Monday, February 12. 2001 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Ministries support KU Christians By Dawn North Special to the Kansan University of Kansas students need not leave everything familiar behind when they come to campus. Many devoted Christians bring Jesus to school with them. For some college students, religion and going to church played a big part in their childhood. But moving away from home and their parents' expectations can test their personal faiths. “It's crucial to make your faith your own,” said Allison Unrhub, booking agent for the Pool Boys, a local Christian music groun. Unruh said college was a good time for that to happen, and suggested getting involved in one of the Christian organizations on campus. To facilitate the meeting of campus ministers and students, there will be a campus ministry fair at 9 p.m. today at the Union Ballroom in the Kansas Union. The Pool Boys, the in-house band and organizers of the fair, have invited campus ministry leaders to join those who attend the fair so students can meet pastors and leaders from the various organizations. There are approximately 20 Christian ministries on campus, aside from the weekly "Open Swim" event, a nondenominational worship service that attracts about 500 students every Monday night in the Ballroom. Erin Hibbard, Lawrence senior and president of Chi Alpha CAMPUS MINISTRY FAIR ■ When: 9 p.m. Monday ■ Where: Kansas Union Ballroom ■ KU religious organizations: www.ukans.edu/services/religious-orgs.html Ministries, said she would be at the fair tonight. She also named four things Chi Alpha believed students needed to grow in their relationships with Jesus. "You need a Bible study to attend. You need somewhere for praise and worship. You need to have a campus group and you need a local church," she said. "Open Swim is a great place for praise and worship, but a campus group gives you peers to help you get through college." Lindsey Chalfant, Manchester, Mo., senior and president of Campus Crusade for Christ, said it was vital to have a support network on campus. "It's difficult to persevere in your relationship with God when you're trying to do it all alone," she said. Andy Pfister, Wichita junior, is a member of Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. He said he joined the group because he needed people who would challenge and listen to him. "I strongly encourage anyone to get involved in a campus ministry," he said. "It is just a matter of finding one that you fit into." — Edited by Leita Schultes Group challenges beliefs Continued from page 1A divided between atheists and agnostics and had also welcomed Unitarians, Muslims and Catholics at its biweekly meetings. Members of the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics (from left to right) Rob Helmstetter, Prairie Village junior; Peter Brabant, Lawrence senior; Nate Findley, Prairie Village senior; Gregory Fitzgerald Carlew, Kansas City, Mo., resident; and D.J. Box, Kansas City, Ma., senior, demonstrate how humans evolved from apes. The group examines alternatives to organized religion. Photo by Aaron Showalter/KANSAN Box said that if a right-wing Christian came to a group meeting with plans to convince members of his or her beliefs, he or she "would get complete respect, but I don't think he would save any of our souls." Box said those people were missing the point because the basis of atheism and agnosticism was to use logical reasoning rather than to claim knowing who was right or wrong. "Agnosticism is the only correct religion that can't be argued against by anyone alive — no one can tell me that I don't know." Box said with a laugh. He said that it was impossible to challenge a philosophy devoid of any belief system. Jill Pittman, Haskell, Okla., junior and member of University Christian Fellowship, questioned Box's stance. Pittman defended against stereotypes of Christians as being closed-minded. "All actions are based on some kind of belief," Pittman said. "They're acting on what they think is right or wrong, and eventually you have to ask the question of where you believe that comes from." "Our theologies are at totally opposite ends of the spectrum," The group will attempt next week to convince Student Senate not to shut them out from funding. A bill sponsored by J.D. Jenkins, Shawnee senior and a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, to grant money to the group passed Senate committees last week and will be up for consideration by full Senate Wednesday. Objections to allocating money to the group were argued on the grounds that the group is actually a religious organization. Senate's funding of religious organizations is strictly limited to expenses such as printing costs. Findley said such an accusation was ridiculous and pointed to the diverse philosophies of SOMA's members as proof that the group operates with no doctrines or beliefs. Box said he hoped senators would understand the group's purpose when they reviewed its eligibility for funding Wednesday. "We aren't about to answer the question of whether or not there's a God," Box said. "But we will challenge the belief system of anyone who thinks they know the answer." Edited by Sydney Wallace High-tech festivities mark Tet holiday Continued from page 1A Noy Southmammavong, Lawrence freshman, showed up halfway through the program and said he wanted to see the breakdancing contest during the post-show dance in the ballroom. Other highlights of the Tet celebration included the Light Dance, choreographed by Diane Le, Kansas City, Mo., junior and the group's external president, featuring women dancing in the dark with glow sticks, and the Tet show's finale, the Flash Back Flash Forward multimedia presentation produced by John Neuvym, a KU graduate. About 250 people were on hand to watch the presentation. One of the more interesting aspects of the party was Jim Nguyen's 15-minute The Vietster. The 15-minute production took Nguyen, Wichita senior, three months to make "from scratch," he said. Nguyen said the most challenging element of the project was the three-dimensional rendering of the film's special effects on his home computer. He said his main concern was to make it look professional. The Vietster starred Nguyen as an Arnold Schwarzenager-like character wearing a leather jacket, dark sunglasses and a non la, a traditional Vietnamese-style hat. 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