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Come , the CCU campus will be experiencing the start of construction, which will lead to a new academic building that can be seen as early as in a years’ time. CCU is starting construc-tion on a new academic building to be part of a completely redesigned cam-pus that will break ground as early as the first quarter of 2013, and will possibly hold classes in the Spring of 2014, according to informa-tion recently provided by Project Manager Shannon Dreyfuss, The leaders of this task, Dreyfuss, David Partnership Architecture, CCU President Bill Armstrong, and others, assured students, faculty, and staff at a September 11 meeting, that the project of building a new campus is moving forward and process has been made. All of the plans for the new academic building depend on obtain-ing the required zoning permits along with gaining favorable decisions for the

City based on CCU’s plan-ning documents, which are required by the city of Lake-wood. The zoning permit will be applied for on Octo-ber 8. Then, there will be a 45-day waiting period to allow any members of the community to voice their concerns. This new academic build-ing will be a state-of-the-art facility and will replace the current School of Theology, School of Business, and School of Education build-ings. The new building will hold 14 classrooms of various sizes (20, 30, and 60 people) as well as a large multi-purpose room for up to 250 people. The building will also include professors’ offices. A few new features of the building will be a grab-and-go coffee shop and plenty of booth and table seating for students. This academic building will not only be for classes, but it can also be a

place for students to study and meet with their peers and professors. Freshman Madison Bell commented, “ I can’t wait for the new building so that I can grab a coffee before class. It will also be nice to have updated classrooms.” President Bill Armstrong, at a September 11 meeting, mentioned how excited he is about the progress that has been made and what will be in the future for CCU. He ensured students that the new academic building will offer “more casual space for students” and will be a place to grow in community. Dreyfuss, who has been the Executive Vice President and CFO of a recently built new Colorado high school, Valor Christian, communi-cated that CCU is working off of a “healthy budget” and is planning that the new building can still be used in 100 years and can “change and adapt as the University grows”

Other features of the new campus include several other academic buildings, a new event center, new residential housing, as well as a bridge, which will be built across the reservoir. All of these advance-ments and more will be in CCU’s future but the most immediate thing that CCU students and community can expect will be the academic building which will start the redevelopment process. While this is the current plan, Dreyfuss says that there are still, “a lot of tacti-cal decisions yet to be made, and depending on what is best for the big picture and long term outcome, we may make some alternative choices.” To get more information on the new development, contact Project Manager Dreyfuss at sdreyfuss@ccu.edu or call (303) 963-411.

Intern ChroniclesA behind the scenes look at the life of a college intern. Pg. 4

Mayan TheaterReveiw of a local Ma-yan themed Denver movie theater. Pg. 3

Sobe PartyThe update on what went down during sobe party 2012 Pg. 6

Commuter TakeoverA look at the commuter community on campus Pg. 3

Music CornerFind upcoming concerts in Denver. Pg. 5

Sports ReportInside scoop on all the fall sports happening at CCU. Pg. 8

Go GreenRecycling and eco-friendly tips to help you keep our planet green and clean. Pg. 5

Is Your Laptop Safe?Learn how to keep your laptop and other items safe while on campus. Pg. 5

Presidential Elections

Important information about the 2012 elec-tions Pg. 2

Inside this Issue

CCU Makeover: Phase One

VeritasVol I. Issue 1 September 26, 2012

a publication of colorado christiann university

Erin Amsberry VERITAS STAFF WRITER

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On October 3rd, 2012 Presidential candidates President Obama and Gov-ernor Romney will come to the Mile High City and take place in the first debate of the campaign season at the University of Denver. Jim Lehrer of PBS’ NewsHour with be moderat-ing and the topic of the first presidential debate will be domestic policy. The debate will be broadcast nation-wide on all major news outlets and is sure to remind Coloradoans of when Den-ver hosted the Democratic National Convention four years ago. Following the Denver Debate, there will be two other presidential and one vice presidential debate be-fore November 6, when the election will take place. Many political analysts speculate on whether Colo-rado hosting the first debate

will influence if Colorado, and its’ 9 electoral votes will turn red or blue this November and ultimately if it will affect who wins the Presidency, as Colorado is a known swing-state. Politi-cal Science professor at the University of Denver, Seth Masket, told the Denver Post that because the debate is local, it “will get a lot more attention than a typical presi-dential debate. People who are normally not engaged are more likely to pay attention, take sides and vote.” Tickets are not available to the general public or able to be purchased. The tickets for the event will be distrib-uted to University of Denver students through a lottery raffle. There will however, be many pre-debate events at DU that community mem-bers can take part in. There will be a special debate event series, which

