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SU a BOARDing School?

Pancakes, yum! As simple as a pancake is to make, I can honestly say that I’ve never had a pancake that was as delicious and wonderful as the pancakes in the dining hall. Of course, I’m talking about the pancake bar! These were pancakes far different from the ones we grew up with. After all, whose mother actually let them have chocolate chip pancakes with sprinkles and chocolate sauce? There were many different concoctions created at the pan-cake bar, however the weirdest one was by far the goldfish pancake with caramel sauce. When I asked the head show cook, Chris Cross, about his strange creation, he replied: “My boss handed me a large box of the goldfish crackers and told me to get creative and do something with them. I knew we were having the pan-

cake bar, so I decided to use them for that.” This random idea sparked quite the buzz around the diner with many people questioning this odd combination, or simply trying it without a care. For some it was the best thing they had ever tried, for others it was simply a pancake. However, there was hardly any nega-tive feedback with regards to these delicious breakfast/dessert items. Some of the popular combinations included the classics of blueberries and chocolate chips, and a new twist “The Almond Joy” pancake, which consisted of chocolate chips and coconut. Honestly, these pancakes were absolutely amazing. Needless to say, the pan-cake bar was a success and I strongly recommend that every-one create their own pancake concoction, should the opportu-nity present itself. In the recent

semesters at Schreiner University, students and faculty have seen many changes – construction on the buildings, sidewalks, and a new quad have given the campus a new f low and style. These improvements have coincided with another development on campus that boasts a f low and style all its own. Skateboarding and its fraternal twin sport, longboarding, have become an increasingly popular means of transportation and diversion for S.U. students.

Freshman Victor Garcia says of this new phenomenon, “It feels like freedom, with the wind blowing in your face and no worries at all.” Garcia is one of many freshmen to bring their boards to Schreiner. “It’s just a fun way to get to class unless you hit a patch of gravel and f ly off your board,” laughs freshman Blaine Hansen. Incidents like these beg the question – is skateboarding is a dangerous pastime? Danny Flores, head of campus security, states, “We’ve had no filed complaints

about skateboarders on campus. The only trouble I’ve seen has been when they are hanging onto moving vehicles.” A dangerous activity indeed, but one Flores believes is easily remedied by “caution and common sense.” Even Schreiner’s health and wellness department believes that skaters are at “no greater risk than the average active student,” according to head nurse Dayna Gwaltney. Gwaltney has treated some scrapes and sprains from skating related accidents but most of these spills could be attributed to "slippery sidewalks from the morning dew or all of the rain lately.”

Continued on Page 5A Schreiner student drifts on by in front of the Logan Library.

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Schreiner University recently received a grant that is designated for Hispanic-serving institutions. The grant is for $650,000 annually for five years-$3.25 million

in total. The possibilities for this grant are numerous and will benefit Schreiner University greatly. Provost Dr. Charlie McCormick, Dr. Candice Scott, and Beth Bourland, worked with consultant Linda

Dowden to put together a very strong proposal for Schreiner to receive a Title V Grant, officials said. A Title V Grant is a grant in support of institutional improvements in learning, academic support, and persistence to graduation.

Schreiner Receives Title V Grant According to an e-mail sent out by University President Dr. Tim Summerlin, of some 230 proposals submitted last year, 13 grants were awarded in 2012 and 11 this year.

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BETWEEN FACT & FICTION

On January 1, 2014, Schreiner University is going to become an official tobacco-free campus. Tobacco items to be banned include any of the following products: cigarettes, hookahs, snuff, cigars, pipes, etc. The former rule for smoking was that students could smoke anywhere on campus if they were 25 feet away from any of the buildings. As a result of the transition which began in June, Schreiner has now limited the smoking zones to three locations – the outdoor tables near Pecan Grove’s foot-bridge, the gazebo at Facility Services, and an area across from the Elaine B. Griffin Welcome Center.

