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Student Government

Update 2

World News 2

Blog 2

Job Postings 2

November Calendar 3

Kuyper Life Update 4

In the Loop 4

The first home

game for the

Women’s basket-

ball team is this

Tuesday! Come

and bring your

Cougar Spirit!

B r e a k i n g N e w s !

1 1 / 0 9 / 2 0 1 2 I s s u e 7

C h a p e l

M 11/12:

Richelle White

W 11/14: Dining

Room Discussion

F 11/16:

Prayer and Praise

The Loop!

S t a y i n t h e L o o p :

Monday 11/12: Happy Monday!

Tuesday 11/13: International Study/Field

Practicum Meeting from 1-2pm in the

Zondervan Room

Women’s basketball home game

against Great Lakes at 6pm

Wednesday 11/14: American Teddy Bear

Day (awww)

Thursday 11/15: Ugly Sweater Day

Friday 11/16: Game Night at 7pm in the

Dining Hall!

Saturday 11/17: Men’s basketball home

game against Marathana at 3pm

Sunday 11/18: Weekly Worship The

Lord Day!

Christ-Centered Community

Game Night

When: Friday, November 16 @ 7pm

Where: Dining Hall

What: Board Games, Card Games, Retro

Video Games

Grab your friends, some snacks, and your

favorite game and head on down to the dining

hall! Play some euchre! Dominate some Settlers

of Catan! If you’d like, bring your TV and a

gaming system down! We’re going to host

some tournaments for games such as Super

Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and maybe even Halo!

You won’t want to miss this night of competition

and excitement.

U G L Y

S W E A T E R

D A Y

When: Thursday, November 15 Where: On-Campus What: Wear your best UGLY SWEATER as we celebrate Thanksgiving at Kuyper!

Thank you, on behalf of Student Government, to all the students who took time to participate in the focus groups last week. Your insight and expressed concerns were very helpful as we look at our goals for the rest of the year. As a result of the focus groups, we have begun two of the requests so far and would like you to be aware of them and utilize them!

1. Student Government Facebook Group. Please join the group to receive updates like this in the future and stay informed about he happenings in SG. Also feel free to send any requests to SG through the Facebook group.

2. Prayer Request Forum. On the Kuyper Life Facebook page, we have started a prayer board for you to post requests on. We hope that students and faculty will both use this so that we can lift one another up in prayer. Please “like” it to receive notifications when a new prayer request is sent!

Our hope is that these forms of social media will be a useful tool for us to better engage in community and bring glory to God!

Director of Outreach Ministries in Hudsonville

Water Safety Instructor for East Grand Rapids

Lifeguard for the city of East Grand Rapids

Ministry Coordinator for Shawnee Park CRC

Research Director for WOOD TV/LIN Media GR

Independent Sales Rep for Will Enterprises

Youth Director for Hillside Community Church

Youth Specialist for Eagle Village

Youth Build Academic Specialist for Habitat for Humanity of Kent County

Titan Financial Representative

Care Delivery Driver for HomeTown Pharmacy

Paid Missionary for Japanese Evangelical Missionary Society

For more information and openings, go here.

If I am honest, I have spent far too much time thinking

about what to say in this week’s blog. I wanted to say

something profound and life changing, something that

would have the stir of the week. I thought about writing

about Christian complacency and radical living, but as I

began to write it, it didn’t feel quite right. I also

considered finding some beautiful passage in scripture

that would move many minds, but this did not seem to

flow either. If I am honest, it was my pride speaking and I

am glad that God stopped it in its tracks. Instead I want

to talk about something Christians usually talk about in

passing, but rarely put into practice – being real with

other believers.

It’s a simple topic, really, but so incredibly hard to live

out. It requires us to be both humble and courageous as

we present ourselves openly to another human being. To

be authentic with others, we must be willing to let down

the walls and the pretense of protection. Though it seems

safe to know and be known on the surface level, it is far

more dangerous than openly admitting ones hopes,

strengths, struggles and past. When we lock these away

out of fear, pride or insecurities, our enemy gains an

incredible foothold in our lives. He not only discourages

us through the intense loneliness, but he stalls any

improvements in these areas of our lives.

Click here to read more!

T h e L o o p !

S t u d e n t

G o v e r n m e n t

U p d a t e

P a g e 2

B l o g

J o b P o s t i n g s Keep praying for the victims of Hurricane Sandy as they now face the snow and cold, having been hit with a “nor’easter,” a snow storm across the eastern coast.

From The Wall Street Journal: “The nor'easter is adding to the New York City region's weather woes, dumping more than half a foot of snow in some areas and causing another round of power outages. The National Weather Service reports Thursday morning that the highest snowfall total from Wednesday's storm is in Armonk in Westchester County, where nearly 8 inches of snow has fallen. Parts of the city have received 4 to 7 inches of snow, with the highest totals in Queens and Staten Island. Snowfall totals in Suffolk, Nassau and Putnam counties range from 4 to nearly 7 inches. About a dozen schools in Westchester are opening two hours late because of the storm.” (Associated Press)

From ABC News: “The Federal Emergency Management Agency put a number to the storm's homeless in New York and New Jersey, saying 95,000 people were eligible for emergency housing assistance. In New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, more than 277,000 people have registered for general assistance, the agency said.” (Anthony Castellano)

W o r l d N e w s

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

28 29

Last day to

withdraw

from classes

with a “W”

30

31

Halloween

Costume Rave

- 8pm outside the

Dining Hall

1

Men’s B-ball

vs. Goshen

- 7pm Away

2

Men’s B-ball

vs. Calumet

- 7pm Away

3

4 5

Open student

meeting with

Accreditors

- 3-4pm in West

Dining

6

Men’s B-ball vs. Lourdes

- 7:30pm Away

7 8 9

Men’s B-ball

Tiger Holiday

Tournament

- 5pm @ Grace

10

Women’s B-ball

vs. Marygrove

- 1pm Away

Men’s B-ball

Tournament

- 1&3pm Away

11 12 13

International

Study/Field

Practicum Meeting

- 1-2pm in the

Zondervan Room

Women’s B-ball vs.

Great Lakes

- 6pm @ Home

14 15

Ugly Sweater

Day

16

Overnight

Visit Day

Game Night

- 7pm in the

Dining Hall

17

Men’s B-ball

vs. Marathana

- 3pm @ Home

18 19

Men’s B-ball

vs. Grand Valley

- Away

20

Women’s B-ball

vs. Rochester

- 5pm @ Home

80’s Skating Party

- 8pm

21

22

Thanksgiving

Break!

23 24

25 26

Class Resumes

27 28 29

Overnight

Visit Day

30

Men’s & Women’s

B-ball NCCAA

Midwest Tip-off

Tournament - Away

November 2012

I s s u e 7 P a g e 3

As a big thank you for reading, we have a special prize

for you! But there’s a catch. You must be able to recite

these three things at the Student Life front desk from

memory.

When is Ugly Sweater Day?

Name one announcement from Student Government

What is the world news article about?

If you can name these three things, you can either re-

ceive a candy bar (!!!!) or enter in a raffle for a grand

prize of a $15 gift card for Meijer (!!!!!!) at the end of the

month!

A r e Y o u i n t h e L o o p ?

T h a n k s f o r

r e a d i n g !

Remember learning about “praying with

borrowed words” in chapel on Wednesday?

Watch this video to hear more about praying

boldly using Scripture.

Remember: answered prayer does not come

through our own power, but God’s!

Want to contribute? Have poetry, stories, art, comics, or professor quotes?

Email kuyperlife@kuyper.edu

Click to watch !