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Where are your TU dollars going?ECHO IN-DEPTH

My Generation Night sizzled with hot bands and cool acts Thursday night. The night began with Dr. David Gyertson playing Mr. Rogers and ended with senior Joe Darling’s rendition of “Don’t You ForgetAbout Me” by Simple Minds. The audience sang along with the Family Matters theme song and enjoyed songs like “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” by Rockapella (above).

My Generation Night isback ‘On the Air’

Family sitcoms, oversized plaidshirts and old-school music,represented “My Generation”Thursday night.

The night began when JoeArcano, Andrew Hauser, SimonLesser and Joe Ringenberg of thecore band played jazz music as stu-dents streamed into their seats.

The band opened with “Epic” byFaith No More.

Mr. Rogers, played by Dr. DavidGyertson, waltzed onto the stage,changed sweaters and sang “Won’tYou Be My Neighbor” in the

night’s first skit. Next, freshman Jeremy Miller

slid on his red hat before perform-ing a piano solo to begin “KillingMe Softly” from the Fugees.

“This is a song I wouldn’t havenormally done,” Miller said. “But itis fun.”

The Fugees duo Sara Bonnessand Bethany Riggs said thissong has always been one oftheir favorites.

Then pianist Sara Fuchs accom-panied “Crashing the Shadows,” aband of Taylor students with sen-iors Isaac Pellerin and Adam Coxand sophomores Blake Sampsonand Justin Grassman, in their rendi-

tion of “The Scientist” by Coldplay. “We felt people would know and

appreciate the song. We did our bestto capture the emotion Coldplayhad on their live album,” guitaristPellerin said.

“Crashing the Shadows” willalso be playing at Lori Berenson'sbenefit concert on Saturday, and inKokomo Dec 3.

After a reminiscent scene ofFamily Matters where Steve Urkel,played by sophomore BrandonHouse morphed into StefanUrquelle played by sophomoreJosh Canada, a group performed“Jeremy” by Pearl Jam.

Senior Andrew Hauser sang with

a group of men from Brotherhoodand Penthouse dressed in80s grunge. Lesser said they per-formed the song at AndrewHauser’s request.

“This is Hauser’s favorite song,”Lesser said. “He’s been begging usto do it since I was a freshman, andthis year we agreed.”

The night then followed withsophomores Mike Ho, and MattHall and freshman BrandonHalberstadt’s song “Name” by theGoo Goo Dolls.

“It’s one of my favorite songs,”Ho said.

The three from Broho practicedfor over three weeks before

the performance. “The most fun part was turning a

one-guitar song into a three-guitarsong,” Hall said.

“It’s just exhilarating to get upand play,” Halberstadt said.

To end the first set, seniorBrandon Henderson and CelbyHadley performed Dispatch’s song“The General” before intermission.The singers dressed in camouflageto complement the song’s words.

Next, the Presidents of the UnitedStates of America, wearing plaidpants and barbershop quartet-likehats performed the song “Peaches.”During the act, a peach, played byjunior Mark Grunden, appeared

onstage and performed balletmoves while defending himselfagainst ninjas.

At the end of the song, the peachstood in victory while everyone elselay on the floor.

Marybeth Larson played thepiano and sang Mandy Moore'ssong “Only Hope.”

Later in the night senior JoeOzinga filled the room with energyas he danced and jumped across thestage to “Popular” by Nada Surf.

Conor Angell, Eric Miller, IsaacBelcher, Jon Chacko, Alex Frankand David Hasenmyer while

Athletics show lack of funding

With costs increasing acrossthe nation and minimalincreases in the athletic

budget, some coaches are finding ithard to compete.

“We had one senior graduate inthe last two years. That indicatestwo bad recruiting years. FinancialAid was a big factor in not getting

any [recruits],” said men’s tennisCoach Don Taylor.

Last year, Taylor’s Upland cam-pus spent $1,445,000 on athleticswhile in the previous year theyspent $1,422,000. With the increasein living expenses, the money need-ed for operating and scholarshipsstretched thin.

“We try to recruit young menand women who fit Taylor, [but]lots of times we are losing thosekids to other institutions,” said ath-letic director Dave Bireline.

The yearly spending includesoperating dollars, salaries, benefitsand scholarships. The departmentdivides the money among the

15 athletic teams based on regula-tions set years ago by the vice pres-ident of student affairs and theathletic director.

Increases in department spend-ing are due mainly to travel expens-es. Travel expenses have gone updue to the fact that TU now usesbuses for some sports instead of TUvans for transportation.

Out of last year’s spending, ath-letics used $719,000 for athleticscholarships which are split accord-ing to National Association ofIntercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)regulations and conference regula-tions. Donor grants of $31,000were also given in scholarships.

However, many in the athleticdepartment are finding it hard towork with the funds given them.

“Scholarships are an area wherewe are probably lagging, and it ishard to recruit with the money thatwe have,” said Assistant AthleticDirector Amy Stucky.

While Taylor University wouldlike to see an increase in the athlet-ic budget, more funding is impossi-ble at this point without an increasein tuition or cuts in other programs.

“Generally in the whole uni-versity, none of our specific operat-ing budgets have seen increases inthe past few years, and that isbecause we are trying to keep

tuition as low as possible,” said TimNace, assistant to the vice presidentof student affairs.

Other options for gaining morefunds for scholarships and operat-ing costs include fund-raising.

Coach Taylor actively cam-paigned for donor money this year.

“We’ve had some donor money,especially this year,” he said.“Without it, we wouldn't have beenable to get everyone we got.” However, some university policies

also hinder athletic recruiting.Basketball Coach Paul Pattersonpointed out that Taylor does notallow full-ride scholarships but sev-eral other Mid-Central College con-

ference (MCC) schools, such asHuntington, Bethel and Grace, do.

“We have to do more with lesshere at [Taylor],” Patterson said.“We can make a good financial aidpackage to some people, justnot enough,”

In recent years, both the men andwomen's basketball teams, as wellas the volleyball, tennis, track andcross country teams have had win-ning seasons, both in the MCC andin other arenas.

The board of trustees is currentlytaking a comprehensive look atthe athletic department to determineif any changes should bemade financially.

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TWO gift drive brings joy to kid’s faces This Christmas, children in Third

World countries will receive giftsfrom Upland, Ind. Millions of chil-dren in nearly 100 countries willreceive Christmas presents fromacross the globe.

Wednesday evening, WorldChristian Fellowship collected shoeboxes filled with toys and hygieneitems for Operation ChristmasChild. According to WCF co-direc-tor Margie Davis, the drivecollected more than 150 boxesfrom Taylor.

“This was the first year Taylorhas ever done Operation ChristmasChild. It's exciting that so manyboxes came in,” Davis said.

W.C.F. decided to sponsor thebox drive as a competition withCommunity Outreach’s Real Lifegift drive. The organizations divid-ed up the dorms and assigned dif-ferent projects to each.

“We wanted to do a drive, andthen we thought about Real Lifeand how they get to give gifts, sowe wanted to pack boxes and havean event,” said WCF co-directorVal Harle. "We really like childrena lot.”

Sophomore Austin Beer thoughtthe drive sounded like a good wayto get involved, so he organized anOperation Christmas Child broth-er/sister floor even. On Nov. 12,more than 30 students from SecondBerg, Cellar and Third SouthEnglish got together to make boxes.

