WINDS OF CHANGE BLOW AT U.C. 
research projects during his retirement. 
Although he may engage in a few brief 
stints of teaching overseas, he says he 
plans to spend 90 percent of his time on 
projects that have been put on hold for 
many years. 
Of Union College he says: "I am ex-
tremely pleased at the sense of owner-
ship, the sense of involvement that the 
faculty and staff have at this institution. 
It's wonderful to see creativity, energy, 
dedication and wisdom on the admini-
stration's part, but a recognition of the 
insights and experiences of faculty and 
staff should contribute to the governing 
process." 
Dr Hill also says that Dr. Ray, who is 
chairing the planning committee, has done 
fine preparatory work, and that the selec-
tion process was being clarified within 
hours of the announcement of vacancies. 
According to Dr. Pursley, the main 
reason he is going to go to Loma Linda 
University is because it's "a calling to 
another Christian institution. The U.C. 
family is strong motivation to stay. It was 
a difficult decision. 
But when you're 
being called, you need to go." 
Dr. Pursley says that he has particu-
larly appreciated the students at U.C. 
because of their support, openness and 
friendliness. "Probably the hardest thing 
about leaving, is leaving the people." 
Dr. Pursley also coaches the U.C. men's 
basketball team, which he considers "a 
worthwhile program that will continue 
regardless of comings and goings of coaches 
and players." A new coach has not yet 
been chosen, but Pursley is confident that 
continued on page 3 
Tornado Strikes Student's Hometown 
by Michelle Chipman 
Wh en asking Plainfield native, Lori 
Matthews to tell what went through her 
mind as she found out that her hometown 
had been struck by fierce tornados on 
Tuesday, August 29, she said, "I wonder 
where I would have been if I had been 
home when the tornado hit!" 
She learned some of the details when 
her aunt and uncle called her from a town 
neighboring Plainfield. 
Later her dad 
contacted her to fill her in more clearly 
continued on page 4 
by Brenda Dickerson 
o n Wednesday, August 29, the stu-
dents, faculty and staff of U.C. received 
letters from President John Wagner an-
nouncing the retirement of Dr. Ward 
Hill, Vice President for Academic Ad-
ministration, at the end of this school 
year and the resignation of Dr. Don Pursley, 
Vice President for Finance, effective Janu-
ary 1, 1990. Also included was the fact 
that Dr. Lilya Wagner is considering an 
offer from the Center for Philanthropy at 
Indiana University, which, if accepted, 
would mean that both she and Dr. John 
Wagner would be assuming new respon-
sibilities. 
After 20 years of service at U.C., Dr. 
Hill is looking forward to pursuing many 
Dr. Ward Hill: "It's wonderful to see creativity, energy, dedication and wisdom on the administration's 
part." Photo by Erik Stenbakken 
Waubonsie photo 
essay page 12 
"My most memo-
rable date..." page 5 
Features.... 3 
Campus 
Inside UC 7 
Ministries .. 13 
Sports 
8 
ASB, 
Editorials.. 10 Cartoons .. 14 
2 - The Clocktower 
Editorial 
by Leland Krum 
Head splitting the air, elbows hugging 
my ribs, temples pounding, thighs burn-
ing with each stroke, I was headed to the 
horizon with two circles of rubber hold-
ing me up. Very few activities come close 
to giving you the thrill of raw speed like 
bicycling. When reaching speeds of close 
to 50 miles an hour (on hills) it's very 
unnerving to think that all the parts that 
make up your bicycle could likely fit, 
compacted, into a box a few feet square! 
But, that's not what was swamping my 
mind today. Instead, the exhilaration of 
the moment captivated me. 
Feeling 
stronger drafts of airflap against myside, 
I repositioned as to minimize the air drag 
behind my roommate, Craig Carr, who 
was pulling me in his wake. We had been 
pumping for over two hours and wanted 
more than anything for Union College to 
move to somewhere 17 miles east on 
Highway 2. But, our dream wasn't real-
ized as we came to the intersection that 
would put us on Highway 2. 
My eyes met a familiar sight as I looked 
to the pavement we would soon pass 
over. From my position, some 20 feet 
away, I could see the following on the 
road. 
AHEAD 
STOP 
Being more interesting than the last 
ten miles of scenery, I kept my eye on it. 
Of course, the closer I came, the higher 
the letters seemed to stretch. Then, as we 
passed over the words, I looked straight 
down and this is what I saw. 
Due to my narrowed field of vision, I 
couldn't see all of the word. Even if I 
could see it all, I doubt I would recognize 
it. At that point, a light bulb plinked on 
in my consciousness. That word on the 
road carried a message, as all words do. 
That message clicked on my understand-
ing when I looked at it from a certain 
angle. When I looked at it straight down 
with my angle of vision narrowed, it was 
gibberish. 
Everyone around you is sending a 
personal, intimate message. 
Are you 
recognizing that message or does it look 
or sound like gibberish? If it's confusing 
to you, take a step back. Stop your blind, 
surgical slashing of the personality at-
tached to that message. Don't look straight 
down on that person, or you'll never read 
the message. Swing into perspective closer 
to their level. You'll be surprised with 
what you read! 
One goal of this newpaper is to give 
you, the student, a voice. We invite you 
to get involved in your paper. There are 
several ways: 
(1) Tell us a questions you would like 
to hear the faculty answer. The faculty 
survey column will be a regular. 
(2) Submit your poems, creative sto-
ries, essays, or photos. We love variety. 
(3) Starting next issue (September 26) 
we will begin discussing major ethical 
issues that are global, local, or just per-
sonal. In the next issue we will discuss the 
ethical and moral implications of mili-
tary involvement in the Middle East cri-
sis. Two students and two faculty/staff 
members will state their positions for and 
against military involvement. 
Between 
September 27 and October 4 (copy dead-
line for October 8 issue) we invite letters 
of response. Give use your opinion, feel-
ings, position on military involvement in 
the Middle East crisis. Focus your argu-
ments on ethics and morality and we will 
publish it. The more responses, the more 
interesting the paper; and it's your paper. 
Every other issue we will begin an-
other topic to discuss. The following are 
some topics that the editorial staff pro-
duced. Let us know if there are any miss-
ing: 
ordination of women, the ethics 
relating to abortion, euthanasia (mercy 
killing), diet and health, volunteering your 
services. If you have strongfeelings about 
any of these topics, contact Amy Baugher 
(2673), Brenda Dickerson (588-2289 long-
distance), or Leland Krum (2571). 
