by kimberly miller staff writer Students from PLNU are now learning valuable lessons through immersion in local culture. By participating in Community Classroom, students take general education courses from PLNU professors off campus in the homes, churches and community centers of City Heights. Laurita Torres, a junior social work major, is currently living in City [...]
by beth tipton contributor In life, there are multitudes of moments and events that have the capability to impact and completely change who we are currently, and more importantly, what we will become, if we let them. It is between these moments and happenstances that life occurs. Life occurs in the subtle moments, when we [...]
by hana eades staff writer “For dust you are…” At dawn on Ash Wednesday, Mark Carter noticed a homeless man sitting near him awaiting his turn to receive oily ashes upon his forehead in the symbol of the crucifix, representing the mortality of humans and the need for Christ. Both individuals are human, but with [...]
by samantha staph & cory saul staff writers “Success Kid,” “The Most Interesting Man in the World” and “Condescending Wonka” have a lot to say about PLNU. By making memes and posting them to the newly created Point Loma Memes Facebook page, students have a new medium to relate on subjects such as the caf, [...]
by chelsea davis staff writer Tyran Hines works early hours for a chance at an entry-level postion Tyran Hines’s alarm clock goes off at 2 a.m., just as it has twice a week for the last three weeks. He throws on a buttoned-down collared shirt, zips up his black Dickies and tightens his striped necktie. [...]
by katie callahan staff writer “That’s him. That’s Russell,” said junior Ian McKay as sophomore Russell Wood walked into Wiley with only his skinny brown briefcase. It holds the scissors and other supplies of his trade that he can’t carry around campus. Seeing a reporter, he joked that he needed to talk to his agent [...]
by haplin hills staff writer For more than two years, residents of what was affectionately titled “The Manor” had been fostering art, community and faith for PLNU students and the surrounding Point Loma area. From theatrical productions in the backyard to musical performances inside, they graciously opened their doors time and time again. But has [...]
by abby hamblin news editor The Point Weekly gets in touch with the creator of ‘Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus’ Point Weekly: How did your time at a Christian university influence the themes of your poetry? Jeff Bethke: I think in a Christian college, we students get so caught up in the “bubble” [...]
by amanda mccord staff writer 7 a.m. Todd Vance shakes the sleep from his eyes and gets ready to face his next day as a civilian, just as he has every day since 2005 when he left the army. The junior majoring in social work sits down at his computer and opens his e-mail. But [...]
by kevin fawcett contributor Dear Anonymous, It’s no big secret when Valentine’s Day is approaching. Store shelves are stocked with chocolates, roses and sappy Hallmark cards. Restaurants have been booked weeks in advance. Various shades of reds and pinks abound everywhere because these, of course, are the colors of true love. Though your questions don’t [...]
