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George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon Friday, April 21, 2000 Issue 10, Vol. CXVI Downtown Newberg: excitement?
this is the only phase they will Four GFU students show take part in, these four individ that with a little vision uals have expended a tremen and a lot of hard work, dous amount of lime and ener gy trying to make downtown Newberg can actually Newberg better. change its downtown into N e a r t h e e n d o f f a l l something everyone will semester. Dirk Barram love approached the Business Club with the opportunity to help the Community Development Jessica Howard office. Because the Business Assistant Editor Club did not have the resources to take on the proj "Hey, let's go out for a night on the town!" ect, it was given to the group of four students. Working "Sounds good. Where with economic development to?" coordinator Dave Beam at the "Downtown Community Development Newberg, of course!" office, the four students are Uh, hold on a sec. Downtown Newberg? receiving credit and are under the supervision of Dirk Newberg, OREGON? The Barram. same Newberg in which our Brent Doolittle, the George Fox bubble is located? The Cameo, Newberg's movie theater, is one of the major buildings in the downtown area. student intern leader, Sadly, we all know that downtown Newberg basi dialogue immediately strikes students - Brent Doolittle. with city planners on a busi- explained what it was like to us as ludicrous. Micah Moss, and Bryce and ness plan for the downtown get the ball rolling. "We began cally stinks. With not a whole with huge ideas about total lot to offer - especially to us as But perhaps we won't Alysia Brewer - have been Newberg area, these students find it so funny in a few years. c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s - t h e a b o v e working on consulting for the are part of the first phase of a All semester, four City of Newberg. Working three year plan. Even though see Downtown, page 8 Future Summer changes at GFD parking lot areas will likely of the Jessica Howard commence during the summer Assistant Editor months, and most of the build ing foundation and structural Foxhole After many of us frame work will be completed leave at the end of finals week, by September 1. Site prepara there will still be a large group tion work also includes remov Erin Newberry of people who will remain on ing a couple of old buried Staff Writer campus during the summer. heating oil tanks and wreaking And what will they be doing? out the overhead power and Bittersweet thoughts Working hard to make life bet phone lines." accompany the plans for the ter next year at Fox. S c h u t t e r c o m m e n t e d new Stevens Center at George Several of the most on several other projects that Fox University, to be built important and much-needed will be taken on during the during this summer vacation. changes will be taken care of summer. A major water service Student houses will be torn by the Plant Services crew. In main - which currently goes to down or moved elsewhere and preparation for the construc Pennington Hall, the the extra land along the tion of the Stevens Center, all Commons, Edwards, Weesner photo by Jessica Howard Meridian St. block will cease houses on the two blocks Village, and MLRC - will be Kelscy House is one of many buildings on campus to that to be vacant. The popular b o u n d e d b y S h e r i d a n , replaced. The four-inch water will undergo renovation over the summer, Foxhole, the university cof Sherman, River, and Meridian service main is in poor condi as well as the houses being have a new fire alarm system feehouse and lounge, will also (except the President's Office tion and needs to be replaced, cleaned and repaired as need installed, Lewis will have its be moved in order to make and International House) will so two new services will be ed. The.se houses include soffits and vents repaired, and r o o m f o r t h e n e w s t u d e n t be either moved or taken out. installed, one for Pennington Fulton Street House, Fell the showers in Munn House, activities center. Said Dan Schutter, "Most of Hall and the other along House, the Foxhole (which McGrew, and Edwards 3 The Foxhole has the streets, curb and gutter, Carlton way to serve the other will be located in Kelsey (men) will be repaired. been located at the Holman sidewalks, and old foundations buildings. House next year), and Villa The plumbing in the will be demolished and Smoke detectors will Road House. Penn will also see Foxhole, page 8 removed. Construction of the be installed in several houses. see Changes, page 9 Opinion • • Writings from the other side; street musician he seen me in my normal street There is a season turn, turn, turn Bett Hcckingcr clothes, I rather doubt he And a time to every purpose, Opinion Editor would've been so comfortable. u n d e r h e a v e n With slightly He was about my age with blond less trepidation than before, I dred-locks and numerous pierc "You don't really ventured out into Portland for the ings. I continued playing as he believe in God do you?" The last of my social reaction experi closed his eyes for a short time. woman asked loudly. I politely ments. This time. I didn't need to After the song, he smiled and informed her that yes. I do act. no grand fa9ade to hide said hello. We talked for a little believe in God. It seemed the behind. while about guitar, singing, and right moment, and i got up to talk Last Saturday. I walked church. to her. taking my Bible and leav down the waterfront in Portland After he left. I began to ing the guitar behind. with my guitar and Bible in hand. sing "Pour Out My Heart." Before she spoke. I My llfe long aspiration of being could see the lines of care and a street musician was finally Here I am once again, heartache in her face. The woman being realized. I pour out my heart avoided making eye contact as The sun shone brightly I know that you hear every cry. she began telling me of her son on my back as I began to sing and You are listening who had recently committed sui play old praise songs on my gui No matter what state, cide. "You believe in this Bible t a r . A c r o s s t h e s i d e w a l k f r o m my heart is in, right?" she asked. "Tell me in where I sal, a middle-age couple You are faithful to answer here, what it says about sui watched with apparent interest. With words that are true cide... about my son!" Bett, who is realizing there is a time to every purpose under People walked by disin and a hope that is real, Her husband, who had heaven, even playing guitar. terested in my music. Most hard as I feel your touch been raised in the Catholic eight months earlier and was a musician. I never would have had ly noticed tne in my flea market You bring a freedom church, sighed and told her not to child of God. Who am i to judge the opportunity to talk to Carmen skirt and cotton tank top. to all who believe, bother me, that I was just a child. whether ornot he will enter heav and her husband had I spent the Children stared, but were hustled in the safety of this place... So I am. Fortunately, 1 believe I en? I asked her if I could pray for weekend in other pursuits. along by their parents only rarely wasn't the only one speaking to her. So right there on the water Carmen even gave me her The couple across the stopping to listen. Perhaps I deaf these people. address. She said she wants to ened them with my untrained sidewalk were still listening and 1 told Carmen, about front, I lifted her up to our Father. Brian Herling, who had hear more about our Lord, and voice. Perhaps they didn't hear began asking if I took requests. what the Bible says regarding come along to document reac she needs a Bible. Though this is me at all. Fortunately, I did have the folk murder. 1 told her about how tions. said the majority of stares the end of my social experiments One guy among the music they asked for. In fact, it hatred is likened unto murder in came once we began praying. for this year, I may go back to masses saw me across the park came right out of Ecclesiastes. the New Testament. And 1 also It was amazing the con Portland to sing and play. What way grass and came to sit down told her of forgiveness. Her son nection I had with people while better opportunity will I get to on the sidewalk next to me. Had To everything turn, turn, turn had given his life to the Lord under the guise of a humble street share the Lord with people? Hail the Founding Fathers To begin, the attack on the family has to Ron Davis STUDENT BIOS Assistant Opinion Editor end. You know what I am talking about - those homosexuals and their continuing . - The Founding Fathers, quest to turn my boys into pansies and the apostles of our nation, fully under my girls into Gl Janes- no,, G1 Joes even. stood our needs. The fact that they won It is all a part of the Communist conspir the impossible Revolutionary War is acy to bring down Zion (America). God's proof that they are the God-ordained nation that has been chosen to usher in voices of truth to our generation. In fact, the millenium. Send them back to we should turn to them for more than our Gomorrah where they belong. political needs, we should look to them Another way that we have devi for everything. This is why we seek to ated from the teachings of our Fathers is Michelle Schwartz is a fresh Halle Showalter is a u n d e r s t a n d t h e m — f o r c o n s t i t u t i o n a l the almost universally pervasive myth man chemistry major from Canby, interpretation, methods for raising chil that giving people money will help them sophomore theater major Oregon. An avid £/?