed By Asa Gray Staff writer
North Carolina is well-known for the first successful airplane flight, the nation’s largest private residence, and a very controversial and expensive bathroom bill. On Thursday, March 30 North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill that is responsible for ending the discrimination of transgender people, meaning they could now use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender they identify with. Transgender people in this state were previously limited to using the bathroom of their sex at birth. The Senate passed the bill 32-16 while the House later voted 70-48. As the one-year anniversary of the bill quickly approached, Governor Roy Cooper signed this new measure into law. Cooper was very honest about this surprising change, saying, “For over a year now, House Bill 2 has been a dark cloud hanging over our great state. It has stained our reputation. It has discriminated against our people and it has caused great economic harm in many of our communities." Cooper also added in his personal opinion regarding this law change, saying that the new enactment is “not a perfect deal” and “is not my preferred solution.” Although many are relieved to hear simply that the bill has been repealed, others don’t believe the repeal goes far enough. Chris Sgro, the Executive Director of Equality NC, believes that the bill “didn’t offer any repeal of HB2. It still leaves our community being discriminated against and I don’t think fixes the reputation of North Carolina.” This comment came following unfortunate news for supporters of eradicating HB2. Despite the fact that the new law is now put in place, according to Governor Cooper, the protections that are included in the law are temporarily delayed. The new law reportedly “prevents local governments, until December 2020, from passing or amending their own nondiscrimination ordinances relating to private employment and public accommodation.” This is especially frustrating for people who felt like HB2 was a
violation of basic human rights in the first place. Many North Carolina residents are grateful to hear of the bill repeal considering the significant economic impact it would have had. According to conducted analysis from the Associated Press, the bill was going to have an incredibly hefty price tag of $3.76 billion. Consequently, this would have resulted in a major loss in business, including a continued avoidance between the NCAA and North Carolina. The NCAA had boycotted the state ever since the bill was enacted, meaning major championship games had been relocated elsewhere.
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‘Education is Sexy!’
IWIL student safe sex education event By Jeni Welch
Campus News Editor The sex education event held by second year Institute for Women in Leadership (IWIL) students successfully informed an approximant 100 Brevard College students and community members on the importance of safe sex awareness. The “Education is Sexy” event was on Thursday March 30. It offered students free condoms (including some with endangered species on the box), safety pin buttons, pussyhats and snacks during the first 30 minutes with informational tables. During this time students were also entered a raffle. The goal of the event was to, “inform and answer questions about sexual and reproductive health, explore respectful relationships, dispel common misconceptions and myths, and spark a conversation in the community.” Every year IWIL requires second year students to plan a yearlong event about a subject of interest. IWIL member and event coordinator, Kate Stephens said, “This year we chose Sex Ed. It is something that I'm super passionate about! Many people, including myself, feel like the Sex Ed programs in schools are failing students. NC currently teaches abstinence first, which doesn't help teens who will be sexually active at some point in their lives. Sex should be fun and always healthy!” The IWIL students presented individual tables about healthy relationships, hookups and rape culture, contraception and common myths and ecofeminism. Caitlyn and Molly with Planned Parenthood, S.A.F.E. and Tara and Kathy from the Transylvania County Health Department also had tables set up with information and pamphlets. “S.A.F.E. was my favorite display table.” Student Jade Napier said, “they were educational and offered a variety of contraceptives.” During the Q&A, the panel of experts were prompted by questions and even had students asking questions from the audience during the meeting. Dee Dasburg, Michael Cohen, Aleece
Fosnight, along with a Planned Parenthood representative and a representative from the Transylvania County Health Department made up the panel. The questions were anonymously written by students during the first part of the event. They included STD testing, sexual appetites and when they can become too much and prostate questions. The last question of the event was one of the most enjoyable. Anonymous asked, “What does the clitoris do? And how do you find it?” Fosnight ended her explanation of what the clitoris does by saying, “and it’s awesome!” It was the last laugh of the night but not the only one.
Laughter also occurred while discussing the myth that women are only able to conceive if they orgasm. The audience was told about an 80-year-old couple that incorporates sex into their daily route and while they were not present they still received an overwhelming applause and whistles. Michael Cohen had just one question to answer but he also received a round of applause. “This needs to happen more than once a year. So many people are still misinformed.” Fosnight said, “I wish more college students knew that sex is good whether it’s in a healthy relationship or alone.”
Students enjoying the different tables and snacks before the Q&A hosted by IWIL.
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3rd annual Sustainability Contest continues to inspire action at BC By Alex Perri
Staff Writer Since 2014 an annual environmental sustainability contest at Brevard College has turned students’ increasing awareness of sustainability issues on campus into action. This year’s contest winners will soon offer a flavorful alternative to Meyers Dining Hall’s sourcing of ingredients, better environmental sustainability education in general education classes, and the possibility for a system to compost the cafeteria’s food waste. Kate Brandhuber is this year’s first place winner of the Annual BC Environmental Sustainability Contest with her idea to place tower gardens in the cafeteria to grow lettuce and herbs for the salad bar. She also came away with the third place winning entry with her idea to introduce sustainability education to all freshman introductory courses at BC. Brandhuber also saw success last year as the second place winner in the contest. She has taken ideas already in the works through clubs at BC like BC Eats or Green Club and used the contest to fund them. “The contest is an
amazing way to get people connected and get projects off the ground. I’m excited that my voice is being heard,” Brandhuber said. The contest started three years ago when environmental science professor and Environmental Issues Committee chair member, Dr. Robert Cabin, saw a gap between Brevard College students’ eagerness to address current environmental issues, and their ability to do something about it. This contest was the bridge for that gap, and the outcomes from the past contests have already improved sustainability efforts at the school. “I think as a college we've done a good job of educating our community about what sustainability is and why it's important. I'm really excited that increasingly we seem to be entering the next phase of converting this education into action.” Cabin said. Winners from the past two years have already made a big impact on the campus. Year one’s contest winners allowed for the instillation of solar panels to the top of Meyers Dining Hall, and now the panels offset a portion of the college’s energy usage.
