The Point, Issue 14, Feb. 9, 2015

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PLNU adjusts to Americans with Disabilities Act requirements BY NICK KJELDGAARD STAFF WRITER

PLNU is not known for being the most accessible campus in San Diego. Improvements such as automatic door openers at Ryan Library and Nicholson Commons have increased access and more projects are in the works according to Bruce Kunkel, director of campus facilities. In 2013, PLNU initiated a report on the campus and its accessibility. “There are recommendations in [the report] that we are moving forward with,” said Kunkel. “The one we’re looking at right now, I can’t give a timeline or a cost, but the Greek itself for graduation… …that’s one we’re looking at [to see] what we are going to do.” No plans have been made to improve accessibility in the Greek. However, other projects, including the reworking of the sidewalk from Caf Lane to the parking structure, are moving along, according to Kunkel. Students at PLNU who have disabilities are often challenged by the terrain and ease of access to buildings and parking. PLNU Senior Elizabeth Pode is a double major in literature and writing and has spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. “Parking is one of the biggest problems,” said Pode via email. “You wouldn’t believe how many times I have to call Public Safety to report someone in a handicap spot without a placard. And if I don’t have a parking spot, I can’t get to class because there are only so many access points without stairs within walking distance for me.”

Certain areas on campus, such as Starkey B, are only accessible via stairs. A handrail was installed to help increase accessibility, but the stairs still exist. “There is no way to get to those classrooms [without help],” said Pode. “We really do need a ramp because it’s such a hassle to try and change my class schedule to avoid four steps.” A ramp, however, is not seen as a feasible improvement by the campus. “If students who need accessibility are scheduled there, we try and move the class to another location because we can’t figure out a good way to get a ramp there that works,” said Kunkel.

There is no way to get to those classrooms [without help]...We really do need a ramp because it’s such a hassle to try and change my class schedule to avoid four steps” - Elizabeth Pode

The new science building, other new buildings on campus and existing dorms with renovations will be constructed to reflect the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. One such dorm renovation, in Nease hall, made sure that ADA accessible rooms and restrooms are available. Access to laundry rooms, however, is still lacking on campus. “There are no dorms (except Flex) that have handicap access to laundry,” SEE ADA, PAGE 2

PHOTO BY ZACHARY SOUSER Students gathered Thursday evening for Worship Under the Stars. These students were painting over words that were degrading toward women with their hands.

Hodad’s owner dies, Madera Country police suspect no foul play BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

Mike Hardin, owner of Hodad’s, was found deceased in his hotel room last Thursday. Madera County police told Fox 5 San Diego that they suspected no foul play. The San Diego Union Tribune (UT) reported the longtime restaurant owner to be visiting his daughter in Oregon. He had stopped at the Holiday Inn in Chowchilla, California to spend the night, reported NBC San Diego.

4.9 earthquake shock affects San Diego residents BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY NICK KJELDGAARD Some students with disabilities struggle to get to Starkey B, one of the areas on campus only accessible by stairs. Admininstrators accomodate students by moving the class to another location.

Patrons and Ocean Beach residents gathered to honor Hardin’s memory with flowers and posters placed outside the restaurant. Both restaurant locations, Ocean Beach and Downtown, were closed Friday and Saturday in remembrance of the owner’s passing. The restaurants had planned to close their doors Friday and Saturday to honor the passing of another former employee. In a statement reported by the UT via the Hodad’s family website, “The Hodad’s family is completely devastated by the news of Mike Hardin’s un-

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook San Felipe, Mexico yesterday evening and various parts of San Diego were affected during the aftershock. According to Fox 5 News, Imperial County –directly East of Escondido- felt the majority of the effects. There were no injuries to report in the city proper. Channel 10 News reported that residents in Mission Valley, Potrero, Spring Valley, Chula Vista, Santee, El Cajon, Ramona and Campo felt the quake. In comparison to other densely

timely passing. We will remain closed until Sunday.” The burger joint gained notoriety when Food Network star Guy Fieri, host of “Diners, Drive-In’s, and Dives” visited in 2007. “Mike was one of the most generous people I have ever known and he embraced life with a tremendous amount of appreciation,” Fieri said in an email to the UT. Although Hardin’s son, Shane, is involved in the business, the UT reported that it is still unclear who will take over.

Created Space decorates lanterns

populated cities in Southern California, San Diego ranks as one of the least frequent areas of earthquakes, according to a study done by University of California’s Duncan Agnew and Mark Legg, as well as San Diego State’s Carl Strand—professors in geophysics and earth science. The San Diego History Center reported that since 1769, San Diego has had three ‘major’ earthquakes. Two of these were recorded with a magnitude of 6.0 or higher. As of Sunday night, injuries and other damages had not been confirmed. SEE CREATED SPACE, PAGE 2 FOR MORE INFO!


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Created Space encourages students to shine a light

FROM ADA, PAGE 1

said Pode. “Imagine the girl in the walker lugging her laundry up a flight of stairs in Klassen.” Because of the terrain, the campus will never be completely accessible. “We have some enormous challenges here [because of the terrain] and to be honest they’re not challenges that will be addressed by either code or regulation or ADA,” said Kunkel. “We will never have an ADA accessible ramp down to Young hall, it just isn’t going to happen.” Improvements continue to be made, but the pace is slow.

“Right now, there’s a long lag time between requesting physical accommodations to the campus and when they are actually implemented,” says Pode. Money also can be an important factor when it comes to determining projects to improve. “It’s always a consideration, it’s not the only challenge, but it is one of them,” said Kunkel. “So far, the administration has been good about funding those changes.”

TODAY!! 7 p.m.