will take place at DU on several dates before Octo-ber 3rd, which will feature a debate between Ryan Call and Rick Palacio on Sept. 24, a screening of the Ken-nedy/Nixon debate on Sept. 27, and a lecture from Time editor-at-large David Von Drehle. There will also be various viewing parties around the city the night of the debate such as the one at the Histo-ry Colorado Center, most of which are open to the public for an entrance fee. The debate is highly anticipated by the Colorado people and will receive much press. The debate will take place on Wednesday, October 3rd at 7:00 pm and will be broadcast on all ma-jor news outlets. To get more information on the debate and its’ sur-rounding events visit www.debate2012.du.edu.

There are many types of disasters: fire, water, chem-ical, electrical. Fortunately, we live in a time when communication is faster, and easier to come by. Even so, it’s wise to be prepared for disasters that come without warning. In the event of a crisis on cam-pus, we must be prepared to act quickly, calmly, and effectively. This means we need to be aware of what is going on at CCU, and how we can handle a disaster. Most students have already been asked to give their emergency contact

information when register-ing for classes through web advisor. Security guards patrol the campus 24 hours a day, and can be contacted by mail, phone, or fax. This is the basic information to know. If you want to get trained in disaster response, FEMA offers four online independent study courses that are required for every individual who wants to serve in a disaster zone. If you are interested in taking them, they can be found at training.fema.gov. You might also want to consider how you can be

prepared for disasters after you are done with school. It’s not too early to begin creating an emergency food supply, as well as getting an emergency first aid kit. A good list of emergency supplies can be found at zebgear.com. It may also be a good idea to get in touch with your family, and come up with your own plan to meet somewhere when a disaster happens. If you live in a closely-knit community, you could come up with a plan with your neighbors. One of the best things you can do is stay aware about everything that is happen-ing around you. If you see something dangerous around campus, report it to security. There is plenty of infor-mation on reporting crime on campus in the student handbook this year. Also, you can thank someone who is working to keep you safe at CCU. We all need each other in the event of a disaster.

“To vote or not to vote” – that is the question. In our society, the freedom to vote has been taken lightly, es-pecially with young adults. College students neglect this opportunity that has been given to them by their forefathers. In 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau col-lected data from the 2008 Presidential Election; the results showed that 58.5 percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 24 were registered to vote and only 48.5 percent of those adults actually voted. Why is it important to vote? A random poll was taken around CCU asking people about their plans to vote and why they think voting is important. Out of fifty students, forty-six of them stated that voting was im-portant and that they were planning on voting in the 2012 Presidential Election. Four students expressed in the survey that they weren’t planning on voting in this election, and out of the four

one stated that he didn’t care about voting. This is the problem with our gen-eration. Young adults have formed an “I don’t care at-titude” towards voting and politics in general. If our generation does not care about who runs our country or how our country is run, we are heading towards a dangerous place. Looking at this from a Christian perspective, God calls his followers to be in the world not of the world – living in the world means being involved. We are to be a light in the world, and one way to do that is being actively involved our economy and the choices our government makes. As citizens with the freedom to vote, we should take responsibility and exercise that right that has been given to us. How can we expect to make a difference or change anything that goes on in our country if we are not involved? Voting is important. Start caring.

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Erin AmsberryVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Laura HargadineVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Image courtesy of: University of Denver, Ross Mansfield

Rebecca TarantinoVERITAS STAFF WRITER

The Waldo Canyon Fire tore through Colorado in July leaving nothing but wreckage in its trail. Photo by Michael Rieger/FEMA Media Library

A mile high debate of presidential candidates

Be ready for disastersOur generation’s apathetic attitude affects our country

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There is quite a bit of work to be done to get students trav-eling to campus from Long-mont, Boulder, Littleton, and Aurora (by Light Rail, bus, and

automobile) to be connected to the CCU on- campus commu-nity. Nevertheless, commuter “leaders” Shannon Kowal-

sky, Hadley Moore, Bradley Kohlman, and Kevin Burns are trying their darndest to change that, and doing well. “Last year at the end of the year we met a lot of commut-ers who came to [events] that we didn’t know. They never got involved,” says sophomore Kevin Burns. In past years, one of the ways that commuters have gotten involved on campus was by getting “adopted” by a stairwell: “My freshman year went like this: go to class, eat, go home. I never got involved,” says junior elementary educa-tion major Brad Kohlman. “Then, after I did Whiz Kids [tutoring] with some of the QuickStop girls, I got adopted by their stairwell,” he laughed. This year, though, with a tight-knit group boasting thirty or more involved members,

