Volume 45, issue 6

The Point student newspaper of point loma nazarene university

monday, february 29, 2016

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Science, art, sociology expounded at TEDxPLNU

PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH Executive of OSV Rebecca Smith hosted the university’s first TEDxPLNU on Friday.

BYJONATHAN SOCH

STAFF WRITER

Friday saw the university’s first TEDxPLNU come and go with topics ranging from evolution to silence as an agent of social injustice.

PLNU’s independently run TEDx talk featured five faculty member speakers including Director of the University NOW Program and Associate Professor of Biology April Maskiewicz, Art Professor David Adey, Director of the Center for Justice and Reconciliation Jamie Gates, Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology

Ted Vickey and a Professor of French and Literature, Hadley Wood.

A committee of event organizers including student representatives from the Student Senate as well as deans from PLNU’s College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Natural and Social Sciences chose the speakers from a list of 35 staff, faculty and alumni.

Executive Director of the Office of Strengths and Vocation (OSV) Rebecca Smith hosted the event and introduced each speaker.

“The TEDx tagline is ‘ideas worth

spreading’ and when I think about the hours that our presenters today have spent in the last few weeks preparing for today, there is a unifying theme,” said Smith to the audience in Crill Performance Hall. “…A common denominator if you will, around the ideas worth spreading, that they’re going to share with us today.”

Smith believes that the ideas PLNU’s TEDx speakers were able to present were unique to the University based on its people and location.

Maskiewicz’s opening talk focused

on the intersection of evolution and the Christian faith and the multiple myths that she believes surround the compatibility between the two.

“While there is a preponderance of evidence and data to support the fact that humans evolved in the same processes that all the other organisms on earth did, people tell me they reject human evolution…” said Maskiewicz.

After feeling compelled to start over part way through his talk, Adey spoke about his own artistic experiences and the unchanging nature of art and sculp-

ture throughout history.

Gates, a professor of sociology talked about his own work in social justice and studying sex trafficking using the mouth as a metaphor for a social justice that, if kept silent, would fail to prevent human rights violations.

“They depend on you and I not paying attention” said Gates about sex traffickers.

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Beijing debate teams pays PLNU a visit BYBRIELLE BUDROE

STAFF WRITER

Wednesday night four members from PLNU’s debate team, two members from Beijing Foreign Study University’s debate team and two members from Xi’an Jiatong University’s debate team gathered to dispute the impossibility, or possibility, of gender equity.

Representing the affirmative was PLNU senior Brandon West and PLNU junior Caleb Moore as well as BFSU sophomore Kathy Li and XIJTU sophomore Tami J. Standing for the negative was PLNU senior Olivia Neidhart and returning PLNU student Jason Anderson as well as BFSU sophomore Annie Chen and XI-

JTU senior Neo Li. In an effort to exchange cultural ideas between Western and Eastern societies, this is the first time in history that PLNU’s debate team has hosted an international debate.

“It’s not only a chance to exchange ideas but we get to talk about this idea [gender],” Chen said.

The event was made possible by MOSAIC, PLNU’s Department of Communication and Theatre, Women’s Studies Department, the Department of History, and the Debate Team.

Irvine Valley College’s Communication Studies Academic Chair Dr. Gary Rybold formally presented the debate.

In China, Rybold is referred to as the “godfather of debate” for his influ-

ence and publication regarding debate throughout China.

Unlike most debates exhibited in the United States, this debate’s style was British Parliamentary.

British Parliamentary entails eight speakers and each speaker is only given seven minutes for his or her speech and is especially designed to help international speakers learn English.

Gender issues frequently discussed throughout the debate involved the definition of gender, the Family and Medical Leave Act and U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

“Asian debate circles have liberal views so I didn’t sense large differences but government sensors a lot so some issues never get brought up,” Li said.

After the debate, questions from the audience included gender equity concerning domestic violence and sexual abuse and cultural sensitivity and awareness when disputing controversial international topics such as gender.

“I teach gender communication because I enjoy the topic, but you also get nervous because there’s always a risk at saying the insensitive thing,” said Head of Communications Department Dr. Skip Rutledge.

Chen commented on how in China, one’s personal life remains private, therefore, domestic violence and sexual abuse issues or challenges are often concealed in relationships.

Regarding cultural sensitivity and awareness, West mentioned the impor-

tance in studying local news sources that focus on relaying facts rather than sharing opinions.

While Li explained how Chinese debaters are taught to be international, and in China, an equity officer exists whose main job is to ensure that debaters abide by moral conduct.

This event encouraged the interaction between different cultures and fostered a discussion for a controversial topic such as gender.

“Debate is life empowering and changing for the positive. It teaches you to think critically and formulate arguments,” Rutledge said.

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FROM TEDX PLNU PAGE 1 Vickey, who is the Founder & President of FitWell, Inc., a fitness consulting company and former executive director of the White House Athletic Center, spoke about the innovative use of smart phone apps in fitness and exercise.

The TEDx talks ended with Wood’s account of her own academic experiences and the facts, choices, and people that shaped her life.

“It’s a good way to get exposure, to bring attention to the types of work that we do here at Point Loma,” said G. James

Daichendt, Dean of College of Arts and Humanities. “Sometimes I think that we’re hidden, and when they think of us they think of the wonderful view and the wonderful ocean breeze and location and how beautiful it is, but there is so much more substance to that.”

Daichendt was responsible for the first efforts to bring TEDx to PLNU and had received approval from the TED organization when he discovered that members of Student Senate had already begun their own plans to organize a TEDx event.

“We’re really excited to have them

at PLNU, I think it’s an incredible way to showcase all of the talent,” said Jacci O’Keefe, chair of the TEDx committee in Student Senate. “If you think about it, we have an academic community where people are so deeply invested in what they study, and as students I don’t think we get to hear that a lot.”

“So I think TEDx is a way for students to engage with the larger academic conversations,” she added.

O’Keefe led the Student Senates committee for TEDxPLNU and coordinated with Daichendt and Dean of College of Natural and Social Sciences, Holly Irwin

to plan the talks and select speakers.

Daichendt explains that part of operating a TEDx talk requires that organizers adhere to TEDx rules include limiting the audience to 100 members and that 25 percent of its talks must include prerecorded TED Talk videos.

