b y G r a c e C h e n ’ 1 0 Letter from the Editor Editor-in-Chief Grace Chen Always and only Always Sister in Christ, Your challenged spiritually, challenged but spiritually, that you will also be evermore encouraged by the thoughts, artwork, and stories found among these pages. allowing us to serve you through this avenue. us to serve through this avenue. allowing you I hope that as you read through the words of your fellow brothers and sisters, you will not only be Personally, God has truly humbled and blessed me by the process of working with you as a fellowship fellowship a as you ofwith process the working by me blessed and humbled truly has God Personally, to compile the Spring 2008 Edition of Bread of Life. On behalf of the BoL staff, I thank you for With this prayer in mind, I hope that you will remember the promises that God has for us and ofbe the transformative work uplifted by all the submissions. Christ, as evidenced by Jesus the earth beneath barred me in forever. broughtBut you my life up from the pit, 2:8] God. [Jonah O LORD my vomit) Jonah out of Jonah vomit) and onto the safety of despair, dryland. the roots ofTo the mountains I sank down; The focus of this edition of BoL hinges upon the prayer of Jonah as he calls out to God in his darkest darkest his in God to out calls he ofas prayer Jonah the ofupon ofhingesedition focus BoL Thethis As hour. the passage meanders the towards wefinale, see how God lifts (or makes rather, the whale another. At another. times it may seem like Bread of Life (BoL) may seem more like a project dependent on deadlines, editing, layout… and more deadlines. Yet from the hard work, dedication, and support that. more than is so much that this publication I can tell you required for BoL, Dear Bread of Life reader, hold in hands your a collection ofYou pages that captures the heart that this has fellowship for one Table of Contents to peoplewhosenameswemay haveforgotten!} Shuyang Yao, MandyZhao,JamberLi,Henry Wen, JovitaKwan,Brian Yung. {Andapologies Tran, Rachel Pang, Yvette Wong, ElbertChang,CynthiaKwong,RonnyHuang,Caleb Chan, SandyZhao, Van-Kim Bui,Eric Yau, JaniceCheong,KathleenChang,JudyLiang, Thomas Editors/Interviewers/Contributors RichardsonKilis,ShawnLiang,andXiGuo Layout: ShawnLiangandRandaChiang Cover andDesign Shoutouts Senior Superlatives Bible StudyBlurbs Senior Interviews Creative Works Updates Ministrary Yun-tingCoordinator Letter: EricYeh CalindaYewCoordinator Letter: Spring 2008CBSBreadofLife:The Workers 41 40 37 14 11 8 6 5 5 C oordinator Letter I I never thought it would be THIS difficult to leave. For the past month, as I prepare to leave this place that has y b become a special place for my heart and life, I have learned all over again that all of this--family, struggle, joy, tears--not only has to be rooted, centered, and pointed towards Jesus, but also surrendered to and put under his C Lordship. Because if it’s not, then it has cost me nothing; it means that this life of discipleship has been more a about me than about the magnification of Christ in my life. I’m learning that I have to be emptied in order to be filled. Emptied not of God’s grace that grows love in this fellowship, not emptied of the hearts and souls that I L have been poured into each other, not emptied of that for which Christ has taken hold of me, but rather emptied a d n of believing that anything during this life on earth is as good as it gets. “You can have all this world, but give me Jesus” (Fernando Ortega’s “Give Me Jesus”).

This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Sea. When it empties into the Sea, E y the water there becomes fresh…there will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so 8 0 ’ w where the river flows everything will live. -Ezekiel 47:8-9

It’s kind of like the song that goes, “empty-handed, but alive in Your hands.” Emptied yes, but made complete and alive in Jesus. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes (Revelation 7:17). A huge part of me has been struggling to believe that if I really surrender everything (even everything that is so good, even family) for the sake of the gospel, than I will receive from and through Jesus a hundredfold what I have left. Not only NOW in this time, but also in the times to come—eternal life (Mark 10:28-30). It’s hard for me to believe that if I follow Jesus, anywhere the river flows (that is, where Jesus takes me), I will be led to a place where the salt water will be fresh, and find an increasing measure of the fullness of life. You see, I’m learning again, how to believe. And through a refined faith, I see that we ought to be sorrowful yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, but possessing everything (2 Corinthians 6:10) in Christ:

The Lord is my strength and my song, He has become my salvation He is my God and I will praise Him, I will lift Him up Who is like You, majestic in holiness Awesome in glory, working wonders In Your unfailing love, You will lead the people that You redeem And in Your strength, You will guide them, To Your holy place (Starfield’s “Who is Like You”)

In the Lord’s strength, unfailing love, and guidance, let’s keep fighting the good fight of faith. What does that mean? One thing Pastor Richard shared during a Friday message, which stuck me, was that he fears that one day he will fail the Lord. I pray that we will never cease having a healthy, humble, and godly fear of the Lord. I pray that we will venture all on Him so that when Christ calls us to the next step of obedience, which for me now, is to let go and trust that God will continue to keep each of us in Him, we will remember the surpassing value of following Him and by faith in the Lord’s proven worth, forsake all holding us back.

The journey is hard and it may get pretty lonely, but “Can that be called a sacrifice which is simply paid back as a small part of a great debt owing to our God, which we can never repay? All of these are nothing when compared with the glory which shall be revealed in and for us” (David Livingstone, pioneer missionary to Africa). The sacrifice may seem great, but the reward is far greater; the task may seem too big, but the Lord God is our shield (Genesis 15:1). Press on. Go deeper. We’re not there yet. It’s hard, but I’m learning that there is no greater privilege than following and trusting in Jesus. May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing it (Romans 15:13). Yes, cherish this fellowship, cherish the time you have left here at Cornell, but even more, let’s strive to cherish Christ far above all else – from joy to joy and faith to faith. God bless you! Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river… their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing (Ezekiel 47:12).

Love in Christ, Calinda 6

Dear Family,

I address all of you with the truest sense of that word. Family. Throughout these four years, you have become more than just my acquaintances, classmates, or basketball playing buddies. When I call you brothers and sisters, those words carry the same weight as if you were my biological relatives. We have all gathered from all over the world onto this hill, this campus that we call Cornell, and into this called family of CBS.

And like any big, healthy family, we have our share of events and activities. We study together at Duffield Hall, eat together on North Campus, and go on trips to New Haven. We pray, read the Word, and praise our Father in Heaven together. There are big siblings (the upperclassmen) and little siblings (the young ones), and we inevitably grow and share our lives together.

While all that sounds peachy and bright, the reality is that we have become a family in every sense of that word. And attached to that notion are the little annoyances, biting remarks, arguments, competitions, misunderstandings, miscommunications, failed expectations, disownings, and divorces. The closer we become, the more we become cut by each others’ rough edges. Because our natural reaction is to act coldly or judgmentally, the result is that there are some people in our lives who end up getting hurt, pushed away, or left out.

BUT. Our heavenly Father brought us together to become HIS family. That very fact gives us a completely different calling, a completely different relationship with each other. We are called to love each other with an unconditional love, with His all surpassing love, with love that covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8). This translates to a call for us not just to love those that we are comfortable loving, but also those who we cannot seem to love.

This call to love unconditionally is daunting. It’s enough for me to throw my hands up and say, “That’s impossible.” But every time my mind tells me that, a louder voice speaks: And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. -Romans 5:5

God has promised to pour out His love into our hearts; not so we can live merry lives without drama, but so we can reflect God’s character. We reflect the work that Jesus is doing in our lives so that the world can see the power of God in our lives. We are different because we have a love that this world cannot generate or make sense of. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must h ’ 0 8 love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. -John 13:34-35 y E It’s tough, yet God has already done the hard part by performing the greatest act of love. He sacrificed

c Himself on the cross, because of his unconditional love for us, who have collectively hurt Him more i than anyone has ever hurt us. Let us not strive by our own wisdom to heed His call. Let us follow the greatest act of love. Let us follow Jesus to the cross. E r Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows

g God. -1 John 4:7 n i If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have no love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love,

u n - T I gain nothing. -1 Corinthians 13:1-3 Y Only through His Love, Yun-ting Eric Yeh b y C oordinator Letter II 7 Prayer As I sit down to reflect upon this past semester, I would say that it has been nothing short of an y b exciting experience. Never before have I been so challenged by the command that we’re given to pray.

This struggle began right from the start, when I had to lead a workshop on prayer for winter retreat. I C

vividly remember breaking down in the middle of the workshop. As embarrassing as it may have been, h

I am thankful that He has used this to humble me and to show me my lack of understanding in prayer e

– oh, how much I still needed to learn. y r

As I look back, I thank God for all the ways He has been teaching me more about prayer through this l

semester. For example, He has taught me more about the importance of obedience in prayer. I learned H that God takes sin seriously, and will withhold His answers for our good, to turn us back to Him (James 8 0 ’ u o 4:3-12). Another vehicle of blessing has been the chance to co-lead the bible study on prayer. Through this study, we have learned things like the importance of faith in prayer (Heb. 11:6); we have studied the promises of God, that if we believe, we will receive whatever we ask for in prayer (Matt. 21:22); we have looked into the examples of the people who prayed with raw honesty before God (Psalm 74); we studied the role of God’s abiding Word to convict, instruct, rebuke, and transform our hearts to know His will (Heb. 4:12, Rom. 12:2), so that we can pray according to His will (John 15:7) .

Yet even as I tried to wrap my mind around these lessons, there seemed to still be a missing link. It was still difficult to pray at times, with the consistency and faithfulness I know I should have had. “But He gives us more grace.” It was not until recently, that God has reminded me and opened my eyes to another key truth about prayer, particularly, that it is a privilege. It is privilege, first of all, because I never deserved it. As a sinner, my only just punishment is death. But because of the Cross and Christ’s sacrifice for me, I can enjoy a relationship with Him (Heb. 10:18-21). A relationship with Him! With such a viewpoint, prayer becomes not only a command, but also a privilege. Likewise, remaining in Him and being obedient and having self-control become not just things I have to do, but something I am privileged to do, because through them I am able to grow in my relationship with the Lord and to know Him more.

This has been a precious lesson for me. And my prayer is that even as we seek to know God more, He would continue to give us a love to pray as He opens our eyes to the privilege and joy it is to pray to Him. May He help us to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8) and thus stir us to pray to Him more! 8

Ideas matter. As Christians, our notions about God and the gospel message filter down to every aspect of our lives. What is our ultimate purpose in evangelism, and is that purpose carried out in every aspect of our lives on a daily basis? John Piper says, “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal of missions. It’s the goal of missions because we simply aim to bring the nations into the white hot enjoyment of God’s glory.”

We are called to bring the nations into worship of God. However, to do this we must worship Him first. Within us, there should be a strong emotion in response to the truth of God’s Word, a response that manifests itself as zeal for his will and as passion for His glory. Following Jesus and living to glorify him should be our ultimate satisfaction. As Dave Smith has shared, we do not evangelize with the mentality of a salesman, but with the mentality of a satisfied customer.

’ 0 9 James 2:17 states, that faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead. We should remind ourselves

g daily of the gospel so that we can always be ready to give a reason for the hope that we have (1 Peter 3:15). In our desire to know God more, we should study scripture, which will equip us with the support of the truth with which we are commanded to proclaim. u a n

H In Luke 14, Jesus explains the cost of following him. He says, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life-he cannot be my disciple.” We believe that if we truly considered everything in this life a loss compared

n y ” to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ, then we will be transformed. As God has changed us and

N continues to do so, we are confident that by his grace he can instill the same hope and faith we have in

o the hearts of others. People will see the joy overflowing in every aspect of our lives and will ask about

R the eternal hope we have.

We are called to be witnesses, in sharing this joy with others. At the beginning of the year, Pastor Jones

a n “ shared Acts 1:8, which says “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you

i will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” In our experience with evangelizing, we’ve realized that it’s not always as glorious as it sounds in this verse.

n q The reality is that people may refuse to talk to you or they may respond with worldly reasoning. But take heart and bear the attitude of Peter who said, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words

w E of eternal life” (John 6:68). In sharing the gospel, we find freedom and truly see that it affirms the realness of our faith.

What is the worst thing that can happen to us if we share our faith here at Cornell? During the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action we learned about a starving Nigerian mother, who instead of recanting her faith in order to receive food from the Muslim government, remained steadfast in her Christian faith. Although our circumstances differ from that of this mother, how would we respond in ’ 0 8 a n d such a situation in which we were threatened to compromise our faith? We challenge you to live a live ii worthy of the gospel. We have seen and tasted that God is good. We know Christ because somebody cared and dared to share. Shouldn’t we do the same for others? h y L t a C b y Evangelism 9 b y T i f f a n y C h e n ’ 0 8 b y H a n s o n J i a n g ’ 0 8 a n d a n d B r i a n Y u n g ’ 0 8 Mandy Zhao ’09 Inreach Discipleship -Ecclesiastes 4:8-10,12 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. falls But pity the man who and has no one to help him up! Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three broken. not quickly strands is Two areTwo one, better than because they have a good return for their work: This too is meaningless – This too is meaningless business! a miserable yet his eyes were his eyes yet not content with his wealth. am I toiling,” whom “For he asked, am I depriving myself “and why of enjoyment?” There a man all alone; was he had neither son nor brother. There no end to his toil, was that usually include more than one person, because most ships are big enough to fit many people, and people, many fit to enough big are ships most because person, one than more include usually that hard (ifit’s pilot a ship! not impossible) for just one person to As we head into summer, our As head hope we into is summer, up that will on, we not and forgetcheck encourage to for, pray one another. end doesn’t Fellowship in May! It ends in And ‘ship.’ ships are for journeys—journeys “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his loves who he for another, one love to debt continuing the except outstanding, remain debt no “Let Romans 13:8 has fulfilled the law.” fellowman the wonderful simplicity the ofwonderful gift of God’s Through for us. this love struggle, learned we’ve to look to of outpouring love an God-honoring true,into that translate to strive to and example an as love God’s are learning we to just obey: Most importantly, brothers and sisters. for my love because God first loved us, but how does the evidence of can evidence the does How how but lives? our in appear us, love loved that first God because love strengthening, and pure, faithful, is us for love God’s sisters? and brothers as another one love truly we and certainly not complicated. Our sinfulness and natural human-ness are the factors that complicate This year, our vision for Discipleship Ministry was simple: love God, and love one another. But the We be. can commands simple those difficult ministryhow this is in being learnedfrom we thing main for each other through God’s grace. We have seen glimpses of and have it through us, working love grace. We for other through each God’s God’s gives us hope in this broken world (Psalms 27:13). But our greatest hope comes from knowing that none of this is of doing; it is God who should be and is behind all of our own this. strength to get us through. Too often, we sit around waiting for fellowship to happen when we should we when happen to fellowship for waiting around sit we often, Too through. us get to strength be actively keeping one another accountable and comforting those who need fall. to We ask God to change our hearts and rid us of Then might become a closer family that provides we our insecurities. those times is to continue smiling, serving, and treating one another like genuine brothers and sisters. smiling, serving,those times is to continue genuine brothers and sisters. and treating one another like It seems like when we hold, feel own we Satan’s our run on to relying struggle save forgettingalone, ourselves, we about often our peers Too – their needs. own their have too, they that and help to ability This semester, we tried to learn about accountability and its implications on fellowship after seeing the the seeing after fellowship on implications its and accountability about learn to tried we semester, This during ofdo One to things experience. hardest us the around people that struggle,suffering and hurt, concluded that no there’s set definition for God fellowship. says a lot about loving each other (John 13:34, Romans 12:10, 1 John 4:7-21), but He doesn’t say anything about planning ACEs. making care packages or We’ll We’ll try not to talk about how InReach has been serving through traditional means because convinced we’re that the events we plan aren’t significant enoughto give realsemester, meaning we to set Inreach. out This to find the heart behind living a community as of brothers and sisters. We We’ll do our best not to spew the usual platitudes about love and fellowship, but we make no guarantees. guarantees. no make we but fellowship, and love about platitudes usual the spew to not best our do We’ll 10

It’s difficult to summarize a single semester into a couple of paragraphs, much less two years. When I think back on four semesters of leading praise team, it’s hard to find coherence in the jumble of Bible verses, songs, out-of-tune guitars, off-pitch voices, and off-beat rhythms that come to mind.

