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free the Captives photofree the Captives joins A21–Abolishing injustice in the 21st Cen-tury–a national movement on Oct. 17, where students walked the streets of Anaheim to raise awareness of human sex trafficking. The student-led club participates in Global engagement Values Week by hosting an art walk and panel to further conversations.

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Celebrating the life and legacy of APU’s Walkabout founder Jamie Roebuck-Josephstaff writer

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Office of University Advancement continues tradition of hosting annual fundraising event

Dinner Rally highlights university achievement

The Felix Event Center was almost at capacity with formally dressed donors for APU’s annual Dinner Rally fundraiser. Nearly 1,000 alumni, staff, faculty and friends of the university gathered for the 65th event last Friday in hopes of raising a goal of $1.3 million. The Board of Trustees alone committed $745,000.

The event combines a gourmet meal, alumni success stories and mu-sic by various student choirs and or-chestras to showcase the campus and help attendees visualize the unique types of students the donations will impact.

“Really, APU is as good as its alumni. To be able to tell the story of three alumni: Lindsey [Rehfeld], businesswoman, successful, entre-preneur. Stephen Vogt, whose heart is on a national stage as a baseball player but is known really for his

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APU Walkabout members, past colleagues and friends of the late Tim Hansel gathered together in Marsh-burn Library next to the reading room built in his honor to celebrate his life on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Attendees reminisced in the read-ing room, a clone of Hansel’s office, filled with his favorite books and per-sonal journals.

A memorial slideshow, which included photographs of Hansel’s climbs, family and friends, played in the background while they shared stories about how he impacted each of their lives.

Hansel founded APU’s Walk-about program over the span of two years at the university. The program originally partnered with Hansel’s outdoor adventure company, Sum-mit, a mountaineering wilderness program designed to bring partici-pants to confront and thrive in 20th century complexities and challenges. By 1980, APU harbored Walkabout on its own.

For more than 40 years, the Walk-about program has prepared student leaders for service. Over the course of 10 days, students are equipped with what they have on their back and sent to the wilderness.

This training exhausts both the mental and physical ability and causes students to wholly lean on God , while building community with one another.

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character. Margarita [Ramirez], who came here with all the intellect in the world and had faculty come along-side her. When I hear those stories and nearly 1,000 people hear those stories, the people that they give so much to make all this happen, it made it a perfect night,” Acting President David Bixby said.

Bixby said he believes Dinner Rally is important because it tells the APU story and shows the essence of what the university aims to be. He said the alumni’s achievements are the return of the donors’ investments.

“Our idea would be that APU is a place where students would come to be mentored and discipled and are involved in rigorous scholarship with faculty,” Bixby said. “For an evan-gelical Christian institution, we must do that now and we must do it in the years to come. Our commitment is to remain who we are in terms of put-ting Christ first.”

Board of Trustees Chair Peggy Campbell said she believes Dinner Rally’s long-term impact is to cul-tivate future generations to sustain Azusa Pacific’s mission.

“They will touch generations that I never will. So when I give, I am multiplying my impact,” Campbell said. “I think that is really the essence of it. It is a visual and palpable sense of what APU’s mission is and when you give, this [is] what happens.”

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edgar Ramirez photosTop: rob mcclurg admires the room he built to honor Tim Hansel, a former friend and mentor. Middle: McClurg reflects in the com-pleted room located in marshburn Library. bottom: The desk is a replica of Hansel’s personal office, including his prized possesions.

The following are selected incidents as reported from the Daily Media Log from Oct.18 through Oct. 24, courtesy of Campus Safety.

■ Monday, oct. 19alosta placeReporting party saw suspi-cious subjects looking into ve-hicle windows in the area. The RP recognized the suspects as residents of the living area but were not APU students. Offi-cers responded but could not locate the subjects.

■ tuesday, oct. 20university BookstoreRP saw an unknown person sleeping outside the APU Bookstore. Officers respond-ed and told the student to re-turn to his living area.

■ tuesday, oct. 20engstroM hallRP responded to a call about a sound coming from inside the wall of a dorm. Officers deter-mined the sound was coming from an animal and contacted Facilities Management.

■ wednesday, oct. 21university villageRP saw two subjects climbing a fence in the area. Officers re-sponded but could not locate any subjects in the area match-ing the description.

■ thursday, oct. 22Foothill coMMunity church RP saw a person walking near campus. As the RP was walk-ing to her vehicle, the subject began to increase his speed toward her direction. Azusa PD was contacted immediately but was unable to locate the subject.

■ weekly numbersKeys lost/found....................9ID cards lost/found...............6Cellphones found..................4 Unsecured bikes found.........14 False fire alarms.....................1

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 Safety (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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hannah_bobana CoUrteSyAzusa Pacific marching band members pose together at the Homecom-ing football game on saturday, Oct. 24.

Tuesday, Nov. 3First love FellowshipThis Bible study uplifts and challenges students to live in accor-dance with Jesus’ teachings. The group meets on campus every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Adams classroom 1 located next to the learning enrichment center.

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Wednesday, Oct. 28dr. roger white Book releaseAPU celebrates Dr. Roger White’s new book, “c.s. lewis & his circle, essays and Memoirs from the Oxford c.s. lewis society” in the Darling library on West campus. The reception will take place at 4 p.m. prior to the lecture at 4:30 p.m. White will sign copies of his book at 5 p.m. after the lecture.

Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 28-29commuter scavenger huntcommuniversity is hosting a scavenger hunt for commuter stu-dents on both east and West campus. If interested in participating, commuters should look for the glitter skulls and turn them in to the Office of Communiversity in the Dome to redeem their prize.

Friday, Oct. 30Math and physics research dayThe Department of Mathematics and Physics is holding a research day for students to show their presentations. The event will be held in Perry lecture hall in segerstrom 162 from 5 - 7 p.m. and pizza will be provided. contact Kim Bartlett at kbarlett@apu.edu or (626) 815-6470 for more information.

Friday, Oct. 30transfer Freak seek The Office of Orientation and Transition is holding the Transfer Freak seek at Universal city Walk at 8 p.m. for fall 2015 transfers. Meet in the baseball field parking lot at 7 p.m. for carpooling.

APU prepares for internship season

Jamie roebuck-Josephstaff writer

Faculty and students emphasize importance of networking

As the end of the semester draws near, students have begun to use the Center for Career and Calling (CFCC) in search of internships, even though many do not begin until sum-mer 2016.

Through one-on-one appoint-ments, the CFCC helps students navigate the internship process and connects them with resources that help them to find the perfect intern-ship. The CFCC also aids students by reviewing their résumé and LinkedIn account. The center prepares students by setting up mock interviews so stu-dents can confidently and profession-ally walk into the internship applica-tion process.

Along with helping students ap-ply for internships, the CFCC is one of many offices that gives students networking opportunities and pre-pares students for future jobs.

The internship programs allow both undergraduate and graduate stu-dents to experience work that is fun-damental to their degree.

One of the changes to this year’s internship programs is that CFCC is working to expand and better engage with both companies and students.

“We are partnering more directly with companies and organizations to provide directed recruitment efforts with APU students,” CFCC Director Phil Brazell said. “We are tailoring experiences for both the students and employers.”

An example of this is the “Greet and Eat with Employers” event where students interested in internships with a specific company can have a meal and interact with recruiters from that organization.

“Internships are one of the most critical aspects of career develop-ment and discernment for students,” said Brazell, who points to national research that shows internships have a 50 percent conversion rate into full-time work. “The practical experience makes students more marketable in the job search process while also giving them an opportunity to see a hands-on and insider perspective into a particular line of work or industry. These experiences are invaluable to the career journey for students.”

Department of social work as-sistant professor Emily Blackmer ex-plained the benefits for social work-ers when searching for an internship.