With the January deadline fast approaching, it may be difficult to keep all tobacco products off the campus since many students use tobacco products. Students have offered different opinions about the new rule for tobacco products. “I feel that the new tobacco use policy is not necessarily right," said SU student, De Hetherington. "I understand that it was put in force to help improve the health of the students of the campus, but I honestly think it might make it harder on smokers and I do not believe that they really were a problem; not once did they ever bother me or anyone else around me. With that being said, I do realize how this could improve the campus and everyone’s

health.” Hannah Dejong, senior, also saw a downside. "I believe the new smoking policy influences chain-smoking students to begin sneaking around campus to smoke,” she said. “As a result, there will be cigarette butts littered around campus because there is no longer a designated smoking location. I think that the arrangement before worked well, where the campus had scattered designated smoking areas." The majority of students interviewed seemed to not really care if there

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NEW TOBACCO RESTRICTIONS NOW IN EFFECT

were smoking areas or not, but they thought that not having any smoking

places was worse for the environment than actually having designated ones.

A Schreiner student smokes at one of few temporary designated smoking areas.

in a mere 30 days and nights. It sounds like a challenge fit for the Old Testament, but the fledgling authors sped forward, undaunted, racking out daily word counts like bats out of hell. Although few of those creative minds were successful in their venture, the next year their numbers multiplied to 140. By 2004, over 42,000 writers had joined the ranks, ranging from first-time writers to fully-published authors hungering for a challenge. Lasting from November 1 – 30 of each year, NaNoWriMo is nothing short of one of the most incredible (and sometimes stressful) events a person could ever participate in. As previously mentioned, the aim is to click out 50,000 words in a comprehensible novel by the 30th evening of the month

of November. For those who enjoy math, that is just about 1,667 words a day. Using a basic font and size, that’s about 4 pages a day of writing output on Microsoft Word. How do I know this? Because I have participated for three years and only won once. This year, I aim to win again. Joining NaNoWriMo is completely free. Go to www.nanowrimo.org and find the Sign Up tab, then go from there. There is no physical prize for winning, but there are countless perks – for participants and winners alike. With your sign-up, you will be sent weekly pep-talks from successful (and sometimes incredibly famous) authors

with advice on how to control your “plot bunnies” and how to follow through with the publication process. Other gifts are from companies such as

CreateSpace, who will give winning Wrimo-ers five free paperback copies of their completed novel as a prize. Other example

companies are Dragon Writing Software, Outskirts Press Publishing, and 48 Hour Books. As you write and use the NaNoWriMo site, there are also Forums available to put you in contact with other writers experiencing the same accomplishments and obstacles as you are. There is even a

NaNo University Forum board for college students like us! Even though this event is called “National” Novel Writing Month, within the past few years the hype has crossed through customs and over borders and seas. Today, we write with Canadians and Frenchmen; Egyptians and Cambodians. This is now an INTER-National competition where intellectuals simply elect to challenge their minds to accomplish great creative feats. If you have an interest in joining me as my brother or sister in words this November and would like to know more about NaNoWriMo, or would like to entertain the idea of developing a writing group with me, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me at klbishop@schreiner.edu. It would be an honor to write with you.

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An Enlarged ExperienceStory and Photo by RENE GARZA

Students do not like limits, especially limits to technology. They will go where opportunity, atmo-sphere, and technology exist because the value students receive from the aforemen-tioned give the impression of variety. Schreiner has many initiatives to pro-vide opportunities and stay ahead of what students need to be competitive in our ever growing global econo-my and workforce. One of those initiatives is the Texas Language Con-sortium (TLC), not to be confused with the Teaching and Learning Center (also shortened to TLC). In the TLC’s second semester, the spring of 2013, 32 percent of consortium students attended classes through a live, life-sized video com-munication system. Just like a normal course, they were doing group projects, in-class discussions, tests, and even laughing together in class – the only difference is that they and their professor and course mates were up to 275 miles away from each other. The students utilize technology in a unique way to make the class work. Moreover, their efforts pro-vide them with skills they can offer employers because consortium students have a necessity to become compe-tent in inventive, successful, collaborative techniques. When questioned in early 2013, Professor Silke Feltz said the motivation behind the TLC was “to keep foreign languages alive and flourishing. [To do so,] several private institutions

