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monday, october 6, 2014

Features, page 3

volume 43 | issue 4

A&E, page 5

Sports, page 6

DIG PINK VOLLEYBALL

Opinion, page 8

ASB reevaluates Media Board budget for student impact BY BRITTANY NAYLOR STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH PLNU’s women’s volleyball team had their “Dig Pink” game Thursday at 7 p.m. against Cal Baptist. In support of the fight against breast cancer, there was a “Chalk Walk of Hope” in front of Golden Gymnasium where people could honor someone they know with breast cancer with a note or name. The team wore pink shirts with initials of someone they know with breast cancer on their sleeves. They won the game 3-1 with 200 people in the stands. “Tonight’s game was awesome, we came out super hard,” said junior Samantha Stack. “We knew exactly what we were doing against them and we just executed really well.”

The Associated Student Body’s (ASB) Board of Directors, the Director of Community Life and the Student Senate formed a committee to review Media Board’s budget for the 2015-2016 school year, questioning whether its high costs balances with its student impact. “ASB is funded by student fees and it is our job as a board to allocate these funds wisely,” said ASB President mcKensey Wise via email. “In the past, the Media Board has consumed close to half of ASB’s total budget. We are reevaluating the Media Board’s budget because it falls under ASB and because we want to ensure that student money is used in the best way possible for all students.” Each student that attends PLNU pays a $125 student fee in their bill to ASB each semester. Through this fee, ASB receives $330,000, which funds various outreaches of ASB such as activities, clubs, stipends and the Media Board. The Media Board is the part of ASB that oversees the five publications on PLNU’s campus: the Mariner, Driftwood, Point TV, Point Radio and the Point. The Mariner, Driftwood and the Point are run through the LJML department while Point TV and Point Radio are a part of the

Wi-Fi changes to address student demand BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

Information Technology Services (ITS) changed PLNU-WIFI logins this summer with student-specific passwords to improve wireless accessibility on campus. This change was a part of their campus-wide summer review of the overall user experience and analysis of wireless coverage. “The rising demand for the availability of Internet services coupled with the growing number of devices owned by each student creates complexity when planning a dependable wireless network that is both secure and easy-to-use,” said Curtis Crockett, the manager of infrastructure services. Through this effort, ITS found that areas on campus lacked coverage, in large part due to their location and the construction of the dorms. Thus, Crockett and his staff continue to add more wireless access points, some of which are at a higher power to accom-

modate a higher number of student usage, like in the dorms. ITS would not release the cost of these additions or comparisons to the previous year. “ITS continues to add to the existing wireless infrastructure every year due to rapid growth, demand and to expand coverage,” Crockett said. “ITS has spend a large amount of attention focused on the wireless infrastructure the last three years and will continue to work toward the goal of higher satisfaction and coverage across all campuses.” Also installed along Caf Lane were multiple outdoor-rated access points to provide coverage from Golden Gymnasium to Brown Chapel. In the future, ITS will identify other spaces that could benefit from specialized wireless radios. The subscribed bandwidth for the campus also increased to handle the demands placed on the network. Despite these changes, some students experienced initial problems with the Wi-Fi.

“The change from PLNU-StudentWIFI to PLNU-WIFI was a significant change,” Crockett said. “While ITS communicated the changes at the beginning of the semester, there was certainly an influx of calls to the Help Center about how to connect for the first couple weeks. At this point, we feel the student body has adjusted to the change and we are now seeing a normal level of calls regarding Wi-Fi.” Crockett was not able to provide specific numbers as to how many people call or need assistance with the Wi-Fi. Junior Craig Knox said the connection is really slow this year, dropping out every 10-15 minutes. He has an Apple laptop and an iPhone. “It’s awful. It just drops out randomly and won’t connect,” said Knox. Senior Kai Pattison has had trouble connecting and staying on the student Wi-Fi because his technology continues to direct him to the GuestWIFI, where the connection is unreli-

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able. “I think [the Wi-Fi has] been horrible since I started coming here but it’s worse this year than it was last year,” Pattison said. Pattison, an Apple laptop and iPhone owner, said he wants PLNU to fix the Wi-Fi because Wi-Fi on a college campus should be better than anywhere else. Until then, he has to deal with the interruption of reconnecting. “It constantly gives you that popup that asks you to continue to the Internet, so it’s almost disrupting whatever it is that you’re currently doing,” Pattison said. Other students, like junior Allyson Reilly, is a HP laptop owner and has an iPhone. She doesn’t share these problems. “It works fine for me. I think the GuestWIFI sometimes works better than the PLNU-WIFI,” Reilly said. She said the new Wi-Fi connects SEE WI-FI, PAGE 2

Communication and Theatre department. Participating in one of these publications can be taken for class credit, but is not necessary. The various publications that constitute the Media Board use their budget to cover operational costs. For example, the Point spends $23,200 a year for printing costs. Likewise, the Mariner uses $20,000 for printing. According to senior Matthew Herskowitz, ASB director of finance, the committee is not primarily concerned with the Media Board’s budget for operational costs, but with their additional high-cost expenditures and determining whose responsibility it is to cover these costs. “The fact of the matter is that the majority of their expenses – Point TV and Point Radio – were from big ticket items like set construction and equipment, sound software, a trip to Las Vegas,” said Herskowitz. “Those are coming out of student fees. That is something we are evaluating, asking how big of an impact do those things really have on campus and more importantly if student fees should be paying for this Communication department program.” A student can receive class credit for working in a publication, thereby linking the two departments responsible for student media – LJML and SEE MEDIA BOARD, PAGE 2

How to avoid WiFi problems from ITS 1) Make sure they know that they need to enter their PLNU network username and password to connect to PLNU-WIFI rather than their ID number, email address or the password that was previously used with PLNUStudentWIFI. 2) Educating and helping students look for updated drivers for their wireless adapters (by going to their computer manufacturer’s website), which can help address stability issues and enable better compatibility with various wireless network types. 3) If the PLNU-WIFI wireless network profile was not setup correctly in the beginning, we guide them to remove this wireless profile and connect again to recreate the profile.

