The president is ‘Back’A sitdown with SGA President Connor Back to discuss his plans for the year

Let’s start with a little about your-self, I hear you come from an NNU family.“Yes actually I do, we go way back. I have three older siblings, three older sisters and a younger brother. My two oldest sisters both went to NNU, one Nursing and one Social Work. Both my mother and my fa-ther went to NNU and graduated, my dad was Math and my mom was Social Work, and then two of my grandparents went to NNU, so quite a bit of family history there.” How do you feel about the way this year has started for yourself and the SGA?“Its actually been really dynamic the past three weeks or so because we’ve been deal-ing with ‘Week One’ activities, which I’ve been indirectly in charge of because tech-nically it falls under Jack’s [Jack Biewend, Social Vice President] jurisdiction, as VP. So for the past couple of weeks Jack has

been in charge, not technically, but in essence because the main thing we have been doing are his events, and I’ll help and work right alongside him and help him coordinate if he’s not there. It’s been inter-esting because that’s basically, in addition to ‘Week Done’ last year, the big thing that SGA has done. The last 3 or 4 weeks were pretty different in our approach than it will be the rest of the year. So when we’re doing those events we all jump on and help out together on this one big event that lasts a couple of days. Whereas in the future, there will be events and we might all jump on and help for TWIRP and Black Tie, but overall every officer has their own job, and they’re doing that job and I am just kind of there to step up and run something if need be. Before coming to interview you I realized ‘I don’t know all that much about what the president does,’ could you tell us a little bit about your position?“Its so many little things, you can’t just say ‘oh he does this.’ You can say ‘Executive Vice President runs Senate’ for example,

or ‘Social Life does all the events,’ you can’t say that for the president, because he does a lot of stuff but it’s a lot of random things all over the board. I go to NSLC and NSLA (Nazarene Student Leadership Association), which is in Point Loma ev-ery year. There are 9 Nazarene schools in USA/Canada, and all the presidents form a steering committee, and basically we come together and have an agenda for the year, at NSLC (Nazarene Student Leader-ship Conference), which will be hosted by Olivet this year. What happens is we’ll meet at the NSLC two times, I go with our class at the beginning of the year then I go with the incoming SGA at the end of the year, and NSLA is in January so we meet three times, and we have some agenda that we work on throughout the year. For instance, a couple of years ago they made it so you could dance, they took that off the lifestyle agreement, so that’s the sort of thing that they would do. So I represent NNU at NSLA in the steering committee. In addition to those responsibilities I plan SGA Retreat, I serve on the SGA Calen-dar Committee, I serve on the Brickhouse Selection Committee, I appoint the Chief

Justice, I also appoint Student Center Director, Athletic Liaison, and Campus League Intramural Director. I also have a hand in hiring the first six positions in the SGA. I also help train the next president at the end of the year. I am also kind of the liaison between the student body and

William Roemhildtwriter forThe Crusader

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What’s Inside?features news sports arts and entertainmentMeet the Staff.........................................pg. 2SGA Team...............................................pg. 3New Chaplains.......................................pg. 5Ahoy Freshmen!.....................................pg. 4

Ebola............................................................pg. 6Senate.........................................................pg. 4Campus Events.....................................pg. 2

Volleyball....................................................pg. 7 Mama Mandy.....................................pg. 8Student Highlight..................................pg. 8

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featuresOut with the old, in with the newStudents, As you can see, this year The Crusader newspaper will be taking on a different look and style. The team I have picked to bring you news and entertainment is equally as passion-ate about delivering a fun and modern newspaper to you as I am! The Crusader is a way to bring the whole campus together as a community. Our team goal is to inform the community; involve the students and staff; and interact as a whole. We hope you enjoy reading the newspaper as much as we enjoy creating it for you! Cheers to another great year at NNU!-- Avery Russell

