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TheEchoMarch 4, 2011Volume 82 Issue 18

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Meet the new SGA PresidentYou casted your vote, and the results are in. Just who is Carson Calloway?Read more on page 4

The answer to your coffee house quandryGetting tired of the overly mass-produced Starbucks? Looking for something different than Cup-pies and Joe? Looking for a quality cup of coffee with a unique and am-bient atmosphere? Read more on page 11

With all the financial struggles college stu-dents and their parents endure to get through school, the blessing of scholarships are easily forgotten. Here at SNU, 91 percent of students have received some kind of scholarship in order to attend school here this year. Whether the scholarships are awarded for athletics, academics, or miscellaneous pro-grams, the student scholarship program has given a vast majority of students the oppor-tunity to achieve an education that would not have been possible otherwise. According to Brent Lavigne, SNU alumni and staff member, only 61 percent of the cost it takes to run Southern Nazarene University is covered by the money students pay for tuition and fees, the other 39 percent comes from do-nations. This means that, if it weren’t for the gen-erous donors, the cost of schooling would be

increased by that same 39 percent, making it virtually impossible for many students to at-tend SNU. Each year, on the day the school year is of-ficially 61 percent complete, the selflessness of these charitable donors is commemorated and that day is considered to be the day students begin their free education for the rest of the year. Known as “Tuition Free Day,” it is cele-brated in honor of the generosity of numerous donors and the gratitude of the SNU student body. This year, it fell on Thursday, February 17, and prompted a school wide celebration after chapel, involving donut holes and orange juice. The SNU Fund is the main source of student scholarships. At the heart of this fund is the student call center. Several students who make thousands of phone calls to past donors, staff the call center.

Each semester a “Phone-a-thon” is held to raise money for this fund but recently a “Thank-a-thon” was put on where the callers got the chance to call last semester’s donors simply to thank them, ask for prayer requests, and make sure they understand how much they are appreciated. This semester SNU is participating in the President’s Circle Matching Challenge, which matches every gift given this spring dollar for dollar, doubling it. This incredible opportunity might make all the difference for some students, giving them the option to chase their dreams and reach their goals. Stephen Brand, student caller and a freshman from Honduras, has been profoundly affected by the scholarship fund. It has assisted in his ability to attend SNU as well as his overall experience here so far. “I’m grateful beyond words for the way SNU helps and offers me opportunities, not

only financially, but also as a per-son,” Brand said. “It blows my mind to know that there are people who believe so much in what SNU is doing that they are willing to give to allow other students to experience it. It makes me happy to know that I’m actually making a difference in peo-ple’s lives and I love being able to thank people who are investing in my life directly,” Brand said. The SNU fund is just one of the many collections of donations that bring students like Brand to cam-pus, and make events like the SNU Tuition-Free day possible.

Students and benefactors celebrate Tuition Freedom Day Kira Roberts, Staff Reporter

2 NEWS TheEcho

2 KILLED IN GERMANY AIR-PORT SHOOTING, POLICE SAYTwo people were shot and killed Wednesday in an incident involving a U.S. military bus at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, a po-lice spokesman said. An-other person is severely wounded, Juergen Linker told CNN, and one person is in custody.A U.S. military official said initial reports were that two people had been killed, including the driver of the bus.It is not clear if the driver was German or American, or military or civilian.Two others are wounded, said the source, who is not authorized to speak pub-licly about the incident.

SUPREME COURT: ANTI-GAY FUNERAL PROTESTS OK The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount at-tention-getting, anti-gay protests outside military funerals. The court voted 8-1 in favor of the West-boro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the fa-ther of a dead Marine who sued church members af-ter they picketed his son’s funeral.

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Online classes provide additional options to studentsJaclynn Gray, Staff Reporter According to USA Today, cur-rently 3.2 million people take at least one online course during their educational journey. SNU offers the same opportu-nity and a plan to provide courses online to benefit the students in the best way possible. By contacting your advisor and completing the admissions ap-plication your journey online can begin. Students may take up to two online courses at a time. A diversity of classes are availi-able, from religion requirements to sociology classes. It takes a little more dedica-tion than the traditional classroom structure. The classes move through the material in 6 weeks, verses the nor-mal setting of 15 weeks. Students can expect to spend at least 15 hours a week devoted to their online course(s). “I have taken many online courses and really enjoy them,” Katie Greenback, senior, said. Gwen Rodgers, SNU Director of Online Learning, and Professor Michelle Bowie have one goal: to make sure students learn as much

as they can and actually gain something they can later ap-ply to their everyday life. When taking an online course at SNU, you receive course credit, but courses are also designed to provide students with the best qual-ity of learning possible. Quality is not the only ben-efit; Professors that teach at SNU instruct 99% of the classes offered, so students have the advantage that comes from knowing what these instructors expect. “Online classes allow me to do my class work when it is convenient for me,” Greenback said. “I can work on my homework when I’m not busy and still have time to enjoy my summer vaca-tion.” The class sizes exceed no more than 20 students; which ensures students have ac-cess to one-on-one help. No special skills are required, however students should know how to comfortably navigate the Internet and use common Soft-ware Applications. “Online courses also take dedi-

cation. There is no one there re-minding you and encouraging you to finish your work, but it definite-ly is worth it, especially if you want to get ahead,” Greenback said. For more information, contact your advisor or Gwen Rodgers, or visit snu.edu/online-learning for cost and fees.

