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Crane malfunctions, hits new science building at PLNU BY KENDALL BOSHART & KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITERS

A crane malfunctioned Jan. 22, falling into a second floor deck of the new science building, confirmed Rene Olivo, Rudolph and Sletton’s vice president of operations. At approximately 1:00 p.m., a crane that was positioned to move down slope at the construction site fell forward into part of the unfinished science complex. The crane’s operator was immediately rushed to the hospital by paramedics as a precaution, but sustained no injury said Olivo. The employees left the site after the incident. “This is a mechanical failure as far as we can tell,” said Olivo. Olivo explained that the braking system malfunctioned during the move and will be dismantled and towed offsite within the next 48 hours. It is no longer workable and was not carrying a load when it malfunctioned. Olivo said construction will continue as normal and a new crane will be brought in to replace the old one. “We are just glad no one was in-

jured. We take great pride in our safety program,” said Olivo. “It’s a mechanical failure and we just want to find out what happened to the braking system.” Olivo said the concrete deck had just been poured prior to the incident and no cost can be determined at this point. This will not set back the completion date for the building. Caye Smith, PLNU’s vice president for student development, forwarded an email from Joe Watkins, vice president for external relations, about the incident, discussing the need to be “observant” of fire department personnel. “San Diego Fire has responded to a construction incident at the Science Building construction site,” Watkins said via email. “The onsite crane tipped into the north side of the building. Fortunately the crane operator is safe and is somewhat shaken but appears to be ok.” In an email sent out Jan. 23 to faculty, staff and later students (forwarded from Charlene Patterson), President Bob Brower confirmed that construction will continue on schedule. “Today, structural engineers visited

PHOTOS BY KATIE CALLAHAN

A crane tipped into the new science building last Thursday hitting the second floor concrete deck. The man operating the crane was not injured and the crane has since been towed to the Public Safety lot. Construction will continue as usual.

the site with our general contractor and have determined that no damage occurred to the building,” Brower said.

Bruce Kunkel, director of campus facilities and sustainability, explained via email that the damaged crane,

parked near the Public Safety office, will be transported off campus during Chapel on Monday.

PLNU to host Special Olympic World Games this summer BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

Eric Weber, a 2009 PLNU alumnus, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international development studies and was back on campus Jan. 14 to help announce the largest sports and humanitarian event in the world this summer. Weber, who has autism, is thrilled to compete again on the PLNU track both in April, for the San Diego County Special Olympics Regional Track and Field Meet (which PLNU has hosted 22 years), and in the summer. He will run the 10,000 meter race and the 4x4 relay with his teammate Carl Pobursky. “It means so much because it’s one of the tracks that I have been growing up [on],” Weber said. “One of my first track and field competitions for Special Olympics was right here in 1999... [I’m] looking forward to showing everybody in attendance - the volunteers, family members - the great love that Special Olympics is about.” The City of San Diego was named a host town for the Special Olympic World Summer Games at an on-campus news conference atop the Athletic Training Center. “San Diego is proud to be a host town for these games,” said Conrad Ware, a representative on behalf of

San Diego City Council and Councilwoman Lorie Zapf who declared July 21 through 24 San Diego Host Town Day, at the event. PLNU will host a delegation of 100 athletes from the games for three days before the opening ceremony in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. While PLNU’s delegation has not been chosen, the Special Olympics World Games will place its 7,000 athletes from 177 other countries at 100 locations across Southern California July 21 through July 24. PLNU education professor Jim Johnson and Michael Perry, founder and former CEO of San Diego Trust Bank, will work with students on the leadership team to prepare accommodations for the athletes. Jeff Carr, chief operating officer for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, announced PLNU as the host town and has a personal connection to the Church of the Nazarene. He worked over 20 years with the Bresee Foundation and urban ministries for inner city youth, some of whom later attended PLNU. A couple years ago, Carr was introduced to Johnson. So, when the opportunity came up to house athletes in Southern California, Carr called Johnson. “I said Point Loma would be a fantastic venue for that and it would be

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN

Eric Weber, a 2009 PLNU alumnus, participated in the Special Olympics host town announcement and flag presentation with Conrad Ware, Jeff Carr, Jim Johnson and George Latter Jan. 14.

great if the university would get behind it,” Carr said. “To me, it’s really in line with the mission and values that I think the university stands for about acceptance and inclusion, about standing with those who are living on the margins in our world.” Johnson teaches the Foundations of Special Education course at PLNU, but also helped to write PLNU’s Special Education credential program in 1991 and develop California’s current education laws from 1975-1980. Johnson said the best part of this work that he’s continued for over 40

years is seeing the difference made in the lives of the volunteers and the people with disabilities. “To see people at Point Loma not just on the point, but across San Diego, across California, maybe even across the United States, as a leading university that really can make a difference in the lives of people by what our students do and the one-on-one, that’s the secret,” Johnson said. Carr, Johnson, Ware and Weber joined George Latter, vice president for finance and administrative services for PLNU, for the announcement.

“This landmark annual event is anticipated and celebrated by the university campus and the entire San Diego community at large,” Latter said. “It demonstrates the positive influence of the values and service mission at PLNU in the lives of all who participate and attend.” PLNU freshman volleyball player Stephanie Aviles helped present the host flag at the end of the event. Dawn O’Leary, the Special Olympics director of host towns, said hosting athletes raises awareness about Special Olympics and gets communities involved in special education. “The athletes that participate in our program are five more times as likely to hold jobs and live independently and you want people to be able to integrate into society and their community,” O’Leary said. The games start July 25 and continue through Aug. 2. There will be 32 Olympic-type sports at this summer’s games, but the Special Olympics hosts more than 81,000 games and competitions a year. ESPN will bring coverage and 500,000 viewers into the games this summer. “As we all know, the purpose of our ministry is not to give comfort, it is to give courage,” Weber said to finish the conference. “[L]et us win when we cannot lose, but if we cannot win, let us be brave in the attempt. Now let’s charge forward!”

