JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—Nearly 300 Union University students, faculty and staff members took advantage of free chair massages on May 5, thanks to the volunteer efforts of licensed massage therapists from across Tennessee.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—A forthcoming book tells the story of the Feb. 5 tornado that slammed the Union University campus, and includes the stories of students and others who point to God’s care and protection for them that night.

Heather Martin, a junior at Union University, was trying to climb into a bathtub for safety when the E4 tornado hit the Union campus in Jackson, Tennessee. It was 7:02 P.M. on February 5. “It sounded like a thousand trains,” she said, describing the funnel cloud that ripped through the school, causing massive damage to all but one campus building.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—"Today in what seems almost beyond comprehension— two weeks and three days after a tornado destroyed large portions of this campus—we gather together to give thanks to God for a new beginning and the opportunity to build again," said Union University President David S. Dockery Feb. 22 at the groundbreaking for a new student housing complex.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)-While most Union University students had returned to their homes until classes resumed Feb. 20, faculty and staff worked hard to recover belongings from damaged dormitories on campus.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—Union University moved from crisis to recovery Feb. 8 as volunteer teams began cleaning up debris strewn by the Feb. 5 tornado and construction workers began rebuilding two major academic buildings.

SAVANNAH, Tenn. (BP)—The facilities of Sharon Baptist Church and its Savannah Christian Academy and KIDS Preschool in Savannah, Tenn., were destroyed by one of several tornados that struck West Tennessee Feb. 5.

JACKSON,Tenn. (BP)—Although the Union University campus suffered millions of dollars in damage when a tornado struck Feb. 5, rebuilding its facilities is not the top priority, President David S. Dockery said Feb. 7.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, asked Southern Baptists to support Union University with their prayers and with a special offering after the Baptist-affiliated school suffered extensive damage from a tornado Feb. 5.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—Media outlets across the nation are carrying coverage of students' reactions after surviving a tornado that struck the campus of Union University in Jackson, Tenn., Feb. 5, destroying dormitories and leaving students trapped inside the rubble.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—"It was very emotional at Union" the day after the tornado, said Josh Clarke, immediate past president of the Student Government Association.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)—Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen toured the tornado-ravaged Union University campus Feb. 7, as the long process of cleaning up debris and rebuilding the campus begins.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)- Baptist Press has created a blog site for news and updates from Union University, which sustained severe damage in a Feb. 5 tornado

UPDATED 9:36 A.M. February 6, 2008.

JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Fifty-one students were treated for injuries and nine were kept overnight in a local hospital after a tornado wreaked havoc on the campus of Union University Feb. 5.