… combined forces so new languages could be offered … and schools could broad-en the educational horizon of individual universities.” Pre-2009, Schreiner offered Spanish every semester, but German and French were only available during the even years. We now have Chinese Mandarin, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese every semes-ter. This new availability is due to the collaboration of Schreiner University, Texas Wesleyan University, Texas Lutheran University, Lub-bock Christian University and Concordia University. Past TLC challenges have included: the effort required to inter-campus collaboration, the time to design and implement the

courses, coordination of exams and holidays, book orders, how to effectively accomplish group work, virtual office hours, and the occasional inconsistency in sound quality or availabil-ity. As the program grows, the previously mentioned

challenges decrease each se-mester and some no longer exist. New ped-agogical approaches created by participat-

ing professors and student resourcefulness in research-ing and utilizing technology have led to group successes. In a March survey of 1,026 Schreiner students and 150 Texas Lutheran students, 77 percent and 64 percent of those responding respec-tively were interested in a language minor. In a differ-

"Thirty Days of Literary Abandon"Story By KATIE BISHOP

It’s the single most common bullet on bucket-lists everywhere: writing your very own novel. Creating worlds and characters, sending them on adventures; causing all sorts of emotional trauma…who can honestly say they haven’t thought about giving it a shot at least once? Well, this year you may just give that thought a bit more time to brew. A few years ago, I was introduced to an organization that would change everything about my yearly calendar; not to mention my life in general. Known as “NaNoWriMo”, National Novel Writing Month was initiated in 1999 by Christ Baty and 20 other adventurous writers as a group effort to see if at least one person could complete at 50,000-word novel

The Choice Is Yours To be an American is to have opportunity. We have opportunity every second of every day. Do you recognize it? Do you own it? A few do. Most do not. We are the students and future Alumni of Schreiner University; and, it is our responsibility to ensure what is happening around us is what we want to reflect on us. We can improve Schreiner (and the world) by specifically addressing the lack of ownership, accountability, and communication. So I propose a few questions to you:

1. Have you communicated any and all concerns you have about Schreiner to someone who should be able to fix or address the problem? 2. Did that individual actually fix the problem or did they put it on their list? 3. Did you go back and ask again if it was not addressed? 4. Did you take ownership of a problem when you found one or when one was brought to you? 5. Have you proposed solutions and contributed to those solutions? If you answered yes to one of those, you should have

answered yes to all of them, unless the answer to number two was that the problem was fixed. As individuals of a community it is our responsibility, whether it be as a Schreiner student, an American citizen, or a global member of humanity, to be the improvement and the reflection of our reality. But, there are times when a louder voice is needed because awareness or concern is at a minimal. This is one of those times. If you are a leader, then lead. If you have responsibility, take it. If you have taken it and led, then thank you. If you have not, please go back

to question one and start writing your answers down so you can do what you’re expected to do. And if what you’re expected to do is too much, tell someone; because, owning your mistakes is better than being known by your mistakes. Student leaders, communicate with the students. Schreiner faculty, if you’re wearing too many hats and can’t do everything you’re supposed to do, tell someone. And if you’re not willing to tell your supervisor, ask a student to assist you with something. We are pretty smart. Schreiner’s website is the

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One out of 10 grant proposals submitted was awarded, and one of those went to Schreiner. Most often you see grants like this under Title III, but a Title V Grant is reserved for Hispanic-serving institutions, meaning that the campus must have at least 25 percent Hispanic population. Of course the ultimate goal of Schreiner for this grant is to serve the entire student population, Dr. Summerlin said. In the same e-mail, it was stated that the goals for the grant would focus on retention, graduation rates, and student engagement, among other things.

"I had no idea there was even such a thing as a Title V Grant," said freshman, Jose Bernal. "I hope the students will be receiving some of this money." To be completely honest I am not sure what all of that means, but I love this school and I trust Dr.Summerlin and the rest of the staff completely," said freshman, Thomas James. "I know that they have our best interests in mind and will not be selfish with that grant." Both Bernal and James are hopeful that they will get to see the Title V Grant used to the fullest of its potential. They only hope that the staff does its best to let all of the students know about this grant so that they can all be well informed.