Last year’s contest winners addressed unnecessary plastic water bottle waste, by giving all new students on campus a reusable water bottle. This year, the top three contest ideas are currently being implemented at the college, or are undergoing funding to be implemented in the future. The contest is growing, with over 150 entries submitted this year and more funding to realize winners’ ideas. This year’s second place winners are Lindsey Crisp and Sydney Shaw for their idea to compost food waste from the cafeteria. SGA and Professor Cabin have already raised nearly half the funds that would go towards installing enclosed and odorless “Earth Tub” compost systems, with more fundraising efforts in the works to see the project through. With Brandhuber’s third place idea this year, and an increase in contest popularity, environmental issues will continue to be an important topic among students and within the campus community. Brandhuber’s success in this contest is evidence of a growing sentiment across the college to be more environmentally responsible, and Professor Cabin has seen this trend first hand. “I am really proud to be teaching at the first school in the entire south to divest from fossil fuels, and that only occurred because the students made it happen. The growth and success of this sustainability contest, which is also all about turning awareness into action, is another great example [of that.]”
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Photo by Alex Perri
Kate Brandhuber won first place in the Sustainability Contest, proposing tower gardens in Myers Dining Hall.
said, “I learn best when teaching things that I wish to explore further and I was glad to have this opportunity for further exploration.” “It’s not every day that we get that chance to show off, but I’m glad that we were able to do so in a way that was also beneficial to our greater community as a whole,” said BC senior Tiesha Pressley after her presentation at the Methodist Church. The presentations are open to the public. The first demonstration is at 9 a.m. at the First Methodist Church across the street and the second is located at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. located on Main Street.
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Donald Trump: You are the leader, accept it By Jordon Morgan Arts & Life Editor
Donald Trump, would you please, for the love of all that is holy, take some responsibility for your shortcomings? In his constant quest to make sure everyone but him bears the brunt of the blame for anything that goes wrong in the Trump administration, the president pretty much threw everyone under the bus in the wake of the recent failure of the new proposed healthcare bill to pass Congress. To give a bit of background, during the presidential race, on at least one occasion the then Presidential candidate blasted the Affordable Healthcare Act as a “total disaster” and predicted that by 2017, it “implodes by itself,” whatever the hell that entails. Still waiting on that by the way, as the ACA has yet to implode. According to Larry Levitt, former senior adviser to the Obama administration, said in an article done by Politico that “the law is actually not collapsing, and the Congressional Budget Office recently said that regionally, the insurance market would be stable under the ACA or the alternative the House GOP was considering.” Now, let’s just ignore the complete nonsense peddled by Trump, whatever issues the Trumpcare bill had (which are numerous) or even how it was defeated by their own party members who thought it was too “liberal,” and focus on the bigger issue, the fact that our president will not take responsibility for it not passing. The reasons for that happening are quite complicated, but I’ll try to lay out some of them. Jim Newell of Slate pointed out that one of their first mistakes was to promise for over seven years to “repeal and replace Obamacare” without having the slightest clue of how to do that. As an aside, that is one of the most galling aspects about this. You have seven and a half years to come up with a decent replacement and not only do you utterly fail to do so, you somehow manage to come up with one that is far worse. Believe me, if there is one thing the country can be almost unanimous on, is the desire to have decent, affordable healthcare. The stupidity on display would be funny if it wasn’t so sad and pertinent to people’s daily lives. Anyway, getting off track, another reason for
this whole debacle was that, again according to Newell, “it was a mistake to try to pass health care reform through reconciliation, the limits of which prevented them from legislating a complete health care vision that members could sell to their constituents, leaving them with only a half-measure pleasing no one.” After it all ended, President Trump (of course) took to Twitter to being his tirade by saying, per The Guardian, “Democrats are smiling in DC that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club for Growth and Heritage, have saved Planned Parenthood & O[bama]care.” Another Trump tweet directed people to view a Fox News nightly show hosted by former judge, prosecutor, District Attorney, and Republican political candidate Jeanine Ferros Piro. The Guardian pointed out that she opened her show by saying “Paul Ryan needs to step down as speaker of the House … He failed to deliver the votes.” Why is this so important? Because, at the end of the day, the leader of our country needs, I repeat, needs, to take himself into account. It
doesn’t matter how many excuses you throw out, it was under your watch Mr. President. It was your idea, take some responsibility. The mark of any good leader is taking responsibility for the people under you. Sure, if they do well, throw in some praise for yourself for showing them the ropes if the situation calls for it, but if they fail, you especially since you like to brag all of the time about how much of a shrewd business man you are, should acknowledge that it was at least partially your doing. President Trump shows no signs of doing this sort of thing however, and it’s troubling. What if a proxy war breaks out between U.S.A. and North Korea or yet another Middle Eastern country? Is Trump going to say “Ok, I’m gonna take responsibility and lead a concerted effort to curb this.” Or is he going to pull the same card and continue to blame his current problems on the previous administration? Is he going to have all of his surrogates blame EVERYONE but the one common thread in all of the current controversies: him? Somehow, I won’t hold my breath.
