90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 C M Y K 50 40 30 20 15 10 CYAN PLATE MAGENTA PL AT E YELLOW PLATE BLACK PLATE Christmas flicks you most likely have missed p. 7 The online at advocate.jbu.edu ThreefoldJOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY ’AdvocateS STUDENT NEWSPAPE R Thursday, December 5, 2013 Issue 11, Volume 79 Siloam Springs, Arkansas Director of nursing Beers to go program announced on sabbatical Sidney Van Wyk officially launch in the fall of 2014. and instructor assignments each Mikael Seamans still fluid, but I will be working Editor-in-Chief Odell said this is the second semester. Staff Writer one or two of those weeks at a [email protected] time John Brown University “She’s a good mission fit for [email protected] university in England with my considered starting a nursing the University. She’s been a part wife Jane, Cary Balzer and his John Brown’s new nursing program. But in 2004-05 it was the Christian education world wife Tracy,” said Beers. program now has a Ellen Odell has decided the university had too and certainly has a heart for Steve Beers, vice president of During his time away, several been named the director of John many other obligations to begin a Christian Higher education,” said student development, is taking people will be working to fill Brown University’s new nursing new nursing program. Ed Ericson, Vice President for his first sabbatical. Beers’ shoes. program. Some of the descriptions of Academic Affairs and Dean of the “This is my 16th year at JBU Andre Broquard, the dean University president Chip Faculty. and my 28th year in Student of Students, and Rod Reed, Pollard said Odell will officially “I really want to have Development at christian university chaplain, will be begin as the Director of Nursing in interaction with students,” said colleges,” said Beers. taking most of the leadership January. Odell. “Not just in the classroom For the first week, Beers will roles in Beers’ day to day work. “I think the first things to and in clinicals but personally.” be working in Guatemala at a Steve Brankle will be filling hopefully make it is a service She said she feels the smaller, more university in Guatemala City. in for Beers regarding all of his focused program,” said Odell. intimate campus will allow her to Beers will also be attending an leadership in the construction She wants students to help the do that. international conference in Los area. greater SIloam Springs area and to Odell served as the director of Angles with a group from JBU “My official duties on- also have national and international the Har-Ber nursing program and for a week in early February. campus restart May 15,” said missions included in the curiculum. has lots of experience as a nursing For two months, Beers will be Beers. Odell said she began seriously faculty member, according to staying in Seville, Spain where Beers hopes to gain an considering how she could help the Ericson. students take the semester in elementary handle on Spanish, university create a nursing program Odell taught in the graduate Spain. some headway on two writing in February of this year. nursing program at the University While there he will be projects. Odell worked with the of Arkansas as well and in April learning Spanish and working He also wants to make new university as a consultant during Ellen Odell 2013 won an award for her on a book project with his wife, connections to two international the new program’s planning and innovative teaching in part because Jane, an associate biology universities in Guatemala and accreditation process. the position on the university her use of technology to interact professor. England, as well as spending It is unusual for new hires website include coordinating with her students. Beers said he decided to time thinking about how the to begin mid-year, according to on- and off-campus learning Odell also wants the nursing take his sabbatical because he university can be a better place. Pollard, but Odell will have to start activities pertaining to all practice program to be intergrated with the believes writing and professional working at the beginning of the experiences, completing remaining other departments on campus. development are critical to new year to make sure the program steps in program approval process “I’m just really excited to get increase one’s impact in their is ready to launch by year’s end. with the state nursing board and started,” said Odell. position. The nursing program is set to coordinating course scheduling “The last four weeks are Famous Instagramer moves to Siloam Chelsea Spencer Siloam Springs resident, Tim hobby. Within the span of three turned viral, earning him the