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Tory Freethstaff writer

Steven Mercadosports editor

Emily Leyvastaff writer

Cougars have a

new rival who will

stick around for

quite some time

A brief glimpse

at the life of C.P.

Haggard, whose

statue sits observing

Cougar Walk

No more TFT:

Starting fall 2014,Cinematic Arts and

Theater Arts will be

two departments

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Sitting alone on a mint colored

bench on the bustling Cougar side-

walk rests the statue of Cornelius

Paul Haggard, APUs 13th president.

He smiles warmly and gently extends

his arm to kindly offer a seat next to

his rusting body.

Some students decorate the

statue by placing articles of cloth-

ing or hats on him, while others do

double-takes when passing by him

after a late night spent studying at the

library. Many barely even notice the

unobtrusive statue as they hurriedly

walk past the bronzed man.

Haggard himself was an APU

student before he became president

of the university, formally known as

Training School for Christian Work-

ers. He enrolled at TSCW in 1930,

graduated in 1933 and became an or-

dained minister in 1934. At the age

of 27, after earning a second degree

at the University of Southern Cali-

fornia, he became the president ofTSCW, according to his biography

on APUs website.

In 1939, the school was strug-

gling. Enrollment was down and

community donations totaled $27 for

the entire year, according to the bi-

ography.

Haggard traveled around the U.S.

to raise money for the university. He

also started a variety of fundraisers,

including the annual Dinner Rally,

an alumni fundraiser for scholarships

and programs, that still take place to-

day.

He was inspired to provide ser-

vice and ministry training to national

The mens basketball showdown

between the Cougars and the Califor-

nia Baptist Lancers at the Felix Event

Center on Friday, Jan. 24 sealed a fate

that, according to Athletics Director

Gary Pine, was seven years in the

making.

Cal Baptist is here to stay asAPUs new rival.

Over the years, the Cougars had

their share of rivalries with other

schools including Biola, Westmont

and Point Loma. But Cal Baptist has

been growing

quickly as a uni-

versity over the

past 15 years,

and now its ath-

letics program

is at the same

level as Azusa

Pacics.

S c h o o l s

have grown and

evolved and

moved on and changed, and its now

Cal Baptist and Azusa Pacic, Pine

said. I said Friday night [Jan. 24]

during the game [against Cal Bap-

tist], This is very Biola-esque in its

atmosphere, and I think its only go-

ing to get more so.

The difference between the ri-

valry with

Biola and that

with Cal Bap-

tist is that the

CBU one goes

beyond mens

b a s k e t b a l l .

While the Biola

rivalry exclu-

sively existed

in mens bas-

ketball games,

that with Cal Baptist permeates most

other sports as well, such as soccer,

baseball and softball.

The rivalry is at its strongest dur-

ing the mens basketball contests, as

seen Friday, Jan. 24.

Lets be honest; when we see

Cal Baptist in baseball a few months

from now, theyre going to remem-

ber us from the basketball game and

were going to remember them from

the basketball game, Pine said. The

rivalry will carry on through many

sports and partly because now that

were all competing at a higher level

at NCAA Division II and were still

competing for a conference champi-

onship, that just adds more robust-

ness to the rivalry.

Cal Baptist applied to become

NCAA members in 2010 and was

I would love to seethe Cal Baptist/

APU rivalry to comesecond to the USC/UCLA [rivalry].

Gary Pine, athletics director

The Department of Theater,

Film and Television has ofcially

split into two departments: the De-

partment of Cinematic Arts and the

Department of Theater Arts.

According to Dr. Thomas Par-

ham, chair of Cinematic Arts, the

decision on the split happened be-

fore Thanksgiving 2013. Students

will see the change in the fall 2014

handbook as it will become ofcial

next school year.

In the fall, there will be no

TFT course designation. They

will either be CINE or THTR,

CINE short for cinema and

THTR short for theater, Par-

ham said. For classes like senior

seminar or performance and pro-

duction, they will be often cross-

listed, but TFT will not be any-

where in the fall 2014 catalog.

TFT launched in 2005 as a

new department at APU. Prior to

that, both theater and cinematic

arts classes were offered through

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The following are selected inci-

dents as reported from the Daily

Media Log from Jan. 26 through

Feb. 1, courtesy of Campus Safety.

SATURDAY,FEB. 1

UNIVERSITY PARK

Reporting party reported an

alcohol violation.

FRIDAY,JAN. 31

LOT H

Vehicle cited for habitual of-

fender status. Vehicle was

towed from campus.

FRIDAY, JAN. 31

STUDENT SERVICES

RP called to report a male

subject who entered her of-

c aa sai a was

looking for some clothes heleft in the bathroom.

Ofcs spodd o ook

for the subject.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30

ALOSTA PLACE

Campus Safy was oid

of an altercation between

wo sids. Ofcs -

sponded.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29

ALOSTA AVE

Azusa Police received a re-

port of a robbery in progress

at Citrus Crossing. A female

victim was injured in the pro-

cess. The victim waso afiad wi APU. Azusa

Police requested Campus

Safety provide assistance.

The victim was transported

to the hospital.

MONDAY, JAN. 26

ALOSTA PLACE

RP reported a narcotics and

alcohol violation.

Weekly Numbers

Keys lost/found....................6

ID cards lost/found...............7

Cellphones found..................2

Backpacks lost/found.........2

Unsecured bikes found.........0False fre alarms.....................0

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safety

report

CALENDARWednesday, Feb. 5

Lunch ConcertLive music on Cougar Walk beginning at 12 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 Thursday, Feb. 6

LAPD on CampusFrom 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

on Thursday, representatives from the Los Angeles Police

Department will be on Cougar Walk to share information,

answer questions and promote their entry level exam.

Friday, Feb. 7

The Gig TicketsTickets will go on sale Friday on Cougar Walk for $20.

Friday, Feb. 7 Saturday, Feb. 8

Opera: Don GiovanniAPU Opera will present Don Giovanni in Munson

Chapel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Saturday, Feb. 8

Presidents HikeCommuniversity will host a hike with President Jon

Wallace in Glendora. The cost is $1. Sign up in the

Cougar Dome.

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Tyler Casey COUrteSY

gosp Coi pfoms a gosp Si o Sauday, Fb. 1.

REMEMBER

1. If you see something, say

something.

2. Safety is everyones busi-

ness.

3. Dial 911 for life threatening

emergencies.

4. Non emergencies: Cam-

pus Safety (626) 815-3898.

5. Lock all doors and win-

dows to your dorm, apart-

ment and vehicle.

6. Keep all valuables securedand out of plain view.

7. At night, keep to well-lit

areas.

8. Always be aware of your

surroundings.

9. Uiiz oys, safy

escorts or walk in groups.

10. Avoid places where you

are vulnerable and there are

no exits.

11. Avoid texting or talking on

the phone while walking as

you may be distracted.

12. Avoid walking and jog-

ging alone.

13. Secure your bike with a rec-

ommdd Kyoi U-lock.

Students serve Azusa and local community

Hunter Footelifestyle editor

James Rohwer COUrteSY

Students work on various service projects throughout the community.

Students were invited to serve

the community through various

projects as part of City Links, a lo-

cal service experience, from 8 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Projects ranged from paint-

ing tiles at a church playground to

cleaning and reorganizing clothes

for a local churchs homeless min-

istry.

All resident advisors serving

in residence life were required to

attend and encourage their resi-

dents to go as well. Residents who

chose to attend worked alongside

their RAs at each site.

Each of the approximately 500

students who attended received

ve Ministry and Service credits

to go toward their graduation re-

quirement of 120.

One group, co-led by junior

biblical studies major and resi-

Sunday, Feb. 9

APU Free the CaptivesAPU Free the Captives will host a welcome

meeting in Wynn 12 at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Food will be served.

Tuesday, Feb. 11

Humans vs ZombiesMeetings for the 5th edition of Human

vs Zombies will be held in the Cougar

Dome every Tuesday night at 11 p.m.

