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REMEMBERING PASTOR PERGERSON

IS SHARING CARING?

#FREE BRADY

“...I don’t want to become the kind “Why do people want to believe Brady “This loss, while tragic and devas- of person that doesn’t see any- is guilty?” tating, has sparked a greater desire thing wrong with taking somewithin me to give Christ my all...” thing that does not belong to me.”

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WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

FACULTY ART EXHIBITION

“ ...embodying a fraction or rather “[This exhibition] exemplifies the large part of both, art becomes a influence of artists’ voices on tool for me to bridge these cultures subjects as diverse as . . . the arts together.” themselves.”

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RELATING TO REFUGEES “As Christians, we share a unique moral responsibility to combat the afflictions of those around us— refugees included.”

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10 Years After Hurricane Katrina Regine Senior | On August 29,

Shenika K. McDonald News Editor

2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the entire U.S. Gulf Coast. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina included the destruction of thousands of homes, as well as regional infrastructure—over $100 billion of damage. Of all cities struck by Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans suffered the most. Approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded, and at least 986 Louisiana residents were killed.

Katrina greatly affected not only the environment but also the lives of the survivors. Many residents lost their homes, family members and friends. Dale Hodges, director of Campus Safety here at Andrews University who was once a police officer in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, spoke about what

he most vividly remembers about Hurricane Katrina.

“After the storm subsided, we brought vehicles down to evacuate as many people as possible; the officers went in teams of three for their safety and went searching for anyone who was trapped in and on top of the roofs of their homes,” Hodges said.

Hodges remembered the days leading up to the hurricane and the various conflicts that occurred before the storm appeared.

“It was election time and a lot of political leaders in Louisiana did not want to evacuate the area because of the various expenses that would be used to evacuate thousands of residents; also, making sure each person received a means of transportation was very costly

and presented many issues with the budget.”

After the storm, many people found shelter in the Louisiana Superdome, which could hold 20,000 people; due to poor safety conditions and a lack of necessary supplies, as well as poor planning, on Aug. 31, those in the shelter were moved to the Reliant Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

Several years after Hurricane Katrina, there have been various efforts made to rebuild the infrastructure and homes destroyed in the hurricane.

Hodges said, “There have been vast improvements to the pumping systems that failed during the hurricane. There was also a levee breach during the storm that has also been replaced.”

These improvements help to ensure that if such a storm occurs again the city will be prepared for the vast amount of water that could flood the low-lying neighborhoods around New Orleans.

People of New Orleans and all of the other cities in Louisiana have also created various events to instill hope for residents to strongly move forward after Hurricane Katrina. To commemorate 10 years of progress in New Orleans, “Katrina 10” is a celebration that has been created, which involves various events in remembrance of those lost in the hurricane, and also for the survivors. Katrina.org highlights several events, which include a city-wide day of service, various parades and festivals and even a block party. The people of

New Orleans have chosen not to be defeated by this storm and instead celebrate the resilience of the citizens and also the great amount of effort that has been used to build the city and strive to make it even better than before.

To help support the city of New Orleans, you can send donations to Foundation for Louisiana and Volunteer Louisiana, which are sponsors of the Katrina 10 events.

“He was more than equipped to protect and serve the campus of Andrews University.”

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Director of Campus Safety Resigns Paris Rollins | President Niels-Erik Andreasen may be the best-known faculty member to leave the Andrews University family this year, but he is not the first. Thursday, September 3 marked the last day of work for Director of Campus Safety Dale Hodges. I had the opportunity to speak with him about his time here in Berrien Springs.

Hodges has been the Director of Campus Safety since March 2008.

With 18 years of law enforcement experience under his belt—thirteen of those spent working with homicide cases—he was more than equipped to protect and serve the campus of Andrews University. However, the job presented its own challenges. In

a phone interview, Hodges told me, “It was an entirely new endeavor. I was getting into areas (where) I had no particular expertise. I had a lot to learn about federal requirements, things such as the Department of Education and requirements for the Cleary Act (a law which requires all institutions of higher learning that participate in federal financial aid programs to keep their students and faculty abreast of crimes that take place on and near their respective campuses). Those were unexpected things that I really had no knowledge of until I got [to Andrews University].”

Hodges overcame these early challenges and, according to Jennifer

Burrill, Director of Residence Life at Lamson Hall, became an adept and dependable leader. As the head dean at Andrews’ women’s dorm, Burrill often worked closely with Hodges and his team. “He was very supportive, very kind, and professional.

He knew his business really well. I trusted him—I do trust him—an awful lot…I knew I could call him no matter what time of the day or night if I needed him.” Burrill also stated that Hodges’s leadership maintained a safe atmosphere on campus. “He really listened well. If I would call him and say, ‘Hey, residents feel unsafe with the lighting at this exit,’ he would advocate getting better lighting, and he would work on that. He

was really good about listening to feedback and about helping things improve based on what he was told.”

How did the student body feel about Hodges’ departure? Many seemed completely unaware. Tiffany Bailey, Masters student in Community and International Development, said, “I knew the President was leaving, but I did not know the Director of Campus Safety was leaving.” Other students echoed this idea. This does not surprise Dean Burrill. “He’s behind the scenes working. He’s not up front in chapel…He’s doing his duties on the street.” Nevertheless, Bailey does think that his leaving will affect the students. “Anything that happens on this campus has an effect

on the students who go here, even though it might not be as visible.”

Hodges leaves our Andrews community due to a family illness. He is moving to Louisiana, where he will resume work with his former employer, the sheriff’s department of Baton Rouge. A decision as to who will fill his position has not yet been reached.

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College). Wilkins presented facts, such as the department’s reception of ACS accreditation in 1939. Furthermore, Wilkins detailed the accomplishment of past department chairs, noting Professor Herwarth Halenz as the first.

The celebratory event continued as former department chair, Dwain L. Ford, received a poster signed by faculty and friends, in honor of the renaming of the Chemistry Seminar: from “ChemSem” to the “Dwain L. Ford Lecture series.”

As the program came to a close, Noah Chun, President of the Chemistry Club, introduced his team and invited students to sign up for the club at the upcoming Club Fair on

September 23, 2015. Administrative Assistant Dana Johnston welcomes everyone to join in the anniversary celebration during homecoming weekend on September 25, 2015. Afterwards, all are invited for vespers and supper at Feather Park.

Associate Professor of Chemistry, Desmond Murray thanked everyone who attended the program and closed with this parting message: “We are all part of this one history.

Time nor faith will break our bonds, you are us, we are you, many hearts, one love.”

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Chem & Biochem Celebrates Anniversaries Danni Francis | The Andrews University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is celebrating two anniversaries this year: the 75th Anniversary of the department and the 50th Anniversary of the Chemistry Seminar (ChemSem) lecture series.

The first of the 2015-16 ChemSem lectures took place on Thursday, August 27, 2015.

The department plans to celebrate throughout the year, urging students to utilize the hashtag #7550auchem to memorialize this landmark year.

Chemistry Department Chair David Nowack expressed his “gratitude to God for bringing the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department this far.”

In light of the achievement,

American Chemical Society (ACS) President Diane Schmidt created a congratulatory video describing the ChemSem lecture series as, “an excellent way for students and faculty to network.” Schmidt detailed the mission of the ACS, stating, “We have an obligation to better communicate the connection between the role of chemistry and the improvements the general public’s experiences in daily life,” affirming our chemistry and biochemistry team for doing so.

Keith Mattingly, Dean of the College of Arts and Science, described Andrews University as “one of the top science universities among small universities” referencing the recent accomplishment of placing sec-

ond for top-ranked STEM programs amongst small universities (4,000 students or less).

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the excellence of its graduates.”

Following her accolades, retired professor Robert Wilkins presented a history of the department and the de-

“The Department is known for quality and the excellence of its graduates.”

Provost Andrea Luxton applauded the department, commenting, “The Department is known for quality and

velopment of chemistry at Andrews and its predecessors (Battle Creek College and Emmanuel Missionary

Remembering Pastor William Pergerson [He] was passionate about one thing--sharing the message of Christ and His righteousness.

