Mars Hill Newspaper Vol. 17 Issue 3

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MARS’ HILL

TIM

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October 17, 2012

A call for papers on The Meaning of Life has been posted for the 2nd Annual English Students’ So-ciety Symposium! The English Students’ Soci-ety (ESS) is a club designed to improve the aca-demic and social experiences of self and others. All students are welcome to submit a brief ab-stract outlining the argument of the paper they wish to present, or their creative writing in full. Please see the Call For Papers posted on a bulletin board in one of the above departments for more details. Submissions are due by January 31, 2013. Please address questions to Alethea Cook [email protected]

As a kid, you’re told to follow your dreams, reach for the stars, and do what you enjoy;

you can be anything you want. We dreamt of becoming astronauts, ßeX`Xa�� TaW� cebYXff\baT_� Tg[_XgXf�and our parents supported us as we changed our mind on a daily basis. But when we eventually grew up, all that went out the window.

As university students, in the economy we live in, we are now told to be whatever will guarantee us a job after graduation. We are haunted by the need for our goals to be realistic. Why do we throw away our dreams in the name of stability and safety? Did God intend for us to live safe lives, choosing the most secure path? Or are we called to take risks, pursue the passions laid on our hearts, and trust that He will provide day by day?

Now I’m not the one to judge. Here I am, a business student by day and a dance choreographer by night; <� ^abj� g[\f� W\_X``T� ßefg [TaW!�Should I chase my dream and take the ßaTaV\T_� [\g� be� f[bh_W� <� chefhX� g[X�practical, investing even further in my education to pursue a law degree j[XeX� <� Vbh_W� VbaßWXag_l� cebi\WX�for a future wife and children? Am I UX\aZ�fX_ßf[�\Y�<�Yb__bj�j[Tg�<¹`�cTf-

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sionate about, or am I greedy if I pur-fhX�T�VTeXXe�Ybe�g[X�ßaTaV\T_�fgTU\_\gl2�There comes a point where you must make a choice between your pas-sion and the practical—a crossroads between certainty and the possibility of everything else, good or bad. It is [XeX�g[Tg�<�ßaW�`lfX_Y!

In our freshman year, we’re forced to create a four-year plan, mapping out our education. When we gradu-ate, we’re encouraged to visualize j[XeX� jX� jTag� gb� UX� \a� ßiX� lXTef!�I argue that there’s a huge differ-ence between being smart with your future, and overcommitting to sus-tainability to a point where God has to break you if He wants a say. How can we expect God to work unreason-ably miraculous things through us if we do not constantly live, to some degree, unreasonably? God mani-fests Himself in the transcendent, which can include trumping the mere logic of humans—logic like retire-ment plans, job security, or bringing a safety buddy to a craigslist deal.

For me, my passion really started in a basement studio in suburban ITaVbhiXe!� BY� VbhefX� Tg� ßefg�� Tal�form of art is purely recreational when you’re only 10 years old. How are you supposed to understand the idea of physically expressing your-self other than yelling and punching

your pillow? But year after year, this art unfolded in my hands and I’m left with a gift that is almost incom-prehensible unless you experience it yourself. It’s similar to that moment when you hear a song that gives you goosebumps. Or that photo that tugs are your heartstrings. Or that painting that melts away life’s prob-lems. It’s something that you cannot simply ignore and move on from; it changes you; it’s a taste of that tran-scendent.

And so we come to this choice. But perhaps it’s not the decision that matters so much as the motivation behind our decision. Are we stuck working in a cubicle because we need to feed our family or because we’re gXee\ßXW� bY�j[Tg� _\Xf� UXlbaW2� <g¹f� \a�g[\f�`b`Xag� g[Tg� <�ßaW�`lfX_Y� Yh__l�relying and leaning on Him. I’ll be honest; it’s a scary place to be at. It’s easy to say you trust God when you have an idea of what you want to do with your life, it’s a whole other thing to say, “I trust you,” when you have absolutely no idea of what lies ahead. So for now I’ll just do what I do: class, dance, class, study, study, study, hang out, and sleep. All the while praying that, with every day that passes, God would reveal a little bit more of His plan for us.

|THE TEAM

|SCOTT FORSYTH

LAURA JENSEN

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ESS CALL FOR PAPERS

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To the beat of His drum

Tim Neufeld was a joy to interview TaW�jX�[bcX�lbh�ßaW�g[\f�\af\WX

look at the Christian music indus-try as enlightening as we did.

COVER STATEMENT.

I Haven’t Seen This Day Before Innocence MissionSpanish Harlem Incident Bob DylanEngland The National From the Mouth of Gabriel Sufjan StevensAmsterdam Coldplay Selling Advertising David Bazan

Brooklyn Boy Kevin DevineHolland, 1945 Neutral Milk Hotel1904 The Tallest Man on EarthSunshine Honey WarsPeace Song Kye KyeDeath is Forming Jay Reatard

my playlist EMMA SPANJER

Many years ago, conser-vationist John Muir wrote in his journal the

following statement: “I only went out Ybe� T� jT_^� TaW� ßaT__l� VbaV_hWXW� gb�stay out ‘til sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.”

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G[X� 4h� FTU_X�Institute of Environmental studies offers fh``Xe� ßX_W�

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In relationship with nature

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ACADEMY. CAMERON [email protected]

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Baby Animals!” -Alicia, Kira & Amanda

LAURA JENSEN

ELIZABETH ZWAMBORN

The world groans...why care?An interview with Dave Mahan of the Au Sable Institute.

A look at the Trinity Western Environmental Alliance.

|CAMERON REED

|ELIZABETH ZWAMBORN

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Many of my fellow workers in the conservancy were often working for a c_Tag�be�Ybe�Ta�Ta\`T_!��<g¹f�]hfg�abg�g[X�same. With God, matter really does matter. Isn’t it great that our faith \fa¹g� ]hfg� T� fc\e\ghT_� g[\aZ�Uhg� \f� T_fb�T�c[lf\VT_�g[\aZ2�<g� \f�`XTa\aZYh_�Ybe�us to do work.

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fg\__�_bb^�gb�g[X�YhgheX!�4f�A!G!�Je\Z[g�says, we look forward to a time when ‘heaven an earth will come together’. I always thought heaven would be [XeX!� <� aXiXe� UX_\XiXW� \a� cXTe_l� ZTgXf�or streets of gold; for me, it would be ßf[\aZ� \a� gebhg� fgeXT`f� hf\aZ� UTeU-less hooks.

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<a� :XaXf\f� :bW� ZTiX� 4WT`� g[X�task of naming all of the creatures. 8iXa� \a� g[X� gjXagl ßefg� VXaghel�� g[\f�commission is ours to carry on. By W\fVbiXe\aZ� g[X� aT`Xf� bY� g[X� c_Tagf�and animals around us, we learn to TcceXV\TgX� g[X� VeXTg\ba� TaW� g[X� 6eX-Tgbe!�;bj�VTa�lbh�VTeX�Ybe�fb`Xg[\aZ�\Y� lbh�Wb�abg� geh_l�âbj� \g2�Bhe�Ueb-^Xa�eX_Tg\baf[\c�j\g[�aTgheX�TaW�j\g[�bg[Xe�cXbc_X�TebhaW�hf�\f�Ta�\aW\VTgbe�bY�bhe�Ueb^Xa�eX_Tg\baf[\c�j\g[�:bW!�But the story doesn’t have to end here.

G[X� `\ff\ba� bY� Ge\a\gl� JXfgXea�8ai\eba`XagT_� 4__\TaVX� �GJ84�� \f�to found a community of students brought together by love for nature and the common goal of creation care, which reaches out to the world beyond g[\f�VT`chf!�JX�TeX�T_fb�T�ib\VX�g[Tg�brings awareness to the interconnect-edness of environmental degradation and the quality of human life.

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with the creation—even though we see it groaning, we still have to, in [bcX�� `biX� T[XTW!� 8iXel� _\gg_X� g[\aZ�we do does matter.”

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I was encouraged by the students at the talk last night, the way they cared. G[X� `bfg� `XTa\aZYh_� \agXeTVg\ba��hfhT__l��\f�WbaX�Tg�g[X�_bVT_�fVT_X!��Lbh�VTa�UX�cTff\baTgX�TUbhg�g[X�8aUe\WZX�c\cX_\aX��Uhg�iXel�YXj�cXbc_X�TeX�Zb\aZ�gb�[TiX�Ta�\`cTVg�ba�g[Tg!�5hg�lbh�VTa�[TiX�Ta�\`cTVg�ba�T�_bVT_�fVT_X!�5bg[�your faith and your education mean g[Tg� lbh�[TiX� eXfcbaf\U\_\g\Xf!�JX� T__�live in a watershed.” Visit ausable.org or talk to Trinity’s Au

Sable rep, Dr. David Clements for more info.

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G[bhZ[�8Teg[�JXX^�`Tl� UX� biXe��GJ84¹f� `\ff\ba� WbXfa¹g� fgbc� [XeX!�G[XeX� \f� fg\__� T� _bg�bY� g\`X� _XYg�Whe\aZ�this semester for adventure and fel-_bjf[\c!� 4`baZ� bg[Xe� XiXagf�� fgh-dents will get the chance to visit the ITaVbhiXe� 4dhTe\h`�� [X_c� 4� EbV[T�j\g[� eXfgbeTg\ba� ceb]XVgf�� TaW� `T^X�VbaaXVg\baf� j\g[� bg[Xe� cXbc_X� j[b�f[TeX�T�_biX�Ybe�:bW¹f�6eXTg\ba!�4egf��human kinetics, biology, and educa-g\ba�`T]bef�[TiX�T__�Vb`X�bhg�gb�[X_c��showing that the calling of creation care is for all Christians.Contact us at [email protected] for

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October 17, 2012 ACADEMY.

There are

two themes

that I have

seen start-

ing to form

within our western culture. First:

“I want the most convenient, the

fastest, the best. I want everything

handed to me on a platter.” Second:

“I want to see a change in this world.

I want to help people less fortunate

than me.” Unfortunately these two

themes are being mixed together and

it simply doesn’t work.

This past year, I participated in

the Guatemala & Belize travel study,

where I saw and learned about these

¶dh\V^� ßkXf·� TaW� [bj� g[Xl� Wba¹g�work, but how they do sell products.

FcXV\ßVT__l�<�_XTeaXW�TUbhg�9T\egeTWX�and organizations like it that seem to

promise to the world, “Buy my prod-

uct and you’ll make a difference.” In

Western culture, we want to believe

this and buy into the “promises” that

these logos make.

We do this because it is conve-

nient and it makes us feel good about

ourselves. We think if we spend that

extra two dollars on a cup of coffee

it’s going to make a difference in the

life of a farmer. We assume that if it

says ‘fair’ on the bag it must be true,

believing our idea of fair is the same

as theirs. If we’re not convinced by

the word ‘fair’ on the bag we hop on

our Internet, where it tells us that

buying these products is a fantastic

solution to our need (and the impov-

erished’s). Sadly, this is not as true as

we would like to believe.

Here is the devastating truth

about Fairtrade.

1. To be a Fairtrade logo holder,

one only needs to pay their employ-

ees minimum wage which, for

places such as Bangladash, is

around a dollar a day, or in Guate-

mala a much higher wage of seven

dollars a day. Even at seven dol-

lars, the farmers are working up

to twenty hours a day. Addition-

ally, when they come home they

have larger families to take care of

because they usually can’t afford

contraception.

2. To obtain the Fairtrade logo

one must pay $3,000 to the Fairtrade

Vb`cTal� gb� UXVb`X� VXeg\ßXW!� 9be�the local farmer this is virtually

impossible. To earn that much

money a local farm would have to

produce around 30,000 pounds

of coffee. And such desperately

needed funds could go to better

use on things such as “appropriate

technologies” that would enhance

production for the farmers.

More importantly, if the farmers

[TiX�gb�cTl�Ybe�g[X\e�VXeg\ßVTg\ba�\g�begs the question, “Where is that

$3,000 going, if not to the farmers

who are supposed to be helping and

representing?”

3. Coffee is usually bought at

the green stage of production, at

which point it changes owners and

becomes a different company’s cof-

fee—a company that has nothing

to do with the locals who are actu-

ally producing the coffee. It is in this

new ownership of the coffee that the

Fairtrade logo is often placed onto

the bag, so that people who care

about local farmers will buy it at a

higher price, therefore exploiting

not only the farmers, but the con-

sumers as well.

Unfortunately, this is true not

only of Fairtrade but also of many

logos like it: direct trade, smart

trade, organic, and ethical trade. I

am not saying that every company

that holds one of these logos is bad.

Instead, understand that I am urg-

ing you to take your time and do

your research. Find companies that

will answer the hard questions and

that are truly interested in helping

others instead of themselves. Find

companies such as, “As Green As It

Gets,” who are actually committed

to making a difference in the lives

of the farmers and the locals. These

people may have the Fairtrade logo

or they may not. I encourage you to

avoid mixing the desire for the fast-

est solution with the desire to help

this world. Instead, look for a solu-

tion that may take more time and

effort, but leads to a lasting change.

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Happiness!” -Tara Gorman

It’s not fair (trade) +HOSLQJ�WKH�SRRU�RU�WKH�SURðWDEOH"

|JACQUELYN DAVIES

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R i d e a u

Hall: situ-

ated on

eighty-eight

acres of

s p r a w l i n g

lawns and forests, it is perhaps one

the most extraordinary and sym-

Ub_\VT__l� Tccebce\TgX� bYßV\T_� eXf\-dences open for exploration. When

one enters the Governor General’s

residence, they enter into a place of

past, present, and future, and can cut

through Canadian time and space in

the course of an afternoon.

