Mars Hill Newspaper Vol 20 Issue 1

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TREVOR MCMAHAN managing editor

LUCAS KOEHN visual editor

Dust to dust

DAVID PUNNAMMANNIL

DARBY ARENS

LARISSA TENORIO

HEIDI RENNERT

photo editor

web editor

MATT RUBULIAK

advertising & finance manager

MARS’ HILL

Mars’ Hill is a student publication of Trinity Western University, floated with funds raised by the Student Association. Mars’ Hill seeks to be a professional and relevant student publication, reflecting and challenging the TWU community, while intentionally addressing local, national and international issues.

layout editor

chief copy editor

SIDSEL RICHMOND illustration editor

MISSION TO MARS

The mission of Mars’ Hill, as the official student newspaper of Trinity Western University, is to inform and entertain its readers, cultivate awareness of issues concerning the TWU community and provide a forum for purposeful, constructive discussion among its members in accordance with the Community Covenant, Statement of Faith, and Core Values of the University.

STUDENT MEDIA ADVISOR Loranne Brown

SPECIAL THANKS

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While preparing for this first issue with the theme of “origins” in mind, I was reminded of a particular memory. Last year, while leading a Sunday school class of five- and six-year-olds, I asked the question, “Does anyone know what God made us from?”

A particularly confident young man in the back, sporting a SpongeBob tee and a bowl cut, yelled back: “Dirt and eyeballs!”

And I suppose he’d be mostly correct. “All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return” (Ecclesiastes 3:20).

I spent a lot of time in the dirt and dust this summer. As a nanny in Italy to a one-year-old and three-year-old, many of my days were spent kneeling on the pebbles of playground beds and walking barefoot on the soil of their grandparent’s farm fields; I wore holes in my socks and blistered my toes from all our adventures. Far from home and the EDITORIAL POLICY

Mars’ Hill encourages submissions and letters to the Editor. Mars’ Hill reserves the right to edit submissions for style, brevity and compatibility with the Mission, Statement of Faith, the Community Community Covenant, and the Core Values of the University.

Anonymous authorship of any material may be granted at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Opinions expressed in Mars’ Hill belong to the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial board, Trinity Western University, its officials or its Student Association.

comforts of familiarity, I threw myself into entanglement with this new family of mine.

Most of my time was spent with Angie, the one-year-old, while her sister was at school.

It was a privilege to be a part of her first year of life. Over the course of the summer, I witnessed her first word, was there for her playground achievements, and ran alongside her as she chased her butterflies. When I cross her path in years to come, as I know I surely will, I’ll be able to look back and remember those delicate hours before her sleep when I bathed her in the large sink and kissed her before bed. Thinking of all the love that surrounds that one girl, I wonder about my own beginnings: the dirt I played in, the sand I wasn’t supposed to eat, the snuggles I received from strangers, the imaginative stories I lived in at playtime.

Drawn up from the dust to have life breathed into our nostrils; it’s one of the first stories in the Bible but perhaps one of the ones we soonest forget. I find myself dwelling less on the life breathed into me and more on the times when I’ve had the

CONTRIBUTORS Noah Reich Keenan Klassen Johnny Janzen Amy Reese Graham Boldt Amy Casali Brian Garries Emily Garrison Sarah Gregory MacKenzie Johnson Jordan Klassen Claire Peister Nick Ranowitzky Blair Whitmarsh Chris Smith

Kat Grabowski for the team photos

What is your name? “D…D…David” –David Grypma

breath booted out by the ruddy heels of life kicking on past me.

Forgetful of the fabric of my origins, I sometimes feel adrift and unanchored. Being a part of another human being’s origins this summer was one of the most beautiful experiences I could have had. Her origins reminded me of my own and how sacred those beginnings were.

Regardless of where you’re at this year, whether it’s your first or fifth, I hope you’re reminded of your origins—where you’ve been that’s led you to this place today. May you be reminded of the ones who documented those early days to share with you when you got older. May you share the stories that were shared with you. Remember what it was like to burn the back of your legs on the hot metal slide or who it was that pulled out your first sliver.

There will surely be times over the course of this semester where you’ll get the breath kicked out of you but that’s okay. Getting the breath kicked out of you is a great way to get you back to where you started: knees down on the dusty ground in anticipation of the gush of air to come.

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september 23, 2015

A vision for excellence

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MADELINE GALLARD

Dr. Myron Penner assumes FHSS Deanship

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“We’re a large academic unit within Trinity, with a number of different departments and programs,” says the affable Dr. Myron Penner (Ph.D Philosophy) of Trinity’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS).

Circumstantially, it is a daunting statement for him to make: as of August 15th, Penner assumed the Deanship of the FHSS, taking over for Dr. Bob Burkinshaw, who served 18 years in the role.

Indeed, Penner’s assessment may scarcely scratch the surface, as he now oversees eight departments, which include approximately 35 full-time faculty, as well as 30 part-time instructors. The faculty’s sheer enormity is further emphasized in that it is difficult to enumerate the students within the FHSS, as so many of its courses are taken as core or electives.

It is fair to say, then, that the role of FHSS Dean requires knowledge of the departments outside of the Dean’s own—in this case, philosophy—to best serve their needs. To this end, Penner explains, “I think a big role that Deans have—at least in

the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences—is relating to department chairs, who lead various aspects of the program.” This fundamental understanding, Penner allows, is a “big part of [his] learning curve.” and will take time within the job to begin fully formulating.

Though only six days into the job at the time of this writing, one cannot say that Dr. Penner is unprepared to serve departments beyond his own area of expertise. Dr. Robynne Healey comments, “Scholars like Dr. Penner are taking advantage of new opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary work that addresses fundamental questions for Christians,” specifically noting Penner’s participation, this past summer, in a month long seminar at Oxford with the intent of exploring intersections between humanities and science. Penner himself refers to his experience as “a newly minted Ph.D” into the gradual process of getting tenure and promotion, in his hopes to “engage faculty and know what that’s like, and try to

strategize with them in their own journey in the profession.”

Specific experience Penner holds, notably, is chairing the Faculty Association, which led him to sit on several different “leadership councils and commit tees, including the Board of Governors,” which he sees as having expanded his understanding of university administrative processes, and introduced him to several senior leaders within the university.

The Deanship requires a certain kind of prudence: not only to fairly and equally divide a “finite pool of resources,” but also, as Penner affirms, “hearing from the faculty and area coordinators of what excellence looks like in [FHSS disciplines.]” This achievement of excellence, it seems, underscores Penner’s vision for his own Deanship; however, it begins with a steady learning process. “By the early new year, at the latest, I want to start developing a set of priorities for us in the FHSS, based on the information I’m gathering and, collaboratively, thinking through what to emphasize,” Penner notes. These priorities will guide the faculty considerably, as Penner has assumed the Deanship at a particularly pivotal

time in the overhaul of the Core Curriculum, which head of Senate Dr. Robynne Healey—having personally overseen the Core review process—describes as a “time of great possibility and opportunity.”

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Your professors care about you, they love you...

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Moving forward, Penner views his new position with great optimism and enthusiasm. “One of the things I’m mostly looking forward to in my job is to be a resource, an encourager, and a cheerleader to faculty, and let them know this is a place where they can dream big, and aspire to great things in their profession.

One of the things I really think is true is that our students are wellserved when faculty are energized by their own discipline,” Penner affirms. In a similar vein, Penner had affirming words for the students of FHSS: “Your professors care about you, they love you, they want to see you succeed as a whole person, and they’re going to work you hard,” he says.

Working in the opportune moment

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The poster read Kairos in careful, flowing script. I stopped and looked at it, smiling politely at the young man attending the booth. I tried not to look too baffled, but I had no idea what Kairos was; what did the word even mean?

Should I know already? Thankfully, before my desperate attempts at deduction could fail me completely, the young man introduced himself as Joel and offered an explanation. “We’re a new ministry,” he said, his hands tucked in the pockets of his hoodie. “All types of artists are welcome here, and we’re gonna do outreach with art.”

Seemed simple enough, even if it was a slightly vague description.

And hey, I was into a bunch of different arts, so why not? I jotted down my email to get more info. I’ve been with the group ever since.

