Mars' Hill Newspaper Vol. 18 Issue 1

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NEWS.

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The Year Ahead A Letter From Your TWUSA President

Dear Student Body, Welcome mackenzie back to anDUNN other year at Trinity Western University! As your Student Association President, I would like to introduce TWUSA’s vision for the year: Leading, Partnering and Advancing with the Community. Through this, I believe that we will grow together, purposefully and intentionally, with the campus, and with the greater community. From our activities to our student representation, we want to set the pace and come alongside the university’s vision, progressing in this new year for TWU – join us as

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our university culture and work together to advance community.

This year, we hope to impact 1) Student Relations. TWUSA is here to serve you and is comprised of student leaders who are ready to walk alongside you in your university experience. We want the TWUSA lounge to be more approachable, and a place known to be a friendly and welcoming area where you can have access to our resources and connect with other students.

2) Our goal with student representation is to ensure that the students’ voices are heard and that there is active communication on campus. This also means that we as students have the opportunity to be a part of important university decisions. I would encourage you, as the school years moves along, to have a conversation with at least one or two TWUSA members regarding their special projects moving forward.

3) Our Communications team wants you to stay connected through our personal marketing, videos, and blogs. These things are imperative to through a TWUSA member to stay in the loop! Our desire is to provide information that is easily accessible and offer everyone the opportunity to get involved in the TWU community.

4) Events are another integral part of what we do on campus. Through our events, we hope to advocate strong involvement and participation from all student groups. We are looking forward to partnering with students and other leaders with their own initiatives as well, and if you would like more info on funding available for that, check in at the TWUSA lounge.

5) TWUSA wants to be aware of the spiritual development that TWU is so well known for. We are lovers of a wonderful God, and we want our lives to be an offering that honours him. This year, we will be continuing weekly prayer with the school community and we encourage the student body to attend as we pray for different branches of the university.

We hope you know that we are honoured to serve you, especially at such a pivotal time in our history as a university. Our focus is on you and your experience here. We are open to hearing your opinions and covet your insight and ideas. Challenge us by keeping us accountable with your voice. We look forward to working with you this year and for what this year has in store.

Blessings for your year ahead, Mackenzie Dunn President, TWUSA

Summmer

TruTh and reconciliaTion evenT To Take Place in vancouver On the 18th of this month, the andrew Truth and PARKER Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) will be

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Exhibition Grounds in Vancouver—one of six such events held nationally. The purpose of this commission is to assess and bring to light the damage done by the Residential School System in Canada. The Commission strives to support those who suffered through the system, and raise awareness.

Trinity Western University will be suspending classes on September 18th to allow students and fac-

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ulty to partake in the events. Transportation will be provided by the university on the 18th for all those who wish to attend the event.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be held from the 18th to the 21st, and students are encouraged to attend this monumental event and participate in the reconciliation process.

For more information, email trc@ twu.ca or visit the TRC website at www.trc.ca.

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andrew PARKER

The deck of cards that is Trinity Western nance and fac-

University has undergone some major changes in the last few months, most notably the stepping down of President Raymond, and the installment of Bob Kuhn as Interim President. With this has come a host of changes from layoffs and hires, to the creation of positions and the termination of others. All of this has been done in the foundation under the University upon which it can launch from.

In the past, this school has faced as a private institution. As a result, the budget has struggled in the past.

To combat this, the faculty is looking to reassess and rework the staff and management. In a recent faculty communiqué, Interim President Bob Kuhn told staff that “earlier this summer, in a faculty business meeting and in a staff forum, we reviewed how our basic budget model for the University must change in order to place us on

Kuhn and his team are working hard to set the University on a sustainable path that will ensure that TWU lasts well into the future, through the realistic projection and management of funds.

Derek Dawson, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs has been placed in “direct leadership” over Enrollment Management and University Communications for the next two years, as stated by Kuhn in the communiqué. According to Kuhn, “given the scope of what needs to be accomplished through these teams, I know you will agree that having permanent leaders, whether hired from within or otherwise, is the best long-term plan.” Just as the last few months have seen a serious restructuring of faculty, the next few years should see and management.

advance, without mortgaging our future.” The resulting assessment of the university staff. It is clear that

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Get it to teach me how to breathe fire” – Alexa Raper

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hasn’t had to deal with…where a large number of its facilities are up for systemic rehabilitation or renewal.”

Robert N. Thompson Building and Stanley Nelson Centre the revitalization of the Robert N. Thompson building and Stanley Nelwas comprised of most of the health and safety upgrades, connecting the gether, and upgrading the existing elevator shaft to comply with current building codes. “We really focused on the building between the two sections which is really, from a health and safety perspective, the anchor for both buildings,” states Loeppky.

These health and safety upgrades are primarily seismic upgrades to the structure, bringing the building up to current building code. As well as creating a stronger, safer structure, the

story atrium, a student lounge, and an academic meeting area.

Due to unforeseen issues with the has been delayed slightly. For the interim, the upgraded section connectas a passage between the two buildings. According to Loeppky, Phase of September.

Phase Two is slated to begin sumreplaced. The outward appearance of

Jordan Thiessan Courtyard

General Upgrades

The second major campus upgrade to take place over the summer was the building of the new Jordan

Alongside the two major summer projects, the campus has undergone its annual summer facelift. Each year, versity’s budget is put into the revitalization of the school. This includes painting, re-carpeting, upgrading

As many know, Jordan Thiessen uate whose life inspired many, and greatly enriched the campus and the Jordan was killed in a devastating industrial accident. Shortly after, an initiative was launched, spearheaded by Shirley Thiessen, to commemorate this remarkable student. Donations have since been collected to fund the project, which began about a month ago. The new courtyard will include a and an area with tables and chairs.

