Point issue 6 final

The Point student newspaper of point loma nazarene university

monday, october 20, 2014

Features, page 4

volume 43 | issue 6

Cell coverage, page 6

A&E, page 9

SKATEBOARD FRENZY

Sports, page 11

Students petition for meal plan exemptions and better food

BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

SCREENSHOT PROVIDED BY JONATHAN PICKETT Point staffer Jonathan Pickett, a junior, spent the day skating around campus with Trenton Rainone, Jack Alston, Grant Alston, Keegan Bosch, Alec Brower, Brennan Wells, Kurt Bunton, Jordan Antol, Daniel Krause, Ronnie Watkins, Isaac Urias and Nicholas Kjeldgaard. Watch his experience online at lomabeat.com. For more information about skateboards on campus this year, see page 4.

More on Loma Beat!

Thomas Routson and Ben Cragoe want their concerns about the Caf – meal plan exemption and overall food quality - to be heard and acted on by administration. So do the 500 people who signed their Caf petition in the two days the pair walked around campus looking for signatures.

“As members of the Point Loma Nazarene University community, we, the below signatories, feel that Sodexo Cafeteria, during this Fall 2014 semester, is below average in all regards including but not limited to: food quality, cafeteria hours, food choice, food presentation, selection of ingredients, gluten-free availability, quality of ‘fresh fruit,’ quality of ‘fresh vegetables,’ amount of food available and safety regarding food served,” stated the petition titled “Signatories Indicating Current Cafeteria Dissatisfaction.”

After email conversations with Sodexo’s previous manager in March which last through the summer, the change in Sodexo management and

into the beginning of this year, Cragoe decided that this would be the most effective way to get what he wanted.

Routson agreed and the sophomores quickly took charge. Routson created the document and the next day they were out in front of the Caf. “Me and Ben felt like the simplest way for us to make a clear dialogue with Miles and Jeff Bolster and everyone up there was just, straight up, go outside and get signatures the old fashioned way just so we could gauge whether we were the only ones who felt this way or if there were others,” Routson said.

Cragoe said he doesn’t want an oncampus meal plan because he wastes money on food he doesn’t like. He thinks his money could be better spent elsewhere “It seems like they’re [administration] literally forcing us to eat here but we don’t have much of an option,” Cragoe said. “It’s like, if you guys ate here as much as we did, you would feel exactly the same way. I have to eat here at least one meal a day and the odds of SEE PETITION, PAGE 3

Two students living in Days Hotel, a PLNU housing option

BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

Though Residential Life and Housing was able to work out the housing issue at the end of last year, PLNU still currently has two registered students living at the Days Hotel San Diego on Hotel Circle At the beginning of summer, 24 students were planning on residing at the Days Hotel, which is 8 miles away from PLNU, for the school year.

However, Residential Life and Housing (Res Life) was able to accommodate them in residential housing.

“We were able to accommodate all students moving on to the main campus,” said Jeff Bolster, dean of students. “However, we do have two nontraditional aged students living [at the Days Hotel].”

Since PLNU doesn’t allow students over the age of 23 to live on campus, Robert Wyzykowski, 35, and Michael Bux, 32, took PLNU up on their offer to house them at the Days Inn. These students share a room that is covered by their room charge, which

PHOTO BY AMY WILLIAMS Transfer students Robert Wkyzykowski and Michael Bux live off campus in a hotel provided by PLNU because their age disqualifies them from living on campus.

is consistent with students’ on-campus room and board.

This is Wyzykowski’s third semester at PLNU. Last year, he lived in Colony but was told that he could not live there this semester due to PLNU’s commitment to providing housing for students under 24.

Wyzykowski said that every place has its advantages and disadvantages and Days Hotel is no exception.

“We have queen-sized beds, A/C, personal bathrooms, a kitchen and housekeeping cleans our room once a week,” he said. “But at the same time, it’s a little tight since the rooms were

meant for short-term housing. Not to mention the location makes you feel a little disconnected.”

Another tough part about living at the hotel is the difficult commute.

“My roommate and I have different schedules so we don’t really carpool and it usually takes about 25 minutes to get to school since we have to fight morning traffic,” said Wyzykowski.

Wyzykowski and Bux don’t interact with the hotel staff often since they can enter their room from outside without having to go through the lobby. The hotel is very timely on repairs if the students need it.

Wyzykowski said it would have been nice to have the 24 students living in the Days Hotel.

“I would have enjoyed having more PLNU students at the hotel and the better community that would have come with it,” he said.

Both Bux and Wyzykowski served in the military previously. Wyzykowski, who was in the army from 1998 to 2000, is no stranger to sleeping in unique living situations.

“I was involved in the infantry branch and at one point we were stationed in Bosnia and we lived in huts with eight or nine other people,” said Wyzykowski.

Every spring semester, Admissions and Residential Life and Housing (Res Life) discuss projections for the number of students who will live on campus for the upcoming semester. Res Life then makes rough housing plans according to the number of projected students. The number of students projected last spring doubled this year, forcing Res Life to accept more offcampus requests and adjust on-campus housing.

According to Molly Petersen, assistant director of student housing, the number of juniors and seniors who wanted to stay on campus increased.

Petersen attributes this to PLNU’s great community life.

“Community life at PLNU has increased and that’s desirable for a lot of students,” she said.

Because of this, Res Life sought out extra off-campus living space.

SEE HOTEL, PAGE 2

the point | monday, october 20, 2014

2 | NEWS

Ebola scares U.S. college students

BY JAYME O’HANLON & BRITTANY NAYLOR STAFF WRITER

The U.S.’s Ebola panic reached San Diego County on Oct. 16, when Southwestern College in Chula Vista cordoned off a building after a student told her instructor that she and her family were quarantined after possible exposure to Ebola on a returning flight from the Midwest.

The student recanted her claims an hour later, but by that time, the scare had spread to headlines nationwide.

Similarly, a Yale student who had recently returned from a research trip in Liberia a week prior was quarantined late Oct. 15 after developing a fever. The next day Connecticut officials reported that the patient had tested negative for Ebola.

As of Oct.15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 8,997 people have contracted the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal. Of the persons affected, 4,492 have died, making this outbreak the biggest on record. On Oct. 17, World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in Senegal over.

According to CDC data, there have only been three cases of Ebola in the U.S. The recent Ebola outbreak started in West Africa earlier this year. Experts believed it was first transmitted from a bat. Effects on people infected include fever symptoms, weakness, muscle pain, sore throat and extreme headaches. The virus is contagious within its nine to 21 day gestation period, but is not an airborne virus.

Currently, there is no cure, but people infected can recover.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CDC

Dawne Page, department chair for the biology department, said because how the virus is transmitted, Ebola is not easily contracted.

“Ebola is more on the HIV end of diseases in the way it is hard to transmit because it requires intimate contact with another human to be contagious,” Page said. “Without bodily fluids, Ebola is not that easy to get.”

Burial practices in West Africa are partially to blame for the spread of the Ebola virus, said an article published

by PBS Newsweek. After a person has died in Liberia, family members traditionally wash and lay hands on the body, bringing them in direct contact with bodily fluids that transmit the virus.

Page said the difference between Ebola’s presence in West Africa and the U.S. is the U.S.’s health care system.

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not even know if [Ebola] is at its peak,” said Page. “Intense hospital care in the United States’ government allows the best treatment, which is unfortunately not available in Africa. Hydration and

isolation are the best ways to treat Ebola. In the United States, the health care system is so advanced that it is not much of a threat.”

While Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone still battle or start to recover from the devastation of Ebola, country leaders discuss each country’s economic well-being.

Senyo Adjibolosoo, a macroeconomics professor and founder and director of the International Institute for Human Factor Development, said it’s difficult to perceive the economic effects of Ebola in West Africa.

“Ebola is too premature to look at the economic impact,” said Adjibolosoo. “Traditionally thinking, it will be negative. People are dying and the resources are being channeled into controlling this disease. Productivity may drop during this time, which will result in a long-term decline [in Africa’s economy]. People dying from Ebola are the most active in productivity; this will result in a significant decline in economic progress.”

People’s fear of Ebola are hurting the tourist industries in the rest of Africa as more people hesitate to fly

to East or South Africa despite them being thousands of miles away from countries with Ebola outbreaks.

André Steynberg, vice president of sales for Alluring Africa, a tour operator in East and South Africa, told Yahoo Travel on Oct. 9 that due to concerns of Ebola in West Africa, tourism companies are losing money.

“I would predict that 32 U.S. tour operators have lost about $2 million due to cancellations in the past week,” said Styenberg to Yahoo Travel. “[Alluring Africa] has probably lost around $350,000 in the last five days [due to clients postponing their tours].”

Locally, there are no currently known effects from Ebola on PLNU’s campus. Vice President for Student Development Caye Smith, in an email to all students Oct. 17 called “Healthy & Safety Announcement from PLNU,” reassured students, faculty, staff, parents and visitors that PLNU is connected to all the local public health officials for responsive action if Ebola ever came on campus.

“I wanted to let you know that, as a standard practice, we regularly communicate with public health officials and routinely monitor the health and welfare of the campus community,” Smith said . “As part of our health and safety planning, PLNU’s Wellness Center staff members are fully up-todate on the CDC’s recommendations regarding infectious disease prevention and care. We are committed to following its protocols and leadership, and are prepared to take significant and immediate action on campus should the need arise.”

However, Smith made clear that the more common health concern right now is the flu.

“Although the nation is increasingly aware of the infectious disease

from abroad, we want to encourage precautions against a more common local health concern,” she said. “On campuses around the country, the flu places more individuals at risk than any other infectious disease. The flu lowers immune systems and can be harmful to individuals of all ages. We strongly encourage every member of our campus community to receive a flu shot as a preventative measure. This provides a safety measure, not only for the individual, but also for the greater campus community.”

LoveWorks trips to eastern African countries are still planned for the summer of 2015. These countries include Mozambique, Rwanda, Haiti and the Dominican Republic of the Congo.

Many of the LoveWorks trips are far enough from Ebola-infected areas for the program to continue this summer.

The destinations depend upon international hosts who are more familiar with the area than the LoveWorks program.

“Now is not a good time to visit Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone unless people are ready to provide medical support, which our people are not trained for,” said Brian Becker, the head chair of the LoveWorks programs. “We certainly do not have any invitations this year to go to countries where there’s Ebola.”

However, Becker said that the distance from Rwanda to West Africa is like the distance from Los Angeles to New York.

“People travel less in Africa than they do in the United States,” Becker said. “My greatest concern is to see irrational fears from keeping [students] involved internationally.”

PLNU College Republicans: More activity, more money

BY ELSA JOAQUIN STAFF WRITER

PLNU College Democrats receive less funding than the College Republicans; but according to ASB, that’s more a function of requested money and activities than a political leaning.

Within the past two years, the College Republicans raised their budget to approximately $2,000, while the College Democrats were allotted a

LOGO COURTESY OF PLNU COLLEGE DEMOCRATS / WIKIPEDIA

budget of $700.

“It ranges for very club,” said Nate Guajardo, ASB director of student relations. “Some club budgets are in the

FROM HOTEL, PAGE 1

Through PLNU’s partnership with Bartell’s Hotels, they were able to acquire rooms at Days Inn off the 8 freeway in Mission Valley.

Petersen explained that the hotel

very high thousands, some are $200 to $300, so it varies on every club. The variables that dictate [the club’s budget] are always club membership and the activities that the club holds.”

Guajardo said that membership plays a large part in club funding.

“Some clubs are more active and have more members than others.

Some are very department specific, and that’s why they have fewer members than others, and that’s why they would have lower budgets than other clubs,” said Guajardo.

The clubs are budgeted money by ASB to fund activities such as hosting speakers and barbeques. The club’s allotment of funds depends on how proactive they are throughout the school year.

“The money that we have, we try to focus it on outreach and education, so that would be basically barbeques,” said Robert Contreras, ASB vice president and president of the College Republicans Club “We have barbeques because it’s a lot easier for kids to get together around a barbeque, than [have us say] ‘Come around, let’s hang out and talk about Republican things.’

So the money that we’re given is pri-

marily used for on campus activities.”

According to Guajardo, the current and previous presidents of the

clubs established the existing budget.

“The outgoing [club] president and the incoming president elect a crafted budget together; it includes last year’s spending, the income they received that year, as well as their projected spending for the academic year,” said Guajardo.

Because the Republican club was more active than the Democrat club last year, their budget increased this year, said Contreras.

Reiss Williams, the president of the College Democrats, hopes to change their budget by increasing student involvement within the club.

“It has been a club that hasn’t had

much support here on campus,” said Williams. “The whole vision and the new approach I’m taking is to provide more of a place for political discussion.”

Williams said the College Republicans Club has always had more active members than the College Democrats Club. The College Democrats currently have 20 active members while the College Republicans have 40 to 50 students.

“Historically speaking, Point Loma has been a place where Republican support has been greater than Democratic support, so I’m trying to increase the numbers for that,” said Williams.

Though partially funded by the school, the Republican club also looks to community donors.

“Last year, we started with about $600 and fundraised another $600. We were also given about $1000 worth of in-kind donations from Young America’s Foundation in the form of two trips to President Reagan’s ‘Western White House,’ Rancho Del Cielo, in Santa Barbara,” said Contreras.

Both clubs have set their own goals to increase membership and fundraise.

“The budget that was set this year was based on last year’s numbers, said Williams.

“The budget has been increased

by ASB. The more money that the club has access to gives it more options to do greater things with,” he said. “We’re thinking about having some basic marketing essentials like t-shirts.”

Both presidents said the purpose of their clubs is to provide civic engagement that will motivate students to become active and educated on political topics and events.

Activities, such as a ‘Rock the Boat’ party, are one way the presidents of the College Democrats and College Republicans are coming together to achieve their shared purpose and to foster political community versus rivalry.

“We want to push very hard for a working relationship between our club and the Democrat club, because what we want to see happening on this campus is an environment of political conversation and political knowledge,” said Contreras.

rooms are rented by PLNU just like a guest would rent them. “We were able to get the hotel to charge us what we charge students for a room charge,” she said. “This is lower than what the hotel would normally charge a guest, so they gave us a deal for sure.”

After filling every bed on campus, Res Life started a wait list for students who didn’t want to live at the hotel.

Res Life sorted out the extra students by reconfiguring the residence halls.

“There ended up being less freshman than projected but also, five to 10

students switched from off-campus to on-campus housing,” said Petersen.

“We ended up moving the sophomore transfers from Goodwin to Nease where we had extra room from the freshmen who decided not to attend.”

This left about 25 open spots in

Goodwin where Res Life was able to place all of the outstanding students who wanted to live on-campus.