“adoption” may not be neces-sary. “We’ve been stressing to you guys [commuters] that you need to get connected to a stair-well... but you know what? We are a stairwell,” beamed Burns during the first week of school. Just as stairwells organize group events almost every week, Kowalsky, Burns, Kohlman, and Moore work to create weekly get-togeth-ers for commuters. Last week they hosted a “Hot Pocket movie night” (“Hot Pockets” being the group’s chosen “team” name). New this year, bulletin boards were set up in the Stu-dent Union and the outer wall of the LDC to get those who commute to campus updated on and involved in on-campus activities. Another “first” according to

Burns, the group-- who dubbed themselves the “Radioactive Hot Pockets”-- made quite an entrance to the Moonlight Volleyball tournament dur-ing WOW weekend, chanting loudly, and clad in neon liter-ally from head to toe. “I didn’t do Moonlight Vol-leyball [before],” says Kohl-man. “We didn’t have a team. I [would] cheer my friends on, though.” The commuter team for Moonlight this year was so large that there was not enough time to rotate every player in; less than half of the team got a chance on the court. The student body can also look out for yet another first for commuters this year: a King Cougar candidate. “God really put [this group] on our heart,” says Kohlman. “We’re doing this to glorify God, not ourselves.”

Commuters they might not have a stairwell, but their spirit sure made a statment during Moonlight Volleyball. Photo courtesy of Colorado Christian University Student Activities

It’s about the commuter community this yearDanya GranadoVERITAS STAFF WRITER

The Mayan

www.landmarktheatres.com/market/denver/ma-yantheatre.htm

110 Broadway, Between First and Second Avenues Denver, CO 80203

I was hanging out on Broadway with my friend, Alex, and we were wan-dering around looking for something to do. We had just picked up a couple milkshakes from Sweet Action Ice Cream (another review for another time) and we walked by this theater called The Mayan. The film Moonrise King-dom had just come out and was playing in this theater. Both of us wanted to see it, so we went in. It strikes me as sin-gularly charming and old-timey. The Mayan is outfitted with a full-service café and bar up stairs, and an affordable snack bar with the kinds of refresh-ments you could find at Whole Foods. They exclu-sively play non-English and independent movies, and the occasional clas-

sic film. Before the movie played, the manager on duty stood up in the front and welcomed everyone to the theater, introducing the movie; which made the experience feel unique. The Mayan was built with three screens in the early 1930’s and, as the name would suggest, is actually a Mayan themed movie theater. It is one of three remaining theaters in America that were designed in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style. Now, it has been converted into a more-spacious 2-screen theater. The only downside is that, the seats were built in a time where the average person was much shorter. I’m 6’1”, and I was basi-cally folded into the seat. If you want to see mov-ies you can’t see in most other theaters, and you want a unique place and refreshing change of pace only about ten minutes away from campus, The Mayan is a great place to go.

Live a littleReviews of Denver entertainment

Zach HunterVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Many breaking news stories are now first revealed online or on television before the newspa-pers hit the stands. People today are constantly receiving news via news websites, Facebook, Twit-ter, and other sources through their computers or smart phones. Stories printed in newspapers are sometimes common knowledge by the time the paper is released. Some of these stories may even become old news and outdated. Because of this constant need for news, VERITAS is in the process of launching a new Facebook page. “It’s going to be a site for students to get breaking news so

stories that would be outdate be-fore the paper comes out, can now be accessed faster,” states Van-nessa Jackson, editor of CCU’s VERITAS. VERITAS is a bi-weekly newspaper published by CCU stu-dents. The issue of constant news updates has come to the attention of the newspaper staff. Some important stories become outdated in just a matter of two weeks. This issue spawned the idea of creating the Facebook page. This Facebook launch is going to provide much more than just a faster way to get updates on stories happening around cam-pus or around the globe. Jackson

also wants to get the community involved with the newspaper as well. “[The Facebook page] is a place for students to give their feedback faster,” says Jackson. Students will be able to comment on news stories and vocalize their opinions on what they believe is important. The creation of this page will be available for all CCU students and faculty. Not only will this Facebook page present breaking news stories and give students the ability to vocalize their opinions, it will also bring CCU into an online community.