Lydia Levy | On Thursday, August

27, 2015 the Adventist community lost an important evangelist, pastor, father and friend. Pastor William Pergerson, 48, who was a member of Harbor of Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church in Benton Harbor, Michigan, was killed in a plane crash at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Airport. According to local news reports, just as Pergerson had departed from the W.K. Kellogg Airport his plane started to experience engine difficulties.

Pergerson did attempt to land his aircraft two times and on the second attempt the plane ended up crashing and catching fire on the grass, just off of one of the airport’s runways.

Among his many significant roles, Pastor Pergerson was the director of the 1888 Study Committee in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

The 1888 Message Study Committee, as a group that began in 1984 with the objective being to further study and learn about the message of “Righteousness by Faith” as was presented by Alonzo T. Jones and Ellet J. Waggoner to the General Conference session of Seventh-day Adventist. Pergerson is beloved and remembered by this committee as a good friend, brother, and evangelist. He is survived by his wife Sharon Pergerson, and two

children, William Pergerson Jr. and Jaisa Pergerson.

Andrews University third-year seminary student, Brian Irby said, “From my personal interaction with Pastor William Pergerson, I can say that he was truly a sincere man of God. What inspired me most was his passion and dedication to preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He had an amazing gift to present the message of Christ and His righteousness in a compelling way that was profound but easy enough for a child to understand. Pastor Pergerson was not only a skilled orator, but he was a man who cared about people. Although, he had a very busy schedule he always took time to care for and mentor others.

As a seminarian, Pastor Pergerson, always took time to encourage me along my personal journey as a young minister. He had a true passion for young pastors and other young people. Although, Pastor Pergerson is no longer with us, I know his legacy will live on and I have no doubt that his family with all the saints will be caught up with him to meet Jesus in the air.”

Also comforted by the promise of a sweet reunion in Jesus, Pastor Taurus Montgomery of the Harbor of Hope Church had these words to say: “Harbor of Hope and

the rest of Adventism lost a hero of the faith. William Pergerson II was passionate about one thing--sharing the message of Christ and His righteousness. He did it with hu-

mility and grace. He was a diligent student of Scripture with a burden for evangelism. He also had a great sense of humor. There was never a time when I was around him that

I did not laugh, even if he wasn’t trying to make me laugh. This loss, while tragic and devastating, has sparked a greater desire within me to give Christ my all. He was a men-

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tor, friend, and colleague who will be missed but I know not for long.”

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Copyright… or Copywrong Daniel Fults | How many times have you sung “Happy Birthday” in your lifetime? For each of the numerous times that you have experienced the joy (and perhaps humiliation) of Happy Birthday, have you ever stopped to consider that you might be doing something illegal?

The story goes that in 1893, Patty and Mildred Hill wrote the melody to a song called “Good Morning to All” and at some point lyrics were added or changed to “Happy Birthday.” In the following years, ownership changed hands a number of times, leading to the current copyright holder to the most popular song in the English language being none other than Time Warner. That’s right, the same parent company of Warner Bros. and HBO can file a lawsuit against you for singing what constitutes a “public performance.” (This should also enlighten to why no restaurant will ever sing this song to you— instead some rendition of a “Happy Happy Song.”) In fact, while only two million dollars worth of their revenue is derived from licensing this song, they have gone after a number of considerable copyright infringers.

Is that Copyright or Copywrong? While copyright infringement occurs daily from the pirates of popular media to singing “Happy Birthday” on occasion, to answer that question, one must understand the origin and debated intention of copyright.

The founding of copyright law is enshrined in the Constitution of the United States, in which it states the purpose is “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts” and provide “for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective (works).” The reason copyright exists is that people can create amazing and be rewarded for their hard

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work and creativity. This concept of copyright is a good thing when used to encourage creators to create and provide their families the ability to benefit from such works.

The issue for debate as many people see it today, is that copyright has seemed to transform beyond the original intentions of the “limited” scope (originally for 14 years, now up to 120 years) and left behind the promotion of progress. The concept is that eventually copyright will expire and it will enter the public domain, all the while becoming a free part of culture and fostering more creativity. Now, the claim is because it takes copyright so long to expire, it is therefore is no longer a promotion of the progress enshrined at the start, stifling both creativity and culture from freely expanding.

The complexity of copyright seems to add to these detractors arguments against modern-day copyright, claiming overbearance, greed and brokenness. One such issue of complexity highlighted by many is the highly controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (or DMCA). This act (the one that will make Youtube videos disappear with a complaint) has the ability to include exemptions that the Librarian of Congress (an appointed position) has the power to implement and/or revoke. This has lead to a flip-flop on many things (pre-2012 unlocking your own phone for another carrier: legal, post-2012: illegal) that has many scratching their heads on what will be legal today and illegal tomorrow.

All these complexities aside, does following copyright law matter if we so easily (perhaps even unintentionally) circumvent it without a second thought? The first counterclaim is that as a citizen it is our responsibility to fol-

low the laws that our government establishes, and while exceptions can occur for disobedience (unjust laws etc.), it is our duty as citizens to uphold the law. Additionally, the Constitutional copyright clause is an effort to promote further creation and invention. Finally, there is a Christian responsibility that exists for those who claim the Christian creed; Romans 13:1 says “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.”

So, is it that cut and dry? Follow blindly and accept the authority? Shell out or pay the price? No, of course not. The same moral responsibility that calls us to follow and obey these rules and laws also calls us to take a stand in shaping them. If there is any discrepancy between the law and our personal opinions, the burden falls on us as citizens to shape and change what is established to fit our model of reality. So then, Copyright or Copywrong? The choice is up to you.

and copyright infringement. The FBI warning at the beginning of the films used to terrify me when I was young because the sum of money and jail time involved in being caught at copyright infringement was ridiculous. Considering the punishments for far greater crimes, I still feel it is ridiculous.

Even if a country’s greatest export is media, excessive force is only a functional method of regulation if it is used regularly, which it is not in the United States.

I admonish and encourage no one else to do so, but so long as it harms no one, I will continue to do infringe on copyrights, not maliciously, largely because of convenience. I love CD’s and vinyl way

more than having six days worth of music files on iTunes, but I’m lazy and entitled, and I don’t want to drive to the store or even order a CD off of Amazon and wait two days for it get here. As it becomes convenient, I will replace my illegally obtained media with legally obtained media. Until I become threatened by it, the law is unlikely to directly interfere with my film and music downloads. It may be morally wrong, and perhaps I am immoral for not caring, but given the greater issues of morals that I face daily, this moral issue is one of little concern to me.

On Copyright Infringement Emily Cancel | The year 2001 featured a unique court case of the sort that hadn’t really been seen before. A&M Records sued Napster, Inc. for copyright infringement on the Internet. Napster is outdated, so its name may no longer be recognized, but it was a peer-to-peer file sharing service, most frequently used to share .mp3 files. The lawsuit was based on the fact that the program shared music for free, and thus without profit to the record company that owned it. It was the first big lawsuit of its kind, as the frontier of Internet was rapidly being explored.

Let’s face it. At one point or another, we’ve all benefited from copyright infringement at some

point. Just the other night I was watching a Disney movie torrented off the Internet. Most of the movies I watch are obtained free of cost, either by torrenting or streaming on sites whose film library is stocked by copyright infringement. Most of my music collection has likewise been collected from various secondhand sources. I would doubtless feel worse about my media acquisitions if the companies and artists who owned the music were not so rolling in money that they really didn’t need mine.

The question, then, is not one of thievery of money that could have been given to those that don’t need it, but one of morals. Theft is theft, regardless of whether or not the in-

dividual has a need for what they lost. Robin Hood knew this and ignored it when he stole from the rich to give to the poor. Some argue that this is what they are promoting when they rip media files and put them out for the public to download. If there is one thing I learned from the Batman movies (which I obtained legally), it is that a deed is no less unscrupulous because one does it with very good intention, and those decisions may bite you later.

