Volume 44, Issue 11

The Point student newspaper of point loma nazarene university

monday, november 7, 2015

Features, page 3

volume 44 | issue 11

A&E, page 5

Sports, page 6

Opinion, page 8

More on Loma Beat!

PLNU art piece featured in Little Italy building

BY JONATHAN SOCH

STAFF WRITER

PLNU’s art department will soon unveil a public art pieced located in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood.

The County of San Diego commissioned the piece by Art Professor David Adey for a new parking structured located downtown.

Adey, who praises the county for its “vibrant” public art program, was contacted by the county’s public art committee roughly a year and half ago to come up with the piece.

“They invited me in to present and they loved the idea so we made the piece,” said Adey about the piece’s concept. It is made up of more than 3,300 ceramic, uniquely shaped tiles with tire impressions that allude to the hundreds of cars using the parking structure every day.

“The idea came to me really, really quickly, and so probably within a couple hours of getting the first call I was thinking about tire treads,” he added.

The committee was made up of the county’s Public Art Consultant Gail Goldmeman, Kathryn Kanjo who is the chief curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, as well as Gordon Carrier of Carrier Johnson, the architecture firm that designed PLNU’s Sator and Latter halls.

“We pretty much collected all these different ceramic tiles that were tire impressions and then they were all glazed in different color and different ways, and then laid out in terms of a giant mosaic,” said senior graphic design major Brook Hugus.

She is one of the students who helped Adey with the piece.

“How it’s set up is there’s a couple trickling in, kind of like traffic, and then a whole bunch,” said senior visual arts major Heather Kastein, who also helped produce the tiles. “Because that’s how parking garages and traffic goes – and then dispersing out, so it’s

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID ADEY Dean of Students Jeff Bolster looks at art professor David Adey’s piece after it’s installation in Little Italy.

like the flow of input and output.”

She explains that one of the special aspects of the piece is its handmade quality.

“He focuses a lot on handmade aspects in this day, that’s why the little tiled paddings are all handmade because it’s a day of a lot of mechanical reproduction and automated things.

So it’s really cool that our hands touched it,” she said.

After being selected for the pro-

jected, Adey began the process of designing the piece and creating 3D renderings before beginning its physical construction in February.

“I think it helps show that Point Loma cares about the community and wants to contribute and respond to the culture,” Hugus said.

“I think that with public art pieces, it’s something that people see. Some people are going to see that every single day and it’s going to be something

that’s in their consciousness and that they’re responding to,” she added.

According to Adey the piece is almost complete but just requires some more grouting in difficult places. The 3D nature of the piece makes it more difficult to fill in gaps. The piece takes up four sections of wall but one of which is blocked by two transformers that are part of a nearby trolley station stop. The city is working to move the two transformers by March.

To Adey the piece conceptualizes the constant flow of traffic in and out of the structure.

“I very intentionally wanted to get this sense of movement,” he said.

“There’s that sense of dispersal,” he adds.“The function of the parking garage, with this daily inhalation and exhalation of cars.”

Homeless ministries: students hit people with pies for charity

BY CAMERON MERTINS

STAFF WRITER

“The first annual Homeless Ministries Pie Smash consisted of seven volunteers who put their faces on the line in the name of warm feet,” said Cam Wilkins, a junior student leader for Homeless Ministry at PLNU. The goal of the event was to raise money by selling $2 pies, to buy socks for the homeless community in down-

town San Diego.

Along with the Pie Smash, the ministry held a sock drive for the last two weeks where students could donate money, socks, or other clothes for the homeless community that they visit every week.

“We have spent two full weeks on the sock drive and have made over $200 by setting up a booth in front of the Caf, as well as putting on a pie smashing event,” said Gabe Richardson, sophomore student leader of

Homeless Ministries.

Homeless Ministries is a campus ministry that occurs every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night. Each night two different Student Leaders take a group of PLNU students to downtown San Diego to hand out food and water, and to build relationships with the homeless.

Each night that the ministry goes out, the leaders and volunteers meet before they go downtown to make sandwiches, coffee, and collect what

they can to take down for that night.

The food comes from donations from students at the beginning of the year. Students are given the opportunity to donate their own meal swipes to be used to provide food for those in need downtown.

“As a leader of Homeless Ministries I have many goals, but perhaps the most important goal of mine is that conversations happen,” Richardson said. “Because in these conversations, relationships form and in rela-

tionships, God shows up big time.”

The groups that go downtown on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday all go to God’s Extended Hand, a small church and homeless shelter, while the group on Thursday goes to a commercial street downtown. These groups return to the same place each week in order to continue to build relationships and impact the same people.

SEE MINISTRIES, PAGE 2

the point | monday, november 7, 2015

2 | NEWS

Business program gives opportunity to travel

BY JUSTINE STACY

STAFF WRITER

PLNU students can now learn the principles of international business, fulfill a major requirement course, and spend two weeks traveling Europe.

For the first time, International Business, BUS480, is now offered in the spring 2016 semester with a two week trip to Ireland and England from May 8th to May 20th as part of the course requirement.

Professor Robert Gailey of the Business Department will be teaching the class as well as leading the trip abroad. If at least 10 students apply and register, he says the course will meet once a week during the semester and then conclude with two weeks abroad after finals, when summer vacation begins. The course itself, BUS480, is a requirement for all business majors,

but the two weeks abroad are just an added bonus for those interested in international studies or just interested in international travel.

During the semester course, Dr. Gailey says students will learn the history of the specific companies they will be visiting in Ireland and England alongside their normal class work..

After finals, students will then go on a trip to Dublin, Ireland, the first country on the agenda.