When I think about praise team, what often comes to mind most easily is my own insecurity and lack of musicianship. I think about how often my heart has been in the wrong place, and I think about how often I’ve wished for more time to practice. What amazes me, though, is that in midst of our failure, God can still be pleased with our worship.

Some people overlook the “technical” aspect of praise team, choosing instead to focus on what the “heart of worship” really means. Others focus too much on the sound of the music. At one point or another, we are probably all guilty of both. So what pleases God? I know that our tendency is to lean toward the “heart of worship,” because it seems like the spiritual stuff is what really matters. And it’s true; the heart matters most. But as a praise team, it’s still our responsibility to be musically competent. If we aren’t willing to put in the time to practice and struggle to sing on-key and stay on-rhythm, then we cannot really say that we are striving to please God with our praise.

In a sense, it’s the responsibility of praise team to struggle with this balance so that the rest of the fellowship doesn’t have to. So this semester, we contemplated what it means to be “undistractingly excellent” -- good enough so that people aren’t distracted by our lack of musicianship, but also not so flashy that we tempt people from focusing on us rather than worshipping God. It’s been a tough semester musically, but I am encouraged by the faith and maturity I see in the underclassmen. It is my prayer that you will continue to keep a song of praise in your heart always and find what pleases the Lord.

O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. Psalm 51:15 u ’ 0 8 i n n a L A b y Praise 11 b y T h o m as Tran ’11 What Have You Done? -James: 1:12 -James: . By His Grace, Thomas Tran

God has promised to those who love him God has promised to those who in my heart for a reason and this will be a time I will never forget. I’m going to miss you all and I will I and all you goingmiss I’m forget.to never will I time a be will this and reason hearta for my in enter into a new world. faith as you for your to pray continue Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that legacy in my heart such that it has become insanely hard to imagine Cornell without you all next year. other Cornellimagine year. next legacyhard to insanely all heart become has it that you my in without such each for pray continually you that ask to want I shortly, you for end will chapter this though Even and fellowship this in you placed has God you. for family a be always will it as fellowship, this for and stay stay strong, even when the times seem too harsh to bear. Now that your last year in college is about to end, I to want encourage guys you to strong continually stay in I faith, want but most importantly, a left and me touched spiritually has senior Each years. four past these forget not to you encourage to Finally, I just Finally, want to take some time to address the senior cannot class. describe Words how much I appreciate your continual support and guidance. have You all encouraged me to persevere and to this encouraging fellowship. He called me to be faithful and if all that’s I can manage, then has Amen. some impact on I future, realized my that it Although is GPA my more important to faithful stay deeds are everlasting. because God’s like Christians, as a whole, form as a whole, the body of Christians, like Christ. With this in mind, I want to ask this question again, “What have you done?” discouraged Last because I semester, did I not getwas the that GPA I wanted, but God has called me to be a brother in one common goal: to serve God. As a easy collegefor me student, to it’s put aside my Christian life games, for and fun, schoolwork, but the great thing about CBS is that I accountability from have the whole fellowship. Each of us provides the support and glue that holds this fellowship together just Sometimes I ask myself, “Why did I come to Cornell and why did I come to CBS?” Then I realize the simple truth: God calls me to serve Him. This past year, I have realized that weekly CBS obligation is not or just a a place for socializing; CBS is a family of Christians unified under God with Grades, internships, and achievements should not define who I am because my purpose in life is to let to is life in purpose my because am I who define not should achievements and internships, Grades, that life for Him. life and to live God consume my let numbers define who I am. 1In the Bible, God explicitly makes this clearby tellingJoshua strong toand courageous and be to obey the law of the Lord. The story of helped Joshua me realize that I should let the Lord definemy life and not be discouraged, for the Lord will be with me wherever I now. have I that life the live to able am I action, every my guiding side, my by God have I Because go. Many people develop the misconception that grades and prestigious awards are two qualities that will that qualities misconception the are two that gradesMany people develop and awards prestigious define their success at Cornell. I came into Cornell with the same mindset, but one of I’ve learned the lessons this past year from my prayer partner, whom I will truly miss, is that I should never NOT. NOT. organizations? Or perhaps, are you proud of the awards you’ve received for being a SUPER student? proud oforganizations?are you Or perhaps, for being a SUPER student? received you’ve the awards ifWell, is answer “none your of no fears because then should I you have am in the same the above,” can be losers together! boat! We year. year. I began by asking myself what I done have and what I learnedhave this past semester. I must admit, it took a long time to actually this done think you’ve that something is What ofarticle. this write to me inspired question this about thinking something that was even a smidgen significant, but ofin ofproud of?proud proud you or involvement Are most grades, are your you that semester past Now Now that the academic year is almost I over, have started to reflect on what has happened this past 12

God has been teaching me many things this semester, and I really praise God for how amazing He is. In thinking about the past eight months, I did not expect to experience many of the things that I did…both the good and the bad (this includes my first two “visits” to the emergency room). J I also did not expect myself to be a part of Chinese Bible Study, or to even serve God in the small ways. God wants me to come and follow Him, and to fully let go of what I once held on to so dearly. He wants me to let go of my guilt, and to experience true surrender and freedom in Him.

It took a lot of courage for me to break up with my ex-boyfriend, who is non-Christian, and who I had been with for nearly two years. It has been an enduring challenge to let go. I had a lot of doubts and I still experience a lack of trust. There are even times when I question if my decision was the right one, or wonder why I put myself through this pain. But God has been faithful; He has grown me and set me free. He has allowed me to truly experience His love, and the love that He has placed around me from the brothers and sisters in CBS. I thank God for the sisters who have walked with me through times of distrust and pain.

God doesn’t want me to just get over the pain while still dwelling on the past. He wants me to truly enjoy the new life that He has promised me in Christ. To experience this life with Christ means that I need to really FULLY surrender and sacrifice my every unbelief and entire past to God. I did not really learn how to do this and apply it to myself until I recently read Mark 1:17, when Jesus says to Simon, “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Despite the fact that I have memorized the same verse from Matthew 4:19, it did not hit me until I read the following verse in Mark 1:18: “at once [Simon and his brother Andrew] left their nets and followed [Jesus].” Moved by the obedience of Simon and Andrew, I prayed to God that I would be able to really trust and follow Him.

Following Jesus isn’t really easy, especially since I do not always see the conseqences of my present actions. Looking back after half a year, I realize that God is mysterious and faithful, and above all He is good. Although there are still times when memories from the past come back to me, because I have tasted Jesus and know that He is good (Psalm 34:8), I do not fall back into my unbelief and doubts. In Matthew 11:30, Jesus says, “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Following Jesus allows me to find rest for my soul, and the burdens that I have and the things that hinder me will become lighter and lighter.

God has allowed me to truly experience Him and the new life that Christ gives to me. If things did not happen this way, I wouldn’t have been able to receive this great love from God, and more importantly, I would not be able to praise Him and love Him and my brothers and sisters in Christ. Praise the Lord for His good works and my ability to rejoice in Him. This is the joy of God! It is the joy of

’ 1 1 experiencing God’s love! g Finally, I would like to share the song that had carried me through times of pain, Starfield’s Cry In My Heart. Part of the lyrics go… For what do I have P a n If I don’t have You, Jesus?

el What in this life Could mean any more? You are my rock

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Verse 2: Make me pure, let me glorify The Father to the orphans All the shambles in my heart are healed I need you as my Father

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It was a sunny, sunny day in like like large group at CBS, or California when four girls who being in InReach. I guess I’ve SENIOR WILLS decided to go eat at Okenshields, learnt not to have expectations when they suddenly realized for things, since they don’t ever Judy: To hood one of next year’s that they were actually in Ithaca. turn out the same way. freshmen. Fortunately, Tiff Chen was using Eric Yau and Vanus Kimicus: 1 Free get- her magical powers that day so Q. What are your short-term and out-of-planning-for-ACE InReach pass. it wasn’t snowing in April, but long-term plans after you graduate? Grace: Dark and Twisty. rather, it was sunny with a high Working in Pennsylvania at Alex W. and all the other engineers: of 75º over Cornell University. Lutron. I’m not excited. Alcove Karma. And, so, a long and strenuous interview began. Fortunately, the editor-in-chief suddenly appeared and forced Q. What is your favorite memory of the interview to completion. CBS? So now it is complete, and I don’t remember what I did hopefully as Tiff Chen-ish as yesterday. (After an hour possible (i.e. dark and twisty). of thinking.) I like sitting in Tiff wishes that she didn’t have alcoves. And riding the TCAT to do anything with her life, she bus for Into the Streets. CBS wants to graduate, but and yet had its own TCAT bus! It was she doesn’t want to work. She so exciting!! also doesn’t like answering such hard questions, and hopefully, Q. What advice/encouragement do she will leave some of her you have for rising… magical powers behind at CBS Seniors—Don’t take yourselves and not forget us next year so seriously. when she turns Amish. Juniors—Grow Uup. Sophomores—Play nice with the new babies. Freshman—Four years is not as long as you would think.

Q. What is one thing you wish you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? Something big! Roll all the way down Libe Slope. And hit people along the way! I have yet to commit an act of vandalism g on school. Body surf at the mosh pit of a concert.

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w o n “transformed” by God these past four years? I’m mellower, and I’ve learnt

ette that God is funny. Like, when you hear about what people before you have learnt, it doesn’t apply when it’s your turn to go through it. For such as things b y y v Tiffany C hen Birthdate: 7 December 1986 This or That 15 Papers vs. Prelims - AIM: chinrou Early bird vs. Night owl - “??” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - D eana F u I’ve had the pleasure of getting habit, if not already, of praying me back. Knowing that I have n y c y b to know this sister in the few with a brother or a sister. You the confidence to say that God years we’ve had together. are models now—there will be is there, listens and answers my Affectionate, compassionate people looking up to you. Don’t prayers, has transformed me. I and incredibly smart to boot, be afraid of showing your love have a greater sense of security

it’s unnaturally easy to share for your brothers and sisters. because I know that even if I t the joys and pains of Cornell Even when you feel like you make a bad decision, God can h life with her. So what does this are doing it just because it’s the still use that and transform it i “princess” from Paraguay have right thing to do, God can show into a useful lesson. n o w k a to share with us today? His love through you. Sophomores—Even when Q. What are your short-tem and Q. What is your favorite memory of school gets harder, try to find long-term plans after you graduate? CBS? time to hang out with each Short-term: Find a job here It was our first prayer meeting other. Keep track of each other. or in Taiwan. Long-term: the as a class during Winter Retreat. You’ll be the ones living closer thing with Paraguayans is that g It was the first time we shared to each other. Develop the habit they never think too far ahead; with each other (for some, the of praying for your roommate, it actually depends on where I first time talking with each brothers and sisters; to pray end up in the near future. other). I don’t know why, but I for them and pray with them. felt like while we were praying, Build the discipline of going to At the end of the CBS/Cornell something very powerful told church, attending bible study experience, we pray that Deana me that God is here, God is and attending prayer meetings. will maintain her faith in God’s present, here right now. It was, All of these things will build up abilities. Whether she stays in the in a way, a reassurance. I feel your faith so that when you go US or goes off to Taiwan, God like it was the first time I knew through struggles, these things will be with her every step of the for sure that God is in CBS and will sustain you. way. Thank you for the prayers, God is there. Freshmen—When getting the advice, the encouragements used to Cornell and trying new and the support. Thanks for all Q. What advice/encouragement do things, you must remember of the fun times we’ve shared you have for rising… your relationship with God. with each other! Seniors—Go to God and make Watch out for each other while sure that you are getting your you try new things. support and advice from Him SENIOR WILLS now more than ever. Definitely Q. What is the one thing you wish I will Tiffany Yu my extra hours of the pray a lot for each other and you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? day so that you can use them to rest for yourself. Be honest with Learn Japanese. I remember and take care of yourself, my white and each other about your struggles telling Lordia that I wanted pink mug, and Thursday dinners. because you’re often struggling to learn Portuguese well, then Esther Wong: an earring collection, with the same things. Make learn a new language. This was Ecclesiastes 4:9-11. sure you have someone to the summer after freshman year. Sandy and Mandy: my fobby smiley face go to when you need to talk. I took Portuguese, but not any shirt with polka dotted ribbons on the And when things don’t go the other language. side. way you plan them to be, just Kersing: random conversations about our remember that you have hope Q. How has your life been families. from God, so don’t lose the “transformed” by God these past four Cynthia: chocolate covered sunflower hope that you have. years? seeds from Trader Joe’s. Juniors—Make sure that you He met me when I was a Rachel: my heart for unsaved parents, a are growing and learning from freshman. He’s been showing healthy diet, and a ping-pong match. God periodically; that you are me that He won’t be leaving Joanne: healthy snacks, a room with being fed spiritually and that you me behind. Even when I try to big windows and sunlight to make you pray for each other. Develop the run away, God is there to drag happy. 16 This or That - Papers vs. prelims – “Definitely prelims. I’m not good with words.” - Early bird vs. night owl – “I’m a night owl. Everybody’s up and it’s more fun at night than the morning.” - RPCC vs. Appel: - “The drinks are too far away in Appel and the cups are too small.” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Cornell ice cream doesn’t sit well with my stomach.” - Sophomore year vs. Junior year – “But only because of the basketball net we had up at 401D.” - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper – “This has actually happened quite a bit to me – twice freshman year and probably a few more times these past couple of years. You just cover and run, and hope nobody is in the halls. Never been a problem for me.”

