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Phil Keaggy: A Closer Look WORLD AT Senate Eric Jeffords either -- that was coincidental. ship with Jesus. I believe in He A GLANCE who is true. I want to believe On Saturday evening. Sep- EJ: Were youtryingto reach. with all my heart and not let tember 16, Phil Keaggy per- or was Alan, trying to reach a Diane Lewis formed a concert in front of a wider audience? anythingof my sensesget inthe way of what real faith is about. packed Wesley Chapel. I met PK: Yeah, sowasmyrecord Report: Bosnia: NATO planes have with Phil about an hour before company, Sparrow. What they Real faith is notdependent upon conducted more than 3.500 at- Sonia Harshman the show toaskhim a few ques- wanted to do was make an al- seeing. touching, smelling, feel- tacks on various Bosnian Serb tions about music and life. The bum that was radio-friendly and ing, andhearing. It'ssomething targets over the past two weeks that is other than our physical- following is an edited version that would have a larger uni- On September 21, the first in an effort to coerce the war- ity. And yet God uses our oftheinterviewthattookplace. versal appeal across the board. meeting of the semester was ring parties into negotiations physicaity to be as windows, as EJ: How do you feel about held. According to Commis- f concerning the division of the new album as a whole? itwere, intothesoul. Andwithin EJ: Lets talk about your sionerofFinance.AlysonClark, Bosnia's territory. Assistant PK: I think in context with the depths of who we are, God new album first. 1 know you SGA is beginning the new term Secretary of State Richard brings in things for us to see and worked with Alan Shacklock all my album's it's got its place; completely out of debt. Holbrooke met with Serbian behold that give us a glimpse on the new album. How was serves a purpose. What they President Cori Roltsch President Slobodan Miloseric into who He is, but not contin- that experience? wanted to do with "What a addressed some old business gent entirely upon the physical last week to negotiate this divi- PK: Well, Alan is challeng- Day," which was my first solo includingthepledgeissue. This sion and was met with a presen- senses. But God uses them,just ing to work with. First ofall, in album in seventy-three, was summer no action was taken by tation about Sarajevo and some launch me into a new kind of a becausewhenGodsaysandGod England he's got quite a repu- theTrusteeCommitteeonpass- ideasconcemingthewithdrawal tation and a history of working ing the revised pledge. How- ofBosnian Serbheavyweapons ever, Dr. David Benedict. a fac- from the area surrounding the with people. In fact, he was an £*2 j Abbey Road Studios engineer + fi ulty advisor of the SGA, as- capital. By the end of the day's for a while, and he had his own sured the senators that a large negotiations, an agreement was bandsintheseventiesandearly number of faculty did not sup- made to withdraw guns from eighties. He's done some very port the current dancing policy the besieged Bosnian capital successful albums that have and still wanted to work to· area. Although this progress is gone on the charts over there, wards making revisions. a positive step, President Clinton but foremostly. he's a Chris- Under new business. has warned that the airstrikes tian. He's the musical director three students were appointed will resume if the Bosnian Serbs of his church in Atlanta. So, totheCABboard: AndyChilds. donotcomplywiththecommit- yeah. it was good. It was chal- Nate Brown, and Jenn King. ment that they themselves have lenging, because he has very Also, anew committeewas pro· suggested- clear, defined ideas as to how posed that would work with Israel: The Palestinianscre- he wants to produce and make Michael Stuber concerning the ated history Sunday with the a record turn out. And once I, campuscomputer system. This signing of a pact that will pull in a sense. gave up my right to committee will consist of one Israeli troops out of West Bank what I think I should sound senator fromeachclass and two cities, towns. and villages. The like, it got to be easier. At first students at large. Stuber would pact will also encourage and it was a real adjustment for me, like to see computers installed expand Palestinian self-rule in because some of the songs I inthecampuscenterfor24hour the West Bank. Despite the didn't write, and he wanted me access, including on Sundays. dramatic walkout of Yasser to sing them in a certain way, a In addition, he sees a need for Arafat during the peace nego- fashion that was a little differ- Phil Keaggy motemaccessinthedormssince tiations. the pact was signed and saw and said it was very good, ent than I was used to doing. realm; a place of notoriety with some classes require it. you see? In fact. even He Him- will be put into effect Thursday, EJ: The new album has a my music. And that's what SGA is looking to fill self put on our skin and put on putting an end to the twenty- mainstream pop sound. Did Sparrow wanted todo with this openpositionson the following our Resh and bones. our hu- eight year occupation of the Alan play a big part in that? album. In fact, Alansaidto me, committees: Intercollegiate manity. I believe in the incarna- j West Bank cities. towns. and PK: He played the entire "What I'd like to see this album Athletics, SDC. Curriculum. tion as one of the greatest events villages by Israeli forces (Cont. part in that. People don't think do for you Phil is to give you Judiciary. Calendar. Sexual ofalloftheuniverse. I think life on page 2). of me as a pop radio kind of another ten years perhaps." Harassment, and Sexual Assault can be exciting based upon true artist. You know, leftto myself [laughs] And 1 said okay. Advisory committees Formore belief. Andthat's where I am. It Quote of the I come up with projects like EJ: What album would you information, stop by the SGA affects my relationships with "Beyond Nature" and "Way say is your best work? office. Week my wife, my family, and my Back Home," and songs that PK: It would probably be A proposed by-law to the children. "We apply the limitations of are sentimental; family things. fair to say that there's high- SGA constitution will be voted EJ: It's common among theconstitutionwithnofearthat But when I did the albums with lights and moments in all my on in the next meeting. This people my age to outgrow most Lynn Nichols, who produced albums. My least favorite would make the Constitution freedom to be intellectually and Christian music. The lyrics are though is "Emerging." And I Committeeofthe SGA respon- spiritually diverse or even con- "Sunday's Child" and "Crim- trite. It'smucheasiertolistento son and Blue," we actually in a think "True Believers" is up sible for proposing a model trary will disintigrate the social secular music, because it makes sense, in a true technical sense, there among my very favorites. class constitution for the class organization" usthink. Howdoyou feelabout co-produced them together. It "Master and the Musician" has of 1998 and the class of 1999. -Robert H. Jackson(1943)- that statement. made him look better--like he a spirit and atmosphere to it Until these classes are consti- PK: I think, in a sense, it's was the entire producer. We that I like a lot, because it's tuted, their senators are not al- right. But Christians shouldn't worked together in selecting, eclectic as well. It's got some lowedtovoteinany SGAmeet- listen to Christian music simply arranging, demoing, and see- variety of styles, but it's very ings. Ratification of the model because it's Christian: simply ing how they developed in the homespunsoundingatthesame class constitution and any fu- because they agree with what's Contents studio. But see, with Lynn, 1 time. But, 1 don't know. I like ture amendments requires a being sung. Often times people really did get my way a lot of glimpses and bits and pieces of two-thirds majority,f the Sen- all of them. write Christian music to con- the time, and you can hear that ate. Science News 2 vert the unsaved. ICS like Chris- with the kind of music that is EJ: The new album is titled The next SGA meeting New Faculty 3 tians reading tracks over and done on those albums .[some- "True Believer." Tell me some is September 28th at 8 p.m. in Comics 5 over again instead of reading one walks by mentioning Phil's things that are true about you. Little Schaller Hall. Opinion 4,6 PK: 1 feel that I am a fortu- great literature. you know. Letters to the Editer 6 missing fingerl The rumour is nate man, a blessed man, to i'd have to say that my lyrics 7-8 true. Phil Keaggy is missing a Sports have a tendency to fall into that finger[laughs]. And I wasn't have been blessed by God's ( Continued on page 3) trying to be like Jerry Garcia grace to come into a relation- High Parking Cost Hassles Students