“It’s international business,” Dr. Gailey said. “You can’t learn it sitting in San Diego!”

Dr. Gailey was asked by Dean Dan Bothe, Dean of the School of Business, to teach and start this program.

Dr. Gailey said the idea was all Dean Bothe’s, and he plans to offer this course with a trip abroad every semester. The plan is to rotate between trips

to Europe and trips to Asia, said Dr. Gailey, permitting that the Ireland and England trip is a success.

While in Europe, Dr. Gailey said students will be visiting many businesses and even the School of Business at Oxford University in order to see how business is done and taught in other countries. Afterwards, a written reflection will be required, but during the two weeks, Dr. Gailey said students are only obligated to obtain visual and experiential learning.

“International business should be studied globally,” Dr. Gailey said.

“Get out of your comfort zone and go see the world.”

The prerequisite for BUS480 is MGT212, Principles of Management, but Dr. Gailey said this should not be a deterrent for applicants. He says business majors can take this course simul-

taneously during the spring semester and non-business majors may have this prerequisite waived.

Lauren Marshall, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, said the course has been finalized at $2,300, with students buying their own plane tickets. The estimated cost of this trip was initially about $4,000 including plane tickets. Since this price was announced, Dr. Gailey says it has been changed in that students will be purchasing their own plane tickets to give opportunities for frequent flyer miles to be utilized, if applicable.

Andra Jacques, the study abroad coordinator of the Office of Global Studies, said that students can use leftover loans to fund the trip or can apply for the Class of 1949 Scholarship on the Global Studies page.

The deadline to apply was Dec.

1 for the preliminary application, Jacques said, and Mar. 15 is when all applications must be finished.

“This experience will equip [students] with inter-cultural communications skills,” Jacques says. Students will gain a global perspective on how business is done by viewing and experiencing, firsthand, businesses in Ireland and England, she says.

In reference to the recent attacks on Paris and other countries around the world, Jacques says she hopes students will not “lose sight” of the importance of an international experience.

“What happened [with the attacks on Paris] should drive home even more the importance of cross-cultural interactions and greater understanding of people from different cultures,” she said.

FROM MINISTRIES, PAGE 1

“When I go to Homeless Ministries I pray for those that are in need, I spread the word of God and let them know that he is always there,” said Maecie Ireland, a junior student volunteer at Homeless Ministries. “I go to make a difference, even just to put a smile on someone’s face.”

Those who participate in Homeless Ministries give physical help to those in downtown, food and water, and now socks thanks to the drive and pie smash, but they also give something else, love.

“We give out food, drinks and most importantly we love on people,” said Gabe Richardson.

“Love looks like something, meaning that the way we love is not limited to just one way but in many, and by us going out and sharing our time and some food with these people I believe that we will make a difference, that we are making a difference. Even if we just impact one person, that makes the whole thing worth it.”

Maecie spoke about how it is not just the people living in downtown San Diego that are being impacted, so are those who go down to give help.

“I will never forget the people I have met and the relationships that have developed,” Ireland said. “People of all ages have touched me with their amazing stories.”

PHOTOS BY CAMERON MERTINS Junior Harrison Wise eagerly awaits the first pie to raise money for Homeless Ministries.

PHOTO BY JACOB TETER ASB hosted its 2nd annual Christmas tree lighting in the Greek Amphitheater on Dec. 1 Santa Clause came to take pictures with people who attended. Students received candles and were able to enjoy cookies, coffee and hot chocolate.

monday, november 7, 2015| the point

FEATURES | 3

features

THINK ON THAT

“I love Christmas movies but there is something deeper that we are invited into.”

-Mary Paul, Wednesday chapel

The do’s and don’ts of holiday travel

BY VICTORIA MANRIQUEZ

STAFF WRITER

As the fall semester comes to the end and we must go back home with our families for the holidays. We want to make sure your trip is as smooth and hassle free whether you driving or flying back to whenever you call home.

Here are some travel tips to make your way home less stressful: For our flyers: 1. Carry earphones. We all know those long flights home and airport delays are annoying so be prepared with your favorite playlist to make the wait less horrible.

2. Always have snacks. Being hangry (being hungry which make you angry) while traveling is the worst so make sure to stock up on those Cheetos, trail mixes and candy so you don’t yell at your family when hey pick you up from the airport.

3. The early bird gets the worm.

Yes, I know your mom/dad/sister/ great aunt and others always tell you to get to the airport early. But here’s another reminder make sure to get to the airport about two hours before your flight so you don’t have to be that person who misses it. Be cautious of long lines getting into the airport, TSA checks and even waiting to check in your luggage.

4. Pillows. Nothing is worse than waking up with a kink in your neck that literally takes days to get out.

Grab your favorite pillow and do not forget it! This lets you to get the comfort from home on the plane and wake up feeling rested.

5. Pack your carry-on wisely. We all know that one person whose luggage gets lost in the airport and ends up with no clothes for the weekend.

To prevent this, make sure your carryon has necessities such as extra clothes, toiletries, charger, a good book/movie, or extra shoes. It’s better to be safe

than sorry.

For the road trippers: 1. Have an ideal copilot. You know who I am talking about. That person who knows what music to play to keep you up, prevents you from ever getting bored, and who feeds you so you do not need to take your hands off the wheel. This person has the qualifications to make this trip awesome whether you are driving two or seven hours.

2. Gas gas gas. Never start your road trip unless you have a full tank of gas. This can prevent having to stop in sketchy areas or not being able to reach a gas station for miles. Also, make sure you have cash so you can fill up the tank at any gas station and be on your way.