LOGO COURTESY OF COLLEGE REPUBLICANS OF PLNU

monday, october 20,2014 | the point

NEWS | 3

Checking in:

Nikki Jimenez, New Professional PR award recipient

Poetry Day: Paul Lopez

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Paul Lopez, a teacher at San Diego charter school High Tech High and author of award-winning poetry, did a Q&A with literature professor Carol Blessing Thursday. After, Lopez read some of his poems. Blessing asked him what he would want people to get from his poems and his answer was simple: Compassion.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI JIMENEZ The Focuscom Inc. team at the PRSA Bernays Mark of Excellence Awards: Tomas Urtasun, Elycia Nelson, Nikki Jimenez, Olivia Stafford (intern and PLNU senior) and Dan Hom.

BY KATIE CALLAHAN STAFF WRITER

Alumna Nikki Jimenez received the New Professional of the Year award Oct. 15 from the Public Relations Society of America, San Diego and Imperial Counties chapter.

As a graduate of PLNU in 2009, the broadcast journalism major and public relations minor is thankful for her professors who helped her along the way. She remembers communication professors Alan Hueth, Kathleen Czech a previous PLNU professor Clark Greer, who provided her the basics to succeed in her field.

Jimenez decided at the end of her college career that she wanted to pursue PR over broadcast journalism. When the economy crashed after her summer abroad, Jimenez struggled to find a job. While working an unpaid internship and the San Diego Asian Film Festival helping with PR, she met her idol, Lee Ann Kim, who showed her the ins-andouts of broadcast journalism, and introduced her to her future boss, Dan Hom. “I’m still at Focuscom and it’s awesome,” she said. “[It was] a series of God divine events ... and I remember at that time specifically, praying for opened and closed doors. ” In February, Jimenez will reach the five year milestone at Focuscom, a public relations and affairs firm. She took the time to talk with The Point about her career after college.

The Point: How has what you learned at PLNU impacted or helped with your success?

Nikki Jimenez: As a graduate of any college, a lot of people ask you what you do and what you studied. But they always go, ‘You’re actually doing what you majored in and what you studied in college?’ It was one of those things. I went into Point Loma knowing I wanted to do broadcast. I declared late in the game, but I already knew at that point how hand in hand broadcast and PR went. It was a no brainer for me to work in PR and I love working in PR and developing that relationship in the community. I knew that they would offer media and community outreach. I’m

grateful that I’m working in PR and studied at PLNU. I’m grateful that they offered the minor, which is not necessarily a popular area. I don’t think a lot of schools offer PR as a minor or even a major.

You won the New Professional award. How do you feel?

NJ: I feel so humbled and honored to receive the award. It’s one of those things where you know you put in the work and know your hours for something and it’s so nice to be recognized for that.

And honestly, it was just a surprise.

Just hearing my name being called, I just wanted to make sure, I was like, ‘Wait, did they really say my name? Like oh, man. With it being at a venue, in a place where you are surrounded by peers and colleagues and other professionals in PR, it’s totally an honor. I felt very blessed to have this award and be surrounded by my Focuscom family.

This field can be pretty hit or miss and difficult to succeed in. How would you say you did it and how would you encourage others who are in the more creative/liberal arts fields, to get out there and get a job?

NJ: Well I think I started networking and going to professional development groups while I was still in college. That was really huge. It was actually Dean Nelson who was the one who recommended that I join the Asian American Journalists Association, the San Diego Chapter, and that was huge for me. AAJA gave me my first internship. I found a mentor through AAJA who helped me understand the ins and outs of broadcast journalism... [Your internship will] either really solidify that you’re on the right course or totally derail you, but that’s good that you’re knowing that now through your internship.

[See more about how to network online at lomabeat.com] Any advice for those who are graduating?

NJ: So much of our world is around relationship building. Not just relationship building, but authentic relationship building.

So while you may not have the job lined up or anything like that, I still think it’s important to be out in the community. And when you’re out in the community and serving in some

way that you’re passionate about, I think you’re going to align yourself with other like-minded individuals who have a whole other network of people that they’re connected to.

So while discouraged, maintain those relationships, be in the community to serve, understand what it means to be in a relationship, whether it’s professionally or with a friend. They all look very different, but there’s still an authentic self of you that’s behind every one of them.

In your other interviews, you talk a little about storytelling.

Why do you do what you do and why do you think storytelling is important?

NJ: Storytelling can come in so many different forms. For broadcast journalism, I think that was one way but it wasn’t the only way for me. I chose PR ultimately because variety of career choices I can pursue and the variety of clients I’d be able to work with.

Storytelling can come through video and the traditional media, but also through being in community and highlighting a specific story, and not being confined to quick turnaround that news may have. I chose PR to focus on relationships that it really emphasizes.

Everyone has a story to share and that story is meant to be heard by somebody. Not everybody but there is a specific group of people that your message pertains to. I think it’s exciting and challenging for me to find out what that way is and who that message is for.

Storytelling [is] how people relate to other people. If a brand has a really good story to tell and it’s delivered well, that elicits emotion from people. I think that’s a really cool way to connect to audience is telling your story in the right format.

What’s your next step?

NJ: It’s just a huge validation to know that I’m on the right track.

I just feel like thanking God for breathing life into this passion and into my community through PR. I would love to work on a nationwide campaign. I would love the ability to travel and bring clients on in New York, and travel to New York to be on the Today Show, or something like that. That’d be so awesome. That’s a huge career goal for me.

FROM PETITION, PAGE 1

the meal being good are pretty slim– you get lucky when the food is good here and that’s just very frustrating.”

Cindy Chappell, associate vice president for financial and auxiliary services, cautions against doing away with meal plans entirely.

“The more students who are on a meal plan, the more students these costs can be spread over and the lower the cost of a meal plan on a per-student basis,” Chappell said via email.

“By requiring meal plans for all residential students, we are able to keep the costs as low as possible.”

Miles Rottman, the Caf’s general manager, said the money charged for dining services also includes water, electricity, heat, custodial services, building maintenance, staffing to provide these services, programs and food items to be prepared and served to students.

Routson wants the Caf to create alternative dining plan options, extend the weekend hours and provide more food options during the Caf’s lull hours. He said this is especially important for freshmen who don’t have other options.

“We’re not accusing anybody.

We’re not trying to start a revolution, no boycott. There’s no angst, just people are frustrated and they [students] want to vent their opinions and they want change,” Routson said. “They want a voice and they feel like the Caf committee isn’t it...I’ve had so many people up to me today say ‘You’re doing a good job,’ or ‘thank you.’ They really feel frustrated and they feel like they have nobody to speak to and they just need a voice and we are that voice.”

Rottman said he is receptive to student feedback, but has not yet been contacted directly by the students in regards to their petition. However, the Caf is in the process of creating a new Caf coalition.

“I don’t know anything about a petition, but I would welcome the opportunity to meet with them – I’m very open and wanting to hear what the specific issues are so I can remedy them,” Rottman said via email. “We want students to love their dining options on campus!”

Until then, Rottman plans to provide the service he feels is on par with similar universities and is favorable to students.

“We have added more options and will continue to work on meeting students needs as are appropriate,” Rottman said. “We use choice cuts of meat, grade ‘A’ vegetables and industry standard food items. Most of our menu is

made completely from scratch.”