The courtyard has been designed to accommodate small groups, and perhaps even speakers.

According to Loeppky, the majority of the work will be completed by the dedication on the fourteenth of this month. The project has been slightly delayed, due to the nature of its funding coming from donations, but is expected it to be completed by the end of the month. Students will be free to use the courtyard after the pect to see some workers around for a little while yet.

and toilets—and general maintenance in parts of almost every building. es, with the complete renovation of seven low), and the restructuring of the mail center—including the removal of many mailboxes. The upper per—will be completely renovated in the next two phases of the Douglas

Security

and a history of stolen items, the Trintion has assed what Assistant Provost Sheldon Loeppky calls “hot spots,” that is, areas of high risk for theft. The next step in making our campus more secure is a multi-phase project that will see the upgrading and adding of security cameras and the expansion of the existing swipe card system. No timeline is in place yet, but according to Loeppke, we can expect to see these ity areas such as residences, places goal is to eventually phase out keys and replace all locks with the far more secure and easily controlled swipe card system.

hopes to use this space in the future for accommodations for conferences during the summer months.

Phase Two. The second phase will also include major changes to the interior of the building, such as the movement and adjustment of some rooms and hallways, and a gutting of many of the spaces.

REBELS SIEZE VILLage has been seized by Syrian rebels. The group which is home to two of Syria’s oldest surviving monasteries. The rebels are said to be led by Alpowers’ hesitation to get involved. The village ing in and around the village.

man goes out with a bang

A man of 107 was killed Saturday evening in Arkansas after he entered into a shootout with police. The suspect, with two hostages, took refuge in a home in Pine Bluff. Police were able to safely retrieve the hostages and engaged in negotiations for the suspect’s surrender, but were forced hind closed doors.

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mine owners strike golden deal

Gold mining strikes have ended in South Africa after an agreement was made between miners and employers. After demanding a 60% pay increase, employers offered to

Brazilians protest

Protests broke out across Brazil on September 7th—the country’s independence day. Those who participated were in protest against corrupt government and demanded improved public service. While many protests remained peaceful, a large number of demonstrators clashed with riot police. Riots continued well into the night and ended with dozens of arrests.

Tokyo to host 2020 games

owners that gold would drop in price if strikes were to continue due to mines closing and jobs being lost. The workers, who are part of one of the largest gold industries in the world, accepted the offer.

kijiji urged to ban pet sales

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that the fallout from the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster could be a safety hazard for the games. The Japanese delegates, however, assured the committee that there has never been, and will never be, any risk to Tokyo. Tokyo is

Lapointe’s desire that Kijiji follows the example of sites by legitimate businesses. By banning the private sale of animals, Lapointe believes that the number of puppy mills and the like will decline. Kijiji has made no move to ban the sale of pets.

that may not—according to some experts—be enough to safeguard the city.

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Barbeque!” – Jessica Hurd

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NEWS.

TWIT talk

On behalf of the IT department, welcome alex new and returnPLENITS ing students to another exciting school year at Trinity Western University! The IT department has seen many exciting things over the summer and is looking forward to an eventful year. Seeing a need for much more

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with Chris Nash

involvement with the student body, the IT department has created a new position called the IT Student Liaison, which will work on bridging the gap between the student body and the IT Department. Working under the new banner of TWIT (Trinity Western Information Technology), expect to see the IT department spending more time interacting with the student body. We are the people to come

to with any IT related complaints, feedback, and requests. Whether it smart phone, to double checking if your laptop has actually become a paper weight, we can help you out!

As many returning students can attest to, on campus internet speeds have never been lighting fast (especially in the evenings). With a large increase in demand for entertainment—

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more students using mobile devices on campus, the university’s old connection was not able to keep up. After a lot of work, TWU has switched internet providers from Telus to Shaw over the summer. Unlike Telus, Shaw nection at a substantially cheaper price. This means that you can expect much more consistent internet speeds

throughout the day.

We have many fun exciting things planned for the school year and it will formation you can visit our website at trinity.ca/twit, you can tweet us using #trinityIT, you can email us at support@twu.ca, or you can visit us in the basement of Matson Centre.

and Alex Plenits

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L. STO.RIES V. Shelby Holloway E. & Coleen Little

Have you heard about L.O.V.E.? If you’ve thrown a dart at balloons full of paint in the last month, then chances are that you’ve heard about us. If you haven’t had the immense pleasure awhile, then let us tell you a little bit about L.O.V.E. Let’s clear the air of all the puns now. All you need is L.O.V.E., I’m L.O.V.E.ing it, where is the L.O.V.E.?

The one-liners are endless with a team called L.O.V.E. This name is more than just a clever play on words, though.

Our name stands for Local Outreach, Volunteering, and Evangelism. This group encompasses a large portion of the off-campus and on-campus ministry opportunities Trinity Western University provides for students. This year there are thirteen ways for you to get involved, from children’s ministries to working with prison inmates.

L.O.V.E. is looking for students who have a heart for ministry and outreach and want to share the love of Christ with the communities of the Lower Mainland throughout the com-

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Ride it!!! ” – Gillian Dunn

ing school year. Any and all are welcome to become a part of L.O.V.E. and serve both Trinity and our community.

Just reading about these ministries may not be enough to convince you to join the League of L.O.V.E. To get more information, please visit our website at www.twu.ca/life/ministries/outreach, or email us at outreach@twu. ca. Join the League and help us spread the L.O.V.E.!