Marina RoseAssistant EditorSeniorEnglish Major and Professional

Writing Minor

Brittany McCartyPhotographerSophomoreGraphic Design Major

William RoemhildtWriterJuniorEnglish Major and History Minor

Sara WrenDesignerSeniorGraphic Design Major

Sarah BlumWriterSeniorDouble Major English and Interna-

tional Studies

Curtis MostulAdvertising/BusinessSeniorDouble Major Accounting and

Management

A letter from the editor

Avery RussellEditorSeniorEnglish Major and History Minor

Angela MonroePhotographerSeniorDouble Major Christian Ministries

and Music Theory/Composition

Eric OstynWriterSophomoreEnglishMajor

Campus Events for SeptemberSeptember 15th - Women’s Soccer @ NNU -Dominican University of California 3pm

September 18th - Women’s Volleyball @ NNU -Central Washington University 7pm

September 20th - SGA Fall Serve Day

September 20th - Men’s Soccer @ NNU -Montana State University 3pm

September 25th - Women’s Soccer @ NNU -Seattle Pacific University 4pm

September 25th - Women’s Volleyball @ NNU -University of Alaska (Anchorage) 7pm

September 27th - Women’s Soccer @ NNU -Central Washington University 1pm

September 27th - Women’s Volleyball @ NNU -University of Alaska (Fairbanks) 7pm

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Resident Life, as well as being a represen-tative of the student body at events such as the President’s Dinner. I also run all the SGA meetings, and just serve as a kind of “catch-all” so if we have an event it’s my job to make sure that nobody’s missing anything.” Are there things that you will be changing this year from previous years?“There isn’t anything that I’m directly in-volved with, aside from big events which I will be very involved with, but I’m really excited to help the people that are chang-

ing the community. The perfect example of this is Wednesday Night Live which has been the same for a long time and I re-ally liked the idea of mixing it up. Brent Conrad came to his interview [for Student Center Director] and just had all these amazing ideas which will totally revamp it and do this late night show, which is perfect, I want to empower him to do this. And Doug Waterman [Community Re-lations Coordinator] who is just great at what he does, which is networking, and he knows all these businesses so he’s adding a ton of stuff to the Cru Cards, so much that we might even have to get it on a full size credit card as opposed to the little half size we have done in the past. So I’m real-ly excited to help people that are chang-ing things for the student body. The big thing, the thing I’m really excited about,

which will mostly be Jack (Biewend), who I will work alongside, is planning events and going and doing things. At least in my experience, events in the past have been ‘let’s get together and hang out,’ which is not a bad thing, however I’m a big fan of doing things. If I’m going to go out and play in the snow, I want to build a fort, I don’t want to have a snowball fight, it’s just my mentality and I have fun doing things, and as much as people might tell you the opposite, people have fun, people bond when they’re doing things. One thing we’re going to do, is we’re going to build a big cider press, get a bunch of apples, then we’re going to build some fires, and we’re going to provide the tools so you can come with a group of friends and you can squeeze the tar out of some apples, have some fresh apple cider, and add some

spices over the fire, instead of just some-one handing you a cup of packet hot ci-der. You’re hanging out with your friends, you’re crushing apples, spicing cider, it’ll be awesome and it’s going to be way more fun than just standing around a fire.” Are there any personal goals you have for this year?“I really hope that I can still be a tangi-ble person to the student body, and I hope I can stand by that in the madness that this year is going to be. I think that a lot of times presidents get bogged down in everything they’re doing senior year and and you lose that tangibility with the stu-dent body. I don’t want to be just some guy who’s stuck in an office by himself.”

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Leslie O’DonahueOasis EditorJuniorGraphic Design MajorWhat motivated you to serve the NNU commu-nity?I was motivated to join SGA because I really wanted to get involved on campus. My first two years I was very hesitant to join any clubs or intramurals because I felt that I was far too shy to enjoy myself. After fi-nally waking up and realizing that everyone is super welcoming and fun to be around (whether you are shy or not), I decided to consciously do something to be a vital part of campus life.

Lukas RiekeIntramural Over-lordSeniorEngineering MajorWhat motivated you to serve the NNU commu-nity?I have a passion for team sports and I have had great experiences in intramurals over the past three years. This being my last year on campus, I felt strongly motivated to give back and try to create similarly in-credible experiences for anyone who participates in intramural sports.

