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OPINION SEE TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF #WANTEDBYWALSH 8

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THE WIRE

HomeWord Center COURTESY

HomeWord President Jim

Burns and senior Director of
the HomeWord Center Doug
Fields speak at the 2013 Refreshing Your Marriage Conference at Felix Event Center.

HomeWord and
APU partner

HomeWord partners with APU

with themes like marriage,
parenting and leadership. 4

Blake Standal PHOTO

Sophomore cornerback Kenny

Norton tackles an opponent.

A look back:
football season

Even without a playoff berth,

the Cougars pulled off a
successful season. 12

Evan Black ILLUSTRATION

Cool it with
Chrismas, guys

Staff writer Maureen Wolff

calls people not to celebrate
Christmas too soon, but to wait
until after Thanksgiving. 9

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#WantedByWalsh movement
demands deans resignation
Changes to LA
Term lead group of
students to call for
Walshs ouster
Hunter Foote
editor-in-chief

Katie Richcreek
sports editor

Friday, Oct. 31, former LA Term

Associate Director Frank RomeroCrockett was dismissed. In response
to this and the announcement of
impending changes to the program,
students created a movement called
#WantedByWalsh. The group demanded, via a Facebook group, the
immediate resignation of Jennifer
Walsh, dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
FACEBOOK PAGE AND
DEMANDS
The Facebook page, created Nov.
16, includes a graphic of Walsh's face
with the words "Wanted By Walsh."
Students behind the movement have
been posting photos of students
wearing cardboard signs with the
slogan along with testimonies of why
they are #WantedByWalsh. The page
has about 500 likes.
Romero-Crockett posted to the
page Nov. 19: "I am so humbled by
everything that is going on. I know
it's frustrating not knowing what's
going on. The truth will reveal itself
and hopefully soon. Good luck, students!" He declined to do an interview with The Clause or provide a
written statement to the newspaper.
A new Facebook page, "We Want
Walsh," was created Tuesday, Nov.
25.
This page states: "We seek unity and advocate for the presence of
Dean Walsh at APU. We will attempt

to debunk the false or misinformed

claims of 'Wanted by Walsh.'"
THE PROTEST
Beginning last week, students
walked around campus wearing cardboard signs around their necks that
said "Wanted By Walsh" to show
solidarity with the movement.
The APU community was invited
to an informational meeting organized by the movement on Thursday,
Nov. 20. At the meeting, alumna Katie Vasseur '14, a former LA Term
student and part of the protest, said

Kimberly Sm

ith GRAPH

Jessie Gomez PHOTO

On Nov. 17, sophomore Cciara Mosella passes out fliers to students.

Jennifer Walsh is the "point of symbolism for systemic racism, ... things
happening within institutions that are
disadvantaging people of color."
As outlined in fliers handed out
to the campus community, the movement is targeting Walsh for three primary reasons. The first is to address
potential changes to the LA Term
program. The second is an invitation
to Charles Murray believed to be extended by Walsh during her time as
associate dean. Murray co-authored
"The Bell Curve," a controversial
book published in 1994.

The movement's issue with this

invitation comes from, according to
its flier, a hypothesis in the book that
claims "people of color were genetically bound to be less intelligent than
white people." Murray's invitation to
speak was postponed indefinitely.
The third was Walsh's involvement with the Three Strikes Law,
which the flier states is "disproportionately used against people (especially men) of color."
"We are not saying Jennifer
Walsh is a racist or that she is doing
things to students of color or person-

IC

ally attacking [anyone]," said alumna

Ipolani Duvauchelle '14.
At the meeting, alumna Jordyn
Sun '14 provided a detailed timeline
of events leading up to and following
Romero-Crockett's termination. The
following is the timeline given by
Sun, which she said comes from interviews conducted with current LA
Term students.
Oct. 24 Students receive word
that CLAS Associate Dean Ryan
Hartwig will be visiting the cohort.
Oct. 31 Hartwig visits the cohort. During the visit, he asks to
speak to Romero-Crockett outside.
Romero-Crockett does not return and
his termination is announced to students.
Nov. 3 LA Term students receive
word that the Los Angeles Police Department will be contacting them.

See WANTED 3
to see the rest of the
story and to see a list of
#WantedByWalsh
demands.

Senior looks to recruit for new global mission platform

Momentum Global
chapter coming to
campus
Daniel Wilson
guest writer

Momentum Global, an international platform for various charity

projects, is coming to Azusa Pacific
in the near future and hopes to involve students in its venture. It works
to promote social justice, educational
advancement, economic empowerment, community development and
the health of people in need across
the globe.
Momentum Globals mission, according to its official webpage, is to
transform the way that humanitarian

Jeff Hutcheon COURTESY

A group of students celebrate at one of the projects in Rwanda. Behind

are the school structures being built in the background.
problems are solved around the world
by uniting, developing and equipping
leaders to create stable, sustainable

and independent communities.

The platform promotes projects
to solve problems revolving around

any people group that is in need, with

work varying from fighting human
trafficking to finding clean water to
building schools.
APU senior Lindsey Hutcheon is
the daughter of Momentum Globals
leader, Jeff Hutcheon. She interned
with the nonprofit last summer and
plans to bring the organization to
Azusa Pacific this spring.
One of the projects she was involved in shows villagers how to create Aquaponic farms. This is a method of farming in which vegetables
float in a tank of water and get their
nutrients from the excrement of fish
also living in the enclosure.
Why should we give a man one
fish to feed him for a day if we could
teach him how to fish and feed him
for a lifetime? Lindsey Hutcheon
asks.

see MOMENTUM 4

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safety
report
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Clause is unable to provide the
Campus Safety media logs for this
week.

REMEMBER
1. If you see something, say
something.
2. Safety is everyones
business.
3. Dial 911 for life-threatening emergencies.
4. Non emergencies: Campus Saftety (626) 815-3898.
5. Lock all doors and windows to your dorm, apartment 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 jogging alone.
13. Secure your bike with a
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Friday, Dec. 5

Celebrate Christmas Concert

The APU School of Music presents its annual Christmas concert,

featuring various musical groups including Jazz Choir, Oratorio
Chorus, Mens Chorale, Symphony Orchestra, University Choir
and Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Bel Canto and Handbells. Tickets
are now on sale at www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html or from
the box office at (626) 815-5495. The concert is from 7:30-9:30
p.m. at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena.

Friday-Saturday, Dec. 5-6

An Adventures in Odyssey Christmas

The APU Department of Theater Arts presents a live radio drama

from 7:30-10 p.m in the Warehouse Theater. The show will be
directed by co-creator Phil Lollar and will feature original cast
members Will Ryan as Eugene and Katie Leigh as Connie.

diLicious COURTESY

Shoppers line up outside of Target on Black Friday to take advantage of

sales.

Saturday, Dec. 6

Ethics Bowl

The APU Ethics Bowl team is competing in the California Regional

Ethics Bowl at Santa Barbara City College. Participants will
demonstrate their ability to understand the facts of the case, articulate the ethical principles involved in the case, present an effective argument on how the case should be resolved and respond
effectively to challenges put forth by the opposing team as well as
the panel of expert judges.

Sunday, Dec. 7

Midnight Breakfast

Join APU for its annual Midnight Breakfast at 10 p.m. in the

cafeteria. Music and festivities begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Cougar
Walk.

Saturday, Dec. 13

Winter Commencement

APUs Winter Commencement ceremony for undergraduate

students will be held in the Felix Event Center at 10 a.m. Tickets
are required for admission. Congratulations, graduates!

Camille Frigillana PHOTO

The men of the Perspectives clothing line pose after winning $15,000 in
the second annual ZuVenturez competition on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Public Relations students launch drought campaign

Class project turns
into three-week
effort to implement
strategies to
conserve water
Adam Jan
guest writer

An Azusa Pacific public relations class has created a two-week

campaign titled No Drought About
It that runs from Nov. 17-Dec. 3,
focusing on raising awareness about
Californias severe drought and how
to implement strategies on conserving water in and around the APU
community.
This is the most severe drought
that the state of California has seen
in the last 100 years. In January, Gov-

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ernor Jerry Brown declared a state of

emergency on account of the drought
and asked the public for a voluntary
20 percent reduction in water usage.
In May, the city of Azusa made the
reduction mandatory.
Adjunct communication studies
professor Marion Pyles public relations class has been working on this
campaign the whole semester.
Its definitely been a big learning curve for all of us, which I really appreciated because it gave us a
very hands-on experience on what it
would look like for a PR agency to
roll out a campaign like this, said
junior communication studies major
Aisha Yaccino, a student who is a part
of this drought campaign.
This is extremely important because just like most of our classroom
wasnt aware, most of Azusa Pacific
University is not aware of how severe
this drought is, Yaccino said.
The public relations class mem-

bers conducted a survey of 100 students, 50 faculty members, 50 staff

members and 50 parents to show the
awareness of the drought and the necessity of conservation. When focusing on the students, they found that
only 2 percent of the 100 students
surveyed were aware of the drought.
We really hope that students do
start conserving their water, Yaccino
said
The students created many strategies for raising awareness and have
been educating APU on ways to conserve water.
Our biggest goal really is to
spread awareness about the drought,
junior communication studies major
Benjamin Thornton said.
The students have designed posters that contain easy-to-implement
conservation tips. They will be displayed on campus and at local restaurants.
The seriousness of this drought

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FACULTY ADVISER dr. kyle huckins

has escalated, as seen from the status

of Californias major reservoirs. According to Pyle, the state reservoirs
are at "historic lows."
Lake Shasta, Californias largest
reservoir, is at 24 percent capacity
and Lake Oroville, the states second
largest reservoir, is at 26 percent.
Eighty percent of Californias
water is used by farming and agriculture. Central Valley farmers are now
drawing water from local aquifers,
which are the states water savings
accounts. As a result of the drought,
farmers already face billions of dollars in losses.
In Southern California, the Metropolitan Water District reported that
the remaining reserves for drinking
water could be used up in approximately 16 months.
Its important for people to understand that they cant use water
the way they used to because its just
not enough," Pyle said. "So if we all

conserve, well be able to stretch supplies until the drought breaks.

