The Point student newspaper of point loma nazarene university
monday, october 13, 2014
volume 43 | issue 5
Features, page 3
A&E, page 5
Sports, page 6
NEW YEAR, NEW STUDENTS Fall 2014 Undergraduate Enrollment demographics Class Level
Headcount
Freshmen*
592
Sophomores
640
Junior
699
Senior
627
Non-Degree
Total
Women 63.8% (1,639)
Men 36.2% (929)
10
2,568
Gender
Commuters 33.5% (861)
CA Residents 83.1% (2,133)
On-Campus 66.5% (1,707)
Out of State 16.9%(435) Residence
Housing
Race/ethnicity diversity Race/ethnicity diversity 100%
Hispanic/Latino 21.8%(559)
80%
Multi-Race 5.8% (150) White/Unknown 63.3% (1,625)
60%
Non-White 36.7% (943)
Asian American 5.1% (130)
40%
African American 2.3%(60)
20%
Pacific Islander 0.9% (22)
0%
White/Unknown 63.3% (1,625)
Non-White 36.7% (943)
Native American 0.9% (22)
GRAPHIC CREATED BY GRACE BAILEY INFORMATION COURTESY OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
President Brower signs letter arguing for religious liberties BY SAMANTHA WATKINS STAFF WRITER
President Brower signed a letter addressed to President Obama - with more than 24 other university presidents and religious institutions - arguing for their right to exemption from the nondiscrimination clause due to religious liberties. The letter was written in response to Obama’s new law protecting LGBT federal workers from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. “Please also protect the rights of faith-based organizations that simply desire to utilize staffing practices consistent with their deep religious convictions as they partner with the federal government via contracting or subcontracting,” stated the letter addressed to President Obama on June 25. “What we’re trying to say, along
with many folks across the country, is we’re trying to urge the president to recognize the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that provides religious protection,” Brower said. “Exemption for religious freedom is essentially the issue being called for.” PLNU’s faculty and staff hiring policies allow the university to decline hiring employees who do not adhere to its Christian standards. These standards are listed in the lifestyle agreements that faculty and students are required to sign to work and attend PLNU. “The question is if [potential employees] are willing to live life in correlation to the guidelines that PLNU presents,” said Mary Paul, the vice president of Spiritual Development. Brower was asked by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) to sign the letter to support the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which argues for religious freedom in
the hiring process. “It does not make a difference if [Brower] signed the letter or not,” said Paul Bassett, who holds a law degree and is a communications and theatre professor. “We are government funded so it is really the government’s call on what we are allowed to do.” Faculty and staff protests at another college have resulted in city contracts and work with local schools being dismissed. At Gordon College, in Wenham, Massachusetts, when they found out that their president, Dr. D. Michael Lindsay, signed the same letter as Brower; they wrote a letter to their president in response. However, Brower said the issue at Gordon is not related to signing the letter. “At this point, it’s not fair to say their accreditation is called into question,” said Brower. “The practice of accreditation association is to request SEE BROWER LETTER, PAGE 2
Opinion, page 8
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Depressed students, faculty reaches out for help at PLNU BY BRITTANY NAYLOR, SAMANTHA WATKINS AND ANGEL ZAMORA STAFF WRITERS
At a department chapel in September, a faculty member shared their story of struggling with depression, opening the doors to how depression is dealt with at PLNU for both faculty and students. “The faculty member described how [they] reached out to fellow faculty members for help with depression issues some time ago,” said a student present at the department chapel. “To my surprise, not one fellow faculty member came to the rescue and was willing to hear the pleas of help.” Two class sessions were canceled because the faculty member was too depressed to come to school. In response, students wrote letters and offered to chat over coffee. “Students did more for me in that week than any staff or faculty member has for the 15 years I’ve been here,” said the faculty member, who is being kept anonymous because of job security reasons. The faculty member is currently seeing a counselor, which is covered by PLNU’s medical insurance benefits plan. PLNU also offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to faculty and staff members. “[The program] is a confidential free resource that is available to assist employees in offering support and counseling with personal concerns like depression,” said Jeff Herman, associate vice president for human resources. Health.com reported in 2010 that teachers ranked six on the top 10 careers with the highest rate of depression. “While I do believe that we have a problem on campus of how people respond to those in need, I am not sure that I can share my personal experience,” said the faculty member. “I guess I can say that I think students need a place they can go to be treated like human beings first and not judged or turned away because the issues they are dealing with are too complicated.” The Wellness Center provides counseling, as stated on their website. In 2012, the Wellness Center merged with the Academic Support Center to form the new Student Success and Wellness Center. Details of this merger included the termination of the Wellness Center’s four counselors and nurse practitioner as well as reducing the number of counseling sessions from unlimited to eight.
“The Wellness Center is fully staffed with licensed masters-level counselors who provide free, confidential, brief therapeutic services to undergrad students at PLNU,” said Kimberly J. Bogan, the associate dean of student success and wellness. “Students are invited to work together with a therapist for six to eight counseling session, which meet the needs of most students who request help.” Dr. Daniel Jenkins, a psychology professor at PLNU and clinic director of Lighthouse Psychological Services in Mission Valley, said there are many different types of depression and each type necessitates a different form of treatment. “There are some types that are exclusively related to environmental factors,” said Jenkins via email. “The stress of college and living away from home, for example, will make depression more likely to occur in college students. This type of depression would be environmentally caused (exogenesis depression).” “Other times, the depression might be related to personality, genetics, or chemistry of the body (endogenesis depression),” said Jenkins. “It may be related to hormonal imbalances, for example. Typically, when the depression is caused by environment, we simply prescribe psychotherapy to help the person cope. If it is due to internal factors, we typically recommend both psychotherapy and antidepressant medications to treat the depression.” The type of counseling the Wellness Center provides is called the Brief Therapy Model, with the ability for students to extend counseling sessions beyond the six or eight, said Jenkins. If further help is needed, students are referred out to other practices in San Diego. However, for students like Ross Nederhoff, a junior double majoring in media communication and broadcast journalism, his time with a counselor made all the difference. “As for my experience with the Wellness Center, I feel that it has been very positive,” said Nederhoff. “I have actually had experiences with them that were both medical and also psychological. During my freshman year I ended up going to the Wellness Center to speak with a counselor. I so appreciate all of the attention I received and I still, to this day, use a lot of the skills I learned there in order to deal with my hectic schedule, stress and anxieties.” SEE DEPRESSED., PAGE 2
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2 | NEWS
Brower talks ‘Yes means yes’ on Coastline News BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER
DRIFTWOOD OPEN MIC ENCOURAGES ARTISTS PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Junior Jack French performs Thursday at Driftwood’s Open Mic Night.