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FROM MEDIA BOARD, PAGE 1

CREATED SPACE EMBRACES STUDENT EXPRESSION PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH Senior Adam Donason and junior Blaire Foltz paint Tuesday in Colt. FROM WI-FI, PAGE 1

automatically on her phone and her laptop and the service hasn’t changed much since her freshman year. “It’s more toward the [Fermanian] business center, like in between Cabrillo and the business center where it kind of dies, but in the dungeon [basement of Ryan Learning Center], it’s really strong, that’s for sure,” Reilly said. Sophomore Brittney Hamilton, an owner of a Dell laptop and iPhone, said she thinks the Wi-Fi improved in the dorms this year in comparison to last year. Last year, the Internet crashed multiple times in Nease. This year, her problems have been minimal. “I have [had problems with the Wi-Fi] a few times,” she said. “I don’t really know why. I just reset it and it’s fine. It’s not a big deal.” Crockett said the best way to resolve wireless connectivity issues is to

make sure students can sign in to their student portal and Canvas – because those sites use the same username and passwords – and reset it from my.pointloma.edu if it isn’t working. Students also need to accept the certificate for the site on the first login so the authentication can go through the server. Then the wireless connection will be established and remembered. PLNU GuestWIFI provides a limited wireless network, but Crockett recommends using the PLNU-WIFI only and removing all other connection profiles stored on the device. The ITS Help Center is located on the top floor of Ryan Learning Center next to Media Services. Students can also email Help@pointloma. edu to get assistance. To report areas with poor wireless coverage ITS developed a survey to collect user input: http://www.pointloma.edu/wireless/ feedback/.

Communication and Theatre departments – with ASB funding, a kind of relationship ASB shares with no other department on campus. “We’re looking at things with a critical eye of ‘Should student fees really be paying for Point TV’s set construction equipment,’” said Herskowitz. “Because they are a Communication department function; it’s taught out of a class, there are certain prerequisites. What we are evaluating is should student fees be paying for some of those Communication department expenses.” These high-cost expenditures include $6,000 spent by Point Radio for sound software, $4,413 spent by Point TV for studio set construction and equipment (The Point Weekly in Issue 8, Nov 11, 2013 reported the set was donated and cost $1,000 to reassemble), $3,800 spent for a trip to Las Vegas for the BEA/NAB conference by Point TV and $4,500 spent by the Mariner for two Mac Book Pros. Some of these additional costs, such as the Point TV trip to Las Vegas, are part of the publication’s job to further the skills of the students, argues senior Caleb Daniels, Point TV’s station manager. “Students come back with a deeper knowledge of production equipment and how the professional broadcast world functions,” said Daniels via email. “We’ve even had several students receive job offers out of connections they have made at the conference. All Point TV covers is [sic] the cost of transportation and housing for those students, who then return back to campus as better media producers than when they left.” This financial link between cam-

pus media and ASB through student fees is not specific only to PLNU, however. “Every college and university in the country uses student fees to support everything on campus, including campus media,” said Rick Hill, the advisor for Driftwood and member of the Media Board, via email. “If there were no Media Board and no ASB, the administration would still use student funds to finance campus media, or we wouldn’t have a newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, TV station or radio station, not to mention chapel, movies in the Greek, sporting events, student clubs, etc.” In addition to looking at the program fees, the committee is also looking at how big of an impact these publications have with the student body in correlation with their budget allotment. “Looking at Point TV, their TV station, let’s think about who watches it. It’s going to be people who live on campus, people that have TVs in their dorm rooms, people who have their TV’s plugged into the cable outlet,” said Herskowitz. “Then you narrow that number down to people who choose to watch Point TV over Modern Family, ABC or sports. [Point TV] doesn’t have the infrastructure to track their viewing numbers … Thinking of it as how many students are affected, [I think] that number is going to be pretty small.” Leaders in student media publications believe in the hands-on learning experience that their publication allows its students to receive throughout the year, and it should be sustained, said sophomore Erica Armenta, Point Radio’s manager. “I believe that Point Radio is nec-

essary for this campus because for those who are actually interested in media and radio, it is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience and introduce students to a different type of media that they never thought they’d be interested in,” said Armenta, via email. “A lot of students end up really enjoying the radio station.” Conversations will continue between the committee and Media Board leaders as they work to review the Media Board budget. However, according to junior Ross Nederhoff, the editorin-chief of the Mariner, there is a gap in communication between ASB and the Media Board. “This entire ASB/Media Board relationship has left me feeling pretty undervalued, to be honest,” said Nederhoff via email. “Not me as a person, Ross Nederhoff, but me as a leader of the Mariner. As of right now, I feel that I need to convince ASB that the Mariner is important and I shouldn’t have to. In my opinion, ASB should be a huge fan of all on-campus clubs, not just a police of them.” The committee is open for conversation and questions, inviting any students who might have questions about this process to ask. “To the Media Board, I would say to please come and ask questions if you have any or are feeling nervous or uncertain,” said Wise. “I would also say that I have enjoyed working with those of you who I have worked with this year and I look forward to working with more of you as the year goes on!” Media Board’s budget for this year will go unchanged; at the end of the review, the Board of Directors, the Director of Community Life and the Student Senate will propose a budget for the next school year.