Research from this campaign
showed that if 2,500 APU students
reduced their showers by five minutes each, 75,000 gallons of water
could be saved in a single day.
An Instagram page has been
made for this campaign and is found
by searching nodroughtaboutitapu.
This Instagram page consists of pictures of students and how they are doing their part to conserve water.
Two videos have been uploaded
to YouTube that focus on the campaign and the severity of the drought.
The campaign also plans to reach out
to the community by utilizing APU
media outlets as well as San Gabriel
Valley print and online community
outlets, implementing information
slides in chapel and working with
campus clubs, organizations, university-owned living areas and local
restaurants to raise overall awareness.

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#Wanted ByWalsh movement demands deans resignation

WANTED from P. 1
Nov. 6 Students and parents are
contacted by LAPD. They are asked
questions regarding whether Crockett
owned a firearm and an alleged threat
made by Romero-Crockett in front of
the students on Oct. 24. The Clause has
confirmed that a report has been filed
against Romero-Crockett with LAPD.
According to Sun, all 15 members of the current LA Term cohort
denied the allegations and did not recall any threats made by Crockett or
anything about a gun.
According to those at the Thursday meeting, Romero-Crockett's
termination left LA Term students
feeling emotionally and physically
unsafe. Junior global studies major
and current LA Term student Madeline Santoyo noted the "emotional
up and downs" students have experienced in the semester and said Romero-Crockett helped them through
those times. Santoyo also said he
was the students' first call when they
felt physically unsafe while traveling
through the city.
Sun said the reason behind putting
Walsh as the face of the campaign was
to get the attention of President Jon
Wallace and Provost Mark Stanton.
WALSH'S RESPONSE
The Clause sat down with Walsh
and asked her to respond to each of the
allegations against her according to
the #WantedbyWalsh Facebook page.
On creating a climate of fear:
"I have to say that any kind of
character assassination is really difficult to handle from a personal perspective because I've been on APU's
campus for nine years and feel like I
have created not only a positive climate around me whether it is in the
classroom or in my collegial relationships, but university-wide. I think it
explains why in the past nine years I
have been promoted four times, most
recently to this position as dean that I
took over on June 1," Walsh said.
According to Walsh, she has received messages of support from students, which she said has encouraged
her.
"I am not happy that my name
which I take a lot of care to maintain
and as a sign for not only my devotion to God, but my desire to be an
upstanding person is being slandered," she said. "There's really not
a lot I can say about the personal allegations because I think my character speaks for itself and the fact that
I have the widespread support of my
colleagues and my students both
current and former."
On the criminalization of the former LA Term director:
"I am actually perplexed about
that particular allegation. ... I think
that and the allegations that somehow
we made decisions inappropriately
on the basis on race or ethnicity or
anything else is just patently false,"
Walsh said. "Any personnel decision
is made thoughtfully and carefully
and in broad consultation with a lot
of different people. Nobody on campus gets to move unilaterally when
it comes to personnel decisions. So,
by implication, if they are slandering
my actions, then implicitly, there are
a bunch of other people who are involved in those conversations."
On bringing Murray, the controversial researcher, to campus:
"We, as a university, bring in
speakers of a variety of different backgrounds and perspectives and points,
and we had an opportunity to have a
speaker come in and talk about getting ahead after college and this is
a nationally recognized speaker who
typically speaks to universities several
dozen times a year," Walsh said.
According to the dean, students

Jessie Gomez PHOTO

Junior global studies major and previous LA Term student Dalia Velasco
explains the logistics of the movement.

expressed concern and there were

conversations about the timing of the
speaker coming to the school. Since
he would be coming at the end of the
year, faculty and administration were
worried that there wouldn't be enough
time to have "an opportunity to kind
of process some of the prior scholarship in a thoughtful way," Walsh said.
"Ultimately, the decision to bring
in a speaker, especially one that is of
a high national caliber, involves conversations across the university," she
said. "I received and accepted an offer to have him speak on campus, but
did so after consulting others across
campus. In hindsight, I should have
consulted more broadly, but these
decisions are never made by a single
person; we don't operate or make decisions that way."
Her stance on the Three Strikes
Law:
"I've been researching the three
strikes law for 20 years," Walsh said.
"I am one of the very few academic
experts that's called to testify on the
operational and implementational aspects of the law, so I've testified before
the state legislative public safety committee, I've consulted widely with the
California District Attorneys Association, I've given lots of interviews to the
LA Times and local radio stations and
I've also traveled to New Zealand to
serve as an international expert on a
sentencing policy measure that they
were considering adopting and then
ultimately adopted."
Walsh said that people who feel
strongly about this allegation probably
never read her research about it. One of
her books, "Three Strikes Laws," outlines the pros and cons of the statute
"In all of my research as a political scientist, I'm trained to be objective and analyze how the law functions, if it accomplishes what the
voters intended for it to accomplish,
or the legislative body, so I'm actually
really, really proud of my scholarly
accomplishments in that it's a labor
of many, many years," Walsh said.
According to the dean, what
she has found in her research is that
"about half of the eligible offenders
have been treated less severely as
they would have otherwise been. In
other words, instead of facing a very
long sentence of 25 years to life, they
face a much-reduced sentence because of that use of discretion."
"What I've testified before legislative bodies in the past is that our
allowance for discretion where DAs
can decide who the law applies to and
who should be treated with more leniency has actually created a more
workable system than other states who
have a harsher punishment scheme
with no discretion at all," Walsh said.
"That has been the focal point of my
research, is trying to share that piece
of it because I think it is an important
piece that very few people really know
about and hear about."

On the "dramatic" removal of

Romero-Crockett:
"It was certainly not our intent
to make any dramatic personnel
changes," Walsh said. "In fact, it
wasn't our intent to make personnel
changes at all, but sometimes these
things are unavoidable and we have
to move quickly, if necessary. So after broad consultation with a number
of individuals on campus, I decided
that we needed to move more quickly
and others agreed. So, we had to take
more decisive action in order to to
kind of make sure that things went as
well as they could."
Walsh stated that students cannot
know all the information involved.
"Even though students, again, aren't
able to be privy to the details, I guess
my takeaway message hopefully
would be that we obviously don't want
to create disruption if it's avoidable,
but in this case, it simply wasn't,"
Walsh said. "If we were presented with
the same set of factual circumstances,
I would have to make the exact same
decision again. There was just no
other alternative, and we looked, and
there just was no other way."
LA TERM CHANGES

We are a God First

institution. We want
to make sure we
solidify that.
-CLAS Dean Jennifer Walsh
"We have an immersive program
that allows students to live downtown
with home-stay families that are selected by the program administrator, and then they take classes at the
LA regional center, which is in the
Mid-Wilshire district, and then they
are out in internship sites two days a
week working with nonprofits in the
community," said Walsh.
After looking into the program, she
and others decided to take immediate
action and make a personnel change.
"The challenge, though, is that
with any kind of personnel decisions,
we cannot share any confidential
and private information about that,"
Walsh said. "So, students were left
with a lot of questions about why
now, what happened, they really liked
this staff member, so they're hurt and
they're confused. I think some of
what we're seeing this week and last
week ... is really a response to that anger and confusion. They don't understand why and are somewhat angry
that they can't know the full story."
Currently, there are student life
interns available to work with any
such problems that may arise at LA
Term, according to the dean.
A member from the current LA
Term cohort expressed at the Wednesday night meeting that she now feels

unsafe because she and others

counted on Romero-Crockett to
help during situations in which
they felt threatened, such as walking home in the dark.
Although this was not part of
Romero-Crockett's job description, Walsh said she believes students came to rely on his constant
presence. She added that this feeling could make some faculty frustrated, since that is opposite of LA
Term's goal.
"The whole purpose of LA Term
is to show that urban neighborhoods
are not inherently unsafe, so the
whole goal is to show that whether
you're living in the suburbs or you're
living in an urban area, one is not
safer than the other," Walsh said.
She asserted LA Term students
aren't in "danger zones," and there is
an intern who has received authorization to increase her weekly hours
to be more available for assistance.
"When you have students who
are very passionate and very loyal
to a program and there is a change,
again, that is very difficult," Walsh
said. "In terms of the program itself, other than a personnel change
and a few minor adjustments
about how we select internships
and home-stay families, I think it's
going to be largely the same."
According to Walsh, one of
the changes would be to have each
of the home-stay families undergo
a background check, "which is
common practice for all APU employees," she said.
These families were officially informed Friday, Nov. 21 of
Romero-Crockett's dismissal.
As for internship changes, Walsh
said leaders are making more connections based on students' requests.
"Students had expressed interest in partnering with Christian organizations that perhaps
we weren't in current partnerships with, and so we've been
entered into discussions," Walsh
said. "We're not going to change
anything for spring because we
have existing partnerships that are
working well, but we're looking at
perhaps adding some partnerships
to try to address what students
have said they would really like to
have an option on."
Finally, Walsh said there
would be changes to the spiritual
aspect of the program, including
finding ways for students to get
involved with local churches. She
said that coming from an on-campus environment of going to chapel three times a week, students
found themselves "really struggling spiritually" in LA Term.
"We thought that strengthening of the spiritual piece was going to be important," Walsh said.
"Again, some students were fine,
other students found that they
were a little bit adrift. We are a
'God First' institution. We want to
make sure we solidify that."
Walsh then met with students
Friday, Nov. 21 from 1-3 p.m. to
talk about the changes and the
movement. Nov. 24, the movement made a post to its Facebook
page about the meeting.
"For everyone who has been
asking, Friday's meeting with Jennifer Walsh left us even more overwhelmed and grasping for answers
than before. We will be releasing
more information about our next
steps soon but in the meantime stay
tuned. Stay wanted," said the post.
In response, on Nov. 26, the
#WantedbyWalsh group posted a
letter of clarification of its goals.
One is to get President Wallace and
Provost Stanton to be in on the conversation about the controversy.

