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The Clocktower October 27, 2021 Issue 6, Volume 96

Community members brought together through a family math night at College View Academy An unexpected midterm

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idterms have passed. For many, it is a sigh of relief. Some students experienced midterms for the first time. For the elementary education students, they had the opportunity to help bring a community together through their testing.

On October 7, Lesa Kean -- a professor in the computer science and math program at Union -- held a family math night at College View Academy. This was an event to bring together kids, adults and college students. She brought on Union students to help run the event, including elementary education majors, who hosted the event as their midterm exam.

Kean said, “This would be the best way for them to get practical experience and to test how they do in a real situation.”

Everyone came together over math games in efforts to let kids of all ages from kindergarten to eighth grade learn to love math. The kids had a blast. Students such as Jeremiah Jenkins, Morgan Sanders, Kaylin Bogue and Paweh Ser helped and were enthusiastic about the evening event.

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The elementary education majors loved helping the kids, but they loved seeing the smiles on their faces even more. Paweh Ser shared, “My favorite part about what I do is being able to help the kids and see the gears turn in their heads as they learn on their own.”

Kean loved putting on the event. She spoke about being able to hold the event even with COVID-19. She said she had focused on the numbers and was able to hold the event in person for everyone to attend. This was the second math night she had held and felt that each time it got better. “I was a bit concerned about the attendance with COVID-19,” she

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said, “but the truth is that there are more people here than I could have possibly expected.”

Dr. Seth Pierce, who brought his own children to the event, said, “We want to cultivate our kids to do the things that they enjoy and when they told us about the event, they were so excited about it, so we wanted to encourage that excitement.”

Morgan Sanders said, “To the future students who are in elementary education, and this is your midterm, bring your friends together and go over the material. Play the games with them. Have a fun night before the event.” This event brought families, students and kids all to one place to have fun, to learn and to get to know more people within their community.

TJ Pittenger is a junior theology major from Gilson, Ill.

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Halloween for cowards

Non-spooky alternatives for the weakwilled and yellow-bellied

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s the Halloween season approaches, people are setting out decorations, carving jack-o’-lanterns and finding the spookiest costumes to wear. However, there are some people out there who are doing the exact opposite. These Halloweenies are cowering in fear at the thought of yet another October ending with tricks, treats and scary movies. If you are one of these people, fear not! I am here to offer you some non-spooky alternative activities to do on this fright-filled holiday, as well as give some advice that will hopefully help you overcome your fears of cardboard cutout ghosts and ghouls.

Alternative one: Improve your baking skills for Thanksgiving Your timid disposition might move you to not even recognize Halloween as a holiday, in which case you could use this time to practice baking things for the next big holiday, Thanksgiving. Baking is a great way to relax and unwind while creating something delicious. Plus, this extra time honing your skills could save you from something even more terrifying than Halloween itself: judgmental relatives. Just be careful not to have your oven’s alarm at too high of a volume, lest you risk scaring yourself with the loud noise.

Alternative two: Practice some selfreflection Another way you could spend your time is by confronting your own inner thoughts.

To some, this might be an even scarier concept than the holiday they are trying to avoid to begin with, but it can actually help you overcome some of your fears. After all, everyone knows that the spookiest skeletons of all are the ones in your own closet. Although it might be scary, some self-reflection and acknowledgment of your own fears is a great way to take the first step in swapping your chicken heart to that of a lion.

Alternative three: Face your fears The best way to overcome fear is to face it, so why not try to overcome your own this season? Now, this doesn’t mean you have to jump right into all the spookiness of Halloween and risk giving yourself a heart attack. You can start slow. There are tons of great movies and shows you can watch to slowly ease yourself into the spirit of Halloween, such as the Charlie Brown Halloween special or “ScoobyDoo.” Both of these should prove to be easy watches for those who run up the stairs after turning off the basement lights.

Caleb Schaber is a freshman communication major from Lincoln, Neb.

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Infamous sports team curses

Is it just bad luck or something else?

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e all have our favorite sports teams. Even if you’re not into sports, you still might have a team you root for based on where you’re from.

If you’re from New England, you like the Patriots. If you’re from New York, you like the Yankees. If you’re from Toronto, you like the Maple Leafs. If you’re from Illinois, you like the Bulls. Regardless of your favorite team, some of them have been subjected to what many fans think of as curses throughout their history.