Designated a national historic

site in 1977, Rideau Hall is owned

by the Queen of England and main-

tained by the National Capital Com-

mission. Uniquely, it is simulta-

neously an operating residence,

work place, and tour location. So,

while the Governor General and his

fgTYY� VTeel� bhg� g[X\e� jbe^� \a� bYßVXf�towards the back of the Hall, thou-

sands of civilians tour the prominent

areas each day.

G[X� ;T__� \f� ß__XW� j\g[� fl`Ub_f-�heraldry, crests, portraits of Gover-

nors General, and Canadian artwork

and literature populate the Hall.

This symbolism aligns with the

role of the Governor General today.

|BRADEN KOSLOWSKY

Much of the Right Honourable David

Johnston’s action is undertaken at

the behest of the Prime Minister—

his role in appointments (signing of

bills, dissolving of Parliament, issu-

ing of Royal Proclamations, etc) is,

very clearly, a formality. Yet those

who claim that the Governor Gen-

eral is defunct and unnecessary, who

are not patriotically moved by the

symbols joining the ranks of the Vice

Regal Lion, are simply ill-informed.

Perhaps that is why there is a certain

grandeur to the Hall; it calls the for-

eign and the Canadian mind back to

the real power of the Head of State

when ideas of ‘symbolism alone’

begin to creep into their thinking.

The stateliness, the grandeur, of

E\WXTh� ;T__� Vbaße`f� g[Tg� g[X� :bi-

ernor General does have potency

in his or her power. It is wisdom,

meekness and yes, convention as

well, that keeps the full potency of

the Governor General’s power from

being truly exercised. The vaulted

ceilings, the larger-than-life Dia-

mond Jubilee portrait of Her Majesty,

as well as the artefacts of innumerable

value that shape and populate the ball

ebb`�� eXàXVg� g[X� bcXeTU_X� cbjXe� bY�the Governor General. The Hall is

not a museum; the position of Gov-

ernor General is not yet an historical

artefact either. Rather, the Governor

General is a levy against political

àbbWf!� � ;X� be� f[X� \f� g[X� ba_l� fgbc gap, the only real check and balance,

against total power being seized by

a Prime Minister aspiring for the

infamy of Macbeth. Indeed, rideau

can be translated to English as ‘veil’

or ‘curtain’: if the light of Canadian

governmental ambition were ever to

become too intense, the Governor

General would be the only one able

to draw the curtain closed, to keep

the populace behind the curtain from

being burnt completely.

Both the Governor General and

his residence can be seen as a pars pro toto, as synecdoche, as part referring

to whole. And, as a living, growing,

expanding entity, Rideau Hall will

Vbag\ahX�gb�eXàXVg�g[X�Zebj\aZ�aTgheX�of Canada for years to come (it may

soon need to add a shaded Indian

courtyard and a Chinese rock garden

if it is to remain completely relevant).

At the very least Canadians can be

VbaßWXag�g[Tg�Tf�_baZ�Tf�E\WXTh�;T__�stands, trees will be planted— at least

a few times per year— no matter the

government’s stance on the environ-

ment.

D I S P A T C H E S F R O M T H E L L C CHRIS MONTGOMERY

October 17, 2012ACADEMY.

To continue our coverage of this year’s lecture series on “Re-Envi-

sioning Christian Humanism: The Humanities and Higher Education,” Mars’ Hill sat down with Dr. Jens Zim-merman, TWU’s very own Canada Research Chair in Interpretation, Religion, and Culture.

<a� g[X� ßefg� _XVgheX� bY� g[X� fXe\Xf��The Very Reverend Dr. John Behr revealed that the goal of liberal arts education, as described by the early church fathers, is to become more Christ-like. Dr. Zimmerman addresses some of the implications of this idea.

“With Trinity Western University, we’ve got this phrase in our mission statement that we’re an ‘arm of the church.’ What does it mean to be an arm of the church? This is exactly the

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Chocolate fountains.” -Leanne Nelson

Arm of the churchDr. Zimmerman speaks on liberal arts education, the church, and the relation between.

|CAMERON REED

kind of problem liberal arts helps with. Literature and art teaches you the power of language—the power of metaphor for expressing truth. It’s the only way that you can actu-ally express non-mathematical truth, which is not always useful. That two and two is four doesn’t help you a great deal with things like distributive justice or your mar-riage.

That phrase also immediately links it, in the Christian mind, to the church. Then you have this problem: what does that make the university president, the provost? Are they the elders, the apostles, etc? It’s an expression of how our faith relates to culture but may not be the best metaphor to use.

There are two basic ways of thinking about it. You can simply take whatever the Bible says about the community of faith, and the

1. Regardless of your major, you need to read this book. 2. It’s only 50 pages—a faster read than most Chinese take-out menus. 3. You REALLY need to read this book.

Letters to a Young Poet holds a col-lection of letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke, a 27 year-old writer, to Franz Xaver Kappus, a 19 year-old aspiring poet. While some of his TWi\VX� \f� fcXV\ßV� gb� VeXTg\iX� je\g-ing, most of it pertains to his phi-losophy on the life of a student: the UXaXßgf�bY�fb_\ghWX��g[X�Ybb_\f[aXff�of young love, and the virtue of dif-ßVh_g�g[\aZf!�4aW�\g¹f�UXThg\Yh_!

His comments on the stress of choosing a career path are whole-hearted, encouraging us to allow

transformation that happens in the inner man, and apply that completely to the world and its structures. This means that in some way, whatever you have in the scriptures and in church tradition, is the ultimate pin-nacle of knowledge and of reality that needs to be applied to culture to transform it in just that way. And I just don’t think that works. The Bible doesn’t tell you anything about geography, or about science, really.

I think the best option is to take the second kind of stance that even somebody like Luther had or is especially true of Catholicism or Thomism, that this is all God’s world. We don’t just have Christ and the call of grace. We also still have Christ linked to God the Creator who has made this world in a certain way.

It’s made in such a way that wis-dom on general things—science and

our passions and skills to dictate our future. We are intentionally created by God; therefore, we cannot fully trust God unless we trust ourselves, and the work that occurs through us. As Rilke commands, “Take whatever comes, with great trust, and as long as it comes out of your will, out of some need of your innermost self, then take it upon yourself, and don’t hate anything.”

While he epitomizes the tortured artist, Rilke manages to make one feel as if sadness were a cozy sweater, a warm breeze, even a close friend. “Bear your sadness with greater trust than your joys. For they are the moments when something new has entered you, something unknown….JX� `hfg� gehfg� \a� j[Tg� \f� W\YßVh_g.�everything alive trusts in it.” Why are

geography—things like justice and so on, work for everybody who is a human being and lives in this world God has made. That then means there is sort of a common area of investigation, and even the structure of society, civil government, and governance, that cannot be directly taken over by what’s going on in the church.

[The liberal arts university] comes from Christian roots. It came about and developed the way it did because Christians held exactly that view: that God made the world and therefore we can all investigate it. You don’t need to be a Christian to be a good scientist. When you cease to be a good scientist is when you refuse to conform your research agenda and your hypotheses to what nature actually yields.

The same is true for governance. If we agree that we shouldn’t struc-

you so quick to shut out your pain when you have no idea what beauty it may be creating within you?

To be honest, his belief that one should “be able to walk alone inside oneself and see no one for hours” fundamentally challenges my love of this campus’ 24/7 community of hangouts. But the more I read of Rilke the more I found myself taking that walk and, even more strange, enjoying it.

Of course this review would not be complete (or not nearly as inter-esting) without including Rilke’s thoughts on love. He does not criti-cize the ignorance of young lovers so much as impress upon the reader its true nature—love is not the merging of two worlds, but one per-son’s decision to become the other’s world.

“Young people, who are begin-ners in everything, are not yet capa-ble of love,” not because they’re immature, but because “it is some-thing they must learn. But learning-time is always a long, secluded time, and therefore loving, for a long time ahead and far into life, is—: soli-tude, a heightened and deepened kind of aloneness for the person

who loves.” Indeed, much of his writing

reminds one of a closing exhorta-tion in one of the Apostle Paul’s letters: “Be patient and without bit-terness, and realize that the least we can do is to make [our] coming into Xk\fgXaVX�ab�`beX�W\YßVh_g�Ybe�;\`�than the earth does for spring when it wants to come.”

4UbiX� T__� X_fX�� E\_^X� ß__f� [\f�readers with a sense of anticipation, transforming the simplest walk to V_Tff�\agb�Ta�Xc\V�]bheaXl�bY�\aßa\gX�possibilities.

He preaches the mystery of the Gospel and thus a gospel of mys-tery when he writes, “This is in the end the only kind of courage that is required of us: the courage to face the strangest, most unusual, most inexplicable experiences that can meet us.” If we believe that Christ was raised from the dead, why should we not expect to be pre-sented with something as equally breathtaking on our way to class?

I fervently proclaim Letters to a Young Poet as the Trinity Western University Student Handbook. The YbeXjbeW�eXàXVgf�`l�bja�g[bhZ[gf��having “never heard a voice speak

out of such deep understanding, with such authority.” Rilke lived an entire century ago, but at the time of these letters he was the same age as us. And you can feel it; “I felt, as many readers have felt, that the let-ters were written for me.” It is my [bcX� g[Tg� lbh� Zb�ßaW� g[\f� Ubb^� \a�the library and feel it too, because maybe they were.

on SHELF

with Justin Poulsen

LAURA JENSEN

ture Canadian society according to a Biblical model of the church, why would we think any such thing of the university? What gen-eral humanity cooks up in terms of governance structures is not neces-sarily of the devil or demonic when it’s taken into TWU. Why? Because there’s a common reason. There’s a common world.

One of my favorite lines is this student prayer, I think from Aqui-nas: ‘Lord remove from me the double fault of sin and ignorance.’ Just because you’re freed from sin, doesn’t mean you’re freed from ignorance. But I think that’s a mis-take Christians often make.”

Be sure to check out the next lecture by David Lyle Jefferey: “Scripture in the Monastic Studium and the Humanistic Foundation” on October 29th.

Network or notwork?In another regard, the world is

witnessing an evolution in the way people interact with the internet. It is not simply informational, but extremely entertainment-based. And, of course, this emergence brings with it the streaming and downloading of TV shows and movies, which consist bY�iXel�_TeZX�ß_X�f\mXf!�G[Tg�fT\W��GJH�understands that we need to adapt with the culture.

JX� TeX� VheeXag_l� _bb^\aZ� \agb�options to increase the wireless capa-bilities over the entire campus, but it j\__� gT^X� g\`X!� <g¹f�abg�T�f\`c_X�`Tg-gXe� bY� à\cc\aZ� T� fj\gV[� be� TWW\aZ� T�`bWX`.�\g¹f�dh\gX�T�U\g�`beX�\aib_iXW�TaW� g[XeX� TeX�`Tal� iTe\TU_Xf� gb� gT^X�into account—time, money and loca-tion being among them.

MH: Do you have any tips for stu-dents currently dealing with internet problems?

IT: Try to avoid using the internet Whe\aZ�cXT^�[bhef�bY� hfX� \a� g[X� XiX-nings.

<g¹f�]hfg�_\^X�We\i\aZ�gb�ITaVbhiXe�Tg�5pm: unless you have to get there, plan gb�[\g�g[X�ebTW�Tabg[Xe�g\`X!�;Xl��_Xg¹f�XkgXaW� g[Tg�`XgTc[be�� f\aVX� \g�jbe^f�so nicely. Campus internet access is _\^X�g[X�;\Z[jTl�$��j[\V[�<�Vb`c_T\a�TUbhg�VbafgTag_l�.�XiXelbaX¹f�gel\aZ�gb�share the same road at the same time, j[\V[� VeXTgXf� T� Ubgg_XaXV^!� Fb� jX�demand more lanes and bridges, but those come at the cost of higher taxes and tolls. Now, here in IT, we can offer fb`X� \``XW\TgX� fb_hg\baf� Uhg�jX¹eX�striving to improve technology service j\g[bhg� eT\f\aZ� ¶gTkXf·� �gh\g\ba�� TaW�\`c_X`Xag\aZ�¶gb__f·��gXV[�YXXf�!

You can always use campus com-chgXef!�JX�cebi\WX�_TUf�\a�g[X�_\UeTel�and collegiums.

Lbh�`Tl�jTag�gb�gT^X�T�ZbbW�_bb^�at your computer. If you run a myriad

bY� cebZeT`f� be� [TiX� Ta� Tag\dhTgXW�wireless card, your computer may \agXeTVg�f_bj_l�j\g[�g[X�aXgjbe^!�Lbh�may need to consider an upgrade.

MH:� <f� g[XeX� Talg[\aZ� X_fX� lbh¹W�_\^X�fghWXagf�gb�âbj2

IT:�<�`Tl�fbhaW�_\^X�T�]Xe^�Ybe�fTl-\aZ�g[\f��Uhg�<�[TiXa¹g�[TW�T�cebU_X`�with the wireless activity on campus at T__!�G[Tg�`Tl�UX�UXVThfX�<¹`�ba_l�ba�VT`chf�Yeb`�+T` (c`�TaW�g[X�Uh_^�of the wireless activity is in the eve-a\aZf.�<�Wba¹g�âbj�Ybe�fheX!�5hg��Tf�T�WXcTeg`Xag��jX�TeX�TjTeX�g[Tg�g[X�j\ß�fcXXW� \f� fXgg\aZ� lbh�UTV^�� TaW� g[Tg¹f�unacceptable.

