By Braden Ochs and Hannah Stumpf | Echo
- J-term Chapel
During J-term, chapel speakers discussed the four stages of community: pseudo-community, chaos, emptiness and true community. The speakers on this subject included Jon Cavanagh, Dan Blosser, Scott Barrett and Wynn Coggin. Other speakers who spoke about the importance of community included Skip Trudeau and Jay Kesler.
- Intramural Volleyball
Many teams played against each other in volleyball. The champion for the A-league competition was the faculty team "Empire Spikes Back."
- Take A Knee Questionnaire
The men and women who kneeled during Silent Night led a discussion during J-term about why they took a knee. Many people came to listen, ask questions and respond.
- Coffee and Canvas
For
$5
, students had the opportunity to paint a canvas and listen to fellow
students perform jazz music, while drinking a drink from the Jumping Bean.
- Taylor Basketball
Both men and women's basketball played
nine
games during the month of January. The men's team had
four
wins and
five
losses, while the women's team had
seven
wins and
two
losses.
- Library Board Game Learning Series
Zondervan Library has developed a fairly substantial collection of board games which students can borrow for
three
days, or they can play them in the library. The library has offered first time players an opportunity to play together while being guided by an experienced player. This event focused on the game Scythe.
- J-term Weather
The lowest recorded temperature during the J-term month was -8 degrees on January 5.
