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Chae Woon Yoo Staff Writer @chaewoonyoo

Hurricane Harvey was deemed the worst disaster in Texas history by William Long, an administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Flooding brought by the hurricane destroyed many homes and caused damage costing an estimated billions of dollars.

Yet in the midst of all the chaos and destruction, the American people rose to the occasion. Numerous organizations and volunteers offered their help and services to the people that were affected. One of the teams that helped with hurricane relief was a group from ORU. Director of ORU Missions Augustine Mendoza, team leader Caleb Carter and assistant team leader Bree McFee led a group of ORU students in a missions trip to Port Arthur, Texas. A group of 13 students dedicated their Fall Break to helping clean up the damage.

Though Houston’s flood damage received the largest amount of media coverage, many surrounding cities and areas were also badly affected.

“The hurricane hit more than Houston…[and] towns like Beaumont or Port Arthur were hit with even more water damage and even more flooding

ORU missions disaster relief team aids with home repair in Houston after Hurricane Harvey. than Houston,” said Carter.

The team partnered with Convoy of Hope, a faithbased, humanitarian organization, and ministered to the people through physical labor. They stayed in a church called “The Rock” and helped clear out damaged houses.

“We’d go in the morning and talk to the owner and ask what they want to keep and throw out. It’s a hard process for them because it’s their belongings.

The houses were generally untouched from the hurricane. [There was] black mold four to five feet high on the walls. Cockroaches everywhere, it was bad,” said Carter.

When Convoy of Hope found damaged houses, the ORU team went to work clearing them out.

“We would rip the flooring out, take the cabinets out, and take apart everything including the walling except to the point where the mold didn’t reach. So we would take it all out, remove everything and get someone who could come in and help them rebuild or sell the house,” said Carter. “The main ministry we had was through our hands and feet.”

After each house had been cleared, the team prayed over the house for encouragement and for God to keep them through the process of recovery.

New healthcare act creates controversy Abby Nusbaum

Contributing Writer @nusbaumabby On Friday, October 13, President Donald Trump signed off on a new executive order allowing businesses and nonprofit organizations to band together and negotiate for cheaper health insurance plans.

The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” serves as the current health care law and prohibits businesses and individuals from using insurance providers in different states.

Now that buyers have fewer insurance options within their state lines, a spike in monopolization of insurance companies has occurred, resulting in higher health care costs.

The nation’s largest private online health insurance exchange, eHealth. com, states that average family premiums have increased 140 percent and the average individual by 99 percent since 2013.

The new act will permit these businesses and organizations to purchase insurance coverage in any state. By doing this, competition between insurance companies will

increase in order to meet the needs of the consumer and presumably lower insurance premiums.

While campaigning for the 2016 presidential election, Trump listed one of his top priorities as the repeal and replacement of “Obamacare.”

“We’ll look very strongly at healthcare, and jobs, big league jobs,” Trump said to reporters in the Senate shortly after winning the 2016 election.

Despite his numerous attempts to rally the full support of the congressional Republicans in order to repeal and replace “Obamacare”, the senate vote fell shy by just one vote

in September. However, Trump took action by signing the executive order, making progress in his presidential agenda.

While most Republicans see this as a step forward, the majority of Democrats believe it could breed lower quality in coverage. “It would allow cheap, low-quality plans onto the market,” said Sen. Tim Kaine in a series of tweets following the decision.

Although this new executive order has been enacted, it is only a temporary fix according to Trump, as he looks forward to the full repeal and replacement of “Obamacare.”

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Spain on the verge of disarray Grant Holcomb

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On Oct. 1, Spain’s most prosperous region, Catalonia, held a referendum vote regarding the status of their territory. Namely, if it was necessary for Catalonia to secede from Spain and become independent. The referendum was called by the Catalan government despite the Spanish high court interpreting such actions illegal in 2006.

Spanish national authorities and police attempted to close polling stations by raiding mobs of people and firing rubber bullets into crowds with the intention of deterring wouldbe voters. In the wake of the policeled raids, authorities within the region claimed that more than 800 people were injured.

On the night of the vote, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stated publicly, “at this point, I can tell you very clearly: Today a self-determination referendum in Catalonia didn’t happen. We proved today that our state reacts with all its legal means against every provocation.”

Once all the ballots were counted, Catalan authorities claimed 90 percent of the vote went in favor of secession, despite only 43 percent of the electorate voting. According to the Chicago Tribune, those who were against the referendum claimed they would boycott the vote.

On Oct. 10, the Catalan government signed a declaration of independence, but will be suspended to give time for diplomatic talks with Madrid.

The Spanish government immediately dismissed the move.

On Oct. 21, Rajoy announced that the Spanish central government will enact Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution and remove Catalan leaders and order direct rule of the region.

Many Catalan leaders and officials have condemned the move and have insisted they will not be intimidated

“Catalonia has both language and cuisine that are specifically unique” La Sagrada Familia stands in Barcelona Spain, as a large unfinished Catholic church designed by the famous Catalan architect Atoni Gaudi who started working on the building in 1882.

by Madrid.

U.S. President Donald Trump briefly commented.

“Spain is a great country, and it should remain united,” said Trump.

The U.S. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert also stated that the United States has no position on the referendum.

One of the primary reasons Catalan independence supporters want to secede is for economical purposes.

The prosperous Barcelona region is recognized as propping up the rest of the financially unstable Spain.

Catalonia is heavily industrial and modern, with the region accounting for 19 percent of the country’s GDP. According to The Telegraph, if Catalonia officially became independent, their GDP per capita would be 35,000 dollars, which is larger than South Korea, Israel or Italy.

