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Alumnus captures Ebola on film from Liberia BY BLAKE NELSON CONTRIBUTOR

When you step onto a Brussels Airlines flight to Liberia, you’re handed the first of many “Facts About Ebola” pamphlets you’ll receive during your stay. It’s not like any of the health care workers in line are surprised to receive it, although the man in front of me feigns shock to a companion: “Paul, did you know about this?!” The pamphlet illustrations vary in quality, from stick figures probably made in Microsoft Paint, to cartoons worthy of The Boondocks. The content, however, is always the same. When Ebola gets inside you, it burrows inside your cells, while simultaneously hopping onto others to spread throughout your body. As they say in Jurassic Park: “you are alive when they start to eat you.” Before long, it’s like the virus recognizes that it’s destroying its home, i.e. you. Because it starts exiting the building, fast. In the span of a few days, through vomiting, diarrhea and hemorrhaging, millions upon millions of these little guys do their Sunday best to find a new home. If you are the spurned host, it is a very unpleasant process. Your body, however, has a fighting

chance if given even the most basic palliative care. But that requires people to be near you, to touch you. In this sense, you could say Ebola targets compassion. Ebola has declared war on intimacy. That war can be seen everywhere in Liberia, but the collateral damage is subtler than you’d think. On the streets of the capital, between shacks and huts, nobody touches. Nobody holds hands. Hugs are rare, kisses almost outlawed. Ebola patients wait on plastic chairs, bored. Health care professionals sit by themselves, exhausted and sweaty after an hour in the hot zone. Some show off the “Ebola hug,” where you open your arms, lean in to each other…but never touch. All of this is hardly surprising. What is surprising is how upbeat the atmosphere inside an Ebola Treatment Unit is. A doctor jokes with a patient across a fence, nurses make fun of a cameraman filming them suiting up in triplelayer spacesuits. Several yards away from me is a man who, after surviving Ebola, checked back into the treatment center to be with his six year old son who just tested positive. Even the plane ride over is filled with a palpable sense of joy, of men and women getting ready to serve a good cause. Not even the disinfectant sprayed SEE EBOLA, PAGE 3

PHOTO COURTESY OF BLAKE NELSON Blake Nelson, a PLNU alumnus who graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in literature, flew out of Kansas Thursday, Oct. 16, and landed in Monrovia the next day. The flight is a 24 hour journey, routed through Belgium. He was supposed to depart the following Friday, Oct. 24, but his flight was cancelled, so Nelson ended up leaving the 25th and getting back to Kansas on Sunday, the 26th. He’s been staying in a friend’s basement out in rural Kansas for a three week employer-mandated quarantine.

See the photos on PAGE 3 for more information about his time in Liberia.

Celibacy expected of gay potential hires at PLNU

Eating disorders evident at PLNU

BY SAMANTHA WATKINS

BY KATIE CALLAHAN

STAFF WRITER

PLNU and other members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) await a decision from the U.S. Labor Department to clarify the rights of faith-based organizations in their hiring practices. This is in response to President Barack Obama’s executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. PLNU receives government funding. The CCCU submitted a letter on June 25 asking that Christian organizations have the right to refuse to hire someone based on sexual orientation. President Bob Brower signed the letter along with other religious university presidents on behalf of the CCCU. “People should be able to talk back and forth with each other. The letter from presidents to the executive branch is a part of democracy. It happens all the time,” said Shirley Hoogstra, president of the CCCU. Brower said the letter protects Chris-

Disclaimer: this article may trigger students with eating disordered behavior.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMMONS/WIKIPEDIA

tian universities’ religious freedoms. “We have respect and regard for all people,” Brower said. “But the interpretation that only a church is considered an organization (and can have exemptions with LGBT) is not right… To take the law and do this is an inappropriate form of government.” Currently, members of the LGBT community go through the same hiring process as anyone else, said Jeff Herman, associate vice president for human resources.

“[At PLNU,] the university is committed to abide by all applicable laws in our hiring procedures including the religious organization exemption,” said Herman. Herman would not provide any more information in regards to the hiring process. According to PLNU’s website, the university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, disability or status as a veteran SEE CELIBACY, PAGE 2

Recent statistics from professors and staff at PLNU reveal that eating disorders are prevalent on campus. Roughly 10 to 15 students in a 30 person nursing class admitted to having some sort of disordered eating pattern. Of approximately 120 women in Finch Hall last year, 82.3 percent stated they turned to food for comfort; 42 percent said they intentionally didn’t eat or starved themselves to lose weight. This year in Hendricks and Klassen, 81 percent commented that they too turned to food for comfort, and 33 percent of the 83 people surveyed responded that they had intentionally not eaten or starved themselves to lose weight. The most prevalent eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Orthorexia, or obsession with healthy

eating, has also become more common. Kris Lambert, a nursing professor at PLNU, and Keeley Shaw, an interim resident director in Klassen, provided these statistics. “There are a great amount of men and women on campus, primarily women, that’s the population I work with more, who struggle with some form of severity,” Shaw said. “It’s a huge scale of eating disorders. And I can even attest to that, living on campus, feeling the pressure to look thin or look your best when I was a student here. And even still as a staff member, it’s this sort of stigma that Point Loma has, like everyone dresses up to go to class.” Last year, Residential Life (ResLife) and Shaw hosted a “Stand up for your Sister” event in Finch where students were surveyed, in part, for the purpose of identifying disordered eating patterns. ResLife did a similar hall event in Klassen and Hendricks this year. SEE EATING, PAGE 3

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PLNU asks to exempt contraceptives from employee healthcare BY SAMANTHA WATKINS STAFF WRITER

The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), of which PLNU is a member, asked for an exemption from providing contraceptives to employees under university-provided healthcare. This is now required under the Affordable Care Act. The CCCU released a letter opposing the treatment Christian colleges receive compared to religious organizations like churches, which receive religious exemption, under the act. “We believe that a better exemption would equally recognize all religious organizations that hold themselves out to the public as religious and that engage in religious, charitable, or educational activities for sincere religious purposes,” said the letter signed in March 9, 2012. The letter justified asking for an exemption by acknowledging that no insurance company could satisfy all religious employers because of different religious views on supplying contraceptives. “[The] stated goal of providing for all women ‘preventative health services, including contraceptive services’ we believe that more could be done to protect religious liberty while still accomplishing the stated goal,” said the letter written in 2012. The employer should be able to express their opinion on contracep-

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tives but should not be involved in prohibiting someone to receive them according to the letter, “…allow each religious organization, based on its own determination of its religious mission and accordant beliefs, to determine whether the exemption or accommodation best protected its religious conscience.” The letter is a response to the government’s interim rules that allow religious nonprofits to provide their objection to contraceptive coverage.

While the government’s interim rules make an allowance for objection, religious nonprofits are required to provide coverage for the full range of Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptives to participants and beneficiaries. PLNU has provided healthcare to its employees for over 20 years. Insurance provided to the staff and faculty allows them to obtain contraceptives with a small co-pay. In 2011, President Bob Brower

signed a letter joining other CCCU university presidents concerned that all university-provided healthcare plans under Obamacare would have to provide preventative care for women. “This regulation will require all health plans to cover preventative care for women that includes contraceptives, including emergency contraceptives (some of which are abortifacients),” stated the 2011 letter. “We view (this) as a violation of the conscience rights of our institution,

as well as our First Amendment right of free speech and expressive association.” The letter Brower and other CCCU university presidents signed in 2011 did not make any changes to the healthcare policy. Under PLNU’s current healthcare plans, students are not able to receive contraceptives, but contraceptives are available to employees after co-pay. Brower said the Nazarene church has no issue with contraceptives, but the larger issue is the government’s respect for religious institutions. “They [the CCCU] were asking the government to respect religious freedoms and for the government to take the law and do this is an inappropriate form of government,” Brower said. According to Heather Ross, associate professor of philosophy, contraceptives provide control for women over their reproductive health or other health issues. “The decision to use contraceptives should be made between women and their healthcare provider,” Ross said. Religious colleges and universities will continue to follow interim rules until they expire on Aug. 22, 2017 as stated in the Federal Register of the U.S. government.