Hi. My name is Jonny. Because I’d like to go to medical school Eric has attempted to meet with and eventually be House. But, SENIOR WILLS me three times already, and I I don’t have the gall, so maybe missed each of those meetings, I’ll settle for the hapless Wilson. [Senior wills are] kind of morbid. The I am currently typing this We’ll see what happens in the person who grabs it first, gets it. interview myself. Sorry Eric. near future.

[Interviewer’s note: Jonny was While we won’t know for supposed to meet up and turns out he certain if Jonny will become flaked, but only because he pulled two an old miser like House or the straight all-nighters doing stuff. So pushover that Wilson is, but we I forgave him, even though I cried a do know that God’s going to be bit.] watching over him in medical school or wherever he is taken. Q. What is your favorite memory of He’s a funny and crazy person, CBS? and I’m sure he will become I enjoy the singing--we have a a blessing to the people he great worship team. By the way, encounters and meets. Best of it’s spelled favourite. luck to you! And it’s favorite, not favourite. Sorry, you’re in Q. What advice/encouragement do America now. ;) you have for rising… I don’t give good advice. I guess one thing I’d say is that you won’t remember the biochem prelim in a few years, but you will remember the time when you shoot an off-balanced shot from across the room over YT’s head to become Mr. President. Relax and have some fun.

Q. What is one thing you wish you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? There are so many things I still need to do. I’d like to eat at Moosewood five times in one week before I graduate. That’d be epic.

Q. How has your life been “transformed” by God these past four years? I’ve become more skeptical and I’ve gotten to enjoy asking questions. It’s been a more c y a u enriching spiritual life because i

r of that. e Q. What are your short-term and long-term plans after you graduate? b y Jonathan H ong Birthdate: 21 August 1986 This or That 17 Papers vs. Prelims - AIM: cherry6340 E-mail: [email protected] Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel – “I worked there as a freshman!” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - C heryl H ou Nothing much in the world forget to look out for each other with family, and pray about and y b lasts or endures, but when I and support one another, this is start the med school application

think of Cheryl, I am reminded a privilege and an opportunity process. m of something that does: the to help each other grow. Long-term: To seek God y d n a unfading beauty of a gentle Sophomores—No matter what and really pursue His will and and quiet spirit, which is so trials and hardships you may go develop a closer walk with Him. aptly described by the apostle through, don’t lose heart too To fulfill His calling for me, Peter in his first letter. Cheryl quickly. Instead, one thing we whatever that may be.

not only has this attribute that should do is to learn how to z is so worthy to God, but also a cling to what God’s Word says I remember when I first met o a h truly bold passion for serving about the things we go through Cheryl: it was at one of the first Him, which has been a great and how we’re supposed to ACEs of my freshman year, encouragement to all of us! respond to those hardships and she was in my group for and situations in life. Learn to the activity (which was body Q. What is your favorite memory of be thankful and joyful in what worship). She really led our CBS? you’ve been given. group with her good ideas and I think that there are many I Freshmen—Don’t be afraid joyful attitude, and I trust that would consider very precious. to be challenged in your faith, God will definitely fill her heart I think one of the things I will test the things that you hear, with that continuous joy to keep look back on and thank God for according to what you believe is persevering! God bless you, is times of prayer we’ve shared true (like in the Bible), for those Cheryl! as a fellowship – whether it who are already Christian. Find be in prayer meetings, in class and surround yourselves with meetings, with prayer partners good influences. SENIOR WILLS or randomly. These have been mostly very encouraging times. Q. What is one thing you wish you My role for prayer time during praise to did at Cornell, but haven’t done? the next prayer ministry coordinator. Q. What is advice/encouragement do I haven’t yet gone up to the top My weekly to daily walk to Riley Robb you have for rising… of the clock tower, and I still to Dave Lin. Seniors—As God’s Word want to do it! My Asian noodle & broccoli dish to instructs us, we should make Kersing Huang. learning to love each other Q. How has your life been My role for driving praise team and Him the priority in our “transformed” by God these past four equipment tp Jovi Jr. (j/k. whoever has lives. Don’t lose heart in loving years? a car). one another. Like Paul says in For one thing, I think God A desire to know God more in prayer, Colossians 1:3-4, I pray that has made me a more humble prayerfully, to everyone. your faith and love for Christ person. It’s taken me awhile to will shine out the most. When realize His hands’ work in me. we don’t have enough from I think that’s one of the most ourselves to love or obey, God valuable things I learned, and supplies it even as we learn to I’ve learned to appreciate that step out in obedience and faith. all the glory really does belong Trust in that faith, and don’t to Him, rather than us. Coming give up! Have faith in God. to Cornell and witnessing this Juniors—As you start to serve was one of the greatest things a little bit more, don’t forget that that struck me. your relationship with God is still most important. Make time Q. What are your short-term and to draw near to God, through long-term plans after you graduate? reading His Word during quiet Short-term: To find a job to pay times. John 15. Also, don’t off my loans, and spend time 18 This or That - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Assuming it’s frozen yogurt.” - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore vs. Junior year – “Study abroad!” - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

About two and a half years did at Cornell, but haven’t done? confidently down the path God ago, Carolyn Hsieh sat down to I wish I got more involved has set out before her. interview a very impertinent and with other clubs, on-campus smart-alecky freshman. Even activities like student assemblies, though hopefully the erstwhile and seeing guest speakers, etc. SENIOR WILLS freshman (me) has matured a I also wish I bought season bit, Carolyn has stayed pretty hockey tickets and went to more I will Thomas Tran Taverna Banfi. much the same in the important sports games and more shows I will Joanne Chou my hotelie pride. ways: she’s still fun, nice, and at Schwartz or Cornell Cinema I will Judy, Janice, and Cynthia another always ready for a smile and a (indie films). stuffed animal tea party. “hiii, Sandy.” This time, I got to sit down with Carolyn to return Q. How has your life been the favor. “transformed” by God these past four years? Q. What is your favorite memory of I’ve learned a lot about who CBS? I am outside of the church Winter retreats in general! They institution. Since I grew up in are good times to spend with a Christian family, I was fed other CBSers off-campus (a everything about the religion, nice change of scenery). [My] but it wasn’t until college when freshman year there was enough I started to learn how to form snow to go snow tubing, and my own beliefs and ideals in that was so much fun! addition to the things I learned growing up. God has shown me Q. What advice/encouragement do my flaws, but I have a firmer you have for rising… grasp of what I believe in now. I Seniors—Don’t stress too much had a lot of questions freshman about jobs/grad school stuff— year about religion, God, and but also don’t procrastinate. myself but now I have a better Worrying about it doesn’t help; sense of my own identity in it’ll all work out in the end. God, and who I really am. Juniors—Don’t take each other for granted; remember that Q. What are your short-term and while you’re here, this is the long-term plans after you graduate? only time you’ll be like this— Short-term: Working in NYC school is important, but spend for Aramark, food service in time with each other and with the business services division the younger classes. (office buildings), living in NYC Sophomores—Take advantage (my own studio apartment-- of everything Cornell has to kind of small, but still open for offer (this goes for every class, company!) actually). Get involved in and Long-term: get married, have a h a o outside of CBS! Take fun gym family; would like to stay in the z classes (i.e. cardio kickboxing) northeast, but don’t know for Freshmen—Don’t be too sure. Become a housewife :D scared to try new things; keep an open mind and don’t get Carolyn has been a caring depressed! College is fun; enjoy friend and sister to many people it! during her time here at Cornell. We pray that she will continue Q. What is one thing you wish you to be strong in faith and walk b y s a n d y C arolyn H sieh This or That 19 Papers vs. Prelims – “You get them over with in a time less than it would take to write a paper.” - Early bird vs. Night owl - RPCC vs. Appel - “Oakies, since the other two are too lazy.” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Go froyo.” - Sophomore year vs. Junior year - “Because of ECE 303 in my junior year.” - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper – “Because you can, you know, clean up with - a shower.” [Interviewer’s note: gross Cliff, gross.] C liff Jao So I did interview Cliff Jao, but Q. What is one thing you wish you y b the rascal decided later on that did at Cornell, but haven’t done? SENIOR WILLS he wanted some more time to Spend more time with people e

“ponder” his responses. And who don’t live in Duffield Greatest dehumidifier of all time to Eric r being the nice person that I am, alcoves, go up the clock tower, i Yau. u a y c I granted the said request. Cliff go on a campus tour, and play cliffjao.com to the highest bidder. (I may not be the most talkative more basketball. think he’s kidding, but feel free to person, but he definitely has a ask) lot of cool things (and weird Q. How has your life been Nvidia internship to Xi. things, while we’re at it) to talk “transformed” by God these past four Gigantic umbrella to the smallest person about and share. It was also fun years? in CBS (Ann, VK, someone, etc.). to interview him. I’ve become more of a leader, Drums+snake in 105 to [insert and learned that God’s timing apartment]. Q. What is your favorite memory of is always better. Another thing All audio duties to Jefferson. CBS? is that I have learned to stop Alex W, the CBS website. The April Fools Ninja Story: worrying as much as to start Victor the /. geekiness. One night Chuckie, Peter, and trusting more. Caleb, the NBA madness. Cliff went to West campus to The rest will be sold, to prepare Cliff visit Andrew, who got help Q. What are your short-term and Jao for the business mindset needed in from either Hanson or Jonny. long-term plans after you graduate? business school. Peter went in first to talk to Short-term, I’d like to move Andrew, while Chuckie had to a great place called NorCal, already snuck into the dorm. pay off my student loans, find Cliff called Andrew to tell him a church, perhaps enroll part- he was coming and to let him time in a graduate school, get in. When Andrew came down involved as a counselor for to let Cliff in, he saw Chuckie a youth group, and get my running off with Andrew’s own awesome photography laptop, while donning a ski equipment. Long-term, I’d like mask. Peter was on the ground, to be able to afford my own acting hurt. “I think the thief house, raise a family, and go to took off with something business school (to get out of and I tried to stop him, but I the engineering “ditches”). couldn’t,” said Andrew, who was shocked. He ran off to his Cliff is not usually someone room and exclaimed, “OH NO! with too many words, so you They took my laptop!” have to wonder why it took him an extra two days to send Q. What advice/encouragement do me the rest of his unfinished you have for rising… interview. Kidding. From Texas Graduates—OK bye. to New York, and soon to Seniors—Spend time with California, you’d think he’d be people, be patient, have fun. tired of traveling and living in Juniors—Time to grow up different places. But God is with [interviewer’s note: he was not us wherever we go, and I’m sure referring to me], and take care of he’ll be watching over Cliff and the younger ones. guiding him in whichever path Sophomores—Start learning He deems fit. So, here’s to you to serve in all capacities, and with your own words: GL. DD. stop worrying about school. HF. GG. Except GG. :) Freshmen—GL. DD. HF.GG. 20 This or That Birthdate: 10 May 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper AIM: blufiresw2 Gchat: [email protected] - Early bird vs. Night owl – “I am trying to be more early bird.” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Not sure what Wow Cow is. Anything cold and sweet is good.” - RPCC vs. Appel – “It has more open atmosphere, and is more modern.” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - “Sophomore year was hard academically, but I officially began my relationship with Mel that year, and you need sophomore year to get to junior year. Still I would choose junior year.”

The tables have been turned. freshmen year. Get involved in I met from my past summer Once again, in the backroom of CBS and church. Get to know internship. Oakies, but two and half years brothers and sisters. Long-term: I would like be later, I am the one interviewing married, have a family, and him. I remember him being the Q. What is one thing you wish you continually make Christ the nicest guy in CBS when I had did at Cornell, but haven’t done? center and trust in Him for only just met him, and he still Going to a Cornell hockey game, everything. I also plan to remains the nicest guy to me. skiing, eating at John Thomas, continue learning to be content taking art and photography in every and all situations, to Q. What is your favorite memory of classes, and umm… sleeping grow a heart for congregation, CBS? more. to serve others with what God One time when Spock had to has given to me, and honor my drop off Cliff at the airport, Q. How has your life been parents better. I went along and we ended up “transformed” by God these past four going to a McDonalds at 5 AM. years? Also, all the camping trips and I didn’t have fellowship in SENIOR WILLS retreats have been memorable. high school. I came to CBS They were definitely worth the at first because my sister was I will hug to Jefferson. cost. In general, CBS has been here. Then I knew what I had Mac advocacy to Eric Yau. a “place of belonging” for me. been missing and my spiritual photography and video to somebody? I have at least forty gigs of life “sky-rocketed.” CBS Order of ECE to xg37. pictures to prove it. provided me with spiritually Collegetown court to 505. mature people that had similar Chicken noise to somebody? Q. What advice/encouragement do backgrounds as I do, and from Pretest and deinstallation of you have for the rising… them I learned a lot. My focus inappropriate event advertisement to Seniors—Try to make senior has been transformed from very Alex W. year as free as possible, so you worldly thinking to Christ, and I Caring for one another to Everybody. won’t be overloaded as stuff definitely have a better sense for Journey toward becoming Godly men to will come to you. Spend extra spiritual awareness and teaching Richard Kim and Treyton Moy. time on people. Graduate. Start about spiritual leadership now. on job stuff and plans early. Get Over the four years, I was given discipled since it will be the last the opportunity to learn, grow, chance you have in Cornell. serve, and die to self. He has Juniors—Last half goes faster awakened my spiritual taste but than the first half. Look after at the same time, opened my the seniors and underclassmen. eyes to show me that there is Care for people in Servant still more to learn. (Piper, Men’s Team. “See Above”. Bible Study) Sophomores—Care package to freshmen. Don’t feel bad if you Q. What are your short-term and are “hit by class like a truck”. Do long-term plans after you graduate? your best to grow together and I’ll spend one month with learn to care for each other as my family after graduation. a class, they are the only people I start work on June 30th at you will spend 4 years with. Apple in Cupertino, CA. Find u o Freshmen—We are praying for an apartment with Cliff and

