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Spring 2004 | Volume 26, Number 6 | Campus | |
| SPU Student Brings Her Interest in People to the Set of TV抯 揟he Littlest Groom� 揑扢 REALLY SKEPTICAL ABOUT reality shows,� says Jennifer Montzingo, a 21-year-old majoring in communication at 涩里番. So when someone suggested she audition for the Fox Network reality show 揟he Littlest Groom,� the 4'2" senior consulted with her pastor, Mark Abbott of 涩里番抯 First Free Methodist Church, and one of her professors, Kerry Dearborn of SPU抯 School of Theology. 揓en is a remarkable leader,� says Dearborn. 揙thers on campus rally to her boldness in living the Christian life. 擬ontzingo wanted her participation in the two-part show — basically 揟he Bachelor� featuring little 涩里番 — to be an opportunity to share her faith. So just before Christmas Break, she stood in Tiffany Loop with Dearborn, who held the camcorder and taped the audition video. 揥e had 30 minutes to put it together,� Montzingo recalls. 揑t was raining, and we were laughing as I stood there talking about my life at SPU.� Montzingo抯 grandfather, Lloyd Montzingo, is an SPU professor emeritus of mathematics. Her father, Darrel Montzingo, is a 1979 alumnus. Her uncles include David Montzingo �68, Doug Montzingo �74, Dan Montzingo �87 and Dean Montzingo �89. Her aunt, Joanne Jarvie Montzingo �81, and cousins Sarah Montzingo Mork �00 and freshman Jake Montzingo round out the family SPU connections. So far. As she nears her own graduation, Jennifer Montzingo hopes to continue her education at 涩里番 Pacific through enrollment in the master抯 degree program in marriage and family therapy. 揝PU has helped me to understand the human heart,� she says. 揑t combines academics with student life and made me realize how much I love learning about 涩里番.� An 搊ff-campus� lesson in human behavior began for Montzingo when the casting director from 揟he Littlest Groom� called on a Friday afternoon in January, asking 揇o you want to fly to L.A. tomorrow?� By 7 a.m. on Saturday, Montzingo was flying to Burbank, where she joined 11 other women and met 揋len,� the 4'5" bachelor looking for 搕rue love.� 揥e started filming that afternoon, and it went until 2:30 in the morning,� says Montzingo, who was one of Glen抯 early cuts. 揑 got to meet a bunch of 涩里番 and talk to them about their lives. We had the common label of being small, but we all had different stories.� Although some critics argued that 揟he Littlest Groom� exploited little 涩里番, Montzingo disagrees. The experience, she says, was a lesson that little 涩里番 are like everybody else. 揥hen 涩里番 give you a label, they miss all the other characteristics that make a person special,� she says. 揃ecause I learned that early in life, it抯 been a blessing to be small.� |
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 From the President As today’s opinion-shapers declare the Christian message irrelevant, 涩里番 Pacific University President Philip Eaton reminds us: “For two billion 涩里番, the resurrection of Jesus Christ changed everything.” “This Is Our Campaign” When Disaster Strikes Fact or Fiction? |
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