Students offer ‘a million thanks’ to veterans The Associated Student Body (ASB) observed Veterans Day on Nov. 11 outside of the Caf by asking students to sign Christmas and thank-you cards addressed to veterans and active military personnel. “We’re writing thank-you cards to our troops that are abroad as well as our veterans, just to show our gratitude for all that they do, and have done for the country,” said senior political science major Elsa Zelada, one of the students who signed a letter. Megan Woolfolk, assistant director of community life, said that the cards would be sent to an organization called A Million Thanks. A Million Thanks is a non-profit organization that started in 2004 with the goal of providing active, reserve and veteran military members with

letters of appreciation as well as monetary donations. The ASB event accompanies the opening of the new Veteran’s Club on campus, which was chartered just two weeks before the event. The club was unable to host an event for Veterans Day in time, but was supportive of the card signing. “We couldn’t pull anything together, just being chartered so late,” said Joshua WatersJackson, club president and 30-year-old transfer student in his second year at PLNU. WatersJackson is a Marine Corps veteran who served five years as a staff sergeant from 2002 to 2007. Right now, he wants to ensure that all veterans at PLNU, student, faculty or staff, have a way to connect with each other. “We really are a separate group, just because of our experiences.” WatersJackson said. He hopes that the club will serve as a resource for veter-

ans and students to learn about things like military benefits, enlistment and Veteran’s Affairs services. Right now the club has 23 members including student and faculty veterans as well as ROTC members. WatersJackson believes that veterans and military members make up an important portion of the school population, “The school as a whole can benefit from veterans being involved; we tend to be more dedicated students.” No official meeting times have been designated but WatersJackson said they might meet every other Wednesday. He said the club hopes to put on at least two events between this semester and the next, one to provide general information to veterans and another to reach out to ROTC members on campus.

college-accrediting agency and dealt with campus protests in response to his letter. “I’m okay in civil society for there to be civil unions, insurance rights, domestic partnerships, all those kinds of things,” Lindsay said to the Crux, an online Catholic website. “But the difference here I think we need to pay attention to — this is a religious institution that presumably might be asked to betray one of its core convictions.” Obama’s new executive order, titled

EO 13672, was issued on July 21 and is a clarification on EO 11246, issued January 4, 2002, which prohibited federal contractors from discriminating on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, but not sexual orientation or gender identity. According to the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, an organization devoted to promoting government policies that safeguard institutional religious freedom, the new policy lacks “regulatory guidance on how the new prohibitions af-

fect the religious-staffing exemption that is already in the regulations.” Thus, this alliance asked the U.S. Labor Department to clarify EO 13672, explaining the rights of faith-based organizations that receive government funding. EO 13672 was sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for review.

BY JONATHAN SOCH STAFF WRITER

ALL PHOTOS BY JONATHAN SOCH Students celebrated servicemen, women and veterans Nov. 11 by decorating Christmas cards for the troops. Students listened to Christmas music while using an assortment of art supplies to express their appreciation for the men and women who serve everyday and may miss the holidays or their family this Christmas.

FROM CELIBACY, PAGE 1

in any of its policies, practices or procedures. Mary Paul, vice president of spiritual development, said as a university, PLNU believes in a set of standard practices. “As a university, PLNU believes that sex is between a man and woman after marriage,” said Paul. “We do follow the traditional Christian sexual ethic.” Paul said PLNU’s policies call gay employees to practice celibacy in corre-

spondence to the Christian religion. “It is [the applicant’s] decision if [PLNU] is somewhere where they can serve and grow. We believe in honest communication,” said Paul. D. Michael Lindsay, president of Gordon College, received negative feedback from signing a similar letter over an executive order. Gordon College lost city contracts and federal grants because of the letter refusing to hire LGBT. Gordon faced review from a regional

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FROM EBOLA, PAGE 1

by masked airline employees can eliminate that. The body count suggests Ebola is winning. The people fighting back suggest otherwise. If you drive East in Monrovia, towards the coastline, you’ll come to an old hotel sitting on a hill. Once the crown jewel of a bustling capital, it now sits abandoned, burned out after the civil war. Bribe a guard at the entrance, and he’ll take you up a crumbling staircase next to an open elevator shaft, through a hole in the wall, onto a ledge and up onto the roof. Standing there, it can feel like you’re adrift at sea. While filming the city below, a bird circled over my head. Slowly, without any great purpose, eyeing the people below. Looking for life. I don’t know if he found any. But I certainly did.

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Amy Nelson responds to Ebola fears

BY KATIE CALLAHAN

& BRITTANY NAYLOR STAFF WRITERS

Amy Nelson, Blake Nelson’s wife and a nurse, talked to The Point over the phone about how she felt about her husband filmed the events surrounding Ebola in Liberia. The Point: How do you feel about Blake going to Liberia as a nurse and also a wife? Amy Nelson: When the opportunity was presented to Blake to go to Liberia, my first reaction, well I had two simultaneous reactions. The first was thrilled for him for the opportunity to go because I knew this was part of a dream opportunity for him to be filming a situation like this and to be able to go and help an organization like Heart to Heart. Obviously, I was nervous about the risk that that would be and, of course, for the time apart. It’s never easy to be apart. Especially once we found out that he would have

to do a 21-day quarantine after the trip plus a week there. That’s just a long time apart. I think both of those were competing initially. The nurse perspective [and the wife perspective] really isn’t that much different. I feel like I was a little more informed, but not necessarily because I’m a nurse, but because I was trying to read a lot on the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control) website before he went. How long have you two been married? Is this the longest time you’ve been apart? AN: We’ve been married four years since July. Over this summer, Blake flew to Guatemala to film for Heart to Heart as well and he was gone for two weeks then. This is definitely the longest stretch, like a month, for when he’s been on this current trip. What I feel makes the difference for us is being able to communicate while he’s gone. When he was in Guatemala we were still able to talk on the phone

like every day if not every other day. So for Liberia, we added an international phone plan and we were able to text and talk regularly, which, for me, makes all the difference. How are you dealing with the fact that he’s back? AN: [We’re] talking on the phone and [using] Skype. How’s that going? AN: I mean it’s going. It’s inconvenient because I don’t believe that there is a risk for me to be around him, but I know that his work wanted to take extra precaution for safety. I can respect that, and at the same time, it’s inconvenient I would say. But I feel like we’re handling it well. Were there any people opposed to Blake going to Liberia? How do you feel about people saying that he shouldn’t have gone to Liberia? AN: I think if we’re in the interest in protecting ourselves and keeping ourselves safe, then sure, don’t go to Liberia. But if we’re in the interest

of helping others, serving others and trying to respond to this crisis, then anyone who has the opportunity like Blake did should go, like Heart to Heart should go and train healthcare workers. If your life allows you, then I think we should be there to help whether in treatment centers or infrastructure. I think we have to respond. I understand that family and friends were worried about him going and that some people thought it was a bad idea, but at the same time he was going with a great organization that was going to take proper precautions, and it was one of the safest ways for him to go. I’m just really proud of Blake for going and for being willing to do that. I hope that through this, and through the video that he’s going to produce, that more people will be more concerned about the actual cases there than the threat of cases here stateside.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BLAKE NELSON Nelson was filming Heart to Heart International’s staff who are working to set up an Ebola Treatment Unit that will open later this month. One video he completed has already been shown to donors, and another short documentary he finished he hopes will be offered to news organizations. Though Nelson talked the decision over with his wife and some mentors, the decision to go was relatively easy to make. “Beyond the fact that I trusted Heart to Heart, I also felt being able to serve in this crisis was the culmination of a lot of time and preparation over the past decade,” Nelson said. “If I truly believed that these stories needed to be told, and if I was remotely serious about my Christianity, I had to go.”

