Let m e start offbysayingthatlamnotthe best at making decisions. I am that friend that will sit on the couch until someone else tells us what we're doing. So, in other words, choosing a theme for the yearbook proved to be quite difficult. I began brainstorming themes at the end of last spring semester, right after I found out I was editor in chief. I looked all over the place for potential ideas- in magazines, television shows, books, commercials and so on. Nothing. Nothing at all. By the beg1nning of August I had a few ideas, but I still wasn't convinced. Finally, when I had less than a week left before I left for the Student Publications retreat, I thought of the theme, "Dig Deeper." The entire 14-hour drive from Michigan down to Arkansas I tried to figure out what I meant by "Dig Deeper." There were so many different meanings I thought of, and to be honest, it wasn't until about two months mto the school year when I realized what I had been thinking all along. It's too often we sink into this routine of doing the same things, seeing the same people and not branching out. We move 1nto the dorms, make friends, hang out with those same friends 24/7, use all15 chapel skips, search around for the easiest Bible class, do just 'good enough' in classes and move out for the summer. After this routine is repeated four times, or maybe f1ve, we graduate. The days run together and become pretty monotonous. That is where digging deeper comes in. If we can take the time to think a little bit harder about the things we do, spend more time making our friendships deeper and dig into God's word to find out who He is calling us to be, our lives will become increasingly blessed. For me, personally, I spend a lot of time dedicated to ensuring that my future will be as successful as possible. My primary focus is on my classes, the yearbook, my resume, etc. Although it is 334 closing great that I have taken the t ime to think about those things, I start __.- missing out on both social and spiritual aspects of my Iife. When I don't take the time to break out from my compartmentalized life, I am missing out on opportunities for God to bless me and for me to bless others. One of the greatest things about Harding is the people it brings together. Whether it's the girl you don' really know in your classes or your roommate who you will sta fr1ends with forever, they each can have an impact in your life. Until you take the time to invest in them, they won't be able to fully invest in you. That is what digging deeper is all about. It is making that extra effort to f1gure out exactly why we do the things the we do, and better yet who we are doing them for. Because when we find the answers to those questions, the current priority in our lives becomes pretty clear. If those answers don't lead us to where we ~ want to be, that is when we can reevaluate what we are doing ~ and start focusing more on those things we have been ignoring. Our Iives ca'f\Change drastically when we choose to dig deeper. The book highlights the ways people on this campus choose to dig deepe-r.>!'·here is Regis Ngaboyisonga, the student f rom Rwanda wha,has this love and passion for Jesus that just blows me away.The faculty member th is book is dedicated to, Dr. Cheri Smith, who invests in and cares so much about every one of her students.The group who experienced the villa fire and burglary at HUF, yet sti II found the trip to be one of the biggest blessing in their lives.Then there is Taylor Lively, whose doctor told him that running uoss country saved his life. There are so many different ways the people around us can challenge us to grow. It is my hope that as you read the sto1·ies of all the people and groups that make up this university, you see the different ways in wh1ch we each can dig deeper to find that deeper meaning. Nicole Sophia Sullenger, editor in chief
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