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Have you ever had a question and gone andrew straight to PARKER Google for a quick answer? Have you ever Googled “How to” do this or that? I certainly have, and I would say it is safe to assume that many a modern student has done the same. Let’s be honest with ourselves, we are a Google and a how-to guide generation.

It seems to me that we are quite content with the state of our search for information. There was a time (an obvious statement, I realize) when information was not found on page one of a Google search, but on the shelf in some musty corner of a library. Or it was to be found in the hands of others, grasped through lecture or conversation. I was reminded of this the other night while watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, of all things. In this story, Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to search through a vast library of texts to gain information about a man—Nicholas Flamel—that they

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Page two receives 4.8%, page three gets 1.1%, and it continues to drop— It is quite evident that the majority of Google users do not even bother going past page one of a search.

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research, and second off, getting a little t0o comfortable with the easy access to information via the Internet.

We live in a world of objective how-to’s and ‘very short introduction’ texts. It is easy to get a surface level grasp on a concept, but how often do we attempt to go much deeper? Take the Google search as an example. When was the last time you went to the second or third page of a Google search? Often times, it

more successful you are. What does this say about us as searchers? Are we getting so lazy that we don’t even

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oneself, therefore, to an objective ten step process to a better this or a successful that (for example) is completely unrealistic. It simply cannot apply.

We need to realize that we are unique, and that life experience should be gained not from an Internet how-to, but from just that: life experience. We need to take the knowledge-giving power out of some ambiguous Internet sphere and back into the hands of experts and personal experiences.

Now, I do not wish to just stand on my milk crate and condemn this “vile internet and its corrupting powers over our youth,” or any such thing. There is immense power exposure to things that we may not have without it. I merely wish, as we jump into a new year, to keep in mind the realities of our generation.

I don’t wish for us to be labeled as Generation L(azy) because we don’t have the patience to make it past page one of a Google search.

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January 22, 2014

NEWS.

LOGAN PAULGAARD logan.paulgaard@gmail.com

The Life of Nelson Mandela Apartheid. Freedom. Unity.

Nelson Mandela, the man who led the lexi liberation of VANKEVICH South Africa from the rule of an unjust white mi-

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black president of the country, and stood as an international symbol for dignity, compassion, and reconciliation passed on December 5th, 2013.

Mandela caught the world’s attention after he was imprisoned in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy against the white South African government. Mandela went on to serve 27 years in prison. He thereafter came to embody the opposition to the apartheid regime, which was degrading and dehumanizing social and political system based on formal race division in society.

Literally meaning “apartness” in the South African language of Afrikaans, apartheid was comparable to the situation before and during the Civil Rights era in America. Apartheid entailed different public education, public transportation, prohibited interracial marriages, and denied the black population the right to vote.

Dr. Dirk Buchner, Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity Western hand the sort of sensitivity the prejudice of apartheid has fostered. Dr. Buchner illuminates the themes of social justice manifest in the Old

TWU; his passion for social justice is undeniably informed by his experience of the intolerance and discrimination during the apartheid regime that Mandela fought against.

Yet before Mandela’s commendable actions as President of South Africa, his terrorist activities with the African National Congress, which sought to end South African apartheid, led to his arrest and imprisonment for attempting to overthrow the state. He arrived at his criminal defense trial wearing traditional African garb to show that he was an African being unfairly subjected to white colonial authority and jurisdiction. His words at his trial were: “I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in equality and harmony and have equal opportunities. It is an ideal I hope to live for, but, my lords, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”

Mandela was sentenced to life in prison at age 44, and was sent to the notorious South African prison rock quarry of Robben Island. Day in and day out, he hammered away at limestone used in the construction of roads, sleeping in a small cell by

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By the late 1980’s, ethnic clashes under the apartheid regime grew

violent and aggressive. It became evident that the ruling party in South Africa was morally and politically defeated, and it was only a matter of time before their collapse. While in prison, Mandela desired to give the ruling minority an opportunity to retreat in an orderly way, and began covert and direct negotiations with the government.

He was released from prison in 1990 at age 71. Nelson Mandela addressed a political rally commemorating his release in Cape Town—the largest political gathering in South African history. His attitude and words after his imprisonment were pivotal for the future of South Africa—he strove to be an instrument of peace, reconciliation, and healing to his beloved country. His words that day served to shape the future of South Africa: “Our struggle has reached a decisive moment. We call on our people to seize this moment so that the process towards democracy is rapid and uninterrupted. We have waited too long for our freedom. Today the majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It is only through disciplined mass action that our victory can be assured. We call on our white compatriots to join us in the shaping

of a new South Africa….We call on the international community to continue the campaign to isolate the apartheid regime.”

Mandela appealed to the international community to help in the battle against apartheid. His moral stance and lobbying efforts were so effective that the international community exerted some of the strongest international pressures in history up until that point. The result of the international economic sanctions against South Africa was the ultimate downfall and dismantling of the apartheid system in 1994.

We can learn much from the life and accomplishments of Nelson Mandela. Information about his past has come to light and many new questions have been raised about his character and integrity as a leader.

However, in spite of Mandela’s arguably dubious enterprises—such as his expulsion from university due to his involvement in a student protest, his presence on the U.S. terror watch list until age 89 due to his activities as a member of the African National Congress, his lifelong dedication to Libya and Fidel Castro of Cuba—his time as leader of South Africa was undeniably constructive.

Nelson Mandela was a man who lived passionately according to his convictions, and did so until the day he died.

Weird Canadian Winter PJ MIXER

This winter has proved to be odd in the logan way of weather PAULGAARD t h r o u g h o u t Canada. As 2013 rolled over into this year, the prairie provinces were struggling with extremely low wind chill warnings, said to be as low as -50 degrees Celsius. These kind of temperatures have been estimated to freeze skin in a matter of ten minutes.

Experts say that even without wind chill, the potential exists to experience frostbite. “Working outside in

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the cold air, there is still the possibility that you can get frostbite on a nice cold day with light winds,” said Blair Morrow, an Environment Canada meteorologist.

Central and Eastern Canada were not exempt from the extreme weather conditions. Mayor of St. John, Dennis O’Keefe, recommended a three-day closure of schools and universities in the second week of 2014. “It gives us, as a city, time to get out there and deal with the streets and deal as much as we can within the next few days with sidewalks and everything else,” he

said. Newfoundland had experienced power outages on January 5th that affected approximately 190,000 people. Snowstorms rampaged through Ontario, leaving many travellers stranded; Pearson Airport in Toronto was most heavily congested, caustry. Meanwhile, the usually wet West Coast had been experiencing milderthan-usual conditions for the time of year. Many of the ski hills were closed for lack of snow.