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Student political clubs respond to State of the Union REPUBLICAN

BY ROBERT CONTRERAS REPUBLICAN CLUB PRESIDENT

On Tuesday night, Obama gave his State of the Union speech. As we’ve come to expect from the President, his words were beautifully crafted... but lacked any real substance. Mainly, I found a lot of his speech ironic. His points about the economy were ironic because everyone knows the government doesn’t create jobs; innovation creates jobs. As far as my party is concerned, he has only made job creation in small business harder than ever by proposing a higher minimum wage and forcing health insurance on the entire country. Then he bragged about gas prices, as if he personally lowered the prices. Prices dropped because OPEC [Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries] set their rates and the world had to adjust. Luckily America, especially our friends up north, can produce $70-80 oil barrels and our economy wasn’t thrown into a fluster like Russia, who can’t produce barrels that cheap. I’ll get to the pipeline later.

The most ironic statement of all was the one about “A Better Politics.” I agree that we should work together to find common ground solutions for today’s issues. But it’s ironic coming from a president with six years of gridlocked Congress, who has failed to listen to Republicans on issues such as the national budget and immigration for his entire tenure.

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I agree that we should work together to find common ground solutions for today’s issues. But it’s ironic coming from a president with six years of gridlocked Congress...”

Then when immigration became a hot topic, he issued an executive order, thus circumventing Congress, and exacerbating the problem already in place. No one wants a stagnant government and no one wants a weak economy; we can all agree on that. But as far as my party is concerned, the president and his party aren’t making this any better. How about this: Clear the Keystone Pipeline, which has been approved in every state through which it will run and only needs federal approval, then we’ll have a discussion about minimum wages in this country. That’s politics, Mr. President.

DEMOCRAT

BY KAI PEDERSEN INTERIM DEMOCRAT CLUB PRESIDENT

When President Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union Address to Congress last Tuesday he was speaking to more political opponents than he ever had before. The Republican Party had both won control of the US Senate and added to heir majority in the House in the midterm elections two months ago, an election that had the lowest voter turnout in 72 years. The Republicans in the audience Obama addressed were hoping that the president would be defeated and conciliatory in his speech. They were sorely disappointed. President Obama’s State of the Union was the hitherto culmination of the best two months he has had since winning reelection in 2012. Notable accomplishments such as his aggressive executive actions to shield family members from deportation (with more vigorous deportations of dangerous and criminal undocumented immigrants), his unprecedented climate deal with China, the best year

of economic growth America has seen since 1999 and topped off with his rather popular speech last week has driven his approval rating to the highest they’ve been in 18 months. President Obama used his opportunity to speak in a way perhaps few were expecting. Obama wasn’t speaking defensively to his numerous political foes in the room; neither was he even attempting to woo the American public through the television screens.

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President Obama was speaking to an America 10 to 15 years in the future. He knew that any real attempt to persuade Congressional Republicans to accomplish anything would fall on deaf ears.”

President Obama was speaking to an America 10 to 15 years in the future. He knew that any real attempt to persuade Congressional Republicans to accomplish anything of real progress would fall on deaf ears. They politically despise him, as was made evident by their incredibly disrespectful and unceremonious applause when Obama said he “had no more campaigns to run.” To which

he wittingly responded by reminding them that he had won the two he was allowed. His political opposition has always and will continue to obstruct him, even on measures that enjoy massive public support. Issues such as raising the minimum wage, fostering affordable childcare, expanding paid sick leave and ensuring equal pay for equal work for women in the workplace are all (interestingly enough) enjoying near 73 percent approval, and Obama championed them fiercely in his State of the Union. All of these ideas, while enjoying huge support in the public, are unlikely to be adopted by the Congress that same public voted into office. Why? Only those lawmakers can answer, but none of this is news to President Obama. As Obama spoke last week, I heard a president determined to use his last two years in office, not to wallow in stagnant, “lame-duckness,” but to aggressively and pragmatically drive to shape the political debate in his country. His strategy seems to be reaching Americans rather successfully. In the last 30 days alone President Obama’s approval rating has risen nearly five percent.

PLNU Speech and Debate Team ranks third in the nation BY AUTUMN SHULTZ STAFF WRITER

The PLNU Speech and Debate Team has been giving schools nationwide a run for their money. Now recognized as third in the nation by the National Parliamentary Debate Association, PLNU stands as the number one program over a 20-year margin. This places them above schools like UCLA, SDSU, Pepperdine and Wheaton. Team President Frank Daniel said he looks forward to the rest of the tournaments this year and thinks the team will continue to excel. “Four years ago, I walked onto a historically strong team with a fresh start,” said Daniel in a text message to The

