From the Editors Desk:

Welcome. The third week is now done.  We are already one quarter of the way into the first semester of school. Has the initial rush of meeting new people run out yet, or are we still able to maintain the level of excitement that existed at the beginning of the year?  What about the work load; is it what you expected or are we starting to feel the stress of the work starting to pile up?
What has stood out so far this year?  Is there something that has happened that made you laugh until you cried, or an experience that was so powerful that you knew for a fact that God was present right there and then?  Could there have been something that a teacher said in any of your classes that spoke loud and strong to you; maybe a phrase or a passage in the Bible or in one of your text books?  I simply challenge you to submit it to The Voice, to let someone else also be enriched or amazed at the incredible experiences that happen here at EBC.

God Bless
Wesley Hague

In This Issue

Main Page:
Be Thankful: Wesley Hague
Leadership Retreat at Redeemer: Wesley Hague
Blue Jays Game: Christie Heemskerk
The Hike: Wesley Hague

Devotional:
EBC Devotional: Jason Edgar

Creative Corner:
Inside the Church: Wesley Hague
Tech Help: Emmalee Grove
Between the Lines: A Thought

Photo Gallery:
Hiking Trip

Social Concerns
Social Concern: Mark Dakin

Voice on the Street:
Who has the messiest Room?

In light of the Chapels we had last week, especially learning some of the history of our college. I was given the chance to look through some student handbooks of previous years. As I read through them, I was shocked to realize just how far we have come. While some of us might complain about how strict our rules are, the only thing I can now say in response is: be thankful we live in now, and not then.

To demonstrate this, I will show a couple examples of the rules that exist now and compare them to the rules that existed in the past.

Note: (1975-) is before 1975, and (1975+) is after 1975

Curfew

(2008) Resident students have a curfew of 3:30 am. Students must be on campus at that time.
(1975) Monday through Thursday students must be studying in the Dormitory or Library between 7:30 and 9:30 pm, and in their own rooms by 11:00 pm. Weekends these hours are advanced to 11:00 and 12:00 pm

Chapel

(2008) Chapel is held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 am - 12:15 pm.  Resident students are encouraged to make chapel a regular part of their schedule
(1975-) Chapel attendance is also a required part of your College life. . . . Also you should no more be late for chapel than for class, and repeated absences or lateness must be explained to the deans.

Dress Code

(2008) Modesty should be a student’s high priority in regards to dress. . . . Students are asked to wear clothing that covers their abdomen, and underwear.
(1975-) Except in residence halls or at scheduled recreational events, slacks, pant suits, and shorts are taboo for young women. Blue jeans are not to be worn to class, library, or in the dining room. Young men are encouraged to wear ties and jackets or sweaters to class and chapel.

Lounges

(2008) Quiet and Courtesy hours are enforced in the lounges. Students are expected to use these spaces with respect and integrity. Failure to do so may result in the closure of the lounge.
(1975) Common Lounge - This area is available to students from 5:00 - 6:00 pm and from 9:30 -10 pm.
(1975+) Care of furnishings must be scrupulously observed . . . It is expected that couples using the lounge will do so in such a way as to not suggest undue intimacy, or cause embarrassment to other students. . . . Closing hour for the lounge is 30 minutes prior to ‘lights out’ in the dormitory.

Other things to note:

(1975+) Laundry facilities are provided in the girls’ dormitory only.
(1975+) Any permission to become engaged or to marry during this period [school year] must be secured from the President.
(1975-) Couples may be together 5:00 and 6:00 pm and 9:30 to 10:00 pm. Weekends, this time may include 5:00 - 11:00 pm. Couples are not to be together other than designated times.