FROM BROWER LETTER, PAGE 1
documentation and reply from Gordon as to the policies and practices as a campus. It’s not an unusual event, but it has gotten a lot more media coverage than others.” While Lindsay’s signing of the letter has resulted in a lot of media coverage for Gordon College, many PLNU students and faculty were not aware of Brower signing the same letter. “There was no consultation because faculty and staff were not here in the summer,” Brower said. “I had no idea and I’m upset that he signed it,” said Molly Murphy, a junior sociology major. “My views on discrimination have really changed over the past year when I went with the Black Student Union (BSU) Club and witnessed the impact discrimination had on history. LGBT is now discriminated against like blacks were and that is not okay.” Every spring, BSU travels to Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee on a pilgrimage to retrace the footsteps of civil rights leaders. Current lawyer and professor of German and Literature at PLNU, David Michael McKinney said he believes in Brower’s right to sign the letter without informing faculty or staff
FROM DEPRESSED, PAGE 1
At the end of his sophomore year, Nederhoff was encouraged by the Wellness Center to seek the opinion of a specialist when he approached them after experiencing heart issues, he said. The specialist diagnosed him with the rare heart defect Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. “I had heart surgery this past summer to fix the abnormality, but without the Wellness Center’s guidance,
and that it coincides with Christian views. “The president of this institution is responsible to no one except the Board of Trustees. He does not answer to the faculty,” said McKinney. “I think a lot of faculty and staff agree with President Brower signing the letter; we are a Christian university. [Brower] is the boss, whether I personally agree or not, is just one man’s opinion, and whether I do or do not – I’ll keep that to myself.” Brower met with his legal staff in response to the request from the CCCU to discuss his inclusion in the letter. PLNU and the other universities who signed the letter in June await a response from Obama or others about ramifying the bill. “We might get a call from a congressman’s office for perspective on part of the letter or contacted by a congressional office to say our thoughts on it now, if it affects us and what it means,” said Brower. For PLNU, the main concern is the right to choice, said Mary Paul. “They have decided to attend with a promise of what the community is like; we have to give that to them,” said Paul.
I would have likely kept on living in danger of sudden heart failure,” said Nederhoff. According to a spring 2013 national college health assessment survey conducted by the American College Health Association, 22 percent of males and 28 percent of females surveyed said that they had experienced some form of depression, the scale ranging from “experienced, not affected [academic performance]” to “significant disruption.”
Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of SB 967, more commonly known as the “Yes means Yes” law, on September 28 marks the first affirmative consent law passed by a state in the U.S. For PLNU, and colleges across California, it will help to define what is considered consensual sex and what crosses the line into sexual assault. PLNU will also be required to implement other measures like giving sexual assault and consent information at freshman orientation. The law defines consensual sex as both partners giving affirmative consent, whether verbal or nonverbal, when neither party is drunk, drugged, unconscious or asleep. Not speaking is not considered consent. PLNU President Bob Brower sat in with Point T.V. on Thursday night to give his response on how the law will affect PLNU. “We will have informational policies and procedures to apply on campus,” said Brower. “And those guidelines will be coming out soon.” Brower said PLNU is prepared for the law to go into effect should an incident occur on campus. “Well the first response is to get individuals to the resource people who are trained and prepared for these situations,” said Brower. “There’s really good support that’s provided by the Wellness Center and we also have ongoing support within our campus residential life staff.” Though resources are available on campus for students and victims of sexual assault, Brower is confident the campus environment helps to reduce the number of these kinds of issues. The Clery Act requires that Pub-
lic Safety release an annual security report for on-campus crime. On Sept. 25, they published this year’s security report. In 2011 and 2013, there were no forcible sex offenses or non-forcible sex offenses. In 2012, one forcible sex offense was disclosed, but no one affiliated with PLNU was involved. “The sex offense reported in 2012 involved two non-student minors who were attending a hosted event on campus,” the report stated. “Information on the allegation was provided by SDPD during their initial investigation. No university student or employee was involved as an alleged victim, perpetrator or witness.” Brower said part of the reason campus has had so few incidents is because of the student living agreement. “The no alcohol policy that we have is really an attribute that affects the relationships on campus,” said Brower. “Public campuses [realize the benefit] of establishing dry campus policies because alcohol is so often involved in these cases of sexual violence.” As PLNU moves to implement the “Yes means Yes” law, Brower hopes PLNU will serve as an example to other universities with its policies. “We will move to be fully compliant,” said Brower. “And hopefully model the process as well.” Junior Anna Mazzariello said the law is a good way to keep students accountable. “I think it is good that people are bringing attention to it,” said Mazzariello. “Now it won’t be so ambiguous if someone ever finds themselves in this situation.” She is uncertain it will change the anything at PLNU. “Overall, I’m not sure [if it is effective] because it is not like [sexual as-
sault] is going to stop happening,” said Mazzariello. Defense Attorney and LJML Professor David Michael McKinney said this law has potential but has underlying issues. “I’m not sure how it will be implemented successfully on this campus,” said McKinney. “Merely because the culture here might not necessarily be supportive of victims of this kind of thing.” However, he said it’s a step in the right direction. “I’m supportive of the measure,” said McKinney. “It’s just complicated.” According to the bill’s main authors, colleges nationwide need to adopt more comprehensive prevention programs and victim-centered sexual assault policies. “Recent reports have made clear that many colleges throughout the country fail to adequately address victims’ needs,” the bill stated. “In several instances, colleges have mishandled alleged sexual assaults – repeatedly failing to take appropriate disciplinary action against perpetrators.” Sen. Kevin De León of Los Angeles, the main author of the bill with Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara and a portion of Ventura county, noted the current investigations of Occidental College, currently under investigation by the Department of Education for 37 complaints in regards to improperly reported sexual assaults. The Obama administration is investigating 55 schools nationwide. The Campus SaVE Act from the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Justice provides guidelines for handling these cases. In January, Obama released a memorandum to establish a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Many states have informal policies and procedures regarding sexual assault on school campuses, California is the first state to formalize the policy into a law. Campuses across the state are working to implement the correct programs on their campuses, including PLNU. To read the bill in full, visit https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_ id=201320140SB967.
