002-003 Opener

004-005 Fall

006-007 ISP

008-009 New Student Orientation

010-011 Soccer

012-013 TWIRP

014-015 Kinesiology

016-017 Global Village

018-019 Rebecca Trupp

020-021 ROTC

022-023 Fortuna Bowl

024-025 Behavioral Sciences

026-027 Places

028-029 Music

030-031 Music

032-033 History and Criminal Justice

034-035 Man/Woman Week

036-037 Golf

038-039 Brisco's

040-041 Online Professional Studies

042-043 Diversity

044-045 Midnight Madness

046-047 Winter

048-049 Parents

050-051 Cross Country

052-053 Christian Ministries

054-055 Guitar Guys

056-057 Nursing

058-059 Wrestling

060-061 Four Year Roomates

062-063 Yule

064-065 Engineering

066-067 Weddings

068-069 Intramurals

070-071 Swim/Dive

072-073 If I Ruled CBU

Doodling 074-075

Basketball 076-077

Third Culture Kids 078-079

Executive Council 080-081

Tarp Surfing 082-083

December Commencement 084-085

Spring 086-087

Volleyball 088-089

Homecoming 090-091

Smith Hall 092-093

Communication Arts 094-095

Baseball 096-097

School Of Business 098-099

Cheerleading 100-101

Language and Literature 102-103

Water Polo 104-105

Theatre 106-107

Woo Week 108-109

Living in the Moment 110-111

Math and Sciences 112-113

Alternative Sports 114-115

Softball 116-117

Education 118-119

First-Time Followers 120-121

International Chapel 122-123

Wendy Rice Memorial 124-125

Mugs 126-177

Index 178-201

Closer 202-203

Colophon 204-205

Insert 206-207

OPENER 2-3

When I started at CBU my freshmen year, I was a cheerleader, a resident of Simmons 1B, a member of the

CBU ambassadors, and a "nerd" in the Honor's program (it's ok, we take it as a compliment). My hall mates

were missionary kids, ASCBU members, musicians, international students, soccer players, photographers,

student leaders, journalists, actors, and one Costco employee. I was taught by a range of faculty- from

young to old, both women and men who were passionate about Jesus, yet from different denominational

backgrounds. From my first day on campus, I realized that this school is filled with diverse students and

faculty. Like a spectrum of colors, everyone at CBU shines in their own unique way.

CBU is a university founded on Jesus Christ. Everyone at the school is united under Him and He shines His

light through each one of us. When that light shines, the unique way we reflect Him is revealed. This is just

how a prism, works. Although we are different, we are united under His light. 1 Corinthians 1:10 describes

this beautifully, "I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with

one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and

thought."

The gorgeous colors in a prism are not uncovered until you take it to the sun. Before that, it just looks like a

piece of glass. In our lives, our full potential and range of talents is not uncovered until we go to the SON.

Jesus is the one who has distributed each of our gifts and when we go to Him, we discover them and how we

can use them for His will. Furthermore, we learn how to use these gifts in unity with others. "It was He who

gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach

unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure

of the fullness of Christ," Ephesians 4:11-13 explains.

Though diverse, we are unified in Christ. A range of beautiful colors only seen through Him. A prism.

Written by Alexx

FALL 04-05

"The promise from Revelation 7:9 is that there is going to be someone from

this people group who is going to worship before God for eternity," Jared Dobbins,

leader of the South Asia: Trekking team and assistant director of mobilization said.

International Service Projects (ISP) sent out over 47 teams to 21 different

countries last summer. Most ISP participants took taxis, busses and subways within

their places of service. However, the ten individuals on the South Asia: Trekking

Team ventured out on foot.

After landing in South Asia, the team trekked 40 miles in five days to reach

a village in the Himalayas - their final location of service. Their destination was

11,000 feet in elevation, approximately 8,000 feet above their starting point.

The team's task was to build relationships in the town that was the focus of

their field worker's ministry.

"The hardest part was convincing the team that we needed to keep going,"

Dobbins said. "Not from a physical standpoint, but from a spiritual standpoint."

During their five days of hiking, the team stopped in villages for meals and

lodging. "Right before nightfall we would walk into a village and the next morning

we would get up and leave," Dobbins said. "You know, and your team knows, that

you're sleeping in a village, just for the night, where no one has heard about

Christ."

Dobbins, along with co-leader Amanda Breault, reminded the team that

their purpose, in that moment, was to make it to the final village. Throughout the

trek, Dobbins told the team, "We need to pray for others to come behind us to

share the gospel."

Daniel Heihn, who plans to live overseas after graduation, was adamant

about the region's need for local field workers. "We need to send more people

over there, for long term, to connect with people and build relationships with

them," Heihn said. "Then, we need to send more people."

Aly Quesada was overwhelmed by the task of reaching people in the

Himalayas. "There are a few thousand villages and they speak thousands of

different languages," she said.

Quesada recalled spotting a village atop a mountain. "I asked my leader,

'How do people get up there?' He said, 'They don't. That village has been there for

thousands of years and no one goes down and no one goes up.'

"It was just so high; no one could reach it," Quesada said.

The team bonded through each struggle. "I honestly looked at my teammates

as my brothers and sisters at the end of the trip," Quesada said. "When put in that

situation, you can't help but grow together."

At the ISP Intensive Training Weekend, team members opened up to one

another. "Everyone asked questions, personal questions, and we got to know each

other really quickly," Heihn said.

Made up of five men and five women, "the team dynamic was amazing,"

Olivia Martin said.

The team did not participate in any group physical training before departure.

"You could be the strongest, most athletic person but you really need mental

support from your team just to get through the trek. That was more important than

physical training," Quesada said.

The second day of trekking was the most physically challenging, Martin

recalled. "We were trekking up this hill and we called it 'El Diablo' because it was

the steepest incline with pouring rain and switchbacks all the way up," Martin

said. During their climb, the team would regroup for a moment of prayer before

pressing onward.

"I had to rely on the Lord each moment," Martin said. "There was not one

thing I could have done of my own strength."

Buddhism and strong ties to rituals act as barriers to the gospel, Quesada

said. "Not many people know God. If they do, they can't accept him because they'll

get kicked out of their villages."

Despite the difficulty of spreading the gospel, the team saw God at work,

Dobbins said. The team met a girl who attends college in Missouri, but had just

returned to her village in the Himalayas for summer break. Several team members

shared the gospel with her.

"She told our team, 'I was so excited when I left the States because I

thought I was running away from Jesus,'" Dobbins said. "'But it looks like Jesus

followed me all the way here.'

He finished, "We went all this way, to this one village, in the middle of

nowhere, and God sent us there, if only for this one girl, to tell her about Christ."

[Left to right] Chris Cline, Santiago Ibenez, Daniel Heihn, Ericka Phillips, Aly Quesada, Jared Dobbins, Olivia Martin, Amanda Breault, Mackenzie Fages and Jared Colvin were part of the South Asia: Trekking Team. ISP sent out over 38 team comprised of over 400 students to different nations all located over the world. (Photo: Jared Dobbins // Design: Ashley Wilkins)

Written by Nicole Jessen

ISP 06-07

Tyler Cook is the ball in a round of human bowling at the New Student Retreat.

Ouch! That’s got to hurt! The Belly Flip Contest is always an NSO favorite.

Clash n’ Bowl gives freshmen the chance to dress crazy and meet new people.

Date: August 28-29th

Event: New Student Retreat (NSR)

The depression was over! Rainbows were in the sky

and the new students were listening to their iPods or

MP3 players on over 16 buses as they left for New

Student Retreat. Upon arrival, all eyes were on the

big hill they had to climb every day. Rubio shared,

"Walking up that hill was definitely not an enjoyment,"

but that did not stop anyone from having a good

time in the woods. Funny moments and memories

occurred during the retreat activities. While playing

food Twister, Vaughn laughed, "The guy spinning the

Twister wheel told me to put my right foot on green.

I put my left!"

The chuckles continued as Joe Adcock conducted

music of laughter. During one session, while Adcock's

bald head was used as a drum, a freshman beat-boxer

spat a sick beat and everyone chanted: "Baby shark.

do do do do do. Mama shark do do do do do. Daddy

shark. do do do do do."

"Even though it was challenging at times with about

one thousand kids and trying to make sure everyone

felt important," a worried Adcock shared, "having

it all go well and pulling it off gave me a feeling

of accomplishment for a hard-to-reach goal." With

plans being altered, extra staff support, necessary

team meetings and new video screens to use for

presentations, NSR was a blast! From the silent cheers

during Bop-It games to the Pictionary drawings to the

body bowling on the slip-n-slide, every exhausted

retreat camper slept on their way back to school.

Adcock explained, "I love that CBU has such great

traditions. Retreat was a great way to start the school

year, and to top it off, I enjoyed the way the Lord

worked in students' lives during decision time!"

With the sun setting and first day of school approaching

within hours, each new Lancer had said their prayers

before going to bed and thanked God for their entire

week. Everyone at CBU agreed with Adcock when he

said, "On a scale from 1-10 new student orientation

overall was definitely a NINE!"

Date: August 24th

Event: LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

You counted down the days and now IT is here - the

time for packing up your room, waving good-bye to

your best friends, walking your dog one last time,

kissing grammy and grandpa on their wrinkly cheeks

and looking back at the memories of your old life

through the rearview mirror of the car while heading

toward your new home at CBU.

Date: August 25th

Event: NSO

After the kick-off, 990 new students from all over the

world (biggest group CBU has ever had) gathered under

one roof to begin their new life adventures during

NSO. The words "nervous" and "unsure" summed up

the emotions of almost every student, but the vibrant,

energetic Focus leaders immediately tried to change

their moods into a fun and more relaxed state. Timid

and shy, each new student enjoyed getting in groups

of guys and girls, crawling out of their shells and

learning about one another. Freshman Rebekah Rubio

explained, "I became more comfortable," after her

nerves settled while engaging with her Focus group.

Date: August 26th

Event: CAR-LESS DRIVE-IN

Fast forward through the Kugel Walk, the ice cream

social, informative sessions, academic workshops

and crazy Bookstore Bunko, and then it was time for

the Car-less Drive-In Movie. Having a thousand new

people this year meant the guys could meet half that

many girls and vice versa. One freshman girl, Vivian

Le, relayed her reaction towards ALL of the new guy

faces: "OMG! There's like so many guys to meet! This

is so exciting!"