At the beginning of movies, there used to be short clips saying things like, “You wouldn’t steal someone’s cell phone,” or, “You wouldn’t steal a car,” followed by an admonition to stop piracy

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Is it Really Stealing?

Jaime Vargas | I remember the first time I was confronted with the issue of downloading illegal music. It was stealing; that’s the idea my high school mentor was trying to pass on to me. I think we went back and forth for a bit, discussing the arguments for and against it.

Since successful recording artists are already reeling in thousands and thousands of dollars, would it really hurt them to miss out on a few dollars here and there? Would they ever even know they were missing the profit?

I believe that was the main argument I was putting up. Today, I can think of another argument one may use in regards to downloading illegal music. With the rise of

music streaming services like Pandora, one no longer needs to go to the record store to sample a given album; instead, one can select any given artist and listen to his or her music for free. What’s more, with online services like YouTube and Spotify, you can select almost any particular song from almost any artist and have it playing as long as you have online access.

If I have the freedom to play almost anything as long as I have the Internet, does it really make a difference to find those same songs online and download them so I can have unlimited personal access to them? Other than what I pay for my Internet subscription, I would be listening to them free otherwise,

so those artists wouldn’t be getting any money out of me anyway!

What difference would it make to them or to me?

Stealing. The first time I was confronted with that reality, I didn’t really buy into it. I think I agreed to disagree with my high school mentor that day, shrugged my shoulders, and continued to enjoy the huge variety of free songs I had on my iPod. Yet, the reality of my actions convicted me about a year after that. Yes, most of those artists are exceedingly rich. Yes, they probably won’t ever feel the difference in profit that my illegal downloading would make. But those songs are still the original work of those people. As incredible

as it may sound, their livelihood depends on the sale of those songs.

Legally, it belongs to them, and by illegally downloading whatever song I wanted, I was taking something that did not belong to me.

Whether those were the exact reasons I had for deleting all of my illegally downloaded music, I don’t know. What I do know now is that by being alright with holding on to those songs, I was more or less allowing myself to be alright with the fact that I was, in essence, a thief. Granted, I may have been a petty thief, stealing a few dollars’ worth of audio here and there, and I may have gone unnoticed for the rest of my life, but I was, in principle, a thief. And if I was allow-

ing myself to be the kind of person that didn’t see anything wrong with stealing, what right would I ever have of calling out any other form of stealing? I would then be a thief and a hypocrite, condemning others for a crime that I was, in principle, committing myself. I believe I would be in the same spot if it was books or movies or TV shows instead of music.

Copyright laws may not make any sense sometimes. It may seem pointless to try and protect people from theft when they’re already wealthy and when others are already illegally possessing their products, but I don’t want to become the kind of person that doesn’t see anything wrong with

taking something that does not belong to me. In this case, I believe it’s the principle that matters the most.

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Back to School Interviews Interviewed by: Tim McGuire

Anecia Ascalon Year: Sophomore Major: Elementary Education

What aspects of school were you excited to return to?

The social environment Andrews provides and building stronger connections with people I had already met.

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What school-related elements were you dreading?

It was cold last week. But the beginning of the school year is always ex-

citing.

Does it feel weird being back on campus after having the summer off?

Yeah I miss summer a lot, but all good things must come to an end.

Was your first week stressful at all?

Yeah. Teachers are going crazy with these assignments.

Have you had any tests yet or are those soon to be coming?

Yeah I’ve had four quizzes already, and I’m sure there are many more to come.

Are there any changes in your life from last semester that you would like to implement this semester?

Actually do my school work.

Do you have any goals this semester that are different than the aforementioned changes?

I’m really trying to open my heart and life to God because I know he has really big plans and let him use me to

touch those around me.

Do you have any advice that you would like to give to this year’s freshmen?

Don’t get discouraged if classes are really hard and you feel like you have no friends. Continue to be exactly yourself and never doubt that God has a plan for you. It gets easier.

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Kate Carbaugh Year: Freshman Major: Speech pathology/audiology How are you enjoying your experience here at Andrews so far?

It’s good. I like it. Everyone seems to be really nice and accepting and really chill.

What are your goals for this semester?

Get good grades, obviously, I want to make new friends, all of the stereotypical things that every freshman

wants to do, make enough money to pay off this semester, grow closer to God. Does it feel weird to not be in high school anymore?

I’ve been out of high school for two years, so not really. It is a completely different thing.

What has been the biggest transition?

Living with a roommate and managing money. There is no bank around that I have an account with, so I have to drive 30 minutes to access my ac-

count.

Are there any other things about college that are difficult to get used to?

Getting to classes on time.

How have your classes been treating you thus far?

They are surprisingly easy. I feel like it should be easier than it is so far.

I’m thankful for the easy load, but it’s weird.

related?

Yes, but only because I accidentally did the wrong homework assignment for Fit for Life.

Has it been difficult balancing homework with an extra-curricular activities?

Except for my job (which technically isn’t extra-curricular), I have not had any extra-curricular activities yet.

Has there been a lot of stress that has been class/homework

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#FreeBrady Tim McGuire | Tom Brady has finally caught a break in the long process known as “Deflategate,” the 2015 football scandal that put into question his legacy. Every form of media— from newspapers to television, the Internet and the radio came the resounding conclusion that Tom Brady was and is a cheater. And it was easy for people to read the headlines and come to the same conclusion.

For someone like myself, who was born just outside of Boston and grew up in New England, this has been a troubling time. I remember where I was the night that Brady took over for then-starter and number one pick, Drew Bledsoe. From the start, we

knew that this kid was different. All of New England knew that this was not the classic quarterback under center. In that year, Brady took the Patriots all the way to the Promised Land, winning the Super Bowl and crowning the “Pats” champions for the first time in history.

Throughout his career, Brady was seen as the golden boy, the untouchable. All of that came to a screeching halt when ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen reported that 11 of the 12 footballs used in the American Football Conference (AFC) championship game were two pounds under the legal limit. From that point on, nothing else mattered in the court of public

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opinion. Brady was guilty, and nothing could change that. Not so for the faithful from Boston. We looked deeper, trying to find anything that would vindicate our hero.

Later, we found out that Mortensen’s report was false: the footballs had been nowhere near that under-inflated. Skeptics then asked why the Patriots would fire the ball boys if they were innocent. Adam Schefter would later report that this was due to a request by the NFL. Many other accusations can be explained with simple reasoning if one is willing to listen.

The problem is that there are few outside of Boston that are. For them,

it is better to see Brady as guilty, because it gives them a plausible reason as to why he has dominated the game since that night in early Sept. 2001.

He should never have succeeded. He was not big enough, strong enough or fast enough. But now, 15 years after Brady was drafted, we are looking at possibly the best quarterback in history: a little-known kid from San Mateo, California.

Why do people want to believe Brady is guilty? Mostly because they are jealous: not because he had access to all the tools in the world to achieve greatness, but because he used the tools he did have to near perfection. What makes Brady so

great is that he never says, “Enough is enough.” As he said after his second Super Bowl victory in 2003, his favorite championship ring is always the next one. Now, at the age of 38, that quarterback has the same mentality.

After all that has happened in the past eight months since Brady was MVP in his fourth Super Bowl victory, the thought that is on Tom Brady’s mind is not what people think of him, nor pride in past accomplishments, nor the fact that he has practically taken down a known tyrant in NFL, Commissioner Roger Goodell. The only thing on his mind is the next victory.

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year’s trip was full of great memories on and off the field.

What’s your favorite position?

Sasha: Defense. People always see me playing around so I think they underestimate me when it’s game time.

Meredith: I’m more comfortable playing on the wing, but defensive back could be a position that I could get used to with more practice.

people do. I had the defensive skills, I just didn’t have as much technique.

Meredith: The U.S. Women’s soccer team. Men’s teams, no matter what sport, will always be more popular so it’s awesome to see American women dominate and win the World Cup which encourages me to be the best at what I do.

teamwork and communication is everything. If we cannot work together as a team, then everything we learn in practice is pointless.

