After years of planning and a successful presidential search, the Higher Learning Commission, Evangels accrediting agency, ap-proved the much-talked-about consolidation on Monday. This fall, Evangel, Central Bible Col-lege and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary will join to form the new Evangel Univer-sity. At the helm of this endeavor stands Carol Taylor, current pres-ident of Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Taylors journey of becoming Evangels president-elect required much prayer and deliberation,

she said. With a heart drawn to helping Evangel, Taylor said she was excited for the challenge that

the presidential role presents, but she said she had to pray and wait until she knew that it was Gods calling on her life to accept the job.

I care a great deal about the success of these institutions. They are my alma mater, Taylor said.

Possessing a long career in ed-ucation, and working as the pres-ident of Vanguard since 2009, Taylor is poised to take over the responsibilities of not one school, but three combined institutions. She said that moving to the Mid-west and becoming Evangels first female president will be a new ex-perience for her.

Im not exactly your poster child of the typical college presi-dent, she said. Number one, Im not male and tall. Im single, so my image of family is a single woman with an 84-pound, tiny mother that will come with me.

Regarded as the turnaround president by the Western As-sociation of Schools and Col-leges, Taylor has the reputation of single-handedly restoring Van-guards institutional health. Be-fore her election to the Vanguard presidency, the institution had been on accreditation probation from WASC due to financial dif-ficulties.

But Taylor said that she cannot

solely claim the credit for Van-guards recovery. She said it took a variety of people who love the university and have all been dedi-cated to seeing it grow.

We were either extraordinari-ly lucky or we had providential help, Taylor said. As a faith-based institution, we prayed as hard as we worked.

Taylor said that every institu-tion needs a compelling reason for existing and continuing to function, which is why she and others worked so hard to bring Vanguard away from harm.

If youre convinced that there would be a gaping hole in the world if you cease to exist, then you should fight on with every-thing you have to preserve the rich treasure of your institution, she said.

The newly consolidated Evan-gels compelling reason, Taylor said, is the rich heritage of over 190 combined years between the

three schools and their effective-ness at creating vocational mis-sionaries.

Together, she said, we will be more than we could ever be as three separate universities pursu-ing three separate visions.

May 3, 2013. Most seniors at Evangel have been looking for-ward to this day since the begin-ning of the school year career. It is the day that all of students hard work from the beginning of their college endeavors pays off. Grad-uation day.

Although there are numerous events that graduates take part in, such as the graduation rehearsal and presidents reception, one of the major events of graduation week is the baccalaureate and awards service. Blake Petersen, senior will speak at the event this year.

Petersen said that he is not sure what he is going to speak about yet, but he said God has been speaking to him about a lot of things, so now he just needs to see

how they will all fit together. I am extremely honored and humbled to have this opportunity to speak, Petersen said. I love the people of Evangel, and the fact that they thought I should speak at bac-calaureate is truly humbling. Through his speech, he said that he hopes to be able to honor God and show how thankful he is for Evangel.

Justin Nyczepir, senior, said he

has mixed feelings about leaving Evangel. I am excited but sad because a lot of the people Ive come to know over the years will either still be here next year or traveling all over the globe, and I dont know when Ill see them all again, he said. Nyczepir said that he plans on attending Fuller Theological Seminary in Califor-nia for graduate work in the fall.

Jonathan Jarosinski, senior, said he feels Evangel has pre-pared him for the professional world. Through my studies and relationships and from meet-ing people by working together, I know my own standards now, and I know myself, he said. I am excited about graduating. Its such a new season and everything is in front of you now, Jarosinski said.

After graduation, he said he plans on staying in Springfield be-cause he already has full time job.

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Above: Tiffany Todd, junior, meets Carol Taylor after yesterdays chapel service. Left: Carol Taylor meets with Evangel student media correspondents at the Double Tree Hotel in Springfield for a press conference. Taylor was officially announced as the president-elect on Monday.

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Right: Robert Spence, president, gives a diploma to a 2012 graduate.Below: Students graduating in 2012 listen to the speaker present the com-mencement ad-dress. Four hundred and sixty-three students graduated last year.

BY MICHAELA SMITHNews Editor

Vanguard president Carol Taylor named president-elect of Evangel e ective fall 2013

Baccalaureate, awards and honors:

May 2 at 3 p.m. in Evangel Chapel

Commencement: May 3 at 9:30 a.m. at

James River Assembly

The president-elect at a glance: Age: 61 Graduated from Evangel University with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education Holds a masters degree in cross-cultural communica-tion from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Has a doctorate in multilingual/multicultural education from Florida State University President of Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif. Recognized as the Orange County Business Woman of the Year Twitter handle: @PrezTaylor

Together we will be more than we could ever be as three separate

universities pursu-ing three separate

visions.- Carol Taylor

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NEWS2 | Friday, April 19, 2013 | The Lance

The ScoopEvangels Amazing RaceActivities Board is hosting the first Evangel Amazing Race. This event will feature a campus-wide scavenger hunt and ice cream will be served after the hunt. AB has asked students to form teams of five to seven people and to have a smartphone with each team to document the tasks. Students who plan to participate should meet in the cafeteria today at 8 p.m. The winning team will win a cash prize.