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THINK ON THAT
“How we order chaos in our lives depends on what we believe about God.” Chaplain Tim Whetstone, Chapel in the Greek
San Diego Spiritual life designates temporary refood finds: Eight best restaurants in San Diego BY LUCAS CONCEPCION STAFF WRITER
I have to confess something to you all. I’ve been holding out on you. I’ve been saving the best and tastiest of dining experiences so that I could share them with you all at once. I figured now is a good time as midterms are almost upon us. Treat yourself or some friends after a job well done.
Under $10 Best Mexican Food Lucha Libre 1810 W. Washington St. This place is the best Mexican restaurant in town. Hands down. Adal’s and Ortiz’s have nothing on this luchadorthemed taco shop. Their huge gourmet dishes come with life-changing sauces and salsas that are made fresh every day.
Bounty of the Sea Blue Waters
3667 India St.
The best seafood restaurant in town, and it is right down the street from Lucha Libre. They have an impressive selection of seafood; from shark to shrimp to tilapia, all of which can be prepared in a variety of ways and an abundance of marinades.
Perfect Personal Pizzas Project Pie
3888 Fourth Ave.
No, this is not Pieology. This is so much better. The sauces are tastier, they have more topping selections and their prices are better. The parking is atrocious, but I guarantee you that you will want to come back again and again.
WAFFLES AND GELATO Café Hue
3860 Convoy St.
This wonderful dessert café serves FRESH HOT WAFFLES OR CREPES WITH GELATO. Their waffles and gelato come in many unique flavors for potentially heavenly combinations.
Genuine Islander Cuisine Chamorro Grill 6628 Mission Gorge Rd. Okay, this one is bit of a drive, but it is one of the few genuine Pacific Islander places in San Diego. Think of the best Hawaiian barbecue, and this place makes it better. Try their specialty dish, Kelaguen: chicken marinated in lemon, peppers and coconut.
Unique Sushi Experience Sushi Diner
7530 Mesa College Dr.
I’ve mentioned this place before, but it belongs on this list. This tiny establishment packs enormous amounts of flavor and satisfaction into wonderful rolls. To pay with card, you have to spend over $10.
Under $20 Cajun Seafood Buffet Crab Hut
1007 5th Ave.
Dear sweet baby Jesus. This Cajun establishment literally serves seafood by the bucket. This place has all of the most popular seafood dishes, perfected with unmistakable Cajun spices.
placement for Prescott Prayer Chapel BY JAYME O’HANLON STAFF WRITER
When Ron Benefiel was a junior at Pasadena College, he decided with three of his classmates that the college needed a prayer chapel that would “symbolize everything the university stood for.” Ron Benefiel is the current dean of the school of theology and Christian ministry. Those three students were Dan Royer, Steve Reese and Gene Schandorff. Together, they raised roughly $30,000 to move Prescott Prayer Chapel from Pasadena College campus to Point Loma, San Diego, in June of 1972. One year later, the campus would become known as Point Loma Nazarene University. The chapel survived 125 miles then, but now will shift about 100 feet closer to the street with the construction of the new science building.
PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Construction workers designed this wood panel floor plan for Prescott Prayer Chapel in late August.
Mary Paul, the vice president of spiritual development at PLNU, admits that the school could have left the chapel where it lies now, but it would be too crowded next to the new science building. “[The chapel should be] completed by fall of the next school year…depending on finances. Hopefully [the school] gets some donors,” said Paul.
Paul said most students use the chapel in the morning and evening. The middle of the day was when Paul would use the chapel for silence and prayer. Out of desire for a holy sanctuary to pray, some students contacted Paul and junior Riley Verner, ASB’s director of spiritual life, asking where to pray since Prescott is unavailable.