At our first meeting, I learned what the cryptic name meant.

“We named the group Kairos because it means ‘the opportune moment,’” Jodi said. She was the leader of the group in our first year—a charming, curly-haired violinist with a passion for serving people and loving God with her art. She e x -

plained that when the artist is creating, he or she is in their kairos: their opportune moment, the time when they are best able to express what means most to them. So, for the Christian artist, their work becomes an ideal

vehicle for them to glorify God, and a way to connect with other people.

Over the last three years, Kairos has worked towards fulfilling the original vision of being a multi-arts outreach, using everything from visual arts to music to writing and more to love God and love people well.

Our members come from a broad range of artistic expressions and levels of experience, united by a passion for their craft and for serving others.

Kairos’s ministry is as diverse as its artists, serving both the campus and the community. We’ve taken on several projects over the years, such as renovating the Douglas prayer room back in 2013. Our usual outreach, though, involves partnering with other ministries and hosting art nights. In the past, we’ve partnered with ministries like

Rahab and Youth Extreme, as well as hosted coffee shops on and off campus to raise funds for various causes.

This year, Kairos will continue to partner with TWU ministries, work on ongoing projects, and look into new ways we can use

What is your name? “Adriel Carey” -David Punnamannil

the arts to reach out to others in our community.

If you’re an artist—in whatever capacity that may be—and you’re passionate about using your art as an outreach, we would be happy to get to know you! Contact Sarah Gregory to get more information on Kairos and how you can be involved.

Email: sarah.gregory@mytwu.ca Phone/text: 778-245-6344

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september 23, 2015

Get out the vote

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REGISTER

You can’t vote if you’re not registered. Fortunately, this isn’t hard to do. You can register online at Elections.ca. (You can also register when you go vote, but registering online will save you time.) To register, you need to be a Canadian citizen over the age of 18.

On October 19th, Canadians will head to the polls to elect a new federal government. For the majority of Trinity’s population, this is the first time that they will be able to vote in a federal election. It’s both a new and overwhelming experience. But, it’s also when citizens have the greatest opportunity to make their voice heard in government. In light of that, here are the steps to take so that come election day, you can cast your vote with confidence.

PICK YOUR RIDING Marking down your address is important when you register, because it lets Elections Canada know what riding you can vote in.

But what if you live on campus?

Fortunately, we have the privilege of choice. You can choose to vote in your hometown riding, or you can vote in Langley-Aldergrove, in which Trinity resides. You can only pick one, though, so make sure that your address in Election Canada’s database reflects that choice.

HOW CAN I VOTE? There are four ways you can vote. The first is simple: go vote on election day, which is Monday, October 19th. After you have registered, you will get a voter identification card in the mail, telling you where you need to go to go and vote. You’ll get there, prove your identity and address, and vote! The card also tells you where you can go for advance voting, which takes place over the Thanksgiving long weekend.

Third, you can vote by special ballot at the local Elections Canada office. In Langley-Aldergrove, the office is located at 20381 66th Ave; the volunteers there will guide you in filling out and submitting your special ballot. Finally, you can also apply through Elections.ca for a special ballot to be mailed to you. You fill out the ballot and then mail it back, but keep in mind it has to get back to Ottawa before Election Day, so your application needs to reach Ottawa by October 13.

WHAT DO I NEED WHEN I GO VOTE? When you vote, or when you apply for a mail-in ballot, you need to prove your identity and your address. If your driver’s license or provincial ID has an address that matches your registered riding, that’s fine. Otherwise, you’re going to need to bring two pieces of identification. Your name must be on both of them, and one of them must have your address that matches your registered address. Elections.ca has a long list of examples of what you could bring. If you live on campus, one option you could use is a Letter of Confirmation of Residence. This form, also available from Elections.ca, confirms that you live on campus. It must be signed by the Associate Provost Sheldon Loeppky, so if you want to use this option, bring a copy to the Housing Office. They will pass it on for him to sign. Just make sure you get it back!

EDUCATE YOURSELF “When you are voting,” says Dr. Paul Rowe, of the Political Studies department, “keep in mind the primary responsibilities of the federal government. These lie in the fields of foreign policy, national defence, federal taxes, Canada-First Nations relations, administration of the Canada Health Act, justice and the criminal code, fisheries, and the environment.”

Think about what issues matter to you, and see which parties are the most similar in approach.

Every major party has their policies and election platforms listed on their website. There are also non-partisan websites that can help you decide who to vote for.

Vote Compass and I Side With are questionnaires that you can take to help determine where you fall on the political spectrum.

Pollenize compares the key messages of the major parties, while FactsCan serves as an independent fact checker for all the claims made on the campaign trail.

Finally, if you are still wondering whether you should vote, consider this statistic by Elections Canada: only 38.8% of those aged 18-24 voted in the last election. “Tragically, student populations tend to show some of the lowest turnouts in Canadian elections,” Dr. Rowe laments.

“Let’s make TWU an exception to this trend!”

Man found in river

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A rainy river tubing trip rapidly changed into a rescue mission on Monday, August 31, as a group of TWU students encountered a man lying unresponsive in a shallow area of the South Alouette River.

The students, members of the Mars’ Hill student newspaper team, were floating down the river from Davidson’s Pool to Horseman’s Park as part of a Student Leader Orientation week teambonding activity.

After floating downriver for half an hour, four of the team members passed a man sitting upright in a shallow, rocky area near the south bank of the river. A few minutes later, the remaining three team members, separated from the group, floated by to see the same man lying on his side in the river, hypothermic and covered in bruises. Editor-In-Chief MacK-

enzie Cameron and News Editor Madeline Gallard sought help on opposite banks of the river while Managing Editor Trevor McMahan remained with the man.

Several minutes later, Cameron returned to the scene with a construction worker, named Adrian, who was building a house extension nearby. Gallard used Adrian’s phone to call 911 while Adrian attempted to get some sort of response from the man.

Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Wigmore, who had advantageously abstained from tubing, appeared on the opposite side of the river soon after, immediately electing to cross the river to aid the still unresponsive man.

Emergency services arrived several minutes later, and the students were soon released from the scene.

The man from the river was hospitalized and allowed to return home that same day. However frightening the situation may have been, the Mars’ Hill team is tremendously grateful to have been tubing in the rain that day as to be able to help this man.

What is your name? “David Punnamannil” –Adriel Carey

Budget Breakdown 2015/16

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Answering the question: where does your $65 student fee go?

Collectively, the incoming 20142015 TWUSA, Pillar, & Mars’ Hill are excited and enthusiastic about creating another year of unforgettable memories on our campus.

Making TWU’s student body our priority, we are all committed to appropriately spending this year’s fiscal amount to fulfill our vision for the year.

MARS’ HILL The Mars’ Hill seeks to be a professional and relevant student publication, reflecting and challenging the TWU community.

PRINTING: This total reflects the costs of printing 12 issues throughout the year.

STIPENDS: Each position on Mars’ Hill receives a leadership grant, in the form of a stipend, to compensate the workload and commitment each individual displays during the production of the high-quality biweekly newspaper.

PILLAR $15.37

MARS’ HILL $11.66

TWUSA $36.27

SPECIAL INITIATIVES $1.70

PILLAR

TWUSA

Pillar exists to document and memorialize the student experience at Trinity Western University. Primarily focused on designing the yearbook, it also actively collects content for the Pillar Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The Trinity Western University Student Association exists for three core reasons: Events, Services, and Advocacy. Its mission is to promote maturing and active commitment to Jesus Christ among its members; challenging one another spiritually, socially, and intellectually; providing individuals with opportunities for involvement; and positively impacting the life of the University and the community at large.

PUBLICATION COSTS: This represents the cost of printing approximately 1300 Pillar Yearbooks that are distributed at TWUSA’s annual year end BBQ. CAPITAL: Made up of camera equipment, office equipment and furnishings, and computer software.

EQUIPMENT UPGRADES: Allocated to fund office equipment and furnishing upgrades.

ADMINISTRATION: This includes stationery, supplies, ACP membership, and retreats.

ADMINISTRATION: These funds are intended to cover all the background costs required for successful production. Such costs include basic and necessary supplies for the office, retreats, and contributor incentives.

