Bryan College Triangle

United, a group of student athletes, formed this semester to support other athletes on campus. This week they served popcicles during the halftime of the home soccer games / Triangle photo by Derek Batt

Clari Stewart
Triangle Reporter

Along with other new opportunities and clubs at Bryan, United, a group of student athletes, was formed this semester in order to encourage and build up fellow student athletes.

United began as a result of a passion that Jonathan Doran, Director of Counseling and Soul Care, had for the athletes at Bryan. He noticed that Bryan lacked the type of support groups that exist for athletes on other college campuses.

Last spring he gathered together a few upper classmen, roughly two from each of the sports teams, and shared with them his vision for the athletes at Bryan. Read full story »

The women's volleyball team says goodbye to Head Coach Leo Sayles who leaves Bryan for Gardner-Webb University / Photo courtesy of junior Chelsie Blackburn

Erika Simpson
Assistant Editor

Head Volleyball Coach Leo Sayles, after seven years at Bryan College, cleaned out his office and left for Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Springs, NC) where he has accepted their head volleyball coach offer. Sayles said he interviewed for the job on Jan. 31 and received their offer on Feb. 4.

Gardner-Webb University is a NCAA division I school and a Christian college, according to Sayles. Read full story »

by Jesse Murray
Staff Writer

Harvest Bash guests accept cookies from the Keebler elf, also known as Kim Tuttle, Robinson resident director/Triangle photo by Jesse Murray

Starting at 9 p.m. on Monday night, swarms of Bryan College students staged a mass exodus from Summers Gymnasium and quickly headed straight for Robinson Women’s Dorm. After the hard loss to Lee College (Cleveland,Tenn.) on our home court, the student body still had something to celebrate: Harvest Bash 2010.

Upon arrival at Robinson, students were immediately greeted by miniature pumpkins atop bales of hay that constructed a festive lane leading up to the front door of the dorm. Inside was waiting a host of decorations, food and activities. Read full story »

by Ericka Simpson
Assistant editor

Bryan College’s volleyball team traveled to Bluefield (Va.) College on Sept. 11 and dominated the Eagles on their own court, winning 3-1.

Coach Leo Sayles said that, going into the game the team was focusing on playing together and getting its lineup settled. Before this weekend, they had struggled to finish matches and sustain their effort throughout the matches.

Up quickly 2-0, the team dropped the third match because Sayles subbed in other players to give them experience on the court.

“Losing on someone else’s floor gives them confidence and makes the fourth match harder,” Sayles said. “But it just looked like we kicked into a different gear and pulled away–we just ran away with the match.”

Key players in the game were senior Alison Young, who had a better hitting match, freshman middleback Carolyn Evans, who had 10 kills, and junior defensive specialist Jessica Jones, who filled in for junior libero Courtney Cotter when she hurt her wrist.

Sayles said that Jones really “stepped up” and played the best game he has ever seen her play at Bryan.

“We’re finally starting to find our identity and click on the court,” Jones said. “Coach has been telling us that we need to find a fire, and we are starting to find that spark, which has elevated our level of play.”

The Lions will be hosting Union College (Barbourville, Ky.) on Friday.

Jones said that she is excited to finally be playing at home.

“We miss our fans,” she said. “They might be where our extra spark comes from.”

Previous junior SGA pose at the Junior/Senior Banquet/Photo courtesy of Sarah Wood

The junior Student Government Association underwent many changes during the summer. Junior Aaron Heidorn stepped down from being president, and former junior Josh Ragland and junior Trevor Haught resigned from their positions because they were overcommitted.

Due to Heidorn’s resignation, junior Sarah Becker, who was elected to vice president, will be serving as president.

Heidorn steps down as junior president

When asked about why he would not be president of the junior class this year, Heidorn was hesitant to answer.

“The answer to that [question] is a really long one,” he said. “If anyone does want to know then they can come to me personally and I’d be happy to discuss it.”

He said that even though it is not “ideal” that Becker will be president, because she did not run for the position, he does think she will do a good job because she is “very capable.”

Heidorn said that he is excited for next semester because he believes he will serve as male senator when junior Brian Livingston, who was appointed by Becker as Haught’s replacement, leaves to study abroad in Italy next semester.

“I see a lot of good stuff coming because they (SGA) are going to be involving the student body a lot and giving back,” he said. “And Junior-Senior is gonna rock!” Read full story »