Cf) z 0 ~ <{ N z <{ (9 a: 0 ::::::: N 00 N TWEAK THE CREEK SA AND FRIENDS MAKE GIN CREEK A COMMUNITY SPACE WORDS Presley ixon I I PHOTOS KaZf1 1!}isaiva & Abigail Cooper The Student Association (SA) began a project during Impact 201 to clean up in Creek, an overgrown area of campus located near the intramural field . enior Dakota Ellis, pre ident of the S.\, wa one of the key influencers in creating thi event and participated in phase rwo of the project, the Psalm One Project. Ellis found inspiration in Psalm 1 when eeking to create a designated area where the student body could have community with one another in a natural environment. Ellis planned for the park to con ist of trees planted throughout the cleared area, along with fire pits, picnic tables, grill and 30 de ignated hammocking spots. The held the dedication for the park, naming it 1icholas rnith Park, during Homecoming weekend, Oct. 19-21, in honor of icholas rnith, who passed away in 2015 during his senior year at Harding. The Psalm One Project added a spiritual aspect to the ichola mith Park and gave it more life, according to Elli . " 1ot only will this be a perfect place for tailgating and club functions, but also a place of solace and rest;' Ellis said. "I hope this park will be a place for student to retreat." Freshman Madalyn Van Eaton, who helped with clearing out the Gin reek area during Harding Impact in August, agreed. "This park will be [somewhere] that provides tudents a place to escape to and relax whenever scho 1start to get tres ful or overwhelming," Van Eaton said. enior Rachel Gibson who enjoys pending her time outside was also excited for thi space to become available to tudenrs. '~ s a senior, I won't be able to have experienced this park for my entire time at Harding, but I think it will be a great thing for future students to enjoy," Gibson said. "Having a pot in nature that' a little bit removed from campu is something that 1 think was really needed. ' Junior Daylan Moore and senior Dakota Ellis do their part in the cleanup of Gin Creek on Aug. 26, 2017. Many students volunteered to make Gin Creek a community space for Harding's campus. II Photo by Kazu Fujisawa Junior Madison Ceurter and seniors Olivia Tyer, Alize Boatright and Taylor Curran remove unwanted plants and limbs 1n the creek on Aug. 10, 201 7. The students used teamwork to make progress in cleaning up the creek during Impact 2017. // Photo by Kazu Fujisawa On Aug. 19, 2017, sophomore Avery-Ki1ra Abney prepares to clear Gin Creek. Volunteers worked to tidy up the creek and created a cleaner, safer place for students to spend time relaxing and studying. I I Photo by Abigail Cooper
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