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As Janice Lengphounpraseut created and wrote in her first journals, her mom would watch over her shoulder. Sometimes she would help her daughter pick out what to add; sometimes she nagged her about her constant journaling.
Lengphounpraseut’s mom has since died, and is part of the reason Lengphounpraseut started the Nashville Junk Journal Club.
Metropolis Parking has expanded its free parking program for local musicians to 25 lots and facilities across Nashville.
The Park & Play initiative allows local musicians access to free parking while playing downtown and in venues in Nashville. The program is a partnership between Metropolis, the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife, Nashville Musicians Association AFM Local 257 and Music Venue Alliance Nashville.
When Ruby Alas-Cruz was a child, the moment she received the Bratz doll she’d been begging for, she started experimenting with its clothes. Her fascination with fashion has stuck ever since.
She remembers visiting a boutique with her mom and being drawn to the clothing and accessories.
“One day, I’m going to work in here,” Alas-Cruz told her mom.
As Ramadan continues across the world and here in Nashville's Muslim community, the 11:11 Art Collective and the Nashville Radical Library are offering a recurring Queer Ramadan event for the LGBTQ Muslim community to observe the holy month.
11:11 Art Collective is an in-home art space for queer, BIPOC and disabled artists, and the Nashville Radical Library provides radical literature in the Nashville community.
In the wake of her Grammy-nominated 2024 album Weird Faith, Madi Diaz was ready to “Feel Something.”
On the follow-up Fatal Optimist, released in October, Diaz explores the risks of seeking hope and fighting against a surge of mixed feelings.
Working alongside co-producer Gabe Wax, Diaz showcases a stripped-down acoustic sound as the album begins.
A clean home is a happy home — and that applies to the home that every human being shares, our planet. Nashville could also use some love and care. For the third straight year, local nonprofit Recycle & Reinvest is taking a weekend to clean up overlooked Black and brown neighborhoods in Nashville with its Earth Day in the Hood event.
TrevEchoes
Peggy Cooning watched her parents scrimp and save every penny so she could afford college, never spending on themselves.
Now, after 19 years of fundraising at Trevecca, she’s spent her career giving students a chance at an education.
Room 207 in the University Commons fills with gasps and whispers as students watch “La La Land.”
In the corner, an espresso machine hums.
Two students mix and create lattes, serve baked goods and chat with their friends-turned-customers.
While patrolling a vandalized cemetery at night, something caught James Hambrick’s eye. A man stood under a tree with a weapon in his hand, ready to end his life. Instead of questioning him, Hambrick stopped to listen.
That moment would inspire Hambrick, Trevecca’s chief security officer, to write the songs “Talk About It Now,” featuring his granddaughter Erin Shark for his gospel country album “Somebody’s Gotta Tell Them.”
The album tells real stories from his law enforcement career.
Judy Hiatt graduated from high school and immediately started working as a bank teller for 10 years, never going to college.
She never imagined that she would be planning students’ most memorable day-graduation.
“Probably the hardest part of my job but the most rewarding part of my job, is planning commencement,” said Hiatt
As part of an effort to increase intercultural competence on campus, faculty-led book groups are reading books that discuss race, faith, and social issues.
This semester, each group is reading “How Far to the Promised Land” by Esau McCaulley.
More than 50 students gathered on Tuesday at Benson Auditorium to pray, after students worked to organize a prayer event on social media following the shooting of Charlie Kirk last week.
Kyle Plant, a junior music business major, said he wanted to host the event to demonstrate that Christians can put aside political differences and gather safely on a college campus.
Dan Boone viewed Michael Spalding as more than just a work partner. He was a friend.
Boone recalls the first time he met Spalding after funding a student’s college education who had no access to financial aid. After witnessing that student’s journey, Boone felt compelled to do more. That’s when he met his longtime friend, Mike.
During the summer, a young Jim Hiatt worked as a student building the roof for the university president’s home and digging drainage for Trevecca’s baseball field.
After 43 years at the university, he is retiring from the place he once helped build.
“It’s almost like abandoning the biggest part of my life,” said Hiatt, associate provost and dean of the Skinner School of Business.
Podcasts
As immigration enforcement grows, Latino students face new challenges in their daily commutes. This podcast highlights the experiences of those navigating school, work, and uncertainty.
The podcast also highlights the farm’s impact on the surrounding community through tree planting, community gardens, and shared resources. Listeners get an inside look at how Trevecca’s Urban Farm connects education, environmental stewardship, and community engagement.