The weather conditions described above lead some people to look more

seriously at the question of global climate change. Those concerned point to the social effect that weather emergencies like this create for humanity.

These storms in particular are said to have affected more than a million homes and business that lost electricity. Urban centres in China suffered from more smog this year than ever before. Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines was responsible for the deaths of over 6,000 people. ically prove what is happening to the planet, but Judah Cohen, of Atmo-

spheric and Environmental Research, suggests that the warmer summers that North America has been experiencing may be a sign of colder winters. He says this is due to an atmospheric pressure pattern called the Arctic Oscillation and snowfall in Siberia. “When you have more snow cover in October across Eurasia, you have this negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation,” said Cohen. “When you have a negative Artic Oscillation, Southern Canada, the eastern U.S. and western Europe tend to have colder winters.”

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To stay committed to my relationship with V8. No matter what anyone thinks.” - Jessica Hurd

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January 22, 2014

NEWS.

Law School Proposal Approved Last month, Trinity Western Univerlogan sity’s PAULGAARD posal for aprolaw school was approved by both the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education. The law school will be the seventh school at TWU. September 2016 is set to be the opening semester for the law school, welcoming in 60 students to the three-year program, making the total size of the law school 180 in 2018.

Notable specialties that will be taught at the law school include charpreneurial law. Charity law emphasizes making justice more accessible

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taught in these courses will be integral parts of the roots of Judeo-Christian law, especially in caring for the poor and disadvantaged. Programs will lay the foundational theoretical knowledge about law, but also instill the practical skills which are needed in the profession.

Building and Funding Although there has been a preliminary illustration of what the law school building might be like, considerations of size and location, such as whether the building will be shared with other schools and if it will have an attached residency, have yet to be decided. The initial plans for the building feature an approximately 14,250 square foot law library and a 200-seat lecture theatre designed to simulate a courtroom. The proposal process was merely to get the concept of the law school approved for accreditation from an education and legal standpoint. Only now that the proposal has been approved will the advisory council sit down and make decisions about the building design,

budget, and timeline.

Some members of the TWU community, students in particular, may be concerned about where the university will get funding for the building and maintenance of the law nancial struggles of late. There is an underlying fear that the cost of the project will make its way into tuition costs. J.D. Vice Provost and University Legal Counsel, Kevin Sawatsky, said, “The School of Law should be ond year of operation. The School of Law should in all subsequent years perpetually provide a healthy margin of return to the University. It should not therefore impact tuition for other Undergraduate or Graduate students.” TWU President Bob Kuhn assured students that the cost of building would “come from donations, corporate sponsorships, and gifts-in-kind.”

Proposal The proposal for the law school was

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given to the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada at the close of June 2012. The development of the proposal was led by Kevin Sawatsky, along with Janet Epp Buckingham, LL.D., TWU associate Professor and Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre, together with an advisory council of lawyers. Sawatsky and Buckingham were the primary authors of the 165 page proposal document.

Law and the concept of the law school has been an area of passion for both Sawatsky and Buckingham.

“In many ways, law is the oil that keeps the machinery of our society and economy running,” said Buckingham. “When it works well, it sets standards and provides means for peaceful dispute resolution.” In a January 2013 interview, Sawatsky cited “build[ing] a law school here” as a key motivation for his coming to this university. Bob Kuhn, himself a lawyer, noted that it was not so much the law he was passionate about, but

the way that law can be used to help people that inspired him.

Opposition Outside the borders of the TWU campus, the law school’s approval is controversial, and for many represents a step backwards in human rights to where religion has unfairly dominated the right to equality for gays and lesbians. Mr. Clayton Ruby, a Toronto attorney who took issue with TWU’s Community Covenant last fall, interpreted the covenant as prejudiced against LGBTQ students in that it requires abstinence from “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” Marcus McCann, a law student who is involved with Mr. TWU over the law school and has raised almost $4,900 toward his goal of $30,000.

Elaine Craig, Assistant Professor at Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, wrote an article in the Globe and Mail juxtaposing the law

years ago,” Craig said. “Freedom of religion would not trump these equality interests as easily as it did when the College of Teachers case was decided.”

Shortly after the approval of the law school was announced, Trinity Western President Bob Kuhn stated that “all students (gay or straight) are welcome to attend Trinity Western University, providing they meet our academic requirements and agree to respect our community values. Like most religious communities, we have established a set of values and principles to guide our daily lives; ours are in a manner consistent with Christian teaching. Chief among those values is to show love and respect for all people at all times.”

June 2012 Proposal for law school submitted

Summer 2013 Opposition gains momentum

Dec 2013 Proposal approved

To build the skills and knowledge of the legal profession through handson learning To support scholarly research in areas such as religious rights and freedoms, small business, and charity law.

school’s recent approval and the 2001 Supreme Court case between TWU and the British Columbia College of Teachers. “Striking the appropriate balance between freedom of religion and equality for gays and lesbians today requires greater recognition of

Later this year Construction of building

Sept 2016 First class

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What’s your New Year’s resolution? “1050 x 972 pixels” - Darby Arens

January 22, 2014

NEWS.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

WENDY LEES

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If you’ve noticed a bunch of older folks larissa on campus for KROEKER a weekend last September, you’ve seen us. If you’ve spotted a golf cart zipping students to their classes, you’ve seen us. If you’ve met Bob Kuhn, you know one of us.

Did you get your free candy last semester? That was us.

We are the Trinity Western University Alumni Association. Since August 2011, the TWU Alumni Association has been connecting past and present Trinity Western students for

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An attempted break-in took place at a Chicago bar on the night of January 10. The suspect was caught on camera breaking the font door lock.

What followed was either a failed attempt at reading or poor observational skills. The suspect tugged and pulled, but despite his best efforts, the door held strong. Eventually giving up, he walked away from the glass door, which politely instructed beside the handle to push.

alumni, the entire alumni community, and Trinity Western University as a whole.

Did you know that there are plenty of staff members who are also alumni? Dr. Derrick Klaassen (’97) and Brent Groen (’92) are some of the professors who have been part of the Trinity experience. Walk into the gym and you’ll see Dr. Blair Whitmarsh (’88) and Andrew Heming (’00)—a few of many alum working in the gym. Buying a textbook from the Bookstore? You’ve probably met Jeff Thiessen (’05) or Niki Hildebrandt (’95). Ever had computer problems?

Chris Nash (‘11) and Bjorn Bulthuis

Scientists are perplexed after a Mars Exploration rover, known as the Opportunity rover, discovered a rock on the red planet. What has these scientists asking blance to a jelly donut. It’s reported to be high in sulphur and have double the magnesium of any other known rock on the planet. While these scientists scratch their heads over the pastry-like rock, the rover saw the chance for a much needed coffee break.

