The Swinging Bridge: April 16, 2015

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SWINGING BRIDGE MESSIAH COLLEGE//THE PULSE

Vol. 95 // ED. 11 // April 16, 2015

Remembering The Swinging Bridge in its Newspaper form

By Madeline Crocenzi STUDENT WRITER

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n late February, it was officially announced that the Pulse would be switching The Swinging Bridge from a newspaper to a magazine format.

Today’s newspaper represents the final edition of The Swinging Bridge in newspaper form, ahead of the release of the first-ever Swinging Bridge Magazine to Messiah’s campus on Apr. 30.

The Swinging Bridge newspaper has shaped the college experiences of past and current “Pulsees.” The paper has brought together students and made them family. It has been a source of laughter, frustration, exhaustion, and pride for the students behind it.

Over the years, students working at the Pulse have contributed a great deal

of time and energy to put the newspaper on stands. In this final edition of The Swinging Bridge in its newspaper format, several Pulse alumni and current Pulse contributors shared their favorite memories and thoughts about the newspaper, which has been a part of Messiah’s campus for over 90 years.

“As much as I hated it at the time, I think some of my favorite memories were sitting up till all hours of the night and morning – literally! – to finish the newspaper layout with Corinne (Elliot) and Lauren (Piccioni). I would go to class so exhausted the next day, but seeing the papers on the newsstand and in people’s hands made it worth it.”

– Sari Heidenreich, 2011-2012 Editorin-Chief

“I think my favorite part was the people. Each year we had a new team, but each team brought something refreshing to the Pulse brand.

It’s really the little things that stick out in my mind, from the Christmas cards I received from our staff to the first Falcon Feud that we threw together… I always felt like I had a family at the Pulse and those are memories that will stick with me for a lifetime.”

– Shannon Cochran, 2013-2014 Pulse Student Director “As someone who now has a full time job working for a magazine, I’m excited about the Swinging Bridge’s new format. Unlike newspapers, which run on a faster news cycle and consequently spend a lot of type describing details and conveying information, magazines

discuss what something meant. Now the Swinging Bridge Magazine can inject further loud, boisterous, thought-provoking and fun analysis, commentary, and insight.”

– Morgan Lewis, 2012--1st Student Director; News and A&E editor for The Swinging Bridge “I love advertising for the newspaper! It’s great to blast out on social media about the newest edition of our product and get people excited about it. I even got to be on the cover once!”

– Ally Coonradt, 2014-2015 Social Media Manager and 2015-2016 Student Director //Continued on Page 3

Chapel to be Redesigned Next Semester

By Miranda Ruiz NEWS EDITOR

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n Sept. 3 a new chapel program will be enacted for undergraduate students at Messiah. College Pastor Don Optiz is leading the redesign and will be presenting these changes on Apr. 21 during chapel.

“My goal is to try to respond to who students are, what they want, and what they need,” said Opitz of the changes.

The new program will be separated into three different worship experiences: Tuesday morning, Tuesday evening, and Thursday morning chapels.

Tuesday mornings will look virtually the same as they do now in Brubaker. The structure will continue to be rooted in contemporary worship in a large group setting, aimed at bringing students together through biblical teachings.

Tuesday evenings will be a time to reflect and explore. These gatherings will be focused on deep theology, difficult texts, and Christian faith in culture, life, and leadership. They will also allow for campus partners and guests to speak on different themes.

Thursday mornings will be split each semester into two six-week mini-series’.

Students will have the chance to sign up for one each semester, committing to a small group gathering. They will be held in different locations around campus and will offer a range of topics: book discussions, Bible studies, education and prayer regarding missions, etc.

“I want us to have programming policy where we can treat students like adults,” said Opitz.

Student clubs and organizations will still be allowed to hold panels, lectures, and discussions, but without credit.

“If what you’re doing really is theologically reflective or it’s about spiritual formation in some way we’re still open to working with you to develop a Tuesday evening lecture...or mini-series,” said Opitz.

The overall number of required chapels will be lowered to 14 a semester. Students---including commuters--- who do not meet this number by the end of the semester will now have a $15 fee charged to their account per missed chapel.

Any person who has been on probation for two consecutive semesters will need to meet with someone from College Ministries. If a student is on probation three times, they will be subject to suspension.

iety about this most important factor, registering for classes,” said Opitz.

Currently, students who do not meet the required 24 chapels are unable to sign up for classes and have to fill out listening reports for each missed chapel.

“We want to win students to the good stuff, good conversation about faith formation, about the Bible, and deep theological stuff.”

A forum on these new changes will be held for students on Apr. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

New Chapel Forum: Tuesday, April 21 6:30 pm

With the addition of these new platforms, alternate chapels will no longer be available in order to attain chapel credit.

“The consequences that we [currently] have are frustrating...it creates this anx-

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SURF AND SERVE: MORE THAN A

WAVE

By Kelly Gordon STUDENT WRITER

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ocated in central Pennsylvania, outsiders looking into Messiah’s campus would not expect to see a group of students bonded by the love of surfing. However, several students with that very passion took a recent spring break mission trip to Panama through the student-led organization Surf and Serve.

This idea to combine the passion to surf and further serve the kingdom of God came into the minds of December graduate Todd Davis and current senior Cameron Gilmore in a study room during their freshman year. They found other lovers of surfing, such as junior Paul van Winkle, to join this student run group. Together, the group took their first trip that following J-Term to Point Pleasant, NJ to help with Hurricane Sandy relief.

Since then, it has been a wild ride for the organization, including separate spring break trips in 2014 and 2015 to Panama. “(The initial idea was) a vision for a club on campus and that’s what a lot of people think it still is,” says Gilmore. “Now, it is looking to be turned into a global outreach organization where we can connect teams with partners all around the globe. We are really passionate about other people experiencing what we have experienced.”

Van Winkle described finishing the project in 12 hours as a “blessing from God to work really hard and well that day,” as the team ministered to this nonChristian couple through their passion for surfing.

Surf and Serve also had the ability to experience a “once in a lifetime opportunity” by handing out Bibles to churches that had been translated into Kuna, the language of the indigenous people of Panama. These churches were located on surrounding islands the size of football fields. Giving out these Bibles was not only impactful for the communities, but also impactful in that these Bibles were the 531st translation of the Bible in history.

This experience was another situation “designed only by God” after a pastor told them how he was going to head to Panama City later that day--a three and a half hour trip--to try and get his hands on a singular Kuna Bible. Surf and Serve called 10 minutes later, saying they were on their way with 30 Kuna Bibles to give to this church.

Photos by Cameron Gilmore Local children receive stickers during Surf and Serve’s recent trip.

