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Benchmarking the past five monthsSlowly reengaging with APU, President Jon Wallace discusses his journey Kelyn Struiksmaeditor in chief

Despite President Jon Wallace’s absence from campus for the first time in 15 years, this season of hardships has proven to be one of great significance for both him and the APU community.

“My faith has allowed me to hold tightly to those things that God has promised, that He will never leave me or forsake me,” Wallace said.

This fall, Wallace took a medical leave of absence after undergoing surgery at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Southern California (USC) to remove a ma-lignant tumor, a reoccurrence of a cancer that first surfaced nearly eight years ago.

Following six weeks of recovery, Wal-lace then underwent four chemotherapy ses-sions, which he described as an “aggressive approach.” Each session required a three-day hospitalization to administer the chemo—or, as Wallace calls it, “the poison.” His recent scans show no evidence of the tumor or cancerous growth.

This year marks 40 years at APU for Wal-lace.Throughout those years and the various po-sitions that he has held, he has taken a leave of absence only twice.

The first was a two-year sabbatical in Chi-cago, where he was reminded of the importance of “the Church—the bride of Christ—the pri-mary means that God is using to redeem this world.”

During his most recent stint away, Wallace learned to remember his identity is in Christ. He reflects on how becoming short of breath when walking across a room or looking physically different in the mirror has been a challenge.

“It is a great reminder that my identity is not the things I do or even the way I look; my identity is in Christ,” Wallace said. “This idea

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presented in Scripture—walking by faith and not by sight—has been a great reminder for me. So, that is the first thing I have learned: to be comfortable, to be aware that losing those things, even temporarily, is a reminder of what you can’t lose.”

As Wallace has been able to better define his identity through his diagnosis, members of the APU community have also seen this five-month period as both meaningful and challenging.

“I find it intriguing that the Lord ordained that this would be the moment for him to be out, and thus, perhaps even a more significant learning,” said Board of Trustees Chair Peggy Campbell, whose husband—also named Jon—suffered from cancer.

“A lot of the language of the last five

months has been the language that I was living 10 years ago when my husband was diagnosed and passed away,” Campbell said. “We don’t understand [God’s] timing, but we believe in [God’s] timing.”

Campbell does, however, understand that God worked in and through the people in lead-ership during this time, and expects that when Wallace fully returns to his responsibilities as president, he will come back to a newly revital-ized board and maybe even a different campus.

“If we [have] allowed the Lord to do the work that He intended, [President Wallace] will find us more mature, more committed [and] more spiritually attuned to hurts within our community,” Campbell said.

After six months of absence from social media, Activate, a group pursuing greater ra-cial equality for APU students of color, repost-ed a photo on its Facebook page that initiated debate and conversation.

The photo was a screen shot of five APU students dressed for the Homecoming dance, their faces and names blurred out, wearing sombreros and fake mustaches with shirts that read “Juan Direction.” The costumes were based on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that featured the musical group One Direction.

The photo was initially posted on a public Instagram account that has since become pri-vate.

“This is not merely an issue of “diversity” or “racial insensitivity,” this is RACISM. The perpetuation of racial stereotypes that appro-priates the Latina/o identity through demean-ing costumes is RACISM,” Activate’s post said.

Aaron Hinojosa, Student Center for Rec-onciliation and Diversity (SCRD) acting exec-utive director, met with four of the five students alongside the Mosaic Caucus on Thursday. He said the university is using a reconciliation model in order to heal, move forward and be-come better as a whole.

Hinojosa said those involved acknowl-edged the offense, and both sides had a “pos-ture of humility” and sought to see the pain the others were experiencing.

“The greatest part of what comes out of this is the opportunity to seek understanding and to gain that perspective from both sides on why it’s effective and to see the intent versus impact model,” Hinojosa said. “APU does not condone that in any way as far as the behavior or what the picture looked like. It is respect for all students, ethnicities, cultures and so on.”

The Mosaic Caucus, comprised of ethnic organization leaders, Student Government Association representatives and SCRD affili-ates, released a joint statement explaining the purpose of the meeting and expressing its goal moving forward.

“During the meeting, we entered into a healthy dialogue where all participants were able to share their thoughts and opinions on the incident and provide understanding on how this issue could have affected students of all races and staff,” the statement read. “The fe-male students were sincerely apologetic as well as fully understanding in the depth of this situ-ation and in no way meant to poke fun or hurt anyone in the APU community.”

Hinojosa said that while many students de-sire an immediate resolution, the correct way to handle the situation requires a longer process.

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Nicholas Yarris: A journey to freedom

Jamie Roebuck-Joseph photonicholas Yarris speaks to students regard-ing his experience in the pennsylvania pris-on for the Department of criminal Justice.

The new campus department hosts man formerly on death rowJamie Roebuck-Josephstaff writer

APU’s brand-new Department of Criminal Justice welcomed ex-inmate Nicholas Yarris to share his 21-year battle with the Pennsylvania legal system.

On Oct. 29, in the Felix Event Center VIP room, Yarris informed students of the many horrors he faced during his years behind bars.

In 1981, Yarris, 20 years-old at the time, suffered from a brain disorder and was high on methamphetamine while operating a stolen ve-hicle in the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.

These controversial events led to a violent altercation between the intoxicated young man and a highway patrolman who pulled him over for the traffic violation. This run-in with the law cost Yarris the next two decades of his life.

Yarris’ case presents an ideal oppertunity for students and faculty in the new Depart-ment of Criminal Justice to discuss procedure

and ethicsThe criminal justice degree is a new APU major that critically studies and analyzes the need for social control in society, in areas of study like police work, criminal law and proce-dure, risk analysis and response and investiga-tive processes and procedure.

Five days before Yarris’ arrest, a woman was abducted in her car after her work shift ended. Her body was later discovered two miles from where her car was parked in a church parking lot. The woman was sexually assaulted, beaten and stabbed. The only evidence was a pair of gloves left on the front seat of the woman’s car.

Though Yarris had no knowledge of the crime, he was framed by the police for the mur-der of the identified woman, Linda May Craig.

During his conviction, Yarris explained to students many of the unfair elements that oc-curred throughout his three-day trial.

With missing files, contradicting statements and no solid evidence against him, Yarris was found guilty for the murder of Craig. He re-ceived the death sentence, in addition to another 30-60 years.

As a result, he was placed into a maximum-security cell in solitary confinement, where he remained for 12 years. The average survival rate for that specific unit was five years.

The following are selected inci-dents as reported from the Daily Media Log from Oct. 25 through Oct. 31 courtesy of Campus Safety.

■ monday, oct. 26west campus Azusa PD responded to a subject in the area carrying a samurai sword. Officers were unable to locate the subject.

■ monday, oct. 26alosta place exteriorRP saw a subject thowing a student’s bike into the dump-ster. The RP took the bike and gave it to Campus Safety.

■ tuesday, oct. 27 off-campus locationCampus Safety advised a male subject who was reportedly under the influence and ap-proaching students. Azusa PD responded to the call.

■ wednesday, oct. 28foothill community churchRP saw an unknown subject sleeping on a balcony in the area. One of the subjects had a pair of bolt cutters in his back pocket. Police respond-ed to the call.

■ thursday, oct. 29cougar walk RP saw a suspicious person casing bike racks. Officers re-sponded but were unable to locate the subject.

■ friday, oct. 30west campusA Campus Safety officer ob-served several subjects wear-ing masks hiding in the bushes. Officers responded to the call and determined the subjects were students.

numbersKeys lost/found......................6ID cards lost/found..............10Cellphones found..................1 Unsecured bikes found........10False fire alarms.....................0

rememBer 1. If you see something, say something. 2. Safety is everyone’s business. 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-lit areas.8. Always be aware of your surroundings. 9. Utilize the trolleys, safety escorts or walk 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 recommended Kryptonite U-lock.

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Center. At the event, students will enjoy dinner with some of their favorite professors and share their past experiences with current stu-dents. RSvP through the department’s associate director, noel Tran at ntran@apu.edu.

