The Echo: May 4, 2007

Features: Student journals describe cardboard house experience A&E: American Idol charity event raises $70 million Opinions: Meadors responds to HE CHO student athiest TMAY 4, 2007 ET AYLOR U NIVERSI T Y SINCE 1915 - VOLUME 94, NO. 26 Juniors sweep Camp to erect $1 million Taylathon '07 lodge to honor Betsy Smith BY CHRISSIE THOMPSON that the camp would name a spring 2008, will allow “She just was in her glory,” ASSOCIATE EDITOR building after Betsy, but she Camp Mel Trotter to more Jeanie said. “She always saw no need for him to drive than double its number of had kids hanging all over Two summers ago, Betsy over five hours just to talk campers: Last year, 314 youth her, and she was just loving Smith found a perfect minis- about a new cabin, envision- attended the camp, and 416 on them all the time, and she try fit as a counselor at Camp ing the rustic cabins that hold more will come after the had great camp-type stories, Mel Trotter – so much that 12 campers. lodge’s completion. you know, about children the camp’s new $1 million “I am thinking, ‘Gosh, we “That’s 416 more kids that wetting the bed and various lodge will bear her name. have seen the cabins. They will be hearing the gospel for other things – goofy things.” Betsy, a senior who died are fine. No problem,’” she the first time,” he said. Even Betsy's post-gradu- in the April 26, 2006, van ac- said in an e-mail to a friend. In addition, the heated ation plans – she wanted to cident that took the lives of “Save Mel Trotter [Minis- lodge will allow the camp to work with youth from what three other Taylor students tries] some money, and begin year-round ministry. she called “central-city Mari- and a staff member, worked let’s e-mail.” The new facility will also in- on” for two years and then during the summer of 2005 at Jeanie told The Echo she crease the camp’s ability to go spread the gospel in South the southwestern Michigan was “blown away” to find accommodate church retreat Africa, where she had served camp serving core-city, at- out the camp had instead groups, expanding its ca- on a Lighthouse mission trip risk youth. After her death, decided to dedicate a $1 pacity from 124 visitors to – showed her devotion to the the camp, named after a mis- million Betsy Smith Lodge, over 200. camp’s mission, Jeanie said, sion founder and evangelist with large gathering areas These new ministry op- so she knows Smith would who was saved from a life of and room to sleep 76. She portunities are “part of rejoice in the ministry op- alcoholism around the turn said she only began fully to what [Betsy] was about,” portunities the new lodge of the 20th century, wanted understand recently why the Hazen said. will afford. to dedicate a new building in camp administration wanted “One of the things Betsy “She would be squealing her honor. the lodge to bear Betsy's had was a desire for the kids for joy. She would say, Jeanie Smith, Betsy’s name. that we worked with, to be ‘I’m all about it,’” Jeanie mother, said the Smiths were “Betsy just embodied the able to share Christ with said. “That’s where her not emotionally ready for call to minister to the poor them more … just to be found heart was – in spreading the dedication last summer, and downtrodden and hurt- faithful,” he said. the gospel … so the camp planned a 2007 ing, and she was the per- Jeanie agreed, saying Bet- “Everywhere she went, it ceremony. sonification of the counsel- sy's desire to share the gospel was clear that she wanted When Camp Mel Trotter ors that come there with the with the at-risk youth that at- to deal with people who Photo by Timmy Huynh Director Josh Hazen con- same call on their lives,” tend the camp led her there, were needy and were poor Ryan Anderson leaps on his bike to race for the junior men's tacted the Smiths this Janu- Jeanie said. “She embodies despite being on call “24/7” and downtrodden and just team, who captured the victory from the sophomore men by half ary about visiting them to the spirit of the camp.” and the low pay – so low the tell them how much Jesus of a lap at Taylathon last Saturday. The junior women's team discuss the memorial build- Hazen said the new build- camp administration feels loves them, regardless of took first place in the female competition. ing, Jeanie told The Echo the ing, which the camp hopes the counselors almost serve their circumstances.” family was “totally honored” to complete by winter or as summer missionaries. Tomasik wins University of Evansville business competition BY MEGAN BAIRD things for me, put me in a fordable for commercial use. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF lot of situations that have “He’s got a great business worked out. It’s just really plan, he knows how to pres- Taylor students would kind of a blessing.” ent, and he has something probably do a variety He began researching that actually has potential to of challenging, difficult nanotubes after high school revolutionize the composite or frightening things to graduation and thought building material market,” earn $10,000. he could make them. After Mick Bates, director of the Sophomore Troy Tomasik brainstorming production Center for Research and In- decided to produce single- techniques, Tomasik cre- novation’s Innovative Enter- walled carbon nanotubes, a ated a business plan, which prises Program, said. specialized type of carbon he then entered in Taylor’s Tomasik is reinvesting the fiber used in golf clubs, Business Plan Competition money he won in Evans- tennis rackets and other his freshman year. ville and at other competi- similar items. The $4,000 he won in this tions to further his nanotube Tomasik, a chemistry and competition bought parts research. business double major, com- to create a reactor, which he “It was just really exciting peted in the April 20 Uni- made last summer before [to win],” he said. “I’m just versity of Evansville New first producing nanotubes really grateful for all the Venture Creation Competi- this past winter. help I could receive here at tion, claiming first prize and “Every step you take you Taylor, working with [Bates] also winning a year’s rent at kind of see the next point, and everyone to actually Incubation Point, a business and it’s kind of motivating making this whole process incubator in Evansville, Ind. to make sure you can recog- more of a reality.” Photo courtesy of Michael Bates The idea to produce car- nize the next step,” Tomasik In the future, Tomasik Professor Mick Bates stands with sophomore Troy Tomasik, winner of the University of Evansville New bon nanotubes developed said, “because if you’re just hopes to make Tiergan Tech- Venture Creation Competition, as he is interviewed by Randy Moore, news anchor of WTVW. during Tomasik’s high out there not doing anything nologies more marketable so school career, when he first … you’re not going to have a it can sell products within sik said. “We’ll see where he sees an unmet need and is Taylor’s 2007 Business heard about nanotubes. goal to shoot towards.” the next year. He also wants takes us.” bringing a solution to it,” Plan Competition is taking “It’s really crazy to see With the creation of the to hire Taylor students to as- Bates encouraged all stu- Bates said. “You see that place Thursday with a first where it’s gone,” Tomasik nanotubes came Tomasik’s sist him with research. dents interested in entre- there’s an unmet need out place prize of $7,000. Those said. “ ... It’s really kind of establishment of Tiergan “It’s really up to God preneurial work to follow there, come talk with me, interested in seeing the final- cool to see how God has Technologies, whose goal is whether this will actually these aspirations. and we’ll explore it and see ists’ entries are encouraged enabled a lot of these to make nanotubes more af- go forward or not,” Toma- “He [Tomasik] kind of where we can go.” to attend. Residents establish new 'Bergwalliday' dorm tradition BY STEVE CONN sary of groundskeeper Evan greeted outside the dorm purple sashes of royalty. Hall CONTRIBUTOR Bergwall's discovery of a ful- with freshly baked cookies directors Adam and Amy ly furnished, air-conditioned and the debut performance Hanna were crowned king If you’re anything like dorm in the forests behind of the Bergwall Band, which and queen, while their eight- me, you’ve spent your en- the Hodson Dining Com- consisted of the musical tal- month-old son Wyatt was tire Taylor career looking mons. ent of First Berg, including crowned prince. for something that truly en- An honest source revealed freshman Brent Fannin, who Thursday's activities in- capsulates your experience the holiday actually started rocked out lead vocals in cluded a parade, a cookout, in a single word. For the because Bergwall residents the style of Ed Robertson. IFC’s Bergwall Wheel of proud residents of Bergwall thought they should have a Freshman Master of Fortune and another concert Hall, that experience was new dorm tradition. You de- Ceremonies Tom Elapum- by the Bergwall Band, who yesterday's Bergwalliday. cide what to believe. kal announced the official performed a rendition of the Most of you have probably The festivities began at Bergwalliday Court.

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