TheEcho January 28, 2011 Volume 82 Issue 13

Commission Unto Mexco
On December 27th, 2010, 115 Commission Unto
Mexico participants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border for a week of service during the 22nd annual
trip.
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January 28, 2011
Volume 82 Issue 13
echo.snu.edu
Westside glory
While the Student body here at Southern Nazarene University was sleeping in and eating tons of homemade
food during Christmas break, the SNU basketball teams
were practicing and traveling on a long road trip.
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Southern Nazarene University – Bethany, OK (405)491-6382
A.M. Hills Residential Complex hosts ribbon cutting
purpose the administration has for the new
building.
Following the welcome, Dr. Brad Strawn,
Vice President of Spiritual Development, offered a blessing over the building, and Dr. Loren Gresham, President, cut the ribbon.
As the first Resident Director of Hills, Katy
Bradley has been exposed to the thoughts and
opinions of a broad range of people about the
dorm, including students, staff, and visitors,
receiving mostly positive feedback.
Bradley had great things to say about the
move in and the adjustment process.
“I am so excited to see a tighter community forming. Students from all over campus
and from all different [classes] are continually
hanging out in the lobbies and forming new
SNU President, Dr. Loren Gresham, speaks to students friendships,” Bradley said.
about their role in the campus community.
Britani Gammill, a Resident Advisor assigned to the fourth floor, has an enthusiastic
Dr. Brad Strawn offers a prayer of blessing over the new
response to the big change.
dorm.
She praised the resident director’s valuable
leadership in this enormous project.
The Resident Life staff, and all staff and
“I am most excited about the common areas faculty involved in the completion of the new
of the new dorm because of the communities dorm, look forward to the contribution the
I see forming,” Gammill said.
A.M. Hills community will make to the SNU
“I think the biggest difference in our jobs as campus.
a resident advisors in Hills is that Students share prayers for the new building. Photos by Sara Eguren.
we have to be much more intentional in checking rooms and making sure rules are being followed,”
Gammill said, in reference to the
responsibility changes in the RA
role.
The A.M. Hills building is
filled to capacity, with each of the
288 beds filled by students of all
classes. Students enjoy suite-style
rooms, lobbies on every floor, and
laundry facilities on every hall.
Kira Roberts, Staff Reporter
Over the course of the past month, Southern
Nazarene University students have embarked
on a great adventure. Years of planning, building, and preparation have finally come together.
The A.M. Hills Residential complex, the new
residence hall located on the east side of campus is open and occupied.
With everyone finally moved in, SNU held
a dedication ceremony for the building. On
Thursday, January 13, the Resident Life staff
served cookies and lemonade, distributed
brand new Hills t-shirts, and a dedicated the
building.
Dr. Scott Strawn, Vice President for Student
Development, began the ceremony, welcoming
the new residents and explaining the vision and
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NEWS
NEWS BRIEFS
PROTESTERS IN EGYPT GREETED BY A POLICE CRACKDOWN
Police turned water cannons and tear gas on protesters in the early hours
of Wednesday morning to
try to break up anti-government demonstrations
as the Interior Ministry
warned it “will not allow
any provocative movement or a protest or rallies
or demonstrations.”
cnn.com
REP. GIFFORDS MOVED TO REHAB FACILITY
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was
transferred
Wednesday
morning to a Houston rehabilitation hospital after
her condition was upgraded. Doctors on Tuesday
night said her condition
had been upgraded from
serious to good and that
she was ready to move to
TIRR Memorial Hermann,
where her rehabilitation
will begin.
Resident Advisor selection begins anew
Ashley Lugrand, News Editor
This Friday, the official process
of RA selection for the 2011-2012
school year begins.
The process of narrowing the
field from the stack of applications received to the 29 undergraduate students that will be offered a
position as a resident advisor takes
about two months.
The process takes so long because the Resident Life staff is
looking for students who are
unique, and students who possess
specific leadership traits.
“We want students who are
looking to serve in building community. We want students to understand what it means to be a part
of something larger than themselves, and who are willing to be
servant leader,” Michael Houston,
Associate Dean, said.
“The RA role is an extremely
important student leadership position. We do not have one ‘type’
of person in mind. We want candidates to be authentic, engaging
and have an understanding of who
they are and how God is challenging them,” Houston said.
The biggest, and possibly hardest, part of the RA role is the
building of community.
“RAs are the catalyst for both
informal and formal community
on campus. Most of the community we see, and the reason our
on-campus community continues
to grow while enrollment rates remain the same, is due to the RAs,”
Scott Strawn, Vice President of
Student Development, said.
The Resident Life staff that
makes up any building is responsible for building a community
of openness, communication and
trust in that living area.