One item the petition requests administration is the ease in which students can waive their meal plan. In order to do this, students must contact the Disability Resources Center and get approved by Nichole HopeMoore, the director of both the Disability Resources Center and Tutorial Services. She replied via email that at this time, she was “unable to contribute to any stories for The Point.”

Alexandra Taylor, a senior writing major, tried to waive her meal plan because of an auto-immune issue, and was denied a waiver after her doctor said that the information provided about Taylor’s specific meal plan to disability resources was sufficient for PLNU to honor.

“It shouldn’t matter what my reasoning is,” Taylor said. “If I don’t want a meal plan, I shouldn’t have to have one. I’m 21 years old. I have a kitchen.

And even so, I can’t believe that they wouldn’t comply with a doctor’s request.”

Taylor was provided options from Hope-Moore and Kimberly J. Bogan, associate dean for student success and wellness, but ultimately came away disappointed.

“I don’t feel really listened to,” she said. “There’s people that mean well, but are unnecessarily controlling of the situation and it’s tiring to deal with and it’s tiring to think about because I don’t need to be babied.”

While she’s assured that the new chef, Rafael Machado, is great from administration, she said she’s yet to hear anything from students. Because of how recent her request was, Taylor hasn’t tried the provisions designated for her by a PLNU dietician. She worries that the options will fall short of nutritious.

“For people trying to be conscious of their health, which I think is completely reasonable and should be supported, it’s just not cutting it. It’s really not.”

Even so, Taylor said students need to go to administration with specifics in order to solve anything and can’t just whine about it.

Despite this, she said that students’ starting a petition is enough to consider and administration and students should collaborate so students aren’t left out of the conversation.

“I think administration should take a step back and really look at that then and respect the students’ wishes and try to come to some negotiation of some kind.”

Cragoe or Routson are still collect ing signatures. Their goal is 1,500 before they will approach administrators for a solution.

the point | monday, october 20, 2014

4 | FEATURES

features San Diego food finds:

THINK ON THAT

“Love God and serve him with joy. Love yourself and be grateful for who you are. God made you.

– Celestin Chishibanji, Friday chapel

Skateboard culture visible on campus

Downtown and Little Italy

BY LUCAS CONCEPCION STAFF WRITER

Downtown and Little Italy are seen as the faces of San Diego. Their restaurants, shops and bars are distinct, charming and popular. Some of the best restaurants and eateries can be found in the cluttered streets of San Diego’s metropolitan districts.

Under $10 Brunch and Gelato Pappalecco

1602 State St.

This Italian café serves breakfast, lunch and gelato. Situated in the heart of Little Italy, this café offers simply delicious options and fantastic authentic gelato.

Exactly What the Name Implies Extraordinary Desserts 1430 Union St. A popular place many Lomans have come to love. From cakes to cookies to tarts, Extraordinary Desserts’ trademark sweets have yet to disappoint my sweet tooth and me. They also serve extraordinary meals here, but come on, the sign says desserts.

That’s what got me in the door.

Under $20 Italian Family Dining Filippi’s Pizza Grotto

1747 India St.

This Southern California Italian chain has earned their success with their large portions, incredible ingredients and fun family setting. Their pastas are my personal favorite, in particular their sausage and meatball lasagna.

5 Star Meals at 1 Figure Prices The Mission 1250 J St. This award winning local breakfast/ brunch restaurant makes you feel like you are eating at a 5 star restaurant.

Their meals are Food Network Star quality for the same amount of money you would spend at McDonalds!

Designer Italian Street Cucina Urbana

505 Laurel St.

The third Italian restaurant on my list is the classiest and the most charming of the eateries. Cucina Urbana has an impressively large menu, serving some uncommon dishes, such as veal and zeppole. Each dish has a designer aesthetic that matches the exquisite tastes they consistently create.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN PICKETT Pictured above skating down Caf Lane is Jonathan Pickett, Trenton Rainone, Jack Alston, Grant Alston, Keegan Bosch, Alec Brower, Brennan Wells, Kurt Bunton, Jordan Antol, Daniel Krause, Ronnie Watkins, Isaac Urias and Nicholas Kjeldgaard.

BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

The rising number of skaters on campus due to PLNU’s policy change three years ago causes an increase in accidents as well.

PLNU had a zero tolerance policy for skateboarding, rollerblading and riding scooters on campus. Now these are allowed, with the exception that students will not freestyle, meaning no rail grinding, stair jumping and other tricks.

“They [skateboarders, rollerbladers and scooters] should only be allowed as a means for transportation on walkways and roadways,” states the current Residential Life policy.

The policy also states that skateboarders should travel at a safe and prudent speed.

Kaz Trypuc, public safety supervisor, explained there was a shift in the culture that prompted PLNU to reconsider.

“Before there was a kind of defiant

BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

Donut Bar 631 B St. Donut Bar spoils you with dessert for breakfast. Everyday there are fresh, new creations on the menu that will certainly peak your intrigue and keep you coming back for more. Chocolate Twix, pumpkin cinnamon-roll and nutella donuts are just some of the unique selections. Wake up early to get in line because the place closes once the last donut sells.

Brazilian Steakhouse Buffet

Rei Do Gado 939 4th Ave. Pay one flat price for all the meat you can eat. The servers bring fresh, succulent daily cuts directly to your table for you to pick or pass. The lunch menu is smaller and half as expensive as the dinner menu, but if you have a reason - and the funds - to take that special someone to dinner here, you won’t regret it.

was bombing down the hill by Flex Apartments when he lost control. The student broke his femur and obtained minor abrasions.

“We showed up and administered first aid while waiting for the EMS response,” said Mike Cabral, public safety officer. “The ambulance evaluated him upon arrival and then lifted him to the hospital.”

According to Cabral, skaters on campus are generally respectful of the no freestyling rule. If he sees a student riding too fast, he intervenes because it’s better to do so immediately, than later with a medical kit.

“We want students to have a good experience, but we mainly want to keep them safe,” Cabral said.

Other accidents weren’t reported.

Sophomore Sam Roberts was in a skateboarding accident where he hit a car.

“I was skating down the hill by Nease and following a car at a pretty good distance,” he said. “The car went to turn right, but stopped abruptly and

I slammed into it pretty hard.”

Roberts only got a little banged up and the car’s driver admitted fault and apologized.

Freshman Jack Alston and his skateboarding friends, otherwise known as “The Klassen Kooks,” a group of 10 friends, have almost been hit by cars multiple times. They still love to skate since it’s so similar to surfing.

The possibility of Residential Life changing the rule back to no skateboards on campus isn’t completely impossible with the frequency of accidents.

“I can’t speak on the university’s behalf, but if there comes a point in time when the accidents become too frequent, I could see them reevaluating the policy,” said Cabral.

If so, Alston and his friends would fight the policy.

“We skate together all the time and it’s a fun activity that brings us closer as friends,” Alston said.

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stereotype surrounding skateboarders,” he said. “Now it’s used more as a means to get around and the school recognized this and was flexible by changing with the times.”

As a result, skate culture has increased on campus. The amount of skaters on campus increases every year, said senior Jordan Reader, who is a bio-chemistry major.

“When it was allowed my sophomore year, I noticed a lot more and then last year it jumped a lot too,” Reader said.

Because of this increase, senior Greta Wall said skateboarders always almost hit her.

“There have been many more times this year where I’ve almost been hit walking down Caf Lane or almost hit a skater while driving,” Wall said.

“They need to be more careful not to skate so close to people!”

