2014–15 Issue 14

CAMPUSCHRONICLEISSUE 14 - VOL XCI - JUNE 4, 2015PACIFIC UNION COLLEGE

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In just a few weeks school will be over for the year, and for the first time in months many of us will have a moment to stop and breathe. This is a time to think, to reflect, to plan. In between papers, projects and exams, the fast-paced life of the three quarter school year leaves little time to ever relax and think. Personal projects and reading are pushed aside in favor of obtaining good grades. It’s important to prioritize school and work, but don’t forget to make time for yourself, too, or else you will burn out fast. Your mental and emotional health are just as important as doing well in school, and without ever taking time to think both these aspects of yourself can deteriorate. This summer, whether you have a job or internship, are taking summer classes, traveling or just staying home, take some time to think.

Taking a few minutes out of your day to think quietly, to maybe even journal about your thoughts, could be just as important as setting time aside to pray. You may be hard-pressed for time during the school year, but try just a few minutes every day and it could make a big difference. This summer make a habit of turning off the music, setting aside your work and thinking. Rather than getting on Facebook or other distracting social media, devote some time for creative pursuits, or even just reading

the book that’s been on your shelf for months. If you are a fan of the outdoors, go for a walk or get in a hammock and let your thoughts be your companion.

Blindly powering through school without a second glance also puts you at a risk of going through quarter after quarter and year after year in not just a major that you don’t enjoy, but you may also be on the path for a career that will not make you happy. Time for reflection is important. That nagging thought at the back of your mind that you might hate your future job should be brought to the front of your mind. Make your future a priority and realize that committing to the wrong major could jeopardize your future even more than turning in one assignment late. If that thought won’t leave your brain, it’s probably worth your time. If this summer is your first break, stop and think about what you really want for your future. Think about what will make you happy, not what your parents and friends have pressured you to do. This is your time to plan.

Really, the most important thing about taking time to think is this: whether you prefer the sciences or humanities, there is something unique you have to offer the world. The next great scientific theory may be tucked away in the back of your mind, waiting to burst forth,

but you never give it the chance because you’re busy studying. Give yourself time to develop those thoughts. Out of your thoughts might come an inspiring novel, a provoking painting or a theory to simplify mathematics. Give your thoughts a chance. All you have to do is stop and think.

Letter From The Editor By Tara Hattendorf

Editor-in-ChiefTara Hattendorf

Assistant EditorTaylor Pittenger

Layout EditorTaylor Smith

Features EditorJanet Morales

News EditorJJ Nash

Opinion EditorGlorianne Besana

Copy EditorsEmily Mathe Kevin Tran

Faculty AdvisersLynne ThewMichelle Rai

Cover PhotographsTaylor Pittenger

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1. Katie Kaatz, Jessica Nelson2. Johnny Mangan, JenniferDrasich3. Lorena Hererra, Sam Yin, Rebeca Hernandez, Amy Ramos, Shyana Massey4. Students at Spring Fest5. Elizabeth Yeo, Larry Taylor

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• DocumentsregardingOsamaBinLad-en and the 2011 raid which ended in his death were declassified May 13. The documents in-clude letters between Bin Laden and others and provide insight into his role in Al Qaeda.

• ThePatriotAct,whichgavetheNSAsurveillance powers to monitor phone com-munication for terrorist threats, expired June 1, causing the NSA’s powers to lapse. Congress is currently in the processing of passing a simi-lar bill to continue survaillance.

• A brawl between two biker gangs inWaco, Texas, ended in a shootout that killed 9 bikers May 17. Police arrested 170 bikers, charging them with organized criminal activ-ity.

• GovernorJerryBrowndeclaredastateof emergency following an oil spill off the San-ta Barbara coast on May 19. Cleanup of the oil from the onshore pipeline is underway.

• An Ireland referendum to legalizesame-sex marriage passed May 23, making it the first country to legalize same-sex marriage by a popular vote.

Here’s What You Missed By Tara Hattendorf

By Makana Kaaikala

Rainbows over Dublin following the Ireland referendum. Photo by @louiedapalma on Twitter.


This summer Pacific Union College stu-dents, who have spent the year conducting physics research,will bepresenting atDAM-OP(DivisionofAtomic,Molecular,andOpti-calPhysics)inColumbus,Ohio.DAMOPwilltake place from June 8–15. DAMOPmeetsannually and is usually attended by graduate students from around the nation to showcase their research.

One research project will be presented by Hwoi Chan Kwon, sophomore pre-med stu-dent graduating next year, who spent the year studying“DNAandthephysicalpropertiesofits bonds” (the actual project will be unveiled atDAMOP)withDr.VolaAndrianarijaona.Since Kwon is not a physics major, as the ma-jority of the students who attend are, he claims that it’s good experience. “There is no prepara-

tion; we get dropped into research right away. I started with no background,” said Kwon. Kwon devoted ten hours per week during the school year to concentrate on the project.

