VOLUME 54 | ISSUE 4 Concordia's Women Volleyball Team. Taking first at Nationals. Photo by Jordan Vredeveld NEWS SPORTS ARTS & VARIETY OPINION Beautiful Feet National Champions: CSP Convocation, Kerri Miller: On Conversation The Implications of a Concordia Mission Golden Bears End PG. 12 Donald Trump Presi- Conference 2016 Season in Incredible dency PG. 3 Fashion PG. 17 PG. 9 THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL CSP PUBLICATION AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY OR STAFF. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS. THE SWORD NEWSPAPER 1 December 2016 VOLUME 54 | ISSUE 4 CONCORDIA ST. PAUL’S OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1966. EDITOR IN CHIEF KATRINA BELL ART DIRECTOR BERT LEE any downtrodden spirits CSP EVENTS S aturday Dec. 17 NEWS EDITOR with conversations and BRIANNA HOLTMEIER celebrations of holiday SPORTS EDITOR Thursday Dec. 15 CSP Women's Basketball events around town, the MICHAEL LIMMEL vs. Mankato 4:00 pm - aspects of great leaders, ARTS & VARIETY EDITOR Bonding with Bunnies 6:00 pm- Gangelhoff REEVE CURRIE opinions about a new club 10:00 am - 2:00 pm- OPINION EDITOR that Concordia has created, Center (GC) Meyer Hall 115 JAKOB KOUNKEL and multiple insightful and Open STAGE 6:00 pm - PHOTO EDITOR meaningful convocations MLK Day Challenge Sign 8:00 pm- Theatre 111 HD DOWNS Up 10:00 am - 2:00 pm- FACULTY ADVISOR that have been presented. CSP Men's Basketball vs. ERIC DREGNI Meyer Tunnel Mankato 6:00 pm - 8:00 From The Sword, Study Palooza 2:00 pm - pm- Gangelhoff Center congratulations to our 5:00 pm- Student Success (GC) cover feature, the Golden Center CONTRIBUTORS Bears volleyball team for Holden: 10:00 pm- WRITERS Photo by Katrina Bell, winning their 8th national Chapel Sunday December 18 JULIE HAGERT championship. Thank you Editor-In-Chief BROOKE STEIGAUF to all who have given us JERRY FREELS Friday Dec. 16 Christmas Vespers Service MARA GRAU wonderful feedback on Letter From the Editor our November issue. We 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm- RENEE CORTEZ Donuts and Coffee 9:00 BRIANNA HOLTMEIER N° 4 appreciate and trust all Chapel COLE RIEMER of our writers and their am - 11:00 am- Meyer Monday Dec. 19 TANNER PETERSON By Katrina Bell skills, as well as respect the Tunnel MAINHIA MOUA Moonlight Breakfast REEVE CURRIE opinions they share. CSP Men's Basketball vs. CYDI YANG nother semester Bethel 6:00 pm - 8:00 10:00 pm-11 pm- Winget ALLISON LARSON is ending, another We also respect the opinions pm- Gangelhoff Center Student Life Center MICHAEL LIMMEL Walking Dead of readers and welcome any CHRISTIANNA ECKSTEIN A (GC) midseason finale has shown, criticism and positive regard KATRINA BELL and we can almost breathe given. So to everyone, thank Jazz Concert 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm- E.M Pearson LAYOUT DESIGNERS because finals are almost you so much for reading. NICK CHRISTY over. This time of the I truly hope that everyone Theatre MAKAYLA KING year is stressful for most, has a safe and lovely holiday Finals Schedule ANTHONY VU considering money is tight break spent with family and GREG BATES Finals Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8-10 AM 8 MWF 8 TR 9:15 MWF 9:40 TR EMILY KONG with Christmas, most are friends. Happy Christmas PHOTOGRAPHERS exhausted, and people are and happy New Year! HANNAH DOWNS looking forward to the 10:10 AM Chapel Chapel Chapel Chapel BROOKE STEIGAUF holidays and getting time Very Sincerely, CYDI YANG off to spend with loved ones. Katrina Bell JORDAN VRENDEVELD 11 AM-1 PM 11:35 MWF 12 TR 12:50 MWF 1:40 TR DYLAN NOVACEK I hope that the December Editor-In-Chief issue of The Sword will lift 1:30-3:30 PM 3:20 MWF 3:20 TR 2:05 MWF None 4-6 PM None 6 TR 6 MW 6 R only 7-9 PM 6 M only; 6 T only; 6 W only None HAPPY 8 MW 8 TR HOLIDAYS!! 2 THE SWORD NEWSPAPER December 2016 VOLUME 54 | ISSUE 4 NEWS Beautiful Feet Concordia Mission to get connected with importance of personally organizations to help them and directly asking those Conference 2016 be missionaries either in who are in need how they can best be served, rather By Renee Cortez other countries or here in the United States.” than just brainstorming on our own how a certain There were representatives person in need may best be very year, Concordia’s from Concordia Irvine, served.” theology community Texas, Wisconsin, New E takes a trip to the York, Minnesota, and, of Sophomore Alex Cleary Beautiful Feet Mission course, Portland. Combined, shared that, “Portland, Conference. This conference the group numbered over Oregon has a high rate of was first held in 1998 and