(‘07) are alum working in IT. Paid for your tuition? Admissions employs alum such as James Bustard (’12) and Arby Susi (‘13). Ask them about their memories—you might have some similar stories.

Bottom line: alum are key to current students connecting and thriving. The more you know, the further you’ll go. You can Centre. Go into the Administration section and continue all the way down the hall—we’ll be on the left hand side. We can’t wait to meet you!

Monkeys at an England zoo have been prohibited from ingesting bananas. Staff of the Paignton Zoo claim that the fruits rot the monkeys’ teeth and can lead to diabetes and heart problems in the animals.

“They simply are much more sugary than the sort of fruits that monkeys would have access to in the wild,” said Amy Plowman, head of conservation and advocacy at Paignton. The monkeys have seen improved behaviour since they’ve taken on a diet with more leafy vegetables.

Making TWU a Greener Campus You may have already seen the “face of solid jennifer waste” if you RUMLEY have recently clicked on Trinity’s website home page. Though it isn’t the fondest of nicknames, Tanya Drouillard and I embrace the title with pride.

In November 2013, Trinity Western University had a waste audit completed in order to assess a week of waste from the campus. The results were surprising, as 55% of the items in the garbage were compostable, and another 24% were recyclable.

That adds up to about 80% of our waste which can be diverted from

“Organics” include ALL food products, including bones, eggshells, fats and cooking oils, all food-soiled paper products, such as paper napkin and paper towels,

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action on its value of sustainability, and one way to do that is talk about solid waste.

Solid waste is also commonly called garbage or trash but also includes recyclable materials. Everyone creates waste and we all, as stewards of God’s good Earth, have a responsibility to dispose of it properly.

Trinity is excited to get on the “green train” before Metro Vancouver bans all compostable organic tors in 2015. By September 2014,

pizza boxes, paper food containers,

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TWU will have organic waste bins campus-wide for you to dispose of all your food waste, food-soiled paper, got you for your anniversary, and any other organic material.

In the meantime, you will see new organic waste bins at the food service outlets on campus including the Main Cafeteria, the Lower Caf, and the Cog. These organic waste bins are one part of a four-stream

waste system composed of Organics, Here is the down-low on the new and improved waste diversion program coming to the TWU campus in 2014.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To fill up 100 sketchbooks” - Abby Hontiveros

leaves.

“Paper” includes newspapers, magazines, note paper, printer paper, coffee sleeves, and cardboard.

Corrugated cardboard should be stacked beside the bin. cept all clean glass, aluminum, tin, cartons (milk and juice), plastics that are labelled with a recycling symbol with a number 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 on it, and returnable drink containers.

Finally, the “Waste” bin includes all items that cannot be recycled into any of the other containers.

With this information, we encourage you to dispose your waste responsibly. Come out to visit our Green Team student volunteers in the Cafeteria, and email recycle@twu.ca or the Trinity Western Environmental Alliance (TWEA) at twu.envr@ hotmail.com for more information regarding the Organic Waste Diversion Program.

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January 22, 2014

ACADEMY. Blackfish

PETER WOEKEL peterwoekel@gmail.com

The Darkside of Animal Captivity This past week, I sat down after class to watch peter the much-laudWOEKEL ed documentary . Expecting a movie that simply aroused the emotions of its viewers against Seaworld and others who keep Orcas in captivity, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of thought that the

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treat with the respect and reverence that we would bestow upon anything that God has made. We really do need to take a close look not only at how we treat these whales in captivity, but also how we treat all captive animals.

We need to ask if God’s intention for

we need to stop it; we need to change our behaviour to stop supporting those practices. But we don’t need to rely on an emotionally manipulative documentary (which the movie certainly is) to make that ethical decision for us. What’s truly wonderful

the presence of tribalism within the global orca population. In itself, this isn’t very surprising. However, the movie also states that the communication within these groups varies by location, similar to dialects in human languages. It makes us wonder if

I wasn’t wrong about the movie’s purpose: the backbone of ethical call to rethink our view of keeping killer whales in aquariums and other parks.

More than seventy orca trainers and civilians have been hurt or killed while training the whales since orca

other animals don’t. When separated from their family members, they’re aware of that loss and they seem to grieve over the separation. When they don’t receive a reward for doing what their trainer asks, they get upset, as though some injustice has been done to them. In at least a few of the trainer accidents, this sense of justice seemed to play a large role in the orcas’ behaviour. It was as if the orcas were punishing their trainers for being naughty and unfair. If that is truly the case, if a whale can truly comprehend an abstract concept like justice, then we have to start questioning what it is that separates the human mind from the animal mind, and what it is that makes the human mind distinct.

Unfortunately, though, any of the questions that it like,

The movie pulls no punches in blaming these tragedies on the conditions of the whale’s captivity, not on trainer error, as they’ve been reported previously. guments here, ones deserving of attention. It’s pretty obvious from the movie that many of the conditions in which the whales are kept are inhumane, and it’s little wonder that they act out in aggression because of it.

Whales, like all animals, are a part of God’s creation, ones we need to

His creations was to be contained in cheap imitations of their natural habIf I’m honest though, it’s not the it so interesting. In my mind, that aspect of it is a pretty simple matter. If we look at animal captivity— whether as a whole, or in particular instances—and see injustice, than

that animal abuse is wrong, it’s the questions that it raises in pointing that fact out. Questions that speak not only to the way we treat animals, but also to the way we think about human nature and some of the key aspects of humanity.

For me, one of the most thought provoking issues they raised was

the documentary can’t prove that communication between whales is anything more than simple sound recogNANCY TIMMERMANS nition, nor can it prove any these whales truly possess language, awareness of justice, any sense of if their communication is being af- grief, or anything else that would elevate some types of animal consciousness above others. It does, however, sort of rudimentary culture.

I think the most interesting thing provide us with an interesting founthe movie has us consider, however, dation from which we can begin to think about some very large issues, the heart of the movie’s message is issues not only of ethics, but also of the idea that these whales possess humanity and its relation to the rest a level of consciousness that most of God’s creation.

The “Rev” Says WITH

Nicholas Lee

Welcome back fellow students to another promising semester! faced with new information. This new information can excite and inspire us or it can challenge us, sometimes throwing us into an apparent exodus from God and our faith, placing us in a long-lasting, dreadful wilwhat I speak of; all humans know of what I speak. life that can place pressures and demands on our being that seem unnatural to who we are as created peoples. What I am particularly tack-

ling here is the concept of certainty.

