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THE HILLTOP
® 62, Issue 6
Mars Hill, North Carolina
In Pursuit of Purpose
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je,^ College hosted a well-known con-
j^Porary Christian recording artist?
Was the last time the entire
j^^Pus was involved in a single event
overyone was invited to take
'^6ve pari? All of these infrequent
^Unities are coming up early next
-ill ^ single week where Mars
|o^ College will be turned upside-
is known as Chris
ty Cocus Week and entails a four-
^^^oventure like Mars Hill has not
■ ^*0 many years.
a series of concerts, con-
^ worship services, pertinent
ighi '-^ossroom lectures, and late-
ivg discussions, students will
^n,°^Portunities to get to know a
team of professionals repre-
walks of life and to
litm Iheir own Christian com-
3nt.
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kuj 'oea for planning a week to
II , aspects of the Christian life
Iovq with a request from the
ie Isst Spring. From that point
H(j overbial ball had begun to roll
lidgj strides have been made.
coordination of Dr. Robert
)- „, the capable leadership of
oriented, and student-conducted. Dr.
Melvin said that it has been fifteen
years since a Christian Focus Week
of this magnitude has been under
taken.
Many activities are scheduled for
this special week and the days lead
ing up to it. Beginning early in
February, the bell in the Marshbanks
building will be rung at noon each
day calling students to prayer. Litera
ture will be prepared to further as
sist students in spiritual preparation
for the event. Christian Focus Week
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^•persons David Yates and
^i'ne nearly 100 students
ady^ twelve committees are al-
is g^^'Pfking hard at preparing for
Citing week. The entire event
student-organized, student-
itself will be February 20-23. To
kick off the week, Ken Medema will
be featured in concert on Monday
evening.
Ken Medema is a well-known and
well-respected recording artist from San
Francisco, California. He studied music
therapy at Michigan State University,
placing particular emphasis on perfor
mance skills in voice and piano. Blind
from birth, Medema has been writing
and performing his own work since
1970. The promotion materials printed
by Medema’s recording company
describe the musician’s styles as rang
ing "...from classical to rock, from bal
lad to blues, from sacred to profane
- always searching for ways people
can connect to each other, enabling
them to sense the sacred within them
selves and in surprising places."
Inspiring worship services will be
held Tuesday morning, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, and Thursday
morning. The keynote speaker for these
services will be Dr. Ralph Langley, a
Mars Hill alumnus currently serving
as pastor of First Baptist Church of
Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Langley is a
popular speaker and was the featured
pastor at Ridgecrest Baptist Conference
Center one week this past summer.
Dr. Melvin agrees that the speaker
comes highly recommended. "Dr.
Langley combines humor, enthusiasm,
and sound Biblical preaching. He
communicates with young people very,
very well.”
In addition to the keynote speaker,
a whole team of professionals will be
ind the Scenes: Housing and Security
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many services that are
*si on campus, some of the
liqj ^''ler-used are some of those
tijy the most vital to the day-
licg ^^ration of the college. The
Residential Living and the
’as f.. Safety and Security are two
. ihe campus services that are
’lant and often ignored. The
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hej^^’ing to realize is that they
Cqj^ for the benefit of the cam-
>ice.
‘munity.
’tor '"^orview with Cary Poole,
^ Residential Living, and
Qj.®odson, Director of the Depart-
'atriij *^oty and Security, several
'irity student response to
Ik campus were raised. It
students have almost a dis
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"^Oii ^^icir own safety, and, in
to
that, have little or no
of the services available to
The first concern raised, and the
main topic of this ardcle, is the
students’ disregard for their own safety.
To begin with, the practice of lock
ing the women’s dorms at night is,
as they should realize, for their own
safety. Steve Woodson noted that there
have been reports of women propping
the outside doors open after they have
been locked for the evening. Both
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Woodson and Poole emphasized that
this practice is not only dangerous for
the person who props the doors open,
but also for the other residents in
that hall. Security in the halls is com
promised when people attempt to cir
cumvent the rules that exist for their
own safety.
This propping of the doors is even
more unsafe when the recent reports
of a prowler on Women’s Hill are
taken into consideration. Although
stake-outs by security found no one,
other than residents, coming around
the dorms late at night, the women
should still be aware that, if there is
a prowler and the doors are left open,
there is nothing to stop him or her
from coming into the dorm.
"We’ve heard a lot of things about
what’s going on, said Poole in regards
to the situation on Women’s Hill.
"There’s a peeping Tom-and we’ve
staked the building out, but what
we’re amazed at, as to what is going
on at two and three o’clock in the
morning over there, that girls are com
ing and going unescorted; doors are
still being propped open. There’s a
minimal amount of concern for their
Continued on page 3
Friday, December 9, 1988
Melanie Childers
Staff Writer
on campus helping make Christian
Focus Week a success and a blessing.
These people - many of whom arc
Mars Hill graduates - will be lead
ing seminars after the services, lectur
ing in various classrooms, and sharing
in late- night dorm discussions. They
represent the fields of medicine,
science, business, athletics, and law,
and will be offering a Christian
perspective on their fields. One par
ticular seminar worthy of note is the
courtship and marriage seminar to be
led by Mr. and Mrs. Joe David Fore
on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
The theme for the week is "In
Pursuit Of Purpose” and is designed
to provide something for everyone.
Whether students arc still searching
for that purpose, seeking to sU'cngthcn
it, or trying to find it again, a spe
cial blessing through the challenging
opportunities awaits them during Chris
tian Focus Week. Anticipation is al
ready mounting among the students
involved in preparations.
Dr. Melvin is also looking forward
to the week. "Christian Focus Week
has the potential for creating a sense
of community around a shared ex
perience and thus tremendously en
riching our lives," Melvin said. As
the week approaches, students will
have more and more opportunities to
get involved. Students arc encouraged
to be in prayer for the campus and
the special week coming soon.
Anyone cn campus who is inter
ested is invited to join committee mem
bers on Wednesdays in Belk
Auditorium at 5:30 for a brief time
of prayer and spiritual preparation. It’s
always been said of Mars Hill that
the college is a community of caring
individuals. Christian Focus Week
provides the setting for students, facul
ty, and staff to unite as a strong
community of faith under a common
goal - a common purpose.
Remember: The pursuit of pur
pose is no trivial pursuit.
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Editorial
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On Campus ....
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Sports
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