Approximately

500 students

work on diferent

service projects

through CityLinks

dent advisor Wesley Parker Reed,

had a different serving experience

than what was originally on the

agenda.

The group showed up to a

house to help clean up brush dam-

age after the wildre to nd that

the family living there alreadyhad enough aid from other service

groups. The family directed them

further up the hill to an elderly

couple who needed more help.

According to Reed, sev-

en students from the original

group walked up the hill to nd

one house surrounded by other

torched buildings. This house

was the only house in the area

to make it through the re, even

though the brush around it had

also burned.

The group found an elderly

couple attempting to ll sandbags

to help protect their house against

potential mudslides or ooding

now that the natural ood barrier

of brush had burned away.

Reed said the family was so

thankful for everything we had

done. [The woman] said, God had

sent angels to them.

The family provided lunch for

the group of seven students after

several hours of work and the stu-

dents prayed over the family.

There was just a lot of re-

demption happening and it was

overwhelming, Reed said.


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New Year week with calligraphy lessons, a dumpling-

making session and more. For the full story, visit

www.theclause.org/news.

Lunar New Year celebrations

Jialan Ding COUrteSY

Justice Week concluded Friday

night with Just Expressions, where

15 student performers shared per-

sonal stories of injustice through

poetry, spoken word and music to

approximately 160 attendees in the

Cougar Dome.

With varying backgrounds from

the inner city of Los Angeles to up-

per middle class suburbia, perform-

ers shared their experiences and

hopes on modern injustice.

Senior psychology major Ka-

tie Vasseur performed a poem on

the mistreatment of womens bod-ies as toys and tools, sharing her

personal experiences in an effort

to help women nd a voice about

their body.

I was inspired by the world we

live in, a world that off-handedly

markets in such a way that over-

sexualizes the body of a woman

while simultaneously devaluing her

voice, Vasseur said. This suppres-

sion of women permeates our whole

society and we all add to it when

we support movies, stores, or even

people who perpetuate these toxic

ideals.

The performers backdrop read,

Our lives begin to end the day we

become silent about the things that

Just Expressions wraps up Justice Week

Gina Enderstaff writer

matter. In the front corner was a

picture of a tiger, with its mane com-

prised of pieces of paper with stu-

dents experiences of injustices writ-

ten on them.

Two chalkboards read Before I

die I want to change... and I ght

for justice because... with spaces for

attendees to share their thoughts.

Senior social work major and

Students share

poetry, spoken

word and music on

modern injustice

audience member Lauren McNair de-

scribed justice as engaging with oth-

ers in order to understand their sto-

ries. McNair said everyone [should

feel] validated and know that they are

loved by God.

Its a beautiful chance for us to

share as a community our struggles

and victories to break down those

walls of apathy, McNair said.


Katie Vasseur performs a poem for more than 150 attendees.

Katie Richcreek PHOTO


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the Department of Communication

Studies.

Dr. Rachel Tracie, theater arts

chair, said the split is primarily due

to rapid growth in both departments.According to Parham, the two depart-

ments combined currently host ap-

proximately 280 students.

Parham believes the Bachelor

of Fine Arts programs served as pri-

mary causes for the student growth,

crediting Dr. Michael Smith, cinema

professor, and actig professor Jill

Lincoln as major advocates in estab-

lishing the BFA opportunities.

"It was kind of the 'Field of

Dreams'; if you build it, they will

come," Parham said. "I would say

those two programs [cinematic arts

and acting for stage and screen] are

largely responsible for growth within

the two departments."

TFT introduced a Cinematic

Arts BFA in 2010, an Acting for theStage and Screen BFA in 2011 and a

Screenwriting BFA in 2013.

Dr. Gary Jim Daichendt, associ-

ate dean of the College of Music and

the Arts, said the student growth has

encouraged stronger, yet separate,

identities.

According to Parham and Tracie,

no major logistical changes are antici-

pated. The departments already use dif-

ferent facilities, such as the Edit Lab for

cinema students and the Mainstage and

Blackbox for theater students.

Both chairs do anticipate, how-

ever, a direct impact on the students.

"Hopefully, one of the big things

will be more directed support for our

students," Tracie said.

The split signies an opportunity

for each department to create separate

mission statements according to ar-

tistic discipline. According to Tracie,

theater faculty members will have a

specic day planned to collaborate on

their department's shared vision.

Both elds of discipline, Parham

noted, are changing and growing. The

departmental separation within APU,

therefore, is mirroring this develop-

ment in the industry.

Theres something about the im-

portance of namesThe Department of

Theater, Film, and Television had such

a great life and I think that collabora-

tion was really necessary for us to get to

the point where we can split with con-

dence and claim Cinematic Arts andTheater Arts as their own departments.

Students will still have the op-

portunity to major in one of the new

departments and minor in the other.

Both Parham and Daichendt em-

TFT to split into cinematic arts, theater deptsTFT,from PG. 1

Film Photo Archive COURTESYSenior Capstone Where Are They Now? flm crew

Brian Hartley COURTESYSenior flm majors Zack Evans, Kaleb Tuttle, and Zach Cieszynshi.

Theater Department Photo Archive COURTESYAPU Theater alumni Scott Arnold, junior theater major Claire Shut-

tler and senior theater major Scott Kuiper in Merrily We Roll Along.

phasized APU's proximity to Los An-

geles, which provides students with a

unique accessibility to industry pro-

fessionals.

"I am very excited and hopeful to

see what changes are going to occur

within the theater due to our shift in

department," sophomore theater arts

major Michaela Summers said. "Now

could not be a more exciting time to

be a part of the theater."

Both departments will remain

under the new College of Music and

the Arts, which was established in fall

2013.

"It's cool having all the artistic

disciplines together," Parham said.

"Our media are different, but our

creative processes are very similar.

Whether your canvas is literally a

piece of canvas for painting or a mu-

sical staff for composing or the stage

for theater or a soundstage for cinema

and television, what we do as artists

has a lot of similarity."

Daichendt believes the new col-

lege has opened up opportunities to

collaborate with and learn from each

artistic discipline.

"It's exciting because it's about

growth, making sure that we are rec-

ognized as a leader in the arts here

in Los Angeles and in the Christian

community, Daichendt said. Nothaving dedicated departments looks

as though we are not taking it seri-

ously because they are robust disci-

plines, each in their own right, and it's

important that APU honors that."

On Jan. 30, an Italian court found

Seattle native Amanda Knox guilty

of murder, reinstating her previous

conviction, according to CNN. She

served four years of her rst sen-

tence, but now faces 28 1/2 years.

In 2007, Knox and others were

convicted in connection with the

murder and sexual assault of her then-

housemate Meredith Kercher while

studying in Italy. She falsely accused

another of the crime and complained

of police mistreatment that was later

disproved, according to the SeattlePost-Intelligencer.

While she was appealing the con-

viction, it was overturned and she

was acquitted. However, according

to the New York Times, a higher Ital-

ian court overturned the acquittal in

March and ordered another trial.

Being tried for the same crime

twice, or double jeopardy is illegal in

the United States thanks to the Fifth

Amendment to the Constitution. This

is not the case in Italy.

The second trial began in Sep-

tember of last year, according to BBC

News. Knox did not attend the trial,

though her ex-boyfriend, who was

also accused in connection with the

murder, did.

According to CNN, Knox pos-

sibly faces extradition to Italy, but

intends to ght the conviction "until

the very end."

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AmandaKnoxconvictionreinstated

American citizen

found guilty of

murder for a second

time in Italian court

Alec Blehercopy editor

The Azusa Pacic Speech and

Debate Team, also known as the Fo-

rensics Team, competed in its second

tournament of the semester in Long

Beach Jan. 24-26.

Although the entire Speech and

Debate Team participated the previ-

ous weekend at Orange Coast College

in Costa Mesa for its rst tournament

of the semester, only debate members

attended the Long Beach event.

The tournament was entirely par-

liamentary debate style, which means

team members were presented with an

issue and given 15 minutes to prepare.