JX� [TiX� UXXa� jbe^\aZ� W\_\ZXag_l�ba� f[beg gXe`� fb_hg\baf� �fXgg\aZ� hc�more access points in the library, for example) and we will continue to monitor areas on campus and address them as needed.

5hg�jX� T_fb� aXXW� lbh� gb� UX� Vb`-passionate and courteous. If you are intentionally running any programs or WXi\VXf�g[Tg�lbh�âbj�`Tl�UX�[\aWXe-ing wireless access for others, please fgbc�hf\aZ�g[X`!�<�âbj�g[\f�fbhaWf�T�_bg�_\^X�T�¶[XT_�g[X�jbe_W·�VT`cT\Za��Uhg�jX�Wb�aXXW�gb�jbe^�gbZXg[Xe�hag\_�we can implement a more permanent solution.

You can always reach us directly by sub-

mitting a Helpdesk ticket at:

www.twu.ca/help

October 17, 2012

TV shows and music through peer-to-peer programs 24 hours a day. Liter-ally. 24 hours a day.

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IT: Technology foibles are inevita-ble. I can say only one thing about our f\ghTg\ba-� <� VTa¹g� f_XXc� jX__� Tg� a\Z[g�j[Xa�<�âbj�jX�[TiX�\ffhXf!�@l�`\aW�jbe^f� biXeg\`X� gb� gel� gb� ßaW� fb_h-g\baf!�<Y�bg[Xef�[TiX�\ffhXf�� \g¹f�abg�T�eXTfba�Ybe�hf�gb�UX�b^Tl�TaW�TVVXcg�g[X�current situation.

JX�]hfg�aXXW�gb�`T^X�fheX�jX�YTVX�those foibles with grace and poise and patience. And I say “we” because jX¹eX� T__� \a� g[X� fT`X� UbTg� [XeX.� `l�j\ß� \fa¹g� VbaßZheXW� Tal� W\YYXeXag_l�g[Ta�lbhef!�Fb�UX_\XiX�`X�j[Xa�<�fTl�jX¹eX�jbe^\aZ�[TeW�gb�\`c_X`Xag�g[X�best possible solution for the campus.

MH:� J[Tg� TeX� fb`X� bY� g[X� V[T_-lenges that come with improving the VT`chf�j\ß2

IT: The location of our campus f\Za\ßVTag_l� \`cTVgf� g[X� bcg\baf�available to us. For instance, a univer-sity located in downtown Vancouver can choose from many different com-munications providers and, in turn, negotiate several different pricing options. In Langley, however, those bcg\baf�TeX�_\`\gXW!�G[X�Vbfg�Ybe�GJH�gb� XkcTaW� bhe� aXgjbe^�� abg� gb�`Xa-tion the distance of simply laying the physical pipe, is a lot greater.

9heg[Xe`beX�� <¹`� fheX� lbh¹eX�aware of the windy weather condi-g\baf� g[Tg� bYgXa� VThfX� U_TV^bhgf� ba�VT`chf!� ?Tfg� jXX^XaW�� j[Xa� g[X�power returned, two of the access cb\ag�W\W�abg�Vb`X�UTV^�ba�Thgb`Tg\-VT__l!�Fb��XiXa�?TaZ_Xl¹f�cbjXe�Ze\W�\f�T�YTVgbe�jX�aXXW�gb�gT^X�\agb�TVVbhag!

JX� [TiX� j\eX_Xff� TiT\_TU_X� \a� T__�the buildings on campus, which often XkgXaWf� bhgWbbef� Tf� jX__!� 5hg� j\g[�all the interferences induced by the fghWXag� Vb``ha\gl�� g[X� dhT_\gl� bY�g[X�f\ZaT_�VTa�fhYYXe!�Fb`X�Vb``ba�culprits are: microwaves, cordless phones, software access-points, and GIf�TaW�ce\agXef�j\g[�Uh\_g \a�j\ß!�JX�TeX�jbe^\aZ�j\g[�bhe�cebi\WXe�gb�gel�gb�improve on that.

October 3, 2012

Recently the gbc\V� bY� GJH¹f�j\ß� dhT_\gl� [Tf�been a hotbed for debate, or

]hfg�Vb`c_T\agf!�Fb�Mars’ Hill brought in the entirety of your friendly neigh-bourhood IT Department tell us, and lbh��j[Tg¹f�Zb\aZ�ba!�

MARS HILL:� J[Tg� WbXf� <G� Vhe-eXag_l� Wb� gb� `T\agT\a� g[X� dhT_\gl� bY�GJH¹f�j\ß2

IT DEPARTMENT: JX� TZeXX� g[Tg�g[X� j\ß� fcXXW� ba� VT`chf� \f� T� f\Z-a\ßVTag�\ffhX��cTeg\Vh_Te_l�j[Xa�Vba-aXVg\aZ�gb�aba GJH�f\gXf!�JX�Wb�fXg�T� _\`\g� ba� g[X� UTaWj\Wg[� bY� &@Ucf )@Ucf!�5hg�g[Tg�`XTaf�jX�T__bj�fgh-WXagf� $#:5� bY� WTgT� geTafYXe� cXe� WTl��which should be more than enough Ybe� T__!� JX� jXeX� YbeVXW� \agb� fXgg\aZ�these limits because our bandwidth usage can be as high as 95-99% at cXT^�g\`Xf�

<g¹f� gehX� g[Tg� eXf\WXagf�UeXTV[� g[X�4VVXcgTU_X� HfX� Cb_\Vl� Yeb`� g\`X� gb�time with routers and peer-to-peer software, but we are usually able to a\c�g[X`�\a�g[X�UhW�YT\e_l�dh\V^_l!�JX�Wb� `ba\gbe� TeXTf� bY� fc\^\aZ� TVg\i\gl�in order to approach residents who are using a disproportionate amount, Uhg�jX�[TiXa¹g�`T_\V\bhf_l�_\`\gXW�g[X�bandwidth.

9be� g[X� `bfg� cTeg�� \g¹f� f\`c_l� T�matter of that bandwidth allotment UX\aZ� hfXW� gb� VTcTV\gl!� Fb`Xg\`Xf� <�j\f[�`l� ]bU�jTf� _\^X�T�ab\e�WXgXVg\iX�novel, where I get to hunt down bad Zhlf� TaW� Ue\aZ� g[X`� gb� ]hfg\VX.� Uhg�`beX� bYgXa� g[Ta� abg� <¹`� ]hfg� f\gg\aZ�\a�`l�V[T\e��XTg\aZ�V[XXfX��VeTV^Xef!

MH: How exactly does the campus j\ß�flfgX`�jbe^�XkTVg_l2

IT: GJH�cTlf�T�fXg�YXX�cXe�`bag[�for our internet pipe. That pipe is VTccXW� Tg� T� fcXV\ßV� _XiX_� �bY� Ùcf��as agreed upon in our contract to our internet provider. Once we reach g[Tg� fcXV\ßV� _XiX_�� g[X� j[b_X� aXg-jbe^�UXZ\af�gb�f_bj�Wbja!�<g¹f�abg�Tf�though we can spill over the cap and simply pay the difference each month.

Fb�� eXf\WXagf� TeX� XffXag\T__l� Vb`-peting for wireless usage. Is that fair gb� ¶FghWXag� K·� j[b� VTa¹g� TVVXff� [Xe�ba_\aX�Teg\V_Xf�UXVThfX�¶FghWXag�L·�\f�streaming Two and Half Men2�Ab!�5hg�g[Tg¹f�g[X�jTl�g[X�flfgX`�\f�VheeXag_l�fXg� hc!� 5Xf\WXf�� ¶FghWXag� L·� f[bh_W�be streaming Community instead—in the auditorium—with all his friends. CebU_X`�fb_iXW!

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IT:�JT\_\aZ�TaW�ZaTf[\aZ�bY�gXXg[��?T^Xf� bY� ßeX� TaW� WX`baf� UTgg_\aZ�TaZX_f��Ab��]hfg�^\WW\aZ!�5hg�\g�jbh_W�be pretty catastrophic if we left the j\ß� flfgX`� ha`ba\gbeXW!�JX� jbh_W�probably see a giant surge of wireless devices, including rogue routers, and the wireless connection speed would be a lot slower than it is right now. Not to mention that hundreds of resi-dents would be downloading movies,

NEWS. LARISSA [email protected]

A behind the scenes look with IT at why TWU’s internet is so slow.

|JUSTIN POULSEN

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “My future wife!” -Jesse Zonneveld

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October 17, 2012NEWS.

international students to bring their friends [to any ISP event]. For an international student whose family is not here, spending days with friends is one of the most meaningful ways to interact on campus.”

The strengthened bonds between g[\f�lXTe¹f�<FC�_\aX hc�VXegT\a_l�eXàXVg�this attitude.

“It’s just basically hanging out,” said Kim, describing an ISP event. “Being on a team with friends is my favourite thing; and there are so many opportunities to make new interna-tional friends.”

This year Ben Birkenstock, another ‘missionary kid’ hailing from Germany, China, and now Canada is living in The Globe—the ‘Mecca’ of on-campus international activities.

“I feel right at home,” he said. “People I’ve been involved with from overseas, to me, don’t feel like ‘for-eigners’. A lot of [students] may be

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Stratospheric SkydiveFelix Baumgartner, a 43-year-old daredevil, attempted to break the record for the longest freefall on Sunday. He jumped from the edge of space and broke the sound barrier by going 1,137 km/hr but was unable to set a new record for the longest freefall. Baumgartner survived and views his jump as progress for the aerospace industry.

Diamond Planet Discovered55 Crancri e, a planet in the Cancer constellation, has been discovered to be largely made out of diamonds. New ex-c_beTg\baf�ßaW�g[Tg�g[X�fheYTVX�bY�g[X�c_TaXg�\f�VbiXeXW�\a�graphite, with diamonds pushing through from the layers below. Scientists estimate the planet to be 40 light years from earth, and a third of it is pure diamonds due to the VbafgTag�%�$(#ä6�fheYTVX�[XTg!

Teen succumbs to bullying One month shy of her 16th birthday, BC student Amanda Todd took her own life after posting a Youtube video tell-ing her story of abuse and bullying. Despite Amanda’s earlier suicide attempts, her mother said in recent days and weeks she was getting much better. But Carol re-fuses to let her story be so easily extinguished: “Amanda was a very caring individual. One of her goals was to get her message out there and have it used as a learning tool for others.”

Cuban Missile Crisis AnniversaryToday marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Cri-sis: the United States stood on the brink of a nuclear war TZT\afg�6hUT�TaW�g[X�HFFE!�G[\egXXa�WTlf�bY�gXaf\ba�ßaT__l�resolved when the USSR removed their missile systems. The world had never been so close to a nuclear holocaust.

Taliban Targets TeenPakistani girl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in retaliation for her championing of education rights for girls and highlighting Taliban atrocities. At just 14 years of age she was writing a blog for the BBC and was recognized by her country’s Prime Minister for her efforts. Despite her grave wounds, she ap-pears to be in stable condition.

US Presidential DebatesG[X�ßefg�bY� g[X�ceXf\WXag\T_�WXUTgXf�f[bV^XW�Xi-eryone, as analysts declared Romney to be the winner. Critics were surprised at Obama’s slug-gish behaviour, and praised Romney’s quick fac-tual comebacks.

WorkCore is HardcoreOn Saturday, September 29th, a team of

four students went out into the local commu-a\gl�gb�ZXg�g[X\e�[TaWf�W\egl!�G[\f�jTf�g[X�ßefg�outing for the 2012-2013 school year and the students were excited. Upon arriving at their destination they were greeted warmly, and put straight to work. The project for the day was to remove sticks, logs, branches, and ivy from the side yard of Trinity Western University’s own

staff members. The team got to work and after a while, the

truck was full and needed to be taken away and dumped. While the truck was gone the students continued to make a pile of wood. As the pile grew and grew, the students thought they could see the light at the end but to their surprise, the stick and branches just kept coming. It was like a never-ending supply of wood was springing out of the ground.

Eventually the truck came back and was \``XW\TgX_l�ß__XW�gb�g[X�Ue\`��fb�g[X�fghWXagf�just continued to pile it all up behind the truck. In all, the four students managed to clean up a ton of branches, sticks, logs, twigs, etc. The branches were weighed at the dump and it was later reported back to me that as a team we had actually gathered up one ton! So, when I say a ton, I literally mean one ton. WorkCore is hard-core.

To many peo-ple, ‘network-ing’ is a dirty word that makes them

uncomfortable. But why don’t we like networking? “Because you’re nor-mal,” Darcy Rezac replies—world eXabjaXW� Thg[be� TaW� ßefg� _XVgheXe�of in the TWU School of Business speaker series.

People are afraid of being rejected, it can be uncomfortable, and it feels like you are selling yourself. But Rezac presents three new paradigms to a classic business concept: the impor-tance of face-to-face interaction in business, positive networking, and powerful weak links.

First, we all know that technology has dramatically shifted our methods of communication. A recent study found that face-to-face contact has taken a huge hit, from 6 hours a day in 1987 to 2 hours a day in 2007.

While most local students returned to their families this autumn, the

Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner—held the Friday preceding Canadian Thanksgiving weekend—was just one of the ways the International Student Program (ISP) is helping foreign stu-dents feel at home. Although the Din-ner catered to a smaller audience than in previous years (well under 100), it demonstrated how ISP continues to unite diverse cultures in equally diverse ways.

