The Point Weekly - 11.12.12

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Volume 41• Issue 9

Brewed Awakening event honors the Increase in Young legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shannon Barr News Editor

Hall thefts
Garrison Bollenbacher Staff Writer

The Center for Justice and Reconciliation hosted the third Brewed Awakening event of the fall semester Thursday. Rabbi Ben Kamin, the main speaker, focused on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whom Kamin considers his own “spiritual mentor.” Kamin also described some events found in his latest book, Room 306: The National Story of the Lorraine Motel, which is based on the place King was assassinated. He explained that King’s movement has “helped this country discover God,” a country economically founded on the slavery of black individuals. The beginning of Kamin’s talk centered on reflections from his childhood — how he and his father were shocked as they witnessed segregated restrooms in 1963 at a gas station in Tallahassee, Florida, to the formation of his friendship with Clifton Fleetwood, whom he met at his diverse high school and who happened to be black. Kamin reflected back to the day of April 4, 1968, when it was announced that King had been assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At his school in Cincinnati, Ohio, hundreds of black students grieved -- including Clifton Fleetwood. When Kamin pushed through the crowds to reach Fleetwood, his friend yelled, “This is not for you.”

Photo courtesy of Robby Sarmiento

Rabbi Ben Kamin speaking at the Brewed Awakening event, Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Rabbi’s Journey

From that moment on until many years later, their friendship was strained. Kamin explained that as the years went on he kept thinking about Clifton as he continued to learn about King. Kamin remembered thinking, “I don’t think Clifton’s right. This is for me. And Martin Luther King and his life example were convincing me that this wasn’t about what color I am, but who I am.” Among the 56 attendees was Richard Lawrence, a member of the Center on Policy Initiatives, who was closely involved in the civil rights

movement, and even with King himself. “I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time in occasion to march shoulder to shoulder with Dr. King,” said Lawrence. Lawrence moved to Chicago “to help the Chicago freedom movement address segregated houses.” There was a city proposal that wanted to build business parking lots in the place of 600 homes that would have to be demolished. The chairman of the Chicago city bank strongly

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“The Color of Christ”: SDSU author elevates conversation on religion and race
Kyle Lundberg Editor-in-Chief

In the wake of a rancorous political season that has seen issues of race and gender raised anew, an SDSU history professor has released a book examining perceptions about the race of Jesus throughout history. Edward J. Blum, who co-wrote The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America with Paul Harvey, examines the history of Christ’s race, from the early puritans through the modern, conflicting images presented by the Mormon Church and the Black liberation theology promoted by people like President Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Blum said one of the driving forces behind writing the book was his interest in the concept of image in American culture. “Jesus stands as God’s ultimate interaction with humanity,” Blum said. “The U.S. has been a country that has cared about bodies; what bodies can be sold, what bodies can own land. It’s the ultimate example of where race and religion meet.” Blum, who grew up in an upper-middle class,

Evangelical Christian household, said he saw the power of religion and faith communities. It wasn’t until he was in college, however, that he began reading African-American spiritual reflections and realized that the ideas he read weren’t the same as those he had been taught. According to Blum, the image of Christ has become warped through the years, thanks mostly to the media. “It’s not churches,” Blum said, “it’s the media. Mel Gibson determines what Jesus should look like. Family Guy has Jesus. In many ways, churches have lost control.” Blum said the idea of a white Jesus remains the most widespread, because it’s what children grow up with and take as normative. PLNU students said that when they picture Jesus in their minds, the default image is white. “That’s what they show us on TV,” said freshman Kaili Kinoshita. “The first thing [I would see] would be a white guy,” said senior Courtney Smith, “but then I immediately try to correct myself, because he wasn’t.”

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Photo courtesy of Edward Blum

Spencer Schulze, a resident of Young Hall, had a tire stolen off of his car during the weekend of October 26. Fog had rolled in, making it a perfect setting for thieves to do their work. “I started up my car and I heard a grinding noise, and I got out and looked and my whole tire was gone on the passenger rear side,” said Sculze. “Public Safety had me fill out an incident report and they said they can’t do much about it because they do not have any cameras down here at Young. They had me file a report with the San Diego Police department as well.” Schulze’s total cost for damages will be around $950. The thief was never found. In addition, the San Diego Police Department never pursued it because of how insignificant the case was. “I think they could better staff Public Safety,” said Schulze. “They only have one or two officers and they make an entire circle around campus every 40 minutes so there is a long interval of time for someone to do something.” Kaz Trypuc, the Public Safety supervisor, explained that most on-campus thefts occur at Young Hall. It is the most remote dorm on campus and there are a number of access points to that lot. “Point Loma appears to have great security because of the 24/7 security at the guard shack,” said Bethany Reed, a sophomore at PLNU. “But, in reality anyone could get onto campus because the extent of the security is just a wave.” “We have started to have all non-permitted vehicles check into the welcome center and provide their name and their destination,” said Trypuc. Trypuc stated that this protocol started about two weeks ago. Trypuc said, “We really would like to install security cameras in the Young Hall lot; unfortunately, they are not cheap. Money is tight around campus and trying to find funds is not easy.” If there were cameras put in Young Hall it would be on the roof facing toward the parking lot. According to Trypuc, this would give Public Safety a chance to thoroughly inspect any sort of thefts happening in the Young Hall lot. “I believe as a student it is very important to live in an environment where I can feel safe,” said Mitch Hemington, a resident of Young Hall. “My parents pay for me to come to this school and I believe that their money should be put to better use with our security. I think better cameras around campus would be a good step in the right direction.”