Thursday, Nov. 5dean’s list students: Vip reception Join Standford english professor Dr. gavin Jones and faculty from the Department of english at a vIP Reception for Dean’s list stu-dents. The reception begins at 4 p.m. Email clasoffice@apu.edu to request an invitation to the reception.

Friday, Nov. 6les femmesThe university is hosting its second dance of the semester at the nixon library in yorba linda. Students can purchase tickets for $20 in the Cougar Dome. Tickets are not available for purchase at the door.

Monday, Nov. 9men’s Basketball gameThe men’s basketball team is playing in its first home game of the season against Westmont from 7:30-10 p.m. in the Felix event Center. Come dressed in your Zu gear and ready to cheer on the Cougars!

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Wednesday, Nov. 4Biology and chemistry networking eventThe Office of Alumni and Parent Relations is partnering with the De-partment of Biology and Chemistry to host a Biology and Chemistry networking event from 6-8:30 p.m. in Segerstrom

APU highlights international involvementCenter for Student Action hosts annual event for global engagement morgan eisengastaff writer

Last week, APU celebrated Glob-al Engagement Week by inviting mis-sionaries, churches and a variety of food and jewelry vendors on Cougar Walk to inform and interact with stu-dents.

The Center for Student Action (CSA) sought to create an academic discussion that would shed light on the week-long event.

“This year, they are having round-table discussions with experts on areas such as human trafficking, the refugee crisis and unreached peo-ple groups,” Associate Vice President for Internationalization Matt Brown-ing said.

Students engaged with people who have traveled around the world and are willing to share about their experiences overseas.

“[Those who have been overseas] continue to expose the students to many organizations that are doing ex-cellent work around the country and around the world,” Browning said.

This year, CSA reinstated a tradi-tional element of Global Engagement Week.

“It has been fun to bring back an old classic, the World Market,” Browning said. “The World Market is a chance for the students from various cultures and countries on our campus

to share parts of their culture with us. In most cases, that’s food, which is a great way for many of us to try new things and celebrate diversity.”

Among the cultures represented, the market featured Mexican, Korean and Japanese dishes.

“There was a bunch of food-sell-ing taking place,” graduate student and CSA intern Julie Ploehn said. “[For example], International Stu-dent Services (ISS) was selling dif-ferent cultural food. Food is a great opportunity for people to engage in a different culture.”

Ploehn said that all the tasty food created a great atmosphere on the walk.

“Global Engagement Week is an awesome way for students to meet different people who are doing ser-vice all over the world,” Ploehn said.

Bob McCorkle, Mexico Out-reach senior coordinator of market-ing and publication, said that Global Engagement Week brings awareness to students and gives them ideas on how to get internationally involved in the future.

“[This week], things are focused on what is tangible, like praying and meeting a missionary,” McCorkle said. “It is mostly geared for students to make a decision about how to get involved after the week is over.”

There were also many churches represented on Cougar Walk encour-aging students to get involved. “We need more church involvement on campus to give students lots of vari-ety,” McCorkle said.

Organizations emphasizing ser-vice and global engagement were also present, such as the Peace Corps.

Tiffany Tai, a regional recruiter

for the Peace Corps, interacted with students on Cougar Walk on Wednes-day.

“Peace Corps is a federal agency that sends volunteers out of the coun-try for 27 months to serve in the local community to fulfill the needs they have, but also bringing your person-al passion into it,” Tai said. “Peace Corps is one of the few [agencies] where you do not have to pay for anything and when [a person returns] from the 27 months they will give a

readjustment allowance.” This summer, APU will send

over 20 teams to different countries to serve.

“The Action Team launch par-ty is the best way for students to bravely step up and ask God where He might have them serve next spring or summer,” Browning said. “We have roughly 30 teams being formed to be part of the great work that God is doing nationally and in-ternationally.”

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While in prison, Yarris was as-saulted and ridiculed by both the prison guards and the other inmates. These attacks included being hit by objects thrown into his jail cell, being stabbed, getting his throat slashed, getting punched in the face by prison guards, being forced by officers to fight other inmates in prison cages and being beaten on his 22nd birthday for singing “Happy Birthday” to him-self in his cell.

“The demeaning manner in which I was spoken to was the overriding thing that changed my heart, because I realized that nothing I said had val-ue,” Yarris said. "I was a mute, and people treated me like a monster.”

Because of his anger and fear of not being released, Yarris devoted his time in prison to educating him-self. He said that one prison officer took pity on him and gave him a few books, which sparked his passion for learning.

“I began this wonderful in-depth education that led me to become re-ally confident,” Yarris said. “I went on an amazing journey, all for the hope of one thing: that on the day that they executed me, I could quote something so beautiful [that] would prove to them I had erased the scum-bag they thought I was, [and replaced him] with somebody I cared about. I wasn't doing all this education to get out, I had no chance," he added. "I had a terrible burden of just trying to find something about myself that I could care about.”

After a prison escape with other charges in 1985, Yarris gained an-other 30 years on his record and was sent back to Pennsylvania, where he received a four-minute beating by of-ficers as punishment.

“They did all kinds of horrible things to try to break me, and what I did in response [was] I enrolled in university and started educating my-self,” Yarris said. “[They] can't break me.”

In the following years of Yarris' sentence, he educated himself on fo-rensics and DNA testing.

“Education gives you enough

separation from realizing that you're not what other people make you out to be,” Yarris said.

On Feb. 20, 1988, he was the first inmate in U.S. history to request DNA testing to prove his innocence. For another 15 years, Yarris battled endless back-and-forth appeals to and rejections from the Pennsylvania legal system to get the DNA testing done.

Years later, Yarris was finally proven innocent on July 2, 2003, through DNA samples of the killer's gloves that were left in Craig's car. Neither of the two DNA samples pre-sented matched up with Yarris’.

By January 2004, after 21 years of incarceration, Yarris was a free man.

“The only thing that will make me not be bitter is the fact that I am truly, hopelessly in love with being positive,” Yarris said. “Everything

[that was] done to me I saw as a small payment God asked me to make, to finally be a nice person who could like himself.”

In closing, Yarris encouraged stu-dents to become all that they aspire to be, no matter what field of study they choose and to be genuinely good human beings.

“Every one of you is smarter than me, more capable and brighter than me and I expect every one of you to kick my a-- in life,” Yarris said. “If I can come back from being someone so broken, and you don't have those boundaries, I want all of you to beat me. I want you to make me look like my efforts were small, because I know you're smarter than me.”

Yarris is now married and has a published book entitled “7 Days to Live,” a full account of his personal experience, which he signed for students at the event. A 95-minute

documentary about Yarris’ life will premiere on Nov. 15 in the United Kingdom.

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Jus-tice Dr. Deshonna Collier-Goubil expressed the importance of this new major in light of Yarris' story.

“Mr. Yarris shared his struggles within the criminal justice field, but then he also talked about having in-tegrity and being the best that you can be,” Collier said. “That's the message that we want. That's the type of grad-uate that we want to produce out of our department.”

“I think the criminal justice sys-tem is in a place where the world is critically watching, and the way that we've dealt with things in the past is not going to fly in the future,” Collier added. “We have to have leadership—people with ethics—which I think is perfect for Christian

students.”The Department of Criminal

Justice has admitted just over 30 stu-dents. In both the fall and spring se-mesters, the department is accepting freshmen and sophomores, but will be open to all applicants by next fall.

Freshman criminal justice major Gabriela Gonzalez reflected on Yar-ris's message in relation to her major.

“What stuck out to me the most was his message of positivity,” Gon-zalez said. “Twenty-one years on death row can really take a toll on one's soul, and he surpassed the an-ger and frustration for those that treated him unfairly and put that fuel to a greater purpose of informing and educating young minds about perse-verance.”

“Nick Yarris was so inspiring to me, and his call to action for all us students really captured my heart,” Gonzalez added. “This man, who doesn't really know me or anyone in that room, wants to see me succeed. Not only that, but he wants me to sur-pass his accomplishments, because he believes that I can do it. It was astonishing to me; the whole seminar was awakening.”