Public Safety has had four reported skating-related accidents this semester so far. On Sept. 15, a student who Public Safety was unable to identify

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Soy milk is provided in the Caf.

Less than six years ago, soy fell under heavy criticism as researchers linked it with reproductive and nutritional issues.

Today, with more than 31 percent of Americans consuming soy, this food product has come up again linked, this time, with

health benefits. The recent addition of soy products, like soy milk and tofu, in the Caf brings this issue close to campus.

“Traditionally, soy milk was the only alternative option for any student with a dairy allergy. These days, there are huge varieties: everything from almond milk to oat milk,” said PLNU Director of Dietetics Cindy Swann.

The Point decided to bust a few myths out there with the real effects of soy.

Myth A: Soy will decrease your masculinity.

This is a cause of much debate in the soy world said Swann. A lot of research fails to cover the exact effects of phytoestrogens, or estrogen mimickers, on the body.

“The way [facts] were presented from some of those studies was inappropriate,” said Swann. “Articles

surrounding soy were titled with headlines claiming that soy decreased masculinity.”

Fact A: These phytoestrogens attach at estrogen connectors on the outside of cells in place of the natural estrogen your body produces explained Swann.

“When these phytoestrogens bind instead of our body’s estrogen, they can lessen the symptoms that normal estrogen brings about,” said Swann.

“That’s what you see in the Asian culture, where soy levels are so high, they don’t even have a term for ‘hot flashes’ in their language.”

These phytoestrogens do not, however, have an adverse affect on masculinity according to a study published on ‘Fertility and Sterility.’

This study included 15 treatment groups and found that there were no significant effects of soy protein intake

on males.

Myth B: Soymilk lacks the proper nutrients.

Soybeans, along with isoflavones (a class of organic compounds found in plants) and phytoestrogens, also contain phytic acid. Phytic acid inhibits the body’s absorption of minerals and vitamins from food.

Fact B: Raw soybeans contain phytic acid.

However, according to Mian Riaz, director of the Food Protein Research & Development Center at Texas A&M, these levels change depending on how the soy is used. In Nutrition Action’s recent article, “Soy oh Soy,” Riaz explains that phytic acid levels are reduced whenever soybeans are processed. As a result, soymilk, which is processed, contains significantly SEE SOY, PAGE 8

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Teaching English in South Korea

PHOTOS COURTESY OF IAN MCKAY PLNU alumnus Ian McKay (‘13) teaches English in South Korea. The former vice president and political science major moved there after graduation from PLNU and will return to the United States in March of 2015 to pursue a graduate degree or get involved with a 2016 presidential campaign. Students, pictured below, play at his school in Cheonan, South Korea.

Former ASB Vice president recounts time in South Korea

BY MEAGAN CHRISTOPH STAFF WRITER

Since graduating in 2013, Ian McKay has been teaching English as a second language to children at Wolbong Middle School in Cheonan, South Korea. Currently, 2,500 alumni are teaching in the San Diego area; however, PLNU Alumni Communications Coordinator, Audrie Hill said only a few students from each class year choose to teach abroad.

McKay will return to the States from teaching in March of 2015 and plans on pursuing a graduate degree or getting involved with a 2016 presidential campaign. McKay, the former student body vice president and political science major, took some time over email to share his experiences in South Korea with The Point.

The Point: Was teaching English abroad a spontaneous decision?

Ian McKay: Like most Point Loma graduates, there came a time senior year where it really hit me that I didn’t know what I would do after Point Loma. I had a couple ideas, but they were not confirmed and I didn’t want to move home with my parents or work at Starbucks. Right when these crises about what to do in the future started, I found out about this program.

How did you find out about teaching English abroad?

McKay: The program that I am in is actually associated with the Nazarene Church. I just can’t seem to escape the Nazbos. Brian Becker of the Spiritual Development Office met with me and gave me a lot of information on the program. My program is through Korean Nazarene University which is kind of a sister school to Point Loma here in Korea.

How did you qualify to teach English? Was it hard to become qualified?

McKay: Qualifying to teach English in Korea is really easy. You have to have a bachelor’s degree and a TESOL or TOEFL certificate. I got my certificate after I arrived in Korea for free, which was really nice. The program I am in paid for it. A TESOL Certificate is a crash course in how to teach English to non-native English speakers. It wasn’t difficult at all.

Why did you choose to teach in South Korea?

McKay: The Nazarene program was the only one I really considered and it was only in South Korea. My best friend in middle school was from South Korea but this was never a place I thought I would go.

I am really interested in conflict resolution and the South-North Ko-

rean relationship has always fascinated me from a political point of view. I thought working here and getting to understand the culture could help me understand the conflict more.

What exactly does your job entail?

McKay: I am really lucky to work at a great school. I get to plan my own lessons and the entire 45-minute class is mine to teach. My role is kind of an English motivator. I try to get kids excited about learning English so we play a ton of crazy English games and watch funny videos on American culture.

There are other English teachers at my school that are Korean so they teach the grammar and vocabulary to the students. My job is to make them actually speak English. I teach 20 hours a week and the other 20 hours I have free time to plan new lessons for the next week.

What is your least favorite part about teaching English?

McKay: So the Korean education system is built upon Confucian values that really stress the importance of education. Students come to school for eight hours a day AND then go to private academies after school, sometimes staying there until 11 p.m. We are talking about seventh graders that have no lives outside of school and

studying.

Everything revolves around test scores and a student that does bad on a test in seventh grade might not get into a good high school, which would lead them to never having a chance to go to a good college. English is a crucial part to succeeding in Korean society. There is even an English section on the Korean SAT. Imagine if we were tested on Spanish to enter college!

Would you recommend teaching English abroad?

McKay: Teaching English in Korea is definitely not for everyone. You have to be incredibly flexible and good in front of people. Sometimes I have to make up a lesson on the spot because my projector doesn’t work or the students don’t understand the content.

Being comfortable speaking in front of people is also a must. If you are shy, you won’t do well holding the attention of 36 kids for 45 minutes.

What has been the most difficult thing about living in South Korea?

McKay: I think the most difficult thing for me is not being able to communicate well with those around me.

My Korean is getting better and I hired a private tutor but there is still a lot to learn. Unlike America, Korea is a very homogenous society that has a history of distrusting foreigners.

Most of the people I have met have been some of the nicest people I have ever met, but there are some that definitely don’t want me here. Once I was out with three of my teachers on a Friday night and the restaurant we were trying to go to wouldn’t let me in because I wasn’t Korean.

My teachers argued with them for about 20 minutes and then we left. I wish I could speak the language to defend myself and let people know that I am here to serve, not to be served.

If you could say anything to current PLNU students about teaching abroad, what would you say?

McKay: When I was a senior, I was terrified about what would come after Point Loma. Teaching abroad has been a perfect bridge out of Point Loma and into my “professional life” (whatever that means). I think it’s good to make a clean break with Point Loma and move on.

Being in Korea has helped give me some perspective on my time at Point Loma and some perspective on being American that I wouldn’t have gained by staying in Southern California. If you decide to teach abroad, it’s only a year of your life and full of new experiences and fun.

Members of the Point staff went across campus Saturday morning to determine where on campus has the best service among the top three providers: Sprint, AT&T and Verizon. The results are listed below in service bars. See the asterisk for more details on ratings.