Reporting Volunteer HoursStudents who want to receive a volunteer certificate or service pin from Evangel need to submit their volunteer hour report which is available on the student portal. Students who have completed 50 to 100 hours of service will receive a certificate, and students who served 100 or more hours will receive a service pin. Volunteer hours include service trips, church volunteer work, community volunteer experiences, Make a Difference Day, residence hall volunteer events and on-campus volunteer positions. This reporting period is from May 2012 through April 2013. Certificates and pins will be presented at Make a Difference Day on Oct. 26.

Students Present Literature at EpiphanyThe next Epiphany Coffeehouse will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student Union. The theme is Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue.The leaders of Epiphany are looking for performers. If students are interested in performing original works - poetry, music, short fiction, art and photos - please email epip.magazine@gmail.com

Yearbook Mailing OptionStudents not returning to Evangel in the fall can have their Excalibur yearbook mailed to a home address. Fill out the mailing form and stop by the Communication Department with $7 for this option.

RetirementsBY ELLIOTT SCOTT

Contributing Writer

Lewis RDs prepare for their next step

BY IAN RICHARDSONChief Copy Editor

Faculty say goodbye as the end of the school years draws near

As the 2012 to 2013 school year comes to an end, a handful of long-standing Evangel faculty members will be retiring.

Those retiring include Joan Cargnel, professor of education and graduate studies; Richard Honea, professor of music, Sandy Vekasy, associate professor of English, and Cynthia Weiss, Write Place coordinator. All have been granted professor emeritus status by the board of directors, a title only given to a full professor who retires in good standing.

After 43 years on campus, retirement is a radical step because Evangel is in my DNA, Vekasy said. After retirement, I will still consider Evangel home, and I look forward to watching the future progress of the university.

Vekasy said, As part of the EU family, I cherish the dear friendships I have enjoyed from the day I first stepped into Building 12 of the old barracks when the school was only 15 years old. She said that her former students will always be her legacy.

For Vekasy, leaving Evangel is bittersweet. Although I will miss working with students, I am eager

to begin a new chapter. No matter what I do in the future, Evangel will always have a special place in my heart, she said.

According to Cargnels bio, she began working at the school in 1985. After 13 years, Cargnel left Evangel and came back full-time in 2002.

Honea said he came to Evangel in 1981, and he is currently completing his 32nd year at Evangel.

I had taught for 10 years at the college level in Texas and Indiana prior to coming to Evangel University, Honea said.

He came to Evangel from Southwest Texas University, which is now Texas State University, at the request of Joseph Nicholson, the Evangel Music Department chairperson from 1960 to 1991.

During his time at Evangel, Honea has served as president or chairperson of numerous local and regional music associations.

Naming one [accomplishment] is impossible, Honea said. Among other things, he said that he loved the preparation and performance of some of the greatest choral music ever written.

Weiss began teaching at Evangel as an adjunct for 14 to 15 years and then moved to teaching three-fourths time for the past 10 years.

My greatest accomplishment has been training tutors in the Write Place who have helped many EU students pass the English proficiency exam, Weiss said. She said she has taught four English classes at Evangel.

When students walk through the doors of Lewis Hall, they are not greeted by Hello, they are greeted with Welcome home.

As they prepare to step down after spending five years as co-residence directors, Steve and Janet Gause agree that their mission has been to create a family environment in Lewis Hall. And staff and students agree they have succeeded.

Before Steve and Janet, Lewis Hall was just a dual-gender residence hall. But now, we are a family, Chelsea VanderVlucht, senior and residence assistant of Lewis Second North, said. The entire atmosphere of the dorms has transformed. Theres a lot of ownership and a healthy pride the residents have living in Lewis. I attribute that primarily to Steve and Janet.

Gina Rentschler, director of community life, said, They have turned the corner on creating a family connection, a family atmosphere in the hall- thats been so needed through the years.

The Gauses have actually served as RDs for eight straight years. Prior to accepting the position at Evangel, Janet was an RD at Southeastern University, where she had graduated from college.

The couple met three weeks before Janet interviewed for her position as RD at Southeastern,

and the two married the summer after her first year there. After two more years, the couple accepted the RD position at Evangel, Steves alma mater, where they would now be able to work together.

