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Here are their faces: mental health at Dordt Lauren Hoekstra — Staff Writer help, like when I’m dealing with bad anxiety, they tell me to not worry and it’s all fine. Mental health and the issues that go along with Depression is a lot more than just sadness in it have been an increasing problem since the your head.” 1990s, especially among people born between Another sophomore, Caleb Schreurs of the early 1980s and early 2000s -- also known Sheldon, IA, has also felt the effects of many as Millennials and Generation Z. different disorders. According to the National Alliance on Mental “I have ADD, clinical depression, clinical Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 adults in America live anxiety, and oppositional defiance disorder, or with a mental illness and nearly 1 in 25 (10 ODD. million) live with a serious mental illness. I don’t sleep. I hope to get five hours a night. According to NAMI Iowa, about 600,000 Last night I got three. I’m on heavy Ambien, Iowans (amounting to about 1 in 5) live with which is a sleep medicine. Sometimes I wake some sort of mental illness and about 37,000 up and my thoughts are going a thousand miles grapple with a serious mental illness daily. a minute,” Schreurs said. “Though [mental Mental health is much the same on college health] may be something that people call a campuses. According to the most recent dysfunction or disorder, people aren’t the sum American College Health Association survey, of their disorder or their mental illness. Just Contributed Photo approximately 13% of students reported like you look at someone’s broken leg and having symptoms of anxiety, and more than conditions. thoughts. If that counts.” don’t attribute that to them, people aren’t just 18% reported depressive symptoms. Almost Despite the stigma, some students came Over time, she said, it has gotten better. But mentally ill. It’s not a personality trait.” 15% had received a diagnosis of depression at forward to discuss their own problems and help sometimes, “I will still slip into times where Holly Tanis, a sophomore from Cawker City, some time in their lives. 33% acknowledged the community understand what it is like to live I feel that I’m back in square one. Sometimes KA, was recently diagnosed with an anxiety stress-related problems; 43% said they felt with a mental health condition. situational events or forgetting my meds can disorder and a depressive disorder. so depressed at some point in the academic Brianna Miedema, a sophomore from Sioux affect me too.” “It has definitely gotten harder to deal with in year that it was difficult to function; 10% had Center, IA, has been experiencing mental health Despite the fact that people here try to college because there is a lot more that you have seriously considered suicide; and 1.9% had problems since middle school. understand, Miedema commented that she has to take care of,” Tanis said. attempted suicide. “I’ve been diagnosed with depression and faced some people who simply say the wrong “One of the things that comes to mind is this However, it is difficult to put these statistics anxiety,” she said. “At one point, they talked thing that doesn’t help the situation. quote from John Mulaney, ‘I also don’t want to to faces of people that we know. Mental health about borderline personality disorder and I’ve “Sometimes people view mental health as be doing what I’m doing.’ We are well aware is a taboo in Northwest Iowa, and many people had some people confirm that and some people something that you aren’t trying hard enough to that our actions are completely unreasonable live their whole lives with undiagnosed mental deny it so I don’t really know. Also, suicidal fix. A lot of the time when people are trying to Continued on page 3 Fortnite fans fearful fol- New club raises awareness lowing season ten surprise for the persecuted church Logan Aukes — Staff Writer gamers who claim that Fortnite’s developers Juliana Martinez — Staff Writer Jackson will be leading the club along with failed to warn players that the game causes the Amy Van Fossen, who is studying music and The midafternoon sun filters through the brain to release dopamine. Not only does this Some clubs meet with Student Government art. shades of Southview 204, settling on a fortress release of dopamine create an addiction, but to ask for funding, others meet with aspirations “We are a Christian college, and as Christians, of couches positioned around two glinting it also classifies as a “Gaming Disorder”—a of receiving official name recognition. Others, we are all part of this one body that Christ talks television screens. Quentin Van Essendelft, condition recognized by the World Health however, come with high hopes of impacting about, and that body is way bigger than a lot fresh out of his Sunday best, slips on crocs as Organization (WHO) for the first-time last year. the student body by raising awareness for real- of people realize,” Jackson said. “We are in he slides a chair in front of one of the screens, According the WHO, this condition is world issues. the middle of this cornfield… we think of the powering up the Play Station 4 that accompanies “characterized by impaired control over Junior Danikka Jackson is the chairwoman of church as what is just here in front of us. Or it. gaming, increasing priority given to gaming a brand new club on Campus, The Persecuted we think only about the church in America… Pulses surge through the fingertips of the self- over other activities to the extent that gaming Church Club. Jackson was raised as a missionary but the church around the world gets forgotten, proclaimed Fortnite legend as he logs in to the takes precedence over other interests and daily kid in Mexico and witnessed the first hand especially those who are persecuted. We are popular video game only to find the display activities, and continuation or escalation of impact that the church and missionaries have on all one body, so we need to all be supporting dominated by darkness. gaming despite the occurrence of negative unreached people. Jackson is studying fine arts and encouraging each other. And that can seem While he fumbles with the controller in search consequences.” with a minor in English with hopes of being a really daunting when our brothers and sisters of a way into the familiar loading screen, all While Calex Legal’s attorneys may not know missionary in China after college. are across the world from us. But we are in such passion, purpose, and means of surviving in it yet, recruiting Van Essendelft to testify to the “Some people in villages in Mexico… don’t a connected world and we really have no excuse Sioux Center start to fade away. hours he’s invested in Fortnite over school may have the basics of the faith. It can be very [to not reach out] at this point.” “I have no idea what to do with my life,” said just win them the case. But, given that Fortnite’s difficult being a protestant Christian.” Jackson The club will meet twice a month in the Van Essendelft. “What am I supposed to do player base has grown to encompass more than then went on to say that spreading the gospel prayer room on the main level of campus center. instead? Homework?” 200 million people worldwide, intuition says in remote villages of Mexico “has not been Meetings will include prayer, a short devotion, Although there may be some who are critical they’ll have plenty of people to choose from. easy… people are being persecuted, big time.” and the planning of major events such as group of Van Essendelft’s reliance on a fictitious video And of those 200 million, more than 5.5 Her family’s work is different from what people prayers and letter-writing to brothers and sisters game, Fortnite is being sued by parents who million of them tuned in on October 13, just usually think of, “planting churches and that sort across the globe. Meetings will take place on claim the game is as addictive and harmful as hours before Van Essendelft logged on, to of thing. It’s just going and being with people Saturdays at 5pm in the prayer room in the BJ cocaine. witness the game’s season ten come to an end. and encouraging them to just keep fighting the Haan. Calex Legal, a Montreal Law Firm, is Fortnite’s developers have made a habit of good fight; to let them know that they are not “Many of us were excited about the ministry representing parents of ten and 15-year-old drawing the game’s “seasons,” roughly two- alone and that there are other Christians out focus combined with personal application,” month periods of time, to a close with in-game there.” said Staci Seamon, senior chair of student viewing parties that draw attention to small Jackson met with Student Government in late government. “This club truly reflects Dordt’s tweaks or new features coming to the game. September, although the idea to start this club culture… the club has the vision of partnering But while players have come to expect these has been ruminating since Jackson’s freshman with the global church as we also engage with season-ending events, what they weren’t year. After delivering a short presentation on one another locally.” expecting was how developers would conclude her vision for this club, the Student Government If you have any questions, please reach out to “Fortnite Chapter 1.” body unanimously voted to recognize Jackson’s Danikka at [email protected]. Continued on page 2 proposal and officially recognize this club. Contributed Photo · News· page 2

“You Can’t Burn Pride”: Orange City Pride takes on third year Spencer Short — Staff Writer Hall, one of the leaders of the Sioux County act” are prohibited, a rule that some believe the be placed into buckets on the stage, instead of Conservatives. The group, which consisted of drag show violated. thrown at the dancers, excluding the last act, around two dozen people, were praying, singing But the protesters aren’t the only ones who feel where attendees were asked to toss their money and speaking their opinion on why they believed that regulations and rules aren’t being followed. onto the floor. The queens performed flips, events like OC Pride shouldn’t be hosted in the Before the drag show, five contractual points cartwheels, and faux-belted their hearts out. future. were made to the attendees. The first four were In an interlude between dances, the main “Society is built on strong Christian families “no physical contact with the performers,” “no talent of the show, Martina Shakers, stated that and principles… we are out here praying, in a gyrating of the hips or genitalia,” “no rustling she had been having some other issues behind spiritual battle versus what is right and what’s of faces in breasts,” “no strip teases or anything the scenes. Photo by Spencer Short wrong,” said Korver. “If you look at other resembling a strip tease, including placing According to Shakers, who has been a part of countries, once this behavior gets started, it money into the clothing of the performers,” and or directly in charge of over two dozen pride On Saturday, October 19th, the Prairie Winds doesn’t stop. People in other states are getting finally, “no minors are allowed to be present events all over the United States, said that she Event Center in Orange City was packed with fired from business is they don’t support on the premises during the performance.” received her first death threat in 18 years. The rainbows, flags, pins, flowers and hair of all [homosexuality].” Organizers felt the last point was unfair, and threat supposedly stated that if Shakers came to colors. Orange City Pride, or OC Pride, is Korver also cited some city ordinances: even unconstitutional. Orange City, she wouldn’t be leaving it. Shakers currently in its third year, hosting a weekend Article 4- Public Morals, Sub-section 4.01 Eventually, an Orange City Council member, immediately stated the color, make, model and long festival of storytelling, brunch and even and 4.03. 