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NFL debuts film of APU alumnus Christian Okoye

On Friday, Sept. 11, the NFL Network paired with APU for the live premiere release, held in Upper Turner Campus Center, of Christian Okoye: A Football Life.

The documentary followed the life of Nigerian Christian Okoye, former NFL running back and APU alumnus (87), through his football career at APU to the Kansas City Chiefs. Nicknamed the Nigerian Nightmare for his massive build and intense, and powerful runs, Okoye went on to become one of the most inspirational players of his time.

The film includes dialogue from teammates, coaches, family members and Okoye himself throughout the film.

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APU and Citrus students are in for a smart ride

Kennedy Myers PHOTOAs the new year begins, the student body government is taking action to continue the conversations that were discussed last year, while also addressing new situations that students need answers to.

Two new local train stations promise wider opportunities for collegians

Packing a full house on Sat-urday, Sept. 19, citizens from throughout Los Angeles County united to celebrate the much-awaited arrival of the Foothill Gold Line in Downtown Azusas dedication ceremony.

County officials were eager to show their support for the success at the opening ceremony of the metro trail. The project generated 22.4 million hours of work and produced 7,000 jobs.

Emcee Frank Mottek of CBS commenced the program by salut-ing the audience for never giving up hope and dedication to the sta-tion.

The Gold Line, 11.5 miles long, has six stations at Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale,

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Lending a listening ear to the student bodyKennedy Myersstaff writer

SGA seeks a Mosaic-like community

Kennedy Myers PHOTOThe Gold Line has been dubbed the brain train as it stops at mul-tiple universities in the Los Angeles County, connecting and providing transportation for students to the city center at a discounted price.

Azusa Pacific Universitys Student Government Association is approaching this year hoping to be an ear for the students con-cerns and to maintain the longev-ity of student government.

Max Walden, senior and SGA president, aims to become a per-sonal advocate for each student.

I want to express our avail-ability to all of the students, he said.

SGA has already started implementing opportunities to address the universitys diver-sity theme through a new avenue called Mosaic Caucus. The mo-saic caucus is an event that gathers Acting President David Bixby and Terry Franson, the dean of stu-dents, along with members of SGA and leaders of ethnic clubs such as Black Student Association, Asian Pacific American Student Orga-nization, Latin American Student Association and Pacific Islanders Organization.

Mosaic Caucus will happen at least twice a semester and is a systemic approach of how we are going to talk about [ethnic diver-sity], according to Walden.

SGA hopes to also hear stu-dents questions regarding the

Downtown Azusa and APU/Citrus College. Passengers will now be able to travel farther and faster than ever before.

We came together to make this day possible, Mayor Joseph Rocha

of Azusa declared.The Gold Lines Foothill exten-

sion consists of two local Metro rail stations: the Azusa Downtown and it's neighboring APU/Citrus Col-lege station. Officials emphasized

the regular 210 freeway traffic as the main reason people should trade the freeway for the trains.

Congresswoman Judy Chu touted the train as a success for the Azusa Pacific and Citrus College communi-ties.

With Foothill Gold Line at Azu-sa Pacific and Citrus College, this line is now the Brain Train," Chu said.

The Brain Train is dubbed as such because it connects a wide ar-ray of institutions of higher educa-tion including California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Citrus Community College, Azusa Pacific University and California State Poly-technic University Pomona.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcet-ti, is also aboard the "Brain Train" ex-citement as he said to expect 66,000 people a day along these lines.

Garcetti referred to himself as a public transport advocate and spoke in Spanglish as he further explained future plans of train expan-sion to Montclair and other direc-tions. He hopes the train may be able to take you to the beach next year.

APU Vice President Emeritus Cliff Hamlow represented the uni-versitys President Jon Wallace and closed the ceremony.

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university in order to make positive changes when concerns arise. They also hope to see the office reach its full potential and remain consistent for future success.

The legacy of SGAs structure is something that the SGA president and vice president expect and want to see this upcoming school year.

Each of the representatives in SGA is there on behalf of the stu-

dents; they want every student to feel comfortable dropping by the office to talk about what they like or dislike about APU and how SGA can create a more positive experience for stu-dents. However, the office is attempt-ing to not only have an open-door policy but is hoping to step outside of the office and connect to students, ac-cording to Walden.

The SGA office is responsible

for the popular event, The Table, an open invitation for students to gather on Cougar Walk for a family-style meal with professors, fellow students and other APU staff.

The purpose of The Table is to help students feel more connected with the community and meet other students and faculty.

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The following are selected inci-dents as reported from the Daily Media Log from Sept. 20 through Sept. 26, courtesy of Campus Safety.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20LEARNING ENRICHMENTCENTEROfficer reported a strong smellof marijuana in the area. Of-ficers determined the smellcame from a skunk.

MONDAY, SEPT. 21FACILITIES MANAGEMENTRP reported a male subjecton a bike in Lot A. The subjectpicked up another bike androde over to the Facilities Man-agement area. Officers warnedsubject of trespassing.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24ALOSTA CENTER OFFICESOfficer reported a suspiciousmale following a group offriends on Alosta Avenue. Of-ficers located the subject offcampus and kept watch tomake sure he did not entercampus.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25SMITH HALL EXTERIOROfficer observed subjectclimbing through a window inthe area. They determined itwas a student who was lockedout of his room.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26WEST CAMPUS LOT GRP witnessed 7 to 10 juvenilesskateboarding in front of SamsSubs. The juveniles left thescene without incident.

NumbersKeys lost/found......................7ID cards lost/found...............6Cellphones found..................1 Unsecured bikes found.........8 False fire alarms.....................3

REMEMBER 1. If you see something, saysomething.2. Safety is everyonesbusiness.3. Dial 911 for life-threaten-ing emergencies.4. Non emergencies: Cam-pus Saftety (626) 815-3898.5. Lock all doors and win-dows to your dorm, apart-ment and vehicle.6. Keep all valuables se-cured and out of plain view.7. At night, keep to well-litareas.8. Always be aware of yoursurroundings.9. Utilize the trolleys, safetyescorts or walk groups.10. Avoid places where youare vulnerable and thereare no exits.11. Avoid texting or talkingon the phone while walkingas you may be distracted.12. Avoid walking and jog-ging alone.13. Secure your bike with arecommneded KryptoniteU-lock.

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Paws.N.Go COURTESYPaws N Go workers are enjoying their new remodeled space. The new location provides a small grocery store for students.

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Wednesday, Sept. 30APA Documentation and StyleThe Writing Center is holding a writing workshop at 2 p.m. to teach students how to use the documentation style. For more information, please stop by the Writing Center inside Marshburn Library.

Friday, Oct. 2Jazz Ensemble: Joint ConcertThe APU Jazz Ensemble is hosting a free concert of both jazz standards and contemporary jazz in San Luis Obispo, CA at 2 p.m. For more information, please call (805) 546-3100.

Saturday, Oct. 3Physics HikeThe Department of Mathematics and Physics is inviting all majors to take a hike in the local mountains. Meet at the east campus trolley stop at 9 a.m to carpool over. To sign up, head over to SEGC100. Students interested in being a driver should contact Dr. McCoy in the Math and Physics office at (626) 815-6470

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Wednesday, Oct. 7Latino Change MakersThe Center for Career and Calling would like to invite students to attend their first series of events focusing on heritage months.Students will be provided with scholarship and employment oppor-tunities. The event starts at 7 p.m. in Wilden Hall.

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Anna Ruth Ramos PHOTOGold Line dedication ceremony provides an ecofriendly way for APU and Citrus students to get around the city of Azusa. The Azusa station is located next to Target and the APU/ Citrus station is located behind Rosedale.

Hamlow said Wallace is very excited about [the Gold Line] as well.

Students at both APU and Citrus have been anticipating a faster and better way to reach neighboring cit-ies. With daily unavoidable traffic on the 210 freeway, getting around LA County alone can be a hassle.

Dr. Wallace believes student transportation is more than a car That is why he has been a supporter [of the Gold Line] because it will help our students opportunities from a social and educational research standpoint, said Hamlow.

These include professional op-portunities such as internships and job offers, which are easier to reach as a result of the Gold Line bridge.

Soon, students will be able to take the train for Hollywood day trips, among other events and activi-ties in the city center.

The new form of transportation will also allow students to stop and visit friends or family by arriving at Union Station in Downtown Los An-geles for a day of adventure.

