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SOUNDING THE BOARD Your words. Our voice. Grace College, Winona Lake, IN November 8, 2012 Volume 59, Issue No. 11 Few people ever wonder what the process of putting on a play is like. We tend to want to see the results of hours of practice and hear all the lines delivered per- fectly. Rehearsal times show the cast holding their scripts at the ready, forgetting to be in char- acter and laughing at something another actor did, sometimes stumbling over a line but cor- recting effortlessly, and having the director giving the actors tips all the way. “Acting tip: Don’t read the books!” Professor Mike Yocum said, reminding the cast that reading the text of an actual prop book would only be distract- ing during a perfor- mance. This tip was delivered just before rehearsal for Grace’s fall play, a comic mystery in- volving knives, “mashers” and, of course, a love triangle. “Murder Inn” is set in New England in a haunted hotel. A group tour sets out to find ghosts and that is exactly what they find. Crazy characters get into some pretty crazy antics, searching out the ghost who has a penchant for throwing knives at innocent people. The cast consists of a crazy hotel owner and her son, a diva and her servant niece, a professor who quotes literature, a sleepy bus driver, and other personalities. Jessie Sterner, in character, described the inn perfectly: “Isn’t this place just charged with eerie resonance?!” Professor Yocum chose this particular play because of the script and the details for stage direction. It was in- teresting and allowed for a cast that all had equal roles. The stage require- ments were optimal for our Little Theatre. “It also had a good cast size with the right mix of men and women. Since I always have more women than men audition, a cast that uses eight women and four men is a good ratio. Finally, I knew the show would be appealing to our audiences.” Because the characters have such different personalities and quirks, it is easy to identify with at least one member. Yocum said that if he were cast in this pro- duction, he would “have to play Lawrence. He’s a professor and about my age!” Students should come out to see at least one performance be- cause, as Yocum says, “Live the- atre means every performance is different and more real . . . That means there’s always good en- ergy and the chance that some- thing unex- pect- e d may hap- pen. B e - sides, the show is a lot of fun and you get to see your classmates die on stage!” “Murder Inn” opens this Fri- day night, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Performances will also be on November 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and also on November 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ad- mission is $5 for students and $7 for adults. Tickets can be pur- chased at Tree of Life Bookstore, Jazzman’s, or at the door. Flex is accepted at all locations. a Play Youll be Dying to See Backstage with Murder Inn Megan Snyder Staff Writer The cast rehearses a scene from “Murder Inn” Cassie Gareiss, Sounding Board Photos

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SOUNDINGTHE BOARDYour words. Our vo ice.

Grace College, Winona Lake, INNovember 8, 2012Volume 59, Issue No. 11

Few people ever wonder what the process of putting on a play is like. We tend to want to see the results of hours of practice and hear all the lines delivered per-fectly. Rehearsal times show the cast holding their scripts at the ready, forgetting to be in char-acter and laughing at something another actor did, sometimes stumbling over a line but cor-recting effortlessly, and having the director giving the actors tips all the way.

“Acting tip: Don’t read the books!” Professor Mike Yocum said, reminding the cast that reading the text of an actual prop book would only be distract-ing during a p e r f o r -

mance. This tip was delivered just before rehearsal for Grace’s fall play, a comic mystery in-volving knives, “mashers” and, of course, a love triangle.

“Murder Inn” is set in New England in a haunted hotel. A group tour sets out to find ghosts and that is exactly what they find. Crazy characters get into some pretty crazy antics, searching out the ghost who has a penchant for throwing knives at innocent people. The cast consists of a crazy hotel owner and her son, a diva and her servant niece, a professor who quotes literature, a sleepy bus driver, and other personalities.

Jessie Sterner, in character, described the inn perfectly: “Isn’t this place just charged with eerie resonance?!”

Professor Yocum chose this particular play because of the

script and the details for stage direction. It was in-teresting and allowed for a cast that all had equal

roles. The stage require-ments were optimal for our Little Theatre. “It also had a good cast size with the right mix of men and women. Since I always have more women than men audition, a cast that uses eight women and four men is a good ratio. Finally, I knew the show would be appealing to our audiences.”

Because the characters have such different personalities and quirks, it is easy to identify with at least one member. Yocum said that if he were cast in this pro-duction, he would “have to play Lawrence. He’s a professor and about my age!”

