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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 WWW.EVANGELLANCE.COM KEEPING EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CONNECTED AND INFORMED SINCE 1955 VOLUME LVIII | ISSUE VII More content and discussions online On most smart- phones, scan with a QR reader application or download the code scanner at scan.mobi @evangellance Facebook.com/ evangellance Index News......... Editorial...... Feature...... Sports........ Page 1 Page 4 Page 5 Page 7 LANCE THE Weekend Weather Saturday Sunday 73 | 50* F 77 | 58* F Thunderstorms Cloudy Harvest Fest theme revealed: Face-Off Honors for alumni’s service, accomplishments Seven alumni will receive awards for their accomplishments Saturday night during the home- coming banquet. The Evangel University Alumni Association awards for Distinguished Ser- vice, Distinguished Alumnus, Outstanding Young Alumnus and President’s Award will be presented at the University Plaza Convention Center. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award include Jim Wil- liams, vice president for Institu- tional Advancement; Gary Liddle, associate professor of theology; and Faye Liddle, administrative assistant for the athletics. According to a press release, Williams became an associate professor of mathematics at Evan- gel in 1980 and has served in his current position for 14 years. Wil- liams is credited with the develop- ment of Evangel’s campus, espe- cially technologically, enhanced reputation and expanded vision for the university. Gary Liddle began his teach- ing career at Evangel in 1977, has taught many classes in the Theol- ogy Department and served as its chairperson for six years. A press release stated that in 2001, he was the recipient of the university’s E.M. and Estella Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholar- ship and Service. Faye Liddle joined Evangel’s Records and Registration staff in 1982. According to a press release, she moved to Athletics in 1986 where she manages the athletic office, organizes recogni- tion events and coordinates all as- pects of customer service related to football and basketball home competitions. Carol Taylor, president of Van- guard University, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award. BY CHELSEA KOWALSKI Staff Writer #1 Christian Hit Music Listen at 99.5 FM! 99 HITFM.COM Download our App!!! Homecoming has over 30 events, some of which are old traditions and others are brand new, over the course of 72 hours, Chuck Cox, director of alumni relations, said. The homecom- ing traditions of Evangel go back to the start of the university. The precursors to homecoming began even before there was an alumni base, Cox said. These precur- sors to homecoming were based around basketball and were pri- marily held in the winter months, he said. In 1968, there were two homecoming events: one in win- ter and one in fall which was fo- cused on soccer. When football began it be- came an important element of the homecoming festivities, Cox said. “There is a rich tradition there of homecoming activities beginning with the very first graduating class.” He said, “There has been an evolution, so to speak, of when and how they [homecoming ac- tivities] were conducted and what sports were the primary sports surrounding the activities.” Events this year include EU’s Got Talent, EUfacetime, the homecoming banquet, the home- coming football game and tailgate party and a 5K fun run. Cox said, “I think we have a strong offering of different kinds of things that would really attract a great num- ber of alums.” This year’s football game fea- tures both a tailgate party and a childcare option. The tailgate party will be moved inside the stadium grounds itself, Cox said. Crusader Mania, a childcare pro- gram, will be put in the area of Grant Street, Cox said. Cox said that Crusader Mania could serve as a connecting point for alumni with children. The third annual EU’s Got Talent returns this year. Dane Mohrmann, assistant director of alumni relations, said that EU’s Got Talent is back by popular de- mand and that it was one of the most applauded events that have been added to homecoming. This year, alumni versus cur- rent students sport competitions return as well. These sports in- clude a soccer game against stu- dents as well as a baseball game and a basketball game against the varsity teams. Mohrmann said, “We don’t want the students to feel like it’s all about the alumni; we are trying to make it fun and interesting for students as well.” The weekend of homecoming includes the pep rally and the homecoming court reveal, which Mohrmann said have been part of homecoming tradition for years. The EU’s Got Talent finals will be tonight and the bonfire will be Saturday night after the football game. BY MICHAELA SMITH News Editor Harvest Fest’s theme, Face- Off, was released via video mes- sage during chapel Tuesday. The video featured Javier Rodriguez, ESGA president and junior, and Chris Groh, sophomore, dueling over different products and char- acters. Harvest Fest is an event where students perform in bands, sketches, and singing groups, and students are encouraged to dress in the theme’s costumes. Junior Ruckdeschell, Activities Board director and junior, said that this year’s Harvest Fest theme is something different than what AB has done before. “The theme has not been used before, but it has old elements,” Ruckdeschell said. “I don’t think the theme is as broad either, and it’s geared to- wards couples costumes and not groups.” Ruckdeschell also said Face-Off is more interactive and will encourage attending students to take pictures with the décor. “We chose this theme at retreat this year. We had a lot of ideas including old ones, but once we narrowed it down, Face-Off just felt right.” See ALUMNI, page 3 Enrollment numbers, rentention decrease The theme has not been used before, but it has [old ele- ments]. - Junior Ruckdeschell See FACE-OFF, page 5 BY SEAN WHITE Feature Editor Elliot and Grossklag prepare for nationals Page 8 New events, old traditions For photo blogs of homecoming events, visit us online Tell us about your favorite Homecoming tradition on Facebook and Twitter @evangellance Cross Country members break personal records Page 7 BY CHRISTINE TEMPLE Editor-in-Chief GRAPHIC BYJORDAN SJOSTROM | THE LANCE PHOTOS BY THE LANCE AND ARCHIVES These are photos from Homecoming events ranging from the 1950s to last year. Left: Evan- gel has added new homecom- ing traditions like Marching Band. Left: Spirit Week is a long-standing Evangel tradi- tion. Figures released last month show a slight decrease in total stu- dent enrollment. There were 89 fewer students enrolled last year than this year, with the overall enrollment count at 2,079 stu- dents for this year, according to figures from Enrollment Manage- ment. The dip comes from small- er numbers in several areas: new students, professional studies, graduate and last year’s freshmen resident students. Becky Spain, director of reten- tion, said that the number of last year’s sophomores, juniors, se- niors and freshmen commuters stayed on par or slightly higher than average going into this year, so the decrease in students came from fewer returning students from last year’s freshmen resi- dents. This was one of the factors that led to a 77.5 percent retention rate this year, compared to 79.1 percent rate last year. Spain said that even with the drop, Evangel’s retention rate is very strong. She said the goal is to consistently reach an 80 percent retention rate. Andy Denton, vice president for Enrollment Management, said that when compared to other As- semblies of God schools, Evangel has a high retention rate. Denton said this is partly due to the ad- dition of the Office of Retention in the 2007 to 2008 school year. Within one year of adding the of- fice, figures showed a 4.4 percent increase in overall retention. That was in 2008 when the retention rate was at 80.7 percent. Denton said that this year’s total enrollment was the second largest enrollment year, with the largest enrollment being last year’s. “We have seen a dip, but we anticipate this will head the other way [next year].” JORDAN SJOSTROM | THE LANCE

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 WWW.EVANGELLANCE.COM

KEEPING EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CONNECTED AND INFORMED SINCE 1955

VOLUME LVIII | ISSUE VII

More content and discussions onlineOn most smart-phones, scan with a QR reader application or download the code scanner at scan.mobi

@evangellance

Facebook.com/evangellance

IndexNews.........Editorial......Feature......Sports........