This year, low promotion resulted in lower numbers for the Thanksgiv-ing Dinner, but this did not detract from the spirit of the event. Everyone enjoyed in abundance the fruits of last-minute efforts made by our cooks and volunteers.

“It was cozy with half the people; it

Face time, not FaceTimeRezac stresses that technology

[Tf�fgb_Xa�`Tal�bY�g[X�UXaXßgf�Yeb`�the workplace. The top companies are catching on to this and taking the appropriate measures. Most notably, :bbZ_X� [Tf� eXVXag_l� \afgTgXW� Ta� bYß-cial “break-time” where for a few min-utes Google employees are mandated to pair up with cooworkers and go for a walk together, increasing their face-to-face contact and ultimately their creativity.

Second, positive networking is not about you, your sale, or marketing yourself; it’s about discovering what you can do for someone. While there’s a time and place for transactional net-working, the majority of networking opportunities are not about closing a sale but opening a relationship. It’s not just about getting to know more cXbc_X��Uhg�ßaW\aZ�jTlf�\a�j[\V[�jX�can improve our world.

Third, Rezac suggests that while we may trust our strongest and clos-

North American by their passport, but we’re actually from all over the place. Our friends are diverse and we have a great group of people who have an international perspective.”

He continued to describe how stu-dent activities, both promoted and spontaneous, resemble experiences from his adolescence in China—like bubble tea runs. Birkenstock also YbhaW� [\`fX_Y� `beX� fTg\fßXW� j\g[�the “authentic” dishes served at the Dinner than selections he’s found at many foreign restaurants along the West Coast.

Many of the cooks who swapped talents at the Dinner are new faces around the Globe this year. They enjoy having ordinary students plan-ning events in these and other ways, speaking fondly of new Latinos who lead dances and make worship songs new again by singing them in another language.

was still fun,” remarked Debbie Kim, a new member to ISP, “And watching the Thai, Swiss, and Latino volunteers cooking their dishes from some nine different countries was heartwarm-ing.”

Once again participants came with friends from all corners of the globe including China, Japan, and Saskatchewan. As they introduced foreign cuisine to familiar faces, one Cambodian programmer, Sopari Sor, made an observation from a different angle. The Dinner invites overseas students to engage in North Ameri-can culture through something “not part of their tradition”—a Canadian/American festival.

“I love that ISP makes it a tradi-tion,” she concluded.

“It was the only Thanksgiving din-ner I had this weekend,” said Kim, a Korean ‘missionary kid’ based in China. “I would encourage all

|SCOTT FORSYTH

|TRAVIS HEIDE

est relationships the most, it’s our weaker and more distant relation-ships that hold potential for our career development. Part of this is because we tend to associate with people who are similar to us; therefore, we often also share the same talents and skills. Someone that you may not know very well is more likely to have a very dif-ferent skillset, with which you would be more likely to compliment than compete.

After Darcy Rezac’s lecture, I am certainly looking forward to the rest of the series. Remember to bring your Uhf\aXff� VTeW� TaW� T� ße`� [TaWf[T^X�to the next one, you never know if that ßefg�fgXc�bhg�bY�lbhe�Vb`Ybeg�mbaX�j\__�UX�g[X�ßefg�fgXc�\agb�lbhe�VTeXXe!

Join us January 24, 2013 to see Ken

Hugessen speak on Executive Compensation

at Terminal City Club.

Growing initiatives taken by team `X`UXef� TaW� Ye\XaWf� TeX� eXWXßa\aZ�both the national and international community on campus as a family across borders. For these reasons, Kim hopes sincerely that the Thanks-giving Dinner will continue to be a Trinity Western University tradition—a local celebration with a global invi-tation.

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Tacos!” -Ben Magnuson

A cornucopia of culturesInternational students offer their perspectives on a local tradition.

A summary of Darcy Rezac’s lecture on face-to-face networking in a digital age.

MEGAN DUCETTE

L.O.V.E. STORIES

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You’d think that working for a funeral home would eventually take a toll on the mind, but this hearse driver turned out to be an absolute ‘casket’ case when she died while transport-ing another body. Thus far, the autop-sy has yielded little information as to the cause of her death. Hard to shift gears from that one. Just evidence that hearse driving is a real dead end job. OK we’ll take a brake with the puns.

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I said with one of those empty-lung laughs, eyes wide, heart racing.

The uniformed woman arched an eyebrow at me and waved her long, cotton-swabbed stick in my face.

“I have to swab for bombs.” Needless to say, a partial strip

search was not the farewell I expected from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. Nor did I expect to have my shoes whisked away, my belt treated like a nuke, my luggage torn apart, and my bags ultimately detained for three days. In fact, I don’t think any of my spectacular teammates—Rhys Volke-nant, Dan Briscoe, Lindsay Dijkman, Emily Gemmell, and Chelsea Ayers—thought that leaving a country could UX�fb�W\YßVh_g!�

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At some point this year, for you, it’ll be that time of year. That one day where you recieve

&*)�9TVXUbb^�abg\ßVTg\baf��XiXelbaX�gives you gifts and cupcakes, and goes out of their way to make you feel like a celebrity—except your best friend who probably forgot. You know what I’m talking about—it’s your birthday! Surprisingly, more people than just your friends want to give you things. Many companies value your loyalty and like to reward dedicated custom-ers. So kick back with a free ice cream and enjoy your special day.

Make sure you register your email at least a week before your birthday and always bring your ID when you go to use your freebies. Here some of the best birthday deals:

Boston Pizza – Join their mailing list and you will receive your choice of three starters: pizza bread, cactus cut potatoes, or yam fries.

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had gone so far as to feign schizo-phrenia for three years to avoid mili-tary duty, and thousands of Palestin-ian youth go abroad for education to break the cycle of arrest and release. Hearing the stories of these young men and women was shocking, and <� [TiX� gT^Xa� TjTl� baX� f\Za\ßVTag�understanding: peace can only come through a united Christian Church. Philippians 2:2 urges this unity, tell-ing the church to have the “same love” and to be “one in soul and mind.”

6[e\fg\Taf�ba_l�`T^X�hc�TUbhg�ßiX�cXeVXag� bY� CT_Xfg\aX�� Uhg� ßiX� \a� baX�hundred people can shape their com-munity. I remember walking between Douglas and RNT last semester. One person stopped and stared at the sky, and then another, and soon everyone who passed by was peering into storm clouds, looking for something spe-cial. There was nothing, of course, but it shows what a few people can inten-tionally do to impact the daily grind of a hundred others.

Right now in Israel, there is an enormous need for young Christians

despite language barriers, spoke to us with challenges and questions. We spent three weeks in the Arab-Israeli town of Nazareth, and three weeks in the Arab-Palestinian town of Beth-lehem. Christians are a minority in both Jewish Israel and Muslim Pales-tine, but have an unexpected love-hate relationship with both cultures. And yet, despite their social and politi-cal inferiority, despite their delicate community standing, the Messianic Believers of Israel and the Palestinian Christians have no unity. In fact, they often fear each other.

In Nazareth, I was fortunate enough to meet several Messianic youths. They were about my age, maybe a bit older, and most were nearing or exiting their mandatory service in the Israeli Defense Force. One young man told the most heart-wrenching account of his time in the IDF; he was part of the Gaza Strip pull-out and had defended Israeli settlers retreating from Palestine. He viewed his duty as a requirement for the protection of the Israel, regardless

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|EMILY ZMAK

Most of us hate our cell phone contracts, but few of us have as much reason to complain as Frenchwoman Solenne San Jose, who was hit with a 15 quadrillion dollar bill last month. She called the representative of Bouygues Telecom, her service provider, but they were adamant that the amount was correct, despite it being 6,000 times larger than France’s GDP. It was only after a lengthy argument that they finally admit-ted to it being a typo. But watch out! You might be the next one they ‘cell’ a ‘phoney’ bill to.

to step up against the institutional-ized discrimination and violence. More importantly, there is an oppor-tunity for Christ’s message of forgive-aXff�TaW�`XeVl�gb�àbbW�UTV^�\agb�g[X�Holy Land. God has a heart for the downtrodden and poor in spirit, and I would argue—from my observa-g\bafµg[Tg�Ubg[�f\WXf�bY�g[\f�Vbaà\Vg�are crying out for divine love. But for this heavenly love to take root, the Church needs to come together; we the Body, must set aside theological debates that separate our unity of a mutual salvation.

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of how terrible the task was. He saw no distinction among Palestinians, despite the fact that some cities are nearly thirty percent Christian.

In Bethlehem, I was fortunate enough to meet several Palestinians, also around my age, who had all been imprisoned at least once by the IDF. One young man had been jailed

three times, and my own home-stay family had seen the IDF seize and camp in their courtyard during the last intifada. Most were disheartened and directly impacted by the military occupation, and had very little hope of ever seeing a free Palestine. They were surprisingly disdainful of peace, stat-ing Israel is the eternal enemy.

These accounts are not rarities in the region. I met an Israeli man who

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Nutella!” -Allie Oliverio

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Two Pennsylvania women were awarded more than $200,000 in a lawsuit over the destroyed sperm samples of five champion poodles. The dog’s owner, Miriam Thomas Huntington entrusted 122 frozen semen samples to the Mt. Nittany Animal Hospital. Attorney Lou-is Glantz summed up the general tone of the unfortunate court case saying, “I think everyone was disappointed it had to come to this.”

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with?If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Rooms filled with anything!” -Fraser Parlano

LAURA JENSEN

October 17, 2012

TIM NEUFELD OF

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Christian Louboutin shoes.” -Jillian Lavallee

October 17, 2012

No, he’s not i m p a t i e n t to continue prepping for tonight’s sold

out show. These movements, I real-\mX�� TeX� Ta� haVbafV\bhf� eXàXVg\ba� bY�his mind searching, deep in thought, searching for the answers.

This sense of responsibility reveals itself from the outset. This is the third f[bj�bY�FgTeßX_W¹f�¶JX�4eX�g[X�>\aZ-dom” tour—generously hosted by Ge\a\gl�JXfgXea�Ha\iXef\gl�Tg�J\__\aZ-don Church. He’s setting up the stage

As I pose my first question to Tim Neufeld his knee bounces up and down, his hands fidget, his eyes stare across the room.

which, in just a few hours, will be surrounded by over 1400 students. Yet, he still takes time to change our interview location to more convenient seating and ensures we are recording before he starts talking. It’s clear the FgTeßX_W�Yebag`Ta�\f�\agXag�ba�Wb\aZ�things himself whenever possible, and doing them right.

4YgXe� X\Z[g� lXTef� j\g[� FcTeebj�Records the band decided to release their latest album, The Kingdom, inde-cXaWXag_l�Ybe�g[X�ßefg�g\`X�\a�=TahTel�2012. It was a risky move.

¶G[X� _TaWfVTcX� bY� g[X� `hf\V�industry has obviously changed so much in the past ten years, starting with Napster and the digital revolu-g\ba�·� G\`� fTlf!� ¶EXVbeW� _TUX_f� TeX�less and less of a necessity if you’ve Zbg�T�Ybbg[b_W!�4aW�fb�jX�YX_g� _\^X�Tg�the start of this most recent album we had enough of a footing to just say, ‘You know, we don’t need to pay somebody to do work that we can do on our own.’”

Much of that work was shared between Tim and his younger brother =ba��j[b� gbZXg[Xe�je\gX�`hV[�bY� g[X�music for the band.

¶=ba�TaW�<�TeX��j[Tg�jX�_\^X�gb�VT__��‘binge writers’; If we have to make an

album we’ll write for it. Some artists, like the ‘Taylor Swifts’ of the world, write songs as therapy and every song \f�T�aXj�]bheaT_�Xagel�·�[X�fTlf��¶5hg�we’re a lot more tactical and inten-g\baT_� TUbhg� \g!� Fb� jX� WXßa\gX_l� [TW�to lock ourselves away in a room to focus.”

Such a sterile environment doesn’t seem conducive to the creative pro-VXff!�¶5hg�ba�g[X�bg[Xe�[TaW��\g�_bV^f�hf� TjTl�·� G\`� fhZZXfgf�� ¶JX� Wba¹g�have our families—I have a pseudo studio in my basement and I can always hear the kids—so it’s nice to not have the distractions and just W\iX� \a!�JX�fbeg�bY� ]hfg� gT^X� g[X� g\`X�j[XeX� jX� VTa� ßaW� \g!� J[\V[� jX¹eX�also doing on this tour, when we can take moments in between the necessi-

ties. I’m not sure if there’s a better or worse way to do it, but that’s always been our bent.”

Tim begins to relax and sits back as we settle into the rhythm of the conversation. He speaks more about the bands transition and it becomes obvious that they know what they’re doing.

¶JX¹iX�fb_W�Tf�`Tal�T_Uh`f�j\g[-out a record label as we did with,” Tim says—half with humility, half with excitement that this once-tiny 4UUbgfYbeW UTfXW� UTaW� Vbh_W� XiXe�TV[\XiX� fhV[�T� YXTg!� ¶4aW��j\g[�biXe-all record sales declining every year, I guess it means we’re being somewhat successful. It also feels really great to do it on our own and to have control over ways that, maybe in the past, we didn’t want to be marketed or spun into all the different avenues of Chris-g\Ta�̀ hf\V�TaW�eXgT\_�TaW�ceXff!�JX�Zbg�exactly what an independent career is named after—independence,” he

f`\e^f�`bWXfg_l��¶4_g[bhZ[�jX�_\^X�gb�call it ‘post-dependence’.”