For some of the TEDx coordinators, like Irwin, the event was an opportunity for university faculty to offer their own extra-curricular discourse.

“We wanted to be sure that we had breadth, so not all artists, not all biologists, right?” Irwin said. “And we have two colleges, so we wanted to make sure

we had breadth across, that was an important part of it, and then it was: ‘who has a story to tell?’”

According to Deichandt an application for licensing has to be refiled for every TEDx talk, but he and Irwin hope to consider in the coming the possibility of having more TEDx talks at PLNU. “There are future plans for a TED[x] talk, and Jim and I will have to talk about the frequency of that. Maybe every year, maybe every other year, we haven’t decided that yet,” Irwin said.

Fermanian Business holds economic forum

BY PHILLIP WARD

STAFF WRITER

The Fermanian Business and Economics Institute (FBEI) predicted the future during its annual Economic Outlook Forum for 2016.

Each year in February, the FBEI hosts a community event in which they present their predictions for the economy this coming year. The effort is headed

by Cathy Gallagher, executive director for the FBEI, who said that she started the event with the desire to promote University public relations with the community.

“We wanted to create an event that the community can come to, wants to come to, looks forward to coming to,” Gallagher said. “Not to be necessarily a money maker but more of, actually, a PR value for the university.”

The forum consists of a presentation

by Dr. Lynn Reaser on her predictions for the economy in the coming year. Dr. Reaser has been doing predictions for the FBEI since 2010, but has been predicting the economy for much longer.

She has served as the chief economist for Bank of America’s Investment Strategies Group, has served as chairman of nu-

merous organizations including American Bankers’ Association’s Economic Advisory Council and more currently the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).

She started out the event by taking stock of her hits and misses from last year’s forum and went on to share her key predictions for 2016. She finished the event by opening up some time for questions and offering some action points for the coming year.

This year’s forum saw over 200 guests, a good turnout according to Jesse Olsen, the student employee in charge of marketing and social media for the FBEI. “We had really good numbers this year,” Olsen said.

Some of these attendees may even become clients for the FBEI. “It’s given us some really good contacts,” said Executive Director Cathy Gallagher “It’s actually opened the door to a few of our client projects.”

The FBEI does individual consulting for local businesses. Their clients include the California State Treasurer, San Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC), Building Industry Association (BIA) San Diego, Terrapin Bright Green, National Association for Business Economics

PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH The economic forum was hosted at PNU’s Fermanian School of Business Department.

(NABE) and others. Many of these clients came from connections made at the Economic Outlook Forum.

Gallagher said they wouldn’t have been able to reach the community the way they do now without the contributions of PLNU students.

Students are involved in the creation of the Economic Outlook Forum from start to finish. From contributing research to the economic analyses to marketing for the event and even preparing the venue.

“The undergraduates have a huge part in [the] process,” Gallagher said.

“We couldn’t really do what we do without our undergraduate support.”

Dr. Lynn Reaser, chief economist for the FBEI, said undergraduate students have made a great impression on the attendees and on the community in general.

“They are such a wonderful representation of our university,” Reaser said.

She went on to recount an experience she had with George Chamberlin,

business media guru in the San Diego area, in which he praised Point Loma events as being “a cut above the rest of the other universities in the San Diego region.”

The Economic Outlook Forum has fulfilled its goal this year more than ever before, sharing economic enthusiasm with increasing numbers of the San Diego community.

Life is Beautiful celebration

PHOTOS BY JAYME O’HANLON Seniors Jessica Hong and Jasmine Julye began planning “Life is Beauitful” since the summer. Their goal was to throw a party unaffiliated with PLNU but showcase people’s art and music on campus. Senior Sara Locke’s paintings were showcased at the event (right).

PLNU shows selma strength

BY DANA WILLIAMS

STAFF WRITER

PLNU’s 2016 Lent Giving Campaign is called Selma Strong and its goal is to raise money for the weight room at an underprivileged high school in Selma, Alabama. The program is part of PLNU’s LoveWorks mission programs from the Office of Spiritual Development.

Last year, a group of PLNU students went on the Civil Rights Pilgrimage and visited Selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery march. On this trip they stopped at Southside High School for a tour.

Since the weight room at Southside High School was installed in 1967, it has not been renovated or received any new

equipment.

Joelle Herron, senior PLNU Biology major, was among the students on the trip and talked about her experience on the trip. “(...) Selma is a fairly rural area and there are still parts of it that are completely segregated; so, you have Southside high that is probably more than 99% black students(…), Herron said.

“And this school was initially an all white school, but when integration happened, white flight also happened… and they took the resources and funding along with them.”

The Lent Giving Campaign at PLNU has partnered financially with Southside High School to raise the money to completely renovate the high schools weight room. April Tyler, a committee member

of the SelmaStrong campaign and a junior studying Philosophy and Visual Arts at PLNU believes that the gym represents more than just athletic opportunity for the students.

“For Southside the gym means a lot; it represents a sense of pride for their school… [and] gives students an opportunity to get involved in sports, which is proven to be one of the best way for many students of lower socioeconomic status to get into college giving them a greater hope for their future,” Tyler said.

Natalie Rosen, junior PLNU writing major and Selma Strong committee member talked about the importance athletics play in one’s future, in an interview.

“Athletics is a way to challenge and enable a better future (…) The weight

room is a place to become better, not only physically (…) but it also helps intellectually,” Said Rosen.

“This campaign isn’t intended to fix everything that is broken in Selma. It won’t fix PLNU’s own issues. It is an opportunity to follow Christ’s call to give and to demonstrate care for our neighbor.” Said Director of International Ministries, Brian Becker.

Students can donate online online or by visiting the Selma Strong booth on Caf Lane afer Chapel sessions and Tuesdays and Thursdays in front of the caf.

Students who donate $20 will receive a shirt promoting the event.

Students can also take photos at the booth on Caf Lane and post them on social media for the campaign including the hashtag #selmastrong.

Students also have the opportunity help with the campaign and join the committee Monday nights at 5:30 in the Robinson conference room on the 3rd floor of Nicholson Commons and brainstorm new ideas.

