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VITA Celebrates Tenth Year n Wednesday, Jan. 23, Grace College celebrated the tenth year of its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program by throwing a public reception. Held at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, the event was attended by such luminaries as Grace College’s own Dr. Bill Katip, Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer and President Rob Parker of the Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce. “The VITA program is an excellent outreach program for Grace College and students,” said Dr. Alan Grossnickle, associate professor of business at Grace. “The program helps many people in the Kosciusko community and gives [Grace business] students great client interaction in a real-world setting. We are grateful for

over 35 student volunteers who provided tax preparation, quality review, administrative and leadership duties this year. Ben Hough and Mallory Disher are the student leaders responsible for the program this year; they have done a terrific job.” VITA, a program that offers free tax preparation for those with an income under $54,000 dollars (often the elderly and disabled), is run by volunteers who make the operation possible. Volunteers typically include certified public accountants, Grace College business students and professors. The event is sponsored by the William P. Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development at the Grace College School of Business and United Way of

Kosciusko County. Since its 2010 origins, the program has assisted approximately 1,500 people and brought over $2.5 million dollars back into Kosciusko County, according to Dr. Katip. After assisting 344

Things To Do

visit, shops to browse, and restaurants to partake in. The following is a sample for a day trip suitable for a curious group of friends or couple.

goes back to the producers in fair trade payments. For more info, visit http:// friendsofthethirdworld.org/. To browse a sample selection of the fair trade crafts, books, tea, and coffee that Friends of the

By Ethan Horst

ith Valentine’s Day, and the eventual freedom from the January freeze, approaching, the time is right to begin planning for day trips and excursions further afield than the Warsaw area. Fort Wayne offers plenty of opportunities for places to

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people in 2018, even higher numbers are anticipated this tax season. The program sports an accuracy rating in the upper ninetieth percentile and has had only perfect audits with the Internal Revenue Service.

2019 VITA student leaders Ben Hough (left) and Mallory Disher (center) are recognized by Dr. Alan Grossnickle (right) as the VITA program celebrates its tenth year helping Kosciusko County natives with their taxes. (Photo courtesy of inkfreenews.com) Third World has to offer, visit https://cooperativetrading. com/shoppe/. Hours: Tues. – Sat. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 611 W Wayne St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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Friends of the Third World

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non-profit that operates job training for the Fort Wayne area, Friends of the Third World also operates a

market that sells handmade goods from 80 partner groups in 35 countries. For every purchase, 80% of the sale price

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lunch or a fine dinner to end a day on the town. For menu options for lunch, dinner, and a calendar of blue plate specials, visit http://www. donhalls.com/the-factory/

Post-Midterms

By Lorena Oplinger

Don Hall’s Factory Restaurant 48 min travel time, 38.6 mi

on Hall’s Restaurants trace their roots back over 60 years to Don Hall, a Fort Wayne man who opened a drive-through in 1946. Now with twelve locations, each featuring a different style and cuisine, Don Hall’s restaurants continue to be a staple in the Fort Wayne food arena. The Factory forgoes trendy looks and food with a solid brick facade and classic New American staples, including polished versions of the familiar prime rib, steak, chicken, pasta, and seafood dishes. The Factory is an excellent option for an upscale

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The Fort Wayne Museum of Arts 53 min travel time, 40.3 mi

he Fort Wayne Museum of Arts (FWMoA) features a mix of permanent displays and rotating exhibits throughout the calendar year. Until Feb. 24, the FWMoA will host Daniel Clayman: Shift, an exhibit that features 8 - 10 large scale works in a variety of mediums and presentation methods to form a cohesive experiential installation. Beginning on Feb. 9 until April 6, the FWMoA will be hosting the displays of the 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The Awards feature Gold and Silver Key winning works from students in grades 7-12 from across Northern Indiana and Northeast Ohio, including

hundreds of photos, graphics, sculptures, mixed-media projects, and all genres of written pieces. Gallery Hours Sun- 12 - 5 pm Tues- Saturday, 10am - 6pm Thurs- 10am - 8pm The galleries are closed Mondays and major holidays, including: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Easter, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day $6 - student admission (show Grace College ID) Free general admission every Thursday 5-8pm Parking in the lot behind the museum is free, unless there is an event in the Arts United Center, then a $3 fee will be charged. 311 E Main St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

