Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 9-1-1995 "The Crescent" Student Newspaper, September 1, 1995 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, ""The Crescent" Student Newspaper, September 1, 1995" (1995). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 1119. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/1119 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 — ' ' — ' j \ ~ r " r ~ ) H n J • GFC FANS BITE • ITS BAAACK! •SMITH ALBUM "Hello, you know Michael IV. Smith Where is the GFC orientation? Well, it cashes in ivith his neu) School Spirit? Our 4 I M < 1 M neui conference means happened again." 4 ' r ? album. Reviexv on Orientation coverage Page 10. new rivalries. Optiz on Page 5. sounds off on Page 8. The SEPT1, VOL. GVIII 1995 Crescent ISSUE 1 "The relentless persuit of truth, in Christ." WHAT'S 'Management conflict' leads Comfort to resign BRUIN PATJOHNSON in Comfort's decision to re dean of admissions, having a point he took primary respon Editor-in-Chief.The Crescent sign; man stronger supervisory role over sibility for the graduate admis Comfort in undergraduate ad sions side of things." ANNOUNCEMENT In a surprise move, Randy agement con Do you have information flict and a re missions. Rickey, a 1976 George Fox Comfort, director of under Andrea Cook, vice presi about ei^ents the cruiting terri College graduate, headed graduate admissions, resigned tory dispute. dent for enrollment services, George Fox's undergraduate community needs to know from his position in the Ad in explaining the management admissions program from about? Submit it to The One of missions Office, effective Aug. 1986 through December 1990, Crescent before noon, those issues, hierarchy, said, "When Jeff 1,1995. specifically, came back to the college, we when he was named regional Mondays. No director with D.H. Dagley advertisements please. President Ed Stevens cited was the role brought him back with the title two issues that played a role COMFORT of Jeff Rickey, of dean of admissions. At that (Continued on page 3) A R T I S T S N E E D E D The Crescent needs cartoonists. If you are Student drowns interested, please bring A n d r e s L u c i a n o samples of your work to Peacock, a student at the Crescent office in George Fox College, drowned July 17 at age the communications 2 1 . A n d r e s h a d a t hallway. tended George Fox OPINION BOARD College on a track FORMING scholarship and was to start at the Art Institute Do you want to put your of Seattle in the fall. opinions and writing T w o m e m b e r s o f skills to work? Apply for GFC were pallbearers: the Opinion and Director of CFC Security Tim Commins and Commentary Board. sophomore Chad Opitz. A third student, Applications in the .senior Chuy Rome, was named as an alter SUB. Due in The nate. Crescent office Andres was born Dec. 7, 1973, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. He moved to Gladstone, Thursday, Sept. 7. Ore., in 1979. FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE A funeral was held for him on July 21 at ASCGFCwillbe Trinity Lutheran Church in Oregon City, showing "While You where he was a member. Were Sleeping" on Friday, Sept. 1, at 9 P.M.on Pennington Lacey submits Lawn. Admission is free. resignation PATJOHNSON GREEN ROOM TIME Editor-in-Chief, The Crescent Green Room will be every Friday in the SUB After a 13-year career at George Fox Col basement from 9:50 to lege, Deb Lacey reached a separation agree 10:50 A.M. Questions? ment with the College, which included some Want to help? Call financial considerations that were mutually Noah at ext. 4108. beneficial for Lacey and George Fox College. After receiving a terminal contract for the C L A S S R E P. 1995-96 academic year last March, Lacey, ELECTIONS vice president for student life, submitted her Class Representative resignation, effective this past July 1. Elections will be held "It was a decision that Deb and 1 kind of came to mutually," President Ed Stevens September 7 & 8. said. "When I first told her that 1995-96 Those interested would be her last contract, she and I agreed contact Rebecca that we would have some subsequent con Malmfeldt in the versations about whether or not she felt ASCGFC offices PHOTO BY PATJOHNSON lij^e—based on the fact that it was her last (ext.4101). Petitions Stopping to trim the roses. Not