3. Choose your route of attack wisely. Traffic is the #1 killjoy on a road trip back home for the holidays.

Ideally it would be better to leave early in the morning or later at night to

avoid turning a three hour trip to a six hour trip because of traffic. Waze is a free application you can download on your smart phone that directs you to the best route in order to avoid traffic.

4. AAA is your friend. What’s worse than getting a flat tire, running out of gas, or locking your keys in your car? Being hours away from home and not knowing how to change a tire! Of course you can always google it, but that takes an unnecessary amount of time. Just to be safe have triple AAA on call so you don’t have to call your family and tell them you are stuck on the side of the 805.

5. Have a car charger. They are a necessity and are fairly cheap. Chargers can run(if you go to Walmart) from $1.99 for the just car charger to $6.99 if you are looking for the charger and the cord. For most of us we know how to get home but keep your phone charged so you can find the 7-11 nearby instead of trying to get

lucky by finding it somewhere off the freeway.

6. Snacks and water are a must.

Road trips are hard work when you are continuously driving or trying to stay on track with directions. Always have great snacks and water on deck for those sudden hunger cravings. My togo travel snacks consist of a wide variety of candy, the biggest bag of chips I can find, and trail mix because who doesn’t love peanuts(unless you have a peanut allergy). Your snacks set the mood for the trip, so grab something you and your friend can all munch on.

Here you have it a list of holiday travel tips to keep you safe and your travels easy. Even if you are road trip experts or frequent flyer. I know the best of us forget as we rush to get out of school and start celebrating the holidays.

The challenge of NaNoWriMo

PHOTO COURTESY OF NANOWRIMO.ORG National Novel Writing Month is a voluntary challenge where writers attempt to write a 50,000 word novel by November 30.

STUDY ABROAD PHOTO OF THE WEEK “’What happened to my hair?’ The Italian barber didn’t understand what a five on the side and eight on the top was because he didn’t understand English so it turned into a buzz cut.”

Garrett Roth was studying abroad in Italy this semester.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GARRETT ROTH

BY PAXTON DOLAN

STAFF WRITER

The dawning of December has brought about the end of a hectic, yet ultimately productive event for the writers of our campus. The event, called National Novel Writing Month, is more commonly referred to as NaNoWriMo and is, in the words of PLNU student and seasoned NaNoWriMo participant, Ellen Huang, “a challenge to write a 50,000 word story from scratch starting November 1 and ending November 30.”

Dr. Rick Hill, a PLNU Professor of Writing and Literature, felt this was a great event for writers to participate in.

“It’s good to set a goal and then do more,” he said. “You get competitive with yourself, and it’s a great feeling.

Writers, I think, need to write.”

This year, Ellen’s goal for the month was “just to somehow reach 50,000 words.” She chose to work on a novel idea she had since she was a kid, but wanted to accomplish before she turned 20. “The most rewarding part was the last night of NaNoWriMo,” she said. “After weeks of experimenting like “I really don’t know” as I kept writing, I finally reached a place of epiphany for my characters.”

Of course, this 50,000 word writers experiment in the midst of a busy

college semester came along with quite a few challenges. First time NaNoWriMo participant and PLNU student Abriana Marshall particularly felt this strain. Her biggest challenge, she said was “motivating myself to actually write.”

Although she did not end up meeting her NaNoWriMo goal of finishing her current novel, she ultimately considered this a rewarding event. “It was a really good experience to balance life and writing,” she said, and she definitely plans to try again, possibly as soon as this month.

Fellow PLNU students Mallory Behr and Natalie Hoover also completed their first NaNoWriMo and met their respective goals of writing 50,000 words and finishing the first draft of a novel.

Natalie said she enjoyed connecting with other writers and being able to share her work, despite the fact that she “posted an annoying amount of yaks about it [the struggles of NaNoWriMo].”

“I got all my ideas out,” Mallory said.

While National Novel Writing Month has officially ended, these writers are not slowing down.

Dr. Hill said, these students have “manufactured a lot of clay to mold into a statue.”

4 | FEATURES

Meet Kiana Fores: Mermaid of the Sea

BY JAYME O’HANLON

STAFF WRITER

Balancing school and surfing, Kiana Fores still manages to put a smile on anyone’s face.

Fores is a junior at PLNU majoring in communications with a minor in sustainability. She transferred last spring after attending Vanguard University in Orange County, realizing that she drove to San Diego every weekend to surf and visit friends.

Since her parents were PLNU alumni she decided to apply.

“Yeah it’s expensive, but I think

happiness is priceless. I’m more happy down here, and I get to see the ocean every day,” said Fores.

As a professional surfer, Fores has travelled the world and lived the hidden, nomadic life that comes along with professional surfing.

“There’s so many things that the world does not see that these [professionals] go through: travelling mishaps, boards not coming, language barriers,” Fores said. “It’s cool thoughit’s literally my dream. But for now, [it is] school, surfing and trying to make people smile every day.”

But Fores chooses to be titled as

an ambassador of the sport rather than a professional. O’Neill and Sanuk are Fores’ main sponsors, which all started when she was fifteen years old. Fores met with O’Neill to start her sponsorship after losing the semi-finals at the USA Championships.

“That was like a dream come true for sure. I’m not really a go-getter type of person,” Fores said. “I wasn’t always emailing sponsors to sponsor me or anything. I’ve just always thought if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be and life will bring you there or push you in that direction.”

Competing with PLNU’s surf

team has made Fores not feel alone while balancing school and surfing.

The first contest of the year for the NSSA southwest college season was at Blacks October 24 and 25. Fores came in first place out of the women’s short board division.