Take the Chicago Cubs, for example, and the curse of Billy the Goat. The story goes that in 1945, during the fourth game of the World Series, tavern owner William Sianis was watching the game at Wrigley Field with his pet goat, Billy. Billy was annoying to other spectators, and the pair was asked to leave.

Enraged, Sianis declared, “Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more.” The Cubs would go on to lose the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Lions. The curse lasted for 71 years. The Cubs did not compete in another world series for 71 years. The curse was finally broken in 2016, on the 46th anniversary of Sianis’ death, when the Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to

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win the World Series.

Another famous sports curse is the Lombardi Curse. This time, the curse was on the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1960, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers in the 1960 NFL Championship Game, which ended up being Lombardi’s only playoff loss in his entire coaching career. After his sudden death in 1970, the league honored his legacy by naming the Super Bowl trophy after him.

After two devastating Super Bowl losses to the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots, many Eagles fans believed the trophy was cursed by Lombardi himself.

Maybe the Eagles weren’t meant to win the trophy named after the man whose career they had scarred. This curse was finally broken in 2018, when the Eagles defeated the Patriots to win the coveted trophy at Super Bowl LII — nearly 48 years after Lombardi’s death.

These are just two of the many supposed curses throughout sports history. Whether they affect your teams or not, curses are a very exciting part of the lore of sports culture and history.

Evan Majors is a freshman business administration major from Winston Salem, N.C.

Touring the churches: Capitol View Church Seventh-day Adventist Church Part 2: More churches to choose from than you previously thought

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apitol View, a pillar of quaint architecture and beauty, is located a mere eleven minutes away from Union College’s campus. Apart from many of the other Adventist churches, Capitol View’s building is in a more downtown area with a view of the capitol building (hence the name). A big draw for this particular church is its later start times, with Sabbath School beginning roughly around 10 a.m. and the church service at 11:50 a.m.

The demographics of this church varies, with mostly a more mature congregation interspersed with a growing population of younger families and children. Just recently, Pastor Lowen began a Pathfinder group called the Sowers, doubly named after both Jesus’ parable of the seeds and the Sower statue at the top of the Lincoln capitol building.

Walking into Capitol View is a very comfortable experience. They immediately make all their guests feel welcome and at home. Upon entering you will always hear the beautiful melodies of their old piano, generally played by Lisette Parks. The sanctuary is bright, featuring tall ceilings and copious amounts of natural lighting. The service itself features many triumphant hymns interspersed with Bible readings, prayer and a few announcements or testimonials.

Something a bit different about the services is the church’s tradition of rose giving. For unknown reasons, two large vases of artificial roses have recently been placed near the front of the sanctuary and whether it is for birthdays, holidays or visitors, the Capitol View congregation loves passing out roses.

It really makes you feel welcome as a new newcomer, like you are wanted and accepted.

One member was even seen racing to the front in the midst of a song to retrieve a rose for a late arrival guest.

Another interesting part of the service is the greeting song during which everyone

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stands up and greets those around them.

Hearty handshakes and warm smiles brighten the mood and bring everyone together in worship. Another one of the highlights of the service is, of course, children’s story.

Nick Parks is an animated storyteller to say the least. He captivates not only the kids but the whole audience with his spiritual and entertaining narratives. At around 12:40, it is time for Pastor Hubert Cisneros to deliver his heartfelt message. It’s a perfect end to an engaging morning of worship.

Overall, Capitol View is a very nice place to fellowship with God. As the pastor said, “We’re a family oriented church and we have college students that have come and have been embraced by a large, loving and inclusive family that just surrounded them with love.” If you would like to visit or learn more about Capitol View and its events, visit their website at LincolnCapitolViewNE. AdventistChurch.org.

Sophia Jaquez is a sophomore theology major from Lincoln, Neb.

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Part two: cultural differences Diving into a new experience

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hate to admit it, but the honeymoon stage with the German language is over.

Now, I’m at the more difficult stage of the language, the commitment stage where I sit at the books and beg my brain to absorb the grammar. There are moments, glimpses of hope, but they feel few and far between.

Throughout it all, I’m trying to remember the key concepts about what it takes to achieve mastery. As I’m going deeper into German, I’m also diving deeper into the culture, which is proving to be both frustrating and rewarding. I’m sure this is true for any person encountering a new culture. Here are some differences that really have proved to be both challenging and comical.

The sound of silence Unlike Americans, Austrians are okay with silence in conversations. The verbal exchange does not have to go on at all costs, and, to be completely honest, I am not sure how I feel about this. Part of me loves it. There is no pressure to find something to say or continue discussing something I don’t find interesting.

