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monday, february 1, 2016
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It’s going down, we’re yelling timber!
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH (Above)Campus facilities works to clean up after strong winds on Sunday blew down a tree in the Peppertree Lane roundabout. Two more trees fell next to the Alumni House along with an antenna on top of the Rhor science building. PLNU’s main campus and much of Point Loma experienced a power outage Sunday night from approximately 7:30-11:30 p.m. excluding Latter and Sator hall as well as parts of Ryan Learning Center which were powered by backup generators. Power was restored and regular class schedule was in affect as The Point went to press.
How to prepare for a LoveWorks mission trip
Temporary internet downing
BY DARIA SZEPKOUSKI
BY JAKE HENRY
STAFF WRITER
Getting to Brown Chapel at 8:00 p.m., filling out a name tag, and finding a nametag on a little neon tag among rows of people that you may or may have not seen before are just a few things students training for LoveWorks had to do. Last Thursday night, several students on campus had to go through this experience because of their first LoveWorks training session of the semester. LoveWorks is a form of missionary work done through PLNU which students can apply for yearly in the fall semester. This year, the program is sending out nine teams all across the world from three to eight week long trips. These teams will consist of 10-12 students who are typically led either by PLNU alumni, faculty or friends of the university. “With a lot of prayer I know that God has called me to go on this trip and serve other people for his glory,” says sophomore nursing major Allyson Shultz. Shultz, along with many other stu-
dents, walked into the first training session last Thursday, ready to embark on her very first LoveWorks mission trip. “I hope to grow closer with the people on my team and learn more about where we are going,” Shultz says. Before heading out to various parts of the world including Australia, Brazil, India and Zambia, students and trip leaders will learn customs of the culture in which they will be serving as well as participate in meetings and events that lead to team bonding that will help the groups grow together before they travel all over the globe. “I think that spending three weeks in Africa will bring our team closer together and I can’t wait to see how this affects our chemistry on and off the field,” says sophomore soccer player Morgan Pearce. Every other year Head Soccer Coach Tim Hall gives his players on the soccer team the unique opportunity to participate in a LoveWorks trip by taking them to Zambia, Africa where his parents had started a Nazarene church.
This year he leads his players across the world to spread the Word of God as well as participate children’s ministry, while at the same time, growing and bonding as a team. “I’m nervous for the fundraising,” Pearce says. “I know that the Lord provides but it takes a great deal of faith to trust that all the money will come in.” By being a part of a LoveWorks team, the student must consider the time, emotional and financial commitment they are making when choosing a trip. Within the first training session, students are given the materials they need to send letters of support for both prayer and finances. Every Thursday night these students will be one step closer to hearing that “click” of the airplane buckle and on their way to their various countries and cities.
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PLNU’s internet experienced an outage for about 12 hours last Thursday afternoon due to an internet cable that was cut. Around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Public Safety sent a text message notifying the campus about the outage. “PLNU main campus is experiencing an internet outage. ITS is aware and [is] working on it.” Public Safety wrote. “No estimated time restoration as of now.” The outage caused problems for students and in particular. Junior and International studies major Ged Venezuela, who could not complete all his online assignments. “I was worried because all my work required online submission, on canvas,” Venezuela said. “I tried to use my 4G data on my phone, but my cellular service is bad on campus.” About three hours later, Public Safety sent another text explaining why the internet outage occurred and when the problem would be fixed.
“PLNU campus sill has internet outage,” Public Safety wrote. “Internet cable was cut off campus; vendor working to restore service. ETA for restore is midnight.” Student Sodexo Employee Katrin Finn, who was working at Breaker’s Market during the power outage said she experienced problems while trying to work. “… I had to turn away lots of people who only had a credit card because the system was down,” Finn said. “It was very inconvenient.” Venezuela explained how his professors were lenient with homework submission due to the internet outage. Even Spanish professor Galen YorbaGray gave his students added 2% to their homework score because they were unable to complete the online homework that was due at midnight, the day of the outage. “I know the internet was out yesterday, causing some consternation.’ YorbaGray wrote. “I will add 2% to your next online score to buffer the late charge.”
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University concern on replacement prospects BY JULIANA VERHAGE
STAFF WRITER
“The University is not taking a position” said Joe Watkins, Vice President of External Relations about the issue of CVS attempting to purchase former Fresh & Easy location on Catalina Boulevard. Since the location was bought through Bankruptcy courts by CVS last December, lots of controversy has occurred over the purchase. Because of a non-compete clause in neighboring pharmacy, Point Loma Cabrillo Drug, owner Michael Saad’s lease, as well as a stipulation by the landlord that the location must be used by a grocer, it is unclear if the sale will hold up in court. The hearing for this case is set for midFebruary. “There are too many unknown variables at this point” said Watkins. “But the university has indicated the preference to say grocery services would be helpful and best for our campus, our community. And if we can be a part of a solution at some point, we are happy to do so.” Rather than taking direct action, Watkins said “For the university, we are in this space of being observant. We are engaging conversations that are appropriate in that context that until we have more to go on. There really isn’t much to go on here yet.” Some students have indicated a preference for a grocer to take over the location, not CVS. Further, having a rewards program or other program set up with that grocer would be ideal for some students. “It’d be genius for both Point Loma students and this potential grocer” said
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Sophomore student Phillip Ward on the idea of building a relationship or setting up a rewards program with a future grocer. “Point Loma has thousands of people who need to buy groceries somewhere and if they got incentives, that’s money in their pockets. And it’s super convenient for Point Loma students, especially Freshman without cars, because they can just go down the street.” University Staff member and Director of Outdoor Leadership Program Jon-
athan Morell lives in Ocean Beach and is also in support of a grocer buying the new space instead of CVS. “You have to go to the complete other side of the Point for any reliable grocer” said Morell. “I think beyond just Point Loma, the OB community would be stoked for a grocer.” As a staff member and running the Outdoor Leadership meetings and other events, Morell said “It was super important for events when we didn’t
have something to get what we needed quickly.” Like many others, Watkins said “We’re waiting to see what the court decides” before officially making a stance on the situation’s outcome. But, Watkins does still hope for justice in this situation. “We all have our concerns about our friends at Cabrillo” said Watkins. “I think as individuals and who we are as a community of faith here, has a concern.