“What sets apart a social work internship is that students receive

regular clinical supervision, and fur-ther, the internship is a necessary part of attending an accredited social work program,” Blackmer said. “We receive our accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education. These internships, unlike some, are recognized professionally as a result of the high level of clinical supervi-sion and are relevant and necessary for student résumés upon gradua-tion as they begin the employment search.”

The bachelor's of social work program (BSW) has a total of 45 available internship options. Black-mer said they are currently using 34 of those sites to facilitate internships for 48 senior social work students. All students in the BSW program complete an internship throughout their entire senior year.

“I can advise students about the long-term value of putting class-room knowledge into practice while still having the support of faculty and supervisors as a way to not only prepare them for the work world and make them more marketable, but to have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes without jeopardizing a career or doing harm to clients,” Blackmer said. “Being a student is a time when ‘failing well’ is actually beneficial to one's professional and personal development.”

Sophomore music and worship

major Nathan Whitmire believes talk-ing to professors and other students who have already participated in or are going to participate in internships is a good networking strategy.

“Talk with your professors about internships they did in college, or if they have any connections to any companies now,” Whitmire said. “A lot of professors are really open about that and are willing to help you suc-ceed any way they can.”

Whitmire plans to intern next summer as a worship leader with Next Step Ministries. He said that the internship fair on Cougar Walk is a good resource.

Sophomore journalism major Ay-zia King also commented on her past experience as an intern at ABC News.

“I got involved with the in-ternship because I was looking for something to do for the summer, and I reached out to people that were within my network,” King said. “Net-working was the main reason I landed the internship, so having connections and keeping up with those connec-tions is what I used.”

King advises students looking for internships to start young.

“The most important thing I learned during my internship is to start young,” King said. “Making connections and having a network can get you farther in [the journalism] business than anything else.”

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Local couple to launch Redeemed Life Church next year

APU alumni set to open new church in Azusa

kennedy Myersstaff writer

APU alumni couple Anthony and Bonnie Powell decided to branch off from Oasis Church in Los Angeles and start their own church in Azusa. Redeemed Life Church is scheduled to launch its first service on Sunday, January 31, 2016. The name of the church comes from their personal story and experience with recovery and brokenness.

“Our goal is to see lives trans-formed by the Holy Spirit,” Pastor and APU alumnus Anthony Powell said.

This is a nondenominational church, but there are three boards that help direct the church: overseers, a financial board and the board of di-rectors.

“We want to be accountable to the people who are giving to the Kingdom,” Bonnie Powell said.

The Powells have 15 years of experience working in a church and have served multiple church roles to-gether.

“We can have our own plan and our own agenda, but Bonnie and I are very sensitive to the fact that we believe God has called us to partner with him,” Anthony Powell said. “God has given us a clear understand-

ing and vision of what we feel called to do.”

The couple is using the rest of the year to build a team, become finan-cially stable and obtain a location for the church.

“We want our church to be a place people can come where they are at. You can come as whole as you are or as broken as you are. You will still encounter the power of Jesus,” Anthony Powell said.

The Powells want to create a wel-coming and accessible environment.

“We want to fuse contemporary [church] but also bring practical the-ology to it so we can educate people,” Bonnie Powell said. “So you're not just going to come to church, feel good and receive Christ, you're also going to learn so you can decide what you can witness outside of the walls.”

Besides educating their congre-gation about theology, the couple is attempting to create a fun environ-ment, hoping laughter will fill the church building. One way to create this environment is with the help of student interns.

The Powells started an internship program at their previous church and plan to start one at Redeemed Life as well. They are interested in interns for the spring to help them with the launch.

“We are looking for all kinds of people! Whether you’re studying theology, people who are seraching, people who haven’t encountered Christ, people who have served in churches before and are looking to serve again,” Bonnie Powell said.

There are opportunities at the church for all students, including ar-eas of art, social justice, spiritual jus-tice and business. Junior accounting major Nate Lenchuk is aware of the importance and impact internships

have on students.“Coming from two previous ac-

counting internships, I learned intern-ships are the best way to grow in your career choice and develop a passion,” Lenchuk said.

On Oct. 17, Redeemed Life Church raised money on APU's cam-pus. The organization hopes to use the funds it raised to help others.

“We are ready to launch with our capital, but we want to do more than just survive. We want to influence and help the community,” Bonnie Powell said.

Despite their fundraising efforts, the couple has yet to secure a location for their church.“We are in negotia-tion with two properties; both are in Azusa. We will find out about these properties in about two weeks,” Bon-nie Powell said.

They are also in the process of building their launch team. The As-sociation of Related Churches has planted over 500 churches, and they have created a template to follow in creating a new church. This template includes information about the bud-get, launch team and other details. The template suggests having 35 people on the launch team before the first service, but the Powells want to have at least 50.

“Our goal is more, because we serve a God of more,” Anthony Pow-ell said.

They are currently halfway to their goal of 50 people committed to seeing the church launch success-fully. They plan to begin training as soon as they move into the building.

“I would be interested in partici-pating and being a part of the pro-gram,” Lenchuk said.

Students who want to find out more about the church should email info@redeemedlife.church.

Above: APU alumni Bonnie and Anthony Powell stand beside the logo of their nondenominational church, which will begin in January 2016. Below: The Powells pose with their three children.

The event highlighted three alumni's stories, including their 'Life on Film' and interviews with each in-dividually.

“It’s so weird, it’s so surreal. I am just incredibly honored and hum-bled,” alumna of the year Rehfeld said.

Rehfeld spoke in chapel the same morning, sharing that she never ex-pected to be recognized with the award but was grateful for the op-

portunity to share her story with stu-dents. Both her chapel sermon and her interview highlighted her belief that all people are born with an "un-fair advantage,” meaning all people have gifts and talents specific to them.

“I hope that they just remember we are all gifted and we are all differ-ent. Thank goodness we are different. [I hope they do] not feel out of place. God has a plan for all of it,” Rehfeld said.

Office of Alumni Vice President Emeritus Cliff Hamlow, who has

Annual Dinner Rally unites donors with students and alumnidinner rally, P. 1 served in many leadership roles on

campus since 1952, said he has been to 64 of the 65 Dinner Rallies. He be-gan attending when he was a student before he graduated Pacific Bible College, later APU, in 1956 and has made a habit of attending ever since.

“It all comes back to student in-volvement,” Hamlow said. “It hasn’t changed. The heart is still there. The reason and the purpose for Dinner Rally is still there.”

Hamlow said the major change in the event from when it first started is

the number of attendees. He recalls there were about 200 people at the first Dinner Rally.

“I think it gives a face to the APU students, that the benefactors and do-nors have a face they are giving to,” sophomore allied health major Erica Steuer said.” It is important to share with them the gifts that God gave us.”

This was Steuer's second year performing in the Dinner Rally as a member of the choir. She said the event comes and goes quickly despite the months of preparation. Her great-

est hope is that the audience knows how appreciative she is for what they do.

“It is always a surprise when you get in here. It is great hearing the sto-ries and being able to relate the sto-ries to the songs that you are singing. Like with ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness,’ we started standing up as the instru-mental started and it was absolutely beautiful. I looked into the audience and could see people really related to it and loved it and just joined in with us. I almost teared up,” Steuer said.

Above: Azusa Pacific Dinner Rally attendees enjoy one another’s com-pany in Kresge Plaza after the event. Below: Felix event center is transformed into a formal venue for the event.

Above: Alumni, staff, faculty and friends of APU share a gourmet meal.Below: A combination of Azusa Pacific University’s choirs and orchestras perform for the 65th annual Dinner Rally.

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Co-CEO of C.H. Bull Co. Andy Bull shared how he met Hansel. Bull came home one day after eighth-grade football practice when his parents introduced him to the then-Young Life leader. Growing up in a Lutheran church, Bull said that it was not about relationship, it was about religion.

“I wasn’t impressed with Tim,” Bull said, until he figured out that Hansel had played football for Stan-ford in 1961. After building a rela-tionship with Hansel through a com-mon love of sports, Bull described how Hansel changed his life.

