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Residence hall closing procedures
Graduating Seniors or students who have received permission from Campus Life must leave campus by 10 a.m on Sunday, May 6. All other residents must leave campus within 24 hours after your last exam, paper, presentation, project, or any other final academic commitments. Residents have two ways they are permitted to check-out: standard check-out and express check-out. Standard check-out requires the resident to meet with their RA to collect the student’s signed, completed closing checklists and building/room keys. In addition to completing the closing checklists, the residents must complete and sign the Condition Report (“RCR”) with the RA. Express check-out requires residents to complete and sign the closing checklist and return the sheet and key to the RA after finishing the requirements. The express process does not require an RA to be present; however, the student will be held responsible for any damages left to the room or common area. Residents are jointly responsible for any damaged common area floors, walls, and/or furniture. — Kelly Kearnan
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Brevard Meets Carnegie Hall By Carmen Boone
Staff Writer On Friday, April 20, the Brevard Chamber Singers among others got on a flight to New York for a performance at Carnegie Hall. The Chamber Singers, the Transylvania Choral Society, Dr. David and Dr. Kathryn Gresham, Dr. Vance Reese and David and Lynn Joyce all attended the trip. Dr. David Gresham was chosen to conduct at Carnegie Hall by a presenting organization. Other conductors that have given performances are asked to recommend a conductor they think deserves the experience. The conductor recommended is then notified and given the opportunity to bring a musical group and conduct at Carnegie Hall. The song Gresham chose to showcase was Faure’s “Requiem.” When asked to describe Carnegie Hall, Gresham described it as having a “warm sound, grand, historied,” and said, “It was surreal being in the same place as my musical idols had been.” He listed a few historic composers. The most exciting part of the trip for Gresham was conducting on stage. He felt the full impact of the experience during a particular part of “Requiem” when the choir was singing “Hosannas” and all of the brass instruments joined in. He said that it was pretty incredible. The group arrived in New York on Friday night and left on the following Tuesday. They spent those four days just experiencing New
York. Different people from the group went to see Broadway shows such as “Kinky Boots, Chicago, Book of Mormon and Producer.” They also went to Central Park and had some great food. They all agreed that the weather was a little chilly, but overall it was good due to the lack of rain. Performing at Carnegie Hall was an amazing opportunity for Brevard as a whole. The trip was enjoyable for all who attended and it had a big impact.
Above: Dr. David Gresham conducts on stage at Carnegie Hall. Below: The Brevard College Chamber Singers pose outside of Carnegie Hall where they have just performed. Photos courtesy of David and Kathryn Gresham.
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Campus News
International Picnic On Saturday, April 28, Brevard College International Club gathered for the last time of the semester next to the tennis courts for a picnic prepared by the Board of Visitors. International students, host parents and coaches were welcomed to take part of this event. This end of the semester lunch was the opportunity for Brevard College foreign students to spend some time together before final’s week and summer break.
Burgers and hot dogs were on the menu for this picnic, accompanied with salad and fruits. Once the lunch was over, the students stayed a few more hours to play corn hole, soccer and tennis. This event that was supposed to take place earlier in April, had been postponed twice because of the rain, but most students were able to attend the picnic. The activities organized by the International Club will resume next Fall with a possible canoeing trip organized by the Board of Visitor at the same time next year.
— Florian Peyssonneaux
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Kelly Kearnan: graduating senior, commencement speaker
By Jordon Morgan
Editor in Chief As one of two commencement speakers for this year’s graduating Brevard College class, the other being Zach Hutelin, Kelly Kearnan will set an example for the seniors this Saturday. Kearnan is a Business and Organizational Leadership Major with a double minor in Criminal Justice and English. In addition, she is also a three-year residential assistant. “On campus, I have been a third-year Resident Advisor (two years in the Villages, one year in Jones Hall), a peer leader my Junior year for FYE 101, and a Teacher’s Assistant for JR’s Geology Lab and Tina Holland’s Honors English 112. I am in the Criminal Justice and Business See ‘Commencement speaker’ on page 5
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International students pose outside the tennis courts after their picnic on Saturday, April 28.