Page 1Page 4Page 5Page 7

LANCETHE

Weekend Weather

Saturday Sunday73 | 50* F77 | 58* F

Thunderstorms Cloudy

Harvest Fest theme revealed: Face-O�

Honors for alumni’s service, accomplishmentsSeven alumni will receive

awards for their accomplishments Saturday night during the home-coming banquet. The Evangel University Alumni Association awards for Distinguished Ser-vice, Distinguished Alumnus, Outstanding Young Alumnus

and President’s Award will be presented at the University Plaza Convention Center.

Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award include Jim Wil-liams, vice president for Institu-tional Advancement; Gary Liddle, associate professor of theology; and Faye Liddle, administrative assistant for the athletics.

According to a press release,

Williams became an associate professor of mathematics at Evan-gel in 1980 and has served in his current position for 14 years. Wil-liams is credited with the develop-ment of Evangel’s campus, espe-cially technologically, enhanced reputation and expanded vision for the university.

Gary Liddle began his teach-ing career at Evangel in 1977, has

taught many classes in the Theol-ogy Department and served as its chairperson for six years. A press release stated that in 2001, he was the recipient of the university’s E.M. and Estella Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching, Scholar-ship and Service.

Faye Liddle joined Evangel’s Records and Registration staff in 1982. According to a press

release, she moved to Athletics in 1986 where she manages the athletic office, organizes recogni-tion events and coordinates all as-pects of customer service related to football and basketball home competitions.

Carol Taylor, president of Van-guard University, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

BY CHELSEA KOWALSKIStaff Writer

#1 Christian Hit Music Listen at 99.5 FM!

99HITFM.COMDownload our App!!!

Homecoming has over 30 events, some of which are old traditions and others are brand new, over the course of 72 hours, Chuck Cox, director of alumni relations, said. The homecom-ing traditions of Evangel go back to the start of the university. The precursors to homecoming began even before there was an alumni base, Cox said. These precur-sors to homecoming were based around basketball and were pri-marily held in the winter months, he said. In 1968, there were two homecoming events: one in win-ter and one in fall which was fo-cused on soccer.

When football began it be-came an important element of the homecoming festivities, Cox said. “There is a rich tradition there of homecoming activities beginning with the very first graduating class.” He said, “There has been an evolution, so to speak, of when and how they [homecoming ac-tivities] were conducted and what sports were the primary sports surrounding the activities.”

Events this year include EU’s Got Talent, EUfacetime, the homecoming banquet, the home-coming football game and tailgate party and a 5K fun run. Cox said, “I think we have a strong offering of different kinds of things that would really attract a great num-ber of alums.”

This year’s football game fea-tures both a tailgate party and a childcare option. The tailgate party will be moved inside the stadium grounds itself, Cox said. Crusader Mania, a childcare pro-

gram, will be put in the area of Grant Street, Cox said. Cox said that Crusader Mania could serve as a connecting point for alumni with children.

The third annual EU’s Got Talent returns this year. Dane Mohrmann, assistant director of alumni relations, said that EU’s Got Talent is back by popular de-mand and that it was one of the most applauded events that have been added to homecoming.

This year, alumni versus cur-

rent students sport competitions return as well. These sports in-clude a soccer game against stu-dents as well as a baseball game and a basketball game against the varsity teams. Mohrmann said, “We don’t want the students to feel like it’s all about the alumni; we are trying to make it fun and interesting for students as well.”

The weekend of homecoming includes the pep rally and the homecoming court reveal, which Mohrmann said have been part of

homecoming tradition for years. The EU’s Got Talent finals will

be tonight and the bonfire will be Saturday night after the football game.

BY MICHAELA SMITHNews Editor

Harvest Fest’s theme, Face-Off, was released via video mes-sage during chapel Tuesday. The video featured Javier Rodriguez, ESGA president and junior, and Chris Groh, sophomore, dueling over different products and char-acters. Harvest Fest is an event where students perform in bands, sketches, and singing groups, and students are encouraged to dress in the theme’s costumes.

Junior Ruckdeschell, Activities Board director and junior, said that this year’s Harvest Fest theme

is something different than what AB has done before. “The theme has not been used before, but it has old elements,” Ruckdeschell said. “I don’t think the theme is as broad either, and it’s geared to-wards couples costumes and not groups.” Ruckdeschell also said Face-Off is more interactive and will encourage attending students to take pictures with the décor. “We chose this theme at retreat this year. We had a lot of ideas including old ones, but once we narrowed it down, Face-Off just felt right.”

See ALUMNI, page 3

Enrollment numbers, rentention decrease

““

The theme has not been used before, but it has [old ele-

ments].- Junior

Ruckdeschell

See FACE-OFF, page 5

BY SEAN WHITEFeature Editor

Elliot and Grossklag

prepare for nationalsPage 8

New events, old traditions

For photo blogs of homecoming events, visit us online

Tell us about your favorite Homecoming traditionon Facebook and Twitter@evangellance

Cross Countrymembers

break personal recordsPage 7

BY CHRISTINE TEMPLEEditor-in-Chief

GRAPHIC BYJORDAN SJOSTROM | THE LANCEPHOTOS BY THE LANCE AND ARCHIVES

These are photos from Homecoming events ranging from the 1950s to last year.

Left: Evan-gel has added new homecom-ing traditions like Marching Band.

Left: Spirit Week is a long-standing Evangel tradi-tion.

Figures released last month show a slight decrease in total stu-dent enrollment. There were 89 fewer students enrolled last year than this year, with the overall enrollment count at 2,079 stu-dents for this year, according to figures from Enrollment Manage-ment. The dip comes from small-er numbers in several areas: new students, professional studies, graduate and last year’s freshmen resident students.

Becky Spain, director of reten-tion, said that the number of last

year’s sophomores, juniors, se-niors and freshmen commuters stayed on par or slightly higher than average going into this year, so the decrease in students came from fewer returning students from last year’s freshmen resi-dents.

This was one of the factors that led to a 77.5 percent retention rate this year, compared to 79.1 percent rate last year. Spain said that even with the drop, Evangel’s retention rate is very strong. She said the goal is to consistently reach an 80 percent retention rate.

Andy Denton, vice president for Enrollment Management, said

that when compared to other As-semblies of God schools, Evangel has a high retention rate. Denton said this is partly due to the ad-dition of the Office of Retention in the 2007 to 2008 school year. Within one year of adding the of-fice, figures showed a 4.4 percent increase in overall retention. That was in 2008 when the retention rate was at 80.7 percent.

Denton said that this year’s total enrollment was the second largest enrollment year, with the largest enrollment being last year’s. “We have seen a dip, but we anticipate this will head the other way [next year].”

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The ScoopEU’s Got Talent FinalsThe second annual EU’s Got Talent finals are tonight in the Chapel at 8 p.m. The first place winner receives $500.

Tailgate PartyThere will be a tailgate lunch tomorrow at noon at JFK stadium. The tailgate will precede the hcomecoming football game at 1:30 p.m.

Homecoming BonfireAB will host the annual homecoming bonfire tomorrow from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m on Perkin’s lawn. Caramel apples, apple cider and hot chocolate will be served.