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SGA needs to revamp Exec Board elections
Readers of this newspaper may EDITO have noticed something missing from our pages over the past few issues: articles about the SGA executive board elections, which ended on Monday. We regret that we were not able to provide you with more information about the candidates or their issues before voting began on Friday. However, the main reason for the lack of coverage in The Clarion has to do with a clash between our own deadlines and the schedule of application deadlines, campaigning, and voting established by SGA for this year’s election. For the past several years, The Clarion has been published on Wednesday. When occasion merits, we have published on days later in the week, but our standard practice has been to release new issues midweek. That means information to be included in any given issue must be received, at the latest, the night of the Tuesday before. Because of our deadline constraints and publication schedule, the dates of the SGA election schedule this year have made it nearly impossible for The Clarion to exercise any real coverage of the candidate selection, campaign, or election process. The first official notice of the SGA elections this year, as best we could determine, was in a mass email to the campus on Thursday, March 16, announcing the upcoming elections. According to that email, applications were due on Tuesday, March 21—a day before the next issue of The Clarion, thus making it impossible for us to publicize to our readers the deadline to apply for an SGA executive board position. To SGA’s credit, dates for the remaining campaign and voting schedule were included in the March 16
email, and a follow-up message on RIAL March 18; both of these messages said that campaigning would take place from March 21 to Thursday, March 30, with voting to take place from Friday, March 31 until Sunday, April 2. However, confusing matters somewhat was another message on March 23, two days AFTER the March 21 application deadline, with the subject header “You Should Apply for SGA Executive Board!” Unlike the earlier emails, this one provided in the message itself more details about the responsibilities of each executive board position, and it opened with the sentence, “If you’re interested in being a part of SGA’s Executive Board next year, you can still apply! Don't be intimidated if you lack the experience or think it will be too much of a responsibility.” As the March 23 email shows, SGA clearly has few qualms about extending its own announced deadlines. Something similar would happen later, when voting — which originally was stated would conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 — was extended until 2 p.m. of Monday, April 3. In our opinion, SGA should be more consistent and reasonable in setting deadlines for applications, campaigning, and voting ... and above all, build into the process time for the student newspaper to cover all aspects of the election process. In the future, The Clarion would like to work with SGA more closely to ensure that we provide better, more in-depth coverage of the election process and the candidates involved. And in so doing, we might help to avert another election like this year’s, in which all candidates except those running for president ran unopposed.
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Why can’t Pat find a job? Volume LXXXII, Issue LOL
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By Jordon Morgan Unemployment Expert
In a situation that continues to baffle, former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says that employers are “reluctant to hire” him, per Yezmin Villarreal of The Advocate. After all, how could any company or organization be so hesitant to hire a guy who signed into law House Bill 2, a bill that not only is estimated to cost the state of North Carolina $3.76 billion over the next dozen years, per an Associate Press analysis, but also set civil rights back in this country several years? Clearly, it remains a mystery. Especially when you consider that Mr. McCrory is so proud of his beliefs that he took over a month to even concede his loss when he ran for reelection against now Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. As Mr. McCrory himself stated, this is very much a crusade to ruin his reputation. He told WORLD, as reported by Townhall, that the law “has impacted me to this day, even after I left office. People are reluctant to hire me, because ‘oh my gosh, he’s a bigot’ — which is the last thing I am,” he said. McCrory told Christian news site WORLD that “If you disagree with the politically correct thought police on this new definition of gender, you’re a bigot, you’re the worst of evil. It’s almost as if I broke a law.” I mean it isn’t as if there is this little thing called Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 is there……. oh wait. Well ok, all Title IX does is bar discrimination
in education based on sex. Why is that a reason to prevent the former governor from employment? Wait, it also violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The one that prohibits discrimination by covered employers based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
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Wow. Maybe there is an issue here. Good luck Pat McCrory, in all of your future endeavors. You’re going to need it. Perhaps you should give the Trump administration another call, you’ll fit in just fine there.
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Brevard College announces new Environmental Studies programs By Jeni Welch
Clean Coal Specialist
Brevard College has suddenly announced that the Environmental Science Programs will be changing in the Fall of 2017 and so will the environmental standards of the college. “It was a bold move for the college.” BC President David Joyce said. “The times are changing and we have to keep up. Our new goal is to use clean coal in every aspect of the college within the next eight years.” New classes will include Climate Change Hoax, Flat Earth 101 and Clean Coal 112. There is already talk of a special topics class being offered in the spring of 2018 called Destroying Biology. The class will focus on the killing of the health and integrity of the planet. Global Cooling and Devolution 111 are currently in the works but no one has commented on when the classes will be offered. “Devolution 111 will focus on the hierarchy of biology and the primitive forms that are gained over time,” said Professor of Environmental Science and Ecology Robert Cabin. “The word just seemed meaningless until recent history. It will be nice bringing the theology back to life.” There is also talk of turning the newly finished greenhouse into either a GMO testing area or a pesticide storage building. This decision was implemented after a speech by President Trump on March 28 when he said, “We are going to have clean coal. Really clean coal.” Even past President Barack Obama also advocated for clean coal. The BC school board voted immediately because, “if the president is really sure this really clean coal, then we must be on board.” All classes will be in agreement with the new EPA standards. The school is currently reaching out to Duke Energy in Morganton, North Carolina. “We are looking to make connections with the power company to help students with internships.” Cabin said, “The company knows firsthand the negative effects of dirty coal.” In 2014, Duke had a $3 million settlement with the EPA for releasing dirty coal ashes into the river Dan River in North Carolina. School board members and faculty are open
to suggestions for classes to be offered in the years to come. “If you do not change with the times, you get left behind,” said Joyce, “We will not be left in the years pre-2017.” Students are showing more skepticism to
the transition and seemingly abrupt change of action. A BC student commented, “I just feel like we have been on this ‘go green’ kick for so long that we will never catch up with this new environmental bandwagon.”