#WantedbyWalsh
Demands
In one of the first posts,
the group laid out its
demands:
OUR DEMAND
The dismissal of Jennifer
Walsh from her position as Dean
of the College of Liberal Arts &
Sciences effective immediately.
Grounds for dismissal include:
1. The colonization and takeover
of the LA Term program, an urban
immersion program centered on
community development and social
change, by persons in power with
no relevant experience, qualifications, and/or credibility.
2. For creating a toxic working environment for the CLAS faculty
by infringing upon and suppressing their academic freedom, which
directly impacts the quality of our
education and learning community.
3. The unethical criminalization of
Frank Romero-Crockett, the Associate Director of LA Term and a
staff member of color who was recently terminated.
WHY
1. To address the new initiatives
Dean Walsh is suddenly imposing
on the LA Term program, the students participated in a meeting with
Dean Walsh on November 11, 2014.
Students asked the question, What
professional background provides
you the credibility to implement
sweeping changes to a program that
works in urban communities? Do
you have any previous experience
working with non-profits, communities of color and/or of lower socioeconomic status in Los Angeles?
Jennifer Walsh avoided the question.
Students followed up this question
with opportunities for Dean Walsh
to address how are people of color
involved in the decision-making process of changing LA Term? Jennifer
Walsh avoided the question.
2. One of her first actions as Interim
Dean last semester was to invite author
Charles Murray to speak at APU, who:
Wrote The Bell Curve, a book which
controversially hypothesized that people of color were genetically bound to
be less intelligent than white people.
He has never apologized for nor
retracted his statements. Strong proponent of Three Strikes Law
The Three Strikes Laws are statutes
which mandate harsher sentences of
offenders who are convicted of three
or more serious criminal offenses
Because many of these laws include drug offenses as prior strikes,
more black than white offenders will
be subject to life sentences under a 3
Strikes law. As stated by American
Civil Liberties Union.
This law is disproportionately
used against people (especially
men) of color
In response to Dean Walsh creating a climate of fear on campus, the
students will commit to wearing and
distributing signs that read #WantedByWalsh indefinitely. We will recruit and mobilize a critical mass of
students who strongly resonate with
this sentiment to share their concerns with the administration. If the
concerns of the students are not met
and the dismissal of Dean Walsh is
not carried out, we will be forced
to escalate. We reserve the right to
exercise our right to assemble and
display forms of protest over the injustices we have witnessed
recently.

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HomeWord Center emphasizes strong principles Nonprofit

Ministry creates
platform
a thriving
partnership with
comes to
APU
Maureen Wolff
APU
staff writer

On a leisurely walk one day,

Azusa Pacific President Jon Wallace
suggested to HomeWord founder Jim
Burns that his organization should
partner with the university. The
longtime accountability partners discussed the benefits of the church and
family-focused organization teaming
up with the school. Five years later,
the success of the HomeWord Center
for Youth and Family reflects a thriving partnership between HomeWord
and APU, including an annual marriage conference held in Azusa Pacific's own Felix Event Center.
APU Vice President of University Relations David Peck, the school's
HomeWord liaison, explained that
the partnership offers the chance to
influence a culture that works against
the ideas of intentionality and provide a biblical base for marriage and
parenting.
I think the noise of culture from
a negative standpoint is pervasive,
and so this provides an opportunity
for the university to set itself apart,
Peck said.
Founded in 1985 by APU alumnus Jim Burns '75, HomeWord began
as an organization which mainly specialized in ministry among children
and teens with an emphasis on cultivating leadership skills. However, a
widespread trend in Christian minis-

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try, which Burns termed a paradigm

shift, ushered forth a new emphasis
on the involvement of parents as a
key element in youth ministry. HomeWord adjusted its focus accordingly.
I saw an incredible need for
helping kids and for helping parents,
Burns said, as HomeWords job is to
come alongside the church. The organization offers an abundance of resources for churches, including seminars, devotionals, radio broadcasts
and blogs that feature biblical teachings regarding family and culture.
In 2007, APU recognized an
alignment of family and marriage
values with HomeWord and the university began to sponsor the organization and became involved in its
radio and website services. Two years
later, APU and HomeWord officially
partnered to establish the HomeWord
Center for Youth and Family.
The name of the organization reflects its defining value of building a
healthy home environment centered
upon the Word of God. HomeWord
focuses on fostering four specific elements of a Christian family, including strong marriages, confident
parents, empowered kids and
healthy leaders.
This year, Peck said, the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family is
focusing predominantly on marriage,
emphasizing its "Refreshing Your
Marriage" conference and "Getting
Ready for Marriage" campaign.
Peck explained that the opportunity for APU to help counter the
nation's ever-increasing divorce rate
will also benefit the university.
For the university to proactively
not only research but then provide
materials that help marriages and

MOMENTUM, from P. 1

HomeWord Center for Youth and Family COURTESY

Couples browse for books at the annual marriage conference.

help parenting to continue to grow
and thrive I think is critical for
success of our future, Peck said.
Held annually in the Felix Event
Center, the "Refreshing Your Marriage" conference began as an event
with 200-300 couples, but it is expected to attract 700-800 in 2015, including APU faculty, staff and alumni. The conference website offers a
number of testimonials praising the
positive effects it's had on marriages.
"The RYM conferences inspired
us to continue to focus on our relationship as a couple, to slow down a
bit in this busy pace of life, ... keep
Jesus central to all we do ... and really made me appreciate all of the
positive in our relationship," reads a
statement by conference attendee Michele Perez.
The 2015 conference will be held
March 13-14, focusing on values
such as essential balance, effective communication and promise
and commitment. Speakers will

include Holly Wagner, Jim and

Cathy Burns, Doug and Cathy
Fields and Albert and Larosa Tate.
The "Getting Ready for Marriage" campaign is based upon
a recent book by Jim Burns and
HomeWord Center Senior Director Doug Fields. It offers guidance
for couples to begin their marriage with a strong foundation and
maintain a healthy relationship.
The text is supplemented by other
materials including workbooks
and an online app.
Burns and Fields are also
adjunct professors for the APU
master of arts in youth ministry
program.
Currently, the HomeWord
Center for Youth and Family generates all its finances through fundraising. However, Peck hopes
that in the future the center will
be endowed, enabling Fields and
Burns to travel and speak around
the world.

She said that she feels called to

be a part of these missions and that
she has always been mission-minded.
Hutcheon explained that giving up four drinks from Starbucks
per month saves enough money to
change an entire community.
Jeff Hutcheon, Lindsey's father,
is excited for a new chapter of the organization to be at APU for students
to get involved.
We firmly believe that God has
entrusted us with Momentum Global
for the purpose of equipping and empowering not only the people that we
are serving globally, but also you,
the next generation of leaders, Jeff
Hutcheon said.
Students who are interested in
making a difference now can do so
easily on Global Momentums website. It states its process takes only
three simple steps: choosing an impact project, becoming an impact
partner and being the impact. All
donations are tax-deductible and anyone can support as many projects as
wanted.
Lindsey Hutcheon is looking for
student leaders interested in making
a change who can help her launch a
new chapter of Momentum Global at
APU.

Donations bring Christmas cheer to those in need

Azusa Pacific
students assist with
local toy drives
Hayden Leavitt
guest writer

With the Christmas season and

winter break rapidly approaching, students and local community
members are collecting donations to
spread Christmas cheer to those in
need.
Azusa Pacific senior social
work majors Asia Desamito and
Eliana Tarazon have partnered with
the agencies California Psych Care
and South Central Los Angeles
Regional Center to assist with a
toy drive benefiting children with
autism and developmental delays,
ranging from infants to 5-yearolds. Desamito and Tarazon are accepting any donations that specifically benefit children with autism,
such as building blocks, puzzles or
stacking rings.
Donations will enable the
families and children to not only
have a gift this Christmas but
also provide resources that will
encourage and promote their development.
The donations made during
this toy drive may be the only toy
they have to play with, Tarazon
said.
Tarazon said that though past toy
drives have not yielded much community response, she remains optimistic.
I am holding on to believing that
this year, there will be people who
choose to give not only from what
they have but from their hearts, she

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D-groups on campus partake in toy drives such as Operation Christmas

Child.
said.
Donations will be accepted until
Dec. 10 at the Social Work Office in
Wynn 1B.
Just off campus, members of the
local community are also putting in
their time and energy to provide holiday assistance.
Azusa Canyon City Classics Car
Club Vice President George Romero
shared about the group's efforts. Its
seventh annual toy drive was held
this last Sunday at the American Legion.
This event started with just a few
of the members from the club getting
together with their cars and collecting a few toys for kids in the community.
As an Azusa native, Romero has
a big heart for youth and the town as

a whole.
The community helped us as
kids, so we decide to help out,
Romero said. To me, its just something that God wants us to do. If we
can help them with a toy or two,
thats great.
Toys collected at this event
will be provided to underprivileged children of the Azusa Unified School District. The toy giveaway will be later this month and
each child will receive one toy and
stuffed animal.
In addition to toys, Azusans need
other donations, including clothing
and food.
Sarah Hyde, APU's student ministry coordinator for care ministries,
has organized a clothing drive to collect mens clothes for those in need.

The drive was officially held in

Smith Hall for a two-week period
earlier this semester.
Hyde's job involves two retirement centers in San Dimas
and one food bank at Foothill
Community Church. She is in
charge of coordinating volunteers and organizing the program
for team visits to each location
weekly.
For the food bank, I was
looking to do something extra this
semester because we mainly go
to just help things run and its not
like we bring a lot of new ideas or
creative projects into the mix, so
I wanted to try something out,"
Hyde said.
The donations go to a clothing closet as part of Foothill
Community Churchs food bank
ministry. Those who come to get
a meal also receive a shopping
appointment time. During the
appointment, they are able to try
on and take home five articles of
clothing. The bank is currently in
great need of mens clothing but
accepts all types of gently used
apparel.
Hyde just took the donations
to the pantry Saturday, Nov. 29.
When she arrived, it was down to
only two pairs of pants.
It was really cool to see that
it was definitely needed, and we
were able to fill that need, Hyde
said.
Though the official clothing
drive has come to an end, Hyde
said workers are planning to keep
the drive going next semester. In
the meantime, the Center for Student Action is still accepting donations in its office if anyone wants
to donate clothing before Christmas break.