We don’t want to see any injustice occur. That’s not an official University position, but just a recognition that that thread exists and there’s appropriate care to be taken for one of our neighbors. We also recognize that there’s a legal process and a bankruptcy process that has a whole different structure to all of that.”
Job opportunities at each camp will vary from being a life-guard and food service staff to counselors and gift shop staff. Sophomore Josh Cypert, who worked at Hume Lake Christian Camps, shared some of his experience as a Hume staffer working in the clothing department and gift shop at Hume in Sequoia National Park. “Hume Lake itself is great, I love it, I loved being there and being involved in that community,” said Cypert. He also said that working at most summer camps results in the majority of students’ time being spent away from home, and warns homebodies to “take warning.” Cypert suggests that students applying to work at any of the summer camps
mark the “willing to work anywhere” box on the application to increase their chance of getting a position. Depending on the job and camp, the pay ranges from between $165 - $240 per week, according to the camp websites. Some camps, such as Camp Berachah, however, are only run by volunteers. Junior PLNU student Emilio Prieto, who worked at Mission Springs Camp, recommends potential workers to be warm, friendly, and “personable,” given that working at a summer camp includes a lot of involvement with youth grades 4th- 8th, and sometimes freshmen in high school. Being a counselor is a job that many students apply for, and one that Prieto loves to talk about.
For Prieto, some of the things he enjoyed about Mission Springs Camp was the close-knit community of staff and counselors, along with the relationships he was able to develop with each new group of approximately nine campers he would get every week. “Camp’s really cool because you get that weird balance of kid-fun that you haven’t had since you were a fifth grader and then this new sense of ‘I’m a college student. If I want to go out on a Friday night and go hang out in downtown, I can totally do that.’” But camp was not all about the fun and games for Prieto. Prieto says that by spending his whole summer with the intention of ministering to children about Jesus, he
realized that God would be working in him as well as the kids. “If God’s going to want to speak through you, you gotta speak to God,” Prieto said. One of Prieto’s challenges during the summer was how to deal with kids who were uninterested in hearing about God. However, it was through those times when Prieto said that God showed him the importance of loving people through his actions and being like Jesus, not merely speaking like Jesus. Prieto also talked about the importance of not viewing work at a summer camp as just a job. “You gotta have that level of calling, and also be a little bit crazy,” said Prieto.
Summer Camp Job Opportunities Coming to PLNU on friday BY SAVANAH DUFFY
STAFF WRITER
PLNU students have the opportunity to apply for a potential summer job at the summer camp job fair coming to campus on Friday from 10:30-2 p.m. The job fair will be held on Caf Lane and will feature approximately 20 summer camps, with recruiters from each camp there to offer information about working or volunteering at their camp. A few of the camps being exhibited on campus are Alpine Camp and Conference Center, Camp Oakurst, Mission Springs Camps and Conference Center, Sugar Pine Christian Camps, YMCA, Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp, and others that are listed on the Point Loma website.
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The Point Staff works tirelessly to provide PLNU with accurate and timely news, but due to Sunday night’s power outages and subsequent computer issues we fear that this weeks paper may not be up to our usual standards of excellence.
THINK ON THAT
If you have any questions or concerns, contact me at jsoch1233@pointloma.edu - Jonathan Soch, editor-in-chief, The Point
Q&A with Renewal Week’s Tim Green BY PHILLIP WARD
STAFF WRITER
The Point sat down with Spiritual Renewal Week’s key speaker Tim Green to get a preview of this week’s discussion. The Point: How did you get asked to speak for renewal week at Point Loma? Green: Quite a while back, the Spiritual Development/Chaplain’s Office began a conversation with me to come back over to Point Loma for renewal week. I have been out to Point Loma both for teaching and for renewal week, but it has been a while now. The Point: If you had to summarize your message for the entire week into one sentence, what would it be? Green: In a phrase, the message is “Because God is…” and then the nature of God follows the ellipsis with the understanding that as God is by nature, we are called to become by grace. To use a quote used quite frequently throughout the history of the church, the sentence itself could be “We become by grace what God is by nature.” The Point: What can we be doing to prepare our hearts for your message? Green: Maybe the simple words of Samuel to the LORD expresses the prayer of preparation: “Speak, your servant is listening.” In preparation to hear what God might be saying to each of us as individuals but all the more to us as the Point Loma community, open our minds to the word that God might be sharing with us and for that word to act in a creative, life-giving, transforming way. The Point: You have taught at similar renewal weeks in faith communities all over the U.S. and the world. What is going to be special or unique about this week? Green: What a great question! When the word of God is spoken into any given setting, that setting becomes the active dance partner in God’s creative activity.