FROM EATING, PAGE 1

In Finch, 8.4 percent of women said they had been diagnosed with an eating disorder while 2.5 percent responded the same in Klassen and Hendricks. When surveyed about whether women had ever thrown up or taken laxatives to lose weight, 17 percent of women in Finch responded yes in comparison to 7.2 percent who responded yes in the other two dorms. The final question asked whether students had ever abused working out by working out excessively. In Finch, 25.2 percent responded yes; in the other two dorms, 22 percent said yes. Shaw, a 2013 alumna of PLNU, personally dealt with two instances of extreme eating disorders in her time as a resident assistant (RA) in Goodwin Hall and as an assistant resident director in Finch Hall. She’s also familiar with eating disorders through friends’ past behaviors, of overworking out, extreme dieting, taking laxatives or restricting food to lose weight. RAs are generally the first to help students who are struggling with dis-

ordered eating, but Shaw said ResLife would intervene depending on the severity of the case. In extreme circumstances, Shaw said intervention necessitated hospital visits or the student was asked to withdraw from the university for his or her

health. “My biggest piece of advice is to listen well and be that sort of safety point where they can release their anxieties and explain what’s going on but not to carry it, to let someone in a position higher than you, know what’s

going on,” Shaw said. “And for those struggling with it, I would say that ResLife – your RDs and RAs and Wellness Center, all of Student Development - is really willing to help you here because we want to see you graduate in four years. We want the best for you long term,” said Shaw.

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I would say in my class of 30 there are usually about 10 to 15 girls tha identify themselves as having some sort of eating issue.” -Kris Lambert

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Students in classes and dorms revealed to faculty and staff that they struggle with eating disorders.

In collaboration with the Wellness Center, faculty, staff, ResLife and athletics work together in Student Care Groups, directed by Jeffrey Carr, to help students who are struggling with disordered eating by being mindful of dramatic grade changes, extreme be-

haviors, low energy and loss of focus. Lambert, a psychiatric nurse for about 30-35 years now, led a group with nursing professor Judy Scott in the Wellness Center called ‘Open Doors’ for three years, until the shift in staffing at the Wellness Center in February 2011. She said that 10 to 15 students in that group had eating issues, just like half of her class regularly does. She also said that in her mental health in nursing classes that students tell her they struggle with disorders. “We probably regularly had 1015 gals at any given time. Over half of them had eating issues. Then that also pushes into relationships and everything else,” Lambert said. “I would say in my class of 30, there are usually about 10 to 15 girls that identify themselves as having some sort of eating issue, so it’s really prevalent.” Read next week for more on eating disorders, dietetics and nutrition.

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4 | FEATURES

features

THINK ON THAT

“God looks at us and says, ‘Stop looking at your human solutions’... give what we may see as ordinary in our lives to God.” – Carla Sunberg, Chapel Friday

Wiley and Sons brew Columbian coffee as a new business venture on campus BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

PHOTO COURTESY OF WILEY AND SONS Wiley and Sons is a student-led business that started this summer when Jay Hovis was researching coffee brewing. The pair recently sold their coffee at Lomapalooza.

Wiley and Sons, a coffee roasting business started by two sophomore students in Wiley Hall, is in the business of ordering coffee beans from Colombia, and roasting them in their own dorm. Jay Hovis, a business management and finance major, runs the operation of Wiley and Sons with his partner Thomas Williams, a graphic design major, who handles the creative side of the business. Together, they roast coffee. Wiley and Sons sells their coffee by the pound for $12. They have sold 20 pounds to PLNU students, SustainPLNU and OB Hookah Lounge through word of mouth, Instagram

and taste-testing parties in Wiley. For now, they’re putting all of the profit they make back into the business. Matt Herskowitz, the CFO of Homebrew Startup, an innovation club on campus, referred the pair to Kirstie Hibbard, SustainPLNU’s office assistant and Students for Environmental Action and Awareness club president. “We met up and asked them a few questions to make sure their sourcing and production was in line with [SustainPLNU’s] values,” said Hibbard. “Everyone loved it and we’ll definitely use them again.” Wiley and Sons sold four pounds to SustainPLNU for them to distribute at Lomapalooza. Currently, they are working to get their product out in venues like Musoffee or Created

Space. Randal Schober, associate professor of management and advisor of Homebrew Startup, a club that provides a platform for students of various majors to share ideas and discuss potential problems on campus, knows the students and helped them develop a business plan. “Partnership is a key component of business strategy,” Schober said. “It was a great idea for them to reach out and find partners to distribute their product.” Homebrew Startup meets every other Wednesday to provide a platform for students of various majors to share ideas and discuss potential problems on campus. Hovis and Williams have been SEE WILEY AND SONS, PAGE 8

Wellness Center Marriage class coaches couples on checks student mood healthy communication with depression screening BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

PHOTO BY JAKE HENRY Wellness Center staff hosted depression screenings Wednesday outside the Caf for National Depression Awareness Day.

BY JAKE HENRY STAFF WRITER

Walking up to the depressionscreening booth, students were able to find themselves surrounded with everything from mood rings to time slots with counselors. “We just simply want people to know were here and here to help,” said Laurie S. Floren, Senior Clinician at the Wellness Center. On Nov.12 and Nov.13 Floren did exactly that. She and her co-workers created an engaging way for students to participate in the depression screening held in the living room of the Nicholson and Commons building. From 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. students chose a mood that they identified most with and were then able to glue it on a

poster called “Peace of Mind.” “I chose happy three times, but I still wanted to take the test to see what would happen,” said Scott Stuetzel, a freshman and business major at PLNU. Next, students took a brief questionnaire that consisted of four categories that tested their levels for: depression, mood, trauma and anxiety, and were then directed to counselors who read them their results. “My levels were a bit higher than I expected. I didn’t know how much anxiety I had,” said Joshua Adams, a freshman and broadcast journalism major at PLNU. After being read the results, students were then given the option to come in for counseling. The counseling session would discuss students’ SEE DEPRESSION, PAGE 8

“Marriage is like a really long hike,” said John Wu, the chair of the department of psychology. Wu is the professor of PSY349, Intimate Couples, a course at PLNU that involves skill training and analyzing psychological studies to reduce divorce rates. “We don’t tell students not to go on this hike; we just give them resources to increase their success,” John Wu said. In a random survey of PLNU students, nine out of 12 students said the divorce rate among PLNU students was higher than it actually is. Guesses ranged from 10 percent, all the way to 70 percent. Some students attributed their high guesses to the “Ring by

Springers.” Wu conducted a study and found the divorce rate to be 16 percent among PLNU students. Wu’s class is for married and engaged couples only and has anywhere from six to eight couples each semester. Wu brought the class to PLNU 13 years ago. Kimberly White, formerly Kimberly Miller, is a PLNU alumna who took Wu’s class last semester. She said that topics in this class include developing practical communication techniques, tools for solving conflict, and how to embrace the difference between men and women in marriage and how to deal with past burdens in relationships in a healthy way. White enjoyed the opportunity to gain wisdom by interviewing married couples for her homework assignment. “Being young and single, it’s hard to grasp what marriage is really like

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day in and day out. Dr. Wu does a wonderful job at painting a picture of what marriage is really like,” said White. “He asked us questions like ‘Who is going to sleep on what side of the bed?’ and ‘Whose family are you going to spend Christmas with?’ and ‘How are you going to share your finances?’ Little questions like that really helped [my husband, Dylan White] and I think about what life together was going to look like and helped us prepare by talking about a million different things that we probably wouldn’t have thought to talk about otherwise.” Wu said that he treats Intimate Couples like ballroom dancing class in the sense that talking about it is a pointless way of learning; you have to practice. SEE MARRIAGE CLASS, PAGE 8

“My favorite thing about study abroad is that I have the freedom to hop on a plane and visit a new country with new scenery and a new culture every single weekend. I love visiting a country with an entirely different language and trying to figure out how to get around and communicate with people in a totally foreign setting.” -Connor Voss

PHOTO COURTESY OF CONNOR VOSS Junior Connor Voss is a chemistry major studying in Dublin, Ireland.