Mayor Rocha recommends the Gold Line as opposed to driving, be-cause it will allow students to invest more time thinking about their life.

"You can sit down, do homework, talk with friends [and] your parents for me, its a time to connect with the Lord more, Rocha said.

In comparison to other pub-lic transportation such as taxi cabs, buses and Uber, the metro remains the cheapest way to go and provides

a straight shot to farther destinations, added the mayor.

Rail Equipment and Maintenance Instructor Jose Gonzalez tells stu-dents, Itll definitely be a great ben-efit for your studies, saves gas and takes away the stress from driving and commuting to work.

Azusa Police Department Cap-tain Sam Gonzalez encouraged stu-dents to get out of your cars and get

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on the Gold Line. College students are eligible for

cheaper fares with an application, proof of enrollment in an accredited school in LA County and a certain number of enrolled units.

A regular month Transit Access Pass card is rated at $100 and with a discount, students can ride monthly for only $43. A regular day pass is $7, but for students, its $6. Senior citi-

zens and the disabled are also eligible for discounted fares with a one-day pass at $2.50, and a monthly pass at $20.

The Downtown Azusa Station is located next to Target, and the APU/Citrus College Station is at the north intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Citrus Avenue.

The Metro Gold Line is expected to begin operation in early 2016.

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In light of APU's ongoing con-versation about diversity, the Ethnic Studies program continues to explore the life and history of Chicanos and Latinos through ETHN 357. The class is comprised of five students from different ethnic backgrounds.

According to the course de-scription, ETHN 357 strives to in-troduce students to the history and experiences of Chicano(a)/Latino(a) Americans while examining their im-migration patterns, sociopolitical and economic influences, heritage and traditions, contributions to American culture and race relations."

During one of the course's Tues-day sessions, senior psychology ma-jor Mario Berny asked if he could read something that he wrote years ago. Interested, Professor Marcela Rojas complied. Berny went on to voice a type of spoken word regard-ing life and the American dream through the lens of the underprivi-leged.

"It's interesting to see that today we may feel we have a more sophisti-cated social structure, but we are still

having the same problems we have always had, Berny said.

In class, the students often share personal stories that tie into weekly topics. This gives the atmosphere a conversational feel and avoids the traditional teacher-to-student teach-ing method. In this experiment of getting to know one another, the class members are willing to address the

challenging social and ethnic ques-tions at the root of their study.

You cannot avoid the Chicano(a) /Latino(a) culture. It has a growing influence in the United States, es-pecially with recent discussion on immigration laws and elections. As Felipe Fernndez-Armesto says in his book Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States, 'His-

'The Chicano/Latino Experience' maintains a unique ethnic perspective in the third year

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panics belong in the entire story of the country- as part of its origins and part of every important episode in its unfolding," Rojas said. "ETHN 357 class offers an excellent opportunity to APU students to learn and discover the story and contributions of His-panos, Latinos, Chicanos to America, a story often ignored by history books and media."

Throughout the class, students are asked questions like, What is poverty? Concepts such as open and closed mobility are frequently mentioned as the class studies South American history and it's recent re-percussions.

"The SCRD seeks to uphold the university's value of 'God-honoring diversity,' Associate Director of the Student Center for Reconciliation and Diversity Kristine Cody said. One way in which we do this as a department is by supporting students in their development of multicultural awareness and competency. How-ever, there are other avenues outside of our office that also afford this type of development. Ethnic Studies

You cannot avoid the Chicano(a)/ Latino(a) culture. It has a growing influ-ence in the United States, especially with recent discus-sion on immigration laws and elections. Professor Marcela Rojas

Cynthia Arroyo PHOTOProfessor Marcela Rojas engages the students of the Chicano(a)/Latino(a) Experience class. The stu-dents are encouraged to express their individuality creatively while celebrating the cultures of others.

Over the summer, the East Cam-pus Writing Center relocated, dou-bling in size and allowing visitors and staff to enjoy a view overlook-ing the Wynn amphitheater and turtle pond.

The new location has allowed the staff to increase the number of student visitors and maintain a calm environment where students can re-ceive writing help while fostering conversation.

Meg Kyle, the resource coordina-tor for the Writing Center, hopes this new setting will increase attendance and motivate students to write more.

Writing Center staff writing coach Laci Corzo encourages em-bracing the center as a resource and compares it to a students best friend.

Students are able to speak with someone, at no cost, who understands the writing process and can help you work through your thoughts, orga-nize them and communicate them well, Corzo said.

However, the Writing Center staff does not do the work for stu-

dents. Rather, they help students find their voice.

Helping people realize their po-tential and articulate their thoughts beautifully is an incredible process to be involved in, undergraduate writing coach Emma Lee agreed.

With new director of the Writ-ing Center, Jody Wiley Fernando, at the helm, the Centers target goal for serving students is 10,000 appoint-

ments for the 2015-16 school year, which is 2,000 more than last year.

The writing center was able to find mistakes that I either did not catch or did not know how to fix, sophomore liberal studies major Jenny Matsuda said. I tend to be wordy in the way I write, but they aided me in being able to make my writing more meaningful and con-cise.

To make either a face-to-face or online appointment with The Writ-ing Center, visit www.apu.edu/writ-ingcenter/appointments/services/.

To connect with The Writing Center on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/APUWritingCenter.

Writing Center expands and moves to new locationThe on campus student resource creates more space for students by changing rooms in Marshburn Library

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Helping people re-alize their potential and articulate their thoughts beautifully is an incredible pro-cess to be involved in.Emma Lee

Ashley Evans PHOTOA Writing Center employee coaches a student in the newly remod-eled Writing Center in Marshburn Library.

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Campus changesClause Staff

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Above: The 1899 Dining Hall experienced some major revisions over the summer, including a brand new tossed salad station.

Below: The far side of the caf-eteria has been remodeled, but still features many of its previous dishes.

courses are valuable opportunities for students to lean into this process by learning about and engaging with a facet of multicultural identity. I be-lieve these courses are essential to providing relevant education in a plu-ralistic society."

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The English Department has made some exciting changes recently with the introduction of the new Eng-lish graduate program and becoming home to the journal of Christianity and Literature.

APU's program is unique because it is one of two Christian campuses in Southern California to offer an English program. The program of-fers creative writing classes, courses discussing theology and literature and writing for Christian audiences. Courses are taught by existing pro-fessors in the Department of English alongside their ongoing undergradu-ate classes. Despite the challenge of balancing undergraduate and gradu-ate courses, inaugural director of the master's program Dr. Mark Eaton re-mains optimistic about the programs future.

Hopefully it will be a real draw for studentsnot just APU students who want to continue their education and get an M.A., but also for students from all around the country, Eaton said.

The Department of English be-gan planning for this new program two years prior to opening for spring

applications and has exceeded its ex-pectations of 17 students by accept-ing 20.

One of the first students in the new program, Sara Champlain, be-lieves there is something special about being part of the first cohort of students and the programs founda-tion.

I love the culture at APU," Champlain said. "As an undergradu-ate student, I loved the relationships that were encouraged and cultivated by faculty and staff. I really wanted

that to be present in my graduate pro-gram as well."

Eaton serves as the new editor of the journal of Christianity and Litera-ture, which was effective on July 1st. The journal has been in publication for more than 50 years and focuses on how literature engages Christian thought, experience and practice, ac-cording to its website.

I realized that the organization played no small part in helping me build up a network of professional contacts from Christian colleges and

universities nationwide, Eaton said in an interview with the Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL).

Eaton previously served on the CCL's Book of the Year Committee and served two terms as its secretary before being appointed as editor.

The CCL is the society that pub-lishes the journal, which focuses on exploring the relationship between Christianity and literature. It was formally organized in 1956 and has members from all over the United States, Canada and more than a dozen

other countries.The journal was previously ed-

ited by Paul Contino and Maire Mul-lins of Pepperdine University, before making its way to APU after a six-month search for a new editor. Mat-thew J. Smith and Caleb D. Spencer have been appointed as associate edi-tors, which moves the journals edito-

rial office to APUs campus.The hope is that this new devel-

opment will draw in prospective un-dergraduate and graduate students. With the introduction of the new Masters program, the journal came at an opportune time. Eaton hopes to in-volve graduate students in the journal through the submission and editing process.

