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OCT. 5, VOL. CVIII 1995 Crescent ISSUES The relentless pursuit of truth, in Christ."

Schroeder runs So good, 'Charlie Brown' held over additional 'Charlie Brown' shows If you have information ANDREW MILLER & who will meet with us and help us that you want to come P A T R I C K J O H N S O N know what to expect in their cul out Thursday submit it Staff Vl/riter, The Crescent tures." by Friday noon. The trip, which will last sev Hie GFC Players presentation enteen days and coincide with Red Cross Blood Drive of "You're a cixi Man, Charlie GFC spring break, will also com For the first time, the blood Brown" has been so sucessful that memorate traveling dramas drive will be held for two an additional two shows, for tiiis twentieth anniversary at the Col days: Wednesday, Oct. 18 Thursday and Friday nights, have lege. and Thursday, Oct. 19, from been added to the original run. The Players, which consists of 1 to 5 p.m. both days. This The Broadway music^ hit pro students Todd Payne, Rebecca gives donors more flexibility duction has b^ set up as a f^d around your class schedules. Payne, Tonia Werner, Berkeley The total collection goal for raising activity to help raise Shorthill, Rachel Dressier, Andy two days is 90 units. Sign $20,000 for an overseas trip. Dunn, Katie Putignano, and The additional shows on James DeYoung, is a touring up times will be announced Thursday at 7:30 p.n\- and Friday drama group who's primary mis soon. You must sign up to at 8:45 p.m. could earn the troupe sion is to share Christ through assure donation time. First- an extra $1000 dollars toward drama, either overtly or subver- time donors are welcome. their $20,000 goal if both shows Donors must be healthy and sively. Each year the Players sellout. travel to churches, schools, and weigh at least 105 pounds. To date, $750 has been raised other colleges in Oregon, Califor For more infor-mation call by the production. Each student nia, Washington, and Idaho. Carolyn at ext. 2340. will raise ^00 on their own and Anyone interested in assisting the remainder of the money will with donations can send them to: Tutoring A vailable be raised from free will offerings George Fox College, ATTN: Mel Tutoring is available by at churdies, personal donations, Schroeder. Please specify it is for the dropping by the Study Lab in and various fund raisers, includ Players overseas trip. Anita Cirulis. for (he Crescent Library BOl-02, Monday ing a Valentines dessert The members of the Players are through Thursday evenings The trip, which will include very excited about their trip to the Todd Payne, who plays Charlie Brown, expresses his from 7:30 to 9:30 or stops in Japan, Taiwan, and Hwig Far East. Andy Dunn, a senior sadness over having to perform another two shows Wednesday afternoons from Kong, is the first overseas trip for Christian ministries major, says to Lucy, played by Rachel Dressier. Tickets are still 1:05 to 3:05. Specific tutors the traveling drama troupe. Mel that he's looking forward to get on sale at the box office until Friday afternoon. can be assigned and more Schroeder, the troupes advisor ting to "do drama overseas, meet information obtained by and director says that the trips new people, and to see a new coun calling Career Services at purpose is "to minister through try." ext. 2330 or by stopping by drama to colleges, schools, and Schroeder says "we appreciate Wood-Mar 101. General churches." all of the help and support people education subjects, study Board approves 'T think that the members are have given us. I'm personally very skills and proofreading are covered. looking forward to experiencing proud of the work that the Players new cultures," Schroeder says. put into this, especially during the dancing policy "We have several Asian students summer." PFR on Campus P A T R I C K J O H N S O N & Nextjriday, Oct. 13 PFR INSIDE will be on campus with Jars CARI HOGAN of Clay. The show starts at Staff Writers, The Crescent LETS DANCE: The Board of 7:30 p.m. in Bauman NewKFOX Policy tabled Trustees approves a new Auditorium. Tickets are Saturday, Sept. 30 the policy for on campus dances $2.00 at the ASCGFC offices. George Fox College Board PAGES P A T R I C K J O H N S O N of Trustee approved an on Editor-in-Chief, The Crescent do when I found out was Work-Study Opportunity campus dancing policy that On Monday, Oct. 2, AS make a button that said, The Wellness Resource was sponsored by the Asso CGFC Central Committee Center has a work-study ciated Student Community ' W E D A N C E ' a n d w a l k reviewed, then tabled, a of George Fox College (AS around wearing it for a position available for a new KFOX policy that month." student who has at least 10 CGFC). would allow secular music hours a week available The proposal was spon Malmfeldt was the pri to be played on the cam Manager and 3 year KFOX sored by Supreme Court between the hours of 9 a.m. staff member, stated about mary force behind getting to 5 p.m. Monday through pus radio station. Justice Rebecca Malmfeldt the dancing policy Patrick Bennett, student Central Committee's decision, and was presented to the Friday. Responsibilities "It is disappointing that they changed, working for over body president stated, "We Board by Patrick Bennett, nine months on the new inclu^ general office support need more time to evalu required an immediate action and data entry. Qualified from our staff, yet they are in ASCGFC president, and policy. ate the current situation Karin Klinger, ASCGFC Bennett explained, individuals must be decisive as in to coming to any with KFOX. Right now I vice president. "Basically the policy is set professional and able to keep am not leaning one way or conclusions on their own. It kind of leaves our hands tied." Many members of AS up in a five-year plan. information confidential. If the other as to playing CGFC were very excited There are two dances on you are interested, contact s e c u l a r m u s i c o n K F O X . " Please turn to about the passing of the the agenda this year (be- Carolyn Staples at ext. 2340. Brian van Kleef, Station KFOX, Page 3 new policy. 