4.01 states the articles purpose, that Steve Roesner, along with Mark Gaul, Orange location of her car, challenging anyone to come a drag show to cap off the whole event. This “The purpose of this article is to preserve City’s Economic Development director, and harass her. year’s name, You Can’t Burn Pride, comes as a the public order by defining and prohibiting along with one other person who was sent as Though not everyone in Orange City’s direct response to a situation last year in which offenses against public morals and providing a representative of the city, stated that minors community agrees with or supports OC Pride, local religious leader Paul Dorr set fire to pro- for their abatement.” Sub-Section 4.03 is would be allowed to stay in the room and view the event was, overall, a success. The drag LGBT books owned publicly by the Orange titled Blasphemous or Obscene Language, the performance, but the other rules still stood. show ended with cheers from attendees as the City Library. stating “it shall be unlawful for a person to use After back and forth between the organizers queens lip-synced through their final Lady- Left-over tension abounded on Saturday blasphemous or obscene language publicly, to and the officials and sending around two dozen Gaga centric number. evening as the drag show was about to take the disturbance of the public peace and quiet.” minors in attendance up to the balcony to speak A tweet from the official OC Pride Twitter place. Protesters and a few police officers Korver, Hall, and Devrak believe that Prairie directly with the men from the city, it was felt account, @prideorangecity, summed up their gathered at the front of the building. Notable Winds Event Center, a publicly owned space that these talks and videos were strong enough feelings about the weekend: “Pride means love. people in the protester crowd were Kurt Korver, in which Korver himself is one of the largest assurances to have the event to proceed with the Acceptance. Togetherness. Pride means that who is currently running as mayor for Orange donators, violates these rules. The center minors in the room. we are here for you. We will fight for you. We City, James Vondrak, who is running for a city itself in its own policies also states that “lewd The rest of the show went off without any are thankful for you.” council position also in Orange City, and Jacob movements or movements that imitate a sexual issues. Money for the queens was required to (cont.) Fortnite fans Curry Craze: joining culture Continued from page 1 have been using for the last two years. Just minutes after a black hole enveloped “It feels like I’m playing Fortnite for the first and cuisine Fortnite’s map, rendering users unable to play time,” said Brandon Vande Griend, a roommate the game, blogs, Instagram posts, and YouTube of Van Essendelft’s. Allison Wordes — Staff Writer if anyone has a curry recipe to share,” said videos flooded the internet to let the world However, while some appreciate the change Siglin. Despite the fact this is an event featuring know: Fortnite is down, and we have no idea if of pace the new map brings, others are not as Maps folded into paper airplanes graced the ethnic food, it is open to anyone who also loves it will come back. pleased. Campus Center grille tables at the Students to cook and eat. “With Fortnite’s future up in the air, I started “The first round of challenges seems a Without Borders (SWB) Curry Craze Event The SWB team was hesitant at first about the looking for a new Netflix series to binge,” said little boring, tasking us with little more than held last Saturday, October 19—small emblems popularity of this year’s Curry Craze. Ever since Van Essendelft. exploring a map,” said Simon Carpenter, a of how sharing culture can transport you. the grille stopped serving rice bowls, Siglin was But the game did return—and with a bang. video game blogger. “And that does feel a little From the student cooks’ willing hands came unsure that people would still be craving rice- On the morning of October 15, an agonizing uninspired considering what we’re used to.” the crafted flavors of Korea, Indonesia, India, bowl style food. two days later, Epic developers brought Fortnite But Carpenter’s criticism is drowned out and Jamaica. This year, the event drew a “They may not know that it’s students actually back online with a host of graphical and sound by overwhelming support from the men of good crowd of Dordt students, faculty, and making the food,” said Siglin. She expressed improvements, new and old weapons, boats, Southview 204 where Van Essendelft once community members. concern that sometimes students do not realize and an entirely new map. again fires up his Play Station 4, this time “We want them to try a variety,” said Yee Lim or appreciate the difference between authentic, The map, while similar in size, bears almost reaching the familiar loading screen. Shin, secretary of SWB for the second year in student-prepared food, and the not-as-authentic no resemblance to the battleground players “My life is complete again,” he said. a row. “The biggest reason we do Curry Craze food services rice bowl. (besides being a fundraiser) is so people can try “Some people haven’t tried curry before, all kinds of curry.” which really surprised me,” said Shin. What is curry? Ask the Emcees, Luca Gontijo The authenticity of the shared meal is exciting. Club Fair: find your own and Abigail Barrientos, or check out the neatly Senior and SWB club president Joy Kim said designed table tents—curry is “a variety of that if more people realized how much effort the special gang dishes originating in the Indian subcontinent students put into creating this meal, they would Yage Wang — Staff Writer “We started the Yoga Club in last January just that use a complex combination of spices or come. so we can get more time to stay healthy and herbs, usually including ground turmeric, “It for sure won’t taste like a rice bowl,” Last Thursday, 25 different clubs on campus have fun time with other people learning yoga,” cumin, coriander, ginger, and fresh or dried said Siglin. On the other hand, not having the attended the annual Club Fair. Many clubs said senior Rylie Brown. “We really want to just chilies.” One Curry Fact the Emcees shared convenience of rice bowls might cause students showed their enthusiasm for their various build a community around yoga because the stated that the average amount of ingredients in to be even more eager to head to the grille for activities and hobbies by bringing items for more comfortable you are with the people, the a given curry recipe is 15—not a small amount a savory treat. Some students and community students to interact with. The Ping-Pong club better I feel you can relax into the yoga.” for what seems a simple dish. members are committed curry lovers. brought a mini table for students to have small But not all the clubs focus on hobbies--some “We’re going to add some Latino spice to your “I have come all four years,” said Alicia competitions on or to demonstrate their unique promote community building and mission curry!” said Barrientos, introducing the Curry Megchelsen, a senior social work major. “The skills, while the Nerf Club brought their own activities. The Prison Ministries club, headed trivia game for the evening. This year’s curry Jamaican curry was my favorite this time mini arsenal of foam blasters. by DJ Runia, holds monthly student visits to trivia featured Kahoot, with questions such as: around.” Among all of the clubs, there were some the South Dakota State Penitentiary to have a “How many volcanoes does Costa Rica have?” However, what she is really looking forward notable new ones looking to start up. chapel service with the prisoners there, while and “What is the lowest temperature Iowa has to is SWB’s big event coming in the spring— Daniel Kwantes, a senior student who just the Sunday Singing Club has organized a ever had?” Not surprisingly, the winning teams’ the Cultural Fair. set up the Jiu-Jitsu Club, explained the club’s small group of students singing hymns for the self-proclaimed title was “#engaged.” SWB meets every other Tuesday to talk about activities while wearing his belt and uniform. residents at Royale Meadows, Sioux Center’s Everything is prepped ahead of time in the and plan events. Curry Craze is SWB’s main “I got trained in the summer and I think it will senior care facility, every Sunday. commons, with Dordt funding for and providing fundraiser for the year, which will go towards be cool if more people on campus can get in “It’s a little bit overwhelming. There are the ingredients. The international students make events like the Cultural Fair. touch with Jiu-Jistu,” said Kwantes. lots of things packed into a small space,” said the food, for the most part, but it isn’t limited “[The Cultural Fair] is hands-down my The Yoga Club advocated for a peaceful and freshman Hope Weyrick. “And there are more to students outside the U.S. Seniors Holly favorite event of campus, so I had to come relaxing activity for students. In the next few clubs than I thought. I went to the taste of Sioux Testerman and SWB member Sarah Siglin also support [SWB],” said Megchelsen. weeks, the Yoga Club will not only hold a Center but there were only a few. For the Club helped prepare the curry. Sharing culture is what SWB is all about— weekly yoga session, but also host a costume Fair, there are so many!” “I always send out an email beforehand asking one bowl of curry at a time. party, a Thanksgiving potluck, and an ugly If a student can’t find exactly what they were sweater contest. looking for, they are encouraged to start their own clubs here at Dordt. “There is a form that Student Government has, and we will send it to them if they want to start a club,” said Daniel Moe, a member of Student Government. “They need to fill out the basic information, have a faculty sponsor, and say what their plans are for the club. And we will schedule a time for the representatives of Photo by Yage Wang the club to meet with us as a body.” Contributed Photos · News· page 3