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ARTS & CULTURE.

ERIK DELANGE erik.delange@mytwu.ca

The Pint and the Cross From ancient Mesopotamia through erik DELANGE to our current Trinity Western University students, there have been few things as consistent as our culture’s enjoyment of beer. From Trappist monks in monasteries to hipsters in dive bars, beer has always been and arguably will always be a staple of our society.

Little is known about how the Ancient Mesopotamians enjoyed beer. From what we do know about ancient Mesopotamian culture it is likely that beer was part of one of their debaucherous pagan festivals. From Biblical times we know that while drunkenness was condemned, wine was certainly a part of Jewish culture

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water into wine. In medieval times it was commonplace for monks to brew beer in order to provide hospitality for weary travellers as well as to drink themselves.

2009 AD

TWU allows for off-campus alcohol consumption

1990 AD

The emergence of craft brewing

1907 AD

The start of the prohibition in Canada

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Industrial Revolution is in full swing

1786 AD

600 AD

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Jesus turns water into wine

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The oldest surviving beer recipe is written

3900 BC

“In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe and the er.” – GK Chesterton It was during the industrial revolution that the beer culture in North America really began to take off.

Breweries began to operate more like factories and Lager beers were proquantities than ever before making the lager the “Working man’s beer” and also making it a cheap way for people to get drunk. Incidentally, this

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tion, The Pavilion is solidly grounded in the actors’ ability to draw the crowd into the emotions of Kari and Peter. The set design, done by Mikaela Fuqua, caters to this simple, yet not simplistic, aspect of the show.

Despite the obvious mature themes and strong language, The Pavilion is incredibly God-honouring.

The honesty and integrity that pervade the actor’s performances more than covers the language. Although the actors only had a week and a half to prepare for their actual performances, leading to several stuttered lines, the emotional honesty and resonance given to every action more than compensates for this relatively minor stumble.

As I sat through this riveting production, memories of my own began to surface, and things I had been holding onto confronted me and asked if I, like Kari and Peter, could let them go and allow the universe to go on. This is the essence of true theatre: that the audience confronts their own lives through the interaction of stage and audience.

Much like the indie music movement, beginning in the early 90s craft breweries began to emerge as an alternative to large-scale corporate beers brewed for mass consumption. Breweries began to emerge that cared about brewing as a beautiful art rather than as a commodity by which to maximize enjoyed, savoured, and critiqued like

addiction.

This movement is one that ought not to be avoided by the Christian seeking to engage with and transform culture. There is a conversation beginning on either side of these two polarised sides. Trinity Western University began allowing their students to consume alcohol in 2009; the very

next year Yellowhead Brewery in Edmonton asked a priest to come and bless the brewery like they would have in the past. As Christians, we ought to be involved in these conversations and seek to redeem beer culture for Christ wherever we can. And what better way to enjoy the conversation than, As C.S. Lewis said, “Over beer, tea and pipes.”

Cheers.

Presents

“This is the way the unihanna verse begins.”

WASWA So opens Craig Wright’s The Pavilion, the debut production of the Green Hall Theatre Company. directed by Eleanor Felton.

The Pavilion is the story of Peter, played by Cody Friesen, and Kari, played by Amy Dauer. The high school sweethearts, who separated when Kari became pregnant, reunite at their ten-year high school reunion, and over the course of the night the two struggle to understand their feelings toward each other, their lives, and the universe. Circling it all is the Narrator, played by Brandon Bate, who intermittently slips in and out of Peter and Kari’s worlds as the rest of their classmates, male and female, leading to several hilarious and deeply insightful moments.

Major themes of the work include the role of time, memory, and forgiveness in the human experience, and yet, even though each of those words conveys an artsy avant-garde produc-

is around the time the modern Christian rejection of beer culture became more commonplace. As alcoholism began to rise in North America, different strategies like the prohibition emerged and the issue became more and more polemic and polarised.

Thankfully, this generation has begun to reverse this polarising trend with the emergence of Craft Brewing.

Pavilion

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Kill it and make dragon armor out of it’s bones and scales” -Adam Zonneveld

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A&C.

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Some Thoughts on Music Piracy When I was 10 years old, my friend and I diserik Kazaa: DELANGE covered an online music ally any song we wanted and have it on our computer within minutes!

We immediately began searching for every song we liked just to see how far the scope of Kazaa reached.

to the label for the cheque that they

though, there was a small part of me that was hesitant. Surely there was something a little bit sketchy, a little bit dirty about enjoying a song that weeks prior I would’ve had to go to the record store and purchase the full album to enjoy.

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increases the band’s popularity, driving up t-shirt and concert ticket sales for a band you probably wouldn’t

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watched documentaries such as Steal this Film, and I read all the hilarious comments from the founders of the Pirate Bay. I learned about the legal grey area in Canada (changed in 2012) that tolerated music downloading for personal use. The more became for me. My main arguments were as follows for free on the radio except this radio is curated by the people rather than powerful and controlling corpora-

removes a physical object causing there to be one less of that particular physical object, with sharing you’re making a digital copy causing no actual loss of sales. There is no difference in sales between downloading the album and not listening to the

When I learned about the massive lawsuits brought about by the RIAA, suing some elderly woman for millions of dollars in damages for down-

tually came to the discovery that I injustice that I had buried deep inside of me. As I began to humble myself and experience grace it became less and less likely that I would download music and movies. There was

I was trying to take down this whole time was just the one inside of me. I ists were willing to share their music for free online (see Noisetrade.com) and with affordable music services like Spotify and Rdio popping up, there was less and less of a reason for

me to steal.