He is extremely patient with us and he tries to instill Christ-like values in us. Devotions take place before each practice and I like that.”

Meredith: He always motivates us to play our best, but most importantly to keep God first.

What do you respect most about your team?

Sasha: That everyone tries. We don’t all have the skills but we try.

I’m happy I get to play my final year with these girls.

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Women’s Soccer Season Preview Bethany Morrison | This weekend I took the time out to interview two women from our Lady Cardinals’ women’s soccer team, Sasha-Gay Thompson and Meredith Martin.

What is your class standing and major?

Sasha: I am a first year graduate student studying Social Work (MSW).

Meredith: I am a senior studying Wellness (Fitness).

When did you first start playing soccer?

Sasha: I grew up playing soccer, or football as we call it in Jamaica.

I don’t have a specific age but I remember as a kid growing up, every Sunday, all the kids from the community would meet in the area in

front of my house and we would play after we had Sunday dinner. It was like a tradition.

Meredith: fifth grade.

How do you train for soccer when you’re by yourself?.

Sasha: When I’m not training with the team, I’m either playing tennis to get a full body workout to stay in shape or sometimes I run.

Meredith: Jogging. I should improve my footwork but my stamina and endurance is most important to me.

What do you love most about being a Lady Cardinal?

Sasha: That the ladies are like family. We win and lose as a team.

Meredith: The competitive aspect of being a part of a team, traveling

and the free gear.

What are some things we should expect from the team this year?

Sasha: This year there is better communication among the team. I think we’re to the point where we understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses so we play accordingly. I think we’ll definitely win more games this year.

Meredith: More wins!

What are you looking forward to this soccer season?

Sasha: Since I’m a graduate student, this is my last year playing on the team. I’m looking forward to making more memories with the girls and just having a great time, with no injuries.

Meredith: Going back to play in the Chicago tournament. Last

Who influenced you to play soccer?

Sasha: The first time I ever played on an actual team was in high school. My coach, Me. Barrett, was the reason I actually wanted to play on a team. Even though I grew up playing, I didn’t have the finesse or the techniques that most

What is one thing you love about being on the team?

Sasha: After playing two years in high school, I realized I really loved playing soccer.

Meredith: I just love to play. It’s fun and I love to exercise.

How does your coach hold the team together?

Sasha: For Cliff Jean-Baptiste,

fans will no doubt enjoy all the Carr to Cooper connections this year.

NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys—The loss of Murray does hurt, but make no mistake: the Cowboys are the class of this division. Another solid year of healthy along the offensive line will go a long way this year.

Philadelphia Eagles—Chip Kelly may have a habit of getting rid of his best players, but somehow he keeps winning, which in football is all that matters.

New York Giants—Fans will be eager to see how well Cruz and Odell can play together. Eli should continue to throw a lot of interceptions, but expect a nice increase in the touchdown department as well.

Washington Redskins—No team has and causes more internal drama then the Washington Redskins. The team is more worried about off-field issues than winning games.

NFC NORTH: Green Bay Packers—The loss of Jordy Nelson is a huge blow to this team, but last time I checked they still had Aaron Rodgers. Division title is in their near future.

Detroit Lions—This team could easily make a splash in the playoffs or be scouting college players for a potential top five draft pick. My money is on them competing for a playoff spot.

Minnesota Vikings—Having AP back

severely tempted me to place this team in second, but missing out on a full season worries me as well. I do believe Bridgewater is a quality starting QB in this league.

Chicago Bears—Some of you may look at this and wonder why the Bears are in last, but it is simple. I do not trust Cutler!

NFC SOUTH: Carolina Panthers—Cam Newton was finally going to have some options on offense until Benjamin’s season was cut short. Still, this team should have enough talent to win in this weak division.

New Orleans Saints—After last year’s embarrassment, the Saints will be eager to have a bounce-back season.

While the Drew Brees of old may be gone, expect him to have a solid season.

Atlanta Falcons—The Falcons can actually climb this list and compete for the division, but they must avoid the key injuries that plagued them last year.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers—I love Lovie Smith as a coach and firmly believe that this team will be tough to beat down the road. As for now, they will continue to go through growing pains with Jameis Winston.

NFC WEST: Seattle Seahawks—Losing the Super Bowl the way they did last year had to hurt more than we will ever know.

NFL Season Predictions Justin Walker | Labor Day weekend has come and gone, which can only mean one thing: football is back.

While all the off-field storylines have been interesting, it is about time we had some action on the field. I consulted with the football gods, and they bestowed the following predictions upon me.

onship games.

AFC EAST: New England Patriots—After a lengthy battle with Roger Goodell, Tom Brady is free to play in week one.

You already know he and the rest of the Patriots will be irritable all season.

Pittsburgh Steelers—Suspension of Bell and Bryant will make the first few weeks difficult, but the real backbreaker is the loss of Pouncey for the first half of the season. That being said, the offense should carry this team to playoff contention.

Cincinnati Bengals—Is this the year that Andy Dalton wins a playoff game? Or will this be yet another reminder that you cannot trust Dalton when you need him most?

Cleveland Browns—The lack of a true starting QB is the reason why the Browns will find themselves at the bottom of the division again. Maybe Manziel will become the answer, but I would not hold my breath.

AFC SOUTH: Indianapolis Colts—Clearly the standard for this division, the Colts will have championship aspirations this season, since they upgraded in RB with Gore while also making moves on the defensive side of the ball.

Houston Texans—J.J Watt had just about the greatest single season in

Miami Dolphins—This could be the year that Tannehill finally breaks out as the franchise QB Miami envisioned him to be. The addition of Suh to the defense also helps their playoff case.

Buffalo Bills—Rex Ryan shocked us all when he named Tyrod Taylor as the starting QB, but I do not see them having enough offense to compete yet. Their defense, on the other hand, gives them hope.

New York Jets—The Geno incident only goes to show how much of a joke this franchise currently is. It seems like it was only a few years ago they made it to back-to-back AFC champi-

AFC NORTH: Baltimore Ravens—In arguably the most competitive division, the Ravens come out on top due to the other three teams being unable to take the division title. That being said, beware playoff Flacco!

the history of the NFL last year. While he would be hard-pressed to duplicate that, he alone should be enough for the Texans to grab second.

Jacksonville Jaguars—The season has not yet started, but the Jaguars are already dealing with a key injury as Julius Thomas is reported to miss at least the first four games. Jacksonville has a long season ahead of them.

Tennessee Titans—The Marcus Mariota era will officially begin this year as the rookie QB will have a difficult season behind a poor offensive line and an offense lacking in weapons.

AFC WEST: Denver Broncos—After last season, the Broncos will be wise to use the run game more and save Peyton’s arm for the post-season. Look for CJ Anderson to have a big year because of it.

Kansas City Chiefs—Kansas City managed to go a whole season without one of their WRs catching a TD pass. The addition of Jeremy Maclin should fix that. Kelce and Charles add to a potent offense.

San Diego Chargers—After much speculation, Rivers signed an extension with the Chargers, thus tying his fate with theirs. The loss of Gates hurts, as well as being in a division with the Chiefs and Broncos.

Oakland Raiders—While this will be another rebuilding year, Raiders

That being said, this team is still built for another title run.

Arizona Cardinals—The Cardinals were the best team in the NFC West last year until injuries decimated them. If the Cardinals can stay healthy, not only will they challenge for the division, but they might also have a say in the NFC playoffs.

St. Louis Rams—The key for the Rams is to keep their starting QB as healthy as possible. Their front seven is among the scariest in football, but that will not mean much if the offense remains nonexistent.

San Francisco 49ers—Without a doubt, the 49ers are the team with the worst offseason. Losing Harbaugh as well as several key players on both sides of the ball through free agency and retirement has this team in rebuild mode.

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Humans

A Cross Cultural Conversation Interviewed by: Andrei Defino

Andrei Wayne K. Defino Humans Editor

Known as the land of the free and the home of the brave, baseball, football and burgers, the United States is also home to a myriad of cultures, sub-cultures and ideals. While the scope of America’s influence may reach across the entire globe, many international students still find adjusting to American culture to be a difficult and strange process.