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the fee for parking on campus According to Ray Parlett. expensive was 200 dollars a se- campus parking instead ofcharg- Due to the rural location of was increased to fifty dollars head of security for Hough- mester. ing the entire student body a flat Houghton College, more and and off-campus parking in the ton College. this was not a The current fifty dollar fee fee. The fee is to pay for services rendered. more students are finding it nec- firehall parking lot increased to decision that was taken is hardly enough to pay for the essary to bring some sort of fifteen dollars. lightly. The college did re- maintenance needed on the on- Students who chose not to transportation with them to Parking fees have only in- search with other colleges to campusparking lots. Thisprice purchase a parking permit will school. Last year car owners creased once at Houghton Col- determine the condition of is helpful for handling perhaps be ticketed and charged thirty paid a fee of fifteen dollars to lege within the last twenty years parking sites and the fees 75 - 80% of the cost of snow- dollars on their student account. park in the college parking lots. - from ten dollars to the fifteen charged at those colleges. plowing. Parlett said that the To register vehicles students Parking in the firehall and main- dollars we were used to. Why The cheapest fee they found decision to increase the price of should go to the business office tenance parking lot across from the sudden increase of thirty was eighteen dollars a se- parking permits was designed and bring their license number. the college was free. This fall five dollars? mesterpro-rated. and the most intentionally for users of on-

Piersema's Article Published Children's Saint Visits Houghton

Dale Schuurman Press Release she traveled to Moscow to help Gamma since 1986. Houghton College professor Air Force. Forthis reason much Each yearsince 1984, Walker Dr. Bernard Piersma has re- Mary Lu Walker. com- create a Duckling Parade based of the project funding has been poser. performer. and on Robert McCloskey's has been awarded a Popular cently added to his repertoire of provided by the United States songwriter. lives in Coming. children's book Make Way for Award by the American Society published research with the Government. The articles pub- New York, and has per- Ducklines. While living in the ofComposers, Authors and Pub- printing of two of his co- lished in August deal with spe- formed foraudiencesonthree Fiji Islands from 1990 to 1992, lishers (ASCAP). and in 1989 authored articles in the August cific experiments performed in continents, delighting both she presented a weekly received the Arts Partnership edition of the Journal of Physi- the quest to develop this new children and adults with her children's radioprogram."Share cal Chemistry. Award from the ARTS organiza- songs. Sundaysheperformed the Sunlight." She has con- tion in the Southern Tier Region A graduate of Colgate Uni- These doctors are versity, St. Lawrence Univer- in the Houghton Wesleyan ducted teacher workshops in of upstate New York. In 1994, working on developing a Church during the evening Sydney and Fiji as well as the Girl Scouts of America hon- sity. and the Universityof Penn- new and better chemical church service. sylvania, Dr. Piersma first be- Lhroughout the United States and ored her together with Astronaut electrolyte to be used in The mother of eight chil- Canada, and has been an honor- Lt. Col. Eileen Collins as a came interested in the study of batteries by the United alternative electrolyte material dren, she began writing songs ary member of Delta Kappa WomanofExcellenceToday". States Air Force. about what she knew best-- - while on a year sabbatical at the United States Air Force topics that interest and teach I Academy, where he worked electrolyte. children. She sings songs of laughter, of pleasure in liv- closely with his long time col- Dr. Piersmais no newcomer ing, and of personal dignity 4002 league, co-author W. Robert to the world of scientific pub- Carper. lication. He has now had more and hope. She has eight cas- settes and four books of her The doctors are working on than 30 works published in his developing a new and better distinguished career, and with original music and in Au- chemical electrolyte to be used the nature of his work he will gust. 1993, Friendship Press in batteries by the United States probably add more. published A World of Childrens' Songs edited by Walker. She performs in schools. universities, churches. con- cert halls. and open air the- \ < Jennifer Watson Editors-in-chief aters. She has carried her Matthew J. Essery messages to Sydney, Austra- Bob Price Sports Editor lia, Osaka, Japan, and Lviv, James A. Zoiler Advisor Ukraine. In 1993 and 1994, Marylu Walkerandchildron Eric A. Jeffords Business Manager Diane Lewi< Typist Berkeley Author to Speak

Dale Schuurman StafT Writers: In his second book, Reason in Sonja Harshman, Caren Lavor, AJ Bunk, Diane Lewis, Joshua Nationally known Berke- the Balance, Dr. Johnson ex- Prisoner, Daniels. Kelly Daugherty, Matt Hirschoff. Dale Schuurman. ley law professor and author pands his critique of naturalism collegegraduate, A.J. Bunk Alan Belford Dr. Phillip E. Johnson will from the angles of science and idantinNe,YorkSta s lecture on Naturalism in Sci- Darwin, law and education. oldest prison, uek: to ence at Houghton college on The lecture will take place at mmunicaloandworkwi Contributors: Tuesday, October 3. 8:0Op.m. in Houghton College's emons:eliouslyiate 6 Holly Lawton Dr. Johnson has taught law WesleyChapel,and it will cover nprisonreform. Notivati for more than 20 years at the some of the main points dis- andlereanthomest Photography Starr: University of California at cussed in his new book. The Medldtkillt. Ronald dion, #7611106, Aub William Greenway Berkeley. A graduate of science department hopes that Cartoonists: Prison, 135Stit,Stree Harvard and the University Dr. Johnoson will stay for a few bum NY 13024- Joel Bennett, Adam Owen, Steve Gibbs ofChicago, Dr. Johnson chal- classes on Wednesday morning Columnists: lenged certain thoughts of as well as remaining for lunch, C. Renee Dillon, James A. Zoller. Andrew Boneventura contemporary science in his at which time students may meet

THE HOUGHTON STAR is a bi- first booK. Darwin on Trial. with Dr. Johnson personally. weekly student publication; its focus is on events, issues, The Houghton and ideas which significantly affect the Houghton College WORLD AT A GLANCE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) community. Letters (signed) are encouraged and accepted STAR * China: China'sactingam- In Taiwan's first ever presiden- Some mainlanders on Taiwan for publication; however, bassador named the first na- they must not constitute a tial poll next March are feeding the Chinese press am- tive-born president ofTaiwan. 6.o. Box 378 personal attack, they must The Chinese press has called munition for this anti-Lee cam- be submitted by 5:00 p.m. HOUGHTON COLLEGE Lee Teng-hui. as the source him a traitor to his people and paign and believe that Lee is plan- HOUGHTON. N.Y. 14744 Friday, and they should be no of all problems between longer than one double althoughhedidwinthere-nomi- ning to lead his country to (716)567-9210 Washington and Beijing. spaced page. The editors nation as the ruling party's can- indepepndence and that the U.S. reserve the right to edit all China is desperately trying to didate. it did encourage chal- was supporting him in order to contnbutions. The views stop Lee from being re-elected lengerstocomeout againsthim. "contain" China. expressed by the reporters and essayists of this publica- tion are not necessarily in agreement with those of Houghton College.