Commons meal serves a taste D’Arte Club’s Ceramics Night Yee Lim Shin — Staff Writer “I was walking to class one day and I left my of Canadian culture apartment floor in Kuyper and I saw a poster On the evening of October 22, the ceramics and I was like, I like making pottery so this Lindsay Kuiper — Staff Writer table earlier in the week. Dordt alumni received room bustled with different types of sounds. would be pretty fun,” Senior computer and an email inviting them to join the festivities and People chattering, clay slapping against tables, engineer science major Dan Kelly said. From the land of scratch-and-sniff money others heard about it by word-of-mouth. and the whir of pottery wheels filled the space Kelly had some experience beforehand with comes a holiday about gratitude: Canadian “All the food is very good. I’m not a big during the D’Arte Club’s Ceramics Night. pottery and used the wheel to make a bowl, but Thanksgiving. FLAME Coffee Shops turkey fan, but this stuff is great,” said Lucy “[D’Arte Club] is just basically about doing most students there had little to no experience celebrated Canada the week of Oct. 14 to 18. Charleston, who attended the dinner with her kind of planning and facilitating art events that with clay before they signed up. They served coffee from Tim Horton’s and husband, Bob, after hearing about it from Ruth anyone and everyone can be a part of,” D’Arte After a short tutorial by students from D’Arte hosted a trivia night on Friday, dishing out Kocisko, a former criminal justice professor at Club co-leader Retasya Badudu said. “It’s just club or the ceramics class on how to use the ice cream and Canadian knowledge to anyone Dordt. about kind of coming together as a community pottery wheels, students got to work. Some who came to Kuyper’s lobby. In addition, the At the event, Kocisko herself donned a and letting people like take a break from their made abstract art, animals, and spoons, while Commons’ annual Canadian Thanksgiving “Canadian tuxedo,” a tuxedo made of denim busy life.” others used the pottery wheel to create bowls, meal fell on Monday, October 14. with proper lapels and buttons, first popularized The Ceramics Night, an annual event hosted plates, and vases. The Commons celebrated by serving foods by Bing Crosby. by D’Arte Club, was an overall success on their Sometime next month the D’Arte Club will the average Canadian might see on their dinner Executive Chef Nick Lawrence busied part. It’s one of the more popular events, with then bake the pottery pieces in the kiln and table. Decorated with various orange pumpkins himself with menu planning, ordering, and around 50 students from a variety of majors decorate them. and vibrant fall leaves, the Commons’ meal was more in preparation for this meal. The average joining in on the creative fun. complete with turkey, pork, vegetables, mashed attendance for a meal at the Commons is 600 potatoes, and rice. people but 807 people came to the Commons There was also a line for poutine, a popular for supper on Monday. Canadian dish with French fries, gravy, and While none of the dishes are difficult to make, cheese curds. Though this dish is rarely served “the most time-consuming [dish] is turkey, as it at Thanksgiving, it still was a hit in the Dordt takes many hours to roast,” Lawrence said. community. Bianca van Ginkel, a freshman from Canada, “I asked a Commons worker if I would die an found that the meal was relatively similar to early death if I ate poutine and he said I would, what she might have back home. but it would be a happy early death,” said senior Although she missed sitting around the table Tristan Hulstein, who had never tasted the carb- with her family for Thanksgiving this year, van loaded dish before. Ginkel still appreciated the amount of effort put Dordt students aren’t the only people who into the meal. attend this supper. A few people in the Sioux “It’s kind of nice to just spend Thanksgiving Center community had reserved their spot at the with friends,” van Ginkel said. Photos by Yee Lim Shin Trapshooting Club’s first competition Spencer Short — Staff Writer by the NAIA. So instead of competing against seriously affected the team’s ability to compete. activities on Sundays, when most of these other teams, club members compete against “The pigeon would go to the right, and a lot of trap shooting events are held. Scheduling new On Saturday, October 12, Dordt’s newest each other. the times end up on the far-left side of where it competition events is tricky, but attending sports team took on its first true competition. The club’s leader, Professor Tom Prinsen, had came from,” said Prinsen. “There was one time another shoot is already in the works. The Trapshooting Club, which is in its third his sights set on something bigger: league-level where a pigeon got shot out, the wind caught it, The Trapshooting Club is always recruiting year, normally shoots weekly at the Rock competition. Armed with an arsenal of club and it shot almost straight up.” new club members. All members of the club can Valley Gun Club. Although competitive in members, the team felt optimistic as they made The extreme weather conditions caused the borrow guns, partake in free safety training, and nature, it is not officially ranked in any capacity the four-hour drive to Grand Island, Nebraska. team to place low in the competition, but club get ammo on the premises. Unfortunately, nature had other plans. members are still optimistic about the future. “We’d love to have more people,” said The club members, including Professor “We aren’t the most experienced guys out Prinsen. “We’ve had people who’ve never even Prinsen, agreed that this was some of the worst there,” said Enerson. “There’s lots of room for held a gun before come out and have a good shooting weather any of them ever had the improvement. I can’t wait to see the progress.” time.” displeasure to perform in. Despite the weather and competition, results The Trapshooting Club meets Thursday “The wind sucked, moral of the story,” said the club members still enjoyed the competition nights. For more information about training, club member Jason Enerson. while it lasted. Events like these are few and campus gun policies, or carpooling, contact Photo by Khaiman Fogel The conditions were bad enough that it far between. Clubs are discouraged to schedule Tom Prinsen at [email protected]. (cont.) mental health at Dordt Feenstra’s campaign kickoff Continued from page 1 [depression].” Lexi Schnaser — Staff Writer have values.” He noted his experiences in the but we don’t know how to change it, we’re During college, Cosgrove made use of the free Iowa State Senate, as a professor at Dordt, and kinda stuck in this cycle.” counseling at his school. “I’m not sure how long On Tuesday, October 15th, people of all serving on other City Councils have taught him Senior Andrea Wright, whose name has been I went. A semester? A year?” he said. “It was ages packed the Defender Grille: news station his values and the values of his fellow Iowans. changed to protect her privacy, had a different very helpful for me to be able to name [those representatives, community members, Dordt Feenstra also addressed the issue of small experience from other students dealing with feelings] and develop coping mechanisms students, and faculty. Tuesday marked the businesses in Iowa by saying the capitalism of mental illness. and techniques. Don’t do it alone. Seek help: official kickoff of Dordt professor Randy Iowa has grown the main streets, churches, and “I went to counseling once and she told me friends, therapy, every person is different. Be Feenstra’s United States Congressional schools. that I had too many tendencies to be specific aware that it is a process and a journey. There campaign. “We must have an advocate in the Ag but I just fell on the eating disorder spectrum,” is no magic bullet. Give therapy a chance. Over Introduced by Bob Vander Plaats, the leader of Committee,” said Feenstra, referring to the Wright said. the long haul, it helps.” an influential social conservative organization House Agriculture Committee. Iowa’s 4th “I specifically remember being a cheerleader When someone is able to name what they are in Iowa, and his children, Feenstra took the District current representative Steve King is not in high school and having a lot of it stem feeling, it no longer feels like a “really thick stage with confidence. a member of any House Committee. Feenstra from that - being in front of people and that fog,” according to Cosgrove. He began his kickoff speech by thanking the noted Iowa’s high rankings in the national atmosphere was a lot of pressure.” “Mental health issues aren’t something to be many parties who have helped him get to this agriculture industry and his goals to keep in that Although the communication and honesty ashamed about,” Miedema said. “Because our point of his campaign. He noted his faith as an way. “I will make sure that I create proactive about mental health is improving, Wright feels community doesn’t talk about it much, people essential part of his desire and calling to run for policies, advance ethanol, and bio-diesel…to that talking about eating disorders is not as feel like it’s something that they can’t talk national Congress. Quoting Proverbs 16:9, his cut out regulation in the farming community, to encouraged. about. Or will be judged for because people favorite Bible verse, Feenstra acknowledged advocate for trade, because we in the 4th district “[I don’t have the] support system of people don’t understand. It’s beneficial not only for that he has felt the Lord establishing his steps need it.” who are in the same boat,” Wright said. you, but also for others.” throughout each part of his political journey. Dordt students showed strong support for Although the majority of vocal voices on There are so many resources that are available “He has created me for this time, for this Feenstra at the kickoff. As he spoke, Feenstra campus belong to students, several professors to students to help them from getting lost in place, for this purpose,” said Feenstra. was surrounded on stage by Dordt students are honest and transparent about their mental the “thick fog” of life. Dordt’s Student Health Getting into the specifics of his campaign holding signs that read “Feenstra for Congress” health problems as well. & Counseling Center offers eight free and promises Feenstra said, “We are Iowans; we and “Proven. Effective. Conservative.” “He’s a Professor Walker Cosgrove is honest about his confidential sessions by licensed counselors. strong candidate, and I support his viewpoints,” struggles with mental health. This may be helpful for those experiencing said freshman Sam Walhof. “Every semester, I have half a dozen to relationship difficulties, anxiety, loss or grief, As Feenstra wound down, he turned to face a dozen students in my office weeping and depression, anger, difficulting adjusting to the Dordt students who stood behind him in overwhelmed,” Cosgrove said. college, problems with eating, panic attacks, support. “It is each one of you that are the future When asked about his diagnosis, Cosgrove family or social problems, homesickness and of America,” he said to the students. After his asked, “Can a therapist diagnose? If so, a mild any other problems. speech, Feenstra noted how important it was depression. I never went to a psychiatrist or To get in touch with Dordt’s counselors and that his initial kickoff event was at Dordt. doctor though,” he said. “My experiences schedule an appointment, students can email “This is where my roots are,” Feenstra said. line up with how a lot of people go through [email protected] or call 712-722-6990. Photo from KTIV News “This is my home.” · Sports page 4

Defender Days XC meet Women’s soccer prepares