Sometimes we can be required to believe, with certainty, that particular doctrines are true and non-negotiable. Yet sometimes there is too much of a distance between the faith you grew up around and the information you are being presented. narrative is challenged and the system that you put all of your trust in is shattered; your family church could view you as an outsider when you cross certain lines of thought, and often we are “someone’s heretic.”

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lenges our presuppositions, to a study in Greek that challenges our views of baptism. What we encounter in education, the ideas and concepts, the brave new world we embark upon, the new information we come face-to-face with challenges, shapes, and reforms into different people each semester. Doubt is the handmaiden of faith, and as honest agents of truth, we must pursue all relevant pathways to come to God, as He is, in fear and trembling, yet going forth of our LORD. We must encounter truth, and we must keep going. So as this semester

continues, whatever form these new challenges take on, whether it be the nature of God in the Bible, or why we have a tailbone, may you take rest in our God and pursue truth. When our self-narratives crumble and fall, when our systems and paradigms of thought dissolve, when the walls of come to see that God is on the other side, making His way into our hearts.

May you see that we have a bigger narrative, a grand narrative in which a God who loves us beyond our wildest dreams is orchestrating the song For now, this is what the Rev says.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To own a unicorn and to be majestic” - Monique Gutjahr

January 22, 2014

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teresses. He treated them all with the same kindness and dignity. A woman after the resurrection. Mary sat and learned at his feet, and when Martha came to rebuke her for shirking her work, her “woman’s” work, Jesus instead defended her choice to sit and learn, telling Martha that it “shall not

that “there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” The women of the Bible are strong and courageous;

commanders, and sinners, and we are all one in Christ Jesus. It is only

one reason for writing a book entitled Jesus Feminist: to invite Christians to the other side of the debate on the role of women. In doing so, she was anything but alienating.

The various ideas Christians tend to have about feminism are

article will be the start of a conversaconversation, let me start us off.

As a child, I had big dreams. I ery bit a little girl. When my brother came along, I knew somehow that something had changed. I was not treated the same as my brother, and the rest of my childhood bears this out. My femaleness was not valued. I may have been the oldest, but I was

these views, the church has devalued hood of women.

I recognize that this statement is

but only from behind. I learned that boys are taken seriously, and that I was not, and somehow, this seemed natural to me.

I became a feminist through an ongoing conversation with a beloved friend, who, through many long and tianity and feminism are, at their hearts, focused on the same thing: Jesus Feminist is likewise a conversation about the

sists of the radical idea that women

and sinners, and he talked with adul-

for the world, to rule over women.

There is much more evidence in the Bible for the idea that women are equal to men than there is for aboli-

verse asks all followers of Jesus to “submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Maybe you disagree with my theology. Maybe this is a lot to start re-

of the family, and Paul, from whom we derive much of our theology, says that women shouldn’t be allowed to instruct a man, and in Genesis it says that the man will rule over the wom-

on Jesus. Who was Jesus, and what

by sin.

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burn their bras, break down the traditional nuclear family, and they use sion like those are things that actually exist. In the church, feminists are often thought of as destabilizers, ditional churches, aren’t allowed to

why don’t we move beyond the idea that feminism necessitates that you are a bitter hag, a Marxist, or a radiJesus Feminist is an invitation to a conversation that doesn’t involve anger or vitriol or hate, and any discussion of its ideas must do the same.

Let’s talk.

Throughout her lecture and in

as revealed through Jesus Christ that we, William Wilberforce, Abraham Lincoln, and even Tara Teng, can af-

be taken away from her.” This is the Word of God. Even Paul, who tells women to cover their hair and be silent, is inconsistent in his treatment of women. Timothy, a young church leader, is taught by his mother and grandtheir faith. In Galatians, he states

abolitionists are often Christians, ery is not God’s will for the world, yet there is not one single verse in the Bible that says slavery is wrong. In fact, “slaves, submit to your masters” is what the Bible actually says. It’s because we look to the character of God

women, but both equally in need of a saviour and both equally gifted by If you’d like to know more about Sarah Bessey and , you can visit her blog at sarahbessey.com.

Say “Yes” To The LLC. Talk to Jayne Cummins or Cal Townsend in RNT. What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To say ‘Yes’ to the LLC” - Hanna Waswa

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CREATIVE.

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[spaces] A fragmented land The stickiness of skin that glues your arm to your side and your thighs to one another; the drips of human adhesive, the tears of an overheated soul.

The sun that does not slap or scream but is always there. In that hole in the sky that is carved out for its Just one scoop of yellow ice cream.

In its bowl of blue.

Ready For My Fill “Those are dangerous waters,” she said, holding a cup.

Back blisters and squinted eyes that speak its language. Lingua franca.

A cooked landscape and an eternal dry mouth, no matter the Hebrew or Arabic that comes from it.

Just a monolingual sun, who sings the same song of heat.

Repeat.

A sea of blue.

A sea of galilee.

At times the blue of the sky is the only ocean to drink in. A hydrating colour that teases you. Invites you to dive in.

Other times it is the blue of the holy waters, dancing on a map or telling you to tourist it there.

“And please, bring the fanny pack,” it says.

But most other times, it is the blue of the people.

The blue of the Palestinian eyes.

Sometimes they are swamps: heavy and tired and resembling the grey of their hair.

The grey of the situation.

But other times, they are seas.

Swimming with the blue of a crayon and being oceans of optimism.

Mirroring the heavens, Their eyes are made of skies.

“always”

That one, single, sweeping sky, which knows No division And knows no walls.

there’s a lamppost at the end of the train tracks that cut into the land and bite their way through the town with metal teeth where rust meets rust and light is cradled in a small hand of wax — meet me there meet me where the branches reach forward and the town is no more than just a whisper in a canyon meet me where the fog steps with heavy feet and blankets the cold and shivering bones of trees meet me where the strangers come on wheels from unmapped lands and the world begins anew

Lindsay Dijkman What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Exercise, read the entire Bible, and wear more heels!” - Larissa Kroeker

January 22, 2014

ACADEMY.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Organize my bulk spices into jars with labels” - Liz Anderson

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The A As you start getting back into the roupeter tine of things WOEKEL at school, bling situation, a situation where you

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solutely terrifying, but it can also be the course of the following weeks.

where to go. I can remember being there more than once. Being away ing back, I can safely say that getting

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to the greatest moments of growth.

In struggling through it, I was able to overcome emotional have been with me for my entire life.

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changing ourselves for the better.