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Phil Keaggy Continued Winston Churchill wrote one. I category where I have not other side of the coin. Christopher Parkening. John a gift from God, and the lives of think. A lot of people do. Kate exercised myself over all of EJ: Who do you listen to? Renborn -- English folk guitar- my family are in His hands. I've Hepburn. A lot of people have been in situations where it was these years to be a good lyri- PK: It's interesting because, ist, Martin Simpson, Michael written them just to set the story cist, because the challenge my wife, when she's working in Hedges, Alan Holsworth, less fearful to actually be in right, you know. I would imag- those situations than it was to wasn't given to me. Where you the house, she'll put her current Michael Bloomfield, Eric ine that it would be a good thing have the Bruce Cockburns and five favorites in. And I like Clapton... Bach. There's a lot imagine being in those kinds of to do in the winter of one's life you have the Mark Heards -- some of those things. Being of them. situations. Because you can ifyouwereuptoit. Idon'thave men who were gifted with in- that we're close, we're just four EJ: The list goes on. never tell how you're going to time for that right now. but I telligence and an ability to years apart, she grew up with PK: Yeah it does. There's a respond or react when you're in must tell you though, I thought phrase lyricsand words together James Taylor and she likes lot of people who have influ- a situation that's frightening. So aboutitjusttwodaysago. Iwas that say so much with so few Shawn Colvin, Sting, and oh I don't think of citing any one sittingreadinganewbookthat's thing. It's just the whole con- words. I try to get near that what'shername, BethNielson? "The Beatles were coming out called "Windows sometimes. Andonceinawhile BethChapanNielson?No. Wil- ceptofwhatyoucouldbeimag- ofthe Soul: andithoughtabout influential. . . the I have the good fortune of be- son Chapan. Oh I don't know. iningthatisanunyieldedimagi- taking a year to write every- ing able to get a little bit close. Then I come in, and if I see guitarists of the nation. I think when you give thing I can remember about So, if I can't be a good lyricist, she's going to go out some- God your imagination, your 60's were growing up in all my years. But at least I'll try and be an honest where, I'll take those discs out, heart, your longings, your de- 1 think autobiographies Men't one. I would agree that some- not that I don't like them, and influential" sires, and your fears, which are entirely honest. If we were to times there's too much triteness I'll put in the music of Ray real, the Lord brings His peace be completely honest we would in what I call pop contempory Vaughn Williams, Irish Celtic enced me. to you as you yield your deep- incriminate ourselves, and I est self to Him. christian music. I think thebest music, and folk music. Hon- EJ: What's your greatest don't want to do that anymore gems are out there, and they estly speaking, I don't put in a fear? EJ: When did you last cry? than you [laughs]. PK: An all out sob? I can't have to, just like any real trea- lotof whatthey call CCM. Ido PK: It's my imagination not EJ: What advice can you An remember when I had an all out sure, has to be dug for. You have a good deal of it, half of turned over to God. give to the college student of have to really dig deep to get it which has been given to me. unyielded imagination is my sob [laughs]. But, I feel fre- the nineties? and to find it. But there's some- But for me, the music that in- greatest fear, because there was quently, wellings wellingup in- PK: In a nutshell, I would sideofmethatsometimesmake thing for everybody. Worship spires my soul is great hymns or some time way back after my say, don't settle for anything is another experience. How classical music -- late classical wifeand Ihadlostchildrenthree it to my eyeballs. I think. today. less than God Himself. Don't can you say Hymns of the great period. impressionistic period. times from premature births and onmy Right.coming from home let the world lure you into think- past are -- they're not trite. In I like instrumental music. I like miscarriages, one miscarriage wasn'tacry, butitwasatender- ingthat Jesus Christ isn'tenough fact. if you read those lyrics soundtracks to movies. I like and two premature births. It izing that took place. when He is the one who created like "Be Thou My Vision" or some jazz. I likea variety. And was triplets once and another EJ: If you wrote an autobi- the whole universe. I thinkthat's "What Wondrous LoveIsThis" I do listen to Sting now and then baby boyupin Ithaca, NY, who ography what would you call the best advicelcangive. Don't it? they're very deep. But. I don't lived just three days. I had a stop short of God. Don't settle PK: 1 don't know. I wrote a know. it's a matter of taste and EJ: Who would you con- tremendousfearthatsomething for anything less. The more song called "My Life" once. what you prefer. If it makes sider influential? would happen to our daughter you give of your heart to Him, and I'd never name a book that. you happy --good. If it's not PK: The Beatles were infiu- Aliciawhenshewasjustababy. He always hundredfold multi- I'm not too keen on autobiogra- what you like and you have a ential. Elvis Presley was influ- I'd lose sleep over thinking plies it back to you. tendency to put it down. quit ential. Some of the guitarists of about it. I worry less today. phies because it's so obviously subjective. C.S. Lewis wrote putting it down and listen to the sixties were influential. Maybe it's because I'm older, something you like. That's the Then classical players like and I have a sense that my life is one called "Surprised by Joy." Houghton Welcomes New Staff

