The Point student newspaper of point loma nazarene university
monday, january 25, 2016
Features, page 3
volume 45 | issue 1
A&E, page 5
Sports, page 6
Opinion, page 8
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University continues to weigh parking issue
PLNU changed parking rules in the parking garage allowing students to park in a “stacked” method monitered by ACE Parking Management. BY JONATHAN SOCH
STAFF WRITER
During the first two weeks of the spring semester, PLNU’s main campus introduced a new parking system for commuters that included stacked parking in the parking structure through a parking attendant. The stacked parking strategy is planned to stay in place for the rest of the semester but it’s unclear how permanent it may be. In an email to the school’s student body on Jan. 9, Vice President for Student Development, Caye Smith detailed additional changes to the schools parking rules following the implementation of “open parking” last year. “We have managed parking in the past primarily through the use of specific parking zones. So assigned spaces to residential students, commuter students and faculty staff,” Smith told The Point. “As of this – fall semester, we were gridlocked; it didn’t work anymore.”
The school called on the help of two parking consultants including Walker Parking Consultants, as well as Ace Parking Management, Inc. with whom the school has partnered to institute the stacked parking strategy. Smith Walker Parking Consultants provided the school with suggestions for developing new parking spaces, a possibility which the school plans to look into over the summer. “We can’t do those immediately, we’re assessing those, we’ve got to talk to structural engineers and if we can move forward with any of those, we’ll do that over the summer,” Smith said. “We’ve retained a parking consultant, we have recommendations, we are evaluating them and if we are able to move on them, that will be over the summer,” she added. Since it’s unclear whether these recommendations are realistic for the university, Smith declined to comment fur-
ther on what they would include. The stacked parking method allows commuters to park themselves in the parking garage until all spots are filled, then they are permitted to park endto-end in front of parking spaces. Only these students who don’t get a traditional parking space are required to hand their keys to the Ace parking attendant who moves vehicles when necessary. Smith expressed optimism about the stacked parking system, saying that commuters have embraced it. Lindsey Semmler, manager of Commuter Student Services, appreciates the school’s efforts to improve parking, but has doubts about the stacked parking method. “My opinion is that last semester they did a good job of alleviating the pressure,” she said about the campus’s policy of open parking for commuters and faculty. The problem for Semmler, however
is that the new stacked parking rules has left a lot of empty faculty parking on the lower level of the garage. Her concern is that this may have made the situation worse. According to Smith however, the lower level of the lot was only meant to be temporarily reserved for staff traveling to and from Liberty Station. On Wednesday she informed the student body that instead 25 spaces on the lower level had been reserved for staff, based on usage statistics – the rest would be set aside for commuter students. “People are very weary of using it,” said Semmler about the changes. “They don’t really want their car parked for them, they don’t want to turn over their keys, they don’t want to lose the control of being able to have their keys and their car accessible at all times.” Semmler explains that she has avoided using the parking structure herself, opting instead to park further away.
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH
She adds that Student Development had spoken with her before instituting the system to get her opinion on how commuter students might react. “We’ve been part of conversations of different solutions and ideas,” she said. “I mean, we’re very limited on what we can do. I’m not heavily directly involved, but if they have a question on a student’s opinion or perspective sometimes they’ll ask me.” The school also opened up new spaces near Wiley. Smith is concerned that people may be reluctant to park there because the chain-link fence makes it appear like exclusive parking. That parking became available following the completion of the new science building after construction vehicles were removed. According to Smith it has opened up between 40-50 new spaces for parking.
