Taylor University • Upland, Indiana Issue Fourteen February 8, 1991 "Ye shall know the truth" Student Spiritual 'Focus' to be on renewal • •<< 11 j hasU»n Unanbeen associated withunth ForestPnrpct by Deb Foster Services will be held during Echoes Home Christian Conference Center staff reporter chapels and Monday through in southern California. The Rev. Bob Kraning, Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Should the He served as executive director associate pastor of men's ministry Rediger Chapel/Auditorium. from 1974 to 1988 and spoke at U.S. forces be and evangelism at the First "The Lord calls us to renewal various conferences and conventions Evangelical Free Church in everyday and the purpose of this in the United States. present in the Fullerton, Calif., will be the featured week is to understand that renewal He is also a past president of speaker during spiritual renewal is an ongoing process," the Rev. Gulf? Christian Camping International week, Feb. 11-15. Charles Gifford, campus pastor, U.S.A. Division. The theme for the week is said. Kraning and his wife Carol have "Focus" and Kraning will speak "We need to re-align our been married for 32 years and have specifically about focusing on priorities and make them God- two sons, Kent and Kevin, and three renewal, relationships and directed," he said. grandsons. The Rev. Bob Kraning responsibilities. For the past 22 years Kraning Students needed for Russian exchange

"They are so eager to have us The exchange is academic in "The authorities at the Nizhny by Michael D. Mortensen Jill Snyder, junior there," Hoffmann said, "and if we nature, but will be used to promote Novgorod know that Taylor is a campus editor "This is a difficult question to don't take advantage of this now, faith and learning in an intercultural Christian institution and are answer quickly. I do support % we might not have the chance in the setting, he said. encouraging contact between their President Bush in that he is The exchange program future," he said. Last week Hoffmann met with students and ours," he said. our authority established by between Taylor and Nizhny If enough students participate, Dr. Oleg Kolobov, professor of Taylor students will study tor God. I feel concerned not Novgorod State University in Russia the exchange will allow a group of history at Nizhny Novgorod, in three weeks in Nizhny Novgorod, only about problems created could be in jeopardy if more students Taylor students to travel to Russia Washington D.C. to discuss final located 250 miles east of Moscow, for our country, but also for do not apply to take the June trip. during the month of June and preparations for the exchange. followed by a week of travel to those of the Iraqi people." A minimum of fifteen students Russian students to come to Taylor "Russian education is too major cultural and historical sites in are needed for the exchange to take in September, according to technical and narrow in focus," Moscow and Leningrad. place, Dr. Steve Hoffmann, Hoffmann said. They need more Hoffmann. Students will attend three hours professor of political science and critical thinking and values "Our goal is to provide an of class in the morning for 15 days, coordinator of the trip, said. implemented in their curriculum, opportunity for a meaningful Hoffmann said. A substantial part "The only way we can do this is and are looking to the Christian cultural interchange between Taylor of this class will be dedicated to an if we have enough of our students college students to assist them, he students and the Russians," intensive introduction to the Russian go," he said. Hoffmann said. said. language, he said. The afternoons will be devoted Concern for students' safety brings to lectures on selected topics in Stacie Shopp, sophomore Russian history, literature, and "Yes, I feel that there are Germany Lighthouse team home early folklore. Half of these lectures will some ideas worth fighting for. be in English and the other half will The U.S. is standing up for by Tracy Wenger that the Heidelberg area was ranked working in areas with high military be translated from Russian to freedom, and I believe that is deployment rates to the Persian Gulf. staff reporter second on the list of potential English. a reason to fight." Due to threats of terrorism, the terrorist attacks. At the Katterbach army fifteen-member Germany Nearly all of the team installation in Ansbach, The cost for the exchange will Lighthouse team was flown back to experienced the threat of terrorism approximately 90 percent of its be $3,000. This includes round- the United States four days early. in the various cities where they were personnel was deployed. trip transportation from Taylor The group arrived home on Jan. stationed. According to June Roddy, to Moscow, visa fee, all 20 after concern for the students' The students attended military junior, it was difficult to leave the travel expenses, admissions, safety was expressed. crisis briefings, submitted to children in the Ansbach community accomodations, all