Congratulations, Rhea and Daniel (No foolin’!)
This is not a joke: On Saturday, April 1, Rhea Frederick and Daniel Heyman were married in Brevard.
They met as freshmen at Brevard College in the fall of 2007, and both Rhea and Daniel served on the staff of The Clarion (though apparently never at the same time)—Rhea as copy editor during her first year at Brevard, Daniel as managing editor and then editor in chief during his senior year. After a couple of years at Brevard, Rhea transferred to another school, but she and Daniel remained friends, until one thing led to another, as they say ... and now, they are once again living in Brevard as husband and wife. To read more of Rhea and Daniel’s story, including the importance that one evening in The Clarion office played in their romance, check out their wedding website, www.foolforyou2017.com. (We’re not going to spoil it here, except to say that one potential benefit of joining the newspaper staff at BC is you might find your One True Love!) Congratulations, Rhea and Daniel, and all of us with The Hilarion (and our kissin’cousin publication, The Clarion) wish you many happy years together! Photo by John Padgett
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Cycling Team wins Whit tae dae in Radio Contest Brevard By Calum McAndrew
Boss Man
Adding to an elusive list of two Division 1 National Championships in one school year, the Brevard College Cycling Team have added yet another honor to their list of achievements, after emerging as victors in the random draw of a local radio contest. The cycling team has not been shy of success in recent times, and this award is just the latest in a flurry of accolades to be claimed by the Tornados. In October of 2016, the cycling team captured the USA Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship, and in January of this year, they brought home gold from the Cyclocross National Championship. This White Squirrel Radio contest victory seals the elusive treble. “It was my idea to enter, but we didn’t really want to go see the 2018 Country Music Awards,” one Brevard College cyclist said. “We just thought it would be really funny to
Members of the Cycling team.
take the tickets away from the Baseball team. They were really excited about it.” The random draw is not being universally celebrated however, as others were less enthusiastic to see the contest go against them. “It was a dream of ours to attend, yes,” one Baseball player said Tuesday. “We’ll rally round to achieve our other goals for this season though, and come back bigger, better and stronger next year.” True to their modest nature, the cycling team remained calm and humble about their latest victory. “How do you know about this? This really isn’t a big deal,” another cyclist said. “We’ll probably sell them to people who haven’t got two national titles.” The cycling team will compete for their third national title, and fourth major honor of the season in April at the Road National Championships in Grand Junction, Colo., where they will be riding the high of yet another victory.
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By Scottish Trip Advisor
Awright lads, seen a hing or twa aboot Brevard College bein a right Mecca fur the wanderers among us. Right ye are, but a can assure ye, ye dinny ken the hawf ae it. There’s hings fur abdy in this wee toon, especially oan this campus richt here. Ah ken av been on here, moanin the puss aff it aboot this, and moanin the puss aff it aboot that, but am no daft. I appreciate the gid hings aboot this gaff we cry life, an am away tae enlighten ye. First hings first, the fitbaw. They cry it ‘soccer’ here, but we aw ken it’s fitbaw. We pumped the big dugs in the league this year, and had a class couple ay away days. We play oan a big expensive, fancy plastic pitch, but we areny Dunfermline, so that’s mad man. It’s ayways a gid day fur the famely though (apart fae when the big lights crash) so get the young yins doon tae see some proper fitbaw. Ad be a dafty no tae mention the beach. It isny quite a beach, but there’s water. King’s Creek is hoorin cauld, but perfect fur they daft warm yins where ye just need tae get the taps aff. Dinny listen tae the polis, only one bloke drowned in it, and it was miles awa’. When yer starvin’ look nae further than Myers Dining Hall. They huv this big buffet hing every day, an av only hud food poisoning twice. That’s better odds than drinkin’ the water maist places back hame, and definitely better fur ye than a chippy. No as good like, but better fur ye. Last, but by no means least, the pubs. When yer choaking fur a pint, there’s plenty a place tae satisfy yer seshin’ needs. Of course, across the road is that a wee Irish gig, an’ they ken the script. Ah’ve left it’s doors mangled on many a nicht. If ye dinny want that but, there’s ayways a hawf full can ae Miller Lite between the Villages somewhere. It’s just a wee toon we live in here, but it’s oor wee toon. At times it may be p**h, but it’s only p**h if ye let it be p**h. So if yer planning oan a trip tae Western North Carolina, dinna let it be p**h, and get yer arse doon tae Brevard.
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Secret BC Quidditch Team soars into view with big win!
