SOUNDING BOARDTHE

the voice of Grace College students since 1953Volume 58 Issue No. 02 Winona Lake, Indiana

September 8, 2011

Octavia Lehman | Sounding Board Photo

Cassie Gareiss | Sounding Board Photos

by SARAH KRAUS

Staff Writer

Grace adds new perimeter housing, Delta and Orchard

What does a yellow house have in common with an apple orchard? Nor-mally, nothing in particular, but when it comes to Grace College, things are diff erent. Yellow House and Orchard Manor are both new “dorms” estab-lished this year—specifi cally, perim-eter housing for men.

Yellow House, or “Delta”, as the residents prefer to call it, is up the street from Grace College’s main cam-pus, close to East Hall. It houses nine men, including Resident Assistant Karl Johnson and Growth Group Leader Tyler Bishop.

When asked about what type of reputation Delta wants to create this year, Bishop said, “We want to be known as a unifi ed house [that] en-courages one another and is support-ive of each others’ aspirations. Also, we want to be known as a house that likes to have a good time. We want the cam-pus to know about us, and are hoping to have some future events.”

Bishop mentioned that once the house gets a grill, the men would enjoy having cookouts or tailgating parties open to the rest of campus.

Kellam Venosky said that some-thing he enjoys about living in Delta is that the residents are very diverse in regards to majors and interests. “Over in Delta House, there are the nine of us guys, who are a very diverse group. [Th ree diff erent sports are] represent-ed. Th e drama department is repre-sented, as well as the art department, communication, [and], well, majors all across the board.”

RA Karl Johnson’s vision of the house, similar to Bishop’s, is that Delta would be “a place the guys can feel comfortable sharing their struggles and fears with one another in order to build each other up...[which is] what I have learned community is about.”

Johnson enjoys the distance from campus, because it’s close enough to walk, but far enough away to provide privacy. He mentioned that a disad-vantage of living in Delta is that for the past few weeks, the residents have not

had access to cable or, up until last Fri-day, wi-fi . According to Johnson, the lack of cable is “still a sore issue.”

Orchard Manor, the second house new to Grace College, is home to four men—RA Mike Depositar, Jason Smith, Chris Reaves, and David Har-ding. Th e place is a white house, just past Miller Field, near the apple or-chard also owned by Grace College.

Smith said that he would like for the house to be a place for on-campus students to be able to come and have bonfi res and to hang out on the prop-erty. “Everyone’s welcome to come...and check it out,” he said. He also said that the residents would like to nick-name their house, and are currently discussing options.

Last Friday, SAB and Orchard Manor sponsored an event on the property where the campus was invit-ed to participate in a game of Capture the Flag, involving prizes. Th e night ended with a cookout and bonfi re.

Smith enjoys the full kitchen, basement, and privacy Orchard Man-or off ers.

CUSTARD CONTEST- Grace students packed Culver’s restaurant on Thursday night to watch six people compete in the custard-eating contest hosted by the men’s basketball team.

see page 6

Culver’s night a (sweet) successWas America founded as a Christian nation?

by OCTAVIA LEHMAN

Editor-in-ChiefWant to talk about something

controversial? Discuss the history of America, and the role that reli-gion plays in our nation’s found-ing.

Was America founded as a Christian nation? Next Friday, au-thor and historian Dr. John Fea will speak on the aforementioned topic. The event begins at 7 p.m. in Westminister Hall.

The event is sponsored by the Offi ce of Faith, Learning and Schol-arship, and is free of charge.

Dr. Fea is the chair of the history department at Messiah College in Grantham, Penn.

Fea is a re s p e c t e d historian of colonial and revolution-ary America.

Fea is also a friend of Dr. Jared Burkholder, professor of history at Grace College. According to Burkholder, “Fea’s treatment of re-ligion and America’s founding is balanced, nuanced, and based on thorough research.”

This past spring, Burkholder used Fea’s book in one of his his-tory courses. According to Burk-holder, Fea will bring up topics that students at a Christian college will fi nd interesting, provocative and relevant.

“The book is very balanced. He doesn’t affi rm or deny that America was founded as a Christian or secu-lar nation. He gives the facts, as any good historian should.”

Burkholder asserts that there are good arguments for both sides.

“A good historian doesn’t take sides, but presents the develop-ments of history,” said Burkholder.

Fea will also be speaking in chapel on Friday, Sept. 16.