This summer, students will return to see the impact that the Selma Strong campaign has on Southside High School as a part of a LoveWorks trip for a couple of weeks in May. The trip will take place May 9- 26.

“It is going to be helpful for [the students of Southside HS] to see that people outside of Selma care. You know, like ‘you guys are not forgotten,’” said Herron.

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THINK ON THAT

“Facts do not predestine your story, story is more than facts, a story is an interpretation. It has meaning and direction, we select which facts are going to create the key thread of meaning for our lives” Hadley Wood, TEDxPLNU on Friday

Preview of James Bishop’s senior recital

BY GRACE LIESTMAN

STAFF WRITER

Sitting behind the piano at midnight on a Friday, senior and music composition major James Bishop rehearses for his senior recital that is on March 17th.

The Point: What is the theme or idea behind your recital?

James: The whole theme of the recital is birth, death and rebirth. It starts out with a violin and piano piece about the Witch Creek wildfires in 2007. I remember learning about how wildfires, even though this one wasn’t natural, can be really good for the earth because they actually make more way for new life.

In the second piece, which is the bulk of the recital, it focuses on the narrative of creation.

The Point: Could you explain how the music parallels with the theme?

James: In my mind and in the music I’m drawing the parallel between the creation story and the story in Ezekial (37:1-14) about dry bones coming together and life being breathed into them.

In the music I’m trying to create sounds that literally shake the room, like the dry bones coming together and dead things coming to life. This is both the creation story and the redemption story all happening at the same time.

The Point: How did you come up with the idea for the recital?

James: A lot of praying and thinking and philosophizing about scripture and the things I’ve learned at Point Loma about who God is.

Then using the language I know best [music] to articulate what I don’t even know how to articulate in words.

The Point: What instruments are you featuring in the performance and how did you pick those?

PHOTO BY GRACE LIESTMAN James Bishop rehearses for his senior recital on March 17.

James: I have two people playing keyboard parts (piano and organ), base, two guitar players, two percussion players, four female vocalists, a flute, three saxophones, two violins, a cello, and one person running the computer software program Ableton.

A lot of my instrumentation was based off the fact that I need to create a big sound without using that many people. So you have guitars and keyboards that can play more than one note at a time and then other wind and string in-

struments to color the sound.

The Point: What are the title’s of each of the movements?

James: The first movement is “Prelude”, the second movement is “I AM.”, the third movement is called “seven.”, and the fourth movement is called “dawn on the ground.” I don’t have a title yet for all four of the movements together.

The Point: How long do you expect it to be?

James: I would say between an hour and a half. Most people sit through a two

minute thirty second song but this will be more like sitting through an album.

I think there’s something really profound about just sitting and listening to music.

The Point: Is there one sort of specific thing you’d like people to take away from the performance?

James: No, no there’s not. Art so much is construed as this thing of communication, just getting across your message. The music is based around what I’ve observed.

Musicians would know and say that most of playing music is listening. And me, as a composer, I’m trying to listen to the world around me and the God before me and articulate what I see.

I want people to look at the story as it is because that’s how I see it. The biggest thing is I want people to experience it.

I want people to sit there and engage in the story but in no specific way.

Skaties: roller blades and 80s babes

PHOTOS BY JAYME O’HANLON Left photo: Transfer students Justin Grani, Brandon Albertson and Taylor Anderson wear 80’s wrist bands provided at the Skateworld Roller Rink in San Diego Right photo: PLNU students skate Thursday night away at 80’s Skate Night hosted by PLNU’s ASB. The free event lasted from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at Skateworld .

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A story: the trick to acceptance

BY PAXTON DOLAN

CONTRIBUTOR

“I have something to tell you,” my friend Crisette said. She looked troubled.

Having spent the majority of the year on repeated trips to and from the hospital, nothing much troubled me anymore.

I shrugged from my spot on the band room floor. “So tell me.” There was a long, awkward silence.

Finally she said, “Hayley and Heba saw the list for next year’s section leaders. You aren’t on it. It’s gonna be Hayley and Jeff.”

I felt like I’d just been slapped. My throat swelled tight and my eyes prickled with tears. I’d begun to see the job of Marching Band Section Leader as a kind of salvation, a reward for all I had suffered this past year. Having it snatched away stung. I wasn’t sure what I would do without it.

“Oh,” I said in a tight, trembling voice, “Okay. Thanks for telling me.”

Crisette gave me a long, concerned look. “Are you okay?” she asked.

I said the words automatically. “I’m fine.”

They were a lie.

I held the news inside all day long; like a slowly dissolving poison, it eroded my nerves until I felt exhausted and frayed, like I could burst into tears at any second. I wasn’t fine. I wasn’t anywhere close. But there was no time for crying or feeling sorry for myself. The world kept on turning, and time kept marching for-

“Sure,” I replied easily, even as my stomach churned with a nauseating combination of sadness, nerves, and an utterly illogical speck of hope, “It’ll be totally fine.”.

When I arrived at the school performing arts center and saw the crowd of band kids in short dresses and high heels, or tuxes and dress shoes out front,

I spent the entire ceremony in a dazed fog, hoping against hope that Crisette had been wrong that morning.

Maybe they’d misread the list. Maybe the list wasn’t finalized. Maybe, maybe, maybe…. Then, I heard their names.

“Hayley and Jeff.”

All eyes in the theater turned to me with shock. It was, to use a sports

ward, so I would too.

On the ride home from school, I was silent, not that my carpool seemed to notice. I watched the familiar scenery flashing by outside my window at near 75 mph and repeated the words silently to myself, like a chant, a wish, a prayer.

It’s fine; I’m fine; it’s fine; I’m fine.

The repetition didn’t make the words true, but it did keep the tears at bay. It almost didn’t matter that they were a lie.

My mom asked me if I wanted to go to the awards ceremony that night.

I began to wonder if I had made a mistake. It wasn’t too late to go; I had driven myself, and if I ran now no one would ever have to know. I could say I was sick, or there was a family emergency, or my heels had broken, or…. Crisette found me before I could act on any of those horrible, panic-induced impulses.

She gave me a sympathetic smile, one that stung all the more since I knew she had already made Flute Section Leader.