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Cycling across the United States:

A mother-daughter journey from Oregon to Virginia

ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIN ANDERSON Anderson and Stuebe, a mother-daughter duo, head downhill along the Oregon coast during their cross-country ride: 4,300 miles from Oregon to Virginia in 90 days. BY MEAGAN CHRISTOPH STAFF WRITER

A long, two-lane highway was blasted with strong headwinds as Erin Anderson, a 2014 alumna, cycled across random broken asphalt in central Wyoming. Anderson was in the middle of a 4,300-mile journey. About two years ago, Anderson’s mom, Miki Stuebe, asked Anderson to cycle cross-country with her. “I was determined to make the trip even if I had to do it solo,” said Stuebe. “I’ve wanted to cycle crosscountry for so long that I no longer remember for sure what the original inspiration was,” says Stuebe. “But when I told Erin that I wanted to cycle cross-country, she blurted, ‘I’ll go!’ almost before I’d finished speaking. Of course, I was thrilled, so then it was a matter of making preparations and biding our time until we were both available.” Anderson has a similar adventurous spirit. “I look up to her a lot as a woman who takes full advantage of life and has done some really cool things in her time,” said Anderson. “She told me about the idea and I jumped on board. Then we started stirring the pot, deciding where and how and when we were going to do it.” Stuebe has cycled for over 30 years and pulled Anderson and her siblings

around in a bike trailer as kids. Even though bikes have always been a part of Anderson’s life, she has biked continually the past few years. “I grew up riding bikes for fun and to get around, but it was nothing serious—it still isn’t serious,” said Anderson. “Bikes are purely fun for me. It wasn’t until I got to San Diego where I found that getting around on bike in the city and to/from campus was easier than getting around by car ... I have never been competitive about it—I just think it’s a great way to get around

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It was fun to show up to field classes and knowthat I rode 1,500 miles to get to them.” -Erin Anderson and it’s fun to go fast without a barrier between you and the air.” Anderson and Stuebe faced some challenges from biking around San Diego to riding across the country. The hardest part was getting through windy days. “It can really get to your head when you’re in the middle of nowhere Wyoming or Kansas, trying to get through a dry, hot wasteland to the next sliver of civilization and a 20 mph

Anderson drew the route in her journal before taking off in Astoria, Oregon.

headwind is making you work three times as hard to get there,” said Anderson. As Anderson and Stuebe biked 80 miles in southern Wyoming and down a two-lane highway they faced some close calls. “We were nearly being sideswiped by oversized-semi loads every two minutes and had a shoulder made of rumble-strip and broken asphalt to ride on,” said Anderson. “My mom and I are both pretty mentally tough, but it’s hard to keep positive in a situation like that. So you just have to put your head down and get through it.” They started their journey after Anderson graduated in 2014, cycling from Oregon to Virginia in 90 days. The two started their journey in May, but didn’t finish until October because they took a six week break from riding, so that Anderson could take field ecology classes at a biological station in northwest Montana in June and July. Anderson was an environmental science major at PLNU. “It was fun to show up to field classes and know that I rode 1,500 miles to get to them,” said Anderson. Their original route spanned 10 states and 4,300 miles. “We ended up crossing into 12 states and riding 4,700 miles. Our route depended a lot on who we wanted to see along the way—we both have friends across the country. So we went

The mother-daughter team camps on the coast in Cape Lookout, Oregon.

to places like Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Bloomington and Indiana that weren’t on that route but were a priority for us.” The pair stayed in fire stations, churches, city parks, hostels, friendsof-friends, stranger’s houses, attics, basements and a couple of motels when they had no camping options or needed a shower. Two years was just the right amount of time for them to find gear and sturdy bikes for their journey. The two learned to be resourceful and to live minimally. The gear they brought was pretty basic and as lightweight as possible: sleeping bags and pads, tent, cook kit, bike parts, spare tubes, clothes and toiletries, warm clothes and rain gear. “I learned how little I need in the way of clothes and possessions,“ said Stuebe. Anderson had done a lot of backpacking before, so she knew what she could get away with. “I always carried a book and a journal and a set of pens, but the hardest part of packing was choosing what clothes to bring for times off the bike,” said Anderson. “One pair of pants, two shirts, one pair of shorts. For three months. Talk about pressure. My closet was essentially a tiny backpack, but it was fantastic. I never had to think about what to wear. Now that I’m back to having a closet I feel like I have way

The pair changes one of four flats in one day in Yellowstone, Montana.

too much stuff.” The long days made the pair thankful for traveling together. “We had each other for company, but there were stretches where we wouldn’t have a real conversation with anyone else for days,” said Anderson. “In some of the country we rode through, there just isn’t anyone out there. It made me grateful looking back at the constant companionship I had at Point Loma. It got lonely out there. I don’t know if I would have been able to do it on my own.” Riding through unknown places and sometimes having to ask for a place to stay at night forced Anderson to open up and be vulnerable. “I learned [Anderson’s] much more mature and wiser in many ways than I was at her age,” said Stuebe. Anderson realized through this trip that she had to be resourceful. The ride challenged her wit and her perception, but she trusted her intuition. “You have to be able to laugh at everything and not get discouraged riding for a week on Kansas’ roads with three turns within 400 miles. You have to be able to talk to anyone, from a toothless local in southern Missouri to a millionaire Colorado banker. It was a wild sort of freedom that is hard to put into words, I guess. But the kindness and willingness of strangers is there. If you ever lose faith in humanity, just get on a bike.”

Anderson and Stuebe rest from the wind on the broad side of a barn near Alexander, Kansas.

2014 Homecoming Nominees Soni Kay | senior

Garrett Gooding | Senior “What is the best prank you’ve ever pulled on a sibling or family member?”

“What is your idea of a perfect date?” “Have you ever seen that video of all the baby pandas playing and sliding down the slide? That would be my perfect date. That would be the best play-date ever!”

“I once vomited on my mother when I was 11 at 4 in the morning on Mother’s Day. I never intended to do this to my mom, so I guess it’s not really a “prank,” but it happened and I’m glad it did. “

Megan Christensen | Senior "What is your favorite spot on campus and why?” “Student Ministry Lounge on the 3rd floor of Nicholson Commons- Here you’ll find me sleeping, munching on a hot-pocket, trying to finish that essay before class, or eavesdropping on secret ASB conversations.”

Maddy Trattles | Sophomore “What’s the worst haircut you’ve ever had?” “When I was younger, my brother, the neighbor and I decided to cut each other’s hair. When we basically cut off all that there was to cut and we couldn’t find anything else, we placed all the extra hair in egg cartons and put it back in the fridge. My mom came home, looked in the fridge, and screamed so loud…. It was family picture day. "

Sean Verbitsky | Freshman

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“My parents chose the name Sean because my dad’s favorite actor was Sean Connery. However, I was originally named Ryan, but they decided to change it. So I was Ryan Verbitsky for like a week. They told my sister I was named Ryan before I came home because at the time it was my name, but when I actually came home my name was Sean so my sister asked them, “What happened to Ryan?”

“For whatev bowl cut. So blonde hair,

Natalie Swift | Senior “Tell us about your favorite piece of clothing and your adventures together.” “My favorite piece of clothing is this big sweatshirt that I took from my Dad’s closet when I was in high school. It is big, black, fleece and a little ratty now. But it has been my comfort ever since I left for college. “

Jeremy Arruda | Senior “What is your idea of a perfect date?” “Where the girl actually shows up! But in all seriousness, early dinner at Pizza Nova, followed by renting some paddleboards or a 2 seater kayak, and cruising around in the bay watching the sunset.”

