Engagements
Valentine’s day was last week, see who is engaged, and when the wedding is Features, pg 4-5
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Basketball seasons wrapping up
The women are done, while the men are looking forward to the playoffs Sports, pg 6-7
Interterm Trips Photos
See the winning photo from our Facebook page Campus Life, pg 8
February 22, 2012
Issue 5
MSU brings back John Stilwell Jordan Giffin bic, Black, Korean and other Opinion & Campus Life churches to learn about other For the fourth time, John Stilwell, a speaker excited about fixing relationships and creating new ones, is returning to Tabor on Monday Feb. 27. The Multicultural Student Union will host Stilwell, who will be on campus for four days for different events and to speak in chapel. His theme of Relationships is entitled, “You Wanna Change the World? I can relate.” Aleen Ratzlaff, sponsor of MSU, said, “He wants to talk about healing and relationships.” Stilwell, a native to Corona, California, is a football coach and high school teacher at Centenniel High School who performs “Unity Forums” in his classes. Ratzlaff said they are “workshops of working with each other.” MSU plans events throughout the year, whether they are speakers, church visits, service projects and more. Their visits have included Chinese, Ara-
Beard and all
cultures. Their mission statement states, “To promote diversity and cultural awareness on the Tabor College campus and provide spiritual, social and academic help to MSU students.” Ratzlaff adds, “Our main purpose is to educate the campus on concerns of ethnicity and race.” There are 12 active members, including president McKenzie Potter. Other leaders include Vice President, Jasmine Peggese, Treasurer, Logan Zielke, and Secretary Brenda Drake. Chapel credit will be available to students who attend the event on Monday from 8 to 10 p.m. in the chapel. This will include two different topics: “I am, I have, I thought” and “Round out” which will focus on inclusion vs. exclusion. In the works is also an International Dinner for Monday night to be held in the cafeteria.
See STILWELL, pg 2
Photo courtesy of Aleen Ratzlaff
John Stilwell makes his return to Tabor’s campus for the fourth time. This is one of the events hosted by the Multicultural Student Union. Stilwell will be on campus for four days starting on Feb. 27. His theme this year is “You Wanna Change the World? I can
Photo by Nicole Tunks
Lights, Camera, Action
Sidney Coughlin, Hannah Evans, Becky Steketee and Hannah Vogt show their acting skills during one of several preformances of Steel Magnolias in the Theater Lab underneath the Chapel.
Steel Magnolias hits on relationships Scott Morrow
Reporter
The Tabor theater department has brought together a small group of women to perform Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. Probably best known for the 1989 movie adaptation featuring Dolly Parton, Julia Roberts and others, Steel Magnolias follows the lives of six women in Louisiana who deal with the drama in their lives through comedy. “There’s a lot of clever dialogue with clever one-liners, but it’s deceptively more complex,” said director Judy Harder. “It’s been a team effort and they’re sure playing their positions.” “I don’t think it’s going to be something people expect,” said sophomore Alisa Lynn. “Some expect pure drama and it’s really funny, others expect pure comedy and it’s really touching.” Lynn plays the role of Shelby who starts out the play on the afternoon before her wedding. “She’s the least sarcastic one in the show and I’m very sarcastic so it was a little hard for me,”
laughed Lynn. “Overall, personality wise, she’s the polar opposite of me but challenge is good.” Lynn has had vast experience in theater including being in the Shakespeare comedy shorts last year and being part of the chorus for Oliver last semester. “This is one that has stretched me the most,” said Lynn about comparing this role with her past experience. “Normally I’m the comedic relief role.” “I’m never going to forget this show.” Lynn is just one of the women in the show though. “I play Truvy and the play basically takes place in her beauty shop,” said senior Becky Steketee. “She’s kind of the caretaker while also being a little snarky, I’m probably the most like my character.” One of the striking qualities of the Tabor rendition of Steel Magnolias is the characters both in the script, and outside of rehearsal. “It was like getting together with a bunch of your friends
relate.”
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and working on a project,” said Steketee. Lynn had never worked with an all women cast before. “I just feel so close to these girls now, there’s a good dynamic,” Lynn said when comparing the dynamics with the women in and out of rehearsal. “Rehearsals are amazing, everyone is just such a character in their own personalities.” When asked about what they hoped audiences would take from the performance, they both emphasized the importance of the real relationships between the women. “I think the genuineness of the relationships of the women: this is real women and this is real life,” said Lynn. Steketee agreed. “I think the audience should just walk away from it and be appreciative of their relationships and friendships,” she said. The show also features sophomores Sydney Coughlin, Hannah Evans and Hannah Vogt, and senior Sarah Wyckoff.
2 NEWS Presidential Leadership Scholarship Weekend events bring 26 students to campus to compete
Destinee Cogburn Reporter
Tabor College played host to another Presidential LeadershipScholarship Weekend last weekend, Feb. 19-20. This year there were 26 students who participated in the evnts. The applicants participated in activities such as speed interviewing, an essay and a teamwork challenge consisting of making a tent blindfolded, a boardwalk challenge, and a game called quick sand, all in an attempt to help their cause for the voting of the Presidential Leadership Scholarship. “I got hit with a pole while the group tried to set up a tent blindfolded,” said junior Carly Brock, who hosted a student and helped out during the weekend.