“We went to Wal-Mart and thedollar store to get stuff, then we allwent to Cellar and put the boxestogether,” Beer said. “We made 18boxes total.”

At Wednesday’s event, studentsgathered to turn in boxes and hearstories from graduate student JeffMiller, who has interned withSamaritan's Purse. Samaritan'sPurse is a Christian organization

G.E.M.GOING THE EXTRA MILE

The Staff Advisory Committeenamed Taylor employeesElizabeth Davies, JudiEhresman, Laura Hutson andTim Schuller the G.E.M.Award winner for September2004. The group was recog-nized for the role they playedin a student/faculty/staff hurri-cane cleanup trip to Florida.

Students, faculty, staff and administration can nominate any Taylor faculty or staff member for the GEM Award by writing the person's name and the reason for thenomination on a slip of paper and dropping it into one of the campus drop boxes located in the Zondervan Library, the Freimuth Administration Building, RedigerChapel/Auditorium and at the Buildings & Grounds Department. Nominations can also be e-mailed to Jim Garringer or Laura Hutson.

Tim Schuller, maintenance mechanicLaura Hutson, HR operations managerJudi Ehresman,secretary of financial aidElizabeth Davies, Gerig hall director

BY TAMARA SHAYACONTRIBUTOR

that delivers aid to hurting peoplearound the world.

Miller had the opportunity tohelp pass out shoe boxes in a closedcountry. He shared the story of Godmultiplying the number of boxesthey had so that every child couldreceive one.

“They knew they weren’t goingto have enough for every kid, butthey just kept passing themout,”said junior Emily Jones. “Inthe end, they had more than enoughfor the kids, so every person whowanted [a box] was able toget one.”

Operation Christmas Child is anorganization through Samaritan’sPurse that delivers brightly-wrapped boxes filled with goodiesto children who would otherwisehave no Christmas. According tosamaritanspurse.org, OperationChristmas Child delivered 6.6 mil-lion shoe boxes to more than 90countries last year.

‘Choosing to lead’ setstheme for women’s forum

Women’s staff Christmasluncheon continues

BY MIA WALESSTAFF WRITER

Taylor’s female faculty, studentsand alumnae gathered together onTuesday evening in the AlspaughBanquet Room for the annualTaylor University Women’s Forum.

The theme of the Women’sForum was Choosing to Lead.The event featured alumnaespeakers Cindy Marrelli andWendy Soderquist.

Taylor alumna Dr. Julie Coburn,’55, was also presented with the2004 G. Roselyn Kerlin Women inLeadership Award.

Marrelli spoke on leadershipfrom her personal experience.

“I don’t think we choose to lead,”Marelli said. “I think we are calledto lead.”

Soderquist also shared her testi-mony and gave encouragement toall women.

“There is a way God madefor you that is unique,” Soderquistsaid. “Once we are saved thatdoesn’t mean it is [over.] There isa process.”

According to Joyce Helyer, the

associate vice president for univer-sity advancement, “The TaylorUniversity Women's Forum isdesigned to help prepare under-graduate women for a varietyof opportunities outside of theTaylor experience. We believeTaylor University women will beencouraged to become godlywomen, ready for a world outsideof college.”

Marrelli ’84, graduated with adegree in business administration.She worked with Fortune 500 com-panies such as IBM and Electroluxfor 20 years. She is currentlyemployed as a Buyer’s Agent forMarti Hampton Realty. Her pastwork experiences include a seniorsales executive, client partner, proj-ect and marketing manager andsenior vice president.

Soderquist graduated fromTaylor with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in sociology and communi-cation theatre arts. She worked atTaylor in the Student LeadershipDevelopment department for eightyears and is currently the directorof leadership development forthe Soderquist Center forLeadership and Ethics at John

Brown University.The G. Roselyn Kerlin Women

in Leadership Award is given toTaylor alumnae who have showngodly leadership in their personaland professional lives and haveexhibited an extraordinary commit-ment to Jesus Christ and to others.

Coburn received the 2004 Kerlinaward. She is president emeritusof the University of SantaBarbara and is also an author. Herrecently published book AuthenticVoices: Women of Insight Talkabout Real-Life Challenges willsoon be available in the TaylorUniversity Bookstore.

Freshman Christianna Luy lovedhearing from the Taylor alumnae.

“[The speakers] were reallyinspiring,” Luy said. “I took fivepages of notes.”

However, junior Ann Parker did-n’t enjoy the forum as much as shehas in previous years.

“I appreciated the women’s wis-dom [but] I guess I didn’t feel likewhat the speakers said was verypractical,” she said. “I didn’t leavefeeling challenged or inspired, [but]I enjoyed being at a table with othergirls and having a nice meal.”

On Tuesday, Dec. 7, a Christmasluncheon will be held for Taylor’sfemale staff members.

Originally, an e-mail sent to thefemale staff members stated theluncheon would be cancelled thisyear due to lack of funding, andeach department was to do some-thing on their own.

Every year, departments taketurns hosting the luncheon. Thisyear it was the admissions and reg-istrar’s turn to plan the event. Theschedules of the admissions andregistrar’s office, as well as the factthat the admissions office receivedmore applications than everbefore, made planning the event adifficult task.

Both departments then decided tocancel the Christmas luncheon.

Mary Harrold, a cashier at thebookstore, e-mailed the admissionsoffice asking them to reconsider notcanceling the event.

Normally, departments have oneyear to plan the event, but this year,female staff volunteers have onemonth to coordinate it.

Pamela Pegg, assistant director ofTaylor’s bookstore, is helping coor-dinate the event.

“As soon as word got out that wewere going to have the luncheon,people started volunteering tohelp,” Pegg said. “We were gettingcalls from all the different depart-ments asking if we neededany assistance.”

Harrold said there was an error inthe e-mail about why it was going

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to be cancelled. “The luncheon is not funded,”

Harrold said. “We each buy ourown lunch and we ask for dona-tions for door prizes. It’s held at the[Dining Commons] which is nor-mally decorated anyways. Thisevent is a big deal to us, and I didn’tthink that the departments shouldstop us from having it.”

In prior years, the rooms reservedfor the luncheon were limited inspace, but this year, both the eastand west Alspaugh rooms arereserved. The luncheon will servea variety of dishes includingChicken Caesar salad, assortedbreads, dessert samplers andflavored coffee.

“It’s not about the food or themoney, it’s just about being togeth-er with friends,” Pegg said.

The once-cancelled women’s ‘get-together’will go on despite setbacks

Junior Emily Jones and sophomore Margie Davis check boxes forWCF gift drive before the get shipped out.

Photo by Alisse Goldsmith

On Friday, Taylor's boxes will betaken to the collection center atEastview Wesleyan Church in GasCity. All of the boxes will then

be loaded up and shipped out onNov. 22.

Operation Christmas Childaccepts shoeboxes year round.

Keslerdefinesmanhood

Dr. Jay Kesler defined manhoodto 125 men Tuesday night.

“I think being a man is one of thegreatest privileges in the world."This was how Kesler ended his talkabout “Defining Manhood,” thefirst of three in a series “Rising tothe Call” sponsored by men's min-istry cabinet titled

Kesler’s talk covered many dif-ferent issues concerning the role ofa man in the world in which he usedscripture to base his insight ontruth, starting with Genesis 1:27,which states, “God created man inhis own image” and leading intoPsalm 8:5 which states, “You madehim a little lower than the heaven-ly beings and crowned him withglory and honor.”

