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Student Government Elections mean new regime, new motivation By NATHAN EHRESMAN Staff Writer Every year the 7 members of the Student Government Association (SGA) serve as an advocate for the SC students to the administration. This past Friday elections were held to decide the 4 elected positions for next year – President, Secretary, Director of Campus Activities, and Student Chaplain. Here is a glimpse inside the campaigns of the candidates and winners. Two different students ran for the job of student chaplain. Junior Scott Hicks ran on the platform of striving to help people to know Jesus Christ, not just know about him. Hicks’ vision was to employ the practice of spiritual disciplines and making campus ministry engaging for everyone. Junior Brandon Morrow, who summed up his campaign in one word as “relationship,” was elected to serve as student chaplain. Morrow’s vision for the chaplain position is to help students build their personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. He plans to achieve this end by encouraging faith-based organizations on campus to focus on laying faith foundations. From there, he hopes to enrich chapel by diversifying speakers and service structures in hopes of helping more people engage in the message. The position of Director of Campus Activities (DCA) drew three candidates. Sophomore Ashley Pannier, who was unable to be present at the election forum, centered
her campaign on advocating for unity between the various organizations to bring greater success across the board. Sophomore Lucas Knauss opened his campaign speech for the DCA position by sharing his heart for campus activities. Having started a new organization – the On the Spot improv group – he offered experience in the workings of the system and the job of DCA. In the end, though, Knauss encouraged students to “vote for what is best for Sterling, because that is what I want too.” Senior Alex Lawhon-Bush was elected to serve as DCA for next year. Currently serving as Campus Activities Board president, LawhonBush brings a lot of valuable knowledge and experience to the table. “Working for you guys (the students) is incredibly important for me,” Lawhon-Bush said. Deeply moved by the way past DCAs have done their organizations, Lawhon-Bush has spent her college career working toward getting this position: “DCA really is important to me on a personal level,” Lawhon-Bush said. Lawhon-Bush has three main areas she wishes to strive for with this position – advocacy for the organizations, understanding during the budgeting process, and unity between organizations. Senior Becky Barnes, running unopposed, was elected to the position of SGA secretary. The secretary is in charge
of organizing homecoming in the fall and that will be no small task for Barnes this coming fall because homecoming will also be a celebration of 125 years of Sterling College history. Barnes feels her organizational skills and commitment to a job will serve her well in tackling this daunting task. Although she was in India during this past year’s homecoming, she has gathered feedback from students and alumni to take into consideration and build on as she strives to make improvements for this year. Also running unopposed, junior Michael Redondo was elected and will serve as SGA president for the 2012-13 year. Redondo’s passion is to combine the humility of Solomon the value of servant leadership. “ I will work hard at building up SGA,” Redondo said, “Not just putting in the minimum number of hours required, but really going in guns blazing.” His platform was built on three goals: advocacy of the students as change happens, enhancing communication by relaying information to the right people and keeping that dialogue open, and organization in carrying out a reboot of SGA and the organizations to The four elected members of 2012-13 SGA: Brandon Morrow, Alex Lawhon-Bush, Becky Barnes, and Michael Redondo – all have a vision and are excited to put in hard work and effort to make those visions a reality.
THISWEEK Spring Formal draws crowd despite storms Today. Track to Kansas Relays in Lawrence @ 10 a.m. Friday. Baseball vs. Kansas Wesleyan University @ 2 p.m. Spring Leadership training begins Saturday. Baseball at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina @ 2 p.m. Sunday. Senior chapel @ 7 p.m. Monday. Art League Drawing Night in the Art and Media Center @ 8 p.m.
NEWSBITES On the Spot Improv Comedy Hosts first night of improv Freshman Lucas Knauss and his brain-child, On the comedy gathering in Upper Wilson on Monday, markhas performed together in a public setting. Many were in attendence as the troupe entertained with their unscripted sketches. Editors and staff wanted! Enjoy reading the Stir and have little to no desire to watch it disappear before your very eyes? Contact Tim Luisi or Ryan Corwin about becoming the next editors of paper of Sterling College.