That was probably the greatest lure of the job to be able to work together, Steve Gause said. It gives us the opportunity minister to and challenge and train the same population of students.

Along with creating a family environment among the students, the couple wanted to stress the importance of being obedient to God, even during tough times themselves. The Gauses have encountered some tough times, especially just over a year ago when their son Liam passed away a few hours after his birth.

We always say one of the quotes of our life is, Obedience brings the blessings in your life, Janet said. For us, they havent always looked the way that we thought that they would, but Liam is one of the greatest blessings weve ever been given, even if we dont have him here now.

Obedience is hard sometimes, Steve said. I hope that [the students] understand that whatever they face, whatever they go through in their life, they know obedience is what God has called us to. And its not always going to be easy. Its not always going to be

the way we envision it, without a doubt. But then holding onto your family and then holding onto what we know is right in that obedience, I think is pretty important.

The Gauses said the students in Lewis have been right alongside them as they have grieved during the past year. Along with providing moral support, the Gauses said the students have honored Liam with two trees one to be planted at the Gauses home and another to be planted outside of Lewis.

In the future, the Gauses plan to continue their involvement with Evangel University. Steve is an assistant coach for the mens basketball team and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the Behavioral Sciences Department. He was also recently named director of compliance in athletics at Evangel. Janet is considering beginning working toward her masters degree. The couples main goal is to continue to grow their family.

Steve and Janet Gause believe a first birthday should be something special. One year after the birth of their son Liam, they decided to celebrate by making the day special for others.

We thought every little boy should have a birthday party, Janet Gause said.

Knowing how special the

three receiving blankets they brought home from Liams time in the hospital are to them, the Gauses decided to honor his first birthday by collecting and donating as of these many blankets as they could.

The Gauses notified all of their Facebook friends and set the goal of obtaining 392 receiving blankets, one for every minute their son was alive. Friends and family members from many locations responded, including residents of Lewis Hall, other students and alumni.

On April 4, Liams birthday, the Gauses were able to donate more than 550 receiving blankets to the unit of Cox Health where their son was born a year before. They also donated over 40 blankets to the Pregnancy Care Center.

Nicolina Spataro, junior and Lewis Hall president, said the credit for the fundraisers success lies with the Gauses. It was really their passion and dream that Liams life would be able to help other babies that made this fundraiser what it became, she said.

Now a full two weeks after Liams birthday, they have almost doubled their goal. And they say more blankets are on the way.

A special celebration

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Steve and Janet Gause have served as the Lewis Hall residence directors for five consecutive years. JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

CAMP, the movie, is based on the work of 1969 Evangel graduate Wayne Tesch and his Royal Family Kids Camps, serving thousands of foster kids in the U.S.A. royalfamilykids.org

After 43 years on campus, retirement

is a radical step because Evangel is

in my DNA.- Sandy Vekasy

THE MOVIE

Last Friday, Evangel student Bobbie McDaniel, junior, hosted Be the Link, a bene t concert for the area nonpro t organization Feet at Move. McDaniel said the concert was held in order to raise awareness locally about Feet at Move and to encourage students from Evangel, Central Bible College and Missouri State University to get involved with the organization.

Feet at Move was launched in the summer of 2012, Dustin Sandoval, the organizations founder, said.

Our mission is to give shoes as a doorway to share the gospel with people all around the world, Sandoval said, and to equip and inspire the next generation to serve our Lord. Sandoval said the nonpro t began as he felt the Lord leading him to use shoes as a path of sharing the gospel. It was clear that I needed to step out and do something on my own that God was calling me to do. God just began to put people in my path to work and partner with.

Sandoval said the Feet at Move team went to Mexico a month and a half ago and gave away 350 shoes. Seven hundred people came to Christ as a result

of our trip, Sandoval said. In 2013, we plan to go on ve trips overseas and give away over 5,000 shoes to people in need. We hope to continue to work with organizations on the ground in di erent countries and see people disciple and come to Christ.

McDaniel said he became involved a er meeting Sandoval in the fall of 2012. He spoke about the organization and his vision for it, and it inspired me to gure out something that I could do here at Evangel to raise awareness. McDaniel said he hopes to continue to spread awareness on Evangels campus and around Spring eld about

opportunities that people have to be a part of sponsoring this organization.

Stevie Smith, freshman, attended the concert on Friday night. She said she had heard about it through some friends as well as through the many iers posted around campus. I really loved the vision [of Feet at Move] and their willingness to unite us, Smith said. Its important for students to focus on other people and learn to be sel ess learn to be willing to give of their time, money and gi s to expand the kingdom and make things better for people who are su ering in the world.

