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In its second official year, the Broad Street Film Festival held a three-evening event last weekend, April 22-24. Unlike last year, however, the festival was not run by Bryan College.

The Broad Street Film Festival is a nonprofit organization under the umbrella of The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. According to a Broad Street Festival news release, the organization’s goal is to “enhance the film culture of Chattanooga by hosting a film festival that provides community exposure for collegiate filmmaking talent as well as educational and networking opportunities for the next generation of filmmakers in the Chattanooga region.”

The events included a screenings of festival films at the Carmike Majestic  12 last Thursday night, which was attended by over 400 people, an informal evening with Director Scott Teems on Friday for the filmmakers and the formal awards ceremony on Saturday evening at the Tivoli Theatre, which was attended by 600 people. Read full story »

by Lana Douglas
Staff Writer

Covenant vs. Bryan –it’s a friendly rivalry to which each side is devoted. Bryan has T-shirts and songs bashing the “Scots,” and Covenant has its own T-shirt which reads “Bryan College, because not everyone can go to Covenant.” So what could make these tw

Photo by Staff Photographer Maddie Doucet.

o rivals join forces? The answer is soccer, the International Justice Mission and epilepsy research. On Saturday, April 10, students will compete in a benefit soccer tournament at Covenant College.

Brian Stair, a junior at Covenant College, decided to join with the SSTOP (Students Stopping the Trafficking of Persons) club at Bryan to organize a soccer event for one of his class assignments. SSTOP often partners with organizations like IJM, who share common goals [the elimination of human trafficking across the globe], said sophomore Shannon McGowan, one of the event organizers for SSTOP at Bryan.

According to IJM’s website, “IJM is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.”

“It makes sense [to have a soccer tournament] because of the friendly rivalry,” said Stair.

Originally, the IJM and SSTOP clubs and “Pressing on Toward the Goal” (a group dedicated to raising funds for epilepsy research) were organizing separate events but decided to join forces to avoid redundancy, said McGowan.

Photo by Staff Photographer Maddie Doucet.

Sophomore at Covenant College Dana Streufert started “Pressing on Toward the Goal” three years ago after her brother Erik died from epilepsy at age 20.

According to Streufert, most of the participants in the past two years have been guys who played soccer with Erik and some of Streufert’s friends.

“This year we have the opportunity to expand this event…because we are able to use the soccer field at Covenant [and join together with IJM and SSTOP],” said Streufert.

Anyone can sign up to compete in the tournament. The cost is $8 to compete and $2 to watch. Half of the proceeds will go to Johns Hopkins Hospital to support the research of epilepsy and the other half will go to IJM. The deadline for signups is Wednesday, March 31. Food and transportation will be provided for students who are competing.

Students who are unable to attend but would like to sponsor a player or give donations should contact Shannon McGowan at smcgowan7044@student.bryan.edu.

Sophomore Ryan Hill makes a pitch during this weeks series against Covenant.

by Ericka Simpson
Staff Writer

The Bryan College baseball team hosted Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Ga.) at Senter Field in a three-game series on March 26 and 27, losing the first two games but winning the third.

Lions lose first game

The Lions fell to the Scots 8-2 in the first game, despite taking the lead in the first two innings. Senior first baseman Pablo Rodriguez hit a home run in the first inning, which was the highlight of the game according to Head Coach Taylor Hasty.

Freshman outfielder Kevin Layne scored the Lions’ second and final run in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI from junior outfielder Josh King, according to Hasty.

Junior pitcher Tyson Latham started the game on the mound, and pitched well, according to shortstop junior Jonathan Davis. Latham threw nine strikeouts.

According to Hasty, in the fourth inning Davis had an error and the Scots’ next hitter banged out a home run. The Lions could not recover from the Scots taking the lead.

Lions fall to Scots in the second game of the series

In the second game, the Lions lost 14-5 to the Scots. Hasty said the team did not “execute on defense,” and the Scots’ pitcher threw multiple strikes, which eventually led to Bryan’s second loss.

“We did not make adjustments to the pitcher,” Hasty said. “We were really anxious on offense all weekend and as a result, we lost.

According to Davis, the game was “all around an ugly game.” The Lions were not consistent in offense, defense or pitching. Read full story »

by Philip Johnston

The marquee of the historic Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga shone brightly Saturday evening with the announcement of The Broad Street Film Festival awards ceremony. Over 400 students from Bryan College and Covenant College converged upon the Tivoli for an evening of awards, music and celebration. Read full story »

Senior director Elisabeth Cochran looks over the shoulder of Director of Photography Colton Davie during production of her film "Sockfeet."

By Joseph Demme

triangle film columnist

It’s that time of year again: Caffeine-induced students feverishly completing their films to be submitted to the Broad Street Film Festival. The film festival has gone through several changes from recent years, and will continue to be held at the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga on April 25.

The biggest change this year is the involvement of Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Ga.). Senior Ben Johnson thinks that involving another school is a big step forward, helping the transition from a school event into an actual festival.

Sophomore Joshua Davis is excited about the opportunity for Bryan and Covenant filmmakers. Read full story »