PHOTOS BY MADISEN STEELE Students decorated lanterns that were lit for Timeout. Then students took them home. The event encouraged students to shine their own light and make a brighter world. About 50-70 students attended Created Space Tuesday night. Sophomores Cassie Hansen and Dalhia Medina (top left) worked on their lanterns. Student musicians also played (top right). “Timeout is usually the highlight of the week so this would be the highlight of my month,” said Junior Danielle Stapf (bottom right). Seniors Kristen Ramey and Brianna Schiff (bottom left) worked on their lanterns together.


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THINK ON THAT

“Every time Jesus shows up, He says ‘Do not be afraid.’ It’s the one thing we don’t follow.” - Randy Beckum, Renewal Week speaker at Timeout

Going the distance: A student reflects on his 143-day trek along the Appalachian Trail BY TAVIS ROBERTSON STAFF WRITER

Late-night Los Angeles rushed by in a flash of streetlights and the occasional still-lit office window. There were only a few cars making their way southbound alongside us and the rest of the city lights made streaks and smears across the passenger window like a modern-day Starry Night. I was on my way home from the screening of a film—one that had been three years in the making. The film is called “The Dropbox”, a documentary about a pastor in South Korea who since 2009 has been rescuing children that were abandoned because of their mental and physical disabilities. I’ve had various connections with the film stretching from being part of the original production crew to help raise money for the pastor whose story the film chronicles; I’ve watched this film develop from its inception and the filmmakers are among some of my oldest friends. Yet in this moment only one thing was running through my head. Wait, how fast am I going right now? At that moment it had been only 77 days since I had been back. That’s only two-and-a-half months since showers had not been a daily fixture in my life, since I owned nothing more than what I could carry on my back, since my life had been measured in miles walked and the number of days since my last brush with civilization—It had been two-and-a-half months since I had finished a throughhike of the Appalachian Trail. Of course, I didn’t hike the trail alone. This journey had been a dream I shared with two other people: my best friend, AJ Wolf, and his dad, Eric

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF TAVIS ROBERTSON AJ Wolf, Eric Wolf and Tavis Robertson finished the Appalachian Trail, 2,184.3 miles, in 143 days. The trek took them from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Mount Springer in Georgia. They set out June 11 and finished Oct. 31.

Wolf. To each of us the hike had been a personal challenge, but it was more than that. It was also a cause. We were hiking to raise money for Pastor Lee Jong Rak, the subject of The “Dropbox.” But even with a cause, the trail was long. When we began at the northern terminus in Maine, we knew how long the trail was, so we couldn’t think about making it to the end—the distance was just too far. So we started setting shorter goals. Our first goal was Monson, a town just over 100 miles from where we

started on Mount Katahdin. That section, the 100-mile wilderness, was our first big challenge. 10 days later we arrived in Monson ragged and tired, but hopeful and ready to keep moving. Next, we set our sights on making it out of Maine. Then it was getting through the White Mountains in New Hampshire. After that it was New York City, then Pennsylvania, then Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. At times even those goals felt lofty and all we focused on was making it to that night’s camp—or maybe even just taking one more step.

But then something happened. On a particularly rainy day in southern Virginia, AJ and I decided it was time to pull out the rest of the maps to Georgia and we started looking forward—through Northern Tennessee, into the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, over the border into Georgia and finally to the end on Mount Springer. At that point we were less than 500 miles from the end. There was still some distance to go, but when we thought of the more-than-1700 miles we had already walked, that last stretch didn’t seem quite so far. All of the sudden the concept that the hike would end, that we would soon find ourselves back home sleeping in beds and travelling by car became real. Before that moment, our futures were tentative notes scratched into the margins of our maps and our lives existed on the line that cut its way across those same pages. And here I was in Southern California, driving 60 something mph. On the hike we struggled to keep our average speed above two mph, but over the next two hours, I was being transported effortlessly from Los Angeles to San Diego, a distance that would have taken almost a week to travel on foot. It is strange to me how quickly I got used to being back in civilization. By the end of the first week, it felt like it had been months since I slept out under the stars. By the end of the month, recalling my own experiences felt more like listening to someone else’s stories. But that night, for some reason, I couldn’t help but to lose track of everything going on around me, and only have one thought: How fast am I going right now?

STAFF WRITER

Senior Ben Maiava can almost always be found in the gym. The international studies major works as one of two student managers for the men’s basketball team. But recently, Maiava has been taking time to work on another of his passions: photography. He is set to create a senior project show in conjunction with PLNU’s new Love Art Gallery that will go on display near the end of February. Ever since his first camera purchase freshman year, Maiava developed a passion for photos that tell a story. He first decided to merge his two loves, basketball and photography, when he saw that students treated

student-athletes differently. “I just noticed that students

seemed intimidated by a lot of sports teams on campus, especially with the basketball team,” said Maiava. “Basically I wanted to find a way to give the basketball team a more approachable atmosphere.” Maiava turned to photography. He went on to take unique photographs of the men’s team in their new gold uniforms using highly contrasted lighting and a black background to add drama. He then posted them on the @plnubasketball Instagram account as positive marketing. “I wanted to do a lot of different social media stuff,” said Maiava. “I wanted to fill in the gaps so students could kind of see what goes on with the basketball team [so] I created the PLNU [Basketball] Instagram.” Maiava recently accepted a proj-

BY GABRIELA GARCIA STAFF WRITER

ect in conjunction with the new Love Art Gallery on campus. He coordinated with junior Ryan Shoemaker to come up with the exact criteria of the display, which will include photos of seniors and a small write-up on their stories as individuals. “I work in really close conjunction with the art department in curating shows and giving people opportunities to display their art,” said Shoemaker. “It’s my job to line up shows for the semester and I had talked to [Ben] before about showing some of his photography and maybe doing something that incorporated senior stories.” Shoemaker took notice of Maiava’s work after Maiava had completed the series of photos with the men’s team in their gold uniforms.