g you. I might meet you in some Willy there, and also find a

i point during alumni weekend. church to get “plugged into” Need more ECE’s. Don’t eat and serve. I will also be going too much. Sleep while you can. back to spiritually walk with Have fun and take advantage of fellow Apple employees that b y x H anson Jiang Birthdate: 1 October 1986 This or That 21 Papers vs. Prelims - AIM: ibxbabijovi Early bird vs. Night owl – “Neither.” - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore year vs. Junior year – “because I studied abroad” - Shower with no towel vs. bathroom with no toilet paper - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow cow – “Ben and Jerry’s!” [I think there’s a trend for picking secret option!] - Jovita K wan As the semester ends, one would Freshmen—Find a good because she heard the questions k - n a v y b expect Jovita to have an ample fellowship, one that fits with earlier and was more prepared amount of free time to do this you. Choose things that are for the interview, but maybe interview, but as I sit down in important and stick by them it’s because she’s ready to leave Eddygate and retrieve my pen because college will challenge (even if we’re not ready for her so I can start scribbling down all everything you thought of and her delicious baked goods of the details, she informs me before. to leave!). that she has to go! She promises M I she’s not usually this busy, but Q. What is the one thing you wish like most seniors, Jovita has you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? SENIOR WILLS u b been taking advantage of the Gorge jumping, seeing the cows lax senior second semester to with the holes, tray sledding, Cynthia: I will away my pizza pan, so i spend time with friends. We and watching them put the someone can make cookie pizzas. She’s reschedule and meet up on a pumpkin up on the clock tower old, so she needs to learn to bake gorgeous, sunny day in Olin at midnight, going to HOLI things for people. café. (the Indian festival where they Van-Kim: I will my white chocolate fruit through balls of paint at each tart recipe (YAY!!!! –VK). Q. What is your favorite memory of other). Grace: I will the right to water balloon CBS? Eric Yau whenever she wants. [She lists three]. 1. Before I went Q. How has your life been Janice: I will the right to copyright the to Hong Kong, the [present] “transformed” by God these past four recipe for our PB&J secret sandwich. sophomores threw me a years? surprise goodbye party at Appel It’s been a challenge; coming and gave me presents! 2. CBS is into Cornell I’ve had to a blur…a good blur, but when reevaluate my walk to see if my Dave Smith took the freshmen faith was based on routine, and on a walk to the chapel during just going through the motions. freshmen year camping trip. 3. I’ve learned there’s always Freshmen year in general – the room for growth and to view current senior class had a lot disappointments in myself and of fun, and were always hyper areas I struggle as a chance to and crazy, jumping and running grow.. around, walking and singing to/ from CBS on Fridays. Q. What are your short-tem and long-term plans after you graduate? Q. What advice/encouragement do Short-term: Columbia Nursing you have for rising… School (She has to start three Seniors—Spend time with days after graduation! Oh no!) people; Don’t worry about jobs Long-term: Live in Hong or grad schools because it’ll Kong for a year and do medical come anyway missions for some time; own a Juniors—Don’t be afraid to cupcake bakery. start serving leadership roles; your role is to take care of the Walking back to Collegetown, younger people because the Jovita expressed surprise at how seniors don’t. They’re too tired quickly the interview lasted, and sleep early! forgetting the fact that she still Sophomores—Try not to be so had to email me some of her stressed. You can have fun even answers, so the interview wasn’t though you’re not freshmen any quite finished. She ponderd more. over the fact that perhaps it’s 22 This or That - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

Jeremy Kwong: a very cool and younger than most of the other Jeremy wishes he were able to chill CBS senior. He is going to people, but like it says in 1 spend more time with CBSers work for Johnson & Johnson Timothy: “Don’t let anyone look than just his final year here at next year, but for now he is with down on you because you are Cornell. But he’s grateful that us, in person. Below are his young, but set an example for everyone was so welcoming, answers to the BoL questions, the believers in speech, in life, in even with all the jokes =). and hopefully they will allow us love, in faith and in purity.” It’s to know him a little better: really exciting to see how God is going to use you guys in CBS in SENIOR WILLS Q. What is your favorite memory of the coming years. CBS? Freshmen—Don’t be afraid of Cynthia and Jefferson: adopt a little What is my favorite memory the upperclassmen! brother or sister =) of CBS? Unfortunately the amount of memories I have to Q. What is one thing you wish you work with is extremely limited. did at Cornell, but haven’t done? It’s like asking the freshmen I’ve never gone gorge jumping. what their favorite memory is of CBS except that they know Q. How has your life been that there will be more in the “transformed” by God these past four future. My favorite memory years? though, will probably have to be College is really where I began to the CBS senior cruise because I really learn what it means to be was really able to feel like I was a Christian. Really challenging a part of CBS. my thoughts of why I’m doing the things I’m doing. Not only has it been a blessing to be able Q. What advice/encouragement do to serve in different capacities you have for rising… in church and fellowship, but Seniors—Whether you’re aware I believe in these four years of it or not the underclassmen I’ve begun to gain a deeper are looking up to you, so I understanding of what it means pray that God will be able to to truly believe that there is use your class in amazing ways nothing greater than knowing as you continue to put your Christ. And because of that, trust in Him. Don’t waste this how my everyday actions and opportunity that God has given my goals in life are influenced to you to be here at Cornell. because of that truth. Juniors—Don’t take for granted the fact that you still have two Q. What are your short-term and more years. This is a precious long-term plans after you graduate? time that God has graciously I will be visiting China over the given to you. I look forward summer for two weeks and then li to being able to come back for moving to NJ to work at Johnson

r a good two or three years and & Johnson in the Consumer

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m miss hanging out with you guys working on yet, so that will be

a in 5DE. I really appreciate all exciting to find out. Though I’m

j of you for letting me hang out a little sad I’m not going back to there so much this past year. Cali, I will be close enough to Sophomores—You may be come back and visit! b y Jeremy K wong Birthdate: 21 October 1986 This or That 23 Papers vs. Prelims - AIM: beyondmynonsense Early bird vs. Night owl - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year – [Chuckie laughs.] - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “I don’t even know what Wow Cow is so, Cornell ice cream.” - C harles Lai As I wander into Duffield on email over the CBS listerv! y b a warm, Thursday afternoon, SENIOR WILLS

I spot Chuckie. He’s already Q. How has your life been g snagged a nice, well-lit alcove “transformed” by God these past four Kathleen: I leave her the task of finding c a r and as he sits before me, he years? an Asian with hairier legs than myself. surprises me by whipping out First, I found out that I do have Yvette: I leave her the task of keeping his Bible and revealing that a Father, I learned that the Holy

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he’s already mentally prepared Spirit can be powerful, and at CBS. h c to answer these BoL interview Christ loves me too much to Rachel: I leave her the task of keeping questions! keep me the way I was when I up the constituency of the native canto

came in. speakers from Hong Kong at CBS. e Q. What is your favorite memory of Eric Yau (“this is more a taking away n CBS? Q. What are your short-term and than giving”): his privilege of calling me The summer before junior year long-term plans after you graduate? whatever he wants, like “Tina”. because I grew a lot spiritually Short-term: show-up and do Next year’s InReach team: a super nice that year. I was here taking well at the job I accepted (in ACE for when I come and I visit. I will classes (that was the bad part), Jersey City, NJ). come like a thief in the night! but there were tons of CBS Long-term: I plan to be good and KCCE people that I met and do well at everything I have through Summer Christian to do. Fellowship. I got to know a lot of CBS’ers; it was my first After the conclusion of this time meeting Terrence (’06). impressively efficient interview, He became my PP and got me I asked Chuckie if there was involved in InReach. Edgar and anything else he wanted to add. YT needed one more person He said, “Yes. My class thinks to live with, so I decided to live I don’t like my class, but I like with them (401 D Eddy Street). them.” Soon after, I hear VK talking about pulling an “Ann.” Q. What advice/encouragement do I look around, thoroughly you have for rising… confused as to what an “Ann,” Seniors—I’m going to let them means so Chuckie tells me to figure things out for themselves, look it up. Needless to say, I it’ll be more fun for them. fell for one of Chuckie’s jokes. Juniors—You guys should grow Chuckie, your strange, yet up. [“What?!” I ask incredulously.] brilliant sense of humor will No, like seriously! definitely be missed! Sophomores—1 Timothy 4:12 Freshman—to non-existent freshmen, I suggest that they quickly come together.

Q. What is one thing you wish you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? Hm… besides graduate? Something that I haven’t done, but haven’t motivated myself to do is to pull an all-nighter at either Olin or Uris for reasons other than work. *After a few minutes* Oh, and send out an 24 This or That Birthdate: 17 April 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims – “Multiple Choice Prelims” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “What is Wow Cow?” AIM: discclaimer E-mail: [email protected] - RPCC vs. Appel – “This is so hard!!” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

It was a rainy, Friday afternoon; new season of independence God has radically transformed a perfect day to meet up with and servanthood—embrace it. Edgar during these past four a brother, especially Edgar. If Grow in integrity and holiness. years. Before Edgar came to you look past the intimidating Know that God will always be Cornell, he was not a Christian, exterior, Edgar is just a soft, there. Hold onto your brothers but he says that God has been loveable bear (I say this in the and sisters and cherish the time calling his heart ever since high most endearing way possible you have left; these next two school. He accepted Jesus into =P). I was quite excited to sit years will pass by in a blink. his heart during the second down with Edgar and talk about Sophomores—It is in your semester of his freshman year his grand experience with CBS. best interest to never become and has been growing ever since sophomores. Focus on your own then. His life is more steady and Q. What is your favorite memory of growth, find accountability with stable now that he can rely on CBS? one another, and be humble and God. He now desires to glorify Edgar says there are “just too happy with what you have. God and to fulfill His will in many.” He lists all of these Freshmen—Have fun. Study whatever he does. crazy adventures he experienced hard (sometimes). Get to know with his fellow CBSers. I will as many people, Christian and Q. What are your short-term and mention that Edgar has fond non-Christian as possible. long-term plans after you graduate? memories of being caked by Don’t fear meeting people from Short-term: Next year, he plans YT on his birthday during their other fellowships or churches. to stay and work at KCCE as sophomore year. Edgar will Building bonds allows you to he finds a part-time job. He is “never forgive him.” love and encourage each other; still trying to figure out what he this kind of fellowship has been wants to do and is considering Q. What advice/encouragement do very fruitful and important either devoting himself into you have for rising… for me. This is a year of new ministry, going back into Seniors—It’s so encouraging to beginnings and exploration, medicine, starting a bakery see how you all have progressed but do it in a way that is not business, or even going into in your walks, been challenged, self-damaging. Do not date (or seminary! held together, and grown. Keep think about the opposite sex). Long-term: He hopes that he being unique; it’s part of what I Seriously. =) will continue to “survive,” by love about your class. Use your not just living a life, but also time wisely. Make every moment Q. What is one thing you wish you keeping his faith in God. Oh, count, or you will regret it. did at Cornell, but haven’t done? and he originally stressed that Seriously pray about what you One thing that Edgar regrets he hopes to fall in love (this want to be doing; not job, but is not “falling in love” with must be a common theme…). also lifestyle, direction, and someone during his four years calling. Take care of the young at Cornell. I think I will just I’m always encouraged and ones. Serve the fellowship in stop there =P. Besides not inspired by what Edgar has to

g every way you can, but don’t accomplishing this “important” share. I wish him the best of burn yourself out. task, he also wishes that he were luck in whatever he pursues! Juniors—Cultivate seriousness able to “live it up” more by just and maturity. I know you hanging out, fellowshipping SENIOR WILLS all like to have fun and joke with brothers and sisters, and

c h a n around. When you have prayer developing deeper relationships. I will Xi the rest of my “eating

t meetings, you are very open Oh, and he wishes he had the abilities” r and vulnerable and serious; you opportunity to tray down the I will Ann another foot (Teehee). e should strive to be that way. slope. I hope that my current apartment mates b Always be careful with your will mature and grow spiritually.

el words. As new upperclassmen, Q. How has your life been I hope that the current freshman class don’t think that you will be “transformed” by God these past four will desire the Word and grow as a taken care of as much; it is a years? class. b y Edgar Lei Birthdate: 14 January 1986 This or That 25 Papers vs. Prelims - “Prelims, Papers and p-sets s0x0rz!” - Gchat: [email protected] Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year – “Yay for doing random ridiculous things.” - RPCC vs. Appel – “Bear Nasties. I like RPCC more than Appel. It’s the best either at 5:30 pr 8:00 pm.” - Early bird vs. Night owl – “In the morning when I wake up, and I don’t feel well rested, I’ll squirm - around and squeal, ‘I’m dying.’ But then I’ll eventually wake up. Ask anyone who’s ever lived with me.” Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - “Häagen-Dazs. What is Wow Cow? I can spell Wow Cow with my - fingers and mouth. I’ll show you.” C athy Lii So… H’okay. This semester I glorify him! to spare before bible study, we h c a d n a r y b was in Cathy’s wonderful bible Sophomores—Take care of surfed the web looking at pillow study on suffering… Well it the incoming freshmen class pets and I have to agree with wasn’t just Cathy’s bible study; since you’ve been in their shoes Cathy that Napolean and Howie Brian and Alex were there too. most recently! I wish you guys are indeed the cutest ones they Anyway that’s not my point. My great times in Cascadilla. That sell. I’m going to miss you point is that I got the chance to was a fond year for me because Howie! (and Cathy…). interview Cathy (conveniently our class got to know each other before bible study). :) pretty well. I hope you guys get to know each other better too! SENIOR WILLS

Q. What is your favorite memory of And of course, don’t forget i CBS? about those who are living on Napolean to Sandy Zhao. n a I don’t think I have a favorite West! Howie to Randa Chiang. memory. They’re too many! But Freshmen—Try out different Eeyore to Eugene Cha. g I’ve really enjoyed the time I’ve fellowships. Find one where Harry Potter glasses and all 7 HP books spent meeting up with people you think you can grow closer to David Lin. in CBS. It’s been a real blessing to God or where you’ll be My running shoes to Judy. getting to know people. It’s really challenged. Develop meaningful cool to see how people have spiritual friendships that will spiritually grown since they first point one another to God. came to Cornell. And without a doubt, I’m sure tomorrow’s Q. What is the one thing you wish Corny-Corny Games Night you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? will make it into my favorite Slide down Libe Slope on a memories list. couch, or something ridiculous.

