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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 9-21-1995 "The Crescent" Student Newspaper, September 21, 1995 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, September 21, 1995" (1995). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1116. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1116 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. f\ V, • PEACE SUPPER. MAN • M r . p o s i t i v e . •SIXPENCE... Did you miss the peace supper, The latest abum from Doesn't this guy look just like you missed the 60's? Sixpence much more than a positive to you? Get a Dig our coverage on page 8. "mess." Reiuieiu by Matt load of his "positive" Barker on page 7. vibes on page 4. SEPT. 21, VOL. GVIII 1995 Crescent ISSUE 4 "The relentless purstiit of truth, in Christ." charge of it. The results are stricter rules, a new point system and hopefully, a re newed interest in B.J. as a class-wide competition. The new policy really isn't made up of anything new, just things that had been forgotten. For ex ample, in the early 1900's, students, after capturing B.J., were required to bring W r i t e r s N e e d e d him back to campus within Do you like stale donuts 24 hours. That rule had and cold coffee? Then been forgotten, but now, The Crescent staff is the under the new policy and place for you. We are new rules, it is once again looking for xvriters and in effect. Several other rules a r t i s t s t o b e o n o u r are finding the light of day staff. Applications are again under the new policy, available in The which will hopefully ensure Crescent office, located a good experience for ev in the communication The Bruin Jr. travelled to Australia this summer with JRS Abroad. Front: Denise Krause. Chad Kinnett. eryone involved. hallway, or call Lori Mills, Bruin JR. Patrick Bennett. Emily Bergman. Holly Rice, Mandy Wright, Travis Doughty, Katy As some of you may re extension 4103. Anderson. Back: David Peintsma. Joe Robergs, Shannon Smith. Matt WUber, Brian Schmidt. call, when we last saw B.J., he was securely in the lov S e m e s t e r A b r o a d ing hands of what is now Programs New rules for old Bruin jr. tradition the Junior class. It may be Oct. 15 is the deadline for of interest that B.J. left the students to apply for the KARIN KLINGER quickly grew up and started tending townspeople. nation for a short while this Latin America, Middle East, ASCGFC Vice President summer with a trip to the and Russia Studies programs causing problems in some of B.J. has come a long way The long anticipated arrival the neighbors' chicken houses. since his early days. GFC stu land down under! That's for spring semester. For of an old (very old) favorite is The dilemma was solved dents have managed to wrestle right, he made a trip with further information, see Mark several B.J. hides to death and one of the Juniors Abroad Weinert, director of overseas nearly here! Bruin Junior, af by a local butcher with a fectionately referred to as B.J. promise that the bear's hide have had to replace them all in groups and ended up down study, ext. 2673. in most cases, is ready to be could be preserved for the order to continue the tradition. under. But, after a nice little flashed again. This decades- new school museum. After Today, B.J. is a leather teddy- vacation, B.J. has returned Study Abroad old tradition may still be many faithful years in the bear, of sorts. He has been con to the U.S. and is ready for Scholarships structed to be tugged on, another year of wear and National Security Education somewhat of a mystery to all museum, B.J.'s hide lost its at of the new students here, but t r a c t i v e c h a r m s a n d w a s s e n stepped on, buried, thrown, tear. Program (NSEP) an exciting event for returning tenced to death by incinera kicked, and so on...and yet sur Perhaps B.J. will remain scholarships are designed for students. tion in the school's boiler vive. in the capable and proven undergraduates who seek a Most students are unaware room. However, the students Some have stated that it is hands of the Junior class year o/ international study. of just how long this tradition had other plans and managed time to move on, and leave the The study must be in (which I, of course, am a has survived. It actually all to rescue (or kidnap as some tradition behind. Others have countries outside Western proud member); or maybe started in 1887 when a local have called it) B.J. from his cer argued that it is one of the few the Freshmen class will Europe and include foreign hunter and his son shot and tain demise. That year, it is traditions we have left and so make a strong showing on language study. For further killed a bear and later found said that B.J. made a special must continue. Inasmuch as t h e i r fi r s t b o u t f o r o w n e r information and applications, her cub. The hunting team the Bruin Junior policy is in the see Mark Weinert, ext. 2673. prank appearance at a com ship; then again, the Sopho brought the cub home to be a munity gathering and appar hands of the students, your mores may reign; or the student government has taken Seniors...who knows! G u i t a r L e s s o n s pet. Unfortunately, the bear ently scared several of the at Interested in taking lessons? Available for private six- and 12-string guitar lessons. Over 25 years experience Appeal hearing held in Klages Dining Hail final step in allowing Friedman addressed in his teaching and performing. ANDREW MILLER Sumitomo, also known as STX, Discount to GFC students. Staff Writer. The Crescent INSIDE appeal was that certain mea Contact Chris White at 538- to build in Newberg. The sures be taken with regards to 8983. Sid Friedman, a Newberg T A X B R E A K : S u m i t o m o plant, which would be built on water usage, waste water, air resident in the area where w a n t s a t a x b r e a k b e f o r e a 1 9 0 - a c r e fi e l d b e h i n d t h e pollution, traffic, and hazard they decide to build their o u s m a t e r i a l s . ID Cards Sumitomo Sitix Corp. hopes to Fred Meyer Store, would bring $912 million dollar plant. more than 700 jobs to the area. The ID card station zuill be build a $912 million silicon Duane Cole, the city man PAGES set up in the KFOX hallway wafer manufacturing plant, is In addition to Newberg, STX ager, stated in the Oregonian concerned with the Newberg are necessary to mitigate is also considering other sites that "the city's long-range for this fall semester at the in the U.S., including property following times: Monday, Design and Review negative impacts with traffic, plans.. .[are looking] to attract 1:10-2:50 p.m.; Tuesday, committee's approval of the public health & safety, natural in Phoenix. a big clean employer. " One complaint that many 1:10-1:50 p.tn.;and plant citing that they "failed to resource depletion and envi Cole said that even with ensure compliance with. ronmental hazards." STX opponents had was that low wages, "at least Sumitomo Thursday, 10:40 a.m.-12:20 The appeal, if accepted, of the 434 jobs available in the is offering benefits, including p.m. At these times both new zoning provisions dealing and replacement cards can be with traffic, public health & would overturn a decision plant's first building phase, health care, and that's better then many of the service in made. For further safety, natural resource deple made by the City of Newberg 301 would have an entry level tions and environmental haz to approve a Design Review wage of $14,000 a year reach dustry jobs springing up along information, contact Shelley ards." application for Sumitomo, a ing a ceiling of $26,000. There Tapia, ext. 2311. Friedman stated in his ap faction of the Japanese based are only 38 positions for engi neers or administrators carry Please turn to peal to the Committee that Obayashi Corporation. SUMITOMO, Page 5 Continued on Page 5 "evidence in the record indi Approval of the Design Re ing wages above $28,000. cated that further conditions view application would be the Another concern which THECRESCEmLTHURSDAVlSE^^ PA G E 2 \' »NI ■ \t ; .N r-*, ^ •'i mmjyj 1 ^The Crescent MISSION STATEMENT: Homosexuality: Still an issue cepted_ byi ;God c r Ras p r aan l l .