Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID g{x Summit, MS 39666 Permit No. 10 [email protected] URR January 31, 2014 P Serving SMCCB Since 1940 Volume 69, No. 4 Campus Events Brooke Cartwright Monday, February 3 Registration begins for visits China Accelerated Online classes Spiritual Emphasis Week By Brooke Cartwright, Gulf Coast Basketball Editor 6:00/8:00 Perkiston When most Americans think of China, things such as tradition, communism, and Bruce Lee Tuesday, February 4 probably come to mind. I had the Spiritual Emphasis Week chance to spend two weeks in China over my Christmas Break, and after coming back, I can truly Thursday, February 6 say China is so much more to me Co-Lin Basketball than that. Although there are 5:30/7:15 Summit many things that I cannot say about my trip, I will say that my heart was changed for that amaz- Saturday, February 8 ing country. 3rd Annual Mississippi In the weeks leading up to my trip, I was nervous. It was my first Well Drillers Continuing trip out of the country and I was Education Seminar heading to a place known for its restrictions and persecutions. Every time I told someone where Monday, February 10 I was going, I was told “Please The Project Valentine don’t die.” I had very little prepa- Dinner ration before the trip, as well as Pine Burr very little knowledge of what the news deadline trip would be like. However, I Pearl River Basketball was going to China because of 5:00/7:00 Poplarville my faith and I knew that would carry me through. The trip held a lot of travel for Thursday, February 13 me. I went with the University of Hinds Basketball Southern Mississippi’s BSU. We took a seven hour bus ride to 6:00/8:00 Utica Houston, Texas, only to get on an airplane for fourteen more hours. Friday, February 14 We arrived in Beijing early one morning. Some of my teammates Brooke Cartwright, in the middle, makes new friends in China. Valentine’s Day and I decided we wanted an statement. Everything from stores beautiful lake. In that city, my a movie. Never would I have would have half a book. authentic Chinese breakfast, so to the toilets were things I had to team and I worked for an old, not thought that I would be blessed However, I have to say that I fell we set out into the bustling city. Monday, February 17 be oriented to. It did not help that to mention wise, Chinese man. with the experiences I had there. in love with that ancient country. We found a small local restaurant the only word I could say in He took us in as if we were his Walking around, it became very Never have I met people more East Central Basketball and had our first Chinese meal of Mandarin was hello. own children. Our work in the apparent that the locals rarely got driven and kind. The nature and 5:30/7:15 Summit dumplings. One of the hardest My team and I stayed in city consisted of attending to see foreigners. We came to history blew me away at every things about coming back to the Beijing only one day before we Christmas and English parties. help a ninety-something year old turn. I hope to return one day to U.S. was leaving the authentic were hopping another plane to the The people there wanted us to do widow at her farm. She cooked us China, and if I do, my heart will Thursday, February 20 Chinese food. city of Kunming. Again, we only skits for the students. a lunch of duck in her kitchen that be full and content. I came to Meridian Basketball Stepping out onto the streets of stayed one day before catching One of the most amazing expe- looked as if it had been there two China fearful, but I left embrac- Beijing should have been a cul- 5:30/7:30 Meridian another plane to the city we riences I had during my short stay hundred years, with a hole in the ing and loving a culture so far ture shock for me, but I somehow would be staying, Dali. Dali was was a visit to a farm. We set out ceiling to prove it. Everything away from my own. Choir to Meridian felt comfortable. To say that possibly the most beautiful city I early one morning for a small vil- about the home screamed ancient. everything in China is backwards had ever seen. It is halfway up a lage near our city. The sights and If I were to write all my expe- from the U.S. would be an under- Monday, February 24 mountain and surrounded by a sounds of this village were that of riences and thoughts on China, I State Tournament Basketball TBA North Men Tuesday, February 25 BSU attends Passion Choir Carmina Burana Wednesday, February 26 Conference in Atlanta Mississippi Collegiate DECA Career By Brooke Cartwright, Development Editor Conference . A