Epiphany AfterglowEpiphany will be at The Bellwether Art Gallery tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. The alumni art exhibit will also be displayed.

France and Belgium TripDr. Turnbull is hosting a five-week trip to France and Belgium during summer 2013. An informational meeting will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in Trask Hall in room 211. This trip would fulfill the global connections requirement.

She Votes 2012Pi Gamma Mu will host guest speaker Penny Nance, CEO of Concerned Women of America, Tuesday at 7 p.m. Pence will speak in Zimmerman Hall in room 105.

EOA Camping TripEvangel’s Outdoor Adventure club invites students to take part in a camping trip in Arkansas Oct. 20 through Oct. 22. The trip costs $35.

Underclassmen representationUnderclassmen now have

new senate representatives. Izu Aginwa is the freshmen class president, and Morgan Tilley is the sophomore class president. Class officer elections took place Friday.

During his campaign speech on Oct. 4, Aginwa said he has had numerous opportunities to

help and comfort children in poverty. Samuel Gingerich, freshman, said, “I voted Izu [Aginwa] for president because his commitment to servanthood really impressed me.” After being elected, Aginwa said, “I’m going to do my absolute best, my utmost, to make sure everyone is satisfied but most importantly that God is glorified.” One thing Aginwa said he will begin working on is proposing a volleyball court on the north side of campus.

Tilley said, “My goal is to represent the [sophomore] class and get their opinions heard.” She said, “I want to be there to represent sophomores and to benefit them as much as I can.” One of her goals is to make freshman/sophomore banquet fun and memorable. Because of her passion for people, Tilley said, “I want to be there for them.”

Paul Bayer, senate president and junior, said freshmen had a 56 percent turnout and sophomores had a 35 percent turnout. He said in the past a typical voter turnout for class elections would be around 30 percent to 40 percent. Bayer said that the freshman

turnout was slightly higher than average.

The new freshman class officers also include Mark Kubatov, vice president; McKenzie Olsen, secretary; and Rebecca Maycock, treasurer.

The newly elected sophomore officers include Taylor Barth, vice president, and Kyle Sowell,

secretary. Tilley will also serve as treasurer for the sophomore class until someone is appointed.

The positions of class chaplains and public relations will be filled at a later date. Applications for class chaplains and public relations can be picked up in the ESGA lounge and turned in to the respective class president.

BY SEAN WHITEFeature Editor

Senate works toward HDTV

Senate discussed a bill that would improve the quality of student television and asked the senators to urge students to be involved with the activities during Homecoming week in the senate meeting Monday.

Jonathan Jarosinki, Communication Department senator and senior, announced a bill he is working on for his department. The bill would switch four channels, two of which include ECTV and KECC, from analog to HDTV. “There are a lot of technological details,” Jarosinki said. “But

the goal of this change would be to improve the quality.” Ultimately, Jarosinki would like to see all channels fed through the campus’ cable to be HDTV. Blake Petersen, campus projects chairman and senior, is still working on a bill that would build a beach volleyball court on the north side of campus. Petersen said this bill is close to being proposed, and surveys will be sent out to students soon regarding their thoughts on the court.

Senate also hoped students would have been more involved with floor competition events. During Monday’s extreme volleyball competition, no floor showed up to compete. Paul Bayer, senate president and junior, said, “I think floors didn’t show up because of the temperature, it was 50 degrees today and no one wanted to play beach volleyball.” Bayer also said the location of the volleyball court was another reason student chose not to participate.

“Since the volleyball court is on the south side, only a few halls pass by it, I’m hoping that with the location of tomorrow’s event more students will play.” Tuesday’s floor competition event was human foosball, and was be played between Krause Hall and the Student Union. The game took place at 6 p.m. Students attended the event.

Homecoming activities conclude for students with

a bonfire hosted by AB. The bonfire will start at 9 p.m on Perkin’s lawn. and end at 11 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

BY MICHAELA SMITHNews Editor

STEVEN McALLISTER | THE LANCE

Pioneer alumni bring different perspectiveThe Evangel Pioneers, a

group of alumni that graduated between 1959 and 1962, will return to Evangel to participate in homecoming activities. Shirley Shedd, Evangel archivist and 1962 alumna, shared her perspective on what the group of pioneers offer to the younger alumni and students and what the first years of Evangel were like.

“When I went here, it wasn’t Evangel University yet,” Shedd said. “It was called Evangel College, and it didn’t become a university until 1998.” Shedd also said that the faculty lived on campus with the students and that she and her friends, along with other students, used to spend time with professors watching TV or sharing meals.

Even though Evangel College only consisted of a few hundred students in the first years, Shedd said she never felt that she was at a disadvantage when looking for a job. “I was very involved, and I never was turned down for a job because Evangel wasn’t accredited then.”

Shedd worked as the Communication Department chairperson until she took the part time job of the university’s archivist. Shedd said, “We [the faculty] all have a common bond that comes from going to school at Evangel, we see teaching as a ministry and not as a job.”

Shedd also offered advice to current students. “Choose your friends carefully; this

isn’t a glorified youth camp,” Shedd said. “Also value your friendships. I am still close friends with many of the people I met my freshman year.”

Chuck Cox, director of alumni relations, said that the pioneers love coming back to homecoming. “They are enjoying themselves and this gathering so much they are making the annual trek to come back,” Cox said. “They are eager and energetic; they’re the last ones to leave at any event as they are having such a grand time reconnecting.” Cox also said that the pioneer group has also embraced Facebook where group members encourage and pray with one another through their network. Cox said, “They are a very key element of the overall homecoming atmosphere.”

The pioneers also started a program called the Trees of Honor where members of the Evangel community are honored each year. The Trees of Honor are planted each year as a living tribute to people who have made an impact on Evangel’s campus. This year’s Trees of Honor include Thurman Vanzant, a former professor and dean of students; Emmett Davis, former head of the Physical Plant; and June Kean, professor of music for 35 years. The Trees of Honor service will be held at 11 a.m. today.

BY MICHAELA SMITHNews Editor

Above: Students who attended the first years at Evangel College now return as part of the pioneer group for homecoming. The college became Evangel University in 1998.Left: In the early years of the college, the freshmen class, symbolized by the women, pretended to marry the student body that was already attending Evangel. This tradition is no longer held.

COURTESY OF EVANGEL ARCHIVES

Morgan Tilley addresses the crowd about what she hopes to do if elected as president.

Izu Aginwa talked about his service during his time in Africa during his speech Oct. 4.

PHOTOS BY STEVEN McALLISTER | THE LANCE

To check out the pioneers page search Evangel University Pioneers

“ There a lot of technological details,

but the goal of this change would be to improve the quality.- Jonathan Jarosinki

Senator Jarosinki works on proposing a bill that would improve campus television quality

Tell us your thoughts on HDTV for campus television@evangellance

Jonathan Jarosinki speaks to senate about his plans for moving forward with the HDTV proposal. Details are being finalized.

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By partnering with local churches, Evangel offers the Adopt-A-Student Program, an initiative that aids students by matching them with local Christian families in the hopes of providing students with a productive support system. Matching is done based on online profiles and coordinated by Melissa Jamison, administrative assistant for Community Life. Jamison heads Adopt-A-Student and ensures that the program adequately matches students to a warm and welcoming home.

