Upcoming elections at Cen-tral Bible College at Evangel are causing many students to wonder what the consolidated student government will look like.

Javier Rodriguez, ESGA presi-dent and junior, said Evangel and Central Bible College are both holding elections Monday. He said that names of the students elected from CBC will be sent to Christy Rowden, student activi-ties director at Evangel, and Rob-ert Bartels, faculty adviser for the ESGA. They will place the stu-dents in various leadership roles within the ESGA. “This is all con-tingent upon consolidation,” Ro-driguez said.

“In order to accommodate such a change within our association, a new, temporary constitution will be drafted and executed for the duration of one year in order to address the issues we are present-ly facing as consolidation logistics

are ironed out,” Rodriguez said. “At the end of the 2013-2014 year, business within the ESGA will presumably resume in the same manner it always had before the consolidation.”

Rodriguez said that although a number of committees were called upon to address this con-cern over the past two years, no one knows exactly how the lead-ers of CBC’s student government will serve until the elections take

place. Even though there are un-knowns about the process, Ro-driguez said, “We are incredibly hopeful.”

Candidates running at Evangel have already begun campaigning,

and all candidates are running unopposed, with many vacancies yet to be filled. Paul Bayer, senate president and senior, said this is not uncommon. “We can look at how voting was in the past, and last year there weren’t a lot of peo-ple who ran that were opposed, other than the ESGA president,” Bayer said. He also said about 30 to 40 percent of students voted in last year’s spring election.

Bayer said it is also his respon-sibility to look for students to fill positions not filled in the elec-tion. “It is my responsibility to go out and find somebody who would serve as a good candidate and make sure I have approval with their constituents and also with the executive team as well,” he said.

Currently, there are six hall president and hall senator posi-tions that need to be filled, as well as senate positions for several de-partments. Hope Hamilton contributed re-porting to this article.

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Without previously rehearsing his talent, junior Kevin Acevedo won over the judges and the crowd of hun-dreds Monday night before clasping the Mr. AG crown in pageant victory.

After performing his landscaping talent in “a Spanish accent,” Acevedo said, “To be completely honest, I had not practiced my talent at all before I got up there. I just got up and winged it. People received it so well. I’m glad that they enjoyed it.”

The second annual competition featured 12 male participants: six stu-dents from Evangel and six students from Central Bible College. Andrew King from CBC won second place and Evangel junior Dylan Nieman won third place.

This year’s special guest judge was George Wood, general superinten-dent for the Assemblies of God.

“It’s very hard being a judge be-cause all the guys could have been Mr. AG,” Wood said. “Being there brought

back a lot of memories when I was a student and co-chair of Campus Clas-sics, the annual EU talent show in the early days – sort of a predecessor to Mr. AG.”

Rebecca Dyer, freshman, attended the competition and said she had wanted Acevedo to win from the start. “Mr. AG should be someone who is confident but not cocky. Someone who can work the crowd but is sin-cere, humble and humorous – pretty much Kevin.”

Dyer said her favorite part of the competition was seeing the partici-pants’ personalities through the Q-and-A session. “Through the ques-tion-and-answer portion, you really got to know the contestants and see their true personalities.”

This year was Acevedo’s first time participating in the competition. “They sent out an email to various male residence halls and asked us to nominate two people to be a part of the competition. I actually nominated two of my close friends,” Acevedo said, “because I thought it would be funny to see them perform. I ended up being nominated myself, which was quite funny.”

This is the second year the compe-tition has featured students from both Evangel and CBC.

Dyer said seeing CBC and Evan-gel come together for this event was important to her, particularly in light of the pending consolidation. “The competition is a great way for the men of AG to come together and show the talents God has given them.”

BY BROOKE ARMSTRONGStaff Writer

Being there brought back a lot of

memories when I was a student and co-chair of Campus Classics, the annual

EU talent show in the early days.

- George O. Wood

ESGA elections set for April 15BY MICHAELA SMITH

News Editor ESGA:Javier RodriguezPaul BayerAmanda Roettgers

Activities Board:Junior RuckdeschellStephanie Deal

Senior Class:Phoebe AcostaWilliam StudiosoRachel Lewis

Junior Class:Morgan Tilley

Sophomore Class:Hannah BeersAdam WoodEmily Taylor

Departments:Megan AhrensBrittany JordanMaria McKinny

ESGA PresidentESGA Vice President/Senate President

Senate Secretary

AB DirectorAB Secretary

Senior Class PresidentSenior Class Vice President

Senior Class Secretary

Junior Class President

Sophomore Class PresidentSophomore Class Vice President

Sophomore Class Secretary

Social Science Department SenatorEducation Department Senator

Behavioral Science Department Senator

ESGA BallotESGA:Javier RodriguezPaul BayerAmanda Roettgers

ESGA PresidentESGA Vice President/Senate President

Senate Secretary

Senior Class:Phoebe AcostaWilliam StudiosoRachel Lewis

Senior Class PresidentSenior Class Vice President

Senior Class Secretary

Sophomore Class:Hannah BeersAdam WoodEmily TaTaT ylor

Sophomore Class PresidentSophomore Class Vice President

Sophomore Class Secretary

GRAPHIC BY JORDAN SJOSTRUM | THE LANCE

Top: Kevin Acevedo performs his gardening talent.Above left: Sterling Nelsen, Evangel sophomore, plays an original drum solo for Mr. AG. Nelsen didn’t make it to the semi-finals. Above center: CBC student Andrew King preaches a short sermon on being unique. He came in second place. Above right: Evangel junior Dylan Nieman came in third place after his piano rendition of a John Legend song.