Point Radio is welcoming a new staff after their previous radio station advisor for several years, Clark Greer, left this past summer. Greer accepted a teaching position at Liberty University in Virginia, leaving Rick Moncauskas as the new Point Radio adviser. “God provided me with some great new opportunities where I am now teaching,” said Greer via email. “When Greer was in charge, it was about broadcasting news and the music was the absolute last priority,” said Music Director Mackenzie McCullough, a junior media communications major. “We have had to learn how to do everything on our own; no one showed any of us how to do anything for our positions,” said McCullough. Greer leaving was unexpected for the new staff. They spent the semester working together to improve the look of the station and come up with ideas to promote Point Radio. Along with McCullough, the staff consists of sports director, senior media communications major, Ricky Zollinger, promotions manager, junior broadcast journalism and theatre double major, Nicholas Kjeldgaard, news director, sophomore broadcast journalism major, Jonathan Pickett and station manager, sophomore media communications major, Erica Armenta. As station manager, Armenta runs weekly staff meetings where they discuss how each position is going and work on future improvements. Rick Moncauskas said serving as adviser has been a learning process. He is used to work-ing with Point TV as Studio Manager where he has five employees working for him. “Being an advisor seems to be a very different role from being someone’s boss,” said Moncauskas. “I’m an advisor. I’m still learning what that means and how best to be an advisor to the staff and how to serve them in that capacity.” Armenta made it clear that Moncauskas is not there to run the station, he is there to help out whenever they need it. Point Radio is planning to be more transparent with students. They want to make Point Radio easily accessible to all. They have an average of nine listeners according to Armenta and are looking to increase that number. “Friends want to listen to friends and parents want to listen to their kids,” said Armenta. Armenta also wants to partner up with Musoffee, which is an event where students share their creativity through music. The new staff renovated the station covering the walls with records, posters and twinkling lights. “I paid for them out of my own pocket just because I wanted it to be a rad vibe in there to put everyone at ease when doing their show or just hanging out,” said McCullough. The station had a large amount of old CDs laying around, music that

SEE MAIAVA, PAGE 4

SEE RADIO, PAGE 4

PLNU basketball instagrammer to do senior show in Love Art Gallery BY KENDALL BOSHART

Point radio restructures


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STUDY ABROAD PHOTO OF THE WEEK

“When I first thought about studying abroad, there were so many places I wanted to go, it was hard to decide on one country. After choosing Italy, I have realized that in Europe it is so easy to travel from one country to the next! If you want to go to Dublin for the weekend or make a stop in Barcelona, it’s affordable and worth it. You have to take advantage of being able to see a different country every weekend while you can. The process to come to Europe was grueling and a lot of work, but in the end, it was definitely worth it. Being in a foreign country has helped me see who I am when I’m out of my element. Studying abroad is helping me realize who I want to be and how I am learning and growing when the comforts of home aren’t at my fingertips. ” - Chiara Mahoney

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHIARA MAHONEY Junior Chiara Mahoney is a global business major currently studying abroad in Rome, Italy. She is pictured here at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. FROM RADIO, PAGE 3

students are not interested in listening to anymore. Old music was replaced with new genres consisting of alternative rock, rap, country, contemporary Christian and some Christmas jams. The hosts of each radio show gives a list of songs they want to play and McCullough purchases them off of Amazon. There are six radio shows in total which include sports, news and various talk shows.

The staff is still learning how to handle the equipment and there have been several prob-lems with the station website, which can be found at http://pointlomaradio. pointloma.edu/. “Students are still learning how to use the hardware and software. Sometimes they push a button and don’t know how to un-push it,” Moncauskas said. Until the staff get their feet on the ground, Moncauskas said students have an

alternative way to listen to the radio. “It is all part of the learning process, but while students work on the website, there is a app to listen to Point Radio on. ‘Live 365’ is the free downloadable app allowing you to stream live listening to music and talk shows. All you have to do is download [and] search for ‘Point Loma Radio.’

Point Radio shows:

PHOTO BY GABRIELA GARCIA The Point Radio station was redecorated last semester by the staff.

The Daily Vibe: Friday, 12 – 2:00 p.m. Wesley Lewis & Morgan Crampton Listen for a new genre every week as Lewis and Crampton play a variety of music to get the weekend started right. The Variety Show: Monday, 3-5 p.m. Nikki Newell & Nick Aguigui Newell and Aguigui play awesome music along with commentary on a variety of topics. Indie Splash: Monday, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Daria Szepkouski, Maddie Jacobus & Nick Macedo Plays the best indie hits of our generation. They also converse about recent events and facts about artists. The Sesh: Thursday, 8-10 p.m. Ben Cragoe Cragoe plays the best hip hop. FROM MAIAVA, PAGE 3

Maiava was more than willing to participate and has been working on putting together the show for about a week now. Maiava said he knows what he likes when he sees it. “I am so picky, [even though] I don’t have a specific style,” said Maiava. “But my eye is very attracted to certain things. And it’s funny now because Spencer and some of the guys I live with, they’ll look at a picture and say this is something Ben would like or this is something Ben wouldn’t like.” Roommate and fellow student manager Spencer Schulze has lived and worked with Maiava for the past four years. When the two became roommates, Schulze observed Maiava’s passion for photography. “I have really learned a lot from him in terms of photography, because he is so passionate about it,” said Schulze. “I have often been the subject of many of his photos or helped him get to specific shots. Just being around his photo shoots for four years, I have learned a lot about the types of shots Ben likes to get and how to get them.” Schulze looks forward to seeing his work on display. “He really has an eye for pictures that is a true talent,” said Schulze. “I can’t wait to see his photos in the Love Art Gallery because I have seen his work grow over the past four years to what it has become today.”