-watcher, from Bothell, Washington. dren, TP folding technique's, moral in any way. Welfare, Social Security, Michelle enjoys playing softball, foot absolutes, spiritual discemment and the Medicaid - all meant to perpetuate the ball, and snowboarding. Even though Although she will be trans like. slothly practices of those humanists. these three activities {ER not includ ferring to Baylor University The problem with America, in the fall, Halle has been Welfare just teaches people not to work; ed) have resulted in severe ACL dam however, is that lately we have been Social Security teaches them not to save. age, that doesn't stop her. involved in several produc Medicaid is the government trying to wandering from the teachings of the "Michelle is one of the most tions here at George Fox. She Fathers, thinking that we are capable of play God, thinking it is their perogative hardworking people I know," says most recently played the part figuring things out ourselves. We are a to heal us. This is pure Communism! Jessica Howard. "She loves to learn of one of the queens in The prodigal nation, running from the truth Speaking of Communism, peo for leaming's sake, which is some Little Mermaid. of our roots. The time that the Fathers ple seem to think that the government thing that most people don't do." were here was a golden age a golden age A friendly and out- should have all sorts of programs to Michelle also loves cats, but of faith and prosperity. The only thing m a k e o u r l i v e s b e t t e r. O u r l i v e s w o u l d she can't play golf very well, accord ping person, she likes danc be better if the government left us alone. ings poetry, and watching the wrong with America then was the ing to Jessica. "She's also really good X-Files. She also enjoys oppression from the evil British; the Solving social ills is simple. Put prayer at coming over and distracting me Fathers knew exactly how to govern in a back in schools, teach creation, cut the from studying, which I appreciate biology and, according to her Godly manner, after all, they were all roommates, speaks Spanish capital gains tax and leave those poor wholeheartedly." raised with prayer in their schools. tobacco companies alone! If we cut v e r y w e l l . This golden age is one that we taxes and give people guns, then they must, if we wish to continue to survive, will be economically responsible and seek to emulate in every way possible. see Fathers, page 4
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April 21, 2000
Issue 10 Vol. CXVl Opinion Television: intellectual prostitution we identify so narrowly and Sarcastica Iv Yours Nate VanYpren raised by television and gone are the days when children played. Staff Writer exclusively with television pro \ grams? We stimulate our children by Television cor- Our generation is bored. allowing them to watch endless lupts the life of our generation. The need to be constantly enter We wallow in mediocrity. The hours of programming. Better fast-food mentality of our lives tained has exemplified itself in a yet, we buy them video games — c u l t i v a t e s a n i n n e r n e e d f o r another simulated world. culture that refuses to think. Our instant gratification. The quality, Television keeps chil generation has sacrificed the lib substance and nutrition of our dren "busy" but stagnant in the erty and opportunity of free consumption are irrelevant, as development of intellect, educa thought on the altar of easy and long as we are full. Television is tion, and relationship. If we con removed entertainment. And tel an addiction. tinue along this track, the future evision is our god. People are so dedicated will be left to the dictation of the A few chapels ago, to "catching" the next episode of apathetic and uneducated. Clella Jaffe presented a message their favorite program that, in the As Christians, what is against the trend of "dissin«»" urgency of following a fictional our responsibility in relation to stressing the importance of rela and ideal character on television, television? Is television of the tionship. At one point during the they lose sight of their own life Devil? No. Is it wrong to occa message, 1 was struck by the progression. sionally relax and watch a pro apparent limitations of our audi Television allows for gram or sporting event, for pure ence's perspective. Jaffe cited the shifting of our inner fantasies, entertainment? No. Is it wrong the book "I and Thou," in which desires, fears, and insecurities to live our lives from program to Martin Buber. the Jewish onto the imaginary shoulders of a program, addicted to the charac philosopher, analyzed the devel sitcom character played by a ters, situations, even sports hero opment of relationship through beautiful person. We are content ics that television so readily pro encounter. There was not even a to waste our lives watching thirty vides? Yes. We must be stew Opinion articles are murmur of recognition. minute segments of staged life. ards of our time. At first, this seemed per Television is escape. It Television is often one fectly appropriate. After all, we is the excuse to forget our own form of idolatry, masked in the written by morons were being polite and attentive lives, to flee our problems. It's commonality and widespread and would likely remain silent, tranquilizer through the eyes. acceptance of media. How is our Nate Parkes by the intellectual equivalent despite the urge to cry out and T e l e v i s i o n i s o u r f r i e n d . "tuning in" balanced by other of meatloaf filler: The Guest Writer recognize this revered name. But Television grants power of imag activities? Do we spend an equal Personal Anecdote! These J moments later, when Jaffe men inary inclusion to another's life. or greater time reading? Do we Here 1 am, Nate morons go on a pointless tioned a current television series, And it makes us feel normal. It spend time in real conversation, Parkes, common Joe, man of tirade about their pathetic per students straightened in their tells us how to act, what to wear, in true dialogue? the streets, here to give you sonal lives. They think that chairs, smiles spread across their and how to be popular. We must be balanced my two cents. Well, here's this agonizing episode from f a c e s a n d c h e e r s r o s e f r o m t h e But we have lost our people, capable of carrying out today's topic: cats and kittens. their personal experience will closed-balcony auditorium. grasp of reality, of relationship. God's plan for our lives. We can Opinion articles are written somehow prove their point, Though Buber does not have a We are consumed by our own not continue to substitute televi by morons! It's true. All when in fact this scatter universal audience, why is it that consumerism. Children are now sion for Jiving. opinion articles are written by brained story has nothing to slack jawed yokels with noth do with the article and has no ing better to do than contami coherent connection to the nate the rest of the populace issue. with their half-baked opin In fact, once I was ions. walking with my friend, and 1 I f o r o n e c a n n o said, "Hey. have you seen that longer tolerate it. I cannot cat with no tail?" and he said, stand by while these brain "Yeah, I've seen that cat with less, babbling twits spew their no tail." and I said, "How do mindless moral outrage onto you think he lost that tail?" the decent people of this and he said, "I don't know." world. Then we went in the cafeteria F o r s o m e r e a s o n , and had lunch. This is why all these insipid baboons think opinion articles are written by that just because they can slap morons. a Powerbook on top of their These senseless bloated thighs and double jackals of pseudo-journalism click the Microsoft word icon, pump their vacuous ven that they should have the right omous vulgarity with allitera to launch their dim-witted tions, getting to the point musings into the public where the definitions of the forum. actual words don't matter, as And once they've long as the words start with pounded out their page of stu the appropriate sound. pidity, they simply spell- Maniacal, misanthropic, mud E d i t o r ' s N o t e s check, not even bothering to dled, myopic, malleable, mul reread through their mal titudinous. monastic morons! Hello, this is Ron Davis. I am the assis think that measuring a school year ought to focus formed offspring of a social Then they cap off tant of this section, and am actually in charge of on much more than our academic, atlicletic and commentary once they're t h e i r r e a s o n l e s s r a n t w i t h a the whole section for this week. I hope that you social accomplishments. It ought to focus on our done. They don't even scan sickening salute to whatever find it interesting, inspiring, intellecutally chal friendships. threw the paper to look four publication mistakenly saw fit lenging and (wishing 1 could think of a related The relationships we develop with peo homonym errors. Morons! to present their grotesque cre wo^d that starts with "i") humorous. ple around us can be among the richest aspects of These imbeciles ation to the populace. 