Author and historian, John Fea to speak on

America’s religious heritage on Sept. 16

INDEX

Top: Delta House houses nine men on Wooster Road.

Bottom: Located on Kings Highway, Orchard Manor houses four men.

volume 58, issue 2

Senate Updatepage 2

Photo Briefspage 3

A Glimmer of Hopepage 4

Custard Contestpage 6

Th e Grace College Stu-dent Govern-ment has been e x t r e m e l y busy this past week. One of the major projects has been club and organization

approval which has been led by Ra-chel Israel who serves as the Senior Class Representative as well as the Chair of the Senate Subcommitt ee on Clubs and Organizations.

Here is where we stand on club and organization approval:

Scribblous Company has been approved. I’m impressed with this or-ganization’s mission to the Grace Col-lege campus and proud of their eff ort to fi nd alternative funding through a grant. Senate looks forward to sup-porting them in any way possible.

Circle K Club has been approved and will continue to be an incredible asset to the communities of Winona Lake and Warsaw.

Young Americans for Libertywas approved. Th ey will host several campus events and continue to raise political awareness on the Grace Col-lege campus.

Student Veterans Organizationwas approved. Senate is honored to partner with this organization in its eff ort to create one of the best Stu-dent Veteran Organizations in the re-gion. Th is organization is a treasure at Grace College and an incredible re-source to those who selfl essly served our country.

Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes has been approved again this year to continue its mission to act as a resource to Grace College athletes as well as an outreach to Warsaw schools.

Rugby Club is an organization I’m ecstatic about Senate partnering with. Th eir fi rst season occurred last year and Rugby Club proved popu-lar with high att endance even in less than desirable weather. Rugby Club was approved by the Senate.

Grace Sports Management is an incredible organization and is im-portant to Grace College, but I, and the subcommitt ee, have raised some concerns regarding Senate’s role in the amount of funding needed to keep the club operational as well as its overall mission. Th e club’s ap-proval request was removed from the agenda and will meet again with our Subcommitt ee on Clubs and Organi-zations.

Th e Grace College Student Gov-ernment also appointed committ ee members to several Senate Subcom-mitt ees.

JT Jacobson, the Junior Class Representative, will chair the Sub-committ ee on Campus Dining. Th e mission of this subcommitt ee is to hear students’ input on campus din-ing options and then funnel (I just used food imagery...get it!?) those concerns to the appropriate individu-als.

Jackie Seal, the Sophomore Class Representative, will chair the Sub-committ ee on Campus Safety. Th e mission of this subcommitt ee is to or-ganize the process for ticket appeals as well as serve as a liaison between the offi ce of Campus Safety and the Student Body.

Kayla Salchert, the Freshman Class Representative, will chair the Subcommitt ee on Research. Th e mission of this subcommitt ee is to fully research campus projects as requested by the Grace College Stu-dent Government.

On behalf of the Grace College Student Government, we absolutely love representing you. Keep us up to date on your thoughts and ideas!

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CAMPUS NEWSINBRIEFRush of Fools and Jimmy Needham will perform Friday, Sept. 9, at the Merillat Centre Auditorium at Huntington University. Th e concert begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit star883.org. Tickets are $10 for general admission.

Th e Lancer 5K Challenge will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10. Th e 5K “Fun Run” begins at 9 a.m. on Miller Field, prior to the Grace Invitational Cross Country Meet. Th e entry fee is just $5 for adults and $3 for students. Sign up by 8:45 a.m. on the day of the event at Miller Field.

Lancer Legacy Day takes place on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m until 4:30 p.m. at Miller Field. Students are in-vited to have lunch at Miller Field. Th e campus dining hall will not be open.

John Fea will speak on “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” on Friday, Sept. 16, in Westminster Hall. Th e event starts at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by Grace’s Offi ce of Faith, Learning and Scholarship.

Th e David Crowder Band and Laura Story will perform Friday, Sept. 16 at First Assembly of God in Fort Wayne. Th e concert begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit trinitycommunications.org. Tickets are $25 in advance.

Th e 37th annual Johnny Appleseed Festival begins on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Fort Wayne. Admission is free.