A resident of Thailand, Purin “Andrew” Chirachevin, a junior biology major, seems just like an average 20-year-old American-born college student, contrary to what most people would expect of an international student.

“A lot of people say that I’m from America when they first meet me,” Chirachevin said, “And I guess you can say that I do, to a certain level, assimilate to the culture well, but it’s also a lot more than that.”

Born and raised in an Adventist home and education system, Chirachevin was exposed to Western ideals from an early age.

“Being from a place where Buddhist and other Eastern-Oriental ideals pervade lifestyles,” Chirachevin said, “It wasn’t about how I could be as American as possible, but rather a by-product of the Western ideals that were prevalent in my own home.”

Attending an international missionary school as a child, Chirachevin found himself saturated with the American education system, acknowledging it as a minimixing bowl of cultures where he had teachers and peers of various backgrounds.

“It became a place where I got a taste of the world around me,” Chirachevin said, “And I think that built the foundation for who I am today.”

Chirachevin credits his primary education and prepubescent experiences with cultures as an advantage and blessing.

Chirachevin said, “You can grow up in a place where your world is yours–isolated and relevant to only you. However, at an early age I was introduced to a wide perspective and learned that my place and my people were not isolated.”

Reflecting on his experiences Chirachevin explained that while he has become more willing to accept cultures he has never forgotten or neglected his own.

“It’s more like I accept what I view as the good parts of the cultures I’m exposed to and internalize that into my worldview,” Chirachevin said, “And while not every culture is perfect I do believe that each culture has something positive to offer and help make me

a better person.”

By having his “palate” exposed to so many ideologies and customs Chirachevin notes that he has learned how to be more aware, tolerant and accepting of other people.

Chirachevin said, “It was not so much about assimilating to a specific culture but understanding each one and integrating it into my perspective rather than picking which was better and only manifesting that.”

Despite his self-proclaimed cultural prowess, Chirachevin still feels bizarre every time he goes back home to Thailand for the summer, saying, “It’s like a classic case of East versus West.” Chirachevin explained that he studied in America for high school and because of that America has become a second home.

“Who you are is back at home usually,” Chirachevin said, “but at the developing stages of high school adolescence I not only had sentiments of home in Thailand but began making a home here.”

While most international students might get homesick during the school year due to the short amount of time they get to spend back home, Chirachevin related that it doesn’t hit him as hard.

“A major part of who I am is here–this is where I developed

myself,” Chirachevin said. “A lot of times homesickness stems from the lack of understanding culture, and that’s what makes you miss where you came from. I basically leave home for another home–nothing about either place is relatively unfamiliar.”

For him, the most peculiar part of Chirachevin’s situation is the switching on and off of his languages.

“I think in Thai most of the time, but there are times when I think in English too. I dream and process things in English, especially when critical and deep thinking is involved,” Chirachevin said, attributing it to his development into adult life in America.

Chirachevin confessed that while in America he forgets a few words or how to express certain ideas in Thai but the moment he converses with someone back home.

“I sometimes feel like I have to reset to this clumsy familiarity with American culture–how they think, how they talk, how they interact,” Chirachevin said. “I have to reorient myself to the contrasting customs, all the way down to the minutest details—it’s like my brain just switches on and Thai just flows out.”

However, in his free time, Chirachevin enjoys different forms of

art because he believes it to be a good representation of how their are certain things that can be expressed across cultures without having to understanding the nuances of a language. From B-boy dancing, sketching, playing instruments such as the ukulele, piano and violin and even cutting hair, Chirachevin appreciates the variety of how art can be displayed because it somehow breaks the boundaries of culture.

“There’s an interesting dichotomy between the East and the West where differing ideas become hard to grasp and synchronize because you can only fully understand the world from the perspective of your culture,” Chirachevin said, “but embodying a fraction or rather a large part of both, art becomes a tool for me to bridge these cultures together.”

still developing so your brain just absorbs everything, so you take in the language and the culture and you just become a part of them. For older persons, like my parents, it is much harder.”

Living in America was a much different experience than Castillo expected. Her mother homeschooled her for most of her life using Griggs International Academy, so she felt she had a good grasp of American culture. Upon her arrival in Massachusetts, she found this to be less than the case.

“I got to Massachusetts and began to learn about the smaller cultures within the larger American culture. In Massachusetts, people are very sarcastic,” Castillo said.

“When I got there I knew what sarcasm was, but I didn’t employ it to that extent so I had to teach myself to adapt even within a country that I thought was mixed enough to be completely myself. Even in a multicultural society, like Andrews, there are still patterns of accepted behaviors that are accepted.”

According to Castillo, one of the problems with being a third-culture kid is the waves of nostalgia one feels towards the people and places he or she has had to leave.

Castillo misses Sri Lanka the most; she remembers especially the country’s beauty, reminiscing, “It’s sort of this mix of untouched, virgin beauty of the island and also the openness of the people towards a variety of religions.”

The country has a broad range of religions, which, when Castillo was there, she says “encouraged towards universality and acceptance.” One friend that Castillo misses currently is her friend Senal from Sri Lanka. Currently, Senal is studying in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is one of the people Castillo has the most contact with, and with him she is able to keep up with Sri Lankan current events and politics.

Although she may have had to leave some friends behind, Castillo says does not regret the constant changes in her life. In fact, she views the experiences as primarily beneficial, noting, “Especially in this age, for Millennials, everything is in flux and you move around a lot, you’re traveling. It’s not that you don’t need stability anymore, but you certainly need more skills to adapt. I’ve been given those and I’m really grateful.”

This year, Castillo plans on

starting a branch of the UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) club on Andrews’s campus with students in the Department of International Development.

Alejandra said, “The club would function by latching on to other clubs on campus and do joint events with them. We would donate the money to projects that we are very well aware of, so we get to know what the money goes to. I’d like to get people on campus involved in that.”

Cultural Flux Interviewed by: Dakota Hall Originally from Mexico, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Massachusetts and Mozambique, Alejandra Castillo contradicts the common disparagements she hears about being a third culture kid.

Castillo, a junior English major and music minor, says, “There may be challenges that people always point out, things that may be annoying, like identity crises and not having a home or a group of people you belong to, but I think the blessings are much more. You get to meet people from all over the place and make friends with them really fast.”

The child of missionaries for the Seventh-day Adventist church, ADRA and Save the Children, Castillo has been moving for most of her life. Her parents currently reside in Mozambique, where her mother is working on a master’s degree and her father is the Regional Director of Northern Mozambique Offices of Save the Children.

Castillo occasionally accompanied her parents in the field growing up. She especially remembers attending ceremonies, such as the

inauguration of a new well. She recalls it as something of a “white savior presence,” which Castillo feels is unfortunate, yet explains, “People respect that the boss has come from his office to open the well, or to drink milk produced in this village mill; it shows that it must be safe and good.” Castillo sees this situation as a necessary one for building trust and a relationship. When she accompanied her parents on these occasions, Castillo remembers, “It was always interesting for me to experience a different level of interaction with people. Your socioeconomic status, language and cultural background are so different from theirs.

All of those things that could be a potential clash are momentarily ignored while you are there participating in the ceremony.”

Castillo’s early childhood migrations will likely sound familiar to other third-culture kids; when she first moved to Russia at the age of three, she adapted quite easily, picking up the language and culture quickly. Alejandra lists some of the benefits of moving at such a young age: “Your peers immediately accept you, even if you are different, your language skills are

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That school year I worked at night. I rented half a house in St. Joe, and had access to the basement, and started my shop there.

Toward the end of the school year I decided I was going to leave teaching. I had a friend that had moved to Canada, and he extolled the virtues of Toronto, the music community there. So I started a shop in Toronto. I formed a partnership with two other persons and started a business. And I worked there for over a year, building guitars mostly. I made 12 of them, one a month.

