The Rebecca Fountain has watched over FPU for more than 30 years. This spring she got a new look.

Since 1979 Rebecca, the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, has greeted visitors from her spot between Sattler Hall and Marpeck Center. The fountain was the gift of the Dietrich Friesen family to honor Dietrich’s 27 years on the music faculty (1952-1979), including 15 years as head of the department.

The subject is timely, the question is timeless and the options are the same as they ever were:

Global warming
What can one person do?

1. Disbelieve
2. Deny
3. Despair
4. Something

For those who answered D, Ken Marten's Friesen, political science and history faculty at Fresno Pacific University, presents a series of practical suggestions and a touch of historical context in this week's Scholars Speak.