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Worship night invites students to be the link

Women in EU graduate studies surpass national trend

BY BROOKE ARMSTRONGStaff Writer

BY BRANDON WILLISContributing Writer

Samantha Burks, 2012 alumna; Deborah Tadesse, senior; and attendants of Courageous Church lead worship for the benefit Feet that Move event on Friday.PHOTO COURTESY OF BYRON MITCHELL

Upperclassmen getready for banquet

BY MERRY TUCKERStaff Writer

is years Junior/Senior Banquet will be held tomorrow night at the Dixie Stampede in Branson, Mo. According to its website, the Dixie Stampede is a dinner theater in Branson that features horse riders and musical performances.

e event starts at 7 p.m. in Branson and is scheduled to go until 11 p.m. According to the banquets Facebook events page, in addition to the show itself, there will be a pre-show as well as an a er-party that will include prizes such as Visa gi cards with values up to $200.

e tickets for this event sold for $25 to the rst hundred buyers and $35 for every ticket purchased a er the initial one hundred.

In years past, venues and attire have been formal, but this year, as posted on the events Facebook page and Pinterest board, the dress is semi-formal.

Katie Baker, senior, said, I was really hoping that banquet would be back on the Branson Showboat, but I hope the new venue will be fun and work well for the event.

Phoebe Acosta, junior class secretary, said, I know many people have been hesitant about the events attire and its location,

but e Dixie Stampede has a very exciting environment for people to enjoy dinner and a show and then spend time with close friends a erwards. [ e Junior/Senior] Banquet is more about spending a night with friends than anything else.

Dodi Lason, senior class president, has been involved since

day one with planning the event.

Lason said that juniors and seniors can expect an awesome and unique night to help ease the stress of nals and projects. Get ready for a night of fun.

S a v a n n a h Page, senior, said, I love the Dixie S t a m p e d e but its kind of a weird

venue, but Im sure itll be great nevertheless. Friends, food and stampedes are some of my favorite things, so you wont nd me complaining.

Acosta, who is a California native, said, It may not be something I go back and see again, but its something being in the Midwest you should experience.

Its important for students to focus

on other people and learn to be sel ess - learn to be willing to give of their time, money and gifts to

expand the kingdom and make things better for people

who are suffering in the world.

- Stevie Smith

e number of women attending universities in the United States has been on the rise for over 60 years, the United States Census Bureau reports. Nearly all divisions at Evangel University the undergraduate, James River Leadership College and adult studies programs follow this trend, yet the graduate studies program at Evangel signi cantly surpasses this demographic trend.

Currently, 56 percent of graduate students are women, according to the United States Census Bureau. According to the Spring 2013 Registrars Report, 72 percent of Evangel graduate students are female.

Even at the state level, Evangel strays from the norm. According to the Missouri Department of Higher Education, Missouri

private not-for-pro t higher degree-granting institutions conferred 59 percent of degrees to women in 2011. However, Evangel conferred 71 percent of its graduate degrees to females in the same year.

Brittney Grantham, director of adult and graduate studies admissions, said Evangels o ering of degree programs could have an impact on a potential students choice of a graduate school. Education [degrees] are very popular for women, Grantham said. Six of our programs are Education [Department] related.

[Several] programs are education related, or helping- and counseling-type programs, Micah Hildreth, graduate studies admissions counselor, said. It seems like these programs are lled by women predominately because its kind of a natural skill set.

Evangels graduate programs prepare many of their students for elds in which women are the majority. Seventy-six percent of public school teachers are female, the National Center for Education Statistics reports. According to the American Psychological Association, which is the largest professional psychology organization in the United States, 56 percent of its members are women.

Of the nine unique programs in the graduate studies program at Evangel, seven are directly related to female-dominated elds. However, programs that can be applied to ministry are popular for both sexes, Grantham said. We see a lot of men tending to go into that program, more than any other program, she said.

One reason that there are fewer men in the graduate studies program is because Evangel does

not o er any masters degrees in religion or theology, Hildreth said.

Men and women inquire about getting theology degrees at Evangel, Hildreth said. ey see the name and they think that we must have graduate o erings in theology and religion. We usually refer them to the Assemblies of

God eological Seminary. AGTS o ers several masters

degrees in theology-related elds and in counseling. According to the AGTS Registrars O ce, all of the theology-related degrees have a male majority. e masters of counseling is the only masters program at AGTS that has a female majority.

I love the Dixie Stampede but its

kind of a weird ven-ue, but Im sure itll be great neverthe-less. Friends, food and stampedes are some of my favorite things, so you wont

nd me complaining.

