1997

Timothy Lipman will lecture about hydrogen-fueled vehicles at Pacific Union College at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6. Lipman is a doctoral candidate in the Environmental Policy area of emphasis in the Graduate Group in Ecology, and a post-graduate researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies - Davis. His talk is entitled "Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles: The Future or a Fantasy?"Lipman's lecture is part of Pacific Union College's Joint Sciences Seminar and is the second of a series of seminars on alternative energy vehicles....

A group from Pacific Union College spent their spring break building kindergarten classrooms for the Adventist school in Guamuchil, Mexico. Participants included nine students from Pacific Union College: Katty Fernandez, Leslie Giang, Vonnie Lee, Bryan Loh, Arnold Magbanua, David Self, Joni Self, Debra Teo, and Michael Wong. They were joined by four other young people: Cherish Erickson from Park Rapids, Minnesota, Stephen Kim from Sacramento, Michael Lowe from Ventura County, and Noelle Smith from Kona, Hawaii. With the students were sponsor Beverly Helmer, associate dean of women at Pacific Union College, and contractor Charles Goodwin from Middletown, California.The purpose of the mission trip was to build two large kindergarten classrooms for the Adventist school in Guamuchil, which had expanded so much since it was built in 1994 that the kindergarten classes had been forced to meet in the Adventist church across the street. During their 10-day trip, which lasted from March 20-30, the group built the cinder block walls for the classrooms and installed steel trusses for the roof. The roofing, plastering, and painting will be completed by Maranatha workers in Mexico.The mission trip was sponsored by Short-Term Missions, one of Pacific Union College's student-run outreach programs. This is the...

When you meet Media Services Director Trevor Murtagh, you can probably guess a few things about him. One is that he is skilled with electronic equipment: wherever there's a microphone, a video camera, a distance-learning television link, or a sound mixing board, Trevor is there. Another is that he's Irish: the huge red beard, blue eyes, freckles, slight accent, and interest in soccer all speak of the Emerald Isle. But unknown to many of his colleagues, Trevor Murtagh is a geneticist.It's all part of the interesting story of Trevor's upbringing in Dublin, Ireland. Growing up as one of about 30 Adventists in a country that is 98% Roman Catholic, Trevor gained an unusual perspective on the world around him and on what it means to be an Adventist. "Even though we were a small church, we never felt outside of the church," he said. "Church officials and missionary types often stopped over in Dublin on their travels, so we felt like part of the world church." But usually, if the subject of religion came up, Trevor had to be able to explain doctrinal differences to people who did not know their Bibles. "You can't just take it for granted," he...

Frances Knight, a lecturer in theology and history at the University of Wales, will present a lecture entitled "The Great Divorce: Could the Church of England and the Monarchy Stay Together Under Charles III?" The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, at Pacific Union College's Dauphinee Chapel. In her talk, Knight will trace the problems of the modern Royal Family to developments which took place in the nineteenth century. In 1996 Knight published a book on the Church of England, entitled The Nineteenth-Century Church and English Society. She is a graduate of King's College, London, and received her doctorate from Cambridge University.Knight's lecture is part of Pacific Union College's Forum Lecture Series. She will answer questions from panelists and from the audience after her lecture....

Melissa Rose, an Angwin resident and an engineering technology student at Pacific Union College, was sponsored by Mitsubishi to participate in the National Design Engineering Show and Conference in Chicago. During her all expenses-paid trip, which lasted from March 9 to 13, Rose enjoyed royal treatment: a room in the Hyatt Regency, a hefty stipend, and job offers from engineering firms around the country.Rose's job at the conference involved demonstrating how Mitsubishi's 3D Pro accelerator program could speed up Microstation, a computer automated design (CAD) program by Bentley Systems. Rose also answered visiting engineers' questions about the different capabilities of Microstation."It was interesting to meet all the different engineers and talk to them, and to see all the job opportunities out there and how well my major is preparing me," said Rose, who plans to go into aerospace engineering. She especially benefitted from talking with the aerospace engineers: "They told me what people are looking for and what they expect their incoming engineers to know," she said.Rose made such a good impression on the visiting engineers that she received twelve job offers, several of which were for management positions in computer-automated design. But she wants to finish her education first....