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ent survey, 100% of those students surveyed said they would take a consortium class again. The TLC is in its third semester and continues

to grow. TLC’s success is due to the dedication of the faculty, the IT staff, ad-ministration, and students across the multiple cam-puses. Currently, a student/faculty project is underway that will introduce students to the effectiveness of com-bining resources, hoping to develop group proj-ects, maintain student-led chapter discussions, novel discussions, travel abroad information, and address difficulties with homework assignments, by means of Google Docs, Wordpress, BlogSpot, and Zotero. The possibilities these hybrid classes have to offer are limitless and the TLC stu-dent’s liberal arts education is an enlarged experience because of an unspoken requirement: find a way to successfully communicate.

“..the only difference is that they and their professor and course-mates were up to 275

miles away..”

Schreiner student, Rene Garza, makes a presentation during her language class in the TLC.

face of Schreiner to the world. Keeping it up-to-date is a lot of work. Each department is responsible for the content on their page. If you, you Schreiner student, wonder what the world thinks of your Schreiner degree, then go to the Schreiner website. If I was considering hiring someone from a school I never heard of, I would not go to a top 100 list of anything; I’d go to their website. I challenge you to pick five pages, open a document or read the ‘current’ information. I also challenge you to go to that department and ask to be of assistance on getting it and keeping it current, plus mentoring the person who will take your place when you leave. I challenge you to be a contribution to your world.

"..but the fledgling authors sped

forward, undaunted, racking out daily

word counts like bats out of hell.."

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Story by TYLER JACKSONPhoto by ADAM BOYD

Welcome New Dean of Students Dr. Charles M. Hueber remembers his days at college fondly. Even before he knew what he wanted to do, he recalls being "what we often refer to as hyper-involved." Dr. Hueber, who has been Schreiner University's new Dean of Students since June of this year, attended Stephen F. Austin State University, and earned his degree at Texas A&M-Commerce, but to him, college was more than just academics and degrees. "From student government to student activities, I jumped right in," he explains, "and really got way more out of my experience than most students." It was this immersion in the college environment that drove

Dr. Hueber to pursue a career in education. "Originally I thought I was being led to coaching," he recalls, "but one day it just hit me that there were other options out there, and I made a very deliberate choice to work in higher education." Before coming to Schreiner, he worked as a Judicial Officer for other universities. Dr. Hueber explained that "a judicial officer oversees the campus student conduct process..." and often "has to work with campus police/security, local law enforcement, faculty, staff, and administration to make sure that students are given due process." When making his decision to come work at Schreiner, Dr. Hueber says the dedication of the staff and faculty to the student body was a big influence.

"I intentionally choose Schreiner in large part because of the very specific relationship between academic affairs and student affairs…” he recalls. “As a small liberal arts university we can do so much more for students and impact students in ways the larger schools cannot." His first year at Schreiner, in addition to being his first position as a dean of students, Dr. Hueber also teaches an IDST class on campus, which brings him even closer to the students. “He relates well to the students and takes into consideration different learning styles,” explains Chris, a sophomore in Dr. Hueber’s IDST class. Chris also believes that Dr. Hueber “really makes an effort to get the class involved. He strives to pull the information out of

people, and he doesn’t take himself too seriously.” When looking back on his decision to becoming a Dean of Students, Dr. Hueber says “It was just a natural progression. It was a good opportunity to continue in education and help students be successful.” Dr. Hueber also finds the campus has some good qualities to help students along. “Size is a major strength,” he says. “[A] smaller student body [means] things can happen

much sooner [on campus]… There’s also a stronger sense of belonging among the students.” Dr. Hueber says his goal is “to continue to support the student needs as best as possible” to ensure everyone on campus succeeds at what they strive for.

