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September 26 , 2008 · Volume 56 · Issue 2 THEA California BANNER Baptist University Campus Publication LEE LYONS PAGE 3 ∙ SODOKU PAGE 7∙ SOCCER 16 ∙ TO ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH BY ALYSSA ISGETT Though USP trips will only be CULTURE & PERSPECTIVE EDITOR ten days over Thanksgiving break, Spring break, and early May for “But you will receive power Summer vacation, three week trips when the Holy Spirit comes may be added in the future. “At the on you; and you will be my end of the year, we will evaluate witnesses in Jerusalem, and in how the trips go and the student all Judea and Samaria, and to the response to the trips,” Dobbins ends of the earth,” Acts 1:8. said. The Office of Mobilization The New York trips will mostly has added a new set of mission work with new churches. The team opportunities for students to live will do ethnography, going out out the great commission. “Our talking to people, seeing who is desire is to be holistic in that in the community and what the we are obedient to minister to different needs are. Much of the trip the ends of the earth as well as will consist of servant evangelism. locally,” Jared Dobbins, Assistant The same goes for Baltimore and Director of Global Mobilization, to some degree, San Diego. The said. Utah and Hawaii teams will work Many students at California with University students. The Baptist University have either Utah team will stay directly across experienced first hand or heard from Weber University and have of International Service Projects. the opportunity to spend a vast In the past, ISP has sent teams to amount of time with the students. locations inside of the United In Hawaii, the students will also be States such as Utah or New in close connection with university Orleans, as well as various students. countries all over the world. “We want to expand world Jared Dobbins, Assistant Director of Global Mobilization, is looking forward to new mission opportunites available However, this year, the views. We are about exposing students for students during the upcoming year. (Photo by Kyle Meyer) Office of Mobilization has to cultural settings. We want students added the United States Project, at CBU, have a personal growing relationship with Some of the trips for this year will include New to grow in their relationship with Christ USP, as a separate opportunity as well as with each other while understanding the for students to serve. Jesus Christ, be active in a local church, have a heart York City, Baltimore, San Diego, Utah and the Gulf to serve and a desire to expand his/her global vision. Coast, with recent talks of going to Houston, Texas world,” Dobbins said. ISP will now focus exclusively on offering Dobbins, who recently moved here from opportuinites for students to serve outside of the (Source: www.calbaptist.edu/goisp) due to the hurricane disaster. One goal for USP this year is to help reach the “We would like to see students who have done Alabama, explains that the most exciting aspect U.S., reaching the ends of the earth. On the contrary, of working with the Office of Mobilization is to be USP will focus on reaching communities which are needs in Southern California as well as across the ISP do USP as well. We want to see needs met,” United States. Dobbins said. The trips will mostly be working able to be out and involved on campus and to get to local and within the United States. The requirements know students one on one. for students to go on an USP trip are similar to those “We want to see 80 students mobilized for USP. with church plants; either planting new churches or There were two U.S. projects last year and this year collaborating with churches that have recently been Applications for USP are available online at of ISP. www.calbaptist.edu/goisp. Students must currently be enrolled as a student there will be nine trips,” Dobbins said. planted. DREAMS OF AMERICA COME TRUE BY JUSTINE HOLGUIN Dushime (20), Valerieanne Maltemps (20), among the alternative choices, it was CBU third language? “There are many problems STAFF WRITER Alex Muganza (18) and Faith Mwiza (18), that selected each of these students to be with most countries in Africa, with Rwanda Hot weather, tearful farewells and the are four of these students who have shared recipients of its Presidential Scholarships. as one of them. We all intend on solving rush of FOCUS leaders carrying in luggage; some of their experiences along the way. In the recent address on the State of the those problems…together,” Mwiza said. the excitement of the college experience at Because an education in America is University, President Ellis briefly described With Kinyarwandan and French as California Baptist University is unforgettable given high merit around the globe, it was the role that CBU desires to have in the their first and second languages, Dushime and full of anticipation and excitement.For part of the dreams of these twelve students future with the nation of Rwanda, calling describes how one paper may take at least a group of new students, the journey began to take any opportunity to do so. After Rwandan President Paul Kagame, “A man of four hours to complete. 