Make no mistake, there still much injustice in music industry and I’m not saying that we should be dismissive of it. What I am saying is that perhaps we should take the log out of our own eye before taking the speck out of the music industry’s eye. (Matthew 7:3-5) Perhaps God is calling us to pay our taxes to the Caesar of the music industry and just buy the

decry the problem, but it is better to seek to be part of the solution.

of me. This was injustice in the highest order and the cronies of the music industry had to be taken down. With cation there was still something that didn’t sit right with me. There was still a little feeling of guilt lingering somewhere in the back of my heart.

I could easily quiet it with some anti-establishment rants to friends but every time I stopped the feeling would return.

I spent a lot time ranting angrily, self-righteously decrying the injustice of the corporations, but even-

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Budget Beats with Erik Delange

Ruby Sparks

As much as I enjoy analyzing, disspiritual implications of modern popular music such as Vampire Weekend, I stumbled upon the latest from All Delighted People on Noisetrade, there came a transcendent calm. It washed away the cynicism of my analytic angst

All Delighted People started playing I felt a stirring in my heart and peace wash over me. The beauty of When the Morning Comes ed my mind.

ment (what with their 10+ members.)

While the lead vocalist leans a little more toward a whine than I tend esque instrumentals and triumphant melodic crescendos take All Delighted People straight to your heart. But these words don’t really do it justice, you’ll have to listen for yourself.

either/or, it’s a both/and. And this movie nails it. Paul Dano does not judge his character and we the viewers are forced to accept his beautiful outlook on life, while being dragged along on a journey with him towards destruction and healing.

along with Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan (who, just for good measure, in it) one has already gained an idea of the type of movie to expect. And this movie doesn’t disappoint, it’s as subversive as (500) Days of Summer

lation. About that dark force of obsession that causes us all to want to play God in our relationships. Using the allegorical symbol of writing a character as a parallel to the way we attempt to control the world around us; spe-

Sunshine.

I’d love, and certainly tried for the To roll my eyes at his indie glasses and typewriter and slap a hipster label on it dismissively. But as I continued to watch and listen to the beautiful original score and smart dialogue I was forced to suspend my critical instinct and Identify with Paul. We’re always most critical of ourselves, and perhaps that’s why I was so critical of Paul.

He’s angsty, he’s passionate, he’s lonely, and he’s obsessive. I used to present these type of characters too positively and romanticize this obsessive idealism. I’m learning it’s not an

Give it a chance, and don’t judge it.

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If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Guard my non-existant girlfriend” -Kevin Schimdt

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If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Take over all of Westeros” -Elliot Burns

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MONDAY

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WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

LATIN 211 RP with C. Morrissey Medieval Ecclesiastical Latin

ENGL 103 RP with V. Cavalli Intro to Lit: Short Fiction and Poetry

LATIN 211 RP with C. Morrissey Medieval Ecclesiastical Latin

ENGL 103 RP with V. Cavalli Intro to Lit: Short Fiction and Poetry

RELS 101 RP with Sr. Gabriella Yi Intro to the Old Testament

RELS 160 RP with C. Morrissey Introduction to Theology

RELS 101 RP with Sr. Gabriella Yi Intro to the Old Testament

RELS 160 RP with C. Morrissey Introduction to Theology

RELS 465 RP with Sr. Gabriella Yi

RELS 465 RP with Sr. Gabriella Yi

Western Christian Tradition

Christian Moral Theology

Western Christian Tradition

Christian Moral Theology

RELS 366 RP with B. Herbert Theology of the Body

COMM 120 RP with P. Valing Interpersonal Communications

RELS 366 RP with B. Herbert Theology of the Body

COMM 120 RP with P. Valing Interpersonal Communications

ART 215 RP with B. Herbert Beauty and the Sacred Arts

RELS 224 RP New Testament Theology

ART 215 RP with B. Herbert Beauty and the Sacred Arts

RELS 224 RP New Testament Theology

6 pm to 9 pm

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2:35 pm to 3:50 pm

1:10 pm to 2:25 pm

11:40 am to 1 pm

9:25 am to 10:40 am

BIG THINGS COME IN SMALL COTTAGES

PHIL 305 RP with C. Morrissey Philosophy of the Human Person

PHIL 111 RP with C. Morrissey History of Philosophy: Ancient & Medieval

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If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Get matching tattoos.” – Hanna Waswa

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Bob Kuhn

- our turn with the interim Mars Hill: Can you tell us about some of your story and some of the major things in your life