Alongside other PUC students attending the conference Kwon is expected to create a poster that showcases the data collected over the months. “I expect to be shredded by the Ph.D.professors,”Kwonjokes.

When the plane landed in Philadelphia air-port I thought, “Why are the hallways so big, and why is there so much space?” As I contin-ued walking through the terminal looking for my gate, to continue my journey back home to Portland after nine months of living in Flor-ence, something caught my attention. “Famous Famiglia,Cibo,andVillaFresh.”Theywereallnames of Italian restaurants, which glowed with bright lighting, so I walked over to one of these shops, but upon close inspection I was very disappointed. As soon as I saw the huge amount of melted cheese on top of the pizzas and the large portions I knew I wasn’t in Italy anymore. The simplicity and truly fresh ingre-dients were gone.

It was tough at first trying to readjust back to living in the states. I wanted to walk every-where when everyone else wanted to drive. In the mornings I only wanted a small caffè (cof-fee) and pastry, but I didn’t know where to go to find what I wanted. It was also odd to not hear Italian everywhere I went and going back to just seeing and hearing everything in En-glish.

I noticed that there is a lot of Italian influ-ence on restaurants here in the states however it’s Italian-American cuisine rather than the authentic Italian. Menus are transformed to meet the American palate. When it comes to eating out, my friends have to be careful when suggesting anything Italian, whether it is pizza,

pasta or gelato. Not because I jump on board with the idea to go but because I am now ex-tremely picky when it comes to Italian food. I hate to sound snobbish, but I can’t help it. Af-ter eating for months true Italian food, I can’t just go back to eating at Olive Garden. (By the way that restaurant is not even Italian). “Non si fa” is an Italian phrase that means “you don’t do that” and Italians take food very serious-ly and aren’t afraid to say when something is not done correctly. This phrase always pops-in my head when looking at a menu at an “Ital-ian” restaurant but their menu lacks authentic Italian food. I have actually finally accepted American-style pizza, but it will never replace authentic Italian pizza.

Every single time I see an image of Florence it breaks my heart. It makes me wish I could go back to that city or maybe back in time. Anytime I hear or see a word in Italian it’s a constant reminder of everything I experienced during my year abroad. I wish I could go back and walk over to the nearest coffee shop and order a macchiato or cappuccino, walk down thestreetsofFlorenceandseetheDuomo,goover to the bridge Santa Trinita with gelato in myhandandstopandadmirePonteVecchioacross the river. Then I would walk over the cobblestone streets to piazza della Repubbli-ca and into the street Tornabouni were all the designer shops are located and just walk along each shop and admire the craftsmanship that

goes into the designs. LivingintheNapaValleydoeshaveitsad-

vantages. The scenery is amazing and the all restaurants around the area have excellent food. It’s not difficult to come across authentic cuisine from other parts of the world here. If you do want to try the some authentic Italian food, I suggest going to Ca’Momi, located in the Oxbow Market, for some authentic Nea-politan-style pizza. Renowned chef Michael Chiarello’s Bottega is also an excellent place if you can fork up that much cash. For authentic gelato, Frati Gelato Cafe in downtown Napa is the best!

PUC Students at DAMOP

Back in America

By Glorianne Besana

By Janet Morales

Photo by Janet Morales


JJ Reynolds has lived the dream of many college students. He has hobbies that take him to all kinds of places. Taking some time away from Pacific Union College after his freshman year, he set out on his most recent adventure — 66 days in six countries, with money he earned himself.

How much money did you save to travel, and how did you earn it?

66 days, six countries, and just short of $6000, including airfare, lodging, activities, car rentals, trains, buses, taxis, mopeds, boats, ferries and elephants. That’s $58 a day — not too shabby, if I do say so myself.

Money is a big question when people talk about travel. It comes down to making more and spending less. Sorry, but if your only job consists of grading papers for your favorite chemistry teacher or serving food in the caf-eteria it might take you a little longer to get there, so try and get a job that makes more then minimum wage. I would aim for at least $15 an hour.

Now all you need to do is not spend it! What is more important? Having new clothes or riding a camel in front of the pyramids? The Apple Watch or seeing the Buddhist temples of Laos? Movies every weekend or skiing on the Swiss Alps? The little purchases add up.

Clothing is the first place I would look at to save. As for myself, I am a stickler when it comes to not spending money on looks. I don’t own much clothing, let alone fashionable clothing. I wear shoes until they break or the sole wears to the ground. I buy cheap clothes and use them over and over again. The trick is to know what is important to you — looking good or traveling?

Why did you want to travel?Travel is the most exhilarating and eye-open-

ing experience. Having complete control of how I would like to spend my day coupled with new surroundings and culture creates a new level of giddiness that one must experience to

know exactly what I am talking about. I will never get tired of walking the streets of a new city, taking in the sights, sounds and smells.

