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She has a concealed carrypermit.

Her gun stays in her carunless she is going someplacethat she eels it necessary totake the gun with her, and then

she conceals it.Its not that I want to have a

gun, she said. But our worldis getting more evil by themoment. Its protection not

just or mysel but or otherindividuals.

Current ennessee lawsstate that her actions are illegalconsidering she spends much

o her time at Lee University,a private college campus.

According to universitypresident Paul Conn,legislation is in the works thatwould prohibit Lee or otherprivate institutions such ashospitals rom making rulesbanning guns rom theirpremises.

his legislation wouldallow teachers, proessorsand administrators to carryhandguns into schools anduniversities, the ennesseanreports.

I do not believe this campusis made saer by students, or

or that matter, or aculty and

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By Jessilyn Justice,Editor-in-Chie

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By Charity YodisNews Editor

au Kappa Omegarelaunched as a Lee Universitymens greek club this spring.

Instead o starting acompletely new mens club, the

group o eight guys decided torestart the club that died out

one year ago.Although they will not

start tapping new membersuntil the all o 2013, theywill be present at ap Nightthis spring. Te new chartermembers consist o sevenundergraduate students andone graduate student workingor Campus Saety.

KO members camebeore the Dean o Students,Alan McClung and the GreekCouncil last all in order toestablish themselves as a newpresence on campus.

When the guys came beoreMcClung, he said he likedtheir vision and the Greekcommunity liked what they

have to say.Te guys starting this club

are really good leaders. JarrodRaines is the one who kind ospear-headed that, and he hada really great spiritual vision

or the club, McClung said.McClung said the other

Greek club members arealready embracing them andthey are making a commitment

to help KO establish itsel.Epsilon Lambda Phi

Induction Chair Sydney Davis,who served on the GreekCouncil last all, agreed withMcClung, saying its a good

thing or the new guys to jointhe community.

I love the Greek communityand Greek unity. I think we arein need o another guys club,and I think they will do well

with the help o great sponsorsand a strong alumni base,Davis said.

Sophomore Jacob Wuertz,charter member o KO, saidthat starting a new club oncampus is a touchy subject

because o the implications

that has or other clubs.When you start anotherGreek club, you insinuatethat there is something wrongwith the ones already there,but that is not our intent atall. We just see that there is aneed on campus or spiritual

brotherhood and a spirituallyinclusive group o guys, andwe really want to ll that need,Wuertz said.

Graduate student andcharter member, Jarrod Rainesconrmed that most o the oldconstitution will remain thesame with a ew amendments.However, the motto, othersbeore sel, continues to betheir primary vision.

Former Greek Club to Revamp underNew Leadership rom Sandy

NEWS

LocalBries

ueachers in ve schoolsin Hamilton County arereapplying or their jobsbecause the district is tryingto turn around the lowestperorming schools. Onlythose with tenure have jobsecurity, those who do nothave tenure must be ratedby the school principal andmake a desirable score to stayin their position.

uTe Hamilton CountyBoard o Education membersare attempting to upgradetechnology equally to all80 schools in the area andprovide iPads or 42,000students. All state exams willbe electronic in 2014, whichis why they are hoping tobetter prepare.

uTe largest church in

Chattanooga, Highland ParkBaptist, is relocating to CampJoy. Te church has ownedthis property or nearly 70years now. Te pastor saysthey are not only relocating,but also adopting moreprogressive philosophy.

uennessee law is making anamendment that would givemore denition to its rape

law. A previous incest casewhere a man and his 14-year-old niece were havingintercourse would have heldthe girl as an accomplice. Tenew legislation is trying topush would protect the girlunder a clause that she is aminor.

uDespite the so-calledscal cli, Chattanoogas

banks perormed better thanexpected last quarter. FirstHorizon increased its netincome by 16 percent, andSunrust went rom 13 centsper share in 2011 to 65 centsper share in this quarter.

LEE CLARION | JANUARY 24, 20132

Te Lee Clarion is a student-

produced and university-sponsored publication

o Lee University inCleveland, enn.

EDIOR-IN-CHIEF

Jessilyn Justice

NEWS EDIORCharity Yodis

LIFE EDIOR

Caroline Eaton

SPORS EDIORMark Pace

COPY EDIORMarshall Pickard

ONLINE EDIORVeronica Egger

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EDIORChase Hall

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FACULY ADVISERMr. Michael Finch

2013 Lee UniversityStudent Media

All opinions expressedherein are those o the authorand do not necessarily reect

the views o Lee Universityor the Church o God.

P.O. Box 3450Cleveland, enn. [email protected]

www.leeclarion.com


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By Jessilyn JusticeEditor-in-Chie

Seeing the smiling ace oPresident Paul Conn as herequents the campus hasbecome a staple o universityculture.

But Conn is eeling thative-year itch to return toHarvard University to pursuepost-doctorate work in highereducation leadership.

Conns work will keep himin Cambridge, Mass., just a bitmore oen than Cleveland thissemester, but he said that theaverage student wont knowhes gone.

He journeys to Harvard oracademic pursuits about everyve years since 1993 when he

realized how much he missedlearning.

I missed the intellectualand academic stimulation thatcomes rom being with otherpeople when youre not the one

in charge, when youre not theone making decisions, Connsaid.

While Conn was praising theconcept o sabbaticals or ull-time proessors to the board,

the board turned the conceptaround on him.

Conns time away romLee would not be considereda sabbatical, though, as hewould maintain his positionas president.

One board member eventold Conn that i Al Capone

could run his gang romprison, Conn could run LeeUniversity rom Harvard.Tus, Conns sojourn to studywas born.

While at the nations oldestcollege, Conn has studied

under great minds likeHarvards ormer president,Derek Bok.

Hes a legendary president,Conn said o Bok. A guy likethat, you sort o sit around

and carry his briecase. Youlearn more rom him sittingover in the corner o the roomlistening to him talk thanreading 100 books on how tobe a good president.

Te university will be run bypresident-by-committee whileConn is away.

Each o the seven vicepresidents will rotate as chairo the cabinet meetings, butConn will still make the bigdecisions. President-by-committee occurs wheneverConn is away or longer thantwo days at a time.