Topics at the Long Beach competition

included decreasing the sales and us-

age of e-cigarettes, removing dams

Forensics Team returns to action

Creative Commons COURTESYA higher Italian court ordered an-

other trial and Knox could be ex-tradited back to Italy.

Paige Langestaff writer

from the lower Snake River in Wash-

ington state, and the current drought

crisis in California, according to fresh-

man political science major and Fo-

rensics Team member Neal Gockel.

The Long Beach tournament wasthe rst time this school year that no-

body from APU made the seminals

or nals for any event, according to

Gockel.

"Normally we focus on large is-

sues, like U.S. policy on marriage,

that are very relevant and hostly con-

tested," Gockel said. "But this tourna-

ment there were a lot of ... smaller-

level issues that nobody knew about."

Looking forward, Gockel said the

team's takeaway from the tournament

was that members needed to start

looking at "the smaller issues."

"And on top of that, it's OK to step

outside the bounds a little bit or take

a different approach to ideas and con-

cepts we're talking about," he said.

The previous weekend, the en-

tire Forensics Team competed in the

Orange Coast College tournament,

where Gockel broke into seminals

and nals for parliamentary debate,

and freshman political science majorand Forensics Team member Tess

Scherkenback won nals in a Lin-

coln-Douglas debate in the highest

difculty level.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate is a

one-on-one contest on a preselected

topic by the National Forensics As-

sociation. The 2013-2014 topic is

primary and secondary education re-

form in the U.S., and members may

prepare in advance for these debates.

The two straight weekends of

tournaments for the debaters have

been physically and mentally ex-

hausting, Scherkenback said.

"You're literally talking for 12

hours straight a day," she said. "It's

really draining."

But despite the exhaustion, team

members said they still love competing.

"I can denitely see my own im-

provement with my speaking skills,

writing skills and informational

skills," junior communication studiesmajor and Forensics Team member

Briana Obien said.

The debate side currently has nine

members, while the speech squad

has three. Before Director of Debate

Joshua Kammert joined APU last

fall, there was only a speech coach,

but no set debate coach, according to

Kammert and Gockel. This spring the

speech coach left, so Kammert and

Director of Forensics Amy Jung have

been coaching the speech team, ac-

cording to Kammert.

Kammert said the speech group

is phasing out next year and the APU

team is becoming purely focused on

debate. Although the debaters didn't

make it to seminals last weekend, he

said he is "endlessly proud" of them.

"They are learning quickly and I

continually get comments back from

judges how great it is to have debat-

ers who are polite in rounds. ... Being

vindictive is a tactic that has been usedin the past by other teams," Kammert

said. "[The judges said] we remain po-

lite and we have good attitudes even

when we have a rough tournament,

when no one broke seminals. My

team has amazingly good attitude, and

we remember 'God First.'"

Kammert said the performance

reects the ultimate goals of being

representatives of Christ and show-

ing "an intellectual and loving side"

of Christianity.

The team attends eight to 10 tour-

naments per school year, according

to Kammert. The next tournament,

again only for debate members, will

be Feb. 8-9 at Point Loma Nazarene

University in San Diego, Calif.

Annie Z. Yueditor-in-chief


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A glimpse of

Cougar Walks

bronze resident,former president

C.P Haggard

and international students. His late wife,

Emma Haggard, wrote in her book, The In-

trepid Builder of his desire to teach:

He dreamed of training them [interna-

tional students] so they would return to their

native lands, qualied to serve as ministers,

nurses, and teachers, Emma wrote. He

returned convinced that, The training of

foreign nationals for the evangelization of

the world is at the present moment the most

urgently needed missionary activity with

which we can engage ourselves. Fresh in

his mind was the work he had seen done by

nationals who had received training at the

college.

The ministers travels and experiences

helped lay the foundation of a strong Chris-

tian training school which eventually became

an accredited college in 1939. The university

changed its name to Pacic Bible College

and began offering four-year degrees.

During his presidency, Haggard was

well known for his long hours of prayer and

friendly nature, according to the biography.

The artist of the Haggard statue, Bill Catling,

said he wanted the statue to exude spiritual-

ity and happiness, which he described as the

nature of Haggards personality.

The man must have had a sense ofhumor to have guided the school through

some of the darkest years of the 20th cen-

tury, Catling said in a 2004 interview with

reporter Jody Godoy.

Senior journalism major Alex Scrivner

marvels at the sculpture and said the artwork

is a representation and reminder of APUs

values.

The Haggard statue is a metallic em-

bodiment of all the motives and priorities

this school originally stood for, Scrivner

said. I feel, even since my time being here,

those founding principles and motives being

changed and transformed.

The School of Theology, located on

West Campus, provides training for Chris-

tian seminary and servitude. Its mission, as

stated in Haggards biography, continuesHaggards legacy to train leaders in ministry

for both local and international service.

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A daily morning coffee x is a must for

many students at Azusa Pacic. But with sev-

eral local coffee shops offering a variety of

avored coffee, tea, and non-caffeinated bever-

ages, which one should students pick?

The Clause reporter J. Yvette Tostadoinvestigated by going to Starbucks, Clas-

sic Coffee and Coffee Klatch to rate their

drinks, atmosphere and proximity to cam-

pus .

STARBUCKS: FOR ON THE GO1119 E. Alosta Ave, Azusa

Starbucks, a popular U.S. coffee chain,

is located right next to APUs East Campus,

making it very convenient for any student

walking or driving. Because its location is near

the school and other businesses, the shop was

a bit crowded and busy on a Thursday morn-

ing. The high noise level did not create the best

environment for students looking for a quiet

study spot.

The beverages were consistently top

quality and the pastries well portioned,

The great debate: what is the best place for coffee?

making it easy for customers to watch their

caloric intake. The interior seemed a bit

small, so finding a seat on a busy day was a

little difficult.

Cost: Around $5 for a grande Caramel

Frappuccino

Conclusion: Starbucks is great for hurried

students who need to pick up coffee before run-

ning to class.

Azusa Pacic puts a strong emphasis on

its mentoring program, seeking deeper rela-

tionships and spiritual guidance for students.

The 25-year-old effort partners undergraduate

students with faculty, staff members or seniors

who seek faith-driven, interpersonal relation-

ships.

Freshmen go through so many life

changes, senior business management major

Karli Timberlake said. To have one consis-

tent person every single week that they know

they can come to and talk to about any of their

problems [is the best part of having a men-

tor].

Timberlake said having a source of so-

cial and spiritual consistency on a weekly ba-

sis from someone older and wiser is the mostcommon purpose of pursuing mentorship. Tim-

berlake meets weekly with Senior Di rector of

Development and Estate Planning Dennette

Miramontes.

Miramontes values her ability to share past

struggles and victories with students in hopes

of giving them insight and to help shape their

futures.

You have the opportunity to be really

transparent and share your struggles very inti-

mately and privately, Miramontes said.Timberlake said having a mentor allows

her to be challenged in ways she wouldnt be

by her peers.

Through the Campus Pastors Ofce and

Ofce of Discipleship Ministries, compatible

mentors are carefully assigned to students.

People with similar backgrounds, passions

and personalities are matched to appropri-

ately meet the needs of the student in search

of mentoring.

Our goal is to help people follow Jesus

together, Spiritual Mentoring Coordinator

Jeanine Smith said.

Smith evaluates the crucial aspect of stu-

dents values and goals to match them with

a mentor who will meet their needs through

prayer and conversational insight.

Miramontes said her student matches have

been successful so far.

I pray and ask God to bring the right stu-

dent to me, and every year its a divine connec-

tion, Miramontes said.

Miramontes said she is still in touch with

every APU student she has mentored in the past

20 years.

Smith said that 440 students applied for

formal mentorship through Discipleship

Ministries this year and about 350 students

were matched with a mentor; however,

many more students have not yet taken theopportunity to engage themselves in being

mentored.

Miramontes said it often seems that men-

tors fear they are too busy or that they dont

have anything to give within a mentoring re-

lationship, but there is always a way God can

use [their] experience and love for him to help

others.