Think about this — there are 7.1 billion people in the world, spread among 196 inde-pendent countries. All of those people come from different backgrounds and cultures, and they are used to different styles of life. How do we know that we are the ones doing it right? That question alone makes me interested in ev-erything that goes on around the world.

How did you decide where to go?This last trip was easy. Southeast Asia is

cheap, cheap, cheap. There are bloggers who have traveled through Cambodia, Laos and Thailand averaging $7 a day! I wanted to trav-el for as long as possible with the money I had so it seemed like a perfect fit. As for figuring out exactly where in those countries I wanted to go, I used a combination of blogs, Trip Ad-visor, Pinterest, and Googling “What to do in Southeast Asia.” I came up with a list and fig-ured out what was possible and what would be left for the next time.

What was the most epic adventure you had?The most epic and surreal adventure I have

had would be riding elephants in Chiang Mai. It was one of the more expensive things I did on the trip, but worth every penny! I can’t rec-ommend Patara Elephant Farm enough.

What was the hardest/scariest thing you did?

The hardest thing I did was finding our lodging in Khao Sok National Park in South-ern Thailand. The place we wanted to stay is not a normal tourist destination. This proved to create many obstacles in order to get there. I had no idea where it was in the national park, I only had the name. After arriving at a harbor where they spoke very little English, a lady and I had many back and forth broken conversa-tions about where it was we were staying. After some time we figured out that it was an hour’s

boat ride away. Little did I know that it was going to be the most picturesque place I have ever seen in my life — sleeping on a lake, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by mountains covered in untouched forest.

The scariest thing I have done was riding on the back of a moped in Sumatra. The guy who was driving must have been half my size and liked to drive very fast, weaving between cars. One time we even crossed a river about half a foot deep. The exhaust pipe was underwater. I thought I was going to die.

What advice do you have for people who want to travel?

Pick a destination and make it your goal to get there. Make reminders on sticky notes and place them around your dorm room and in your backpack reminding you what the goal is. Know that every time you take the bus or walk by a sale at your favorite store that one day you could take a bus to the Eiffel tower and walk through the flagship stores in London.

Skipping School to See the World By Maddy Miller


On May 15 more than three months’ work culminated in a major three-day endeavor. A film department group production class has been working on a film project they are tenta-tively calling “Smile.” Utilizing the resources here on campus, the production was filmed in Napa, the Angwin Market and on the Pacific Union College campus.

Because of PUC’s connection with a screen actors’ guild in San Francisco, and Professor Rajeev Sigamoney’s connection with actors from Los Angeles, four professional actors worked with students on the production. Professors Brittnie Sigamoney and Tim de la Torre also helped with the process. The feed-back that students received from these actors was positive. Grace Romstad, senior, explained that it’s a “validation of who we are and what we do,” that professionals would be so willing to get involved, and be so impressed at the cal-iber of work that they do.

Romstad also said that, after three 12-hour days, it’s “really hard to come back to school, because it felt so professional and so real.”

Fellow film major Andrew Lloren shared these feelings, and said, “Having two tests this week was rough.”

Though primarily student-led, Professor R. Sigamoney and Professor de la Torre were influential in the writing, directing and light-ing of the project. Sigamoney, known by most of PUC for his work with The Record Keep-er, worked closely with senior film student Morgan Robinson on writing and editing the script, while de la Torre assisted on-set.

Romstad said that one of her favorite things about the project is that it is “total collabora-tion — all the parts have to move together. ... The fact that everyone had one job and did it” made the shoot days run smoothly. Even stu-dents who weren’t in the group production class were praised. Lloren and Romstad said that the extra help got them through — any-thing from “getting coffee, to holding a reflec-tor, to finding the actor who wandered to the restroom, made a huge difference.”

Lloren reflected on when things got stress-ful and said, “You have to have your thoughts in the moment; you need to stay on task and not get distracted.” Even one person losing fo-cus can cause the entire crew to slow down, and could turn a 12-hour day into a 15-hour day.

Romstad turned this 12-hour horror on its head. “There’s something about working till 5:30 in the morning and watching the sunrise that brings us all together.”

Lloren agreed, emphasizing the sleep habits of the film students. “We all pull all-nighters regularly, but pulling them together is what makes it art.”

Through the experience, students were able to create a connection with the Sigamoneys. Romstad claims that the film department has been adopted as the Sigamoney’s “spirit-chil-dren.”

Romstad laments that they “spent months prepping for three days of intense production. The whole weekend was a blur.” But she says it was worth it. “We’re getting learning expe-rience without it feeling too much like a class.”

Smile: Learning Outside the Classroom By Maddy Miller

From left to right: Gabriela Talavera, Grace Romstad, Andrew Lloren, Ben Josse.

