Volume 66 | Issue 2 | September 21, 2018
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“If CBU basketball can make a splash in year one of Division 1 competition, Lancer fans can once again feel that playoff atmosphere, to which they have become so accustomed.”
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Smith tradition bonds freshmen CBU maintains top-40 regional ranking for fifth consecutive year BY MISTY SEVERI NEWS EDITOR
U.S. News & World Report has ranked California Baptist University as No. 32 in the Regional West category of its annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.” The 2019 ranking marks CBU’s fifth consecutive year in 2014 – the top-40 and its 13th year ap2015 – pearing on the 2016 – “Best Colleges” 2017 – list, which considers both pub2018 – lic and private 2019 – schools. Previously, CBU was ranked No. 31 in 2018, up from its 2017 rank at No. 37. U.S. News & World Report has published these rankings for 34 years to aid prospective students and parents seeking the best academic value for their money. The publication uses a sys-
tem of weighted indicators of academic excellence to rank universities. Institutions are judged based on outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence and actively donating alumni, according to an explanation of methodology on U.S. News & NO. 42 World Report’s website. NO. 38 The Best NO. 39 Regional UniNO. 37 versities category compares NO. 31 more than 600 NO. 32 institutions in four regions of the United States that offer a range of undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees but few, if any, doctoral programs. CBU offers more than 150 majors, minors and concentrations, as well as more than 40 graduate programs and four doctoral programs.
WHERE DOES CBU RANK?
Madison Santana | Banner Mariomichael Cassara, freshman marketing major, competes in the slide and slide tug-of-war at the Smith Olympics with his Dorm Hall 2B. BY VICTORIA BUSZINSKI ASST. NEWS EDITOR
Smith Hall continues to build and pursue its legacy in its 50th year at California Baptist University with Smith Olympics in its eleventh year.
The purpose of the Smith Olympics is to build community through friendly competition and tradition. At the end of the night, Hall 2B was crowned the champions. With Smith alumni and members of sister hall Simmons
watching, residents competed in traditional Smith Olympics sports such as “Buck Buck,” where each hall tries to create the largest standing pile of guys, and a “Super Smash Brothers” tournament. A new Smith Olympics event
was instituted this year: Ultimate Cow Tongue. The rules were the same as ultimate Frisbee, yet there was no Frisbee, only a cow tongue.
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Florence leaves East Coast, alumni in floodwater crisis ly 10,000 people are staying in shelters in North Carolina and first responders reported resWhat started out as a Cate- cuing and evacuating more than gory 4 storm, Hurricane Flor- 2,200 people.” Hurricane Florence has ence made its landfall on the coast of North Carolina. The caused between $17 billion to hurricane caused momumental $22 billion in property damdamage and wiped out every- age and economic output. This thing in its path. With 35 lives makes Florence one of the toplost as of Sept. 21 as a result of 10 most costly hurricanes in the storm, including those as U.S. history. Saramonet Sunahara, Calyoung as 7 months old, the tragifornia Baptist University edy began to set in. Children were ripped from alumna and Fayetteville, N.C. their mother’s arms by the resident, lives in an apartment strength of the storm floods. close to Ft. Bragg Army post Stores were ransacked, emptied where her husband, Sgt. Danand looted, businesses were ru- iel Sunahara, is stationed. The couple was apart ined from dewhen the news bris, families of the storm first were forced to spread, with Sarhide in their amonet Sunahara homes and in California visthe victims iting family and of Hurricane Florence waitSgt. Daniel Sunahara, her husband in North Carolina. ed out the natFayetteville, N.C. resident “I had never ural disaster. been through a More than 150,000 customers of electricity huge natural disaster,” Saraservices were left without light monet Sunahara said. “I was or air conditioning throughout worried about not getting back home in time and that I the violent storm. After five days of darkness wouldn’t be home with him. and flooding, many homes had Hearing that there was no watheir power turned back on Fri- ter was scary. I had to mentally day, Sept. 17. Despite the sun prepare. It could have been the shining again and the storm worst situation but we were changing directions, the effects lucky.” The Sunaharas said they of the storm were not over and CBS News reported the worst of survived the storm by staying inside with flashlights, readthe flooding was still to come. On Sept. 17, North Carolina ing books to entertain themGov. Roy Cooper said 16 rivers selves and eating non-perishwere at major flooding stages able foods they grabbed before and three more were expected stores sold out the week before. The couple did what they to peak. According to CBS News, could to prepare and make each as of, Sept. 18, “Approximate- other stay calm and safe.
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A&E EDITOR
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With the power outage, wind, rain and empty streets, it felt almost postapocalyptic.
Courtesy of Saramonet Sunahara When Hurricane Florence made landfal, North Carolina residents bought as many eggs, milk and bread as they could clearing out the stores. “Daniel knew that I was feeling anxious at night during the hurricane power outage so he made me a makeshift nightlight out of his military glow sticks,” Saramonet Sunahara said. Daniel Sunahara did much of the preparing at home while Saramonet Sunahara was still in California. He said the experience was hectic. “I was generally more worried about the (other) people because they were losing their minds,” Daniel Sunahara said. “They would go into any store stressed out and overbuy supplies. I understand they were looking out for their families but so many people went overboard.”
Daniel Sunahara said he became fearful and concerned when he went looking for food, water and supplies and found little to nothing available. “With the power outage, wind, rain and empty streets, it felt almost post-apocalyptic,” Daniel Sunahara said. “The only lights in the stores were above the cashiers. Everyone was walking around with flashlights. Stores were pitch black and gas station lines were more than 50 cars deep. When you went to the stores there were no more water, bread or fruits for sale. The aisles were empty and raided.” Some families were luckier than others. Nicole Nava, CBU alumna, and her husband, also from Fayetteville, N.C., pre-
pared by stocking up on food, water and supplies as well as filling up their bathtub in case they lost their water source. “I didn’t believe it until I actually saw it happen and I saw the clouds rolling in,” Nava said. “It was out of my control and we just had to pray to God to watch over those who are heavily affected and wait it out. The storm was so unpredictable and the unknown was scary.” The Nava family did not have to deal with the brunt of the storm so they decided to take action by volunteering. “It was hard to see people on the news being so affected,” Nava said. “We signed up through Manna Church to give back to those heavily affected
by distributing water to those at the shelter along with any first responders and (emergency medical technicians). I’m happy to do this and give back to our community.” The Federal Emergency Medical Agency offers a number of resources, including insurance options, shelters, disaster assistance and more for cities affected by natural disasters. For those who would like to donate, multiple sites are accepting donations. From The American Red Cross foundation to Feed the Children, as well as The Salvation Army, many nonprofits and foundations are offering monetary support and aid to those affected by the natural disaster.