I forced a smile back and followed her inside to grab seats.

description, a major upset. Everyone had thought the job was mine – even me. And yet, in that moment when my nightmare became all too real, the first words to come to mind were, I’m fine.

The funny thing was, they hardly felt like a lie anymore.

After the ceremony, I stayed behind to congratulate Hayley and Jeff. It made something ache inside of me to do it, but I had to. It was the only way to prove how fine I really was. It was the only way to make my lie appear true.

“I’m so happy for you guys,” I said to them both, standing up there on the stage in my nice dress and my nice heels, “You’re going to do a great job; next year is gonna be so fun!” (As a matter of fact, it sucked. Hayley and Jeff hated each other and couldn’t agree on anything… not that any of us knew that at the time.)

What I learned that night, is that you can trick yourself into accepting anything: losing out on the job you wanted, being diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and anything else that may happen along the twisted, complicated route of life. If you ask me today how I feel about not being a Marching Band Section Leader, you’ll get the same response that everyone did back then – a smile, and the words “I’m fine with it.” The difference is, now I really mean it.

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!

Local Look: Coffee and Tea Collective

BY JESSE OLESON

STAFF WRITER

Daniel Holcomb is a father, business owner, and PLNU alumni who is now one of the leaders of the coffee industry in San Diego. Holcomb started Coffee and Tea Collective in 2012 and a year ago expanded into their second location.

The first store front, in North Park, has a minimalist and modern feel that accompanies the helpful staff. The seating options are limited to a few tables and a bar where you can watch the employees make your coffee.

Holcomb’s life is often as busy as his stores so The Point was able to catch up with him via email.

The Point: When did you start thinking that maybe coffee could be something you want to pursue as a career?

Daniel: I graduated December 2008, got accepted into a Master’s program at the University of Sussex. In 2009 I declined that invitation and then travelled

to Southeast Asia with the goal of getting a job in economic development. Instead of taking a job there I took an opportunity to start a coffee shop back in San Diego. The short answer is that the coffee career pursued me.

The Point: Where did you learn to roast?

Daniel: I went to Boot Coffee Consulting in Mill Valley. Then many hours of practice underneath a 92106 carport.

The Point: When did Coffee & Tea Collective first open?

Daniel: Started roasting in 2010, opened the first location Spring 2012.

Second location Winter 2015.

The Point: What does a typical day look like for you?

Daniel: Never a dull moment, always changing, caught between a rock and a hard place.

The Point: As the coffee industry has grown rapidly in the last few years, how has Coffee & Tea Collective been able to be successful?

Daniel: This is an interesting question. We [at C&TC] look up to an always changing list of individuals, coffee shops, bars, restaurants, companies and copy in part what they do and improve on what they’ve done based on the expertise of other industry leaders.

My answer to a question like, “Do you think your success at C&TC has been a proponent in the rapid growth that San Diego’s coffee industry has experienced in the last few years?” would be yes, absolutely. We’ve been successful because of the loyal support of our customers, San Diego based and worldwide.

The Point: What is your favorite drink?

Daniel: I start with an espresso, then move into a cappuccino, and end my experience with a drip coffee.

The Point: You’ve expanded to a second store, what brought about that change?

Daniel: We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work with Consortium

Holdings San Diego’s top restaurant group. We wanted to get to know another neighborhood of San Diego.

The Point: How has it been to grow a family and a business at the same time?

Daniel: It has been difficult to do both. I’ve missed out on a great deal.

SO much changes for a baby in the first year of life. It is the same for our second location.

The Point: What is next for Coffee & Tea Collective?

Daniel: Plain and simple: we’re bringing avocado toast to North Park, serving iced espresso drinks, and decaf espresso is on our secret menu. Ask for it. It tastes as good as it ever could.

The Point: More specifically, what is next for you?

Daniel: I’ve stepped down from a daily operations position and taken on a more big-picture role at C&TC. Keeping eyes and ears wide open for the next window of opportunity.

Brief: Ride4Water raises money for communities water worldwide

PHOTO COURTESTY OF SANDIEGO MAGAZINE Coffee and Tea Collective’s owner Daniel Holcomb.

BY SAVANNAH DUFFY

STAFF WRITER

According to PLNU student Haley Payne, Ride4Water is a nonprofit organization that was started in Ocean Beach by Ryan Delamater. The organization is intended raise money for clean water projects. The organization partners with Filter of Hope, which is an organization that works to bring water filters to third world countries.

Ride4Water evolved until it became Wiggle4Water, which was a dance party/ talent show fundraiser hosted by Payne on Thursday the 25th. According to Payne, about 100 people attended Wiggle4Water. The fundraiser raised $500, which provides one water filter for 20 families in El Salvador, where a mission team of 19 members will be going over spring break.

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PLAN YOUR WEEK

Tuesday: Join the Conversation: Coach Tim Hall (8pm-9pm) Point Loma Nazarene University-Smee Hall Saturday: Discocinema Audio Show (8pm)- The OB Template; San Diego Cherry Blossom Festival (9am-Sunday at 5pm)- Japanese Friendship Garden Sunday: San Diego Vintage Flea Market (9am-3pm)- The Observatory North Park

‘Deadpool’ a success for comic book fans

BY SCOTT BROWN

STAFF WRITER

“Deadpool” might by the best film out there for movie-goers looking for no-holds-barred action.

The film, directed by Tim Miller, is the newest superhero movie set in the XMen film universe. It is the origin story of the character Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), also known as the “merc with the mouth,” and it follows the development of mercenary Wade Wilson as he falls in love with Vanessa Carlysle (Morena Baccarin) before transforming into the famous red-suited antihero.

When his life is finally beginning to bring him happiness, however, he develops terminal cancer. In an attempt to cure himself, he puts himself through a series of experiments that are performed

by Ajax (Ed Skrein). These eventually get rid of his cancer and give him the power to heal himself of any wounds. Unfortunately, Wilson does not believe the healing goes far enough due to the scars it leaves behind. This sets him on a path of revenge against Ajax that characterizes the film.

This has to be said before anything else is mentioned: “Deadpool” is amazing. There is so much fun throughout the entire runtime of the film. From the opening credits, which are absolutely incredible, to post-credits scenes, there is a nonstop feeling of enjoyment. The movie is also funny and violent, which is who the character of Deadpool is and what

the movie needs to be.