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THINK ON THAT

“Jesus gets that it’s not always easy to follow God ... Even when we fail, God is able. Even then, there is hope for us.” Deirdre Brower Latz, Renewal Week speaker

Life in an Oceanside commuter’s shoes BY MEAGAN CHRISTOPH STAFF WRITER

A harsh streetlight dimly flickered above the cold, concrete bench as Dakota Lee, a 20-year-old sophomore PLNU visual art transfer student from the University of Texas and the Permian Basin, sat waiting for the 8:00p.m. bus to Old Town. Around 7:55 p.m. Lee books it over to the shuttle stop by Brown Chapel from her Intro to Computer Graphics class even though her class isn’t over until 8:00 p.m. “I leave class a little early so I can make it to the shuttle on time,” said Lee. “It’s the last shuttle of the night and I need to make it to Old Town so that I don’t miss the 9:11 p.m. train to Oceanside.” The shuttle was empty when Lee got on it at PLNU. Jonathan McIntyre, the driver, greeted Lee like a good friend and asked how her day was. As the shuttle rattled down Rosecrans, a red Deutsch textbook left behind by a previous rider bounced around on an empty seat behind Lee. Lee spends around three hours

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each night and every morning commuting to school from her home in Oceanside. Lee moved to California from Odessa, Texas in July of 2013 when her husband, Jordan Lee, a 21-year-old Marine, was stationed at Camp Pendleton. The couple only has one vehicle, so a lot of effort goes into coordinating who gets the car when. “My husband has our truck all week to get to work,” said Lee, “Except on Thursdays when he catches a ride from a friend and lets me use it to drive to the train station.” When the PLNU shuttle pulled into the Old Town train station around 8:20 p.m., Lee grabbed her backpack and put her PLNU lanyard around her neck holding her pepper spray. As Lee walked over to a metal park bench, she sat down, pulling her legs

up into her chest as her pink Under Armour tennis shoes slid slowly away from her on the slippery bench. The train to Oceanside comes at 9:11 p.m., so Lee has to wait 50 minutes after she gets to the station for her train to come. When the train pulls up at 9:11 p.m., a loud ding, ding, ding and flashing red lights surround the platform. The sounds are overwhelming. “I can’t get the train noises out of my head; I hear them in bed at night,” said Lee. Once on the train, Lee makes her way to the second level and sits down in a blue seat for the 45-minute ride to Oceanside. A few minutes after the train takes off, a group of rowdy guys walk down the aisle with a few bottles of Stone IPA and some empty, clear plastic cups. It’s pretty common to see people drinking. “This is the party train I’ve noticed,” said Lee. “A lot of people drink on it.” The train coasted along and Lee put her feet on the footrest that pulled out from the seat in front of her. Her large, black sweater was wrapped

around her waist and her floral backpack sat next to her feet. “My uncle bought my backpack for me; my sister bought my school supplies and my mother in-law bought my books,” said Lee. “Me going to school is sort of a team effort.” When Lee first moved to Pendleton in 2013 after getting married, she spent a year not going to school and got really lonely. School is really important to Lee and as she spent time alone, she wondered, “What about my dreams?” Growing up, Lee’s mom encouraged her to go to school. She is extremely supportive of Lee studying visual art. Her mom went to college in her 20s to be a nurse while raising three kids. School wasn’t always important in Lee’s family. “My family comes from a line of high school dropouts and farmers,” said Lee. “My mom broke the trend and I really respect her.” Around 10:07 p.m. the train arrives at the Oceanside station and Lee makes her way across the dark platform to the parking garage where her husband’s truck waits so she can drive

home. Even though she has the truck on Thursdays, driving to school would take too long because of traffic and it would cost a lot of money. Lee gets home at 10:11 p.m. and puts her backpack down next to a large brown couch in the living room. A closet to the left of the front door is open and her husband’s Marine uniforms and gear spill out. Jordan, her husband, texts Lee and lets her know he’s on his way home as Lee makes a tortilla, turkey and cheese wrap for her lunch on Friday. After she makes her lunch, she makes a cheese and ground beef burrito for dinner and sits down to eat it around 10:47p.m. Jordan, an E3 Lance Corporal, gets home around 11:00 p.m. and drops his gear by the front door, gives Lee a hug and kiss and then changes into camouflage pajama pants and an orange t-shirt with white paint stains. Jordan works on base during the week so that Lee can go to school. “I literally couldn’t go to PLNU without my husband,” said Lee. “He supports me.” SEE COMMUTER, PAGE 4

Wiley lectures to cross boundaries with M. Thomas Thangaraj

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAD KELLE BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

M. Thomas Thangaraj, a professor emeritus of Emory University, taught Dr. Brad Kelle World Christianity in the mid 90s. Kelle is PLNU’s director of the masters of art program for religion and a professor of Old Testament. Now, Thangaraj will reunite with his student October 13-15 for this year’s Wiley Lectures, thanks to Kelle’s invitation. Kelle called Thangaraj the “face of global Christianity that we don’t often see” because he, as a Christian, grew up in India surrounded by Hindu villages. “He grew up in a world of interreligious dialogue,” Kelle said. This is the only academic lecture series sponsored by PLNU. It dates back to 1951 at Pasadena College. To preface these events, The Point emailed Thangaraj to learn more about his lecture topic and the state of global Christianity. What are you going to be addressing at the lectures? MTT: I am addressing the issue of crossing boundaries - cultural, musical and religious - which most of us experience in today’s world due to the ex-