1 find I want to share with you my thoughts as our lives and the potential available can only be even consult their thesauru.ses this behavior inexcusable and this year comes to a close. I believe that at the fulfilled if we are intentional about it. Do your and replace common words I would like to thank the fine end of any great task/privilege, we ought to friends know that you love them? Do you love with long, obscure words in editors of the Crescent for them, for that matter? What about your families? attempt to persuade the gener allowing me a forum in which always look back and assess our time involved. What are you doing to try to improve your adult al public that they have a fully I could bring these .sickening How do you feel about this year? D,d you nil relationship with your parents and siblings? Most functional brain. 1 find this facts to light. every moment with what you really wanted to fill important, are you really relating to God, or are behavior inarticulate, loutish, So until next lime, it with, or with what was most you just engaging in everyday Christian ritual insensate, duncical, and this is Nate Parkes, your man (though those may not be any different). D ism? addlebrained. on the street, bidding you you live in a way that honors Christ? Did you These questions all need to be asked, The middle section adieu and wishing you a good live passionately, embracing every moment and and we should plan according to their results, as of the article is often occupied day. the people around you? we head into the next year. Speaking of the people around you. I April 21, 2000 4 Opinion
The Scopes Trial revisited RespondingJVC^pUllU-lllg, to Nate: i-v/ What I to try do we and do experience now? Jamie Johnson lution could not be taught in Christ .n evety person I met, every word I said, eveo, Ron Davis Guest Writer thotight 1 had, and every action I made Assistant Opinion schools either. Secondly, this deeper spirituality needs Editor So then, how do we pro I have been intrigued by the recent times of corporate worship. This is where it all gets ceed? Clearly, firing a teacher articles published by Nate VanYpren in the past two Recently, a for favoring Creation Theory is a I hh e complicated. Too often, I had gone to times professor at an Oregon commu or three Crescent newspapers. His observations o of corporate worship and had my emotions peaked, violation of academic freedom. emotive worship have hit the nail directly on t e nity college was fired from his TJdy to beam Christ from every pore of my being If, however, a teacher head. Each word he has written has had an impact Professorship for denial and on me, yet when I am done reading, I feel like I have Ifmr I had left, only to be let down a day or two later downplay of the Evolutionary been left hanging. Why? Although he is offering a by falling yet again to honestly live for Chnst. 1 Origan Theory. ,rew frustrated, and fed up, with the corporate wor He apparently directed great analysis of the growing problem within wor ship times. I boycotted them, saying they were only h i s c l a s s t o w a r d S p e c i a l ship, he has hardly offered any solutions to the prob setting me up for failure. Creation, a theory that cohedes lem. Hence, the reason I am writing this article. When my spirituality was based on my with a traditional, literal interpre Now, 1 do not claim to have the answers, but I think I have found a few ways to counteract the spiritual emotions, it was too easy for my emotions to crash, tation of Genesis. right along with my spirituality. Up and down, up It is not clear the exact peaks and valleys that emotive worship creates. and down I went, becoming spiritually sicker with reason why he was fired. It VanYpren states, "The George Fox commu nity undergoes emotional revivals that smooth our every dip, every turn. I was riding the worst roller appeared in several portions of coaster ever, and hating it. I wanted to get off, but it the Oregonian article that it was uncertainties but leave us without new life or breath of our own. We are addicted to emotional worship. would never stop. But when I decided to ground because he did not teach the stu It's like living on sugar. We miss the opportunity to myself in trying to experience Christ in eveiy dents enough about evolution delve deeper, to gain sustenance." These are words moment of the day, my worship became fresh, new, theory (incidentally, if this is the of a wise man: thank you Nate, but where do we go and exciting. I found myself being able to worship case, that he was not fully edu misrepresents or does not repre sent Evolution, there might be from here? I believe that it begins with the individ in class, on the soccer field, walking through cam cating his students about current ual. pus I didn't need music to be playing, or someone scientific theory — he should grounds for firing. But levying c r i t i c i s m o f a T H E O RY i s n o t a to be preaching, I just needed to realize the realness have been fired). Yet it also Growing up my whole life in the Christian sufficient reason to terminate church, I found myself developing opinions based on that Christ is. seems that he was actually fired him. what I was being told to believe. It was purely a faith So if it all begins with the individual, why for his preference of Creation and When deciding whether lived through my pastors, and one in which I did not join the corporate worship? Because in the times of his subsequent favoritism of it in or not to believe in Creation or give much attention to. As I entered the George Fox community worship we are validated. Seeing others his lectures. Evolution or whatever else, we Community, I found it even easier to live my spiritu experience Christ gives our experience credibility. This raises an important should look at the scientific evi ality from worship time to worship time. My spiri Through the community of worship we are strength issue. While the Scopes Trial dence on either side. Theology, tual life would be lived on this schedule: Chapel ened in the Lord. We are encouraged to keep on controversy was over whether or unless it actually necessitates Monday morning, chapel Wednesday morning. keeping on. not Evolution could be taught in Greenroom Friday morning, and Over The Edge So in response to emotive revival, we need excluding a certain creation schools, we now face the issue of to be grounded in the Ultimate Real. We need to first story, should not supervene on Sunday night. If I missed one of these sessions, I whether the Creation theory can somehow felt incomplete, like I had not been prop science. It must be remembered develop a sense of being in the Lord. We need to be taught. find out who we are when no one is around except that the concidence of theology erly filled with the Holy Spirit. It is often thought that the presence of the Lord. and science does not nullify the I began to experience troughs in which I Creation and Evolution can be felt far from Christ. If I happened to make it to each If we cannot worship alone, how can we validity of the science. separated as religion and science While I cannot say that I worship time during the week, I felt as if my spiritu expect to worship corporately? It must begin with a respectively, and that only sci am fully convinced of Special al life was very healthy. But soon these ups and personal decision to seek the ever-real, ever-present ence can be taught in a class downs did not satisfy the intense desire in me to Christ in every moment of the day. Creation, 1 believe that it is not room. If this were true, then know the Living Christ. It was at this time I realized "When will we wake up?" Nate asks? Now without scientific foundation. Creation should not be taught in that I did not necessarily need those times of worship is the time for us to wake up. We need to take the ini It would seem that the schools. to fill my soul with the Spirit. tiative. Seek Christ in every moment of the day, and violation of academic freedom, However, just because a What I needed was a conscientious effort to which is almost universally dis you will find a spirituality grounded in the reality of sceintific theory concides with Christ working right now, right here. dained in the educational estab experience Christ every single minute of every sin religion, it does not follow that it Will we accept His invitation, or remain lishment (especially secular), is gle day. Like Brother Lawrence and Frank Labauch, is religion. Furthermore, in light 1 longed to have some thought of God running slaves to our undependable, ever-changing emo taking place because that same of recent Biblical scholarship, it through everything 1 did. So the deeper spirituality tions? establishment has an agenda and can be said that Evolution coin this professor is working against cides with Christianity. If the it. Such hypocrisy is unnacept- above criterion were held to, evo Fathers: bring back the Golden Age able and must be protested.