Timberlake became a senior mentor last

year. By being both a mentor and mentee,

Timberlake said she is more condent and

is able to take what she has learned from

Miramontes to share new insights with her

mentee.

By committing to a mentoring relationship,

Smith said students and mentors are able to

grow in faith in partnership with other peo-

ple.

For more information about how to sign up

for mentorship, visit http://www.apu.edu/cam-

puspastors/programs/mentoring/.

Mentoring programs offer spiritual guidance

Ashlee Polarekstaff writer

APU program works to

connect students with

faculty, staff members for

guidance and fellowship

Gina Ender PHOTO

Senior business management major Karli Timberlake and her mentor, Dennette Miramontes, grab coffee during their weekly

meeting.

Lifestyle

CLASSIC COFFEE: FOR A

QUIET STUDY SPOT148 N. Glendora Ave, Glendora

Classic Coffee is about a four-minute

drive from campus. The shop was quiet for

the most part, and there was plenty of seating

available, both indoors and outdoors. It also

offered classic board games like Yahtzee for

students in the mood for competition.Classic Coffee has a variety of cof-

fee mixes, teas and other non-caffeinated

drinks, along with pastries and gelato. The

bari sta was wel l-t rai ned and helpful , offe r-

ing advice on drinks and recommendations

base d on the cus tomers coff ee p referen ces .

The frozen hot chocolate is one of the

popu lar drinks and a must -order; wit h a

blen ded cons ist ency and a ta ste exac tly like

hot chocolate, its sure to please. The shop

has an open view of the street, providing

a good atmosphere for both studying and

relaxing.

Cost: Around $3.25 for a frozen hot

chocolate

Conclusion: Classic Coffee provides the

perf ect atmosph ere for a long, quie t day of

studying.

COFFEE KLATCH: FOR CATCH-

ING UP AND CHATTING806 W. Arrow Highway, San Dimas

Coffee Klatch is a bit of a drive; it takes

about 10 to 12 minutes. The location is slightly

hidden because it is located in a shopping cen-

ter, but the shop itself has a lot of open space,

so it does not feel too crowded. However, it

doesnt offer ample seating space, so it may notbe ideal for large groups of people.

Coffee Klatch offers a variety of coffee a-

vors, teas and so forth, and pricing on its products

is about the same as Starbucks. Coffee Klatch

offers pastries as well as deli sandwiches. The

Clause reporter recommends the Patio Special:

a unique, thick drink consisting of espresso, ice

cream and a secret ingredient. The Monte Carlo

sandwich, also a must-have, is made of toasted

bread, turkey, ham and cheese topped with pow-

dered sugar, and honey on the side.

Although the wait time was relatively short,

the shop was busy and loud, creating more of a

coffee and conversation type of place.

Cost: $4.95 for a Patio Special

Conclusion: Coffee Klatch is ideal for stu-

dents meeting for a group project or catching up

over coffee.


Classic Coffee, Starbucks and KlatchCoffee provide students with abundant

coffee and study hangouts.

J. Yvette Tostadostaff writer


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6 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 2014 Clause THECLAUSE.ORG/LIFESTYLE

Whether youre from out of state, Nor Cal,

or even a local, its vital that you take advantage

of living in the Los Angeles area while you still

can. Here is a list of seven must-see places to

visit before you graduate and leave L.A.

1. THE ORIGINAL FARMERS

MARKETUsually bypassed by its glittery, high-class

neighbor, The Grove, the Original Farmers

Market is a hidden gem. According to its web-

site, the market opened in July 1934 and has

been going strong since.

The market hosts more than 80 restaurants,stores and shops, many of which bring authen-

tic tastes of different cultures from around the

world right to L.A.s doorstep. Whether youre

in the mood for Greek, Mexican, Korean, Japa-

nese, Cajun, Italian or Singaporean food, you

can nd it all and more at the market.

From the eccentric visitors to the tantaliz-

ing cooking smells to the colorful storefronts,

The Original Farmers Market is the place to be.

2. VENICE BEACHVenice Beach is probably one of the most ec-

centric places in Los Angeles. Only a short two-

mile walk from the Santa Monica Pier, Venice is

home to a colorful array of people. Visitors will

run into quiet locals who live along the serene ca-

nals behind the boardwalk including boisterous

artists hawking stunning works of art and jewelry

Break the APU bubble

and explore some of what

the greater Los Angeles

area has to ofer

Seven LA hotspots to visit before you graduate

Ashlee Polarekstaff writer

and talented skaters in the bowl.

Along the boardwalk, plastered on almost

every inch of available wall, is the street art for

which many know Venice. Ever-changing and

every bit as unique as its inhabitants, the art

seems to display the vibrancy of the town.

3. OLVERA STREETL.A. is known as a cultural melting pot, but

one of its dominant cultural inuences stems from

Mexico. Olvera Street is a beautiful example of this

culture and takes spot No. 3 on the must-see list.

This historical, stone-lined marketplace is

the oldest part of downtown L.A. It offers visi-

tors an array of homemade Mexican food, free

museums, traveling mariachi bands and vibrant

Aztec dancers. The street is decorated in a swirl

of colors and makes you feel as though youve

stepped right out of L.A. and into Mexico itself.

4. PHILIPPES THE ORIGINALAcross the street from Olvera Street is a fa-

mous restaurant, Philippes the Original, which

claims to be the home of the french dip sandwich.

The two-story throwback, with its sawdust

oors, serves up some of the tastiest french dipsandwiches in the area. With ve different choic-

es of meat, freshly made bread and 80-cent lem-

onade, Philippes is absolutely worth a visit.

5. ANGELS FLIGHTAngels Flight is the shortest railway in

the world, and its located right in the heart of

downtown L.A. For 50 cents you can ride the

railway car to the top of historic Bunker Hill

and take a seat on the same bench made fa-

mous in the movie (500) Days of Summer.

6. GRAND CENTRAL MARKETAt the bottom of Angels Flight you will nd

Grand Central Market. Starting in 1917 as an

open-air grocery and market place, it continues

to be a market and eatery for Angelenos to this

day. Be prepared to see fresh sh slapped onto

ice, colorful spices from around the world and

mountains of fruits and veggies in this down-

town landmark.

7. ROSCOES HOUSE OF CHICKEN

AND WAFFLESRoscoes House of Chicken and Wafes is

often talked about but rarely visited by APU

students, which should change. The delicious

combination of savory chicken and sweet waf-

es explodes in your mouth and sends you on a

southern trip to heaven. Roscoes has claimed

the heart of President Obama and many other

famous faces, and only has one location, mak-

ing it a must-see.

So before you graduate and leave the area,

make sure to visit all these places, from eccen-

tric markets and beaches to colorful historical

monuments. Dont be afraid to get lost! Make a

wrong turn and see what you nd.

Top left: One of the train cars of Angels Flight in downtown L.A. Top right: Olvera Street is busyand full of colors as vendors set up. Bottom right: The Grand Central Market sign towers over

the streets in L.A. Bottom left: The sign outside of Philippes the Original shows where to take aload off and eat some delicious food.

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THECLAUSE.ORG/LIFESTYLE Clause WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 2014 7

A fantastic day consists of no class, four

one-on-one conversations and a whole lot of

coffee. At least for senior psychology major Ar-

ielle Wilburn, who believes that a day building

such community is more valuable and worth

her time than almost anything else.

Wilburn said she knew from the moment

she set foot on APUs campus that this school

was unique and would soon become home to

the next chapter of her life. Littl e did she know,

one day she would earn the admiration of both

students and staff for her leadership, artistic tal-

ent and passionate nature.

She is just honest and authentic, Campus

Pastor Khristi Adams said. I dont think shecomes off or portrays herself to be perfect in

any way, and I think thats why she stands out.

Although Wilburn is known around cam-

pus as a spoken-word artist, it wasnt until her

sophomore year that performing poetry became

a passion of hers. Her rst performance at APU

was at a multiethnic barbecue, and according to

Wilburn, after that, she started appearing more

and more.