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What’s your New Year’s resolution? “1920 x 1440 with dual monitor via HDMI equalling roughly 3840 x 1440” - Clark Strom

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Abyss

One of the most surprising things to me was that I didn’t simply “receive” this new perspective on life. Near death experiences are often described as quickly changing a person’s outlook, of instantly giving them a new view of the world. While that change happened, it happened over time, and it happened as a result of a lot of hard work. It happened because I decided that it was something that needed to happen. C.S. Lewis said that we need to act like the people we intend to be. If we don’t feel like loving someone, we must simply act as though we do, and our heart will eventually follow.

It’s exactly this thought that we should hold onto in times of stress.

While not every hardship will be a lifeh a time of pain threatening one, each on’t immediately one will give outlook on life, us the opportunity to al some of the see things e most. through a new perspective. Going through a time of pain or confusion won’t immediately change your outlook on life, but it will reveal some of the things you value most. It will show you the dreams that you desire above everything else, and the things you’re most afraid of losing. If you’re intentional about it, you can reshape your perspective on life with those things in mind.

Second, I was reminded once again that there are some things that are simply out of our control. The Greek philosopher Epictetus wrote a book that can be loosely translated as The Manual. The book is presented as an everyday guide to life, with the

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that some things are in our control and some things are out of it. Our

energy is wasted trying to account for the things outside of our control.

For me, the most powerful aspect of the whole situation was coming face to face with the fact that I simply had to give some things up to God. Even beyond the immediacy of life and death, the experience showed me just how easily life changes and how much of it isn’t up to us. In many times of pain or hardship, the only thing we have control over is how we act in response. We can give up and stop trying, we can destroy ourselves attempting to control what’s sense of peace knowing that what will come will come, and that we’ll be walking alongside God when it does.

I should probably clarify myself here. I don’t want to suggest that we true selves without pain or hardship.

God can work in all things, good or bad. Nor am I trying to say that God creates hardship in order for us to come closer to Him. The idea that God is the source of pain can lead to some questionable beliefs regarding His nature. However, I do want to say that God can and does redeem our hardships and the evils that we go through in life. I’ve seen the power of pain, and as terrible as it is, I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that it’s incomparable to the power of God’s redemption.

So for those who are struggling, for those who aren’t sure what they’re doing here: know that it will be okay, because—by the grace of God—you can make it okay. In life, we’re presented with challenges, challenges that will, at times, get the better of us. When we face these challenges, though, we’re always faced with a choice: either suffer because of it, or grow through it with the knowledge that God uses our times of turmoil to focus our eyes upon what’s truly important.

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What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Start a Stalkers Anonymous support group for 4th year ladies” - Casie Gano

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ARTS & CULTURE.

ERIK DELANGE erik.delange@mytwu.ca

Inside Inside Llewyn Davis A Coen Brothers instant classic, featurerik ing an incredDELANGE ible folk music soundtrack produced by T. Bone Burnett that draws heavily from Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Sound Familiar? Inside Llewyn Davis is, in many ways, a return to what we loved about the early Coen Brothers movie Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?. That being said, it is still a decidedly new Coen Brothers installment, having more in common with their devastating 2009 A Serious Man in terms of themes and general feel.

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of the Coens’ latest, has an unexpected ending that will provoke much a very unsatisfying (but hopefully enlightening) drive home. It delves into the themes of cycles, of free will and responsibility, and of despair and loneliness.

Davis, played by the excellent Oscar Isaac, an aspiring musician loosely based on 1960s folk musician Dave Van Ronk. Llewyn, who seems to have the worst luck, can’t get his big break while everyone around him becomes successful. Llewyn is hated

After one episode, HBO’s True Detective marcus shows signs KLIEWER of becoming a TV legend. The show follows two Louisiana detectives chasing a serial killer. Woody Harrelson plays a family man detective, while Matthew McConaughey plays a nihilistic detective with a dark past. It all sounds familiar, but there’s a lot more going on here than your average cable cop drama.

Whatever you think of Matthew McConaughey, remember: life is too short to judge an actor on roles from bad romantic comedies. In True Detective, McConaughey gives an Emmy nomination guaranteed performance. You can tell he’s had a bad past just by his body language alone.

He sells every line of morbid nihilism and makes what could have been an over the top character surprisingly believable.

As always, Harrelson brings charisma to every scene. He’s a master of balancing subtle comedic relief with tough-guy seriousness. He contrasts with the brooding character McConaughey plays. The dynamics between Harrelson and McConaughey provide some of the episodes’ best moments. In a darkly comic scene, McConaughey details his morose

or disliked by almost everyone he knows and is always happy to return the favour. Along his journey, Llewyn meets and interacts with many interesting people, whether it’s a bitter ex-lover, played excellently by Marcus Mumford’s wife Carey Mulligan, or a warm and welcoming Jewish professor and his family.

Sure to get under your skin at some point is John Goodman (with two eyes this time) as the enigmatic a-hole Roland Turner. An excellently crafted character, with an opinion on thing except manners, Roland puts his own pompous perspective above the sensibility of every other person he encounters, and if that doesn’t disgust you, his gratuitous explanation of his digestive system will.

Another actor of note is Justin Timberlake. It’s always a delight to see JT on the big screen and Inside Llewin Davis is no different. Playing the naively cheerful Jim, he embodies the antithesis of Llewyn’s dark brooding nature, always putting on a smiling face. Jim is a great role to watch Timberlake play, although at times it felt more like a Sunday Night Live character than a Coen Brothers character, as the irony was a little too close to the surface.

With a soundtrack featuring music by Timberlake, Marcus Mumford, Dave Van Ronk, and even Bob Dylan himself, Inside Llewyn Davis effectively reimagines and presents the folk music scene of the 1960s. It does this in a way that settles itself perfectly into our current musical landscape, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

Where Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? in many ways began the folk music revival of the early 2000s, bolstering the public’s interest in folk music, Inside Llewyn Davis may be the perfect capstone to the Coen Brothers’ contribution to this scene. Since then, we have seen massive mainstream success for bands like Mumford and Sons, Fleet Foxes, and the Lumineers. Innovative folk musicians like Sufjan Stevens are now trekking out into bizarre and unknown musical Crazy Heart and Inside Llewyn Davis receiving critical applause, it will be interesting to see where folk music goes next. But in there…* and Inside Llewin Davis is *if you get this reference, we should be friends.

The production of HBO programs surpasses most big screen movies. True Detective is no exception.

The cinematography is eerie without being distracting. The music makes you feel without telling you to feel.

The dialogue is great, the editing is great, and the locations are great.

Everything looks good, sounds good, and is good. It’s obvious the production team is at the top of their craft.

