Bryan College Triangle

Triangle photo by Staff Photographer Maddie K. Doucet.

By John Moore
Staff Writer

“What is the value of the liberal arts major at Bryan College?” some have asked. At its inception 17 years ago, Bill Brown, former president of Bryan, found the answer he and a few others had been looking for.

In the fall of 2010, the liberal arts program at Bryan will once more take a leap forward as the options within the program are refined and expanded. Along with offering four distinct tracts, Raymond Legg, head of the English Department, will become the new liberal arts advisor.

Currently, the 18 students majoring in liberal arts are under the advisory of Travis Ricketts, associate professor of history. With the retirement of two professors in the History Department, Bradford Sample, academic vice president, said it seemed necessary to find a new advisor for the liberal arts program, which will allow Ricketts to move fully into the history department. Because of his love for the liberal arts, Legg voluntarily came to Sample offering to take on the advisory role.

“I thought I might have something to offer here,” said Legg. Of his interest in liberal arts in general Legg said, “You could call it adult ADHD—I’m fascinated by learning and wanting to learn different things.”

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by Maddie Doucet
Staff Photographer

The rumor that the Student Government Association had taken a student’s shoes while sleeping on the big couch in the Lion’s Den was nothing more than a misunderstanding, according to Freshman Class Senator Peter Boyajian.

“Someone else took his shoes, and while they were gone we left him a note saying we didn’t want people sleeping on the couch any more – you know, we didn’t want to wake him up,” said Boyajian. “But then, when his shoes were returned, there was the note right beside them.”

Triangle photo by Staff Writer Lana Douglas.

The short-lived rumor raised questions in students’ minds about the “no sleeping” rule for the big couch.

Some have been told by other students that the SGA has made a new rule, prohibiting sleeping in the Lion’s Den and the Game Room. Several students have been asked individually by a member of the SGA not to sleep on the big couch.

“Last I checked, any one member of the SGA has no authority,” said junior Peter Fastenau.

Collectively, the SGA does have jurisdiction over the Lion’s Den and the Game Room, according to junior Tori Stewart, current student body vice president.

Stewart said the issue was not just people napping on the couch, but the inconvenience it causes for other students. She said it can be frustrating when one person occupies the couch for several hours while other students would enjoy being able to use it. Read full story »

Senators deliberate the passage of a bill dissolving Ministry Council. Photo courtesy of Maddie Doucet.

by Krissy Proctor
Staff Writer

Early this past Sunday evening, a small group of student senators uneasily trickled into the harsh lighting of the SGA room on the third floor of the Latimer Student Center and took their seats. After a few minutes of discussing details of the previous meeting, Vice President of the Student Body Tori Stewart proposed a motion to continue the discussion regarding Senate Bill 1, concerning the dissolvingof Ministry Council.

After an hour and half of lengthy conversation, they made their decision, and it was unanimous. Beginning next semester, neither the positions of Ministers to Men and Women nor any of the Executive Ministry Cabinet will exist. Current members of the council will finish out their terms this semester.

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