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3.4.11 3NEWS

The Academic Council is a group of administrators, profes-sors, and students who meet sev-eral times throughout the year to help set SNU’s academic policy. Dr. Mary Jones, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, explains that it is one of four main policy-making bodies at SNU; the others include the Faculty and Profes-sional Development Council, the Graduate Council, and the Gen-eral Education council. “We’re responsible for the aca-demic integrity and quality of the institution,” Jones said. The consideration of academic policies includes discussing and voting on major course changes, the creation of new courses, at-

tendance policies, course load policies, and many other areas that affect students and the rest of the SNU community. When asked about an example of a major policy that came through the Council that would be widely visible to students, Jones noted that the new general education program that will take effect start-ing in Fall 2011 passed through the Academic Council. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be much awareness of the council or what it does among the student body. “I don’t think students are aware of the council at all - unless they are on SGA…it is never talked about or publicized in any way,” Erin Fitzgerald, senior, said.

While the general student popu-lation cannot attend these meet-ings due to their closed nature, they can have their opinions voiced at the meetings by talking to the two student representatives, Fitzgerald and Brad Crofford, sophomore. These representatives are chosen to serve a year-long term by SGA, whose members are in turn elect-ed by the student body. Fitzgerald sees the diversity of the council’s composition as an important ben-efit. “In my experience, the council seems to be very beneficial, be-cause it brings together different perspectives and voices from all over campus, at all levels within the university body - from stu-dent up through administration,”

Brad Crofford, Staff ReporterAcademic Council helps set SNU’s academic policies

Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald encourages students to come speak to their student representatives, even if they are not sure the matter is something that would apply to the Academic Council. “It would be a great idea for them to come to us with concerns or questions, because even if their concern is not something formal that can be voted on or decided in our meetings, the members of the council could definitely tell us what would need to be done to go about seeking the desired change,” Fitzgerald said. Students can contact Fitzgerald or Crofford by e-mail, at erfitzge@mail.snu.edu or bcroffor@mail.snu.edu.

Michelson plans trip through global organizationAbby Johnson, Staff Reporter When it comes to serving others, many of us can relate to the overwhelming sense of joy and accomplishment that comes with doing some-thing good for someone other than ourselves. For most it’s the excitement that comes when we see the lives we impact or just the simple art of doing good that makes serving others one of the most amazing experiences one can have. For SNU professor, Dr. Marty Michelson, his dream of serving others in Bangkok, Thailand, will be coming true in just a matter of months. Michelson has been given the opportunity to spend a semester overseas serving others in hopes of making a lasting impact on the world. “I’ve received a fellowship opportunity from Rotary International for this summer and I am absolutely thrilled with this opportunity,” Michelson said. Michelson will be serving as a representative for SNU through the The Rotary World Peace Fellowship’s 12-week study in Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Thailand, this summer. Michelson was chosen out of nearly 400 ap-plicants. “I have received a full-ride scholarship and stipend for all expenses,” Michelson said. Michelson will work to carry out the pro-grams main purposes of supporting issues of peace and goodwill, while working to under-stand some of the causes of conflict.

“I hope to graduate students who think with clarity, act with integrity and serve with pur-pose,” Michelson said. Throughout the 12-week ex-perience, he will not only expand his knowledge of international relations and conflict resolu-tions, but he will also bring that knowledge back to the Unites States. The trip will also allow Michelson to further his own education. “I will be earning a Profes-sional Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict Resolution from the University,” Michelson said. It should be noted that the purpose of the Rotary program supports the Mission Statement of SNU. “[We graduate students] who think with clarity, act with in-tegrity and serve with purpose, so the program combines the best of Rotary’s mission with SNU’s,” Michelson said. Throughout the course, Michelson will not only learn a greater tolerance for other cultures, but he will also gain knowledge and skill in the

areas of peace and conflict resolution. This summer will undoubtedly help Michel-son become an even greater force for peace, allowing him to impact the world around him in a positive way.

Dr. Marty Michelson will travel to Thailand this summer. Photo courtsey of Dr. Michelson

OPINIONSTheEcho March 4, 2011 Page 4

We have recently elected our new SGA student body presi-dent, and I think the student body is curious about this Carson Cal-loway now in charge of all things SGA. He is our representative, our voice, and the “face of change” at SNU. So, I went straight to source and interviewed Mr. Calloway. I quickly found that he’s not just a man be-hind a desk, closed-off and nonresponsive to the little people. He is a man of great integrity and intelligence who wants to serve the stu-dents at SNU in a very dif-ficult position.He’s walking barefooted into a job that has some big shoes to fill, but he is excited, ready, and willing to make a difference. I think it’s time we ask some questions to get to know the man who gives us our weekly chapel an-nouncements, even asking him the tough questions we are all dying to know the an-swers to. MK: Where were you and what were you do-ing when you found out you were elected as SGA Stu-dent Body President? CC: I was in Dr. Neuen-schwander’s STS class, and we were giving presentations. MK: How did you feel at that time? CC: I was relieved, excited, but then also there’s the twang of anxiety and nervousness of the coming responsibilities. MK: What are you looking

Morgan Koehn, Opinions Editor

Meet the new SGA presidentforward to fulfilling in your posi-tion next year? CC: I would like to make the position really open to stu-dents’ opinions in terms of kind of pushing along their ideas and seeing those come into fruition. MK: How do you think you could make that happen?