- Savannah Page

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FEATURES4 | Friday, April 19, 2013 | The Lance

The theme for Homecoming 2012 was The Original Social Network. Jimmy Benecasa, se-nior, took first place in EUs Got Talent for the second year in a row. The newly crowned royalty, Ro Augustin and Blake Petersen, seniors, received their recognition as Homecoming queen and king during halftime of the football game.

Homecoming 2012

Lewis Hall Renovations

Launch week 2012New students came on campus this fall and

took part in events in their launch groups. This year, students traveled to Convoy of Hope to help.

Drought in Springfield

Unite Night

Christmas performanceStudents in the band and choir performed at

Silver Dollar City during the Christmas season.

President Barack Obama won a second term in the 2012 election. According to a survey conducted by The Lance, only 10 percent of the students surveyed voted for Obama. On the other hand, this same survey showed that 82 percent voted for Mitt Romney. Obama won 60 percent of the youth vote, people ages 18 to 29; and Romney captured 37 percent, according to the anal-ysis by CIRCLE, an independent research center at Tufts University that measures youth engagement in politics.

Obama won election

Foreign Language InstituteThe Foreign Language Institute is a program enacted

by five schools in and around the Springfield area: Evan-gel, Drury University, Missouri State University, Ozarks Technical Community College and Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo.

Wayne Simien ministered in chapel

Salvation Army benefit concert

The Evangel Music Depart-ment held a concert to raise funds for the Salvation Army. At the concert, attendees were encouraged to bring canned goods to donate. The total of cash donations was over $2,000, and the Music De-partment received over 1,800 pounds of food.

Summer 2012 brought several much-an-ticipated changes to Lewis Hall. Due to the size of the hall, renovations were split be-tween two summers. Changes to the north side of the hall were completed over the summer of 2012. Those changes included the splitting of Lewis Fourth North into two sides, a male side and a female side.

August 2012 saw the onset of the most severe drought Springfield has experienced in over 50 years. Along with other colleges in Springfield, Evangel began voluntarily re-ducing its water usage in mid-August, Tom Keltner, Physical Plant director, said. By Aug. 27, Evangel stopped watering the grass, with the exception of the football practice field. Students were also asked to reduce their water usage.

Evangel and CBC stu-dents came together for a service on Nov. 27. Joy Qualls, assistant profes-sor of communication, spoke to students on a passage from Joshua. Amanda Buschman, CBC student, said, Unite Night is the be-ginning of the process of coming together and bringing unity to our [future] community.

September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012

Football went 6-3 in the

HAAC and 7-4 overall.

Football VolleyballVolleyball went 22-14 and went to the HAAC semi-finals.

TrackGrant Hafner ranked 5th in the nation in 3000m race walk.

Brandon Hoffman, Gracie Cotten and Emily Perona also

qualified for nationals.

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Bernet serves for 50 years

In January, Evangel celebrated the legacy of Glenn Bernet, vice president for Academic Affairs. Bernet has now served Evangel for 50 years. He started as a math teacher at Evangel on Jan. 18, 1963, later became the chairper-son of the Science and Technol-ogy Department and then moved to his current position in 1985.

Krans involved in accident, in recovery

Milton Krans, associate pro-fessor of theology, experienced an auto accident on New Years Day. The accident left Krans in the hospital for a month, with several fractured vertebrae and broken bones. As he underwent rehabilitation at the Walnut Lawn Rehab Center, students and facul-ty across Evangel united in prayer and support of Krans, eagerly awaiting his return to the campus.

Bill and Gloria Gaither, husband-and-wife gospel music duo, visited campus in February to speak on the heritage and future of worship music. They spoke in chapel and also hosted a lecture and question-and-answer session. To commemorate the visit, a donor volunteered to fund a new $1,000 endowed scholarship in the Gaithers name.

Gaithers visited Evangel

First lady Michelle Obama visited the Walmart Neighbor-hood Market on Glenstone Avenue on Feb. 28 to promote her Lets Move! campaign that started a little over three years ago.

Carol Taylor chosen as president-elect

Vanguard University president Carol Taylor was named president-elect of Evangel University. Taylor will start her presidency at Evangel in the fall of 2013. This is all tied to the Higher Learning Commissions approval of consolidation, which was approved Mon-day.

SpringFling 2013, No Adults AllowedThis years theme for SpringFling was No Adults Allowed. The night had an array of

entertainment for audience members to enjoy and dcor featuring flashbacks of the best of childhood. Over 600 people came to the event and joined in the nostalgic fun and fellowship.

Michelle Obama visited

Library turns 50In February, the campus celebrated

50 years of learning and studying at the Klaude Kendrick Library. Students, faculty and the public were invited to the library to attend the 50th anniversary of the li-brarys establishment. Kendrick library was the first permanent structure added to Evangels campus.