David WatermanPublicity DirectorJuniorMarketing MajorWhat has motivated you to serve the NNU com-munity?From week one, my freshman year, I have loved all of the events hosted by the student body, and I have found that helping make that happen for other students is really rewarding. I mostly just love being involved with whatever is happening on campus, and my job on SGA really enables that for me. It’s pretty awesome, rad, groovy, legit, sweet, sick, tight, dope, epic, real, etc…

Cassie WadeSports LiaisonSophomoreEngineering MajorIs there anything you are especially excited about doing in your SGA position this year?I am super excited to get the whole campus involved and excited about sports! We have amazing athletes and I want the whole campus community to support them!

Danny AtkinsCampus Ministry DirectorJuniorChristian Ministry MajorDo you have any specific goals for this year?I hope to see this campus unite and come around what we all have in common: our need forJesus and His response to that need. I really do believe that this campus can become something more, through the grace of God, than the normal Christian Campus. We often don’t think we will be the ones that God will use in amazing ways, but it is often those kinds of people that He likes to use. Whatever He has in store will begin with the Campus coming together. I believe the key for NNU loving the world in a way that shows Christ starts with NNU loving itself.

Brent ConradStudent Center DirectorJuniorPre-Med Major Is there anything you are especially excited about doing in your SGA position this year?I’m transitioning from the traditional WNL (Wednes-day Night Live) format that has been at NNU for several years. Replacing it with more of a late night style variety show, which has had an impressive fol-lowing so far this year. I hope to be able to provide a framework for future student leaders to build off of in the coming years.

Connor BackPresidentSeniorEngineering Major

Shaun HallExecutive Vice PresidentSeniorSocial Work MajorWhat has motivated you to serve the NNU com-munity?The NNU community has given me so much and allowed me to grow and change in ways I was not anticipating when I first arrived on campus. I serve on SGA as a way to pour back into the community that has served as the most formational time of my life - and also because I love being connected to such a large group of people!

Kalyn NelsonSecretaryJuniorElementary Ed MajorIs there anything you are especially excited about doing in your SGA position this year?- I am excited to find new and creative ways to com-municate what is happening on campus to the student body. I am also excited to be able to help put on events that will allow the student body to come together and to grow as a community while having a great time.

Douglas WatermanCommunity Relations CoordinatorSeniorCommunication MajorDo you have any specific goals for this year?My goal is to create a positive aura surrounding the NNU student community. When you, the student, graduate into the big, bright world, I want to have paved the way for your inevitable success through pos-itive community networking and representation.

Curtis MostulBusiness ManagerSeniorAccounting and Management MajorIs there anything you are especially excited about doing in your SGA position this year?I will be having a dance party in my office. Date: TBA. Also there are always snacks in my office so come on by!

Jack BiewendSocial Vice PresidentSeniorEngineering MajorWhat has motivated you to serve the NNU community?A part of my personality drives me towards planning and facilitating events rather than attending them. One of my favorite things in the world is to see people having fun and knowing that I had a part in making that happen.

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Welcome to college, future class of 2018! We’re all pretty stoked to have you join our NNU family. You may think you have figured this whole “college” thing out with just a few weeks under your belt, but there are so many experiences ahead of you, just beyond the horizon!

You’ll be faced with conundrums like chugging down your third Red Bull at two in the morning in the vain hope of finishing that seven page paper before class in the morning. You’ll learn to dodge your newfound responsibilities like a pro NFL quarterback. Finding the perfect time to nap between classes will become an artform. Let’s not forget your food situ-ation! Gotta decide if it’s worth waiting in

line for the meal of the day or succumb-ing to your laziness and grabbing another slice of pizza from the Dex. Seriously though. There are a ton of events and new adventures to take part in! Look forward to making lasting friend-ships during your time here. Get to know the people living on your dorm wing and do crazy spur-of-the-moment things with them! There are plenty of school events to participate in as well. Be sure to take part in the TWIRP festivities when those come around, and go to as many Timeouts as possible. If you thought Week One was

awesome, just you wait! The rest of this year’s activities will have just as much care and effort put into them! Embrace your new adventure, Freshies. You only get to be new at this once in your life!