CC: I think there are two sorts of things that need to hap-pen. There’s one part that I can do, and there’s another part that falls on the student body. I need to be available to students and provide a medium for action. I want to pro-vide resources to see those ideas through. The other side of it is on the students. I can make myself

available and provide resources, but if I don’t have any ideas to op-erate with, there’s not much I can do, which isn’t what I’d like to see happen. MK: What piece of in-formation do you feel the student body should know? CC: SNU has a budget for

clubs that it never actually uses, but if students wanted to start a film, Spanish, or book club, there are resources available for that. We just need someone to take initia-tive. MK: What made you want to initially apply for the position? CC: For one, I think the student body president is a lot like the campus ministries position,

except it is broader. I like that it’s open to new ideas. Student body president is in charge of taking students’ ideas and implementing them. MK: I think everyone is curious. Will you continue doing announcements in chapel next year?

CC: Well, that is up to Bekah Barkocy, the new ex-ecutive of campus commu-nications. Ashley asked me to do them this year, but it’s Bekah’s show next year. So if she’d like me to, I’d love to do them again. MK: What is your big-gest concern for SGA next year? CC: I guess (and it’s prob-ably the same concern ev-ery president before me has had) it’s the concern of making SGA open to everyone. All students pay the fees, and I want to make events available to a number of students. One thing we are work-ing on now is appealing to commuters. Since they are off-cam-pus, they miss several on-campus events, but we want to make a space for them in

SGA. MK: Well, Carson, for the final question, I would like to know ... if you could create a tag line for your reign in office, what would it be? CC: Behold, the philoso-pher king! MK: Thank you for your time. We look forward to next year and your role in SGA.

Photo by Lauren Glidden

3.4.11 5OPINIONS

One guy’s opinion “It’s ‘cause they’re athletes or some-thing maybe, but mostly they just don’t get along,” answered one student at SNU about why there seems to be a tendency towards racial segregation amongst the students. This bent is obviously, and wonderfully, not all-inclusive, yet the seeming propensity for students to attune to the stereotype is distressing. I understand athletic people and non-athletic peo-ple naturally don’t get along. The minds of both work differently, and both have various interests. I don’t get along with most athletes. They gen-erally think I am boring. I generally think they are lacking in intelligence, and so it goes. But even amongst the athletes, there seems separa-tion, and I’ve read enough disgusting graffiti in Snowbarger bathroom stalls to know there are

other elements at work. To look past the obvious subtleties of racism is either naivety or wisdom, but since it confuses me, I’m going to go ahead and look like an idiot by discussing it. I’ve heard some people saying some pretty terrible things with-

out batting an eye or a hint of sarcasm, even if it’s below the surface. Because I may be exag-gerating in my ignorance or pathetic self-righteousness, the reality that these types of

thinking still occur makes me nervous. I hope it’s just me being needlessly idealistic, and I hope it’s not as big a deal. I’ve been pretty oblivious to this stuff most of my life. Where I was raised in Michi-gan was purdy white, and everyone in Colorado Springs hung out with everyone like they were

colorblind. One student here pointed to the alliance to “stereotypes” as his reason for the setting apart. He basically said such behavior is unnecessary and irritating. I have heard this before as justification for slander, such as, “I’m not racist, but I don’t like people that conform to stereotypes.” Everything is a stereotype. For one to be selective in his or her disapproval of specific behaviors must originate from a differ-ent source. It’s an excuse. I can’t really reach any conclusions. I don’t usually go out of my way to meet new people, so it’s difficult for me to urge others to do so. What I really hope is that people think I am naive for writing this article and that I’m making a bigger deal out of the issue than it is, but if this is not so, people need to be up-front about the issue in order for anything to get done. I think that’s about it at this point.

Sam Duce, Staff Reporter

“ ... athletic people and non-athletic people naturally don’t get along.”

Well, this week I had to chance to have a conversation with a couple people about first dates. Seeing as I have been on two of them (sort of), I fear I am not nearly qualified enough to comment on this topic, but I’ll give it my best. The first thing I have to consider is why I feel the need to add the phrase ‘sort of ’ to my last sentence. The problem lies in the tiny fact that each person has a different idea of what conditions have to be present for an ‘outing’ to count as a ‘date’. I have spoken to people who feel that as long as the guy pays, it’s a date. This confuses me a little because my best friend from high school always paid for me when we went to lunch. Were we dating? Absolutely not. That was just the way he was raised. In his mind, that action was as innocent as a guy holding the door open for me; it was just something that nice guys did.

When this conversation comes up, there is always someone who feels like time plays a factor in the ‘date-or-outing’ dilemma. When I say ‘time’ I mean this: did he ask you for a same day trip? Did he ask you Fri-day afternoon about Friday night? If so, my friend says, it doesn’t count. Her argument actually has some twisted logical basis. She thinks if he doesn’t give you time to ob-sess about your hair, make-up, and clothes, you don’t have to consider it a date. I happen to be the type of person who needs the word to be spoken aloud. I don’t understand

what is so intimidating about the word ‘date’. If a guy asks me if I want to ‘hang out’ Friday night, I don’t consider that to be a date.

Now, I don’t want to be completely one-sided because I can understand the appeal of the other method. If a guy asks a girl,

A ‘date’ versus a ‘hang out’Ashley Lugrand, ECHO Columnist “Wanna hang out?” and she looks

at him like he has suddenly sprout-ed a second head and says, “Are you asking me out?” it is really easy

to beat a hasty retreat back to the safety of the friend-zone. The problem comes in later when he realizes that her watching him turn tail and run kind of ruined any deeper feel-ings she might have been devel-oping for him. I love words, and I espe-cially love definitions. I need the clarity that comes from a guy asking, “Will you go out with me?” I find even that statement is better than, “Wanna hang out?” There is just something about a guy that approaches with confidence and actually says the right words. In those moments, he seems taller, bold-er, and more handsome. He

seems like the kind of guy who knows what he wants and goes af-ter it, and that is a very, very good thing.