True Detective is an island in the ocean of chewing gum television. It explores meaningful questions and ideas. It’s refreshing when a show makes you think about your own existence for even a second. Storytelling and character development reign over forced chase scenes, explosions, and duck farming. Philosophical musings aside, this show is suspenseful and entertaining.

My only gripe is the familiar premise. Cops chasing serial killers has been done more than a few times.

Thankfully, the show mostly rises

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worldview to Harrelson’s character.

Harrelson’s reaction keeps things from getting too melodramatic.

Louisiana is a character on its

genuinely ominous. The locations breathe isolation. As one character says, “We might as well be living on

the moon.” The strange framing and empty vistas make everything feel otherworldly. Mood and style are just a few of the show’s many strengths.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Jesus.” - Katriina Polkki

ing episodes further separate True Detective from the grasp of genre cliché.

The premiere is a fantastic start.

As with Breaking Bad, I already feel the need to evangelize True Detective to the masses. It’s always a good sign when it feels like the credits rolled too soon.

January 22, 2014

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What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To lower Langley crime rates through vigilantism” - Marcus Kliewer

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TRINITY PREDICTS

THE OSCARS Hello, good-looking student, and welcome to Mars’ Hill’s “Trinity Predicts: The Oscars.”

Simply cut this ballot out of the Mars’ Hill Newspaper, fill it out, and slip it under the Mars’ Hill door in Douglas Centre by the lower caf and we’ll post your responses in an upcoming issue. The person with the most correct predictions will win a Starbucks card.

Best Picture

Best Original Screenplay American Hustle - David O. Russel & Eric Warren Singer

12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street

Dallas Buyers Club - Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack Her - Spike Jonze

Captain Phillips

Nebraska - Bob Nelson

Her

Blue Jasmine - Woody Allen

American Hustle Gravity

Best Director

Dallas Buyers Club

Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave

Nebraska

David O. Russel - American Hustle

Philomena

Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity Alexander Payne - Nebraska

Best Actor Bruce Dern - Nebraska

Martin Scorsese - TheWolf of Wall Street

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wallstreet Christian Bale - American Hustle

Best Supporting Actor

Best Actress Amy Adams - American Hustle Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine Judi Dench - Philomena Sandra Bullock - Gravity Meryl Streep - August: Osage County

Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips Bradley Cooper - American Hustle

Best Supporting Actress

Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street

Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle

Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave

Best Animated Feature

Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave June Squibb - Nebraska Julia Roberts - August: Osage County Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine

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Submit by february 19th What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To read St. Augustine’s Confessions” - Audrey Herold

January 22, 2014

ACADEMY.

Alberta’s Destination University. Make it yours.

What can the past teach you about tomorrow?

This is just one question that Karissa Patton (BA ‘13) is asking at the University of Lethbridge in the Master of Arts program.

The MA program at the U of L offers you a personal and customized degree so you can answer the questions that interest you the most. You will explore innovative and interdisciplinary areas of research while working alongside faculty members who are world-renowned experts in their fields.

Apply by February 1 for Summer 2014 or Fall 2014. All applicants will be considered for the School of Graduate Studies Award of Excellence worth $10,000.

For more information, visit: www.uleth.ca/graduatestudies

Celebrating 30 years of Excellence

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Continue pre-reading beyond three weeks of classes” - Liam Abbott

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SPORTS.

ANDREW PATTERSON andrew.patterson@mytwu.ca

Stealth Migrate North to Langley The rebirth of the National Lacrosse League in BC There is excitement in the air for Langley andrew fans.

PATTERSON sports The team that was once known as the Washington Stealth has trekked up north of the border to call the Langley Events Centre their new home. The National Lacrosse League has returned to the Lower Mainland, and the Vancouver Stealth is the new talk of the town.

On June 27, 2013, the Stealth organization announced that they would be moving to BC, marking their third move in franchise history.

Interestingly enough, the organization did not aim for any big stadiums

the Stealth organization, which led to their decision to lease a smaller arena, which made the Langley Events Centre the perfect home for the team.

But for the Stealth, the main reason of moving to Langley was not the building, but the fans.

“The path of this day began in a preseason game [at the Langley Events Centre] between the Stealth and the Toronto Rock in 2011,” said NLL commissioner George Daniel at the Stealth’s introductory press conference at the LEC. “The sold out

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Coliseum, which are in or close to downtown Vancouver. Instead, the Stealth organization saw potential in the township of Langley and the 5,500-seat Langley Events Centre that was built in 2009. The Langley Events Centre is a multipurpose building that is shared by many teams, some of which include the TWU Spartans hockey, basketball, and volleyball teams. With the addition of the Stealth to the LEC, Canada’s second The game provides many hockeylike elements, such as face-paced

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goalies, and highlight-reel goals, along with a couple of basketball-like elements, such as a shot clock and a point-guard position (called ‘pointman’ in lacrosse). The athletes work just as hard as any other professional athlete to get to their level, yet receive little in return. Lacrosse is arguably

the most underappreciated professional sport in the world. team to have resided in BC. In 2002, the Vancouver Ravens had their nest in General Motors Place (now Rogers Arena). Although the team provided 2nd in 2002 and 3rd in 2003, they

simply did not get enough support from local fans, which resulted in extremely low attendance rates for the building they were in. As an end result, the team was simply not able to secure a lease for the building and folded in 2004.

The history of the Vancouver Ravens provided a valuable lesson for

us momentum to continue discussions which led us to this day.”

“Clearly we had a couple games that were a real success here,” said Vancouver Stealth owner Denise Watkins during the press conference.

“We were welcomed by wonderful crowds and it’s great to come to a facility and area where everybody knows their lacrosse.”

The township of Langley has welcomed the Stealth with open arms, as the team has nearly sold out all their seats so far into the season.

The crowd was loud and proud in the home opener on Saturday, January 11th, and likely will continue to be, top-tier lacrosse action.

No St. Louis for Team Canada: Right or Wrong?

An honest look at Yzerman’s decision I just wanted to stuff my face with poutine andrew drown PATTERSON and my misery in maple syrup. That was my original reaction to the announcement of Team Canada’s roster, which was not far off from the majority of Canadian hockey fans. And for good reason, too. I mean, Chris Kunitz over Martin St. Louis? You’re kidding, right, Steve? But despite the snubbing of a guy like St. Louis, there is something very respectable about Steve Yzerman’s decision, and that is the fact that Yzerman did not choose for his own interests, but for the rest of his committee and for Team Canada.

It was a tough decision for a General Manager like Yzerman, who took the job of managing Team Canada for the second consecutive winter Olympic games. When selecting the Canadian players to represent their country on January 7, 2014, he left out not only Claude Giroux and Logan Couture, but also St. Louis, a proven veteran forward who can play some brilliant hockey. Not only can St. Louis play at an elite level as a 38 year old, but he has the most points out of all Canadian players since the last Olympic games in Vancouver—which he was not a part of either. And to top it all off, St. Louis is the team captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, managed by—you guessed it—Yzerman.