9,297 miles away and several days prior as taking an exam and an English proficiency great faith”. “I have to write before in French then I they arrived at the Kigali airport to begin test, each recent high school graduate As students of the one-year-old civil have to translate in English.” their journey to study at CBU. chose two schools to apply to and interview engineering program, their studies are Each student is discovering their own Twelve undergraduate students from with before they waited for a response. challenging as they continue to learn way to succeed both in classes and in Rwanda were welcomed to campus this fall Though Oklahoma Christian University English through class and conversation. language as they overcome the obstacles set and the international community represented and Harding University in Arkansas were Why choose such a challenging major in a before them.( on campus continues to expand. Bertrand See page 4) NEWS September 26, 2008 · Volume 56 · Issue 2 PAGE 2 WORSHIP WITH A PURPOSE BY VICTORIA TAYLOR STAFF WRITER The voices that lead us in worship are Hector Jimenez, lead vocalist and keyboardist; Philip Wright, drummer; Kerah Richardson, vocalist; Leonard Jarman, keyboardist; Robert Willett, guitarist; as well as brothers Dane and Steffen Sommers on bass and electric guitar. Each come from different backgrounds including gospel, jazz and rock, but they have one goal: to worship with purpose. The strings from the electric guitar pierce the soul, the harmonic voices brings a smile to one’s face and the bass and drums inspire rhythm in one’s hands and feet. Chapel is mandatory, but the experience received through the song and the music provides a different perspective of worship. Jimenez has an interesting background. “I started piano lessons at nine years old. At 15, my mom persuaded me to perform for the church- my legs were shaking,” Jimenez said. He quickly discovered he had a passion for worshiping the Lord. This shy young man has since turned into a dynamic praise and worship leader. “One difference is that the lead vocalist, Jimenez, leads worship behind his keyboard, normally the lead vocalists at CBU have led praise and worship behind the guitar,” Brett Vowell, Director of Chapel and Compassion Ministries, said. Worship Band From left: Jarmen, Dane Sommers, Jimenez, Summers, Willett, Richardson andWright. (Photo by Kenton Vowell’s purpose for bringing together this jacobsen) band for chapel, like many of the other past chapel bands at CBU, is to inspire the students. After a busy day of classes, quizzes and lectures NANO-CHROMATIC, NEW FEATURES, this is an avenue to escape and relax among fellow peers. “I absolutely love the worship band,” Freshmen Daniel Scott and Devron Suttle said. NEW PRODUCT Rocking to the beat, they can easily be picked out of the crowd. The excitement these freshmen demonstrate BY ALYSSA ISGETT a personal DJ. The feature is called “genius”. If Source: during worship can be contagious. CULTURE & PERSPECTIVE EDITOR there is a must-hear song, the iPod allows the www.apple.com/ipodnano The band offers inspiration and refreshment genius feature to be selected and the iPod will to the students, faculty and staff. Apple has, once again, outdone themselves automatically find songs that are similar. The through the creation of the newest iPod Nano. iPod then creates a playlist of these songs that With new vibrant colors and features that make go great together. If the songs selected do not music available faster than before, the new iPod suit the listener, the refresh button will create a Nano is in high demand. different list of songs. The new aluminum design is available in Apple has added a new way to browse on nine pulsating colors. But colors are not the the Nano that makes searching the music library only new features for the Nano. The new two- easy. By pressing the center button, browsing inch widescreen display on the Nano makes the music is quickly sorted by album or artist. By images on the iPod crisp and full of color. clicking “browse album” while listening to a Weighing only 1.3 ounces, the Nano is 3.6 song, the iPod will list all other songs on that inches in height, 1.5 inches in width, and 0.24 album.