continued from page 2 just cook dinner (Founding trlllilons of dollars we won't col safe from criminals. Fathers, cent.) like they are sup lect and build StarWars so we can Ouotabies Who can ignore the posed to. there wouldn't be any take over China and stop changes in roles? Women are eating disorders. These crazy Communism And speaking of running around practically sexual appetites kids have these "I can imagine no taking places over, we wouldn't "As Christians, we naked! (The Fathers would have days would be filled with good have a logging shortage if we greater disservice to the s o m e t i m e s c h e a p e n a never allowed for such harlotry - home cooking, and their frustra tions could be taken on milking owned Canada. I say. fifty-four country than to establish a friendship by defining it by except for maybe Franklin; he forty or fight! how many barbeques we did. after all, father almost half of the cows, if we want to give the system of censorship that Who cares about a tree would deny to the people have shared or how much France - but that is because he s l a v e s a b r e a k . A l s o there is the issue of educashun. 1 shortage anyway? Or paying of a free republic like our we have told each other or was a deist, he does not count). back the national debt? Pat Do you know why this is? It's can learn my kids just fine. If ] own their indisputable right how much we have Robertson, wisest of all living because we gave them the vole. let my kids get exposed to those to criticize their own public men, tells us that Jesus is coming ignored healthy bound That's right, they are now aries under the guise of public schools, where the NEA back soon. And Pat, may he live officals." allowed to express their opinions rules like Ahab and Jezebel, they — W o o d r o w W i l s o n forgiveness. This perver in a public forum, and look where will surely become pagans, forever, knows the works of the sion of relationship is a we've ended up. sloths, insolent fools, or worse Fathers. disservice to both partici In light of all this, it is "Beer is proof that California beaches are yet. liberals. God loves us." pants and to humanity in nudist colonies! Our kids are so my proposal that we start a new Fiinher. they might even line of product and charge inordi — Benjamin Franklin general." messed up from watching shows start to believe that the world — Anonymous like the Simpsons (in some docs not have corners and that nate amounts of money, like any "This is your time, places in Manchuria, the root of the tower of Babel did not really good capitalist would (ie any this is your dance, live "I did not have sex this word means "This family is almost reach heaven. They nimht Christian bookstore in Oregon), and use it to mount a moosehead every moment, leave noth ual relations with Monica trying to tear you apart and force gam a, gasp, evolutionary per your kids to become humanists, spective on languages! over the door of the church. The ing to chance. Swim in the Lewinsky" or worse yet. Catholics"), and line ol products could be — W i l l i a m J e ff e r s o n And what of the mill- sea, drink from the deep, channels like MTV (which in tary? George Washington, honest WWFFD? After ail, if we want fall on the mercy and hear Clinton Sandskrit, stands for "The Devil" iiian that he was, telling his to know what Jesus would do. we yourself praying, "Won't [each letter is also a numerical daddy about that cherry tree, was only have to look to the greatest you save me?!" Everything Kerry equivalent to a six, thus, 6661) the greatest Father of all men who have ever lived, the — M i c h a e l W. S m i t h Irish has ever said in a lec becau.se women are not at home, Moreover, he was a general Founding Fathers. ture. watching their every move. That IS right, a military man' The end is near- we will In fact, if women would Thus, we should btiild nukes with rue the day we turned from the teachings of the Fathers. April 21. 2000 A&E Rscitals announced departure of bright stars Sara Rogers 'Steal Away" by Kathleen Battle. next year Wendy founded "Night Wendy enjoys the challenge of - S t a f f W r i t e r Hayley joined "The Red Hayley was accompanied by of Broadway" to showcase stu classical chamber music. She is Letter Legacy" last summer, and Geoffrey Haug on the piano. Jolene Clark and dent talent, provide students with excited to attend graduate school is planning to continue singing The second half of her training in leadership roles, and in Portland next year, but will with the band after graduation. Hayley Kathleen Cummings per recital was geared towards the formed for the last time to the to benefit a local charity. miss George Fox. "The atmos However she plans to "keep [her] younger audiences and featured "Go for it," Wendy thunderous sounds of applause in phere here is unlike pretty much eyes and ears open" to other gospel, pop, and a Duke tsauman auditorium. Their a d v i s e s h e r f e l l o w s t u d e n t s . anywhere else," she said. opportunities for singing profes "Think about what you would recitals on April 3 and 5, drew Ellington song arranged by Hayley agreed. She sionally in a full-time position. Bryan Clark. Special appear like to do and don't be afraid to advises students to remember the large crowds of admirers. ances made by Shawn Beebe, Right now she has a job in try out or try something." reasons that they came to a Accompanied by Ben Kelli Barlow, Thomas Payne, Newberg after she graduates and Macy and Janet Coleman, with Wendy started taking Christian school. "Take advan she and her husband Jon, plan to Stephanie Shankland, Leah special appearances by Steve violin lessons from a student at tage of the Christian atmos slay in town. Weare, The Red Letter Legacy, Fox when she was three years phere," she said, "there are many In five years, Hayley Martin and the Jazz Trio. Wendy and the University Jazz Band shone on her many classical old. Since then she has not opportunities to learn what your looks forward to "being a Mom." added variety to her performance. stopped practicing. Her hard talents and skills are." While stu pieces. Kenneth McGregory also joined However, she is enjoying the Of the classical numbers work has paid off, but she knows dents can and should be active freedom she feels now "to pick his daughter on stage to play gui how