“I believe Tim was the first man in my life that ever hugged me and told me he loved me,” Bull said. “He was Jesus incarnate, and he loved me every minute of every day we were together. It was because of that I felt he really made the difference.”

Shortly after Hansel founded Summit, he descended from a glacier in the North Palisade Peak in the Si-erra Nevada, fell about four stories and landed on a fissure in the moun-tain. This resulted in excruciating

pain for the next 35 years of his life until he passed in 2009.

Hansel’s barber ‘Pancho’ shared with attendees the story that Hansel told him about his fall during hair cut about 25 years ago.

“He spent the whole night laying there with a broken back. The next

morning, he felt this strength come to him, he got up and crawled on his knees all the way down that moun-tain, until somebody found him and dropped him off to his car. He drove himself all the way to the hospital,” ‘Pancho’ said. “That’s how strong this man was, Tim Hansel.”

Scott Harris, former executive director at Summit, worked with Hansel some time after Walkabout was founded. Harris met Hansel at a college seminar retreat while Han-sel was one of the speakers shedding light on the wilderness ministry.

“Tim just knew how to love, he

knew how to embrace people right where they were at,” Harris said. “We tend to be in the church to follow a set of rules. Jesus gave us two of them: love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. Tim lived that.”

Rob McClurg, the retired teacher who built Hansel’s reading room, met Hansel at 16 when Hansel was Mc-Clurg’s Young Life leader and soccer coach.

“This room has books that were foundational for him, molded his character and molded his ideas and thoughts. In addition to the books being there, most of those books are heavily notated [by Hansel] in the margins,” McClurg said.

There are at least 30 of Hansel’s journals in the room that contain Hansel’s battles as a man, Christian, father, husband, teacher and son of God.

“As far as what the students can get from Tim, they can glean their own thoughts about what he is and what he was and how he committed himself to bringing the Lord’s world right here,” McClurg said. “I hope [the students] get a chance to do that.”

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edgar ramirez photoScott Harris (left) and Rob McClurg (right) look at the desk in the identical replica of Tim Hansel’s office at the room dedication in Marshburn library on saturday, Oct. 24.

New graduate program promotes mentorship-based learningPersonalized psychology program coming next fall sharon leeopinion editor

In fall 2016, Azusa Pacific's De-partment of Psychology will launch the very first Master of Science in Psychology program, which will be the first of its kind to be implemented in the country.

On Wednesday, APU psychol-ogy professors held an informational meeting for prospective students in the LAPC Board Room.

Host and Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Rachel Castaneda began the night.

“All of us are designed to be cu-rious. We ask questions,” Castaneda said.

Asking questions will be a vital component of the master's program, giving the foundation that will fuel the program’s focus on research and data analytic methods.

“We’re living in an era of data analytics,” Psychology Assistant Professor Dr. Curtis Lehmann said. “We need people who can make sense of that data.”

Lehmann urges students who are intimidated by the idea of research to approach it from an incremental mindset rather than a fixed mindset. Students with an incremental mind-set believe that there is no ceiling on what they can learn and do. Plus, “it’s pretty snazzy,” Lehmann said.

The psychology faculty has envi-sioned the M.S. in Psychology with a Statistics Analysis Systems (SAS) Joint Certificate in Research and Data Analytic Methods for years. They desire that students weave in skills that can be used in a career set-ting, as well have a good position for post-master's opportunities and in-creased employability.

The master's program will span 11 months, while other psychology graduate programs are usually two years long. Students will take a to-tal of 36 units. Classes will have an emphasis on data gathering so that students will be properly trained in JMP statistical software, a tool that

has practical application in the field of psychology. Students will also take a thesis seminar class (PSYC 598) throughout the program.

Each student will have the op-portunity to work individually with one of 15 psychology professors in a mentoring relationship. Together, each professor and student pair will discover which subdivision of psy-chology will make the best vocation for the student.

Students are encouraged to choose a faculty-mentor whose in-terests aligns with theirs. They can choose to study clinical psychol-ogy with Dr. Katheryn Ecklund or Dr. Lehmann, post-traumatic stud-ies in Japan with Dr. Alan Oda, at-titudes towards those stigmatized and marginalized with Dr. Priscila Diaz, self-regulation and individual relationships with Dr. Gewnhi Park, or bilingualism with Dr. Benjamin Marsh.

“Research is more than numbers. There is something beyond statistics. Statistics point to something about humanity. Psychology seeks to un-derstand that,” Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Alex Yu said.

The combination of studying hu-man behavior and researching will bring a unique quality to the master's program. The human element of psy-chology is precisely what made se-nior Suzie Fox switch from an allied health major to a psychology major.

“I wanted to learn more about people than about their anatomy, Fox said. “Psychology is a holistic ap-proach. It encompasses body, mind and spirit.”

The master's program also will seek to integrate faith to follow a core university value.

“I love the intersection of faith and psychology. I want to tell the whole story of who we are,” said As-sistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Teresa Pegors, a newcomer to APU.

Current APU students also have the opportunity to take up to six units that will count towards both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees: PSYC 522 and PSYC 524.

Junior psychology major Richard Vanderbilt expressed interest in the program.

“As an industry organizational psychology concentration, I am in-terested in behavioral analysis and conflict resolution in the workplace,” Vanderbilt said.

Students who come out of the

program will be certified in SAS, an internationally acknowledged certi-fication. Indeed.com indicates that there are 29,000 job opportunities for those who are SAS certified. Students will also have a publishable master's thesis written, a research project that covers the full empirical cycle from questions to conclusion.

The master's program is aiming for 20 students to make up the first cohort for the fall 2016 incoming class. Psychology faculty encourage current APU students, alumni and in-

terested students from other schools to apply. Miguel Rubio, a sopho-more at Chaffey Community College who heard of the program through a friend, plans to apply after receiving a bachelor's in psychology. “I like talking to people and recognizing patterns. I hope to work with a range of ages, from children to the elderly,” he said.

For information about admis-sions and additional details about the master's program, visit apu.edu/bas/psychology/psychology.

“I love the intersec-tion of faith and psychology. I want to tell the story of who we are.”–Dr. Teresa Pegors

Above: Professors and a student smile at the graduate psychology informational meeting in the lAPc Board Room on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Below: Meeting attendees discuss APU’s new graduate psychology program.

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Lifestyle

APU’s first and only club regard-ing modern-day slavery, Free the Captives, is designed students togeth-er to talk about and plan events sur-rounding the issue of human traffick-ing, the illegal movement of people, typically for forced labor or sexual exploitation.

Senior practical theology major Josh Holm started the club during his freshman year in fall 2011.

“I came to APU just wanting to join a club that advocated against modern-day slavery, and there wasn’t one,” Holm said. “So I talked to Communiversity and the process of starting one and I started it. We start-ed second semester of that year as a club.”

The FBI lists three California cit-ies—Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco—among the nation’s 13 highest child sex trafficking areas, according to DoSomething.org. Cali-fornia in particular is a prime spot for

domestic and international human trafficking because of its large city areas and extensive port systems.

In 2012, pimps used an estimated 17 routes to rotate their prostitutes throughout Los Angeles County, ac-cording to an article by the “Daily News.” These routes lead from the San Fernando Valley all the way down to the border of Orange County.

Holm’s passion for the club was to have the campus change the way students talk about and address slavery. Since then, the club put on various events that raised awareness and provided links to students about issues surrounding modern-day slav-ery.

Sophomore social work major Sarah Bedore serves as an officer for Free the Captives and joined the club this semester.

“I’ve actually done work in the past with human trafficking,” Bedore said. “Over the summer, I did an in-ternship that raised awareness about it and realized that was where my passion was and where my heart was. I met Josh through mutual friends and found out about the club and knew that this is what I wanted to get in-volved with.”

