New design, new director and no trays: the cafeteria and Joust underwent changes over the sum-mer and both are redesigned for the fall semester, Todd Lanning, director of Food Services, said.

George Crawford, vice-pres-ident for Business and Finance, said in an email to faculty and staff that the trays have been re-moved from the cafeteria due to the drought that the city of

Springfield has been under for several months. Crawford said removing the trays would reduce water consumption by an estimat-ed 300,000 to 500,000 gallons per year. In other

educational institutions removing

trays has also led to a reduc-tion of food waste, according to Crawford. However, manager of Food Ser-vices Jim Fenton said that in the past the self-serve food was what

was thrown out the most.The cafeteria contains all of the

same food stations as previous semesters; however, the design changed. This should “reduce the amount of time students have to wait on lines” and “bring the food

closer, better, and faster,” Lanning said. Showthyme will also include an omelet bar as the semester progresses. Fen-

ton said, “The new design is not difficult to get used to, it is easier.” Students are encouraged to sug-gest new food options as well as

request some old favorites. Fen-ton said, “If you don’t see your favorites don’t be afraid to speak up.” Lanning said, “This program needs to be driven by the stu-dents.”

Lanning said, “I love this job. I have been doing this for 20 years. It brings me a lot of joy to do what I am doing.” Lanning served in the same position at Missouri State University in Springfield six years ago. “What I missed at MSU was being able to wrap my arms around my operation,” said Lan-ning. “I have never worked in an environment where I feel such a sense of family.”

Many of the estimated 480 transfer students and � rst-time freshman arrived on campus Fri-day for EU Launch, Andy Den-ton, vice-president for Enroll-ment Management, said.

� e � ve-day orientation’s goal is to assimilate new students to life at Evangel and to give stu-dents a positive � rst experience on campus, David Bundrick, vice-president for Student Devel-opment and EU Launch Commit-tee chairperson, said. “New stu-dents decide within the � rst few days of being on campus whether they are going to stay and gradu-ate from that institution.”

Denton said EU Launch is a “university-wide e� ort” to help new students make friends and alleviate homesickness.

New activities to this year’s EU Launch included Friday’s Wor-ship at Sunset and yesterday’s Olym-picnic, Bundrick said.

Olym-picnic was a campus-wide picnic that featured Olym-pic-style games, Julie Lyons, director of Undergraduate Ad-missions, said. Lyons said the event was created to kick-o� the school year.

On Saturday, students par-ticipated in a service experience, which has become a staple of EU Launch. � is year, approximately 350 students packed boxes of sup-plies for Convoy events, accord-ing to an Evangel press release.

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Every year, the Founders In-terview Committee must sift through highly qualified and talented candidates and evalu-ate who should receive Evangel’s highest academic scholarship – the Founders Scholarship.

Andy Denton, vice-president for Enrollment Management

and member of the Founders Interview Committee, said that from the 35 to 40 appli-cants that qualify for the Found-ers interview, 10 receive

half-tuition Founders

Scholarships,

and two receive full-tuition Founders scholarships.

Jeremy Arnold, freshman, and Brianna Petersen, freshman, are the 2012 Founders full-tuition recipients. “We look for intel-ligence, achievement, Christian commitment and significant in-volvement in high school, church or community,” Becky Rhoades, Founders Interview Committee chairperson, said in the February

17, 2011 issue of The Lance.Arnold is from South Charles-

ton, W. Va. and is a 2012 grad-uate of South

Charleston High School. Arnold said he learned about Evangel during a college fair four years ago

and has wanted to go to Evangel ever since.

Arnold is a nonprofit business major with an intercultural stud-ies minor. He said one day he would like to use his degree to work with orphanages. Arnold said that he lost his mother and his grandmother, whom he lived with after his mother passed away,

Nearly 480 new students arrive on campus

Two freshmen awarded full-ride scholarships, 10 receive half-ride

Fresh changes to Food Services’ program

I have never worked in an environment where I feel such a sense of family.

- Todd Lanning

See FOUNDERS, page 3

BY GRACE BAYERCopy Editor

BY CHRISTINE TEMPLEEditor-in-Chief

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

BY SEAN WHITENews Editor

Above: The new and improved Joust will be up and running by Tuesday. Crews worked over the summer to redesign the cafeteria and Joust. Below: Steven Drevencha, sophomore preparing fresh food at the Showthyme station.

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

SEAN WHITE | THE LANCE

The renovations to the cafeteria make food services more efficient.

ArnoldPetersen

Getting involved, connect-ing with others and maintain-ing balance is the advice Robert Spence, president, has for new and returning students.

“I think that the student that has the best experience at Evan-gel is the one who has something they get involved in.”

The student who never gets

involved often misses out on opportunities and friendships, Spence said.

In order to connect with oth-ers, Spence said students should take the initiative. “I can’t wait for you to reach out to me; I’ve got to reach out to you.”

While getting involved and connected is important, Spence stressed the importance of bal-ance. “[Some students] get in-volved in so many things, they can’t do any one of those as well as they could and sometimes it becomes counterproductive.”

SEAN WHITE | THE LANCE New students participate in a volunteer experience at Convoy of Hope during EU Launch. Students packaged rice to be sent around the world.

Getting involved is the key at Evangel

No more trays in the cafeteria

More EU Launch on page 3

Page 7

Meet your ESGA executives: Javier, Paul,

Junior Page 6

Check online Saturday night for photos from the first football game

NEWS2 | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | The Lance

The ScoopSubmit drop/add forms

to the Registrar’s Office in Riggs Hall by Sept. 7 for a full refund for any dropped class.