Pacific Union College's Dramatic Arts Society is presenting Twelfth Night, a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, from May 8 to 13.The plot involves a twin brother and sister, Sebastian (Eric Ortner) and Viola (Kami Schey), who have been shipwrecked off the coast of the island of Illyria. The twins become separated, and each believes the other has drowned. Illyria is governed by Duke Orsino (Ciprian Gheorghe), who has been unsuccessfully trying to court a noblewoman, Olivia (Anna McCart).Viola decides to dress as a man in order to survive in her new found position as a single woman in a strange country. She obtains a position with Duke Orsino and is given the task of delivering the Duke's messages of love to the Lady Olivia. Viola complies, but in the course of doing so finds herself in love with the Duke. To complicate matters further, Olivia falls in love with the Duke's messenger, not knowing that he is really a woman. This sets the stage for an intriguing love triangle whose resolution will delight viewers of all ages.Sophomore Anna McCart said working on the play has been a challenge. "The language of Shakespeare is difficult to learn, but I think it...

The Pacific Union College men's volleyball team took third place at the California Pacific Conference (Cal-PAC) tournament last Thursday night, April 10. The Pioneers lost during the playoffs to the Bethany College Bruins in a short-lived match 13-15, 5-15, 13-15.The Pioneers took the lead in the first game, forcing the Bruins to call a timeout at 6-9. Strong blocking by middle hitter Steve Dulcich and setter Dorian Silva secured the Pioneers' lead at 11-8. But the Bruins came back to tie the game at 13-13. The Pioneers rallied but could not regain control, and lost the set 13-15.The second game was plagued with passing and blocking errors by the Pioneers, who made it easy for the Bruins to win, 15-5."We lost the intensity from our first game," said co-captain Scott Eastman. "Young teams tend to let errors slip into their thinking process instead of moving on, and we definitely showed that in our play."The final game looked like a comeback for the Pioneers as they led 9-6. However, the Bruins pulled a repeat performance of game one and tied the set at 13-13. Bethany middle hitter Bill Richardson served two aces for an anticlimactic end of 15-13.The Pioneers were led...

The Pacific Union College men's volleyball team took a surprising victory at home this past Saturday night, April 5. The Pioneers defeated UC Davis' club team in three straight sets: 15-7, 16-14, 15-8. Previously, the Pioneers had lost at Davis in four sets.The Pioneers got off to a strong start, forcing Davis to call a timeout as they trailed 1-6. Plagued with passing errors, Davis tried to regroup with another timeout at 7-12. The Pioneers took Davis out of their game and won 15-7.It looked like a repeat performance, as the Pioneers led 12-6 in the second set. However, Davis' outside hitter Owen Roberts served five straight points, forcing PUC to call a timeout at 13-11. A close rally continued until Scott Eastman and Rob Wells teamed up with back-to-back kills and ended the set 16-14.Davis trailed 6-10 in game three and never got on their feet. Strong jump serves, including an ace by Pioneer Joe Kim, brought the score to 13-7. With middle blocker Rob Wells on the front line, Davis didn't have a chance. The Pioneers took the game 15-8 with ease."We really didn't get a chance to play our game at Davis," said outside hitter David Rai....

The Pacific Union College men's volleyball team emerged victorious in an intense five-game match against Sonoma State University last Tuesday night.The match opened with a tribute to senior Pioneers David Rai and Rob Wells, who were each honored at their last home game with a signed volleyball.Outside hitter Scott Eastman set the pace for game one as he pulled off one of the most incredible plays of the season. Jonathan Paden picked up a dig, which deflected high off Steve Dulcich into the stands. Eastman ran from mid-court to outside of the back line and managed to get the ball across the net. A stunned Sonoma team, who thought the ball was irretrievable, lost focus and could not get the ball back over. The crowd went wild as the Pioneers went on from a 12-5 lead to win the set 15-9.In game two, the Pioneers picked up where they left off. Outside hitter David Rai impressed the crowd with strong jump serves, including an ace, to give the Pioneers the lead at 7-4. Rai later brought PUC up 12-4 with a kill from the right side. The Pioneers looked like they were on a three-set victory as they ended the...

Christian singers Bryan Duncan, Crystal Lewis, and Anointed will perform in concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28, at Lincoln Theater, Veterans' Home of California in Yountville. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children under six are free.The concert is sponsored by Pacific Union College and the Pacific Union College Student Association. It is part of the artists' Big Voice Tour, which is taking place from April to May and September to November of this year, and will include performances in 40 U.S. cities.The Big Voice Tour concert will last approximately two and a half hours, featuring distinct, although complementary, styles of music. Bryan Duncan and Crystal Lewis both have a pop soul style with a bit of R & B, and the trio Anointed's style is R & B with a hint of gospel. Duncan will perform songs from his tenth solo album Blue Skies, which was released in late 1996, as well as from his other albums. Lewis will sing from her 1996 album Beauty for Ashes. And the up-and-coming trio Anointed will present songs from their latest album Under The Influence. Bryan Duncan, Crystal Lewis, and Anointed have all been nominated for...