The group also travelled to the Collaboratory’s Bridge Project in Arraijn for the second time to see how the now finished bridge helps the community members.

They partnered with Dan Cotton and Jordan Guy, who work with Rio Missions in Panama, to serve individuals, entire communities, and perform a site trip for the Collaboratory.

Van Winkle elaborated on this by saying, “We were able to see the project before it started and now after it was finished.

Because we knew the people in the community from spending some time there, we were able to shoot some video for a Collab promo for their second bridge project that they will be building this summer.”

This past spring break, the team built a concrete cement porch for the best surfer in Panama and his pregnant wifethe best female surfer in Venezuela-who headed to the hospital later that night to have the new baby.

These trips have only happened when God has opened the door for them. Van Winkle’s favorite part of being on this team is “to see the hand we haven’t had in it and to see how we thought it might flop or fail, but it was laid out the next

Logo designed by TJ Marchesani for his Senior Project. day. When we put our passion and our heart in it and when we have the right outlook, it falls into place.”

Graduate Taylor Evertt ‘14, spoke of how his life has been drastically changed

because of this organization.

“We step into our group and create a culture because we embrace who we are together and can cultivate something brand new,” he says. “Its an atmosphere that is brand new.” // Continued on Page 6

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Health Column: 4.

Five Reasons to eat Breakfast

By Betsey Miller NURSE PRACTITIONER

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t’s not uncommon for a student to come into the Engle Center feeling weak and dizzy, complaining that they feel like they are going to pass out. Often times, when I ask such a student about their food intake, I find that they have skipped breakfast.

We have all heard the old adage that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but I have had a lot of trouble convincing some students of its usefulness. So with that in mind, I have asked our Registered Dietician, Nicole Benner, to weigh in on the matter:

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It fuels your body with important nutrients. Breakfast is the opportune time to obtain important nutrients that may be missing from your diet. When you skip breakfast, you also skip a time to supply your body with a variety of nutrients needed for body functions. Typically, breakfast foods such as fruit, cereal and milk are high in Vitamin C, iron, calcium, Vitamin D and protein.

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Breakfast stabilizes blood sugars. Do you ever find yourself feeling weak and dizzy? If you have skipped breakfast, dizziness could be a sign of low blood sugar. You wouldn’t drive your car without gasoline. Likewise, it is also important to fuel your body. It is important to balance your breakfast with a combination of whole grains, fruit, protein and heart healthy fats, such as nuts and protein. This combination will keep you going strong all morning long.

Breakfast can help with weight control. Skipping breakfast often leads to overeating during the day. Some people believe that skipping breakfast can help them lose weight. This is not so! Skipping meals often leads to overeating at other times during the day.

Becoming over-hungry often leads to eating out of control, and distorted hunger and satiety cues (meaning it is harder to tell when you are full). In fact, it is easier to control weight by eating smaller meals and snacks more frequently during the day.

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Breakfast improves concentration and memory. Your brain and central nervous run on glucose-that’s the fuel you need to think, walk and talk and carry-on all your activities. Let’s say the last time you ate was 10-11 p.m. (not ideal, just an example). The next morning, you skipped breakfast, and did not eat anything until noon. That is 13-14 hours without your body having any form of food. This forces your body to work extra hard at breaking down glucose (your brain’s sole source of energy) from the stores of carbohydrate, protein or fat in your body. This is a lot to ask of your body when you are sitting in a classroom trying to focus and concentrate, and you will surely be at a disadvantage.

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Breakfast improves your mood! A better breakfast can also make for a better mood. Research suggests that eating a breakfast high in carbohydrate-rich sources such as cereal improves mood. Cereals provide carbohydrate-rich fuel needed by your brain, and often people are less likely to be grouchy when they are not distracted by hunger pangs.

It might mean losing a few minutes sleep or getting out of bed a few minutes earlier, but it will be worth it. So get up, get out and go to Lottie and get some breakfast! It could improve your mood, improve your GPA or maybe even improve your balance.

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//continued from page 1 “I just really enjoyed working alongside the others on staff and seeing the volunteers improve. One of our main goals was to help our volunteers improve their writing over the course of the year, and it has been quite rewarding to watch them develop and enhance their writing skills with each new assignment.

It was also great to see columns take shape and people pursue stories that matter to them and to the school. I think the memories that stand out to me are any time somebody from our staff said “Thank you” or gave a comment on how much they appreciated our investment in them. Those moments mattered every bit as much as the times we would finish the paper itself and put it on newsstands.”

– Joel Hoover, 2014-2015 Editor-inChief “Every Thursday we hand out the newspapers. One day a student behind me in chapel saw that I had some. He said, ‘Oh is that The Swinging Bridge? Can I see it?’ He was just excited to look at it. He complimented the job that everyone does on it.”

– 2014-2015 Swinging Bridge Design Manager Megan Dobinson, On her favorite part about working with the newspaper.

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Final round of Messiah’s first-ever

Impact Venture Challenge

to provide platform for startup business models

By Casey Daggett STUDENT WRITER

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or Ebenezer Degu and Dylan Thomas, theology, entrepreneurship and culture have the potential to change the world.

After attending a conference hosted by Praxis Labs, a Christian business that helps support entrepreneurship, both returned to Messiah determined to find a way to help others join in on the wave of creative business planning and start ups that are becoming increasingly popular amongst Millennials.

On Apr. 28 in Hostetter Chapel, an event similar to the television show Shark Tank--where prospective entrepreneurs present their business ideas before a panel of successful entrepreneurs--will begin at 7 p.m., in which the final teams will present their ideas to six panel judges hoping to win a placement.

Photo by The Pulse Dylan Thomas and Ebenezer Degu explain the process during the first round of the Impact Venture Challenge.

Students are thoroughly encouraged to attend and see the evolution of these business models over the past few months, as well as perhaps be inspired to start up their own entrepreneurial idea.

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According to data from the Kauffman Foundation, a stunning 54% of Millennials want to start a business or have already, as well as 92% supporting entrepreneurial education and training . Furthermore, as both Degu and Thomas emphasize, entrepreneurship has the opportunity to change community together, as well as to blend business with faith.

Funding from Hope International and the college allowed for the Impact Venture Challenge to be born.

Starting back in February, 36 teams comprised of current students and alumni from up to five years out were able to submit their business models and ideas, with positive social benefit a requirement of each proposed plan.

The prize at stake? A sum of $5,000, with $3,000 & $2,000 to be awarded to the second and third place teams respectively.

20 teams advanced following the first round, only to be cut down to 6 teams heading into the final round after ninepage business plans were submitted on Apr. 1.

