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On November 9, 1999, the award-winning Christian band, Caedmon's Call, will be performing at Pacific Union College. Their first Napa Valley appearance will be part of their 62-city fall college tour. The concert features music from Caedmon Call's latest album, "40 Acres," which has been described by Billboard Magazine as "acoustic folk/rock music with intelligent lyrics and sensitive performances." The Houston-based group made a splash in 1997 in the Christian music industry when their first national release, "Lead of Love," from their self-titled album leaped to number one, breaking airplay records. Since then, they have been nominated for numorous awards, and their debut album won the 1998 Dove Award for "Modern Rock Alternative Album of the Year." ...

On January 24, Upper Valley Waste Management (UVWM) granted the Pacific Union College Student Association and student senate $2,980 to start a waste reduction and a recycling program on campus. The grant was developed to help UVWM meet a government mandated 50 percent landfill diversion goal, in addition to encouraging north Napa Valley residents to recycle and reduce waste. $1,980 of the grant will be used to recycle white paper on campus. Four hundred wastebaskets exclusively for recylcing white paper trash will be purchased for each faculty and staff office. PUC plant services will dispose of and bale the white paper. Proceeds from the recycling will help fund student financial aid. $1,000 of the grant will fund a campaign to reduce the use of styrofoam trays in the cafeteria. PUC students use approximately 250,000 styrofoam trays each year. The styrofoam, which is not recyclable in the Napa Valley, is not biodegradable and is an ecological threat. Students Against Waste, a student committee for the program, was formed to oversee the use of the grant money. SAW's goal is to encourage the reduction of styrofoam use and the recycling of white paper trash on campus. "The use of these funds is...

On November 7, Pacific Union College presents "Fifty," the latest Warren Miller film extravaganza to hit the big screen. "Fifty," named for Miller's fiftieth anniversary in snow-sport film-making, has already been labeled by film critics as the crown jewel of the Warren Miller collection. From the mesmerizing opening montage to the spine-tingling ending, "Fifty" takes the viewer on a rollicking ride through a dozen exotic locations. The film will be shown at the PUC Dauphinee Chapel. The first show will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the second at 9:30 p.m. The later showing will also feature the annual snow-wear fashion show, sponsored by the Board Garden and Snowdrift in Napa. Tickets are $8 a person and are available at the PUC campus center, Palisades Mountain Bike in Calistoga, St. Helena Cyclery in St. Helena, and the Board Garden, Snowdrift, and Bicycle Madness in Napa....

Pacific Union College's campus ministries, which operate under the chaplain's office, provide a number of avenues for students to reach out to help others. Each week, approximately five students and their sponsors of the Prison Ministries team present Sabbath School, a church service, and personal counseling to the inmates of the Medical Correctional Facility in Vacaville. Prison Ministries involves a substantial commitment from participants, including training and a security clearance. Twice a month, 15 to 20 students join Homeless Ministries in offering a hot meal to the homeless people living around People's Park, Berkeley. Students and sponsors set up a serving-line of hot food, cafeteria-style. They also spend time talking one-on-one with the people who come to eat. Lighthouse sponsors community service events in Angwin and the greater Napa Valley twice per quarter. Students clean houses and yards for elderly people, participate in a "Brush Rush" to clear brush and promote fire safety for those who cannot do it themselves, and cooperate with the Napa Valley Food Bank. Major events attract 40 to 50 students, plus faculty and staff. Short-term Missions gives students the opportunity to make short mission trips to other countries. Each spring break, 12 to 15 students...

The Pacific Union College presents "Premiere," a juried art exhibition that will feature the work of artists in the Howell Mountain area. The showing will open with a reception on Saturday, January 10, from 7-9 p.m., and will continue through Sunday, February 8. Premiere's goal is to demonstrate the existence of an artistically creative community living and/or working in the Howell Mountain area of the Napa valley. Thomas Morphis, an art professor at PUC and director of the Rasmussen Art Gallery, hopes that the exhibition will bring more exposure to lesser-known individuals while also profiling the more well-known artists from the area. "To my knowledge, this is the first exhibition to feature the artists within the Howell Mountain area," says Morphis. "I'm very excited about it, and I hope we get a lot of entries." The artwork to be displayed will be chosen by three professional artists from outside the area. There is no entry fee, and the gallery takes no commission on sales. Interested buyers will be referred directly to the artist. To be eligible for the exhibition, entrants must live and/or work in the area of Howell Mountain, bordered by the Silverado Trail on the west and Pope...