inside this issue Northwestern College reinstate the bra run PAGE 2 v-day for singles PAGE 4 women tie records BEACON PAGE 7 Volume 80 Number 14 February 8, 2008 Student wins T-shirt design contest RENEE NYHOF The objective for the contest was Wright was astonished, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR to communicate the nature of the yet excited to fulfill Scorza’s Junior Amanda Wright is the Siouxland Blood Bank through the wishes. 2008 winner of the annual “Be theme of “Be a Hero,” according “I made it really fast, so I’m a Hero” T-shirt design contest to www.siouxlandbloodbank.org. surprised it turned out so well,” sponsored by the Siouxland Other rules included creating a two said Wright. Community Blood Bank. color design for the front and back The winning design is Various high school and college of a T-shirt. used on thousands of T-shirts graphic art departments in the “I was excited to make the T- given out for the Siouxland tri-state area were encouraged shirt design because I give blood Community Blood Bank’s to include the T-shirt design every chance I can, and I’m always “Be a Hero” program, which contest in their curriculum or ask hoping to get one of the free T-shirts. recognizes any volunteer blood the students to design a shirt on Now I’ll be getting my own,” said donor who donates four times their own, according to www. Wright. in the calendar year. Wright siouxlandbloodbank.org. A Dordt student won last year’s will also receive a plaque for “Scorza made it an assignment contest according to Phil Scorza, her achievement and a $200 for my graphic design class,” said instructor of art, who was hoping savings bond. Wright. “We had the option of for Northwestern to bring it home submitting if we wanted.” this year. DESIGNS COURTESY OF AMANDA WRIGHT Northwestern musical talent to be displayed BY TEDI SWANSON your soulmate and our need for Life without e-mail STAFF WRITER music to express what our lives are Tw o m e m b e r s o f t h e made of.” How long? Northwestern music community Ackerman’s enthusiasm added to BY KIM EASON hours, and although the server was will share their talents this weekend the amount of preparation she has NEWS EDITOR up again early Thursday morning, in separate performances as a put into the pieces deems her recital We’ve all experienced it in most of campus had little success student and faculty member give worthy of a spot in your Sunday the past few days: clicking the accessing their e-mail. their respective recitals. afternoon schedule. “Campus e-mail” link, supplying Again, Jorgensen contacted Heidi Ackerman Juyeon Kang our username and password and the software company and they “Life, Love, Song,” this is the After being awarded the getting to a blank page that says recommended restoring it from theme of senior Heidi Ackerman’s Northwestern College Endowed “HTTP/1.1 503 Service Unavailable,” a prior version. As of Thursday vocal recital, to be performed at 3 Research Fellowship for the summer and feeling frustrated once again. night, that restoration was still in p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 in Christ of 2007, Juyeon Kang, assistant Ten minutes later we’ll check it process. Chapel. professor of music, began the project again, hoping for different results, The burning question in With assistance from her vocal of recording a classical piano music but to no avail. everyone’s minds: When is it going coach, Emily Lodine, Ackerman CD. As part of the dispersion plan The rumors going around campus: to be fixed? has chosen and practiced her music for the project, Kang has been giving the FBI is investigating something “Last night, I would have told throughout the course of the year. recitals that involve the music from at Northwest Iowa Community you today,” said Jorgensen. “But The pieces include “A Woman’s Life her CD in several locations, one of College (NCC), and because we that’s not the case.” Jorgensen hoped PHOTO BY CLARE WINTER and Love” by Robert Schumann, a which includes a performance in Senior Heidi Ackerman will perform her share a similar bandwidth, they had to have the problem fixed by last selection of Bach’s Cantata No. 170, Christ Chapel tonight at 7:30 p.m. senior recital this Sunday. to shut ours down, too. Another: night or today. “I Am in Need of Music” and “On Kang will be performing pieces someone on NCC’s campus was “If it keeps going down, there’s Music” by Ben Moore, as well as such as “Thy Song Expands My e-mailing Al-Qaeda and corrupted just another step in figuring it out,” pieces by Leonard Bernstein and Spirit” by Samuel Adler, and the whole system. said Jorgensen. William Vollinger. “Sonata No. 5, Op. 53” by Alexander The real problem: the e-mail There is a glitch in the computer “We chose these pieces because Scriabin, as well as pieces composed server is down. system, and until they figure out they are good and challenging by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes It was Monday night at 10:30 p.m. what that glitch is, Computing literature. Plus, each of them carry Brahms and Claude Debussy. when Harlan Jorgensen, director of Services is unable to tell anyone special emotional and expressive “Since my CD title is ‘Joyful Computing Services, received a call exactly what went wrong this qualities,” said Ackerman. Noise,’ I tried to choose some pieces that the e-mail wasn’t working. He week. Although Ackerman has put a lot that sound happy. Also I chose my came in that night and managed to This is the first time in nearly 10 of time and hard work into preparing favorite pieces to reflect my joy get it running again, but by Tuesday, years that NW’s e-mail server has for her recital, she feels that it will through them,” said Kang. the server was dropping again. had problems. be a wonderful experience. With the true joy that Kang tried He contacted the software Jorgensen hopes the problem “I am so excited for my recital. to incorporate in her music, as well company and they managed to will be resolved quickly, echoing I think the pieces I’m singing will as an entire summer of hard work, figure out that the storage location the sentiments of many students touch the hearts of everyone in the faculty piano recital she will in Northwestern’s software was and faculty on campus. As soon as attendance,” Ackerman explained. hold will be a fun way for students corrupted. They recommended the problem is fixed, a notice will “My theme is ‘Life, Love, Song’ and to see a professor in her element of restoring it from the last good be posted above the Informer on that is what the music is about. The expertise. PHOTO BY CLARE WINTER backup available, which was from the Campus Net, with a mass e- Juyeon Kang will share piano pieces from pieces are about living life to the her classical music recording tonight. Sunday night. Unfortunately, the mail explaining the problems that fullest, glorifying God, longing for restoring process takes six to eight happened. 