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The Pacific Union College Lady Pioneer basketball team won 64-59 against Patten College on Saturday night, Jan. 18, at PUC's Pacific Auditorium. The Pioneers trailed most of the game, and were down 26-29 at half time. Pioneer captain Heather Isaacs said one of the team's goals was to get Patten's main players in foul trouble. Their goal worked, and two Patten starters fouled out in the second half. The Pioneers seized the opportunity and won the game 64-59. "We got fired up at the end and pulled through," said freshman guard Julie Moyer. "What really helped us was our determination." Isaacs said the team had a strong fundamental game. "It was a good win," she said. "We got more comfortable with our offense, and we had a balanced outside and inside game." The Pioneers were led by Isaacs with 20 points. PUC freshman center Toakase Mo'ungaafi also had a strong game with 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Pioneers have an overall record of 2-3....

The Christian tradition colors all aspects of life and study at Pacific Union College. Accordingly, beyond PUC's academic focus, there is an emphasis and concern with the developing Christian experience. Nine students took the platform during Student Week of Prayer, January 21-25, to share their own experiences, insights, and struggles. They came from a wide variety of years and majors, but all focused on the theme of "Knowing God."Student Week of Prayer has been a long standing tradition at PUC, and according to junior Daneen Akers, religious vice-president, a traditional favorite. "Students really enjoy being ministered to by their own peers," she said. "Hearing experiences and struggles from someone your own age makes a huge difference, and students pay a lot of attention to what their peers have to share."This year, the selection process focused on students not commonly found up front speaking. "We picked people because God is doing exciting things in their lives. They aren't your typical up-front people," Akers said. "I only think that made them more real and believable."Each speaker interpreted the broad week of prayer topic in a personal way. The first speaker of the week, senior psychology major David Pizarro, dealt with knowing the...

You are invited to hear noted Christian writer and editor Philip Yancey speak in the Pacific Union College Church at 8 p.m. Friday, January 17; and at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, January 18. Admission to both services is free. Yancey, who serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine, has written 12 books, including The Jesus I Never Knew, Where Is God When It Hurts, and Disappointment With God....

The Pacific Union College women's basketball team made their preseason debut at the Simpson Invitational tournament in Redding, Calif., from Nov. 14-16. The Lady Pioneers played Pacific Christian College on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 14, and lost 58-67. The Pioneers played Life Bible College on Friday afternoon, Nov. 15. Freshman guard Mindy Waterhouse, who was chosen for the all-tournament team, came off the bench to score 16 points and sparked the Pioneers to a 65-40 win. The Pioneers played Simpson College on Saturday night, Nov. 16, and led by 12 points for most of the game, according to sophomore team captain Heather Isaacs. The Pioneers made several mistakes in the second half, and Simpson came back to tie the Pioneers at 45-45. With five seconds left in the game, a Pioneer fouled a Simpson player, and Simpson scored one of two possible points off of a free throw, ending the game in Simpson's favor 46-45. "We are a really young team with seven freshmen and only two returning players," said Isaacs. "But of any team, we have the most freshman talent. Across the board we're very strong and the tournament showed us where we needed to be. It was a positive...

The Pacific Union College Men's Pioneer basketball team lost 74-94 to the Southern California College Vanguards on Saturday night, December 14, at Pacific Union College's Pacific Auditorium. The Pioneers lagged in the first half, allowing Southern California College to build a 20-point lead. The Pioneers kept up with the Vanguards during the second half, but were unable to overtake them. "It's tough having a game right after finals; everybody's just beat," said PUC Coach Mike Hellie. "We got out-hustled. They were a very fast team." The Pioneers were led by junior guard Brett Graves with 19 points, and junior center Bryan Banfield with 14 rebounds. The Pioneers have an overall record of 2-3. They will play their next home game at PUC's Pacific Auditorium on Sunday, January 12, at 7:30 p.m....

Pacific Union College's music ensembles are celebrating "The Reason for the Season" with two Christmas concerts this weekend. Six different music ensembles and guest harpist Beverly Wesner-Hoehn will present Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," John Rutter's "Gloria," and traditional Christmas favorites in the Pacific Union College Church at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 7. The concert will be repeated in the Mont La Salle chapel in Napa on Sunday, December 8, at 4 p.m. Both concerts are free to the public....

Edith Eva Eger, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp in Nazi Germany, will speak about "The Celebration of Life" on Friday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. in Pacific Union College's church sanctuary. Admission is free. A 68-year-old clinical psychologist from La Jolla, Calif., Eger uses her past experiences to share a message of healing and personal growth. "People must acknowledge not what happens with us, but what we do with that. You can turn tragedy into victory," she says. Living amidst torture, cannibalism, and death in Auschwitz, 16-year-old Eger learned how to turn her suffering into survival. The same day she was separated from her parents, who were executed in the gas chambers, Eger was forced to dance for the infamous Nazi officer, Dr. Josef Mengele. Eger was routinely starved, beaten, and humiliated until her camp was liberated. Her nine-month ordeal ended on May 4, 1945, when her emaciated, 40-pound body was pulled out of a pile of corpses by an American soldier who saw Eger's hand move. She considers it a miracle that she was spared. Today, Eger is a sought-after clinical psychologist and lecturer, helping individuals and organizations overcome their limitations, discover their powers of self-renewal, and...

Pacific Union College's Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform in the college's Paulin Hall Auditorium on Saturday, November 16, at 7 p.m. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, which includes faculty members as well as students, is composed of wind instruments such as flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, and trumpets. It also includes percussion instruments. On November 16, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of pieces, including "Incantation and Dance" by John Barns Chance, "Fanfare and Flourishes" by James Curnow, "St. Martin's Suite" by Jan Van der Roost, and selections from the musical "Evita" by Andrew Lloyd Webber....

Pacific Union College welcomes six new faculty members this school year. Donna Archer, assistant professor of nursing, teaches in the college's LVN to RN program. Archer was a major in the United States Air Force, where she was nurse manager of an alcohol and drug rehab unit and a mental health unit, before coming to PUC. She earned a master's degree in nursing at Loma Linda University in 1985. Monte Butler, assistant professor of social work, teaches social work classes in the behavioral science department. Butler received his bachelor's degree from PUC in 1988, and earned a master's degree in social work at the University of Utah. Before coming to PUC, Butler was treatment supervisor at Salt Lake City's Division of Aging and Adult Services. David Duran was formerly a senior scientist at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., of Pasadena, CA, and an adjunct clinical professor at Loma Linda University's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. He earned a bachelor's degree at PUC in 1974, and a doctoral degree at the University of Nebraska. Now a professor at PUC, Duran teaches general chemistry and organic chemistry. Allan Payne, associate professor of technology and director of the college's flight center, teaches in...

Christian recording artist Steve Green will perform in concert at the Pacific Union College Church at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 24. He will sing songs from his new album, The Letter, as well as selections from the other albums of his decade-long solo career, which include Where Mercy Begins, We Believe, Find Us Faithful, and For God and God Alone. Green has received four Grammy Award nominations for best gospel performance (male), and has won seven Dove Awards: praise and worship album of the year (Coram Deo II, 1995); children's music album of the year, and choral collection album of the year (Hide 'Em In Your Heart and I Call You To Praise, 1991); inspirational album of the year (The Mission, 1990); musical album of the year (A Mighty Fortress); male vocalist of the year (1987), and male vocalist of the year (1985). Green's October 24 concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the church sanctuary of Pacific Union College. Doors open at 6 p.m. The concert will benefit Pacific Union College Preparatory School's Christian drama group, The Last Act, as well as its Worthy Student Fund. Admission is $10 for general admission at the door or $8...