The scholarship is the largest and most selective scholarship award available to incoming freshmen students at Tabor. The total amount of the scholarship is $16,000, and it is renewable. All 26 applicants got a chance to participate in events throughout the weekend as well as get the experience of what it is like to live on a college campus. Each student stayed with a host who goes to school here at Tabor. “I got to know the group well, as well as other students through talking with them and through the registration process,” said Brock. Brock also mentioned that the students were enjoying their visit, and that the applicants are still planning to come to Tabor even if they do not get the scholarship.
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Germany’s president steps down amid scandal
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I Can’t See
Four of the 26 students in the running for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship use teamwork to put together a tent. The participants in the tent building activity were blindfolded, making it exciting to watch and dangerous as they tried to not get hit.
Germany’s president resigned Friday in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state. Chancellor Angela Merkel moved quickly to try to head off a domestic political crisis as she continue to wrestle with the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis.
Oprah in hot water with Nielson after tweets
Oprah Winfrey found herself in hot water with television rating service Nielsen after pleading with her Twitter followers to tune into her OWN channel.
Tabor compiles retention numbers from 2011-2012 Twitter users ask ‘Who is Paul McCartney’ fall to spring semesters Destinee Cogburn
Tickets for the concert can be purchased in the Student Life office. Non-Tabor student tickets are $10.
STILWELL
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Stilwell will be available to eat dinner with students, to answer questions and to hold discussions. Details of this event will be finalized by MSU after further details have been discussed. Stilwell will be speaking at Talk on Tuesday at 10 p.m. but before there will be another event with two topics, “Cross the Line” and “If You Were My Friend.” Chapel credit will be available for both.
Reporter
It’s no secret that students come and go frequently on college campuses. Many of them transfer to other schools, or make the transition into the work force following Christmas break. By now students may have noticed a few faces missing from campus. The 20th day of classes marks the date when the enrollment numbers are officially counted. Though the actual date is February 27, Vice President for Student Life, Jim Paulus estimates that Tabor will have about an 87 percent retention rate from the fall semester. Paulus said that this number is average for Tabor, as well as schools across the country.
“There are tons of reasons that students transfer,” said Paulus. Financial, academic, family reasons and changing to a major that Tabor doesn’t offer are among the most common. However, Paulus believes that there are a few things that Tabor could do in order to retain more students. “Tabor is a great place, but we are always asking ourselves what we can do to make it better,” said Paulus, who is a graduate of Tabor College himself. “We can provide better academic support so students feel like they can succeed here.” Paulus said that this could include such things as upgrading student success through more tutoring and mentoring. “When people leave Tabor I think they’re missing out,” said Paulus.
Students are also encouraged to join Ratzlaff’s Interpersonal Communication class on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Lohrenz 7 classroom to hear more details of his theme of healing relationships. Ratzlaff says, “We’re all looking forward to him coming.” She spoke about a phone conversation with Stilwell where he was excited to return to Tabor and that it is “a really special place.”
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Despite doctors’ concerns, home births are increasing
When Jason and Rebecca Sparks were planning for the birth of their second child, Alexander, who’s now almost 4 months old, they decided to have him at their home in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. The Sparkses had their first child, Ariana, 2, at a hospital in Wausau, about an hour away. The experience felt impersonal, says Jason, now 33, and was more uncomfortable than it needed to be for Rebecca, 31.
Celebrity hospital treats Houston’s daughter for stress after pop singers death
A day after the death of her 48-year-old pop star mother Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown on Sunday rushed to Cedars Sinai hospital for stress treatment, police said.
Stilwell’s tentative schedule for his week at Tabor is to the right.
Several young and clueless Grammy Awards viewers caused quite a stir when they tweeted “Who is Paul McCartney?” According to BuzzFeed, their tweets flooded across Twitter as McCartney was performing on stage Sunday night.
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OPINION
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India trip inspires formation of new relationships, change
What is the best way to propose to someone?
Nathan Vogel Sophomore
Colton Olsen Sophomore
“Buy out a fireworks stand, have a fireworks show, then take her to a hanging, and before the first hanging get on a knee and tell her you love her, as the wind blows her hair, and the bodies swing, reach into pocket and pull out the ring.”
“It would depend on what she liked to do and something we do all the time so she wouldn’t be expecting it. But the whole ring placement would be in my pocket so I wouldn’t lose it, but how I would say it would have to be some sign that says turn around and then I would be there.”