afraid to get his hands dirty. President year and some might consider her a 'lame must be completed by Ed Stevens stops to trim the roses. "For years Virginia Millage told me that duck vice president'—that would hamper September 5th. her effectiveness in leading Student Life and Speeches given in the you have to trim the old dying buds to get more to grow. I knew the being a member of the President's Cabinet Commons, noon maintenance staff had about a million things to do, and they probably and all the other roles that the vice presi- September 7th. wouldn't get to this one, so / thought that I would take some time to do it. (Continued on Page 3) PA G E 2 THE FRIPAX SEPT. 1,1995 DPJJ^JJDJ^J c^DJVJjvjpj^rApy ^The Crescent my thoughts. MISSION STATEMENT: The GFC bubUe bursts "We, the student newspaper, desire to be a voice for the students, a voice that PAT JOHNSON be true. I think that is why Editor-in-Chief. The Crescent I had a problem accepting carries an informative message that expresses integrity and professionalism." that this school is not a erception is a tricky PATRICK A. JOHNSON, Editor-in-Chief bubble. 1 know that some thing. Everyone CAROLYN M. WADLOW, Assistant Editor LETHA TAWNEY, Advertising Director P knows the old cliche of you at this point are JONATHAN G. HAYS, A & E Editor MATTHEW B. OPITZ, Sports Editor of the glass that is half thinking that Deb Lacey, PHILIP S. EWERT, Photo Editor ANITA A. CIRULIS, Staff Advisor empty or half full, but you Shaun McNay, Jim 1. CARL WIEGAND, Layout/Design Editor don't really understand Fleming and Ed Stevens ELIZABETH M. PHARES, Feature Editor MICHAEL J. SLIVKOFF, Layout/Design the true meaning of that knocked me out, strapped phrase until you actually me into a chair in Bauman fall victim to it. and brainwashed me. Al For the last two years, 1 though they probably More communication have been running around wish they would have campus writing my fin thought of this first, my gers to the bone saying perception change came wouid queii rumors that Fox is a bubble and if on my own. you're a strong Christian During my summer, I you don't belong here. The realized just how bad C A R V W A D L O W Or if an answer is given, it doesn't answer things are out there. I Assistant Editor, The Crescent the question originally presented. point to my ranting and raving was that you are worked with many people ' his sunimer witnessed the The outcome of th^ process is that mem this summer who were bers of the studeit community feel left in die lazy if you attend Fox. unfolding of events concerning After all, there are many anything BUT Christian. the resignations of Deb Lacey and dark and frustrated, and they assume die schools out there that The few Christians I did T reason for this is some sort of conspiracy in could use a few good, meet at work called the Randy Comfort. the administration. rest of the company "hea Most of the time, the College — from the strong Christians. If you As part of the George Fox community, are at Fox, you are deny thens." Yup, this summer Development Office to Student Life and students have a right to know what is ing the world of the Lord's Pat had a reality check. beyond — has dealt with the Crescent staff work, not to mention the The world right now re and the student body secretly and with an happening on the campus, especially when decisions are made that alter their environ fact that you are being ally is a very dark place, excessive amount of discretion. with pockets of light. This ment. lazy. Everyone can be a strong Christian in a com summer felt like I had Although lately the trend has gready On top of that and more importandy, been walking outside on a improved and more information has been students care. The questions are not accusa munity of strong Chris made available, it still is not satisfactory. tians, right? very bright sunny day and tions; they are simply a way of forming a Wrong. suddenly it became night, More freedom and trust in the members of logical idea of what is going on. Students I didn't realize just how and my eyes didn't have the George Fox College community would deserve to be respected as a voice in the important this community time to adjust. result in a decrease in the amount of rumors things that affect them was in my life until this I d o n ' t s e e F o x a s a and accusations.