2 OPINION February 8, 2008 Is there a problem? front desk BY TRACEY PRONK majority), causing much heartbreak roundhouse kick to the face that WITH AMANDA WRIGHT Seven percent of Colenbrander for women who wanted a half-naked rivals the entire series of “Sex in Hall greeted me in the Fern lobby on ritual of their own. the City.” Faking fame Sunday wearing nothing but socks, Why the obvious double- Yes, men struggle with lust. Yes, tennis shoes and several layers of standard? In my high school youth the female body is beautiful. But underwear. group, the women had a yearly talk we are doing our Christian brothers It has been another rough year for our beloved celebrities, and Oh yes, in anticipation of writing about dressing modestly so as to and sisters a disservice if our sexual the stream of juicy gossip never seems to end. There always seems this article, I waited for the almost keep our Christian brothers beliefs stop there. Many women to be a new pregnancy, a new haircut, a new trip to rehab or a new thirty-year tradition of Great White from “stumbling.” The struggle with lust, though it may scandal to grace the covers of tabloids from coast to coast. Will North to accost me with their half- men, in turn, were taught take on a less obvious form than it ever end or will these crazy girls and their scandalous nights nakedness and off-key melodies. to keep their minds pure something like pornography. continue to make them even more and more famous? I’m not going to lie. I laughed when from sexual immorality. What message are we sending Where is the line drawn? When does famous turn into the 14 shirtless men tried to sing to These paradigms have been to these women if men give infamous? Look at celebrities now: they are the same ones that an intelligent caf worker through passed down year after year no thought to while growing up were sweet and innocent, singing songs about the glass door she was intent on until it has become a “moral being shirtless young love and acting in our favorite movies. Since then, they keeping closed. I thought to myself, fact” on our Christian on the green, but men have not only gone downhill, they have plunged right off the “Traditions like this are what makes campus that and women are equally deep end. They have gone head first into a sea of scandals and college what it is.” But the whole women’s bodies likely to dismiss someone bad decisions that for some reason make them even more famous. point of my silent study of Great cause impurity and modesty as “skanky” if you can see And somehow they are only getting more popular! Their faces White North on Sunday was to is a non-issue for men. her bra strap? are on every magazine cover, their dysfunctional lives are turned wonder why I couldn’t take part in Perhaps much of modesty I would like us to think into feature news stories and photographs of their exposed body such an event. and purity comes from about what we’re doing when parts make the top story on the evening news. I find it ridiculous I used to think that Great White intention. One woman who we put a picture of a mostly- that some of the “news” these magazines put on the front page North was just one more way for lived in North Hall when naked man covered by a tiny feature headlines like: “I swear I’m not insane”and “Arrested men to assert their backwards the bra run tradition began (humorous) “Censored” sign again.” dominance on campus. But did you said that the participants’ in the Beacon or have a two- Some of these girls at one time or another at least made a name know that a similar tradition for “intent was for people to see page colored photo spread for themselves; they worked hard as kids and earned their name women existed in the early 2000s? It them,” even running around of Great White North in the in lights. Then there are the others whose only claim to fame is was called “The North Hall Bra Run” Colenbrander Hall to greet Classic. I, for one, wouldn’t an 80s pop star adoptive father and a daddy with a fancy hotel and consisted of North (Stegenga) boyfriends. Great White North mind reinstating a less-obscene chain. These are the ones that really bother me. I mean, honestly, Hall residents running around can be seen as an attempt to prove version of the bra run as long do we need to know where they went out last weekend, how campus at night in their bras and some sort of twisted masculinity, as Great White North continues much they drank and how long it was before they got picked shorts. The tradition was quickly while the North Hall Bra to dominate our female dorms up for a DWI? Good news is, sales of their handbag lines shot nixed by NW administration (a male Run gave feminism a once a year. through the roof because they were on the cover of “OK!” this week. Ugh...that’s just wrong. The wall of death I do, however, have respect for some celebrities; they are not BY VALERIE LOVE it’s supposed to do—in other words, appearance of a border under all sleazy, paparazzi hungry, false-famed nitwits. These girls are Imagine a warm spring day in stop people; it will stop vehicles, control.” As an American I respect role models for younger generations and take responsibility for a Southwestern desert. Can you and my big [worry] is that it stops the drive to create a better life for the effects they can have on teen girls. Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff feel the sun reflect upon your skin? the wildlife.” oneself, and as a Christian I respect and most of the kids from Disney’s “High School Musical” know Can you hear the cactus wren sing Immigrants walk around these these people’s rights to live. the impact they have on kids today and are not found running its sweet song from its home inside walls into remote areas and most In 2006, two young volunteers around Hollywood like they have no sense at all. the nearest flowering saguaro are unprepared to make the rigorous with a Christian organization called These celebrities are using their talents, not their mistakes, to cactus? Now, imagine a giant trek across the arid and hostile No More Deaths came across three get into the spotlight, and it’s working for them. Maybe Miley cinder block wall towering above terrain of the Sonoran and Imperial migrants who were so seriously and Hilary are not my favorites to listen to or watch, but I do you, casting a shadow across your Deserts and the Otay and Tecate dehydrated that medical personell have respect for them, which is much more than I can say for face and blocking the sounds of Mountains. No human was created instructed the volunteers to bring the the celebrity “role models” gracing the front pages of tabloids the bird from the other side. to endure such stress, and yet they migrants to a hospital immediately. across the country. Appealing? still make the journey, many of them For aiding the migrants, the two I ’d s a y n o t . to their death. The volunteers were arrested and are Intending to curb illegal estimated death toll in the process of being charged i m m i g r a t i o