meals in Russia, Throughout the trip, team searches for bombs underneath when the time came. and four hours of Taylor tuition. vehicles, and listened to artillery "I felt we were leaving them members snuggled with the concept Students can earn four hours of of war while temporarily living in a training on the posts. just when the situation got bad and cross-cultural credit, but this will foreign country. The Lighthouse team was when they could have used someone not cover any other general Bomb threats and news of angry divided into groups and assigned to to talk to. It's so hard for me to education or major requirements. Mike Sells, junior demonstrations kept members of five U.S. army posts in the cities of understand how they must be feeling "When I look at the atrocities the group cautious during a large Vilscck, Augsberg, Ansbach, now, knowing that they might not Students will also be expected done to Kuwait by Iraq, I say, portion of their stay abroad. Nuremberg, and Heidelberg. ever see their dads again," she said. to enroll in a one hour course this 'liberate Kuwait.' But, then I Junior Laurie Randall, who Representatives from Military Laura Lietzke, junior, stayed semester in preparation for the trip. see innocent people being Community Youth Ministry on the Augsberg post and had a stayed with a family in Heidelberg, The group is tentatively killed and I say, 'No, there recalled how even her daily habits (MCYM) housed the students similar outlook on her experience. scheduled to leave from Taylor must be a better way.' were affected by the tightened during their two-week stay. "I wanted so much to have the Friday, May 31, and is expected to Decisions have to be made, security on the army posts. Each smaller team worked with time to build real relationships with however, and I support the "The morning the war started, leaders of Club Beyond, an outreach the kids," she said. "You have to return Monday, July 1. liberation of Kuwait. I guess my host family came and told me of MCYM, which plans activities earn the right to be heard." Hoffmann and his wife, Artis, the real question should be-- that if I wanted to go out jogging I and Bible studies for American Lietzke is already making plans and Dr. Alan Winquist, professor of What am I willing to die for? needed to dress like a German," she junior high and high school students to return to the area this summer to history, will accompany the group, or What am I willing to kill said. whose parents serve in the armed work with Club Beyond. and have been asked to do some "The doors for ministry there for?" photos by Steve Heim Randall also said that upon services overseas. lecturing during their stay. arriving at the post she was informed The team members were are wide open right now," she said. February 8, 1991 Page 2 The Echo Campus News Letter to the editor Fitness rooms to receive new life off as a contest or a game, how will Contest concerns present while the facility is open. it ever become a natural part of our supervisor station. by Michael D. Mortensen One of the features students lives? Along with structural Dear Editor, campus editor will really enjoy is the use of the I am writing concerning the Also, what will our motives be improvements, Herrmann also new weight machines we plan to new contest being implemented on in doing recycling? As Christians, hopes to purchase two additional As the chill of winter blows at purchase, Herrmann said this campus which awards monthly we need to stand up and do the right Taylor, students will have a chance Stair Masters, four Schwinn Air Herrmann hopes to attract prizes to the residence hall that things in life simply because they to step, walk, lift, and run in the Dynes, one treadmill, and another students to the room by having recycles the most trash for that are the right things; not because we warmth of an improved fitriess and Nordic Track ski machine. Once this stage is complete, contests and programs on a weekly particular month. will receive some kind of prize or weight room facility. If we as a campus are to ever benefit. The current facility located on additional funds will need to be basis. "I want programs up there make any progress in the fight I feel that the money being spent the northeast aid of the second floor budgeted for the second stage which having events once a week," he against the mounting solid waste to purchase prizes such as pizza of the Odle Gymnasium will receive includes purchasing one more said. problem in this country, then we parties and V.CJR.'s would be better a face lift which is planned for incline bench and bench press, "I think some really neat things must first take the concept of spent in investing in things that will completion in late February, buying a squat rack, and replacing will happen up there," Herrmann recycling seriously. make recycling easier and more according to Tim Herrmann, some of the dumbbells. said. He added, "I think this is The issue is too serious to face natural (such as extra and larger associate dean of students and The