When asked what her RA did
that impacted her most Kaitlyn
Orwig said, “Just being there. Be
available and approachable.”
This spring, the deadline for
RA applications is Friday, January
28. Students are asked to include a
copy of their resume, and two letters of recommendation with their
application packet.
After applying, the next step in
the application process is the individual interview.
Applicants sit down with Resident Life staff to discuss the expectations of the RA role.
Following that round of cuts,
remaining applicants are invited to
participate in a group interview.
Group interviews are typically
90 minutes long and are task oriented.
After the group interview, applicants are mailed letters, wither
thanking them for applying or offering them a position on a building staff.
The RA role is an important
role on campus, and applicants
seek the position for many different reasons.
“I think it would be really nice to
interact with the people on campus; to get them connected with
the on-campus community,” Samuel Arteaga, sophomore, said.
Ultimately, though, it comes
down to the basic definition of an
RA.
“Being an RA means being
called to a position of leadership.
It means you have the unique opportunity to impact and influence
your peers,” Lindsey Hamilton,
Resident Life intern, said.
Resident Advisor applications
are due Friday, January 28, at
5:00pm.
For more information, visit
my.snu.edu or talk to the Resident
Life staff in your living area.
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Riverside County Animal
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long monitor lizard in Riverside, Calif., Jan. 25, 2010.
Animal control officers
found the massive lizard
wandering around a condo complex.
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NEWS
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22nd Commission Unto Mexico ministers to a larger community
Brad Crofford, Staff Reporter
On December 27th, 2010, 115 Commission
Unto Mexico participants crossed the U.S.Mexico border for a week of service during the
22nd annual trip.
This number included 21 SNU students and
3 SNU faculty members.
Dr. Culbertson, the SNU Missions professor who has helped direct Commission Unto
Mexico for two decades, suggests the smallerthan-usual size could be due to media reports
of violence in Juarez.
However, he notes these are often sensationalist news reports; the murder rate in the
Mexican state of Coahuila (where they went)
was the exact same as Oklahoma’s last year: 6
per 100,000 people.
The trip was safe and smooth overall. Those
in attendance served the local community in
multiple ways, including two medical teams, a
soccer group, three construction teams, and
three Vacation Bible School (VBS) teams.
The medical teams were composed of SNU
nursing students, two adjunct professors, and
three American physicians.
Over the course of the week, they treated
400 patients.
“Every single time I needed to know what
a person was saying and translators were unavailable, I still understood completely,” Aubrey Thompson, a Senior Nursing major who
served on a medical team, states.
Junior Nursing major Emily Brown experienced God in a new way.
“This was the first
time I have really seen
God in action. I always
knew He would provide, but I had never
seen so evidently His
works,” Brown says.
The soccer group
held six soccer clinics,
ministering to 160 children and young adults.
The three VBS teams
each put on two events
per day, attended by a
total of 150 to 200 children over the course of
the week.
Taking a break from passing out medical supplies, Seth Carley, senior; Aubrey
The three construc- Thompson, senior; Courtney Roberts, junior; and Michaelah Wieczorek, junior;
tion teams worked pose for a picture. Photo courtesy of Aubrey Thompson
alongside the Mexican
attended a “watch night” event at the churches
community as they built a roof, constructed they were serving to usher in 2011.
pews, poured concrete, did electrical work, and
The teams left both tangible and intangiperformed numerous other useful tasks.
ble signs of God’s love for the communities
“Our goal is to work with local churches around Sabinas, Mexico, and returned with
rather than for them. It makes the benefits new friendships and an increased awareness of
more long-lasting,” Culbertson observes.
God’s provision.
Participants also had the Aubrey Thompson, senior, poses for a picture.
opportunity to enjoy Mexico’s unique culture. They
ate Mexican food throughout the week and even had
the chance to go shopping
downtown one afternoon.
On December 31st, they
The SNU administers medical care to the people of Coahuila, Photo courtesy of Aubrey
Thompson
OPINIONS
TheEcho
January 28, 2011
Page 4
The science behind life’s hygiene
Morgan Koehn, Opinions Editor
There are some seriously painful things
in life that can be extremely uncomfortable and
make us question our sanity. We ask, “Why do
I put myself through this kind of pain?” For
example, I just got a new toothbrush. And you
know how that typically goes. A new toothbrush can really make the gums bleed. But we
all buy them, and we all break them in. It’s an
predictable aspect of life for each of us.
When you’re standing in the neverending aisle of toothbrushes at your local WalMart, it’s hard to decide which one to purchase.
