California Baptist University - Angelos Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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China: A Life- Liz l.oper sils on the Great Wall, one of the most spectacular sights in the world, and a highli ght of the trip Brent Sanders talks about Amer- ican life as these Chinese students listen intently. Expe for Changing rience Students, Faculty The China Exchange Program was new in 1988. It was developed as a cultural exchange between Cal Baptist and the Shanghai International Studies University. Between May 27 and July 4, 1988, twenty students and faculty travelled to China for a five-week tour of Beijing, Xi ' an, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Upon arrival in China, the group went through a government security check and then went on to Beijing, the capital of China. While in the city, they were housed at the Postal and Telecommunications University, and took their meals at the foriegn student facilities, isolating them from the Chinese students. Dennis Sheridan, co- ordinator of the exchange, divulged, Our hosts were gracious and kind. We were segregated, but not as much as typical tour ists. The next weeks were filled with many challenging and exciting experiences for the Americans in Asia. They saw the Great Wall, tombs of the Ming dynasty. The For- bidden City, the tomb of Mao Tse Tung, and the Great Hall of the People, where the governing Communist Party meets. I felt like a foriegn dignitary because we were allowed to enter the Hall by a special entrance that the ordinary Chinese were not allowed to use, stated one student. The group then went to Xi ' an, via a 1930 ' s vintage train, complete with plush velvet seats and all the trim. The week spent here was utilized for sight-seeing. Then, it was on to Nanjing, where the travellers visited the Ginling Union Theological Seminary, the first Protestant seminary to reopen in China since the end of the Cultural Revolution on 1976. During their stay in Nanjing, the group visited a war memorial honoring the victims of ' The Rape of Nanjing, which occurred during the Jap- anese occupation of the Chinese mainland in World War II. Next it was on to Shanghai, where the students stayed for two weeks. Here, they participated in a summer session offered by the Shanghai International Studies University. The session included classes in Chinese his- tory, language, and culture. Tom McClellan shared about the trip to this point, I was thankful for each opportunity that came my way. I wanted to absorb as much as I possibly could. Besides their studies, the students and faculty members had time for a sight-seeing cruise down the Huangpo River and also visited a number of Prot- estant churches in the Shanghai area. Lisa Alexander told us, The churches in China were Beautiful! They seated many people and were like the cathedrals of Europe in some ways. Upon leaving Shanghai, they group flew to Hong Kong, a British-controlled principality. During the stay here, classes were offered to the students in Chinese Christianity and Baptist history. On July 4th, the tour ended for the twenty Americans, as they departed for the United States. Dennis Sheridan summed up his feelings this way: This was a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity. I don ' t think anyone who went came back quite the same. 1988 CHINA EXCHANGE 179

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Tom McClellan and Mary Pomroy take last minute pictures before the group leaves for their trip across the sea. 1988 China Group Top Row: Liz Loper, Dr. Dennis Sheridan, Michelle Cover, Rex Young, Steve Berzansky, Chris Henson, Tom McClellan, Brent Sanders, Way- land Marler, Dan Kohn, Bonnie Metcalf, and David Peery. Middle Row: Samantha Hansen, Keri Weirich, Rhonda Corlis, Mary Bray, Paula Sheridan, Lisa Alex- ander, Juanita Tuttle, and Gary Avants. Bottom row; Suzay Ky- ung Soo Cha, and Karen White. Dr. Dennis Sheridan and Juanita Tuttle load their luggage prepar- ing to leave for LAX. Steve Berzansky spends time with some Chinese students as they practice their English with him. 178 CLOSING

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•aaa tt ke Tyson earned $22 million in 91 sec Fbnds when he knocked out Michael Spii The last Playboy Club, in Landing, Micl igan, closed in July of ' 88. . August 8, 1988 marked the first ever nigh game at Chicago ' s Wrigley Field, when lights had recently been installed. Uigust marked the release of the co versial film, The Last Temptatio Christ, which caused a furor among iTia ffy American Christians. Skipper Dennis Conners successfulfy sails the catamaran Stars Stripes to victory ov? the monohuU Neiv Zealand in the America Cup off San Diego. Tennis star Steffi Graf wins the U.S. Open bfter sweeping the.fBeaeh, Austr, Wimbledon tournaments. Michael Duka inated as Presii nd George Buifv nom al canidates iu no t% CBC added a cross-country team to athletic department. Riverside ReckWave ' Svins leagu and goeg to gtaiy-offs. asketball was added this umnus Mich iil Mctker coaching, urricane Gilbert wreaks havoc ' ,,„ ., ..„. ribean; hits Gulf coast with most powerful d | winds ever r scorded. ' ' L.A. Dodgers clinch National League ' Pennant. •« ' ■ Soxs 4 games to none. L Cal Baptist experiences the yetonatioli of old chemicals from the chemistry lab on October 6th and 13th, 19S8 The Los Angeles Dodgers um the World I Series, beating the Oakland Athk tics 4-1 in f . the series. jr Cal Baptist receives visit from Czechoslo- vakian Ambassador Miroslav Houstecky. He was invited by the Socrati e Club and Government Deptartment A new U.S. flag was presented to Cal Bap- g, tist by Congressman George Brown. The r flag originally flew over the U.S. Capitol Building. ■•al Baptist trustees approve another deficit, ■ raise expenses again. ' After heavy-weight romance, actress Robin Givens goes for nine million dollar set- tlement in divorce from tough guy Mike Tyson. The PBS program Sesame Street jturngj years old. fifllh eiee of the United States, beating Governor Mi- chael Duka V.P. Bush makes a Wpai erside, October 4, 1988: condcomirjg-of Chri tertife ' 12,1988; doef ed. Seoul, South Korea hosts the game: XXIV Olympiad. Military coups take place in H iti and Bur ma. Forest fires ravish much of Yel tional Forest te|toa| a- The Space Shuttle Discovery launched Am«r]ca back into space at 8:37 A.M on September 29, 1988. It was the first fliglit since the Challenger disaster. The O.ikland A ' s clinch the Airierican league (H-nnant bs ' be ti| g llie BoslfllJied John I.enn lywood Walk of Fame. The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis . The mo ' ie (7 is released on Wdeo«6 i ' and becomes the all-time best . ' with ad ance orders of 11 milUon ph The Pertagon released the first phot to p-secret Stealth bomber. ' Sugar Ray Leonard d e tea ted Canadian Donny Lalonde for two championship belts. rMusie sensation releas|tet||jnir t P motion pictWfe, Ratle and Ijwii- - ' m Cal Baptist hosted the Intcnsne I-nglish E Institute tOjtfi||h ' iJ|Knat 5f|nl Students tnglisli projl f y ejbudies 180 CUJ6»NG- j V