THE CLOCKTOWER 
Editor 
Leland Krum 
Copy/Feature Editor 
Brenda Dickerson 
News/Layout Editor 
Amy Baugher 
Advertising Manager 
Shannan Nelson 
Photo Editor 
Eric Stenbakken 
Sponsor 
Greg Rumsey 
Printer 
Graphic Masters 
THE CLOCKTOWER is a bi-monthly 
publication of the ASB. It is a forum 
for student-oriented news and opin-
ion. All letters, personals, stories, 
poems, kingsize Snicker bars, large 
$ bills, and loose change should be 
in our mailbox by Thurs. at noon 
for inclusion the following week. 
All unsigned editorials are the opin-
ion of THE CLOCKTOWER and will 
be written by the editors. All other 
opinions expressed are those of the 
author and must bear his or her 
name. THE CLOCKTOWER reserves 
the right to edit and/or paraphrase 
letters for reasons of clarity and 
space. 
Feature 
The Clocktower - 3 
Dr. Ward Hill 
says he plans to 
spend 90 per-
cent of his time 
on projects that 
have been put 
on hold for 
many years. 
Dr. Pursley, at His desk, says probably the hardest thing about 
leaving, is leaving the people." Photo by Erik Stenbakken 
the team will continue to improve both their 
basketball and witnessing skills. 
As the committee looks for a new Vice 
President for Finance, Dr. Pursley says they 
would do well to choose "someone who will 
realize that the strength of U.C. is in the fac-
ulty, staff, students, board members and con-
stituents, and draw on them for advice and 
guidance while remaining firm in commitment 
to responsible financial management." 
For nearly 100 years administrators have 
come and gone at Union College. Although we 
shall keenly feel the loss of those leaving, we at 
Union can remember the way God has led in 
the past and be encouraged for the future. 
Following are some responses from students 
to the question "How do you feel about the 
U.C. administrators leaving?" 
Debby Huisman - "They have been good 
for the college and have done a good job. It will 
notbeeasyto replace them. Wewill missthem, 
but I wish the best of luck to them." 
Ch uck Hagele - "I hope that even after they 
are gone Union will still experience fruits of 
their labor and dedication." 
.Michael Jacques - "When I read the letter 
from John Wagner my first reaction was shock, 
quickly followed by a vague feeling of dread." 
John Cardwell - "I won't lose any sleep. 
When God shuts a door He opens a window." 
CT 
Summer Snapshots 
by Mark A. Pfeiffer 
Summer's freedom has slipped us by, al-
though the heat hasn't. But we all have those 
special memories. I had a most excellent sum-
mer. A month of lounging and recreating and 
just enjoying life. I'd volunteer to do it forever 
if it paid well, but alas we all had to return and 
start studying. We all have memories of what 
we did. The following is how a few of the 
students described their vacation, or lack of 
one. 
Angel Potter: "New York through the 
blinds" 
Michele Sparks: "Fun and Exciting" 
Tim Chapman: "Seeinga 56,0001b. bull...it 
was big" 
Daniel Potter: "Stress provoking vacation" 
Lana Roeske: "Too much responsibility" 
Matt Pfeiffer: "Getting laid off from 
MTM...relief" 
Karen Wilkes: "Traveled, worked, and got 
bored" 
Erica McCoy: "Went to school" 
Fred Beranek: "Freicken great down in 
Florida" 
Shon Holderbaum: "Unpredictable" 
Alan Hevenen "Tic, Tac, Toe" 
Jim McClelland: "Busy, fun, fast" 
Mike Jaquez: "Culturally enlightened in 
the birth place of our nation" 
Trevor Mahlum: "Dank and protracted" 
Aaron Hatfield: "Process of learning through 
stress" 
Kerri Allen: "Humid and displaced" 
Suzanne Beranek: "Busy" 
Stephanie Huset: "Very boring" 
Gabrielk Bailey: "Cold, rainy and fun filled" 
This plethora of memories will hopefully 
remind you of your fun and exciting summer. 
Then again, I could be wrong. CT 
4 - The Clocktower 
Feature 
"I wonder 
where I 
would have 
been if I had 
been home 
when the tor-
nado hit!" 
Tornado from page 1 
on the destruction that took place that after-
noon. Though Lori's house is still standing, 
many people were not so fortunate. 
The twister that hit Plainfield measured 
seven-hundred feet wide and one-thousand 
feet high. The tornado killed thirty people, 
demolished thirteen hundred homes and 
damaged two thousand others. The storms 
blacked out seventeen hundred homes and 
businesses and tossed trucks around like chil-
dren's toys. 
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson 
declared Will county a state disaster area and 
requested that President Bush declare the area 
a federal disaster to provide additional relief. 
Illinois Treasurer Jerry Constantino announced 
that the state will provide at least $25 million 
for low-interest loans to tornado victims. 
Though help is being offered to the victims 
of this disaster it will be a long time until life 
is back to normal in the town of Plainfield, 
Illinois. CT 
Terry Cantrell 
Replaces Bruce 
Forbes as Media 
Photographer 
by Garcie Monthie 
Productions. His duties will include: slide pro-
grams, recording soundtracks, and photogra-
phy for publications and Institutional Advance-
ment. His talents focus on video production. 
Unfortunately this field is limited here at Un-
ion College. He says, "I hope to expand this 
area within the next year." 
Cantrell graduated in 1985 from Southern 
College majoring in Communications. Since 
then he has worked in the Kansas City Public 
School system as a media specialist, with past 
production in video commercials in Tennessee, 
and as a free lancer in video production with the 
local PBS station also in Chattanooga, Tennes-
see. 
When asked what he enjoys most, he said, "I 
like using my talents in producing a video, and 
learning about the subject at the same time." 
He has no past ties with Union except for 
friends that live near by. "I like Union and the 
atmosphere that is created by the staff s willing-
ness to work together and communicate. 
Working for the church organization and our 
educational system appeals to me strongly after 
working with the public school educational 
system. I feel an extra burden for Christian 
education," Cantrell said. 
His personal goals are to continue his educa-
tion and receive his Masters. He expressed, "I 
would also like to see Union College's Commu-
nication Department expand and offer a broader 
background forstudents to fully understand the 
field of production." 