Same Classrooms; New FacesStory by JESSICA LESLEY

Monday Night Fiction Facts

Dr. Kim Arvidsson, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is from a small village called Bjärnum in southern Sweden. Since he was a kid, he was fascinated with outer space, and became interested in astronomy. He received her undergraduate degree in Physics from Lund University in Sweden, her Ph.D. from Iowa State University, and became a postdoc at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Arvidsson preferred to teach at a small, private university. He really liked the Schreiner campus, students, and faculty during his visit this past spring. His experience so far as a Schreiner professor has been good. He says his departments are great working environments and he enjoys his nice, motivated students. His goal is to be the best teacher he can be and to help his students get to where they

want to go. Dr. Ryan Naughton, assistant professor of English, has lived in Missouri, Colorado, England, Indiana, Ohio, and now Texas. He has always been fascinated with the medieval world and British literature and culture. He received a B.A. in English with a minor in history from Arizona State University, his M.A. in Medieval history from the University of York, UK, and his Ph.D. in English Literary Studies from Purdue University. Dr. Naughton was impressed with the strength of the programs and extra-curricular offerings at Schreiner. He is really enjoying Schreiner, his respectful, intelligent, and diligent students, and just learning the Texan culture. Dr. Naughton’s goal is to engage students on their level, regardless of what they’re studying, while broadening students’ horizons by

integrating a variety of teaching methods into his course. Dr. Susan Klinedinst, assistant professor of Biology, was born in rural eastern North Carolina, but moved to Richmond, Virginia when she was in middle school. She fell in love with biology at such a young age, she doesn’t remember wanting to do anything else. She received her B.S. in Botany from North Carolina State University and her M.S. in plant biology from University of Maryland at College Park. After her Master’s degree, she worked as a research technician at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute where she was exposed to fruit fly genetics. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan. After her Ph.D., Dr. Klinedinst worked as a postdoc in Dr. Paul Garrity’s lab at Brandeis University. After

a few years at Brandeis, she moved back to Michigan and started another postdoc under Dr. Catherine Collins at the University of Michigan. Dr. Klinedinst wanted to teach at a small, liberal arts school because the classes are smaller and she would get more of a chance to interact with, encourage, and support undergraduates continuing her research projects. Her top goal is to develop the Cellular track for Biology majors as well as to get her research program up and running here at Schreiner. Dr. Kristen McAlexander, assistant professor of exercise science, is from Houston, Texas and went to Texas A&M University for her bachelor’s degree, Sam Houston State University for her master’s degree and University of Houston for her Doctorate degree. As a personal trainer and Kinesiologist specializing in obesity, Dr. McAlexander has always been fascinated by

Dr. Charles M. Hueber teaching his IDST class.

human movement, performance and health. Dr. McAlexander never planned on this career. Growing up, she thought she would be a chemical engineer, but she had always enjoyed sports and exercise. She was a personal trainer during and after college and decided to start a Master’s degree to gain more knowledge in exercise science. She started teaching and doing research to help pay for school and loved it. Dr. McAlexander chose Schreiner because of its emphasis on the students. She was also impressed with its excellent exercise science program, faculty and lab. Her top goal is to prepare and train students for the career and/or program of their choice. The five remaining new professors are Daniel Coleman (Professional Studies), Patricia Eldredge (Math and Sciences), Clay McClure (Professional Studies), Maureen Russo (Liberal Arts), and Carrie West (Liberal Arts). If you see any of these professors on campus, make tytsure to give them a big, Schreiner welcome!

Are you looking for something to do? Do you like to read and enjoy discussing books with other people? Then Monday Night Fiction is definitely something you’ll enjoy. September 23rd, I decided to give it a shot, even though I hadn’t read David Liss’ "The Coffee Trader." I was pretty surprised when I walked in and found that the author himself (who won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel after writing "A Conspiracy of Paper") would be a moderator in the discussion. "The Coffee Trader" revolves around commodity trader Miguel Lienzo, and his activities. Living in 17th century Amsterdam as a refugee recovering from near financial ruin, Miguel embarks on a coffee trading scheme with a Dutch woman, even though it is forbidden by his community council. Picking up on the plot while listening to the other

participators’ questions, I was immediately intrigued by a book I had never even read. Avid readers kept asking deeper and deeper questions as the night went on. Liss explained everything

from how he developed his main character to what he did to understand how people lived in the 17th century. One of these lifestyle researches included mixing coffee with beer and

Story by LAUREN WISEPhoto by ALEX ESCOBAR

If within the last couple of years here at Schreiner you were a fan of the concert band, now starting its third consecutive year of existence, you might notice a couple of changes to the small group beyond a few of the instrumentalists. That change comes in the form of a new director, hired to lead the handful of band members on to new heights they have not explored before. The new director, Mike Kasberg, takes the place of Dr. Tamara Raatz for the small concert band on campus.