Just in terms of my own relationship with

Christ, it has grown and has come from a very deep

place because performing on that stage, sometimes,

is the most spiritual experience you will encoun-

ter, Wilburn said. God knows he needs to meet

you there to deliver something like that.

Wilburn mostly performs original works and

said composing poetry is an emotional process.

Because the writing process is so intimate,

Arielle Wilburn: student, poet, teacherWilburn is leaving her

mark on APUs campus

through leadership, love

and passion for others

Kelyn Struiksmastaff writer

I think the performance aspect is so nerve-rack-

ing, Wilburn said.

While APU does not currently have an ac-

tive slam team, Wilburn is serving as the presi-

dent of the Poetry Club.

After a coffeehouse performance in 2012,

Wilburn was introduced to Kesha Shantrell, the

music coordinator of chapel programs. Shan-

trell then bridged a connection between Wil-

burn and the Chapel Programs Ofce.

Most of my time at APU, I was the one in

need of the guidance, said Shantrell, who is

now Wilburns mentor. God has turned my life

full circle and I do think that Arielle was a huge

part of that. She saw something or someone in

me that I had no idea was possible.

Wilburn has been seen periodically in the

campus passage sermon series videos as she

performed the work of Campus Pastor Jason

Le Shana.

Dec. 4, Wilburn was featured at the annual

Student Speaks chapel. Shantrell described

Wilburns message as amazing as she sat in

the front row and wept.

I was amazed how she mastered her deliv-

ery, Adams said. I was amazed at her com-

mand of the audience. I was amazed of how

transparent she was with the audience, which is

Emma Christler COURTESY

Arielle Wilburn stands up and speaks out at an open mic night hosted by APUs LA Term this past

October.

rare with even national speakers.

Currently, Wilburn is in the process of

co-publishing a book with senior English ma-

jor Scott Jacob. Their book, Vagabonds and

Zealots, is a compilation of original poems

they hope will be published within the next few

months. In the meantime, Wilburn will be per-forming at various open-mic nights and a May

womens conference. Wilburn also hopes to one

day publish her own book for pastors kids.

I honestly think that she is more passionate

about others than she is about her own talent,

Adams said. That, I think, is rare.

In addition to her poetic passions, Wilburn

has also been in residence life as a resident advis-

er for two years. She was an RA in Adams Hall

last year and now serves in the Shires B court.

Wilburn said APU has both a rare and sa-

cred community of people.

Community for me has looked like a lot

of different things, Wilburn said. Community

looks like coffee and conversation. Community

looks like way too many people in a mod. Com-

munity looks like a hall full of women who are

running around in their pajamas.

Wilburn wants to pursue a career as a resident

director or work in a college development ofce.

She has not passively sat on the sidelines

while her college years happened in front of her.

Rather, she stepped forward and participated

fully in this community through her poetry,

speaking in chapel, diligence in academics and

leadership in positions such as being an RA,

said Adam Higginbotham, resident director of

Shire West.

Wilburn intends to graduate with a general

psychology degree in July and is currently ap-

plying to graduate programs at APU and Fuller

Theological Seminary.

I think the biggest takeaway from APU is not

going to be my diploma, Wilburn said. It is not

going to be how many classes I took or necessarily

what classes I took. Its going to be the people that

I am going to leave in relationship with.


8/12

In the face of unfairness, we need to

respond with prayer; take all severe

frustrations and pain to GodThe art and legacy of

Philip Seymour Hoffman

How do you respond when tragedy strikes?

Seattlite and college student Aman-

da Knox recently received the news

that she'd be going to jail for another 28

years for a crime of which she'd already

been acquitted.

She's already had a taste of jail,

however, serving four years of her pre-

vious 26-year sentence before being

freed. She was accused of helping kill

her roommate, but none of her DNA was

even at the crime scene. Another man's

DNA was on

and in the vic-

tim, so Knoxshould have

had no reason

to be involved

further in the

case. (See

NEWS pg. 4)

And yet

she was. De-

spite no physi-

cal evidence,

she was ac-

cused, then

convicted. She

was a student

abroad in Italy when suddenly, one of

the worst scenarios happens to her.

She has conveyed her shock and

dismay in multiple interviews, express-ing her terror of having to spend more

years in a cell than she's even been

alive. Her conviction seems so mind-

less, so callous, so unfair.

Marissa Blackstaff writer

Unfairness is a natural part of life.

There will be tests you spend days pre-

paring for that friends who studied for

20 minutes will do better on in grad-

ing. There will be people who won't

let you enter their lane even when you

let them in earlier. And there will be

people you invest your love in who

will blow you off. Such a harsh real-

ization can leave you feeling hopeless

and pretty cynical.

Sometimes I wonder if that's how

Christ must have felt. I can't think of

a more unjust situation than the most

perfect person

being shamed

and sentencedto death. He

was speaking

the truth when

he claimed

to be God in

human form,

but was still

accused of

blasphemy. He

came to save

the world and

not condemn

it, and yet the

world insisted

on condemning and not saving him.

His innocence seems obvious, his death

grossly unfair.

But then I remember Jesus' responseto the world's cries of Crucify him! and

I pause. His response was humbleit was

prayer. His reaction to injustice wasn't to

lash out. He reprimanded Peter's violent

outburst without complaint.Christ suffered the ultimate injustice,

but this unfairness became the greatest gift

to mankind; sometimes unfairness can re-

sult in something beautiful. Aslan's death

ended winter. Sydney Carton's sacrice re-

united an otherwise doomed couple. The

crucixion brought us grace and life. What

seemed evil, God used for good (Gen.

50:20). And it started with a prayer.

Dr. Minnie Claiborne, a counselor

and therapist, endorses what she calls

"prayer therapy." She recommends pray-

ing to help heal both body and mind from

afiction. Through prayer therapy, she

has helped students from APU overcome

past tragedies and walk toward future

healing.

Now, this isn't to say that we shouldaccept all injustice. We are called to defend

the weak and the poor and those who have

no one else to stand up for them (Psalm

82:3). But we need to check our initial

reactions to unfairness and see what mo-tivates them.

What's our tragedy reflex? How do we

react when something unexpected or unfair

comes our way? I think we often respond in

self-pity, seeking condolence from others.

We can respond in complaining, moaning

about the bad circumstances we are endur-

ing. Worst of all, we can let bitterness stifle

any progress toward accepting tragedy or

what seems unfair to us. We allow it to grip

our hearts, stopping the flow of life until we

are no longer breathing.

So how should we respond when

smooth stretches of life are suddenly inter-

rupted, peppering us with fear, rage and

doubt? Like children who are scared or

sad, we should go to our Father. We are to

be anxious for nothing, but in everythingby prayer and supplication, with thanks-

giving, let your requests be made known

to God. (Phil. 4:6). Our reaction to trag-

edy should be prayer.

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We can let bitterness

stie any progresstoward acceptingtragedy or what seemsunfair to us. We allowit to grip our hearts,stopping the ow of lifeuntil we are no longer

breathing.

What does it mean to dedicate

your entire life to art? There are in-

dividuals throughout history who

have found their place among the

greats due to their unwavering dedi-

cation to creation. George Orwell

lived in abject poverty for years so

that he could understand what it

means to rely wholeheartedly on his

will, those around him and ultimatly

learn how to marshal a sincerely vis-

ceral struggle down onto paper. This

experience gave birth to a beautiful

collection of stories titled Downand Out in Paris and London,

which acted as the foundational

piece of writing for the world-re-

nown works that would follow.

Orwell, who changed his

name from Eric Blair, found an

avenue where he could be honest

and forthright in his thinking, cre-

ating and constant need for soci-

etal exploration. Due to this tenant

of relentless analysis, the literature

world has a perennial story of un-

bridled love, the danger of authori-

tarian power and a terrifying illus-

tration of the possible obliteration

of linguistics as we know it.

When a human being declares

that art is worth risking everything

for, we encounter poignant beauty

and insurmountable tragedy.

Philip Seymour Hoffman gave

viewers a reason to rush to the the-

aters; anticipation coursed through

their veins as the lights began to

dim and they prepared themselves

for a genuine story.