Evangeline Colarossi — Staff Writer finishing with 0:41 of each other. Jacob Vander Plaats (3rd), Joe Anderson (8th), Anthony for big finish to season Rain, sun, or snow, the Dordt cross country Ghiorso (12th), Trey Engen (15th), Brooks De Caleb Pollema — Staff Writer “Something’s different about our team’s team trains in all weather. The chilly Saturday, Waard (16th), Nicolas Veldhorst (18th), and energy and attitude this year,” said sophomore October 12th morning of Defender Days tested Davis Tebben (19th) were Dordt’s top seven Chemistry. It’s something that turns good midfielder Hannah Glynn. “We have an edge their strength with freezing temperatures and runners on the men’s team. teams into great teams and great teams into now that we haven’t had in years before. We a 20 mile per hour wind blowing across the Along with the competing teams, several champions. don’t view losing as an option and don’t give up course. Despite the gusting wind and snow runners ran with Dordt, though not on the Chemistry is the biggest thing that the when we’re down a few goals.” blowing in during the last lap of the men’s race, team. Recent Dordt graduate and cross-country Defender women’s soccer team struggled with This resiliency was once again evident in a the two teams ran with the strength they had runner, PJ Kooima returned to race his personal at the beginning of the season. 3-2 victory over Morningside on Saturday. The gained from training in plenty of less-than-ideal best, and a visiting high school student, Isaac The Defenders started off the season with Defenders remain in third place in the GPAC weather – and it paid off. Dykstra, braved the weather to run a college three consecutive losses in which they were behind Hastings and Midland. The women’s team sprinted away with a first race just for the fun of it. outscored by a combined total of 12-2. The With three games left in the regular season, place out of eight teams. The women finished “The women are running their best as they optimism that comes with every new season the Defenders have the potential to make history with fifty-two points and the gap between first head into the last few races of the year,” said was all but gone in just 12 days. with the school’s first ever GPAC championship and second was a staggering thirty-five points. Head Coach Nate Wolf. “The men raced over “We had a pretty rough start to the season,” in women’s soccer. Dordt men competed against five other teams six minutes faster, as a team, than they did a said junior midfielder and goals leader, Alaina The Defenders will face Jamestown at 1pm on and claimed second place with fifty points, just month ago on the same course. We are very Van Zalen. “We had a lot of freshmen coming in Thursday at home. Following the match against seven points away from Doane’s first place. excited for the group as they head into the last and we had to figure out how to all play together the Jimmies, the women will go to Hastings and Dordt senior Olivia Couch was second with regular meet of the season.” and organize ourselves on the field.” face a Bronco squad that is ranked 12th in the a time of 18:44, followed by Sarah Wensink at In the most recent GPAC poll, Dordt men But when a team finds their chemistry, NAIA and sits in first atop the GPAC. 18:46. Couch and Wensink claimed 1-2 in the were ranked 16th with 290 points and the beautiful things can happen. Dordt’s final game of the regular season will point tabulations. Sienna De Jong (5th), Jordan women were ranked 21st with 198 points. The Defenders won their first game of come at home against the Midland Warriors Bos (10th), Mary Kate Postma (11th), Eden Both teams will travel to Cedar Rapids, IA, the season at home against Buena Vista on who are ranked second in the GPAC and 20th Winslow (20th), and Greichaly Kaster (26th) this weekend for the NAIA Seminole Valley September 4th, and from that point there was nationally. filled out Dordt’s top seven runners, all running Stampede. The GPAC championship meet will no looking back. The Defender women have Despite three tough games to close the sub-twenty races. be held at Dordt on November 9, giving the suffered only one loss since they started the regular season, the Defenders are excited for The men’s team finished their top seven runners a final chance to race on their home season 0-3. the opportunity to compete for a regular season with a spread of less than a minute, the top five course this season. “At the beginning of the season we were able GPAC championship. to build up the field and get to the final third The Defenders have high aspirations for the but we struggled with finishing the ball,” Van end of the season. They want this team to leave Zalen said. “That has finally started to click and its mark on Dordt women’s soccer history. we began rewarding ourselves and finishing our “Going to nationals is always the goal,” Glynn opportunities.” said. “A more short-term goal is to finish in the This change in mindset is different from years top 4 of the GPAC so we can play the first round past for the Defenders whose mental game has of postseason on our home turf.” grown over the course of the season. Dordt women’s volleyball Photos from Dordt Athletics Mark Martinez — Staff Writer team, but we have to call on our underclassmen to fit the role as well.” With just five games remaining on schedule, Freshman Emma Bousema is looking to fill Red Raiders fluster Dordt Dordt women’s volleyball is nearing the end of that gap. Emma is a 2018 graduate from Western conference play. Dordt currently holds a 16-8 Christian High School, a volleyball program overall season record, while sitting at 7-5 in that won the State Championship during her football yet again conference play. Though the 2018 team finished senior campaign. Going from a successful Luke Drooger — Staff Writer most of the game, the Defenders were forced to their season with a perfect 16-0 conference high school team to a successful college team, attempt throwing the football. As the team that record, Dordt lost six players at the end of last Emma is used to winning seasons, but she too Saturday, October 12: It was a cold and is ranked second in rushing yards, Dordt was season. has faced challenges. snowy afternoon at Open Space Park for the in trouble. Junior Erica Bousema played a total of 70 “It’s a lot faster pace, and I’ve had to bond most anticipated football game of the season Northwestern did an excellent job of shutting games coming into this season. with people that I’ve never played with,” for Dordt. The tailgaters were out in full force down the passing game and Dordt finished with “It’s just different this year because of how Emma said. “Not only that, the coaching is a lot hours before kickoff, and the aroma of steak only 27 passing yards, all of which came at the many seniors we lost,” Erica said. “People, different. In college, it’s a lot more technical, sandwiches and pork chops filled the air as fans hands of junior wide receiver Ben Heuvelhorst. including myself, have had to step into mainly focusing on all the details. headed to the bleachers. Northwestern scored the first touchdown but new roles. We’ve had some ups and downs Though Dordt women’s volleyball has gone Unfortunately, that food became the highlight Dordt didn’t take long to return the favor via a throughout the season, but we will continue to through some restructuring, they still have high of the afternoon for a majority of Defender fans. Carter Schiebout’s 1-yard rushing touchdown, bounce back.” hopes for the rest of the season. Sitting at fourth The Red Raiders from Northwestern weren’t so Dordt trailed 7-6 midway through the 2nd This season, Dordt hasn’t had more than two in the conference standings, they can still move about to lose to their cross-county rivals for the quarter. consecutive losses all year. In their last two up depending on how these last five games go. first time in school history. After half, Dordt’s offense couldn’t manage outings, they lost a close match to Northwestern “I want our season to keep moving upward Dordt’s defense forced a Northwestern punt to score again, so Northwestern’s offense took and lost to Concordia University, Nebraska on from here. I don’t want us to look at any on the first drive of the game, but Dordt turned advantage and ran the score up by six more the road. But, if history continues to repeat negatives from the past,” Emma said. “From the football over on downs in the red zone touchdowns. The Raiders were able to fend off itself, they will likely bounce back for their here on out, we’re going to treat every game as during their first offensive drive. The Defenders the Defenders and finish with a final score of next match. if it’s our last.” marched down to the Raider 14-yard line 35-6. Emily Feilmeier, one of only two seniors on Emma also plans to keep fighting through the fairly quickly, but found themselves in a 4th Dordt came back a week later to annihilate this year’s roster, has also noticed some serious end of the season. down and 6 situation. On any other Saturday the Doane Tigers 61-0 in Crete, Nebraska. With changes since last season. The seniors from last “I believe we can go into the GPAC this would’ve been a much simpler down and just four games remaining in the regular season, year’s team were talented players, but they were tournament and win the championship,” Emma distance, but today the conditions made it the three Dordt losses have come at the hands also great vocal leaders. Once they graduated, said. “If we can win the GPAC championship, difficult. of teams who are sitting at a combined 18-0. Feilmeier had to step in and become a better, it’s an automatic bid to nationals.” Senior offensive lineman, Justin Urquidez, Dordt’s next matchup will come against the more vocal leader. The Dordt University women’s volleyball pointed out how difficult it was getting the ball Concordia University, Nebraska Bulldogs (3-4) “Last year we graduated a lot of seniors, so team will resume play on Saturday, October moving in the air. Because Dordt was trailing in Sioux Center on October 26. leadership changes had to be made,” Feilmeier 26th, against College of Saint Mary. said. “Not only do us seniors need to lead this Diamond Staff 2019-2020

