The Banner, Vol. 28 No. 2 - September 10, 1982

              The
BANNER
Vol. XXVIII, Issue 2
California Baptist College
Sept. 10,1982
Tenure no protection
Campus Digest News Service ■
For the first time at a
number of schools across the
country, tenured professors
may become casualties of
budget deficits and decreased
enrollments.
According to spokesmen for
the American Association of
University Professors, colleges
and universities are under
pressure to lay off or let go
tenured professors in response
to federal spending cuts in aid
to education.
Temple University, University of Idaho, state colleges in
Pennsylvania and California
and some community colleges
all are considering the
budgetary move.
The AAUP is offering alternatives to schools which plan
on letting go tenured professors this fall, although the
faculty group argues that colleges can't fire tenured
teachers unless the institution
is removing an entire program
for academic reasons, or if its
survival is at stake.
One of the alternatives includes changing assignments
for faculty members. One
school in Michigan will offer
retirement incentives to avoid
laying off 100 tenured faculty
members.
Students Shortchange
Their Careers
Well, the school year has
started amid a volley of mixed
emotions. Many are making
plans, commitments, goals,
and setting up expectations for
the coming year. Yet in a couple of weeks, most people's
aspirations, goals, and commitments will be buried under
a mountain of homework. But
no matter how busy you get,
please don't forget why you
are here.
I would hazard to guess that
some are here to find a mate
(no matter how much they
deny it, that's probably true
for most of you). If that is true
for you, then the sooner you
get started on your homework,
the better. Homework? You
bet! If you want the best, then
you've get to work on becoming your best. This is the time
for self examination and self
improvement, working on
your attitudes, relationships,
emotions, values, interests,
(yes, even your looks). Unfortunately, most people work on
their personal growth more
haphazardly than they choose
their toothpaste.
I would also guess that
many of you are here to have a
good time. Great! The truth is,
however, that having a good
time is not as easy as it seems.
Few people really develop
their interests, hobbies, or enjoyments. And the fact is,
many "good times" don't
last. The secret is to find good
times that really will last you
— for the rest of your life. So
work on your interests; often
people with only one interest
or idea of a good time are real-
ly pretty boring  people.  As
you work on your interests,
you'll probably find a few
sports, hobbies, activites that
are particularly enjoyable to
you, but you may also find
that the best times simply involve the relationship you enjoy with your friends. (So far,
the really permanent friends I
made, I made in college.)
Finally, unless you are independently wealthy, set up
for life, and just enjoy going
to school for all the wonderful
knowledge gained, I hope
most of you are here to
prepare for your career. I hate
to tell you, but it's not enough
to struggle through 41 or more
assorted classes for four years.
That, plus carefully reading
the want ads will land you a
dishwashing job. Yes, more is
needed. You need to know the
career you're going into. You
need to know what is needed to
get there and how to prepare
for it. You need experience.
You need to be involved,
belong to organizations, make
contacts. You need to know
job hunting, resume, and interviewing skills. If you really
want to prepare for one of the
most important aspects of
your life, then you need to
begin preparing yourself in all
areas, not just academic. And
you need to start now.
If there's anything I can do
to help, come see me in the
Job Placement Office, room
159. The Job Placement Office is open Monday through
Wednesday, 8-12, and Thursday - Friday, 1-5. Don't sell
your future short.
—Brad Camp
Job Placement Director
Rock Travels to Alaska
This summer, several
C.B.C. students served,
through the Home Mission
Board, as summer
missionaries.
Maria Rock was asked to
share some of her more
memorable experiences as she
served this summer in Alaska.
One of her greatest challenges
was opportunity to begin a day
camp. The camp was open six
hours a day, and the kids were
five through eight years old.
They had exoected ten kids,
and "nineteen showed up!"
Maria   and   her   partner
Women
Forced
To Pay
ASB is excited to announce
their annual TWIRP week
Sept. 13-17. "TWIRP" itself
means THE WOMAN IS REQUIRED TO PAY. It is a
chance for CBC women to appreciate the efforts that the
CBC men will put out during
the rest of the year!
To begin Twirp week this
year we are trying something
new, computer dating. On
Monday you will have a three
question survey to answer. It
will be processed into our
school computer which will set
you up with your "perfect
match." WARNING — it
would be advisable not to set
or break engagements, going
steady relationships, or potential dating material, just
because your computer partner is not your partner in reality. It just gives you an opportunity to meet someone new
with common interests of your
own. That night you will take
your partner and go roller
skating at the 2001 Roller
Rink.
Tuesday night is Sadie
Hawkins Night, with a special
Bar-B-Que Ribs Dinner,
(yum)! Entertainment by a
western singing couple will be
provided, plus a shotgun wedding ceremony where you girls
can "hitch up" with the right
man! Following all the fun at
dinner, you can pay a small
fee, hop on a Hayride and participate in a bonfire with
roasted marshmallows.
Wednesday night, create
your own twirp. Use your
imagination!
Thursday, we will present a
movie from the survey most of
you filled out. Bring a pillow
and some popcorn and join
the fun.
Friday night is a special trip
to Disneyland where the theme
is "Gospel Night." We will be
taking a bus and there is a
limited amount of tickets
avilable in the ASB office.
Twirp week promises to be
fun! So girls save your money,
get your courage up and catch
that fella! And guys, get involved and say YES!
—Sherri Wilbourne
A.S.B. Activities Dir.
recruited 2 young helpers from
the church, and after several
sessions of prayer, the camp
proved to be an enormous success! The experience helped to
establish her goal to be a
teacher in the foreign missionary service, and proved
that her goal was not only attainable, but that she is quite
capable.
Maria offered to share some
common problems and needs
among summer missionaries.
She listed lack of communication with supervisors to be a
common problem. She encountered the need to be
tremendously flexible, as she
was on call 24 hours a day.
Maria commented on a problem that does not exist exclusively in the foreign mission
field. "At the church I stayed
in, I often heard many pat
answers to problems that were
never back by faith." She further stated that, "After going
to Alaska, I don't think I'll
ever drop a pat answer again."
Overall, Maria seemed enthusiastic about her service.
She stated that it taught her a
greater dependency on the
Lord, and greater confidence
in her own abilities. I hope
that the rest of our summer
missionaries can report with
such enthusiasm.
STUDENTS RELAX in the pool at the Business Club Luau.
Gaustad to Speak
Staley Lectures Offered
California Baptist College will be presenting the annual
Staley Distinguished Christian Lecture Program featuring Dr.
Edwin S. Gaustad September 15-17, 1982.
The theme of this year's Staley Lecture will be "Liberty's
Pathway: Whence and Whither". The schedule will be as
follows:
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1982
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:00 noon
1:30 p.m.
Convocation: Wallace Building
Dr. James R. Staples, President
Address: Dr. Edwin Gaustad
"Soul  Liberty:  The  Richness  of the
Past".
Dr.   Gaustad   will   be   available   for
classroom visitation.
Informal luncheon
Dr. Gaustad and family.
Dr. Gaustad will be available for private
consultation.
Thursday, Sept. 16, 1982
10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
12:00 noon
1:30 p.m.
Convocation: Wallace Building
Address: Dr. Edwin S. Gaustad
"Entanglement: The perplexities of the
Present".
Dr.   Gaustad   will   be   available   for
classroom visitation.
Informal luncheon
Dr. Gaustad and Student Leaders
Dr. Gaustad will be available for private
consultation.
Friday, Sept. 17, 1982
10:00 a.m.
Convocation: Wallace Building
Address: Dr. Edwin Gaustad
"Renewed Separation: The Challenge of
the Future".