race College and Seminary was influenced by pietism, a doctrine that emphasizes the importance of biblical studies in combination with individual practices of the Christian faith. For Grace founders and faculty-staff, helping students to achieve a life that reflects the application of biblical principles was, and still is, one of their highest priorities. Therefore, their curriculum is rigorous, but it offers students practical ways to achieve their academic and spiritual success. Grace College and Seminary provides a wide variety of programs through its six school departments: the school of Arts and Sciences, the school of Behavioral Sciences, the school of Education, the school of Business, the school of Ministry Studies, and the school of Professional Education and online. Each student is equipped with the knowledge, the guidance, and the tools needed to overcome the challenges of today’s world. Winona Lake has always been a welcoming and attracting place to visit in Northern Indiana. Since its foundation, the Beyer brothers, a family of dairy farmers, discovered, bought, and transformed this area known as the “Eagle Lake.” The Spring Fountain Park was Winona Lake’s first amusement park with an attached resort. It was built in 1887 and it included a race track and rolling coaster as its main attractions. The creation of the park and resort served as the preamble for the growth and development of this town. In 1894, Soloman Dickey, a Presbyterian church leader, bought the resort, changed the name of the town, and transformed it into Cont. pg. 2

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RECAP Westy, Kauffman and Boyer REDZONE Grace v. Goshen, Grace v. Host “Give and Game” Lady Lancers Goshen By Alicia Reeves

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n Friday, Feb. 1, the dorm cluster of Westy, Kauffman and Boyer hosted an affair titled Give and Game. The event, held in the Westy Continued from page 1

Did you know that Winona Lake was considered the home of chautauquas? Chautauquas were organizations that provided popular adult education courses and cultural entertainment. According to Winona Lake Postcard website of Grace College, “Winona Lake was a thriving center of cultural activity where thousands of people spent their summer attending concerts, lectures, sermons and educational classes” thanks to this diversity, “thousands of people were drawn to the chautauquas and to the relaxing atmosphere of Winona Lake.”

a beautiful, fun and relaxing place not only to visit but also to live in. Winona Lake became the center of tourism in Indiana, and it is currently the home of Grace College students.

$ game room, invited students from all over campus to come participate in various video game tournaments, eat some snacks and donate $5 each to Raise the Dough, a local Warsaw organization that helps couples pursuing adoption raise money.

Bros., FIFA, Mario Kart and Fortnite. Prizes were awarded to the winners of these games. Super Smash Bros. was won by Derek Klinker, FIFA by Alex Vandeyacht, Mario Kart by Briana Drummond and Fortnite by Steven Gutzwiller and Dustin Pease.

Give and Game began at 8 p.m. and lasted until 2 a.m. During this timeframe, students were able to battle it out in different video game tournaments. The tournament featured a variety of the most popular competitive games available today, including Super Smash

Overall, Westy, Kauffman and Boyer successfully raised $200 for Raise the Dough. To learn more about the organization or how to get involved, visit raisethedough.org.

n the frigid cold, the ladies of Grace College took on the ladies of Goshen College in a basketball match-up on Tuesday night, Jan. 29, 2019. With a score of 69-43, the Lancers dominated Goshen. With hardly anyone to fill the seats in the gym because of the cold, the Lancers still did their best and came out on top. To say senior, Number 21, Brooke Sugg was a stand-out would be an understatement. With 26 points, she outshined Goshen’s lead scorer by 14 points. That’s an awesome accomplishment. Sugg was in for 28 minutes throughout the night and went 6-12 in three pointers. Sugg had three rebounds and one assist that night. The Lancers had a bumpy road at the beginning of the season, but this was their third win in a row. Next, they go on the road to the “blue” team up north that Grace College doesn’t speak of, Bethel. They will play in Mishawaka on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Everyone wear your Red Zone shirts, and show up to that gym, and show them what kind of student section we can have. Go, Lancers!

