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During his inaugural speech on Friday, October 30, Dr. J. Randall O'Brien listed clear goals for the college he envisions. "I dream of a college whose graduates know how to think, how to think for themselves, and how to think Christianly," President O'Brien said.
Environmentalists are constantly preaching, "A little bit goes a long way." Faculty and students are taking that advice to heart and doing things that some might not notice or pay attention to, but that are making a difference on the C-N campus.
The Carson-Newman forensics team traveled to Rome, Georgia for Berry College's Georgia Mountain Swing Tournament. Finishing third behind the University of Alabama and Western Kentucky University, CN topped schools such as Florida State University and the University of Mississippi, The University of West Florida and Berry College.
All of Hollywood's great film makers had to start somewhere, and 30 students are trying to do just that with the help of three professionals. Students from Dr. Mark Borchert's communications studies film practicum class are competing in a film festival shoot-out in which five teams of seven students must create a 5 minute trailer for various genres including comedy, drama and suspense.
On a picturesque Thanksgiving Day, the family is gathered downstairs watching the annual football game. The smell of turkey and side dishes fills the room. It's a time to focus on gratitude. However, twelve students will fight against the norm as they give up their Thanksgiving break to go on a mission in Calcutta, India.
As the community comes off the hype of Halloween, the librarians are planning a suspenseful night in the library on November 6 at 7 p.m. Mystery in the Library allows students and members of the community to sort out clues in hopes of finding the culprit of a crime.