The first two editorial assistants are Sara Champlain and Austin Sill, both students in the new English graduate program. To see the journal, check the library, which will soon

APU adopts literature journal and launches graduate programThe English Department experiences positive changes

Josephine Jimenezstaff writer Hopefully it will

be a real draw for students- not just APU students who want to continue their education and get an M.A., but also for students from all around the country.Dr. Mark EatonCarly Mckean COURTESY

Dr. Mark Eaton hopes APUs English graduate students will take part in the journal.

Seven pages for seven days of Popes first American visitAPU celebrates Popes first visit to the United States liturgicallyRiordan Zentlerstaff writer

In celebration of Pope Francis visit to the United States, Saint Johns School of Theology and Seminary invited all institutions with a Saint Johns Bible to turn a page a day for seven days during the week of Sept. 21 - 27. APU is one of 60 universi-ties participating across the United States.

The page-turning schedule al-lows readers across the United States to reflect on one page and one image a day.

Were all liturgically doing this at the same time, said Professor Luba Zakharov, associate professor and APU librarian, who spearheaded the task of acquiring and using the Heritage Edition at APU. Using their schedule, we participate and become a part of the larger commu-nity.

APUs edition was calligraphed by the monks of St. Johns Abbey, under the direction of Donald Jack-son, senior scribe to Queen Elizabeth.

The Bible is based on a hand-written original that is kept in a vault at St. Johns Abbey. Only 299 sets of seven volumes exist.

We had the [St. Johns] Bible for a year in 2012 before we bought it, Zakharov said. Then we pur-chased one volume and the second volume. Weve set aside purchasing all seven over a period of time.

The Saint Johns Bible on display in Darling Library. Ashley Evans PHOTO

The Hugh and Hazel Darling li-brarians at APU have made a point of flipping the pages at 11:20 a.m., when many students are leaving chapel and passing through the library.

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Throughout history, illuminated Bibles have typically depicted the times and cultures in which they were created and the St. Johns Bible is no different. Timeless scriptural pas-sages are joined by illustrations de-picting a multicultural humanity and portrayals of science, technology and historical events.

At APU, the Department of The-ology has put the St. Johns Bible to good use. [It] has actually been taken into classrooms, revealed Zakharov. We do a presentation on the history of the Bible, so people get a sense for it and get a chance to turn the pages.

The Heritage edition of the St. Johns Bible is on display in the very center of Hugh and Hazel Darling Library on West Campus, where all guests are welcome to view it.

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Wikipedia COURTESYPope Francis makes his first U.S. trip since he was elected Pontifex.

I am proud to rep-resent the team of skilled artists and printers who have striven to make the Word of God come alive on the pages of this edition of The Saint Johns Bible,-Donald Jackson, Christian Post

Even rarer is the Apostles Edi-tion of the St. Johns Bible, which is believed to be the first handwrit-ten and illuminated Bible produced

in about 500 years. The 1,150-page work took an approximate 15 years to complete. According to the Saint Johns Bible website, only 12 of them exist and when Pope Francis was pre-sented with his copy, he donated it to the Library of Congress on Sept. 24.

SGAs new vision

SGA, from P. 1The Table will commence

sometime before Thanksgiving Break, with more details to follow.

Another event that SGA spon-sors is the Student Summit. The goal of the Student Summit according to Jacova Snyder, senior and SGA vice president, is to educate attendees about what is going on at APU.

The summit will help students better understand what is happening around them and allow them to ask any questions that they might have on the selected topic. Last year, the summit discussed the schools use of tuition and how it was used to better education.

Walden explains how SGA is both a reactive and proactive group that advocates causes around campus.

Whether or not students are asking for it we are behind the scenes pushing for lower tuition, more stu-dent space on campus, better facili-ties for people of different, diverse backgrounds, those are constantly issues, Walden said.

Walden has the opportunity to meet with the universitys upper ad-ministration weekly and gets the ear of those who have the ability to help make changes. Even with this com-munication, SGA still emphasizes the need for students to relay infor-mation to them in order to improve APU in whatever way they can and assist in any problems that students may have.

Walden explained how conver-sations that were started last year will continues into this year regard-ing topics such as ethnic diversity, finances, better understanding the schools stance on gender identity and the constant issue of finances.

Since these APU leaders are also students, they understand the prob-lems that other students face. We feel and experience the same as stu-dents, Snyder said.

Dana King, a junior and creative commissioner for SGA, understands that although they cant always ac-complish everything, he wants to exceed expectations while work-ing on SGA. This school year, Kings plan is to do whatever is assigned to the best of my abilities.

For more information regarding SGA, visit its recently launched web-site, apusga.org.

The structure of SGA enables members to work closely together.SGA COURTESY

THECLAUSE.ORG/LIFESTYLE Clause WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30, 2015 6UCO sings how stories are worth tellingAt its debut concert, choir emphasizes the importance of its new theme for the year

Caroline Connollystaff writer

University Choir and Orchestra (UCO) held its first concert of the year at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Upper Turner Campus Center. With the cel-ebration of its 35th anniversary, UCOs theme of the year is Stories Worth Telling.

We believe that everything we sing tells a story, explained Conductor Dr. John Sutton.

UCO President and senior music and wor-ship major Hailey Gerken revealed that this year, UCO wants to learn about each others unique stories, as well as share the most impor-tant storyGods story, adding how they are also working to encourage each member of UCO to hear each others stories and tell their own.

Were getting to know each other in new ways, because were hearing regularly from dif-ferent group members instead of just the leader-ship team, orchestra Chaplain Hannah Dyslin said. This year we have a much closer group as a whole because people feel welcome, seen and heard. This theme is a huge part of that.

UTCC proved to be an ideal venue because of the great acoustics, which the choir utilized standing in a circle around the middle of the room.The concert began with a solo orches-tra piece called Recession of the Levites by Richard Small. It was a powerful introduction with great brass and percussion.

After the orchestra performed its first solo piece, the choir greeted the audience, thanking them for coming and joined the orchestra on stage.

I love hearing the choir and orchestra per-form separately, but theres nothing like hear-ing them perform together, Sutton said.

The show included parts that were inter-active with the audience. During the perfor-mance of Amazing Grace, the words of the song appeared on two screens above the choir, allowing the audience to sing along. The audi-ence also had the chance to learn the chorus of We Hold our God, under the direction of Sutton and choir members.

UCO performed a Psalm 23 song that had jazz undertones. Before the Psalm 23 piece began, Sutton said, Whatever moment of life youre in right now, the Lord is your shep-herd.

Natalie Chen from Hong Kong, performed a solo in this song. Also Romellus Wilson, chaplain for the choir, performed a solo in this song.

UCO Vice President and junior music and worship major Brooke Myers said what she liked best about performing at the concert was definitely the people I was performing with.

There are so many new UCO members this year; we have such a new sound, Myers added.

However, there was more to the show than meets the eye. Dyslin explains how UCO is set a part.

A lot of effort goes into how we are pre-sented and our rehearsal time, but all that is pointless if we come across as just another APU performing group, said Dyslin. I hope that the audience [does] not just see us as a well-rehearsed, well-dressed group of stu-dents, but as a worshiping body of Christ.

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Free October events for allGame nights and flea markets and other events to take place in Los Angeles areaCamille Frigillanalifestyle editor

With September coming to an end, students are officially in the full swing of classes and are faced with a growing list of assignments to complete. In other words, the freedom that comes with summer is really over, and the daunting reality of school has officially set in.

But with the start of October comes many events that students can partake in during their free time. These events are located right in the Los Angeles area and the best partthey are completely free.

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On Sunday, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., downtown L.A. will be shut down to give bik-ers, skateboarders and walkers a chance to roam the streets freely. Those who are interested need only show up with whatever mode of non-mo-torized transportation they have, and enjoy a full day of riding, watching live entertainment and eating at different food trucks located nearby.

Sleepless: The Music Center after Hours

If youre a late night music lover, attend Sleepless! Taking place on Saturday, Oct.10 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles, this event starts at 11:30 p.m. and doesnt end until 3:00 a.m. Guests are encour-aged to bring sleeping bags, pillows and blan-kets so they can lie down and listen to DJ sets. Guests also have the opportunity to dance to disco and house music, as well as experience

Odd Nights At The Autry

This flea market event takes place every third Friday of each month at the Gene Autry Museum in Griffith Park. On Oct. 16, it will take place

from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Guests have a chance to browse local vendors, enjoy free music and eat meals from a variety of food trucks. This event is free for the first 2,000 guests, so come early for this one.