Veritas’ Facebook page to launchKelsey WatsonVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Senior retreat The recent retreat for new stu-dents and seniors left impressions that will not be soon forgotten. The speakers for the senior class included Dr. Christopher Leland, Heidi Ross, and Matt Jones. The speakers fo-cused on giving students a perspec-tive on what happens after college. This is something that all students should be thinking about, because four years really is gone so quickly. Dr. Leland spoke to the seniors on the first evening about our call-ing and about how one’s calling is important. We have been trained for so long, he said, that the day after graduation we are expected to have “the career”, “the relationship”, “the car.” However, life may not happen exactly how we planned it. Some

people know exactly what they want to do after they leave college, while others are still wondering if they majored in the right area of study. It is very hard to balance. Ross spoke on Saturday morn-ing. The main point that she wanted to convey is that spiritual maturity does not end when the seniors walk across that stage with their diplomas. Spiritual maturity is a never-ending process that needs to be continually sought after. This is because none of us will ever be completely spiritually mature. Jones concluded the sessions for the seniors with telling the seniors about crisis of faith. A topic that not many people are willing to dive into. The main message was to remember

that bad things will happen to us. We are human and we live in an imper-fect world, but it is important to not retain a critical spirit. Even some of the most influential hero’s in our faith have had crisis of faith, but they didn’t let that harden their hearts to Christ. The messages that were spoken at the senior retreat were a few of the ones that will carry on with the seniors. It is important to remember these messages, especially when times get tough. Lord knows they will. But let us all remember that nothing we do is out of God’s plan for our lives, and we must continu-ally seek Him, even when it seems that He is not there.

Kate KrausVERITAS STAFF CONTRIBUTER

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No one ever expects trouble. Being prepared for a possible computer-theft disaster can save you time and anxiety later on. A minute of prevention is worth hours of worry.

1) Make sure your laptop requires a password to login. Do not use “pass-word”, “abc123” or any phrase easy to figure out as your password (com-mon sense).

Also, if you choose to include a password hint on your login, use one that is too vague for anyone but yourself to decipher (also common sense).

2) Create a guest log-in account for others to use that is easy to log into. This way, other people can use your laptop without having access to your personal files.

3) If you choose not to create a guest log-in, secure sensitive data (i.e. passwords, bank account info, social security number, favorite reality tv show) by locking your files.

A simple internet search for “how to lock files on Windows/Mac” will provide you with an easy to follow, step-by-step process.

4) Make sure that your internet browser does not remember passwords or any other log-in information for your email accounts or online banking.

Though it seems time-consuming, typing in your password every time will only take a few moments and safeguards your personal information.

5) For extra safety (if you’re gutsy enough to leave your laptop alone for any amount of time) laptop security locks are available online and in tech stores for 25-50 dollars.

These locks are handy for securing your computer to a table or desk in case you need to step away from it for a moment.

In case of a theft:

6) Have a copy of the serial number of your laptop handy beforehand, as well as a description of any distinguishing marks on your computer.

If your laptop has no distinguishing marks, add a few. (Nicking or scratch-ing is not recommended. Stickers, however, are.)

7) There are several types of fairly-reliable computer-tracking software available to download for free online. Once downloaded, they allow the user to track and access their computer remotely. In several recent cases, a security application called “Hidden” allowed the laptop owner to remotely photograph the thief using the iSight camera, and to determine the exact location of his laptop.

Look into it.

The Vincent Van Gogh exhibit at the Denver Art Museum on September 28th from 6-10pm is a great way to experience the culture in Denver and expand your knowledge of art. This museum will explore the life and paintings of Vincent Van Gogh as well as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Camille Pisarro. If you bring your student ID card the tickets are 2 for 1, which means you and a friend would only have to pay $6 a piece! To reserve your spot, or to get more information go to www.denverartmu-seum.org. This is a great way to get out and explore a different side of Colorado, you might be surprised at what you find.

If you are looking for something fun to do in Denver or around Colorado with a friend, here are some concerts to attend this month:

Neon Trees at the Fillmore Auditorium on September 27 Lecrae at The Ogden Theater on September 27Women of Faith Concert Series at Pepsi center on September 28 and 29 Shawn McDonald: Faith and Futbol Night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park September 30Owl City at The Ogden Theater on October 2 Olivia Newton John at Monfort Concert Hall on October 2 Alanis Morisette at Paramount Theater on October 10 Natalie Grant at Colorado Christian University on October 11Tenth Avenue North at Crossroads Church on October 17

Living “green” is a good way to save money. It saves you money, and it saves the University money when you live con-servatively.