Paul Thompson | Senior "What is your favorite book?” “Les Miserables. I never would have chose to read it, but my high school English teacher did me a favor when he forced me to. I would have been fine with the abridged version, but you live and learn.”

Abi Smith | Junior "If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?” “If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to Iceland. I must admit that I saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and it sparked my interest. Pictures I have seen from people visiting Iceland enthralled me and I thought it would be a perfect place to go on an adventure."

Ryan Bieber | Junior "What is the best prank you’ve ever pulled on a sibling or family member?” “One day I told my brother I’ve gotten really good at balancing a glass of water on my hand when my palm is facing down on a table. He then, being my younger brother, challenged me. I told him to put both of his palms down on the dining room table while I proceeded to place two full glasses of water over the top of his hands. After doing so I said “See yeah” and casually walk out of the room. He dumped water all over himself before he was able to get off the table!”

Rouse | Sophomore

the worst haircut you’ve ever had?”

ver reason, my mom thought I looked rockin’ in a o through my childhood years with my extremely , a bowl cut was what I was working with. “

Katie Hibbard | Freshman "What is the best prank you’ve ever pulled on a sibling or family member?” “One time I put mayo in my buddies ice-cream! Her facial expressions when she took a bite was priceless.”

GRAPHIC CREATED BY GRACE BAILEY PHOTOS COURTESY OF ASB/FACEBOOK

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Homecoming: Get to know your distinguished alumni PHOTOS COURTESY OF PLNU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Dr. Michael McConnell (‘71)

Rev. Ronald Fay (‘71)

Beryl Pagan (‘84)

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Hovis and Williams attended a Homebrew Startup Club meeting on Wednesday to discuss their ideas for selling coffee their Wiley and Sons coffee on campus. The pair brew the coffee from Wiley Hall. FROM WILEY AND SONS, PAGE 4

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Pasadena College; Ph.D. in molecular biology from Tufts University (1976) Postdoctoral research: McConnell studied Rous sarcoma virus (an oncovirus that causes cancer) at Harvard Medical School. PLNU: McConnell accepted a joint faculty appointment in the biology and chemistry departments. PLNU alumni auxiliary, Research Associates, helped McConnell form the biology summer research program by providing students stipends National recognition: McConnell got PLNU involved in the West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. In the community: McConnell organized PLNU’s Perspectives on Science lecture/dinner series for San Diego County science teachers. Teaching: He has taught nearly 1,100 science majors. Home life: McConnell and his wife, Kathryn (70), celebrated their 43rd anniversary. They have a son Jonathan.

Position: Director of church relations Day-to-day: representative of the university to Nazarene churches, organizer of the annual Pastors and Leaders Conference, key developer of Vacation by the Sea Notables: originator of Nazarene Night at Disneyland School: Fay attended Pasadena College Church: Fay became a youth pastor at Long Beach Bixby Knolls Church of the Nazarene Development: Fay created Project Y.E.S. (Youth Equipped to Serve) which lasted 25 years allowing youth to work with Native Americans in Mexico, New Mexico and Arizona. Program: Fay gave 1,100 computers and other furniture to churches Home life: Fay worked with his wife, Helyn (’72) at PLNU until her death in 2004 from cancer. Fay remarried Carol, “a remarkable person” Retirement: Fay plans to retire to Arizona to be close to his grandchildren.

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in music theory and certificate in computer science from PLNU; masters in library and information science from UCLA Position: Pagan served 20 years at PLNU as an instructional services librarian. Family: Her father, Keith Pagan, served 37 years in PLNU’s music department and her mother taught piano. Other positions: Pagan teaches research sessions, serves as library liaison to three departments on campus and develops web designs. Notables: Pagan served on the WASC Educational Effectiveness Review Task Force II and the steering committee for the San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network. She was also the Association of Christian Librarians volunteer of the year in 2011, president of PLNU MUSICAlumni and church board member at San Diego First Church. Childhood: At 13, she had extensive back surgery. Home life: Pagan recently bought an annual pass to Disneyland which she plans to use often.

friends since freshman year and always talked about starting a business together. Williams said that some of the best business ideas are born in college. “We were always bouncing back and forth ideas with each other, but never came up with anything that stuck,” Williams said. “Then, Jay [Hovis] was researching coffee roasting over the summer for his own personal use and when he got back and told me about it, I was like, ‘Dude, that’s our business idea!’” Hovis and Williams researched different coffee farms to find out which have fair labor. They ended up buying their beans from Huila farms in Colombia, which ships the coffee in three to five days. After they receive the shipment, they take the beans to the kitchen to roast in half-pound increments with a stovetop roaster. While different coffee beans roast for different time periods, Hovis and Williams know how long their batch takes. After slowly and consistently roasting, they take the batch outside Wiley Hall and pour it between two bowls to cool down and get the chaff off. Then, they weigh it, and give their customers the option of grinded or whole beans.

Finally, they package it in coffee bags with their logo on it. Michael Lucero, Wiley and Sons very first customer, claimed that their brew is one of the best he has ever had. “It blows commercial coffee like Starbucks and Peet’s out of the water,” Lucero said. “Wiley and Sons deserves all of the recognition in the world and I endorse it wholeheartedly.” Hovis said they learned about the process of roasting through reading, but trial and error is how they really improved their brew. Schober facilitated this process of getting feedback and modifying accordingly which is considered a ‘feedback loop’ and he says is essential in business. Williams is currently designing Wiley and Sons’ website and Hovis is working on obtaining a business license. In the future, they hope to supply more coffee shops with their beans. “Being successful is all about failing [and moving] forward and learning from your mistakes,” said Schober. “Success takes dedication and passion, so if these guys are really passionate about roasting coffee, they’ll find a way to bring their product to the people.”

FROM MARRIAGE CLASS, PAGE 4

Doug Bowman (‘94)

Brad Strawn (‘88)

Brent Strawn (‘92)

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in graphic communications Design experience: Wired, Google and Twitter His start: Mentus, design firm in San Diego Revamp: Bowman redesigned Wired. com during and after it was acquired by Lycos, the second largest web search engine behind Yahoo at the time which became Spanish media portal, Terra Networks and was the company’s international design liaison. His consulting firm: Stopdesign (2002) Clients: Google, Blogger, Capgemini and Cathay Pacific Airlines Notable: Bowman joined Google fulltime in 2006 as its visual design lead, left Google to become creative director at Twitter and later left to spend more time with his growing family. What he does now: Bowman left Twitter to spend time with family; he speaks at design conferences and events around the world Activities: Bowman is on the board of directors for his daughter’s preschool and continues to advise and serve organizations he believes in. He and his wife, Cam and two daughters enjoy going to Disneyland and traveling as often as they can.

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in psychology from PLNU; master’s degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary (1994); Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Graduate School of Psychology (1996) Calling: Strawn taught at PLNU for 10 years. The big move: Strawn took a job as dean of chapel and vice president for spiritual development at Southern Nazarene University. Ordained: Church of the Nazarene Current teaching: Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California in the graduate school of psychology Notable: Third year as the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology Published: Strawn has co-authored one book, edited two others and written over 40 scholarly articles and book chapters. He has also edited a number of works in the psycho-therapeutic community in integrative journals within his discipline. Practice: Strawn maintains a private practice for individuals and couples. Service: Strawn serves at Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene as a Sunday school teacher. Home life: Strawn and his wife, Suzanne (‘87), recently celebrated their 25th year anniversary. They have two sons: Evan, 16 and Keaton, 14.