There are far too many choices when it comes
to toothbrushes. If the massive wall doesn’t
intimidate you, the amount of options sure
will. There are manual, battery-powered, sonic,
and even chewable brushes. (And don’t ask me
what “chewable” means or accomplishes in
your dental hygiene; I just utilized the Google.)
Then once you’ve chosen the type of
toothbrush, you proceed to pick which bristles
suit you. Which will work better, hard or soft?
No one really knows, so you pick one and bleed
regardless.
From there, you can choose the shape
and size of your toothbrush. The cup shape
is meant for intense cleaning around teeth. Diagonal patterned bristles clean the sides of the
teeth and near the gum line. And a mix of longer bristles can help clean between the teeth.
(Isn’t that was floss is used for?)
On top of everything else, brush heads
come in many different sizes depending on the
purchaser’s brushing style and mouth size. I
never knew this. I thought I was just buying
a toothbrush, but no; much more is accomplished. It’s a science, people.
Some brushes even have bristles that
change color to alert the brusher it’s time to
find a replacement. It seems the manufacturers and “toothbrush scientists” tried as hard as
they could to make this decision easy for us.
But I think we just end up picking one that
comes in our favorite color.
Life is a lot like a new toothbrush.
There are times when we might throw up our
hands and ask, “Why do I allow this to happen to me?” Life can be a painful experience.
It’s not always enjoyable, and we probably
complain about it too much. Sometimes we
feel overwhelmed and want to give up. We get
frustrated at times, and there might be signs of
blood (let’s hope not).
We make decisions in life that are shots
in the dark. We don’t know what will happen
to us after we make a certain decision. But a
decision ultimately has to be made, and we just
have to go with it. Just like toothbrushes don’t
magically appear on the shelf, our lives include
many contributors and are affected by people
we do and do not know.
So, the next time I open the container
to use a new toothbrush, I should be thankful
for the luxury item in my hand. We are blessed.
It’s what we DO with what we HAVE that
makes our lives great. When you confidently
devote yourself to making good choices in life,
you truly have something to smile about.
Samuel Duce, Comic Artist
Sam’s artistic depiction of Morgan and her reaction to his comic.
Politics on Campus
OPINIONS
1.28.11
Matt Styers, ECHO Columnist
Salutations, supple students. We’ve got
a lot to cover, so I’ll get right
to it. If there is one thing this
fine publication lacks, it is entertainment. Campus news,
sports, and opinions are great,
but you, the college student,
want to be entertained more
than anything.
Most of you will watch
scrambled MTV over a news
network any day of the week,
and “studies” have shown that
if organisms were classified by
attention span, the young adult
would land in the rodent family.
So this semester we’re
going to do things a little differently. With the help of a handful of minions (you know who
you are), we’re going to keep an
ear to the ground, an eye on the
social networks, and a nose (everywhere except that one spot
behind the commons that has
been known to induce vomiting) in an effort to simultaneously entertain and enlighten
you, the masses. Sound good?
Great; now try to keep up.
With that said, let’s rap
about life. Since the return to
SNUville (like Farmville, only
less addictive) from Christmas
break, the campus has been
abuzz with one of the more
exciting tidbits of excitement
in the last several years. No,
not the opening of the Hills or
men’s basketball’s 16-3 record;
I’m talking about the sudden
appearance of Dr. Gresham’s
whip on the SNU marketplace.
Some experts speculate that Mrs. Gresham got the
President a new ride for Christmas; others have argued that
a helipad will be installed on
top of Mt. Beaver (the science
building) to accommodate the
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Slightly Narcissistic Undergraduates
helicopter he will soon be taking to and from
campus. But whatever the case, the listing is an
opportunity to own not just “a beauty,” but a
piece of SNU history.
And while the price ($11.5k) may seem
a bit steep for the average undergrad, the price
may just be right if Dr. Gresham were willing
to throw in permanent rights to his second
parking space outside Marchant.
There’s been a lot of talk around campus this year about the subtle tweaking of SNU
traditions to make them new again (and therefore, by definition, no longer a tradition). PowWow became SNL, and Broomball became a
fleeting memory, but SGA missed a valuable
opportunity to overhaul a winter tradition that
has become somewhat stagnant over the last
several years. And no, I’m not about to suggest
that we should finally be allowed to d*nce at
Heartpal.
I’m talking about Roller Rag. This year’s
theme, Taste the Rainbow, officially scraped
the bottom of the barrel, so I’d say it’s time for
a tummy tuck and some Botox.
Next year, let’s throw an “e” on that bad
boy and roll out a completely new event: Roller
Rage. It’s just like Roller Rag, only Roller Derby
rules apply throughout. Your team continues
accruing points until each of its members has
sustained a concussion, and takedowns are perfectly legal. So start studying up on your derby
formations now in preparation for Roller Rage
2k12: Curbstomp.