Then my parents enticed me to move back to the States, on this property where I now live [near Eau Claire], it’s 50 acres of pristine, old growth woods. I made some instruments here for a few years, mostly for Andrews students, Andrews students and Goshen College students. I had contacts at both of those schools. I was here maybe four or five years, then I moved to South Bend and started a music store there with two other friends, making instruments, and then I moved to Chicago, which is where anyone who wants to break into the music business, you go to Chicago. I started a music store up in Evanston. I was there nearly 15 years, and then decided I was going to move back to Michigan. I came back and here I am.

What interaction do you have with Andrews University?

When the Howard Center first opened, through the help of [chemistry professor] Mickey Kutzner and some others, I did some performing there with our Shady Grove Fiddle Fest people.

We put on some concerts there.

I’ve also done workshops in instrument making for the library, and for the Berrien Woodworkers Guild, which met on the campus.

And I have some students from Andrews. I’ve actually worked as an adjunct instructor, giving students banjo lessons for school credit.

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Our Town This year we will have occasional interviews with people from Berrien Springs, who do not work for or study at the university, but should be of interest to the university community. These interviews will be listed under the “Our Town” heading.

Jan Burda :Owner of J Burda Guitar 105 W Ferry St, Berrien Springs, MI 49103 Phone:(269) 471-4111

How long have you had your shop here?

Since 1993. It’s a long time for one spot.

How’s business?

I’m busier than a bumblebee in a tar bucket. I probably spend about a third of my time giving lessons: acoustic guitar, banjo, and mandolin. A third is making new instruments, like the guitar you saw me working on in the back of the shop, and more than a third—because I’m working more than 100% right now [laughs]—is instrument repairs and setup. I’m a Martin guitar warranty repair person for Kalamazoo, South Haven, down to South Bend and Valparaiso. I don’t get a lot of easy repairs. I often get things that have been improperly repaired, so I get to redo it, which is all right with me, because I get to

charge a lot more money [laughs].

Some of the repair work is pretty easy, people just needing new strings or such.

How did you go from being a guitar player to a guitar maker?

By accident. Before I finished college I took a break and worked at Whirlpool in research. I was working as a chemist technician, for a prominent organic chemist. It was actually pretty interesting stuff.

It was the Apollo Space Program, and Whirlpool had taken lucrative contracts for anything dealing with space food and other things for astronauts. This chemist was known for being able to produce food which would control bodily functions, which would be needed if they were going to send someone to Mars. A physicist also joined our little group, and we started talking about music. And with some other people in the department we started bringing our instruments and having a jam at lunchtime every day. And eventually the talk got around to “hey, you might want to try making instruments,” because I always liked to make things. So I started ordering exotic wood, thinking maybe some day I’ll do that.

Then I went back to school. I kept changing majors: it was prelaw, then chemistry, history, and

finally secondary education. At that point I wanted to be a high school teacher. This was in 1968, and I was in South Texas when I finished college, and I came back to St. Joe, living with my parents.

I contracted to the Benton Harbor school system for the following fall, to teach 6th grade. So I had three months with not much to do—although there was a lot to do, because this was the summer of ’68. Benton Harbor was burning, following the [Martin Luther] King assassination, the anti-war movement was going on, all kinds of things that caught my interest and that I got involved with. But at any rate, I made three guitars that summer. My father was a professional artist, a commercial artist by day.

He was a woodcarver. He dabbled in watercolors, oils, and all kinds of other stuff at night, for fun, so he had a fairly decent woodshop with tools which I had access to right at home. So it was pretty easy to jump into it.

Did you have blueprints?

I had a book on classical guitar making, and I had several really nice Martin guitars of my own. It was a piece of cake to trace those designs, so I worked from that. As a matter of fact, to this day I make essentially Martin copies. Everybody does.

What’s one thing you love about music?

Music is the only activity--when you’re playing music, not just listening—where your entire brain is firing. It’s the best mental exercise one can have.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SCOTT MONCREIFF

by Scott Moncrieff Faculty Advisor

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Arts & Entertainment

Art & Design Faculty Exhibition

Shanelle E. Kim Arts & Entertainment Editor

Nicole Hwang | Last Tuesday evening marked the opening of the Art & Design Faculty Exhibition. Held in Smith Hall, the gallery presented work in photography, pottery, watercolor, and graphic design, among other mediums. Each of the artists who were represented focused on different subjects, and with various levels of enigma and simplicity.

Perhaps one of the most enigmatic paintings was that of a child.

Faculty member Kari Friestad put on display four paintings of little girls. One of the paintings featured

a girl facing away from the walllength mirror placed behind her.

In front of her, as seen in the mirror behind her, a wolf stands on a ridge, and a figure in a dark cloak brandishes a weapon at the wolf while looking at the child, who has dirt across her nose and wears a soiled pink party dress.

Other pieces celebrated the complexity of life, such as a portfolio of photographs taken in Tunisia, or the personality inherent in one city, such as Greg Constantine’s collection of New York license

plates. Diane Myers, a graphic artist, designed four geometric pictures of animals. All composed of triangles, the overall effect was to make her subjects look as though they were in three dimensions, perhaps even folded out of paper, origami-like. The artist for the University calendar, Rhonda Root, also appeared in this exhibition, with her trademark watercolor paintings of idyllic landscapes and buildings.

One display explored not only aesthetics but the concept of male-

female dichotomy, as well as its ambiguity, and how society has evolved in its attitude toward and treatment of those it favors less.

This was Steve Hansen’s collection of earthenware mugs, dishes, and pitchers. Formed from clay, they were painted to look like metal cookware highlighting advertisements from the 1950s. In his choice of ads to mimic, Hansen selected those whose content would appear to our generation as blatantly biased against women and ignorant of the LGBT community, offering a

powerful commentary on the fettered self-awareness of the human race.

Open until the 20th of September, this gathering of the work of artistic minds is well worth viewing. It finely exemplifies the influence of artists’ voices on subjects as diverse as politics, religion, psychology, human rights, culture, and the arts themselves.

tion from being in the hot pool area.

Not wanting to brave the mosquitoes, even with the huge amount of bug spray provided, I continued toward the Rec Center. When I got there, I went straight for some popcorn and Disney themed fruit snacks and enjoyed a showing in the little theater.

Movie nights are an idea from Emily Carlson, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Involvement, the AUSA Social Vice President Ashley

Neu, and the rest of the AUSA team.

After experiencing the Disney Movie Marathon, I am one of many people who is very excited about the upcoming Disney-themed “Almouse Anything Goes.” Maybe I’ll go as Darla from Finding Nemo.

AUSA Presents: Disney Movie Marathon Janelle Aguilera | In order to get the school properly excited about the upcoming Almouse Anything Goes, AUSA put on a late night Disney movie marathon this past Saturday night.

It was a good time for both Disney movie lovers and first time watchers alike. The evening consisted of four Disney movies shown in three different locations. There was a surprisingly good turnout, with 25-60 people at each movie. The night started off at

9 p.m. with two movie options. Students could choose between watching Finding Nemo while splashing around in the pool or relaxing on some tubes and floats, or watching Mulan in the Rec Center. People could sit on the side of the pool with their feet in the water, or jump in and splash around like Dory and Marlin. The lights were off (there were colored mood lights instead) and the movie was projected like a giant

screen on the wall. It did get very hot in there, which prompted more people to get in the pool; some with their clothes still on.

After Finding Nemo ended, I passed by the set up for Cinderella outside of Buller Hall. Blankets and pillows were thrown about on the grass while people settled in to watch on the big screen. It had a really “campy” vibe. It was nice and cool out, and it was a great transi-

The State of the Arts: Music’s Polarization and Evolution in 2015 Demetri Kirchberg | The late, great John Lennon said in a 1971 interview that “the music reflects the state that the society is in.” Had Lennon, as an activist for the arts, still been around to witness the shifting times in music today, I’m sure he would have much to say on both the music and the society we now find ourselves in. Since his time, everything from the songwriting process to the production of live concerts has changed, evolved, and in 2015 this industry seems to be on a tipping point of a new paradigm.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards just passed, and while televised award shows are a lens acutely focused on the top tier of popularity and success, they do offer a a sort of check up on the industry. In the long list of performers that night were some of the biggest stars in the business--well, part of the business. While the list of artists was lengthy, it was rath-

er singular in its tone. Each was a top 40 pop act, artists that could all be heard back to back on the same radio station. The show featured so little diversity that artists went on record the next day calling out MTV. Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day tweeted “seriously @ MTV not a single young rock n roll band?”. It is clear that the public side of the business is solely interested on this carefully crafted and commercially catered genre.