You see, it isn’t just Yzerman

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running the show, but the rest of his team as well. Sure, Yzerman is the head of this committee and has the last say in the decision-making, but he understands and respects the best interests of the committee and coaching staff, and this committee obviously felt that St. Louis was not a agement team made up of hockey experts like Ken Holland, Peter Chiarelli, Doug Armstrong, Kevin Lowe, and Mike Babcock, it is hard to imagine

that they undervalued St. Louis. How much do these guys know hockey, for 12 Stanley Cup rings. I think they know hockey. The fact of the matter is that the committee was appointed to create a hockey team, not an allstar team.

At least it’s not like Team Russia, where 10 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) players were selected into the 25 man roster for what is likely a way to promote their own brand

of professional hockey. Obviously, they care more about the business and politics of hockey than creating a good hockey team. And thank heavens Canada didn’t pull a Team Czech Republic, where head coach Alois Hadamczik picked his own son-in-law, Czech Extraliga defenceman Michal Barinka, over a guy like Roman Polak of the St. Louis Blues.

Obviously, they care more about family than a hockey team. With examples like these, we as Canadians can

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sit back and say that Yzerman and his management team did not pick for reasons other than creating a great, dynamic hockey team.

There is no doubt that St. Louis was absolutely choked up about the decision. “Obviously I’m extremely disappointed,” St. Louis told reporters, eyes downcast. “And we’ll leave it at that.” It was his own General Manager that turned him down for what will likely be his last chance at representing Canada for the Olympics, who wouldn’t be? But no matter what we think, what’s done is done.

If the managers believe they have created the best team possible, so be it.

They’ll just have to show it in Sochi this coming February, and as a Canadian, I will obviously stand by this team with or without St. Louis.

Not only is Yzerman’s decision a good lesson for hockey, but it’s also a good lesson for life. Despite the amount of power you have, it’s good to consider the interests of others of the interest of yourself. I’m not saying that this was the right decision— who knows, it might be the reason Canada shouldn’t win, and may end a good relationship between St. Louis and Yzerman. But when it came to making the decision, Yzerman knew that the members of his committee the team, and therefore made what is likely the most respectable snubbing in sports history—if you want to call it that.

What’s Year’sexcited resolution? willyear? do less laundrylike andthe useBanana more deodorant” Poggemoeller Whatyour areNew you most for “I this “Events Challenge”- Melissa - Jen Newman

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Cheating is Cheating A look at steroid use in pro sports On August 7, in San Francisco, Barry Bonds of the Giants was at the plate. It was the bottom of sik of the Washington Nationals delivered one more pitch when Bonds absolutely crushed the ball 435-feet to centre-right for a home run. This famous—or infamous—home run was Bonds’ 756th, breaking Hank

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home runs by any player who has ever plishment by Bonds, it would all be overshadowed by one simple thing— steroids. And it is because of steroids that Bonds’ career and record will likely never be respected ever again.

Of course, Bonds is not the only one to have cheated with performance-enhancing drugs. There was also Canadian Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson, who was stripped of his gold medal. There was Roger Clemens, who was once considered to be recently, there was Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong, who had to admit on Oprah that he cheated after denying it for years. It seems as if cheating happens in all professional sports, and, while it tarnishes the athlete and the sports industry, it ultimately tarnishes the sport itself.

The most notable league to have been tarnished by steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is NANCY TIMMERMANS

even has a point of history called

the “steroid era,” simply because of the amount of players that had been suspected of using steroids during that period of time. Bonds, Clemens, who were caught using steroids. So many star players were caught using performance-enhancing drugs baseball itself. Baseball Hall of Fame voters do not even know whom to let in anymore because of the amount of allegations. And no, Bonds is still not in the baseball Hall of Fame.

Some say that they should just let it go and let the players do what they want to do. Some say that it’s best for the league as it adds to the entertainment of the sport. Who doesn’t want to see 500-footers go over the fence at every pitch, right? Wrong. Baseball is a sport, not a show. Baseball players are athletes, not roid-monkeys. It is shocking that sports analysts would even suggest such a thing. They are forgetting the whole ethic of what it takes to make the big leagues, of what it takes to be a professional athlete. If hard work, dedication, and God-given talents are not a part of sport anymore, then those participating do not have the right to call themselves professional athletes.

To understand the severity of the problem, it is important to know the fect in an athlete. “Steroids can have performance,” said Andrew Heming, professor and strength coach for the

Trinity Western University Spartans. ing speed, agility, vertical jump, and even endurance, can be limited by strength. Getting stronger has the ability to help improve many aspects of performance. Steroids also seem to speed recovery and allow an athlete to do a greater amount of work without overtraining.” These changes are obvious advantages for athletes.

Aside from enhancements, there are major negative effects to steroids as well. “Physical side effects vary widely among individual users,” said Heming. “All of which include: voice change, acne, cancer, stretch male-pattern baldness, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver toxicity, prostate enlargement, scar tissue (from needles), tendon weakness & injuries, mood swings, and reverse sexual characteristics.

“Another problem with steroids is that they result in a suppression of your natural hormones,” Heming continued. “This can result in low hormones when you come off the steroids—which can make people not want to come off and thus increase the risk of problems.”

Athletes caught using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs deserve to receive the harshest of all punishments, not only because of the damage they cause to their chosen sport, but because of the damage they cause to themselves as well. As with all things in life, cheating is still cheating, and there is no reason for anyone to get away with it.

The Best on the Block

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When it comes to volleyball, defence can andrew win you games.

PATTERSON And when it comes to defence, nothing is more important than blocks. For both the Spartans men’s and women’s volleyball teams, blocking is at the top of their game plan and is a major reason why they are able to win.

The women’s team is currently leading the league in blocks with an average of 3.56 per set. Thanks to

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players like Katelyn Devaney, Casie Gano, and Alicia Perrin—all of whom sit in the top ten in blocks—the defence is getting it done. The Spartans a row, and in each of those wins they have out blocked their opponents.

On the men’s side, it’s no different. The Spartans are averaging 2.92 blocks per set, which is good enough of the team’s success thus far can be credited to their blocking game, as Lucas Van Berkel and Branden

Schmidt are the top two in the league for blocks per set.