By Amanda Heskett and Zach Dickerson Resident Witch and Wizard
The Tortuous Tornados, until now, were a secret Quidditch team. They faded into a memory 4 years ago when the club supposedly fell out of practice, but now, they’ve brought back a championship win on the state level, and are ready for people to be reminded of their existence. Some of the older students and some faculty members may remember that there used to be a Quidditch team at Brevard College, but when the captain graduated the team members supposedly went their separate ways. In reality, they just went away and continued their career in silence. The team felt that the rest of the school population did not take their beloved sport seriously. So, they decided to go off the record and continue the trials and tribulations of the sport all while gathering wins across the state. But now, after winning at the state level, our team qualifies for the country-wide event, taking place from now until the end of July. The winning team will represent the United States in the World Championships, and compete to qualify for the World Cup. The Tortuous Tornados are asking for fan support as they go up against the fierce opponents from Alaska, the Glorious Grizzlies. They have trained long and hard, rain or shine. The game will be broadcasted on Saturday. Interested fans can find out where to watch by “finding the channel number somewhere on campus”, the coach explained. “Be warned, it’s not going to be a number you expect.” The coach also informed us that they are looking for more players to join for next year and students can get in contact with the team by, “looking for and following the right signs that are hidden around campus.” The team captain wants the student body to know that if you show interest now, you can “begin training, immediately.”
“Quidditch is my passion, and I want everyone to know that,” an anonymous team member stated. “When I’m not writing term papers, I’m in the field practicing. What’s that? What field? Sorry, I don’t think coach wants to disclose that information, yet.” Our Tortuous Tornados are ranked first in the state and seventh in the country. It’s an honor to Brevard that we finally get to see what they’re
BC Quidditch Team during a tough match.
made of. The team captain is confident that “once the fans see how exciting Quidditch is, it might just become the most popular sport on campus.” “Once you start playing, you fall for it. Our keeper wasn’t sure if the game was for her, but now, she lights up whenever she talks about it, and you should see her on the field.” Evidently, you can’t QUIT-tich this game.
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Olly Olly Oxenfree By Alexis Henley Staff Writer
Oxenfree is a supernatural mystery graphic adventure game developed by Night School Studio that was released back in January 2016. It is a 2.5D platform game which means that platforms are a mix of 2D planes and 3D planes. This visually means that you can make the characters walk “closer” to the screen or “farther” away in terms of simulated paths. The main protagonist is Alex, a teenager who is visiting Edwards Island, an abandoned island near her home, with her friends for an overnight/weekend party. She is accompanied by her friend Ren, her new step-brother Jonas, and two other school mates Clarissa and Nona. When they arrive at the beach Alex, Ren, and Jonas go searching the nearby caves that are rumored to pick up certain radio frequencies and cause supernatural events. Alex picks something up on her radio, opens a rift, and the adventure begins. The main gameplay in the game is walking around Edwards Island with your companion, who is usually Jonas, and selecting dialogue prompts that appear in bubble over Alex’s head. The other gameplay mechanic is solving various puzzles around the island by trying to find the right frequency on the radio which can do everything from unlock doors and communicate with supernatural beings. The characters itself is what really drives the game and depending on how you interact with Alex’s friends you can either build their relationships or you can destroy them completely. Each of the characters are interesting and they all feel developed and real. This game is really interesting to play. The dialogue between characters is incredibly well written and the whole plot line leaves you asking questions and wanting to play it over again and again so you can find more secrets. From the release of the game and until now there are still theorists trying to piece together different clues from the game which is incredible in and of itself. Even the name “Oxenfree” is a secret. The name of the game was inspired a catchphrase used by children when they would play hide and seek or capture the flag. The children would yell out “Olly Olly Oxenfree” which roughly
translates to all the outs in free and this means that whoever is hiding may come out in the open without a penalty. To figure out why this is important you’ll just have to play the game for yourself. The music, voice acting, and art style are all wonderful. Night School Studio did a wonderful job choosing voices for the characters and the ambiance during some of the tenser scenes was well done. The art style is unique and beautiful to look at while also being incredibly stylized. The only critique I would give this game is that the dialogue is such an important gameplay component and yet sometimes if you choose Alex’s response to quickly you end up
cutting another character off mid-sentence and you never get to hear the rest. This sometimes causes some important story to be missed. However, that is about the only critique I would give this game. Overall this game is wonderful. The 2.5D style is unique to look at and to play. I didn’t realize 2.5D even existed before this game. The story and dialogue is outstanding and you can relate to the characters in some way or another. The mix of lighthearted moments, tense moments, and even outright spooky moments are put together well and I would recommend anyone who has an affinity for supernatural games to consider checking this one out.
By Elizabeth Harrison
Figaro,” “Dido and Aeneas,” and “La Cenerentola,” as well as duets and trios from Broadway shows, including “Nine,” “Kiss Me, Kate,” and “Babes in Arms.” “The program encompasses every mood from ribald to tragic,” said director Kathryn Gresham. “So there is something for everyone.” Pianist Vance Reese will accompany the performers, with production assistance from faculty and students in the Brevard College Theatre program.
BC voice students to present opera scenes Director of Communications and Media Relations
The opera workshop class at Brevard College will present its spring scenes program on Saturday night, April 8, in Ingram Auditorium of the Dunham Music Building. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. This year’s program will include scenes from great operas, including “The Marriage of
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Brevard College voice students will serenade audiences with scenes from great operas like “The Marriage of Figaro” and Broadway hits like “Kiss Me, Kate” on Saturday, April 8.