Date: August 27th

Event: BYE BYE PARENTS

The time to say "goodbye" was here. A river of tears

flooded the Van Dyne Gymnasium when it was time

for the new Lancers to say farewell to their moms and

dads. The faculty handed out boxes of tissues while

the parents gave their hugs, said their "I Love Yous,"

wished their child good luck, prayed and slowly drove

away from the CBU campus. Though the majority of

the freshman population cried, many were at ease and

in agreement with Rebekah Rubio's statement, "I knew

I would see my parents really soon." The transfers

had previously experienced this stage in life. With

dry eyes, Texas transfer student, Sophia Vaughn,

announced, "It wasn't necessary to cry this time since

I am used to living on my own now."

Written by Cassidy Edison

(Photos: Mike Sampson // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

[Left] Kylee Nicassio dominates in the backfield. [Top] David Salguero proved time and time again that his ball handling skills

are second to none. [Right] Ready. Aim. Fire. Jacquelyn Witz blasts a ball toward the opposing goalkeeper.

(Photos: Mike Sampson // Design: Dayana Ramirez)

A year that was filled with so many changes allowed the team players to

grow stronger, on and off the field. They not only welcomed the new players with

pride, but they also cherished the final moments they had with the players that

were getting ready to leave.

The chemistry that the players share not only as teammates, but also as

friends outside of the field, seems to grow stronger as the years pass by. Their

greatest strength is that they can work well with one another and accomplish the

purpose of playing soccer. "Our greatest strength is our chemistry," the women's

soccer coach, Kristen St. Clair, said. "The team is like a group of sisters."

When the teams go out on the field and face teams from opponent schools,

they come to the realization that soccer is not all about winning or being the best.

Playing soccer is about unity and forming long-lasting friendships with the rest

of the team.

The players on each team understand that by working together they can

accomplish much more than if they were only to focus on one individual. This is

the case not only when playing soccer but also as the team comes together for

study groups.

"My team has definitely helped me stay focused," defender of the men's

soccer team, Jared Dusha, said. "We get together and study whether we have the

same majors or not. We also form Bible study groups and pray together while we

share the things we experience throughout the week."

Growing together and praying together, the teams have learned to

understand that God plays the major role in their lives and that with His power He

has given them strength to keep on going no matter the situation.

"We honor Him in everything we do," said St. Clair. "We play to an audience

of God." Indeed, soccer is a gateway to the growth of the players, not only

physically, but also with the development of each as an individual person and how

they express themselves both on the field and in the real world.

God's presence was widely acknowledged as the players of both

teams moved on to play teams in various areas, facing some of the best

players and gaining understanding that it is important to learn from

their mistakes, but also to thank God for all of their opportunities.

"As coaches, we work on how the players grow into

men," the men's soccer coach, Ryan Jorden, said. "The team

has learned to express themselves in different ways and

know that they can because God has given them those

strengths."

The team players know that there will be hardships in soccer

whether they deal with injuries, weather conditions or even events that

hurt them emotionally, but they always thank God and the coaches

they admire.

The defender of the women's soccer team, Kylee

Nicassio, said "It is the biggest blessing to play at a school

with girls that I love and coaches that I love."

No matter the circumstances, both teams

learned to practice integrity and created bonding

relationships with one another along the way.

"We're always trying to play the best we

can," Jorden said. "We work to grow as

players."

[Far right] Marc Hope, nicknamed by fans as “Flashbang”, knows that his team is always there to support him. [Right] With unity like a brotherhood, the Lancers faced every game as a new challenge.

Sometimes the process is a horror story, not a romance novel. TWIRP. The

Woman Is Required to Pay.

At CBU, TWIRP is an annual event that is looked forward to and elaborately

and extraordinarily planned. Girls buy tickets, arrange transportation and take

their suitors on dates. Many young ladies even plan out elaborate ways to ask

their dates out.

Although TWIRP often leads to many happy relationships and one may dare

say, marriages; unfortunately, TWIRP doesn't always produce a positive outcome. In

one circumstance, a few young women staged a kidnapping in the orange groves

to ask their men of interest to TWIRP. This went horribly, horribly wrong.

Will Secor and Trevor Graifman were TWIRPed by Holly Kieling and Mallory

Munroe. Although a fake kidnapping is extremely creative, the intended results

weren't exactly as planned.

"We didn't really have a plan before we went out, we just knew we wanted

to kidnap them because they wanted to be asked creatively," Kieling said. "But we

had no idea what we were going to do when we got out there."

After being unable to find a parking spot at a nearby park, the girls

resorted to the top of a hill in the middle of nowhere in the orange groves. Once

they got the guys out of the back of Kieling's car, they left them there for a certain

amount of time.

They decided to turn back because there was a car behind them and when

they got back to the spot where they had left the guys they were nowhere to be

found.

Apparently, the guys heard the car that was behind Kieling and Munroe

drive by them twice and took off their blindfolds to find themselves alone in the

dark orange groves, and ran for their lives - Secor, without shoes. They went door

This is Trevor Graifman. He is lost.

TWIRP 12-13

to door to the very spread-out grove houses looking for someone to give them a

ride back to CBU.

Meanwhile, the girls were back at the spot where they had left their suitors,

worried about their whereabouts. "At first we thought that the joke had just been

put back on us and that they were just hiding in the bushes. So we were yelling at

the bushes for like 15 minutes," Kieling said.

"Then we started to get scared and were like holding each other in the

middle of the street," Munroe said, laughing at the memory. They had heard noises

in the bushes and thought for a while that it was the guys, but after they didn't

come out, the girls started to get really freaked out.

Finally, they decided to head back to CBU after hearing from a friend that

the guys had made it back to campus. "I was so worried that Will would be mad at

me; I apologized a hundred times. He pretended to be mad but he really wasn't,"

Munroe said. In the end though, the guys told the girls yes and it was a relatively

happy ending for all.

TWIRP is usually a fun week that not only gets new students involved with

campus life, but can sometimes lead to a life-long romance. But what happens

when TWIRPs go wrong? Is the embarrassment so deep that you don't even want to

speak to that person anymore? Do you blow it off and try again? Or do you TWIRP

someone else? On the bright side, you probably won't have to ask yourselves these

questions while stranded in some foreign orange groves at night.

(Photo and Design: Andrew Hochradel)

Written by Cassandra Wyatt

This is Will Secor.He is lost too.

Under the new College of Allied Health, students get the practice that they need for real world scenarios.

KINESIOLOGY 14-15

Vaguely remembered and mostly

disregarded, dreams reveal the deepest fantasies

of the subconscious. Whether forgotten or constantly

recollected, they may manifest themselves in our future

aspirations.

The newly developed Allied Health program was not

necessarily a dream but a desire imagined years ago. "We didn't

have the same opportunities that we'are creating for the students

when I was an undergraduate," said Sean Sullivan, associate

dean of the college of allied health. Newly appointed Dean and

visionary for the College of Allied Health, Charles Sands, is doing

all that he can to ensure students the opportunities they did not

receive.

Some students seem excited over the expansion of CBU's

health department, but others areapparently baffled at what allied

health even is. "Allied health is a group of careers or pathways you

can take in the clinical healthcare professions that are distinct

from medicine, dentistry, and nursing," said Rasha Abdrabou,

adjuct professor of kinesiology. "For example, if you wanted to

become a dietician, an athletic trainer or a paramedic then the

allied health program would provide you with the knowledge and

training to achieve your goal. Of course, the list of professions is

not limited to just these fields."

Graduating seniors like Vicente Andrade are disappointed

that they will not be able to really see what the new program has

in store. "The new recreation area they'are building would have

been so great for some of our classes. We used to have classes

down in the basement of the James building or in the gymnasium.

Everything that will be in the recplex would have been very useful

to us since it would be a big space with a lot of materials," said

Andrade. Being involved in sports, Andrade loves being a part of

the Kinesiology program since he is able to learn in the classroom

and then apply it to his life.

Many might overlook the new Allied Health department as just

a new addition of majors to further complicate their career choice.

Yes, it is a diverse school with many different pathways you can take

instead of just the single concentration that kinesiology offered, but that

isn't necessarily a bad thing. The program delivers a broad range of

studies with the added benefit of hands-on training to further students'

knowledge in the field. "We want to get involved in the community," began

Sands. "Whether it is just the CBU community or the community around us

as a whole, we want to reach out with the help of our students."

This outreach has already begun within the CBU community. For

the past two years, there have been fitness classes that students, faculty

and staff may attend each morning for eight weeks at a time. "I haven't

really been involved with the fitness program yet, but I think it's great

that they'are promoting physical wellness," Sands said. Not only are

they offering these classes, but they are also hoping to have a nutrition

guru" go to the Alumni Dining Commons and offer advice to students on

healthier food choices. "What we'are focusing on as kinesiology majors is

to convince people to be active throughout their lives because it really

affects your whole being," Andrade said. According to Andrade, people

who exercise and stay physically active are actually able to focus better

in their classes.

Whether you are trying to become a dietician, athletic trainer,or

just trying to stay fit, the new Allied Health program is using all of its

resources to educate the community as well as aid in helping people

achieve their career or fitness goals. "God created everything perfectly

and it's just so amazing to learn about the body and then actually

notice the movements when you are just walking to class," said Andrade.

Although the Allied Health program may just seem like a foreign area of

study to psychology or art majors, it does offer an assortment of benefits

to everyone in the CBU community.

Written by Erene Abdelmeseeh

(Photo: Haley Helfer // Design: Ruth Richards)

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(Background Photo: Aaron Kim // Top Photos: Sarah O’Keefe) (Design: Nichelle Trulove)

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A global mind set. Each student at some point during their time

at CBU touches or sends the kugel at the entrance of the school into a

spin. The kugel sits upon a marble cylinder which is engraved the Great

Commission.

Within the University Place 300 apartments is an area known as

Global Village – a place where students of varying cultures live and learn

together. Bethany Scott, the previous RD for UP 300, explained, "We are

a university committed to the Great Commission and a lot of that has to

do with not only going, but then receiving, too, and being able to have an

opportunity to work with some of the international students that come to

us. We wanted a place where diversity was encouraged and we wanted a

living, learning environment where the American and International students

could live together and learn from one another and we could use that to

promote diversity both internationally and domestically."

