Crusader September Issue
Hello, I'm the new journalist for The Crusader. Allow me to introduce myself, a student leader, lovable but at the same time hateable(Is that a word?) Hmm..moving on. The name's Art Silva, yes why would a mother name their child 'Art'. It's short for Arturo which in translation from Spanish means “Arthur”. Let's see, I occasionally appreciate long walks down Abbey Lane, coffee over in the Holy Grinds and a good read of airplane evacuation procedures.
Up to business, over the next few issues I'll be discussing opinions, events and my own insight on the happenings around the campus community. Some articles will discuss the exciting new additions to the Abbey, such as the new Assistant Dean of Students, or the new Theology professor. Other more lengthy articles will be more in depth and report on the “10 Year Plan”. A few will report on the going-ons around campus, the music on campus, highlights on new rising artists on campus. Why does it all have to be about the campus? Why not include the surrounding community? To bring Belmont into our lives, perhaps I'll venture out to old town Belmont to take my bite into more delicious stories.
But for this month's issue, I'm reporting on the new Assistant Dean of Students, Jason Wagner. A tall fellow of even more importance than a usual dean. Let's just say he's a boss too many but not all. He hails from Pennsylvania, Indiana and knows the Penn as a mother knows her child. History, career, blah B.A. blah M.A. blah, What else? What else is there that's interesting about him??? Hmm..glance glance, Oh yes I see here Jason received the prestigious award of “Student Government Association Administrator of the Year” from Saint Vincent College in 2006. Aw, How nice? Ah He's featured in NACA(National Association for Campus Activities) magazine “Back to School 2007” issue with a student from St. Vincents', the article “Handyman's Delight: Do-It Yourself Programming”. I myself have not read it yet but I heard the content from Jason.
I wanted to report on how and why Jason Wagner is gracing our presence here. So I went around to different higher ups, The President, Dr. LaMadrid, Robert H. Squabbit. They all had something to say about Jason, student activities or new big exciting plans for Student Life. One that really knew Jason more than all the rest, Dr. Lucas LaMadrid. The man who brought Jason here in the first place. Mr. Wagner came here through a series of events. It all started when ReGinae Reynolds, our past Student Activities Director. Around the end of the spring semester, ReGinae approached Dr. LaMadrid with the inttent of asking for maternity leave in the fall, it was her fourth child on the way. Dr. LaMadrid of course let her take the leave as he being a parent of many too. But in the back of his mind, the fact of being without someone to be Director of Student Activities for 10 weeks was not an option. He needed help now, Dr. LaMadrid's title is too long for this line. He went to Dr. T with someone already in his head, a guy from St. Vincent's College. Dr. LaMadrid explained the full situation. Jason at the time, the Director of Campus Life, managing over $500,000 in budgets and experience going back to his college days. Dr. LaMadrid said, It's the “logical next step” for him. So Dr. LaMadrid called up Jason and asked how he would feel about a change in scenery, “Would he be happy?”
Fast forward, Jason met with ReGinae and Abbey over the summer. Before Orientation came along, ReGinae's doctor called her up, Didn't want her to take unnecessary risks to hurt the baby, but she really wanted to stay to help the transition and she the students again before she left.
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