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That dance partner this week is the Point Loma community, so as cliché as it may sound, the most unique part of the week for me in light of other renewal weeks that I have shared in is the Point Loma community itself…and that is the reason I am very much anticipating God’s surprising dance with us during renewal week. The Point: What is it about college students that leads you to spend so much of your life with them? Green: Another fantastic question! While I love sharing in the ministry of teaching and proclamation with diverse communities, no question, I still get my greatest “rush” when I am with college students. I think there are many factors that contribute but at or near the top is that so often it is the young adults of society and the church that continue to dream
the dream of God and share the vision of the kingdom that others too often have given up on (I don’t know, maybe after a generation does not see the dream of God come into reality after a while, they just give up on it or maybe young adults have not yet been told “it just can’t happen” enough that they still dare to believe that the kingdom can come!). I hear the echo of the words of Robert Kennedy back in the 60s (a take off from Shaw) when I think of young adults in college, “Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say, why not?” The Point: What gets you out of bed in the morning? Green: On one hand, I don’t know if a person could love what they do and with whom they do it everyday anymore than I do—so I love what I do. But there is a grand context for that
answer, there are moments that a reality breaks into my life that I actually do believe that Jesus was telling the truth when he said, “The kingdom of God is in process of arriving.” Even when I can’t see it and sometimes serious questions (doubts) emerge, I really do believe those words. The Point: If you had a day all to yourself, during which you could do anything you wanted, how would you spend it? Green: Besides catching up with the things that I need to catch up on (just joking!), I absolutely love to travel to places, people groups, cultures that are not my familiar or regular settings (it really is my hobby). I would find that type of place or group of people and share life for 24 hours. The Point: What do you want the Point Loma community to know about
you? Green: While there are many people in the Point Loma community presently that I have not yet met, there are many others that I have called friends and spent some incredible times with across the years; I can’t wait to catch up with them. Also, two of the greatest mentors of my life, career, and calling have given their lives at Point Loma: Reuben Welch, long-time chaplain at Point Loma, was my role model and mentor (first person that I called when I became a chaplain) for chaplaincy; Frank Carver, long-time Old Testament professor at Point Loma, modeled for me what an authentic, lifegiving, challenging and deeply caring Religion professor looks like! These two people are at the top of my list of career/ ministry mentors.
Whether living here on campus or back in her hometown, freshman Biology-Chemistry major Mackenzie Chappell resides in two of the places our
country has declared a State of Emergency. San Diego, California and Flint, Michigan share one common problem:
water. A drought here, poisonous lead water there. “It’s so sad because we have these huge lakes all around us” said Chappell. “We have all this water and then I’m here in San Diego and there’s also a water problem.” After attempting to switch from the Detroit water system to a cheaper option from the Flint River, residents discovered the water looked and smelled bad. High levels of lead were found in the blood of children and many were getting rashes from the water as reported by news sources like CBS. “Once they switched from the Detroit water to the Flint water, the water was supposedly so acidic that it ate away at the pipes, so now the pipes are ruined” said Chappell. “Even now that they’ve switched back to Detroit, the water is still bad because of the piping.” Chappell has lived in Flint for the past three years of her life and goes back home there when she’s not attending PLNU. “The water has been bad since they switched it” she said. “We’ve just always been downbeat. Flint was the number
one most dangerous city in America in 2013. We’ve never had a good reputation. This is just kind of pilling on top of that.” From the end of high school to this past winter break from PLNU, Chappell has lived with the bad water when at home in Flint. While many residents have found their water to look orange or smell bad, Chappell couldn’t even tell anything was wrong with hers. “It looked like regular water” said Chappell. Chappell admits she wasn’t shocked when she heard the news that her water was poisonous. “It’s kind of weird, but Flint’s been up there for some other bad things before. There’s shootings all the time, arson, and no cops. So many things get ignored in Flint just because we’re so poor... I was scared, but I didn’t really know how it affected me and affected my family.”