Game Night at Grand Central Market

Located in downtown Los Angeles, this market hosts a game night every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests are encouraged to grab a bite from one of the food vendors and then choose from a variety of games. From Jenga to Cards Against Humanity, this event is fun for big groups and is also a good date idea.

Fall Festival

Even though it still feels like summer, Fall Festival will help bring some of that fall feel-ing back. Taking place on the weekend of Octo-ber 17 and 18 at The Original Farmers Market (next to The Grove) in Los Angeles, this family-friendly event includes a petting zoo, pie eating contests, live music and plenty of local vendors. There will also be carnival games and fun photo cut-outs that will make great Instagram pictures.

If school is beginning to feel like a drag, dont hesitate to take a break and relax at some of these events. Theres bound to be one that you and your friends will all enjoy, and best of all, it will cost virtually nothing to go!

Students attend first Mexcio Brigade of the school year

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Students serve on a weekend trip to Mexicali for service credits. they had a choice to serve in teams that focused on certain ministries such as kids ministries, public needs care and public health care. Mexico Outreach typically holds two Brigades each semester as well as a Thanksgiving trip in the fall and Spring Break trip in the spring semester.

Wikipedia COURTESYBikers ride down Ventura Blvd. dur-ing the March 2015 CicLAvia event. Scooters and walkers also encour-aged to participate.

Top: University Choir and Orchestra perform together after the orchestras first song Recession of the Levites. Bottom: The choral group took full advantage of Upper Turner Campus Centers acoustics and positioned themselves around the audience during some parts of their performance to optimize their sound quality.

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Sharon LeeStaff Writer

As 6 p.m. nears on Sept. 27th, the intimate Munson Recital Hall fills with a plethora of people all from different walks of life, yet unit-ed in one mission: to experience the 6th Annual Gospel Heritage Music Month Concert hosted by Azusa Pacifics very own Gospel Choir.

Director Letitia Ugwueke steps on the lit stage as the audience cheers.

Take a deep breath, everyone, she said.In honor of September being Gospel Heri-

tage Month, Gospel Choir paid homage to the late seven-time Grammy award-winning song-writer, singer, pianist, record producer and pas-tor Andre Crouch.

I did not know how much Andre Crouch had influenced my gospel music style until I was an adult, putting together this program, Ugwueke stated.

Crouch uniquely crossed boundaries be-tween pop, R&B and gospel music. He was in-volved in producing iconic music like Madon-nas Like a Prayer and the film The Color Purple. He has also worked with artists like Michael Jackson.

The concert included music from Crouchs 1969-2011 career span, including classics like Soon and Very Soon, Ill be Thinking of You and Let the Church Say Amen. The pro-gram also included soloists, a spoken-word poet and interpretive dancer Ikeya Adams.

I began interpretive dance when I was ten years old, said Adams, a junior at California Baptist University. Its who I am. In all the dances I perform, I want the audience to feel the lyrics.

Sharon Lee PHOTOLetitia Ugwueke conducts Gospel Choir at the Gospel Heritage Concert.

Overcome with emotion after one particular song in the concert, Assistant Director Lavone Barnett-Seetal led the choir and choir band in an unrehearsed, improvised gospel song.

I was a bit scared, but the audience ener-gized us, freshman choir member DJ Mosley said. It was just like in our practices, we sing the best we can.

Gospel Choir alumna Shalini Henry-John also spontaneously stepped on stage for a solo of Take Me Back.

Audience members thunderously applaud-ed as the united voices of the 25 member Gos-pel Choir powerfully resounded within each person.

Theres a reason that this choir stands on risers, Media and Sound Director Joel Jaeger

said. The fact that they are able to connect with gospel music in a way that allows others to worship shows years and years of experience under their belt.

Elizabeth Hernandez, a California State University San Bernardino freshman, hopes to transfer to APU and join the Gospel Choir alongside her brother, Samuel, who is currently a Gospel Choir member.

The environment is so uplifting, Hernan-dez stated.

This concert drew many diverse people, ranging from APU staff, church friends and past APU Gospel Choir members to those who had grown up listening to Andre Crouch.

Eduardo Irizarry, APU Mexico Outreach

coordinator, attended because of his love for Andre Crouchs music. I used to sing Andre Crouch with my youth group in the 80s, he said.

Gospel music brings people together, Ug-wueke said. It is so universal.

The mission of Gospel Choir is establish-ing His Kingdom wherever we go and in what-ever we do, based on a Bible passage found in Luke 12:32.

As for her vision for Gospel Choir this year, Ugwueke says, Man, I have a lot of visions.

Connecting with students who want to par-ticipate in gospel choir, continuing to make Gospel Choirs presence on APU campus known and seeking to grow are only a few of those visions.

Luiseo takes home the winSenior seminar project wins awardRaelene Kajkowskistaff writer

This past summer, a group of students from APUs cinematic arts department won Best Stu-dent Film at the Trinity International Film Fes-tival in Detroit.

Luiseo is a short narrative focused on the people and events neighboring the Temecu-la Valley Massacre of 1847 during the Mexican American War. According to Ryan Bowman, the films producer, Spanish explorers in the 1700s named the Native American people liv-ing in southern California the Luiseno, who were caught between two large powers as Cali-fornia began to transition from Mexican rule to American statehood.

The films main focus is the relationship between two American brothers and two Lu-iseo survivors, who must set aside their dif-ferences in order to protect their lives and the safety of land grants from the Mexican Army.

The senior thesis project had a bud-get of $15,000, the largest sum of money APU had ever received for such an activity. This gave the crew more creative freedom to

APU alumni and director of Luiseo, Tanner Morrison, Tom Scott, the films editor, and Trevor Satterwhite, films sound designer, remained together after graduation to launch a production company in San Dimas called AR-TIFACT Film Co.

ARTIFACT Film Co. is geared toward lifestyle cinematography, short form, docu-mentaries, and hopes to shoot feature length content, but my main goal is to direct a major motion picture, said Morrison.

One of the crews strengths was creating realism in their film. They did a good job creating a feeling of historical real-ism in this period drama set in the 1800s.-Warren Koch, Associate Professor in the Office of Cinematic Arts

to enhance the realistic feel of the time era. It is the realism of the film, in terms of narrative and appearance, that earned them a win at this years Trinity International Film Festival. The winnings not only gave the crew members rsums a boost, but also opened doors for them after graduation.

Morrison, Scott and Satterwhite, have al-ready completed their latest project, a short film called Hangry that leaned toward a more comedic side. With Hangry, Morrison hopes to capture and reach different audiences.

Luiseo has opened doors for other stu-dents as well. Producer Ryan Bowman ven-tured to the Los Angeles area and now works for NBC Universal. Bowman worked on eight major projects at APU, which has helped him build a career in the fine arts.

According to Morrison, the crew has con-tinued to wait attentively on responses from 15 different festivals where they also submit-ted Luiseo. Morrison notes that after those 15 responses, they will make another round of submissions.

Since we know we can win a festival, we want to put our film out there for other audi-ences to see, commented Morrison.

Although the length of Luiseo was not long enough to compete in the Sundance Film Festival, Morrison looks forward to submitting it to this years Broadcast Education Associa-tions Festival of Media Arts in Las Vegas.

We will be going up against this years senior capstone, as long as they meet the dead-line, said Morrison.

luisenofilm.org COURTESYEight senior cinematic arts major students served as the production crew of Luiseo.

He added that the competition will be tough since a few members of this years senior thesis actually helped work on the Luiseo film. Ga-briel Gonzalez, an APU senior and production designer on Luiseno, is the director of Red Lotus, the upcoming senior thesis film.

As the Luiseo crew waits for responses from the other festivals, Morrison is grateful to the Trinity International Film Festival and to those who helped mentor him at APU.

APU did a good job by giving us Warren Koch for a mentor, he said with a smile.

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One of the movie posters for Luiseo depicts actor Chris Wolf as Noah. Noah is one the two brothers that pairs up with two Temecula Valley massacre survivors in an effort to defend themselves against the Mexican army.

OpinionEngaging in the diversity conversation

This year, APU decided to make some changes in the name of diver-sity. Dr. Kimberly B.W. Denu was named chief diversity officer, a new position in the Office of Diversity. The Office of Diversity changed its name to the Center for Diversity, Eq-uity, and Inclusive Excellence.

Executive Director Richard S. Martinez of the Center for Diversity said that appointing a chief diversity officer is a very positive step in the right direction for opening up more lines of communication.