When asked if he has any concerns about the 
probable changes in administration within the 
up coming year, he stated, "I will support those 
leaving as each moves on to opportunities that 
will better challenge them." 
Cantrell brings with him his wife, Tami, and 
his four year old son. 
His 
outside 
interests 
include: 
spending time with his fam-
ily, racquetball, and golf. 
Union College welcomes 
you Terry Cantrell. CT 
Terry Cantrell is the newest addition to join the 
Union staff. He is replacing Bruce Forbes in Media 
Discussing video 
production, 
Cantrell says, "I 
hope to expand 
this area within 
the next year." 
Photo by Erik 
Stenbakken 
Feature 
The Clocktower - 5 
"The most memorable date I had with my 
husband/wife while we were courting..." 
Bernelda Cash: "Can I ever?! (laugh) The 
reason I laughed so hard is it doesn't take me 
five seconds to remember that because this is 
really the truth! Now, back in the olden days, 
you have to understand we had curfews and they 
were strictly adherred to. I mean, when you 
went out on Saturday night, if you weren't back 
in by 10:30 and if you weren't with another 
couple, etc. etc., it was kinda, you didn't go out 
alone, and you didn't stay out too late, etc. etc. 
My husband (not yet) and I had been out to eat 
with another couple. After we had eaten and 
dropped the other couple off, my husband was 
interested in an airplane that was being flown 
into Lincoln that evening. And they were going 
to be practicing some touch-and-goes out at the 
airport. You know he and I. I fly and he was 
always interested in navigation and he wanted to 
go out past the airport and see if that plane was 
out there or not before we went back to the 
dormitory. Now, this is cutting the time close, 
okay. We didn't have very much time before the 
date was supposed to be over. We got out there 
to this place where we thought would be a good 
place to watch for this plane-we could see the 
runway very plainly. We stopped and were 
waiting to see if it was there, if it was going to 
come in. And, sure enough, we had just missed 
it. There were other people that had been 
watching for it. We went to pull out of the mud 
and, would you believe it, we were stuck! This 
was in the early spring when we used to get 
umpteen inches of snow in the winter time. 
There was some snow, and some melting, and 
we were literally stuck. And when we got back 
to the dormitory late, I had to tell the dean that 
we literally were stuck. You know, everybody 
lied about their car - that it broke down or they 
got stuck or the plane was late but THIS WAS 
FOR REAL! (laugh) And for some reason or 
another, she believed it. But boy, oh boy, was I 
nervous! I could just see myself getting kicked 
out of school-horrendous things-all over an 
airplane, (laughs again)" 
vv ard Hill: "It was a little date that we had 
on a type of roof garden. It was somewhat like 
the roof part outside of the Sky View room on 
top of the Dick building. On top of the admini-
stration building of the college where we were 
"In between 
salad and 
entree he 
proposed." 
"And we 
were literally 
stuck." 
"We weren't 
aware that 
inside, the 
board was in 
session." 
going there was a similar arrangment. And so 
we decided that we would have this little 
time together out on this observation type of 
look out place. We discovered later that the 
board was meeting inside the room where 
they could see us but we weren't aware that 
they were there. It was our date during board 
meeting where the board observed all that 
took place, (laughs) We weren't aware that 
inside, the board was in session." 
Ryan Wells: "School picnic at Holmes 
lake... Our first date, we had a canoe. Some-
how we got it across the lake and it was too 
windy to get back so we had to push it 
around the edge. I thought that was pretty 
good. So I was out fishing in the mud. It 
wasn't really a date but we got together to 
have a canoe ride. And then later that day 
she asked me out. (laugh) I said, 'We'll have 
to get together sometime.' And she said, 
'Well, you have to give me a date and a 
specific time.' So, that was the first one. It 
was memorable in that way." 
Huda McClelland: "Wow! There were 
lots of memorable ones. I guess the one I 
remember the most was the first one. 
Becuase we really didn't know each other and 
it was really exciting to get to know him." 
Jim McClelland: "It was also the dullest 
cause the place we went wasn't very interest-
ing." Huda: "But it wasn't the dullest, not 
for me. I think it was the most memorable 
because that's when I was really getting to 
know him. We went to a program but we 
didn't pay much attention to the program, 
(laugh) We were busy getting acquainted. So, 
we went to a program at the college, at 
Andrews where we were. And we don't re-
member much about the program. I think it 
was a concert. I remember that that was 
pretty memorable. And we were going out 
ever since." 
Marilyn Cam "Oh my goodness, let me 
think. The most memorable date was 
probably when we got engaged. It was his 
birthday and we were having dinner at my 
house and in between salad and entree he 
proposed, (laugh) It was very romantic." 
CT 
6 - The Clocktower 
Feature 
More Student Pastors Serving 
by Norm Finch 
Nearly twice as many student pastors 
are serving in area churches this year, says 
Elder Sieg Roeske, professor of Church 
Leadership and coordinator of the stu-
dent pastor program. "The program has 
grown from five student pastors to nine. 
"It helps both that we have a large 
junior class and that returning students 
are continuing with the churches they 
by Kim Jensen 
"What', new about Lynn Davis?" 
you ask. "He seems like the same guy 
that I've known for the past several years." 
However, something is new about him. 
This past summer he made ten teaching 
aids for a typical American Art History 
class, completing a twelve hour research 
project on American Painting Pioneers at 
the Rhode Island Schoold of Design. This 
finished his Masters Degree in Art Educa-
tion. 
He also has spent seven weeks in each 
of the previous three summers taking 
twenty-one hours of classroom instruc-
tion at RISD. RISD is a private art school 
had last year." Student pastors provide 
pastoral care for churches in a fifty- to 
eighty-mile radius from Lincoln, says 
Roeske, though he notes there is an excep-
tion this year. Three churches in Iowa-
the Harlan, Ute, Onawa district-are being 
pastored by David Lincoln, one of the 
student pastors this year. 
Roeske says there are more older stu-
dents this year, which he sees as a positive 
factor in the program. "Older students 
have more experience, they step into 
with about 600 students. Lynn chose to 
attent RISD because it is one of the few 
schools in the country that provides a 
summer master's program in Art. 
The studies at RISD were very intense 
with an average of three hours of home-
work each night, but Lynn seems to have 
enjoyed it. He had some of the best art 
teachers in the country there, and he says, 
"It was a real professional boost to spend 
time and share ideas with other art teach-
ers from throughout the country." 