The other part of me finds it incredibly painful to sit in silence because I’ve been trained against it for so long. I think the latter part is growing smaller, however. Silence is such a normal occurrence in conversations for everyone here that no one comments on it or makes it awkward.

Introverted/Extroverted Perhaps I have written a little about this before, but I find their perspective on introverts versus extroverts very different. In Austria, I’m considered to be an extrovert.

Not just a normal extrovert either, but social butterfly status. It is rather strange, because by U.S. standards I’m fairly introverted. I think this goes hand in hand with what I mentioned in the paragraph above about silence and how conversations flow. In America small talk, greetings and general politeness with strangers is all very common. It is basically the opposite here. Small talk is detested and greetings are not all that common.

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Communication This part of German/Austrian culture really frustrates me, as it has caused multiple misunderstandings and always leaves me feeling stupid. Communicating clearly is difficult. I can’t determine if this is still due to the language barrier, (which I doubt because many people know English), or the language’s structure itself, or just the culture as a whole. I told my American/German friends some stories about my frustrations; they just laughed sympathetically at my struggles. One of them told me a story about a camping trip a youth group invited him on, but no one informed him he would need to bring his own camping gear, so he showed up with nothing. This seems to happen to me all the time. People just assume we are thinking along the same lines, but of course we aren’t.

My American/German friends explained that Germans/Austrians are not good at looking at a situation from someone else’s perspective.

I still haven’t found a way around this issue, besides trying to ask a lot of questions, but sometimes even that fails to help.

I hope that these differences were as interesting to you as they have been for me.

Sometimes it is frustrating, but mostly these differences are just interesting curiosities. I’m looking forward to exploring more and more of the culture and language in the next few months.

Sierra Lastine is a junior English and foreign language major from Grand Junction, Colo.

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Windows 11

New design, controversial changes

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n 2015, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be “the last version of Windows.” Apparently that was a false prophecy.

Earlier this year, we heard rumblings that something was happening to Windows. What was it? No one knew for sure, but a new graphic that Microsoft released to advertise the upcoming event looked very suspicious.

It showed light streaming through a four-pane window.

Except that the image the light cast on the floor was not four panes, but two long panes.

Then a leaked, super-buggy ISO file appeared on the internet, claiming to be Windows 11. It looked very much like the Windows 10X project that Microsoft had ultimately abandoned. Not too long after it began circulating, Microsoft put in a request to have it removed from search results, claiming that it was a copyright infringement.

Now things began to get suspicious.

Our predictions came true on June 24 when Microsoft announced Windows 11 -- one of the most dramatic visual redesigns since Windows 8 -- during a live streamed event featuring top Microsoft executives.

Since then beta users have been refining it before its release to the world on October 5.

Windows 11’s biggest change is that the Start icon and any apps pinned to the taskbar are now centered at the bottom of the screen. A redesigned Start menu dropped the Live Tile feature with supported apps.

Each window now has rounded corners to complement the new design. Microsoft Teams is now integrated into the taskbar for quick chatting with friends and family. Widgets are also available so you can look at the news, your calendar, and more.

There are some controversial changes to the design due to how different it is from previous versions. PCMag observes that it is much like Chrome OS. Some of the dramatic taskbar changes have irked users. In addition, there’s no option to have the taskbar on the side or on the top. It’s chained to the bottom permanently.

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But by far the most problematic update is probably in setup. Engadget feels that Microsoft is abandoning their commitment to accessibility by now requiring not only a Microsoft account but also an internet connection during setup. Many people still use their PCs without this account, and upgrading could become a problem.

However, this does not mean that you should not get the new OS. Right now, Windows 10 is still supported, but if current trends continue it won’t continue to be for long. This means that Windows 10 PCs will soon be vulnerable to security issues -- not something you want to mess with.

I’m excited to find out how the 1.5 billion Windows users worldwide will adapt to the new OS. Will they love it? Or will they switch to something else? https://www.engadget.com/windows-11review-microsoft-mindful-os-200028040.html https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/ microsoft-windows-11

Charles Metz is a freshman theology major from Center, N.D.

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Daniel Craig ends his 007 career He who lives by the sword

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e all knew this day was coming, some more than others. The same has happened for every other actor to play Bond. Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan all became James Bond for a series of movies, and each one of them stepped down. It is now Daniel Craig’s turn to relinquish his position to a new actor.

The first James Bond movie was “Dr. No,” released in the US in May 1963. Since then, the movie franchise has grown exponentially.

