Campus Life articles from March 2003

Campus Life archives from March 2003

Hello spring. (from the editors).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... I don't like winter in the Midwest. I don't like scraping snow and ice off my car every morning. I don't like trudging across parking lots, trying not to slip on the ice below me as the wind assaults my face. I don't like staying...

Canvas life. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
March 1, 2003... The picture that guides our life is called by many names: a synoptic, a road map, a philosophy of life, a meta-narrative, and among youth, a lifestyle. It can be well defined and subtly shaded in a great masterpiece or it can be a crude...

A real plus. (Speak up! Your letters, e-mail and faxes).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I've had my doubts about Plus One. I sometimes got the idea they were just another group seeking celebrity status. When I saw Jason Perry on the cover, I turned to "I Turned My Back on God" (Jan/Feb) thinking I knew what it was about. Although...

Thanks for the advice. (Speak up! Your letters, e-mail and faxes).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Thanks for your response to "I'm so Boring" (in Jan/Feb Good Advice). When I read it, I felt the same way as that reader. I also was feeling incredibly depressed. I didn't want to move, eat or even sleep. It was scaring a friend of mine, and I...

What a difference! (Speak up! Your letters, e-mail and faxes).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I am very impressed with the new look of Campus Life. It's incredible! I could tell by the cover there was something different about this one. I was most impressed by the choice of articles. In past issues, the messages seemed too simplistic...

Views on TV viewing. (Speak up! Your letters, e-mail and faxes).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... I really enjoyed "Love as Seen on TV" (Jan/Feb) by La Tonya Taylor. I agree with her viewpoint 100 percent, and I really hope many more teens are encouraged to take a better look at what they're watching and how it might be affecting their...

Reader spotlight. (Speak up! Your letters, e-mail and faxes).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2003... Name: Alyssia Ann Neill Home state: Arizona Birthday: Feb. 22, 1987 First thing I always read in Campus Life: I don't really have a first thing, I seriously read from front to back. Favorite pizza topping: cheese and pepperoni...

I've been robbed. (my life as a student).
March 1, 2003... The teacher at the front of the room droned on and on about a math problem, which, for the life of me, I couldn't understand. Suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was Jordan. "Allison, could I borrow a couple bucks?" he whispered....

A quiet place. (Press pause: a quick stop for building your faith.).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... One of the important things I learned at Christian camp was the discipline of solitude--especially being alone in God's great creation away from so many distractions. I remember one special quiet spot on the shore of Long Lake. As I write this,...

In the Word. (Press pause: a quick stop for building your faith.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Old Testament: Psalm 145:1-14 1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness...

Amen! Prayers for experiencing God's love.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... We love you, O our God; and we desire to love you more and more. Grant to us mat we may love you as much as we desire, and as much as we ought.... Give us love, sweetest of all gifts, which knows no enemy. Give us in our hearts pure love, born...

I almost trashed our friendship. (My story: how Christ changed my life).
March 1, 2003... I can't believe he thinks he's better than me! I thought as I glared across a crowded school hallway at my so-called friend Daniel. Daniel and I used to hang out all the time, along with a few other guys, but lately it seemed like he...

Taking a stand. (reflections).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... i used to think taking a stand for You meant arguing with people who didn't believe in You or in Your word or who mocked Your name. but lately, Lord, i realize if i want people to see how great You are, i...

Beaky vs. vac-zilla! (you've got to be kidding).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Never mess with the wrong end of a vacuum cleaner... especially if you're a cockatiel. Just ask Beaky, a 16-year-old pet cockatiel from Locking, England, who learned that lesson the hard way. While his owner, Helen Gooding, was vacuuming the...

I'm too shy. (Good advice: Jim Burns answers your questions).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Q I wish I could be outgoing. I'm kind of introverted, and I get intimidated easily. When I'm around some people, I just don't say anything. When I do speak, I feel like it comes out jumbled up and dumb. Every time I am myself, I feel like...

I'm nobody special. (What Do You Think?).
March 1, 2003... A READER ASKS: "I just started high school, and I feel discouraged because I'm not a cheerleader, and I'm not recognized for straight A's or for playing a sport. How can I see that I'm special because of who God made me to be?" Your church...

Too much to do? (campus life quiz).
March 1, 2003... Sports. Clubs. Youth group. Friendships. Homework. Sure, you've got plenty of time to do everything you just gotta do, right? Or do you? Take this quiz and find out. (1) When you're signing up for classes, you discover you could swap your...

Readers' Choice Christian Music Awards.
March 1, 2003... How much do Campus Life readers like MercyMe? Well, you can only imagine! You not only voted them Best New Artist in our annual survey, but you also chose their smash hit, "I Can Only Imagine," as the Song of the Year. Third Day, Steven Curtis...

Bouncing back: when her 10-year-old cousin died of leukemia, Stacie Orrico was devastated. But she decided to turn her grief into something positive. (music).
March 1, 2003... Rebecca Orrico wasn't planning on going anywhere, no matter what the doctors said. She was just 10 years old. She loved to laugh. She loved to dance. And boy, could she light up the room with that radiant smile. It didn't matter that she...

My day as a superchic[k]: Sandra Hodgins' amazing day with her favorite band. (music).
March 1, 2003... Sandra Hodgins has been a huge Superchic[k] fan since she first saw them in concert more than two years ago. "I love their music and what they have to say," says Sandra, 18, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada. "They really express how I feel and...

Brand new! (Music: fast trax).(Relient K )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Relient K Christian pop-punk's hottest band, Relient K, serves up yet another mix of the serious and delirious with Two Lefts Don't Make a Right, But Three Do (Gotee). On the serious side, "Getting Into You" is all about priorities. On the...