A local perspective of Flint, Michigan BY JULIANA VERHAGE
STAFF WRITER
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR USER MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Genesee county has been in a state of emergency since corrosive water from a supply change led to unsafe
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The beauty of Sunset Cliffs
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One man is on PLNU’s campus before the sun rises all because of his love for Sunset Cliff ’s garden. While David Kimball is retired, he keeps busy by being a member of the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Recreation Council, Famosa Slough Committee and president of the San Diego Audubon Society. “I think I’m 79. It’s always hard for me to figure that out,” said Kimball. With a light-hearted laugh, Kimball shared that he grew up in a family who valued gardening, which explains his passion. Kimball has lived in the Point Loma area for 45 years working as an engineer and mathematician. Having worked on Sunset Cliff ’s native plant garden located since 2005, Kimball’s goal is for the 55 types of native plants to kill any exotic plants that could turn the regular plants into tumble and weeds. “It’s quite a difference,” said Kim-
ball. “We have flower and color- we have flowers of every color in the rainbow… The plants he gardens, such as California Sage, Buck Wheat and the San Diego Sunflower, only require water from the rain. As Kimball shared this, a strange bird quietly flew across the garden and perched itself on a wooden post, overlooking the work being done in the garden. “There have been about 80 species of birds that have been seen just from this area. And before we started working here, there were many, many less than that. But it really has enhanced the environment. Now we have nesting and visiting birds that we didn’t have before,” said Kimball. Although Kimball usually gardens for three to four hours at Sunset Cliffs, last Friday was atypical; just as he watched the sun rise behind the university, he also watched the sun set behind the Pacific Ocean. Kimball had to spend extra time setting up enough garden-
Profile on a local BY JESSE OLESON
STAFF WRITER
“People often see homeless people and then keep on moving. We are worth a second look. Write that down,” said “Savage.” Savage is one of the locals. He’s originally from St. Louis but he has been living in San Diego for the last 20 years. After losing his wife in 2004 and losing his business in 2006, he went to live on the streets. He’s 61 years old. I went with the Thursday night Homeless Ministry called Threshold to take a look at some of the people they interact with on a weekly basis. Savage was one of the first we talked to and after we circled the block, I went back to Savage to ask him a few questions. The Point: What does a typical day look like for you? Savage: I wake up, get clean, and head to school. I go to National University. Some days I get my food first and other days I find shelter or clothing. It all varies and somehow God provides it
state’s governor Rick Snyder requested this. Aid is now coming to the city. “First they gave away filters to put on your spout in November” said Chappell. “Which was a problem because they don’t fit all of the spouts.” In regards to other relief, Chappell said the National Guard visited homes and handed out free water bottles. Many in Flint and across the country have referred to this situation as a case of “environmental racism” because over half of the population is African-American. “I don’t think it’s a racial issue” said Chappell. “I think it might be because we’re so poor. So, this could indirectly be a racial issue. The families here are just stuck in a rut... The city tried to fix that by switching to a cheaper water system, but obviously that just didn’t work the
way they wanted it to.” Chappell and others have said that government officials are acting too slowly. “My parents told me, ‘Oh they’re saying it could take 15 years or so’” said Chappell. But that amount of time poses a real concern for Chappell. “I saw studies about what lead does to people and the biggest thing that hit me is it’s going to, in the future, raise crime rates. Somehow, lead in the blood increases aggressiveness. It’s going to cause mental problems.” Chappell has remained as up to date as possible on this situation by communicating with her family and reading the news online from here at school.
Kolb (right) has worked alongside Kimball (left) over the past 10 years. The two men guide the PLNU students where each native plant should be planted.
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When asked on how she had to change her lifestyle to fit the crisis, Chappell said “It was really hard to be aware. We only had the one filter in our bathroom, for brushing our teeth. I never really drank the tap water much. But I’m sure I drank it, over summer.” The biggest adjustment Chappell had to make was this past summer when water prices tripled. “They were doing this whole thing to save money, and once they ended up switching it, over the summer our water bill was three times as much as it normally is” said Chappell. “So we were paying three times as much for lead water. That was really scary… It was so expensive that I had to only take showers every other day.” President Obama recently declared a State of Emergency in Flint after the
ing tools and plants for the help he was about to receive. The PLNU kids help out “twice a year for the past seven years. Whatever I ask them to do, they do it and they never complain. It’s really a joy,” said Kimball. “What they did today is 20 times what I could do in the same amount of time, so they save me 60 hours’ worth of work. And so it shows…it really shows.” Chloe Kelsey, a freshman biologychemistry major of PLNU, helped with the weeding Friday afternoon as a course requirement. “We are here for our bio 211 class: Evolution and Ecology for Professor Maskiewicz. I think I would want to volunteer for it more often if I had known about,” said Kelsey. Kimball said that a new contract with the California coastal commission awarded the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Recreation Council five million dollars. This grant will improve the park by installing defined trails along the cliffs for bystanders so that the garden can evenly
advance throughout the park. From Montana’s grazing farms to sunny skies of California, Bob Kolb has also found himself as part of the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Recreation Council. Kolb was dedicatedly hunched toward the earth; his hat blocked the sun’s rays that gleamed off the sparkling sea, which fed bystanders of Sunset Cliffs a spectacle of seven foot waves; the knees of his jeans and fingertips of his gloves were brown like the dirt. “I like planting; it’s a nice addition to the park. The theory is that the native plants will kill out any non-native stuff. That generally is what has happened. Once it gets established, it doesn’t need any more water than what the nature gives it,” said Kolb. Besides the success the council has seen over the last decade, some complications exist, like the fact that Sunset Cliffs is a public park. Kolb said that he and Kimball struggle with the public. People mess with the ropes, dogs run within the garden and
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We made it a goal to not get lost in every city we visit. So far we’ve failed, but along the way we’ve stumbled upon countless gems in each place that we wouldn’ t have found otherwise.”
The Point: If you don’t mind me asking, how do you afford schooling? Savage: No I don’t mind. I am a veteran so the government covers my schooling but I don’t get anything for housing or food. The Point: Thank you for your service. Do you generally stay in this area of San Diego? [Downtown] Savage: I stay around here but I coexist. I become a part of the environment and assimilate because if I don’t I am at risk. The Point: What is the biggest struggle for you? Savage: Intimacy. And I don’t mean physical. I mean spiritual. There’s not a lot of that out here. Savage continued to speak about love and being nourished by God who loves us. He spoke about the wisdom we are given and the joy and happiness we often overlook when we feel sorry for ourselves.
some people vandalize throughout the park. As a dog ran into the garden, running past the ropes that signal a sensitive ecological habitat, Kimball became tense. Kimball and Kolb know what to plant at Sunset Cliff ’s garden; their involvement with the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Recreation Council gives them access to records of plants that are native to San Diego. They find the seeds at local farms throughout San Diego. “I’m pretty confident that what we do here is going to be great and last forever, I hope,” said Kimball. The Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Recreation Council meets at 6:45 p.m. in the Cabrillo Recreation Center the first Monday of every month. For more information regarding the list of San Diego’s native plants and different species of birds that have been sighted along Sunset Cliffs, please visit www.sunsetcliffs.info.