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a&e Designer profile: Student readies for the PLNU runway BY MADISEN STEELE STAFF WRITER

The faint buzzing of the sewing machine is all too familiar to Jana Russick, who’s busy creating her latest designs for the PLNU Annual Fashion Show. She’s currently working on a fun floral dress that will be one of the six women’s outfits and two men’s outfits that will be featured in the show. Russick just arrived back on campus after taking fashion classes in Paris fall semester where she also had the opportunity to work for a designer during Paris Fashion Week. Back with a new perspective and ready for the fashion show at 7 p.m. on March 27, Russick already bought fabric and patterns for her designs. On the weekends, Russick sews to create her new looks.

PHOTO BY MADISEN STEELE Jana Russick works on her designs with her sewing machines.

Russick said she had an amazing experience last year with the show and gained a great deal of knowledge in Paris that she will apply to this year’s fashion show at Liberty Station Conference Center. Russick said this time she wants to focus more on the building of the outfit as opposed to the textures and colors. “Last year, I did more ‘50s fashion, more feminine and floral,” said Russick. “Lots of dresses, very puffy style, and I am going to do some of that this year, but I want it to be a bit darker… I think I want to do something that comes more from the structure and less from the fabric.” Last year, one PLNU designer did an all men’s fashion line, which has inspired Russick who is hoping to try to include men’s fashion in her own line this year. She has a few models now but is looking for more. Students who are interested in modeling for the show need to contact the designers themselves through their PLNU Gmail. “I’m considering doing men’s fashion because that’s what I want to go into as a career,” Russick said. “I think that men’s fashion is cool but it’s a little lackluster right now. I think it’s always been that way because if you look back on men’s fashion, it hasn’t really changed that much since the 1900s, and I want that to change.” Russick has been designing since she was a young girl, learning to sew at age 12. She sews with her sewing ma-

chine that she brought with her this year from home. She purchases a lot of her material from Jo-Ann’s and Michaels and her ideas are inspired from her time in Paris, as well as the design books she’s purchased. “The theme this year is ‘Make a Statement!’ and that’s what we hope our guests will embody,” said Derek Kirk, ASB event coordinator and junior political science major, via email. This show is one of the most popular PLNU events. A handful of students can make designs to walk down the runway for all their peers to enjoy. “Anyone can participate, not just fashion merchandising majors or the FCS [Family and Consumer Sciences] Department,” said Kirk. Students interested in participating in the show just need to email Kirk for a spot. The deadline for students who want their designs in the show is Feb. 11. Kirk said many new added features to the show will really create a spectacular evening. “When students arrive they will have the opportunity to walk the red carpet with their friends as they enter the venue,” said Kirk. “We will have not only the fashion show but the art department will also have a space that they will use to display a gallery.” As the evening begins, students can enjoy refreshments and view PLNU student artwork in the art gallery. After the show, there will be a disc jockey and a dance. “I am pleased to say that we have given the designers and stylists the opportunity to sell their product after the show, so hopefully we will have some people take part in that,” said Kirk. Eight designers are signed up to display their work so far: Delaney McCraney, Jazmine Brown, Courtney Volek, Elle Merrill, Marissa Hernandez, Katie Fogelstrom, Keet Veylupek and Russick. “This gives fashion design majors work to put in their portfolios and real-life experience,” said ASB officer Samantha Watkins who is helping out with the event. Doing this fashion show is just step one for Russick, who wants to take her fashion to newer and higher standards than her previous work. “If I ever do become a fashion designer, I want it to be affordable for everyone,” Russick said. “There are so [few] people that can afford designer clothing; I don’t think that’s right. I can’t afford it and I don’t think most people at this school can afford it, so I think that should change.” Kirk said this event is definitely one students should look forward to in March. “We are actively working with professionals from the FCS Department to make this the best show yet. Luckily for us, we have a strong base from past shows, this year we will just tie in all aspects of fashion from the Point Loma campus,” said Kirk.

PLAN YOUR WEEK

2/9: The Marvel Experience | Del Mar Fairgrounds | All day | $27.50 2/11: Motion City Soundtrack | House of Blues | 7:30 p.m. | $22 2/13: Spring Festival of Short Films | SDSU Don Powell Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | $10 2/15: West Side Story | Spreckels Theatre | 2:00 p.m. | $35-$65

OSCAR WATCH: Whiplash shocks in a good way BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

The experience of watching “Whiplash” feels a lot like putting a rubber band on your wrist and continuing to pull it back slowly: the tension rises to exceedingly uncomfortable levels and you never know when it might break or snap back at you. It felt like a precisely-orchestrated 107 minute anxiety assault. This is a praise. Shot in an unprecedented 19 days, “Whiplash” is a musical-based drama starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons. The film was written and directed by Damien Chazelle and follows a young and fiercely dedicated jazz drummer named Andrew Neyman (Teller). As a first year at Shaffer Music Conservatory, one of the top music schools in the nation, Neyman makes the prestigious jazz ensemble led by Terrence Fletcher (Simmons), who is known for his unorthodox methods of teaching which includes verbally, mentally and sometimes physically abusing his students. Inspired by Chazelle’s experience in a rigorous jazz ensemble, the edgy film scored high in many areas.

It felt like a preciselyorchestrated 107 minute anxiety assault. - Jonathan Pickett Both Teller and Simmons deliver captivating performances, which breathed life into the character dynamic between the two, thus fostering the main strength of the film. In fact, the plot-driving character dynamic between Neyman and Fletcher was so focused on, there was no depth to the story. It was a unidimensional and linear storytelling experience. This hardly seemed like a fault though considering it seemed like Chazelle’s whole intent to develop a character-driven plot that focuses on an escalating conflict between two intense personalities. We see

the hyper-focused Neyman abort a romantic relationship and neglect social interactions in his pushing-theboundaries-of-psychotic attempt to meet his goals in order to avoid repeating his father’s failure as a writer. Fletcher’s inhumane methods of pushing Neyman to the edge seems so obviously the workings of an irrational antagonist, but then we shiver

the pulse-pounding jazz pieces to emphasize the tense tone of the film. Additionally, the tense tone in each scene was held so well due to the film’s tight editing, which has earned it an Oscar nomination for Best Achievement in Editing. In an interview with thedissolve. com, Chazelle explained that he wanted the audience to feel that at