Q. What advice/encouragement do Q. How has your life been you have for rising… “transformed” by God these past four Seniors—A lot of the time years? when you’re an upperclassmen, Hmm…4 years is a really long you’re kind of expected to time. I feel that God has been reach out and encourage the teaching me to have a better underclassmen. I encourage understanding and love for the you guys to continue doing that, gospel. He’s been teaching me but don’t forget about your own how to live a life worthy of the class too. I encourage you guys gospel. It’s a work in progress. to walk with and learn from each other. You guys may be a Q. What are your short-tem and small class but you guys have long-term plans after you graduate? big hearts. Spread the love and Short-term: I’ll be working care amongst each other. after I graduate. If you ever Juniors—You guys are so weird need to market a product, come and awkward! Which is cool in find me! my book. If I was forced to be Long-term: I don’t know. in another class, I would choose Wherever God leads me. to be in your class because then Hopefully I’ll be faithful Kathleen would be weirder and obedient in wherever or and more awkward than me. I whatever he calls me to. encourage you guys to keep on being fun-spirited. Use your So that’s the end of our gifts of energy from God to interview. With ten minutes 26 This or That Birthdate: 28 May 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl AIM: iellawessirinri Gchat: [email protected] - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

During a rare Sunday when and be concerned enough to like that. For Him to be Lord is praise team did not meet, be humble when it’s done to for something to change in us. the praise team leader, Anna you. God has given your class God calls us to live a life that is Liu, came back from lunch at a lot of talent and energy. If it really set apart. Being in college Plum Tree, advising me to eat doesn’t go towards serving Him helps me to see that, because there one day as the meal is and serving each other, then I’ve seen so much of what it is “very light” and “not greasy.” you’re just a bunch of fun kids, to be entrenched in the world. Obviously satisfied from the which you are but I’d love to see First, in John 3:31, it says, ‘He food that she just ate, she settled more. must become greater. I must into her Eddygate chair, ready Sophomores—You’re just become less.’ This is the core to answer the questions. getting started. Lots of of what it is to follow Christ. opportunities are ahead of you For the sake of Him increasing Q. What is your favorite memory of even though you may think and us decreasing. It’s easier and CBS? you’re stuck. For the next three simpler to live the way He calls In my sophomore year, Alex years—how much you grow, us to live. It’s not easy in the Spock Lee was leading praise learn, and change and how beginning because you have to team and he was trying to find much you enjoy it—if you’re get over a hump of faith. ways to praise God despite willing to be still and know Second thing that I’ve been anything. Essentially, it was that God is God, even in the learning is that God’s way is like, “Even though You send midst of problem sets, projects, always better, even if it requires the rain, we’ll still praise You.” and exams (which will only get sacrifice. This is what we’re Before one set began, his guitar worse next year), then you will called to do, to take up our cross fell, and a chunk of his started be able to learn so much more daily. Only after that, will you guitar to fall out. We said, “Stop and have more peace as well as understand what Jesus means praying for rain!” I enjoyed it, do more for God. when ‘my yoke is easy and my especially the reminder that we Freshmen—Find a good burden is light.’ When you first pray for things when we don’t fellowship and find a good take up the cross, it’s heavy, but really know what we’re praying church, because those things when you start to understand for. However, God sends it will become infinitely important God’s promises, the burden anyway. when you have to deal with the becomes light. reality of Cornell. Q. What advice/encouragement do Q. What are your short-term and you have for rising… Q. What is one thing you wish you long-term plans after you graduate? Seniors—Trust God. Especially did at Cornell, but haven’t done? Short-term: I’m moving back senior year since you have to Go up the clock tower, because to California to work for a little look at the rest of your life. it seems like it’s one of those while. Maybe get married or All of a sudden the fellowship things you should do before something like that. [Laughs]. becomes your responsibility. you graduate. Some people say Long-term: Ideally, I would Feel like you need to make it’s not that amazing. like to stay in California since it something happen by your fits my personality, but I’m open

g own effort. In reality, the more Q. How has your life been to anywhere. I mostly want to stressed you feel, the more of “transformed” by God these past four raise a family with kids that love an exercise it is to trust in God years? God. a n and believe in His promises that The past four years have helped li He’s faithful. me to understand more of what Juniors—Learn how to love it means to call Jesus a Savior SENIOR WILLS each other in a way that goes and Lord, because I feel like Mine is in the form of passing praise

u d y beyond just having fun with there’s this sort of ‘youth group’ team on. j each other. Learn to rebuke each Christianity which is to be nice other. Be concerned enough to people, obey your parents, to point out each other’s flaws get good grades, or something b y A nna Liu Birthdate: 30 March 1986 This or That 27 Papers vs. Prelims - AIM: chellosmello Gchat: [email protected] Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Michel O hmer I bumped into Michel at a stronger believer of Christ. h c a r y b Trillium during lunch although SENIOR WILLS we were scheduled to meet later Q. What are your short-term and that day. With my one hand, I long-term plans after you graduate? I will the role of honorary non-Asian did the interview and scribbled Her short-term goal is to get a CBSer to a future honorary non-Asian some notes. She studied abroad few research jobs or to stay here CBSer! in Costa Rica in the fall of 2007, at Cornell this summer to finish I hope that future classes will always L E and she strongly recommends her manuscript, which is to be remember to keep their arms open that you, the remaining published soon. Long-term

and their minds accepting, because we p underclassmen, experience that goal: go to graduate school and are all equal in His sight :). Love you n a too, because she really liked it!! study Ecology. guys!

Q. What is your favorite memory of Did you know that Michel has g CBS? an essay entry, [perhaps one of Michel has a lot of favorite her many other entries] titled, memories of CBS. One recent “Challenge Classic Sexual favorite memory was during Selection Theory: The Baby Corny Corny Games Night Became the Bathwater Years when the three duct-taped ago, But no one Noticed Until freshmen girls competitively Now” in Discoveries, published clung to the wall and did not fall by the Knight Writing Institute? down. Michel really loves ecology and writing papers. It was my Q. What advice/encouragement do pleasure to interview a person you have for rising seniors, juniors, that I do not know very well, sophomores, and freshmen? and it was rewarding. Spend One suggestion that Michel some time to get to know Michel would like to give to everyone is if you have not done so. It is a to not have a busy schedule. A blessing to see her around! busy schedule, she says, will not allow you to spend enough time with friends.

Q. What is one thing you wish you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? Definitely a hockey game, says Michel. She has never been to a hockey game throughout her four years at Cornell, and she really wants to go to one.

Q. How has your life been “transformed” by God these past four years? Michel has learned the importance of being around other Christians. She also learned not to be afraid to say that she is a Christian. The past four years at Cornell have transformed Michel to become 28 This or That - Papers vs. Prelim – “You have more control over your grades and I like to write.” - Early bird vs. Night owl – “I like to stay up and talk to people online.” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - [frowns] “Cornell ice cream because I’ve never heard of Wow Cow.” - RPCC vs. Appel – “They have dim sum on Sunday. At least I think they still do.” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year – “I enjoyed living on West sophomore year. Junior year, I was busier with extracurriculars. I didn’t have as much time to spend with people in my class.” - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper – “You can dry yourself with your dirty clothes.”

As I braced myself for the puns college. life to the Lord and it was hard that were due to arrive, Justin Sophomores—Get to know to know if I did or not because insisted instead, that this be a people outside of CBS and I was raised in a Christian formal interview. Despite his participate in bible study. It’s a family. The first time I had to personality as jokester, he also great way to develop stronger make a decision to continue wanted to dish out some advice bonds with people from other the Christian life was in college. that would be taken seriously. classes. You can grow a lot by CBS helped me do that though Thus, I have omitted many of reading the Word with your the people. the jokes that we shared. If you brothers and sisters. Don’t spend would like to imagine what the all your time studying either. Q. What are your short-term and complete interview was actually Don’t let grades define who long-term plans after you graduate? like, add in a lot of laughing you are: God doesn’t call you Short term: I am interviewing between sentences, lines about to successful, He calls you to be this week for a job in New York how awesome his interviewer faithful. Don’t worry about the City. I’m not really sure where was, many more puns (of future; this is for everyone. If God wants me to go, but I’m course). you spend your time worrying, most likely going to go back to then you’re wasting valuable Seattle for a couple of months Q. What is your favorite memory of time that you could be using to before possibly pursuing a job CBS? fellowship or enjoy your time at elsewhere. Long term: I’d like I can’t really define a specific Cornell. to continue my career in the moment in CBS, but I really Freshmen—Freshman year is hospitality industry. enjoyed visiting freshmen on the best time to get to know North and getting to know the people—especially those This is Justin—a man of wise underclassmen outside of CBS. outside your major. You never counsel, deep insight, but most I also really enjoyed freshmen know when you’ll come to face importantly, someone who felly dinner. I was involved in to face with them somewhere can never stop laughing and prepping food and decorations down the road at Cornell. punning. It’ll be sad to let him so I had a lot of fun with that go. Although he will not be and with people from my class. Q. What is one thing you wish you here physically at Cornell, we’ll did at Cornell, but haven’t done? remember him whenever we Q. What advice/encouragement do Gorge jumping. I had no one to enter Statler, hear a good pun, you have for rising… go with [tearing motion] and it’s or see a mint on our pillow. Seniors—Get to know the always too cold. Why? Because younger people outside of CBS. it’s pretty gorge-ous in Ithaca, Continually encourage one and I’ll probably never get the SENIOR WILLS another in your class and the chance to do that once I start underclassmen. It means a lot working. Elbert: corny jokes/pickup lines, to the underclassmen to have Enchanted soundtrack, High School the older people reach out to Q. How has your life been Musical dance them. When I was freshman, I “transformed” by God these past four Tomtom: wrestling matches, night-time enjoyed hanging out with the years? running buddy, encouraging talks and upperclassmen; it made me feel God taught me to step outside devo times, a bite mark, a new prayer really special, and happy. my comfort zone and reach partner who will try to be as awesome Juniors—Balance work and out to people who are not in as me and fail Rachel: a guide to gangsta jargon, put-

b c h a n your social life. Although work CBS. He’s encouraged me to be and grades are important, it’s an example to non-Christians, downs, and sarcasm, someone to make

le the people that you’re going to even though it’s difficult at fun of remember the most. You won’t times. Before I came to Cornell, VK: homemade music videos, Soulja Boy be thinking about the prelims or I was a Christian and I went to a dance guide, a second twin projects that you stressed about Christian high school. Yet, I had Joanne: hotelie textbooks/notes, an HEC in your first couple years of never personally committed my polo, transportation to the Plantations b y c a Justin S un Birthdate: 13 February 1986 This or That 29 Prelims vs. Papers - AIM: daikatana0 E-mail: [email protected] Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “I’ve never had Wow Cow.” - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore vs. Junior Year – “Sophomore year was academically more challenging, thus less enjoyable” - Shower with no towel vs. bathroom with no toilet paper - Melissa S ung On a beautiful Friday morning, about future plans. we hope that she continues to y b I had the opportunity to sit on Freshmen—Get plugged into glorify God with her art!

the steps of Goldwin Smith a fellowship and a church. g with one of the most artistic c a r people in CBS, Mel Sung. Mel Q. What is one thing you wish you SENIOR WILLS has not only designed shirts and did at Cornell, but haven’t done? I will all shirt designing and ordering sweaters for CBS, but this year There are a couple classes that I to the underclassmen of CBS. e

she has also been praising God wish I took, such as an advanced h c by dancing with aRise (she’s also computer animation course done ballet since she was five!). (Mel can design video games!),

She may be quiet, but after archery, and dance. I also regret e spending some time with her, not getting to know people on a n it’s clear that she has a big heart deeper level. Other regrets – not for God and CBS. having any (art) gallery shows (other than a thesis), not going Q. What is your favorite memory of to any of Bill Nye’s lectures. CBS? A memory that I like was my Q. How has your life been freshman felly dinner. I liked “transformed” by God these past four getting to work with other years? freshmen and bonding with my He’s shown me a lot of things class (the theme was Medieval, about myself; strengths and she thinks). Another memory weaknesses, and things I need from freshman year is sitting to work on. He has made me and praying on the big boulder a little bolder and a little more outside RPU at the end of the confident. I now find my year. I still don’t think I have a identity in Him. I feel less like favorite favorite memory, but I’m living two lives (church life these are two that stick out to vs. non-church life). Does that me. make sense? It’s just one life now, and God reigns over all Q. What advice/encouragement do aspects of it. you have for rising… For all classes—Make the Q. What are your short-term and most of your time, spend time long-term plans after you graduate? with people and be aware of I suppose art is both my short- opportunities you have here term and long-term plan. What I that you might not have after do now is digital art, but I might you leave. Don’t get caught up do game design/graphic design in academics. More random in the future. I just started up general advice (for everyone, I a small business (selling things guess): Always be open to what I design like plushies, shirts, God might be teaching you or art, etc) so hopefully that goes where God might be leading somewhere. Also, the long-term you, even if you don’t fully plan that (almost) everyone has understand. Try new things – starting a family sometime in and be bold in whatever you the future. do. Never think it’s too late to change your major. This soft-spoken and highly Seniors, Juniors, and talented young woman has truly Sophomores—Don’t worry enriched CBS with her gifts, and 30 This or That Birthdate: 29 August 1986 - Early bird vs. Night owl – “Helen doesn’t sleep.” - RPCC vs. Appel AIM: hyetsang29 - Sophomore vs. Junior Year – “Sophomore year was the worst year.” - Shower with no towel vs. bathroom with no toilet paper - Prelims vs. Papers - Sometimes she’s in the mood to write and other times just to get everything over with, which means taking a prelim. If the subject were science, it would have to be a prelim. - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – When she stayed at Cornell over the summer, she’d walk to the Dairy Bar and get ice cream.