If conducted the right way, this could be huge for the university. When talking about diversity, often the hardest part is getting the conver-sation started.

But is there such a thing as too much conversation? The word diver-sity has been used so much over the last year, that sometimes its hard to remember what that really means. It also seems to be having the opposite effect on the student body. The more the university talks about diversity, the harder it is for students to talk

The word diversity has been used so much over the last year, that sometimes its hard to remem-ber what that really means.

One student of colors take on APUs focus on diversity

The evergreen problem of parkingWith all of the changes at APU this fall, parking still remains a monstrosity.

about it. Tensions are rising around the subject and it doesnt seem to be getting any better. Personally, I have seen students afraid to speak on di-versity in the classroom for fear of saying the wrong thing to the wrong crowd of people and that goes both ways.

These are not necessarily reasons to stop the conversation, but it might be reason enough to rethink the way we go about it as a university com-munity.

On Sept. 23 during morning chapel, a video was played in which students of color were asked a couple of questions on the issue of diversity. While the answers given may have seemed innocent enough, as a first-generation student it seemed to be

taking a step back.There was a lot of talk on the

role of diversity in the classroom, but Im going to pose the question: What place does diversity have in certain classes? Math is the same all around the world, and science only changes with the language. Authors of differ-ent races should be represented in an English class because of their worth, not exclusively because of the color of their skin.

We cannot expect at this point in time that all professors are going to know how to include our culture in their classes. Its our job to teach them. Its our job as students and fac-ulty of color to lovingly tell our peers and our professors how we can be included.

Denu said it wonderfully in cha-pel, Can we become a culture that sees each other?

Instead of looking at diversity as a whole, look at it on an individual level. See the content of my character not the color of my skin. Dont just

look at us and see us as students of color; see us and treat us as students. To cater to us because you feel the need to for the sake of diversity is to limit us. We did not come to college to be limited. We should challenge each other, but not at the cost of a great education.

We need to get over this quota mentality because its doing nothing but making things worse for students of color. The more you coddle us as students, the less prepared we will be for the real world and the more enti-tled we will feel. We talk about white privilege like were trying to create privilege for ourselves and that is not the way the real world should work. Instead of fighting for privilege, we should all be fighting against it.

Picture this scenario: Youre driving your car. Youre so irritated, frustrated and annoyed that you want to scream at the top of your lungs. Your face is red and youre breathing frantically. Whats making you feel this way? Are you driving in L.A. traffic? No, its worse. Youre trying to find a parking space at APU. This a reality for any student on campus with a car at APU.

As a commuter, I deal with this struggle every day, multiple times a day. I leave my house an hour before my first class starts so I will be able to find parking. However, the trip from my house to the university is only a 10-15 minute commute, which means that I spend between 45-50 minutes looking for parking.

I know that I am not the only per-son who has these frustrations. Every student with a vehicle at APU feels the strain of parking. Sophomore communications major and com-muter, Nikka Binotapa explains how inconvenient parking can be.

The most frustrating thing is that parking is never convenient. As students who pay a lot to this school, you would think that it should be more convenient, said Binotapa. It feels like the campus is way more filled with cars than ever before. I

feel like more people who dorm here have cars too, so parking definitely feels worse this year compared to last year.

People who live on campus can only park in the H Lot on the west campus, which makes things more inconvenient for both commuters and students who are living on campus. Sophomore business major Victoria Moreno lives in the Shire Mods and also expressed her frustrations with parking. Moreno explained the rea-son is because students that live on campus feel limited in their parking, and, therefore, take up a majority of the H lot. Then many of them dont want to lose their spot, so they just leave their cars there, and which in turn, makes parking more difficult for commuters.

But can you blame them? Stu-dents have found new ways to reserve parking spaces for themselves even if they are somewhat extreme.

I have actually seen other stu-dents call their friends and tell them to hold a parking space for them as they drive from one campus to the other, Moreno explained. These people will actually go out to the parking lot, eventually find an empty space, and then stand in it to reserve

it for their friend. The fact that they actually do this shows how bad park-ing has become.

APU staff and faculty members are having parking difficulties as well. Philosophy professor Stephen Parise shared his parking struggles.

On west campus, I usually have to park out by the tennis courts [in H Lot]. On east campus, there have been quite a few times where I couldnt find a spot to park in, even with the faculty permit, even in the faculty lot. I struggle to find a spot every time I go to east campus, said Parise. In this school year alone, there have been two times where I havent been able to find parking on campus, so Ive actually had to park in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot across the street and hope that I dont get towed.

So what can APU do to solve the parking problem? Parise suggested building a multi-level parking struc-ture, which if approved, would take a lot of time and money. Binotapa and Moreno recommended more or-ganized parking, such as labeling or selling certain parking spots for com-muters and for on-campus students, so that everyone would have their own personal parking space.

In 2013, Annie Z. Yu wrote an ar-ticle on parking for the Clause. In her article she wrote, There are roughly 2,340 commuters but only 428 spots on east, according to numbers from Executive Vice President David Bix-by and the Office of Campus Safety.

We have come to a point where convenient parking is no longer the issue. Just trying to find a parking in general is the issue. The parking problem will not be fixed at APU while the student body continues to grow and the administration doesnt do anything about it.

We have come to a point where con-venient parking is no longer the issue. Just trying to find a parking in general is the issue.

Josephine Jimenezstaff writer

Brandon Rodriguezstaff writer

Sharon Lee PHOTOStudents engage in conversations on Cougar Walk after chapel and in-between classes during the first month back on campus.

Sharon Lee PHOTOStudents have the option of parking in H Lot on west campus, which is congested by 8 a.m. on any given weekday morning.

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I stand with AhmedA look at APU responses

Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Irving, Texas student, was arrested at MacArthur High School on Sept. 16 for bringing a homemade clock to school. According to his English teacher, the home-assembled clock looked like a hoax bomb. He was then escorted by police and taken into custody. Within hours of the teens arrest, the news went viral and the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed was soaring.

Around the world, people showed their support for Ahmed by sending encouraging words, standing up and protesting, and posting selfies with clocks. President Barack Obama even weighed in on the incident via Twitter, stating:

Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. Its what makes America great.

Presidential candidate, Hil-ary Clinton also tweeted encouraging words, stating:

Assumptions and fear dont keep us safethey hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep build-ing.

The majority of people believed that the schools administration and the police officials overreacted. Vari-ous social media users on different outlets expressed their concern about the schools actions, believing that the schools administration jumped to

Colberts big moveStephen Colbert steps into late night following David Letterman on the iconic Late Show.

The one and only Stephen Col-bert. Need I say more? Colbert has recently moved to late night televi-sion, now hosting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS. Will he still be able to successfully bring news to the younger generation? Ste-phen Colbert made a great television legacy by hosting The Colbert Re-port on Comedy Central from 2005 through 2014. Will The Late Show with Stephen Colbert be as success-ful as other late night shows such as: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kim-mel Live and Conan?

Social media has made a big impact on the television industry. Hopefully, social media will allow Colberts new show to increase rat-ings. Social media has the power to boost television ratings, and I hope this proves to be true with Colberts new show. I know I will be support-ing Colbert on my social media plat-forms.

Colbert has been making waves in platforms other than social media. In recent news, Colbert is probably the Popes funniest fan. Colbert also seems to be making a great political impact in the late night television

conclusions.The story is upsetting. A kid

gets arrested for building a clock. Shouldnt we be applauding that and not arresting him? says Alessia Briggs, senior applied science major. It doesnt matter his skin tone. So-ciety needs to quit being so sensitive and unjust.

While many stand with Ahmed, suggesting that he was unfairly tar-geted due to racial profiling, there is a large group of people who understand why the administration took the ac-tions it did.

An image of the clock went viral a few hours after the high schoolers arrest. The image shows what looks like the inside of a clock attached to a briefcase. The wires of a clock were simply taped onto the box.

It looks like a bomb, said Can-dace Perry, junior applied science major. If that was left here on cam-pus, Campus Safety and Azusa PD would be calling the bomb squad.

Remember the backpack that was left unattended? Just like that.

When several other APU stu-dents were asked what the image looked like, they believed it dis-played a bomb.

If MacArthur High School did indeed believe the clock was a bomb, why did the administration not un-dergo a bomb lockdown?