There’s a lot of mud that’s been slung at Trinity. Christianity has gotten a bad rap—some of it deserved—and now peter WOEKEL people are afraid. I think that we can do a lot to change that by being who we up to this point? are. By being bold. Not arrogant, not Bob Kuhn: I’m a farm boy. I grew up prideful, but being bold in who we are. in an apple orchard in the Okanagan outside of Vernon. My parents, well STAFF CHANGES let’s put it this way, not well off. My MH: There were a number of large dad had an industrial accident when he was quite young. So growing up we were laid off. Can you tell us about the didn’t have much in the way of money, motivations for those changes? but actually, I never felt poor. My BK: There’s a couple motivations. upbringing was idyllic in the sense of The existing model for educational not having too much. delivery in Canada and the United States, and around the world really, is TWU EXPERIENCE shifting. People are seeing less value Trinity was a totally in a liberal arts education, and more transformational experience for me value in a technical, professional in every conceivable way. Spiritually education. The number of people I was able to explore the feasibility, going to university is declining. There the viability, the trustworthiness are obviously economic effects because of the Gospel. It’s something about of that. Public schools are having the this place, it’s something about the same effect. We’re needing to be environment that creates potential responsive to those demographics by for the transition to occur, something being strategic in how we spend the about this sort of mystical mixture of money that comes in through tuition, elements that God puts together in a because tuition constitutes the lion’s way that impacts people lives.My life share of income. verse, which is Romans 8:28, became a The idea is also to move towards testing verse. “All things work together a sustainability model. No more for our good”, can I believe that? Can I going into debt. No additional debt. believe that God can make good things A balanced budget. The budget can’t out of bad things? My life has been a series of proving experiences for that verse to be true. $$$ MH: So it’s a balance of cutting cost IN THE COMMUNITY and increasing revenues. What’s the school’s MH: What do you see Trinity’s role strategy in terms of bringing money in? being within the wider community, within BK: The number of people who Canada and the rest of the world? support Trinity notionally is quite BK: I think Trinity is a gem and large. But the number of people that it’s rarely given credit or recognized. I actually translate that generalized mean, think about it for a few minutes.

We have winning sports teams, we is quite low. Part of that is perhaps have academic excellence, we have a that we haven’t spent enough time student life that is bar none better than and paid enough attention to groups anything else in Canada.

T o like alumni. As an alumnus and as some degree, we’re the best kept secret the president, I’m in a position to say, there is. Now, it’s not that we don’t have some warts. We’re private, so we’ve got In terms of the university, we’ve never had this kind of rapport between the some respects, it’s the challenges that president and the alumni. So now we make people great. It’s the weaknesses can kind of ask for some reciprocity. that God uses to make us excel.

CONNECT WITH BOB MH: What do you think can be improved MH: You’ve expressed interest in really upon at Trinity, and what do you hope to connecting with students on both a personal improve upon during your time here? and professional level. How do you hope to BK: We can improve upon bring more transparency into the upper-level everything. We’re only part way into the decision making process here? book that we’re writing and so we can BK: First of all, it’s communication. improve upon every single area. We can Being connected with students in a improve upon our overall reputation formal sense with TWUSA, and just within the context of Canadian being who I am with students. From culture. I think we can improve upon a more structural or administrative the kind of courage we’re displaying side, we’re working on a different within the community. I think one decision making structure. My plan of the reason’s we’re a secret in the is to have what I think will be called a community of Christian education Community Council. The Community is because we’re afraid, so I think we can improve upon our spirit of fear. community. It will have representation

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from the student body, from the senate, from the faculty, from the deans, from the staff at different levels. The community council will be charged with reviewing, taking into consideration, making recommendations, to what would be a President’s Council or President’s Cabinet.

LIBERAL ARTS MH: You mentioned the trend away from liberal arts education and towards vocation training and technical education.

What do you see as the purpose of a liberal arts education? Why is it important?

BK: I think a liberal arts education is critically important if we are to focus on the idea of education itself as opposed to training. We are not a training institution. We are an educational institution. It’s an approach that says education itself is of value. If we simply train technicians, we’re missing the boat.

The liberal arts and its history is such that it’s not geared towards educated person. What’s happened is the value of that has been replaced by no good unless it leads to a job. Well that’s not true. It’s better if it leads to a job, but that doesn’t mean its no good in and of itself.

HEATED ISSUES MH: How about Trinity’s proposed Law School, is there any news on that front?

BK: Not so far. We have been and continue to be very hopeful.

I’m optimistic we will get the Law School.

We’ve done, perhaps, a disservice a bit. People say we ban gays, well that’s not true. We don’t ban gays any more than we ban heterosexuals who want to have pre-marital sex. We’re just being picked on because we’re an easy target.

Every Muslim, Sikh, Jew, most of the world’s religions have the same view as we do. In my opinion this is really a question of religious freedom, and solely a question of religious freedom. I will venture to say that there is not a single become a narrow-minded, bigoted, homophobic person because they have gone to Trinity Western. In fact I would venture to say that it is probably the opposite. I suspect that we do a lot more work at trying to build in respect and love for all

in context. Kevin came here. We as a university sponsored his dialogue. So number one, we are not refusing to listen to someone who has a different point of view. Number two, the fact of his actual, personal, beliefs were not recorded until they hit the Statement of Faith, which sort of grounds who we can hire and who we can’t hire. If someone can’t sign the Statement of Faith, than we have to look at is this issue? Like, “I understand predestination to mean this”, or is it don’t believe the same thing as what the statement of faith says”. Now, that’s what happened with Kevin Miller, he wrote on it that he doesn’t believe in the Article 10 of the Statement of Faith.

Now what I’m not communicating is that someone else might not have some position out there that struggles with different aspects. We have to deal with them one at a time. So, it’s not a conclusion of general application.

Now, the unfortunate part, and I apologized to him personally, was that even though I believed that the decision was the right decision, is that the process did not allow us to dialogue about it. We were talking a week before school started. I don’t know when we received it, but I wasn’t aware of it until that point in time.

His attempt to escalate the harm potentially caused to Trinity Western is the thing that bothers me most. If he disagrees with my opinion, then let him disagree with me, let him take me on, let him say, “Bob Kuhn is a jerk and he did this thing wrong”. I’ll take that. But when he tries to harm the institution that he wanted to be a part of, I see that as inconsistent. It bothers me that somebody who wanted be a part of the fabric of this place is very quick to tear it down by going to Douglas Todd. You can Google Douglas Todd and Trinity Western and supportive of Trinity Western. He knew that. It’s sad to me that commentary is given credibility.