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR/BAGO GAMES J.K. Simmons plays Terrence Fletcher, the leader of a prestigious jazz ensemble. He verbally and physically abuses his students, including Miles Teller who plays Andrew Neyman, an aspiring drummer.

as the audience is confronted with the feeling that his methods are arguably justified to a certain degree. His ruthless instruction is driven by his firm belief that if he doesn’t push people to their absolute hardest, he may be depriving the world of the next Buddy Rich, one of the greatest drummers of all time. It’s terrifying watching him maliciously degrade his musicians immediately following him sweetly conversing with a little girl. My fingernails were digging into the theatre’s arm rest during the scene when Fletcher takes to slapping Neyman as he counts in four to demonstrate the difference between rushing and dragging the tempo. Between the harsher moments of icing bloodied hands and hurling chairs at heads, there are lighter moments of humor; we can’t help but to laugh at Fletcher’s crude, yet clever insults. The directing is stylishly executed with uncomfortable close-ups of blood dripping onto cymbals during

times, Neyman was just a push away from drumming himself into a heart attack. This was absolutely felt in the scenes when Neyman desperately tried to match Fletcher’s expectations on the fast tempo. Watching Neyman force himself to breakneck speeds with sweat cascading down his face and onto the drums and then punching his bloody hands through the snare drum was stressful to say the least. “The idea of art being something that kills is weirdly fascinating to me,” said Chazelle. It was engrossing to watch this young musician and his sadistic teacher’s character dynamic come to a staggering and satisfying close in the epic finale after Neyman struggles with the ultimate question in his life: Is the pursuit and achievement of artistic greatness worth any cost? “Whiplash” is up for five Oscars including Best Picture. It will be available on DVD on Feb. 24.

7 things you missed at the Grammys BY ABBY HAMBLIN ALUMNA CONTRIBUTOR

When current editor Katie Callahan called me to write this and said “You’re one of the few people I know who really gets into this stuff,” I didn’t know if I should be honored or embarrassed. I’m going with the former. I watch the show every year and am quite passionate about it. Here are seven interesting things about the Grammys because the six second Vines you saw on Twitter Sunday night doesn’t tell the full story. 1. Jamie Foxx busted out his Oscar award-winning impersonation of Ray Charles…standing next to Stevie Wonder and they both joked about how they couldn’t read the envelope that said who the winner of the award they were announcing was. It was both wildly offensive and hilarious.

2. Sam Smith absolutely trolling his ex boyfriend. He had an amazing night. After being on stage a few times, he decided to shout out to his ex for inspiring “Stay With Me.” He said, “Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys.” 3. Miranda Lambert won a Grammy for Best Country Album for “Platinum.” This is only significant because I hate country music and this is the only country album I have ever liked. So that’s saying something. 4. Lots of religious moments. As this is a Christian school, I must point those out. After performing, “Happy,” Pharrell looked up to heaven and said into the microphone, “I am at your service, Lord.” Katy Perry performed a great song off her latest album called “By The Grace of God.” If you haven’t heard that one, look it up. And last, Beyonce sang a version of

the hymn “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” that almost made my heart stop. 5. Beck won album of the year. Wondering who Beck is? You’re not alone. ‘Who Is Beck’ was trending worldwide on Twitter just moments after he accepted the award. 6. Speaking of Beck, Kanye West almost “Kanye-d” Beck. This is a reference to the time Kanye jumped onstage and said Beyonce should have won an award instead of Taylor Swift. Well, Beck beat out Beyonce for Album of the Year and Kanye jumped up on stage to pretend like he was going to take the mic but then sat back down. It seems like it was supposed to be a joke but I was rooting for him to do it. Long Live Queen Bey. 7. Sia often has another human mouth the words instead of her. During “Chandelier,” Kristen Wiig was that human. It was amazing. Google this now.


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sports

UPCOMING EVENTS

2/9-10: W. Golf vs. Super San Diego Women’s Golf Championship 2/10: W. Tennis vs. Cal State LA 2/12: M. & W. Basketball vs. Hawaii Hilo 2/11: W. Tennis vs. UC San Diego

2/12: M. & W. Basketball vs. Hawaii Pacific 2/12-14: Baseball vs. Cal State San Bernadino 2/14: M. & W. Basketball vs. BYU-Hawaii

Practice makes perfect for men’s basketball BY ZACHARY SOUSER STAFF WRITER

The PLNU men’s basketball team started a five-day road trip with a practice in the NBA’s Golden State Warriors Training Facility. The experience helped inspire the Sea Lions to a perfect 3-0 record for the trip with wins against Holy Names, Notre Dame de Namur and The Academy of Art. The practice was a surprise look into the upper echelon of professional basketball. Although coach would not reveal his sources, he did admit to having connections in the Warrior’s organization that ultimately led to the opportunity. While the team was under the impression that they were going to the Holy Name’s gym, die-hard Golden State fan Trevor Peterson had no idea that they were pulling up to his favorite NBA team’s practice facility. In fact, the junior guard did not even think twice about the large Golden State logo hanging proudly on the wall by the elevators. “I thought, maybe this hotel is just

a big fan of the Warriors,” said Peterson after stepping off the elevator. After seeing another logo, the San Jose native started to catch on.

Jackson described Trevor’s reaction as “freaking out.” Jackson, who had a critical 12 points in the Sea Lion’s final game

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN COURNEYA The men’s basketball team practiced at the NBA Golden State Warrior’s Training Facility in Oakland, California.