Regional leader of Catalonia

Charles Puigdemont has political support from both sides of the parliamentary aisle. The conservative Democratic Convergence of Catalonia party, and the far-leftist Popular Unity Candidacy party pledged their support for Catalonia’s independence.

Culturally, the Catalans are separate from the rest of Spain. Similar to the Basque region of northwest Spain, Catalonia has both language and cuisine that are specifically unique to the region. Compared to their regional neighbors, Catalans often are characterized as work-driven and conservative people.

Some countries and organizations are reluctant to endorse an independent Catalonia. French authorities have publicly announced that they will not recognize Catalonia as an independent state if they choose to break away. Additionally, on the day of the referendum, FC Barcelona, Catalonia’s most

recognizable sports team played Las Palmas in an empty stadium.

FC Barcelona closed the stadium to display their discontent with the protests in the streets.

On Oct. 8, exactly one week after the referendum vote, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Barcelona in support of Spanish unity. Waving Spain’s national flag and European Union flags, chants of “Don’t be fooled, Catalonia is Spain” echoed through the streets.

Barcelona police reported 350,000 protestors were in attendance, but organizers of the protest claim nearly 930,000 turned out.

“We will not take a step back,” said Carme Forcadell, president of the Catalan parliament. “Mr. Rajoy isn’t conscious that by attacking the institutions, he is attacking the society of this country.”

Congress mulls ban on bump stocks Grant Holcomb

Staff Writer @grantholcombORU Following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Congress gestured to a potential ban on bump stocks. During the massacre, the gunman utilized semi-automatic rifles that require one trigger pull per round fired. However, the shooter had attached a firearm accessory known as bump stocks to the stock of the rifle, which in essence, turned a semiautomatic rifle into a nearly fully-automatic weapon.

The call for banning bump stocks has support from Republicans and Democrats.

“This replacement shoulder stock turns a semiautomatic rifle into a weapon that can fire at a rate of 400 to 800 rounds per minute,” said Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Dean Heller, GOP senator from Nevada said, “Unfortunately, we are all now keenly aware of how this device operates and believe that this renewed review and determination will keep our citizens safe and ensure that federal law is enforced.”

Many people, including congressional leaders, did not first learn about what a bump stock was until

after the Las Vegas tragedy.

“I didn’t even know what they were until this week,” said House Majority Leader Paul Ryan. “Fully automatic weapons have been banned for a long time. Apparently this allows you to take a semiautomatic, turn it into a fully automatic. So clearly that’s something we need to look into.”

In 1986, the National Firearms Act amended 1930s legislation and prohibited the manufacture, sale or transfer of fully-automatic weapons.

Exceptions to the law allow for those fully-automatic weapons made or registered prior to 1986 to be owned by citizens.

The partisan split comes about regarding where the authorities ought to act. Many democrats are calling for new legislation to provide a new nationwide standard on bump stocks. Most republicans have not endorsed legislation but are willing to review administrative regulation within the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agency.

“ATF is pushing for a legislative approach rather than going through an administrative process,” said a House aid to the Washington Examiner.

In the wake of the potential bump stock grab, gun shop owners are running low on inventory quickly.

Despite the high demand, many gun shops highly discourage the use of bump stocks claiming they increase the likelihood of jamming and inaccuracy.

“I will order them if someone wants one, but I highly discourage them from purchasing,” said Will Dance in an interview with CNN, a retailer with Red Hills Arms in Tallahassee, Florida.

Surprising many democrats and republicans, the National Rifle Association also announced publicly they are open to some sort of regulation on bump stocks.“The NRA believes that devices designed to allow semi-automatic rifles to function like fullyautomatic rifles should be subject to additional regulations,” read a statement issued on Oct. 5.

The good news for bump stock advocates is that many gun-related tragedies have actually led to state legislatures passing looser gun laws. In 2015, Wisconsin eliminated its 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases. In 2017, Florida expanded its “stand your ground law” that was supported by many firearm owners.

While many states have begun the process of regulating bump stocks, no new legislation has yet been passed, and much of the conversation has already slowed among lawmakers.

Budget cuts jeopardize state health care Cicely Rubottom News Editor @cicelypixely

Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services announced that they will enact a 23 percent budget cut if the legislature does not allot required funds.

Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall announced on Oct. 19 that budget cuts would be delayed until 2018 or until a strategic solution is reached due to rising concerns, according to the Associated Press.

What does this mean?

Those benefiting from services such as counseling, rehabilitation programs, lab tests and MRI scans will be affected. The state will no longer fund most outpatient programs that an estimated 189,000 Oklahomans have previously relied on. Hundreds

of treatment agencies along with thousands of therapists and medical practitioners will also be affected.

“You’re going to see homelessness and crime rates increase when people don’t have access to services, and then the unemployment rate is going to go up, which is going to impact all these other core functions of government,” said Melissa Baldwin, director of justice and policy for Mental Health Association Oklahoma.

Why was the budget cut?

Domino effect. Last month, a 1.50 dollar fee on cigarettes was proposed by the state. The fee was an effort by lawmakers to help fill the 215 million dollar state budget gap by bringing in a projected 258 million dollars.

However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned the fee stating that it was “unconstitutionally enacted,” according to the Associated Press.

With that idea scratched, the state was back to the drawing board.

“These cuts are unbearable and will decimate our state’s behavioral health care system. Yet, they are the only choices the agency has left to keep from completely eliminating services for Oklahoma’s most acutely ill,” said ODMHSAS Commissioner Terri White in a written statement.

What are the concerns?