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in religion from PLNU; masters in divinity (1995) and a Ph.D. in Old Testament (2001) from Princeton Theological Seminary Church: Strawn grew up in the Church of the Nazarene When he responded to his call to ministry: Fourth grade His start: Strawn taught at Asbury Theological Seminary; Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (current) Ordained elder at: The United Methodist Church (North Georgia Conference) and in the Church of the Nazarene Published: Strawn authored a book, and published over 150 articles and chapters, and edited 20 books to date. His second book will be published next year. His take: CNN’s faith-based news segment “Faces of Faith” (2011) Number of appearances: almost 20 times, reaching millions of viewers His topics: 2011 end-of-the-world warnings, how religious texts can comfort in a tragedy like the Newtown, Connecticut shooting and Bishop Eddie Long’s Torah controversy Home life: Strawn and his wife, Holly Verner Strawn (’92), have three children, Caleb, 18, Annie, 15 and Micah, 7.

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN Wellness Center staff provided posters for students with depression facts and myths. FROM DEPRESSION, PAGE 4

results and give them a chance to enter a contest for mood rings. “We keep no actual record of people who come in to the screening or statistics of depressed students at PLNU, but I would say approximately 70 people came in total to this event we held,” said Floren. National depression screening day takes place every year on Oct. 9th, but Floren says, “We do it later to give students time to settle into college.” “I feel as though depression is relevant in the college aged crowd because many are experiencing real life for the first time,” said Stuetzel. If anyone has any problems with depression, anxiety, trauma, or their mood, Floren encourages students to come into her office, which is located in the Wellness Center. “A lot of people are depressed and don’t even realize it,” said Floren. The Wellness Center will continue to spread awareness Oct. 17th in front of Brown Chapel where they will be raffling off mood rings and giving students another chance to see what the depression screening is all about.

“Sometimes in activities like premarital counseling, they’ll tell you, ‘Communicate better’ but they won’t exactly give you practical ways to do that,” said Wu. Wu has taught at PLNU for 14 years and has been married for 23. Rather than having this class be a ‘Here’s what I do, be like me,’ Wu wants to show students psychological studies and soothing strategies that have the best outcome rates. According to Wu, they focus on soothing strategies because when someone’s partner is activated and their heart rate goes over 100 beats per minute, problems don’t get solved. White said learning The Speaker Learner Technique - a way to communicate and solve conflicts calmly - was a helpful and applicable tool she and her husband learned about in PSY349. “The speaker talks, the listener repeats what they heard, then the listener gets to talk with no interruptions, like a pattern,” said White. “The truth is marriage is hard and sometimes we want to just yell at each other, but this tool helps us keep our conversations calm and loving.” Dr. Wu revealed his formula for a successful marriage in his book, “Dating Well In an Up and Down World:” Marry the right kind of person and then do the right things together. He said we create our soul mates through a lifetime of memories together.

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PLAN YOUR WEEK

First opera of the year premieres in Crill, ‘Cendrillon’

Student on the Radar

BY JONATHAN PICKETT STAFF WRITER

Ensemble cast members dressed as fairies flooded the audience in Crill Auditorium on Point Loma Opera Theater’s opening night of “Cendrillon,” and danced around Cinderella and Prince Charming as they performed their spine-tingling reunion scene. This was Point Loma Opera Theater’s (PLOT) first opera of the year. “Cendrillon,” Jules Massenet’s French romantic comedy based on Cinderella, opened Nov. 12 and ran through Nov. 15 in Crill Performance Hall. This tale of Cinderella and her stepsisters falls under the direction of Jordan Miller, who has performed in musical theater and operetta in many national and regional theaters, and musical director Craig Johnson, PLNU music professor and Los Angeles Times acclaimed actor and singer. Cinderella was double casted and played by seniors Kiana Bell and

Kelsey Kammeraad, a managerial and organizational communication major. Senior Jonathan Lacayo played the prince. PLOT put a unique, modern twist on this classical story. Sophomore music major, McKenna Slack, who played the sassy step sister, Noémie, said they wanted to make this show more relevant since opera is not a common art in pop culture. “We made my character a punky stepsister and we added in some other little funny parts,” said Slack. Miller also said they put more emphasis on the relationship between Cendrillon and the fairy godmother. Christen Home, who played the fairy godmother, played Cendrillon in the PLOT’s 2010 production, so they capitalized on this unique opportunity. “Rather than have the [fairy godmother] simply be a heavenly grandmother-like helper, we expanded her role in the play as divinely omnipotent, encompassing all the characters,

with ‘Cendrillon’ as her mortal counterpart,” said Slack. The ensemble and orchestra flowed together with ease. The ensemble would often leap and dance into the audience and through the rows with enthusiasm as the orchestra provided a brilliant musical context that aided in telling the story and depicted the characters’ emotions in each scene. Because the opera was in French, the hauntingly beautiful subtitles were displayed on the stage’s backdrop in English. “It was evident how hard the cast worked to produce such a beautiful version of Cinderella,” said Melissa Fox, a junior media communications major who attended the show. “The use of the fairies as different props, like the carriage or the bed, was really interesting and inventive, also Kelsey Kammeraad and Jonathan Lacayo [Cinderella and Prince Charming] are so incredibly talented.” Like all intricate shows, the pro-

duction process didn’t come without stress. Miller said that this was an ambitious project from the beginning. The reality of logistics and the brief and scattered rehearsal schedule times were not ideal. “Despite setbacks, the work these all-volunteer performers have put in and are continually putting in vastly outshines performances I’ve seen from professionals in major opera houses,” said Miller. Miller’s favorite part of the show was letting go of the helm and watching the singers take command of the show as a group. “We’ve had remarkable rehearsals where this happened and the performers fully breathed life into their characters,” he said. “As a director, my greatest satisfaction comes from watching the performers own the rich work they have so passionately created.” The next PLOT production will be Handel’s “Messiah” in December and then “Hansel und Gretal” in January.

DANIEL GRADY Year at PLNU: Freshman Major: Media Communication (production) First instrument he ever played: Drums Last song he wrote: “Your Delayed Flight Beats My Hurried Landing” About his song:

“I wrote it about a nice girl that I met who had a positive impact on my life,” Grady said. First performance: The play, “Les Misérables” in the summer of 2013 for Lake Tahoe Players His role: Enjolras, the leader of the Friends of the ABC

PHOTO BY JONATHAN PICKETT The Cindrellon ensemble fairies gather around the fairy godmother, played by Christen Home.

PHOTO BY JONATHAN PICKETT The two stepsisters change wardrobe onstage before going to the ball to impress the prince, Jonathan Lacayo.

BSU ‘90s dance reminisces About his performance: “It was my first performance and I had no experience whatsoever,” said Grady. Something no one knows about Grady: “I competed on the national level for fencing,” said Grady. Sticking to songs for now: “There’s no studio at PLNU, makes it harder to record. It’s really expensive, almost unfeasible to record right now” said Grady. For more info: Instagram@Musicalsurfer PHOTO BY NORELL “MI-LO” LOPEZ Students dance the night away to various ‘90s classics.

PHOTO BY JAKE HENRY Seniors Meaghan Zuttermeisterr Jane Osa, two business administration majors, pose in front of the selfie board with 90’s icons.

Information collected by Jake Henry

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UPCOMING EVENTS

11/18: M. Basketball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills 11/18: W. Basketball @ Cal State Dominguez Hills

11/20-23: W. Volleyball @ NCAA West Regional 11/22: M. Basketball @ University of Mary 11/22: W. Basketball @ University of Mary

PLNU track resurfaced after six years BY LOUIS SCHULER STAFF WRITER

The two month project is set to be completed Jan. 10, said George Latter, vice president of financial affairs.

PHOTO BY MEAGAN CHRISTOPH Construction on PLNU’s track began Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. and is expected to finish Jan. 10.

Resurfacing is underway to repair sinkholes and cracks on on PLNU’s track, the first resurface in six years and approximately $400,000, according to the vice president of financial affairs.