By Ashley Gerhart

fter losing several games, the Lancers pulled through and won against the Goshen Maple Leafs. On Tuesday Jan. 29, 2019 the score was 76-67, a victorious night for Lancer Nation, because the women’s team also won their match-up. Out of the 76 points the men scored, 36 of them were in the paint, and another six points were from turnovers. Team stats are as follows: 69.6% of shooting was from FT, 14.3% from three-pointers, and 49.2% from FG. Overall a good night in the MOCC. Lead scorer, Charlie Warner, #33, played 34 minutes, shot 2-6 of three-pointers and scored a total of 23 points. Senior Logan Godfrey was right behind him with 20 points. The Lancers will next take on “the blue team up north” that Grace does not speak of, Bethel. The men will follow the women’s 3 p.m. match-up on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Mishawaka. Make sure to be there and to support Lancer Nation. Go, Lancers!" says VandenBoom.

Origins: Niya Fallace By Alicia Reeve

iya Fallace, a fourth year senior studying educational ministry and psychology, was diagnosed with autism at the age of four. Because of that she had a lot of helpers, one of which was with her for six years. When Fallace was looking at colleges, Grace was at the top of the list that her helper recommended. Fallace went on a couple tours, loved it, and sent in an application. Two days later, her application was accepted, and a year later, she started her freshman year at Grace.

to field complex questions. Psychology was another set of tools to help answer them. Recently, she became more aware of her “autism identity,” and found a calling to be an autism therapist.

Niya Fallace, a fourth year senior studying educational ministry and psychology, was diagnosed with autism at the age of four

Mission Point and has been involved in several facets of the church. She has taught the two-yearold Sunday school class at Mission Point, and has helped put together care baskets for adoptive and foster families. She also helped hand out flyers for Supermarket Sweep, which Mission Point also sponsors.

She has volunteered in the community for several practicums. She had a 75hour practicum with the Beaman Home, a shelter for domestic violence victims. Fallace served in the basic needs center, which provides women who have When she first came left a home and need basic to campus, Fallace groceries and furnishings. intended to become a b\ The center is supported by Bible teacher, but when donations, grants, and a she attended the first weekly garage sale, which education meeting, she Fallace helped to organized. However, she did not wait quickly found that that She also volunteered for for her degree to start was not going to be her serving. On campus, Fallace 40 hours at the Heartline course of study. When Pregnancy Center, sorting has “done the occasional she was looking for a donations, including SERVE event, now and minor, she realized that again,” as her class schedule the baby supplies from her goal was to become Supermarket sweep. permits, including the a sort of spiritual leader, Supermarket Sweep. She After graduation, she does which meant being ready also currently attends

With Formerly Eradicated Diseases Returning, Why Are Parents Refusing to Vaccinate Their Children? By Alaister McFarren

irst developed in the 1700s, vaccines became widely available in the 1940s, leading to the eradication of many illnesses that plagued humanity for centuries, including smallpox, polio, kidney worm disease, and measles. Polio, which affected over 50,000 people worldwide in 1980, dropped to 22 recorded cases worldwide by 2017. The mortality rate for malaria fell by 60% between 2000 and 2015. We know vaccines work. Why, then, are formerly contained diseases on the comeback? Parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids. In 2016, about 100,000 children younger than 2 were not vaccinated against 14 potentially serious illnesses, according to Amanda Cohn, a pediatrician and the Center for Disease Control’s senior adviser for vaccines. In 2018, 10% of European cases of measles came from older adults who forgot about their vaccinations and 9% came from kids who had only gotten their first dose of the vaccine. The deviation came for kids between the ages of 1 and 4, where 80% of those affected were unvaccinated. “You shouldn't find that many kids… who are unvaccinated if you have a functioning vaccination program,” said Matt Ferrari, an epidemiologist at Penn State University. “When you combine the desire to protect your offspring with the invisibility of vaccine-preventable diseases because vaccines

In 2016, about 100,000 children younger than 2 were not vaccinated against 14 potentially serious illnesses

have been successful in preventing them from coming back en masse, you get people who are hesitant about vaccines,” said Rene F. Najera, Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Doctor of Public Health student in the same field. “Some of them are hesitant to the point of outright opposing vaccines, and I understand that. These are the ‘common’ anti-vaccine people, the people who are misinformed.”

