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Issue 7, Vol. 117

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The world is connected by language, and last Friday morning, North Greenville University’s linguistics department hosted a francophonie event celebrating the French language and culture.

Francophonie, which means “French speaking,” is an international organization of countries where French is predominantly spoken. Francophones enjoy eating French foods, discussing French culture and, of course, speaking French.

When the Francophonie started in 1970, it was only for countries where French is the official language. Now they’ve expanded to more than 200 countries. “There are people [everywhere] who like learning French,” said NGU French professor Lilliane Toss.

While most of the world sees Francophonie primarily as a celebration of French culture, the NGU linguistics department has used the event as an opportunity to familiarize students with missions.

With so many French-speaking nations, it is important that students understand the magnitude of the language’s influence.

Francophonie at NGU allowed students to experience a taste of French culture as they discussed the challenges of communicating the Gospel to francophone nations. The day included songs, poems, a skit and a variety of French foods while students fine-tuned their French accents with one another.

After some interaction, the

students sat down as guest speaker Paul Bramsen, a missionary from Senegal, spoke about his experiences sharing the gospel in the French-speaking west African nation.

Following Bramsen, several NGU students from the mission field spoke about their experiences. Shawn Blackwell, senior interdisciplinary studies, talked about Guinea; Danielle Bates, English, discussed Belgium; and Ashley Faulkenberry, sophomore international business, spoke on Montreal.

Victor Prieto, a linguistics professor at NGU, also spoke about Francophone nations in Central and South America.

These speakers helped the students realize the significance of understanding the French language. Each explained how there are many French-speaking people groups in the world that are desperate to hear the gospel, and it is multilingual communicators who will help share this message.

“I hope this will make more students aware of the challenges of preaching the gospel in those French-speaking countries,” said Toss. “And even in France itself because… the evangelicals are less than 1 percent there. It’s a big challenge because Islam is growing even in France very fast, so we need to know how to assist people, and we need to know that there is a real need there.” Photos by Joshua Mulvaney

Joshua MulvaneyStaff Writer

Parlez-vous français?

SPring break Travels

Several groups of NGU students spent their spring break serving on various mission trips. Read about their experiences in Central America, Europe and

the Middle East on page 4

worldview week opinions

Four students share their thoughts on the Christian Worldview Week. Find out what

they learned on page 6

What is one argument you would debate to

the death? page 8

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD. And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people.

Zech. 2:10

News2 March 27th, 2013

News Briefs

Campus

NatioNal

North Korean aggression increases

North Korea has a history of aggression, beginning in June of 1950 with the start of the Korean War.

The war is technically still happening, as the two countries only signed a ceasefire and not a peace treaty. This has led to a series of acts of aggression and threats against South Korea as well as the United States, which supported South Korea in the Korean War.

When North Korea’s previous leader, Kim Jong-Il, passed away, many pundits hoped his son, Kim Jong-Un, would stabilize the region.

Kim Jong-Il has been

criticized as being insane, and essentially re-wrote Korean history to erase most western achievements and attribute them to himself. For example, Minju Joson, a North Korean newspaper, reported that Kim Jong-Il invented the hamburger as a way to feed university students.

However, time has shown that Kim Jong-Un has continued the legacy of aggression and threats. In February, North Korea conducted a third nuclear test, estimated to be much larger than its previous two. This prompted new sanctions from the United Nations on March 7.

North Korea responded by declaring that it was nullifying

the cease fire as well as the denuclearization agreement with South Korea. North Korea has also threatened to attack American bases in Japan and Guam in response to the United States training South Korea.

Mark Roeder, associate professor of political science at North Greenville University, said that virtually the only way the current United States administration would intervene militarily is if South Korea was attacked. Roeder, however, thinks that there is very little danger of an attack. “Most of North Korea’s power is in its army, and it is very difficult to project that power,” Roeder said.

SeNior womeN INvited to LuNCheoNThe NGU Women’s Auxiliary Board is inviting

female graduating seniors to attend a spring luncheon on Tuesday, April 9. Myrtle Hall-Smith, former soloist with the Bill Graham Crusade, will be speaking and singing. Those interested are encouraged to contact LaVerne Howell in the Office of Advancement and Development for more information.

