November 13, 2009 Volume 97, No. 11 The Voice of Taylor University since 1913 OPINION Students get plugged into service Local churches provide students with ministry Mandatory evangelism opportunities “Should learning how to tell By Erin Pabody others ‘Jesus is risen!’ be an News Co-Editor option?” WORLD Every school year, students face the challenge of finding a church home away from home. While many are content with finding a place where the pas- tor keeps their attention and the worship style is familiar, some students are further involving An ocean in Ethiopia themselves in the church body. “The whole point of this study Local churches are showing is to learn whether what is hap- students that church is more pening in Ethiopia is like what than just a place to sit for an is happening at the bottom of hour and a half every Sunday the ocean where it’s almost im- possible for us to go,” Ebinger morning. Along with weekly ser- said. mons, there are weekly opportu- LIFE & TIMES nities for service. Timmy Huynh Pastor Chris Neel of Calvary Freshmen Laura Westercamp and Rachel Love lead a game during BASSYCS Jr. on Wednesday night. Christian “The Lighthouse” Church in Hartford City believes it is very important for students leave college,” Neel said. to students’ suggestions on how second grade. The goal of the girls I had last year, and seeing to become involved in a local Troy Kaufman, youth pastor they can better serve. program is for college students them grow and develop as young church. Neel emphasizes the at Calvary Christian, says there One local church ministry to work with kids on Bible study, women in Christ is so reward- significance of Colossians 1:27, are many service opportunities that many Taylor students are Bible memorization and prayer. ing. The chance to be a positive Shockvertising which states “Christ in you is the students can be involved in, es- involved in is BASSYCS (Broth- Sophomore Jessica Johnson influence in their Christian walk “With the ever-increasing infor- hope of Glory.” pecially if they want to go into ers And Sisters Saying Yes to is an active member of BAS- is one I wouldn’t trade for any- mation clutter, advertising cam- “This truth should be para- ministry. Opportunities include Christ’s Standards). BASSYCS SYCS. thing.” paigns are becoming desperate mentoring programs with kids, is a program put on by UCC for “BASSYCS gives me a chance Senior Tom Robertson takes to get our attenion.” mount in the students’ minds as they have an opportunity to drama, video, music, cooking children third to sixth grade. The to invest in the lives of kids in advantage of service opportuni- IN BRIEF make a difference now for eter- and even internships. Kaufman BASSYCS Jr. program accom- the community,” Johnson said. ties through his local church, Alum to share new min- nity versus waiting until they says the church is always open modates children 4 years old to “I have the same small group of See CHURCH, page 2 istry with campus Taylor alum Stefan Eicher (’94) and Neeru Eicher from India Fire alarm system gives rude awakening will be on campus Nov. 16-21. The Eicher family is well-known Campus police, “If someone calls in and says, to the Taylor community. Spon- ‘Hey, it’s just toast,’ then we may sored by Food for the Hungry, Upland Fire quickly go and confirm it,” En- Stefan Eicher recently started Department yeart said. However, most of the Reflection Art Gallery in New respond to fires time the fire brigade is already Delhi, a ministry that includes on their way. an extensive and multi-dimen- – or just burnt All halls have fire drills on a sional progam in the arts. Neeru toast regular basis to make sure stu- Eicher is a lawyer who has been dents know the procedure and involved with a variety of so- By Hannah Warstler to check up on the alarm system. cial justice issues in India. They Staff Writer Each hall is required to have one welcome the opportunity to Students are finally in bed, drill each month. talk with individuals, classes or but no sooner have they dozed “We schedule these ahead of other groups while they are on off than a siren jolts them awake. time,” said Olson hall director campus. Doors swing open as students Deanna Ingerham. “However, stumble into the hall and out Katy Andres if the fire alarm goes off and the Philosophy colloquium into the chilly air. Campus police also gets a phone just like any other residence in the ceilings are low,” Enyeart evacuation of the hall is timed, All students and faculty are invit- However, as students stand call from the alarm itself, in case town. Taylor is not held finan- said. “If you have hamburgers even if it is not planned, this ed to attend a Philosophy collo- outside in their pajamas, a chain they are patrolling. The cause of cially responsible for each call getting well done, that could set may count as our ‘monthly’ fire quium today at 4 p.m. in Reade of events unfolds in a stream- an alarm could be power failure, the firemen respond to. them off.” drill.” 