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LIFESTYLE LOOKING BACK AT HUMANS VS. ZOMBIES IN AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A 4

OPINION QUESTIONING THE STEREOTYPE OF APU STUDENT LEADERS 9
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THE WIRE Azusa PD issues future citations TriO hosts

student
panel
Under-
represented
Witnessing a once in a
lifetime Superbowl
students from
TRiO speak out
Documenting the greatness
that the New England Patriots to APU faculty

STEVEN SMITH PHOTO

captured in their dynamic
comeback to win the Superbowl
and staff
and cement their dynasty 8
Kristin Miller
staff writer

On Wednesday Feb. 8, the

Center for Diversity, Equity and
Due to an increase of traffic accidents on APU campus, Campus Safety has partnered with the Azusa Inclusive Excellence hosted a panel
Police Department, who will be issuing violations and parking tickets moving forward. discussion about the TRiO program.
The purpose of the event was to
and processing them through the several traffic accidents [that] hear about the experiences of first
As of Feb. 13, Los Angeles County Traffic Court occurred on both East and West generation students in order to better

The frustration of traffic citations system, according to an email

writing formats are being
A look at the pure irritation when
issued to APU's
professors put creative writers
into a restrictive box in the form
community
of countless writing styles 9 Steven Smith
guest writer
The Azusa Police Department
(PD) began issuing citations for
serious traffic violations on campus
advisory sent out by the Department
of Campus Safety. This is in addition
to the administrative citations that
Campus Safety already issues.
Past violations and accidents
have occurred due to speed,
inattention and various other unsafe
practices by both motorists and
pedestrians, Chief Tim Finneran,
interim executive director of the
Department of Campus Safety, said
in an email.
The advisory also referenced
campuses resulting in injuries.
Azusa PD confirmed there was
at least one motor vehicle accident
with an injury on campus within
the last year and possibly more that
werent filed with an address.
There were also 13 motor vehicle
crashes with injuries on streets and
intersections directly adjacent to
APU in 2016 within the California
Highway Patrols Statewide
Integrated Traffic Records System.
see AZUSA PD 3
equip the faculty and staff in serving
them.
APU TriO students Ulises
Sanchez, Sandra Sandoval, Jaelyn
Griffith, Kevin Wences and Vanessa
Gallegos served on the panel.
Director for TRiO Target
Success LaTesha Hagler, Ed.D.
opened up the conversation by
introducing TRiO as a federal
outreach program that provides
services, programs, financial aid and
see TRIO 5

A standing ovation
Revived green trolley is back in circulation
APU Theater adapts C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce to a sold out
audience for two weeks. 5
The green Green? To which most would look
puzzled and respond, I didnt know
trolley may we had a green trolley.
The green trolley is the newest
be a new addition to the trolley family as of the
addition in most first week of February.
Students might think the green
students' eyes, trolley is brand new, but what most
Cougars dont know is the green
but it has a trolley has just merely made its come-
back.
history on The green trolley was actually

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Yasaman Khorsandi
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If you are a student at Azusa Pa-
cific, chances are you have at some
point ridden alongside other students
on one of the campus trolleys, eager
to avoid the gruesome, always-rushed
walk from east to west campus.
The trolley system at Azusa Pa-
the very first trolley to ever take route
from east to west campus.
The idea for the trolleys origi-
nated from President Jon Wallace,
DBA, in the early 2000s shortly
after he became Azusa Pacifics cur-
rent president. The first person to
drive that green trolley was Amanda
Brownbridge, who happens to also
be the driver of the green trolley rein-
carnate.
Brownbridge recalls Wallaces
thoughts on the trolley system.
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cific is somewhat of a staple to the
campus. It is an asset that sets the
school apart and throws visitors for
a loop when they see a bright red or
blue trolley that seems to be straight
out of Disneyland.
Some students frequent the trol-
leys so much they associate the differ-
ent colors with their respective trolley
drivers. Red? Tina. Blue? Chuck.
He said, No matter what, there
has to be at least one trolley. Even
if we dont have the funds for all the
trolleys, there has to be one. No
buses. Jon Wallace always liked the
idea of trolleys before getting buses,
Brownbridge said.
After a poll conducted on APU's Overheard Facebook page, driv-
er Amanda Brownbridge settled on the name Theodore for the
see TROLLEY 3 green trolley, in honor of the cartoon chipmunk character.
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campus CALENDAR
CALENDAR compiled by hankyul sharon lee
safety Wednesday, February 15
report C.H.A.M.P. Visit Day
The College Headed and Mighty Proud (C.H.A.M.P.) program will
The following are selected incidents
as reported from the Daily Media be bringing fourth grade students from Mountain View Elementary
Log from Feb. 5 through Feb. 12 School to campus in preparation for future college entrance.
courtesy of Campus Safety.
Wednesday, February 15
Senate Meeting
SUNDAY, FEB. 5 A faculty senate meeting will take place in the Los Angeles Pacific
College Board Room from 10:30-11:20 a.m.
NO CRIMES REPORTED

Thursday, February 16

@CADILLACFOR1959
MONDAY, FEB. 6
NARCOTICS M.A. in Clinical Psychology (MFT) Info Meeting
NO CRIMES REPORTED A campus tour starts at 5:30 p.m. in front of Darling Library, followed
by the information meeting at 6 p.m. in the Felix Event Center VIP
TUESDAY, FEB. 7 Room.
PETTY THEFT
HERITAGE CAFE Friday, February 17 APU students enjoy their last undergraduate dance last Friday at the
Referred to the Azusa Police GIG hosted by Communiveristy at La Canada Flintridge Country Club.
Department. Gospel Celebration
Chapel this Friday will feature APU's gospel chapel band and will Wednesday, February 22
lead APU in celebration of the gospel tradition in worship.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 Short-Term Study Away Program Development
ASSIST OTHER AGENCY/
BURGLARY FORCIBLY Friday, February 17 Breakfast
The Center for Global Learning and Engagement with any short-
ENTRY Math & Physics Game Night term study away programs for the 2017-2018 academic year for a
CALERA AVE Math and Physics majors/minors are invited to a game night from
Referred to Azusa Police 5-8 p.m. at the home of Dr. Rodney Sturdivant. Sign up in the breakfast and presentation explaining the updated proposal.
Department. Math/Physics office.
Monday, February 27
TUESDAY, FEB. 8 Monday, February 20
PETTY THEFT Koch Lecture
SMITH HALL BIKE RACK 4th Annual Collaborative Bach Solo Recital Wall Street Journal Journalist Jason Riley is to deliver a Koch
Selected cello students from Dr. Marek Szpakiewicz's studio will lecture on "The State Against Blacks: A Report Card on
Referred to Azusa Police
perform Bach Suites for Cello Solo. Government Aid" in LAPC at 4:30 p.m.
Department.