If you would like information about your event included, please send an email to soundingboard@grace.edu

SOUNDING BOARDTHE

the voice of Grace College students since 1953

The Sounding Board is a weekly publication of Grace Student Organizations and the Journalism Classes at Grace College. The Sounding Board exists to glorify God by impacting people’s lives with relevant and timely news that connects them with the campus and the greater com-munity, by providing excellent education in the field of journalism and by acting as a medium of student expression. Editorials and opinions are those of student journalists and do not necessarily represent the official view of the administration of Grace College. All copy, art, and photog-raphy are property of The Sounding Board and cannot be reproduced without the permission of the editor. Letters/replies are encouraged and must be signed. Letters are limited to 250 words, and The Sounding Board reserves the right to print and edit for length and content as neces-sary. The Sounding Board is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and is printed in cooperation with The Papers, Inc. Please send emails to: soundingboard@grace.edu.

Editor-in-Chief: Octavia LehmanPhotography Editor: Cassie Gareiss

Layout Editor: Josh DillmanCopy Editor: Ethan Sheckler

Sports Editor: Zane GardAdvisor: Dr. Sauders

Grace College, 200 Seminary Dr., Winona Lake, IN 46590

Staff Writers:Alex Lerner Christopher Tulley Paul Morales Emily Gruber Matthew Hiester Haley Bradfield Sarah Kraus Michael Blevins Ashley MazelinJonathan Haag Jordan Woodruff

Th e State of the (Lancer) Nationcampus update from Student Body President Jonathan Haag

Interested in getting outside

of the country or watching any of

Shakespeare’s comedies?

Grace’s annual fall trip to

Stratford, Ontario, Canada, to see

Shakespearean plays, will be on

Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct.

15. This year, we’ll see two com-

edies, “Merry Wives of Windsor”

and “Twelfth Night” in the Shake-

spearean theatre that most critics

consider to present the best pro-

ductions of Shakespeare’s plays in

the Americas.

The cost of $165 includes tick-

ets to the two plays, round-trip

transportation to Stratford, over-

night lodging, and breakfast on

Saturday morning. Students will

be excused from Friday’s classes.

“I enjoyed my time at Strat-

ford because it was like a piece

of England had been dropped

in Canada. The plays were some

of the best I have seen, and

the acting was phenomenal,”

Hilary Burgardt said.

“Every year, I look forward to

the trip to Stratford because it is

a chance to experience Shake-

speare with people I do not know.

Our appreciation of the Bard binds

us together, even if it is only for

two days, “ Ashlea Marshall said.

All Grace students are wel-

come to go on the trip. A pass-

port is needed to get across the

Canadian border.

Contact Dr. Paulette Sauders

by email for more details or to re-

serve your place.

Annual Shakespeare trip

to Stratford, Canada, open

to all studentsSTAFF REPORTS

THE HIKE- Freshmen compete in the annual boat race. The Hike took place on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Cassie Gareis | Sounding Board Photo

Congratulations, Kayla Salchert!Congratulations, Kayla Salchert!Freshman Class RepresentativeFreshman Class Representative

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CAMPUS NEWS

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Clockwise from top left:

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The Hunt- Throughout the week, the Grace Student Veterans

Organization (SVO), hid army men for a campus-wide game

of bingo.

The Hike- Freshman year is not complete without The Hike,

where students race cardboard boats on Winona Lake.

Face First- JT Jacobson takes a shot against AJ Zimmerman

during intramural soccer.

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SPORTS

Being the fi rst athletic team to enter a country aft er a prolonged civil war may be daunting, but that did not stop Grace College’s volleyball team from going to Liberia. Over the course of 13 days this past summer, lives were changed both on the team and in the country. Here is part of their story:

From One War-Torn Team to Another

Th e people of Liberia know war. In the last three decades, two civil wars have devastated the countryside and caused over 350,000 casualties. Peace is new to Liberians, with internal violence only having ceased since 2003.

Members of the Grace College volleyball team are all too familiar with pain as well. Last September, freshman Mallori Kastner died in a freak accident just a month aft er joining the volleyball team, leaving the team with much heartache. Th ough it is certainly not complete, senior outside hitt er Stephanie Lawson said the team’s trip contributed much to the healing process.

“It was good to bring the freshmen into our team. Th ough they didn’t have to experience it with us, they still wanted to help us carry the burden,” Lawson explained.

Th is divine pairing provided a greater connection between the players and the people of Liberia. Not only could the team share their story, but as head coach Andria

Harshman put it, “We got to watch how they are gett ing back up too.”

Who Needs to Shower

Entering a third world country, the volleyball team was expecting some cultural adjustments.