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^The ^ my thoughts Crescent Take me back to the '80s MISSION STATEMENT: society makes me believe "]Ne, the student neivspaper, desire to be a voice for the students, a voice that JEREMY LLOYD more and more that the carries an informative message that expresses integrity and professionalism." Opinion and Commentary Baord world is run by highly intel I've been in this decade ligent men and women who PATRICK A. JOHNSON, Editor-in-Chief now for five years, but I just have way too much free time CAROLYN M. WADLOW, Assistant Editor ANDREW S. MILLER, News Editor don't feel comfortable. There and need to get dates. JONATHAN G. HAYS, A & E Editor MATTHEW B. OPITZ, Sports Editor are so many unanswered People in the '90s want ELIZABETH M. PHARES, Page Layout Editor 1. CARL WIEGAND, Ad Design Editor too many high tech prod questions in the 90's. What to ucts. Back in the '80s a TV, PHILIP S. EWERT, Photo Editor MICHAEL J. SLIVKOFF, Sports Layout do about AIDS? Can the en the Clapper, and a good CHARITY A. PICKETT, News Layout MEREDITH H. MICHEL, Opinion Layout vironment be saved? And who is the moron who came Swanson microwave dinner M. JAYLENE WECKS, Copy Editor ANDREW J. LINVILLE, Copy Editor were the only miracles of LETHA A. TAWNEY, Advertising Director ANITA A. CIRULIS, Staff Advisor up with blue M & M's? It wasn't like this back in technologically we needed The Crescent encourages reader response and participation through "Letters to the Editor." Letters should 1980. The world seemed so to be satisfied. be typewritten and no longer than 250 words. Letters must be signed and may be edited for length, spelling carefiree back then, so simple. Speaking of TV, whatever and clarity. The Crescent reserves the right to refuse publication of any letter. Send letters to The Crescent, Of course, I was four. happened to the classics like SUB Box E. The deadline for "Letters to the Editor" is Friday the week before the following issue. One thing that really con Cheers, Family Ties, and fuses me is how to dress in Knight Rider? Now we are the 90's. Take grunge, for ex subject to such trendy shows as 90210 and Melrose Place. ample: a fashion movement most likely started by some These shows have the nerve Substance anyone? guy who had a whole bunch to deal with issues rather of old, ugly clothes he didn't than rely on the mindless hu the second reason that people voice no opinion BY DIRKL. BELLAMY know what to do with. Is this mor and violence that has on matters of substance. People who have Opinion and Commentary Board for real? Or is it some big na made this country so great. opinions tend to try to shoot down the opin tional joke to see how many Movies have also gone Has anyone noticed that most people do ions of other people. It is nearly a law of down hill. But you can't not really talk about anything anymore? people can be tricked into nature. I suppose many people are tired of dressing like they just lost a blame the writers in Holly Now, I am not saying that people do not talk causing a conflict, so they have decided to bet at Value VUlage? wood. The perfect plot for a anymore. I hear tiie occasional, "Nice hair, hold their opinions and never tell anyone You think the bell bottoms movie used to be the Russian Su2y," or, "Sorry I ran over your pig. Farmer about them. and leisure suites of the '70s government sending some Brown." But honestly, do people really talk There is something to be said for this are mocked. Just wait until secret agent to the nation's about anything that matters anymore? second reason. Keeping fiie peace is some the next generation gets a capitoi to bomb the white Come on folks - current events, politics, times worth some sacrifice. It is a pity though, hold of pictures of us. house. Now all the writers all of us are different and we all bring a sligjhtly Call me old fashioned, but can do is portray the Russian religion, metaphysics, something - anything. I'd like to go back to the '80s, The one exception, on this campus anyway, is different perspective to an issue. Wouldn't it be government sending an am when all you had to do was bassador to the White House religion. Most of the students on campus talk great if we could all just sit down and have a wear the same pair of blue to beg for financial support. about some aspect of faith at least once a debate about abortion and everyone could week (even if ât simply consists of discuss jeans, converse shoes and Yeah, I'd like to go back in listen to the other peoples' arguments and jean jacket with alternating T- time. When Bill Clinton was ing how boring chapel was). But does any then leave as friends? Why can't it be that shirts to be in style. just a sleazy governor and body read the paper around here? Does way? What makes it so impossible for us to Something else that frus Rush Limbaugh was nothing anyone watch the news? listen to opposing arguments? trates me about this decade but an opinionated fat guy. The common excuse is time. Few people I would encourage all of you to find out is the rapid growth of tech When "grunge" as a fashion have enough time to study, sodali2e, and about something of substance on this rock we nology that I don't under term meant that your clothes keep up on current events - so the inevitable call Earth and then find someone and talk stand. Ongoing construction were dirty. When you didn't victim is our knowledge of Bosnia or the about it. It really is not that hard, trust me. It of the information super have to pick out the blue M & does not even involve physical pain or serious highway, virtual reality, and M's. Take me back to the good European Economic Community Fair an increasingly digitalized old days. enough. But what about when we are not in halludnatiorts. But, you never loiow, it just school? Do substantial discussions and may involve a cure for cancer. debates occur anymore? This question first popped into my mind over the summer. I work^ at an electronics firm here in Newbeig for a few months. Go forth and seek the negative About halfway through August this realiza tion smacked me straight in the face: the BROOKE HOPPER I arrived here with zero nega One other thing—the muffins. people who work in the team areas, people Opinion and Commentary Board tivity on my brain... then I met I know that Marriott is an old is with free time on their hands, almost never some returning students. sue, so I will only touch on it discussed topics of substance. Articles on opinion and com "Marriott food sucks, the Admin briefly. What is with the MUF Throughout my entire summer I never mentary pages, for some odd istration bites, and if I don't get to FINS?!!! I feel deceived, cheated, heard a single solitary honest-to-goodness reason, seem to have a slight dance with my boyfriend on cam and downright fraudulated! At socially relevant conversation outside of my naysayer connotation. Most pus (instead, perhaps, at the abun first glance of the blueberry muf own office. Tliey talked about their dating times it seems that all there is on dance of other places), I shall fins, it looks as though there's a these pages is someone com habits, fashion issues, or sometimes just about surely die." plethora of berries in that