Late financial registration ends tomorrow. Visit the Student Financial Services office in Riggs Hall.

The 17th annual Japanese Fall Festival takes place Sept. 7 through 9 at Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. Weekend passes are $10 and daily passes are $7 each.

Art Walk is Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. downtown, free of charge.

LifeWorks will be reorganized and split into several departments this year. However, the career de-velopment work that began with LifeWorks will continue.

Robert Berg, former direc-tor of the Life-works program, said that there would no longer be a LifeWorks, but the work of career develop-ment would still be handled in the same office that LifeWorks for-merly occupied. Also the career work that began with LifeWorks will continue as it did before Life-Works existed.

LifeWorks also encompassed

service opportunities and leader-ship courses. These services will still be available; however, the Social Sciences Department will handle leadership courses, and the Theology Department will handle service opportunities. Sandy Fri-esen, coordinator of service op-

portunities, said, “LifeWorks is no longer there, but all the services offered through it are.”

Sherri Phil-lips, director of the Campus Ca-

reer Center, said, “Students will not see much difference in career services.” The former LifeWorks office is now the Career Center. This office works with undeclared majors and has a new online ca-reer platform.

LifeWorks: reorganized and restructured

Evangel’s impending consolida-tion with Central Bible College and the Assemblies of God Theo-logical Seminary is contingent on the approval from the Higher Learning Commision, Robert Spence, president, said. The appli-cation, which includes informa-tion gathered from departments from all three colleges and com-piled by Wellborn, is under re-view, Spence said.

While the next step moving for-ward would be campus visits from the HLC, Spence said, “Anywhere in this review, the HLC personnel

could ask for more information [on committee reports]. Once the HLC has its questions answered, it is at that point that they set a time for a team to come to cam-pus.”

With consolidation still under review, the Presidential Search Committee met to discuss quali-fications for the new president, according to a press release. The committee is led by James Brad-ford, general secretary of the As-semblies of God, and includes representatives from all three schools. The press release stated that the “plans are to have a pres-ident-elect in place beginning the fall semester of 2013, contingent

on approval for consolidation by the HLC.”

The school’s combined board of directors hired the Dingman Company for the search ef-forts, accord-ing to the press release. The Ding-man Com-pany’s website states that the company is a consulting company exclusively for senior manage-ment positions.

The committee put together a

presidential profile that included the following criteria for the new president:-Professional Academic Compe-tency-Church and Ministry Experience-Vision Casting through Public Relations and Communications-Leadership-Advancing the Institution through Fundraising and Devel-opment

Spence said the committee cre-ated an excellent list of criteria.

With Spence retiring by April 2014 at the latest, he said, “I’m going to continue to do what I’ve done for the last 38 years: doing my best.”

Consolidation application under review

BY SEAN WHITENews Editor

BY CHRISTINE TEMPLEEditor-in-Chief

New wellness program for freshmen, transfers

A redesigned Student Well-ness Program will take effect this semester that no longer requires students to log hours of physical activity.

The new program will require freshmen and transfer students to complete three workouts a week within a three week period dur-ing the fall semester and to com-plete an online course during the spring semester.

The new program will only ap-ply to freshmen and transfer stu-dents, Mallory Lawson, coordina-tor of the Wellness Program, said. The Wellness Program require-ments of students who participat-ed in the previous hour-logging program are complete, and even students who were noncompliant were granted compliance.

During the fall semester, stu-dents will sign up for different time slots to workout in the Ma-bee Center. There will be differ-ent workouts posted for students’ choosing. The length of these workouts ranges from 10 minutes to an hour, and different work-outs also have different difficulty levels: advanced, intermediate and beginner. Before completing a workout, students hand their prox to a work-study student sta-tioned on the second floor of the Mabee Center. The work-study student will observe that the stu-dent completes the workout and will initial the student’s workout

sign-up form.During the spring semester, the

online portion of the Wellness Program will focus on nutrition and the academic side of health, Lawson said. The program in its

entirety is worth half a credit. Stu-dents who are noncompliant will have to take the program again, Lawson said.

Lawson said that student par-ticipation was an issue with the

former Wellness Program. Dur-ing the fall 2011 semester, 325 students were noncompliant with the program’s requirements, Cal-lie Traub, former coordinator of the Wellness Program, said in the Jan. 20 issue of The Lance. Traub stated in an email that 445 stu-dents were noncompliant in the spring semester.

“We felt like the logging of

hours was a great idea, but a lot of students were still afraid of com-ing into the Mabee Center,” Law-son said.

“We wanted to make sure that when students come in they’re not afraid of fitness equipment because a lot of them have not been around in a gym setting,” she said.

Diane Awbrey, director of Frameworks, said it is important to those running the Wellness Program that students know what is available to them, how to use fitness equipment and know that there are fitness classes offered. “Their biggest goal is to get people to find what they can do and do it and not make people feel guilty about what they’re not capable of,” Awbrey said.

BY GRACE BAYERCopy Editor

Expecting an increased workload, the Admissions Department split into Undergraduate Admissions and Graduate and Professional Studies Admissions on May 1, Andy Denton, vice-president for Enrollment Management, said.

With Evangel’s impending consolidation with Central Bible College and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Denton said Undergraduate Admissions will have a higher volume of recruitment opportunities, especially in the proposed School of Theology and Church Ministries. Additional seated and online degree programs in the Graduate and Professional Studies programs are also expected to increase the workload of the department.

