21 October, 2013
THE LOOP
Issue 32
Student Life Job Opening
Do you enjoy creating a hospitable environment for people? Do you enjoy administrative work? Do you enjoy working with fun people while serving the Kuyper community? If you answered yes to the questions above, then Student Life has a great opportunity for you! There is an opening for a Student Life Office Assistant starting immediately. If interested, please sent your application, resume, and schedules for the current semester as well as the next to studentlife@kuyper.edu by October 25. Applications and a full job description can be found on the portal under Announcements. If you have any questions, talk to Jana Postma!
Great Lakes Prayer Summit 2013 Christian Reformed Home Missions Great Lakes Team will be hosting a prayer summit this year called “Fanning the Flame: Rekindling our Heritage of Prayer”. It will take place at Corinth Reformed church in Byron Center on Friday, November 8, 6:30-9:00pm and Saturday, November 9, 8:30am-4:00pm. “Join us as God rekindles our passion for prayer in the Great Lakes region. The interdenominational event will focus on building and strengthening a life of prayer, both personally and communally.” Friday’s speaker on “Rekindling our Heritage of Personal Prayer” will be Dr. William C. Browson. Saturday will include two large group sessions and two breakout sessions with 15 choices. Each large session includes worship, teaching, and stories. For more information and registration, visit www.crhm.org/greatlakesprayersummit. Scholarships are available for students who need financial assistance.
For any of you who heard Scott Evans speak in chapel or at the All Campus Retreat, you may remember that he wrote a book. Well, the Student Life Office has 4 copies of that book – Closer Still. If you would like to buy it, we are selling these books for $5.00 in the Student Life Office. So come grab one! “We have not been called to police the night, but to embody the dawn.” - Scott Evans
21 October 2013
Issue 32
STAY IN THE LOOP
Monday 10/21: Mission Possible at 2nd floor atrium from 9am-1pm
Chapel Schedule: Monday: Hymn Sing
Tuesday 10/22: Apple Day
Wednesday: Forgotten God Video Series
Wednesday 10/23: CRC Chaplaincy and Care Ministry 9am-12pm in at 2nd floor atrium and 12-1pm in the West Dining Hall
Friday: Chapel led by Choir
Thursday 10/24: Mid-America Reformed Seminary at 2nd floor atrium from10am-3pm Westminster Seminary California at 2nd floor atrium from 11am-1pm Friday 10/25: Kuyper Experience Day Highway Cleanup at 1pm Survival Sleep-Out at 4pm Saturday 10/26: 2003: At a Farmers Market in Windsor, California, a recordsetting pumpkin pie, weighing 418 pounds, was served. (The record was beaten in 2010.) Sunday 10/27: First NYC Subway Opened (1904)
Calvin College Flu Clinic Calvin College Health Services will be hosting another flu clinic on Tuesday, October 22nd from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. This is available for anyone that is 12 or older (students, faculty/staff, spouses, families, alumni, emeriti, etc.). The initial check-in point for the clinic will be located in the upper level lobby area (near the stairwell leading to the locker rooms) of the Calvin College Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex Building. NEW THIS YEAR: We have the capability to bill your insurance company. In order for us to be able to do so, you MUST bring your insurance card, as well as have the birthdate of the primary cardholder (parent, guardian, self, spouse, etc.). Without the above mentioned, we will not be able to bill your insurance. You will be given the opportunity to collect the appropriate information prior to being vaccinated or asked to come back to a later clinic. In the event that we will be unable to bill your insurance or you wish us not to, you may pay using cash or check. Flu Shot - $25 Flu Mist - $30 Future Flu Clinic Date: Oct. 31 - time to be announced. Thank you and we hope to see you there!
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.� ~ Proverbs 3:3-4
World News “When you do
U.S. Government: Closed By Shayla Newman
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On October 1st the US began a partial government shutdown because the two houses of Congress could not agree on a new budget. This shutdown started after Republicans (who control the House of Representatives) refused to approve a budget, saying they would only do so if President Obama's healthcare reform law were delayed or stripped of funding. A more pressing matter is that the Republicans also refuse to approve an increase in the US debt limit unless it is accompanied by “significant spending cuts and other policy concessions” (BBC) which could cause the government to default.
nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the
The clearest way to state what is happening is that Republicans are using the budget deadlines to gain political leverage for all the policies they do not like. Why are they so willing to do this? Because congress is still getting paid. Congress members are getting paid anywhere from $168,000-$215,700 per year depending on their rank.
audience still sleeps.” ~ John Lennon
What does a government shutdown even mean? “Staff deemed ‘essential’ to government operations continue to work unpaid, whilst those who are ‘non-essential’ remain at home on unpaid leave” (BBC Reporter Amber Dawson). It means that:
700,000 federal employees face unpaid leave.
Initially National parks, museums, federal buildings, and government services had been shut down indefinitely (some are up and running again).
Pension and veterans’ benefits have been delayed.
Initially death benefits paid to families of soldiers recently killed abroad were suspended but were restored after a public outcry.
Soccer 10/12: Kuyper vs. Robert Morris College (loss) Score: 1-4 10/14: Kuyper vs. Great Lakes (Tie) Score: 2-2 10/19: Kuyper vs. Moody (loss) Score: 1-7
Volleyball 10/15: Kuyper vs. Grace Bible (loss) Scores: 33/31 19/25 25/12 31/33 13/15
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies that typically deal with tracking disease and inspecting food remain mostly closed.
National Institutes of Health have had to suspend research.
Some good news: air-traffic controllers, active military, and border security guards are deemed essential and are still working. Teachers, firefighters, doctors, and workers like them will continue to be paid as they’re paid for by individual state governments. While all this is happening the language of the officials in the talks have consisted of the words “winning” and “losing”. There are no “winners” in a government shutdown and to use people’s livelihoods as a bargaining chip for policies that one doesn’t like is immature and unacceptable behavior for both Republican and Democratic government officials. The U.S. President and Vice-President will be having meetings with congressional leaders in both parties to try and work things out, but how long will we have to go without a government, no one knows. Articles from bbc.co.uk were used in researching for this article and if you would like more information feel free to visit their website. Note: The government Shutdown has ended after 18 days of being closed. Thankfully all Federal employees are able to head back to work!
October 2013
Issue 32
Issue 32
21 October 2013 THE LOOP
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3 Men’s Soccer vs. Grace - Home, 8:30pm
4 Faculty Scholar Day -9am-1pm Fall Retreat - 5pm
5 Women’s Volleyball Tri-Match - Home, 11am Men’s Soccer vs. Rochester - Home, 12pm
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10 Women’s Volleyball Tri-Match - Home, 4pm Worship Tour
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14 Reading Day, No Classes Kuyper Experience Day Men’s Soccer vs. Great Lakes - Home, 8:30pm
16 Summit Adventure -Outside Dining Hall, 11:30am1:30pm
17 Academic Advising Day, No Day Classes
18 Kuyper Experience Day Fall Fest - 6pm
19 Men’s Soccer vs. Moody - Home, 2:30pm Women’s Volleyball vs. Rochester - Away, 1 and 3pm
25 26 Kuyper Experience Day Highway Cleanup -1:00pm Survival Sleep- Out -4:00pm
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15 Wycliffe Bible Translators - 2nd floor atrium, 11am-3pm Women’s Volleyball vs. Grace - Home, 6pm
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21 22 Mission Possible - 2nd floor atrium, 9am-1pm
23 CRC Chaplaincy and Care Ministry
24 Mid-America Reformed Seminary and Westminster Seminary California - 2nd floor atrium, 10am-3pm
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31 Seminary Fair -Atrium, 9am-3pm
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