thing. neat shoes. In fact they talked incessantly - plaining about something, or Well, I'm sorry, upperclassmen, But ho! Nay, nay I say! The ber someone telling someone else to but would you like some cheese about virtually nothing at all. ries are only on the top of the muf stop saying bad things about with your whine? I have yet to find So I began to ponder. There seems to be fin; not a speck of the blue mor something they like. Our assign any terrible wrongs being commit only two reasons why people would choose ments seem to be, "Go forth, and ted at this beautiful institution. als will you find in the middle, to discuss only fluff with no break for sub seek the negative!" Well, 1 am All right, I cannot tell a lie (this ât,the dirtyin my ladder opinion, of misdeeds. is topmost on stance. The first is apathy. Some people, I here to break that mold. is a Christian school, you know). The point, my fellow Bruins, suppose, just plain do not care about what is I may have only been at this I have found one or two things that I am laboring to make, is school called George Fox Col that irk me slightly. Number One: going on in the world. Sometimes I can see our little qualms their point though; I mean, how many lege for a few short weeks, and there are no pencil sharpeners, and 111 feelings toward certain political scandals can we seriously care about perhaps I shall find more to staplers, or three-hole punchers aspects (may they be persons or and still maintain our own sanity? But I still complain about in the future, in any of my classrooms! At the but for now, I like this school do not like this excuse because there is a very least I should have thought thin^gs) of this great edifice of and I don't care who knows! I there would be pencil sharpen higher learning, are nothing to plethora of really meaty topics which do not be pressed upon until our hands chose GFC because it was a ers. Even my poor public high bleed. We can live with these involve scandal or deceit. A case in point is small school with friendly pro school somehow afforded each of hings, and I for one intend to religion. fessors, nice students, the those things. Need I bring up the live with all of them, murmur But many people find it difficult to talk classes I wanted, and, oh yeah, outrageous ($18,000+) tuition, about religion and other such serious issues - ing only the slightest grievance I thought the fountain in the room and board, and fees that here and there, until the day of not because they do not care, but because Bruin Den was pretty cool, too. I'm shelling out? other people care too much. This brings me to my graduation. GFC students attend conference in DC. CHRISTINE BABCOCK Staff Writer. The Crescent exactly did these four get wind of this lucky opportunity? , s t u d e n t s r e c e n t l y For Saladino, it all started nad the honor and privilege of when a friend recommended gomg to Washington D.C. and her to help organize the Or hobnobbing with "the big egon Forum a few years wigs on the hill." Two weeks back. Since then she has been ago, Karin Klinger, ASCGFC to four National Forums and vice president, Bridget a few other state Forums as baladino, senior, Shannon well. Smith, senior class president, "When I went to my first and Brian van Kleef, KFOX forum I was blown away. It station manager, attended the really challenged my think National Student Leadership ing," Salindino commented. Forum on Faith and Values. This was Smith's third Fo rum. She got involved when The National Student she received an invitation to andLeadership Values isForum an opportunity on Faith the National Forum. "I have for students and government no idea where the invitation came from or why I got one," leaders to share and pray to Karin Klinger. for The Crescent Smith recalls. gether over a four day period. The first Forum was actually Shannon Smith, senior class representative, in Washington D.C. at Patomic Point. The Smith immediately talked in Virginia fifteen years ago; it statue is called The Awakening. with Administration and GFC has been involved in the has since grown into a Na Smith, the small groups are the trophy case. No recognition were given the opportunity to state and National Forum tional event. Twenty states in best part. "You do everything was given to the students for ask questions of the leaders. e v e r s i n c e . all have some sort of Forum. together and grow really close their work, but they benefited Several of the government A s f o r v a n K l e e f a n d This is the third year GFC was to people." There were eight from the experience, even if leaders spoke and shared how Klinger this was their first na represented. Also this year students and two facilitators their deed goes unnoticed. they incorporate faith into tional forum. Both saw and outside the U.S. there were 15 per group. Students ate, dis One of the key themes for their daily lives. Klinger seized an opportunity to go to different countries present. A cussed, went sight seeing, and the four day period was stated, "We got to meet sev D.C. and meet some Chris usual some Congressmen, a did a service project with their WWJD (What would Jesus eral key people in our govern tians in the government. All Vice President, and British small groups. do?). There was no big ment. I even got to shake A1 agreed that it was a worth Parliament members were For their service project agenda, just an opportunity to G o r e ' s h a n d . " while trip; not only did they also in attendance. Smith and Klinger went to a make friends and share faith Right now your probably make lifelong friends, but Most of the time is spent in black high school where they walks. Two Dialogue sessions thinking four days in D.C. their faith was reestablished in small groups. According to regrouted tile and washed a were held where students sounds pretty good. So, how our government. J i m Wa l l i s t o Dancing: Board approval has speak at GFC ASCGFC dancing for joy KRISTE RAGAN publication in 1975. The magazine • Continued from Page One Staff Writer, The Crescent o^rs articles by a variety of writ e r s a n d t h i n k e r s . W a l l i s a l s o sides the orientation t h e M e n ' s B a s k e t b a l l Growing up, Jim Wallis, edi founded the Sojomer community, square dance and the game and it will tor of Sojourner magazine and originally bas^ in Chicago but H o l i d a y H o e d o w n ) . h a v e a ' 5 0 s t h e m e . author, alwa}^ questioned why currently located in Wastogton One, the week after we The second dance blacks and whites attended differ D.C. The Sojourner community get back to school sec of the school year ent schools,went to different serves 1,000 families with food ond semester, and the