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rue ureThere is no quick fix to this. Fissures are observed through coke bottle glasses: aisles and pews, altars and podiums, the grapes fermented and not. Angles are calculated in order to tu rn the proverbial mole hill into a canyon. Wars are waged over thickness of paper, ra ther than w hat’s w ritten upon it. Through the foundation is strong the structure still sways, growing out instead of up, collapsing upon itself in a lonely narcissism. A first look reveals a palace embroidered with jewels of the postmodern taste, inducing an epileptic fit through m astered visuals and sound. Upon closer inspection no description could be farther from the tru th . The absence of a heart creates a distended cavity lacking support. Only with unity can we mend the flesh and bone of the unseen God. Only with humility will we mend the kingdom of Christ.

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"Hi, I’m Greg Bruner, Financial Aid Director at Olivet Nazarene University." It’s the

greeting th a t his friends tease him about; a claim to fame th a t isn’t famous but is a funda­

m ental p art of his identity.

"His bosses used to joke, ‘We'll have security remove you if you show up. We’ll

change the locks,”' his wife Tina said w ith a w ry smile. "I’ve had to call Human Resourc­

es and tell them to tell him not to come into work." Even w hen he was so w eak while

recovering from surgery th a t he couldn't walk up the stairs into Miller w ithout resting, he

still came to work.

Such dedication was m odeled by Greg's father, who w orked even while fighting can­

cer, using his lunch breaks to receive chemotherapy. Greg B runer has inherited this ability

to internalize work, to be the sam e person everywhere.

"One of his phrases is th a t he's a lifer; he’s not going anywhere," explained Dr. Doug

Perry, Chief Financial Officer at Olivet. Since arriving on cam pus as a freshm an, Greg has

never left. "It's never even tem pted him,” Tina said. "He could make a lot m ore m oney at a

bigger university, but he’s never even looked."

And th a t’s despite a near-death experience in the basem ent of Williams Hall during

his days as supervising custodian. On his th irtieth birthday, while he used a w et-vacuum to

try to clean up w ater in the flooded basem ent of Williams Hall, he was electrocuted, nearly

to death. The story has become legend am ong his friends and coworkers. "It was a serious

thing, but now we like to joke about it," Perry said.

The jokes don't bother Greg one bit. "He just loves the people th a t he w orks with; he

holds them in such high esteem," she said. People who come into contact w ith him sense

how much he genuinely cares about their situation. "He’s the best financial aid director

w e’ve ever had," Perry said. "He’s kind, he’s gentle, he works well w ith families and stu ­

dents, and he's always trying to come up w ith a solution ra th er than a roadblock.”

The position of director is hardly easy— despite w hat he'd like, Greg can't help every

student who comes into his office. Those days he comes hom e beat, to rn ap art by seeing

students struggling beyond his control. But even w hen facing insurm ountable challenges,

he rem ains optimistic.

One such m ountain was the process of adopting two daughters from China. Greg

and Tina team ed up w ith Dr. Jay M artinson, chair of the com m unication departm ent, and

his wife Jeanette. "It came down to an act of obedience, w hat he felt the Lord was calling

him to do,” M artinson said. The two families set up a joint bank account to pool their

resources. "He said, ‘I don't know how w e’re going to afford it, but it's som ething we need to

do,” Tina explained.

Greg's confidence gave the group confidence. "He’s an encourager and puts a posi­

tive spin on everything,” M artinson said. Grinning, he recalled how on the flight hom e from

China Greg stood up and apologized to the entire plane for their new baby daughter’s cry­

ing.

The example is one of a thousand case studies of care in Bruner's life. As Tina

explained, "Days w hen he really gets to help som ebody— th a t’s w hat he loves.”

r, ohn ouu mgOf mm ounda ionIt sits on two city blocks and rises over one quarter mile into the sky. Its 110 stories comprise 4.5 million square feet of office and commercial space. When you drive north from the Olivet campus toward Chicago, you can first see it while you are still south of Route 30. It breaks the plane of the horizon when it is still over 20 miles away.It took 2,000 workers, working around the clock for nearly th ree years, to build it. This structure, first known as the Sears Tower, and now The Willis Tower, was for many decades America’s tallest building. Ju s t th is year it was edged out of first place by the new Freedom Tower in New York City.I ’m not sure what all is involved in the engineering and construction of such m as­sive buildings as these, but one thing I do know is th a t when the construction crews begin, the first direction they work is not up . . . bu t down. Before a building can reach for the sky, it m ust first be anchored on a firm foundation.In M atthew 7:24-27, Jesus ended his Sermon on the M ount w ith a story of two builders.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words o f mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who builds his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; ye t i t did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words o f mine and does not pu t them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash. ”The message of the parable is simple and profound . . . foundations are fundam en­tal. This is a tried and true principle for every structure and is true for life itself. Before an individual can successfully build a life, he or she m ust first determ ine the foundation.This is why an Olivet education is so im portant. The Olivet experience is not ju st about learning how to make a living, it is more fundam entally about learning how to live. During a student’s university experience, he or she is laying a series of foundations for life: an academic foundation, a personal/social foundation and a spiritual foundation.The 2013-14 edition of the Aurora reminds us all t h a t . . .

Everyone is a builder.Every building will be tested.

Only those with a proper foundation will stand.Those are good lessons to learn and remem ber throughout our lives.

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It’s a parade of pastels moving through inner campus; the Greek chorus of the Olivet community. As the students gather through the doors of chapel, propped upon in apprehension, individual physiognomic features blur into one collective hum, but within the bustling crowd are lives and souls exceptionally beautiful and intricate, a fingerprint often overlooked in the spirit of community. Each with tattered clothes and scars, each with love pressing against the confines of their hearts and waiting to spill onto their passions and the people they love. Christ manifests in the flaws and the blemishes of his neonle. t u r n in n c ra n s of c la v in to th e h o u s e of

Nearly 10 m onths after opening, the Student Life and Recreation Center (SLRC) was officially named in honor of Dr. Douglas E. Perry for his 40 years of service to Olivet. The decision to name the building was made during the annual Board of Trustees meeting, according to an Oct. 10 Olivet press release. The official name of the building is The Douglas E. Perry Student Life and Recreation Center. Perry currently serves as the Vice President for Finance, but his 40-year career at Olivet began in the building and grounds departm ent mowing lawns and cleaning buildings. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Olivet for the last 30 years. Perry played a large role in making the SLRC a reality. “He was the first to catch the vision, and he did the initial research. It was Doug who identified and enlisted the architectural firm for the project,” Bowling said. “Perhaps most im portantly, Doug created the financial plan to make it a reality.” The Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name the building after him, but Perry said there were m any others who made the building a possibility. “I never even considered th a t any building would be named after me, let alone such a major campus building as the Student Life and Recreation Center,” Perry said. “I am truly honored and grateful for th is recognition.”

By Brandon Klemm

Student* Reflect Upon TKoir Future

This picture of Perry with the title “Students Reflect Upon Their Future” was originally printed in the Kankakee Daily Journal during his freshman year at Olivet.

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The administration team is made up of Dr. Ryan Spittal, Dr. Walter “Woody” Webb, Dr. John C. Bowling, Dr. Douglas E. Perry, Dr. Brian Allen, and Dr. Dennis Crock­er (1). The board of trustees members each belong to dif­ferent Nazarene districts (2). Doug Perry and his family during his early days work­ing at Olivet (3). (S)

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“I have a remarkable sense of being a part of the team ,” said Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Dennis Crocker of his new position on Olivet’s Administrative Team. ONU is in good hands under the leadership of these men who “collaborate instead of compete” and strive to leave their weekly meetings in agreem ent about the direction in which they are moving. According to the self- proclaimed “new kid,” their meetings are effective as well as fun. “There is an informal banter th a t is refreshing,” Dr. Crocker smiled, explaining for example th a t the alumni members don’t shy away from hazing the new guy.By K atharyn Schrader

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“Can you make me look th in?” Dr. Aggie Veld says, sitting on an open counter top in the greenhouse. She’s taken to the fresh air, having escaped for a brief m inute from the labs in the lower level of Reed. Dr. Veld’s passion for education couples with her fascination for the world of science.

To say th a t Dr. Veld is known around campus is an understatem ent. As one of the professors teaching General Biology, she sees the majority of students a t some point in their college career. “I have to pretend I ’m jazzed,” she says about her personality, which is high energy to say the least.

