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ON THE INSIDE
SPRING FORMAL 2009
Opinion: Page 6
Editorial Weekly Tornado Column “Cup of Joe” Cartoon SGA Column Campus Pulse
Features: Page 7
Students dance Saturday night at the 2009 Spring Formal. CAB hosted the event at the Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson for the first time. Over 100 students attended the event, making it the largest CAB event this year. Photo by Kelly Valentine
New venue, tasty food and good music lead to successful Spring Formal Freshman Nathan West gets interrogated by senior Josh Miller in “The Man in a Bowler Hat.” Photo by Kelly Valentine
Blood Drive One Acts Recruiting Entertainment
Sports: Page 8
Junior Kenny Talley pitches against Oklahoma Christian University. Photo by Katie Clark
Baseball Softball Track Frisbee Golf
THISWEEK Today. 1 p.m.
Baseball vs. Tabor (@ Sterling)
Today. 5 p.m.
Softball vs. Tabor (@ Tabor)
Tomorrow.
Good Friday. No classes.
Tomorrow. 6 a.m.
Raya leaves for Denver
NEWSBITES
By ROBIN SMART Staff Writer Last Saturday, the Campus Activities Board held their annual Spring Formal at the Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson. This was the first time the dance was held at the country club, with previous locations including an airplane hanger and the Hutchinson Cosmosphere. “Our goal in finding a location was finding a place in our budget that was also very nice, and Prairie Dunes fit perfectly,” CAB secretary Aly Kumpula said. Since the theme was A Night in Paris, an Eiffel Tower centerpiece decorated every table, along with candles. Participants received a meal before dancing the night away, given a choice between chicken or vegetable
penne pasta. The room was decorated with balloons floating on the ceiling and colorful strings hanging down above the dance floor. Freshman David Servé entertained the crowd as the DJ for the night, playing several genres of music, including country, hip hop and even some slow 80’s songs “I like David as a DJ. He’s pretty good. I had loads of fun,” freshman Jaci Knight said. Overall, CAB was pleased with the night’s success and very impressed with the number of people who made their way out to Prairie Dunes. “The turnout was good,” Kumpula said. “About 150 people came, so it is our second biggest event after Bingo night.”
By TERYN FRIZELL Staff Writer
as people struggling with drugs, prostitution and homelessness, the children and the businesses in Denver, while walking up and down the streets. “It was put on our hearts to do this Prayer Walk,” Todd-Walker said. Raya 3.27 has been involved locally by serving the students here on campus through events such as Trash for Treats. The group also does creative activities with the children in the grade school and spends time at the manor during the holidays. It has only been within the last two years that Raya has done mission trips. “In this trip, students may see things that make them feel uncomfortable but I think it will open our eyes to reality,” Todd-Walker said. “ I pray God will open our eyes to see what He sees as we meet hurting, broken, people, who are just like us, and created in the image of God.”
Freshmen Jon Clark and Ryan Green show off their dancing skills Saturday night at Formal. Photo courtesy Dustin Johnson
Raya prepares for trip Quizno’s in business to Denver over Easter after exciting opening Instead of going home to spend time with family and friends over the Easter weekend, several members of Raya 3.27 are going on a mission trip to Denver, Colorado. While visiting, the group will be doing a variety of things including touring homeless shelters, loading and distributing groceries for Christian Body Ministries, participating in a Prayer Walk and spreading the word of God. “One goal we have as a group is to not just make this a trip. This is an opportunity to love and serve others, while partnering with other ministries,” Raya co-president Amberli Todd-Walker said. “God is huge and His power and Holy Spirit are going to be present.” Todd-Walker said she was the most excited about the prayer walk the group has planned. Each student will be given a specific topic to pray about, such
By TIM LUISI Staff Writer After much planning, preparation and press coverage, the new, student run Quiznos finally opened its doors on Monday, March 30th. “It went real well,” hiring committee member junior Andy Dinh said. “Seeing it finally being opened after three years, it was surreal.” The chaos that Dinh referred to was evident in the mass of people crowding the entrance, forming a line that, according to Quiznos manager sophomore Jon Earle, “stretched out to the parking lot.” Those attending were treated to entertainment from a man in an inflatable suit and drawings that gave away, among other things, a bicycle and a lot of free food. Once the craziness was over, however, attention turned to how Quiznos would look as it
moved forward. For now, the team is still accepting applications for positions. Also, while the initial goal was to be open until midnight on most days, the plan now is to have earlier hours until the fall semester when it would be more economical to remain open past the current closing time of 9 p.m. Perhaps more important than the logistics of the new business, however, is how great the team that put it all together feels about the end result: very proud of their accomplishment. “I’ve had a running bet with Brent Kruger on whether Quiznos would actually happen,” Earle said. “There are a lot of things that get talked about, but never actually done. It was just awesome to see something get done and put together so well.”