By BAY BAKER Staff Writer Despite the tornadoes and rainstorms, Spring Formal was a great success. The event was hosted by the Campus Activities Board at the Memorial Hall in Hutchinson. Learning of the hour-long delay due to safety concerns, some students wondered whether they were all dressed up with nowhere to go; but the delicious food provided by Chartwells and the familiar dance tunes didn’t disappoint. Furthermore, there were chocolate fountains, snacks, balloons, and Christmas lights provided by CAB that really made the night a special one. The setting of the Memorial Hall was perfect to the semi-circular stadium seats. “CAB did a really good job of making it look really classy,” Emily Walker said. Other students had similarly positive things to say. “I loved the venue,” Freshman Ryan Bretches said. “The food was good, conversation was great. It was a good night with friends.” Ryan wasn’t the only one who thought the setting was perfect. “I thought having it at a theatre was a great idea,” Lisa Laney said. “Because there was a lot of space to eat and there was still tons of dancing area. The photo booth was a nice touch as well.” The photo booth was a fa-
Senior Ian Sparks, Junior Sarah Grafel, and Senior Truyn Mosher pose together for a photo at Spring Formal at Memorial Hall on April, 14, 2012. Photo Courtesy of Sarah Grafel vorite for many people that night, including Mark Allan Hemphil, who said he also had the experience of inhaling Anna Kolb told us how much planning and preparing went into making Spring Formal a success. CAB spent hours both on Friday night and all day Saturday at the Memorial Hall preparing for the big night. “We went to look at formal places during orientation week,” Kolb said. “We had to book it way in advance. Considering the tornado circumstances, we had a really good turnout. I was really happy with it.” CAB certainly prepared well for the event, as it was a good time for all. “The steak was delicious,” Micah Mitchell said. “It was a lot of fun seeing everyone dressed up and having a good time. Even though there were tornadoes, we still partied.”
Michael Redondo served as the Student Government Chaplain in for the 2010-11 academic year, and will return to SGA as President in 2012. Photo Courtesy Michael Redondo
Event Management class Dodgeball fundraiser gains hundreds of dollars for Missions By BEN WRIGHT Staff Writer
Saturday mornings are held sacred by many of Sterling College’s students. As the one day a week that most students are allowed to sleep in, this is taken as an opportunity to recover from a week full of studying and classes. However, this past Saturday, over thirty students and guests could have been found in Gleason’s muggy Gymnasium. These brave souls chose to forego their private time with their pillows in order to test their physical prowess in a strenuous dodge ball tournament put on by Hans Nickel’s Sports Tournament/ Event Management class, which has set up similar events once every year including sand volleyball. While fun, the important thin was that through the event over $300 was raised for Missions teams. The event began at 10 in the morning on April 14th when each other for the opportunity to win the grand prize of tee shirts for each of their team members and more importantly, bragging rights as champions. The rules were pretty typical for this type of event. One could get out a player on an opposing team by striking them with a ball or catching their ball. To make things more interesting, though, was the fact that victories were chosen on the basis of best two out of three. Towards the end of the tournament, this was hardly even necessary as one team made short work of their competitors. These athletes were primarily known for being soccer
players, but today they were the Rainbow Warriors. They were named for their colorful
characteristic had to be their acrobatic antics and unique strategies that propelled them to ultimate victory. It was not uncommon to see a player struck by a ball, and then diving for it in order to save himself from elimination. I asked about any special strategies that were employed. “Rollback,” they all said immediately and then went on to explain that one player would run up and roll as many balls back to their teammates as possible. From there, they would instantly target the biggest player on the opposing team “regardless of how good he was.” They emphasized that their focus was on aerodynamics and that the physical size of the people played into their strategy a lot. However, many of the really exciting plays seemed to be simply off the cuff. From the sidelines, the tournament seemed to be a lot of fun. If there was one thing that could be changed, it would be the size. True there was an email sent out to students and a couple posters put up, but information about this tournament was hard to come by. It also seemed to just pop up out of nowhere. There was a lot of involvement inside the gymnasium, but it was primarily just the teams who had signed up. One can only imagine how exciting a full scale Dodge ball tournament on the typical intramural level would have been. Hopefully, though, this starts a following for these types of activities on campus.