Lynn graduated from Union College 
in 1984, was a lab assistant here in 1985, 
and has been teaching here since 1986. He 
chose to obtain a Masters Degree because 
it is a Nebraska State requirement for 
college teachers. CT 
opportunities without being told," he 
phrased it. David certainly qualifies in 
this category. Lincoln was already work-
ing full-time as the pastor for the Iowa 
district before he decided to "come to 
Union and get the degree I lacked." 
Regarding his classes, Lincoln said he's 
already proving that "whenever you study, 
you gain insight into things." Then he 
added, with a grin, "Also, it helps to 
know the teachers; both of the Neall's are 
going to come help us out in a month or 
so." 
Student pastors bring a "new lease on 
life for many of these smaller churches," 
says Roeske. Instead of getting a sermon 
only once a month from the regular pas-
tor, they may now get three or four pas-
toral sermons a month. Many student 
pastors also bring other talented people 
with them, according to Roeske, such as 
returned student missionaries or musi-
cally talented friends. 
Students help mostly with the smaller 
churches in the area, but not always. 
Tracy Wood is the newly appointed asso-
ciate pastor for the Piedmont Park church, 
which is not exactly a small church. "I 
guess I feel a little different about this 
than some of the others do. I grew up in 
a large church, and I like large churches." 
So far, Tracy has been mostly helping 
with visitation and says he expects to get 
to preach about once every six weeks. 
"This kind of a church is just what I 
wanted," says Tracy, "I couldn't be hap-
pier." 
Backgrounds of the student pastors do 
vary. In contrast to Wood, for example, 
Jim Mules became an Adventist just four 
years ago. A native of the small town of 
Bedford, Iowa, Jim is helping with a small-
town church, too, the Nebraska City 
congregation. 
Then there are returning seniors in the 
program who enjoyed the experience so 
much they have kept right on with the 
same church this year. Roeske notes Don 
Yachenson is helping the Fai rbury church 
again, while Paul Blake continues at 
Beatrice. 
Over a period of time, says Roeske, 
student pastors get involved in all of the 
pastoral experience-preaching, helping 
with the sacraments, visiting, serving on 
committees, even conducting portions of 
continued on next page 
Planetarium Laser Shows 
for Fall 1990 
Spectacular multi-media laser light 
shows return to Mueller Planetarium this 
fall with both "Laster Visions" family 
shows. The Planetarium is located in the 
University of Nebraska State Museum 
(Morrill Hall) on the University's City 
Campus at 14th and U streets in Lincoln. 
LASER VISIONS FALL 
1990 FAMILY SHOWS 
All Shows performed Sundays at 3:30 
p.m. 
September 9 
"Starflight" 
September 16 Mannheim Steamroller 
September 23 Laser Country 
September 30 Laser Gold - The Beatles 
October 7 
"Starflight" 
October 14 
Laser Jazz 
October 21 
Laser Country 
October 28 
Classical Laser 
November 4 Mannheim Steamroller 
"Saving the Wildlife" 
November 11 Laser Country 
November 18 Laser Gold - The 60's 
Admission to all laser light shows is 
$3.50 for Adults and $2.00 for Children 
12 yean of age and under. Tickets are 
sold in the lobby 30 minutes before 
showtime. 
For further information: 472-2641 
What's New About Lynn Davis? 
Inside UC 
The Clocktower - 7 
Pastors from page 6 
weddings and funerals in some instances. 
"This is where they really find out what 
the pastoral experience is all about." 
From the student perspective, Tracy 
Wood may have summed it up best: "I'm 
thrilled. 
Sometimes I feel inadequate, 
sometimes, positive and excited. But I 
know that by God's grace this is going to 
be an excellent experience." CT 
Senate Update 
by David K. Tan, Executive Vice-
President 
Th e first session of the Union College 
Senate convened on September 10,1990. 
An aggressive agenda was introduced and 
various other projects including the 
completion of the Student Center, recy-
cling, and major fund-raising challenges, 
were set into motion. 
New senators this year are Shelly 
Gonzales, Shelly Yost, Shawna Bryan, 
Becky Lane, Rebecca Rowand, Brian 
Herbel, 
Trevor 
Mahlum, 
Andrew 
Lighthall, Manish Pandey, Edward Ken-
nedy, Virgil Minden, Jr., and Debbie 
Forshee. 
These people are ready and willing to 
serve you-the constituents. We cannot 
enjoy the benefits of a strong Senate with-
out YOUR support and involvement. 
Take advantage of the representation that 
Senate offers you!! CT 
A New Look at 
the Writing 
Center 
by Heidi Bergh 
What's new in the writing center? 
The plaque beside the door is the first 
noticable change, and it explains the oth-
ers. "Because of their interest and suc-
cessful experience in teaching the learn-
ing disabled, the late Mr. Lester Russel 
Hagen and Dr. Lessie Culpepper Hagen 
have donated $20,000 to this writing center 
where students may receive help with 
their writing skills." 
The Hagen Writing Center, as it is 
now called, is even better equipped to 
meet the needs of student writers thanks 
to the generous gift be the Hagens. Proba-
bly the most obvious improvement is the 
new computer in the corner, complete 
with a LaserJet printer and WordPerfect 
software. 
Dr. Fitts, who showed me around the 
center, also pointed out several other 
positive changes. Two new filing cabi-
nets will help students find information 
on writing skills quickly and easily, while 
several new tables make better use of the 
available space. Most of the books have 
been updated, and the center plans to pur-
chase ESL (English as a Second Language) 
books. 
The writing center is located on fourth 
floor of the Dick Building, and is open 
five days a week (the hours vary). CT 
Rees Hall 
Welcomes 
New Dean 
by Deanna Smalling 
Th e residents of Rees Hall 
will soon be seeing a new face 
in the dean's office. 
Jessie 
Pluhovoy will be arriving at 
Union College on Thursday, 
September 13. Mrs. Pluhovoy 
belongs to a "program" for 
retired people that is similar to 
the student missionary program. 
She volunteers her time and 
dedicates her services just as a 
student missionary would. 
Before her retirement, Mrs. 
Pluhovoy was the head dean at 
Pacific Union College in Ang-
win, California. Although she's 
retired, she's not ready to quit. 