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Zombieland: Double Tap brings connection, humor Zachary Dirksen — Staff Writer bright. But rather than let Columbus down, she The first Zombieland, necessarily, spent an picks up Little Rock and leaves. Soon, however, incredible amount of its runtime explaining I didn’t love the first Zombieland. Don’t get Little Rock ditches Wichita with a love interest to the audience the world in which the story me wrong, I don’t think it’s a bad movie. It’s of her own. Wichita soon returns to the White plays out. This is most commonly done through well-shot and well-written, with some genuine House to enlist Tallahassee and Columbus’ Columbus’ list of rules for surviving the chemistry among its cast and a solid number help in Little Rock’s retrieval, only to find that outbreak. In the sequel, Columbus’ rules are of laughs to boot. I didn’t, however, connect Columbus has a new squeeze too, a ditzy blonde more often played for comedy, as if to poke fun with the characters. The only character who named Madison. Our family is fractured, and at the concept of structure in a post-apocalyptic Contributed Photo was remotely relatable to me was Columbus, the road is calling them once more. Here we go world. The movie takes what worked about compounded with her lackluster hippie/pacifist/ the movie’s nerdy, everyman narrator, but he’s again. the original and fleshes it out further. The stoner boyfriend, there’s not much in her story soon eclipsed by his funnier, louder cohorts: Zombieland: Double Tap excels above relationships between characters are more to get invested in. Zombieland’s themes have the redneck survivalist Tallahassee, Columbus’ its predecessor in a few key areas. One such solid and believable. Their new dynamic, more always been pretty surface level as well, and aloof love interest Wichita, and the young-but- area is the character of Madison. Masterfully developed since the cautious mistrust of the it’s no different here. The ideas of home being self-sufficient Little Rock. The final product is a brought to life by Zoey Deutch, Madison is the original, is more fun to watch. wherever and whenever you’re surrounded by funny, but shallow, road trip comedy with a few exact opposite of the ideal Zombie apocalypse The action in Double Tap is pretty solid the people you care about is explicitly stated decent zombie scares thrown in. survivor. Impulsive, loud, and not especially as well. Where as the action set pieces of the multiple times by the characters. There’s not All that said, I really enjoyed the sequel, resourceful, it’s a minor miracle that she’s original aren’t as fun or impressive as they much for the audience to glean for themselves, Zombieland: Double Tap. In the ten years since survived this long. And yet, here she is. Such promise to be, the sequences here are, again, outside of what the movie spoon-feeds them. the first movie, our characters have deepened and a character could quickly become incredibly more dynamic and exciting. A particular scene While definitely not Movie of the Year, grown. Each seems more real, more relatable. annoying, but Madison serves as a needed in an Elvis-themed hotel is exceptionally well- I found Zombieland: Double Tap to be an They’ve settled, as Columbus asserts. Making foil to the ever stalwart group. She’s a ray of done, and the final set piece is not only more enjoyable, fun time that improves upon its a new home in the abandoned White House, the incredibly dense sunshine in a crew of aloof, tense, it also ties back into each character’s predecessor. The further development of the future (regardless of zombies) is looking bright sarcastic survivors. While her character may motivations and backstories. core main characters, as well as the addition for this “family.” So, Columbus decides to take not get substantial development, the humor she Double Tap isn’t without its faults. Little of new characters and impressive set pieces the next step and pop the question to Wichita. brings is a net positive. Rock is has minimal screen time and the improve the film from being just another by- However, Wichita’s perspective isn’t as Another area of improvement is the writing. weakest of developments in the movie, and, the-numbers sequel. Dordt University still praising A spoiler-free review of El Him with organs 40 years later Camino Jaclyn Vander Waal — Staff Writer Even though 32 students were studying on this Harrison Burns — Staff Writer have been titled “Epilogue” as it feels like an organ 40 years ago, Wielenga is pleased that extended episode. While this is great for the “Thank God each time when you are Dordt still draws between 8-12 organ students In 2013, the television phenomenon Breaking maintained quality, it also means that this is not privileged to sit before the organ console and each semester. Bad came to a brutal and emotional end with by any means a “stand-alone” film. Breaking assist in the worship of the Almighty.” “We are really trying as a department its series finale. For five seasons, viewers were Bad is required viewing not only for the plot MaryLou Wielenga, an assistant adjunct for to continue to train students to be church captivated by the unrelenting tale of a mild- to make sense but also for the many emotional Dordt University’s music department, has this musicians,” Wielenga said. mannered, high school chemistry teacher’s arcs to land as intended. quote by noted music scholar and organist In addition to teaching lessons and practicing transformation into a vicious meth-making drug But the storytelling employed is far more Albert Schweitzer tacked on the bulletin on the instrument, Dordt uses its organ each lord. than an expositional dump revealing characters’ board near the music practice rooms. It speaks year for hymn festivals, community worship, From such a bizarre premise, showrunner fates to fans. volumes to her. choir concerts and guest organ recitals. Vince Gilligan created one of the most grounded Jesse’s climatic journey is fraught with Wielenga began teaching at Dordt 40 years However, Regnerus recognizes that people and resonate series in television history. The suspense and conflict, navigating between ago when the Casavant organ was installed. are “not quite as impressed” with the organ show received near universal acclaim and authorities and criminals alike. Flashbacks offer In 1975, Dordt had plans to build a chapel, today as they were 40 years ago. the finale was lauded as a cohesive sendoff intriguing information and emotional weight now known as the B.J. Haan Auditorium. The biggest shift has happened in chapel. cementing Breaking Bad into storytelling while many tense sequences help energize During this time, Dordt was informed that a Four decades ago, chapel worship was led by greatness. the pace of the contemplative movie. Under generous donation from Minnie J. Dahm would the organ. Today, worship bands --- with drums, So, when Gilligan announced a secret Gilligan’s steady direction, the film is shot with be given to purchase an organ for the chapel. guitars, keyboard and vocals --- have assumed Breaking Bad sequel film to premiere on smooth cinematography displaying the familiar Joan Ringerwole, the first full-time organ the more prominent role. Netflix, I, like many others, reacted with mixed New Mexico setting of grimy buildings and teacher at Dordt, was chosen to lead the college Jon De Groot, director of campus ministries emotions. While Gilligan’s track record was desert landscapes. And of course, it wouldn’t be through the developing this organ. and worship arts, explains that the organ is just undeniable, fans questioned if a continuation a Breaking Bad movie without stellar montage Beginning in 1976, Casavant Frères, organ a different way of leading worship. of the story was necessary, if anything could be music sequences. builders known for their modern design, “The organ provides a different flavor,” De added to the excruciatingly satisfying ending Aaron Paul is once again outstanding as was chosen to build Dordt’s organ. Multiple Groot said. “When played well, it is incredibly the show already had. Jesse, fully realizing the character’s complex handwritten letters, telephone conversations powerful.” Now, after watching El Camino, I am thrilled transformation throughout the series. He is and arranged dinners led up to the final design He said songs with organ are “more lyrically to write that those fears were unfounded. The aided by a solid supporting cast (with a few of the organ, and in March 1979, the organ driven with meter and rhyme of lyrics rather than film does not harm the near-perfect legacy of fantastic cameos) and authentic dialogue. arrived to a town covered in about 20 inches by percussion.” He thinks the transformation its predecessor but, in fact, elevates everything This isn’t a filler movie, a fluff piece, or of snow. is less about musical style and choice of that came before by tying the few loose-ends scheme to make a quick buck from name Originally, Ringerwole had four goals in instrumentation and more about direction and left from the series finale. recognition. This is a story that needed to be mind for Dordt’s organ: to lead congregational attention of singing. Hymns are often credal The key loose-end is the character of Jesse told by Vince Gilligan, a thoughtful capstone, singing in worship, to have students learn and and talk about God in the third person; whereas, Pinkman, completing his journey that began in the (seemingly) final chapter in the Breaking perform on it, to accompany both choral and modern choruses tend to direct worship up to season 1 of Breaking Bad. Gilligan’s prowess Bad saga. Some might say that Breaking Bad instrumental ensembles, and to perform a wide God in a devotional style. as a writer is on full display in this film, with didn’t need anything added to it and, in some variety of music. He compares the organ to taking a carriage the superb character development that we’ve respects, they are right. The finale was a Forty years later, the organ still holds a ride in New York City. The organ has “an come to expect from him. I found myself in awe perfectly definitive end. But after watching El significant place on Dordt’s campus -- even element of classiness to it.” Yet, he noted it is throughout the movie at the level of character Camino and witnessing the beautiful, haunting though its role is less prominent. not feasible to take an organ to a campfire or consistency, no action is unearned and each and satisfying story that it offers, I can’t imagine Dordt has 11 organ students this semester overseas for worship. choice feels like a puzzle piece clicking into the going back to a world where it didn’t exist. who are being taught by Wielenga and Carrie “It serves as a heritage or historical reminder wider tapestry built by Breaking Bad. If you’ve watched Breaking Bad, watch El Groenewold. from where we came from,” De Groot said. El Camino is so intertwined with its Camino. Wielenga describes Dordt’s organ as a Wielenga and Regnerus wish for more than predecessor that the whole movie could “powerful, sustaining sound” and a “rich sound that. They would like to see the organ used for congregational singing. It’s a fantastic more during chapel services, as it used to be. organ.” She said the organ leads services in a way no Bella Voce welcomes Dr. Senior organ student Pam Regnerus loves that other instrument can, calling it “the king of she is able to fill the whole auditorium with instruments.” sound when she plays. “There is room to do blended music very Carrie Groenewold “It’s just sweet because it is such a big organ,” effectively. I would love to see that happen Evangeline Colarossi — Staff Writer Music Theory III, Ear Training I, and has also she said. more,” Wielenga said. assumed the position of conductor for Bella Dordt’s organ is a great tool to learn on. It’s a “If others heard it more, they could appreciate Each year, new students bring fresh voices to Voce. As a graduate assistant at the University versatile instrument that “works well for most it more,” Regnerus said. “It is seen as a boring Dordt’s variety of choirs. This fall found new of Notre Dame, Groenewold accompanied and organ literature,” Wielinga said. instrument, but it can really do cool things.” voices and a new conductor for Bella Voce, occasionally conducted the female choir there. The organ students are privileged to have the Dordt’s all-female choir. Dr. Carrie Groenewold “There’s something about female voices and opportunity to have lessons on the big Casavant currently holds the position of organist and singing in two, three, or four parts that’s just a organ and practice individually. Many bigger conductor, filling her time with almost a dozen really unique sound,” said Groenewold. colleges and universities do not have this organ students and Tuesday evening choir Though the female choirs do not have a opportunity. Wielenga remembers being limited rehearsals. gendered mix of voices, Groenewold still finds to one hour of practice per week on the organ at Along with teaching the eleven organ students that there is still a beauty in the ranges that the her college. at Dordt this semester, Groenewold teaches Continued on page 6 Contributed Photo · Feature· page 6