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Sophomores Lisa Gonzalez (left) and Megan Clynes (right) are studying abroad in Switzerland.
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The Revenant: brutal, bloody, breathtaking BY JORDAN HILL
STAFF WRITER
Warning: You will watch a lot of Alejandro Iñárritu’s film “The Revenent” through your fingers. From Leonardo DiCaprio getting a deep-tissue massage from an angry momma bear, to his eating still-writhing fish heads and hollowing out his horse like a bloody sleeping bag. In fact, the film often feels like Leo is on an episode of Fear Factor solely designed to irritate PITA. The plot itself is simple enough. Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) guides a fur expedition in frontier America, pursued by Native Americans. Glass gets mauled and worse. Glass swears revenge on John Fitzgerald (convincingly portrayed by Tom Hardy), who leaves Glass to die. Other than Fitzgerald, nothing in The Revenant is really evil, each character is motivated by survival and good intentions. The dangerous weather and nature isn’t malicious, the Native Americans are just searching for the chief ’s kidnapped daughter, and the momma bear is just protecting her cub. Even Fitzgerald’s survivalism and racism stems from a traumatizing botched scalping incident that leaves his hair resembling a scraggly Skrillex. Director9 Iñárritu masterfully conveys this naturalistic theme throughout the film. The composition of each shot of the film is hauntingly beautiful: ice-capped mountains, untouched forests, softly as-
PHOTO COURTESY OF I.YTIMG.COM Leonardo DiCaprio plays as Hugh Glass, the lead character in Alejandro Iñárritu’s “The Revenant.”
cending embers, and skull dreamscapes. The pacing of the film transitions from this slow contemplative beauty to staccatoed action on a dime. While some viewers might find the film over-long (runtime of 2 hours, 36 minutes), Iñárritu’s vision is an impressive one.
Apparently shooting the film was an absolute hell. Iñárritu and cinematographer (the movie’s camera expert and director of photography) Emmanuel Lubezki chose to capture shots only with natural light, meaning no studios, no green screen, no artificial lighting kits; a grueling process. Production assistants
even began hashtagging the shoot #TheForeverant. While watching sunsets play across icy vistas you can’t help but believe the risk and effort was worth it. After leaving The Revenant you get the feeling that you just witnessed something special: maestros imposing their
impressive celluloid visions on us. But the entire film is fueled by Leo, who puts the film and audience on his back next to the bearskin, taking us on a brutal yet exhilarating journey.
Faculty members release book on feminism in higher education BY SARAH O’ROURKE
STAFF WRITER
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Dr. Pedersen, PLNU professor of Literature, hosted an event to announce “Facing Challenges: Feminism in Christian Higher Education and Other Places,” the book of ten essays she co-edited with Dr. Allyson Jule of Trinity Western University in Colt Forum last Wednesday. The word Feminism, usually skirted in conversation, was the focus of this book. “I don’t know about all the minutia of [Feminism],” said freshman Taylor Binney, “But I think it’s a pretty cool idea.” Junior Jimmy Fernand was optimistic about looking at Feminist theory in the classroom alongside other approaches. “I love to read,” He said. “So I actually think these views can expand my reading vocabulary. Plus, Jesus always said to [speak] with everybody, not just one person.” Feminism is not a new phenomenon; the term itself was popularized in the 1970’s. So why, then, revive the discussion? Academics like Dr. Pedersen feel that the conversation of Feminism runs far deeper than the recent trend. Several students also feel that Feminist issues still apply to their day-to-day lives. “Feminism was kind of looked down on in more conservative places for me,”
said freshman Jenifer Bowman. This includes “Women preaching, teaching, and leading.” “There still persist erroneous stereotypes of what feminism is,” said Dr. Pedersen. While PLNU professors are working to embrace Feminist theory, Christian schools in general are hesitant to bring Feminism into the classroom. The book claims that only about 11 member schools of the 120 Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) – of which PLNU is a member – have such programs on campus. Director of Student Life Jeff Bolster said his daughter asked him if Feminism was a “good” word or a “bad” word, on the way to school one day. A meeting about sexual violence on campus led Bolster to a discussion about issues such as female pronouns as insults. He later described having to turn down a proposed “bet” for student activities, where he would have to wear a princess costume on Caf lane if he lost. He felt it “made fun of both men and women.” “That’s when Dr. Pedersen approached me,” he said. Jeff Bolster wrote “I Can’t Be Your Princess: Facing the Challenge of Sexism in Student Life in Christian Higher Education,” which became chapter seven of “Facing Challenges.” “I live in that real organic matter of day-to-day student life” said Bolster. “It is not pretty—it is also wonderful.”