third stage will include going to be a great place to ga it half-heartedly. If Taylor's recycling bins in more strategic director of residence life. buying new select-drive weight togetha socially." recycling program is going to help locations). "We want to make a place for machines and replacing the current The current fitness room is open curb the amount of garbage going to It will only be by discipline and those who want to get into shape Universal machine, adding a sound from 6 am. to 11 p.m., Monday landfills every week, thai we each true stewardship that recycling will and will feel comfortable up there," system, and having a supervisor through Friday. need to do our part ever be successful at Taylor. Hormann said. We must make a conscious This is also the only way that The improvements will take Students write to prisoners effort to restructure our behavior to recycling will ever be carried away place in three stages and will cost make recycling a habit It needs to from Taylor as a natural part of life approximately $50,000, Herrmann through pen pal ministry become an intregal part of our by each student: and this should be said. everyday lives (doing things such our ultimate goal. Improvements in the first stage April L. Walker The Taylor pen pals meet as separating garbage into different include tearing down the wall features editor together to discuss how they can containers in our dorm rooms). Jay Green between the current fitness room write without offending any of the As long as we pass this program junior and the weight room, carpeting the For some Taylor students, prisoners and to pray for them. Goals of the Taylor pen pals Editor's Note: All letters to the editor that express serious concern for fitness area and possibly placing a writing is more than a class include a fund raisa so they can timely campus issues will be printed when space albws. However, The rubberized floor surface in the assignment, it's a ministry. Echo is not under any obligation to print all letters sent to the editor. All weight room area, painting the walls AcaMjing to Camilla Swain, send care packages to the prisoners letters must include a full signature and extension number. with graphics, and building a secretary in the Christian education and Bible study curriculum to the department, it all started with a chaplain of the prison. Taylor student who wrote to his Popadic added that soon some How does the Taylor bell tower operate? olda half brother who is in a prison of the inmates will be transferred, in Florida. and the students' ministry will have April L. Walker programmed to play hymns Schulze The prisoner responded, the opportunity to filta into otha features editor previously arranged and played into requesting a pen pal for someone jails. The Rice Bell Tower's a digital recorder. else in the prison. Today, twelve Kathi Strong, junior, said that resonating hymns, alma mater, and The Taylor school song, which Taylor students correspond with she writes because "more than chimes which alert the students is heard across campus at 11 p.m. prisonos there. anything else, I want them (the they are late to class has become a nightly, has been recorded on a loop Timothy Popadic, freshman, prisoners) to know that not everyone Taylor trademark since its tape. said he writes to a prisoner there to has given up on them and that the installation in 1986. But few According to Schulze, a provide a vent, an opportunity to Lord can be the solution to their students know how it works. speaka suspended between the two think things out. problems." A large carillon (computer and paits of the tower amplifies the Things you've "They (the prisoners) know Students interested in writing set of bells) and Dr. Frederick music of the bells in the carillon, via we're Christians, but we don't give to a prisoner should contact Camilla Schulze, professor of music, a cable line to the Hermanson Music always them answers unless they ask for Swain in the Christian education cooperate to keep the tower Center. them," he said. department. pondered, but chiming in a timely manna. If there is a campus mystery On chapel days, the carillon, you would like us to explore, please never asked housed just offstage the Hazel Butz send a letter to The Echo, attn. Taylor Carruth Recital Hall stage, is Mysteries, TUMS. The Echo A 1990-1991 Editor Ann Calkins Associate Editor. .Jenifer Voskuil IVANHOE'S EXPRESS Campus Editor Michael Mortensen Entertainment Editor. Mark Sulka Features Editor April Walker Photography Editor Steve Heim Sports Editor. 