There are several ways to do this: 1. Use reusable materials; i.e., a mug can substitute for a plastic water bottle, a canvas bag can substitute for plastic grocery bags. 2. Recycle paper, plastic, and aluminum. Make sure alu-minum and plastic remain separate, or else recycling is not an option. 3. Throw away trash that can’t be recycled. Or, if you are going to throw away household and clothing items, donate them to good will instead. 4. If you have extra canned foods, these can be given to a food bank. 5. Wash all your laundry at once, it uses less water. Hang up your clothes to dry, instead of using electricity. 6. Open window blinds for light instead of turning elec-tric lights on. 7. Dry dishes with towels, it’s cheaper than paper towels that you have to throw away. 8. In the winter, choose to bundle up with warmer clothes instead of cranking the thermostat high. 9. Walk or ride a bike to class, instead of driving a car. If you need to drive somewhere, try to carpool with more people so it uses less gas.

These are just some of the ways to go green living on campus. Remember that you glorify God by being a good steward of the resources you’ve been given.

September 26, 2012

Seven steps to up security on your laptop (like a tech genius)

Keeping life green

Cheap event alert

Good music with great friendsDanya Granado

VERITAS STAFF WRITER

Laura HargadineVERITAS STAFF REPORTER

Vannessa JacksonEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Photo by Kirsten Slider

Photo by Krissten Cray

Photo by Rocco Bachara

A night of fun, community, neon, dancing and delicious drinks, “So’be it!” Friday, September 14th consisted of this exactly. This was the fourth party of the annual Cockpit Sobe Party. Rocco Bachara, the Sobe party founder, tells his story: “My freshman year my friends, Seve Carbajal and Aaron Orr, went to King Sooper’s and found a sale they were having on Sobe’s for 38 cents a bottle so while we were all stocking up for ourselves, we decided that it would be even better to just throw a giant party! So then we bought 200 of them and threw a party two weeks later! Since then it has only gotten bet-ter!” There have been previous concerns about this party being a promotion to drinking on the dry campus of Colorado Christian. Instead, the goal and purpose of this event is to an alcohol awareness party. The game “Sobe-Pong,” the main event of the night, is so cleverly taken after the game “Beer-Pong.” Instead of promoting beer as the drink for this game, it is substituted for Sobe. The Resident Assistant of every year has the responsibility to inform the students at the beginning of the event that this game and party is not to promote drinking alchol. Instead it gives people the chance to get rid the misconception that you have to drink to have fun at a party. There is no alcohol involved at this event, and it will remain an alcohol-free environment in order to make students aware of the fun times they can have within their community with-out drinking. Kyle Romburg, this year’s Cockpit Resident Assistant, believes the Sobe party is a Cockpit tradition that will only get better. He recently met a Sobe representative whose job is to go to college campuses and start up fun nights by provid-ing about 13 cases of Sobe. “Our goal is to get them to the Sobe party next year, which they are interested in doing.” The Sobe party may not only become a Cockpit tradition, but the new event in Lakewood, Colorado that everyone will be talk-ing about. If that is the case, “So’be it!”

Veritas is a bi-weekly publica-tion written and produced by the students of Colorado Christian University. All opinions expressed in Veritas are not representative of CCU policy, its’ staff or admin-istration. Send any questions or comments to ccuveritas@yahoo.com

Editorial Staff

Vannessa Jackson Editor-in-Chief

Staff

Danya Granado Zach Hunter Rebecca Tarantino Kelsey Watson Laura Hargardine Anne Perry Erin Amsberry Kate Kraus

Staff Advisor

Francisco Miraval

September 26, 2012 So’be a good timeAnne PerryVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Emily Gilcrest &Logan Fowler played under team name, “Team Pong Il”

From left to right: Elyse Nelson, Calvin Beck, and Victoria Arcos

Photo by Rocco Bachara

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Colorado Christian University’s music department proclaims its professors and students are passionately in pursuing of excellence to the glory of God. Many students at CCU are proud members of a variety of ensembles, with numerous performances of different styles through-out each semester. Each music major is required to be in one major ensemble, including University Choir, Women’s Choir, the Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble. Other ensembles include Men’s Choir, Hand Bells, Mainstream, an instrumental jazz ensemble, and Synergy, a vocal jazz ensemble. Performances are free for CCU students and alumni unless otherwise announced. Tickets for children, seniors, CCU staff/faculty, or non-CCU students are $5.00. Adult tickets are $10.00, and an “immediate fami-lies” ticket is $25.00. The music center is located on 9200 W. Ellsworth Ave, near S. Garrison St.