Students should come out to see at least one performance be-cause, as Yocum says, “Live the-atre means every performance is different and more real . . . That means there’s always good en-

ergy and the chance that

s o m e -t h i n g unex-pect-e d m a y h a p -p e n .

B e -sides, the

show is a lot of fun and

you get to see your classmates die on stage!”

“Murder Inn” opens this Fri-day night, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Performances will also be on November 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. and also on November 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ad-mission is $5 for students and $7 for adults. Tickets can be pur-chased at Tree of Life Bookstore, Jazzman’s, or at the door. Flex is accepted at all locations.

a Play You’ll be Dying to SeeBackstage with Murder Inn

Megan SnyderStaff Writer

The cast rehearses a scene from “Murder Inn”Cassie Gareiss, Sounding Board Photos

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What, you might ask, does Phonathon have to do with you? Well, if you’ve re-ceived scholarships from Grace College, you have most likely benefited from the Phona-thon program. During the fall and spring semesters, Jon Yeh hires 30-35 students to make phone calls to alumni and associates of Grace College, asking for donations.

“I’ve never had a monetary goal to reach,” says Jon Yeh. “Our students cannot control whether or not people will donate; God opens hearts to give.”

While Yeh does not envision a dollar amount, he does stress certain objectives to his employees, such as customer service. “We want to connect with the person, update their personal information (such as alumni addresses), and present the opportunity to give to Grace. We thank the donor for their time and support, and lastly, we partner in prayer with them.” During the school year, the student body receives post card prayer

requests in chapel as an opportunity to thank supporters.

Phonathon is a 3-4 week period of evening work. During that time, Yeh likes to keep things interesting with snacks, prizes, and games. These games include “Phonathon Squares,” “United States Counties,” “Battle-ship,” “Pass the Marker,” and one favorite, “Screw Your Buddy.”

You can tell Jon Yeh has fun with his em-ployees. “I enjoy working with the students, teaching them about Advancement work. It’s a great way to connect with them while they’re here at Grace. It’s always a pleasure when we call alumni who were ‘Phonathon-ers’ in the past; I take pride in them. Many times I fill out recommendations for students as they pursue careers after graduation.”

Phonathon is a seasonal job, but it is not for everyone. “I interview students over the phone to get a feel for their communication skills,” says Yeh. He looks for students who are confident and clear, can relate well with people, and cope with weird or unexpected situations.

Jessica Zeiger had one such experience.

“I once got a wrong number and called an offshore oil rig in Africa. The guy who an-swered the phone wanted me to say ‘hi’ to the crew!”

“I hire good story tellers who can paint pictures with their words, but not bore lis-teners with minute details. In the beginning of training, we have students do push-ups for each time they say “like” or “um.”’

Phonathon nights are busy and sometimes challenging for student workers. “You really learn how to take rejection well,” says Anna White. However, many of the student work-ers can attest to the joy of making positive connections. Many people enjoy hearing about Grace and even praying for the callers. Says White, “The Grace Brethren church is very close-knit. When you make a call, that person on the other line probably knows someone you know.”

Phonathon employees do not call just any-one for donations--they contact the friends and family of this institution, trying to raise support on our behalf. When we receive prayer requests from our supporters, let us pray with gratitude.

2 FEATURESNovember 8, 2012

Hannah MayerStaff Writer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

becomes president in 1953.

Phonathon: The Inside Story

“In Loco Parentis”

Beyond Bars: Redirecting Lives in Indiana’s Prisons

Most of us are familiar with Grace’s tradition-al undergrad, graduate, and seminary educational programs; however, many may be unaware of our college’s other efforts to educate the communi-ty beyond the typical classroom. One such effort is the Indiana Correctional Education program, through which Grace provides educational ser-vices for five prisons in northern Indiana.

Grace’s involvement in correctional educa-tion began in 1986 as a simple Bible study with a handful of inmates when God unlocked the door to a much broader scope of impact. At this time, Indiana made funding available to support an un-dergraduate program in several prisons facilitated by Grace. For 25 years, Grace professors would travel to these prisons to teach college courses, mentoring men and training them for a life beyond four walls. Over the two decades, Grace awarded more than 1,000 degrees, more than half of them bachelor’s degrees.