Landis attributes his success Staff Writer Landis, has certainly drawn years, his Instagram following opportunity to work alongside to the Lord, stating that God has international attention. skyrocketed, and with it, his job corporations such as Nike and provided him with such a large [email protected] Landis, a Philadelphia native opportunities. Mercedes-Benz, and ultimately social media platform. With over 585,000 followers who just recently relocated Since his first post on changing his life. Landis merely enjoys on Instagram, professional to Siloam Springs, initially Instagram on Oct. 28, 2010, “It was never really sought spending time doing the Instagram photographer and began mobile photography as Landis’s Instagram photography out,” Landis said. “God just things about which he is most put things into motion and passionate, namely telling orchestrated everything.” stories through images. As a direct result of “[Landis’s work] inspires me his Instagram popularity, because I know that I take a lot Landis drew the attention of of pictures of just normal life. It newspapers, advertising agents inspires me to go out and seek and more, and even traveled adventure,” said freshman Jocie to New York and Hawaii for Morgan. various corporations. Landis’s challenge for John “When you have the amount Brown University students is of followers that I do, it’s so to, “do what you’re passionate weird some of the stuff that you about, and find what God has get approached with,” Landis created you to do. God’s going mentioned. to put you in the right places.” “Do what you’re passionate about, and find what God has created you to do. God’s going to put you in the right places.” -Tim Landis, Instagram photographer However, despite the many Landis now works in Siloam opportunities that his Instagram Springs with a friend named photography has provided, Tyler Carroll who he met Landis makes it clear that he through Instagram. Together, does photography because he Landis and Carroll work with truly enjoys it. screen-printing, and particularly “Tim Landis is really with t-shirt design. talented. Photography to him He enjoys riding his bike is about doing what he loves around Siloam Springs, hiking, and has a passion for--not and finding adventure wherever about being famous. He sees he can. Courtesy of: Tim Landis his platform as an opportunity to influence,”said junior Caleb (Top Left) Tim Landis poses in a “selfie” for his Instagram account. Landis is a popular Instagrammer with over 500,000 followers (Top Right) Alba, a long-time admirer of Landis snaps a shot of a Siloam Spring favorite- the Taco Truck. (Bottom Left) A John Brown University landmark, the Hundred Steps, and Landis’ Landis’s photography. bike (Bottom Right) Landis captures the Illinois River on a fall day earlier this month. INDEX News 2 / 3 Opinion 4 / 5 Lifestyles 6 / 7 Sports 8 / 9 Spotlight 10 CYAN PLATE MAGENTA PLATE YELLOW PLATE BLACK PLATE 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 C M Y K 50 40 30 20 15 10 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 C M Y K 50 40 30 20 15 10 CYAN PLATE MAGENTA PL AT E YELLOW PLATE BLACK PLATE December 5, 2013 Page 3 NEWS The Threefold Advocate KLRC “pays it forward” for the holiday season Cassy Ramsey of kindness doesn’t have to be hard or Contributing Writer expensive,” stated [email protected] klrc.com. “You can send your boss an encouraging note, It’s November, and the babysit a friend’s holidays are coming soon. kids for free [or] During a time when life can be offer to clean up hectic for many people, KLRC after your family’s encourages their listeners to Thanksgiving meal.” show a little kindness to others. This year, in This is the idea behind honor of their 30th the radio station’s Pay It anniversary, KLRC has Forward events. John Brown come up with “30 Days University’s website says of Pay It Forward.” that the events started out Each day throughout as a three-day promotion to the month of be kind to others over the November is dedicated Thanksgiving holiday in 2007. to a particular Pay KLRC’s Pay It Forward It Forward idea. events are part of a worldwide Their website effort. The Pay It Forward states that on the first Foundation is based in San day of November, Luis Obispo, Calif., but it has the idea was to expanded into the Global Pay make a Christmas It Forward Movement, stated card for a soldier payitforwardfoundation.org. overseas, and the Pay However, junior Devin It Forward events Landis and Farmington, will culminate at Ark. resident Randy Anglin the end of the month with Stephanie Willis/The Threefold Advocate represent those who are the thirtieth idea: encourage One of KLRC’s radio hosts works radio magic in the studio.