Youth Conference Draws Over 500 Teenagers to Campus for Weekend

Inside This Issue... Revneberifii* Wellness Week 2 the Birth order feature 4 Holocaust Letters to the editor 5 Dr. Carl Siler Michael Card album review 6 shares with high school students EXTRA- Sports 7 see page 2 Sophomore mugging 7 TAYLOR UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEWS April 18, 1997 Upland, Indiana SUDSING SAMMY Youth Conference draws over 500 teenagers to campus for weekend that God can use them." AMY MEYERING The main speaker for the weekend is Campus Editor David McNeely, a staff member at Perim eter Church in Atlanta. He is also campus Caution: God will be at work this week minister and football chaplain at Norcross end. High School, as well as a youth speaker Over 500 teens will be arriving on cam throughout the southeastern United States. pus this afternoon for Youth Conference Wallace and Davis plan to connect They will have the opportunity to the theme with all of the activities learn more about how God is at happening during the weekend. work in their lives through "God at Work" will turn into speakers, workshops, dis "God at Play" during Fri- cussion groups, and the day.night's fun, which in Taylor student body at large. volves campus-wide According to Jen Davis and games, like Capture the Flag Eric Wallace, co-directors for and a shaving cream fight, and a Youth Conference, there is a "good coffeehouse featuring five campus mix" of both Christian and non-Chris bands, including Exit 59. tians attending this weekend. Students will be assigned Some are attending with their to one of 100 discussion youth groups, and some in Taylor University groups and will have the op smaller groups. No matter the Youth Conference portunity to attend Taylor stu background of the students, April 18-20,1997 dent-led workshops on Satur Wallace and Davis have a pur day afternoon dealing with pose for each one that attends. topics from Christian sportsmanship to col "My vision [for Youth Conference] is for lege preparation. The band Sixpence None teenagers to come away from Taylor seeing the Richer closes out the day's activities. what it's like to live the Christian life, to Sponsors who are accompanying the stu see Taylor students living right, focused on dents will also have a chance to learn how DEONNE BER0N/ The Echo the right things, from dorm life to a game of God is at work in their lives during the week three-on-three basketball," Wallace said. end. They will have the opportunity to hear Gloria Underwood and Nora Harding of housekeeping spent part Davis added, "Through the theme 'God of Tuesday morning cleaning up the Samuel Morris statues at Work' we want them to see that God can behind Rupp Communication Arts Center. work through a number of people in a num CONFERENCE, pg. 3 ber of situations. We want them to know TSO announces Executive Cabinet for 1997-98 academic year be responsible for planning the as next year's chairman of student Brad Rowell has been named excited about the group that will ANDREA ANIBAL high school and college leadership senate and will conduct weekly vice-president for press services. be coming in. There are a lot of Staff Writer conferences which take place on sessions to determine student is He will oversee a cabinet in charge new faces, and I think the cabinet Taylor's campus, as well schedul sues and needs. of all publicity for T.S.O. will have a lot of strong leadership After recently naming its Ex ing symposium speakers and other Terrance Johnson will be in Ryan Sietsema will be vice- potential." ecutive Cabinet members for next various services to student leaders. charge of multicultural affairs in president for Student Activities Mike Sobol, the current student year, Taylor Student Organization Josh Corwin will be vice-presi his new position as vice-president Council. He and his cabinet will body president and head of execu is entering a state of transition. dent of finance, overseeing the for Multicultural Council. He and be in charge of planning and imple tive cabinet, is enjoying this tran Nine members will make up budgets for all the departments of a cabinet of students will work to menting campus events like cof sition period. "It's an important the new cabinet. Veronica T.S.O. and the stipends of indi promote cultural understanding feehouses, movies, and concerts. time that helps to get next year off Allanach, vice-president for stu vidual members. through different events and the All the new Cabinet members to a good start. I think we have a dent services, will oversee a cabi Nancy Hagestad will serve as recently established "Link Be will be seniors except Rowell, who fabulous cabinet coming in that net in charge of a variety of ser president of Inter-Class