Ahoy freshmen!Eric Ostyn

writer forThe CrusaderEric Ostyn

writer forThe Crusader

The ASNNU (Associated Stu-dents of Northwest Nazarene Universi-ty) Senate is a body of 12 student elected representatives, three from each class, who decide how student fees will be spent. ‘Who can ask for this money,’ you ask? Pretty much anyone. Traditionally, student “clubs”, SGA Officers, and Class

Councils are the most frequent organi-zations to come to Senate with a bill, but practically any student with a purpose can ask for money. In addition to the 12 Sen-ators, meetings are run by the Executive Vice President and mediated, in matters of procedure, by the Master Chief Justice. In addition, the entire SGA is required to attend Senate meetings and give reports regarding their duties and how their mon-ey is being spent; however they do not

partake in the decision making process of Senate. This year’s Master Chief Jus-tice, Kilen Multop, is head of the Judicial branch of student government here at NNU (He’s the rules and regulations guy). In a recent interview with Chief Justice Multop, he outlined the main things that every student should know about Senate:“SGA receives a large portion of ‘student fees’. Each student pays into the system,

each should take advantage of all the op-portunities SGA provides. Students, if you have a good idea about how Senate should spend money, speak up! If you think SGA should do things differently or the same, speak up! Feedback is one of the most valuable things you can provide. Also, get involved in our awesome political arena, and voice your opinions to your Senators and elected Officers!”

Senate set for the new yearWilliam Roemhildtwriter forThe Crusader

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As we are all aware, our beloved chaplain of 22 years re-tired in May. Gene Schandorff was a great teacher and will be missed dearly. However, every cloud has a silver lining! God has led two new chaplains to NNU: the pastoring pair Dustin and Olivia Metcalf! Prior to becoming the NNU chaplains, the Metcalfs met at NNU, married, and co-pastored in Mountain Home as well as in Atwater, California. Dustin and Olivia were encouraged by their friends and family to apply for the position of chaplaincy. There was one condition, though: if they were going to come work for the col-lege, they were going to do it as a team. Even though they were un-sure if the school would want two chaplains, the couple proceeded with the process regardless. Once the application process was out of the way, doors began to open and Dustin and Olivia were confident that this was where they needed to be. The Metcalfs developed a new passion once they learned they had gotten the positions. That passion was that they were excited to have the opportunity to teach God’s word to the student body that would eventually go out and influence even more people in the future. Olivia found it inspir-ing that people from this campus would be helping the cause for Christ all over the world.

When asked about the strengths of their dual teaching style, Dustin had this to say: “You’re getting two people who individual-ly have our own personal strengths and weaknesses, but when you put us together, her strengths are often my weaknesses so she balances me out that way and vice versa. There’s a more well-rounded presentation that way. Plus you have the male perspective and the female per-spective, so we come to scripture differently because of that.” Dustin went on to talk about how he looks more at the context and history of scripture, while Olivia has her own person-al preferences. Now that they have developed this way of teaching, he can’t imagine doing it any other way. They are both very excited to bring new approaches to familiar themes through their unique style of preaching. Together they have come up with a great theme for this se-mester. They want to explore how to transform people for God, as stated in the school’s mission state-ment, as well as show how scrip-ture can be used to make a differ-ence in the world as we go out and complete our schooling, find jobs, and ultimately follow God’s calling. The Metcalfs will do that through the theme they call Right-side Up, which will focus on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Oliva explained that the world is upside down because of sin and God sent Jesus to give the world a chance to turn it all

right-side up. Lastly, they want everyone to know they are here for us. They want to come alongside us and be personable, as well as available for everyone to talk with about their problems and pray with them for their struggles. Dustin encouraged anyone that wants to start a men-toring relationship with another student to definitely go for it and to

show Christ’s love to your peers. Dustin and Olivia Metcalf are serving God together as a team and will surely bring something new and unexpected to our student body in the coming months and years. On behalf of NNU, welcome to the family, Metcalfs!

