{"id":32628,"date":"2026-05-24T16:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=32628"},"modified":"2026-05-24T16:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:01:18","slug":"grief-loss-and-other-subjects-explored-by-tusculum-students-and-alumni-in-journal-dedicated-to-pioneer-who-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2026\/grief-loss-and-other-subjects-explored-by-tusculum-students-and-alumni-in-journal-dedicated-to-pioneer-who-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Grief, loss and other subjects explored by Tusculum students and alumni in journal dedicated to Pioneer who passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 High-caliber writing that expounds on a variety of subjects, particularly grief and loss, along with multiple pieces of art fill the pages of the newest edition of a student-run journal at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_32629\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32629\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32629\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"The editorial staff included, left to right, JP Campione, Isabella Gall, Kiersten Paxton and Lily Burgner. They are holding copies of \u201cSit Lux.\u201d\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-1536x1240.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-2048x1653.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-248x200.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-120x97.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-100x81.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-1-1-50x40.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The editorial staff included, left to right, JP Campione, Isabella Gall, Kiersten Paxton and Lily Burgner. They are holding copies of \u201cSit Lux.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSit Lux,\u201d an annual production of the Tusculum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/\">English<\/a> program, was recently published, featuring mostly the work of Tusculum students but also encompassing items from alumni, a professor and the university\u2019s president. A student team led the process of creating the publication with assistance from faculty in Tusculum\u2019s English and art and design programs.<\/p>\n<p>The students dedicated this issue to the late Payton Cook, a freshman in the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/bachelor-of-science-in-business-administration-2\/\">business administration<\/a> program and a member of the Tusculum Pioneers <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/mlax\/index\">men\u2019s lacrosse<\/a> team, who passed away in December in a car accident near campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe journal began as a dedication to Payton Cook, so one of my primary goals, along with the broader goals of the editorial team, was to create an edition that honored his memory while also capturing and showcasing the voices and work of student artists and writers,\u201d said JP Campione, a junior who served as co-editor-in-chief. \u201cWe also wanted the journal to feel meaningful and cohesive, while still allowing each piece to stand on its own and contribute to the overall themes of the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lily Burgner, a junior who served as the other co-editor, had similar feelings about Cook, but she recognized his passing had a broader scope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my eyes I did not see Payton as the only victim,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone in that car was hurt, everyone close to him was hurt, everyone who knew him was hurt. I wanted to give everyone a chance to express those feelings. One thing I always advocate for is the expression of emotions no matter what they are. It is OK to feel sad or hurt or angry, and I don&#8217;t think that is recognized enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other members of the editorial staff were Haley Alexander, editor; Isabella Gall, art editor; and Kiersten Paxton, prose editor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thoughts about Payton Cook<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The initial pages of \u201cSit Lux\u201d discuss Cook\u2019s passing. Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum\u2019s president, wrote the foreword and highlighted the importance of community, quoting from Genesis: \u201cIt is not good that man should be alone.\u201d He shared how he, the lacrosse players and coaches and the campus minister drew strength from each other in the immediate aftermath of the fatal accident. He said the Tusculum family came together in a special way at the memorial service three days later. Community was also evident when the players attended Tusculum Baptist Church two days after the accident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32630\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32630\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32630\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"Payton Cook\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-213x200.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-120x113.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1-50x47.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-3-1.