Bolster works with 65 Residential Assistants. He said “It’s harder to listen about things when you’re unaware or privileged, but you have to look at intent. Do we say things we often don’t think about? Yes. But do we also mostly have great intentions for each other? Yes.” He said his biggest takeaway “was being able to step back.” Bolster believes he is a better listener now than he has been in a long time. Pedersen explained how Feminism was in line with what scripture asks us to do. “People do come with troubling experiences, but they don’t always have a vocabulary that allows them to talk about it in anything but a personal way. We can name that,” she said. That vocabulary can be applied to other hard problems Christians must tackle. “We do not actually acknowledge our disagreement about feminism and a feminist praxis until an institutional policy, curricular issue, or a demeaning personal encounter compels us to directly confront our views,” writes Pedersen in Facing Challenges. She stressed that one cannot make people care, but that Feminist history has contributed to the life we enjoy today. Those endeavors, she said, have the potential to create in us more loving Christians. “I hope were about that in Christian higher education,” she said.
the point | monday, february 1, 2016
6 | SPORTS
sports
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEA LION SCORES
1/26: Men’s Basketball vs. Bethesda, Win 78-71 1/30: Women’s Tennis vs San Diego Christian, Win 8-1 | Men’s tennis vs San Diego Christian, Loss 2-7 | Men’s Basketball vs BYU-Hawaii, Loss 71-87
2/3: Men’s Tennis at UC San Diego | Women’s Basketball vs Cal State San Bernardino 2/4: Women’s Tennis vs UC San Diego 2/5: Baseball at Chico State 2/6: Baseball at Chico State [double-header] | Women’s Basketball vs Hawaii Pacific | Men’s Tennis at Redlands | Men’s Basketball vs Hawaii Pacific
Baseball’s time to make a statement
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANNY BARNTS This years men’s baseball team features 15 new student athletes who are part of a team that hope to bring home the win this season. BY ANDREW EAKES
STAFF WRITER
The Sea Lions are out to make a name for themselves. “Our message was simple, we are trying to win a championship, the new guys weren’t going to come into starting spots. We tried to create competition throughout the fall,” said head coach Joe Schaefer. Schaefer -now in his ninth season as the Sea Lion’s head coach- and his staff have preached this message to their teams after they took over eight seasons ago. During his tenure, Schaefer has coached his teams to a .593 winning percentage and qualified for the NAIA College Baseball World Series twice—in
2009 and 2010. “This year we have one of the best group of guys we’ve had since I’ve been here. We are more accountable on and off the field this year. Our team is more academic mighty than in past years, ” said Schaefer. This year’s roster features 15 new student-athletes—an assortment of freshman and transfer players. The returning players have stepped up to the challenge of bringing everyone up to speed with how the program is run. “The new guys have all fit in like they have been here for a couple of years. We have a lot to shoes to fill after last season, but with the way everyone has been responding, I think it is going to be an awesome season,” said senior catcher
Michael Randel. Randel, a three time Pac West AllAcademic team selection, said the team focuses on the details in everything they do. Much like every sport on campus, playing baseball is a commitment. Coach Schaefer said that he expects his players to not only grow on the field, but academically and spiritually as well. “We spend a lot of time talking about leadership and what it means to be a leader,” said Schaefer. “If we learn to take pride in every little thing we do as a team and individually, it translates onto gameday and later on in life. ” Six batters are set to return to the Sea Lion’s starting lineup this season. The batting order will include senior outfielder AJ Derr, a 2016 preseason All-
PacWest selection after batting .340 with 19 RBI and a .434 on-base percentage last season. The pitching rotation will consist of the same starters from 2015 including juniors Eric Pierce, Kellen Sheppard, Kevin Lillicrop and sophomore Trevor Abshire. Many of the relief pitchers will be returning as well, including the Sea Lion’s second 2016 All-PacWest preseason selection—senior Coleman Huntley III. Huntley posted a 2-2 record with a 2.52 ERA and 13 saves last year. In an effort to further strengthen the defense, senior reliever Garrett Gooding said a new dynamic pitching plan was put in place this season by pitching coach Justin James. “There is a whole detailed plan that
includes becoming stronger through bands and weighted balls and becoming more precise to stay consistent with our motion,” said Gooding. “Overall our pitching staff looks really good, experienced, we’re ready to go.” The Sea Lions will start their season on the road against Chico State University. After the three game series they will take a 12-hour bus ride to San Diego to play Cal State LA on February 11 and 12 at home—both games begin at 2 p.m.