Concerns were raised about the dangers of cutting heavily reliedon programs such as child abuse prevention and drug rehabilitation that reduce odds of children being abused and neglected. According to Sherry Fair, executive director of a home visiting program known as Parent Promise, the 75 families that they serve would be lost. The program provides support to parents through free educational resources, guidance

and connecting parents with job training.

According to a July report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Oklahoma ranks as having the highest percentage of people over 12 that have abused prescription drugs in the nation.

With the budget cut, drug courts and treatment options would no longer be government-funded and would reduce greatly. With opioid abuse growing as a wide-spread epidemic in the nation, concerns have risen. Executive director of the state Office of Juvenile Affairs Steve Buck fears that, “we will lose lives if we cut outpatient services.”

“It is always a difficult decision to cut any program,” said Tony Sellars, spokesperson for the Health Department, in a written statement.

“There are currently more budgetcutting measures under consideration.”

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New office expands global opportunity Abby Zellmer Staff Writer @abz3

All throughout ORU’s campus international flags brighten up offices and dorm rooms, conversations take place in many languages, mission opportunities are promoted and cultural events draw students in with unique music and food.

Although ORU has made reaching the nations a top priority, it has lacked a centralized base of operation working to expand international opportunities for students. As a result, this semester ORU President William M. Wilson introduced a new department (the Office of Global Service) to help students incorporate intercultural experiences into their academic journey.

“One thing that makes ORU truly unique is its incredible emphasis on the nations, and I strongly believe that it’s biblical,” said Dr. Kevin Schneider, executive director of the Office of Global Service.

President Wilson came to Schneider about creating a single office to help further the globalization efforts of the university. They created the Office of Global Service, a new department under the Provost,

which includes the International Student Center, the Healing Teams program and Study Abroad programs. It also serves to help other departments develop academic mission trips, assist with local partnerships and promote an intercultural experience for students.

Prior to the addition of the Office of Global Service, students wishing to study abroad typically went to the English and Modern Languages department.

Within the small study abroad office found in the department, faculty would assist students in finding an organization or university program to enroll in.

However, most of these focused on studying languages. So if students wanted their trips to reflect their major, they either had to find a trip on their own or join a Healing Team (a missions team made up of many different majors in order to empower underdeveloped communities all over the world.)

The first study abroad program sent seven students to Paris. “[Students will] have opportunities to study in different places, which has a bit more of the ORU DNA, missional feel to it,” said Schneider.

The International Student Center will be a dayto-day access point for students to get involved in

these programs, as well as continuing to support international students on campus.

The OGS team includes Schneider, former business professor and founder of the Healing Teams; Jessica Tenorio, director of the International Student Center; Victor Ekwere, the coordinator of the International Student Center; and Sam Kyle, 2017 alumnus and Head Missions Coordinator and now Dr. Schneider’s administrative assistant.

Adam Giedd, an employee of the president, has also worked to lay the groundwork for ORU’s Paris study abroad program, even traveling with Schneider.

While Schneider found it “difficult to leave the classroom” his new role fits his other passions well.

“For me, the reason I am at ORU is the vision to send students to the nations. This office sits right in the heart of that global vision,” said Schneider.

“My encouragement would be that every student on campus would catch God’s heart and his passion for the nations. And there’s opportunities here to get to know international students, to get to know students from other cultures here on campus, and there’s so many opportunities whether it’s going on a mission trip, or healing team, or studying abroad, to catch

Coding team designs site for pet owners Photo by Bryan Osborne

Cicely Rubottom News Editor @pixelycicely

Vinay Manda, Nathan Park and coding team pose with their second place prize from the GlobalHack competition.

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Nathan Park, along with five other students who all share his passion for coding and technology, packed together in a truck for a six-hour road trip on the Friday before fall break. Downing as much information as they could, the students passed the hours watching how-to videos on coding languages to prepare for the GlobalHack competition.

“It was cool to see my major classes actually being implemented,” said Park as he sported his bright orange GlobalHack t-shirt.

GlobalHack is a national semi-annual competition for anyone interested in all things computer science and coding.

Computer science skills are put to the test as roughly 200 teams compete to solve a given problem in the most

creative and innovative way. At the event hosted by Purina, a dog food company, the ORU team was tasked with finding a way to make St. Louis a more petfriendly place.

The team decided that the best way to accomplish this goal, was to create an online community and “one-stop shop” for pet owners.

ORU’s Association for Computing Machinery Club largely composed the members of the GlobalHack team.

Even though some members had little knowledge and experience in some coding languages, they all worked, with the guidance of their professor, to strategize and develop a website that would help St. Louis to become a more pet-friendly city.

For more ORU coverage on GlobalHack competition visit oruoracle.com

Reverb: Lecrae concert recap Kayley Forshey Lifestyle Editor @mybestfriendjo

Non-Christians and Christians alike in Tulsa filled Cain’s Ballroom on Sunday night, Oct. 8, to hear Lecrae, popular Christian hip-hop artist, perform. His stop in Tulsa was fourth on the “All Things Work Together” tour and he’ll be touring throughout the U.S. until the end of the year.

“The concert was really good, it was so much fun,” said Fishomi Philip-King, a sophomore Mechanical Engineering major. “I had a great time with great people. I’ve listened to Lecrae for a couple of years now so to go in concert was a different experience than just listening normally with headphones.”

Lecrae has described this new album as a “spiritual and emotional journey.” While it has a different feel in comparison to his previous work, the album seems to follow Lecrae’s progression as an artist, defining

himself as a black, American and Christian rapper.

“I enjoyed it because it had a teeny bit of everything. I felt there was a bit of worship in there as well, along with the normal concert vibes, so I thought it was really nice,” Philip-King said.