Autopsy: Sweezy’s death due to ‘complications from diabetes’
In a recent email update, Campus Minister Sharad Creasman informed the Brevard College community on how and why Rakeem Sweezy tragically died last semester. He wrote, “according to the autopsy report, we now know that Sweezy died of complications from diabetes. We do not believe Sweezy was aware of his condition.” A forwarded autopsy report, provided by Dr. Deborah D’Anna and conducted by Dr. Tiffany Erin O’Neill of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, says that Sweezy’s passing was brought on by “diabetic ketoacidosis.” Dr. D’Anna wrote
in an email that even Sweezy’s family was not aware of his condition. The report continues, “major findings at autopsy were an enlarged heart, fatty liver, and a mildly enlarged heart” and that “no injuries caused or contributed to his death.” The campus was shocked and saddened to learn of Sweezy’s death on the final day of classes in December. In order to fully appreciate Rakeem Sweezy’s legacy, D’Anna wrote in an email that “we will host events in November for Diabetes Awareness Month in Sweezy’s honor.”
—Jordon Morgan
Senior Staff Editor in Chief . . . . Jordon Morgan Managing Editor . . . Calum McAndrew Copy Editor . . . . . . Jeni Welch Campus News . . . . Zach Dickerson Opinion . . . . . . . . Florian Peyssonneaux Arts & Life . . . . . . Lauren M. Fowler Sports . . . . . . . . Calum McAndrew Layout & Design . . . Jeni Welch Faculty Advisor . . . . John B. Padgett
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Business major Sarah Stamper By Morgan Shepard Staff Writer Senior Sarah Stamper is a Business major and History minor and has secured herself a job in the Finance department here at Brevard College in accounts payable. She was offered a full time job after school. Some friends and her are going to have a place in Rosman that they’re going to move into in June and she says that she couldn’t be more excited. In her free time, she plays video games. “I play a lot of video games. Like. A whole lot. It’s a problem. I play on ps4, my handle is Arsenic_keyblade if anyone wants to be friends,” she says. Sarah is originally from Henderson, North Carolina. Not to be confused with Hendersonville, Henderson, in Vance County, near the Raleigh Durham area. Her original plan wasn’t to come to Brevard. She originally wanted to go to Western Carolina but for an unknown reason, in their system she was labeled as an out of state student and she didn’t feel like going through the hoops to fix it. She ended up just taking a year off of school and had her sights set on coming to Brevard for photography. In her first semester here, she took a photography class and she loved it but it
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stressed her out a lot. After taking ORG 103 and ORG 205 and loving them, Sarah declared her Business major her second semester sophomore year. Her favorite aspect of Brevard is all of her friends and the opportunities she has been given. She says that this has helped not just for her future but for her own personal growth as well. The experiential education factor here has also became an aspect she enjoys. In ORG 205, she took a field trip to Asheville and saw a play. She took both of those classes her freshman year and it really helped pick her choice of major. She has loved doing projects with actual companies in many of her different business classes. It helped her gain real world experience that she wouldn’t of been able to obtain in the classroom. Sarah feels good about her future after receiving her education from Brevard. It’s helped her to realize that she didn’t want to make a career out of a place such as Food Lion. She is the first in her family to graduate from a four year college, which for her, is a big deal.
