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How do the residence
halls get their names?
Residence Life andHousing come
upwith recommendations for
President BrianMueller and Pastor
TimGriffin, the dean of students.
The names followan Arizona/
Southwest/desert theme—
Saguaro, Chaparral, Sedona—and
nowa desert bird has joined the
party with the newRoadrunner
Apartments. Did you know that
roadrunners have blue feet?
INsider tip:
“The more names
we use, the better the chances
of using my personal favorite —
Peppersauce, which is a cave
complex just north of Tucson.
But I think I am pretty singular
in my support for that one.”
– Matt Hopkins, director,
Residence Life
What are the dates and
locations of this year’s
“Lopes on the Road”
gatherings for alumni?
Men’s soccer:
Oct. 6 at Houston
Baptist, Oct. 16 at Seattle U.
Women’s basketball:
Nov. 22 at
Rice, Nov. 29 at UC Riverside
Men’s basketball:
Jan. 12 at
NewMexico State, Jan. 28 at
Chicago State, Feb. 16 at Seattle
U., March 4 at CSU Bakersfield
Baseball:
Feb. 22 at Arizona
Diamondbacks (Salt River Fields),
March 14-15 at UNLV, March
17-18 at Pepperdine, March 21-
22 at NewMexico, April 7-8 at
Sacramento State
INsider tip:
“We had a great
time. I actually attended both
universities playing in the game,
but I feel a deeper connection
to GCU even though I only
attended online. It is events like
this that make me feel part of the
community.”
— Vicki and Larry Ramirez
How does the Dance
Team come up with all
those creative routines?
The GCU Dancers learn a
great deal of their game-day
routines at the college camps
they attend during the summer,
and choreography for themed
timeouts usually is created by the
dance members or coach. The
team practices and trains for 13
hours per week.
INsider tip:
“Our most crowd-
pleasing tricks and choreography
often have started as a team joke
and developed into something
really visual. Anytime the team
hears me say ‘Wait, I really like
that,’ they know it is going to end
up in a timeout dance!”
— Jacque Genung-Koch, coach,
Dance Team
How many “alumni
bricks” have been
purchased on the
pathway south of the
intramural field?
Be honest now: Howmany times
have you walked over those
bricks and wondered howmany
there are? (We did.) The total
is 310. . . and growing. For
information on how to get
one of your own, go to
www.gcu.edu/bricks1949.INsider tip:
“Alumni can leave
a permanent mark on campus
by purchasing a brick, and the
proceeds benefit the Spiritual
Life Foundation.”
— Kimberlee Marlow, director of
Alumni Relations
How much money has
been raised by the GCU
Foundation Run to Fight
Children’s Cancer in
its six years?
The race has attracted almost
20,000 people and stands as the
largest event in Arizona dedicated
solely to pediatric cancer. Proceeds
have gone to directly support
children’s cancer research and care,
andwith funds raised as part of the
seventh annual race, scheduled
for Saturday, March 11, the total
donationswill surpass $500,000.
INsider tip:
“
September is
Children’s Cancer Awareness
month, and we’ll be hosted by GCU
men’s soccer on Friday, Sept. 30 to
celebrate and honor the youngest
cancer-fighting superheroes
among us. Bring your capes, get
your Lopes up and join the fun!”
— Debbie Accomazzo, GCU community
outreach manager and Run to Fight
Children’s Cancer race director
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