Julie Lyons, admissions counselor, was named the director of Undergraduate Admissions May 1. Brittney Grantham, alumna, will be the director of Graduate and Professional Studies Admissions as of Sept. 5.

Jeff Burnett, who led the Admissions Department before the split, was originally named director of Graduate and Professional Studies Admissions, but has since decided to leave Evangel. Burnett said he felt a “release to start considering other options” after his position changed. Burnett was hired by Horizons Church in West Virginia to start a satellite church that will be video-based.

Denton said he reviewed a handful of applications from admissions staff members when looking for the director of Undergraduate Admissions. After interviewing Lyons, Denton said she was the most qualified for the position. “Julie has been an outstanding admissions counselor…with a unique combination of woo and responsibility.” Lyons said she enjoys supervising on a larger scale.

Grantham brings a successful business background and great management skills to the director of Graduate and Professional Studies position, Denton said. In an email to faculty and staff, Denton said Grantham’s most recent position was the “regional manager for over 900 units for TLC properties.”

Denton said the change in staff did not increase the salary budget for Enrollment Management. In order to keep the budget the same, the department reduced the number of admissions counselors from seven to six.

Admissions department splits, new directors

BY CHRISTINE TEMPLEEditor-in-Chief

LifeWorks is no longer there, but all the

services offered through it are.

- Sandy Friesen

JESSICA NUNLEY | THE LANCE The new Wellness program encourages new students to work out in the Mabee Center.

Their biggest goal is to get people to find what they can do and do it

- Diane Awbrey

Evangel no longer has a campus-wide attendance policy; however, how much of a change this will make for students is yet to be determined.

Though Evangel as an institution will not have an attendance policy, faculty members can still enforce their own attendance policies, Glenn Bernet, vice-president for Academic Affairs, said. Bernet believes many professors will still carry out the old policy. “My expectation is that most faculty would continue to use the attendance policy that they have been using, so I don’t think students are going to see any large change.”

Bernet said the university

decided to not have an attendance policy after the federal government began to inspect attendance records of universities with attendance polices during their annual audits. Bernet said since there are numerous individual records of attendance, there is a higher

risk of there being something incorrect being found during the audits. “We thought it would

be prudent to not put ourselves in jeopardy that way and simply declare ourselves to be a campus that does not have an attendance policy.”

William Griffin, professor of theology, said he wants students to know it was a practical decision for Evangel to not have an attendance policy and not because Evangel does not value student attendance. Griffin is one of several faculty members that already has attendance policies set in place. Griffin said his policy is an incentive-based program where students with perfect attendance earn three percent extra credit.

Dale Garrett, associate professor of social sciences, also has his own classroom attendance policy. Garrett said attendance is part of a student’s

grade and students who miss less than two class periods can opt out of the final exam.

Garrett believes attending class is important for students because it affects other areas of their lives. “I think the most important thing about attendance is setting the habit patterns that are going to serve you the rest of your life,” Garrett said. “If you’re faithful in school attendance, then chances are that’s going to be part of your character, and you’re going to be faithful in other areas of your life.”

BY GRACE BAYERCopy Editor

Campus-wide attendance policy removed

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

Spence

Registration

Dropping Classes

Fall Festival

Art Walk

The most important thing about

attendance is setting the habit patterns that are going to

serve you the rest of your life

- Dale Garret

The Lifeworks office has been split into several departments.

Professors’ policies stand, attendence still a priority

“ “ I don’t think

students are going to see any large

change.- Glenn Bernet

and he has a desire to work with children who don’t have parents. “Kids who don’t know that people love them, and they don’t know that God loves them, that breaks my heart, and that’s something I really want to work on ministering to,” Arnold said.

Petersen is from Firth, Neb. and is a 2012 graduate of Norris High School. Petersen said she learned of Evangel because her brother Blake Petersen, senior, attends Evangel. She is a business marketing major.

One of Petersen’s strengths as a Founders candidate was her work in the community, and one of her forms of community service was quite unique. Petersen has a therapy dog that she raised and would take to visit the residents at nursing homes. Petersen said she learned methods of training dogs when worked at Noah’s Assistance Dogs as a high school freshman. Some more advanced tricks she has taught her black lab, Shady, are how to carry a rose in her

mouth, crawl and give high-� ves. Petersen said, “Since I’ve been

blessed with the Founders, I de� nitely want to give back.” Petersen said she wants to get involved with campus activities and outreaches to give back to the Evangel community.

Arnold said that as a Founders recipient, he wants to represent Evangel’s values and live up to the goal Evangel holds for its students. “� ey [Evangel] want their students to be academic; that’s something very important to them, but more important than that is spiritual life and spiritual commitment,” Arnold said. “� ey don’t just want to yield college graduates; they want to yield Christians that are going to go out and change the world.”

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In a season of innovation, Evangel introduced a new set of degree programs that will be available for students this semester.

� e Business Department is introducing a new nonpro� t business and social enterprise major, and an online degree program in management.

� e Communication Department is also introducing a new political communication major.

Bernie Dana, Business Department chairperson, said the nonpro� t business and social enterprise major “will appeal to a lot of students who have a mind for business and a heart for service.” Dana said, “� ere are distinctive di� erences between nonpro� t and for-pro� t businesses. Nonpro� t businesses are under more pressure than ever to be more e� cient with their resources.”

Five students are now enrolled in this new degree program, and Dana said he expects that number to rise. � is program also includes an interesting incentive: an alumnus will give each student in the philanthropy class $100 “to

better understand the heart of giving,” Dana said.