pansion of travel possibilities and the explosion of information technology. I would like to invite people to explore such crossing of boundaries as occasions of spiritual practice. What do you hope listeners will understand by the end of the week? MTT: I am hoping that my listeners will come to realize how the Spirit is at work in their lives when they cross boundaries and how they can turn those opportunities for enriching their lives and expanding their horizons. You’re constantly traveling between Boston and India. What is that like and what is the purpose of your travels? MTT: As I intended to retire from Emory University and return to India, it was the Candler School of Theology at Emory that offered me the possibility to teach one semester a year and spend the rest of the time in India. From 2004 to 2008, I taught every spring semester at Emory and fully retired in 2008. Then came invitations from Oklahoma City University (2009 and 2010) and Boston University School of Theology (2011 through 2014). It is quite a challenge to live in two continents. Yet it offers me repeated experiences of boundarycrossings. You have extensive study invested in World Christianity and have classes addressing Christ and theology from a global context. What is the most important thing to know about these topics? MTT: My mission has been to enable people to understand and experience World Christianity in a new way. I help them to see Christianity as the world-wide Christian community that stands with open arms to welcome anyone from any part of the world to its fellowship and kneels with bended knee to take its humble yet right-

ful place among the religions of the world. You have gone around the world to speak and discuss world religion. Would you be able to explain some of that experience and what you’ve found working with different people around the world? MTT: My travels around the world have taught me that the richness of humanity resides in its plurality, diversity and differences. The religious differences among us are to be celebrated and it is those differences that enable us to express our authentic selves while opening the doors to building communities of conversation and goodwill. With all the religiously-driven conflicts in the world right now, what do you think people often mistake or what is the correct way to address these conflicts from the U.S.? MTT: While religions may be implicated in the conflicts in the world right now, it is religions that have the resources and remedies for transforming conflicts into reconciling possibilities. This means that religions should not shy away from their responsibility to offer leadership in situations of conflict and peace education during other times. Where does the U.S. fall when it comes to global Christianity? What kind of influence, if any, does the U.S.’s idea of religion and specifically, Christianity, have on other cultures? MTT: Since the U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world, it has the awesome responsibility of using that power for justice and peace. That means it should not rush to Easter bypassing Good Friday and Holy Saturday. It should follow the path of suffering with and for others that leads us to

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The world-wide Christian

community... stands with open arms to welcome anyone from any part of the world to its fellowship and kneels with bended knee to take its humble yet rightful place among the religions of the world.”

the sunrise of peaceful tomorrow. What do you think is the greatest obstacle Christianity faces right now (especially since you are addressing boundaries in your discussions)? MTT: There are at least two obstacles Christianity faces today. First obstacle is viewing Christian faith merely as a ticket to material prosperity. It turns Christian faith into the good news of the rich and ceases to be the good news for the poor. The second is to reduce Christian faith to sheer membership drive. This removes Christianity from its primary task to serve those who are not within its boundaries. As Archbishop William Temple once said: The Church is the only club that exists for its non-members! What do you think is the greatest accomplishment of Christianity in society now? MTT: History proves that the greatest accomplishment of Christian-

ity is that the good news of Jesus the Christ, wherever it is lived out, can and does bring both personal and societal transformation. These events are free, open to the public and in Crill Performance Hall, where students can come and go to lectures throughout the day. The Center for Justice and Reconciliation’s Brewed Awakening will feature Thangaraj and COO of SAP North America, Richard Knowles. Monday in Fermanian, students can hear about business, international development and justice and reconciliation in one conversation.

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FROM COMMUTER, PAGE 3

They have different schedules and hardly see each other, but Jordan is very supportive of Lee and her choice to go to school. “I think it’s really great that she is sticking with it and going to school,” said Jordan. “Even though it’s hard, it makes us stronger.” Around midnight, Lee and Jordan go to bed and at 4:40 a.m., Lee wakes up to go to school. Lee has to be ready to walk out the door by 5:10 p.m. so she can make it to the first bus stop, or she will miss her train. Lee walks to the bus while it’s still dark outside, making it to her first stop around 5:17a.m. The bench at the bus stop is dark. A man stands waiting quietly next to it. The bus arrives at 5:23 a.m. and Lee gets on, sitting across

from a sleeping man wearing a large cowboy hat. To the left of the man, two middle-aged women sit speaking Spanish with a blue cooler on the floor in front of them. Two buses later, Lee makes it to the Oceanside train station and gets on the train at 6:05 a.m. As the train takes off, she takes her physics notes out of her backpack to study for her 8:30 a.m. test. Even though this is Lee’s first semester at PLNU, she has already made connections with professors and is enjoying her classes. Professor Jim Skalman, Lee’s Drawing II professor, has noticed Lee doing really well in class. “My students in Drawing 2 really seem to respect her and she’s really intelligent,” Skalman said. Professor Skalman met Lee and her husband over the summer when

Lee was checking out the art department. “I think it’s notable that she chose to come to PLNU even though it’s so far from her home, but she wanted to come here and she did,” said Skalman. A lot of students commute to school, but not a lot of PLNU students take the bus or the train, he said. “What she does compared to the average PLNU student is pretty heroic,” said Skalman. “I have a lot of admiration for what she is doing.” As the train passes by Solana Beach around 6:30 a.m., the sun shines through a gray fog on the trees on one side of the train and hovers over the ocean on the opposite side. The train arrives in Old Town at 6:54 a.m. and Lee runs to catch her bus. “Usually it’s loaded when I get off the train, so I don’t take my time get-

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ting to it,” said Lee. The bus takes Lee to the Shelter Island stop, just a couple blocks from the bottom of Talbot. “There’s a bus that could take me closer to school, but its schedule would make me late for class, so I take this bus,” said Lee. “I’ve tried to ask Public Safety for a ride, but they say no.” After getting off the bus, Lee walks to the bottom of Talbot and then starts her 45-minute walk up the steep street. When she gets to the top at 7:54 a.m., she’s tired, but not exhausted. “Happiness is a choice,” said Lee. “Even though it’s tough, it’s also a really rewarding experience. You meet a lot of interesting people and learn a lot. It’s a network of strangers and I learn so much that I couldn’t learn in a classroom.”