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Payton Cook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The journal also includes a portion of an essay called \u201cThe Best Decision of My Life\u201d that Cook wrote for a class taught by Holly Ratcliff, assistant professor of English. In the piece, read by Ratcliff at the memorial service, Cook shares that one of his best decisions was to give his life to Jesus. He described feeling broken, alone and melancholy until someone suggested he pray, and when he took the advice, it turned around his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my day-to-day life, I try to live by his name and his ways and not by my own,\u201d Cook wrote. \u201cKeeping Jesus\u2019 name in my head serves as a reminder that he is the quintessential meaning of love and charity. There is so much hate in today\u2019s society, so if I can be the reason someone\u2019s day is even the slightest bit better, then that makes my day much better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliff, who also spoke at the service, contributed an essay for \u201cSit Lux\u201d that touched on grief. She also discussed in detail C.S. Lewis\u2019 \u201cA Grief Observed\u201d and Question 38 of St. Thomas Aquinas\u2019 \u201cSumma Theologica.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is one thing we know for certain, it is that at some point in our lives we will experience grief,\u201d Ratcliff wrote. \u201cHowever, we experience grief, or however we respond to loss, we must know that others around us are frequently doing the same thing in different ways every day. There is no one required method or approach to handling the loss of a friend, a parent, a sibling, a loved one. There is no perfect way through grief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other &#8220;Sit Lux&#8221; content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The remainder of \u201cSit Lux\u201d includes a winning entry from the Curtis \u201928 and Billie Owens Literary Prize ceremony in April. That was student Kiersten Paxton\u2019s nonfiction essay \u201cHoly Ground,\u201d which examines the different ways she has experienced grief and the way the stereotypical version of that emotion does not apply in many cases.<\/p>\n<p>Among the other items in the journal are a play, \u201cAn Eye for Love,\u201d from student Michael Bumgarner, who is heavily involved in theater productions at Tusculum, and nonfiction profiles of poet Nate Marshall and Tusculum alumnus Bill Edmonds, who was the featured speaker at the African American Read-In on campus in February, that were written by student Beth Hixson and Campione, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Student Izzy Wilson wrote about her experience creating and acting in the play \u201cMorella,\u201d while dealing with personal matters. Student Jerry Ricker developed a fictional story about a trip by a man and his son and the conversations and silence between them. Classmate Austin Reed contributed a nonfiction story, \u201cA Leap,\u201d about his parents growing in their faith and walking with God.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, student Bob Schaff and alumnus Paul Lawless contributed the poems \u201cFrench Broad River\u201d and \u201cYou and Me Became We,\u201d respectively. Lawless also submitted the nonfiction piece \u201cFour Memories of Tusculum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou came without a warning,\u201d Schaff\u2019s poem begins. \u201cNo one knew your name. From the Gulf, it began storming, manifested a hurricane. Catastrophic destruction, all we knew is gone. Many lives disrupted. Others met God. Overflowed through the valley with no remorse. Volunteers rallied, traveling your own course. Many abandoned and soured, obliteration you have devoured.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32632\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32632\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32632\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"This shows the front and back covers for \u201cSit Lux.\u201d The front cover is on the right side.\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-120x77.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-100x64.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1-50x32.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sit-Lux-2-1.jpg 1263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This shows the front and back covers for \u201cSit Lux.\u201d The front cover is on the right side.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This edition also touted art in various media, which was presented in full pages from students Sophia Derrick, Cheyenne Hewitt, Hannah Morgan, Olivia Nanney and Mirissa Walters as well as alumna Lilli Gall. The cover, which shows the iconic Tusculum Arch, was the work of student Sage Clapp, who worked closely with Ben Conley, assistant professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/art-and-design\/\">art and design<\/a>. Morgan designed the \u201cSit Lux\u201d logo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSit Lux\u201d is Tusculum\u2019s motto and is translated into English as \u201cLet there be light.\u201d Dr. Travis Williams, professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/religion\/\">religion<\/a>, highlighted the phrase\u2019s connection to Genesis 1:3 and discussed the importance of light for ancient peoples and the perspectives of philosophers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Tusculum\u2019s motto is \u2018Sit Lux\u2019 signals more than the acquisition of information,\u201d Dr. Williams said. \u201cIt points toward the disciplined pursuit of clarity. Illumination, in this deeper sense, requires careful attention to context, evidence and argument. It calls for the patient work of distinguishing what is persuasive from what is merely asserted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Campione, who is seeking a degree in English with a concentration in creative writing, said all of the works had their own flavor. He is proud of each one. He did highlight \u201cHoly Ground\u201d for touching on grief, \u201cMorella\u201d for tackling the idea coming of age, \u201cA Leap\u201d for its connection to community and \u201cAn Eye for Love\u201d for addressing coming of age and community. He said the