Supporting Scott's account, Leyi (Lois) Ling from Zhejiang Province,

China said, "Last year was the first year I lived with Americans. They really

love my culture and love to know me and love to understand me. They

really love me as their sister. It's like they really care about me. They tell

me a lot American cultural things. One of these things is don't mention 'fat'

in front of Americans. In China, it doesn't matter. We always have some

event going on here, I can get to know other cultures."

Stella Impano from Kimironko, Rwanda agreed with the importance.

She said, "I've seen how the Americans who are interested in learning our

cultures are. How they really want to know, they want to experience things

we experience in our countries back home. I learn from them each day

whenever I say hello. And it's nice when some of the apartments have stuff

from my country. I wanted to live with Americans, but those specifically

who want to know about my character."

Proving that local students are willing to embrace the diversity,

Hannah Pearce from Riverside, Calif. stated, "I thought this would be a

really cool way of living more long term in another culture, and reaching

out more to those around me, to be able to live firsthand and see how the

people from other cultures live. My roommate taught me some Chinese. I

am blessed to live here. It's really cool to see how other people do things

that you wouldn't have thought of before, even just as simple as cooking

something."

Yue (Joanne) Zhou from Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China gave an

example after being asked what a difference it has made. "People are

very helpful because when I first moved in, I didn't have pot and Tiffany

was willing to lend me one. Lois helped me because she always calls me

to her place for dinner and hangs out with me. Even though I don't know

anyone who lives there, but when we're walking across, we will say 'hi' to

each other and I feel she's my friend. If I miss home, I will hang out with

Chinese friends. If I want to know more about Americans, then I can hang

out with American friends."

"I can't always going to my home. The people are very friendly.

I don't miss my family for long time, because I have friends here, like

roommates and teammates. They can help me to live well, study well. It

helps me meet more people and they become my friends. I hope next year,

I can live with Hannah too. I love my roommate," agrees Linjun (Ji) Ji from

Shanghai, China.

Reiterating the importance of a place like Global Village and

embracing diversity, Kayla Friend from Hemet, Calif. said, "It's a huge

blessing because you learn so much about the world outside of the the U.S.

just in your apartment. It's not just that 'oh hey, I'm there learning about

their culture, helping them with their English,' you're also learning a lot

about yourself and about how God can use you among the nations because

you are living with a person that is of a different culture. I would really

encourage students to do that."

Matthew 28:19-20 KJV, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy

Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded

you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

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Written by Nicole Jessen

INSPIRATION"I didn't think she was going to make it," Head Cross Country Coach, Wade

Watkins said.

Rebecca Trupp was a passenger in the second of three vans carrying cross

country runners to a training camp in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.

"A car coming in the southbound lane spun out and started tumbling towards

us," explained Watkins, who was driving the first van. "I moved out of the way and

then it came back and hit the second van."

Watkins was the first on the scene of the Aug. 9 car accident that took the

life of Head Cheer Coach Wendy Rice and two women in the SUV.

Assistant Cross Country Coach, Sean Henning and Watkins got athletes out

of the van through the back door and a broken, side window. The two coaches

could not get to Trupp, Marisa Benson, Alicia Cantanese and Rice.

"When I saw Rebecca in that car, it was the worst thing you can imagine,"

Watkins remembered. "I couldn't recognize her until I noticed her hair cut. She

had just gotten a hair cut beforehand."

Trupp was in extremely critical

condition. She was airlifted to a

hospital in Reno, Nev. and underwent

several surgeries.

"I suffered a traumatic brain

injury, brain hematoma, eight inch

scalp degloving to the back of my

head which needed staples, fractured

eye orbits and nose and stitches on my

eyelids, lips and shoulder," Trupp said. "My leg was badly bruised and required

staples as well. My front tooth was chipped and my front teeth got pushed in.

There are so many injuries that I probably forgot something."

The day of the accident, Trupp, a freshman, moved on campus and met her

roommate. Her last memory before the accident was getting into the van after the

team stopped for dinner.

"I didn't really understand the situation for a couple of weeks," Trupp said.

"When I did finally comprehend the severity of it all, I couldn't stop crying and

kept asking questions, especially when Coach came to visit."

President Ron Ellis and other staff members visited Trupp during her three-

week stay in the hospital.

"Coach Watkins was very inspirational for me and cheered me on as I

walked my laps around ICU," Trupp said.

In addition to the CBU community, Trupp and her family received support

from friends and teachers of her alma mater, Martin Luther King High School.

"Coach Peters, from King, came up for one day and brought a large

suitcase filled with well wishes from cross country, track and band, as well as my

neighbors," Trupp shared.

Brad Peters coached Rebecca during her four years in high school cross

country and track.

"Rebecca was a real treasured part of the team. She modeled everything

we want out of a cross country runner," Peters said. "She is full of integrity and

very giving. She would organize shoe drives for homeless people and drive the

shoes to L.A. herself."

Trupp also participated in Project Lead the Way, a rigorous, four-year

engineering program at MLK. Michael Martin, MLK engineering teacher and CBU

alumnus, proudly displays Trupp's final project on the wall of his classroom. The

project was created to assist the blind.

"She stood out," Martin explained. "That

project was one of the better projects that

has ever been done in all the years I've been

working with this program."

Martin praised not only Trupp's work,

but also her character.

"She is not going to let things slow her

down," Martin said.

Trupp dedicates four to five days a week

to physical, vestibular and cognitive therapies in addition to frequent doctors'

appointments.

"My life now revolves around my recovery," Trupp said. "This is the season

but one day I will be able to get back onto the path that I had planned to start

after high school."

God's presence gives Trupp the strength to confront challenges.

"I know that God is real," Trupp affirmed. "Although we can dream and plan

our life out, God sometimes has other plans in store for us. Sometimes we just have

to go with the flow. We don't always get the answers we want, but God provides

us with what we need."

(Photo: Kenton Jacobsen // Design: Aaron Kim)

They run in the early morning hours and in the afternoon, they drill. The

committed cadets of CBU's ROTC program not only have the endurance to handle

a full school load, but also the drive and passion to become a future officer in

the United States Army.

The goal of ROTC is to give cadets leadership training that will ensure

personal success. Cadets are instructed by army faculty which is complemented

by physical training and military science classes.

The ROTC program at CBU offers scholarships for college students who

want to become officers in the US Army. This scholarship includes full tuition and

fees as well as full room and board and stipends.

ROTC instructor Sergeant 1st Class Jay Villasenor has been in the army for

over 20 years and has been an ROTC instructor for four years.

The schedule of an ROTC cadet is very rigorous, with physical training

every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. as well as classes

throughout the week. The freshmen have classes on Thursdays, sophomores have

classes on Mondays and Wednesdays and upperclassmen have leadership labs on

Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

"I would not be able to last in ROTC. I'd probably get kicked out for dyeing

my uniform pink or something. They work so hard in this heat!" Rebecca Habeeb-

Silva said, referring to her roommate who is a cadet in the ROTC program.

Villasenor also commented that the number of women joining the ROTC

program has significantly increased over the past few years, which is wonderful

considering the fact that women in the military were once almost taboo.

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One of the women who is part of the ROTC program at CBU is engineering

major Lorelyn Lucas. She said she first considered ROTC because of how generous

the scholarship program at CBU is, but has really come to enjoy it. "We always find

ways to have fun, even when we're doing stuff that isn't fun," Lucas said.

Lucas explained that the way a person's training is decided for active duty

service once they graduate is based on their success at an assessment camp

for ROTC cadets. Upon entering the ROTC program, cadets choose three areas

in which they would like to work and after their assessment, their job will be

decided. Another aspect of the cadets choosing what they would like to do is that

some of the jobs don't have to be involved with their major.

The assessment camp Lucas spoke of is a test of leadership skills as well

as the application of the military battle training learned throughout the program.

It is only taken once upon graduation and determines the area of more extensive

training the future officers will experience during their time of service.

"If I wasn't joining the army," Lucas said. "I would definitely find something

in the engineering field. But since I'm in the army I'll have four years of active

duty, and then another four as a reservist."

Whatever military career they decide on, the skills and training they learn

through ROTC combined with the dedication they show everyday will

make them very successful in their futures.

Written by Cassandra Wyatt

(Photo: Mike Sampson // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

Dynasty. The Bus Drivers. Young and Reckless. SWAT.

These four teams stood above the rest for intramural football. But the

question remained, which team would reign supreme? This was answered at the

Fortuna Bowl.

At CBU, the Fortuna Bowl is the equivalent of the Super Bowl and this

year it was even bigger than expected with fully painted endzones, a Jumbo-Tron,

announcers, In-N-Out and $250 cash prizes for the best dressed fans in the crowd

at each halftime. This year, the Fortuna Bowl did not fail to impress.

People cheered and yelled for their team's victory, and each team

fought valiantly; however, only two teams: one women's team and one men's team,

could win the coveted Fortuna Bowl trophy.

For the women's team, it was The Bus Drivers, second year veterans at

the Fortuna Bowl, who drove out a nine to zero win against SWAT. The Bus Drivers

introduced their team by riding up in a yellow school bus to the song "The Wheels

(back): Chelsea Alden, Mimi Santiesteban, President Ellis, Suzy Rayhbuck, Hannah Price, Samantha Hauser, Tatiana Fontes, Rebeccamay Derbyshire, Danielle Phillips, Kelly Leonard, (front): Kelsie Cloud, Nicole Saar, Monica Baughman, Erin Abramson, Shelbie Krieger, and Kristen Amerine led the Bus Drivers to yet another Fortuna victory. (Photo: Chris Hardy)

on the Bus," which was a crowd favorite. SWAT pumped up the crowd by throwing

out custom t-shirts with their logo on them along with fly-swatters.

For the boys' team, it was Dynasty - a four year team composed of

mostly juniors and seniors with Josh Mott at the captain's seat - who conquered

with a nine to nothing win against Young and Reckless - a newly formed team this

year composed of mostly sophomores with Scott Jones as captain.

Both teams played well, but Dynasty came out on top. Many of the

people at the game, like Andrew Winegarner, expected Young and Reckless to win

in an upset, but Dynasty was able to establish a touchdown early on in the game

and then keep that lead with a strong defense through the rest of the game.

