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At 17, AACC student has gig as church preacher Brad Dress Associate Editor
Wearing a white button-down shirt, jeans and grey Polo shoes, 14-year-old Mason Owens takes his chair at the front of the church, shaking. He’s nervous, terrified. He has butterflies in his stomach. He doesn’t know it yet, but this is going to be a day that, to him, is as important as his birthday. Owens watches, still terrified, as the gospel choir commences singing. He knows his part is coming soon. He hears the master of ceremonies introduce him,
and his hands stiffen, the sweat drenching his palms. He’s about to do something he has never done before. He stands up, walking toward the outstretched hand holding the microphone. Owens grabs the mic and looks out onto an audience of 150 people. He knows he can do this. He’s prepared his message for months. As soon as the words fly out of his mouth, the whole game changes. He’s yelling. His words shoot out rapidly as he interprets the previous song into his own meaning, using it to fuel his coming message. He
can only see half of the audience. He’s getting louder now, picking up his pace— and then he’s done, he stops. And that was just his warm up. “The reaction was insane,” he says later. The audience shouts, claps, roars its approval. Owens begins his message now, teaching the audience that when we knock each other down, God can bring us back up. Owens has just become a preacher. Three years later, Owens is still preaching. Now 17 years old, Owens attends AACC as a JumpStart
ing members of the SGA told Campus Current that SGA President Nick Nadeau does not hold weekly executive board meetings, which are required by the SGA Constitution. In addition, the officials said, he does not keep regular office hours or regularly attend Board of Trust-
ees meetings, which are requirements of the job. “Not much gets done in SGA but the passing of contracts and [student club] budget reports,” one SGA member said. The student added, “Most members of the SGA are not even familiar with what the SGA is sup-
SGA pres. not fulfilling duties, members say Jesse Johnson Editor-in-Chief
Some members of the Student Government Association are complaining that the SGA president is not doing his job. With the promise of anonymity, several high-rank-
student, working his way through college and his senior year of high school simultaneously, while nev-
er forgetting that he is a preacher.
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Some SGA officials say the student body president is not meeting the requirements of the job. posed to do. It is the responsibility of our SGA president to guide them.” But “Nick’s not the only one with drama in the SGA,”
another student member said. And one faculty adviser
students to navigate, according to Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing Dan Baum. The new version also will be easier to use on mobile devices, Baum said.
Baum’s department began the redesign process when the Board of Trustees approved an overhaul of the website in January 2015.
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AACC updates website with input from users Jesse Johnson Editor-in-Chief
AACC’s relaunched website allows users improved access on mobile devices. Photo by Jesse Johnson
17-year-old Mason Owens is a senior in high school who takes a class at AACC and is also a preacher. Photo courtesy of Joshua Medley
AACC will relaunch its website on April 3. The redesigned site is less cluttered and easier for
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