Her mildly frantic persona is exhibited through the num ber of places she’s lived, which include Florida, Germany, and California. She says shyly, “My teaching career has been a bit of a patchwork.” She earned a m aster’s degree in science with a minor in chemistry, bu t was initially unable to find a teaching job and took a position in the computer programing industry. She eventually settled a t home to homeschool her four kids over a period of seven years, but her heart has always been for teaching students the love of God through science.

n ncredib Eiymphony“I can’t pull them ap art,” she says about

the relationship between her faith and science. She believes th a t God has granted m an three gifts. First, the gift of life. Second, “the fact th a t He lets us figure it ou t.” Third, “We don’t have to understand it for it to work.” She hovers closely to the leaves of an unnam ed plant, point­ing out the various cells th a t make up photosyn­thesis. “I t ’s in his system ,” she says, “W hat an incredible symphony.”

io babyDr. Veld teaches General Biology, Environmental

Science and Technology of Elementary Education in addition to supervising four out of the seven Anatomy and Physiology labs. She is in her nin th year as a professor here.“Gen Bio is my baby,” she says. “Studies show th a t it is the last science most students will take in their lives.” H er heart is for educating students who aren ’t science majors about what biology means for them. “You are on the edge of fertility,” she said. “You can teach biology to the students, or you can teach the students biology.”

She’s not planning on going anywhere soon. “I asked God to let me live to one hundred,” she says. “I ’ve got forty-seven years left.” She’s excited for her job every day. “I get to learn, pass it on, and see people take th a t balland run with it,” she said.

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n uod hardenWhen Francisco Medina-Garcia was

a boy, he and his friends would hike up the m ountains near the small town of Casacu- aran, Mexico. Using their hands and the thick vegetation, they constructed forts and tree houses. Sometimes they would play baseball, using branches as bats and whatever they could find in the garbage as a ball.

“My family was extremely poor,” F ran­cisco said quietly. “One room for six people: my parents, two sisters, one brother, and me. We cooked, slept, and did anything there .” The cramped room was often one person short; his father worked as a m anual la­borer in the United States, and was gone for m onths a t a time. As soon as Francisco turned eighteen, he left Mexico to join his father in the fields of central Illinois. Their family was starving, and he hoped to re turn with hands full of dollar bills, ju st as he had seen the others do. “They were talking about a place th a t was wonderful,” he said. That is not what he found.

One evening, after twelve hours in the blistering sun, Francisco trudged toward the small house where he and the other workers slept. In the front yard sat a baseball. F ran ­cisco’s mind wandered back to his childhood and he let out a laugh. His younger self could not have imagined something as wonderful as a clean, smooth baseball.

He left the ball for several days, where it remained untouched in the front yard. Finally, Francisco decided th a t it m ust have been lost, so he walked over and picked it up. Less than five m inutes later Francisco was staring at a policeman’s polished boots, being actively accused of theft. He had been set up.

“I was thinking, ‘This is not the place th a t the other im m igrants were talking about. This is not the American dream .’ I didn’t understand why people would trea t me like that. I was ju st here to work,” he said.

He met opposition a num ber of times within th a t first year. One night he found the words GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY scrawled across his front door. His house was egged several times.

After a year, he moved to Kankakee, where a couple of Catholic nuns invited him to a Spanish mass. Surrounded by the golden glow of candles and the soft chant of prayer whispered in his native tongue, Senor F ran ­cisco was filled with a sense of peace. “I th ink God gave me hope. I started thinking ‘maybe it can be a change. Maybe not everyone will trea t me the same.’”

Not long after, Senor Francisco met a compassionate social worker. Eight years later the two were m arried and Francisco’s father-in-law recommended him for a posi­tion in the departm ent of building services at Olivet. He cleans floors, empties trash cans, and does odd-jobs in the dorms. 2013 m arks a decade of his employment here.

For Francisco, the best part about working at Olivet is interacting with stu ­dents. “God gave me an open heart and a love for talking to people. The more you talk, the more you learn about people’s differences, and the more you learn about God,” he said. Sweeping a large hand through the empty space before him he added, “God’s garden is made of flowers of all different colors to make it beautiful.”

By Erin Stephens

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i es j aceOne afternoon, grasping a rough mop-handle in a

tanned hand and rubbing droplets of sweat out of his sting­ing eyes with the other, Francisco rem arked to a coworker,“I am living the American dream working here a t Olivet.”

The m an’s eyebrows shot up. “Your dream is to clean toilets?”

Francisco ignored his coworker’s taunt. “You have to look at the whole picture,” he said, “I w ant to make a better life not ju st for me but for my family.” His work at Olivet has qualified his son and two daughters for free tuition here.

According to Francisco, when he sees his eldest child dressed in a graduation robe holding a crisp college diploma, his hope for the future will be fulfilled. W hat is more, the struggles th a t he overcame in immigrating to this country will be worthwhile.

Ten years ago Francisco became a United States citizen. Although Mexico will forever be in his heart, Senor Francisco embraces America as his new home. “This is the land of the freedom and the beauty. It is the greatest place. And I love it.”

Jeremy Bachelor Karen Ball

Adam Banter Jonathan Bartling

A lissa Bass Clayton Bass

D avid Becker

Sandra B egley R ebecca Belcher-Rankin

Jeffery B ell Sharon B ellom y

N ancy Benoit A ndrew Benson

E m ily Benson

G ideon Berhanu N icholas Birkey

Craig B ishop M ichael B ishop

L eon Blanchette H elen B oley

Jorge B onilla

N ancy B onilla N icholas Boros

Ray Bower Jacquelyn Boyd

D arcel Brady K evin Brewer

R ebecca Brewer

EII 3CU yan J E l a f

Elizabeth Abs V irginia Alcorn Robert A llen Gerald Anderson

Justin Brown K elly Brown Tina Bruner A ly son Bundy

M ary Anderson Paul Armstrong Scott Armstrong Bradley Arthur T om A scher Jonathan Burkey Katherine Burkey E. Butler Lincoln Butler

Karla B ym e Tyler Cam pbell W ilfredo Canales Charles Carrigan

Q: What was your favorite thing about growing up in Japan?A: I love the people and the food. The people are very kind and respectful. The food is amazing. They have the best fish. It is so hard to get good fish in the States.Q: Has your life in Japan influ­enced how you raise your own kids?A: Yes it has! I speak in Japanese at home. I ’m passing on the culture.

Joseph Cash Y vone Chalfant L ei Cheng Teresa Choate Jasm ine C ieszynski David Clabom Jerald Cohagan

The inside scoop on Professor Jori Shar- d a ’s unique place o f origin: Japan

Heather Day W ayne D eB oer Jeffrey DeRuiter Joan Dean W illiam Dean Mary D illinger Nancy Dodd

A shley Cook Spencer Cook D ennis Crocker Jeannie Crocker John Croft Paul D aSilva

he oc or and oraJeffrey D om agalski

O livia Dorries D anielle Ducat Elaine Eilders

The inside scoop on Dr. Veit’s hidden talent: Drawing Dora the Explorer.

James E llis Larry Ferren

Anthony Fightmaster Leo Finkenbinder

Q: Why do you draw Dora the E x­plorer?

A: I love to draw, and it is fun to color and draw with my kids. They enjoy it

when I can draw their favorite charac­ters, so I am constantly trying to draw

their favorites better. At the same time, I am trying to keep up with all the new ones they keep getting introduced to! So, sometimes in class an illustration or graphic reminds me of a shape th a t also belongs to one of these characters, and I (for whatever reason) ju st com­plete the illustration for my students. Honestly, I th ink I (and my students) am caught off guard when this hap­pens! However, I th ink this can be a

nice thing when you are talking about things like research methodology or

statistics. I th ink a little lighthearted­ness can go a long way to facilitate

learning, and I sincerely believe that Jesus was spontaneous and joyful and,

looking at creation, artistic.

G ina Fiore Carl Fletcher Mark Frisius

Teresa Garner

C h elsie Geasa Patricia Geasa

Gary Gerstenberger Jordan Gerstenberger

D w ight Ginn Stan G oodw in D aniel Green

Pam ela G reenlee

Q: How long did it take you to learn how to draw Dora? Do you

have an art background?A: To learn the cartoon characters

Kylie and Bailey like most, I do have to study them a little. However, I did

take a rt classes in junior high and high school. I really considered a career in

graphic design at one point.