“The program is more than just a quick fix to a caf meal,” Jamison said. The ultimate goal is for students to develop a genuine relationship with their host families and to seek them out as a home-away-from-home when the pressures of college become overwhelming. Interested

students are given the option to sign up with their friends through the Student Portal.

Jocelyn Green, senior, said, “It’s such a great way to connect with awesome Christian adults that will be there for you throughout your Evangel experience.” Students are expected to maintain communication with their host families. The Adopt-A-Student committee said students should never just eat and run.

Jamison recruits families from many local churches including Central Assembly, Praise Assembly, Evangel Temple, James River Assembly and many others. Host families are to expect small groups of two to four students. They are also asked to initiate contact with their students and to maintain contact. Host families understand that because they are hosting college students, they need to be flexible when scheduling events.

Throughout the experience many students have developed a relationship with their host families that have lasted well after graduation. “Some of our students have lived with us during summer school and after graduating from Evangel while finding a place to live,” Sherry Clopine, executive assistant for Institutional Advancement, said.

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Austin Crews, junior, covered in whipped cream, faced several other competitors in the County Fair pie eating contest. Activities Board sponsored the County Fair, Friday, and encouraged participation with various games, events and prizes. Wrapping up the night, students were able to throw pies at various AB members.

STEVEN McALLISTER | THE LANCE

This Week:

Students find home away from home

Mixed reviews on debate With elections around the

corner, debates are an excellent way for candidates to pitch their best ideas for the country. According to The Washington Post, 67 million people tuned in to the presidential debate on Oct. 3. Some Evangel students and faculty were part of this statistic.

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, former gov. of Mass., debated about the domestic policy with a special emphasis on the economy. Jim Lehrer, host of NewsHour on PBS, moderated the debate.

Joy Qualls, assistant professor of communication and humanities, said, “By far, it was one of the best debates I have ever seen. We have two really intelligent, thoughtful candidates, though two very different approaches.”

The Social Sciences Department hosted a watch party for the debate. Nathan Elleson, junior, was in attendance and said about Romney, “I think this increased his likeability. It showed his presidential qualities and showed people could find him more trustworthy.”

Lauren McCreight, junior, said, “Obama was so much on the defense that I’m not sure I got a good picture of what he would do in the next four years.”

Qualls said, “From a style perspective, Gov. Romney walked away with this one. The president’s nonverbals and lack of fight set that up probably. I was surprised to see that Gov. Romney was able to walk away from his own tax plan.”

The consensus, it would seem, was that faculty and students felt Romney won the debate. Yet, simply winning a single debate is probably not going to define the election. Qualls said the debate “could play a pivotal role, but in the age that we live in with media the way that it in this debate could be buried easily.” Robert Bartels, associate professor of international multicultural

studies, said, “Traditionally debates are not significant. If both candidates come out and do well, then it really makes no impact to the polls. When you have unplanned consequences, then suddenly [debates] become significant. This was one of those times. This caused a huge swing.”

The Obama campaign will rely on Vice President Joe Biden, during the vice presidential debates, to remind voters of ideas and to take a more aggressive stance against U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, running mate of Romney. Bartels said, “The vice presidential debate could have more meaning this time to help with the poll fluctuations. If Biden does well and holds his own against Ryan, it may help give the impression that Obama simply had an off night. If Biden does not do well, then it could stamp an idea of the candidacy being flawed.”

While the debates are important, Bartels said, students and faculty shouldn’t rely solely on the debates to make their decisions. Bartels said, “Don’t rest everything on the debate. If your sole source of information is coming from the debate, you’re missing out.”

BY BRANDON HOFFMANManaging Editor

BY ELLIOTT SCOTTContributing Writer

Taylor is a 1973 Evangel graduate and has accumu-lated over 30 years of ad-ministrative and teaching experience. According to a press release, Tay-lor is the first woman to serve as president at Vanguard in its 90-year history.

Ryan DeBoef, a 2001 Evangel graduate, will receive the Out-standing Young Alumnus Award.

DeBoef stated in a press release that being selected for this award was “a testa-ment less to the things I’ve done and more to the people who have taken the time to invest in my future.” He currently serves as le-gal counsel for Missouri State University in Springfield and has previously served as senior associate at-torney for Husch Blackwell LLP and as law clerk for the U.S. Dis-

trict Judge Richard E. Dorr for the Western District of Missouri. Nominees for this award must be un-der the age of 36 and have made significant contributions within their commu-nity, career, church, state, nation or to Evangel.

Ron and Monique Harris will receive the President’s Award for their work benefiting the uni-versity and their commitment

to Christ. A press release stated that both graduated in 1992 and work in the non-profit organization they estab-lished called A Level Up. ALU is locat-ed in Spring-dale, Ark. and “pro-vides leader-ship tools that help facilitate change and motivate youth, as well as adults to impact the world in a positive way.” Ron Harris served two terms with the alumni board, and many students that

have enrolled have been credited to the couple’s influence.

Tickets for the homecoming banquet are available by register-ing on the official homecoming page on Evangel’s website.

CHRISTINE TEMPLE | THE LANCE Students gathered in the Social Sciences Department to take notes and critique the candidates during the first presidential debate Oct. 3.

GARY AND FAYE LIDDLE

Summer pilgrimage a 450-mile adventure

In May 2013, students will ex-plore 450 miles of southern France and northwestern Spain for six weeks on the pilgrimage to Santi-ago de Compostella, Spain. “This unique opportunity will literally change your life forever,” Eliezer Oyola, professor of Spanish, said.

Along the journey, the group will meet and talk with people from parts of Europe who are also experiencing the journey. “We share our lives and the love of Christ with them and pray with them,” Oyola said. “The trek is very challenging but rewarding.”

At the end of the journey, the group will connect with Felix and Ana Gomez, pastors of an Assem-bly of God church in Santiago. The Gomezes were students of Oyola’s during his time on sab-batical at the Spanish Seminary in 1984. “Students will grow spiritually, mentally and physi-cally along the trip,” Oyola said.

“I have a heart for missions, and

I know this will challenge me in every single way,” Brittany Lester, sophomore, said. “I’ve always had a love for the Spanish culture.”

Oyola said this is the third and final trip he will take with stu-dents. “This is the last chance to take this journey which makes it very special.” Each time he has taken the pilgrimage, Oyola said he has learned something new, touched lives and met new people.

“I’m really looking forward to seeing the new culture. It’s my first time traveling to Europe, and I’m excited to meet new people, bond with students and have new experiences,” Rebecca Dickerson, sophomore, said.

“It’s an adventure,” Oyola said, “It brings us back to life and fires up the spirit within you.”

The estimated cost for the trip is $3,500. The cost includes air and train fare, meals and lodging.

Students are able to re-ceive credit through this trip by enrolling in Global Con-nections. The group plans to meet again before Christmas break to discuss trip necessities.

Today, Lyndle DeCamp, 2000 alumnus, will speak about his experiences on the pilgrim-age to Santiago in Trask Hall room 308 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

BY HALLIE KILAVOSStaff Writer

Eliezer Oyola, leader of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella and professor of Spanish, holds an informational meeting for the trip.