“Winning Blacks was really special for me because Blacks is one of my favorite surf spots in San Diego,” said Fores. “I surf there frequently, and I wasn’t going to let any girl in my heat show me up at my favorite spot.”

Fores has refused to remove herself from the Pacific Ocean, coming from Hawaii to California. Having

grown up on a beautiful island known as Kauai, Kiana has found another passion outside of surfing: conserving and loving the environment.

Close to earning her BA degrees, Fores wants to focus solely on school.

Fores still competes in small contests for enjoyment, but she does not compete as much as she used to.

“I just chose a different route. I definitely dream about giving [the world tour] another shot because I did invest so much time in surfing and competing. But for now, my main focus is graduating,” she said.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KIANA FORES Kiana Fores has spent her time surfing professionally but for the time being has settled down at PLNU.

NU L P f o s b i r The C

BY KENDALL BOSHART

STAFF WRITER

Professor Kara deFreitas and husband Kevin deFreitas and their children live in this week’s featured house. It is situated on Albion Street about five minutes from PLNU’s campus. Mr. deFreitas is an architect by trade and works with both residential and commercial properties on a regular basis. He designed his home to save on water and electricity and to look good while doing it.

A wooden gate opens to the backyard as soon as you walk in.

A quick look up shows a walkway that connects both parts of the house. To your left is Mr. deFreitas’s office and the garage and game room. To the right, the main living space where all the kids rooms are and the master bedroom and bathrooms. The backyard is a simple space with turf and a trampoline.

Walking in through the front door of the 18-foot wide house section on the right is like walking in to a modern art gallery.

From the wall art to the red onepiece table, everything has been designed with a sleek simple purpose.

Upstairs the house maintains its narrow shape with all the bedrooms and bathrooms coming one after the other as the hallway continues. The walkway that connects both parts of the house is accessed from the upstairs.

Mr. deFreitas explained how his goal was to create a structure that would require little maintenance but still be aesthetically pleasing. Some of the house’s features include solar panels, underfloor heating via water pipes and a narrow West-facing orientation to prevent unnecessary sunlight exposure.

Family Room Space: The red one-piece table and Adey’s wall art complement the color theme of the family room.

Hallway: This hallway is complete with built in bookshelves below and leads to the bedrooms and bathrooms on the left. On the right is an opening that leads to the walkway connecting the game room, office and garage to the main living space.

Backyard: The backyard features artificial turf to save on water and a trampoline for the kids to play on.

PHOTOS BY JACOB TETER

monday, november 7, 2015 | the point

a&e

A&E | 5

PLAN YOUR WEEK

12/5-26: Old Town Holiday in the Park 6pm to 9pm 12/12: Poway’s Christmas in the Park 3:30pm to 8:30pm 12/13: Gaslamp Holiday Pet Parade 1pm tp 5pm 12/13: Las Posadas at 2:30pm

Journalists and Catholic Church under the spotlight

BY JAYME O’HANLON

STAFF WRITER

On Friday, November 6, Thomas McCarthy’s “Spotlight” opened in theaters, drawing viewers into a stylized look at the team of researchers who brought attention to decades of secrets that the Catholic Church wanted hidden.

These secrets had affected hundreds of children and families who, until then, had remained quiet about the sexual abuse that many boys and girls had suffered from at the hands of clergy members. However, this film doesn’t place only the church under the spotlight. It also draws attention to the role of journalism within a community.

Marty Baron, played by Liev Schreiber, the editor of the Boston Globe from 2001 to 2012, redirects his team of Boston Globe journalists to an overlooked story of sexual abuse from a Catholic priest in Boston. After eight months of research, according to the New York Times, the Spotlight team brought Boston to the attention of that and further uncovered sexual abuse throughout the city.

The team, in their 2002 article titled: “Church allowed abused by priest for years,” states that Boston priest John J. Geoghan had sexually abused boys since the mid-1990s. The history

PHOTOS COURTESY OF OPENROADFILMS.COM Open Road Films’ new release “Spotlight” is directed by Tom McCarthy and features Michael Keaton, Brian d’Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, and Liev Schreiber.

of this sexual abuse haunted boys for 34 years until the courts finally became involved following the Spotlight team’s stories in the early 2000s.

The research the team conducted ultimately resulted in more than 130 cases surfacing in Boston alone. The story shocked the world; journalists at the Boston Globe were rewarded for their efforts with a Public Service Pulitzer Prize in 2003, according to Pulitzer.org.

The film glamorizes journalism by making the journalists’ efforts ap-

pear to always be heroic, but everyday journalism is not always as thrilling. A story is not always breaking in San Diego; and if a national story is breaking, sometimes there is not a local perspective.

It is during these times of not having breaking news that journalists are called upon to be creative. But this creativity can be stressful because deep down, the story that a journalist has worked hard on and that he or she truly cares about might not be as interesting to readers.

According to the American Press Institute, a survey conducted in May of this year displays that 85% of millennials, ages 18-34, “say keeping up with the news is at least somewhat important to them.”

It is dangerous to be a part of a generation that does not prioritize becoming aware of the world in which they live. It is because of news stories that the world learns from its mistakes and keeps moving forward. Journalists need to document stories; individuals need to learn from these stories.

“Spotlight” showcases The Boston Globe’s team of journalists as heroes because they uncovered a story that the Catholic Church hid from the public’s knowledge for three decades.

They shed a light onto a community filled with dark secrets, something which is what journalism is meant to do: connect a local community to the rest of the world by revealing the truth.