The best part of “Deadpool” is the writing, which is superb. Most everything is hilarious, but when the tone of the scene is serious, the writing still fits perfectly. The dialogue also gives viewers a deeper glimpse into the characters and their motivations, making them more relatable and realistic. A prime example of this is the scene depicting Wilson’s cancer experiments, which contains dialogue that provides a deeper look into his anguish and fear. Also, the development of Wilson’s romantic relationship was entirely believable in its uniqueness and intensity.

The directing is also amazing. It makes the characters interesting and avoids making them into clichés. It also gives them a realism and depth of character, regardless of whether they are good people or not. Miller’s directing also makes Deadpool’s meta-jokes, which are some of the most hilarious parts of the movie, make sense. His use of ultra-violence to characterize Deadpool was perfect for the tone of the film as well and, yet again, makes sense for the character of Deadpool. Ultimately, this movie makes full use of the R-rating, which is great because this movie would not work with a PG-13 rating.

Regarding the actors’ performances, I maintain that Ryan Reynolds was born to play Deadpool. There is no one else who I would ever want to play him, which is a feeling similar to my thoughts about

PHOTO COURTESTY OF FOXMOVIES.COM Ryan Reynolds plays the role of Deadpool, a mercenary turned antihero in the movie by 20th Century Fox.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Reynolds injects the right amount of personality for Deadpool, and he is hilarious, but he also plays the serious scenes incredibly, which makes the character of Deadpool so much more three-dimensional.

Morena Baccarin, who portrays Vanessa, is also perfect as her character.

While she is primarily a damsel in distress, she never fits the typical damsel stereotype. Instead, she challenges this cliché by becoming a strong character whose strong and more than willing to

get her hands dirty. Finally, regarding the character of Ajax, Ed Skrein also gives an excellent performance, albeit one I have a small problem with.

Ed Skrein’s villain is not the most developed character who has ever been put onto a cinema screen, but that works for what the film was going for. My one other nitpick is that the story is a very simple love/revenge story, but since the writing, directing, and performances are amazing, I pretty much forgot about how simple the plot was while I watched the

#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

Mad Max

Drive to the pool, pool is closed, turn around, drive to original pool. @CatelliteSkynet They drive there. They drive back. @StevieFi elds Donald Trump during his second term. @sac

Bridge of Spies

rehbluh

iftHolden ple in wet and cold jail cells. @Sw Lawyers discuss the lives of peo Hanks @EuanLeopold Tom rewarded with portrait of is , iets Sov from t pilo U2 ues Man resc

The Martian

The Revenant

Father and son go camping in winter, they meet a friendly teddy bear. @bti_nuria A pelt maker/collector has a really rough coup le of weeks. @paigefrankovich A movie about Leonardo DiCaprio on an ill-fa ted camping trip without proper outdoor gear & supplies. @pierrepham Leonardo DiCaprio groans for an Oscar. @Yal Matrouk

Room

Single mother can’t afford big house. @Mano99

movie.

Overall, “Deadpool” is a near perfect comic book film that is probably the most accurate of its type when compared to its source material. It is an ultra-violent, extremely hilarious film that is fantastic in pretty much every way. If you are looking to see a movie that is original, heartfelt, violent, and riotous, this is the perfect movie for you.

It’s like that one with Sandra Bullock but this time it’s Matt Damon and it’s just as dull. @richie_rich77 Home Alone, but on Mars. @raztweets Space pirate eats poo potatoes to survive. @SSWinterSoldier Matt Damon gets lost in space. AGAIN. @jzemanski Dude gets stuck on Mars and then escapes it by becoming Iron Man @TheSnowbro

The Big Short

Brooklyn

Learn to twirl spaghetti without splashing sauce and you’ll marry a #Brooklyn plumber. @APStamm

Spotlight

A movie about white people on Wall Street making & losing money. @pierrepham @SwiftHolden Awful white guys find a way to make a ton of money while the rest of the economy crashes.

It looks like Michael Scott finally has a grasp on reality. @ryan_the_jogger

A bunch of reporters have a hard time writi ng a story. @dpipski The Catholic Church will probably terminate her Boston Glove subscription… @RomainD u Batman, The Hulk, a Mean Girl and Sabertoot h investigate the Catholic Church, wear khak is. @SingleEntendre

2016 Oscar winners Best Actor Best Actress Best Movie Supporting Actor Supporting Actress

Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Brie Larson, “Room” “Spotlight” Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies” Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”

More on Loma Beat!

Best Animated Feature Film Best Directing Best Original Screenplay Best Costume Design Best Foreign Language Film

“Inside Out” “The Revenant” “Spotlight” “Mad Max Fury Road” “Son of Saul”

the point | monday, february 29, 2016

6 | SPORTS

sports

SEA LION SCORES

2/26: Women’s Tennis vs Western New Mexico, Win, 8-1 | Men’s Tennis vs Western New Mexico, Loss, 4-5 | Baseball vs Concordia (OR), Win, 5-0 2/27: Men’s Tennis at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Loss 0-9 | Baseball vs Concordia (OR), Win, 4-3 & 5-1 (doubleheader) | Women’s Tennis at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Loss 1-8 | Women’s Basketball at Chaminade, Win, 67-63 | Men’s Basketball at Chaminade, Loss, 86-92

Men’s baseball team off to fast start

BY GRIFFIN ASELTINE

STAFF WRITER

Following a 33-18 season and a trip to the NCAA Regional, high expectations for the men’s baseball team were inevitable. After an 0-3 start from being swept on the road in Chico State, it seemed as if those high expectations would lead to drastic disappointment.

How does a team with the pressure to repeat their recent success respond?

With an eleven-game winning streak, of course.

Just like that, the Sea Lions sit at an 11-3 record outside of the conference, finding success with sweeps against Cal State LA, Eastern New Mexico, and Concordia (Oregon). They have also outscored their opponents 87-31 this season. Of course, the conference record will end up mattering the most by the season’s end, but for the next week, the team has every right to feel good about itself. PacWest play will begin on Monday, March 7.

“These guys work really hard, and this is also one of the best character groups we’ve ever had,” said head coach Joe Schaefer. “They play for each other and with each other. For the most part, they play together on the field really well.”