Evangel is only one of � ve schools o� ering this degree, Dana said. New courses will include the � eory and Practice of Philanthropy; Nonpro� t Financial Management; Nonpro� t Governance and Law; Volunteer Engagement and Resource Management; Nonpro� t Marketing and Promotion; and an Introduction to Social Enterprise.

Cameron Pace, Communication Department chairperson said, “� is major [political communication] is meant to appeal to those who have an interest for politics, but do not want to be politicians.”

According to Pace, political campaigns utilize media now more than ever. With Social media, Internet media, broadcasting media, and nearly every other source of media is utilized by political campaigns.

� e major is a joint degree between the Communication Department and the Social Sciences Department. Political communication students will take 31 hours in communication and 12 hours in government and political science according to a statement on the Evangel blog.

New majors in Communication and Business expand campus

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Public Safety is the new face of security on campus.

A committee tasked with eval-uating what the security depart-ment would look like in the new consolidated Evangel suggested the name change, David Bun-drick, vice-president for Student Development, said.

“Meanwhile, we received ap-poval to replace our 14-year old security vehicle,” Bundrick said. To avoid replacing the signage on the new security vehicle a� er con-solidation takes place, Evangel’s Board of Admin-istration approved Bundrick’s propos-al to change secu-rity’s name to De-partment of Public Safety at the end of last semester.

Police Lt. Andrew Englert, Pub-lic Safety o� cer, said “Public Safe-ty more accurately depicts what we do. Our job has morphed into more than just locking doors.” Gene � omlinson, director of Public Safety, agreed and said, “It’s

a national trend to change [secu-rity] to public safety. � is depart-ment is taking on more roles than it used to with the addition of emergency management.”

Bundrick said that security de-partments’ role on college cam-

puses has shi� ed the emphasis from protecting the fa-cilities on campus to protecting the people on campus-es. Bundrick said this shi� led to the

proposed name change.� e new Public Safety vehicle, a

2012 Ford Explorer, reads “Public Safety” on either side. Bundrick and Englert said the depart-ment needed to replace Public Safety’s other vehicle, which was purchased 14 years ago and has

reached nearly 180,000 miles. “We have a reliable vehicle now,” Englert said. Bundrick said Public Safety will keep the older vehicle as a back-up.

Public Safety is the new security

BY CHRISTINE TEMPLEEditor-in-Chief

Security has a new vehicle

Public Safety more accurately depicts

what we do. - Andrew Englert

SEAN WHITE | THE LANCE After 14 years and 180,000 miles, Evangel has purchased a new vehicle for Public Safety.

Since I’ve been blessed with the

Founders, I defi nitely want to give back

- Brianna Petersen

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

SEAN WHITE | THE LANCE

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE CHRISTINE TEMPLE | THE LANCE

Above left: New students were helped on move in day by EU Launch Leaders.Below left: Launch groups gathered in the Mabee Center to meet their leaders for the first time.Above right: Woship at Sunset Friday night brings students together.Below right: Parents and students participate in a trivia game during the Welcome Extravaganza.

Property crime is the number one crime on college campuses. Follow these tips.❚ Remove valuables from vehicle❚ Always lock dorm rooms, even the bathroom door❚ Request a Public Safety offi cer escort if you feel uncomfortable walking alone on campus

How to keep safe on campus:

Information from Andrew Englert

EU Launch: service, worship, fellowship

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Welcome to Evangel Univer-sity for the 2012-2013 academic year.

An outstanding group of freshmen and transfer students are joining with our return-ing upperclassmen to launch Evangel’s 58th year of service. We thank our admissions and financial services counselors for assisting all the members of our student body with their enrollment – especially our new students.

Many people compliment our flowers and landscaping. Our plant and maintenance work-ers deserve our thanks for their dedicated service. However, due to extreme drought conditions, our lawns and flowers are going to be affected as we conserve

water. Students will see radical

change in the Student Union and dining hall. The food service area and Joust have been totally renovated. These measures were taken in cooperation with Alad-din Food Service and are in-tended to help us serve students more effectively.

The ladies who reside on the north side of Lewis Hall are moving in to a totally renovated residence hall – new paint, car-pet and furniture. The renova-tion of the south side of the building will occur in the sum-mer of 2013. With that work in Lewis south, all of our campus housing for residential students will have been renovated for the convenience of our students.

We believe students, faculty and staff come to Evangel by divine appointment. As we worship together, study together, and engage in all the activities that make up our daily sched-ules, we pray for the leadership of the Holy Spirit in helping us fulfill God’s will for our lives.

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At The Lance, we have endeav-ored to compile every piece of important information the likes of the student body should hope to know.

We strongly believe that staying informed on campus news is cru-cial, not only for helping individ-ual students but also for making sure the student voice is resonat-ing with knowledge and educated opinions.

A lot of things occur without the proper consent of the con-sumers, the students, at this uni-versity. With tuition increases, staff changes, chapel attendance requirements and consolidation updates, we’re here to make sure nothing goes unnoticed by the student body.

In order to help keep the stu-dent body informed and up to date, we have now increased our online scope. We can be found on virtually every reputable so-cial media outlet on the web. We at The Lance are digital first with continuous news. Following the trend of commercial or major news outlets we are shifting to a heavier online presence. With tweets, articles and Facebook posts, we promise you’ll never be amiss on campus coverage.

Whether you’re waiting for class to begin or needing some-thing to read in the lobbies of your tardy sweethearts, The Lance will be readily available in print as well.