Thie year in review was compiled and written by:

Camille Brand, staff writerHope Hamilton, staff writerRyan Peters, staff writerSean White, features editor

Graphics were designed by Jordan Sjostrom.

January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013

This years Mr. AG crowned

Kevin Acevedo, junior, was crowned Mr. AG 2013. This year George Wood, general super-intendant for the Assemblies of God, was a special guest judge. The competition included male students from both Evangel and CBC.

Baseball

February 22

February 14

February 28

April 8

January 18

January 1

March 23

April 15

Baseball went 13-5 in the

HAAC, 28-13 overall, Blake McKnight set

EU wins record

BasketballMens basketball went 15-3 in the HAAC and 26-6 overall, winning

the HAAC tournament.

SoftballSoftball went 7-3

in the HAAC and 24-8 over-all, 3 no-hitters

pitched this year.

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OPINION6 | Friday, April 19, 2013 | The Lance

Here at The Lance, we believe it is an honor to attend Evangel. Reflecting on the past school year, wed like to offer Three Cheers to the following topics:

Three Cheers: President-elect Carol Taylor came to chapel yes-terday to officially introduce herself to the campus. Lance re-porters were among some of the first students to meet with Taylor, and were grateful for that oppor-tunity. Taylor comes across as a genuine person. She speaks with great passion and conviction, and were excited to see what plans she has in store for Evangel. Though we spent only an hour with her, we surmised a few things about her that we really liked. For one, she is tech-savvy, sporting an iPhone, tablet and yes, she does personally run her Twitter ac-count, @PrezTaylor. She men-tioned that spending time with students brings a smile to her face, so we hope she will be an interactive president. Finally, as the student reporters left the press

conference, she gave us each a hug rather than a handshake. Though we still know very little about the person poised to take over Evan-gel, she has expressed that she cares deeply about the people and the legacy of Evangel and that is a firm foundation to build on.

Three Cheers: Student involve-ment in community missions events has been on the rise this year. Recent events like Be the Link show students initiative to make an impact for Christ outside of a classroom requirement. Stud-ies from the Barna Group show that todays young people want to be passionate about a cause that happens outside of the church and in the community. This increase in involvement is filling that need. The effort to also include local colleges is commendable. Evangel has the opportunity to be a hub of

missions for the college-aged stu-dents in this town, and we should continue to reach out and partner with local schools for missions events.

Three Cheers: Evangel sports teams should be proud of their efforts this year. With mens bas-ketball making it to the NAIA national tournament once again and football ranking No. 23 in the NAIA poll, there were many reasons to cheer on the Crusad-ers this semester and last. Cross-country, outdoor track and in-door track all qualified runners for nationals, and were confi-dent they represent Evangel well. Spring sports continue to look strong, and we hope nicer weather conditions prevent further game cancelations. Fellow students, we encourage you to be active in support of your schools athletes. Show up to games decked out in Evangels colors and show your school spirit. Knowing that their peers are rooting for them will be great for our athletes confidence.

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Our VoiceThe Lance

Farewells and endless gratitude

Just SayinWhat is your favorite thing about President Spence?

That he cares for all of the students on campus.

Denzel Pernelljunior

He is the reason I go to chapel because he is so in touch with God he does not need to use notes.

Desirae Maysjunior

I love the thunderous applause that follows his name.

Alexis Wurst freshman

He knows who you are even if you do not think he knows you.

Kherwyn Marshallfreshman

His humble and gentle spirit.

Emily Derevencha freshman

He is a little more than a man but less than God.

Carlen Simssenior

Next week will be my final paper as the editor-in-chief of The Lance. For 2 1/2 years, I have super-

vised student news coverage on this campus.

The experience has been gruel-ing, thrilling, tiring and incred-ibly rewarding.

As I prepare to graduate, I can-not help but reminisce about the 70 papers that bared my signature of approval.

S u r e , there have been glar-ing errors that kept me awake at night and the occasional r u n - i n with ad-ministra-tion, but

the moments that are etched per-manently into my memory are the times the paper triumphed.

Whether it was reporting a sto-ry of great importance or helping a new staffer with his or her ar-ticle, I cannot adequately express what working on The Lance has meant to me.

All I can really say is thank you.Thank you to Melinda Booze,

The Lances adviser, for believing in me and taking a chance on a bright-eyed freshman.

You have been my mentor, my inspiration and my biggest advo-

cate. Your dedication to my edu-cation was undeserved, but Im endlessly grateful.

Thank you to The Lance staff members who worked both now and in the past to produce the content in the paper each week. It was never easy, but for those of you who stuck with it, and with me, I am forever grateful.