Point. “We were not in the top 10. It has been an incredible journey to watch this team grow and stand third in the country with the possibility of first. I’m most excited that the Loma team is young and has a lot of fire to bring into this incredible activity.” Last semester, the team took first, second and third at three different tournaments. At the Griffith Invitational in late November, for example, nearly all of the novice and junior teams advanced into elimination rounds. In the junior division at that tournament, the team of freshmen Jack Gillette and Makayla Vandeveer, took silver while Karina Guerrero and Genevieve Aguilar, also freshmen, received bronze. Though novice debaters were much

more prevalent than their senior and junior counterparts, according to Forensics Director Skip Rutledge, the upperclassmen were nevertheless successful. Many of the teams received bronze and silver medals, while one team, namely junior Alan Jacques and sophomore Thomas Routson, received the gold. “It was really humbling,” said Routson about earning the medal. “I felt like I was the Pokémon that I had to use the Master Ball on, instead of the other way around. I felt honored to be at the tournament.” Debate tournaments split students into three different categories based upon their experience as debaters: novice, junior and open, or senior. In addition to the debate rounds, the entire team par-

ticipated in a variety of events, including programmed oral interpretation, afterdinner speaking and impromptu, each of which involves a seven to 10 minute speech. Last semester marked a hectic start to the season, with the team attending six tournaments within a period of three weeks. The season is not over yet, however, and members on the team have already begun preparing for tournaments through biweekly practices. The first of the semester was the Great Salt Lake Swing, which took place in Utah from Jan. 9 to Jan.11. Only two PLNU teams attended, and each advanced to elimination rounds. Their next tournament, named Sunset Cliffs Classic Invitational, will take

place on PLNU’s campus from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9. The number of schools and teams attending is not yet known. In an email to the faculty, staff and student body, Rutledge expressed gratitude for their aid and understanding. “Thanks for this community’s continued support in allowing us to participate in this exciting venue, and trying to represent PLNU well in the national academy,” wrote Rutledge. “And thanks for putting up with the hassles that sometime accompany hosting our tournaments, camps and other events. Thanks too for your prayer support for both the upcoming tournaments we host, and those in which we will be competing.” Disclosure: Autumn Shultz is a member of the debate team.

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features 9 Resolutions you probably won’t keep this year

THINK ON THAT

“Dr. King always said there’s more harm done when you’re silent.” - Allison Kendrix, assistant resident director of Nease and MOSAIC liaison at PLNU

NSLA brings Nazarene ASB presidents to PLNU

BY SAMANTHA WATKINS STAFF WRITER

“A new year and a new you.” This phrase is all too common when a new year starts. But a new year does mean people will continue to make resolutions. Whether you’ve jumped on that bandwagon or not, here are some of the top worst resolutions to make for this year - resolutions many make but never keep. 1. Joining a gym Our track is currently under construction and our gym consists of equipment that you can count on your fingers, so where are you supposed to work out? In theory, a gym membership is great, but then you actually have to follow through and go to the gym. Not so great. 2. Going on a diet Whether this is the juice craze or the salads for breakfast, lunch and dinner, I’m wishing you the best of luck. The first week may not be so bad, but once someone tempts you with a late night burrito run or the Caf brings out churros, that diet goes out the window. 3. Stop procrastinating The first few weeks of school are done and you’ve actually stuck to the goal. Congratulations. Then, all of your professors seem to attack you at once with papers, and presentations, not to mention that LSAT or MCAT. Hello coffee and all-nighters. 4. Sticking to a regular sleep schedule This resolution goes hand-in-hand with everything else. But when you pull that all-nighter, naps are required the next day. And when the weekend comes, who doesn’t want to sleep in till noon. There’s the rest of our lives for a regular sleep schedule. 5. Saving money Make a plan and budget accordingly. It’s plain and simple until you want to go to the movies, concerts or buy new shoes. Birkenstocks anyone? Then there’s food. You can’t turn down In-N-Out; it’s only like $5 and the NFL season just screams for a trip to Wingsn-Things. 6. Eliminating stress College just screams stress. Yoga is great and so are massages and possibly pedicures if you’re into that kind of thing. That only helps momentarily. The real way to keep the resolution: well that one’s yet to be solved. 7. Traveling Weekends call for traveling, but traveling requires money and time, two things we don’t have enough of. But a trip to the beach counts as traveling, right? 8. Deciding what to do after graduation That resolution explains itself. Enough said. 9. Hanging out with friends This is about the only resolution accomplishable. You live with friends, eat with friends, study with friends, watch Friends on Netflix with friends. Yep, you can keep this resolution. Good job!

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCKENSEY WISE

This week, the nine student body presidents of the Nazarene schools from across the U.S. and Canada met with the vice presidents for student development and the directors of community life from each of the nine schools. While they were here, they shared best practices, discussed issues in higher education in the Nazarene church, voted on changes for the Nazarene Student Leadership Conference and explored San Diego. mcKensey Wise said the one word she would use to describe PLNU is “Purposeful. Everything that happens on this campus stems from the Christ-centered nature of the people who work and study here. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes to make this the best place that it can be--and it is all thought through and prayed through thoroughly!” she said via text.

CHELSEA RISINGER

CONNOR BACK

CRYSTAL ERB

ETHAN BRIGGS

Olivet Nazarene University

Northwest Nazarene University

Eastern Nazarene College

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Location: Bourbonnais, Illinois

Location: Nampa, Idaho

Location: Quincy, Massachusetts

Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio

Major: Nursing

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Major: Special Education

Major: Social Work

Year: Junior

Year: Senior

Word she would use to describe her school: Friendly

Word he would use to describe his school: Make fun

Word she would use to describe her school: Diversity

Word he would use to describe his school: Changing

“I don’t want to sound shallow, but I’m going to say ‘friendly.’ ...[The Huff Post] rated us the [14th] friendliest campus in the nation. It’s a product of our community on campus...You can’t walk on campus after break and not get a hug or five. It’s great. It’s wonderful to grow in and have that spiritual connection with everyone.”

“I would say we make fun because there’s not a whole lot to do in Nampa, Idaho. We’re always finding things to do like making really big bonfires. Anyhow, that’s the best way I can describe NNU; we make our own fun.”

“We’re one of the most diverse Christian colleges and in all areas, not just race, but...the community is super intentional about the diverse community that we do have, and just kind of building off of that in athletics, in music and theater, in every department everywhere, just really coming together as a school. We’re super diverse and it’s kind of cool.”