UpComiNg Poetry NightThis semester’s Poetry Night will be held

Thursday April 4 from 7 p.m. to midnight in Hayes Ministry Center. Poets, artists and storytellers of all experience levels are invited to present their works to fellow artists. Sign-ups will be at the door and taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Coffee will be provided for attendees.

video StuNt Causes DeathA stunt for a YouTube video resulted in the

death of 22-year-old Kyle Lee Stocking. He was killed while swinging from a rock arch. According to the Grand County sheriff’s office, he died after hitting the ground below the 140-foot-tall Corona Arch near Moab, Utah. His stunt was inspired by viral videos featuring rock climbing ropes and jumping from near the top of the arch. The most popular video, “World’s Largest Rope Swing,” has had more than 17 million views.

MaN Fakes MuggiNg for DateA several-day manhunt ensued after one

man’s elaborate attempt to impress his date turned into a disaster. Jeffery Tyler Siegel, 26, had one of his friends dress up and mug him. Siegel told the woman he was with to run while he fought off the attacker. She ran for help and Siegel told authorities that he sustained two cuts to the chest and wrist. On March 25, the unnamed woman told police that her date had been texting excessively and acting strangely while they were out together. Seigel eventually confessed that he lied about the incident in order to impress his date.

Drunk driver costs school sign;passenger severely injured

Early Sunday morning March 17, a man and his young daughter came speeding down highway 253 from the Mountain View area.

The man was driving under the influence and was already a danger on the road; however, the danger stopped when the man’s car plowed into North Greenville University’s recently erected, electronic sign at the intersection of highways 253 and 414.

The daughter’s back was severely broken upon impact, but she was rushed to the hospital as soon as possible. The father was promptly arrested and charged with a felony DUI and is currently sitting in jail awaiting his court date.

Many students were surprised

when they arrived back on campus after spring break to see the destroyed sign. Candice Paschall, senior broadcast media, witnessed the aftermath of the accident, seeing the medics

placing one of the people from the car into an ambulance. “The sign was completely destroyed and rubble was everywhere,” she said.

The debris of the sign remain where it was scattered, currently behind several cones

and a good bit of caution tape. The sign’s future is yet to be

seen since it only just happened. When questioned about whether the school would have the sign replaced, Vice President for

Business Affairs Michelle Sabou said, “We are still working with the insurance companies involved to determine the amount of reimbursement that the University will receive.”

The plan thus far is to get the sign replaced, but it will take several months for the whole affair to be finalized.

Director of Public Relations LaVerne Howell said the new sign will be erected probably sometime in the summer. There was no word on if it will be designed the exact same way that it was before or not.

Dante WilcoxStaff Writer

Students in the Honor’s Leadership Seminar traveled to Columbia, S.C. on March 19 to visit the Governor’s Mansion, South Carolina State House and South Carolina Supreme Court. The class was also able to eat lunch with some local legislators.

This day-long trip exposed the group of students to some of the history and political life of South Carolina.

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Applying lessons learned during Christian Worldview Week: Students respond to apologetic speakers

Here’s a tip: don’t eat out if you can’t afford it

It’s Friday night. You’re at dinner with your significant other and you both just finished an amazing meal of chicken alfredo. The bill is delivered, and with it, the most difficult decision of your night: how much to leave for a tip.

You figure that your server didn’t really do a lot and you don’t want to spend much more than what you’re already spending on dinner, so you leave a mere $4.

Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common among restaurant patrons. The misconception that servers don’t do enough for their tips is a huge one.

Besides carrying massive trays through a crowded restaurant every night, servers are usually juggling at least three tables at a time.

This means they have to

remember what each table is drinking, keep their special requests in mind, and continuously check back on all of them within a reasonable time frame.

On top of so much multi-tasking, servers are also expected to be polite and friendly with their customers. In fact, a close friend of mine was working a lunch shift one day and was waiting on a solitary woman who had an easy order.

When the time came to deliver the check, she accidentally gave the customer the wrong one, but quickly apologized and came back with the right check immediately. After she apologized again, the customer said, “I will not be leaving you a tip today because you brought me the wrong check, so you don’t deserve it.”