We endeavor to keep students informed and connected. We will

work hard to bring you accurate and objective content. Our word is our bond. Pick up The Lance and enjoy the fruits of your stu-dent fees. It is our primary con-cern to ensure that we earn the resources that are given to us.

We promise that every week we’ll be here to remind you of all the happenings of our faculty, staff and students. Evangel is go-ing through some big changes. With a new president on the ho-rizon and consolidation grow-ing continuously closer, it is now more important than ever before to stay informed.

We have been gladly serving the Evangel campus since the incep-tion of the university. As a neces-sary and integral part of campus life, we will not disappoint our readers with our relevant and en-tertaining updates.

We at The Lance are up to the task and ready to report every crucial update we can get our hands on.

Get ready Evangel: we’re back and more present than ever.

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Fellow Crusaders!I would like to take this time to

formally welcome you to Evan-gel University (unless, of course, you’re a returning student, to which I’d say, “Welcome back!”).

My name is Javier Rodriguez, Jr. and this year I will have the privilege of serving as your Evan-gel Student Government Asso-ciation (or ESGA) Student Body President. Even now I cannot ful-ly describe what an honor it has been to have been elected by such a phenomenal group of students. You have placed a great deal of trust in me, and I promise I will not let you down.

For more than half a century, Evangel University (formerly Evangel College) has been driven by the notion that it is both “bold-ly Christian” and “unquestionably academic.” As a student of this university, you will be presented with a number of opportunities to become an integral part of the student body, regardless of what

your interests and academic fields are. With over 40 organizations and 15 athletic teams on campus, I encourage you to step out of your “comfort zone” and make an impact in your community.

When it comes to your stud-ies, Crusaders, strive for nothing short of academic success and ex-cellence.

In terms of your spiritual life, allow God to direct your steps and be sensitive to His Voice (it’ll do wonders, trust me!).

I truly feel this will be a great year, Crusaders, and know that I am always praying for you.

Letter to the Editor

Javier Rodriguez

Letter to the Editor

Robert Spence

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The Lance| Wednesday, August 29, 2012 |5

Who do you miss the most?

“I miss my buddy, Shane.”

-Eddie Mowerysophomore

“I don’t miss anyone.”

-Abby Michalowski sophomore

“I miss my mommy the most.”

-Kyle Wielenga junior

“I miss my pup-pies, Reese and Hershey.”

-Rebekah Houseknecht freshman

“I miss my Angie.”

-Cayen Hoing junior

� is summer held some of the greatest potential for exciting and spectacular � lms. Looking back, did the summer live up to its hype? Here is a recap of some of the biggest � lms of the summer.

“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”: Of all the � lms on this list, this was probably the least anticipated. � e original “Mada-gascar” movie was whimsical and fun, but its � rst sequel fell ex-tremely � at. Surprisingly, this � lm pulled through to be by far the most enjoyable of the series.

“� e Avengers”: No summer � lm had more to live up to than “� e Avengers.” Unfortunately, the � lm never fully realized its potential. Predictably, the � lm was a box o� ce smash, but it stumbled in characterization and storyline. � e continuity from the prequels was weak at best, which only magni� ed the weak story. One can only hope that the next installment will go deeper into the characters and focus less on one-liners and more on a decent plot.

“Brave”: Pixar has been on something of a slump recently, and while “Brave” is certainly a

step in the right direc-tion for the company, it still manages to be almost entirely for-gettable. While not nearly as unfortunate as 2011’s “Cars 2,” “Brave” is not close to as good as “WALL-E” or “Finding Nemo.” Admittedly beauti-ful animation cannot save the incredibly

tired story or the sickly-sweet morality trip.

“� e Dark Knight Rises”: Far better than its wildly overrated predecessor, “� e Dark Knight Rises” turned out to be the best � lm of the summer. Exciting and emotional, it is a � tting end to Christopher Nolan’s trilogy and is the most enjoyable and fully realized of all three � lms. Anne Hathaway gave an unexpectedly exciting performance. Also, this � lm might launch British ac-tor Burn Gorman’s career in the United States.

“Moonrise Kingdom”: “Moon-rise Kingdom” is a weird little movie from director Wes Ander-son. � is � lm has style to spare; the muted colors, deadpan acting and frenetic camera angles make this � lm a hipster’s wonderland. However, the story is somewhat disjointed with a serious, though whimsical, � rst half being fol-lowed by a cartoonish and silly second act. � ere are several wonderful moments, especially those featuring the tragically un-derused actress Tilda Swinton.

“ “‘� e Dark Knight Rises’ turned out to be the best

� lm of the summer.

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At the end of spring semester, Evangel held elections for both Evangel Student Government As-sociation branches: senate and Activities Board. ESGA is an or-ganization on campus that caters to the student body. Senate han-dles legislative activity to change policies and complete projects on campus. AB plans events for students to enjoy throughout the year on and o� campus.

Javier Rodriguez, ESGA presi-dent, said he wants Evangel to leave behind a legacy for future generations, and he has several ideas about how to do so. A goal Rodriguez has is a smooth transi-tion between Evangel and Central Bible College through sponsor-

ing events that encourage student connections. “If students have concerns about [the consolida-tion], I hope they would ask us questions about the process,” he said.

One vision is to create volun-teer initiatives to get students in-volved in service ministry. Rodri-guez said, “We’re called to serve as Christ’s representatives on this earth as ambassadors, and so I

believe one of the greatest ways we can do that…is [by] actually going out there and just serving him.”