From left to right: Ben Josse, Rajeev Sigamoney,Andrew Lloren.


You see them putting up their hammocks around campus, lounging in the sunshine and enjoying the day. What are they doing? They’re “hammocking.” Here are some of their per-spectives.

Maddie Mikulin1. Why do you hammock?

Everyone back home in Sac hammocks! My friends and I all have Enos [hammocks] and our favorite thing to do in our free time over the summer was to get a coffee from Temple Coffee Roasters (the best) and go to a park, set up our hammocks in a triangle and just sit and talk about life.2. What do you do most in your hammock?

I usually take my hammock out wherever I am hiking or whatever and have a bit of quiet time. I journal or jam [with] music; it’s really just a time to relax and reflect!3. How long have you been hammocking?

I’ve been hammocking with friends (with-out my own hammock) since last summer, and I finally got mine for Christmas!

Josue Hernandez1. Where is your all-time favorite hammock spot?

At the Campus Center. It’s usually the spot where friends hang out and I can still kick it with them while on the hammock. It’s just a super chill spot.2. What do you do most in your hammock?

Everything between napping and hanging out.3. How long have you been hammocking?

My sister is the one that got me into it and she’s let me borrow her hammock until I get my own. I’ve been hammocking for about three months now.

Bryan Soderblom1.Why do you hammock?

I started hammocking when I was living in Guyana. I hammock now because I love the memory of being in South America. I miss

the laidback lifestyle, and I love being able to slow down and just hang out — literally!

2. What’s the most annoying thing about be-ing in a hammock?

Probably when you wake up to a cow chewing on your hammock. But I guess that’s not an everyday experience. In reality, prob-ably the cold. [Hammocks] are designed to keep you cool in warm climates. They don’t hold in any warmth.

3. Where’s your all-time favorite spot to hammock?

I don’t really care about the spot — as long as I can find two trees, I’m happy! The Back 40 has some pretty nice spots.4. How long have you had your hammock?

I got mine when I was living in Guyana — almost three years ago.

Evan Smith1. Why do you hammock?

I started hammocking as a kid when my dad would set one up under the apple trees and take naps. I started hammocking much more often when I was in Pohnpei. I still go because I love it and it’s a super easy way to go camping and get out in nature.2. What’s your best hammock story?

Spending the night on a zip line 200 plus feet off the ground. I did this at a summer camp with the challenge course director. We both hooked up to the zip line and then flew down together until we slowed down and be-gan going backwards to the middle. The next morning brought an incredible sunrise and a spectacular view of the camp.3. Where’s your all-time favorite hammock spot?

All-time favorite hammock spot would ei-ther be on a zip line or between two palm trees overlooking the clear blue water in Pohnpei.

Abby Everett1. Why do you hammock?

I started hammocking because I had heard how great it was from my friends, I tried it, and then I fell in love. I hammock now because it’s

relaxing and a way to get outside and get fresh air, but still get much needed rest.2. What’s your best hammock story?

When we went camping at Redwood Flats and set up a six-hammock high “ladder.”3. Do you prefer to go by yourself or with friends?

It really depends on the situation. Friday afternoons I like to go alone and enjoy the weather and time by myself. Overnight stuff, I love to go with friends.

“Hammocking” for Fun By Maddy Miller

From left to right: Maddy Miller, Bryan Soderblom, Wael Shenouda.


The Power of Protein By Makana Kaaikala & Quinton HamiltonYou’ve just finished your best workout of

the week and every muscle of your torso has been torn working to gain that summer body that everyone desperately wants. You walk into the cafeteria searching for something to fully repair your muscles so you can put your-self through another strenuous workout as soon as possible, but you aren’t too sure on what to settle on.

Protein! Protein intake is the best way to allow your body to recover, and proteins are known as the building blocks of life.

Some people on campus look to a variety of meats to supply their protein — chicken, fish and steak to name a few — but are not too sure how to get the same amount on the “Holy Hill.” There are many ingredients in-cluded in the cafeteria foods that can help gain the necessary amount of protein for re-covery. Health.com highlights some of these protein sources.

Nuts/Nut ButterNuts in all forms are considered valuable

parts of a diet because they contain healthy fats and proteins. Almonds, cashews and pis-tachios each contain about 160 calories and 5–6 grams of protein per ounce. Peanut and almond butters also provide about the same amount of protein per ounce.

Beans

Everyone knows that beans contain high amounts of protein. It is important, howev-er, to include them in your diet because the numbers may surprise you. Beans come in

all shapes and col-ors. There are black, white and pinto, to name a few, that contain as much as 26 grams of protein per serving. The best

thing about beans is that you don’t have to prepare meals with them from scratch — you can just heat them up and eat.