Dean Pluhovoy is coming to 
Union College to volunteer her 
time and energy and help Mrs. 
Carr with the deaning respon-
sibilities. She will betakingthe 
place of Miss Bowleg who is 
now the Director of Minority 
Recruitment. 
Mrs. Carr describes her as 
being "a very caring person and a super 
lady." She enjoys her job, and part of that 
enjoyment comes from doing things for 
the girls. 
It was her inspiration that 
helped Mrs. Carr realize that she wanted 
a career in deaning. 
Mrs. Pluhovoy will begin work on 
Monday, September 17. The girls of Rees 
Hall want to welcome you, Mis. Pluhovoy, 
and wish you the best of luck. CT 
New Science/ 
Religion Class 
Offered 
by Shelly Yost 
Can science and Christianity co-exist 
peacefully at Union College? 
Can an 
SDA Christian be a scientist? 
These 
continued on next pace 
Delbert Bollinger continues the building of the new Teaching 
Learning Center above the Student Center. Expected date of 
completion is around the middle of next week. (Sept. 16-22) 
Photo by Erik Stenbakken 
8 - The Clocktower 
Sports 
Fred Beranek arches into his power serve. Photo by Erik Stenbakken 
questions and other important theologi-
cal and scientific issues are the motivation 
for a new Religion/Science class offered 
at Union. The class was started last year 
in an effort to deal with the ethical issues 
of science, but was narrowed in theme to 
cover primarily the problems of origin 
theory for an SDA scientist. 
According to Dr. Zuill the class is 
taught by a trio of teachers: Dr. Neil, Dr. 
Show and himself, and is designed not 
just for the science or math majors. Dr. 
Zuill hopes the three hour course, which 
is only offered second semester, will draw 
students from other majors who see the 
questions of origin and Christianity as 
important intheir life. Information about 
Topics in Biology: Issues in Science and 
Religion can be obtained through the 
registrars office or from Dr. Zuill in the 
Science department. 
Unionites Play 
Some Humid 
Tennis 
Manish Pandey 
Whil e the likes erf John 
McEnroe, Boris Becker, 
Andre Agassi, and the new 
sensation, Pete Sampras 
were battling it out in the 
Flushing Meadows, New 
York, defending champion 
Laura Fenton, newcomer 
Wesley Phipatanakul, Alan 
'six-pack' Hevener, and 
many others were sweat-
ing it out on the courts 
outside the deli. Although 
the 1990 Union College 
Open lacked the charisma 
and the money factor of 
the US Open, many pleas-
ant changes were seen this 
year. 
The most significant of 
all was the increase in the 
number of players in the 
tournament. There were 
13entriesinthe singles and 
five in the doubles. An-
other pleasant factor was 
the weather in the sense that it 
wasn't as windy as last year 
when the players had to read-
just their tosses everytime they 
tried to serve. However, the 
mercury was climbing up stead-
ily and the humidity just made 
things a little bit harder for the 
players. All in all, these were 
three days of good tennis. 
Tim Chapman, Scott Miller, 
Wesley, and Mark Fenton, all 
cruised past their first round 
opponents in straight sets. The 
only first round match that 
required all three sets was the 
one between Mark Miller and 
Alan Hevener which was played 
at the wee hours of Thursday 
night with Alan emerging as 
the winner. 
In the second round of the 
singles matches, all- the win-
ners won in straight sets. The 
most significant of all being 
Wesley beating Craig Carr. For 
most of the people, it was more 
like an upset. Wesley's consis-
tent baseline game, and overall 
composer made him the victor 
Steve Gibson and Jim Christen match with Tim Chapman and 
Tony Zennoniani. Photo by Erik Stenbakken 
by 6-3,6-1. Similarly, Laura romped Tim 
6-0, 6-0; Alan won against Scott 6-1,6-2; 
and Mark Fenton swept Manish 6-0, 6-2. 
In the semifinals, Laura won against Alan 
by forfeit, and Wesley beat Mark Fenton 
in the first two sets. 
Along with the singles matches, the 
doubles were being played simultaneously. 
Brent Graybill and Steve Gibson played 
some marvelous net game to get past Tim 
Chapman and Tony Zenoniani, 6-4, 6-2. 
In the semifinals, Mark and Laura Fenton 
beat steve and Brent. A much more hard 
match was fought by Craig Carr and Ric 
Spaulding against John Odom and Mark 
Miller. After much hustling, and superb 
net play, Craig and Ric won the match, 6-
3, 2-6, 6-3. This opened the stage for a 
glorious day of tennis on Sunday. 
In the doubles final, the Fentons put 
up a great show to down Craig and Ric. 
CraigandRictookthefirstset. But in the 
next two sets, the Fentons came too strong 
for their opponents and won the match 
continued on page 9 
Sports 
The Clocktower - 9 
Soccer Kicks Off in September 
Tennis from page 8 
by 3-6,6-0, 6-1. 
Then came the much awaited match 
between the 'unknown' Wesley and the 
favorite Laura. This was played at the 
same time Sampras was smothering Andre 
Agassi in New York. Although the match 
between Wesley and Laura lacked the 
same spectators turnout it didn't lag be-
hind in intensity and good tennis. Wesely 
was as steady as ever. His baseline game 
and consistency created a lot of problems 
for Laura. They both served and volleyed 
whenever needed and displayed some 
superb groundstrokes. At the end, Laura's 
experience superseded Wesley's tenacity, 
and she won the match, 6-3,6-4. 
Thus 
Laura won the tournament two years in a 
row. 
Like last year, all the players displayed 
excellent sportsmanship. 
They played 
enthusiastically under severe heat and 
humidity. John Odom later said, "The 
Union 'US' Open was packed with fierce 
competition. I enjoyed playing without 
distractions the US Open in New York 
typically has. My only regret is that Kelly 
Holderbaum and I didn't get a chance to 
take the Beraneks down in mixed doubles." 
Many more improvements can be real-
ized in future tournaments. The authori-
ties might want to think of ways to attract 
more spectators and participants. As Mark 
Miller put it, "The participation this year 
was great, but hopefully next year it will 
be better." CT 
by Steve Herrera 
Th e stadium was packed. Thousands 
of people were seated with little room to 
spare. 
The occasion, a soccer game. 
Excitement was in the air. On the field 
the home team was dribbling and passing 
with true precision. They were driving 
toward the goal. 