Our time in India was like a difficult to say good-bye just a short cultural burrito–wonderful, overweek later when we truly felt like powering, adventurous, exciting, family there. Yet, it is an amazing terrifying, and acutely transformthing to know that we have dear ing–all rolled into one mountainfriends halfway across the globe. top experience. For the second half of the trip, we The first half of the trip we lived spent time at Tabor’s sister college, with host families in Hyderabad, a Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bicity about the size of Los Angeles. ble College (MBCBC). MBCBC is During our stay there we had located just outside of Hyderabad in the opportunity to minister to the the town of Shamshabad. congregation of the Bethlehem While at MBCBC, we lived in Mennonite Brethren Church. We the dorms with the MBCBC stuwent on house visits, sang for the dents, attended classes with them, Sarah Wyckoff church on numerous occasions, and went on rural village visits in Guest Columnist the evening. Our ministry was relaand were able to share about the love of Christ through devotionals tional during this time as well. as well. Villages were a highlight of the trip for me. We went to India to specifically form relation- One village held an incredible dance for us after ships with the Christians there and encourage the service. them so they can better evangelize in their city. We were able to bless people by just simply Through this experience, we learned an in- being with them. It is quite humbling to possess credible amount about the Indian way of life. such a power and to use it to bring joy to another Indians have a completely different concept human being. of time, drive like mad-men, and will always I would encourage those who are seeking make everyone eat more food than they can God to go on a trip like India. I came to deeply possibly stomach. Yet, they are graciously ac- appreciate Indian culture and also came to a betcepting and loving, exceedingly family-orient- ter understanding of my own culture and faith. ed, and are incredibly generous even in their A trip like India will change you in ways you poverty, just like the widow in Mark 12: 41-44. cannot express nor anticipate. We formed deep and strong relationships India messes you up–in a really, really good with the people we met at the church, so it was way.
“Something spontaneous.”
Molly Dick Junior
“Take her scuba diving to search for pearls, put the ring in a shell and have her open it. Have a sign under water to ask her. When we come up there will be a party on the boat, and I will sing to her.” Christian Lopez Freshman
Tabor students learned the customs and culture of India, as well as some new dance moves, during their January Interterm trip.
Did You Know... n There are now three new worship bands for chapel.
Team 1: Tyson Brockel, Aaron Brooks, Trevor Morris, Alex Eurit, Jordan Costa. Team 2: Logan Stranghoner, Blake Beye, Rachel Strobridge, Jordan Costa, Josh Taylor. Team 3: Clarissa Berglund, Bret Lentz, Dawson Newman, Cody Wheeler.
n New programming is now available in the CRC. From 8 to 9 p.m. on Mondays Amber Monson leads the Cardio Blast class and on Wedensdays Chris Rangel leads a Crossfit Kickboxing class. n The Athletic Tranining department paid for their students to take a test prep class this past January for their board of certification exams.
The View Staff Editor-in-Chief, News &Sports Editor: Zach Bissell Features, Opinion, & Campus Life Editor: Jordan Giffin Reporters: Zach Bissell, Jordan Giffin, Destinee Cogburn, Scott Morrow Photographer: Nicole Tunks Adviser: Sara Sigley
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Dancing the Night Away
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4 Features Spring time is here again. To some this might mean flowers blooming, thunderstorms, finishing up college, or looking for a “grown-up job.” But here at Tabor, spring holds an entirely different meaning. “Ring before Spring” is a common phrase heard on campus. Rightfully so, because here at Tabor there are several engagements to celebrate the springtime.
Destinee Cogburn Ben Heyen & Lauren Just Both natives of Hillsboro, Ben and Lauren had always somewhat known each other. During their senior year of high school, the two began hanging out together. They were both part of the school musical that year and would often sit and talk after practice each evening. On September 22, 2007, Ben and Lauren began dating. After a wonderful evening in Wichita on December 30, 2011, Ben and Lauren made their way back to Lauren’s house. There, she asked Ben if he wanted to watch an episode of a show he bought her for Christmas. Even though it’s one of the couple’s favorite shows, Ben didn’t seem interested. Lauren kept trying to convince him, and he agreed. Suddenly, Ben realized he had left his iPad in the car. It was a cold night and he didn’t want to let it sit in the car too long. He returned a few minutes later--without the iPad. Instead, he said, “Lauren, come here! The cats are doing something weird. You have to see this!” Lauren was confused, but Ben looked so excited that she couldn’t refuse. They ran back outside and the first thing Lauren saw was something with lights. At first, she thought her parents had made a house for the cats, complete with lights. As she turned the corner, she saw that it was not a cathouse, but rather a poster Ben had made with Christmas lights spelling out “Marry Me?” Lauren turned around and Ben was standing there with three beautiful white roses and a box with a ring. He got down on one knee and asked Lauren to marry him. Ben then reminded Lauren of the day outside her house when they had first started dating. Now they were engaged there too. Then Ben played a video comprised of pictures and videos of him and Lauren’s four years of dating. Lauren described Ben’s proposal as “the perfect plan.” The couple will be married on June 10, 2012.
Photo courtesy of Katie Gerber
Katherine Gerber & Aaron Epp Aaron surprised Katie by picking her up for a date an hour early. He told her to bundle up and they drove to a spot on Marion Lake. The night was beautiful with no wind and clear skies. Aaron and Katie started a fire with some things Aaron had brought along. Then he surprised Katie again by pulling out his guitar and singing love songs to her. After Aaron’s fingers were too numb to play anymore, he and Katie warmed up by the fire. Aaron then took Katie down by the lake, told her how much he loved her, got down on one knee, and asked her to marry him. The couple has not yet set a date for their wedding.
Amanda Zuercher & Josh Paulus On a day when Josh was supposed to be an hour away teaching a college class, he instead kidnapped Amanda and took her skiing in the Colorado Mountains. On the second day they were there, Josh found a photographer on the top of the mountain and got down on one knee in front of the camera. Josh and Amanda’s wedding is set for July 21, 2012.