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Sarah Stamper
For Commencement Weekend information and schedule, visit the Brevard College website: https://brevard.edu/graduation-weekend-2018/
Pancak Break e Photo from Emily Massing
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Opinion
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Woodsmall is best choice in Democrats’ House race With the North Carolina District 11 primary election less than one week away, the senior staff of The Clarion has chosen to endorse Democratic candidate, and Brevard College professor, Dr. Steve Woodsmall for Congress. Three candidates are running for the chance to oppose Republican incumbent Mark Meadows in the midterm elections in November. At The Clarion, we can see only one candidate qualified to take on this challenge. A year ago, it would have perhaps been unthinkable to imagine Mark Meadows unseated. This is no longer the case. Special election after special election, subpoena after subpoena, cabinet member after cabinet member, tweet after tweet, Donald Trump’s house of cards is slowly collapsing. The leader of the Freedom Caucus could, with the right opposition, be the next to go. On the issues, Woodsmall offers progressive policies on the environment, gun control, voting rights, healthcare, immigration, reproductive rights and campaign finance. We believe Woodsmall has the platform to succeed come November, and to deliver on these campaign promises in Washington, D.C. Both of Woodsmall’s opponents in the Democratic primary— urologist Scott Donaldson of Hendersonville and businessman Phillip Price of Marion—have positive characteristics that speak to their call to serve in what has been called the “People’s House” in Washington. However, we believe of the three, Woodsmall has the best ideas, the most experience, and the greatest ability to represent everyone in the 11th District when he goes to Washington. He would take to Congress the same commitment for success and well being for the people of our district that he has shown for students in his three years at Brevard College. Kate Brandhuber, a 2017 Brevard College graduate, wrote of her support for Woodsmall’s candidacy on his Facebook page last week, saying how he was an “inspiration” who was always “down to earth and not afraid to speak his mind.” Such passion sets an important example for students trying to find their own voices, she wrote, but Woodsmall has played an even bigger role in her success. “His countless involvements outside the classroom really set a good example for his students,” Brandhuber wrote. “It’s a challenge to find trustworthy mentors who can back up their own advice, but I trust Dr. Woodsmall. He goes above and beyond to help his students achieve their goals. He is a fantastic friend to have in your support group. Without him I might not have gotten in to Teach for America! “Now that he’s running for Congress, I couldn’t think of a better candidate to stand up for the values I believe in,” Brandhuber said. We on the Clarion staff concur with our former classmate.
Moreover, in a time of great uncertainty and polarization, it is disheartening to see Woodsmall’s opponents fall short on their promise to avoid negative campaigning. Woodsmall’s opponents and those close to their campaigns have referred to him as a “carpetbagger,” a term which has highly negative connotations. They have also falsely questioned Woodsmall’s honesty and his credentials, on such matters as whether he purchases renewable energy to power his home and whether he really is a “professor” at Brevard College. Such dirty campaign tactics are not the leadership we wish to see from Democratic candidates, and we are pleased to see that our endorsed candidate has not engaged in this form of mudslinging. Early voting has already begun, and the primary date is May 8. We encourage all of our readers to vote for Dr. Steve Woodsmall.
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For more information on Woodsmall, view his website at https:// woodsmallforcongress2018.org/
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Steve Woodsmall speaks at a recent campaign event in Franklin, North Carolina.
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‘Commencement speaker’ Continued from page 2
and Organizational Leadership Honor Societies. I played Women’s Lacrosse for four years here and was named Captain for three out the four years,” she writes in an email interview. Despite being recruited to play Women’s lacrosse, she has been very grateful for all the experiences, fellow students and faculty she’s been able to work with. She writes, “My experience at the college has been unforgettable. Although I was recruited to the college to play Women’s Lacrosse, I found that sports were only a small part in what made my experience great here. I’ve met lifelong friends. The faculty that I have had the opportunity to work with have shaped me into the student I am today. I accredit a lot of my love for Brevard College to the surrounding area and nature. It is amazing to wake up every morning and walk outside to see beautiful mountains as the backdrop.”
According to Kearnan, she was not even aware of being nominated to be a commencement speaker, writing that “unbeknownst to me, I was nominated by a group of Senior peers and faculty to speak at graduation.” Despite that, she is very excited to be undertaking such an endeavor. “I feel being selected as a commencement speaker is a great honor and privilege. Although it came as a surprise to me, I am happy for the opportunity to represent the Class of 2018,” she writes. Kearnan isn’t able to give out what she’ll say at the commencement ceremony, but she does have an idea in mind of what she will say. According to Kearnan, “without giving too much away, my intent is to remind my peers and faculty members to look back at all of the amazing memories we have had. I also touch on the impact we, as a graduating class, can make in the future.”