Tough he will be spendingmore time in the North, hewill still maintain his chapelschedule, and most studentswill not notice that hes gone.

And seniors, dont worry,hell still sign your graduationBibles.

Conn to Pursue PostDoctorate Work atHarvard University

By Liz RoddyStaf Writer

Chris Brown, an Assemblieso God denomination leader

ormerly involved in the sextrade industry, spoke at LeeUniversitys chapter o F.R.E.E.U about his testimony andevangelism.

Brown, a ennessee districtcamp and conerence centerdirector or the AG, shared thestory o how he walked away

rom his old lie as a pimp andbikini club owner and began

reaching out to strippers,prostitutes and many othersin the sex trade industry.

Brown shared moving, true-lie stories to illustrate howimportant genuinely loving

someone is when reaching outto those who have a liestyle

dierent rom that representedin the church.

I think a lot o times, asChristians, were way too

judgmental. I dont carewhether youre a pimp,whether youre gay, or whetheryoure a prostitute; I dont care.I love you, Brown said.

Brown said that i you aregoing to reach out to people

in the sex industry, you have

to love them, and you have tolove them unconditionally.

In order to do so, Brownurged the church communityto start viewing these people

dierently.Senior Lexie Smith,

president o F.R.E.E. U,

said she is passionate aboutending sex traicking andwishes to get studentsinvolved through outreachand working alongside other

organizations on campus suchas International Justice Missionand Invisible Children.

I am more about prevention.We could run into brothels allday long and rescue girls out,but unless you stop where itscoming rom, its going to keephappening, Smith said.

Ater Brown gave histestimony, he opened thenight up to a segment oquestions and answers. Someo the students asked abouthis current ministry, why he

decided to open up about hislie story, and why it is difcult

to leave the sex industry.Sophomore Kendra Hause

said that Browns messagereawakened her to Godsdesire o unconditional loveand bringing hope to those theworld considers worthless.

his interview matteredto me because I truly desireto see women, whether inprostitution or not, ree romthe lies that they are worthless,ugly and unprotected. I want tosee lives changed by the power

o the Holy Spirit, Hause said.Senior Phillip Dodge said

the most interesting parto Browns testimony washearing the stories o how heevangelized to strippers.

My avorite thing he saidwas when he mentioned how

when he got saved he startedlocking up each strip club andevangelizing to the girls. Manyo the girls got saved, Dodgesaid.

Students wishing to beinvolved in reaching out tothose in the sex industry cando service hours throughF.R.E.E. U aer completingan introduction to trafckingtraining course.

F.R.E.E. U is a branch othe non-prot organization

F.R.E.E. International, whichaims to get into communitiesin all acets o lie and educateits members on the issue ohuman trafcking.

Former Pimp Speaks to Lee Students about His estimony

JANUARY 24, 2013 | LEE CLARION NEWS 3

NationalBries

uSEALE WashingtonGov. Jay Inslee and state

Attorney General BobFerguson will travel toWashington, D.C., this weekto meet with U.S. AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder to discussmarijuana enorcement andimplementation o Initiative502, the states voter-approvedlegal-pot law. Te state lawconicts with ederal law,which maintains that allorms o marijuana are illegal.

uCOLUMBIA, S.C. On Jan. 19, National GunAppreciation Day, a rallyat the South Carolina StateHouse drew a couple hundredpeople. But several thousandshowed up or a gun andknie show at Jamil emple.

uWASHINGON In the

deadliest week yet or thenations stubborn inuenzaoutbreak, nine more childrendied o u-related illnesslast week, bringing theseasons pediatric death tollto 29, as local health ofcialsnationwide continue to takeprotective measures to stopthe spread o the virus.

uCHAANOOGA -- River

Gallerys January exhibitshowcases three artists with apassion or color.In the winter months, wewant the gallery to have colorand energy and to be vibrant,said Angie Supan, assistantdirector in sales.

u P H I L A D E L P H I A Te brother o a womanbludgeoned to death by her

husband, ormer Universityo Pennsylvania proessor,Raael Robb, learnedFriday that he would get anaudience with the state parolechairman in an eleventh-hour bid to keep Robb rombeing released rom prison.


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By Abby Hassler

Staf Writer

An Islamist sect, the Boko

Haram, is the most violenttribe in Nigeria, accordingto a new interactive securitymap created by the Councilon Foreign Relations in earlyJanuary.

he CFR created theNigeria Security racker todocument violence occurring

in the country due to political,economic and social unrest.According to their ndings,the Boko Haram murderednearly 900 individuals in 2012.

Although many Westernersmay not be aware o the

violence that rages in thenorthern parts o Nigeria, themany Lee University studentswho call Nigeria home didnot express any surprise at themaps results.

he Boko Haram hasinicted a lot o ear and painin a lot o people back home,sophomore Olayinka Adedayosaid.

Although Adedayo livesin Lagos, a predominatelyChristian southern state inNigeria where the violence isnot yet as blatant as it is in thenorthern Islamic portions o

the country, she still expressed

her unease about the situation.Nowhere is exactly sae

because o the Boko Haram,Adedayo said.

Te Boko Haram is currentlylead by Abudakar Shekausince 2009 when the ounder,Mohammed Yusu, died. Tegroup has grown more violentunder new leadership and isknown or bombing o manyChristian and some Muslim

places o worship.In the Hausa language

o northern Nigeria, BokoHaram is roughly translatedto mean Western education

is sinul.Many Nigerian students

studying at Lee who claim

a deep love or their home

country say it is difcult orthem to understand that idea.

Osaretin Okpea, a juniorand president o Lees World

Arican Student Association,

expressed her ear about theescalating violence.

It is going to move rom thenorth to every part o Nigeria,Okpea said. Te governmentdoesnt have control, or thatis the way it seems because I

dont see any improvement. I think i nothing is done, itis going to be worse than it isnow.

She agreed that the NSmight help raise moreawareness on the issue yetdoubted its ability to alterthe current problems acingNigeria.