Tiffany Greer Jamie Griffin

Jessica Griffin Tanner Griffin

Anthony Grimm M elody Grimm Rachel Groters Joy G uffey Lorna Guim ond Joyce Hale N oel Hammond

Jordan Hansen Christie Hanslik W illa Harper D ale Hathaway Jordan H edge Reetu Height Kristen Henderson

Dawn Hinrichs Craighton Hippenhammer Lori Hoekstra Am anda Hogan Tiffany H olohan Tyler Hubbell Darcy Ireland

K yle Ireland D onnie Johnson Jason Johnson Ken Johnson Randal Johnson R ebecca K elsey L ance Kilpatrick

Debora Kimberlin Thom as K now les Karen Knudson Paul Koch Jean Korthals Jonathon Krasnichan

G abrielle Laspina Barry Lee Pam ela Lee Gregory LongM eda Long A llyssa Macari Joseph M akarewicz

Stan Martin Jay M artinson

Daniel M cDonald Lisa M cGrady Janna M cLean

N eal M cM ullian Pamali M eadow s

K evin M ellish Tim othy M ercer

Nathan Merki Jean Milton

Franklin M oore M atthew M oore

D avid Morris

Kati Morris Mark Mountain

M indy N elson D ale N ew som e Gary N ew som e

Lauralee Nothstine John Nutter

Am ber O lney Beth Olney Kent O lney K yle O lney Luke O lney

D ale O swalt Cheryl Paarlberg

Jessica Peters David Pickering

M ichael Pyle Mark Quanstrom

R oy Quanstrom R ebecca Quim by

D ebbie Rattin

Sue Rattin Carol Ream s

M ax Reams Donald ReddickAm ber Residori Marci R eynolds

Jeffrey R ice

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Diane Richardson D oris Roberts Jason Robertson Y vette Rose

Tyler Sauer Jennifer Schoen wetter Joseph Schroeder Kristine Schultz

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The inside scoop on Dr. Anstrom ’s secret obsession: pugs.

Tim Schultz Mary Schw eigert Heather Sevier D aniel Sharda

Jana Shear K im berly Sheets D ale Smith M arsha Smith

M atthew Smith Robert Smith C helsea Speas Ryan Spittal

Q: What started your love for pugs?

A: My husband is to blame, a t least th a t is what I tell him. We both love animals and had always had larger

dogs. He wanted a small dog, one that could sit on his lap while he watched football games. He decided on a pug,

and I was not sold. I didn’t th ink they were the most attractive breed, but we went to look a t some puppies. It was love a t first sight for both of us,

but Leo (our first — he is still with us a t eight) and I bonded. I spent every

waking hour over the summer training and playing with him.

Q: Do you recieve pug gifts?A:You bet, every Christmas, every

birthday, and I would not have it any other way.

A bby Sprague Sara Spruce Deborah Stafford Kathleen Steinacker

Q: How many pugs do you have now?

A: Six seems to be our lucky number. I cannot image my life without my pugs, always happy to see me — they are my

friends for life. We do not breed our pugs; we do rescue and would never

tu rn one away. We live in the country, on an old farm, so who knows when

the num ber of pugs will increase. We always have room for one more pug!

es aris 3H e’s the reason we look forward to going to the library to do homework, the explanation for

taking an unnecessary detour for a cup of coffee.“I don’t go to Jazzm an’s for the coffee; I go for the experience of talking to Lee,” H eather

Rossner said. “We talk about his life and his travels.”Students love his warm smile, how he greets them by name and makes their drink with

care. And if you stay and chat, as he is so willing to do, stories will begin to slowly emerge. There was the time he got robbed a t gunpoint off the coast of Venezuela. Or the tim e he almost died from hypothermia while backpacking in Iceland.

“I don’t do tours,” he said, a slow grin spreading over his face. “I make my own way.”Often he travels with one of his three children or his wife. Of the places he’s been—from Europe to Latin America—A ustralia is his favorite.

“I like to interact with the natives,” he said. The Michigan State graduate has certainly spent many hours getting to know the natives during his last six years of working a t Jazzm an’s. “Interacting with students is my favorite p a rt,” he said. “I love you guys.”

The feeling is mutual. “Lee’s smile and kind spirit always make my day, Sydney M orehead said. “H e’s the only reason I get drinks from Jazzm an’s before 3 p.m. His flawlessly sweet caramel blasts are just an added perk!”

Rossner agreed. “H e’s my favorite staffer,” she said. “Like maybe him, then Dr. Bowling second.” By Staci Bradbury

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Philip Steward Brian Stipp Linda Stone T onya Stott Judson Strain Shelly Stroud

Ghedam Sultan Thalyta Sw anepoel Darlene Sw anson Scott Teeters Bradley Thom as Aaron Thom pson

Houston Thom pson Martha Thom pson Chris Tudor Susan Turner R osalie Tuttle Stan Tuttle

James Upchurch Lynne Utter Larry Vail David Van H eem st Jeremy Van K ley Lisa Vander Veer Kristian Veit

Marjorie V inson Laura W arfel K elly W ellenreiter Corrie W essm an Jeremy W illiam son M elody W ilson Stephen W ilson

David W ine Carla W olf N eal W oodruff Karen W right Kent W u Beatriz Ydrovo Jennifer Kershaw

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She’s quite possibly the only Kenyan who can’t run. She tells me this as we make our way to the eighth mile of the Chicago M arathon on the Red Line, munching on enormous cinnamon rolls th a t th reaten to cause diabetes and ignoring the sign telling us th a t consumption is prohibited on CTA transit. The conversation circles back to accents and pronunciation, and she’s kind enough to repeat any word when prompted.

The differences between Kenya and America are bountiful, bu t she doesn’t prefer either culture over the other. The Kenyan paradigm is more community based, but the independence offered by America is rewarding in a different way. “I miss food back a t home,” she says, although she’s not disappointed with the selection which America offers.

“I wanted something completely different from what I was used to ,” she says about choosing to go to school in America. She was born in Kenya, where she now lives, but she also spent a year and a half in England while her m other was working toward her m asters’ degree at Newcastle. “She has a school,” she says of her m other’s profession, further clarifying th a t she founded a school in Kenya and now acts as headmaster.

Stefanie courageously took the chance and has become a familiar face a t Olivet, working a t the Alumni Center, serving as the treasurer of the Mu Kappa club and Lambda Pi Eta, the communications honor society, and serving as a freshm an connections mentor.

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“I heard about Olivet from Becca Reed (far right), whose parents were m issionaries,” she says. The choice was easy from there, as she repeatedly states th a t she likes to be around diversity. “It gives me different perspectives,” she says. Her biggest concern about international perspective is the “generalizations [that] occur,” a point th a t she strives to combat.

Stefanie Strothm ann is a senior corporate communication major, with a m inor in marketing. “I ’m interested in international relations,” she says about her future. “I ’m still figuring it out.” She would like to stay in America after graduating, but if the plan falls through she says there is always England, A ustralia or South Africa.

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Olivet is one of over 2,000 schools to award stu- P ^ ro ro f selection to Who’s

^ ^ ^ ^ H P ^ i a e n t s . The national honor pro- ^ ^P W fen tifie s campus leaders through student and faculty vote. The Who’s Who logo on a stu ­den t’s picture indicates an exceptional GPA, leadership ability and community involvement.

O luw ayonda Abogunrin Engineering

M alory Adam Child D evelop m ent

Som one A gers Crim inal Justice &

P sych ology

Cameron Alcorn Brandon A llison A ly ssa A lt E m ily Arnold R ivka AtadjaInformation Sytem s Political S cience P sychology Intercultural Studies Chem istry

A lyssa Alt P sychology

Jose Alcantar A thletic Training

Kristin Attig Youth M inistry

L acey Austin E nglish Education

Jessica Bachelor E xercise S cience

Jonathan Bader International B usiness

Breanne Bam brick Social Work

Seth Barrigear Criminal Justice

Elizabeth Bart P h ysica lE d u cation

Steven Beckham Actuarial Science

M atthew Bennett Nursing

Jessica Benz Z oology

Kara Benz Nursing

Caleb Bernhardt Nursing

Brennen Berry Engineering

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NursingApril B iddle

Z oologySydney Bland L isa B oaz Hannah Bontrager Em ily Borger

Social W ork Math Education & E nglish Education D ieteticsActuarial Science

Richard Breeden Spanish Education

M elanie BreunigS ocio logy

A lic ia B oss Christian Education

Christopher Bottari Graphic D esign

Staci Bradbury Com m unications &

P sychology

Antonette Brandes Child D evelopm ent

Joshua Brooks Math Education

A lex is Brutlag Titus BryanElem entary Education Engineering

Brandy Buckholt English

Jamison Burchfield Andrew Burlington M athem atics Chemistry

I have truly grown to love this place. As the excitement and newness of freshm an year wore off, I began seeing Olivet in a new light. I have come to see it as a place where living out the life th a t God has called us to holds high importance. This isn’t just a place to get an education, i t ’s a place to figure out who you are as a kingdom person.___________

2. On average, how many hours of sleep do you think you got as a college student?

I ’m a big fan of naps. I would probably only average about five or six hours a night w ith the occasional afternoon nap. And I don’t m ean ju st a 20 m inute snooze, I’m talking a two hour slumber.