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Honors & Awards
Lucas Gomez: 1st Year Student Engagement Award Chad Young: 1st Year Student Engagement Award Abi Fuesler: Campus Leadership Award Beau Owen: Professional Development Award Anna Marie Heard: Outstanding Senior Award Janelle Cole: Outstanding Senior Award
Special Recognition Awards
Mark and Paige Lemel: Brian Johnson Team Champion Award Facilities: Honorary Varsity Letter Ray and Jennifer Henley: Honorary Varsity Letter Zaxby’s - Andrew Stevens: Corporate Varsity Letter
Ann Etters Excellence Award Dal Davis
Chuck Dunbar Award Caroline “Caro” Addams
Fall Awards
Michael Terry: Most Improved Michael Anton: Team Spirit Hassan Kiprono: MVP Molly Brown: Most Improved Mackenzie Lautenschlager: Team Spirit Kate Chaump: MVP
SAAC Awards
Dr. Tim Powers: Faculty Member of the Year Darlene: Staff Member of the Year Jamie Atkinson: Athletics Administrator of the Year Eric McKinney: Coach of the Year
Winter Awards Women’s Basketball
Whitney DeMoss: Coach’s Award Jade Napier: Tornado Toughness Kelsie Rhyne: Outstanding Leadership Award
Men’s Basketball
Stevie Williams: Academic Award Ke’Vel Kingsberry: Best Teammate Award Stevie Williams: MVP
Women’s Soccer
Cycling
Football
BESPYS!
Ryan Jordan: Class Act Award Tyler Gregory: Third and Long Award Bubba Craven: Will to Win Award
Volleyball
Josie McElroy: Offensive Player of the Year Maggie Weiss: Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Elmore: MVP
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Cross Country
Cheer and Dance
Ashley Hughes: Defensive Player of the Year Wren Cedergren: Most Improved Megan Shina: Offensive Player of the Year
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Men’s Soccer
Xaxi Mariduena: Excellence Award Daniel Taylor: 12th Man Award Anton Borgesson: Player of the Year
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Dal Davis: Most Improved Emily Robinson: Best Leader Kayce Robinson: MVP
Eli Hyatt: Coaches Award Samantha Miranda: Coaches Award Janelle Cole: Coaches Award
Audrey Cardwell: Most Likely to Win the Lottery and Lose the Ticket Tim and Tom: Most Likely to Swear in a Different Language Little Nina: Most Likely to take a Selfie Hannah Spear: Most Likely to be Seen in 5 Places at Once
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Spring Awards
Honors & Awards
Men’s Lacrosse
Jackson McKaig: Offensive Player of the Year Robert Kokal: Defensive Player of the Year Sam Duffie: Rookie of the Year
Women’s Lacrosse
Jezika Gunter: Most Improved Tabor Ryan: Coaches Award Nina Siu: MVP
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Spring Awards (continued) Softball
Emily White: Offensive Player of the Year Brittan Miller: Defensive Player of the Year Amber Hong: Tornado Pride
Baseball
Ryan Roon: Most Improved Tyler Timms: Co-MVP Drake Black: Co-MVP
David Bumgarner: Men’s Most Improved Tom Mittring: Men’s MVP Carmen Boone: Women’s Most Improved Margaret Correll: Women’s MVP
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Track and Field
Tornado Cup
Gabriel Covington: Most Improved George Dowis: Team Spirit Dylan Bradley: MVP Rhyanna Haden: Most Improved Hannah Spear: Team Spirit Shakirah Thompson: MVP
Golf
Declan Addison: Go Low Award -1, 69 Emory Invitational Craig Stephen: Co-Player of the Year Austin Fisher: Co-Player of the Year Kelsie Rhyne: Excellence Award Taylor Scovel: Player of the Year
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Samuel Schaer: Most Improved Jordan Haak: First Climbing Team Graduate Matt Stephens: MVP
Men’s Tennis: Academic Excellence Cycling: Athletic Excellence Women’s Soccer: Personal Development Women’s Lacrosse: Athletes Supporting Athletes Women’s Soccer and Women’s Lacrosse: Service Development Women’s Lacrosse: Overall Winner
Final Awards Janelle Cole: Senior GPA Walker Shaw: Male Athlete of the Year Winner Hannah Arensman: Female Athlete of the Year Winner
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Students, coaches and teachers enjoy the Brevard College Athletic Banquet.