Photo courtesy of Amanda Zuercher’
Photo courtesy of Talia Doerksen
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Photo courtesy of Lauren Just
Sarah Friesen & Alexandre Dablemont Alexandre and Sarah met the first week of freshmen year at Tabor during a dinner table discussion surrounding Noah Collins’ mysterious middle name. Sarah admits that she originally thought Ale was a loud upperclassman with wild hair. For the couple’s two-year anniversary on Sunday, September 4, they had decided to go on a picnic at the Marion Reservoir. It was their first time going out to the reservoir so this was an adventure in itself. They eventually found a spot by the water that had some nice tree shelter, so they stopped there. Ale set up the stage he had made and began to tell a story in four acts using lego men. The gist of the story was that a squire who wanted to become a knight went on several quests and fought battles in order to do so. His final quest was to find a certain item that the princess had lost. After the final battle the curtains closed, then opened to reveal a small box sitting in the middle of the stage; the item that the princess had lost had been recovered. Ale then proposed. To end a great evening, Ale and Sarah had a picnic supper of ham & cheese sandwiches with sparkling red grape cider. Alexandre and Sarah’s wedding Photo courtesy of Sarah Friesen date is June 2, 2012 in Oklahoma.
Talia Doerksen & Tyler Faber Tyler Faber and Talia Doerksen met in May 2011, while working together at their summer job in the Grace Children’s Home in Nebraska. The couple became close friends as they shared their passion of serving God through helping teenagers. Tyler and Talia started dating in July and took a road trip to see her family over Christmas break. On December 16th the couple went to dinner with Talia’s parents in her hometown of Prescott Valley, Arizona. While eating pizza, the two saw a horse drawn carriage outside and Tyler suggested they go for a ride. They snuggled up under some blankets and enjoyed a romantic ride around the well-decorated town square. When the ride was over, the driver offered to take some pictures. After a few quick snaps, Tyler took the opportunity to get down on one knee and propose to Talia, who of course said “Yes!” After witnessing the romantic proposal, everyone on the square followed them to their car cheering and congratulating them. The wedding is set to take place in Arizona on September 14, 2012.
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Taylor Funk & Garrett Gould Garrett and Taylor had known each other since kindergarten and were best friends throughout their school years. But it wasn’t until their senior year of high school that the couple began dating. On February 4th, Garrett told Taylor that they were going on a date to Abuelo’s and that he’d pick her up from her house at 6:15 pm. The doorbell rang, and to Taylor’s surprise, it was a limo driver with a note and a red rose. Garrett sent her on a scavenger hunt to all of her favorite places. He knew how important family is to Taylor, so he included her family in the proposal. He gave each family member involved a red rose and a beautiful note along with a clue to the next place. At each place Taylor picked up more people to ride in the limo with her. The first stop was Applebee’s (the location of their first date) where his parents were waiting with mozzarella sticks. The second stop was Braum’s where Taylor’s brother and his wife were waiting with frozen yogurt. The third stop was Starbuck’s where Garrett’s brother and his wife were waiting with coffee for both Garrett and Taylor. When Taylor stepped outside of the limo at their final destination (a church near her house), Garrett and a horse drawn carriage were waiting for her. With coffee, blankets, and each other, they went on a magical carriage ride—just the two of them. As they turned into Taylor’s neighborhood, the carriage stopped and Garrett got on one knee and asked Taylor to marry him. She said, “Yes!” When they pulled up to her house, the couple’s closest friends and family members were waiting outside clapping and cheering. Taylor’s parents threw them an incredible engagement party— and Taylor was finally engaged to the man of her dreams. Garrett and Taylor will be married on December 7th, 2012.
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Jordan Giffin & Samuel Page Samuel and Jordan both graduated from Valley Center High School in 2008 and have been dating since September 25, 2007. The high school sweethearts first began to get to know each other at Cheer Fusion where they cheered competitively on the same team. On Thursday July 28, 2011, Samuel and Jordan headed down to Lake of the Ozarks with some close friends for Samuel’s birthday, the day before. On Friday the 29th, the men ditched the women for the majority of the day, so Jordan was a little upset to have been left at the house. That night she decided that it would only be fair that the women get their time in town while the men sat waiting around for them. What actually ended up happening was Jordan being held hostage in town, driving around aimlessly. When the women finally returned to the house, the couple’s friend, Jake, met Jordan at the driveway and continued to lead her to the back of the house where Samuel was waiting at the end of the boat dock. Beautiful flowers were strewn along the boat ramp up to where Samuel stood with a single rose and a table with a wrapped present on it. Jordan was then presented with the present and was asked to open it. This, however, was only a ploy, as the box was empty, and the dock then lit up with the words “Marry Me!” written in rope lights under water. She then found Samuel down on one knee with the most beautiful ring in his hands. After the obvious, “Yes!” Danny, (the couple’s other friend who had snuck onto a neighbor’s dock) then set off an amazing firework display that the boys had purchased earlier that day when they had ditched the girls. Sam and Jordan’s wedding will take place June 2, 2012 at the Wichita Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Mallory Flamming & Clay Shewey Clay and Mallory met while they were both counselors at a summer camp held at Tabor. On the last night of Fall Break (Oct. 11) Mallory came back to school from her home in Oklahoma. She was at the townhouses with her friend, Tynan, when Clay convinced them to go to the steps of the Lohrenz building to look at a prank on the lawn. Once they got there, Clay got a message from a friend and left them. Tynan preceded to hand Mallory the first of a series of three letters that led her to Clay’s parent’s house a few blocks away. Clay was waiting in the backyard where white lights were strung and candles were lit. Clay then he got down on one knee, asked Mallory to marry him, and prayed for their relationship together. Their wedding date is June 2, 2012.