“It’s our motto, actually, life-changing so it’s kind of cliché. But with budget cuts and issues with student government members and student body issues and things like that, so I would say changing.”

JORDAN LEIBOLD

JAMES SYLVESTER

MEGAN TREES

SAMANTHA MOORE

Southern Nazarene University

Ambrose University

Trevecca Nazarene University

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Location: Bethany, Oklahoma

Location: Alberta, Canada

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Location: Olathe, Kansas

Major: Urban Ministry

Major: Biology, Music

Major: Special Education

Major: Business, Psychology

Year: Senior

Word she would use to describe her school: Evolving

Word he would use to describe his school: Open

Word she would use to describe her school: Community

“We have students who are wrestling with new questions and being transformed and are figuring out new ways to do things.”

“Being a university that does come from two different faith backgrounds, Nazarene and Alliance, we have a very ecumenical campus, but then we’re also open. We have people of different faith backgrounds also in attendance. It’s just a good place where you can feel accepted and can be a part of a community.”

“We have a really tight knit community. Everybody knows everybody and supports everybody.”

“Especially lately, our school has been a lot about community. We recently had a death in our student body so it’s been sad, but I said community because...whatever you do,..we’ve all really come together during this rough time.”

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PLNU professor wins award for anti-human trafficking efforts BY SAMANTHA WATKINS STAFF WRITER

Jamie Gates, director of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation at PLNU, received the Angels in Trafficking award Jan. 8 from the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (BSCC) for aiding human trafficking survivors in San Diego. The BSCC board chose Gates because of his efforts to raise awareness on human trafficking, and creating the Beauty for Ashes Scholarship Fund. “We chose a university that really showed commitment to human trafficking and to making a difference. I

recommended Gates name to the collision board and we agreed that he deserved the award. He is a leader,” said Marisa Ugarte, executive director and founder of BSCC. Gates is a professor of sociology at PLNU and one of the masterminds behind Beauty for Ashes, a scholarship that provides a year’s worth of tuition at PLNU to a human trafficking victim. Ugarte and Board Chair J.W. August, a former channel 10 investigative reporter, presented Gates with the Angels in Trafficking award. The award was given to Gates at the annual BSCC breakfast.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BEAUTY FOR ASHES

As part of January’s National Human Trafficking month, Gates (second from left) joined the Churches against Human Trafficking and Junior League for a rally and prayer vigil at Balboa Park.

“I’m glad for the award because it shines light and brings attention to

what’s needed,” Gates said. “What’s really important is the work we’re doing.” Gates believes the scholarship is the first step for PLNU to help with human trafficking. Currently, the funds are closing in on $80,000, exceeding their original goal of $40,000. “I’ve had at least seven organizations from other states like New York City, Sacramento or Denver contact me,” said Gates. They wanted to see if human trafficking survivors in their organizations could qualify for the scholarship explained Gates. Senior Mollie Ah Sing, an inter-

natonal studies major, is the lead CJR Beauty for Ashes intern and the BSCC outreach coordinator. She said this award is a huge encouragement to him as leader of their efforts. “Jamie puts in lots of hours but even more heart and faith into this work and fuly deserves the recognition,” said Ah Sing via text to The Point. Currently, the team is working with local organizations like Generate Hope, Hope House and the Salvation Army for scholarship recipients but would love to partner with more in the future.

“I love that life and the culture is so different here even though I’m in a place that speaks the same language as me, just with a different accent. There is so much to explore in the huge city of London. [There are a] vast amount of countries a train ride away and the small towns all around!”

- Steph Gagnon

STUDY ABROAD PHOTO OF THE WEEK PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPH GAGNON Junior Steph Gagnon is an applied health science major studying abroad in London, England.

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PLAN YOUR WEEK

Point TV produces its Top 10 most anticipated movies of 2015 first Spanish show, ‘La Vida Loma’

Bill, to the most recent Django Unchained – all being highly acclaimed by critics. After the script for “The Hateful Eight” was leaked, the director shelved the project only to revive it a couple of months later after a successful script read. In his eighth film, he’ll tell the story of a group of bounty hunters in post-Civil War era cooped up together while waiting out a nasty storm, all the while tensions starting to rise. Sounds like a classic Tarantino thrill ride.

BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

BY GABRIELA GARCIA STAFF WRITER

2015 is a new year for Point TV’s Channel 23. This year the first Spanish speaking show will premiere, the first of its kind in 10 years. “This show is making history and hopefully it will attract more Latino students,” said Alan Hueth, adviser and instructor for Point TV. Producer of the show, Angel Zamora, a senior media communications major, got the idea after attending the Broadcast Education Association Convention (BEA) in Las Vegas, Nevada last year. Zamora pitched his idea for a Spanish lifestyle show to Hueth and studio manager, Caleb Daniels, a junior media communications major. “We’re really excited to be providing programming for the community of native Spanish speakers here at Loma,” said Daniels. “La Vida Loma” is a lifestyle show with a guest segment and two hosts. Food, weather, sporting events and entertainment are several topics that will be covered by the two hosts of the show Jackeline Gutierez Espinoza, a junior media communications major, and Gabriela Garcia, a junior broadcast journalism major. Both hosts will put to practice their Spanish-speaking skills by sharing the news entirely in Spanish. Spanish morning shows like “Despierta America,” which airs on Univision, provided ideas for “La Vida Loma.” Zamora has high expectations for

the show, even after overcoming several challenges initially. “I needed to decide what to bring in to these two shows, content wise and who our guest will be,” said Zamora. Only two episodes will premiere this semester but they have not been scheduled yet. When deciding on a name for the show, Zamora came up with “Esta Noche” and “Despierta Loma” until finally deciding on “La Vida Loma.” The English translation is “The Loma Life.”