San Diego food finds: Mission and Pacific Beach BY LUCAS CONCEPCION STAFF WRITER

There is something about enjoying a meal by the beach that just enhances the eating experience. Unlike Ocean Beach, Mission and Pacific Beach restaurants are only feet away from the sand and the surf. Eat your fill, then soak up some sun. Go online for this listicle!

“I’m falling in love with Bocas del Toro, Panama. The culture is so diverse and the rainforest is breathtaking. I’m learning a lot about tropical ecosystems and sustainability and I get to go on really cool hikes and snorkeling trips for class!”

-Krista Sechler PHOTO COURTESY OF KRISTA SECHLER Junior Krista Sechler is an environmental science major studying in Costa Rica.

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What to wear: Fashion Week San Diego Introducing SDFW2014 Every year the world gears up for the massive influx of runway shows, designers, journalists and fashion bloggers who converge on the world’s biggest cities in what is collectively known as “Fashion Week.” The first week of October is dedicated to all fashion in San Diego as Fashion Week (FWSD) takes off with looks from 33 of the top designers throughout Southern California. The Point staff attended three out of the six days devoted to style and took note on their favorite collections that strutted down the runway.

WEDNESDAY BY JORDAN LIGONS STAFF WRITER

About 70 of San Diego’s most stylish attended Wednesday night ‘s “Woven Together” runway show featuring knitwear and breathable fabrics that added a unique flare to the designer’s fashion that graced the catwalk. C.W. Couture gave off a 1970’s vintage vibe with gold shimmery fabrics and a wide-leg jumpsuit. Lady Lane also had whimsical vintage pieces that encompassed leopard print, pleats and frilly collars. These designers kept

it neutral, but paired each piece with bright accessories, like clutches and small hats, to make the outfit pop. Michi Knitwear’s amazingly knit baby-doll dresses came in an array of colors. A bright orange floor-length dress accessorized with shells was Michi’s final piece, a testament to the designer’s attention to detail that made her whole line memorable. Responsive Textiles mixed the normal fall wear trends with the warm San Diego weather by creating a swimwear-esque line while still using the knit effectively. The colors were neutral. Bay Roc incorporated hand-painted detailing on each piece straight

from the Caribbean. PLNU alumna Lauryn Estrada modeled an outfit from the designer. She’s a first time model for FWSD. “My outfit was a white highwaisted skirt and a long open jacket with a painted design on the jackets edge,” Estrada said. “FWSD is always a bit crazy but lots of fun. It’s technically an official fashion week, but it has such a classic San Diego vibe running throughout.” Jessica Lynn’s collection attracted the most attention. For the first time ever at FWSD, an exclusive children line showcased boys and girls ages three to about 12-years-old, wearing

adorable one-of-a-kind outfits. Lynn created age-appropriate, fun graphic t-shirts, skirts and dresses. Speaking of adorable, FWSD partnered with Rancho Coastal Humane Society for the second annual Haute Dog Runway Show, which featured several dogs up for adoption in the season’s hottest trends designed by nOIa. Allison Andrews, the founder of FWSD, as well as County Supervisor Dave Roberts, support the Rancho Coastal Humane Society cause. Last year, 100 percent of the dogs were adopted after the show.

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PHOTO BY JORDAN LIGONS

swimwear and everyday basics. Last year’s winning designers and creators of the brand RHCreation, returned with their signature watercolor styling on maxi skirts and tops. These tops can be worn over a basic neutral tank with longer jeans and cute wedges. The skirts can be paired with any basics in the closet. Generally, these patterned pieces look best paired with simple colors. The final trend that characterized the SoCal Style night of FWSD was black and white basics. From paneled skirts to dresses, designers I-AM-ZOE and A’doreus used neutrals to bring a classic feel to the runway. Chevron patterns gave the plus-size clothing designer A’doreus looks a fun flirty

feel, while the solid all black and all white of I-AM-ZOE’s pieces kept it elegant. These designs move easily from daytime to nighttime for the working professional. The distinctly relaxed and effortless styles of SoCal were displayed in original ways on local models through the work of designers who call Southern California their home.

THURSDAY BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

Thursday’s runway shows at the Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego were characterized by distinctly SoCal styles. Brands A’doreus, Dos Caras, I-AM-ZOE, Laced with B, Love is a Devil, Nicholas Huerta, NOIA, RHCreation and S. McKellar created looks on both swimwear and pret-a-porter clothing with spring colors and fun details. Designers Laced with B and RHCreation both had lines characterized by a throwback to the neon colors of the 80s. These two designers used pattern and watercolor textures, respectively, to showcase their designs on

PHOTO BYJORDAN LIGONS

FRIDAY BY JORDAN LIGONS STAFF WRITER

Meet us at the Grad School Fair for your Free Gift on October 17

Approximately 100 onlookers watched as Friday night started off with a bang: a black leather dress worn with a black sheer cape by designer Osesas Villatoro. Villatoro kept the color scheme and designs simple with black, cream and royal blue styles. Along with American Prep, these collections had very simplistic, ready-towear pieces and could fit easily into everyday wardrobes. Designers Bine & Bas and J.L. Rocha had designs for the fashionable men in the audience. Their collections included plaid button-down shirts

from colorful cuffs to leather jackets and suede loafers. Textures were a huge hit with lines Marloly and Danh Ta. Marloly infused lace into each piece somehow, someway. Hot pink lace shorts matched with a white blazer with added lace backing was merely one example of the designer’s lacework. On the other hand, velvet was Danh Ta’s muse. Velvet peplum tops and trousers exemplified the designer’s beautiful use of the fabric. San Diego’s most fashionable come out every October, and this year did not disappoint. This city is home to many talented up and com-

ing designers that get to showcase all their hard work and preparation for a glamorous 15 minutes of fame. Well FWSD, until next October.