1. How has your view of ONU changed since you were a freshman?

3. Any advice for underclassmen?

Live it up. Seriously, cherish every moment you have here. You may not realize it now, but th is place is really special. Play in tram ural basketball. P rank Chaplain Holcomb. Build cardboard castles. Move all of your friend’s stuff into the community bathroom. Live in the moments.

Kristen Burton B iology

R ebecca Busier Nursing

Adrian Calhoun R eligious Studies

W illiam Carey Criminal Justice

Rachel Carman Nursing

K elsey Castlem an Elem entary Education

Zachary Cataldo B usiness

Caleb Carr M usic &

R eligious StudiesJordan Carroll

Christian EducationTyler Cary

Nursing

A shley Camden Child D evelopm ent

Kaitlin Carlson Elem entary Education

Christine Caven M usic M inistry

Faith Cavender Criminal Justice

Bethany Chatman Youth M inistry

Lindsay C henow eth Nursing

Benjam in Cherney Zachary ChristensenM usic C om position E conom ics & Finance

mascohe schoo

Alexander Cobb B io logy

Sarah Cochran R elig ious Studies

Jamila Coker M usicM in istry

Em ily C ole Social WorkG arrett Corpier

& P sychologyIf I could change the school’s mascot, I would make it David Bowie.

Katie C ole Stephanie C onnolley Jocelyn C ook Garrett CorpierActuarial S cience Elem entary Education E nglish E nglish

eniors

Katlyn Coser D ietetics

R ebecca Crofoot Elem entary Education

Taryn D ahlquist Social Work

John Dahl Computer Science

Derek D elgado Physical Education

Jessica D ieken M ath Education

M ichael Da S ilva B usiness Administration

Joel Deckard Athletic Training

Sara D iLeonardo Elem entary Education

Joseph D evine Information System s

Shelley D exter B iology

Dim itrian D avis P sych ology

G abrielle Curbow Child D evelopm ent

M egan Cw ayna Criminal Justice

Victoria Dean M arketing

M ichelle D eR am os Elem entary Education

Rachel D evine Social W ork

Paige Dem ierre 'sychology & S oc io lo gy

Stephanie D illm an A sh ley D innew eth Elementary Education Social Scien ce Education

Treavor D odsw orth A ccounting

O livia Doner Finance

M egan D ow ell D ietetics & English

Ryan Drenth Math Education

Zachary Dunbar Social Science

Education

M ichael Durazo M echanical Engineering

Krista Eddy P sychology

Beth E llcessor D ietetics

M atthew E lless Pastoral M inistry

A lina E llis Christian Education

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Scott E llis Political Science

M egan Elroy Elem entary Education

Jennifer E w ing A ccounting & Business

Nursing

Chantalle Falconer M usic Performance

Justine Espersen Journalism

Aaron Eubanks Erin EvansCom m unication Studies M inisterial M issions

Nathaniel Ferris Engineering

Frank Fankam Nursing

Jonathan Fightmaster M ath Education

Zachary Fisher E xercise Science

D avid Flack B iblical Studies

Crystal F leck M ultim edia Studies

K ayla Foster Child D evelopm ent

Thom as Francoeur Engineering

M elissa Freeman Nursing

Tasha French Elementary Education

Robert G aines M onica G alarow skiB usiness History

Ronald Gam ache Com m unication Studies

Tanner G am er Athletic Training

Laura Garwood Elementary Education

Miranda G eever Chem istry

N icholas G eever Intercultural Studies

Brian Ginn B io log y

C am ilo Giraldo Engineering

M atthew Fisher Computer Engineering

Julie Em m ons

Tyler Evans Actuarial Science

A im ee Fish Elem entary Education

ieniors

Brenna G lendenning Nursing

Julia Gregory G eology

A lly se Groover Spanish Education

A sh ley G lover Cristina G om ezS ocial W ork Social W ork & Spanish

Jeri G revis Anna Grieder A llison GrigusG eology M arketing Art

R ebecca Goodm an Social W ork

Mark Gordon Science Eucation

Cassidy Glandon A ccounting

Richard Graczyk Nursing

Lillian G uenseth M usic Performance

uuou d you change

Jake Neuman

“I would probably change our mascot to Dr. Bowl­ing. How cool would that be? We could all wear Dr. Bowling wigs and cheer “Bowlings. Bowlings. Bowlings.” No one else would have it, th a t’s forenough i t ’s about time we honored his legacy in a fun and memorable way. Instead of a Toby the Tiger costume we could have a big Dr. Bowling n ea c ra n ^ ^ g u ^ w e a rm ^ t suit. I t ’d be great!”

you cou d change me sc hoo m ascoi

D anyne Harris M arshall HarrisElem entary Education B io logy

Lana Guinn A ccounting

G eneva Guy P sych ology & S oc io logy

Jenna Haenni H yebin Han M eredith Hanshaw

Lanae Harding Spanish Education

Kyle Miller

Somone Agers

“I can honestly say I have m atured beauti­fully since freshman year by God’s grace. My perspective on life is no longer egocentric but more so a selfless desire to serve God’s people.I am confident th a t the Lord has changed me, not for my own benefit bu t for my generation.”

“Well, I ’m less in touch with my red­neck roots, I have more facial hair, and I have more loans. On a serious note, I ’ve begun to recognize the bless­ings in my life and have become more thankful for the people who have challenged me to grow.”

G arrett Corpier

“I ’ve started using fun clos­ings for emails like ‘Cheerio!’”

hannedouu none you cnonge

since reshmon year

D e ’N iece Harrison-H udson Luke H asselbring Lauren HauskenActuarial S cien ce Elem entary Education E lem entary Education

Lindsey H ayes Taylor H aym es Kara HeathElem entary Education Elem entary Education E xercise Science

M ichael H edrick Joanna H elm ker A llison H illE xercise Scien ce Social Work M usic M inistry

Carolyn Hoffm an

Samantha H olm es Criminal Justice

Elisabeth H olaw ay

Torraine H oover Social Work

Mariah Hudson B usiness

leniors

Justin H ughes B usiness

Jordan Jackson M arketing

Christopher Ingersol B iology

Brianna Hutchins E xercise S cience

W illiam James Actuarial Science

T aylor H utson B io logy

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Adeyinka Ifaturoti E conom ics & Finance

Stephanie Jansma D ietetics

Austin Johnson H ousing &

Environmetal ScienceLindsey Johnson

NursingG loria Jentz

Math Education

Ryan K ee Electrical Engineering

N ickolas Kellar Youth M inistry

Benjam in K elsey Elementary Education

Rachel Kilbry Physical Education

Brandon Juodikis Finance & A ccounting

eop I I I

Caitlin Iwem a D ietetics

M atthew Jones R eligious Studies

Jessica Koch Social W ork

Courtney K instle

M olly K oleczek Z oology

Brandon K lem m ^Mad<etin^_ Kristin K lepitsch D ietetics

Ryan K lingen Andrew Knol^Zoolog^^^^^^^Gnmhi^Desien

Mark K osrow E conom ics & Finance

Samantha Kryger Art

Alana Krzyzak Com m unication Studies

N ico le LaFond M ultim edia Studies

K ylie Laferney Art

Abagail Lalumendre Intercultural Studies

K aylee Lapenas Social Work

Areli Lara Nursing

Lauren Leidahl B usiness

M elody Long Brittany M ain Paige M aldonadoB io logy Christian Education Social Work

Samantha L ew is Fashion M erchandising

Jessica M anning Elem entary Education

Cory Lara A ccounting

Am ber L effel B iblical Studies

Jason Martin Seth MartinM ultim edia Studies M arketing

Leah L ivingston B usin ess

Robert M ason History

Christopher M cAndrews Virginia M cAndrews M ultim edia Studies M anagem ent

Caitlin M cCorm ack M inisterial M issions

A sh ley M cLaughlin Social W ork

Dana M cM ahan E lem entary Education

G abrielle M etzger Elementary Education

Bethany M eyer Pre-Art Therapy

Krystal M eyer Nursing

Ryan M iedem a B usiness Information

Hannah M ilby P sych ology

A sh ley M iller Socia l W ork

ieniors

Hannah M iller Computer S cience

M ichelle M itchell Social W ork

V ito M iulli E conom ics & Finance

Trent M oberly Christian Education

N icholas M ohr B usiness

Alison M onkem eyer Nursing

Andrew M oore M usic Education

Garren M oore Actuarial Science

Kenneth M oore P sychology

Sydney M orehead Criminal Justice

& P sychology

K yle M iller M ichael M iller Scott M illerM usic Education C om m unication Studies Electrical Engineering