Point Loma resists Fresh & Easy replacement BY JULIANA VERHAGE
STAFF WRITER
This New Year’s Day, Michael Saad, owner of Point Loma Cabrillo Drug, found out that CVS had purchased former Fresh & Easy location right next door to his pharmacy. According to Saad, transaction over Fresh & Easy’s location occurred in bankruptcy courts in Delaware with CVS in late December. Unlike other acquisitions of former Fresh & Easy locations in San Diego county by CVS, the sale at 955 Catalina Blvd. has been met with great resistance. “The landlord (of the Fresh & Easy location) objected to the sale on the
grounds that it was contrary to his use of the premise” said Saad. The contract states the location may only be owned by a grocer, like it has for the past 50 years. Also in Saad’s contract is a clause stating that he has exclusive use over operating a pharmacy in the shopping center. He has owned Point Loma Cabrillo Drug for 5 years at this location. A court hearing for this case, taking these clauses into consideration, has been postponed until February, according to Saad. With the impending decision, Saad voiced worry over the verdict. “If CVS were to move in right next to us, obviously it will be a concern having them so
close to us and whether we could survive or we couldn’t.” An online petition on Change.org titled “No to CVS, Yes to a local grocer” has gained more than 2,700 signatures. A “Point Loma” Facebook account, affiliated with PLNU, shared the online petition on the “PLNU Class of 2018” page among other pages, with the caption “Want Fresh and Easy’s space to be taken over by CVS? You’re in luck! Think the point doesn’t need a third CVS? Sign below.” Saad further stated that support has been great, but he is uncertain whether it can do any good. “I hope it changes the public opin-
ion, or the judge’s opinion knowing there’s public support” said Saad. “But you’re dealing with bankruptcy courts that don’t really care.” Local Point Loma resident Michael Ryan has become a major advocate against CVS taking over the location and came before the Peninsula Community Planning Board Thursday to voice his concern. After, Ryan said via e-mail “The meeting went well and we were able to get approval of support from the Peninsula Community Planning Board.” Not all are against this decision, though. PLNU freshman student Margaret
Mann said “I eat more in the Caf (cafeteria) than having groceries in my dorm, like some people do…Most of the things I go to Target to get, besides clothes, could be found at CVS.” Sophomore student, Kaitlyn Bristol disagrees. “I think it would be really nice to have a grocery story,” said Bristol, who does not own a car and “gets tired” of the PLNU’s cafeteria. “Especially so people can get cheaper meal plans and cook more instead of relying only on the Caf.” SEE FRESH & EASY, PAGE 2
the point | monday, january 25, 2016
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FROM FRESH & EASY, PAGE 1
Bristol also advocated for a local grocer because Point Loma already has multiple CVS locations. These are located at Santa Monica Avenue, W Point Loma Blvd, and Rosecrans St. 3 more CVS locations are a not far from Point Loma in the Downtown area, Hillcrest, and Northpark. PLNU music Professor Victor Labenske and his wife Judi Labenske have lived close to the former Fresh & Easy for over 13 years. They also oppose CVS moving in. “We would walk here,” said Victor Labenske about grocery shopping at Fresh & Easy. “Now we can’t be green. We have to drive somewhere to get groceries and plan ahead, rather than just going every day or two down here.” The Labenskes also received news
of the purchase by CVS on New Years’ Day. “Right when we read that in the paper, we both got on our phones and we found customer service for CVS,” said Victor Labenske. “We basically said to them ‘We don’t want you here. We already have a pharmacy. We don’t want a big corporation coming in here and trying to put a little guy out of business. The neighbors aren’t going to be happy and we’re not going to shop there. Or at any CVS for that matter.’” “I equate it to Starbucks moving into Subway’s location here,” said Judi Labenske. “That makes no sense. Why would you have a Pete’s and a Starbucks next door to each other? But then they don’t think anything of doing this.”
PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH The potential replacement of Fresh & Easy by a CVS is facing opposition from the owner of the next door pharmacy as well as from Point Loma residents who favor the idea of a local grocery store.
Naked man arrested near Young Hall BY JONATHAN SOCH
STAFF WRITER
A man was arrested near Sunset Cliffs Sunday evening by the San Diego County police department for allegedly exposing himself to beach goers. The police along with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded to a report that the man had allegedly undressed himself and was harassing visitors of sunset cliffs. “Today we had a call of a man that was on the beach, acting a little irrational - may have been taking his clothes off and on,” said Lieutenant John Sandmeyer, of the San Diego Lifeguard. “Police tried to secure him and get him to cooperate; it took a little while with security at Point Loma Nazarene College (sic) to
calm him down a little bit and to decide that he was going to eventually agree to walk up and cooperate with authorities.” “The initial report was that he was running around the beach nude and bothering people,” he added. Sandmeyer explained it was unclear if the man was in poor health and said that he would be taken either to a hospital or a mental health service to be evaluated. “He’s being evaluated right now by both medics and police,” Sandmeyer said shortly before the unidentified man was taken away. “A situation like this – we can have sometimes people that are inebriated or on drugs that’ll be doing things like this, (going) crazy on the beach.” Sandmeyer speculated that the man
may have had a “mental condition,” but said that it was unknown what was causing the suspect to act erratically. San Diego Fire-Rescue brought at least 4 vehicles to the parking lot at Young Hall in preparation for a possible “cliff rescue,” he said. “In this case we thought that if he was going to be detained by P-D, that we would do a cliff rescue to get him up the cliff, in the end though he was cooperative and worked with police to climb up the beach trail.” The police department and lifeguards worked with PLNU’s Department of Public Safety to detain the man and escort him off campus. Members of Public Safety declined to comment on the situation.
PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH San Diego police officers watch the suspected as he is evaluated by San Diego Fire-Rescue.