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3.4.11 6OPINIONS

Right LeftVS

The Tea Party has proven itself a hard-to-classify beast. Dur-ing the recent protests in Wiscon-sin and surrounding states, it has mainly sided with governor Walk-er in his efforts to curtail public unions in his state. What they do in the next few days will decide what impact they will have in 2012. There are two paths before the Tea Party. The first is continu-ing as it is now. The second is re-evaluating its position and acting accordingly. If the Tea Party continues as is, it will have several obstacles to overcome if it wants to have any influence in 2012. From a Tea

Partier’s perspective, the bill cur-rently causing so much controver-sy around the nation is a bad deal. Along with its union provisions, it also offers Wisconsin energy infra-structure in no-bid contracts. Free enterprise? Not at all. One of the original goals of the Tea Party was the elimina-tion of favoritism in the govern-ment, but after the recent prank call to Walker’s office and his re-sponse to it, it seems that favorit-ism lives on with the blessing of Tea Party counter-protesters. Wisconsin is a major gam-ble for the Tea Party. If the bill fails, the Tea Party may be seen as weak and lacking influence. If the

bill passes, it will lose the support of public servants who make up a sizable part of the voting popula-tion.There is another course of action that the Tea Party can take. Much of the ire that is directed at public servants stems from the fact that their wages have kept up with inflation while the rest of the general population’s have not. If the Tea Party re-portrays itself as a populist movement, it can safe-guard its public image regardless of whether the bill passes or not. Should the bill pass, it could be said that the bloated gov-ernment is turning on its own. Should the bill fail, it could be said that private industry unions have

been strengthened. While less than 10% of the workforce has union membership, it still accounts for a considerable section of the vot-ing population, especially in swing states. The Tea Party stands at a crossroads. Down one path is an uncertain future that could take the movement out at the knees in the near future. Down the other is a future much more in tune with the original pillars of the Tea Party movement where state employees are accepted into the ranks and the efforts are focused on the better goal, which is tackling the causes of what got us here in the first place.

Tim Rice, Echo Columnist

Brad Crofford, Echo Columnist In the past weeks, protests have rocked numerous places throughout the world—Tuni-sia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and … Wisconsin. Protesters have been demonstrating at the state capitol building and the surrounding areas due to legislation that Wisconsin’s new Republican (with what seems to be a Tea-Party mentality) governor, Scott Walker, is attempting to pass. This bill will significantly reduce the collective bargaining rights of public unions, limiting its use to a few specific instances, and it will do a few other unsavory things as well. Indeed, the measure is so controversial that groups that are not even affected by the bill (such as firefighters) are protesting at the state capitol. I believe this major protest in Wis-consin demonstrates a fundamental flaw with major cost-cutting when actually practiced. Ev-eryone likes the idea of not having the govern-ment (be it local, state, or federal) deficit spend, but no one actually likes being the ones hurt by cost-saving measures, basically saying, “Cut the budget some place, but not MY place.” While Gov. Walker has worked to basically union-bust to save the state money, he has also passed about $200 million of tax breaks for the rich.

The Wisconsin Protest

This is likely based on the idea of trickle-down economics.

Trickle-down economics could possi-bly work in a normal economic environment, but while still recovering from an economic re-cession, it is misguided, as the paradox of thrift

would still be in effect. (I am not a business major, so you’ll just have to bear with my basic explanation). Essentially, the Keynesian para-dox of thrift suggests that during an economic downturn, people will save more money. How-ever, all this money being saved rather than spent actually worsens the economy, essentially aggravating the already feared economic down-turn. So, just giving tax breaks to rich people will not fix the economy. The Tea Party movement is based on the government becoming more fiscally re-sponsible, but the drastic union-busting mea-sures being pursued by Gov. Walker are mis-guided, damaging to the state, and detrimental in the formation of any potential political bi-partisanship in Wisconsin. Also, a recent prank phone call revealed the extent to which Gov. Walker is willing to go to break up these pro-tests and also suggested an uncomfortable familiarity between the governor and impor-tant businesspeople. It is important for gov-ernments to deal with deficit spending, but it should be approached in a bipartisan way, and not at the expense of our chronically under-appreciated teachers and others.

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STORMSPORTSTheEcho March 4, 2011 Page 7

ON DECK

SCORE BOARD

Men’s Basketball@ Mid-America Christian W 75-74vs. Oklahoma City W 71-69

Women’s Basketball@ Mid-America Christian W 48-28vs. Oklahoma City L 60-66

Baseball@ Lubbock Christian (DH) L 6-11, L 2-12@ Lubbock Christian L 0-11

Softball@ Northwood (Texas) (DH) W 5-2, L 0-1@ Briar Cliff (Iowa) (DH) W 9-0, W 12-0@ Oklahoma Baptist (DH) W 5-0, W 7-3

MEN’S BASKETBALLvs. Oklahoma Christian

@ Oklahoma CityThursday, March 3

6:15 p.m.