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Tasty Christmas treats to try during break

Breaks right around
the corner, and here are
two special homemade
recipes to surprise loved
ones
Faith Vander Voort
guest writer

Thanksgiving is officially over and that can

only mean one thing: Christmas. Its now socially acceptable to break out your ugly holiday sweaters and play the Justin Bieber Xmas
album over your loudspeakers. Its also the
time of year when its perfectly fine to put on
the freshman 15, even if youre a sophomore,
junior or senior. Go ahead, welcome the extra
desserts and take that fourth cookie.
Food plays a huge part in making Christmas all it is. You dont need to wait until you
go home for break to get in the spirit. Two Azusa Pacific students have shared their favorite
Christmas recipes so you can get a head start on
all things Christmas.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH
TRUFFLES:
Sophomore nursing major Sierrah Wilson
loves to make a Christmas treat thats freshmanfriendly, meaning theres no need for an oven.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles are as
easy as you want them to be. Wilson gives all
the credit to her roommate sophomore market-

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Dough Truffles
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room
temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi-sweet mini-chocolate
chips
Or ... one package of premade
chocolate chip cookie dough
For the topping:
14 oz. dark chocolate chips

Christmas Green
Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter,
softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
Or ... one package of
pre-made sugar cookie dough
For the icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tsp. milk
Food coloring
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ing major Christina Roberts for this simply delicious recipe.

DIRECTIONS:
First, beat the room-temperature butter and
both sugars (granulated and brown) with an
electric mixer on medium until fluffy. Then,
turn the mixer to the lowest level and slowly
add the flour and salt. Once it starts looking like
cookie dough, turn off the mixer and stir in the
mini-chocolate chips by hand. Once complete,
allow the dough to rest in the refrigerator for
approximately one hour.

After an hour of checking Instagram and

updating Twitter, form the dough into pingpong sized balls and place them on a cookie
sheet. Once the cookie dough balls are all lined
up, send them back to the cold, but this time, in
the freezer for 30 minutes.
Finally, melt the dark chocolate chips in the
microwave and dip the cookie dough balls in
the warm chocolate. Now, its back to the refrigerator until the chocolate hardens.
GREEN COOKIES:
Freshman communication studies major

Tanner Ward is looking forward to one Christmas treat in particular as he wraps up his first
semester at APU: his moms green cookies.
Shes been making them ever since I can
remember. Shes probably been making them
since my oldest brother was little, Ward said.
Ward explained that the holiday treats are
just basic cookies with green icing on top made
with the same cookie cutters his mom has had
for years and also made with a whole lot of love.
DIRECTIONS:
To begin, stir together flour and baking
powder in a bowl. Then in a separate bowl, beat
butter with sugar until fluffy and light, after that
beat in eggs and vanilla. Next stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough and
divide dough into four pieces.
Next, roll out a portion of cookie dough to
1/4 inch thick. Then cut out shapes using cookie
cutters, then place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets.
Bake until lightly golden for about 10 minutes. Make sure that the cookies cool completely on the pan for about five minutes then transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before
decorating.
Both Sierrah and Tanners recipes have
been adapted from recipes found on Pinterest.
For more in-depth instructions and options for
substitutions, visit www.pinterest.com and type
in chocolate chip cookie dough truffle for
Love & Olive Oils complete truffle recipe. For
Family, Love, & Other Stuffs recipe, type in
homemade sugar cookie recipe. Pinterest is
an incredible source for anything Christmas
not just recipes!

Christmas album roundup Conquering finals this semester

Ranging from a cappella
to country, these will be
sure to lift spirits

With less than a week

until exams, a guide to
help prepare

Camille Frigillana

Erika Hunter

staff writer

Red cup season at Starbucks is in full swing,

Christmas tree farms are back in the market and
radio stations are beginning to play Christmas
music 24/7. The only thing stopping students
from fully embracing the holiday cheer is the
much-anticipated week of finals. But the last
two weeks of school shouldnt stop you from
celebrating too early. Here are some Christmas
albums that are sure to brighten even the dullest
study sessions:
CHRISTMAS WITH NASHVILLE BY
NASHVILLE CAST
Fans of the hit ABC show are in for a treat
with this album released Nov. 4. Stars of the
program have recorded Christmas favorites,
and even if not a Nashville fan, country music lovers will enjoy this album, as it possesses
some of that twang that fans know and love.
Actress Hayden Panettiere, who plays Juliette Barnes on the show, sings a lovely rendition of White Christmas while the other
leading lady, Connie Britton, who plays Rayna
Jaymes, sings the fun favorite Youre a Mean
One, Mr. Grinch.
The album was produced by Rascal Flatts
bassist Jay Demascus, who was impressed with
the actors singing skills and described them as
meticulous in a Rolling Stone article.
The album is available exclusively at Target
and Spotify.
HOLIDAY WISHES BY IDINA MENZEL
Those who listen to this album will probably have deja vu with last year when the hit Disney movie Frozen was all the rage, but dont
worry, youre not going crazy. The same actress
who provided the voice for Elsa has released a
holiday album almost a year later.
This is the first album Menzel has released

guest writer

in six years, and it does not disappoint. Tracks

include a duet with the one and only Michael
Bubl for the song Baby, Its Cold Outside
and an original song called December Prayer.
According to billboard.com, Menzel announced the release of the album during summer at a one-night-only concert at Radio City
Music Hall. She joked at the event, saying: I
know Im Jewish. But a lot of famous Jewish
people have written Christmas songs, so Im
going to try out some of their songs on the album.
The album is available in stores and on Spotify.
THATS CHRISTMAS TO ME BY PENTATONIX
Winner of season three of the a cappella
singing competition The Sing Off, Pentatonix, also known as PTX, released its second
Christmas album, Thats Christmas To Me,
on Oct. 21, 2014.
The album provides plenty of traditional favorites, from Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
to Mary Did You Know? which has 12 million views on Youtube since its premiere two
weeks ago.
The album also has some fun tracks, including a mashup of Winter Wonderland and
Dont Worry, Be Happy featuring singer Tori
Kelly. The bonus track is an especially great
treat, as it is a cover of the well-known, beloved
Frozen hit Let It Go.
The album is available in stores and on Spotify.

As the semester is coming to an end

and finals are quickly approaching, students are now rushing to the coffee shop
to grab their fourth cup as opposed to
wasting time and casually socializing at
the Cougar Den. The talk has ended and
studying has begun.
Before you depend solely on coffee
to keep you up during those long hours of
studying, consider studying in intervals
like sophomore graphic design major Taylor Allen does when preparing for a big
test.
I usually study in intervals of 45 minutes, Allen said. After those 45 minutes
are up, I stop to relax for 10 minutes. It
works.
Studying for finals is no easy task, but
it is to your advantage to come up with a
technique that works for you.
I find comfort in studying with my best
friends because it reminds me that I am not
in this alone, laughs Danielle Harris, a senior sociology major.
Similar to students, professors are
also preparing for finals week. Daniel
Pawley, a professor in the Department of
Communication Studies, said that he is
currently formatting the structure of his
finals.
I am gradually moving toward allessay final exams that require students to
prepare, organize, think and write, Pawley
explained. I find that this is a far more valuable learning experience than the objective
testing format of multiple choice, true-false
and matching.
However, many students prefer multiple-choice tests.

Erika Hunter PHOTO

Students study in Marshburn library.

Multiple choice just makes our lives so

much easier as college students, Allen said.
Regardless of how a test is formatted, A
Survival Guide to Finals Week, written by
Madalena Pierangelino, a marketing intern at
the University of Kentucky, suggests that it is
important to find focus, food and resources during the seven days that many consider Dead
Week.
In the midst of all the chaos, it can be difficult to concentrate on the task at hand. Finding focus requires you to eliminate all possible
distractions, such as mobile devices and access
to media.
However, in order to focus, eating at regular times is important, too. This includes,
but is not limited to, hydrating yourself and
filling your stomach with something other
than those late-night Pop-Tarts. Pierangelino suggests that what students consume
can ultimately affect their study habits and
outcomes.
Furthermore, finding resources is also substantial. If extra help is needed, take advantage
of free peer tutoring or go into a professors office during meeting hours with any questions
you might have.
Ultimately, finals are not designed to
conquer you so conquer them! Put down
that fifth cup of coffee and begin to formulate a study plan that can help you receive
the results you desire. Remember, Christmas
break is just around the corner. You can do
this!

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3, 2014

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

The Clause holiday gift
guide to shopping for that
special someone

unique gifts to give a significant other. These

include ugly Christmas sweaters, a Nutella
recipe book, a Snoopy waffle maker and
quirky books such as, Eat Bacon, Dont
Jog.
Whether the gift is silly or serious, there are
thousands of options for what to get that special
someone this holiday season. Lets face it: That
person should love what you give them, no matter what it is.