STIPENDS: Each position on Pillar receives a leadership grant, in the form of a stipend, to build and sustain the quality of work that Pillar produces each year.

STIPENDS: TWUSA consists of 19 paid leadership positions that can be summarized into 3 groups: executive, elected reps, and appointed positions. Each council member receives a leadership grant, in the form of a stipend, to help each individual further their educational endeavour at Trinity Western University.

STUDENT RELATIONS: This department is responsible for all the communication needs of TWUSA. Additionally, its funds are allocated for small scale creative events that are specifically tailored to building community among undergraduate students.

FACULTY REPS: In addition to advocating for students in their faculties, the faculty representatives each have their own budgets designed to promote community within their schools. They host events, bring in speakers, and promote faculty clubs.

PRINTING $2.67

ADMINISTRATION $1.65

STIPENDS $6.34

STIPENDS $4.46 PUBLICATION COSTS $9.99

EQUIPMENT UPGRADES $1.65

ADMINISTRATION $0.51 EQUIPMENT $0.41

SPECIAL INITIATIVES

It is commonly said by students that TWU has been a beneficial and transformative experience. As a result, the special initiatives budget exists to recognize students by a means of giving back to our University. Working together, TWUSA, Pillar, and Mars’ Hill will use these allocated funds to host fundraising events and provide donations to support the school.

THE CUBE: As a result of the shockingly high price of textbooks, TWUSA has established the CUBE to help students buy and sell their books at affordable prices.

EVENTS: This budget has been established to give students the opportunity to engage in the community, foster positive relationships, and create an overall sense of school spirit and pride through special, organized events.

FACULTY REPS $1.81 STUDENT RELATIONS $0.73 THE CUBE $0.73 PROPOSALS $1.81

What is your name? “Do I have to do this?” – Graham Gibson

ADMINISTRATION $6.89

EVENTS $8.34

STIPENDS $15.96

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september 23, 2015

Welcome to academy

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Hello, friends! Welcome to the Mars’ Hill Academy section. If you’re reading this, congratula-

tions on venturing into the inner reaches of our quaint publication.

It’s good to have you here.

My name is Cam, and I am the Editor of this unique section!

Academy is something of a miniature thought catalogue imbedded within the pages of the Mars’ Hill. We engage questions of theology, philosophy, science, psy-

chology, and the list goes on. This year, my goal for the Academy section is to fuel healthy dialogue between diverse voices through well-written, well-informed, and relevant articles and essays.

This section thrives on ideas.

We all have ideas and we all have ideas that we deeply care about.

My hope is that you will be in-

CAM THIESSEN

spired to respond, stirred to ask questions, and pushed to engage with ideas presented by students from different majors, cultural backgrounds, and religious affiliations. It is here that we will also be discussing and engaging academic events and seminars going on around TWU. If you have any inquiries,

Dead sea scrolls institute Welcoming a fresh face

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Andrew Perrin first met TWU’s Dead Sea Scrolls gurus at a guest Lecture at Rocky Mountain College in Calgary, AB, where he was doing his undergrad studies in Theology and the Bible.

From there, he began his journey as a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, deciding to attend TWU for a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies in which he dedicated most of his efforts to DSS work with the Canada Research Chair team. I had the unique opportunity this week to interview Dr. Perrin about his new position and discuss his story and his love for the Scrolls.

As an alumnus of Trinity Western University, Perrin has a unique advantage. “When I step into that undergrad classroom,” begins Perrin, sitting comfortably at his desk in the

office once occupied by his predecessor, Martin Abegg, “I feel like I already have a connection because I’m an alumni of this university, and that was so central to my own personal and professional development.” Having studied under some of the same professors as current Biblical Studies students, Perrin represents a generational bridge in DSS Studies. “[Flint and Abegg] started off as my teachers, they became my mentors, then my colleagues and now I consider them both my good friends,” says Perrin of the pair, famous among the world of Biblical scholarship.

“What that says to me is that the work we’re doing in Dead Sea Scrolls here at Trinity isn’t just about a generation; it’s not even about one or two smart, gifted, and talented scholars. The position I’m stepping into really signals that we now have a heritage of Scrolls scholarship at TWU,” beams Perrin. “This is part of who we are. Our ongoing work makes a long-term investment in both the academy and the church.”

Indeed, the Scrolls are a priceless treasure to the many diverse groups within Judaism and Christianity. “The scrolls are the

earliest place we can look to tell the story of how the Biblical text came together,” declares Perrin. “That’s hugely important, because the Bible matters. And if the Bible matters as much as we say it does, then we need to pause for a second and think about where it came from.”

Not only are the Scrolls the source of our oldest Old Testament manuscripts, their nonbiblical texts also provide a great picture of the stage which was set for the emergence of the New Testament. Although the majority of the Scrolls predate the birth of Jesus by a century or two, they provide an invaluable perspective on the various Jewish groups and beliefs that made up the religious landscape into which Jesus was born, lived, and died.

“The connection,” says Perrin, “is a common background. We need to remember that all of these groups, whether Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, or Early Christians, are all coming out of a common cultural context. The more we can recover that common basis, the more we can understand their world and the earliest chapter in our Christian story.”

What is your name? “Carly…What’s this?...Is that the question?” –Carley Bogress

would like to write an article, or would like to respond to something you’ve read, please do not hesitate to contact me at Cameron.thiessen@mytwu.ca!

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I AM NICK

Embracing the future

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When Mars Hill asked me to write an “I am Nick” article, I was excited. I’ve always wanted to write something for my wonderful peers here at Trinity Western University, so there was no way I would pass on this opportunity. There was a bit of a problem, though: I had absolutely no clue what I’d be writing about. I mean, I knew it’d be about myself, my life, and my experiences, but what message would I share? What applicable wisdom could I impart onto the lives of others by using my own life as an example? So, here I am, writing about something I know very well: uncertainty.

Uncertainty is an ugly monkey that climbs onto the backs of every university student and constantly makes its presence known each time we ask ourselves important life questions such as “what direction should my life take?” or “is this the path that I should pursue?” And maybe not every student has uncertainty as to which direction to take, but even those

who are certain of what career they want to enter aren’t always certain that they’ll be successful or even able to find a job in that field. The reality is this: every single person has to deal with uncertainty about b i g life

your time and weigh your options.

It’s ok to be in your last year of

university and not know exactly where you’re going. It’s ok to feel like you need to switch your major, or change the direction your life is taking. I’m not going to sugarcoat it—it’s not exactly a huge advantage to be

unsure about w h e r e you’re going.

But seriously, don’t feel like you have to move forward at everyone else’s pace. Take it

decisions.

And you know what? It’s ok to be uncertain about a big thing like your future. It’s ok to take

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from someone who started university at the age of twenty-one during the middle of the school year.

The truth is that I wanted to go to university as soon as I graduated high school, but God decided that I would start later and made it so that I couldn’t enroll anywhere. As a result of this unforeseen break, I was forced to really think about where and what I would study, and now that I look back, I’m glad that things happened the way they did. It’s true, I started a bit later than most other students, but if I hadn’t gone through the things that I did before starting school, I wouldn’t have made wise decisions. My life would have gone in a completely different direction. I probably would’ve chosen a college based on its tuition cost and a career based on how much it paid, so I definitely wouldn’t have chosen to go to Trinity to study to be a pastor. I thank God that I had more time to choose the direction of my life.

So what am I trying to say with all of this? What’s my message?

This: If you’re uncertain about your direction in life, make sure you’re taking your time to find out who you are and who God made you to become.

Gender studies café

Bringing stories of missing indigenous women close to home

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On Thursday, September 17, the Gender Studies Café presented “Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women: Stories, Not Statistics,” in order to bring awareness to First Nations women in Canada who have fallen through the cracks of society because of sexual abuse and violence. Ernie Cray, the night’s keynote speaker, is a distinguished member of the Halkomelem tribe and traveling spokesman for Indigenous people groups across Canada.

Cray shared his personal experience of loss regarding sexual violence and encouraged audience

members to consider what their role might be in combating sexual injustice within Canada today. He boldly charged students and faculty of Trinity Western to take action in the name of our faith, calling us to uphold the values of love, service, and justice we profess as Christians.