Scenarios such as this one happen to servers on a daily basis. Obviously, this job is not for

everyone, yet many depend on it as the sole means of their survival.

That being said, many diners are under the false impression that servers make minimum wage, so their tip is just an added bonus to what the server is already earning.

However, in most states (including South Carolina), servers only make $2.13 an hour, which barely covers the taxes on what they do earn from tips.

To put that into perspective, if none of the tables tipped a server on a typical eight hour shift, he or she would only make $17.04. Clearly, that is not nearly enough to live off of.

As if that pay rate is not low enough, many servers also have to “tip out” the people who bus the tables for them. This basically means they have to give their busser 3-5 percent of their tips for the night.

Furthermore, few diners realize that the tipping percentage is actually 20 percent of the check rather than 10 percent. According to tripadvisor.com, the lowest end of tipping should be 15 percent and should only fall below that if the service is terrible.

Just like anyone else, servers need their jobs to make a living. However, their well-being directly depends on you whenever you go to a sit-down restaurant to eat.

They deserve to be tipped at or above 20 percent based solely upon the fact that they barely receive a paycheck otherwise. So, if you plan to dine out, be sure that you have enough money to spend on the meal as well as a reasonable tip. Otherwise, you should probably consider eating your chicken alfredo at home.

Candice PaschallSenior Writer

Q: What fact about Christian Worldview Week stood out the most to you?

A: The fact that secularism is very prominent.

Q: What did you like the most about Norman Geisler?A: He didn’t beat around the bush. He really knew his facts.

Q: What did you like the most about Derwin Gray?

A: He presented his sermon well and with humor, but the sermon was still convicting.

Brett Beasley, sophomore Interdisciplinary Studies

Amy Sneed, junior business administration

Q: How do you feel you are equipped for handling de-bates with non-Christians?

A: Approach it with an empa-thetic point of view. I need to be understanding of why people think a certain way. We need to show them love so they know what they’re missing and come to us asking for it.

Q: What did you like best about Derwin Gray?

A: He kept pointing out that Christians should spread the gospel, not huddle together in groups.

Morgan Cox, freshman intercultural studies

Q: What specific changes can you make in your life after this conference?

A: I can spend more time studying my devotions so that I can defend the Bible.

Q: How do you feel you are better equipped for debates with non-Christians?

A: I feel like I need to learn more about other religions so that I know how to refute them.

Kyle Hancock, senior intercultural studies

Q: What specific changes can you make in your life after this conference?

A: I can focus on spreading the good news to the people around us.

Q: What did you like best about Derwin Gray?

A: I liked his focus on scripture and relationships.

Q: What topic would you like to be addressed during the next Christian Worldview Week?

A: The biblical apology of miracles and spiritual gifts.

Lifestyle Lifestyle4 5March 27th, 2013 March 27th, 2013

Students spend their spring breaks gaining perspectiveChelsea FergusonAssistant Editor

Spring Break is a highly-anticipated vacation time after the stress of midterms. Students often go on beach trips, work some extra hours or simply sleep all week at home. For a number of North Greenville students, Spring Break was not about rest.

NGU sent out mission teams to several countries, including Nicaragua, Jordan,

The Netherlands, Austria, and Slovakia. The students on these teams raised their own money and gave up their time away from school to serve in other countries.

Kelsie Windsor, sophomore intercultural studies, went with a team to Jordan, a small country in the Middle East bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Israel. Because of the location, Windsor said, many students shied away from the trip.

The team of 8 taught English at a school during the day to build relationships with the students. In the evenings, the team had dinner with some of the teacher’s families. One family was Muslim, the other Christian. Eating with the Muslim family was the highlight of Windsor’s Spring Break experience.

“It broke a lot of stereotypes for me. Lots of people just assume Muslims are mean or that they hate Christians, but

they opened up their home to us and served us” Windsor said, “And they even allowed us to pray over their house before we left.”

The trip was eye-opening for Windsor spiritually. She added, “I really thing the best part for me was the realization that they are a completely different culture, but they need a Savior just like we do.”