HALLIE KILAVOS | THE LANCE

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The program is more than just a quick fix to a caf

meal.- Melissa Jamison

ALUMNI, from page 1

JIM WILLIAMSCAROL TAYLORRYAN DEBOEF RON AND MONIQUE HARRIS

We have two really intelligent, thoughtful candidates, though two very different

approaches.-Joy Qualls

Third, final trip of its kind

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Evangel is a relatively young school. To think where we began and where we are

now is an impressive realization. With the arrival of alumni, the drastic metamorphosis is evi-dent on campus.

Homecoming is a time for reminiscence and union. This year’s theme — The Original Social Network — is a perfect contrast of the depth of gen-erations we have on campus.

Initially for students, being re-located to the Joust for dinner, giving directions on a seemingly tiny campus and listening to ev-ery alumni’s reminiscence of the barrack days can be obnoxious. But there’s a simple joy in being surrounded by our predeces-sors. Just think about how much Evangel has changed in the last four years alone.

Already, upperclassmen are informing students of the hor-rors of the previous cafeteria or the days before we had a pingpong table in the Joust or couldn’t tweet in chapel. It won’t be long before we are the alumni

in awe of the clock tower and taking photos in front of Riggs. These years we’re at Evangel will go by in the blink of an eye.

It’s amazing to think that no matter how long students have been gone, Evangel will always be that home they come back to. This campus has been the home for thousands of graduates. Per-haps one of us will be that dis-tinguished alumnus honored for success or that wide-eyed chapel speaker, enthused to be on the other side of the pulpit.

With the pending consoli-dation of Central Bible Col-lege and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, who knows what changes we will come back to one day. Possibly, a statuesque stadium or an en-lightened library. The three-lane track around the football field will be nothing more than a hys-terical memory for a handful of wandering old folks perplexing the newest batch of Crusad-ers, assuming our mascot hasn’t changed.

Whether this is your last homecoming or first home-coming as a student, appreciate the simple moments because one day, you’ll be the enamored alumnus ogling the clock tower.

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The Scooter ChroniclesJESSICA NUNLEY

Jessica Nunley is a junior study-ing journalism and photography.

Just Sayin’

My, this semester has flown. I had so many resolutions pent up over

the summer to try and imple-ment this school year. Alas, even as midterms approach this com-ing week, marking the middle of the semester, I find myself falling into old habits. Amongst the usu-al self-improvement resolutions I had made, one involved being 100 percent honest with everyone I saw, at any given time.

And yet, my daily encounters still ended up looking like this:

Inner dialogue: “Snap, I can’t believe she streaked her hair pur-ple over the summer and chopped off 10 inches!”

What I should say after mak-ing awkward eye contact: “Middle school called: it wants its hair

back.”Outer dialogue: “How’s it han-

gin’ lady? Love the new hair!”At this point, not only has the

whole encounter been a straight-up lie, but the poor gal is going to continue thinking her Brittany Spears hairstyle is socially accept-able, touching up the roots with an atrocious plum topcoat. Plus, if you know anything about me, you’ll understand how adamantly opposed I am to girls lopping off their beautiful hair before the age of 45 – super unfortunate in and of itself.

The point is that fleeting mo-ments such as these are not a rare occurrence. Back me up; you’ve had them too. Many of them gen-erate from that awkward female feeling of obligation to fill empty

air with high-pitched words, mul-tiplied by the distance it takes to walk passed the individual you met briefly at that one alternate chapel, added to the self-con-sciousness of forgetting to brush your teeth. All of this equals a sure recipe for dishonesty. Sorry, Pastor Plake.

But sowing the seeds of flattery does not apply solely to uncom-

fortable situations. There are the sympathy compliments that en-courage an otherwise downtrod-den sweat suit-wearing individu-al. “You know, I just realized how wrinkle-free your clothes always are. Do you iron often?” Or the blatantly sarcastic compliment. “I really respect the courage you have to wear lip-liner in the 21st century. Bravo, madam.”

On some happy occasions, though, I have the honor and privilege of genuinely applaud-ing individuals for their outward appearances, even in the passing moments between classes. You’ll note that it is during these times that my eyes are wide, my smile large and my hand extended in gratitude. For but a moment, all is right in the world.

Empty flattery, compliments are lies

Alumni: Insight into our future

Regarding the “review” of Obama “2016”: At no point dur-ing Mr. Henderson’s rambling, incoherent, partisan response to the movie were any logical points made. I honestly ques-tion whether he actually saw the movie or just copied and pasted The Washington Post’s review of it. It is clear he is an Obama supporter and there-fore has no business in what is supposed to be a non-partisan

newspaper to be making partisan statements about a movie that is now the second highest gross-ing documentary of all-time.

Not only should Henderson be ashamed, but the entire Lance should be as well. Perhaps you (The Lance) lack the ability to think abstractly enough to review a movie that delves as deep into a person’s psychological develop-ment as Obama “2016” does of Barrack Obama. I suggest you stick to reviewing movies like “Madagascar 3” from now on

to avoid further embarrassing not only your yourselves but the school in general.

May God have mercy on your souls.

- Hunter Altic, junior

Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed in a staff reporter’s review do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of The Lance. All movie reviewers are required to watch the movie they review.

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“Awkward day.”

Dylan Neiman, junior

“Nerd day.”

Justin Cavanin, junior

“Pirate day.”

Parker Rozean, sophomore

“Superhero day.”

Kyle Nelson, junior

“Disney day.”

Kyle Devries, freshman

“Pajama day.”

Ryan Vandersteen, freshman

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At this point, not only has the whole encounter been a straight-up lie, but

the poor gal is going to continue thinking her Brittany Spears hairstyle is socially

acceptable.

BY ABBY MICHALOWSKI

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Perhaps one of us will be that distin-guished alumnus

honored for success or that wide-eyed chapel speaker,

enthused to be on the other side of the

pulpit.

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� e Alumni Art Exhibit and Epiphany A� erglow will take place downtown at the Bellwether Art Gallery tonight at 9:30 p.m. Evangel alumnus Gary Gibson will display his artwork.

“We have access to the Bell-wether for purposes of showcas-ing artwork either produced by students, alumni or guest artists,” Chuck Cox, director of alumni relations, said. “� is is a fairly re-cent development. Two or three years ago, our Humanities De-partment was able to partner with the Randy Bacon studios down-town.”

According to Evangel’s web-site, “Gibson does not consider himself an artist in the traditional sense of the word. He is a photog-rapher, but he incorporates com-puter graphics into his � nished works.”

Gibson said, “Art for me grew out of a creative energy that was never able to express itself through traditional art tools. I lived with a great deal of frustra-tion until I came face-to-face with photography. Immediately, the camera became my brush, and � lm became my canvas.”

“We’ve had an A� erglow ever since we’ve had the Bellwether gallery,” Michael Buesking, as-sociate professor of art, said. “It gives the art and humanity people an opportunity to get together to enjoy di� erent kinds of art.”

“[A� erglow is] a� er most of the events of homecoming have occurred,” Cox said. “We strive to provide a variety of di� erent kinds of venues that will connect and resonate with individuals that have di� erent tastes and styles and likes.”