Communication Studies hosts IMPACT

TUESDAY, FEB. 8
WEAPONS
UNIVERSITY PARK
APARTMENTS
Referred to Student Life. In comparing this year's confer- San Diego Christian College, dis-
ence to those of the past, Angela cussed interpersonal communication
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THURSDAY, FEB. 9
NO CRIMES REPORTED
FRIDAY, FEB. 10
NO CRIMES REPORTED
SATURDAY, FEB. 11
NO CRIMES REPORTED
MONDAY, FEB. 12
NO CRIMES REPORTED
REMEMBER
1. If you see something, say
something.
2. Safety is everyones busi-
ness.
3. Dial 911 for life-threaten-
ing emergencies.
4. Non emergencies: Call
Campus Saftety at (626) 815-
3898.
5. Lock all doors and win-
dows to your dorm, apart-
ment and vehicle.
6. Keep all valuables secured
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.
Sele, a senior communication studies
fee, none of which had been the case
(From left to right) Ryan Hartwig, Ph.D., Corey Langerveld, David C.
Bicker, Ph.D., Ryan Montague, Ph.D. pose during IMPACT.
Previously dent paper and panel presentations,
faculty workshops, alumni speed net-
known as the working and more.
Previously known as the Com-
Communication munication Ethics Conference and
created in 1987 by the founding chair
Ethics of the Department of Communi-
Conference, this cation Studies, David C. Bicker,
Ph.D., the conference's purpose was
year's event has to bring together students, alumni
and practitioners in conversations
expanded about impacting the culture for other schools, including Westmont
Christ.
Marina Al Naser Assistant Professor Courtney W.
guest writer Davis, Ph.D., coordinated the event
alongside students and other faculty
On Saturday Feb. 4, the De- and staff. Davis explained that she
partment of Communication Stud- and her team decided to change the
ies hosted the 30th Annual David name of the event to better represent
C. Bicker IMPACT Conference in the breadth of communication topics
Wilden Hall. The event included stu- discussed at the conference.
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and how the way we talk to ourselves
major and an organizer of the event, affects our interaction with others. In
explained how the planning process his presentation, Powell talked about
was different. his childhood journey and how he
"We renamed the conference, realized that in order to live a healthy
added an alumni speed networking life, he needed to remove a lot of neg-
event, charged admission for the first ativity from his mind.
time, which included lunch and cof- In keeping with tradition, the
department presented the David C.
before the rebranding, Sele said. Bicker Distinguished Achievement
Though this conference aimed to Award to a student who not only
serve the Department of Communi-
cation Studies, Davis noted the other
excels academically but also exhibits
skill in integrating faith and learning.
majors in attendance as well.
"We had public health majors,
This year's award went to Corey
Langerveld, a senior communication
education majors, history majors and studies major. Assistant Professor
nursing majors who all found that Ryan Montague, Ph.D., presented
there is something of value here," the award to Langerveld.
Davis said. "We were also happy to
welcome students from six different
"He has a gentle and humble
spirit about him that you can recog-
institutions regionally.
The students and faculty from
nize a mile away," Montague said of
Langerveld. "He attracts others into
conversation and relationship, and
College, California Baptist Universi- draws out the best in others...I have
ty, Point Loma Nazarene University no doubt that Corey is going to be
and others, brought along research to used in great ways as a light in the
present, with topics such as "Work- darkness, and when given the oppor-
place sexism and female achieve- tunity to share his motivations for all
ment," "Social influences and food of this, God will get the glory."
intake in a college setting" and "Com- The 31st Annual David C. Bicker
patibility dating," to name a few. IMPACT Conference is scheduled
James Powell, a student from for February 2018.
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Azusa PD set to issue permanent record citations

STEVEN SMITH PHOTO

In partnership with Campus Safety, Azusa PD will be ticketing on APU campus under the supervision of University Resource Officer Brandon Saenz who has been on campus since 2016.

AZUSA PD, P. 1 at the Azusa Police Department, the

The change comes as a part of an
ongoing partnership between APU
and the Azusa PD.
APU has contracted police ser-
vices from the Azusa PD for three
years, according to Finneran.
Officer Brandon Saenz has been
the University Resource Officer as-
signed to APU since August 2016.
Prior to the change, Azusa PD
was unable to issue traffic citations
on APUs campuses.
The way the California Vehicle
Code works is, because this is private
property but it's open to the public,
certain steps have to be taken prior to
enforcing vehicle code, Saenz said.
We worked with our traffic officers
traffic division. We also worked with
the West Covina Traffic Court, and
again, with Azusa Pacific University,
in particular the Department of Cam-
pus Safety, to see exactly if it could be
done, how it could be done and what
was needed.
Saenz is the primary officer re-
sponsible for enforcing California
Vehicle Code on campus although
he mentioned other officers may issue
citations during investigations and
when he is not available.
For right now it's going to fall on
my shoulders, so to speak, since I'm
assigned to the university and I've
seen some of the violations, Saenz
said. They are gonna ask me to do
some enforcement, or at least issue
warnings; however I see fit. We have
that discretion as police officers.
The crosswalk and stop sign di-
rectly south of Adams Hall will be
a point of interest for Saenz when it
comes to enforcement.
I'm gonna be looking for speed
at that stop sign," Saenz said. "The
safest speed at a stop sign is zero. If
you're rolling through it, if you're not
yielding to the stop like the law says
you are, that could be a violation, and
its possible to issue a citation."
Sophomore Business Manage-
ment major Jason Ramirez shared
how his friend might be changing his
driving habits because of the new en-
forcement.
[My friend] was talking about
how he somewhat speeds at night on
this road and hes no longer gonna be
able do that, Ramirez said. He goes
Past violations to this studio on West Campus and
theres no one over there so its point-
and accidents have less to stop at the stop sign.
Parking enforcement is not a part
occurred due to of the change and will continue to be
speed, inattention handled by Campus Safety, accord-
ing to Saenz.
and various other The red zone will be a separate
issue, Saenz said. My primary duty
unsafe practices by as far as vehicle code enforcement,
both motorists and is gonna be speed. Essentially speed
and just a few other violations.
pedestrians, Chief The violations include failure to
stop at a stop sign, driving at an un-
Tim Finneran, interim safe speed and reckless driving, ac-
executive director of cording to the advisory.
We're doing this for the safety
the Department of of everyone involved, a ticket is one
thing, but God forbid somebody
Campus Safety, said would get hurt...that would be pretty
in an email. terrible, Saenz said.

TRiO students say opportunities come from being united

TRIO, P. 1

scholarships to assist first genera-

tion students, students with disabili-
ties and students from lower income
backgrounds in need of financial as-
sistance from middle school to post-
graduate education.
Hagler posed a series of ques-
tions to the panel members, current
TriO students who shared their sto-
ries of being the first person in their
families to attend college. Hagler
argued that students are the experts
in this conversation because they are
the ones living through these disad-
vantaged circumstances.
The students shared in their
commonality of feeling inadequate
KRISTIN MILLER PHOTO

at many points in their academic

career.
Sophomore Youth Ministry
major Vanessa Gallegos describes
how she felt culture shock when she
first came to APU. Other members
of the panel expressed that they
felt judged because of their lack of APU students provide insight into the newly launched TriO target success program geared toward supporting first generation college students.
knowledge about how to navigate
the college life. here today, Sanchez said. connotations students have in being first generation students are not only
TRiO, however, was the com- TRiO was the outlet that San- identified as low income, disabled or striving for success for themselves.
monality that served as a place of chez leaned on to redirect his focus Your voices matter, first generation. They recognize that it is because of
comfort for these students.
For Sophomore History major
back to school so he could reach his
full potential. your stories matter Through building relationships
and providing supportive outlets
the hard work and struggle of their
parents and grandparents that they
Ullises Sanchez, this program has
been a symbol of family. Sanchez
Freshman Graphic Design major and you have made such as mentorship and tutoring, could have the opportunity to attain
Kevin Wences described that one of the TRiO program advocates for higher education.
described himself as a loner kid who the major challenges for first genera- a difference for us, students to reach their full potential My parents deserve to see me
would sit at the back of the class not
wanting to be recognized as some-
tions students is asking for help.
Youre not used to having people Executive Director throughout their college experience
both academically and socially.
succeed, Wences said.
Senior Psychology major Jaelyn
one who needed help. He relied
solely on himself until his academic
help you out so you dont search for it of the Center for We teach students how to advo- Griffith expressed nervousness about
and you dont accept it, Wences said. cate for themselves, how to find pow- sharing her story before the panel dis-
performance began to suffer and he Aware that many students come Diversity, Equity and er in their voices, Hagler said. We cussion began.
needed to seek help.
Its a learning process, but with-
to APU with these same challenges,
the TRiO program strives to change Inclusive Excellence teach them that [their] voice matters
just as much as anybody elses on this
After the event, attendees lined
up to thank Griffith for sharing the
out the support of TRiO and all the
friends I have made, I wouldnt be
the relationship students have with Richard Martinez said. campus. very same story she was reluctant to
themselves by dispelling the negative The panelists agreed that many tell just moments before.
APU welcomes its newest edition to the trolley brigade
I wondered when it got here. So, I
decided to ride it and ask Amanda
about it, and thats when she told me
the back story.
After six to eight months of
being built, the new green trolley
was driven to campus from Indiana,
where the trolleys are manufactured.