important balance is for suc contributors to God's Kingdom Copeland's "Sonata for Violin tar and sing backup to a song by up and move" whenever she and Piano." and the "Barber cess. while at Fox. Hayley emphasizes needs to. Jewel. Violin Concerto" by Copeland During her time at Fox, the need for balance. "To do Wendy knows that five Hayley and Wendy will she has been an active member in were the audiences" favorites. be remembered not only for their something well you can't do years from now she will probably Next, Wendy played an upbeat Dayspring, concert choir, the everything at once" she said. still be working on her doctorate, talent on stage, but also for the Chehalem symphony orchestra, collection of jazzy tunes, includ Hayley served in ASC but that doesn't faze her. " 1 real impact they have had on the the string ensemble, and several a s t h e f o r m a l s c o o r d i n a t o r f o r ing "'Someday My Prince Will ly love learning," she said. "I'm University and its students. different bands, in addition to two years, and participated in excited to get out there and play Come," and "AH of Me." Nate Although they are known mostly giving private violin lessons. many different theatrical per with some new groups." Moody served as the illustrious for their active involvement in "I like to be involved in formances. She is best known Both Hayley and Wendy narrator for the event. theater and music, many of their helping people pursue musical for her portrayal of "Maria" in emphasize the need to find bal Hayley demonstrated contributions to Fox have been "The Sound of Music." In addi her vocal range by dividing her goals in an academic environ ance at Fox. "Use the advantages behind the scenes. ment while pursuing music on the tion, Hayley has been involved in here but don't overdo it," Hayley recital into two parts. The first After starring in the side," she said. concert choir, chamber singers, said. "There are a lot of opportu half contained many difficult "Two Gentlemen of Verona" her E v e n t u a l l y W e n d y and a few local recording proj nities. The community attitude classical pieces including two Freshmen year at Fox, Wendy wants to become a college pro ects. She has been singing for as has been amazing; we can strive arrangements of "Laudamus te" noticed that many of the talented fessor. While her "ultimate long as she can remember, but to lift each other up." by Mozart and "Vivaldi, students at Fox did not have an dream" is "to travel around in a s t a r t e d h e r s o l o w o r k w h e n s h e "Newberg," she said, Mondnacht" by Schumann, and outlet for their creativity. The band and do some fiddling," was 7 years old. "It's a great place to grow!"
The University Concert Choir w a s o n e o f t h e highlights of this year's Fine A r t s F e s t i v a l . At the annual University Choir chapel, d i r e c t o r D e r r i c Johnson hon ored this year's graduating sen iors.
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Coming soon: second annual "Fox Film Festival Newberg campus. They are at 7 homosexual lifestyle and cured metaphorical visual images. "Sealed with a Kiss." About col Press Release and 10 p.m. Friday, April 21 and of AIDS. Suzanne Santos, a liber lege-age romance, it depicts the "It's a real film that has al arts major from Redmond, roller coaster of emotions a cou newberg. Ore. - 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22. A 50- cent admission charge will be tons of redemptive value," Himes Wash., will present a short deal ple experiences while breaking (Jeering video creations ranging collected at the door. said. ing with the theme of the wicked up. from a 30-minute documentaiy to The festival's theme, Himes also will show a versus the righteous. Santos also will present a 10-minute science-fiction preview of the full-length motion H e r p i e c e e n t i t l e d a highlights reel of George Fox thriller to two-minute shorts, "Ripple Effect," reflects organiz ers' hopes that the uplifting val picture he will produce and "Roommates" tells the story of University's women's basketball George Fox University's second ues found in the films will affect direct, telling Manning's story. two roommates who can't relate season. annual Fox Film Festival is guar not only the audiences but also, Fifteen to twenty shorts to each other. "Photo Finish," a sci-fi anteed to please, say organizers. of less than five minutes also will Michael Shelton, a indirectly, many other people. flick, will be presented by Julie The festival, to be held Seth Mimes, a senior be shown. Students enrolled in freshman video production and Handyside, a junior writing and April 21-22, takes on a new face communication media and broad George Fox's Introduction to TV communication arts theatre major literature major from Hillsboro, as student filmmakers concen- cast major from Portland, Ore., Production class will present from Roseburg, Ore., will show a Ore. The film tells the story of a trate on producing shorter "films videos from their Campus Psalms film on the theme of forgiveness. man who sees the future through _ actually professional-quahty initiated the festival last year after his 1998 debut of "Hopeless Project. His piece, a choral reading, com a camera and tries to change it. videos - and documentaries Romantics" generated student T h e s t u d e n t s c h o s e bines verses taken from Psalms Handyside produced the rather than the 15-30 minute dra- interest in filmmaking. Bible verses pertaining to a par 33,82, and 105. film while spending fall semester mas shown last year. His project this year is a ticular theme, updated it to mod T w o 1 0 - t o 1 5 - m i n u t e at the Los Angeles (Calif.) Film dramas also will be presented. The -Student films will documentary on Matt Manning, a ern terms and presented the Studies Center sponsored by the Santo.s will present Christian College Consortium. be presented in three shows in Christian was delivered from a theme through literal or Wood-Mar Auditorium on the Issue 10 Vol. CXVl A&E Fine Arts Week presented musical groups
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Above left: Members of the Concert Choir show their extra talents by occomponing the rest of the choir with brass instruments. Bottom Left: Members of the Concert Band perform during chopei on April 12.