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Students can vote on April 15 in front of the cafeteria during meal

That load of socks in the dryer may not be as safe as it seems. But a bill has been proposed in senate to deter theft, vandalism and other laundry room shenanigans by keeping these areas under surveillance.

Kayla VanderVlucht, sophomore and Burgess Hall senator, proposed a bill during Monday’s senate meeting to fund the installment of two security cameras in each residence hall laundry room. She said the idea, which Logan James, Burgess Hall residence director, presented to her, would hold students to a higher standard in these otherwise unsupervised areas.

VanderVlucht said two cameras would be placed at the doorway of each laundry room in order to capture video of every angle, which is especially important in Lewis Hall given the structure of the laundry room.

She said although the cameras may not catch every incident, their presence will discourage future thefts.

The proposed bill would cost senate over $3,600. The proposal sparked discussion from a number of senators as to whether an alternative solution

could be more cost-effective. Other questions included the severity of the reported incidents and whether multiple cameras are needed in every laundry room.

According to records from the Department of Public Safety, four incidents of laundry room theft had been reported to the department this academic year. Three of the incidents had a combined estimated value of around $480. The fourth did not list an estimated value.

However, not all students report thefts from laundry rooms. Miranda McCabe, junior, said she had a pair of yoga pants stolen from the Burgess laundry room while they were drying. “No, I didn’t report it to Public Safety because it was my fault that I left them drying,” she said.

Kailea Stancer, sophomore, said, “I had a pair of jeans washing with towels, and I went down to get my laundry and my jeans where not there. I reported it to my RD, but there wasn’t anything she could do, so I didn’t report it to Public Safety.”

Stancer said there have been a lot of thefts happening.

McCabe said she thinks more people would report thefts if there were video cameras in laundry rooms.

The laundry room security bill was one of seven campus

improvement bills proposed at Monday’s meeting. Senate also passed one bill to fund the replacement of clocks in the Fine Arts building. The six other proposed bills were as follows:

• To purchase a bulletin board for the second-floor stairwell of Trask Hall at $220.

• To purchase a TV, desk chairs and computer chairs for Burgess Hall at $1,588.

• To fund a permanent bonfire

area at $850.• To plant nine trees on the

northwest corner of the library at $760.

• To purchase flowerpots and outdoor lighting for the outside of Spence Hall at $2,026.96.

• To supply the Trask Hall second-floor fountain with a bottle filling station, at $849.75.

Senate will vote on these proposals at its next meeting on April 22.

Music notes filled the air as the Evangel Band covered the lawn and performed its 49th annual lawn concert yesterday. Michael Kolstad, Music Department chairperson, said this concert is a tradition for music students and many students look forward to participating in this concert.

“The purpose of the concert is

to put on a performance for the campus and for the community,” Kolstad said in a previous Lance article. He said it is beneficial for those performing as well, giving them the opportunity to play instruments in a fun, new environment.

Kyle Nelson, senior, said he enjoyed playing in the concert because it is a fun way to usher in springtime. “We play tunes that the crowd can enjoy and have as much fun listening as we do playing,” he said. “It is a great event that anyone and everyone is able to attend.”

“It’s interesting because there are a whole lot of different directing techniques,” Josh Smith, EU Band member and sophomore, said in a previous Lance article. “It is really

awesome that the seniors get this last chance to direct before they exit the department.” He said this concert is also the last concert that seniors will be able to play in.

“The lawn concert is one of the oldest traditions at Evangel,” Kolstad said in a press release. “It is always a fun concert and a great way to acknowledge the graduating seniors.”

NEWS2 | Friday, April 12, 2013 | The Lance

The Scoop Long-standing concert in 49th yearBY MICHAELA SMITH

News Editor

Senate contemplates student security

Kayla VanderVlucht, soph., presents her security camera bill. JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

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Buttacy leaves Walther Hall

BY IAN RICHARDSONChief Copy Editor

PBL members win at competitionBY ELLIOTT SCOTT

Contributing Writer

L-R: Leticia Alvarado-Lopez, sophomore; Natalie Nordstrom, senior; and Brandon Hoffman, senior, participate in the PBL competition on March 22. PBL is an honor society for students interested in business,

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH FLETCHER

The Phi Beta Lambda team was scheduled to compete in several annual business events in Columbia, Mo., on March 22. Due to weather conditions, the team competed electronically via Google+ Hangouts instead.

Elizabeth Fletcher, PBL adviser and associate professor of business, said the arrangement showed competitors and judges that electronic communication can be very successful. Although PBL members were unable to be at the event in person, Fletcher said there were many Evangel winners.

Lauren McCreight, senior, placed first in the Client Services event. She said it was set up to imitate scenarios in which participants had the chance to respond as if they were really in that position. “Phi Beta Lambda is a great organization because it involves practical business skills,” McCreight said.