Kesler used these two passagesto show that men have the uniquequality of being made in the imageof God as well as the unique role ofbeing a steward of God's creation.

Kesler also spent time explainingthe role of circumcision in the OldTestament (Genesis 17) and howthat changed after Jesus (1 Cor. 7,Romans 2).

“I loved how Kesler said the def-inition or identity of a man can onlybe found in God,” said freshmanJason Hubbell. “He said that thoughChrist never had any sexual rela-tions, He encountered women andcared for them in the deepest ways.The world could use some of thatmedicine.”

Dr. Jim Spiegel will address aman's individual relationship withGod in his talk “Man and Himself”at 8:15 p.m., Dec. 2 in Metcalf 002. Wengatz hall director Steve Morleyand Morris hall director Justin Hethwill speak Dec. 8 at 8:15 p.m. aboutmen’s relationships with each other,titled “Man with other Men.”

BY ANDREW SLATESTAFF WRITER

“I think being a man isone of the greatestprivileges in the world.”

Dr. Jay Kesler

Photos by Jim Garringer

(Far Left)Senior AndrewHauser beltsout “Jeremy” byPearl JamThursday night.The nightsoared studentsinto their child-hood with fami-ly sitcoms andold themesongs. (Left) JuniorTony Tozersings to thedancing peachin ThePresidents’rendition of“Peaches.”

Photos by Amy Wood

On the Air from page 1dressed in suspenders and fedorasperformed “Where in the World isCarmen Sandiego?,” originallyby Rockapella.

“The best part of the night wasbeing able to perform with othersand feel the support of the studentbody,” Belcher said.

Freshman Michael Farnsleydressed as a bumble bee and sang“No Rain” by Blind Melon withsophomore Ben Taylor.

The core band played “Don’tYou Forget About Me,” by SimpleMinds to end the night.

“It was great,” Chris Jetter said.“It was fun to watch everythingcome together at the end after ourfive-hour practices.”

Junior SAC member Liz Culverwas in charge of both this and last

year’s My Generation Night. SACworked hours in the ETC makingdecorations, and also working onskits and choosing performances.

“Every year it’s such a hard deci-sion,” she said. “So many good actstried out.”

This year 40 bands tried out,compared to previous years where30 or less auditioned for the night’s10 spots.

“We had so many solid, greatacts,” she said.

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Several times a year, Taylor University sponsors blood drives organized by the American Red Cross. Donating blood isnot only relatively quick, easy and pain-free, it is also a service that many Taylor students are honored to be able to offer

One hour every eight weeks doesnot seem like much time, but thatmay be all it takes to save a life. TheAmerican Red Cross pulls intoTaylor's parking lot once every 56days and gives students and facultythe opportunity to do just what theside of their van says: Give blood.Save a life. Up to three lives can besaved with only one donation.

For freshman Heather Cook, giv-ing blood has become a fairly regu-lar occurrence. Her interest indonating blood was aroused in highschool. She became more aware ofthe donating process when a little

girl in her home church sufferedwith a disease that required manyblood transfusions.

Sophomore Danielle Jorg has notbeen giving blood for quite as long.Jorg has donated twice, but planson continuing to give blood inthe future.

“I just know there's a need, andsince I'm not afraid of needles, Imight as well,” she said. “Why notjust do it? It only takes about anhour out of my day, and it's helpingsomeone out.”

While the process only requiresan hour, the Red Cross has a fewstipulations about who can donate,and how often.

“I tried to give blood another

time, but couldn't because my ironlevel was too low,” said Jorg.

Cook agreed that iron deficiencyis a common problem for peoplewishing to donate, and is especiallyprevalent in women.

Before someone can donateblood, Red Cross professionalsmust check his or her blood pres-sure, iron level and temperature.The donating process also requires ashort interview involving questionsabout health, medication and travel.Individuals who suffer certain dis-eases, such as anemia, may not beable to donate.

The Red Cross also requiresdonors to wait a certain amount oftime between donating sessions.

“You're allowed to give bloodevery 56 days, and I think it's coolthat the school is on top of that andhas the Red Cross come set up hereexactly 56 days after the last blooddrive,” said Jorg.

Professor Robert Benjamin fromthe Business Department sees donat-ing blood as a spiritual analogy.

“My Savior shed His blood onthe cross to pay the penalty for mysins,” he said. “If He did that for me,it is the least I can do to give a pintof blood every eight weeks to givelife to others.”

Benjamin offers his studentsextra credit if they participate in the

to raise their kids on campus,” Graysaid. “You guys are a lot of fun towork with.”

This semester he has been work-ing double duty as a Foundations ofChristian Thought discussion groupleader, in addition to his responsibil-ities in Housekeeping.

“I have a hankering to get the[academic] side more and the dis-cussion group is a way to do that,”said Gray. “The books are kind oftough, but I like to learn along withthe students. We help each other seenew things.”

Freshman Michael Goodrichis a member of Gray’s discus-sion group.

“I really think we have more funin our class just because of the envi-ronment that David creates,”Goodrich said. “The interaction wehave is always very interesting aswell, but he also puts all of his timeand effort into improving Taylor.”

The special effort Gray puts intogetting to know students has notgone unnoticed. His involvementwith students earned him the 2004Student Friend Award, which wasgiven in Parent's Weekend chapelon Friday, Nov. 5.

“[The award is] for someonemaking a difference in a quiet sortof way.” Jerry Cramer, the seniordevelopment officer/director ofParent's Programs, said

“We appreciate the service that'srendered to our students to makethis a really great place,” he said.

Gray was not expecting toreceive such an award.

“I was shocked. I felt humbledand honored,” he said.

Freshman Nate Baggett, anothermember of Gray’s discussiongroup, understood why Gray wonthe award.

“He totally deserved theaward he received,” Baggettsaid. “I love the perspective hebrings to class. He keepspotentially boring conversa-tions interesting.”

BY JILL HAMILTON

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BY LAURA LAWSON

STAFF WRITER

Many ministries students can beinvolved in consume a largeamount of time or require some spe-cial skill. However, TaylorDisability Outreach is a ministrythat simply requires a willing heartand a desire to have fun.

TDO is a part of TWO'sCommunity Outreach. This min-istry gives Taylor students theopportunity to serve through merely“hanging-out” with SpecialOlympics athletes.

“Taylor Disability Outreach is arelationship-based ministry whereTaylor students can reflect God'slove to others,” said junior co-chairChris Horst.

In the fall of 2003, Horst andfellow sophomore Sara Bonnesstraveled to Marion along withsome friends to help out with theSpecial Olympics of Grant County.They both realized they had comeupon a great opportunity. Theyapproached TWO to turn theirministry into a part of Taylor'sCommunity Outreach.

Taylor Disability Outreach had,in fact, previously existed until afew years earlier. Because the fund-ing was already in place for thegroup, TWO asked Horst and

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He specifically remembers onetime when a male student wasstruggling academically. Gray pro-vided accountability for himby meeting bi-weekly to let the stu-dent know someone was checkingup on him.

“I tease a lot of people that I have

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Gray reaches beyond job toencourage Taylor students

Many Taylor students put a lotof emphasis on choosing a majorand selecting classes. But for oneTaylor staff member, a collegemajor had little to do with the direc-tion his life was to take.