Holly Lawton New part-time faculty education students is another Houghton College Aca- he completed at Boston Col- Houghton. Houghton grad. Virginia demic Vice President V. James lege this summer. His wife Sa- Houghton's new assistant members were also appointed. John Andrews Jr.. whohasbeen Trasher. She currently serves Mannoia Jr. announces the ap- rah earned her master's degree professor of music, Mark Tay- an adjunct Houghton professor on Houghton's Alumni Board pointment of ten new full-time instudentdevelopmentandwill lor, previously held the same since 1986, will spend the year and acts as a resource person faculty members this fall. work as a half-time counselor position at Northwestern Col- as interim professor of physics. for the Academic Affairs Com- These include Henry Biggs. in Houghton's counseling cen- lege in Iowa. This summer he Receiving his doctorate from mittee of the Board ofTrustees. interim assistant professor of ter. completed his Ph.D. in music MIT. Andrews had a successful On leave from Messiah Col- French. Biggs just finished re- Associate Professorof Span- education at Case Western Re- career with AT&T. Subse- lege. former Houghton faculty quirements for his Ph.D. in ro- ish Kathleen O'Connor brings serve University in Cleveland. quently he joined the Naval member Spurgeon Wentzell mance linguistics and literature toHoughtonanextensiveteach- His wife, Sandy, will work part returns to teach physical educa- at UCLA. In addition to French, ing background and a doctorate time in the college health cen- Research Laboratory in Wash- tion. He holds a doctorate form ter. ington, DC. leaving in 1992 to he knows Italian, German, fromColumbia University. She form his own business. Nantron Boston University. Latin. AncientGreek, andsome hails from New York City, Kathleen Trezise,a Hough- Associates. Two important non-faculty Spanish. He is a marathon run- which is the home base of ton graduate. returns to the col- On furlough form Wycliffe positions have been filled this nerandswamthe English Chan- Graduate Linguistic Services, lege as assistant professor of mathematics. She finished BibleTranslators in Kenya,East fall as well. William Krause net in 12:59. the business she owns and di- Ph.D. studies in mathematics Africa. Jon Arensen is serving succeeds the retired William Named as assistant profes- rects. as part-time professor of an- Roeske as director of computer sor of Spanish is Horacio With 15 yearsof experience and elementary education at the thropology. He holds a master and telecommunications ser- Hernandez, a native of the Do- in commercial graphic design. University of Utah this sum- mer. Her husband Tim has ac- of arts degree from Central vices. Krause brings with him minican Republic currently John Rhett joins the Houghton Washington State University experience at Boeing. Sequent completing his Ph.D. in con- faculty as interim assistant pro- cepted a position as athletic and both master's and Ph.D. Computers and. most recently. temporary Spanish American fessor of art. While earning his trainer at Houghton. Named interim associate degrees from Oxford Univer- Intel Corporation. literature at SUNY Albany. MFA at Virginia Common- sity in social anthropology. Norman Wilson becomes the Hernandez is fluent in French wealth University Rhett served professor of music is Julie An early retiree from the new director of the adult de- and Portuguese and has a read- as art director for Raefer & Tunstall. who has taught part Wellsville School District. gree-completion (PACE) pro- ing knowledge of Italian as well. Parrish Advertising and did time at Houghton for the last Carol Brown will supervise stu- gram offered in Buffalo and Hiswife Granadawillteachone adjunct teaching. two years. She received her DMA from Eastman School of dent teachers in her role as part- Olean. He comes to the college section of intermediate Span- As missionaries with Music. and herspecialty is flute. time assistant professor of edu- from service with Wesleyan ish. Wycliffe Bible Translators, World Missions in Puerto Rico Following 13 years as cation. SheisthewifeofRobert James Marcum, who spent Assistant Professor of Linguis- Houghton Wesleyan Church Brown, Houghton's associate and Peru. where he taught and ten years on faculty at Harvard tics John Stark and his wife director of development. wasprincipala[Wesleyansemi- Medical School. comes to Janie are responsible for three pastor, J. Michael Walters joins naries. A formerpastor. Wilson active translation projects in the religiondepartment full time Alice Carpenter, a Hough- Houghton as professor of biol- receivedhisM.Div. from Chris- Nigeria. Stark, who holds a as professor of Christian minis- ton graduate who has been ogy. Marcum holds a Ph.D. in tian Theological Seminary in master of arts degree in linguis- tries. In addition to his D.Min. teaching Spanish at Fillmore physiology from the University Central School, will instructone Indianaand his Ed.D. fromTrin- tics form the University of from Trinity Seminary in Illi- of Cincinnati College of Medi- ity Evangelical Divinity School Texas (Arlington), has been nois. Walters has an MA in the- beginning Spanish section. cine, a MATS from Gordon- in Illinois. ology and an MAR in Biblical Supervising some secondary Conwell Theological Seminary, appointed by Wycliffe to serve literature. andaPh.D. inphilosophy which a three-year term teaching at

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JamesA Zoller I can still remember my first conversation with him I was The Pledge young enough to climb up into his lap and rest my head underneath hischin while listening tohts explanation as to why Tu'ent> >ears ago atapoint when I wa* becoming acti & e inmy homechurch for thefint time I wasn't allowed to try to teach my eight month old brother to A an adult a fnend of mine who had ju•,t become church treasurer reported to me a discover> skateboard down the basement steps He said that was a trick he had made in the church books These books were confidential. as one might expect. they that only special children could do, and I should be selective in contained more than halfa century of giving record for a reaionably cio„e-kmt congregation my choice of prospective pupils Nothing is quite so sensitive in a church ds financial records My lastconversationwithhimisequallyascleartome. Isaw Being both Baptistand histoncally conservative, we Kere d 'faith promt,e 'church. and. if him in Georgia two summers ago. this time I sat in the folding memon' serves church records listed all the old faith promises what Re called pledges - as chair next to his at the lith annual Watson family reumon. well as records of giving At year' s end the giF ing total was written next to the pledged amount, Somehow the topicofconversation turned to the youth oftoday, presumably for easy comparison and whether or not we deserved the tltle "Generation X",and Physically. thesepledges were.lustdollarfigures wntten on pnntedcards next to one's name what exactly everyone thought were the charactemtics of a and signature They indicated by week or by month or for the year how much one promised to faceless generation give. as God prospered, to His work The older voices among ourgroup decided that the youth of For our church, pledge Sunday was serious business The church budget was built around today have nocommon goal, nothing tocreate solidarity among the fathfulness of church members as indicated on these cards Obviously, some significance our numbers This factor„ combined with the easier, more was attached to our willingness to "trust" God and to 'stretchourfaith- financially Ata special mstantly gratlfylng lifestyle of today, had created a generation time dunng the morning service and with a bit of ceremony, we turned in our cards that tS directionless, unenergetic, selfish, devoid ofrole models, Later in the day after all the figures were tallied and before the eening service concluded, irresponsible, and self-destructive the totals were announced indicating how God's people were faithfully underwnting the In all of the mfinite "Wisdom" that is so much apart of the budget previous generations, they pronounced our generation, my My fnend's "disco,ery In thechurch books was farsimplerthan I might have guessedgiven generation, worthless The only hope of redemption was a the possibilities He had found that my name first appeared m 1959 when I was ten and in the maJor "cause", something that would pull all of us together m fourth grade My pledge u as ten cents a week We laughed a great deal over that ten cent pledge What a finall drop m a fifteen hundred dollar weekly budget' We laughed all oker again u hen acommongoal, something that wouldprove our worth tothose who came before us he told me ofthe note, "Paid in Full uniten beside the figure $5 20 at >ear 7 end No doubt wewereamuedathowsimple hou easy. hov inexpensie life wasthen How eag it must hare When it was his tum to add his thoughts to the pool already 6 been for a ten >ear old bob to produce h14 dime each ueek collected, he began to tell a story about the second World War That coniersation uith m 3 fnend resurrected a lot of memonei th,it intenening year, and He had been in the Army, and was stationed in France, very 6 ents had buned I remember forexample hou Benouly I had negotiated with Godoieruhat closetotheenemy lines Dunngoneoftheassignmentsthatand 1 hould pledge Eas> 'wanot uhat It had felthkeat thetime Figuring out a pledge w b like his patrol were to execute, they accidentally crossed over the working through one of those uord problemun Math Youhase 32 iuvomenon your paper lines and were seized by the German soldiers on duty Several route If papers sell for 7 cent each and you deliier enen ddi bu[ Sund.n how much money of the Amencans were shot outright, in front of their peers who uill>ouearndunng theyeari How much Inour tithe per week were powerless to save them The rest were taken mto a camp That part was straight-fomard but there uere the complicationund s.in ible to consider where they were dropped down into a freight carsized box that as ueli 'The paper company Kill collect 5 cents per Paper edch S.iturddi for the utek Just had been mostly buned in the ground He and the remainder of finished Don't forget to subtract for holidays that full on weekddi 4 Remember tip4 (Some his group spend the next mne months there cutomer4 u illieaze 45 cent and expect change Othen 4uch d. Mr Iddle the bank preident He toldaboutthedarkness, constantlyoppressiveandthreat- ualllease 50cenband not npect change )Also figure in d 1 eu Chn stma gifts and ubtract tor ening thetralready fragile sanity, about the stenchoffilthonthe %ummer ucation tnps uhen jour substitute will get the monei Then decide u hether d tilhe floor and unwashed bodies, about the German soldiers who hould be figured on gros earning, or net * would penodically lift oneofthemout, only to throw them back A i said the math was fairl> 01 mple but the doctrinal ethical and prophetic Lomplications seperal hours later, broken and bleeding, about the hay that was u ere taggenng spreadonthefloorthattheywouldeatwhentheGermans would I relate this %ton nou no[ o much to rei mi m> antient and exotic pdit *14 to introduce an "forget" to feed them fordays at atime His voice broke when ided Underlying the ston of a rather eriou ten >ear old 1 d broader pnnciple idithfulnes he spoke of *atching his fnends go mad. and how they would Churched people espectalh those u ho attended church trom ,in edrl> age haie no doubt all turn on each other to release the anger and frustration that encountered the idea of faithfulnein manb ,ermons It is basic Stuff But whai I tend to forget built up inside of them, and broke again when he told of seeing u hat I take for granted i" that if I am able to tithe now a an adult 11 is only becau,e the the sunlight again for the first time in almost a year conuction and habit developed a long time .igo u hen I u.i first Lompelled to act The When his story was told, he asked the group of older family consiction being compelled to act comedrom God, of coune but the habit i the necessary members if they could remember what the war was truly like, human respoN Conviction .ind habit are the Huff offulthfulne not the sentimental, patnotic propaganda fed to the masses to Not that latihfulness h.i,es erbeen ed»orthatfaithlessness 1, neu Anb study of the Old Justifythetractions Whentheyall repliedthat yes, they could Tevament hould eavl> ihou ds much Still falthfulness seem to h,ne fallen on hard timef remember, and yes, it was awful, he ended the conversation in reient Je.in In a culture hke our that K both acquisitive and mordll) flexible we find with this "Maybe Jennifer's generation isn't as united as we fathfulnesuobe a hard appdrentl> unforgli ing pnnciple As d conxequence 11 10 ea,y to $ee are, and it may well be a more selfish, mdividualistic one, but thinirtue interinvof deprliation rather th.inroibility It lulong-hdul propositionthatdoe if the pnce of their Unity 14 ds high as ours was. then unity be not > teld dividend quickly damned " On the other hand consider fuithfulness as a spectrum of pouti, e drld negative terms 115 immediate s>nonymc are fidelity loyalti veadfainefs constancy Honevy and integrity also come to mind In sports faithfulness 14 team loydlt> or team spint it distinguishei fani from ordinarj spectators Toward one 0 nation fuithfulness 8 called patnotism or mit, fanatical form chauunism A faithful citizen i one who does his or her duty In matter· of both faith and finance faithfulnew is called stewardship a coincidence worth pondering In a mamage we think of falthfulness largely in terms of %exual activity We may callit fidelit> and N produces in one s spoufe both trust and security It aljo makes happiness even Poetry Sought For Book lo e possible Lack of fidelity on the other hand is called adulterv Its logical consequences include dtiorce destroyed relationxhim anger and bitterness cnme of reinbution. or annoy- ing difigunng and deadly disease In term of the nation falthlesnesus calied treason, traditionally punished by execution Publishing Company is accepting general poetry for its upcommg 1996 Old Testament accounts of God s people ,ire filled with fuithlessness. disobedlence, infidelity winter book project entitled "Reflec- tdoldtr> wantonne the language of broken marriage rows and betrayal are common As a tions of Life " direct and often swift consequence God respond% like a lover scomed with angry and often ieiere punishment Poets are invited to send one or two Ail ponder these things tuoideas eem lo stand out One r, that faithfulness must become onginal poemsof 24 hnes or lesson any thehallmark ofour wayof life Ins possible only with God'senablmg, Irealize, butit requires "ubJect The deadline has been set for trom w, perhap in equalparts faithfulness of .ittitude dnd falthfulness ofhabits, ofdoing what December 31, 1995 Please make cop- one hould Perham a church ledger is not the be Illutration for all matters of obedience and les of your poetry EPS publishing wn --we are prone to sin after all, and God does forgi e -- but the analogy serves as a reminder Company will not return submissions thdt the life of faithfulness mean doing what we already know God desire',