The Fortuna Bowl was definitely a hit this year; however, its success is

due to the massive work put in by CAB. Chris Cox and Wil Byers were responsible

for planning this year's Fortuna Bowl and the results were amazing. With painted

endzones set up to look like a professional football team's field as well as both

a Jumbo-Tron for the score and Joe Adcock as an announcer, the night was a big

hit. ASCBU was responsible for paying for In-N-Out, making it free for the first

750 people.

The setup for the Fortuna Bowl this year was a massive undertaking,

starting at eight am the day of the games, and finishing only a few hours before

game time. Mott, a CAB board member as well as a Fortuna Bowl player, said that

this year, "The focus is more on the fans. We want the fans to really get involved

and that is why there was free In-N-Out and the giveaway at halftime. We wanted

to get the fans hyped for the game, and we wanted them to have as much fun as

the players out on the field."

One thing is for certain, they definitely succeeded.

Arron Bethel, Joel Brown, Kamden Lang, David Skane, and Danny Cross fought with their team, Dynasty, to snag the team’s second Fortuna victory.(Photo: Ashley Wilkins // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

Written by Dylan Bowman

With over twenty years of experience under its belt and

the introduction of two new anthropology degrees, CBU's School

of Behavioral Sciences has shown great signs of growth. Even

with its academic progression, this department has been holding

onto its mission to teach knowledge with the integration of a solid

Christian perspective. It is dedicated to building others through

their faith and knowledge as well as preparing them with the tools

for a rewarding career within that department.

"I've been here 12 years and seen a lot changes," Professor

of Psychology Ken Pearce said. "When I first got here there were

one or two computers. Now we have 23 professors on staff."

This department has now become one of the leading Behavioral

Science departments throughout Christian universities. Led by

Dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences Bruce Stokes, this

department has continued to develop with the introduction of the

two bachelor degrees of Cultural Anthropology and Psychological

Anthropology.

These anthropology degrees are a start to a new chapter

in the department and there are quite a few students who are

enthusiastic to join these programs. These select students are

excited about the globally focused viewpoint presented by the

CBU faculty of professors.

"I think that anthropology equips students for working in

the world. It's not about gaining knowledge. It's about learning

about the different kinds of people we have in this world," Cultural

Anthropology major Kayla Friend said. "It is from a Christian and

mission perspective. It helps you to gain a better understanding of

the world and how we can show Christ's love through it."

In a country that has tended to focus upon individuality

and the desire for one's own goals, these new degrees offer an

alternative to the latter. This alternative is the knowledge that we

as Christians can let go of ourselves and learn to seek out others

no matter what national background they may have.

"I think that we are supposed to have a global mind set

as Christians," said Psychological Anthropology and Cultural

Anthropology major Brooklyn Wagner, who hopes to use this degree

for mission work. "It has helped me see the world as a whole and

also realize that there are many parts of it that are important.

Not every anthropologist is a Christian, but every missionary, as

far as the great commission goes, should have an anthropology

background. They should be culturally relevant. They should know

that God made the world and it is not just western culture."

"It is a great degree for missionaries," said Pearce, "Cultural

Anthropology would be good to take since there are several

different spheres of learning about people groups. We should

not just tolerate people but should be wary and understanding of

other people groups."

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“IT’S NOT ABOUT GAINING KNOWLEDGE.

IT’S ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE

WE HAVE IN THIS WORLD.”BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 24-25

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"Well, there are dragons in the swamp."

-Matthew Yocum

A. The Swamp

'Everyone has to eat at some point in the day, so you

meet so many different people."

-Brianna Nelson

K. Alumni Dining Commons

"This area on campus is what got me interested in

CBU. I would pass by the school and thought it was

beautiful and so I decided to check it out."

-Jaclyn Wickham

B. Front Lawn

"Discovering the film section of the library was

definitely a highlight."

-Bianca Johnson

L. Annie Gabriel Library

"You can see the front lawn and all the activities that

go on."

-Kayla Lewis

C. UP Balcony

"J at CBU rocks!"

-Jon Beam

M. Newsroom

"It's usually cool and offers a great view for people-

watching and it's a little secluded."

-Laura Waterbury

D. Pillars Near the Kugel

'The first time I found the spot it was like entering

Narnia, being surprised to find this place in such an

unlikely spot."

-Amanda Gruntz

N. Rose Garden Bench

"It's a small, cool little kind of secluded place and you

can get a lot of prayer and thinking done."

-Daniel Gauronski

E. Prayer Chapel

'When it's winter and you're out on a late night walk,

you can stop by and warm up real quick."

-Ashley Hawley

O. The Kiln

"It's air conditioned, you can buy coffee, food or

water, surf the internet, or hang out with your friends."

-Cristin Massey

F. Wanda’s

'It is the perfect place to study, pray, carry a

conversation or gather with friends."

-Kristin DeLaCruz

P. Harden Square Gazebo

"You can overlook everything in the main part of

campus."

-Dylan Cataline

G. Copenbarger Deck

'It's quiet and people don't care if you sing while

doing homework."

-Taylor Rogers

Q. JoAnn Hawkins Music Building

"It is where I always go when I have breaks between

my classes and I feel comfortable there."

-Alyssa Carter

H. Yeager Lounge

'Once we were out there playing with at least 25

people for four hours and it was so fun."

-Caleb Smith

R. Volleyball Courts

"A great place to study or take a nap."

-Brennan Cackett

I. James Building Lounge

'I feel like it kind of makes the campus feel bigger

because we have such a small campus. It's cool."

-Brian Morris

S. The Post

"I put Christmas lights in the rungs above my bed to

remind me of how beautiful life can be."

-Trinity Cuff

J. Own Bed

'It is usually pretty shady with a nice breeze."

-Lindsay Smith

T. Lancer Arms Courtyard

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Marisa Giorgetti, the new choir director for New Song, is just over five feet

tall. Don't let her fool you, though; this small, charisma-packed, passionate woman

of talent took the New Song Women's Choir by storm this year. "I want us to be the

best women's choir that has ever come out of CBU. I want the girls to understand

that they are vital to the School of Music, and not just another women's choir,"

Giorgetti said.

She has already made a big impact on the ladies of New Song, too. Jessica

Frey, a New Song member, said, "Something we talk about in New Song is being

a sisterhood. When people think 'women's choir,' they think drama. So I really

appreciate and love the fact that Marisa encourages us to uplift and pray for one

another."

Giorgetti upholds more than just prayer in her group, however. "My goal in

life is to be a creative and thoughtful musical leader who brings glory to God,"

Giorgetti commented, "and if I could tell the world one thing, I would tell people

that we serve an amazing creative God and I love the fact that He created us to

be creative."

Being a servant-leader for her students is one of her passions, though

sometimes she struggles. We, as students, sometimes see our teachers as the end-

all, know-all beings of supreme knowledge, not to be questioned or doubted.

Giorgetti, though, as a former student, enjoys seeing it from the other side. "I don't

know everything, but I know enough. It's kind of nice being on the other side

because it is like you see behind the wizard and it is an encouragement walking

into the teacher's role and understanding that they don't always know everything,"

she said.

Her transition from student to faculty was easier than she expected. As a

master's student two years ago, she was hired on as an adjunct faculty member

to teach voice. She took advantage of that time and learned how the Shelby and

Fern Collinsworth School of Music operates. She understands the expectations of

excellence placed on her as a choir director and teacher.

"The more interesting thing is having these people who were my teachers,

and now having them as friends and calling them by their first names," Giorgetti

said with a chuckle. Having the Dean of the School of Music, Gary Bonner ("Doc")

as her boss has been a neat experience as well. "Having Doc as my boss is nice

because he is able to teach me humbly, and because I was his student I am still

willing to learn [from him]," she said.

When asked why Giorgetti was chosen to be the new choir director on

staff, Judd Bonner, assistant dean of the School of Music, said, "She was one of

the best small group leaders that we had ever had. She proved that she was a

good musician and she proved that she was able to make groups sound good. She

proved she had the ears and she proved she had the ability to improve a group.

We needed someone with energy, and someone we knew we could be confident

in to win the girls to her, and that could make the group sound good and, so far,

she has. The group sounds great."

Giorgetti has always known she wanted to teach and has never had the

career-crisis that most students experience. Growing up in a musical home gave

her such an advantage. Her father was a high school choir director, and every

member of her family possesses some form of a musical gift, including vocal

talent. "I thought everyone did four-part harmony at church like my family. I didn't

know we were weird," she said.

Giorgetti has a love for all types of music, but not just for the songs

themselves. She expounded on her philosophy on music, and what she said is

both brilliant and passionate: "Music is so cool because even though at first it

looks like something printed on a paper, it started with an idea: One person had

this theme going through their mind, and they wrote it down. Then someone else

gets to handle it, print it and make it pretty. Then, from there, anyone can pick it

up. Music is free, there's this freedom in it, but within that, you take what's on the

page and it's always different, always new, always changing. It's the coolest thing

to have a job that's a part of that. I have the best job in the world."

Giorgetti will soon begin working for her Doctorate in music and desires

to someday start a community music school at CBU where local kids could come

learn to play an instrument from current music students. She loves Skip-Its, Jesus

and can pinch people really hard with her toes.

Written by Riley Hagel

MUSIC 28-29

Written by Riley Hagel

“if I could tell the world one thing, I would tell people that we serve an

amazing creative God and I love the fact that He created us to be creative.”

-Marisa Giorgetti

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EXCELLENCE

Michelle Bogenreif

New Song

Male Choral Women’s Choir

Bryn Rosander Jeyeon Kim

University Choir and Orchestra

Marissa Leidl

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Excellence is a way of life. There is no room for

the mediocre when the goal is excellence. Excellence

requires discipline, sacrifice and attention to details.

The struggle, however, is always worthwhile when

that moment of pure enjoyment and satisfaction in

what you have accomplished with excellence finally

comes. True excellence is to become so transparent

as to completely disappear and let Christ's light shine

through unhindered.

This year, over 10 percent of the CBU population

is enrolled in one of the primary performing groups of

the music program. Each of these students has been

changed by their experiences and most have come

away with lessons they can apply to their daily lives.

Hannah Di Molfetto, a vocal performance and

theater major, has enjoyed being a part of New Song

Women's Choir. "It's changed me a lot. The most

important thing that I have learned is really how to

be a unit because I've never been in a choir that is

all focused on that one main goal. That's only possible

through Jesus Christ to portray His love to other

people. That's what makes us such a unit," she said.