New ChaplainsEric Ostyn

writer forThe Crusader

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news“What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.” – Albert Camus, The Plague In Albert Camus’ classic The Plague, the story of the plague-strick-en Algerian city of Oran is told. Though the story is fictional, historically the city of Oran has been a breeding ground for Bubonic Plague. In Camus’ book, Oran is quarantined and contact with the outside world is restricted to brief telegraph mes-sages. On the outset, most of the stranded residents think this epidemic will soon be over, but as weeks turn into months, and the death toll rises, they begin to realize that the plague is not just their captor, but is there to take life. Escape is impossible, and the characters are set to existential musing as the city around them, and those dear to them, deteriorate. A profound work of absurdist fiction, Camus’ nov-el deals with the fundamental meaning of life, community, solidarity, morality, religion, resilience and love; with death looming over like a crazed harpy. In a mo-ment of resolution, and even consolation, the narrator in the story comes to the con-clusion that “[w]hat’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.” While many of these questions seem light-years away for many of us, in a part of the world, not so far from Oran, a plague is afflicting hundreds of thousands of people, and those same questions are being asked. “As of last week Ebola is kill-ing a hundred people every couple days in Western Africa,” says Adam C. Levine

of the Huffington post, who recently spent time in the most affected west Af-rican country, Liberia. The WHO (World Health Organization) puts the official count of Ebola fatalities at 1,900 as of Sep-tember 5th. In an interview with the NY Times’ Sheri Fink, WHO director general Margaret Chan was asked what makes this particular outbreak so difficult to fight, this was her answer:“For almost 40 years, all outbreaks of Eb-ola were smothered. But they were in the villages. And this time, because the pop-ulation now, compared with 40 years ago in these countries, is many times [greater] and more mobile and so forth, so there are multiple reasons.” She also added later in the interview, “I have managed so many outbreaks in my life. And new diseases. This is the most difficult. You know why? The fear factor. There’s no medicine for fear.” The difficulties facing the WHO are also facing organizations such as the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention), who also have people on the ground. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, had a more animated response to the current situation of things in western Africa. He was quoted upon his return from the affected countries in a USA To-day piece by Liz Szabo: “I could not pos-sibly overstate the need for an emergency response… There is a window of oppor-tunity to tamp this down but that window is closing… we need action now.” The tenor of Frieden clearly shows more of an urge to ‘act now,’ and that the situation is much worse than expected. Both Frie-den and Levine, who was quoted earlier, noted the tragic lack of resources. Levine writes, “Every day here in Liberia I hear horror stories of people dying of perfectly

treatable diseases as hospitals and clinics have shut their doors.” And Frieden says, “the most upsetting thing I saw was what I didn’t see.” If proper funds are not met to fight the Ebola outbreak, the WHO has warned that up to 20,000 people could be infected before it is brought under con-trol. The current fatality rate is at 55%, and historically it could rise to as high as 90%. To return to Camus’ story and bring things full circle, we must realize that like the city of Oran, towns and villages in western Africa are being quarantined. The people of those places may be coming to the realization that this epidemic could very well take their lives. Any way you cut it, efforts to treat this outbreak have been, if anything, underwhelming, and at the current rate of things the worst should be feared. Those questions that were so distant at the beginning of this article are

now probably glaring. Whether you’re a doctor in the clinic of some plagued Af-rican village, or a student at some private school in the U.S. it remains that “[w]hat’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.” Plague is just a reminder though; we have that opportunity every day.

West Africa Ebola breakoutWilliam Roemhildtwriter forThe Crusader

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#fuelthefire It seems the perfect motto for a team that earned third place in the GNAC and finished with a program-record of 14 conference wins last fall, but was robbed of its berth to the national tournament to a team below them in ranking. The poll that crushed their dreams was baffling and heartbreaking, but its effect motivates

the team to a new degree this year. No one wants to remember that feeling of heart-break, but everyone wants to remember its lesson: leave nothing up to chance. As senior setter Michelle Terps-tra put it, “This year we don’t want any-thing left to question. We want to earn our spot to the tournament.” A team goal is to make an impact at nationals, which is very viable. The Crusaders did not lose any graduating seniors last year, and are look-ing stronger than ever, with key recruits as well as key returning starters, like

All-American Andrea Terpstra. One of the really important factors in college lev-el sports is being unified, despite the com-petition between teammates for playing time. A strong team dynamic is evidence of the Saders’ determination to compete in the GNAC and beyond. “We are all so close and we know no matter what we have each other’s backs,” says Elayna Rice. Rebecca TenHaken adds, “We have big dreams for this season and plan on getting there one game at a time.” The Saders were picked to finish third in con-ference in a preseason poll, following their

record-setting season last fall, and there’s no doubt about their determination to go far. So, if your volleyball experience, like mine, is limited to recreational activities where you simply try to hit the ball at your friends as hard as you can, then imagine the possibilities of hitting it as hard as you can at your enemies. There is little that compares to that perfect kill, and the en-suing screams and fist pumps of the victo-rious Saders might just make you want to pick up volleyball.