After we both got the Dijon world’s not going to end. paper, while I studied for an or “heart-attack” burger, Because I changed mine and evolution prelim. I had never affectionately named by Judy chances are, the world’s going stayed out that late before, and Liang, Helen and I moved onto be better for you. At least that’s I was a little panicky, thinking the patio of Willard Straight how it was for me. that the library would close Hall for her senior interview any second. It was nice to have over dinner and a setting sun. Q. What is the one thing you wish someone who knew Cornell a In front of me was probably you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? lot better than I say reassuringly the first sociology major, the Go to a Hockey game. Go to that the library closed at 2 AM. first “DJ,” the first person who HOLI, the festival of colors. Over these last two years, I’ve actually lived in Manhattan when Go to all the different cultural learned a lot of other things they said they were from the shows over the span of four from this sister. And from City that I had gotten to know years. Follow a tour, pretending random conversations with when I was a freshman. We to be a really inquisitive pre-frosh Helen, I’ve learned about issues both went to the Seeker Bible who asks a ton of questions. that affect minorities in the Study in Fall 2007. Sometimes, U.S. She is a blessing as well as it was only us two and a smiling Q. How has your life been constant encouragement. Keroro puppet who listened as “transformed” by God these past four Greg and Alex brought us into years? Jesus’ world and His Word. Helen wasn’t a Christian before SENIOR WILLS sophomore year. Her testimony I will the Asian American network at Q. What is your favorite memory of is really encouraging – ask her Cornell and her student organization/ CBS? for it sometime, if you get a event planning tips/tricks. Helen’s favorite memory was of chance. In essence, sophomore the freshman skit at the Calvin year really broke her (in terms and Hobbes Felly Dinner (Fall of her relationships and ‘06). That was her first felly academics). She would walk dinner, and she thought the down Libe Slope to where she skit was what felly dinner was lived on West, stopping before about. Then, part way through, the windows of Uris’ Cocktail she realized that it was just a skit Lounge to “pray to someone, mocking CBS. or something to help me not fail orgo. I said to him that if Q. What advice/encouragement do I could pass orgo, I’d continue you have for rising… to pray to God every day.” She Seniors—Not to worry about passed. That summer, she stayed not knowing what you’re doing at Cornell and lived with people g in the future because it’s April who she later found out were and I’m still jobless. God Christians. They invited her to

o n has a plan. What I’ve found church on Sundays, and to the

e encouraging is other people’s summer fellowship. “Looking experiences and how God has back, God had a plan.” been faithful in their lives. God c h will put you somewhere, just be Q. What are your short-term and e patient. long-term plans after you graduate? c

i Juniors—You should have a Only God knows. picnic on Libe Slope and watch

a n the sun set, as a class. You’ll One of my first memories of

j have a good time :D Helen took place after Bible Sophomores—If you change Study. She sat next to me at your major now, it’s ok. The Olin Library, writing a sociology b y H elen Tsang Birthdate: 24 June 1986 This or That 31 Papers vs. Prelims – “Though I hate it” - AIM: drew111122223333 E-mail: [email protected] RPCC vs. Appel – “Definitely, it’s fancier” - Early bird vs. Night owl – “Used to be early bird” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Uh… is that that thing in Appel?” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year – “Painful going through orgo during sophomore year” - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - A ndrew W ang While admiring the heavy- in Him. zoomed by and so did the time n w a h s y b hitting [CBSer #I] smack F r e s h m e n — E x p l o r e it took to do this interview. And softballs all over the field and everything but stay focused before you know it camping trip being taunted by [CBSer #II], while at Cornell; remember why will be here. But for now, it’s Andrew and I sat down on you are here. time for some hardball (I mean this warm April late afternoon softball…) on Appel Fields. In between Q. What is one thing you wish you the craziness of pop-outs and did at Cornell, but haven’t done? loud clinging sounds from the There are a lot of things that SENIOR WILLS I L softball making contact with he regrets not being able to do. n a the sweet spot of the bat into He starts listing—in a joking I leave the love/hate relationship with the outfield, I was able ask him manner—have a relationship, biology to the future pre-meds. about some words of advice, his Starcraft [wait, he … nvm], etc. I leave my fondness for baking to future g Cornell experience, and I had a On a more serious note, he underclassmen. chance to just get to know him wished he had led a bible study. a little better. And then something caught his eyes, Fuertes Observatory Q. What is your favorite memory of across the field. He wished he CBS? had gone inside of it. It was really hard for him to narrow it down to one; in Q. How has your life been the end he chose the 2008 “transformed” by God these past four Valentine’s CBS felly dinner, years? for which he helped oversee He was transformed in a sense the entire process. It was an that he now seeks a closer opportunity for him to witness relationship with God. Also, brothers serving the sisters in a he has developed more trust in Godly manner and the love that brothers and sisters. was poured into the process. He also mentioned the memories of Q. What are your short-term and upperclassmen visiting him (and long-term plans after you graduate? brought delicious treats along Long-term: Have a family. He’s with words of encouragement) also hoping that God will reveal when he was younger. to him the career into which he will go. Q. What advice/encouragement do Short-term: Find a church you have for the rising… around NYC if he goes there for Seniors—Do not over- Columbia Grad school and find complicate things; instead, a girlfriend possibly, maybe? always look for those simplest solutions. During the interview, anxious Juniors—Remember that it’s softball players hollered at us great to have a heart for most several times to join them. serious things. Also, remember They even smacked a few balls the fact that God provides rest. towards us. We were able to [Interviewer’s note: “huh?” I inquired. have a pretty good chat amidst His response: “the juniors know what everything. It was pleasant to get he’s talking about.”] to know him a little better, talk Sophomores—Keep seeking about his Cornell experiences, God even during trying times; and discuss life after Cornell. remember to entrust everything His time at Cornell just kind of 32 This or That Birthdate: 14 October 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow cow - - RPCC vs. Appel – “they have a kosher station!” - Sophomore year vs. Junior year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

After a short hiatus from the Nothing. I’m glad to be where I pressures of Cornell, Siyi am. I would’ve liked to meet up SENIOR WILLS returned from traveling around with people, but I had no time. the United States. She is not I have no regrets. I will CBS choir to the underclassmen yet ready for classes but, she (sophomores and freshmen) so they can was ready for an interview by a Q. How has your life been find fellowship and opportunities in it. little freshman! I am humbled “transformed” by God these past four Do with it as they will. by all that she has learned over years? Baoqing, my PP: I will her love, joy, the past few years in college. There has been an exponential and peace. From the way she reminisces growth because each year I to the way she carefully chose grow more than expected. You her answers, it is clear that Siyi think you’ve grown but you has realized a great deal about grow more. The biggest thing to how God has been working in growing as a Christian is getting her life. to know Him more and getting to see His heart and aspects of Q. What is your favorite memory of Him. You can see things more CBS? clearly when you understand My sophomore year during more of what He wants and CU on the Quad; there were more of the Bible. Every year lots of people from different I am more amazed by how fellowships but it was mostly God shows more of Himself. CBS. It was awesome. Situations that I thought weren’t good became blessings Q. What advice/encouragement do in my life. The biggest concrete you have for rising… change that has been God given Seniors—I’m not really in a me is a greater capacity to love, position to say because I’m only a especially people that I thought year older but don’t worry about were impossible to love. the future and what you will do because God has a plan…not Q. What are your short-term and just in your career but for you long-term plans after you graduate? in general. One decision can Short-term: Princeton for grad and can’t make your whole life. school (Chemistry). God’s plan may not necessarily Long-term: I can try but I don’t be your career, but God nudges want to plan that far ahead. you and everything works out. Juniors—No matter how busy Siyi concluded the interview you are, always meet up with with a to-the-point message:

i your prayer partner. Join CBS choir! I leave the Sophomores—Know that interview humming “In Christ every year is different. You find Alone” because Siyi explained b u new aspects of God every year. that she has been trying to adapt

im Freshmen—Join a fellowship. hymns for the chimes. I realized Join one where you can grow that not only has Siyi learned a the most and where God great deal over her four years, challenges you. Don’t just look but I also learned a great deal by for comfort. just talking with her for a little over an hour as she looked back Q. What is one thing you wish you on her time here at Cornell. did at Cornell, but haven’t done? b y v a n - k S iyi W ang Birthdate: 18 February 1986 This or That 33 Papers vs. Prelims – “Definitely.” - AIM: ytyzero E-mail: [email protected] RPCC vs. Appel – “RPU all the way.” - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Early bird vs. Night owl – “Although Brian has influenced me to be a night owl.” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow – “Don’t know Wow Cow; gotta go with Cornell.” - Y un-ting Eric eh Guess who met up with me today? brothers and sisters and hang on goodbye to the campus. After n a u h y n n o r y b One who has Christ alone to portray. to the promises rom the Bible. that I want to tour California Let us hear the words he has to say. During my sophomore year I for a bit before attending the Our beloved Yun-ting Eric Yeh. almost wanted to give up, but VSET training in San Diego. Hooray! God didn’t allow that. Long-term: I will be going Freshmen—Enjoy freshman to medical school at Tufts Q. What is your favorite memory of year because you’re going be the University. Really long term: CBS? center of attention. Learn from I would also like to travel and Remember that time when we the upperclassmen. Don’t be really make a tangible difference prayed for Richard at CBS? It too stressed out about anything with the skills that I acquire. was during first semester when just yet because it’s gonna get I was still confused about what tougher. Just enjoy freshman So there you have it: a bit of

we were doing as a fellowship. year. Get to know people. wisdom, encouragement, and g It was that night that I felt like Pick a sophomore or a junior humor. I personally know “Now I know why we gather.” It – someone whom you’ll have a Eric as a brother who prefers is to have this: laying hands on lot of time to get to develop a meditating in the solitude of a brother who shared honestly relationship with. a bedroom rather than in the and courageously. That was expanse of the outdoors, a God’s encouragement to me. Q. What is one thing you wish you brother who perseveres with My favorite memories are those did at Cornell, but haven’t done? a constant calmness through when I realize that God is here. Not that we shouldn’t be troubling times, and a brother responsible, but I wish I studied who cares for others’ interests Q. What is advice/encouragement do less. I wish I had developed more than his own. I am grateful you have for rising… more deep relationships. When for your ministry to CBS, Eric. My advice to every class is to you graduate, you’re not going You have left your mark on pray constantly. Pray for your to remember the tests you took my heart and you will be in my class, your fellowship, your and the grades you got. I also prayers as you follow God’s plan future. need to go up to the clock tower for you in the years to come. Seniors—When you’re a senior, before I graduate. Anyone it’s not like, “Oh we have it all wanna join me? SENIOR WILLS together now.” Nonetheless, you’re going to have to be mature Q. How has your life been I will to Eugene the position of being because the underclassmen will “transformed” by God these past four the drummer who makes loud obnoxious be looking up to you. You will years? sounds. realize that God changes people God has really made me I will to W the mindset of organization drastically in three years. question how much I stake my and planning and getting people to Juniors—Be confident of life in Him. Coming out of high come together. your upperclassmen status. school, I knew all the ideas, but I will to Caleb my basketball playing You have to now minister to I didn’t live them out, and I and the heart of serving God through the sophomores and freshmen. was perfectly comfortable with pre-med. Also for juniors: don’t be scared the fellowship setting. It wasn’t I will to Richard Kim the heart of about becoming seniors. that I didn’t think the ideas were meeting up with people and encouraging Sophomores—You’re going to true, but the ideas didn’t have them with the Word. have a busy year. You’ll have a tangible impact in my life. So I will to the current junior class to start dealing with life issues, at this moment I’m still in the confidence in God. relationships with people. process of living them out. I will to the current sophomore class the Classes are gonna get harder. heart to care for underclassmen and the You’re gonna have to start Q. What are your short-term and heart to support the upperclassmen. planning for the summer and long-term plans after you graduate? I will to the current freshman class all thinking about your future. So Short-term: I want to stay here the great memories of being a younger if tough times come, go to older in Cornell after graduation to say classman. 34 This or That Birthdate: 7 September 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl Gchat: [email protected] - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow [Interviewer’s note: ] - RPCC vs. Appel - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year – “Sophomore year in terms of lordship. Junior year in terms of learning to serve more.”

Defying a beautiful afternoon a good community within that hope, and the peace that of blue skies and 70 degrees, your class. At least that’s what transcends all understanding. Calinda and I chillax indoors, in I think. Continue to build Cascadilla 5110, where fish hang on the relationships that you Q. What are your short-term and from the ceiling and people already have and build up long-term plans after you graduate? name crayons. (She is lavender, accountability with each other. Short-term, I hope to spend by the way. Confused? Come As you continue to serve, don’t the first half of the year doing visit!) An unnamed Canadian lose sight of the relationships missions. At the end of this graced us with her presence and that you have started. Continue year, I’m going to start working remarked, “What the? How did to grow deeper together. at Shell in Louisiana. I don’t you get her to come to you? S o p h o m o r e s : A w w , know for how long but I hope Tiff Chen made me go to her!” sophomores. Just keep growing. God doesn’t let me stay there The only fitting response was, Sophomore year will be very for too long. Long-term: as of “Because she’s awesome!” different; you obviously won’t now, I hope to go overseas and be the youngest ones, but start maybe do something there. Q. What is your favorite memory of learning to give and still have CBS? that heart for the rising juniors Yo, I’m going to miss her. This I guess when we were and seniors. And have fun! crazy girl who runs, who has the sophomores, and people would Freshman: Start finding your courage to be open and honest, just hang out in Cascadilla, identity and ask questions. who only knows how to make doing silly things like throwing chicken wings. “I thank my God cereal into Peter’s mouth or Q. What is one thing you wish you every time I remember you. In feeding him apple sauce while did at Cornell, but haven’t done? all my prayers for all of you, I he was lying down. Or throwing Go up the clock tower. always pray with joy because of playing cards all throughout the your partnership in the gospel lounge and trying to catch them. Q. How has your life been from the first day until now, [Did all of these involve Peter?] “transformed” by God these past four being confident of this, that he Yeah. [Do you miss Peter?] Of years? who began a good work in you course. Peter brought a lot to our Seeing how much knowing Jesus will carry it on to completion class. Every person is important is worth it. Because things don’t until the day of Christ Jesus.” because every person has their get easier as God challenges me Philippians 1:3 own gift. And Peter is a very and stretches me when He asks, special person. He is unique. ‘do you want to follow me.’ I’ve realized that God has changed SENIOR WILLS Q. What is advice/encouragement do me a bit at a time. Each time it Kathleen: If this exists, I would give you have for rising… gets harder but each time it is you a poster of all of Philippians and g Seniors: I think they all have more sweet. Seeing and tasting running gear. a huge heart of the Lord and the goodness of God – that’s Mandy: I’d give a hug. they’ve all grown very much how I’ve been transformed. Rachel: a lifetime supply of bananas. personally. Continue to let God Experiencing more of God, And a bed. And a guitar. use you as a class to lead the counting everything a loss in Grace: get a brain. And a cat. Not a real younger ones with the same comparison to knowing Christ. cat. Just a Calinda-sized model. Just 5’2” n c h a n passion that you have. And Also, learning how to deal with tall. (interviewer: Ew) It’s not ew, is it? Share. Don’t be afraid to share sin, or just with this world, Eric Yau / Jefferson / Richardson /

lee the things that you’ve been sorrow, and brokenness. God is Elbert: just my prayers, for ChemE. And

h learning with the underclassmen. showing me a lot about clinging if they want, they can have my books.