The Nicaragua team also experienced culture shock when it was confronted

face-to-face with the level of poverty in the country. Ben Wade, junior secondary education, explained that the team was heartbroken by the living conditions of the people.

Many of the “good” houses were composed of only sticks and black plastic and had no electricity or running water. The villages had access to water at wells, and some wells were more than an hour’s walk each way.

What really affected Wade were the children he encountered. “Taking pictures of the kids really got to me. You see all these kids and wonder what their futures will look like. It really tore me up that I have so many opportunities and they have none.”

He said he was struck by the fact that God answers prayers no matter what they are about, even little things Americans deem urgent. “We

pray that God would fix our washing machines when they break and Nicaraguan people pray for food to survive. But God answers us both,” he said.

Ashley Marquiss, senior print media, went to the Netherlands with her Missionary Media Ministry class, taught by Karyn Campbell, Mass Communication instructor. Linwood Hagin, Chair of Mass Communication,

accompanied the four students on the trip.

The team worked with a local missionary and stayed in the city of Barneveld, considered the Bible belt of the Netherlands. Since the class consisted only of Mass Communication students, their work was solely with media promotion of the missionaries in the country. Marquiss said, “Basically we took video and stills for Trans World Radio (TWR) so that

the missionaries can show their supporters in the U.S. as well as overseas what they do on a daily basis.”

The Netherlands is rich in history, specifically sites from World War II. One historical sightseeing venture stuck out to Marquiss, “I enjoyed going to Corrie Ten Boom’s house. It was a really moving experience. Our tour was led by a bold Christian lady who was not afraid to tell their story.”

When asked if they would go back to their respective mission sites, Marquiss, Wade, and Windsor, all responded with a resounding, “Yes!”

Nicaragua

• Predominate Religion: Roman Catholicism• Population: 5.7 million• Size: 130,370 square kilometers. Slightly smaller

than the state of New York• Most Popular Sport: Baseball• Nicaragua is the second poorest country in South

America, following Haiti• Leon Viejo, Nicaragua is the oldest functioning city

in Central America, established more than 1,500 years ago

• 86 out of the 88 constellations can be seen from Nicaragua

• Lake Nicaragua, originally dubbed by explorers “Mar Dulce,” (literally meaning “Sweet Sea”) is the largest freshwater lake in Central America. Lake Nicaragua is also the home of the world’s only freshwater sharks

Bottom left: a Nicaraguan family’s home catches the sun. Immediate left: a young Nicaraguan strikes a relaxed pose. Top left: Mikayla Horton, elementary educa-tion, ministers to Nicaraguan children. Top middle: a young girl stands in a door-way timidly observing the mission team.Top middle right: Flowers bloom in the Dutch countryside. Top right: Members of the Netherlands team pose in the hid-ing place that Corrie Ten Boom used to shelter Jews during World War II. They are Ashley Marquiss, senior print media, Elizabeth Pirkle, junior print media and broadcast, and Gage Glass, junior in-terdisciplinary studies. Immediate right: Taylor Edwards, senior print media, tests out the recording equipment in the TWR studio.

Jordan• Official Religion: Sunni Muslim• Official Language: Arabic• Population: 6.5 million• Size: 89,342 square kilometers.

Slightly smaller than Indiana• According to legend, Moses

is buried in Jordan on Mount Nebo

• The Dead Sea, the lowest landmark on earth, is located in Jordan

• According to Jordanian superstition, the excessive praise of children brings bad luck

• In Jordan, it is polite to refuse a meal three times before accepting

The Netherlands• Official Language: Dutch• Population: 16.7 million• Size: 41,543 square kilometers. Almost

twice the size of New Jersey • More than a fourth of the Netherlands

is below sea level• The Dutch are recognized, on average,

as the tallest people in the world• The Netherlands supplies 70 percent of

the world’s bacon• In Amsterdam, the dead are granted

a minimum 10 year “resting period,” after which the family must renew the plots via an additional annual fee.