"Jon Wallace always

liked the idea of
trolleys before
getting buses,

Azusa Pacific University's green trolley makes a dramatic comeback after a period of decommisioning to be refurbished and rebuilt.
TROLLEY, P. 1
Amidst the positive commentary
about the new and improved green
trolley, Brownbridge is most excited
about reclaiming her affiliation with
green, rather than confusing students
with two red trolleys.
Green is my color. They
associate us with the color of our
trolley. Im glad I got my green back
because now Im not called Tina
anymore, Brownbridge said.
Senior Liberal Studies major
Zadie Kenney and Senior Marketing
major Janie Gallagher remember the
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The good news for students who
are anxiously awaiting the newest
trolley provision is that the green
trolley is just the first of many trolleys
to be phased out and come back
again.
Chucks blue trolley will likely be
two red trolleys from their freshman now that the green trolley is here, it refurbished and replaced next year as
year and the confusion with Tina and makes things easier to distinguish, well.
Amanda. so everyone knows which trolley is But for now, keep your eye out for
I would ride Tinas trolley all Tinas. the pristine, deep green trolley as it
the time and developed a friendship I didnt know that the green rolls up to the trolley stop, and make
with her. When I saw the red trolley trolley had been the first one ever on sure to pay homage to Brownbridge
coming to the stop, I would assume campus, Gallagher said. I saw the for reclaiming the green trolley,
it was Tinas, Kenney said. But green one on campus last week and which was hers to begin with.