Staying in the capital city of Monrovia (population 1 million), which Provost Dr. Bill Katip described as “a big village, rather than a city,” the team would experience poverty fi rsthand. Yet they were told they would be staying in a hotel with running water, electricity, and Internet—more than almost everyone else could say.

Despite the scenic view, complete with an ocean shore just yards away, the hotel conditions proved to be less than desirable. Players would shower by fi lling buckets with water, even foregoing showers altogether some nights.

“Rather than having four people be able to shower in 15 minutes on a normal trip, you have to pick who’s going to shower fi rst in case everyone can’t,” Harshman said with a laugh.

Th e unusual conditions did not come without their own blessings, though. Players grew closer and learned to appreciate what they had more. Lawson told of a moment in the trip that reminded her of the perspective she should have.

“We were sitt ing on the bus stopped in traffi c when this guy came up to our bus window and started talking to me. He spent a few minutes telling me to make the most of my life and how blessed I was. While I was expecting to walk away with a new

perspective, I wasn’t expecting to have it be directly told to me.”

Katip came away impressed with how the team responded. “I was proud of them for sett ing a godly example. I didn’t hear them complain about a thing.”

Not Quite Undefeated

When the volleyball team was not visiting Liberian dignitaries (like the president of the YMCA, the United States’ ambassador to Liberia, the President of the University of Liberia, the Minister of Youth Sport, and the Vice President of Liberia), chances are they were running volleyball clinics, playing with Liberian children, or, of course, playing volleyball.

Over the course of their trip, the volleyball team had the chance to showcase their skills against Liberian competition. Despite beating the United States Marines’ team, the University of Liberia’s women’s team, the Liberian National team, and a group of guys from the YMCA, the volleyball team fell short once—against the Liberian military team. Used to playing without shoes in beach volleyball, the players were not used to playing with one extra level of competition—fi re ants—which resulted in the only loss for Grace.

In what was considered “mass chaos at times,” the volleyball team put on clinics three days on the trip—two for volleyball and one for… soccer. Th ough most players were strangers to soccer, the team helped Liberian Aldophus “Doc” Lawson run a soccer clinic, which was one part of his plan to help develop a parks and recreation system in Liberia.

It’s All Fun and Games until Someone Picks on the Provost

On one evening, the volleyball team was playing games with children at a church, one of which was musical chairs.

The game dwindled down to two final contestants—Grace College Provost Dr. Bill Katip and freshman outside hitter Calah Kruse. After the music stopped the final time, though, there was an unexpected twist. Though Katip had sat down on the chair first, Kruse had other plans. She promptly pulled the chair out from underneath Katip, causing him to land on his backside.

“I went down, man,” Katip said with a chuckle. “I was not expecting that.”

Kruse offered her side of the story. “Before it happened, I was talking to Stephanie Lawson about how funny it would be to pull the chair out from someone to win the game,” she explained. “After it happened, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, did I really just do that? What if he got hurt or broke something?’ But then everyone was laughing and he was laughing, so I figured it was OK.”

A GLIMMER OF HOPEA GLIMMER OF by ZANE GARD

Sports Editor

The Man behind

the VisionHow one man aims to change Liberia through sports

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SPORTS

Aldophus “Doc” Lawson is a man on a mission.

Born in Liberia, Lawson came over to the United States when he was 10 years old. His family sett led in Queens, New York, and Lawson learned how to play soccer at age 14. He never looked back.

Lawson playied at Southern Connecticut State University, earning All-American honors twice in college. In 1979, a year aft er leaving college to play professional soccer, Lawson joined the United States national team, making the Olympic roster in 1980 (though United States boycott ed the Olympics, so the team never played). Lawson continued to play soccer professionally until 1991, when he retired.

But even at age 53 today, Lawson’s soccer career is still going—this time in a diff erent way.

Lawson has already been involved with inner-city sports programs in Philadelphia and planned to start a new program in Dallas with Judy Fox, founder of Ignite International. Fox recalled when Lawson went to Southern Methodist University to hear the president of Liberia. Responding to the call to return to his homeland, Lawson’s plans changed.

“One day we were meeting to talk about starting a ministry in Dallas, and a few days later he said, ‘Th at’s all on hold. I have to go back to Liberia,’” Fox recalled with a chuckle.