Personally speaking, wealready know where theproblem is. We know who theyare targeting, Okpea said.Te Nigerian governmentknows what is going on, but Idont know i they want to doanything.

Adedayo conveyed moreoptimism on behal othe eorts o the Nigeriangovernment but still expressedsimilar hopeless sentiments asto why this group is mainlytargeting the Christian

population o Nigeria.[It] boils down to the

corruption in Nigeria,Adedayo said. Tey blow upchurches and kill anyone. Youcant really say why [exceptor] corruption.

Due to the numerouschurch bombings over the pastew months, many NigerianChristians live in a state o earas to which place o worship

will be targeted next.Both Adedayo and Okpea

said they hope this violencewill end as a result o the NS,government intervention andprayer.

I believe that Nigeria is agreat country, Okpea said.

Growing Violence in Nigeria Prompts Action

Te leaders [need to] decideto step up to the position oauthority and lead the peoplein the right way and do what

is right. I just pray that Godtouches their hearts to know

what is right. ... Tat is all thatwe need to be a great nation.

he NS collectsinormation rom Nigerianand international monthlynews reports and displays the

distribution and density oviolence all over the country

since May 2011.Te map shows the majority

o deaths have occurred in thenorthern and central states oNigeria many o which are

under the inuence o IslamicShariah law.

he NS was edited byormer U.S. ambassador toNigeria, John Campbell, as a

way to provide a more preciseunderstanding o this growingunrest.

We hoped that better

understanding will help thesearch or sustainable solutionsto the conlict, Campbellsaid in a Council on Foreign

Relations news release.

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sta, having guns on campus,Conn said. Wed hate to be acampus where a guy goes to hiscar, ips open his trunk and

pulls out a weapon.Tough the bill was in the

works beore the Sandy HookElementary School shooting,

ennessee will continue topursue the legislation.

Several other states suchas Oregon, Mississippi,Wisconsin, Utah andColorado have passed lawsallowing concealed weaponsto be carried into previously

gun-ree zones, like collegecampuses, according to theNew York imes.

With ennessee seemingly

ollowing in these ootsteps,the university is wary toconsider changing its policies,despite students and acultychallenging the rule during thepast ew years.

Conn said that even Gov.Bill Haslam approached him

about the hot-button issuewhen the governor spoke atwinter commencement.

It is the right o a private

institution to do just what wedo at Lee, that is to prohibitlicensed carriers o guns tocarry them on campus, Connsaid.

According to the studenthandbook, all weaponsand irearms are strictlyprohibited on Lees campus.

However, punishment isdulled out only or those whodischarge their rearm at anytime.

Te handbook specicallysays that rearms ound inon-campus rooms will beconscated; however, it does

not say whether they willbe conscated i they are inan on-campus car or locker.It also doesnt say whetherschool ofcials can conscateweapons located in o-campushousing.

he word campus asdeined by the handbookincludes cars as a part ostudents personal space, like

a dorm room or a locker at the

recreational center.Conn is rmly on the sideo the right o the university toprohibit aculty and students

rom possessing irearms

even i they are locked awayin cars, while the NationalRie Association and othergun rights groups say that apolicy like this inringes on therights o the citizens.

I personally dontunderstand the argument thatsays that a citizen has a rightto an automatic weapon oran unmitigated right to bear

arms, Conn said. Ive readthe second amendment, and Idont see it in there, and I dontunderstand why thats goodpublic policy. Im araid Imnot terribly sympathetic withthe pro-gun position.

Despite Conns position,some students still want theright to have guns on campus.

Te places that you are notallowed to conceal carry like

banks, ederal land, ederalbuildings and universities arethe places that I most want toconceal carry, one student toldthe Lee Clarion. I will concealand carry when I am allowedto.

Lee Universitys securitydoes not carry rearms either,and Director o Campus SaetyAshley Mew said it wonthappen anytime soon.

He did, however, say that itis a conversation the schoolhas to have on a regular basisbecause they do not want totake on the mentality that aschool shooting wont happen

to us.Its denitely not one o

those things where you want

to be responsive. You want tobe proactive in your approach,Mew said.

Te reason Mew said he doesnot see the need or CampusSaety to carry on campus is

because o the support Lee getsrom local authorities and theirrelationship with the nearby,

armed police orce.I we continue to see a

big shi in the culture, and imaybe crime rate was in the

rise in our specic area, iat any point we saw we were

more vulnerable than wherewe are now, we would have tostep up and maybe raise our

voice a little louder in thatconversation, Mew said.

Te largest way Mew said

the school can prevent ashooting is or students to raisetheir voice and tell someonein authority i they hear anythreats.

continued rom page 1... The term weapons isnt justlimited to guns and knives on campus,youre also not allowed to have pelletguns, paintball guns, slingshots, orbows and arrows.

Since 2001 , there have onlybeen seven Homicides and one shootingdeemed justifiable by Tenn. law (The

Tennessean) .

Currently under Tenn. law it isillegal for both a non-student adultand a student to have guns on schoolproperty.

Maximum amount of punishment

for possessing a gun on campus is 6

months in p rison according to Tenn. law.

The National Council of StateLegislation states that in 2011 , 18states introduced legislation to allow

concealed and carry weapons on campus.

Tennessee has one of the highest

gun per-capita death rates.

Utah was the first state toprohibit colleges and universities frombanning guns on campus.

four states have followedUtahs example. Colorado, Wisconsin ,Mississippi , and Oregon laws allowadults to conceal and carry on campus.

JANUARY 24, 2013 | LEE CLARION NEWS 5

What do the headlines say about gun violence?Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, bracing or a challenge in the 2014elections, promised Jan. 19 to try to block President Barack Obamas gun-violence

initiatives in a taped telephone recording sent across Kentucky. USA Today

In recent years, there have been calls or action on gun violence aer a series ohorric mass shootings, including the killing o 32 people at Virginia ech in 2007, the shooting oRepresentative Gabrielle Giords o Arizona and 18 others in 2011, and the deaths o 12 people ata movie theater in Colorado in July 2012. But the bills that were introduced including ones torestrict sales o 100-bullet magazines or to t ighten background checks went nowhere.New York Times

I never thought Id be doing this, said Colin Goddard, 27, who was shot our times duringthe Virginia ech massacre in 2007 and is now one o the most visible aces or the BradyCampaign, doing everything rom lobbying on Capitol Hill to speaking at rallies to appearing ina documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. Getting involved in this work has been part o thetherapy. . . . It allowed me to turn it into something positive. Washington Post


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Melissa LambStaf Writer

Christopher Stevenson, a22-year-old rom Ottawalake,Mich., is the rst in his amilyto attend college. Currentlya junior at Lee, he plans tograduate with an internationalbusiness degree and a minor inAsian studies.