Another choir member, Manny Martinez,

explained, "I've definitely grown spiritually from being

in a choir. I know people think, 'it's only music, it's just

choir,' but we do devotions before every concert and

when we sing the songs, we don't just sing them. We

worship through those songs and it puts a lot more

meaning into the song when you're worshipping while

you're singing."

Martinez transferred in from Maine and

immediately became a part of the Male Chorale. "I've

never been in a singing group, but once I got into it, it

became all about the singing. I'm into music a lot and

I wanted to become a better singer so taking private

lessons has really helped me develop my voice. It's

been really fun. Everybody is really friendly. I joined

late and I didn't know anyone when I first came, but

they took me under their wing and helped me out."

Mitchell Tant, a new member of the University

Choir and Orchestra and a music major, first heard

about the CBU music program through his high school

choir teacher. However, it was not until he got to the

school that he realized what an opportunity he had

received. "The choir is one of the best performance

groups that I have seen, and I've been viewing quite

a few colleges and performance groups. UCO just

has such high expectations and such a great way of

moving forward and proceeding in that excellence.

Doc [Gary Bonner] is a very inspirational man. He

knows what he wants, he knows what's going to get

done, he knows how he's going to make it happen and

he knows how to pass it on to everyone in the choir.

He's a visionary of music," Tant said.

Victoria Wooldridge is a music major and

accompanist for New Song Women's Choir. "Being an

accompanist is different because even though you are

with the group, you are kind of on your own. If you are

one of the 90 singers and you mess up or don't show

up, people might notice or they might not, but if you're

the only one playing, everyone notices."

"I like that because it pushes me to grow and

stretch myself more than if I could hide behind a

group," Wooldridge explained. It isn't just the choir

experience that has affected her life. "Being a part

of the music department, I have learned that I have

to be ready and willing to perform at any time. I also

have to look presentable and be prepared all the time

because I never know when or if I'm going to be put

on the spot. This has forced me to never procrastinate

because you can't always do it later. Knowing this, I

have a more consistent work ethic than I did before."

Lauri Walker, a music major, thought back to

the most important thing she has learned so far in

the music department. "I remember once, when I was

in Women's Choir, Dr. Miller said that we wanted to

be the type of choir that looks just as good close up

as we do far away. We need to apply excellence

in all the areas of our lives so that we don't settle

for less than we could be." Applying this to her own

life, Walker is now a part of the University Choir and

Orchestra as well as two other performing groups and

spends multiple hours in the practice rooms working

to make her best even better.

"It's cool how the music department lets

everyone from the beginners to the professionals

have a chance to sing and praise God together. They

also encourage the beginners to step up and worship

God with excellence," Gabriel Newman, a member

of Male Chorale, thoughtfully explained. "Dr. Judd

Bonner's choice of music and the way he uses God in

his directing really magnifies the worship experience,

which becomes addictive. It makes you glad to be in

choir every time you walk into a rehearsal."

Vincent Schmutzer summarized the experience

of the music building, expressing his love for the

atmosphere as he walks down the halls. "I like

being around a building where you can hear music

constantly. Walking through the hallways you hear a

women's choir in one room, a male choral in another

room, and then a full-fledged orchestra and choir

going on in another room."

"It's a great feeling knowing there's music all

around," Schmutzer continued. "You come here for

music and even if you're not in music, you're going

to hear it, you're going to experience it, and that's a

good thing!"

The Shelby and Fern Collinsworth School of

Music gives students a unique and very practical way

to apply the principles of excellence. Every rehearsal

is an opportunity to learn more about how to be

confident and exemplary in one's abilities. It is clearly

evident that the music students are indeed learning

and applying these lessons to their own reservoir of

knowledge and experience.

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Written by Phylicia Paulson

(Photos and Design: Aaron Kim)

Male ChoralWomen’s Choir Women’s Choir

University Choir and Orchestra

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HISTORY AND JUSTICE 32-33

International Educational Affairs in his hometown in Germany and is now a

member of the Advisory Council for Education and Social Affairs in that same

town. Currently, he works in the International Center at CBU.

In explaining why he was drawn to work in the International Center,

Wehner said, "I feel really attracted to the idea of having a lot of nations in

one place. If you want to do missions, if you want to share the Gospel, you don't

necessarily have to travel to China, Australia or Africa. You can do it right here.

That's what's really cool for me. Often in my jobs with the government, I can't

really share the Gospel because there is a constant conflict between politics and

the Word and that's why I need a different outlet and the International Center is

the perfect outlet. I mean, I love sharing the Gospel."

The Gospel is one of the reasons

CBU's history and government clan is special.

McHorney explained that compared to other

schools, "we have some course offerings that

you may not see. For example, we've created

a class called Christianity and Citizenship and

it's designed for our senior political science

majors. The hope is that when they take it,

they're really going to examine what it means

to be a Christian citizen and that they don't

see those two roles as distinctly different,

but see where there are overlaps between

Christian faith and day to day life as a citizen.

They can see how their Christian faith should

influence their role as a citizen."

In addition, exceptional mentors make a

tribe stronger. Wehner pointed out that great

professors are his favorite part of the program.

McHorney agreed, "The faculty are all really

good. Criminal justice has a really nice mix

in the professional side – we have John Higley

who is a retired lieutenant in the Orange Police Department, we have Jim Bishop

who is a retired judge and Troy Hinrichs is an attorney who worked within the

Texas legal system, so they all have very unique and valued gifts they bring to the

institution. In political science, we have John McCarthy who worked in politics

for a couple of years before coming to us. All are excellent teachers."

CBU's department of history and government is one unique family.

According to McHorney, it is also a rapidly growing one. For example, the

criminal justice major alone has grown from about 60 majors a couple of years

ago to 115 now. With the expansion due to the new international relations major,

the department of history and government will only continue to grow and beckon

new members because of the global focus, emphasis on the Gospel and quality

faculty.

Criminal justice, political science, history, social science and public

administration. This family of majors, minors and master's programs housed under

the department of history and government is saying "hello" to their brand new

arrival – the international studies major. Because of the unique qualities that are

a part of CBU's department of history and government, it is constantly expanding

and making room for new members.

Professor of Political Science Chris McHorney described the addition to

the family. "It's a major that I've actually wanted to create since coming to

CBU. It's an interdisciplinary major but it's housed in the department of history

and government. It's designed to prepare our students to work globally. The

marketplace is much more global than it's ever been. They take a core set

of classes which will prepare them to be

much better informed about what the world

looks like and then they choose one of

three concentrations, either international

relations, international business or global

ministry. Students take those courses and

are also required either to study abroad for

a semester or make two short-term mission

trips that are essentially three weeks or

longer so that they are forced to live there

long enough that they have to deal with the

culture."

Meredith Moore is the first, and

currently only, member of the international

studies major. She is unsure what she wants to

do with it yet, possibly work for a government

company overseas, but she chose this major

because, as she elaborated, "it just fit really

well and everything worked together. All the

classes seemed like classes I wanted to take

so it was a really good fit for what I want to

do."

Moore continued, "I like how it's really broad yet it teaches you practical

stuff you're going to need for a career. I like how it requires you to get a

multicultural or international experience with your major. I did an ISP trip last

year to Uganda so I might do a study abroad this summer."

Another relative of the history and government family who is interested in

the international realm is Lucas Wehner. Wehner is an international student from

Germany. He is a double major in business administration, with a concentration

in management, and political science, with a concentration in international

relations. He has already had many opportunities in these areas, including work

in public diplomacy at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., acting as a

political advisor to local conservative senators in Germany and working in foreign

policy decision making in the German Parliament. He was also the Director of Written by Alexx Lommori

I LOVESHARING

THEGOSPEL.

1 Corinthians 11:8-9,11-12 reads: "For man did not come from

woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for

woman, but woman for man; In the Lord, however, woman is not

independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For

as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman.

But everything comes from God."

Men and women often forget that we are not in this

world to compete against one another. Competition invades

the ideals that we grow up with. From an early age, we learn

right from wrong and that sharing is caring. Then suddenly,

as we reach an older age, we start competing against one

another.

Men compete with each other, deciding who has the

best car, the best girlfriend or even the best grades. Women,

in a similar way, are always interested in looking better than

any other girl. Competition is inevitable, but we must ensure

our focus is on serving the Lord.

As we go from class to class and run from one place to

another, we often forget the truly significant things in our life.

This year, man and woman week focused on the integration

of the CBU community as a whole, allowing the women on

campus to "Just Be" and challenging men to "Dig Deeper" in

their relationships.

Man and woman week has only been part of the CBU community

for three years, making it one of the newest additions to the events

that are held every year on campus. This year, the main target

was the students, unlike years prior, when faculty was mostly

encouraged to attend the events.

The outcome this year was very positive

according to student reactions. "What I enjoy the

most are the students' responses; it is then

that I know that all we do is worth it," Toni

Jauregui, director of woman week, said.

This year, man and woman week took place during the same

week as midterms. It encouraged the students to take some time out

of their busy schedules to simply relax and enjoy their time together.

"I had a really great time of fellowship with my RA. We were

bonding and talking about things we don't usually get to talk about.

I really liked the fact that we were able to get together after such

a long time of not really seeing each other," Marti Barsoom said.

This is the first time that man and woman week has had

a theme for each gender, but both of them dealt with growing

deeper as friends and learning to do so with the help of God.

"It's a great idea - the way they're going out with

godly examples of female to female and male to male

relationships," Lailani Kings said.

Man week gave men the opportunity to come close

and enjoy the time they spend together that they often

take for granted or use to compete against one another.

"Men's chapel was all about the love between brothers.

Whether it is your dad, your friend, your brother or

someone you don't even know, you can always love them,

just like Jesus did," Francisco Lievano, a nursing student, said.

"As guys we have relationships with other guys, but we need to

dig deeper with our friendships with other men. God created us to love

and learn how to love one another," Rick DiFlorio, RD and director of

man week, said.

Every year the students learn new things and come together to

participate in the different events that are held. They come out with

different experiences that will help them with their relationships on

campus.