Now, Lawson’s dream is to provide every kid in Liberia the chance to play sports because of the values learned through them. He is partnering with the Liberian YMCA, the largest YMCA in Africa, in a 10-year plan to develop a parks and recreation system through the Liberian government.

Before he left for Liberia, Lawson told WWFA-TV in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, “If we can aff ect the lives of these children, if we can eff ect change through this generation, then Liberia will take a new course for generations.”

Because of the Liberian government’s push for gender equality in sports participation, having the volleyball team play and teach volleyball was monumental. All age groups and skill levels were represented at the clinics, where the YMCA served as home for an overseas Lancer Camp.

Harshman explained that the goal of these clinics was to show the Liberian people what a clinic looks like, help improve volleyball skill levels, and teach kids about life. Th e clinics were well-received.

“It was really great to see the appreciation they had for us,” junior middle hitt er Stephanie Bolt added.

A People of Hope

When Coach Andria Harshman was exploring options for where the team could go for their trip, she asked Ignite International where the biggest need was. Th e response? Liberia.

Matched with the team’s desire to go to where they were needed, the opportunity to help Doc Lawson jumpstart his sports program made the team choose Liberia over going to Israel. Th eir help was a huge step for future ministry in Liberia.

Judy Fox, founder of Ignite International, thanked the team for taking

one man’s goal (Lawson’s) and making hundreds of people see it.

“I’ve been to 15 or 16 countries and what I always have seen is that when we go back the second and third times the trip far exceeds the fi rst time. With what we experienced with the Grace team, it’s hard to imagine anything exceeding that. Future groups will be so well received and already have an impact before they get there because of the Grace team,” Fox said.

Despite losing a generation to war, the country of Liberia has not given up. In fact, the youth are active in trying to get the country back on its feet.

For one day on the trip, Katip, Harshman, and Fox were scheduled to speak at the YMCA about leadership. Th ough it was intended for eight to ten people on staff , 200-300 people from all over showed up to listen.

“I was impressed that the people of Liberia were still a people of hope and ambition,” Katip said. “Th e civil war didn’t take away their vision of the future.”

Th irteen days. Fourteen players. Numerous volleyballs hit. And countless lives touched. Th e volleyball team’s trip to Liberia is a story of hope.

And hope does not disappoint. Doc Lawson, former professional soccer player, now uses soccer for ministry.Photograph by Arielle Walters

A GLIMMER OF HOPEHOPESize: 43,000 sq. mi. (Slightly larger than Ohio)Capital: Monrovia (pop. 1,010,970 million)Population (2009): 3.955 millionEducation: Literacy (2008): 58%Health: Life expectancy (2008): 58 yearsReal per capita GDP (2009): $128-fr om US Department of State

Th ey Said It...“I watch out for her. I creep her on Facebook.”

-Provost Dr. Bill Katip

Liberia at a Glance

6THE SOUNDING BOARD | SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

WORLD NEWS

TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) — A private jet carrying a Russian profes-sional hockey team to its fi rst game of the season crashed shortly aft er takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people — including European and former NHL players — in one of the worst aviation disasters in sports history. Two people survived the accident.

Th e crash also was the latest tragedy to befall the sport of hockey — following the sudden, off season deaths of three of the NHL’s tough-guy enforcers that has shocked fans.

Th e chartered Yak-42 jet was carrying the team — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Th urs-day in its opening game of the Konti-nental Hockey League season. Of the 45 people on board, 36 were players, coaches and team offi cials; eight were crew.

Th e plane apparently struggled to gain altitude and then hit a signal tower before breaking apart along the Volga River near Yaroslavl, 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. One of the blue-and-white plane’s charred engines poked through the surface of the shallow water.

“Th is is the darkest day in the history of our sport,” said Rene Fa-sel, president of the International Ice

Hockey Federation. “Th is is not only a Russian tragedy — the Lokomotiv roster included players and coaches from 10 nations.”

One player — identifi ed as Rus-sian Alexander Galimov — and one unidentifi ed crew member were hos-pitalized in “very grave” condition, said Alexander Degyatryov, chief doctor at Yaroslavl’s Solovyov Hos-pital.

Among the dead were Loko-motiv coach and NHL veteran Brad McCrimmon, a Canadian; assistant coach Alexander Karpovtsev, one of the fi rst Russians to have his name etched on the Stanley Cup as a mem-ber of the New York Rangers; and Pavol Demitra, who played for the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Ca-nucks and was the Slovakian national team captain.