In 2010, however, the state reduced the pro-gram’s funding after budget cuts, but this barrier didn’t deter Grace from maintaining a presence in Indiana’s prisons. In fact, God would use this shift to redirect Grace’s efforts towards a new goal: around this same year, Ivy Tech—which had pre-viously facilitated high school level educational services at the prisons—completed their contract. The state subsequently contacted none other than Grace College with the opportunity to pick up these responsibilities.

The renewed Indiana Correctional Education program includes four basic levels of services: literacy classes for men at a 5th grade level or be-low, pre-GED classes aimed at the 6th to 8th grade level, GED courses that allow participants to earn a high school diploma equivalent, and vocational courses, offering practical training in fields such as business technology, building trades, automo-tive technology, horticulture (farming), and culi-nary arts.

Two Grace employees—Dr. John Teevan and Dennis Duncan—are responsible for directing the program. Together, they travel around the five state prisons participating: Indiana State Prison in Michigan City and Correctional Facility in West-ville, Miami Correctional Facility near Peru, and two facilities at the Correctional Complex in Peld-leton. Three site coordinators manage activities in each city, and 33 teachers instruct the students, who currently number just under a thousand!

This total is even more impressive considering the recent circumstances of the program; Teevan and Duncan reported that only a year ago there was literally a zero-percent chance that Grace could maintain its i nves tmen t in the correc-tional educa-tion program, but God again provided and has allowed

the program to continue, even flourish during the past year. Grace has begun to redevelop some col-lege-level classes and has already instituted the Pacer Program at the Michigan City prison only, where twenty-four students are enrolled in college prep classes.

Grace’s Indiana Correctional Education initia-tive is about more than just a high school diploma; Teevan and Duncan pray that it’s about making a long-term impact in these men’s lives. As Teevan phrases it, “Success like that can snowball into success in general,” and when these prisoners are free from physical chains to begin building a life, we can then reach them to share how they can be freed from spiritual chains as well. God is con-tinuing to expand the program’s scope, and Grace is working to possibly develop applied learning positions related to it as well. So if you’re interest-ed in helping, email John Teevan or Denny Dun-can, and pray how God might use you to reach beyond the bars.

Paige VandergriffStaff Writer

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Catalyst is a full experience. The definition of a catalyst is some-thing that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected. This clues you in to what you should expect if you decide to make the trek to Atlanta next year and ex-perience Catalyst conference. Jim-my Elsner, who attended this year, said, “Catalyst seemed to make it their personal goal to ensure every person in the audience is never bored. World records were broken, a $25,000 shot was attempted, an app took over our phones to create the greatest light show I have ever seen -- and let’s not forget the beat boxing cellist.” All of these things, said Elsner, made the experience unforgettable.

“Was it everything we hoped it to be? Yes,” continued Elsner. “Were we challenged to recognize the process God intentionally pulls us through to make us the leaders He wants us to be? Definitely. Did it feel like a complete overload of information and emotion? Yes.” But according to Elsner, all took something away from it and the experience was different for each person. But experience only car-ries you so far. At some point, ex-perience must translate to action. “And that’s what leaders do: act,” explained Elsner. “Act when no

one else wants to. How does that apply to the Christian leader? As one of the speakers said, “The ‘what’ defines the ‘why.’” What we do reflects why we do it. Why do we lead? Why do we act? We do because of what He did for us. We’re not paying Him back; we’re acting on what we can’t stop our-selves from doing. A true Chris-tian leader leads out of overflow. Know Jesus that you might make Him known.” Elsner recapped the entire conference in this way, “The biggest thing about catalyst is it helps apply things to your life. It helped me figure out my poten-tial and who God made me to be. It will open your eyes to the pos-sibilities.”

Here is why you need to go:You are with your best friends.

The group still meets and goes over what they learned. The bond-ing is great.

The scheduling is great; they give you enough time to reflect but still enough to bring on plenty of subjects.

Very good for leadership, not just in a church but a business set-ting.

If you like learning, it is set up just for you! Great resources and planning.

Slightly expensive, but totally worth. Lots of sweet handouts.

Top quality speakers, like Fran-cis Chan.