While there is no obvious proof

that his drug use and recent overdose

is a direct result of uncompromising

immersion into various characters,

one has to wonder what kind of toll

such deep-seeded allegiance takes on

the stability of an individuals mind.

It cannot be said that Hoffman

chose the most sensible or straight-

forward characters that were of-

fered to him, but in a sense, that iswhat made his contribution to the

industry so distinct and powerful.

He gave authentic life to a seeming-

ly sadistic, misguided cult leader in

The Master and did not shy away

from a brutally honest portrayal of

the legend that is Truman Capote.

Hoffman proved role after role that

art can be found in the most mun-

dane or profound situations.

It seems clich and somewhat

frivolous to praise a man who has

already passed, instead of highlight-

ing his talents while he could still

nd joy in the words of his fans and

peers, yet there is a part of me that

yearned for an opportunity to write

about Hoffman so a sense of closurecould wash over this strange place of

disconnected grief I nd myself in. I

believe we as a society grieve over

those who made us feel. They are the

unique men and women who were

not afraid to put their entire identity

on the line in order to show us that

expression, in its most direct form, is

not always meant to be perfect, but at

all times earnest.

RAW VISIONS OF

A ZEALOT

Scott Jacob is the Clause

opinion editor and a senior Englishmajor with a global studies minor.

His passion for literature and thewritten word will one day lead him

to write fiction novels, own a book-store or be a vagabond writer.

Opinion


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theClAuse.org/opinion Clause WednesdAy, Feb. 5, 2014 9

Filler words and

improper usage

make you look

stupid

Some use the word like, or the

phrase you know incessantly between

sentences. Others say um. But those

are just a few of the ller words that

students are using, and in most cases, in

improper context.

The word literally has been satu-

rating young adults vocabulary lately.

Its becoming a terrifying epidemic and

perhaps an even

scarier premo-

nition of what

is to become of

the English lan-

guage. Some

of the most of-

fensive remarks

overheard at

APU and posted

on social media

sites include:

Like, liter-

ally, I cant even

deal with it.

I literally died (after watching

a funny video on YouTube) Really?

How did you manage to reincarnate so

quickly?

And the most atrocious use of all:

Ive literally been running around like a

headless chicken lately. What a disturb-

ing image and a monumental incorrect

usage of the word! One, you are not achicken. Two, you are not headless.

With inaccurate statements being

An all-out assault on the English languagethrown around, only one quote comes

to mind, from ctional character Inigo

Montoya in The Princess Bride:

You keep using that word. I do not

think it means what you think it means.

In conjunction with the literally

plague (and equally nauseating), col-

lege students are using acronyms and

abbreviations in verbal conversations

- for example, Oh Em Gee (OMG

or, Oh my God) and, Thats so obvi

(obvious).

According to the CIA website,

the English language is spoken by

nearly 380 million people worldwide,

making it one of the most recogniz-

able and spoken languages. In coun-

tries where English is not the primary

language, English is the second most-

used alternative. It is used in copious

realms such as business, education

and health.

Despite the

importance and

popularity of

proper English,young adults

across the U.S.

are butchering

their native lan-

guage. Its cray

cray.

First, we

should begin

with the deni-

tion of the word literally. The online

Oxford Dictionary denes it as in a

literal sense of manner; exactly; without

exaggeration.

But the denitions found on Urban

Dictionary seem much more accurate

and clarifying:

Often used on Facebook by idi-

ots. Adverb carrying the meaning ofguratively. In real life means liter-

ally. OMG my phone its [sic] literally

blowin up wit [sic] texts rite [sic] now.

This denition was written by an online

commentator with the username Sarcas-

ticBastard.Another user, zupdave, uploaded

a denition June 23, 2006 describing

literally as: A word my girlfriend

and her friends use to pronunciate [sic]

everything....literally. Literally, you need

to stop saying that word....Literally youhave said that word one thousand times

today. I am so sick of that word, liter-

ally!!.....

Though it might seem like a minor

offense and is clearly not harming any-

one (physically), there are major down-

sides to shortening and misusing your

words. According to Dr. Marcia Berry,

associate professor in the Department of

Communication Studies and an oral in-

terpretation and public speaking expert,

misusing a word or using abbreviations

portrays a lack of education and conver-

sational skills.

Education and experience teaches

us that we speak in the language the lis-

tener understands, Berry said. Educa-

tion also gives us broader experiences to

share and a wider vocabulary to use.

Poor communication skills can also

reect an inaccurate image of yourself.

In an interview with International Busi-

ness Times, J. Mark Fox, a communi-

cations professor at Elon University in

Elon, N.C., told his interviewer that he

instructs his students to avoid using ller

words like um, you know, liter-

ally and like.They [excessive ller words] give

the impression to the [listener] that the

speaker is not very intelligent, even

though they may be extremely bright,

Fox said.

Verbal and written communication

skills are obviously important. They

deserve the same respect in informal

surroundings as in professional environ-

ments. Your communication is a projec-

tion of yourself. Eloquent and proper

speech shows you are educated, mature,

composed and detail-oriented, which

will boost your prospects of future em-

ployment.

So stop speaking in horrendous ab-

breviations and start taking words seri-

ously. Your ability to communicate ef-fectively will affect almost every aspect

of your life, like, literally.

Eva Wilhite illustrAtion

Emily Leyvastaff writer

Eloquent and properspeech shows you are

educated, mature,composed and detail-oriented, which will

boost your prospectsof future employment.


10/12

Sportsaccepted July 12 of that year. Pine

said the school followed through with

applying because APU decided to ap-

ply as well.

When it came to the NCAAmove, Cal Baptist started that talk

about four or ve years before we

did, but they didnt want to y solo,

Pine said. When we came in and

said, Hey, were thinking about this,

that really put wind into their sails be-

cause they knew they werent alone

and they had a possible partner in

Azusa Pacic.

The Lancers are now full-edged

NCAA Division II members and the

Cougars are in their nal year of the

transition period into the NCAA. The

two schools helped each other a lot

in this transition process and accord-

ing to Pine, the two schools need each

other in order to continue growing.

They have been a great help tous great models. In all honesty, in

their transition to the NCAA, Cal

Baptist has been excellent, Pine

said. Its been great that we can call

them up and [ask them questions].

They would show us their model and

we copied them in many areas. I have

tremendous respect for the people at

Cal Baptist, their athletic program

and what theyre doing.

Azusa Pacic and Cal Baptist

have had some heated matchups over

the past ve years. In 2010, the Cou-

gars womens soccer team knocked

the Lancers out of the NAIA tourna-

ment in the quarternals. In 2012,

the Lancers mens soccer team beat

the Cougars in the NCCAA West Re-

gionals game. Last year, the Cougars

mens basketball team knocked the

Lancers out of the NCCAA Region-

als tournament, and this season the

Cougars womens soccer team beat

them to win the PacWest Conference

championship.

The womens soccer teams

NAIA tournament showdown in

2010 took place in Decatur, Ala., and

is currently Cougars head coach Ja-

son Surrells favorite moment of the

rivalry.

When [your season is] on the

line, it makes it more intense, but we

played them in Alabama and we beat

them 3-0, Surrell said. They were

not good sports, they were not hap-

py. I think there was a red card afterthe game and yellow cards after the

game. The fact that Azusa [Pacic]

just ended their season just made it

that much worse, but it was obviously

enjoyable for us to play a good team

like them and knock them out of the

national tournament.

Graduating senior defender Dan-

ielle Ross shares the same favorite

memory as her head coach. Accord-

ing to Ross, the eld that players were

on in Alabama did not drain, and it

RIVALRY,from PG. 1

was a cold and rainy afternoon. The

result was a massive box of mud for a

playing surface. Unfortunate weather

conditions combined with a rough ri-

valry made for an instant classic.

You couldnt even pass the ball

in the back because the ball wouldnt

roll, so it was [like playing] kickball,

Ross said. It was physical, just bat-

tling and who could basically outlast

the other team physically and men-

tally, and we clearly did. We nished

our chances, kept them out of our

box. They had a couple of close calls,

but we held our own. It was good, it

was fun.