What’s more is that the headlines of internet publications and trending hashtags the next day were not interested in the music performed that night, or even really in the awards the artists received, but in more trivial aspects of the evening, like whose dress showed more skin, and the beef that Nicki had with Miley. The music was simply a backdrop for the sensationalized personalities on the guest list. This

part of the industry has placed its value in the image above the art.

Thankfully though, music does not solely exist at the end of a red carpet. In fact, 2015 has featured some of the best music of the decade, from artists who tend to stay away from the spotlight. This year has shown a polarization of the craft, where artists are either becoming part of the corporately manipulated pop scene, in which quality writing and true musicianship come second to how many Instagram followers they have, or their giving up on popular ideas of success and new processes of production, and coming out with some staggeringly wonderful music. The EDM genre is bigger than ever, with artists like Calvin Harris and David Guetta cranking out smash hit after hit. Meanwhile, Bjork, an icelandic musician known for her experimental electronic work,

wrote and produced Vulnicura, her most personal album yet. She pushed the limits of augmented melodies while giving some of the most vulnerable heartbreak songs of the generation. And with all this artistic merit, she will probably not appear on any televised award show. The band Halestorm made a decision for their 2015 release, Into the Wild Life, that completely went against the tides of the industry.

After their previous album brought them to new heights of recognition and success, the band risked it all for the sake of their craft. For this LP they decided to record in a way that no mainstream pop acts do today; they tracked all of the songs live. They went into the studio and performed their songs together, as if they were playing a show. They wanted to give their listeners an honest experiences and hold nothing back, even if it meant not hav-

ing a quite so polished sound.

So how is the music industry doing? Well, it depends where you look. If you focus on the massively popular side, the situation seems pretty dire, but if you’re willing to look for quality, it’s out there, and it’s pretty wonderful. Like all forms of art, the real merit does not lie in the pieces that everyone knows and takes for granted, but in the rarities, the hidden gems.

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What are your plans for the future?

I definitely don’t plan on taking music into a professional career, but I would like to keep playing for the rest of my life, because even just playing in chamber groups and playing with friends is a lot of fun. It is weird because originally, I always planned to be a doctor since I was little, but this past summer I went on a mission trip to China and it actually really changed my perspective on my life. It made me realize that maybe being a doctor wasn’t necessarily the way I needed to go and so now I have a lot more to think about. I am not completely sure what I am going to do for the future.

music. On Spotify my four biggest [playlists] are classical, pop, Christian, and Disney--because I love Disney soundtracks, they are amazing!

hours that I did when I was younger, so I just think that’s some really good advice for any parent that is struggling with their kids playing an instrument. They will definitely regret it [later] if they quit. I quit piano and I still regret it, even though I still play cello. I know how other people will feel.

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Student Spotlight: Nathan Lee Major: Music, Pre-med Year: Junior Interviewed by: Fonda Mwangi

nitely times I wanted to quit, and if it wasn’t for her I would definitely not be playing still.

How did music all start for you?

When I was about four, my mom was a typical Asian mom, and she was like, “You have to play an instrument!” so it started off with piano, but then after piano we realized it was really competitive.

So, around 7 [years old], I switched to cello. Up until the point I was about 16 or 17, I hated playing my music but then something just clicked and I really fell in love with it. But it [was] definitely all because of my mom.

What do you enjoy most about playing the cello?

As with all instruments, there is a certain level you have to get in order to really be able [to] appreciate playing it. And like I said, it wasn’t till I was 16 or 17 till I reached that point [where] I could really enjoy playing. First of all, it’s being pretty good at something that kind of helps you to enjoy it and also like being able to play with other people. Whether it be in a chamber group or an orchestra or just being accompanied by a pianist even, it’s that teamwork that you have that’s really fun. Just having a bunch of people around you who are interested in the same stuff and really like to play music as well--its a lot of fun a lot of times.

So, your mom was pretty much your inspiration for music.

Yeah because my dad was not musically inclined. He doesn’t really appreciate music and he thinks it’s a waste of money, but my mom was always like “No.” She was a voice major in college so she was like “no, music is a very important part of your life and you have to do it, it looks good on your resume” and stuff like that. There [were] defi-

Where are the various places you have played your cello besides school?

I have always been in youth orchestras. I have also played a lot for church. At a few weddings, too,

mostly for friends though. I also play once in a while as favors for friends and stuff for places they need cellists to do something, but mostly the majority of it was playing stuff for personal reasons and private lessons and stuff.

How do you think Andrews has helped you develop your music talent?

Well, Music Theory, surprisingly, is what helped me to appreciate music more. It helped me realize that there is so much more complexity music, like the harmonies, the resolutions, the dissonances.

They are all really complex and to think that someone thinks it all in their mind and just writes it down on paper, it’s pretty crazy and so after learning about all those rules and theory and all these [reasons] why things sound the way they do, it really helps to appreciate how genius the [composers] were that made all these symphonies and all these great pieces. Also, having required hours that you have to practice also helps to kind of help you to improve.

Since you play a lot of music, what music do you enjoy listening to?

I have actual very broad range of things I listen to. I mainly enjoy listening to classical music, because sometimes pop music can give me a little bit of headache because it so repetitive, but I do enjoy pop music too. I listen to classical, I listen to pop, and I also listen to Christian

Do you have any hobbies besides music?

I always enjoyed baking because you get [to] taste what you’re making all the way till you’re done making it. Cake batter and cookie dough taste amazing. I also like to go on vacation with my family and relax and just spend time with them and going out with friends and doing stuff.

Anything else you would like to add?

I will say for any parents out there struggling with a kid who is playing a classical instrument who really hates it, that they should really just keep pushing them to do it because eventually they will reach a point where they really like it. If you are not going to enforce them to play then there is no point doing [it] because they won’t reach that point. I am definitely glad that my mom made me practice for the

Watching The Winter’s Tale at the End of Summer Carlyle Tagalog | On Aug. 30, a group of Andrews University students and faculty embarked for the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana to watch the play The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare. Although the trip was planned for students from the J. N. Andrews Honors course, Literature and the Arts, many other students came for the enjoyment and celebration of the performing arts. The students arrived on Notre Dame’s campus roughly an hour before the theatre doors opened at 2:00 p.m.

Many of the Literature and the Arts students began to chatter about their expectations of the play, having read it in class beforehand. Others took the customary selfies and posted social media updates of the trip.

The Winter’s Tale, by William Shakespeare, turned out to be an exciting and dramatic play that brought a new perspective to

the constantly taken-for-granted themes of love, jealousy, repentance and hope. The tale begins in the country of Sicilia, where the audience witnesses the jealous King Leontes in his accusations of infidelity against the beautiful and innocent Queen Hermione, as well as her eventual imprisonment for these (false) claims. Eventually tragedy strikes, death occurs and a curse takes effect. All these tense events occur in the first half of the play, which, as the title of the play suggests, incorporates the themes of winter—depicting Sicilia as a wealthy but dull kingdom plagued by tragedy, tears, cruelty and hate.

However, after the intermission, the second half of The Winter’s Tale exhibited a major shift in theme to summer. Set in the countryside of “fair Bohemia,” the play introduced opposing themes of jolliness, color, humor, light-

heartedness and love. Through the lost princess Perdita (the daughter born to Queen Hermione in prison

The lessons and themes presented in the play are familiar to many.