INFORMATION COLLECTED BY KATIE CALLAHAN, ELSA JOAQUIN, JORDAN LIGONS, SAMANTHA WATKINS

*This coverage viewer provides a high-level approximation of wireless coverage. There are gaps in coverage that are not shown by this high-level approximation. Actual coverage may differ from map graphics and may be affected by terrain, weather, foliage, buildings and other construction, signal strength, high-usage periods, customer equipment and other factors. The Point does not guarantee coverage. The Wi-Fi coverage was found using the app Wifi Analyzer, which reported all channels connected with PLNU-WiFi. The best coverage was rated at the top of the app and measured the signal in decibels (dBm). The cell coverage was also collected by this measure, dBm, and the bars represented on the graph are separated by five-unit increments spanning from -60 to -130 dBm.

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‘What is the greatest world issue we face today?’

Twenty students along Caf Lane and near the Caf were asked this question Friday afternoon. Here’s what they had to say.

“I feel like the greatest one is energy.

All of our energy sources are going to eventually run out and we can’t seem to figure out something fast enough that’s going to replenish what we’re using up.”

- Caitlin Brandt, Senior, Child Development “Here would be the drought. Global issue, I’m not sure.”

-Logan LaRossa, Freshman, Biochemistry “I’m not very informed on much going on. Being a freshman, I don’t have a TV or anything like that. It’d probably be [human] trafficking.”

- Mackenzie Gilliam, Freshman, Psychology “I would say, it probably sounds cliché, but I would say either the Ebola outbreak or the issues with ISIS. I’ve been following both of those pretty closely and if either of those get out of hand it could be pretty devastating to say the least.”

- Matt Hutchel, Senior, Applied Health Science

“I want to say ignorance.

People are so set in their own views...People don’t educate - Madison Pledger, Freshman, PreNursing themselves and there’s this psychology term, confirmation bias, Jordan Antol, Freshman, Kinesiology and we seek out these things that “Poverty.”

Percival Luke Verayo, Sophomore,Graphic confirm our beliefs but we lack “I feel like on the news, it’s been like Design - Blake Smith, Freshman, Business sicknesses and stuff.” probably the most important part of Administration that which is researching other things - Hannah McConnell, Freshman,Pre“Population growth. There’s too many so like, a Republican watches Fox nursing people in the world and not enough News but neglects to watch anything resources to sustain that.”

“I think it’s chemistry.” else that might even a little bit Kellyn James,Senior, Industrial Garrett Roth,Freshman,Applied Health “There’s hundreds of millions of children disconfirm what they actually believe.

Organizational Psychology Science who live and work on the streets and We have all of these resources and don’t have people who take the initiative there’s so many things we can educate to get them educated and off the streets ourselves for and with. And we watch and give them a chance at a future that is “I don’t know. I don’t watch the news a lot, “I feel like a lot of issues that are going on outside prostitution and drugs and gangs.

Netflix and use the internet to go on so I’m not really sure.” right now are differences in culture and So I think that’s the biggest problem Facebook and Buzzfeed when there’s differences in beliefs. Even though there’s because that is what really extends the AJ Derr, Junior, History so many things going on that are so so many little subtopics and things, I think cycles of poverty in the world.” above everything, it’s trying to figure out, much more important and we just live

not only as a country or as small ethnic -Elizabeth Robinson, Sophomore, Biology in our own worlds and we go to this groups, but as a global society. Figuring “Hunger.” $40,000 a year school. We go to class, out how to respond to other cultures and we do homework and we are shooting whether some things are okay, whether “Probably ISIS right now because Julio Mejia, senior, Psychology they’re not okay. It’s hard to put a label they’re just threatening the entire for this goal to hopefully become Merchandising on what’s one issue, but I feel like a lot of Middle East and possibly America.” less neglectful of the bigger issues things go back to this difference in culture around us but we just don’t actually and the misunderstandings that arise - Samuel Doctorian, Freshman, “I’m not really up to date on that kind of – we’re getting there but I think that’s from not being able to comprehend the Kinesiology stuff.” different needs that each culture has or probably the biggest global issue.”

Normally I would be, but I have no TV here so I don’t watch TV ever...Oh yeah, Ebola.

Everyone’s been talking about Ebola lately. I feel like that’s it.”

“Well I guess in terms of people, I know human trafficking is a big issue mostly because it’s very underground. Lots of people don’t know about it and so it’s a big issue because not a lot of people are aware of it.”

“Sex trafficking.”

”Ebola.”

“I have no idea.”

the different values each culture has. A lot of problems can arise from that.”

- Scott Brown, Freshman, Kinesiology

Lynee Jacks,Freshman, Undeclared

Enya Valentin, Junior,Pyschology

TRAVELING

Erin Yancey, Freshman, Fashion merchandising

STUDY ABROAD PHOTO OF THE WEEK

T H R O U G H TUSCANY

“Sometimes you just have to go with it.”

-Brittany Woo

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITTANY WOO Junior Brittany Woo is a fashion marketing and merchandising major. She is studying abroad in Florence, Italy. The picture above she took with her childhood friend, Brittany Hernandez in Tuscany.

- Alexandra Bitter, Sophomore, Psychology Compiled by Katie Callahan FROM SOY, PAGE 5

less phytic acid than raw soybeans and therefore does not inhibit the absorption of minerals.

Processed soybeans are offered regularly on campus in the Caf, in the form of tofu and soy milk. But Miles Rottman, the Caf’s general manager, said not all processing is good processing.

“Some soy [outside of this campus] is so adulterated and so processed,” said Rottman. “It won’t offer any health benefit ... Here we use natural ingredients and make everything from scratch, so, in my opinion, [the soy options on campus] are less of a health risk.”

While there is certainly room for more research concerning the risks and benefits of soy, researchers in Nutrition Action’s article, like Riaz, have found that consuming soy products in balance with a normal diet can promote health in individuals. Soy milk also has the added benefit of being the closest in nutritional value to milk. “[Although soy milk] does match fairly well the nutritional profile of cow’s milk,” said Swann. “Look at the label and make an educated decision, if you do choose an alternative to milk.”

Each person is different, and needs to consider all the milk alternatives in addition to how each soy product is processed, said Ted Anderson, the director of physical education and a kinesiology professor. He said considering how soy milk might affect you in advance is important.

“I think it just depends on the person,” said Anderson. “Some people handle cow’s milk well, some people do better with goat’s milk. It’s just not simple.”

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Pieces of Mozambique grace Love Art Gallery

BY JORDAN LIGONS STAFF WRITER

Photos of the Namaacha landscape and smiles of children in Chinonanquila surround Love Art Gallery on the lower level of Nicholson Commons. This is “Envisaging Mozambique,” a series of photos taken

by Spanish professor Scott Bennett, while he and his wife, Veronica, coled a three week short-term mission to Mozambique in Southeast Africa with PLNU Loveworks this past summer.

The Point caught-up with Bennett via email to discuss his exhibit that will be displayed until Oct. 24.

The Point: How long have you had an interest in photography?

Scott Bennett: I have had an interest in photography since high school. In the past five to seven years, I have definitely gotten more involved (shooting photos for different nonprofit organizations, such as Lemonade International, and more recently Plant With Purpose). I was privileged to do a workshop last January in Rio de Janeiro with Magnum/National

Geographic Photographer David Alan Harvey. I learned quite a bit during his challenging workshop.

About how many photos total did you take on the trip?

SB: To be honest, I don’t really count how many photos I take. Since photography is not the main focus of a LoveWorks trip, would only shoot photos during specific activities, or when the light looked especially nice.