Stat* of the week:
Dr. Larry Mills has played golf with 4 US
Presidents. *Like most stats, this one is completely fabricated and has no factual basis.
Tweet of the week:
Illustrations by Ben Jackson
Lauren Glidden
(@missglidden) - “‘Have
you ever read
the Old Testament?’ asked
Logan Henry.
‘It puts Jersey Shore to
Photo courtesy of Google images.
shame.’”
STORMSPORTS
SCORE
BOARD
Mens Basketball
@Lubbock Christian W 67-61
@Wayland Baptist W 55-45
@ Oklahoma City W 71-60
vs. Mid-America Christian W 107-79
vs. Rogers State W 67-55
Womens Basketball
@ Wayland Baptist W 78-66
@ Oklahoma City L 57-73
vs. Mid-America Christian W 72-65
vs. Rogers State W 60-55
vs. John Brown W 82-49
Results and scores at
sports.snu.edu
ON
DECK
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Westside glory
Foster Biggers, Staff Reporter
While the Student body here
at Southern Nazarene University
was sleeping in and eating tons of
homemade food during Christmas
break, the SNU basketball teams
were practicing and traveling on a
long road trip.
First SNU traveled to Northwestern in Alva, which is 148
miles away, then they traveled to
Lubbock Christian, which is 360
miles away. A day later the teams
traveled to Wayland Baptist which
is 52 miles away from Lubbock,
another 360 miles back to SNU to
rest for a day, then finally a 6 mile
drive to cross town rival OCU. So
if the math is correct, SNU traveled 926 miles in a week and a half
while all the other students were
taking a break.
The trip got off to a shaky start
when the men lost to Alva, a Rangers team that isn’t known for basketball. But inside the Sooner Athletic Conference there isn’t an easy
test. The 9-4 Rangers had a potent offense as four players scored
in double figures against the, at
the time, 12th ranked Storm. C.J.
Henry and A.J. Thomas combined
for 30 points but the effort wasn’t
enough to beat the Rangers.
Xavier Alexander was in and out
of the lineup most of the road trip
for SNU, including the last home
game before the journey. Kyle
MENS BASKETBALL
@ Oklahoma Baptist
Saturday, January 29
8 p.m.
vs. USAO
Monday, January 31
8 p.m.
vs. Wayland Baptist
Thursday, February 3
8 p.m.
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Boen was asked how his team was offense feeding off the D.” Boen
able to play on the road with all said.
the injuries.
As the defense came together,
“Early on it effected the con- SNU was able to put up 67 against
tinuity of the team, because Lubbock, with Henry and Horace
Xavier’s back limited him, but as McGloster putting up 12 points
it has gotten
better
our
team’s game
play too has
gotten better
and flowed
t o g e t h e r,”
Boen said.
The team’s
game
play
picked
up
right as SNU
crossed the
boarder into
Texas. SNU
played Lubbock Christian and Wayland Baptist
back to back,
holding both
teams
to
less than 60
points while
Photo by Sara Eguren, Echo Photographer
the offense
was beginning to pick up steam.
apiece. Then, two days later, South“For the road trip as a whole, ern Nazarene put up 55 points,
I would have to give our team a which might not seem like a lot of
7 out of 10 rating. After a rough points to some, but Wayland was
start at Northwestern our defense only able to put up 45 points with
really started to come along in SNU’s defense in fantastic form.
Wayland and Lubbock with our
After leaving Texas behind with
TRACK AND FIELD
@ Oklahoma University
Saturday, January 29
WOMENS BASKETBALL
@ Oklahoma Baptist
Saturday, January 29
6 p.m.
vs. USAO
Monday, January 31
6 p.m.
vs. Wayland Baptist
Thursday, February 3
6 p.m.
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Glory continued from page 7
TRACK
Luke Winslow
Edmond, Oklahoma
Freshman
Nickname
Luker
Interests & Hobbies
Rock climbing, urban exploration,
running
Most Prized Possession
QuikTrip merchandise
Three Words that Best Describe Me
Pro., motivated, legit
One Word That Describes My Coach
Encouraging
If I Could Have Any Superpower It’d Be
Llama attraction
A Non-Athletic Talent I Possess
Winning arguments
Biggest Fear
Failing to achieve my goals
As A Child, I Dreamed to Be
A Legos builder
What Motivates Me
Doing my best everyday in everything
I do
If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d Be
Bobo’s chicken
Best Memory
Traveling overseas
Pet Peeve
Noobs
Favorite Quote/Verse
There is no meaning of life except the
meaning you give it
a clean sweep, SNU came back to
Oklahoma looking to square off
with one of their biggest rivals
and their final game on the road
at Oklahoma City University. But
with a healthy Xavier Alexander
back in the lineup and the team
playing lights out, OCU had their
hands full.