We recommend. (Music: fast trax).(Christian music)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... we recommend GROUP/ARTIST, ALBUM STYLE COMPARE TO All Star United Brit Cornershop, Revolution pop/rock Manic Street (Furious?) Preachers, ...

Farewell frenzy. (tidbits & trivia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Five Iron Frenzy, one of Christian music's funnest (and funniest!) bands, is calling it quits... but not before giving fans a couple more CDs and a farewell tour. The band, featured on our cover a few years ago at the height of "ska...

Lifesavers. (tidbits & trivia).(Christian rock band Skillet)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Christian rock band Skillet is making a difference. They recently received an e-mail from a 16-year-old girl who was into drugs and alcohol and had a baby by the time she was 15. The girl was depressed and had planned to commit suicide the...

Pop rocks! (tidbits & trivia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... So you, your brother and a friend form a band. You've got everything covered but the keyboards. So you ask... Dad?!? That's just what One Cross did. The Canadian hard-rock band includes three teens--brothers Shawn (drums, vocals) and Michael...

Taking a stand. (tidbits & trivia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The guys in the hip-hop duo GRITS are disgusted by the shake-your-booty videos on MTV. So they wrote "Video Girl"--on their latest CD, The Art of Translation (Gotee)--as a response. "So many young girls are sent the wrong message," they say....

She loves NY! (tidbits & trivia).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Jennifer Deibler of FFH was window-shopping in New York recently when a photographer asked to take her picture for an ad. Jennifer posed in Furla--an Italian purse shop--while holding two bags up high. Two months later, the image (above)...

Are these angels ok? (Tv, music & more: Mark Matlock answers your questions).
March 1, 2003... Q I love Touched by an Angel, but I'm wondering how much of it is true and how it fits in with Christian views. A You're not alone in loving Touched by an Angel. TBAA has tons of loyal fans, both Christian and non-Christian. It's a...

Just killing time? (Tv, music & more: Mark Matlock answers your questions).(violent computer games)
March 1, 2003... Q I like playing computer games where you have to kill things--monsters, demons and sometimes even people--to win. I think it's harmless because it's all fake, but my mom's pretty freaked out. What do you think about these games? A There...

Alternatives to Jimmy? (Tv, music & more: Mark Matlock answers your questions).
March 1, 2003... Q I listen to Jimmy Eat World a lot. I don't hear anything offensive, but I'm wondering what you think about them? And can you recommend any Christian alternatives? A Described by some as "emo rock," Jimmy Eat World's latest CD was a...

An answer to prayer: the doctor's words sure didn't sound like an answer to prayer. It just felt like God had really let me down.
March 1, 2003... The oxygen in my respirator clicked off. "Breathe! Breathe! Breathe!" Dr. Wessel screamed through the airtight glass box I sat in at Children's Memorial Hospital. God, please be with me, I prayed silently. I puffed my cheeks up, pursed my lips...

Who is this man? What was it about Jesus that caused people to drop everything to follow him? And why do so many follow him today?(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... THREE AMAZING YEARS Nothing would ever be the same after Jesus embarked on three absolutely unique years of ministry. Jesus walked and taught and healed. Jesus walked. Jesus was a man with dirty feet. He spent most of those three years walking...

They were so cruel: Miss America Erika Harold struggled to forgive the bullies from her high school.
March 1, 2003... I clenched the side of my desk and stared at the clock, wishing desperately I could move its hands and make the class end. But the clock didn't move any faster, and the kid singing a made-up song about me didn't stop. His "lyrics" were full of...

The not-so-perfect cheat: sometimes, being your best is really about being yourself.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... I don't think Mrs. Romine liked me. We were taking another test in my fourth-grade science class and, as usual, I felt unprepared and unsure of the answers. But this time, my solution was to casually place my study paper between my legs, where...

What a bunch of losers: why were these guys coming to our youth group? (fiction).
March 1, 2003... "Amanda!" my friend Stacey hissed. "Lip check!" She turned to me and smiled broadly so I could see if she had lipstick on her teeth. "Your lipstick's fine, Stace, but what difference does it make? We've known all these guys since sixth...

Every guy's struggle: I agonized, I pleaded with God. But then I'd find myself again and again falling into lust.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Bored and without much to do on a Saturday night, I was alone in the basement surfing through TV channels. Like snapshots with sound, the images flipped by rapidly, telling me that, as usual, there wasn't much of anything on TV. Then I hit...

2003 Bible colleges. (Special Advertising Section).(Advertisement)
March 1, 2003... WISCONSIN WILDERNESS CAMPUS An accredited extension of Philadelphia Biblical University, Wisconsin Wilderness Campus is a one-year college program offering students 33 credits toward a degree. WWC is unique from other colleges in the way...

I don't want to have sex. (Love, sex & real life: Tim Stafford answers your questions).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Q My prom is coming up soon and a lot of my friends have told me this is the time to lose my virginity. In fact, some of the guys I know are already making hotel reservations. I don't understand why they think it's important to lose their...

Social sciences. (Special Advertising Section).
March 1, 2003... So*cial Sci*ence, noun The branch of knowledge dealing with all that relates to the social condition, or to the relations and institutions involved in a person's existence and well-being as a member of an organized community. What a...

We were always fighting! (one more thing).
March 1, 2003... Like many sisters, my sisters and I have often fought with each other. But our fighting was probably at its worst when we went on our first concert tour. I was 15, Lisa was 18, and Danielle was 13. Three teenage sisters, stuck together in an...