He says we’re narrow minded, but if we really were narrow minded we would have never allowed him to show his movie. And we’d show his movie again as far as I’m concerned. It’s not trying to stop people from thinking, but when we hire representatives of our Statement of Faith, we have to not academic anarchy, it’s academic freedom. And freedom without constraint is anarchy.

secular environment.

HELLBOUND? MH: Can you give us your perspective on what happened with Kevin Miller?

BK: Well, it has to be understood

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Sit in a cave and eat bubble gum pie. Yum!” -Bryce Perry

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If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Frolick in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee” -Andrew Parker

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It’s a kind of silence that presses in and around and from inside you.

A melancholy you can’t quite reach.

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It comes to you, it wraps around the back of your spine and spreads, invading your lungs till you feel it in each breath, shooting through your legs and down your arms.

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Olivia de Fleuriot de la Coliniere Detail of Effaced If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “I would give it to Hanna Waswa.” - Sarah Ray

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Extraordinary Ordinary Keys and c l o c k s , lamps and derek brooms, SCOTT these are but simple, ordinary, commonplace items. Why the fascination with them? Why do many of our great stories imbue these objects with the most fascinating traits?

Take, for example, the classic tale of Aladdin, a story that follows a lowly street rat and his discovery of By themselves these two items are nothing more than mere dust collectors, undeserving of much attention, and yet with the magic given them, have instead captivated audiences with their thrilling intrigue.

And this phenomenon of turning quite mundane objects into items of awe is not new in the least.

From Plato’s magical Ring of Gyges in the Republic, to the alchemic Hand of Midas in Arabian Nights, to C.S. Lewis’ enchanted wardrobe, and all the poisoned apples, talking mirrors, and magic beans in between the great epics and fairytales of all time have consistently gripped us with fantastically plain objects.

As I stepped back and thought ered the possibility that perhaps we generally pick them because they intrigue and creativity; that in the pouring out of our ideas, we give shape to our passions and fancies.

Of course, one must not forget that the objects we pick do in fact

possess roles in the commonplace, which in turn play a part in our choosing them. For instance, a key is meant to unlock something and a to doors and doors to rooms. In and of themselves these items do not mean much, however, the moment you add a pinch of the unbelievable into the picture, these things come alive with excitement. The mirstairs go on forever, and the glass slippers hold onto a frail promise of marriage and happiness.

The more I considered it, though, the less I began to think these stories’ objects were solely chosen to provide a container for our mysteries. I think there is something more to it than that.

The answer, I believe, lies not in low, but rather in his desire to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

And of all the ordinary things out there, the most intriguing object to us is ourselves. We are the wannabe heroes, knights, and rescuers.

We are the hopefuls wishing we received our invitations to Hogwarts.

We are the ones wishing we could haps I am wrong, but I don’t think it is absurd to think that people want to be unique. Better, even.

Now often such desires to be more can in fact be founded in our own insecurities and fears, but below all of that, I believe that there does in fact exist in each of us something greater than the com-

monplace, a thread woven through our very being.

A long time ago, humanity was entirely that, extraordinary. Though we were made creatures of the created order, we at the same time were also given divine life by God who made each person after His own image. Following His design, what made us unique from the commonplace was to be our resemblance to Him. And though we fell into the stained black uniformity of sin, that memory of what once was, has since remained. God, refusing to let His image in us perish into nothingness, held on, and through his victory on the cross, has been taking back what’s rightfully His. His desire to renew us and make us beautiful and marvelous once more echoes loudly in our souls and though we may not realize it, spills over into our own love of the ordinary we see everyday.

And so as we continue to read our stories of magical rings of power, or may we remember but one thing: that the desire to make the commonplace special comes from a desire not of our own. As we look down on things below, may we take a glimpse upwards to the above, to God, who desires the same thing of ourselves: to make the imperfect, perfect; and the ordinary, extraordinary.

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(Article 10). Over the past week I have been able to talk with both Kevin and our Interim President Bob Kuhn about the whole thing.

About this time last year, Kevin Miller released his documentary Hellbound?, questioning traditional beliefs in a Hell of eternal conscious torment. Within the documentary he introduced what he called “hopeful universalism,” the idea that God is greater than death or sin, and that we can hopefully assume that God will redeem everyone, whether they have accepted Him as their saviour or not.

A few months after its release, at TWU and even hosted a question panel afterwards, which included himself, other speakers from the The showing and panel were very well received. The auditorium was packed with both students and staff, and the question period resulted in a lot of good discussion, both within the auditorium and afterwards.

That’s why, when last spring he was asked by the SAMC department to teach a course on documentary

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is probably best known for his movie Hellbound?, was set to teach a communications course on documentary over two weeks ago Kevin was told that he would not be able to teach the course because his beliefs on Hell did not appropriately line up with those in the school’s Statement of Faith

excited. Kevin has a lot of experience in the business, having been involved in several documentaries of his own.

It is also why, when he was told that he would not be able to teach the newly formed class this year, many students and staff were very disappointed.

Fully aware of his views on Hell, Kevin’s teaching position was greenlighted by the SAMC department in the spring and he was told that his views on Hell would not be an issue.

However, after providing a clarifying statement to Trinity’s Statement of Faith, a fairly common practice

among professors, he was informed that his views were not clarifying but outright contradictory to Article 10 of the Statement, and that he would not be able to teach at Trinity for that reason. This is concerning for a few reasons.