In response, Verner and Paul have been transforming the upper rotunda atop Ryan Library, otherwise known as the Ryan Plaza. “Right now, some pillows and curtains are there for students to worship and meditate,” said Paul. “Once Prescott is reopened, the school will return to using Prescott and leave the [Ryan Plaza] as open space.” About a year and a half ago, when Benefiel’s wife died of cancer, six of his senior students asked to use their ‘senior gift’ toward a fountain in her memory. A fountain from Benefiel’s home will be transported to the new Prescott Prayer Chapel when the development is complete. Until then, Spiritual Life will discuss interior renovations. “The school wants to remodel the chapel for better air flow,” said Verner. “The construction workers are only moving the chapel about 15 to 20 feet so that the stained glass will face Caf SEE PRESCOTT, PAGE 4
Life in a Tijuana commuter’s shoes BY MEAGAN CHRISTOPH STAFF WRITER
A rattling noise came from somewhere inside the hood of a 2001 silver Ford Focus as Angel Zamora, a 39-year-old junior transfer student from Vincennes University, drove off campus around 4:30 p.m. after finishing classes for the day. As Zamora merged onto the 5-South and started his journey home to Tijuana, he tightly gripped his steering wheel while chewing on an orange Halls cough drop. “My steering wheel is really tight; I think the power steering fluid is running out again,” said Zamora. He made plans to work on his car during the weekend. Zamora started school at PLNU in the spring of 2013, after serving in the Navy for 14 years. Before joining the Navy, Zamora spent the beginning of his life in Monterrey, Mexico, after moving there from his hometown of Houston, Texas, when he was 6-months-old. “When I was a freshman in high school, my uncle told me that I needed to decide where I wanted to live because I would be turning 18 soon,” said Zamora. His family in Texas offered him a place to stay and finish high school, so he decided to move back to the United States when he was 15. “I knew I needed to learn English and going to the United States would help me,” said Zamora. “That first year was hard for me, because when I was in all English classes and not ESL [English as a Second Language] classes, I would get lost.” Around 5:15 p.m., Zamora made a stop in Otay Mesa, where his U.S. P.O. Box is. As he exited the freeway, rosary beads swung back and forth
PHOTO COURTESY OF ANGEL ZAMORA
from its place on the rearview mirror. “Even though it’s cheaper to buy some things in Mexico, a lot of people come to the U.S. because the quality of products are so much better,” said Zamora. His P.O. Box is one of hundreds of little, gold locked doors that line the inside of a white room. “I share the mailbox with my uncle. It costs $90 a year to share a mailbox and $70 a year for one person to have a mailbox,” said Zamora. After checking his mailbox, Zamora got gas at a 7-Eleven around 5:30 p.m. “I always go to this gas station,” said Zamora. “It’s right by the border and it’s cheaper to get gas in the U.S. since gas prices are going up in Mexico because of higher taxes.” Before getting gas, Zamora bought some power steering fluid, because the bottle he had ran out. He used half of the bottle, then put the rest in his trunk. “I’ll probably use the rest tomorrow morning,” said Zamora. Before leaving the station, Zamora popped in a classical music CD. “I always listen to classical music while going home; it calms me down
when I drive,” said Zamora. Zamora lives in Tijuana with his wife, Miriam and two adopted children, Evelyn, 12, and Luis, 15. Zamora met his wife in 1998 when he went to a club in Tijuana with some friends while he was in the Navy. He corresponded with her by mail for five years until they decided to marry in Mexico in 2006. Zamora adopted his children when they were young and has been their only father figure. “I love my kids, and I want them to know I’ll always be there for them,” said Zamora. “It’s important for me to be there for my kids, because my dad wasn’t there for me as a kid.” As Zamora drove toward the border, a helicopter hovered in the distance. “There’s always at least one helicopter flying around the border, patrolling,” said Zamora. Around 6:06 p.m., the cars merged into the two lanes that cross the Otay Mesa border into Tijuana. Yellow signs posted on the side of the road said, “Mexico only, prepare to stop.” The car slowly moved toward the border, stopping at a red light and then moving forward at a green, passing by white security cameras and into Mexico around 6:29 p.m.
The streets were rough and the car bounced, hitting random potholes as it approached a stoplight. As the car got closer to his home, vehicles zoomed through intersections with broken streetlights and missing stop signs. “There was a stop sign there, but it fell down one day and no one replaced it,” said Zamora. Around 7:15 p.m. Zamora parked his car on the dusty road in front of his house. Rottweilers peaked over the balcony of a neighbor’s house across the street, barking, while loud hiphop music from a Zumba class played nearby. Zamora unlocked the security door on the metal fence that blocked off the front of his house from the street. When Zamora walked through the main door, his daughter, Evelyn, greeted him and showed him a picture she drew at school that day. His son, Luis, said hello while playing a game on the computer. Zamora and his family live in Mexico because he hasn’t been able to get them their visas or citizenship yet. “It would cost me around $1,200 to get all of them their papers,” said Zamora. “I tried once, but was denied because I don’t have enough income yet.” Even though his goal is to finish school and get a steady job, Zamora has fears like most young graduates about finding a job. Some of these fears could delay the process of his family coming to the U.S. “It’s scary not knowing what I’ll do in a year after I graduate,” said Zamora. “I don’t have a choice to work a part-time job.” Around 9:15 p.m. Zamora’s wife, Miriam, came home from visiting a relative next door. Evelyn, a seventh grader, ate a hot dog and fries while SEE COMMUTER, PAGE 4
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4 | FEATURES
Creation Care Week: ‘God saw that it was good’
PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUSTAIN PLNU
PHOTO BY JONATHAN SOCH Students participated in the daily events surrounding Creation Care. Tuesday in Colt (top left) students created art using reusable materials. Sustain PLNU assistants, Kirstie Hibbard and Debbie Jenkins (top right), passed out fair trade coffee before Chapel in the Greek Wednesday. Students (above) prepare for the Sunset Cliffs Cleanup Saturday outside Young Hall. Find out more about Creation Care and ‘12 ways to live more sustainably on campus’ at lomabeat.com. FROM PRESCOTT, PAGE 3
Lane; the chapel is too close to the construction site for the new science building that is currently being built. The chapel will be more presentable now.” Verner said Prescott is his favor-
ite place on campus because he would pray there alone or with his friends. Senior Hillary Litherland said she used Prescott for praying and worshipping throughout all three years at PLNU.
STUDY ABROAD PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Playboy Magazine gave Prescott another of its reputations as one of the top 10 best make out spots on a college campus. “People think it is so funny, so of course they talk about it,” she said.