Engineers and friends crack some eggs Ben Boersma — Staff Writer “Fresh pancake,” he said. “Pancake. Singular. Vermeer set an unofficial time limit of and dropped it onto the tarp. Each one hit with a Nose goes for who gets it.” however long it took him to finish his entry. He strangely satisfying thud. The sun shone golden over campus last More pancakes quickly followed, along with took some popsicle sticks and glued them into No one managed to keep their eggs intact, but Wednesday. Friends and classmates gathered more competitors. Soon, nine students, most a circular frame using the hot glue gun, then three entries protected the egg enough to keep that evening in the engineering projects lab, of them freshmen, sat around the griddle, each took one straw for each corner and bent them the contents from spilling out. Dyk’s entry, affectionately called the Low Bay, for a with a plate of pancakes. into a basketlike shape to hold the egg. Some which he called “the Spaghetti Monster,” took pancake supper followed by the annual Eggs Dordt’s mechanical engineering club is part twine and one of the sales flyers doubled as a second place for the least amount of cracked and Break’n contest sponsored by the Dordt of a much larger organization known as the parachute. Since he and Frazeur were hosting shell, while Marstall and Snyder’s “Floating Mechanical Engineering Club. American Society of Mechanical Engineers the contest, they decided that they could Egg” took first place. Vermeer’s entry, aptly Seniors Ryan Vermeer and Matthew Frazeur (ASME). According to Van Gaalen, Dordt’s participate, but they wouldn’t be allowed to win called “The Gazebo,” also protected his egg started the tradition last year, with a large chapter of the club was founded in 1992. They any prizes. well; but since he was the host, he could not turnout. About 21 people participated in the used to go to events and competitions throughout Frazeur examined Vermeer’s progress. “It win any prizes. contest last year to see who could come up with the Midwest. But as the national organization looks like a gazebo,” he said. After a brief “I wish we’d had some more people there,” the best protection for a raw egg. This year, they grew, they combined several regional groups exchange, he returned to his entry, a roll of said Vermeer. “But the people who came were encouraged more people to come by hosting together, leaving schools such as Dordt to find newspaper around the egg supported by straws a lot of fun. And it doesn’t always matter how a pancake supper beforehand. Engineering their own place in the changing landscape. at the bottom. many you have as long as it’s a fun crowd.” professor Nolan Van Gaalen brought some extra Frazeur, who is the club’s vice president, and One of the freshmen, Chris Dyk, built a lattice supplies to help. Vermeer, who is the treasurer, want to find ways of straws around his egg and wrapped the Almost immediately, the group ran into some to increase participation in Dordt’s engineering middle section in twine. Two other freshmen, trouble. Recent remodeling in the engineering clubs. Non-engineering students are welcomed, Bennett Marstall and Kendall Snyder, made a wing led to additional storage above the Low even encouraged to come to events. cage out of popsicle sticks with straws on the Bay. Vermeer went to grab some Styrofoam As the pancake supper winds down, Vermeer ends with the egg wrapped in newspaper and cups from one of the storage rooms. and Frazeur brought out supplies for the egg suspended within the frame by twine. “My card hasn’t been updated, so I can’t drop contest. Scattered on the open tables were Once everyone was finished, they took their access the materials,” Vermeer told Van Gaalen a bag of popsicle sticks, some straws, two rolls entries over to the middle of the Low Bay. when he gets back. They decided to make do of thin twine, a hot glue gun, a couple rolls of A twelve-foot ladder loomed above various and started making the pancakes. packaging tape, some old sales flyers, and the machines and senior design projects. Around A few minutes later, the first competitors last issue of the Diamond. Some people formed the ladder was a tarp, spread open to contain arrived. Vermeer put the first pancake on a plate teams of two or three while the rest worked any damage to the eggs. One by one, each beside him. alone. person took their entry to the top of the ladder Photo by Katie Ribbens The Elgersma approach Anthony Siegrist — Staff Writer “now get out of here,” which is just the coach’s In much the same way, Elgersma’s team has “One thing I have noted and appreciated all style—it’s unconventional, to be sure, but it’s been created in his perplexing image. these years is Elgersma’s brutal honesty. I say After a career of pushing his athletes to the his staple. During warmups, a conversation on brutal in the way that he will tell you the exact limit, talking grammar on the sidelines, and In his athletic shorts and windbreaker Elgersma’s team may include riveting topics truth and not leave anything out. It’s because balancing the roles of coach and professor at embroidered with his title, Elgersma’s stocky like subjective versus objective case pronouns. of this openness that makes him a really Dordt University, Dr. Bill Elgersma decided to frame appears to play the typical part of a “They get them wrong, and they get corrected,” caring person,” said junior goalkeeper Karlee resign from his position as head coach of the coach, but the mirage soon fades, especially Elgersma said. Kuyvenhoven. women’s soccer team. after he speaks. Raised by Dutch immigrants, Elgersma grew Since 1998, Elgersma has been involved with On a windy fall day, the women’s soccer team “I don’t know what a loss/win record is up on a dairy farm in Southern Ontario, Canada. Dordt athletics and coaching, but he doesn’t darts around the field in practice jerseys that worth. I don’t have any idea what mine is, When Elgersma expressed interest in higher remember most of the games; he remembers the fluctuate between a pinwheel of colors, while and I don’t care,” Elgersma said, watching the education, his dad told him, “You’re a bum. people. Elgersma prowls his way along the sidelines guy’s team warm up from the sidelines after the You should go to work. You have a job in the Behind Elgersma’s decision to retire as a watching them. women’s practice has ended. “Where are my wrecking yard; you should stay there.” coach is a determination to leave the team in The sounds of the soccer ball hitting cleats kids as people? When they’re done; when they Elgersma received no financial support from a good spot to a “competent professional,” or smacking the leather gloves of the goalie graduate out; what are they doing in the world? his father. He dropped out of Dordt College knowing that next year the team will be better permeate the air along with the shouts of the That’s why I coach.” twice in order to be able to finish. Finally, after no matter what. Elgersma will stay at Dordt as a players. But nothing comes close to stifling After a statement like this, the coach’s clothes six-and-a-half years, Elgersma received his professor of English; the transition will be hard, the booming of Coach Elgersma as he jumps seem to look more like a bad Halloween outfit, B.A., which is why education is a privilege and and he will miss his coaching position. between compliments and criticisms. and even he doesn’t know how a coach should highly valued in his world. “I don’t think people understand how great the “Cut! Cut!” He yells, which soon gives way to appear. “I don’t care that I’m a coach,” Elgersma kids in this school are,” he says. “I don’t teach an exclamation of, “Good job ladies!” “Am I supposed to dress in polos, and am I said. “I care that I can help you learn.” here for the beaches. I don’t teach here for the The practice ends with a brief huddle as supposed to have a whistle?” Elgersma asked. How this “Elgersma” mentality translates is mountains. I don’t teach here for the brilliant Elgersma gives his players the rundown of “I don’t know what they’re supposed to look through transparent honesty and straining his professors or the great pay. I teach here because the next game and finishes with an endearing, like, but I don’t think I look like that.” players and students to the limit. we have great kids.” (cont.) Bella Voce welcomes Dr. Carrie Groenewold DORDT UNIVERSITY Continued from page 5 with the choir, whether that is a scripture, a singers combine as a whole. One female choir thought, or a prayer. Groenewold says that is not always like another, though. witnessing this spiritual growth and openness SPECIALS “There’s just something special about being at over the semester is a reward in itself. Dordt. There’s something really unique about Bella Voce sang a variety of songs at the (students’) engagement in their courses and Defender Days Concert. Groenewold believes COLLEGE BUFFET cocurriculars like Bella Voce,” Groenewold a variety of styles is important. Multiple genres, said. “No matter what majors the singers are languages, and ages of pieces are incorporated ONLY $9 coming from, they’re one hundred percent with into the repertoire for Bella Voce, as a means to STUDENT ID REQUIRED you. I think that level of dedication is just really round out each singers’ understanding of music CODE: 54012 unique. You don’t see that very often.” as a whole and widening musical perspective. Groenewold doesn’t just hear a chorus of “It’s good to know about the standards voices each Tuesday evening, but also sees the (of music) and experience those as well,” spiritual maturity of the singers. Each week, Groenewold said. students have the chance to share a devotion The piece “For the Beauty of the Earth” she FREE DELIVERY views as a standard for women’s choirs, but also melds well with the seasonal time of the TO CAMPUS year. Other pieces the choir performed gave them exposure to up and coming composers and various stylistic periods. “In a way, it’s a little surreal, that I would get on this stage and conduct. It felt like a huge honor and privilege, maybe like a dream. It felt JOIN OUR TEAM! like a very humble thing to be walking onto that Apply at stage,” Groenewold said. “ SIOUX CENTER pizzaranch.com/carreers This place has always felt like a second home 251 N MAIN #100 712-722-3988 to me. 