Despite this recent move, Tim admits that the band isn’t completely free from external pressures, but that hasn’t stopped them from stepping bhg� bY� g[X� ¶Vbb^\X VhggXe� jbef[\c�band mold” and pursuing their own convictions.

¶JX� fg\__� [TiX� gb� c_Tl� Ul� T� _bg� bY�rules that are in place,” Tim says, ¶4aW� g[Tg¹f� abg� fb� `hV[� g[X� 6[e\f-tian music industry as just the church culture that we’re playing in. I don’t ^abj�g[Tg�jX¹eX�aXVXffTe\_l�\a�Vbaà\Vg�while we’re doing that, but there are certainly things about church culture that we try to push up against a little bit and challenge—like the notion that we all have it together when we congregate for things like church services or concerts. Or that we don’t have this 90% of our lives that we live outside of churches and community.”

4g�g[\f�cb\ag�G\`�f\gf�hc�Yeb`�g[X�wall and his knee is at it again.

¶6[e\fg\Ta�`hf\V�\f�ce\`Te\_l�je\g-ten about the most spiritual 5% of our _\iXfµgb�dhbgX�7XeX^�JXUU!� <a� eXT_-\gl�·�[X� fTlf�� ¶j[Xa�jX�Zb� gb� V[heV[�we do the things we sing about in Christian songs on the radio, but the rest of the time our lives are full of the abe`T_�fghYY!�G[X�5\U_X�[Tf�T__�bY�g[bfX�things included in its pages, the Old and the New Testament, so we write more about those normal things—or we’re trying to.”

I’m intrigued to hear the lead singer state that it’s harder to be a Christian artist than just a Christian in g[X�Tegf!�¶<� g[\a^�g[X�6[e\fg\Ta�`hf\V�industry is really driven by the theol-ogy and not so much the art, so it’s hard to be in Christian music and feel like you’re able to very clearly express yourself. I don’t know that the indus-try has done a great job of the arts,” [X�VbaYXffXf��¶4aW�<¹`�\a�\g��fb�<�Wba¹g�want to come across like I’m talking out of both sides of my mouth,” he fTlf!�¶5hg� <�[TiX�T�[TeW� g\`X�ßaW\aZ�relevance in a lot of the songs that are coming out of the Christian music industry, some of which I’ve written.”

Isn’t Christian music just preach-\aZ�gb�g[X�V[b\e2�¶BY�VbhefX��g[Tg¹f�g[X�XgXeaT_� TVVhfTg\ba!� 5hg� <� [TccXa� gb�really love the choir,” Tim maintains, ¶Fb�<¹`�TU_X�gb�Wb�g[Tg�j\g[�Thg[Xag\V-\gl!�4g�g[X�fT`X�g\`X��<�Wb�fgehZZ_X�gb�ßZheX� bhg� j[XeX� jX¹eX� fhccbfXW� gb�go, how we’re supposed to challenge and stretch, and cause people to ques-g\ba!�<�fgehZZ_X�gb�ßZheX�bhg�]hfg�j[Tg�the rules are and which ones I’m sup-posed to follow and which one’s I’m supposed to break and which one’s God is okay with me breaking.”

FgTeßX_W� T_jTlf� ge\Xf� gb� je\gX�from personal experience. Tim rec-ognizes that without it, people will fXX� g[ebhZ[� \g!� ¶8fcXV\T__l� g[X� lbhg[�

culture and the collegiate culture—they’re just looking for something they can sink their teeth into,” he fTlf!� ¶Fb`X� bY� g[Tg� eXdh\eXf� UX\aZ�authentic, but not trying too hard to be authentic. It’s this really interesting time for the church and we’re trying to be the soundtrack for that movement, whatever that is, because it’s happen-ing in our hearts too.”

4g�g[\f�cb\ag�T�Ye\XaW�jT_^f�Ul�TaW�G\`� abWf� gb� [\`�� Uhg� \g¹f� g[X� eXàXV-tive pause that interrupts us. I look down and notice my own hand now `TgV[Xf�G\`¹f��ßWZXg\aZ�Tf�[X�fgTeXf�out across the room.

� ¶<� Wba¹g� [TiX� T� _bg� bY� V_Te\gl� ba�exactly what the name of that move-`Xag� \f�·� [X� TW`\gf�� ¶Uhg� <� g[\a^�it has a lot to do with questioning things that we’ve taken for granted growing up with. The rules that we’ve been told to live by, and some of the theological things that for hundreds of years have been the way that we’ve done things, are now open for inter-pretation. I don’t say that with any ^\aW�bY�à\ccTaVl�·�[X�fgeXffXf!�¶<¹`�T�strong believer in good theology and ZbbW�WbVge\aX�TaW�e\Z[g�WbZ`T!�5hg�<�think it’s something that is happening g[ebhZ[� je\gXef� _\^X� EbU� 5X__� be�� ba�the other side of the spectrum, Ravi Zacharias, that we’re talking about; but, it’s not appropriate at this point in time to talk about publicly and not

get backlash for it either way.” This ability to hold something at

arms’ length, Tim says, to approach it from all sides and to have a discussion about it theologically is more impor-gTag� g[Ta� \g¹f�XiXe�UXXa!�¶4aW� <� g[\a^�this generation coming up right now has a much easier time with it than the generations before. None of our ques-tions or disagreements or uncertain-ties, none of it is intimidating to God. I think He’s okay with the discussion, and we’re sort of just realizing that now.”

JX�jeTc�hc� g[X� \agXei\Xj�TaW��bY�course, Tim makes sure we have all g[X�c[bgbf�jX�aXXW�UXYbeX�_XTi\aZ!�4f�he strides away I catch him absently plucking at his cardigan but I know he’s not nervous for tonight’s show. He’s searching, deep in thought, searching for the answers—and the words to voice them.

____________________

Ba� bhe� jTl� bhg� G\`� W\W� Vbaße`�aXjf� bY� T� FgTeßX_W� 6[e\fg`Tf� 8C�being in the works. He joked about the ‘originality’ of the title but defended, ¶LXf�� \g¹f� Zbg� 6[e\fg`Tf� geXXf� ba� g[X�VbiXe!� LXf��jX�W\W�ßiX� V_Tff\V�6[e\fg-`Tf� VTeb_f!� 5hg� jX� W\Wa¹g� jTag� gb�make a Christmas album that peo-ple didn’t want to listen to. I always appreciate the ones that keep it simple and change very few things, so that’s j[Tg�jX�WXV\WXW�gb�Wb!·�JTgV[�Ybe�g[X�release of Songs for Christmas: Volume I sometime this November.

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|JUSTIN POULSEN

” “Christian music is pri-

marily written about the most spiritual 5% of our

lives.

” “JX¹eX�gel\aZ�gb�UX�g[X�

soundtrack for that move-ment, whatever it is, be-

cause its happening in our hearts too.

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Midgets.” -Kylie Myers

October 17, 2012 A&C.

ARTS & CULTURE. EMMA [email protected]

it seems likely that it be mostly Chris-tians since the lyrics have such deep and profound Christian meaning in them. That being said, we aren’t pointing our music at young folks in particular, nor even at Christians in particular. We hope that those with-out religious faith might also appreci-ate the act of the repurposing, or just the beauty of the music and poetry.

Download their new album ‘The River’

for free at noisetrade.com/wayfarer or way-

farerseattle.bandcamp.com.

Wayfarer is a Seattle band that repurposes hymns, essen-tially re-writing

and re-recording the outdated music of lyrically powerful spiritual songs. The product isn’t just a beautiful sound—it is the careful pairing of music and lyric to make an impact-ful whole. Their rendition of “How Long” is reminiscent of Fleet Foxes’ harmonic, folksy, jamming-in-the-woods vibe. Yet they maintain an experimental edge with Sufjan Ste-vens-esque autotuned vocals in the song “What Wondrous Love Is This?”

In the ever-fertile Seattle music scene, The River�� JTlYTeXe¹f� ßefg�release, distinguishes the group as a band with an original idea and the talent to do it justice. I was fortunate enough to ask guitarist and vocalist Dan Koch a few questions about the band.

MARS HILL: I watched the Way-farer promo video and you guys used the term ‘repurposing’ to explain what you do. What does ‘repurpos-ing’ entail?

DAN KOCH: For us, it means that all of our lyrics come from old hymns or Southern Spirituals. We take lyr-ics from those old songs and write completely new music around them: melodies, chords, arrangements, harmonies, etc. This brings new life and new context to the old hymn.

MH: J[Tg¹f� g[X� f\Za\ßVTaVX�behind the name “Wayfarer”?

DK: There isn’t much, really. It means “wanderer” in old English, so you could say that we are kind of

|EMMA SPANJER

¶ßaW\aZ� bhe� jTl·� Ul� Wb\aZ� fb`X-thing no other bands really are doing. But that wasn’t the intention origi-nally.

MH: How did you choose the Hymns for the EP?

DK: I have a pretty simple process that I usually stick to. I’ll just start looking up hymns, either at random or on a particular topic (like, “Christ-mas” if we’re looking for Christmas songs), and then I mostly choose which songs to re-write based on the poetic value of the lyrics. I make sure that there is nothing theologi-cally objectionable, but I don’t really choose them based on their theol-ogy. Of course, the deeper the truth expressed, the more a song will move me, if it’s said well. For instance, even if there was a really beautiful song about transubstantiation, we probably wouldn’t re-write that one, because that just isn’t an important topic for me, not being Catholic and all, and doesn’t resonate as deeply as forgiveness, Heaven, etc.

MH: What’s the ultimate direction of the band? Can we expect to hear more hymns?

DK: For the perceivable future, we will be sticking to hymns, and proba-bly a few cover songs. I don’t feel like writing any lyrics these days. [laughs]

MH: “Shall We Gather at the River?” is a hymn about grace and the peace at the end of our journeys. Lis-tening to that song, I felt that Wayfar-er’s music really encompasses the joy in the lyrics—what was the creative process like?

DK: I think about things more analytically than a lot musicians

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Jelly beans.” -Lindsey Hansen

who might use emotional words to describe their creative process. But for me, it’s a lot of math. It’s a lot of, “What note would work here, based ba�g[X�bg[Xe�abgXf2·�hag\_�<�ßaW�fb`X-thing that is pleasing to the ear. There jXeX�WXßa\gX_l�fb`X�fjXXg�`b`Xagf�when we were arranging the song, and when it was coming together, but it’s also just a lot of math. I don’t think the end result really shows that (thankfully?). A lot of times, it’s just TUbhg� ßaW\aZ� g[X� `X_bWl� TaW� g[X�`bbW�g[Tg�ßgf�g[X�_le\Vf!��<Y�g[Tg�fbaZ�was, for instance, super slow and in a minor key, it would feel weird. So

it just feels right to hear those lyrics sung with that melody, and to hear g[Tg� ge\h`c[Tag� bhgeb� TYgXe� g[X�ßaT_�line.

MH: Is Wayfarer motivated by making hymns relevant to young Christians, or what is the overall pur-pose of the repurposing?

DK: There’s a line in a song by the punk band Against Me! that says, “We can be the bands we want to hear.” That’s essentially what moti-vates us. This is the band that we wished existed, so we started it. We don’t know entirely who will like our music, who it will resonate with, but

Dan Koch, Brian Hibbard, David Stuart, Torry Anderson

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west medley’

“Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?” – Gen-esis 18:25

The documentary opened with these words—the perfect intro-duction for what was to become a deep, holistic discussion of Hell. Kevin Miller, both writer and direc-gbe�bY�g[X�ß_`��VT__XW�hcba�`h_g\c_X�authors, pastors, theologians, and various other prominent thinkers to give their thoughts on the sub-ject. Names like Mark Driscoll, Wil-liam Paul Young, Sharon Baker, and Robin Parry are represented in the ß_`!�

But be warned, if you’re looking for answers, this is not a documen-tary for you. Similarly, if you want to hear a debate about the existence of Hell, you may be disappointed. But g[\f� \f� T� ß_`� g[Tg� T__� GJH� fghWXagf�should see. It forces us to turn those wheels inside our heads and seri-ously contemplate, maybe for the ßefg�g\`X��fb`X�g[\aZf�g[Tg�TeX�eXT__l�fundamental in terms of calling ourselves followers of Christ. Don’t be scared of the challenges this will bring; you can only grow.

The documentary begins with thinkers sympathetic to the ‘hell exists’ theology. Robert Mckee, a renowned writer who happens to be an atheist, says that Christians who think there is no Hell ultimately

cheapen their faith by turning God into the image they want Him to be.

A small excerpt from Rob Bell acts as a segue into the “God is Love” opinion. Chad Holtz, an ex-pastor relieved from his position after com-ing to the conclusion that Hell can-not exist, questions where the idea of Hell began, leading into a historical discussion. Yet this is just a ripple hcba� g[X� fheYTVX� bY� j[Tg� g[\f� ß_`�ZXgf�\agb.�g[X�cbjXe�bY�g[X�ß_`�\f�abg�held within this debate.

The documentary looks at three different Christian views of hell: eternal torment, annihilation, and universalism. It asks question to these three perspectives. What is justice? It is redemption, it is punish-ment. What is love? It is forgiving, it is jealous. Applying the answer you come up with to the Gospel entirely changes the way it is believed. And viewing God in light of your answer

makes assumptions about His nature. Faith is complex, such a small sen-tence for something that needs to rep-resent something bigger.

