Volume 63 | Issue 10 | March 4, 2016
LIFESTYLE
BUSINESS & TECH
OPINION
Students face advantages and disadvantages with the ease of credit cards
Popular video game series ‘Legend of Zelda’ celebrates 30th anniversary
Point/counterpoint debate on Supreme Court Justice appointment
Budgeting and thoughtful spending become necessary in the college lifestyle to begin building credit. | Page 6
Fans reminisce on the childhood favorite video game series as it reaches its 30th birthday. | Page 11
Editors weigh in on controversial process of a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. | Page 14
Career Fair helps prep students for occupations
Dr. Bonner steps down as School of Music dean BY CHLOÉ TOKAR A&E EDITOR
BY JENNIFER SCHMIDT
The room, crowded with students singing out tunes of praise during an afternoon practice, was led by the grinning director, Dr. Judd Bonner, conducting the choir during his last semester as dean of the Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music. Bonner took the position in 2012 after the retirement of his father, Dr. Gary Bonner, and after having served as associate dean since 2006. He is ending his three-and-a-half-year tenure as dean but he said he is remaining on the faculty of the School of Music with a currently undetermined teaching assignment. He has performed in more than 200 concerts with the University Choir and Orchestra, recorded four CDs and a live DVD, created CBU’s first Symphony Orchestra and introduced a new master’s degree in music composition. “I would say a large majority of this building is in support of our dean and our leader and we know he’s the best guy for this program,” said Anthony Valenzuela, senior music education major. “It’s sad to see some transition, but we’re continuing to do what we do.” The change is effective June 30 as the school conducts a nationwide search for a new dean. In 2014, Bonner was honored as professor emeritus at Dalian University in China. He was then invited to be the guest conductor at Jiangsu Theater for the Chinese New Year. Annual High School Choral Festivals directed by Bonner and other CBU music faculty have seen more than 900 participants since 2013. His concerts with UCO have attracted more than 100,000 audience members worldwide.
Students and alumni from California Baptist University filled the Recreation Center Feb. 24 for the Business, Engineering and Communication Studies Career Fair held by the Career Center. The fair boasted more than 110 employers from the Southern California area, offering part-time, full-time and internship positions. Mike Bishop, senior director of the Career Center, said he believes this is due, in part, to the excellent quality of students in attendance at CBU. “The school already has a lot of great visibility, but in the community, the more employers that are exposed to our students, the more attractive we become because the employers really do see we have a good quality of students,” Bishop said in a press release. Many of the companies that were present are well known, such as Sysco, Brenner-Fiedler, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and numerous police and sheriff departments. In addition, many of the companies present already employ CBU students on staff or as interns. Brenner-Fielder, a pneumatics and automation solutions provider, currently has CBU interns and was at the fair looking for other potential candidates. ESRI was also present at the fair, represented by alumnus Addison King. He started last year as an intern at ESRI after attending the career fair and is now a full-time accountant with the company after graduating in December 2015. Kyle Krukowski, senior business administration major, came to the fair looking for positions in finance.
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For All Seasons, an iTunes No. 1 Christian/Gospel worship group formed at Biola University in 2007, led worship Feb. 23 and performed at California Baptist University’s ‘Night of Worship’ in the Van Dyne Gymnasium.
Students gather for ‘Night of Worship’ BY JOHN VICTORY
ASST. LIFESTYLE EDITOR Community Life and the Office of Spiritual Life at California Baptist University joined together Feb. 23 to put on a night of worship, featuring Christian band For All Seasons. Students gathered inside the Van Dyne Gymnasium to listen and worship along with the band. For All Seasons began their journey in 2007 when three of the five band members led worship together at Biola University in La Mirada, California. Emily Hamilton, lead vocalist for the band, said she was pleased with the turnout and atmosphere created by the students, as well as the campus. “We love leading worship for our peers at colleges and especially at Christian univer-
sities because that is where so Annalise Rosik, sophomore many of us got our start,” Ham- nutrition and food sciences mailton said. jor, is not a newcomer when it Hamilton said the journey comes to attending the band’s leading up to concerts. now has been “I know challengFor All SeaWe love leading worship ing, but has sons from for our peers at colleges Hume Lake stretched the band memI and especially at when bers’ faith. this Christian universities worked “ N o w summer, so because that is where so I knew kind where we are in our minmany of us got our start. of what to istry, when expect from Emily Hamilton, them,” Rosik things do Lead vocalist of For All said. not go well or things fall Rosik said Seasons through, God she enjoys has really taught us to keep an listening to the band, either at open mind,” Hamilton said. “He a concert or through her earhas proven time and time again phones. that he has a bigger picture that “Every time they play it is he is trying to accomplish.” always just a night of worship,” Students who attended the she said. “They are so good at concert were also able to enjoy leading others to worship along free coffee. with them.”