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Dungeons and Dragons: a The Minnesota Golden gateway to Satan? Gophers are good at Alicia Bonestroo — Staff Writer the conservatives of the 70’s blew it out of proportion. football?? Dungeons & Dragons, commonly known And sadly, those negative thoughts have Connor Van Hulzen — Staff Writer off with this firing, allowing the Gophers to hire as DnD, is a tabletop roleplaying game. persisted. A stigma has followed the tabletop Head Coach P.J. Fleck. Despite his sometimes- Essentially, instead of watching Lord of the roleplaying game, leading some to treat it with For most of my adolescent life, the Minnesota divisive corny mantras and antics, he’s gotten Rings over and over and wishing you could caution. Golden Gophers’ football team has been an the job done. form your own party of adventurers, you can But as someone who plays DnD, none of the embarrassment to the entire state. But now, the In two and a half years, P.J. Fleck has managed do that, albeit in a different manner than you things that set people panicked about in the 70s Gophers sit at the top of the Big Ten West over to give Gophers fans newfound hope and reason would expect. is true. If anything, it teaches socialization skills halfway through the season. Change has come to— for once—anticipate watching Gophers You create a personalized character by and empathy, which should be applauded in an to Minneapolis. games on Saturday. choosing a race, a fighting class, and character age where parents are often worried about a My childhood memories of the Gophers Last year, a win against the hated Wisconsin statistics, then play alongside some friends lack of interaction due to media overdose. are not pleasant. There’s a reason they are Badgers delivered Paul Bunyan’s Axe to while another player, known as the Dungeon Some schools have even begun using the sometimes referred to as the ‘Goofers’ amongst Minnesota for the first time since 2003. The Master, or DM, guides the others through game to get students to ignore technology for my family. To put it plainly, they sucked. victory against the Badgers would also give their fictional world. What happens next is a bit. Compared to 45 years ago, the change is Their coach, during my introduction to the the Gophers the ability to play in a bowl game, controlled by rolling dice, from a 20-sided die mind-blowing. team, was the one and only Tim Brewster. where they would go on to beat Georgia Tech. to a 3-sided die, and the Dungeon Master’s own For a few hours, I can forget about some of The Tim Brewster Gophers lost to teams like This season, with the help of a weak Big Ten imagination. my problems, be another person, and hang out North Dakota State (not even in the top level conference schedule, the Gophers are out to a DnD has been shunned by the Christian with my friends. It’s a way for us to have a bit of college football), Bowling Green State, the 7-0 start. This 7-0 start combined with the two community, and possibly even the world in of fun and learn to communicate with people. University of South Dakota (also not in the top victories at the end of last season combines general. But why? We roll the dice, and whatever they land on, we level of college football), and Northern Illinois. to a nine-game win streak. The last time a The game was first seen in a negative light roll with it. The most recent bright spot in my lifetime University of Minnesota football team had 9 when it came out in the 70s. As the game became came after Brewster was run out of town and wins in a row? 1942. popular, many conservative Evangelicals called Jerry Kill was hired. Sure, the team may have As for now, the Gophers sit at #17 in the AP out the game for allegedly guiding young taken losses to New Mexico State, and yes, Top 25 Poll and alone at the top of the Big Ten people to Satanism. again, NDSU, but Kill turned the program West standings—as Wisconsin was upset last There were a few incidents where the game around. By his fourth year as head coach, Kill week by Illinois—with Ohio State still to come was taken too far into the real world. Some managed to bring the Gophers all the way to a and Iowa already having two losses. Does this people got murdered or went missing due to New Year’s Day bowl game. mean the Gophers will be Big Ten Conference some players losing their grip on reality. But After Kill retired due to continued health champions and make it back to their first Rose this isn’t exactly a new phenomenon when it issues, his defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys Bowl since 1961? Unlikely. Does it mean the comes to games. took over, but he didn’t even last two full Gophers have a real shot to be a legitimate team Admittedly, the game can include demons seasons. After sexual assault allegations were that will be a potential threat for years to come? and gods as characters, which is heresy, I know. brought up against multiple members of the That remains to be seen. Though I would argue However, these are just characters in a fictional team, Claeys was fired. yes. story. And yes, most characters use spells to The full-scale rebirth of the Minnesota Golden As the great P.J. Fleck would say, “Row the fight and kill enemies. But, in my opinion, Photo by Alicia Bonetroo Gophers as a competitive football team kicked Boat and Ski-U-Mah.” Why everyone should watch horror movies Tess Hemmila — Staff Writer circle back to a happy—or at least satisfying— just two films:Get Out and Us, both available in approach race. ending. But horror doesn’t play by those rules. Dordt’s library. Get Out was Peele’s directorial Us shifts the focus from race to classism and Most people have an immediate love or hate Horror movies almost never wrap up everything debut but his movie quickly became one of the social inequality. In Us, a horde of government- reaction when they think of horror movies. up with a nice bow. Sometimes, the endings are highest grossing movies of 2017. His second made clones called “the tethered” rise from the Some people love them for their complex, dark messy or unsatisfactory, like real life. movie Us broke records by becoming the largest underground tunnels they were trapped in, kill storylines or for a good adrenaline rush. Some One of the things that horror does better than box office opening for an original horror movie. their doppelgängars, and take over the surface people hate them for the same reasons. Whether any other genre is societal critique. Horror Get Out is an uncomfortable look at race world. To radically simplify the metaphor, the you like horror or not, it’s hard to deny that the movies are a perfect platform for societal from the eyes of a black man who meets his oppressed lower-class—the tethered—live horror genre is extremely popular, so there must critique because they can point out real societal white girlfriend’s family. The ordeal gets much in squalor, so they rise up against their naïve be something worthwhile about them. issues in a focused, shocking way. Some of the more complicated when they try to steal his upper-class counterparts—those who live Horror is special because it always represents most common themes for societal critiques to body (watch it to understand), but the central on the surface. This is an incredibly complex the absolute worst-case scenario, the things we tackle are racism, classism, and sexism. purpose of the movie is to be an unsettling movie that keeps you reeling and, no spoilers, hope never happen to anyone, but especially The modern king of societal critique horror is perspective on race. After watching this movie, but there’s a plot twist will literally make your not to us. Other genres may have moments of director Jordan Peele. Peele has become one of every viewer should be uncomfortable; it forces jaw drop. drama and suspense, but they almost always the most-respected names in horror by making viewers to put real consideration into how they Continued on page 8 The good, the skywalk, and the skywalk

Sam Landstra — Staff Writer then you shouldn’t have gone to college in is not what condemns it. The true issue of the will eventually transition into a space for Pro- Northwest Iowa. structure is its $700,000 price tag. Yes, you read Tech students, accompanied by the addition of In the course of an average week, countless In any matter, apart from the beginning and that correctly. Nearly a million dollars went a skywalk connecting the facility to the nearby Dordt students and faculty stroll through the end weeks of the academic year when Dordt toward an over-glorified covered bridge which, Science and Technology Center. 100-foot skywalk connecting the Science and isn’t covered in snow, students make outdoor as a reminder, saves students an average travel Did you catch that? Technology Center to the Campus Center en treks from their dorms to other buildings on time of two seconds. Although it was generous Dordt University plans to construct another route to classes, the library, or a quick bite at campus in a harsh winter environment. I lived donors who signed on the dotted line rather than skywalk, another ineffectual innovation, the Grille. in North Hall my freshman year and my hair, Dordt students in the form of a tuition spike, another disregard toward relevant needs of the But they shouldn’t. still damp from showering, repeatedly froze on such a hefty sum of money could have been campus. The slightest chance of this outcome The Dordt University skywalk is pointless the way to breakfast at the Commons. Keep in directed toward other more fruitful measures. demands an adverse response from those who and wasteful. I abhor it, and so should you. mind, this distance pales in comparison to the East Campus apartments flood every time it possess a vested interest in the future of this Among assorted expansion projects and near quarter-mile hike freshman and sophomore rains for more than two days, North and East fine institution. Students of Dordt University: renovations, the skywalk doesn’t make sense. girls make on their way to class from Covenant Hall lack air conditioning, and don’t get me just don’t use the skywalk, allowing its I conducted a small study measuring the Hall. 50 steps inside a heated suspended tunnel started on Dordt Wi-Fi. During the process of impracticality to ring true. Donors: specifically average time and distance the skywalk saves fails to alleviate this inconvenience. writing this exposé, I was forced to relocate request your charitable gifts away from the an individual traveling from the Science and Perhaps Dordt University ought to take from my dorm and into Eckhardt lounge skywalk and toward valuable needs of the Technology Center to the Campus Center. In their cue from rival Calvin University who because East Hall Wi-Fi lacks the capability to campus. We collectively hold the key to the an average of five trials, the skywalk takes constructed a necessary and logical skywalk perform a simple Google search. And, forgive development of Dordt University. Let’s use it approximately 23 seconds and 45 steps to over a four-lane, divided highway in order to my boldness on this one, but dare I say $700,000 wisely. traverse, while the “old” way finishes at 25 connect their campus. A short trip north of state could be used to raise the salary of professors? seconds and 50 steps. That’s a near undetectable lines, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities With all this in mind, are you a bad person difference of 2 seconds and 5 steps in favor of took legitimate steps in providing six miles of for walking through the skywalk, pleasantly the skywalk. weather-insulated commutes to their students unaware of the ideology you support in doing Due to the underwhelming variation between with a vast network of underground and elevated so? No. None of us knew any better. these two walking paths, the sole advantage tunnels. In comparison to these impressive Yet those who don’t learn from their history the skywalk provides is protection from the passageways, the Dordt skywalk falls to the are bound to repeat it. elements. But let’s be honest here, if you can’t embarrassing wayside. But please, Dordt On the quiet, southern edge of campus stands handle rain, wind, snow, temperatures well Administration, don’t take this comparison as a the 4th Avenue Theatre, recently completed below freezing, and other weather phenomena reason to build a better skywalk. over the summer. A current home for the Dordt my fellow Midwesterners call “Tuesday,” Because the impracticality of the skywalk University Theatre Department, the building Photo by Sam Landstra The Back Page page 8

