Archive for April, 2010

Former U.S. Senator of Indiana speaks to IWU

Today, former Sen. and Ambassador to Germany Dan Coats, will be speaking to IWU students in the Student Commons at 1:15 p.m.
Coates is running for a U.S. Senate seat again this election. According to the Vice President of College Republicans Zac Aument (fr), Coates chose to speak to IWU because he believes that it is…

Poland president remembered

Last week, Poles and people around the world mourned the loss of President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 others, including dozens of political, military and religious dignitaries.
The Polish elite flew to western Russia on April 10 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of 20,000 Polish soldiers who were massacred by the Russian secret police in…

China affected by earthquake

The Quinghai region of China experienced an earthquake on April 14 with a magnitude of 7.1. According to the CNM News Network, the results are “astonishing.” As of Saturday, there are 1,484 known dead, 312 still missing and 12,088 injured.
First reported as a 6.9, the earthquake was re-evaluated as a 7.1 by China’s earthquake administration….

Student board reviews conduct

During its final meeting of the 2009-2010 academic year, the Student Government Association passed two key resolutions that will be in effect next fall.
Student development has decided it is going to implement a new Student Conduct Review Board. The new system consists of a board that reviews students’ behavior and decides what actions to take…

Cultural climate evaluator visits campus

In the upcoming 2010 school year, Indiana Wesleyan University will implement numerous initiatives to improve various aspects of the campus. One of these, concerning campus diversity, became more of a reality with the visit of Cultural Climate Evaluator Dr. Pete Menjares on April 7.
Menjares, who currently serves as the associate provost of leadership diversity at…

Editors bust out of the IWU bubble

The year is over and I have one last chance to write. I have been thinking all week about what I would leave you with, but I realize that you all already know that time passes quickly, relationships are important and that at the end of it all, your relationship with God is what really…

IWU golf brings home big win at NAIA Classic

The Indiana Wesleyan Men’s golf team won the NAIA Classic at the Brickyard in Speedway, Ind., on April 13. The tournament field consisted of 15 teams, eight who are ranked in the NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top-25.
Because of last week’s win, the Wildcats are now ranked No. 12 in the nation, the highest ranking IWU…

Men’s and women’s tennis heading to NAIA nationals

This year’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will both be heading to the NAIA and Christian Nationals.
“Getting to NAIA and Christian Nationals is an accomplishment in itself,” Luke Montgomery (so) said.
According to the IWU Tennis page, the NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top- 25 Preseason Poll ranks them at No. 24 in the nation, and the…

Road to the NBA Finals

With the regular season coming to an end and the playoff matchups set in stone, all 16 teams that qualified for the postseason will be playing for one ultimate goal: NBA Championship.
Going into the post season, the overall No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are a heavy favorite to take home the title. Standing in their way…

Editors bust out of the IWU bubble

So this is where I’m supposed to say something profound: my last editorial as managing editor of The Sojourn. These past few weeks have been filled with farewell banquets, commemorative speeches, final gatherings with friends and sentimental feelings all around. It’s funny how utterly unaware and apathetic I was about end-of-the-year ceremonies in the past….