Photo courtesy of Taylor Funk
Melanie Dick & John Schall After three years of being an RA, Melanie Dick found that it had paid off in more than one way. Little did she know, being set up on a blind date with Resident Director Sara Sigley’s younger brother, John Schall, would lead to an engagement. It was the Thursday of finals week and Melanie was still on campus fulfilling her RA duties. She was in her room with 3 other RAs hanging out when Sara Sigley called Amy Janzen over. Amy brought back an envelope and a box of colored pencils. The envelope said “Melanie” on it in John’s handwriting so Melanie knew something was up. The letter addressed a lot of different things and at the bottom it said “Meet me at the end of the Disc Golfing course.” Melanie then went over to the course where she found candles shaped in a J, then a heart, and then an M. There was music playing and John was wearing the outfit he wore on their first official date. There, John got down on one knee and asked Melanie to be his wife. The two then celebrated with the RA staff. John and Melanie will exchange vows on June 16, 2012.
Photo from Mallory Flamming’s Facebook page
Photo courtesy of Melanie Dick
6 SPORTS Men’s basketball set to make postseason run Zach Bissell
Hard Earned Points
Photo by Nicole Tunks
Gavin Serene jumps onto a St. Mary’s defender to attempt to make a basket in a losing effort.
Editor-in-chief
The men’s basketball regular season for 2011-12 has come to a close. The men ended their regular season with a record of 14-15, 10-8 in conference. The final two home games of the season were tough for the Bluejays, having dropped both of them to Sterling College and the University of St. Mary’s. Tabor lost to a tough Sterling team, who is currently receiving votes to be in the top 25, by a score of 80-68. Senior night was played Sat. Feb. 18 against #22 St. Mary’s. This was an emotional game that saw the Bluejays get down big, but battle back to make it a close game toward the end. The final score was 68-77. “The team has grown closer together than just about any team I have ever played on.” said junior Ryan Chippeaux. “We have so many injuries and so much diversity that we have grown close as a family. Ever since day one we have called ourselves a
family, and that is what we are now.” That “family” now look to the opening round of the KCAC tournament. The Tabor men are poised to make a run in the conference tournament which opens tomorrow Feb. 23. The men are currently in fourth place in the conference which has earned them a home game against Southwestern College in the opening round. The Bluejays are coming into the tournament with a 6-4 record in their past 10 games, having dropped the last two after a five game win streak. During the regular season, Tabor spilt with Southwester with each team winning at home. Southwestern comes into the game with a record of 19-10, 9-9 in conference. “I think these past few games will make us more focused.” said Chippeaux. “After winning five games in a row then losing these two we remembered how terrible it feels to lose and we want to make sure we don’t have to feel that way again.”
Photo by Vance Frick
Good Form
Photo by Nicole Tunks
Cody Arnold follows through on a three point attempt in the Bluejays regular season game loss to St. Mary’s
Intoor track sends four athletes, one relay to National meet Scott Morrow
Reporter
The indoor track season is winding down but not before several members on the men’s and women’s teams participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Indoor National Meet taking place in Johnson City, Ohio. Dominick Eastman, junior, qualified for the 60 meter hurdles and triple jump; Garrett Daugherty, freshman, Chris Lopez, freshman, Phillip Magos, freshman, and Nathan Vogel, sophomore, for the 4 by 800 meter relay; Jasmine Peggese, junior, for weight throw; Emily Post, junior, for high jump; and Vogel for the 600 meter run. “It feels expected, I expected to come and qualify for nationals so I’m excited but at the same time I’ve expected it,” said Eastman. “I still feel a little nervous going in because I’ve never been on that level of competition.” Eastman transferred to Tabor from Sacramento, Calif. at the beginning of interterm.
“The team is good, good environment, it is not too laid back but I don’t dread to go to practice,” said Eastman. “The weather is a bigger factor here, in California you could run outside a lot because it was always nice.” Vogel said he has made several changes this season, including his outlook on running. “My motivation for running has completely changed this year,” said Vogel. “Instead of on winning, I came across Psalm 147: 10-11.” Psalm 147: 10-11 reads: “He takes no pleasure in the strength of a horse or in human might. No, the LORD’s delight is in those who fear him those who put their hope in his unfailing love.” (NLT) “That basically changed my perspective in that it doesn’t matter like my time or what place I get I don’t need to worry about that I just need to put all my effort out there for him,” said Vogel. “I guess it’s a lot of pressure off and it has helped. That just keeps me going.”