Another student who was moved by Yarris' story was freshman crimi-nal justice major Ashley Lucas. Lu-cas was impressed with Yarris' vo-cabulary and stage presence.

“I was shocked to hear that he was mute for two years, and that people on death row were not even allowed to speak,” Lucas said. “It broke my heart to hear that he was beaten for singing ‘Happy Birthday'’ to himself. It's ironic, because I and so many other people are moved by every word now. I wanted to jot down every word he said.”

Lucas hopes to work within the prison system to properly rehabilitate people—especially juveniles—stuck within the system.

Nick Yarris’ hope was that his message would inspire students to care enough to do what's right, even in times when some people may lack the courage.

“I don't care what field that you enter,” said Yarris. “[Just] be a good person.”

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Nicholas Yarris CourtesyNicholas Yarris, a young man at the time, stands next to an officer on the day he was convicted, wrong-fully accused of murder and sentenced to death row in 1981.

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He hopes the student body can communicate competently, relation-ally and lovingly in order to gain per-spective.

“The students were fully aware of the mistake that was made and ac-knowledged the learning experience that resulted from it. In our pursuit to seek out God-honoring diversity, ex-tending grace to these students is very important in our attempt to cultivate a new APU culture of care,” the state-ment continued.

Hinojosa said the reconciliation has to be productive, biblical and gra-cious, and that there should be dia-logue, not debate. He said the goal is for everyone to gain understanding, not to have a winner and a loser, and the only way for this to happen is in relationship face to face.

All six of the statuses Activate has posted since sharing the photo have been related to cultural appro-priation or the initial post regarding the picture.

Hinojosa defines cultural appro-priation as “taking a culture that isn’t yours and borrowing that culture. It’s taken from a negative standpoint, either in a comedic way to be funny or to marginalize or to demean some-one, which continues to perpetuate a

negative stereotype about a culture.”Mahala Hughes, Activate ally

and senior sociology major, said the photo prompted conversation in her classes and among her and her room-mates. She said she hopes students can gather to discuss diversity in a healthy way.

“I think the goal was to point out the ways that racism and cultural ap-propriation manifests itself in ways we don’t even recognize,” Hughes said.

Hughes said she believes loving others as the body of Christ requires self-examination and humility.

“I more side with students on campus whose voices are often not

heard or are often invalidated. I feel very passionate about echoing the voices that are often drowned out by the majority of students on campus,” Hughes said. “Siding with Activate in this specific incident was more about highlighting that they had something important to say rather than going back and agreeing with everything they have ever done.”

In a general sense, the Juan Di-rection costume is currently trending on social media with over 58,000 hashtags on Instagram and hundreds of pictures on Pinterest, the most popular of which has over 2,000 re-pins.

Kara Higa, Asian Pacific Ameri-can Student Organization leader and junior English major, said she does not believe the students in the photo were aiming to be offensive.

“People dress up as different races all the time. It was based on SNL. They were trying to copy it to be funny,” Higa said.

She said she feels ethnic organi-zations should be open about what is considered offensive and what is con-sidered humorous in light of different people's sensitivity.

This issue has arisen on other campuses as well. Members of the staff at the University of Louisville, including the president, recently posted a picture eliciting controver-

sy, as they wore sombreros and fake mustaches and held maracas.

Photos, articles and videos simi-lar to these have been shared using the hashtag “my culture is not a cos-tume,” seeking to raise awareness of the controversial nature of appropri-ating cultures.

Since Activate posted it, the photo had 105 likes, 106 comments (many with several replies) and 118 shares. The day after the photo was shared, Activate posted a status stat-ing the photo had 28,616 views.

Senior journalism major and Activate ally Sydney Potter said she believes the purpose of Activate shar-ing the specific numbers was to show the “tangible evidence of wanting to broadcast this on a platform and get everyone talking about it and having a discussion.”

Potter said she did not believe Activate had malicious intentions when sharing the photo.

“[The students’] identities are not what we need to be focusing on. I don’t think Activate’s goal was to point the finger at them but to bring awareness that we cannot have this on campus just in general,” Potter said.

Potter said using Facebook as a platform was necessary, as she be-lieves it brought the attention to APU administrators more quickly than it

may have otherwise. “I side with [Activate] as a whole

because as a minority African-Amer-ican woman. I understand exactly where they are coming from and be-ing invalidated with our experiences. I do think we need to have more student advocacy on campus, and I love that they are bringing awareness to the problems of APU and that we need to address them,” Potter said.

After having been asked to com-ment multiple times, no representa-tives from Activate, Latin American Association or Student Government Association chose to individually comment.

None of the students in the photo have been officially identified by the university.

“In our pursuit to seek out God-honoring diversity, extending grace to these students is very important in our attempt to cultivate a new APU culture of care. ”–Mosaic Caucus

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Recruiter helps students optimize LinkedInCenter for Career and Calling hosts social networking eventRaelene Kajkowskistaff writer

Azusa Pacific professors release C.S. Lewis-inspired books

Apiring LinkedIn gurus packed Wilden Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The Scholars for Business Achieve-ment (SBA) and the Center for Ca-reer and Calling (CCC) invited cer-tified LinkedIn recruiter and APU alumna Christie McGuire to speak about the ins and outs of the social network.

LinkedIn is the largest social professional networking site today, with more than 332 million users. LinkedIn helps people find jobs and employers search for employees; 67 percent of LinkedIn users are located outside of the U.S.

McGuire spoke on branding, building profiles and engaging LinkedIn. According to McGuire, branding oneself is the key to finding a potential career and being found by a recruiter.

“Consider a newspaper when creating your profile,” McGuire said. “A photo brings me in, then the head-line. The headline should be engag-ing, which [draws me in] to read your summary and so on.”

According to statistics, recruit-ers spend a fifth of their time looking at the profile picture of a potential

candidate, and don't spend nearly as much time checking candidates' ac-tual experiences or professional lives.

McGuire spoke on the impor-tance of having a professional pic-ture and one that suits one's intended brand. For instance, if a person is an

aspiring photographer, he or she may have a profile picture with a camera around his or her neck.

However, instead of creating a profile with a certain image in mind, many students simply include every academic achievement, every award

and every extracurricular—anything that they can think of.

“I threw up what I thought I needed to [have on my LinkedIn pro-file],” junior marketing major Brian Dillon said. “I am really looking to specifically enter the job market

soon, so beefing up my profile will help [me] market [myself].”

McGuire mentions not only the importance of branding oneself, but also providing information on a need-to-know basis. She said people live in a ‘bullet-point society,’ and recruiters enjoy seeing a list of skills, facts and statistics that show experience.

“Everything you are doing in school relates to that job,” McGuire said. “Experience doesn’t have to be just a job you've had.”

McGuire said supplying a list of skills is more efficient than using buzz words. Many times, buzz words, such as 'motivated,' 'responsible' and 'creative,' are included in profiles to shed light on personality traits, but McGuire said that fancy words do not help recruiters know what type of worker a person is.

Whether with peers, professors, potential collaborators or companies, McGuire said that she encourages LinkedIn users to make connections.

McGuire shared about the ad-vanced search button, referred to as the 'bench warmer' tab, where LinkedIn members can find compa-nies. On every company's profile, there is a list of employees available to talk about their position.

The CCC offers LinkedIn profile reviews, résumé reviews and mock interviews. According to Director of the CCC Phil Brazell, the department hopes to have McGuire come back to APU for one-on-one consultation appointments to look over student profiles.

Two faculty members publish works on the famous authorCaroline Connollystaff writer

APU professor and curator of special collections and rare books Dr. Roger White held a launch party in Darling Library Rotunda for his book, "C.S. Lewis & His Circle, Es-says and Memoirs from the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society," on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

"The six-and-a-half years that it took Dr. White to put together this book really shows his dedication," said Dr. Paul Gray, dean of university libraries.

The book offers readers a glimpse

into C.S. Lewis' legacy and heritage. White considers it to have been an editorial project, as the book includes a series of audiotapes from Oxford C.S. Lewis Society meetings that have been transcribed.