Results and scores at sports.snu.edu

Foster Biggers, staff reporter

Senior night This past weekend was senior night here at SNU for both the men and women basketball teams. The men’s basketball team lost five players, the cheerleaders lost two members of the squad, all while the women’s basketball team sat and watched. The Sothern Nazarene University women’s bas-ketball has won 24 times this season with only six loses. They are one of the top teams in the Sooner Athletics Confer-ence and are ranked 18th overall in the nation, and they are doing all of this without losing any senior players. The only senior the wom-en’s team loses after this season is senior trainer Ashley Stewart. The SNU women’s basketball team is the only team in the SAC to not lose a single player at the end of the season, and that is say-ing a lot for a team who ranks in as one of the top teams in the nation. SNU ranks in the top five in the nation for three-point percent-age and defense, and they only get to build on these stats heading into next year. “The group that we have is one of a kind! So to know that we have another year together is great!”

Bottger said. Many people think that with such a young team these girls don’t know how to make it work down the stretch because they don’t have any senior leadership, or they don’t have the experi-

ence in the big games. Whatever the excuse or thought might have been for the girls this season, this young team has proven to the rest of the nation that they don’t need the senior leadership to know their roles. “We all know our role. The offseason gives us very specific things to work on for next year. When it comes to leadership, we all kind of take on the job. There are girls that are leading with their voices, then there are girls who lead with their actions, so it’s a great combination,” Bottger said. But it hasn’t always been pretty

for the women’s basketball team after not even making the SAC tournament last year and finishing at the bottom of the rankings in every category. SNU had to work hard to turn around their season this year without the leadership of

a senior. “Last years adversity grew on us a ton. When we did not have the success like we were used to, it really made us want to prove something. Every year is different and I feel like we approached this year as a second life,” Bott-ger said. The girls did just that; they have turned their dis-appointing end of last sea-

son completely around into what we see before us today. A young team who, with nothing to lose yet still so-much-to-prove attitude, has shown the NAIA that you don’t need seniors to win. “Next year when most of us are seniors, we will know exactly what it takes to win,” Bottger said. But the SNU women’s basketball season isn’t over just yet. They still have the Sooner Athletic Confer-ence Tournament March 3rd- 5th, then moving on to Nationals dur-ing spring break. This young team still has room to grow with these final games of the season.

BASEBALLvs. Wayland Baptist (DH)

Friday, March 41 p.m.

vs. Wayland BaptistSaturday, March 5

1 p.m.vs. Iowa Wesleyan

Wednesday, March 93 p.m.

SOFTBALL@ Northwood (Texas)

Friday, February 251 p.m.

@ Briar Cliff (Iowa)Saturday, February 26

1 p.m.

Photo by Sara Eguren

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLvs. Oklahoma Christian

@ Oklahoma CityThursday, March 3

12:30 p.m.

8 SPORTS TheEcho

Favorite Quote/Verse“I used to dream about the life I’m living now.”

LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its fir LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year. St LUBBOCK, Texas — Jackie Stevens kicked off her 2011 indoor track season in fashion as she captured first place with a 12.61-meter throw in the shot put as Southern Nazarene traveled to Texas Tech for its first meet of the year.

GOLFSam Russell

Eastbourne, EnglandFreshman

NicknameSammy Russell

Most Prized PossessionMy two cats Minty and Calvin

A Non-Athletic Talent I PossessMaking Ramen Noodles

Pet PeeveThe tornado siren on Saturday’s at noon

As A Child, I Dreamed to BeAirplane pilot in the English Navy or Professional English Football player

If I Could Have Any Superpower It’d BeReading people’s minds

Interests & HobbiesGolf, football (English), fitness, ping pong

Biggest FearWaking up with Godzilla looking at me

What Motivates MeBeing in a different country playing the sport I love

If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d BeA Cheez-It

One Word That Describes My CoachStud

SHAWNEE, Okla. — The 1-2 punch of Jordan Simmons and Kaci Crawford was exactly was Southern Nazarene needed in a 5-0, 7-3 doubleheader sweep over Oklahoma Baptist. The Crimson Storm (11-5, 2-2 SAC) allowed just nine hits and three runs over two games in their first two conference wins of the year. All 12 runs for SNU came over three innings as the Storm scored all five runs in the first game in the fourth and then had three in the first and four in the seventh in the nightcap. Simmons (5-1) tossed a three-hit shutout in the opener while SNU scored all five of its runs in the fourth inning. Simmons struck out two and did walk a single bat-ter as she won her fourth straight game after throwing the complete seven-inning game. Daphne Stewart led off the fourth with a single to left before a walks to Kate Hale and Aubrey Jones loaded the bases. Stewart and Hale made it 1-0 on an OBU error before Kacey Acker loaded the bases again with a single to left. Keli Billups pushed two more runs across the plate with a double to left center before Allison Fields drove home the final run with a single to left. All five of SNU’s hits were from different players as the 5-8 spots all recorded a hit. Crawford (5-3) had a one-hitter

going into the sixth and had not given up an earned run and OBU had just there hits through six in-nings before the Lady Bison added a run on three hits in the seventh. The junior picked up right where she left off in strikeouts with eight more and didn’t walk a single bat-ter. Billups went 2-for-4 in the second game with a trio of RBIs while Jones went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. SNU scored three runs in the top of the first with all be-ing unearned. Stewart scored the first on an OBU error be-fore Jones and Billups both singled to give the Storm a 3-0 lead. The Lady Bison made it a 3-1 game in the bottom of the first and cut it to 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Southern Nazarene though broke the game open in the top of the seventh. Hale led off the in-ning with a double before a Jones single and a Madden walk loaded

Circling the BisonSports Information

Sports InformationBest MemoryThe day I was accepted into the Sussex College of Golf

Three Words that Best Describe MeTall, goof-troop, English

Photo by Sara Eguren

Southern Nazarene’s Jackie Stevens will head to her second straight NAIA Indoor National Championship after she quali-fied earlier in the year in the shot put. Stevens qualified in the shot

put with a 12.70-meter throw at the Oklahoma Christian Invitational #1 back in January. While Stevens didn’t qualify in the weight throw, she did toss a school-record 14.37 meters at the MSSU Radio Shack Open Invitational.

the bases. Acker singled to right field before Billups doubled to left center as the Storm jumped out to a 7-2 advantage. OBU threatened in the bot-tom half with back-to-back hits to put runners at first and third, but SNU got two straight pop ups to get two outs on the board. SNU

scored one on a single, but Craw-ford induced a ground out for the final out. The Crimson Storm now get set to travel Conway, Ark., for the Central Baptist College Invitation-al, Friday and Saturday.