“Lecrae is one of those people who’s got that kind of vibe of a secular artist but the music glorifies God.” The album features the talents of Ty Dolla $ign, Aha Gazelle, Tori Kelly and a few others. Aha Gazelle has joined Lecrae on tour as his opening and supporting artist. Aha also joined Lecrae for his performance of “Whatchu Mean” later in the concert.

“It was lit. It was like a Christian club,” Martha Kilala, sophomore Mechanical Engineering major, said.

“It had trap music, but like Christian trap music. They [performed] Church Gone Wild, and that’s literally what happened, it was like the church had gone wild.” Trap music is mix of hip hop, dance and dub music.

The album name, “All Things Work

Together,” comes from Romans 8:28, which says, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” This message is reiterated throughout the album as Lecrae emphasizes the phrase “all things,” meaning that God uses every part of a person’s life, even the dark and terrible, for good.

In the song “8:28,” Lecrae says, “Let it all work out, that pain gon’ make you stronger That hurt gon’ make you a leader, don’t make that make you a monster In the middle of the darkness heart is heartless tarnished carnage The Master Artist makes your mess a masterpiece regardless.”

“I think in this album, he’s a lot more vulnerable and expressive,” Philip-King said. “One of the songs on there, he’s talking about his exgirlfriend and a relationship he’s had in the past. He’s also talking about the mistakes he’s made and the struggles he’s been through. I think he’s

generally more open to his listeners in this album, so I appreciate that.

“It’s different from the other ones.

The other ones are more like any other album, more for jamming or just to enjoy at a party. This one is more real.”

The album as a whole takes a hard look at reality, whether it be Lecrae’s or his fans’, without diminishing the larger reality of God’s redemptive power, by which all things work together for good.

“He has this music that is super deep and super real, but like still, if you played it in the car with nonChristians, they’d be like ‘Yo this is so lit! Who is it?’ You tell them it’s Lecrae and they’ll like check out the lyrics and be like ‘Oh my gosh, this is really deep,’” Kilala said. “It’s like a really cool way to minister to people who aren’t Christians. Or like go to a party and play one of his really lit [songs] and they’ll jam to it and not know they’re jamming to Jesus.”

Lecrae’s tour continues on Oct. 30 in Colorado, moving throughout the west and then back east, with his final show in Chicago on Dec. 30. Tickets Photo by Kayley Forshey

Lecrae performed with Aha Gazelle and 1K Phew in his “All Things Work Together” tour.

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Tori Taylor

Staff Writer @victoriafaith97 Cooking in the dorms can be a hassle since there aren’t kitchens in each room.

Still, that doesn’t mean making quality food on campus without too much hassle is impossible.

For those who want easy access to their favorite foods from the comfort of their dorm room, here’s a microwave-friendly version of a classic: bacon mac & cheese, but without all of the chemicals and preservatives often found in store-bought packages.

Instructions: First, add the noodles, water and salt to a microwave-safe mug and microwave for two to three minutes, or until the noodles are cooked through. To tell if the noodles are cooked, take one out of the mug and taste it. If the noodle is soft but slightly firm, it’s done. If it is hard or

Ingredients:

• ½ cup uncooked

crunchy, continue to microwave the noodles in 30-second increments until they soften. Be careful not to overcook them.

The noodles will also be lighter in color.

For people who have Celiac Disease or are gluten-intolerant, the noodles can be substituted with gluten-free pasta and one to two minutes added to the cooking time. Be careful when removing the mug from the microwave, it will be hot.

Next, add the milk, cheese, pepper and bacon bits and stir all the ingredients together. Microwave for 30 seconds more, stir again and then voila, the bacon macaroni and cheese is ready to eat.

The measurements in this recipe do not have to be exact since measuring cups aren’t very common in the dorms. Feel free to include as much cheese, bacon, salsa or any other ingredient that pairs well with macaroni and cheese. Have fun with it, make it yours and enjoy!

macaroni noodles • ½ cup of water • pinch of salt • ¼ cup cheese • splash of milk • pinch of pepper • bacon bits

Step into fall fashion Photos by Makenzie Trotter

Makenzie Trotter Staff Writer @makenzietrotter

Thanks to fall arriving, it’s now time to break out all those coolweather pieces you bought on sale during the summer and have been dying to try out. Boot weather is here, and the wait to wear over the knee suede boots (also known as OTK boots), or anything suede really, is finally over. OTK boots are the perfect shoe for a stylish going-out look in the fall. Whether you’re into heels or flats, OTK boots come in many different styles. You can wear them with a pair of jeans and a long sleeve shirt, or a cute sweater or coat for a fun night out. Not only are these boots perfect for fall, but winter is also included in this cute trend.

If you want to wear a dress or skirt in the winter, OTK boots are the

Photo by Caitlin Peach

Dorm home cookin’

perfect touch to warm up the look.

For a more casual look for fall and winter, the Chelsea boot is another great shoe. This versatile ankle boot pairs well with pretty much anything.

Not only are they super cute and trendy, but they’re comfy too. In these boots, you can look fashionable while feeling good.

Another great style is the sock boot. This lower-calf hitting look may be more on the unique side, but its popularity is definitely growing. The great thing about these boots is that they can dress up any outfit, whether paired with jeans, a dress or a skirt.

Boots are the best way to add style to whatever fall look you are going for, but it’s up to you to decide which boots you’ll be rocking this season!

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Supporting Super Saturdays at Dream Center Staci McCoy Staff Writer @stacerslynn

Rance Rushing felt the boy hug tighter and sniffle tears as he concluded his prayer with a word from God. The boy ran a few feet away before the prayer even ended, too overwhelmed to compose himself.

His heart moved, Rushing approached the boy again and began an intentional friendship.