Right: Thomas Paine, a member of both the Concert Choir and Photo by Jonathan Morel! DoySpring, performs a solo during the Concert Choir chapel. Roberts shows harsher side of life in Erin Brockovich
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Issue 10 Vol. CXVl A&E 7 Children's theatre portrayed anew in The Little Mermaid" performances Sarah Sparks played by Tonya Lynne Curammeng. A & E Editor Wildhaber. Wildhaber's role as Booby, the Gannet, was A n o t h e r e n t e r George Pox well done and perfect for chil University's production of taining aspect "The Little Mermaid" was dren's theatre. She brought of the play was held Thursday-Saturday, tremendous humor to the the roles stage and served to entertain April 6-8 and 13-15 in Wood- the audience immensely. played by the Mar Auditorium. Although k i n g s a n d the production was primarily Although she was queens, who for children, it could be meant to be the evil character were the par in the play, Janagga, the Sea ents of Princes enjoyed by an adult audience as well. The cast interacted Witch, was adored by the S e a - F a r e r a n d audience as well because she well with the audience, as is Falcon-Tamer was played very appropriate and Princess often seen in children's the ly by Stephanie Shankland. Laughing- atre. Shankland's evil laugh and The leading role of Eyes. King Dune and the "Little Mermaid" or glowing headdress added to the effect of her reputation in Princess Sun-Through-Water Queen Dell J the play as frightful. Her ser were the royal was played by Katie Wacker. vants, Mollymawk, the ty of the Coasts and Lowlands played by Nate Parkes and love. Wacker depicted her young, Albatross, and the Sea Snakes — the Princes' parents. King Queen Zenith by Halle Anne Overall, the produc love-struck character well, were also played well, espe Dune was played by Nate Showalter. These four actors tion was well done and enter convincing the audience that c i a l l y M o l l y m a w k . Schwartz, and his wife, were humerous and spectacu taining, especially in its inter she was really in love with Mollymawk was played by Queen Dell, was played by lar in their depictions of roy activeness with the audience. Prince Sea-Farer, who was Kristina Russel. and the Sea Rebecca Bailey. Princess alty, both in their seriousness GFU's theatre department played by Daniel Willis. Snakes were played by Elania Laughing-Eyes' parents were of who to marry as well as proved to be quite worthy of Willis was also convincing in Lilagan, Matthew Brown, King Crag and Queen Zenith, .in their sympathy with their children's theatre, a genre of his role of truly believing in A d a m S w e e n e y , N a t e the royalty of the Mountains children for having to marry production that is much more mermaids, although he had Beckham, and Faith and High Places.* King Crag someone whom they did not difficult than it sounds. never actually seen one until was the end of the play. Above: The Princesses of the Sea talk T h e o t h e r l o v e r s i n with their sister, the Little Mermaid, the play were Prince Falcon- Tamer (Prince Sea-Farer's played by Katie Wacker (left). These younger brother) and Princess talented young actresses remained Laughing-Eyes. Prince Falcon-Tamer was played by graceful throughout the production. Nathan Dunkin, who interact ed well with his brother by teasing him as well as being Left: Sea Witch Janagga, played by loyal to him. Meadowlark Stephanie Shankland, encourages the Mattole played Princess Laughing-Eyes quite well, Little Mermaid to sacrifice her voice to with all her young, flirtaceous become a human. actions and incredible tem per-throwing ability. She was THINKING ABOUT A obviously in love with Prince M A S T E R ' S D E G R E E ? Falcon-Tamer and not afraid to proclaim her love for him T h i n k a b o u t with great fervor. Central Washin^on University Perhaps the most humerous character in the WE OFFER — *3 close student/faculty production was, however. mentoring environment • h a n d s - o n r e s e a r c h a n d creative experience • outstanding preparation for a satisfying and productive career
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Not all workplaces. ^ L are created f f n m equal e x should be protected from expo- ticularly bar and restaurant work percent. workplace ordinance took effect "This is simply a work one year ago, overall business Many workers forced to ers, this is an every-day occur 'if co-workers filled has not suffered." breathe deadly air on job rence, despite the fact that much place safety issue," and Clay your workplace with arsenic, car- of Oregon's work force is free Parton, Tobacco Prevention and "The City of Corvallis' lon monoxide and hydrogen from breathing deadly second Education Program manager for smoke-free ordinance is a model Contributed Article cyanide, you would expect hand smoke as a condition of the state. "Bar and restaurant for protecting all workers. (Portland, OR) - Imagine you're immediate action to clear the air. employment. Secondhand smoke contains silling in your office and three Secondhand smoke is people you don't know walk in those chemicals and rnore the third leading preventable and decide to smoke. They slay Works can only hope more local several hours, filling your office cause of death in the U.S. governments adopt policies pro with smoke. according to the national Cancer Institute and the California tecting all workers from second- Your eyes burn and your hand smoke. Environmental Protection hair and clothes stink. To make Oregon's Tobacco matters worse, a co-worker's Agency. Hydrogen cyanide, Prevention and Education asthma is aggravated by the arsenic, ammonia and carbon monoxide are just a few of the Program is a comprehensive smoke. toxic or cancer-causing chemi effort to reduce the use of tobac Struggling to breathe, co and exposure to secondhand cals found in secondhand smoke. she has to step outside several smoke. It includes programs m times to puff on her inhaler. The Secondhand smoke con local communities, schools, busi tains 50 chemicals proven to strangers do not leave and con nesses, media, and special popu cause cancer in humans. tinue to smoke. You're afraid to lations. The program is funded Working an eight-hour shift in a say anything to the smokers for by a tobacco tax increase fear of upsetting them or your smoky bar can be the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes approved by voters in 1996. boss and possibly losing your Ten percent of the new each day. job. A recent study in the workers should have safe indoor revenue is allocated to tobacco When the day is done including those in bars and Journal of the American Medical air to breathe in their workplaces restaurants, from the dangers of use prevention and reduction. you desperately attempt to wash Association found that waitress secondhand smoke," Parton said. The Oregon Quit Line, a toll-free the smoke out of your hair and just like other Oregonians." es die from higher rates of lung "Smoke-free work According to an Oregon telephone call, is a cessation clean your clothes. You worry and heart disease than any other Health Division survey, more counseling service available to that the secondhand smoke may places have been positive for the female occupation group. health of workers throughout than 85 percent of all adult Oregonians. To quit tobacco lor endanger your health. Further, it has been shown to good, call: 1-877-270-STOP. or For many workers, par Oregon," Parton added. "In Oregonians think secondhand increase the risk of stroke by 82 Corvallis, where a smoke-free smoke is harmful and people 1-877-777-6534 (TTY). Good Friday GPU student philosophers Contributed Article Immanuel Kant, Immanuel Kant, Kierkegaard's relationship to meet Bruce Willis" (Rich's title process philosophy. Josh service planned On April 1 and 2. sever has been omitted, due to its extra- Livingston was also in atten al of George Fox's wannabe ordiary epic length). dance. George Fox University will hold its seventh annual Good philosophers attended an Bennel Smith chaired a A brief appearance was Friday service on April 21 on the Ncwberg campus. The service will Undergraduate Philsophy confer session ("chairing" includes up to made by Phil Smith, philosopher begin at 10 a.m. in Bauman Auditorium ence. twenty minutes of commentary, extraordinaire. and Davida All campus offices and the library will be closed to allow K u d o s t o R i c h B r o w n , from the chair, for each paper) Ankeny. the honored's (Rich's) staff, faculty, and students to attend. The service is open to the pub the recipient of the "Best Paper" that included two papers, Nate's girlfriend. All in all, it was a lic. award for his paper on Alvin and a Critique of Relativism. valuable experience, yeilding The service will include a performance by George Fox's Plantinga's epistemology. Also. Ron Davis also chaired, presid $50.00 and a lot of honor for the handbell group, a devotional message by Campus Pa.stor Gregg Nate Parkes contributed a paper ing over a session that discussed one and only Richard Phillip Lamm, and several George Fox students and staff speaking on "The entitled. "Bruce Willis, meet Marx and a paper about Soren Brown. Cross...What I Was Looking For." Foxhole* moved UnwntoM^n. student impact continued from page 1 Newberg residents, and GPU stu but the internship has taught dents. them more than they originally demanded that what they want