t And begin now. Especially like onto the fact that he is the God Oh and they can call me. Well. So can with your class [sophomores], who reigns from everlasting to anyone else. But if they’re stressed in learn to share the things that everlasting. And with all these the dungeon. Oh and for senior year, a you’ve learned and pouring out. things, God will wipe away supply of DP dough. That’s what we ate Juniors: I think you guys have the tears. And to cling onto when we were in the dungeon. b y k a C alinda Y ew Birthdate: 30 June 1987 This or That 35 Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl – “But sometimes both” - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel – Because of memories from CBS dinners and Tiffany went there all time with - her friends. Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year- “Sophomore year overall because of the social life in Cascadilla, - but junior year was better academically.” Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper - Tiffany Y u Tiffany is a proud Hotelie and “transformed” by God these past four n a y u h s y b Cornellian. Although Tiffany years? SENIOR WILLS is only a junior, she has earned Freshman year, I wasn’t looking enough credits to graduate a for fellowships but God led me Hotelie stuff to Tom Tom and Joanne year early. Tiffany was born to CBS, and I stayed and found Prayer Partner stuff to VK in Corning, New York, raised a family. Through the years at Asian Organizations to Richardson and in Taiwan (which she believes Cornell, God challenged me, David Lin is the reason for her adorable challenged my faith. I learned Present to the Junior Class

“fobbyness”), and currently to manage my time while still Love and Affection to CBS g resides in California. serving and glorifying God. I o a y was also encouraged by brothers Q. What is your favorite memory of and sisters at CBS and learned CBS? from them. That’s a hard one. A lot of the ACEs, like last year’s scavenger Q. What are your short-term and hunt when we all dressed up long-term plans after you graduate? in newspaper. Also, all the I will be in Taiwan for two memories from hanging out weeks in June and then I will be with CBS people. volunteering at the Olympics. After that I will be moving to Q. What advice/encouragement do Great Neck, Long Island to you have for rising… start working. As for the long Seniors—I’m kind of protective term, I’m not sure but I would of my class. Make the most out like to settle down in NorCal of your final year, live it out for eventually. me since I’m graduating this year. Graduation hasn’t hit me until Juniors—They have really this past week. Orientation feels stepped up and they will do well. like yesterday. It seems like every Don’t overwork and don’t have year after freshman year goes by too much fun in Eddygate! faster and faster. CBS has made Sophomores—Take advantage my Cornell experience great. of the next 3 years. Sophomore I hope we’ll all keep in touch. year is really busy, try to maintain It’s cliché, but our spirits will be friendships but also explore here forever. others. Freshmen—There’s more to Cornell than just your major, even CBS. See whats out there. Step out of your comfort zone.

Q. What is one thing you wish you did at Cornell, but haven’t done? Slide down the slope and make snow angels and building snowmen. [Interviewer’s note: but there’s been so much snow! You can always come back and visit.]

Q. How has your life been 36 This or That Birthdate: 14 January 1986 - Papers vs. Prelims - Early bird vs. Night owl Gchat: [email protected] - Cornell ice cream vs. Wow Cow - RPCC vs. Appel - Sophomore Year vs. Junior Year - Shower with no towel vs. Bathroom with no toilet paper

Several days after the deadline to see how they’ve been growing was calling me to do. So I just felt for this interview I finally get and building each other up. a lot of confidence even though to sit down with Brian to chat Continue in that. While they are I didn’t have the courage to do about his time here at Cornell doing those things do not forget it all. When I came back, I felt and at CBS. the reasons they are doing those like I have more courage to do thing. Always to be firm why the things God called me to do Q. What is your favorite memory of you are doing what you are even though I didn’t always feel CBS? doing...founded on God. ready...felt more free to serve Cornell is very different from Freshmen—Very different God more wholeheartedly. the real world. When you go into personalities. That has the work, the life outside of school, possibility leading to difficulties, Q. What are your short-term and it’ll be very different than being but I think that diversity is great. long-term plans after you graduate? around friends, whom you are 1 Cor says different people with I’ll be working for General close to. It’s brings a new lifestyle. different talents are used to build Electrical Energy. I was accepted God has been clear about up the church. C.S. Lewis says into the Edison Engineering what He wants me to do here. says that each person can bring Development program, it’s a But I will soon have different out different things about God. 2-year rotation: half work, half schedules and commitments. I encourage them to be open school. I will be a technical I’m worried about what He with each other and each other’s manager in 2 years and come might call me to do and whether differences and the uniqueness out with a master’s degree. I will be obedient. It’s harder of each person. to be obedient outside of this Incoming Freshmen—Don’t Four years fly by quickly. The isolated place. Hopefully He has worry about anything yet...step seniors’ time here is about done. prepared me to be faithful. in, go with flow and then figure They’ve gone through schooling it out. Be open to things. as well as everything the Spirit Q. What advice/encouragement do has taught them. In Brian’s you have for... Q. What is one thing you wish you words: Will we remember Graduating Seniors—Same did at Cornell, but haven’t done? what we learned here? Will advice I’m telling myself: Not Teach little kids Sunday we continue to be faithful and to forget the things we have school, especially after hearing obedient? Let’s pray that they learned here. We’ll go into our about FICCC. I wanna see would, for it is only by God’s own areas and say things are kids grow and be strong in grace that they will stand. different now; things will not their relationship with God. I the same. That shouldn’t be remember someone asked Jesus an excuse to not have close how one gets into Heaven, He SENIOR WILLS fellowship with others. Given said let the children come to Eric Yau: My crazily, annoying stuff more different circumstances me. They don’t have the bias animal that keeps saying his own name, we should try as hard to grow and worldly thoughts. You don’t Yoshi. with one another. want to see them harmed by it. Mandy: My giant microbe, the Flu. Juniors—Try not to get Sandy: My T.S. Eliot book that I could caught up with obligations and Q. How God “transformed” your life not read past the first ten pages. n responsibilities as you step up these past four years?

e Richard Kim: All the songs I did not into leadership roles. Do not be During 1st semester in Co-op I have time to learn or could not figure caught in the role you’ve been was brought into a new setting out while at Cornell. put into and how that has been and had to live on my own. Even Cynthia: My 1:30 AM daily curfew. defined in the past but rather though I am very individualistic, Jefferson: My sleep deprivation due to

n r y w how God has led you to that it was a scary thing. I was fearful fun.

e specifically. God changes this about doing new things and had Alex Lee: My sleep deprivation due to fellowship every year by the insecurities about meeting new ECE. character of the people. people. But it gave me more Kathleen: My love for all things fobby. Sophomores—I’m encouraged confidence to do things God Xi: My ability to pop and rave. b y h B rian Y ung 37 b y A n n Y a n g ’ 1 1 b y V a n - k I M B u i ’ 1 1 Almost Perfect Got Milk? Proverbs 31:30 Hebrews 5:12 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the and beauty is fleeting; but a woman Charm is deceptive, is to be praised. Lord In fact, though by this time ought you to need you be someone teachers, to teach the you elementary truths of need milk, not solid food! You word all over again. God’s share the Word for the duration ofshare the Word our time at Cornell. than just a two-hour break from school stress; it has closer grow to provided opportunity the a me given time has it for a Personally, few God. with of walk our strengthen and together us to fellowship to the graduating seniors and form relationships with two sophomores. So we now, may be able to importance of to God on a daily basis. our lives devoting though CHEM208 it lab cut into reportmy Even the Got Milk? more Bible time, study has provided discussion, sniffing candles to mask the peculiar smells emanating from the trash can, and watching Tiffany try to cleverly construct a personal reading station on her lap with a desk so lamp, she could read her Bible more formedWe clearly. a unique dynamic that allowed all of us to better learn the of PHABITS, while creating our own did create we special our language),own jargon fundamental tryingfaith truths...yes, to find commentary on (Jesus book, web of Christianity, MiracleGro, Matthew Henry’s and commentary, waiting for Esther to say something truly profound to spur another hoping to build a foundation for their faith, they received a a bunch friendly ofreminder about church PHABITS babies (Prayer, Hang who time, needed Accountability, Bible study, Involvement, Tithing, and Scripture memory). Each week we learned the what, who, when, and where, how why, Cliff and Charles put up with a lot of Anna was it (or maybe basics to the able to bring back us were they Through all, however, it laughter. random comments, unnecessary digressions, and unending who brought us back to the basics…). Although they geared this study for new Christians who were Milk? Bible study. Unfortunately, tradition states that I, the only be freshman, the must sole writer of Unfortunately, Milk? Bible study. this blurb. So I passed the task of writing this because cute I little honestly blurb could to not Eric put YauYau the into amount words of knowledge I gained, the fun I had, and the comfort I found from the Got offering ourselves as living sacrifices for Him. as living offering ourselves 3:12). We are called to be imitators of God through our actions so that we can be a light in a world full world a in light a be can we that so ofactions imitators our be through to God called are We 3:12). daughters righteous more as grow to ourselves and other each up build can we way, this In of darkness. of merciful sacrifice isChrist’s the aKing. reminder of His faithfulness to us and the importance of please and honor Him. The world tells us that our worth is reflected in materialwealth and outward to called are We ofdefinition same does. the world have the not as does beauty God but appearances, (Colossians patience and gentleness humility, kindness, compassion, in ourselves clothing sanctified, be The women’s The bible women’s study spent this semester striving to understand what it means to live by God’s With Word. the guidance of Rachel Jovita, and we discussed Yvette, our roles as daughters of God. In a generation that is wrapped up with superficialvalues, it is easy to lose sight of the things that 38

Job’s Characteristics: faithful, righteous, a caring father, and“the greatest man among all the people of the East.” Job 1:3

u ’ 0 8 Summary of the Book of Job: Satan challenges God by saying “Does Job fear God for nothing?” (Job Y 1:9) God allows Satan to test Job because He has confidence that Job will remain faithful even through the toughest trials. Then, Satan strips everything away from Job and causes him great despair. Upon hearing the news, Job’s three friends come to comfort him. They claim that people suffer because of their wrongdoing. Therefore, Job must be suffering the consequences of his sins. Job rejects this idea and believes that his suffering is unjust and uncalled for; he believes in his self-righteousness.

f f a n y After Elihu, the fourth friend, speaks, Job learns that God uses suffering to bring spiritual growth i as a means of disciplining. Elihu focuses heavily on God’s authority and rebukes Job for criticizing God in defense for his own righteousness. He is able to see God’s majestic work in ways Job cannot comprehend. In the end, Job repents from his accusations against God and prays for God’s mercy to b y T his friends. God blesses him with even more than he can ever ask for!

What can we learn from Job’s Transformation?

Job’s friends used their faulty knowledge to draw an assumption of Job’s suffering. From this example,

Job S tudy we learned not to rely on our own reasoning since we don’t have God’s wisdom. Even if we don’t know the reason, we have faith that God is in control of our lives. God is all-knowing, all-powerful and all-righteous. He allows His servants to suffer to enable our spiritual growth.

God never told Job the reason behind his sufferings. This “unknown” allows Job to fully rely on God during his suffering and experience God’s sovereignty. If God did tell Job the reason, would Job fear God for nothing? Or would he just be waiting for the reward at the end and rely on the reward rather than God? Throughout Job, he was hoping for a mediator, someone who can gain an audience for him from God. Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator, one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him, to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom for him’-then his flesh is renewed like a child’s; it is restored as in the days of his youth. Job 33:23-25 In retrospect, our mediator—Christ—already revealed himself to us. During our sufferings, God may or may not uncover His reasons, but we should remain faithful in waiting for the gospel to come. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. - Ephesians 6:18 Coming into this bible study, all of us knew the importance of prayer from the Bible. But as we dove in to the Word each week, we learned more about the specifics of how to accomplish this everyday task on earth. We dissected and analyzed the Lord’s model of prayer, witnessed the attitude and hope of the Old Testaments’ authors, spent time with another to study intercessory prayer, looked at the importance of and relationship with confession, faith, fasting, and the Word, and finally, answered questions about our unanswered prayers.

For me personally, a portion of learning from a bible study comes directly from the people and what they share. Although this has been a very small bible study, and most of us who go to the study have G u o ’ 0 9 a very poor attendance rate, our bible study leaders (Cheryl and Edgar) were always prepared when

x I 9 pm Tuesday night rolled around. I am so glad to have a dedicated, responsible and caring brother and sister lead our study (yes, when Edgar is not making fun of you or wrestling random people, he is actually sincere, patient, and caring). b y Pray, errr.. 39 b y D a v i d L i n ’ 1 1 b y E l b e r t C h a n g ’ 1 1 Footsteps Locker Room Thank you, Henry and Shawn, for these wonderful life lessons! Thank Henry you, for these wonderful and Shawn, are trying to overcome similar obstacles in life. It has been a blessing to have interacted with these brothers this semester! It has been quite a blessing for us to have this time to support who one fellowship another this as in guys brothers other in are there Christ. that It know to comfort a quite and compelling very been has such such as dating, the gospel, and continually defining our Along identity. with a study ofword, growlearned God’s and have we what take to us Thisallowed prayer. and sharing for time some had also we together as men. how God gives us strength to overcome our obstacles. It was a nice way to ease into things. Then, we Then, we things. into ease to way nice a was It obstacles. our overcome to strength us gives God how started to tread into deep waters as we learned how to maintain our sexual purity as men of God by learning about encounter David’s with Bathesheba. From there, we continued to cover other topics, topics. firstWe covered the life of David, as he conqueredover Goliathwith his little slingshot, illustrating What did we ordinary gentlemen do with ourselves you ask? Did campus, we saving gallivant damsels around from the the various Cornell around evil jumped we dragons?as us guided No, Shawn and we Henry ordinary Luckily, right? of gentlemenman Intense, a God. being actually learned about God,” and the road ahead in putting the unique sacrifice ofsacrifice unique the road and the ahead in putting God,” you heart to Jesus Thank practice. and to understanding, our fosters that Study Bible a such creating in work hard your for study the in everyone for the Lord. foundation and love a song that brought some of us to tears called “Why?” by Nicole Nordeman. In a song alluding the to “Lamb of God, who the takes away sin of the 1:29), (John world” not only did the song lead up ofcrucifixion, of me reminded but Jesus’ topic, next the “Word to learned the sin, about have I what a chapter or two from John at a time with several references to the Old to Testament show how the prophecy came true. I feel this pace is just right for me; I can try to understand the Scripture and ask played Yun-Ting of one meetings, During last our time. first the for verses the reading while questions Mandy would always “guard them [cookies, chips, drinks]with Mandy “guard her always would them chips, life” [cookies, for the freshmen coming and that always brought a smile to my face when I came. Seekers’ Bible Study usually taking goes slowly, limited the meetings for some of but when I I there, felt a was us, presence of wisdom, sincerity and care from an Mandy, intellectual enthusiasm to answer questions from Kaleb and someone I could relate to in Yun-Ting. along with fellow freshmen Jessica Lo and Sue My Yao. favorite part of the study would always be talk colloquially about the our beginning would daily when and we past to coincidences while waiting see how many people were coming to the study that night. Prelims and other obligations sometimes Oh the memories of rushing Caleb were and to Yun-Ting Seekers’ Mandy, Bible Study on Tuesdays. our leaders for weekly word. devotion to this Although God’s semester’s make I it couldn’t to every Christian new a as Word Holy the reading people with time spend to of one joy a was it meetings, the 40

most likely to be arrested for arson Tiffany Chen most likely to hurt herself/himself Edgar Lei mot likely to go to the moon Hanson Jiang most likely to travel the world Michel Olmer most likely to retire early Justin Sun most likely to die from heart attack because of the bad food that he eats Eric Yun-ting Yeh most likely to win the Quidditch world cup Cathy Lii most likely to ride a dragon Melissa Sung most likely to be a talk show host Peter Chin most likely to dig a hole to China Andrew Wang most likely to be a reality TV star Carolyn Hsieh most likely to be written about in a textbook Siyi Wang most likely to get a Nobel peace prize Cheryl Hou most likely to be Barrack Obama’s Chief of Staff Jonny Hong most likely to own a bakery Jovita Kwan most likely to start a webpage cliffjao.com most likely to take in a homeless person Brian Yung most likely to be rejected from the marines Charles Lai most likely to make a face in a picture Helen Tsang most likely to call you out on your stupidity in the most Biblical way Anna Liu most likely to be busier than anyone else Tiffany Yu most likely to set the record for largest polo shirt collection Jeremy Kwong most likely to get a southern accent in the near future Calinda Yew most likely to buy anything purple Deana Fu S enior uperlatives 41