Humans V. Zombies
A look back at the
apocalyptic games
held this year from
Feb. 6-10
Hankyul Sharon Lee
editor in chief
What was different about Humans
V. Zombies this year?
The committee had fun coming
up [with] all of the creative missions
for this year. We also created auxiliary
missions for those who couldnt
attend missions due to class, work
and co-curricular activities. This year
what is different are the students
who put this event [together] have
so much passion for Humans vs.
Zombies which made events more
thrilling, challenging, and exciting
for those who participated this year."
James: Our intention was to
bring some new missions to the
table, which undoubtedly required
a lot of strategy and planning by the
moderators. We wanted to make it
clear that we want people to play and
to stay in the game; we did not intend
for class, work, or other activities
to be missed. We stuck to the rules
where applicable, and bent them
where we needed to."
How long as Humans V. Zombies
been at APU?
"Since 2010."
What do you think draws APU
students to this week long event?
Anissa: "While on the surface it
seems like a silly game where you run
around and throw socks at each other,
HvZ creates a much bigger impact
than most people assume-- and
that impact is creating community.
In order to survive the week, you
have to create allies whether you
are a Human or a Zombie. There
have been many friendships and
relationships that have blossomed
from these alliancesmany of which
have lasted.
Kevin: We try to design the game
so that people have to work together
in order to survive and to have fun.
Many friendships have started with
HvZ and have grown tremendously,
so I think that the players themselves
and the excitement of the game is
what draws students.
What's the most extreme thing
you've heard a student do during
the game to stay alive or track down
humans as a zombie?
Anissa: "Zombies can find the
most obscure places to hide. Weve
had people in bushes, under signs, in
trash bins Its great."
James: "Back during my first
HvZ (Spring 2013), there were well
over 200 players in the game. There
were various squads formed by both
humans and zombies to survive and
hunt; it actually seemed like a real
apocalypse.
Some zombies hunted down
a human in one of the multi-media
rooms. For those who are unfamiliar,
a human is safe inside of a building;
this guy took advantage of it and
simply attempted to camp out until
the mission from about 6 p.m. until
10:15 p.m.
The zombies went in and chilled
with the guy, and they even ordered
pizza. The zombies, being devious,
decided to give the guy water and
the largest Big Gulp they could find.
Mind you, there are no bathrooms in
the multi-media rooms.
After a while, the human
finished the Big Gulp and says Can
you guys turn around for a second?
Needless to say, that Big Gulp cup
was no longer empty. To anyone who
intends to play HvZ, one would say
that urine for an intense game.
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Theater enacts The Great Divorce GIG steals the show
Azusa Pacific
University theater
continued its 22nd
season with a sold-
out show
Ayzia King
staff writer
APUs School of Visual and
Performing Arts just wrapped up
performances of The Great Divorce,
Robert Smyths stage adaptation
of C.S Lewis powerful novel. The
show ran Feb. 2 through Feb. 11 in
the Black Box Theater located in the
Mary Hill Center on Azusa Pacifics
west campus.
The Great Divorce takes the
viewer into the theological fantasy
that C. S. Lewis envisioned.
The Azusa Pacific cast explains
Lewis vision by taking the audience
through heaven or purgatory and
walking through each characters
past on Earth.
The play is full of apprehensive
ghosts, comedic breaks and self-
questioning theories that mesmerize
the audience.
The Great Divorce is not so
much a debate about the afterlife,
but about the eternal implications
of the life were living now, Monica
Ganas, Ph.D, professor and director
of the production, said in a recent
press release. It is intended to leave
the audience thinking about their
own moment-to-moment encounters
and choices, which may seem so
unimportant at the time, but in fact
hold so much weight.
Christopher Keene, MFA,
associate professor in the Department
of Theater Arts, designed the other-
worldly set. His design work has
been featured in multiple issues of
Southern Theater and American
Communiversity hosts luncheon
Commuters
attended lunch
event in the
Cougar Dome this
past Thursday
Isaiah Vargas
staff writer
From 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Azusa
Pacific commuters were provided
with free food and drinks in the
Cougar Dome.
Students walked in, provided
verification of their commuter status
and were helped to burritos from Juan
Pollo, a local Mexican restaurant.
After students made the choice
between chicken burritos and bean
and cheese burritos, they grabbed
a beverage and found a seat next to
fellow commuters.
Isaac Palacios, a freshman
business major and commuter,
enjoyed the choice of catering.
The food was great, Palacios
said. Ive had Juan Pollo before
because it is just down the street, and
I think its pretty good.
Juan Pollo seemed to be a big
hit for commuters who attended
the lunch event. Another fan of
Communiversitys choice in catering
was David Seok, a senior applied
exercise science major.
Food-wise, Communiversity
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Student actors in APU's theatre department perform a selected
scenes from The Great Divorce.
Theatre magazines. He joined the
faculty at APU in 2012.
The set became a playground
one night and didnt stop after that,
Zachary Poole, a junior BFA acting
for the stage and screen major, said.
We get to have the same conversation
every night with more and more new
faces and make it feel like its the first
time every time. We get to laugh with
the audience about what we think we
know about heaven.
A large cast of APU students
starred in the production, which
was originally made for a C.S. Lewis
conference that took place in Oxford
and Cambridge, England.
APU was able to gain permission
to perform the piece after Smyth
secured the rights to include the
adaptation in his theaters season.
The Great Divorce truly
reminds us that we are in no place
to judge our fellow human beings
because we are all the same in the
eyes of God and are all capable of
saying yes to Him, senior BFA
acting for the stage and screen major
Aaron Wesselman said.
is usually really good at choosing
caterers, Seok said. Its very
beneficial for commuters because of
how much food they provide us.
Another positive aspect of
the Commuter lunch was the
atmosphere. Palacios noted the lunch
event was comfortable and efficient.
I liked the environment inside
Cougar Dome today, Palacios said.
The process of checking in and
getting the food was super quick and
people were happy about it.
The Communiversity staff played
a huge role in putting on this event.
Staff sat at the tables towards the
front of Cougar Dome, checked in
commuter students and handed out
food and drinks.
Daniel Choi, a junior allied
health major and Communiversity
staff member, says the lunch, along
with other commuter events, are put
on in order to show their support and
gratitude.
The purpose behind these events
is to get commuters involved and to
show that we appreciate them, Choi
said. Sometimes, there are a lot of
things that happen on campus that off
campus people miss. So we want to
give them lunch and an opportunity
to hang out with other commuters
and really get to know the community
around them.
Choi was pleased with the
response of commuters and how the
lunch turned out.
We always get a huge response
when we offer free breakfast or free
5
The La Caada
Flintridge Country
Club hosted La La
Land-themed GIG
Emily Praske
photo design editor
APU THEATER COURTESY
I thought the jazz
music at GIG was
remarkable. The
melodies were light
and easy to dance
For Poole, this show is not only to, Sophomore
Journalism major
the most difficult material he has
performed but is also likely the most
important production in his time at
APU.
Ashley Jones said.
Its arguably harder than Not everyone on
Shakespeare, who gives you such
tangible images through his text the dance floor may
you can taste as you speak it, Poole
said. C.S. Lewis subject matter, have been wearing
however, is undoubtedly different. I
dont know what heaven looks like.
shoes, but everyone
Thats intimidating. Thats heavy, was wearing a
especially for someone who struggles
smile!
with faith.
The current season still has two
upcoming productionsthe New
Works Festival, a series of one-act
plays written, directed and performed
by students, and Godspell, a family-
friendly musical that examines the
Gospel of Matthew in a modern-
day song and dance style. The New
Works Festival runs March 15 while
Godspell closes the season during
March 30April 9.
To buy tickets for upcoming
performances, visit www.apu.edu/
cma/vpa/theater/tickets/.
The music at GIG
was exhilarating, yet
lunch, Choi said.
Every month, Communiversity calming at the same
coordinates events where they offer
time. I loved the
free food to commuters. Choi noted
how the importance of these events.
balance between the
People just want to have
something to look forward to, Choi upbeat, EDM music
said. So we do this every month and
we provide something different every and the relaxing,
time.
Palacios expressed their jazzy tunes,
gratitude for these types of events
geared toward commuters like Sophomore Social
themselves.
I like them a lot. Especially since
Work major Janelle
they benefit me and my situation,
Palacios said. Last semester I had a
Gan said. It really
meal plan, but this semester I do not. set the ambiance for
So they help me out a little bit.
GIG and provided a
Although commuters like
Palacios and Seok enjoyed their
free lunch, both of them mentioned comfortable place
timeliness problems concerning the
notifications of events.
for everyone to
I feel like they can do a little enjoy!
bit better notifying us of events,
Palacios said. Sometimes, I wont
receive notifications until after the
event happens.
Seok shared a similar sentiment.
The only thing I think they can
improve on is communication, Seok
said. Theyll email us a couple hours
before an event, which is not ideal for
me and my schedule.
Choi addressed these concerns
by encouraging commuters to refer
to posters around campus as well as
the online Communiversity calendar
for future events.