Written by Dayana Ramirez

(left top) The “Rock, Paper, Scissors” tournament put a competitive spin on a childhood favorite. (left bottom) Can you feel the bromance in the air tonight? (right top) Women’s Week provided women to opportunity to bond with each other over fun events. (right bottom) Laurel Bunker from Bethel University spoke to the women about the difference between “sistahgirls” and “sistahfriends”. (Photos: (left) Kenton Jacobsen, (right top) Cayla Ames, (right bottom) Riley Hagel // Design: Nichelle Trulove)

O’Neill Cowan knows that even though golf is an individual sport, your teammates are still a vital part of improving your game and encouraging you.

Nathalie Silva is just one of the golfers who has to stay mentally focused in order to do her best on the green.

"An average golf swing

only take two seconds. An

average round of golf takes four

and a half hours. So, let's say

you shoot par 72. Each swing

has only taken two seconds,

but you've only used up two

minutes physically hitting the

ball out of four and a half

hours.

The rest is done in your

head. You know it's all about concentration."

Lane Pace has been the head coach of the men and women's golf

teams for the past five years. Last year, the men's team finished 16th in the

nation and this year, the women's team finished third with Nathalie Silva

as the national champion.

This year, Lane said, "Our goals are always- if they're really broad-

to go to the national tournament and to win the national tournament. Our

goal is also to have the highest team GPA. We do a couple other things

but our broad goals are all scholars, all Americans, and win the national

championship. Everything we do is to try to build core values."

Those goals are also focused on the team as a whole. "When I

was in college, it was about the team. I was lucky; I won some college

tournaments, but I always wanted the team to do well first," Lane explained.

"It is an individual sport but we play it as a team."

"I definitely feel like it's a team sport," Kirsten Keyser, a freshman

on the women's team, said. "You go with your team and you travel with your

team. You're with them for four days. You get to know them pretty well,

which is good. It helps you with the team aspect of the sport. I think it is a

team sport, it's just very different from basketball or something."

Explaining the paradox of golf as a team sport, O'Neill Cowan, a

sophomore on the men's team, described, "We all know everyone's going

to give their best effort. We just try to keep each other motivated to do

our best. It's like there are five guys that go to a tournament. You can only

control your ball, so you just do your best. But it's like the four other guys

are just encouraging you."

"You're just going to have to do your individual best and then we

put it together to make a team sport," Cowan added.

"It's a challenge with personalities and how we approach

everybody," Lane said. "You may be a person who likes to play more and

practice and learn things that way, where I may be the guy who likes to

just hit balls out on the range. We have to try to figure out what works best

but still try to make it a team. It's a challenge but it's pretty unique where

an individual sport plays as a team."

Besides being played individually, golf also differs from other

sports in that it is incredibly mental. "If you're playing basketball, I pass

you the ball. You don't think about it, you catch, look, and shoot," Lane

described. "There's no thought process. You react. But you know a golf ball

is just sitting there. You have to make the move and you have the thought

process."

"That's one thing: you're always fighting yourself," Cowan added.

"You have to forget about everything and make the target as small as you

can, and try to focus everything towards that because if you try to think of

anything else, it divides your focus and you won't be focused enough to hit

the shot. Doing that all day gets pretty tiring and people don't know that."

Keiser concluded, "When you're on a golf course, and there are

some golf courses that are so beautiful, and you look at the scenery, you

think, 'Okay, this is God's creation. I'm actually playing on God's creation.'

That's pretty amazing."

GOLF 36-37

Written by Matthew Shade and Laura Manimtim

(Photo background: Kenton Jacobsen; Photos: Eric McFarland // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

We've all been there: after staying awake

until three in the morning to study for a midterm,

we struggle to stay awake through our first class and

yearn for that precious 10-minute break. It provides

the opportunity to obtain some nourishment to fuel

the mind so we can focus on the test. There's not

enough time to go to the ADC, but luckily that is no

longer an obstacle in our pursuit of sustenance. There

is another option. There is Brisco's.

The dedication ceremony for this new on-

campus eatery was held on Sept. 30. Among the

attendees were Tom and Terri Brisco, university

friends the building was named after. Along with

long-time CBU supporters Eugene and Billie Yeager,

the Brisco's donated the funds needed to see the

project through to the end. "It's always gratifying

when a project comes to completion and you see

that the donor is very pleased with it. That's the best

possible outcome," shared Assistant Vice President of

Institutional Advancement Erin Phillips with a smile.

The Brisco's project has definitely come a long

way since the idea's inception two years ago. The

location was chosen by examining where there was

new development on campus as the student population

grows. As with any project, there were alterations

along the way and creative input came from a variety

of sources. "President. Ellis had the vision to add

the front patio, which was an awesome idea. So it

really, really extended it. To me, it's just that total

California indoor-outdoor vibe. I love it," explained

Kipp Dougherty, CBU's director of food services.

Students have had an opportunity to voice

their opinions regarding the new establishment and

according to Dougherty, there has been much positive

feedback. "I usually have classes in the morning with

only an hour block in between when I can eat, and

then I go. For me, the convenience is easy because of

the fact that I live so close," said Rose Garden village

resident Nnaemeka Ejiaga.

Self-proclaimed health nut Katie Powell shared

her appreciation for the work that is put into keeping

the place tidy as she stated, "they do a good job of

cleaning and making it nice."

One of the biggest appeals of Brisco's is that it

has provided a new location where students can use

their meal plan, which has helped reduce the crowd

at the ADC. "I think I only go to the caf like twice a

week now. I think I come to Brisco's for every other

meal," laughed Cassie Kristensen. Many students have

said that they prefer the new to-go plan that the

opening of Brisco's has made possible, with a variety

of items available to grab for the individual on the go.

So far Brisco's has been a hit, and with more

ideas in mind for future development, it will only get

better from here. When asked if he had any thoughts

to share about the new establishment, Ryan Cathers

expressed many students' opinions when he declared

that "it's quick, it's easy, and they do a good job."

Written by Ruth Richards

(Photos: Aaron Kim // Design: Ruth Richards)

In the age of the technology, it seems we sometimes lose our identities in

the digital stream. At CBU, Online and Professional Studies (OPS) division seeks

to represent the CBU identity of faith fused with quality academics in the digital

format.

"It actually used to just be called the degree completion program here at

Cal Baptist," Ted Meyer, director of enrollment services for online and professional

studies, explained, "and when they created the online and professional studies

division they encompassed more than just degree completion - they encompassed

online programs that were on the graduate and master's side, as well as any

doctoral programs that are coming. As long as they are online they will be

encompassed under the OPS division."

"We think both our market research and our existing student body have

been clamoring for more and more online," Dirk Davis, academic dean for online

and professional studies, informed. "Because of our mission, which, in my mind, has

always been rigor, quality, the great commission and student-teacher relationships,

the feeling is that we don't want to do online poorly."

Despite this shift, the division's goal is to provide the same quality of

education CBU is known for. "We're putting systems and structures into place to

make sure that before it goes online we can put our stamp of approval on it that

says: rigor, quality, mission-focused - all of those things are in place," Davis said.

"It's the same as everything at CBU, at least in my experience. That's what we all

want for all our programs. All we're doing is changing the delivery medium."

"They need changes in the way that education is delivered," David Poole,

vice president for online and professional studies, said. "They are looking for a

delivery model that works with their schedule."

"The structure of the program has changed through the years. The main

difference now, with the changes, is that now more and more classes will be

taught online, purely online," Jeff Cate, professor of New Testament who has been

teaching night classes for 13 years, added.

Another significant aspect of CBU's identity, aside from academic

excellence, is faith. "It's about doing your work for God and implementing

everything - your heart, your body, your soul - into helping these students get a

Christian education," Meyer said.

"The way faith integration is handled is all across the board," Davis

explained. "I know in the education courses I talk about it all the time, not only

management and discipline, but in teaching approaches. It's the basis for much

of what I do and what I teach. My sense is many of the faculty that I know

personally also add that component as they share their personal experiences:

'here's how my faith impacted a particular experience.'"

Other professors, as Davis explained, handle the fusion of faith with

academics in different ways. "I start my classes with prayer and I make myself

available to students because I am an ordained Baptist minister so that's in my

heart," Cate said. "That's part of my calling and who I am. I let them know and

try to be personable so that if they want to talk about these things one-on-one

and personally, I very much encourage that."

The digital age is here. Our modern world depends on technology and

rather than let technology wash out our uniqueness, CBU has utilized it to display

that character to an even wider audience through OPS. As Meyer said, "It's an

exciting job to have and it's exciting to know that you're affecting all these

different people in so many different ways, and that this program might help

someone change their life."

Written by Matthew Shade

Professor Jeff Cate teaches Bible courses online and in the evening for Online and Professional Studies. (Photo: Clint Heinze // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

(Photo: Haley Helfer // Design: Andrew Hochradel

Today, the bond of brotherhood is replayed in

the lives of three roommates all from different walks

of life. They come together under one roof surrounded

by walls that are covered in personal interests,

humorous jokes, passions, desires and even dreams.

Drawings of strong hands cupping tiny baby feet

hang over an aged old man whose finely penciled-in

wisdom is gracefully revealed through his wrinkles.

Neighboring magazine pages of tennis pros shot in

mid-swing glance at little African figures walking the

fireplace frame.

The drawings on Aaron Kim's wall reveal a

childhood dream that developed into an artistic

passion. "I wanted to be an art teacher when I was

younger," Kim said. "It didn't matter if I was good at it;

I just knew that I liked it."

Apart from sharing his almost obsessive

enjoyment of tennis, Kim explained his display of

small wooden African animals as a reflection of his

time spent in Africa growing up as a missionary's kid.

"Aaron's creativity shines like his attitude. He's

a super friendly guy. He's always so nice, and with his

sense of humor, he's easy to get along with," Nelson

Romero said.

Band poster after band poster lined Romero's

wall, broadcasting his love of music to all who walked

through the front door.

"I started playing drums when I was in seventh

or eighth grade because my brother had a drum set.

Everything is because of my brother," Romero laughed.

"My older brother was always doing stuff. I wanted to,

you know, be like him. I saw that he had fun doing it,

so I wanted to do that too."

With previous childhood dreams of becoming

a professional skateboarder and drummer, Romero's

future plans shifted in his freshman year of high

school.

"I got an internship at a pre-school and daycare.

It was for ROP [Regional Occupational Program]. It

was something where you get credits if you volunteer.

