Bryan College Triangle

Catherine Rogers
Editor-In-Chief

Roughly 300 members of the Bryan community were joined by Meaghan Jones' family and friends in the Grassy Bowl to remember her life / Triangle photo by Cat Rogers

Tonight at 7:30 roughly 300 students, faculty, staff, family and friends of Meaghan Jones gathered in the Grassy Bowl to remember her life.

The memorial gathering began with a time of worship music and prayer led by Jonathan Doran, director of counseling and soul care.

Dr. Randy Hollingsworth, Meaghan’s academic adviser and professor, offered everyone gathered the opportunity to share memories of Meaghan aloud or in writing with the Jones family.

Many of Meaghan’s friends and professors shared anecdotes of her life and talked about the way she lived her life for Christ and carried a Chick-Fil-A cup of sweet tea everywhere. Of the many who shared, Josh and Pat Jones, her brother and father, were two.

Jones’ father told the group that God took Meaghan to be with Him because she had a disease that only He knew of. He revealed that the family very recently was told that she probably had a form of leukemia that caused her sudden death.

The memorial ended with song and a prayer led by Bryan President Dr. Stephen Livesay.

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Junior Meaghan Jones at a CLF retreat during the spring 2011 semester / Photo courtesy of Lana Douglas

Triangle Team Coverage

Late last night students gathered outside dorms and in lounges across campusspreading word, prayers and tears when news came that junior Meaghan R. Jones had died.

Jones, who was a commuter student living with her parents in Chattanooga, had been feeling ill for the last several days, according to her father, Pat Jones. At about 10 p.m. last night, she became extremely weak, pale and dizzy.

“[Jones and] her parents were en route to a [Chattanooga] hospital when she stopped breathing and could not be revived,” Bryan President Dr. Stephen Livesay wrote in an email to the Bryan community this morning. Read full story »

by Billy Findley
Online Editor

Senior Stephen Bryan accepting the check for $750 from NAPA Auto Parts owner Jeff Smith on Dec.2/Triangle photo by Billy Findley

Jeff Smith could hardly believe his eyes on Thursday, Dec. 2 as players from the Rugby Club filed in one by one toward the front desk of his auto repair shop. The young men were smiling, and they had a lot to smile about.

Smith, the owner of the NAPA Auto Parts of Dayton, became the generous donor of $750 for the Rugby Club. The amount is substantial enough to help the team pay its league fees and the costs for the referees for the entirety of the spring season next semester.

“Our thought was that we needed to be more complete in being able to say ‘thank you’ and, in that, actually have him see the faces,” said Associate Professor of Communications Michael Palmer, one of the club’s faculty advisors.

“Apparently it meant a lot to those guys,” Smith said. “It made me happy to put a smile on those guys’ faces.” Read full story »

Freshman Jacob Rogers takes possession of the ball during a rugby match this season/Photo courtesy of senior Zach Bradshaw

by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer

Unlike previous semesters, the Rugby Club will not receive school funding for their games or practices this semester.

“The school has stated that it is wholeheartedly in favor of the Rugby Club,” said Michael Palmer, the club’s faculty sponsor. However, “for liability reasons, the club will not receive any funding support…this refers to finances and school property.”

Two years ago, the Bryan Rugby team was in a two-car accident on their return trip from a game. Passengers in both vehicles were injured and taken to the hospital.

Right now, though, the team is wondering if it can even be affiliated with Bryan by name, said junior Clayton Schmidt, co-captain of the Bryan College rugby team. Read full story »

by Ericka Simpson
Assistant Editor

Distribution of club funding was delayed about three weeks because Bryan College is in the process of standardizing club rules.

The reason this funding is an issue, according to Vice President of Operations Tim Hostetler, is because if Bryan is giving the clubs money, then they are legally responsible if an accident were to occur.

Triangle photo by Lana Douglas

“We have to look at the worst case scenario,” he said. “We don’t have issues until someone gets hurt, and we are sued.”

All of the clubs were funded this year except for Rugby, according to sophomore SGA Vice President of Finance Kelly Findley. SGA is responsible for distributing all club funds.

“We were wondering if the Rugby accident was what sparked it because the example they gave us was a roadway accident, but it’s just speculation,” Findley said. “We think the reason that we couldn’t fund them is because they are a more contact sport.” Read full story »