Erica M oncelle Fashion M erchandising

Johnie M organ English

K atelyn M iller B usiness

vJason M ills Psychology

Spencer Morris Psychology &

Jean M osey Nursing

SociologySarah Murphy

M usic M inisry

John Neum an M ultim edia Studies

Rebekah M usselm an B usiness

Kristin N ichols Criminal Justice

Andrew M uzljakovich Chem ist

M ichael N ielsen S ocio logy

John Nardozzi Aaron N elsonBusiness Z oology

Am anda N elson F am ily &

Consum er Science

^eople I H

Phillip N ovak D ietetics

Alexander N uxoll Gabriel N y e D esiree O ’Brien K elsey O ’Doran Jerald ObotteB usiness Intercultural Studies Nursing P sych ology & S o c io lo gy Com puter Science

H ope O lson Interior D esign

R achel O swalt Elem entary Education

Jessica Palm B usiness

Andrew Pals N ico le Papineau Joshua Parker Paige PattersonB usiness M usic Education R elig ious Studies B io logy

M ichael Paarlberg M echanical Engineering

B ethany Pilcher Child D evelop m ent

Em ily P icklesim er N ursins

A shlie O lkoski D ietetics

E lise Payne Engineering

Austin Pendry P sych ology

Lindsey Peterson Graphic D esign

M olly Peterson _ P s y c h o lo e v _

James Phillips Elementary Education

Sam uel Pim po M ech a n ica ^ n e in een m ’

M ichelle Pinkney M ichael Piotrowski A lex P ollock A in sley Ports K atelyn P osing K im berly PowersSocial W ork P sychology Political S cience Christian Education Elem entary Education Social S cience

Education

] II beniors

Am anda Price Actuarial S cien ce

Serena Procknow E nglish Education

Benjam in Prude Electrical Engineering

Steve Rachan Math Education

A sh ley Raffauf M usic Education

Rachel Raynor B iology

R ebecca Reed C om m unication Studies

H eidi R eichelt Elem entary Education

W illiam R eilly P sychology

&

N ico le Reinsm a A ccounting, Finance B usiness Administration

Alexander Reiter Computer Science

L indsey Ramirez B iology

Jacob Roberts Pastoral M inistry

hat has been your m ost em barrassing

m om e n ' a u iue

Kyle Miller -----------------By far my m ost em barrass­ing moment here at ONU was when I received a standing

ovation for spilling my entire tray of food all over the cafeteria floor. I was starving one night at dinner so I had a sandwich, stir fry, and whatever was in the main line. My tray was already full when I tried to get w ater from the lemon water contain­ers. 1 failed to balance my tray on the ledge which sent my food straight to the floor and broke all of my plates! As a musician, it’s sad to realize that this moment will probably be my only genuine standing ovation.

Nathan Roberts P sychology

Brandon Robyn Engineering

Elveka R em y Nursing

D avid R ice M usic M inistry

Kristina Richardson Actuarial S cience & Math Education

M cK enzi Roberson B iblical Studies

Lorisha R iley M athem atics

eop 1111

Ariel Rock Social W ork

Andrew Rothen Electrical Engineering

Zachary Ruddle Business

R enee Runyan M usic Education

Vanessa Rodriguez Elem entary Education

Caleb Rogers Pastorial M inistry

M adison Rupert Jacob RyanPsychology History & Political Science

M elissa Schaver Graphic D esign

Edward Saliba Chem istry

Thom as Sanders Elem entary Education

Andrew Sayre B io logy

Katharyn Schrader Cheryl Sendzik M egan ShaddickEnglish M ultim edia Studies B io logy

M egan Schneider Nursing

Felisha Scholz Z oology

A lyssa Schaffer Interior D esign

Lauren Shaner Christian Education

Nathaniel Smith Exercise Science

M olly Shirosky Ministrial M issions

Justin Shutt Criminal Justice

Kara Sitton Chemistry

Logan Sm ith Chem istry

M egan Smith Nursing

O livia Smith H ousing &

Environmental Science

Kaleb Soller Electrical Engineering

Brandon Song Art

Raven Southard Elem entary Education

Rebekah Southerland Youth M inistry

eniors

Tyler Sowards B usiness

B lake Spencer B usiness

K elsey Steines B usiness

M acK enzie Stephens A thletic Training

M ichelle Spencer Electrical Engineering

Nathan Spinnie Engineering

Janna Spriester English

M olly Stephens P sych ology & Art

E m ily Stevens Nursing

Am ber Stoffel Children’s M inistry

Jesse Stanford A ccounting

Stefanie Strothmann om munication Studies

Benjam in Stultz Engineering

Jessica Sturgeon Nursing

Grace Talbott D ietetics

Hannah Taylor Elem entary Education

Sara Taylor Nursing

W es Taylor B usiness

Jaim ie T eske M arketing

Andrew Thom pson Brianna Thom pson R eligious Studies

Brittany Thurmond ^^^Nunjins^^^ D avid Tim m Com m unication Studies

Britny Tim m er lechanical Engineering

Rebecca Tim m er B usiness

L indsey Tobias Criminal Justice

Kayla T olley B iology

Blaire Tom s Z oology

Sarah Toporek Nursing

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1. How has your view of ONU changed since you were a freshman?

've realized m ore and m ore how integrated Olivet is in the N azarene Church.

Coming in as a non-Nazarene, it’s been very interesting to see and learn all

the Nazarene traditions here at school. In addition, it seem ed like a really

big school at first, because I didn't know anybody. And now, as a senior again

w ith lots of classes, I feel like 1 don't know many people once again.

2. Who is your favorite professor and why?W hat a tough question! I feel like I’ve really gotten to know and love m any of the professors

that I’ve had. To just pick one is too hard. I would have to say all of the professors in the

Education D epartm ent. They are all so loving and full of passion. They have encouraged me

to not only be a great teacher but to be a servant of God.

Grant Toum a Sports M anagem ent

Sarah Toum ear Intercultural Studies

M ichelle T ow le Nursing

Christy Trank B usiness

Ariel Turner Elem entary Education

Jacklyn Tusack B iology

Sarah U hey Intercultural Studies

Chanteil U latow ski Biology Anna U llrich Tracy Van Zandbergen Jake V ictorson Caitlin V o lzE con o m ics& F in an c^^E lem en tai^E d u catio i^Ju sin esi^c^^

A lly son Vrabel Children’s M inistry

Jason W alker M ultim edia Studies

R ebecca W alker D ietetics & B io logy

Jordan W allek Criminal Justice

A llison W alsh B usiness

Kari W alters Elem entary Education

3. What will you miss most about Olivet?I think I'll miss the excitem ent m ore than anything, be it move-in days, Ollie's Follies, or

those last days leading up to breaks. There’s a lot of em otion here at Olivet, and it's always

been great to engage in th a t excitem ent w ith o ther people. I hope th a t God provides me

w ith people who keep me this enthusiastic about even the little things.

ieniors

Thom as Ward Youth M inistry

H eidi W atson Jerem y W eberFam ily & Consum er S cien ce Nursing

Seth W enzelm an Elementary Education

Jessica W illiam s Youth M inistry

T aylor W estrate Electrical Engineering

Landon W illiam s B usiness

M egan W iley Elem entary Education

O livia Zim m er English Education

Daniel W ells Business

Anna Winters Interior D esign

Nicole Yates Zoology

Cody W o lf Engineering

Sydney Y oung M arketing

Laura W illiam s P sych ology

Seth W onch B usiness

K ayla Y ounglove A ccounting

R achel W eber Elem entary Education

Rebecca W ilkinson Christian Education

Jordan W illiam son Inform ation System s

K aitlyn Worrall

E w elina Zajkowski Criminal Justice

M eribeth Z w eizig Nursing

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Derek W illiam s Social Science

Education

Brian W illoughby Engineering

Adam W eeks Actuarial Science

Hannah W illiam s Com m unication Studies

Jennifer W ilson P sychology

Samantha W uske

nreees no oy eaoor

“No one really calls me Miles,” he admits. He isn’t the fourth generation male in his family to go by Archie Lyle, and he doesn’t go by his first name; most people know Miles Kolby Meador by his middle name. After getting to know him, it is clear th a t Kolby could also go by Stage Success, Amish Beard, People Person, Social Planner, and Lincoln Lover.