FROM COMMUTER, PAGE 3
watching Tron with Spanish subtitles. Even though she’s happy her dad is going to school and learning something he loves, she’s sad when he’s gone. “When he gets home late I worry that something has happened to him,” said Evelyn. “Only seeing my dad a little bit is really hard.” Luis, a freshman in high school, expressed similar fears, but is also excited for the opportunities the family will have if they are able to move to the United States. “I’m inspired by my dad going to school, but I know that I will have to work hard now to go to school when I’m older,” said Luis. “I’m scared that if we move to the U.S. that I won’t know any English, but I’m excited for a better education and opportunities.” Education is really important to Zamora and he hopes that because of his education, his family will have a better life. “The things that Angel is studying now helps the kids,” said Miriam. “He is a good example to them.” The most difficult thing about Zamora studying in the U.S. is that Miriam worries about him driving so much, but the family is really positive about his education. “It’s good that he is studying to work in something he loves, because it’s his dream,” said Miriam. “We always try to see the good in things, because everything happens for a reason.” The family went to bed around 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. that night. Zamora woke up at 4:30 a.m. the next morning to get ready for school and be out the door by 5:00 a.m. Before he left, he woke up Evelyn so that she could take a shower before school. On the way to the border, Zamora picked up his father in-law so that he could drop him off in Otay Mesa at the Honeywell Factory where he works. “I usually bring my father in-law to work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, because I have to be to school for my 8:30 a.m. history class,” said Zamora. “But on Tuesday and Thursday I don’t have class until 9:30 a.m. so he takes the bus.” As Zamora waited for his father inlaw to come out of his house, he put the other half of the bottle of power steering fluid in his car and then took off. The car bumped along a dark part
of Highway 200, where all the streetlights were out. “These lights have been off for a while and the newspaper is always reporting on dead bodies being found here,” said Zamora. “The houses up in the hills and the lack of lights make it a perfect place to dump a body and it’s usually gang-related or drug-related activities.” Around 5:32 a.m. the car approached the border and a woman walked up to the car and handed Zamora a newspaper. “I keep a tab for how much I owe her and when I get to around 100 pesos, I pay her,” said Zamora. Crossing the border took a lot less time because of recent construction on the San Ysidro border. “Ever since the San Ysidro border expanded, cars that used to cross at the Otay Mesa border are crossing at San Ysidro,” said Zamora. “It makes my commute across the border a lot faster. It’s the 5 or the 805 freeways that slow me down.” Around 5:55 a.m. the car crossed the border and Zamora dropped his father-in-law off at work and waved goodbye. Depending on the day or how he feels, Zamora will take the 5 freeway or the 805 freeway. “I used to take the 5 freeway to school everyday, but then I randomly figured out I could take the 805 too,” said Zamora. “I don’t like using a GPS. Sometimes you have to take a chance and get lost, but it’s okay, because that’s how you learn.” As Zamora drove by downtown San Diego around 6:32 a.m., the sun rose and hit the top of the Central Library out his left window. The traffic wasn’t too bad, so he made it to school by 6:47 a.m. “I don’t have class until 8:30 a.m.,” said Zamora. “So I’m going read the paper I got at the border and maybe take a nap until class.”
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“The decision to study abroad in London is one I will never regret. These past few months have been the most exciting of my life. Every day is packed with adventure and exploration. As everyone on the program spends so much time together, we have quickly become a family. Studying abroad is a unique time of discovery, friendship and gratified wanderlust.”
- Katie Emma Filby PHOTO COURTESY OF KATIE EMMA FILBY Katie Emma Filby is a sophomore theatre and media performance double major studying abroad in London, England with the Winderls for London Term. The photo above is with others in her program in front of Buckingham Palace: Emma Champion, Samantha Peterson, Marissa Loera, Katie Emma Filby, Victoria Ing, Katrina Finn and Nick De Haven.
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BE ARTSY
“Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere.” Anton Ego, “Ratatouille”
Pixar art show uses creativity for local charities BY JORDAN LIGONS STAFF WRITER
The ‘For the Love of Pixar’ art show united Pixar enthusiasts - young and old alike. Colorful balloons in reference to “Up” and a remodel of Andy’s room from “Toy Story” with the cloud patterned wallpaper, brought together kids and adults to creatively celebrate art. It also encouraged them to use their creative gifts to help someone else by providing them with basic necessities. Guests were even encouraged to bring a new toy to donate. About 150 people attended the event that highlighted 22 talented artists through the favorite characters from Pixar movies while also enlightening attendees on children-inspired charities Saturday at the San Diego Business Center. A replica of the Pizza Planet truck from the “Toy Story” trilogy parked outside the building and a life-size model of the “Monster’s Inc.” factory with Boo’s door still intact were only a few of the Pixar-themed art sold to be split three ways amongst the participating charities: Give Clean Water, Invisible Children, and Liberty in North Korea. Give Clean Water is an organization founded by Darrel Larson that looks to provide clean water filters to families in rural Fiji. At the event, the
organization had a woman leading art lessons and helping kids draw their favorite Pixar characters like the beloved Mike Wazowski. Invisible Children and Liberty in North Korea both led informative video presentations with their merchandise booths placed along the path of the art walk at the event. Invisible Children, headquartered in San Diego, is an organization that seeks to end the violent acts of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa which include abducting and abusing children who are then forced to serve as soldiers and sex slaves. Most known for their Kony 2012 campaign, monies raised at events such as these make a difference, said Emily Ip, an Invisible Children ambassador. “[Financial support] has really made a high impact in our organization,” said Ip. “One-hundred percent of the proceeds that we earn through this event will go directly to our missions in Africa.” Ip said Invisible Children has seen a 90 percent increase of safety for the villagers over the past few years. This is in direct effect from using radio communications to warn surrounding villages of the whereabouts of the LRA. Liberty for North Korea (LiNK) is a non-profit based in Torrance, Cal-
ifornia that abides by a bold mission statement. “We believe the North Koreans will be free in our lifetime,” said Chi Ko, regional manager for LiNK. “The government has been the focus of North Korea; we want to change it to the people.” This organization recognizes the manufactured image that North Korea has from U.S. media and wants to shift the emphasis to the fact that the people there are denied basic freedoms such as religion and speech. Ko said the organization wants to rescue the North Korean refugees that are in China after surviving a 3,500 mile underground railroad escape route. They have already helped 265 refugees so far and plan to save 200 more lives by the end of this year. Artists who participated in this event include Shauna Lynn Panczyszyn, Roberto Comparan, Daniel Davis, Ben Ochoa, Michaela Kuenster, Katy Price, Zachary Gracia, Connor Westland, Marilyn Ortega, Karina MacCharles, Tom Kurzanski, Pablo Martinez, Russ Richards, Jenna Moore, Rey Paez, Valerie Moreno, Jesse Harbour, Brittany Wolfe, Rick Garcia, Alison Jones, Lee Andrews and John Moore.