will be at the Spring other at Spring Formal." churches, and lived in different programs and programs ffiat help Formal, where O v e r t h e n e x t f o u r neighbor "at-risk" yourfi. Dance, Rock and Al hoods. Both the So years, other dances will ternative Christian be gradually added, Walliswas journers and music will be played. with a total of six AS an active W a l l i s b e l i e v e Other proposed member of an that theology, CGFC sponsored dance t h e m e i d e a s f o r f u t u r e spirituality, by the school year 1999- d a n c e s i n c l u d e ' 7 0 s evangelical 2000. church and politics, social music, country line This year students can and square dancing, sought for an justice, and s w e r s t o h i s m o v e m e n t s a r e expect the first ASCGFC Hawaiian, harvest connected in a sponsored on campus costume party, Christ questions dance Jan. 19,1996. This mas formal, and clas there. His very important dance will be following s i c b a l l r o o m . Nathan Cherrlnglon, forlho Crescent search was manner. unsuccessful He has writ and had only ten several led him to fur b o o k s i n c l u d t h e r c o n f u ing "The Soul of sion. Wallis P o l i t i c s " a n d KFOX: New policy on hold "The Call to decided to search for his answers in the in- Conversion." He has also pub • Continued from Page One ner-dty of Detroit Michigan. He lished several magazine articles be inconsistent with the life rize secular music that will be began talking to black Christians and appeared on NBC and CBS The new policy makes sev style standards outlined in the played on the campus radio and spending time in poverty television. Wallis has spoken in eral new stipulations to the George Fox College Student station. stricken neighborhoods. By doing churches, colleges, seminaries, current policy found the AS Handbook (gambling, the con Scott Jensen, program di this, Wallis not only found an and retreats across the United CGFC Constitution. sumption of alcoholic bever rector, stated, "D.J.'s who want swers to his questions but he also States as well as in other countries. The main point of the new ages, immoral behavior, etc.). to play non-standard songs found a lifelong journey awaiting Wallis will be featured at sev policy is that while most of the Lori Mills, Communication will turn in a list and we will eral events open to the public KFOX music and program Director stated, "We basically for him. analyze it. It is a lot of work, Throughout his life Wallis has during this year's John Woolman ming will draw from a solely agreed with the concepts of but we are committed." found ways to protest radsm and Peacemaking Forum presented Christian library, some pro the policy, but we opted to To regulate what happens dur violence and to encourage peace by the George Fox College Cen grams may play additional send it back to KFOX for clari ing peak Marriott hours, the new ter for Peace Learning. The theme music that is not from the typi fication." KFOX policy strictly prohibits any in today's society. Wallis wiU be seailar music to be played dur speaking at George Fox CoUege for this year's forum is, "Against cal "Christian" format. The Secular music will not go Violence, But What Are Christians overall KFOX programming unregulated if this new policy ing the hours of 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11, as part would try to reflect the diver is put into effect. The non-stan and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. without prior of the 1995John Woolman Peace For?" The events will begin on Wednesday, October 11, and will sity of the George Fox College dard songs will be approved approval. making Forum. continue thiuugh Friday, October on a song-by-song basis by a Brian van Kleef, Station Currently Wallis is a pastor, an Community, yet reinforce their 13. Those wishing to gain more common bond in Jesus Christ. stipend employee of KFOX. Manager explained, "We don't activist, an author, and the editor want to force students, who of the Sojourners. He started information on Wallis or any of The new policy explains This means that only the Sta the forum events can contact the that songs which are not on a tion Manager, Program Direc don't want to hear non-stan working as an editor for the So Center for Peace Learning at Christian label, must have a tor, Promotions Director and dard music, to listen to it dur journer when he and a group of t h e M u s i c D i r e c t o r c a n a u t h o ing peak meal hours." his friends founded the monthly Geoige Fox College. positive message and cannot PAGE. Guys should take heed: Girls dig Pasqu^ s gry friends. KARI SCHNEIDER "1 brought friends and I still & KATIE CRISMAN needed a doggie-bag!" Staff Writers, The Crescent remarked a pleased Kari Being away from home, Schneider. most college students desire a The chicken parmigiana good hearty home cooked and panzerotto pocket pizza meal with a relaxing are highly recommended but " m o t h e r ' s k i t c h e n " f e e l . plan to share with two or three Pasquale's offers this unique others. and inviting atmosphere One especially positive as rarely found in restaurants to pect of Pasquale's is that free day. From the close-knit sur delivery is offered from 5 pm roundings to the friendly, in to 10 pm daily (within a five formal staff it is obvious that mile radius of the restaurant). this is an original family style The restaurant is located on Italian restaurant. west first street just off high Pasquale's serves a wide way 99W about a mile from variety of authentic Italian the college. All menu items are available to go. recipes including homemade " I know that many guys on pizza, soups and salads, as well as a variety of pasta din campus are without a car and ners with prices ranging from this elegant take out would be $7.50 to $12.95. The prices ap a great way to impress your pear to be high, but they reflect date!" hinted two desperate the quantity and quality of the GFC girls. dinners. Overall, Pasquale's pro For example: a speciality vides a very positive experi includes not only the dinner ence and comes highly recom order, but also soup or salad, mended. The staff is friendly, antipasto (cheese, meat and attentive and they create a fruit hors d'oeurves), garlic comfortable atmosphere. Most bread, dessert, and coffee. importantly, the food is excel Loriel Stutzfuan. for The Crescem When dining in, it is a good lent. "I would give Pasquale's idea to come with an empty two and a half thumbs up!" Pasquale's offers a traditional Italian atmosphere while at the same time serving said Katie Crisman. great food. Pasquale's has free deliver so you never need to see thispicture in stomach, as well as some hun- real life.