David Gray was raised inMarion and studied social studieseducation at Marion College (nowIndiana Wesleyan University) andBall State University. After gradu-ation, he had difficulty finding ajob, so he came to work for Taylorin 1987 as a painter in the mainte-nance department.

He fondly remembers summersworking side-by-side with Taylorstudent work crews.

“I like to interact with people,”said Gray.

For six years he has servedas Housekeeping Supervisor inthe Maintenance Department. Hemanages the housekeeping stafffor each residence hall on campus.Although this role distances himfrom the students somewhat, Grayestimates that over the years, hehas built relationships with about200 students.

“They become my kids,” hesaid. "I think Taylor studentsare top-notch."

Bonness to re-vamp the previousTDO and develop a new missionstatement. Taylor's new TDO start-ed soon after.

Currently, over 50 Taylor studentsare involved in some capacity in therelationship-based ministry.

Each Monday night and Saturdayafternoon, 10 to 20 Taylor studentstravel to Marion to work with theSpecial Olympics of Grant County.SOGC is a non-profit organizationrun completely by volunteers. TDOhas worked with the group over thepast year.

“We have really begun to build astrong foundation with the SpecialOlympics,” Horst said. “We haveproven to them that we are commit-ted to this ministry and will be con-sistent in our work with the group.”

This year, Taylor students havehad opportunities to share their faithwith SOGC volunteers, athletes,and families.

The Special Olympics provideopportunities for individuals withmental and learning disabilities toparticipate in athletics such as bowl-

ing, basketball and track and fieldevents. Approximately 100 athletesparticipate in each of the organiza-tion's three seasons. With ages rang-ing from six to 80, the athletes' dis-abilities include Autism, DownSyndrome, severe Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder, CerebralPalsy and several other disabilities.

This fall, Taylor students went tothe bowling practices and activitieswhere they had the opportunity todevelop relationships with the ath-letes while keeping score. Duringthe winter basketball season, TDOmembers will help run drills, refer-ee, run the scoreboard, keep statis-tics, and play alongside the athletes.

Each season, TDO plans to hostone large event for the SpecialOlympics participants. It will beginon Sunday, when TDO will sponsora bowling party at the Plaza Bowl inMarion to mark the end of the fallbowling season. A basketball tour-nament will also be held at Tayloron Jan. 15.

As co-chair, Horst has encour-aged many Taylor students to par-ticipate in TDO activities.

“We want people to try TDO andif it isn't something they feel strong-ly about, there are a lot of other min-istries at Taylor to get involved in,”Horst said.

His own passion for workingwith people with disabilities hasdeveloped from growing up withan older brother with multiplelearning disabilities.

“I feel it is important to serve inthe areas in which you are passion-ate,” Horst said. “When I am work-ing with people with special needs,I know that it is the desire that Godhas given me. I come away feelingas though I have received more thanI have given.”

TDO is not a major time com-mitment. Co-chairs Horst andBonness simply ask that students beconsistent with their commitment tothe ministry and participate in atleast three TDO activities eachmonth. Special Olympics practicesand events take place on Mondaynights from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and onSaturdays from noon until 4 p.m.

“The athletes don't requireanything of you,” Horst said, “Youjust have to be willing to have agood time.”

To learn more informationor become involved in TDO,send an e-mail to taylordisabili-tyoutreach@yahoo.com or stopby the TWO office in theStudent Union.

A Special Olympics athlete crosses the finish line in his wheelchair and isgreeted by Taylor students. Taylor Disability Outreach works with theSpecial Olympics of Grant County to spend time with and coach the athletes.

“When I am working with people with spe-cial needs...I come away feeling as though Ihave received more than I have given.”

Chris Horst

Photo provided by Chris Horst

blood drive. He hopes that theywill continue to do it throughouttheir lives.

“There will come a time when Iwill no longer be able to help givelife to others,” he said. “Therefore, I

try to encourage my students andtheir friends to begin a lifetime ofgiving blood to help others.”

Benjamin believes that 40 to 50percent of Taylor students coulddonate blood and encourages them

to do so.“The Bible says ‘it is more

blessed to give than to receive,’” hesaid. “Let's see if we can hit at least10 percent of 1,700 on-campus stu-dents at our next drive.”

David Gray, the HousekeepingSupervisor at Taylor, manages thehousekeeping staff in each resi-dence hall. On Nov. 5, he was hon-ored for making a difference in stu-dents’ lives.

Photo by Alisse Goldsmith

Sophomore Josef Ott gives blood at the Red Cross Blood Drive while sophomore Spence Conroy looks on. TheRed Cross holds blood drives on campus once every 56 days and encourages all students and staff to donate.

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Rememberingour soldiers

When world affairs strikeclose to home

Today, we write about an issue that doesn’t directly affectmany people’s daily lives at this university. It is a somberreminder that events occurring in a world outside “The

Bubble” can strike at the heart of the town we live in nine monthsout of the year.

Veterans’ Day was over one week ago on Nov. 11. It is a timewhen the United States remembers the soldiers who fought inwars, wars in which men fell, leaving behind loved ones. Veterans’Day also remembers and celebrates those who returned home tocommunities that should embrace them for their efforts.

Unfortunately, today is a day to remember someone who has fallen.On Tuesday, Indianapolis television news station WTHR reportedLance Thompson, a marine from Grant County, perished whilefighting the insurgency in Iraq. The report later indicated he grad-uated from Eastbrook High School. The news finally mentioned hewas an Upland native.

He was 21 years old, the age of many seniors on this campus. Henow leaves behind his wife and parents. It is easy to view currentevents from a distance, numbing ourselves to the grim realities thatthe news often brings. It is times like these though, that the worldaffairs strike close to home.

Today, let us remember our soldiers fighting in Iraq, Afghanistanand other regions of the world where the United States is workingwith allied nations to bring peace. Although not everyone agreeswith the reasons for the war in Iraq, it is times like these whereeveryone can take a minute out of their day to remember theAmerican soldiers abroad, and say a prayer for their families at home.

The mission of The Echo is to fairly and without bias represent theviews of diverse voices on Taylor University’s campus and to be avehicle of accurate and pertinent information to the student body,faculty and staff. The Echo also aims to be a forum that fostershealthy discussion about relevant issues, acting as a catalyst forchange on our campus. The Echo has been published weekly since 1915, except for Januaryterm, exam week and school holidays and is a member of theAssociated Collegiate Press and the Indiana Collegiate PressAssociation. The Echo is printed by the Marion Chronicle-Tribune in Marion,Ind. Offices are located in the Rupp Communication Arts Building.All letters, questions or comments may be addressed to:

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Sin: our common ground

BY JOHN AMESGUEST COLUMNIST

We are unique andtherefore each of us

is strong in someareas while being

weak in others.There is not one indi-vidual on this planetthat has fully recog-

nized his or hercomplete sinfulness.

On Thursday afternoon oflast week a young manlet his heart pour out

onto the pages of a newsletter,which was passed out for allof Taylor University’s studentsand professors to read.

While there were undoubt-edly those that were shocked atthe notion that a homosexualwas attending a Christian insti-tute of higher learning, I ampositive that there were alsothose students that were over-come by a feeling of failure. Anemotional sentiment broughton by the inability to acceptboth a brother in Christ and achild of God.