PHOTO BY JORDAN LIGONS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10/6: M. Soccer vs. Hawaii Pacific 10/6: W. Soccer vs. Hawaii Pacific 10/8:Volleyball vs. Notre Dame De Namur 10/9: W. Soccer vs. BYU Hawaii 10/11: M. Soccer vs. Chaminade

10/11: W. Soccer vs. Chaminade 10/11: Volleyball vs. Dominican (CA) 10/11: Volleyball vs. Academy of Art 10/11: Cross Country at Vanguard Invitational

PLNU surf team readies for new season BY JESSICA LUCAS STAFF WRITER

The PLNU surf team defies the surfer stereotype of slackers who hang out on the beach. They are a nationally-ranked, highly competitive team of scholar-athletes, who ended their last season with a fifth place finish at national’s and they are getting better every day. “We’re looking to win everything this year,” said team president Bryce John. “We had a lot of really talented people try out and we should be pretty good.” Sophomore Sara Locke, one of the top women surfers on the team, believes the team is going to make great improvements this season. “I think we’ll do really well. We’ve got a couple of great freshmen this year, and we would like to move up in the rankings,” she said. The surf team consists of an A team and a B team. Each team has six men, two women, and one long-boarder. They compete in contests along the California Coast at notorious surf spots like Blacks, Churches and CStreet. They compete in five contests per year, and practice at Ocean Beach and Sunset Cliffs. Last year the team placed third at the California State Championships despite tough competition from the other schools in the region. “Our biggest rivals are San Diego State, UC San Diego and Saddleback College,” said Kai Pattison, the team’s vice president. “They’re all very consistent, but we definitely have the abil-

ity to beat them this year.” A surfer that will certainly help PLNU perform well this year is junior Jack Boyes, who took first place at the state championships and second place at national’s. Boyes, a management and entrepreneurship major from Huntington Beach, California, started surfing when he was 8 years old. While he is a standout on the team, his victory at state came as a surprise. “I definitely wasn’t expecting to win,” he said. “I didn’t have many expectations at all. I just showed up and surfed and ended up doing really well.” But for Boyes, the most enjoyable part of surfing is not the competition. “The best part is just being in the water with your friends,” he said. “We have a cool little community and that’s definitely what I like the most about it.” One of the most challenging aspects of the surf team is maintaining a balance between inclusivity and competition. “To be competitive with the other teams, we have to be selective about who gets to be on the team. Each person is hand-picked. But this year we want to be more involved on campus,” said John. “This year we want to incorporate more of a club aspect for people who don’t necessarily want to be on the team. We would love to do beach days where we teach other students to surf, or start beach clean-ups where anyone can come and help us pick up trash.” Their effort to make the surf team function as a club is what Pattison

THE LINEUP Men’s Shortboard

PHOTO COURTESY OF KAI PATTISON Kai Pattison, the team vice president of PLNU’s surf team, rides it out at a local beach.

Kai Pattison Jack Boyes Jeremy Carter Jordan Kudla Timmy Metcalf Eli Besser Bryce John Donnie Howren Scott Hayward Craig Knoxville Dave Porat Conner Carlson Jordan Wermers

Women’s Shortboard

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRYCE JOHN Bryce John, the team’s president, takes a wave at a local beach.

thinks makes it unlike any other club on campus. “What makes the surf team so different than any other team is that you can still be involved, even if you’re not on the team,” said Pattison. “With sports like soccer or basketball, you

don’t get the chance to practice with the members of the team, but you can still surf with us anytime.” The surf team will be competing against several other schools in the Southern California region at Black’s Beach on Oct. 25.

Darsha Pigford Sarah Locke Holly Keating Ashley Charles

Longboard Santi Gonzalez Kai Carlson Tyler Wilson

PLNU women’s soccer season defined by prayer

PHOTO BY KENDALL BOSHART The PLNU women’s soccer team ends each game with prayer, including this one at PLNU against Fresno Pacific Sept. 20. This ritual is new for PLNU. PLNU defeated the team 2-1. BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

After 90 minutes of play, the PLNU women’s soccer team cedes a loss to the Sonoma State Seawolves. But instead of walking off or merely shaking the other team’s hands, this year, the women’s team is putting an emphasis on prayer. Captain Natalie Swift said the idea for the prayer circle after each game came about during the summer. “I played on a Christ-centered team called the Lady Eagles over the

summer,” said Swift. “They really taught me how to bring Christ into the game of soccer.” Fellow captain and junior Sydney Dreves believes the prayer circle also came about due to the team’s personality last year. “I think coming off last year with how big of a spiritual year it was for us, [the prayer circle] felt right and it’s been good,” said Dreves. No matter the result of a game, the women’s team is now making a point to walk up to the opposing team and invite them into a circle where Swift

explains the importance of soccer from the PLNU perspective. “We are very lucky and blessed by God to be playing,” said Swift. “[Prayer after the game] helps us remember that we’re daughters of Christ before we’re soccer players.” While a good majority of the teams that PLNU plays in the PacWest are faith-based, there are some that do not affiliate with any religion. For third PLNU captain and senior Claire Mathews this was cause for some apprehension. “I was a little hesitant because I

wasn’t sure how a secular school would respond to it,” said Mathews. “But it’s been really cool to see how every single team we’ve approached has been really excited about it.” While the women’s team uses the prayer circle as an example to visiting teams, the captains believe it has also had an impact on their girls. “It helps us remember what really matters so we don’t get so caught up in the glory of soccer,” said Swift. Assistant coach and former PLNU men’s soccer player, Austin Mobley, is proud of the girls for balancing the

competitive nature of soccer and their spiritual lives. Mobley also sees the prayer circles as a subtle way to expose other schools to Christianity. “I love the prayer circles after the games,” said Mobley. “[They give] non-Christian schools a chance to see a side of Jesus, through the players, that they probably don’t get to see too often on their campuses.” Women’s soccer heads to Hawaii this week to play four games and, win or lose, spread Christ’s love through prayer after every game.

