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December
Most people don’t know
that Arizona is the first
place Santa visits on his
map because we have
the best children.
MattWay,
enrollment counselor
My church youth group
picks an evening to walk
through the Winterhaven
Festival of Lights in Tucson.
You can also bike or take a
hayride or a trolley, and in
addition to seeing the homes
beautifully decorated, you
bring a can of food for the
Community Food Bank. It’s a
great, old holiday tradition.
Shauna Becker,
GCU senior
A great way to spend
Christmas in the Grand
Canyon State is to ride on the
one-and-only Polar Express
on the Grand Canyon Railway
in northern Arizona. What
better way to show kids the
magic of Christmas and all
the joy it brings and celebrate
our Lord and Savior’s birth?
Marty Smith,
customer service
representative
My wife and daughter
and I moved here from
Pennsylvania in August
2004. When driving
around at Christmastime,
we saw a number of
saguaros decorated like
Christmas trees. Never
saw THAT back home!
TomRichard,
instructional designer
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A GRAND CANYON
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The Canyon Choral Society, Canyon
Symphony Orchestra, Canyon
Chorale, Canyon Festival Chorus
and Critical Mass perform, 7 p.m.,
GCU Arena. 602-639-8979,
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TRADITIONAL
COMMENCEMENT
The University will roll out the
purple carpet in a ceremony for
nearly 600 undergraduates and
their families. 5 p.m.,
GCU Arena
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
NewMexico State has won five of the
last sixWestern Athletic Conference
titles, and GCU is considered its
biggest challenger. Should be a
thriller. 7 p.m., GCU Arena.
602-639-8979
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SAINTS AND SINNERS
WINTER 2016 TOUR
Recent double Dove Award
winner andmultiple Grammy
Award-nominated Christian artist
MattMaher performs with Chris
McClarney from Jesus Culture, 6:30
p.m., GCU Arena. 602-639-8999,
Where is the “best seat in the house” at GCU?
January
February
What’s the most
unusual thing
about Christmas
in Arizona?
Of the hundreds of internships for which GCU students
may apply, which of these locations do you think would
be the coolest?
Results from the last poll
Vote for two and check results a
12-14/19-21
‘ALL MY SONS’
The College of Fine Arts and
Production brings famed playwright
Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” a
gripping story set in post-WorldWar
II America, to Ethington Theatre.
602-639-8800,
19-20
HOMECOMING
The GCU Golf Course will be front
and center at this reunion of new
and longtime alumni, with nine holes
of golf and brunch in the clubhouse
on the schedule as well as the annual
Hall of Fame ceremony and the final
men’s basketball home game of the
regular season.
Details on Page 29
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THE 2016 ROCK &WORSHIP
ROADSHOW
One of the granddaddies of Christian
music tours will pump up the volume
at GCU Arena, with appearances by
Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Mandisa,
Phil Wickham, Family Force 5, Audio
Adrenaline, Shaun Groves, Danny
Gokey and CitizenWay. 7 p.m.,
GCU cadaver lab
22.88%
Free Arts for Abused Children
21.94%
Banner Health of Arizona
13.79%
Ping! Development
12.23%
i9 Sports
11.6%
Arizona State Fair
9.09%
Mountain Ridge Church
4.39%
Camp Zanika Lache
4.08%
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MattMaher
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Upper deck at GCU Arena
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Top floor, Camelback Garage, facing west at sunset
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Fifth row center in Ethington Theatre
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Fourth floor, south windows, GCU Library
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Poolside at The Grove
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Shady bench along the Intramural Field
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Lopes Way outdoor dining