Baseball season opens with two trips for Texas games
Get an out
Photo by Vance Frick
Third baseman Adam McCormic throws the baseball accross the dimond for an easy out at first base in a home game during the 2011 season
Photo by Michael Klaassen
Celebration Above: The intoor track team celebrates their great accomplishments at the KCAC Indoor Conference Track Meet. Left: Ishmale Morris, Chris Lopez, Dominick Eastman, and Nathan Vogel pose for the camera infront of the KCAC banner as three prepare for the national meet oin Johnson City, Ohio Photo by Michael Klaassen
Scott Morrow
Reporter
The Tabor College baseball team has a current record of 4-3 after winning one game of a three game set against Lubbock Christian College at Lubbock, Tex. The first two games took place on Friday the 17 and the last game was on Saturday the 18, Tabor won the second game on Friday 8-6 while losing the other two games 5-6 and 2-3. Lubbock was ranked 4th overall in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics preseason top 25 poll. “So far it’s going pretty good,” said senior outfielder Brett Lenz. “We’ve shown, as a team, that we can go out and compete with the best competition.” David Ormiston, senior pitcher, had six strike-outs through five innings of work in the first game against Lubbock, resulting in a loss. Anthony Mendoza, junior pitcher, threw four strike-outs in a complete game win during the second game of the double header. On Saturday, Brian Kowall, junior pitcher, pitched five and a third innings in
game three, resulting in a loss. Koby Temple, junior outfielder, stole four bases overall, two in the first game and two in the second. “Honestly, I think everybody is contributing equally,” said Lenz. “They’ve all been stepping up when we needed them to, our defense has made some awesome plays though.” The Bluejays played other Texas based teams on Feb. 9 through the 11. They won on the 9 against Texas Wesleyan University with a score of 9-4. Tabor won both games against Dallas Christian College with scores of 11-1 and 8-4 on the Feb. 10 and 11 respectively. They also played Rogers State University from Oklahoma on Feb 10 and lost 9-10. Their immediate schedule will include three games against Morningside College on Feb. 24 and 25, and then two games against Baker University on Feb 28. All of the games will be here at Tabor. “The games that we lost we were still highly competitive,” said Lenz. “We show a good quality that we don’t really give up on games and fight to the end.”
SPORTS
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Tough season ends on high note
Zach Bissell
Editor-in-chief
The women’s basket ball season is over. The teams final record was 7-21, 5-13 in conference. The team barely missed making the playoffs. Eight teams go into the conference playoffs, and the lady Jay’s were ninth. “We learned a lot as the season went on, not only about basketball but about our character as well,” said junior Whitney Frise. “We came together as a team and formed a good bond and built some strong relationships.” The women ended their season on a very high note though. They won their final two home games over Sterling College and the University of St. Mary’s, and four of their final five games. Sterling College, who was receiving votes, was an exciting game with a final score of 50-35. The team was playing very well during the game. The final game for the team could not have been
any more thrilling. St. Mary’s had a tough defense in the first half only allowing 11 points from the Bluejays. The Bluejays turned the switch for the second half, scoring 34 points to tie the game and send it into the first overtime. In overtime the Bluejays scored first only to see St. Mary’s battle back and tie it to go into a second overtime. The second overtime was just as thrilling. The Bluejays took control of this overtime to win the game with a final score of 66-62. Junior Katlyn Mary led the Bluejays with 23 points. Junior Tynan Honn and sophomore Hannah Paust chipped in with 12 and 11 points respectively. “I look forward continuing to see and play with my teammates,” said Frise. “I think that we will work hard in the off season to get ready for next season, so we have a winning season and make it to the tournament next season.”
Ball Skills and Free Points
Photos by Nicole Tunks
Above left: Tynan Honn attempts a free throw. Above right: Katlyn “Red” Mary shows her ball handling skills. Both photos are from the final game of the season, the win against St. Mary’s.
Softball ready to play T e n n i s and with defensive depth up Jordan Giffin Opinion & Campus Life Editor
Spring has now come and with it comes a whole new season of softball. Team captain, Taylor Funk, is excited about the upcoming games and is ready to show some competitors what Tabor softball is all about. “Our goals for the season are to: get better every day, exemplify the definition of teamwork on and off the field, beat our school record of wins, finish near the top in our conference, and to do some damage in the conference tournament this May!” she said. The head softball coach, Suzanne Unruh, recently gave birth to a daughter so Funk and the rest of the team will have to rally together during her absence. “We will have to pull together and make things happen, the way she would desire, with her absence at the start of the season,” Funk said. Funk believes the team is more ready than it has been in past years due to new talent and more aggressive playing. The softball team has brought in girls from five different states: Arizona, Kansas, Texas, California, and Colorado. She says their biggest competitors will be Ottawa University and Friends
University “Defensively, we have more depth than we have had in years past.” Funk said. “For example, last year we played fifty-six games with 2 pitchers and 1 catcher. This year we have 4 pitchers and 3 catchers—which gives us a lot more versatility! Last year, we led the conference offensively with a .331 team batting average and we hope to do that again with an even higher average!” Upcoming games include Northwestern Oklahoma State University later today and Mid America Nazarene University on February 25. Both games will be away. Their first home game will be March 12 against Central Christian College.