Sarah Blumwriter forThe Crusader

Volleyball shoots for the starssports

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Look guys, it’s Bodie Drake, one of the “oh-so-many” NNU students who tied the knot - with Kathryn (Primrose) Drake - this summer. Bodie is a senior mathematics major from the Nampa/Kuna area. This is his first year living on campus and, despite his initial hesitation, he says he really enjoys it. “I didn’t realize how great it would be to live this close to campus. I can liter-ally wake up fifteen minutes before class starts, and still get to class on time. I have so much more time in my day.” While Bodie enjoys his last year at NNU, he also looks forward to the future. He currently works at the 12th Ave Walmart as a Cus-tomer Service Manager (CSM). It was his promotion to CSM that helped Bodie de-cide what he wanted to do. “I want to do something in busi-ness. I really like the leadership role I have in my current job, and I want to continue to work in that type of role.” But Bodie isn’t all business. In his

spare time he likes to read fantasy novels, play a variety of video games on his Xbox 360 and Xbox One, and go shooting. He’d like to do more outdoor activities such as camping and hunting, and he’d also like to travel to Ireland someday. “I have some distant relatives on my mom’s side who own a castle in Ire-land,” he said. “I’ve never met them, but I’d really like to go there and see the castle

someday.” When asked what makes him

unique, Bodie started laughing. “Kathryn will probably smack me for this,” he said. “But I will eat anything with vinegar in it: pickles, italian dressing, you name it. I could drink vinegar straight, it’s so

good. I get it from my dad.” While others may not

share this particular interest with Bodie, Bodie is a guy who gets along

with just about everyone. His easy-going personality and his ever present laughter have allowed him to stay relatively stress-free during his time at NNU. So if you see Bodie on campus, ask him how he does it and he might just share his secrets with you.

Student highlight Leave it to MamaBodie Drake To solve the drama

Marina Roseassistant editor forThe Crusader

MAMA.I am in desperate need of your help. I recently started dating this wonder-ful female, and things had been going swimmingly, until I made a most heinous discovery; she is an unapologetic food ravager. Any time she visits my apart-ment, she immediately goes for the food items and various sundries found within my refrigerator and pantry, leaving me in a state of complete helplessness when the late-night cravings set in or when lunch in the Dex just isn’t quite satisfying enough. On top of that, it has been quite an expensive endeavor to satisfy her insatiable desire for sustenance. Needless to say, I am being rapidly drained of both currency and sanity. Help me, Obi-Mam-ma Mandobi, you are my only hope. Respectfully submitted, Snack-Daddy My Dear Snack-Daddy,It seems you have gotten yourself involved in a classic case of “An apple a day makes the girlfriend stay.” The apple of your eye wants those Apple O’s and Apple Jacks to herself. You’ve got to

admire a girl with a hearty appetite—but is she caring for your dietary needs? I think you need to have a serious DTD- determining the diet. You could try hiding your more delicious snacks, but sooner or later she’ll find out and then she’ll be hurt. I can tell you two make a great pear, and a couple with such similar tastes should not be separated, which is why you’ve got to let her know that she’s draining you. It’s only a matter of thyme til she eats you out of house and home, so don’t delay. Don’t be like Anakin- you need to nip this in the bud before the Dark Side tempts you away and leads you to believe your lady friend is a traitor and you lose your limbs in volcanic lava. If she cares about you half as much as she cares about cheese puffs and Scooby snacks, she’ll be cooperative.Mama Mandy

Need advice? Email your friendly advice columnist at mamamandy@nnu.edu for answers to your most trying questions!

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