I hope you can see the great im-pact of your work, both to your future and to the history of Evan-gel.

Thank you to all the people who agreed to let me interview you. It is not easy to trust a student or peer to accurately reflect your thoughts. I appreciate your faith in me and pray I did not let you down.

Of the hundreds of articles I have written and thousands of ar-ticles I have edited, I have learned that every person has a story to tell, that people can surprise you if you give them a chance and that God blesses those who work hard.

For those who will come after me, be courageous. Journalism is for the thick-skinned.

Treat each success as a stepping stone to greatness and each defeat as a chance to rise again.

Finally, to my readers, thank you. You are the reason I worked so hard and cared so deeply. Please never stop reading. My hope is that The Lance continues to be your source of information, entertainment and critique for the rest of its run.

Good Afternoon,

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you for the most enjoyable year of employment Ive ever had. What an exciting, fun, and challenging year Ive had with the Evangel University Com-munity.

Other than living on a boat, theres nothing I would rather have done this past year. I feel very blessed to have been a part of your lives!

To those of you who are gradu-ating this year and moving on to the next chapter in your life, I wish you the very best of every-

thing. Whatever it is you decide to do

with your life, I challenge each of you to make a positive difference in the world, always remember to Give Back and dont forget oth-ers who might not be as fortunate as you.

And to all of you who will re-turn in the fall, I wish each of you a fun and rewarding summer. Please travel safely wherever your journeys take you. Ill look for-ward to seeing your smiling faces in August.

Very sincerely,Todd Lanning, Food Dude

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Letter to the Editor Three Cheers for Evangel

Pick up this semesters last issue of The Lance on Tuesday, April 23. We will be honoring President Spence and his nearly 40 years of dedication, faith and service to Evangel.

Christine TempleEditor-in-Chief

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Speeding up and sprinting forwardCotten breaks own school record, several personal records set at William Jewel meet

BY CHARLIE WILLIAMSContributing Writer

Baseball buckles down for series

BY BRANDON WILLISContributing Writer

Improvements drive golf team to second place

BY BRANDON HOFFMANContributing Writer

e golf team took second place at the Central Methodist Spring Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. Central Methodist took rst by eleven strokes.

Steve Jenkins, head coach, said it has been another week of im-provement for the players.

Tim Wagaman, senior, said, Central only beat us by 10 or 11 strokes at their home course. ats a very good sign for us. We man-aged to beat Baker by eight or nine strokes, and we thought Baker was tougher than Central Meth-odist. I think we have a good chance to repeat the conference title.

e golf team shot 294 on the rst round and 298 on Tuesday the lowest scores of the year so far. Central Methodist shot 287 and 294.

Jenkins said, We only had one score in the 80s. at was Taylor Smith, [freshman]. He was 11 over par at the four-hole but was only 13 over par by the end, so he settled down and played a bit bet-ter.

Jenkins attributed the better scores in part to good weather, We played on Central Method-ists home course, he said. e course was wet and cold. A lot

of times, a so course is easier to score on than a dry course.

Next week, the golf team will play a three-round tournament at Baker University.

Jenkins said, at can be prob-lematic for us. Typically, a team that plays on its home course shoots four or ve strokes better.

Wagaman said, is is really going to be the test to see which team is the best in the conference. Baker will have an advantage, but were familiar with the course as

well. Currently, Cen-

tral Methodist is considered the primary competi-tion in Evangels quest to take the conference cham-pionship again. According to Cen-

tral Methodists athletic page, Centrals top player golfed a 67 and a 69 at the Central Methodist tournament. Par was 71.

Its hard to beat a team that has a player hitting those kinds of scores, Jenkins said. If we con-tinue to shoot some lower scores, well be able to put some heat on them.

Both Wagaman and Jenkins noted the di erence that home-course advantage can have for a team.

However, Jenkins said, Con-ference is really no ones home course. Graceland is hosting it, but its almost an hour and half away, so they dont play there very o en.

Asia Cogiel, sophomore, rounds the bend on the out-door track during practice.

JOANNA FORD | THE LANCE

4/19Outdoor TrackMule RelaysWarrensburg, Mo.BaseballCentral Methodist Crusader Field1 p.m.SoftballBenedictine CollegeAtchison, Kan.2 and 4 p.m.Womens TennisCentral ChristianCooper Tennis4 p.m.

4/20BaseballCentral Methodist Crusader Field1 p.m.SoftballGracelandLamoni, Iowa2 and 4 p.m.

4/24Mens GolfBaker Spring InviteAlvamarLawrence, Kan.SoftballCentral MethodistFayette, Mo.3 and 5 p.m.

4/25Mens GolfBaker Spring InviteAlvamarLawrence, Kan.