Savanna Cowles
staff writer

As the semester comes to an end, a

whole new kind of stress begins: holiday
shopping. Whether it has been three years
or three months, finding the perfect gift for
that special someone doesnt seem to get
any easier.
The first big decision to any gift-giving
is to decide what kind of gift to give. Fun?
Romantic? Practical? Sweet? Is the person
passionate about something? Find out what
he or she likes, wants or needs and go from
there.
Sophomore applied exercise science major Kristen Wilson has tried two different
approaches to gift-giving for her boyfriend,
Aaron Moses, who is currently in the Air
Force.
I handmade him a mug in my ceramics
class last year that said, Youre the Kanye
best because he loves Kanye West, Wilson
said. It didnt turn out perfect, but he still
liked it.
Clever, handmade gifts are always a good
(and cheap!) way to go. Whether they come out
as planned or not, theyre gifts from the heart
and will be appreciated.
This year, Wilson is getting her Moses a
more practical gift. Since he wont be home
for the holidays, she bought him a pair of Last
Kings socks, from the rapper Tygas clothing
line.
Its his favorite clothing line, and I wanted
to buy them from the actual store in LA Even

Gift Ideas For Women:

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though its just socks, I know hell be excited

about them, Wilson said.
Nursing student, Samantha Baratta and her
boyfriend, Patrick, bought each other countrymusic festival tickets last Christmas. It was
something fun they could do with each other
that they both enjoyed.
This year Im getting him a sweater, some
cologne and a duffle bag because he really
needs one, Baratta said. I wouldnt get him
anything he doesnt want or need.
Baratta suggests keeping an eye and ear
open when shopping with a significant other.
Paying attention to what Patrick looks at or
says he likes throughout the year is important
to knowing what types of things she should get
for him.
Observations of what your significant
other wants are key to finding the right present for him or her. Junior communication
studies major Aisha Yaccino pays extra attention when shopping with her boyfriend Andy
Hermosillo.
I am really good at catching little com-

Mockingjay Part 1 manages

to thrill even with plot given away
Character development,
seeing story visually
manages to tell whole
new tale
Hunter Foote
editor-in-chief

Even though we all know the plot line,

Mockingjay Part 1 still manages to bring
shock and awe, between dark scenes of mass
destruction and the emotional, dynamic changes in beloved characters.
Jennifer Lawrence stuns again as Katniss
Everdeen, the girl on fire. The audience sees a
different side of Katniss with the incredible despair she faces between the mass murder of her
district to seeing Peeta, played by Josh Hutcherson, slowly tortured by the Capitol. Lawrence
excels at acting out the ebb and flow of being
both a rock-solid warrior and a confused, lonely
young girl.
In one scene, Lawrence pretends to be bad
at acting and is convincing. It seems it takes a
really good actress to pull off bad acting. Katniss had to rehearse a scene for District 13s propaganda videos, or propos, and was terrible in
front of the camera. Were convinced Lawrence
can act even when her character cant.
Prim Everdeen, played by Willow Shields,
also makes a dynamic change for her new role
as healer in District 13. Rather than the frightened Prim the audience sees as she is called
for the 74th Annual Hunger Games in the first
movie, she is strong, brave and keeps Katniss
centered and focused in this one.
Seeing Peeta emaciated is even worse than
the book described and manages to surprise the
audience even though we all know its coming.
Seeing Peeta deteriorate over time on the Capitols newsfeed is too much for both Katniss and

Perfume
Jewelry
Clothing
Tablet
Smart watch
Digital picture frame
Concert tickets
Candles
Accessories (purses, scarves,
gloves)
Romantic dinner

Peeta fans.
The biggest surprise and change of
the movie is with Effie Trinket, played by
Elizabeth Banks. Effie surprises the die-hard
book series fans since she was not in the first
part of the Mockingjay book. Whereas in
the book, Trinket is thought to be imprisoned in the Capitol, in the movie, the highly
stylized victors escort is a refugee living in
District 13. According to an MTV article,
director Francis Lawrence and producer
Nina Jacobsen made the decision to include
the character.
Although usually changing the plot
line, adding and removing characters will
fail, the inclusion of Effie succeeds. Effie
brings humor to an otherwise dim circumstance with her jokes of having to wear
District 13 garb and not having access to
her lavish wigs.
New characters to the series, although
actually in the book, are members of the
camera crew that follows Katniss around
to film propos. Natalie Dormer, who plays
Cressida, the director of the camera crew, is
known most for her role as Margaery Tyrell
from Game of Thrones. Dormer fits well
into the Panem scene with a shaved head
and intense focus.
Finally, another one of the new characters to the movie series, President Coin,
played by Julianne Moore, keeps the audience, Katniss and the future of Panem on
their toes. Coin is on the border of chilling
and trustworthy during the beginning of the
movie. Kudos to Moore, who usually plays
more kind and motherly roles, for pulling
off a cold, psuedo-villian.
Due to the incredible character development and delivery in the film, I rate Mockingjay Part 1 four out of five President
Jon Wallace heads. The only reasons it
didnt get a fifth are the films dark nature
and that its ending lacks hope.

ments on things he likes and wants, and I

plan ahead, so once I hear him say he likes
something, I make a mental note, Yaccino
said.
In the past, Yaccino has given Hermosillo
equipment to pursue his passion of music. She
likes to get him things he talks about buying for
himself.
He is a drummer, so I also tend to get him
equipment like pedals and shakers and stuff like
that, Yaccino said.
Along with purchasing a gift, she likes to
make it personal by creating something for
him. Yaccino wants to get creative this year
and spend less, so she plans to make something that will include an original poem written by her.
For the lady in your life, it doesnt hurt to
ask her what she wants. If not, the Internet is a
wonderful place to get ideas. Harpers Bazaar
magazine suggests sweaters, candles, pajama
sets, a laptop, socks, books and tech accessories.
Urban Outfitters provides more goofy,

Gift Ideas For Men:

Cologne
Shave kit
Headphones
Spotify subscription
Slippers
Concert tickets
Sweaters/flannel shirts
Sports memorabilia
Portable speakers
DVDs/ CDs

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Opinion

Thoughts on the Wanted by Walsh movement

We are not just extremists Why we should want Walsh
#WantedByWalsh is
a plea advocating for
positive change in an
evolving institution

Opposition to the
Wanted by Walsh
movement suggests
theres more to the story

Jessie Gomez

Megan Ramirez

I am a junior journalism major and Spanish minor who has absolutely no ties to Frank
Romero-Crockett, LA Term or the global studies program. I am with Wanted By Walsh because I am a voice for those students who feel
this institution has created a toxic environment
where academic freedom is suppressed. As a
minority, I support my fellow students and join
this protest to see justice and fairness for all
students and faculty who feel oppressed by our
university.
I have heard an array of opinions as to
what we are fighting for and an even bigger
list of the names that we have been called.
One thing is for sure: We are not a group
of angry students who lost a key player in
LA Term nor are we angry Latinos pinning
racism on an individual. As a member of the
Latin American Student Association, a minority and a human being, I feel that Rome-

In recent weeks, a movement by the student

body known as Wanted By Walsh has swept the
campus, and even reached alumni across the
state and the country. As students with limited
information struggle to understand the abrupt
dismissal of their beloved Frank RomeroCrockett, former associate director of LA Term,
emotions run rampant and uninformed rumors
are going forward.
Due to the lack of trust and transparency provided thus far from administration,
our only other sources have lead us to believe something we acknowledge is difficult
to swallow. Drawing from the inconsistent
statements made by Dr. Jennifer Walsh,
Ryan Hartwig, and Paul Hertig, in correspondence to the timeline, we propose that
Dean Jennifer Walsh, or someone under her
supervision, fabricated a false accusation...
said the Wanted By Walsh Facebook page.
This statement and accusation made by
Wanted By Walsh is one of many both absurd
and lacking merit. As it is within our very human nature to attempt to piece together the
cause and effect and everything in between
for the sake of understanding, sometimes we
seem to forget that a lack of information does
not necessarily mean that there is something
to hide.
Personal and professional matters call for a
level of confidentiality and privacy for everyone involved. In the same way that a parent is
denied access to personal information on a student, even one for whom they pay tuition, a student has no right or any access in any way to the
personal matters involving a faculty member.
A parent cannot even call the university and
request his or her students schedule or records
of any sort, so what makes us think that in our
pressing administrators for answers on very
personal, private and confidential matters that
they would be so insensitive and disrespectful to the person in question? There are legal
repercussions that come with such a breach of
confidentiality.
I truly believe that if our administration
had the liberty to share all of the details involved, it would, because that would clear
up matters. And yes, sadly, that is all anyone
wants. People just want clarity and they want
to understand administrators actions and the
purpose behind them. However, the fact that
Walsh, Hartwig, Hertig and others have no
right to share specifics does not mean that
they have something to hide or an evil scheme
to carry out in order to fulfill some supposed
negative agenda.
Before I became an academic, I spent 10
years as a student development professional
at another Christian college, building and
overseeing residential life and campus programs, serving as a member of the Universitys crisis and student care teams, traveling
extensively with student groups, mentoring
and developing students and developing collaborations between the academic and student
life areas of the University, said Dr. Hartwig,
associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences and assistant professor in the
Department of Communication Studies, in an
email interview.
Hartwig further stated that he relies on this
background in bridging the gap between academia and student life as he and his colleagues
strengthen the student support systems in LA
term terrain, while working with program faculty in areas of their academic expertise, collab-

news editor

staff writer

Katie Richcreek PHOTO

Members of the movement wear cardboard signs claiming they are Wanted by
Walsh.

I am with Wanted By Walsh because I am a voice

for those students who feel this institution has
created a toxic environment where academic
freedom is suppressed. As a minority, I support my
fellow students and join this protest to see justice
and fairness for all students and faculty who feel
oppressed by our university.
ro-Crockett was terminated in an untimely,
and embarrassing manner. I also feel as if
this institution has created boundaries for
diversity as stated in the APU Statement of
Faith that limits the experiences of students
and faculty of color.
The issue began when Romero-Crockett
was escorted off the LA Term premises during
a student meeting, and the 15 LA Term ladies
who were present were left confused, scared
and in the dark as to why Campus Safety Department workers had to take their instructor
from the building.
According to students in the current cohort, the Los Angeles Police Department first
contacted them Nov. 6 and asked if RomeroCrockett had made any statements Oct. 24
about having a gun or threatening the university. According to LAPD and other sources, a
report against Romero-Crockett was filed Oct.
31, approximately five hours after he was fired.
My question here is, if Romero-Crockett
did indeed pose a high level of threat to students
and the university in such a manner that he was
portrayed as a criminal to the current LA Term
cohort, why was a police report filed a whole
week later?
Friday, Nov. 21, College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences Dean Jennifer Walsh, Associate
Vice President of Student Life Willie Hamlet
and global studies associate professor Grace
Bahng spoke with students about many factors that current students and faculty are
dealing with, but it was just an intentional,
meaningful dialogue, and no further action
was taken. Through Romero-Crocketts termination in conjunction with meetings and
events that took place afterward, I have found
a lack of answers, a silencing of my ideals, an
invalidation of my feelings and experiences
as well as an unrightful criminalization of a
man.

