By Gloria Cortes
Construction for a pedestrian sidewalk around Volunteer State Community College was scheduled to begin last fall.
In an email from Vol State Senior Director of Plant Operations Will Newman, the project has already begun.
Newman wrote, “One of the two crosswalks are under construction at the moment. Once the sidewalk that leads to Nashville Pike is complete the city will complete the crosswalk.”
By Gloria Cortes
Volunteer State Community College’s Work Based Learning (WBL) academic program gives eligible students the opportunity to earn work experience and college credit simultaneously through a course.
“Work Based Learning is an academic program that allows the student to gain work experience directly related to his/her academic major and/or vocational choice. Students work off campus and have the opportunity to apply classroom learning to practical work situations and learn work-related skills,” according to https://www.volstate.edu/work-based-learning.
Students must have a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, 2.5 program GPA and 70 percent of their degree completed in order to be eligible for the program, but there can be an appeal if they are close to meeting the requirements depending on their situation.
By Katelyn Marshall
The flu season is in full swing and that means people need to be prepared.
“The flu is a type of influenza that impacts everyone around the country every year,” Dr. George Pimentel, Vice President of Academic Affairs, said. “There are multiple strands of the flu. So, what might get you sick this year may not be what gets you sick next year.”
Some symptoms of the flu, according to Pimentel, include headaches, fever, and will sometimes accompany nose congestion and a cough.
The flu is air-borne by droplets said Dr. Maria Benitez-Brauer, also known as “Dr. B,” who has 20 years of pediatric experience and is a pediatrician at Sumner Pediatrics in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
By Jim Hayes
Tim Goodrich scored 37 points to lead the Volunteer State Community College Volunteers to a 91-86 win over the Roane State Community College Rebels Jan. 12, at Pickel Fieldhouse.
Goodrich’s heroics offset the loss of four Volunteer players, including the nation’s leading junior college scorer, George Stanberry, who were unable to play because they were academically ineligible.
“George was a big factor to our team,” said Goodrich. “I was only trying to do what he would have wanted us to do and help the team.”
By Jim Hayes
The Volunteer State Community College Lady Volunteers rode sophomore Aliyah Miller’s triple-double to a 61-51 win over the Roane State Community College Lady Raiders Jan. 12, at Pickel Field House.
Miller led all scorers with 20 points. She made eight of her 12 field goal attempts and all four of her free throws. Miller also had 10 rebounds and 10 assists on the afternoon.
After losing three players to academic ineligibility, Erica Mason, LaMonica Mintlow and Titania Lavender, the Pioneers needed every point they could get. The bench contribution just 7 points and 6 rebounds for the entire game.