As a Christian institution, Trinity needs to ensure it is holding itself to an excellent standard of professionalism. Unfortunately in this situation, that standard was not met. Miller was told his view on Hell would not be a problem. It was.

It wouldn’t really have been an issue if Miller was informed in a timely manner. But telling someone two weeks before they start a course that their fundamental views, which are very well known, exclude them from teaching a course is disrespectful of their time and energy.

Trinity recognizes their failure in that regard. When speaking with Bob Kuhn, Trinity’s interim president, he admitted that the process was much messier than it should have been.

Miller should have been informed earlier, and he should have been informed better. I hope that Trinity is able to learn from this. It sounds like Kuhn, at the very least, is eager to.

The more concerning issue arises when we start to consider academic freedom. Plato, the father of the university, believed that the heart of education is the discovery of truth. Fundamental to that discovery process is a need for the sharing of ideas. What does it say of our university if we do not allow someone to teach because their ideas are too different? It says a lot, but I think what it says is actually quite hopeful.

Miller recognizes that a Christian university needs to set boundaries of belief for its staff. While I do not nec-

essarily agree with the University’s decision in dismissing Miller’s theology, the fact that the university—under a new president’s leadership— was willing to stick to its theological guns is, I believe, praiseworthy. This is particularly so in the context of the recent attention given to our Community Covenant and proposed Law School.

Miller dismisses the idea that a its theology, stating that we should way of life. However, I don’t believe the two can be unbound from each other. What is theology for, if not to create in ourselves a way of life?

Let me be clear, I am not suggesting this theological issue should be left alone. It is important and it needs to be discussed. But we also need to recognize that the discussion is dangerous. The Apostle Paul mentions often the dangers of installing those with questionable theology into positions of power. I’m not convinced that Miller’s theology is questionable, but I do believe that we as an institution should be sure of our stance on the issue before we provide the implied support that would come with a teaching position.

Miller has been asked back as a guest lecturer, and Kuhn expressed no interest in shutting down the Hell discussion. I for one have hope that Trinity is fully willing to explore that aspect of its identity, just under its own terms.

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Open a glass factory” - Nancy Timmermans

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SPORTS.

ANDREW PATTERSON andrew.patterson@mytwu.ca

We Are All Spartans

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We all see them. We see them in their andrew PATTERSON Spartan shirts, jackets, track pants, sweat pants, sweatshirts, hoodies, and backpacks. Our athletes wear the logo constantly because they are a proud team. But to the rest of us

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it may seem like they are just trying and special scholarships. I even hear hateful words around campus such as, “Stupid Spartans,” or “Oooo!

They get special treatment!” But do they deserve all the hate they get?

First off, let’s look at some other schools. Those who attend college,

particularly in the United States, become instant followers of their school’s team for the rest of their lives. For example, if you attend and graduate from Stanford, then you are very likely to be a Cardinal follower for the rest of your life. It doesn’t matter where you live after graduation, you would be loyal to your

school and the athletic program of that school. In fact, if you ask someone if they went to Stanford you may hear the answer, “Yes, I certainly graduated from Stanford,” but you are more likely to hear the answer, “Yup, I’m a Cardinal!” This is called being a fanatic, or ‘fan’ for short. Yes, that’s right people. It is our job to not

hate, but to be fans of our athletes!

Because the reality is - they need us, and we need them.

But why should we support them?

What good do we get out of it? It’s simple. The Spartans represent TWU to the rest of the country, and they have been doing an outstanding job.

Because of the amount of success the Spartans have on a yearly basis, TWU has become a very well known school throughout Canada. Normally, people on the other side of the country would not have heard of a little private university of 4000 students had not their local public universities been demolished by them in sports.

And when we graduate from a wellknown school, employers are more impressed with our degrees. So we are very blessed to have talented athletes representing TWU. Every year, new students are given free Spartans t-shirts. This is a simple invitation from the Spartans to have the rest of the students to support them at their games. The more fans in the stands, the better, because the more support they get, the better their performance becomes. So instead of hating on Spartans, why not just call yourself a Spartan? Don’t be afraid to wear the logo from time to time. If you are a part of this school, then you should do yourself and your team a favour and root for the Spartans! And let’s not forget to have fun!

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returning to the pitch and the preseason already wrapping up, it looks like the Spartans will be in for another stellar season.

The women’s soccer team does not seem to be hung over at all from off the preseason with a 5-1 record.

However, key departures have left a question mark on the back end. Nikki Byrne and Jilian Dietrich are two of the four starting defenders that have departed from the team. Although they have left a huge hole, this will leave opportunity for younger players to play in the back under the guidance of Colleen Webber and Jennifer Castillo, two of the best centre backs in the country.

Other key departures include Kris-

ten Funk and Tessa Meyer, who were key contributors to the Spartan success in the past seasons. Fortunately, 11 of the 14 defending champions will be returning this year for the women’s team. With the core of last year’s team still remaining, the women’s Spartans soccer team will be expected to perform like champions and continue to hold that winning title.

The men’s team has shown to be a

force in this league. Being undefeated in their exhibition matches, they have put a bit of fear in the eyes of the opponents. The Spartans men’s soccer team recruited nine new players, changing the face of the team. One of these nine include six-foot-three striker, Dominic Reinold. The German native has high expectations for the team as he has plenty of NCAA Div. 1 experience in his resume. Last season he notched 21 goals and eight assists in 36 games for Fairleigh Dickinson University. Coach Pat Rohla openly states that he has high expectations for Reinold, calling him a “program changer.” On paper this team has improved from last year and the hopes are high for our men’s team to come home this year with a championship.