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Senior Profile: The Clarion
| April 5, 2017
Heather Kirkland
By Zach Dickerson Staff Writer
After four long, fun, challenging, but overall worth it years at Brevard College, Heather Kirkland will be graduating from the college in May with a Bachelor’s degree of Music in Vocal Performance. Heather Kirkland decided early on that she wanted to go to Brevard College. “I was a freshman in high school and my choir teacher, who is one of the biggest role models that I have, came with us for the Ensemble Festival that is held here at the school, which I now plan,” Heather said. “She introduced me to David Gresham and just somehow I completely fell in love with the school and I knew I wanted to come here and it was also the only school that I applied to.” Heather is also involved in many activities outside of school work. She is involved in many of the activities put on by the music department, she has been a resident advisor (RA) for three years, she helps out with many of the events that Student Life and the Campus Activities Board puts on, and she acts as an ambassador for the college and helps out with admissions. “I want to come back and serve Brevard,” Heather said, “But I don’t think doing it right out of the gate after I graduate is a smart idea. So, for now I have decided to go back home to be with my dog, my mom, my grandma, and all the people that I left at home. I’ll stay there for a little while until something opens up here that I really want.” When asked about her hobbies outside of academics Heather described herself as a “lowkey old woman”. She crochets, occasionally drinks hot tea, reads books, and she likes to write letters to people. “Writing letters is an art form that seems to be lost and people deserve to know that they are appreciated,” Heather said. “The person who has had the biggest impact and was the most influential to me would probably be, as I have mentioned, David Gresham,” Heather said. “I think it’s because I met him first, he welcomed me with open arms, and he convinced me to be in Chamber, which I didn’t want to do for a long time because I didn’t think I was good enough.”
“I went to my advisor meeting with Gresham this year,” Heather said, “And I told him about all my plans for after graduation and about how I was planning on coming back here and helping out with the Music Administration side, and he was like ‘Oh well we’ll put that on our list and start looking for jobs for you’ and I was just dumbfounded, amazed, and I felt so thankful for him.” Heather then tried describe her experience after four years at the college. “I want to say hectic,” Heather said, “But it’s also been progressive and I have grown so much since I’ve been here. I started in Beam and I’m ending here on the same hallway, and it’s crazy how
it worked out like that. Because I started as an introvert when I first got here and that’s clearly not the case now. Me and my friends talk about who we were when we first got here and it’s amazing with the amount of growth that Brevard College puts you through and I don’t know how they do it. So, Brevard College changed me a lot in the good way, I’ve made friends that I couldn’t imagine myself without now and colleagues that if they still work here when I do then I’m going to have an even more fantastic time. I watch a lot of people come to Brevard and they find and create themselves at this school and I love seeing it in everyone and how they change.”
Heather Kirkland
Photo Courtesy of Heather Kirkland
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‘Knights of Sidonia’: Paint the A bit of a mess, but day away still enjoyable By Alexis Henley Staff Writer
By Jordon Morgan Arts & Life Editor
In an exciting twist seeing Netflix delve into a genre it hardly ever does, that being anime, “Knights of Sidonia” is a show that has an interesting world, high-paced frantic action that keeps you on your toes, and a good cast of characters, even in spite of some things that hold it back. Set in a very distant future, humanity is on the brink of extinction thanks to a vicious alien species known as the Gauna, which has forced the last remnants of humanity to live in vessels known as seed ships. On one of these ships is a young man by the name of Nagata Tanikaze, a lower level dweller who is approached by Captain Kobayashi, the highest authority of Sidonia. Kobayashi then proposes that she becomes Nagate's guardian, on the condition that Tanikaze enters Sidonia's Guardian pilot training program, to which he agrees. Along with the way, he learns the rope of the pilot program and life on the more populated areas of the ship, gradually assimilating himself with many of his fellow pilots. The show’s best aspect is its ability to carefully unfold its world and characters in a way that keeps you constantly intrigued for me. In any TV show (or in this case streamed show) pacing is critical to its longevity, and “Knights of Sidonia” does it very well with each episode unveiling another new part of its world in a way that makes sense, for the most part. More on that later. Another high point of the show is its action sequences. Even with its curious 3D-anime style animation (which sometimes just looks strange and off-putting), the fight scenes between the pilots and the Gauna are incredibly high paced but shown in a way that is still coherent and easy to follow if you’re paying attention. Which leads into another positive, the Gauna itself. Even though it takes a little bit of time for them to form a real identity, when they do, they
appropriately come across as nigh unstoppable monsters that show exactly how they were able to destroy Earth. They regenerate lost limbs, can mimic their opponents, and are only able to be destroyed through a precise attack on a particular appendage, which is incredibly hard to hit, needless to say. More often than not, pilots at best are able to hold their own, and its only through Nagate that they gain some ground. However, “Knights of Sidonia” does have its issues. Chief among them being its animation style and some elements to the show itself. As mentioned earlier, the animation is a sort of combination between traditional Japanese anime, and a 3D CGI based style. Although this works for the most part in that they meld well enough together that you don’t notice it, when you do, it is very jarring. It sticks out so much that you end up becoming distracted by that rather than focus on what is happening, which is quite good. It’s a legitimate question as to why they simply didn’t go with a hand drawn style as this new style is something to be lauded for taking a risk, it just doesn’t work out as well as it should. Finally, “Knights of Sidonia” has an issue with some elements to its world that are just brushed aside that really should be explained more properly. One instance has a completely sentient talking bear who all of the citizens just casually treat as something normal. While it does make sense as they would likely be used to it and not feel it strange, it at least being explained to the viewer would have helped. Another weird thing is that some people (or all, it isn’t really fully touched on), are born androgynous but can choose to become a particular gender whenever they feel like it. Again, it shouldn’t be odd to the characters, but it is to the view since it isn’t pointed out as to how it works. Despite all that, “Knights of Sidonia” is off to a great start and it’ll be exciting to see future seasons. Also, it has to be pointed out that this show has an absolutely kick-ass theme song, if nothing else, watch it for that alone. You will want to rock along with it and listen to it over and over.