Joshua Whitaker, junior, and his PBL partner, Jonathan Tharp, senior, placed first in the Integrated Marketing Campaign event. The PBL team also placed first in the following events: Emerging Business Issues Team, Financial Analysis and Decision Making Team, Parliamentary Procedure Team and Strategic Analysis and Decision Making.

“First and second-place winners may represent EU at the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., June 22 through 25,” Fletcher said.

McCreight is one of the students who will be going to Anaheim in

June. “The competition is tough, but it will be a great experience, and I’m preparing for it,” she said. McCreight said she will be competing against 99 other students.

For students interested in joining PBL, the organization is not exclusively for business majors. “Our organization consists of a diverse group of students from multiple departments including Business, Education, Communication and Music,” Whitaker said. He said PBL gives students the opportunity to “fine-tune the skills everyone will need in the job process.”

PBL meets every Monday at 10 a.m. in Zimmerman Hall room 104. Whitaker said all visitors are welcome to attend the meetings.

Epiphany Literature PerformancesStudents interested in listening to or performing literature are invited to participate in this semester’s last Epiphany coffeehouse. This coffeehouse’s theme is “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Something Blue.” This event will be next Friday at 7 p.m. in the student union.

Mailing Option for ExcaliburStudents not planning to return to Evangel in the fall can request to have their 2013 Excalibur yearbook mailed to them. If students would like this mailed, they should turn in a mailing form and $7 mailing charge to the Communication Department. Yearbooks will be shipped in mid-September.

Dining Services SurveyAladdin Dining Services would like student feedback for the spring semester. If students take the survey, they have the chance to win one of four $25 Crusader Bucks gift cards. This survey is available at surveymonkey.com/s/evangeldiningspring13

Link Arms Worship NightThe Feet That Move organization and Link Arms Campaign members are hosting a benefit concert for El Salvador tonight. This concert will be at 8 p.m. on the patio in front of the Chapel and Fine Arts Building. Alternate chapel credit will be provided.

Project Rescue Benefit ConcertProject Rescue activists are holding a concert tomorrow night at 6 p.m. in Founders Park. The concert is $5 per person with all proceeds going toward Project Rescue.

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I’m preparing for it. - Lauren McCreight

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The position of residence director at Evangel is a three to five year position, Gina Rentschler, director of community life, said.

But Wendy Buttacy, RD of Walther Hall, is an exception to that rule.

As she prepares to step down from her position at the end of the semester, Buttacy is concluding her sixth year as RD of Walther.

Rentschler said she had requested Buttacy stay for an extra year. “She is a tremendous RD in literally every aspect of the position,” Rentschler said. “She has developed a very close, effective place for girls to grow.”

Six years ago, about to graduate with her master’s in counseling from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Buttacy said she was praying and felt God call her to apply for an RD position. At that time no job openings had been posted at Evangel, but within a couple weeks, the position in Walther became available, and Buttacy received the job.

Buttacy said when she moved into Walther Hall to begin her job as residence director, she had been married for about a week. Six years later, Buttacy and her husband, Michael, have a lively two-year-old boy named Aiden and are expecting a girl, Sophia, next month.

“I would hope that I’ve impacted the girls, but they’ve probably impacted me more over the six years I’ve been here,” Buttacy said. “To be able to be in a position to lead them, it really pushes you to be on your game and to make sure you’re pushing yourself spiritually to grow.”

Kelsey Castleberry, senior and

residence assistant of Walther First North, said Wendy has not only been a positive role model, but she has also created an environment that makes Walther one of the best places on campus to live.

“Wendy has impacted the lives of the girls in Walther just by being who God has called her to be,” Castleberry said. “When you walk in the door, you feel at home, and I do not think that is simply because of the girls that live here.”

Buttacy said her favorite moments during her time in Walther have been the unplanned, late-night times spent joking around with the girls in the hall.

Taylor Rutledge, senior and RA of Walther Second North, said one of Buttacy’s greatest qualities is her approachability. “Even before I became an RA, I would see her most nights out at the front desk talking with the RA and Office Assistant and have no problem going up to her to talk,” she said.

Buttacy said she plans to take the next year off to take care of Sophia. She said she then plans to pursue her doctorate and continue her career in counseling.

“She’s made Walther a place many of us love to call home and feel comfortable being ourselves,” Rutledge said. “She will be greatly missed.”

“She is easily the best RD on campus, and I am not just saying that because she is my boss,” Castleberry said. “We are definitely losing a good one.”

Wendy Buttacy

The purpose of this concert is to put on a performance for

the campus and for the community.

- Michael KolstadPHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

Students perform the saxophone in last year’s lawn concert.

Senate announced several bills during its meeting Monday, totaling to almost

$10 thousand worth of projects – more than a quarter of the $37,226 in the special project fund.

Senators proposed everything from buying planters to adding extra security in dorms. Yet, should senate be the cash cow of Evangel? We think not.

Although some of the proposals seem valid and would elevate the standard of living for students, how much is too much?

When it comes to dorm renovations, it seems senate is playing a game of one-upmanship.

Why are dorms continually requesting funds for new furniture, flowerpots, chairs and televisions?

Beyond this, why are residence hall councils contributing so few dollars towards renovations that are costly, will inevitably have to be replaced and only affect a small portion of the Evangel population?