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JOE THOUVENFi «"? "°"®®=chicken high fried rice. quality, high cost Sounds Staff Writer. , m e a l w a s s e r v e d i n tnree courses: soup, dinner . C h i n e s e f o o d and dessert. The first course f r o m t h e peciallyinNewbergcanbeahassle,^ for those who onfy was a bowl of egg flour soup and tea. Both were very good, city The^joy authenticrestaurants Chinese vary in food aual' the dinner arrived quickly and looked tasty. The chicken Concerts coming to the ityjustas much as ftieyTat Portland area: m name. My search led to was the best I had ever had. It was small chicken pieces in a •Phish, Oct. 5, at downtown Newberg and into Memorial Coliseum, $20. ^ r e s t a u r a n t sweet and sour sauce with called the Peking House sauteed peppers and pine- •Soul Coughing, Oct. 6, at La Luna. $7.50 (advance) The Peking House, which ^ 5 ? r o l l s a l s o has been open a little more added to the delectability of •Rich Mullins, Oct. 1, than four months, offers deli the meal. The highlight, how 8:00 p.m. at the Chiles Cen cious food with friendly ser- ever, was the chicken fried rice. ter. vice. It is a family run business The food and the atmo •Bede and Stone Dead in which the family works and sphere went hand in hand. Azaleas, Oct. 7, at the Push. $5. While enjoying the good food, manages. , I was able tn faWia° rv»\r Hma Ao4-_ ' •Soul Asylum and Placing an order ^^le to take my time eat- Radiohead, Oct. 9, 7:00 compared to choosing wha^ ^S'.^rid talk with a friend. The p.m. at the Salem Armory. you want. There are fivf p"! ' nn"'"® J."""! $16.50 (advance) of choices, including combta!- P^îded an at- •Midori and the Oregon tion dinners, family or group n- ? '°S®lhemess. Symphony, Oct. 12, at the meals or vou can chp® ^ .. ' received the tra- Ariene Schnitzer Concert Scouple e ot o specialties f s p e from c i a the l t it L read, ( "Good . u " Fortune ' " s " i After d e Hall. $13-$43. •PFR and Jars of Clay, wfswas tor feTcoSah a combination dinner, "'h thatcheckrreahred this 'fortune' held more Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at however the combination din- true to the Peking HoutZn Bauman Auditorium. ners come with either pork tome. A! though the food was •Sixpence None the fried rice or seafood fried rice. "iciuouwas delicious, the service friendly Richer, Oct. 13, at the Push. $9. When I asked about the and the atmosphere natural, •Buffalo Tom and Jenni possibility of having chicken they had received a "good for- fer Trynin, Oct. 13, at La fried rice with a combination time" from my wallet. I would Luna. $8.50. dinner, the response was a recommend this restaurant if •Wayne Watson, Oct. very negative "No!" So I you are in the mood for Chi Loriel Stutzman. for The Crescent 14, 8:00 p.m. at the Cross settled for ordering three sepa roads Church of Christ in nese, however be warned that You get what you pay for. Peking House offers excellent rate specialty plates: sweet a typical GFC student may not food at a high price. Typical GFC students budget might Portland. and sour chicken, egg rolls and be able to afford it. not be able to handle a dinner here. •Green Day, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum. Red Hot Chill Peppers and •Nancy Wilson, Oct. 16, at the Ariene Schnitzer Top Ten Concert Hall. $27-$31. Films •White Zombie, Oct. 22, their "One Lukewarm Minute 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Coli The top 10 films at BRANDON THORNBURG Kick" intro (especially with seum. t h e b o x o f fi c e f o r t h e garity on Blood Sugar Sex Staff Writer, The Crescent its spoken-word aspect) Magik, are now simply dumb: past weekend, includ •Juliana Hatfield, Oct. clearly recall Navarro's 1993 "Confucius might have been 24, at the Roseland theater. ing the weekend's gross The first thing about this al solo project, Deconstruction. confused/and Buddha might • N i n e I n c h N a i l s a n d and the total gross. b u m t h a t r e a c h e s o u t a n d have blown a fuse/I ooze the Bassist Flea and Navarro David Bowie, Oct. 25, 7:30 grabs you is the cover art. It's play off of each other so well muse...Meet me at the coffee 1 . " S e v e n , " N e w p.m. at The Rose Garden illustrated shop/We can dance like Iggy Arena. Line, $13.9 million, one like a Pop." week. •Sierra and New Song, children's Kiedis' banality aside, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. at the 2."Showgirls," book, with J 1 i ' ^ however, the Red Hot Chili Salem Armory in Salem. MGM, $8.1 million, one fanciful Peppers remain a strong funk rock band, made infi •James Taylor, Oct. 31, week. drawings at the Ariene Schnitzer y ■■ fnT'lUvt , nitely more so by the addi through Concert Hall. $23. 3."To Wong Fog, out it. tion of Dave Navarro. The T h a n k s f o r E v e r y Why is best songs on the album, •Out of the Grey, Nov. thing! Julie Newmar," t h i s i m and indeed, the songs that 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the New Universal, $4.5 million; save this album, are the Hope Community Church portant? in Portland. $24.3 million, three Well, the ones in which the amazing weeks. addition rhythm section makes you •Ozzy Osboume, Nov. of Dave forget that you're listening 3, at 8:00 p.m. at the Ariene 4. "Dangerous Schnitzer Concert Hall. Navarro to a singer who enjoys Minds," Disney, $2.8 (formerly harping on extremely con •Sonic Youth, Nov. 5, at million; $71.3 million, of Jane's trived points like "I like 7:00 p.m. at the Roseland seven weeks. A d d i c - pleasure spiked with pain/ theater. music is my aeroplane." t i o n ) i n •Blues Traveler, Nov. 30, 5 . " C l o c k e r s , " U n i I w o u l d r e c o m m e n d t h i s the often- at the Ariene Schnitzer versal, $2.6 million; $9.5 that they have become the fo album to fans only. New Concert Hall. $21.50 million, two weeks. vacated guitar slot seems to have brought the Chili Pep- cus of the arrangements, comers, however, will prob where in the past Flea and 6."Unstrung He pers-gasp!