Journalism provides an opportunity for the world to join as one community in which people can mourn and cheer as one. If the increase of modern mass media, such as social networking, lowers raw journalism, then I choose not to join the bandwagon. I instead choose to bring integrity wherever journalism takes me; I can only hope for such a humble editor as Marty Baron to lead me to meaningful stories.

Doubts occasionally stir throughout my mind: is the pay of writing for a news organization worth the pay; does anyone even read the news anymore? But this film has reaffirmed my passion for journalism. So, partly dispossessed of my career doubts, I look forward to my future. I am honored to be part of such a field in which I can inform society of not only injustice, but also of times of celebration.

The 2015 annual Cider Celebration

BY SAVANAH DUFFY

STAFF WRITER

Buddy the Elf says the best way to spread Christmas cheer is to sing aloud for all to hear, and that is just what the PLNU Music Department has done on the Point Loma campus. In the Crill Performance Hall on Friday and Saturday night, with performances at 6 and 8pm, the PLNU Music Department put on their annual Cider Celebration, which consisted of a variety of performances by musical members of the PLNU community.

Complete with Extol, Chorale, Women’s and Men’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, Combined Choir, and musical accompaniment from members of the PLNU band and orchestra, the Cider Celebration brought in a full house to Crill Hall at 8pm on Friday. The theme for this year’s Cider Celebration was Christmas Stories, according to Choir Conductor and Professor of Music Daniel Jackson. The script for the show, written

by Masters of Ceremony (MC’s) Alex Cosio-Santillan and Kirsten Swanson, consists of three PLNU students dressed as children in footsie pajamas listening to their grandparents’ stories of Christmas.

Jackson stated that the Cider Celebration is the only performance the Music Department does that is catered toward families and audience members of all ages. Throughout the stories and songs, Santa Clause, Frosty the

Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, elves, a ballerina dressed in white, and even hula dancers made an appearance, many of them walking down the aisles of Crill Hall. A snow machine also added to the Christmas atmosphere. The music performed came in a wide range of variety, from traditional Christmas carols to African and Hawaiian music.

“If they [the audience] don’t like the first song, just hang around. The next song they’ll like,” says Jackson.

Preparing for the Cider Celebration involved few, yet efficient, rehearsals, said Jackson, who also said he prefers not to waste students’ time.

For the orchestra, this meant that they only met once, three weeks prior to the dress rehearsal. Similarly, the dancers met three weeks before the Cider Celebration and reviewed the choreography two days before the performance. The MCs also met the week of the performance. Despite the fact that the performers meet primarily on their own time, Jackson said it does not make rehearsal more of a challenge.

“You have to take the most talented, and it’s not challenging,” said Jackson.

Because Jackson found the quality level of the band and orchestra to be so high, he said he did not feel the need to hire professional musicians to play accompaniment for the choirs. Instead, he chose specific students from the band and orchestra to play in the

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALLEVENTS.IN

Cider Celebration and expressed that he felt confident in their abilities.

Chorale and Men’s Ensemble member Adrian Lagman, a senior, said he prefers rehearsing with the band because it is easier to feel the music, and he enjoys the way that the choir, orchestra, and band members feed off each other musically.

As it does every year, the Cider Celebration concluded with the combined choir singing The Lord Bless

You and Keep You. Concert Choir member Teroa Paselio, a senior, said via text message that singing that song is what she was looking forward to. “…when I came to the realization that many have sung that song before me on stage, it reminded me that a legacy of God’s blessing upon his people through our show has covered the concert hall for many years. So dope!”

After the concert Friday night,

Jackson stated via email, “I was proud of the students and how they represented the university and the Lord.”

The concert cost $9 to attend, but the first 100 PLNU students got in for $6. According to Jackson, the concert was $3,500 to put on. The income from the performance was used to pay for the concert, and anything remaining will go into funding the Concert Choir’s upcoming retreat in January.

the point | monday, november 7, 2015

6 | SPORTS

sports

SEA LION SCORES

12/3: W. Basketball vs Azusa Pacific, Loss 50-61 M. Basketball vs Azusa Pacific, Won 92-86 12/4: W. Volleyball vs Western Washington, Loss 0-3 12/5: W. Basketball vs Dixie State, Loss 69-79 M. Basketball vs Dixie State, Loss 6-66

UPCOMING EVENTS

12/9: W. Basketball at Cal State San Marcos 12/12: W. Basketball at Concordia (CA) M. Basketball at Concordia (CA) 12/19: W. Basketball at Cal Baptist M. Basketball at Cal Baptist

E-Sports club draws more competitors

BY SARAH O’ROURKE

STAFF WRITER

PLNU e-Sports, a campus-wide gaming club, plans to take what was a small band of friends playing video games and join them in what is now a national community—just as its parent organization The eSports Association, or TeSPA, did in 2010, according to the Daily Dot. “We’re at level one,” said president and senior Josh Morse, “And we can only increase from here, so I’m excited to see what comes next.”

E-Sports is PLNU’s chapter of the nationwide intercollegiate gaming community -named TeSPA by its first 20 members- which was started at the University of Austin in 2010. Since then, [TeSPA] ballooned in size and made international headlines thanks to the success of its tournaments.

The organization has teams nationwide and offers students scholarships, prizes and access to events at participating campuses according to their website.

A beta test for a new game last year became a major event. TeSPA had co-paid for members of several teams within the organization to a watch tournament in LA, with live

coverage by ESPN. A few thousand people watched gamers show their skills; eventually, the winners of “Heroes of the Dorm” won scholarships opportunities and experience. Had PLNU eSports been a club back then, Morse said, we could have competed as a school.

TeSPA is sponsored by gaming companies like Blizzard Entertainment, which produces World of Warcraft, Morse said.