Art can be a wonderful group activity, a fun pastime, and even a wonderful practice is someone is feeling stressed. Brevard College has done four afternoon painting classes as of Sunday April 2. The events have been either filled up completely or just had a few empty slots. Each student that attends one of the events comes away with a beautiful painting. There is no artistic skill needed to attend. All one needs is a willingness to paint and some free time. “I personally love attending these painting classes,” a BC student said. “I’ve attended three so far and each one is unique and I love being able to bring a piece of art back. I’m not the most skilled and yet I’m proud of my pieces once I leave.” This painting class isn’t like one where you would get a grade. It’s all about enjoying yourself and being able to just focus on something fun rather than stressing as the semester heads into the last couple of weeks before the end of the year. In the past, students have painted a sun setting over the mountains and a nighttime sky glittering through the trees and on a river. This time the students painted a mountain range with a field of flowers and a lake. Each and every student had a unique style and take on the leader’s instructions and each piece was beautiful in it’s own special way. The instructor took his time to let the students do each part and took care to explain each step so that everyone could follow it. Throughout the painting event many students laughed and had a lot of fun with their friends. Everyone seemed to have a great time and there was just an overwhelming feeling of happiness throughout the room. These painting classes are a wonderful little activity that CAB orchestrates. They have worked hard to set up everything and provide snacks for everyone while they paint. The events have allowed people to possibly relieve some stress and spend their Sunday afternoon painting something pretty. CAB paint days are a wonderful way to get a group of friends together and create something nice to decorate a dorm or a home.
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Brandon Smith receives ‘Stamp of Faith’ with new tenure position
By Amanda Heskett
Staff writer Brandon Smith, a professor of the Theatre Department, was promoted recently to having a position of tenure and a “stamp of faith”. Brandon began teaching at Brevard five years ago, and before that, he was working in Texas, at Midwestern State University, which, according to Smith, is about “ten times the size of Brevard College”. With that difference in dynamic, when he arrived here, “it was a culture shock, at first.” “I think I came in, not fully understanding what it meant to be teaching at a college smaller than the high school I taught at.” Smith said he had to adapt quickly. When he first arrived, he was the only theatre professor, and “there were six majors”. Now, there are around forty majors, which allows the students to have more opportunities and produce bigger productions, but it’s still small
enough to produce significant relationships between the students and professors. “I think what I value most about my job here is that I get to know my students and my
Brandon Smith at the Fine Art Gala.
Photo by Shon Swett
colleagues in a way that is more significant or edifying. I feel like I’m making an impact,” Smith said His new position grants him the new title of “Associate Professor of Theatre”. His job “won’t change much, day-to-day.” To him, this promotion is “an expression of the institution’s support and faith” in him as a professor. “I just feel really fortunate to get to work here.” Smith explained that not everyone would want to have the burden of applying for promotion and tenure, because it is so much paperwork, and you have to keep records of everything you’ve done. However, he personally feels “like it’s a luxury and an honor to have to opportunity to do it.” “Sometimes we work really hard and quietly in our little corner of campus, and it’s nice to get a little feedback on that.”
Brevard College Climbing team become the 2017 USA Climbing - Collegiate Appalachian Regional Champions
ottom row (L-R): Samantha Munson & Evan Ippolito, Middle Row (L-R): Nathan Boepple & Gabriel Neckolaishen B Top Row (L-R):Jordan Haak, Audrey Ashburner, Bryce Kinsey, Caroline Safford, Lauren Fowler, Taylor Everard & Coach Travis
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Mittring, Davis capture doubles win as Tornados fall to Eagles By Bryant Baucom Staff Writer
Posting an impressive performance, the No. 1 doubles pair of Tom Mittring and JR Davis captured a win on Saturday, 8-2 against CarsonNewman’s Stefano Daza and Rodplho Schwarz in a South Atlantic Conference matchup as the Brevard College Tornados (4-16, 0-10 SAC) fell to the Eagles (6-8, 4-5 SAC) 8-1. Carson-Newman would sweep singles action despite narrow victories and a tough fight from the Tornados. The doubles hero, Tom Mittring, pushed Joao Pedro Oliveria to the brink as he fell in extras in set 7-5 and 6-2 in the final set in the No.1 single slot. In the No. 2 singles spot, JR Davis battled as he dropped the match to Rodolpho Schwarz 6-4 in both sets. Tim Hengst fell 6-4 in set one to Stefano Daza in No. 4 singles, while dropping the final set 6-1. Chris Plaza and Dan Taylor both dropped their singles matchups at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively. In an attempt to duplicate the No. 1 double match, Tim Hengst and Will Christiansen shined and fought despite falling 8-5 against Joao Pedro Oliveria and Gabreiel Dabdab. The Tornados will return to action Sunday, Apr. 9 for Senior Day when they host the Newberry Wolves at 1:00pm.
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JR Davis (above) and Tom Mittring powered their way to victory in their doubles match.
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BC drops SAC doubleheader to Mars Hill
By Bryant Baucom Staff Writer
After posting a 19 run victory to begin the week, the Brevard College Tornados (9-25, 1-12 SAC) dropped a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader to the Mars Hill Lions (1917, 7-7 SAC) by the finals of 12-4 and 13-0. Senior Blaine Durham (Westfield, N.C.) and Brayden Morris (Pulaski, Va.) powered the Tornados offense on the afternoon as they each tallied three hits.