Other standouts killed were Czech players Josef Vasicek, Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek, Swedish goalie Stefan Liv, Latvian defense-man Karlis Skrastins and defenseman Ruslan Salei of Belarus.

Th e cause of the crash was not immediately apparent, but Russian news agencies cited local offi cials as saying it may have been due to tech-nical problems. Th e plane was built in 1993 and belonged to a small Mos-cow-based company, Yak Service.

In recent years, Russia and the other former Soviet republics have had some of the world’s worst air traf-fi c safety records. Experts blame the age of the aircraft , weak government controls, poor pilot training and a cost-cutt ing mentality.

Divers worked feverishly to re-cover bodies in a search operation that lasted well into the night. Th ey struggled to heft the bodies of large, strong athletes in stretchers up the muddy, steep riverbank.

Swarms of police and rescue crews rushed to Tunoshna, a ram-shackle village with small wooden houses and a blue-domed church on the banks of the Volga 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Yaroslavl.

Th e Kontinental Hockey League has 24 professional teams across Rus-sia, Belarus, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Slovakia that draws players from the NHL and European leagues. Loko-motiv is a leading force in Russian hockey and came third in the KHL last year. It was also a three-time Rus-sian League champion in 1997, 2002 and 2003.

“We will do our best to ensure that hockey in Yaroslavl does not die, and that it continues to live for the people that were on that plane,” said Russian Ice Hockey Federation Presi-dent Vladislav Tretiak.

Jet crashes in Russia, killing 43

In past plane crashes in-

volv ing sports teams, 75 Mar-

shall University football play-

ers, coaches, fans and airplane

crew died in West Virginia on

Nov. 14, 1970, while return-

ing from a game. Thirty-six of

the dead were players.

A plane crash in 1950 near

the Russian city of Sverd-

lovsk , now cal led Yekaterin-

burg , ki l led 13 players and of-

f icials in the Soviet air force’s

ice hockey squad. A Munich

air crash in 1958 cost eight

Manchester United players

their lives.

The entire 18-member

U.S. f igure skating team died

in a crash on their way to the

1961 world championships in

Brussels, and 18 members of

the Torino soccer team died

near Turin, Italy, in a 1949

crash.

In 1980, 14 members of

the U.S. amateur box ing team

were ki l led in a crash in War-

saw, Poland.

Thirty members of a

Uruguayan rugby club were

ki l led in a crash in the Andes

in 1972.

Plane crashes involving sports teams

Big moment:

Texas Gov. Rick Perry and for-mer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney tangled over jobs cre-ated in their home states. While Perry touted jobs created on his watch — and despite a reces-sion — Romney highlighted his work both in government and in the private sector, where he spent the bulk of his career. Perry shot back that Massachu-setts’ former Democratic Gov. Michael Dukakis created three times as many jobs as Romney. Romney countered that George W. Bush and his predecessor also created three times as many jobs as Perry. From the sidelines, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman piped up that his state led the nation in job creation during his tenure.

Other highlights:

— Perry won applause from the audience for saying he never struggled with whether any of the inmates executed during his time as governor might have been innocent. As of Wednesday, 234 people have been executed in the 10-plus years that Perry has served as governor of Texas, the highest number of any U.S. governor. The very men-tion of that statistic drew applause.— Perry stood by his criticism of Social Security, calling the program for seniors a “mon-strous lie” — a claim that prompted Romney to charge that such rhetoric is bad for the GOP.

Key quotes:

— “Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, Mitt.” — Perry to Romney.— “Well, as a matter of fact, George Bush and his prede-cessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor.” — Romney to Perry.— “I hate to rain on the pa-rade of the Lone Star gover-nor, but as governor of Utah, we were the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service. That was 5.9 percent when you were creat-ing jobs at 4.9 percent. And to my good friend, Mitt, 47 just ain’t going to cut it, my friend, not when you can be first.” — Huntsman to Romney.

Top laughs:

— “No, but it means that, if he wants to write another book, I’ ll write another foreword.” — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, when asked if his foreword to Perry’s book was an endorsement of its contents.— “I kind of feel like the pina-ta here at the party.” — Perry, on his rivals’ criticisms during his first presidential debate.