Rushing, a junior majoring in Business Administration, is one of team leaders of a group of volunteers for DC “Super Saturday” at the Tulsa Dream Center (TDC). Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty and Sharon Daugherty founded the TDC in 1999 because they had hearts to see people find God’s love for them. Serving the community of Tulsa with food, clothing, medical assistance, educational and recreational services, they reach people in need throughout the city. DC “Super Saturday” is a children’s service offered to ages five to 12 years old.

Oral Roberts University’s Missions and Outreach department sends an outreach team to the center every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ORU volunteers carpool to the TDC with expectations of impacting kids’ lives, according to Rushing. The college students serve the children

breakfast and lunch at the center and lead engaging activities in between.

“We want them to succeed and we want them to know that Jesus loves them, and because of Jesus, we are able to offer them love as well,” said the head team leader, Shelby Baker, a sophomore majoring in Social Work. “We’ve surrendered our time to Jesus and said ‘use me,’ and we go to the Tulsa Dream Center and play and laugh and fellowship and pray.”

The outreach team prays and assigns roles before each Saturday event in preparation for the day, and each student is given opportunities to impact the kids. The team of students helps facilitate outdoor and indoor games, indoor inflatables and chapel services. Their main focus is the word of God and pouring into the children during the chapel services.

“Missions is not about being a body that shows up. It is about being present and intentional,” Rushing said.

The first day of outreach, Rushing and his team held an altar call at the end of the chapel service, and a number of kids came forward. Rushing prayed with a boy whom he had played basketball with an hour before. The prayer was simple, but toward the end, Rushing received a word from God for the boy.

At God’s touch, the boy’s walls broke down, allowing for Rushing to continue building a relationship with

him through playing outdoor games and praying for his needs.

“ORU Students bring a different perspective to the Tulsa Dream Center and the North Tulsa community. It’s encouraging to have an intentional conversation with someone who believes in your future, and that’s what ORU students do for our community. They bring hope, light, dreams and peace,” said Aaron Johnson, Executive Director of the Tulsa Dream Center.

The volunteers sacrifice their Saturday mornings with the expectation that God will bring restoration to the lives of kids through the way they pour into them. Baker believes that sharing the gospel is as simple as being intentional and genuine when she is building relationships with the children.

“There is no place I would rather spend my morning than the Tulsa Dream Center,” said Baker.

Student volunteers are not required to attend every Saturday outreach, making it flexible for those with busy schedules. The leaders challenge fellow ORU students to dedicate a Saturday morning to the children at TDC who are searching for godly mentorship. When students go with eager hearts to pour out God’s love, they open the door for God to work in the children.

Photo by Jeremy Luczak

ORU Outreach sends a team of 12 to 15 students every Saturday to volunteer.

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The man who built Tulsa Kayley Forshey Lifestyle Editor @mybestfriendjo

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Philtower and Philcade.

Waite Phillips had the tunnels constructed in 1929 so that he could move from the penthouse where he lived, located in the Philcade, to his office in the Philtower, for both safety and ease. The streets connecting the two buildings were very busy in the 20s and 30s and millionaires were worried about being kidnapped and held for ransom for their fortune. Thus, the construction and additions of the tunnels continued and soon became known as the “millionaire highway.”

Today, the tunnels connect eight buildings, some smaller businesses, a few parking garages, a major hotel and many cafes in downtown Tulsa. While many of the entrances to the tunnels are guarded by security or small cafe kitchens, a simple Google search for “Tulsa tunnels” will reveal that it is still possible to access and travel by the tunnels. There are even a few YouTube videos documenting how to find and navigate the tunnels for any brave and curious souls seeking a more hands-on Tulsa experience. As long as there is no trespassing on private property, touring the tunnels of downtown Tulsa is a great way to learn more about the history of the city and one of its favorite public benefactors.

Phillips also donated the Philtower building to the city of Tulsa and after donating their mansion in 1938, the Phillips family moved into the penthouse of the Philcade Building. He sold the building in 1942 and it is now used as an office building for multiple businesses.

The city that made him rich is sprinkled with the Phillips legacy, inviting natives and non-natives alike to go a little deeper into the culture and experience the fascinating underbelly of one of America’s oldest cities.

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Unbeknownst to many Tulsa natives and non-natives alike, the city ORU calls home holds a rich history that goes deeper than the old buildings of downtown.

As the second largest city in Oklahoma, Tulsa was settled from 1828 to 1836 and in 1901, oil was discovered. Tulsa was quickly nicknamed the “Oil Capital of the World” and people flocked to the city in search of riches as the oil industry in America continued to boom.

One such man, named Waite Phillips, made the city responsible for his fortune the object of his heart. This oil baron is considered one of Tulsa’s greatest philanthropists and his namesake is preserved by the Philbrook Museum of Art. Phillips built a mansion complete with a massive, intricate garden for himself and his wife Genevieve. He later donated the home, called Villa Philbrook, to the city of Tulsa.

It opened its doors as the museum in 1939 and there are now two locations citywide; the original is in midtown and the newer is in downtown Tulsa. The Philbrook is free for ORU students and the location in midtown features much of the Phillips’ historic furniture and living amenities.

Phillips is also known for his oil headquarters in downtown Tulsa, the Philtower and Philcade. These two iconic buildings mirror each other on Fifth and Boston, sticking out from the small crowd of office complexes with their green tops and true 1920s-esque designs.