Intern Chronicles: Where to start your intern search

Let’s face it -- We now live in a world where jobs are few and capable employees are fewer. Perhaps this is why internships are so coveted amongst college students, college graduates, and even the extremely motivated high school student. Internships are like liquid gold on resumes – and people who want to get hired right out of college know that. The initial search for an in-ternship can be overwhelming. We get that. And we want to give you the tools you need in order to get those internships. First things first. You will need to begin your search one or two months before the semester begins. If you want a …

- Fall internship begin apply-ing in June/July- Spring internship being ap-plying in October/November- Summer internship begin ap-plying in March/April

Also, before you apply, you will need to have a resume and reference list prepared. Most employers will also want you to send in a cover letter, which you will have to customize for each application.

*There are tons of internship search engines to find your perfect internship match. Here are the steps you need to take to begin the search –

1. First things first – What

type of internship are you looking for? Are you wanting to intern at a public relations firm? A news station? A bank? That’s where you will want to start looking.

2. Use search engines to find companies of your specified field near your school. Then see if they hire interns. If their website doesn’t say whether they do or not, contact them by calling or e-mailing them. (I prefer the phone route – it shows initiative on your part!)

3. Apply to all the companies of interest you can find. And when you thought you’ve applied to them all, apply to more! At this time, being ap-plying to positions you find on intern search engines. My two favorite search engines are internships.com and intern-queen.com. Search engines will be able to narrow down what you’re looking for in a job. (You can specify if you want a paid internship or not and how far away you would like the job site to be.)

4. Sit back and wait for responses to flow into your inbox! Some companies will ask for an interview, and some won’t even reply to your ap-plication. Don’t get offended, just brush it off. Some places might even offer you the in-ternship right off the bat.

Craigslist is also an option too. If you just want a non-

specific internship, search for “intern” or “internship” under the job board. You will have countless options to choose from. Be leery of Craigslist, though. If an internship is too good to be true, it often is. (I’m thinking of the internship description I read once that said something along the lines of, “Posh internship! Work with celebrities! Get paid $1,000 a month! ….After you pay us $1,000!” No thanks. Pass!) Many companies are now searching for “unpaid social media interns.” Generally, these places are looking for a young person who knows Facebook and Twitter to create social media websites for their company. For free. Interns are protected by laws, and theses “unpaid social media intern-ships” are breaking laws by exploiting interns. We will cover intern laws in The Intern Chronicles No. 3.) Paid internships are great, but are sadly uncommon. Un-paid internships are customary because it costs the company to train you. With that said, never apply to any unpaid internship where you would have to be doing a lot of work and little learning. So now that you know what it takes to find intern-ships, get out there any apply! Next issue we will be telling you what it takes to ace that interview.

CCU Music Center fall calendar

Fall Calendar:October:- Faculty Concert: Dan Gorkloo Tuesday, October 2nd at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music Center- Paul Barnes – Guest Artist Re-citalo Tuesday, October 12th at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music Center- Fall Choral Concerto Saturday, October 27th at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music Center

November- Fall Wind Ensemble Concerto Friday, November 7th at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music Center- Fall Play: The Jesus Tripo Wednesday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m.o Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m.

o Friday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m.o Saturday, November 10, at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.CCU Music Center- An Evening of Jazzo Friday, November 30th at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music CenterReserved SeatingDecember- Chamber Strings and Dance Concerto Tuesday, December 4th at 7:30 P.M.CCU Music Center- CCU Christmas Celebrationo Friday, December 7th at 7:30 P.M.o Saturday, December 8th at 3:00 and 7:30 P.M.Location TBA- Christmas Bells and Men’s Choir Concerto Tuesday, December 11th at 7:30CCU Music Center