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SPORTS | 7
Super Bowl 50 Preview: Carolina Panthers Early Favorites Over Denver Broncos
PHOTO COURTESY OF NYDAILYNEWS.COM Cam Newton (left) and Peyton Manning (right) shake after a Broncos win in 2012. Manning threw for 301 yards and one touchdown en route to a convincing victory. BY GRIFFIN ASELTINE
STAFF WRITER
That time of year is starting to approach once again, as the golden anniversary of America’s most-watched event is less than one week away. This year, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California will be hosting the most widely anticipated matchup of the NFL season: the young, uprising star quarterback Cam Newton and the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers (17-1) versus the future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and the AFC Cham-
pion Denver Broncos (14-4). The Panthers will be looking for their first Super Bowl championship in their 21-year franchise history, while the Broncos will be looking for their third championship overall and their first in 17 years. In terms of 2015 regular season offensive and defensive statistics, Carolina led the league in total scoring with 31.3 points per game compared to Denver’s 22.2 points per game. When it came to turnover differential (defensive interceptions and fumble recoveries over offensive interceptions and fumbles lost), the
Panthers led the league with +20, while the Broncos had more giveaways than takeaways at -4. Despite these glaring advantages for Carolina, Denver’s defense has managed to maintain the team’s status as a Super Bowl contender: They led the league in yards allowed (283.1 yards per game compared to 322.9 for the Panthers) and ranked fourth in the league in terms of points allowed (18.5 points per game compared to 19.3 for the Panthers). In terms of recognized roster talent, 10 Carolina players were elected for the 2016 Pro Bowl (including QB Cam New-
ton, LB Luke Kuechly and TE Greg Olsen), compared to just four players from Denver, all of which are on the defensive side of the roster (including CB Aqib Talib, LB Von Miller and LB DeMarcus Ware). According to Yahoo Sports, as of this writing, the Panthers are currently 5.5-point favorites over the Broncos, and out of 47,114 users, approximately 56% select the Panthers to emerge victorious. The majority of surveyed athletes around the Point Loma campus generally agree with this trend, including the men’s soccer team captain Daniel ten Bosch, se-
nior baseball catcher Michael Randel, and senior baseball outfielder AJ Derr. “Cam Newton has been the most dominant player this season,” said Derr, in reference to Carolina’s quarterback who has been having an MVP-caliber year. “I think the Panthers will win.” This statement basically summarizes the general opinion of most NFL fans coming into this matchup, as the Panthers will be following off a 49-15 domination over the NFC threat Arizona Cardinals. You can chalk this writer up as someone who agrees with the majority in this situation. Personally, as legendary of a story it would be to see Peyton Manning win his second Super Bowl not long before his retirement, I don’t see it happening against this Carolina Panthers team. Carolina is a more well-rounded squad with a dual-threat quarterback, a high-scoring offense, and a vicious defense. The Broncos have a historic defense of their own, but with Manning on an aging decline, their offense has barely managed to scrape by as of late. Barring a miraculous outbreak from Peyton Manning, I see the Carolina Panthers winning a relatively tight game by about a touchdown. But of course, anything can happen. As they say, “any given Sunday.” Whether or not you are a fan of—or even familiar with—the National Football League, Super Bowl 50 will be a celebrated cultural event to watch. Being a notable milestone in American sports history, the majority of the country will likely tune in, whether it be for the game itself, the commercials, the halftime show (featuring Coldplay, Beyonce, and Bruno Mars), the social gathering, or simply the desire to be a part of the event. It will most certainly be historic, and you won’t want to miss it. Kickoff is set for Sunday, February 7 at 3:30 PST on CBS.
It’s always that surge of adrenaline that runs through your veins that makes your legs aggressively run past one another out the door, down the cliff, even after the sun has already set; it’s always that surge of adrenaline that runs through your veins that makes your stomach flutter with butterflies, even when it is flat; it’s always that surge of adrenaline that runs through your veins that makes your arms paddle one stroke after another, even when the waves are relentless. It’s always that surge of adrenaline that makes you live, even when you don’t want to.
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Surf height: 5-11 ft.
Surf height: 3-4 ft.
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Surf height: 3-4 ft.
Surf Height: 4-7 ft.
Wind speed high: 38 mph at 6 am
Wind speed high: 10 mph at 3 pm
Wind speed high: 16 mph at 3 pm
Wind speed high: 22 mph at 3 pm
Wind speed high: 12 mph at 3 pm
Wind speed low: 25 mph at 3 pm
Wind speed low: 4 mph at 9 am
Wind speed low: 7 mph at 9 am
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Wind speed low: 5 mph at 9 am
High tide: 1.29m at 2:10 am
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High tide: 1.65m at 6:01 am
Low tide: 0.6m at 9:18 am
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Low tide: 0.13m at 12:44 pm
Low tide: -0.04m at 1:20 pm
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This information was collected from Magicseaweed
Surf report : Jayme O’Hanlon
Surf’s up you radical Sea Lions! Watch out for high surf advisory in effect until Monday, February 1st! Waves are pumping. Get stoked. Get pitted. Get tubular.
the point | monday, february 1, 2016
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 Jayme O’Hanlon// Layout Editor Jordan Ligons//Web Editor
Truth is stranger then fiction: a story BY JONATHAN PICKETT
CONTRIBUTOR
It was 7:00 a.m. when my Resident Director entered my room, leaned over me and sweetly whispered, “Hey pal, Public Safety is trying to tow your car.” And good morning to you too, beautiful world. After I shook off my half-asleep confusion and realized what was happening, I thanked my RD politely, and stomped toward my dorm’s parking lot, no doubt leaving a trail of steam billowing out from behind me. I knew for a fact my usual spot was fair game. The Department of Public Safety & Day-Ruining Parking Violations decided to put a No Parking sign next to my truck. As if I had somehow missed that and decided to slide my truck in right next to it? I mean, I had clearly parked there first, and now they were waking me up threatening to tow it. I begrudgingly greeted the officer at my car who had nothing to say, for he knew he was in the wrong. I got in, put the key in the ignition, and….nothing. My car battery was dead. A slow and painful demise. COD: light left on all night. “Hey, wait!” But the officer had already taken off around the corner. I paused in the stillness of the new day as I realized what this meant for the rest of my morning. My half-asleep self didn’t think I would need a phone or wallet. I was only moving my car really fast. So I couldn’t call Pub Safe to come back and jump me, and I couldn’t get back in my dorm to retrieve my phone without my wallet. It was now 7:13, and nobody would be opening my dorm’s front door for another 10 minutes. This couldn’t possibly be happening. I could hear the call of my seductive bed through the fingerprint covered glass separating true lovers who wanted nothing more than
to be together. My dorm’s electronic lock beamed its taunting red light into my sleep-deprived eyes, and the same thought kept popping into my mind. What’s next? Whatever could possibly go wrong
Then, I had to drive around – awake – for 30 minutes so the battery could charge up. What’s next? Well, maybe an iced coffee from McDonald’s could be next. I was tempted say screw it and
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at 7:40 a.m. after an awful start to the day, but also, here I was. And for some reason, now drinking down that goodness while listening to Jon Foreman in the San Diego morning felt a little bit like grace.