Some cite religious beliefs. Others claim increased hygiene is the reason diseases have been eradicated, not vaccines. More claim chemicals in vaccines cause autism, primarily the Mumps/Measles/Rubella vaccine. Some are concerned their medical history could lead to allergic reactions to vaccines. However, each of these reasons has been rebuffed by thousands of studies. Unfortunately, these studies may be lost in the

endless information the internet provides. “When I was researching […], I had the benefit of being a scientist when sorting between the good and the bad information online. Other people don’t have that benefit,” said Najera. “They go online, do a Google search, look at the most popular results based on an algorithm, and get led astray by celebrities or by people

Tech Solutions to Missions Problems

By Alex Anhalt, Mission Network News Correspondant

have two prospective jobs lined up as an autism therapist. “I would be willing to start the day after graduation,” Fallace said, but she would prefer to spend some time with her family in Ecuador before she starts. Her roots go far in Ecuador; her grandmother was a U.N. ambassador who “fell in love with a New Yorker.” Her father traveled there a

lot during his childhood, but Niya spent six weeks there over the past four years. The trip would serve as a chance to reconnect with her past before diving into her future career.

echnology is everywhere, but sometimes that means the Church forgets that tech can be a missions opportunity. Nick Skytland wants to change that.

So, what’s the solution? Skytland thinks believers need to start thinking creatively about tech use so that the next generation of innovators has the Church in mind.

Skytland wears several hats. He was the co-director of the Hackathon event at InterVarsity’s Urbana ‘18 conference, runs a technology consulting firm called Quite Uncommon and works as a data analyst at NASA. In other words, he has one foot in the world of technology and innovation and another in the world of missions, and he thinks the Church is missing a major opportunity.

“This generation of students is growing up as one of the first truly digital-native generations,” he says. “They’re growing up using technology, developing technology, creating technology and using technology to share the Gospel with their friends, their family and their neighbors.”

“The biggest mission field that exists today is online, and the fewest missionaries are being sent online,” Skytland says.

So how do we encourage a tech-savvy Church? Skytland says this could look like creating tech that assists missions, using tech to access people directly or working with tech-based organizations

and providing Christian perspectives. He wants Alexa’s answer to the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?” to be written by Christians who care.

Missions organizations often have practical challenges that require technological solutions, so connecting with a group that already does mission work might be a good place to start. “All missions organizations have a need for technologists to come alongside them to help them with their work,” Skytland says. “That might look like a full-time job for them, but that might mean simply volunteering some of your time.” Urbana 18’s Hackathon provided that opportunity. “For four days, we get these

and organizations with titles that sound official.” He added that these fears add up, leading to the Arizona Health Department leaning away from teaching kids about vaccines, measles outbreaks in communities of unvaccinated children and pseudo-political organizations applying pressure to political candidates to pull funding for scientific causes. Najera urges

those with questions about vaccination to seek advice from a licensed healthcare provider; they will “be able to talk to you about your medical history and take everything into context when advising you on vaccines.”

organizations to sit down and work with the students and partner with them around collaboratively building technology to address a problem that the students care about and the organizations care about. Collectively, they can do what they could never do individually.”

decisions by the leaders of those organizations.”

What’s more, tapping into missions organizations might be easier than it seems at first glance. After all, they have access to resources and information that can be invaluable in tech solution development. “Missions organizations have a lot of data, and they don’t even know what the true potential of that is, so a lot of the work that we’re doing these days is about how to uncover that data, how to make it more accessible, and how to build visualizations that inform

But this issue isn’t limited to NASA data analysts and young technologists. Skytland thinks everyone who can access technology can make a difference. If you can read this story online, that probably means you too. “If you’re a Christian and you have access to technology,” said Skytland, “the question you should be asking is, ‘What could I be doing with this technology to reach the world and share the Gospel?’ You might just use technology creatively to share a meme, to write a story, to make a Facebook post, or to just be bold in your faith.”