FEATURESNovember 8, 2012

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Chris TulleyWeb Editor

Year: SeniorPosition: Senior Class Representative, Clubs Council Co-ChairWhy join Senate? Last year I got involved as a dorm rep for Westy primarily because as a pre-law student, I saw it as good experience. This year, however, I came back because I be-lieve that Senate can have a real influence for positive change.Goals: One of my primary goals is to be a voice for minority students on campus. I also, however, want to make senate more of a stu-dent-led and directed organization that is more accountable to the student body.Hidden Talent: Organization. (Most of my friends would say I don’t have it.)Contact: [email protected]

Joshua E. Hamlett

Ben Sauers

Kristin Cassidy

Kali Miller

Jacob McCarthy

Year: Junior Position: Junior Class Representative Why join Senate? I got involved because I enjoy being a part of an organization that can promote change on campus.Hidden talent: I can crack my fingers con-stantly, anytime I wish. Contact: Email me at [email protected], or follow me on Twitter (@Benjamin_Sauers.) If you see me around campus I would love to talk about your ideas or concerns; or come visit me in Westy.

Year: SeniorPosition: Parliamentarian. My role is to over-see the functions of Senate in the area of rules. Basically, I am the rules guy.Why join Senate? I wanted to be involved in Student Government and help to make the campus better.Goals: To help Senate function smoothly.Hidden Talent: I can cook pretty well. I love to cook pork chops, salmon, and pancakes. Contact: [email protected]

Year: SophomorePosition: Sophomore Class Representative; Events CommitteeWhy join Senate? I like to know what’s hap-pening on campus so that if there’s some-thing that needs improvement, I can help.Goals: To represent the Sophomore class as well as plan as many campus events as pos-sible to get the student body involved with the Student Senate. Hidden talent: I can do the worm (as in the dance move)Contact: My email is [email protected], I live in Alpha, come find me.

Year: SophomorePosition: Sophomore Class RepresentativeWhy join Senate? I’ve always loved studying about governments and the way they work. Getting involved with Senate was a way for me to personally experience the workings of a government and is a position where I could meet new people.Goals: My goal this year in Senate is to ef-ficiently represent my constituents and to bring concerns to the table so that they can be addressed.Hidden talent: If you give me a nice piece of Dubble Bubble, I can blow a bubble inside a bubble, inside a bubble, inside a bubble.Contact: [email protected]

Introducing: Your Student Senate

Senior class representatives to Student Senate Joshua Hamlett and Corinne Sem-low will be giving a report on the activities of the student government and will be giv-ing you a chance to let your voice be heard about the matters you care about most. In addition, there will be free snacks, coffee, and ice cream provided. Don’t miss out!

Senior Town Hall Meeting

Sponsored by the Student Senate

Monday, November 19, at 9 p.m.

McClain Auditorium

Catalyst 2012: The Jimmy Elsner Files

Meet some of your Class Representatives

Photos courtesy of BrandPoet

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HOMECOMINGNovember 8, 2012

The Mazelins and the Houses perform “Sisters” at Talent Show

William Wallace makes his second appearance during Hall T-shirt Chapel

HOMECOMING WEEK

The Highlights

Dan McNamera, is that you?

Chris Merrick calls during Disco Bingo Night

Pinatas at the Pep Rally

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HOMECOMINGNovember 8, 2012

“Homecoming Banquet”

The Mazelins and the Houses perform “Sisters” at Talent Show

“Pep Rally”

“Roller Skating”

HOMECOMING WEEK

The Highlights

Eric Totheroh, Brock Rhodes, Mike Yocum and Glenn Gold-smith host the Homecoming

Talent Show

Cassie Gareiss, Sounding Board photos

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What They Would SayStephen Hartman

Emily Ditto Camille Ernst Grace Sarris Jacob FurlongAlayna Robinson

Who would Grace College students like to hear speak in chapel?

Man-on-the-Street

“John MacArthur ““Pastor Todd O’Neal “ “ Pastor Joe Boyd “ “ Jeremy Kingsley “

“ Pastor Kondo Simfukwe “

Sticky WicketsKelsi Johnson

This week I received some hearty advice from my friends in the Village. I stopped in when Beverly and Mary Ann were playing cards and they taught me a few lessons. “The more you pol-ish your halo, the less they’ll sus-pect you for breaking the rules.”

While I may disagree with the ethics of Mary Ann’s state-ment;,it sure is funny. Her hus-band climbed a telephone pole one time to inscribe her number onto the top. Unfortunately, he lost the number and had to climb up the pole again to call! So I learned to always make a backup

copy. Another solid lesson from

Beverly was to listen to my books via audio so my eyes stay fresh. She has great wisdom. Ruth taught me that it’s all right to park wherever you want. Let’s be honest, who is going to ticket a 90-year-old?