Since it started, Free the Cap-tives has hosted events such as movie nights to show documentaries about human trafficking and has collaborat-

ed with other clubs such as My Res-cue, which focuses on raising funds for victims of human trafficking.

The club is also involved with many outside organizations. Two weeks ago, the club took part in the “Walk For Freedom” event in Ana-heim to help others learn about and recognize sex trafficking. Earlier this year, Holm and two members of My Rescue traveled to Thailand to work with ministries located in the Red Light District.

Undeclared freshman Kendel Jolley-Ruud is passionate about the club because it encourages students to take notice of what’s going on.

“My go-to quote is from Wil-liam Wilberforce, who said ‘You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say that you did not know,’” Jolley-Ruud said.

During Global Engagement Val-ues Week, the club is hosting an art walk-through with portraits of human sex-trafficking victims. Each portrait will have the story of the victim at-tached to it for students to read. The club will also help conduct a human trafficking panel, where speakers will talk about the issue over lunch.

“I definitely want to see every student on campus being completely aware of the severity of the issue and also aware of how they can get involved,” Bedore said. “I would

like to see students not just knowing that it’s a problem but also know-ing what they can do, and there’s a club on campus where they can get involved.”

Because Free the Captives will hit its five-year mark next school year, the club will be eligible to turn into an organization, which is a feat that Holm is proud of because not many clubs are around for that long. However, Holm says that there is still a lot of work to be done.

“My biggest goal is that we cre-ate a curriculum that we can, as col-lege students, go out to the commu-nity and teach high school [students] and middle school [students] about this issue, as well as keep partnering with different resources around L.A. to get them here to talk and just keep changing the conversation here,” Holm said.

Free the Captives meets at 8 p.m. every Sunday night in Multimedia Room 1.

In an effort to raise money to go to Scotland for the “Edinburgh Fes-tival Fringe,” APU’s Fringe Festival Troupe hosted a “Disney Cabaret” that people enjoyed and took part in by singing some of their favorite Dis-ney songs.

“This is the first of a series of cab-arets or some other holiday-themed fundraiser throughout the year,” The-ater Arts Professor Dr. Monica Ganas explained.

The troupe consisted of a few stu-

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dents singing, acting and dancing to some of their favorite Disney pieces. Despite some set backs with technical difficulties, the cast members were on their feet and welcoming everyone to the show in no time.

They performed classic songs, such as “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the film “Pinocchio,” and “A Whole New World” from the film “Aladdin.” The cast performed some pieces accompanied by music, while others were sung a cappella, or with-out music.

Their final song was accompa-nied by a ukulele, played by sopho-more acting student Anna Lund. Along with some of the classics, the students performed some of Disney’s more recent works, such as “Bet on It” from the 2007 television film “High School Musical 2.”

Audience members were en-

couraged to sing along with the per-formers, which quickly created an atmosphere of fun and relaxation. At multiple points during the per-formance, the audience clapped a beat with the actors and sang jovi-ally along with their fellow audience members.

“I think the show went pretty well, especially considering we threw it together in a week,” sophomore BFA acting for the stage and screen major Zachary Poole said. “A cou-ple of us added songs this morning, even.”

Event director, junior, and fellow BFA acting for the stage and screen major Ashleigh Coe was pleased with how the event turned out. “It went a lot smoother than we thought it was going to go, and I’m very proud of my cast and all of my cohorts here.”

The money raised from this caba-

ret goes to help these students get to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Every year in August, thousands of performers gather in Edinburgh to take to the stage and perform shows for every taste. Whether a performer is a big name in the entertainment industry, or an up-and-coming star looking to further expand his or her career, the festival caters to everyone and includes theater, comedy, dance, physical theater, circus, cabaret, chil-dren’s shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events.

Last year, Ganas took about 10 students to the festival, and she said the event was life changing.

“It made [the students] so brave and so inventive.” Ganas said. “Not just doing it themselves, but seeing what other people do.”

Ganas went on to explain that one of the students she took to the festival

returned to the U.S. inspired to create his own production company.

“[Students] who were ‘just ac-tors,’ their work got exponentially more bold their senior year [after the festival],” Ganas said. “Even students who were kind of trying to find them-selves in the theatrical world came back and went out on a limb and di-rected stuff on their own fringe, and they did really great work in these found spaces on campus that they could not have imagined without see-ing the Fringe, I don’t think.”

The group plans to have more events throughout the year.

“We will be having more cabarets later on this year,” Coe said. “We’ve had some talk about singing tele-grams going around, hopefully for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day. So be on the look out during the holidays.”

Earlier this month, Free the Captives attend “Walk For Freedom” in Anaheim to raise awareness of human trafficking.

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Spooky was the theme of this year’s homecoming dance, inspired by the upcoming Halloween holiday. “Spooktacular” took place in Upper Turner Campus Center (UTCC) on East Campus, on Friday, Oct. 23.

The lights were low and the ex-citement high. Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” was followed by Beyonce’s “Run the World” as students giggled at the sight of their friends in cos-tume. Zombies danced with bumble-bees, and goblins mingled with Hol-lywood starlets. There was even a man in a wetsuit carrying a life-size inflatable dolphin.

Students were able to take pro-fessional pictures together. Mattie Gibbons, a junior English major, and Carah Polizzi, a junior psychology major, loved the professional photo booth and raved about the event. “I like the decorations and atmosphere,” Gibbons said. “Oh, and I really like the haunted maze!” Polizzi added.

The haunted maze spanned the entire length of the back half of UTCC. Volunteers dressed as zom-bies sat or stood throughout, with eerie lights flashing onto their fac-

es. Meanwhile, students ventured through the spider-web-covered path.

Katie Marian, a junior busi-ness management major and special events intern for Communiversity, explained how the theme is chosen each year.

Three special event interns, Mar-ian included, and one graduate assis-tant meet prior to the school year to brainstorm together and make a deci-sion. Marian explained that they real-ized how close this year’s dance was to the Halloween festivities, and the group decided to “capitalize on that,” since they haven’t been able to do so in previous years.

When it came to choosing where the dance would take place, Marian said there were several reasons for choosing UTCC as it has more space,

AC and bathrooms.Communiversity transformed

the common chapel location into a thrilling, grooving experience. A sign reading “Beware: This is not Cha-pel” warned students at the entrance. Marian described the decorations as “Casper-the-friendly-ghost-type” spooky, clarifying that the goal was not to terrify the students.

Lexi Address, a graduate assis-tant for campus life, explained an Instagram contest that helped to pro-mote the theme. To enter, students would post a picture with the hashtag #spookthezu. The post with the best costume won two tickets to Les Femmes, the university’s next dance where women invite men. The semi-formal dance will take place Friday, Nov. 6 at the Nixon Library.

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1: students treated themselves to cupcakes from a foodtruck. 2: dif-ferent types of food trucks set up shop across trinity lawn on friday night for dinner. After purchasing their food, students ate on the lawn.

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3: Before the game on saturday, students painted each other’s faces to show school spirit. 4: the cheer team gives a pregame performance. 5: the marching band accompanies the cheer team to perform a few songs. 6: students play in jumpers before heading to the game. 7: Jon Wallace made a surprise appearance during halftime. 8 & 9: se-

niors Will hawkins Ciera Bardowell won homecoming king and queen, respectively. 10: the football team takes the field before the game, with Coach santa Cruz leading. 11: students filled the stands to watch the game against south dakota Mines, which APu won 56-27.

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OpinionMalala Yousafzai: A modern-day female heroAn 18-year-old Pakistani girl is changing the world, one act at a time

On Oct. 9, 2012, a Taliban gun-man boarded Malala Yousafzai’s bus on its way home from school in Min-gora, Pakistan. After demanding to know which student Malala was, the gunman shot her on the left side of her head.

How did we get to this mo-ment? What thoughts ran through Yousafzai’s mind as she stared down the barrel of a gun, confronted by a man seeking her blood?