The Phillips legacy lives on in Tulsa, through the known and mysterious. Some have ventured farther into the history of the Phillips’ beautiful buildings and found one of Tulsa’s best kept secrets: the underground tunnels. While these tunnels now connect many of Tulsa’s skyscrapers, they were originally constructed to connect the

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Freshman midfielder experiences healing Natalie Wilkinson Staff Writer @nwilk17

Carrying the medical boot and both crutches that had helped her walk into chapel just hours before, Shayla Padilla, outside midfielder for the Golden Eagles women’s soccer team, used both legs to walk out of ORU’s Fall Revival service on Sep. 28. The ankle injury that she suffered from while playing a game two weeks prior was now miraculously healed.

Padilla’s ankle sprain occurred in an away game against Missouri State on Sep. 12 after she jumped and her weight fell on it. She resumed practice after two weeks on injury leave, but unfortunately sustained another sprain to the same ankle during this time. Despite fearing the worst, Padilla entered the Fall Revival service on Thursday night with anticipation for the Lord to move.

“I really thought that I had broken a bone, because I couldn’t put any weight on my foot or move it at all,” said Padilla.

After Planetshakers Pastor Russell Evans had finished delivering his message, ORU President William M. Wilson held an altar call, specifically inviting anyone who needed physical healing. Padilla instantly responded, as she had been walking with the assistance of an orthopedic boot and a pair of crutches for about two days after the sprain during practice.

“Everyone around me started putting their hands on me,” she said.

“As we were praying, I was crying and asking the Lord to heal me. I was

really scared, I put my trust in God.” Padilla recalled that a “weird tingly feeling” started burning in her foot as soon as her friends began praying. She suddenly felt the urge to remove her boot and move her foot around.

“It felt so weird – I’ve never felt anything like that at all,” said Padilla.

Immediately after this happened, Padilla described the sequence of events to her good friend Rachael Baker, a fellow soccer player. Baker was one of the people who laid hands on Padilla minutes earlier.

Baker told Padilla that she had experienced the exact same tingly feeling in her hand while she had been praying. The two girls instantly knew that this had to be God’s divine handiwork. After hearing Baker’s story, Padilla fully removed her boot.

“I was very scared, because I wasn’t completely sure if I was able to move it,” said Padilla. “As soon as I took the boot off and slowly started to rotate my foot, I began to cry. Then I slowly started to walk, [then] jog and jump.”

Now, nearly two weeks after the healing, Padilla still feels no pain in her ankle. She maintains the belief that she is the recipient of a modernday miracle.

“God does amazing things,” said Padilla. “All you have to do is trust and believe in him.”

“It felt so weird – I’ve never felt anything like that at all”

Photo by Jake Reib

Padilla is originally a native of Hawaii and has started three games in her debut season for the Golden Eagles.

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Alejandro Arroyo Staff Writer @Dro3686

After the opening of the new track and tennis courts to the ORU campus, a rugby field has also been added to the grounds. Two blue goals, resembling football goal posts, now stand near the praying hands. They belong to the newest athletic member of the university, the rugby teams. “[Rugby] toughens you up and conditions you to be able to deal with problems both on and off the field,” said team member Bryan Njotorahardjo, a veteran of the game in his home country of Indonesia. “It gives me a rush no other sport gives me. It’s physical, exciting and competitive.”

Head of the program Pastor Bill Scheer is proud to announce the start of men’s and women’s rugby on campus. Scheer is also the head pastor at Guts Church in Tulsa.

Many are unfamiliar with the fast-paced sport.

Rugby is a physical and entertaining contact sport played with either 15 or seven players on a team.

Games are called either “15’s,” which are played during the fall season, or “7’s,” which are played during the spring season. This number accounts for the number of players on the field at a time. Sevens are considered more difficult because the athletes need to be faster and stronger to make up for the loss of having 15 players on the field.

The objective of the game is to get the ball down the field by running through tackles or tossing it laterally to your teammate in order to get into the try zone. The try zone is a lot like a football end zone, where a player touches the ball to the ground to score five points.

“Rugby is 80 minutes of intense physical contact,” said Per Jay Wells, a member of the men’s team. “The team is great and we have a lot of great athletes.”

ORU rugby is a young program and lots of players are stepping on the field for the first time.

Nonetheless, Wells is optimistic and says that all they need to do is learn the game and play more. The team wakes up every Tuesday and Thursday for 6 a.m. practice.

“Nobody wants to wake up that early. That’s why we had a lot of guys fall off,” said Wells. “But our core team is committed to playing, practicing, respecting and honoring, so I’m really excited.”

On the women’s side, Sydney Stover believes that this new opportunity gives the girls a lot to look forward to.

“None of us really had experience playing rugby

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before this program began in August,” said Stover.

“The team has been training hard to be in the best possible shape and to learn the technical side.”

However, like the men’s team, being a new team has its learning curves and requires time to adapt to the game so they can compete against bigger schools.

“Even if we go out there and lose the majority of our games this first season, we are still doing something that has never been done before and I’m proud to be a part of that,” said Stover.

Rugby is known to be a sport that shows the weaknesses of every athlete, whether it be in strength, speed, confidence or endurance. The sport creates a strong bond within the teams because what one lacks in, the other makes up for, said Njotorahardjo.

On Saturday Oct. 21, the men’s team fought hard yet fell short against Pittsburg State University from Kansas on the new field.

“Out on the field, we sweat and bleed together and off the field, we’re brothers. I love that about rugby,” said Njotorahardjo.

Both rugby teams include over 20 members.

Photo by Jeremy Luczak

Rugby program takes off in October

Volleyball tops fall Summit League Haley Gibson

Managing Editor/Sports Editor @gibsonhay

Volleyball: The Golden Eagles volleyball team currently stands 11-10 overall, and 8-1 in conference play. This record currently ranks the team number one in the Summit League standings.