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FEATURES | 3
features
THINK ON THAT
“I love coming to San Diego, and every time I come I visit this evangelical school on this beautiful, beautiful hill overlooking the Pacific, It’s Point Loma Nazarene College (sic), it’s just a gorgeous campus.” - Garrison Keillor, Wednesday, “A Prairie Home Companion”
Activities for El Nino’s tempermental weather BY SAMANTHA WATKINS
STAFF WRITER
2. Netflix and Chill.
Just because it is gloomy outside does not mean that you should be too. While it rarely rains in San Diego, we want you to make the most out of it! So we have compiled a list of fun activities to do inside and outside. Who knows, it might down pour again like it did at the beginning of the year – thanks El Nino. 1. Jump in puddles.
Yes this is exactly what it sounds like, just Netflix and chill. Grab someone special or a couple of your pals, some blankets, and popcorn. You have the perfect night! 3. Visit the Birch Aquarium.
Grab your raincoat, rainboots and umbrella. That’s right, you’re going to do what you always wanted as a little kid and jump in puddles! What better way to distract yourself from homework than get soaking wet!
While many activities in San Diego are outside because of the perfect weather, rain gives you the excuse to see the Birch Aquarium. Who doesn’t want to watch underwater creatures while staying dry! 4. Skydiving
You know you’ve been wanting to cross this one off of your bucket list so now is the perfect time. After the rain clears out the skies will be clear. There’s plenty of places to go in San Diego like Sky Dive San Diego or Perris Valley Skydiving to name a few. 5. Rock Climbing.
I don’t think Blades of Loma will be outside skating while it’s raining but instead, take a roll into Skate World San Diego. Rentals are under $10 and there’s a disco ball. Talk about a great day! 7. Eat
If jumping into the sky isn’t your thing, perhaps scaling a wall is! Rock climbing is a great indoor sport welcoming to all levels. Check out Solid Rock Gym, you may even see a few people from Loma working there, or Vertical Hold. 6. Roller Blade. Explore that restaurant that you’ve always been wanting to try or have seen so many Instagram posts about. Yes we all know what you’re thinking, the Donut Bar with their ginormous donuts or Snooze with their crazy pancakes.
Students reflect on homeless ministries BY JESSE OLESON
STAFF WRITER
Last week, four eclectic groups of PLNU students went out in the evening to help meet the needs of the homeless population in San Diego. Three of the four groups focus on giving out food to the homeless and the third focuses on building relationships with the homeless community. The groups are student run and meet every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, to Friday and attend to the homeless in Ocean Beach and Downtown, San Diego. Addison Rucker, a senior Management major, has been attending the Wednesday night group for two years.
“I really like the Wednesdays because of the timing of coming back right before Time-Out and being able to reflect on the work being done down there,” Rucker said. Typically the age range of students is evenly divided between freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Some have been going regularly for even longer than Rucker. “I have very consistent relationships that keeps me coming back, like this woman named Sherry. She’s probably 65 and she just always gives me little nuggets of wisdom. Sometimes about boys, or being a strong woman, or chasing after God.” Josh Kimball, the Director of Homeless Ministries has been a part of the
PHOTO COURTESY OF POINTLOMA.EDU Students participate in Homeless Ministry’s Friday night “Beacon of Light.”
ministry since Sept. 2012 and has been the director for the last year. “I’ve realized that the divide between people that are and aren’t homeless is really a lot smaller than we think and that you really can’t judge anyone by where they live until you get to know them,” said Kimball via email.
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Danika Brown is a junior studying abroad in Italy. PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIKA BROWN
According to the most recent report done by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Diego has the fifth largest homeless population in the nation. PLNU Homeless Ministries has been able to help combat this. “I also believe that the church needs
to step up in taking responsibility for caring for those that are poor and outsiders, and work together more,” Kimball said via email. “I’m hoping we can get more students involved past surface level, attending regularly and building good relationships with other students and the people we visit downtown.” Cam Wilkins, a junior International Studies major, co-leads the Thursday night group named “Threshold” which strives to create a sense of community with the homeless population of Downtown. Wilkins said, “The biggest thing of homeless ministries is operating out of love that is evidently shown to the margins of society.”
Message from the ASB president BY AJ BORLAND
CONTRIBUTOR
Hi Loma. Hope the semester is off to a great start. I want to make sure you know about some things going on this week. On Tuesday night, January 26, our athletic department is hosting Battle of the Dorms at the basketball games. The Residence Hall that shows up and is the loudest will win Chick-Fil-A for the entire building! Make sure you come out and get loud for your dorm. Games are at 5:30 and 7:30. This Thursday, MOSAIC is hosting a Karaoke Night in the ARC. Make sure you stop by from 6 to 9 pm to sing your heart out. Would you like to represent PLNU by being an ASB Board of Director next year? This sweet gig even comes with your own office! If so, make sure to attend an informational meeting Jan. 27th or 28th at 8:00 p.m. in the Cunningham
Hall located on the North Side of Nicholson Commons. There will be more info on how to run for a position on ASB and you can learn more about the positions that are offered. Have any questions? Email:ASBExecutiveSecretary@ pointloma.edu
PHOTO COURTESY OF POINTLOMA.EDU ASB President AJ Borland
4 | FEATURES
Students get down at glow with the flow
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH PLNU students enjoyed black-light dancing, snacks, and free t-shirts at Friday night’s “Glow with the Flow” event.