Swing Formal
Jacob Blackwell and freshman Rachel Grafel swing dance during the formal, which took a more ‘classy’ approach this year than in years past, including the types of music selected. Photo Courtesy of Sarah Grafel
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SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Talking Cinema With Tim
Holy Musical, B@man! By TIM LUISI Editor-in-Chief Taking a break from traditional cinema this week, let us look instead at a new video online that has already gone viral. From the creators of A Very Potter Musical comes Holy Musical B@man, a new off-Broadway production and YouTube sensation featuring comic book favorites like Batman, Superman and the Green Lantern set to songs mocking references and a seemingly endless arsenal of puns. Released on YouTube last Friday, Holy Musical B@man is a joy to watch for any comic book fan, but especially for those Christopher Nolan. Mixing the zany villains of the Burtonverse with the growling Christian Bale version of Batman with a major dose of the over-the-top camp that made Adam West’s Batman infamous stirred in, there is something for every Batman fan here.
While there are certainly a few memorable songs to be found in the soundtrack such as “Be a Man” (featuring Batman and Superman), “The American Way” (which has the entire ensemble) and “Dynamic Duet” (Batman and Robin), the music is not really the selling point here, so much as the incredibly talented cast at the production’s core, which was better as a whole than at least half of the casts I saw on Broadway this past interterm. As Batman, Joe Walker is a spot-on lampooning of Christian Bale’s Batman, adding Olympic quality brooding and whininess as Bruce Wayne matched perhaps only by Hayden Christiansen’s Annakin Skywalker. Equally hilarious is Brian Holden as Superman, who is easily this writer’s favorite incarnation of the character to date, making him not the perfect “man of steel”, but instead the pathetic, dorky, and lame individual that so many have always seen him as. Also impressive was Lauren Lopez as Commissioner Gordon, bringing her own unique spin to the role, one that would these three and many others in the cast displayed a By While JON FAULKNER versatile Staff Writerskillset including singing, dancing, and the ability to change costumes in less than a minute, there was no one more impressive in the cast than Chris Allen who played both Alfred and Two-Face. His acting, including a completely perfect mimicry of Michael Caine’s accent as Alfred and spectacular comedic timing as Two-Face were on an almost different level entirely from the rest of the cast. Drawing the biggest laughs and seemingly never missing a beat, one can only hope that this role may lead him to bigger and better things in the future. The rogue’s gallery ensemble was also very fun to watch, each bringing to life the quirks and characteristics of Batman’s villains that have become so ingrained in pop culture today. From the Penguin’s trademarked cackling to the awful jokes delivered by Mr. Freeze and all of the cat puns associated with Catwoman, this was a faithful representation of these villains and one well worthy of the stage. If there were to be one major gripe about the musical, however, it would have to be the exclusion of the Joker at the expense of an original villain, which was almost a carbon copy of the clown prince of Gotham. You simply can’t have a major story about Batman without his arch nemesis, especially when a musical would have lent itself to Joker so easily. The replacement is funny for the most part, but his jokes did grow slightly stale and one could only wish for the Joker in many of those scenes. Overall, however, this is a very minor complaint as the storyline and jokes land with success across the board. While there are stretches where the music seems to disappear and a few jokes that don’t quite work, by and large this is a hilariawesome live than it is on a YouTube screen. For anyone who is a fan of Batman, comics, or even for someone who has grown tired of all of these things, this musical is a refreshing sendup of the genre and like every good musical is one in which I have found myself singing snippets from every day, whether at work or in the shower. Rating: 8/10 Disclaimer: The material in the musical is not for everyone as there is a lot of profanity and some jokes that may make some viewers in the audience uncomfortable.