I imagine Yousafzai remembered her life. I imagine she was not afraid.

Imagine that it is July 12, 1997. Malala Yousafzai is born in Mingora, Pakistan, a popular tourist location until the Taliban begin seeking power.

Fast-forward to September 2008, when Yousafzai is 11-years-old.

The Taliban has just attacked the school that her father founded. In re-sponse, she gives a speech in Pesha-war, Pakistan, titled, “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education.” Just a year later, she be-gins blogging for the BBC under a pseudonym to expose the ways that her education has been threatened.

Her acts of courage only continue, and she is awarded Pakistan’s Na-tional Youth Peace Prize in 2011. By the time Yousafzai turns 14, she and her family are aware that the Taliban wants her dead.

By Oct. 9, 2012, Yousafzai is on the bus, a bullet through her head.

She is flown to a military hospi-tal in Peshawar, then to England for further care. A BBC radio broadcast regarding Yousafzai’s critical condi-tion is sent out; it includes a recorded excerpt of Yousafzai reading from her own blog.

In that recording, Yousafzai stated, “I will serve my people. I will

speak for the right of education, and I will speak for the girls.”

Thankfully, Yousafzai survives the gunshot wound with no major head injuries.

Yousafzai’s powerful words and determination catch the world’s at-tention and draw global recognition to her and to her cause.

In Oct. 2013, the European Par-liament acknowledges Yousafzai’s work by granting her the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. A year later, at just 17 years old, she is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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recipient, Yousafzai has been hard at work.

In April of this year NASA gave Yousafzai her own asteroid, a historic feat.

Amy Mainzer, a NASA astrono-mer, said that “many asteroids have been named, [but] very few have been named to honor the contribu-tions of women (and particularly women of color)....If anyone deserves to have an asteroid named after them, [Yousafzai] does!”

For her 18th birthday, Yousafzai opened a school in Lebanon for Syr-ian refugee girls. The school’s ex-penses are funded entirely by the Ma-lala Fund, and intended for about 200 girls from ages 14-18.

While standing in one of the classrooms, Yousafzai said, “Today, on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world’s children, I demand of leaders [that] we must invest in books instead of bullets.”

This phrase hit the media, with women everywhere posting photos of themselves with their favorite book and the hashtag #booksnotbullets.

Despite being sought after by news organizations and admired in various forms of social networks, Yousafzai’s most recent achievement has been in the film industry.

This October, a documentary en-titled “He Named Me Malala” was released in theaters in her honor. The documentary is directed by filmmak-er Davis Guggenheim, and portrays

Yousafzai’s relationship with her fa-ther which inspired her to fight for education around the world.

However, the Pakistani govern-ment has implemented little measur-able progress for women.

In 2014, the World Economic Forum ranked Pakistan as the “least gender equitable [country] in the Asia and Pacific region.” In a 2012 study, UNESCO compared Pakistan to countries in the same region, and according to the study, “the poorest girls in Pakistan are twice as likely to be out of school as the poorest girls in India, almost three times as likely as the poorest girls in Nepal and around six times as likely as the poorest girls in Bangladesh.”

For this very reason, Yousafzai continues to advocate education for girls.

As a woman of action, Yousafzai sets a good example to follow.

As Christians, we learn that we are supposed to provide a voice to the voiceless. We read in Scripture that we are to love the deprived. We listen to pastors preach about Christ’s great example of love in chapel and at church.

We should strive to do more than listen—we should strive to be doers.

We should look to the doers of the world, the ones who are out in the dirt and the dysfunction, trying to do what needs to be done.

We should be like Malala Yousafzai.

During chapel on Monday, Oct. 19, pastor and Christian author Fran-cis Chan called us “the most narcis-sistic generation in the history of the world.”

In an era of Kardashians and Ins-tagram, it’s no wonder we’re living in the most narcissistic time in history. This is not to say that people have never been narcissistic before, but now, it’s easier than ever and more readily accepted.

Whether you like it or not, the facts agree with Chan.

In his book “The Culture of Nar-cissism,” Christopher Lasch argued that since World War II, Americans have a personality consistent with the definition of “pathological nar-cissism.” Oxford Dictionaries define narcissism as “excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance.” We are not narcissistic according to this definition, but we do have need for constant external validation.

“New York Time Magazine” published an article on how the ex-pression “you do you” has perfectly captured the extent of how narcis-sistic we’ve become. We used to tell each other that the world didn’t revolve around us, but now we think it does.

We say things like “you do you”

to make it acceptable when we con-sider how things affect our lives only. We no longer see the need to care about others.

For example, let’s talk about self-ies.

Selfies are a narcissistic art form; we use cameras to better capture our-selves. Nearly all smartphones now have front-facing cameras, designed simply to meet cultural demand.

“To this day, I’m still not big on taking selfies,” senior business man-agement major Amber Hofland said. “They feel weird to me and they’re kind of embarrassing to do in pub-lic. You see people walking around taking selfies, and it almost seems dangerous—you really couldn’t wait until you weren’t walking through a crowd of people?”

A video of sorority girls recently went viral when they were caught taking selfies at a baseball game. The newscasters called out the girls, only to be later publicly shamed for doing so. These newscasters would have been heroes for criticizing these girls for their narcissistic behavior--if our society wasn’t so narcissistic itself.

When did it become a crime to call out someone’s narcissism?

Not only does our culture revolve around the individual, but we seem-ingly cannot handle being called out

on it. We believe that you should be able to “do you” without any reper-cussions.

“There used to be a time when people told you straight-up if you were too into yourself or if your life only focused on you,” senior physics

major Jordan Huckaby said. “Now you can’t tell anyone anything with-out them getting offended and mak-ing it a bigger deal than it needed to be.”

Instagram, Facebook and Twitter only perpetuate our narcissism. We

spend countless amounts of time and energy creating a version of ourselves that we deem worthy of the public. We’ve taken the “social” out of social media, and we’ve made it all about how others need to view us.

It’s all about how many follow-ers you have and how many likes you can rack up.

“I’ll admit that I get a little bummed when my picture doesn’t get as many likes,” senior communi-cation studies major Jordan De Los Santos said. “It’s cool to know that people like your pictures as much as you do.”

It’s the age of the individual in America, but this nation’s best years were in a time when we thought about others, as seen in the civil rights movement.

During the civil rights move-ment, a group of people had to stand up in order to make progress. It was a communal fight. Now, everyone is so consumed with themselves that no one is even willing to compromise, cooperate and unite with each other anymore.

We’re not the only culprits, but we’re probably the worst offenders.

All that being said, social media isn’t the bad guy here. It can allow us to do pretty great things. It’s now eas-ier than ever for people to be brought together for a cause, and it’s a great way to keep in touch with people when it used to be impossible.

Overall, it’s important to remem-ber that this narcissistic mindset is a part of our culture. Knowing this, we can actively fight against this narcis-sism and focus on others.

Otherwise, you’ll waste your life trying to make it about you.

Christian best-selling author and pastor Francis Chan spoke at APU chapel on Oct. 19, 2015. Chan encouraged students to deny them-selves daily, contrary to society’s self-indulgent culture.

At age 17, Malala Yousafzai is the youngest ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 9, 2014 for her unprecedented activism.

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It’s all about how many followers you have and how many likes you can rack up.

Popular social media websites have normalized the notion of self-pro-motion. Now, practically everyone has a page about themselves.

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If you were to eavesdrop on conversations around campus, you would be hard-pressed to find one where APU-friendly buzz words aren’t said. From words of affirma-tion to prayer requests, there are few places at APU where encouragement isn’t freely given.

In fact, Niche, a college website, ranked APU as the 11th friendliest college campus nationwide in 2014.

“I feel like it was one of the rea-sons I came to APU,” agreed junior finance and accounting double-major Austin Swift. “When I visited APU and walked down Cougar Walk, I could feel the love between people and God’s presence.”