wine, as Miguel does in the story, as well as eating coffee beans. The topic came up that it was very hard for him to write his first novel ("A Conspiracy of Paper"), so I just had to ask what made him decide to go through with it. He told us that he

went to go see a movie, which happened to be about a man who was a true intellectual – he was a math genius, knew tons of history, etc. – and all without studying. This was evidence alone that he never needed to actually crack open a book, let

alone do any work, to succeed. Liss said he left the movie theater staggeringly depressed. He said he thought for a long while about why that may be, and came to the conclusion that the movie embraced a myth that we have in America today. There are certain kinds of hard work that we respect culturally: For example, we admire people who work hard in business and athletics. In the arts, however, we don’t respect people who just work hard; we respect genius. The person who doesn’t have to work at what they do is the real artist, and the person who has to work is a fake. He realized he had never written a novel before because he had absorbed this myth. Every time he did try to write a novel he had stopped because it proved that he wasn’t a genuine writer. After seeing the movie, he told himself “This awful movie with this awful message is going to make me work harder to write a novel.” After that, he did. I was

in absolute awe after hearing this message. It truly was in every bit of its essence a story that proved that “you can do anything you put your mind to,” and was a beautiful message for any person to hear – especially students. Monday Night Fiction meets the third Monday of the month in the Library’s Scarle Phillips room at 7 pm. There are food ideas each month, depending on the book’s theme. For example, "The Coffee Trader" had Starbuck’s coffee and various muffins and scones. Monday Night Fiction is not only a campus wide book club, but is open to the Kerrville community as well. The current coordinater is Silke Feltz, instructor of English and German. The books to follow in the following months (in chronological order) are Donald Hays’ "The Dixie Association," George R.R. Martin’s "A Game of Thrones," Heinrich Boll’s "The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum," Markus Zusak’s "The Book Thief," and Ben Rehder’s "Gun Shy." Hope to see you there, and happy reading!

Mike the Music ManStory by KRISTA YARBROUGHPhoto by SAM MEYER

“ I think we will be better this year because our director actually teaches us and helps us learn to play the music rather than throwing it at us, and expecting us to be able to play the music right then and there,” claims Tiphany Schulze, solo flute player. And, indeed his teaching style and ambition are what makes him the band favorite. Beth Mader, saxophone player, notes his dedication to performance. “He is more interested in improvement and takes the initiative to help make us better,” she said. “He seems not only interested in us musically but also

individually. I am happy he is here.” Kasberg is excited about the possibilities. “I hope to nurture the musical seed already planted and to give the music department a firm foundation to grow into a well-respected music organization,” said Kasberg, and it appears that even the students can tell through his instruction that this is his aim. Through this vast improvement the band now has the opportunity to accomplish anything they aspire to. According to Kasberg, raising the group’s profile is a priority.

When asked about how far he thinks he can take this band, he said: “I won’t measure in accomplishments but in community awareness. I want people to know and recognize Schreiner has a band program.” Even though there

are only a couple of performances on campus and a concert this semester, those few performances are bound to make a statement about this old band given a new life through harder music accompanied by a better teaching quality.

The Schreiner band with their new director, Mike Kasberg.

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Story By MARIAH SILVAS

Walking into Ballroom 2 in the Flord & Kathleen Cailloux Campus Activity Center, you hear contagious laughter and see genuine smiles on everyone’s faces. It’s a Wednesday night, the ending of “hump day,” but the energy in the room is so vibrant and alive that it could be mistak-en for a Friday night. You might be thinking “what is this about?” It’s about Schreiner University’s Shine Bible study – a Christian stu-dent-based organization that is fairly new to the campus. Chris Whitehead is the group’s founding father and feels that finding yourself spiritually and becoming closer to God is “the real college experience.” It is a common thing for