This anonymous individualstruggling with sin at TU is nodifferent than any of us in ourbattle against evil. We all strug-gle with different issues in this

fallen world.Any man that will look you

in the eye and tell you that hehas never once had a homosex-ual thought is lying. We areunique and therefore each of usis strong in some areas whilebeing weak in others.

There is not one individualon this planet that has fully rec-ognized his or her completesinfulness. We remain prideful,lustful and despicably luke-warm in our commitments.Thank God for grace, however.

Throughout his story ouranonymous individual empha-sized how “confused” he is. Hefeels both “guilty” and “ashamed.”A friend of mine told me theother day that the key to begin-ning the path towards under-standing our Christian faith isrealizing how disgusting and

dishonoring our sin is.Our brother in Christ has

done this. He has asserted howdisgraceful his sin is. For thatwe must applaud him.

Brother I address you now andsay that the path does not stopthere. I can never pretend tounderstand your struggle. I onlyhope that I can meet you at a com-mon ground to give you the aidthat you need. It is not my inten-tion to give you guidance; I’msure you’ve heard different peo-ple’s opinions your whole life.

I cannot speak for the rest ofTaylor’s campus, but on behalfof one individual who is a fail-ure for never showing youGod’s love, I apologize. Thankyou for re-opening my closedeyes. I will pray for you, as Iam confident that the rest ourfellow students will as well.

Sometimes, I can relate to theRainman.

While only 10 percent of allautistic people display specialtalents like Dustin Hoffman’scharacter, Rainman poignantlyreveals the dimensions of thistragic disorder. Autism is char-acterized by an inability torelate and extreme aloneness.Doctors can usually identifyautism before a child reachesthe age of 3. It affects five outof every 10,000 children.

We watched a video clip inAbnormal Psychology whereUCLA’s Dr. Ivar Lovaas taughtLisa, a young autistic girl, tosit down in a chair. Childrenlike Lisa don’t look into peo-ple’s eye. In fact, they don’tacknowledge other people’sexistence. They stare into space,completely unaware of a worldbeyond themselves. Whentouched, they scream and con-tort their faces. They seemimpossible to get through to.

Lovaas continuously pushedLisa down into the chair aftercommanding, “Sit, Lisa.” Hewould reinforce her good behav-ior with an edible treat and ahug. For a long time, Lisa screamedat the hugs and the pressure tosit in the chair. Then Lovaasmade a breakthrough; he kissedher on the cheek.

Suddenly, Lisa was con-scious. Her eyes brightenedand her mouth transformedfrom a scream to a full-onsmile. She looked Lovaas inthe eyes as he praised her for“good sitting” and “good look-

ing.” A simple kiss changedLisa from a vacant shell to abright-eyed girl. Such is thepower of love.

Sometimes, I feel autistic. I’dnever be diagnosed by the psy-chological definition, but whenit comes to the reality of thespiritual realm, I lack an aware-ness of God and his power. Ilong for connection, but I’mtrapped inside this vacant shell.

For so long I’ve lived in myown little world, content toarrange and rearrange the aspectsof my life most familiar to me.I’ve been afraid to reach out, tolook God in the eyes. I guess Iwasn’t sure what He’d see there.

What Lovaas did in Lisa wasindescribably beautiful. Hewoke her up with a kiss! Isn’tthat a dream all us sleepingbeauties share?

If Lisa could break free fromher autistic stupor, so could I.This summer, I looked God inthe eyes. Instead of shrinking atHis touch, I gave in to it. Thesimple act involved consider-able vulnerability, but He didn’tabandon me. He pushed medown in my chair, told me Iwas good and kissed me.

Now, don’t get me wrong.That Date-With-God stuff isnonsense; he and I are notromantically involved. It was afatherly kiss, an “I will neverleave you nor forsake you” kiss,a Megan’s-heart-is-good kiss.

Without early, consistentintervention, autistic people donot recover from their disorder.I still struggle with wanting tocontrol my own familiar spaceand sink further into myself,but through God’s power, Iknow I can beat this spiritualautism. As I stare wide-eyedinto the future, I know I’vemade a connection beyond myself-absorbed prison. I can hearGod saying, “Good sitting,Megan. Good looking.”

A look at Godin the eye

BY MEGAN ELDEREDITOR-IN-CHIEF

In praise of diversityNCMSLC — the National

Christian Multi-CulturalStudent Leadership Conference— is an annual event held atvarying colleges across thecountry. The participants comefrom across the country andfork out $300 to attend work-shops, chapel sessions and lec-tures on how to further recon-ciliation work on their campuses.

This year’s theme was “OneBody, Many Parts.” I knowwe’ve all heard it preachedfrom the pulpit before butthere’s a twist — Maybe the“part” means culture? AtTaylor we’ve created a sub-cul-ture where we are shelteredfrom the world and all that hap-pens to this world is dealt withat arms length. The world is sofar removed from Taylor thatwe only engage the world interms of the typical white, mid-dle-upper class Christian evan-gelicals: “We’re out to save thepoor destitute world.”

This, I think, plays into howTaylor deals with culture.Taylor is afraid of culture.Being part of planning commit-tees, we’ve come to understand

that the one sure way of killinga program at Taylor is to usethe word “culture.”

Typical responses to invita-tions to attend cultural eventsare lines like “I’m not racist,”“You’re just oversensitive” or“I treat everyone the same.”

People, this is ignorance. Byholding these events we don’tintend to label you racist orignorant. We simple want toprovide you with the opportu-nity to learn about somethingnew that you will inevitablyexperience in the Kingdom ofour God and if you don’t seewhat you are missing then youmight have completely missedthe beautiful diversity that ourGod has created. This colorfulGod is the same God thatyou worship.

What is the purpose of writ-ing this? We, leadership andprogrammers, are looking forfeedback on how to get you(the student body) to show upat cultural events and engagewhat is being presented as areality that you cannot escapeby stepping back from.By Michael Lin

In the last few weeks, we'veheard a lot about the issueof bike borrowing, stealing,

sharing, and pilfering. A com-mon topic around the lunchtable, where opinions flythrough the air like squirrelsfleeing from Third West laun-dry baskets, I think this discus-sion deserves a little perspective.

There seem to be two basicopinions regarding the TaylorTaxi system. Either (one) youlike it or (two) you don’t.Oddly enough, the demograph-ic usually breaks down suchthat Group One is mostly bikeowners, while Group Two ismostly people who don’t havea bike, but borrow one whenthe opportunity and need aris-es. The people who neitherhave bikes nor borrow themusually don’t make it to the dis-cussion on time — those poorsuckers are still walkingaround on their own two legs.

This dichotomy, however, isnot quite exhaustive; you haveto take into account the peopleon the fringe of common opin-ion who seem to take theirlike/dislike for bike borrowinga little too far.

The first unfortunate minori-ty is made up of those who pro-mote bike sharing but have

gone off the deep end. Theywill argue that, following thecommunal model of the earlychurch, we ought to hold allthings in common. Bikes, forinstance, should be consideredthe property of the body ofbelievers. When you help aTownie share their bike, you’rereally just extending to themthe hand of the Church, encour-aging them to partake in ourjoyous lack of exclusive prop-erty rights.