subject matter in these four pieces aligned with themes for the magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlighting student editors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serving as leaders for \u201cSit Lux\u201d provided value for Campione and Burgner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking on this edition of \u2018Sit Lux\u2019 has taught me many valuable lessons, not only about the process of editing and compiling a literary journal, but also about collaboration and personal growth,\u201d Campione said. \u201cBeing part of a team working toward deadlines on a project like this really encourages growth and nurtures skills that will be useful in any future academic or professional setting. Whenever I had questions or was unsure about something, someone was there to offer guidance and support. The process felt very collaborative, we all helped each other, often taking on tasks beyond our specific roles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really enjoy managerial tasks,\u201d said, Burgner, who is pursuing a degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/history\/\">history<\/a> with a concentration in <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/museum-studies\/\">museum studies<\/a>. \u201cI like organizing, making spreadsheets, handling communication, making thank you cards and completing other tasks. That is where I thrived in this project. When it came to making the weekly agendas, I was all over that. I did a lot of the basic fundamentals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Trom, professor of English and the Harriet Reaves Neff Chair of Fine Arts, praised the \u201cSit Lux\u201d student leaders. She touted Gall\u2019s design as fresh and appealing<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are truly remarkable student editors, with great individual tenacity, thoughtfulness,\u00a0diplomacy and\u00a0meticulousness,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cTogether, they had the chemistry and follow through of any great design team. JP and Lily were great co-editors. At some point, someone said to me, \u2018This is a student journal, so people don&#8217;t expect it to be perfect.\u2019 I must have reared back, and I think I said, \u2018Oh no. In this department, we aim for excellence. We&#8217;re publishing this with faculty donations&#8211;it&#8217;s going to be top-flight.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trom cited other elements of \u201cSit Lux\u201d that stood out to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m so impressed by the coherence, quality a variety of the writing and art here,\u201d she said. \u201cI also like that the writers featured here are not just English majors. We have fiction by sport science and sport management students, journalism and nonfiction by communication major, and\u00a0poetry by an education major.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Trom, faculty advisors were Ratcliff, Dr. Anne Acker, Chris Allen and Dr. Laura Sterrett.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about Tusculum\u2019s English program is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/\">https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/<\/a>. To learn more about the university, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 High-caliber writing that expounds on a variety of subjects, particularly grief and loss, along with multiple pieces of art fill the pages of the newest edition of a student-run journal at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">Tusculum University<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSit Lux,\u201d an annual production of the Tusculum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/english-2\/\">English<\/a> program, was recently published, featuring mostly the work of Tusculum students but also encompassing items from alumni, a professor and the university\u2019s president. A student team led the process of creating the publication with assistance from faculty in Tusculum\u2019s English and art and design programs.<\/p>\n<p>The students dedicated this issue to the late Payton Cook, a freshman in the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/bachelor-of-science-in-business-administration-2\/\">business administration<\/a> program and a member of the Tusculum Pioneers <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/mlax\/index\">men\u2019s lacrosse<\/a> team, who passed away in December in a car accident near campus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2026\/grief-loss-and-other-subjects-explored-by-tusculum-students-and-alumni-in-journal-dedicated-to-pioneer-who-passed-away\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,160,19,142,169,146,1,6,148,147,149,172],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grief, loss and other subjects explored by Tusculum students and alumni in journal dedicated to Pioneer who passed away :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2026\/grief-loss-and-other-subjects-explored-by-tusculum-students-and-alumni-in-journal-dedicated-to-pioneer-who-passed-away\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grief, loss and other subjects explored by Tusculum students and alumni in journal dedicated to Pioneer who passed away :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013 High-caliber writing that expounds on a variety of subjects, particularly grief and loss, along with multiple pieces of art fill the pages of the newest edition of a student-run journal at Tusculum University. \u201cSit Lux,\u201d an annual production of the Tusculum\u2019s English program, was recently published, featuring mostly the work of Tusculum students but also encompassing items from alumni, a professor and the university\u2019s president. 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