n , t h i s since 1993 is 32,000 with smuggling immigrants across Northwestern College monstrosity is what our lives lost, and there the border. government likes to have probably As Christians, God calls us in call “implementing b e e n m o r e . Exodus 22 to not mistreat the alien BEACON border control” Stopgatekeeper. among us and in Leviticus 19 to love THE BEACON is the stu- Editor Laura Jacobson o r “ t e r r o r i s t com states, “All them and treat them as we would dent newspaper serving News Editor Kim Eason prevention.” I like to [these walls] our own countrymen. I do not the campus community of Northwestern College. Assistant News Editor Renee Nyhof call it “The Wall of Death,” which have achieved, understand how most Americans, Published weekly and Opinion Editor Jenna Boote is not so far from the truth. at enormous cost descendents of foreigners who were distributed Friday noon, The Beacon encourages Entertainment Editor Amanda Wright Environmentally, it is a in lives, was seeking a better life for themselves comments from read- Features Editor Amanda Kuehn catastrophe! In October of 2006, to move the and their families, can refuse new ers. All letters must be 300 words or less, signed Sports Editor Elizabeth Mouw President Bush backed a law putting migrant foot immigrants that same dream. As with a phone number, and Photo Editor Clare Winter 700 miles of new wall along the traffic out of for the environment, in Genesis turned in to the Beacon office located in the base- Assistant Photo Editor Jenni Sybesma border, bisecting major wildlife the public God gave us charge over it and the ment of Granberg Hall by Web and Design Editor Ryan Mathiot preserves. The preserves house e y e a n d animals. We must tend to them. Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Beacon reserves the right Copy Editor Paula Pudewell many threatened species, one give the My cry now is, can we as to edit letters. To obtain a Advertising Manager Brian Springer of them being the jaguar, whose Christians really endorse such a subscription, please send $10 to address below. Adviser Carl Vandermeulen migration patterns move back and horrific strategy just to improve forth across the area the wall splits. the security of our earthly domain? CONTACT US: Efforts to conserve these beautiful I would hope many of you would 101 7th St. SW creatures would be in vain. One man agree with me, and stand for what Orange City, IA 51041 living on the border states, “The God stands for: creation and life. [email protected] darn thing is not effective for what ENTERTAINMENT 3 Valentine’s Day in the O.C. BY KATIE VAN ETTEN special someone will have a living poet, but he’s a genius etc.) or you Diaries” or “Blood Diamond” that will someone stood in front of me and did STAFF WRITER organism to consistently provide could try your hand at writing your get you talking about how you can it I would go on a date with them. As the hallmark holiday of love him/her with clean air. own poems and reading those to love the world. That’s how cool that is. approaches, it is of dire necessity 3. Make heart-shaped pancakes. one another. *Extra challenge: save 6. Wear only the colors red, pink 9. Hug someone. Hug anyone. to consider that we aren’t exactly Good for breakfast, lunch, dinner, the poems you write and compete and purple. Hug everyone! living in the city of love. So what or even a snack—just don’t forget to with them at the next Poetry Slam 7. Engage in the beloved 10. Keep the love going. Support can we possibly do to celebrate St. add red food coloring! here on campus! childhood practice of signing V-day a NW SSP fundraiser by sending Valentine’s Day here in cards and sending flowers, chocolate, or love-grams the orangest of cities? them through the to someone you know for a small Oh, there’s plenty! Here mail. Don’t have the price. Sign up in the caf this week are 10 ways to enamor money to buy them? and next week at lunch and supper. your roommate, friend, Make your own! Cut, Or, join the worldwide “Love is significant other or even paste, write or even the Moment” movement to bring your lover. design something awareness to teenage depression 1. Go on a walk (these and print it off. Either and suicide by writing “love” on are good when done alone way, you’ll be saying your arm on Feb. 14. Check out the and even better when a lot just by sending Facebook group for more details. done with someone). the cards. *Extra No matter what you decide to do, Nature provides the most challenge: love on remember to enjoy Valentine’s stunning backgrounds for people you don’t Day and make sure your any conversation. You can even know—send a roommates, friends or significant go on the puddlejumper, card or a couple cards other know that they are loved. around the golf course, or to random campus even just around town. box numbers. Remember to consider 8. Figure out how what time of day it is! Go to make one of those PHOTO BY CLARE WINTER in the afternoon during paper accordion the warmest part of the day or 4. Read poetry together. You 5. Go star-gazing. I know what heart chain things. You know what bundle up. could stick with the good ol’ classics you’re thinking: “You’re crazy! It’s way I’m talking about—you fold it, cut 2. Present a potted love plant. (i.e. Frost, Yeats, Eliot, etc.), you too cold outside for something like it and then unfold it and you have Fern, flower or cactus—plants can could go for something a little more that!” So stay inside and cozy up to the many hearts all in a row on that one brighten any room. And, even if the youth-oriented (i.e. Shel Silverstein, stars on the TV screen. Watch a flick like paper. I’ve never been able to figure love eventually fades away, your Dr. Suess, Roddy Doyle—he’s not a the “Constant Gardener,” “Motorcycle this out, but I’m pretty sure that if For your listening enjoyment BY AMANDA WRIGHT “Photograph,” and “Rockstar.” after listening to “Far Far” and “New (indie pop), Air Traffic (alternative), CONTRIBUTING WRITER Well...lucky for you, I’m not going to Soul.” Originally released in France, Lupe Fiasco (hip-hop/rap), Ingrid Music is an incredible force tell you about them, or even condone her self-titled debut album is already Michaelson (pop), Meiko (folk), that has the power to affect our listening to them. There is more to rising to the top of the charts in the Matt Costa (alternative), The Bird lives on many different levels. It’s life than an artist who sings different United States. If you are more into and The Bee (alternative), Under incredible how a single song can songs that all sound the same. rock and punk, you will probably the Flood (rock) and Rockie Lynne trigger memories and feelings like Nada Surf, an indie rock band not enjoy her calming melodies and (country). nothing else can. Music is what who made their debut in 1996, has sweet voice, but don’t worry, I’ve feelings sound like. made a surprising comeback after got something for you too. We all have our old favorites, being