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a&e
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2/6: Gaslamp District Mardi Gras from 5 pm- 12 am 2/18: Open forum in Colt Hall AND 7pm interview in Crill Hall with Poet Nick Giovanni from 3-4 pm 2/27: Color Fun Fest at the Sleep Train Amphitheater in Chula Vista at 12 am
Oscar run-up: fury road updates a classic BY SCOTT BROWN
STAFF WRITER
Mad Max: Fury Road, directed by George Miller, is the continuation of the Mad Max series and it picks up where Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior left off. Following a nuclear holocaust that has caused the world to become a desert, the survivors of said apocalypse are trying to survive. Of these survivors, Max (Tom Hardy) is one of the few that is trying to survive on his own instead of joining a gang that provides resources. After he is captured by the tyrannical, cult-like leader Immortan Joe’s (Hugh Keays-Byrne) gang of War Boys he meets Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), Immortan Joe’s head truck driver, and he begins to help her try to save the five “wives” of Immortan Joe. The plot of this movie is what is described in the paragraph above. There isn’t much else. While in most movies, this would be a serious issue – and it may be the films main problem– once the action gets going, you don’t really care about the story. Instead, you begin to care more about the characters and the fact that this film is a masterfully done, two-hour car chase. Regarding the title, if you thought that Mad Max would be the main character of this film, you are wrong. While he is prominent and does set the story into motion, Furiosa is the rea-
son that this movie has a reason to exist; and Charlize Theron plays her excellently. She is the premier hero who, during the course of the movie, has the ability to make viewers to forget that this film is named after the main male and not the main female, protagonist. Of course, her success as Furiosa doesn’t mean I’m discounting Tom Hardy as Max; he was awesome as Max. I think he may have even been better than Mel Gibson’s portrayal in The Road Warrior. The main draw of this movie, though, is the action; and boy does it deliver in spades. Viewers can tell from everything that happens during the movie’s numerous chases that this is what George Miller was aiming toward with his original films, but he was unable to because of the lack of budget. Every shot in this movie is so wonderful to look at, and the choreography is so well thought out and executed, that you are just in awe the entire time. The fact that this film is mostly practical effects also makes the action feel more real than if most of the cars and explosions had been CGI. As a screen play, the film offers little in the way of dialogue. Nevertheless, the dialogue that was included was handled well and did a solid job of creating new characters and keeping the tone and character of Max. The majority of this movie, though,
Garrison Keillor visits PLNU
showed the insanity of the world of the world and how corrupt it has become since the nuclear holocaust occurred. Overall, this movie was incredible and it was a masterpiece of action filmmaking. Hopefully it will be recognized years from now as a milestone of action film-making.
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH Grammy and Peabody award winner and Radio Hall of Fame member Garrison Keillor visited the LJML department on Wednesday where he spoke with students about his career in media.
PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG
A force reawakens, star wars returns BY JESSE OLESON
STAFF WRITER
So here we are again, after years of waiting, with another Star Wars movie, and most of us couldn’t be more thrilled. Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke just about all the box office records within a matter of days after its opening, so more than likely, you or someone you know has seen it. For people in my generation it was a special experience. Never before had we seen Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, or Carrie Fischer play their iconic roles on the big screen. The actors’ reprisals of their well-known roles helped add to the overall nostalgia of the movie, while newer characters showed great potential
for success. This film is a first for the Star Wars series in that the main characters include a woman, a Hispanic man, and a black man. Daisy Ridley plays Rey a scavenger whose life has been filled with years of waiting, Oscar Isaac is pilot Poe Dameron, a member of the resistance, and John Boyega plays Finn, a Stormtrooper who flees from the First Order and its cruelty. The First Order being the new evil power of the galaxy that rose from the ashes of the The Empire that was destroyed at the end of Episode VI. The leading villain and residential “evil Jedi” of the movie is a character by the name of Kylo Ren, who is played by Adam Driver. The screen was filled with great acting for all 136 minutes of the film. The
actors meshed extremely well together in both moments of seriousness and humor. The film starts approximately 30 years since the destruction of the last Death Star and Luke Skywalker has disappeared. The First Order is set out to destroy the New Republic, partly by sheer numbers but also by the invention of the Starkiller Base. The Starkiller Base is like the Death Star, but is much bigger, much more powerful. The Resistance, led by Luke Skywalker’s twin sister Leia, has come alongside the New Republic to fight the First Order. Once again, the whereabouts of a certain Jedi are hidden within a droid, this time it is BB-8 who is being sought after by both The Resistance and the First Order.