Multiple faculty members reached this decision in April of this year: Athletic Director Ethan Hamilton, Latter and Caye Smith, vice president for student development. Steve Riddle, the assistant athletics

director, is the overseer of the project. He saw the track through three surface installations in his 20 years at PLNU – once in 1994, 2000 and 2008-since its original construction in 1984. Riddle said the track will receive an entirely new surface, unlike past years. “This time, we had to take it down all the way to the asphalt for a couple of reasons,” said Riddle. “The track could no longer support just adding a new layer and secondly, there are some minor sinkhole areas on the track that we needed to address.” Athletic Director Ethan Hamilton said the track needed to be resurfaced to the base level. “Instead of track layers attaching to asphalt, it begins to attach to other layers, creating all sorts of issues,” said Hamilton via email. “We have added layers every six to ten years to keep the track from splintering and crumbling. It helps in avoiding injuries for the multiple users of the track.” Latter said the money to finance the process came from a fund that has been accumulating money used for “overall campus repairs” for over ten years. “We set aside some money from our operating budget each year into a ‘renewal replacement’ fund that helps us pay for major renovations and re-

pairs on campus,” said Latter. “The money for the track project will come from this fund.” The renewal replacement fund is used for other repairs as well. “This fund is expected to be used for significant renovations and replacement, usually buildings,” said Latter. “There are no other specific projects planned for the fund at this time. We also budget money each year for regular, non-major, maintenance and repairs.” The resurfacing came abruptly for senior Hannah Jones, a psychology major and commuter, who has used the track regularly. “It’s an inconvenience. I am distraught. A part of me is gone,” said Jones. “I trained for a marathon on it when I used to run five days a week with two days of rest [on the weekends]. It was also a hangout time to relieve stress and talk with friends.” For junior mid-sprinter Sarah Levesque, the construction has forced her, and the rest of the women’s track and field team, to use the grass field in the middle of the track for training. “Usually on Wednesdays especially we have long running workouts,” said Levesque. “So we definitely need the track. We’ve had to be creative. Like I said today [Wednesday], we did sprints on the grass rather than on the track,

which is good to mix it up I guess, but in the coming months we’re going to need the track as well to measure distances.” Levesque said that there were noticeable parts of the track that needed attention. “There was one dip near the baseball field entrance where the track and field record board is, and another raised area kind of in the same vicinity on the east side of the track,” Levesque said. Jones said the terrain on campus is too “hilly” and “rough,” so she has to run off campus. “Now I’ll have to be running on either Rosecrans or in La Mesa,” said Jones. “I have to find different places to run and think of my safety as well as others.” Thus far, PLNU faculty and staff have not offered alternatives to the track during construction. But Riddle said he would give suggestions if asked. “Where they run is up to them. You could offer so many places; you always want it to be safe,” said Riddle. “And what may be safer to one student, may not be safe for another so I kind of leave it out there...I think that when the project is done, everybody is going to be very happy with the end result.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DANNY BARNTS Construction workers tear out the previous layers of the track down to the asphalt. This is the first time since 1984 that PLNU is completely resurfacing the track.

Women’s soccer cedes late goal to Pomona, ends season BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

The women’s soccer team ended their season Thursday night at Cal State L.A. after losing 3-2 to the No. 3 seed Cal Poly Pomona in the last 20 seconds. This also marked the final game for seniors Lupe Herrera, Natalie Swift and Claire Mathews. And though the game ended with a loss, the Herrera reflects on the game with positive thoughts. “I couldn’t be more proud of the girls,” said senior goalkeeper Lupe Herrera. Despite scoring two equalizers in

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the 40th and 51st minute by juniors

“It was an incredible year... Brought home the PacWest championship and you can’t take that away from the girls” -Tim Hall Amanda Mitchell and Tara Kracy, the Sea Lions were unable to run the clock down at the end of the game to maintain the tie. The Broncos scored in the 90th

minute off a ball that was not properly cleared out of the 18-yard box. They capitalized on the opportunity by dribbling around the keeper and putting the ball in the back of the net to take the lead 3-2. With 20 seconds left on the clock, the Sea Lions sent everyone forward but it was not be enough to level the score a third time. Head Coach Tim Hall said the game was a hard battle, but one that Cal Poly Pomona fought harder for in the end. “It was a good, strong, hard college game,” said Hall. “Our girls sold it all and I’m proud of them, but Pomona just came our harder in the last SEE SOCCER, PAGE 11

PHOTO BY KENDALL BOSHART Junior Amanda Mitchell celebrates after scoring the first goal in PLNU PacWest Conference postseason history.

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Athletes give up vacation, class time to compete BY KENDALL BOSHART STAFF WRITER

The 11 teams on campus and over 200 student-athletes that make up PLNU athletics miss more than just school days for their sport. In addition to missing class time, athletes also give up vacation time. Nearly four months combined in the case of the men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and baseball teams. While other students go home to see friends and family, athletes often have to stay on campus to practice or play games, especially if they qualify for postseason play. That is exactly the case with women’s soccer, whose win against Holy Names two weeks ago earned them the PacWest Conference Champions title. Though they did not move on in the regional tournament over the weekend, they have already had to miss time for their sport. Freshman women’s soccer player Morgan Pearce has had her first experience with missing vacations along with school time and said it’s harder than she thought to balance everything. “So far, I have had to give up two weeks of my summer [and] fall break,” said Pearce. “It has been harder than I thought to manage soccer and school. There’s definitely a lot of long nights of homework after practicing, not to mention being tired from 6 a.m. practices.” Pearce is also a Northern CaliFROM SOCCER, PAGE 10

20 minutes when it counted.” Despite the result of the game, the Sea Lions still made a mark on PLNU history this season. They were the first team in PLNU history to become PacWest Conference Champions. Mitchell was the first to score in Pacific West Conference postseason history. The team earned PacWest honors as well, with sophomore Ariel Oriarte, senior Claire Mathews and freshman Sami Swanson named All PacWest Goalie of the Year, Defender of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively. “It was an incredible year,” said Hall. “Brought home the PacWest championship and you can’t take that away from the girls…they earned it.” Swift ends her soccer career after scoring multiple goals for the Sea Lions after transferring in her junior year. She explained that despite the loss, she’s very proud of the showing PLNU gave in the PacWest and during the game. “I’m so proud of the girls and the way we bounced back and stayed high energy,” said Swift. “Honestly, I thought we were going to win because we were just playing so well.” For Swift, ending the season was hard, but she was able to look beyond the statistics. “It was just an emotional game with a lot of ups and downs,” said Swift. “I still love [this team] and I’m glad that the things we take away from soccer are so much more than winning or losing. I know it’s cheesy but I just hope that God was glorified.” The women’s team will have time off until spring semester. They will start up spring practices and a fitness regiment in February.

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fornia native and as a result, does not have as convenient opportunity to go home during the few breaks she gets. “Since I live too far to go home on the weekends, I haven’t been home since the beginning of August. Whereas most people I know have spent time at home with their families…but in the end I have a great team to hang out with so it evens out.” Men’s basketball player Trevor Pe-

terson is also a Northern California native and regrets that he is not able to go home as easily as some of his teammates. Men’s basketball gives up time during Thanksgiving and Christmas, and part of their Spring Break if they make it to the postseason. “Our season is the only sport here that takes up both semesters with practice and games,” said Peterson. “I’m only home for a couple days at

Thanksgiving and about seven days for Christmas. The most difficult thing about it for me is not being able to just drive home.” Despite being away from home, student-athletes continue to play and balance school with a very high success rate. Even student-athletes from Southern California, like baseball player Michael Randel, said missing vacation is

just a necessary part of the sport. “For me [vacation is] just a time where I get to concentrate on baseball and not have to think about school at all,” said Randel. “I gave that [vacation] all up when I made the commitment to play college baseball and I would make that choice again if I had the opportunity.”