211. David Dinier, IU philosophy lined fashion. ductwork, smoke detections or a “They take the alarm systems During one recent incident Each hall’s “target time” de- doctoral candidate, will be giv- “Every time an alarm goes pull station. If the cause is smoke pretty seriously because they’re at Fairlane, a spatula resting too pends in part on its size and lay- ing a talk entitled “Two Types of off, it’s investigated,” explained or a manually-pulled alarm, the concerned for everyone’s well- close to the stove caught fire and out. “I’m generally pretty happy Authority: Kierkegaard’s Treat- Deputy Chief of Police Tim En- fire department is notified and being,” English hall director Ju- triggered the alarm system. if we keep it under three min- ment of Pastors and the New yeart. comes to campus. lie Engelsman said. Hall directors make a habit utes,” Engelsman said. Testament in His Attack on the When a fire alarm is triggered The Upland Fire Department So far this year, Fairlane has of calling campus police to no- While students may not rel- Church.” on campus, a panel in the Tay- pays its volunteers a small sti- had the most fire alarms – four tify them of alarm causes so that ish the wail of the alarm, it also lor Police Department building serves as a reminder that sys- WEEKENDWEATHER pend for each run they make. in the last two months. the fire department isn’t unduly indicates in which building the However, financially, the fire “They are apartments, so stu- disconcerted every time a hall tems are in place to keep build- TODAY alarm is and what it is caused by. department treats Taylor dorms dents do their own cooking, and performs a drill. ings and students safe. 60/ 39 Begbie presents theology through music Scholar presence on campus after work- day night. Referencing artwork, music Begbie’s visit was a focal point SUNNY ing for some time to make his Begbie began his visit Mon- and philosophy throughout his of Taylor’s schedule of events for engages visit possible. day night at the faculty recital presentation, Begbie encour- this fall and provided students SATURDAY students, faculty “We tried for a number of “Quatuor pour la fin du temps” aged his listeners to “think of art and faculty with an opportunity 63/43 years to get him,” said Rachel (Quartet for the End of Time) in as [an agent] of reverse imagi- to rethink the way they view art through multiple Smith, professor of art and Gilki- the Recital Hall. nation.” Begbie spoke about the and theology. media son Family Chair in Art History. On Tuesday night, Begbie relationship between art and “As he said, the arts are in- After hearing Begbie speak, presented “Subversive Hope: theology and closed by playing a dispensable to a rich, full hu- By Mandolyn Hecox many students understood why Embodying and Re-Imagining piano piece. man life,” Smith said. “They are, Staff Writer PARTLY CLOUDY faculty were so eager to have God’s New World Through the Begbie ended his visit in a sense, the thing we will be Begbie visit the campus. Arts.” The presentation was Wednesday by speaking in cha- involved in when we all meet SUNDAY The renowned Christian “He had some really pro- held in the Recital Hall, which pel in Rediger Auditorium. His Christ again. It’s the work and 57/42 scholar Jeremy Begbie visited found thoughts; it was great the was filled to capacity and had presentation, “Sound Mix: Live praise we’ll be engaged in, as he Taylor this week, serving a guest way he integrated music with additional attendees standing in the Difference,” reiterated sev- is demonstrating, and we have a music residency as a part of the theology. I’m going to [have to] the back. Begbie opened with a eral points from the night before, foretaste of that now.” Staley Distinguished Christian stay up later tonight, but it was reading from the book of Rev- and expounded further on them. Begbie is a senior member Scholar Lecture Series. totally worth it,” said freshman elation and said that living as a Following his presentation, Beg- at Wolfson College, Cambridge, PARTLY CLOUDY Many of Taylor’s faculty music major Sarah Shafer after Christian is “about hearing the bie had lunch and talked with were excited about Begbie’s Begbie’s presentation on Tues- music of the future.” students at the DC.