“Once I started seeing all these pictures on the wall of these Warrior greats, I was like ‘Oh no, we are in the Warriors facility,’” Peterson said. A fellow junior guard, Randall

of the trip, had no idea what was in store for the team as they rolled onto the oversized parking lot in Oakland, California. Although his NBA loyalties lie with the Los Angeles Lakers,

he, along with the rest of the team, was ecstatic about this opportunity. The team was treated to a private practice. “It was late at night so it felt super exclusive; we were the only ones in there,” Jackson said. The only disruptions were welcome ones. According to Jackson, NBA players, Luke Walton and Leandro Barbosa, and Alvin Gentry, assistant coach for the Warriors, poked their heads in to check out the commotion. Practicing like the pros translated into three important wins. These road victories could not come at a better time for PLNU. The team overcame serious adversity after a tough loss at home to fourth-place Cal Baptist University on Fox TV this past week. Now the Sea Lions are sitting at fifth in the PacWest (the top six advance). Carr said the team needs to remain humble after wins while continuing to improve as the season progresses. “Our group has decided that they are going to try to get better as the season goes on every day, every practice and that lends itself to being confident,” said Carr. “Obviously win-

ning gives you a little momentum, but sometimes winning can also make you overconfident and that is what we are trying to stay away from. You don’t want confidence to go to arrogance. You want to keep the hunger.”

It was late at night so it felt super exclusive; we were the only ones in there.”

- Randall Jackson

The warning is especially poignant at this point in the season. The Sea Lions have seven games left in their season, six of which are PacWest games. These are essential in a conference with only a four-game difference between first and sixth place. The next game is on Tuesday Feb. 10 at home against Hawaii Hilo. Women start at 5:30p.m. and men at 7:30p.m..

Women’s golf rides first-place finish into second half of season BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

The women’s golf squad will host the Super San Diego Tournament at the River Walk Golf Club today after an approximate three-month customary period of non-tournament play, as they look to the latter half of the season. After finishing fifth at the PLNU Fall Preview Tournament, the team has improved considerably by placing second twice and winning their most recent competition, the Cal State San Marcos Invitational. It was the first team victory at the Division II competitive level. Freshman Haley Fuller, who placed first at the opening tournament of the season, said the break had little effect on the team’s level of play. “At the same time, it’s normal because all through my junior years (before I got to college), it was a very solo sport,” said Fuller. “You practice by yourself, so practicing with the team isn’t too foreign, but competitionwise, it’s hard when you’re not striving to get a spot on the team or a specific score on the course.”

Junior Samantha Stockton, who led the team with a personal seasonbest score of 151 at the San Marcos Invitational, said Fuller set the bar for the rest of the team after the first tournament, which has helped pace them to this point in the season. “She [Fuller] kind of set the standard after she won our first tournament individually,” said Stockton. “So I think that has pushed us all a little further and increased the standard.” Additionally, Stockton said the team’s chemistry has improved since the opening tournament. “We’re all super encouraging, I feel like we’ve all become more as a team or a family,” she said. “We all know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, so we know how to build off each other that way.” Fuller said a large part of the success has come from having a balanced set of players this season. “I would say that we’re all so close in skill, that we’re all battling for those top spots on the team, so you kind of have to do your best or be your best all of the time or else you’re not going to get a spot,” said Fuller. “So it’s not just competition with other schools –it’s

PHOTO BY LOUIS SCHULER Junior Samantha Stockton tees off during practice Feb. 6 at the River Walk Golf Club.

more of a fun competition with your teammates- but it’s also the want to do better than everyone, so we constantly push each other; and when we’re constantly pushing each other, then we’re getting better as a team.” Four year head coach Jacqui McSorley said the team’s large roster size

and quality of competition has been incremental in the team’s steady success. “For the first time, we have competition fueling the improvement,” said McSorley via email. “The girls have to qualify to make the starting lineup, so they are getting more prac-

tice in the competition mode.” As the team looks to the latter half of the season, McSorley said she wants the team to look to the present. “We want to win again. I’d like to see another individual player win a title again too. That’s always good inspiration for everyone,” said McSorley. “We want to be in contention in every tournament we play and of course we want to win PacWest and qualify for nationals.” McSorely is confident her team can make it happen. “In golf, advancing beyond regionals is a tall order, but I think we can do it,” said McSorley. McSorley also wants to keep her seniors from getting distracted. “To do this, we have to stay focused. I have four seniors that will be thinking of graduation and life beyond PLNU, I have to make sure they stay in the moment, play their best golf and God gives me the best five at the right time. I am excited for the program and where we are going. The foundation is strong and we need to keep building on our successes.”

Baseball opening weekend ends with three wins BY ARIEL ORIARTE STAFF WRITER

The men’s baseball team spent their opening weekend battling Western Oregon University’s Timberwolves. The Sea Lions won the series taking three of four games. The Sea Lions entered the eighth inning of the first game with a tworun deficit until sophomore outfielder

Preston Sands approached the plate. There were two outs with runners on second and third and the game on the line. Sands did not let that discourage him and he responded to the pressure by hitting a two-run double. For the next couple of innings, the game remained tied at three, but as the fog rolled in and the day progressed, the game had to be called due to darkness. The series continued on Friday,

Feb. 6. Game one ended after junior transfer Devin Carter hit his first homerun of the season and of the day. Carter’s walk-off home run left fans stunned and pumped up his teammates. Junior third baseman Tanner Handa said it was just what the team. “Devin’s walk off was a great confidence booster to start the season and I know there’s a lot in store for conference,” said Handa.