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supported it. The Englewood Action Committee, of which Lawrence was chairman, “was trying to protect homeowners.” To show their disdain and make a statement, Lawrence’s committee formed a demonstration that involved ministers who were encouraged to withdraw their funds from the Chicago city bank. It was just one hour before the event that they learned of King’s plan to make an appearance alongside them. “I have been very, very bashful about telling this story and only lately have I been willing to,” said Lawrence. “It’s difficult to say you’ve stood beside Dr. King — Dr. King stood beside you, without sounding like you’re blowing your own horn. But this story needs to be told. I considered that his greatest gift actually, was inspiring chickens like me to get up and do what needed to be done.” Lucy Rojas, a senior intern for the Center for Justice and Reconciliation, described Brewed Awakening as a venue for creating awareness. “Everybody that comes, but mainly the youth, can see these patterns of social issues in their history and their daily lives,” said Rojas.“It’s just bringing up issues that may be taboo to talk about.” Listening to speakers like Kamin and Lawrence who were “there to experience these things in their testimonies — I think it’s really powerful; puts it into perspective for us,” said Rojas. “It’s exciting to be in that mentality and see how it’s going to play out— how social justice is going to develop through our lifetimes, as we grow up.” Naomi Will, senior, said she felt inspired and encouraged when listening to firsthand accounts of those who lived in the same era as King. “I think that anybody, from no matter what major, can be inspired to do ultimately what God did — speak out for those who aren’t given the opportunity to speak up,” Will said. Kamin eventually contacted Fleetwood, and asked why he said the events on that tragic day were not for him. Fleetwood explained that he was only trying to keep him safe — fights often broke out in the aftermath of King’s death. “All those years, I thought he was mad at me, but he was trying to protect me. I just assumed it was a racial thing. Clifton was not only the one who was not colorblind, I was the one looking through the colors.” Throughout the discussion, Kamin held his book, referring to it as he described the events leading up to, during and after King’s death, and the effects it had on various people. Kamin explained how King’s “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” speech, which he gave the night before his assassination, prophesied his own death. Kamin shared how the motel which King died in front of had been a source of conflict between those who wanted to tear it down and those who wanted to preserve it. “Lorraine Motel became a symbol for the renewal, just like my friendship with Clifton was renewed,” he said. It is now preserved as a National Civil Rights museum. Kamin mentioned the recent election multiple times in his discussion, and said that the recent reelection of President Obama, an African American candidate, was “very reassuring.” “The fact that both an African American and a Mormon were the two finalists, is something that I couldn’t have dreamed of. I don’t care about the politics, it’s just that.” Kamin adds that he does not think the youth based their vote on the color of one’s skin, but on the candidate’s character. “So actually I think that Dr. King’s dream has been realized; I do. But, as long as there are human beings, there will be prejudice, we just have to keep working on it, on making it less so.” Kamin encouraged young people to learn more about the social injustices of the past. “I think by finding out why people like Dr. King and many other people of different colors gave their lives for this — it was that important. If we forget how we got to this point, we can fall back right to it.” Jamie Gates, a professor of sociology and director for the Center for Justice and Reconciliation who oversaw the event, closed with a reflection on the stories previously told. “Martin Luther King stories you may have heard many different times,” said Gates. “But not through the lives of these men who are in the room tonight, in the ways that touched them. The interesting thing is, these aren’t just stories to these men.” Gates explained the continuing roles of Lawrence, who works with low-income housing, and Kamin, who is the director of an organization called Reconciliation: The Synagogue without Walls. “These are parts of them that, at one time, may have been directly connected to Martin Luther King, Jr., but played themselves out over the next decades,” said Gates.

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Jeffrey Carr, PLNU chief diversity officer and associate vice president for student development, emphasized the fact that Christ was not traditionally white. “If you really stop and think about it,” Carr said, “he was a darkskinned, curly-haired short guy from the Middle East. By some accounts, he was not a very attractive man — very homely in appearance.” Carr also said that he sees Christ’s gender brought up more often than his race. “In youth, these questions often come up,” he said. “’How can I be like Christ if I’m not male?’” Blum said that society’s emphasis on how Christ looks reflects a larger social obsession with image, and our tendency to make idols out of people. “Get a book by Joel Osteen,” he said. “Who’s on the cover? There’s also a cult of imagery around [President] Obama. We’ve taken Jesus as the ultimate symbol of love and justice and replaced him with human icons.” Blum said that obsession with image has led Americans to overlook the very idea of what the body of Christ truly represents. “While we have been obsessed with the physical body of Christ, it takes our focus off of the true body of Christ — which is people,” he said. “Our obsession with one body takes our eyes off of the broken body of Christ. Jesus cared about bodies; he just cared about healing bodies, not what they looked like.” Carr said that, ultimately, Christians’ perception of Christ’s physical appearance should not change the idea of Christ as savior. “When your faith is solid,” Carr said, “you ultimately realize that it doesn’t matter. [Jesus’] race is just as much of a parable as any parable he ever taught. The question you should ask yourself is, ‘if the image changes, do my beliefs change?’ They shouldn’t.”

November 12, 2012 the point weekly | Monday, monday, january 23, 2012

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Solar panels a financial and environmental investment

Photo courtesy of PLNU Sustainability

Colton Irvine Staff Writer

The average cost to buy and install solar panels on a house is between $15,000 and $25,000, according to Solar-California.org. In contrast, the 960 Kw PV solar system at PLNU, one strong enough to power 155 houses, cost the school nothing. The solar panels at PLNU were not purchased by the school; instead, they were bought and installed by an outside company. “It’s really a win-win situation,” said Harry Watkins, PLNU professor of strategy and sustainability. “We simply pay for the electricity that is produced as part of a power purchase agreement,” said George Latter, vice president of finance at PLNU, via email. “One of the incentives of doing this project was the fact that the school didn’t have to make a large outlay of money.” The San Diego Gas and Electric Company has increased its rates over the years, according to U-T San Diego. “There is no reason to believe that current SDG & E prices will go down in the future,” said Watkins. The rate that PLNU will pay for the elec-

tricity produced by the solar panels is less than the expected rate that they would pay through SDG & E. “This gives us substantially more predictability,” said Watkins. PLNU is going green and expects to make green. The expected lifetime of this solar panel project is 20 years. “We expect that we will save more than a million dollars [total] as the electricity rates from the local utility go up faster than the rates we are paying under our power purchase agreement,” said Latter. Data show that the combined system of rooftop and carport solar panels produces approximately 20 percent of PLNU’s total electricity consumption during the year. A statistic on the school website said that this system also reduces carbon dioxide emissions equal to removing 4,950 cars from San Diego’s highways. The location of this campus gives PLNU a large advantage in solar energy over other campuses because of the high amount of direct sunlight it gets. “This is a great place for solar productivity,” said Watkins. “Other neighboring campuses like UCSD have also installed solar panels on their campus,” he said.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.” Theodore Roosevelt *Warning: These quotes may or may not improve your intelligence.*
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Ponderings after the Point: reflecting on life after graduation
Abe Powers 2011 Alumnus “Graduating Summa Cum Laude…” I handed my 3x5 card to a professor and asked her to announce me as Abe, not my first name. “…member of Phi Delta Lambda…” I shuffled in my robes past the choir and saw Brandon Zedaker flash a smile and flick the Hendricks snap. “…Richard Abraham Powers.” She hadn’t heard me, but as Bob Brower shook my hand he said “Congratulations, Abe,” improbably remembering my name from several brief interactions. The next thing I recall is being back in my chair and realizing I had been in a daze for almost 10 minutes. Four years of late nights, crammed semesters, impossible schedules, and endless worrying had culminated in about seven seconds. It was a lot to take in. And it almost seemed cruel, but the end of a wonderful chapter never seems to come at a good time. The chapter after graduation began with a rude awakening. One of the things I had most enjoyed about PLNU was embodied in Dr. Brower’s remembering my name — I was known. Outside of Loma, it didn’t take very long to understand how profoundly unknown I was. As I struggled to understand my new job and to begin a difficult career, I became keenly aware of how ignorant and inexperienced I was. Realizing I was a Nobody made me feel very, very small. Another unwelcome realization was how the structure I had leaned on in school was no longer there to support me. In college there is a four-year plan neatly organized into eight semesters and every degree has its own step-by-step process. After school no plan is neatly organized, and step-by-step processes seem to always change. Graduation ended up feeling an awful lot like being handed a blank piece of paper after having to color inside the lines my entire life. As exciting as that freedom sounds, the details and ramifications of drawing my own lines were overwhelming. So the “success” of graduating college ironically made me feel incredibly small and immensely overwhelmed (not to mention poor — gotta love those student loans). But, as these 18 months since graduation have passed, I also have seen beautiful ways in which God has worked; I have begun to see hope. I see hope in being deeply known by a few people who have chosen to invest in me and to be vulnerable in allowing me to know them. I see beauty in my plans being modified or changed altogether — not because my plans were bad, but because God’s plans are better. I see God’s faithfulness as I become a witness to the truth that regardless of the amount of debt or money I have, my Provider knows what I need. And I begin to see that regardless of the chapter of life being written, I am writing it along with the Author of our faith. Thanks be to God.

PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT STEVENS

Who’s Who at PLNU: interview with sophomore Kenny Ortega
Danny King Staff Writer Many people know sophomore Kenny Ortega as the mustached frontman of the local band The Coldsons (made up of PLNU students). Few realize, however, how involved Ortega is on campus and in the community. Not only is he a songwriter, but he is also a midfielder on PLNU’s soccer team, a Discipleship Group leader in Young Hall and a high school leader at First Church. The Point Weekly caught up with him for a brief chat. Point Weekly: So how do you balance playing soccer, leading DGroups, leading at First Church, and then on top of that, making music? Kenny Ortega: You know, I’ve also been one that doesn’t get stressed easily, and I think it’s because I’ve never been really a futuristic outlook person. I tend to take things day by day. Since high school, I had ingrained in me this ‘go, go, go’ mindset. And I’ve kind of had the opportunity to do a lot of really cool things. But honestly even this year, it’s caught up to me a little bit. And in terms of expanding my faith and being convicted of Sabbath, like last spring I realized that I can do a lot of things and I enjoy a lot of things, but where am I fully investing all my time? PW: So what would you say to yourself as a freshman coming into PLNU if you could go back? KO: Yeah. I guess just that. The Sabbath and such. I went to this seminar a couple of weeks ago with our [First Church] youth staff, and Bob Goff was speaking. And his quote was basically, “I can do a lot of things good. I’m good at a lot of things in society’s terms. But it doesn’t mean I have to do them.” Maybe I should just do a few of the things God made me to do and live out those things solely…like find the top three things God’s called me to do. PW: Okay, so in 10 years or so, would you rather be Kenny the soccer player, Kenny the rockstar, or Kenny the youth pastor? KO: [laughs] I feel like I’m going to get crap wherever I go with this, from my football friends, my band, or [laughs again] Christians in general. You know, even those three things right there, I feel like I’m at a place where I can say I’m living for a bigger purpose. You know, it’s not about me anymore. It’s about God’s look on my life, what He’s given me, what God wants me to do. And the great part about that is what God wants me to do is also what I love to do as well. I think, you know, that’s a beauty about God, that He gives us passions and finds pleasure when we do the things we love...But being influenced by Jared [Callahan — the youth pastor at First Church], I feel like God’s made me a leader in a lot of ways and, man, what better thing to do than be a youth pastor whose job is to pour into kids by living your life for God…But I love that I don’t have to choose right now. PW: What are your thoughts on the soccer season now that it’s over? KO: Well first off, I’m going to refer to it as football. our record really reflected what we were doing. Looking ahead, I think it’s kind of like planting something…I really think it’s going to grow into something in a couple of years. Coach Wolf is taking it in a good direction where it’s going to sprout something really good...it’s only going to get better. PW: You and your band, The Coldsons, just played a show at Soma. What is the plan for you guys down the road? KO: Well. I think the show went really good. Lot of people came out. We are looking forward to more shows like that…last Christmas we recorded our first full-length album [“Florence”] and then released it in March. We are hoping to do a similar thing this winter, yeah. We’re planning to do it, but we are definitely needing help this time around… We’re going to do a Kickstarter [online fundraiser]…We have a lot of new songs which we’re super excited to record. PW: What about your time leading at First Church? How has it been leading high school students? KO: Yeah. I’ve been on staff since I was a senior leading eighth grade guys. Started going to First Church when I was in junior high and then got more involved as time went on. And it’s really cool to be able to pour into younger guys and be a constant figure in their lives. For me, it’s a way to give back to a place that really shaped me and was there for me all throughout high school [at Point Loma High]. It’s a great place where love is so abundant and constant, and for me to be in a position where I can give back is so humbling. It is such a blessing to be able to help a high school student who is just like me when I was there. It’s really changed my life. PW: What about D-Groups? Why are you so involved in them? KO : It’s been a place where guys who are all on a similar path of life figure out this mess of life and help each other walk a little bit straighter. A place where we can just challenge each other… A good opportunity for a smaller sense of community in a way that’s already so evident on this campus, and I think this just takes it to another dimension.

“Maybe I should just do a few of the things God made me to do and live out those things solely.”
PW: Got it, football. KO: Just in case Coach Wolf happens to read this and tears me apart for calling it that. I’ve learned this the hard way [laughs]. So football season. I don’t think

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Created Space makes room for alternative worship
Lainie Bird Staff Writer How do we worship at PLNU? For some people, the most obvious response might be during chapel and Time Out with the worship band. But for a new discipleship ministry called Created Space, worship involves more than singing – it’s also about creating. “We go to a school where a form of worship, music/instrument/song/etc., is so prevalent that students forget the act of worship is vast,” said senior Lauren Brashears, a Created Space leader and participant. “Created Space provides a guided opportunity to explore some of the elements that can be incorporated in worshipping.” Melanie Wolf, associate director of chaplaincy ministries, started Created Space this semester to cater to a more visually oriented worship style.