At the last possible 
moment a player from the home team 
kicked the ball and scored. 
Soccer is a popular sport in foreign 
countries, not only in colleges but as a 
national sport. Why hasn't it continued 
here at Union? In 1982, at Union Col-
lege, soccer was a prominent sport be-
cause of the participation of the students. 
They had full-fledged co-ed teams playing 
weekly gamesduringtheintramural time. 
This year under the direction of Ric 
Spaulding, soccer intramurals will become 
a reality. The excitement will begin Fri-
day the seventh of September. The games 
are to take place every Friday at the 
Union College Field. 
The tradition can continue with your 
participation. Come out and show your 
support by giving soccer intramurals a 
kick. CT 
Letter to the Editor 
D ear Mr. Editor, 
I'm disgusted at Rees Hall's phone number policy. I called to get a phone number, 
only to be told it is against policy to give out phone numbers. When I asked why the 
policy was there, I was told it is "so guys from the University can't call and harass the 
girls." 
I told them I would call back on the switchboard so they could verify the number 
I was calling from. They still said no, bu t they offered to transfer me so she could give 
me the number. Her number was busy, they said, but I could try back later. 
No thanks. I called Prescott, had them give me the number, and got through to 
her five minutes later. The policy needs to be revised. 
John 
Students Urged To Enter Poetry Contest-Deadline 
SANTA CRUZ, CA-Thedeadline for 
the American Poetry Association's con-
test is September 30. The contest is open 
to everyone, and entry is free. 
The Grand Prize is $1,000, and the 
First Prize $500. 
There are 152 prizes 
worth $11,000 in all. 
"Every student who writes poetry 
should enter this contest. 
The judges 
look for new and unknown poets, and 
students often win," said Rober Nelson, 
September 30 
publisher for the association. "You don't 
have to be a profesional poet. Your sin-
cerity, originality and feeling are what 
the judges look for." 
Poets should send one original poem, 
no more than 20 lines, name and address 
on the top of the page, to American Po-
etry Association, Dept. CO-84, 250-A 
Potrero St., P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, 
CA 95061. Entries must by postmarked 
by September 30. A new contest opens 
October 1. 
Each poem is considered for publica-
tion in the American Poetry Anthology, a 
treasury of current verse. 
Entrants receive the "Poet's Guide to 
Getting Published," a four-page booklet 
full of information every poet needs to 
know. 
The American Poetry Association has 
sponsored contests for 8 years and has 
awarded $200,000 in prizes to3,400 poets. 
10 - The Clocktower 
Editorial 
And So It Goes 
by Kelly Schmitt 
"D o beavers eat fish?" It was per-
haps the most trivial of all Trivial Pur-
suit questions, and an unusual one in that 
it required only a yes or no answer. Jodi 
and I looked at each other and burst into 
laughter. After all, it was 2 a.m. and this 
was perhaps the stupidest Trivial Pursuit 
question we had ever heard. A green pie 
was at stake, and I contemplated the vege-
tarian state of our flat-tailed friends for 
only a moment. "No," I said decisively 
and correctly. The pie was mine, but alas, 
not the game. Jodi went on to win by 
correctly answering one of the very few 
easy Sports and Leisure questions: "What 
dish is traditionally served at Wimble-
don?" (Answer: strawberriesandcream). 
Trivial Pursuit is one of my favorite 
board games, and many of my friends 
quote this as an example of my small-
mindedness. That may or may not be 
true. Only two or three of my friends 
condescend to play with me. I admire 
them fordifferent reasons. Jodi McKellip 
knows every Literature answer that is 
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Arthur Hailey. 
Dionne Fisher is Sports queen. I'd have 
her on my team any day, because I am a 
sports idiot. My grandmother can suc-
cessfully answer 90 percent of all Arts and 
Entertainment questions. My stock an-
swer to all questions requiring a male 
actor is Marlon Brando. (It used to be 
Gregory Peck, until we discovered that 
he is never an answer). 
I expect most of you care nothing for 
Trivial Pursuit and other lesser-minded 
activities involving minutiae. That is all 
right. Play hours of Pit in peace. I don't 
mind. However, there are some of you 
out there who lack information in other 
areas. For example, just last week I made 
the appalling discovery that someone on 
this campus had never heard of Nelson 
Mandela. After recovering from my ini-
tial shock, I conducted a highly informal 
survey and discovered that he was not 
alone. 
The more people I asked, the 
larger the group grew. 
I am painfully 
We do not live in a 
vacuum. Like it or 
not, we are citizens of 
this world. We are 
college students. We 
are being educated to 
think and to knorw 
and to make intelli-
gent decisions and to 
have intelligent opin-
ions. 
aware that there are more of you out 
there. 
Words fail me at this juncture. What 
can I say? How can people not know? I 
congratulate those of you who do not fall 
into this group. Your attention to world 
events is to be commended. It is the large 
apathetic minority that concerns me. The 
one survey I am afraid to conduct right 
now is the one that would ask: "Who is 
Saddam Hussein?" I dare say I would find 
someone who did not know the answer. 
If you were kidnapped by members of the 
Symbionese Liberation Army within the 
last five weeks, you are exempted from 
my criticism. 
We do not live in a vacuum. Like it or 
not, we are citizens of this world. We are 
college students. We are being educated 
to think and to know and to make intel-
ligent decisions and to have intelligent 
opinions. Facts must form the basis of 
our opinions, but you cannot know these 
facts unless you take the time to find out. 
We don't have to pass an E.D. Hirsch test 
of cultural literacy, but we do have to 
know that the cold war is over. We have 
to know that Nelson Mandela is not a 
singer or movie celebrity but a powerful 
agent of change in the apartheid society of 
South Africa. We have to get out of our 
Union College world and see the world 
beyond, because we are part of the world. 
Yes, I am disappointed that not everyone 
has read Alexandre Dumas' The Three 
Musketeers, but I find it inexcusable that 
many of you have not picked up a news-
paper or even flipped on the TV news for 
weeks. This is your world, too. 
In The Hobbit, J.R R. Tolkien tells 
the story of Bilbo Baggins, a self-satisfied 
hobbit who lived in a comfortable hobbit 
hole dug in the side of a hill called The 
Hill in a land called the Shire. Bilbo knew 
nothing of the world outside of his own, 
until one fine morning the wizard Gan-
dalf appeared on his doorstep with an 
adventure in hand. Bilbo left the Shire 
without so much as a pocket handker-
chief. He returned with a knowledge of 
the world and a small hoard of dragon 
wealth. 