As I read through these rules, and compared them to what some of the rules and regulations that we have in place today, I was shocked and stunned at just how strict they were back then, and how free we are compared to then. The most shocking one that I read was this one: “Relationships between man and women should appear casual even if they aren’t.”  To me it seems like the student handbook was basically asking students to live out a lie for the sake of appearance.  Yet, I do believe these rules and regulations, like today, have their time and place. Despite the fact that we are all adults, we do not always act like it all the time. The thoughts behind some of the rules were for students to focus on their academic studies and not be distracted by other things, which make some sense seeing as we have all paid to be here to learn.

So to end, I will repeat what I began with and that is, be thankful.

Wesley Hague

On Friday eight people from our Student Leadership Team along with the Associate Dean of Student life Marjorie Hopkins, and Tim Grace went to Redeemer University College, for a Leadership Seminar there. While it was a simple message to leaders it did bring a challenge, to lead from our experiences and by being vulnerable as we share part of our story. While the message was simple, the food was good, and the night still was a lot of fun as we were able to end it off with a concert which was probably why half if not more than half of us were there for anyway. The concert had two names on stage; the first was a surprisingly good but unknown band Isobelle Gunn. The second was Jacob Moon, a very familiar name her at EBC. While Jacob was amazing a usual I definitely enjoyed the first band, and almost all of those of us that I talked to, thoroughly enjoyed the first band even though Jacob Moon probably was there reason for being there.

All in all, it was a good night, something that I do not regret going to for a moment.

Wesley Hague

Editor’s Note:  EBC Will be hosting a series of musically based chapels the week of November 3rd – 7th including Jacob Moon, Jay Calder, Dale Nikkel, and student musical offerings with the MCC Coffee House on the Friday evening.  More details to come in the near future.

    Tuesday September 23rd Blue Jays were crushed by an astounding loss to the Yankees. Okay, maybe not THAT astounding, but it was still a sight to behold. Some of Emmanuel Bible College student’s favourite Jay’s players include: Jason Giambi, Roy Halladay and Vernon Wells. When confronted with the question of the Jays playing decently David Dunn said “NO! Scutaro got thrown out at third and Listch couldn’t even block the plate!” John Hamill concurred stating that “they should’ve kept Matt Stairs”. All in all it was a good trip with many fond memories that allowed people from all dorms to “connect” as Angel Taylor put it. Some of the highlights include “seeing the people in the next section wearing robes and red bandanas”, the group yelling “Shave your moustache!” and David Dunn “smuggling a toy gun into the stadium”. How he got through security we’ll never know, but what we do know is that Emmanuel Bible college students “had a blast”, said John Hamill “overall a 10 out of 10 experience”.

Christie Heemskerk

On Saturday September 20, Tim Grace, Brandon Meyers and I left to go spend some time outdoors. We visited two areas, Limehouse Conservation Area, and the Cheltenham Badlands. The hike at Limehouse was the longer of the two places we visited, as we walked along one of the trails there for a good couple of hours. There was a lot of stuff to see there, some of it was man made, as we got to look at a few sealed up lime kilns, as well as ruins of older buildings that only had a bare traces of their existence left. Yet what God had created was what made the hike worthwhile. There were a couple places were we were up high, being able to look down a good distance, seeing the forest below. A river along with rapids flowed noisily along, giving us all a lot of opportunities to get some nice pictures, on our way back, you could hear this one spot from a good distance away. The pinnacle though of this area, was a rock formation known as the “Hole in the Wall” where the trail actually lead down into a small sections of caves, where we spent a lot of time, just exploring around and taking pictures.

The second area we visited was the Cheltenham Badlands. It was a visually amazing place as it stands out in stark contrast to everything else surrounding it. The entire ground around the area was a dark red, as it was definitely an area at which had been eroded by water a long time ago.  It was just amazing to walk along it, as the entire place looked like it barley even belonged in Canada.

There are plans to have a second hiking trip coming up on October 4, this weekend to Rockwood Conservation Area.  Sights include rivers, waterfalls, foliage, caves, and more.  Sign up on Tim Grace’s door by Friday at 4.

Wesley Hague