It was time for a tune-up

“I absolutely love it!” This was the response of Brittany Farrow, one of the chapel team leaders for this year, talking about new set up for chapel. With change brings questions and concerns and how the event center is set up for chapel this year is a big change. The student body and faculty are used to the stage being at the back wall with both sides of bleachers and chairs in the middle being occupied. Now, it is a more horizontal approach, with the stage being on one side with only one side of bleachers available and chairs in front. CCU President Bill Armstrong ex-plained to the chapel committee that he wanted to see chapel be great. Therefore, he blessed chapel with a lot of new equip-ment and ideas in order to make chapel a more aesthetically engaging experience and time of worship. This idea lead to the floor plan being the different set up. The new equipment and new ideas is some-thing that the chapel team is trying out

to see how it works for the student body. They want this to be a time out of the busy day of school and work to worship our God and our Creator. There has been some controversy with this new setup. Due to less seating, there are students that have to result to standing or sitting on the floor. This was a con-cern that was heard through the buzzing of voices on the first day of chapel. This concern died down slightly as more chairs were added some days, but still remains. This issue is acknowledged and is cur-rently in the process of being fixed. There was talk on ordering chairs, but this decision is ultimately up to Luke Jack-son, the stage manager, Jonathan Vasek, the student director, and the rest of campus ministries of when this will be taken place. Hopefully instead of more questions and concerns this change in chapel will lead to bring more powerful worship and fellow-ship.

featuresSeptember 26, 2012

Sarah EwingVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Kelsey WatsonVERITAS STAFF WRITER

Photo courtesy of Colorado Christian University School of Music

Anne Perry VERITAS STAFF CONTRIBUTER

The Class of 2016 is called to community in the first chapel of the year.Photo by Mellissa Charles

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With several mass shootings taking place in the last few months, including the ones at the Aurora movie theater and the Empire State Building, many people are asking what change has taken place in society that this kind of unwelcome situation has become nor-mal to hear about. While in the modern world, there have always been acts of violence, it seems these events have been escalating and becoming more and more prominent. When this question is debated, there are many issues including gun control, what needs to be done with those who are physiologically unstable, and security regulations, but what most people don’t think about are the small things that our society has adopted in the past 20 years that could have contributed to these mass shootings. In the case of video games, the statistics are

hard to ignore. ProCon.com reports that in 97 percent of 12- 17 year old children and teenagers in the United States played video games in 2008. The truth is that many of the games these kids are playing reward them for violence or violent behaviors. While this might not be significant on a child only hap-pening once, a study done by Hope M. Cummings, M.A., of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Elizabeth A. Vandewater, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin shows that most male gamers play at least 8 hours of video games a week. Which is relatively low compared to other studies that have been done. The effects that this can have how a person responds to violence can be extreme. A study by the Journal of Ex-perimental Social Psychology mentions, “Repeated expo-sure to media violence, however, reduces its psychological impact and eventually produces aggressive approach-related motivational states, theoretically leading to stable increases in aggression.”The most shocking piece of evidence linking video games to mass shootings is found in a study done by the FBI

in 2000, reporting playing violent video games a common characteristic of behav-iors associated with a school shooter.Many people and parents in particular are questioning whether violent video games are truly beneficial in any way to a child’s development. While video games may contribute to the recent shootings, it would be an overgen-eralization to say that they alone are the reason for them. There are other known correlations between criminal shooters such as a poor family life, depression, drugs use, alcohol use and others factors which can contribute to these horrific crimes. As shootings continue to become more prominent, the question is one again raised: Are video games truly beneficial at all?

You may have noticed some changes around campus this year, for instance the organization known as Cosa, no longer exists. However, in it’s place is the new council called the UPC. For those of you who were not able to see the informative video played at WOW weekend that explained what UPC stands for, it stands for University Pro-gramming Council. They do everything that COSA did and much more. This council was created in order to solidify student activities a little more, and make it easier for students to access certain parts of CCU easier. Within the UPC you have Ali Weber who is the traditions coordinator, Kelsey Bradley who is in charge of sixth, Lauren Orozco who handles on campus entertainment, Whitney Kipp who handles off campus events, Joanna Hill-man who directs campus organizations, Cassie Daer who is the best of colorado events coordinator, Stephen Wil-liams who is the intramurals coordinator, and Chad Mc-Caffrey who is the assistant intramurals coordinator. All of these people help to make activities on or off campus the best they can be for all students who attend CCU. Not only has this council helped to solidify a lot of different organizations on campus, but according to Erica Green, “These organizations have done almost twice as much by this time of year then any of the organizations have done by this time of year in years previous”. They are hard at work to make this campus even greater than it is, which is a pretty tough job.

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