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1,517P. HOUGHION STAR Volume 104, Issue 8 November 9,2007 Bart Campolo Challenges Students, Sparks Lively Debate orator to a more serious and passionate By Rebekah Miller him foradvice indiscoveringGod's call [and not] doing anything." Initially for their lives. His best advice to these using this statement to describe the spokesman for the poor in America. "Love God. Love people. Nothing Christians is the story of 1 Samuel 14. In fight between the Israelites and the Money plays too big a role in many else matters." These words shone this Old Testament story, Jonathan and Philistines, Campolo then used it as Christian circles today, he suggested. brightly on the screen behind Monday his sword bearer take on the Philistine a transition to discuss the inaction of pointing to the fact that pastors gravitate morning's chapel speaker, Bart army with one sword between them and many Christians today, largely due towards areas of ministry in bigger Campolo. OriginallyfromPhiladelphia, the Israelite army waiting behind them. to a tendency to "over-spiritualize" churches with larger salaries, and not Campolo spoke as a representative of In the meantime, Saul stands under a everyday affairs. the other way around. Campolo firmly Walnut Hill Ministries in Cincinnati, pomegranate tree. indecisive, seeking The audience laughed at his anecdotes rejected the idea of a call from God as Ohio, speakingat chapel in the morning the will of God through an ephod. The describing over-zealous Christians who a requirement for action, drawing on and as a part of Houghton's Lecture story ends when Saul finally decides to pray for a good parking space or rejoice the story of Jonathan that he already Series in the evening. In his talks. he fight without a direct command from at the "miracle" of a safe plane landing. recounted. After all. he pointed out, addressed three problems with today's God and aids Jonathan in winning the Cami)010 humorously attempted to he had never seen -glowing verses" college generation: the "spiritualization battle against the Philistines. identify with the typical college male in the Bible directing him toward his of everything," inaction toward social Campolo praised Jonathan's definitive in his remarks about Christian women ministry. justice in America's ghettos, and. a action and suggested that Jonathan's who break up with them because it Instead of a call. Campolo explained misguided search for one's calling reasonforpursuingthe Philistinesmight is "God's will." He described it as a his beginning in Christian ministry as a from God. have been his desire to be a hero for his 'holy heave" and joked that it felt more natural outgrowth of his newly acquired From the onset, Campolo exuded people. "Maybe he didn't like the evil like God was dumping him. Christian faith. His experience leading energy and passion. "1 hate being the empire oppressing God's people," he As Campolo came to the heart of his achildren's summercamp in the ghettos old guy," he announced. Too many suggested. Jonathan was perhaps -sick message, however. his tone began to of New Jersey. just thirty minutes young Christians, he stated, approach of sitting around with God's people switch from an excitable, light-hearted · Campolo Continued on page 4 Fall Drama Company To Perform You Can't Take It With You his second-to-last show at Houghton. under Brenneman's direction as a By Jason Fisher the youngest daughter. Alice (Jessica Mullen), a Wall Street secretary. Brenneman chose You Can't Take student. Oper twenty bears later. On November 15-17, Professor Bruce Alice's boyfriend, Tony Kirby (Mike It With You as his penultimate Perkins reflected on his experience. Brenneman and company will perform Danylak), couldn't come from a more performance for a number of reasons: "The first time I performed You Can-t four performances of Moss Hart and different pedigree than Alice. his "1 was introduced to the play in college Take It With You I was nineteen >ears George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize- parents are the epitome of normalcy and since then it has stood out in m> old and felt out of my league." he winning comedy You Can't Take it With and stoicism. Alice and Tony soon mind as a classic comed>: it also commented. -l was working with peers You at Houghton Academy's Rosemary become engaged and the two families allowed for the unique opportunity n ho were supposed to be my daughter Tysinger Auditorium. collide at a dinner party. of re-casting Dave ass Grandpa. a role or granddaughter on stage. This time The story centers around the cheerful Bruce Brenneman, an English he played over twenty years ago." around. with a different position in Dave Professor of life, I feel much more comfortable. and eccentric Sycamore family, headed professor and veteran drama director Perkins, While Brenneman hasn't typically by a philosophical patriarch, Grandpa here at Houghton College. is set to Mathematics, was approached b> Sycamore (Dave Perkins). The only retire at the end of the academic year. Brenneman to re-create his role as cast adults in his performances. he 1 seemingly normal one among them is As such, the fall production will be Grandpa, a part he first performed . Drama Continued on page 2 Inside Artist of the Week: Men's and Women's Dr. Robert R. Luckey Elizabeth Kelly this ,Soccer Updates... et , 4 1917-2007 Page 8 Issue ... 24). Page 3 2 'They're easy-going and willing to ORLD OUT THERE Drama Conanued*omcouldn't resist the opportunity pge 1 that laugh, butalso hard-working." Mullen ,'.- ByThomas I#ew movestawarduni*ingiI*lati641!2 presented itself this year, saying. "It's and the rest of the players are thankful Palustan In Crims Huntry will become mo,6 delf-reliant. unusual to even have the chance to that they're such a cooperative group, Following a bloody suininer.casualty involve alumni m performances. I given the amount of time they have to spend around each other to put on a Pakistan is in political turmoil as figures inrecent monthshavedipped to- thought it would serve as a tribute to good show. While cast members' time President Pervez Musharraf has their lowest totals since early 2006. them. to and the addshow. an And, element of course, of uniqueness it's been commitment is substantial, they report that the end result is worth all of the asuspended state of emergency. constitutionanddedared The Supreme Global Food Prices Bming enjoyable to have Dave working with US." effort. When thinking about practices Courtof Pakistanisalsoinflux,asChief The United Nations World Food: Justice Iftikhar Chaudry was removed Progdm has revealed its -mnewed' At mneteen members, the cast of coming to a close, Mullen remarked, this semester's production is quite 2Being done with rehearsals will free from the Court on the same day that concern over the rising costs of food, up time in my schedule, but I've also Musharraf declared emergency rule. particularly in developing countties.Brenneman large. When responded, asked about "A large this, enjoyed all of the friendships that I've With elections scheduled to be held While issues related to hunger and made within the cast." next January, many fear that Musharraf poverty have been a problem high on castdisadvantages. cedmnly has ItsLogistically, advantages with and Performances of You Can't Take It will engage in increasingly violent the UNWFP's agenda for some time. With You will be held at 7:30 RM measures to remain in power. Benazir recent shortages were caused by not canstaging be frustrating. and scheduling But it rehearsal, provided ait on Thursday, November 15, Friday, Bhutto, head of the opposition Pakistan by diminished supply, but by unequal November 16, and Saturday, November People's Party,hascalledforMusharraf distlibution. The UNWFP says that great opportunity to involve a lot of 17. There will also be a matinee on to go on public television and promise about 850 million people worldwide students,One which of those is far students more important." is senior Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 that the elections in Janualy will go suffer from hunger. Jessica Mullen, who is playing the and go on sale Monday, November ahead as scheduled. Argentina Elects First Lady to role of Alice Sycamore. "The cast has 12. 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