They were like, 'Well the only opening we have is at a

pre-school and daycare,' so I said, 'I guess,'" Romero

explained. "And I worked with kids at my church in

high school, so I kind of knew that's where I wanted to

be, working with kids because it's fun."

Fellow "brother" and current roommate David

Chambers shares in Romero's passion. Chambers said,

"I enjoy working with the youth. A lot of times they

don't have anyone to look up to. It's really cool how

Nelson is a part of my life right now because he is

doing what I plan on doing one day - working with

youth."

Similar to Romero, Chambers' wall is wrapped

in band posters and pictures that depict his

personal style: punk. On first glance, black and red

pandemonium sweeps the eye, but a second look

displays X-men standing in-between chaotic posters,

keeping the peace across the wall.

"When I was little I wanted to be an X-Men. I

wanted to be Beast - the one with the least coolest

super power," Chambers said.

Chambers did not grow up big, buff and blue,

with superhuman agility and enough strength to lift 10

tons, but he did experience a mutation that has shaped,

and will continue to shape, him - an encounter with

love, grace, and mercy. Romero simply said, "He has

a heart for others. He's always down to help people."

Three roommates. Three friends. Three

"brothers." Though from diverse backgrounds and

experiences, they are united under one roof. Their

unique differences are shared via wall art, making

their apartment into a visual carnival of personalities

that make up this bond of brothers.

Written by Alexx Lommori

The Lancers have gone mad!

Ten minutes left of the pre-party and the students were getting antsy.

"Tonight is going to be crazy good!" M.C. Jay Stovall confidently said. The noise

was loud, entertainment was exciting, and sweat was dripping from the nocturnals'

bodies as they stood in the never-ending line.

Nocturnals? Yes! These kids were most active at night. Jonathan Jorge

explained how interesting it was guarding these restless night owls before the

doors opened. "It was an honor and definitely entertaining watching everyone's

actions. It was quite crazy!"

It was five minutes before the chaos began and everyone was already

hyped from the Shady Berry performance, dance-off, and the CBU boys' song.

Game cheerleaders, Alexis Strate, Kathryn Mcbride and Amanda Swearengin

expressed, "We are excited to encourage our competition cheerleaders during

their performance. Most of all we hope to make Wendy Rice proud!"

The excitement built up once the Lancers entered through the doors. Fog

machines, techno music, music videos blaring, and flashing bright lights were the

least of what was planned for the night.

Junior Tim Glaser, who had attended the previous Midnight Madness events,

explained, "So far it has been way more hyped and eccentric than any other

year!"

Once every seat was filled, the madness began. M.C.s Andrew Hochradel and

Josh Mott picked up the microphones and the evening of insanity started. These

crazy boys, along with their gang, The Crazy Eight, heightened the atmosphere

with free prizes and t-shirts, while making everyone scream their lungs off for the

section scream-off. According to Hochradel, the audience members this year were

"five levels higher in intensity than the years before!"

Even Mascot, Daniel Scott, was feeling the heat and intensity while he

commented, "I seriously almost died! Usually I take bags of ice and tape them all

around my body while I'm in the suit, but this year I didn't and it almost killed me."

But that did not stop our mascot from keeping the crowd involved, dancing with

random students on the side and controlling the energy level.

Finally, it was time to introduce our men's and women's basketball teams.

De'Jon Prescott shared, "I expect tonight to be exhilarating, loud, a lot of energy

and fun."

It was definitely all of the above. Each player had a huge smile on their

face as they stood in the spotlight waiting for their friends and the entire CBU

family to yell and go crazy. "I am looking forward to the crowd cheering and

screaming my name," teammate John Williams had announced before walking

onto the court.

It was then time for the three point contest. In an energetic upset, lady

basketball player, Brenna Hahn won the three point contest, beating out competitor

Nick Paulson who represented the guys.

But the boys showed no signs of nervousness during the dunk contest.

Proud dunk contest champion, Ivan Patterson, excitedly shared, "I was not nervous

because I have experienced this before. Did I think I was going to win? Yes, and

I am happy I did."

At 11:59, one minute left until Midnight Madness came to an end, Bekah

Sonke expressed her overall experience. "On a scale of one to five, it was truly a

twenty-five. No doubt about that!"

Midnight! The Mad House was closed, the crew was cleaning up, and the

CBU nocturnals were satisfied and ready to talk about their crazy night the next

day during classes. Like Gabriel Newman said, "It was unquestionably an insane

time of unreserved fun!"

Written by Cassidy Edison

(right top) Mike Teruel kicks off the pre-party. (right middle) The cheerleaders got the crowd going to start the madness. (bottom middle) Sammy Ramos got so excited that it hurt. (bottom left) Andrew Hochradel and Josh Mott planned crazy antics for the insane night. (Photos: Cayla Ames // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

WINTER 46-47

"Ring, ring!" It's early in the morning and Caleb Vera has to

wake up for his 8 a.m. class. He drags himself out of bed and gets

ready, then walks from his on-campus house to his class. His classes

last until noon, when he takes a little two hour break until male

chorale. He does his homework during those two hours, goes home to

visit his four children or works on his internet business.

Male chorale practice lasts a few hours and then he has hours

of private lessons. The last one starts at 8:30 p.m. When he's finally

done with school for the day, he comes home to his pregnant, and

therefore, very tired wife. She wants to go straight to bed, so he

gets the babies ready for bed and tucks them in. As soon as the

house is asleep, he goes to work, studying until one in the morning.

When he finally goes to bed, he knows he'll wake up to do it all over

again, plus working for five hours as an after-school music program

coordinator.

This schedule is typical of many student parents. How do they

do it all? Between God, school, work, choir, church, a spouse and

children, how do they stay sane? Everyone seems to agree with

Amanda Madrid, who said, "Time management is the most difficult

thing, balancing between God, your husband, your kids, your school

and your work. It's like you have to find a happy medium."

Madrid is a nursing major who has two children; Kayla is five

and Raymon is two. She was working as a licensed vocational nurse

in Loma Linda for four years, when her husband helped her realize

she was in a dead-end career. "I was content: I had my career, I had

my family, but doors just opened one after another after another

leading me in this direction," she explained.

Vera, a music theory and composition major, has a similar story.

He did school for a year and a half in Denver, Colo., then quit

and was working full time for six or seven years. He said, "I was

encouraged by my parents to go back to school with this economy. I

was kind of just going from job to job, looking for the money but not

really being fulfilled, but God worked it out. The Lord put everything

in place for us to come out here, from us moving to getting the

financial aid, to finding a home out here and stuff."

Vera has four children. His two stepdaughters are Zoe, who

is twelve, and Sasha, who is eleven. His son Asher is two, daughter

Tirzah is one, and there is a fifth child on the way!

Cristina Martinez is another parent with one on the way! She

has a twenty-two month old daughter named Maria and she and

her husband are both students at CBU. "I'm a psychology major.

I'm interested in working with young people, possibly in the school

system doing counseling or mentoring. With my own experience

with school, I had a pretty broken home so I went to counseling

in elementary school and having someone to talk to really helped."

Having two parents in school is an extra challenge. She

explained, "All of a sudden you go from 'it's always been school' to

'right now, we need to balance.' Who's going to watch the baby? Are

we playing with her enough? Do we do our homework right now or

do we play with her?" Martinez is lucky in that she and her husband

have been able to balance school and work so Maria has never had

to go to childcare.

Part of this balance, for all the student parents, is taking

advantage of the time when the children are asleep. Madrid

explained, "I probably look very tired, but I have to study at night.

When I get home, it's dinner and time with them and reading with

them, just them. Then there's my husband. So once the house is quiet

and everyone's asleep, that's when I take my books out and I study.

I always make it a priority that they know they're not secondary to

school or work; they know that they are first."

Martinez added, "Naptime is a good time, too. That's two hours

for reading."

Vera, Madrid, and Martinez all had good advice for other

student parents. Martinez said, "Don't doubt yourself. When you find

out you're expecting, especially when you don't plan for it, you tend

to get a lot of opposition. 'Oh, you can't do school now. You need

to drop out now.' Have perseverance and know God put you in this

situation for a purpose."

Vera continued, "It's going to be hard for a few years, but the

payoff is going to be grand. Look at the bigger picture, you'll have

your education and then you know, you're always going to have your

kids. It's investing in your future and also your kids."

Madrid concluded, "If you don't have a support system, it's not

possible. If God's not first, it's not possible. Try to go through life

without Him, forget it, it's impossible."

No matter if you are a student and a parent, or just a student,

that is inspired advice for anyone.

Written by Alexx Lommori

PARENTS 48-49

Chris Vera realizes that a bigger family means harder work, more stress, and a greater faith in God.(Photo: Kenton Jacobsen // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

Running. For many it invokes the imagery of athletes training for

their sport, be it basketball, baseball, football or something else. It is a

means to an end: a tool to reach the basket, base or yard line. However,

for some athletes, this means is the end. For some, running is not an

arduous task meant to prepare them for their sport, but is instead the

sport they compete in just as intensely as anyone in basketball, baseball

or football.

At CBU, this dedication to running is quite visible, though the

training for CBU cross country athletes sounds deceptively easy: one

to one and a half hour practices every day. These times belie an

excruciating distance covered in just 60 short minutes. Sergio Rodriguez,

one of the men's team runners, said that during the course of a single

practice they would run about 10 miles in that hour. Amazingly, this means

Rodriguez and his teammates can average a six-minute mile for 10 miles.

These intense practices pay off. Head coach Wade Watkins

explained, "The team is doing fairly well. The men's team is very strong,

with 12 runners competing for seven spots, so the competition on the

team is intense. On the women's side, we are doing much better than

last year and competing well against other GSAC teams, which happen to

make up the best conference in the nation."

"I feel the guys have a real shot at winning conference and

competing well at Nationals. We are hoping to get the women into the

National rankings, which would be a great achievement."

In light of these accomplishments, it's surprising that CBU's cross

country team is only in its third year. Watkins shared, "The first year

or two, it was about getting numbers. We went from 14 people on the

whole team the first year, to 24 people the second year, and this year

we topped out at 42 cross country runners. Now that we have established

the team, and brought in some quality, it's time to develop the team and

begin to compete at the National level. We have one of the largest, if not

the largest, teams in the GSAC."