“We hope the event will create a platform for students to start businesses that will positively impact society and create culture,” Degu and Thomas said.

“It is to reconcile business and positive change...reconcile the church and society through business.”

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Steadfast Minds Minds Matter Column: Dealing With Eating Disorders

By Paige Harkey STUDENT WRITER

“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3

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uring this time of the year, Minds Matter is focusing on the topic of eating disorders, how destructive they can really be, and moments for hope and change. When it comes to the fundamental reason of eating disorders, girls’ dissatisfaction manifests around body image, particularly weight, and even at an alarmingly young age.

Over 80% of 10-year-old girls are afraid of being fat. By middle school, 40-70% of girls are dissatisfied with two or more parts of their body, and body satisfaction hits rock bottom between the ages of 12 and 15.

Although eating disorders can be triggered by a false, damaging socially-constructed idea of beauty, they can also commonly be a result of psychological, interpersonal, and social factors; within those groups, more narrowed causes would include feelings of inadequacy or lack of control in life, troubled personal relationships, and cultural norms that value people on the basis of physical appearance and not inner qualities and strengths.

sult of living in a fallen world, which can blind us from what is really important through attempts of trying to compensate heavenly voids with earthly solutions.

Ironically, the control an individual seeks to maintain by how they eat is actually lost as soon as this habit becomes an eating disorder. It is pertinent to be able to distinguish these unhealthy habits or tendencies before they get out of control and become an eating disorder for the individual. Awareness to the truth, through the grace of God, can allow us to see where our discontentment is.

Dissatisfaction is ultimately God showing us how we can grow closer to Him because of a void that keeps us search-

Through Christ, we can be given the ability to disregard the dissatisfaction in ourselves, because there is evidence in truth that God has created us beautifully, carefully, and lovingly. Discontentment with our little control of life can be comforted with the truth that the loving God is controller of every detail in the entire universe even if we do not feel in our hearts that He is for us.

Dissatisfaction is ultimately God showing us how we can grow closer to Him because of a void that keeps us searching

ing, only able to be filled by Christ.

Through the Holy Spirit of the loving and gracious God, He gives us the ability to be content and hope despite an earthly dissatisfaction or a lack of control in any area of our lives.

Paul explained to the people in Philippi that he was able to find satisfaction despite persecution in all shapes and sizes.

All of these issues come from different struggles, but they also ultimately come from the root of discontentment.

Whether that be a lack of confidence in your body image, difficulty in relationships, pain from an abusive past, or a need for a feeling of control, dissatisfaction or discontentment are emotions that can easily blind us from the goodness of God, and then soon begin to control our problem solving if we are not aware of it.

“I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound.

In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:11-13).

These feelings are completely normal and understandable. They are a result of difficult trials and painful tribulations. Discontentment is a battle across the whole board, not just with mental illness. Our own attempts to alleviate pain, fix problems, or provide temporary relief are things that may seem perfectly reasonable and successful at the time; however, the things that an eating disorder leads us to doing and believing only dig us deeper into holes that we end up burying ourselves in.

Being content is not an easy thing to do and can only be done by the grace of God. I had personally struggled a lot with contentment (and still do!), which once grew into an anger toward the Lord because I saw dissatisfaction as something God had caused. I thought it to be a result of Him not giving me enough, or Him not satisfying me. I put the blame on Him instead of on myself.

As followers of Christ, agony through discontentment is something that should send us straight to the Lord – the only One that will fulfill us completely – the only One that we were made for.

Discontentment proves how we were made for something greater. It is a re-

prone to wander from my Lord.

People struggling with eating disorders or other mental illnesses do not willingly put that illness upon themselves, but rather we fall into lies that we soon begin to believe because of our sinful nature. This can soon control our behavior if we do not fight our sinful desires with God’s truth.

When Paul says that he can do all things through Christ, he is referring to being content despite all of the needs that he has.

I fell into the untruthful thought that God owed me something, that I had a right to be satisfied, and that struggles in my life were a result of God not giving me what I thought I deserved. But in reality, God has given me more than I deserve through earthly life alone, let alone spiritual rebirth. He has rescued me from my sinful death, but although I am born again I am still prone to sin and

The thoughts and lies of hopelessness that an unhealthy mind can bombard us with can be fought off with the truth that Jesus, Son of God, has already paid the consequences of our sin, and surely does take care of His people. We often mistakenly let lies lead us to ignorance of the power of the Gospel, and we can even become deceived of things we know are untrue. I am convinced that if we believed the entire truth of the Gospel 100% of the time, then the way we live our lives would look completely different. Of course, this is unfortunately impossible because of our sinful state, but contentment is possible through the grace of the Lord.

If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder or any other type of mental illness, I would encourage you to seek help from a professional and others, but more importantly from God, because He is the only one who satisfies. If you are looking for fulfillment in earthly solutions, such as an eating disorder, you will still be empty attempt after attempt after attempt, because Christ is what we were made for and the only place we will find contentment.

Seeking God for help would look like a commitment to prayer, studying His truths, and a duty to fight off your lies

with truth despite the urges you may feel or the doubts you may have, which come from our sinful nature. These things are so much easier said than done, but it is not impossible through Christ who will give you the strength to do so. The more you seek God, the more you will find Him. Paul says in his letter to Rome that we should “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of [our] minds, that by testing [we] may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2 ESV).

There is a promise made in this passage that says if our minds are to be transformed, that by testing, we will have the ability to discern what is good, acceptable, and perfect. We will be able to discern whether if what we are telling ourselves are words of Truth or of lies, what we are thinking is good or is harmful, and we will be able to discern if the things mental illness causes us to think about are acceptable or destructive. This clarity is something that is only given to us by the grace of God; it is promised to be furthered as a fruit of faith in Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:31-39 says, “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn?

Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

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Members of the Surf and Serve team deliver the Kuna Bibles during their mission trip. // SURF AND SERVE continued “Whether or not you are good at surfing, being invested in this culture is a game changer,” Gilmore adds. “It’s redeveloping the idea of missions. It is something that unites us beyond the heart of service. We all have our own identity in Christ, love of the ocean,

surfing, and the underlying factors of the freedom we have.”

Gilmore knows that with this passionate group of people the “sky is the limit,” and is, “pumped to see where God takes it” as he looks to continue to do Surf and Serve after graduation.

“Everyone who is invested now has given

Fraternity-less

By Bree Whitelock OPINIONS EDITOR

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t becomes evident your first year at Messiah College that fraternities and sororities are nowhere to be found, especially as friends from high school begin to post countless pictures during rush week and so forth.

Fraternities and Sororities at multiple colleges throughout the U.S have been surfacing in the news lately as issues such as sexual assault and hazing have been linked to these organizations.