The only wealth you will probably 
gain from a knowledge of world events is 
the information that will prevent you 
from being small-minded. Your goal should 
not be the pursuit of trivia, but rather the 
knowledge that will help you make intel-
ligent decisions when you vote. It is the 
information that lets you know that the 
United States is not the center of the 
world. 
Some of you are readingthis and think-
ing, "I feel very small right now." My 
goal is not to make you feel stupid. My 
goal is to encourage you to get your head 
out of the sand. Sit up and take notice. 
Go to the library and read the front page 
of the newspaper. 
Watch the evening 
news. Listen to NPR in the morning. 
Find out what is happening in the world. 
Be aware. CT 
Editorial 
The Clocktower - 11 
Dr. Manley 
could be seen 
on campus 
stooping 
dawn to pick 
up trash. 
Occassion-
ally he would 
take it to 
chapel and 
remind stu-
dents to keep 
their campus 
beautiful. 
William W. Prescott, Union's 
first president. Photo by Erik 
Stenbakken 
Union Leaders 
by Garry Treft 
Twenty-four individuals have accepted the 
challenges associated with serving as the presi-
dent of Union College. Two of them served 
twice at two different intervals. One served for 
only one year. Four served seven years, with 
one president staying for eight years. This 
column will introduce you to only a few of the 
presidents who have led Union College. 
Union's very first president was William W. 
Prescott. He served from 1891-1893. At the 
same time, he also served as president of Battle 
Creek College and Walla Walla College and 
educational secretary of the General Conference. 
He was at Union probably no more than two 
weeks during the first year of school, and he 
probably never attended any of the faculty meet-
ings during his second year of the presidency. 
Nevertheless he left his imprint on Union 
College in a very significant way. 
Prescott was ahead of the times in the educa-
tional circles of the day, being the only one of 
the first nine presidents to hold a master's 
degree. Thus he expected a high academic 
standard. He also expected a high spri ritual 
standard, pointing out that "the work of a 
teacher is a religious work and that the great 
object is to lead pupils to know more of God." 
He returned to serve again as president from 
1924- 1925. Prescott Hall and Prescott Avenue 
are named in his honor. 
Union College alumnus, Dr. David J. Bieber, 
the 18th president of Union College, served 
from 1957-1964. He was a very personable man, 
often sending personal notes to a student's 
parents telling them he was thankful for their 
son or daughter being at Union College and 
what qualities he appreciated about them. 
It was during Bieber's administration the col-
lege went through a campus wide improvement. 
One such improvement was the paving of the 
roads. When he arrived back there still "was 
not one foot of paved road on the Union 
College campus." Dr. Bieber noticed the mud 
and grime that students encountered when going 
to the gymnasium and to church. Fourty-nineth 
street was a through street, running from 
Bancroft to Prescott. After it was paved it was 
affectionately called "Bieber Boulevard" by 
faculty and students alike. 
The 21st president of Union College was Dr. 
Myrl Manley. He served from 1973-1980 and 
then returned as interim president during the 
1985-86 school year. It was during the first 
Manley administration that the present ad-
ministration building was constructed, with 
Dr. Everett Dick assisting in securing the 
funds necessary for construction. 
A tall, thin man, Dr. Manley could be seen 
on campus stooping down to pick up trash. 
Occassionally he would take it to chapel and 
remind students to keep their campus 
beautiful. The light in his office was on from 
early morning until late at night as he worked 
to the continue success of Union College. 
He was also a very humble man. He had a 
profound influence on all he came in contact 
with. He spoke highly of the Union College 
family, and was quoted as saying that he 
"thought we drew from some of the best well 
of humanity in the United States." 
It seems appropriate to tell Dr. John 
Wagner how much we appreciate his leader-
ship and that of his administration. He 
served as academic dean of Union College 
from 1980-1983 and returned in 1986 to serve 
as the 24th president. 
Because of Dr. Wagner's strong and open 
leadership style, the college family has rallied 
to support the necessary changes to ensure 
that the second century of Union's history 
will be as prosperous as the first one. 
Thanks. 
This has been a brief profile of only four of 
the presidents 
who have led 
and continue to 
lead Union 
College as it 
prepares indi-
viduals for the 
Master's service. 
Due to space 
limitations it is 
impossible to 
share a portrait 
of every presi-
dent, though 
others are just as 
deserving of 
mention. CT 
Dr. David J. Bieber, Union's 
18th president. Photo by Erik 
Stenbakken 
12 - The Clocktower 
Upper right: Carolyn Bradley and Shan-
non Fordyce demonstrate the Union family 
spirit. 
Lower right: Steve Gibson and Aaron 
Hughs relish the solemn tranquility of God's 
nature. 
Waubonsie 
Outing 
Upper left: Sabbath school and Church 
on the lawn. 
Middle left: Craig Carr, Fred Lorenz, 
Brad Smith, Shan Thayer, and Bruce 
trek the 60 miles to Waubonsie. 
Campus Ministries 
The Clocktower - 13 
New Class 
Officers Chosen 
by Rob Holbrook 
The class officers for '90-'91 were 
elected last Tuesday, September 4. In true 
democtratic fashion, the positions were 
filled by the respective elect who will be 
responsible for this year's special activi-
ties. For input or information, keep in 
touch with your class officers and spon-
sors throughout the school year. 
Seniors 
President - Jon Dale 
Vice President - Rachel Scott 
Secretary - Karole Hodges 
Treasurer - Gary Schlisner 
Pastor - Killy Schmidt 
Parliamentarian - Tim Chapman 
Faculty Class Sponsor - Buell Fogg, 
Ward Hill 
Juniors 
President - Carolyn Bradley 
Vice President - Shannon Nelson 
Secretary - Tammy Johnson 
Treasurer - Manish Pandey 
Pastor - Aaron Hatfield and Byard 
Parks 
Parliamentarian - Jennifer Mix 
Faculty Class Sponsor - Barry Forbes, 
Don Pursley, James McClelland 
Sophomores 
President - Heidi Helmer 
Vice President - Arlin Blood 
Secretary - Gina Saville 
Treasurer - Linda Van Ornam 
Pastor - Helen Cassidy 
Parliamentarian - Travis Hand 
Faculty Class Sponsor - Ron Dodds, 
Rich Carlson 
Freshman 
President - Laurel McClelland 
Vice President - Becky Lane 
Secretary - Shan Thayer 
Treasurer - Junior Burgeson 
Pastor - Eric Lundee 
Parliamentarian - Natalie Sparks 
Faculty Class Sponsor - Sieb Roeske, 
Bernelda Cash 
CT 
SM Address Update: 
Pedro Perez 
Casilla 2D 
IX Region 
Jemuco CHILE 
Who Me? 
by Rosanna Moomey 
Go ye into all the nations... (Matt. 