Eye on the ball
Photo by Vance Frick
Andrea Bray keeps her eye on the ground ball as it get close to her glove in a game last season
running Zach Bissell
Sports Editor
Tennis is officially up and running for the spring season. Friday Feb. 17 marked the first tournament of the season against Newman University for Tabor’s men’s and women’s teams. Though the men’s team lost to Newman 1-8 and the women’s 0-9, the Jays have high hopes for the season. “Newman is always one of our toughest matches of the year because they’re a D-2 school” said senior Amanda Faber. “Playing a team a couple levels higher than us is always a challenge.” Faber said she thinks that this year’s team has improved since last year and is looking forward to seeing what the season brings. “Since it’s my last year I’d like to enjoy every match whether it’s going well or poorly,” said Faber. She also said that her goal would be to have a repeat of last year’s conference championships, where she and her doubles partner, senior Amanda Brown, took the conference title. Though Brown is currently recovering from broken bones in her hand, she should be able to compete within the next few weeks. On the men’s side, Nathan Panttaja, a junior transfer from California, said that he was excited for a competitive season. “We held our ground, it was a good ex-
Focus
Photo by Vance Frick
Amanda Faber focuses in on the ball as she prepares to retun it to the other side in a match last year.
perience for us,” said Panttaja about the matchup with Newman. As a newcomer, Panttaja said that Tabor’s men’s team was a welcome change from his last team. “The team’s pretty close. The guys are a mix of good competitive spirit but also get to goof around,” Panttaja said. He also praises first-year head coach Chad Gayer on ability to lead the team. “Chad does a great job of coaching. He doesn’t put people down, and is always trying to help us improve.” Panttaja said that his goals for the season would be to improve his game as well as be a good teammate to the rest of the guys on the team. With more home matches this year the team would like to see people come out and support the team. “We enjoy having people come watch us!” said Faber. The Bluejay’s first home match is February 29 against Central Christian
TC wins First Annual Bluejay Classic Zach Bissell
GO Team GO
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Several of the Bluejay cheerleaders preform their routine during the Bluejay Cheer Classic.
Editor-in-chief
The Tabor College cheer squad participated in the first ever Bluejay Cheer Classic. This was the second competition of the year for the squad. It took place on Saturday, Jan. 28 right here at Tabor. The Bluejay cheer squad edged out Ottawa University to win the competition. “I want to thank everyone who had a hand in making it so great,” said senior Travis Unruh. There were several people outside of
the cheerleaders that worked hard to make the Classic a success. The Bluejays were able to hit every stunt that they attempted during their routine at the Classic. The squad will continue to cheer at home basketball games and prepare for its next competition at the KCAC Championship on March 3, hosted by Ottawa University. The Bluejay cheer squad is looking to improve and win the conference championship. This will be the first time that there is an actual conference championship because
there are enough schools in the KCAC that recognize cheerleading as a varsity sport. Second year head coach Jeremy Nigh is looking forward to participating in this event and bringing home the first ever conference cheerleading title. The team has an opportunity to participate in another competition on March 31 in Kansas City. “I’m looking forward to the end result,” said junior Alisha Schale. “We have been slowly working towards the really difficult stunts that we will be throwing on March 3rd. It will be really great to show everyone what we can do.”
8 CAMPUS LIFE RING BY SPRING: FACT OR FICTION? Sarah Wyckoff
Guest Reporter
Spring is an exciting and busy time on a college campus. The warmth of the sun stretches its rays and wakes up from a longawaited hibernation. Tank tops and bright colors reappear and peonies begin to sprout. But on the campus of Tabor College, diamonds are the anticipated flowers that bloom in spring. The phrase “ring by spring” has been whispered among many college students at Tabor College. John Frankenfield, a senior from Overland Park, Kan. and Tabor’s 2011 Homecoming host, can remember the first time he heard the term. “I heard it my freshman year from one of my upperclassmen friends,” Frankenfield said. “To my knowledge it refers to the tendency people have here to get engaged around or by spring time.” The running number of couples who meet at Tabor and become engaged seems high. More than 10 couples were engaged by March during the 2010-11 school year. In the United States, men marry at the average age of 27 and women at 25, according to an article published in USA Today. Yet, the ages of engaged and married couples who attend Tabor are younger than this baseline average. Senior Class Vice President Brett Eitzen, native of Hesston, Kan., recently proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Stephanie Ens, a senior at Tabor. Eitzen was aware of the pressure people put on him to pop the question by spring, but he didn’t let it affect him. “It was my decision, not anyone else’s,” Eitzen said. “I was doing it because I wanted to. I appreciate that Stephanie allowed me to propose in my own timing.”