APU’s action-packed freshman experience—beginning with the Al-pha and APEX program, freshman dorming, RAs and general education courses—provides first-year students

with a welcoming atmosphere and a flurry of activity almost every day.

“I loved my freshman experi-ence in 2nd North Trinity,” stated Neal Gockel, a junior business manage-ment major. “My RA got me plugged in on campus, and there were cool people on my hall.”

However, in light of movements on campus, such as Activate, Haven and other groups that told the campus community they were overlooked, the question must be asked: Does APU’s culture reach everyone? Is it truly welcoming of all? And is APU’s friendliness always completely sin-cere?

Ariana Sanchez, a senior social work major, described the flip side of APU’s campus culture that doesn’t make her feel welcome given her pre-vious experiences.

“I think there is a lack of commu-nity as well,” explained Sanchez. “It is easier for the predominant culture to feel more comfortable at APU than others. I personally do not come from a Christian background or from a privileged community, which makes it harder for me to connect with those who do.”

Sanchez raises an excellent

point. When surrounded by a foreign culture, one can easily feel like an outsider, which can make the overt friendliness that APU’s culture en-courages come off as fake or only on the surface.

This becomes a problem when this surface level friendliness can be easily misconstrued as insincere if it’s not backed up by intentional ac-tions. This ‘friendliness’ could dan-gerously become a mundane action that is done simply to be done, with-out personal regard for others.

This is not to say that students intentionally look to ostracize oth-ers. This may simply be a harmless miscommunication between people who express friendliness in different ways.

However, when it comes to our actions, we must remember that peo-ple’s reception are as important as our intent.

Genuine friendliness goes much further than smiles and ‘how are you’s.’ We must be conscious of each other’s diverse experiences and strive to be intentionally friendly to one an-other, not out of obligation, but out of genuine love for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Parents of the two victim brothers, Bruce and Deborah leonard, have pled not guilty to charges of first-degree manslaughter.

On Oct. 11, what was supposed to be a church counseling session for two brothers took a horrific turn, resulting in brutal beatings and the death of the eldest brother at the Word of Life Christian Church in New Hartford, New York.

The younger brother, Christopher Leonard, was hospitalized for some time after the beatings, but Lucas Leonard suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Leonard brothers’ parents, Bruce and Deborah Leonard, have appeared in court on charges of first-degree manslaughter.

According to church officials, the Leonard brothers were beaten repeti-tively because they did not confess their sins or ask for forgiveness.

The New York Times described the situation: “Two teenagers—the sons of two members of the Word of Life—were called into a sanctuary and savagely beaten by at least a half-dozen people, including their parents and older half-sister.”

Christopher Leonard, who was beaten by his parents and four other church members, spoke in court on Thursday, Oct. 22.

“I was beaten by a black cord about four feet long,” testified Chris-topher Leonard, who added that he was beaten everywhere except the head.

CNN reported: “Both brothers were continually subjected to physi-cal punishment over the course of several hours in the hopes that each would confess to prior sins and ask for forgiveness.”

When I hear something like this, all I can do is ask questions. Why would a church do something so sick-ening? Where in the Bible does it say to beat someone for not confessing sins? Is this an actual church?

It is sad to say, but these kinds of situations have become normal in our world. People almost expect to hear

about these kinds of events.Throughout history, many people

have committed unjust acts in the name of God, which is heartbreaking. These people consider their actions godly, when in actuality, they just make Christians seem completely heartless.

But the question remains: Why would a church call beating a child a “counseling session?”

As the New York Times stated, “The so-called ‘counseling session’ turned into a case of manslaughter and assault.”

What happened at the Word of Life Church is just another example of how people manipulate others through religion and spirituality. Us-ing the term “counseling session” makes the oppressors seem official and gives actual counselors a bad name.

Dr. Curtis Lehmann, an APU psychology assistant professor, agrees: “I think the looseness of the term ‘counseling’ is a major reason why licensed mental health providers typically refer to what they provide as therapy, not counseling. I think of counseling more as what we all do, talking with each other to provide support and guidance and, in some cases, confrontation. Whatever hap-pened in New York does not even de-serve to be called counseling.”

Psychology and religion are based on a belief system that dictates our behavior. In this particular situa-tion, the religious practice of repent-ing for one’s sin completely took over

the thoughts of the victims’ parents and led them to beat and fatally injure their own son.

According to Deborah Leonard’s attorney, Devin Garramone, his cli-ent has a heart condition and requires constant medical attention. In his statement, Garramone added, “I can-not imagine my client had anything to do with these injuries, especially in the condition she is in.”

Does that mean every parent has the right to beat their child as long as they have a heart condition to use as an alibi?

Proverbs 13:24 says, “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to disci-pline him.”

Parents are called to discipline their children, but in a loving way. It must be a way where the children can grow and learn from the situation, not suffer from it.

Father Esper, a leader of a Catho-lic church across the street from Word of Life, commented in the New York Times, “This is not of God. If this was of God, there would be growth. Not destruction.”

As Christians, it is time to exam-ine ourselves and exemplify what it looks like to be a follower of Christ.

We are called to stand firm in our faith, no matter how much humilia-tion we face. We need to continue putting on God’s armor, and not al-low actions like those of the Word of Life Church stop us from being vul-nerable in our faith.

“I would make sure not to go with any girls, so they couldn’t hear me scream.”Le Andre JeffersonFreshmanCriminal Justice major

“I’d scream and prob-ably throw a punch. I don’t like it when I can’t see it coming.”A’lea RendersophomoreCinematic Arts major

“No. I like to watch other

people get scared on Ellen, not me.”

Biance CelizJunior

Nursing major

“I’d hold on to a good girlfriend of mine and

then laugh. I don’t know why, but I always

laugh.”Victoria Smith

seniorBusiness Management major

Your friends want to go to Knott’s Scary Farm. Do you go with them?

If so, how do you survive?Sharon Lee opinion editor

“I hate scary things. It’s so terrifying I can’t sleep. I’d put in head-phones and look down at the floor the whole time.”Alicia CheungJunior Fine Arts major

“I’m in! It’s a break from school. I’m not

that into getting scared, but I’m up for anything

that’s not work.”Sylvester Doss

JuniorChristian Ministries major

The right and wrong way to counselUnjust practices in the name of God?Morgan Eisenga staff writer

The repercussions of APU-ismsIs APU’s campus culture truly friendly?Sharon Leeopinion editor

Sports

Down by two, game point. The Cougar volleyball team looks for a savior. With a game on the line, it’s win-or-lose.

Mattie Shelford lives for these moments.

“I love being in high-pressure situations,” Shelford said. “I consid-er myself a pretty competitive per-son. I thrive off those environments, but I think [sitting on the bench] is equally as fun, possibly more stress-ful.”

For the past two years, the se-nior from Snohomish, Washington, has led the team in total kills and last year led the Cougars in points, rack-ing up a total of 350.5 points. Last year, she was named to the Second Team All-PacWest and was voted to the All-PacWest Academic Team in her sophomore and junior years.

“Volleyball is team-oriented, so it’s hard for me to take full credit for doing any of that,” Shelford said. “I can’t get any of my kills if my set-ters don’t put up...good sets or if my teammates don’t dig the ball. It’s one of those things where I work hard to honor the hard work they’ve done.”

Shelford switched positions from the left to the right side of the offense during her freshmen year. While the transition took time to ad-just to, Head Coach Chris Keife saw Shelford’s untapped potential.

“That [position change] threw me off, because it’s completely dif-ferent,” Shelford said. “It’s almost

Volleyball looks to senior for leadershipDominating play and humility lead CougarsAlex Perezguest writer

like playing a mirror image of the same position....But once it actually clicked, it has been really fun. I am really glad that he moved me, be-cause it gave me a fresh start.”

Her development into an elite at-tacker has increased the trust that her team places in her. She has become the go-to person for help on the court, because her teammates know that she can handle the pressure and do the job well.