Now entering its second year, PLNU eSports has over 80 active members in a community of around 200 students total, said Nick Reed, a PLNU junior who leads the Xbox section of the club.

Competitive play becomes versatile and accessible: members of eSports participate whether they log in to a live game on their laptop at home, or if they join a group in the ARC that has hooked up a gaming system to one of the TVs. “I also love how casual and friendly the environment is,” said player and senior Christian Berk via email. He does not consider himself a “pro,” but Berk said he has “always felt very welcome to play just for fun.”

The club allows players to form and join groups, from League of Legends -a popular game involving multi-

ple modes of play including role-playing and questing- to classic strategy games like Pokémon. eSports is also entering a partnership with Twitch.tv, one of the biggest live streaming websites, who will sponsor events in coming months, Morse said.

Paid members also have access to invitations to TeSPA events, and enjoy what Reed refers to as “perks and a shirt,” which includes free entry to paid local events and cash prizes.

“We have great opportunities and we’re seeing this club grow,” Morse said, “And I want to give them resources to do so.”

Morse said the club reaches out to anyone who wants to meet new people with shared interests in competitive video games. This also caught the attention of individuals that do not attend PLNU. “We’re definitely an underdog club,” Reed said. “Even with a small budge, we used a fourth of it on the TV box (called a capture card) that allows us to access live stream game [and] we’re seeing a great response.”

Despite their small budget, eSports has recently received greater financial support.

“TeSPA pours a lot of [financial] backing into its clubs,” Morse said.

“So we have a lot of opportunity. My room is packed with stuff. They supply us and give us really cool exclusive access that people who aren’t in TeSPA clubs wouldn’t have access to.”

Other college campuses in San Diego participate in TeSPA sponsored events.

“TeSPA gave UCSD $14k for

power rankings “in order to motivate the Smash community,” said Percival Verayo via Facebook.

Verayo, a competitive gamer, is currently ranked #5 for Super Smash Brothers in all of San Diego County.

“Basically, I wanted Rankings to help motivate the Smash community…to grow and improve,” Verayo

PHOTO COURTESY OF TESPA.ORG/PLNU During its second year at PLNU, the e-Sports club has drawn over 30 competitors to the tournaments at the ARC.

putting on a viewing party for world tournaments of League of Legends in Berlin the 31st of November,” Morse said, “We got to sell tickets for that.”

Morse set up a booth for the club on Preview Day, complete with a TV and a Wii for students wishing to test their competitive gaming prowess.

PLNU e-Sports now has its own YouTube and Twitch channel, where participants can watch and stream games live to the Internet. Club-wide events occur monthly, and interested students are encouraged to email club leaders, or visit their Facebook page.

E-Sports also recently started

said. “This community here is great… while we are all very competitive and want to destroy each other, we are also all very good friends. It’s much like how the Bible says that iron sharpens iron... except in video games.” “[Bimonthly] we will list the top 10 PLNU smashers!” he said, “determined via our monthly tournaments and our oh-so-exclusive board.”

“Things are moving,” Reed said, “They’re definitely moving.”

The PLNU e-Sports club will be hosting a Super Smash Bros. tournament on December 11, at the ARC.

Lead Marketplace Change Earn an Azusa Pacific degree on campus or online Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Arts in Management

Maximize your career potential with a traditional business degree that focuses on strategy and finance, as well as analytical and relational skills.

38 units

|

WW W

on campus or online

|

18–30 months

|

WW W

on campus or online

Take your career to the next level with an interdisciplinary program that prepares individuals to be leaders in the corporate world, the public sector, and with churches and nonprofit organizations.

36 units

Master of Science in Organizational Psychology

18–36 months

Become an expert on recruiting and developing critical talent, and learn how to motivate employees to exceed market expectations, with this program that teaches business strategies without a financial emphasis.

39 units

Master of Arts in Leadership

|

|

15–36 months

|

WW W

on campus or online

Take advantage of the increasing demand for industrial-organizational psychologists—America’s fastestgrowing occupation—with this interdisciplinary program.

39 units

|

16–22 months

|

on campus 18163

Apply today at apu.edu/go/businessleadership/.

monday, november 7, 2015| the point

SPORTS | 7

An Unorthodox Faculty Meeting

PHOTO BY JORDAN LIGONS Dr. Ted Anderson, Professor of Kinesiology, passes the ball to start a fast-break play during a faculty weekly pick-up game.

BY JORDAN LIGONS

STAFF WRITER

Many times after walking into Golden Gymnasium, the screeching of basketball shoes against the hardwood floor are the first thing you hear, then the aroma of hard-work smacks your nose by the time you reach the ledge to look down on the court.

But, every Tuesday and Thursday at approximately noon, when you peer over that ledge, you’ll find an arguably

unpleasant surprise—shirts versus skins.

Faculty and staff from all around campus gravitate toward one-third of the gym floor for some good ol’ fashioned pickup basketball. It’s a faculty meeting of sorts: The head officer of campus Public Safety, professors of Kinesiology and Education departments, alumni, pastors, the Athletic Facilities staff and even PLNU’s Provost, Kerry Fulcher, is out there getting warm-up shots in his retro Air Jordans.

It’s penciled into their schedules every week, and everyone, including

the avid onlookers, notice when you miss a game.

The banners of championship caliber teams hang in the rafters. The Sea Lion Hall of Fame banners wrap around the gym with names, decades and accolades that do not pertain to any of the men playing noon ball. But, once the game starts, those days, when they were all in their prime, don’t seem so far way.