He said that his decisionto major in business was also

inspired by his amily businessback home in Michigan. Te

amily business is called

Stevenson Building & SupplyCo. in Lambertville, Mich.,where they mix and pourconcrete or their clients.

I want to ollow in myamilys ootsteps, Stevenson

said.Stevensons ather has been

working or the company sincehe was a child, so he neverwent to school. His mother hadevery intention to go to schoolin Louisiana, but instead she

met Stevensons ather and gotmarried.

Stevensons amily elt it was

important or their son to goarther than where their amilyhas been beore and receivean undergraduate education.

Stevenson also wanted to have aeeling o sel-accomplishmentby being the rst to go the extramile o completing school.

I discovered Lee Universitythrough my pastor inMichigan, Stevenson said.

His pastor is a Lee alumnusand encouraged him to check

out the school. Stevensonsaid he enjoyed the Christianenvironment, and ater

applying, he was given theopportunity to be a part o theFirst-Generation program.

Te program is or studentswho are the rst in their amilyto attend college. It provides

them with on-campus jobs,mentors and a chance to meetother students who are the rstin their amily as well.

Stevenson began workingor the Ofce o Assessmentin the administration building

or Julie illey.Stevenson said his avorite

memories at Lee were living

with his roommate in Bowdle-OBannon his reshman year.

My reshman year, I hada roommate rom Michigan,and we got along really well; westill keep in touch to this veryday, Stevenson said. I grew upwith two younger sisters, [and]I never had a brother, so myroommate was like a brother

I never had.While at Lee, he strives to

do everything he can to learn

about the Asian culture. Hestudied Mandarin or twoyears and spent two weeks in

Tailand or his cross-culturalexperience.

I chose internationalbusiness because o my desiresto travel. I love the Asianculture, Stevenson said.

He said that being the rst inhis amily to go to college hasbeen no easy task. His utureaspirations are to nd a careerthat allows him to travel theworld.

I just need to stay on Gods

path and hope or the best,Stevenson said.

Chris Stevenson: First Generation Student

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By Mitchell CappsContributing Writer

As a reshman, it might beeasy to believe that things willalways be the same: closetsull o ree t-shirts, incessant

outings with the dorm, asmaller course load in onesclasses.

One might also be temptedto imagine that there is not acolloquial sophomore slumpand that upperclassmentranserring to Lee would notmiss a beat or their lack o arst-year experience.

And they just might be right.Tis could in part be due to

First-Year Programs at Lee.Eric Moyen, Director o

First-Year Programs (FYP),said that the department existsto help students connect toeach other and Lee University.

We serve as a resource,Moyen said. We will take anyquestion and be able to pointyou in the right direction as to

who deals with that.He also claried that while

the program is billed orrst-year students and doesthe majority o its work with

them, it serves as the central

inormation center on campus,and anyone can come in and

ask anything.ranser students are placed

in the hands o KathrynSimmons, the assistant directoro First-Year Programs.

Her job is to look aer thetranser students and theiracademic well-being and socialsuccess.

Simmons cited twomain concerns or transerstudents: accurate inormationconnecting them to relevantcampus resources anddeveloping aculty and studentrelationships that acilitateconnections or meaningul

contributions to the campuscommunity.

FYP has a variety oprovisions available to meetthese needs including transerstudent inormation sessions,game nights and inormationalsessions throughout thesemester.

Moyen also wanted tohighlight the peer-leadership

program as an important part

o what they do.his program places

upperclassmen who excel inacademics and are pluggedin socially in positions oleadership in Lees Gatewayclass.

Finding a way or

upperclassmen to engage inthe community and serveother students who need theirhelp is another huge part owhat we do, Moyen said.

Among students there is a

nearly unanimous praise orsocial integration at Lee.

heoretically, transerswould encounter trouble inmaking riends among theirrespective peers as riendgroups have oten alreadybeen ormed, but most indicatehaving no problems.

Tis ease o acclimation is

owed largely to Residential Lie

and community dorms.Its been easy getting to

know people on the hall,sophomore transer studentBrooke Dodd said.

Caleb Pankey, a juniortranser student romArkansas, urthered this claim.

I met most o the people Ihang out with now on the hall,Pankey said. SmallGrouphelped build my riend base.

Sophia Briseno, a seniorresident assistant and transerstudent, hersel, points toRes. Lies goals o buildingcommunity.

Res. Lie holistically andin all aspects tries to integratestudents into lie at Lee, she

said.As or current reshmen

preparing to make the jumpinto a second year, ResidentialLie works to smooth thetransition.

Res. Lie and community

dorms help you move rom oneyear to the next, sophomore

Aubrey Meeks said. Even ipeople dont get involved inclubs, Res. Lie picks up theslack.

While the aid Lee providesin assimilating ones sel as a

member o the community ismostly praised, there is at least

one complaint oating amongsecond year students.

Intro classes arent difcultenough to prepare you orthe next level o classes,sophomore Alexis Payne said.Te jump is intense.

Cheyne Collier , asophomore, has his ownsolution to this problem.

How you decide tostructure your classes andwhether you structure themto build o each other has alot to do with how successulyou will be, he said.

Most sophomores say that

there is lie aer reshmanyear, and most transers would

agree that adapting to lie atLee, socially or academically,

is not a problem.According to Lees website,

there is also the AcademicSupport Program (ASP),which provides ree on campusacademic tutoring to all Leestudents.