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Editor's Mail Bag

Dear Star: Dear Star: Dear Star: The darker and more reclusive the sin the harsher the light it I HATE SCHOOL! I can't stand being here! Let me out! So many wonderful things deserves. That's what Kirk did in his poems about masturbation: WAIT! don't just write me off as some sinner with an attitude happenedattheEncounterDays he illuminated a customarily dark-as-night topic with the harsh problem. My classes are okay. My professors are incredible and for us that we would like to light of painful truth. It made me uncomfortable as it did a great I really respect their intelligence and knowledge in their particular make a public thank you to all many others. It made some people. and I'm thinking of one in fields of study. The campus is nice and everything (although it is concerned. Our son Luke felt particular. so uncomfortable that they decided that they would located in the middle of a cornfield). welcome immediately; the at- rather be offended than uncomfortable. It is much safer (and for Does this sound to you like someone with a chip on their mosphere is SO DIFFERENT more people more fun) to be offended than confronted, accusing shoulder? 1 just don't like the academics. I never did. From at Houghton. Students, staff, than exposed. It's safer to say something is inappropriate than to kindergarten through high school, I tried every trick in the book to and faculty were genuinely admit that it touched you like salt in a place where you were fake my way out of having to sit in some stupid, confining helpful and FRIENDLY. bleeding. classroom, having my empty, useless mind crammed full with It was a culture shock to be I don't want to compare Kirk's poems to Scripture for fear of little tidbits such as-- "Who discovered the Strait of Magellan?" or at a Christian college. The giving the opponents anything resembling ammunition in the "What's the square root of 145.26 minus the cosign of the variable chapel service was very mov- debate. But what both the poems and Scripture have in common X +3?" Is all this crap really essential to the big scary world? To ing. The kids look NICE, like is a capacity to provoke the silent sufferer and sinner. It will prick get back to the point, I really hate school. What really, really children of a King would, and and batter and inflame the buried and over-protected conscience. drives me absolutely nuts is that almost everyone here who knows should. What really sent our You might as well be "offended" at the dentist because in my "ignorant" view of school, can't understand it. They argue with hearts soaring was seeing exposing your cavity, he caused you some pain. And yet, this is me. plead with me and constantly hound me with the question: classes begin with prayer, and moral surgery without the anesthetics and no one on the editorial "But why?" Excuse me-- but while Houghton is an excellent walking around on campus see- board of the Lanthorn dared hope that none of the patients would school (academically) and a nice place to spend four years, what ing kids praying together. Real scream. But. painful as it seems, to oppose the poems and silence none of you seem to understand is the fact that this is not the real world? That's how it's SUP- them would be to cooperate with masturbation. to accommodate world. This is still school. You are entering the 13th, 14th, 15th. POSED TO BE. Houghton is it in the manner to which it has become accustomed. and 16th grades. Please don't take it personally, all of you closerto it than any other"com- I really feel. in the light of that. that there is nothing inappro- Houghtonites who love it here, skip and sing your way to class, munity" we've seen. priate about the Lanthorn cooperating with and accommodating and never, ever want to leave this blessed place, but it is not forme. We are not wearing rose col- some strong and bitter medicine. It can't be helped if some refuse If you are happy here, then great! Maybe it is just me. Maybe ored glasses. Problems are ev- to swallow. school isn't for everyone and I have made a mistake. I have stuck erywhere, but at a place like By the way. l want to say that even though I have the assurance with this mistake for almost fouryears and I am almostdone. I am Houghton. the solutions are that I am in the place God wants me in doing that which He would looking forward to getting my diploma so that I can join the sought from our Maker. That's have me do. I miss Houghton an awful lot. 1 miss you all! jobless masses of college graduates. Maybe I do have an attitude the difference. Love. problem. So maybe everyone could just back off and give me Thank you all again. and Joe Tom Tate some breathing room and a little understanding; then I could count your blessings! clench my teeth and make it through my final yearof(gag) school!