dropped from their record This week’s iTunes free but new tunes to rock out to are label in 1998. With a new album; discovery download lead me always fun. Finding new music to “Lucky,” released in stores Feb. to We The Kings, a pop-punk listen to is not always an easy thing 5, they have recaptured their old band from Bradenton, Fla., the campus to do. It should be something you fans as well as created new ones. home of Tropicana orange juice! QUOTES can connect with, in the genre you “Lucky” is not at all a risky album, If you are looking for a totally enjoy, or at least be something you Nada Surf stuck to what they know new sound, We The Kings won’t think sounds good. Browsing online and created a consistent and easy- satisfy your craving. What they is a great way to find new music. to-listen album full of catchy tunes can offer is catchy, power-pop “Double-stuffed, like evil Oreos.” Navigating iTunes for fresh sounds with mellow and sincere lyrics. Song tunes with screaming guitar riffs - Professor Michael Kensak referring to heretics in Dante’s “Inferno” is easy and fun. I love finding a new to try out: “Weightless” and energetic lyrics reminiscent song that can help me relax, make Female artists have been breaking of Boys Like Girls, All Time Low “I’ll let you read that, I still have pizza juice in my mouth.” me want to get up and dance, or onto the scene in all different and Motion City Soundtrack. - Professor Eric Elder explaining why he couldn’t lecture at the even make me cry. Lately I have genres. A girl rocker steals the They are not a ground-breaking moment been looking for warm melodies show in the alternative metal band band with a totally original “I love regular Jesus, but baby Jesus did squat.” from inspiring artists to update my Flyleaf, the more mellow jams of sound, but their easy-to-digest - Junior Ellie Piehl explaining why Christmas carols shouldn’t be music library and have found some Feist and Yael Naim have become melodies are sure to have you sung in January to share with you. the themes of iPod and Mac ads jumping in your skinny jeans and “It’s like speed dating for grad school.” As a fan of all genres of music it and soulful alternative singer Cat jamming with your headphones. - Senior Britta Kaltenbach describing her grad school interview is hard to narrow down the ones I Power released her second album, Songs to try: “Skyway Avenue” process really want to tell you about. Some of ”Jukebox,” with truly individual and “Check Yes Juliet” you may have heard of Nickelback, sounds and emotional lyrics. Other groups worth checking Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to [email protected]. the hard rock band sweeping the Paris-born, Israel-raised Yael out: The Mars Volta (rock), Hot nation with their chart toppers like Naim will become an instant favorite Chip (electronic), Liam Finn 4 FEATURES February 8, 2008 Odds and Ends Raising concern for Kenya BY KRISTI KORVER Children of Seville STAFF WRITER On Dec. 27, 2007 the people of Kenya re-elected Mwai Kibaki BY AMANDA KUEHN as president. But this inauguration could not have been any more FEATURES EDITOR different from his landslide victory in 2002. In 2002 Kibaki was She hops on the bus, flashes the driver inaugurated as president, ending the 24-year rule of Daniel arap her tattered bonobus“ ” and takes her place Moi. His campaign promised big changes and while the economy in the corner next to the trendy raven- has improved with a steady growth rate of 6 percent, his attempt to haired woman in her seven shirts, skinny create a constitutional referendum failed due to division within his jeans, wide leather belt and high-heeled initial government. There were several candidates in the election, boots. representing different parties and tribes, but the main competition It’s a challenge to avoid inhaling the Kibaki faced was from Raila Odinga. Representing the Orange residue of the locals who nonchalantly puff Democratic Movment, Odinga was narrowly in lead when voting cigarettes. Inconspicuously, she checks day approached. herself out in the mirror—pale skin, shorn 70 percent of eligible Kenyans came out to vote when election hair and a big smile. Though she’s picked day arrived. At some polling stations the line of voters stretched up on some cultural nuances, junior Ellen out for more than a kilometer; quite a contrast to most United States Schuch is still an American in Seville. elections. In the words of sophomore Both Wiyual, an international Thirty minutes later she reaches the student from Sudan, “Politics in Africa are crazy; presidential debates other side of town, hops off the bus and in the U.S. are nothing.” begins to make her way down the narrow Because of problems with the electoral register, voting was Spanish streets. Framed by foot-wide extended by two hours. The counting process went very slowly due sidewalks, the byway looks more like an to the massive turnout and close results. It wasn’t until Saturday, Dec. alley than a main street. 29 that all the votes were counted. Mwai Kibaki was announced the Despite persistent foot problems, winner at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi. Schuch loves walking around Spain. She During a quick midnight ceremony at the State House Kibaki was easily picks out tourists, particularly those inaugurated for his second term as president of Kenya. The dancing from the UK. Sometimes she even helps that filled the streets on the evening of Kibaki’s initial inauguration IMAGE COURTESY Of THECOMMONWEALTH.COM by giving directions, making her “feel was replaced with a flood of violence. The first step in helping with the Kenya crisis is knowing what is going on and where. Spanish.” Odinga and his party believe that Kibaki had a hand in the slow When she realizes that she’s running voting process and that he altered the votes so that he could win. responsibility to engage fully in finding a sustainable political solution late, Schuch quickens her pace and “books In protest, thousands of Odinga supporters started setting fire to and take action to immediately end violence.” Former United Nations it like an American” for the remainder of buildings in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. The protesters then tried Secretary Kofi Annan is hard at work to find a peaceable solution to her 10-minute walk. to move toward the city and the police reacted by firing live rounds the problem. Kenya is in a humanitarian crisis; some morgues are On reaching the convent Schuch is and using tear gas to control them. Situations similar to this broke overwhelmed with bodies. The UN and the African union have sent greeted with two kisses from Madre Jema. out in several areas in Kenya, and riots and violence from protesters peacekeepers to Kenya. The Red Cross is hard at work to provide aid. She wonders if it will take the head nun’s and police soon escalated into violence between different Kenyan But what senior Jake Khol says Kenya really needs is “true