The 2011 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships begin tomorrow and will run through Saturday at the GAREAT (Geneva Area Recreational, Edu-cational and Athletic Trust) Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio.

Stevens heads to National Championship

3.4.11 9SPORTS

TRACK AND FIELDChris McGrady

Oklahoma City, OklahomaJunior

NicknameChristopher Robin

Most Prized PossessionMy Smena 8m film camera

A Non-Athletic Talent I PossessStaring

Pet PeeveWhen the microwave flashes END be-cause someone forgot to press cancel

Three Words that Best Describe MeRidiculous, adventurous, idealist

Favorite Quote/Verse“Little by little, one travels far.” -J.R.R. Tolkien

Interests & HobbiesMusic, photography, camping, creativ-ity. biking, adventure, procrastination

What Motivates MeThe thought of going to Bonnaroo this summer will surely get me through the semester

If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d BeA cracker

One Word That Describes My CoachGnarly

Basketball honors

SAC Tournament pairings released

Best MemoryAny time I’ve spent in Colorado

If I Could Have Any Superpower, It’d BeThe power to obtain knowledge like a sponge

On the women’s side, the Sooner Athletic Conference announced its 2010-11 All-Conference team and Southern Nazarene’s Logan Mar-tin was not only named All-SAC first team, but was selected the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year. The three-time Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week was also joined by teammate and two-time SAC Player of Week Ab-bey Marra who was named the Co-

Defensive Player of the Year.Marra was also named All-SAC second team while Oumoul Thi-am was named to the third team. Sharmeda Johnson also received an honorable mention. Jamie Bott-ger also received the Sportsman-ship Award. Marra and Jamie Bottger also received SAC Academic All-Con-ference honors. On the men’s side, the Sooner Athletic Conference announced its 2010-11 All-Conference team and

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BETHANY, Okla. — The 2011 Sooner Athletic Conference Tour-nament pairings and times have been announced and Southern Nazarene gets Oklahoma Chris-tian on both the women’s and men’s side. Both teams are the second seed in their respective tournaments as the women will play first at 12:30 p.m. against the seventh-seeded Lady Eagles. The men will then play at 6:15 p.m. against OC as Oklahoma City

University plays host this year’s conference tournament. Both SNU teams swept OC in both doubleheaders this year. The Storm women outlasted the Lady Eagles 86-83 in overtime Jan. 1 before running away with a 70-46 win inside the Eagles’ Nest just two weeks ago. The SNU men held on for a 76-73 win inside the Sawyer Center on New Year’s day before a come-from-behind win in overtime at OC. If the women win, they would

play the winner of No. 3-seed Lubbock Christian and No. 6-seed Wayland Baptist, Friday, at 1 p.m. If the men win they will play the winner of third-seeded Rogers State and sixth-seeded Lubbock Christian. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students for each ses-sion. There will be one session Thurs-day and two sessions Friday and Saturday. All games can be seen live on ocusports.com for $9.99 per day.

2011 Sooner Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball TournamentMarch 3-5, Oklahoma City University

Thursday, March 39 a.m. - #3 Lubbock Christian (20-8) vs. #6 Wayland Baptist (16-13)10:45 a.m. - #4 Rogers State (21-8) vs. #5 John Brown (20-10)12:30 p.m. - #2 Southern Nazarene (24-6) vs. #7 Oklahoma Christian (15-15)2:15 p.m. - #1 Oklahoma City (25-2) vs. #8 Oklahoma Baptist (11-19)

Friday, March 4 (Semifinals)1 p.m. – SNU/OC winner vs. LCU/WBU winner3 p.m. – OCU/OBU winner vs. RSU/JBU winner

Saturday, March 5Championship: 4 p.m.

2011 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament

March 3-5, Oklahoma City University

Thursday, March 34:30 p.m. - #3 Rogers State (19-10) vs. #6

Lubbock Christian (18-10)6:15 p.m. - #2 Southern Nazarene (23-7) vs.

#7 Oklahoma Christian (17-12)8 p.m. - #1 Oklahoma Baptist (23-7) vs. #8

Oklahoma City (17-13)9:45 p.m.- #4 John Brown (22-8) vs. #5

Northwestern Oklahoma State (20-10)

Friday, March 4 (Semifinals)6 p.m. – SNU/OC winner vs. RSU/LCU win-

ner8 p.m. – OBU/OCU winner vs. JBU/NW win-

ner

Saturday, March 5Championship: 8 p.m.

Southern Nazarene’s Xavier Al-exander was named All-SAC first team for the second straight year. The reigning SAC Player of the Week, A.J. Thomas, was named to the third team while junior JonWest and sophomore C.J. Henry each received an honorable men-tion. West along with Kyle Boen, Adrian Hunter, Milos Milosevic and Clement N’Gom were all named to the SAC Academic All-Conference team as well.