“...just as God is love, and so we are called to love, God is creator, and so we are called to create.”
“We engage in prayer and reflection through things like writing, painting, drawing, etc. in order to live out the fact that being creative is part of what it means that we are made in the image of God,” said Wolf. About 75 students participated in the first Created Space event in September during Renewal Week. The activities consisted of stations where students could paint or draw on paper, write or draw a prayer of response to Renewal Week on a

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Elizabeth Claypool and Molly Krumpe paint using acrylics at Created Space on Oct. 29. corporate canvas, and write prayers and Scripture on strips of fabric to form bracelets. “I was greatly encouraged to see people around campus the following day and weeks with little white bracelets, showing both a desire to keep the Word of the Lord close to their hearts and the community of those who were able to come,” said senior Lauryn Randall, a Created Space leader and participant. The October gathering was limited to 20 participants and involved prayer and reflection through acrylic paint. “It was amazing to see the beauty that was created through contemplation made visible on canvas,” said senior Lauren Richards, a Created Space leader and participant. “The communication from God and out to others was both visually stunning and spiritually emotive.” Created Space isn’t just for rightbrain dominant people, though. “For those who instinctively are able to engage their creativity, Created Space is a place where they can be encouraged, celebrated and challenged,” said Randall. “For those who don’t identify themselves as ‘the creative type,’ our goal is to aid them in their ability to understand that just as God is love, and so we are called to love, God is creator, and so we are called to create.” Wolf and Created Space’s three student leaders plan to expand the ministry to include not just painting, writing and drawing, but also more of the written word, mixed media and 3D. They also said they want to create a more communityfocused experience. “Mostly we’ve been working on reflective, individual experiences,” said Richards. “However, we are seeking to find a way to make moments that are both individual and corporate – our creative experience is unique to us but part of a larger picture.” Despite proposed changes and additions, the original purpose of Creative Space will remain the same. “Sometimes the limitation of time and space and even specific programming limit our recognition of the movement of God,” said Wolf. “Created Space seeks to literally provide the time, space and vehicle to meet and recognize God in fresh and even surprising ways.” The next Creative Space event will be held Dec. 4 in Colt Forum from 7- 9 p.m. All students are welcome to create gifts through mixed media, combining words of prayer with visual arts.

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A bench was placed in front of Cooper Music Building in memory of Dan Nelson, Ph.D. Nelson was a professor of music from 1991 to 2009 and left a long-lasting legacy in the Music Department, the lives of innumerable students and the Point Loma community.

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8 | SPORTS

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11/13: W. Voleyball @ Concordia University, 7 p.m. 11/14: Powderpuff Football Game, 3 p.m. 11/14: W. Soccer @ Azusa Pacific University, 6:00 p.m. 11/17: W. Basketball vs. Biola University, 7 p.m. 11/17: M. Basketball vs. Northwest Nazarene University, 8 p.m.

Remembering Sharon Irwin: Loma’s biggest fan
Greta Wall Staff Writer Sharon Irwin — a Pasadena College alumna, retired PLNU associate vice president for student development and longtime supporter and fan of PLNU athletics — passed away on October 14, 2012 at the age of 77. Sharon and her husband Ross attended Pasadena College together in the 1950s and, according to friend and former Athletic Director Carroll Land, their love for the school’s sports started as students and continued on throughout their life. Ross graduated in 1956 and Sharon in 1959. According to Ross, Sharon’s interest in the school’s athletics began when she was a cheerleader for the basketball team during her years as a student at Pasadena College. As a young couple in school they traveled to all the games no matter how far away to watch the “Firehouse Five” play, and since then they have always been unwavering supporters of PLNU athletic programs. In 1973 Ross became the legal keeping them encouraged while they were on track to make a selection of a major,” said Land. Ross and Sharon moved to the Point Loma community in 1976, and since have served many terms as presidents of the Crusader Club and now the Point Loma Sports Associates. Sharon served as the liaison for women’s softball and men’s track and field, and Ross was the liaison for women’s basketball and women’s track and field. They always strived to build a personal relationship with athletes and continually opened their home for barbecues for each team at the beginning of every season. They even offered for students to live with them. The couple’s dedication to PLNU students and athletes is unmatched. Throughout the years they traveled with the teams all over the country to support them in tournaments, games and matches. The Irwin’s have had a profound impact on students, and Sharon will forever be remembered for her caring heart and openness for athletes. “Sharon, although she was sick, graciously agreed to continue to open her house to us coming over to enjoy their company and continue on like nothing changed,” said senior cross country and track runner Will MacNeil. “She truly has been a wonderful woman and supporter of us.” Ross said he has always admired Sharon’s dedication to the students and supported her in anything and everything she wanted to do for the school. “She was a fabulous individual,” said Ross. “She was wrapped around serving the students as much as possible.” Ross said his favorite thing about Sharon was how much she cared about people. “She was committed to the job she had, she was committed to raising her kids, and she was committed to me,” said Ross. Sharon’s impact on PLNU and the athletic program will be honored at this year’s homecoming events. Her legacy will remain honored in the hearts and minds of students, faculty, athletes and many others in the PLNU community.

Sharon Irwin was a loving support of the PLNU community for her entire life. A 1959 alumna of Pasadena College, Sharon served as vice president of Student Development from 1976 to 2003. She was always an avid fan of PLNU’s sports team, traveling all across the country with her husband Ross to watch the Sea Lions compete.

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counselor for the university, and in 1976 Sharon took the position of associate vice president for Student Development. She advised all undecided major students until 2003,

when she retired due to the onset of early signs of dementia. “There are hundreds and hundreds of testimonies of how she saved student’s careers at school by

SEASON PREVIEW: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Greta Wall Staff Writer The PLNU Women’s Basketball team will officially kick off their 2012-2013 season Saturday when they host Biola University for the annual PLNU Homecoming event. This new season is an exciting one for the team as it is their first season competing in the NCAA and PacWest. The women are predicted to do well and ranked seventh in the PacWest preseason polls. Head Coach Bill Westphal says he has prepared the women well for their new competition. “I think it’s going to be similar to the GSAC and NAIA where we traditionally were in the top four,” said Westphal. “That would be a very fine goal this year to be in the top four in the PacWest.” The women also feel the coach has done well in their six weeks of conditioning and three weeks of preseason practice and feel confident that they are prepared to begin playing. “I think he has taken a different stand as far as conditioning and getting the work done,” said senior forward Nyla Bailey. “I think he really wants to see us do well.” The strategies Westphal has used during preseason may be new, but the women feel that these new strategies have definitely improved them as a team on the court. “He started a new offense recently, and I think that is really going to help us because it emphasizes all of our strong points,” said senior forward Andrea Campbell. “With the new offense