is 100 and they all rose before homelessness. It is one of now an annual event at one dawn to attend morning the most prevalent issues of the Concordia’s across worship before heading out in the city. Coming from the country. It is planned to explore the Portland area. a small city in North by college students, for Groups piled into vans to Dakota, homelessness is not college students. This year, travel to Multnomah Falls, something I have seen a lot the conference was held downtown Portland, and of so far in my life. Being at Concordia University Alberta Street. in Portland was extremely Portland that CSP attended eye-opening for me, and Photo Submitted by Josh Eckstein with a group of 27 students Later that afternoon, sparked some profound and faculty. the groups took part in conversations.” She reach out to others. Eckstein with other future church Paul. A team of faculty various service trips. Fifth appreciated the experiences stated, “All Christians are workers, and learn about the and students are currently The conference began year senior Laura Taranto she had with classmates able to share the good news reason behind mission work: working on planning, with singing, worship, a said, “One of my favorite and professors during of forgiveness through sharing the Gospel to the scheduling speakers, and guest speaker, and washing moments of this conference the conference and looks Christ wherever they may world. arranging outings for the each other’s feet in service. was the service projects we forward to next year. be. There are always people event happening next year. According to senior DCE got to be a part of.” She around you that need to Amidst the last night of the Cleary stated, “We are so major, Josh Eckstein, “The then added, “Through this The last day of the hear how much Jesus loves conference, CSP’s Cleary thrilled to show the students main idea of this conference experience, God ignited conference included many them and what He has and Madi Schellack had an and faculty members from is to support Christian a passion in my heart for workshops and sessions to done for them.” Beautiful exciting announcement for other Concordia’s why we mission work across the going out to those who attend for those who are Feet helped its attendees the conference: Beautiful love CSP! If you wish to globe. There were many are in need of help. God looking into mission work to connect with overseas Feet 2017 will be held at help in any way, feel free to opportunities for people showed me the significant and using God’s messages to mission opportunities, meet Concordia University, St. contact Shelly Schwalm!” Comet’s Connections Since students are such big I thought it was pretty Connect, with the link to Never Miss Out Again mobile users, they thought helpful because, instead of Comet’s Connection that this would be a great way to sending an email, you can allows individuals to see the By Cydi Yang reach out to them. just open your app and see different clubs and events. what events are going on.” Every club has its own The app was launched This new app is still in the website, stating meetings, omet’s Connections on November 10, 2016. process of upgrading, as mission statements, and is the name of the Kimberly Newton and Kate more students give their constitution. The events C app that is striving Larson, the C.A.L.L Center opinions, the creators will on the website, unlike the to connect students to Coordinator, promoted know better how to enhance app, were organized in a campus life and increase this launch to students the app. Freshman Garret day, week, and monthly involvement. Back in June, by holding a booth in the Hultgren commented on format. The website is rich Kimberly Newton, Student tunnel. A big screen TV was improvements he would with information and soon Activities and Leadership propped in the hall way to like to see with the app. He enough, the app will adopt Development Coordinator, show the website of Comets disliked that there were old these parts as well. and Jason Rahn, Associate connections and ice cream events that he had to scroll Vice President of Student pops were offered to the through to get to the current Newton wants students Life and Dean of Students students that downloaded events, he wished there was to be more involved and began researching different the app. There is no catch, a format where events can know that she is a resource, companies to create this only the benefit for students be organized in day, week, and a point of contact for app, and landed with the who want to be more or monthly form, similar to connections. She encourages company, Check I’m Here.