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Super Bowl LI: Witnessing a once in a lifetime greatness
The New England
Patriots did
the impossible,
and cemented
themselves as a
dynasty in their
comeback win
Brandon Rodriguez
sports editor
On Feb. 5, 2017, sports history
was made.
The New England Patriots
made what can only be described as
a miraculous comeback, and defeated
the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in over-
time, giving the franchise their fifth
Super Bowl victory.
The Falcons had began the game
dominantly, outmatching New Eng-
land and putting constant pressure
on Patriots QB Tom Brady. The
Falcons went into halftime with mo-
mentum, holding on to a 21-3 lead. In
the third quarter, Atlanta did well,
scoring another touchdown to gain a
25-point lead over New England.
Nobody could have predicted the
events that would unfold after. In the
fourth quarter, New England shifted
the momentum after forcing a fum-
ble on Atlanta QB Matt Ryan. The
Patriots would score off of this, and
more Atlanta mistakes would contin-
ue to benefit the Patriots. In the final
minutes, New England would come
back to tie the game at 28, and send
the game into overtime. With mo-
mentum now fully on their side, New
England won the coin toss, marched
down the field and scored the game-
winning touchdown.
Brady won his fourth Super
Bowl MVP trophy for his perfor-
mance in the game, becoming the
first player in NFL history to accom-
plish this.
Historically, there were many el-
ements that had never happened in
the previous 50 years of Super Bowl
championships. This was the first
Super Bowl game that went into
overtime, and it was the first time
that the team who never had a single
Rioters set fire to U.C. Berkeley
Far-right journalist
Milo Yiannopoulos
was prevented
from speaking at
event
Michael Ayetiwa
staff writer
On Feb. 1, journalist Milo Yian-
nopoulos was expected to speak at
the University of California, Berke-
ley, but there were a large group of
protestors who barred him from cam-
pus.
The protests quickly turned to
riots, as a mob set fire to the campus.
The fire caused monuments of
Yiannopoulos to melt. A woman was
also pepper sprayed for no apparent
reason during a local TV interview,
Tom Brady has more Super Bowl rings than any other quarterback, more MVP's, and has sparked con-
versation for being the greatest (quarteback) of all time, GOAT.
lead throughout the game, won. The
25-point lead that Atlanta had was
also the largest blown lead in Super
Bowl history.
First-year graduate student and
English major Jeremy Byrum com-
mented on the comeback.
Come that second
half, it was a
completely different
story. I don't know
what happened I
don't what they did
at halftime, what
Bill Belichick said to
them, if Lady GaGa
helped...I don't know,
but I have never seen
anything like that
second half before,
Byrum said.
As a fan of the sport, I simply
wanted to watch a great game be-
tween two great teams, but this was
far better than what I ever expected.
As a matter of fact, this was the
greatest Super Bowl that I had ever
watched in my lifetime.
This does not mean that I wasn't
disappointed with the result. It
seemed as if most of the nation, in-
cluding myself, (with the exception
and police pulled a man wearing a
Trump hat out of the violent crowd.
Yiannopoulos was evacuated by
the police and was found safe in a ho-
tel later that night where he uploaded
a YouTube video calling the riots
hypocritical. CNN reported that at
least six people were injured.
Milo Yiannopoulos is a gay far-
right conservative who is allegedly
known to target feminists, Muslims
and transgenders. Many on the left
have called him a Nazi, white su-
premacist and a misogynist as well.
President Donald J. Trump
tweeted that night: If U.C. Berke-
ley does not allow free speech and
practices violence on innocent people
with a different point of view NO
FEDERAL FUNDS?
The university blamed the 150 ri-
oters, who are said to be a part of an
anarchist group known as the Black
Bloc.
of Massachusetts) were rooting for
the Falcons, the underdog team who
had never won a Super Bowl be-
fore. Unfortunately for Atlanta, that
would not change as the Patriots ap-
peared destined to win this game.
With how the game began, I
found myself doubting New Eng-
land, thinking that they would have
no chance to come back and win
whatsoever. I was someone who
would argue that Brady was not the
best quarterback of all-time, or even
in the league this year. I believed that
Brady's career was great, but that it
was dampened by multiple scandals
such as "Spygate" and "Deflategate"
(for which Brady was suspended the
first four games of the season). All
of these things that I believed about
Brady were wrongI was wrong.
In this game, Brady and Patriots
head coach Bill Belicheck officially
proved that they are the greatest of
all-time at their positions in NFL
history. Never before had any quar-
terback or head coach won five Su-
per Bowl championships. Brady
led the incredible comeback perfor-
mance at a time when the Patriots
were down by so much, and his
abilities as a leader and as one of the
NFL's best quarterbacks showed
more than ever before.
In addition, if you could have re-
placed Brady with any other QB in
the New England offensive system,
I honestly believe that no other QB
in the NFL today would have been
able to make a comeback against At-
I find myself asking what hate
speech is and whether or not Milo Yi-
annopoulos first amendment rights
were violated like he is claiming.
Hate speech are comments that
are discriminatory or prejudice to-
wards a group of people. It expresses
a bias that is not fair, said Jeremy
Weiss, a freshman criminal justice
major.
Im not going to pretend I know
extensive details about academic poli-
cies, but I do believe in the upholding
of the first amendment.
I think its a question of academ-
ic freedom, said Eliot Reasoner, a
senior English literature major.
Its not a legal term, but I think
Reasoner is onto something. I do
not believe academic freedom can be
used in this scenario, but if we were
talking about a private university,
then that would be more relevant.
"I dont think speakers should
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lanta like the Patriots didnot Aaron
Rodgers, not Drew Brees, not Ben
Roethlisbergernobody can do what
Brady does, playing with the preci-
sion, leadership, chemistry and the
determination to win that he has.
Brady, 39, only looks to play bet-
ter every year, and at the rate he's
going, he can find himself in at least
one or two most Super Bowls before
eventually deciding to retire.
When I look back at this game,
the Patriots should not have been
able to comeback and win. It seemed
impossible. There were so many little
things throughout the game that had
to go right for New England, and
had to go wrong for Atlanta.
In the final stretch of the game,
that's exactly what happened.
Many seem to blame the loss on
the Falcons young defense which
was exhausted, but I do not. Their
defense was on the field for over 40
minutes in the game as New Eng-
land controlled possession and time
on offense you can't blame a young
defense for that. They may have lost
some of their aggression, but that's
not what caused them to lose the
game.
Others blame the Falcons offen-
sive play-calling in the second half,
and while it wasn't great, that's not
why they lost the game. Some blame
the nine Falcons penalties that led
to the Patriots getting the ball back
multiple times (especially one hold-
ing call that took Atlanta out of field
goal range late in the game), but I
be censored either, because anytime
a university is censoring what their
students get to listen to or who they
dont, they are doing something they
werent trained to do. Its not the job
of academics to do that, Reasoner
said.
I agree with Reasoner. It is not a
university's job to tell me who I can
have speak to me or not. Imagine if an
atheist was invited to speak at APU,
but APU said no and the speaker
was not allowed to speak. Would the
speaker's first amendment rights be
violated?
If there was ever a chapel speaker
that was a controversial individual
and there were students who did not
like this, I welcome them to protest.
They should be allowed to protest as
much as they desire, but this contro-
versial individual should be allowed
to speak. Neither partys first amend-
ment right should be withheld. If the
protests become violent, to the point
of this controversial individual no lon-
ger being able to stay on campus and
be evacuated, then his first amend-
ment rights have now been violated.
can't blame their loss solely on that
fact. All of those things were factors
that simply contributed to their loss.
Most people will say that Atlanta
had a total collapse, blowing the larg-
est lead in Super Bowl history. How-
ever, I will say that the end result of
the game was more of a determined
New England comeback compared
to an Atlanta collapse. Hopefully,
Atlanta can learn off of the experience
and make it back to the Super Bowl,
but that will not be an easy task.
An NFL fan couldn't ask for a
better game or a better story behind
it. After watching the final events that
unfolded, words couldn't express ev-
erything that had happened because
of the special sports moment that it
actually was.
"It's incredible to witness that
kind of history. I don't think we're
ever going to see a Super Bowl like
that again," Byrum said.
"I know that records are meant
to be broken, but a record like that,
coming back from a 25-point deficit
makes it that much more poetic and
historical for the Patriots, and I think
it's great for sports."
Steven Baltierra, a junior sports
journalism major, believes that this
game perfectly topped off the past
year in sports.
"I think you can look at this whole
year of sports in general; there was
LeBron James coming back against
the Golden State Warriors, the Chi-
cago Cubs winning the world series,
Clemson beating Alabama in the fi-
nal seconds [of the College Football
National Championship], and then
this Super Bowl. This kind of capped
off the greatest stretch of champion-
ship games in sports history, and
we're pretty lucky to be living in this
time to see it," Baltierra said.
What I am ultimately saying
is that I hope that everyone who
watched this game took the time out
to appreciate and reflect on it after,
because we may never see another
scenario like this ever again.
To be able to say that I watched