By connecting Evangel students with service opportunities on lo-cal, national and international levels, Rodriguez said he hopes to inspire a spirit of community service that transcends the walls of Evangel’s campus. “It’s so easy to just get stuck on campus — not that there’s anything wrong with it…but there’s such power in ac-tually going out there.”

Improving communication be-tween senators and their student constituency is another one of Rodriguez’s visions. He wants stu-dents to feel that their opinions are heard. Increasing account-ability among senators, he said, through emails and conversation

with their constituency can open up discussion for suggestions for senate bills and other campus changes as well as compromises. He said changes on campus ulti-mately depend on what the stu-dent body brings to their senators this year.

Paul Bayer, senate president, said he wants senators to truly represent the student body’s voice. Like Rodriguez, Bayer said he hopes to improve the ac-countability between senators and their constituency. He has already heard a variety of ideas from stu-dents about additional athletic facilities on campus — such as a north side volleyball court and rock-climbing wall — to present to senators, as well as continue with other environmental poli-cies. “It’s also a time when we’re

going through the consolidation. � ere’s going to be a lot of policy review. I still want to voice the student’s opinion to the adminis-trators.”

Unifying both ESGA organi-zations — AB and senate — to “create a better partnership” is an-other goal, Bayer has. Rodriguez said he shares this hope to bridge the gap between the two. Both are currently collaborating with AB to open up more activity and legislative opportunities for the whole campus, Rodriguez said.

Junior Ruckdeschell, AB direc-tor, is the only returning execu-tive on AB. Last year he was the PR director. Although he said he plans to keep most of AB’s events based on previous years, with all the new members in AB, Ruck-deschell said changes are going to happen subtly. He is excited, however, for new ideas from these new members.

“Right now we have seven events planned, including Har-vest Fest,” which is about the same as last year, Ruckdeschell said. � e events are the same, including DVD bingos, Movie on the Lawn and County Fair, but Ruckdeschell is enthusiastic about the timing of these events. Because the fall semester calendar is so busy, Ruckdeschell said, “We try to squeeze in everything at the opportune moments.” Spring semester may have fewer events, though Ruckdeschell said that AB has yet to plan anything concrete.

AB’s annual retreat will be Sept. 7 and 8. AB will discuss their events in depth as well as this year’s Harvest Fest theme. AB is currently looking for people with video skills; Ruckdeschell said that without that talent, Harvest Fest may look di� erent this year. He also said he would like to have more interactive themes at Har-vest Fest and Spring Fling, but he is uncertain of what that idea could entail at this point.

� e � rst AB event of this year is Movie on the Lawn on Sept. 21.

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consolidation], I hope they would ask us

questions about the process.

- Javier Rodriguez

� is year brings a new resi-dence director to Krause Hall: Robert Awil. Awil, although new to the RD position, was an assis-tant coach for men’s basketball last year, and this is his second year coaching. He said he wanted to be the Krause RD because he wanted to in� uence students, speci� cally athletes, and help them � nd their identities in Christ. “� ere’s a lot of good people in Krause, and I want to be a part of that,” he said.

Awil said, “My vision for Krause is to promote an environ-ment that allows people to grow into the men they were called to be.” Owning your story, he said, is a theme that he wants to put in place in Krause where students share their testimonies. Sharing testimonies is a powerful way to impact fellow students, Awil said, and he wants students to know where they came from and how God has intervened in their lives.

Riley Anderson, Krause Hall president and sophomore, said that the men in Krause will learn how to embrace the struggles in their lives and “to not be afraid to be serious about the things they’ve gone through” as they share their experiences. Anderson said he is excited to work with Awil, espe-cially to unite the men in Krause

spiritually and relationally.A� er posting the available RD

position on Evangel’s website, Gina Rentschler, director of Com-munity Life, and a group of other

RDs comprised a list of applicants and interviewed individuals for the position. Because of Awil’s strong leadership ability, experi-ence and previous connection with athletes and coaches on cam-pus, Rentschler said Awil � t the position well.

Awil is from Sacramento, Cali-fornia, and he graduated from the California Maritime Academy where he was a resident assistant and played college basketball. He played against Evangel’s basketball team during a basketball game in

California, and he said God led him to Evangel a� er some prayer about graduate school. He is cur-rently pursuing a master’s degree in organizational leadership at Evangel.

Awil said he is at peace with his new place on campus, espe-cially a� er knowing some Krause students through basketball and others through early arrival for football. “My con� dence comes from knowing that God is going to move throughout the hall.”

Last semester, Krause’s RD Jonathan Jenkins and his grow-ing family le� Evangel. An article from the April 27 issue of � e Lance stated that Jenkins stepped down from the RD position be-cause of his second child’s birth — Natalie Jenkins — and Evan-gel’s policy allows only one child in RDs’ apartments.

A familiar face has a new place on campus: New RD for Krause Hall

BY RACHEL DELANEYCopy Editor

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called to be.-Robert Awil

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Robert Awil hopes to unite with Krause spiritually, relationally

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Weeks before students arrived on campus, the football team pre-pared for the upcoming football season. The new team is look-ing strong, Brenton Illum, head coach, said. “We’ve put everything into it [this season]. We’ve put our

whole lives into this. It will be bet-ter this year without question.” Illum said the football team is perfectly on track to have a great season. “Every area of our pro-gram is better than it was. We’ve developed continuity, which is important, and will serve us well as time goes on.” The program also has three new coaches: Tre-

maine Jackson, the defensive coordinator; Scotty Cooper, the inside linebackers coach; and Johnathan Deforest, the tight ends coach.