� e Bellwether Art Gallery is located on Main Avenue, south of College Street. Drinks and re-freshments will be provided.

Show-choir-style singing has been a stylish cultural phe-nomenon for several years now, thanks to shows like “Glee” and “� e Sing-O� .” � ough this fad is waning, director Jason Moore presents us with “Pitch Perfect.” � e story revolves around a col-lege’s all-girl singing group and its dreams of beating an all-boy sing-ing group from the same school.

“Pitch Perfect” tries desperately to be a light-hearted and enjoy-able musical romp. Its message of non-conformity and standing up for oneself may be overdone, but it is still a worthy goal.

However, the � lm falls almost unbelievably � at. � e jokes are not only boring and repetitive, but they also border on insulting. � e writers seemed to have some sort of special and unexplainable vendetta against heavy-set girls and Asians. One long-running joke about a girl’s tendency to vomit at random times is repeated over and over with escalating dis-gust. Another scene featuring two

girls singing to each other in the shower is meant to be funny, but it just comes across as really, re-ally creepy.

It is impossible to even take solace in the music, as many of the performers here are average at best. � is � lm borrows “Glee’s” problematic depictions of char-acters improvising intricately ar-ranged and choreographed rou-tines, as well as wild character development plot holes explained away by the mystical powers of music performance.

� e � nal straw comes about three-quarters of the way through the � lm when the main antago-nist fan unbearably bad Adam DeVine is dismissed from the story to chase his dreams in Los Angeles, never to be heard from again. � is leads to an emotion-ally unful� lling end to a wildly unsatisfying story.

“Pitch Perfect” could have been a cliché but charming underdog story, but unfortunately, it hits too many � at notes to ever be more than slightly annoying back-ground noise.

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Alumni art at BellwetherA� erglow at Bellwether Art Gallery draws Humanities alumni

BY MOLLY BUESKINGStaff Writer

� e colors on the trees have started to change, � annel has made its way into fashion, and our favorite pumpkin-� avored foods have started to appear: fall is in full swing.

Fall festivities have even made their way to the Evangel campus. � e second annual County Fair took place on Friday and was full of fall culture.

Joseph Saucedo, Activities Board member and sophomore, said, “� e County Fair really em-bodies the spirit and activities of everything we love about home during this time of year and aims to bring them to the student body on campus.” � is year, pumpkin

carving was especially well re-ceived by the student body.

� is time of year includes tra-ditions such as carving pumpkins, corn mazes, haunted houses, hay rack rides, bon� res and much more. Jared Moore, senior, re-

cently went to a local vendor, Jink’s Greenhouse, to pick his own pumpkin. “I really enjoy being able to support smaller business, and I love being able to go pull my own pumpkin o� the vine,” Moore said.

Abby Michalowski, sophomore, said she looks forward to going to the Rutledge-Wilson Farm corn maze with a group of friends. “It is something my family and I do every year back in Pennsylvania.”

Possibly the most important facet about fall is food. � ere are some that might say fall has not arrived until Starbuck’s starts serving its signature Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Others might look forward to toasted pumpkin seeds, candy corn, caramel apples, chili, stews and hot chocolate.

For Dylan Nieman, junior, it comes back to cider. It is his favor-ite part of fall because “it makes me fall all warm and fuzzy inside.”

So, however people celebrate fall, their time is now.

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Lewis memorial tree for Liam Gause

Many campus leaders com-mended Janet and Steve Gause, residence directors of Lewis Hall, for their strength a� er the loss of their son, Liam, just six hours a� er his birth, during Liam’s me-morial service last semester.

Lewis Hall residents, as well numerous other students and fac-ulty, grieved alongside them and showed their support through this di� cult time of mourning. “We wanted to help Steve and Ja-net in any way we could as a hall because they had been there for us so much,” Katie Baker, Lewis resident assistant and senior, said.

As a result, Lewis residents came together last semester and decided they would raise money to purchase a remembrance tree, which was planted in the back-yard of Steve and Janet’s home in Spring� eld this fall.

Kevin Acevedo, Lewis RA and junior, said that they had an esti-mated price for the tree and a� er sharing the price with the hall be-gan the fundraising process. “We had an envelope down at the front desk, and if anybody could, they could just come down and donate money. We kept a running count, and we met our goal within less than a day,” Acevedo said. “We

really respect them as our leaders and as residence directors. � is was the smallest thing that we could do to help them during this tragic time.”

Baker said that they chose to purchase a dogwood tree because its � owers bloom in April — Li-am’s birth month. “When they see this tree we want them to know that they are loved — loved by Lewis as a whole and that Liam is always with them. We want them to remember that we are here and will continue to support them in any way that we can,” Baker said.

Because of their generosity, stu-dents have enabled the Gauses to consider doing more in memory of Liam than they had originally planned. “With some funds be-ing le� over, we have talked with Physical Plant about helping pur-chase a tree to be planted outside of Lewis Hall,” Steve Gause said. “We are so thankful for the Evan-gel family and are privileged to be a part of such a caring community of faith.”

Amidst hardship, the Gauses have been transparent with stu-dents and have continued to be a blessing to everyone around them. “� eir dedication to ev-erything that they do just inspires me,” Elise Warner, Lewis resident and senior, said. “I admire their love for God and their strength through this entire situation.”

STEVEN McALLISTER | THE LANCE Steve and Janet Gause, residence directors of Lewis Hall, are trying to plant a remeberance tree in front of Lewis Hall.

BY ERIN-RAE DONALDSONStaff Writer

BY BRANDON CADWELLContributing Writer

Tell us your favor-ite homecoming events on Twitter,@evangellance

I love being able to go pull my own

pumpkin off the vine.- Jared Moore

Caleb Voth, sophomore, at-tended chapel Tuesday, he was excited to see the theme an-nounced and liked the theme that was chosen. “I’ve gone to Harvest Fest before so I know what it’s all about,” Voth said. “It sounds fun and seems like a good theme, and something people will want to get involved with.” A costume Voth said he has thought of is Rocky versus Ivan Drago.

Some students think this will be a hard theme to create a costume for. Megan Poe, freshman, is one of these students. Although she said AB was creative in coming up with the theme, she said it doesn’t allow for a lot of costumes.

Harvest Fest is Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at Remington’s Entertainment Center. Tickets are available at the bookstore for $5.

FACE-OFF, from page 1

It sounds fun and seems like a good theme and

something people will want to get involved with.- Caleb Voth

What do you think of the Harvest Fest theme this year?@evangellance

Right: The Alumni Art Exhibit and Epiphany Afterglow will be downtown in the Bellwether Art Gallery.

Below: Gary Gibson is showcasing art dis-played this year for homecoming.

GARY GIBSON

Change in seasons brings back favorite activities

BRANDON WILLIS | THE LANCE

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Cross-country meets success at Central Methodist

Cross-country returned from Central Methodist on Saturday with several broken personal re-cords. Five men and six women ran their best times. Austin Ja-cobs, men’s captain and senior, was within one second of Evan-gel’s record with his best time of 25 minutes 38 seconds. He ranked fourth among collegiate runners and seventh overall at this meet of 85 runners.