this game live, and had the privilege
to see the greatest Super Bowl, the
greatest QB have his greatest per-
formance, leading to the greatest dy-
nasty in professional sports is truly re-
markable and will be something that
many will always remember.
A quote from Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. comes to mind from all of
this. He once said: A riot is the lan-
guage of the unheard. I think univer-
sity students should really take this
into consideration if they truly wish
for their voices to be heard.
Obama himself said,
"Anybody who comes
to speak to you and
you disagree with, you
should have an argu-
ment with them, but
you shouldnt silence
them by saying you
cant come because
Im too sensitive to
hear what you have
to say."
THECLAUSE.ORG/OPINION
Student leadership stereotypes
Students are
subject to an unfair
hierarchy within
campus leadership
organizations
Katrina Williams
staff writer
Many students are feeling under-
prepared and disregarded when it
comes to leadership positions within
the APU community. Due to the
variation in training that on-campus
leaders receive, we as students are
forced into a hierarchy of popularity
and leadership stereotypes.
I am an APU student, which
means I am supposed to be a differ-
ence maker. As an RAR (Resident
Advisor's Roommate), leadership
minor, past D-Group leader and
Mexico Outreach team leader, APU
has incessantly emphasized my ability
to change the world. The only prob-
lem is, I am not this picture-perfect
APU leader. There is a stereotypical
outlook that people, myself included,
have about the positions on campus
and the type of people who should be
leading them.
There is an assumption within
the APU community that RAs (Resi-
dent Advisors) and Alpha leaders are
bubbly, empathetic and extroverted;
they are what many people would
consider to be the popular ones. The
reality is, most of these leaders do not
match this description, myself includ-
ed. Can those of us who do not fit
this mold still be difference makers"?
Why does this stereotype even exist?
I believe it is partly due to the
training different leaders receive.
The popular, well-supported
Formatting frustrations
The exhaustion
from memorizing
so many writing
formats leads to the
death of creativity
Ciera Cypert
staff writer
I am a writer.
I have written papers about as-
tronomy, early Christian and Medi-
eval art, poetry, politics and ministry.
You name it, and I have struggled
through it with pen, paper and some-
times tears.
I am learning that writing is a dis-
cipline, that the more you write, the
better you get. But my fingers tense
and my creativity cowers in fear when
I see the dreaded format guidelines.
APA, MLA, Chicago: you are
the guards that lock me inside a castle
of rigid writing.
It started in high school when my
English teacher drilled APA into my
mind. Running heads, title pages and
proper in-text citations became sec-
ond nature to me.
Give me APA or give me death!
my English teacher would say in a
Shakespearian tone. By death, he
meant a failing grade.
Flash forward almost six years,
and his words still haunt me. Just
last week, I turned in a paper that I
spent hours on, perfectly crafting my
sentences by blending creativity and
academia to create the most delicious
combination of words that I hoped
would leave a brilliant aftertaste for
my professor.
But I lost points because I forgot
Clause WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 2017
groups on campus go through incred-
ible training programs in preparation
for their leadership roles. These long
trainings build the hype about these
positions, adding to their high status.
For Alpha leaders, this includes
Bridges, a week long leadership
training trip to San Francisco.
Freya Tuazon, a junior applied
exercise science major, noted that she
sees how some aspects of the training
feed into stereotypes.
Theres a sense of popularity or
importance that comes out of it once
you are done, Tauzon said.
Considering the amount of hard
work that RAs and Alpha leaders
face throughout the semester, I un-
derstand why they go through such
extensive training. What I do not
understand is why Bridges or Walk-
about builds a community that main-
tains a higher status of popularity.
Lacey Litzinger, a senior social
work major and Adams Hall RA,
commented on how the Walkabout
program affects the community.
"Sometimes RA is held higher [in
regard], while groups like D-Group
are minimized, Litzinger said. As a
tradition, it makes you feel like youre
part of something more.
Although APU clearly strives to
build community within leadership
groups, administrators seem to be
unconcerned about the less popular
organizations on campus.
Regardless of the reasoning be-
hind the various types of training
programs at APU, students are im-
pacted by the attention some leaders
receive over others.
This shapes our stereotypes of
one another.
Those who have extensive, com-
munity-building leadership training
are raised up together to be a special
Taking hours to properly format can cause one to feel lost.
a few hyphens.
Students go to college to learn
how to be scholars and how to prog-
ress academically. Paper formats are
meant to be guidelines to create pol-
ished and coherent pieces, but part of
me believes that we value structure
above content.
Hannah Kaiser, a junior English
major, knows the ins and outs of pa-
per formats all too well.
Specific writing formats can re-
ally limit a writer if they want to write
freely, Kaiser said. These formats
can be helpful for college students
yet they can hinder a writer who
wants to write creative nonfiction
pieces.
There are so many rules and for-
mats, I cant keep track. I have about
six different metaphorical writing
gloves that I use as a writer. I figure
out what style I am being asked to
write in and who my audience is, then
I put on the appropriate gloves. I am
constantly changing these gloves,
sometimes wearing one of each. But
Ive realized Ive forgotten what my
own hands look like; I have forgot-
ten what it feels like to write with no
rules.
New York Times best-selling au-
thor Rupi Kaur, who happens to be
type of difference maker, while the
rest of the student leaders on campus
fall into discouragement.
Katy Bennett, a senior English
major and former D-Group and
SALT leader, shared her experience
with leadership training in Disciple-
ship ministries, a group seemingly
not as popular as Rez-Life.
I remember initially feeling like
D-Group leader training was short,
Bennett said. But soon realized that
the support I received from the Dis-
cipleship office made up for it.
Although crucial to a good lead-
ership experience, feelings of sup-
port unfortunately do not transmit
throughout all organizations on cam-
pus.
Amanda Mahoni, a senior psy-
chology major and the president of
the Pacific Islanders Organization,
noted her experience with these is-
sues.
I think that some positions do
[have stereotypes] in terms of doing
too much and having the authority
to overstep in a position, Mahoni
said. I would love more support for
the club (PIO) from the APU com-
munity.
This lack of support and recogni-
tion is due to the focus on more popu-
lar organizations, usually those with
tight-knit communal training pro-
grams. This creates a certain stereo-
type of an APU leaderthe differ-
ence makerleaving other leaders
who do not fit the norm discouraged.
I strongly believe that anyone can
lead if he/she has the will to do so.
The difference maker is not nec-
essarily found within the well-known
student in leadership, but rather
within any leader who receives the
respect and support of the APU com-
munity.
CREATIVE COMMONS COURTESY
one of my favorite poets, chooses not
to use any capital letters in her poems.
She has completely abandoned basic
formatting and grammar guidelines.
Her writing has no boundaries and
her words are able to breathe without
the shackles of proper formatting.
This has led to the creation of beau-
tiful poems that have reached many
readers and inspired many writers.
Professors and instructors stress
the use of paper formats for more
than just a few reasons. But even Dr.
Thomas Allbaugh, associate profes-
sor of English, knows that students
struggle with crafting their creativ-
ity, leading to a misunderstanding of
proper formatting.
I will sometimes draw a line in
my classes between inventing, draft-
ing and revising a story or an essay,
Allbaugh said. "In the early stages of
writing, format is secondary in some
ways to inventing ideas and under-
standing audience.
To me, paper formats are like
bumpers in a bowling alleythey
help guide you and lead you in the
right direction, and never let you
stray outside of your lane. But youll
never know if you are a good bowler
if you arent allowed to take off the
bumpers.
The reign of alternative
facts has begun
Let's attack ideas,
not people, amid the
Presidents running
war with the media
Hankyul Sharon Lee
editor-in-chief
On Jan. 23, 72 hours after the
inauguration of President Trump,
a new phrase entered Americas
lexicon during an interview between
Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the
president, and Chuck Todd from
Meet the Press.
In justifying Press Secretary
Sean Spicers claim that the 2017
inauguration crowd was in fact the
largest in history, Conway referred to
the statement as an alternative fact,
a term that has been added to Urban
Dictionary and used by countless
media outlets to describe the actions
of the POTUS during his 26 days in
office thus far.
President Trump spent his first
week in the most powerful seat in the
world offering alternative facts that
distort inauguration crowd sizes,
embellish voter fraud claims and
misrepresent crime rates in Chicago
and Philadelphia. All are among the
numerous opinions the President has
made public in 140 characters or less.
The phrase 'alternative facts' is
somewhat disconcerting. It brings to
mind the saying, Everyone is entitled
to his own opinion, but not to his
own facts," professor of political
science Douglas Hume, J.D. said.
"As professors and as students, we
should strive to know the truth about
the issues we are studying, and this
should include an analysis of facts.
According to the 2017 Edelman
Trust Barometer, a poll conducted
across party lines, the percentage
of trust in the media following the
election declined among Trump and
Clinton supporters alike. Trust in
the media among Trump supporters
significantly fell by 6 percent to 15
percent by the end of the election