Kolby is one of the most well-rounded individuals you might ever come across; he ran track in high school as well as during his freshman year a t ONU, but he says th a t baseball is his best sport. He also played the saxophone in the band when he first came to Olivet.Most im portant in his life, however, is the theater.

“Everyone in my family is a perform er,” says Kolby, the youngest of them all. He began acting around the age of nine, and he dreams of being in a film someday. Seeing a show come and go is hard, but he is used to the bittersweet feeling by now. “I t ’s like chapters in life...You create something together and then you hear the applause and i t ’s over.”By Katharyn Schrader

umar fe a tu re

“A girl will get brownie points if she likes the

beard.”

K olby acted alongside

Jordan Hirl in the fall

play.

W hen h e’s not acting,

Kolby finds tim e to work as a referee

for intramural

gam es.

Kolby is also known for having a double identity: sometimes he has a remarkably successful beard which people occasionally say makes him look Amish, and some­times he doesn’t. “Most guys love it,” he says of the times when his face is comfort­ably carpeted, “but 90% of girls don’t. I feel more confident when I ’m clean-shav­en, but a girl will get brownie points if she likes the beard.”

Kolby is inspired by Abraham Lincoln, Professor Jerry Cohagen, and his parents. He values President Lincoln’s vulnerability and integrity, and he owes his continued enrollm ent at Olivet following freshm an year to Professor Cohagen, who convinced him not to transfer. His appreciation for his parents increases as he gets older. “I can better recognize their sacrifice now,” he says.

Kolby is certainly a junior to know. He wears blue to make his eyes stand out, he loves people, and he is not shy. “I ju st try to take life step by step,” he says. “I don’t know exactly where I ’m going, but I ju st w ant to bring glory to C hrist.” (On-stage or off, clean-shaven or other.)

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unorsM onika A lfke

Rachel A lfonso N icholas A llen

A n gela A m es E m estina A m ponsah-A yew a

Bethany Anderson Maria Anderson

Evanne A stell Candace Baird

Trey Ballard Brandon Brown

Jessica Brown

A deena Balthazor Claire Barber

K ilm eny B am ell C olleen Barry

Mary B ass Julie Buck

Jennifer Buhr

Joseph Bauer Morgan Baumert Mark Beaum ont

A lic ia Beckm ann Sarah B eecher Caleb Burkey

Janice B um eson

Juniors

Tyler Abraham Sarah A eschlim an A ttalyssa Berg Brittany Bernholdt Grant Berquist Gina Bianchi Tyler Binnendyk

D esm ond Albert Am anda Aldeir K eegan B lock Kristin B loyd Katelyn Boicken A m y Bolton M ichael Bork

D anielle Branham A m y Brenner Cameron Brewer Kristin Britt Drew Brodien

‘Faith is a huge part of

my life.”Favorite spot on campus: Centennial Chapel Major: Intercultural and Religious Studies Favorite class: Introduction to Philosophy with Dr. M ark Quanstrom. “Dr. Quanstrom makes you think about things in a different way,” Stu said.Both of his parents and his sister, Cassie, are Olivet alumni. He loves watching and critiquing film, especial­ly action-suspense thrillers. His favorite movie of 2013 was World War Z. eop I I I

Major: Social WorkShe picked her major because she has a heart to help people. “I know through social work I can accomplish what God has called me to do,” she said. One day, she would love to use it open a camp. “I don’t know what the future holds, bu t I know who holds the future!” If she could be any animal, she would be a hippo, “Be­cause I could eat as much as I want and still look cute!”

“I would be a hippo because I could eat and still look cute.”

Jeong In Choy Krystal Church

A m elia Claus Isabella C olangelo

Taylor C ole

A sh ley Coon M organ Cooper

Sam Cooper K evin Covarrubias Ryan Covarrubias

Lauren Cramer R ebecca Crane

Loren Crawford Samuel Cullado

Taylor Dace

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Am anda Bursztynsky M egan Butler Austin D avis E m ily D avisson Kenneth D eC ook Mary DeM ent Am ber D eY oung

Philip Caffee Emma Capps Joshua D ees Dustin Dehart Kate D ekoning Brianna Denhart Jared D ennis

H aley Carroll Taylor Cavanaugh A shley Dettore Christina D i M onte Rachel D iV ittorio Tatiana Diaz Andrea D onley

Em ily D ow ning Clarence Driver Am ber Drozd Caleb D uffy Kaci Dunnum

M ichelle Dykstra N icholas Eckart Jessica Eckerley Taihla Eddins Samantha Ellett

Gretchen Elliott Jonathan Elliott Jessica E llison Valerie Erickson Mayra E scoto Rodas

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Major: Accounting and SpanishHer favorite class is Spanish Culture and Civilization. “I lived in Quito, Ecuador this summer for two m onths and I hope to travel to South and Central America in the fu ture,” Jackie said, “I hope to be fluent in all Ro­mance languages by the tim e I am 30.” Besides study­ing abroad she also likes to write letters to pen pals and has been on the track team for the past three years.“Cracking noises

make meextremely

uncomfortable.”

Erin F lorence Anna Floyd K elly Forte

Ryan Fow ler Sarah Fox

A laynia Franklin D rew Frey

Jacob Friesen Jordan Fry

Robin Funk

Selina Gaines Katherine G ajewski

A licia Gallagher Brianne Gallivan

Scott Gardner

Juniors

Chase Farley Jacqueline Fayne Benjam in G eeding Robin Gerboth Kendall Gher Tyler Gill Sarah G liw a

Em ily Fem ette Benjam in Fightmaster Kamaria Goedhart Daniel Going B ryce G oldade M ichael G onzalez M alia Grainger

Austin Fischer Kaitlyn Fitzgerald Grace Gregory D oree Guerrero Ryan Guertin A shley Gulder Cameron Gunter

G riselda Guzman Andrew Haack Dakota Flack Janelle Hackathorn Alaina Flagen

Isaac Hale Mary Hall Lindsey Ham lin Shayla H ancock Jordan Hawkins

M arshall Hawn D aniel H egel Jenna H eight Aaron H em gesberg Rebekah Hernandez

Jonathan Herndon Andrew Hickman

Jessica Higer Sarah H igh

Rachel Holaway

Am ber H ope Jordan Horn

Lauren Hoskins M eghan Houk

A m y Huish

A m y Hum richouser Sydney Hunt

Tori Hunt Chaz Hutchison

H ayley Ivanic

Elizabeth Jolly Brenda Jones

E lise Jordan Lucas Kam ely

Teresa Kamper A lyse Long

Jeffrey L ove

Lauren James Em ily Jarrells

Joy Jenen Em ily Johnson

Seth Johnson M egan L ingle

K ylie Lippencott

Benjam in Kasinger Rachel Keck

Taylor K elsey Heather Kennedy

Austin Kennell Kaitlyn Lukhard

Lauren Lyman

Juniors

A lyssa Keuther Elizabeth Kimball Rachel K ines K aylie Kinstner Stacy Knoderer

Elizabeth Koch Sydney Koch Peter Kraiss B on Jun Ku Ji Lee

Victoria Lee Grace Leighton Kaia Lenzi K elly L ickteig Andrew Lindell

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Major: Social Science EducationJoy is in her second year as an RA in Williams Hall. “I love being a mom to them ,” Joy said. Her favorite pro­fessor is Dr. Loewe with her favorite class being Ameri­can Civilization. In January 2013 she went to Wash­ington, D.C. with Dr. Loewe. Besides being an RA and studying history, Joy also loves spending time with her cat Carmel and camping during the summer.

m just a weird

person.

Joel Lynn T iffany Madura Kristin Marshall Cameron M ason

Abigail Maurer

Kendra M axon Ethan M cCallister

Skylar M cCance M elissa M cD annell

D ouglas M cLaughlin

Charles M cNulty M iles M eador

H ayley M eadow s W illiam M eitzler

Adam M etzler

“ I should have had a crossbow!”

umors

Major: Accounting and M arketing “I really like salesmanship,” Sam said. When asked what people might not know about him, he responded, “I know the Russian word for cookie. I t ’s ‘pechen’ya.’ Sam continued, “I ’m also willing to meet everyone. Be who you are. I ’m not going to judge anyone.” Sam’s spirit animal is a giraffe, for obvious reasons. Some of his favorite activities include: wakeboarding, baseball, beach volleyball, and soccer.