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Series [Herrick] 5:30 p.m.

5 109876Board of Trustees

Class Council Apps. Available

PK Retreat

Proposals due - Research

Symposium

03/04: First Friday Gallery Walk (Paseo Art district) 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

03/05: Marked OKC (Bridgeway Church) 3:00 - 9:00 p.m.

03/06: The Sing OKC with Charlie Hall (First Church) 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

03/06: Sunday Nature Hikes (Martin Park Nature Center) 2:30 p.m.

03/07: UCO Student Jazz Ensemble Concert (UCO Jazz Lab) 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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Chapel 10:50

Following the adventures of an SNU stu-dent studying abroad in Quito, Ecuador, South for the Spring features selections

from the blog with the same name., writ-ten by and reprinted here with permis-sion from Marlene Smith, a sophomore Spanish-English translation major cur-

rently enrolled in the NILI program. Read more about Marlene’s experiences at

http://southforthespring.wordpress.com

This past weekend, we each stayed with a host fam-

ily for a few days. My host mom’s name was Jenny. Her

husband is the pastor of a church in one of the neigh-

borhoods in Quito (I can’t remember the church’s name

or the name of the neighborhood). I also had two “sib-

lings” – a 5-year-old boy, Jeremy, and a 2-year-old girl,

Jahdy. The next morning, we took the bus 20 minutes or

so to an open-air market. I followed Jenny around, help-

ing her carry things and seeing the sights. This was the

second food market I’d been to here, but the first one

wasn’t open-air, either. They have vegetable booths in

one part, fruit in another, meat in another (piles of fish

stacked up on each other, big carcasses hanging up

until they cut them right there in the meat booths, and

cuts of meat piled up on the counters right there in the

open.) I have to say that it gives a different quality to

the food you eat for lunch when you know that just that

morning it was bought fresh from the market.

Breakfast was an egg, bread with cheese, and coffee.

OK, I usually don’t drink coffee, and I didn’t think I liked

it. But when I had that instant coffee in warm, creamy

milk (not in water) and sugar… I think maybe I’ll start

having that whenever we have hot milk for breakfast in

Host Family Stayposted: March 1, 2011 at 7:05 pm

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the Spring

the seminary.

After breakfast, we did several normal, household

things. I played with the kids, and swept the room I was

staying in. I helped Jenny hang went laundry on the line.

We made lunch (soup, meat, rice, and a broccoli/carrot/

bell pepper salad). With that we had pineapple juice that

had literally started out as a pineapple fresh from the

market.

The next morning, we had huevos revueltos (¡RICO!),

pan, queso and coffee . I went to church early with Jenny

and the kids. I helped with children’s church, and then

we had the actual service. Afterwards, they had birthday

cake for some people’s birthdays, and then served arroz

con pollo! When we got back to the house, we didn’t have

a formal lunch because we’d eaten at the church, but had

a bit more arroz con pollo, some avocado, and a colada

that Jenny made out of the rest of the pineapple.

Later, Jenny taught me how to make Queso de Leche –

the dish that I was going to present in class the next day.

It’s basically like flan. It’s not terribly hard to make… prob-

ably the hardest part was caramelizing the sugar. And it

does take a while to cook in the steam-cooker.

photo by Allison Wellman

3.4.11 11ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Interests & Hobbies:Going to operas, riding horses, and going to the gun range

Most Prized Possession:My relationship with my heavenly father

Three Words that Best Describe Me:Fun, collected, and determined

Best Advice My Parents Gave Me:“Love God with all your heart and put him first in everything that you do.”

A Non-Musical Talent I Possess:Powerlifting

As A Child, I Dreamed of Being:A pro baseball player

I Would Like to Have Witnessed:Povoratti sing

Pet Peeve:Lying

Favorite Quote/Verse:Luke 10:18-20“He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’”

Best Memory:The day that my family adopted my little sister Olivia

FINE ARTSCaleb Dickenson

Bethany, Oklahoma

Calling all Pastors’ kids - the PK retreat is this weekend (it begins today), so don’t miss out helping with this event. For the rest of us, keep an eye out for the guests we’ll have on campus and be sure to welcome them. If you’re interested in being part of one of the class councils, or even if you’re not sure if you’re interested (trust us, you are), be sure to pick up an application packet; these will be available Monday, March 7. Being a class council officer is a great way to use and improve your leadership and creative skills and to get involved on campus. Even if you haven’t been involved with student government before, don’t be afraid to jump in and join the team of students working to keep us all entertained, up-to-date, and connected in community. It’s the last week before Spring Break, so make it count - keep your head up and stay connected - get involved at SNU!

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Will’s Coffee and Espresso Bar: the answer to your coffee house quandary?

Getting tired of the overly mass-produced Starbucks? Looking for something different than Cuppies and Joe? Looking for a quality cup of coffee with a unique and ambi-ent atmosphere? Will’s Coffee and Espresso Bar might be the answer to your coffee house quandary. Will’s Coffee and Espresso Bar is located on Western Avenue and a part of the illustrious Western Concepts Restaurant Group which is dedicated to “provid[ing] the best quality, value, and unique din-ing experience in Oklahoma City.” It was originally Will Rogers The-ater and provided a cinematic ex-perience to the surrounding area. However as the area developed the theater was changed to a ballroom and restaurant for special events (while still preserving the original art deco design and feel of the the-ater). In addition to their ballroom and lobby they also have tables lo-cated outside on their patio. While the restaurant is a little out of the price range of a typi-cal college student, the coffee and espresso bar is right up our alley. It features the favorites and staples of a typical coffee house such as lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas, while also featuring less common items such as an Italian cream soda or a café au lait. To compliment their custom-