Jacobs said that this course was easier than last week’s, so both teams saw definite improvement to build their confidence. Junior Ruckdeschell, junior; Caleb Voth, sophomore; and Brandon Hoff-man, senior, broke the 28-minute mark for the first time, and Chris-topher Groh, sophomore, broke 30 minutes for the first time, Ja-cobs said. The men’s team placed fourth out of seven teams overall.

Out of six collegiate teams and 72 runners, the women’s team placed fourth. Victoria Schmitt, women’s co-captain and senior, lowered her time by 30 seconds

with a time of 20:06. Joanna Cogiel, junior; Amanda

Lloyd, freshman; Margaret Dorge, sophomore; Kaylyn Foehring, ju-nior; and Grace Shryack, fresh-man, also set new PRs. Schmitt said, “I think it’s refreshing to see our hard work pay off in terms of lower times because that is so much of what we strive for.”

Although it was a smaller meet, Jacobs said both teams faced good competition from Central Meth-odist, a conference team, and from University of Missouri and University of Central Missouri, Division II schools.

Two meets remain for cross-country at Graceland University: The Yellowjacket Classic Oct. 20 and the HAAC Championships Nov. 3. Jacobs hopes to use the first one to prepare mentally for conference and focus on attacking the hard parts of the course.

Times will become more es-sential at the conference and last meet of the season. “We have a couple good weeks of really hard training left, and we’ll kind of ta-per off a little bit to prepare for conference, but it’s not that time

yet.” Lynn Bowen, head coach, said

the teams will continue improv-ing by maintaining mileage and increasing speed to prepare for the next meets. Schmitt noted an increase in hill workouts, but her goal is seeing everyone continue

to lower times. For homecoming, cross-coun-

try will host the Pearson Creek 5K Fun Run/Walk on campus to fundraise for track season. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow and costs $10. Attendees receive a t-shirt for participating.

BY RACHEL DELANEYCopy Editor

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Golf swings into spring full forceThe golf team played four tour-

naments in its offseason this fall. To start off its season the first tournament was Sept. 4-5 at the Missouri Intercollegiate at The Club at Porto Cima in Sunrise Beach, Mo. Hunter Leichner, freshman, tied for third in the tournament and had the best per-formance of the team.

Leichner attributed his accom-plishment in this tournament to the amount of hours he was able

to practice prior to the tourna-ment.

On Sept. 10-11 Evangel hosted a tournament in Springfield. The Evangel Fall Invitational was held at Rivercut Golf Course. Evangel finished first as a team and Leich-ner finished first individually.

Christian Bechard, senior, tied for 6th out of more than 40 indi-viduals. Baker University hosted the third tournament Sept. 25-26 at Firekeeper Golf Course in Mayetta, Kan. William Woods hosted the final tournament Oct. 1-2 at Tanglewood Golf Course in

Fulton, Mo. Bechard was the team leader in these tournaments, but the team also did well as a whole.

Leichner said that these tour-naments were more challenging to practice for because the play-ers had to catch up on classes and assignments missed from the first two tournaments, and he believed that personally affected his game.

Last spring during the main season, the golf team was the highest ranked team in the con-ference of seven schools. Because they won the conference tourna-ment, last year’s team was able to

take part in the national tourna-ment for the first time as a team.

Leichner said that he was just getting his toes wet in college level golf this fall, and he hopes to learn to manage his time and have more time to practice in the spring sea-son.

Steve Jenkins, head coach, said the golf team is looking forward to playing in this same conference tournament this May and is hop-ing for the same outcome.

Jenkins said, “The beauty of golf is the challenge personally.”

Students spend game day reaching outBoys and Girls children attend football game to spend night with Evangel student volunteers

The Boys and Girls Club is no stranger to Evangel students. Over the past year Evangel’s foot-ball team worked with kids who are a part of the Boys and Girls Club.

On Sept. 29, other Evangel stu-dents joined in when they part-nered with the Boys and Girls Club kids and watched the Cru-saders play. Ashley Rose, senior, said the kids were really fun, and it was fun to see their joy in life for the simple things, like cheer-ing for a football team.

Students met with three to four kids and watched the football team defeat Benedictine College. Katie Baker, Lewis resident assis-tant and senior, said, “It was really cool to see the girls on my floor come together and try to help out the community.” When the game concluded, students and Boys and Girls Club participants rushed the field to meet up with the football team.

Celina Huerta, sophomore, participated with the kids at the football game and works with the Boys and Girls Club on a regular basis. Huerta works in the game room with various age groups. She said that by working with the kids, she knows she is making an impact in the kids’ lives and that she is doing something right. “I fell in love and knew I wanted to work here,” Huerta said when she was first introduced to the pro-gram last November.

Jessica Howes, sophomore, is a part of a sister program with the Boys and Girls Club called Meal Time Buddies. Both programs are volunteer-based, with some paid workers, and ask volunteers for a one-year commitment.

These programs deal with kids who come from low-income neighborhoods and come from broken families, Howes said. Howes works with third and fourth graders twice a week at the Stalnaker unit. She said that the kids wait at the door, excited to see the volunteers. She loves the

connections that she makes with them and the impact that she is making in their lives.

According to Howes, volunteer applicants go through an intense application process. The process

includes an interview, where ap-plicants are asked about their history of working with kids and undergo background check. The organization wants to make sure that the kids will be in a safe en-

vironment with the volunteers. “The organization is constantly looking for men volunteers,” Howes said. Students can seek volunteer applications by visiting the Boys and Girls Club’s website.

BY SHANNYN WONGStaff Writer

Evangel packed the Ashcroft Center to watch the Crusaders battle in the league of unbeaten teams Oct. 2. The volleyball team strove to keep its winning con-ference record while competing with no. 23 MidAmerica Naza-rene University. Both teams had an undefeated conference record entering the matchup.

“In order to beat a team like MidAmerica, we need to be more of an offensive threat. Everyone is going to need to be on and do our jobs,” Kiley Finkbiner, defensive specialist and senior, said.

The MidAmerica Pioneers started off with winning the first set. The Crusaders regrouped and battled in the second set and came out on top 30-28. “Micah Cribbs [offensive hitter and freshman]

really stepped up in the MidAm-erica game. Our freshmen have a lot of pressure on them to be strong players for us, and she got us a lot of momentum and kept us in the game,” Finkbiner said.

The crowd was pumped, but the women could not hold on and come up with a win in the next two sets allowing the Pioneers to come out with a 3-1 win.

BY KELLY BUSHStaff Writer

Softball expects strong season

BY BRANDON HOFFMANManaging Editor

The softball team has been hard at work during preseason. According to the Evangel ath-letics website, the softball team has played one game and eight scrimmages. The game was played against the Univer-sity of Arkansas, a Division I school, Sept. 28.

Jerry Breaux, head coach, said the team is only allotted a certain number of games for the year. During the fall preseason, the team tries to play as few games as possible in order to store up the most possible games for the spring season. As part of the NAIA rules, scores and stats are not recorded during scrimmages and slightly fewer innings are played.

Breaux said the team instead concentrates on objectives for every position group. “We feel like we’ve accomplished a lot with those objectives,” Breaux said. Specifically, “Danelle Billings [right infielder and junior] continues to swing the bat very well. Our ace pitcher Lenzie Boring [senior] has shown she is ready to lead us.” Breaux also said the freshmen have progressed. “Three fresh-men have really shined for us quite a bit. Brittany Arnold [outfielder] from Texas, Ka-tie Tollefson [outfielder] from California and Mikaela Scott [pitcher] from Georgia have shown us they’re ready to play for us.”