Seth M oore Shelby M oreland Jessica M orey Susan Morrill Lindsay Morris

Elizabeth M oulding K ayla M outvic Ethan M owry Shae M owry M adison M oyer

Hannah M oyers Truitt Murrow Justine M yers D aisy Nava Sierra Navarro

Christine M ichaels Lindsay M iller Rachel N ichol C asey Nugent Am anda Oden Gabriel Ojeda Katina O ksnevad

Sarah M iller Stephanie M iller Katelyn Oprondek Alexandra Ortiz Cody O verocker James Palmer Sean Parpart

Destiny M itchell David M odica Lillian Patton A llyssa Paulsen Tai Peachey A shley Peet Julia Pennings

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Paige Penrod Christopher Peterson

Rachel Peterson Cassandra Petrie

Alexander Phillips Em ily R osenboom

Julia Ross

Brian Pickering D aniel Pickering

Kaitlyn Pierce M ichael P off Krista Postell

Kim berly Rothacker O livia Ruby

Annalisa Pouliot David Powers Brittany Pruitt

Breanne Putney Zachary Rasm uson

A nnie Salsgiver A shley Sarver

Josilee Ray E m ily Reader

Sarah Ready W esley R eece

Sabra R eichow

K yle R eopelle Kristen R ichey

Kayla R idgw ay Shana Riedlinger

A llison Ritzert

Lisa R izzo Kaitlyn Roberts

Rachel Rodeheaver Logan R oix

Catherine Rose

m umors

Major: Athletic Training/Exercise Science Josh is from Anchorage, Alaska and is the tallest person in his family, even at 5’ 8.” He worked as a commercial fisherm an catching red salmon over one summer. “I ’m a cat person,” Josh admits. Josh is the outside lineback­er on Olivet’s football team. “I ’m color blind. I almost failed kindergarten because I didn’t fill in my coloring pages correctly.

Stefan Sauder Heidi Schoenbein Tia Schrader D erek Schwartz Lindsay Seiberlich

Loren Shattuck Em ily Shelden Charles Sheldon Victoria Sheldon Brooke Shepherd

L indsey Shoem aker Lam ica Sim m ons Elizabeth Siron K allie S iscoe Lisa Skraba

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Major: Elementary EducationAmber plays ultim ate frisbee with the Lady Penguins. Her favorite professor is Dr. Oswalt, while her favor­ite class this year was Studies in L iterature with Dr. Belcher-Rankin. “I ’ve been addicted to pool this year,” Amber said. “My favorite place on campus is the tree house because of the pool table.” Amber also enjoys working a t the Provena nursing home.

“ I really love hospital

socks.”

Alexander Southe Victoria Sparks Kalene Spence W esley Sproul Sam uel Steiber

Erin Stephens K ylee Stevens

Anna Stiker Lindsay Stotler Daniel Strasser

Kathryn Strom Ryne Szurgot

Erika Tatum Jacob Taylor

Lamika Terrell

Juniors

Nadia Skrzecz N eil Smith Shelby Thein M organ Thom as Zachary Thurston Rachel Tim m er Bradley Ton

Ryan Smith Abigail Snow Laura Trosien Jordyn Truelock Abigail Turner Tyler Tuttle Morgan Van Peursem

Christopher Sonnenberg Lucas Sorensen K elsey V ihnanek Sam uel Vroman A n gela V yncke Kristin W eaver Brittney W eiske

W hitney W elch Nathan W eseloh Hannah W hittington Jennifer W ieland Kendra W ik off

A n gela W ilcox Sahara W ilcoxen N ico le W ilder Briana W ilkey Roy W ilseck

Eva W inters A shley W olfe Emma Wright M egan Yoder K yle Zeman

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“We have a matching piercing!” Pam Loitz said to a new friend out of nowhere. Her conversations dip and dive into hollows th a t no one thought viable before meeting her. She’s full of a fantastic kind of energy which makes her personality magnetic. “Before I came to Olivet I didn’t grow up in a Christian home,” she says, slowed suddenly by contemplation. She was looking a t colleges in Colorado before her father recommended Olivet because of its proximity to her home. “W hat I heard about Olivet was th a t it was weird . . . and I fell in love with it the first day.” She became a Christian on September 19, 2012, shortly after becoming a member of the Olivet family.

The following summer she was honored with the opportunity to work a t Camp Sonshine, a Christian camp in Nebraska.She was initially intim idated by the feeling of inadequacy when comparing herself to the other counselors, whom she says she considered “more advanced Christians.” Despite her initial hesitation, she soon turned her lack of knowledge into a benefit, learning along with her campers.If a camper asked her a question she didn’t know the answer to, her response was always, “Let’s figure

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Pam is an ethnic conundrum: born in Bulgaria to parents

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The sophomore class gifted Dr.J P B 3 JI Bowling with a beautiful piece of a rt

for Christmas. Creator Francisco Ramirez explained the process: “I decided to make a leaf inspired wood-burning piece, because during the fall the leaves fall down and leave a beautiful impression in the ground. Dr. Bowling is well known for leaving a great and beautiful impression on people.

I made the wood burning by using a 4x4 piece of wood and a wood burning tool and a ton of imagination.I was extremely nervous when he was opening it. I was scared th a t he wasn’t going to like. In the end it was nothing but praises, and he told me he loved it and I had done a great job. This made me feel proud of myself. I ju st hope th a t I can top it off for next year’s gift!”

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“Sometimes we’re in our own little bubble,” he says about the American church, sinking into a chair that looks less comfortable than it really is. H e’s wearing a button down under a sweater. Daniel Meza is a freshm an with a major in communications and a minor in multimedia with a focus in film studies. Despite his prospective graduation date, Daniel is actually twenty years old. His parents are both missionaries. When asked about his future in m inistry all he can say is, “I don’t feel like I was called to be a missionary.” I t ’s as simple as that. God’s instruction dictates the direction of his life.

By David ModicaDaniel worked at EnCLave Producciones in Quito, Ecuador filming a women’s TV show called “Mujer Valiosa,” which means Valuable Woman. He did verything from video production to photography and animation. (1). (S) Daniel took a break to play pool between classes (2). (R.H.)

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Daniel and his brother traveled to the city of Medellin, Columbia (3).(S) Daniel worked with Caleb Williams to begin producing episodes for the show.(4). (S)

“I was born in Costa Rica,” Daniel Meza says, though he now lives in Colombia. He took a year off of school in order to work in film ministry. He spent six m onths traveling around to various cities with his dad to film different congregations to raise awareness for their ministries. The second half was spent in Ecuador working for a film company th a t’s “part of the Nazarene Mission.” It was while working there th a t he met a student mission group from Olivet and instantly felt connected.

“Going to Olivet was an option but it w asn’t a concrete decision,” he says. He had two other options: continue to work in Colombia or go to school at M ount Vernon. After interacting with the students of Olivet, his decision was solidified. “I t ’s a very diverse college,” he says proudly.

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Tyler Alcazar Christine A ldeir M egan Aldridge

M attie Alexander

A llison A lexy Nathan A llen

Spencer A llen Sarah A llison

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aron LeauiAaron is new here at ONU, but his family isn’t. Six of his relatives are Olivet graduates, and his grandparents, Roland and Freda Wolfe, are well known within the Olivet community. As the newest member of an Olivet family legacy, Aaron says he is very happy with his decision to come here. He explained, “My experience a t Olivet has been great. The professors are indeed some amazing people. My favorite thing about ONU would have to be the love and happiness th a t seems to be emitted by pretty much everyone you come in contact w ith.” Aaron | is majoring in athletic training, and his favorite things include Scripture, coffee, and being awesome.

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Esther Paek is a biblical studies major from North Chesterfield, Virginia, but you may know her better as the freshm an class chaplain. Esther was attracted to Olivet by the small size, sense of community, and Christian focus, bu t her decision to attend came when she read Acts 1:12 and saw the word “Olivet” in the Bible for the first time. She took it as a sign from God th a t ONU would be the right place for her, and so far, it has exceeded her expectations. The classes here have expanded her perspective on the possibilities and strategies of ministry. When asked about what she is looking forward to in her next three years a t Olivet, Esther said, “I ’m looking forward to really deepening my relationship with God and enriching my life with good friends... And, possibly finding a husband,” she added with a laugh.

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Autumnal food and new friends abound at the freshman party in the Warming House.

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Lindsay Miller, a junior, sat in a computer lab on the fourth floor of Burke (her home as an English major) smiling beneath her Blackhawks hat, excited to talk the ear off of anyone about the nation’s greatest team and the world’s best sport.