They come prepared with a duffle bag packed with a t-shirt (if necessary) and tennis shoes that have lots of miles on them. A towel is usually hung near-

by to wipe away sweat. This sometimes comes with slight regret due to a mid-game substitution. Extra stretching is needed before, during and after each game.

Dr. Ted Anderson, director of Physical Education, stands taller than everyone. He holds the ball before checking it to make sure his teammates are all matched-up before the ball goes into play. He’s always the spokesman of this meeting, always educating: “Okay, here we go, let’s get back on defense. We are going to help on Will. Here we go!” he says as he back pedals after a steal.

Professor Jim “Dr. J” Johnson is in his normal stride: free throw line to free throw line. The pass gets to him, he’s open, and drills it. He’s been doing this for 25 years, so the younger guys need to start bringing a pen and paper to this gathering and take some notes.

“The count is five to six, you guys are up,” yells the former Sea Lionturned-pastor slowly dribbling the ball up past half court as he points at his defender. About three players are walking the ball up with him, taking their time as they are in no rush to get back on defense. A volleyball from the neighboring PE class gets accidentally tossed on their side of the court, a thankful pause in the action.

“No, no, no. We just scored, so that makes it six up.”

This happens a lot.

Someone has either miscounted or…miscounted. Each point is worth fighting for, so the back and forth banter ensues. They stop, hold the ball, and recount each point that has been scored thus far. Hunched over with their hands resting on their knees, drops of sweat plummet to the hardwood floor.

After a recount, the score is seven to six.

For the pure joy of the game.

I pondered for a moment picturing my post-student-athlete self on the court playing on my lunch break— a place where your personal statistics don’t really matter, where there’s no coach to tell you right from wrong. A place where camaraderie is more important than the win or taking an loss isn’t the end of the world.

Noon-ball takes place on the same court that I’ve practiced six days a week for the past four years. Maybe it isn’t out of bounds to say that the place where staff come and relive their glory days is the same place where I can rest in knowing that my love for the game is enough. Always.

One professor hits a three-pointer from a Chris Paul-esque pass by assistant men’s basketball coach Jordan Courneya--an excellent shot. Everyone chuckles as he gets a congratulatory pat on the butt when he jogs down court.

During the next possession, a reverse lay-up gets blocked by the rim, then the player wallows in shock. A look of “Whoa, I used to be able to do that,” flashes across his face as he gazes at his right hand.

A few possessions later, a steal transitions to a fast-break lay-up on the other end. An “Atta baby!” echoes throughout the gym bringing a smile to my face as I am spectating in the stands.

The gym’s clock strikes one o’clock and the professors head towards the locker room to shower off before they head back to their separate realities.

Meeting adjourned.

Surf’s up you radical Sea Lions! Some sick waves are heading our way! Get stoked. Get pitted. Get out there.

MONDAY 7TH Surf height: 2-7 ft.

Wind speed high: 14 mph at 3pm Wind speed low: 7 mph at 9am High tide: 1.61m at 6:01am Low tide: 0.25m at 12:54pm High tide: 1.13m at 6:41pm Sunrise: 6:36 am Sunset: 4:44 pm

TUESDAY 8TH

WEDNESDAY 9TH THURSDAY 10TH

Surf height: 3-7 ft.

Surf height: 2-3 ft.

Wind speed high: 11 mph Wind speed high: 7mph at 3pm at 12pm Wind speed low: 1 mph Wind speed low: 3 mph at 6am at 9am High tide: 1.71m at High tide: 1.79m at 6:30am 6:59am Low tide: 0.1m at Low tide: -0.02m at 2:01pm 1:28pm High tide: 1.19m at High tide: 1.17m at 8:04pm 7:25pm Sunrise: 6:37am Sunrise: 6:37 am Sunset: 4:44 pm Sunset: 4:44 pm

FRIDAY 11TH

Surf height: 2-5 ft.

Wind speed high: 29 mph at 3pm Wind speed low: 7 mph at 6am High tide: 1.86m at 7:28am Low tide: -0.12m at 2:33pm High tide: 1.21m at 8:40pm Sunrise: 6:38 am

Surf Height: 4-8 ft.

Wind speed high: 29 mph at 6am Wind speed low: 12 mph at 3pm High tide: 1.91m at 7:57am Low tide: -0.19m at 3:05pm High tide: 1.22m at 9:17pm Sunrise: 6:39 am

Sunset: 4:44 pm

Sunset: 4:44 pm

This information was collected from Magicseaweed

Surf report : Jayme O’Hanlon

Coconut trees and the Pacific partly made up my surroundings as I spent my Thanksgiving break in Mazatlán, Mexico. The other half consisted of pelicans soaring over the ocean and a light breeze that is gently swept off my skin.

Saturday morning around 11 am I picked up sea shells along the shore as I used to when I was a kid. Two girls were on the beach already, scavenging for any sign of sea life.

I went my separate way to look for shells, but did not veer too far away from them because they reminded me of my young self. I thought to myself, if I were their age once again- perhaps eight years old- I would be partaking in the same activity, just as they were.

As I walked by them, I noticed they had a pile of bright, white, sea shells with rigid textures of broad oranges across the face of each shell. I endlessly searched but could not find what they had found.

Not saying a word, the girl that looked like she could have been a native Mexican walked over in my direction; she handed me one of her beautiful shells.

We exchanged a big smile and kept going our separate ways. Even in another country where a language barrier exists, warmhearted kindness can be understood.

My vacation ended just before Hurricane Sandra hit the tip of Baja California. While the United States was celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday, Cabo San Lucas was hit by Hurricane Sandra. By Wednesday, cirrocumulus clouds had already began to invade our tropical getaway.