Laura Milos, in the first two weeks of October became the third player in Summit League history to tally 2,000 kills, her fourteenth recognition. On Oct. 3, Sports Imports/ AVCA awarded her as the division I player of the week. Volleymob named her national player of the week after she hit .417 and .418 against South Dakota State University. Milos holds over 30 kills and six services

aces this season. After the match against Denver in October, she was chosen as the Summit League player of the month offensively. Milos also currently leads the league in kills per set, and kills percentages over all and aces per set.

The team started break with a match against Omaha Sunday Oct. 15 resulted in a 3-0 win.

At the end of the break on Friday Oct. 20, the team played against Fort Wayne, leaving with a 3-1, and again Sunday Oct. 22, for a sweep against Western Illinois 3-0.

The Golden Eagles continue their conference season this Friday, Oct. 27 against North Dakota State at the Aerobics Center at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s soccer: The men’s soccer team closes the season holding

a record of 4-8-1, and 2-1 in the Summit League conference.

On Saturday Oct. 14, the Golden Eagles suffered a loss against Eastern Illinois, and on Tuesday Oct. 17 against Southern Methodist University 2-0. The team then took on Denver and fell short 2-0 as the break came to an end.

The team continues their conference season on Saturday Oct. 28 against Western Illinois, kicking off at 7 p.m. at Case. The match will also be Senior Day for the team, where graduating players will be honored for their final games on the ORU pitch.

Women’s soccer:

on Sunday Oct. 22 against South Dakota State, the team fell short to the to the Jackrabbits 2-0.

The team celebrated its seniors during the match, honoring graduating athletes Kylie Delis, Madison Stuckey, Alexia Herrera, Caitlyn Hanslovan, Amanda Dial and Caroline Frank.

The team’s final season match will be on Sunday at noon in Fort Wayne, Indiana against the Mastodons. After the final match, the Golden Eagles will begin to prepare for the Summit League Championship Tournament on Nov. 2 in Fargo, North Dakota.

After 17 games this season, the Golden Eagles now stand 7-9-1 overall, and 4-2 in conference.

On Friday Oct. 20, the Golden Eagles defeated Omaha 3-0, and

Graphic by Xavier Gonzalez

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Culture shock in my own culture

Emma Giddens Editorial Editor @em_giddy

There are some things you just don’t do, even in front of your family. You know what kinds of things I’m talking about—the type that earned you a scowl from your mother and, if you were really pushing the limits, a trip to the bathroom.

In France, “no no’s” include not disposing of

your paper goods in the correct bin and forgetting to unplug your charger from the outlet—two things Americans hardly think twice about.

I’ve never left the United States, so my experience with other cultures is limited to French24 articles and Hulu’s slim selection of French television shows, but the news I’m sharing here isn’t ground-breaking.

You can see it in the trash on the side of the roads and the plastic bags in the rivers: Americans have a very different perspective on earth-care than much of the world.

I nearly blush in embarrassment while listening to my French professor discuss the habits of the French—did I know that the average French person’s carbon footprint is less than half of an American person’s, or that the French have, in the past 30 years, managed to decrease their overall carbon emissions?

No, I didn’t know those things, but now that I do, I’m a little obsessed with changing my carbonconsuming ways. In 2015, the Global Carbon Atlas compiled a list of every country’s share of CO2 emissions, and the United States ranked number two

worldwide, exuding roughly 17.62 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per person annually, adding up to roughly 5.49 billion metric tons every year.

The numbers are hard to digest, but solutions are easy to come by. Whether you’re recycling old papers, unplugging your chargers or carpooling with friends, every small effort adds up to significant change. Just one recycled can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPhone, and 100 cans will save enough energy to light your bedroom for two full weeks.

The Bible is clear about our responsibility as Christians to take care of the Earth--it was so important to God that it was His first commandment to mankind in Genesis 1:28. I don’t intend to take that lightly.

Stewardship of the earth is a great duty that we’ve been trusted with, let’s not waste our greatest gift due to ignorance and frivolity.

Being intentional with busyness

Haley Gibson

Managing Editor @Gibson_hay Focus, finish and turn in. Thoughts that twist and mold like clay inside the mind of a student, part-time worker, young adult or all of the above. Busy becomes a part of the job requirement as soon as high school ends, and it can quickly suffocate our capacity to be genuinely intentional.

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We live in a time where it’s easy to move from tired to tired, and thing to thing. The cycle seems endless, until senior year creeps up like a shadow on a dark street, looming above every decision, reaction and choice, bringing the pressures of outside life into the moments of the present.

The life of an overwhelmed individual is puzzlingly ubiquitous, with the cares of everyday life dragging our hearts to a seemly inescapable place. Mindsets can be easily coaxed to look nervously at the week from a Monday, begging for the next Saturday.

And when that weekend does approach, we start looking to the next.

The laundry, homework and gasoline repeat, and although it’s briefly freeing, the span between Friday and

Sunday is not as refreshing as summer break, and we wish it were every time.

Sleepy, foggy eyes stare blankly at a computer screen, while fingers tap and twist to keep time moving forward. Our minds remain desperate to stay awake in lectures, as we aimlessly search social platforms to keep our pet, Busy, alive, and at ease.

Nonetheless, busyness is not always a monster that seeks to devour our ability to be purposeful.

The loved ones in my life joke with me, because whenever I take a road trip anywhere longer than an hour I fall asleep almost instantly, and I think it’s because, when I’m stuck in the car unable to move, my body withdraws into a state of sleep.

Rest and sleep are really different things, though. Rest is refreshing, life

giving and calm. Sleep is unconscious.

This is why when we grasp desperately at the weekend, the next Monday is still ravenous.