"I felt a personal lack in my life and felt out of balance," White said. "I needed to develop a poetic ear, and this book allowed me to do that. I was able to interact with the ideas and concepts of this book while writ-ing it."

White said that he believes mil-lennials are open to Lewis' views and can learn from Lewis' theology and philosophy by reading the Christian author's works.

"I think that people in our gen-eration often lose the mysterious element and imaginative elements of life because we have technology that can answer all our questions at the touch of a button," senior liberal studies major Lauralee Johnson said.

"Because of that, C.S. Lewis’ teach-ings about imagination are very im-portant."

Johnson said White's discussion at the launch party about the power that C.S. Lewis still has when teach-ing millennials about imagination has stuck with her.

"I was really excited to have the chance to hear about the work that APU professors are doing outside of teaching, as well as hearing about a book that is an important piece of literature in terms of understanding C.S. Lewis, his life and his friend-ships," Johnson said.

Although Lewis is well-known for his Christian apologetics and fic-tional works like "Mere Christianity" and "The Chronicles of Narnia," not many students are familiar with his background or academic pursuits.

Lewis started his education at Oxford University in 1917 and is re-membered by the Oxford C.S. Lewis

Society, which meets once a week to discuss Lewis’ teachings and way of thinking. The society celebrates his legacy and discusses upcoming events and his impact on the univer-sity and the world.

White and his wife, Dr. Theresa Clement Tisdale, a professor in the Department of Graduate Psychology, were assigned to head the Oxford Study Abroad Program in 2009, the same year that White began writing his book.

While living in Oxford, White joined the society, which celebrated his book during his visit last week.

Johnson says her favorite quote from the book so far is: “I decided, when asked to speak to the society, simply to talk about one of the books that I find most interesting and most challenging, though in some ways also most deeply flawed, of Lewis's major works. That's 'That Hideous Strength.'”

White's book is now available in the University Bookstore.

Another book related to C.S. Lewis, also written by an APU pro-fessor, is coming out this year.

At his book launch event, White said, “My book is more about the theology and works of the Inklings, and Dr. Glyer’s book is about the re-lationship between the Inklings.”

English professor Dr. Diana Gly-er's book is called "Bandersnatch," and focuses on the relationship be-tween the Inklings, a group of col-leagues—including Lewis—who col-laborated and inspired one another in their writings.

The Inklings met to discuss the-ology and philosophy, and Lewis’ brother Warren Lewis, or W.H. Lew-is, and J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" were members.

"Bandersnatch" will be available on Nov. 30, 2015.

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Putting a face on freedom from human traffickingA walk-through art exhibit honors survivors of both labor and sex traffickingJamie Roebuck-Josephstaff writer

The portraits of 16 women, painted by art-ists from around the world, stood side by side in the Seven Palms Amphitheater on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Each portrait was accompanied by a description detailing the battles each woman faced while caught in human sex trafficking.

Acting in cooperation, Student Action House, Free the Captives and Center for Stu-dent Action (CSA) hosted the event with the help of Freedom 58 Project, a nonprofit orga-nization from Colorado that uses art to dignify former slaves and victims of oppression. Free-dom 58 commissions artists from all over the world to paint portraits of those rescued from human trafficking.

While Freedom 58 collaborates with or-ganizations to abolish human trafficking, they are not directly involved with the physical act of saving victims. Rather, Freedom 58’s goal is to make people aware that understanding jus-tice is the primary framework for action against modern-day slavery.

“We don’t go into depth much about [the victims’] past when they were in slavery,” said Alyssa Wilson, Freedom 58’s art director intern. “[It’s] more of ‘Where are they now, what have they overcome?’ It’s encouraging hearing these stories of redemption that we can also see with-in our own lives.”

At the event, organizers informed attendees

about how their contribution could end the fast-est-growing criminal enterprise in the world. Sophomore communication major Raven Ma-caraeg, vice president of Free the Captives, believes that since slavery is an uncomfortable topic to talk about, having a voice for this cur-rent issue is important.

“A lot of people don’t realize that it’s still happening,” Macaraeg said. “I hope that people take away the fact that recognizing the problem is the first step. [The second step is] moving into taking action and hearing other peoples’ stories, and being able to gain knowledge [about human trafficking] so that they can tell other people.”

Josh Holm, senior practical theology ma-jor and president of Free the Captives, founded Free the Captives during his freshman year. Holm intended for the event to be a creative way to tell stories about slavery from around

the world.“I grew up as an orphan, so when God took

me out of that situation, I knew that He had a plan for my life,” Holm said. “Social justice just gripped my heart. I guess I know what it feels like for some of those kids, and I want to be the change that God has called me to be for this issue.”

Bob Swenson, before becoming one of the founders of Project 58 and the Faces of Free-dom Exhibit, recalls being in disbelief when his wife, Libby Swenson, initially told him about the 35 million slaves still being held captive today.

“It just seemed impossible,” he said. “I thought we’d already dealt with slavery.”

Swenson then spent about two years study-ing Isaiah 58 and reflecting on the 18 promises that God makes, hoping to find a way that he

could help get one step closer to ending slavery. With little money, Swenson was unsure how he could help the millions in captivity.

“One of the problems I saw was that no one knew there was trafficking,” Swenson said. “I was thinking, ‘Well, what could we do?’ It is such a hugely scaled problem. I told my wife that the only thing I could think of was a paint-ing to tell the girls’ story.”

Swenson’s art exhibit began with one paint-ing, and has since grown to include more than 150 paintings in their gallery. Currently, Swen-son and his team are trying to continue spread-ing awareness by finding ways to increase the exhibit’s reach.

“This is how God works,” Swenson said. “The problem is so vast that you just give to God what you have, how little it is doesn’t mat-ter. God just multiplies it.”

The event concluded with Swenson’s wife, Libby, as the key speaker.

She emphasized God’s call to action against injustice, no matter how different each student’s walk of life may be, and shared a few stories about her encounters with young women who were victims of human trafficking. Libby in-formed attendees that 2 million children are sold annually into the sex slave trade, giving slave owners a net profit of $150 billion.

“Today, millions of people around the world are rotting away,” Libby said. “But here is the good news: slavery has been beaten in the past.”

Libby concluded by encouraging students at the event to donate if they felt that God was calling them to do so, because even the smallest contribution makes a difference. At the end of the night, around $300 was raised for the orga-nization from these donations.

To learn more about how you can support or get involved with Freedom 58 visit: www.freedom58project.com/.

Josh HolmAttached to each painting was a story about each of the women depicted in the portraits.

Students desire to serve a God of adventureCSA launches academic major and interest-specific Action TeamsSharon Leeopinion editor

Cereal, twinkly lights and high spirits filled the night of the first Center for Student (CSA) 2016 Action Team event in Seven Palms Ampi-theater on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Action Teams are short-term mission groups sent across the globe through CSA. There are a wide variety of programs available to students, such as trips with emphases on educational development, prayer ministry, mobile medical care clinics and anti-human and sex trafficking.

CSA has made several changes to the Ac-tion Team program this year.

To launch the new year Pastor Woody Mor-wood prayed over the team leaders at the end of Kaleo chapel. Afterward, students were en-couraged to visit Seven Palms for free cereal, a chance to meet the leaders and spark conversa-tion about the nations they will be serving.

This year, team leaders were chosen and announced earlier than previous years. This will give students interested in participating in an Action Team an opportunity to talk with the leaders of specific trips.

The variety and diversity of teams avail-able is just one example of how much the APU community desires to know the world around it. Last year, 21 teams were sent out, with a total of 125 participants. This year, CSA is offering 28 Action Teams, each led by APU students, seven more than last year.

Over the summer, CSA Action Team Coor-dinator Laurelyn Shaw sat down with students who came back from their 2015 mission trips.

“The thing that sticks out to me the most is what people say that changed them,” Shaw said. “Most people say it was when they were with the people around them or an encounter they had with God. That’s what changes us the most. And the thing that is most consistent is the word ‘with.’ We’re gonna focus on that a

lot this year.”Senior youth ministry major Mikey Gutier-

rez is leading a team to the Republic of Georgia.“I went on a mission trip to South Africa

two years ago, and it had a profound effect on me,” Gutierrez said. “I want to help others find their calling.”