This issue is not limited to RomeroCrocketts termination. According to students in previous cohorts, he was known for
pushing his students to think outside the box
on tough issues like homosexuality, race
and religion. This movement resonates so
loudly with me because I do believe there is
a culture of fear at this institution felt by students and faculty of color who have strong
opinions on many sensitive issues. Faculty
members are hesitant to have honest conversations about race, sexuality and religion
with students.
Not only is there fear, but there is clearly
a systemic divide within our institution that
adds to this culture of fear. Nov. 4s social
justice event on campus invited six panelists to speak. Not one panelist was of color.
It is interesting to hear a dialogue in which
six Caucasian men discuss issues of social
injustice. But left out is the primary group
of people who experience social injustice,
those of color. It is even more interesting to
see administrators who have never set a foot
on LA Terms campus and have no clue how
the program functions decide what is best
for the program and its students.
So my fight here is this: APU embraces
diversity with biblical principles. The statement of faith declares the institution advocates behavior regarding diversity that is
anchored in love.
So where is the love of embracing diversity of thinking and groups of people if
minorities are not invited to discuss social
injustice? Where is the love to listen to a
group of students who want to make positive changes for an institution when administrators say we are making up this culture
of fear? Where is the love when our institution silences diverse thinkers like Frank
Romero-Crockett?

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Sometimes adjustments
are necessary and not
within the realm of
understanding to the
student body, but Walsh
assured us that her
team works closely with
program faculty members
in making these changes
and decisions.
orating with APU student life staff and gleaning
feedback from students and alumni.
As dean, I am charged with overseeing the
academic programs that fall within my college,
said Jennifer Walsh, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor in the Department of History and Political Science, in an
email interview. My team and I work closely
with faculty and staff with each program/department to ensure that academic and extracurricular components align with university and
college priorities.
Sometimes adjustments are necessary
and not within the realm of understanding to
the student body, but Walsh assured us that
her team works closely with program faculty
members in making these changes and decisions.
We are dedicated to prayerfully making
and implementing decisions that have the
best interests of our students in mind, honor
the service and partnership of host families,
internship partners and the LA community at
large, further the mission of APU and represent Christ well in all that we do, said
Walsh.
As it stands, there is certainly information that is not being shared. However, rather
than attack the university and administrators
charged with making these difficult decisions,
I believe a level of respect and trust should
be earned here rather than a perception of being disingenuous and untrustworthy. While
members involved in these changes, including
those dismissed from the program altogether,
have the liberty to share whatever details they
want, they also have the liberty to withhold
any details they want.
In that, the university and its administrators shoulder these attacks and accusations
with such dignity, grace and poise, while refraining from immature and unprofessional
acts of retaliation and oversharing. They have
held true to their promises of privacy and
confidentiality, respected the individuals involved and are doing their best to bridge the
gaps.

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Back to Black:

Society skips to celebrating Christmas too soon

When trials
take over
during the
holidays

Maureen Wolff

Marissa Black
opinion editor

Sometimes life is inconvenient.

Sometimes it has this nasty habit of
disregarding the calendar year or
our personal schedules. Sometimes
things happen when theyre least
wanted and least convenient.
This happens often, actually. Of
course, we know this isnt simply
lifes doing, but the will of a higher
power. However, the way a situation
works out regardless of whose doing it seems to be can often be the
last thing we need.
Our lives can become chaotic calendars made up of periods of pain and
pleasure, dissatisfaction and gratitude; regardless of how our emotional
calendars are organized, we are each
guaranteed seasons in life that are rife
with trial and sorrow.
So what do we do when that hard
season matches up with what is supposed to be the happiest time of the
year? How can we embrace the joy
of the Christmas season when the
halls we deck belong to hospitals or
wishing joy to a restless world seems
downright laughable?
Christians frequently tell those
who are suffering to simply embrace
the point of the season rather than get
caught up in its materialism just
to be joyful. We often make a distinction between joy and happiness,
focusing on the biblical nature of joy
and usually vilifying happiness in the
process. We often describe the pursuit
of happiness as secular and the attainment of joy as righteous.
However, there really isnt anything wrong with happiness. Enjoying seemingly surface-level pleasures
like apple cider and Christmas lights
isnt wrong. Happiness is often easy
to find in the Christmas season by
looking to traditions, reunions with
family or just the general cheery decor. Its when we rely solely on that
happiness for fulfillment that we begin to feel the need for something
more substantial.
These happiness-inducing trappings are all good things, but they
cant possibly give us that inner security we need to survive when life starts
crumbling. Happiness is like shallow
water its fine to wade in casually,
but not deep enough for submerging
our spirits.
Its a Christian clich to tell others to focus on the reason for the
season rather than get caught up in
the frenzy of the holidays. However,
this limits the power of Christ to only
this month.
Rather than just focus on the point
of Christmas, we should instead focus
on the implications of the season. The
point of Christmas isnt to celebrate
a serene birth scene in a manger. The
point of Christmas is Easter. Jesus
was born to ultimately kill those trials that haunt so many at this time of
year. The reason for the season is ultimately death his death, and the end
of death.
Where there is mourning, he is
the Wonderful Counselor. Where
there are riots, he is the Mighty God.
Where there is separation, he is the
Everlasting Father. Where there is
fear, he is the Prince of Peace.
Where there is suffering, he is.

Consumers
should slow down
to appreciate
Thanksgiving
season

staff writer

A few weeks ago, I was

walking through the West Covina mall and immediately felt that
something was wrong. I couldnt
quite place it at first, but after
taking in my surroundings, it all
clicked.
I saw a commercial explosion of pine needles, reds,
greens, silvers and golds, the
unmistakable bustle of holiday
shopping, and could it possibly be Christmas music?
Barely had November started,
yet tinsel hung all around and Santa waited in the middle of the mall
for children to pose for pictures on
his lap.
These premature signs of
Christmas constitute a phenomenon widely referred to as
Christmas Creep. The day
after Halloween, many retailers start bringing out their winter displays and swap pumpkins
for peppermints and polar bears.
Thanksgiving is overpowered by
a drawn-out anticipation of late
December.
Should it really come as a surprise that stores would skimp on
Thanksgiving? Think about the

Evan Black ILLUSTRATION

distinct difference in focus between

Thanksgiving and Christmas. Turkey Day is centered upon a feeling
of thankfulness and fulfillment with
already-existing blessings. Christmas
is the classic season of giving. And
giving means receiving, too. What
can I buy? And what can others buy
me?
Theres the rub. Retailers just
dont get much out of you being
thankful for the things you already
have. Its much more lucrative to
convince you that the season to spend
starts sooner rather than later.
In some ways, I understand the
early Christmas celebration, especially as a college student. After all,
waiting until after Thanksgiving
break gives us only two weeks at
school to celebrate, so why not get a
jump start before Turkey Day? Besides, in the midst of being stressed
from finals and away from family,
it is all-too-tempting to seek a little premature comfort in the spirit

of the season. That Michael Bubl

Holiday Pandora station starts to
sound pretty appealing, doesnt it?
Many consumers complain about
in-store rushing to the Christmas
season. According to a 2012 survey
done by mobile testing company
SOASTA, 78 percent of adults say
that stores should wait until after
Thanksgiving to play Christmas music. Similarly, 75 percent believe that
retailers shouldnt decorate for the
December holiday until Thanksgiving has passed.
According to a Time Magazine
article, many retailers are locked in
competition for consumer dollars,
trying to get to shoppers wallets before they are lightened by seasonal
spending. Stores like Macys, Kohls
and Staples started sales by Thanksgiving at 6 p.m.
Not all retailers have followed
this trend. Stores such as Costco
and Marshalls opted to delay sales
until Friday, a decision which a

New York Times article explained

was out of respect for the traditional values of the Thanksgiving
holiday.
These values thankfulness,
contentment and a time of rest with
loved ones are skipped in the
anxious race to the holiday season.
We find ourselves counting down
the days until Christmas with a
mixture of delight and dread,
sweating the school deadlines but
craving the class-free days of December.
A verse that comes to mind
amid the hurry of the holidays
comes from Psalm 46:10, Be still
and know that I am God. Rather than rushing into the Christmas frame of mind, why not take
time to appreciate each day as it
comes?
This is not to say that a spirit
of giving is bad; the generosity of
the holidays is a wonderful phenomenon. Its not a sin to go shopping, spend money and hit the sale
racks on Black Friday. However, we
shouldnt let the frenzy of Christmas
consumerism eclipse the practices of
stillness and contentment. Just because Thanksgiving has passed does
not mean we have to throw thankfulness aside.
Due to the pileup of academics,
work and settling logistics for holiday travel, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be stressful. But taking time to be still and
to rest in the Thanksgiving frame of
mind is something that, for sanitys
sake, should not be skipped. I wonder what it would look like to think
of December days not quantitatively
but qualitatively, focusing not on how
much time has passed, but how it is
spent.