Nicaragua Photos courtesy of Ben Wade Photo by Ashley Marquiss Photo by Elizabeth Pirkle

Photo by Elizabeth Pirkle

Lifestyle Lifestyle4 5March 27th, 2013 March 27th, 2013

Students spend their spring breaks gaining perspectiveChelsea FergusonAssistant Editor

Spring Break is a highly-anticipated vacation time after the stress of midterms. Students often go on beach trips, work some extra hours or simply sleep all week at home. For a number of North Greenville students, Spring Break was not about rest.

NGU sent out mission teams to several countries, including Nicaragua, Jordan,

The Netherlands, Austria, and Slovakia. The students on these teams raised their own money and gave up their time away from school to serve in other countries.

Kelsie Windsor, sophomore intercultural studies, went with a team to Jordan, a small country in the Middle East bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Israel. Because of the location, Windsor said, many students shied away from the trip.

The team of 8 taught English at a school during the day to build relationships with the students. In the evenings, the team had dinner with some of the teacher’s families. One family was Muslim, the other Christian. Eating with the Muslim family was the highlight of Windsor’s Spring Break experience.

“It broke a lot of stereotypes for me. Lots of people just assume Muslims are mean or that they hate Christians, but

they opened up their home to us and served us” Windsor said, “And they even allowed us to pray over their house before we left.”

The trip was eye-opening for Windsor spiritually. She added, “I really thing the best part for me was the realization that they are a completely different culture, but they need a Savior just like we do.”

The Nicaragua team also experienced culture shock when it was confronted

face-to-face with the level of poverty in the country. Ben Wade, junior secondary education, explained that the team was heartbroken by the living conditions of the people.

Many of the “good” houses were composed of only sticks and black plastic and had no electricity or running water. The villages had access to water at wells, and some wells were more than an hour’s walk each way.

What really affected Wade were the children he encountered. “Taking pictures of the kids really got to me. You see all these kids and wonder what their futures will look like. It really tore me up that I have so many opportunities and they have none.”

He said he was struck by the fact that God answers prayers no matter what they are about, even little things Americans deem urgent. “We

pray that God would fix our washing machines when they break and Nicaraguan people pray for food to survive. But God answers us both,” he said.

Ashley Marquiss, senior print media, went to the Netherlands with her Missionary Media Ministry class, taught by Karyn Campbell, Mass Communication instructor. Linwood Hagin, Chair of Mass Communication,

accompanied the four students on the trip.

The team worked with a local missionary and stayed in the city of Barneveld, considered the Bible belt of the Netherlands. Since the class consisted only of Mass Communication students, their work was solely with media promotion of the missionaries in the country. Marquiss said, “Basically we took video and stills for Trans World Radio (TWR) so that

the missionaries can show their supporters in the U.S. as well as overseas what they do on a daily basis.”

The Netherlands is rich in history, specifically sites from World War II. One historical sightseeing venture stuck out to Marquiss, “I enjoyed going to Corrie Ten Boom’s house. It was a really moving experience. Our tour was led by a bold Christian lady who was not afraid to tell their story.”

When asked if they would go back to their respective mission sites, Marquiss, Wade, and Windsor, all responded with a resounding, “Yes!”

Nicaragua

• Predominate Religion: Roman Catholicism• Population: 5.7 million• Size: 130,370 square kilometers. Slightly smaller

than the state of New York• Most Popular Sport: Baseball• Nicaragua is the second poorest country in South

America, following Haiti• Leon Viejo, Nicaragua is the oldest functioning city

in Central America, established more than 1,500 years ago

• 86 out of the 88 constellations can be seen from Nicaragua

• Lake Nicaragua, originally dubbed by explorers “Mar Dulce,” (literally meaning “Sweet Sea”) is the largest freshwater lake in Central America. Lake Nicaragua is also the home of the world’s only freshwater sharks

Bottom left: a Nicaraguan family’s home catches the sun. Immediate left: a young Nicaraguan strikes a relaxed pose. Top left: Mikayla Horton, elementary educa-tion, ministers to Nicaraguan children. Top middle: a young girl stands in a door-way timidly observing the mission team.Top middle right: Flowers bloom in the Dutch countryside. Top right: Members of the Netherlands team pose in the hid-ing place that Corrie Ten Boom used to shelter Jews during World War II. They are Ashley Marquiss, senior print media, Elizabeth Pirkle, junior print media and broadcast, and Gage Glass, junior in-terdisciplinary studies. Immediate right: Taylor Edwards, senior print media, tests out the recording equipment in the TWR studio.