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Text your #LomaChatter to 619-786-6890! Do math majors graduate with degrees or radians? We don’t need greek life at PLNU. We’re already all brothers and sisters through Christ. Now that the wi-fi is down we are stuck back in the unholy times of 3G.
Life quote: Am I just human today, or am I a cat? Shoutout to all the men and women who hold doors open for people. next is going to drive me to the edge of my sanity. After spending some time searching for a way to press on with this already awful day without silently hating everyone I come in contact with, someone finally let me in. I retrieved my phone, dialed Pub Safe and was once again torn from my lover, swearing I’d return to its luscious jersey sheets before the sun rose too high. When the same officer from before came back to jump my truck, I mumbled the Obligatory Under-the-Breath Thank You. “All part of the job, my friend.” I am not your friend, sir.
have a bad attitude for the rest of the morning, just sulking in my pissed off attitude, thinking that everyone is just in my way, and Sweet, Lord Jesus forbid that I even have to talk to Pub Safe for the rest of the day, let alone semester, or else I might actually lose it this time. That would be pretty easy to do. What more could I do? How about just keep on moving. I put one foot up in front of the other, and then that iced coffee and I had some sort of wild love affair that would I wouldn’t dare tell about my easily-jealous bed back at the dorm. Here I was, driving down Rosecrans
And then I realized my gas tank was on E. This article is the first in the new Story section. To submit your story, email mackenzieleveque0000@pointloma.edu. The only qualifications are that your creative nonfiction story must be between 500-800 words and must be absolutely true. No writing classes or experience required! Jonathan Picket is a junior broadcast journalism major.
Keep Calm, and Go Chargers
Why does everyone always turn around in class when you come back from the bathroom? Was it a surprise I came back or something. Chris Brown in chapel ladies and gentlemen. The head of a department who won’t give me the time of day to talk with me face to face decides whether or not my prerequisite can transfer NOT the professor who is teaching the course. This university is structurally screwed up. I can’t have sensitive friends. I show affection by insulting you then buying you food for no reason. Does anyone want to adopt my grades? I can’t raise them very well. Glad all my homework is online.
No Wi-Fi means we are all going to die.
I am on fire for Jesus.
Where the girl scout cookies at?
PHOTO BY CORI DEASON BY CORI DEASON
STAFF WRITER
For dear beloved fans, the ongoing tug-o-war with the San Diego Chargers has temporally been ceased. Chargers Chairman, Dean Spanos addressed the public January 29th on the Chargers website stating, “Today I decided our team will stay in San Diego for the 2016 season and I hope for the long term in a new stadium.” This continuous flip-flop of saying the-team-is leaving-but-plot-twist-isn’treally has provoked many emotions from locals, fans, and players. Among them, students from Point Loma Nazarene, University feel that Spanos seemed
to have made the right decision for the time being. Senior Kyle Tonkyro, a Chargers fan his entire life, believes that the city and the team may be in agreement on staying but have not been able to work out their differences. “I think that both the Chargers and the city of San Diego want the team here, but they haven’t been able to see eye to eye. “ In fact, maybe the reason they haven’t been able to see eye to eye, is the fact that on top of the $300 million they would receive from the NFL, the team also estimates needing an additional $500 million of public funding from the City and County of San Diego to build a new stadium. Speculation continued
with relocation rumors to Los Angeles, where the bolts would be cozying up with Rams, or now the popular one, the Mission valley proposal, which would include re-building the new stadium on top of the land where Qualcomm Stadium resides. On board of this emotional roller coaster, it has been hard not to consider some sort of behind the scenes scheming. It seems to me that sealing the deal with the Rams was the Chargers way of scaring San Diego into action. I feel that they always intended to come back to their hometown, but using these other negotiations and deals was their way of pulling back their side of the tug-o-war rope. “I think that if the Chargers move,
it would definitely put a black eye on the city. I think they should stay and I am happy that they are committed to try and stay here in San Diego,” said Tonkyro. Let’s just hope that they truly are committed, because come January 15, 2017 the final decision will be made as to where our bolts will end up. For the last 55 years, the Chargers have been a part of this community. I say throw on your jerseys, have a blast, and enjoy them while they are here. Inevitably a decision will be made out of any of our control, so for now, just roll with it. Cori Deason is a junior journalism major and opinion editor for The Point.
Loma forgot to pay the Internet bill. Is flirting considered cheating?
When you wish your boyfriend would man up. I think I am addicted to talking to people.