Although the pressure is on for these two teams, they have two excellent coaches—Graham Roxburgh and Pat Rohla. This pair has exhibited the ability to put teams together and create chemistry between their ing, all we can do is wait and see if they perform at the level of the expectations set upon them.

If you dragon, what’sfor thethis firstyear? thing“Events you would Stupid question.” - -Jen MattNewman Wakutz What are had youamost excited likedo? the“Fly. Banana Challenge”

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A Loss to Learn From

Spartans fall to UC Riverside in exhibition match

UPCOMING GAMES Oct. 2 - Tacoma Rise

It was a loud and proud Spartan atmosphere at the old David E. andrew Enarson Gymnasium on PATTERSON Friday night as the newly formed TWU Spartans took on the UC Riverside Highlanders of the NCAA. The Spartans experimented with new and returning players to prepare for the season. Although the Spartans took a hard 98-76 loss, it is simply a loss to learn from.

The difference of skill level between div.

1 NCAA and CIS basketball certainly showed throughout the game. The Highlanders moved the ball better, took better shots, and ultimately scored more points than the Spartans. The Spartans struggled as they caused a few too many turnovers and did not play defense to the best of their capabilities. However, the Spartans did a fair job against a team from a league that is far superior to the CIS. Notable players for the Spartans were Mark Perrin, who scored a good 16 points, Denny McDonald, who scored 12, while Kelvin Smith and Anthony Ottley scored 11 points each. Ottley, a potential addition to the Spartans, showed much promise as he made his presence known throughout the game.

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started to dig themselves into a hole; fortunately, they managed to stay consistent from the themselves, however, was too deep to recover from. Ultimately, it was a good effort, but not solid enough.

The Spartans should not take this loss too hard, as it was, after all, just an exhibition game. This loss is not one to worry about.

There is still plenty of time before the season

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begins. The Spartans will start their season at home against Calgary on the 1st of November.

In the meantime, there is still plenty of work and improvement that needs to be put in if the Spartans want to have a chance at a CIS championship.

Though the day ended in a loss, this game should strengthen them as they learn from their mistakes and build team chemistry. Yet again, the Spartan athletics program has put coming season.

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If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Save Hogwarts.” - Casie Gano

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HUMOUR.

AMY DAUER amy.dauer@mytwu.ca

you’re allowed to laugh at this page.

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be cool in university: become passionshe’s one of my best friends now? out to one person- one person- and in university now; even a TCK like me wasn’t prepared for how different

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shame in walking over to the caf and Part two: great perk to how slow

on how best to explain the aventuré could watch cars, trees and country-

crammed in a tiny kitchen with three other people who also need to make dinner at the same time really taught tween cupboards and the fridge door is the perfect opportunity to notice

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Dear Michelle Russell, I’m sorry I farted in your apartment Sincerely, I ate way too much celery Cody, I would leave Hans for you ANY!DAY!OF!THE!WEEK The sizzle guy in the caf asked me if I wanted MORE sauce today.

This is gonna be a great year.

They would put the devil’s spawn on the front of the student agendas...

HEATHENS" My fridge makes a noise I can only compare to an in-heat cat underwater. #robsonliving Maybe this is the year Stu will finally realize i exist.. from, shy and hopeful Anyone else notice how swole Graham Gibson’s lookin thse days?

FRESH-MEN!!!!%D

Why should guys always ask out girls but girls can’t ask out guys?

I may be too shy to ask out a girl... so girls ask me out

In your first year?

Need to fix your laptop?

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Lamar’s Laptops can help you out.

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So, the new president is hilarious!

I thought I was watching the comedy club during Convocation Chapel, awweesoommee.

So I was watching Star Wars the other night, when I happened upon a startling and groundbreaking question: How do you get a job as an Imperial Star Ship Captain? Is it something you’re born into, do you work your way up through evil deeds, or what? Are there educational requirements for such a high-tech position? Would you do an apprenticeship, or would you go to college? Super cereal. It’s an interesting question I think, but most importantly, and incredibly pivotal to the future of the entire universe’s future is this: What are we, Vikings?

Sarah and David eh? #dating

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Tyson Dalla $waggy comin at ya strong for another year.

Holla at yo boy TWU.

Old guy wearing high heels, mini skirt and pig tails at Walmart. . . questionable.

Am I the only girl whose day is improved by new underwear? #dirtyli#lesecret

height: Just right

major: Theatre MICHELLE KARST

Hometown: Just around the River bend Denomination: MM Baby – you know you’ll love it

Fave preacher:

Catch, pluck, roast, eat a Trinity goose together under the stars in the back 40 while enjoying invigorating and enriching conversation

Good age to get married?

My Father, Jesus and Biological

Her age

Fave Bible verse: Song of Solomon 2:5 “Sustain me with raisans, refresh me with apples for I am love sick”

Favourite man in the bible: I can be your Boaz

How long before you propose?

How long till spring?

Idea of a perfect date:

Best place for a first kiss?

In the pouring rain, Notebook style

How would you win the parents over? Treat her like gold.

How do you know if it’s love: Mutual, unashamed farting

Skill that makes you the one: Bear Hunter

Domestic talent:

Top quality in a future mate?

K.D. – I can even add the ketchup ;)

Loves Jesus (Although, ability to hold your breath underwater for 1 minute and 32 seconds is also a plus)

4. But I could be into more if necessary

How many kids?

Biggest deal-breaker: Uses Yahoo as her search engine

If you had a dragon, what’s the first thing you would do? “Make s’mores” -Brandi Carter