Dance troupe Butterflies in Spirit attended the Café as well, with other members of their nations, to represent through song and dance the spirits of their missing and murdered family members. Lorelei Williams, founder of the organization, spoke about her four direct family members that were victimized through sexual violence. Each dancer wore the image of their lost ones on their shirts. “Butterflies in Spirit” gives a voice to all Indigenous women who have

been taken and abused by sex offenders. Lorelei Williams and Ernie Cray shared their ultimate goal to start a national inquiry for investigating the missing and murdered indigenous women, since more are disappearing daily without a trace. Their hope is to see restorative programs implemented for suffering women and families, as well as preventative measures taken to ensure Aboriginal women and children are no longer vulnerable to abuse.

I was amazed to see the strength and dignity with which Lorelei stood before the audience and told her story, despite knowing that many may never understand or care for all she has experienced.

Hearts in the audience were broken for the emptiness and agony suffered each day by hundreds of women and families and for the

violent, irreversible deaths that cast utter darkness over the lives of those affected.

Cray countered the common argument that these women put themselves in situations that tempt sexual assault, and she went on to explain ways in which society should take responsibility for its underprivileged members, rather than victim blaming them.

In many ways, this misconception is similar to the societal view of the Downtown East Side and the trap it has become for the women and families living there. Many presuppose that these people have chosen to be lazy and unemployed, but, in reality, lack of resources, mental illness, and rejection by family members keep them trapped and vulnerable to attack. As Christians, we should seek to humanize the statistics

What is your name? “Mitch” –Mitch Hemerling

by recognizing that each of these hurting people, whether an indigenous person recovering from sexual abuse, or a homeless person in the Downtown East Side, is a child of God, just like us. When we find connections between ours and others’ stories, our hearts further align with God’s.

It is important to be aware that our society perpetuates the situations in which these people suffer. Truly loving them requires more than just a handout or an “I’m sorry;” it means forming relationships with them, taking a stance on social issues, and raising awareness for their situation.

We must not content ourselves with neutrality. The issue of missing indigenous women is closer to home than we often realize; may we be the ears to hear and the eyes to see.

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september 23, 2015

Abiogenesis: from the dust

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Evolution. A frightening word, one might say; a theory potent enough to strike fear into the hearts of Christians around the globe. If this was your thought process, then I have good news: it may not be as scary as you originally thought.

Boiled down, evolution describes the phenomenon that life seems to change over time. What is sometimes overlooked, however, is that this term presupposes some unit of life. In other words, evolution seems to assume the existence of an entity which possesses traits vessential to

survival, having the ability to pass on these traits to successive generations through reproduction. The frightful topic

of ultimate life origins then, in this definition, is left untouched.

One such area of thought (and scarce experimentation) that may fill this void is that of Abiogenesis, defined as the emergence of life from non-living matter. This theory is often portrayed as a soup of pre-organic matter which, over time and the right conditions, miraculously produces the first biological molecule on the path to higher life forms. The actual transition from inorganic to living, however, remains a largely unknown and hypothetical realm.

One of the major obstacles of this process seems to be a “chicken and egg” problem.

For the sake of argument, define DNA as the informational unit of all life and think of the

proteins that it codes for as the functional units. The DNA stores the information about making

the proteins, which function to make more DNA, which makes more proteins and… you begin to see the problem here. Both qualities have to exist simultaneously for life to exist as we know it.

As a way to combat this, some of the best thinkers in this area have conjured what is known as the RNA World Hypothesis.

Sparing you some of the details, this idea effectively fuses the chicken with the egg by claiming that an early Earth birthed life by the presence of molecules, formally called ribonucleic acids, which not only self-replicate but inherently store information within their structure.

The idea behind this is that, in the context of an inorganic soup of molecules, ones that are able to somehow replicate or synthesize clones of themselves are more likely to survive, leading to a sort of molecular selection.

Taking a step back, we can begin to ask the tough questions. If the research were to continue in this area to a point where a more concrete theory arose, would that warrant the mass abandoning of Faith altogether? I don’t believe so. If life started from a jumble of molecules in a primordial soup, is that not at least equally spectacu-

lar as supernaturally “snapping” the first life forms into existence?

In this model, God may not be the one to repeatedly interfere as He sees fit throughout a sequence of events, but rather be the ultimate cause of all events. To better picture this idea, consider the incredibly fine-tuned conditions of the planet on which we live.

Our distance to the star in which we orbit, the composition of the atmosphere, and the abundance of water are just three of the necessary conditions for life to thrive; these phenomena taken

together constitute a narrow “green belt” wherein life has the highest prob-

ability to generate de novo. If we call these eventual Earth-like outcomes E (collectively), then an omniscient Creator could possibly begin the universe with initial conditions U, knowing that U would necessarily and eventually give rise to E. Considering the complexities identified earlier, we begin to see that this is no easy task.

It is amazing to consider that, in this realm of thought, some extremely fine-tuned but restrictively basic physical foundations of the universe somehow could have led to life forms intelligent enough to ponder the very path in question. With these ideas in mind, my challenge to you is this: For Christians, is it really in our best interests to shy away from tough questions regarding origins or resort to simplified answers for them? I would implore you to instead take pride in the refreshing perspective Christianity can offer. Certainly, the question of “Who” is important to us when discussing the origins of life; however, it may be that the questions of “how” could become the most exciting future endeavors to come, and we need not be left out of the discussion.

Coding innovation Learning the language of the future

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The software industry is one that is burgeoning with potential for innovation, creativity, and opportunity. As a student in TWU’s computer science program, there are many opportunities to work in innovative fields and startups. A

software engineering class I took here gave me a stepping stone into this creative industry.

Walking into the job interview at Kobelt Development was the first step into a summer of discovery and fascination. Coming from a background of construction work, it was exciting to finally work in my field of study.

What I didn’t understand then was how truly passionate I would become about the development of software. A lot of people think of software as “cold” code that just makes computers work, but there’s a lot more to it than that.

Writing software is about thinking through what it means to be human. Everyone has day-

to-day problems, relational issues, and aspects of life that trip them up. Good software development is the process of understanding how people and their problems work so that we can write code to help make lives better. Code is the new language that is defining the way the 21st century will progress. This idea is ingrained in the company culture at Kobelt, whose company statement of faith begins with the mantra, “that technology should be a positive influence on the people of this planet.”

Throughout the summer, we worked on a project called All I Wish Is (alliwishis.com), which intends to do exactly that. The expres-

sion of love in our culture often occurs through the giving of a simple gift, yet oftentimes we get hung up on not knowing what gift to give to our loved ones. All I Wish Is is a social network where people can make lists of wishes, and friends can easily grant the wishes of others through stores like Amazon, Chapters, and hundreds more.

Pouring so much effort into one project over a series of months really proved to me how deeply software developers care for people: painstakingly going over details of typography, logic, and connecting with suppliers, all to provide a free product that better allows people to connect. Be-

What is your name? “This is a napkin” –Hannah Hall

ing an intern at a small company was a blessing in itself because it allowed me to interact with and learn in a team of other caring developers.

It is so easy as students to fall into a short-term mindset where the next exam or paper is the only goal. This experience proved to me that our investment in our studies does have the potential to lead into fascinating career paths where we can help build a better world. In transitioning from the academic life to the workplace, it is rewarding to be equipped with the tools and language of future innovation: an understanding of humanity, and code.

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CHRISTINE

MARIO

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“I’m fine with wearing blue for the rest of my life”

“I want to be a unicorn”

“Earth is the best place ever”

“I love swing sets”

“I clean houses professionally”

“Please refer to my business card”

“I’m from Austria”

“My style is a mixture of culture and academics”

What is your name? “Andrew. I’m about to play FIFA” –Andrew Dejong

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“Dolphins are my favourite”

“Watch me breathe fire and tell me I’m not a dragon”

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What is it that you like so much about your university? What qualities make it a place where you’d actually enjoy working even after your initial four years of agony? Why do you want to get involved? These are the kinds of questions I’ve received from friends of mine who attend universities other than Trinity Western – not to make the classic and crude dichotomy between the “TWU students” and “everybody else,” but there’s undoubtedly something distinct about the attitude of many who attend this place.