Jordan• Official Religion: Sunni Muslim• Official Language: Arabic• Population: 6.5 million• Size: 89,342 square kilometers.

Slightly smaller than Indiana• According to legend, Moses

is buried in Jordan on Mount Nebo

• The Dead Sea, the lowest landmark on earth, is located in Jordan

• According to Jordanian superstition, the excessive praise of children brings bad luck

• In Jordan, it is polite to refuse a meal three times before accepting

The Netherlands• Official Language: Dutch• Population: 16.7 million• Size: 41,543 square kilometers. Almost

twice the size of New Jersey • More than a fourth of the Netherlands

is below sea level• The Dutch are recognized, on average,

as the tallest people in the world• The Netherlands supplies 70 percent of

the world’s bacon• In Amsterdam, the dead are granted

a minimum 10 year “resting period,” after which the family must renew the plots via an additional annual fee.

Nicaragua Photos courtesy of Ben Wade Photo by Ashley Marquiss Photo by Elizabeth Pirkle

Photo by Elizabeth Pirkle

sports6 March 27th, 2013

Team of the WeekAfter taking this weekend’s

series against Pfeiffer University, including a doubleheader last Friday afternoon, the Crusaders baseball team is team of the week.

Allen Staton, sophomore sport management, got North Greenville on the scoreboard in the first inning, when his two-run home run gave the Crusaders an early 2-0 lead.

The Crusaders used an Andrew Lawrence, senior accounting, sacrifice fly to score a run in the bottom of the fourth. The run would prove crucial as Pfeiffer would score one run in the fifth and two runs in the sixth to tie the game.

Adam Taylor, senior business, broke up the tie game with his inning leading home run to give the Crusaders a 4-3 lead.

The Crusaders would use Taylor’s home run to start a rally that saw them score two more runs.

Three Crusader relief

pitchers combined to pitch the final three innings,

giving North Greenville the 6-3 victory in game one.

Ryan Woodring, junior psychology, recorded his second win of 2013 after pitching 6 1⁄3 innings. Woodring allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits, striking out four and walking three.

Tim Youtsey, sophomore social studies education, pitched just 1⁄3 of an inning before leaving the game with an apparent arm injury before Brandon Poole, junior sport management, shut out the Falcons for 1 1⁄3 innings. Staton earned his fourth save of the season, pitching a scoreless ninth inning.

Staton was also the man at the plate for the Crusaders. He led the Crusaders with a 3-for-4 day, including two doubles and his seventh home run of the season, to go along with two runs scored and two RBI.

Taylor was 2-for-3 in the game with a home run, one RBI

and three runs scored, while Lawrence finished the game 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored.

Game two saw a dominant pitching performance from Ian Haley, graduate Christian ministry, earned his first win of the season.

Haley threw a complete game shutout, going seven innings, allowing just seven hits and striking out four batters.

Taylor was once again the hero for NGU as his sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning, scoring John Reinholz, senior broadcast media, from third.

It was all the run support Haley needed and all the scoring the game would see as the Crusaders got the 1-0 win.

Taylor was 1-for-2 in the game with an RBI, while Reinholz and Mitchell were the only other Crusaders to record a hit in the contest.

The Crusaders play at Coker College this weekend. Their three game series starts Friday March, 29 at 3 p.m.

Players of each and every sport have a competitive fire that pushes them to exceed new limits, but that fire also takes decent behavior out of the sport upon occasion.

However, members of the North Greenville women’s soccer team would not let the competitiveness of the sport allow them to behave erratically.

The team was awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award by the coaches of Conference Carolinas, for its excellent demeanor throughout the season.

According to the Conference Carolinas website, the sportsmanship award is presented annually to the member institution judged to have exhibited the highest degree of sportsmanship among its players, coaches and fans during its regular playing season.