Men’s basketball take Western Oregon, 64-54

PHOTOS BY KENDALL BOSHART Foward Zach Burnham (above left) goes up for a dunk against Western Oregon University. Andy Avgi (top left) spots up for a jumper as Burnham defends. Guards Marek Klassen (top right) and Randall Jackson (bottom right) drive against Western Oregon University defenders.

LAST WEEK In PLNU’s exhibition opener against San Diego State University, PLNU forward Judd Welfringer committed a flagrant foul on SDSU’s Matt Shrigley during a breakaway dunk,

causing a minor fracture in Shrigley’s left elbow. It has been reported by the San Diego Union Tribune that neigher Shrigley nor Steve Fisher-SDSU’s head coach-harbor ill feelings toward PLNU’s head coach Bill Carr or Welfringer.

Carr said that Welfringer’s foul was non-intentional in nature. “Any coach will tell you, the intent of an exhibition game is to get a workout and get out of there before anybody gets hurt,” Carr said in a statement released by Danny Barnts.

“That’s why I have a sick feeling in my stomach. We all feel bad.” Check out video of the foul on lomabeat.com.

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Missed Connection: W4M (Caf Lane) BY KAYLIE PULLIN CONTRIBUTOR

I’m looking for a guy who was wearing a garish plaid flannel on Tuesday, November 11th. You attempted to get my attention by whistling at me and using the smooth line, “How’s it goin’?” You were standing with a buddy and you were wearing sunglasses that looked like Ray Bans, but were probably just those plastic ones from a gas station or something. Since I don’t think my dramatic eye roll was enough, I thought that calling you out this way was a better idea. Think of this as my dating profile for you. In the words of Jessica Day, “I hope you like feminist rants, ‘cause that’s kinda my thing.” First off, I want to address the fact that you not only catcalled me, but you commented on my body. You leaned over to your friend (who was nearly identical to you, but then again you’re both white guys) and said, “She’s skinny.” Despite being so impressed by how observational you are, I can’t help but be disgusted that you thought it would be cute to (loudly) comment

on a fe-male’s body. As much as Caf Lane resembles one, it is not a catwalk for you and your friends to stand and judge every female that crosses your

lives. Based off your attempt to get my attention, it seemed as though you liked my outward appearance, despite

SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE Fox News featured Hollaback’s viral video of a woman walking NYC and gettting catcalls from men. Hollaback works to end street harrassment.

gaze. We’re on our way to class, work, or home, and are not okay with you verbally expressing anything you think about our flawless vessels. You must live under a rock (or watch a lot of Fox News) if you still think that women are even slightly flattered by catcalling. I know, it’s alarming, how could women hate loud displays of attention from males? But you should know that we have come to a point in time where we females are no longer accepting the constant berating of patriarchy during our daily

not knowing anything about me. Here are a few tidbits: I hope you love au naturel because I don’t shave (and no, not just in November). This skinny body you commented on used to heavy weight lift and at one point could have deadlifted your body weight. And, although it’s an unusual trait for females, I am confident: I am confident in my interests, my work, my beliefs and I think I am the funniest freaking person on the planet- I highly encourage other women to feel the same.

Most importantly, I love fighting for woman’s rights. I am a radical feminist (different from a liberal feminist; look us up, we’re much scarier)––but not for just myself. I preach feminism because I want other females––especially my own future (like, way future) daughter––to live peacefully amongst the easily ego-wounded male species. I want females to be able to see themselves as undeniable, powerful goddesses who cannot be brought down by the thoughts, words and trivial opinions of men. But I also want women to stop doing the same to one another and instead become part of a sisterhood, lifting each other up, rather than tearing down. Hopefully by now you aren’t proving my point by thinking nasty thoughts about me (“Ew, gross, body hair, ugh!”, “Omg man hater!”, “A confident female? Oh no, get her away!”), but instead are recognizing your mistake and deciding to never, ever catcall a female again. After all, for all you know I could’ve been a crazy axe murderer. Pullin is a senior writing major, a yogini and a lover of holistic health.

Let tomorrow come

Short Story: The Fall

BY MICHAEL LAMBERT

BY DANIE L NEWMAN

CONTRIBUTOR

Once the sun’s warm glow has receded from our vision and the ever-cycling moon has come from the horizon, a phenomenon takes place belittled by our narrow sense of time. Across the earth at every hour, light pushes on with ceaseless power and tomorrow creeps around the planet, thus becoming today.

There he is again, sitting in my shade on this still fall afternoon. Is it really him? Or is it another brownhaired man? It’s so hard to tell, they all look the same to me from so up high. He seems peaceful today. Last time he was pacing back and forth running a rut in the fresh soil. He was here in the spring last time. It has been a long time. Long time for him, too long for me. I’m not sure how much longer my days here will last. I was very small and naive when he first showed up, his brown-hair disheveled, his shirt half tucked into his trousers and his face contorted in deep thought. Now my sight is broken, chewed away by the natural process of life. I can hardly make out the expression on his face this time although I feel that it is sad. Not long ago, some men wearing yellow hats came underneath us and installed an odd wood seat that I’ve heard others call a “bench.” It was a windy day when the bench was put in and many of us fell onto the men with yellow hats only to be crushed by their big feet. That was after the man had first arrived. This time he looked at the bench, chuckled and then sat down on it. I wondered what he was laughing at. The man’s laugh was heartwarming but sorrowful for he went back to being silent and staring at the ground. After a time he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small rectangular object that produced a fake light, a light that was painful to look at. I had to look away the entire time that he held it in his hand. We could hear footsteps but they weren’t the footsteps I was used to of the men who had come before. These were different, a different kind.

Existence takes one step forward. It is up to you to follow. You have a chance to rise as new, or, in the past, you can choose to wallow. Tomorrow is an opportunity, a gift from mother Earth herself. It brings a sense of purity, it can lift the weight of yesterday somehow. So let it; don’t try to carry what’s been done. It will pile up quick and become far more complex. And then even when tomorrow comes, you’ll still be tied down. Perhaps that’s why some wish tomorrow would delay, so that they might untangle themselves first. Or maybe, in their tomorrow, they predict only struggle or sorrow. But to them, and also to those who cling to the high of a happy today, I say do not put it off. Accept, cherish it. If tomorrow never came we wouldn’t be “living to fight another day.” And it will come with or without your consent. Come, wash us clean universe; We have much more left to carry. Lambert is a sophomore engineering major. He is on the soccer team and likes playing the guitar and backpacking.

PHOTO BY KATIE CALLAHAN

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No, I had heard them before, I’d heard them back in the spring before the rain came. The man stood up and greeted the woman with a hug. Her high heels stopped click-clacking when she took a step off of the pavement and onto the warm earth into the man’s embrace. I didn’t need to see their expressions to know they were happy and not sad after all. I felt a joy, a gladness rise up in my soul that made me shut out everything else. I let go when I felt a strong breeze coming in for it was my time to go. Without saying goodbye, I let go and let the breeze take hold of me, guiding me on my way down. It was a peaceful tumult as the wind whisked me hither and thither causing me to float forwards and backwards in a graceful scattered pattern till I rested on the wood bench. I looked up at the tree and saw that it was nearly bare and all my friends were no longer there. I wondered what had happened to the man and the woman who I had felt such a bond to many seasons ago. I knew in that moment that I would have liked to say goodbye to everyone and that I would like to see the brown-haired man and the woman in high heels who made the man happy. I wanted to greet them and thank them for the happiness that they had given me but I couldn’t see them. There was one thing, however, I could see. Even though I was brown and riddled with holes I could still make out the inscription “There should be a bench here—” and instead of a signature there was a sparkling object which glittered in the sunlight. Freshman Daniel Newman was inspired to write this story by a bench in his hometown, Livermore, CA. Undeclared, he hopes writing will guide his career path. He has been writing since age 10.

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