According to Forbes magazine, the school had no lockdown, no alert was given and no safe environment was laid out for the rest of the school. If the police, as well as school ad-ministration, assumed Ahmeds clock was a bomb then why did they not take precautions as such?

If you read up on the Ahmed story now, you will see various con-spiracy theories and a lack of facts. However, no matter what conspiracy you want to roll with you have to see this as a lesson learned. People make mistakes. Whether they are adults or kids and, in this case, the administra-tion or Ahmed. An assumption was made and perhaps stretched further due to race or religion, but it was a mistake. The clock was not intended for harm, yet has done harm in the end.

Whether prejudice played a part or not, we do need to stop and see the big picture. Looking at our own fears and biases will help stop the sudden conclusions or assumptions. If we become self-aware that race and skin tone do play a part in our perceptions of the world, then incidents like these could be handled more appropriately. The assumption that prejudice does not exist today gets us absolutely no-where. What happened to Ahmed is less about the clock and more about our society.

If we become self-aware that race and skin tone do play a part in our percep-tions of the world, then incidents like these could be han-dled more appropri-ately.

world by recently having Donald Trump as a guest on his show.

However, Colbert also has his fair share of critics.

Azusa Pacific University junior psychology major, Kellie Bode said, Colbert is too sarcastic. Hes too liberal for my taste. I dont think he is that funny, I personally think he is very rude.

Personally, I think Colberts sar-casm and humor are great. Its what makes his take on political news so interesting. Especially since politi-cal news is very relevant to the cam-paigns for the 2016 election and GOP debates revving up this year, all ripe for Colberts hilarious commentary. However, I would love to see him talk more about pop culture and other non-political news. He has been suc-cessful entering into these conversa-tions in the past.

According to Anna Silman of

Salon, an online news and enter-tainment website, Stephen Colbert subtly lampooned celebrity lifestyle brands by introducing a brand of his own, Covetton House: a mix of classic Southern living, the breezy charm of the English countryside, and whatever they had left over at the prop warehouse. Although it was a fake web domain, I would support Stephen Colbert if he actually made a lifestyle website.

Colbert fan and APU sophomore Cynthia Arroyo says, Colbert has a charming way of conveying politics that I find very entertaining.

Stefany Romero, a junior journal-ism major at APU who is also a fan of Colbert, states, I am really hop-ing that Colbert proves his critics wrong.

Good luck to you, Colbert! Keep bringing great news served with a side of sarcasm to our generation.

Raelene Kajkowskistaff writer

Caroline Connollystaff writer

How do you feel about the changes made to campus?

Paws and Go is a lot better now. It gets rid of all the traffic from the Den. The set up is great and they have tortillas now, which is nice.-Robert VietiSophomore

I really like the caf. Its a nice place

to hang out. Ive never seen the old caf, so for me, its just the way it is.

-Isabel OrtizFreshman

I like how there is a better sense of com-munity this year.-Christopher HongTESOL graduate student

I think the APEX and FYS program are a great combi-nation of academ-

ics and peer discipleship.

-Emily Wilson Senior

Im excited about the new ways One Stop is reaching out to stu-dents in order to help them succeed.-Angie DiClaudioOne Stop Director

Hope Hodge COURTESYStephen Colbert retires his political conservative pundit character on Comedy Central and continues his shenanigans on the CBS television network in his new role as a late night host.

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SportsCougars vying to continue conference dominance.Brandon Rodriquez assistant sports editor

Football chasing another GNAC crown

The season is underway and the Azusa Pacific football team is look-ing to gain another Great Northwest Athletic Conference title. After finishing last season with a 10-1 record and a conference title, the team is striving to return to the Di-vision II playoffs. The players and coaches know this will be hard to accomplish and are making the nec-essary adjustments.

The 3-1 Cougars are still try-ing to find their identity. Last years team was filled with experienced seniors, including star running back Terrell Watson who is now a member of the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. Since many of last years starters have graduated, the team is now younger and loaded with raw talent. Head coach Victor Santa Cruz understands that players will always come and go.

Thats college football, Santa Cruz said. Youre always replacing people. So, as coaches, you enjoy them while they are here, but youre always recruiting and new stars will emerge. As new stars emerge, and as new teammates come on, you also evolve your systems.

On the offensive side, the Cou-gars have become more balanced by passing the ball. Last year the Cougars passed for 11 touchdowns while rushing for 40. This year the team has scored through the air seven times and run for touchdowns nine times. The coaches have shown complete trust in sophomore quar-terback Chad Jeffries, a Division I transfer last year from San Diego State. Passing, Jefferies is 62 of 89 for 833 yards and five touchdowns so far.

Chad Jeffries really has a hand on the system and with his passing game being what it is, guys like

Blake Robertson, Ethan Zeidler and Josiah Thropay have really stepped up and have done well, Santa Cruz said. In the running game, Kurt Scoby has really done a fantastic job in learning the system and be-ing a real serviceable runner, a guy we believe has a lot of promise, and he is only a freshman.

Jeffries expressed his high ex-pectations for both the team and himself this season.

We just got to come out here every day and give it our all, in or-der to get better, because our long term goal is to make the playoffs, then make a run for the champion-ship, Jeffries said.

The defense is led by senior linebacker Erik Manning, who earned GNAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after his perfor-mance against Simon Fraser. After APU suffered a tough loss, in which

the Cougars allowed 62 points and 534 total yards to Humboldt State in the second week of the season, Manning knew that they would have to step up as a defense in order to win games.

We want to do our part as a de-fense and make sure that we get the ball back into our offenses hands so that they can keep scoring for us, Manning said. We already over-came our loss when we played Si-

mon Fraser. We needed something to bring us together, and nothing can do that better than a win. When we go out there, we got to feel like a unit and with that team chemis-try, that loss is in the past. We dont even think about it anymore.

The team began GNAC play with a 34-5 blowout of Dixie State on the road on Sept. 26. Freshman running back Kurt Scoby exploded to the tune of 166 yards and two touchdowns on just 18 carries.

First things first, you got to become a team, a family, and ulti-mately our experience in football is about building champions while pursuing championships, Santa Cruz said. My number one expec-tation is just to build these men up so that they can catch a vision for how to be a life champion. Foot-ball-wise, we have to be assignment sound, play as fast as we possibly can, and take it one week at a time.

Cross country is looking to step into stronger competitionRiordan Zentlerstaff writer

Sports Information COURTESYEileen Stressling competes for Azusa Pacific. Shes posted the best time in each of the Cougars outings.

Cross country moves forward with young team

Now entering its second Division II season, APUs cross country team faces equal parts of both opposition and opportunity.

We want to be a national con-tender, Head Coach Preston Grey said. We have a lot of pieces in place to make that a reality. Whether that happens this year or next year, I think we are definitely heading in that di-rection.

This season is not without its unique challenges. According to Grey, this may be APUs youngest team ever. There are three freshmen on the mens team and seven fresh-men on the womens team.

Theyre figuring out how to train, Grey said. Now that were a couple of months into the season, the freshmen are really picking this stuff up.

The team lost some athletes over

the summer that they werent antici-pating losing.

Its been hard, having to move kids up in roles they werent expect-ing, he said. But theyve done a great job adapting and step-ping into those roles.

Sophomore returner Jer-emy Porter is glad to have younger, more open-minded athletes on the team.

They all seem like theyre ready to venture into this new path and theyve helped out a lot so far, he said.

Eileen Stressling, the Cougars top female runner, said that the youthful team was thorough-ly positive, adding that the team is looking forward to the path ahead.

Having a young team naturally gives [us] forward momentum, Stressling said. Were already good, so well be excellent in the future.

Not everything is going to be what you expect it to be, but youve always got to put your best foot for-ward, freshman Lauren Harrell said, who was named Freshman of the Week in the PacWest twice this year. Trust God, trust your training, work hard and do your best.

Team captain Aaron Potts said

their performance at the Lancer In-vitational was a good sign of things to come.

[Porter] finished second, and I finished seventh, Potts said. [Pac-West] beat us, but I think we put a

statement out there. Were not intimi-dated and were here.