Core courses have labtutoring, small group tutoringand one-on-one tutoring or

no charge.Additionally, ASP provides

ree mentoring or studentswho need extra supportsocially.

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PCL Symposium Draws Humanitarian Leaders

Caroline EatonLie Editor

People or Care and Learningwill teach the Clevelandcommunityabout breaking thecycle o poverty at their secondannual Poverty Symposium onFeb. 6-8.

I you want a great chanceto have people who arenormally too busy [to] sit

in the same room and give youadvice on how you can go outand really change the world, this is the conerence to cometo, Cleveland Salvation ArmyYouth Director Joel Rogerssaid.

he conerence, whichis hosted by Lee and willtake place at the ChurchStreet Annex, will gatherhumanitarian leaders romaround the world, along withrepresentatives rom local non-prot organizations, to discussways to decrease poverty ratesin America and overseas.

he conerence is opento both Lee students and

members o the community;however, students who attendcan receive a one-hour classcredit in GNS-281 or BUSN-281. o register, they must llout an add/drop slip in therecords ofce.

People or Care and Learningis a non-prot humanitarian

organization that works with

the poor in Southeast Asia andthe United States.

According to their website,they are dedicated to servingthe poor by helping children,widows and their communitiesworldwide reach their ullpotential by giving the poor aworking chance.

Te conerence topics will

include the variables that causethe cycle o poverty to exist andthe practices that have workedto break down the cycle.

Te main event speakersare Shane Claiborne, Fredoke, James Jackson and JackHayord. Attendees will alsohear rom leaders o localnon-proit organizationsin breakout sessions andquestion-and-answer panels.

Rogers said that he hopesconerence attendees will leaveeeling inspired to make adierence in their community.Te Salvation Army workswith the poor daily to teachand train them in skills that

will better their lie.Jill Welborn, service projects

coordinator at the LeonardCenter, explained that sheis available to help studentswho eel inspired to make adierence.

I students are interestedin service, I can plug themin somewhere where theresa need, so hopeully thisinspires people to get involved,

Welborn said.Te conerence will end with

a community service project

on Saturday, Feb. 9.Full-time PCL volunteer

Isaac Lutz said that theconerence aims to raiseawareness about the poverty

that exists not only overseasbut also at the backdoor oLees campus.

Bradley County, Lutz said,

is home to the poorest squaremile in the state o ennessee.Tere are a lot o big issues

right here, and its not okay justto address things on the otherside o the world and not startat your own door step, Lutz

said. We really want to help

people and change lives here

as well and inspire people

to serve where theyre at.How can students get

involved and break the cycle opoverty? Tey can nd out bychecking out the displays thatlocal non-prot organizationswill have set up throughout theconerence.

Organizations such asHiwassee Mental Health, Te

Reuge, Imagination Library,Te Caring Place, SamaritansPurse and more will bepresent. Attendees can gatherinormation and sign up toserve immediately.

We really believe that thereare a ton o people at Lee

and [people] coming to thisconerence who can make a

dierence in the world, Lutzsaid. We need more help in

Cambodia, and we need morehelp around the world, but wealso need more help here.

Lutz will be co-leadinga breakout session at theconerence with Dr. Guy

Deloach, one o Leesbusiness proessors, to discuss

integrated arming.Free registration or

the conerence begins onWednesday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.For more inormation aboutPeople or Care and Learning,check out peopleorcare.org.

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Caroline EatonLie Editor

Isaac Lutz has dreamed obeing a missionary since he wasa young boy, and this summer,his dream will become a reality.

I didnt ully believe I couldbe a ull-time missionary, so Ikind o just let that go, Lutz

said.Lutz, a recent Lee graduate

with a degree in intercultural

studies, will be moving toCambodia indenitely thissummer to supervise a arm.

Lutz had the opportunityto go on a ew short-termmissions trips in high school;however, he did not plan onbeing a ull-time missionaryuntil he came to Lee.

As a reshman, Lutzdeclared a political sciencemajor; however, aer what he

describes as an encounter withthe Lord, he knew that his liewas suppose to take a dierentdirection.

When I got back to schoolmy sophomore year ... all o

2009, I went and changed my

major [on] the rst day, Lutzsaid. I really just came to seethat its what Im passionate or,and thats what Im called todo.

While at Lee, Lutz gotinvolved in multiple ministries.He started in Crossover, whichtakes ood to the poor onSaturday mornings.

He also requented EastCleveland, an area o BradleyCounty in extreme poverty,

to spend time with the lessortunate there.

Aer a ew months o regularoutreaches to East Cleveland,Lutz said he elt like he coulddo more.

One day I was taking a walkon West Railroad Street, rightwhere the divide is behindLee. One side is Lee and nice[Cleveland], and on the otherside, its shacks, Lutz said.

God just broke me o that. Igot convicted. I see thesepeople or a ew hours, but then I go back to my lie

on this side o the track withmy riends and my nice dormroom, and they dont.

Aer that day, Lutz decidedto move to East Cleveland. Hemoved onto an active drugstreet, where he said drugdeals went down le and right,and the police were requentlypresent.

However, living on this streetopened up multiple missionaryopportunities. Lutz describedthe ailures and successes oreaching out to his neighbors.

I came to grips with the

act that I could help [somepeople], and some people

still didnt want anything todo with me, Lutz said. It goteasier the longer I was thereas people got to know me alittle bit.

Lutz had the opportunityto not only get to know hisneighbors, but pray or them,as well. One time in particularstood out to him.

I got to be really goodriends with a guy who was ina lot o trouble. [H]e was

having problems with his legsand lower back where he couldbarely walk, Lutz said. Hisboss said i he wasnt okay in

the next couple o days theywere gonna lay him o.

Aer praying or the man,

Lutz said, he was completely

healed and able to walk again.Te man, a ormer pastors sonwho ell away rom his aith,

told Lutz that his healing wasGod calling him back.

Lutz currently works atInman Street Coeehouse andvolunteers with the SalvationArmy.

His plans are to move toCambodia indenitely thissummer aer he raises enoughunds.

