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/BJUCollegian Reach the community Spectrum: senior graphic How to keep your with Go Greenville 2.0 p. 4 design show p. 6 resolutions p. 4 @thecollegianbju 1.27.17 @thecollegianbju 30 YEARS Vol. 30 No. 13 | collegianonline.com Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC 29614 Wiesenthal: The Jewish James Bond Tom Dugan, who wrote and stars in Wiesenthal, tells the story of an ordinary man who did extraordinary things. Photo: Carol Rosegg TORI SANDERS at the same time. Wiesenthal has been and one character, Wiesen- plays presented on campus, more intimate layout. Staff Writer The playWiesenthal is the nicknamed “the Jewish James thal himself. This gives the as well as casts many staff The script is composed of first Artist Series program of Bond” as he brought over impression that the audience and students for various many of Wiesenthal’s true The story of Simon Wi- the 2017 spring semester at 1,100 Nazi war criminals is sitting in Wiesenthal’s of- roles. adventures woven together esenthal, the Holocaust sur- Bob Jones University. Tom across the globe to justice fice, located in Vienna, and Wiesenthal, however,STUDENT is in order to give an overview vivor whose efforts led to the Dugan is both the playwright after approximately 22,000 simply listening to his many being directed LEADERSHIPby Jenny Sul- of his life. arrest of more than 1,100 and the sole actor in the en- spread out across the globe. stories. livan while Dugan, the play- While the play has dark Nazi war criminals, came tire performance, Wiesenthal. To tell the story of Wie- Wiesenthal is unusual for wright, stars as Wiesenthal.COUNCIL themes, it has a balance to Rodeheaver Auditorium The play tells the true senthal’s adventures, Dugan BJU because it comes en- Rodeheaver Auditorium, that helps relieve the ten- Thursday at 8 p.m. and will story of Wiesenthal, a Jew- wrote the story with only one tirely from an outside source. the venue for Wiesenthal, was sion. There is humor found be presented again tonight ish survivor of the Holocaust. scene, Wiesenthal’s office BJU often directs the chosen because of its smaller, See WIESENTHAL p. 3 » USpeak provides students platform for change IAN DYKE submission within 48 hours. Staff Writer USpeak originated as an idea for a class project. Launched at the beginning Former SLC representa- of the fall semester, USpeak al- tive Daniel Herr is partially lows students to anonymously responsible for presenting the give an idea, ask a question, idea to Dr. Pettit. report a problem, offer praise Herr along with other SLC and participate in multiple on- members worked with Stu- line polls about campus issues. dent Life and IT to prepare USpeak serves as the com- the idea for the 2016-2017 munication portal between academic year. students and the administra- Herr said USpeak gives tion. Students can access the university students the same online resource through the platform he enjoyed as an SLC link on the intranet or directly representative. at uspeak.bju.edu. “[The student body] is All student feedback is now in the room with us when seen by a member of the we’re talking to Dr. Pettit, es- STUDENT Student Leadership Council sentially,” Herr said. before being compiled and The student body em- LEADERSHIP presented to President Steve braced USpeak last semester COUNCIL Pettit and Dr. Eric Newton, with thousands of online sub- dean of students. missions. The USpeak homepage “The SLC was blown away promises that an SLC repre- by how much use [USpeak] sentative will respond to each See USPEAK p. 3 » 2 The Collegian . Jan. 27, 2017 COLUMN OPINION - IAN DYKE Staff Writer ABBY SIVYER Editor Have you ever pulled up to a drive-thru window to find All contacts © 2016 that the person in the car in front of you had already paid HARBIN JORDAN COMIC: for your order? The Collegian Editorial When I worked at Star- bucks, I was always surprised When winter blues begin to set when someone would start a EDITOR “pay-it-forward” chain. in, find purpose in the Light Abby Sivyer The next person would [email protected] pull up to the window, try January is nearly over. The Your purpose to succeed in the darkest days. tally understand.” to hand me their money and newness of the New Year has college, and your purpose to The dark times may not These highs and lows are COPY EDITOR then usually stare at me in worn off. The excitement of succeed for Christ. always make sense to us. But not random but have a purpose Melody Wright shock when I told them the Christmas past has already Luckily, we go to a univer- that’s