Six actors and twenty-two films later, Daniel Craig was cast as Bond in “Casino Royale,” which was released November 2006. Less than ten years later, Craig was tired of the franchise. He said that he “would rather slit his wrists” than act in another James Bond.

In hindsight, he said, “To be completely honest, I was thinking, I don’t know if I can do another one of these. I finished filming Spectre with a broken leg. Being in my fifties now, I thought, Do I have this in me? Do I want to go through all of this? I needed a break. A little more skill in the answer might have been better. I was joking, but it came across as ungrateful.”

In an endless youth, James Bond movies ad traditionally been completely separate, each escapade a standalone with no crossover beyond the main character. Daniel Craig’s

James Bond changed this. His movies were connected, multiple characters moving from one movie to the next. The female love interest was carried over from “Spectre,” and she refers to past lovers in the script. He isn’t the super-spy that he once was. His gadgets are still impressive. The main focus in “No Time to Die,” however, is the storyline. The epic chase scenes are dialed back as huge plot points are added to the story (no spoilers, I promise). And as Craig’s James Bond had an epic beginning, he received an epic end to his saga. After the release of “No Time to Die,” Craig reminisced on the role.

“I’ll miss everything, I think. I’ll miss the collaboration. I mean, hopefully I’ll keep working, and I’ll have lots of other lovely jobs, but it’s very, very, very rare air,” he said.

“I’ve had the privilege of being involved in it. It was there before me, and it will be there after me … So, yeah, I’ll miss it a lot.”

And we will miss you, too.

Annelise Jacobs is a sophomore communication major from Peru, Maine.

It’s fall, and I’m broke Fall fun on a college budget

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may have mentioned this before, but fall is my favorite season! I love doing all the “fall” things each year. However, I am in college. Therefore, I am lacking in anything resembling money. If you are a fall lover in the same sad predicament as me, then take heart! I have assembled a list of fantastic autumnal activities that are both fun and budget friendly.

Take a hike/drive Take yourself on a walk or drive through town to gaze at the colorful leaves emerging everywhere! Parks such as Holmes and the Sunken Gardens are at the peak of beauty right now. Take a drive down Sheridan or Van Dorn Street for a truly spectacular display of fall color.

Farmer’s market Enjoy a stroll through the farmer’s market on Sunday mornings and take in all the pumpkins, apples and other “fall” stuff!

Smaller pumpkins and gourds for decoration are very reasonably priced and can add a bit

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Pumpkin patch or apple orchard If you are up for spending a bit of money, there are several pumpkin patches and apple orchards around Lincoln. While these do cost admission, they are a great place for all day of fall fun with your friends. Some local places include Roca Berry Farm, Vala’s Pumpkin Patch and JK’s Pumpkin Patch.

Fall picnic Grab some snacks from the cafe, a blanket and a friend and enjoy a picnic in the gorgeous fall weather! Pick a park nearby or simply sit in the lawn. Grab a warm hot chocolate, tea or apple cider to really add to the experience!

Decorate There are a ton of fun and cheap ways to bring a bit of the season into your dorm room.

Tiny pumpkins and gourds are inexpensive and very cute. Grab pretty leaves you see outside and tape them to your mirror or make them into a wreath. The dollar store is also a great place to find cheap decorations.

Create a fall playlist Smooth jazz is my choice of music this time of year. Whatever it is for you, create a specialized playlist to accompany your fall season!

Fall fun does not have to be expensive. I hope this has given you some great ideas for celebrating the season, without causing too much damage to your wallet!

Hannah Olin is a sophomore history education major from Princeton, Ill.

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Governor Ricketts announces campaign for Nebraska

“The Good Life is Calling”

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onday, October 18, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts held a news conference to announce Nebraska’s new national marketing plan.

The new campaign is called “The Good Life is Calling” and its goal is to draw workers to Nebraska and advertise the state’s opportunity, affordability, community and safety.

The $10 million campaign is funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act. The stimulus bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump in March 2020 as relief and stimulus in the face of economic fallout due to COVID-19. When asked about why CARES Act money was being used for the campaign, Governor Ricketts responded that the congressional act was “meant for economic recovery” and that the marketing plan will “continue the economic momentum that we’ve gotten to be able to ... grow our state.”