TiffYu! Thanks for all the Cheryl, Thanks for being an Charles! Living together has S houtouts great times and for being a true AWESOME PP. :D been an incredible experience encouragement over the past and a true blessing from God. three years! I wish you the best BoL staff, thanks for putting Thanks for cracking me up with next year as you head off to the BoL together! =) <>< your crazy expressions and at big city! least pretending to understand - j. sun Kersing – thanks for being a the jokes that I crack. - j. sun sister who is always so faithful to the rake: :) to Grace, the other princess of thy gauntlets may be strewn darkness :) thank you for your across the virtual dueling field, Ann, Rachel, VK, Thomas: enthusiasm and hard work on but hark! Thanks for spoiling me with BoL! you are a wonderful sister, ...so are mine. ergo, Q.E.D. your energy, humor, surprise with a beautiful heart for God. visits, and smiles. i hereby apologize in retrospect To Jovi: Press on, press on. and in advance, for any and PB & J with apple slices are {Philippians 3:12-14} all moments of unintentional yummy. Thanks for sharing your sketchiness. hehe love of great food and good Richard (who has the voice of an love in Christ, coffee with me. Spending time angel)! Thanks for always being Sandy with you has been awesome. a joker and encouragement to those around you. Comeherrre! Jefferson! You are the sun of What’s my favorite brand of ::hugs:: - j. sun my life. Thanks for always jeans? Eugenes!! Haha...you’re brightening my day with your such a cool kid, and I’m going to To Helen, funness. You are a joy to this miss your popping and locking I wish I could dig deeper than fellowship and to me personally. next year. Stay cool, and best of you think I can dig! JK! Thanks Take good care of the younger luck with junior year! - j. sun for being an encouraging sister! people next year! - j. sun Andrew 4hi+ extended family- i will sophomores ~ miss our tv nights, thanks for P.S. I still love you it’s been a blessing to see how the memories. ~ Anonymous God has been working in your lives. you have all been an Tiffy, praise God for how Edgar! I’m going to miss our encouragement by continually He has pulled you through wrestling matches and annoying pouring out your hearts to serve everything. But its ALL over you with my lame jokes even Him. thank you for being my and you survived!!! It has been though I know you secretly family away from home. wonderful getting to know you like them. It’s been an honor Ephesians 1:17 ~ 19 through the Asian American growing with you the past four ~ one of your own organizations. :D years. - j. sun brian- i remember that you said TomTom! Thanks for being you were afraid of me freshman the coolest prayer partner ever- VK!! You’ve grown so much in year, i hope you aren’t any -you’ve been a true blessing the past year and I’m so proud longer! =) jovi from God this year, and I could of you. Don’t ever hesitate not ask for more in a brother- to call me next year! PP <3~ Sophomore girls, thanks for in-Christ. I’m going to miss all “A friend loves at all times” putting up with my humor of the fun times that we’ve had Proverbs 17:17 ~Tiffany and always being so kind. You together. Remember that I’m certainly are an interesting always only a phone call away if senior class- i love us, don’t group of sisters! you need me! Catch ya on the forget we’re always a family. Andrew flip side. - j. sun <3 jovi 42 Shoutouts sd o a m nm wt an accent =) with name my say the to used to going bathroom now!” i miss how you “i’m calinda- ~baby rhesus, a.k.a.sis thanks forthecontactcomfort. warg.smid! gen! “fear nomore, says theheart.” sis: <3 jovi =P sick and happy... me made enjoyed that night, cupcake surprise our i jonny- and carolyn We’ll~xg37 year. summer. the next over contact keep more lot a walks our in other each help to myself; me we a are lot going of knowyoubetter. You reminded to get and you with up meet to Richard W, it has been a blessing sun j. - homie! Peaceout year. next cool kid, and I wish you the best You’re a Nestle! in around you Treyton! I’m miss gonna seeing you time.. know whati’mtalkingabout:) one that me with to be in ny! thank you for praying you’re glad so going i’m yu- tiff You areallawesome. so you can praise Him each day. summer, this you for provides another. I hope God continually to continue one for pray and together grow we as life my to blessing a being for you Thank Hey sophomores, - SeniorClassCruisers break spring cruise! the your in organizing work for hard and dedication Carolyn Thanks -a fellow sophomore :D we willdefinitelyKIT(right) aim, gchat, facebook, with but miss each you. and every one of will I y’all. with grow me letting and family this me showing for God Praise family!! an awesome being for Thanks Seniors, - Andrew this lab semester. at times tough those during uplifting being for Yung-Ting/Eric thanks together, lab Yayof pains the sharing for apartment mate!–jovi apartment many and sister, great those a you’re times, all me accountable keeping for thanks anna- being with SENIORS! ~Tiffany luck Good you!! for planned has to God what excited see I’m but year, next tears and joyyour share to here career. physically won’tbe I that Cornell Sorry my of aspect every in me blessed amazing have and truly three are You past years. the in for everything you Thank Juniors!!! The Andrew Him! Keep serving phone. your on your through conversations have you you while enjoy campus with always will walking I Victor, caring class!!! class for being such a loving and sophomore the for God Praise ~Tiffany past 4:9-10 Ecclesiastes and the years! two support in your encouragement for you Thank dinners! Thursday remember our always I’ll Deana! rc: ep rsig keep trusting, hoping =)–calinda keep grace: -Edgar your ministry. continues to strengthen you and faithfulness God that pray God’sI provision. and of me to reminder solid a been You’ve vulnerability. and comfort and we always met, and for your love you thank for it all. friend, For and your time, when brother My Dave Smith, ~sxlterps so who’s bedriving? gonna 505 brothers, and =) –calinda running ahead. is what toward straining keep ronny: Follow Jesus. -ronny your life. Avoid pride. Stay pure. in real is God that seen have i kapt kev, late/allnighters with you guys. ~xg37 pulling miss to going am I Brian, Hanson, :DD Catherine. 105 in the times fun all and for random Thanks runs. tea bubble to kitchen the in fun to animals dead from apartment, our of randomness the love I apartment-mates. AWESOME Mel & Michel. Thanks for being ahead... years the you’re -j.sun begreat! gonna in luck of Best humor! chill and sarcasm KeVan! I’m to gonna miss your come 505. quick. have your \/3nge4nce. apt in meat fontana fresh in zombies village, the to 43 Shoutouts candies and potato chips and watching TV. And thanks for your loving hearts. I’ll forget guys. you never -Edgar henr, got your back. dont drop ball. - ronny the -pp Thanks Jonny! with for chilling me whenever I’m bored in my room. had has been memorable, we’ve Every conversation and I’ll miss our random talks - j. sun and jokes. yvette and rachel- thanks you me, with study bible leading for encouragement an such are girls :) <3 jovi VK! It’s been fun being your second twin this year! Thanks for your contagious laugh and great, You’re expressions. crazy and I wish you the next three years! - j. sun your best over 4HI and extended family: To Thanks for all the times! good,Thanks (or sorry…) also fun for letting me bum around on your couches, eating all your Hanson! Thanks for being an encouraging brother-in-Christ a true inspiration You’re me. to to me and to our Hope to visit fellowship. you sometime in Cali! :) - j. sun mandy: so it used to be...high fives...andnow all i really can do is ::HUG::. mmm...and last year’s discipleship verse: “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” really learning what that means with and through you -ronny and talks the for thanks cynthia- –jovi awesome! you’re hugs, our cynffany moments! =) “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” 27:17 Proverbs ~Tiffany david, you give me great the hope god we serve that is not silent. I admire your thoughtful heart. the that seeing and tasting Keep Lord is good. - philippians 1:3). keep growing in discipleship! =) -philippians buddy {jovi} i’ll miss being able to nap blue chair. your on thanks for baking, and eating praying, sharing, with me for the past two years =) ~ m.m. Cyn~ I’ll always remember Caleb! Thanks for interviewing me for BoL being and for understanding always sarcasm! of You always crack me my - j. sun up. Eric & Xi, ffffg powder? -sxlterps kchang: i have grown for philippians...and a now i love will thank (and often you remember God everytime i remember you Grace, Grace, you are a Thanks funny for kid. doing good BoL, to have and you at ~xg37 FICCC. to tiffany yu, :] i’ll miss you the little pp love, - j. sun As I’ve told Tomtom, if ever need you help with anything, out! be afraid to reach don’t been awesome getting to know you this and year, I wish you all the best with the years ahead. faithfully with me. thankful God thankful me. with faithfully -calinda here. put you It’s represent! Hotelies Joanne! Love, MichEL Love, eric yeh: thanks for serving OH! And don’t forget the pact: forget pact: the don’t And OH! 30 years later + crazy-awesome duo. unstoppable the = store art we we share will forever be in our hearts, and I changed. been heartforever has know that my may may be disassembled, and the agesurely will straws tea bubble and weather, but the memories one. one. Thank you for being the greatest blessing the Lord has given me during my time here on the hill. The Post-it wall melZARS!! You know I’m crazy, crazy, I’m know You melZARS!! but I’m at least to sane know a enough blessing when I see God has been good through it all =) -calinda STeam STeam 07-08: thanks for your faith, support, and patience. “suffer more” year! - j. sun 1:16 Ruth Jeremy, Wu ~Jefferson me and not thinking I’m weird (hopefully)! You’re awesome, and I wish you the best in your Elbert! The Thanks singing for ever! buddy coolest singing songs from “Enchanted” with I’m not your angel.I’m not your Sorry. -Tiffany Yvette- 44

fufu- you’ll forever be my i have a crush on you, grace Andrew! Thanks for always number 1 princess! i’ll miss <3 the gardener laughing at my jokes. I’m going taking showers with you to miss all the times we’ve shared <3 jovi david, it was incredible getting since freshmen year. I wish you to know you; hopefully, I can be the best as you conquer the big Briyung! Thanks for always a better brother next year. city next year! - j. sun being an encouragement and - Shawn someone who you can turn to if vankim- keep being the bubbly you ever have a tough question janice- peanut butter, jelly, apples fun person you are! :) about life! :P I wish you the and raspberries = yummy! <3 best at GE! - j. sun Richardson, its been cool living rachel: monchichi (i think i with you this semester. I hope Grace. great job with getting spelled that right, haha), nerf you continue growing in your things done way beforehand ball, sleeping, but even better... walk with Him! ~Andrew and make the process go so sharing in devotions, prayer, smoothly with BoL. - sxlterps scripture... “+ oil” -pp Tiff (Y.), thanks for being the caring person you are, and over megamuffles- you’re awesome, Eric Chu! What do you get all, just being a friend for the i’ll miss you a lot, ooh and good when you cross yourself with a past 3 years. I wish you didn’t job with BoL, love Starburst? A fruit Chu! - j. sun have to leave early, but good an anonymous proud PP luck in everything you do. -rson jeremy: yay for being done rachel, with chemE...praise the Lord! To every single member of the whether you can shoot hoops thankful for no more dungeon, senior class, I’ve relished the or not dont get discouraged. I haha -calinda years we have had together and pray you be a light for Him this really feel blessed to have spent summer wherever you are, at To the fourth year freshmen, these years as friends and as home or in your classes. I love all of you so much. Press God’s family. Keep serving Him -ronny on wherever you go. Hosea in all and every way! 6:3. Thanks for making these Your Bro, Andrew deana: mmm...living with you last four years as beautiful and the last four years (i count living memorable as they were, even calinda, down the hall in the dorms) when times were not so bright. your care and affection in my has been a real blessing. “i dont Thanks also for being patient years here have been an amazing know if i’ve already shared this with me. I really don’t deserve ministry to my soul. God be with you...but” i dont see how i such wonderful brothers and with you in what lies ahead. woulda gotten through this year sisters as you all were. Keep in -ronny without God’s love, comfort, touch, or else… =) -Edgar and grace shown through you. to the “sketch”: thank you for helping me bear mandy, henry, STeam 08-09: for thank you for being such a the load. thank you with all my now, next year, and the years to faithful sister in Christ and for heart -calinda come - Psalm 131 (cling onto it being “on call” for this little and God’s promises...abide in newbie of an editor. i will edgar- i hope you start your God). -calinda hesitatingly forgive you for cake deli! hehe. thanks for the any incidents of sketchiness talks! you’re great! richard ‘ping pong paddlin’ although in truth, i wish i could jefferson, eric yau, richardson, wang, i’ve enjoyed playing and be sketchy like you too =). yunnii, elbert: i know it might getting to know you more this be hard to believe, but i would year. Have a great summer and not have changed my major... keep following Jesus. -ronny James 1:2-4 S houtouts