The Stars were able to keep it
close throughout the first half
with both teams exchanging the
lead.
As the first half was coming to
a close, SNU was able to go on a
12 to 5 run and go up 38-33 never
looking back. A.J. Thomas scored
a season high 21 points with four
3-pointers and shot 7–for–10
from the field as the Storm cruised
by the Stars with the win, 71-60,
in the final game of the long road
trip.
“It feels great to be back at home
and to have the crowd behind us
again and boost us in the long conference challenges we have ahead.”
Boen said when asked about how
it feels now that the road trip is
finally over and to be back inside
the Sawyer Center for four straight
home games.
The Crimson Storm have already played one game back inside
the Sawyer Center, beating MidAmerica Christian 107-79, but
they still have John Brown, Rogers State, and St. Gregory’s to play
before hitting the road yet again to
face Oklahoma Baptist in what is
set to be one of the most anticipated rematches of the year.
Long road leads home
Foster Biggers, Staff Reporter
SNU Women’s basketball team
had a lot on their plate during
Christmas break. The ladies were
on the road over the break to face
off against four highly rated opponents all away from the Sawyer
Center.
The Crimson Storm has only
lost one game inside the Sawyer
Center this season to Madonna
84-79 back in December, so the
girls knew that this road trip was
critical.
First up on the four game 926mile road trip was the Rangers of
Northwestern Oklahoma State. A
scrappy team that has been known
to give teams fits when traveling up
to Alva. But SNU was able to hold
their own throughout the first half
as the two teams exchanged leads
and battled all their way to the half
tied up with the Rangers 26 apiece.
The Storm had different plans
in the second half. Instead of going back and fourth like the first
half, the Storm only gave up 21
points to the Rangers in the second half as they were able to pull
away and win 56-47.
Oumoul Thiam scored a game
high 16 points for the Storm coming off the bench. She went 5-for10 from the field and 2-for-4 from
3-point land.
Test one on the four game road
trip was over has they picked up
their 11th win of the season and
3rd straight conference win. But
just as SNU was finding their
groove they hit an unfortunate
divot in Lubbock.
SNU only led two times during
the whole game and both of them
coming early in the first half (6-4
and 10-8).
But once Lubbock was able to
catch fire from beyond the arc as
the team shot 5-for-18 and went
on to lose 68-63.
“If there was one positive from
that game is that we never disappeared. We kept fighting and never
put our heads down even though it
was a frustrating game.” Sharmeda
Johnson said about the teams lose
to Lubbock.
The Storm had little time to
think about the loss as they had
Henry named SAC Player of the Week
Sports Information
BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene’s C.J. Henry was
named the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week for
the week of Jan. 17.
Henry, a 6-4 guard from Oklahoma City, averaged 21 points,
three rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over Oklahoma City and
Mid-America Christian. He shot 60 percent from the field, including 5-11 (45 percent) from three-point range, and hit 76.5
percent (13-17) form the free throw line. He also had a block
and a steal on the week.
The sophomore scored a career-high 30 points against MidAmerica Christian and tied a career-high with five 3-pointers
against the Evangels. His 30 points was an SNU season-high.
break SNU’s early lead the Chaps
took full control and never looked
back. SNU came into the night as
one of the best 3-point shooting
teams in NAIA, but unfortunately
even the best teams have their off
nights as SNU was never able to
to turn right back around and play
just a day later in Wayland, where
the Storm looked to rebound and
get back on the win column.
The girls went into the game
knowing that their free throw and
3-point shooting needed a little
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SPORTS
Long road continued from page 8
tuning from the
night before, and
fortunately for the
Storm,
Wayland
was able to help
their stats as SNU
hit 10 straight free
throws in the final
three minutes of
the game to capitalize and take a win
away from Wayland
78-66.
Abbey Marra
had 15 points and
16 rebounds as she
notched her 10th
double-double for
the season. Sharmeda Johnson and Jamie Bottger added
some help of their
own with 13 and 12
points apiece.
Only one more test
stood in SNU’s way
before they were Photo by Sara Eguren, Echo Photographer
able to come back to the Sawyer
“We knew we could beat them
Center, but this wasn’t an easy test going into the game, but we made
in any way, shape, or form as SNU a lot of dumb, fixable mistakes
had to prepare themselves for the that took their toll on us throughnumber two overall team in the out the game.” Johnson said.
nation, Oklahoma City University. The Storm only shot 48 percent
OCU dominated the Storm from the field and only 27 percent
from start to finish, as SNU from long distance. The Storm
couldn’t find any answers to the only lead once during the whole
Stars high-powered offense.
game when the score was 2-1, then
watched OCU take the
lead and never give it
back as the Stars went
on to win 73-57.