okay. that sometimes God chooses to person in front of them had faded into memories. sity that allows us to fulfill these In his book Mood Tides: reveal to us, and other times He paid for part of or even all of No more ornaments to two purposes simultaneously. Divine Purpose in the Rhythms chooses not to. STAFF WRITERS Ian Dyke their order. hang, wreathes to place or pres- Christ calls us to do all that of Life, BJU professor Ronald Through the many emo- Tori Sanders The initial surprise would ents to wrap. we do for His glory—college, Horton wrote, “I believe that tional states in our lives, we can Katie Jackson then morph into a smile and No more casseroles to bake, careers, ministry, relationships. emotional highs and lows are find peace in knowing there is Luke McCormick they’d usually offer to pay for parties to attend or fireworks at Sometimes you have to get structured into us by our Cre- one constant we can run to— Rebekah Anderson the person behind them. midnight to enjoy. out of your head and into your ator for reasons we do not to- Jesus, our Light. Elisa Crawley Sometimes this would go What next? heart. Silence the voice in your on for an impressive 15 or With the most celebrated head that complains about the more cars, until one person holidays behind us, the next cold, the dark, the homework SPORTS WRITER would inevitably respond best thing is Valentine’s Day— and the homesickness. AJ Papagno with, “Oh really? That’s nice,” not nearly as exciting. Listen to the voice in your grab his order and drive off. We’ve just come off an heart that says, “Christ loves PHOTO EDITOR I share the same self-cen- emotional high, the holidays, me. He promised not to leave Stephen Dysert tered nature as Mr. End the and now comes the emotional me. He called me to be where I Chain, so I get it. low, the cold, dark winter days. am. I will rejoice in Him!” I understand that the To be completely honest, Sometimes all it takes is a PHOTOGRAPHERS world is fallen and that hu- January through March can be prayer to God, a meditation on Rebecca Snyder manity is sinful. And because a rather depressing time of year. His Word or an admiration of Ian Nichols Rebekah Mierta of that, selfishness is the norm But it doesn’t have to be. His Creation to make us realize and kindness is the exception. When you feel like staying how silly we are to feel down. So why did all those cus- in and sleeping the dark times We can rejoice in know- LAYOUT EDITOR tomers willingly pay for a away, think about your purpose ing we have the Light of the Jacob Clipperton See COLUMN p. 8 » in life. world as our closest friend in STAFF DESIGNERS Ciarán Crawley Tyler Horkavy What’s your Amy Sheeter dream job? COMIC ARTIST Jordan Harbin WEB EDITOR Margaret Nanney senior junior junior freshman sophomore SCARLET VALENZUELA KAYLA BALDWIN OLIVIA SCHNEGELBERGER NATHAN BARNHOUSE CARLOS CARDONA “Marketing social “Ice cream taste tester.” “Speech language pa- “Own a Christian din- “Music pastor in a for- media stategist for thologist.” ner theater.” eign fi eld.” Sephora.” SNYDER REBECCA PHOTOS: The Collegian . Jan. 27, 2017 OPINION 3 »USPEAK p. 1 Student body presidents dents can up-vote or down- got,” said Emily Weier, student Weier and Nate Hudson now vote. Ideas that receive a sig- body president. compile student feedback to nificant number of up-votes “We thought it was a great discuss in a meeting with Pet- are further considered. SNAPSHOT platform and a great opportu- tit and Newton each month. At present, students are nity, but I did not expect the One of the most used of participating in eight online volume it was going to get.” USpeak’s capacities is the abil- polls, including votes to install Originally after being vet- ity to submit ideas. Students printers in the residence halls, ted through the SLC, feed- can submit ideas that they refurbish the tennis courts and back from USpeak was sent to believe are worthy of consid- replace the sand in the out- Newton since many submis- eration by the administration. door volleyball courts. sions involved student life on Some particularly good Up-votes on the polls for campus. But President Pettit ideas, or ideas that are fre- Rubi café vending machines personally asked to see every quently submitted, become (like the one in the library) submission as well. online polls that other stu- and for locks on residence hall rooms have triggered the administration to further re- search the advantages and cost of both projects. Similarly, students voiced their idea on USpeak to ex- tend the wifi hours for up- perclassmen which led Pettit to finalize plans with IT.