The university, at its origin, is a Christian invention; it was formed by students taking action on their desires to be educated in Christian doctrine. The univer-

sity’s beginning wasn’t manifested by a faculty, an administration, or by a board of governors.

No – the University, the original Christian Liberal Arts University, was student built, student run, and student composed. Historian Charles Homer Haskins writes, “The [original] university was ‘built of men’…

The university itself was fundamentally a society of students.” The original student quite literally owned it and ran the university.

Contrast the original intent of a university with the majority of post-secondary education institutions in North America today—universities have become a business, and the student—a customer. Learning has become a transaction with the students caring little for participation in the grander picture.

Having made their tuition payments, their satisfaction lies in getting the degree they’ve “bought.”

Yet the thing is, when it

What is your name? “Nicholas Cage” –Joey Schweitzer

comes to Trinity Western, if all you wanted was the degree, you wouldn’t be here – you don’t pay this kind of tuition for a degree that you could have gotten for 1/3 the cost somewhere else. So why are you here?

To that question (which gets asked far too often during O-week) one might talk about the campus life, the long-time friends that are made, or the extracurriculars available to students. While I agree those are all amazing things that make Trinity Western the school that it is, the community on campus is not an entity unto itself. Hear me clearly here: it has its origin in something unique to this school, something that makes your education far more than a transaction. It is something that preserves the original intent of Christian Liberal Arts Education: Student Participation.

At Trinity, students take part in what happens here. There are

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the obvious means of participation such as student leadership, TWUSA positions, Resident Assistants, Collegium Assistants, etc.

But participation as a student, the kind of participation that founded the Christian Liberal Arts University, is something of which student leadership is a product, not a definition. True student participation is not limited to (though definitely includes) student leadership at TWU. Participation ranges from writing an article for a student newspaper to painting a canvas for display in RNT. It can be as simple as sharing in an event on campus or as elaborate as being the Editor in Chief of a Yearbook team.

Part of the beauty of the student experience at TWU is the multitude of ways in which one can participate in this university. Simply caring about the direction that TWU goes and acting on that – that itself is participatory.

And “participation” is where TWUSA’s purpose in the school comes alive.

If the Christian Liberal Arts University is “fundamentally a society of students” then the Student Association—not merely those who represent the student association (such as myself) but those who are members (every student at TWU)— must be what defines the university.

Last year the “We Are” vision was taken on by the Student Association as a means of uniting the university. While uniting students is an honourable agenda, what made it even more significant was that its birth came from students who cared about their university.

“We Are” wasn’t some initiative forced on the students by the university, but rather was quite the opposite – it became a brand engrained to the university by the students.

And this is where “We Are” becomes about more than uniting us. At

Trinity, the students are the make-up of what is special about this place and that is defined by how we participate in and take responsibility for the university.

I want to encourage you to be a contributor in what is happening this year. Participate in this community in your own way; but please, do not be an observer; do not live your university experience through other people’s contributions.

You have the opportunity to make this experience far more than the product of education.

I encourage you not to make your experience here a transaction, but to fully immerse yourself, fully participate in, Trinity Western University. When we fully participate, it is students like us that comprise the university and The Student that defines what it is. We are what make up the very fabric of this place. We are TWU.

What is your name? “My name?” -Eli Schweitzer

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september 23, 2015 inspired by

[spaces] WELCOME TO [SPACES] LITERARY JOURNAL

Trinity Western University’s literary journal [spaces] provides TWU students, alumni, and staff with a space where we might freely address and reflect on the spaces in which we reside, and the [spaces] which we seek. It is a space where we creatively contend with the spaces in which we find ourselves, lose ourselves, the spaces that draw us back

into the familiar, or send us along a tangent into the unknown—and the liminal spaces in-between. Here we engage the transient and the eternal, the orthodox but also the heretical, through the creation and appreciation of art. [spaces] began in 2006 as a collaborative effort between TWU’s many-splendored disciplines. The journal is

And the waters grew rough - Christopher Smith

student-run and supervised

by TWU English faculty and professional writers. [spaces] produces one print journal annually. In March, [spaces] hosts a launch party in Fort Langley to mark the release of the journal, inviting the TWU and outer communities to celebrate with us.

This year, [spaces] is entering its tenth anniversary,

and the Mars’ Hill is kindly collaborating with us to celebrate the achievements of TWU writers and artists by republishing some of the finest works from the last nine volumes.

[spaces] is currently accepting submissions!

We invite you to submit poetry, short stories, essays, dramatic works, artwork, and photography for publication.

The Francophone - Emily Garrison

The Heart and the Head

The robin bundles tight inside the nest, while on a humid wind, the sounds of broken boughs bring the Hart unrest.

The Hart makes known his fear as round the tree he stomps. He beats sense to crest the tree and speak to a fowl brain, “Ground yourself in reason! Take flight! The rest have fled, yet to this nest you’re bound.”

And still the robin sits, calm as the crucifix, red bib rising and falling steady as the dawn breaks and still she stays. “It is a trick the Hart plays with me. Poor Hart, has the sense since left your mind?” she chides.

And bundles tighter, deaf to stalwart cries.

Graham Boldt ([spaces] vol. 8)

SUBMIT YOUR PROSE, POETRY, DRAMA, ARTWORK, AND PHOTOGRAPHY TO SPACESLITERARYJOURNAL@GMAIL.COM BY NOVEMBER 5, 2015 What is your name? “I’m about to start eating people” –Sarah Williams

The theme for the tenth volume “recurrence.” The submission deadline is November 5.

For more information and specific criteria for submitting, please visit www. twuspaces.com.

Conclusion - Amy Casali

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OBVIOUS CHILD

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is the life behind the characters.

Slate plays a young woman— Donna Stern, an acting school graduate, currently working in a Jewish bookstore while making her way through stand-up comedy gigs in dive-bars. Her father feeds her spaghetti and affirms her individuality while her overprotective and business professor mother keeps applying for jobs in Donna’s name in hopes that she will move away from the poverty line, not closer to it. Donna falls in love with an Ivy-Leaguetype at one of her stand-up gigs, named Max, played by Jake Lacy.

It just so happens that Donna’s newfound love, Max, is a student of her mother’s.

Between the irony of their connection and the sudden shift in future with the expectance of a baby, Robespierre writes an irreverent romance that makes the viewer re-think objectivity.

This movie stands out for how ingeniously funny it is: Slate incorporates her own wit and charm into her character while delivering some applause-worthy

jokes, such as her description of women’s underpants, women who wear clogs, and herself, “[t]he menorah on top of the Christmas tree that lights on fire.” We live in an age where the majority of comedy film centres around improvisation. Most times it bores the audience, but, in cases like Bridesmaids, it has the potential to have audiences cackling. The genius behind Obvious Child is Robespierre’s beautiful screenplay. From there, the actors form their characters and improvise if need be, not the other way around.

Robespierre creates characters that are able to interact authentically with tough but common issues. This is the springboard from which Slate jumps with awkward honesty and realistic life humour. Robespierre’s plot is simple, yet delivers a dose of reality and giggles that make the viewer reexamine how necessary humor is to survival.

In essence, Obvious Child is smart, brave, redemptive, and downright funny.

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Humor can be one of our most overlooked coping mechnisms.

House of dosas

A culinary review

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Tucked away in an East Vancouver corner resides a little piece of India: House of Dosas. Between the cricket games playing on the TV and Indian flags donned on the walls, it becomes clear, as you walk in, why the MetroVancouver area has gained such a reputation for being multi-cultural. The biggest claim to the fame for this family-owned and operated restaurant is, as the title suggests, the dosas themselves.

Dosas are native to the Tamal region of India. Food Historian K.T. Achaya suggests dosas have been included in the local peoples’ diets since the first century A.D. It’s no joking around when someone says a dosa is massive.

Created from a rice-based dough, these giant “rolls” are cooked similarly to crepes. The pan for dosas, however, is of a uniquely massive size. Best way to tackle a dosa? Fold it in half. Thanks

to Dave Punnamanil, we learned that no one attempts to eat a dosa in its full rolled up glory. Make use of the coconut chutney served on the side. If it’s your first time at House of Dosas, we recommend the Paper Dosa: a good introduction into the world of this peculiar delicacy. If you’re looking to be a little adventurous, try one of their imported beers from India or a Mango Lassi (similar to a mango smoothie).