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Eye On Missions:

Shooting the Breeze with Aaron Crabtree By Ethan Horst

hile many students surely welcomed the break from classes and other responsibilities, closing campus and cancelling classes and other events signals that a serious situation has developed. Aaron Crabtree, the dean of students, answers some questions about the context, procedure, and suggestions for what to do when campus is closed. Sounding Board: When do you close the campus? Is it just for low temperatures, or other things like excessive snow or power outages? Aaron Crabtree: Certainly any of those scenarios you mention could result in a closure. Our "Severe Weather Closure" policy is specifically intended for winter weather, but other situations could cause us to follow the same procedures. The temperatures this week are almost unprecedented and made this a fairly easy decision as the safety of students and employees would be at risk if we continued as usual. You might remember that we had a 3-4 hour power outage

earlier this school year. After a couple of hours we started conversations and plans for what might happen if the outage lasted into the night or next day. In general, we first look at the Kosciusko County travel status map at the Indiana Department of Homeland Security website. If our county declares a travel warning or travel watch, we at Grace are likely having conversations about whether or not we will cancel classes or close campus. SB: Would campus have to be closed in order for classes to be cancelled, or are those separate decisions? AC: There is a slight difference between cancelling classes and closing campus, so they technically are separate decisions. I think it's safe to say that in most cases if we cancel classes we will also close the campus, but there are a lot of variables. Putting it simply, cancelling classes is a decision about whether students should be driving to and from campus or walking to and from the residence halls. Closing campus is an employee and facility

decision. A decision to cancel classes but not close campus could also be dependent on other, non-academic, issues or events on campus. SB: When would the decision be made to close campus? Is it days in advance, or that day? AC: That greatly depends on the situation. Freezing rain or ice can force a last minute decision; snow may give you a few hours, extreme temperatures can give you a few days warning. Last year we had snow and ice that made morning travel extremely difficult. The decision was made around 7:00 a.m. and communicated shortly thereafter. But the ideal would be a few hours prior to classes so people learn about the decision well before they would travel to class or work. For the current closure, the decision was made well in advance. This was possible because temperatures are much more accurately forecasted than precipitation (i.e. snowfall amounts and timing). The conversation about closing on Wednesday and Thursday was first discussed last Friday.

By Sunday night, the decision was finalized. By deciding this days in advance, we were able to address many questions about many services (library, recreation, food service, etc.) before anyone asked them. SB: What do you recommend students do when campus is closed, especially due to inclement weather like we are experiencing?

10 Years of Alpha Female Week By Lorena Oplinger

The competition is what separates the women from the girls

he legendary Alpha Female Week, an annual four-day competition, began Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Each team, composed of members from every hall of Alpha, battled their hearts out in order to be deemed the ultimate Alpha female. “The competition is what separates the women from the girls,” said Alpha resident director Tiana Frischmann. The competition was simple: four days with four challenges, and a participation point system. The ladies kicked it off with the Hymn of Alpha,

“A mighty dorm of Alpha Hall/ Six Halls of ladies’ finest/Entertainment

they do bring/ And from our circle bell does ring/ for as long as Alpha’s stood tall/ Its women have taken on all/ The competition’s here/ They fight for hall rights dear/ In Beta there’s no equal/ Did you in slumber no play/ Your halls will be losing/ Instead take spirits high/ Your hall’s proud color to fly/ For our dorm’s number one/ But which halls will succumb?/ the pressures of this week/ some halls will bend their knees/ to victor of Alpha’s Female Week… ALPHA!”

The first night of competition was an introductory battle between each hall. On Jan. 28, the flag and chant competitions took place. A different color represent each hall; yellow to One East(Caution), blue to One West (Blue’s Clues), black to Two East (The Shades), red to Two West (Fire Alarms), green to Three East (Alligator

Pears) and purple to Three West (Grapes of Wrath). Each team had to be creative and design a custom flag to suit their team name and color. An esteemed panel of judges decided which flag were the best and which hall had the best chant. In the flag competition, team Caution placed third, team The Fire Alarms placed second, and The Shades placed first.

East while not touching any of the strings connected to the walls, floor and ceiling. Moving down to the first floor, on the East side, each hall had to find their way through a pitch-black, glow-in-the-dark corridor and locate a mystery object. Once the object was found, they could race towards the exit to compete in the final competition of the night.