ethical authoritative glance to get the kids working tribes. leaders that understand their people as a unit.” this afternoon. Though they may look Tribal conflict has long been a problem in Kenya. Jeff VanDerWerff, Here in Orange City Iowa, we are left with the responsibility to adorable, “they were always so naughty associate professor of political science, speculates that this is due to pray that these needs would be meet and that Kenya would again with us,” Schuch says. the haphazard European colonization of Africa. Even with tribal be characterized by peace. She begins to help one of the children conflict Kenya used to be one of the most stable countries in Africa, with a homework assignment. Though he but that has changed. Since the December elections an estimated would rather play “Simon dice” (“Simon 1,000 people have died, and 300,000 people have been displaced says,”) the work needs to get done first. from their homes. Pray for Kenya Back in Iowa, Schuch reflects on her One of the areas most affected by the violence is the Kibera time in Spain over a cup of tea. She recalls slum in Nairobi, home to over two million people. A place that was That peace would reign that during her time at the convent she desolate to begin with has now been looted and burned. Senior “got really good at commands.” The Laura Schmidt describes the pain she felt on first hearing about this: Safety rambunctious nature of the children “I spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya this past summer on my SOS. necessitated it. Her interactions with the As I watch the news online and see pictures of the crisis, my heart Justice and reconciliation six or so students was a part of a service breaks as I recognize some of the places in Nairobi and as I see the learning class that was included in Schuch’s pain so clearly written on the Kenyan faces.” Hope semester abroad. Each week she helped This violence and uproar is not present in every part of Kenya, teach and play with children between the but all of Kenya has been affected by it. With tourism down, the Comfort for those who have lost loved ones ages of four and nine who are orphans or economy has taken a big hit and food prices have soared. victims of poverty and abuse. Some of them Senior Jenny DeKoster went on an SOS to Kenya this past summer. Provision for those who are displaced lived in the convent. Others spendttheir She has recently been e-mailing the pastor at the Mukaa Children’s weekends at home. Home where she stayed most of the summer. He writes, “Dear Wisdom and humility for President Kibaki and the Following games the kids ate supper. Jenny, I am happy to hear from you after so long. We are all safe Kenyan government Waiting for meals, which came by way of here. Businesses are running well. Only Kisumu, Eldoret, Mombasa a dumbwaiter, was always an adventure, and Nairobi are affected. We are praying God to bring peace. Prices Wisdom and humility for Odinga and the opposition and spaghetti and hamburgers were a of food stafs are going up and we are struggling to get them for forces special treat. they are beyond our budget. We have the staf in the market but it is Schuch remembers leaving the convent difficult to meet the cost. Hope you understand. Pray that God may Wisdom and humility for the African Union, the UN, and hungry and tired, but always very fulfilled provide for His children.” all other outside organizations involved in this crisis and content. Though she lived in the city Efforts are being made to restore peace to this beautiful and hurting of Seville for only twelve weeks, the faces country. On Thursday foreign ministers from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Encouragement for the many missionaries in Kenya of the children—naughty as they may have Sudan, Uganda and Somalia arrived in Nairobi for a meeting of been—will be with her much longer. the East African regional group, Igad, to discuss the crisis. The UN That the Kenyan people would turn to God during this security council has called on Kibaki and Odinga to make it “their time of tragedy FEATURES 5 What you can do without a Valentine BY KILEY SELIGMAN to at least make it through. do something little, get some ice cream or STAFF WRITER First, if you are going to be single and buy a new movie. Even the little things Valentine’s Day is full of romance, don’t want to be, use this day to make can make you feel good. Student Suggestions chocolate, flowers, cards, hearts, love a plan. Evaluate your love life, or lack Make a “date” with God instead of and...did I mention chocolate? Yet, some thereof, and make changes so you can a boyfriend/girlfriend. Show him how What do NW singles do to celebrate at Northwestern may feel they are missing get where you want to go. much he matters to you, and how much out on the meaning of the holiday for If you are hurting because of a recent you love him. Even if you’re not in love Valentine’s Day? one simple reason: they’re single. It loss of love, don’t act like the day doesn’t with another human, you can still be in may come as a surprise, but, yes, there hurt. Be honest with yourself and others. love with God. are students at NW who do not receive a Get support and love from the people Think of all the money you’re saving. ♥ Go out to eat with friends ring by spring. around you so the day isn’t any worse College kids are poor enough, and ♥ Get presents from parents Some singles prefer to change the than it has to be. you don’t have to buy a gift or spend holiday to Singles Awareness Day. It can Serve someone else and make the money going out on a date. The average ♥ Buy themed candy for others and be a S.A.D. day for those who don’t have day special for them, even if it doesn’t American spends $100.89 on this day a certain someone to share a meal or feel special to you. The day could turn alone, with men spending about $135.67 yourself cuddle up with, but the day can still be into a blessing if you get the attention and women spending an average of ♥ Go to a sports game special, even if your prince, or princess, off yourself. $68.64, according to the National Retail has yet to come. Spend time with friends! Get out of Federation. ♥ Buy single friends presents Valentine’s Day was created to the dorm, away from your homework If you just plain can’t stand the holiday, celebrate love. It doesn’t matter if that love and away from all the couples leaving for ignore it! Go about your normal business, ♥ Give cards to friends is romantic or platonic. We all shared in dates. Have some fun with other singles go to class, do your homework, eat your ♥ Make valentines for d-group the elementary school tradition of putting and realize that you are not alone. You meals and pretend that it’s just another valentines in colorfully decorated cereal could even make cheesy Valentine’s Day day, because it is. ♥ Watch a romantic movie boxes on classmates’ desks. Maybe our boxes and set them outside your door, If you’re single, you may feel like