Another thing that CSA has introduced this year is Action Teams that are specific to a stu-dent’s major.

Namibia’s team, for example, is a computer science-centered mission led by engineering and computer science professor Dan Grissom, accompanied by student leader and junior com-puter science major Sarah Marley. Participating APU students will partner with Namibian com-puter science students to complete a socially minded programming project.

“I feel as if this is the next step that God is calling me to,” Marley said. “I’m learning how to put myself out there more and more.”

Medical mission teams are also heading to Kolktata, India and Ecuador.

“I want to go somewhere with a medical focus,” said sophomore biology major Tito Escalante, who will travel to Ecuador. “I want to be an ER physician, and missions are on my heart. It’s the perfect combination.”

CSA is also sending a disaster-relief Action Team to Japan in the rural northern area of Ishi-nomaki, to serve people impacted by the 2011 earthquake.

An action team is heading to Moldova is aimed at students with a passion for soccer. Students will be running a youth soccer camp, while also getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportu-nity to play against the Moldova national soccer team.

Trips this year will include new locations like Guatemala and Costa Rica, to name just a few. Domestic Action Teams will travel to San Francisco and Arizona, as well as Utah during the Mid-semester Break.

“I don’t know what team I want to go on yet, but I’m open,” freshman humanities major Madeline Harlow said. “I love spreading the Gospel. I’d love to do some kind of community service and work with children.”

If junior music major Melanie Tierce could travel anywhere for missions, she would go to Mozambique.

“I have friends there who are full-time mis-sionaries that I would love to work alongside,” Tierce said.

Shaw encouraged students to step out and apply for an Action Team. During the applica-tion process, students can choose a particular destination or indicate a willingness to go wher-ever they are needed. CSA workers then inter-view the students and determine team place-ment.

“You might disqualify yourself because you don’t think you have anything to bring,” Shaw said, “but maybe there’s something the Lord has for you to learn, or there’s something He wants to bless you with.

“Let’s be adventurously expectant,” added Shaw. “Our faith is an adventure. We serve a God of adventure.”

For more information about specific Action Teams and how to apply, visit www.center-forstudentaction.org/what-we-do/action-teams/.

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As Wallace continues to recover, those to whom he entrusted the care of the university seek to honor his legacy and his vision.

“Every year, Dr. Wallace gives something, something symbolic of the year to the APU community,” Acting President David Bixby said. “It’s not necessarily something of high monetary value, but it is symbolic of the year ahead.”

In keeping with that tradition, the APU community wanted to honor Wallace by giving him something meaningful to him—a Chevrolet tailgate bench.

The bench was built out of an Old Chevy tailgate, symbolic of his childhood and memo-ries he’d made with his family.

“Hehasbeenthepresi-dentfor15years,andforhimtostepawayandnotdothatisarealcredittohischaracter.”-David Bixby

Throughout Wallace’s life, he has owned various Chevrolet cars. Years ago, Wallace bought a 1953 Chevy truck that became each of his three children’s first vehicle. He still loves these old trucks, and lives vicariously through his son Matt, who currently owns and works on two Chevys.

The idea to turn a Chevy tailgate into a bench came from Vice President of University Relations David Peck, and was funded by mem-bers of the President’s Council and other con-tributors. The university presented the bench to Wallace at the Faculty-Staff Kickoff earlier this year.

“The whole idea was [to give] him a gift

to show him that we love him and that we are thinking of him,” Bixby said. “We wanted to be encouraging to him.”

“The bench is just one small part of the last five months,” Wallace said. “This journey of faith that God has me on, [the one] that I am learning about—the bench is one part of that expression that overwhelms me.”

Along with the bench, Wallace received over 1,000 notes of encouragement from fac-ulty, staff, students and members of the Azusa community

“I think the real gift is from the APU com-munity, [who demonstrated] their willingness to pray, think of me and write that down,” Wallace said.

The first conversation that took place on the bench was between Wallace and his wife, Gail. The pair decided the bench would be placed in the entryway of their university home.

“We will have to see over the next few months what kind of conversations will happen on that bench, but now, it’s a family heirloom,” said Wallace, who celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary with Gail in August.

“[During] the last five months, Gail and I have been together 24/7,” Wallace said. “One of the true blessings has been a renewal of my covenant relationship to Gail, and a daily re-minder of how fortunate I am to be in a cov-enant relationship with such a remarkable and gifted person.”

During this time of recuperation and newly discovered blessings for Wallace, APU leader-ship has handled the transition well.

Campbell particularly noted that Bixby leaned in admirably with enthusiasm, confi-dence, humility and grace.

Bixby credited the smooth transition to Wallace’s ability to trust his staff and others to stand up and lead.

“That had to be a willful act…He has been the president for 15 years, and for him to step away and not do that is a real credit to his char-

acter,” Bixby said.Though the shared leadership has served the

university well, some sacrifices were inevitable. One such instance was when both Wallace

and Bixby missed this year’s Walkabout retreat. However, after Wallace’s recovery, Bixby fully expects them both to “be where we belong, and that’s Walkabout for 10 days.”

“Iamlookingforwardtogettingbacktosomethingthatlooksmorenormalthanthelastfivemonths.”-Jon Wallace Wallace has participated in Walkabout for

38 years, run marathons of 100+ miles and has hiked around the world with his daughter, Kate. The past five months have restricted Wallace from being able to experience the outdoors, one

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of his greatest passions. To account for this setback, the Wallaces

have instead opened all the doors and windows of their home so that the “outdoors gets to come indoors,” he said.

Kate Wallace, who also shares his passion, added that it’s “how we make the mundane sa-cred.”

Wallace is eager to reconnect with APU and its students by returning to South Africa on Nov. 11, which will be his first adventure since the diagnosis. He plans to speak in chapels for both Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg cohorts during his trip, and expects to come back with a full heart, ready to hit the ground running, come spring semester.

“Being a president is more than a full-time job; there will be lots of things to reengage with,” Wallace said. “I am really looking for-ward to that. I am looking forward to getting back to something that looks more normal than the last five months.”

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Going overseas with a study abroad program or an Action Team is a big part of APU. Personally, I’ve experienced God reveal Himself in deeper and new ways when I’ve been overseas.

Everything changes: the way you think, your music preferences, your beliefs, even your personal style. All this change can take a huge toll on us.

One of the things often over-looked when returning from an over-seas trip is the debriefing process. When you return to the U.S., you be-gin to feel and experience things in a completely new way, but have no one to share that with, no one who under-stands the conflicting emotions.

“One of the most difficult things about coming back to the United States was that I had no one to talk to,” said junior psychology ma-jor Megan Schroeder, who studied abroad in South Africa last semester. “I had no one to listen to my personal experiences in South Africa and how God worked in me.”

You feel as if you’ve experienced something radical, which is hard to bring back home because you are un-able to fully explain what happened overseas—nothing you say seems to do it justice. Yet, amidst the excite-ment and self-discovery, it can be easy to overlook the fact that others have changed as well.

Junior psychology major Molly Cody, a student ministry coordinator for the Wellness Team in the Center

for Student Action (CSA), meets in-dividually with students who have traveled overseas to debrief and be a listening ear.

The CSA Wellness team formed with one mission in mind: to act as a support system to students who have been abroad.

“A lot of people who have trav-eled overseas easily forget that not only have they personally changed, but that the people they’ve come home to have also changed, as well as the relationships,” Cody said.

This can make you feel like you are a foreigner in your home country, and that perhaps you were more val-ued and appreciated overseas.

“Between traveling abroad and coming back home, I’m still work-ing on my relationships with people I didn’t go on my trip with,” Cody said.

Once you return, it can be easy to forget that you even went on a trip.

God worked powerfully over-seas. So much so that at first, com-ing back to one’s daily routine can be daunting. It is precisely for this reason that debriefing is so important. Talking to others about your experi-ence confirms the work that God has done, while spreading boldness and challenging one to change old ways of living.