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Walker features editor Even though attending Taylor is an Eicher family tradition, it required bridging great cultural differences for Andi, junior and Stefan, freshman. Andi and Stefan Eicher are the children of third generation missionaries to India. To the Eichers, India is a mixture of extreme contrasts. "My friend lived in a 30-story Rick Florian brings talent home apartment building," Andi said. "Right over a wall from his Stefan and Andi Eicher Taylor stop to be WhiteHeart tour hightlight apartment were people living in tin aware of what you believe in. You huts." are either fully convinced or you George Harrison, professor of who you are and whose you are," by Mark £ Sulka According to Stefan, even the don't care." entertainment editor biology, remembers Florian as, Florian said, "before you leave the geography of India is a study in The British have influehced Over the years, Taylor has "always courteous and outgoing," Taylor family." Indian schools greatly, according to turned out some very gifted and, "always riding that In his spare time, this lead contrast. musicians from its biology motorcycle." vocalist values the simpler "It's not only the economic Stefan. department. Florian said he chose Taylor pleasures in life, especially his new differences. There are deserts in "The students memorize facts," One of those biology majors, over larger schools such as Ball family and new home. India and there are snow capped he said. "They don't have to Rick Florian, '85, continues to State and Indiana Universities "Before we moved to the mountains. There are many understand. It's highly splice the characteristics of the because,"I had a friend in high house, it was athletic stuff like different languages. There are competitive." gospel and the traits of modem school who went to Taylor and tennis and basketball," Florian Mongolians in the Northeast, dark- Indians are, however, said, "but this spring it'll be music as lead vocalist for the group because it was a Christian school." skinned people in the South, and beginning to see the value of landscaping." WhiteHeart. He wanted the atmosphere that fair-skinned in the Northwest" education, he said. a Christian college offers, but then For right now, Florian and his It would seem like music, not The Eichers grew up in 'The poorest slum dweller biology, should have been the he didn't want as much sheltering wife, Robyn, are celebrating the Bombay, a cosmopolitan city in would slave away to send his child primary interest for Florian, but as he found at some other colleges. December 27 arrival of their first Maharashtra. to a private school," Stefan said. actually it was something a little 'Taylor really helped me grow child; a son named Taylor David Many languages are spoken in In this way, the slum dweller different altogether. and stretch," Florian said. "The Florian. "I wanted to be a stunt driver social environment is left alone Florian explains,"we just Bombay, but English is used for would be investing in his own future, before I went to Taylor," Florian enough that it's healthy and really made up a list of about four or five most businesses. since the child would have a good said in a recent interview by phone. encourages you to make your own names and my wife picked the Although Andi and Stefan do job when it was time for him to care "But, my parents encouraged me decisions." name she liked best It's kind of not know Marathi, the language of for his aging parent. to go to school, so I did. It wasn't Describing his initial years out funny because she went to Maharashtra, they do speak Hindi, "The family is a close-knit that I had any reservations about of Taylor, Florian said he was glad Greenville College." which is spoken in most of northern structure in India," Stefan said. "The step at Taylor is always going to college," Florian said, "but he was given the time at Taylor to India, as well as German and "If you are Indian," he said, build his relationship with God. the highlight of the tour for me," I just didn't know what I would English. "you would call your cousin your He offers advice to Taylor Florian said. do." Andi said that one of the hardest brother because you arc that close." While at Taylor, Florian was a students to "build up your integrity For the "PowerHouse" album things for him to accept when he 'Twelve people live in one or member of Student Activities while you're at Taylor, because and tour, the band sports three new came to the United States was the two rooms," Stefan said. "They Council, spent a summer missions the real world offers every faces who contribute a fresh have large families, so they are trip in Guatemala and was involved opportunity to mess up your life chemistry to the formula of materialism and wasted food. in a music group called "Portrait" after you're out" WhiteHeart's sound and message. Most Indians, vegetarian for related to someone everywhere they Florian also rode a motorcycle, Florian doesn't mean to scare WhiteHeart brings the religious or economic reasons, eat go-" which he stored in the family students about the world outside "PowerHouse Tour" to Rediger rice and dal (lintels). "It is difficult to describe India garage of Timothy Burkholder, Taylor. Chapel/Auditorium tomorrow at Stefan said that living among because it is not a homogenous professor of biology. Rather, "you just need to know 7:30 p.m. Hindus and Muslims, "makes you country," Andi said.

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