What wasn’t on TV:

— Body language matt ers, espe-cially between the pair of front-runners. When Perry answered questions, Romney, slightly taller and just an arm’s length away, fre-quently turned his body toward the Texas governor and locked a narrow-eyed glare on him. When Romney talked about rebuild-ing the Massachusett s economy, Perry looked toward the crowd with a broadly arched eyebrow.—During one commercial break, Perry and Rep. Ron Paul, a fellow Texan, continued their spirited exchange on stage. Aft er other candidates stepped away, the pair continued to talk and, at one point, Perry spread and extended his arms while speaking emphati-cally to the congressman.

Key moments in Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debates: fr om the Associated Press

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ARTS & CULTURE

In Lehman’s Termsby Octavia Lehman

“Columbiana”Lead character fails to deliver

Th ere’s a subtle diff er-ence between recognizing a person’s artis-tic talents and actually en-joying her art. I think that’s where my is-

sue with “Columbiana” really begins.Zoe Saldana has played roles in

some prett y well-known movies, in-cluding “Avatar,” “Star Trek,” and even a small part in the fi rst “Pirates of the Caribbean” fi lm. Th ough these fi lms may have been grand adventures, none of her characters were women of any particular depth or substance.

By contrast, the character of Cataleya, who is la Columbiana from which the fi lm takes its title, is given both depth and substance in the course of the fi lm. At the tragically young age of nine, Cataleya witnesses the brutal murder of her mother and father by a local crime boss, Don Luis. Vowing at that moment to take ven-geance on him, Cataleya makes a dar-ing escape from Luis’ henchman over the rooft ops of Columbia and makes her way to Chicago. Th ere, under the tutelage of her uncle Emilio, Cataleya begins her journey to vengeance, training in assassination techniques, weapons, and the like.

Th e movie’s weak link is not Saldana. She makes Cataleya believ-able, full of pain and anger, with just the right amount of coldness to pull off assassin-ing. Sadly, the weak link is Cataleya. Her pragmatic response of vengeance, I totally get. Kill some bad people, fi nd Don Luis, and kill him, too. But for a lot of the movie, Cataleya is arrogant, naïve, and bull-

headed about her vengeance. As an adult, she shuns the wisdom of Emilio in favor of her self-gratifi ca-tion. I don’t like her as a person, so I don’t feel invested in her success or failure in her quest for vengeance.

In fact, Cataleya is not nearly as interesting as the other characters around her are. Emilio (played by the awe-inspiring Cliff Curtis, “Train-ing Day”) has a real moral instability that makes him fascinating to watch. He has absolutely no qualms with murdering strangers, but his love for his niece is powerful, even volatile at times.

Ross, the FBI Agent assigned to fi nd and capture Cataleya, grounds a character that easily becomes a giant caricature with a modesty and com-mitment rarely aff orded to the token law-enforcement offi cer.

Ultimately, this movie delivers on a number of levels. It’s got some really exciting action sequences, great sup-porting cast and characters, some re-ally genuinely funny moments – but the more time I spend with Cataleya, the more I fi nd myself put off by her. Th is movie might be worth the two hours it takes to watch it, but if I were you, I’d wait for the DVD.

by PAUL MORALES

Arts & Culture Writer

The Top 5 Revenge Movies1. Memento

2. Kill Bill vol. 2

3. Gladiator

4. Munich

5. The Brave One

Ten years ago, “idk” didn’t exist. Ten years ago, children with cell phones didn’t exist, either. I never thought that my mother, who calls me about computer- related questions weekly, would master texting, but now it’s a go- to means of communication for her.

People are always texting; crossing the street and texting, sleeping and texting, eating and texting, and going to chapel and texting. I know someone who is so addicted to text messaging she puts her cell phone in a plastic bag so she can shower while texting.

I wonder how many text messages on average people send each day. And how important are most of them? Before my parents realized the importance of gett ing unlimited text messaging for my brother, he sent more than 2,000 text messages in one month’s time. I think their dialogue looked like this:

Parents: You sent 2,000 text messages! What could you possibly be talking about?

Son: I don’t know. Just life. “Hey” and stuff like that, okay?

Parents: Why can’t you just call them?

Son: Call them? Who does that?

Parents: We’re taking away your phone.

Son: You’re doing what? How am I going to talk to my friends?

Parents: Use the landline.Son: What’s a landline?Parents: It’s our home

phone; it’s from the nineties. It’s next to the VCR and the cassett es in the closet.

Son: Can I least see my cell phone for one minute? I don’t know any of my friend’s numbers.