Leaning against the chair, she fired off her favorite players. Savard is first, playing in the eighties, before she was born.“I had the opportunity to meet him once,” she said, eyes wide with the memory. “I have an autographed puck from him and i t ’s my prized possession.” Also on the list is Seabrook, who she quickly mentioned is the youngest player on the team. “My mom jokes I ’m going to m arry him, and I hope i t ’s not a joke,” she said.She has multiple jerseys, a shocking num ber of T-shirts—15—along with a plethora of other apparel and accessories, including a collection of hats.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, Lindsay is in remission, with three treatm ents left to combat a stage three case of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “We found the tum or on April Fool’s day,” she said, her smile evanescing. Treatm ent began as soon as she went home for summer break. She finished this year by traveling home every other

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such a blessing th a tthe Hawks lasted so long in the playoffs,” she said, “It was encouraging seeing them fight their battles while I was fighting m ine.” U nfortunately, one of the side effects of the chemotherapy was“It was encouraging det in vision which led° ° to some difficulty watching lengthyto S e e the Blackhawks am ounts of television. “I would

fighting their battles PurP“s,efully naJ f°r hou; s leadins. ° . . up to the game, she said,while I was fighting H er celebration of theirrecent victory w asn’t affected in the least by the sickness. “I literally

collapsed to the floor and cried. Then my friend and I went out to McDonalds,” she said. Despite being unable to go to the parade due to her weakened immune system, she got her chance to touch the Stanley Cup on its way to a rally, after weaving through a crowd and past a security guard. She found out she was cancer-free ju st two weeks later, prom pting her family to jest th a t “Jesus and Lord Stanley” had cured her. By David Modica

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“I w ant to go up to people who have cancer and s a y ,‘Hey—you’re bald. I was too!”’ H annah Reister does not shy away from telling people th a t she had cancer.

When she came to Olivet, most people ju st thought she ju st had a cute, short haircut. Now, a year later, perfect ringlets fall nearly to her shoulder. If you stay and ask, you will learn about the

Like the title of the book the volleyball team studied this season, H annah experienced a “soul shift.” Her transform ation

was tested this year when she tore her ACL on the th ird day of preseason. Still smiling, she relates th a t the injury would have caused her world to cave

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Johnson Oatman Jr. wrote “Count Your Blessings” in 1897.

day th a t H annah cut off a foot of her long s a y , 4 H e y y 0 l l ?r 6 ^ s^ e hadn’t already experienced—blonde hair to donate it, and about the , i , T . . , „ and beat—something bigger. “I have

b a lC l. I W a S t o o . realized th a t the stresses of my lifemornings she woke up with fallen hair blanketing her pillow due to chemo rounds during her senior year of high school. One day, she couldn’t take it anymore. “We’re shaving it off now,” she decided.

As a volleyball player, H annah had to work back up to reach the skill level she knew she was capable of after losing 30 pounds of muscle. While retraining her body, her heart was trained through the challenges too.

are so much sm aller,” she said. H annah knows how blessed she is, often remembering the words of the hymn “Count Your Blessings” which her head oncologist sang to her on the day she found out she had cancer.

She knows th a t her challenging bout with cancer changed her life for the better. “I am genuinely excited to see God’s plan in all of th is,” she says. By Katharyn Schrader

Hannah has found com fort in the words o f the hym n “Count Your B lessin g s.” The lyrics explain, “W hen upon life ’s b illow s you are tem pest tossed/W hen you are discouraged/Thinking all is lost/C ount your b lessings/N am e them one by one/A nd it w ill surprise you what the Lord has done.” (RH)

o essing in uisguise“The doctors said I had a guardian angel over m e,” B rittany Luchene

said, expression shifting from melancholy to celebrative.“This kind of thing doesn’t normally happen to a fifteen year old, and it w asn’t normal to not need chemo.” All in all, she ascertains th a t she was lucky.

Brittany is in her junior year, working toward a double major in Business and Sports Management. She manages the ONU football team. She can’t decide who she likes more: the Bears or the Blackhawks. When pressed she’ll choose ice cream as the food to eat exclusively for the rest of her life (nutrition notwithstanding). She’s also a cancer survivor, over four years cancer-free.

On January 5, in the middle of her sophomore year of high school,Brittany was , adm itted to thehospital after T ilG doC tO T S S B id experiencingsevere I h a d 3. g u a r d i a n Stomach painthree days. , „ The doctorsdiscovered her ^U g G l 0V 6F 1T1G. appendix had ruptured and rushed her intosurgery. “The doctor told me if I had come an hour later I would have died,” she said reflectively.

The blessing didn’t end with timing; the doctors discovered a tum or beneath her appendix th a t m ight have otherwise been overlooked. The mass was cancerous. The cells had spread to two-thirds of her colon, a portion of her large intestine, and a num ber of lymph nodes. The treatm ent would span from January to March, consisting of several surgeries to remove the affected tissue.

“At the tim e I was very d istan t,” she said. “I struggled a lot with my faith.” The largest obstacle was overcoming the question of why bad things happen to good people. She never gave up despite adversity, insisting th a t the experience helped her to reassess her values. “Looking back I grew a lot,” she said with a smile.

After several weeks of checkups following her discharge, she was pronounced cancer free. Now, she’s bucking under the weight of schoolwork like a typical upperclassman, participating in extra curricular activities when she can. “I got to see what was im portant and what w asn’t ,” she said. She uses her story to emphasize the difference between the worldly and the eternal. Though the future is uncertain, she hopes it involves ice cream and athletics.

By David Modic:ure

euu eginmngsLogan Roix, the oldest of nine children, is featured on the cover of a nonfiction memoir titled “W hat’s Next, Papa?” w ritten by his father about the loss of his wife to cancer four years ago. “I was having a rough day,” he said reflectively. “It was right after

my mom died, and I ju st didn’t w ant to get out of bed. We finally ju st went to one of the state parks, and we were hiking and I had a backpack on and I was ju st standing there looking the river and he took a picture.”His father later

surprised him with the finished book cover featuring a photo of th a t moment.

Roughly four years later Logan was diagnosed with cancer after “noticing some changes.” The doctors wasted no time, giving him an ultrasound th a t night. Two days later he m et with a urologist. The day after th a t he had his first surgery. He received a call from his doctor on his way home from his family’s house in Wisconsin telling him th a t the blood levels th a t they had been m onitoring had gone up. He would need chemotherapy, a method of treatm ent

they were hoping to bypass. “When I first found out I had it I was kind of okay, not really freaking out,” he said. “While we were driving home and he told me I would be starting chemo, th a t’s when it h it me for the first tim e.”

The treatm ent involved three rounds of chemotherapy. “The first week would be Monday through Friday for six to eight hours and then for two weeks after th a t I would just go on Tuesday, and it would be short and easy,” he said. Afterwards there would be another full week of treatm ent. “I have never felt th a t tired before,” he said. “It drains everything from you.”

His m other’s death left him with a lot of unanswered questions he’d been working through ever since. His own struggle with cancer left him humbled and taught him of God’s grace through His provision over numerous medical bills th a t he could not have paid for on his own. “Why was I angry before?” he said. “He really is a great God.” He

chose joy ra ther than bitterness.“I wouldn’t say it was a good experience, bu t it hasn’t been all bad,” he concluded.

“Four years ago my mom passed away from cancer,” he said pensively. “That was in April, and then the following August I

m et Taylor, who is now my fiancee. So we’ve been kind of going through this together. She was there with me every single treatm ent. I couldn’t have done it otherwise.”

He finished up his last treatm ent the Tuesday before coming to Olivet.For now, he’s trying to stay on top of schoolwork and planning to m arry Taylor a year from March, ready to put it all behind him and move on, applying the lessons he’s learned in the process.By David Modica Jpnn □ 1 1 ^

"Why was I

angry before?

He really is a

great God.”

j “To say that fear, fatigue,; stress, and m edical bills

didn’t overw helm m e on a daily basis w ould be a lie ,” Taylor Cavanaugh said. “But with G od's teachings o f trust and love and L ogan’s sm ile and strength I was able to push through what has been the scariest six m onths o f my

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II u u in jis te rsGina Bianchi and Kati Jackson dressed up for the WRL Sister-to-Sister Christmas/Pajama Party. The women are participants in the Women’s Residential Life Sister-to-Sister program. The program matches an upperclassman with a freshman; two women are matched based on interests and areas of study. There are usually two organized Sister-To-Sister meet- ups a semester, although freshmen are encouraged to reach out to their big sisters if they need guidance, advice, or ju st someone to hang out with. According to Gina and Kati, the program works very well.

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a Spanish minor. If you [haven’t met her yet, stop by Jazzm an’s for a sweet trea t and warm smile.

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