Blocking in volleyball is arguably more important than blocking in another sport, such as hockey. In a sport like hockey, blocking is a purely defensive play, where no points will be put up on the board if a defensive player makes a block. In volleyball, blocks are not only defensive, but also heavily offensive. A ball can be blocked and hit the ground on the opposition’s side of the court, which will result in a point for the team that

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made the block. A block also throws off the opposition when they are out of position, and most importantly, when blocks are made, the need to frequent.

But an interesting thing about blocks is that they are not controlled like attacks. Ryan Hofer, coach of the women’s team is himself astounded at the number of blocks they have had this season. “It’s quite a number, isn’t it?” said Hofer with a bit of a chuckle. “I think we have the players

with the experience and ability to get those blocks up. It isn’t something we can control, like we do with our attacks, but it really is a big part of our game and why we win our sets.”

The success of the blocks made by the Spartans is, without a doubt, a huge part of the reason that they are creating a winning record thus far in the season. And of course, if they want to continue their success through the post-season, it is essential that they keep up with the strength of their blocks.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “To be more than really, really, ridiculously good looking” - Derek Scott

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SPORTS.

Winning Ways on the Weekend Men and women cool the heat It was some kind of weekend for men’s andrew and women’s PATTERSON volleyball. On Friday and Saturday, both Spartans teams were able to pull a win out of their respective hats. With the wins, the Spartans climb the ladder of the standings as the playoffs are just around the corner.

The women’s team had a bit of a challenge coming into the weekend as the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat was tied with them for third place in the standings. Despite the challenge that was supposedly there for the Spartans, it did not seem to be much of a challenge at all.

The Spartans opened with a 25-9 victory over the Heat on Friday to start

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to push back in the third set but it wasn’t enough as the Spartans went on to win in three sets, 25-9, 25-18, 25-23. It was none other than key attacker Sophie Carpentier leading offensively for the Spartans on Friday’s match. Carpentier had 13 kills to help the Spartans win.

It was no different on Saturday night for the women’s team. It was a much closer match this time as the and third sets. However, the Spartans had an exciting third set as they were down 22-17 and came back to take the win in three, 25-20, 25-13, 25-23.

It was a good combination of Alicia Perrin and Carpentier offensively.

Perrin had an impressive 10 kills and 10 blocks in Saturday’s match, which proved to be very helpful for the Spartan victory. “[The Heat] are a very good rhythm with our block and attack to

Hofer continued, saying, “Sophie and Alicia carried a heavy volume load for us tonight; they were both big at important times and came up with big kills.”

On the men’s side it was a back and forth game of volleyball on Friday. The 4-10 UBCO Heat gave the 13-1 Spartans a run for their money.

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start the match,” commented TWU head coach Ryan Hofer after Saturday’s game. “But in the third set we started to make some unforced errors and missed serves, which gave UBCO the chance to side-out and not face our block and have to work for their points. We have to make sure we don’t do that and make every team work for the points that they get.”

The Heat had the lead 2-1 into the third but the Spartans didn’t quit.

The Spartans got their game together offensively and were led by Brad Kufske (16 kills) and Nick Del Bianco (14 of the match. The Spartans made a brilliant effort, which paid off as they took the win 3-2.

On Saturday, the Spartans men’s

team did not run into much trouble, with Lucas Van Berkel leading the way for the Spartans with a solid 13 kills and a .800 hitting percentage, Van Berkel helped to take the win 3-0. Libero Tyler Koslowsky played very well as he made solid passes for the Spartans to get set up for the attack.

“We talked about it all week, that [The Heat] are better than their record,” said Spartans coach Ben Josephson after Friday’s game. “Last weekend, they proved it against the No. 3 team in the country and tonight they almost proved it again with a win over the No. 2 team. They’re just super young and they’re inconsistent. But they’re starting to play up to their talent and tonight we saw how dangerous that Heat team can be.

“They were hot and played well, but at the same time, I had a poor game plan. I didn’t adjust out of our plan quick enough and that, combined with losing the serve and pass serve and pass game is what we dominate in our gym. But tonight, we just but they stopped two of our big scoring element, aces and blocks, from scoring.

“At the end of the day, we still had some good performances and I thought Derek was one of the key players who stepped up. That was his best game of the season.”

Spartan Reflection Hi, my name i s cody Cody STEPHENSON S t e phenson, number 12 on your Trinity Western Spartans hockey team. Recently our team took a trip overseas for a ten-day tour of the Baltics. On the morning of December 25, 2013, at 2:00 AM (yes, Christmas morning), we said goodbye to our families and departed the Langley Events Centre for a journey of a lifetime.

We spent time in three different countries. First, we visited Lithuania, and then we made our way down the road to Latvia, and eventually wrapped up our trip in Estonia. These countries are directly across the Baltic Sea from Sweden and lie just south of Finland. In each country, we faced off against local semipro teams. We made history

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Canadian hockey team to ever play a game in the country.

Appropriately enough, we showed them how Canadians do it, and brought home a 4-2 win. Fortunes continued to go our way in Latvia and Estonia as we took 6-3 and 3-1 wins to the bank.

Along the road as we travelled, we were also able to con-

nect with some of the locals.

We met with church youth groups in each country and spent time conversing with them about our experiences from our different cultural backgrounds. At the same time, we were able to share our faith with them. Over the course of our adventure, seven of our players had the chance to voice their testimonies in front of not only our group, but also the locals who live on the other side of the world and share the same faith. For they had shared their testimony publically and it was a tremendous step in their own faith adventure. These were not the only steps taken by our group, as a couple of Spartan beauties prayed out loud to our Heavenly Father for the very Hearing our Spartan brothers open up in front of us brought us to know each other better than we had ever expected. Each and every guy bonded together like never before. We thought we were pretty close as a group before we left, but the experiences we shared as brothers brought us to the understanding that we are more than just teammates.

Every time we get together as a group in the near or dis-

tant future, there is no doubt that we will talk about various memories created overseas.

Our coaches Barret Kropf, Chris Trendel, Thomas Koshman, and of course Chris Wiens, in association with Athletes in Action, gave us the opportunity to experience something that we could never have done alone. We welcomed 2014 in the town square in Broceni, Latvia; we found new ways to use the word “schnitzel;” we played the game we with crazy European fans; and at the same time, we came to appreciate the lives we have here in Canada more and more with every day we spent away from our great country.

As our team moves forward into the second half of our regular season schedule, what we accomplished over the Christmas break will not be forgotten. What led us to success in the Baltics will be incorporated into our current approach of striving toward our team slogan of “win all day every day.”

Of course, it’s easy to tell what side of the scoreboard we’re on when the buzzer goes, but we ence on this campus, just as we were in foreign territory, regardless of what happens on the ice.

What’s your New Year’s resolution? “Take more baths” - Andrew Cotter

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