This isn’t an easy documentary to review. So many viewpoints, opin-ions, beliefs, and theologies were _T\W� ba� g[X� gTU_X!� G[X�ß_`�WbXf�jX__�to guide viewers into a deep discus-sion. While the sympathies of the director are fairly apparent, he keeps it from swaying viewers toward one view or another. Every time I thought I agreed with a point, a perfectly logi-cal rebuttal was stationed to keep me thinking. I thought I would leave the theatre frustrated by the things I’d heard and the confusion I would feel. Yet I left the theatre with a more clear understanding of what I think, still frustrated and confused, but desiring dialogue with my community.

Hellbound? will be playing locally at the Colossus Theatre Wednesday-Friday of this week. Be sure to check it out, it is well worth the fee.

|EMMA SPANJER

A ‘hellthy’ discussionReview of the new documentary Hellbound?

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classic cool. It’s an album that does its own

g[\aZ�� jTi\aZ� \gf� YeXT^� àTZ� [\Z[��and if you like it or don’t, hey man that’s cool. This is an album that you can easily sit back, turn on, tune in, and drop out to…without requir-ing any additional mind-altering substances.

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Justin Biebers in bikinis!” -Eric Dupuis

TAME IMPALA /// Lonerism

Art is an aca-WX`\V� ßX_Wµn e v e r t h e l e s s I received several funny

looks when I told people that I was going to a university to become a painter. The truth is, art requires as much theoretical and philosophical inquiry as it does an outpouring of skill and creativity. Any growth as an artist can only be achieved by situat-ing oneself in the contemporary con-text of history, culture, and society. Without this continual expansion of one’s thoughts and ideas, any major is at risk of remaining stagnant; the arts are no different.

One of the best things you can do to combat that stagnancy is to get hands on experience in your ßX_W� bY� fghWlµTcc_l\aZ� j[Tg� lbh�have learned to the ‘real world’. The most obvious form of this would be a practicum, and yes art practicums do exist.

To clarify, an art practicum involves a whole lot more than just painting. Like any other, it exposes a student to their professional indus-try, which in this case included art-ists, art historians, art institutions, designers, and their perfected prac-tices. One can work with a studio artist, community art organization, a public art museum, a commercial art gallery, or a commercial design studio.

This fall, Diana Hiebert, Lind-say Schroeder, and I accepted posi-tions at The Reach Gallery Museum to learn the curatorial processes, administration, and essentially, how to run an art gallery. Now, you may smirk as you imagine us manning a front desk with nothing more to do than hand out brochures. But I assure you, this opportunity holds Tf� `hV[� f\Za\ßVTaVX� Tf� T� `Te\aX�

conservatory internship holds for a biology student or a Parliamen-tary internship holds for a political studies major.

The Reach is situated in Abbotts-ford but hosts many international Xk[\U\g\baf!�G[X�YTVg�g[Tg�\g�ß__f�g[X�role of both museum and gallery enables it to showcase the cultural heritage of the Fraser Valley and at the same time display instances of creative innovation at a profes-f\baT_�_XiX_µT__�j\g[�TUfb_hgX_l�ab�entry fee. While working under the curator Scott Marsden my two peers TaW�<�[TiX�cTeg\V\cTgXW��ßefg�[TaW��in the installation process of two major shows of world-renowned artists. These exhibitions currently on display at The Reach provide a rich knowledge of universal con-temporary concepts that apply to movements occurring on a global scale: historically, theoretically, and culturally.

The heart that has no love/pain/gen-erosity is not a heart ...is a collection put together by Afghan-Hazara art-ist Khadim Ali and Vancouver artist Jayce Salloum. Through photog-eTc[l�� ß_`�� geTW\g\baT_� `\a\TgheX�painting, and other resource mate-rial these artists seek to uncover an Afghanistan that is much more complex than the perspective the media usually offers. This collec-tion touches on the physical and cultural landscape of war, discrimi-nation of the Hazara people, and the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas.

These hundreds of photographs meticulously pinned to foam board especially mantled for this process have traveled all over the world. Unfortunately this exhibit was too complicated for us to take part in, due to the extremely detailed map-c\aZ� bY� TeV[\iT_� \`TZXfµ\g� gbb^�

ßiX�ZT__Xel�Tff\fgTagf�T�Yh__�ßiX�WTlf�to set up. But considering The Reach will probably be its last showing, it jTf�WXßa\gX_l�jbeg[�\g!

Illuminating Peace ...deals with the subject of peace for the new mil-lennium. The complexity of hope, peace, human respect, and under-standing is portrayed using symbols, languages, and various materials. Through meditative and contempla-tive practices eight words portraying peace and hope are woven together connecting different languages, ages, techniques and materials in one cohesive existence. Thought is evoked through this aesthetic expe-rience, which invites change.

The artist, Amy Loewan, had us participating in this contem-plative place by having us on our hands and knees smoothing out a mound of wheat with a slow and

steady motion. This circle of wheat that’s beneath her Lantern installa-tion catches its light and draws you closer.

Just Food ...is an exhibition put together by the Mennonite Central Committee featuring eighteen art-ists (six Canadian and twelve inter-national) who were commissioned to respond to set Biblical passages and Human Rights statements. Their aim was to gather a collection of faith perspectives from a vari-ety of religions and cultures on the issues of hunger, vulnerability, and social justice. The exhibition hopes to raise questions on the causes of [haZXeµj[l� YbbW� UXVb`Xf� `beX�than just food, and what can be done about it. You can imagine hanging, labeling, and organizing paintings bY� X\Z[gXXa� Teg\fgfµfb`X�j[b� W\W�two or more. It took three solid

Do you always ask yourself why you were born in this generation? Is your idea of the perfect date watch-ing Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock from lbhe�IJ�Uhf2�7b�lbh�ßaW�lbhefX_Y�WeTja�gb�g[X�_baZ�[T\e��àbjXe cbj-ered era of the 60’s where your only worry is the cold war? Well Tame Impala has returned with their sec-ond installment Lonerism to once again transport you back to a time of peace, love, and the Soviet Union.

If you’re wondering what a Tame Impala is, it’s a group of musicians who are stuck in the wrong genera-g\ba!�G[Xl�fbhaW�_\^X�g[Xl�jXeX�ßefg�class passengers on the magical mystery tour who got lost in straw-UXeel� ßX_Wf� TaW�`lfgXe\bhf_l�jb^X�up in modern day Australia (where the band originates).

hours alone just to coil the wire and tape them behind out of sight.

Of course there are those tedious `b`Xagf�bY�[TaZ\aZ�VTaiTfXfµg[X�“coffee runs” of the art intern. But we’ve also assisted the artists in installing their exhibitions; given tours; participated in workshops with the artists; written scripts; and brainstormed ways to promote this amazing facility to the wider com-munity of Fraser Valley. The rich information and experience that The Reach offers is a privilege to both student and audience, yet sadly unknown to many.

Hopefully I have revealed to you a bit more about the professional side of life as an art major. Now the next time you talk to an aspiring artist you can be better equipped to carry on a conversation without awkwardly trying to act impressed.

The instrumentals resemble a fusion of the Flaming Lips and the Beatles’ psychedelic period. Some might even mistake front man Kevin Parker’s voice for John Len-non’s. Like Lennon, Parker seems to love distorting his voice along with the cornucopia of sounds used for the album. As is the case for many songs from the 60’s these cosmic jams resonate beautifully, making it easy for you to get lost in. Coupled with reverb, the album echoes deep, walking around within your mind.

Of course there are those songs like “Be Above it”, a psychedelic Ne-anderthal, and the album’s second single “Elephant” that will make you want to start a drum circle or do the twist. With Tame Impala’s Loner-ism you can’t help but feel a sense of

Fall into fashionThe academic side of artAn art major describes her practicum at The Reach Gallery Museum.

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the audience in. Talking in between

songs, Hansard appears an extremely

genuine person, as he makes the audi-

ence laugh and actually engages in

conversation with the entirety of the

room all while getting quite deep.

As the evening’s end draws near

Hansard departs the room with

a song of Irish history and senti-

ment: “The Parting Glass.” Calling

for the audience to take part in this

goodbye, we all join in the chorus

putting more emotional emphasis

on the line “Goodnight and joy be

to you all”. Soon it is just a room of

collected voices brought together in

this one line. Hansard, just standing

there with one arm across his waist

supporting the other as he holds his

hand to his chin, takes in this display

before, appearing to be moved, he

tells us, “I don’t want it to end.”

Tragically the song and night did

end and Glen Hansard has moved

on. Yet despite its conclusion, it was

clearly transformation. For all of us

who came to see a man scream his

soul into a mic and lead us in commu-

nity, we didn’t want it to end either.

The top 90s

Standing in

the unseason-

ably warm fall

air under the

beckoning glow

of red neon letters, I am pointlessly

reminded by the bold black print why

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ber second and I am walking into the

seasoned Granville Street theatre to

spend an evening with the Irish acad-

emy award-winning folk singer Glen

Hansard.

A mere twenty minutes late, I

expect to see a hall full of chattering

fans awaiting the opening act, but

when I draw the closed velvet curtain

to enter the auditorium all is dark

except for the stage, which is taken by

four men. These four shaggy Seattle

musicians, The Moondoggies, line

the stage sitting beside each other.

J\g[� Zh\gTef�� T� c\Tab�� gjb� àbbe�toms, and a snare, these men of folk

are a testament to the emotionally

potent music scene that they hail

from. Warm, well-executed harmo-

nies—low soulful feeling in both

voice and instrument—emit simplic-

It’s an outlandish plot, but it’s also

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4eZb� \f� 4YàXV^¹f� g[\eW� W\eXVgbe\T_�feature. If you haven’t watched the

geT\_Xe�� g[X�ß_`�V[eba\V_Xf� g[X�XiXagf�of the “Canadian Caper,” a covert res-

cue operation staged by the CIA (with

ity in a sound that is easy to enjoy. As

the quartette approaches the end of

their set, they have effectively warmed

me up melodically and emotionally

for what is to come. After their last

song only a quick tear down is what

separates an auditorium of anticipa-

tion from hearing the deep embodied

cry of Ireland.

It isn’t long before I see a touque

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phone and trumpet player, Hansard

takes the stage. Throughout the eve-

ning he plays from his repertoire of

songs born from his varying projects

and with each he pours into them

what appears to be his all, plus a little

more. “A few songs tonight will be

about a girl,” he jokes with the crowd,

but when he plays these songs it is

Tf� \Y� [X� \f� f\aZ\aZ� g[X`� Ybe� g[X� ßefg�time. It is as if the ghost of love-past

\f�àbTg\aZ�TUbiX�g[X�VebjW�jTgV[\aZ�him play, still haunting his heart; the

only way to rid him of her is to push

her away with the power of his voice

and guitar.

assistance from the Government of

Canada) to help six Americans escape

from the Iranian capital of Tehran in

the shadow of the Iran hostage cri-

sis of 1979. The plan, devised by CIA

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the Americans as members of a Cana-

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That’s how much emotion Han-

sard put’s into his music. With each

lyrical syllable it’s like he’s pushing

the words out from the core of his

soul with all the emotional and physi-

cal strength he can muster. If you

were to somehow completely miss

this, then the amount of guitar strings

broken during the night as a result of

his thrashing would be a dead give-

away.

Hansard’s passion is put to the

test during the second part of the

set when he’s beckoned back out

on stage by the relentless cry for an

encore; he returns only accompanied

Ul� T� f\aZ_X� ßWW_Xe!� J\g[� [\f� \Vba\V��ravaged acoustic guitar he leaves

behind all electrical equipment, walk-

ing to the very edge of the stage to play

completely unplugged. The entire

auditorium is hushed as he begins

to play “Gold.” Fans standing at his

feet are in disbelief as he transitions

into the awe-inspiring song “Leave,”

[\f�UXThg\Yh_�fVeXT`f�ß__\aZ�g[X�iXahX�,along with the hearts of every atten-

dant—with love and sorrow. But

it wasn’t just his playing that drew

Ybe�T�YT^X�fV\ ß�TWiXagheX�ß_`�VT__XW�Argo. Honestly, I don’t really have

`hV[�gb�fTl�TUbhg�g[X�ß_`µ\g¹f�fb_\W�in nearly every regard. It’s well made,

well written, and well acted (How can

you go wrong with Bryan Cranston,

Alan Arkin, and John Goodman?).

You should absolutely go see it. The

only real criticism that I can level at

g[X�ß_`�\f�g[Tg�\g¹f�abg�Xag\eX_l�[\fgbe\-cally accurate, but aren’t we all used

to that by now? Real life isn’t usu-

ally exciting enough for Hollywood,

so it’s no surprise to hear that some

events were embellished (or made up

completely) to increase tension. Com-

plain if you must, but it is what it is,

TaW� g[X� ß_`� cebUTU_l� UXaXßgf� Yeb`�those changes, anyway.

The one disappointing thing is

that, for an event that is commonly

referred to as the “Canadian Caper,”

Canada’s role in the plot has been

f\Za\ßVTag_l�W\`\a\f[XW� �Ce\`X�@\a-

ister Joe Clark, who provided Mendez

with the six Canadian passports he

required, was never mentioned), with

g[X� ß_`� \afgXTW� V[bbf\aZ� gb� _h`c�most of the glory on Mendez—which

is fair I suppose, considering he did

je\gX�g[X�Ubb^�hcba�j[\V[�g[\f�ß_`�\f�based. Still, it would have been nice to

see more love for Canada. That being

said, it’s not enough to ruin such a

geh_l�ZeXTg�ß_`!J\g[� 4YàXV^� UX[\aW� g[X� [X_`� bY�

the ship and an all-star crew consist-

ing of Cranston, Arkin, and Good-

man, there was simply no way that

Argo could sink.