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This show is making history and hopefully it will attract more Latino students. -Alan Hueth “La Vida Loma” will air this semester on Channel 23 on all on campus televisions and Point TV’s Vimeo page. Point TV keeps a list of every show produced each semester. Shows that are successful remain on the list so another student can produce them in the future. Zamora graduates this spring, so he hopes that “Vida La Loma” will be on that list for students in the years to come. Disclosure: Gabriela Garcia will cohost “La Vida Loma.”

There are quite a few movies slated for release in 2015 that have all types of movie-goers excited. Here are some movies we can’t wait to see.

10. Pixels

Release date: July 24 Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James and Josh Gad Hype: This one we don’t know a lot about yet. It’s based on a super cool short of the same name written and directed by Patrick Jean. The premise entails alien-controlled, classic arcade game characters attacking New York City, resulting in the military recruiting video game experts to fight them. Also, the poster art looks pretty awesome. Sony will definitely be hoping to make back some money with this one after “The Interview” crisis where they lost an estimated $28 million ($44 million production budget, plus $30 million on marketing minus the estimated $46 million it made on online and limited theatrical release).

9. The Revenant

Release date: Dec. 25 limited and Jan. 6 wide release Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hardy and Paul Anderson Hype: “Birdman” was one of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2014, winning and being nominated for multiple awards. In 2015, the director, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and legendary cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, are teaming back up in time for a 2015 Oscar qualification, this time with legendary Oscar-deprived actor Leonardo Dicaprio. We can’t wait to see this story of Dicaprio as Hugh Glass, an 1820s frontiersman who seeks revenge from the men who left him for dead after a bear mauling. Sounds intense.

8. Tomorrowland

PHOTO BY GABRIELA GARCIA

Senior Angel Zamora, a media communication major, is the producer of a new Point TV television show, “La Vida Loma.”

3. Avengers: Age of Ultron

3,” “The Incredibles 2,” “Finding Dory” and “Toy Story 4”), but by no means are they out of original ideas. The studio has two original movies coming out this year, one being “Inside Out” and the other being “The Good Dinosaur” later in the year. In “Inside Out,” each emotion of a young girl named Riley is represented by a character. Joy, Anger, Disgust, Sadness and Fear all struggle over control when Riley’s life complicates. A refreshingly original idea like this from a studio that puts out classic animations is sure to be a solid flick.

6. Jurassic World

Release date: June 12 Director: Collin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jake Johnson Hype: It’s been more than a decade since the last “Jurassic Park” installment and after being in the talks for sometime, the franchise is finally relaunching this summer with the one of the biggest stars of 2014, Chris Pratt, as a lead character. In the trailer we glimpse some impressive new visuals, new techniques for dinosaur viewing, as in rolling orbs, and Pratt riding alongside small dinosaurs on a motorcycle. Sounds like it has serious potential to be as great as the first installment.

5. Ant-Man

Release date: May 22 Director: Brad Bird Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Keegan-Michael Key and Judy Greer Hype: This mysterious sci-fi is based on Disneyland’s futuristicthemed Tomorrowland section in the park. It will tell the story of a troubled young girl who stumbles upon a mysterious pin that transports her to a mystifying and technologically-advanced land where she meets a highstrung inventor. Together, they accidentally get into a predicament that involves evading killer robots. The inventive story details along with the enticing aesthetics of the trailer make this an intriguing one for sure.

Release date: July 17 Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly Hype: Though this project was first announced by original director Edgar Wright in 2006, it was stuck for a while due to creative differences between Wright and the executives. Finally, we have a July 2015 release date with Peyton Reed directing. Paul Rudd’s superhero casting choice, flashbacks to the founding members of The Avengers and the redemption story of a criminal suiting up as Ant-man – the size-shrinking ant-controller – are all factors that contribute to this movie easily making the list.

7. Inside Out

4. The Hateful Eight

Release date: June 19 Director: Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen Starring: Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader Hype: Pixar is putting out quite a few sequels in the coming years (“Cars

Release date: Nov. 13 Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum and Tim Roth Hype: Legendary director Quentin Tarantino has put out classics left and right from Pulp Fiction, to Kill

Release date: May 1 Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson and James Spader Hype: The first “Avengers” was the third highest-grossing movie of all time, proving that an interconnected superhero team-up on the big-screen was a successful formula that other studios have been trying to reproduce. Now, we’re getting a bigger and badder sequel with the returning writer/ director, more fan-favorite characters from the comics, an awesome-looking fight between the Hulk and Iron Man and the titular, evil artificial intelligence, Ultron, who poses as one of The Avenger’s greatest threats.

2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Release date: Nov. 20 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Julianne Moore Hype: The highly-anticipated finale to the Hunger Games phenomenon is arriving in theaters towards the end of this year. Mockingjay – Part 1 served the main purpose of developing story and characters and building up for the finale. People who read the book can attest: all of the juicy parts of Mockingjay are in the second half, so Part 2 has a lot of invested fans of the story who are ready for the districts’ final stand with the Capitol.

1. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens

Release date: Dec. 18 Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis and Oscar Issac Hype: It was late 2012 when Disney acquired LucasFilm and announced the saga would continue with a part VII, VIII and IV, on top of a pair of spinoffs. A momentum of hype has been building ever since the release of the first teaser trailer a month ago. We were treated with glimpses of the Millennium Falcon, a new lightsaber design and a spine-tingling voice announcing an awakening, all delivering the same authentic Star Wars feel that fans know and love. As a result of this release, fans have gone crazy leading to them rating “The Force Awakens” as the most anticipated movie of 2015 on Screenrant.com. The level of success and cultural influence this franchise has achieved is unparalleled, so the hype for this awakening is at maximum potential.