Schaefer is currently in his ninth season as the Sea Lions’ head coach, and has maintained historical success within

PLNU’s baseball program. His long-term perseverance is perhaps one of the most significant reasons as to why he’s been able to keep the Sea Lions as a consistent contender.

“One pitch at a time, one inning at a time, keep doing what we’ve been doing,” said Schaefer. “That’s how we’ve done well up to this point. We need to continue to focus on the process and not look ahead.”

Home-field advantage has also contributed heavily to the current winning streak. The Sea Lions are currently 9-0 at home, but 2-3 on the road, including the opening series against Chico State.

Head coach Joe Schaefer said if the opening series was played at PLNU, the result could have been much different.

“I think if we had opened the season at home against Chico State, we probably would have made a few less mistakes and hit a little better than we did,” said Schaefer. “There’s a ‘comfort’ factor of being at home, and when you visit a new ballpark, you don’t know how the dimensions change the game and how the wind will come into play. Not to mention, you’re playing against a team that is comfortable in their own yard.”

Junior first baseman Ryan Garcia, who is currently 20-for-52 and leading the team with five home runs and 24 runs batted in, was recently recognized as the NCBWA Region Player of the Week. He agreed with Schaefer’s points

PHOTO COURTESTY OF PLNUSEALIONS.COM Kellen Sheppard begins his pitch en route to a 5-0 shutout over Concordia (OR) University last week.

related to home-field advantage.

“Our coaches have told us that we need to ‘own’ our ballpark,” Garcia said.

“We practice here everyday, so we should have an advantage when our opponents have to come here.”

But of course, the most important factor will be whether or not the team can work well together as a unit over the next couple months. Baseball is an en-

durance test, and that will prove itself as the road trips come into play.

“The team chemistry has everything to do with it,” said Garcia. “Just play for the player next to you and do the little things right.”

The men’s baseball team will be spending their spring break in Hawaii, but not necessarily for vacation purposes. Their next series, and first within the

Freshman vaults into record books

BY ANDREW EAKES

STAFF WRITER

PHOTO COURTESTY OF PLNUSEALIONS.COM Freshman vaulter Celine Lum is among seven incoming recruits this year for the track team. Lum is a Kinesiology major and dreams of becoming a physical therapist.

For the Sea Lion’s track team, age has no limits.

Celine Lum, a freshman pole-vaulter for the team, has begun her PLNU career in the record books by clearing 12-1.5 feet—a NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifying Standard.

Lum’s result in the 2016 PomonaPitzer All Comers Meet not only won her the pole-vaulting event but set her tied for third highest on PLNU’s all-time list in the event.

“The day honestly started off as the worst meet of my life,” said Lum. “I was really upset with myself but thankfully my teammates and coaches had my back.

Once they told me to just relax and have fun I set my personal record of 12-1.5.”

The native of Hawaii Kai on the island of Oahu missed her first two jumps before clearing her personal best. Lum admitted to “putting a lot of pressure” on herself in her first collegiate meet.

While she may be young, Lum is no stranger to success. In 2015 Lum led Kaiser High School to the Oahu Interscholastic Association championship, by setting the state record, clearing 12-1.

“For me I have believed that everything in life is right in front me and it’s up to me whether or not I take action on that,” said Lum. “The coaching staff and my teammates have really helped me make the transition from high school to college.”

Moving to San Diego has been a big change having been born and raised in Hawaii confessed Lum. With her family over 2,500 miles away in Hawaii, she says the thing she

PacWest, begins on Monday, March 7 at Hawaii Pacific—a four-game series that consists of two double-headers.

Success has certainly been reached outside of the conference, but the real season is about to begin.

misses the most is the “food, warm water and the laid back attitude people I have there.”

Associate head coach for pole-vaulting, high jumpers, and javelin throwers, Shane Peterson is in his 16th season for PLNU. Peterson said he is exceptionally eager about the talent he was coaching this year.

“Celine has transitioned very well for being a freshman,” said Peterson. “I would say she is not a leader quite yet but she carries the demeanor of a junior. We are very excited to see what her future looks like.”

Lum is among seven athletes that were brought in this year by head track coach Jerry Arvin. Arvin, in his 21st season as the head coach, he as won seven women’s championships and two men’s championships.

“I am very excited for this season and I believe we have one of the best teams in a while,” said Arvin. “Athletes that come here, including Lum, usually seek PLNU out and must have high grades. We knew everyone we brought in would contribute immediately.”

Arvin said he is confident with this group of women and according to him he “wasn’t surprised” to see Lum make the jump. She remains confident throughout all of her success and claims, “I am only as good as the team is.”

Lum, being only a freshman, gives Arvin, Peterson and the rest of PLNU great hope in the potential of breaking the top record of 14-2.25. The next meet takes place on March 12 at UCSD in the San Diego City Challenge.

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SPORTS | 7

2/29: Men’s Tennis vs Hawaii Pacific, 2:00 p.m. - PLNU | Women’s Golf at Cougar Invitational, TBD 3/1: Women’s Tennis vs Hawaii Pacific, 3:00 p.m - PLNU | Women’s Golf at Cougar Invitational, TBD 3/2: Men’s Tennis vs Rollins, noon -PLNU | Women’s Tennis vs Nova Southeastern 3/3: Women’s Basketball vs PacWest Championships, TBD - Irvine, Calif.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Surf team makes it to States and Nationals after winning conference title

BY JAYME O’HANLON

STAFF WRITER

PLNU’s surf team is ranked among the top 12 college surf teams in the United States, but their main focus is on the upcoming State and National Championships.

On January 31, PLNU’s surf competition in Ventura was postponed until February 28 due to high winds. This contest marks the last competition of four contests throughout the 2015/2016 school year.

Surfer Ashley Charles has been a part of the surf team since her freshman year. As a sophomore, she has been unable to compete after tearing her ACL three times during independent surf sessions.

“This last time I tore it, I tore it surfing last winter and then I had a really bad meniscus tear in the spring just from skating,” said Charles. “I actually surfed three contests with a torn ACL without knowing; it didn’t really hurt after a couple times.”

Charles said she looks forward to competing again in the fall. Until then, she has been pleasantly shocked by freshman Maddie Lomonaco’s contribution to the team.