Te point o that arm is togrow ood or the poor becausestarvation is huge there, Lutzsaid. Beyond that, we want toteach them arming methods.Its like the analogy aboutgiving a man a sh or teachinghim how to sh.

Although he is unsure i hewill stay in Cambodia or movesomewhere else in a ew years,Lutz is sure o one thing: hewill be a missionary or the resto his lie.

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10/16

By Rushawn WaltersMusic Columnist

Te new year is slated to be ayear o huge comebacks. Someo the big names that took abreak last year are hard at worktrying to release new albums.

With 2013 in ull orce,many upcoming albums areleaving ans and critics anxiousto hear new music. In noparticular order, here are somealbums that people are lookingorward to: Lady Gaga, ARPOP: Shehid rom the spotlight a bit lastyear, but expect a ollow upto the record-breaking BornTis Way album. Gaga hasalready collaborated with

RedOne, Kendrick Lamarand Azealia Banks. Gagasmanager, Vincent Herbert,has stated that shes beenmaking insane, great records.It will be interesting to hearwhat Gaga has next becauseeverything she does is alwaysresh and unpredictable.

J. Cole, Born Sinner: Aerthe success o his debut albumCole World: he Sideline

Story, J. Cole is back to proveto the world that hes not justa one-hit wonder. Fans got a

taste o what his new materialwould sound like with the buzzsingle, Miss America. J. Coleis known or mixing old schoolhip-hop with the new, so Imexcited to see i hell continueon that path or venture out intodierent territory.

Beyonc, BA: Mrs. Carteris hard at work aer givingbirth to her 1-year-old baby,

Blue Ivy. She has been endorsedby Pepsi or $50 million tound the new album. Rumor

has it that she will premiere thelead single at this years SuperBowl halime show. Tinkingabout this new album leavesme a bit intrigued because Idont know what to expect.Will this one be all uptempo

like BDay? Or will it havea mixture o everything like

4? Whatever she does, Imsure itll be a smash record.

Kanye West, TBA: Even

with a baby on the way, Mr.West is still nding time torecord a new album. Its almostbeen three years since his lastsolo album, My BeautiulDark wisted Fantasy, so itwill be interesting to see whathe comes up with next. Hislyrics were very dark and abit depressing or the last twoalbums. But I believe that sincehes ound love, well be seeinga huge turnaround as ar as hismusic is concerned.

Lauryn Hill, BA: Rumorshave been swirling that aer 15years, a ollow-up to her debutalbum Te Miseducation o

Lauryn Hill, is indeed on theway. Since shes come back intothe spotlight, one song has

leaked, Repercussions. Asthe year goes on, more detailsshould come. Tis new albumis long overdue. I cannot waitto hear new music rom one

o our generations geniuses.Te last album was timelessand honest. Aer all the eventsthat have gone on in Hills lie,Im sure we can expect to hearsome very heart-elt, eel-goodmusic.

Te most anticipated

albums o 2013

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11/16

Zach OrrisonConservative Columnist

We can all agree thatimmigration is not an easy

thing to process.I you werent born here,

there are various steps thatcould take years beore youare granted citizenship.

Does that seem a little bitlong?

What about skilledimmigrant workers? Shouldthey have an easier path tocitizenship?

Tese are just a ew questions

Congress will attempt toanswer and provide solutionsduring the Presidents secondterm.

Congress cannot be sopolarized on this issue.Somebody needs to take abipartisan approach to solvingthis problem.

Senator Marco Rubio oFlorida, once vetted or vicepresident, is seeking suchsolutions.

Rubio wants to issue work

visas to skilled workers livingin the United States becauseU.S. companies need theseworkers.

Some o their skills are veryvaluable, and utilizing skilled

workers doesnt seem like athing that would make eitherparty cringe.

On the one hand, you couldsay, We need to encourage

American students to striveor skills that U.S. companiesneed in math and science, butnot everybody wants to pursuethese challenges.

Placing skilled laborers inpositions not occupied byAmerican laborers is whatuels Rubios idea.

Another important part o

his plan is to put in place asystem, or process, by which

employers can check theimmigration status o theirworkers.

Te system would hopeullydeter illegal immigrants romgaining employment andtaking away jobs rom UnitedStates citizens.

Te state o Georgia seemsto have been hit the worst inregards to illegal immigrants

gaining employment.According to Georgia BusinessCouncil, the state could lose

up to $1 billion as a resulto worker shortages, whichis a major hit to their stateeconomy.

Should solutions such asRubios go through, worker

shortages like this would beless likely to occur. He alsoproposes that illegal alienscome orward so the U.S. canbegin to solve this problem.

I illegal aliens have livedhere or a long time, then theywould be ordered to pay backtaxes, do some communityservice and perhaps beginto work again through visareorm.

he ones who havecommitted major crimeswould not be so lucky.

Tey would be deported.In order to pursue this

plan, Rubio will have to battlethose in his own party thatare opponents o illegal aliensgaining legal citizenship.

However, should theillegal aliens comply with theplan, then it would not be adetriment to Americans.

Te Republican Party couldpossibly look at it in theollowing way: should theyaccept Rubios plan, then theycould potentially gain a keydemographic Hispanics inthe next presidential electionthat they lost greatly this pastNovember.

Tis plan could potentiallyput the Republicans over the

top in 2016.

Eric MillerLiberal Columnist

Te current conict in Israelthat came to an uneasy end this

past November was, as it hasbeen in the past, a strugglebetween the Israeli militaryand Hamas, a Palestinianterrorist organization.

Israel is blamed or targetingany Hamas buildings inPalestine, mostly publicbuildings, and causingcollateral civilian damage aswell as damage to Palestines

inrastructure.

Hamas, on the otherhand, should be despisedor choosing Israeli targetsindiscriminately. Aer all, theyare terrorists and are usingcivilians and public buildingsas shields, thus orcing Israel

to cause collateral damage.Tis is the difcult thing

about targeting Hamas; theyare responsible or most o theinrastructure in Palestine.

Many public services such

as hospitals are provided byHamas. When an organizationimpacts its society in a large

and positive way, that societyis willing to overlook manythings, but more on this in a

moment.