Council, tween." will be a sophomore. Of the nine, will include a number of different vices, such as the "Odyssey", heading up the officers from each Shannon Moyer will serve as only Anderson, Irwin, and Moyer perspectives and attitudes and a blood drives, and student elections. class and planning events such as executive secretary, assisting Jon have had previous experience with number of talented, visible Kristin Anderson, vice-presi Homecoming and Taylathon. Stanley in his role as student body T.S.O. people," he said. dent for leadership services, will Ben Irwin has been approved president. According to Anderson, "I'm Wellness Wei ek Activities Becoming well-rounded: Wellness Week to address issues of being a whole person Monday Thursday Profs-N-Books Coffeehouse Wellness Luncheon Isley Room cus for Monday's event, where fac Isley Room 8 p.m. 12 - 1 p.m. nection between the classroom and Carol Mott will speak on "The AMY MEYERING life, to take what we're learning in ulty members will share what Tuesday Power of Friendship" Campus Editor the classroom and provide a forum books and authors have influenced Prayer Breakfast and Devotions Free with TU ID their lives. Those participating come from different departments with Dr. Heth Feeling bogged down by the a across campus and include Mike Isley Room 7 a.m. "Taking Care of Your Knees, test, papers, and projects that all Free with TU ID Ankles, and Back" seem due at the same time? Then The purpose is to Row, director of campus safety; Jan Reber, assistant professor of Fitness Center 7 p.m. take some time out to enjoy some provide a connection Women's Fitness Center Train Led by athletic trainers of the events for Wellness Week, biology; William Fry, professor of ing Session Fitness Center 6:15 taking place throughout next week. between the class English; Marian Giles, coordina p.m. Saturday The week, planned by Steve room and life. tor of community outreach; and Led by Kerrie Green Two Mile Walk/Jog for Austin, Swallow Robin hall direc Roger Phillips, reference librarian. Wellness Meet at Lake 9 a.m. tor, and Tim Herrmann, director of V Fitness Center training for Wednesday residence life, has been planned to Self-Defense Seminar Duathalon Meet at Lake incorporate all aspects of wellness, that's outside of the classroom," Stuart Room 7 p.m. 10 a.m. from emotional to physical. "The Austin said. WELLNESS, pg. 6 purpose really is to provide a con Intellectual wellness is the fo High school students get close up view of Holocaust through workshops Nearly ZOO area students attend full day of seminars and presentations to remember the Holocaust There were three sessions held of the Eli Lilly grant they received REBEKAH REESE yesterday morning, with work last year. It consists of 100 slides, Associate Editor shops each that students could music, and student narration. choose from. Some workshops Siler said that he hoped the stu Area high school students spent included were: "Role of Faith in dents attending would come away time at Taylor yesterday looking the Camps," "Revisionists: The with a better understanding of the into the past to help them under Holocaust Really Didn't Happen," Holocaust as an historical event. stand the present. and "Anti-Semitism, Nuremberg "These kind of Holocaust occur The Holocaust Workshop, the Laws, and the Technology of Per rences reappear in history and we idea of Carl Siler, assistant profes secution." There was also a ses don't address them enough. We sor of history, was attended by 197 sion for the teachers who came need to understand that there are students from seven area schools. with the students: "Teaching the people who argue that the Holo One reason he decided to hold this Holocaust: Content and Method caust never occurred. I want stu event was that this week is Na ology." Those who ran workshops dent to [have a rebuttal for] that tional Holocaust Remembrance included William Ringenberg, revisionist thinking," he said. Week, and there are presentations Alan Winquist, Steve Messer, and "[The workshop is] a real on the subject all over the United Siler, history professors; Tom model for how Taylor can reach States, Siler said. The Holocaust Jones, assistant professor of edu out to the community in an aca is an era of history that Siler is in cation; and John Clark, music demic way," Messer said. terested in, and he received an Eli teacher at Muncie Southside High Lilly grant last year to work on a School. Crisis Pregnancy Center project dealing with the Holocaust. In the afternoon, students at He also wanted to hold a workshop tended the general session, "Ho Call ua if Me can help you for high school students similar to locaust: Music Through the Dark ..

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