Besides practice, cross country and track runners prepare

themselves to compete in other ways. The night before the race,

Rodriguez explained that "I really just try to relax, try not to think about

it. Some people try to carb-up, and it doesn't really work for me. Maybe

it works for them, but it definitely didn't work for me. I raced badly when

I tried it. So, I normally just drink a lot of water. Oh and I eat a lot of

peanut butter, just like straight from the jar."

Right before he races, Rodriguez triple knots his shoes because

they come undone if they are double knotted and only tucks in his left

shoelace because "the right one comes out anyway." He also said, "When

we're warming up, doing strides, I'll do two, walk one, then pray and draw

a cross on the ground."

One member of the girl's team, Marisa Benson, said, "I always

listen to the song 'The Words I Would Say' by The Sidewalk Prophets. It

encourages me and pumps me up to race as it talks about being strong

in God and never giving up hope. I never race without listening to it

beforehand! I also pray before I race."

Alyssa Neimeyer shared, "I usually prepare for a race by eating

pasta the night before a race and getting enough sleep and hydrating.

I always eat oatmeal for breakfast, and listen to hip-hop music while I

warm up before my race."

Derrick Glasby is another CBU runner who has a unique way of

preparing to race. He warms up, stretches, prays, tries to visualize how

he is going to run the race and then sticks to that plan.

Christ is an important aspect of preparation for both teams, in

fact. Watkins said that prayer is one of the pre-meet rituals. CBU's teams

are set apart from other schools' teams in that, as Watkins explained,

"I really do feel that this team has a nice balance of focus on Christ,

determination to do well in the classroom and the drive to put in the

mileage and compete at a very high level."

Benson added, "Our team is different because of how close we

are. We have a bond that can never be broken. Our season started off

with a car accident but it brought us closer. We know our lives are a gift

from God and what a gift it is to be here and be able to run. That is what

makes us unique: we value our ability to run and do it with each other."

Written by Cassidy Edison

(top right) Kody Petersen, Mitchell Moore, Juan Romero and Sergio Rodriguez have trained with the team for countless hours to prepare for races. (bottom right) Both cross country teams pray before races to keep themselves centered on Christ: the real goal of the race. (Photos: Mike Sampson // Design: Andrew Hochradel)

A girl walks around campus, minding the monotony of her everyday business.

As she rounds the corner, She is surprised to find she hears music. Beautiful music

created by a guy who simply strums an instrument under the direction of his

talented fingers.

Guitars have become a rather popular trend on the CBU campus. There

are plenty of good Christian guys who could easily serenade the girls on campus;

however, there seems to be more to this fad than just that.

One of these guitar players, Matt Ching, is a creative, fun-loving guy who

makes friends extremely easily. While sitting under the nicknamed "tree of life"

in the middle of the cottages, he spoke of his love for singing and joy of playing

his guitar, and, yes, his ukulele. He explained that he brings out his instruments to

play because "for my ukulele I just play for fun, but when I do guitar, basically I

want to do worship."

Ching has printed off guitar tabs of well-known worship songs that usually

attract a crowd of both boys and girls singing praises to the Lord. Whether playing

the ukulele or guitar, others come and sing songs with him such as Jason Mraz

selections and the song "Over the Rainbow." To him, playing around campus is just

a way to worship the Lord our God.

Jeremy Escudero, having only been developing his skills for two and a half

years, is extremely talented when it comes to playing and singing with his guitar.

He could be classified as a 'hipster,' chilling with his glasses and fedora on a daily

basis. Escudero taught himself to play, sharing, "For like the first year I just kind

of fiddled around with the guitar, learning how to play the songs. The last year –

this last year and a half. I've been really focusing on different ways I can make

myself sound better. I taught myself music theory so that I could know the guitar

in and out and then instead of playing other people's songs, I just focused on core

progression and different sounds that I can make my own."

Escudero writes a lot of his music and has actually written over 20 songs.

When asked about the topic of most of the songs, his answer was the simple word,

"love." He writes beautiful music and lyrics discussing relationships between men

and women, in addition to worship songs that relate to God through love. Love is

a very important factor in his music.

A third guy can also be seen walking around at night strumming on his guitar

music that he has just recently written. Daniel Urban is an extremely chill guy

who can be found crunching on the childhood favorite, pop rocks. Whenever he

passes someone he knows, he flashes a huge friendly grin across his face. Urban

really enjoys creating brilliant music pertaining to his own personal relationship

with God.

Urban plays mostly at night "because

my roommates are sleeping, and also because I

figured other people would like live music instead of just

listening to it on their headphones."

The final player, Christian Cannon, is a tall and lanky guy with

fair skin and bright blonde hair. With a goofy smile, huge eyes and cool

glasses, he really engages people in conversation. Cannon has been playing

guitar for about four years. "I taught myself. To learn the basic chords, it

didn't take really long at all. To learn to sing and play at the same time,

however, took quite some time."

He further explained, "I play for the love of worshiping my Father.

The fact that it is fun is just a plus." As a FOCUS leader, his heart is truly

set for the Lord, and he uses his guitar as a tool that creates beauty in the

eyes of the Lord. He also writes his own music and lyrics mentioning what he

usually writes and sings about. "Most my songs are about God, but I include

His creation in my songs.His children, creation, attributes, and character."

At CBU, guitars are used the majority of the time for worship, which

is a very uplifting thought. In today's society, people sometimes associate

guys playing guitars with groups of girls around them in a negative way.

However, at CBU it does not seem that way at all. Guitar playing is not just

about being cool, but a deeper vision of life and the emotions in our lives

expressed musically.

Tune It Up

Written by Kira Kramer

Date: August 24th

Event: LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

You counted down the days and now IT is here; the

time of packing up your room, waving good-bye to

your best friends, walking your dog one last time,

kissing grammy and grandpa on their wrinkly cheeks

and looking back at the memories of your old life

through the rear view mirror of the car while heading

towards your new home at CBU.

Date: August 25th

Event: NSO

After the kick-off, 990 new students (biggest group

CBU has ever had!)from all over the world gathered

under one roof to begin their new life adventures

during NSO. The words "nervous" and "unsure" summed

up the emotions of almost every student, but the

vibrant, energetic Focus leaders immediately tried to

change their moods into a fun and more relaxed state.

Timid and shy, each new student enjoyed getting in

groups of guys and girls, crawling out of their shells

and learning about one another. Freshman Rebekah

Rubio explained, "I became more comfortable," after

her nerves settled while engaging with her Focus group.

Date: August 26th

Event: CAR-LESS DRIVE-IN

Fast forwarding through Kugel Walk, the ice cream

social, informative sessions, academic workshops and

crazy Bookstore Bunko, the Car-less Drive-In Movie

took action. Having a thousand new people this year

meant the guys could meet half that many girls–and

vice versa. One freshman girl, Vivian Le, relayed her

reaction towards ALL of the new guy faces: "OMG!

There's like so many guys to meet! This is so exciting!"

Date: August 27th

Event: BYE BYE PARENTS

The time to say "goodbye" had passed. A river of

tears flooded the Van Dyne Gym when it was time for

the new Lancers to say farewell to their moms and

dads. The faculty handed out boxes of tissue while

the parents gave their hugs, said their "I Love Yous,"

wished their child good luck, prayed and slowly drove

away from the CBU campus. Though the majority of

the freshman population cried, many were at ease and

in agreement with Rebekah Rubio's statement, "I knew

I would see my parents really soon." The transfers

had previously experienced this stage in life. With

dry eyes, transfer student from Texas, Sophia Vaughn,

announced, "It wasn't necessary to cry this time since

I am used to living on my own now."

Written by Dayana Ramirez

(Photos: Ashley Wilkins: Design: Ruth Richards)

(Top Left) Guitar Neal Frank plays for friends. (Top Right) Will Palmer practices in his room. (Middle) Brandon Carroll prepares to play and

(Bottom) Edward Tran relaxes by playing his guitar. Players were abundant in Smith Hall, filling the dorms with harmonious, beautiful music.

Ruben Alonzo agrees that it is not about gender, CBU Lancers are involved in the School of Nursing simply

because they just want to help people out.

CBU is proud to say that we have one of the best private

Christian nursing schools in California. An interesting fact

about our nursing program, and this is true for most nursing

programs in the country, is that the rate of men enrolled is only

about 8 to 10 percent!

Does that surprise you? It should. There is as much need

for male nurses as female doctors, yet the rate of men that are

nurses is shockingly low. How many guys do you know that have

been or are in the nursing program here at CBU? There aren't

many, but they do exist.

"In the masters program the percentage of male students

is different. Close, but different. They differ quite a bit; I don't

like to stereotype the students. We have wonderful students.

Our graduates are doing very well," reported Constance Milton,

Dean of the School of Nursing. "We teach them that every

human being is an image bearer of God, so they approach

everyone with dignity and respect. People tell us that when

our students are there, they are just different from the other

universities' students. They exist in the role of nurse. It's a very

difficult major; it's very rigorous, and they are held to a very

high standard."

"It's cliche but I chose nursing because I want to help

people out. I had a lot of influence because we have family

members that are nurses. What pushed me in that direction was

the clinical setting," Matthew Alvarez shared, "when I would go

into the ER with family and watching the difference between

the interactions between the doctor and the patient and the

nurse and the patient — the doctor would come in and give

their report and the nurse would have to do damage control

and explain what different things meant. That kind of tipped

me over the edge., I want to be that person; the person that

someone can look to and feel better about their situation in

the hospital."

According to Milton, the standards are the same for

all the students in the Nursing department. Male or female,

everyone is treated the same in the educational setting.

Yet as everyone comes to find out, the workforce is

nothing like what we expect when we're still in school. "For the

guys, we're almost held at a higher standard . As we progress

we always need accountability because we're almost more

liable than women," Ruben Alonzo said.

There is something wonderful about seeing that men can

take up such a selfless profession. Garrett Newman added, "Our

sole purpose is to consistently serve people. As long as your

heart and mind are in the right place and you keep in mind

the reason that you're there, you'll see that the encouraging

times far outweigh the discouraging times. You can just have

one good and encouraging patient that reaffirms what you're

doing."

"Nursing will bring out some of the ugliest things in

people, but then when you really open your mind to what's in

front of you, you start to see that it's one of the most rewarding

professions," concluded Michael Alvarez.

Written by Bonnie Koenn

NURSING 56-57(Photo right: Sarah O’Keefe // Photo left: Josefina Llanes) (Design: Ruth Richards)