35th Prairie Art Show
Senior forensics competitor ends season with a splash
Starting on April 4 and ending the 19th, Sterling College is hosting the 35th Annual Prairie Arts Show in Heritage Hall. This year the show features artwork from SC students and faculty. Art professors Joe Jacob, David Harmon and William Morse, and art students Megan Derowitsch and Erin Thiessen have work on display.
In the beginning of the Sterling College forensics team, there was senior Jana Miller. Along with a few other students, Miller came to Sterling and quickly began winning events and putting the SC forensics team on the map. Last weekend, Miller competed for the last time in college forensics at the Ameri-
By TAYLOR LIBBY Features Editor
can Forensics Association National tournament in Akron, OH. Miller was a quarterfinalist in prose, one of her three events, placing among the top 24 competitors in this event in the nation. “This was my third year going and I hadn’t broken before, but I guess third time is a charm,” Miller said. Along with placing at the AFA national tournament, Miller also had quite a showing at the Pi Kappa Delta na-
tional tournament in Shreveport, LA March 17-22. Pi Kappa Delta is the forensics honorary society that hosts a very large national tournament every other year. Miller grabbed a first, second and sixth place finish in her three events, and was also one of ten competitors chosen as a Pi Kappa Delta All American out of a field of 1,300 potential winners. “It felt really good to be chosen because I have worked
really hard and to have that be a final award was pretty cool,” Miller said. When the team was first developing just a few years ago, Troyer said it was Miller that set the bar in terms of how the team would practice, prepare events and carry themselves at teams. “You have to have someone who shows people how to win,” Troyer said. “Her competitiveness will be difficult to replace.”
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OPINIONS
stir.sterling.edu Editorial Make your time at SC count
It is often said that the people of Sterling College are what makes our community so unique and so great. Smaller schools like SC give students a chance to excel and assume roles that would likely not be available to them at larger state schools. While it may be hard to believe this school year is almost over, the time is upon us when there are sign-up sheets and elections for new leadership positions seemingly everywhere we turn. So many signs fill the windows of our dorms and I keep having to delete out-dated e-mails every day so my Inbox does not “exceed its maximum capacity.” I know we all hear the spiels about how important it is to get involved and we get tired of people asking us to do things that we feel we do not have time for. I definitely understand both of these sentiments, but at the same time, I have also begun to feel a sense of apathy on our campus. In our last issue, Features Editor Taylor Libby mentioned the poor attendance at the recent SGA elections forum. Although (as the new SGA President) I do wish more students had attended this event, I feel this issue is becoming even more widespread. In most of the recent elections for paid positions for student leaders, often times an individual is elected unopposed—and that is for the paid positions! As great as XBox games and addictive TV shows are, I encourage each of you to step out and find a new position for you to be involved with next year. Ask any upperclassmen this time of year and they will all tell you that their time at SC went by way too fast, and most would likely share some regrets about not getting involved. Of course students getting involved makes our campus better as a whole, but these positions exist for YOU. If you can’t find an organization that appeals to you, please gather some friends and start your own. So many campus activities are looking for members and leaders at this time of year. Do yourself a favor and consider joining these efforts. I would hate to see a campus activity fold, not because of a lack of funding or support, but simply because the perfect team leader was too occupied with a new “Gears of War” video game to join the group. Consider walking on to a sports team, traveling with Raya on a service trip, representing your peers on the Student Senate or we would even love to have you write for The Stir. Whatever your interests, take advantages of the opportunities that are available to you. Because who knows but that you were placed at SC for such a time as this? Matt Ehresman
WEEKLY TORNADO - THE ROTATING COLUMN
There is more to faith than your denomination By TIM LUISI Staff Writer