“Maddie has been doing really well.

I think she has a lot of experience in the contests… like Surfing America contests,” said Charles. “She’s been making it to semis; she’s always out there [surfing].”

Before coming to PLNU, Lomonaco had started her own surf team sophomore year in high school. Although she

PHOTO BY JAYME O’HANLON (Top row left to right)Surf team members Noah Fortuna, Andrew Neimann, Jack Boyes, Maddie Lomonaco, Jacob Catama, Kiana Fores, (bottom left to right) Craig Knox and Jeremy Carter sold t-shirts on Caf Lane February 17-19.

is more comfortable with a longboard, Lomonaco has challenged her skills by switching to short boarding to improve her skills.

“It’s been a blast joining the team… where everyone is really good. It’s really pushing me in a different kind of way, and I really like that. Before contests… we’ll all surf out together- there’ll just be a group of us and its super fun,” said Lomonaco.

While Charles is unable to compete during her recovery process of six surgeries, she continues to support the team. Charles attended the fourth com-

petition in Ventura on January 31, which marked the last meet of the season before the State Championships.

“Our team was actually completely dominating before it got postponed…

We were expecting it to be stormy but it totally blew out of proportion and it just started hailing,” said Charles. “Everyone was kind of bummed because [Ventura] is pretty far away to drive, but the fact that we were in such high standingswe’re all excited to come back and surf it on a good day.”

According to senior co-captain Jeremy Carter, each member of PLNU’s surf

team was able to win their individual heats at the Ventura contest on January 31. However, a wind-storm postponed the remainder of that contest until last Sunday, February 28. The team came in first place with a total score of 200 points, earning the team a conference title.

Out of the 30 colleges that compete in National Scholastic Surfing Competition (NSSA), the judges take the top 12 schools with the highest scores to compete in the State and National Championships.

Carter has high hopes for these competitions because both of PLNU’s surf

teams – team A and team B – are among the top 12.

Although three of the top surfers are studying abroad in New Zealand this semester – sophomores Jordan Kudla, Conner Carlson and Timmy Metcalf – Carter said that PLNU’s surf team is strong enough to win Nationals just as they did in 1989, 1999 and 2015.

According to NSSA.org, UC Santa Barbara holds the title for most wins at the National Championships. However, in 2015, PLNU’s A-team won first place with the highest score of 147 points.

“I expect us to win, honestly. Churches is a pretty simple wave. It breaks in one spot, so it will suit us, considering the wave is like the waves we surf here,” said Carter.

To participate in all contests of the college southwest conference, the cost is $1,300 for each team, according to NSSA.org. On February 17 and 19, the team gathered on Caf Lane to sell surf team t-shirts for $10.

Senior Craig Knox said that ASB did not give the team enough money to compete in State and National Championships. With the amount of money the team did receive from ASB, the team made shirts to raise enough money for the remaining contests.

March 4-6 is State Championships, which will be held at Church in San Onofre. On June 11-13, Dana Point’s Salt Creek will hold the National Interscholastic College Championships. Visit NSSA.org to see the full schedule of the 2015/2016 California College Team Season.

I used to sit and watch in a hidden cave The strings of sea grass that curl up in each wave.

Wild and exposed she shall then behave.

Freefalling over the face until her very grave,

Such a pretty and safe face engrave

Thankful was she for what the barren sea gave:

A craving of the earth’s salt that whips lipsInattentive to pretty and safe ships.

Roots to earth’s salt, save, Born within that very cave.

She, so very brave.

MONDAY 29TH

TUESDAY1ST

Surf height: 4-7 ft.

Surf height: 4-7 ft.

Wind speed high: 14 Wind speed high: 13 mph at 12 pm mph at 12 pm Wind speed low: 3 mph Wind speed low: 4 mph at 9 pm at 9 am Low tide: 044m at 6:40 High tide: 1.32m at 12:41 am am High tide: 0.99m at 12:20 Low tide: 0.47m at 7:57 pm am Low tide: 0.51m at 6:02 High tide: 0.84m at 1:41 Pm pm Sunrise: 6:16 am Low tide: 0.63m at 6:38 pm Sunset: 5:46 pm Sunrise: 6:14 am Sunset: 5:47 pm

WEDNESDAY 2ND

THURSDAY 3RD

FRIDAY 4TH

Surf height: 3-5 ft.

Surf height: 3-5 ft.

Wind speed high: 12mph Wind speed high: 14 at 12 pm mph at 12 pm Wind speed low: 5 mph Wind speed low : 6 mph at 9 am at 9 am High tide: 1.29m at 1:43 High tide: 1.3m at 3:08 am am Low tide: 0.43m at 9:45 Low tide: 0.29m at am 11:10am High tide: 0.81m at 4:17 High tide: 0.91m at pm 5:55pm Low tide: 0.74m at 7:56 Low tide: 0.76m at 10:01 pm pm Sunrise: 6:13am Sunrise: 6:12 am

Surf Height: 7-11 ft.

Wind speed high: 10 mph at 12pm Wind speed low: 6 mph at 3 pm High tide: 1.39m at 4:27 am Low tide: 0.13m at 12:04 pm High tide: 1.03m at 6:36 pm Low tide: 0.68m at 11:22 pm Sunrise: 6:11am

Sunset: 5:48 pm

Sunset: 5:49 pm

Sunset: 5:49 pm

This information was collected from Magicseaweed

Surf report : Jayme O’Hanlon

Surf’s up you radical Sea Lions! Waves are pumping. Get stoked. Get pitted.

the point | monday, february 29, 2016

8 | OPINION

opinion

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

Cori Deason // Opinion Editor Abbey Stewart // Copy Editor Jayme O’Hanlon// Layout Editor Jordan Ligons//Web Editor

A doll that all women can play with

BY BRIELLE BUDROE AND BRITTNEY SIORDIA

STAFF WRITERS

She’s thin, blonde, and white. If she was a real woman, she would stand at 5’9”, weigh 120 lbs. and her body fat would be so low that she wouldn’t be able to menstruate. Her name is Barbie, and whether you played with her or not as a child, the tall perfect blonde is easily recognized by most women.