That following weekend, Hurricane Sandra brought a strong swell to Mazatlán. Hurricane Sandra is now bringing strong swell and winds to Southern California.

the point | monday, november 7, 2015

8 | OPINION

opinion

Jonathan Soch // Editor-In-Chief Jake Henry // News Editor Samantha Watkins // Features Editor Louis Schuler // Sports Editor Autumn Schultz // A&E Editor

Cori Deason // Opinion Editor Abbey Stewart // Copy Editor Tory Ordoña // Copy Editor Valerie Kahn // Layout Editor Jordan Ligons // Web Editor

Police officers: a defense of a vocation

BY ANNALISA JONES

Last week, I hope many of you feasted on turkey or ham, piled your plates high with stuffing and mashed potatoes. I know many people reflected on what they were thankful for.

Family. Friends. Education. Freedom.

A job. But, there were many people out there, working on Thanksgiving, not at home , paramedics- work long hours away from their loved ones, to put it all on the line to help strangers.

And this is not just holidays, but everyday we do this.

Since 2010, I’ve worked as an officer of the law and since 2014 I have been a cop in Wyoming. In the last year or so, I’ve seen an increased amount of coverage on cops in a negative light.

Not all cops are bad and not all cops kill people. I will agree that there are individuals out there that should not be cops and there are definitely situations where police use excessive force. I am not refuting that. I signed up for this career to help people, to listen to people and be a voice for the voiceless. I did not sign up for this job to go on a killing spree, harass people or take away their rights like many people say we do. Looking at my 115 pound, 5’4” stature, most people are surprised I am a cop. The thing is, you don’t need to be 6’00” and 200 pounds to be one! Many issues we deal with on a daily basis can be easily resolved with good listening and communicating skills. Yes, I do have to pull my TASER out or my gun out (when warranted and reasonable), but my entire 12 hour shift is not like an episode of cops.

Because I am small, I make sure my communication skills are on point so that I can use my words instead of having resort to physical force. Now, sometimes you have to use force such as responding to a fight in a bar, an

The Point

The opinions in this section may not reflect those of The Point or of Point Loma Nazarene University. Letters to the editor and columns are subject to editing for length, taste, grammar and clarity. Letters to the editor must include the author’s name, major, class standing and phone number and be limited to 500 words. Please submit your opinions to corideason404@pointloma.edu.

#LomaChatter Have something to say? Submit your random thoughts, funny comments, or opinions!

Text your #LomaChatter to 619-786-6890!

Not all vans are the shuttle.

Why does the caf serve 1/3 of a portion on every plate?

College is hard, can I just be a trophy wife?

Is it really that hard to reply to a text?

I’m applying to work at the ARC... is it a requirement to be good looking?

When you are so tired and want to nap, but have so much to do.

Guys, FYI girls like it when you are straight up and bold and actually tell them you like them.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANNALISA JONES Annalisa Jones is a PLNU alumna who works as a police officer in Wyoming.

active domestic violence call where a spouse is beating up the other spouse, or an individual you are trying to put handcuffs on because you are arresting them decides they want to fight you instead. I’ve been kicked, spat on, and even shoved but that doesn’t mean I pulled out my gun and shot someone.

I’ve received extensive training on when to use force and how to use it appropriately. This training never stops throughout our career. We study case law, practice shooting our service weapons and review major incidents we respond to through an after action review to better understand what we did right, what we did wrong and how we can do better.

Most cops are genuine people who

Behind the camera “My name is Emilie, but sometimes I tell the coffee barista to write Evelyn on my cup. I really dislike fluorescent lighting and the sound of popping balloons. I hate injustice. I have kept every flower ever gifted to me, and I’m absolutely in love with Jesus.”

Emilie Palmer is a senior international studies major and has been doing photography for 3 years.

are their to help you. Their are definitely some bad ones that do illegal and unethical things that give the rest of us a bad name.

I go to work everyday with the chance that I could not return home ever again but I don’t let that thought taint my attitude or my outlook on life.

I make sure I come home at the end of the day by doing my job correctly, treating every as a human being, and being prepared mentally and physically for everything I will encounter on duty. Cops are there to help you.

That’s what the majority of us come tow work everyday for. This holiday season, I ask that you be thankful for those that don’t know you but who are willing to help you, protect you and

die for you. We don’t ask for praise, money or fame in doing this. This is our job, our calling and we will always be there for you when you need us. ​

Annalisa “Coco” Jones went to PLNU starting in 2006 and graduated in 2013 with a BA in Journalism. She was a staff writer, Sports Editor and Editors in Chief while attending PLNU. Coco has worked as a LE Park Ranger, EMT and Search and Rescue technician for the National Park Service from 2009 to 2014.

In August 2014, Coco took on a position as a patrol officer for the Sheridan Police Department in Sheridan, WY where she currently resides.

Why is it so hard to find some consistent friends that I can hold a conversation with?

The Wifi at PLNU goes out more than I do.

Nap over homework any day.

Funny how one-day you’ll be in love with someone and the next day you’ll never talk to them again.

How dark can chapel possibly be? #why?

When you try to be nice to your roommate and bring her a sugar donut and forget she has diabetes.

Pet peeve: when someone says they don’t think another person is actually religious because they party sometimes.

The holidays always remind me how single I really am.

This school is full of flaming liberals.

Some people’s parents just never told them to shower regularly.

If I could date the caf brownies, I would.

Thought I got out of the friend zone, then she called me dude. Nope, still there.

Who is this laundry basket thief in Young?!

The caf buys the cheapest food possible, and you just ate a hotdog from there. Let that sink in.