parents even left us cards, gifts or candy inviting others to tell you how nice or Valentine’s Day is the worst holiday to ♥ Give valentines to a whole wing or to honor the day. Those celebrations are beautiful or handsome you are. go through. However, just like life, it’s all brother/sister wing not of romantic love, and yet they still Treat yourself. If you don’t feel in how you look at things. Appreciate make the day special. like being around other people, go do each day and make the most of the There are many things to do to spice something you’ve been wanting to. Make holiday no matter the situation you are up your or others’ Valentine’s Day, or ways the day memorable in a good way. Or just in right now. 6 SPORTS February 8, 2008 NW men rebound with two wins BY JONATHAN MEERDINK Curt Schilling put the Raiders game on a 20-7 run. STAFF WRITER up for good, sinking both of the Korver pointed to the Raiders’ After losing to Dordt at home technical free throws. perseverance as the reason his on Jan. 30, the Red Raiders Junior Andrew Stimson team slammed the door on any bounced back with quality wins summed up the Northwestern and all of Nebraska Wesleyan’s over Sioux Falls on Wednesday, victory in a simple phrase: “We comeback plans. “We really just Feb. 6 and Nebraska Wesleyan did it together. We just started kept grinding out there,” said on Saturday, Feb. 2. playing our tails off.” Schilling Korver. “Our defense was good; NW 84, Sioux Falls 77 agreed, saying, “We just decided their [usual] leading scorer only Although a rally from a to refuse to lose.” Head Coach had four [points].” double-digit deficit was in order, Kris Korver, while slightly more the Red Raiders managed to come eloquent, put the thoughts of “There was no magic away with the win against a tough Schilling and Stimson this way: Sioux Falls team. “There was no magic formula on formula on offense or Neither team gained an offense or defense. We just got defense. We just got stops advantage after trading punches stops and stuck the ball in the and stuck the ball in the in the first half; the score was hoop. We took their best punch hoop.” tied at 40 at halftime. Sioux early, but we brought the storm - Kris Korver Falls, however, came out roaring, late.” gaining a 13-point advantage NW was 53 percent from the in the first five minutes of the field compared to the Cougar’s While Nebraska Wesleyan had second half. 50 percent. Schilling rained 21 their difficulties jump-starting The tide, though, was about points on the visiting Cougars their offense, NW had no such to turn. With just under 15 to lead the Raiders. Senior Chad problem, featuring four players minutes to go, the Raiders forced Schuiteman, returning from an in double figures. Schilling led the Cougars into a shot clock ankle injury, added 19 points and the way with 17 points while violation, stoking the fire of the pulled down 11 rebounds. Junior Stimson added 12. Senior Mark home crowd. The Raider men KaleWiertzema added 13 points to DeYounge and sophomore Travis round out the scoring leaders. Van Regenmorter netted 11 and “We did it together. We NW 77, Neb. Wesleyan 53 10, respectively. The Red Raiders The Raider men led wire-to- also dominated on the glass; just started playing our wire in this one, even without seven players had at least four tails off.” the services of leading rebounder rebounds. Wiertzema had a game- - Andrew Stimson Schuiteman. NW sprinted out to high of nine and also dished out a 14-3 lead to open the game and six assists. whittled away at the lead, finally led by 13 at the break. The NW men will next travel PHOTO BY JENNI SYBESMA pulling ahead on a jumper from The Red Raiders built on to Seward, Neb., to face Concordia Senior Mark DeYounge fights his way to the hoop against a USF defender in Wednesday sophomore Ben Brown with 7:13 their first-half success after the on Saturday. night’s contest. DeYounge pulled down seven rebounds against the Cougars. to go. From there, the Cougar team break, torching the twine with began to falter. The wheels finally 63-percent shooting in the second fell off with just under six minutes period and never leading by fewer to go when the Sioux Falls bench than nine points. NW got stronger Raider track breaks records at Dordt earned a technical foul. Senior down the stretch, finishing the BY BETH MOUW taking first in the 600-meter run events, Regan in the 400-meter SPORTS EDITOR and breaking the meet record with and Wolf in the mile. Freshman It was another successful a time of 1:37.13. Kaitlyn Beaver took fourth in meet for the Northwestern track Freshmen Charity Miles and the high-jump, clearing 5-01. team as they traveled the short Olivia Johnson each qualified in Although only taking sixth place, distance to Sioux Center on their second events of the season. sophomore Emily DeWeerd set a Saturday, Feb. 2 to participate in Miles grabbed a new meet record new school record in the 200-meter the Dordt College Invitational. in the 5000-meter run with a dash with a time of 27.21. Four more Red Raiders time of 18:12.4, while teammate The women’s 4x800 team, qualified for nationals on the Johnson likewise set a meet consisting of Wolf, Johnson and day. Junior Dan Walhof qualified record, boasting a time of 3:00.99 freshmen Steph Powell and Akacia in his first event of the season, in the 1000-meter run. Wentworth, took third with a time taking second in the 5000-meter Along with the four top-place of 9:50.62. In the same event, the run with a time of 15:18.59. He finishers, NW also had 15 runners men boasted both a third- and came in just .28 seconds behind finish in the top five in their fifth-place finish. The third-place the Morningside victor, and both respective events. finish went to freshman Kevin times were sufficient to break the Sophomores Kyle Sauter and Krueger, senior Mark Den Hartog, 24-year-old meet record. Luke Hofmeyer took second and junior Ben Brown and sophomore Freshman Logan Ogden also third in their respective events. Andy Norris, who ran a time of grabbed a first-place finish, Sauter ran an 8:05 in the 55- 8:07.57. winning the shot-put with a toss meter hurdles, while Hofmeyer Sauter, Brown, Krueger and of 45-00.75. Fellow freshman ran a 6.79 in the 55-meter dash. senior Brock Jensen grabbed teammate Paul Lundgren took Freshman Tyler Peekenschneider second place in the 4x400, finishing fourth in the same event. grabbed fifth in the 1000-meter just .7 seconds behind first. On the women’s side, senior run. The Red Raiders will next Laura Jacobson qualified for Seniors Jess Regan and Lori participate in the BVU meet today nationals in her third event, Wolf each placed fifth in their in Storm Lake. SPORTS 7 Raiders tie records, win eleventh straight BY HEIDI HILDEBRANDT NW 110, USF 66 double-double with 11 points and CONTRIBUTING WRITER NW made a bold statement right a career-high 15 rebounds. The Northwestern women away with an 18-4 run in the first five NW 80, Neb. Wesleyan 39 SPORTS SHORTS won their