made espresso drinks Will’s offers a variety of pastries such as crois-sants (filled or original), muffins, and biscotti (crusty cookies of Italian origin). If you are looking for something to eat that is a little more substantial, they also offer a selection of breakfast sandwiches, quiches, and eggs in a basket. I had the privilege of grabbing a midmorning coffee this past weekend at Wills. The old neon theater sign can be seen from some distance and is like a vintage beacon contrasting against the modern style of Western Avenue. Upon entering the lobby my eyes were flooded with the art deco style of the interior, which gives a classic feel to a contempo-rary place. I ordered a plain cappuccino (though they make several flavored syrups available) and a biscotti. The friendly and skilled barista quickly went to work and had my coffee ready is almost no time at all. I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and enjoyed my coffee and pastry on their outside patio. In my opinion the biscotti was

exceptional but the coffee left a little something to be desired. Though it was far from being some of the worst coffee I have ever had, it still didn’t rise above the Starbucks-produced cappuc-cino we have all grown used to. Don’t let this discourage you; the true appeal of Wills lies in the style and history of the venue. In conclusion, Will’s Coffee and Espresso Bar offers coffee and pastries at a price that won’t break your bank and offers a distinct and unique experience that is absolute-ly worth the trip.

Stephen Shenold, staff writer

Will’s Coffee and Espresso Bar, located on West-ern Avenue, was originally the Will Rogers Theater. [photo provided by Stephen Shenold]

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MB: so, what did you think of kate nash?

LH: you said she was british but when she started singing it was like, “oh, you’ve never been out of your hometown have you...”anywaylets start with “foundations”some clever bits in therethe beginning is very quirky with the piano hits

agreed

reminds me of the charlie brown character that moves his head from side to side when he dances

wait! that sounds like you are dog-ging her when you said never out of her hometown!

its a very strong accentcaught me off guardi’m sure you’re gonna say some-thing about waits’ voiceso let me have it

my first response was fear. and then i started to wonder if he eats rocks. seriously. spoonfuls of gravel.

i think its just motor oil

and, fyi, she’s such a perfect example of contemporary cockney accent.

fair

response to her voice/sound overall?

i think the song is catchy, like i said, some clever things like “you think i eat a lot of lemons because i am so bitter”

i agree! that’s one of the best things about her songs--witty lyrics. didn’t you love the part about she’d rather be with his mates b/c they’re much fitter :)“pumpkin soup”?

“pumpkin soup” is my favorite of the two

i think this song is all about the line “i’m not in love, i just want to be touched”it hits on the need that everyone has to feel wanted and desirablethats something everyone can relate to

i think that’s why i love her stuff. but also why much younger

people love her. it’s relate-able. even when she is singing

a serious song, there’s always an element of wit

or fun. i love that.so, a fan or....

we’ll see if the melodies are still bouncing around in my head next week before i decide if i’m a

fan, but i would recom-mend her to people to give

a chance

k. i’m going to check back.on to tom?

“more than man, less than god” waits

wow. perhaps i need to be very careful how i respond.what makes you love him so much?

i’ve always been draw to lyrical ideas that are more story-oriented and that have clever, almost, mis-placed imagery and detail

thus, tom

waitsalthough at first listen i immediately wondered “why did i just download this”thoughts?

k. glad to know that was your first re-sponse! i love that you can articulate so clearly what draws you to music.when “going out west” first startedi was startled.

good

it’s like going against the grain of what your ears want to hear...or at least what they are used to.

i guess i’m used to itbut thats what’s great about it

sure. i’ll give him originality points...but if i made a sandwich out of pears and bologna, i’d be original but i doubt that would get me fans.

he’s not about fans though

ok. so here’s where we are. he’s kind of scary and i don’t really always get what he’s saying and his sound is al-most discordant at times. but he does have some great lines and after i listened to the songs a couple of times and could understand what he was saying i started to even like the musicone word though- Intense. dude is not playing anything remotely laid back.

he does when you get into his albums

so you gave me the hard stuff? :)

i particularly like these two“big in japan” reminds me of a keith richards riff on steroids through a transistor radioand he’s kind of poking fun at artists who say things like “well, i may not be popular here, but in japawn...”

oddly enough that is perfectly de-scribed and yet i wouldn’t have thought of that in a million years. wow.

i got the ebb, i got the flowi love that line

me too! that was my favorite. see we do think alike.sort of.

i knew you had it in youif anyone wants to talk in-depth waits with me then they can just find me and talk to mei’m here for the people

artist:Tom WaitsLogan Henryguest columnist

artist:Kate NashMichelle Bowie

guest columnist

MB: I’m no musical genius, expert or any-thing else (LH: I’m all of these). I’m just a re-ally enthusiastic listener (LH: As am I). I love a lot of different types of music, but I have very strong opinions that are formed very quickly as to whether I love a song/artist/cd or never want to hear them again (LH: Me too. That’s why they pay us the big bucks). Logan, well, he’s Logan (LH: As opposed to.....?). He is a musical genius (LH: Self proclaimed), and he’s very opinionated. We do disagree (LH: No we don’t). Frequently. (LH: Never) We, along with Jody [Bowie], are going to help The Echo out with music reviews (LH: maybe even a film or two) for the next few weeks. For this week, Logan and I “song swapped” - two songs by a single artist we each love... our go to off the top of our head pick. He chose Tom Waits, and I went with with Kate Nash.

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