-w«f«nfy. ably not be impressed. roes," Disney, $2.5 mil The packaging provides a vocalist Anthony Kiedis have been the pair to watch. lion; $2.7 million, two link to the band of old. Fans r n On this album, Kiedis has weeks. of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 50^^ OFF may decide that this is not generally taken a back seat to 7."The Usual Sus necessarily a good thing, be- the guitar-bass duo, and not FROZEN pects," Gramercy, $2 cause part of their appeala moment= fr,r, tooc:nr,n soon. wic His voice million; $15.4 million, was their decided lack of ma continues to be the most an GRANITAS s i x w e e k s . noying facet of this band, CVrt turity. But after the initial not valid with any other olTer even more so with the lack of exp. NOV. 5.1995 8."Hackers," MGM, adjustment required, you re a radio-friendly "Under the Lexp. (NOV. DHIVE TMBU 5. EaPBEfSO ,| $1.6 million; $5.8 mil alize that, after alUhe really Bridge/Breaking the Girl"- • 10% discount w/GFC I.D. lion, two weeks. important aspect of the band type ballad. was always the funk. The intro to "Deep Kick", • Across 99W from Abby's 9."Babe," Universal, Jane's Addiction always with its extreme disregard of $1.5 million; $50 mil had a funky edge to them, so such incidental things as key •Top quality lion, eight weeks. Dave Navarro fits right in. and rhythm, is the most ob • Superior service However,riovvcV. his contribution to 10."Braveheart," Viand's growth IS obvious noxious moment in vocal his- • Consistency Paramount, $1.42 mil ret thirty seconds of tory since Linda McCartney. lion; $64.7 million, two the album. TheThe "Warped "Warped" Kiedis' lyrics, while im- Bagels • Scones • Cookies • Granites weeks in re-release. intro, as well as the "Deep proved from his extreme vul- <-i?FqrF.NT, fflURSDAV;;_OCTL5J2gg PAGE 6 THE

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Whining not aliowed MATTOPITZ You deserve it, go ahead. Sports Editor, The Crescent You're doing good and I like to supply the warm Ok, athletes, a whole ar fuzzies, as long as you win. ticle directed totally at you. However, WHEN YOU Wow, you should all feel FALL FLAT ON YOUR privileged, a warm and FACE, DO NOT WHINE fuzzy feeling should engulf ABOUT WHAT 1 WRITE! you. So sit back and enjoy. You can't have it just one We all know that every way. All fame and no criti body likes fame. People like cism is not real life. Do you to be recognized and they really expect me to turn the like to bask in the glory, sort other way when you or of soak everything in. It your team is in a slump? makes you feel good, like a This isn't high school sports Maria Townscnd. for The Crescent drug. Hey, I like that feel where the best that the team Dawn Hartwig smiles with confidence, she has outrun the competition so far. ing to and that is why we can get is only the best that here at The Crescent want the school has to offer. No, to acknowledge your ac this is college. Most of you complishments. We want to have been recruited to play Runners set high goals bring out the positive in ev and perform here, and thus erybody and make every you are subject to being put MATTOPITZ They are recently coming Invitational, in which several off a pretty impressive show NCAA Division I schools body feel good. on the Opitz chopping Sports Editor, The Crescent I h a v e h a d s o m u c h t o block. This isn't one of those ing at the Willamette Invita took part in. Hartwig helped write about this year and I situations where we give The George Fox cross coun tional in which they placed to lead the Bruins to a second have been able to put most you a pat on the back and try team has been hit hard by third, finishing behind Pacific place finish at Willamette, be of you in the spotlight and say nice try. In college ath injuries and illnesses this year, Lutheran and a club team. At hind Pacific Lutheran. The have given you that feeling letics, the athletes are ex but they have responded well the Big Cross Invitational, the Lady Bruins are eagerly an that sort of reaches in and to the challenges put before men were without the services pected to perform and per them. The team has placed ticipating what could happen grabs your heart. Hey, I'm form well, and that is the of Dave Dewar, George when Brooke Barton and there for you. The cross situation here at Fox. well in all its meets and is ea Althaus, Raymond Cheung, Rebekah Ulmer are totally gerly anticipating the national T u n N i c h o l s a n d E r i k G i b s o n . country team with Dawn Now, it seems that some healthy. Emily Bergman, one of you have problems when meet, when everyone should Despite missing so many run Hartwig, and the men's soc be healthy. of the women's captains said, cer team with Curtis Selby you are criticized. Believe ners, the team still managed to "We have had a slower start (freshman goalie), have me, I would not criticize The men are still waiting for place eighth, and they were their All-American, Erik then we hoped and with the been some examples of the you imless there is a very the top NAIA team at the loss of Brooke, that put us a positive aspects of George good reason. Do you think Gibson, to get healthy. Gibson meet. The University of Colo F o x a t h l e t i c s . that I like looking over my has been bothered by a leg in rado is currently ranked num step behind. We have high I know that all of you shoulder every waking jury he suffered at the begin ber one in Division I so the expectations for ourselves at Nationals. We are not satis a t h l e t e s a r e u n d e r t r e m e n minute of my life watching ning of the year. Gibson's men were up against some dous pressure to perform at for a crazed athlete whose teammate, Urn Nichols voiced fied with being ranked sixth his opinion of the season so pretty stiff competition. This or seventh, we have higher a college that has a history sole purpose that day is to helps to show what depth the of doing well in athletics m a i m m e f o r w h a t I h a v e far, "We have ran very well. men have on their roster. g o a l s t h a n t h a t . " W i t h and this must put a tremen written. I just write what I We have been hurt by illnesses The women are lead by Hartwig leading the way, dous burden on you. How see, and some of it is ugly. and injuries. Two of our three Dawn Hartwig, who is one of and a healthy Barton, the ever, it seems that you have The students need to know All-Americans haven't run yet the best runners in this region. Lady Bruins should be a all been able to shoulder what is really going on and and that is crucial if we are to Hartwig won the women's strong contender at nation this responsibility and have I see no reason why I be successful." race at the Willamette Invita als. risen to the standards that should soften the blow. Chris MacLeod stated, "We t i o n a l . T h i s m a k e s t h e t h i r d Next up for the Bruins is have been set for you. Ahh, You're all adults, you can have run well as a sick team, race this year that Hartwig has the Sundodger Invitational yes, fame, glory, keep it handle it. And if you can't but when we get healthy, we won. The only one that she in Seattle on September 7th should be really good." coming right? Oh, you're handle it, maybe you failed to win was the Big Cross at 10:30. enjoying this, I can tell. should go back to high You're just letting it seep school sports and get a pat into every pore in your ego. on the back.