Interterm trips a humbling experience Scott Morrow
Reporter
During the recent interterm semester, several trips were conducted by Tabor: three international and several disaster relief trips in the United States. One international trip focused on missions in Colombia, another missions trip was sent to India, and the third focused on sight-seeing in several European countries. “It was incredible, I’ve been on a lot of
The buzz about engagements has been around Tabor for a long time, according to Peggy Goertzen, the director of the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies. “The engagement or possible engagement of a Tabor student before the school year is over has always been cause for much speculation and excitement, and usually made the printed news in some form,” Goertzen said. Tabor College’s first yearbook, published in 1916, includes the caption “A.C. Eitzen admits that Cupid is working in his class.” Campus Ministry Council President Becky Steketee understands how Cupid has been working at Tabor, even in the year 2011. “Engagements are a part of the culture at Tabor,” Steketee said. “Single people put too much emphasis on the ‘ring by spring’ idea. When people want to get engaged, they’re going to get engaged.” So how does a single person live in a community of couples during the college years? The answer lies in identity for Frankenfield. “I don’t think I find my identity in who I date or if I date,” Frankenfield said. “Two guys I look up to are single – Jesus and Paul. I don’t find dating as a way to provide completion or wholeness. I haven’t pinned the success of my college career on whether I was engaged or not.” Although the term “ring by spring” may seem exclusive to Tabor College, it is a reality at all institutions of higher learning. “College is a target-rich environment,” Frankenfield said. “The risk you take once you get out of college is that you lose a lot of your prospectives.”
missions trips but this one was different,” said Justine Langer, a sophomore elementary major, who went to Colombia. The trip spent most of two weeks in Colombia in the city of Cali, which has a population of about two million. “I thought it’d be really relaxed, with the warm culture and all,” said Langer. “It definitely was more of a busy city setting though.” Langer went on to explain how the country of Colombia has a reputation for its crime rates and drug wars but the team still felt fairly safe in the country. “The people there were really appreciative and said we’re just glad you guys came even with how dangerous Colombia can
TC hosts Special Olympics basketball tournament On February 11, Tabor played host to the Special Olympics Basketball Tournament. The Special Olympics, since 1968, “has offered women, men, and children with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competitions in Olympic-style sports” according to www.specialolympics.org. The website also states, “Special Olympics is truly international and serves millions of people yearly. During 2010, nearly 4 million athletes in more than 170 countries participated in our programs.” Spectators are encouraged to donate in order to continue to help athletes with special needs around the world. This can be done through the website or by calling (202)-824-0373. It is also possible to donate in honor of someone’s name. Karol Hunt, Athletic Director and Health and Physical Education Professor, says that she has been at Tabor for 25 years, and the tournament has been at Tabor before even then. Deb Collier, a retired teacher from Newton High School, organizes the event each year .
“She gets all the entries and determines the brackets,” said Hunt. There are three levels of play for the teams. The first plays with regular rules, the middle level has a few more relaxed rules and more time for certain plays, and a developmental level where a coach is allowed on the court with the players. Teams are put together through different schools from Harvey, Sedgwick, Reno, McPherson, and other counties. 50 volunteers are needed for the event and these always consist of Tabor students. Jobs that need filled are score-keepers, people to watch the score clock, and officials to referee the game. Students wanting to get involved are encouraged to talk to Hunt. “We’ll continue to do this every February.” After 25 years of working with the Special Olympics tournament, Hunt has had a lot of experience of seeing these kids who just love to play the game. “Year after year, just seeing the pure joy of the Olympians, they just like to get out there and play.” “It’s rewarding to see how Tabor students get involved,” she said. She insists that those who volunteer will definitely want to do it again.
be,” said Langer. “We would go to churches and would do whatever they needed us to do.” “We went around and encouraged them, they were already on fire and doing things and they just needed us to come along and encourage them.” Coming back to the states contributed to some reverse culture shock, especially after seeing a country where a larger population was in poverty and in extreme danger. “I had to re-evaluate my life and take action here, but also ask how can I do that,” said Langer. “At time it feels like I shouldn’t be enjoying myself here when I’ve seen another country.” The trip to India also had some similar experiences despite being on opposite sides of the world. “It was amazing,” said Brooke Eitzen, a sophomore math major. “It was very eyeopening seeing another side of things.” The India trip spent about a week in the large city of Hyderabad and then the next 12 days in Shamshabad, a small town close to Hyderabad. “Most of what we did was relational and interacting with people,” said Eitzen.
“With them, religion is an identity and it wasn’t so much about converting but building relationships.” “We helped equip the churches and encouraged them.” Despite having a lot of good experiences in India, the more serious side of that country stuck with Eitzen the most. “We visited a leper colony,” said Eitzen. “It was hard to see because sometimes their hands were almost gone and if one person got leprosy their entire family would be banished.” “We got to communicate with them though.” Eitzen also connected with a woman she roomed with Shamshabad. “There was one girl, Biac, and she was from Myanmar,” said Eitzen. Myanmar is a country with a very strict dictatorship and Biac had to sneak out of her country in order to get an education in India while also pursuing her faith in Christianity. “It was humbling because she was going to get her degree and then sneak back into her country in order to spread the gospel,” said Eitzen.
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TC View Facebook Photo Contest: Best Interterm Trip Picture Winner: Sophomore, Justine Langer
Langer spent two weeks in Cali, Colombia on an interterm trip this past January with two other Tabor College students, as well as additional members of the mission team. “This picture was taken during a kids’ carnival at one of the churches that we visited. While celebration was all around us, I slipped out for a moment and found this boy sitting on the curb nearby,” Langer said. The trip was a part of the Mennonite Brethren Mission program called ACTION. Photo by Justine Langer