cycle.
By establishing a contentious
relationship between the White
Im tired of writing in Times
New Roman. Im suffocated by the
rigidness of 12-point font and double
spacing. My mind is trained to stay
in a specific posture when I write and
feels trapped when I can only use one
font, one size and follow one hundred
different rules and restrictions.
There is a time and a place to
write academicallynow being the
time and college being the place. But
creativity has been stifled for far too
long. So many students claim they
hate to write or they are bad writers
simply because they have never been
given the chance to write freely with-
out being condemned or restricted.
Students deserve the chance to try to
write with no fear and no inhibitions.
Oh, but dont worry, this article
follows all the AP standards and
strict journalistic guidelines.
9
CREATIVE COMMONS COURTESY
House and the media from the very
first press conference, President
Trump sent a strong message. He
has called an all-out war on the media,
taking every opportunity to discredit
journalistsand the media has
responded quickly and aggressively.
The two major political
orientations, conservatives and
liberals, are in a struggle for power
over the opinions of the people...
Each side is going to try its hardest
to win the never-ending fight.
Consequently, the right will try
to make the left look bad, and the
left will try to make the right look
bad, Junior Political Science and
Humanities major Daniel Friend
said.
Friend is unsurprised by the
mudslinging of alternative facts used
by both political parties.
News reporting is no longer
only in the hands of large media
corporations or local papers, but to
anyone with access to the internet. As
a result, conflicting sets of 'facts' are
becoming more prevalent. An article
on Facebook will say one thing, and
a trending hashtag on Twitter will
indicate the complete opposite,
Friend said.
Alternative facts have come to a
heightened hostile peak as recently
seen when Massachusetts Senator
Elizabeth Warren was silenced on the
Senate floor for reportedly criticizing
Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The minute we deliberately
refuse to listen to other points of
viewno matter how vehemently we
might disagree with themthen we
have killed the possibility of any kind
of understanding or reconciliation
whatsoever, political science
professor Brian Plummer, Ph.D.,
said.
Department of Political Science
and History Chair Daniel Palm,
Ph.D., expressed the importance
of remembering what we have in
common as Americans.
For all our differences, we agree
on caring for our constitutional
democratic republic that aims toward
equal rights before law, rule of law,
limited government and individual
liberty, Palm said.
Ultimately, alternative facts are
not the sole culprit of the deep-seated
trust between party lines, but rather
may demonstrate a preservation of
basic individual rights.
In the end, 'alternative facts'
aren't entirely bad. The vast amount
of them might be indicative of a
divided nation, which is certainly a
problem we should seek to correct,
but it's also indicative of a nation that
still defends our right to free speech,
Friend said.
In an age where contentious
alternative facts pervade in the forms
of misinformed articles and word of
mouth, Hume urges people to attack
ideas, not people.
I think vigorous debate and
dissent is a cornerstone of our
democracy. Likewise, college should
be a time to discuss difficult issues
and engage in conversation with
others who may have different views
than us, Hume said.
Basketball fights to finish season strong
Basketball looks
to close out the
regular season
strongly, with
the possibility
of making it
into the PacWest
Tournament
Brandon Rodriguez
sports editor
Mens Basketball
The APU men's basketball team
is fighting for their season more
than ever before, and they are now
in a position to make the PacWest
tournament. Currently riding a four
game winning streak, the Cougars
are 14-13 with only three games left in
the regular season.
Their most recent win came
on senior night and their final
home game of the season against
Concordia on Feb. 11, where the
Cougars came out attacking from
both sides of the ball, beating the
Eagles 84-55.
"I didn't know we would beat
them as much as we did, but we were
hungry for the win and were ready to
go," senior forward Joey Schreiber
said. "I think we're starting to really
click and come together. There was
great energy, and it was a great way
to go out in our last game here."
APU set the tone early and kept
the momentum throughout the entire
game, putting on a dominant show
at home. The team chemistry was
at an all-time high, as the Cougars
dominated in every category of the
game. Sophomore guard Connor
Peterson had 22 points against
Concordia, the most points for the
Cougars on the night, followed by
junior forward Corey Langerveld
with 20. Schreiber has 15 points
and 10 rebounds on the night, while
junior forward Petar Kutlesic had 13
points and six rebounds.
Peterson even drilled a half-court
shot at the buzzer before going into
halftime, electrifying the crowd and
the team.
"I just had to throw that one up
and it felt good right when it came
off, so I kind of knew that it was
going to go in," Peterson said.
"I think we're starting
to really click and
come together... it
was a great way to go
out in our last game
here," Schreiber said.
This performance was a
completely different story from when
they first played Concordia earlier in
the season, losing 85-68 on Dec. 1.
"The first time we played them,
we had some different lineup changes
and weren't clicking very well on
either end of the floor. Now we have
picked it up and realized that we're
all we have right now. Our mentality
is that if we're going to go down,
we're going to go down shooting,"
Peterson said. "Everyone is attacking
the point, everyone is taking open
shots, no one's passing anything up,
and that opens up everything for us."
The four game winning streak
has been anchored by the two seniors
Kaiser humbly thanked her
teammates for her success, along
on the team: Schreiber and guard
Justin Byrd.
with the unity and trust that they have
with each other.
On Feb. 2, Schreiber broke two "As a team, we have definitely
school records, scoring 48 points and grown a lot since our first game. We
hitting 10 three-point shots in a 95-79 play so well together now, and there's
win over Hawaii Hilo. The previous
scoring record was 45 points, which
a lot more trust between us," Kaiser
said. "My success is from my team
was set in 1974 by Ric Reed and
matched in 1984 by Kendal Berkley.
and from their hard work. It's all a
team effort in coming together and
The victory snapped a three-game winning games."
losing streak and was the start to After struggling in the first half
their four-game win streak. with a few missed shots, junior guard
On Feb. 9 against Point Loma, Abigail Goodsell finished strongly
Byrd scored a career-high 17 points in on the night, finishing second on the
a 73-64 victory, leading the way to a team in scoring with 14 points.
season sweep over the Sea Lions. "The first half was definitely a
"Justin and Joey are huge keys mental battle for me, but my team and
for us," head coach Justin Leslie coaches do a really good job at picking
said. " This was a new role for them me up when I'm not hitting my shots,
this year. They're the seniors that are and they carried me," Goodsell said.
expected to contribute consistently "That was really helpful for me in the
and that other guys look to. They're second half to really focus on my form
really growing up and stepping up for and knock down my shots."
the team." This victory was needed for the
The Cougars will play their next Cougars, who were looking to gain
game at Fresno Pacific on Feb. 18. momentum heading into their final
Their goal is to win out the regular three games of the regular season.
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season with momentum, and make it They will play at Fresno Pacific on
into the postseason. Feb. 18 next.
"We have an idea of how good "With this win, we definitely
we can be. We have a standard that have our momentum back," Goodsell
we're trying to chase," Leslie said. "In said. "It's easy for new teams to get
this last stretch, we want to make the consistent and then fall off, but we
postseason and we want to be playing always get back on, and we're ready
well going into it. That's a goal we to go back on our streak and get these
have right now, and I'm proud of the last three games under our belt for
progress we're making." the tournament." Senior forward Joey Schrieber drives to the basket against Concordia.
Womens Basketball
Previously on a five game
winning streak, the young women's
basketball team looked to be in good
shape, but after two straight losses
the Cougars were looking to get back
to their winning ways.
That's exactly what they did
in their final home game against
Concordia, defeating the Eagles 77-
65 on Feb. 11.
"It's nice to play at home at any
time. We didn't have any seniors this
year, so it didn't have the nostalgia,
but it was our last home game, and
we wanted to finish strong because
we want to continue to play as long
as we can by winning these types of
games," head coach T.J. Hardeman
said.
The Cougars came out strong,
gaining a 12-point lead in the first
quarter. However, many missed
shots allowed Concordia to get back
into the game, tying the score at 29 at
halftime.
The team made sure to address
their miscues and tighten up
defensively to get back into the game.
Hardeman told his players that there
was no reason to force any shots, and
that if they could keep Concordia
from getting easy points, they would
win the game. The Cougars had a
good third quarter, and eventually
took a steady lead over the Eagles.
"The difference between the
second and third quarter was how we
CAITLIN SLATER AND EMILY PRASKE GRAPHIC
played on defense," Hardeman said.
"We knew we didn't played a good
second quarter and I'm pleased with
how we responded after halftime."
In the fourth quarter, APU
outplayed Concordia, shutting them
down on offense, and giving their
players the opportunities to score.
Junior forward Gabrielle Kaiser
led the team with 18 points and 10
rebounds on the night, along with
four blocks. This was Kaiser's second
double-double performance this
season.
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New players grow together toward success