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6 | SPORTS
sports
UPCOMING EVENTS
10/13: Golf vs. Dixie State Invitational 10/16: W. Soccer vs. Dominican 10/16: M. Soccer vs. Dominican 10/16: Volleyball vs. Hawaii Pacific
10/17: Volleyball vs. Chaminade 10/18: W. Soccer vs. Academy of Art 10/18: M. Soccer vs. Academy of Art 10/18: Volleyball vs. BYU-Hawaii
Heather Leavitt leads volleyball team in digs and kills for second straight season BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER
Heather Leavitt, coming into her junior year of volleyball for PLNU, already posted a number of season bests. In her sophomore year, Leavitt was a NCCAA second team All-American, a first team All-PacWest selection, a San Diego Hall of Champion Star of the Month and Sea Lions’ Defensive Player of the Year. Leavitt ranked third in the PacWest with 4 kills per set and 40 service aces. She ended the season with 584.5 points and recorded double-figure kills in 32 of 36 matches, including the final 13 matches of the season. An Arizona native, Leavitt is 5’11” and a business finance major. This past week, Leavitt was Sea Lion of the Week and PacWest Volleyball Player of the Week for Sept. 15-21. The Point: What are some steps you take in preparing for a game? Heather Leavitt: Nothing special. Usually I get ‘in the zone’ mentally. I don’t like to eat a big meal before a game. I do other things like putting my left sock on first before going out, and I also wear the same sports bra be-
PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNU SPORTS INFORMATION Heather Leavitt kills the ball at the Dominican game at PLNU Friday. PLNU defeated the team 3-0.
fore every game. This marks the second straight year that you’ve been leading the team in kills. Could you highlight some of your keys for success in that? HL: I just go hard every point, but I think it reflects how the team plays also. I couldn’t make those plays without getting a good pass, a good dig or a good set. Also, our middle blockers
are very good, so when they’re doing well, it frees me up to play better too. This year we’ve been really focusing on having love for our teammates. So if my teammate misses a ball, I want to sacrifice myself to lay out for my team, just respecting the game and the team you’re playing. Showing them that you’re going hard every point respects them too. Are there any aspects in your
game that you’re looking to improve on from last year? HL: All around, everything. I’m trying to become more talented in every position as well as being smarter where I place the ball with my kills. Last year I would hit the ball without trying to hit it in certain areas, but this year I am trying to mix it up with some “dookey” tips every now and then. This is the team’s first year of competitive play in the NCAA. How has the level of competition increased this year for you? HL: There’s a lot more pressure to make the regionals after the season. So we literally have to win every game we can. You have to show up ready to work hard every game. This year during our preseason tournament we lost four games, so we’re looking to rebound from that. These teams are more feisty and physical than some of the NAIA teams at the national tournament. I would say these teams [NCAA] are more cohesive and balanced as well. Are there any specific things that your coaches or teammates do to boost your confidence when
you’re on the floor? HL: The coaches definitely yell at you when you need to be yelled at, but they also pick you up when you need to be picked up or compliment you, which is really good to hear. With my teammates, it’s kind of the same thing, but when you make a mistake, everyone gets into a huddle to build each other up. It’s good when someone has your back. Where do you want to see your team ending up this year? HL: I think we need to keep ourselves to high expectations, dreaming big, not even winning every game, but showing up to every game ready to play hard. If we play the way that all of us can at the same time, we’ll be unstoppable, and then the winning will come. So that would be the first goal—to show up. One of our team goals this year is, “Win clean, win dirty,” which means we have to beat the teams we’re supposed to beat, and with the teams we’re unfavored to win against, we have to be scrappy and lay out for every single point.
Women’s soccer reflects on season and recent travels
PLNU rugby tackles new season
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Women’s soccer recently took their bi-annual trip to Hawaii. There the women’s team played four teams in eight days. Senior Claire Mathews and freshman Morgan Pearce reflect on the trip and what it means for the rest of the season. Mathews has played for PLNU all four years and was named captain this season. She plays center midfield and center defense and wears number six. Season: This is my senior soccer season and sometimes that is hard to grasp. I’ve played soccer for a long time and it’s weird to think my college career is concluding. Since training camp, I have been thinking a lot about how thankful I am to play. I have a healthy body that can run and jump around. I play soccer with over 20 encouraging and joyful girls who impact and inspire me more than they know. We practice on a pristine field that overlooks the Pacific Ocean every day. And now I am in Hawaii to play soccer?! Crazy! I am so blessed and so thankful. Hawaii: The time in Hawaii has definitely brought the team closer. It is challenging to travel so far and play four games in eight days. Conditions like high humidity and muddy fields only make it more difficult. But I’m proud of the way each girl has embraced it. We have been playing as a team and working hard for each other. I think the team’s dedication and desire on the field has brought us closer together off the field. When we
To those unfamiliar with rugby, a match doesn’t seem any different than a cage fight with an oddly-shaped football. But to the members of the PLNU Rugby Team, it’s safer and more fun. “Rugby is organized chaos,” said sophomore Jesse Oleson, the team’s vice president. “There’s 30 guys on the field at a time. It’s a crazy sport.” Like any other sport, rugby develops camaraderie and sportsmanship, despite the rougher physical contact. “People see rugby as a sport that’s way too aggressive,” said sophomore team member Kevin Piscopo. “People think there’s bad blood between the different teams, and that we all hate each other, but that’s not true at all. We usually go out for pizza with the
PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNU WOMEN’S SOCCER Back row: Courtney Marshall, Easton Kawasaki, Amanda Mitchell, Morgan Pierce, Tara Kracy, Kelly Peterson, Lupe Herrera, Claire Mathews, Perri Beck. Front row: Natalie Swift, Ariel Oriarte, Michaela Meas, Dottie Rhouten, Kati Freeburg, Shelby Murphy.
travel, we spend a lot of time together and I love learning more about my teammates (they are awesome people) and seeing their personalities shine. I can’t think of better souvenirs to bring back to Loma than some W’s and some awesome memories! Pearce is part of the 2014 recruiting class that Head Coach Tim Hall brought in this year. She plays outside and center defense and wears number 14. Season: The season thus far has exceeded my expectations. Coming onto the team, I wasn’t sure what my role would be. I am so lucky to be given time on the field because I have already gotten so much stronger as a player, both on defense and on the attack. As the season progresses, I am looking forward to a conference battle for first place. I think it is within our reach to win conference and go to nationals.