However, the theater beautifully

...the winter wind blowing the leaves off a lonely tree caused the audience to forget about the 80 F weather outside. and abandoned by her father) the story unfolds, eventually bringing the two seasonal themes together into a mind-boggling resolution.

captivated the audience in such a way that the story becomes more meaningful. The stage props and designs brought the viewers to the

cold fortress of Sicilia. The opening of the winter wind blowing the leaves off a lonely tree caused the audience to forget about the 80 F weather outside. The play, almost magically, brings one to winter, despite the summer only just ending.

In the second half set in Bohemia, the audience felt the freshness and brilliance of a summer not too far from their memories. Adding to the overall experience of the performance were the actors and actresses, who did a great job portraying the diverse characters of the play in real time. Many of them displayed great talent. One such actor was Grant Goodman (King Leontes), who was recently chosen to represent the United States in the International Actor’s Fellowship at The Globe Theatre in London.

The Winter’s Tale is a good play for anyone interested in receiving a refreshing outlook on their own

life, especially with their relationships. Undoubtedly, it is better to actually attend The Winter’s Tale in person and enjoy the story firsthand. In fact, make it a point to attend a theatrical play at least once in your lifetime. In a world so saturated with screen entertainment, it is easy to forget—or worse, depreciate— the magic of the performing arts. However, whether one prefers witty humor, captivating emotions or deep messages, there surely exists a play for everyone. So, go grab yourself a ticket to any play--and why not start with William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale?

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Relating to Refugees

Samuel James Fry Editor-in-Chief

This past week I reflected on the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005—in which more than 400,000 people were displaced from their homes. I read countless newspaper reports of the aftermath of the hurricane meteorologists called “the storm of a century,” and the horrors that thousands of evacuees faced in the Louisiana Superdome. Now, a decade later, with New Orleans rebuilt, the world is facing another humanitarian disaster—the European refugee crisis.

Europe is facing the worst refugee crisis since World War II, largely due to the four million Syrians who have fled their country since civil war broke out in 2011. Thousands of refugees are still trying to cross into Greece from Macedonia—even after

a record number of 7,000 Syrians arrived during the past few days—and it looks like the mass migration is far from being over. Experts estimate that there as many as 19 million refugees in the world today. As thousands of these refugees wash up on European shores, the limits of the European Union are being tested, as the economic strain of caring for the refugees is proving too much for some countries to handle. Elsewhere, frightened citizens demonstrated against the influx of refugees.

With all of the news stories, controversy, and political rhetoric surrounding refugees in the United States it is incredibly easy to view the issue solely as an economic or sociopolitical problem, while ignoring the fact that refugees come from diverse

backgrounds and cultures—forced to flee by circumstances entirely beyond their control. Mother Teresa, the famed missionary and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, once said, “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless.

The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.”

Poverty—both materialistic and want of care and love, is in no shortage. As Christians, we share a unique moral responsibility to combat the afflictions of those around us—refugees included. No matter what political ideology we subscribe to, the Apostle Paul makes it clear that all of us were once refugees—aliens without citizenship, cut off from the promises of God. It was through

Christ that God destroyed the barrier of sin that kept us out of His Kingdom (Ephesians 2:11-18).

This week’s Hindsight selection describes how Andrews University students and faculty helped in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and as I read through the article, I was especially inspired by the words of Andrews University alumnus, Andrew Roquiz, who was one of the many to “drop everything” and answer the call to serve. I hope that as you read this issue, you will likewise be inspired to minister the needs of those around you—that’s real ministry.

Letters to the editor can be submitted to smeditor@andrews.edu All letters subject to publication.

Doing Our Part

Hindsight

Erica Slikkers | For nearly 100 Andrews University students, faculty and staff, as well as a group of Andrews Academy students, Labor Day weekend was spent much differently from the typical end-of-summer barbecues and relaxation.

On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, the group left for Bass Memorial Academy, 90 miles north of New Orleans, to aid in the clean up and repair of the campus in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The group, sponsored by Campus Ministries and Andrews University Student Association, aided in a massive food distribution and meal service operation, along with the cleaning and repair of the campus.

One of the biggest projects was reroofing the boys’ dorm, a project requiring many long hours, and was nearly completed Sunday afternoon.

Senior biology student Andrew Roquiz said, “Through my time there, doing simple things like cooking and cleaning, it felt like real ministry—no fluff. I felt like if Jesus was here, He would be doing the same thing.”

The students made plans for the trip on two days’ notice or less, many hearing about it the same day the group departed.

“I learned through this trip that I have to do ministry whether it is a good time for me or not. Drop everything and be there. That’s real minis-

try,” Roquiz said.

Damage from Hurricane Katrina was evident all over Lamar County.

Trees lay on the ground, many resting on the power lines they took down with them. Every business was closed; their signs were blown down and their roofs caved in. One small house was only feet from the road but yet was barely visible from under the four or five massive trees resting on and around it. On the campus of Bass Memorial Academy, damage was extensive. Debris was blown all over campus, the roofs were in rough shape, many classrooms and buildings were flooded and the gymnasium had a large hole blown through it.

The Andrews group was greeted on the campus by a large tent and (kitchen) trailer operated by Adventist Disaster Services of Community Services and Adventist Community Teams Services of Florida who had already been helping the area. Meals were prepared and served at this kitchen for community residents and volunteers.

Another mobile kitchen was set up in the town of Purvis where meals-to-go were served to community members.

Between both kitchens, 1000 or more meals were served daily. The kitchen in Purvis reportedly served 3400 meals on Sabbath.

Andrew Moreno, a youth ministry

Masters student, helped supervise and run the kitchen on campus. He described the food supply as being “slim pickings” at times.

“I don’t want to be cliché, but it was really like the parable of the loaves and fishes. There were times I thought we would be out of food, but we still had enough to serve, plus leftovers,” Moreno said, adding, “Everything came on a timely basis...

God’s timing.”

Bass Memorial Academy ended up being a major hub for hurricane relief for Lamar County. Daily semi-trucks delivered loads of donated food and supplies from all around the country. Cars were lined up every morning waiting for the hot meals line and distribution line to open.

“People came from everywhere. They were on their last bit of gas, but needed food and the supplies we had to offer so they came anyway,” Mandy Umlauf, senior psychology student said of the distribution lines.

Student volunteers were pleasantly surprised by the reaction of the hurricane victims. Sophomore architecture student Christopher Perry said, “The people were so willing to listen to us. They were so open in reaction to our service.”

Sophomore Amanda Demsky added, “I didn’t expect people to be so grateful.”

Samuel James Fry Editor-in-Chief Paris D. Rollins Assistant Editor Shenika K. McDonald News Editor Daniel J. Fults Ideas Editor Evan M. Rorie Pulse Editor Andrei Wayne K. Defino Humans Editor Shanelle E. Kim Arts & Entertainment Editor Thato M. Lehoko Photo Editor David A. Forner Copy Editor Nichole A. Reid Layout Editor L.J. Robinson Multimedia Manager Scott E. Moncrieff Faculty Advisor

Members of the community had many stories to tell. One woman on video footage said, “I’m originally from New Orleans, and I haven’t heard from any of my family at all.”

Demsky added, “The day’s all right, but when it gets to night time, you look out them doors, it looks like the world’s stopped. There’s no light, there’s no people. It’s like you’re totally in a different world.”

On Sunday, more people from Andrews University showed up, including Chaplain Patrick Murphy and Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen. Murphy described the volunteers as being completely engaged in their work.

“From the moment I walked in, I could feel the students were driven with mind, body and soul,” Murphy said.

Community residents waiting in long lines of cars for supplies waved as the buses rolled out of campus Monday afternoon to begin the trip back to Michigan. Andrew Tompkins, a sophomore religion student, expressed the feeling the volunteers left Mississippi.

“When you helped these people, you really made a difference in their lives more than you’d expect,” Tompkins said. “It really makes me want to help people more often.”

The Student Movement is the official student newspaper of Andrews University. Opinions expressed in the Student Movement are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors, Andrews University or the Seventhday Adventist church.

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