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6 | SPORTS

sports

SEA LION SCORES UPCOMING EVENTS

1/17: M. Basketball, Loss 55-57 vs. Cal Baptist 1/17: W. Basketball, Win 75-67 vs. Cal Baptist 1/21: M. Basketball, Loss 64-74 vs. Azusa Pacific 1/24: W. Basketball, Loss 70-80, Cal Baptist 1/29: M. & W. Basketball vs. Holy Names 1/31: M. & W. Basketball vs. Notre Dame De Namur

Men’s basketball team rallies crowd for Fox TV BY ARIEL ORIARTE AND CORI DEASON STAFF WRITER

Spolights shone on the starting five as a sea of PLNU students in their “sixth man” t-shirts cheered on our Sea Lions. Hayden Lescault, Marek Klassen, Judd Welfringer, Junior Morgan, and Sam Okhotin entered the court before the tip-off during last Saturday’s Men’s basketball game against Cal Baptist University. The excitement and anticipation of this great game was heightened by the presence of Fox Sports on Point Loma turf. With Fox Sports covering the game, players were performing in front of a live audience, and for viewers at home. Coach Jordan Courneya said that although the cameras were there, the Sea Lions would have shown up to play regardless. “You know when you play a team like Cal Baptist who’s 11th in the country, you’re going to get up to that

game anyways.” The momentum coming out of the first half was strong, and Junior Sam Okhotin decided to take matters into his own hands with 18:33 to go when he sunk a three pointer. A minute later, teammate Hayden Lescault stole the ball, and Okhotin finished with a put-back. In about three minutes, he had added eight points. “We usually have a lead coming out of half time, and as a team we wanted to come out with lots of energy. I wanted to come out and help my team the best I could,” said Okhotin. Okhotin was not the only one who put numbers on the board. Senior Marek Klassen hit three pointers all game. “It was a tough loss. We lost to them by two the first time that we played them. I went into both games expecting to win, so it was hard losing in the last seconds due to critical errors,” Okhotin said.

PHOTO BY KENDALL BOSHART Junior Morgan goes in for a layup against Cal Baptist. The men’s basketball team lost 69-65 in the final three minutes of last Saturday’s game.

The team fell behind in the final three minutes. The score remained tight for most of the game, and though the Lancers were the first to get on the

board, the Sea Lions responded to put themselves ahead for a lead that would last a large portion of the game. At halftime, they led the Lancers 39-36,

and the remainder of the game proved to be a nail biter. After some defensive errors, the team ended the game with a final score of 69-65. Although the Sea Lions took a tough hit, both Okhotin and Klassen commented on how appreciative they were on the amount of support that was in attendance at the game. “It’s always great when we have a big crowd come out and support us, and the atmosphere really felt like the homecoming game.” The support from the audience really helped the players keep their heads in the game, and despite losing this one, will definitely lift them over future opponents. The men’s basketball team plans on getting back into the win column against Holy Names in Oakland on Jan. 29. You can keep up with live stats at plnusealions.com or by following @ PLNUSeaLions on twitter.

Sea Lion Shootout increases scholarship to $5,000 BY JAKE HENRY STAFF WRITER

The Sea Lion Shootout scholarship reached its peak of $5,000 last Saturday. The scholarship started at $1,000 Nov. 19 and has now gone up to $5,000. With every loss, the amount increases $250. Fifteen people have tried to win the shootout, and now Samuel Doctorian, a freshman applied health science major, is the sixteenth contestant to get a chance to win the scholarship, but first to get a chance at the shoot-

out’s highest amount, $5,000. “It is completely random and open to any PLNU student,” said Andrew Borland, director of school spirit. When Doctorian was called, he was shocked. “I didn’t think they would call my name,” said Doctorian. “I was like no way.” In previous games, participants had to make a layup, free throw, three pointer and half-court shot in 25 seconds. Now, students are given 30 seconds to increase their chances of winning. Even with a little extra time, Doc-

torian didn’t make the three-point shot. If he could do it again, he recommends for people to “start with the three pointer to get it out of the way.” Doctorian isn’t the only person thrilled about the shootout. Attendance at games have increased from the 2014 spring semester. Borland believes that the shootout is responsible, in part, of the increased attendance. “Whether it is the contestants that are actually shooting, or people just watching their friends do it, there has been excitement about it,” said Borland.

Whether the Sea Lion Shootout has a direct correlation to more people coming to games, it is evident that the attendance has increased since the shootout was introduced. “We have been able to increase our attendance at athletic contests by 30 percent as we continue to find ways to embrace our campus and local community,” said Ethan Hamilton, PLNU’s athletic director, via forwarded email from Barnts. Jake Gilbertson, director of community life, said the Sea Lion Shootout is one of the stepping stones for a better foundation for school spirit.

“That is the goal, ultimately, that we look back in five years and say ‘Wow, school spirit is big on our campus,’” said Gilbertson. For next year, ASB hopes to make the Sea Lion Shootout a little more rewarding. “Rather than just have a big prize if you make all four shots, we want to offer a prize at every stage,” said Danny Barnts, assistant athletic director for communications. The chance to win the $5,000 is still up for grabs at the next men and women’s home game Jan. 29.

SILENT SOUND DANCE: Students dance to their own beat

PHOTOS BY KATIE CALLAHAN PLNU had its first ever Silent Disco Friday night after the basketball game in the Caf. Students checked out headphones with their ID card and could switch between two channels: DJ Lucas Ustick and 70s music. Over 100 students danced the night away from after the basketball game to 10:30 p.m. Headphones Events, Inc. provided the headphones.