SEASON PREVIEW: MEN’S BASKETBALL
Jacob Roth Sports Editor For the PLNU men’s basketball team, the 2012-2013 season will be a season of change. The Sea Lions graduated four key players from last year’s squad that made the second round of the NAIA National Championships, including AllAmerican Rhett Beal. Additionally, a pair of key guards, juniors Marek Klassen and Hayden Lescault, will redshirt this season. But second-year head coach Bill Carr returns plenty of talent from a year ago that should help power the Sea Lions. Among the key returnees is senior forward Todd Campbell, who started 20 games last season, averaging eight points per game while hitting 52 percent of his shots. “[Campbell] has played in lots of big games here,” said Carr. “I am looking for him to be a senior leader and play a few different spots on the floor for us.” Coach Carr also returns big man AJ Ussery, a 6’9” junior, as well as sophomores Josh Richardson and Carter Warnock. The Sea Lions’ biggest losses came in the backcourt. Carr returns just two guards, Taylor Wetherell and Javonte Sales who saw limited action a year ago. “Both [Sales and Wetherell] bring very, very good leadership to this program,” said Carr. “We are lucky to have both those guys.” PLNU will also benefit from the return of Malcolm Collins, a versatile guard who redshirted last season after transferring from Los Angeles Pierce College. Additionally, Carr has brought in a host of new talent for the upcoming season, with a number of new additions expected to make huge contributions right away. “The new guys have brought good energy and athleticism [to our team],” explained Carr. “They have improved our skill level, and I think as we go through the season we will continue to improve because these guys will improve.” Some newcomers have already made significant contributions to the team. In a win Saturday over Trevecca Nazarene, freshman Sam Okhotin led all scorers with 15 points, and fellow rookie Arren Wells notched a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Carr says he expects several other new players to bolster his rotation the season. A pair of transfers, Blair Banker and Norwegian native Oivind Lundestad, started the first

AT A GLANCE
Head Coach: Bill Westphal (14th year) Key returners: Nyla Bailey (All-American), Sr.; Renee Crawford, Sr.; Andrea Campbell, Sr.; Callie Rhoads, Jr.; Kiley Berlinksi, Sr. Key newcomers: Jordan Ligons, Fr.; Lindsay Honea, Jr. 2011 finish: 17-14 overall, 8-10 GSAC (6th place)

Head Coach: Bill Carr (2nd year) Key returners: Todd Campbell, Sr.; AJ Ussery, Jr.; Josh Richardson, So.; Javonte Sales, So.; Taylor Wetherell, Jr. Key newcomers: Judd Welfringer, So.; Oivind Lundestad, So.; Blair Banker, Jr.; Sam Okhotin, Fr.; Arren Wells, Fr. 2011 finish: 21-10 overall, 12-6 GSAC (T-2nd place)

AT A GLANCE

we should do well.” The women say they are not intimidated to be joining a new conference or national affiliation and are as confident as ever that they can fare well against anyone and everyone if they put their minds to it. “We don’t know what the competition is because we haven’t seen it,” said Campbell. “But I think we can compete with anybody if we work hard.” Westphal said he is unable to predict a season outcome for his women just yet, but he remains confident they will do well and be successful in their season. “Predictions are hard at this point because we haven’t started yet,” said Westphal. “We have a similar team to last year but a little deeper and a little better outside shooting.”

two games for PLNU. The Sea Lions also welcome swingman Jud Welfringer, who transferred from NCAA Division I Drake University. The incumbent leadership combined with the fresh faces will definitely make the Sea Lions a tough challenge for almost any team they’ll face this season. The Sea Lions will host Northwest Nazarene University Saturday at 8 p.m. in their season home opener, which is also the team’s Homecoming game. Editor’s Note: Quotes contributed by PLNU Sports Information.

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Jake’s Take: America’s
Worst Mascots
-Evergreen State University (Ore.): Geoducks — Is it a duck made out of rocks? A duck that lives in a rocky cave? It sounds like either a 1980s superhero cartoon or the newest Pokémon. Jacob Roth Sports Editor With all of the Homecoming hullabaloo this week, we’ll probably see Roary the Sea Lion mascot dancing around our campus during the basketball games and whatnot. But where the heck did Roary actually come from? Until 2002, PLNU’s sports teams were called the Crusaders. But in politically correct America, that name wouldn’t fly, so the school switched to the Sea Lions, and that’s what we’ve been ever since. Our sweet-looking sports logo is a regular lion (land lion?) with a wave in it, which apparently means it lives by the sea. Where do lions live by the sea? Madagascar? But mascot Roary is somehow an actual sea lion that has seaweed for hair. I’m not sure how that works. Personally, I think it’s kind of silly. Anyways, I did some research and found plenty of mascots way more ridiculous than ours. For the sake of space, I limited it to college mascots. Enjoy: -UC Santa Cruz: Banana Slugs — Only people in Santa Cruz would think of this. I’m not surprised in the least. If you’ve ever been there, you know what I mean. -UC Irvine: Anteaters — Is this even the least bit intimidating? I can’t think of a single school that would be scared of facing a team called the Anteaters. -University of South Carolina – Sumter: Fire Ants — Nevermind. Found one. -Virginia Tech University: Hokies — They might as well have just called themselves the Rednecks. Most people think a Hokie is a bird, but I looked it up, and it’s actually a made-up word. (Side note: If your school’s website requires a page called “What is a [Insert Mascot Name],” it’s probably not working.) -University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill: Tar Heels — This somehow ends up being a goat. I

CROSS COUNTRY FINISHES SEASON AT NCCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The PLNU cross country team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio, to compete in the NCCAA National Championships Saturday. The women, led by senior Breelan Matrange, finished 9th as a team. The men, running in the final meet of the program’s existence, placed 15th out of 39 teams.

don’t understand the South. -Purdue University (Ind.): Boilermakers — “Let’s go, guys that shovel coal to make old steam engine trains go!” …What? -Brigham Young University: Fighting Mormons — Just kidding. -Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.): Fighting Artichokes — Because nothing is more menacing than vegetables. -Delta State University (Miss.): Fighting Okra — Somehow even less scary than artichokes. -University of Hawaii – Hilo: Vulcans — Sorry, Spock, this one’s pretty ridiculous too. -Webster University (Missouri): Gorlocks — Uh…. What? Is that even a real thing?

to death? -Amherst College (Mass.): Lord Jeffs — Apparently Jeff founded the school. Personally, I wouldn’t name my teams after a guy most famous for giving smallpoxinfected blankets to local Indians and killing them off. Also, notable because tshey call their women’s teams the Lady Jeffs. Awkward. -Ohio State University: Buckeyes — A nut. Their mascot is a nut. That comes from a buckeye tree. Somehow they take pride in this. -Kansas University: Jayhawk — A bird that doesn’t actually exist, yet apparently possesses an affinity for “rocking chalk.” -South Carolina University: Gamecocks — A favorite of junior high boys everywhere. -Wake Forest University (North Carolina): Demon Deacons — Basically just “Satan Preachers,” which seems a little ironic. More confusing than intimidating. -Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Engineers — Well at least they embrace their nerd-dom. I’ll give them that much. -University of Alabama:

Crimson Tide — It’s a color and water. Pretty lame. According to Wikipedia, Crimson tide refers to either a type of algae or vodka and cranberry juice cocktail. Classy. See? Roary the Sea Lion might not make a whole lot of sense, but as you rabidly cheer on the basketball teams this Saturday, remember that at least you’re not cheering for Artichokes.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
BREELAN MATRANGA
W. CROSS COUNTRY
Matranga placed 19th out of more than 250 runners at the NCCAA Women’s National Cross Country Championships in Cedarville, Ohio, Saturday. Her time of 18.59.90 led the Sea Lions to a ninthplace finish as a team. It was Matranga’s last career cross country race as a Sea Lion.

This is apparently a Gorlock.

TODD CAMPBELL
M. BASKETBALL
Campbell’s consistency helped the Sea Lions to a 1-1 record on their season-opening roadtrip. On Friday, he tallied five points, six rebounds and six assists in a loss at No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville. The senior then followed that up with 13 points and five rebounds in a 61-51 win at Trevecca Nazarene University on Saturday.

-Columbia University (South Carolina): Fighting Koalas — What would the Koala do? Hug me

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Why Romney lost
Tim Carlton Contributor President Obama’s victory last Tuesday says more about the Republican Party and the direction it is going than it does the last four years. With many questions to be asked about how President Obama won, there are equally enough — if not more — questions to be raised as to why Mitt Romney and the Republican Party lost. As the election fades away and the pundits make their spins, I see two key issues that led to Romney’s defeat: the inability to capture the Latino vote and his selection of Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate. In 2004, George W. Bush was able to speak to the Latino community unlike any other Republican before him. He spoke directly to them — oftentimes in Spanish — and may have made them feel as though they were a part of the electorate. He avoided taking hard stances on immigration and tried to bring issues to the table that the Latino community cares about. As a result, Bush was able to garner close to 45 percent of the Latino vote, which, for a voting population that at the time made up only 6 percent of the electorate, made the vote important, but not vital to President Bush’s re-election. Fast-forward to 2012 and we see that Romney did the exact opposite of Bush in 2004. He failed to have any sort of narrative to go with the Latino community, alienating the fastest-growing portion of the American electorate. During the primary debates, Governor Romney was asked about his stance on illegal immigration, to which he responded, “The answer is self-deportation, to which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can’t find work here because they don’t have legal documentation to allow them to work here.” Whether or not Romney ever meant these words, they proved to be a death trap for him within the Latino community, to the extent that Latinos by and large did not view him as being able to connect with them in any way. Another area that hurt Romney’s chances of getting in the Oval Office was his choice for vice president. Paul Ryan’s nomination as Romney’s vice presidential candidate wasn’t as much of a bad choice based on Ryan as a politician or a person, but rather, a missed opportunity by not select-

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ing Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants and spent his entire life living within the Cuban community and understands the plight many firstand second-generation Latinos face growing up in a country where they are largely overlooked. Along with Rubio’s ability to relate with much of the Latino community, he is one of the only members of the United States Senate to bring legislation to the table on the issue of illegal immigration, a topic that has largely been overlooked by the nation. Rather than proposing that unauthorized immigrants “self-deport,” Rubio’s proposed legislation looked similar to the legislation Obama pushed through, allowing young adults brought to the United States as children of unauthorized immigrants to obtain renewable work permits if they have a high school diploma, college degree or have served in the military. Chances are, this legislation to allow work permits will likely lead to a more comprehensive piece of legislation in President Obama’s second term, allowing a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. As for Rubio’s immediate impact on the election, there is no doubt it would have been seen in both the percentage

of Latinos voting Republican as well as in the Electoral College. When the election was all said and done, Obama obtained 332 electoral votes to Romney’s 206. The race was much closer than the numbers suggest. The popular vote showed the president winning by approximately 3 million votes. Of the approximate 120 million voters who voted in 2012, 12 million (10 percent) classify themselves as being Hispanic, and of those 12 million, only 3.25 million (27 percent of the Latino vote or 4 percent less than John McCain in 2008 when he won a dismal 31 percent) voted for Romney. Had Romney chosen Rubio as his running mate and brought the discussion, it is possible — not likely, but possible — that he could have matched the 45 percent President Bush was able to get in 2004. Had he done so, the new Romney-Rubio ticket would have been able to win close to 5.4 million Latino votes, and along with that, swing states such as Florida, Colorado and possibly even Nevada. It would have also given the campaign the ability to stop campaigning in Wisconsin (Paul Ryan’s home state), where they never had a chance of winning, and focus their efforts on Pennsylvania (a state which, with the exception of Philadelphia, votes largely in favor of pro-mining and

coal advocating candidates, such as Romney), Virginia (a historically Republican state that switched in 2008 for Obama), and Ohio (a state that has voted for the winning party in every election since 1960, when they voted for Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy). Had those states swung in favor of Romney — highly unlikely, but possible — Romney would have had the potential to win 301 electoral votes, putting him 31 more than the required 270 needed to win the election. It is impossible to predict what could have been. To simply blame the failures of Romney and the Republican Party in the 2012 election on their inability to communicate with the Latino community would be naive and reckless on my behalf. Whether it was a primary season that forced Romney — a moderate Republican — to the far right of the political spectrum, or the infamous “binders full of women” comment that portrayed him as being out-of-touch with female voters, Romney and the Republican Party lost this election because of themselves. It was theirs to win, and they lost it. And sadly, I believe America lost as well. Tim is a senior and member of the College Republicans

Staying silent on election day
Anna Goforth Staff Writer Every time I checked my Facebook timeline or Twitter feed on election day, I was completely overwhelmed by political-related statuses. As most everyone saw, posts claimed our country is completely doomed by another four years of President Obama, while others rejoiced about the election results and happily rubbed it in everyone else’s faces. Throughout this, I noticed a common theme: voter apathy. Those who voted were pressuring anyone and everyone to get out and do the same. During all of this, I had to stay silent. Though I am a registered voter, I chose not to vote in the 2012 election. Yes, many teachers and family members have told me that voting is a part of my civic duty and yes, I understand I have lost all privileges to complain about the election outcome because I chose not to vote. With all of that said, I would have felt like I was doing my country a disservice by voting. This is because I honestly feel like I do not have any real grasp of politics or party platforms or what my opinion is in the matter as a whole. After telling many of my friends this same thing most simply said, “Oh, me neither, I just copied whatever my parents voted for.” I guess I could have easily done

the same, but that does not seem like what voting is all about. The day I vote in my first election, I want it to really mean something. I don’t just want it to be something I do because I turned 18 and, well, I can. I don’t want to use voting as a chance to get a free sticker to snap a picture with and upload to Instagram with an “I voted” hashtag. I think it is great that everyone is so enthusiastic about the election, I really do, but I don’t want to vote to

join a fad. Hopefully, once I am older and wiser, I can take the time to really understand the issues facing our country and to look at each candidate’s plan for action. I hope that I will one day feel the same strong push toward one side or another that everyone else seems to have. But, for now, I have to say the only thing I really feel toward this year’s election is indifference.