young college students to ques-tion what life is all about. For Travis Pflughaupt, a co-leader of Shine, “Jesus is the one sure foundation upon which we can build the rest of our lives.” Bible study is held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. and usually ends whenever the group wants it to. It’s a laid back get-together of students simply wanting to figure out what God is to them. Don’t own a Bible? Shine has got you covered. Shine is always willing to give out free Bibles to anyone who is willing to come with an open heart. Shine activities vary from overnight retreats at camps, to climbing hills in search of a se-cret cross at the top, to jamming out to Christian rap songs with fellow “brothers and sisters”

and to just hanging out with other students. According to Travis, the importance of Shine on the Schreiner campus is to “give the opportunity for anyone on campus to come face to face with Jesus and have their lives forever changed.” As a Presbyterian-affiliated university, Schreiner encour-ages its students to look much deeper into their thoughts and hearts and find the fire that fuels them. To find the purpose God has put them on this planet for, and thus implementing our motto “learning by heart.” You don’t have to know the whole Bible inside and out in order to come to Shine. You just have to know the time and the place.

In September, 42 students of the Greystone Preparatory School created and signed their very own Honor Code and Standards of Conduct for the 10th year in a row. Pre-sider of the ceremony, Judge Pat Tinley stated that, “(The students at Greystone) have created these documents, will present them, and will be re-sponsible for living by them for the rest of their lives.” Greystone is a federal service academy prepara-tory school located on the Schreiner University cam-pus, where students from all around the country attend for one year in hopes of at-tending a federal service academy (the United States Naval Academy, West Point, the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the United States Coast Guard Academy), after hav-ing been denied by one of the academies their senior year in high school. Commander David Bai-ley, founder and executive director of Greystone, stated that this ceremony is “a vital process that is very important here at Greystone and at each of the 5 service academies.” For the past month, honor committee chairman Chris Tanega and stan-dards of conduct chairman Sandro Lione have been working diligently with the 40 other members of the class to mold together the Greystone Class of 2014’s unique documents. They researched and studied the Honor and Conduct codes of each Academy as well as the codes of previous Grey-stone classes to create their very own documents. These documents con-tain in them values and promises of things each of

the members of the class will and will not do. For example, the Honor Code states that the students of Greystone will not lie, cheat or steal, whereas the Standards of Conduct frown upon the use of alcohol, drugs, and any sexual activity that prevents these students from getting into the academies. Honor committee chair-man Chris Tanega said, “At Greystone we are striving to become officers in our nation’s military and we are held to a higher standard. For that reason, we have created our own honor code so we could be held to this higher standard.” Once at the academies, all of these students will have a leg up on their contempo-raries as they have already been living by an honor code and standards of conduct, and so they know what to expect once the academy has them sign their own unique honor codes or concepts. Members of the local Kerrville community were invited to witness the sign-ing and presentation along with parents, relatives, and close friends.

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Greystone Honor Code Reasons for this inf lux of boarding enthusiasts could be attributed to the modern revitalization of the skateboard as a healthy and fun means of commuting. Bigger wheels and a longer board make for a smooth and easy ride. Although ill-suited for the massive aerials and handrail grinds attributed to the sport of extreme skateboarding these

boards are perfect for getting to class around Schreiner campus. This new design also makes the sport more accessible. You don’t have to be young or in great shape to ride a longboard, its smooth and easier to push than a standard skateboard. It would appear that Schreiner University is becoming a “board friendly” environment which may be thanks to the same such friendliness in the sports participants. In fact, there is talk amongst some of these enthusiasts of starting an official RSO to connect the

many skaters on campus. But where does this innate camaraderie come from? The cultures of skateboarding and longboarding, though subtly different, belong to the same strain of laid-back culture derived from their common ancestral sport of surfing. “I just like to ride around with my friends,” says freshman skater Dakota Pebworth, who, like many students on campus, picked up the

sport because their friends were doing it. “All long-boarders know each other on campus,” claims Blaine Hanson. As the sport builds momentum on campus we may soon see a Schreiner University campus where the buzzing of wheels against the pavement will echo across the campus like the drone of a beehive. Students and faculty alike will ride across the quad hi-fiving their friends as they zoom past on their way to class. So hop on board as Schreiner cruises into the sunset on four wheels of freedom.