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Andy Abelein, senior graphic design and digital media major, said the band has helped refocus him on Jesus. “It is just a refreshing time,” Abelein said. “Somewhere in the middle of the work and school week that we can just come together, be refreshed and set our eyes back on Jesus and what we are working for.” During the concert, the band played a new song titled “Almost Too Much,” which is now one of Abelein’s new favorite songs. “It talked about how it is almost too much to think about a majesty, a God who could love someone like us,” he said. For All Seasons will continue their tour throughout March until August across California. Locations are listed on their website.
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Board of Trustees raises tuition and fee prices for 2016-2017 BY BEKKA WIEDENMEYER NEWS EDITOR
California Baptist University announced Feb. 12 the most recent increase in student fees, which will take effect in the 2016-2017 academic year. This increase will affect different areas across the board, including overall tuition, housing and board. The reason behind the change is not only so CBU can remain competitive with other Christian colleges and universities in the area, but also so that CBU can continue to give topnotch services to its students that remain consistent with the rising cost of attendance and continually growing number of students. “CBU determines sustain-
able pricing based on the best calculations of what it costs to provide the quality academic programs and other services that students have come to expect at this university,” said Calvin Sparkman, director of financial services. Using the format of previous years, CBU conducted a study of 10 other Christian universities and colleges in California to compare various costs for tuition, room and board and other required fees. The most recent increase in student fees occurred in the 2015-2016 academic year for tuition and board. Meal plan rates, student services fees and general fees have not been increased for four years, five years and six years, respectively. Some of the increases in-
clude an almost $500 increase for traditional undergraduate tuition and a nearly $100 increase for single student housing rates. Some individual master’s programs at CBU have increased about $20 per unit, such as applied mathematics, English and music. According to Sparkman, CBU increases overall scholarship funding every year to keep up with the growing attendance numbers at CBU, which surpassed 8,500 this year. The same increase should happen this year as Sparkman said CBU is also planning to increase the amount of aid from which students will be able to pull. Currently, the budget has more than $47 million in institutional aid available for students, but that number should
increase. “CBU plans to increase the amount of scholarships and grants that will be available to help many students pay tuition and fees in the coming year, but the budget has not yet been finalized for next year,” Sparkman said. In addition, Sparkman said CBU strives to help its students afford college by determining whether they qualify for various grants, such as the Pell Grant, Cal Grant or student loans. Sparkman mentioned the increases were based from research conducted on other schools and administrative units. The CBU Executive Council recommended the increases and the university’s Board of Trustees approved them.
Among other things, the increase in funding will help increase institutional aid for students, along with improving academic amenities. “Examples include specialized equipment needed for specific programs such as engineering, nursing, allied health or aviation as well as the costs to install and upgrade computer labs and improve communications technology such as Internet access and Wi-Fi service for the entire CBU community,” Sparkman said. Despite the increase in costs, some students consider the college experience they are receiving from CBU to be worth the amount they are paying. “I feel like CBU is always getting better,” said Tim Kwon, fourth year nursing major.
Kwon said the quality of CBU is top-tier. “(Students are) still getting a pretty good deal,” Kwon said. “All the professors, they are here to help you succeed. They want you to get that degree by the time you get out of here.” Kwon added the aesthetics and appealing grounds of the campus are a bonus. “People come onto campus and say, ‘Oh, my gosh, CBU looks like a resort,’” he said. CBU’s Recreation Center, Lancer Plaza North and The Point Apartments have all received beautification awards from the Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful program in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively, for working toward beautifying the city of Riverside with the various facilities and buildings.