How did you only pick 10? And why these specifically?

SB: I chose these ones because of their quality as photographs (composition, lighting, subject matter, visual impact etc.) Also, I wanted to show a bit of Mozambican culture, while at the same time sharing what we did on the trip. I only wanted a limited number for simplicity’s sake, to not overwhelm the viewer.

What vision of Mozambique do you hope onlookers, who have never been, get from looking at your photos?

SB: I would hope that the viewers of my photos would get a sense of the culture, people and beauty of the

country. I chose the title “Envisaging Mozambique” because I feel that this is a culture that I would like to see and document some more. In other words, there is still a story to tell about it. In fact, Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Magazine will be doing an article about the ministry in Mozambique (using stories and examples from our host Admirado Chaguala, and also some of my photos). I would really love to spend more time in Mozambique to document more of the reality there.

Was it always your goal to have photos from the trip in the Love Art Gallery or did it come about after the fact?

SB: During our debrief of the trip with Brian Becker, [Director of International Ministries] we talked about the possibility of highlighting some of the photos in an exhibit. The chance came up rather quickly, though, and I had to choose, mat and print the photos in about a week and a half.

What did you think of the trip?

What was the single most thing you learned being there, in that setting,

with students?

SB: This was the first LoveWorks team that PLNU sent to Mozambique.

Our team was hard-working, compassionate, and adapted well to the culture. We were extremely blessed by the new relationships that we made in Mozambique, and especially the vision of our host Admirado Chaguala (who is both a pastor and works with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries). The LoveWorks program provides extensive cross-cultural training before the trips, which definitely came out in our team’s great attitude and hard work.

How does it feel to have a photo you took be the poster for LoveWorks?

SB: I was happily surprised to see my photo on the LoveWorks 2015 poster the day of International Chapel. It was taken the very first evening that we arrived in Maputo. It shows how the team started playing with children there from the very first moments in the country.

For more pictures from Bennett visit scottbennettphoto.photoshelter.com or follow him on instagram @scottmbennett.

Student on the Radar

Greg “Pawn the King” Oyan Year at PLNU: Junior Hometown: Ventura, California Style: “Alternative rap” music Album release date: Oct. 14 Topped charts: #132 of 150 on iTunes alternative list Available on: iTunes and Spotify How it began: “I started rapping lyrics in high school, making fun of students and teachers” he said. “But I stopped doing that [making fun of people] when I made a girl cry in my sophomore year in high school.”

First exposure to rap music: “Lose yourself” by Eminem

“I was riding one day in my pastor’s car when I heard my first rap song,”

Authors delve into gender portrayals in novels

BY AUTUMN SHULTZ STAFF WRITER

With PLNU syllabi incorporating gender inclusive language in the last few years, students are increasingly becoming aware of gender usage within society.

Whether its Emma Watson’s recent #HeForShe campaign or J.K. Rowling publishing under the pseudonym of ‘Robert Galbraith,’ writers are taking notice of gender within their novels.

Bettina Pedersen, a literature professor at PLNU and published author, believes a question of whether men and women can be accurately represented in literature is a demonstration of an individual’s lack of understanding.

“Most basically, this question (whether men authors can write women characters accurately and authentically) arises out of an essentialist critical starting place,” wrote Pedersen in an email to the Point. “It is essentialist because it assumes that a person’s

sex and/or gender precludes them from being able to understand, empathize with or identify with the inner thoughts, feelings, and motivations of a person with a different sex or gender.”

Nick Reed, a sophomore writing major, recently finished writing the first draft of his book, which remains untitled. He said the most difficult aspects of creating characters are the ways in which they relate to others within the piece, rather than in the genders of the characters themselves.

“Characters are interesting to write because you are literally trying to build a person with their own sets of values and back stories,” Reed said via email. “The hardest part is how they act around other characters. Interactions between characters are hard because you have to not only imagine what they say, but how they act during the conversation. ” Bestselling author David Farland wrote in an online article entitled “Are Readers Sexist?” that writing characters is about creating someone to

whom readers can relate.

“The truth is that most readers tend to identify best with people of their own sex, their own age and their own ethnicity,” Farland said. “It’s not that the readers can’t cross those boundaries; it’s just that it’s easier for them to become engrossed in a tale.”

The idea that book genres are split along gender-delineated lines is cited within the online writing tips on Themillions.com. Pedersen said she believes readers are capable of crossing the gender boundaries within writing.

“While I think it is possible that some men or some women do not have very wide ranging imaginative capacities for understanding others outside their own gender or sex, I resist taking the philosophical, critical and aesthetic position that such understanding is simply not possible,” Pedersen said.

Farland argues that anyone can become published within a genre, but this individual is not always guaranteed success due to the stereotypes that have persisted throughout the

generations. He cites the science fiction genre as one that has long been dominated by men.

“Back in the 1950s, if you had your doctorate in theoretical physics, you were most likely a man. So the big names in hard SF [science fiction] were almost always men. If I were scanning novels and saw one by ‘Alexandra Tesla,’ it would cause me to do a double take. I’d wonder, ‘Wow, is she like a grand-daughter of the legendary inventor?’ The simple fact that I caused the reader to stop, to wonder, to think would most likely do the trick.

Pederson said she still believes it may be easier for men to convey the thoughts and feelings of both genders, but that both can find common understanding.

“But I continue to believe that both women and men are able to understand and artistically depict the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of one another since there is so much of human nature that women and men share,” said Pedersen.

Oyan said.

Home life: “I was never allowed by my parents to listen to rap music,” Oyan said.

Advent of PLNU career: Oyan started to play the piano in Crill Performance Hall daily, giving life to his notes with music computer software.

Who he wants to be as an artist: “To me the content on a track it is very important,” Oyan said. “The entire rap industry is a fake...Modern rappers are despicable. All they talk about are drugs, girls and money. I want that to change.”

Where he got his break: Coulorbox Recording with his producer Jeff Evans in Ventura Support: His family is proud of him. All of his music goes to charity.

“My brother took a camera to the studio recording to document everything for my mom and dad,” Oyan said.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

10/25: M. Soccer @ Dixie State 10/30: W. Soccer @ Notre Dame de Namur 10/25: W. Soccer @ Dixie State 11/1: M. Soccer @ Holy Names 10/25: Cross Country @ Triton Classic 11/1: W. Soccer @ Holy Names 10/30: M. Soccer @ Notre Dame de Namur

Midseason roundup: Men’s soccer and women’s cross country

BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

Women’s Cross Country The women’s cross country team looks ahead to the PacWest Championships as they combat nagging injuries.

“It would be nice if we could have some of our injured and sick runners back,” Coach Jerry Arvin said. “That would change the dynamics of the team if we got three or four of those back. That’s probably not going to happen, we may get one back, maybe two.”

Sophomore Marissa Dotter, a second year runner for the team, said injuries are a crucial hurdle to overcome as three of their top five runners have been injured throughout the season.

“We’ve only had Alex [Hernandez] and Hallie [Swenson], really who

have been consistently healthy,” Dotter said. “Three of our top five are injured, so it’s been really hard on our team. It’s tough because a lot of those girls are leaders for us not in not only running, but with experience, too.”

Despite this, Dotter said the team still looks forward to the bigger meets they’ve been preparing for all year. She finished 67 out of 166 people in the Vanguard Invitational in Costa Mesa where the team placed seventh Oct. 11.