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Sports
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Tornados earn 16 top 10 finishes in Atlantic Independent Championships By Jon Cole
Sports Information Director The Brevard track & field team earned 16 top 10 finishes in the Atlantic Independent Track & Field Championships that concluded on April 28 in Berea, Ky. Two Tornados, Rhyanna Haden (women’s shot put) and Joseph Roberts (men’s shot put), reached the podium with third place finishes. Hayden saved her best heave in the event until last, eclipsing 10 meters on three occasions, including a 10.36 meter toss on her sixth and final attempt. She was 0.06 meters shy of Giahanni Fernandes (Piedmont) and 0.48 meters short of Chevy Blaire (Pfeiffer), who won the event with a mark of 10.84 meters. Hayden later added a ninth place finish in the women’s discus after a heave of 19.19 meters. Roberts, the top men’s finisher for the Tornados, was third in the shot put with a toss of 12.02 meters. After eclipsing 11 meters in three consecutive tosses, Roberts put himself among the leaders with a heave of 12.02 meters on his final toss of the day. Jamal Garner (Gallaudet) took home top honors with a mark of 13.05 meters, while Killian McClain (Piedmont) was second with a heave of 12.16 meters. Joining Roberts among top 10 finishers in the men’s shot put was Gabriel Covington, who placed ninth with a heave of 10.14. Roberts and Covington also took part in the men’s discus, placing seventh and 12th, respectively. Roberts’ best mark in the discus was 33.49 meters, while Covington managed a toss of 27.03 meters. Hassan Kiprono brought home a fourth place finish in the men’s 5000 meter run, crossing the line in a time of 16:14.83. Teammate Michal Phillips also garnered fourth in the men’s triple jump after a leap of 12.50 meters. Phillips was also responsible for a seventh place outing in the men’s long jump after stretching for a distance of 5.89 meters. Quentin Jackson, one of three Tornados taking part in the men’s 100 meter dash, crossed the in fifth in a time of 22.97. He was followed shortly thereafter by Adam Spencer (11.61—12th) and Orrlando Johnson (11.78—14th). Jackson was one of three Tornado men’s competitors with multiple top 10 finishes along with Roberts and Phillips, as he placed ninth in the 100 meter dash in a time of 11.46. Mackenzie Lautenschlager joined Haden as the only Brevard woman to earn multiple top 10 finishes at the event, placing sixth in the 100
meter hurdles and ninth in the 400 meter hurdles. Lautenschlager crossed the line of the 100 meter event in a time of 19.64, while posting a time of 1:24.18 in the 400 meter event. Shakirah Thompson posted a seventh place finish in the women’s 400 meter dash in a time of 1:04.38. Thompson also took part in the 200 meter event, crossing the line 14th in 28.46. Brevard was represented in both the men’s 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay events, placing
fifth and seventh, respectively. The 4x100 meter team, comprised of Ke’Vel Kingsberry, Martigus Henley, Adam Spencer and Jackson placed fifth in the event in a time of 45.45. Meanwhile, the 4x400 meter unit of Leejhai Wells, Johnson, Henley and Spencer garnered a seventh place finish with a time of 3:40.84. For more information on the Brevard track & field team check out www.bctornados.com.
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BC athletes bring home top 10 finishes in the Atlantic Independent Championships on April 28.
Brevard Crushers have success at Nationals
By Stan Smith
Media Relations Assistant HOUSTON- Matthew Stephens and Caroline Safford finished their climbing season by competing in the USA Climbing National Competition two weekends ago. The event marked the first time in program history in which Brevard competed in the national event. Stephens, who competed last year in the USA Climbing Youth Competition, finished 33rd out of 111 male climbers in the speed event while finishing 26th out of 200 climbers in the bouldering event. The top 25 competitors in each event moved on to the finals, as Stephens just missed the cut in the bouldering competition. Safford, who has battled back from injury
earlier in the year to qualify for nationals, carded a 6100 in the female bouldering event. The Tornado duo competed against 93 other collegiate teams from across the country, and as a team finished ahead of collegiate squads from Virginia Tech, Alabama and Denver among others in the event. Head coach Travis Gray also thanks all of his support from Brevard College over the course of the season. “I would like to thank Jamie Atkinson, President Joyce, the board of trustees, Cameron and Rachael Austin of Brevard Rock Gym, as well as my fellow staff and colleagues here at Brevard College for their endless encouragement and support throughout the last eight months of our best season yet,” said Gray.