Goal: Scoring my first collegiate goal was so much better than I expected. As a defender, it is almost impossible to score. Seeing all my teammates’ faces after the goal and being crushed in a hug is definitely one of the highlights of this trip. Hawaii: Being in Hawaii to play soccer with 20 of my favorite people is nothing short of a dream. Even though it is a lot of soccer in a short amount of time, we are still able to enjoy our trip and make memories that will last forever. I think that after Hawaii, we were able to prove that we can play in all types of weather and on all types of fields and still win. I have no doubt we will be able to carry this momentum with us into the following games. I am so excited to see how the rest of our season turns out. Women’s soccer returns to PLNU to play Dominican this Thursday.
other team after a game. If you play rugby, it’s like you’re a part of a big family.” Senior David Barber, team captain and president, said rugby actually isn’t as dangerous as other sports. “There’s a misconception that it’s a really dangerous sport, but I think it’s safer than football,” said Barber. “The way we tackle is safer.” Because there are no pads or helmets in rugby, the players make sure to tackle the other players in a way that won’t cause any real damage. “In football, you have a false sense of security because of the pads and the helmet,” said Oleson. “Tackling has to be more controlled in rugby because it’s more dangerous.” However, just because the tackle is more controlled doesn’t mean that the players aren’t putting their weight SEE RUGBY, PAGE 7
PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNU RUGBY CLUB Kevin Piscopo reaches for the ball while teammate Riley Cannon holds off other players at their last matchagainst San Diego State.
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SPORTS | 7
Midseason round-up: Volleyball and soccer
SEA LION SCORES
BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER
VOLLEYBALL After coming off of a NCCAA national championship from the 2013 season, the PLNU women’s volleyball team has a record of 10-6 in NCAA Division II play. Despite their continued success, first year Head Coach Jonathan Scott believes the team has yet to meet their preseason goals. “The easy answer is no,� said Scott. “We’re coming off of a national championship - not at the NCAA level - and because of that we have really high expectations. With that being said, we’re playing really hard. We’re playing with a great deal of effort and enthusiasm, which is the most important part of our expectations, to me.� Offensively, the team is playing well, outscoring their opponents 1474 FROM RUGBY, PAGE 6
into it. “When we tackle, we tackle them all the way to the ground. You can’t just try to knock someone over, or run through someone,� said Barber. The PLNU Rugby Team is a club team, so while they don’t have the privileges of a varsity sport, they still compete frequently. During the season, the team plays almost every
Men’s Soccer: Women’s Volleyball:
Women’s Soccer:
10/6: Win 2-0 vs. Hawaii 10/8: Win 3-0 vs. Notre Pacific Dame De Namur
10/6: Win 2-0 vs. Hawaii Pacific
to 1285 in total points while averaging 14.3 kills per game to their opponents’ 10.3. Defense, however, needs improvement as the team is leading their opponents in errors this season—348 to 304. “We’ve been doing a lot of things that started this preseason that were very long-term oriented,� said Scott. “What I am proud of with our team is that we have a great deal of offensive firepower. Where that can hurt us is that our errors can also get high. So that’s the constant battle that we’re facing in terms of scoring points versus giving points.� The team looks to make improvements as they move into the second half of the season. The team travels to Hawaii to play three games, starting Thursday. Their next home game is Oct. 25 against Azusa Pacific.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
10/9: Tie 1-1 vs. BYU Hawaii
10/10: Win 3-0 vs. Dominican (CA)
10/9: Win 1-0 vs. BYU Hawaii
The PLNU women’s soccer team – composed of 14 underclassmen - are excelling with their youthful players, boasting a 7-2 overall record halfway through the season. Head Coach Tim Hall elaborated on their recent success. “The girls have great hearts and desire. They work hard and they are focused. They are committed,� Hall said via email. “They are also talented soccer players. I am proud of them for the way they are coming together as a team. They are starting to mesh and find ways to be successful even when they don’t play up to the level they should, which is a sign of a good team.� After a slow 1-2 start to the season, the team rebounded nicely by going
10/11: Win 2-0 vs. Chaminade
10/11: Win 3-1 vs. Academy of Art
10/11: Win 1-0 vs. Chaminade
on a five game winning streak. Currently, the team stands at first place in the PacWest with an undefeated record in conference play. The Sea Lions also boast the highest point total in the conference. “I knew that we were going to be competitive this season, and we expected to be in the battle for the conference,� Hall said via email. “We are thrilled to be in the position we are in at this point in the season.� Looking forward, Hall said some improvements need to be made by the team. “We need to improve on being a
more consistent team on the field,� said Hall. “We play segments of the games very well, and then segments of the games below our potential. I feel we must get to where we can play well for longer periods of time during a game.� Look for the team to continue their success against Dominican on Thursday at PLNU.
