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April 5. 2023 Collegedale, Tennessee
Southern Accent
Vol. 78 Issue 21
The student voice since 1926
Southern Adventist University students to host second ‘Fight Night’ community boxing event Kari Shultz to retire after 24 years at Southern Adventist University Alana Crosby Editor-in-Chief
The idea of Fight Night began near the beginning of 2022, when Gentry was at D'Avanzo's house and said he’d like to organize a boxing event. “Everyone laughed at me in the house except for Jake,” Gentry said. “I said, ‘Let’s do it,’” D’Avanzo added. The two students began brainstorming and were able to secure Rocky Top Excavation as their sponsor. They created a team of organizers,
Kari Shultz, the ever-present director of student life and activities who has held the position since its inception, is retiring after 24 years at Southern Adventist University. In an interview with the Accent, Shultz said her experience has been an adventure, and she has loved every step of the journey — the highs and the lows. Shultz first interviewed for a Southern position in 1993. She had always wanted to be a dean, and the job she applied for was in Thatcher Hall. Though she didn’t get that particular position, Bill Wohlers, vice president of Student Services at the time, didn’t forget her, and six years later told her about a Southern position he thought she should apply for. Shultz said she turned in one of 40
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Alex Farfan (left) and Emrik Milis (right) spar. The fighters boxed at last year's Fight Night. Saturday, April 30, 2022 (Photo by: Preston Waters)
Amanda Blake Managing Editor After attendance exceeded expectations last year, Southern Adventist University students Jake D’Avanzo, senior marketing major, and Cole Gentry, sophomore marketing major, are hosting a second Fight Night, an off-campus boxing event open to the community. Fight Night is not affiliated with the university, but Southern students are participating as fighters. As of Tuesday morning, the event was postponed to
Saturday, April 15, due to weather. Doors to the preevent will open at 5:30 p.m. Updates will be posted on Fight Night’s Instagram: @ fight_night_2023. Fights will begin at 8 p.m., according to Gentry. However, the hosts are planning to open the gates at 6 p.m., as there will be carnival games, a petting zoo, food and apparel to buy beforehand, said D’Avanzo. Nick Thompson, sophomore nursing major (stage name Rapper 407 NJT) will perform
at halftime. The location has not changed since last year, and the address will be announced on Instagram. Fight Night is a cash-only event. There will be a $5 entry fee and $10 parking fee. D’Avanzo and Gentry heavily encourage carpooling. VIP tickets, which can be purchased at the event or before, cost $100 and offer multiple benefits, including priority parking and seating, entry, a meal and apparel. Ticket details were posted on instagram.
Southern Village to add three new apartment buildings Matthew Orquia News Editor Three more apartment buildings will be added to Southern Village to increase student housing options, according to Marty Hamilton, senior vice president for Financial Administration. The first building is planned to be ready by fall of 2024 while the second and third are planned for completion soon after. Southern Village currently has 10 apartment buildings that hold 32 students per building, according to Hamilton. Each new building is expected to cost around $2 million and will hold 32 students. In addition to the new
"We're doing everything we can to figure out housing options for our students.” building, more parking will be added to Southern Village as well, with 13 spots being added this summer. Additional parking is planned for the future, according to Hamilton. “I'm working on adding some parking as one of the priorities so that we can take some pressure off of students not finding a place to park,” Hamilton said. Hamilton cited the rising cost of rent for off-campus housing as one of the reasons why having more on-campus housing options is important.
“All the rental rates out here just skyrocketed in the last year. … So, all of a sudden, I think they saw it as more expensive,” Hamilton said. "But, on the positive side, we love to have our students in our campus environment. Hopefully we’re connecting you to friends, programming and activities of one kind or another.” Developing more student housing is part of Southern Adventist University ’s plan to keep up with increasing enrollment, according to Hamilton. Housing pressure is typically highest in fall semesters and drops in winter semesters, so Southern is working to be ready for fall of 2024. “We're doing everything we can to figure out housing options for our students,” Hamilton said. Enrollment was up 100 students last year, and based on administration’s projections, Southern is expecting more growth in the upcoming semesters, Hamilton explained. As the university continues to plan housing for the future, he said Southern is moving away from building more residence halls. “We’ve been migrating to doing more apartment-style living for the upperclassmen,” Hamilton said. Southern Village currently has 10 apartment buildings that hold 32 students per building. (Photo by: Preston Waters )