North Greenville won the award for women’s soccer, while Mount Olive College took the award for men’s soccer.

“I consider it a real honor for

my team to receive this award,” said women’s head coach Rachel Baer, adding. “It speaks so highly of my girls and the character they have on the field.”

Baer, who just finished her first year as head coach at North Greenville, said she challenged the team at the beginning of the season to play in a way that was tough and competitive, but honoring to the Lord.

Baer’s team did just that throughout the season, as it was recognized with the award through a voting process that considered the votes of a coach and a student-athlete from each of the member institutions of Conference Carolinas.

The award is only given to one team per year, per sport, and contributes to an overall average score that each school achieves.

At the end of the season, the school with the highest overall score is awarded the Messick Sportsmanship Award.

While sportsmanship is a very high goal in this team and Baer’s eyes, winning is also a goal for the team. As it heads into its offseason training program, the team works

on improving on its personal skills and improving in the win column from last season.

“Our fitness level is continually being raised and we’re getting stronger every day,” said Baer, of her teams offseason training. “We will continue to improve technically on the ball and stay disciplined in our training habits.”

Each of these aspects looks to allow the team to improve as it heads into the second year under Baer, and her third year involved with the program. However, the Crusaders do not look too far ahead, as Baer said, the spring is about player development. Simply put, if the players continue to improve, more wins will come.

The team has played one scrimmage already this season, taking on Truett McConnell College in Cleveland, G.A. earlier in the month.

The team will also take on Bob Jones University at Bob Jones on April ninth and Converse College in Spartanburg on April 13. It ends with the spring scrimmage series with the annual NGU Soccer Alumni Day on April 20.

Women’s soccer team uses award to springboard new seasonJeremy Weatherton

Staff Writer

Photo by Cory GuinnForward Leah Ward was one of the Lady Crusaders captains whose calm and team-first demeanor was an example to the other Lady Crusaders.

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The Bitter End8The Weekly Giggle By Linnea Stevens

Where to submit entries All contest entries must be submitted to Karyn Campbell’s Inbox in the student publications office at 118 Mass Communication by 1 p.m. on Fridays following each issue.How to claim prizes One Sudoku and one Crossword winner will be drawn from all correct answers submitted on time, and winners announced on The Skyliner’s Facebook page. Crossword puzzle answers will also be uploaded to The Skyliner’s Facebook page after the puzzle appears. To claim your prize, come to Karyn Campbell’s office during posted office hours. Who is eligible Contests are open only to current North Greenville University students. Faculty, staff and The Skyliner staff are not eligible to win any contests. Students may only win one contest per week and no more than two per semester.

What is one argument that you would debate to the death?

“Creation vs. evolution.”

Edgar Gonzalez, Freshman, Biology

Paul Whitley, Senior,Biology

James Lobbestael, Senior, History

“Lower taxes because everyone is paying too much.”

“Aliens, against because everyone who argues ‘for’ seem really sketchy.”

Claire Neal, Sophomore, Secondary English Education

“Abortion.”

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Solution

To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

43 2 7 1 8

8 5 95

6 8 2 79 6 1

9 1 24 6

1

1 6 7 2 4 8 3 5 99 3 2 5 7 6 1 8 48 4 5 1 9 3 7 2 62 1 8 7 3 9 4 6 53 5 6 4 8 2 9 7 17 9 4 6 1 5 2 3 85 7 3 9 6 1 8 4 24 2 9 8 5 7 6 1 36 8 1 3 2 4 5 9 7

The winner of last week’s Sudoku puzzle is JD Miller. Congratulations!

Excelling in capturing imaginative candids, alumni Shawn and Jennifer Stom are the proud owners of Shawn Stom Photography. Together they shoot weddings and family portraits. Shawn gained his experience by earning a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Media with a focus in production while his assistant and wife Jennifer majored in elementary education.

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Website of the WeekAfter serving NGU as a team leader and manager in the campus’ media and television station, Shaun now works full-time as a video producer at Jackson Marketing Group while Jennifer teaches preschool.Shawn said, “I could not do anything that I do without God. I give Him thanks for the talents He has blessed me with and the capabilities to do it.”