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Cheering APU students will no longer Blackout
the stands at Cougar athletic events. Instead they will
become members of the new cheering section, the Zu.
Concerned about previous years lack of student
energy at Cougar sports games, the Zu president, APU
basketball player and junior international business ma-
jor Jared Zoller partnered with the athletic department to
make the name change.
The Zu will feature pre-game events, rafes, give-
aways and a separate entrance for Zu members at games
in order to attract students and inspire school spirit.
Assistant athletic director Jackson Stava said Black-
out, the more than 15-year-old student cheering club,
was just not the same organization it used to be.
It had been around so long that I think that no one
on campus knew where it came from; no one on campus
knew why it was started, Stava said. It felt more like
something that athletics was trying to push rather than
something students were excited about.
Stava and other members of the athletic department
interviewed other schools, such as Baylor University
and University of Oregon, about what makes a student
cheering section successful.
The one constant thing that we heard from every
school we talked to was its got to be a student-led, stu-
dent-designed, student-run idea that takes off.
Its got to be organic from the students, Stava said.
Zoller was selected as the leader of this new
idea due to his success in leading the cheering sec-
tion during volleyball games. Stava said his an-
tics at these games, including riding a pink rock-
ing horse named Penelope, makes him a great
candidate for bringing the fresh energy the Zu needs.
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nal year of NCAA
transition
Originally part of the NAIA,
Azusa Pacic University began mak-
ing the transition to the NCAA two
years ago. Now in its nal year of
transition, the Athletics Department
has created a compliance adminis-
trator position and added more re-
sources regarding academic support
for student athletes.
Compliance procedures began
last year and involve not only fol-
lowing NCAA rules but keeping the
university informed of the rules and
requirements.
The NCAA rules really affect
the campus at large, not just the peo-
ple who work in athletics, Director
of Athletics Gary Pine said. Im very
pleased with where we are after two
years, and I would like to think we
are a model Division II institution
when it comes to compliance to the
NCAA rules.
Following the rules because the
big boss said so is one thing, but fol-
lowing the rules with a purpose-driv-
en goal is another thing entirely, and
this is what APU aims to do.
According to both Pine and As-
sistant Athletics Director for Compli-
ance and Academic Support Jackson
Stava, the rst and most important
reason why compliance is important
is because APU is a God First uni-
versity that seeks to serve the Lord in
everything it does.
As a school that puts Christ rst
and carries the banner of Christ, its
important that we abide by the rules,
that we set the example, that we set
the tone, that we set the lead in this,
Pine said. People who claim to be
disciples of Christ yet cheat and cut
corners, those are your classic hypo-
crites. Thats certainly not what we
want to do in terms of the testimony
of Jesus Christ.
Pine went on to say compliance
teaches the student athletes the im-
portance of fairness.
Compliance helps level the
playing eld for schools that claim to
be a Division II, Pine said. Thats
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The following are selected inci-
dents as reported from the Daily
Media Log from Sept. 8 through
Sept.14, courtesy of Campus Safety.
sunday, sept. 8
university park
Ofcrs oticd a suspicious
subjct isid of Uivrsit
Park A court who was pos-
sib itoxicatd. Th subjct
ra from th sc aftr
ofcrs mad cotact. Azusa
Poic Dpartmt was oti-
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assist i idtifi th sub-
jct but ofcrs wr
uab to ocat th subjct.
sunday, sept. 8
dillon recreational
complex
A uitar pick was foud oth Dio Rcratioa Com-
px.
monday, sept. 9
student post office
Ofcr advisd that a mai
box was ft op.
monday, sept. 9
felix event center
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i th ara who was brii
i a too box. Ofcrs dtr-
mid th subjct was car
to b o campus.
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diat thrat to APU.
thursday, sept. 12
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thursday, sept. 12
cougar dome
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foud o th fc ao th
south sid of Shir.
thursday, sept. 12
trinity hall
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spodd to ivstiat ad
corm th status of th
aarm. Th dorm was vacu-
atd. Studts wr t back
i aftr th aarm was card.
friday, sept. 13
off campus location
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visd that subjcts wr
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cotact with th subjcts,
ad advisd thatth wr pai a scav-
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Cellphones found..................2
Unsecured bikes found.........13
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calendarWednesday, Sept. 18
Flag Football Captains MeetingTo prepare for the upcoming season starting on
Sept. 23, all captains must meet in the Cougar
Dome at 10 p.m. or at 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20.
Friday, Sept. 20
Burn the ShirtPrepare for the new face of the student section at
7:30 p.m. by burning any old Blackout shirts at a
bonre in the Engstrom pa rking lot. Snacks and a
ticket for a new shirt featuring The Zu, the new
student section name, will be provided for all who
attend. Tickets can be redeemed at Satu rdays home
football game.
Saturday, Sept . 21
Football TailgateKick off the home football s eason at 5:30 p.m. with
a tailgate north of the baseball eld at Citrus. Stu-
dents can pay for food with meal cards, pick up their
new student section shirt and get their face painted.
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A taste of Central America: APU celebrates Independence DayFriends celebrated
over food, fellowship
and lots of Spanish
Students, faculty, alumni and
other friends gathered on campus
Saturday, Sept. 15 to celebrate Inde-
pendence Day Central American
style.
Associate professor of Spanish
Marcela Rojas kicked off the secondannual event in LAPC with a prayer
and a few announcements, all en-
tirely in Spanish. As the adviser of
Hispanic honor society Sigma Delta
Pi, she worked with the APU Spanish
Department and the Returned Peace
Corps Volunteers of Los Angeles to
coordinate the event.
Every year we try to put togeth-
er some activities that can embrace
the culture part of learning a second
language, and to share our experi-
ences in Costa Rica last summer,
Rojas said.
Vice President of Sigma Delta
Pi and senior Spanish and English
double major Andrew Soria said the
event brings a different perspective
to the word Hispanic, especially in
the Los Angeles area.
Its cool to promote other His-
panic cultures Costa Rica, Hon-
duras, Nicaragua, Guatemala
other countries people tend to forget
about, said Soria. Just promoting
an awareness that not all Hispanics
are Mexican.
Sorias sentiments were echoed
by alumna Lynda Murillo, who
graduated from APU in 2006 with a
biochemistry degree. Murillo, now
a Z. yditor-i-chif
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Attds sackd o traditioa Ctra Amrica dishs as th mi-d ad watchd a Costa Rica m tothr i cbratio of Ctra
Amrica Idpdc Da.
a medical device consultant, is half
Costa Rican.
This is one of my most frustrat-
ing seasons, because its all geared
toward Mexicos Independence Day,
Murillo said. Its nice to remember
there are other countries involved,
there are other countries celebrating.
Five Central American countries
(Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras and Nicaragua) celebrate
Independence Day on Sept. 15, while
Mexico and Chile celebrate on Sept.
16 and 18, respectively.
Despite the non-Mexican focus
of the event, Rojas husband Valentin
Gonzalez said the event was a little
too oriented toward Costa Rica.
Im encouraged that we will
be more representative of the whole
Central America in the future, said
Gonzalez, a Biola University Spanish
professor from Columbia.
Gonzalez did, however, empha-
size that too many people associate
Hispanic with Mexican.
In Columbia, we dont eat tor-
tillas or enchiladas. We have another
kind of food, said Gonzalez. We
dont even know what a tortilla is. Its
totally another food.
Many of the attendees had previ-
ously volunteered or studied abroad
in Costa Rica. Dina Navar, vice pres-
ident of RPCVLA, currently works
in Los Angeles but spent three years
volunteering in Costa Rica. A close
friend of Rojas, Navar came to share
about her Peace Corps volunteer ex-
perience.
It was one of the greatest expe-
riences of my life, Navar said. Its
great to talk about some shared ex-
periences and to be together with the
Central American community.
Sophomore applied health major
and Spanish minor Suzanne Fox said
similar cultural events are important
for a university that emphasizes di-
versity.
[The Spanish department] puts
on really excellent lectures with great
professors, called Chicano/Latino
Experiences, Fox said.
Attendees mingled over tradi-
tional food such as arroz con pollo
(a rice and chicken dish), gallitos
de papa (a tortilla and potato mix-
ture dish) and gallo pinto (a rice and
beans dish) before watching A Ojos
Cerrados, a Costa Rican lm about
a girl who is reminded to slow down
and enjoy life after a family tragedy.
It was a good lm, senior lib-
eral studies major Liana Brakband
said. It was made by a Costa Ricandirector and set in Costa Rica, so that
made it appropriate for this Costa Ri-
can celebration day.
Brakband studied abroad in
Costa Rica over the summer and said
the lm reminded her of pura vida, a
Costa Rican motto which reminds her
to live life to the fullest.
Getting plugged into internation-
al events and service is life-changing
and essential, said William Ripley, an
assistant professor of Spanish. Rip-
ley was 20 years old when he went
to Peru in 1964 to serve in the peace
corps for two years.
I was going to go into interna-
tional business, and I ended up teach-
ing a little community 13,000 feet up
in the Andes mountains, with 8,000
Indians, my partner, myself and ve
bathrooms, he said with a laugh. I
loved it. It was great, but it wasnt
fun. Its a lot of hard work, but in-
credible.
Sigma Delta Pi will be presenting
a three-movie Hispanic lm series to
examine the topic of silence. The
rst movie, Argentine lm La an-
tena, will be shown in Wilden on
Oct. 24.
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East Campus transformed in a small way this
year as well in Marshburn Memorial Library. A
small reading room, called the Hansel Exhibit,
used to hold books written by Azusa Pacic
University faculty. Recently, however, the fac-
ulty collection was removed and placed with the
other books to make room for new decorations.
The room now encompasses a spirit of the
outdoors and adventure with hiking apparel on the
walls and a sign that says Walkabout, the hik-ing trip all students working in residence life go
on in early August. The room is not available for
student use yet, but will be as soon as it is nished.
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APU gets reinvented, rearranged and reconstructed
Students walked up the stairs on West Cam-
pus to nd the newly constructed Kresge Plaza
near the entrance to the Felix Event Center.
Joining the new plaza is an assortment of land-
scaping with more trees around Heritage Court
and owers all along the building walls.
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Every year, several Azusa Pacic Universi-
ty buildings are scheduled for a repainting ses-
sion. This year, it was Bowles turn and notonly did it get a new paint job, it got a new rich,
tan color as well.
The colors at Bowles are the same colors
used at three or four of the exteriors in Univer-
sity Village, said Dave Bomba, project coordi-
nator for the Ofce of Facilities Managements
Design and Construction Services Department.
Bomba said the colors were chosen by
APUs design consultant and that the hues
pretty much just go with it.
It helps sustain not only the life of the
stucco and the wood and the metal that was re-
painted, but also its an opportunity to have a
new, fresh look, Bomba said.
According to Bomba, Bowles has not been
repainted in the ve years that he has worked at
facilities management.
Its nice that they repainted it because it
just looks better repainted, said MBA gradu-
ate student Kim Koetterheinrich, who lived in
Bowles two years ago. But I think a more ter-
racotta or orange color would have been prettier
than the current color.
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1. Pop of color added
to Bowles apartments
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Another addition to West Campus is the
lled pool and fountain located outside Darling
Library. Students can now enjoy the peaceful
sound of running water while they sit outside
near the Duke Academic Complex and Mary
Hill Center. Additionally, the sun reects off the
water inside the library, creating moving pat-
terns and reections on the ceiling. The Student
Government Association pushed to have the
pool and fountain lled last summer.
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2. Peaceful pool lled
outside Darling Library
3. Reading room
renovated in Marshburn
4. New Landscaping
covers West Campus
As distress rates rise among APU students,
the University Counseling Center (UCC) has
made plans to serve higher numbers of students
seeking counseling this year.
If the number of students seeking services
continues to rise, the Center has two options:
One is to hire more staff, which requires more
nancial resources from the university. The sec-
ond and preferred option is group counseling.
We at the UCC are trying to make a dili-
gent effort to demystify group counseling and
to help students to become more aware of this
service offered through our ofce, said Joel
Sagawa, assistant director of clinical services.
Counseling Center watches for higher demandJ gstaff writr
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Th Cousi ctr is ocatd i Ma-
oia court i th Shir Mods.
Group counseling allows the UCC to maxi-
mize their time by serving multiple students
and is also shown to be an effective treatment
option for many APU students. All students areencouraged to explore the option of counseling,
particularly group counseling, throughout their
time here at APU.
According to a 2010 UCLA study, stu-
dents across the country are feeling more over-
whelmed than ever before. This same trend is
seen at APU with a 29 per-
cent increase in the number
of students seeking counsel-
ing over the past two years.
According to APUs most
recent National College
Health Assessment survey,
students are reporting high-
er levels of stress than the
national average.
We dont know exactly [why this is
happening],Sagawa said. The fact that utili-
zation rates are increasing is in reality a goodthing as suicide rates on college campuses have
been falling, [which suggests] that university
counseling centers are making a difference in
the lives of those who visit us.
The UCC offers a number of free brief
counseling options to students, including Ur-
gent Care Counseling,
time-limited counseling,
group counseling and
several therapy and sup-
port groups.
We would love to
see every student on an
open-ended basis but
given our limited re-
sources, brief counseling
options allow us to serve more students over the
academic year, Sagawa said.
The fact that utilization rates
are increasing is in reality a
good thing as suicide rates on
college campuses have been
falling...
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For the rst time since its found-
ing in 1899, Azusa Pacic has a
freshman class with more than 50
percent non-whi te students, a demo-
graphic that admissions counselor
Johanna Deras attributed partially
to the school's relative affordability
compared to some public institu-
tions.
For the rst time, more minori-
ties are viewing college not only as
an option but [a nancially] possible
[one]," said Deras, who is in charge
of diversity outreach.
Deras said the freshman class
reects changing demographics in
America and that APU events like
"All Access" help educate rst-gen-
eration students and give them the
condence they need to choose the
school.
U.S. News & World Report's
annual list of best U.S. colleges in-
cludes "campus ethnic diversity" as a
factor that helps students choose col-
leges. This is broken into several cat-
egories: black or African-American,
APU welcomes most diverse freshman classChanging
demographics have
boosted the Class
of 2017 into APUhistory books
Hispanic, American Indian, Asian,
Pacic Islander, white (non-Hispan-
ic) and multiracial.
The report then ranks colleges
on a diversity index from 0.0, very
low, to 1.0, very high. APU re-
ceived a score of .58 l ast year, com-pared with Rutgers University, the
nation's highest, at .77 and Stanford
University, Cal-
ifornia's high-
est, at .74.
APUs web-
site has a sec-
tion on diver-
sity that states it
supports "a di-
verse university
across lines of
race, ethnicity,
culture, gender,
socioeconomic
status, class,
age, and abil-
ity.
As diver-
sity on campus
grows, student
leadership will
be having con-
versations about
how to practically serve higher num-
bers of minority students.
Compared to my last three
years at APU, now everything is rep-
resented here. ... After I graduate I
can say the school I went to is more
and more reecting the kingdom of
God, said Alyssa Strickling, a se-
nior global studies major and resi-
dent adviser.
APU faculty and staff undertake
a 16-hour diversity training session
every year modeled after "imago
dei," a Latin phrase meaning "in the
image of God."
"Imago Dei [training] seemedlike a huge step up from last year
it was more of a conversation,"
Strickling said.
"The facilita-
tors made sure
the topics were
about uswe
were able to
hold the mirror
up to our faces
and realize we
are all part of
this issue, and
[to] gure out
how to x it,"
Strickling said.
As an RA
of a freshman
hall, she knows
that she and her
staff are going
to be dealing
with complete-
ly different is-
sues than others have had to deal
with in the past.
My resident director wants to
have more conversations about every
kind of diversity in hopes that it will
ood over to our residents so they are
aware that it is something that needs
to be talked about and constantly
worked on," Strickling said.
Bianca Ontiverossff we
Azusa Pacic Hospitality Ser-
vices announced that it has ofcially
removed meal zones from the meal
plan policy.
This has been a popular request
of APU students over the last couple
of years and Hospitality Services de-
cided it was time to adopt the change.
As we looked at it and re-eval-
uated it, it was a decision that we
decided was positive and would be
something that the students really
wanted, said Hospitality Services
Business Manager Jonathan Teague.Hospitality Services had created
the meal zone policy as a way to en -sure that students were not abusinga meal plan that was bought speci-cally for one person.
Complaints typically revolved
around the issue that students said
they were not able to eat more food
than what was given in one meal.
Furthermore, they added it was in-
convenient to work around the vari-
Meal zones a thing of the pastJeena Gouldsff we
ous meal zones.
It was just way too difcult to
keep track of when meal zones be-
gan and ended, sophomore nursing
major Megan Telfer said. Its much
more convenient now that we dont
have to worry about them."
Hospitality Services ofcials said
as they examined the situation and
asked students what they wanted,
meal plan abuse became less a con-
cern to the ofce than it had been in
the past.
The freedom of spending
[meals] more freely is more impor-
tant than making sure that students
meal plans werent being abused by
other people, Teague said.According to Hospitality Servic-
es, APU can expect this to be a long-
term change with primarily positive
outcomes.
It just gives every student that
freedom, Teague said. They may
only need to use it once or twice a
semester, but we want to make avail-
able the freedom to be able to eat
whenever students want.
Junior marketing major and
Hospitality Services marketing in-
tern Kandice Quintana described the
change as a relief for students with
large appetites.The no meal zones will help
those students who are always hun-
gry, Quintana said.
Azusa Pacic recently added a
new classics minor to the expanding
array of educational opportunities, an
intriguing eld of study that essen-
tially takes students back to the artis-
tically saturated period of Mycenaean
Greece and continues its research on-
ward into the fall of Rome.
Dr. Christopher Flannery, who
was instrumental in the creation of the
program, classied the specic areas
of study for the minor: languages, his-
tory, laws, litera-
ture, philosophy,
art, archaeology
and religions. The
classics minor con-
tent is much more
focused on the uni-
versal perplexities
of life than on practical lessons.It deals with the philosophical
issues raised by the ancient Greeks
and Romans such as: What is good?
What is just? What is beauty? What
is true?" Flannery said.
In addition to Flannerys contri-
bution to the program, there were ve
other professors, including Dr. Mike
Robbins and Dr. Alice Yafeh-Deigh,
whose work both served as inspira-
tion and played a vital role in the co -
operative creation of the minor.
Jerry Strigglers, a senior political
science major on track to be one of
the rst students at APU to graduate
with a classics minor, said his infatu-
ation with ancient civilizations pro-
pelled him to pursue the new minor.
I have always been fascinated
by the Roman Empire," Strigglers
said. "Even as a kid, I used to read
books about the Colosseum and pre-
tend I was a gladiator, or, more ac-
curately, given my weird delusions of
grandeur, Caesar."
Strigglers political science back-
ground helped spark a deep interest in
the subject.
A lot of the
foundational polit-
ical theory texts
Plato's 'Republic,'
Aristotle's 'Poli-
tics,' and 'Nicoma-
chean Ethics'
hail from this period, Strigglers said.The ofcial information link for
the classics minor was added to the
APU website on Thursday, Aug. 15,
marking the ofcial, solidied inau-
guration for the program. Dr. Flan-
nery has high hopes that the eld of
study will eventually grow into a ma-
jor, as he rmly believes in the ben-
ecial impact of struggling with the
timeless ideas of the ancient Greeks
and Romans.
This classics minor is for the
student who desires a liberal arts edu-
cation, not primarily as a credential,
but as a basis for a life well lived and
a lifetime of liberal learning, Flan-
nery said.
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PROFILE
Favorite on-campus eatery: Mexicali
Favorite color: pink
Favorite professor: Karen Sorensen-Lang
Favorite animal: peacock
Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon
With an intense passion and excitement for
the university, class of 2013 alumna Shayna
Youngs makes the leap from student to staff
member as she takes on the position of the
newest Freshman Admissions Counselor for the
2013-14 school year.
Youngs graduated with a degree in
communication studies with an interpersonal
emphasis, and a journalism minor. She was
actively involved in campus life. She served
as a resident advisor in two different living
areas, a community advisor in Trinity Hall,
an admissions receptionist and a campus tour
guide. During her freshman year she was also
on the cheerleading team.
During her brief period away from APU
after graduation, Youngs pursued a managerial
internship with Nordstrom in Santa Barbara
but also applied for the job of admissions
counselor.
It had always been something that intrigued
me, [to be] able to bring people to a place I
love so much, Youngs said. I was contacted
by a mentor about a month into my Nordstrom
internship saying that there was an opening in
the admissions ofce and that I should apply.
After much prayer, Youngs applied and got
the job within a month.
Youngs chose APU for very specic reasons
when she was a prospective freshman and isexcited to help new prospective students make
the decision themselves.
The reason why I chose APU as a student
was because I was looking at a bunch of
different private Christian schools, and I was
really new in my faith, and I knew that APU
would be the perfect culture for me to be able
to grow within my faith with the resources that
they offered, Youngs said.
Youngs said she was so transformed by her
experiences at APU that at rst she was scared
to leave the place she called home.
The thought of being able to come back and serve
is a really exciting transition for me, she said.
Youngs said that her work in admissions
changes depending on the season. In the
current season of recruiting, Youngs job is
to make presentations at high schools and
at college fairs in both the Bay Area and the
Central Coast to promote and answer questions
about APU.
Youngs frequently gets questions about
APUs transition from an NAIA school to an
NCAA school, and about specic major options
offered here. Youngs said her biggest piece of
advice for prospective freshmen is to visit the
campus.
Its really important for them to come to
the school and understand what the culture is
With every new semester comes changes:
temperature adjustments, the re-emergence of
homework, the introduction of new courses,
and for APU, new on-campus food and drink
options. As students entered the sunny campus
on Sept. 4 for the fall semester they noticed that
their meal options had expanded.
There are now extended weekend hours at
all locations, a new build-your-own pizza option
and New York deli-style sandwiches at Cougars
Den, and a take-out option at the 1899 Dining
Hall. There are also morning omelettes at
Canyon Grill, late breakfast options at Mexicali
Grill on Saturdays, and Peets Coffee and Tea
at both Hillside Grounds and Cornerstone
Coffeehouse.
Expanded food
options on campusAllison Thompsonstaff writer
Dr. David Weeksand the provost started talking about a new hu-
manities-based Honors College, I knew it was a
good t for me.
Academic deans are responsible for all as-
pects of a college or school, including oversee-
ing faculty, curriculum and budgets.
As the founding dean, I have an opportuni-
ty to do more develop curriculum, fundraise
and recruit students, Weeks said. Plus, Ill be
in the classroom more often, which I love.
This will be especially important this year
because the previous honors program has made
a symbolic and institutional transition to an of-
cial Honors College. The new college will
implement a common core curriculum and more
advanced courses.
Weeks is dedicated to make the Honors Col-
lege more attractive to applicants. There are al-
ready changes, such as special Honors College
housing and a required honors thesis. The spe-
cial housing began this year in Engstrom Hall.
We aim to become the preferred destina-
tion for even more highly motivated students
who love learning and crave challenge, Weeks
said. A well-crafted Honors College will ele-
vate APUs reputation, which will benet every
graduate.
The honors program has been a part of APU
for 20 years and weeks is looking at making it
even more established and prestigious. The col-
lege is open to students of all majors and looks at
incoming students GPAs, SAT and ACT scores,
and assesses applicants leadership abilities and
character. The college currently has 300 enrolled
students, and Weeks is looking at doubling that
number in the next few years.
When Weeks is not working in the APU
community, he goes back to his roots as a
Hoosier and cheers for the Indianapolis Colts
and Indiana University basketball team. After
being at APU for 30 years, Weeks still enjoys
the atmosphere of campus and getting to work
with and teach students of all majors.
I was drawn to APU because of its
Christian mission, Weeks said. That mission
and its people keep me here.
Rbcca KayphotoDr. Weeks sitting at his desk during a busy days work
The Zu to revive school spirit
Zoller calls himself a
Zukeeper and says that the
new group will have multiple
events to incorporate and ex-
cite students, including pre-
game tailgates, giveaways
and special themed games at
which students will dress in
costume.
Stava says that the athletic
department will play a minor
role, letting Zoller and the stu-
dents decide where they want
to take the Zu. The department
is going to do its part to help
make events happen, but plan-ning and organizing will be
left to the students.
The rst event for the
new organization is a bon-
re in Engstrom lot Friday,
Sept. 20th. Students will have
the opportunity to burn old
Blackout or high school shirts
to get a voucher for a new Zu
shirt. If students do not have
a shirt to burn, they can buy
an old Blackout shirt to burn
for $3.
The bonre is going to be
more symbolic than anything,
of how were transitioning
into this new era, Zoller said.
The athletic department
donated 2,000 shirts for the
event. Stava hopes the dona-
tion will spark student inter-
est and jumpstart the new en-
deavor.
We wanted to create an
event that was different, that
was unique, and signied the
end of some-
signied the end of something
old and the beginning of a new
end of something old and the
beginning of new, Stava said.
Were hoping to give out
2,000 free tshirts.
I hope the Zu is a loud,
crazy bunch of maniacs,
Stava said. What that looks-
like? I have no idea.
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Jared Zoller getting in some shots wearing the new Zu tshirt.
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like, and if that culture will be a culture that will
enable them to grow as a student at the t ime that
theyre done with their four years, or if it will
not be the best t for them, Youngs said.
Although Youngs is excited about the
transition from student to staff member, it
doesnt come without its difculties, which at
least have turned into great stories.
I am learning how to use an ofce phone
and just yesterday when I was dialing 91 to call
an 800 number, I called 911 twice by accident
and the dispatcher called me back, Youngs
said with a chuckle.
With a new challenge and new career path,
Youngs is excited for the opportunity and
growth ahead despite the difcult ofce phone.Im really excited to develop relationships
with potential students about a place that I have
loved for so long, and then also grow in my
professionalism and being a staff member on
campus, which will be a completely different
role for me, Youngs said.
At the end of her job interview, Youngs
was asked why she wanted to work at APU
instead of furthering her future at Nordstrom.
According to Youngs blog, she said, I would
much rather sell APU over a pair of shoes any
day.
Hospitality Services is hoping to seek
feedback about these changes from students by
using Text and Tell. Through Text and Tell,
students can text in their opinions and thoughtsabout the food and service to a hospitality
number at different on-campus eateries.
Late last semester, Hospitality Services set
up a coffee tasting with four different brands
outside the Felix Event center and had students
vote on which brand they would like to see on
campus. Based on these votes, they chose Peets
Coffee and Tea as the schools new coffee brand.
I think were really listening to students a
lot more, said Nikki Moriguchi, a marketing
student supervisor for Hospitality.Were trying
to accommodate them with later hours.
Allison Thompson photo
A student orders new Peets Coffee in Heritage
Court.
Hntr Foot photoShayna standing in front of her new ofce, hoping she doesnt have deal with a dysfunctional phone again.
From student to staff member: Alumna returns home
I would much rather
sell APU over a pair
of shoes any day.Shayna Youngs, admissions counselor
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Ephesians 4 leads residents toward Life Together
Allison Thompson
staff writer
Living areas interact with the university passage
through shirts, events, and in one case, a paper
mache ship
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Allison Thompson photoThe men of Smith Hall are learning to have a humble condence in light of Ephesians 4. Each living area is
g v g.
After hours of careful planning and prayer,
the campus pastors and staff decided on Ephe-
sians 4 as the university passage for the 2013-
14 school year. Focusing on the cornerstone of
community, the passage is being incorporated
into living area themes, decorations, events and
discussion topics.
With each living space representing Ephe-
sians 4 in a unique way, students are able to
look deeper into all aspects of the passage and
absorb its lessons about community. All living
areas, made up of students, resident advisors,
and resident directors, unite in their representa-
tions of the verses.
There were no restrictions on what particu-
lar part of the passage each area could choose
to focus onResidence Life leaders had thefreedom to creatively represent any of the
verses in ways that would share the truths most
effectively.
Each staff has the freedom to choose a
theme and tshirt design, Associate Direc-
tor of Residence Life Jen Fleckenstein said.
Most decide to incorporate the university
passage into their work.
By displaying aspects of Ephesians 4
through living area themes and community
tshirts, the Residence Life staff hopes to re-
mind students of the importance of uniting as
the body of Christ.
We hoped that students would not only be
reminded of the truth of scripture in chapel but
in their residence halls as well, Fleckenstein
said.
Ephesians 4 features lessons including,walk in a manner worthy of the calling to
which you have been called, speak the truth
in love, and be kind, tenderhearted, forgiving
toward one another.
The goal of Ephesians 4 and ultimately of
the APU community this year is unity in the
body of Christ.
For University Village staff, the intention
behind choosing Ephesians 4:2 and the phrase
Bear in Love was to represent the opportuni-
ties that students and advisers have to be hum-
ble and to support each other, and to simply act
in love.
We all reected on Ephesians 4 and medi-
tated on this passage to see what stood out and
resonated with hearts, and Ephesians 4:2 was
the common theme, UV Resident Advisor and
senior Christian ministries major Sam Aguirre
said. In fact, this theme, in my opinion, goes
well with the RezLife theme for this year, which
is life together. They are intricately woven to-
gether.
Between the nine communities, stu-
dents will be able to focus on the impor-
tance of different pieces of the university
pas sag e.
Smith Hall will focus on Humble Con-
dence, while Adams Hall seeks to walk in amanner worthy of the calling.
Trinity Hall, on the other hand, will focus
on being United in Purpose. The large life
preserver above the entrance to the hall is a
daily reminder to residents of the importance of
helping each other and uniting in the purpose of
spreading Christs love.
When I see the life preserver hanging in
the entrance to Trinity, I think, oh, thats a
Trinity brother or sister, and Im reminded of
home, freshman pre-engineering major Ken
Beard said.
The symbol of unity is seen in decora-
tions that cover the halls, including a paper
mche ship in Trinity hall and on the sev-
eral items of clothing that are offered. The
incorporation of Trinitys United in Pur-
pose theme will also be included i n weeklygroup share nights.
Residents across campus are recognizing
the importance of engaging with the university
passage. Whether students strive to unite in pur-
pose, bear in love or walk in a manner worthy
of the calling, all actions will be for the glory
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OpinionEradicate your ignorance
Vast seas of information, slanted
news networks and compulsive social
media compete for the attention of
students all across America, yet there
is very little stress put on the educa-
tion of our youth with regard to cur-
rent world issues.
Any one of the 5,412 undergrad-
uate students at APU could tell me
about the promiscuous behavior ofthe VMAs, but blank stares and va-
cant faces are the norm when kids are
asked about the complexities of the
Syrian conict, the political unrest
of Egypt and the vilication of gays
through Putins anti-propaganda
law.
An argument may arise that even
if students do keep themselves cur-
rent on these issues, theres nothing
they can do about it, therefore mak-
ing their self-education obsolete.
There is a dangerous theme woven
deep into this kind of thinking, as it
suggests that there is no reason to be
informed on the decisions our gov-
ernment is making, or the implica-
tions of its actions.The problem is that average
Americans do not allow world events
to impact them, at least consciously,
global studies professor Paul Hertig
said.And if the world is having animpact on people who do not realize
it, then that is a dangerous kind of
passivity.
Hertig, who has a doctorate and
masters degree in theological stud-
Its week three. By now youve
learned that it would probably be eas-
ier to breach a bank than it would be
to get into Engstrom without your ID
card, and that despite hearing all of
your classmates 30 second life sto-
ries upon meeting them, you cannot
remember half of their names to save
your life.
Youve probably learned that
anything anyone ever told you about
college was a lie. You do actually
have to go to class, and no you cant
just sleep through i t. And your pro-
fessors actually do know your name.
Youve probably learned that
waking up for that 8 a.m. on West is
50 times more difcult than it was
getting to your rst period in high
school. But it might just end up be-
ing your favorite class this semester,
despite the whole having to drag your
body out of bed and onto the trolley at
an ungodly hour thing. So try to stay
awake.
Youve probably learned that col-
lege means a lot less sleep and a lot
more coffee. But college also means
being able to choose that late night
Donut Man run over that extra hour
of sleep, and learning that Tiger Tails
go pretty well with coffee three hours
later when the sun comes up and
youre working on that homeworkyou never nished.
Youve probably learned that
those ten alloted chapel absences will
be lifesavers, but sometimes waking
up an extra hour early to start your
day off worshipping alongside hun-
dreds of your peers can be a lifesaver
too.
Youve probably learned that
Housing did an okay job of pairing
you with a roommate who likes the
same music as you and isnt com-
pletely obnoxious. But you probably
havent yet learned theres a good
chance shell also end up being one
of your best friends by the end of the
year.
Youll learn so much about your-self and so much of your life will
change in this semester alone, and all
of the above will have been a contrib-
uting factor of that.
So be open to not only all of that,
but everything else that crosses your
path this year. Take advatage of all of
the opportunities you are given.
There will be times where those
opportunites to learn and grow arent
so great. College wont always be
like orientation weekend. You might
have to pull an all-nighter in week
15. You might not always get along
with your roommates. You might get
homesick from time to t ime. You may
not get an A on every paper you write.
Your computer might crash during
dead week. But its okay. Those are
all part of the lessons too.
Whether you spend all four
years here, or you dont return in the
spring, this year and these peeople
and the experiences you will have
will be with you forever. So be open,
be willing to learn from everything
life throws your way these next f-
teen weeks. Go get em, Cougs.
ies, said we are all connected more than we realize.The worlds response to the
deadly chemical weapons deployed
in Syria, for instance, sets in motion
a whole series of counter-responses
by nations and individuals around the
world, he said.
Hertig brings up a vital point in
saying that every action that takes
place throughout the world has an
immediate or eventual ripple effect
that reaches not only every American
family, but also families worldwide.Rather than just watch these
events unfold, we can be involved in
shaping them: rst of all, by aware-
ness, second by understanding, third
by communicating and fourth by tak-
ing action, Hertig said.
News sources in the U.S. were
initially created to act as a direct con-
nection between the people and their
elected leaders. They were originally
to keep those in power accountable,
and to inform the masses with raw,
genuine facts.
When individuals claim that hard
news is less important if they cannot
directly change a situation, they are
essentially silencing their own voice
in crucial matters. A students apathy
then sends a personal message to in-
dividuals outside the United States
that foreign trials and tribulations
mean less than a suggestively utilized
foam nger.The only downside of being in-
formed is the tendency to think that
the answer is simple to many of the
worlds leading problems, senior
political science major Justin Hyer
said. We, as average citizens, arenot privy to inside information or
backroom discussions.
However, such realization of in-
tricate complexities should never be
a deterrent for students. There was
never a promise from our Creator that
life would be clean and easy. We must
take one side of an argument into ac-
count, while keeping the opposing
side close at hand for balance.
Anyone can have an opinion
and anyone can start a blog, Hyer
said. It therefore becomes important
to seek multiple sources, understand
bias and critically analyze news. I
think it is really important to formu-
late your own set of values and mor-
als, and establish principles you hold
to be true.
Our responsibility here at APU
is even greater; those of us who con-
sider ourselves Christians are called
by our God to look after orphans and
widows in their distress, and to keep
oneself from being polluted by the
world (James 1:27 NIV). How can
we pick and choose which orphans
and widows for whom to care? How
can we embrace people we know
nothing about and dont value enoughto understand?
In order to truly care for another
human being, there must be a mutual
understanding, an understanding that
starts with education. To sit idly by
and pretend as though God will wash
away all the struggles and pressingly
controversial issues is not only juve-
nile, but an insult to your own intel-
ligence.
Stand up. Understand that these
bombs are being dropped on esh
and blood, children of Christ just like
your family and my family. If our
government launches guided missiles
into Syria, there should be an impres-
sive number of citizens questioning,
if not condemning, this choice of ac-
tion.
Karl Barth, a prominent theolo-
gian and force of rebellion against
the oppressive reign of Hitler, spoke
a beautiful piece of truth when he
called for Christians to read the Bi-
ble in one hand, and the newspaper inthe other.
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Miley Cyrus broke records on
Vevo this week when she released
her new music video, Wrecking
Ball. Within 24 hours the video
had more than 12.3 million hits.
In the comments, many viewers
expressed shock that the former
Disney pop star had taken a new
approach to the phrase less is
more.
Critics rave that Disney has a
track record for graduating Wild
Childs, when in reality Disney
teaches us to follow our dreams and
to be ourselves and Miley Cyrus is
doing exactly that.
Her music video is lled with les-
sons that todays youth can learn. In
a recent interview on Jimmy Kim-
mel Live, Cyrus said: I do not have
hobbies. The only thing that I am
good at is what I do. This teaches
children all over America the impor-
tance of the work ethic.
The pop star has been criticized
for lack of artistic creativity due to
the nudity shown in her music video.
But in an interview with Z100s ElvisDuran she rebuffed her critics, say-
ing she thought her video was much
more than that.
If you look at my eyes, I look
more sad than actually my voice
sounds on the record, Cyrus said.
It was a lot harder to actually do the
video than it was to even record the
song. It was much more of an emo-
The moral of the Wrecking Ball story
Kayla Landrum is a sopho-more journalism major and politi-
cal studies minor. She is the de-sign/photo editor of the Clause
this year. She likes long walkson the beach and enjoys drink-
ing cappuccinos at hipster coffeeshops.
Miley Cyrus is not
the trashy pop star
everyone thinks sheis, but a role model
for young children
tional experience.
Parents should encourage their
kids to watch Wrecking Ball be-
cause it is a deeply moving perfor-
mance of being honest and true. What
many do not know is that each scene
represents an insecurity with whichMiley Cyrus deals.
The wrecking ball shows that Mi-
ley is hurt by the way society views
her, because ultimately she is just try-
ing to be herself. And while viewers
think making out with the hammer
was unnecessary, it shows her addic-
tion to destructive love.
The public has been relentless
in its commentary on her and anc
Liam Hemsworth. However, she is
just trying to love the best that she
can in this broken society.
The last scene of the video
shows Cyrus practically naked on the
wrecking ball. Her nudity symbol-izes her vulnerability. Cyrus is not
on drugs, or trying to break out of the
Disney shadow, but she is truly just
being herself. This video is so power-
ful because it teaches society to stop
judging and start loving.
Children need to know that
they can be whoever they want to
be, and Cyrus is the perfect role
model to show them just that. She
has accomplished everything soci-
ety wants out of life: her wardrobe
is cost-effective; she knows how to
twerk; shes rich; she owns a nice
house and car; shes engaged; and
most importantly, people cant stoptalking about her.
Sometimes it is better to listen to
the lessons our parents teach us rather
than the morals society imposes on
us.
Next time someone wants to talk
about how her performance was de-
grading and offensive to women, take
a look at Robin Thickes Blurred
Lines video or Justin Timberlakes
Tunnel Vision video. At least when
Miley gets naked she is not some-
bodys object of sexshe is simply
being herself.
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I think either her or her proucers
are extremely intelligent, because
the fact [is] that were talking about
her right now. She obviously wants
popularity an recognition, an
shes getting it.
sophomore international business major
Brandon Morales
If she stuck with her disney
Channel career I think she woul
have gone a lot farther than she is
now, because the attention shes
getting now is so negative.
freshman biochemistry major
Shannon Patterson
sophomore youth ministry major
Nolan Henslick
Shes gone own the eep en.
done some things that I ont think
maybe even shes prou of. doesnt
seem like shes making the best
ecisions for herself.
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senior mathematics major
Sara Ryan
I think that a lot of people are still
looking at her as a disney Channel
star, an thats not what she is
anymore.
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such an important part of compe-tition of athletics teaching fairness
and playing by the rules because
as you go out in life there are rules
youre going to have to follow.
The way NCAA compliance af-
fects the university as a whole is pri-
marily through the bridges athletics
has built between itself and other of-
ces. Ofces the Athletics Department
works with includes the Ofce of Un-
dergraduate Admissions, the Provosts
Ofce, the Learning Enrichment Cen-
ter, and One Stop, which includes the
Ofce of Student Financial Services
and the Ofce of the Undergraduate
Registrar.
Every faculty and staff member
on campus, every student athlete,every coach and every person in the
registrars ofce all have something
to do with NCAA compliance, Stava
said. A lot of people think its a cou-
ple of folks who sit in athletics with
a rulebook, but really, compliance is
setting up systems that reach across
campus so that the entire university
can function within the NCAA regu-
lations that are laid out for us.
Stava works with academic com-
pliance and regulates the rules along
with Compliance Administrator Shel-
by Stueve, whose position is brand-
new this year. Stueve works with
coaches, players and the other ofces
around campus, making sure they un-
derstand the measures that come out
of NCAAs 355-page rulebook.
Its not a 9-5 job, Stueve said.
Its always going. If there are stu-
dents and coaches out there, your job
is always running. Me just being here
helps to have another layer of eyes,
ears and compliance to be around
campus.
Stueve has worked with compli-
ance at several Division II schools
in the past. Having her experience
in the Athletics Department has
made monitoring compliance much
easier, officials said.
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Ive been very impressed with
[Shelby] in the two months shes
been with us, Pine said. The great
thing about Shelby is shes grown
up in the Cal State system and shes
been connected with three schools
in that system. As we talk about
NCAA rules, legislation and regula-
tions, she sees them through a dif-
ferent lens than we do as a private
Christian school and that diversity of
viewpoint has been great.
Student athletes live two sepa-
rate lives: the life of an athlete and
the life of a student. Most people
only see them as athletes but do not
realize that their lives as students
are just as important. The mindset
of athletics follows the philosophy
of emphasizing academics: the cur-
rent overall GPA of APU athletes is
3.07. According to Pine, the depart-
ment plans to continue raising that
bar as much as possible.
In order to continue improving
academic performance, the student
athletes need academic support. This
year, Stava is heading a brand-new
system that includes study halls and
academic mentors. These mentors in-
clude Stava, Stueve, assistant coaches,
the two graduate assistants who work
in the athletics ofce and volunteers
from all around campus.
I think its a great start. [But,]
its not near what we need it to be,
Stava said. I would love i f APU ath-
letics were known for being a place
that not only was dominant on the
eld, on the court and in the pool,
but was also dominant in the class-
room. I would love for this to be a
place where a coach brings a recruit
on campus and they could brag about
how well that recruit was going to
do in the classroom because of this
robust support system that was avail-
able on campus.
The campus-wide effort with
compliance to help the school im-
prove as a whole is continu ing to
grow. With Stava, Stueve, the Ath-
letics Department and the school
taking major strides to make this
happen, their efforts are resulting in
progress.
[The transition to the NCAA]
has been nothing but positive, Pine
said. Has it been challenging? Yes.
[Have] there been choppy waters so
its been hard at times? You bet. But
as we carry on and continue in this
transition, theres no forlorning for
our past. We are so excited about
the future.
Cain looks to end with a smash
If there is one thing other volleyball teams
have to fear about playing the Azusa Pacic Cou-
gars, it is the senior 6-foot-4 middle blocker with
the ability to command the front of the net and
take over the game: Christy Cain.
Cain brings a killer game to the volleyball
court, covering a lot of room and putting up
kills. She is currently second on the team with
81 total kills on the year and a .405 attacking
percentage.
30 of those 81 kills came in back-to-back
matches during the rst day at the Seaside Invita-
tional two weekends ago. She matched her career
high in the win against Texas A&M International
on Friday and topped that with 16 in the close loss
against Cal State Dominguez Hills on the same day.Head coach Chris Keife thinks Cain will be
a big asset to the team this year both literally and
guratively.
She is 64 and always looks to her length and
her size as an advantage, Keife said. She hits a
high ball and has been improving a lot this year.
Cain credits the early success to the amount
of balls they have been setting her up with. When
the ball is served up to Cain good opportunities
present themselves.
Coach has been stressing the fact that we
need to establish the middles from the beginning
of every game, which is nice, Cain said. The
setters have been feeding the middles and we
have been trying to put the ball away.
Cain continues to rack up the kills thanks to
her teammates sets. She said other teams began
to fear their game plan because it is an attack that
is tough to stop.
It stresses [teams] out when we have everyposition hitting instead of just focusing on the
outside, so they have to mix up their game, Cain
said. It makes it hard to block if you have a mid-
dle going as well.
In the midst of competition and after four
years of life as both a volleyball player and a col-
lege student, it is starting to hit Cain that this is her
last season.
I just know that there is an endpoint and so
its the nal stretch of consistently wanting to do
really well and nailing that tournament and look-
ing at ... every game that we have, because its all
coming to an end, and its sad, Cain said.
Being on a team for four consistent years has
shaped Cains relationship with her teammates
and drastically improved her volleyball skills.
As a teammate you learn to love your team.
I love these girls so much, Cain said. Just as a
Finding early success
this season, key player
Christy Cain looks to
make her fnal year on
the team her best
player from freshman year I had no idea what I
was doing. And now I can look on the other side ofthe court and I can see whats going on and I can
read whats going on. Your understanding of the
game increases because you play so much. Your
speed of the game increases a lot because as a
freshman youre coming in from high school and
dont know the speed of the game. By your senior
year, its just naturally what you do.
According to Keife, Cains biggest contri-
butions to the team are her ability to get essen-
tial kills and her perseverance.
She will be a big loss, just her presence
and ability to get kills, Keife said. She is do-
ing a great job at the net so anytime you lose
somebody like that its going to be a loss.
Until then, Cain looks to continue to be a big
threat on both the offensive and defensive sides of
the ball. Her presence in front of the net will cause
problems in the gameplans of many other teams.
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for a recap. Conference play begins on Saturday.
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New soccer players make their mark
Often, youth correlates with inex-
perience. Occasionally, you will nd
young players who are the exception,
unwavering in the face of pressure.
Enter Azusa Pacic Universitys
womens soccer team, comprised
of 16 new players and 13 returners.
Fourteen of the new players are fresh-men and the other two are sophomore
transfers. This very new and young
group of soccer players jumped
straight to work, earning a successful
start to the season.
The Cougars currently hold a re-
cord of 21. Their most recent game
against the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
resulted in a 10 loss while freshman
goalkeeper Sarah Klinkenberg al-
lowed her rst goal that was not a
penalty kick.
There is a freshman at every po-
sition putting her work in to the sur-
prisingly surging squad, and accord-
ing to head coach Jason Surrell, the
newcomers bring many qualities that
are benecial to the team.Its not about trying to nd kids
that can do the job, but its about try-
ing to nd the best ones for the job,
Surrell said. Its one of those good
problems to have. Theres a lot of tal-
ent and the quality of the players are
good, so thats one of the reasons we
have had some early success.
The teams quality players range
from seniors who are playing on the
team for their fourth year to juniors
who have continued to improve since
day one to freshmen who just arrived
and are putting in hard work.
It sounds simple and clich, but
With 16 newcomers
and 13 returners,
the Cougars have
found success earlyand look to keep
their composure
down the stretch
seven Mecaosports editor
its really us putting in the work and
wanting to improve and wanting to
get better, Surrell said. The talent
is here, but were all trying to get on
the same page of what we all want to
do together.
There are a good number of
freshmen who ll a key role for the
team. Forward Katelyn Rogers hasstarted two of the three games and is
tied for the most shots taken, eight.
Forward Lindsey Ryals has also tak-
en eight shots and has started in all
three games. Midelder Haley Wil-
liamson, defender Courtney Cam-
den and sophomore midelder Allyn
Brown, a transfer from Pepperdine
University, are among the key new-
comers for the Cougars.
The Cougars understand the im-
portance of chemistry and what it does
for the team. They wasted no time get-
ting acclimated to one another both
on and off the eld. When they are
on the practice eld, the veterans help
the freshmen at their position and give
them pointers. When they are off the
eld, they hang out with each other
and go out for meals together.
Someone that plays the same
position [as another player] will come
alongside them, explain some things
and work with them, Surrell said.Theyve got a good coaching staff
that does a good job of that as well.
Instead of different players stand-
ing out and getting the spotlight, the
Cougars try to do a good job of play-
ing together as one unit.
You dont see a lot of individu-
als out there; its more of a cohesive
group rst and foremost, Surrell said.
A lot of these kids come from good
club experience, and a lot of the play-
ers that have been here have been do-
ing a good job in getting the younger
ones ready for this level of soccer.
A number of freshmen have
stepped into big roles, whether it be
as a starter or coming off the bench.
These rst-year players understand
the challenge that stood before them
and that lies ahead of them on this
long road of a season.
Camden has lled her starting
role strongly, facing a few dangerous
strikers during the rst three games.She has embraced the opportunities
she has been given so far and is grate-
ful for everything that has been given
to her.
Coming on to this team has been
the greatest transition I could have ex-
pected; it couldnt have gone smooth-
er, Camden said. The girls have
been so welcoming and inviting and
weve really connected over the last
few weeks. From the outside looking
in, I dont think somebody could tell
that we have so many new people be-
cause we have just really clicked and
brought it out on the eld.
Klinkenberg stepped into the role
of starting keeper and has lled it nicely
to say the least, only allowing one goal
in three games and saving the ball 17
times. Klinkenberg earned Pacic West
Conference Womens Soccer Fresh-
men of the Week honors last week due
to her stellar performances between the
posts against Lee University and CalState Dominguez Hills.
As a freshman, obviously its a
little intimidating, but the girls have
been so welcoming and really positive
with me [both] on the eld and off the
eld, Klinkenberg said. It was hard
stepping into big shoes with the keep-
ers that have been here before, but I felt
good once I got here.
The Cougars have four days un-
til they begin conference play against
Holy Names (1-2) in Oakland on Sun-
day. The young team seeks to continue
its success on the eld as the most cru-
cial part of their schedule begins.
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After losing their rst road game to
Cal Poly Pomona, the Cougars begin
conference play on Thurs., Sept. 19 in
Oakland vs. Holy Names.
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On Saturday night, the Azusa Pa-
cic Cougars (3-2) looked like they
were headed to extra time for a sec-
ond straight game.
Sophomore forward Keyran Kel-
ly had something else in mind.
With 16 seconds left to play
against the Concordia Eagles (1-3),
Kelly nished the game-winning
shot on the left side of the net via a
set piece from senior defender Gar-
rett Mehrguth on the other side of the
box, winning the game 21.
A score for the Cougars seemed
inevitable as they continuously
chipped away at the tough Concordia
defense by pushing the ball aggres-
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sively into the Eagles zone. They
shot the ball 18 times compared to
the Eagles seven shots. Seven of the
Cougars shots were on goal com-
pared to the Eagles four.
We were getting some chances
in the second half and I think the
momentum was with us, said head
coach Dave Blomquist. They were
great defensively all night, but I
thought if we could keep the pressure
on that we would break through.
A huge contributing factor to
the Cougars breaking through was
not only their shots, but their eight
corner kicks throughout the night.
The Cougars earned many good
scoring chances through corners.
The Cougars turned on the jets
during the second half, raising the
intensity primarily on the offen-
sive side of the ball with 13 shots
in the period. Each scoring chance
got the Cougars closer and closer
to a score, which eventually led to
senior midelder Oktay Bulut get-
ting a chance in the box and getting
clipped by a Concordia defender.
This resulted in a penalty kick that
Bulut nished with ease with 8:05
left in the game.
Senior midelder Trenton Titus
returned to the eld for the Cou-
gars Saturday night. He had a few
big sco ring opportuni ties late in the
game: one was a header in the boxthat sailed just left of the post and
another was a line-drive strike from
just in front of the box that was
stopped by Eagles freshman goal-
keeper Jordan Brinkley.
The Cougars grab their third
straight win as they close their
homestand on a high note. They are
now looking forward t o Thursdays
road game against Holy Names,
which will be the rst game of con-
ference play.
We know that were not quite
there yet, but we are getting bet-
ter, Blomquist said. Our mindset
is that we want to continue to strive
for greatness and we feel like were
making progress towards that.
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Football games are won and lost at the line
of scrimmage. If the Cougars want to be suc-
cessful this season, they must get great play
from a completely revamped offensive line.
Heading into the rst week of conference
play, the offensive line consist s of four new
starters, including two newcomers to the pro-
gram, a former tight end starting at left tackle,
and a former guard now playing center.
The new-look offensive line will have se-
nior former tight end Paul Flores as the start-
ing left tackle, freshman redshirt Jordan Wer-
net at left guard, senior Lance Barker at center,
freshman Ahmad Sunda at right guard and ju-
nior college transfer Cody Clay at right tackle.
These ve will have their hands full,
replacing four graduating seniors from last
years team, which included left tackle Luke
Marquardt, now a member of the San Fran-
cisco 49ers.
With the complete overhaul of the line as
a unit with members who have never playedtogether before, they will face many chal-
lenges as well as adjustments that must be
made as the season goes on.
Barker, who is also the team captain and
the lone returning starter, believes the offen-
sive line can be a strong point for the C ougars
this season.
Every day we are getting better as a
group, and I feel that we have the potential to
do a lot of damage, Barker said.
That potential has much to do with the
two freshmen guards, Wernet and Sunda. The
two have their work cut out for them, and liv-
ing up to that potential is key.
Theyre having to grow up fast, but they
denitely understand that at any time they
will have to be depended on, Barker said.
Another key member of the offensive
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Rebuilt offensive line looks to impress this season
line is new to the trenches: senior left tackle
Paul Flores. Flores, who originally came to
APU as a quarterback, was switched to tight
end for his rst three years. Now playing left
tackle, he has a great responsibility at one of
the most important positions on the eld.
Its a different mindset going from tight
end to tackle. Its more of a grind, more phys-ical, and you have to bring it on every play,
Flores said.
Rounding out the starters on the offensive
line is junior transfer student Cody Clay from
Fullerton College. Clay, who had multiple
scholarship offers from different schools, in-
cluding the University of Tennessee, will also
be relied on heavily this season.
NFL Hall-of-Famer and Cougars of-
fensive line coach Jackie Slater expects this
years line to be just as successful as years
past.
I feel really good about this group of
guys, Slater said. Im excited about where
they are right now but Im even more excited
about where they can be as the season goes
on. By the end of the season we will have a
very good group.
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