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^ ' ' ' f > ' i Tr Volleyball team spikes opponents over weekend MATT OPIT2 the air and propel the ball for ■ ward like a missile. Time after get his substitutes some play ing time in the third set. Their In the words of George Fox time, Whitworth players inexperience began to show would go flying back. One too. Lofgren and Guyer would YEHEEEAAAAAHHHHni;YEEIFFVa'T^ Guyer^ Whitworth player even took not play the rest of the match, This was the attitude of the ® ®Eot in the face, which and their replacements would should tell some just how fast George Fox volleyball team as struggle at first. Jennie Rennie "pped into helpless those spikes are going. The would replace Guyer and Whitworth on Saturday Bruins were never threatened would direct the offense. in the first set and Michelle The Lady Bruins followed George Fox would take the Guyer s example of enthusi- Harper would end it with a lead but Grant did not like asm and intensity and block. what he saw. He called a time smashed their way to an easy George Fox would find out midway through the set win over a team that they themselves down quickly in and let his team know that he should have beaten. It looked the second set 2 to 0. However, was not pleased. The Bruins like the Brums barely broke a they would tie it up at four all would respond and the subs sweat in their easy 15-5, 15-6 after Lori Peterson's ace and played well the rest of the way they would not trail again. through. Jennie Rennie would straight sets victory. Once again it would be Nelsen end it all with a tip for the win. X / T - L o f g r e n a n d and Lofgren leading the way This is a team that is on a Michelle Nelsen leading the with their hitting, and nitting barrage, the Bruins roll, reaching the finals at the Whitworth, who sits at the George Fox Invitational, and it cruised in the first set. With bottom of the conference, had Guyer receiving great passes is nice to see that Grant is not from her fellow teammates, nothing to answer with. Guyer merely content with winning. she was able to help set up would finish the second set off He wants the ladies to play with a tip over the net and the well and think playoffs. The Lofgren and Nelsen, for some sweet kiUs, and what kills they Lady Bruins were on their Lady Bruins will look for re were. Time after time, the two way. venge against Westem Oregon Coach Steve Grant decided Michelle Nelsen dives for the dig at Saturdays game outside hitters would rise in State this weekend at the West- to rest most of his starters and em Oregon Invitational. SPORTS STANDINGS O's Circle of Champions DAWN HARTWIG (Cross However, they were able Country) - What else needs to bounce back against WOMEN'S MEN'S VOLLEYBALL to be said? Hartwig contin Linfield and break out of a ues to mow down her com- SOCCER scoring slump at the same SOCCER petition. Last weekend, time, beating the Wildcats Conference Hartwig won the 2 to 1. Good job ladies for Willamette Invitational in keeping your heads up. Conference Conference Salem. Of the four meets that she has run in, KARI GUYER TO Pacific 5-0 Hartwig has won three of JOANNA LOFGREN OR Whltwortfi 3-0 GFC 3-1 Linfield 4-0 them. She is definitely giv M I C H E L L E N E L S E N - ing the cross country pro Will. U. 3-0 Pacific Deadly combination. With 3-1 Will. U. 4-0 gram a good name. Guyer receiving great PLU 2-1 Whitworth 2-1 GFC 2-2 p a s s e s f r o m h e r t e a m W O M E N ' S S O C C E R mates, she was able to set Pacific 2-2 Whitman 1-1-1 PLU 0-3 (The entire team) - The up Lofgren or Nelsen for women went out and the deadly kills. These 1-2-1 PLU GFC 1-2 Whitman 0-3 played tough all weekend. combinations helped to Whitman 0-2-1 Will. U. 1-3 L&C 0-4 They took a really good destroy Whitman and Willamette team the dis Whitworth over the week Linfield 0-3-0 Linfield 0-2-1 Whitworth 0-4 tance before losing 1 to 0. end.