With the information thought. to Kelsey House from us was simply a report of they receive from the surveys, the Said Doolittle, "It has what the city of Newberg wants group will give a detailed report been a very educational experi continued from page 1 evening. The Foxhole will keep of what different people want as the same hours as it presently in terms of business in the down ence in many aspects, between town/old town area. well as the demographics of the will be moved to the Kelsey does. dealing with city government, the "Once we set aside our current downtown consumers. House, located across from the According to marketing research process, and large-scale marketing ideas, we Said Doolittle, "The fact Pennington dorm parking lot. Dougherty, the new Foxhole will the creative brainstorming of began with what they wanted. that so many originally beautiful Currently, Ryan replace Its currently busy atmos how we can help." The process has been mainly buildings and so much land can Brewer agrees. "It has Dougherty, Associative Student phere with that of a subdued be used for nothing more then a Committee President, has been tone. Also, the coffeehouse's comprised of surveying the given me a better understanding downtown business, critiquing couple banks is economically sad working with George Fox physi pool table will be transported to of the "real" world verses GFU. each building in downtown, for Newberg." cal plant employees to update the the newly renovated Student This IS much different than hand house to safety standards. Union Building (SUB) basement. doing a massive consumer survey Many of Newberg's ing a presentation for a class Due by random phone calls. The Fox older leaders don't want change, "It's got good atmos Currently, the ASC is to the rigid guidelines, we - at survey is only a very small por but change seems to be what phere and potential," said busy searching for a manager for times - felt that our resources tion of what we are doing." Dougherty of the Kelsey House. next year's Foxhole. Newberg is in desperate need of. were being squelched. 1 am They are required to Micah Moss put the The new Foxhole will Said Dougherty, "We're thankful for the opportunity to report to Beam if they want to do share the house with the graduate looking to make it a strong finan group's goals simply: "We're try work for a real cause and have students, whose current lounge is cial business." any type of research, as well as ing to make downtown Newberg have all surveys and ideas 'unstink' and essentially make it high expectations put upon us. It located between the Shod and He's hoping to find pushes us to our limits and forces approved by Beam and his board. a pleasant downtown sensation Kelsey houses. someone with a strong business us beyond out own capabilities." The plan is that graduate Said Alysia Brewer, "We were instead of a real-life game of background. "It's a big job but a have no fear. With students will have access to the required to give him a scope of Frogger (if we can't take away great experience," he said. work telling him exactly what we he hard work and visions of coffeehouse during the morning The renovated Foxhole the danger, we at least want to were planning of doing and when these students, Newberg mioht and afternoon hours, and the tra will be a new experience for all, make it a little more rewarding)" it would be expected to be done." Not only have these stu just one day have the tnost excit- ditional Foxhole atmosphere will graduate and undergraduate stu Their research has cov g downtown area in Oregon. Or come to surface during the dents alike. dents had the chance to take part ered downtown businesses. in some "real world" situations. at east something we can refer to Without cnnging. News
GFU students to enter 44 It must 13th annual video contest Contributed Article is substantially older. "He has no which needs to be told," Edwards have been the sense of pop culture but reaches After hours of planning, said. out to gangs," Long said. shooting, and editing, three With the help of NASA Prior to the shoot. Land George Fox University students engineers and several doctors 99 have produced two short videos who designed the suits. Moody depicting the lives of people who n o w c o n s t r u c t s t h e o u t fi t s a n d make a difference in their com guns... presents them to needy children munity and world. These five- free of charge. To date, she has minute videos will be entered given away more than 1,000 suits. a commentary by Paul Harvey into the Christophers' 13th "She has a very soft heart toward Annua! Video Contest for college these children," Edwards said. students. Edwards, who saw "For the life of me, I Ciui't underst
R i c k C r u z year. He will most likely Men's tennis coach finish ranked among the Overall, George top thirty in singles on Fox men's tennis has had the west coast as he is a s u c c e s f u i l s e a s o n . A s currently 28th. of right now, we are 6-9 In doubles, Todd but we should win the and Ryan Cruz are cur remaining two matches. rently ranked 13th. Ryan nbout Rick Going into the confer Cruz also has had a very ence tournament, we will solid year, as he shared Cruz most likely be the fifth the number one position V p a r s a t F o x seed out of nine teams. with Todd for parts of the second Overall, the play season. Ryan and Joe ers have improved as a Gonzales will be compet Education t e a m a s t h e s e a s o n h a s ing in Ojai, California to Graduated from George gone on and we have a try and qualify for nation Fox in 1998 good chance at upsetting als (Todd could not com a team or two in the con pete due to graduation). Why poaching? ference tournament- Every player on "1 enjoy coaching photo by Serena Brumund The only senior on because it allows me to Jared Pearson, a.k.a. "Bryan Woo", aggressively the team played well and t h e t e a m i s t h e t a l e n t e d get away from work takes on a return serve from coach Rick Cruz. hard, as it takes everyone and be involved in Pearson, who competes in singles and doubles with Todd Hammans, who has playing well to have the sports which I love.'' Thong Nguyen, joins us from Sunriver, Oregon. had a very good senior team do well. Bruins capture both divisions in NWC 5-way meet
P r e s s R e l e a s e personal best for Miller and is coming out ahead this time, Forbes clipped Bamett, O t h e r B r u i n fi r s t s the best distance by a Bruin 12.00-0 to 11-06.25. with the former finishing in included Karrie Nelson (Sr., George Fox captured since 1996. Wells' vault reset the 13.44 to Bamett's 13.49. Senior Medford, Ore.) in the 400m 13 individual events and all four M i l l e r ' s t o s s w a s a l s o Colcord Field Record and tied Jessica Adams (Sr., Lake Hurdles (1:05.45). and Tori team relays, winning both the good enough to meet the nation her with Hunt for the best mark Oswego, Ore.) took the 400 in Taylor (Sc., Portland, Ore.), fin men'sand women's division in al provisional qualifying stan in the nation this spring. 1:01.72, just ahead of Christina ished first in the 3000 by 26 sec the Northwest Conference Five- dard. George Fox's sprint Davis's (So., Lynwood, Wash.) onds (10:50.10). Way Meet here at Colcord Field In one of the most squad dominated the field, tak 1 : 0 2 . 3 6 . D a v i s w a s a d u e l r u n The 4x100 relay team on Saturday (April 8). anticipated matchups of the day, ing the top two spots in the 100, ner-up, also taking second in the of Davis, Megan Heuberger T h r o w e r L o r i M i l l e r the athletes who had posted No. 200, and 400 meter dash races. 200 (27.56). (Fr., Yamhill, Ore.), Baron and (Jr., Canby, Ore.) led the way by 1 and No. 2 Pole Vaults in the Captain Sharon Bamett K e l s e y B a r o n ( F r. , Harnett took first with a time of winning the javelin with a dis country this season, George (Sr., Salem, Ore.) topped the Nehalem, Ore.) won the long 50.66, and the 4x400 team of tance of 131-03.0, tying for sec Fox's Heather Hunt (Jr., Turner, 200 field in 26.97, and finsihed jump (16-6.75), and, in an all- Adams, Nelson, Jamie ond-best in the nation in the Ore.) and Puget Sound's Amy runner-up to teammate Colleen GFU field, she had a hop-step- McElwain (Jr., Tigard, Ore.) NCAA Division III this year. Wells, faced each other for the Forbes (So., Jackson, Wyo.) in and-jump of 35-6 to take the T h e m a r k w a s a n e w first time this season, with Wells the 100. triplejump as well. continued on page 12 Bruin Students The road TO YOUR SUCCESS Summer Work M M m m m m m m w m m r n m m m m m i ^ m m m * $11.35 Base-Appt. RUNS • FT and FT Openings • flexible Hours, Evening and Weekend Shifts Available • No Experience Necessary, Extensive Training Provided RIGHT * All Majors May Apply • Some Internships and Corporate Scholarships Available • No Door to Door or Telephone Sales THROUGH Attend our six-week session PORTLAND EAST OUR PORTLAND WEST (503) 641-1995 June 19 to July 2d EUGENE VANCOUVER or classes and workshops that begin OLYMPIA CAMPUS. TACOMA throughout the summer. Formal SEAHLE 6ELL1NGHAM admission is not required S. KING COUNTY For a free bulletin with a schedule of SPOKANE YAKIMA classes, contact us today. Division of Extended Programs ANCHORAGE (907) 562-8880 SAN JOSE Monmouth, OR 97361 EVERFH 503-838-8483 VV^STERNJ;)regO]sJ PASADENA 1-800-451-5767 UNIVERSITY SALT UKE CITY (801) 567-3707 [email protected] Your success is our mission. www.wou.edu MomnouO,. Ore«on Sala.)