Every time the team playedagainst Cal Baptist, Surrell would

push the women harder, according to

Ross.

[Coach Surrell] put a lot of

stress on these games oh yeah. Ab-

solutely. I got yelled at my freshman

year, screamed at for making little

mistakes, but hes competitive and he

wanted to win and he wanted to raise

us to that level, Ross said.

The level of competition remains

intense between the two teams in

all sports, but the best rivalries are

not restricted to each sports playing

eld. The Azusa Pacic/Cal Baptist

rivalry reaches the faculty and staff

of both schools, something Pine calls

crossover.

Theres a lot of Azusa Pacic

people who now work at Cal Baptist

and theres a lot of Cal Baptist people

who work over here. There are some

parents who went to the other school

whose child goes to the other school.

... Assistant coaches who used to

coach at Cal Baptist, staff personnel

that used to teach at Cal Baptist and

vice versa, Pine said. Those are the

types of features that add to a rivalry,that make it so enjoyable.

The crossover exists with stu-

dents and their parents as well when

APU graduates send their children to

Cal Baptist and the reverse.

Both schools are close in size,

in their scope, in their mission and in

their purpose, and we know that there

are a lot of Christian families that a

lot of their nal choices come down

to Azusa Pacic and Cal Baptist,

Pine said.

Junior communication studies

major and co-founder of The Zu Jon

Root is actively leading cheers on

the sidelines at APU sporting events.

The Jan. 24 game against Cal Baptist

was the biggest turnout at a Cougar

basketball game thus far this year and

Root wants more fan support at every

sports big games.

I really feel like we can have

a DI atmosphere at APU, but were

also trying to not put too many eggs

in one basket, Root said. Were

looking at how we can promote big

games for certain sports ... even the

club teams like club volleyball and

rugby. ... Every single team deservespromotion.

The Biola rivalry included many

memorable pranks, such as the fa-

mous giant Blackout shirt on the

Jesus mural at Biolas campus. Root

said somewhere down the line, over-

night pranks will become part of the

rivalry with the Lancers.

Were going to start nding

things that happen on each schools

campus the night before games,

Root said.

Despite all of the fun pranks and

high levels of intensity, Pine hopes

the rivalry will remain healthy as

Surrell, Ross and Pine described it.

At its height, in the late 90s,

early 2000s, I think the Biola/Azusa

Pacic basketball rivalry was second

only to the USC/UCLA rivalry here

in southern California. I would love

to see the Cal Baptist/APU rivalry to

come second to the USC/UCLA [ri-

valry], Pine said. I think some of

the [rivalries] in the Big West like Cal

State Fullerton/Long Beach State and

Cal State Fullerton/UC Irvine would

be hard-pressed to beat what we had

here Friday night. My desire is thatthis rivalry would, within the right

connes and the right boundaries,

grow and be something that people

would talk about.

With round two of the mens bas-

ketball showdown between the Cou-

gars and the Lancers coming up Sat-

urday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m., the rivalry

looks to take another long leap as the

Cougars travel to Riverside, and the

CBU Crazies and The Zu aim to blow

the roof off Van Dyne Gym.

Holly Magnuson COURTESYKimberly Smith PHOTO

Senior forward Bert Hall (left) and junior forward Alyx Williams (right) both experienced the most recent memorable moments against the California

Baptist Lancers for their respective programs.

The Azusa Pacic swimming

and diving team competed in its -

nal regular season meet Saturday,

Feb. 1 against Biola and Concordia.

The meet ended a season in which

the Cougars won two out of ve Pa-

cic Collegiate Swimming and Div-

ing Conference contests. The team

also had several top-place nishes in

four invitationals: Malibu, Mustang,

Orange County and Winter.

The Winter Invitational saw

several Cougar swimmers put up

season-best times. Senior sprinter

Tink Gibb set a new school stan-

Swimming and diving looks to PCSC championshipsTaylor Schablaskestaff writer

dard in the 50 y with a 26.65 splitand freshman freestyle and distance

swimmer Sydney Bello also put up

a years top mark of 1:58.22 in the

200 free.

With the regular season coming

to an end, the Cougars are looking

forward to the PCSC Champion-

ships Feb. 12-15 in La Mirada. Ac-

cording to head coach Tim Kyle, the

work that has been put in all season

comes down to the PCSC Champi-

onships.

This year its our cap, its what

were geared towards, so were try-

ing to do the best we can at this

meet, Kyle said. Its a pretty

strong meet. There [are] some very

talented teams that are in our confer-

ence. We have Division I, DivisionII, Division III, NAIA schools in our

conference there are 13 teams

in our conference so its pretty

large. This is our biggest meet, so

were going to try and represent the

best we can.

For Gibb, the season so far has

been al l about putting years of hard

work into her last collegiate season.

I have been swimming since

I was 5, Gibb said. Ive had goal

times that I wanted to reach, so com-

ing into the season I wanted to reach

those goal times and break as many

school records as possible.

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Senior sprinter Tink Gibb and the womens swimming & diving team looks

for their best meet of the year at the PCSC Championships on Feb. 12-15.


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Womens basketballs

strong team keeps

in close chase with

Academy of Art for rstin PacWest

Steven Mercadosports editor

The 2013-2014 season began with questions

for Azusa Pacics womens basketball team.

The most important was how quickly the team

could jell and what results that would produce.

The Cougars wasted no time answering that

question and getting on the same page. They

currently hold a 13-5 overall record and an 11-1

Pacic West Conference record. A 2-3 start

in the month of November was followed by a

seven-game conference winning streak. With

65 percent of the season over, the nal stages

of the regular season are coming and a heatedbattle wi th the Academy of Art (12-1) for the

rst spot in the conference continues to rage.

Half of the Cougars 14-member roster con-

sists of players who were not on the team last

season. Head coach T.J. Hardeman said how

good the players are is never a question they

need answered. The question is how well the

team can play together.

As a coaching staff, we think of what we

need to do well, with the players we have, what

style suits us best, Hardeman said. Were get-

ting to a place where we gure that out a little

bit better as far as what we do well, what our

strengths are and its nice to see us playing well

together and condent in each other.

Sophomore forward Kelly Hardeman, ju-

nior guard Allison Greene and junior forward

Sendy Valles lead the way for the Cougars. Har-deman tops the team in scoring with 16.9 points

per game and rebounding with 8.3 per game.

Valles averages 15.8 points per game and 7.7

rebounds per game while Greene averages 14.4

points per game and leads the team in assists

with 5.0 per game and steals with 2.2 per game.

According to coach Hardeman, a solid big

three and a good supporting cast off the bench

nd success through a strong defense and smart,

efcient ball movement on offense. This suc-

cess keeps the Cougars on the hunt for the No. 1

spot in the conference.

In our starting front line, no one is huge,

but we have four or ve that all play on our back

line defensively who are very long and can play

at multiple positions, coach Hardeman said.

Our versatility ends up being quite a strength

with the different players that can play within

spots. Weve had some games where we only

had single-digit turnovers and its been years

[since] that didnt happen once, and we had that

a couple of times.

Coach Hardeman said taking care of the ball

is credited to the team mindset of taking care of

each other on and off the court. The bond and

synergy between players makes it easier for theCougars to maintain success down the stretch.

Weve had a few games where ... almost

every basket we had has been assisted, which

means that players are looking for each other,

setting each other up, coach Hardeman said.

You see that kind of teamwork and that doesnt

just happen. That comes from work, that comes

from players looking for each other and caring

about each other. We talk a lot about caring for

each other on and off the court and trying to

look for each other when were on the court is

part of that.

With a tight-knit team comes competitive

practices. According to coach Hardeman, the

Cougars push each other to get better during

practice by battling for playing time and show-

ing each other that they are wil ling to compete

all the time, not just on game day.

Thats kind of the whole iron sharp-

ens iron type of idea and thats something

we would like to have happen, spiritually and

physically, he said.