In Monday’s meeting, Spence Hall president Amanda Roettgers, junior, and senator Vasthi Juarez, junior, requested funds for flowerpots, which cost $1264.29 alone.

The bill would allocate $2026.96 total from the special project fund for lights, two flowerpots and pavers.

Yet the senator’s argument presented that other dorms, particularly Burgess Hall and Lewis Hall, have lighting and outdoor decoration and Spence

Hall “has nothing extraordinary that makes it stand out.”

We don’t think the ESGA should be in the business of making residence halls stand out for the sake of standing out.

Burgess Hall senator Kayla VanderVlucht, sophomore, presented a bill that requested $1,588 from the special project fund that would purchase computer lab chairs, chairs for the Burgess Hall front desk and a television and wall mount for the second-floor lobby.

The Burgess Hall Council is providing $300 in addition to the amount requested. Why should senate have the burden of purchasing a $500 television and allocating $500 towards designer stool chairs that cost over $750?

Why should senate foot the bill for a television, which only a small portion of the campus has access to?

Furthermore, if the state of the chairs is bad enough that they should be replaced, senate should spend frugally and still meet the practical needs of the Burgess residence assistants and office assistants.

Senate should be focused on helping the campus as a whole. Although the proposed installation of security cameras in dorm laundry rooms costs $3635.70, it positively affects the vast majority of the student population.

A conservative estimate for the minimum lifetime for an indoor security camera under normal conditions is five years. When the cost is distributed across six dorms and five years, the $121.19 cost of protecting student property for each dorm each year is less concerning.

A project of this magnitude is the type that deserves funding from the special project fund.

Senate should be helping the entire student population because

it is spending student funds. Senate should be meeting the needs of dorms and not catering to their wants. Special dorm projects should be funded by

dorms through fundraisers, saving and cutting cost, not by continual proposals to senate. Contributing writer Brandon Willis wrote this editorial.

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Brett Boston is a senior studying advertising.

Should an oversized airplane passenger be forced to pay higher? Bharat Bhatta, an

economist and a professor, says yes. More importantly, though, Brett Boston, a writer and a handsome man, says yes.

Bhatta said, “A plane of a given make and model can accommodate more lightweight passengers. It may also reward airlines and reduce the use of environmentally costly fuel.” That’s fancy talk for, “Less weight equals more efficiency.” Or maybe it’s fancy talk for, “If you have to sidestep through the airplane door, you shouldn’t be allowed in.”

Let’s talk about the airline that will probably become Bhatta’s preferred means of travel: Samoa Air.

The airline recently announced

its new “pay as you weigh” program, which will charge roughly $0.57 per 2.2 pounds. The numbers are so weird because the actual plan uses kilograms and Samoan money — which I think is just rocks and pieces of wood.

The passengers list their weights during the booking process, and then they are weighed when they check in for their flight. It sounds like a really simple and easy plan, but there’s one thing that I find very odd about Samoa Air’s decision to do this: Samoa isn’t exactly known for producing small people.

In fact, according to the World Health Organization, as a whole, the Pacific Islands contain some of the unhealthiest countries, and with almost 60 percent of the population qualifying as “obese,” Samoa ranks as the fourth-most

obese country in the world. In fact, I think Samoa’s top export is NFL lineman, but I could be wrong about that.

In spite of that, Samoa Air says there has been a great deal of support for their policy, though there are a few concerns with it. Some people feel like tall people are getting gypped a bit simply because of the logic that since they’re tall, they’ll weigh more. As someone whom most people would consider to be tall, I can say that it really doesn’t bother me all that much, but that’s mostly because I don’t picture myself flying Samoa Air anytime in the foreseeable future.

One fellow tall person did not feel the same way. He ranted on and on about how unfair it was that since he’s tall he’ll have to pay more, even though his weight is

proportional to his height. Well fellow tall person, let me stop you right there. The airline isn’t sponsoring a health contest. It’s fantastic that your body is a model of the human physique, but think of all the times you’ve been able to change a light bulb without looking for a chair to stand on. Or all the times you’ve gotten to see all the action at “standing room only” concerts. And most importantly, think about the fact that most women are more attracted to taller men.

Take if from me, fellow tall person, those are luxuries that people like you and I take for granted, but they’re far more valuable than the extra $20 or so you would save on your flight. Especially the last one. If not for my height, I’d never be able to attract a woman.

Special project fund is becoming

Portly passengers face fat fees

Just Sayin’ What are your summer plans?

“I will be working in Oklahoma.”

Jordan Schustersophomore

“Going to go to Poland and do a ministry trip.”

Brooke Pebworthfreshman

“Going home to Switzerland and working in the hospital.”

“I will be doing summer school and going to New Zealand.”

Bryan Lainejunior

“Taking summer classes at home and finding work.”

Eddie Moweryjunior

“I will be managing two aquatic facilities and hopefully hanging out with friends.”

Kyler Sowelljunior

Sarah Bergstromsophomore

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Imagine hiking on a nature trail that takes you on a journey that seems like it is far away from the city. According to the Ozark Gre-enways website, Springfield, Mo., has local trails that can do just that.

Allegra Thowless, senior and former president of the Evangel Outdoor Adventure club, said, “Springfield is trying to develop its bike trails throughout and around the city.”