On the second night of competition, Alpha females had to compete in the momumental race, “The Gauntlet.” The Gauntlet utilized three floors and had two competitors racing at a time. The first challenge of the gauntlet took place on the third floor, East side. Challengers hopped on adorable, kid-sized scooters and were pushed to the edge of the West side. Once they made it across a barrier, they swapped out with another teammate from the same hall and had to pick out rocks from butter popcorn using their toes. They tagged in the next two teammates through a human wheelbarrow competition through Two West. After the human wheelbarrow, new contestants had to navigate through Two

Lastly, on the West side of Alpha One, a giant waterslide divided the weak from the strong. The first Alpha female to slide across this mega Slip’n’Slide claimed victory for her team. At the end of the Gauntlet competition, Blue’s Clues placed third, Grapes of Wrath placed second, and Caution secured first place. The momentum carried through the third night of the Alpha Female competition, where every hall competed in multiple mini-challenges in order to collect the most points possible in one minute, before moving on to the next challenge. The Alligator Pears dominated this challenge followed by The Fire Alarms in second and the Shades in third. The

AC: Eucre, jigsaw puzzles, deep conversations, coffee, Back to the Future marathon, read that book you've always wanted to get to, Mario Kart, long pong tournament (Beta only), Risk, catch up on sleep, plan a summer vacation with your hallmates, binge watching the Food Network - or catch up on your homework.

Christian Workers Face Persecution in New Places By Anna Deckert, Mission Network News Correspondant d Weaver, President of turning the tide against Spoken Worldwide, notes Christians there once again. that their Christian workers The Middle East and North have found it difficult to Africa continue to be difficult know who to trust. Places places for Christians as well, that traditionally had been with outright aggression indifferent or even welcoming from both governments and to Christians are beginning to religious groups. turn against Christ. About North Africa in “It’s becoming more and particular, Weaver said, “We more real,” said Weaver. had some of the disciples “As various religions are that had been in some of becoming more radicalized, I our programs arrested. And do think that you find that it’s one of the things we were getting more dangerous.” challenged with finding out was what we had heard was He continues, “One of the that they had been arrested places that has been a little bit because they were believers, surprising over the last few they had been proselytizing. years is India, where [there But as we dug further into it, are] radical Hindus that are we found that what we were just as difficult and oppressive hearing was they had been as radical Islam is. So those arrested because they were are places that have been accused of being dissidents surprising.” against the country, against the government.” India is not the only place where Christians are According to the official unwelcome. Weaver shares arrest record, communication that re-education camps with Westerners was the are popping up in China, source of the trouble.

On the final night, with tensions high, Alpha females competed in the glorified Lip Sync Battle. After calculating the points and deciding which lip sync was best, our judges decided who the true Alpha Females were. In the end, after a gruesome week of competition, the Shades placed third, Caution placed second, and the truest Alpha Females were the Fire Alarms from Two West.

Weaver reminds us, “The reality on the ground is that people’s lives are at stake. The very real prospect of jail is right there in front of people on a regular basis. But at the end of the day, it’s all about trust. Who can you trust? Who can you communicate with? And how do you advance the Gospel with that small band of believers that you do trust.” Pray that Christian workers would have discernment as they share the Gospel with a world that is increasingly hostile. Ask God to give them wisdom in new places and with new people. Also, pray that whatever

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their circumstances, God’s people would obey the call to proclaim His Word.

servants to speak your word with great boldness.” Acts 4:29

“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your

Dr. Drew Hart Challenges the Church to Confront Past For too long, the 4 church has gone By Ethan Horst

points earned from this night were added to the two nights’ previous points and set the stage, almost literally, for the concluding night of Alpha Female week.

However, it was hard to tell if the harassment was political or religious in actuality. Many Christian workers have been persecuted under the guise of political connections around the world. Whether political or religious, Christians are facing persecution daily.

00 years ago this year, the first Africans were brought to North America’s Jamestown to be used as slave labor. This was how Dr. Drew Hart, author of “The Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism” and professor theology and religion at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, began his talk, titled “400 Years of Black History: An Evening with Drew Hart” on Monday, Feb. 4, at Westminster Hall.