“She is a consistent volleyball player, so she is always looking to sustain her level of play throughout the whole season or in a match,” Ke-ife said. “If...a player [is] struggling they can always look to Mattie to help score a point.”

Shelford’s role as captain has helped transform the demeanor of the team.

“She never quits,”said freshman setter Bailey Hennington. “We need someone like that on our team and she’s always the go-to person.”

Shelford’s leadership has also contributed to the teams cohesion off the court.

“Off the court we have such a good relationship,” Shelford said. “Whatever anybody needs, people are always there. That’s the culture that I think distinguishes us specifi-cally from any other team I’ve seen.We really want the best for each oth-er in every way possible.”

As a senior, Shelford under-

stands her role in mentoring and guiding freshmen and newcomers.

“It’s sad to think that I’m not go-ing to be here next year, but it’s also cool to look at the [others] because they are the team next year,” Shelford said. “There is definitely a [sense of] pride when you look and you can see the future of the team. You can only get that when you’re a senior.”

After graduating, Shelford, a lib-eral studies major with a history mi-nor, hopes to move back to Washing-ton and teach middle school history.

She recorded a team high of 227 kills in 18 games this season. The team traveled to Hawaii last week where the Azusa Pacifc won all three matches.

Holly Magnunson Photo Mattie Shelford attacks during a home match against Fresno Pacific on Sept 26. The senior leads the Cou-gars in kills and has been named an All-PacWest performer in both her sophomore and junior years.

Cross CountryLast meet: @ Pacific West Conference ChampionshipsUpcoming: @ NCAA West Regional Championships at 10 a.m. (women) and 11:15 a.m. (men) on Sat., Nov 7

Football (5-3)Last game: W, 56-27 vs. South Dakota Mines*Upcoming: @ Western Oregon* at 1 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 31

Men’s Soccer (3-8-2)Last game: L, 0-3 vs. Academy of Art*Upcoming: vs. BYU-Hawaii* at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct 29

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

Volleyball (12-9)Last game: W, 3-0 vs. BYU-Hawaii*Upcoming: vs. Dixie State* at 7 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 30

Women’s Soccer (11-2)Last game: W, 2-0 vs. Academy of Art*Upcoming: vs. BYU-Hawaii* at 5 p.m. on Thurs., Oct 29

* Indicates Conference Game

AROUND THE DEN

When freshman Callum Wallace headed home his first collegiate goal on Sept. 24 against Dixie State in St. George, Utah, it was the end of a long journey that began in his home town of Warrington, England.

Wallace, who grew up attending Manches-ter United games, has always looked up to professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, who played for Manchester United from 2003-2009. Wallace’s decision to play college soc-cer in America echoes Ronaldo’s, who traveled abroad to play soccer.

“For two years, I had been looking to come to America to play soccer and study at a univer-sity,” Wallace said. “I was looking for schools with soccer programs through a company. I was doing training with a guy through Manchester, and he knew a...scout in the area, who was best friends with the old [APU] assistant coach.

“The old assistant coach was about 30 min-utes away from where I live. My trainer put me in contact with [him] and sent him footage of me playing soccer. The trainer had me fly out to the U.S. to visit APU, and that’s pretty much how I ended up here.”

One of Wallace’s favorite moments as a member of the APU team was when he received all of his training gear at the end of training camp last summer. For Wallace, this was a de-fining moment, one that made him realize that he was officially part of the APU team.

Since then, it seems to have worked out—he’s already scored four goals—and his team-

Freshman finds way to APU from EnglandCaroline Conollystaff writer

Callum Wallace poses dangerous scoring threatmates speak highly of him.

“Being on the team with Callum is awe-some,” said forward Kaleb Armbrust, a sopho-more business major. “We’re always joking around and having a great time, along with working hard and playing well. We play up front together, so I’m always around him. I’m so blessed he’s here.”

Freshman midfielder Danny Madrigal, who also happens to be Wallace’s roommate, added, “Callum is a very composed player, and dan-gerous when going toward the goal. I feel like he adds creativity in the attack.”

On the field, Wallace brings a combination of hard work and a great attitude, which his teammates recognize.

“Callum came into the program eager, ready to serve and work hard,” Kaleb Arm-brust said. “He always has such a great attitude and always gives his all. He’s a really funny guy, and he always lightens the mood, which is much needed. He’s a very gifted player, he’s smart, easy to play with and he always works his hardest. He’s an amazing addition to our team.”

“Callum is like a little brother to me,” se-nior forward Keenan Armbrust said. “It is al-ways a good time when Callum is around. He brings a different edge to the team that compels us to play better.”

Wallace has managed the adjustment to Southern California well, and according to Keenan Armbrust, can even impersonate a hi-larious American accent.

Although he has blended so well onto the team, he is still figuring out college life. When it comes to balancing soccer, school and a so-cial life, Wallace said, “At the moment, I am just trying to take it one day at a time. I make sure I am getting everything done on time.”

Above: Callum Wallace battles for a ball against Concordia.Below: Wallace heads in his first career goal against Dixie State on Sept. 24.

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Returning stars and newcomers look to take the swimming and diving team to the next levelBrandon Rodriguezassistant sports editor

Youth lead the way for swimming and diving

Last season, Azuas Pacific’s swim-ming and diving team claimed its first individual Pacific Coast Swimming Conference (PCSC) championship in school history, placing fourth in the 12-team league. Also, three APU athletes qualified and competed in the NCAA Division II National Championship.

Even with last year’s successes, the swimming and diving team is focused on performing at the PCSC champion-ship meet, and is aiming to send more athletes to the Division II National Championship meet.

“One of our biggest goals is to get more girls to the NCAA nationals in March,” said team captain Erica Knud-sen, a senior journalism major. “We also want the opportunity to compete in the NCAA relays. This year, our over-all goal as a team is to come together and really encourage each other to get to the next level. The competition is getting harder within our team, which is great because we’re raising the bar.”

Swimming and diving is consid-ered an individual sport by many, but all of the swimmers and divers on APU’s team rely heavily on each other.

“Teamwork is huge for us,” senior exercise science major and captain Lindsay Luebker said. “Without each other, we don’t make a team at all. We build each other up both mentally and

physically.”For both Knudsen and Luebker,

this sense of unity is more important than ever before. They would like to end their final year in the pool on a high note—a championship. They both strongly believe that this goal is pos-sible with the amount of talent on the team.

Head Coach Tim Kyle believes that this young team may be the stro-gest swiming and divingi team that he has ever coached.

“I would say that this is the most cohesive team that we’ve ever had,” Kyle said. “We have eight freshmen this year [...] but I think that’s one of our biggest strengths. We had a great recruiting class, and I think we’re go-

ing to be stronger on the boards for both swimming and diving. All around, we are more of a solid team.”

Freshman finance major Elo-die Poo Cheong was competitive in the sprint events during the Cougars’ dual meets against Alaska Fairbanks. Freshman diver Rachel Johns turned in a strong outing at the PCSC Relay Invitational and finished second, after sophomore teammate Kianna Mourer.

“All of the [freshmen] understand our direction for this season and the next four years,” Kyle said. “They’re all adapting well and are going to be a huge part of what we do.”

Mourer, who competed at last sea-son’s NCAA National Championship meet and currently holds the school

record for the one-meter (256.06) and three-meter (295.50) dives, explains how well these freshmen have adjusted to college life.

“They came in super motivated,” Mourer said. “Last year, I did not ex-pect the college workload that I came into, and they [have] all eased into it with such style and grace. A lot of times, freshmen come in and are so overwhelmed by the responsibility of a college sport that their personality and ability don’t always shine through right away. But with these girls, it’s as if they came in as sophomores and know what to do.”

Teammates have also expressed how inspired they are by sophomore distance swimmer Rosalee Mira Santa Ana.