Tofu

Tofu is the food that takes the most offens-es from the majority of meat eaters because of its taste. Little do people know it is one of the highest sources of protein for vege-tarians. Tofu contains about 15–20 grams per half cup. It is a great way to get pro-tein because of the many ways it can be cooked. It also goes with essentially any dish that calls for meat.

Soymilk

Soymilk isn’t just for people who are lac-tose intolerant anymore. Soymilk drinks that don’t contain high amounts of sugar are a good and healthy source of protein. Soymilk has the highest amount of protein, with 4–8 grams per 8 ounces.

These are just some of the few food choices that you encounter every day that have ade-quate amounts of protein that can help you recover properly. Though not all sold in the cafeteria, other good sources of protein in-clude leafy greens, chia seeds, eggs and chick-peas.

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Summer Body Health Tips

Study Snacks

By JordanDelarmente

By Janet Morales

With school closing and summer ap-proaching, the gym has been filled with peo-ple running, lifting and swimming to a better body. These people are working out for var-ious reasons: to look healthier, be healthier or to become more appealing, just to name a few. Exercising is imperative towards main-taining one’s health. Studies reveal the more you work out the longer you’ll live. Working out also reduces stress and increases your me-tabolism. If you’re disappointed because you didn’t keep to our New Year resolutions or be-cause you found out that the freshmen 15 was a real thing. Although it may seem impossible to get to a better body, let me tell you it’ not. Below are five of my favorite yet basic tips to achieving a better body.

1. Have a sweet tooth? Craving for that Her-shey’s Cookies and Cream candy bar or that chocolate frappe mocha from the Pacific Café? Replace them with the natural sug-ar found from fruit. Replace that soda with water. Or, what I like to do is just chew some gum.

2. Not enough energy throughout the day? Still hungry after lunch? Studies show that eating breakfast in the morning supplies you with enough energy to get to lunch or even

dinner. By not skipping breakfast it also al-lows one to not crave as much after lunch.

3. Sleep equals hunger. When you’re sleep deprived, your body overproduces the ap-petite-stimulating hormone ghrelin but un-der-produces the hormone leptin, which tells you when you’re full. Getting enough sleep may make you feel rested and full, and this will keep you from unnecessary snacking.

4. Can’t go to the gym? Or is the gym too bor-ing? College life can get a little too busy, and for people like myself, running around in cir-cles or running in a straight line on the tread-mill may seem boring. Spice up your workout. Instead of just running on the track or tread mill, take a hike or walk in the Back 40. Work out with a friend, or better yet play sports with friends and get involved in intramurals. Any type of exercise or activity can only be good for you.

5. Motivate yourself. The only person that can make you work out and train for a nicer or healthier body is you. A good way to motivate yourself is to reward yourself after achieving small goals. For instance, if you worked out every single day this week treat your self with a small cheat snack. If you’re like me and try-

ing to aim for a smaller size, buy yourself all medium shirts and work out to aim to fit that shirt better.

A friend of mine once said, “Noah didn’t build the ark in one day. You can’t build your body in one day either.” Remember that weight loss and striving for a better body takes time, consistency and effort. So be pa-tient and work hard. With all this being said, let’s remember that our body is the temple for the Lord. 1 Corinthians 6:19, “Do younot know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” Now that you know all these tips and benefits for living a more active life cycle, I encourage you to get out there and,likeNike,JustDoIt.

As the weeks wind down to the last few days of spring quarter, the stress levels are rising as students try and finish last minute papers, study guides and preparing for pre-sentations. So what snacks are the students at Pacific Union College reaching for during these stressful times?

Regina Pugrad, senior, orders Americanos during finals week, but keeps hydrated with some water. Hot Cheetos, chocolate and Top Ramen are among some of the foods she eats during those last few stressful days.

During dead week, Kendra Woodcock,

sophomore, reaches for cashews and peanuts as well as chips for study snacks. Dorito’sCool Ranch and Lay’s Barbeque chips are her top picks. “I’ll drink soda if I’m really stressed. And the bottled illy issimo coffee drinks during finals week,” she said.

“Burritos! From the cafe, from Azteca’s, even the frozen burritos from the grind,” said Angel Castillo, sophomore. Naked Juice and Takis are also among his snack picks.

“Minute Maid’s Pink Lemonade, I stock up on those,” said Judith Mendoza, junior. “I’ll also get Hot Cheetos and Rice Krispies.”

JackieCossioandBenVincent,juniors,gofor M&Ms and Red vines but stay away from the coffee.

Hot Cheetos, candy and green tea are go-tosnacksforDaliaHernandez,sophomore.

“I don’t eat when I’m stressed,” said Mar-cus Mourning, junior. However he does drink Redbulls.

Val Perez, sophomore, an employee atthe Pacific Café, said, “Mochi is very popu-lar during finals week,” along with Redbull, Americanos, and Chai.