Are we decking the halls or stuffing the turkey?
Colton Irvine and Mallory Contreras Staff Writers Melodies of “Jingle Bells” are already resonating through the air, but at the same time, Snickers wrappers and unopened bags of candy-corn are lingering in trashcans. Many people look forward to the holiday season filled with beautiful lights, Christmas trees, warm hot chocolate and the forever-loved Christmas music. Is early November too soon to be enjoying these blissful tunes? Protesters proclaim that by overplaying a song, you decrease the magic, and lessen that fuzzy-warm feeling you get inside. Holiday music, when listened to in moderation, has the ability to bring joyful attitudes to its listeners. The window of opportunity to play Christmas music is slim, unlike that overweight man dressed up as Santa at the mall. This slim window of opportunity is part of the reason why Christmas music is played earlier in the year. What defines the beginning of “the holiday season?” Freshman Kirsten Swanson explained that the holiday season should be celebrated over a longer period of time. She believes that people who want to enjoy the holiday spirit earlier should enjoy it. “I started playing Christmas music in September,” junior Alex Ross said. “I had to stop after a couple weeks so I wouldn’t get sick of it in December.” The day after Thanksgiving seems to be accepted as the more traditional time to begin playing Christmas music. Senior Luke Angevine said, “Christmas music should only be played after Thanksgiving. Period.” Likewise, freshman Marinna Martens agrees, “because then Christmas is the only holiday to look forward to.” If this month is not the time for Christmas music, then when can the holiday spirit begin? This confusion is seen in stores where employees are decking the aisles with garland before Thanksgiving has even come to pass. Whether listened to before, during or after Thanksgiving, Christmas music is a happy part of the holiday season that should be enjoyed, but maybe not too soon.

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Why Obama won Love defined: student’s
Matthew Rhoads Contributor For Democrats and liberals alike, Christmas has arrived early with Presidential Obama winning the 2012 Election. Democrats around the country held their breath last Tuesday night until the results were broadcasted. Many Democrats predicted the election to be very close, but I was uncertain of what would happen and had serious concerns about Obama’s chances of winning. I recall having a phone conversation with my father in which we expressed our concerns for how close the election could possibly be. “I really think Obama could lose the popular vote and barely win the Electoral College,” I said. He initially agreed with my statement. “Don’t underestimate the Obama campaign; I’m sure they are ready for the election.” Consequently, as the results started to come in, I contemplated the factors that allowed Obama to barely distance himself from Romney in the swing states. After thinking about it, the resolution was simple: Obama won the election because he had a superior ground game, relied heavily on the minority and women vote, and took advantage of Romney’s far-right primary election flip-flop persona as well as his out-of-touch character. The 2012 Obama campaign was the most masterful campaign in history. In all honesty, I believe Obama had little to run on as an incumbent in a slow economic recovery. He ran on the optimistic promise that the continued use of his policies will continue the economic recovery. As a result, the campaign did a masterful job at “micro-targeting” different voting demographics and assembled the most efficient field strategy in history. For each state, county and town, the Obama campaign set up field operating outposts. These functioned as places where campaign organizers would connect with the community, organize volunteers to canvass (door-to-door campaigning), phone bank (calltargeted voters) and statistically analyze the information they gathered from prospective voters in the area. These field outposts outnumbered Republican outposts in key swing states 2 to 1 or 3 to 1, giving them the advantage to target and mobilize voters on election day. In addition to a superior ground game, the Obama campaign had a large advantage of capturing minority and women voters. A staggering 71 percent of voting Latinos voted for Obama in this election and 55 percent of voting women voted for him as well. One can attribute this large discrepancy to the Republican Party’s negligence of alienating these voting demographics. Recently, on issues such as immigration and women’s reproductive rights, the Republican Party has held controversial stances, distancing itself from potential voters. As a result, the Republican Party has lost important voting blocs, making them rely on the “white vote.” During this election 61 percent of whites voted for Romney, yet he still lost; therefore, many experts agree that due to the growing minority populations, this will be the last election where a candidate can rely on the “white vote.” Republicans in the future will have to find some way to carve into these voting blocs or they will continue to lose elections. One of the big game-changers was Romney’s infamous “47 percent” rant during a primary election fundraiser. This characterizes Romney’s far-right persona, which the Obama campaign took advantage of during the general election. During the primary season, Romney had to appease the far-right Tea Party Republicans to win the nomination. He was forced to flip-flop on several major issues like abortion, health care mandates, stem cell research, and climate change. He championed these issues during his governorship in Massachusetts but had to change his positions to win the primary. Coupled with this problem, Romney seemed out of touch with working class Americans. Being worth more than $250 million and having a garage elevator in his La Jolla mansion did not help shake that elite image. The Obama campaign masterfully painted Romney as an out-of-touch candidate as well as someone you really can’t trust because you aren’t certain of where he stands on issues. This perceived image of Romney is what won many votes for the Obama campaign. It helped independent voters connect with Obama more so than Romney. Obama’s campaign strategically beat Romney’s campaign by small margins. The Obama campaign was able to mobilize and organize its targeted voters as well as attack Romney’s far right, flip-flop and out-of-touch persona. Republicans are going to have to figure out how to stop alienating voter blocs as well as come up with a candidate who can connect with the American public. If these changes are not made, Republicans will fail to win elections. Yet, as a Democrat, I hope this doesn’t happen. Matthew is a senior and member of the College Democrats.

