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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 3-18-2005 "The Crescent" Student Newspaper, March 18, 2005 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, March 18, 2005" (2005). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1285. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1285 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]. J-riclay, March 18.2005 George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon Issue 10 Vol. CXXI RING BY SPRING: Engaged or GFU title did stopped short enraged? Feature page 5 Lady Bruins win one, lose one in Virginia, ending best season ever PAN BENNETT S i x t e e n " r o u n d o f Sports Editor the National - ^ I I MARCH Tournament, the li MADNESS: The George Fox Lady first time George Top picks in Bruins' trip to Ashland, Va. did F o x h a d b e e n pro basketball not end the way George Fox there since 2001. > \ Sports page 11 wanted it to. F o r t h e i r t w o After defeating the St. sectional games Benedict Blazers in the "Sweet George Fox trav Sixteen," the Lady Bruins fell to eled 2,800 miles to L A M M T O sectional-host Randolph-Macon Ashland, home of RESIGN: in the "Elite Eight" round of the the Randolph- Called to next NCAA D-III Tournament. Macon Yellow chapter of life The loss ended the Lady Jackets. News page 2 Bruins' nine-game winning The Lady s t r e a k a s w e l l a s t h e i r s e a s o n . B r u i n s fi r s t s e c For the year, George Fox fin tional game was ished with a 22-6 record and a against St. COMPUTERS Northwest Conference title. Benedict (MN). REMAIN: The Lady Bruins' national George Fox Despite specu tournament journey began on jumped out to a lation March 5, when George Fox quick 14-5 lead, BRIAN RURIK News page 3 crushed Chapman (CA) 86-55 but the hot outside HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Sophomore Robin Taylor looks to cross-over a at Miller Gym. Two George shooting of the Chapman defender on March 5. The Lady Bruins beat the Panthers to earn a trip to Fox players had monster nights, Blazers gave them the "Sweet Sixteen" in Virginia, their first visit since 2000 as senior Liz Clark scored 12 a 4 0 - 3 4 l e a d a t Around the World halftime. know what's happening points and grabbed 20 rebounds as George Fox defeated St. Northwest Conference team in while freshman Katy Campbell GFU bounced back in the Benedict 74-69. Liz Clark added m e n ' s o r w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l t o scored a career-high 18 points second half behind the stellar Iraq faces conflict 23 as the Lady Bruins advanced go that deep in the national off the bench. On Wednesday, as the newly play of NWC Player of the Year to the "Elite Eight" for the first tournament. elected members of the Iraqi The win pushed the Lady Kim Leith, who had 16 of her time in school history. The Lady Unfortunately for the Lady constitutional assembly met for Bruins' ahead to the "Sweet 25 points in the final 20 minutes Bruins also became the first See In Loss, page 10 the first time, explosions rocked the capital. The meeting lasted about an hour, but ended with out a coalition government Forenslcs team sets GFO record Crescent being formed. Many different ANN DQRN new online people groups in Iraq have to Assistant Editor resolve conflicts on important After decades of print-onJy issues before a coalition gov The George Fox Forensics copies of The Crescent, the ernment can be formed. team earned the second place GFU student newspaper is "Overall Quality" award at the now available online. Gay marriage 8th Annual National Christian O p i n i o n e d i t o r J o h n A California judge ruled College Forensics Invitational Middleton has been the driving Monday that withholding mar in Riverside, Calif, in the best- force behind going live with riage licenses from gays and ever tournament in GFU histo The Crescent, which is com lesbians constituted discrimina ry last weekend. plete with color photos. tion and was unconstitutional. About 150 competitors from Middleton, who ran unop This ruling allows same-sex Christian universities around p o s e d f o r A S C couples to marry, but both sides the country participated in the Communications Director, views it as an opportunity to predict that there will be a long tournament. court battle first. Suzanne Almeida placed extend the usefulness of the first in novice extemporaneous paper. COURTESY PAUL SOUTHWICK Climate threats speaking and placed sixth in "It's now accessible by The British government told novice poetry. Paul Southwick GOOD SHOWING: Four members of the debate team brought alumni and parents and those environmental and energy offi received fourth in open persua home several awards in early March. (From left) Paul Southwick, who can't normally access it," cials from 20 countries on sive speaking and Blakely Suzanne Almeida, Blakely Spillar, Jacki Harris and James Middleton said. Middleton has posted every Tuesday that climate change Spillar took sixth in novice after Thompson was a top issue and a threat to dinner speaking, while James issue from the 2004-05 year so economic activity. The Bush Thompson won second place in coach, Jacki Harris, who's real battle debaters from universities far in PDF files. Administration says the science novice peruasive speaking. ly encouraged us, as well as including Cambridge, Oxford Middleton, who edits the behind these claims is dis Almeida and Southwick made support from the department." and teams from universities in opinion pages of The Crescent, it into octa-finals in debate, and thinks they are important putable. Southwick said the team Africa, Asia and Europe in the Thompson and Southwick has gained a great deal of well- World Parliamentary Debate "because it allows people to be Blood drive placed among the top debate deserved confidence from their Tournament. creative and voice their opin ions in a well-thought-out man The spring GFU Blood Drive speakers at the tournament. successes. Southwick, who graduates will be held Tuesday, April 5 "I'm very proud of our "It gives us a sense 'though this year, has accepted a part- ner." from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the team," said team captain we be small, we be fierce,'" he time job next year at GFU as He is also glad to be able to Wheeler Gymnasium. One Southwick. "We only sent four said. "With a lot of practice director of forensics as he pre share the paper with his par ents. hundred and fifty students, fac people down, but they did phe you can excel." pares to apply to law schools. ulty and cxmmunity members nomenally." Members of the team will He will travel with James "They don't have to wait a As a team they made it to month or so before I go home are needed to donate to help have a significant chance to Thompson ahd Blakely Spillar the finals in 60 percent of the blood-needy patients of the excel next December when they to the event. again," he explained. Northwest. Sign up to donate events they entered. will travel to Dublin, Ireland to "A win at the world's tour or volunteer by calling the "We've really been stepping compete in the highest interna nament is a win from the best of To visit the Crescent online, Health and Counseling office up our practices this year," tional speech tournament for the best," Southwick said. "It'll go to www.georgefox.edu/cres at x2340. Southwick said. "We've had a any university. The team will be really intense." cent March 18. 2005 Issue 10 Vol. CXXi PAGE 2 THE CRESCENT - FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2005 : NEWS Lamm to War in Iran Mo///s IFSSICA TROUT resign end Editor-in-Chief random priateness of vioiem of this year Four panelists met Tuesday Gregg Lamm announced at First Baptist Church in M to demonstrate a call for MOI.I.Y BOYLE his upcoming resignation McMinnville to present "The peacetoGod'speopIe. He to March 9 during chapel and Columnist ther admonished Christian thoughts War in Iraq: Christian later in a Foxmail posting, Courthouse Square observing become active participants m Our scene opens up with Perspectives Two Years Later. ending 14 years as campus the eclectic ness of the locals. The four speakers presented an a man in an outhouse. He pastor at GFU. has just finished his "busi Directly to your right, you optimistic view of the situation During that time Lamm ness" and is now preparing notice about four or five eld in Iraq while speaking from tion Of peace by saying that war said his duties have gone from to head back into the world. erly men engaged in intense their own unique stances on the was necessary in some situa Aside from the mild fumes of games of chess with appropriateness of war.