Oh, all the comrades e’er we had An evening with Glen Hansard.

How the 90s made us who we are today.

|BRYCE PERRY

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Carly Rae Jepsens.” -Cameron Thiessen

If you’ve ever

seen the show

“Portlandia”,

you’ll know

about the

‘Dream of Nineties’. As the show

proclaims, this dream is alive today:

part-time jobs late into your thirties,

bathing a mere suggestion, love for

music translating into garage cover

bands, power to the youth, apathy for

anything unrelated to music or hav-

ing fun. This was the good life and

you can live it too.

MusicMany 21st century alternative

UTaWf� [TiX� UXXa� [XTi\_l� \aàhXaVXW�by this era. We saw the best of

bands that began in the late eighties

progress and reached new creative

heights. Some of the most renowned

and respected music of today was

born in the 90’s: Nirvana unplugged,

Radiohead’s OK Computer, Dookie

from Green Day, Pearl Jam’s Ten.

Music was a movement, a revolu-

tion. Grunge, Punk Rock, and Pop

were the norm of the day, and have

in many cases come to characterize

the 90’s as a whole. Female-fronted

alternative and punk-rock bands, like

Hole, The Cranberries, and Fiona

Apple, epitomized girl power. Break

out that old walkman and start listen-

ing

StyleIn 2010, America has seen a recur-

rence of the 90’s style. James Franco’s

Uhggba� hc� U_hX� àTaaX_� f[\eg�� ]XTa�jacket, and unkempt, greaser-like

hair in the 90’s TV show Freaks and

Geeks is anything but dated. Flannels,

cropped shirts, middle parts, faded

jeans (jean anything!), oversized

t-shirts, greasy hair—once things of

the past, they have become staples

in the wardrobe of today’s twenty-

somethings.

If someone notes that your

ensemble looks like you’ve just rolled

out of bed, take it in stride. Girls, if

you’ve been asked, “Did you get that

in the boy’s section?” it’s a compli-

ment. If you’re looking to go all out

with the nineties style, I’d suggest a

trip to your local thrift store, and a

pair of Doc Martins wouldn’t hurt.

It’s alternative, it’s whatever, it’s cool.

T.V B[�`Ta��W\W�g[X�a\aXg\Xf�Z\iX�jTl�

to some good television. Much more

evolved than eighties TV shows,

the next decade set the founda-

tion for what’s available for us to

watch today. Many of these shows

have become cult classics—you are

always guaranteed a mid-day Friends

episode for your leisure. Sitcoms

were widely popular; we watched

hilarity unfold in a Manhattan apart-

ment with Jerry Seinfeld and co.,

and shows like Saved by the Bell, My

So-Called Life, and Fresh Prince of Bel

Air� ZTiX�`Tal�bY� hf� bhe�ßefg� gTfgXf�of teenage life. Additionally today’s

massive sum of Medical Drama’s

saw their early evolution with E.R.

What a bout of thanks we owe to the

‘90s!

Remember, the dream of the

nineties is alive, and to honour that,

you must channel this wonderful

decade! So dust off that jean jacket,

sit down with friends to watch Mon-

ica and Chandler work through it,

and never forget, it’s not a lie if you

believe it.

|EMMA SPANJER

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on SCREEN

with Andrew Stewart

October 17, 2012

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Family.” -Alise McCoy

15

Big Thingscome in

Small CottagesA cross the bridge and up the path is the college

affectionately known as the Redeemer Pacific “Cottage”. What’s big at RPC? A new faculty team and the Wisdom of the Ages: Theology, Scripture, Philosophy, History, Education, Sacred Art, English Literature, and Communications. Check out our cool new “reactive design” website complete with faculty pro!les and the Spring 2013 lineup of courses. Questions? Stop by and talk to any prof about a course. How do you get in? Look for the “RP” classes during registration. "e cottage door is open.

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It has been a trying season on the ice for the Spartan hockey team,

feeling far too much like last year. The Spartans wheezed to a 5-17-6 record a year ago, but improved down the stretch which gave hope for improvement this season. Unfor-tunately that has yet to materialize thus far and it was evident during the Spartans home opener against Eastern Washington. The Spartans actually had one of their better per-formances in the last while, as a competitive back-and-forth game broke out and was sustained for the entire game.

The Spartans applied great pres-sure early on the forecheck, but gave up a rush in transition that led to

The Trin-ity Western S p a r t a n s men’s vol-leyball team has raised

their third banner in six years. The defending CIS gold medal champs came back to the Langley Events Centre to face the University of Brit-ish Columbia Okanagan Heat in a preseason BC cup match. Along with another sweet 3-0 victory over the Heat, the Spartans had their moment to look back and see what they’ve accomplished in the past season as champions once again.

The top-seeded 2011-2012 Spar-tans did what they were expected to do—win. It was one of the most dominating seasons in Trinity Western Spartans history as they remained in the number one seed for

g[X�Xag\eX� fXTfba!�G[X�FcTegTaf�ßa-ished the season with 35 wins, 0 ties, and just 4 losses as they completely steamrolled through Canada West. But this wasn’t their only great sea-son. The 2010-2011 Spartans men’s volleyball team was also victorious with a gold medal, along with an impressive 31-0-10 record season. And after seeing that banner once again, the Spartans knew that they were back to square one as they pre-pared for a preseason match against the UBC Okanagan Heat.

It was simple domination for the Spartans as they started winning the ßefg� fXg� e\Z[g� bYY� g[X� UTg!� G[X� FcTe-tans went up 4-0 right away, showing that they were in command and forc-ing the Heat to take an early timeout. However, the timeout for the Heat did not prove to be helpful because the Spartans continued to dominate

throughout the set, making con-tinuous kills along with their strong defensive play, totalling 6 blocks in the set. Nick Del Bianco led the Spartans with a strong performance, as he registered 3 kills and 3 blocks.

The Heat committed 11 errors, which [heg� g[X`�\a� g[X�ßefg�fXg!�G[X�FcTe-tans went on to win the set 25-18.

In the second set, the Spartans did not change their game as they once again came off to a large early lead going 5-0 to start the set. The Spar-tan defense was strong in the second fXg�� Vbaf\fgXag_l� `T^\aZ� \g� W\YßVh_g�for the Heat to register points. Jar-

What are you most excited for this year? “Events like the Banana Challenge” - Jen Newman

CIS champs back at it

Hockey team sputtering

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Nudists.” -Anna Funk

Spartans’ banner celebration ends with victory over the Heat.

Spartans’ shutout in home opener, continue to slide.

SPORTS. CAMERON [email protected]

|ANDREW PATTERSON

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rod Offereins had an incredible set playing in his new setting position, with an attacking percentage of .478. The Spartans only had one attacking error in this set, going on to win it with a commanding score of 25-11.

Yet again, it was no different for the Spartans as they entered the third set in the lead. Though the Spar-tans remained consistent, the Heat started to put on more pressure and managed to catch up to the Spartans making it an interesting score of 5-5 during the set. But the Spartans did not let up, as the men in blue and white trim stepped on the gas pedal and ran away with the match, win-ning the set 25-16 and the game 3-0. The Spartans simply had more skill than the Heat as they hit .531 com-pared to the Heat’s .200. The Spar-gTaf�[TW�$,�^\__f�\a�g[X�ßaT_�fXg�Vb`-pared to the Heat’s seven.

Just seeing what the Spartans have been capable of doing these past couple years, leading to another banner, has been incredible. Fur-thermore, we should not forget the honour the Spartans received when they represented Canada at the Pan Am U-23 games. To represent your school is quite something, but to wear the red and white and represent the country is an endowment on a different scale. This team has skill from the bottom to the top, and they could easily dominate this season as they did in the previous two seasons. It will be an excited time for men’s volleyball this year, so support your Spartans, TWU! The season home opener will be on October 27 against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds at the Langley Events Centre.

EWU’s Kjell Sherman scoring on a crisp wrist shot from the slot that put the Spartans into an early bind. The Eagles added to the lead just seven minutes into the second frame with a fXX\aZ XlX�je\fg�f[bg�g[ebhZ[�geTYßV�that beat Trinity Western University ZbT_\X�;Teel�9eXWX`Ta!�<g�jTf�ßgg\aZ�that EWU scored at least one of its goals on the Power Play as the night jTf�WXßaXW�Ul�V[\cc\aXff�TaW�cXa-alties. Perhaps a little bit over-juiced by the opening night’s energy, both teams went after each other leading to a lot of roughing penalties, post whistle scrums, and plenty of four- letter words. The Spartans tried to eT__l�Yeb`�g[X�WXßV\g��[TW�T�ah`UXe�of quality chances, and even outshot the eagles in the period, but were ultimately unable to get one past EWU goalie Jason Greenwell, who

was outstanding throughout the night.

The third period started rather inauspiciously for the Spartans, as EWU’s AJ Sanders handcuffed Hre-deman with a wrister in the slot to make the game 3-0 and put the game pretty much out of reach. As is often the case with games that are settled UXYbeX�g[X�ßaT_�j[\fg_X��g[X�c[lf\VT_-ity in the game really started to get out of hand following Sanders’ goal. The teams pushed and shoved after just about every whistle leading to an astonishing 72 penalty minutes in the 3rd period alone. The highlight of the rough stuff had to be Spartan forward Doug Gordon who had to be restrained following a battle in the crease. Gordon, with a player and an bYßV\T_� WeTcXW� biXe� [\`� gb� cebgXVg�the EWU player who crossed his line,

gave a few choice words, followed by a pair of choice hand gestures, and was eventually tossed from the game.

The Spartans did have one glori-ous chance to end Greenwell’s shut-out bid late in the 3rd on penalty shot after an EWU defender covered the puck with his hand in the crease. However, Trevor Beaupre was unable to get a wrister past Greenwell’s glove from in close. The effort was WXßa\gX_l� g[XeX� Ybe� g[X� FcTegTaf� Tf�they outshot the Eagles 30-21 but simply ran into a good goalie having a tremendous night. The Spartans will return to the Langley Events Cen-tre on October 26 after three games on the road, two of which happened this past weekend (which we’ll all politely agree to forget).

SCOTT STEWART

|CAMERON STUERLE

HAPPY TIMES

Happy Birthday Hannah Wanous!No sports figures of a reason-able consequence were born on October 17, so I’m giving this space to my friend Hannah; shout out girl!

Happy Anniversary Texas Longhorns!On this day in 2009 you defeated your rivals the Oklahoma Soon-ers 16-13 on a Field Goal by Justin Tucker. You, the Long-horns have not won in the Red River Shootout since this game; I bring this up because I sat through the OU-Texas game this past Saturday and watch y’all get pasted 63-21. When I’m getting out of bed be-fore 9 am to watch football on a Saturday I expect to be rewarded with something at least mildly entertaining. The Longhorns unfortunately suck this year so y’all put me through a horren-dously boring morn- oh wait I can’t finish this because my computer short circuited from watching Texas miss another tackle.

Happy Trails to Jerry Kill!Jerry Kill, the head football coach for the University of Min-nesota suffered a seizure in the locker room after his team’s 21-13 loss to Northwestern. Sadly this comes just over a year after Kill suffered a seizure on the sideline following a game last season. This is the third seizure he’s suf-fered since taking over at Min-nesota last season. Thoughts and prayers go out to Jerry Kill, his family, and the whole of the Golden Gophers’ football team.

” “It was one of the most dominating seasons in Trinity Western Univer-

sity history

October 17, 2012SPORTS.

It may not

actually be

the last home

game for

the Spartans

women’s soc-

cer team this season, but the Spar-

tans took the opportunity to hon-

our their nine seniors last Friday

night. It was the last home game of

the regular season for the Spartans,

hence the senior celebration; how-

ever, Trinity Western University has

V_\aV[XW�[b`X ßX_W�TWiTagTZX�Ybe�T�DhTegXeßaT_�ZT`X�\a�gjb�jXX^f�TaW�may also host the Canada West Final

four at home after that.

It was a cool night under the

lights at Rogers Field with an easy

drizzle that kept some fans away but

did not dampen the mood of those

who showed up or especially, the

Spartans themselves. TWU came out

blazing and dropped the hammer on

the visiting Timberwolves, putting

this one away early. It took just under

$%�`\ahgXf�gb�ßaT__l�UeXT^�g[ebhZ[��

The Trinity

Western Uni-

versity men’s

soccer team

has been a

pleasant surprise so far this season.

Little was known or expected of the

FcTegTaf�TYgXe�ßa\f[\aZ�UTeX_l�T[XTW�of the middle of the pack one year

ago and returning so few players

to this year’s squad. However, the

Spartans have been great all year and

looked to continue their roll into the

ßaT_X�bY�T�f\k�ZT`X�ebTW�fj\aZ�g[\f�past weekend against Saskatchewan

and Alberta.

The Spartans opened up with a

but when Tessa Meyer won a battle

for the ball in the box and drove it

past the University of Northern Brit-

ish Columbia goalkeeper for an early

lead. The Spartans would not relin-

quish. Krista Gommeringer scored

[Xe�ßefg�bY� gjb�ba� g[X�a\Z[g�f[beg_l�thereafter and now has 20 points

of the season—just three shy of the

Spartan single-season record.