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Sports Wrap
By KATIE MCGRATH Sports Editor The Sterling College Golf team took second of nine in their home tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas at Carey Park Golf Course. Kansas ing the Warriors score of 618 by only eight strokes. Three
scored. Also hitting well was Joe Williams, who went two
in the top ten. Stephen Austin came in fourth with a score of 150 followed by Jackson Ronnel who tied for seventh place with a score of 151. Luke Ronnel scoring 152. “It was a great tournament,” Redmon said. “A lot of the guys played really well, but we know that we still need to ish this semester for the team and we will be able to build off it going into the Conference Championship.” As for the women’s team, tie in eighth place scoring 174. Katelynn Cantrell finished fourteen overall with a score of 187. Southwestern won in the women’s division with a score of 674. In baseball the Warriors split against Bethany College losing 0-1 and then winning 4-1. Then the Warriors went game 12-4 and then losing the next 2-3. This puts the Warriors at 34-10 on the season and 15-5 in conference. The Warriors are now in third place in the KCAC behind Tabor and Kansas Wesleyan University.
the Sterling College tournament at Carey Park in overall. Photo Courtesy of Hans Nickel In the home games, Sterling was unable to score even with eleven base runners, including one walk, one hit batter, and nine hits. Levi LeBass pitched the entire game, and will take the loss. LeBass struck out seven batters and threw 93 pitches. In the away games, Tyler Deutscher earned the win by pitching 1.1 innings and Matt Eshelman significantly contributed by pitching 4.1 hitless innings. Tom Schwartz including two RBI’s and a run
and two runs scored. The Warriors earned their twelve runs from fourteen total hits. It was an errorless game for the Warriors. In softball, the lady Warriors fell again to Tabor and Bethany. The Warriors are now 0-10 in conferences and 14-35 on the season. On Wednesday the Warriors lost to Tabor 5-10 and 2-3 and then again on Saturday to Bethany 0-1 and 0-5. Against Tabor, Carleigh Cupp added the loss to her record after she pitched 4.1 innings and gave up nine hits and six runs. Alyssa Bell led the team in hitting when she went three for four including a run and a RBI. During the second game against Tabor, Adrianna Ballor pitched all seven innings and gave up three runs from six hits. Leading the team at the plate was Angel Bigan who went two for four with one RBI. The Lady Warriors had a perfect game pitched on them by Bethany College’s Hollind Englert who struck out five Sterling batters. Adrianna Ballor came close to matching Englerts efforts as she pitched six innings and only gave up one coming from Samantha Brouwer. Courtney Bell pitched six innings in the second game hits.
Sara Richardson Living the Reward Album Review
By JON FAULKNER Staff Writer When was 10 years old, she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer that would eventually cause her to have to have a leg amputated. At that time in her life, Sara’s faith grew and she began writing songs and developing her vocal and piano skills. Then Musicdesignhouse.com decided they liked what they heard and a year and a half ago Sara began album, the result of which was the independent and inspiring Living the Reward. The album opens with the catchy and upbeat “We Lift You High” a worship song taken from the Psalms. Musically the song feels like every other praise and worship song of its kind until the appearance of rapper Jesty Beatz in the bridge, ultimately working out to be a solid opener. The rest of the more upbeat songs follow
a similar pattern taking on a bit of a contemporary gospel feel. But these tracks stand out more for their vocal content then their music content. Sara seems at her best musically when she slows down using piano over the guitars. The album title cut “Use Me” as You Have Been There” are good examples of this. Lyrically this album might be one of the best I’ve ever heard. As Sara’s story is portrayed through her beautiful lyrics and voice, songs like the aforementioned “You Have Been There” invite the listener
into Sara’s story, while showing the power of relying on God. “Break My Heart” shows the desire to be like our savior (“Break my heart, so I can be like Jesus, break every part, so I can be like him”). This could easily be one of the best songs on the album. “Save My Heart” manages to incorporate songs about the hope of future romance without sounding cheesy. “I Surrender” talks about living in daily surrender to our God and king and the closer “Rise Up” goes deep into the message of Romans, encouraging the listener to stand in the grace of God, looking forward to the end of the age. If you don’t fall in love with Sara by her story, her music will certainly encourage you and probably seal the deal. Living the Reward will make a great addition to any contemporary Christian music collection. Rating: 7/10