“We have a lot of potential as a team,” Dotter said. “I think that even with all of the setbacks we’ve had this year, we can still be very hopeful for the PacWest and going on to regionals.”

With less than three weeks remaining before the conference championships, the women’s cross country team must send seven of their top runners to the meet. Despite the injuries,

Arvin remains optimistic as the team prepares for the upcoming meet and the PacWest Championships.

“Next week they’re running a 6k,” Arvin said. “So we’re getting their minds and bodies used to that because that’s what the conference course is going to be. The course at UC San Diego [ The Triton Classic, the second to last meet before the end of the season] will be a little bit tougher than Fresno [PacWest Championship meet], which should give them a chance to not only run a harder course and longer distance, but also tougher people to race against, which will prepare them mentally.”

Senior runner Caitlin Brandt remains hopeful for the future meets.

“They’ve been improving every single race,” Brandt said. “Our team times are improving since the Willamette meet, I feel very hopeful for everybody.”

The team’s next meet is in La Jolla against UCSD on Oct. 25.

Men’s soccer After getting the season off to a rough start with 0-7-1, the men’s soccer team is back on the ball, going 3-1 in their last four games, boosting their record to 3-7-2 after last Thursday’s win over Dominican.

Third-year Coach Phil Wolf said the level of play was difficult to begin the season.

“The competition at the start off season was very difficult,” said Wolf via email. “I think we are just finding our top form now. We probably all wish we could have some of our early

season games back.”

Currently, opponents are outscoring the men’s team 17-10 with PLNU averaging less than one goal per game.

PLNU’s save total is currently outpacing their opponents, 43-30.

“Between the boxes we are as good as any team we have played this year,” said Wolf. “That includes San Diego State and the top D2 teams on our schedule. But games are not won and lost between the boxes and we need our players to make more plays in the areas offensively and defensively.”

The Sea Lions look to build off of their newfound momentum as they take on Dixie State Oct.25 at PLNU in the midst of a five game home stand.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PLNU SPORTS INFORMATION The men’s soccer team celebrated their 3-1 victory over Dominican (CA) Oct. 16. This was their first home win of 2014.

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opinion

Katie Callahan // Editor-In-Chief Brittany Naylor // News Editor Samantha Watkins // Features Editor Louis Schuler // Sports Editor Jordan Ligons // A&E Editor

Arthur Shingler // Opinion Editor Abbey Stewart // Copy Editor Grace Bailey // Design Editor Michelle Ito // Assistant Design Editor Jake Henry // Web Editor

One is not the many: Wesleyan Center director responds to 'Depressed students, faculty'

BY MARK H. MANN DIRECTOR OF THE WESLEYAN CENTER

This opinion article is in response to the story, “Depressed student, faculty reach out at PLNU” published Oct. 13.

I was both surprised and saddened by reading the article on faculty and student depression in last week’s edition of The Point. That one of my colleagues might have been going through deep depression, reach out to other members of the PLNU community, and not find help is disheartening.

Fortunately, I know that this is

not a universal experience at PLNU. I cannot speak for others, but over the six-plus years at PLNU, my family and I have been frequent recipients of compassion, love and support from others in this community—including faculty, staff and students—in both good times and bad, when I have reached out for help, and even when I have not. In fact, I have never before been part of a community in which I have felt more love and support from others than here at PLNU. My hope is that others have found me likewise to be a support in times of trial, and I am deeply sorry for times when this

has not been the case.

I also believe that we, as a community, are deeply committed to student well-being. Not only do we have fantastic ministers and professionals who care deeply for and are always ready to help students in Spiritual Development, Residence Life, the Wellness Center and other Student Development and other offices, but we also have a faculty that genuinely cares about students. Perhaps not all professors are as approachable as we might like, but many could be making more money elsewhere, and most have chosen to come to PLNU

because they desire to work with and help students.

All that said, I recognize that we are not a perfect community, that often we do not effectively live up to our own ideals. That even just one member of our community—whether employee or student—would not find PLNU welcoming or loving or compassionate or helpful means that we do need to take time to pause, reflect and ask how we might be doing better. We can do better, we should do better and I pray we will.

Lip Exchange

The Artist

BY JONATHAN PICKETT

BYTYLER WEHR

SOPHOMORE STAFF WRITER

CONTRIBUTOR

The space between us is charged, electricity inside of the air I could swear that our lips are polar, but I continue to hold her stare With eyes like mazes, man, I lose myself in them With a smile that bears a secret, in my head starts the mayhem

The Artist awoke from a fitful night She would haunt him in his sleep He would dream of her beauty, perfection And when his eyes would open he would weep

Together, we’re unstoppable Not to brag, I’m just saying If there was a meteor headed for earth, I’m pretty sure we could take it

It had become like this every night A constant struggle between the dream and reality In his dreams she would never leave But it was all part of the fictitious fairy tale story

My arms embrace her tightly Hands grip the back of my neck The space between us dissipates And my sanity is wrecked The world freezes around me and melts onto my shoes I’m misplaced in this girl, our existences infuse The cosmos stopped and stared because the moment was pure gold If history is even important, this moment must be retold As the passion fire was lit, we kissed like we invented it.

He would open his eyes But the dream would not leave He could feel her on his lips Just real enough to almost believe The Artist would lie there in silence His mind churning restlessly Like his hand upon a blank canvas The dream provided an alternate reality

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He would close his eyes And there again he could see her face Striking green eyes with flecks of brown No pigment of color out of place His mind would then slip back into his subconscious And again they would be together But reality knew what his dream didn’t She wasn’t coming back, ever.

The Artist began to lose himself in the dream Wondering if there was any other way In his dreams, his mind would paint the picture And in that picture she would always stay He tumbled once again into the depths of his mind Allowing himself to forget she was gone He would paint their alternate reality together Until she left the next morning at dawn Tyler Wehr is a junior finance major who enjoys writing, a good novel, and playing volleyball.

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Male a cappella groups are like circles.

Pointless.

Sometimes people tell me I have “Dad Humor.” Is that supposed to be an insult? #kidsthesedays I’m convinced that FASFA is run by Mr. Krabs Birkenstocks....so hot right now.

I have a Dory moment every time I see the purple ball: “I want to touch it.”

Since when are we calling it the re-store?

22 Pacific Islanders on campus and they’re all Ah-Sings SOMEBODY, JUST FREE PRESCOTT ALREADY! I saw 2 construction workers laughing today, I know what they were building: friendship.

Is it okay for seniors to use Yik Yak avidly? I feel like it’s a freshman thing . . . #time2beanadult Loveworks chapel this year was the coolest chapel I’ve ever been to #dancingforJesus Skeptical about why the Psych department has free candy. They might be doing a social experiment.

Rockin’ the Birkenstocks with socks on the rocks.

Hang on one second, I need to go polish my purity ring.

If Mary gave birth to Jesus, and Jesus is the lamb of God, did Mary have a little lamb?

Pray on the walk to your classes.

He’s always listening :] November 9th is when Clayton shaves his beard #momentousoccasion

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Kyle Phillips is a sophomore photography major who enjoys photography, the outdoors, fire and water. Phillips is also an accomplished animal whisperer.

I’m bad at math, so the equation 2n+2n is 4n to me.

My right butt cheek is getting so toned from all that toe door pulling in Nicholson Commons.

I always get really nervous when i see that there’s going to be a bear on caf lane There is something about saying, “Am I right?” after anything that makes it funny.

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