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Men and women’s basketball midseason report BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

MEN’S BASKETBALL The men’s basketball team find themselves in the middle of the conference, as they look to the second half of the season. With a 13-5 record and 6-5 in conference play, the Sea Lions look to keep their PacWest playoff hopes alive with 10 games remaining in the season. They are currently one game ahead of Hawaii Hilo University for the last playoff spot. Fourth year head coach Bill Carr said the team needs to improve as the season eclipses the halfway point. “We talk about it everyday—you

have to keep getting better. You have to come to practice with a little chip on your shoulder and some hunger to get better that day,” said Carr. “Then we can have a great season by the time it’s over. It’s a long season, it’s a journey, but certainly a fun one.” Carr said the Hawaii trip - during which the Sea Lions added three wins to their winning streak - was an opportune time for team growth and having fun. “It was the first time we were away together as a group for an extended period of time,” said Carr. “So it was great for bonding, it was great for

team morale and getting closer, and it led to three huge wins for us in conference.” Senior Junior Morgan, co-leader in points and second-highest rebounder on the team next to Judd Welfringer, said the team enjoyed some leisure time on the trip. “It was a great time to spend with the team—we were around each other pretty much 24/7,” said Morgan. “We walked around Waikiki [Honolulu], we went to the beach, did all of these little team activities like karaoke night at Shorebirds Restaurant, which is always fun.”

Aside from the trip, the Sea Lions have used a well-balanced offensive attack against their opponents this season. The team has four players averaging at least 11.1 points per game, while averaging 70.6 points per game as a combined whole — their third-highest average in the last seven seasons. They allowed only 64 points per game so far this season—good for second best in the conference. Their unselfish play as evidenced by their 14.8 assists per game average, has created scoring opportunities for leading three-point shooter Sam Okhotin as well.

“I play with such great players around me. Marek [Klassen], Hayden [Lescault], Junior [Morgan] were all conference players last season,” said Okhotin. “So the opposing defense really focuses in on them, which makes my job so much easier because my defender leaves to help on them. They’re such great passers, where they just hit me in rhythm. So really the credit goes to them.” The team looks to continue their success in conference play. They will take on Holy Names 3-16 in Oakland this Thursday.

just [want] to play better and talk on defense.” Senior and 2013-14 All-American Jessica Escorza, who is leading the team in points, rebounds and assists this season, said the relationships between the players has improved greatly since their season opener. “Our team chemistry is 10 times better than what it was from our first game,” Escorza said. “I really think that had a lot to do with hanging out in Hawaii and being here over break together. We’ve come to be great

friends and I think that carries on to the courts.” While the Sea Lions have outscored their opponents by an astounding average of 16 points per game during the five-game winning streak and going 6-2 during the month of January, Westphal said the team has to improve on the boards. “We haven’t reached our goals yet as far as rebounding,” said Westphal. “That has been a perennial problem with this program. We’ve had a few games where we have outrebounded

the other team, but that has to remain a focus for us. We also need to limit our turnovers and fouls. When we rebound and win the turnover battle, we’re a very good team.” The Sea Lions take on Holy Names (2-15) this Thursday in Oakland.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL After getting off to a rough start, the women’s basketball team has regained their momentum by claiming the last seven of nine games to improve their record to 9-9 with a 7-4 record in conference play. Head Coach Bill Westphal said the underclassmen helped the team with this recent surge. “We’ve been playing a few more players, the young players are starting to contribute more,” said Westphal. “We’re understanding better what we’re trying to do on offense and on

defense we’ve been able to play really hard the last few games.” Sophomore Madison West has been an incremental part of the Sea Lion’s recent success; averaging a second best 13 points per game. This is a vast improvement from her first year at PLNU during which she scored 3.4 points last season. “I am really trying to emphasize my defense and rebounding. Our team has been struggling on the boards so I want to use my height to help out the team,” said West. “And individually [I]

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8 | OPINION

opinion

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Who is Charlie? BY ALAIN LESCART CONTRIBUTOR

It is Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 7 a.m. I wake up and reach for my computer to check my Facebook page. My friend Stephanie Boulard, university professor, at Georgia Tech is in Paris on sabbatical this semester. I find a cryptic message about a terrorist attack against the Parisian Cartoonist weekly magazine “Charlie Hebdo.” Her message says: “Paris has a sad sky today. Undoubtedly terrorists don’t have humor.” Two French Muslim extremist brothers have attacked the magazine’s headquarters and killed 12 journalists. I am in shock! This sounds so similar to the Boston Marathon’s terror attack two years ago. The next day, while the police are encircling the two criminals, another Muslim takes over a Jewish supermarket and kills four French Jews. My friend Patrick, north of France, sends me a MSN: “Alain. I do not recognize my country anymore …” In the following days, the French will mobilize in one of the vastest street marches since the 1960s, and many countries’ presidents and personalities will come to join the silent protest march with 1.5 million Parisians (but not Obama…). The slogan “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) becomes promptly viral. I post Je suis Charlie on my Facebook headline while listening to [PLNU Journalism Professor] Dean Nelson’s interview about the attacks on San Diego KPBS radio. The terrorist attack raises the fundamental issue of the five million French Muslims in France, who represent eight percent of the total population, and who don’t always integrate well into French culture, thus looking for extreme religious meaning to help them face an uncertain life of unemployment and marginalization. Back on my Facebook, I discover a cartoon made by my friend who I’ve known since he was a teenager, Marc. Marc is a cartoonist and lives in Versailles (he goes by MÖC). He has been producing at least one cartoon per day since the event and feels deeply touched by what happened. His first cartoon summarized well the general feeling in France. It represents the prophet Mahomet with a dotted line and the comment: “Dear Cartoonists, finally an efficient solution to escape from terrorist retaliations!”