“The only person that can make you work out and train for a nicer or healthier body is you.”


Here is a description of a television show: A high school student discovers a supernatu-ral notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim’s name while picturing his or her face. The plot follows his attempts to rid the world of evil people by using the notebook. What started from a heroic act turned into a power-hungry complex. As time progresses, people realize that a large number of criminals are being killed off seemingly out of the blue, and the authorities try to discover the culprit behind these killings. The plot then follows the conflict between the high school student and a team of detectives trying to stop his killings.

My question is, would you watch this? This showiscalledDeathNote,anditisananime.At random, I interviewed 75 PUC students on whether or not they would be interested in watching this show. Eighty percent of partici-pants said they would be interested. Interest-ingly enough, about half the students I inter-viewed wanted to take back their answer once they found out that it is an anime.

The notion is that anime is a cartoon for Asian people. A better definition of anime comes fromWebster’s Dictionary, which de-fines it as, “A style of Japanese film and televi-sion animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.” Most Americans from our gener-ation’s first exposure are shows like Naruto or Sailor Moon. Mine happened to be Pokemon. Within participants of my survey, 64% of peo-ple had little to no exposure to anime.

About two years ago, I was part of that 64

percent. I wasn’t interested in anime nor did I think I had the time for it. Then a friend of mine introduced me to my first anime called Sword Art Online. It’s set about 10 years in the future where gamers are trapped inside their game. If a person dies in the game, they die in real life. I was instantly hooked. All the episodes were online, so I binge-watched it to the very end. It was one of the best choices I made since I’ve been in college (right below changing my major and agreeing to date my boyfriend).

I’ve noticed a lot of people have misconcep-tions about anime that I also had once upon a time. One misconception some people have is that since it’s a cartoon, it’s just for kids. Amer-ican cartoons are tailored for children (with exception likes The Simpsons or Family Guy). Some anime are geared toward children, but in reality there are many that can be thought-pro-voking and entertaining for teenagers, young adults and adults.

Another misconception is that anime is for Asians. Though anime originated in and was created in Japan, there is a very large fan base in America. In order to help cater to En-glish-speaking viewer, several anime have a “sub” (with English subtitles), or “dub” (with English speaking voice actors), versions of their show. There is some dispute among dedicated anime viewers that individuals should only watch the sub versions of the show to maintain the original emotions in Japanese. However, some viewers wish to watch their shows with-

out the distraction of the subtitles. The last misconception I want to address

is that it’s too hard to get into and it’s hard to find a starting point. I know all of your fa-vorite shows are done for the season, so you have nothing to watch this summer. Why not give anime a shot? There are several websites that are equivalent to Netflix that feature all kinds of anime for free. Anime episodes are about 20–25 minutes long and seasons can be anywhere from 12 to 25 episodes long (note, I’m talking generally and that there are sever-al shows that are exceptions to the rule, such as Naruto or Bleach). Want a show to binge watch? There are plenty of anime out there ready to go.

Your biggest concern now is where do I start? Well, I’d ask a friend who watches an-ime,andaskthemtogiveyoualist.Don’thavea friend who watches anime? Well you’re in luck, because here is my list* for newcomers. These are shows that are popular and easy to get into if you’ve never seen an anime:

Sword Art Online, 25 episodesDeathNote,37episodesSteins;Gate, 24 episodesCode Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, 25

episodesAnime is an entire world of entertainment

thatcaneasilybeskipped.Don’tmissout.*These shows contain questionable themes and

should be watched at your own discretion.

Summer is nearly here and the temperatures are rising fast! Let’s not forget our furry friends who have to endure the heat as well. Have you ever seen a dog left in the car while the owner was gone shopping? The animal seemed “taken care of ” because there were a couple windows cracked. However, people don’t realize that leaving their dog in a car, even for a quick er-

rand, is that the temperature within the vehicle can rise about 30 degrees within 10–15 min-utes. The warmer the weather, the faster the car heats up! Cracked windows make no differ-ence to a dog covered in fur. The only way they can cool their body is by panting and sweating through their paw pads. A dog that is left in a hot car can suffer from severe brain damage or

even die from heat stroke. What can you do? The next time you see

a dog in a hot car, go check on it to see if it has water and what the animal’s condition is. Then, take note of the car’s model and license plate number and go to nearest business. Ask the clerk if they can make an announcement to find the owner.

Would You Watch This Show?

Too Hot for Dogs

By Taylor Pittenger

By Jenae Benson


Tim de la Torre, Resident Artist of Film & Television ProductionPet not named yet, age 2Breed: Pomeranian/Dachshund/Chi-huahua mixFun fact: She is a great traveler.

John Nunes, Professor of Business AdministrationPet name: Emmy, age 4Breed: GreyhoundFun fact: She is a rescued champion racer.