A completely new court."
One of the victories came against
set of starters Dominican, in a 97-93 win in double
overtime. Casey noted the significance
from last year of this win.
"It really boosted our energy,"
have posted a Casey said. "We were all super positive
.500 record as once we won each game."
The momentum came to a halt on
the season draws Feb. 6 against Hawaii Pacific, with

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to a close
Nathan Foster
asst. sports editor
Four transfers and one junior
make up the five starters on APUs
Womens basketball team. Five
players who had never suited up with
each other before November have put
together a 13-12 season so far, with a
five-game win streak that ended only
last week.
The team comprised of transfers
Abigail Goodsell, Gabrielle Kaiser,
Tara Casey, Casey Wortley and
freshman Zoe March, struggled in the
first half of the season, posting a 3-7
record through the first 10 games.
"It's definitely been difficult,"
Casey said. "I know at the beginning
of the season we were really struggling,
but the more we got to know each
other and the more we got to play
together, we got more cohesive."
This cohesiveness has clearly
showed as the team has posted a 10-5
record since that point. This included
the five-game win streak, with three of
those victories coming in double digit
margins.
"We were just playing to the
potential that we can achieve,"
Wortley said. "We were playing with
confidence. We have confidence
in each other and it showed on the
a 48-76 loss. A second setback came
three days later with a loss to Point
Loma.
"After a big loss, it helps the team
pull together and work a lot harder.
So, we're going to work a lot harder
after those two losses," Casey said.
Casey was not the only one who
viewed the losses as an opportunity
to improve. Freshman Zoe March,
the youngest of the starting five,
noted that it was a kind of blessing in
disguise.
"Sometimes you gotta hit a low
before you're ready to climb. We hit
that low and we're ready to climb
now," March said.
March was not shy about
admitting that the team didnt play
their best during those games. But she
was just as confident in their ability to
bounce back.
"I expect us to win our last four
games," March said. "I know we're
capable of doing so and I know that
we're going to come out and give it
our best, so I expect us to win."
She was not alone. Wortley noted
the keys to winning after the two
losses.
"We just need to focus on what
we're better at, how we work together,
just keep fighting and it will work out
in the end," Wortley said.
Wortley emphasized the team
working together. A redshirt
sophomore transfer from Iona
Junior forward Gabrielle Kaiser is one of the five new starters making a huge impact for the Cougars this year.
College in New York, she came to
APU because it felt like the perfect fit.
"I came in not really knowing
anybody, Wortley said. But we're
all learning. I feel like it all works
out in the end, we're all learning and
growing together which is really nice.
I think were all on the same page
now.
She leads the team in rebounds
with 141, averaging 5.9 per game.
Wortley also averages 7.8 points per
game. She has been a strong presence
on defense with the most defensive
rebounds and second most blocks.
Casey has also had a significant
impact on the court for the Cougars.
She transferred from Irvine Valley
College.
"I really liked the whole
environment at APU, the God First
[motto], and I knew they would be
losing a lot of players. So, I figured it'd
be fun to come here and create a new
team," Casey said.
Casey has been a big part of that
new team, having played the second
most minutes. She also has the second
most three point baskets with 56 total,
and averages 9.1 points per game.
She and her teammates also helped
freshman Zoe March get accustomed
to the college game.
"It was difficult in the beginning
just getting to know everyone," March
said. "But our team is full of girls
who came in here with an optimistic
viewpoint ready to learn about each
other and get to know each other.
We're not trying to outplay one
another. It helps coming on to a team
whose focus is trying to win as a team
and not individually."
March emphasized how much the
rest of the team has helped her, saying
they were patient with her when she
was adjusting to the pace of play of
college basketball.
"Coming on to a new team has
been a great experience for me,"
March said. "I can call these girls
my sisters and I'm honestly having a
blast."
March is averaging 7.4 points
and 5.0 rebounds per game. She
ranks second on the team in assists
(94) and third in steals (44).
Transfers Abigail Goodsell
and Gabrielle Kaiser round out the
starting five. Goodsell leads the team
in minutes played, points per game
(15.2), three point baskets (67), assists
(129), and is tied with Kaiser for the
most steals (45). Kaiser averages 14.9
points per game and leads the team
in free throws made (94), offensive
rebounds (63), and blocks (41).
After two straight losses, the
Cougars got back to their winning
ways, defeating Concordia 77-65 in
their final home game of the season.
With only three games left in the
regular season, the team still has the
possibility of making the conference
playoffs, depending on how they
finish.
The Cougars' next game will be
at Fresno Pacific on Feb. 18.
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Swim & dive shines in PCSC Championships
The swim team
qualified more
women for
nationals than
any time in the
last four years
Nathan Foster
asst. sports editor
The swim and diving team
represented APU at the PCSC
championships from Feb. 811
by qualifying a record number of
swimmers and divers for national
championships and finishing fourth
overall.
Four swimmers qualified in
the "B" cut in different events, two
divers qualified and three separate
relay teams could all be headed to
nationals.
Junior distance swimmers
Tamara Miller and Rosalee Mira
Santa Ana both made the "B" cut in
the 1650-yard free race. Miller set a
school record with a time of 16:55.83,
good for second overall at the
championships. Santa Ana followed
with a time of 17:18.01.
"On my four years on the swim
team, this is the best we've ever
done," senior swim captain Heidi
Zuniga said. "We have more girls
that qualified for nationals this year
than any other year. As a team we
did awesome. We had some crazy
fast times, a lot of season bests and
personal bests."
Sophomore Abigail Wiet made
the "B" cut in the 200-yard backstroke
with a time of 203.31, placing fifth
overall. She also qualified for
Sophomore Elodie Poo Cheong qualified as a "B" cut for Nationals.
nationals in the 400-yard IM (all
four strokes) with a time of 4:25.18,
placing third in that event.
In the 100-yard free, sophomore
Elodie Poo Cheong made the "B"
cut with a time of 51.95, less than
two tenths of a second away from
breaking the school record. Poo
Cheong also made the "B" cut in
the 100-yard fly with a time of 56.27,
accompanying fellow APU swimmer
Angel Van Hofwegen who swam
slightly faster with a time of 56.21.
"It's amazing to see how the team
has grown in the past four years and
how many fast girls we keep getting,"
Zuniga said. "Just to see the number
of girls that go to nationals, it gets
bigger every year. It's great to see
their hard work pay off."
The Cougars also qualified in the
400-free relay team for nationals with
"B" cut times. The foursome of Poo
Cheong, Santa Ana, Alyse Darnall
and Rachel Wasko qualified with a
"B" cut time of 3:31.02.
Swimming head coach Tim Kyle
noted the amount of swimmers who
didn't qualify for nationals, but who
had a huge impact at the conference
championships by scoring points
in all their respective events and
cheering for the rest of the team.
with a score of 252.40.
"It went really well for me,"
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Johns said. "The 1-meter was my
strong point during the meet and I
had a lot of fun competing in it. It
was my best performance on 1-meter
by far this season, so I was happy
with that."
Mourer also won the 3-meter
dive competition with a score of
272.25. This was a meet record,
as she won this event for the third
straight year as well.
"We did amazing. With Both Mourer and Johns are
swimming there's a lot of training headed to nationals for the second
that builds all up towards our time together.
conference finals," Kyle said. "We "I'm excited for nationals
had some tremendous swimmers because I know how I have to
and a lot of athletes added value not perform to make it through, unlike
only through points but in spirit. It last year when I didn't know what to
was just an amazing experience for expect," Johns said.
everyone." The diving team scored many
Kyle emphasized the significance points, which helped the team claim
that the conference championships fourth overall. Although they do not
and nationals have for APU, earning practice together, Zuniga noted how
the university and its athletes national close they are and important to each
recognition. others' success.
"I'm proud of our team, of how "The divers are a big reason
we competed, how we represented why we got fourth overall. The
APU," Kyle said. "And I'm thankful points that they get really helps us
that God gave us a fantastic weekend, out as a team. We wouldn't have
and that we were able to give it all placed where we did without the
back to God." divers," Zuniga said. "It's great to
He noted the high expectations see swimmers have success, but we
he has for the swim team every don't really get to see how the divers
year, and that they met all of these do. When we're able to see what they
expectations at the championships. do, it's amazing. We're lucky to have
The other half of the swim and the divers as part of our team."
dive team, the divers, also qualified Zuniga and fellow senior
two athletes for nationals. Junior swimmers Rachel Allison, Sydney
Kianna Mourer and sophomore Escalante, Ali Gomez and Brooke
Rachel Johns swept the 1-meter Miller all finished their final meet as
dive competition. Mourer took Cougars on Saturday.
first overall with a score of 269.60, The final roster for Nationals
winning the event for the third will be announced on Feb. 20; "B"
straight season. Johns placed second cuts are not final until then.
AROUND THE DEN
Acro & Tumbling (0-1)
Last meet: L, 275.105-275.475
vs Hawaii Pacific
Upcoming: @ Hawaii Pacific at
9:00 PM on Friday, Feb. 24
Baseball (6-1)
Last game: W, 10-1 vs. Cal
State San Bernardino
Upcoming: vs. San Francisco
State at 2:00 PM on Thursday,
Feb. 16
Mens Basketball (14-13)
Last game: W, 84-55 vs.
Concordia
Upcoming: @ Fresno Pacific at
4:30 PM on Saturday, Feb. 18
Men's Tennis (4-0)
Last match: W, 7-2 @ Point
Loma
Upcoming: vs. Biola at 1:30
PM on Wednesday, Feb. 15
Softball (5-2)
Last game: L, 3-4 vs. Biola
Upcoming: @ UC San Diego at
12:00 PM on Saturday, Feb. 18
Swimming & Diving (6-3)
Last meet: PCSC
Championships on Feb. 8-11
Track & Field
Last meet: @ UW Indoor Open
Upcoming: @ NAU
Invitational Feb. 17
Water Polo (1-3)
Last game: L, 6-9 vs Hartwick
(game in Rhode Island)
Upcoming: vs. Cal State
Northridge at 9:00 AM on
Saturday, Feb. 18
Womens Basketball (13-12)
Last game: W, 77-65 vs.
Concordia
Upcoming: @ Fresno Pacific at
2:00 PM on Saturday, Feb. 18
Women's Tennis (1-2)
Last match: L, 4-5 @ Point
Loma
Upcoming: @ Cal State
Los Angeles at 1:30 PM on
Thursday, Feb. 16