The team is going on to compete in Triton Classic on Oct. 10 in La Jolla before proceeding to the Pacific West Conference Championships in

Conf. OverallHumboldt St. 1-0 3-0Azusa Pacific 1-0 3-1S.D. Mines 0-0 3-1Central Wash. 0-0 2-2Simon Fraser 0-0 0-3Western Ore. 0-1 1-3Dixie State 0-1 1-3

GNAC STANDINGS

Date Opponent Result9/3 West Texas A&M W, 27-249/12 HUMBOLDT ST. L, 41-629/19 Simon Fraser W, 16-10 9/26 *Dixie State W, 34-5 10/3 *CENTRAL WASH. 6 p.m. 10/10 *Humboldt State 6 p.m. 10/17 DIXIE STATE 6:30 p.m. 10/24 *S.D. MINES 6 p.m. 10/31 *Western Oregon 1 p.m.11/14 *SIMON FRASER 6:15 p.m.

* Denotes GNAC GameHOME GAMES IN CAPS

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Riverside on Oct. 24.I want as many APU students

[as possible] to come to Riverside and take away that home field ad-vantage, Potts said. [With] APU students cheering us on, we can take home that championship.

Sports Information COURTESY Above: Quarterback Chad Jeffries drops back for a pass against Simon Fraser on Sept. 19. Below: Lineback Errik Manning makes a tackle. He was awarded GNAC defensive player of the week for his performance.

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OKOYE, from P. 1

Sports Information COURTESYOkoye throws discus during his career at Azusa Pacific.

This will be the first episode of the fifth season of the Emmy-nom-inated Football Life Series. On Sept. 18, the televised premiere of the film was aired on the NFL Net-work.

Everything about the night of the premiere was incredible. I was humbled by all the people who came out, and just having friends and family support me and watch the film together, Okoye said. I was so happy and full of gratitude that Azusa Pacific hosted the premiere on campus.

Those in the athletic department believed it to be a success as well.

It was one of the very finest non-sporting events the athletic de-partment has ever had here at Azusa

Pacific, Athletic Director Gary Pine said. It was a wonderful evening of celebrating a very significant person in the life of Azusa Pacific, celebrat-ing our past and bringing people to-gether who havent been together in a long time or have never been here on campus.

Okoye grew up in Nigeria and played soccer until he was 17, as well as participating in his high school track and field team as a sprinter and thrower.

He won seven national titles in shot put, discus and hammer throw competing for APU while racking up a total of 17 All-American honors between track and field and football.

I think the school did more for me than what Ive done for it, because this campus is where I felt like I grew up, Okoye said. I came

from a different country, and the school embraced me and my friends, so this was another example of what an incredible place Azusa Pacific is and why it will always be a special place for me.

Although his track accomplish-ments were more than enough quali-fications, the Nigerian government denied Okoye a place on the 1984 Summer Olympic team. Discour-aged, he decided to join APUs foot-ball team, even though the first time he watched a football game he found it boring.

Despite his first impression, Okoyes massive figure and speed mixed with his talent led to him be-ing selected in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs after play-ing three seasons at Azusa Pacific.

I remember Christian, quiet and

Slow start leaves the Cougars looking for answersMorgan Eisengastaff writer

Mens soccer looking to return to form

Azusa Pacific mens soccer was picked to repeat as conference champions this year. On paper it looked like a safe bet as the Cougars went 14-3 last year and only gradu-ated one senior.

However, unexpected depar-tures left the Cougars struggling to plug holes in the lineup. The team added seven newcomers to its roster this year. In addition to losing the reigning defender of the year Chris Brusenback, the Cougars lost play-ers responsible for 20 of their 39 goals last year.

The changes showed as the team struggled in two losses to open the year. The team dropped games to Cal State San Bernardino, 4-2, and Cal State Dominguez Hills, 5-1. The Cougars mustered a 1-1 draw against UC San Diego before clos-ing out nonconference play against Cal Poly Pomona with a 2-1 loss.

The team did not get off with the start you would have want-ed them to, Head Coach Dave Blomquist said.

As the mens soccer team con-tinues into conference play, coach Blomquist knows that adjustments will have to be made.

Were excited to the start the

conference season, Blomquist said. Our nonconference competition was very difficult against some out-standing teams and the results did not go our way.

The Cougars have allowed 2.6 goals per game, up from .94 last year.

Were looking to tighten up the defensive look a little bit to make

Conf. (pts) Overall

Fresno Pac. 2-0 (6) 5 -1 -1 Hawaii Pac. 2-0 (6) 4 - 2 Concordia 2-0 (6) 2 - 4 Dixie State 1-0-1 (4) 3-1-1 Art U 1-1 (3) 3 -2 -1 Calif. Baptist 1-1 (3) 2 -4 -1 Holy Names 1-1 (3) 2 - 5 NDNU 1-1 (3) 2 - 4Azusa Pacific 0-0-1(1) 0 -3 -2 BYU-Hawaii 0-1 (0) 2 - 2 Point Loma 0-1 (0) 1 -3 -1 Hawaii Hilo 0-2 (0) 1 - 5 Chaminade 0-1 (0) 0 - 4 Dominican 0-2 (0) 0 - 7

PACWEST STANDINGS

Date Opponent Result9/3 CSUSB L, 2-4 9/5 CSUDH L, 1-59/10 UCSD T, 1-1 9/12 CPP L, 1-2 9/24 *Dixie State T, 1-1 10/1 *Point Loma 7:30 p.m. 10/3 *CONCORDIA. 3:30 p.m. 10/8 *CHAMINADE. 7:30 p.m. 10/10 *HAWAII PAC. 3:30 p.m. 10/15 *CALIF. BAP. 7:30p.m. 10/17 *Fresno Pacific. 7:30 p.m. 10/22 *@ NDNU 2 p.m.10/24 *Academy of Art. TBA 10/29 *BYU-HAWAII 7:30 p.m. 10/31 *HAWAII HILO 7:30 p.m. 11/5 *Holy Names 1:30 p.m. 11/7 *Dominican 2:30 p.m.

* Denotes PacWest MatchHOME MATCHES IN CAPS

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APU legend Okoye celebrated at film premiere

sure were limiting the opportuni-ties for the opponents, Blomquist said. We have two new players starting in our back four and theyre coming along nicely.

The Cougars have improved de-fensively after allowing nine goals in the first two games and are work-ing on improving their offensive production.

Sports Information COURTESYOkoye runs against La Verne while at APU. The running back ran for 3,569 yards and 34 touchdowns at APU.

Sports Information COURTESYSenior Kennan Armbrust takes a penalty kick against UCSD. He was picked as a preseason All-Pacwest Selection

University Relations COURTESYOkoye (left) stands with Eric Dick-erson (right) at premiere.

We need more movement for-ward for the entire team, so we can have more numbers involved in the attack and create more scoring opportunities through that, said Blomquist.

Defensively, Blomquist pointed to experienced juniors Dane John-son and Caleb Candelaria to con-tinue their leadership position on and off the field. On the attack, se-niors Keenan Armbrust and Carlos Garcia-Partida will be looked at to score goals and create opportunities. Junior midfielder Raul Martinez will also be called upon to help the Cougars on both ends of the field.

The Cougars will be back in ac-tion Thursday at Point Loma look-ing to improve their current overall record of 0-3-2.

Sports Information COURTESYGoalkeeper Tyler Jaramillo was picked by the coaches to be PacWest Goalkeeper of Year after allowing only .94 Goals per game last year.

reserved [when he first arrived at APU], its been kind of neat to see his development over the past 30 years, Pine said. Hes now a man that can work a room and he can talk to anybody.

The premiere prompted a lot of emotions among the audience, ac-cording to Pine.

As the film ended, I had a lump in my throat because it ended with three significant Azusa Pacific people walking on our old hillside campus, and as I got up on stage to close the ceremony I called Christian up and he got a standing ovation, Pine said.

The event was emotional for Okoye as well.

Its a good feeling to go back and see the places that I hadnt vis-ited in over 20 years, because even

though things have changed at Azusa Pacific over the years, I had so many memories from that place. Okoye said.

Pine also said that Okoyes story helps students understand those who came before at APU.

VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

Stiffling defense has led to No. 18 ranking and undefeated record

Landon TrokaSports Editor

Womens soccer carries strong finish into new season

Since Oct. 4, 2014, Azusa Pacif-ic womens soccer has allowed two goals. Two. Since then, the Cougars are 13-1-1.

This year the Cougars are 5-0 and are ranked 18th in the NSCAA Coaches Poll.

They started on the road, taking down Stanislaus State 1-1 who were ranked 10th at the time. Azusa Pa-cific followed that up with a 2-0 win over Cal State East Bay. The squad opened their home slate with a 1-0 win over UC San Diego.

