Southern Accent
The student voice for 90 years!
Collegedale, Tennessee
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Vol. 72, Issue 14
Southern mourns loss of ‘incredibly positive’ film student EvElyn Ruiz Staff Writer
On Jan. 24, film production major Joshua Davis passed away after battling cancer. Davis was 37. He is survived by his wife, Julie. “He was a great guy with amazing energy,” said David Mancao, senior film production major. “He was always willing to help out and loved doing creative work. He was an incredibly positive person. Joshua loved Christ and was involved with ministry within his church.” Joshua had a passion for life and had the ability to get anyone to talk to him and feel comfortable around him. He desired to serve God through film and wanted his works to be relatable. He wanted to deliver the gospel to others visually. He had a gentle spirit about him and people were drawn to him because of that. “Joshua Davis was a mentor, brother and fellow collaborator to me, but also inspired me,”
said Anna Kerr, junior film production major. “If there’s one thing I’ll remember about him [it] is his spirit of ‘true grit’, which was seen in his filmmaking, his relationship with his wife, and his relationship with God.” Julie Davis, Joshua’s wife, said, “He strengthened my faith, patience, perseverance, hope and above all, helped me see my identity is in Christ, not anything in this world. I am saddened that my husband is no longer with me, but there is a great peace that was washed over me because I know Joshua is with Christ. I rest in Christ and praise God that Joshua is no longer chained to the pains of this world. This is the beauty of the gospel and I would want it no other way.” Students and faculty at Southern will continue to pray for the family of Josh and anyone who has been affected. We stay with the hope that we will see Joshua again in the Kingdom of God.
Courtesy of Julie Davis Joshua Davis, right, and wife Julie Davis, left, pose in front of Lee University’s chapel.
Student Finance will extend office hours during class registration BRaian GomEz Staff Writer
Student Finance will be extending their office hours to assist students during registra-
tion times. Every Tuesday from Apr. 4 to May 2, the office will stay open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will remain the same
Monday through Thursday. The department previously had a program called “Late Days,” which they are reinstating in order to help students register and decrease wait times.
Their main goal is to offer the best possible customer service and provide initial advice to students in need. Lillian Loza, associate director of finance, said that she
hopes this will provide better customer service to students, offer students opportunities and help families in the West Coast. See FINANCE, page 6