Illum expressed hope in Evangel’s strengthened receiv-ing team. “The receiving core is by far the best since I’ve been here,” Illum said. Jesse Vaughn, junior; Otis Brown, sophomore; and Shawn Hebert, sophomore, are looking to be the offensive titans for the Crusaders.

Evangel came off of a dif-ficult overall 3-7 season last year. Evangel won their first three games, instilling a great deal of hope for the program. Yet, the rest of the season was mired in injuries. By the end of the season, 29 injuries brought

the early success of the program to its knees. Illum is hopeful that injuries will not have as a deep an impact on the team this sea-son. “We have the depth now to handle that [sustaining injuries] a little bit better.”

Illum also said, “We’ve been ac-tive in the community, more than Evangel football probably ever has, and all of those things help to bond our team. We’re further along than we’ve ever been.”

Volleyball has been one of Evangel’s most successful athletic programs.

Bolstering strong attendance numbers from students, the team draws a great deal of support from students and faculty. After going 7-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, the Crusad-ers are coming off a 29-6 season. Mary Whitehead, head coach, said, “We’ve started this season with four incoming freshman. It can be a challenge. Yet, the team has gelled together well, and we’re a lot further ahead than I thought initially...If we play to our poten-tial, we’ll have a great season.”

The schedule the Crusaders face is more difficult than the pre-

vious year, Whitehead said. Still, she is confident that the women will play a great season. White-head’s prediction is backed up with an impressive 84-21 record since 2009. Whitehead said that the team, being so young, will rely on Lyons to “make the kills” and set an example for the two outside hitters who are both freshmen.

David Stair, director of inter-collegiate athletics, is confident in the volleyball team’s ability to be successful. “The volleyball team, from all accounts, looks to be a strong team with a good chance of having another excellent season,” Stair said.

According to an Evangel press release, “Evangel returns seven letter winners from last year’s ros-ter including two-time NAIA All-American and conference Player of the Year Kaley Lyons.”

After an outstanding season last year, Lynn Bowen, head coach, said this upcoming sea-son brings just as much excite-ment. Although last year marked the graduation of some talent, returning students will “make their mark in their own way,” Bowen said. “They’ll [last year’s seniors] definitely be missed, but they’ve left a good legacy.” New athletes include five women and two men, and perhaps a walk-on or two.

Seeing everyone drop their race times as the season pro-gresses is a vision Austin Jacobs, senior, shares with the team. As a December graduate, Jacobs hopes to “leave the program in better shape than when we [last year’s seniors] found it.” Jacobs set an Evangel record by plac-ing third in the men’s marathon at nationals in May, earning himself? All-American honors. He said representing Evangel at nationals was an honor, and he would like to do so again this year.

Jessica Bear, junior, said their team has a good balance of up-perclassmen and freshmen. The women’s cross country team placed third in conference last year, and Bear hopes for the team to place even higher and go to nationals. “Last season we had three really good seniors,” so Bear said the team will need to step up their competitiveness. Personally she wants to medal in the top 15 this season.

This season will probably be a breakout year for many runners, Junior Ruckdeschell, junior, said. “The level of competitive-ness has really risen, so I think we’re ready to work towards doing well in conference.” He

Football kicks off season

2012-13 CaptainsTommy Meyer, senior Stephen Swillum, seniorJamail Randel, seniorAndrew Brimhall, juniorCam Bruffet, juniorShawn Herbert, sopho-more

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Volleyball strives to maintain past success

Above: Jeremy Pianalto, defensive assistant coach, reviews plays with members of the football team. Left: Andrew Brimhall, quarterback, warms up his arm getting ready for the upcoming game Sept. 1.

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risen, so I think we’re ready to work to-

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VolleyballAug. 31-Sept. 1College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.

Sept. 4Culver-StocktonCanton, Mo.5:30/7 p.m.

Sept. 8Evangel University Triangular, Ashcroft

FootballSept. 1Friends University at JFK, 6 p.m.

Sept. 8Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.6 p.m.

Four freshmen starting varsity, seven returning letter winners

PHOTOS BY JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE Preston Henry, center, charges through the defensive line during a practice this week.

Members of the volleyball team practice this week. The team’s next game is Friday at College of the Ozarks.

PHOTOS BY JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE Mary Whitehead, head volleyball coach, center, brings her ath-letes into a huddle to talk about strategies

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Finding a home church in the Bible Belt can be a daunting task. � ere are 50 churches a� liated with the Assemblies of God with-in 15 miles of Evangel, according to the A/G Church Directory. Every year the Spiritual Life of-� ce hosts a Church Involvement Fair to help new and returning students get connected with local churches. � e Spiritual Life o� ce will hold the fair Friday in the Student Union.

John Plake, campus pastor, said, “A lot of the area churches have well developed ministries that are just ready for students to get involved.” Plake said that the church fair is great way for stu-dents to meet the people behind these great ministries and ask any questions they may have.

While the Spiritual Life o� ce o� ers many opportunities for stu-dents to grow in their faith, Plake strongly encourages students to get connected with a local church during their time at Evangel.

Andrew Goodall, residence di-rector of Scott Hall, said, “I think it is important to get connected to a community of people who are living in faith together...� at is something separate than what you are involved with on cam-pus.”

Currently there are seven churches signed up to have a booth at the fair, but more are expected to join in the next few days.

BY JONATHAN MAYOnline Editor

Plake o� ers tips for students looking for a church home.