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GFC Outreach: Bill Esslg teaches NW Medical Teams experiences to GFC ANDREW MILLER travel to Romania Staff Writer, The Crescent George Fox College is windows," said Hays. pleased to introduce Bill Essig, When asked why Hays associate professor of business went to Romania, he said, "If s and economics. GFC Alumni and just part of my Christian life Essig spent his youth in to reach out to people that are Ohio attending "a small high daughter assist NW less fortunate - especially wid school in a suburb of Cleve Medical Teams deliver ows and orphans." He went land called Olmsted Falls. I supplies and remodel to Rwanda during the cholera was.. .from a middle class sub urban family. 1 went to Miami orphanage epidemic last year and wanted to go again, but found University in Oxford Ohio." CARi HOGAN no openings on a medical "Through high school I was staff Writer, The Crescent team. Although he served on on track to go to college, get a George Fox College a construction team, it seems good job, and do something in Alumni, Ron Hays, trav as though Romania held the business world. I didn't eled with The Northwest many opportunities for him to know what I wanted to do, but Medical Teams to Roma exemplify Chrisfs love. I enjoyed English and history, nia this past summer to Accoi^g to Hays, Roma so I went to college to get a work in an orphanage nia holds about 23 million good liberal arts education. doing construction work people, 150,OOOof those being During that time I got caught and sharing Christ's love orphans, and contains nearly up in foe turmoil of the sixties. with both the children 1,000 orphanages. He ob I was involved in 'Students for and the care givers. served that "a lot of them are a Democratic Society' and got The Northwest Medi economic orphans - their fam really immersed in the coun c a l Te a m s i s a C h r i s t i a n ily can't afford to keep them." terculture movement and in organization that deliv The biggest problem the Vietnam War protests and ers medical goods and among the orphanages seems issues that were prevalent in supplies as well as man to be a lack of social work. that time. power throughout the "There is a need for more so My life changed dramati world. Due to the great da! work to be done with foe cally during my college years. need, many teams have care givers so foat they will I was more in to the 'tune in, Pat Johnson, forThe Crescent traveled to Romania be physically interact with the turn on, drop out' ideas in col Bill Esslg in a new member of the George Fox College fore, and will continue to kids more," said Hays. lege. Those experiences in col Business Department. Behind him is an african mask that do so in the future. In the "Sometimes babies only re lege led me to travel [after I hangs in his office. past, they have helped ceive human touch when foeir graduated]." provide toys and cloth diapers are being changed. Essig graduated with a B. A. Lanka. We carried on an inter He stayed in Thailand for ing, as well as love, to or Even whilebeing fed, foey are in English Literature a minor national courtship." He then four years, but then a time phanages there. not touched... a blanket is of in philosophy, and an interest went to Greece, his wife fol came when "our cups were Hays brought along ten used to prop their bottie in Eastern philosophies and lowed, and they were married. empty. We were living in a his daughter, Beth, a se up." thought. "Those interests "At foat point we decided that very stressful situation, n i o r i n h i g h s c h o o l In reflection on his time stimulated my desire to travel it was time to reestablish con pretty much at call 24 hours whose goal is to become in Romania, Ron Hays to the East, particularly India. nections with family and per day. It was a tremen a medical missionary. would like to see social I took off in 1973 after saving friends, so we came back to the dously rewarding and en The father and daughter, workers go back and work money for a year. States. In Ohio, I started my riching experience, but we along with their team, with the care givers in or "[There,] I had kind of a own business, a small carpet/ were ready to take a break." worked in Calarasi - a phanages. He stated, "I Damascus road experience. I furniture cleaning business, Essig then entered a town of approximately hope other people can be stepped on a barbed fish bone but I wasn't really satisfied." graduate program of Inter 100,000 people near the motivated to know that wWch pierced my heel, and Essig began to struggle disciplinary Theological Bulgarian border, about they, too, can go there and the tip of it broke off inside my with issues of poverty and Study at Regent College in an hour and a half drive that they, too, can get in foot. And through the process starvation in India. "I was Vancouver, Canada. He f r o m B u c h a r e s t . volved. Anyone who de of trying to get that taken out, grappling with that theologi graduated with a diploma in The team worked in an cides foey want to do it can and visiting different hospitals cally and wondering how to Christian Studies. orphanage that housed find a way." He and his and clinics to have [it] re integrate my Christianity with He then turned his inter nearly 100 orphans 0-2 team found the way via ga moved, I ended up at a mis social help." Before, "most of ests to West Africa and years of age. They mainly rage sales and other fund sionary hospital in Miraj. I was my ministry was focused on Kenya. There, he initiated worked on remodeling raising activities and be led to Christ by an 18 year old proclamation and spiritual new programs in Kenya, the orphanage. Accord lieves that anyone who is Indian nurse and an older ministry, but the overwhelm Burkina Faso, Niger, and ing to Hays, "The bulk of determined will take the Norwegian missionary ing human need in places like Chad. These programs in our work was getting it initiative and find a way to woman. They ministered to India was really calling out to cluded monitoring and su ^ i / ready for winter." Ap get there to help people in me, confronted me with what me. pervising World Concern in proximately a third of all need. He saw the need and I was doing with my life, and He discovered organiza puts, strengthened reporting t h e w i n d o w s w e r e b r o heard the call and now presented the gospel to me in tions like World Vision, World procedures, and implement ken and in need of new l e a v e s o t h e r s w i t h t h e a d a way I'd never heard before. Concern, and other Christian latches. "We cut glass ing church partnership pro vice, "Don't wait for the I searched my soul. . .and organizations who tend to fo grams between churches in and replaced about 200 way to find you." [found that I] was afraid to die cus on relief and development Africa and North America. without knowing what the works. In 1979, he and his wife In January of 1987, he left Truth was. 1 felt if I knew the wanted to devote time to help World Concern and attended Truth. . .and was sure of it, ing ease the situation in Cam Harvard University to earn a then 1 could face it. bodia, so he inquired on job Masters in Public Administra "I ended up staying in In openings at World Concern in tion. After leaving Harvard, he dia for three years after that. Seattle. joined Mercy Corps Interna After giving my life to Jesus I "God opened the door, mi tional, a multimillion dollar re just wanted to serve him any raculously, for us to be able to lief organization with opera way I could. I attached myself serve. I served as their coun tions in 14 countries including to a group of young people try director for their program Asia, Africa, Latin America, who ministered to the hippies in Thailand, Laos, and Burma. the Mideast, and Eastern Eu and foreign travelers, and I grew as the work grew, and rope. He then became the Vice even to some of the Indian the work grew as I grew. My President of International Pro young people. Much of what responsibilities and theologi grams. we did involved street evan cal understandings grew After seven years he again gelism, prison visitation, vis much during this time." Essigs decided that it was time to iting schools, and trying to fol responsibilities including rep move on, this time to George low Jesus in whatever way we resenting World Concern and Fox to become a member of could. creating and managing vari it's faculty. He lives in West "From India I went to Af ous programs where there was Linn with his wife, Lauri, ghanistan, where I lived for six none before. Under his lead and three sons : Jared who is months doing prison ministry. ership, the program was a senior in high school; Aric, Prior to going to Afghanistan, implemented, grew, and flour a sophomore; and Nathaniel, I met my future wife in Sri ished. who is in eighth grade.