THANK YOU!! With God's love.

RENEE DILLON The Mazurak family Rob Baird .As the issue of ammending look around campus center the pledge comes to the fore- we can all identify the "bad front. I realize that I am not seeds." or have we actuallyjust really bothered by the fact that created an environment more 1 can not dance. drink. smoke. susceptible to judgement and etc. 1 am. however. irate about strife?

-ihe' •.uperficial divisions the It seems to me that by origi- pledge causes. After attending nally implementing many ofthe Houghton forany length oftime. aspects of the pledge we have one knows all about the "bad done more damage than good. I Seasons in *Es (Path elements" we have on campus. concluded that by asking one So. the other day. I began to question: Is it easier for me, and Andrew Bonaventura watch the social scene and find most people. to be tempted to out what made those few people get drunk. puke my guts out. Our Lord has uncovered for me many refreshing prospects of ministry over the last two years. Lbad." You know what the dif- and pass out. OR. am I more particularly in the last several months. The column He is allowing me to pen this year, "Seasons in ference betweenagood Hough- likely tojudge a fellow· student His Path," is oneof these recent prospects,and by His grace my transcribed thoughts will find favor ton student and abad Houghton (usually based on gossip) be- in His sight and serve as edification for the body of Christ The devotional lagniappe found in this f student is? The bad people cause they have been "seen" in column week to week comes from God's use of a message, a hymn or song, aconversation. inspiring break the pledge. a bar? lecture, passingcomment, orstray thought, all ofwhich I encounter atdifferenttimes in myjourney I f the sign of a naighty stu- Forme, whatitallboilsdown down His way. Most importantly though, my writing will reflect an interaction with God's Word - dent is that they are a pledge to is that Christ told us the sec- - the living book proven over and again in all I do. breaker --let us say that they ond greatest commandment is The story of Paul's conversion on the roacl to Damascus in Acts 9: 1 -23 presses my mind now like have been known to go dancing to love your neighbor as your- neverbefore. Iread how Paul oncebreathed out "threatenings andslaughteragainst the disciples of - - u ill that person no longer be sel f. Obviously, the goal of the the Lord (v. 1)." and how others responded in bewilderment at Paul's sudden turnabout from bad if the Trustees decide that pledge is to create a community destroying Christians in Jerusalem to proclaiming Christ as the Son of·God (see n'. 20-21 ). Herewas dancing is okay? For example. with this as its guiding princi- aPharisee, likelyoneofthemostinfluentialofhisday, knownformercilesspersecutionofthosewho if I go dancing the weekend pal. but it's not working. If we. followedChrist Paulacted viciously against God's church becauseHebelieved theearlyChristians before the Trustees are here. as a fellowship of believers. were spreading evil among the Jews. Before his conversion Paul believed only those included in the ' and 1 get caught. technically. 1 throw the pledge out we are left nation of Israel were God's people; filthy Gentile Christians had no right to call themselves God's could get thrown outof Hough- with a group of Christians who children. But this all changed in the twinkling of an eye-or perhaps more appropriately stated, 'in ton. But, if I go dancing the have to deal with each other in the blinding of an eye'. weekend after the rule is love. Without the man made God's plan for Paul existed all along. He wanted to use a situation the past and present world changed. then I am no longer a regulations against drinking. wouldhavedifficultyreconcilinginits mind. AstheHoly Spiritdescendeduponpaul thereemerged- stumbling block to my "weaker dancing. smoking. and all the a man rebom, a man who now recognized Jesus ah Messiah. The pharisaical scales fell from Paul's Christian brother." Something rest. the only way we can ap- eyes as the opening event in the life of one who would become one of the greatest New Testament aboutlhal Whole process seems proach each other is through writers, evangelizers of his time, and model followerof Christ. Paulbecameausable vessel through a little skewed to me. Are we love. "Brother. this really of- which God's glory shone to the world.. actuall>. as a community. giv- fends me...could you help?" I can't help but think I resemble Paul in more than a few areas of my life. My actions slanderthe ing a small group of individuals ratherthan "Brotheryourbreak- name of Christ, my words often defame the beautiful image of my Savior, and surely my thoughts thepowertodecide whatsin is? ing the pledge. aren'tyou a sin- are comprehensively worse than my actions and words together. Yet God chooses to use me. a The two most often broken and ner?" thoroughly impure vessel apart from Him, to bring Him glory. Inadequacy is a word that begins to complainedaboutaspectsofthe My question to you the stu- shape my feelings about God's choice to live through me. I am tempted to think at times that there pledge, drinking, and dancing, dents. faculty. and trustees is must exist a better way forGodto receive some real quality glory than through me, but then I return are not Biblical principles. after why are we expending so much to my rightful place under His plan and realize I am created only for His glory and He wants me to all. They are the creation of energy upholding ideals not accept things as He designed them. I suppose a helpful way to live with this tension is to remember men and tradition. found in the Bible at the ex- wcare fallenpeople, butcontinuallylive in thehope ofafulllife-afull life madepossibleby Christ. Okay. so the purpose of the pense ofadirectcommandment for the glory of the Father. pledge is to provide a commu- from the mouth of God? Let's nity spirit. protect the weaker toss the rules ar!4 get back to a brother, etc. Have we really suc- community grounded in love. ceeded in doing that if when we

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Hittin' The Judson trips up Houghton, 34 Mark! Bobby Price, Sports editor The Eagles scored again at Even the magic of Stebbin's the 27:24 mark of the second *#11 HT,1 (1 Field wasn't enough Saturday half on a shot inside the 18 that as the men's soccer team lost a Highlanderkeeper Dave Dixon WEEKEND TURNS SOUR