The Storm didn’t
have the road trip they
were hoping for when
they originally set out,
but all roads always
lead back home and
home for the Storm is
back inside the Sawyer
center with the crowd
behind their backs
and one of the hardest places for opposing teams to come and
win.
“We are just excited
to be back at home!
Less stress, and pressure at home when we
have the students and
home crowd cheering
for us.” Johnson said
about being back inside the Sawyer Center.
SNU is back inside the Sawyer Center for four straight home
games until they head to Shawnee
to take on OBU on January 29th,
then four more home games after the trip to OBU. SNU looks to
keep their home record clean with
only one loss on the board here inside the Sawyer Center.
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BASKETBALL
Sharmeda Johnson
Temple, Texas
Junior
Nickname
Meda Peda
Interests & Hobbies
Watching movies, eating, and hanging
out with friends
Most Prized Possession
iPhone
Three Words that Best Describe Me
Loud, out-spoken, determined
One Word That Describes My Coach
Competitive
If I Could Have Any Superpower, It’d Be
Reading minds
A Non-Athletic Talent I Possess
I’m a master in the kitchen
Biggest Fear
Dying
As A Child, I Dreamed to Be
A professional basketball player
If I Could Be A Type of Food, I’d Be
An apple
Best Memory
Spending the summer in Germany with
my aunt
Pet Peeve
People smacking their food
Favorite Quote/Verse
Proverbs 3:5-6
Arts
ENTERTAINMENT
TheEcho
January 28, 2011
Page 9
Museum of Art presents architectural representations
of the human form
Press Release
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art presents Jill Downen: COUNTERPARTS, opening
February 3, 2011, and continuing through May
8, 2011. The third installment of the NEW
FRONTIERS: Series for Contemporary Art,
COUNTERPARTS exhibits approximately
ten architectural sculptures combining human
anatomy with the constructed environment.
Through her work, Downen invites viewers
to reevaluate architectural space in relation to
their body and encourages them to achieve a
greater awareness of self in that space.
Over the last twenty years, Jill Downen’s
studio practice has evolved into a focused investigation of the interdependent relationship
between the human body and architecture. Her
installations, drawings, and models express this
symbiotic relationship, where the forces and
tensions of construction, deterioration, and
restoration emerge as themes. “Downen’s art
explores architectural space as an active dimension that develops and deteriorates much like
the human body” said Glen Gentele, director
of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
“I’m always posing questions and trying to
understand ‘what is a body?’ and ‘what is a
building?’ and how their interdependent relationship creates understanding of who we are
in the world,” said Downen.
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Women 4 p.m.
Men 6 p.m.
Downen’s installations temporarily transform empty walls and floors and immerse
viewers in a sculptural redesign of a building’s
space that literally melds the human form and
architecture. Her site-responsive installations
evoke architecture with a human sense of being, while maintaining the structural integrity
of the built environment. Sculptural forms
meticulously shaped from building materials,
such as white plaster and polystyrene, embody
sensual contours and sagging flesh that intertwine with walls, floors, and ceilings. Predominantly hand carved with traditional techniques,
Downen’s installations also take on the physicality of human labor and touch.
NEW FRONTIERS: Series for Contemporary Art presents the work of individual contemporary artists and current perspectives in
the field. The series was created to provide a
framework for the exchange of ideas between
the Mu­
seum, artists, and the community.
NEW FRONTIERS connects the Museum
to the international dialogue on contemporary
art and emphasize the impor­tance of the artof-our-time as a critical and dynamic part of
our daily lives.
The artist will speak on Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 5:30 pm, in the Museum’s Noble
Theater. Additional public and educational
programs will be offered in conjunction with
this exhibition. Visit okcmoa.com/learn for
more information.
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Heartpal Queen
Elections
12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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Rod Reed speaks
in chapel
Local
Events
01/28: Oklahoma Tackle and
Hunting Show (Cox
Convention Center)
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
01/30: Sunday Nature Hikes
(Friends of Martin Park
Nature Center)
2:30 p.m.
01/30: Thunder vs. Miami Heat
(Oklahoma City Arena)
12:00 p.m.
01/31: Free Admission Monday
Oklahoma City Zoo
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Brad Strawn
speaks in chapel
Basketball vs.
Wayland (H)
Women p.m.
Men 6 p.m.
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Roller Rag 2011: “Taste the Rainbow”
January 21, 2011
at
Yukon on Wheels
Oakes repreJordan Hepler and Allie
Kenzie Parnell, Kara Pir
in yellow, while
og, Brittney Crissup,
sent the freshman class
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rep
rie Lewis sport red to rep
Corbin Taggart
revided by Allie lie Mercer, in yellow, represent the freshman sent the sophomore class at
Roller Rag 2011.
class in green. [photo pro
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South
Spring
for
the
Cuy
posted: January 22, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Following the adventures of an SNU student studying abroad in Quito,
Ecuador, South for the Spring features selections from the blog with the
same name. South for the Spring is written by and printed with permission from Marlene Smith, a sophomore Spanish-English translation major currently enrolled in the NILI program. Read more about Marlene’s
Ecuadorian experiences at http://southforthespring.wordpress.com
Photos by Allison Wellman
trolleys, and taxis through Quito and back
inside, but not very much, and the empa- in the back on a mattress. Yes, I was in the
to the seminary. Alas, we ended up in last
nadas were deep-fried, and I was hungry, back! It was such a great way to see the city.
Today’s Saturday, and Rut [Marlene’s
place. Unfortunately, we were put even
so they were good. Arroz con leche is, as The ride was 20-30 minutes long, and we
roommate at NILI] was scheduled to make
further behind because our last bus was
you might have already guessed, rice and went up into the mountains. At the begin-
breakfast this morning, so I offered to help.
very slow. So slow, in fact, that by the time
milk. It’s warm, sweet, and has cinnamon in ning of the service, they gave a rose to each
We made huevos revueltos (scrambled
we got back to the seminary and walked
it. It was pretty good.
eggs with diced tomatoes and chopped
into the cafeteria where everyone else was,
up onions in it – ¡RICO!), hot milk to drink,
they applauded. It was fun, though.
and bread.
Random moment of the day – on our last,
Oh… by the way. “Cuy” means “guinea
of the NILIs and seminary students.
At 6:00 tonight, before dinner, I’m going
pig.” As we found out in our trip to the to do laundry – Rut is going to teach me
Mitad del Mundo museum, they were (or how to wash my clothes by hand!
Then we (NILIs) went to the classroom
long bus ride, the radio in the bus switched
still are?) valued by shamans for healing
A few of us have been talking about go-
where we were supposed to have a trans-
songs to “Soul Sister.” I thought it was fun-
properties. Also, they can be eaten. Today ing and buying some flowers for our rooms
portation workshop. Strangely, on our
ny, at least, definitely random.
in one of our bus rides, we passed a restau- – we haven’t done it yet. Rut said you can
schedule it was supposed to last for four
Back to the seminary, a bit of free time,
rant that advertised cuy (and also conejo, buy one rose for 25 cents…
hours. Four hours??? Why in the world
then dinner – arroz con pollo, but instead
which is rabbit). When we were at Mitad del
were we going to sit in a classroom for
of pollo, hot dogs. It wasn’t bad, but I’m
Mundo, I got to hold a live cuy that was in is REALLY GOOD. It’s called chifles – kind
four hours? Well, in the classroom, Jen and
getting tired of rice. Then back to my room
one of the huts.
of like potato chips, but they’re made out
Kim divided us up into 4 teams of 2. They
for a bit, and now I’m in the sala. I finished
Rosas
of bananas. (Green bananas, so they’re not
posted: January 25, 2011 at 8:27 pm
There’s a new snack I’ve tried here that
gave each group an envelope, which we
my Spanish diary entry (we have to do an
opened. They read it out loud in Spanish,
entry every day, even on weekends) and
Since Rut was here this weekend, I went The cebolla (onion) flavored ones are THE
and then in English. When they said it in
then onto the computer and internet! And
with her to the Colinas del Norte Nazarene BEST. OK, I know, onion-flavored banana
English, we realized what was up. We were
that’s where I am now.
Church. We ended up riding with Pastor chips don’t really sound that appealing,
going to have an “Amazing Race”!
sweet and don’t have a banana-ey taste.)
I think it was yesterday at dinner they
Luis and a bunch of other people from the but just think sour cream and onion fla-
So today Allison, me, and our guides
served empanadas and arroz con leche.
seminary in his truck. There were 12 of us vored potato chips. I am going to bring
(a couple from the seminary) took buses,
The empanadas had the dreaded cheese
total – 3 actually in the truck, and 8 sitting some back to the States with me.