Coming back home means step-

ping back into “reality,” which means going back to school or getting a “real” job.

However, who’s to say that you can’t bring your mission experience into your workplace?

“I have brought my time overseas into my workplace by being able to ask the hard questions and relate to my friends in a deeper way,” Cody said.

It will probably always be tough for those going through the reentry process.

Stay strong through those times, and don’t be afraid to reach out to others, especially those who went on the same mission trip that you did.

“I have been blessed by being able to debrief with the students who went with me to South Africa and being understood by those people,” Schroeder said.

Reentry can be a sensitive and difficult time, but you can’t allow it to eat you up inside. At first, it may be hard to find someone you can share your experiences with and speak hon-estly to, but there are plenty of op-tions at APU to help you through the harrowing reentry process, many of which are available through the CSA.

Contact the CSA’s Wellness Team with any concerns about reen-try. The CSA is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

students have the opportunity to travel to countries across the world like China and ecuador as part of apu programs.

We’ve all heard about it, we’ve all talked about it. Some of us have even been criticized for it.

Whether we wanted it to or not, the APU bubble—where we’re a little bit sheltered, a little bit naive—has become part of our lives, and it’s important to remember that college is not the “real world”—just a cheap knock-off version.

The bubble is a familiar concept, especially among college students, who become so caught up in their own lives that they cease to pay at-tention to the outside world.

When we graduate high school, we’re told that we’re stepping into the real world. That may have been true in the past, but due to the fact that you need a college degree to get a “real job,” that’s no longer accurate.

The fact that your parents aren’t around to tell you what to do makes you feel wildly independent, like you’re finally a full-fledged adult.

It’s like stepping away from the over-protective mother that is high school and entering the caring aunt’s home that is college. Your mom was strict, but your aunt still doesn’t al-low you as much freedom as you’d thought she would.

Another aspect of the bubble is the cultural and generational void that we live in. We’re surrounded by

people our own age, each of us af-fected by the same cultural influenc-es. We run, essentially, on the same wavelength.

This is especially true on cam-pus. Students are heavily influenced by what they hear in classrooms and in chapel.

Neither of these are a bad thing, but college is one of the few times in your life when you will be surround-ed by people whose sole purpose is to teach and influence you; when you graduate, you’ll find out what it’s like to live without them.

As APU students, many of us have not yet faced opposition like the kind that exists in the real world. The university may be able to boast spiri-tual diversity on some level, but it is very minimal.

When you go out into the world with a real job, your co-workers may or may not believe what you believe. They may also be inclined to dislike what you believe and disagree with you on a daily basis.

Aside from church, you may nev-er again be in a place that constantly affirms you in your faith like APU will.

“I know I don’t live in the real world,” senior business management major Austin Fleming said. “But until I graduate this December, I’m not go-ing to think about it or let that bother me.”

We have the luxury of not having to deal with it right now, which isn’t a bad thing, but we shouldn’t be totally ignorant of it.

APU offers wonderful resources to help you “burst your bubble,” even if it’s just a little, through programs like Study Away and Action Teams. Take advantage of them—Study Away enables you to look outside your worldview, and Action Teams give you an opportunity to work alongside others for Christ.

“I didn’t realize how different people are around the world,” sopho-more biology major John Matthew Perry said. “I thought that when I went to Ireland on an Action Team, people would think like me because they’re also a first-world country. That definitely was not the case. I learned a lot about how I want to live my life from the people in Ireland, and I never would have if I hadn’t gone.”

The APU bubble is comfortable for us. It gives us opportunities to interact with fellow Christians and participate in meaningful programs or activities. In the “real world,” we might not experience such a support-ive environment.

So, despite how comfortable we are in our bubble, we should take ad-vantage of opportunities to see what the world’s like outside. That way, we’ll know how to act in a world that doesn’t understand that we are called to live differently.

“I would name it Pam-cakesland. And I would make One Direction my VP.”Pamela Valenzuelaseniorinternational Business major

“It would be called Neighbor Love and the first thing I’d do is de-throne myself.”Tyler WilbornJuniorenglish major

“I’d name it Gluten-lesstopia. I would outlaw all gluten

products.”Chloe Hoy-Bianchi

JuniorMusic and worship major

“I love lemons, so I’d probably call it Lem-

onville. The first thing I’d want to do is make

health care affordable.”Leslie Cheng

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You’re the president of your own country.

What do you name it?And, what’s the first thing you do?

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“Beardington. And I would abolish all male razors. It will be illegal for men to shave their beards.”Leo FrankJunior Music and worship major

“Utopia would be its name. I’d personally

interview people to ask them what they want.”

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“I learned a lot about how I want to live my life from the peo-ple in Ireland, and I never would have if I hadn’t gone.”-John Matthew Perry

Sports

Azusa Pacific men’s basketball is looking to continue a high level of play despite graduating all five start-ers on last year’s Elite Eight team.

“I’m excited,” head coach Justin Leslie said. “The start of a new year is always an exciting time and the fact that we have some new players, but also returners in new roles, gives opportunities for them to grow and stretch themselves a little bit.”

The Cougars lost All-PacWest guard Robert Sandoval and All-American guard Troy Leaf to gradu-ation.

“We lost five seniors; however, I think that offensively, we’re much more talented,” sophomore forward Corey Langerveld said. “We’re a taller team and more athletic team, so I’m excited.”

While Coach Leslie agrees that Leaf and Sandoval were great point contributors for the team, he believes that this year’s players are just as capa-ble of achieving what they did last year.

“We do have guys who are just as talented—they’re just not there yet,” Leslie said. “It’s our job as a coach-ing staff to give them confidence and work with them day in and day out to where they can establish themselves as the next leaders and names of the program. Someone’s going to step up. It’s just grooming the next guys for their opportunity. We have the tal-ent.”

The team focused their summer practices on improving offensive tac-tics, both individually and as a team. The five graduating seniors from last season scored 61.4 percent of the Cougars’ points.

“This team is more versatile than a lot of the teams that we’ve had in the past,” Leslie said. “We’re taller [this year]; we have more guys who can play near the basket and farther away.”

However, Coach Leslie is also looking to take advantage of the team’s intellectual capabilities. Focus-ing in on the players’ natural aware-ness on the court, Leslie emphasized polishing their skill at making adjust-ments on the fly and attacking their opponent’s weakness quickly.

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a timeout or a play, I think we can put things in place where they can see it in the floor and in the flow of the game, then take advantage [of it],” Leslie said.

In regards to new players, trans-fers and incoming freshmen, coach Leslie and sophomore forward Petar Kutlesic feel optimistic.

“I feel confident in our new guys,” Kutlesic said. “We have a bunch of transfers, freshmen and people who played last year that are going to take over the leadership, [like] upperclass-men and sophomores.”

Kutlesic also mentioned the advantage the team has with their “bigs”—the team’s tallest players. “We have some new plays; we’re go-ing to expose that, and [the bigs help] work the points per game,” Kutlesic said.

Junior guard Justin Byrd and junior forward Joey Schreiber, the transfers, were key contributors in quality Division II programs before coming to APU. Coach Leslie has been working to get the players com-fortable with the team’s system and style.

“They’re very good players, and

they have a lot to offer,” Leslie said. “It’s just a matter of them getting comfortable with how we do things. That just takes a little bit of time, but they’re working hard; they have great attitudes.”

At the beginning of every new season, new leadership is bound to appear. As team chemistry continues to grow and strengthen, leadership is slowly defined.

“I like to use the term ‘role lead-ership’ or ‘situational leadership,’” Leslie said. “We have different guys who have different strengths at different times. Sometimes it’s in the locker room when there are no coaches around; they’re more of a spiritual mentor and leader on the team. We have other guys who are more energetic, who drive it at prac-tice and at games. And then there are others who are just leaders by example.”

Leslie added, “That’s one of the big question marks that we have go-

ing into this year—how leadership will form.”

Leslie has set up a tough sched-ule in the western region to help the team’s chances of qualifying for the NCAA tournament.