1. Try more than one church before making a decision.

2. Talk to other people.

Seek out advice from students and faculty that have already gone through this same pro-cess. Don’t just ask them what church they go to: ask them why they chose that church.

3. Find a place to get in-volved. Don’t get lost in the crowd. Look for opportunities to build relationships with oth-er believers.

Three tips on choosing a church

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Freshmen at Evangel have nu-merous opportunities that they would not have at other

schools. They will soon discover, though, that these opportuni-ties come with their own vocabu-lary, and Evangel students some-times speak what seems to be a language of their own. To help ease the transition process, The Lance presents a helpful diction-ary of common “Evangelisms.”

ANGEL: ANGEL is the online grading program used by most professors. It has a bit of a learn-ing curve, but students shouldn’t feel overwhelmed or afraid to ask questions. It is an easy way to keep track of your grades and as-signments throughout the semes-

ter. ANGEL hosts some online courses, and offers some reading materials for traditional classes.

Brother/Sister Floor: An old Evangel tradition, brother-sister fl oors are a good way to meet fel-low students. One men’s fl oor will “propose” to one women’s fl oor, and they will become brother-sister fl oors for the year to connect and hang out through various events.

Fishbowl: This one is heard a lot around campus. As in “Hey, can you come down? I’m stuck in the fi shbowl.” The fi shbowl is the glass entryway into each of the dorms. The fi rst set of doors are always un-locked, but without a student ID, it’s diffi cult to get through those second doors into the dorm. At that point, there is nothing to do but wait on the mercy of fellow students. Af-

ter curfew, call security at ex. 7000.

Frameworks: Frameworks is the offi cial name of Evangel’s gener-al education program. Many fresh-men may have already noticed the FRWK designation on some classes in their fi rst semester’s schedule.

GYRAD: This stands for “Get Your Roommate a Date.” This one is pretty self-explanatory. Throughout the year, individual fl oors will have a few “GYRAD nights” for students to attend.

Harvest Fest: Harvest Fest is a variety show put on by Activi-ties Board every fall. Bands, sing-ers, sketch actors and other per-formers can audition to perform for the attending student audi-ence. Every year has a theme, so be sure to dress up to match. This

is a couple’s event, so the guys should , make sure to think of a creative way to ask that special lady.

Miss Joan: Miss Joan is the only individual to make this list, but she deserves it. Miss Joan is that delightful woman who checks students into the cafeteria for their meal times. Miss Joan is one of the most-referenced individuals on cam-pus simply because everyone loves her so much. New students may not know and love her yet, but they will.

.Prox: This is simply the short

name for Evangel’s Student ID. No student should go anywhere with-out it. It is needed to get meals, get into the dorms, get into the academ-ic buildings, get into the computer labs, get into… well, anywhere. It is technically part of Evangel’s dress code to have it at all times.

Spring Fling: Spring Fling is exactly the same as Harvest Fest, but it’s in the spring semester. This time around, the girls ask the guys.

Top 5 Strengths: Strengths Quest is a personality-test of sorts which assigns students their Top Five Strengths. Each individual does certain things well without thinking about them — things like empathy, competition or respon-sibility. These are a pretty big deal on campus, and people talk about them frequently. Whenever the new freshman class takes the test, students should know their Top Five because they will be asked.

This list should serve as a guide in students’ fi rst weeks at Evangel.

A Freshman’s Guide to Common PhraseologyBY ANDY HENDERSON

Social Media Editor

From incoming freshmen to re-turning seniors, all students have trouble � nding a time and place to study. To help ease this process, here is a handy countdown of the Five Best Places to Study on Cam-pus.

Your Dorm’s Prayer Chapel: Many Evangel students prefer to commune with God in a more intimate and private set-ting, so the dorm’s prayer chapel is the perfect place to do some quiet reading or � ash-card study-ing. Located o� the second � oor lobby, it is conveniently located near dorm rooms. Of course, if someone is participating in this area’s designated purpose, those engaging in more earthly activi-ties may have to locate elsewhere.

� e Library: � e library is located behind Lewis Hall on the north side of campus. With a wide selection of reference mate-rials, a quiet, relaxing atmosphere and a helpful sta� on duty, the li-brary is a good place to spread out some books and get work done. � e library is open 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Monday to � ursday, with more limited hours over the weekend.

� e Joust: � e Joust may be a wild rush during meal times, but during the a� ernoon and evening, the Joust becomes a relaxing place to do some study-

ing. � e Joust is especially ex-cellent for studying in groups because of the comfy chairs and couches. Of course, there is the added bene� t of being able to use Crusader Bucks to get a pizza to stay motivated.

Practice Rooms in the Fine Arts Building: Although these rooms are smaller and don’t have much desk space, they have the added bene� t of seclusion. It

is quite possible for students to lock themselves away inside these little caves to do some more in-tense studying. � ese cubicles are scattered around the Fine Arts Building, but there is an especial-ly large bank of them across from the stage entrance to the Chapel. However, students should be cautious; before unpacking their books, they should make sure there isn’t a practicing tuba major in the next room.

Outside: While this op-tion may not be feasible all year, soaking up the sun during the

early fall and spring months can bring lightheartedness to some boring study work. � e tall tree near the Fine Arts Building on the quad is especially popular, thanks to the convenient shadow it casts across the lawn during the early a� ernoon hours. � e picnic tables near the volleyball court on the south side or in between Krause Hall and Burgess Hall are also great places to spread some papers.

Wherever students choose to study, it is certainly true that put-ting their minds to work is really what college is all about.

Evangel’s library has ample desk and chair space for studying in a quiet environment.

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