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College Life
Business Major: A Breakdown
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Camden Phillips
Belmont Abbey has a great program for people who want to major in business. To pursue the business major, you’ll first have to take the core liberal arts curriculum, then from there, you can take the course requirements, which include:
15 lower division hours
– Introductory economics 1
– Introductory economics 2
– Principles of financial accounting
– Principles of managerial accounting
– Spreadsheet and database applications
27 hours at 300 level or above
– Management
– Quantitative Analysis
– Marketing
– Finance
– Business communication
– Management Seminar
– Legal Environment of Business
– Operations Management
– International Business
– Internship
The Belmont Abbey business program will get you ready for things commonly found in the business world, like decision-making, problem-solving, communication, legal disputes, etc. There are also multiple internship opportunities to get some real experience.
Elena Duran, a recent business graduate, said, “my time at Belmont Abbey College has provided me with a rich and cultivating educational experience. As a business major, I’ve got to encounter some of the best professors the school has to offer. With their close guidance, I feel as though I’m prepared to step forth into a successful life”.
Come and major in Business at Belmont Abbey.
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 2 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
College is Like a Painting
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Helen Behe
College is like creating a painting. It’s not quite how you pictured it, a bit harder than you expected, and you’re halfway finished with it before you’ve got an idea of what you’re doing. But navigating the colorful college life is a skill acquired through experience, and each semester presents new adventures to learn from. As a Freshman, I knew that my Fall semester would be the first coat, and what I chose to depict would affect that painting for years to come. Hesitant at the outset, I picked a smaller brush and muted colors. But as the initial few weeks passed and classes began, I became more entranced with the world around me and wanted to put it on the canvas. I probably went a bit overboard, but I grabbed the biggest brushes and boldest colors and, best as I was able, depicted how I felt and why I felt. I remember looking back at my first semester’s creation during Christmas break of Freshman year. The result was not exactly fine-tuned, but beautiful all the same—an aggregate of assignments, midnights, wide eyes, and first times. Yes, I thought to myself. This is a good start. But I’d like to try some different colors too.
Sophomore year, I got a different color palette and new brushes. Best of all, I had good friends who were working on their own paintings, and we borrowed from one another’s paintings now and then. College is a picture from scratch, not paint-by-the-numbers, so even the mistakes I made gave the painting a distinctive flare. I’m not saying it was a good idea to nap instead of study, but it did splash a lovely indigo in an otherwise gray corner. One of the best parts about college is its mutability. Each new semester, and its subsequent additions to the painting, modified previous colors or added intricacies. I think the Basilica had a sturdy red shade to it when I first put it on my canvas, but many nighttime conversations in its shadow deepened it to a striking cobalt. The dusky pink of the cafe, though simply sketched, was nonetheless evocative. But it was a late September evening in my Junior year that added the pleasant alteration of starry black.
Senior year is a conglomeration of 6 semesters worth of painting, and I’m working on my 7th. I know my brush strokes are now the steadiest they’ve ever been, and I’m more attentive to the details. There are scenes repeated, layered like leaves, that hold the painting together and give it consonance: the same roommate, same professors, same campus, same traditions that come with the seasons. They are a gold webbing throughout. Even the flecks of blue I spilled Freshman year are not the nugatory contributions I assumed them to be. I can’t say I’m done with the painting yet, or what my last brush strokes will depict. But when I graduate this May and hold my work out at arms’ length, I will finally observe the big picture. Yes, I’ll think to myself. This is a good start.
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 2 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
Lemon’s Club
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Brian Hoverath
While one may be forgiven for thinking that the Lemons club of Belmont Abbey has something to do with the sour citrus fruit, the reality is a lot larger and louder.
Founded only one year ago, the club is an offshoot of the Motorsport Management club and is based around a motorsport event known as the 24 hours of lemons, a play on both the term for a junk car and the 24 hours of Le Mans. The event sees competitors enter the race with a car under five hundred dollars and attempt to both beat other drivers and have the car finish without breaking down.
The teams, however, can spend more than 500 dollars on anything that could qualify as safety equipment, as it would be dangerous and potentially fatal to enter without some equipment. All drivers are required to wear a fire suit, head and neck support device or HANS, and a helmet rated at SA 2015 or above. Each car is also required to have a form of fire suppression, a roll cage, working tail lights, a racing seat, a harness, and a kill switch.
Unlike most clubs, the Lemons Club is not sponsored by the school, but rather the members of it and any sponsors that may take an interest. The current car for the event is a Nissan 300zx, a two-door sports car that is the least loved of the Nissan Z line. The team will be made up of a number of drivers, up to 6, and a small crew of engineers.
The race was scheduled for the 11th of December at the Road Atlanta Racetrack. The lemons club feels that the race helped members of the club learn more about the management and the finances that go into racing. The race hopefully helped many with valuable skills, such as how to procure sponsors and how to get ready for the various elements that go into car racing
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 2 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.
Music Club: Do, Re, Mi, Fa,
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Alijah Wilson
Do you wish you could make more friends? Do you want to join some school activities outside of class? Well, I know just one place for you: The Music Club.
The Music Club is a school activity where all students can come together and connect with new people through music outside of class. You don’t have to be musically talented to come to sing with us, and that’s the good part about it is that a lot of people are afraid to come because they think they will get judged, and that is not true. Just come by the Grace Auditorium on Wednesday night at 7 pm.
We play and sing lots of different kinds of music. Most of us don’t have our own instruments, but we are saving money to buy some. If you have any instruments that you would like to bring, then we would love for you to bring them.
My fellow friend Josh says,” The music club is a place where you can connect with people through music.” He also says, “if you like music, then join because we are always looking.” He is not wrong, the one thing that connects us emotionally is music. We are very welcoming, so don’t be afraid to sing some songs. I hope to see you at the next club meeting.
This article was originally posted in the Fall 2022, Issue 2 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue.