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The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity

at William Jewell College is

currently under investigation by

both the College and their national

headquarters for numerous

violations of college and fraternity

policy.

On Jan. 5, the Office of

Student Affairs received email

correspondence from a student

and the student’s family expressing

concerns that the fraternity was

hazing new members, according to

Rick Winslow, Dean of Students. In

addition, violations were discovered

during a mid-year inspection of

the fraternity house. Found in

the house were “large quantities

of alcohol, drug paraphernalia in

one chapter member’s room, and

two weapons, one of which was a

firearm,” according to Winslow.

Following these discoveries and

the hazing allegation, alumni

leadership was notified, and

Winslow directed that certain steps

be taken by the College. First, the

College temporarily suspended all

chapter operations pending the

results of an investigation. This

included canceling the scheduled

initiation for new members,

planned to begin on Jan. 7. The FIJI

national headquarters, located in

Lexington, Ky. were notified, and

Student Affairs requested that they

also begin an investigation.

The Office of Student Affairs

immediately began investigative

interviews with a large portion of

the FIJI chapter, including both

active members and those who

had not yet been initiated. As of

press time, all but three of the

interviews had been conducted.

Following the investigation, the

College will produce a report that

will be presented to the chapter,

alumni leadership and national

headquarters staff.

“The chapter can expect that once

the report is finished, they will

be taken through the disciplinary

process set forth for Greek

organizations,” Winslow said. “The

ramifications are very serious.”

Any disciplinary action will be

determined by the Greek Judicial

Council, which consists of students

and faculty members, as outlined by

the Greek Strategic Plan.

“The chapter’s educational viability

is in question. It must prove at this

point that it will be supportive of

the College’s mission and the Greek

Strategic plan and are willing and

able to enforce all policies of both

the College and the fraternity,”

Winslow said. “If they are unable to

do that, the question becomes: are

they suitable as a Greek organization

at William Jewell?”

The Office of Student Affairs

expects to have the report complete

by the middle of next week and

disciplinary action will follow.

The William Jewell College Board

of Trustees discussed a support

group for marginalized students,

tenure requirements and tuition

increases, among other issues,

during its meetings Jan. 19-20.

At the meeting, the board voted

to approve a recommendation that

would establish a support network

for William Jewell students

known as PEACE (Providing

Everyone A Caring Environment).

Emerging from a six-month study

conducted by the trustees and the

administration, PEACE will reach

out to marginalized students such

as racial and ethnic minorities

and gay, lesbian, bisexual and

transgender students.

PEACE will consist of two

components-faculty and staff

members working

with

marginalized

students and a peer support

group. After the College identifies

faculty and staff who would like to

be involved they will go through

training and be made available to

students who need their help. Once

they receive training, they will have

a small logo to place in their office,

which will indicate that the person

has received training to help those

who feel marginalized, according to

Dr. Andy Pratt, dean of the chapel

and vice president of religious

ministries.

The peer support group will be

by the assistance of the Office of

Student Affairs. “One important

distinction is it’s a support group

for students wanting to talk about

sexual orientation. It will be a

support group, not an advocacy

group,” Pratt said.

The group should be operational

by the fall semester, according to

Dr. David Sallee, president of the

College. “There are students on this

campus who feel marginalized and

we need to provide an opportunity

for support,” Sallee said. “It is

important that this is seen as an

intentional opportunity. It’s a

public statement that we care about

our students.”

“I hope people understand a lot of

work went into creating a program

that would help people…and be

consistent with the identity of the

College.” Pratt said. “I think that

the heart of this is that we want to

deal with all students in a caring

way, to listen to their issues and

respond in ways that are supportive

and caring.”

The trustees also discussed tenure

requirements, which are reviewed

by the Board every three years. The

Board has recently begun to “look

very closely” at the policy requiring

that faculty members demonstrate

Christian commitment, according

to Sallee. Currently, according

to the Faculty Handbook, this

commitment is demonstrated

in three ways: participation in

Christian causes and organizations,

membership in a Christian church

and an exemplary Christian lifestyle.

In addition to this requirement,

individuals tenured by the

College must also fulfill four other

standards: teaching competence,

professional education, advisory

effectiveness and intellectual and

scholarly vitality.

“In the past, we’ve let

church membership suffice

[in demonstrating Christian

commitment], which is not truly

sufficient,” Sallee said. “We need

to tenure an individual based

on affirmative demonstration

of commitment to our Christian

mission, which can take other

permutations.”

The main focus of the meeting

was on Academic Affairs and

Student Life, tenure requirements,

and whether those who are not

Christian should be considered for

tenure. Faculty members, including

Dr. Gary Armstrong, professor of

political science, Dr. Gina Lane,

professor of communication, Dr.

Milton Horne, professor of religion,

Dr. Ruth Kauffmann, professor

of Languages, Dr. Scott Falke,

assistant professor of biology, and

Dr. Kenneth Chatlos, Oxbridge

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For three years, students led by

Dr. Todd Wirth, general manager of

KWJC-FM and assistant professor of

communication, worked dillegently

to see that the station was granted

an eight-year license extension

by the Federal Communication

Commission. Their work paid off,

the extension was granted, and

as recently as Jan. 4, the College

passed a surprise inspection by the

FCC with flying colors.

Less than two weeks later, however,

the elation surrounding the positive

results of this inspection turned to

shock.

On Jan. 16, Wirth was informed

that the College was in the process

of signing a letter of intent to

affiliate the radio station with the

Educational Media Foundation,

thus ending the electronic media

emphasis within the communication

major and terminating Wirth’s

position.

The decision, is expected to net

the College $150,000 in savings

and increased revenues, according

to Dr. David Sallee, president of

William Jewell College. The decision

has been criticized by members of

the campus community, including

Wirth, his colleagues in the

department of communication and

members of the radio station staff

for a lack of input by members of

the campus community.

“I was contacted to arrange a

meeting on Jan. 12 and the meeting

was to be held with the Dean [Dr.

John Westlie, vice president for

academic affairs and dean of the

College] and with Dr. David Sallee,”

Wirth said. “There was no agenda or

topic for the meeting provided and

I ended up meeting with them on

Monday, Jan. 16, and that’s when I

learned about (the decision to take

a letter of intent to affiliate to the

Board of Trustees).”

Students learned about the

decision from Wirth and Dr. Gina

Lane, professor of communication

and chairwoman, at a meeting on

Jan. 17.

“We really had no warning,”

Allison Allain, station manager and

senior computer science major.

“The school just spent a very large

amount of money on renovating

the station. Our equipment is less

than three years old and is very

high quality. We have been in the

process of applying for upgrades

and there was no message from

higher-ups that this was something

we shouldn’t be pursuing.”

“The decision made is to sign a

letter of intent with the Educational

Media Foundation to affiliate with

their network in the form of a local

marketing agreement,” Sallee said.

“Our interest, of course, is to do a

local marketing agreement, but it’s

not a done deal yet.” According to

Sallee, what remains on the deal is

for EMF to exercise “due diligence”

and work out many of the details on

the agreement. If a local marketing

agreement with EMF is reached,

the current top 40 format of the

station will switch to a Christian

music format.

“Initially, they [EMF] approached

us and asked to talk about purchasing

the station,” Sallee said. Although

William Jewell was not interested

in selling the station, the College

inquired about the possibility

of affiliating the station while

maintaining ownership and control

of the station and its equipment.

EMF was the only company that

the College considered affiliating

with, although the College sought

the advice of a broker who advised

that it was a good deal. Wirth also

was asked to review the tentative

agreement to see if it was a good

deal for the College. If the deal goes

through, the College will continue

to own and be responsible for the

equipment. “Last fall a task group

of the Board [of Trustees] who was

charged with looking at the assets

the College has and thinking about

how [the College’s] assets could be

best used going forward.” It was

this task force, Sallee said, that

made the recommendation to sign

the letter of intent.

The deal will be worth

approximately $150,000 a year to

the College in increased revenue

and decreased expenses. Sallee

said that so far, there is no specific

program that the money is intended

for. “We haven’t decided. We’re not

anticipating any new programs, but

[the money will be] put towards

academic priorities,” he said.

According to information provided

by KWJC, radio as an activity at

William Jewell dates back over

40 years. In the early 1960s, a

carrier-current radio station which

broadcast an AM signal through the

electrical wiring on campus. The

signal could be heard in the rooms

of buildings on campus, but the

process to create the College’s first

“real” radio station was completed

by Dr. Georgia Bowman, professor

emerita. KWPB, named for Walter

Pope Binns, former president of

the College, began broadcasting

with 10 watts of power on April 8,

1974 in an office on the top floor

of Yates College Union. Each day

the station signed off the air with

“evening vespers,” presented by

the department of religion. The

first faculty member hired solely

to teach broadcasting courses

and serve as the radio station

manager was in 1979 and in 1981

the station’s power was increased

from 10 to 240 watts. After the

call letters became available, the

station switched its call letters from

KWPB to KWJC in 1985. In April

1995, the station affiliated with the

Morningstar Network and became

able to broadcast 24-hours a day for

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Friday, Jan. 27, 2006 • Volume 20 • Issue 13

Copyright © 2006 The Hilltop Monitor.

All Rights Reserved

The Hilltop Monitor is published by the students of William Jewell

College, Liberty, Mo. Subscriptions are available for $25.00 per year.

Mail to: The Hilltop Monitor, 500 College Hill, Liberty, Mo., 64068.

Entered as First Class matter Sept. 27, 1911, in the post office of Lib-

erty, Mo. 64068, under the act of March 3, 1880. Editorial comment

does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the College.

Sarah Bader

Editor-in-chief

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Associate Editor

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Assignment Editor

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Staff Writers &

Photographers:

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holz, Colin Chambers, Sarah

Fletcher, Stephanie Gonzales,

Josh Hastey, Victoria Hill,

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Nurse, Paige Parkman, Sean

Riordan, Karis Rosell, Jill

Sladek, Zakiya Tanner, Erin

Thess, Emily Wales, Andrew

Wingfield, Drew Winterberg

The Hilltop Monitor Editorial Board is a

cross-section of students at William Jewell

College. Each week, the board considers

a relevant campus issue and one edito-

rial is presented for printing in the Hilltop

Monitor. The members of the editorial

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Josepha Haden-Chomphosy, senior

Tristan Hooker, senior

Jonathan Simcosky, senior

Rachel Vig, sophomore

David Weigert, sophomore

Students question tuition increases

For Sale or Rent: One small, liberal arts college.

Price: Negotiable

Nestled on a hill in charming Liberty, this campus is a real gem. Available for sale in whole or in parts, so get together with a friend and buy

a whole building! Campus comes furnished and fully staffed (for the most part), although it may need a new coat of paint or an institutional

recycling policy. Lots of bedrooms and bathrooms, although most already occupied to capacity, and not all are accessible to those with handicaps.

Parking available, but removed from campus in low lit areas, giving your driving experience a rustic charm!

Somewhat of a fixer-upper, although some portions already are under renovation, providing you with a lovely and scenic route around the

picturesque Library to the Union. Perfect for those who like science-plenty of opportunities

to study mold available (discover the next penicillin!). An observatory also available, like

new, rarely used.

This campus is going fast, so don’t miss your opportunity to get in on this exciting real

estate. Many award winning programs available for purchase, to suit any taste and lifestyle.

Mold a program to your unique tastes! Purchase the campus newspaper and use it to run

personal photographs, purchase the music department and convert it into a summer camp

for British boys choirs, purchase the radio station and use it to loop pre-programmed music,

purchase a fraternity house and turn it into a hamburger joint…the possibilities are endless!

Sales may come with some resistance from pre-existing tenants, but nothing that can’t be

easily shoved under the rug or transferred to other property.

Buyer must be familiar with management jargon and be willing to create numerous

strategic plans (strategic plans need not actually function). Straight white males especially

encouraged to apply.

Ideal for families, college students, or corporations! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!!!

Si habla español, but that’s pretty much it, unless you’d maybe like to sponsor our language department?

Dear Editor:

Isn’t it a shame that it seems to always take a crisis to bring people together and

to boost awareness? In light of that observation, we would like to take a moment to

thank everyone those who have poured their heart and soul into Jewell 91.9.

The station has come a long way since Dr. Wirth took over in 2003. Jewell 91.9 has

moved from tapes and reels, to records, to CDs, and is now computerized. Compared

to other college radio stations, Jewell 91.9 is a state of the art learning environment.

In fact, we even have the opportunity to rival some commercial stations in terms of

facilities and software programs.

Jewell 91.9 has given students the opportunity to hone their on-air talent, their

production skills and learn about and even manage the different aspects of running

a station. But more than giving students real-world marketable experience, it has

brought a community together.

It has become a second home to many students and also provided a connection and

sense of ownership that many commuter students would have otherwise missed.

Speaking of community, it has brought the Cardinal sports experience to Liberty

and the Northland as well as other campus community events as featured on our own

public affairs program titled “Community Gems.”

As a result of the hard work and efforts of many, Jewell 91.9 FM was named Princeton

Review’s 11

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Best College Radio Station in the United States last year.

We, the staff of Jewell 91.9, would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has

contributed to the Jewell 91.9 station. Although the “phase out” process will begin

before we are ready, the station will continue to broadcast normally until May. We

look forward to learning what we can, having the time of our lives and continuing to

build ties with the community.

We realize that this may sound a bit like a eulogy, but it isn’t, yet. That is where the

community comes into play. We need your support now more than ever. We, the

students and the communication faculty, may have been blindsided with the news,

but we aren’t D.O.A. The community is the life blood of this station. We need you to

help save the station that is truly a unique and irreplaceable “Jewell.”

Sincerely,

The Student Staff of Jewell 91.9 FM

Submitted by Melinda Sadler & Jeff Vaughn

Dear Editor:

As most of the campus is aware, KWJC (the campus radio station) has been sold to make the

college more money and by doing so, ending a degree plan and a co-curricular activity. I’m pretty

upset over this, actually, I’m ticked off. I believe that there were many factors here that prove

there was a lack of communication to any persons involved until it was already done.

First of all, Dr. Sallee did not bring it to the attention of the faculty in the Communication

Department or the Department Chair concerning this until the deal had been settled. Second,

they (the powers that be at William Jewell College) did not look at any other options to help raise

money for the College. Finally, they gave no warning to the students involved in the station or any

other options for us.

This change affects me directly because I will be losing valuable on-air experience to help me

attain the career path I have chosen. But I doubt the administration here really cares about that.

They already have my check for this semester as well as next year.

When asked about where the new money will go, Dr. Sallee said it will go toward “academic

enhancement.” I think this is technical talk for “We don’t know yet.” I think that keeping the radio

station (for hands-on training) as well as the curriculum for this major would fall in the realm of

academics. But hey, that’s just me thinking.

So what happens to the brand new equipment the station got that cost the college $100,000?

Probably in a storage room somewhere on campus to collect dust. But wait Shawn, the new

company will probably use that equipment for their uses. Wrong. The new company will be

using our station as a repeater station. A repeater station broadcasts the signal from the home

station out to the smaller stations. Congratulations WJC Administration, you’ve turned the 11

th

best college radio station of 2005 (according to the Princeton Review) into a big broadcast tower.

I bet you feel great about that.

Something else that I think is pretty odd. I have talked with several students at my high school

and tell them about what a great college this is. And in many ways, Jewell is a great school. I love

it here. My little brother and my cousin graduate from high school this year and were interested

in coming to Jewell to study radio broadcasting because they saw how much fun I was having

with the program. I have had to tell them that the program was cancelled and they cut Jewell off

their list of potential schools. Dr. Sallee, did you think about the repercussions this would have on

incoming students and their decision to come here?

I think about what has happened and I wonder if this could happen to your co-curricular activity.

I figure pretty soon they’ll probably turn the Hilltop Monitor into an extension of the Liberty

Tribune or the Kansas City Star. Just give it a few semesters.

Shawn James, Senior Communication with

Electronic Media Emphasis Major

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

It is early in the semester so we’re starting with the facts. I won’t be using overly emotional language. I will even try my

hardest to keep my opinion out of this. I’m just going to tell you what I know.

There is a plan to raise tuition in the next few years. Next year it will increase $1,800 for tuition, $70 for room, and $90 for

board, according to the campus website. As for the reasoning behind this rise in price, there have been a few suggestions.

Those discussed at Editorial Board this week included gaining students outside this region, taking another step in becoming

more like our aspirant schools, or moving toward a more prestigious name. The ultimate goal, when looking at these three

possible options, seems to be the hope of recognition on a grander scale.

With a rise in tuition there are a few things that may improve. We will have more resources available to us. This, in turn,

could easily lead to the ability to hire more faculty. With the option of more faculty means the recovery of lost classes such

as German. Food services will be able to negotiate fair trade and find local produce. Information Services could have the

possibilty of finding a more stable server. There are many things that could possibly come of this that would be very good

for our campus overall.

This rise in tuition does not, however, come without its problems. Nothing comes without its problems. As far as I know

there is no such growth planned for the scholarship fund which means, essentially, that a smaller percent of tuition can be

paid for those students who are on need-based scholarships not to mention those students who are paying for their entire

college experience out of pocket. This change, once completed, will also alter the accessabilty of our college. While it is true

that it will move our enrollment into different regions, it might mean that we lose some of the regional talent due to lack

of funding.

There it is. For more facts you can head over to www.jewell.edu where there is a full press release.

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Danielle Mills

Associate Editor

Crossed Wires:

Does the Bible allow Christians to drink in good conscience?

Encore!

Andrew Wingfield - Nantes, France

Josh Hastey

Bryan Peters

Well, here I

am again, living

abroad and

writing about

my

experiences and

o b s e r v a t i o n s

while away. I’ve

been in France

now for two full

weeks— exact ly

four weeks less than I had been in

Buenos Aires before writing my

first article last semester—so the

verdict is still out on many of my

impressions of France and of the

French. Accordingly, and because

I think it would make a nice

transition from one location to the

other, I’d like to begin this semester

with a piece marking some of the

differences and similarities that I’ve

found between Buenos and Nantes.

First and foremost, Nantes doesn’t

quite feel like the moderately large

city that it is (apparently the sixth

largest in France with over 500,000

citizens), especially after having

lived in a sprawling metropolis of

13 million people. As such, many

of the differences between the two

are merely issues of population and

space.

For example, this semester I’ve

traded my South American twin

sisters and their luxury apartment

for a family of seven and a three-

story house located a few kilometers

from the center of Nantes. The

street that the house sits on—one

of the main transportation routes

leading into the center—is so quiet

and dark at night, I wonder how

I ever became accustomed to the

constant light, traffic and barking

dogs that constantly filled my room

in Buenos Aires last semester.

Additionally, both cities boast

excellent public transportation

systems, though the French are

audacious enough to post at each

bus stop the estimated time of

arrival, down to the minute, for

every hour that the bus runs on any

given day of the year—and from

what I’ve seen so far, they’re usually

right on. I’d like to see a Porteño’s

reaction to such an idea. On the

other hand, the buses shut down in

Nantes at 12:30 am, which means

that the average Nantais will have

been in bed for hours before the

Porteño has even left the bar and

headed toward the dance club.

For the most part, Nantes is a

cleaner city than Buenos Aires; I’ve

seen bits of graffiti here and there,

but all of the public buildings,

statues, fountains and ancient

cathedrals have been untouched by

spray paint and markers (or at least

quickly cleaned up), unlike those

in Argentina. On the other hand,

there is easily as much dog doo on

the sidewalks of Nantes, a feat I

never would have thought possible

after living in Buenos Aires and

I’ve already stepped in more the

past two weeks than I did all of last

semester.

A final blatant difference between

the two cities is the conditions of

their peoples. As I have already

written in a previous article,

Argentina’s poverty rate hovers

around 50 percent, and even in

the wealthiest areas of the city, the

poverty of the people is evident.

Here, on the other hand, the

Nantais were recently named as

having one of the highest qualities

of life in France. While I’ve seen

the occasional person begging in

the streets, it’s more than evident

that nearly all the French of Nantes

indeed live well and I’m constantly

reminded that I’m living in a

country who’s currency is stronger

than my own.

I’m often asked which city is

better or which I prefer more. My

response is, at least to this point,

that it’s like comparing apples and

oranges and luckily I like both! I

treasured my time in Buenos Aires

and love Argentina, though there’s

also something endearing about

this less-chaotic, less-colorful but

yet equally intriguing city.

Communication breakdown fuels frustrations

REBEKAH BOUAS

Staff Writer

Have you heard the most recent

William Jewell College rumor?

William Jewell has bought a golf

course. William Jewell is selling

its golf course. Up until this week,

I didn’t even know that William

Jewell had a golf course. And just

for clarity’s sake, we do have a golf

course, and no, as of right now we are

not selling it. My favorite and most

outrageous of all the rumors: Jewell

is selling its bookstore to Barnes

and Noble. Amazingly enough, that

rumor is barely fiction as the campus

bookstore really is being outsourced

to this major company.

The rumors and

miscommunication spread around

William Jewell concerning the

affiliation of KWJC with the

Educational Media Foundation

(EMF) have caused more drama

than needed and more than one

person is at fault.

The first mistake in communication

was President David Sallee’s

decision to keep the department

of communication out of the

decision-making process during the

preliminary discussions with EMF.

I understand that he believed the

process would not move forward

if he extended the pool of people

involved. However, when one is

dealing with professors who know

the inner workings of the radio

station and who advise the students

affected by this change, the input

and knowledge from this group

should be invaluable.

The next mistake was the way in

which the students found out about

the decision. During the first radio

meeting of spring semester, students

were told about the elimination of

the student-managed radio program,

and then they were released for the

evening. Those students then told

the story to their friends and by dawn

the buzz was already around campus.

This was not the way to release the

information to the public. There

was too much misunderstanding,

resulting in exaggerated stories

and rumors, and too little help was

offered the students initially. A

promise had been made to help

them rearrange their schedules

so that they might still receive a

degree, though not necessarily in

electronic media, but the students

had too little information and the

issue affected them deeply. What

would a normal human do in such a

stressful situation but speculate, get

angry and think of ways to fight this

change?

The students are understandably

upset. Some must change their

course of study or change schools in

order to keep their majors.

Then again, will they? After talking

with multiple students, faculty,

and Sallee himself, the story I put

together is still not clear. There is

a discrepancy in how the electronic

media students will be dealt with

and in what areas of the radio

students will be able to work. Even

an issue as simple as numbers is not

concrete. According to the numbers

the President provided, there are

only 12 students in the electronic

media field and 20 students affected

overall. According to Dr. Gina Lane,

chairwoman of the department of

communication, the numbers are

closer to 20 majors and 40 students

involved overall.

The miscommunication continues.

Any prospective student searching

the William Jewell website will find

a lovely synopsis about the success

of the College radio station and will

learn how they can get involved if

they attend our school. The major

is still listed among the courses of

study.

The department of communication

should not be telling students one

thing when the President is saying

another. In the next few days, I

believe that informational meetings

need to be arranged between the

two parties to get everyone on the

same page. Then, present a united

stance, if not in mind, at least in

credible information, to the rest of

the campus who is throwing up its

hands in confusion. Perhaps then

the speculation and misinformation

heard at the tables in the cafeteria

will no longer be debated. If

everyone is properly informed, the

College might be able to ease hurt

and anger that arose out of such

miscommunication.

Although prohibition and debate concerning government enforcement of abstinence from alcohol has been long absent from the national scene, there is still healthy discussion occurring

within some segments of Christianity over alcohol. New insights into the context of Scripture have added nuance to the debate. Confronted with the dangers of alcoholism in society and the

Scriptural witness to Christian liberty, we aim to answer the question: May Christians drink?

Like many ethical questions, the answer to this is not as simple as the question itself.

An honest examination of scriptural references to the subject will quickly reveal that

there is neither a blanket ban, nor an overarching endorsement of the consumption

of alcohol. The passage most commonly misunderstood as giving complete license to

alcohol consumption is the story of Jesus converting water to wine in John 2. Despite the

claims by some what is referred to in the narrative as wine was actually some sort of non-

alcoholic juice, virtually all historical authorities affirm that it was actually wine similar to

what we have today. Aside from its purpose in festivities, the presence of alcohol in wine

made it much more sanitary than most sources of water. Also interesting is the Apostle

Paul’s advise to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus. Paul instructs Timothy to “take a

little wine” as a sort of remedial help for some sort of stomach ailment. Clearly then, there

is no support to any claim that scripture explicitly prohibits alcohol consumption. Here,

however, I must add a word of caution. As there

is no explicit ban on drinking, there are warnings

against alcoholism, drunkenness and allowing your

actions to be a point of contention with your fellow

believers in Christ. In Romans 14, Paul addresses

a situation where one group of Christians were

offended by the food and wine that others were

consuming. Although he stated that neither the

meat or wine were inherently wrong, both groups

should restrain themselves in order to consider the

convictions of the whole. Today we as Christians do

not ban meat from our diets as a matter of course,

but if I find myself eating with a fellow believer who

is a vegan by conscience, I have no claim to say “Well

I have a right to my steak,” but rather should forgo

my desire for the conviction of the other.

While I acknowledge that very moderate consumption of a drug such as alcohol is not

inherently sinful, that does not automatically mean that the consumption of modern

alcoholic beverages falls under such a category. While not grape juice, it is important to

understand that wine in the time of Christ was heavily diluted with water for consumption.

The benefits of distillation for some modern alcoholic beverages also drastically change

the definition of “moderate.” Taking the admonition that my body is a temple of the

Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19) seriously seems to lead to several conclusions for me. Both the

Old Testament and New Testament repeatedly warn about the dangers of wine leading

to drunkenness and addiction (ex. Proverbs 20:1, L u k e 2 1 : 3 4 ). So there seems to be

concern that the consumption of alcohol entails a risk of addiction and defiling the temple

of the spirit. Consumption of alcoholic beverages in biblical times was partially due to

some very real health concerns. The instruction from Paul to Timothy to drink a little

wine for his stomach (1 Timothy 5:23) was sound medical

advice, for there was no accurate understanding of disease

and bacteria and thus the consumption of that unpurified

water posed a health risk. With the plethora of non-alcoholic

beverages that retain the taste of strong brews and other

such drinks, there seems to be no legitimate reason why one

should feel so compelled to consume alcohol. Most of all, the

most compelling argument to a believer should be the text of

Romans 14:20-22, “It is good not to eat meat or drink wine

or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.” In a

society plagued by rampant alcoholism and severe problems

with strong drink, it follows that we may very well be in

violation of such Scripture if we even moderately consume

alcoholic beverages.

The summer before my seventh

grade year, I wrote my first letter

to the editor of my local newspaper

and made my first public speech

fighting for something in which

I believed. During that summer,

the Topeka School Board had

decided to cut several programs

throughout the school district as

a result of budget cuts, including

the Extension Center at my

elementary school. Through this

expansion of classroom activities,

we explored the Kanza prairie,

reenacted the Oklahoma Land

Rush on the lawn of the school

(complete with timely costumes)

and presented a Grand Old Opry-

like show, all while reinforcing the

traditional elementary education.

I only had the opportunity to

enjoy this program for my fifth

grade year before I graduated

on to middle school, but what

I learned and the experiences

the program offered my peers

and left a profound message on

our education careers. Perhaps,

however, it was the fight to retain

the program that taught us much

more.

After we found out that the

program had been cut from

the budget, my grandfather

encouraged my sister and me to

do what we could to convince

the school board to reinstate the

program’s funding. So I wrote and

submitted my first of many letters

to the editor of the local paper.

Then, my grandfather showed

us a book, entitled Hooray for

Diffendoofer Day! The story

is simple, a school does things

differently and their students

believe they are just as smart as the

students in schools who subscribe

to the more traditional education

methods. However, one day the

principal of Diffendoofer School

announces that all of the students

must take a new standardized test

to determine if the students are

really learning. If they fail the

test, Diffendoofer School will be

torn down and all the students will

have to go to school in the dreary

Flobbertown. Luckily, despite

the non-traditional educational

methods employed, the students

passed the test, with the highest

score possible and the school

remained open.

After a bit of prodding on my

grandfather’s part, it was decided

that my sister and I would read

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

to the school board during their

meeting, in hopes that they would

understand the importance of non-

traditional education methods

and restore the Extension Center’s

funding. With a bit more prodding

from my grandfather to practice

reading the book beforehand, we

were ready to take on the school

board. Unfortunately, the desire

for a balanced budget outweighed

our terrific reading skills and

Dr. Seuss’ marvelous words and

the funding remained cut from

the budget. We all went home

disappointed that we’d lost, but

quite fulfilled that at least we’d put

up a fight.

I’m not sure if my grandfather

realized what he was doing (and

past experience has told me that

he probably did know) when

he encouraged us to fight for

something in which we believed.

And while I’m hesitant to put my

grandfather and Dr. Sallee in the

same category, I think they have

both provided learning experiences

to show what we stand for.

In fighting for the radio station

these last two weeks we have

learned how to fight for something

we believe works and is beneficial to

all those who use it. Often changes

are made without consulting those

who the change will affect the

most, and those affected assume

they must simply accept defeat.

Luckily, William Jewell College

does not breed those types of

thinkers, and we know that if want

to keep something important to

us, we must be willing to fight

for it. More importantly, we’ve

also learned that despite losing

the battle, perhaps we’ve won

something much more crucial to

our development as citizens of the

world. We have shown that we will

not be brushed away and we know

how to think. William Jewell really

has taught us lessons we will need

in life, similar to those described

in Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

“Miss Bonkers rose. ‘Don’t fret!’

she said

You’ve learned the things you

need

To pass that test and many

more-

I’m certain you’ll succeed.

We’ve taught you that the earth

is round,

That read and white make pink,

And something else that matters

more-

We’ve taught you how to think.”

We have been taught how to

think, how to fight for something

we want to keep and how to accept

a small defeat for a much larger,

more life-affecting lesson.

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King, Jr. Remembered

(Above) Speakers remember King, Jr. at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr.

celebration, held at 10 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2006 in Gano Chapel. (Below) After

presenting “A Tribute to Rosa Parks”, an original one-woman play, Kimberly

LaMarque, assistant professor of theater and professor of forensics at Tenessee

State University, reflects on the memorial bus.

Photos by Kyle Rivas

Campus celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

A tribute to Parks

(Far left) A Rosa Parks Memorial

bus displays information on the Civil

Rights movement. (Left) Steve Harris,

professor of education, sings at the

Rosa Parks tribute. (Above) Senior

Chelsie Cladwell participates in the

candlelight vigil.

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The Hilltop Monitor Jan. 27, 2006

Changes ahead

The College Bookstore has been outsourced to Barnes &

Noble. The store will be renovated over the summer.

Photo by Kyle Rivas

Bookstore outsourced to Barnes & Noble

DANIELLE MILLS

Associate Editor

Can We Show You The Money????

The Jewell TRIO Educational Advancement Program (EAP) will present a

campus Financial Aid Workshop Monday, January 30th, at 10:15 a.m. in

Gano Assembly Room. Ms. Sue Armstrong, Director of Financial Aid for WJC,

will discuss:

• The FAFSA financial aid renewal process due March 1

• Scholarships for current college students

• Academic eligibility standards

• Your financial aid questions

Make it a priority to attend this session; it just may be a help to your wallet!

In light of all the changes taking

place around William Jewell

College so far this semester, another

pertaining to the management of

the College bookstore will occur in

late February or early March. The

William Jewell Bookstore will be

outsourced to Barnes and Noble

Bookstore Contract Management.

“This will be a lease arrangement

where Barnes and Noble will pay

William Jewell for the opportunity

to use the bookstore,” Ron

Dempsey, vice president of finance

and administration said. “The

final contract has not been signed

[as of Jan. 24], but the College

is proceeding as though it will

happen.”

Motivated by a request of the

Trustees a year ago, Dempsey

was asked to look at changes to

the current bookstore as part

of the Yates-Gill College Union

renovations. “The Trustees charge

to me was to evaluate if outsourcing

would be a viable option,” Dempsey

said. “I talked to the bookstore staff

during the summer and contacted

vendors.”

A small committee was formed,

consisting of Rick Winslow, dean

of Student Affairs; Dr. Anne

Dema, associate dean for General

Education; Ruth Anderson, director

of the Bookstore and Dempsey, to

discuss the matter and interview

vendors during December. Each

vendor came to campus and

proposed renovating the bookstore

as a part of its bid. The committee

selected Barnes and Noble, who

will pay the estimated $165,000

for the renovation of the bookstore,

according to Dempsey.

As well as paying for the renovations

taking place the summer, Barnes

and Noble will be purchasing the

bookstore’s current inventory.

In order to make the transition,

the bookstore will be closed for

approximately one day during the

transition late next month.

As part of the lease agreement,

which at press time had not been

finalized, Barnes and Noble will pay

the College a portion of their sales

from the on-campus store Dempsey

estimated this to be $70,000 per

year. As for the general prices

at the new bookstore, Dempsey

predicted that they would remain

approximately the same. “The

market for the Bookstore remains

similar,” he said. “There will be

some differences, but they should

not change noticeably.” Students

should also be able to sell back

their textbooks from this semester

similarly to the way done in previous

semesters. “Barnes and Noble has a

very big network of used books, and

the use of their buyback system may

improve the system,” Dempsey said.

Barnes and Noble will also retain the

same types of goods as the current

bookstore. They will continue to sell

soft goods such as school supplies,

clothing and imprinted goods.

Of the three current full time

employees of the College bookstore,

two have elected to remain on

William Jewell’s payrolls in

different positions. Phyllis Katz will

become the switchboard operator

and Darlene Atkinson will take the

newly created position of Director

of Central Services, overseeing the

mailroom, the switchboard and

conferencing and scheduling in

Yates-Gill College Union. “Barnes

and Noble made a commitment to

work with our staff,” Dempsey said.

“The two moving did so of their own

decision.”

Barnes and Noble also have shown

interest in hiring students to work

in the Bookstore, but Dempsey does

not anticipate students will be able to

utilize their workstudy or workship

money through the Bookstore.

According to Dempsey, having

Barnes and Noble run the bookstore

will not drastically change the

current system. “William Jewell

will retain a lot of weight and power

in how the Bookstore is run,” he

said. “Barnes and Noble has a

commitment to keep consistent with

the mission of the College. They

have a market with a broad range of

schools, so if there is something that

the College deems inappropriate,

Barnes and Noble will remove the

offending item at our request.”

Overall, according to Dempsey,

financially the outsourcing of the

bookstore is a “wash.” “The lease

will provide the College about

the same income as sales did last

year,” he said. “A potential upside

is the possibility of an increase in

sales. We’re also getting additional

funding for the renovation of the

Union.”

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the first time.

The station underwent a $50,000

equipment upgrade and students

spent hundreds of hours painting

walls, soundproofing studios and

making other physical upgrades

to the station after Wirth arrived.

The work necessary to make the

station top quality was not limited

to physical improvements, but

included issues surrounding license

renewal. The FCC approved KWJC’s

license for another eight years in

March 2005, and by this semester,

the program had grown to 30

students participating in the radio

station as a co-curricular activity

and approximately 20 students with

a communication with electronic

media emphasis major.

The highlight of this transition

came when the station was named

the 11

th

Best College Radio Station in

the nation in 2004 by the Princeton

Review.

Wirth is quick to give praise for the

station’s success to the students who

have participated in the program.

“My students and I, along with

Fatimah [Dr. Fatimah Taherbhai,

KWJC chief operator] were very

devastated by the choice Dr. Sallee

and the Board of Trustees made.

Especially disconcerting was the

fact that we were not involved in

the decision-making process, or

at least the prior research phase

that led up to this decision making

process,” Wirth said. “I feel that

alternatives could have been

explored and discussed before such

a measure was invoked. I still feel

that it’s important to give not only

the department of communication

an opportunity to address this

issue, but also more importantly

the students.”

“[There was] no input whatsoever,

we were not involved in this decision

in any form, or any shape,” Wirth

continued. “There was not an ad hoc

committee formed to explore other

means or alternatives of generating

revenue from the radio station prior

to this announcement, and in fact in

my meeting with them, these issues

and questions did not even arise

at that point when I was informed

that the media emphasis program

would be terminated, that the radio

cocurricular would be terminated,

that I would be terminated, and

the radio station Jewell 91.9 as we

know it would be terminated. It

was in my eyes and in their words,

pretty much a ‘done deal.’”

Members of the department of

communication were as surprised

by the news of the deal as members

of the radio station staff. “I’ve

known about [the decision]

for two weeks,” Dr. Gina Lane,

professor of communication and

chairwoman of the department,

said. “At the meeting that I had

with the President and the Dean,

their decision was about to take

place, they expected the Board of

Trustees to support the move and

what the results would be,” she

said. “None of the faculty from the

communication department was

involved in the decision process.”

“The department [of

communication] strongly believes

that the College has the right to

make this kind of decision, but

we’re certainly disappointed in the

outcome because the radio station

has been such an important part of

the department,” Lane said. “What

we are most concerned about is the

process used to make the decision.

Our concern is that we at least

needed to be able to share our

perspective.”

“To this point, we have not involved

the communication faculty in that

consideration,” Sallee said. “We

could have, perhaps should have,

but I chose not to. We felt like the

sensitivity of the discussions was

such that it needed to be a very small

group involved in the conversation

at that point.” Sallee knows that the

decision to minimize the number of

people involved in the decision may

not be a popular one. “Clearly, I’m

open to criticism on that count,” he

said.

The College is working with

students in an attempt to help them

stay at William Jewell. Sallee has

promised to meet with students

individually to help them consider

their options, and Lane has been

in the process of meeting with

students to help advise them since

the decision was made. “When I

was informed about this, the Dean

told me we would try to work with

current students to be as flexible

as possible and enable [students]

to finish the major, and make sure

the financial aid packages of those

in the electronic media emphasis

[remain the same],” Lane said.

“People who are near graduation

would go ahead and graduate,”

Sallee said. “Other students, we’ll

sit down with individually to

discuss options, work with them to

finish their degrees at Jewell and

work one-by-one to see how degree

completion plays out for students.”

Sallee said that William Jewell will

continue to honor financial aid

commitments to those in the major.

“We will maintain all of those,” he

said.

Student reaction to the decision

has been one of shock and

dismay, and despite the College’s

commitment to work with students,

those involved in the radio stations

are considering their options. “I just

don’t understand why the school

would get rid of a program that 30

kids are highly involved in,” Mark

Davis, radio station production

manager and sophomore English

major, said. “It’s something

that’s benefiting the community.

It just feels like they’re so much

more focused on Jewell than the

community, and these 30 students,

and that doesn’t seem like what

they advertise and they promote

as to what Jewell stands for, so I’ve

just been disappointed.” Davis is

currently looking at radio programs

at other schools, but is unsure if he

will transfer.

“I think it is a very bureaucratic

decision. We have been repeatedly

told that the station is a great asset.

No kidding,” Melinda Sadler, junior

communication major, said. “It

is an asset to us the students, to

our education, as a co-curricular

[activity] as an extra-curricular, as

a service to the community, as a

method of networking for our future

careers, as a hands on learning

laboratory.” Although the College

has promised to help students

complete their degree, Sadler is

worried about the opportunity to

get hands-on experience. “I love

William Jewell, and there are lots

of complications if I decide to leave,

but at this moment, transferring is

a very real possibility.”

“I think students feel angry

and betrayed, but most of all, I

think they’re hurt. We really love

the station,” Allain said. “The work

I have done for the station hasn’t

only been to make it great for the

time being, but for the future too.

Now it seems like there might be no

future.”

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professor of history and chairman,

offered their opinions on current

tenure requirements and the future

of those requirements.

Horne described components of

his courses which fall under the

“rubric of Christian commitment,”

including enabling students to

change society and strive for

justice and peace, or shalom. “Our

Jewish and Muslim first cousins

are also interested in shalom

and justice,” Horne said. “It is

part of our Christian faith, but I

don’t think you necessarily have

to be a Christian to achieve these

outcomes.” Lane agreed, adding

that it is “beneficial to have faculty

that represent different beliefs while

still respecting Christian ideals.”

Armstrong also emphasized the

importance of Christian viewpoints

dialoging with non-Christian

viewpoints, but emphasized that

the College should be careful not to

create a “watered down universal

that any college [Christian or not]

can happily meet.” Chatlos was

concerned that Christian questions

in situations such as advising and

coursework may not be treated as

sensitively if “we relax the tenure

policy and don’t replace it with

something better.” “We do need to

pay attention to all aspects of the

mission,” Kauffmann said. “But

that doesn’t mean we have to do it

in the same way we’ve always done

it.”

The trustees are still in the

discussion stage, and any changes

to the policy would not be made

until the next review in May, 2007.

“As a Christian college, you have to

decide who to hire-do you base it on

personal faith commitment or how

faculty contributes to the mission?

Can someone be a Christian and

not contribute to the mission? Can

someone who is not a Christian

contribute to the mission?” Sallee

said. “It’s a complex issue. Right

now we’re gathering perspectives

and trying to move closer to a

solution.”

Also at the meeting, the Board

of Trustees approved a tuition

increase to $20,150 for the 2006-07

academic year, up from this year’s

tuition of $18,500. Room rates will

also increase from $2250 to $2320

and board will increase from $3100

to $3190. “We are offering a high

quality liberal arts experience, and

should be priced appropriately,”

Sallee said. “We need to have a

balanced budget and generate

revenue. If we are going to be a

Top 100 Liberal Arts Institution,

we can’t operate on a shoestring

budget.”

In addition, the board elected

David Adkins, vice chancellor for

external affairs at the University

of Kansas Medical Center, to be

a member of the board. Adkins

served as Kansas State Senator

from 2001-2005 and as the Kansas

State Representative for District 28

from 1993-2001.

Promotions in rank for seven

faculty members were also

approved: Dr. Blane Baker, to

professor of physics; Dr. Anthony

Brandolino, to professor of music;

Dr. Douglas Hawley, to associate

professor of computer science; Dr.

Sally Holt, to associate professor of

religion; Dr. Ruth Kauffmann, to

professor of languages; Dr. Susan

Myers, to professor of French;

and Nathan Wyman, to associate

professor of communication.

The Trustees next meeting will be

held in May.

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O

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M

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Brokeback Mountain

Andy Kirk

Brokeback Mountain

Aaron Barker

Performance Art

(Top) Frank Ugochukwu. (Left) Stephanie Dailey and Megan Barr. (Right) Jack Kynion,

Drew Winterberg, and Tayler Evans.

Photos by Karis Rosell

Brokeback Mountain is a film that is an accomplishment on many levels. It tastefully

brings to light what is a controversial subject matter for most. This is the story of

two ranch hands, Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal), who fall in

love during the summer of 1963 while herding sheep. They go about their separate

lives, marrying women and having families, while meeting up for “fishing trips.”

For director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Sense & Sensibility),

this is a great comeback. Hulk, his last film, was something of a rebound

relationship, one full of potential, but was missing the emotion that is behind most

of his work. Brokeback is Lee back in his true form. The direction and the passion

behind the acting is Lee at his best.

The performances by Ledger and Gyllenhaal test their acting capabilities. They

play their characters with a great sensibility that is touching and honorable.

Michelle Williams gives the greatest performance of all. At times, it isn’t so much

what she says or does, but what she doesn’t say or do. Her lines are delivered

subtly and become more powerful as a result.

The story itself is that of acceptance. Ennis, who does not socially accept his

relationship with Jack, is used to show what happens when one is not true to himself.

As a result, his marriage goes out of control and he isolates himself further, almost as a

punishment. Jack, who is open and accepting of this aspect of himself, goes on with his

life and is almost happy. He wants a life with Ennis, but substitutes it with the one he

makes. What this movie really says is to be true to one’s self and to accept who one is.

The only flaw I saw in the movie was how quickly the two men became lovers. After

a night of booze and talking, they spend the night in a tent and their relationship

develops quickly. It seemed fast, but it is always quick in most romantic movies.

Even though this movie will make some uncomfortable, it is a great statement of

same-sex love that is not the typical stereotype that Hollywood normally produces

– in fact, the film is a great statement about love.

Check your comments about macramé lariats and rhinestone-studded designer

boots at the door, because Brokeback Mountain deserves better.

Brokeback Mountain is a simple story of love, loss and heartache set over two decades

in the Midwest. Why, then, are right-wing groups and Christian family organizations

speaking out against it? Both of the lovers are played by men (and played by Heath

Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, two handsome, well-known, straight actors, no less).

Perhaps what is most threatening is the fact that they didn’t meet at a salon or a

Barbra Streisand CD release party, but in America’s untouchable heartland, where

hard work and universal morals suppress the disease of nonconformity. It is there,

that Jack (Gyllenhaal) and Ennis (Ledger) meet while herding sheep one summer

on Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming. Over the months of hardship and storm after

storm, Ennis and Jack’s relationship evolves from one of monosyllabic conversation

to having fallen in love at a time when homosexuality is punishable by death.

The mountain becomes their sanctuary, where they can express how they truly feel

without ignorant judgment from anyone but the sheep. After that summer, they part

ways and move onto new jobs and families, while never forgetting what happened on

Brokeback Mountain.

Brokeback Mountain is a poignant, heart-wrenching reflection on how the good

ol’ days were only good for the rich, white, straight men and it doesn’t stoop to

dehumanize its characters as stereotypes. Jack and Ennis are tough. They drink,

smoke, beat up offensive bikers and are generally indistinguishable from other

cowboys. Perhaps that’s why they’re so intimidating. Without the giant rainbow flag

alerting “normal” people of their presence, they can slowly infiltrate the untainted

ideal of the all-American cowboy in the Old West. Its story is also universal: replace

the gay men with the interracial couple, the Jewish/Catholic pair, or even Romeo

and Juliet. Forbidden love is everywhere, and kudos to this movie for speaking out

against one of the last strongholds of public bigotry.

So, go ahead, make jokes about Brokeback Mountain. I know I’ve made my fair

share. After all, laughter is a common thread in the fabric of all our lives. Without it,

our differences would be too great to overcome. But, don’t make them in ignorance.

Brokeback Mountain is a masterpiece of filmmaking, even if you take away all the

controversy, and even if it directly opposes your beliefs, it’s an alternate viewpoint

that may strengthen your own values. Love it or loathe it, this movie deserves to be

seen, and even if you fall in the latter, you’ll be glad you took the chance at all.

to the

And(y)

by Andy Kirk

The Passion of L. Ron Hubbard, Part One

In my new column, “Talk to the And(y),” I decided to tackle complex

issues such as this country’s flawed justice system and Sudanese

genocide. But then, I realized that to research these topics, I would

have to do actual work. So, instead, I decided to infiltrate the Church of

Scientology in Kansas City.

When you think of “Scientology,” what do you think of? Tom Cruise

jumping on couches? A Waco-like cult with comets and Kool-Aid?

Battlefield Earth? Yes, I was convinced that Scientologists were just

a normal group of people despite their radical beliefs and I had been

led astray by relying on years of stereotypes due to a sheltered life in

western Kansas. Scientology couldn’t be that bad, could it?

Oh yes, it could.

The journey began on Tuesday afternoon when Hilltop Monitor Junior

Cub Correspondent David Wiegert and I went on a quest to unlock the

mysteries of Scientology. Our quest ended . . . in Westport? Sitting close

to a gas station and McDonalds was the Kansas City chapter of the

fastest-growing religion in the world. Naturally, I was terrified, but my

journalistic instincts prevailed and we walked in to a cramped, office-

looking room, where David and I idly chatted with an elderly front

desk man. Many different kinds of people were walking around: young

and old; white and Hispanic; men and women. None of them struck

me as the mass suicide-kind, but those are the ones you always have to

watch out for. The front desk man advised that if David and I wanted

to learn more about Scientology, we could stick around and watch the

introductory video.

I had to be on my guard. What kind of subliminal messages could be

encoded within the deceptively-normal confines of an outdated VHS?

Nevertheless, we agreed, and were soon ushered to a theater, complete

with gigantic screen. I quickly scanned for exits and saw there were

none. I panicked and checked for pointy items to throw myself on for an

emergency hari-kari. They weren’t going to take me alive.

I was tense until I sat down, and dissolved into the soft plushiness of

the chairs. Mmmm. Plushy chairs. These people couldn’t be that bad.

And then the video began rolling.

OK, so it was from 1996, but somehow the Scientologists knew how to

exploit my weakness for infomercials. There was a handsome host who

looked directly into the camera and randomly “interviewed” workers

at the Scientology headquarters. Of course, nearly every type of person

(except for ugly people) were shown laughing and smiling in brightly-

colored blazers that reminded me of Star Trek and M&Ms. The host

began to explain Scientology, but didn’t really answer my burning

questions. He proved that Scientology was a religion and then he began

promoting the work of Scientology’s founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who

was filthy rich and apparently amazing at everything he did. Hubbard

founded dianetics, because he believed that the government was using

psychiatry to brainwash and control everyone in America (I checked

for exits again) and through his mysterious program, he could make

you “who you truly are,” by improving a person’s IQ and his or her

personality. They also claimed to be non-denominational and people

of all other religions were free to join (I had a sudden mental image of

Tom Cruise jumping on top of Jewell’s little red Baptist phone booth).

This was followed by testimonials of “average, everyday” pretty people

saying how Scientology had changed them; with the techniques they

learned, they had improved self-confidence, intelligence, and social

skills. Kirstie Alley even showed up for a brief moment and said that

without Scientology, she would be dead. Does Scientology’s master plan

eliminate donuts? The last scene of the movie was the host telling us

“good people” that we have a choice: a choice to live in, and I quote,

“shivering, agonizing darkness” for the next trillion years, or we could

let Scientology show us the light. The final shot was the doors of

Scientology Headquarters opening to reveal a blinding white light, and

the word “HELLO” printed in gold while the inspirational ‘Hallelujah’

music blared in the background.

OK, so they gave us the grand tour of Scientology, while avoiding all the

important questions, like “Is there a God?” “Where do you go after you

die instead of the shivering, agonizing darkness?” and “Are you honestly

going to tell me that you believe we were created by aliens?” But, I had

a prior engagement scheduled for that afternoon so I made a follow-up

appointment to come back and ask what the people cried out to know.

Our assistant gave David and me a free personality test and we left.

Not so bad, yet, is it? It wasn’t until I found myself there the very

next day, when I discovered the real truth about Scientology. But

unfortunately, you’ll have to wait to read that next week. A preview?

Let’s just say it involves Dairy Queen, Oompa Loompas and a secret

device that monitors evil intentions. And you think I’m joking.

Winterberg presents senior performance

DANIELLE MILLS

Associate Editor

It is rare that people make

appearances after their deaths, but

this weekend Pablo Picasso and

Albert Einstein can be seen on the

William Jewell College’s stage. The

duo will appear, accompanied by a

cast of entertaining intellectuals, in

Picasso at the Lapin Agile, which is

Drew Winterberg’s senior theatre

performance. The show will be

performed Friday and Saturday

night at 8 p.m. in Peters Theater.

This play, by comedic legend Steve

Martin, centers on a fictional

meeting between Picasso (Taylor

Evans, first-year student) and

Einstein (Jack Kynion, first-year

student) in a Paris cafe in 1904.

This meeting is representational

of the 20

th

century. Other cast

members include Dan Renfro,

Stephanie Dailey, Megan Barr,

Frank Ugochukwu, Cory Reames

and Andy Kirk.

As part of the requirement for

senior theater majors, Winterberg

was obligated to choose, direct,

cast, do technical design and appear

in the play. Although Winterberg

had some trouble at first finding

a show he wanted to perform,

as soon as he read Picasso at the

Lapin Agile he knew he had found

his senior show. “The play spoke

to me, I read it and I was in awe;

it’s the power, it’s the comedy, it’s

the structure, and I fell in love with

it. After that, there really wasn’t

another choice,” Winterberg said.

Winterberg, however, isn’t the

only one to love the play. “It’s an

intelligent comedy and you don’t

always have the opportunity to see

that,” Megan Barr, senior, said.

“It’s a killer script,” Kynion added.

Cory Reames, first-year student,

also enjoys the play. “I grew to

love the show and my part because

I learned that I didn’t have to push

my intelligence, it will shine better

when I leave it alone. I don’t have

to go out of my way to show others

my talents; they can spot them out

better if I let them discover who I

am on their own,” Reames said.

Although Winterberg does love

the play, the process of putting

together all the different aspects

of the show has been a challenge.

“It puts you in a position where it’s

yours; you are responsible and you

are in control,” Winterberg said.

With this big responsibility comes

reward, however. “Probably the

most rewarding part was the

different takes on life I encountered.

Like the characters themselves, the

cast is very different,” Kynion said.

“It was fun to get a taste of that

every night.”

Now in the final moments before

the show opens, with lines learned,

set constructed, and costumes

sewn, the cast has only to hope that

their hard work has led to the open

and close of a successful theatre

performance. “For five dollars, it’s

the best entertainment you can get

in Kansas City,” Kynion said.

“I think that everyone should see

the show because everyone can get

something out of it, whether it is

humor or intellectual stimulation,”

Winterberg said.

Contribution made by Stephanie

Gonzales, staff writer

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On Display

Artwork from

faculty mem-

bers is on dis-

play as part of

the biannual ex-

hibit in Stocks-

dale Gallery.

Photo by Kyle

Rivas

Stocksdale Gallery showcases College faculty

KARIS ROSELL

Staff Writer

v eryone’s Story: Sarah Hoff

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t’s been said that everyone

has a story. Each week we

will pick a William Jewell Col-

lege student at random to pro-

file in order to test this theory...

LACEY CROUGH

Design Editor

The Stocksdale Gallery will open its

doors to feature an eclectic collection

of works by the department of art

faculty of William Jewell College on

Sunday, from 2-4 p.m. The Biennial

Faculty Art Exhibit opening will

reveal a wide range of art, from

photography to water colors to

mixed media assemblages. The

exhibit takes place every other

year and features work from the

art faculty created within the last

couple years.

Among those with work submitted

are Nano Nore, professor of art,

Rob Quinn, assistant professor of

art, and adjunct instructors Carlyle

Raine, Rex Walkenhorst and Jeremy

Walla. Also included are David

Johnson – professor emeritus, and

Nathan Wyman, associate professor

of communication. Although the

primary purpose of the show is to

give William Jewell art professors

a venue for their work, former

Stocksdale Gallery director John

Johnson is asked to participate each

year because of his exceptional work

and history with the department.

Wyman is asked to participate in

light of the fact that he graduated

from William Jewell several years

ago as an art major, and because

“we consider him to be part of our

[art] faculty” Nore said.

According to Quinn, professor

of art and director of Stocksdale

Gallery, “The purpose of this exhibit

is no different than the purpose

of any art show: to highlight the

visual arts and provide a learning

experience for students.” This

particular exhibit does have some

additional benefits, however as

“an opportunity to highlight the

art faculty’s work. The exhibit’s

purpose is to encourage the art

faculty to remain motivated in their

work and to serve as an element

of instruction and motivation for

students. It requires the faculty to

continue an ongoing body of work,”

Quinn said.

The exhibit is a tradition that

challenges all involved. “This

show helps us in staying honest

artistically. We’re always pushing

our students to do excellent work,

so we figure we had better practice

what we preach and push ourselves,”

Nore said. In addition to motivating

the art faculty to continue their own

work, the exhibit challenges these

professors to find a way to juggle

between their academic and artistic

lives. “It’s hard because we are

also academics. It’s hard to find a

balance sometimes between being a

professor and an artist – and to find

the time.” Quinn said.

“With our busy schedules, we

often don’t have time to solicit

shows at local galleries,” Wyman

said. In addition, they are able

to showcase their current works

to their co-workers and students.

“It’s important for [students] to

see that we’re not just teachers, but

practitioners. We can’t talk the talk

without walking the walk, and I

think that they’ll be amazed,” Nore

said.

Quinn also has no doubt that

students will not be disappointed

in the work their mentors have put

forth. “We want to exhibit strong

work, so we are self-motivated to do

strong, relevant work. What we are

showing is top quality,” Quinn said.

Wyman agrees. “The work I have

seen is stronger than in years past.

We have built on our strengths,

much like how we expect students

to improve on their skills,” Wyman

said.

With local press contacted and

over 1300 postcard invitations sent,

Quinn has high hopes for the exhibit.

“I hope first for the show to have

a good attendance. I hope people

enjoy it and that it reflects positively

on the department and the College,”

Quinn said. The exhibit will stay

on display through Feb. 24 in the

Stocksdale Gallery, located on the

top floor of Brown Hall.

For sophomore Sarah Hoff,

pronounced like “tough,” picking

a major meant finding one that

would ultimately make a difference

in someone’s life. When she chose

to be a history education major,

Hoff knew that she would be able to

make a difference in her students’

lives. “Maybe not all of them,” Hoff

said, “but if I reach a couple kids

a year then I will happy.” She also

chose the profession because she

wants to have a family in the future.

“I will be working while my children

are working. I don’t want to work

in a cubicle. I want something

different, challenging, not the same

thing everyday,” Hoff said.

While she doesn’t know what type

of teacher she will be, looking at

her past educators, Hoff believes

she will be tough, but fun. “I

didn’t write papers in high school

and I was behind when I came to

Jewell, so I am going to make my

students write papers. I am going

to correct that. It’s going to end

with my students.” Staying within

the education field, Hoff has also

thought about becoming a guidance

counselor.

Hoff is a member of ASCD, the

Association for Supervision and

Curriculum Development. ASCD

is a group within the education

department. “I wanted to become

more involved in the teaching world

and it [the group] is one way I can

start,” Hoff said. Also, last year Hoff

was inducted into Alpha Lambda

Delta, the first-year honorary.

She is also an avid golfer and

a member of the William Jewell

College women’s golf team. She

began playing golf during her

junior year of high school after her

cousin encouraged her to try it out.

“She is one of my best friends and

she said try it, you might like it. I

played one round, didn’t even have

my own clubs, and I said, yeah, I

can do this.”

Before her junior year she knew

absolutely nothing about golf.

“From that year to now I have made

a lot of improvements,” Hoff said.

At her high school, golf was not a

high priority sport, and she wasn’t

an exceptional player. But for Hoff,

the game was fun, and she even

goes as far to say that she loved it.

One of her favorite memories about

golf in high school was during her

senior year when she traveled to

Districts. “I was shocked,” Hoff

said. “My coach picked the girls

based on scores and I didn’t think I

was that good. It was my first round

of 18 holes.”

Along with sleeping, not doing

homework and the occasional

dinner date in the cafeteria with

her former roommate, sophomore

Sara Branson, Hoff loves to visit

her friends and family, boyfriend

included. “I have so many friends and

family and they are always there for

me and I am always there for them

and I love to go visit them. I miss

them.” Hoff has a great relationship

with her family. “My parents have

always been there, have always

taught me, and this sometimes kicks

me in the butt because it’s so hard,

whatever you do, do your best. They

never pressured me to do more than

I could, which is nice,” Hoff said.

Hoff has two siblings, an older

brother Scott and a younger sister

Rachel. She says she has an amazing

relationship with them, and she

looks to her brother as a role model.

“I always felt like I could talk to

him,” Hoff said. Rachel, Hoff said,

looks up to her. However, they

have their differences. “We are all

different, very different. My brother

likes languages and I hate them.

My sister can spell very well and I

can’t.” But those differences don’t

stop them from being good friends.

“When we go on family vacations

we always have fun with each other.

When we were younger we might

have fought, but we don’t now.”

She hasn’t become a family-oriented

person lightly. In fact, before her

family moved to Lake Saint Louis,

Mo., she lived in St.

Paul, Mo., and lived

on Hoff road. “It was

not mere coincidence

that it had the same

name as mine,” Hoff

said. “My family has

lived there for years.

I lived in the middle

section of Hoff road.

My grandparents

were up the road and

I had two sets of great

aunts and uncles

who lived close and

two sets of aunts and

uncles. I don’t know

how many cousins,

first, second or third,

I had them all.”

The cousins were

of all different ages.

Some were 10 years

younger, some 10

years older and not

all of them hung

out. But because her

house was in the

middle it became

the home away from

home for the cousins.

“It was so much fun

because we had these hills and

during the winter we would make

snowmen and roll them up the hill

and down the hill. In the summer

we had water fights and played

football.” A couple years ago, Hoff

and her family moved off the road,

but Hoff has adjusted. “We were

all getting older. We only moved

across the highway, only 10 minutes

away.”

One person in her family that she

considers to have been an influence

is her Grandma Hoff who passed

away a couple years ago. “You

know when you go the funeral and

people talk to you, I couldn’t tell

you how many people came up

to me and said your grandma is a

wonderful person, she never said

anything bad to or about anyone.”

Her grandma was always there

to support her grandchildren in

sports and band concerts and was

always very modest. “She never

wanted to credit for the good things

she did. I remember thinking that

my grandma made a difference.

She brought up her kids and made

a difference. She made time for

everyone. She was the happiest

when she was surrounded by

family. She loved her family and I

love my family so maybe that is the

connection.”

Looking ahead to the future, Hoff

hopes to be a teacher or a counselor,

married with kids. “I hope I am

happy,” she said. “I’ll be happy if I

know I am making a difference. My

favorite quote is ‘be the change you

wish to make in the world’, I hope I

will be.”

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search during a lecture Wednesday night.

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JULIA NURSE

Sports Editor

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William Jewell spirit team head

coach Linda Chappell sits at her

desk and smiles. Ever since her

dance and cheer teams returned

from the College Cheerleading

and Dance Team National

Championship in Orlando, Fla.,

Jan. 13-15, she’s been radiating

more pride than the golden glow

coming from the two new additions

to her already well-adorned office.

Sure, she could tell you all about

how her teams performed at

Nationals, but the two towering

trophies speak for themselves.

“I really am very proud of

both teams,” Chappell said,

still beaming. “This is a lifetime

memory. There are milestones

in people’s lives, and competing

at Nationals is one of them.”

The dance team qualified for

Nationals, which were held at

Disney’s Wide World of Sports

complex, in both jazz and hip-

hop, placing 8

th

in hip-hop in

the Open Dance Division. The

cheer team, which competed

in DII Small Co-ed, placed 7

th

.

“I felt like everyone from Jewell

was so in the zone, and was really

trying to do their best.” Chappell

said. “I really feel like we did our

best when we got down there.

That’s the most important thing.”

Senior dance team member

Jill Bryant would agree with

Chappell that Jewell’s “best”

this year was pretty darn good.

Performing the most technically

advanced routines of her four

years in the program, Bryant saw

the 2006 results as a reflection of

improvement in both the senior

class and the programs as a whole.

“All around, these are the best

dances we’ve taken down there,”

said Bryant, who competed at

Nationals three years. “It was

the best year at Nationals.”

As in past years, Jewell competed

in the open division of both

categories, against schools 10

times their size. Of the 24 NAIA

conferences, only the Heart of

America Athletic Conference had

teams qualify for Nationals. Jewell

placed the highest of any NAIA

school in cheer, but placed behind

Lindenwood and Avila in dance.

“We are in one of the smaller

schools that is actually in the

competition,” Chappell said.

“Schools like Orange Coast

College have 20,000 students.”

Chappell noted that this

level of competition only

makes her athletes better.

“It really helps my program for

my kids to prepare to compete,”

Chappell said. “And besides

competing in it, we also got to see

the best of the best from around

the country all in one place.”

The experience gained by

practicing for and competing at

Nationals is already evident in

the improvement of the team.

In 2005, dance placed 7

th

in hip-

hop and 10

th

in jazz, but cheer

did not qualify for Nationals.

“I have so many seniors in dance,

just knowing where they were four

years ago and to see them do a

fabulous job at Nationals and really

grow in their personal development

and friendships, that really

means a lot to me.” Chappell said

The first step toward Nationals

began in November, when both

teams qualified through video

review. According to Jewell

standards, teams must qualify in

the top 50 percent in their category

to receive school aid for the trip.

Once at Nationals, teams must pass

semi-finals to qualify for finals.

Chappell said her teams could

not have been successful in

representing William Jewell

without the support of faculty

Men’s basketball coach Larry Holley

and women’s basketball coach

Jill Cress have been setting new

standards in William Jewell’s

basketball programs for years.

Together they have covered about

any Jewell basketball record you can

think of. Longest conference winning

streak? Check. Holley did it with 45

straight HAAC wins. Most single

season wins? Check. That would be

Cress’s 2004-05 team, with 28.

So it only seems fitting that as

Holley reached his 700

th

career win

on Jan. 3, Cress soon followed with

her 200

th

career win nine days later.

“This just means that I’ve been

around for a long time,” laughed

Holley, who has led Jewell for 26

years.

“I’ve never really kept track of

wins,” said Cress, who is in her 10

th

season with the Cardinals.

Regardless of their similar

attempts to remain humble, both

achievements make Holley and Cress

stand out not only at Jewell, but also

among coaches nation wide.

Holley’s 700

th

career victory came

after an 83-57 win over Wesley

College (Del.), making Holley the

28

th

NCAA or NAIA coach to reach

700 wins. Holley is the leader in all-

time career wins among four-year

college coaches at Missouri colleges/

universities. He ranks second in

NAIA Divison II coaches, third

among all NAIA coaches, and 13

th

among four-year college coaches in

both the NCAA and NAIA. Holley is

the career leader in wins in the Heart

of America Athletic Conference.

Holley has posted 20-win seasons

a total of 19 times, with 12 of those

seasons posting 25-game victories

and four with 30 or more wins.

Holley, a member of the William

Jewell class of 1967, began his

collegiate coaching career with a

six-year stay at Central Methodist

College (Mo.). The next four years

were at Northwest Missouri State

University, where he served as an

Cheer, dance top 10 at nationals

Coaches reach milestones

*Red Indicated Home Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday/Saturday, January 27 & 28

Men & Women Indoor Track & Field

@ Iowa State Open

Saturday, January 28

Women’s Basketball @ Home vs. Park

University, 2:00 p.m.

JV Men’s Basketball @ MNU JV, 2:00

p.m.

Monday, January 30

Women’s Basketball @ Home vs. LU,

5:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball@ Home vs. LU,

7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 31

JV Men’s Basketball HAAC 1

st

Round

@ GU, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 2

Women’s Basketball @ Home vs.

Evangel Univ., 5:30p.m.

Men’s Basketball @ Home vs.

Evangel Univ., 7:30 p.m.

Friday, February 3

JV Men’s Basketball HAAC Semi-

Final, 7:00 p.m. TBA

Men & Women Indoor T&F @

Missouri Southern

JULIA NURSE

Sports Editor

JULIA NURSE

Sports Editor

Senior forward Drew Mathews

embodied the William Jewell

men’s basketball team Thursday

night as the Cardinals defeated

Mid-America 71-64. Mathews, who

battled through an ankle injury to

play in front of his Olathe, Kan.,

hometown crowd, showed the same

fight and determination that the

Cardinal have displayed in their

7-1 run since Christmas break.

The William Jewell men’s

basketball team (18-4; 10-2) started

the New Year with two wins at the

Embry-Riddle Classic in Daytona

Beach, Fla., Jan. 2-3. The Cardinals

continued to win four straight

conference games, including a 76-

62 win at Culver-Stockton on Jan.

14, putting the Cardinals at the top

of the Heart of America Conference.

The next week began on a down note

after Mathews, who leads the HAAC

in scoring, sustained a sprained

ankle in practice, putting him on

the sidelines for Jewell’s conference

game at Missouri Valley on Jan. 21.

Though Holley said the Cardinals

saw solid play from the whole team

as they stepped up to fill Mathews’

place, Jewell suffered an 82-77

overtime loss. Senior guard Cam

Cooper hit three big three-pointers

late in the game, one which put

the Cardinals up 64-63 with 20

seconds to play. Sophomore

forward Evan Lange had 13 points,

five rebounds, and was five-for-five

from the free throw line in the loss.

“I am so very proud of the effort

the Cardinals gave,” Holley said.

“When we were down by 11 we could

have folded our tents, but we didn’t.

This group played with a lot of pride

in the second half and we were in a

position both in regulation and the

overtime period to win the game.”

A 59-49 victory at Baker

Monday night left the Cardinals

tied for second in the HAAC, as

four teams had only two losses.

At Mid America last night, the

Cardinals were led by senior forward

Ronnie Robinson’s 19 points and

seven rebounds. Cooper contributed

16 points, while Lower and Mathew

had nine a piece in the win.

While the men were in sunny

Florida, the women’s basketball

team (11-10; 7-5 HAAC) spent

their Christmas break trip touring

Iowa. On Dec. 29-30, the Cardinals

traveled to Cress’s alma mater of

Northwestern College in Orange

City. After losing to both Dordt

and Northwestern, the Cardinals

returned to the southern border

of Iowa to Lamoni for a 78-63

conference win against Graceland.

The next six conference games

were a win-loss rollercoaster for

the Cardinals. After beating Avila

in a one-point game at home,

Jewell lost 61-58 in overtime at

Culver-Stockton. But next came a

huge high as the Cardinals gained

a 77-63 victory over Benedictine,

who were ranked No. 10 in the

nation and were unbeaten in

conference play. Sophomore Nicole

Revenaugh led the Cardinals with

21 points and seven rebounds.

Senior forward Jess Khors had

18 points, while freshman guard

Jessica Stewart contributed 12.

“I was really proud of the kids,”

said Cress. “I thought our intensity

level may have been the best

I’ve ever had a team play at that

high of a level at this young of a

team. Defensively, I just think we

really took Benedictine out of a

lot of what they wanted to do.”

The intensity slipped Saturday

night as Jewell lost 83-73 at Missouri

Valley. But Jewell rebounded with a

57-48 win at Baker Monday night,

which put Jewell fourth in the HAAC.

Last night, the Cardinals fell

to Mid America 67-58. After

being down 18 points toward the

beginning of the second half, Jewell

fought back to tie the score. The

Pioneers, who are ranked 14

th

in

the nation, soon went on a 6-0 run

and never looked back. Revenaugh

led the Cardinals with 19 points.

Overall, Cress has been

pleased with the team’s play,

considering their inexperience.

“I think we’re getting better,” Cress

said. “If you look at what we’ve

done, I mean we’ve played the top

three teams in the conference really

well, beat two out of the three,

and lost to one on a buzzer beater.

“We’re just a really inexperienced

team right now. We have seven

freshmen. Nine out of our 13 kids

are freshman or sophomores.”

The women next face Park

University at 2 p.m. Saturday

at the Mabee Center. The men

and women resume conference

play Monday night at home

against Lindenwood at 5:30 p.m.

Drew Korschot,

junior, makes a

move toward the

basket over Ron-

nie Tyson. Korschot

would make the

jump shot and

turned it into 3-point

play after the foul.

Photo by Kyle Rivas

assistant for two years before

becoming the head coach. In the fall

of 1979, Holley returned to coach

the Cardinals.

At Jewell, Holley led 11 Jewell

squads to HAAC Conference

Titles and 10 of those teams

qualified for the NAIA National

Tournament, four of them reaching

the Final Four. Holley has coached

14 NAIA All-Americans and one

Rawlings-NAIA Division II National

Player of the Year, Brook Russell in

1996. This same year Holley won the

Sears/NACB-NAIA National Coach

of the Year Award.

“I’ve been blessed with outstanding

players and assistant coaches,” said

Holley, who is also a member of four

basketball hall of fames, including

the Missouri Basketball Coaches

Association Hall of Fame. “I’ve had

the support of athletic directors and

college presidents, especially Dr.

Redd and Dr. Sallee. Most of all,

I’ve had the support of my wife and

family, who have had to tolerate my

passion for basketball and William

Jewell College. This doesn’t happen

without those things in place. It’s

been very rewarding.”

Cress’s 200

th

career win came Jan.

12 with a 59-58 home win against

Avila University (MO). At Jewell,

Cress has led the Cardinals to the

National Tournament three times

in the past four years and earned

HAAC Coach of the Year honors in

2003. Her team finished the 2004-

05 season ranked No. 10 in the

NAIA, setting a new Jewell women’s

basketball school record. Cress, who

is from Vinton, Iowa, and is a 1993

graduate of Northwestern College

of Orange City, Iowa, has had six

Academic All-American and five All-

American student-athletes during

her time at Jewell.

Like Holley, Cress praised her

players and coaches in achieving

this milestone.

“The 200 wins are nice, but it goes

back to the kids that you’ve had and

the assistant coaches,” Cress said. “I

enjoy coaching the kids, and so it’s

nice to have.”

and athletic staff members.

“The focus of our program is to

serve William Jewell College,”

Chappell said. “We appreciate

the opportunity to represent

William Jewell and to build

something special for the school.”

Milestones

Coaches Jill Cress (left) and Larry Holley (right) were hon-

ored by Dr. Jim Redd, director of athletics. Both recently

celebrated milestone victores. Photo by Kyle Rivas