On a more serious note, Bob-bie is constantly filled with a con-cern for the unsaved which caus-es me to stop and think about my impact. She has a heart for Christ which I aspire to obtain by the time I’m her age. That’s all I’ve learned this week.

“Polishing My Halo and Other

Life Lessons”Katie VanSloten

RA of the Village

Photos courtesy of Becca Lukens

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Grace’s men’s basketball team enters the 2012-13 campaign with high expectations along with several question marks.

The NAIA Top 25 Preseason Poll has the Lancers ranked at No. 8 to kick off the season as a result of their tremendous success in recent years. Grace has made four trips in five years to the NAIA National Championships.

The Lancers finished last season with a 24-8 record, earning a share of the Crossroads League regular-season title as well as winning the postseason league tournament.

But Grace will have to replace the loss of Second Team All-League performer Duke Johnson and two other starting players who graduated last spring (Jacob Peattie, Dayton Merrell).

Head coach Jim Kessler has a plethora of talented options at his fingertips this season. The issue may be figuring out which combina-tion to use.

“We have a lot of different pieces this year – as much as any other year,” Kessler said. “This team is more like chess. Which team do I play now? Do I play a knight or bishop? Some years we know exactly what we’ll do before the year. This year, we have great potential. If everybody does their business, this could be a really good team.”

Leading Grace’s returning players are a trio of senior guards. Bruce Grimm Jr. high-lights that group as the leading scorer last year. Grimm’s 18.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game earned honorable men-tion status for NAIA All-American to go along with First Team All-League honors.

Elliot Smith (8.8 ppg) and Lee Ross will provide steady ball handling, perimeter shoot-ing and tenacious defense in Grace’s backcourt.

Grace’s offense will rely on significant guard production and figures to be a more ath-letic, fluid attack than in previous years.

“We’ll probably be a little more perime-ter-oriented than we have in some years,” Kes-sler explained. “We need to shoot it well, but we still want to have a post presence. The last several years, we dominated in the lane. Those players are still unproven at this point, but they will develop over time.”

One important piece to balance Grace’s at-tack is junior Greg Miller. The 6-foot-6 for-ward is a versatile player who has the ability to stretch the defense with his 3-point shooting or collect points from the low post.

Miller will be joined up front by senior Tan-nan Peters (51 percent field goals), junior Den-nis Williams (56 percent), junior Jared Tread-way and sophomore 7-foot-1 center Adrian Makolli.

Other key contributors include Karl Colum-bus and Niko Read, who both had strong sea-sons during their freshman campaigns, as well

as a number of freshmen.One freshman who has impressed in early

workouts is Norwell High School’s Kyle Fill-man. The 6-foot-7 forward averaged 13 re-bounds per game during his senior season and has been one of Grace’s top rebounders in pre-season work.

Caleb Featherston is a 6-foot-3 guard with “loads of upside at the small forward position,” according to Kessler. Brandon Vanderheggh-en comes to Grace from a quality Mishawaka High School program and is a fundamentally sound player who can play either the shooting guard or small forward positions.

The Lancers must navigate their way through a stiff non-conference schedule before facing the rigors of the Crossroads League sea-son. The CL placed three teams (No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 21 Spring Arbor) in the national preseason poll with one other team (St. Francis) receiving votes.

“We won’t start out as good as we can be. We won’t peak early. It’ll be a journey with a long season. We can’t get too high or too low or that’d be a mistake,” Kessler said. “Our goal is to steadily improve so by the time it’s February, we are in the top of the league. I would strongly suspect that we will be a better team in January, February than in November, December.”

Grace looks to continue their early season success at Saint Catherine University on No-vember 10.

SPORTSNovember 8, 2012

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Josh NeuhartSports Information Director

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Grace Looking to Fit Pieces Together for Successful Run