While this may sound a littlestrange to many conservativethinkers, the other end of thespectrum is just as wacky.There are those who hold notonly that bike borrowing is notokay, but that all bike stealersshould be persecuted, prosecut-ed, excommunicated, expropri-ated, extrapolated, and a lot ofother big words too. This viewseems to be rather short onturning-the-other-cheek andlong on hating on those moralwretches who dare to push thepedals of another man’s Huffy.

While the lunch-table debatecould go on endlessly, evenwithout the crazy extremists, Iwould encourage the Taylorcommunity to stop arguing andget back to the Mexican MiniBar. Whether you call it stealing,borrowing, redistributing, orsinning, the great bike tradeoffis a reality on Taylor’s campus.

If you have a bike and can’tstand the possibility of not see-ing it for a few days, lock it up.If you have a bike and youcan’t wait to see some studentsent to Guantanamo for bor-rowing it, set it out in front ofReade and hide in the bushes incamouflage with a Taser or alasso or something. If you havea bike and want to help usher inthe communist revolution,don’t lock it up. Someone in ahurry will no doubt appreciatethe help.

As for this columnist, I’mstill busy designing a saddle forthat sick black dog that alwaysruns around campus.

Taylor taxi: a controversial

reality

You have to take intoaccount the people

on the fringe ofcommon opinionwho seem to take

their like/dislike forbike borrowing a

little too far.

BY EMILY KIEFER

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A & E

“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a strangerlooks at it, it moves again since it is life.”

-William Faulkner

Opera Theatre7:30 p.m., Friday, November 19, Recital HallCost: $3Opera Theatre students will present scenes from Lenozzze di Figaro, Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys andDolls, Cenerentola, Amahl and the Night Visitors and TheMikado.Call Cathy Moore at 998-5292 for more information.

In the summer of 2000,Jason Maples, aka TheHurricane, got a chance to meetone of his heroes. What'd hedo when he met him? Hefought him.

Maples, a former professionalwrestler and the owner and pro-prietor of EWF (ExtremeWrestling Federation),Marion's independent profes-sional wrestling league, wasgiven the opportunity to gohead-to-head with one ofhis favorite wrestlersfrom the glory days ofWWF wrestling.

He faced Jimmy"Superfly" Snuka.Superfly, famous dur-ing his days in theWWF, was scheduledto appear at Marion'shome for profes-sional wrestling andgive fans a littletaste of history.Many wrestlers have

come and gone sincethe EWF's inception in1995. Maples hasstood alongsidewatching and supportingthem amid the ups and downsof professional wrestling'smainstream appeal. Though healways enjoyed watchingwrestling and participating as amember of Marion HighSchool's wrestling team, henever expected he'd wind upworking as a professional.

"I envisioned myself beingan actor or an entertainer grow-ing up," said Maples. "I'vealways enjoyed being the cen-ter of attention."

In 1994, his aspirations towork in the entertainmentindustry took an unexpected

EWF offers action-packedentertainment in MarionBY JOE DARLING

A&E EDITOR

All Time Top 5

•Upbeats and Beatdowns by Five Iron Frenzy - This album pavedthe way into the punk and ska years of my adolescence. I was ineighth grade when my friend Mark Laughlin made me a tapebefore our class trip to Washington, D.C. I wore that tape out in amatter of months. •Reborn by Living Sacrifice - Up until I heard this record, I hatedmetal, but nothing I'd heard yet was as honest and Spirit-filled lyri-cally, or brutal and well crafted musically as Reborn. LivingSacrifice allowed me to explore the heavy, and occasionally quiteexperimental side of music, most notably At The Drive-In and TheBlood Brothers.•The Moon is Down by Further Seems Forever - All the themes offinding love, losing love, and missing love on this album stood outin this new setting away from the safety of home. The Moon isDown was highly definitive of my first year of college. •Lifted. Or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Groundby Bright Eyes - Lifted is a marvelous piece of raw melancholy setto music that led to quasi-country acts like My Morning Jacket andThe Shins.•Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol - After this album com-pletely hypnotized me with its eerie and atmospheric guitar work,the drums kicked in along with some groovy bass, and they allscreamed, "Get up and dance, boy!" Thank you, Joey Ozinga, forshowing me the bright light.

Despite the week pivoting ona performance recognized uni-versally as My GenerationNight, there's another showin town.

Flyers aren't hung all acrosscampus and t-shirts aren't beingsold in the DC to promote thisevent, but "Bread Upon theWaters," the new art exhibit fea-tured in the Metcalf Gallery, is asight worthy of students' attention.

It's still a debate whether therumored lost art of enjoyingvisual art will ever return in fullform. There's also a sub-debateon whether that debate willever be resolved. Regardless ofthe disrepair that these divisivearguments create, students nowhave the option to find artisticrefuge within the walls of theMetcalf Gallery.

"Bread Upon the Waters" isthe second exhibition providedby CIVA (Christians in theVisual Arts) that the art depart-ment has featured this year.Their first exhibition titled "TheArtist and the Bible" was dis-played in September.

"I was pleasantly surprisedthat art of this quality existedwithin the Christian art world,"said junior Chris Salzman.

Since its inception twenty

five years ago, CIVA has con-tinually strived to strengthenthe relationship between thevisual arts and the Christianfaith. As evidenced in their cur-rent exhibition, CIVA adheresclosely to the Ecclesiasticaltheme of "Bread Upon theWaters."

The source of the exhibit'stitle can be found inEcclesiastes 11, a chapter deal-ing primarily with sowingseeds and sharing the uniquegifts God has presented eachmember of his creation. It maybe a suggested reading prior toobserving the gallery's contents.

"The work is always of thehighest caliber both conceptu-ally and artistically, setting ahigh standard for our studentsand for our audiences," said Dr.Rachel Smith, art departmentchair and member of CIVA'sboard of directors.

Following the exhibit's stintat Taylor, "Bread Upon theWaters" will resume its nationaltravels through 2005.

Raising the level of Christianartistry within the church hascontinually proven to be anexhausting job but, it is a causethat CIVA has dedicated itselfto furthering. Perhaps a smallvictory is won every time anew student enters the artgallery to engage their mind invisual artistry.

BY JOE DARLING

A&E EDITOR

turn when he was signed byWWF to do national "spotshows" in '94 and '95. Hisdream to entertain had cometrue, just not the way heexpected it.

After a brief jaunt with theworld's largest professionalwrestling organization, Maplesdecided to move back to hishome in Marion and develop his

own enterprise. The result

was EWF, now closing in on itstenth year as a veritable inde-pendent wrestling federation.

"There are thousands ofgroups like mine all over thecountry but I dare say they runas often," said Maples. "Inseven years, we've only misseda few weeks."

This year, Maples watchedand supported a colleaguenamed Dean "The Dream"Jablonski, former EWF partici-pant, achieve mainstream suc-cess in the WWE by making anappearance on the weeklyshow, WWF Smackdown!.

"Even though I don't wrestleanymore, it's fun to watch theguys and live through them,"said Maples.

The wrestlers that routinelycompete at EWF feel that theirmost entertaining fights arewhen they're able to fill theroom with excited fans, accord-ing to Maples. Over the courseof the past several years, manyTaylor students have discov-ered the thrill and becomeactive in attending EWF's fairof entertainment.

"We used to have droves,"said Maples. "One night wecould've done a show all forTaylor students. The wrestlersget excited. It's fun to see peo-ple be entertained and have agood time."