As special as it was, there were certain parts of the movie that were a bit disappointing for me. I couldn’t help but think, “Isn’t this just a bigger Death Star?” when I saw the First Order’s planetary base, and I was waiting for Admiral Ackbar to say, “It’s a trap!” The storyline seemed a bit too familiar for my taste. Many of its elements were similar to those of the original films, including the idea that a droid – called BB-8, the new up-and-coming sidekick character – would provide important information to the resistance. Despite the familiarity of the plot lines and the other aforementioned issues, it is a good film. It can probably be one of the only standalone Star Wars films which is impressive. Abrams does
an excellent job of giving enough backstory to draw in the new Star Wars fans and fully entertain and give subtle winks to the long-time fans. Seeing the older movies makes everything mean more and adds a great deal, but it can also be watched without any previous knowledge of the Star Wars saga. Ultimately, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, and I will be anxiously awaiting the next three movies. These movies include Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that will be released December 16, 2016, Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is scheduled to be released December 15, 2017, and Star Wars: Episode IX, which is scheduled to be released sometime during 2019.
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sports
SEA LION SCORES
1/18: Women’s basketball beats Dixie State, 82-75; Men’s basketball beats Dixie State 76-72 1/23: Women’s Basketball beats Fresno Pacific, 72-60 ; Men’s basketball beats Fresno Pacific, 79-76.
UPCOMING EVENTS
1/26: Men’s basketball vs. Bethesda 1/30: Women’s tennis vs San Diego Christian ; baseball vs alumni game ; men’s tennis vs San Diego Christian ; Women’s Basketball vs BYUHawaii ; Men’s Basketball vs BYU-Hawaii
Josh Rodriguez reflects on basketball experience BY GRIFFIN ASELTINE
STAFF WRITER
Freshman Josh Rodriguez (5-11, 155 lbs) is the starting point guard of the Point Loma Sea Lions (10-7). He has been a primary factor in their season so far, currently leading the team in points per game (16.4), steals per game (2.0), free throw percentage (.864), minutes per game (34.5) and assists per game (7.0). His seven assists per game also ranks him 6th in the nation in all of NCAA Division II M en’s Basketball. In addition, he has received many significant honors throughout his athletic career, including the CIF Player of the Year during his tenure at Sonora High School, as well as the San Diego Hall of Champions Star in December. Here is what Rodriguez has to say about his present journey as a Sea Lion and what it has meant to him: The Point: How long have you had an interest in the game of basketball, and what was the primary inspiration that led to that interest? JR: I would have to say that my primary interest came from my older sister, Rebecca. As I grew up, she was one of my main role models as I watched her play basketball and I simply felt inclined to follow her footsteps. Several years later, after playing for Sonora High School, I am now a proud member of the Point
PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNUSEALIONS.COM Freshman Josh Rodriguez goes up for a jumper against a Fresno Pacific defender on Saturday. Rodriguez finished the game with 31 points with nine assists on nine of 12 shooting.
Loma Sea Lions. The Point: You currently lead the Point Loma Sea Lions in total points scored, total assists, total steals, as well as total minutes on the court. Not to mention, you’ve received many significant honors including the SDHOC
Star of December. What does it mean for you personally to be such a significant leader to this team as a freshman? JR:Personally,my individual achievements are not as much of interest to me as the accomplishments of my team as a whole. The only scenario in which my
leadership matters to me is when I’m helping this team be frequently victorious. We play together as a team to thrive as a team and I honestly wouldn’t have it any other way. The Point: Do you have any particular goals, general or specific that
you desire to reach throughout your college tenure and perhaps the rest of your life? JR: Going back to the last question, I only have one major goal in mind as a Point Loma Sea Lion and it’s simple: help this team constantly succeed in the winning column. My personal goal is simply to win as many games as possible with this team because that’s why we’re here. The individual statistics are secondary to me and are not my main concern, especially right now in the middle of the season. The Point: What kind of relation does your athletic life have to your spiritual life? JR: I’ve felt blessed by God to be given such a rewarding opportunity to be a part of this team. We often engage in prayer together at every game and every practice as we are all thankful for our athletic gifts. I also engage in prayer on an individual basis to thank God for my consistent health and ability to remain strong, both on and off the court. He’s certainly been the most important factor within my journey. I love where I’m at and I know that God brought me here for a reason.