Holly Jeske, Health and Wellness Pet name: Gracie, age 6.5Breed: Yorkie/Shih Tzu mixFun fact: Gracie “adopted” a stray kitten named Kitty Boy, who is now bigger than her.

Janice Wood, Winning Resident Hall DeanPet name: Daisy, age 12Breed: Shih TzuFun fact: She loves and greets every-body.

Financial Services joint custody Pet name: N/A, 9 monthsSpecies: Gecko

Photos by Janae Benson

Jean Buller, Professor of EducationPet name: Catee (Lady Catherine Elizabeth of White Cottage), age 6Breed: Cavalier King Charles SpanielFun fact: In the morning Catee can sing along to the song, “I’m a Mommy’s girl!’

Debra Murphy, Office manager and Director of Field ServicesPet name: Charlie, age 10Breed: Rat TerrierFun fact: He can stare for 20 minutes without blinking.

Bob Wilson, Mail Room/Copy CenterPet name: Nayo, 6 monthsBreed: Alaskan Malamute/Labrador/Shepherd mixFun fact: He is the nephew of the second dog Wilson owns.

Amy Cronk, Instructor of Fine ArtPet name: Lettie, age 3.5Breed: Toy PoodleFun fact: She is a service dog.

Lynne Thew, Comm. InstructorPet name: Sheila, age 12 Breed: Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mixFun fact: Once Sheila ate an entire coffee cake.

Floyd Hayes, Professor of BiologyPet name: Lucky, age 10Breed: Miniature PinscherFun fact: She survived a concussion from being struck by a car, so she has lived up to her name!


Going on a mission trip can be such a ful-filling experience. You pack your bags for a trip that you know will be filled with great mem-ories as you get close to God and help people who need it most. With your boarding pass in hand, you try to piece together the fraction of the local language that you actually know. As a high school student living in Southern California, you never realized how important learning Spanish would be.

Once you get to your site, you’re full of ener-gy and ready to help with the building project. You’ve never touched a brick in your life, but you are just oh-so-excited to be here and teach the “natives” about God. Once building actu-ally starts, you notice that it’s just not the right fit for you. Most of the people working on the project are from the village — plus the sun is just so hot.

Maybe you’ll find a better fit inside with the kidsinVacationBibleSchool.Youimmediate-ly fall in love. You play games with the kids and tell them Bible stories. You’re finally making

a difference! You take selfies with all of your “babies” that you love sooo much. You know you’ve made a connection. And you know these will make great profile pictures.

Then you pack up and go back to the United States with a great tan and great stories about how these people surprisingly impacted your life more than you impacted theirs, complete-ly forgetting about that 4-year-old child that bonded with you and probably misses you.

Before all of the die-hard missionaries stone me, know that I think mission work can be a really great experience for both the missionar-ies and the people living in the place you visit. I don’t want people to feel guilty about trying to help others. It’s hard to find many things wrong with long-term mission work, medical clinics or student missionaries teaching abroad.

But just because something is a mission trip doesn’t mean it’s always helpful. Sending a giant group of high-school-aged children to build a church that ends up being mostly built by locals is a great example of this. There’s also

the underlying notion of America “saving” and pitying underdeveloped countries, which can unfortunately propel people into the mission field (white man’s burden, anyone?). In some situations sending money, rather than stu-dents, so that experienced people can work on projects or help repair structures is the best thing to do.

It’s obviously great to help people—and it’s great that you want to. Just make sure that if you decide to help by going on a mission trip, you’re doing it for the right reasons. Make sure your trip is one that will actually help others without you just getting in the way, and make sure you’re not going into the whole experience with a “holier-than-thou” attitude. Look into all of your options before going on your trip. Maybe construction work just isn’t for you and that’s totally fine. There are many ways to serve. Finally, always remember that God can use you no matter where you are and you don’t have to go to a foreign country to do it.

Is Mission Work Always Worth It? By Pascale Pean

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The Seventh-day Adventist church has over 18 million members around the world. This summer 2,600 members will come togeth-er for the General Conference session in San Antonio, Texas from July 2–11. They will vote on the important topic of women’s ordination, which is causing a stir in many of our churches. Many members are trying to find examples of Biblical scriptures that will support a yes or no for women’s ordination, but they are not find-ing a clear verse that supports a yes or no on women ordination.

The official Adventist statement of ordina-tion says, “Ordination is a formal acknowl-edgement and authentication of one’s call to service ministry by God.” It is a public recogni-tion worldwide of a person’s call from God. Pa-cific Union College has 36 Theology students, many of whom intend to become pastors, con-sisting of 3 women and 33 men. Here is what a few other PUC students are saying on this important topic of women’s ordination:

Becky Buhrke, senior English and European history major, said, “I do think women’s ordi-nation should be passed! There is nowhere in the Bible where it says women should not be ordained, and if you go back to the Garden of Eden, God created male and female equal, so there should not be a patriarchal power strug-gle like there is today.”