Though the prospect ofsomeone not being a fan of pro-fessional wrestling seemsabsurd to most, Maples makesone concession for the individ-ual who hesitates at whether ornot to attend an event at EWF.

"For sheer curiosity andexperience alone, it's worthcoming once to watch it live,"said Maples. "The wrestlers goover the top to entertain. Evenif you don't like wrestling,you'll be entertained."

•“Let Go” by Frou Frou from Garden State - I'm fairly certain thatthere is no other song more suited for a movie than “Let Go” forGarden State. Zach Braff showed us all that he can act in dramat-ic roles, he can make movies surprisingly well and has one heck ofa taste in music.•“Mad World” by Gary Jules from Donnie Darko - The end of thismovie leaves you with a, "What the crap is going on here?" feel-ing, but the song playing up until the credits role allows the melan-choly feeling of the film to set in and make you think.•“Tiny Dancer” by Elton John from Almost Famous - I've seen thismovie a thousand times and, everytime the scene with this songcomes on, it gives me chills. Everytime, it's just that good.•“Wise Up” by Aimee Mann from Magnolia - There are only a fewdirectors that can pull off a scene in which all of the main charac-ters end up singing the same song and even fewer who can make itbeautiful and moving. Maybe it's because PT Anderson wasinspired by Aimee Mann's music to make the movie.•“Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith from The RoyalTenenbaums The moving images with an understated indie artistplaying softly in the background allows this scene to be both dis-turbing and absolutely beautiful at the same time. Wes Andersonfinds a way to make it one of the most powerful scenes he has everdone. Don't ask me how it happens, it just does.

Jamin Clutcher’s top 5 songs in a film

Jared Bane’s top 5 side one track ones•“Ghost Trains” by Erland Oye from Unrest - The pale, bespecta-cled redhead from the Kings of Convenience (Scandinavia'sanswer to Simon and Garfunkel) communes with his inner divaand turns out a throbbing electro disco anthem that evokes desert-ed city streets and full moons. Drop it like an umlaut.•“Race For the Prize” by The Flaming Lips from The Soft BulletinThe Flaming Lips began the third phase of their vaunted careerwith this gloriously over-the-top statement of intent - they weretrying to cure cancer with this record. A martial drum fill and aheavenly harp flourish open the floodgates of this orchestral popmasterpiece drawing liberally from Pet Sounds and Dark Side ofthe Moon, with lyrics about life, death, spiders, Superman andvegetables.•“Random Rules” by Silver Jews from American Water - Not thekind of “random” that peppers the speech of young people fromhere to Wheaton College. Not “random” meaning “kooky” or“bizarre” - “random” meaning “without a guiding principle.” “Iasked a painter why the roads are colored black. He said, 'Steve,it's because people leave and no highway brings them back,’” goesone line from the song. I don't know what that means - It's so ran-dom!•“The State I Am In” by Belle & Sebastian from Tigermilk - Mostunemployed loiterers fall short of being this eloquent. Howevergenuine the sentiment, "Riding on city buses for a hobby is sad,"songwriter Stuart Murdoch perfectly captures the feeling of beingyoung and unable to commit.•“Metal Guru” by T. Rex from The Slider - After their commercialbreakthrough, Electric Warrior, T. Rex's Marc Bolan must haveasked himself, "How can I top myself?" The answer was to starthis next record with a blast of sheer euphoria and never look back.Hear it as a prayer, a command, or an earnest search for love andtruth. Or just throw your head back and join in on the "Ahh-haaaYeah!" background vocals.

Elaine Friedberg’s top 5 songs to listento on public transportation•“Mad World” by Gary Jules - Something that makes me sit--inan airport, a subway station, a bus stop--and watch the peoplewalking by. A little surreal (and, in my opinion, better than theoriginal Tears for Fears version), Gary Jules' voice here is haunting.•“Vaka” by Sigur Ros - Sigur Ros does such a great job blendinglead singer Jónsi's vocals with the band's ambient orchestration.This is one of those songs that sort of transitions with you--it's sadwhen you want to be sad, upbeat when you're in a good mood.Walking around a town and hearing this instead of voices or carsmakes me feel like I'm in a music video.•“Let Go” by Frou Frou - The perfect kind of song for riding in ataxi down a city highway at night. I think the strength of this songcomes mainly from Imogen Heap's vocals--she's got a dark, sort ofbrooding voice; if I didn't listen to it a lot, I'm pretty sure it wouldbe stuck in my head anyway.•“This Place is a Prison” by The Postal Service - One of the onlylow-key songs on The Postal Service's 2003 Give Up. BenGibbard's understated vocals make it delicate, almost fragile. Ihave a predisposition towards moody songs anyway--the moreemotional manipulation, the better. •“Of a Broken Heart” by Zwan - I think this is a great song nomatter where I am, so it's automatically on this top five list. To behonest, I have no specific reason behind this attachment; it's justthat I want Billy Corgan to follow me around wherever I go,singing the entire time.

Ben Gastright’s top 5 influential albums

Two of the pieces included in the exhibit are (top) Tattoo ofMemory/Metairie by Richard Martin Ash and (bottom) Untitled(Prostrate Petitioner) by Doug Jaques.

Music lists inspired by author NickHornby and the film, High Fidelity

Photo courtesy www.deanthedream.net

Metcalf featuressuperior artistryin new exhibit

Dean “The Dream” Jablonsky, now known as Dean Visk, wrestledin Marion for two years before signing with the WWE.

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Trojan football carries winning streak into ’05Offense hits stride in final game as Trojans run for 253 yardsand pass for 170 en route to 24-14 win over Ohio Dominican

After an 0-8 start to the sea-son, the Taylor football teamearned the luxury of carrying atwo-game winning streak intothe off-season with a 24-14 winover Ohio Dominican.

ODU scored first, an 80-yardtouchdown drive on its secondpossession of the game.

Taylor responded with a bigdrive of its own, but thePanthers picked off a WesKrider pass to end the drive.

In the second quarter, Taylorgot the ball on its own 20-yard

line with three minutes remain-ing in the half.

The Trojans drove 80 yards inseven plays, capped off by a20-yard touchdown pass fromKrider to senior receiver CoryNeuenschwander to tie thegame at seven heading into thelocker rooms.

On its first possession of thesecond half, Taylor drove 61yards in 12 plays for anothertouchdown.

Freshman tailback AnthonyLee did the scoring on an eightyard touchdown run.

After forcing an ODU punt,Taylor got the ball looking to

Taylor’s defense stopped alast-gasp drive on a fourth-and-one play in the fourth quarter toseal the win.

Senior DJ Jergensen led thedefensive effort with 14 tack-les, six for loss.

Senior Ryan Ott added 12tackles, while sophomore JoeStamm had 11 tackles and twointerceptions.

Both Boomershine and Leesurpassed the 100-yard markon the ground, rushing for 127and 110, respectively.

Senior wide-out BryanJackson caught four passes for99 yards.

take a two-touchdown lead.However, a Krider passthrough the hands of juniortight end Ked Hirschy waspicked off and returned 51yards for an ODU score.

Taylor took the lead for goodwhen sophomore running backJosiah Boomershine scampered62 yards for touchdown to putTaylor up 21-14.

After going three-and-out, anODU punt attempt was fum-bled, giving Taylor the ball onthe Panther 22-yard line.

Senior kicker Robby Smithnailed a 32-yard field goal toput Taylor up 24-14.