4/26BaseballGracelandCrusader Field1 p.m.Womens TennisHAAC/AMC/TransSouth TournamentCooper TennisOutdoor TrackBill Williams/Bob Laptad Open InviteJoplin, Mo.

4/27Womens TennisHAAC/AMC/TransSouth TournamentCooper Tennis BaseballGracelandCrusader Field1 p.m.SoftballMissouri ValleyCrusader Field1 and 3 p.m.

4/29Mens GolfHAAC Mens Golf ChampionshipMozingo LakeMaryville, Mo.

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Brandon Cobb, sophomore out elder, swings for a pitch durng the rst game of the Benedictine University series on April 13.

BRANDON WILLIS | THE LANCE

With only two series le before the conference tournament. e Crusaders are shaping up to sur-pass last years 16-10 conference record and compete for the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, Lance Quessen-berry, head coach, said.

e upcoming series against No. 1 ranked Central Methodist and No. 8 ranked Graceland will be the pinnacle of the season for the team, Quessenberry said. e Crusaders have to win at least three of their four remaining games to edge their way into the conference lead.

It is exciting to be in the run-ning [for the conference champi-onship] and have a good chance to win it, Quessenberry said. We hold our destiny in our hands, we have just got to win.

Strong pitching and improved elding have enabled the baseball team to win consistently this sea-son.

We have really tried to get on a roll, Quessenberry said. We have been playing really well de-fensively, which has gone well to

go along with pitching which has been good all year.

Russell Brand, pitching coach, said the teams pitching sta has challenged hitters with good pitching. He said seniors Blake McKnight and Matt Meyers and juniors Koby Gaddis and Sam Garrison have enabled the team to take ownership of its games. However, the loss of Meyers and McKnight next year is causing Quessenberry to look for more pitchers.

ose are our top two starters. Losing those two will hurt, he said. We have some young guys, but we need to get some junior college [recruits].

McKnight said that overall the team has performed well this season. He said that this team is the most capable he has played

on during his four-year career at Evangel. e team has per-formed excellent up to this point, McKnight said. is season has de nitely had its ups and downs, but the season overall has been very positive.

In preparation for the upcom-ing series against Central Meth-odist and the postseason, Ques-senberry said he wants to improve the teams batting in order to score more runs.

O ensively, we have been do-ing enough to win games, he said. We are starting to hit the ball harder and get more hits, he said, but we are not scoring a lot of runs.

e Crusaders are playing a series against Central Methodist today and tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. at Crusader Field.

This is really go-ing to be the test

to see which team is the best in the

conference.- Tim Wagaman

e outdoor track team contin-ued to set new personal records and break Evangel records during Saturdays meet at William Jewel College.

Gracie Cotten, sophomore, nished second in the 100-meter hurdles and broke the Evangel re-cord of 15.29 she had previously set at the Central Methodist Uni-versity Invitational.

Cotten nished with a time of 15.19.

Gianna Perretti, freshman, set a new personal record as she made the nals in the 100-meter dash.

Dominica Pigford, senior, set a personal record in the 200-meter dash and nished with a time of

27.01.On the mens side of the meet,

Brandon Ho man, senior, n-ished in rst place among college runners in the 5,000-meter race. Ho man set a new personal re-cord as he nished the race with a time of 16:04.88.

One thing we expect is for each runner to lower their times and to continue to get personal bests, Lynn Bowen, head coach, said. ats really the goal for any track and eld team that wants to compete.

Emily Perona, freshman, said, e team competed well. We had several PRs and many outstand-ing performances. We are con-tinuing our training and working hard. We are also beginning some harder workouts that will help us

peak at conference.William Jewell puts on a good

meet, Bowen said. We had a lot of runners on the ladies side make the nal races. We had great personal records set throughout the day by our runners and look forward to our meet this week at Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo.

Perona competed in the 10,000-meter race on Saturday and nished in rst place with a time of 42:38.55, beating the only other runner in the event.

I feel like I had a good race. It was the rst time that I ran the 10K, and Im looking forward to lowering my time in future races, Perona said. My goal is that by the time Im a senior, Ill have bro-ken the 10K record.

e Crusaders compete today at the Mule Relays at Central Mis-souri University and will compete next Friday at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Open Invite in Joplin.

ey will then compete in the Heart of America Athletic Con-ference Outdoor Championships at Baker University on May 3 and 4. e top three nishers in each event at the conference meet will medal.

A er the HAAC championship, Evangel will travel to Marion, Ind., to compete in the NAIA Na-tional Outdoor Championships on May 23, 24 and 25.

So far, Perona and Ho man have quali ed in the marathon, and James Hafner, junior, has quali ed in the 5,000-meter race walk.

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