Recently, I had a conversat i o n with a friend o f mine i n Campbell Hall that made me feel uneasy, both with myself and with the way I have observed many in the body of Christ acting lately. My friend and I were talking about chapel services that we had been to this semester and what we thought of them. When we began to talk about convocations, the topic of Huey Harris, an inner city pastor from Montgomery, Alabama who had spoken
at Sterling College on February 20th, came up. My friend then asked me what I had thought about him and the service he had led. In all honesty, I, a member of the Foursquare denomination, had absolutely loved the fire and passion evident in Huey Harris and most of what he did here at SC, but I didn’t immediately say that, for fear of setting off an argument about denominational differences and what should and shouldn’t be considered “Christian.” It was at this point that I realized something that has been annoying me for quite some time: just how much I hate the existence of denominations and the divisive nature of them. We as Christians, and
A Cup of Joe
I am guilty of this as well, often scorn people of other denominations and argue with them on the tiniest of differences. But why do we do this? Should it really matter if we raise our hands in worship? Whether we speak in tongues or believe in baptism as infants or baptism as adults? My argument is that these minor, petty disagreements should be put behind us. But, more often than not, it is these small debates that keep the body of Christ from accomplishing all that we are supposed to be doing. Instead of joining together to reach the hurting people of the world and tell them the good news of salvation, we sit back and critique others. Instead of the unified body that Christ
By JOE DARDZINSKI
What did you think of the new location for Spring Formal?
“I thought that it was a good move. The setting was more formal. It seemed more fun.” -senior Ben Whitsitt
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had in mind when He left this world, we have become several ineffective fractions. If we spent half of the time doing that instead of berating Catholics for their focus on Mary or laughing at people like Huey Harris, who speak in tongues, or making jokes about Baptist preachers, then we would be much farther along in what should be our ultimate goal: reaching people for Christ. It may be hard to believe, but one day all of us that call upon Christ as our Savior, whether we were Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Foursquare or anything else you can think of, will all be joined together as one body in Heaven. Why can’t we start acting like that now?
SGA COLUMN
Two short lessons before we graduate By MELISSA YARROW and DAVID FULLER SGA President and Vice President of the Senate
Hey everybody, this is Melissa and David here. Since we have shared such a wonderful time as a part of SGA, we decided to write our final column, in the final Stir, of the final semester, in the final year of our college career together. We have come very far as people and leaders, and here are two things we learned from being a part of SGA. Lesson 1: People don’t respect complainers. It is easy to assume that people in leadership above you should always have all the answers. It is easy to assume that it is your job to “let them know” when there is a problem. When all you do is “let them know,” all you do is complain. Complain-
ing gets us nowhere; we know because we tried this. A good leader is one who brings constructive criticism and progressive solutions to a problem. And these come only with a positive attitude. Lesson 2: It’s not about you. Whatever organization, team, or club you are part of existed before you were part of it, and it will survive after you are gone. You are only a small part of it. This might be too honest for some of you, but it’s the truth. Understanding this helps you understand that you cannot do it alone. You need people surrounding you, bringing gifts to the table that you don’t have. This requires us to say,
“You are way better at this than I am, so will you do it?” God created us different, each with unique gifts. This lesson can be summarized in one word: humility. It requires you to be realistic about how you fit into the big picture, and see the need for a strong and diverse team to accomplish anything. We would like to conclude by thanking everyone who ever had a part of our lives while here at Sterling. We would especially like to thank the members of the admin., faculty and staff with which we have had the unique opportunity to work with over the past few years. We have learned much from you and are eternally grateful.
