Bryan College Triangle

by Kaity Kopeski
Online Editor

Covering the walls of the Admissions Office are hundreds of colored papers. Each paper has a cartoon figure and each figure represents a real person. It’s a way for the office to visually see the number of students who are enrolled, plus the number of new enrollments, according to Mike Sapienza, vice president for enrollment management.

The green papers represent new enrollments. The goal for next fall’s enrollment is 300 new students, and currently Bryan is “on target,” Sapienza said Tuesday.

While 300 new students wouldn’t normally disrupt residential life, next fall tells a different story. Not only is Bryan planning on having a large incoming class, but also retention is higher than expected, which accounts for changes in the dorms.

The biggest change is for Huston women’s dorm, which will host three students to a room on all four floors. Originally only fourth floor was to be tripled, along with second and fourth in the men’s Long dorm, but a day before room signups an email was sent out postponing signups and announcing the change.

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By Tim Baldi
Triangle Staff Writer

Savannah Stroud

Bryan sophomore Savannah Stroud is in stable condition today in the Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after fainting and going into cardiac arrest Wednesday night. Since then, dozens of prayers and well wishes have covered her Facebook wall as friends, family and fellow Bryan students pray for her continued recovery.
On Wednesday evening, Stroud was working with high school students at Young Life in Sweetwater, Tenn.  According to Savannah’s hallmate, sophomore Sarah Becker, Savannah was setting up a game for the students when she fainted and hit her head.
Savannah’s heart stopped beating for approximately 15 minutes while two Young Life high school students performed CPR on her, according to Resident Director Kristina Anderson. The students had just recently completed a CPR training course.
When emergency personnel arrived, they resuscitated her using a defibrillator.
Savannah was taken by ambulance to Sweetwater Hospital where she was sedated before being flown by LifeFlight medical helicopter to UT Medical Center, said Anderson.
Doctors are currently determining the cause of Savannah’s heart problem.
Savannah’s RD, RA, roommate and three other Bryan girls joined Young Life students and staff who had gathered at the hospital to pray as they waited for news about Savannah, according to Becker.
Beginning Thursday morning, Savannah was gradually taken out of sedation. She was able to squeeze her mother’s hand around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Anderson said.
Later in the afternoon, she regained consciousness and could talk in whole sentences, according to Becker.
The Strouds say they are very thankful for the love, prayer and support that they have received. However, because of the stress on the family and hospital, the Strouds request that prayers be offered from home and school rather than at the hospital, so that Savannah may rest during her recovery and the family can spend time together.
The Stroud family will provide updates regarding Savannah’s health on the Facebook page “Updates for Savannah Stroud.”

by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer

This Thursday, the Bryan Music Department will be holding its final Musical Showcase for the 2009-2010 school year. The concert will provide a glimpse of the Bryan Chorale’s upcoming European Tour and offer one final opportunity for senior music majors to perform on campus before graduation. Read full story »

Triangle Sports Editor reviews an old issue of the Triangle in the Mac Lab in Rankin. Triangle Photo by Editor-in-chief Allison McLean

by Britney Weber
Senior Staff Writer

As curricula are updated, new professors hired, classes and majors added and new apartments built in preparation for the completion of “Vision 20/20”, the Communication Studies Department has begun to look towards improving its journalism option.

“We are beginning to see convergence at all levels of journalism. Newspapers not only have print editions, but websites, audio feeds, broadcast, video. There is a growing need for students to possess a variety of skills,” said Student Publications Adviser John Carpenter. Read full story »

By Ericka Simpson
Staff Writer

Bryan College recently hired Details Communication, a marketing advertising agency from Alabama, to conduct focus groups and take photographs on April 21 and 22. The admissions department will use the material to communicate with prospective students.

Details Communications photographer taking pictures of students at Laurel Snow Pocket Wilderness Trail in Dayton, Tenn. Photo courtesy of Ericka Simpson.

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