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From Canada to the United States: A new kind of basketball BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

Transitioning from Canadian basketball to the NCAA can be difficult. This transition was initially tough for senior Marek Klassen, who moved to the United States in May 2010. Klassen, born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, used to play in the Federation of International Basketball Association. “It was really different, adjusting and everything,” said Klassen. “With four quarters [in the association] versus two halves [in the States] it’s a very big adjustment for everyone on the court. There’s so many different things you can run, the game feels longer; basically, the international game overseas is much faster.” The freedom in the international basketball league for players to commit harder fouls - compared to the NCAA - resulted in Klassen fouling out of games early in his college career at PLNU. “They just changed the rules about two years ago [for the NCAA], I believe,” said Klassen, “Basically the only body-to-body foul you can commit is chest to chest. I was fouling all of the time [my freshman year] and guys would tell me to ‘Stop,’ but I would say ‘I don’t know what to tell you; that’s just how I play.’” One rule undermined Klassen’s style of play during his freshman year. “I was standing at half-court just dribbling,” Klassen said. “And I didn’t know of the five second call, so I was just staying in the same spot trying to run down the clock a little bit, and then the ref blew the whistle [signaling the violation]. Our assistant coach called me in and was super upset. It was funny. So I had to relearn some of the rules.” Eventually, Klassen adapted to NCAA rules, said Hayden Lescault, a senior and longtime friend of Marek’s. “He adjusted very quickly [his freshman year] to the team and the American basketball game as opposed

COURTESY OF MAREK KLASSEN Senior Marek Klassen takes it to the basket at an association game against the Dusseldorf Giants in Germany.

to the Canadian game,” Lescault said. “In Canadian basketball, it’s a lot quicker because they have a 24-second shot clock. His freshman year he really excelled. He actually earned the starting spot over a senior point guard [Nate Van Weelden] during that year, too.” Klassen’s accomplishments on the court have been nothing short of impressive. His freshman year, he was awarded an all GSAC selection while averaging 12.5 points per game to go along with 4.4 rebounds per game. He went on to lead the team in points his sophomore year. But perhaps the most impressive adjustment has been off the court, said Oeivind Lundestad, junior and former Federation of International Basketball Association player alongside Klassen. “I have been around him more than most of the guys,” said Lundestad. “He’s my roommate now, so I have gotten to know him a lot more this year than I have before. I haven’t really met anyone who dislikes Marek. He’s a likeable guy, the kind of guy

that befriends everyone.” Lundestad said the way Klassen carries himself and supports his teammates makes all the difference. “He has the utmost confidence in everyone on the team,” Lundestad said. “That’s something that I am really impressed with about Marek. That’s a skill that you don’t see in a lot of basketball players ... He always pushes people, and has trust and believes people around him can do well.” As Klassen heads into his final year at PLNU, he cited Ted Anderson, professor of kinesiology, as a crucial part of his success. “Last year, I lived with the Andersons,” said Klassen. “They took me in, offered me to live at their place; it was like having a second family. I was still paying rent, but being able to be a part of their family was amazing. They did a great job of taking care of me and being good mentors as well.” Look for Klassen to take charge as the men’s basketball team starts their season at home Nov. 14 against Western Oregon.

MLB predictions from a current baseball player BY CONNOR LARSON STAFF WRITER

As we move into October, the Major League Baseball playoffs are in full swing. The offensive firepower of the Anaheim Angels will propel them past the Cinderella team of the year, the Kansas City Royals, in the American League Division Series. Behind the heavy bats of Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and 2011 postseason hero David Freese, the Angels will outlast the Royals and their excellent bullpen in four games. In the other American League Division Series matchup, the Detroit Tigers face off against the Baltimore Orioles. I believe the experience and excellent starting pitching will give the edge to the Tigers in the five game series. Look for starting pitcher Justin Verlander to have a big postseason after a down year. In the National League Division series between the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants, I see the Nationals’ shutting down the Giants’ offense. Washington wins the series in four games behind solid pitching from Stephen Strasberg, Doug Fister and Jordan Zimmerman. In the other National League Division Series matchup, the reign-

ing National League Champion, St. Louis Cardinals, will outlast the stellar pitching of the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis’ knack for winning in the postseason gives them the edge over Los Angeles. Behind postseason veterans, Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina, I have the Cardinals winning the series in five games. Behind David Price, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, the Detroit Tigers’ pitching will once again lead them to a series win, this time over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the American League Championship Series. I have the series going six games. Once again, Missouri’s beloved Cardinals will find themselves in the World Series when they defeat the Nationals in the National League Championship Series. With 10 postseason berths and two World Series titles in the past 12 years, St. Louis knows how to win in the playoffs. Cardinals in seven games. The Tigers and Cardinals find themselves in a similar position as they played for the World Series title back in 2006. A clash between two storied franchises will end in a different result this time. Pitching wins championships, and the Tigers are loaded. David Price will win the MVP after propelling the Tigers to a title over the Birds in seven games.