She said, “The Nature Center is the closest trail in Springfield and has both short and long routes that one can choose from. No bikes are allowed, but it’s a nice few miles of trail if you want a close hike or trail run.”

Thowless said the best bike trail is the Sac River Mountain Bike Trail. This trail offers eight miles of trail through the woods. Thowless also said South Creek Greenway is a close, paved biking trail. This trail starts at McDan-iel Park and goes west for eight miles, passing through Nathaniel Green Park, which also has nice pathways.

Finally, the Galloway Creek Greenway runs south from Per-shing Middle School past the Na-ture Center and Old Iron Bridge over the James River, going for six miles.

For beginner hikers, Thowless recommends the Nature Center. “It gives you the feeling of being in the woods, but you can go for a one-mile hike if you want,” Thow-less said, “A few hills help make you feel like you’re actually mov-ing somewhere.”

Thowless said, “I could speak forever about the benefits of hik-ing because it’s different for ev-eryone. Some people love to get out and relax, taking a stroll to enjoy the scenic views. The out-door club has a bunch of photog-raphers who take notice of all the beautiful scenery.”

According to the U.S. surgeon general’s website, “Scheduling time for the recommended levels of physical activity is essential to overall health. Physical activity can help control weight, reduce risk for many diseases, strengthen your bones and muscles, improve your mental health and increase your chances of living longer.”

The surgeon general also said, “Adults should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week. Aero-bic activity such as brisk walking or general gardening should be done in episodes of at least 10 minutes and preferably should be spread throughout the week.”

The Ozark Greenways website has maps of all of its trails and directions on how to get to these trails.

Most people have heard of or, perhaps, have experienced the “freshman 15,” and while recent studies by researchers at Ohio State University have shown that freshmen gain just three to four pounds on average, many still find eating healthy in college to be difficult. However, options may be expanding for people wishing to eat well on a tight budget.

Community Supported Agri-culture is a partnership between farmers and the community that allows people to be a part of in-vesting in and harvesting produce that is then split among its inves-tors.

According to GrowFood’s web-site, Millsap farms, located in Springfield, Mo., is a CSA that partners with people who want fresh vegetables and herbs grown locally. LocalHarvest’s website

has over 4,000 CSA farms logged in its database from locations around the U.S.

According to its website, Mill-sap Farms is “a diversified family-run farm focused on sustainable agriculture.” The website says the farm grows a variety of veg-etables including spinach, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beets artichokes, Brussels sprouts, onions, peas, green beans, melons, broccoli, squash, zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkins. It also focuses on teach-ing new farmers and those interesting in farming the ins and outs of the trade.

So how does CSA work at Millsap? Be-fore each of its sea-sons, Millsap opens signups for people to commit to be-coming “members” of the farm. Those who do commit to being members help on the farm 12 hours per sea-son, pay the fee and come and pick up their portion of the produce every Tuesday or have it delivered to their home for an ad-

ditional fee. There is also the cheaper option where members can pick up their vegetables at the Homegrown Food store.

Pickup for Millsap Farms’ sum-mer CSA will be 24 weeks long, from May 14 through Oct. 22, and the farm is looking to sell one hundred shares. The initiation

meeting for the summer season will be on May 4. Members will be given seven to 10 different veg-etables per week, and the summer cost for vegetable shares is $27 per week for 24 weeks, for a to-tal cost of $650 spread over three monthly payments. Half shares, which contain half the amount

of produce, cost $375 per season. Millsap Farms also sells bread shares and fruit shares separately.

Ashley Hansen, sophomore and year-round resident of Springfield, said she wants to be-come a member at Millsap farms. “I would love to eat all organic,” Hansen said. She said becoming a member of Millsap sounds like a great opportunity to begin eating healthier.

“I think CSA is fun,” Chelsea Brookbank, junior, said. “Every week there’s certain things you know you’ll get, but they’ll throw in things you’ve never tried, too. It’s a great opportunity to eat well and get to learn about and eat new vegetables,” Brookbank said.

Brookbank participated in another CSA before moving to Springfield and said she is inter-ested in joining Millsap Farms because she is moving off campus and staying in Springfield for the summer.

“It’s a fun way to experience things you normally wouldn’t eat while supporting your local com-munity,” Brookbank said.

Millsap Farms said its goal is to provide enough vegetables in a full share for an average family of four to eat for a week so students may want to consider a half share or sharing shares. Membership signups can be made on Millsap Farms’ website.

FEATURES4 | Friday, April 12, 2013 | The Lance

Farm-fresh food for spring

Springfield parks

The many ways students can earn their cash

Community farming in Springfield

The Springfield Farmer’s Market has many different vendors. This vendor sells farm-made jelly and honey. Other vendors sell items like handmade mugs and hummingbird feeders.

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While some Evangel students enjoy having some extra money on hand to spend on extracurric-ular activities, others may use the money they earn for groceries, transportation, school items and school events. There are many ways to earn money as a student in the Springfield area, and some students find creative ways to earn some quick cash.

Kelsey Reinhard, senior, said, “I have three jobs that help me earn the money that I need. I have a work-study position in the pub-lic relations office, a sales associ-ate job at a ladies clothing store and I’m also a nanny.” Reinhard said she makes between $150 and $200 every two weeks on aver-

age. “I know some students go downtown where they play their instruments at Art Walk,” Rein-hard said.

