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Missions Trip Luck of Physics and the Irish math majors Men's soccer serve in returns from THEECHO Sri Lanka Ireland SEPTEMBER 2, 2005 T AYLOR UNIVERSITY SINCE 1915 - VOLUME 93, NO. 2 Habecker returns to Taylor BY CHRISTIANNA LUY Kingdom of God.” privilege to work with you failed, where we think we’ve pared so that if God tapped wonder, “What an incredible NEWS EDITOR Administratively, Habecker all in terms of helping to add hit it all right, how we engage on my shoulder I could say, place! What in the world is He’s a Taylor graduate, is ready to get to work tack- things of value, to be a com- the scripture and how to do ‘Yes, Lord,’” Habecker said. going on there?” lawyer, former Wengatz PA ling old and new issues on panion along the way with this in a way that’s meaning- “Taylor talks about bibli- “The Holy Spirit very and an avid sports connois- campus with vigor. Founda- your journey so you can fully ful,” he said. cal integration of faith and clearly said now’s the time seur. He has traveled the tional documents are being be the people God wants you The quality of Taylor aca- learning. A Hindu or a Mus- and Taylor’s the place. So world, raised a family and fi nalized. Value and strength to be.” demics also continues to im- lim can integrate faith and we come here with great joy has now unquestionably felt are being added to academic learning, but we put together and eagerness, know- God’s call to come home to programs. Goals are being intentional programs ing that this is our his alma mater. established to achieve the full “Don’t settle for what might work … be with a level of inten- calling,”he said. In May, Dr. Eugene Ha- potential of the university. sold out for God. I feel that with such sity that I think is becker offi cially left his role One particular goal that a passion and I’m trying to model it in present in only a few as president of the American Habecker is working toward terms of my own life. I want you to see other campuses.” Bible Society in New York is raising $400 million dollars Habecker strong- City to bring his dreams and for university advancement Jesus in me in terms of my heart, my at- ly feels that if stu- talents to Upland. He begins over the next ten years. titude and where my priorities are." dents, faculty and his role as Taylor’s presi- “We need that [money] to Dr. Eugene Habecker staff model what dent undoubtedly qualifi ed. have the quality of programs scripture call us to Holding degrees from fi ve that you [students] deserve. be, then people are different universities, he has We haven’t yet put together Habecker and his wife Ma- press Habecker. He believes going to look been admitted to the Penn- the plans or the strategies, rylou have already begun to Taylor works with a whole at Taylor sylvania Bar, has served as but I believe with all my win the hearts of students by person education approach and president of several national heart that those resources are announcing their desire to and sets the standard for the and international organiza- available in all our networks have 1,000 students in their christian college movement. tions and is a prolifi c author. … it is not going to add to home during the fall semes- “When I graduated from "The Board of Trustees is the tuition budget of the stu- ter. Habecker desired an invi- Taylor I really felt there extremely pleased with the dents because we’ll resource tation such as this during his was no dream that I selection of Dr. Habecker as it from other sources.” undergraduate years. Now couldn’t go after. the 30th president of Tay- Yet Habecker’s goals also he has the ability to provide I wanted to be lor University,” said Taylor go deeper than the univer- it for others. fully pre- Board Chairman Ken Fla- sity endowment. “We’re going to be trans- nigan. “Dr. Habecker is a “More than anything else parent with you all. God has godly man, an experienced I want to be the kind of per- opened a door and we want leader and an outstanding son God can use, and I really to be leaders to you all, not administrator with a passion want to challenge students to tell you what to do, but to for equipping the next gen- to be people that God can tell you how [Marylou and I] eration of Christian leaders use now,” he said. “What a work at it, where we’ve to make a difference for the blessing for us to have the struggled, where we’ve Photo courtesy of Jim Garringer Students plunge into day of service BY JENNY DEGEYTER throughout the county. fl ooded sign-in sheets. The the service projects was so Chris Horst, co-director of land Park, their laughter re- CONTRIBUTER New Student Orientation response was overwhelm- large that we actually had Community Life. fl ected positive attitudes of requires community service ing. to turn away students who At Upland Park, swarms of service. Love. Service. Communi- hours. As a result, freshmen “The students' response to wanted to volunteer,” said students picked up trash and “Sometimes during the ty. These three words pen- painted the merry-go-round. year Ihave no opportunity etrate the hearts of countless Freshman Rosie Walker to serve the community and students who volunteered said that the Plunge was her this was just handed to me,” Thursday at the annual Com- fi rst step into ministry oppor- said Larson. munity Plunge. tunities at Taylor. She also This was Germann’s third The Plunge, represented by expressed a strong desire to time to begin the new school smiling Taylor students know the community, and year giving back to the peo- wearing blue T-shirts, offered like many others, she plans ple of Upland, the people she a one-time event to serve the to participate in portions of considers her neighbors. people of Grant County. the more than 20 ministries “It is also a great support The community outreach offered at Taylor. to Taylor World Outreach,” cabinet sponsors this event “As Christians, we have said Germann. and contacts locals through- an obligation to reach out to The response for the Plunge out the year to inquire if the community and go above was enormous and Commu- there is a need for painting, and beyond,” said sopho- nity Outreach is hoping for a cleaning or even conversing more Beth Peiffer. similar response for the fall with the elderly. First North English room- semester ministries. Over 500 students volun- mates Blake Bachman and In the upcoming weeks teered for two-hour service Kayla Plosz walked two there will be a booth in the shifts all over Upland and blocks to the nursing home DC outlining all campus into Marion. Some students with another group of enthu- ministry opportunities. began serving as early as 9 siastic participants to spend TWO will provide further a.m. time with the elderly. community service opportu- Some locations that drew Although the majority of nities in the near future and Taylor students were the students participating were throughout the year. For any nursing home, Lions Club, freshmen, sophomore Ma- questions, contact Mary Ray- Upland Community Church, rybeth Larson was a second burn in the TWO offi ce. Upland Elementary School, Photo by Alisse Goldsmith year participant. While Lar- various surrounding church- Freshman Jeremy Erickson paints at the Upland train depot during Community Plunge. Over 500 stu- son and junior Julia Germann dents plunged into the community, volunteering time and effort. es and other organizations were sealing a bench in Up- Nudity policy: bare facts revealed B Y CHRISTIANNA LUY many students. jumpstarted by the Decem- code book,” said Trudeau. Indiana, and that’s why they place amidst these groups. NEWS EDITOR "Basically the new nudity ber disturbances. Another The question of why ad- are now part of our policy: “To be blunt, to think the policy is an adopting of In- key factor in adopting this ministrators should take to make this a safe place for only way you can do bond- Last spring a new rule was diana state law into our pol- addition to the handbook such interest in such a sensi- everybody. It was never in ing and to create a sense of adopted into the serious of- icy,” said Dean of Students was the fact that Indiana tive topic was also broached the rules that it was okay community is through this fenses and consequences por- Dr. Skip Trudeau. “This is an state law prohibits public in- by numerous students. to be publicly nude,” said venue is a total lack of cre- tion of the student handbook acknowledgement that ad- decency.