The Sea Lions played the second game of the series just 30 minutes after the first game ended. This game was less of a nail biter than the first, but the men proved their grit and talent as they defeated the Timberwolves 9-4. As if Carter’s first walk-off home run was not enough, he hit two more home runs in the second game and ultimately went four for five, adding a triple and sending four runners in to

end the day. Carter was more focused on the fact that the team as a whole won instead of his own successes and was excited that he could help. “I was just glad we could start off the season with a win; it felt great to get a few wins under our belt and start the season off with a winning record,” said Carter. The double header on Saturday SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 6


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Danny Barnts: The man behind the PLNU sports scene BY JESSiCA LUCAS STAFF WRITER

Danny Barnts is the Athletic Department’s own personal superhero. He shows up at every game, match, meet and race armed with nothing but a camera and a smile. He sat down with The Point to discuss why he’s committed to PLNU’s Athletics. The Point: Why do you go to every game? Is that a part of your job? DB: I go to every game because I have to do different stats. That is my main duty according to the NCAA. Why PLNU? Why this job? DB: I couldn’t exactly define why FROM BASEBALL, PAGE 7

was a bit different than the day prior. The Timberwolves responded to the loss by coming out ready to win in the third game, scoring 17 runs and shutting the Sea Lions out. There were plenty of errors from the Sea Lions early on and it was hard for them to earn runs after giving up many early in the game. Following the loss, Handa said they would come back in game four to win the series. “We’ll just keep working hard and taking everything game by game making sure we improve and get better every day and every game,” said Handa. Game four was kept to seven short innings and thanks to some good pitching and late hits by the Sea Lions, the men won 2-0. Michelle Jervis, sophomore Matt Jervis’ mother, said she was proud of the men’s determination to win the game. “I thought this first series showed a lot from the boys; I thought the pitching looked strong. And once they start stringing some hits together consistently, they will be very good!” said Mrs. Jervis. Coach Justin James, the head pitching coach, was also excited and proud of the

I love this job, but I would just say this is a great place with great people who have great hearts. What exactly is your job? DB: I am the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, which basically means I am in charge of the website and I create a lot of the visual images associated with PLNU Athletics. I also do a lot of the social media for the athletic department. Where did you go to school? DB: No, I actually went to Sacramento State for the first two years of undergrad and then graduated from Washington State in 2005. After that, I spent two years at graduate school at Boise State where I worked with the

athletic department. How is working at a big school like Boise State different than a small school, like PLNU? DB: At Boise State, I would work with two or three teams, whereas here, I work with around 11 teams. Obviously it’s really fun to work at a big school where the football games bring in 45,000 fans, but I like working at a small school where you get to know each of the athletes well. What brought you to PLNU? DB: After I graduated from Boise State, I was hired by Russ Blunck at Western Oregon University. I worked with him for a year and then he got a job at PLNU. I stayed at Western

pitching staff and their efforts this series. “The pitching staff has been very dedicated to conditioning, mental work and competing one pitch at a time,” said James.“Plain and simple, this year’s staff so far has worked harder and smarter. They are a great group of guys on the field and in the classroom.” The Sea Lions’ next home game is Feb. 12 against Cal State San Bernardino here at PLNU.

PHOTO BY KENDALL BOSHART Devin Carter walks back to the dugout after hitting his third home run against Western Oregon.

Oregon for three more years and then Russ called and told me there was an opening at PLNU and I got hired. What is your dream job? DB: I don’t exactly know what the dream job would be; I’ve been so blessed with so many opportunities. I love working here and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Although the Major Leagues are always appealing. What is your favorite aspect of your job? DB: I love being able to get to know all of the athletes as individuals. It’s fun to be able to cheer on the team as a whole and to also cheer for each individual athlete to do [his or her] best.

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2/4: Loss 2-7 vs. UC San Diego 2/7: Loss 4-5 vs. Azusa Pacific

Women’s Tennis: 2/6: Loss 4-5 vs. Azusa Pacific

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Panel to discuss ‘Educating Bees’ Professor Rick Kennedy talks about his recently published work BY RICK KENNEDY CONTRIBUTOR

On Feb. 4 Rick Kennedy, professor of history, presented ideas he wrote about in his article, “Educating Bees: Humility as a Craft in Classical and Christian Liberal Arts.” Kennedy’s paper was published in the Christian Scholar’s Review in 2012 where it won the journal’s annual award for best article. In the first sentence of my article, I quote Alasdair MacIntyre affirming that humility, obedience, conformity and faith in authority are essential practices of reading one’s self and into the Scriptures and thinking one’s self into a rational tradition. This quote guides the whole of the article, especially the notion that there are essential practices that should be taught in the general education curriculum of universities. According to the long tradition of liberal arts, humility and obedience are taught as four stages of bee-like thinking and only after the reasonableness of this kind of thinking is understood, then students were taught to apply the individualistic dissection procedures of critical thinking. In bee-like humblethink (a Greek composite-word used by St. Paul) the first stage of good thinking is the practice of faithcraft (a word that refers to the way Aristotle and others taught rules for thinking socially). Faithcraft recognizes that people have to trust each other, and trust the long-dead groups of people who through the ages have affirmed the truth of traditions such as Christianity. Paul, remember, tells the churches that he passes on to them what he learned of the resurrection of Jesus from the initial eyewitnesses. Those reports are then passed to us in the Bible. The faithcraft of trusting people

was foundational to classical and Early Christian liberal arts education for 2,000 years but has disappeared from the curriculum of schools and universities in our age that over-emphasizes what is called “critical thinking.” C. S. Lewis famously worried about this. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), one of his minor characters is a college professor disgusted that an essential practice of thinking—what in Aristotelian terms I call faithcraft—was no longer being taught in the curriculum learned by the children in his charge.