tough 3-1 decision to Judson (14 saves)couldonlygetahand FOR HIGHLANDERS College from Ohio. on as it sailed to the back of the Traditionally, Houghton net giving Judson a 2-1 lead. The men's soccer team men's soccer has used the home The Eagles would tack on an hosted two soccer games last field advantage to near perfec- insurance goal 10 minutes later weekend at Stebbin's Field. tion. Last season the men never off an indirect kick that de- Friday, the Westminster Titans lost at home, and this year the flected off the back of a player were defeated by Houghton. 4- team stood 2-0 at its friendly and left Dixon flat-footed and 0, on goals by Lincoln confines up until Saturday's unabletoreactintimetosaveit. Acholonu. Mike Freace. and contest. Coach Hornibrook believes Freshmen. Scott Hourston and Judson (7-2) scored first on that the demise of his team Sat- Stetson Knight. New coach. a head-in from inside the pen- urday was partly due to the lack Dwight Hornibrook had his alty area at the 24:33 mark of of good competition that High- squad running on all cylinders the first half. The Highlanders landers face sporadically David Eisended lets his foot work do the talking as he dribbles up the field in a recent home game versus St Vincent Eisenreidisa native of West Seneca, NY. as the Highlanders raised their missed a chance to tie the game throughout the season In his fourth and final season as a Highlander. record to 5-3. David Eisenreid. when a Bob Schwaner penalty "We go out one day and beat Akim Antwi. and Bob kick was saved in spectacular a team 11 -0 and that isn't going In other games: Houghton Freace. Acholonu. Knight, Schwaner contributed offen- fashion by Eagle keeper. Ron to help us when we have to play teams like Judson," the coach won their home opener last Sat- and Hurston all scored. Dixon sively. nailing numerous shots Eynaud (13 saves). Houghton commented. urday versus St. Vincent, 11- earned the shutout in the net. on goal. Dave Dixon. an All- bounced back just before half- O.The Highlandersoutshottheir "Most of the guys like to American last season, kept all time on a perfect cross from Coach Homibrook quou on opponent 41-2. Mike Freace, play in theseconditions," keeper of the Titans shots out of the Stetson Knight to Schwaner for muffed call by an omcial ia Kevin Luce, and Lincoln Rob Rupp said about the wet goal, recording another shut- the head-in to knot the game at Saturday's gaine,enus Judson.. Acholonu each scored two grass and rainy skies. out. 1-1. .Arewein¥en:ingnewrutes?' goals. "They have fun in this," he Saturday. however, the In the second session, the Houghton had many oppor- Steve Clapper and Scott added. Highlanders were not able to Highlanders controlled the tunities to score in the game, Hourston also scored and each The men's record stands at getpastJudsonCollege. Former tempo early on. but Coach but a stingy Eagle defense, led added an assist. Knight. Clinton 5-4withabouthalfoftheirregu- Houghton student Steve Burke Hornibrook was wary of the by Eynaud, thwarted off any Crowder, and Dave Eisenreid lar season games played. Fol- coached the Judson Eagles to a penalty area and his team's lack offensive attack manufactured rounded out the barrage of scor- lowing a two-game road trip. 3-1 victory. Scoring the lone of controlling it. by the Highlanders. ing for the Highlanders. the men will be back home in goal for the Highlanders was "I told the guys at halftime if Eynaudcameupwithanum- action for a match-up against Bob Schwaner. Dave Eisenreid we didn't control the penalty Friday, the men blanked ber of seemingly impossible the Saxons of Alfred Univer- started the scoring by winning area we'd lose, and that's ex- Westminster, 4-0, in stormy saves to help preserve the Eagle sity. the ball in the midfield. After actly what happened." weather conditions. victory. some fancy footwork. Eisenreid threaded a ball through to Stetson Knight down the wing. x-country team Volleyballers Knight quickly crossed the ball which Schwaner picked out of the air with his head. sending it on win streak into the top right corner of the off and running goal. The Highlanders could not Hanson and Stone led the Alan Belford Thurber was followed by Kelly Daugherty get any more goals against a offense with 25 and 24 kills Perhaps spurred on by the Marshall"Plan" Merriam in 5th. tough Judson defense. despite a The Lady Highlanders vol- respectively. hopeful thought ofeating at the and Brent Wright in 6th. It number ofchances. Judson put leyball team pounded their way Friday, September 22, "Ponderosa" following the race, wasn't for another 18 places thegameawaywithagoalcom- into their division last week Houghton faced St.Vincent at the women's cross-country team though, that a pair of purple ingoffadeflection. Dave Dixon defeating Carlow, Roberts, and home. Coach Lord challenged avenged their September 9th shorts crossed the finish line, had no chance on the play as the St. Vincent in 5,4, and 3 sets the ladies to set strong blocks loss to Brockport State by costing the Highlanders the ball found the back of the goal and play smart in service re-. race. respectively. withjust 12 minutesremaining. outracingtheGoldenEaglesand ceive. That was all the team therestofthefieldattheHobart- Said Thurber, "I'm disap- Traveling to Carlow, the Ln the last ten minutes, Hough- team knew the match ahead needed. Stone and Hanson William Smith Invitational on pointed. The second pack(there ton controlled the ball. but to no would be tough. Afteran upset again came out strong, pound- avail. Saturday. were Highlanders in places 24- by the Highlanders in the divi- ing 22nd 17 kills respectively The Highlanders werepaced 26) needed to be further up." Senior co-captain Scott sional playoffs last year, Car- through the St. Vincent block. by the recently renamed Amy Wright, however, thought Reitnour played his best game low was out for revenge. After Junior outside hitter Kelly Shilke and freshman standout, differently. "The team ran the of the season, creating plenty of dropping game one (7-15), the Daugherty (no relation) domi- Krista "Joshua Judges" Ruth, best overall that I've seen," he scoring chances and turning the Highlanders snagged games nated the court defensively. who finished the race 2nd and said. Judson midfielders away with two (15-13), three (15-1). and picking up 28 digs. Daugherty 3rd respectively. Three more Wright may well have been greathustleanddefensiveprow- five (15-10) forthe win. Junior also led the team from the ser- ladies finished in the top fifteen referring to the reemergence of ess. middle-hitter April Stone took vice line, claiming 3 of the 4 places of the 80 person field, Phil Niemi and Nathan Howes, Despite the loss. Coach control of the offense, downing service aces for the match from insuringtheteamvictory. Leslie who improved markedy over Hornibrook was not disap- 21 kills. Junior middlehitter her 28 total services. Roberts placed 11 th, Kim their previous performances. pointed with his team's effort. Allysia Hanson followed with The Highlanders swept the Wellington, was right behind Onthesekindsofimprovements He felt Houghton had enough fifteen ofherown. Stone, Han- matchinthreequickgames (15- her in 12th, and Melanie are pinned the hopes of the opportunities to score, but just son, andfreshman setter Aimie 11), (15-91 and (15-9). The teams' season. couldn't capitalize. Swansfeger finished 15th. win improves their district Fells led in blocking, helping The next home game for the Shilke was pleased with the record to 3-0. the Lady Highlanders to aver- men is October 4th when Al- results. "The team ran great," When asked about the sea- age almost 12.5 blocks pergame fred comes to town. Be sure to she said. Fellow co-captain for the season. son. Coach Lord commented. Roberts nodded her head in support the Highlandersas they "We're obviously very happy Tuesday. September 19, the try to get back to their winning agreement. ladies traveled to Rochester to about where we are right now in The men's team did not fair ways. The game will be broad- take on a strong but young Rob- the season. This summer as we as well as the ladies. Brock- casted on Houghton's radio sta- looked at who we had returning erts team. Although they man- tion. WJSL Houghton 90.3 by port, a team the men beat hand- aged to perserve the victory. and who was graduating. w·e ilytwoweekendsearlier, nipped none other than yours truly and Houghton came out slow and thought the team would be sue- the boys in the absence of one the mouth Lhat roars. Houghion's sloppy. Coach Skip Lord at- cessful finishing 8-12. At this ofthe Highlander's top runners. very own Bill Price. tributed the problems to mental point in the season, the superior Jason "Oscar Meyer" Weins. mistakes. play of middle hi tier, April Q.Albert Belle recently The team was led by Lee "press Stone and Alisia Hanson has, "Ourblocking was not where roke the Indians club HR on nails" Thurber, who matched it needed to be." he said. "We exceeded our expectations." ord held by what Cleveland Shilke with a second place fin- blocked horribly." Coach Lord said. lugger? (answer on page 8) ish.