Looking forward to the nal seven games of

the season, Hardeman stressed the idea that the

Cougars cannot grow complacent. If they let up

at all, they can easily get caught off guard and

lose one they should have won, he said. With

the season winding down, each game is equally

important.

Its a matter of focusing and being ready

for each game we play and treating every game

as if its your last game, he said. Each game is

obviously the most important game youre go-

ing to play that day.

Hardeman and the rest of the coaching staff

tell the players to do their best, regardless of the

performance of other teams.Weve been doing a good job of being the

aggressors, playing hard and if we continue to

do that, well be ne, coach Hardeman said.

The Cougars have seven games remaining in

the regular season, including a four-game home

stand starting Thursday, Feb. 13. Their next

matchup is in Riverside against California Bap-

tist on Saturday, Feb. 8. Tip-off begins at 5 p.m.


Sophomore forward Kelly Hardeman, left, leads the Cougars in scoring and looks to continue

being a key player through the rest of the season like she was against the California BaptistLancers on Friday, Jan. 24.

Azusa Pacic womens water polo started

off its 2014 season last weekend with a tour-

nament at UC Santa Barbara, losing their rst

match against the No. 20 University of the Pa-

cic 10-1 and winning their second over Cal

State Monterery Bay 11-5. After adding six

freshmen and one transfer to the team this year,

head coach Julie Snodgrass said she hopes the

team can be ranked in the top 20 nationally.

Out of seven teams, last year we were

voted sixth in the rankings, and my goal for this

season is to nish better than where preseasonpolls put us, Snodgrass said. More than rank-

ings, we really want to establish a culture of

relentlessness.

Snodgrass has purposely scheduled games

against some of the top schools in California.

They will be going head to head with schools

such as the University of Southern California,

University of the Pacic, Arizona State and San

Jose State.

I intentionally made the schedule this year

really difcult, like the top-ve teams, Snod-

grass said. I want the girls to have an attitude

that says, I can play against these girls, and I

can compete at this level.

The players are also hoping to play for

each other, in addition to getting a winning

record, according to junior driver and captain

Lora Donaldson.

Womens water polo ready to ght opposition


Sophomore driver Maryann Slama looks to continue making key contributions to the Cougarsthis season after two hat tricks and eight total goals in four games thus far.

Following seasons rst

tournament, Cougars

look forward to tough

competition ahead

Erica Knudsenstaff writer

We also want to build our faith together

and be an active group in our community,

Donaldson said.

The players are ready to start their season

with condence and determination.

The older girls feel ready to get out there

and prove themselves as athletes, Donaldson

said, The younger girls want the experience to

learn how to be a collegiate water polo athlete.

The Cougars have trained hard to prepare

for the season, attending three-hour daily prac-

tices with a mixture of pool time and weights.

On top of that, each season they have two weeks

of hell during Christmas break that consist of

six hours of practice per day.

In order to be successful this season, we

need to have positive encouragement and clear

vision, so that when we go out there, we know

exactly what is expected of us, junior utility

player Courtney Folsom said. All of this comes

from our training, coaches and teammates.

Folsom said one of the main goals for play-

ers this season is defeating the University of

Pacic because they believe they are capable

of winning that game. Another goal is beating

their record from last year, which was 11-21,

she said.

In whatever games we play, we want to

show that we are a performing team, and we

will show up to the game as a threat, Donald-

son said.

Folsom and Loren both said faith integra-

tion has made the team much more motivated to

win: They pray before every game, participatein Bible studies and receive text messages con-

taining verses to keep them inspired.

I think we get more red up with prayer,

and I think our team has gotten to the point

where that is our primary motivation, Folsom

said.

The transition from the NAIA to NCAA Di-

vision II has not affected the team dramatically,

according to Snodgrass. In the NAIA, there was

a mini-conference tournament that consisted of

only seven teams. Moving to Division II has

allowed the Cougars to play in a conference

against many top-ranked schools.

We have the ability now to have a national

championship, Snodgrass said. Competition-

wise, we havent really changed our schedule

much, because weve been playing tough com-

petition since I have gotten here.

UPCOMING MATCHESSATURDAY, FEB. 8

WHITTIER INVITATIONAL@ WHITTIER, CALIF.

The Cougars will face Redlands, LaVerne and Whittier at Saturdays Whittier

Invitational.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 14-15

LANCER INVITATIONAL

@ RIVERSIDE, CALIF.

The Cougars will face Cal Lutheran,Pomona Pitzer, Occidental and

USC during next weekends LancerInvitational.


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Camille Garciastaff writer

Trenten Merrill: Driven by faith to beat the oddsDetermined to become

the next greatest

Paralympian, Trenten

Merrill stops at nothing

to reach his goals


Senior multi-event participant Trenten Merrill lets no obstacle conquer him as he competes with Azusa Pacic Track & Field and the UnitedStates Paralympics despite an amputated leg.

Senior applied exercise science major

Trenten Merrill is not your typical track & eld

runner. He is a determined, unique competitor

in the 400-meter dash prosthetic leg and all.

At 14, Merrill was on the back of a dirt bike

with one of his best friends. The two were at

the edge of a street and looked both ways at an

intersection, thinking it was clear to cross.

We didnt see a car coming the car went

underneath the bushes in the center median.

Right when we got to the next lane, we got hit

by a car and my foot was crushed and that

was the beginning of the story, Merrill said.After a month and a half of trying to salvage

his foot, the doctors decided to amputate it.

I strongly believe that everything happens

for a reason, Merrill said. I was learning a lot

about God when I was 14.

After years of recuperating after the acci-

dent, Merrill looked to running turning his

story of tragedy into redemption.

During his junior year at a community col-

lege, Merrill went to a running clinic with a

prosthetist where he met broad event coach Joa-

quim Cruz at the United States Olympic train-

ing center in Chula Vista, Calif. After learning

more about the Paralympic track and eld pro-

gram, Merrill became interested and stayed at

the Olympic training center for a week.

My eyes and mind were blown and open

to a whole new world that Ive never seen,

Merrill said. I said, OK, this is God opening

a door for me.

Merrill worked his way into Azusa Pa-

cics track and eld team by contacting head

coach Kevin Reid. Within a week of emailing

him, Merrill earned his spot on the team and

transferred from the University of Colorado,

Boulder for his junior year at APU.

When he came, I had a conversation with

Joaquim Cruz. I asked him, What do I need to

do differently with Trenten? He said, Abso-

lutely nothing dont change a thing. He can

lift the same weights, and do everything else,

Reid said.

According to Reid, Merrill broke up to

four prosthetic legs last year, which caught

Reids attention.

It seemed like every other week he was

having to go to Chula Vista to the Olympictraining center and get retted for a new pros-

thetic as he was getting stronger and faster,

Reid said.

Merrill has been training with the goal of

running in the Paralympics. Last June, at the

U.S. Paralympic Nationals in San Antonio, Tex-

as, Merrill beat his personal records with 23.84

in the 200-meter dash and 53.8 in the 400-meter

dash.

Merrills teammate, senior jumper and

sprinter David Schulte, hopes to see Merrill go

to the Paralympics.

He just has a lot of determination. Ive

seen him in his hard days where he hasnt been

able to run or hes bummed he just keeps get-

ting back and going, Schulte said.

When it comes to competing against run-

ners with two natural legs, he gets a thrill out

of it.

I love it. I love competing against every-

body nobody expects me to win, so I love

just being that person, Merrill said.

Merrill said he hopes to see that his story of

trials and tribulations motivates people who are

in the same position he once was.

I want to give hope to others. I want to be

able to provide them with a lot and give themthe same hope I was given when I was 14,

Merrill said.The runner said he is doing everything for

God.

I want to say that there was nothing more

I couldve done. I want to know that I put in

blood, sweat, and tears and I want to ac-

complish, Merrill said. I want to become the

greatest Paralympian.

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Saturday, Jan. 25, Merrill participated in three different events: the 60-meter, 200-meter and400-meter dashes. His top performance was in the 200, nishing 12th of 21 spots.

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