Students who are looking for a work-study position are not only wanting to have a little extra cash, but some want to put the money towards the payment of their schooling. Several work-study opportunities are posted on the Evangel website, where students can apply or find out more about the work-study position.

“I’m a student admissions counselor for Evangel,” Ashley Little, senior, said. “On average, I make $9.75 an hour and work 10 hours a week. I have heard a lot of people give plasma, do the bio-kinetic studies or have a job at the mall.”

Students have found they can

earn some extra money through helping with medical research at the QPS Bio-Kinetic facility. The QPS Bio-Kinetic website says it pays participants about $125 a day. C.J. Farmer, junior, said, “To earn some extra cash, I donated plasma a couple times. I earned about $300 after it was over. While I was giving plasma, I was able to work on homework and watch Netflix on my phone.”

Brittany Johnson, junior, said, “Everyone has their own way of making some cash, even if it’s through an internship, a waitress-ing job or a work-study position.” Johnson said she has the oppor-tunity to be the Activities Board public relations director and to be an EU Host.

She said she makes about one hundred dollars a week.

BY CAMILLE BRANDStaff Writer

Millsap Farms partners with local people to help grow natural produce over the summer

It’s a fun way to experience things

you normally wouldn’t eat while

supporting your local community.

- Chelsea Brookbank

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

Students find many ways to earn money, from donating plasma to internships to part-time jobs off campus.

Parks to visit in the Springfield area

JORDAN SJOSTRUM | THE LANCE

Get in touch with Springfield’s farmers and artisans. Springfield Farmers’ Market offers customers everything from custom-made mugs to homemade bread and meat from local farmers. The farmers’ market includes vendors who sell jelly, honey, pies and more.

According to the Springfield Farmers’ Market website, the farmers’ market has been around for over 35 years. The website states that the market includes fruits and vegetables, as well as honey and craft items made by lo-cal artisans.

The farmers’ market takes place every Saturday. This past Satur-day, the vendors included dairy

farmers selling fresh milk and cheese, handmade mugs, hand-made jewelry, honey, bread and some other baked goods.

The vendors are very friendly. Several vendors stopped to talk with potential customers. Eliza-beth Champion, co-owner of Notch Berry Farm, said she has been coming to the Springfield Farmers’ Market since 2002.

She said the vendors are all very nice and that the customers tend to be very loyal to a particu-lar vendor. Champion sells jelly made from the berries that are grown on her and her husband’s farm. In addition to selling jelly, she also sells honey. She said that of all of her products, honey sells the most.

Only one of the vendors at the farmers’ market Saturday accept-

ed credit or debit cards, so having cash on hand is a must. The loca-tion of the Farmers’ market makes it easy to get cash; the mall is just a short walk across the parking lot. Items are relatively cheap, bread will cost about $3 to $5 depending on the type of bread and the ven-dor who is selling it. One vendor also sold whole pies for $8 and personal-size pies for $2.50.

There were some vendors sell-ing meats as well. Beef and pork seemed to be the primary opin-ions this week. One set of ven-dors was selling handmade mugs which cost $15 and up. This ven-dor also sold hummingbird feed-ers.

Springfield Farmers’ Market has a variety of goods for sale. From food to housewares, this market has a little of everything.

BY SEAN WHITEFeatures Editor

Through a writer’s eyes

Golf had a major rebound this week, taking second at the Missouri College Spring Invite on Monday and Tuesday. Steve Jenkins, head coach, said, “Our scores keep coming down. � at’s a product of a couple things. � e weather was substantially better. We’re starting to hit our stride. Secondly, our � � h guy, Taylor Smith [freshman], has been play-ing really well.”

Smith said, “It’s been really fun playing with the team. We have a lot of good competitors.”

Tim Wagaman, senior, said,

“Our goal is to always have four scores in the 70s the � rst day. We were seven strokes away from � rst a� er Monday.” Evangel shot a combined score of 306 on the � rst day of the tournament and 302 on the second day.

Christian Bechard, senior, led Evangel with a score of 77 the � rst day and 71 the second day, taking second place overall.

Wagaman was second with a score of 78 the � rst day and 75 the second day.

Wagaman said about his own performance, “I was tied with Christian second game, and I just lost it. � e game was going my way, and before I knew it, I hit two double bogeys.”

Wagaman said the team was on track to regaining its conference title, coming up only six strokes short of defeating Central Meth-odist, one of the team’s biggest

competitors.Jenkins said, “� ere will be a

lot of our conference teams next week. We’ll have to be at the top of our game.”

Wagaman said, “We go to Boonville, Mo., Sunday through Tuesday for a Central Methodist tournament. � at’ll be a big test because most of our conference teams will be there.”

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Men’s golf rebounds at Missouri College Invite

Track quali� es 3 for NAIA national meet

BY CHARLIE WILLIAMSContributing Writer

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Matt Falk, senior, warms up during practice. Falk competes in the 800-meter, 400-meter and 200-meter dash and the 4 x 400 meter relay.

Tennis focuses on upcoming matches

BY BRETT BOSTONStaff Writer

� e women’s tennis team en-joyed a victory over the weekend, beating Missouri Valley 6-3. Deb-bie DeAlmeida, head coach, said that Missouri Valley had lost its top four players from last year’s team and that Evangel’s top three

players were able to “clean up” in both their singles and their dou-bles matches.