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Men’s tennis foresees success BY BRIELLE BUDROE
STAFF WRITER
Head coach Curt Wheeler said he anticipates another strong season for both PLNU’s tennis teams. Last season, the women’s team finished 4th in the PacWest Conference with a final record of 11-13. The men’s team finished 5th in their conference with a final record of 12-11. In terms of the team and program, not much has changed since last season. “This year beyond the normal intricacies, we haven’t changed a lot, which is a strength,” said Wheeler. Three new players have been added to the team, as well as two new assistant coaches. Coach Hailey will be primarily coaching the women while Coach Dave will focus on coaching the men. The women’s team has received
freshman Nicole Camaratta and freshman Michelle Torres. Both freshmen are three-star recruits, meaning they were competitive in junior tennis and will quickly impact college tennis. “They are both great additions to the team as they bring both the tennis game and a great attitude,” said junior singles and doubles player Regina von Koch. Joining the men’s team this season is freshman Adrian Von Braun. Von Braun is an international player from Sweden. “Adrian is a great addition to the team. He’s a solid player and fits in well with all of the guys. It feels like he has been here for two years and he’s only be here for two weeks,” said sophomore singles player Jack Alston.
The women’s team has three seniors while the men’s side has four. “It’s a good mix of ages. We have more experienced players as well as younger players. It works really well,” said Wheeler. Looking further into the season, team goals include winning conference, but more specifically, improving its doubles. “If we can improve our doubles, I believe we can grab a few wins that alluded us last year,” said Wheeler. Both the men’s and women’s teams were successful in singles last season. The women’s team finished 76-59 overall, and the men’s team scored 69-61 overall. The women’s strongest singles players this season are sophomore Nikki Newell and junior Regina von Koch.
For the men’s team, their strongest singles players are senior Andre Staab and senior Martin Blaho. Aside from internal team dynamics, PLNU’s biggest competitors last season and this season remain the same. The women’s team has much more competition in terms of numbers of teams. Their greatest rivals are Azusa Pacific University, University of California at San Diego, and Cal State Long Beach. Not too different from the women’s team, the men’s team rivals against Azusa Pacific University, Hawaii Pacific University, and University of California at San Diego. Season begins this Saturday, Jan. 30, as both teams will play San Diego Christian at home.
A look at San Diego’s own hockey team BY ANDREW EAKES
STAFF WRITER
Time was running out with the score even at three in the final period when suddenly a penalty leads to a cease in play. The San Diego Gulls, up against their divisional opponent -the Texas Stars- looked to take advantage of a power play in front of a home crowd of over ten thousand people. As the anticipation for the Gulls to score a goal began to build on the sea of orange, white, and black spectators, the announcer directed their attention to the center ice video board. “Okay Gulls fans, I need you to show me some San Diego home town pride. We want to get the whole stadium going and chant “Save Our Bolts!” Are you guys ready? On the count of three, one… two…three!” Not one single chant. Instead, a downpour of boos permeated the Valley View Casino Center. A sobering testament to the lack of support The Chargers and their owner Dean Spanos had from these unhappy San Diegans. The Gulls, a minor league affiliate
of the Anaheim Ducks, have noticed a steady increase in their popularity since coming home after ten years this past fall. According to The Internet Hockey Database, the San Diego Gulls’ average attendance so far this season is 8,658 fans per game: making them second in overall attendance in the American Hockey League behind the Hershey Bears, an affiliate of the Washington Capitals. The Gulls and their staff strive for each game to feature fast and exciting game play, a hometown fan base, and the price for tickets to be very affordable. Many games feature different promotions including pregame tailgating, super hero night, college colors night and opportunities to skate on the ice after the game. “When the question comes up as to which sport is the most difficult, the typical answer is baseball and I would have to challenge that…in hockey, the players are moving fast down the ice, you have physical toughness, and quick playmaking all in one,” said Gulls Head Coach Dallas Eakins. San Diego had its first chance to watch live hockey in 1944 when the team
was named the “Skyhawks”. They would go on to win their first championship in 1948 as a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League. The Gulls’ most successful years would come in the 1990’s and early 2000’s when they won titles from 1995 through 1998, as well as the 2000-2001 and 2002-2003 West Coast Hockey League Championships. The 2005-2006 season would be the last for the Gulls until January 19, 2015 when the Anaheim Ducks announced they would be purchasing the Norfolk Admirals from the American Hockey League and moving them to San Diego. Point Loma Nazarene’s own Athletics Announcer Callan McClurg was recently selected to become the San Diego Gulls Public Address Announcer throughout the rest of this season. “Announcing for the Gulls is a fullcircle experience that is hard to put into words sometimes. I’ve gone from watching the Gulls when I was in Elementary school,too now working for my favorite NHL team,” said McClurg. The idea of San Diego becoming a hockey and baseball town seems to be growing on the community and for
good reason. The Gulls are currently two games over a .500 winning percentage with a little less than half of the season left to play. As they start their fight towards the playoffs during these final few months left in the season, they will begin a four game home stand. Their next game is on Friday January 29th at the Valley View Casino center, just four miles from campus, against the rival Ontario Reign—a Los Angeles Kings affiliate. “They have been a tough opponent for us—very physical and fast. We lost the last time we played them but we’re looking to do the opposite this time,” said star forward and 2016 AHL All Star Nick Ritchie. Twenty-year-old Nick Ritchie is playing in his first American League hockey season for the Gulls. He was drafted 10th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks out of his hometown where he was playing in the Ontario Hockey League for the Peterborough Petes and the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. The main role for the Gulls is to develop their players to be able to play at the speed of the NHL. This is very simi-
PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNUSEALIONS.COM Senior Martin Blaho celebrates after winning a point against a UC San Diego opponent last year. The Sea Lions went on to upset the 16th seeded Tritons.