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Up Close & Personal Women's soccer team unstoppable With David Dixon Josh Daniels

As of September 25, no team has been worthy enough to step on the field with our Bob Price, Sports editor women's soccer team. who Jamie Wellington The Houghton Star likes to have forcefully andeffectively lake the opportunity to recog- and K.J. Hill. destroyed each team they have played. nize stand-out athletes on cam- They took me Their reign of terror con- pus. This week our focus turns to Dare Dixon. Highlander goal under their wing tinued on the 12th of Septem- keeper who has been the last when I was a ber with a stomping of Hilber·t College. 12-0. Theirnextcon- line of defense for the men's Freshmen and I soccer learn {he past two years. frontation took place on the Recently, I had the chance to will never forget 14th at home against St. John Fisher College, who interview Daze. what they instilled Junior defender, Becca Outt boots the ball away during a recent home game B.P. At what age did you incidently, beat the girls last versus H#bert Ouff wit/ anchor the ladies defense this year. The women are in me. first start playing soccer? year 1 -Oin a hard fought game. undeteated going Into the secont haH of their season. D.D. 1 was 5 years old. The women proved they are The ladies were finally able BBC proved to be a much B.P. What made you decide not the same team as last year, to wear down the Geneva de- tougher team than Pin-Brad, as conquering their opponent, 3- to choose Houghton College fense, who couldn't handle the they scored the first goal 25 over other schools? D.D. Playing wise, I've had 1. Heidi Gugler scored the pressure. This eventually lead to minutes into the game. D.D. The guys on the learn first goal off a beautifully set to learn to adjust to three differ- "Ittookusawhile, theywere direct kick assissted by Houghton'sfirstgoalofthegame, and Coach Burke played a ma- ent styles of coaching. Coach a penalty kick by Gugler with 31 pumped and ready for a vic- jorroleinmedecidingtochoose Burke, Fuller. and Hornibrook Christy Curtis. Then Danielle minutes to play. tory," said Kerry Canazon. Houghton. Burke was sincere are three very different coaches Philips scored the next goal The secondgoal wasproduced Gugler had other ideas and seemed interested in me for with a tremendous left foot with separate personalities. by Guesno with a left foot rocket though. The senior standout morethanjustmyathleticabili- Coach Burke was most like a shot at the top of the key. drill- to the right corner. Houghton scored all three of her goals in ties. father figure, and Coach Fuller ing the ball to the upper right tacked on another goal before the second half to discourager B.P. When you think about was more a playefs coach, while corner. Allyson Guesno Geneva's persistency led to a goal any hopes of the opponents vic- role models. who has been your Coach Hornibrook is a mixture scored the final goal unas- with 10 minutes to play. But tory. greatest influence as an athlete? of both. sisted, slipping the ball under- Amy Trezise silenced this rally "The defense did a great job neath the outstretched arms of D.D. Probably Jamie B.P. How has soccer helped with a goal of her own to seal holding BBC to only four Wellington and K.J. Hill. They you in other areas of your life the opposing goalie. Geneva's fate, 4- 1. shots," said assistent coach. took me under their wing when The women didn't let up be it academic. spiritual. or The ladies next victims were Matt Webb. It was the firsttime I was a freshman and I will atherwise? their intensity going into the Pitt-Brad College. The travel for in two years that BBC had lost never forget what they instilled game against Geneva College D.D. I would have to say the women did not seem to effect on their own field. in me. that soccer has helped me to at home on the 16th. TheLady themastheydemolishedthe Pan- The ladies are on a role and B.P. Whathasbeenyourbest become more disciplined with Highlanderscontrolledtheball thers, 13-0. show no mercy to opponents. >,occer memory. be it high my life. Playing sports makes from the starting whistle but The ladies trtiveledto Baptist ANSWER TO OUIZ could not score until the 2nd school. college. or otherwise? youdeal withadversityand that A. Al Rosen half. Bible College on the 23rd. D.D. 1'6 have to say the Re- carries over into other areas of gional Final win last season at life as well homeagainst Bloomfield. Also B.P. What are your future Field Hockey team blanks PCB, 3-0 the trip to Nationals last year. plans after graduation? B.P. What do you like most D.D. 1 plan to coach soccer Matt Hirschoff Senior keeper Jen Todd be- Todd and Liz Sherwood about the game of soccer? some day at the college level, lieves it was a combination of demonstrated quality D.D. 1 guess the same thing but I'd also like to play profes- The Houghton College many things that accounted for goalkeeping in combining for that an> athlete likes. the chal- sional soccer for a while. women's field hockey team has the rough start in the game. the shutout. Hornibrook was lenge. Each game is different continued its steady play. The "We got there late and only pleased with 3 of her teams 4 and each situation is unique. Dave is a 20 year old native team lost 2-0 to Guelph Col- had a half hour to warm up." halves in the two games. There is neveradull moment in of Dubios. PA. He is in his lege, one of the best teams in stated Todd. "We also had a lot To Todd, one of only two the sport. junioryear of college majoring Canada then bounced back to of family and friends there and seniors on this years squad, the B.P. In three seasons you've in business administration. Last beat Philadelphia College of we knew a lotof the PCB players team is doing much better than played under three different season he made All-American Bible, 3-0. fromplayingagainsttheminhigh she ever expected. coaches. what effect has that honors for the sport he com- In the Guelph game the school," she added. "Welostalotofseniorsfrom had on you as an athlete? petes so well in . women battled and kept the Todd also felt that there was last year and a lot of the players game scoreless until 20 sec- additional tension to the game this season had to get use to onds left in the first half when because Houghton has never lost playing new positions," she the team from Canada stuck a to PCB, a tradition that remains said. disheartening goal past the intact. The team welcomed ten Houghton defense. "We were afraid to lose," she freshmen to the squad this sea- Letter of apology Guelph College then tal- said in a recent interview. son, many of whom see a lot of lied again late in the second Houghton dominated most of minutes and aare valuable half to put the game on ice. the action in the second session commonities to the team. Coach Donna Hornibrook of play, controlling the ball on Coach Hornibrook forsees TO: Houghton soccer fans. said of the teams' loss, "It was the opponents end of the field. an exciting season forthe team. one of our best performances This letter is intended to clarify actions following a goal of theyear. We movedtheball scored against ST. Vincent College. Saturday, September 16, well butcouldn't capitalize on 1995. our chances." As many of you witnessed, after the goal 1 celebrated in In the Philadelphia College a way that may have offended those who witnessed it. 1 wish to of Bible game, Houghton apologize to those who may have been offended. dominated the inferior oppo- The reasons for this type of celebration are: nent but could not break 1. I observed this celebration in a World Cup game through and score until six involving Nigeria and at that time I did not find it minutes left in the game when offensive. Kerri Pepper fired a shot past 2. I was excited to have scored this goal and in my the PCB goalkeeper. excitement made a decision which I know was not the A few minutes later, Linda best one. Perric found the goal on a pen- To conclude, 1 did not mean any disrespect to the oppos- altycomerandKristen Cowell ing team or any spectator who supports our team, and I hope you added an insurance goal with will understand my feelings and accept this as my public apology time running out in the game. to those who were offended. Hornibrook said the team

started the game very nervous Sincerely. anddidn'isettledown untilthe

second half when the barrage AVIEW FROM AFAR. Field-Hockey coach, Donna Homibrook watches the action Lincoln Acholonu of scoring took place. from atop the bench at a recent home game.