Individual players expressed a will to improve as well. Kari Tall-Domingos, outfielder and senior, said, “I want to be a good team leader and to go all-out on the field and make this year count.” She also said, “I’ve improved on taking good angles at the ball. Obviously, I want to make the least amount of errors possible. I also have a personal goal of hitting a .375 batting average.” Tall-Domin-gos batted .355 last season, and her fielding percentage, having only committed one recorded error, was .979.

Season expectations are very high. Breaux said he is confident in maintaining the softball team’s impressive past. “Our program has done very well for a long time. We haven’t won the conference since 2009, but there was time when we won six titles in a row.” Breaux said, “It’s time to win conference.”

Tall-Domingos said, “If we continue to work together well and get the little things right, there’s no way we won’t win conference.”

SPORTS

Crusaders fall short against MidAmerica

BY CAYEN HOINGStaff Writer

STEVEN MCALLISTER | THE LANCE Lynn Bowen, head coach, addresses the women’s cross-coun-try team before an intense afternoon workout.

Micah Cribbs, freshman, cheers with senior teammates, Brittany Eppright and Shana Ramsey.

STEVEN McALLISTER | THE LANCE

ZACH THAYER | THE LANCE The Boys and Girls Club kids make connections with Evangel students at the football game Sept. 29

The Crusaders lost their second conference match 15-10 in the fifth set Tuesday against Graceland Univer-sity. Leading the team with 15 kills and eight blocks was Kaley Lyons, middle blocker and senior. Morgan Sidwell, setter and junior, had 22 as-sists and 4 service aces while her sister Mallory Sidwell, defensive specialist, contrib-uted 28 digs in the match up against Graceland.

The girls are now 16-10 and 5-2 in the HAAC, falling behind Graceland in confer-ence.

Conference play continues Tuesday for the Crusaders against Peru State College in the Ashcroft Center at 7 p.m.

Crusaders play well but lose to Graceland, falls 16-10

“ “Everyone is going to need to be on and do

our jobs.- Kiley Finkbiner

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10/12Women’s TennisITA National Small College ChampionshipsMobile, Ala. SoftballIndependence Junior CollegeCrusader Field3 p.m.

10/13Women’s TennisITA National Small College ChampionshipsMobile, Ala. FootballPeru State CollegeJFK Stadium1:30 p.m.

10/14Women’s TennisITA National Small College ChampionshipsMobile, Ala.

10/16VolleyballPeru State CollegeAshcroft Center7 p.m.

Evangel football is now ranked no. 21 in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll a� er the Crusaders defeated Graceland, which also secured Evangel’s � rst win in La-moni, Iowa since 2001, according to Evangel press release. Football advanced its record to 4-2 over-all and 3-1 in conference, while Graceland fell to 3-3 overall and 2-2 in conference.

Graceland and Evangel were tied in the conference, but Evan-gel has taken the lead.

Evangel took the lead in the beginning of the game with a touchdown o� of a fumble return by Lamar Allen, defensive corner

and senior. � e Crusaders put up big numbers in the � rst quarter, leading 21-7. Allen said, “We felt pretty positive about this game since we came o� a great win last weekend.”

� e second half brought more points to the board. Toward the end of the third quarter, Grace-land was only seven points away from the Crusaders, but Evangel answered back with a 72-yard scoring run by Otis Brown, wide receiver and sophomore. Evangel added another touchdown early in the fourth quarter with a 31-yard pass from Andrew Brimhail, quarterback and junior, to Mitch McHenry, quarterback and soph-omore.

Evangel ended the game with a

winning score of 35-14. “We may have won, but there are still things that we need to work on. I think we should perfect technique and ful� ll our individual assignments better as well as pay attention to minor details in the game,” Den-zel Billy, defensive safety and ju-nior, said.

Brenton Illum, head coach, tweeted, “We are very proud of the e� ort of our people.” � e team had short-term goals for winning an away game as well as winning two games in a row. A� er the Graceland game, they were able to ful� ll both of these goals. � e Crusaders have � ve more games in their season, all of which are conference games.

Football ranked 21 a� er win at GracelandBY JOCEYLN COX

Staff Writer

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Football coaches read emails to the players from various spectators, praising the teams efforts and hard work at the games.

Grossklag, Elliot represent tennis at nationals this year

Both Amy Grossklag, sopho-more, and Jenna Elliott, fresh-man, are representing Evangel’s tennis team at nationals � ursday through Sunday in Mobile, Ala. As doubles partners, Grossklag and Elliott won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Central West Championship tournament three weeks ago to secure their spots. Because Grossklag also won the singles tournament by defeating a player from Bethel College in Bethel, Kan., she quali� ed to play at nationals in singles.

� is is Grossklag’s second year qualifying for nationals. Last year, she also competed in doubles with her previous partner Ma-ria Martinez, who graduated last year. � e Central West Champi-onship tournament Sept. 21-23 was Grossklag and Elliott’s � rst tournament together, and both girls are optimistic that they will compete well at nationals.

“Considering we have only played one tournament together,

I think our games complement each other,” Grossklag said. “Both of our attitudes on the court are very similar.”

Elliott, who was conference champion her senior year of high school in Ohio, is also excited about the opportunity to play at nationals. “Win or lose, as long as I give it my all then I know I will be satis� ed with the outcome,” El-

liott said.Grossklag hopes to

compete just as hard in the singles bracket of the tournament. � ough this is her � rst year qualifying for singles, she still remains con� dent that she will perform well. “My main goal

is to focus on playing well, rather than winning,” Grossklag said.

� e tournament will host the best teams from Divisions II and III, as well as the NAIA. � is is the third year in a row that Evan-gel has advanced players to na-tionals, and Debbie De Almeida, head coach, is proud of both girls. “Both Amy and Jenna have a great work ethic on the court and are serious competitors,” De Almeida said. “Being this is only their sec-ond tournament together, they have the potential to be great.”

BY RYAN PATTYStaff Writer

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Both Amy and Jenna have a great work ethic on the

court and are seri-ous competitors.

- Debbie De Almeida

Football players train in anticipation for their upcoming game, practicing full-out sprints across the field.

Tomorrow the Crusaders will face Peru State University at JFK Stadium at 1:30 p.m. for the homecoming game. Lamar Allen, de-fensive corner and senior said, “Coming o� a 3-7 season last year, we want to improve our record for this season. We want to leave our print on the Evangel football program for next season.”

Last year when Evangel faced Peru, the Crusaders lost 13-20. With the way that the team has been playing, however, Denzel Billy, defensive safety and junior, said, “I am looking forward to stringing three wins in a row and moving up in our conference.” “Progress is being made,” Brenton Illum, head coach, tweeted.

Players looking to leave their mark in anticipation of homecoming game

Above: Amy Grossklag, sopho-more, returns a serve from a fel-low teammate at practice.

Left: Jenna Elliot, freshman, is representing Evangel at tennis nationals. Grossklag and Elliot are optimistic about the upcoming competition.

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