lar to the minor leagues in baseball or the D-League in the NBA. Nick Ritchie has been up to the NHL for eleven games in November and December and has been considered one of hockey’s future stars. He is currently leading the Gulls with 15 goals and is second on the team in the point’s category with 26. The return of hockey to San Diego has brought back many of the same memories as the ones from the past generations of Gulls teams. The same team name, the same logo, and games are stilled played in the same building as they were up until their final season in 2006. The only difference is this time fans from past Gulls teams are able to bring a new generation of fans to games now a decade since then. During this time of year when both the Padres and the Chargers are in their off-seasons, the Gulls are a great way to fill the void and stay involved in San Diego sports. After all, the San Diego Gulls are an inside look at the potential future stars of the NHL.
Overcast clouds sneak in and out between the clear, blue sky. Looking down at my feet cut from the reef, I see sea grass swaying east and west from the tides and north and south from the currents. During low tide, starfish and sea anemones gravitate toward my satisfied eyes as a rainbow of spectacles. Sea glass seem to settle in my little hands that can only hold so much, ending up on my shelf that overlooks such a private world as this. Yet this playground provides a danger to those who lack respect for this natural park. With a newly found crack in the south end o f Sunset Cliffs, one footstep too close to the wavering edge could make the cliff come tumbling town like the walls of Jericho. Respect the nature of the cliffs; respect fellow surfers- Nazbo or not; respect the waves by knowing your limits. It is easy to get frustrated after an unsuccessful surf session. But if you are not fueled with high energy after your ocean baptismal, you’re doing it all wrong. Respect always comes first before entering the splendors of the salty sea.
MONDAY 25TH
TUESDAY 26TH
Surf height: 4-7 ft. Wind speed high: 15 mph at 3pm Wind speed low: 2 mph at 9am Low tide: 0.42m at 2:59 am High tide: 1.95m at 9:00 am Low tide: -0.33m at 3:59 pm High tide: 1.37m at 10:15 pm Sunrise: 6:46 am
Surf height: 1-4 ft. Wind speed high: 15 mph at 3 pm Wind speed low: 4 mph at 9 am Low Tide: 0.43m at 3:36 am High tide: 1.85m at 9:34 am Low tide: -0.24m at 4:31 pm High tide: 1.36m at 10:48 pm Sunrise: 6:46 am
Sunset: 5:15 pm
Sunset: 5:16 pm
WEDNESDAY 27TH THURSDAY 28TH
FRIDAY 29TH
Surf height: 3-7 ft. Surf height: 4-8 ft. Surf Height: 3-9 ft. Wind speed high: 15 mph Wind speed high: 14 mph Wind speed high: 12 mph at 3 pm at 3 pm at 12pm Wind speed low: 5 mph at Wind speed low : 3 mph at Wind speed low: 2 mph 9 am 9 am at 9 am Low tide: 0.46m at 4:13 am Low tide: 0.5m at 4:51 am Low tide: 0.55m at 5:34 am High tide: 1.72m at 10:08 High tide: 1.56m at 10:41 am am High tide: 1.39m at 11:16 Low tide: -0.12m at 5:01 Low tide: 0.01m at 5:31 pm am pm High tide: 1.32m at 11:54pm Low tide: 0.16m at 6:00 pm High tide: 1.34m at 11:20 Sunrise: 6:45 am pm Sunrise: 6:47 am Sunset: 5:18 pm Sunrise: 6:45am Sunset: 6:25 pm Sunset: 5:17 pm
This information was collected from Magicseaweed
Surf report : Jayme O’Hanlon
Surf’s up you radical Sea Lions! Watch out for high surf advisory! Waves are pumping. Get stoked. Get pitted. Get tubular.
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Are the odds stacked against you?
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BY CORI DEASON
STAFF WRITER
On January 9th 2016, I opened up my Point Loma Gmail inbox after winter break had ended, to read another
campus wide email sent to students and faculty. It was from Caye Smith, discussing the on-going parking fiasco we have here on campus. After reading it, this is what I got from the email: “We know there is a problem. We are trying to do what we
can to fix it. Here is what to expect from now on. Follow the color wheel of where to park and not to park, somehow my car is now going to be stacked somewhere, on something, or behind someone, and maybe more changes to help the parking issue will be made in the summer.”
