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by Rich Toftness “I thought any idiot could refute Christianity, and I qualified. During the first half of October 1981, UWEC students were puzzled by the abundance of the word Josh on campus. Josh was on blackboards, buttons, posters, stickers, banners, sidewalks, desk tops and bathroom walls. Some students were beginning to feel that the publicity was a bit much, when the week of October 19 came and a new wave of publicity rolled in. Students were blitzed with fliers, more posters and banners, display cases, mummies, bears and a five-minute film that promoted Josh. But this time they announced who Josh is, what he does and why he was coming to UWEC. Josh McDowell, an international speaker with degrees in economics, languages and theology, has brought his message to over 500 universities and to nearly 60 countries. He is the author of seven best-selling books, and in 1965, he was winner of the Lyman Strauss Speaker of the Year Award. McDowell came to UWEC to give two lectures October 23-24: The Great Resurrection Hoax(?) and Maximum Sex. McDowell gave his personal testimony in his Hoax lecture. At Wheaton College, he said, he realized his teachers could teach him how to make a better living, but he wanted to learn how to live a better life. He said he noticed they were Just as frustrated and unhappy as he was. He also noticed, however, a small group of people, especially one cute girl, who seemed to be happy all the time. Eventually McDowell said he got so jealous he sneered and asked her why she was so happy. She smiled and said two words — 'Jesus Christ,' McDowell said. McDowell said that after he had finished laughing, she challenged him to try and prove that Christianity is invalid. After two years of research he came to the conclusion that Jesus Christ was really who he claimed to be. McDowell, speaking to a crowd of about 2,500, explained why he believes any theory of why the tomb was empty other than the biblical explanation would need a greater miracle than the resurrection itself. The maximum sex lecture involved less direct emphasis on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ — McDowell's definition of Christianity — and focused on the personal relationships that lead to love, sex and marriage. McDowell said he believes the greatest problem with relationships today is self-ccntered-ness or the I want what I want when I want it attitude. He said there are three types of love: I love you if ... I love you because of... and I love you . . period. McDowell said the latter group is a love spelled G-l-V-E, and explained how his acceptance of the free love of God motivated him to join this group. The crowd's reaction to McDowell seemed overwhelmingly favorable. It was practical information and entertaining, said one student. The humor made it acceptable, remarked another, he talks more like a neighbor than a lecturer. I'm going to leave here a better person, said McDowell. It's rare when I find students so generous and hospitable, who treat me as a person and not just a speaker, he said of the audience at Saturday night's lecture.
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Minicourses provide creative outlet by Julie Hellerud The game was called Dungeons and Dragons and was the newest fantasy game on the market. Why was there so much fuss over one game? This is what Cindy Greening, teacher of the minicoursc Dungeons and Dragons attempted to tell, or rather show. Greening helped beginners learn the game, teaching them to use their magic powers efficiently to avoid being killed by an angry, ugly troll. Dungeons and Dragons was only one of several minicourses offered at UWEC during the year, encouraging creative escape for students, faculty, and alumni. The minicourse program is a nonprofit self-supporting program of the student center activities and program office. The courses are offered each semester and during the summer and their prices are based on course costs and a per-person administrative fee. Minicourses are offered in almost every field imaginable. Fun and exercise were combined in several courses on dance. Types of dance offered ranged from Social Dancing, which involved techniques for the waltz, fox trot, lindy, swing and cha cha, taught by David Vasquez and Diane Bindl; to Ballet and Modern Dance, taught by Laura McClanahan; to Belly Dancing with Sue Zimpel; to Jazzercise, led by Kathy Lange. For those who preferred to cat, drink and be merry, several minicourses on food and drink were offered. Paul Waters demonstrated how to mix drinks by using all the proper equipment in his Home Bar-tending course, while Jerry Ehr-meycr taught the terminology and how-to's of buying, judging quality, storing and serving wine in his Introduction to Wine course. Cooking Without Meat was a food minicourse taught by David Schulz. The students in all of these courses mixed, made, and ate samples of their work. Arts and crafts minicourses included Crocheting, Basketry Coiling and Wrapping, and Lap Frame Loom Weaving. A course on making clothing patterns was demonstrated by Katherine Chua, while a course on black and white photography was taught by Brian Johnson. Interest in the Orient was high this fall, as courses teaching Japanese and Chinese language and culture were offered. Group Guitar, taught by Tom Brill and Understanding Hi Fi, taught by Tom Wieseler were courses aimed at the music lover. Brill instructed his students on how to finger basic chords and basic rhythm strums. Weiseler discussed sound equipment and general maintenance procedures for stereos. Other minicourses offered included: the Return of the American Comic Book, taught by K.C. Carlson, a confessed comic book connoisseur; Effective Resume Writing, taught by Ed Brown, who has an MBA and 20 years as an employer behind him; and Astrology for Beginners, Cindy Greening. n
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