Ferguson verdict: What it means for Christians

In light of grand
jury decision,
pray for peace
and closure
Camille Frigillana
staff writer

On Aug. 9, 2014, recent high

school graduate Michael Brown
was shot and killed by Police
Officer Darren Wilson after
Brown committed a robbery at a
nearby liquor store in Ferguson,
Missouri. This shooting caused
national outrage toward Wilson
and quickly became an issue
of race, as Brown was AfricanAmerican and the officer a Caucasian.
In a poll conducted by CNN,
32 percent of Americans believed
that the police officer should be
charged with murder, while 25
percent believed he should be
charged with a lesser crime, such
as involuntary manslaughter.
On Monday, November 24,
107 days after the shooting, a
grand jury came back with the
decision not to indict Wilson
for any crime, a decision that
Browns family was profoundly
disappointed with, according to
a statement. Since then, protests
have popped up throughout the
nation, from lighting police cars
on fire in Ferguson to laying on
the 101 freeway in Los Angeles.

When this unfolded back in August, I found it easy to be outraged

with the nation. How could a cop kill
an unarmed, innocent young man?
I sympathized with the Brown family
and despised Wilson, and those feelings carried on until the verdict was
announced. I cant say I was surprised
with the decision to not charge Officer Wilson with any crime, but the
sting of betrayal and hurt was there,
followed by the fear of what kind of
response the public would have.
Then, however, I had to take a
step back and really look at what I
was doing, which was putting myself
in a situation that didnt involve me
at all. I didnt know all the facts of
what happened that night, and it definitely wasnt fair that I was making
assumptions about anything without
knowing what happened.
With the release of the grand
jury decision also came that of
everything else: the testimony,
evidence and autopsy reports. An
article by Paul Cassell of The Washington Post lists the main points of
the evidence presented before the
grand jury.
According to the article, the medical examiner determined that the
fatal shot to the head was fired when
Brown was facing Wilson rather than
away from him, disputing earlier
claims that the victim was shot while
running away.
When it came to whether or not
Browns arms were raised in surrender when he was shot, the medical
examiner could not determine, saying that you have a lot of mobility
within that arm, and it can be in a lot
of scenarios.

Jamelle Bouie COURTESY

Its easy for people to make quick

judgments based on hearsay and information that is immediately available but not always accurate, but as
Christians, we are taught not to be so
fast to judge. It should not be until all
the facts are presented to us that we
should form an opinion on any matter.
For some, of course, the facts
arent always easy pills to swallow,
and many dont always accept those
facts. When something tragic like
this happens, theres always this notion that someone has to be held accountable for it in the way we want
them to be. In this case, that meant
most people wanted to see Wilson go
to jail for killing Brown.
When it comes down to it,
both Wilson and Brown should be
held accountable for their actions.

Brown stole from a local liquor

market and didnt comply with Wilsons demands and, unfortunately,
was killed for it. Wilson killed a
young man and isnt going to trial
for it. However, thats always going
to be on his conscience and his public image is ruined. Even though its
a small price to pay compared with
Browns, it still gives me a little bit
of comfort knowing that he is never
going to be looked at the same way
again.
All thats really left for us as
Christians to do is to pray. Pray for
those in the Brown family that they
may find some closure. Pray for Wilson, that he may feel some sort of
remorse. Pray for the protesters and
anyone else who faces racial discrimination, that they may find peace and
strength.

Sports

Mens soccer carries PacWest championship into next season

Team expected
to return six
all-conference
selections, lose
Bishop
Landon Troka
guest writer

The Azusa Pacific mens soccer

team found success in its first season
as a full member of the NCAA Division II. The team finished with a 14-3
(11-1 PacWest) record and the PacWest championship.
The team then earned the second
seed in the West Region in the playoffs, which allowed it to host the first
and second rounds of tournament.
Definitely was a very successful season, both in conference and
in the region, said head coach Dave
Blomquist. I was really pleased with
the performance of the guys, and they
did a great job of coming together as
a team on and off the field, which was
the reason for a lot of our success.
The Cougars began the year with
a win over Cal State Dominquez
Hills, which was ranked fifth in the
West Region. They followed that
with a 2-1 win over Simon Fraser,
ranked second nationally at the time.
These wins established the tone
for the Cougars' season. The team
proved that it were among the best in
the West Region.
The team entered conference
play 3-1. The team dropped its only
conference game to Hawaii Pacific
in early October before winning 10
straight games to finish the regular
season.
After having a bye in the first
round, the Cougars lost 1-0 in a thrill-

er in the second round to third-seeded, eventual West Region champion

Cal State LA.
The season was characterized
by one-goal games. Thirteen of the
team's first 14 contests were decided
by a single score, including three
overtime wins.
Overall, our experience with
one-goal games was positive,
Blomquist said. The fact that we can
win one-goal games shows the team
could respond in positive ways to
tough situations [and is a] testament
to teamwork and perseverance.
Blomquist was named PacWest
coach of the year. The team was characterized by stout defense and dynamic offense.
The Cougars allowed 15 goals,
the fewest in the PacWest. Junior
defenders Raul Martinez, Dane Johnson and sophomore defender Chris
Brusenbeck each earned All-PacWest
honors. Martinez earned a thirdteam nod, Johnson second-team, and
Brusenback earned a first-team spot
as well as PacWest defender of the
year.
Defense was one of our
strengths from the front three through
the midfield and into the back four
and keeper; as a team we defended
well, Blomquist said.
On top of PacWest honors,
Brusenbeck and Martinez earned AllWest region spots. Brusenbeck was
a first-team selection, and Martinez
was awarded a second-team one.
Sophomore keeper Tyler Jaramillo allowed just 15 goals in 17 games.
He led the conference in goals against
average.
Offensively, the Cougars were
dynamic. The team had six players
with double-digit points on the year.
Junior forward Keenan Armbrust, a
second-team All-PacWest and first

Blake Standal PHOTO

Keenan Armbrust heads for the ball in a game against Academy of Art Oct. 30. He had an assist in the game,
one out of six total for the season.
team All-West region selection, led
the team with 18 points on six goals
and six assists. Both marks led the
team.
Sophomore midfielder Luke
Ackerman, first-team PacWest, also
contributed six goals and two assists.
Junior forward Carlos Garcia-Partida
earned first-team PacWest honors
with his five goals, four of which
were game-winners.
Junior Keyran Kelly and freshman Kaleb Armbrust were the final
members of the Cougars' offensive
group that finished second in total
goals and second in scoring average

in the conference.
Kelly added four goals and four
assists and Armbrust contributed
three goals and five assists.
Despite these lofty numbers,
Blomquist found room for improvement: We want to build on the consistency and danger on the attack,
games or stretches of games where
we were extremely dangerous, and
there were stretches where there
wasnt the sharpness and precision
and coordination that we strive for."
The lone senior on the team,
Jeremy Bishop, earned second team
All-PacWest honors after contribut-

ing five goals and two assists. He

also acted as the Cougars captain
throughout the year.
As Bishop is the only graduating
senior, the team will return everyone
else.
This is promising for the Cougars, as they look to continue the success of this year.
"I expect next years group to
build upon the success of this season,
not to take anything for granted but
continue to work hard to get better,"
Blomquist said. "Thats the type of
team we will be: always striving to
perform at a higher level."

Womens soccer rebuild defense, finish third in PacWest

Cougars recover
from shaky start to
finish with winning
record
Katie Richcreek
sports editor

Azusa Pacific womens soccer

experienced its worst season start
(0-4) under the direction of head
coach Jason Surrell, who took the
helm of the program in 2000.
While three of the four losses
were to teams who appeared in the
2013 Division II Womens Soccer
Tournament, things looked dim for
the defending PacWest champions.
Senior forward Amanda Hardy described the losses as ego-rattling.
The team went on from its
rough start to take two wins against
Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal
State LA before beginning conference play.
After dropping the first two conference games to the eventual 2014
PacWest Champions Point Loma
and Hawaii Pacific and settling for
a double-overtime draw against
Hawaii Hilo, the Cougars went on
to win eight of the nine remaining
games. The team ended the season
10-7-1 overall and tied for third in
the PacWest at 8-3-1.
It would have been so easy
to fall and cave into the losses,
Amanda Hardy said. Weve been a
part of an amazing program that has

Blake Standal PHOTO

Mayra Almazan in a game against Point Loma Sept. 27. She earned PacWest first-team honors this year.
really only known success, so it was
definitely a weird position to be in.
Between graduating four-year
defenders Danielle Ross, Natalie
Nick and Allie Stone last season and
unexpected injuries, the Cougars
were forced to find a new, workable
defensive line. Players were asked
to move positions to accommodate
the changes. For example, sophomore Lindsay Ryals played the
previous season as a forward and
senior Logan Chan transitioned into
the center back position.

This year we didnt have that

maturity in the beginning. This season became a rebuilding year of the
defense, Amanda Hardy said. As
an offensive group, we didnt make
it any easier on them by not scoring
and giving them a cushion.
The Cougars did not find the
back of the net until the fourth game
into the season.
It was huge to be mentally in
the game for 90 minutes, said senior forward Shannon Hardy. A
lot of why it was so frustrating for

us at the beginning of the season

was that we would look at the stats
and we would be outshooting the
other teams, getting more corners,
out-possessing them but it would
come down to one person not finishing.
The Cougars began to find their
rhythm up front as the year progressed, outscoring their opponents
25-12 and leading the conference
second in shots taken, averaging
7.22 shots on goal per game.
Almost simultaneously, the de-

fensive line began to strengthen and

went on to record 10 shutouts, allowing just one goal in its final 10
games.
This season the Cougars graduate four seniors: Amanda Hardy,
Shannon Hardy, Alyx Williams and
Chan.
While Williams and the Hardy
sisters did make significant offensive contributions, collectively accounting for eight of the teams 25
season goals, the Cougars do expect
to return offensive weapons Mayra
Almazan and Katelyn Rogers up
front.
Almazan, who received PacWest first-team and West Region
second-team honors, led the Cougar
offense with seven goals and four
assists. The sophomore was also
first in shots and shots per game
in conference with 74 total. Rogers was second on the team in goals
with five.
Chan, a PacWest first-team selection, led the defense to its shutouts and the second-best goalsagainst average in the conference.
While the back line will lose
one of its most valuable assets,
the defense is expected to return
Haley Arft and Hayley Patterson,
who started 14 of the 18 games this
season. Patterson also received PacWest honorable mention.
The Cougars are also expected
to return goalkeeper Zoey Bauman
to the net. The freshman recorded
a 0.12 goals-against average in her
nine games and eight starts.