As I am surfing the net to find more cartoons about the situation, I find a parody of the famous surrealist painting by René Magritte “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” where the drawing of a pipe is replaced by a Kalashnikov gun with the following comment: “Ceci n’est pas une religion” (This is not a religion).

denounce the abuses of their followers pretending to act in their names. The culture of cartoons is therefore wellembedded in the French culture as a way to denounce all excesses, and no one is exempt from their incisive depiction. I realize how much the “politically correct” etiquette we are so accustomed

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of an extra-national repressive force (like the Koranic law in the public life with total disregard for the laws and traditions of the land, threatening the structure of a long national culture and tradition of freedom of expression seen as a necessary balance of power). These cartoonists are seen as the Guardians of “Good Sense”

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I am concerned and write on Facebook: “How do we preserve the difficult equilibrium of democracy, freedom of expression and respect of the other opinions and beliefs in the face of extremism…?” It is also a trauma for all the French, even for the ones that never liked the magazine, because satire has been a part of French culture since the Middle Ages. With the invention of lithography (at the dawn of the 19th century), the ability to add cartoons at a low cost to the printed text allowed the rise of a new breed of cartoonists-reporters who can quickly portray everyday reality in its more obtrusive way, sur le vif. I published a chapter of a book at the Philadelphia Philosophical Society on how the arrival of a giraffe in France (1827) and its perverse transfer into daring cartoons allowed the French to deflect King Charles X’s press censorship. But the most famous one was a cartoon against the last king of France portrayed as a fat peach (by Honoré Daumier). Political figures have been largely mangled through cartoons, but quickly too, with the decline of religion and the progressive disappearance of taboos, the cartoonists today do not hesitate to depict the excesses and ill-repute of religion. Irreverent cartoons including Jesus, the Pope, Mahomet or rabbis are commonalities, not so much to mock the founding religious fathers per se, but to

to in the U.S. could be seen by some as a reason to prevent the provocative (and sometimes even pornographic) graphic depiction of religious leaders by French cartoonists. But the fundamental law of freedom of expression [as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights] is seen as unilateral for all, as long as it doesn’t manifest itself by violent physical force. Religion is no excuse for exception or exemption of anyone. Following the third biblical commandment, Muslims do not allow any representation of God or the prophet Mahomet, which has led to the beautiful development of the elegant Arabic art, mainly symbolic and calligraphic. In European Christianity (Western and Eastern), the relation between the deity and its iconic representation has evolved differently (from latrie to dulie). The art of religious representative icons and its codified development of representation of sacred characters like Jesus, God and the Virgin Mary has a long and sustained history. When we reached the 16th century and the big shake of Christianity, Protestants preached a return to the Bible as the ultimate authority (above the laws of men) and some extremists didn’t hesitate to brutally penetrate Catholic churches in order to burn paintings of the Virgin Mary and important masterpieces of religious art. It is for this reason that king of France, Francois I (initially favorable to the Reformed Movement [which included Lutherians, Calvanists and Anabaptists]) changed his mind and decided to persecute the French Protestants leading to the exile of John Calvin to Geneva, Switzerland, for instance. The contrast between Catholic Churches, who introduced magnificent icons in the church by hiring the Renaissance’s most gifted artists (Raphael, Michael Angelo, Leonardo Di Vinci), and the always-suspicious Protestanttradition’s churches with few or no pictorial representations of Christ in their churches, except symbolic elements like an empty cross, is a witness to our own tormented history on the topic. What happened last week in Paris is the clash of these two opposite cultures’ pictorial representation of the divine in relationship to the public life dominated by secularism (la laïcité) and the modern concept of desacralization. What is shocking for the French is the growing

and the Fierce Opponents of Hypocrisy, in the same way as the Late Shows broadcasts in the USA. The effect of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack will be a failure for the extreme Muslims if their mission was to kill this kind of representation in France (the terrorists declared: We killed Charlie Hebdo and avenged the Prophet) and to prevent any more cartoons on Mahomet. There was powerful and unexpected support of Charlie Hebdo by 1.5 million street protesters; moreover, the following edition of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, Jan. 14, sold seven million copies (instead of the usual 60,000), is out of print,and issues have already sold at a higher price on eBay– with a new picture of the prophet saying: “All is forgiven” and carrying the sign “I am Charlie.” These prove that the magazine is not dead and that the attack failed to prevent any future pictorial representation of the prophet. Kill one cartoonist in France and 10 more will rise up to replace him/ her. We have already seen a lot of violent counter-manifestations (mainly in Islam Africa) against Charlie Hebdo’s last recidivist action in retaliation. Some people even say we are on the verge of the third world war around this heated debate. Even the concept of Democracy we enjoy in the Western world and have fought for in revolutionary wars requires the coexistence of political and religious diversity (secularism and religion) by allowing a unilateral and unequivocal freedom of expression as a guardian of a society that is made of a multiplicity of humans and beliefs. “Laughter is specific to men” says Rabelais, the famous 16th century French author in his introduction of “Gargantua,” a book seen as one of the promoters of the carnaval-esque French tradition. If laughter and humor are that specific to our species as a fuse for our own excesses and tensions, it is fundamental to fight to keep it alive and active, but how we proceed to use it requires wisdom and meditation. Jesus was not mild when talking about the Pharisees’ hypocrisy and calling them “snake tongued,” “hypocrite” and “viper breed.” His powerful words are another example of provocation that allows fundamental change of behavior…. Dr. Alain Lescart has a Ph.D in French Literature and Master in Theology.

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