28:19). Students at Union College have 
the opportunity to follow Christ's com-
mand by becoming a student missionary. 
Student missionaries are people still in 
school who volunteer to spend one year 
oftheirtime workingforthe Seventh-day 
Adventist church in a country other than 
their own. Often times, it is thought that 
the only positions open to student mis-
sionaries 
(SM's) are teaching 
posts. 
However, this is not true. Kelly Schmitt, 
the co-ordinator of SM's, said that there 
are calls for accountants and nurses, as 
well as many other jobs. Another mis-
conception is that SM's go to Africa and 
similar places. While a few calls are for 
Africa (such as South Africa) most calls 
come from Asia and the islands. SM's 
have been known to go to neat places such 
as Costa Rica, Phonpeii, Jordan, Israel, 
Norway, and Ireland, to name just a few. 
If you are interested in becoming an 
SM, the first thing you will want to do is 
to stop by Campus Ministries and look at 
the callbook. The callbook will be com-
ing out sometime during the first two 
weeks of October and will contain the 
listings and descriptions of the openings 
available during the 1991-1992 school year. 
Then if you are seriously interested in 
takinga year out of school and working as 
an SM, you need to talk to Pastor Rich 
Carlson or Kelly Schmitt and get a copy 
of the pre-application. You then embark 
on a four-step screening process. 
It is 
better start working on getting ready and 
cleared to work as an SM as soon as 
possible, because once you are sure that 
you are going, you have to do some fund 
raising. The earlier you get started on 
raising the necessary funds, the less stress-
ful this process will be. Kelly will work 
with you and help you through the whole 
screening and preparation process. Plus, 
she stays in contact with you while you 
are gone, and helps to keep you informed 
of all that is going on here at Union. 
Many people are interested in becom-
ing SMs, but choose not to pursue it due 
to loans. When you take off a year from 
school, you have to start paying your 
loans while you are out. However, if you 
go to Korea, you are able to make enough 
money to pay on your loans and still have 
enough left over to live on. 
Taking a year off and spending it as a 
student missionary is a real growing expe-
rience, in Kelly's opinion. She said that 
youfind yourself doingnew things, things 
that you never thought you would do, 
and discover that you can do them quite 
well. If you are a person who would like 
to teach, but have not quite decided wether 
it is really your calling, a year spent as a 
teacher would really help you decide if 
you would enjoy teaching and be good at 
it. 
For those who remain at Union, there 
are ways to be involved with the SM 
program and to help encourage the SM's. 
Kelly sends letters each week to the SM's. 
She also includes taped copies of good 
sermons and Week of Prayers. Once a 
month, there are pieces of paper placed in 
the foyer of the the Dick Building with 
each SM's name. Everyone is encouraged 
to write notes of encouragement and 
goodwill to their friends. At Christmas 
time, boxes are placed in Campus Minis-
tries and all are invited to stop by and 
place "christmas presents" in them. These 
boxes are sent off in time to be received by 
the SM's for a Christmas celebration. 
God has called each one of us to do His 
will. Becoming a student missionary is 
not what each of us is called to do. But if 
you feel the Holy Spirit calling you, at 
least listen and consider His call. Don't 
be surprised to hear yourself say, "Who 
me?" CT 
14 - The Clocktower 
ASB 
Almost 
Anything Goes 
September 15, 
8 p.m. 
by Mark Fenton 
o n Saturday night the Union Gym 
will play host to the second annual Al-
most Anything Goes. This is a night of 
wild competition between classes, gradu-
ates, faculty and staff. Anyone who comes 
will play; the more participants the bet-
ter. Team members should wear their 
colors which are: freshman - green; so-
phomores - blue; juniors - red; seniors, 
faculty, staff, graduates - gold. 
The gold team is the defending cham-
pion; but, rumor has it a new name will be 
engraved on the trophy this year. Lots of 
door prizes will be given out, so don't 
miss the give-aways. You don't have to be 
an athlete to play the games, just a little 
crazy. CT 
Gabby's 
Gregarious 
Goals for ASB 
by Todd Hoyt 
"G. Violetta Daphne DuBuck Bailey," 
better known as Gabrielle, has been ap-
pointed as ASB Social Vice President for 
the 90-91 school year. The position be-
came vacant at the beginning of the year 
when Valerie Tayler, Social Vice elect, 
chose not to return to school. 
Gabrielle, a sophomore history major 
from New York, is known to the students 
forheroutgoing personality and herwitty 
antics on stage-such as tap-dancing. 
Gabrielle has some stimulating activi-
ties in mind for this year, but none of 
them are concrete as of yet. Some of her 
plans include: a croquette tournament, a 
roller derby, a bowling tournament, sled-
ding, and a form of "American Gladi-
ators." She says that the Christmas Ban-
quet will be the grandest event of the 
year. 
The theme, she claims, will be 
"Romantic Corn"... 
Gabrielle's enthusiasm and creative 
personality will aid the ASB in the up-
coming fund-raising drive to raise money 
for the student center. 
When asked how she plans to get the 
students to participate in her planned 
activities, she said that she realjzes that 
ultimately she must rely on frefe will. 
"Although," she exclaimed, "I'm going 
to hound them like a cat on cat-nip." CT 
Calendar of Up-Coming Events 
September 
10-14 
CABL "Stress Release Week" 
15 
Henry Doorly Zoo 
Almost Anything Goes 
16 
Jim Barber & Seville 
19 
Men's basketball tryouts 
22 
Roy Adams at CVC 
Road Rally 
23 
UFC Prayer Breakfast 
CABL frisbee golf 
24 
Second student senate meeting 
(open to all) 
30 
A.S.B. Auction/Flea Market