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utopian dream
Ryan Fonseca Contributor Love: what is love? What does it mean to you? What is the true definition of love? And how does love come into play in our everyday lives? Love. That is a strong word, isn’t it? Well to me, love means everything; it’s something that we have for our families, friends and loved ones. Love is more than a feeling. It’s an emotion. It’s something that we share with others by our actions, words and examples. It is something that I believe everyone in this world needs; whether it be simply telling them that you love them, or by sacrificing your life for them; by giving someone a hug, or just by showing Christ’s love to them. Jesus talks about loving one another as He has loved us. That’s because Jesus, in everything that he did, loved each and every one of us; he showed his love for us by being the ultimate sacrifice when he gave his life for our sins. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others,

it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, and it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” Wow. I can read this time and time again, and am reminded of what the true definition of love is. Love is more than an overly used four-letter-word on a Valentine’s day card.It is a virtue we should strive for. It is something I believe we ought to show each other in our everyday lives. We should be patient with and kind to each other. We should not be envious, boastful or proud.We should not dishonor each other. Rather than being self-centered, we should assist others. We should not let anger take hold of our lives when people treat us wrongly. We should avoid giving in to evil and instead, forgive. As followers of Christ, we should give unto the Lord and worship Him with all our hearts, souls and minds. We should protect and trust each other, and most importantly, we should love one another. Jesus died for each and every one of us and we should continue to represent God’s love to our community,

nation and to the world. Today, we are in the midst of tough times; wars are breaking out all over the world, nations are collapsing, economies are falling apart, crimes are going up and there is an increasing number of people without homes every day. It is time that we, as a community of Christ and as a nation, start to show love toward each other. Stand up and be courageous leaders. Be an example of love by representing Christ. Galatians 2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” It is my dream that one day we as Christians will be reestablished as a Christ-loving nation and love each and every person around us, whether it be friends or enemies. I pray we grasp the importance of turning the other cheek. It’s time we show God’s love to the entire world and we spread the Gospel. Thank you and may the Lord our God bless each and every one of you and may you all come to desire the incomprehensible love of Jesus Christ.

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Delta Spirit rocks House of Blues
Eddie Matthews Staff Writer

“Thank you for choosing us to be your source of entertainment this evening!” Delta Spirit lead singer Matt Vasquez tells the crowd. Then the steady drum beats of “Tear It Up” come from the two drummers — Brandon Young on the right, thumping the kick drum that has the Greek Delta letter pasted on the surface, and Kelly Winrich on the bass drum coordinating his timing with Young. About 250 people pack the main floor of San Diego’s House of Blues on Tuesday night to hear Delta Spirit. The vocals begin soft on “T ear It Up.” People clap along and sing to the chorus at Vasquez’s urging. Some songs are punctuated with a “Thank you so much!” from Vasquez and a quick flash of the 15-foot “DELTA SPIRIT” banner that provides a backdrop for the music. Young, in his American flag T-

shirt, induces foot tapping with his steady beat to the next song, “Money Saves.” Vasquez works his Fender © electric guitar, his countenance frantic yet focused. One second he is placidly gazing while he strums, the next he is bellowing into the mic, completely in the moment. He howls the reflective lyrics of “Money Saves.” Vasquez’s raw voice feels like a vocal hurricane; it has power, depth and pain. Vasquez calms his hurricane voice into waves of yearning vocals in the chorus of a drum-accompanied “Ransom Man.” The layers keep adding as the song progresses until all of their electric guitars, piano, synth and drums coalesce and climax in a powerful synthesis of constant sound that resolves into the next track — “Empty House.” Delta Spirit’s shows are organic and distinct. The listener feels the authenticity of the performance they witness through the live variations of their studio tracks that indelibly stick

in the listener’s memory. Near the end of the show, multiinstrumentalist Winrich begins meandering about the stage clutching an unwired trashcan lid and a tambourine, banging the lid with his drumstick and providing the washboard-like sound of the song “Trashcan.” Vasquez plays the opening descending rift on the piano. The piano seat couldn’t contain him for long.

patriotic scarf wrapped around him. From the even-keeled bassist Jon Jameson, the versatile guitar of Will McLaren, the drums of Young and Winrich, and the heart of Vasquez, Delta Spirit thrives onstage. Through

these elements they claim a distinct place in modern rock ‘n’ roll. Seeing Delta Spirit live, in a venue where you can see the whites of Vasquez’s eyes and the veins pulsing in his neck, will give you the answer to what sets them apart: passion.

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Rock band Delta Spirit performs at the San Diego House of Blues to a lively crowd on November 6.

Dr. Linda Beail discusses new book release
Kathleen Rhine A&E Editor

LB: She seems like this perfect site in popular culture and political journalism for all of these conversations taking place. She was the catalyst; she was the lens through which all of this got refracted. And honestly, the other reason she seemed so attractive to me was that when we started this project right after the election — the beginning of 2009 — a ton of political scientists were working on projects about Hillary Clinton. I think that’s wonderful and we should totally study that, but nobody was writing about Palin. PW: How long did it take to accumulate all of the narra-

tives? Did it take a long time to corral these ideas together or was it an easy research process? LB: It was a great project and perfect research project. I think writing is hard. Getting it down on paper was a good process, but difficult and long. We got the book’s contract two years ago. It took about a year and a half to write the book. We really had gone back and forth with many hours on the phone and many hours reading each other’s drafts. [Longworth’s] a great thinker, and she makes me a better thinker, so it was really fun to have somebody to bounce all the ideas

off of and craft them with. We both really enjoyed that process. PW: How do you feel about publishing your first book? LB: Really good and really excited. I think there were a lot of places where I thought, ‘I can’t see this through. I’m going to have to put it aside.’ So, I think a lot of my happiness is just perseverance. Part of what has made me refuse to ever give up on the project when it was difficult was just thinking that this is something that [my daughter] wants, too. She’d say, ‘C’mon Mom! I wrote three pages, how much did you write?’

PW: What do you hope readers will come away with after reading? Do you have any expectations? LB: My hope for people who do read it would be that they come away with a better understanding of what was going on in that campaign in terms of those different narratives: about the different issues that the Republican party is grappling with, how Evangelicals in politics are finding their identity, and questions about femininity and power and leadership and mothering. To hear more about Beail’s book, attend the Colt Lecture Series on Thursday, November 15 at 3:30 p.m.

courtesy of pointloma.edu

Dr. Linda Beail, PLNU political science professor, is proud to announce the recent November 4 release of her new book, Framing Sarah Palin: Pit Bulls, Puritans, and Politics, coauthored with Rhonda Kinney Longworth. The book, which follows Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice-presidential campaign, provides insight into the political and social narratives following her through the media. Point Weekly: Could you give readers a premise for the book? Linda Beail: It’s about something in political communication we call ‘framing.’ It’s how you talk about candidates and issues. How we bring, unconsciously, narrative and ideas about things to new information. This book is about the narratives that were sort of swirling around and used by the campaigns or the media to talk about Sarah Palin in the 2008 election. There are five different narratives that were sort of told by and about her. PW: Why did you decide to focus the book on Sarah Palin?

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