Jenna Di Nunzio’s goal preceded

a pair from Jessica King to close the

half as TWU took a 5-0 lead to the

break. UNBC tried to switch things

up with a new goalkeeper to start

the second half, but things did not

go much better. Kat Hartwig-Clay

replaced Jordan Hall and allowed

two more goals, but did make eight

quality stops to prevent the game

from devolving into a record-break-

ing blowout.

HA56�\f� \a� \gf�ßefg�lXTe�Vb`cXg-ing at the CIS level and simply does

not have the experience or the talent

to hang with anyone in Canada West

league play. UNBC was not sup-

Friday afternoon game against a very

spirited Saskatchewan Huskies team

and had to battle for everything they

had. The action went back and forth

for the entire day and both teams

had tremendous opportunities to

seize a critical three points. Spartans

goalie Evan Lowther stole the show

on Friday by making eight key saves

including one on a clear breakaway

late in the second half. Seemingly

lifted emotionally by Lowther’s huge

save, the Spartans broke through a

few minutes later as Kenyan native

Jarvis Ambaka got open in the box

and converted off a beautiful pass

from Jordan Whitehead. The goal

came in the 88th minute, just a short

j[\_X�UXYbeX� g[X�ßaT_�j[\fg_X�Tf� g[X�Spartans grabbed three huge points

in a situation where it looked like

they were destined to take one point

in a tie.

Unfortunately, the Spartans were

not able to emerge with the same

clutch magic the next day. The Spar-

tans travelled to Edmonton to play

Alberta—the number four ranked

team in the country in another

big game. The Spartans had good

energy and controlled the ball fairly

decisively at times as TWU outshot

Alberta for the game and had a sig-

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attempted shots, but they simply

weren’t able to get the breakthrough

they had the day before. Alberta drew

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was able to score again in the second

half and basically put the game away.

Although Ambaka continued his tor-

rid scoring with a goal in added time,

this ultimately did not mean any-

g[\aZ�Tf�g[X�FcTegTaf�_bfg�Ybe�g[X�ßefg�time this season.

The Women’s team has looked

àTf[\Xe� g[\f� fXTfba� j\g[� f[hgbhgf�aplenty and big offensive outbursts.

The Men’s team take their unde-

feated record longer into the season,

however (I will take “things I failed

to predict in August” for $200, Alex),

with the key win against Saskatche-

wan, the Spartans locked up a playoff

and have assured themselves of play-

ing into November. The Spartans

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Thunderbirds in a home-and-home

with UBC on the 26th and 27th. The

Spartans need to be careful not to

look ahead though, as TWU must

contend with Fraser Valley and Victo-

ria at home this upcoming weekend.

posed to give TWU a run, which they

didn’t, as the Spartans blitzed UNBC

with constant offense and backed up

with a suffocating defense. Kristen

Funk, one of the graduating seniors,

was only forced to face one shot for

the night and stopped it easily for

yet another shutout (her eighth of

the season and 38th of her illustri-

ous career). Rachel Antoniuk, Nikki

Byrne, Jilian Dietrich, Tessa Meyer,

Chantell Whitehead, and Nikki

Wright, along with Funk played their

ßaT_�eXZh_Te�fXTfba�[b`X�ZT`X�TaW�went out in style with a dominant win

over an overmatched foe.

The Timberwolves were not an

opponent to be taken seriously, but

the next two foes are the exact oppo-

site. TWU travels to Chilliwack to

play 6-3-1 University of the Fraser

Valley. More importantly, the Spar-

tans will face second place Victoria

on the Island on Saturday in a game

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Four should both teams qualify.

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If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “Pinkberry!” -Rachel Bell

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22 games $30 12 games $1513 games $106 games $15 6 games $101 game $4 1 game $21 game $2

soccer hockey

REC INTRAMURALS LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Check out recservices.twu.ca or Like us on Facebook! Does not apply during fort week! Open gym evenings!

basketball 7:00-10:00TUESDAY

volleyball 7:00-10:00WEDNESDAY

6:00-7:004:15-5:15

group fitness6:00-10:00

indoor soccerMONDAY

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if only to give those less fortunate than myself the taste of the good life. Meanwhile, I will be living the high _\YX�bY�YeXX�VT__f�TYgXe�ßiX!�

Cafeteria at one o’clock in the afternoon: The place is bustling with people, yet

<�ßaW�`lfX_Y�f\gg\aZ�\a�f\_XaVX!�G[\f��my friends, is a story like one you have never heard. I have been isolated by a being that has become so com-mon in our cafeteria, our campus, our city, our world: the smart phone.

Being the hipster that Trinity Western University has made me, I refuse to fall under the status quo when it comes to cellular devices. Instead I accompany my Value Village attire with something more appro-priate. It’s old school, a little worn, and very cheap—no one else has it. You may see it as the crappy free phone that someone gets when they ßefg�f\Za�hc�Ybe�T�c_Ta��Uhg�<�ceXYXe�gb�use the term “vintage.”

That’s right. I have a free phone and I’m proud of it. I am the odd one sitting out, going against the grain,

Fartphones! Amirite?

If you could walk into a room full of anything what would it be filled with? “The 44 Presidents of the USA. All of them.” -Ryan Penner

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heart is still wrapped around that slick little rectangle in your pocket. Well hold onto your electronics because I’m about to shift those rose colored glasses right off your face. Considering the bulkiness of my phone, there are a few dirty jobs that a smart phone is too expensive to perform—things you didn’t know a phone could even do.

Got crumbs on the table? Just slide open your phone and the slanted edge of the keyboard will help you guide them right into a perfect pile! Feeling frustrated or agitated? Use the sliding keyboard as a distraction Ybe�ßWZXg\aZ�TaW�\Y�g[Tg�WbXfa¹g�jbe^��just use the heavy-duty width to hit something—it’s almost guaranteed not to break (depending on the mate-rial of the target)! The sturdiness of the phone supplies a plethora of uses that are otherwise not considered to be phone-friendly!

All this time, you fancy phone owners believed you had the most

diverse and elaborate phone out there. Well think again. I hope that lbh�`Tl� fg\__�ßaW� fb`X�^\aW�bY� fTg-isfaction with your devices. And if not, I’d always be willing to switch

sticking it to the man. It is ideal though, when you think about it. I mean, when you really think about it. It has all the basic attributes. It can call, send texts, and tell time. So I can’t play “Fruit Ninja” or check “Twitter” at any time that I want, but you know what my phone can do? It can slide open. It can fall from my pocket onto the gravel and not crush the screen. It’s like a transformer.

It conveniently has only one menu screen so I don’t get confused. It takes fuzzy pictures, which ulti-mately forces me to use the camera I got for Christmas. It has actual buttons that I have to deliberately press—way more satisfying than a touch screen. No one else has it, which makes keeping track of it all the easier. And most importantly, I have an excessive amount of free time by not having “Words with Friends” or “Temple Run.”

You may be thinking to yourself that these all may be true, but your

@ma!yruby: My biggest deal breaker/turn-o! is if the person is a guy.

@benye_wust Dog owners always look around like they don’t know what their dog is doing squa"ing in a weird position.

@emilyknau": Babysi"ing means a"ack their kitchen like you’ve never seen food before, right?

@kylie_myers: Is it not socially acceptable to intensely blow your nose and yell “success!” a#erwards? #oops #byebyeboogy

@vikingrabbi: Miss Vickies is like the crunchy dandru! of angels!

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Marianne Soehardi Meredith Overmeyer

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oceanside, san diego

The goldlined beaches forever in sun enshrinedand houses beneath the swaying palmsswallow seafoam, fog and furrow of deepsea breastwaves crash and crest to unknown endsbut I will sit and sit and I will sing and Iwill know my time against these shores.<�`XTfheX�\g�bhg�\a�ZeT\af��geTV^�\aßa\gl�j\g[�`l�gbXf�\a�g[X�fTaWthe consuming wrath of life on my sunburned back.I will wager my time against these shores, and mark the arcs of continents, heavenly spheres and earthly bodies entwined in the ceaseless churnof time gnawing the edge of life,the push in pull outthroes of seadays kissed on sunbit lips.

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Dear TWU,You’re all a bunch of prudes. I’ll go running shirtless if I friggin want to.Sincerely,Cam Sorenson

Joe Goody, i hear your becoming a doctor, can i come in for a check up;)Love:M&N

Jesse Hilleary has the sickest wheels on campus. #doinwork

“Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80’s movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride o! on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me.”

Nikki Benevidez, what a babe. You should totes ask her out.Love, the roommate (and the other roommate)

Hey Northwest girls, we see you checking yourselves out in the Frodo window on your morn-ing commute. Don’t think you’re subtle.

Boy in Rels 300,Want to practice speaking in tongues with me? -Cute girl in middle row

Name something faster than TWU’s internet. Go! Hmmm . . . . . the construction of the new chapel

Dear Twu Internet fairy,I hope when i wake, i will find good internet

Get with it or stay dipped in sauce- Rob Mikins

I can’t decide which Colin on TWUSA is cuter! Thoughts?

Yo Sco", you’re so hot!Lets go out and beep bo bop!Love you Brewbie

Only stupid people claimed to have been abducted, because the aliens keep the smart ones.

Is Sco" the shortest MH editor ever? Power to the small people!

it is GOOOOOOOOOD.

People who need to work harder:Aimee (‘nu! said)

Dear Boys,If you are going to be in the “girl’s” study room, please wear ear plugs. There are certain times of the month, when the flow of our conversation does not need to be heard...

STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH WORK!

If I don’t leave TWU with a degree AND a girlfriend I am going to ask for a refund.

Sco" please don’t have your picture in every mars hill

Bryce Perry, you make a mean French Toast. Want to make me dinner?

Dear IT department,I wish the best of Luck to you... Sorry the internet is so horrible it would not let me edit “Luck”

Where is that master switch they use at the library to turn o! all the lights at 10:30pm?

So now that the initial onslaught of parking tickets have been all handed out, how many people didn’t buy parking passes? #lifeontheedge

For the record, I still haven’t forgo"en about your Guatemalan dance skills. Ha.

You know that person at Star-bucks who has to talk to everyone and ask what they’re doing? Don’t be that person, unless you want a la"e in the face.

Whatever happened to that TWU Memes page? I miss o!ensive, sacreligious, yet hilarious memes!

Jason Lavergne, do you know if the new Kutless album has dropped yet?

Guy that thinks the RELS 350 girl is cute. Which middle row...?

11th Commandment: Corey Stroder shalt not cut thine hair.

Dear Sheme Sham Shmoo Resi-dent,I miss my photogenic heterosexual life partner.Sincerely,O.M. (The Original Mu#n)

If she doesn’t know likeali"le, she’s too young for you, bro.

Not sure if all the pre"y girls are smiling at me because they like me or because campus is just filled with friendly christians... #TWUproblems

Men of TWU! Over the trench or through the tunnel? Bri"any S is engaged, and that’s

quite a rock. We are talking at least five figures. What does her bf do again? Xoxo -gossip grad

Boy in Rels 300,If we were around with Noah, you, me ... pair.-Cute girl in middle row.

Doug and Brad, get a room.

Newman. A rainbow of quality. So solid.

Hey TWUSA I really loved Adren-aline Rush this year. Oh wait......

ISJC is trying to get Sodexo to sell fair trade co!ee on campus. Don’t know what fair trade is? Talk to someone from the Social Justice Club.

Girl you make my speakers go boom boom

Which student at the LLC do you miss most? I vote Mary Esplen.

Ben Magnuson,When you flip your hair gets me overwhelmedLove, M&N

How about we have a day where all the guys on campus wear the tightest pants they have? Oh wait, that’s everyday.

If that tall Track and Field girl wears shorts that are any shorter, there are going to be some prob-lems.

Steve Semlitch RMFL!

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99% of the time I’m not laughing out loud when I text lol.

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Hometown: Abbotsford

Denomination: Mennonite

Fave preacher: Timothy Keller

Fave Bible verse: 1 Corinthians 15: 51-52

Fave hymn: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Idea of perfect date: Zorbing—no bet-

ter way to build a relationship than rolling down a

hill together in a giant rubber ball!

Views on courtship?: I’m not interested

in dating if I know I wouldn’t want to marry them.

Good age to get married: 24

Best place for a first kiss: Back forty,

on one of the little bridges.

Best pick up line: “According to the second

law of thermodynamics, you’re supposed to share

your hotness with me.”

Top quality in a future mate: It’d be

neat if they weren’t scared of outdoor activities.

How do you know if it’s love: You

can’t trust your emotions but you can rely on the

wisdom of friends and mentors.

Skill that makes you “the one”: I like

to listen—I have a very high attention span!

Domestic talent: Cleaning is my way of de-

stressing.

How many kids do you want?: 2. We

can’t overpopulate the planet, but society also

does not need any more of that ‘only child’ type

of person.

View on birth control?: Pro.

Love Language?: Swedish - Jag älskar dig.

Chris VothYear: 4

Height: 5’9Biology

Other than clowns and spiders, what is your greatest fear? “Popcorn. The kernels get stuck at the back of my mouth!” -Sarah Grochowski

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Jacob McComber,you are one sexy beast,can i be your beauty;)Love: M&N!Dear gorgeous, over 6 foot tall men. We are now open for busi-ness

I ate 14 bowls of cereal for fun and now everything just hurts. Please help.

Coolest name on campus this year: Sco" Plocktis (the nickname potential is huge)

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