Game One:
The Tornados opened up the opening game of the series with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to reclaim the lead at 3-1 after the Lions used a throwing error to get on the board. Senior Brayden Morris tied the game up at one in the first with an RBI single to bring home Schuyler Martire (Pine Brush, N.Y.). RBI singles from senior Tyler Konzen (Orlando, Fla.) and freshman Joseph Nelms (Malabar, Fla.) extended the Tornados lead. After tacking on a run in the top half of the third inning, the Lions used a single and a three-run home run in the fifth inning to claim the at 7-3. Brevard responded in the bottom half of the third with a sac bunt from freshman Donny Carsillo (Waxhaw, N.C.) that brought home Parker Hubbard (Salisbury, N.C.) to close the gap for the Tornados. Mars Hill tacked on four more runs in the top of the sixth inning, benefitting from two singles and a Brevard error. The Lions added on a lone run in the top of the eighth inning to bring the score to its final score of 12-4. The Tornados offense was led by Konzen and Martire as they each tallied two hits in the contest. Konzen recorded an RBI in the contest along with Morris and Nelms. Nelms’ RBI single in the first inning extended
his hit streak to eight games as he’s now hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games. Senior Kyle Pittman (Monroe, N.C.) was given the nod to start on the mound for the Tornados. Pittman tallied 5 ⅓ innings of work while allowing seven earned runs on seven hits. Freshmen Kross Robinson (Morganton, N.C.) and Bryce Foster (Brevard, N.C.) posted impressive performances out of the bullpen. Robinson pitched a scoreless and hitless inning of relief, while Foster allowed just one hit and struck out one Lion in an inning of relief.
Game Two:
The Lions jumped out to an early lead with a five-run first inning that featured an RBI-single and a grand slam from Gray McCurry. Mars Hill kept their foot on the gas in the second inning, tacking on three runs to extend their lead to 8-0. Mars Hill added on two runs in the fifth and seventh innings and a lone run in the sixth to cap off the scoring in the afternoon. Blaine Durham propelled the eight-hit Tornados offense as he tallied three hits in the contest, reaching on every plate appearance. Morris notched two hits in the contest and three other Tornados tallied a hit on the afternoon. Although Brevard was defeated in the hits column, the Tornados shined to lead off the inning. Four out of the seven batters to leadoff the inning for the Tornados reach on a hit. Hunter Merrill led the Mars Hill offensive attack, adding in four hits and two RBIs in the finale of the doubleheader. Gray McCurry assisted Merrill’s effort with one hits and five RBIs. Tyler Konzen started on the mound for the Tornados, giving up seven earned runs on nine hits in five innings of work. Konzen struck out six Lions on the afternoon. Brevard will look to salvage the series finale tomorrow when they face Mars Hill at 1:00pm.
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Tornados drop 16-13 SAC contest to LMU By Bryant Baucom Staff Writer
The Brevard College Men’s Lacrosse Team (2-9, 0-5 SAC) was unable to overcome five straight third quarter goals by the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (6-5, 2-3 SAC), as they dropped a South Atlantic Conference matchup by the final of 16-13 on Saturday. Seniors Ryan Taylor (Mill Bay, British Columbia) and Mathew Dropuljic (Brampton, Ontario) powered the Tornados offense as they each tallied three goals, while Taylor notched three assists for the contest. Sophomore Jack Shade (Nacberth, Pa.) bolstered the Brevard attack with two goals, while five other Tornados recorded a goal on the afternoon. The Railsplitters were led by Robert Tucker who dropped in three goals and three assists, while four others tallied two goals apiece. Junior David Buono (Bethany, Conn.) wasted no time in giving the Tornados the lead as the junior scored just 12 seconds into the contest to put Brevard ahead 1-0. Lincoln Memorial responded at the 13:42 mark to tie the game, while each team swapped two goals to tie the score at three, heading into the second quarter. Sensing the opportunity, the Tornados stormed ahead, scoring three goals to begin the second quarter as Shade notched his second goal of the contest off of a Taylor assist to put the Tornados ahead 4-3 with 13:51 remaining in the half. Sophomore Jackson McKaig (Gainesville, Fla.) tallied his first goal of the afternoon at the 9:52 mark of the second quarter to increase the Tornados lead to 5-3. Taylor recorded his third assist of the game less than a minute later as Dropuljic scored his second goal of the contest putting Brevard up 6-3.. Lincoln Memorial responded with backto-back goals in the second quarter to cut the Tornados lead to one at 6-5. The Tornados and Railsplitters swapped goals with less than a minute remaining in the half to bring the score to 7-6 at the break. Lincoln Memorial quickly knotted the contest
at seven goals apiece to begin the second half, before Taylor put the Tornados ahead 8-7 with 11:46 remaining in the third quarter. The Railsplitters responded in a big way as they used five straight goals in the third period to claim the lead 12-8. Sophomore Kyle Hunziker (Gainesville, Fla.) stopped the Tornados scoring drought as he recorded his first goal of the contest to cut the Lincoln Memorial lead to 12-9. Lincoln Memorial outscored Brevard 3-1 to
begin the final quarter of play, before the Tornados led a furious charge, tallying three straight goals, led by Dropuljic who netted two goals to bring Brevard within two at 15-13. The Railsplitters capitalized on a late fourth quarter goal to extend their lead to three, taking the game by the final of 16-13. The Tornados will return to action on Wednesday, Apr. 5 as they face-off with future USA South foe, Greensboro College on the road at 5:00pm.
BC Golf fundraising tournament