What is your name? “Anonymous” -Kreg Lonneberg

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In January 2014, Jenny Slate, best known for her mini-series Marcel the Shell-with-Shoes, was featured in her self-produced indie-film: Obvious Child. Amidst the storm of hipster-life escapist films (usually a result of the Sundance Film Festival) and comedies that don’t actually make people laugh, Slate is able to incorporate realism, questions of redemption, and originally stunning humor into her strikingly hilarious film, written and directed by Gillian Robespierre.

The premise of the film is simple: Girl falls in l o v e with guy, Girl gets pregnant with guy’s baby, Girl hates guy, Girl loves guy.

At first glance this movie might seem anachronistic, but what sets Obvious Child apart from 2007’s Juno and Knocked-Up

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In person: david squires

An intimate interview

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David Squires (Ph.D) is the current Dean of the School of the Arts, Media and Culture.

Between teaching Music History and Composition to students or leading students on the Arts and Culture (IDIS) travel study through London and Paris, Squires is a prominent voice in the presence of arts on campus.

His personal love of theology and its natural expression in the arts is clear in lectures and one-on-one conversations. Squires was the coordinator of the former Worship Studies minor. His love for arts, as a medium of worship, is evident walking into his office decorated with a piano, compositions in the works, and books upon books.

You can find Squires at many of the student gatherings from across the Theatre, Art + Design, Music, and Media + Communications departments. As Squires’

final year as Dean approaches, I had the opportunity to peer into his world for an afternoon.

Can you reflect on your decision to return to teaching after being the Dean of SAMC for 10 years?

DS: Well, I’ve been here since 1981, and I started out as a teacher. Teaching was really my first love and then I became the interim dean after some time.

When the search opened up, I threw my hat in the ring to become Dean. I’ve been the Dean for ten years now, and I am just thinking about what I want the next ten years to look like, and it’s just time to go back to teaching.

When was the moment you fell in love with the arts?

DS: I would have to say it has a lot to do with my childhood.

I grew up with classical music always playing in the house, as my mom was an elementary school music teacher. My dad played the stereo (chuckles), but he also sang in church choir. There was always music in the house, and as I grew up it affected me so much that when I was deciding what I

wanted to do with my life I knew the arts had to be part of it.

How would you say the arts have affected you?

DS: That’s a great question. I would have to say that the arts have affected me because they point to God. Humans were created in God’s image and our creativity is a reflection of that image. God’s creativity is central to His ability to dream up things that have never been; to speak them into existence is artistry. God is an artist and, although we use earthly things and create art with notes and colour, human creativity shows God’s image in us.

Why do the arts struggle to receive support?

DS: I think that people don’t understand what I was talking about previously. Everyone wants art to contribute something or contribute to the economy. Art is part of who we are, but society sees the arts as really quite frivolous.

What barriers do you think the

church has to becoming more “artspositive”?

DS: Hmm. I think the church sees the arts as being merely instrumental. You could also use the word “pragmatism,” but I mean instrumental in the sense that the arts only serve to teach theology or evangelise in the church. Art isn’t appreciated for its beauty within the church, but artists communicate truth through beauty. So I would have to say that’s the biggest one, but I also think that the church has a very small scope of what truth is.

There are some conservative evangelicals who get really uptight when someone swears onstage, just as an example. What we don’t understand is sometimes we need the darkness to see the light. That doesn’t mean we should revel in it, but, by contrast, it shows us the light and the victory of the light and the hope of the light that is in Jesus Christ.

What could this campus do to become more “arts-positive”?

DS: To use your term, “artspositive,” I think that it revolves around relationship. If people

What is your name? “Brandon” –Brandon Bustard

said to each other, “Hey have you seen so-and-so’s work recently?” or “Have you been up to the President’s Gallery lately?” and encouraged friends and other artists to take time to value the art we have on campus, people would start to get invested and engaged in what’s going on here.

As Angela Konrad likes to say, “Word of mouth is the best publicity.” So, by encouraging engagement with the arts in our relationships, we can start to make them a more prominent part of our lives on campus.

Do you have any advice for budding artists?

DS: I would have to say . . . find your own voice. I think the artist’s favourite phrase is “what if.” “What if I use that colour?”

“What if I make this gesture?”

“What if I make that sound?”

Asking “what if ” encourages us to explore. It opens us up to a better understanding of human beings, what it means to be creative, and ultimately shows us even more about who God is to each of us.

That’s my advice: know your own voice and know Him.

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Faith and evolution

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A counter-cultural match

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Throughout history, there have been many times where science and faith seem to be in conflict with one another. One of the more famous of these instances is Galileo’s conflict with the church, where he declared that the sun was at the centre of the solar system, not the earth. This assertion caused quite a stir in the church at the time. Galileo was ordered to refrain from teaching heliocentric views. These views led to him being suspected of heresy and put under house arrest until his death. Eventually, the church came to terms with the evidence for heliocentrism and approved the view that everything rotated around the sun and not the earth.

While Galileo is well known for his work in astronomy, we must

remember that he was also a Christian. Luke 10:27 reminds believers that “[y]ou shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.” For Galileo, “mind” was an important facet of this verse as he studied God’s creation and engaged in worship with his mind.

In 1859, Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species was published, which detailed his observations and arguments for evolution. Response to his work by the church was initially mixed with both acceptance and dismissal. It wasn’t until later, when books by John Draper and Andrew White emerged detailing theories that science and faith were in conflict, did tension arise over evolution. The popularization of this view alienated Christianity from the scientific world, thereby creating much of the tension between faith and science today.

When I tell people (outside of

TWU) that I’m pursuing a science degree at TWU, I am often met with surprise and the question of the possibility of such a thing. At the core of that reaction is often the idea that Christians reject modern scientific theories—most notably evolution— because of the presumption that they’re in conflict; however, many Christian scientists have a hard time understanding that conflict, because science, and the study of the physical, is at the core of their love and worship of God. Much evidence exists that supports the theory of evolution in biology. Furthermore, this theory is crucial for the basis of studying any part of biology as a whole. So how can I, as a Christian, mix the importance of evolution in my studies with the central source of infallible truth in my faith?

The first thing to realize is that evolution doesn’t say anything about how things began or who created them. It doesn’t compromise or dispute that God is the creator. In fact, because God is the

creator, we as Christians should view creation as a revelation of God complementary with scripture. As such, it is more appropriate to view the Genesis account of creation as one revealing God as the creator. Through the study of His creation, we gain insight into the tools that God used to create.

When viewed as such, this discussion slowly changes from one of a tension between science and faith to one of interpretation of God’s truth found both in His Word and His creation. It is the pursuit of God’s truth in creation and his word in which we can love Him with our minds. Considering and accepting evolutionary theory isn’t a compromise for Christian belief and values, but rather opens a door for Christians to engage and love God with their minds through science.

The biggest mistake that we have made is to make simple conclusions based on our fallible interpretations of scripture and superficial observations of the natural world. We make these

simple decisions because they are easy and don’t require much extra thought. In contrast, we should

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Considering and accepting evolutionary theory isn’t a compromise for Christian belief and values, but rather opens a door for Christians to engage and love God with their minds through science.

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be looking at complex subjects such as evolution and faith carefully and with a heart intent on pursuing truth. It becomes less about compromising our values or beliefs and more about understanding the truth of God’s word and creation.

sotrinitybarbie Fell asleep studying in the sun and then

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woke up. Thought it was a dream. No, it's better. I'm

around my sister and brothers and praise our loving

at TWU. #wearetwu #sleepingincreation #overworked

father! This is the stuff that gives me life. #chapel

#loveit #soblessed

#worship #wearetwu #love #ponytail #womanofgod sotrinitybarbie Studying in God’s creation... could I ask for anything better? #no #jesus #creation #beachblondeforgod #raybans

What is your name? “Is that the question?” –Isaac Wuerch

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KATIE MARYSCHUK

Definition Origins and athletics

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What do you think of when you combine the words “origins” and “athletics?” What draws me the most when connecting those two words is the idea of how we play sports and how our own origins define and affect how we play.