“It was warmer, it was nicer- a more formal setting than last year.” -senior Grace Friedman
“I thought it was a good location because CAB didn’t have to decorate much.” - freshman Megan Graham
Corrections and Omissions The Stir always strives for journalistic excellence, yet we recognize that we may occasionally publish false information or leave out important details. Corrections will appear in this space. If you find a mistake, please let us know at mehresman@sterling.edu.
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BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS
Spring 2009 Blood Drive attracts brave donors By THOMAS CALVERT Staff Writer Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, and on Monday Sterling College students and faculty did what they could to help the American Red Cross replenish their supply. Sterling College had its second blood drive of the year on Monday, and overall the event was a great success. Former Director of Campus Activities Sarah Gardner helped with the planning and advertising of the blood drive, and then handed responsibility over to her successor, sophomore Missy Larson. “The blood drive went well, everything ran smoothly and there was a great turn out,” Larson said. In total 47 people
Junior Carl Nolan gives his blood Monday during the blood drive. Photo by Kelly Valentine came to the drive and 32 blood donations were taken. Of these, there were 15 first time donors and, fortunately, no serious injuries occurred during the blood drive. One pint of blood can save up to three people, and since 32 donations
were taken, approximately 96 lives were saved from this particular drive. Sterling College will host another blood drive next fall, and as the need for blood is constantly rising, mark your calenders and make an appointment.
Junior Andy Dinh donates blood Monday afternoon. Every year, SGA organizes a blood drive and asks students to give freely. Photo by Kelly Valentine
2009 One Acts: A Picture Tour Photos by Kelly Valentine
Hard Candy
Left Top: In junior Mike Love’s one act, “Hard Candy,” the plot followed several applicants as they applied for a new job, each candidate and boss with their own quirks. Senior Ashley Dowgwillo and freshman Michael Gordon were among the students to star.
The Family Jewels
The Man in a Bowler Hat
Above: In “The Family Jewels,” directed by junior Mandy Nichols, individuals from various ethic backgrounds try to figure out who has stolen the famous Twitchwell family jewels. In this photo, freshman David Serve reacts as freshman Katey Cain tries to convince him to help her steal the stones. Left: Freshman Rebekah Bell reacts as junior Paul Brecht points a gun to her head during “The Man in a Bowler Hat,” a one act play directed by senior Sara Kanary. Brecht and Bell portray a married couple who yearn for more excitement in their lives, but end up getting more than they bargained for.
Recruiting for a Christian college presents unique set of challenges Sterling is constantly recruiting students all year long, but it faces a unique challenge since it is a Christian college. Often, students may or may not share the same Christian values Sterling upholds. This can create a conflict, as many students come to Sterling as the result of scholarship offers, disregarding the school’s religious affiliation. “Every student knows, however, about the Christian background of the college, the Student Life Covenant and what it means to be on a Christian campus,” Vice President of Admissions Dennis Dutton said. Senior Jill Boekman said when deciding whether or not to attend Sterling, the chapel requirement made her a little uneasy because she wasn’t sure what it would be like. “I was terrified my first chapel,” Boekman said. Just because I didn’t know what to expect [from it] and it was so much different from how I was used to worshipping.” Unlike many other Christian colleges, does
not require incoming students to sign a statement of faith, meaning that a recruited student does not have to sign a document as proof of conversion to the Christian faith. Students are, however, required to sign the Student Life Covenant, which outlines the behavior expected of students while on campus and as representatives of Sterling College. “I really appreciate SC’s perspective in that we are not a denominational school that is primarily made up of people from one denomination,” Dutton said. “We have a wide range of people that range from being fairly conservative to fairly liberal and even people who aren’t religiously affiliated at all.” Despite this open view, SC still works to give students an opportunity to deepen, or even begin, a relationship with Christ. “Certainly we do all we can as recruiters to articulate what Christcentered might include,” Athletic Director Andy Lambert said, “but those terms and ideas can mean many different things to many different people.”
one of them. There is nothing that is absent from the movie. The cinematography is spectacular, and the music is amazing. The acting is impressive and the writing is just perfect. But the biggest reason this movie is so impressive is its ability to draw you into the story. When you watch this movie, you will laugh and nearly cry, sit on the edge of your seat in anticipation and then sit back
in happiness. You will care about the characters. When they are in danger you will fear for them, when they are the underdogs you root for them. You will try to talk to them, to convince them of what they must do. I will guarantee that you have never experienced a film like this one. I most certainly haven’t. Slumdog Millionaire is one of those movies that defies expectations and defines a generation.