DeAlmeida said Amy Grossklag, sophomore, and Jen-na Elliott, freshman, were both strong in their singles matches, but they were not the only ones receiving praise from their coach. DeAlmeida also said she was very

proud of the way Ali Sivinski, freshman, was able to main-tain her mental toughness and � ght through matches in spite of having some recent struggles.

Kelly Bush, senior, said the team as a whole showed a lot of patience and determination. Bush said the weather was “crazy” and un-predictable dur-ing the match, but she said the team did a great job adjusting to

the conditions. DeAlmeida acknowledges that

there is little time to feel good about the victory, though, and that she’s more focused on prepar-ing the team for the tough match-es that lie ahead than enjoying last weekend’s win. She said next week will be a draining week with four matches, and she’s emphasizing toughness and consistency to her players.

One player whose toughness has impressed DeAlmeida lately is Phine Mulumba, sophomore. DeAlmeida praised her work eth-ic against Missouri Southern, and Bush said Mulumba’s e� ort in the four matches the previous week was just as strong.

DeAlmeida said one of the keys to accomplishing the team’s goals for the rest of the year will be to stay focused.

� e tennis team plays Satur-day at Graceland, next Monday against Lindenwood-Belleville, Tuesday against Missouri Baptist and Friday against Central Chris-tian, Saturday’s and Tuesday’s matches will be the team’s last conference matches before the HAAC/AMC/TranSouth tourna-ment on April 26 and 27.

Ali Sivinski, freshman, returns the ball with a back-hand swing during tennis practice Tuesday.

Jenna Elliott, freshman, hits the ball back over the net to her partner, sophomore Amy Grossklag, during an afternoon practice.

PHOTOS BY JESSICA NUNLEY | THE LANCE

Two Evangel athletes set new school records Saturday at the Central Methodist University In-vitational. Gracie Cotten, sopho-more, broke an eight-year-old Evangel record in the 100-meter hurdles, and James Hafner, ju-nior, broke his own record in the 5,000-meter race walk.

“Our � rst goal is to continue to work towards personal records. Breaking school records is a big thing. It takes a lot of hard work to be in that position,” Lynn Bowen, head coach, said. “� e more the record gets broken, the tougher it gets to break again.”

Cotten � nished in sixth place at the meet with a time of 15.29, breaking the Crusader record of 16.27 by almost a full second. Hafner’s time of 23:56.07 was good for second place in his event and gave him an automatic quali-fying time for the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Cham-pionship.

“It allows a provisional spot to open up for the national champi-onship meet,” Hafner said. “Teams can only send three provisional quali� ers to the national meet, so it opens up a spot for us if we have another provisional quali� er.”

� e Crusaders had several other top-� ve � nishes at Central Methodist. Stormie Carter, fresh-man, � nished in � � h place in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.03, and Dominica Pigford,

senior, � nished in fourth place in the 100-meter hurdles.

� e men’s 4 x 800 meter relay team had a fourth-place � nish with a time of 8:26.08. On the women’s side, Evangel � nished in � � h place in the 4 x 100 meter relay with a time of 51.38, fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a time of 4:20.11 and third in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 10:48.48.

“We ran pretty well, and it was a good start to the season. We set some personal records and improved a lot from last season,” Hafner said.

� ree Crusaders now have au-tomatic qualifying times for the NAIA National Outdoor Cham-pionship, and the team hopes to see a few more athletes qualify before the end of the season.

Emile Perona, freshman, and Brandon Ho� man, senior, have quali� ed for the marathon, and Hafner improved his provisionary qualifying time to an automatic qualifying time in the 5,000 meter race walk event.

“We have had three or more athletes qualify the past few years,” Bowen said. “We’re still hoping to see additional school records broken and catch a few more quali� ers.”

Evangel competes next at Wil-liam Jewell College tomorrow in Liberty, Mo.

“We hope the weather will be good,” Bowen said, “which will allow all athletes to perform their best.”

I was tied with Christian second

game, and I just lost it. The game was

going my way, and before I knew it, I hit two double bogeys.

- Tim Wagaman

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

Weather, skill and consistency aid golf ’s success

As the baseball team crossed the halfway point in Heart of America Athletic Conference play, its series against non-HAAC Ecclesia University drove the Cru-saders into a seven-game winning streak – the winningest streak this season – and into second place in the HAAC.

� e Crusaders slammed Eccles-sia in the � rst game of the series with a 5-0 � rst inning, and Eccle-sia was unable to recover. � e game resulted in a 7-1 Evangel win. In game two, the Crusaders were able to secure an early lead by scoring � ve runs within the � rst three innings. Despite Eccle-

sia’s consistent scoring during the second through � � h innings, it was unable to overcome Evangel’s early lead, ending in a 6-4 Evangel win.

“� ey are starting to get into rhythm,” Lance Quessenberry, Crusaders head coach, said. “We are getting a much better idea of where our guys feel comfortable.”

A� er addressing issues with batting strategy at the start of conference play, the Crusaders were able to practice and try dif-ferent o� ensive combinations, Quessenberry said.