It is diicult to makeprescriptions without seemingan idealist or one-sided, but Iwill try.

On the Palestinian side,

Hamas needs to lose publicsupport. Tis is easier said thandone since, as discussed above,Hamas is responsible or manythings Palestinians enjoy.

Te best way to stop Hamaswould be i the Palestinianauthority and the Fatahparty, the largest branch othe Palestinian LiberationOrganization and Hamassmain political rival, were not

so amously corrupt.Until Palestinians can beprovided or by legitimategovernment, Hamas will holdsway.

On the Israeli side, Israelneeds to stop the building o

settlements on Palestinianland.

he illegitimate use oPalestinian land by Israelis is

a big complaint, and Israel hasthe power to at least slow itdown.

Also, Israel needs to workwith Fatah and pressure theorganization to clean up its act.Te government o Israel andFatah may not be eager allies,but the enemy o my enemy is

my riend.For the U.S., we need to

accept that Palestine exists.We were one o only

nine nations to vote against

Palestine being made a non-member observer state by theU.N.

I know some people think

that recognizing Palestine willimpede peace talks, but as longas the government o Palestineis kept rom being legitimate,people will have to turn toHamas.

We cannot makeirresponsible oreign policy in

a misguided attempt to pleaseIsrael.he peoples o Israel,

Palestine and America deservebetter.

JANUARY 24, 2013 | LEE CLARION 11OPINIONS

Examining Immigration Te Israeli Confict


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Word Bank

Basketball

City Harmonic

Festival Choir

Inaugration

MLK

New Year

President

Snow

UChurchWinter

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CELEBRIYWEES

LeeUMakeout @LeeUMakeoutMake sure to keep your cameras ready this weekend #LeeUMakeOut

Steve Martin @SteveMartinoGorusting wie and I have been together ten years but have only met online.

Manti eo @Meo_5Never hold your head down in deeat nor raise it up in times o triumph. Just keepmoving orward! #humility

Harry Styles @Harry_StylesSince using twitter, I nd I try to use the shortest sentences possible. All the time.Sometimes you need 141 characters.

Conan OBrien @ConanOBrienTe only way this Manti eo story could get any weirder is i it turns out HES notreal either.

Joyce Meyer @JoyceMeyerGod has heard your prayers and your answer is on the way. Your times are in Godshands and He wont be late. Joyce

Barack Obama @BarackObamaPresident Obama has been sworn in or a second term as President o the UnitedStates.

Lee University @LeeURehearsal time at the @doubletree! @LeeU Festival Choir members are warming uptheir vocal cords in the Maryland Ballroom.


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JANUARY 24, 2013 | LEE CLARION ENERAINMEN 13

My

What Movie Do YouHope Wins an Oscar?

ravis Tompson

Anna Marona

Laurel Austin

Brittany Bates

John Ericson

Jessica Hardcastle

Josie Buckner

Christopher Whitaker


14/16

Mark PaceSports Editor

Te stadium is empty, the

ree giveaways are over, andthe cold air blows throughoutthe bleachers, but 32 baseballplayers are gearing up or theirseason.

You look orward to [thestart o the season] because itis the culmination o all youreorts, coach Mark Brew said.

For Flames senior pitcherJose Samayoa, the change oseasons brings more than just

warm weather.Our ultimate goal is to wina national championship,Samayoa said.

However, such high goals donot come easily. Samayoa andBrew both agreed that this is avery realistic goal as long as theteam is able to stay healthy.

One team out o 200 everyyear gets to experience theexhilaration o a national

championship. We are grateulto even be in the positionwhere we are in the Final Fouror ve consecutive years, butis it where we want to be? No.We want to win a nationalchampionship, Brew said.

Te Flames hope to gainthe support o students andthe community. hey areplanning an event to honor themilitary on March 23. Tey

are working with the militaryto work on arranging a yoverduring the game.

he Flames will startthe season ranked third inthe Coaches Poll aer veconsecutive trips to the Final

Four. Tey also had ve playersdraed into the MLB. Treeplayers draed stayed at Leeto nish their senior years.

We have up to 12 guys thathave gotten interest in somelevel rom proessional teams

this year, said Brew.Tis team will be led by

First eam All-AmericanCorey Davis who is 62 and

235 pounds. He runs a 6.6 60time. A combination o sizeand speed, Davis had 11 homeruns and led the team with 31steals last season.

Davis, who has spent mucho his career at direct hitter,will make the transition tothe outeld this upcomingseason, which will help hisdra stock and provide someextra speed in the outeld.

According to Brew, Davis willprimarily play right eld alongwith continuing his role as DHthroughout the season.

Te rst game or the Flameswill be Feb. 1 at Olympic Field.Te team will also host theennessee Valley Invitational

which will be held Feb. 8 and 9.Georgetown College, BlueeldCollege, Madonna University,University o Rio Grande andLee University will take part inthe event.

Baseball Preview

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uStan Te Man Musial diesquietly at home surrounded byamily and riends. Te EbbetsField aithul in Brooklyn were

the rst to call Stan MusialTe Man aer Musial hadravaged their beloved Dodgerstime and again in the late1940s.

uFather o alleged eo hoaxerspeaks. Te ather o the manpublicly named as the onebehind a hoax involving Notre

Dame star linebacker Mantieo became emotional Sundayas he thanked his Caliorniacongregation or their support.

uHarbaugh brothers will meetagain in Super Bowl. John andJim Harbaugh brought theiramily story to the cusp o an

incredible climax Sunday whenthey coached their respectiveteams, the Baltimore Ravens

and the San Francisco 49ers, tovictories that set up a brother-against-brother showdown inSuper Bowl XLVII.

uAttorney: Report thatFrank Haith will ace NCAA

charges is premature. heattorney representing ormer

University o Miami basketballcoach Frank Haith in theMiami-related NCAA case is

angry about a report releasedMonday by CBSSports.comciting an unnamed source.

uDucks ly into nationalpicture. Te big news out oOregon is Chip Kelly leavingthe ootball team to coach the

Philadelphia Eagles, right?Tat may be a ront-page storyin Eugene, but the prominentsidebar is the basketball teamsascension.