eleventh-straight game minutes. USF bounced back to bring A high scoring percentage gave BY BETH MOUW out their season on Saturday, Feb. 2, Wednesday at home, dominating the score within 15, but the Raiders the Raiders a clear advantage on SPORTS EDITOR with a doubleheader against Mount USF 110-66. The Raiders remain once again pulled away, ending the Saturday, as they topped the Prairie Wrestling Marty College in Minneapolis’ second in the NAIA national first half 42-28. Wolves 80-39. NW held the Wolves The Northwestern wrestling Metrodome. The Raiders split on rankings and improved to 13-0 in The Cougars faced a barrage to a mere 17 percent in the first half, team participated in the Briar the day, winning the first game 4-2, the GPAC. of shooting in the second half, as leading 35-16. Cliff Invitational in Sioux City on but dropping the second 8-4 due the Raiders scored The women stayed in control Saturday, Feb. 2, then hosted Briar to a Metrodome time limit which 68 points compared the entire second half and ended Cliff on Tuesday, Feb. 5. brought the game to a halt after to USF’s 38. NW’s the game with a 33-9 run to claim Sophomores D.J. Jackson (157) five innings. final score of 110 tied the victory. and Lamar Reed (165) each took In game one, NW was able to the school record for “Our defense has come a long home the crown in their respective get on the board first with freshman the most points in a way from the beginning of the weight classes at Saturday’s Brett Westra scoring from first on game. season and from previous years,” tournament. Both wrestlers went a fiercely hit triple by freshman “We have very good Algood said. “We are able to contest 4-0 on the day. Sophomore Martin Mike Zoellner in the second inning. shooters that put a lot their shots.” Beeler (197) also made a good Zoellner then scored on a double- of time in,” commented Remmerde and Larson led NW showing, taking second place with play ball, giving NW a 2-0 lead. senior Crystal Algood. with 23 and 16 points, and Boekhout a 3-1 record. The sixth inning produced more “And when we have and sophomore Randa Hulstein At Tuesday’s 35-15 victory, action with senior Joe Heitritter good ball movement, each scored 10 points. The Raiders freshman Clay Wakefield, Reed and junior Grant Wall scoring off that’s when we’re able tied the school record with 16 and junior Cole Spree all pinned Zoellner’s second hit of the day. to score.” blocked shots in the game. Algood their respective opponents. Jackson Senior pitcher Mihai Burlea S e n i o r D e b had eight herself, along with nine won by technical fall while juniors gave up two hits, one run and one Remmerde scored rebounds. Carr dished out nine Levi Price and Enock Francois walk and struck out six opponents 37 points to lead the assists to tie her season high and beat their opponents 9-3 and 3-2, in three innings of play. Junior Raiders, while senior Boekhout added eight rebounds, respectively. lefty Trevor Kuiper then took the Amy Larson added 20 five assists and five blocked shots. The Red Raiders will next mound, allowing three hits and one points and freshman This Saturday the Raiders will compete in the GPAC chamionships run and striking out three batters. Becca Hurley added travels to challenge ninth-ranked in Mitchell, S.D., on Saturday, Feb. Senior Joe Grady came in for the 16. Seniors Miranda Concordia at 2 p.m. A win would 16. The meet is scheduled to start save to secure the NW victory. Boekhout and Mandy be especially significant as Head at 9 a.m. The Raider’s baseball team Carr had nine and six Coach Earl Woudstra is looking to Baseball will next face Avila on the road at PHOTO BY JENNI SYBESMA Senior Amy Larson plays defense against a USF offender. Larson assists, respectively. pick up his 300th career victory as The NW baseball team started Kansas City on Saturday, Feb. 9. scored 20 points in the Raider victory over the Cougars. Algood recorded a the head coach at NW.

“I’m always busier second semester, PLAYER PROFILE but my GPA is always higher then. I Amanda Schwieger just find that very interesting!”

BY JAMIE LUECK of community and friendship. You work hard with Schwieger attributes her success STAFF WRITER them everyday. You experience something with them,” in both athletics and academics to the You may have seen senior Amanda Schwieger, an she says. support and encouragement of her athletic training and physical education double-major, Today, Schwieger is a long distance runner for the family over the years. “Scholastically, running for the track and field team. Or you may have track team, participating in the 800m, 1000m and one my parents encouraged me to do the heard her name in the classroom or while participating mile events. In regards to this season, she has humble best that I could. Athletically, my in extracurricular activities. If anything, you know her goals. “Run faster,” she says. “I just want to do better mom was always supporting me to be very involved on campus. this week than last week.” and cheering me on. I can count This reputation is nothing new to Schwieger. Growing Schwieger admits, “Track has taught me the on one hand the sporting up in Williamsburg, Iowa, and graduating from high importance of hard work and discipline.” She also events she didn’t come to school with only 24 classmates, she has participated in mentions a list of qualities from author and speaker in high school,” she says with almost every sport. “I did everything,” she says, “all Bruce Brown about the 12 characteristics of a true athlete: a smile on her face. four years, three seasons a year.” She also participated integrity, being coachable, having a teachable spirit and Schwieger may some day share in numerous extracurricular activities. learning to be part of a team. Her personal motto reflects a similar role. She has a passion for Despite a background with a variety of athletic the motto of her team: “Honor God, Northwestern and young girls in regards to athletics and experiences, Schwieger decided to pursue track in college. your teammates.” the issue of body image. “I want the Friends attending Northwestern exposed her to the school, These lessons learned have all been a result of the ups opportunity to teach girls. It’s good to but it wasn’t until she visited campus and met with the and downs of being a student-athlete, but Schwieger takes eat right and take care of our bodies, track and field coach that she decided to come to Orange it all in stride. When asked what the greatest struggle is but you don’t have to be model skinny City. “I knew I was looking for a good Christian school in juggling academics and athletics, there is no doubt in or drop-dead-gorgeous. Our bodies are a and a good science program,” she remembers. If she her mind: “Time management!” However, she seems to temple. I want to convey a healthy body hadn’t ended up at NW, she admits that she probably be quite a pro in this area as she was honored as a NAIA image over what America teaches.” wouldn’t