“Ultimately our goal is to make the NCAA tournament each year,” Leslie said. “Sure, we want to com-pete for a conference championship, but I think if we’re working toward that goal of playing a tough schedule and putting us in the top three, we’re going to be in the mix.”

Since the PacWest does not have a balanced schedule, and some teams may play difficult opponents multiple times while others face that difficult team only once, it is important that the Cougars make sure they lock-down a position in the top three of the PacWest to continue to the NCAA tournament.

The team’s main focus for mak-ing it into that mix is protecting its home court.

“You have to protect your home floor,” Leslie said. “We have to win

at home. Last year, we were able to do that, and then there are teams that we have to win on the road against, teams that we’re better than. Then there are teams, the top suspects, the usual suspects: your Dixie States, your Cal Baptists, Point Loma, Con-cordia—we need to win our games at home against them, and then we need to steal a few on the road. Then we all hope that they split and lose else-where.”

The entire team shares the same winning mentality and the same goals.

“First—no questions asked—we really want to make it to the [West Region tournament] one more time,” Kutlesic said. “It was so much fun last year, and I really want to do that. I think we can do that.”

The Cougars’ season begins with a nonconference schedule that includes Cal Poly Pomona and Se-attle Pacific, both of which reached the NCAA Division II West Region semifinals a year ago.

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Jan. 21 @ *Holy NamesJan. 23 @ *Academy of ArtJan. 25 @ *DominicanJan. 30 *FRESNO PACIFICFeb. 1 *HAWAII PACIFICFeb. 5 *BYU-HAWAIIFeb. 13 *POINT LOMAFeb. 15 *DOMINICANFeb. 19 *CONCORDIAFeb. 23 @ *BYU-HawaiiFeb. 25 @ *ChaminadeFeb. 27 @ *Hawaii HiloMar. 3–5 PacWest Tournament* Conference# Neutral locationHOME GAMES IN CAPS

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California Baptist 16-4 (3)BYU-Hawaii 15-5 (4)Dixie State 17-3 (T1)Azusa Pacific 17-3 (T1)Chaminade 9-11(8)Hawaii Pacifc 11- 9(6)Point Loma 13-7 (5)Concordia 13-3 (2)*Dominican 10-10 (7)Hawaii Hilo 8-12 (9) Fresno Pacific 5-15 (T10)Academy of Art 5-15 (T10) Notre Dame de Namur 3-17 (12)Holy Names 1-19 (13)*As an NAIA member of the GSAC

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PACWEST PRESEASON POLL

Sports Information Photo Sophomore forward Petar Kutlesic will take on a big-ger role this year after winning the PacWest Freshman of the Year honor last season. Last year he averaged 5.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

Sports Information Photo Junior guard Bruce English dunks on an Occidental player during the Cougars’ 107-82 win last season. The guard is expected to take on a bigger role this season after the graduation of Troy Leaf and Robert Sandoval.

“...they can estab-lish themselves as the next leaders and names of the pro-gram.” - Justin Leslie

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Nine seniors look to end their basketball careers at APU with a championshipBrandon Rodriguezassistant sports editor

Azusa Pacific women’s basket-ball season hasn’t tipped off yet, but the season is approaching quickly, with very high expectations. This year’s PacWest preseason poll has picked APU to finish the season sec-ond, behind reigning national runner-up California Baptist University. However, APU’s women’s basketball team is not satisfied with that second-place ranking.

They want to win it all.The 2015-16 Cougars have a total

of nine seniors on the team, and with an extremely strong and experienced squad, the goal of winning a champi-onship is within reach for APU.

“We want to win the national championship,” head coach T.J. Har-deman said. “With a total of nine se-niors, there’s the feeling of ‘This is our time, this is our year,’ so that’s a good feeling on the team. Everyone’s mentality is: ‘Whatever I can do to help the team, I want to do.’”

Senior forward Kelly Hardeman, the coach’s niece, is the team captain and has helped lead the Cougars in the right direction. Last season, she ranked second in the PacWest in scor-ing (19.1 ppg), fourth in rebounding (9.9 rpg), and fifth in blocks (2.0 bpg).

“Besides the fact that it’s my last year of playing college basket-ball, [the PacWest preseason poll] is a huge motivation for me,” Kelly Hardenman said. “I think for all nine of us [seniors], we’re all motivated by that, and it gives us a little fire that you can’t really get unless you have a team full of seniors.”

Kelly Hardeman is a two-time first-team All-PacWest selection, and was tagged as the preseason choice for PacWest Player of the Year. This is her second time being selected in the preseason for the honor, as she also earned it as a sophomore in the 2013-14 season. However, she pre-

Nov. 13 @ Cal Poly PomonaNov. 14 # CS Dominguez HillsNov. 17 CAL STATE L.A.Nov. 20 W. WASHINGTONNov. 21 SEATTLE PACIFICNov. 24 WESTMONTNov, 27 # CS San BernardinoNov. 28 @ UC San DiegoDec. 3 *Point LomaDec. 5 *CALIFORNIA BAPTISTDec. 19 @ *Dixie StateJan. 5 @ *ConcordiaJan. 7 *DIXIE STATEJan. 9 *CHAMINADEJan. 16 @*California BaptistJan. 18 *NOTRE DAME de NAMUR

Jan. 21 @ *Holy NamesJan. 23 @ *Academy of ArtJan. 25 @ *DominicanJan. 30 *FRESNO PACIFICFeb. 1 *HAWAII PACIFICFeb. 5 *BYU-HAWAIIFeb. 13 *POINT LOMAFeb. 15 *DOMINICANFeb. 19 *CONCORDIAFeb. 23 @ *BYU-HawaiiFeb. 25 @ *ChaminadeFeb. 27 @ *Hawaii HiloMar. 3–5 PacWest Tournament

* Conference# Neutral locationHOME GAMES IN CAPS

2014-15 Record (Finish)

California Baptist 16-4 (2)Azusa Pacific 14-6 (4)Academy of Art 13-7 (5)Hawaii Pacifc 18-2 (1)Point Loma 15-5 (3)BYU-Hawaii 12-8 (6)Concordia 14-2 (1)* Dominican 10-10 (7)Dixie State 7-13 (9)Hawaii Hilo 9-11 (8) Fresno Pacific 6-14 (11)Chaminade 7-13 (10)Notre Dame de Namur 2-18 (12)Holy Names 1-19 (13)

*As an NAIA member of the GSAC

PACWEST PRESEASON POLL

Women’s basketball seek to turn experience into successfers not to listen to the preseason hype.

“To be hon-est, I don’t think it means anything [winning pre-season player of the year],” Kelly Haredman said. “I try not to pay any attention to it, because I know that it comes with a lot of anticipa-tion. Don’t get me wrong, I’m honored to get the award, but I think that it’s more of a reflection of my hard work.”

Last season, the Cougars went 19-10, finishing on a strong note with a five-game win-ning streak, before getting edged out by Hawaii Pacific in the PacWest tournament semifinals. This year, they want to begin where they left off—with a winning streak—and they want it to stay that way through-out the entire season.

“Our communication has really improved,” said senior guard Cydnie Jones. “That’s something that we’ve been working on. Our defense was really good last year, but now we’ve taken that extra step. Offensively, it’s important just to move the ball around in order to get a flow going, and not letting the other team get any open shots or offensive rebounds.”

Jones led the team last year in as-sists (131) and in steals (65), averag-ing 11.0 points per game.

Senior forward Miriam Zabinsky and junior center Maggie Dumphy also return for the Cougars. Last year, Zabinsky was second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.7 points per game; Dumphy led the team in blocks (60) and averaged 10.1 points per game last season.

The team also expects a con-tribution from senior guard Allison Greene and sophomore guard Joelle Tampien. Neither Greene nor Tampi-en played last year, but their skill sets will definitely impact the team this year.

APU Sports Information PhotoTop: The team circles around Cydnie Jones in a pregame huddle. Bottom: Kelly hardeman drives to the basket against holy names.

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Whether it’s by jamming out to Sam Hunt’s “House Party” or by completing the team cheer, the wom-en’s soccer team has no trouble find-ing motivation.