“The Good Life is Calling” was previously launched with a website, thegoodlifeiscalling. com. This relaunch is updated and newly focused. The marketing campaign was developed by the company Archrival, which is based in Nebraska and has a location in Lincoln. The company advertises itself as “a creative agency with an expertise in youth culture.” Archrival was hired to appeal to younger audiences and draw those dealing with quality of life issues with starting a family. Governor Ricketts debuted the campaign’s commercials at the press conference which advertises Nebraska’s jobs, opportunities, teachers, coaches, churches and schools.

The marketing campaign will be targeted at major urban areas within 500 miles of Nebraska. These include cities such as Minneapolis, Kansas City, Denver and Chicago. They will also go further and advertise in Austin and the Silicon Valley. The goal is to find new talent to keep Nebraska’s “economic engine running.” The plan is to

use both television and social media to reach the target audience. The commercial which will be split into smaller segments to air around the country is voiced by Hollywood Actor Adam DeVine, most known for his role as “Bumper” in Pitch Perfect. DeVine is a Nebraska native, raised in Omaha.

“The Good Life is Calling” aims to tell a simple narrative. As Governor Ricketts stated, “We have a great place to find a job and a quality of life that is unmatched.”

Director of Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development, Anthony Goins, added, “We can be humble but we can still tell our story. Being under-told and undersold that ends today. It’s time for us to shift our narrative and share messages about the great opportunities in our state.” Nebraska currently has the lowest unemployment rate of any state in the U.S.

Aubrey Benton is a sophomore international relations major from Smithsburg, Md.

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Falling into winter How to enjoy the last bit of fall

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his week took a quick turn as the temperatures dropped from the warm 70s to the low 50s. It might be the Floridian in me, but I was not ready for winter to come so rapidly. I was hoping fall would stick around for a bit longer, but sweater weather seems to be slipping away. If you haven’t gotten around to fall activities, it might be best to take advantage of the next few weeks before it’s too late.

Luckily, there are some fall events still happening in the area. Vala’s Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard is a great opportunity to squeeze in your last fall fix. Not only is this a great place for high-quality Instagram pictures, but it also offers several seasonal activities. If you decide to visit, you can take a hayride to the apple orchard. If there are still apples left, you can stop and pick your fair share. Don’t worry if you aren’t a fan of apples though, as they also have all kinds of farm animals on the property that visitors can interact with at the petting corral and farmyard area.

Not only do they have the typical fall farm activities, but they also offer several shows and unique experiences. There are various performances by the Barnyard Animal Band and Scarecrow Band throughout the day for some added entertainment. They also offer an apple educational experience in their special education barn.

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In true spooky season fashion, they have several Halloween-inspired events. If haunted attractions are more up your alley, then Vala’s Pumpkin Patch is the weekend activity for you. They offer a corn maze and pirate maze, as well as a haunted farmhouse, spook shed and a haunted trail and graveyard. They even offer a special photo opportunity with a skeleton Mickey! Even if you plan to go for the daytime fall festivities, staying late for the additional scares would be the perfect end to October.

Vala’s Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard is open all seven days of the week. Fridays and Saturdays are the most expensive, with tickets being $29.95 per person. However, if you have the chance to go during the week, prices drop to $19.95. The pumpkin patch and fall activities are only open through the end of October, so make sure you head out and celebrate the end of fall!

Kelina Rodgers is the SA Executive Vice President and a senior business administration major from Apopka, Fla.

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FACULTY & STAFF

“Peanuts” All grown up

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ave you ever wondered what happened to the “Peanuts” characters after they grew up? Well, let me tell

you.

Schroeder stuck with his piano playing all through school. When he got to college, he met up with some other musicians and formed a heavy metal band called “Four Finger Corpse Slap.” They are fairly wellknown in the tri-city area and their concerts are well-attended. Although he spends all his extra money on tattoos, he lives a clean vegan lifestyle including lots of marijuana, which, according to him, is “also vegetarian.”

Linus finally grew out of his blanket, but not his codependency. All through his life, he went from one dysfunctional need to another: his teachers in grade school and middle school, his girlfriends in high school, and finally his therapist in college, whom he eventually married. After getting his doctorate in psychology, he and his wife opened a successful practice in the suburbs. They live in a gated community with two very needy daughters and one small, shivering, yappy dog who pees on the floor every time the front door is opened.

Lucy got a job down at the distribution warehouse as an employee manager. She runs a very tight ship and, because of her

abrasive leadership style, has trouble keeping employees in her department. Her bosses have wanted to fire her many times, but because she runs an extremely efficient operation, they never go through with it. Besides, they are afraid to do so. She shares an apartment with Peppermint Patty who is equipment manager of the local AA baseball team. Even though there are many rumors, neither has come out of the closet.