April 21,2000 Issue iO Vol. CXVl 11 continued from page 11 Ian Strauss (Sr., Sports and Heuberger did the same, (Sr., Mill City, Ore.) speed to 2:00.25, and freshman Zach tenths of a second ahead of sec Medford, Ore.), the confer wins in the 100 (11.34) and 200 Davidson (Fr., Albany, Ore.) tinishing in 4:10.01. ence's top discus thrower, won ond-place Willamette, and the meter dash (22.63), with team 4 x 4 0 0 t e a m o f K e i t h In the men's division the signature event with a toss chopped almost a second off his George Fox needed five first- of 160-9 for the Bruin's only mate Tyler Gassaway (Jr., personal best to win the 400 Christiansen (Fn, Grass Valley, Oregon City, Ore.) close behind hurdles in 55.42. Ore.), Davidson, Kevin place finishers and strong per first-place winner in the field formances by its runners to (11.40 in the 100, 22.89 in the The 4x100 relay team Whitaker (Fr., CorvaIlis,Oi-e.) events. of Steve Martin (Jr., Clackamas, squeeze past Willamette for the 200). and Eric Costa (Jr., Beaverton, On the track, George John Mantalas (Sr., Ore.), Davidson, Gassaway and Ore.) cruised to a 3:26.21 first- t e a m t i t l e . Fox saw sprinter David Plotts Gladstone, Ore.) won the 800 in Plotts finished in 43.28, seven- place finish.
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George Fox University sprinter David Plotts (Sr., Mill City, Ore.), now a McMinnville resident, has been named Northwest Conference "Male Athlete of the Week." for his efforts in the Northwest Conference 5-Way Meet Saturday, April 8. in Nevvberg. P l o t t s w o n t h e lOOm Dash with a time of 11.34 and the 2()0m Dash with a time of 22.63, then ran a leg on the 4x100 Relay team that posted a winning time of 43.28. 'lotts thus participated in hree of the seven flrst- , ) l a c e fi n i s h e s f o r t h e Bruins as they won the meet with 107 points to runner-up Willamette's 100. Lori MiUer(Jr.. Canby, Ore.) received Honorable Mention for courtesy of 5 Minute Walk ^WC "Female Athlete of Trip includes airfore for two, he Week", beaten out by accommodations & transporioHon to the Cornerstone FestMal lield Melody Sherman of instian.com - July 8th in Bushneil, 11 Linfield, who won a pair Includes oiloccess event passes of sprints in the NWC 4- Online Ckristtan yVlarlcetplacc and bocbtage passes for Way Meet at Whitworth Five Iron Frenzy concert. College. Miller won the Javelin Saturday with a throw of 131-03.0, tying for the second-best mark Id's most complete Christian products web site has teamed up with CCM Magazine to give you a in the nation this season ^^ worth of music from your favorite lobei^REEl You could win our GRAND PRIZE of every artist's in NCAA Division III. years future release this year from Essenfial Records, Pomplin Music, 5 Minute Walk Records, ForeFront H e r t o s s m e t t h e current an ^ Records and Organic Records! And, entering is as easy as logging provisional national qual Records, Squint Enterlainmer , y ^ ^ ifying mark, and was one and answering a brief questionnaire. Spread the word! of 10 firsts captured by on to K:hrislian.eom ...^^terhAWeMov 15th. 2000 to win. Oneentryperperson.Youmustenterthrough iChristian.com. Prize the Bruins as they won Kirt DUfchose is necessary, ^qqq yVinners will be notified by moil or phone on or before May 31 st. 2000 and will be posl^ on the the women's division o mode at random on May ] ichrisfion com ForeFront Records, Pomp in Music, Organic Records, Essential Records, Myrrh Records, ^ CCM ond 5 Minvfe Woll, Records ore no, el^ibte. the Newberg meet with 125 points to 67 lor run- ncr-up Willamette.
April 21. 2000
Issue "vol. CXVI 12 Soorts
Softball players anxiously await the ball at a recent practice.
Senior Ian Strauss throwing at Linfield. Ian is a nationals provisional Senior thrower Jessica Nies throws the qualifier this year with a throw of 162 shot at last weekends meet at Linfield. feet 1 inch. Jessica throws the Javelin, the Shot put and the discus.
Jon Roberts, a senior Javelin thrower throwing at Santa Barbara during the Track spring break trip. Jon is a nationals provisional qualifier with a throw of 192 feet 2 inches. Junior Ryan Cruz waits intently for a return from his partner Todd Hammans.
J u n i o r t h i r d b a s e m a n Sophomore first Seniors Brandon Aaron Bliss waits for baseman Kyle Workman and John the perfect pitch to Langliers is ready Mantalas run stride for- come his way. for anything that Freshman Amy Larson fields stride in last weekends comes his way. the ball at third base. 3000 at Linfield.
Senior Derek Birley watches the ball fly before running to first. Karrie Nelson, clears a hurdle at last weekends Linfield meet. Karrie has Photos by Nate Paisley Serena qualified provisionally for Nationals In Brumund, Thong Nguyen, Jon Roberts, Sarah Dorsey and Chad and Jenny Riddle. the short hurdles. Mm Heimer w^s to^eturn the serve.