� e strong pitching by the team’s starting pitching sta� , which includes seniors Blake McKnight and Matt Myers and juniors Koby Gaddis and Sam Garrison, has enabled the team

to capitalize on its now-improved batting performance. “All our starters have thrown well and are going deep into ballgames,” Ques-

senberry said. “� at has allowed our relief pitchers to stay fresh when they have been called on.”

� e team’s pitching prow-

ess has set the stage for winning games throughout the season. “Our pitchers have improved with consistency of throwing strikes and throwing extended innings,” Russell Brand, pitching coach, said. “� ey have performed well throughout the early stages of the season and have had very few games where they didn’t give us a chance to win.”

For the second week in a row, the team has rescheduled its games due to rainy or wintery weather. “It is very hard to stay focused when games are getting rescheduled like they have been lately,” Garrison said. He said that despite losing momentum from a rescheduled game, it provides ad-ditional time for the team to per-fect its skills.

Brooke Brenton, junior pitcher, threw a no-hitter on Monday as the Crusaders swept the South-west Baptist University Bearcats in a doubleheader at Killian Sta-dium in Spring� eld.

Starting pitcher Lenzie Boring, senior, was responsible for pre-venting the Bearcats from win-ning the � rst game, and Brenton’s no-hitter ensured the second vic-tory.

While initially starting the � rst game in a rut, the Crusaders were able to turn it around in the bot-tom of the seventh, forcing an ex-tra inning with a run.

“I feel like we really needed a game like this,” Boring said. “It was a con� dence booster to have a come-from-behind win, espe-cially winning in game one with a walk-o� home run by Jill. We also had really good pitching by Brooke in game two, which really

gave con� dence to our batters in the second game.”

With one out le� , Kari Tall-Domingos, senior out� elder, hit a double and was later aided by Jes-sica Jett, sophomore in� elder, on an RBI single that would score for the Crusaders.

Jill Boeschen, junior in� elder, led the Crusaders to victory in the eighth inning on a two-run home run.

“We never gave up. We were down in the bottom of the sev-enth inning in the � rst game, but we found a way to make it happen and pull out a win,” Tall-Domin-gos said. “� at is what our team is about: � nding a way to make something happen. � e second game, we played well in every aspect. We had some great hits and made some great plays on the � eld.”

Boring, who pitched a com-plete game in her tenth win of the season, received the presti-

gious Heart of America Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week award for the previous week, marking her second acceptance of the award this season. Boring also

won the award on Feb. 25, and she has won the award a total of four times in her career with the Cru-saders.

Adding to their numerous hon-ors, the Crusaders have won three

HAAC Pitcher of the Week and two Player of the Week awards thus far in the season.

� e Crusaders will face con-ference opponent Baker Univer-sity on Saturday a� er competing against Central Methodist on � ursday.

“With this Baker game being a conference game and them hold-ing second place in the confer-ence, we will de� nitely be facing a tough opponent,” Boring said. “We cannot show up timid and waiting for the last minute to get the games going. We will need to set the tone of the game in the � rst inning, as Baker will have the home � eld advantage and really be focusing on moving ahead of them in the conference standing.”

With just a few more games be-fore the HAAC quarter� nals, the Crusaders hope to add a few more wins to their 21-7 overall record.

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Calendar

13April

4/13Women’s TennisGracelandLamoni, IowaOutdoor TrackWilliam Jewell CollegeLiberty, Mo.BaseballBenedictineCrusader Field1 and 3:30 p.m.SoftballBakerBaldwin City, Kan.2 and 4 p.m.

4/15Men’s GolfCentral Methodist Spring InviteIndian Foot HillsMarshall, Mo.BaseballBakerBaldwin City, Kan.1 and 3:30 p.m.Women’s TennisLindenwood-BellevilleBelleville, Ill.3 p.m.SoftballCulver-Stockton CollegeCanton, Mo.2 and 4 p.m.

4/16Men’s GolfCentral Methodist Spring InviteIndian Foot HillsMarshall, Mo.Women’s TennisMissouri BaptistSt. Louis, Mo.10 a.m.

4/17SoftballMissouriCrusader Field3 and 5 p.m.

So� ball pitcher throws no-hitter

BY BRIANA GOFORTHContributing Writer

Brooke Brenton, junior pitcher, pitches to a batter during the series against Southwest Baptist University on Monday. Brenton threw a no-hitter on Monday’s game, enabling the Crusaders to sweep SBU.

PHOTOS BY JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

Shelby Hoffman, junior infielder, swings for the ball and strikes out during the series against Avila University April 6.

So� ball sweeps Southwest Baptist University Bearcats in doubleheader

Baseball smashes competitionSeries against Ecclesia University drives Crusaders into second place

BY BRANDON WILLISContributing Writer

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE Christian Maciel, junior first baseman, rounds first base during the Peru State series on March 20. The Crusaders are currently ranked third in the Heart of America Athletic Conferencee after defeating Culver-Stockton College in a four-game series last week.

All our starters have thrown well and are

going deep into ballgames. That has allowed our

relief pitchers to stay fresh when they are called on.

- Lance Quessenberry

We never gave up. We were down in the bottom of the

seventh inning in the first game, but we

found a way to make it happen and

pull out a win.- Kari Tall-Domingos