have continued running track. “I just loved the Scholar Athlete in 2007, an award given only to students Students may ask if there is anything team,” she recalls. maintaining a challenging GPA requirement. “I’m always left to know about Schwieger. “I can lick It is obvious that her relationships seem to be an busier second semester,” she claims, “but my GPA is my elbow…that’s what I tell people when important part of her athletic career. “There is a sense always higher then. I just find that very interesting!” they ask.” 8 NEWS February 8, 2008 Check out the new and improved online Beacon BY KIM EASON Christmas break, freshman web you want, maybe you’re just so creating a more immediate place to Fridays. When the big events NEWS EDITOR and design editor Ryan Mathiot impressed that you want to let the discuss the problems. happen during the week, check out Do you love to read the Beacon, took it upon himself to redesign editors know how pleased you are Missed the basketball game this the Beacon blog online for input but were unable to get your hands on the whole website, making it more with the paper. Click on the “About past weekend? One picture may not from staff members about news that a copy this week? Never fear, there’s accessible as well as adding several Us” link at the bottom of the page. be enough to satisfy your curiosity, might not make it into the paper. hope for you. As of this semester, the new features. Every staff member’s name and but maybe a whole slide show of “I’m excited for the greater Beacon has a whole new look and The first thing you might notice smiling face will appear, letting various pictures our photographers options that the Beacon online feel to it in the shape of its completely when you visit the website is the you know who is in charge of the took at the games will. Click will allow,” said senior editor-in- redesigned website, www.home. new layout. With every story from section you’re curious about. Click through, get a feel for the excitement, chief Laura Jacobson. “I hope the nwciowa.edu/beacon. the paper visible without needing to on the name, and your computer or find funny expressions from your forum and additional photos will In the past, the website has scroll down, you can find the story will automatically direct you to an favorite players that didn’t make it encourage students and alumni offered exactly the same thing as you’re looking for easily. e-mail addressed to them. into the paper. to be more involved and better the paper edition every week, minus Read one story and want to read Though not quite implemented, News doesn’t just happen on informed.” a few pictures. If you were lucky, another? A list along the side directs there are also a few more features there were even archives from past you to the other stories from that that will soon be added to the Beacon weeks. Appealing to alumni and section of the paper. online. other Northwestern supporters, Maybe there’s a picture with the Find an opinion article that really news the Beacon online gave the same story, but you want to know who’s in grates on your nerves? A forum will effect as the paper with a click of the picture or what’s happening in it. soon be up for each article, inviting AROUND THE WORLD a button. Just click on the picture. It will pop response and further discussion on COMPILED BY CHANTELLE STEGGERDA However, in the ever-evolving up in a separate box, a caption below the topic. While the Beacon only technological age we live in, this explaining what is happening. comes out once a week, the issues The president of Chad’s first address since an insurrection last has proved to be too little. Over After reading all the stories don’t always last for weeks on end, weekend claimed that the government was in complete control over all of the country after rebels flooded Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, causing thousands of citizens to flee the city. Many residents are uncertain. However, radio and television broadcasts have been affirming the regain of control and are encouraging people to return to their homes.

A judge in Spain issued arrest warrants for 40 Rwandan military officers Wednesday. The 40 men, currently or formerly in the military, were indicted on several counts of genocide and abuse of human rights during the 1990s. The international arrest warrants were issued after an investigation concerning the disappearances and deaths of eight Spaniards during that time.

Turkish warplanes bombed 70 targets in three Kurdish villages on the border of Turkey and Iraq on Monday, according to a Turkish military statement. The attacks targeted rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The PKK has been attacking Turkey from across the border. There were no casualties.

A grenade attack in northeastern Somalia Tuesday left at least 21 dead and 100 wounded as of Wednesday. Those dead are presumed to be Ethiopians heading to the Arabian Peninsula. The attack is not linked to a specific group, although it is supposed to be related to long-existing tension between the people of Somalia and Ethiopia.

The redesigned Beacon online is much more reader friendly and offers many more options than the previous website. Carlson gives performance art tonight BY KEVIN WALLACE images, community dynamics Minn. His art has been shown in STAFF WRITER and non-theatrical performance as exhibitions in Tennessee, Michigan Tonight at 7 p.m. in the Te Paske described by Kaprow. and Maine. Gallery, Professor Arnold Carlson While the performance will only Prior to joining NW’s faculty, will be presenting his piece entitled, be tonight, the objects used during Carlson was a visual arts instructor “Explaining Images to a Dead the show will be on display in the at the Interlochen (Mich.) Center for Rabbit.” The piece will be performed gallery Feb. 9 to 22. the Arts and an adjunct instructor with additional performers and The public is invited to the at the Memphis College of Art and participants from the community. reception/performance to view the the University of Memphis. He has Carlson draws from renowned event, which is free and informally worked as an illustrator and gallery artists such as Joseph Beuys, Allan structured. Those who attend assistant and has participated in the Kaprow and Rirkrit Tiravanija who may stay for all or part of the studio program of the Minnesota were associated with the Fluxus performance. Museum of Art; a blacksmithing movement. The Fluxus movement Carlson holds a Master of Fine workshop at the Haystack Mountain consisted of altering the boundries Arts degree from the Memphis School of Craft in Deer Isle, Maine; of art and the artist. Carlson’s College of Art in Memphis, Tenn., and in the Foundations Instruction event and its related objects are as well as bachelor’s degrees in Think Tank at the Art Institute of the exploration of the process of visual arts and biblical studies from Chicago. creating images, the nature of Northwestern College in Roseville,