Photo by Matt Wissman

Sophomore receiver Mike Simon returns a punt in last Saturday’s24-14 win over Ohio Dominican. Taylor finished the season 2-8.

Photo by Jim Garringer

Sophomore point guard Kevin Wright brings the ball up court asBall State guard Skip Mills provides pressure.

Trojans outmatched by Cardinals

Even though it was just anexhibition game, Ball State

wasn't about to get beat by anNAIA school. And it didn't.

Taylor fell behind 20-7 mid-way through the first half, butfought back with an 11-4 run topull within six at 24-18.

Three Eric Ford 3-pointersand tough inside play by DougBell kept the Trojans in thegame. But a late Ball State runput the Cardinals up 38-27 atthe half.

"I was pretty pleased at half-time with our play in the firsthalf," Ball State head coachTim Buckley said. "We knewcoming into the game thatTaylor was a very good shoot-ing team and a very good pass-ing team. They run the triangleas well as anybody; they justdon't have Michael Jordan atthe end to finish it."

In the second half, theCardinal athleticism took overand Ball State held Taylor tojust four points in the first11:46 of the half. The 19-4 runput the game out of reach andallowed both teams to get otherplayers into the game.

Bell led Taylor with 16 pointswhile Ford was the only otherTrojan in double figures with

11 points. Terrance Chapman led the

Cardinals with 21 points andnine rebounds. Peyton Stovall,a member of last season's Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team, added 17points, shooting 5-of-7 fromthe field.

"The reason he shot welltonight was because he spear-headed our defense," Buckleysaid of Stovall, who harassedFord all game

Dennis Trammell and MichaelBennett also scored in double fig-ures for the Cardinals, with 14and 10 points, respectively.

"We have a great respect forTaylor and for CoachPatterson," Buckley said. "Weprepared for them like we'llprepare for every team we playthis year."

Ball State opens its season inCincinnati, Ohio next Tuesdayagainst the Kentucky Wildcats,the NCAA’s 9th ranked team.

Taylor travels to Angola tonight tobattle NAIADiv. II’s eighth-rankedIndiana Tech at 6 p.m. TheTrojans face either Tri-State orGrace tomorrow. Taylor returnshome on Tuesday to hostCedarville, which is ranked #4in the NAIA National Poll.

The team has Thanksgivingweekend off and returns toaction Tues. Nov. 30 at Marian.

Lady Trojans fallin MCC finals

Photo by Matt Wissman

Seniors Erin Ling (4) and Christine Amony lead the Taylor volleyballteam into action tonight in the NAIA Region VIII tournament at IWU.

After a perfect 8-0 record inthe Mid-Central Conferenceregular season, including a 3-0win at rival Indiana Wesleyan,the Lady Trojans fell to theWildcats 3-1 in the champi-onship game of the MCCTournament last Saturday.

Indiana Wesleyan had themomentum early, winning thefirst two games by scores of30-28 and 30-22.

Taylor battled back to wingame three 30-22 and keptgame four within reach.However, it wasn’t able to keepthe momentum going, and IWUwon the game 30-28 to win theMCC Tournament.

Sophomore Linsey Taatjesled the way with 19 kills andeight blocks for the LadyTrojans, while senior ChristineAmony followed with 27 digs

and 15 kills.Senior Lindsay Diehm had 12

kills and fellow senior RachelMalinsky added 25 digs.

Taatjes was honored as MCCPlayer of the Year for the sec-ond straight season.

Malinsky, Amony and seniorErin Ling were named to theMCC First Team.

Freshman Maggie Henss wasnamed MCC Freshman of theYear, while head coach AngieFincannon was honored asMCC Coach of the Year.

Both Taylor and IndianaWesleyan head to the RegionVIII Tournament this weekend.

Taylor, the #4 seed in thetournament, plays Universityof Michigan-Dearborn today at5 p.m. at Indiana Wesleyan.

The winner faces Madonna(Mich.) at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

The championship game is at7 p.m. tomorrow.

Photo by Matt Wissman

Senior forward Melanie Brumbaugh earned tournament MVP honors in the Taylor Tip-Off Classic. Shescored 14 points and 21 points in the Lady Trojans’ two wins.

BY JUSTIN POTTSSPORTS EDITOR

The women’s basketball teamopened its season by winningthe Taylor Tip-Off Classic, thenfollowed by losing two of threeto highly ranked teams.

In the Tip-Off, Taylor beat theUniversity of Illinois-Springfield70-63, then won beat MissouriBaptist 63-56.

In the first game, senior LizPlass led the way with 23points, while senior MelanieBrumbaugh added 14 andsophomore Jenny Dawes 11.

In game two, Brumbaugh ledwith 21 points to earn tourna-ment MVP honors. FreshmenKatie Madden and Monica

formance to lead the team.Harris scored 15 and Maddenadded 14 points and eightrebounds for the Lady Trojans.

On Tuesday, Taylor traveledto Cedarville and lost to thefourth-ranked Yellow Jackets82-68.

Madded let the way with 18points and six rebounds, whileDawes added 13 points andPlass tossed in 12.

This weekend, Taylor (3-2)travels to Elgin, Ill. for the AGEdwards Judson Tourney atJudson College.

Taylor plays a rematch withShawnee State today at 2 p.m.and will face either Judson orthe University of Illinois-Springfield tomorrow.

Graue came off the bench toscore 16 and eight points,respectively.

Last weekend, Taylor fell toGeorgetown College 92-62.

Georgetown, ranked 14th inNAIA Div. I, took a 45-26 leadin the first half and neverlooked back.

Plass led with 13 points, whileBrumbaugh added 11 and seniorpoint guard Lydia Harrispitched in 10.

Taylor rebounded the nextday with a 76-65 win overeighth-ranked Shawnee State.

Taylor took a 40-23 halftimelead thanks to 67 percent shoot-ing, and carried that into thesecond half.

Plass turned in a 23-point per-

SeventhHeaven

BY JUSTIN POTTSSPORTS EDITOR

The men’s cross-country teamfinished seventh out of 22teams last weekend at theNational Christian CollegeChampionships at CedarvilleUniversity.

Junior Lance Vanderberg ledthe Trojans with a third placefinish with a time of 25:01.Vanderberg earned NCCAAAll-American honors.

Senior Kyle Mangum finished37th at 27:09, junior MichaelShort placed 43rd at 27:45,freshman Lotery Heath fin-ished 60th at 28:05, juniorAndrew Brooks was 80th at29:01 and senior David Neescame in 106th at 30:45.

The women’s team also placedseventh in the event out of20 teams.

Lolly York led the way witha 12th place finish and earnedNCCAA All-American honors.

Senior Christy Conrad fin-ished 23rd, Kari Olson 47th,Elise Knapp 50th, Liz Tien51st, Carolyn Betteridge 61stand Vanessa Fereshetian 76th.

Both Vanderberg and Yorkqualified for the NAIANational Championships thisweekend in Louisville, Ky.

The meet will be held tomor-row at E.P. Tom Sawyer StatePark in Louisville.

Lady Trojans take three offive to open season

Trojans hang with Div. I BallState in first half, fall 78-51

XC teams fin-ish seventh atNCCCs; duoqualifies forNationals

Photo by Jim Garringer

Sophomore guard Josh Merrick looks for the open man as BallState guard Terrance Chapman defends.