SPORTS

BRIEFS

SSAC

Overall

SSAC

Overall

(6) Lee

7-1

16-1(6) Lee

6-1

15-1

(RV) CoastalGeorgia

8-2

16-4

SouthernPolytechnic

7-2

14-2

Emmanuel

4-3

10-5

Brewton-Parker

2-7

4-1

Brenau

1-6

10-8

SouthernWesleyan

1-7

7-10

ruett-McConnell

0-9

1-18

(18)Emmanuel

6-1

17-2

Southern Wesleyan

3-6

7-9

CoastalGeorgia

3-7

5-14

SouthernPolytechnic

2-7

10-9

Brewton-Parker

1-8

4-13

ruett-McConnell

2-8

4-15

MensBasketball

WomensBasketball

Courtesy o MCT Campus


15/16

By Jonathan PerelmanContributing Writer

ommy Brown has coachedthe Lee University basketball

team to one o the best startsin his eight years o coachingat Lee. Te Flames only haveone loss in the season with 13games le to be played.

Te thing that excites me isthe act that we can be big andphysical, or we can be small

and quick, Brown said.Te Flames success may

be due to drawing in local,

regional and even nationaltalent.Recruiting is the key. We

just got some great athletesto come in along with thereturning players, SportsInormation Director GeorgeStarr said.

Anytime a coach can recruitand bring in quality players, a

team can compete and win,and that is what Brown hasdone. He has brought in two

NCAA Division One players inChase Dunn and Will Barnes.However, recruiting is not

the only thing that Brown andthe team have done well. TeFlames utlilize great pointguard play.

he point guard inbasketball is like thequarterback in ootball. We

have to have good point guardplay, and we have had that inDuran Blue, said Brown.

Duran Blue leads the teamwith 81 assists and has scored11.4 points per game.

Te Flames have played as aunit. It has not just been aboutone person. Te team has sixplayers averaging double-digitpoint per game.

Tey have a scoring margino plus 17.2 points per game.

By Tyler Graves

Staf WriterCollege basketball teams

aim to have a ast start to theseason. For the Lady Flames,that is a goal that has becomereality.

Troughout the rst hal othe 2012-13 season, the LadyFlames posted a 15-1 record

and are currently ranked 6th

in the NAIA op 25 poll.Along with the high ranking,

the Lady Flames have becomeone o the most competitiveteams in the country. Tey arecurrently riding a 13-game

winning streak.

Lady Flames head coachMarty Rowe said the ocus isnot relishing in the success butrather building on it or therest o the season.

We never talk about wins

and losses. We only talkabout daily improvement andkeeping a sense o urgency inhow we approach each day.We still have a long way to goas a team, and our sole ocus

as a group is to constantlyimprove, Rowe said.Junior guard Hollie German

is big part o the Lady Flamessuccess this season. She leads

the team in scoring averaging

20.7 points per game and istheir unquestioned leader.

Certainly we think Hollie isone o the best players in thecountry and proves that on adaily basis on the court, Rowesaid. Her ocus and work ethicare very contagious with her

teammates.Aside rom German, Rowe

said that there are a number othings about this team that sets

them apart and has allowedthem to be so successul.I think its a combination o

hard work and great leadership.his group has started to

develop its own identity as a

team with how they competeand ind dierent ways towin. As a whole, we just cantlet complacency creep in; we

need to continue to work to getbetter and better. Weve beenable to do that, or the mostpart, this season, Rowe said.

he Lady Flames nextopportunity at continuingtheir winning streak will comeJan. 26 at 6 p.m. at Southern

Polytechnic State.

Mens Basketballs Slam Dunk Season

Lady Flames on Fire

JANUARY 24, 2013 | LEE CLARION SPORS 15

Game Schedule

VS. SOUTHERN

POLYTECHNIC

2 PM

VS. FREED-

HARDEMAN

7:30 PM

VS. SOUTHERN

POLYTECHNIC

4 PM

MENSBASKETBALL

WOMENSBASKETBALL

MENSBASKETBALL

JAN. 26 JAN. 29JAN. 26

VS. BRENAU

6 PM

WOMENSBASKETBALL

JAN. 31

VS. VOORHEES

2 PM

WOMENSBASKETBALL

MENSBASKETBALL

FEB. 2

VS. CARVER

BAPTIST

7 PM

FEB. 2

VS. COASTAL

GEORGIA

6 PM

WOMENSBASKETBALL

FEB. 4


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DOUBLE AKE: BASKEBALLCan you spot the dierences? Find 8 dierences between the two photos o the basketball team.

BEFORE

AFER

By Todd HammondContributing Writer

he Basketball Bonanzawelcomed back the studentbody at the beginning oJanuary, oering cash prizes,

cheap ood and a estiveatmosphere with their 3-pointcontest.

Te Bonanza brought inboth students and ans rom

the community to create anexciting game atmosphere.

Freshmen Melissa Smithand Nikita Engineer, as wellas seniors Kaitlin Billingsleyand Elyse Cottrell, each won

$100 in door prizes.Im probably just going to

help pay some medical bills,Cottrell said.

Cottrell tore the labrum inher shoulder during soccerpractice this past season.

During halime o the mensgame, the 3-point contest nalseatured senior John Bowling.Bowling knocked down 10shots in one minute to winor the men.

S o p h o m o r e G r a c eWeisenberg won or the girlswhile wearing a walking cast

and making her last three shotsshooting granny-style to deeather opponent by one shot.

Tat atmosphere and successcarried onto the court as the

teams swept the Mariners o

Coastal Georgia.Te men came out on top

89-78, while the women won

in thrilling ashion, 73-70.Both teams came out tradingblows and battling rom theopening tip, but the Flamesand Lady Flames came outvictorious.

Aer the game, Je Steve,assistant womens coach,nicknamed Hollie GermanWhite Mamba (a spin-oo NBA player Kobe Bryants

nickname, Black Mamba)or her perormance down thestretch.

Te Flames and Lady Flamesare both currently ranked No.6 in the NAIA Coachs Poll.

Students Go BananasFor Basketball Bonanza

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