Barbie emerged in 1959, but it is not until 2016 that she has been able to satisfy the realistic physical appearance of women on a broad scale.

As of February, Barbie is now being manufactured in four body types, seven skin tones, 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles.

The doll has stirred controversy since her introduction. In the 1960’s, fathers and mothers were concerned with Barbie’s “sexy female form.”

More disputes materialized when Barbie could finally speak. Her first phrase being “math is tough!”

Despite her sensual physical appearance and projection of stupidity, since day one, Barbie has reflected a big-

PHOTO COURTESY OF UPLOAD.WIKIMEDIA.ORG

ger social issue: women’s beauty – what it means to be beautiful, what beauty looks like, the lengths women will go to achieve this beauty, and the effects that achieving this beauty has on a woman’s self-esteem. Barbie conveys that in order for a young woman to be fabulous, she must be perfect.

Barbie is a tangible representation that in order to be desirable, a woman must be thin, white and blonde.

Clearly, this is problematic.

The majority of women around the world are not blonde, blue eyed bombshells.

And I hate to break it to you folks, but a perfect woman ceases to exist anywhere in the world.

So when a little girl is given a Barbie doll, she is immediately given physical expectations impossible to emulate. This is the biggest problem.

Children are given toys not only for their amusement but to learn their place in the world. This is further conveyed in supply of toys that help children play doctor or teacher. Minutely, toys teach children their place in the world.

As children, we certainly played with Barbie. In fact one of us spent years try-

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ing to replicate Barbie’s features, and although one of us may be blonde, neither of us are tall or perfect. Neither of us have superbly rounded breasts nor sparkling blue eyes. Yet, we have grown up in a society where we have been taught that in order to be beautiful, one must be flawless.

Achieving high beauty standards poses hardships for women around the world. All of us have felt inadequate, particularly physically inadequate, at some point or another. We don’t blame all of this on Barbie, but she has definitely contributed to the pain young women have experienced in regards to their physical beauty.

Barbie now coming in all shapes and sizes, representing all women of different cultures and looks, brings a lot of joy not only to us, but to women around the world.

In 2016, young women can finally possess the Barbie that accurately depicts them and little girls can grow up playing with a doll that makes them feel represented and desirable.

Brielle Budroe is a sophomore journalism major, and Brittney Siordia is a freshman broadcast journalism major.

Response to race: becoming a stranger in your own home

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VOTE for broken podium.

Make Loma great again.

Don’t bring Logic into this.

I am on a personal drought.

Droughts are for poor people

I heard you like bad girls. I’m bad at everything.

I’m building a wall in our room and my roommate will pay for the wall.

Shoutout to the Asian kid who supports Athlete chapel petitions.

I really wish there was a “none of the above” option for the presidential election.

If a vegan is alone in the forest and can’t tell anyone they’re vegan, are they actually a vegan?

PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH On Wednesday Caye Smith sent an email to students and faculty with a message from President Bob Brower and the Administrative Cabinet decrying racist comments made on the social media app Yik Yak, last week in chapel.

BY JAKE HENRY

STAFF WRITER

After I read last week’s article in the school newspaper about racism on campus, the more I became confused and appalled about how people could say so many things about the skin tone of my fellow peers and I—something that is completely out of our control.

Immediately after I finished reading the article, I began to think and the longer I began to think, I wasn’t sure if I was upset by the things that were being said or because the article wasn’t addressed yet. The next day, my mood on campus shifted. I no longer felt like I belonged on campus nor was welcomed.

“How could people carry so much hatred toward me when I’ve never even given them a reason to?” I asked myself.

The next day, an email was sent out from Caye Smith with signatures from administration acknowledging that they were aware and that they disapprove of the comments that were said.

I had faith in PLNU’s administration

and faculty because I know they wouldn’t stand for this, especially because they’ve taken steps to raise awareness about racism, which unfortunately resulted in ignorance from students that they can’t control. After last week’s article that addressed racism on campus was published, I went on Yik-Yak and saw this: “Just read the entirety of the Loma Opinion section. Never face palmed and laughed harder. Keep writing [expletive] like this and I will have entertainment for the rest of the year.”

I couldn’t believe some people still weren’t taking the issue serious, even when it was clear that racism was right in front of their face. I was surprised that people continued to up-vote the yak.

The next day I attended a meeting held

by Black Student Union where students shared how they felt on campus. The stories were so heavy that I could never fully tell how they felt or speak on their behalf, but to hear students stories about how they didn’t feel like going to places on campus such as the Caf or even Chapel because they felt like they didn’t fit in

and never would due to their skin color—something they can never change, broke my heart.

As one student in the meeting began to bawl their eyes out while sharing their reaction to the racist comments, it showed me that it was time. It was time for change. No more did I want myself or my black brothers and sisters and other minority students of color to feel marginalized, helpless, or worthless.

I am certain that it’s clear as day that the comments said on Yik-Yak were awful and unacceptable by all means and as a black man, leader, and student on campus, I was not going to continue to stay silent because silence only adds to the oppression. I’m writing this article to remind students and whoever wrote these comments that your words have not been forgotten but are continually hurting a large number of students of all races.

Your comments about black people continue to haunt me day in and out and have made it extremely difficult for me to call PLNU my home. It has made

me consciously aware that I can’t be respected or accepted like my fellow white colleagues on campus and it has nothing to do with how hard I work or act, but because I am black—something I didn’t even get to choose.

And because I am black, that despite all the adversities I’ve faced like being adopted, living in poverty, not having a relationship with my parents it doesn’t matter. Even selling my car, TV, and my bed to get to college or even taking 23 units this semester, doesn’t matter either because I am black. And no matter how hard I work or act it doesn’t matter because there will always be a negative connotation associated with the tone of my skin which is out of my control.

That is what your comments have caused and I hope you’re satisfied with the results.

Jake Henry is the executive secretary for the Associated Student Body (ASB).

He is also the news editor for The Point, a career ambassador for OSV and a junior broadcast journalism major.

standing ovation for Michael Lucero and bringing the dialogue back to respect

Loving the dialogue in the opinion section over the last few weeks.

Wish we had more of this on campus.

Computer crashed last night while I was two hours into writing an essay. Looks like I am going to have to rewrite those three sentences again.