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Students start on-campus diversity club
By Alex Osborne
Diversity as defined by Merriam Webster is “the quality or state of hav
ing many different forms, types, ideas, etc.” What is the importance of diversity in
today’s world? The importance is to learn from those different from you by either
race, ethnicity, social class, gender identification, sexual orientation and so on.
We all have the tendency to label ourselves, whether it be jock, nerd, socialite or
however you tike to see yourself Then there are the labels that are placed upon us
by simply being ourselves. Where on campus is there a safe place to explore these
stereot^es and hear the voices behind them?
Recently SGA approved the Diversity Club, which was founded upon
this principle: to provide a safe place for intellectual discussion on the idea of the
“other”, to identify what it means to be the “other” and allow people to speak on
their experiences of being the odd-man out. This is also a great time to meet other
classmates and pick their mind on different issues going on in our world today.
Many of our opinions are based on personal experience, so if you decide to come
to a meeting, prepare for your peers to look at situations different from you.
President Alexandria Osborne and vice president Hailey Howsare are
excited to start their club off from 7:30-9:00 p.m. on March 9. The location is still
being decided; look for posters around campus coming soon. All are welcome and
encouraged to come. It is important to note that despite the club’s roots relating to
matters of a serious nature, the club will be hosting spoken word and story nights.
These activities will have a lax atmosphere that offer the college more activities for
students to get involved in. So if you aren’t one for class-like discussion, you’re
urged to attend a night of fun self-expression, and if you do feel so compelled
maybe even take part in the festivities.
Cavs sweep the Harriers
By Nic
The Cavaliers baseball team picked
up several wins against the Miami Uni-
versity-Hamilton Harriers in McDowell
County this past weekend.
In the first game of three, the Cava
liers swept the Harriers 9-3. Scoring
six runs in the first iiming, the Cavs got
a total of nine hits fi'om eight differ
ent batters, including two double hits
from left fielder Dylan Jones, who also
had three runs. John Cassandra made
quick work of the Harriers on the pitch
ing mound, striking out nine batters.
Cassandra also gave up only one run
on two hits in six innings. Chase Day
also went 1-2 with a homerun and three
RBIs, while Tray Hill went 1-3 with
two RBIs.
In game two on Saturday, the Cava
liers tamed the Harriers 9-1. Braeden
''aniels struck out seven batters and
surreiAdered only one run on four hits in
five innings. Daniel Collins then took
the reins, stri’dng out three batters in
two scoreless innings of work. Again
Chase Day wen * 2-3 and scored two
runs, while Ryan Hernandez went 2-3
and got a triple and two RBIs.
“Deadpool” Review
Superheroes are no longer uncom
mon. From the big screens to comic
books, superheroes are everywhere.
The iconic Marvel movies have usually
tried to keep superhero movies open to
everyone with a PG-13 rating, but there
is one movie with an R rating that has
stood out from the rest and surpassed
all other superhero movies: “Dead-
pool”.
By Nic Gerstung
heal at an accelerated rate. Now almost
immortal, Wilson takes on the identity
of Deadpool.
Deadpool is not your normal super
hero. Played by Ryan Reynolds, he is
sarcastic, childish, vulgar and over-
dramatic. With an R rating, director Tim
Miller and his developers held nothing
back and created a Deadpool that was
true to his character from the comic
books.In the film, Wade Wilson (Ryan
Reynolds) is a mercenary with a mouth.
His life has just begun to form as he
meets Vanessa (Morena Baccarin).
However, just as his life is beginning
to take off, Wilson finds out he has ter
minal cancer. In a desperate attempt to
save his life, he undergoes a question-
This wasn’t Deadpool’s first appear
ance on the big screen; he first appeared
in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, where
Reynolds also played the character,
but with the mouth sewn shut (a trait
never mentioned or seen in the comics).
While this new movie was filled with
superb special effects and action scenes
that made you grip your seat, it never
felt overdone or too green-screened.
What really stole the show was Reyn
olds’ Deadpool, whose delivery was full
of one-liners, profanity, violence and
jokes at the expense of those who made
the film.
able procedure, giving him the ability to
With all that said, “Deadpool” is the
premiere not-your-average anti-hero
movie that breaks the fourth wall regu
larly with complete ridiculousness and
deviates from the formulaic rut that all
other superhero movies seem to have
fallen into in the last decade.
Montreat students as a whole don’t share a common backgroxmd, but we
do all share the fact that somehow we have all managed to find ourselves attending
a small Christian college in the mountains of North Carolina. It’s importcmt to re
mind readers that we are in college, which is a place designed to challenge young
minds intellectually, spiritually and even socially. There will be ideas presented
opposite of how you were raised, but the true pih to growth comes from challeng
ing your beliefs and coming to an even greater understanding or dejection of said
beliefs.
Gerstung
In the final game of three, the Cavaliers
again took an early lead, scoring six
nms in the first two innings, but the
Harriers weren’t going down without
a fight, using a four-run sixth itming to
take the lead 7-6. However, the Cava
liers did not let this go easy, as they
answered back with two runs in the bot
tom of the sixth to sweep the third game
in the series 8-7. Scoring for the Cavs
were as follows: Hill went 1-3, scoring
a home run and four RBIs and Grayson
Snipes had two runs and a double. Ob
vious issues and four errors on the field
resulted in seven runs for the Harriers.
Kyle Nyenhuis regained the lead after
a tense sixth iiming where the Harriers
started to pick up the pace. Collins went
in in the bottom of the sixth to pitch a
scoreless seventh inning and to lead the
Cavaliers to a record of 4-9.
like a squirrel and sounds like a
squirrel, it should taste delicious.
Some who wander are indeed
lost, they just don’t know when
to admit defeat due to incompe
tence.
7. One’s mouth, hands, and feet are ■
the original multi-tool.
Snow and heavy rain in the wil
derness are two of God’s favor
ite ways to remind someone of
their knees’ other functions.
If I can’t eat it, kill things with
it or keep myself warm with it, I
have no use for it!
The Montreat Cavaliers will take on
conference rival Milligan Buffaloes
(who are on a six game losing streak) in
a double-header this Friday and Satur
day at Milligan College. The Cavs hope
to pick up their first conference wins of
the season.
Proverbs of a
Mountain Man
10. If a person can’t say anything
[...], don’t talk.
By Daniel Harmon
1. There not being an already
existing trail is no excuse
not to climb a perfectly good
mountain.
11. Not all who wander have the
brains to cash the checks that
their egos write.
2.
The most frightening thing about
being outside is the part when
one has to go back in.
12. “The Grizzly Man” and the kid
from “Into the Wild” shared two
of man’s greatest traits: incom
petence and stupidity.
13. Beards are like blankets, only
more durable.
3. An isolated hermit is a happy
hermit.
4.
No matter what may be thought,
toilet paper, indoor plumbing
and electricity are luxuries!
14. Bare feet are the most durable,
longest lasting and most com
fortable footgear I have ever
owned.
5. If it acts like a squirrel, looks