Messiah has never had frats or sororities on campus, other than strictly academic frats, and it does not look like they’ll be gaining any Kappa Delta’s or Kappa Sigma’s moving in anytime soon.

“Rutgers University has banned fraternity and sorority house parties at its main campus for the rest of the spring semester after several alcohol-related problems this school year, including the death of a student,” reported The New York Times recently.

“Two fraternities and one sorority are either under probation or have been suspended at FGCU, two for alleged hazing incidents and the third for a house party where minors were found with alcohol,” explained reports from news-press.com.

“Penn State president Eric Barron said that he will charge a new task force with looking into the problems and opportunities presented by the fraternity and sorority system at the university,” based off reports from pennlive.com.

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This begs the question: Is Messiah a safer place because we don’t have fraternities or sororities, or would a hypothetical addition of them create the same level of comfort across campus?

“I’d feel the same way whether we did or didn’t have frats and sororities. I don’t think my opinion would change,” explains senior Will Colfelt of his take on frats and sororities on campus. “The campus is small enough that I don’t think our frats or sororities would do things such as hazing or sexual assault because they couldn’t get away with it.”

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interest to continue to stay invested and if that doesn’t speak for a group, I don’t know what does,” he says.

This unexpected combination of surfing and serving now looks to the Spring 2016 trip and talks of expanding beyond the realm of just reaching college students who love to surf.

Make sure to follow the teams efforts through social media

@SURFANDSERVE (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram)

Fraternity-more?

“Every campus is different in the amount of freedom they let their frats and sororities have,” expresses Colfelt. Depending on the range of

reign a particular campus gives their fraternities or sororities might in the end be the cause of any mishaps.

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Colfelt brings attention to a valuable point in regards to fraternities and sororities on campus. While a lot of these organizations on varying college campuses are focused around partying and drinking, Messiah frats would still be bound by the community covenant.

“There are plenty of colleges that have frats and sororities but it’s not used in that way,” elaborates Colfelt on frats and sororities being used for partying purposes. “I applied to William and Mary and they have a bunch of frats and sororities, but people join them to meet people and make friends. Everyone does it; it’s not to become a sorority or fraternity person. You can have frats based on ethnicity, religion and more than just drinking and parties.”

Messiah policies are strictly implemented around campus, which would not allow fraternities and sororities to become overwhelming or out of hand. Therefore, with or without sororities Messiah continues to employ an overall safe campus atmosphere with proper policies in place.

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ENDS

HAVE BEGINNINGS

By Joel Hoover EDITOR IN CHIEF

new house. Not only that, but the move would be completed just days before I was to leave for a place called Messiah College.

hange elicits many different emotions within all of us. Sometimes, we can tolerate it—and sometimes, it is difficult to accept.

When I look back now four years after we made the move, my feelings about our family’s move have taken on a completely new tone. The move was best for our family—it was a larger house with more space and well suited to the kind of family that we are.

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When I was young, one of my biggest fears that I had was that my family would someday move from the house that I had grown up and grown comfortable in. Every time my parents spoke about moving to a new, bigger house, I was always against it. I did not want to uproot my room that I had decorated with sports posters and listened to cassette tapes in. I did not want to leave the neighborhood and school district I knew so well.

I did not want to go through change.

And then, just before the end of my senior year in high school, it was decided.

We were going to leave our neighborhood home that our family had always lived in and move to an old farmhouse.

It was the same school district, and just a ten-minute difference from our old house—but it was a completely

Our dogs could now bound around in the surrounding fields. My siblings and I could kick around our soccer ball in a larger space. My mom and dad could work the gardens and foliage around the house and appreciate the great history of the home we live in. We could splash around in a little creek that runs through our farmland. We could enjoy impeccable sunsets and magnificent views. We could have more space to host gatherings with family, friends, and visitors.

Accepting change allowed for these positive things to happen.

This last edition of The Swinging Bridge in newspaper form represents a major change for an entity that has been part of our campus for over 90 years. We

Single Swag

By Liv Ungurean STUDENT WRITER

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his article goes out to those who may feel lonely, alone and let down, those who are faithless in love and feel like they’re on an emotional roller coaster.

One of the hardest things in life that we face is rejection. Rejection causes excruciating pains of loneliness. It’s the feeling you have after you set your heart on someone you thought would stick around and find the very opposite to be true.

It doesn’t just happen in romantic relationships, but everyday relationships.

You ask why they haven’t shown interest enough to just stay, or attempt to be committed. Instead you’re left wondering what you did wrong, and why it didn’t work out.

People who actually take chances and allow themselves to let someone know how they truly feel are some of the most courageous people in the world. There’s always that fear of rejection, which hinders honesty with one another, but there are those who take courage and remind themselves “I will survive.” These are the people who believe in possibilities and live in a way of knowing that it didn’t work out and move on, rather than living with the regret wondering “what if?”

C.S. Lewis perfectly captures the risk of love, “To love at all is to be vulnerable.

Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is

at the Pulse do not take a change and transformation like the one this paper is going through lightly—this has been thought about and considered at great length. Ultimately, we believe it is best for our news and for the students.

Presentation of news is adapting and changing by the year: now more than ever, news is being accessed online as it happens. The wait for a newspaper and the information that it brings is quickly becoming too long for those desiring rapid content. On college campuses and in small communities, the format can still work.

But for Messiah College and the Pulse, it is a format that is ready to be changed.

We can now present hard news as it happens through the Swinging Bridge website, giving our readers easily accessible information as it happens and giving our writers the opportunity to have experience writing on a short deadline.

Feature pieces can now be presented at greater length and with greater design freedom, opening doors to more creativity and more content that has not yet been explored. News will get its timeliness back, and our news product will get the creativity and readership that best suits it for the type of campus we have.

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The Swinging Bridge has served this college with remarkable longevity in its newspaper form. It has become a product so many alums have become familiar with as an integral part of the college. Beyond that, there is something about picking up a paper and flipping it open that is very nostalgic and a feeling many of us are very used to doing or seeing done.

Making this change is hard for all of those reasons and more. I have a great appreciation for history and items of history, and I know familiarity is such a valuable thing. Newspapers are familiar.

But there is opportunity here—opportunity to give readers a new, fresh product that best serves their style, and to give writers a chance to have a strong work experience. The positives are many, and the vision is strong.

On Apr. 30, embrace the change with us.

Keep supporting the work being done to provide this campus with news and information that best serves the campus.

Be a part of it by either writing or providing information and stories that are there to be told.

But today—and even beyond—do not forget where we came from. Change is both difficult and rewarding, but does not mean the past has to be forgotten.