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Cross country squads becoming competitive Division II programs

Ninth-place
regional finishes
place mens,
womens teams
three spots away
from nationals
Katie Richcreek
sports editor

WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY

The Azusa Pacific womens cross
country team finished second in the
PacWest, just 59 seconds behind 2014
PacWest Champions California Baptist
at the conference championship meet
before going on to finish ninth at the
NCAA Division II Cross Country West
Regional Championships Nov. 22. The
Cougars finished within 13 points of
the sixth-place Western Washington
team, which received the final team
qualifier for the national meet.
Its a tough region, said head
coach Preston Grey. We knew it
would be really close in those last
couple spots.
Senior transfer Staci Foster, PacWest newcomer of the year, did secure an individual qualification for
nationals at the meet. She finished
in the sixth position overall, just 17
seconds behind the meets first-place
finisher, Katelyn Steen from Western
Washington. Foster will compete at
the NCAA national championship
meet Dec. 6 in Louisville, Kentucky.
This has been Fosters goal since
her freshman year at the University of
Colorado, where she spent four sea-

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Sophomore Kylie Betts (left) finishes second in teams top-five while Staci
Foster (right) leads the way at the regional meet on Nov. 22.

Freshman Cody Drisko (left), Jeremy Porter (center), Kyle Bueckert (right)
compete at the regional meet in Billings, Mont.

sons training with the Buffs before

transferring to APU.
She brought that experience that
you could only get at those top programs and that was huge, Grey said.
Its been great for the young girls to
learn from her.
The womens squad will lose
Foster as well as seniors Kristie
Sikma, Elle Farrar and Elizabeth Lyons. Sikma was a second-team AllPacWest selection this season while
Lyons was named to the third team.
The Cougars, however, will return freshman Eileen Stressling and
sophomore Kylie Betts, who were the
squads second- and third-team fin-

but if this year is any indication of future years, they should be encouraged
and fired up because our freshman
had good races and that shows they
can compete under pressure.
Freshman Jeremy Porter was the
teams top finisher at the regional
meet, coming in 27th overall. Porter
was joined by two other freshmen in
the teams top-five finishers: Cody
Drisko and Hunter Gulino.
The squad was just one minute
and 25 seconds in collective time
behind the sixth-place Simon Fraser
squad that sealed the regional meets
final national qualifier.
We learned how close we are

ishers at the regional meet. Stressling

was selected to the second-team AllPacWest, while Betts was selected to
the third-team All-PacWest.
MENS CROSS COUNTRY
The mens cross country team
finished third in the conference before recording a ninth-place finish at
the regional meet. California Baptist
was the only PacWest squad at regionals to claim a team qualification
for nationals.
Were in the toughest region in
Division II, said senior Peter Buscheck. With that, its going to be
more difficult to qualify for nationals,

were on the right track, Grey said.

Couple things go a little differently
at regionals and were going to nationals. Were on the cusp.
While the squad will lose Buscheck, a first-team All-PacWest selection, its expected to bring back the
freshmen class as well as sophomore
Kyle Bueckert, who was another steady
top finisher for the Cougars, coming in
third of the teams top five at regionals.
Porter, Drisko and Bueckert each are
on the All-PacWest third-team.
Were one or two guys away from
really, really being good, Grey said.
With recruiting, were going to be really tough these next couple years.

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Volleyball ends season with even 10-10 PacWest record

Team takes away
valuable lessons
Cory Miller
staff writer

Azusa Pacific volleyball had a

challenging year, finishing with a 1415 overall record. The Cougars started the season with eight straight road
games during the Seaside Invitational
and the PacWest GNAC challenge,
and finished the road cycle with three
wins and five losses.
We lost a few key players last
year. I knew that we had a team that
was coming into it that had a lot of
talent, said head coach Chris Keife.
My expectations were to see where
we were and establish who we are as
a fairly younger team with some girls
in new positions and try to mesh on
the court as quickly as we can.
After the rough start, the Cougars
battled back and got their record up to
11-7 overall and 7-2 in the PacWest.
Unfortunately, a six-game losing
streak followed, when the Cougars
were swept five of those games.
It was really tough during that
losing streak, junior outside hitter
Mattie Shelford said. We definitely
learned a lot of valuable lessons during that time and came together as a
team to get over those losses.
In the six-game losing streak, all
but one came on the road, including a
four-game trip to Hawaii in which the

Cougars came away with one win, then

three tough games against California
Baptist, Point Loma and Fresno Pacific.
The Cougars ended the season
on a relatively high note by defeating powerhouse BYU-Hawaii in five
sets, sweeping California Baptist,
then losing to Point Loma in five sets.
I think it was really important
for us to end the season that way.
We would have liked to have beaten
Point Loma, but we were thrilled to
sweep CBU, senior right side hitter
Haley Beetstra said.
The Cougars will go into next season with seven players entering their
senior year, including Shelford, Joy
Reinke and setter Jaden Louie, who
have all been important parts of the
team since joining the program. The
Cougars are hoping that this seasons
difficulties will translate into success
next year.
Shelford earned PacWest accolades for her stellar performance during the 2014 season, earning secondteam all-conference off her team-high
323 kills, a .242 kill percentage and
50 blocks. Sophomore middle blocker
Ashley Midland also earned PacWest
recognition, earning an honorable
mention for the conference.
The team will graduate seniors
Beetstra, Alicia Utke, Tristan Racich
and Cori Esparza. Utke led the Cougars second in kills (229) and digs
(318) this season while Beetstra contributed 112 kills and Racich recorded
383 assists.

Kimberly Smith PHOTO

The team will return junior outside hitter Joy Reinke, who finished third in kills for the Cougars with 174.

Blake Standal PHOTO

Junior defensive end Matthew Hackett gets a hand on Western Oregons potential game-winning field goal with just over 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The Cougars
barely edged the Wolves 19-18 in the Nov. 1 matchup, after the defense held onto the one-point lead gained with Terrell Watsons 80-yard touchdown rush just two minutes before.

Football has exceptional season despite no playoff chance

Looking back on
achievements and
forward to life
without Watson
Kaity Bergquist
assistant sports editor

Despite winning 10 of 11 games,

taking the GNAC championship and
at one point holding the bragging
rights to the NCAAs top rusher,
Azusa Pacifics football team did not
make the playoffs in its first season as
a full Division II member.
In the selection show on Nov. 15,
the Cougars did not get a playoff spot
because they were not in the top six in
Super Region Three.
This ending to the season was not
expected by the team, which had its
second consecutive 10-game winning
season. APU was undefeated in conference.
The Cougars started the season

strong with a 26-23 win in double

overtime against then-No. 2 ranked
Grand Valley State in a nationally televised game. Senior running back Terrell Watson had three touchdowns and
rushed for 202 yards in the victory.
The teams next game was its
first and only loss of the season, a 3010 defeat by Humboldt State on the
road. Four games later, the teams met
again, and the Cougars handed HSU
a 55-21 loss.
The Humboldt loss was a huge
slap in the face, head coach Victor
Santa Cruz said. These young guys
experienced the mountaintop the
week before, and then they were in
the valley the next. It woke them up
to the reality of how tough college
football is.
After that first loss, the team
won its next nine games to finish the
season, including two victories each
over Simon Fraser and Dixie State.
The Cougars ended the season with
a 54-0 victory over Menlo College at
home.
We committed to the fundamen-

tals, Santa Cruz said. The players

and coaches adopted a hungry-andhumble attitude. They didnt take
practice for granted, and that showed
up.
Watson ended the season with
2,153 rushing yards and overwhelmingly led the team in touchdowns
with 29 total. The second-highest
scorers for the Cougars were junior
wide receiver Tanner Henry and
freshman quarterback Chad Jeffries.
Watson was named GNAC Offensive
Player of the Year for the second year
in a row.
Santa Cruz was GNAC coCoach of the Year. Other players
earning conference honors included
Cody Clay and Grant Widmer on
first-team offense. On first-team defense were Tyler Thornton, Steven
Fanua and David Kafovalu. On the
offense second team were Jaylen
Crutchfield and Ahmad Sunda. C.J.
Broussard was on the second-team
defense. Earning honorable mentions were Jeffries, Henry and Ronald Douglas.

In addition, 11 Cougars earned a

spot on the 2014 GNAC Academic
All-Conference team.
On offense, Jeffries threw for
1,606 yards over the season. He started 10 of the teams 11 games. He also
threw for 11 touchdowns. However,
the team will be losing linemen like
Watson and Clay, which will be a big
hole to fill going into next season.
Our offense grew every game,
every practice, Watson said. Now
looking back, there were 11 guys
willing to play for each other and focus on their job to get it done.
The teams defense finished
with the ninth-highest turnover
margin in Division II. Led by seniors Fanua and Thornton, some of
the top defensive performers were
relatively young, like sophomores
Broussard and Jonathan Thropay.
Fanua had 93 total tackles while
Thornton had 68. Thornton had four
interceptions.
I think our last game is really
where we came together, Thornton
said. As a defense, we grew, and it

showed.
The loss of these seniors is going
to be significant for the team, but the
return of younger players like Broussard will help keep the defensive
excellence going. The defense only
allowed 222 points as opposed to
APUs 387 scored.
The defense has grown a lot,
Watson said. Grand Valley to Menlo, theyve gotten really good at what
they do.
The team now faces a new season
without Watson.
Losing Terrell is obviously a big
loss, Santa Cruz said. There will
never be another Terrell, but Terrell
and these seniors are passing on a
legacy of what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.
Santa Cruz said the coaches decided to redshirt their 2014 class this
year. He also said that their recruiting
is picking up.
It was a great season overall,
Watson said. We controlled what we
could control. We played every game
knowing the next isnt promised.