Shermy had a fairly normal early life, but as he entered adulthood, he became addicted to alcohol. His struggles lasted through his early twenties, and after attending a Pentecostal evangelical series, he joined a local 12-step program and has been clean ever since. Because of this experience, he enrolled in seminary and became the pastor of the local Baptist church. His “fire and brimstone” sermons have become famous, at least according to his guilt-ridden parishioners.

He has four unruly sons and an extremely submissive wife.

Pigpen went through grade school and middle school ridiculed because of his hygiene. Because he never got accepted, he dropped out of high school in his sophomore year, and after being hired by a local contractor as a bricklayer helper, he became a model employee. “After all,” he said. “Ya don’t have to be clean to be a bricklayer.”

After his apprenticeship, he started his own successful masonry business. Many years later, he sold his company for seven figures and moved to upstate New York where he

operates a very nice bed and breakfast with his wife and nine kids.

Charlie Brown … Ah, yes! Charlie Brown.

Charlie Brown kind of “limped” through school, not sure exactly what to be involved in. If he did join a club or team, he never really finished what he started. In college, he went from one major to another, finally settling on a degree in political science. After interning down at the city building for a few years, he became the city clerk.

One night, after a few beers with his co-workers at O’Malley’s Bar, one of his acquaintances suggested, as a joke, that Charlie ought to run for mayor since an election was coming up that year.

For many days, he moved between asking himself, Should I? to asking himself, Should I not? After lengthy conversations with himself, Charlie decided to run on a campaign based on the slogan, “Why Change?” The people of the city assumed he offered reasons we ought to change. Actually, he was asserting that no change was necessary.

In a fluke, he won and was mayor for

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two terms. This was enough of a confidence boost that he decided to run for governor.

God must bless the unfortunate because on a cold, snowy election night during a flu epidemic, only 19% of voters turned out to the polls. Charlie won the governorship by the narrowest of margins.

Once a month or so, he has his driver bring the governor’s limo by to pick him up. They drive down to the distribution warehouse where they park a safe distance away. Once in a great while he sees Lucy through the open garage door barking out orders at her co-workers, and he watches them scurry away like rats to do her bidding. It’s at this point he sits up straight, takes a sip of tea, smiles … and remembers.

Michael Hevener is Operations Supervisor for Plant Services

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EDITORIAL

Give me that oldtime music

Let’s not throw out the hymnals just yet

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learned to sing at church. Standing on the pew between my parents in the little stone building where I spent much of my early childhood, I watched the song service leader bring the printed marks in the Seventh-day Adventist hymnal to life in music. Soon, I too knew many of the hymns by heart and could sing along with my parents. Very rarely did we sing contemporary music during song service; the congregation prefered to use the hymnal. When we moved to a new state, our new church had a different style of worship which introduced me to contemporary worship music. Over the years, I have sung many modern worship songs. I even led out as a vocalist in one of my church’s youth worship bands. And still, the most powerful songs I have ever sung are from the hymnal.

The 695 hymns in the Adventist hymnal are written about a variety of topics, such as the life and death of Jesus, the Christian life and our hope of the Resurrection. There are songs for every feeling, and each song has a story. They were written throughout history by women and men of faith who struggled and overcame through Christ. As we sing hymns written in the past, we are connected to our heritage as a church and reminded of what God can do. In the words of Ellen White, “We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past

history.” The old songs keep us rooted. In where we’ve been, we can find courage to keep moving forward.

Don’t get me wrong: I don’t hate contemporary worship music. In fact, there are many newer songs that I enjoy.

Singing together for the glory of God is an amazing act of communal worship.

To me, the experience of making music together with my siblings in Christ is unlike anything else, no matter what the song. But why would we stop singing the traditional hymns if they still have messages applicable to us today? For example, hymn #461, “Be Still My Soul,” was my anchor during a particularly difficult time, despite the fact that it is around 300 years old.

There is enough room in our worship for both the old and the new.

If I were to poll Union students, I believe the most popular hymn from our hymnal would be #530, “It Is Well With My Soul.” We sing it often at Family Worship, finding comfort in its proclamations of peace. The hymnal is full of songs as powerful as this one. We simply have to open it to find them.

Annika Cambigue is a sophomore communication major from Dayton, Ohio.

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8 1 9 3 5 1 4

3

9

8 4 6

2

1 8

1 7 6

7 2 8 5 9 6

7 2

9

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