Where we are now is because of what we were before.

Whether it is a newspaper or moving to a new house, change is a part of life. Let us embrace those moments with equal measure of an appreciation of the past and an eye to what is yet to come.

It’s only natural to wonder, “why?”

the unspoken truth

OF REJECTION to be vulnerable.”

This means that if you open your heart, you’re opening it up to pain and sorrow, hurt and rejection, even humility. I’m here to tell you that it is worth it. Those emotions remind you that you are human. Not only that, but it’s a reminder that you took a chance.

However, being rejected does not mean you are unlovable, and it certainly does not mean you are not worth it. You are bound to be hurt and disappointed living in a fallen world. You have the choice to allow it to define your weaknesses, or grow in your strengths.

Psalm 147:3 reminds us that “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” God is our ultimate healer, and you have the choice to take a situation like this, and turn it into a transformation of the heart.

God didn’t create us to be emotionless robots, constantly stating “I don’t care anymore, or I don’t have feelings.” It’s almost looked down upon in this society to actually have emotions. You shouldn’t worry when you feel upset, you should worry when you don’t “feel” anymore.

Those who rejected you do not define who you are or will be, as long as you do not give them the power to do so.

Christ was rejected yet that’s not what defined who we know Him to be. He endured the greatest pain at Calvary, took the greatest act of suffering and defined the true meaning of love.

Rejection hurts, and from personal experiences it made me question my worth and my value. If you think I’ve been single just by choice alone, I will humbly state you’re wrong. Although I am happily content as to where I am at this point in my life, I’ve had times where I struggled. I wondered if I did something wrong, or if I just wasn’t good enough.

God has prepared a different path for each of us, enduring pain and suffering, but more importantly discovering His love and mercy. The wounds of rejection can be the greatest hurt you will ever bare, but God shows us an opportunity to develop a heart of gold by accepting that rejection is a form of God’s protection.

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A CHANGED PERSPECTIVE ON COMMUNITY

By Caitlinn Curry STUDENT WRITER

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y mind has lately been filled with Manila in the Philippines: where the streets are jam packed with cars, where the gap between poverty and wealth is as defined as the skyline of the city against the sunset, where I go to bed each night in a house full of girls who bless me more than I can comprehend, and I am astounded at their beauty.

The specific day I recall for this instance was a fairly normal day; the girls were at school and a few of us had decided to go on one of the many outreaches our host ministry provides.

“Feeding! FEEDING!” we would yell when we got there, and the kids would come running, barefooted and waving their colorful but empty plastic cups, into which we would ladle soup from big plastic storage containers that were so hot it would burn our hands.

I don’t remember if it was the Lord who told me to sit down with this woman or not, but in hindsight I know that it could only have been the Lord that guided me to her. The proceeding conversation changed my life, far beyond the stereotypical hipster sense often proclaimed after mission’s trips.

“I don’t have much, but whatever I can, I give. That’s what Jesus said to do. For example, if I have rice to feed my family, but my neighbor has no rice for her family that same day, I give her my rice for her family.”

I sat there, knees tucked up to my chin under that sliver of shade hiding from the sun, children attempting to crawl across my sunburned shoulders, tug my nose rings, question my short hair, subliminally knowing that a few sentences had changed my life forever.

I fought back tears hotter than the thick, dusty air, my mouth dry with a lack of meaningful words from my then nineteen years of privileged life.

Nothing I had to say could possibly convey anything of worth. I did not know what it was like to starve. I did not know what it was like to live the way she did. I certainly did not know what it was like to give that way, though my pockets were empty at the time, my mouth was still filled with plenty.

Could I ever know that level of loving my neighbor, a verse in the

Bible that had been taught to me so often through childhood I knew it by rote?

Messiah is all about community.

A mention of this is what reminded me of the woman. Brethren in Christ in background, servant hood is a huge focus for the college as a whole, as is community. We have classes named “Created and Called for Community” where all we discuss is Christian fellowship.

“I don’t have much, but whatever I can, I give.

That’s what Jesus said to do.”

But as we sit here in our classrooms with our Fair Trade coffee and organic chocolate, living in our cozy Photo by Caitlinn Curry dorms (not that any Do we really understand the concept of community? Do we live it? of these things are bad), I can’t help but wonder if we testament (Abraham and Gideon, for (myself included) really understand example) are sealed with a meal. The “GO” Jesus commands us in the Gospels. the concept of community.

Bible speaks about how to live our A woman was willing to give all she had lives not so that we can simply know to another, and she proved something We can care all we want about social the right answer for our Theology to me I’ll never forget: spiritually, justice: how things are made, where professors, but so that we can DO them I was the one who was in poverty. they come from, ethical production of with our hands and feet instead of Emotionally, I was the one in poverty. goods, and we can pray all we want for writing the answers with our fingertips She, with nothing, was GOing, when I, world hunger to end, and poverty to end, or knowing them in our heads. with physically everything and every and pray for social justice movements. way of GOing, was selfishly staying.

But if we do nothing other than that, Knowledge is knowing information, I wonder if we missed something. but wisdom is the ability to apply Some disconnect had happened that information. The Bible doesn’t somewhere in my brain, and I suddenly If we teach community, but don’t tell us to simply know, it tells us to knew that someday I wanted to share that which we’ve learned with be wise. Solomon asks for wisdom, mother the nations like the feminine others, I wonder if we’ve rather not knowledge. The wise man, characteristics in Jesus in her was created a microcosm of like-minds. not the knowledge-filled man, mothering the nations. I suddenly In attempting to humanize the world builds his house upon the stone. understood that community, no matter more than we have in the past, we how hard it was sought after, could not continue to fail at one massive aspect A woman with nothing but the clothes happen with closed palms and fancy of humanization: hands on, face-to- on her back and the children on her words, but could happen with closed face intimacy. Community, though arms was willing to give all she had smiles and open, broken, empty palms. a broad word, requires relationship to another, simply because those are and, most highly of all, sacrificial love. the words that Jesus had declared I suddenly understood that I wanted to for her to live by. She walked in “GO”...I wanted to live like Jesus, and The Bible doesn’t say to pray for the aforementioned wisdom that I Jesus didn’t care about how much I people that are hungry, it says to continue to miss. She understood could give Him (which I have nothing feed them. Feed the hungry. Clothe what He meant by “love your neighbor to give Him at all): He only desires that the naked. Heal the sick. If a starving as yourself” in a way I, who had all I I give all I can right back to Him. It’s man shows up at your door, you feed could ever ask for and more, had the state of my heart, the state of my him, not pray for him to find food failed miserably to comply with. I’ve GOing, not the state of my “how much” when you know that you can give it. never felt more selfish in my life. or “what” but the state of “I want to for You”.