Most Anticipated
of 2011
Matt Styers
Fasten your seatbelts, kiddos! 2011 is about to t-bone your iTunes library at the intersection of NW
Magical & Mind-Blowing. Notable comebacks, sophomore releases from freshmen sensations, mindblowing collaborations, game-changing progression from seasoned veterans – this year is a fully
loaded semi barreling uncontrollably toward your ears with no intention of slowing down. Here’s a
bit of what’s inside:
music columnist
in pop history – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Foxes, The Shins, Eisley and instrumen-
Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers,
2011 has already bestowed upon
– who announced the release of their
tal duo Explosions in the Sky have
Blink-182, Aerosmith, OKC residents
the music lover a pair of gems bliss-
nuclear fusion, HAM (due 3/1), earlier
either set release dates or reported
The All-American Rejects, No Doubt, Par-
ful enough to set the bar ridiculously
this month. Based on the sound of early
having albums in the can for 2011. Lum-
amore, Bush, and Queens of the Stone
high for all those who dare follow.
release singles, HAM will probably be
berjack-turned-songwriter-turned-indie-
Age. Among the notables are several
Last week, The Decemberists dropped
the best seller of the first half of the
superstar-turned-ghost Justin Vernon
childhood flashbacks, including Blink,
The King is Dead, a brilliantly under-
year and make a home atop the charts
(Bon Iver) has come and gone from re-
the Rejects, and Gwen Stephani’s plati-
produced and simple follow-up to the
until being forced out in favor of the
tirement since the release of his Blood
num blonde hair.
highly theatrical The Hazards of Love.
most popular musical act in the world.
Bank EP in Jan. of ’09 but will suppos-
In case you haven’t caught the pat-
Elusive pop-folk icon Sam Beam (Iron
U2 has made a career of outdoing
edly unveil a new “masterpiece” some-
tern yet, pretty much every band active
& Wine) released his first full band
themselves, seemingly never finding the
time in ’11, giving directionless hipsters
at any point in the 21st century with 0-2
album, Kiss Each Other Clean, this
apex of their own popularity. Barring
something to ogle and blog about.
deceased members has declared their
Tuesday. Complete with sophisticated
some sort of Bonofide meltdown with-
Radiohead has announced that their
intention to make music this year. But
jazz parts courtesy of TV on the Radio
out any warning, the band’s sumwmer
new LP will once again be a pay-what-
as always, the cream will rise to the
and meticulous production, the LP feels
’11 release, Songs of Ascent, will prob-
you-want Internet self-release, much
top, along with a few backwash float-
both stimulating and at times convo-
ably propel them even further above
like In Rainbows. The model worked
ies. Speaking of backwash floaties,
luted (not unlike “Inception”).
everyone else in the game. Of course,
so well for the band and so poorly for
here are a few albums I’m not looking
But January is almost in our review
the album’s title suggests that it could
greedy record labels that frontman
forward to this year:
mirror, so it’s time to keep on moving.
possibly be a praise & worship album,
Thom Yorke has apparently decided to
This year’s buzz albums will most likely
in which case VH1 will be running a
continue sticking it to the man.
not stray far from the dance-pop and
“Where Are They Now?” U2 episode
hip-hop scenes, with highly anticipated
in three years.
Gorillaz’s new album is due out next
month. It’s streaming on their myspace,
Rock n’ Roll should have as fantas-
but I’m hoping that it’s a practical joke
tic a year as everyone else, with sev-
and the actual album will be astronomi-
LPs from Lady Gaga, Ke$ha (assuming
Despite releases by some of the more
eral excellent albums on the way. After
cally better. Katy Perry stated via Twit-
she doesn’t end up on Season 3 of Ce-
notable names in radio-style pop, 2011
endless speculation, The Strokes finally
ter that she hopes to release yet anoth-
lebrity Rehab), Lil Wayne, Andre 3k,
will be the “Year of the Established but
confirmed in the a recent interview with
er album in 2011. For all of our sakes,
Drake and the Beastie Boys. Yes, the
Fading Widely Popular Chill College
Rolling Stone that they will indeed be
let’s hope her bark’s bigger than her
Beastie Boys; just when you thought
Indie Band.” Speculations run wild
releasing their fourth garage rock,
bite. Finally, Owl City announced that
they finally called it quits, all three em-
about who will be gracing shelves (and
kind-of-bad-on-purpose LP this year.
his new album will be full electric and
cees are cancer-free and ready to tear
the internet…our generation refuses to
With the band’s track record, we can
guitar-driven, that way it will sound
it up one more time.
pay for music) with their presence, but
expect to actually hear the album
like more like really terrible pop mu-
as confirmations mount, the year keeps
sometime between 2013 and never.
sic and less like the theme song to a
But most likely blowing everyone
else out of the water will be argu-
looking more promising.
ably the most powerful collaboration
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low-budget Eastern European toddler’s
cartoon.
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