SEA LION SCORES Women’s Men’s Soccer: Volleyball: 9/30: Loss 0-1 vs. San Diego State

10/2: Win 3-1 vs. Cal Baptist

10/4: Loss 1-2 vs. Hawaii Hilo

10/4: Loss 1-3 vs. Dixie State

Women’s Soccer: 10/4: Win 2-1 vs. Hawaii Hilo

Sea Lion of the Week: Ariel Oriarte BY JAKE HENRY STAFF WRITER

Calling Ariel Oriarte a champion is an understatement. This 19-yearold powerhouse goalie was PacWest’s ‘Defender of the Week’ Sept. 22-28 and was this past week’s ‘Sea Lion of the Week.’ “When Ariel won defender of the week, we felt like we all had won,” said freshman Dottie Rhoten, her teammate. Oriarte has had her struggles; she grew up without her parents and has lived with her aunt, Molly Manner, since she was 6 years old. “She changed my life,” Manner said. “She makes me very proud and often leaves me wishing that I was more like her.” Oriarte was also diagnosed with gastro paresis, a condition where her stomach muscles don’t function properly. “I was so scared that I would have my scholarship taken from me because I could not play soccer,” said Oriarte. After she was diagnosed, Oriarte changed schools because she was so ill she could no longer sit through a seven hour school day. “I had to learn to accept, to deal and to try to overcome it,” she said. Even though she worried about

her scholarship, PLNU’s head coach, Tim Hall, reassured her. “I play for Tim Hall here, who assured me that no matter what health problem, I endured, he still wanted me to play at Loma,” said Oriarte. Because of this, Oriarte was able to make her dream of playing soccer a reality. “She made me into a soccer mom,” said Manner. Oriarte plans to use her skills on the field to bring glory to God. “I am so happy that I have the opportunity to use my talent that God has blessed me with to not only play at a high level, but also spread the good news of the Gospel,” Oriarte said. Oriarte gives it all on the field and always brings a good attitude, said her athletic trainer, Pami Young. “Ariel always has a smile on her face and is always excited to play,” said Young. Off the field, Oriarte aspires to become a broadcast journalist. “I decided I did not have the passion to become a forensic psychologist, but that I was passionate about sports, so I decided to become a sports broadcaster,” said Oriarte. Oriarte hopes to play soccer after college, but will focus first on her career. Oriarte travels with her team to Hawaii this week.

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Hong Kong protests: Close to home

Library responds to Spiritual Renewal Week closures

BY JAMES WICKS

BY DOUG FRUEHLING

ASSISTANT LITERATURE PROFESSOR

INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES LIBRARIAN

Two weeks ago I gave a lecture in Hong Kong at CUHK (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)--I study Chinese cinema for a living, and the topic of this particular presentation was the nature of kungfu films made during the Cold War. On my brief trip I also had an opportunity to do some research and travel on the mainland in Kunming, which is in southwestern China in Yunnan Province. The lecture on September 15th went well, Hong Kong is as-ever a spellbinding city that runs 24-7 on electricity and entertainment, and Kunming, China was--for me--of bucket list quality. You’ll have to see it someday. But what stands out, probably as no surprise, is the protests that are going on in Hong Kong right now. I left Hong Kong on September 21, a day before Hong Kong’s 80,000 university student population, in a city of over 7 million, decided to strike for democratic rights. The Chinese Communist Party in Beijing recently claimed that candidates in the upcoming 2017 election must first be vetted by committee, essentially ensuring that only pro-Beijing candidates are on Hong Kong’s ballots. But students-historically the consciousness of the Chinese nation (as scholar @jwassers on Twitter has written) going back to student protests famously on May 4th 1919, and in Hong Kong during the late 1960s--decided to act. Student preparations were in full effect and student banners were already hung on the walls of Hong Kong’s major institutions when I was there. I took pictures of banners at both the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Now the whole world is watching as the #OccupyHongKong movement continues. I can’t take my eyes away from the international news in my Twitter feed because it is full of stories and pictures streaming from Hong Kong as this important and pivotal event unfolds. And I wonder if PLNU students would be willing to protest as students are doing in Hong Kong today--what do we have that is worth fighting for?

A couple years ago, our administration decided to shut down the campus during Spiritual Renewal Week (SRW) times. Their stated goal was to create time for staff to attend. Staff already can attend chapels of their choice given their supervisors’ approval. Chapel is also live online.

James Wicks can be followed on Twitter @jawicks75 and on his blog at http:// jawicks75.blogspot.com. For more information on the protests in Hong Kong, visit straitstimes.com and foreignpolicy.com; an historical contextualization can be found at thenation.com.

Wicks spent some time traveling and researching in Kunming, China.

Students protest with banners on the The Chinese University of Hong Kong campus.

Students placed election protest banners at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Wicks said he wonders what would make PLNU students “Strike or Nothing” like students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

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During SRW’s Monday chapel time: • Students were seated at Sunset Deck. • Students were seated outside Bobby B’s. • Students were seated inside Bobby B’s where they were conducting brisk business. • Students were seated in the Commuter Lounge. • Students were seated in the former Love Study area, now an art space. • Students were seated in the ARC. • Students were seated in the Commons lobby. • Students were seated in the cafeteria. • Students were seated in the Cooper Music Center student lounge. • Students were seated outside the library. • Students were not seated in the library or computer labs. Wednesday the same week the administration closed the cafeteria and Bobby B’s. A Sodexo employee stood at the Caf’s closed doors trying to explain to students why they could not use their meal plan. Commuter students in their lounge told me they were hungry. This was not due to students’ poor time management. Across campus, student employees scheduled to work that time lost minimum wage income. Elsewhere, faculty met with students. Our neighbors were negatively impacted. Consider the 80+ year old woman who uses the campus copier and campus postal services. During SRW, she walked up Lomaland Drive hill only to be told these services were not available. Not the best public relations between the campus and the neighborhood. Perhaps it is time to evaluate the decision. Judging from these observations, if we think shutting down the campus is in our favor, we are lying to ourselves. Highly ironic behavior given it takes place during Spiritual Renewal Week.

ALL PHOTOS BY JAMES WICKS

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Wicks witnessed a pretty violent storm in Hong Kong in mid-September.

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