Encounters with the divine in the old I knew, but she, she was wise.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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SPLICE FILM FESTIVAL Highlights Wide Selection of Senior Films

By Katie Mihelarakis STUDENT WRITER

M

essiah College’s SPLICE Film Festival will be held on Apr. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in Parmer Cinema. The event is an annual screening for student work, and welcomes entries from both film and non-film students alike.

Featured films from past years have gone on to receive other screenings and awards, such as 2013’s Palace directed by alumnus Rolando Vega, which was selected to be shown at the Garden State Film Festival and the Harrisburg ArtsFest, among others. This year’s SPLICE Festival like those of years past promises some interesting and diverse films.

One of the hopeful 2015 entries is the drama Like Rain, created by students Kayla Caracci and Lindsay Corriveau.

“The film itself deals with mental health, abusive relationships, healthy homosexuality, and how God suffered through our hardships with us,” said Caracci, who has also worked on another film for SPLICE this year entitled

Last

The Neighborhood. an annual screening for student work from both film and non-film students

Both Caracci and Corriveau directed Like Rain off of a screenplay written

by Corriveau.

“It’s not officially a senior project because Lindsay is a junior,” Caracci said.

“Instead, it’s just a wonderful group of people who decided to get together and make something that we’re passionate about before several of us graduate.”

Senior journalism major Danielle Burkett also collaborated with Caracci and Corriveau as a sound recorder on the film.

“Basically, I recorded the audio, made sure everyone’s levels were good, and very occasionally I was my own boom operator,” said Burkett.

The crew hopes that despite the film’s difficult subject material, it will be an enlightening watch for students.

“Even though the film has some darker moments it is a really great story,” Burkett said. Co-director Lindsey Corriveau added, “I’m really passionate about

directed by Kyle Kull

Photos provided by “Like Rain” Facebook Page Like Rain tells a story about a couple facing their deteriorating relationship in the face of mental illness, and then undergoes the journey of recovering from sexual abuse.

the issues we address in the film and have been so honored to have a team of people on the project that are both dedicated and compassionate enough to achieve our finished product.”

Another film entered in the festival is one directed by senior Kyle Kull, tentatively titled Last.

“The film deals with basic survival, loneliness and how those reflect on the person,” Kull explained. The story is set after a disastrous apocalyptic event and follows main character Jane, who finds another character named Emmy unconscious in the wild with a journal.

“Jane repairs her injuries and dives into Emmy’s journal to discover how she found herself in such a devastating circumstance,” said Kull.

Kull explained that he drew inspiration for his film from a variety of sources.

Several images from the filming process of Last

Photos provided by Will Colfelt

“For a long time I have wanted to just explore the wild and try and survive on my own,” he shared. Kull remembered one thing in particular that convinced him to transform his idea into a tangi-

ble work was “an interview that I heard from a film director, who said that your first film should be one that is one that means the most to you.” Kull said that he “tried to make a film that best reflected some of the challenges that I internally felt, and tried to use the visual medium of filmmaking to express those visually.”

Though rather new to filmmaking, Kull has enjoyed his experience with Last and hopes to impact his viewers through this new work.

“By creating a film, I can communicate with my audience in a way that I feel other mediums won’t allow me to,” he said. “I’m still a newbie to the art form and I’m working hard to improve, but filmmaking is truly starting to simply become a part of who I am and I just hope that passion can be shown through the screen.” Others involved in Kyle’s film include Wes Bernstein, who is the executive producer, and Will Colfelt, the director of photography.

Tickets to SPLICE are free, but mandatory, and are available at the box office located in the Eisenhower Campus Center.

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Go-to Tracks

on 90.7

Indie Pop Band Ends B-sides Series for the Year

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By Abbi Smith STUDENT WRITER

C Big Little Lions

A Little Frayed, A Little Torn

Circa Waves

T-Shirt Weather

anadian indie-pop band Alvvays (pronounced “Always”) brings music well suited for the transition into the much-anticipated summertime.

Transitioning from bright happy tunes like “Archie, Marry Me” to mellow beats like “Red Planet,” Alvvays covers every mood of the summer. Whether you’re joyriding with some friends, bored in that summer job back home or star gaz-

ing on the beach, Alvvays will be there with you, giving you the perfect music to express your summer moods.

Based out of Toronto, the band was started by childhood friends Molly Rankin (vocalist and guitarist) and Kerri MacLellan (keyboardist). Rankin is from the famous Rankin Family, which was popular in the 1990s. Prior to the formation of Alvvays, she released a solo EP entitled She EP in 2010. After reuniting with MacLellan, the two joined with Alec O’Hanley (formerly a part of Two Hours Traffic), Brian Murphy, and Phil MacIsaac.

ALVVAYS

- Consist of Molly Rankin, Kerri MacLellan, Alec O’Hanley, Brian Murphy, and Phil MacIsaac.

-”Indie Rock, Surf Pop, and Lo Fi” sound.

- First album Alvvays reached #1 on the U.S. college charts in August 2014.

Their first album, Alvvays, was released in July 2014, and was a sound perfect for a summer jam. Its sound has been called “indie rock, surf pop, and lo fi,” indicating the lazy feeling of a summer well spent. Their singles “Next of Kin,” “Archie, Marry Me,” and “Adult Diversion” capture the feel of a carefree and sunny summer. The album reached the #1 spot of the United States college charts in August 2014, just a month after it was released.

Heavily inspired by sounds of the 70s and 80s, with those old-timey grooves indie pop artists love to rock, Alvvays knows how to get a crowd moving and get you singing along. If there is interest in Camera Obscura, Belle and Sebastian, M Ward, or Feist, listeners will enjoy adding Alvvays to your playlists.

The band has previously toured with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Peter Bjorn & John. They released Alvvays with Royal Mountain Records, Polyvinyl Records, and Transgressive Records. They have been awarded 4/5 stars by Rolling Stone Magazine, Slant Magazine and AllMusic.

Currently touring the east coast, Canada and the United Kingdom with the Decemberists and Belle & Sebastian, Alvvays will be coming to Messiah for the last B-Sides performance of the year on Apr. 15 at 9 p.m.

The Staves If I Was

Filligar Keepsakes of the Interior Decade

Matt and Kimm New Glow

Alvvways gives you the perfect music to express your summer moods.

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SUMMER BR AVE Brings Story of Youth, Friendships to Audiences

LOST FILMS

By Danielle Burkett STUDENT WRITER

M

iller Theater lacks its usual crowd.