Encouraging analysis before humble-think often leads students to think themselves OUT of traditions rather than INTO them.” Confronted by the two oldest of four siblings who don’t want to believe their trustworthy little sister about her story of entering a magical land of Narnia, the professor declares: “Logic! Why don’t they teach logic at these schools?” What for 300 years was taught at Harvard in logic classes—the faithcraft that for a long time was called “The Rule of Reciprocation”—by 1950, when C.S. Lewis published his book, was no longer taught as an essential practice in the logic curriculum at Harvard. But the logical methods of faithcraft are only the first stage of four stages of humblethink. The later three stages are tied up in history with honeybee imagery. Bees dutifully collect pollen from widely dispersed fields of flowers afterwards depositing and organizing their collection in a honeycomb. This is the ancient image that supported the creation of libraries. (In an allied image, flowers are picked and

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Kennedy wrote about “Educating Bees” in his recently published work.

arranged in anthologies.) After collecting and organizing information in libraries, the third stage is to look for patterns of consensus, especially those passing through time as traditions. This second stage of humblethink encouraged students to think about their obligations to what was agreed upon by majorities of people. In stage three students are taught the reasonableness of submission. In political logic, this is the foundation of republican government— citizens should, in general, submit to the will of the majority. In jurisprudence, this is the foundation that the whole court and society submit to the decision of a jury. In Christian history this is the foundation for corporately reciting the Nicene or Apostle’s creed in church—the church submits to Christian tradition. The fourth and final stage of humblethink is that the hive mysteriously takes pollen and makes honey. The honey is authority. Long agreed upon decisions by juries have great legal authority and are considered “settled.” Collective agreement, rolling like a growing snowball through history, is something more than simply a collec-

tion of agreements—it is something more, pollen has become honey, with greater momentum comes greater authority as the reasonable thought of ages. For 2,000 years students were taught this as the first part of liberal arts, but by the time C.S. Lewis wrote about his professor, students were taught instead to jump right into individualistic critical thinking and were not taught faithcraft or humblethink. When I first came to PLNC twenty years ago—not yet PLNU— I was told in our new faculty orientation that were to encourage critical thinking in every freshmen. We were to teach them to question the faith of their parents and home church, and then, over the course of their education, help them construct their own stronger personal faith. I was encouraged to teach the incoming students to practice what is generally called “analysis and synthesis.” Students should first dissect their beliefs and assumptions, then later synthesize for themselves a better understanding. This is bad educational practice according to liberal arts tradition. Encouraging analysis before humblethink often leads students to think themselves OUT of traditions rather than INTO them. In the long standing practice of liberal arts education, the first move of the general education curriculum at PLNU should be to teach the four steps of humblethink which will give a reasonable foundation for being a loyal citizen, a responsible church member, and an upholder of social justice. Only after the four stages of bee-like humblethink are understood, then students should be taught to apply the individualistic dissection procedures of critical thinking. Kennedy is a professor of history at PLNU.

Using obesity to my advantage BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

I’ve gotten fatter since we last talked. But I would hope that the addition around my waistline, the extra padding around my thighs, the something extra you see in my face when I smile is something like joy. I want to be obese with it. Because that would mean I’m full. Full of life. Full of love. I hope it would mean I’m full of too many ice cream runs with friends, too many late night burritos and the occasional chocolate kiss. I want to be obese in a healthy kind of way. Because anorexia is an absence, a need, a lack of, a belonging miscommunicated. A false life. The “absence of” makes it stronger. It’s being Depression. Suicide. Eating disorders. Without recognition, I give it power. So here’s to you. To it: friends die every 10.9 minutes from suicide1, 1 in 10’s depression will go unnoticed2 and eating disorders have risen 10 to 20 percent3. They all just want to be full. I am depressed like the other percent, but as I dwell on the last cookie taken in

the cafeteria or the misplaced assignment, the mounting stress test I’m failing or the one moment too long I’m alone, I’ll remember what its like to be full. To not want. We can thirst and hunger together and maybe find what we are looking for. I want more. Thomas Foster4 said that “whenever people eat or drink together, it’s communion,” a consuming desire. So dine with me a while on the meaning of life and even if we don’t figure it out, we’ll thank the lucky stars we tried and fall among them as we land back on earth, obese and content from our travels. What if it was okay to be full? What if we believed in deserving the fullness of life? I want to be obese in self-denial not self-rejection. I want to

be obese because people say that it’s one of the worst things to be. Full. I want to surprise everyone because I lift more than they weigh on my back, and on my shoulders the world rests. But I’m obese in understanding and a need for more. Excess or gluttony wouldn’t touch me because I’m surrounded and guarded by the love of few. I can be obese with you. Would you accept that? Full well? The bread, the wine, the Swiss hot chocolate and the extra butter, theatre style microwave popcorn, the spaghetti and meatballs, the light and the dark, the sin and the redemption. Don’t these dualities make the most auspicious pair? So as I clean the coffee ring coring its way into my kitchen table and reclaim the extra space keeping me warm this winter, separating my muscle from my organs and surrounding my heart, give me space and give me love, honesty and understanding enough to know that I am full. That space will create room for trust and loyalty, for me to stretch myself instead of tightening up from being too fit, too perfectly sculpted. I’ll shower you with my imperfections in

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a single glance but from the looks of it, you’ll know I lived. So it’ll be okay that I can’t reach my toes because I’ll be too busy reaching out and reaching almost entirely around you for that hug. Our fingers might just touch. That’d be enough. I’d have just enough space to bring you with me and just enough room to let you in and give you a place to stay. We’d eat to our hearts’ content and then give the rest away in a form of service. The roots of our giving embedded in the fullness of our own hearts and minds living in the fullness of a higher calling. I’ve gotten fatter since we last talked. Can you tell? Can you see it in my face? Join me at the table.

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POETRY CORNER: Flying BY JULIANNE VALLERA CONTRIBUTOR

Pushing my feet off the winter ground Spread my wings wide as I feel the breeze Soon my footprints won’t be found Floating above the frosted trees Stars come at me like a sea of glitter Following me like floods of flowers Like the ones that survive the depths of winter The ones that have a magic power Farther and farther until I see the light Flickering so fast and so clear Then the ocean’s waves come into sight Then here I am, and I am here In a paradise like Neverland There isn’t a snowy winter wonderland Vallera is a senior writing major. Her website is jmvallera.com.

Callahan is a senior journalism major. 1. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3. February 2013 study by the National Eating Disorders Association 4. Thomas C. Foster, “How To Read Literature Like a Professor”

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