As a freshman last season, Santa Ana broke the school record in the 500-yard, 1000-yard and 1650-yard freestyle events, and was part of the 4x200-yard freestyle relay team. Last March she qualified for four events in the NCAA National Championship meet. In June, she competed in the 28th

Annual Southeast Asian Games in Sin-gapore where she represented the Phil-ippines.

Through all of this success, Santa Ana remains humble, determined to improve every day. Her teammates and coaches have labeled her as devoted, motivated, confident and—through her faith—a leader by example.

“My number-one motivation is my Lord, Jesus Christ,” Santa Ana said. “Without Him, my journey would not have gone this far. He has recently opened so many doors that I would not have thought of or even ex-pected. My family, my coaches, team-mates and friends who are my prayer warriors and supporters are the ones that help me keep pushing, especially when times have been hardest.”

For Santa Ana, swimming is more than a passion—it’s a calling. Santa Ana practices seven days a week, mul-tiple times a day with both her APU team and her national team. She hopes to compete in the Olympics one day.

“She leads athletically, but she also understands the true mission in life,” Kyle said. “That brings so much to our team. She’s dedicated to the sport and goes above and beyond ev-ery day.”

The Cougars split a pair of dual meets against Alaska Fairbanks on Oct. 16 and 17, and will compete un-til the NCAA National Championship Meet in March. On Nov. 7, APU will compete against PCSC rival Biola.

APU Sports Information PhotoSenior swimmer Anna Eckberg competes in the backstroke. The senior is expected to contribute in both the backstroke and the freestyle competetions, where she set personal bests at last years PCSC meet.

Where other schools demand success, APU also asks for strong mentorship in its coaches

Success in any endeavor is based on a stable foundation–which is illustrated in Azusa Pacific’s Athletic Department where leaders spend decades working on their mis-sion and purpose.

In 60 years of athletic history, current APU Director of Athletics Gary Pine is only the fourth person to hold the position.

All of Pine’s predecessors are members of the NAIA Hall of Fame for their part in turning APU into one of the finest athletic programs in the NAIA. Before transitioning to NCAA Division II, APU won eight straight Directors’ Cups, the annual award given to the NAIA’s best all-around athletic program.

Pine’s job is to turn that NAIA dominance into NCAA excellence.

The athletic tradition mandates

Men’s Tennis: Mark Bohren First Year: 1995 Men’s Track & Field: Kevin Reid First Year: 1996 Director, Track & Field: Mike BarnettFirst Year: 2000Women’s Soccer: Jason Surrell First Year: 2000 Baseball: Paul SvagdisFirst Year: 2003Volleyball: Chris Keife First Year: 2004 Men’s Cross Country: Preston GreyFirst Year: 2005Women’s Cross Country: Preston GreyFirst Year: 2005 Football: Victor Santa Cruz First Year: 2006Men’s Basketball: Justin Leslie First Year: 2007 Women’s Basketball: TJ Hardeman First Year: 2007Softball: Carrie Webber First Year: 2008Men’s Soccer: Dave Blomquist First Year: 2009 Acro & Tumbling: Colleen KausrudFirst Year: 2010 Swimming and Diving: Tim Kyle First Year: 2012Water Polo: Julie Snodgrass First Year: 2012 Women’s Track & Field: Preston GreyFirst Year: 2013Women’s Tennis: David GoodmanFirst Year: 2015

COACHES FIRST yEAR

Coaching is about more than winningsuccess, while the university mis-sion requires Christian development. Seeking to do both makes coaching at APU a unique job.

Just as the position of Director of Athletics has been stable, so have the coaching ranks. According to Pine, the average tenure for an Azu-sa Pacific head coach is almost 11 years. That is uncommon at the Di-vision II level, where coaches often seek to make jumps to Division I.

“We’ve had bigger schools come knocking on the doors of our coach-es, and our coaches have stayed,” Pine said.

Each coach has their own rea-sons for staying, but all recognize a culture that allows them to succeed.

“I think our coaches feel well-compensated…They feel that they can pursue their goals and dreams because they’re given the resources to do that,” Pine said. “Most impor-tant is that they believe in our mis-sion and that our mission fits who they are.”

This intersection of a competi-tive desire for success and a faith-driven desire for mentorship strikes a rare balance in college athletics.

“Our primary responsibility and desire is to see people change for Christ and understand who they are

and what God has for their lives,” softball said head coach Carrie Web-ber.

Webber became Head Coach in 2008, and her eight years of service is among the shorter tenures in the department.

“A school like APU gives us a sense of being home,” Webber said. “[It’s] a sense of security in sharing our faith that we can’t necessarily do at a public school.”

Men’s basketball Head Coach Justin Leslie shares the perception that his job is about more than wins and losses.

“Guys that I had in my first cou-ple years are now moving on to [hav-ing] families and careers, and I’m seeing success in their lives,” Leslie said. “It’s incredibly rewarding to be part of, but being at a place where that’s valued and recognized... It makes you sleep well at night.”

Among the most prestigious—and longest tenured—Azusa Pacific coaches are those in the track and field program.

Kevin Reid has been heading the men’s teams since 1996, and over that time has won 12 national titles.

Director of Track and Field Mike Barnett has won seven national titles as head coach of the women’s team

from 2000-2012, and was also one of Olympic champion Bryan Clay’s coaches during the 2008 Olympics.

For the pair, opportunities have existed beyond APU, but they have chosen to stay.

“I’d be lying if I didn’t say that was something I thought about ear-ly on,” Barnett said. “Thank God I didn’t follow that… I want to be here to give the knowledge that I have to these students. At a Division I school, I couldn’t do what I want to do. I’d have to watch what I say.”

The concept of pouring back into students in meaningful ways is not new to the Azusa Pacific’s ath-letic department’s culture.

“I want to be the person that oth-ers were to me, the mentor, the role model,” Barnett said.

Barnett was a five-time national champion at APU during the early 1980s, before competing interna-tionally in the javelin throw.

Leslie attributes success among the department to the culture.

“There’s a perception from the outside that our coaches are paid more, we have bigger staffs, we have bigger budgets, we have more scholarships [than other schools]—[and] that’s just not true,” Leslie explained. “We’re the only school

where coaches teach, our assistants aren’t full-time and we’re not fully funded. It’s a place where there’s an internal drive to represent APU, to be part of something bigger than ourselves. That culminates in suc-cess.”

The success that APU coaches inspire is clear. The Cougars finished 17th in its first year of eligibility for the NCAA Division II Directors Cup. Last year, Leslie led the Cou-gars men’s basketball team reached the Elite Eight.

Finding coaches who satisfy this level of competition, as well as the level of faith maturity required, leaves APU with few options when searching for new coaches.

“As I look back on our hiring over the last 20 years, our pool of candidates has not been very deep,” Pine said. “I think part of that is what we ask of them.”

Still, the Cougars continue to pursue the across-the-board success that the program experienced in the NAIA. More important, the Cou-gars seek to maintain the culture and identity that fostered that success.

“At other places, it might just be about that win,” Leslie said. “There’s a bigger perspective here about what we get to do.”

APU Sports Information Photosleft: In his final season as an assistant, Justin leslie took the reins in a Jan. 13, game against Vanguard—the first game then-head coach Bill Odell had missed in his 42-year coaching ca-reer. Right: Softball Head Coach Carrie Webber (right) consults with an assistant during her first year in 2008, leading the Cougars to a 21-26 overall record and finishing third in the gSAC.

APU Sports Information Photos 1: Paul Svagdis coached the 2003 baseball team to a 26-24 record. 2: Kevin Reid during the 2002 season. 3: Kevin Barnett (2002) was the women’s head coach from 2002 to 2012. 4: Jason Surrell (2004) has been the women’s soccer head coach since 2000, winning a national title in 2013. 5: Senior Vice President for Student life Terry Franson was the long time Track and Field Coach, building the program into a national power.

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