Our origins can have a huge effect on the games that we play.

Athletes make their way through high schools all around the world and define the sport at that level.

Those same athletes then proceed into the world and use what they

Katie’s Manifesto: Athletic or not, you are welcome here. Sports and the world of movement affect all of us in some shape or form whether we realize it or not. These are pages to explore ideas and connections that tie us together, including those that are athletically blessed and knowledgeable and those that are not. There is much to be said for controversies, movements, news, and updates; however, I want to know what makes you stir athletically. What makes you passionate about sport? Let’s hear it.

have learned in school to either continue influencing the game that they are still playing, or they utilize those lessons in life in general. Depending on the area in which you grew up, or the style of a game that you played as a child, you will most likely carry those origins with you for the rest of your life. I instantly think of basketball and how each player is an individual force among a team that plays together. I can only imagine that a player develops their own style and carries that with them when they play, no matter which sport. If a player plays aggressively simply because that is the way that they were taught, new rules and regulations can be created as a result of their style to ensure game safety and

fairness. The same goes for any sport; when new and upcoming players make their debut and play a different style of game that their teammates or opposition plays, people can get upset.

Our origins can be very different than that of our opponents.

Take, for example, Canadian decathlete Damian Warner and American decathlete Ashton Eaton. Damian grew up playing football for part of high school, and rarely, if ever, had role models and track starts showing him how to compete. He was slightly apathetic, and couldn’t care less about track and field until two highschool teachers took interest in him. He eventually attended the University of Toronto and competed there. Ashton, on the other

hand, grew up in an affluent town in Oregon and learned from a young age what it meant to be competitive. By the time he was in high school, he had earned a black belt and was signed over to one of the country’s most prominent track and field programs at the University of Oregon. Both men have made it to the world stage and won numerous accolades, including a Pan Am games gold (Warner) and a world record (Eaton). Both had different upbringings, yet both have still managed to make it to the same level. You can draw your own conclusions.

However, even though our origins can affect the game that we play and how we play it, we can

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Beware the “Freshman 15”

I am sure you have heard of the infamous “Freshman 15.” It is critical for you to know that it is not a fable or some kind of mysterious legend from the past. No! The university lifestyle can quickly grab you and take you to a place that you never intended or believed possible. Weight gain during the university years is certainly not limited to freshmen, but it is common when we get too busy to forget our personal health. Stay committed to good eating habits and start a regular exercise program.

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Utilize the Library

I have had third- and fourth-year-students tell me they don’t know where the TWU library is. Don’t be one of those people. Of course you can access the library online but it is also a great place to study, read, and work quietly with others in a study room. Go to the library and check it out.

Take advantage of a great place and make the library your “hang out” place instead of losing hour after hour in the cafeteria.

No Waitin’ and No Chasin’

I don’t give a lot of dating advice, but here is one piece of advice: don’t spend your time at TWU waiting for Mr. Right or wondering if you will ever meet Mrs. Right.

Devoting your TWU years to chasing your future spouse may seem like a noble idea, but it can be a real time waster. Sure, enjoy your TWU experience and meet as many people as you can, but don’t waste your time trying to get a date or finding someone to marry. Have fun and commit yourself to being the best student and person that you can be.

also look at it from this angle: our origins do not define us, athletes or not. Philippians 3:14 talks about how forgetting the past and pressing on towards Christ is the ultimate goal. It is important to acknowledge our origins, because that is where we have come from and perhaps is what has moulded us into the people that we are today.

I want to strongly encourage you this year at TWU, as people, as athletes, as majors of all different departments, to see how our pasts have shaped who we are, but also to press on towards the prize to which Christ calls you.

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Your Mission: Be a Student

If you worked this past summer, it is likely that you had specific work hours. Fulltime jobs expect that you work consistent hours, often totalling 40-50 hours a week.

Remember that your job at school is to be a student. Being a student requires the same full-time commitment of a regular job. Try waking up in the morning and doing a 9 to 5 shift at school where you attend class, research, and study for the entire “work day.”

End procrastination by committing yourself to the full-time job of being a student.

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Dress for Success

Have you ever seen a construction worker without his tool belt? A lifeguard without his whistle? Of course not. University is about preparing for a career and to becoming an effective, contributing member of society. Start now by dressing in a manner that shows that you respect yourself. I am not talking about wearing a suit or fancy dress to class; rather I am talking about wearing a nice shirt, decent pants, a skirt, etc. Would you go to a job interview in sweat pants and a backwards ball cap? I hope not. So why come to class that way? Step it up, just a bit, and you will be amazed at how confident you feel when you enter that classroom.

What is your name? “Joey Kroll the Great and Powerful” –Joey Kroll

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Imagine this: your children come home from a weekend football tournament with only participation awards. Do you congratulate them and celebrate their good efforts, or do you take their awards away and encourage them to try to win next time? For James Harrison, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, there was no first option. In mid-August, he posted a photo to his Instagram account showing two mid-size trophies that his kids presented to him when he arrived home one evening.

On first instinct, one might think, “A father showing off his kids’ trophies. How nice.” Another thought might be, “Okay, cool looking trophies, but what is the big deal?” Harrison went on to comment on the photo: “I came home to find out my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! . . .[They] will be given back until they earn a REAL trophy.” He stated that he believes in raising his two young boys to become men who understand what it means to earn

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something and work hard. His sons are six and eight.

Is Harrison being too harsh?

All children react differently. One six year old may bawl his eyes out in this situation. Another may brush it off and continue with his day as if nothing happened. Size, gender, and age can also play a huge role in how a kid reacts, and they may feel intimidated, discouraged, or even emotionally small if something is taken away from them. A six-year-old is going to react differently than a fourteen-year-old because they simply have different maturities and accept the award in different ways.

Perhaps how children are raised also plays into this problem. We can assume that Harrison, who has been playing professional football since 2002, is living a fairly handsome lifestyle. If he is well off, and if he provides for his children, then do his children carry with them a different concept of what items are worth? Unfortunately, we don’t know his sons’ reactions to their trophies, neither at the time of receiving, nor at the time they were taken away. We can imagine that any six- or eightyear-old would be ecstatic

about receiving any award. Think back to when you were that age.

If you are raised with a “win” attitude, do you forget every other aspect of sport, including fun, participation, and friendship? If you are a participator, will you be destined to go far and succeed with a drive?

So, is Harrison considered a morale crusher? On one hand, he may be encouraging his kids to do their best with everything, and perhaps his idea of how to do that is to eliminate the slightest possibility of them accepting anything other than winning. On the other hand, it can be said that children are fragile human beings, both in the physical sense and the emotional sense. If his plan backfires,

or repeats of anything. I love the people I do it with, and I would never change that, but I would for sure change some of the workouts.

Richardson and myself started last spring. It’s run on the basic idea that if everyone in our hometown of Nanaimo donated one dollar we could raise $100,000, which would go a long way in our community. Over the four months of summer we managed to spread the word to a large number of people and raise over $8000.

What made you want to start your sport in the first place?

AD: I started my sport because most of my friends were in track and field. I wanted to be able to hang out with them after school.

In the beginning, I was often discouraged, because I came last in every single race, but my friends kept me coming back time after time.

How do you think TWU facilitates athletic interactions?

AD: TWU does a great job of facilitating athletic interactions. We have so many events on campus with which to get involved. There are many opportunities for athletes to meet other athletes, as well as with the great Spartan community. One of the most amazing things I enjoy as a TWU student is spending time with my dorm (Northwest).

What would you change about your sport if you could?

AD: I would make it easier to practice for it. I would make it so we didn’t have to do any long runs

Tell us about the “Takes a Dollar” campaign that you started last year alongside your roommate?

AD: Takes a Dollar is a fundraiser that my roommate Wes

Upcoming sporting dates

How do you find integrating your faith and sport?

AD: Integrating my faith and my sport has been an amazing experience. Being in the environment at TWU is absolutely amazing, and being able to express my faith and pray with my team is so enriching. Gathering as a group before our races and praying to God, and just being able to run for His glory, has been an incredible experience.