By AMY WOODS Sports Editor
Slumdog to define generation of movie watchers By JOE DARDZINSKI Staff Writer/Cartoonist
We live in a country that produces hundreds of films a year--films ranging from chick flicks and action movies to gross out comedy and somber drama. The ma-
jority of these movies are produced for one purpose: to make money. However, in the mass of films released this year, we get a glimmer of something different; a film produced not for the sole purpose of making money, but rather a film that was made to change us, a film that holds true to the art form: Slumdog Millionaire. There are films out there that excel in certain areas, like cinematogra-
phy or acting, directing or music. In fact, I am in a class right now where all we do is analyze different aspects of film and watch movies that best display those aspects. Most great films contain notable examples of film, however there are a select few films that excel in every element. These are the films that are considered to be some of the best movies of all time and I think Slumdog Millionaire is destined to be
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SPORTS
SC baseball takes first in conference
Double header victory over Friends moves Warrior baseball to the top of the conference By MICHAEL TALTON Staff Writer
Junior Adam Niedens warms up before the team’s game against Oklahoma Christian University while teammates talk shop in the background. The Warriors are currently first in the conference and have a record of 7-3 and an overall record of 20-6. The teamwill face-off against conference rivals Tabor this weekend. Photo by Katie Clark
Although the Warriors fell hard on Saturday, April 4 to Oklahoma Christian University, losing both games in the double header, the team struck back on Monday, April 6, when it hosted Friends at home, winning both games. During the first game against Friends, the Warriors kept it close, winning by only one point, 4-3. But when the second game came around, the Warriors sent a clear message to Friends, taking their second victory of the day and smashing the Falcons 12-4. Sitting at an overall record of 20-16 and 9-3 in the conference the Warriors look to winning the conference. By winning both games against a
conference team on Monday, the team is in a neck to neck battle for first place in the conference with the University of St. Mary’s. The team will see only three more conference teams, Tabor College, Kansas Wesleyan and St. Mary’s, in which they will put forth an attempt to bring home the conference title. The team is known for its defensive weapons and its pitching, and those factors will lead give them an upper hand at the end of the season. Coach Hamilton has often said that there’s something special about this team and that would become clear as the season went on. So far, the Warriors have lived up to this statement and their performance has been outstanding.
Softball clinches victory at home By Brooke Minor Staff Writer
Campbell RD Ben Edwards looks to pass during the Frisbee Frenzy last Sunday. Photo courtesy Scott McCaulley
SC hosts ultimate Frisbee tournament By robin smart Staff Writer
Several Sterling College students and alumni participated in the second annual Fighting Haggis Frisbee Frenzy last Sunday, April 5. Sophomore Scott McCaulley organized the tournament with the help of several other players. The tournament helps raise money for the Frisbee team so it can buy discs and attend other tournaments. “It allows us to be competitive with other schools and meet new people that share our passion,” McCaulley said. This year, along with two Sterling teams, three other colleges participated (Wichita State, McPherson College and Southwestern College) as well as Junction City High School and two club teams (Strange Gangs and the Aces
of Wichita). “I haven’t been playing Ultimate [Frisbee] very long, but I thought the competition was very intense,” SC team member Laura Sourjohn said. Although SC hosted the tournament, they didn’t walk away the champions. The Fighting Haggis lost their only game to the Aces of Wichita, the team that went undefeated and won the tournament. If you are interested in playing ultimate Frisbee with the SC team, it usually practices every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. in front of Campbell Hall, and newcomers are always welcome. “Ultimate Frisbee allows you to meet new people and keeps you in shape,” McCaulley said. “Who wouldn’t want to chase a plastic disc around a field?”