The key to rest and intentionality inside the realities of sleepiness and busy schedules is balance. Take time to lick the spoon while cooking a big meal. Choose to smile at a store clerk.

Shake hands with a stranger. Create community with kindness, regardless of the rest of the day ahead.

Learning to suffocate busyness with intentionality is the goal. In the face of authenticity, busy demanding schedules fall short to intentional and beautiful moments.

Fight fear with bon courage

Paige McQueen Staff Writer @paigemcq23

I was raised deep in the country of North Texas, but turned down rodeo life for libraries. Traveling the world became my greatest dream. I would pore over travel magazines and pretend to be everywhere but home. Then God called me to ORU, and I wasn’t sure what to do with my life. I still wanted to travel, and I knew books and words would be in there somewhere. Business school was a good fit for a while, but I knew it wasn’t where I was supposed to stay. Writing was pulling at my heart, even as logic

pulled back.

Everything in my life has seemed like a series of trust falls, some little and some life-changing. Like ORU, coming to France was a jump into the dark.

I wasn’t sure where it would lead or how it would work out, but I knew two things: I had peace when I asked Father God about it, and I wanted to travel. It was a gut decision.

Traveling abroad is not as glamorous as it looks in pictures, friends. There are moments when I want to give up. I miss my friends, my dog, and my French accent is pretty terrible. School used to be my safe place. My life could be careening but my GPA would stay steady. Now, the security blanket wrapped around my identity has been ripped off. It’s painful and it’s necessary. I’ve grappled with perfectionism and people-pleasing just as much as I have with conjugating verbs and those darn silent consonants.

Fear tends to sneak in at the most inconvenient times. We believe that the next thing planned will make us whole. Whether that’s studying in Paris, France, or graduating from college, our plans aren’t our fulfillment. In fact, God’s plan usually looks a little, or a lot, different than ours. This trip has been unlike anything I ever expected, and yet it’s exactly what my soul needs.

Some days, I wake up certain that I’m here for a

purpose and other days I cry into a baguette. But the truth according to Jeremiah 29 is that God has good plans for us. We choose whether or not we will view those plans with fear or trust.

Pastor Nicolas here at Martin Luther King Church made an outstanding remark recently. He said “Fear should be used as a tool, like a hammer that you pull out when necessary. But you don’t eat with a hammer.”

Fear can be healthy, but it shouldn’t be at the dinner table with us. Life, like learning French, is a process. It’s going to take longer than four weeks to fluently converse with locals. It’s going to take longer than four months, to be honest!

It’s going to take more than a few days of prayer for that promise to come to pass, and more faith today than it did yesterday. Persistently, we trust.

Steadfastly, we believe. So what if I don’t speak fluent French yet? And you don’t see the fulfillment yet?

It’s time to learn to trust. Trust that the bit we do every day works—that our prayers and our alone time with the Father aren’t just obligatory. It’s for a purpose, and that purpose is not to get closer to the promise, but to the Promise-Maker.

Eating pain au chocolates for you! Bon courage from Paris!

Complaining or clarification

Kendall Brown Staff Writer @oruoracle

Complaining. It’s the expression of dissatisfaction, and if you asked my roommate, she could tell you how good I am at it. Unfortunately, she doesn’t complain about my complaining so I can’t use her as an example, much less a reference.

Complaining is a form of expres-

sion—an art that no one needs help with—but how does complaining really make you feel? In the long run, does it really make you feel better to spend half an hour ranting about your Old Testament homework to your roommate? Afterwards, you still have homework to finish, and now you have 30 minutes less to do it.

Dr. Randall Feller, chair of ORU’s Behavioral Sciences Department, gave some insight into the psychology behind complaining and how it affects peoples’ lives.

“Where do you spend your time?

Focusing on discontent leads to burn out complaining. We are focusing on the negative, not the possibility or potential,” he said. “When I worked with the abused and those broken homes I heard stories that could break

a person. It’s hard not to get wrapped up in the sorrows and depression of people. The thing that got me through it was focusing on hope and the active change in peoples’ demeanors.”

Focusing on positivity lifts people, while negativity leads to depression, especially when you don’t actively offer yourself solutions. We need to learn how to focus on the possibilities.

“Being problem saturated immobilizes people,” he said.

Constant complaining, Feller confirms, leads to immobility.

When you’re focused on your issues, it’s hard to find motivation to accomplish what you need to. Taking time to step outside of your current wave of emotions and examine how you can help your problems rather than just talking about them changes

your perspective.

Feller went on to outline three different types of complainers: those who complain to complain, those who observe yet do nothing and those who complain in order to change.

The first thing that Feller pointed out to me was the Biblical standpoint on complaining.

“The Bible is all about renewing the mind, and in Philippians 2:14-17, the apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of focusing on the positive.”

It might be more difficult to maintain an optimistic outlook, but in the end, it’s so much healthier for your body and mind. So give up the rants and do your homework. Or do it first then rant. Or do neither. It’s all completely up to you.

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Sudoku

Can you solve the Impossible Piramid?

Form the following figure by connecting all the black dots without lifting your pencil!

Remember: you cannot redraw over any previously drawn lines.

Can you solve the mysterious riddle?

What comes once in a minute, twice on a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Do you have a segregation for the Puzzles?

If you have a segregation or a request for a puzzle email oraclegraphics2@oru.edu

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Solution from September 29th edition

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Deserves justice (2 Words)

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Chocolate pudding (2 Words)

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Mornings are for coffee and contemplation (2 Words)

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She’s our friend and she’s crazy (2 Words)

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Angsty loner, in love with the girl next door, “Should I stay or should I go?” (2 Words) Graphics by Charlie Liu

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