I am sure that at least one thousand of his messages were only one word. A lot of “Hey” and “Okay.” Th is brings me to another point: one word text messages. Th ey are nice, are they not? It also takes skill to send a one lett er message, such as “K”. Have you ever had that feeling when you get a text message and you are excited to read it, and it turns out to be only a one word message? I like to call them a cell juke. (fyi: a juke is a deceptive move made by a football player, but in this case your friend is juking you with text messages that only say, “Okay.”)

Th ere’s nothing like, “Hey,” or “Okay,” or “LOL,” to brighten your day. It’s akin to gett ing mail and then realizing that it is just a credit card off er.

Mom: You’ve got mail at home, and I’m sending it to college for you, Octavia.

Me: Oh, thanks!Th e next week:Me: (Strolling to the post

offi ce, elated to fi nd mail, I jump with joy). “Oh, it’s just Capital One, again.” (No longer jumping with joy). “I have been juked again!”

LOL is also the most overused word in text language. It’s similar to like for the English language; it works as a fi ller.

I wonder if people are really laughing out loud when they are writing a message. I know for certain that not everything I say necessitates an lol. When I

actually laugh at what someone has writt en to me, I like to insert I AM LEGITIMATELY LAUGHING OUT LOUD, because it diff erentiates me from the frequent LOLers. Th e con: it takes forever to type.

Th e one nice thing about text messaging is that the immediacy of the message makes an empty message seem like a nice present. Could you imagine gett ing a lett er that says “Hey!” You would have to send a lot of snail mail to actually have a decent conversation. At least today, if you get a lett er, you know the person really put some thought into the conversation. If the people in the New World operated the way we do with text messaging, long distance relationships never would have worked. Th is is what correspondence would have looked like:

April 5, 1703: My Dearest Savannah, Hey! What’s up?

June 8, 1703: Dear John, Hi! Not much. U?

December 9, 1704: My dearest Savannah, Not much here either. How’s Boston?

May 23, 1705: Dear John, It’s okay. U liking Virginia?

June 8, 1707: Dear Savannah, It’s not too bad. So, I’m not gonna lie, I kinda like you.

April 20, 1709: Dear John, Sry. Married my neighbor last year. U just don’t write me quick enuf.

“Colombiana” is rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, intense sequences of action, sexuality and brief strong language

Dog Dayz By Stephanie Johnston

8THE SOUNDING BOARD | SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

FEATURES

Custard’s Last StandScenes from Culver’s night

Men’s basketball

fundraiser features

custard-eating contest

On Thursday, Sept. 1, the battle of custard-eating brawn

took place at Culver’s restaurant. Six contestants competed to

show their chops in brain freeze resistance. Contestants were

given fi ve minutes to fi nish as many cups of custard as pos-

sible.

Eating to a packed house, junior Travis Thomas beat out the

competition, barely besting Clint Johnson, and Lizzy Guinter.

Preparing for a custard eating contest is not an everyday

task. For Lizzie Guniter she did her normal routine, eating din-

ner and then going for a run. For Jared Treadway his prepara-

tion was all mental. He focused on his three-step process.

“The fi rst step: hold onto the spoon as long as you can.”

“Second step: Using the spoon, take ice cream out of the

tub as fast as possible.”

“Third step: repeat steps 1 and 2 until domination!” While

Treadway focused on domination, Karl Johnson’s game plan

was “perseverance.” The other contestants could have taken

advice from winner Thomas, whose early game plan was “slow

and steady.”

At the end of the night, however, once the crowd had dis-

sipated, and the shouts of on lookers had long since left, there

was nothing left but six very full and hurting stomachs.

“I didn’t even want to eat custard,” admitted Peter Wolff , the

resident director of Beta. “They emailed me and I forgot to tell

them no.” Wolff managed to fi nish three cups of custard, while

the Thomas fi nished nearly six cups.

When Treadway was asked why his game plan did not work,

he replied, “The game plan is one thing, but execution is an-

other.”

PHOTO GUIDE: Clockwise from top left

“Frosty” Lizzy Guinter

Peter “The Vacuum Cleaner” Wolff and Karl “Ice Man” Johnson

Travis “Two Spoon” Thomas

Clint “Eating Machine” Johnson

Jared “The Texas Twister” Treadway

Basketball coach John Yea addressing the contestants and their assistants.

words and pictures by Octavia Lehman