The seats are empty, the sets are incomplete and every now and then the cast need reminders of their lines.

Such things are to be expected from a rehearsal, however--especially in preparation for a big show.

SPRING 2015

1. APRIL 17. 18 THE GRAND

B U D A P E S T H OT E L

On Apr. 16, the Messiah College Theater Department will be premiering their spring show, Summer Brave. The play is a revision of William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning play Picnic and has been described by Inge as “the rewritten and final version of the romantic comedy, Picnic.”

Set in the 1950s, the play follows the Owens family as they prepare for their town’s annual Labor Day picnic. However, arrival of a handsome young drifter named Hal Carter changes everything.

Carter (played by Tobias Nordlund) affects the women of the small town more than anyone else, including a stifled beauty queen named Madge Owens, her mother and sister, and an old-maid school teacher.

Freshman Kelsey Kindall, who plays Madge Owens, said the show relates to everyone.

“It makes you think about your relationships more,” she says. “The relationships you have with your family and friends, good and bad relationships…and all of those are reflected in the show.”

As events in the play unfold, each character must face the consequences of their choices and determine if they have the courage to face an unknowable future without letting life pass them by.

Stage Manager Lydia Jones says the show really focuses on realism. “This is a show where you want to learn,

2. APRIL 24, 25 WHIPLASH

3 . M AY 1 , 2

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Photo provided by Flickr Summer Brave creator William Inge, who said the play was a more complete version of his original comedy Picnic. not every moment is a kick line….it’s really about finding significance in the ordinary.”

“There aren’t any dance breaks, no jazz hands...this is a completely realistic play with a bunch of love triangles and drama thrown in,” according to Kindall.

Just because there is drama does not mean there isn’t humor. Summer Brave has been described by Inge as being, “more humorously true than Picnic, and it does fulfill my original intentions.”

While Picnic and Summer Brave are very similar in terms of characters and settings, the differences between the two are different enough to give Summer Brave a unique quality of its own.

It provides more acting roles and a more “colorful” background. However it still reaches a similar conclusion about the

spontaneity of being young, according to Good Reads. In the end Summer Brave is a blend of touching and humorous elements in which lessons are learned about growing up, moving on and accepting what fate brings.

The show stars Tobias Nordlund as Hal Carter, Kelsey Kindall as Madge Owens, Erin Shellenberger as Rosemary Sydney, Elena Rosetto as Flo Owens, Marcie Weber as Helen Potts, Matt Larson/ Michael Hardenberg (on split weekends) as Alan Seymour, and Shua Wilmont as Howard Bevans.

Directed by Anne Sorge, Summer Brave will run Apr. 16-18 and 23-25 at 8 p.m., and Apr. 19 and 26 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the ticket office or online at www.messiah.edu/tickets.

“This is a show where you want to learn, not every moment is a kick line….it’s really about finding significance in the ordinary.”

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check into

“‘The Grand Budapest Hotel” at SAB: Lost Films

Photo provided by National Geographic The Grand Budapest Hotel presents a quirky, visually beautiful, plot twisting comedy that focuses on the story of a young lobby boy

By Megan Hess STUDENT WRITER

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n Apr. 17 and 18, SAB: Lost Films continues its tradition of bringing Academy Award-nominated films to campus with Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. Showings take place at 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, and 3, 6, and 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Released last spring, the film went on to win four of the nine Oscars it was nominated for at the most recent awards on Feb. 22. Many critics called it one of the best films of 2014. The Grand Budapest Hotel currently holds the 185th spot on the IMDb “Top 250” list of best all-time films as voted by IMDb users.

According to senior film and media arts major Kyle Kull’s review of the film on Cinemablography, “The Grand Budapest Hotel presents a quirky, visually

beautiful, plot twisting comedy that focuses on the story of a young lobby boy.”

This character is the protagonist, Zero Mostafa (Tony Revolori) who works at the renowned Grand Budapest Hotel in Zubrowska under M. Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes), a concierge. The death of M. Gustave H.’s wealthy lover, Madame D. (Tilda Swinton) and the valuable painting she bequeathed to him in her will-a piece of artwork entitled Boy With Apple--causes these two friends to go on an unforgettable journey full of hardships which both test and strengthen their relationship.

In comparison to Anderson’s other films, The Grand Budapest Hotel measured up with great success to his previous works. When Rolling Stone writer Bilge Ebiri published “Rushmore, Rushless: Wes Anderson’s Films from Worst to Best”, The Grand Budapest Hotel took fifth place out of the 13 films listed.

Rotten Tomatoes’s Critics Consensus

Other FIlms by Wes Anderson 1996

Bottle Rocket

1998

Rushmore

2001

The Royal Tenenbaums

2004

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2007

The Darjeeling Limited

2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox

2012

Moonrise Kingdom

called the film “typically stylish, but deceptively thoughtful.”

Ralph Fiennes - a newcomer to what Entertainment Weekly’s Jeff Labreque calls “Anderson’s ever-growing company of beloved players” and famous for playing the antagonistic Lord Voldemort in the eight-movie-long film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series - received much critical acclaim for his performance in The Grand Budapest Hotel.

“Ralph Fiennes’ timing is note-perfect,” The Guardian film critic Mark Kermode said, giving the film four stars out of five.

Photo provided by The NYPost The Grand Budapest Hotel brings more of the quirky elements of Wes Anderson’s filmmaking into a whole new story.

Wes Anderson began his film career with Bottle Rocket, released in 1996.

Since then, he released six other feature films: Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Anderson has become known for his specific style of filmmaking. In the Screenrant article “A Beginner’s Guide to Wes Anderson Movies” writer Andy Crump narrows in on six consistencies of Anderson films: technical precision, a “recurring stable” of actors, family matters, nostalgia, period settings and conclusion.

Tickets for the film are $2 for students with ID and $4 for guests.

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SPORTS

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By Daulton Leonard STUDENT WRITER

S

ervice trips are often classified as taking place in poor countries around the world to help them better their way of living. While it is true that countries around the world are in desperate need of assistance, it is most often forgotten that sometimes the largest areas in need of help are right here at our doorstep in the United States.

Over Spring Break, while most college students were recuperating from the rigors of a difficult semester, a select few participated in a service trip through AROMA Missions to help build a house located in North Carolina aligning with Habitat for Humanity.

“These Messiah students got to see what it looks like to be a missionary: not overseas, but in their own backyard,” said Lisa Thompson, co-leader of the trip.

This service presented through Habitat

for Humanity is applied for by families that are experiencing extreme poverty.

After being selected for the program, Habitat for Humanity then builds a house for the impoverished family that fills their needs for the size of the family.