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he is left with two very distraught and discouraged sons.

The key point that some argue is that we need to foster the “attitude of try.” If you try and fail, get back up and do it again. Harrison has simply added a new factor: try and continue trying until your work pays off for something worthwhile with no free handouts in between. We don’t want to tell children that they are bad at a sport, but, at the same time, we want to encourage their drive.

Often, we don’t realize that the attitudes, morals, and

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rules we learn when we are young unconsciously stick with us throughout our life.

Think of anything in your own childhood, whether it was sports, arts, music, reading, or any other activity. Were you encouraged as a kid to try, to make mistakes, and to keep going? How was this encouragement instilled?

Name: Andrew de Groot Age: Nineteen

Year: Second Sport: Track & field

September 24/15: Men’s Volleyball vs. Mount Royal

September 27/15: Women’s Soccer @ U of A

September 24/15: HKIN BBQ (all majors, minors, concentrations), 11:30am to 1:00 pm, gym

September 30/15: Rio Olympics Travel Study Info Meeting 11am to 11:30am, Gym Annex

September 25/15: Women’s Soccer @ UNBC

October 1/15: Chris Rinke, Olympic Medalist Wrestler for Canada, 9:25am-10:40am, NW Auditorium

September 26/15: Men’s Volleyball vs. Mount Royal

What is your name? “My name is Johnny Janzen” –Johnny Janzen

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september 23, 2015

Meet RecServices Now that the new school year is up and rolling, check out some of the great team members that make Rec Services a possibility. They are here to serve you, so feel free to stop them in the cafeteria or shoot them an email! RS is boasting some great new leagues and clubs this year: •Ultimate Frisbee, every Tuesday 6:30 7:30 pm on South Field at TWU •Badminton, every Wednesday 6:00 9:00 pm in the gym •Running club, weekly runs (see website) •Outdoor club, trips (see website) •Shinny hockey, 3-on-3 hockey at a local rink (see website) •Cycling club, regular rides (see website)

Don’t forget to head to their website, recservices.twu.ca to register for classes and sign up for email updates. The second floor of the new fitness centre will be ready for September 28th (tentative) for new fitness classes, including Zumba, Bootcamp, Circuit Training, and General Group Fit. Daily updates can be found on Facebook: facebook.com/twurecservices.

Meg Kwiatkowski

Badminton Langley, BC

Kaia Nickel

Ben Magnuson

Liam Abbott

Lexi Putman

Special Events & Social Media Abbotsford, BC

Brooke Werenka

Intramural Indoor Soccer Oakville, ON

Steve Dejong

Titan’s Women’s Hockey Langley, BC

Ross Browne

Titans Men’s Soccer Hamilton, ON

Brittany Martin

Running Club Langley, BC

Lindsay Reis

Braden Rosenfeld

Titans Co-Ed Volleyball Surrey, BC

Stephanie Keis

Bomber’s Men’s Hockey Victoria, BC

Fitness Instructor Cranbrook, BC

Titan Women’s Soccer North Vancouver, BC

Fitness Instructor Langley, BC

Connor Ewert

Fitness Instructor Kelowna, BC

Emily Thorpe

Brianna Harder

Shinny Hockey Club Ladner, BC

Lindy Plocktis

Campus Wellness Coordinator Coquitlam, BC

David Giesbrecht

Intramural Volleyball Waldheim, SK

Bomber’s Men’s Hockey William’s Lake, BC

Jessica Robertson

Cycling Club Tsawwassen, BC

Leanne Wilson

Photography & Social Media Sentani, Papua, Indonesia

Alysha Brennan

Intramural Basketball Langley, BC

Outdoor Club Edmonton, AB

Kristophe Baerg Outdoor Club White Rock, BC

What is your name? “James Bond. That’s my official answer” –Adam Marchinkow

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KREG LONNEBERG

REASONS TO GO TO CHAPEL (FT. CAM) N.T Wright was there... once.

Free snacks on communion days.

Jared’s been buying some new shirts lately.

Donald Trump in 30 seconds

Robbie Rhea does a great

bit on porn.

All the hottest complementar ians on campus will be there.

I’m sure we’ll sing Oceans

once or twice.

You can sit next to Bob Kuhn.

Michael Bogress ;) To experience the newly renovated D.E. Gymnasium... next year.

What else do you really have to be doing at 11am anyways?

“Whenever one of the morons say I wear a wig, stop reading because they have no credibility, just hate” “China is the new China, by the way” “No more massive injections. Tiny children are not horses - one vaccine at a time, over time”

“I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land, and then I didn’t let him use the land.

That’s what we should be doing. I don’t want to use the word ‘screwed’, but I screwed him.

That’s what we should be doing” “People in China, they love me”

“The U.S. cannot let EBOLA infected people back. People that go to far away places to help are great - but must suffer the consequences “All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected”

What is your name? “One of my guys is trying to tag me now” –Josiah Corbett

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When a girl invites you out to Running Club, you go to Running Club.

I need no ring by spring, I am an ice cold winter Queen.

Adam Wray, I miss your angelic presence on this campus.

Thought my roommate was throwing a party without me.

Turns out it was actually the rest of campus throwing a party without me. #partyonthepatio Four months without a DTR was beautiful.

Dear Freshmen boys, We enjoyed your skinny dipping show in the Fraser river.

Sincerely, Upperclassmen Girls

THE HIMNAL

My New Years resolution will be to have a gnarly unique handshake with at least 100 people on campus Is there a more classic way to start off the school than Oday fire alarms? #myoday #fraserlyfe The only reason I’m a student is for the free food. And then I realized that Sodexo still sucks.

First year looking for a fifth year… ...Fifth year looking for a first year. the only bad part about living in apartments is not talking with Suzanne every day Amen ^

Keenan

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“so, you know Gilmore Girls?” David Punnamannil

The only reason I’m an SOS leader is to get first dibs on the fresh meat. #3to1ratioproblems

How many Trinity students does it take to screw in a light bulb?

None. The light of God shines here!

Girls studying Hebrew be like “SHEBREW!” Thanks for the donation of the TWU hoodie on the road to Fort Langley. It made for a great last minute birthday present.

The worst thing about summer is that there is no Mars’ Hill. why does cooking take like 6 hours and eating take like 3 seconds and washing dishes take like 7 days and 7 nights

“I wish it was socially acceptable for men to wear onesies.”

- Tarun Reddy, 2015

Nothing quite screams “first year facebook page” than your grad photos.

“Have you seen those couches in TWUSA!” Sincerely not a TWUSA representative.

Once there was a man from Nantucket. He was an okay guy.

Honey Crullers were always my favourite donuts.

year: 3rd

If Saul got his wisdom teeth out ... would he still be the wisest?

age: 20

I wish Joshua Boersma would ask me out on a date...

Fresh. Men. No, not like Ross from F.R.I.E.N.D.S What happens when you put root beer in a square glass?

Beer.

Trinity Spartans vs. Trinity Geese: Who Wins?

Is there anything better than submitting de-classifieds at 1am.

If you don’t know how to approach people with first name that starts with “N” simply drop cruller and call them honey.

major: theatre BFA

height: 6’1”

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Age limit (max/min)? I’m not sure what this question means, so if it refers to the max difference in age between me and potential datee, then probably Hometown: Langley, BC. Best place for a first kiss? favourite animal?

8 years.

Preferably, on the mouth.

Meerkat or Anteater. Because I like how they Denomination: Non-denominational.

best pick up line?

Fave way to worship God? Remixing the good ol’ hymns.

I learned in SAMC 111 that beauty is subjective.

Whoever said that hadn’t met you.

Fave Christian (non-worship) song?

Idea of a perfect date?

“Wanted Men” by Needtobreathe.

Views on Courtship?

Whatever the hipsters are using these days.

roll...on the ground.

Top quality in a future mate?

Doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

Wandering around Vancouver, having fun, listening to buskers, doing spontaneous, often stupid, things.

Biggest deal-breaker?

domestic talent?

Skill that makes you “the one”?

I make mean sunny-side up eggs.

She doesn’t “get” Heelys.

Cool eyebrows.

What is your name? “You journalists always twist my words” –Sebastian Wingfield