“There is a temptation to feel as though we don’t have to have a conversation about racism,” Hart said, because it seems to have happened so long ago. “One of the least controversial statements that you can make today is that the white people were wrong to enslave Africans,” Hart said. Yet, a mere 400 years ago, they set up a social system to benefit from their exploitation, defended by false theology and pseudoscience. Their social intuition ran contrary to the Gospel. Despite the Declaration of Independence stating that all men are created equal, the Supreme Court ruled that black Americans were not included in “all men.” 300 years after that first landing in Jamestown, the Supreme Court ruled seven to one that segregation was legal. Their social intuition was that this was fine, but that decision is now widely

about its business as though nothing was wrong. Meanwhile it has been a racialized organism, not only fractured relationally but actually creating, perpetuating, or remaining silent to the racial oppression of others.

From “The Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism”

considered to be one of the worst Supreme Court rulings. Hart made “one more stop” in the mid-20th century, a time when church bombings, KKK terrorism, fire hoses and police dog attacks, racialized legislative and housing practices, and more than 5,000 lynchings occured. In a 1946 poll, though, seven out of ten white Americans believed AfricanAmericans “were being treated fairly.” Amid this time of social and legislative racial oppression, it was also the most Christianized period in American history. The

history of America shows that people must consider whether any majority group can see clearly whether they are prejudiced or oppressive, Hart said. According to Hart, a similar trend is ongoing today. Many voices dismiss race as a factor in today’s society, but we cannot assume that a system that was broken for 350 years suddenly gained a perfect perspective. The root problem is the flawed socialization of the majority group, who interact predominantly with those

identical to them. This includes the church, which has been too complicit in racism and oppression for too long.

embrace the marginalized and oppressed, which Hart calls “the vantage point of the crucified Christ.”

The solution, according to Hart, is to focus on the Biblical narrative. Hart quoted 1 Corinthians 1:27, which states “but God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.” This guiding principle gives us a new social intuition: counter-intuitive solidarity, which leads Christians to seek out and

“Christian discipleship, when it takes seriously Jesus’s own social orientation and dispositions in the midst of power dynamics and oppressions of his day can also provide deliverance to those bound by white supremacy’s intuitions to find repentance for their faulty social intuitions,” Hart said.

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GIP Hosts Minigolf Event on Empty Beta 3 By Alaister McFarren

What do you do when it’s too cold outside to hold sporting events outside, the GREC is packed with practicing teams and there’s not much to do on campus? You can only sit in your dorm and do homework or watch Netflix for so long; eventually, most people have the itch to get up and do something – anything – other than what they’ve been doing day after day. On Jan. 26 and 30, GIP attempted to remedy students’ indoor winter blues by providing a custom-made, 18-hole indoor minigolf course on vacant Beta 3. Each hole had its own theme and was visited

by over 100 students on Jan. 26, with Noah Wright, Caleb Leak, Jacob Abrahamson and Chad Spencer boasting the best team score. GIP members hope that the idea will resonate with students and that it will become a new Grace tradition, with students possibly organizing their own courses on their halls. GIP Director Jess Vandenboom hopes that large, GIP-planned courses might become annual events. She even speculates that courses in the GREC or the GSO office might be possibilities, although such ideas would have to go through several levels of approval.

Below: The winners of GIP's Mini Golf course were Noah Wright, Caleb Leak, Jacob Abrahamson and Chad Spencer (not in that order)

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Weekly Puzzles Weekly Riddle

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How are minus zero, negative zero and below zero the same? They are all ridiculously cold.

Sudoku Easy Puzzle 1 (Easy, difficulty rating 0.37)

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Generated by http://www.opensky.ca/sudoku on Wed Feb 6 21:38:51 2019 GMT. Enjoy!

Medium

Hard Puzzle 1 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.62)

Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.47)

4 4

6 8

1 8

5 3

Puzzle 1 (Very hard, difficulty rating 0.82)

2 7

Very Hard

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4 2

4 3

6 6 1

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1 3

4 4

1 4 4

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