The Cougars notched another ranked win over No. 14 Cal State L.A. to close the nonconferenceschedule. Azusa Pacific won theirconference opener over Dixie State4-1 to improve their record to itscurrent mark at 5-0.

Weve had a real competitive program for a lot of years [and] we won the conference two years ago, Head Coach Jason Surrell said. My expectation is for us to always be at the top fighting for a confer-ence championship.

The team tied for third in the PacWest last year at 8-3-1.

The difference between last years team and this years is cer-tainly the depth, Surrell added. A lot of times we put subs on and the quality of play gets better because theyre fresh.

The Cougars have the best de-fense in the PacWest, allowing just .200 goals per game. That mark is good for third nationally.

Offensively the Cougars are led by senior Mayra Almazan and ju-nior Katelyn Rodgers. Almazan, the 2013 PacWest player of the year, has led the Cougars in scoring the

Cougars on seven-match winning streakLandon TrokaSports Editor

Volleyball builds on early season trials

Azusa Pacific began its volley-ball season by losing four straight matches. However, the Cougars were not discouraged by this.

The Cougars began the season in Anchorage, Alaska, playing four matches in three days. Azusa lost all four of their matches, three of which were against teams currently ranked in the top 15 of the AVCA Division II coaches poll. However, the Cougars remain optimistic.

I wanted to play the best teams and have the best competition just to see where we were, Head Coach Chris Keife said. We were pretty exposed in our weaknesses, and that allowed us as a coaching staff to see what we needed to work on.

It was probably the best team that weve ever seen, senior out-side hitter Mattie Shelford said.

The team has bounced back by winning seven straight games since departing Alaska.

We appreciated going to Alas-ka and learning to fight through that, Shelford said. It gave us

confidence go-ing into these games against teams that maybe arent as dominant as the teams we played [in Alaska].

The Cou-gars have only lost two games during their sev-en-match win-ning streak. The run is highlighted by a 3-1 win over rival California Baptist, currently 10-2 this season.

I see a big improvement from where we were in Alaska to where we are now, Keife said.

The last three Cougar wins have opened up conference play for Azu-sa Pacific. The team finished 14-15 overall last year and 10-10 in con-ference play. The team believes that they can improve on that.

There are five of us seniors and were all thinking, go out with a bang, Shelford said. These past years weve all said we can win conference and oh its possible, but this year we really feel it and we really believe it.

Coach Keife is focused on tak-ing it one game at a time and not dropping any matches against

1. Central Missouri 6-0-02. Quincy 5-0-23. North Georgia 5-0-04. Gannon 6-0-05. Western Wash. 4-1-06. Bridgeport 5-1-07. Angelo State 6-0-18. Grand Valley State 5-1-09. Coll. Of Saint Rose 5-0-110. Rollins 4-1-011. Seattle Pacific 4-0-112. Barry University 5-1-013. Minn. St.-Mankato 5-1-014. St. Edwards 4-1-015. Bellarmine 7-0-016. Wingate 5-0-017. North Alabama 5-0-118. Azusa Pacific 4-0-019. W.V. Wesleyan 5-0-020. UC Colo.-Springs 4-0-121. Columbus State 3-2-122. Merrimack 3-0-223. Augustana 4-1-124. Cal Univ. of Penn. 4-1-125. Winona State 5-1-0

Conf. (pts) Overall

Fresno Pacif. 2-0 (6) 4 - 2 Concordia 2-0 (6) 3 -1 -2Art U 2-0 (6) 3 - 4Azusa Pacific 1-0 (3) 5 - 0Point Loma 1-0 (3) 4 - 2Hawaii Hilo 1-1 (3) 2 -1 -2Calif. Baptist 1-1 (3) 1 -5 -1Dominican 1-1 (3) 1 -5 -1Notre Dame de Namur 1-1 (3) 1 - 5Hawaii Pacifc 0-2 (0) 3 - 4Dixie State 0-2 (0) 2 - 4Holy Names 0-2 (0) 2 - 4Chaminade 0-1 (0) 1 - 4BYU-Hawaii 0-1 (0) 0 -3 -1

*standing as of Sept. 28

PACWEST STANDINGS

Date Opponent Result

9/3 Alaska Anchorage L, 1-39/4 Nebraska Kearney L, 2-3 9/4 Cal Poly Pomona L, 2-39/5 Rockhurst L, 0-39/10 Seattle Pacific W, 3-09/11 Montana St. Billings. W, 3-09/12 Alaska Fairbanks W, 3-19/12 Simon Fraser. W, 3-09/19 *CALIF. BAPTIST. W, 3-19/25 *NDNU W, 3-09/26 *FRESNO PACIFIC. W, 3-09/30 *Point Loma. 7 p.m. 10/3 *Dixie State 12 p.m. 10/7 *HAWAII PACIFIC 7 p.m.10/9 *CHAMINADE 7 p.m.9/10 *BYU-HAWAII. 12:30 p.m.9/14 Cal State L.A.. 7 p.m.9/16 *DOMINICAN 7 p.m. 9/22 *Hawaii Hilo 4 p.m. 9/23 *Chaminade 7 p.m.9/24 *BYU-Hawaii 2 p.m. 9/30 *DIXIE STATE 7 p.m. 11/3 *POINT LOMA. 7 p.m. 11/5 *Concordia 7 p.m. 11/12 *Dominican 7 p.m.

* Denotes PacWest MatchHOME MATCHES IN CAPS

SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Result9/3 Stanislaus St. W, 1-0 9/5 CSU East Bay W, 2-09/10 UCSD W, 1-0 9/12 Cal State L.A. W, 1-0 9/24 *Dixie State W, 4-1 10/1 *Point Loma 5 p.m. 10/3 *CONCORDIA. 1 p.m. 10/8 *CHAMINADE. 5 p.m. 10/10 *HAWAII PAC. 1 p.m. 10/15 *CALIF. BAP. 5 p.m. 10/17 *Fresno Pacific. 5 p.m. 10/22 *@ NDNU 11 a.m.10/24 *Academy of Art. 12 a.m. 10/29 *BYU-HAWAII 5 p.m. 10/31 *HAWAII HILO 5 p.m. 11/5 *Holy Names 11 p.m. 11/7 *Dominican 12 p.m.

* Denotes PacWest MatchHOME MATCHES IN CAPS

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NSCAA RANKINGS

past two years. This year she has one goal and

three assists while Rodgers has ex-ploded with four goals.

Surrell appreciates the luxury of having the pair and says these play-er have the ability to create their own shot.

The Cougars have high hopes as they move into their conference schedule.

We dont want to know when our last practice is, said senior midfielder Cassidy Burr. I want to be at my last practice fighting to get better for our next game. Almazan took it a step further, saying, I want to win my last game.

The seniors are looking to leave a legacy both at Azusa Pacific and for the PacWest.

However this year ends up, we want to do better than any Pac-West team has done in playoffs, said Almazan. Our conference doesnt have a lot of respect, so we want to do something to gain a little more respect for our confer-ence.

As for their No. 18 ranking, We have 17 more spots to go, said Burr.

teams in the bottom half of the con-ference.

We want to control our own destiny, we dont want to have to worry about anything exterior, he said. Our focus is just on us. The fun thing is any team can beat any team.

The conference looks like it will be a wide-open race. BYU-Hawaii, which won the last four confer-ence titles, struggled leading up to conference play. Meanwhile, APU, Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade have all roared out of the gates, all start-ing 3-0 in conference play.

The Cougars are back in action tonight against Point Loma in San Diego.

Conf. Overall

Hawaii Pacific 4-0 9-3Azusa Pacific 3-0 7-4BYU-Hawaii 2-0 5-6Calif. Baptist 3-1 10-2Chaminade 3-1 10-2Dixie State 3-2 6-7Hawaii Hilo 2-1 4-2Concordia 2-3 6-8Point Loma 1-2 6-5Fresno Pacific 1-2 1-7Notre Dame de Damur 1-3 5-8Art U 0-4 4-8Dominican 0-4 3-7Holy Names 0-3 1-10

PACWEST STANDINGS

Sports Information COURTESYKatelyn Rogers looks to make a pass against UCSD.

Blake Standal PHOTOCassidy Burr charges for a ball. Shes scored twice this year.

Sports Information COURTESYLeft: Katy Crouse prepares to dig an attack at the Felix Event Center. Right: Mattie Shelford attacks during the cougars 3-0 sweep over NDNU.

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