Being continuously ranked in the top 25 in the National Soccer Coach-es Association of America (NSCAA) adds even further motivation this sea-son.

The Cougars are 12-2 overall, 8-2 in PacWest conference play and ranked 19st in the latest coaches’ poll. The biggest reason for this is the team’s defense.

“This is an incredible team, and to be ranked in the nation is an honor,” said junior goalkeeper Sarah Klinken-berg. “But we aren’t content with be-ing there. We have our eyes on two games right now, because we know that if we finish these two games, we are promised a postseason.”

Championship defense carries Cougars’ seasonWomen’s soccer team focuses on backlineRaelene Kajkowskistaff writer

The Cougars’ defense has been their strength this year. They’ve al-lowed only seven goals on the sea-son. That mark is good for second in the conference; the average of .351 goals against per game is ranked 5th

nationally and 10th nationally in shut-out percentage (total shutouts divided by total games), at .667.

The stellar defense complements the PacWest’s leading offense, scor-ing an average of 1.93 goals per game.

Cougar goalies have posted the highest save percentage at .902.

“Our strategy is to be a cohesive unit,” Klinkenberg said. “Our job is simple: don’t concede goals. We do this through lots of communication. We do our best to defend really well in one-on-one situations. It’s what our defense is based upon, because if each of us does our job right, no one can get by us.”

The team’s defenders continue to have the ability to fight off opponents and keep them away from the goal line. The team’s defensive chemistry is key to finding success.

“Most important is our shape and support that each of our defend-ers has to give,” head coach Jason

Surrell said. “Each player has a role which, if done correctly, creates a strong defensive group. We focus on defending, starting with our for-wards all the way to our backline and goalkeeper. It’s a team defensive strategy.”

Most of the women’s soccer games are on Thursdays and Satur-

days, which means that starting Mon-day, the women are ready for drills and are preparing for the next oppo-nent to check off list.

“Drills that are prominent for our progress would be defending one-on-ones,” sophomore defender Hayley Patterson said. “[There’s also] defending corner kicks and

“[Greene] was an All-League player two years ago, and she prob-ably has the highest basketball IQ of anybody on our team,” Coach Harde-man said. “She brings knowledge, understanding and competitiveness. She’s going to help us out a lot.”

“[Greene and Tampien’s] impact is huge,” Kelly Hardeman said. “It defi-nitely takes a lot of pressure off of me, and for others as well. The pressure is not on one player to have their best game in order for us to win, because we

have someone who can come off the bench and do equally as well.”

With the amount of experience and ambition from this basketball team, APU may prove themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the PacWest.

The Cougars will begin their season with two consecutive away games. On Nov. 13, they will play at Cal Poly Pomona, and on Nov. 14, they will take on Cal State Domin-guez Hills. The home opener is Nov. 17 against Cal State L.A.

other set pieces, and playing 11-ver-sus-11.”

Patterson also explained that, in practice, the defensive team will practice against a scout team, repli-cating how their upcoming opponents will play.

As the team’s center back, Pat-terson must keep the team organized and in the right rhythm of motion for the next play.

“My strategy of defense is to beat the forward I’m defending to every ball, to win every header, to control every tackle and not let her get a shot off,” Patterson said.

The team is ranked second in the West Region, slated to host the open-ing two rounds of the NCAA tourna-ment if they manage to hold the spot with two games remaining against PacWest bottom dwellers.

“Each girl gives everything she has on a daily basis, and it is very rewarding to receive such an honor,” Patterson said. “My teammates de-serve to be nationally recognized. It is not easy to do what we do.”

Coach Surrell agreed; however, he stated that the only thing that truly matters is where you finish in the end.

“We want to be number one,” said Surrell. “That’s just how we think.”

APU Sports Information PhotoJunior midfielder Allyn Brown (left) and sophomore defender Courtney Camden pursue a dixie State player during the Cougars 4-1 win.

Sports Information Photo Kaleb (left) and Keenan (right) Armbrust stand with family during senior day.Left: Keenen (top) and Kaleb (bottom) are a dangerous pair of attackers for opposing defenses. The pair have scored a combined seven goals.

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Tandem poses scoring threat for Cougar men’s soccerLandon Trokasports editor

Armbrust brothers fuel Cougars’ attack

On the field, they’re nearly in-distinguishable. They have the same build, standing 6’1” and lean. They both sport a scraggly beard topped by a head of curly hair. They even share the same gallop, using their long strides to cover the pitch.

The brothers, Keenan Armbrust a senior forward, and Kaleb Armbrust a sophomore forward, can easily be mistaken for twins.

“Even our dad can’t tell us apart when we’re on the field,” said Keen-an, an international business major.

“People say we have telepathy together on the field, and that we al-ways know where each other [is],” said Kaleb, who also majors in busi-ness.

Keenan has started all 15 games, while Kaleb has started 14 this year for the Cougars. The pair has spear-headed the soccer team’s offense.

“It’s great to have them both here together, they were both top recruits for us,” Head Coach Dave Blomquist said.

For the Armbrusts, APU is a family tradition. Their father, Gregg, played soccer for the Cou-gars from 1986-1988. The decision to come to APU was natural for Keenan, but wasn’t nearly as easy for Kaleb.

“Our whole family came here; our parents met here,” Kaleb said. “I

think I was just stubborn and wanted to do something different than the rest of the family and go my own way.”

Kaleb’s decision to attend APU came as a surprise to Keenan, who didn’t know it was even a possibil-ity until he received a call that it was happening.

“I was actually hoping he wouldn’t,” Keenan said. “I didn’t want him to feel like he was follow-ing in my footsteps, or that he was in my shadow.”

Thankfully, it didn’t turn out that way, and recruiting the pair has paid off for the Cougars.

The brothers have seven com-bined goals and contributed three as-sists this year. The total is four goals and one assist for Keenan, and three goals and two assists for Kaleb. In last year’s PacWest championship season, the tandem managed to score a combined nine goals and add 11

assists.“They’re dynamic and inter-

changeable, which allows us to use some variety with how we play them, whether it’s out wide or down the middle,” Blomquist said. “It becomes a challenge for opponents because they can do so many different things.”

Playing together in college has managed to bring the pair closer, and also improved their off-the-field rela-tionship.

“I think it’s funny because we used to fight all the time when we played,” Kaleb said. “That stopped once I got here, and we’ve never got-ten along so well before.”

“After last year, it translated to going back home, hanging out a ton and spending time together, which we hadn’t really done before,” Keenan agreed.

Their experience as a pair will end at the conclusion of this season,

Cross Country Last meet: Pacific West Conference ChampionshipUpcoming: @ NCAA West Regional Championships at 10 a.m. (women) and 11:15 a.m. (men) on Sat. 11/7

Football (5-4)Last game: L, 14-17 vs. Western Oregon*Upcoming: vs. Simon Fraser* at 6:15 p.m. on Sat. 11/14

Men’s Basketball (0-0)Upcoming: vs. Westmont (exhibition) at 7:30 p.m. on Mon. 11/9

Men’s Soccer (4-9-2)Last game: W, 4-2 vs. Hawaii Hilo*Upcoming: @ Holy Names* at 1:30 p.m. on Thurs. 11/5

Swim & Dive (1-1)Last meet: W, 106-98 @ Alaska FairbanksUpcoming: vs. Biola at 10 a.m. on Sat. 11/7

Volleyball (12-10) #Last game: vs. Point Loma* on Tues. 11/3Upcoming: @ Concordia at 7 p.m. on Thurs. 11/5

Women’s Basketball (0-0)Upcoming: @ Cal Poly Pomona on Fri. 11/13

Women’s Soccer (13-2)Last game: W, 3-0 vs. Hawaii Hilo*Upcoming: @ Holy Names* at 11 a.m. on Thurs. 11/5# - No Result at time of print

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but not before senior Keenan makes his mark on the record books.

Keenan is set to finish in the all-time top 25 for points in APU history. He had 47 (20 goals, seven assists) total entering the season, which places him at 24th all time. His performance this year has given him eight more points, pushing him into 22nd.

The Cougars are 4-9-2 on the year with only two more games left