Saturday. They practice Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. at Dusty Rhodes Park. The team plays schools throughout Southern California in every division. They are in a league with schools like Biola University, California State University at Northridge and Loyola Marymount University. “We’re really looking forward to the LMU game,� said Piscopo. “We played them last year and tied, but we should have won. They’re an aggres-
sive team, so there’s a bit of a rivalry there.� But the new and improved team isn’t looking to tie anymore. All of the players agree that the team has improved tremendously over the past few years. A few weeks ago, the Sea Lions defeated San Diego State in a huge upset. “The team is looking so good this year,� said Piscopo. “Last year we played San Diego State and got
smashed. This year it felt so great to go out and beat them.� Barber reiterated that this year will be different for the team. “Last year we went 2-3-1, and the year before that, we didn’t win a game,� said Barber. “This year we have a lot of good returners and freshmen. The talent is there and now we have the knowledge of how to play well.� While they have fresh talent, Pis-
copo said the team still needs the support of their fellow Lomans. “We’d love to have more people at the games,� said Piscopo. “When you have people cheering for you, you go a lot harder.� The rugby team will play the University of San Diego Toreros this Saturday at University of San Diego.
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Feminism: Setting aside privilege BY KARL MARTIN CONTRIBUTOR
As a Christian and a husband, I receive the following command from scripture: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25 NASB). In some ways this daunting command is an odd abstraction, for the church was not founded until after the death and resurrection of Jesus. So in what way did Christ love the church? What practices should I embrace in my love for my wife that might resemble the ways in which Christ loved the church? I find a clue in the Gospel of John where the apostle recounts the washing of the feet of the disciples. “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going
back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself” (John 13:34). Earlier in the chapter, we are told that Jesus, “having loved His own who were in the world” now “loved them to the end,” that is, to the telos (13:1). Some translations write that Jesus here displays the full extent of his love. How did Christ love the church? If we can take his love for his disciples as an example, he loved them by setting aside his status and serving them. His garments were not the only thing Jesus laid aside—he laid aside privilege. In the language of Philippians, chapter two, he laid aside his right to claim equality with God. This then can provide a template not only for how I am to love my wife but also my general stance toward all human beings. We who live in Western Civilization live in a patriarchal society, a so-
ciety where men have been granted— and continue to be granted—status and privileges not granted in equal measure to women. Examples both tangible and intangible abound. I’ll cite three. As a man, I have only on very rare occasions felt myself to be in danger in public; women often experience this sense of danger. As a man, I have rarely if ever experienced being viewed as merely a sexual object by others; women routinely experience this type of dehumanizing objectification. As a man, I have not grown up bombarded with media images telling me that in order to be an acceptable member of society I must look and dress in particular ways; women are consistently given this message from a variety of media sources. Together, the absence of these experiences, and countless others like them, amount to a kind of privilege, an exalted status
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that I have done nothing to earn or deserve. I follow a Lord and Savior who had status that he actually deserved, who was in very nature God. His example tells me just what to do with my relatively minor social status—set it aside in service of others. So when Emma Watson eloquently spoke to the United Nations and called upon men to join women in the He for She campaign and work for gender equality, I welcomed the message — not because she was Hermione — but because her call resonates with the call of my Lord and Savior. Karl Martin is a professor of American literature and the chair of the Department of Literature, Journalism and Modern Languages.
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PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS / WIKIPEDIA Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are pictured here at the world premiere of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 in London, England. Watson gave a speech Sept. 20 about feminism at the UN Headquarters in New York. Watson is the U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador.
Feminism is not manhating BY JENNY WILSON CONTRIBUTOR
Whether on social networks or in the news, “feminism” seems to be the new buzzword. On the PLNU campus, for instance, feminism has the tendency to be more like a curse word than a sociopolitical idea to discuss. The word that I am so comfortable talking about and associating with has a tendency to ruminate in cult-like implications, as if feminists on this campus are more in need of an exorcism than an intellectual conversation. As a non-bra-burning, non-man-hating feminist, I can comfortably conclude that many of these connotations are incorrect. Emma Watson accurately stated what I think is an essential lesson for many on this campus. “Fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating… this has to stop.” She goes on to say, “For the re-
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cord, feminism, by definition, is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes.” Yet, many on this campus still treat the word like a contagious disease. I, however, propose that just as “feminism” is given a poor connotation in many places on campus, “Christianity” is also given a debauched reputation in many locations around the world. Now, as a predominantly Christian campus, I say most of us would defend our identification as Christians. Despite the fact that Christians across centuries in history have caused wars, killed thousands and hurt so many more, we still identify as Christians. Just as defining all Christians by Westboro Baptist Church or the crusades gives Christianity a ruthless status, so identifying feminists with man-haters gives feminism a spiteful association. Radicals exist in every group.
Within Christianity and feminism alike, there are radicals with whom we would prefer to deny any association. Feminists are no more man-haters than Christians are Muslim-haters or homosexual-haters. Just as Christians have many approaches as to how the salvation through by Jesus Christ should be offered, so feminists approach the equality of the sexes in a variety of ways. Many of these methodologies may be more positive and helpful than others. With this in mind, I would not go so far as to say that Emma Watson gave a perfect speech, for humans are not infallible creatures in their speech or their ideas. However, I believe that the issues she brought to light through this speech are important for this campus to be talking about. Violence against women, lack of women’s education and political rights and a gender-based wage gap are just a few of the issues examined in her speech.
In last week’s issue, Oct. 6, The Point’s headline read “Library responds to Spiritual Renewal Week closures.’ The headline should have read “Librarian responds to Spiritual Renewal Week closures.” The opinions presented in that article coincide only with the beliefs of Doug Fruehling, the instructional services librarian and author of the article.
If we deny these are important issues simply because they are associated with a word we might not like, we deny ourselves the opportunity to participate in the extraordinary movement that has been, and continues to change the world for the better. As Watson states, “If you still hate the word, it is not the word that is important. It’s the idea and the ambition behind it.” Now some may still wish not to subject themselves to such a muddled issue. However, with the full knowledge that my education, my ability to become a biblical scholar and my privilege to write this freely as a woman without persecution, are all due to feminist movements throughout history, I fully participate in that movement which we call feminism. My thoughts echo those concluding Watson’s speech, “If not me, who? If not now, when?”
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