On Saturday, April 4, the Lady Warriors took on McPherson and claimed two victories, winning 4-2 and 7-5. Junior Emily Masters hit a walk-off home-run to seal the win for the Warriors in the second game. “Honestly, I started laughing when I saw it go over. I was more relieved than excited at the time, but the excitement hit when I heard everyone going crazy,” Senior J’aime Quick delivers a pitch while sophomore third base Masters said. Masters said that her excite- player Jaime Barbosa waits for the hit. Photo by Katie Clark. ment was not just for herself, but Junior Brittany Pinson said that Head coach Hosea Bell said for her entire team. The win made she was pleased with her teams’ that he felt the team played its best the Warriors 4-0 in conference overall performance. games of the season so far and he play, the first time in many years. “I was happy with our win knows that there is more excite“The intensity on the field dur- overall, but we still have things ment to come. ing the game matched the satis- we need to improve on as a team “I know how good these girls faction we all felt after the game,” as well as cut back on errors,” Pin- are, and I believe they are starting Masters said. son said. to realize it themselves,” Bell said.
Hurdler qualifies for National meet, senior thrower captures SC record By AMY WOODS Sports Editor Despite the very windy conditions at the most recent meet held at Oklahoma Christian University, the Warrior track team was able to make some impressive marks, including ten top five finishes. Junior Chris Morr was able to qualify for NAIA Nationals, to be held in St. Louis,
in the 110 meter hurdles. He placed first in the event. “All our times struggled because of the wind,” head track coach Jack Dillard said. “But this meets sets up well for the smaller meets coming up.” Sophomore Whitney Dautel had a season’s fastest time, posting a time eleven seconds faster than her previous time. She also took second in the
women’s 1500 meter race. Senior Josh Miller, who placed second in hammer, third in shot put and fourth in discus captured the school record in hammer with a distance of 153 feet at an earlier meet, earning him Week Two KCAC Athlete of the week. “I wanted that record,” Miller said, “and I went after it.”
Warrior golf finishes in third place despite bad weather By Godfrey Miheso Staff Writer The SC golf team had spectacular games last weekend at Peoria Ridge Golf Course in Miami, Oklahoma at the NEO A & M College Tournament. Sophomore Deuce Stevens and freshman Josh Grenier both finished in the top ten despite difficult weather conditions. During the first round, the players had to battle strong winds (25-30 mph), freezing rain and soggy course
conditions. “The conditions were less than ideal in the first round, but we’re proud of the guys for hanging in there and grinding out a score,” Assistant Coach Tyler Gay said. “Sometimes it’s easy to just give up after you don’t play well over the course of a few holes. Our guys, however, did no such thing. They buckled down and gave it all they had each day. Regardless of what the scoreboard looked like at the end of the day, that’s something we can be proud of them for doing.”
At the end of every 18 holes they played, the Warriors kept the four best scores out of the team, which determined the team score. “Having prepared well for the tournament, I wasn’t pleased with the performance,” Grenier said. “I hope it is a stepping stone to success in the coming conference games.” Sophomore Jake Bowser led the way for the Warriors with a first round score of 78--good enough for a tie for fourth individually. He was two shots behind the leaders
who shot 76 in round one. Right behind him was Stevens and Grenier, who both shot 85. Sophomore Ben Biederer shot a 91, and freshman Bryan Hogland rounded out the scoring with an 87. Coffeyville Community College led the tournament after round one with a team score of 327. After the day’s difficult weather, the Warriors sharpened their clubs and improved their score by 11 shots after shooting a 328 in the second round. At third place the Warriors were sat-
isfied with a 36-hole total of 667. Grenier led with a score of 77, followed by Stevens with an 80, Bowser with an 81, Hogland with a 90, and Biederer with a 91 in the second round. Missouri Southern won the tournament with a 36hole total of 632. “We aren’t satisfied with our finish by any means, but this has helped us identify a few things we need to improve upon before heading into our next conference tournament.” Gay said.