This particular trip had Messiah’s athletes assisting to build a house in a neighborhood of refugees. Habitat and

...it really felt like we were helping someone’s future unfold.

“It was challenging to play with them because they don’t all speak perfect English, but that’s also what was so cool,” said women’s club soccer player Natalia Holguin. “Soccer is a game that transcends language; we all understood what the common goal was.”

Winning was the least important aspect of this trip, as it did not surpass the ultimate goal of helping to build these children into productive adults. Holguin added, “I think a lot of times we feel as if we have to go to Africa, Nepal, or Soma-

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lia to make a difference. It was so great to serve God here at home. Between hearing the stories of the children, interacting with them, and watching the house progress, it really felt like we were helping someone’s future unfold.”

Without a solid framework a house will collapse. With the help of Messiah’s volunteer participants, these refugee children in North Carolina had the chance to have their own personal framework strengthened.

a few of Messiah’s athletes built the framework for the house in four short mornings. Once 4 p.m. rolled around, the participants would then spend the evening playing pickup games of soccer with the local neighborhood children.

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MARCH SADNESS

By Mason McFee STUDENT WRITER

M

arch Madness is the time of year where millions of people are mysteriously sick on the day that their favorite men’s basketball program is playing, and every additional game afterwards; or at least the fans hope so. The tournament is not exactly one month long, and not even all of it actually happened in March--but even as we look back on it all, we cannot help but shake our heads at all the excitement.

The college basketball season consists of 31 games on average. While it is definitely way shorter than its professional counterpart the National Basketball Association of 82 games, it can seem equally as long for the players and coaches who for months on end travel around the country playing multiple games. Student-athletes try to find the balance in between the two, all the while looking forward to the grand prize – the NCAA Tournament.

Perhaps it should be called March Sadness now that all of it has ended in defeat--for everyone except national champion Duke, that is. The NCAA Tournament starts with 68 teams and

ends with one champion. Senior players see their collegiate careers end. Some heavy favorites watch their dreams end at the hands of a lower seeded team or conference rival by a narrow margin of victory after seemingly holding an insurmountable lead. Just like that, they are out. Game over. The dream just became a nightmare.

So why do millions of fans fill out multiple brackets and become couch potatoes year after year? Why do people submit themselves to this torture? The simple answer: people are weird. The real answer: March Madness is the time of year where even if you do not know anything about sports, you can seem like you do and rub it in the face of your friends when you picked a game right because of the team’s colors or a player’s name compared to their hours of analytics.

First-year John Krieger loves March Madness. “Some people may even argue that March Madness is more competitive than the NBA at times,” he says.

“This idea alone should be enough to make you want to watch some of the best match-ups the tournament has to offer.”

Krieger went on to say, “They play for the love of the game and they pour their

hearts out on the court each and every night for their team. This is why March Madness is so exciting to watch.”

“To be able to see such young student athletes handle all of the pressure and make big plays is awesome. I love seeing the dedicated and crazy fans who travel all over to support their teams. During March Madness, anything can happen and that is what makes the games so captivating and fun to watch,” stated first-year Colby Gilsenan.

March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year, whether or not you are an avid sports fan. It is fun to be the fan that roots for the underdog like UAB, who knocked out Iowa State this past year. There is something about the month that holds an unparalled amount of unpredictability to it all. You simply cannot count anyone out until the final buzzer sounds.

So, ’tis the season of March Sadness because now that it is all over, fans realize they have to wait yet another year before the excitement starts all up again.

If you have never experienced watching a March Madness game, perhaps you should consider it. There is always room for one more fan.

Photo provided AL.com The 14th seed UAB (University of Alabama) Blazers upset 3rd seed Iowa State in the first round.

April 16, 2015

The Swinging Bridge

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Thompson brings spark to Independence, joins former teammate in Charlotte

By Ashlyn Miller STUDENT WRITER

Thompson also happens to not be far from another former teammate making a big impact in Charlotte.

ack Thompson scored 35 goals for the Falcons in his career, but he was recently reminded of the joy of scoring goal number one.

Josh Wood, a 2012 graduate, works for the Charlotte Eagles, a former non-profit USL team which now operates in the USL Premier Development League.

Thompson recently notched the first goal of his professional career with the Charlotte Independence—as well as the first-ever goal for the franchise.

As a division of Missionary Athletes International, the Eagles are committed to active sports ministry, especially through the training camps they offer for children.

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The Independence officially joined the United Soccer League in September 2014, and have recently begun competitive play in the league for the 2015 season. Impressed by Thompson’s playing career at Messiah, including his selection as a third-team All-American in 2014 and several All-Conference and All-Region awards, the club signed him to a contract on Mar. 20.

“It’s a real honor to get the first goal in team’s history because of the build up, and the work we’ve put in, and the group of guys we’ve assembled,” said Thompson.

Wood says that as the Eagles’ director of camps and community outreach, he had the opportunity to minister to over 1,000 children in the summer of 2014.

As part of his position, he trains coaches, facilitates leagues, and plans clinics and camps.

“I think this generation, more than ever, needs people who are good examples.

Here (with the Eagles), it’s just a great environment—it’s joyful and fun.”

For both former Falcon soccer players, their continued involvements with the sport have taken them to new opportunities--all within the same area.

Sports Scores SAT 4.11.15

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Baseball at Hood College

L 4 - 11

Softball at Hood College

W3-2

Women’s Lacrosse vs Lebanon Valley College

W 11 - 6

Men’s Tennis vs Albright College

W7-2

Women’s Tennis vs Albright College

W7-2

Softball vs Hood College

W 10 - 1

Men’s Lacrosse at Lebanon Valley College

W 11 - 7

Baseball at Hood College

W7-2

Softball vs Elizabethtown College

W4-3

Photo provided charlotteindependence.com Former Messiah men’s soccer player Jack Thompson recently scored the first goal in team history for new USL club Charlotte Independence.

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Thompson’s goal on Mar. 27, the franchise opener versus the Charleston Battery, was something Falcons fans were accustomed to seeing during his time at Messiah. After receiving a backheel pass from a teammate in the box, Thompson sent a powerful shot off his left foot into the net.

“God’s call and purpose for my life has overwhelmed every other option…when I am coaching and preparing for camps, I feel the pleasure of God, and I know that this is what I was created to do,” Wood writes on his ministry website.

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“Thompson is an intense competitor and very effective wide with strong 1 v.

1 ability, as well as being a good crosser of the ball,” said coach Mike Jeffries in an interview with local media.

Wood found his calling operating within this mission, so much so that he decided to turn down an offer from an agent at an MLS draft in January 2014 in order to remain with the Eagles.