Jazmine Martinez, senior religion major, said, “My stance on Women’s Ordination is that throughout the Bible, God used women to bring about His will. In fact, the first ever evangelist in the Bible was the woman at the well. If men can do it, why can’t women? Be-cause the last time I checked, God said we couldn’t.”

John Roberts, freshman business manage-ment major, said, “Although the Bible says that ‘in Christ there is no male or female,’ etc., God clearly distinguishes between male and female roles. That verse is just saying that He doesn’t pick favorites. Basing my opinion upon oth-

er verses and the original plan in creation, I’d have to say no, I don’t believe in it.”

Bea Liwanag, freshman theology major, said, “I felt the Holy Spirit calling me to spread the gospel after I went canvassing, because I re-alized that I enjoyed talking to people about Jesus despite the fact that they may or may not be interested. Women’s ordination is a heavy topic. I’m not good with referencing things to the Bible, but we use Ellen White’s books all the time in church and consider her one of the founders of the Adventist church, and today it is hard to accept women as pastors. We are just as equal as men and should have the same op-portunities as they do.”

Opinions on Women’s Ordination By Sara Toussaint

CONgRAtULAtIONS gRAdUAtES Of PUC

CLASS Of 2015


Why is it important to save resources if we ourselves have plenty? The issue that “Califor-nia is facing one of the most severe droughts on record” does not necessarily pertain to us con-sidering the abundance of rain here in Angwin. Governor Brown’s declaration of a drought State of Emergency in January is difficult to be interested in because we are not physically seeing the results of the drought. Many people at Pacific Union College think conservation is not important to us because PUC supplies its own water. The thinking is we are fine.

So, why conserve water if we have plenty of water here in Angwin?

Just because we go to a hotel room with an abundance of water and air conditioning does not mean we leave the rooms at 55 degrees and leave the showers on the whole time. It’s irre-sponsible behavior and its not sustainable. Just imagine if we squandered everything we had in abundace. What kind of attitude is that?

Such an attitude is selfish, ignorant and ar-rogant. How dare we as students and a com-munity be so disinterested because we have our own water supply, knowing full well that other people in our state do not have this abundance of water, have not seen rain in months, and whose water bills are tripling and sometimes quadrupleing. We are in the middle of a crisis, yet we are indifferent because it’s inconvenient or disruptive.

Abundance does not justify waste.At PUC we should be building leaders.

Leaders who conserve water even though we have an abundace. Leaders who dare say: we have water, we have wells, but we still do not waste our water. We should water the plants around PUC every-other day, and we should install new sprinkler heads that do not water the sidewalk. We should limit our showers and have tolerant plants because we realize that there are other people around this state with

this problem. Drought inCaliforniamaynot be our di-

rect problem but we can still be a part of the solution.

Summer is just around the corner and the theaters will be poppin’ with all the new mov-ies that you have been looking forward to for months. However, it can be pretty difficult to decide which movies to see for various reasons. I am about to highlight a few of the nifty talkies coming your way so you can get all dolled up, grab your guys and gals and have a hotsy-totsy night on the town.

Spy June 5This is essentially Melissa McCarthy 3. So

if you liked the Heat, Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, or anything of the sort, you will love this one.

Jurassic World June 12If you’re not excited for this movie yet, I

don’t know where you spent your childhood. As if a Jurassic Park reboot isn’t great enough,

Chris Pratt as the lead is going to guide us all through our Jurassic experience with perfec-tion and delightfully humorous dialogue.

Inside Out June 19Imagine a world where your emotions are

people in your head. Amy Poehler is your joy, Mindy Kaling is your disgust, Bill Hader is your fear, Phyllis from The Office is your Sadness, and Lewis Black is your anger. Guess what?Thisishappening.DisneyandPixardoit again and this time, they will probably liter-ally hit you in the feels.

Max June 26This is one of those films where you can tell

from the trailer that it will be a tearjerker. It’s a movie about a boy whose brother dies over-sees in the war and how he becomes besties with his brother’s war dog that has PTSD.

I have the feeling this will have an Old-Yell-er-meets-American-Sniper, but without the fake baby.

Terminator Genisys July 1It’s another Terminator movie, but this

timeithasDaenerys...maybethat’swhytheyspelled Genesis wrong.

Mr. Holmes July 17Gandalf plays Benedict Cumberbatch as an

old man.

Masterminds August 7Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig do-

ing stupid, illegal things. If that’s not perfect enough, the movie also features Jason Sukeikis and Owen Wilson, who I am sure will really give this movie that extra wow factor.

Abundace Does Not Justify Waste

The Best Summer Movies

By Taleah Tyrell

By Katie Berridge

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