Woah. Being the commuter I am, and understanding thoroughly the panic of getting to school 30 minutes before class starts, somehow ending up in Egypt (the city lot) with 3 minutes to spare before I am marked late, this email left me zigzagged. I’m sitting here thinking, how long has this school been chilling in Point Loma for? Since 1973. How long have cars been around? Since 1807. And how long have we had this issue of pure parking paranoia? I decided to dig a little deeper on the issue to settle my skepticism and negative comments. Which is where I found out this fact: according to the quinquennial reports of Point Loma Nazarene University to the planning commission regarding compliance with their conditional use permit, technically speaking PLNU only has to provide up to 1,357 parking spots. In 2011, our school reported that they provide 1,738 on-campus parking spaces. Now sit tight, here come some more numbers. Our total fall undergrad enrollment number was 2,767 students. Of that total, 36.3% commute.. So interestingly enough, according to everyone but us dubious students, who are directly affected by this parking issue, think the school isn’t maybe doing quite enough. But after basic research and not being so stubborn, I realized PLNU is doing the best they can. I value the fact that we attend a university that hears our problems and addresses them, in a manner to satisfy our needs of being heard, and solving the issues at hand. So instead of looking at the odds being stacked against you, I hope you view them as being ever in your favor.
I will teach you to be rich: a personal account BY PHILLIP WARD
CONTRIBUTOR
Written in an irreverent and in your face style, this book on personal finance for twenty somethings is a welcome departure from the extra dry, extra boring, why-don’t-you-just-give-me-a-massagewith-a-cheese-grater-instead, kind of advice that frequents most financial literature. When most of us hear the words personal finance or budgeting, we want to drop what we’re doing and bang our head against a wall. This book is the opposite. It teaches that money exist to serve us, not to rule us with anxiety and stress. Here are some really great tips from Ramit’s book that can help us use our God given brains to become good stewards of our money. 1. Start establishing good credit If you see yourself owning a house or buying a new car or taking any sort of a loan out anytime in the next fifty years you’re going to want good credit. This could save you thousands upon thousands of dollars over the long run. The best way for college students to start building credit is by getting a no annual fee credit card with a low APR and paying it on time every single month. The largest percentage of your credit score
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Text your #LomaChatter to 619-786-6890! Dear God, no matter what is going on in my life, I thank you for the privilege of being alive today. Sitting on the toilet is the only time I am truly on top of my crap. I would like to give thanks to the brave men and women who died a long time ago tasting which plantvs were edible and which plants were not. Do you even go to loma if you don’t wear Patagonia? Can I still fit it, if my water bottle isn’t a hydro flask? Nipple piercings are become the new ear piercings. If I ask you on a sushi date, its so I can eat near to my weight in raw fish but pretend like I am there to share. If I date you, my goal is to marry you, build with you, grow with you. I am not dating you to pass time. I LOVE point loma mosh pits. When someone falls, everyone helps to get them up. I choose to distance myself whenever I am mad because somehow I become the most heartless person you will ever meet. I feel like a Jenna Marbles in a school of Taylor Swifts. The Naz= sending sheltered kids to a sheltered school. Let petition to have Nutella served in the caf.
is determined by basically how reliable you are to pay on time. So in the future, after you have been reliably paying your credit card on time and you want to buy a house, your credit score will get you a stellar interest rate and other potential perks. Above is an example of how good credit can save you tens of thousands of dollars over the lifetime of a $200,000 30-year mortgage: 2. Create a conscious spending plan People hate budgets. I do too. But by knowing how much you bring in and how you want to spend that money, you can save yourself some major anxiety. In his book, Ramit calls it a conscious spending plan and it’s really simple. Cut back ruthlessly on the things you don’t need to spend on so that you can spend extravagantly on the things you enjoy. Spend some time organizing your life into “spending buckets” like fixed costs (rent), investments (we’ll get there next), savings (vacations, gifts etc.), tithe and your guilt free spending money (eating
out, going to the movies etc.). By categorizing how you spend your money, it gives you the freedom to save for and buy the things you want without worrying about how you “should” be spending your money. 3. Invest Now As young, broke college students, the one commodity that we have more of than anyone else is time. And by exploiting time, we can make the stock market work for us. Time is valuable for two reasons. One, the more time your money is in the market the more time it has to grow to insane proportions. And two,
drops in the market have the time they need to recover before you need to pull your money out for retirement or that sick yacht you’ve always wanted. Below are some numbers to show the power of investing early. If you were to invest 500 dollars today and contribute 30 dollars a month (that’s a dollar a day) assuming a 6% return on investment (which is pretty conservative) with compounding interest (you re-invest the money you make) you would have:
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