group of SMCC students from the Baptist Student Union Thursday, February 27 left Thursday, January 16 for Mississippi Collegiate Atlanta, Georgia. Their destina- DECA Career tion was the 2014 Passion Conference. The conference was Development held in the Philip’s Arena where Conference some twenty- thousand students Mid-Term Exams attended. This year, the confer- ence had to be shortened to only two days, but with two locations, Friday, February 28 one in Atlanta and one in Mississippi Collegiate Houston, Texas. This did not faze any of the Passion leaders. DECA Career Students got to hear Christian Development artists such as Hillsong United, Conference Kristian Stanfiill, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, Christy Nockels, Mid-Term Exams Brett Younker, and Matt Redman. Last day for first term on The speakers for the event were campus accelerated Louie Giglio, who is also one of the creators of Passion, Francis classes Chan, John Piper, and Christine Caine. The purpose of the confer- ence was for college students all over the world to come together for the glory of God. Students got to worship and hear God’s word Marisa Seibert, Hannah Monroe, Kaylie Crosby, Edward Miller, Brooke Cartwright, Maggie Clark, Kayla Puder, Kristen Dillion; second row: Chase Patrick, Tanner as they never had before. Johnston, Brannon Dickerson, Briana Andrews, Amy Greer, Ross Gray Lewman, Elinore Aanesland , Drew Brown, Allen Lampton, Lucy Puder; third row: Alex Paulk, Nick Index Every year Passion has a min- Peavey, Haley Felder, Sean Rushing, and Alex Brown. not pictured: Gage Gordon, Colton Smith, Patrick Carter, Anthony “Twan” Britt, BSU Director; Drew Richardson, istry that raises money and aware- BSU Co-Director; Nathan Wells, Tammy Wells, Brian Rhodus, Heidi Hart, and Connor Alford, chaperones ness. This year it was for the dis- Editorial................... 2 tribution of Bibles to a restricted Movement is an effort to end awareness and funds to abolish of their own. The students set out their lives, but to share it with Sports.......................6 country. The goal was to raise slavery worldwide. Today, there slavery. in downtown Atlanta to minister others as well. Overall, Passion Cartoons...................7 $250,000 so that 25,000 Bibles are over twenty-seven million Not only did the SMCC stu- to the homeless. They gave out was a successful trip full of wor- could be sent. Another ministry slaves and that number is grow- dents get to worship with twenty- Bibles, water, and food. These ship, fellowship, and service. Ads.......................... 8 Passion raises awareness for is ing. The End It Movement, along thousand college students, but students wanted to not only sing the End It Movement. The End It with Passion, seeks to raise they also decided to do a ministry about what the gospel had done in January 31, 2014 2 Editorial The Pine Burr Words from the SGA Editor.................... Brooke Cartwright Staff Writers........ Brian Allen, Terineka Allen, Caroline Campbell, Deadrian L. Coleman, Lanie President... Jo Connelly, Charles Cothren, Matthew Davis, Victoria Greene, Jamie D. Harness, Seth Karas, Dear Fellow Students, Amber Loflin, Brittney Magee, Edward Miller, It is my pleasure to welcome you back to another semester here at SMCC I hope you all enjoyed the holidays with your families. For those of you who just started college this semester I am glad you chose to make SMCC your col- Hannah Monroe, Rebekah Mote, Alyssa Nobles, lege home. Regardless if this is your first or last semester you still have time to make it the best one yet and thanks Demetrius D. Quin, Luke Snow, Olivia Swanigan, to a great faculty, staff and student activity planners it just might be. I want to inform you all about an upcoming Lekeith Ward, Raven Williams, Delane Wilson event here on campus; February 11th SGA will host a pre-Valentine’s day event: “Cupcake and a Date” in the cafete- ria; students can decorate cupcakes, participate in a valentine themed costume contest, and a special contest to design a Queen of Hearts dress and be chosen by the student body and crowned by SGA President, and watch “Safe Haven” Advisor....Joyce Mabry after the party in the SUB upstairs auditorium. Not only do the SGA members work hard on campus but they also are involved in off campus events such as the “McComb Kids and Pets Day” which is a community sponsored event to raise awareness and funds for a new animal Pine Burr The is published monthly during shelter. This is going to be a fantastic event for the whole family but we need your help.