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Slight changes have been made to the Edington Center/Gymnasium in the past year. The first and most apparent are the nine flags hanging high in the gym. The second is the new logo painted on the gym floor. These changes are the result of the decision to switch athletic conferences. In January, Schreiner University joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC).Coach Ron Macosko, the Director of Athletics as well as the head golf coach, explained the switch by noting, “It’s a better fit of where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow.” Over the course of Schreiner’s history, the university has been in different athletic associations. Before Schreiner was a four-year institution and still playing football, the school was identified as a junior college. In 1981, Schreiner became a four-year institution and moved into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Seventeen years later in 1998, Schreiner once again switched divisions and became a Division III university. “You can make the argument that we have been around since 1923. Some people can make the argument in some ways we started or restarted in 1998-99,” said Coach Macosko. When joining the

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1998, Schreiner joined the American Southwestern Conference (ASC). Schreiner remained in this conference until recently when Schreiner once more changed conferences to join the SCAC. Coach Macosko continued, “They view Division III as a balanced situation between academics and athletics. This is the way we have always been philosophically. We fit in better with our new peers.” Zach Oliver of the men’s golf team stated, “I believe that our athletic program is ready for this switch. This switch will also give us a push to get better in everything we do here at Schreiner. Moving conferences will force us to be better in our athletics, and also push us in our academics.” Tyler Guderyahn, a member of the men’s basketball team, admits that the bar has been raised. “The SCAC seems to have high standards and expectations for each of their schools. I think Schreiner is only going to grow in its academics and athletics as well, which help to increase its enrollment,” Tyler said. The new change occurred after Schreiner experienced its best year academically and athletically in 2012-13, although there are those who disagree with the shift.

“We could have been very successful in the ASC instead of starting from the bottom again and making a new name for ourselves,” Brittany Boyett of the volleyball team said, adding that “everyone thinks we are the underdogs because we just joined the conference.” However the athletes do not seem intimated by this, instead they understand the need to work harder and accept a higher level of competition. Oliver describes it as “trying to get away from the personal feelings and move towards the team’s feelings and how we will overcome any obstacle that is in our way.” For Bri Brunner of the softball team, progress will require focus. “Each game is taken one game at a time. The focus is placed on the opponent rather than the conference we play in,” she said. “I think we are ready for the SCAC or any other conference. We have already competed against teams in the SCAC and we continue to be competitive no matter which conference we are in.” The athletes seem excited for a new chance to start over, work harder and establish themselves in a well-respected conference. Brunner added, “In this new conference we can open the door to new competition and new recruiting opportunities that will help to continue building our program.”

Story By JAEMI GROVES

Changes On the Surface

New Greystone students sign the Honor Code.

Are you “Learning by Heart?”

Understanding and acceptance are key to an environment where all residents feel comfortable. The Schreiner campus has an organization put in place to ensure that this is possible.What is Allied Advance? Sara Schmidt is an assistant professor and librarian here on the Schreiner campus and is heavily involved with Allied Advance. She describes the Allied Advance as “a network of support for LGTBQ students. Anyone can join, and all that is required is a 2.5 hour training session whereby one learns about issues faced by LGBTQ students and how, as Allies, we can be a resource for success at Schreiner.” What is LGBTQ? The acronym LGBTQ

stands for: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, and Queer/ Questioning.What do the Allies do? The Allies are, in the simplest of terms, a support group. Allies are here as a positive influence during

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an individual’s coming out process. They are also taught how to respond and stop situations of discrimination, violence, and harassment. What does the training entail? The training that all Allies take gives an in-depth explanation of the history of gay rights and the progression of those rights over the past couple of decades. Trainees

are given an inside look at what it is like to be an LGBTQ student, and how to give support to students who may confide in them. The training can be completed by students and faculty.How do you know who is an Ally? All students and faculty who complete the training are given a placard that display the word Ally across the top followed by Schreiner University. These signs are displayed on the office doors of the professors who have completed the training. Student Allies will also have their placards displayed on their dorm/ apartment doors, laptops, etc. If you are interested in taking the training session and becoming an ally, please contact Sara Schmidt at spschmidt@schreiner.edu.

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