Greg Miller, Men’s BasketballGreg is this week’s Player of the Week with his

performance in Grace’s homecoming victory against Northland International University. Greg tallied a dou-ble-double with 22 point and 13 rebounds. He led the Lancers to an 82-41 victory. He shot 7-11 from the field and 3-3 from three point range. The Lancers look to continue their early season success when they travel to Saint Catherine (Ky) on November 10.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Back Row: (Left to Right) JV Head Coach Taylor Long, Team Chaplain Dave Hobert, Drew Perrin, Bruce Grimm Jr, Niko Read, Lee Ross, Max Miller, Manager Chris Merrick, Middle Row: (L to R) Assistant Coach Scott Moore, Assistant Coach Don Zawlocki, Morgan Michalski, Jacob Goodman, Caleb Featherston, Sam Daniels, Brandon Vanderhegghen, Josh Silveus, Elliot Smith, Samuel Romero, Head Coach Jim Kessler, Assistant Coach Jon Yeh. Middle Row: (L to R) Karl Columbus, Macallister Seitz, Tannan Peters, Kyle Fillman, Adrian Makolli, Dennis Williams, Jared Treadway, Josh Peterson, Greg Miller. Photo Courtesy of Sports Information

Upcoming Home Games

November 16- vs. Missouri Baptist (8 p.m.)

November 17- vs. Robert Morris (Ill.) (4 p.m.)

November 20- vs. Mt. Vernon Nazarene (7 p.m.)

December 1- vs. Huntington (3 p.m.)

December 7- vs. Wilberforce (8 p.m.)

December 8- vs. Trinity Christian (3 p.m.)

Photos courtesy of Becca Lukens

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SPORTSNovember 8, 2012

RedZone Aims for Large Attendance at Games

Last year, during basketball games, I was either on the floor working or working in the concession stand. I only went to a few games where I did not have to work. The reason for this was the lack of an involved student section. I am not a huge basketball fan, but if there is a loud and involved student section to sit in (or stand in), games are much more fun to go to. I usually do not yell very much at the games, but it is still a fun environment to be a part of. Plus, I know from personal experience that when there are a bunch of fans cheering for me or my team, I tend to play better and have more fun.

If you are going to take part in the student section at Grace, there are a few guidelines to keep in mind: We treat referees like real people, even when they make a bad call against us. “Boo” is not a part of our vocabulary -- we come out to cheer for the Lanc-ers, not cheer against their opponent. Noisemakers and fans are not allowed on the court. Leave it to the coach to get technical fouls. And no matter the score, we stand for our team—no sitting while the ball is in play. We believe our team plays better when

every student stands in the student section, dressed to impress.

In other words, we want to be a student section that is loud and enthusiastic, but is not rude or ob-noxious. This means we will not be doing chants like, “Air-ball! Air-ball! Air-Ball!” We want our stu-dent section to be one that glorifies Christ: not one that degrades the referees and opposing teams.

The two keys to improving on last year’s student section are getting more upperclassmen involved and having a large turnout at the first game. We ac-complished the latter at the Homecoming game last Saturday. There were close to 100 students in the stu-dent section and all of them were on their feet and cheering the entire game, even when we were up by 40 points.

If we can get more upperclassmen involved in the student section, then the student section will seem better to freshmen, and more freshmen will get in-volved, which will lead to a huge student section for years to come.

So on November 16th, when you are just sitting in your dorm with nothing to do, throw on some Grace apparel and face paint, and come support your Lancers!

THIS WEEK...

In Lancer Athletics

Credit to Sports Information

Lady Lancers advance to title game with stifling

defense

Winona Lake-- A first-half goal was all it took to top Saint Francis in the Crossroads League semifinal match between the two schools. Mallory Rondeau scored the only goal of the match in the 7th minute when Carianne Sobey placed a perfect pass and Rondeau buried her shot into the back of the net. Sobey increased her assists total for the season to 15, which is second in the nation. The Cougars (10-9-1) recorded 10 shots in the match, but Grace’s defense proved to be too strong. Goalkeeper Carmen Barnhill led the Lancers to their 10th shutout of the season. The Lady Lancers (15-3-2) set the school record with this win. The Lady Lancers look to cap off their season with a championship when they travel to face Spring Arbor on Saturday. A win would earn the Lady Lancers their first trip to the NAIA National Championships.

Lancers peak at Crossroads Championship

Marion, Ind-- Grace’s Cross Country team had its best meet of the season when 15 of the 22 runners on the team posted season best times. The men’s team, led by Ben Drew (26:23), Jonathan Rex (27:03), and Tim Trapp (27:37), finished in sixth, while the women’s team, led by Jenna McClellan (19:49), Tara Hamstra (20:09), and Creigh Ogle (20:50, finished in seventh place. The Lancers will send their top seven runners from each squad to the NCCAA National Championships at Cedarville University on November 10.

Alex MartinSports Writer