Summer album review 2 Caleb Schreurs — Staff Writer political discontent, anger at injustice, and more. of a family in a tight, cinematic album. Vocals layered with reverb are accompanied by Ranking: Make a Movie Out of It This article is a continuation of the Summer horns, strings, distant pitched electric guitars, Album Wrap Up #1 in the previous issue of and otherworldly sounds. Once the curtain is All My Heroes Are Cornballs, JPEGMAFIA the Diamond. For my thoughts on albums in pulled back, however, an album with mass This may have been my most fun listen of the first half of the summer, look online on appeal is found. If Father invokes the feelings the summer, behind only IGOR. JPEGMAFIA the Diamond’s website, or scrounge around of summer, i;i is a rainy fall day, when tea and astonishes and astounds at every corner, leaving for a loose copy in some nook around campus. contemplation are king. listeners somewhat puzzle at times as to what Without further delay, we will pick up where we Ranking: Transcended they digested, but Peggy does not shock for left off: shock’s shake, and hits on important issues in Sad Boi Hours, the Musical: Ginger, his most recent project. Easy Listening Champion: Father of the Bride, BROCKHAMPTON Ranking: Distortion Vampire Weekend Young Texas-based hip-hop collective After a lengthy hiatus beginning in 2013, BROCKHAMPTON made an artistic switch A Modern Tragedy Vol. 3, grandson. Vampire Weekend is back with an 18-track this past summer from pumping out bangers and Canadian political punk-rocker grandson loosely conceptual album. Fitting nearly twenty party anthems left and right, to introspective wrestles with self-loathing in this electro-punk tracks in under an hour would be near auditory music. The boy band is back, and man are they EP and leaves the listener with a strong desire assault from most bands, but Vampire Weekend sad. From talking about finding religion and for action against the culture that brought them make the track-heavy project feel like a realizing how broken they are on “NO HALO,” to this point of “Looking up at rock bottom.” pleasure cruise through love and life. Not many to mourning for a lost friend and wondering Ranking: Call Your Congressperson albums can invoke summer quite as strongly as what will happen when their time comes on this project did for me, maybe due to the beach “DEARLY DEPARTED,” the band wrestles MAXIMUM EMOTIONS, The Album: The rock-esque guitar on songs like “This Life,” or with loss, faith, drug use, growing old, and Fall of Hobo Johnson, Hobo Johnson dainty wind melodies on “Hold You Now.” It family relations. A much more mellow sound I say, “This may be the most ____ album I’ve can be difficult as artists to balance creating art in comparison to past projects, the collective listened to,” often, but it is always true when I Contributed Photos for art’s sake, or for the point of being a product emphasizes message over delivery, though that make the assertion. With that not-quite-an-aside Ranking: I wish I could quantify the chorus of to be sold, and Vampire Weekend toe the line in is not to say that the delivery is lacking. All out of the way, The Fall of Hobo Johnson is the “Mover Awayer,” because that is the ranking. this project. members have their moments of brilliance and most sonically dynamic album I’ve listened to Ranking: Tier 3 Hipster Bait each shine in their own way. Consistency is the over the last year. The opening song “Typical Just Listen to These Songs: strength of this album, consistency in message Story,” is a fuzzy, guitar driven rock anthem that Auditory Acid Album: i;i, Bon Iver from song to song, consistency in performance invokes anger and sadness all at once, and the This Life - Vampire Weekend I love music. I love listening to music. I love of each member, and consistency in quality following song “Mover Awayer,” is the proud iMi - Bon Iver pulling meaning out of music. But I also love across the board. home of the single best chorus I have heard Hey, Ma - Bon Iver being confused by music. Outside of a recent Ranking: Crying in the Club in a long, long while, which is not an award NO HALO - BROCKHAMPTON noise-rap release, (There Existed an Addiction I give lightly. The real theme of this album is BOY BYE - BROCKHAMPTON to Blood, clipping.) no album has confused me Priorly Reviewed Album Mini-Dump raw, unadulterated emotions: anger, sadness, Gloria - The Lumineers as much as the most recent project from Bon (see previous reviews for my full thoughts.) lust, self-hatred, longing, and more depths that Salt and the Sea - The Lumineers Iver. Track titles are puzzling, with names such III, The Lumineers I myself cannot even say I have experienced. Jesus Forgive Me, I Am A Thot - JPEGMAFIA as “Yi,” or “iMi,” and “Sh,Diah.” However, Perhaps the most solid concept album of The Fall of Hobo Johnson is the real rise of Hobo Rock Bottom - grandson the content presented within is something that the summer, The Lumineers paint a haunting Johnson to unplumbed levels artistry, and I Typical Story - Hobo Johnson the average listener will understand: anxiety, picture of addiction across multiple generations personally am excited for the next project. Mover Awayer - Hobo Johnson Sorry, My Dear - Hobo Johnson Joker review rebuttal (cont.) horror movies In last week’s issue of the Diamond, you Another bold claim from last week’s article Continued from page 7 “pure.” The pressure in this movie is so strong published an article about the film, Joker. was that the movie provides no solution to the Since Peele’s break through with societal that a girl commits suicide because she kissed While I thought it was well-written and had problem of “society” except for violence, (i.e, critique horror, the genre has become more a boy. While this is obviously an over-blown interesting ideas, some bold claims lacked a shoot somebody). That’s the point. The film is experimental with social commentary. One such representation of Christian views on purity, true understanding of what the movie had to unable to show another solution because that’s societal critique that is particularly interesting the film does raise valid questions about why offer. the only way out Arthur sees. The movie is told for a Christian audience is Pure. Available on women face harsher consequences for impurity. The film, Joker, provides the audience with a through his perspective and understanding. This Hulu, Pure is about a nonreligious teenage Horror movies like Get Out, Us, and Pure can backstory of a well-known villain called, you is why we see no better alternatives. He went girl who goes on a purity retreat to please her push viewers to reexamine their place in society guessed it, the Joker. through most of his life trying to be normal and father, only to find that she has stepped into and consider ways to remedy the issues that the It takes place in late 70’s Gotham and makes it follow society’s rules, but when all he found a dangerous culture of shame and regret. The movie raises. So, whether you usually love or clear from the start that the city is in shambles. was cruelty, he eventually decided to fight back. main critique in Pure is the aggressive pressure hate horror, these movies have something to Giant rats are on the run and people are When he did this, he finally felt accomplished that Christians place on women to remain teach us all. struggling to find jobs. and felt like he was “somebody.” The main character, Arthur Fleck, is one of To state that this is a fault of the film is to lack the struggling lower-class citizens. He is barely a true appreciation for the madness. The chaos sustaining himself and his mother by working and violence are what drive Arthur to become Dordt loses connection at an agency that provides clowns for events. the Joker. The film doesn’t provide “good Sydney Brummel — Staff Writer them,” Wilson said. “But we also understand The city is on the brink of chaos. So, as the characters” because that’s what Arthur sees. what happens when these things go really bad… movie progresses, society takes a toll on Arthur. He sees nothing but hatred and chaos, so that On Monday, October 14, the entire campus We just want people to be careful.” Event after event knocks him down and drives is what is shown. From a different perspective, received an email from Howard Wilson, Chief Off-campus, this event was the result of a him slowly into madness. When he is unable to one might see Thomas Wayne as the hero, but Administrative Officer. In his email, Wilson “failure of a link,” which caused a brief, twenty- find satisfaction, he turns to violence. He ends to Arthur, he is corrupt, too. There is no solution explained some internet issues students may minute outage. up deciding that the wealthy need to get what to the chaos for us because Arthur never found have experienced the day before. Students across campus felt the consequences they deserve. one, either. “This is related to a problem…experienced by of these internet outages in their various A claim from last week’s article that I did This is also why it seems like he is glorified. our internet service provider, which is Premier activities, whether they were working on some not agree with was that “the film refuses to Since the film is from Arthur’s perspective, you Communications from here in Sioux Center,” homework, streaming TV shows, or playing give us someone to root for. Everyone is bad.” see what he sees. When he resorts to violence, he Wilson said. “One of their customers, to the best video games. I believe that there is one obvious person the finally feels like others are noticing him. Riots of our knowledge, had what’s called a denial of “I had to do a group project, and I was trying audience wants to root for, and that’s Arthur. are out destroying the town in clown masks. He service attack.” to figure out where we were meeting [on You don’t necessarily want to root for him to sees a “movement” happening because of him. According to Brian Van Donselaar, director Sunday],” freshman Grace Nanninga said. “I kill someone, but you do want him to get better. To the audience, it looks like they are glorifying of computer services, this attack was directed went on Snapchat, but there was no Wi-fi and I From the start, you feel bad for him and how his actions because that’s exactly what they at “an individual not on Dordt’s campus…They don’t have a [data] plan.” badly he is treated by society. Time after time are doing. Through Arthur’s eyes, he is finally were denied access [to their internet].” Once she found out where to meet for her Arthur is beat down, and all we want is for him getting recognition. A person who performs such an attack usually project, Nanninga said that she and her group to find happiness. He, however, ends up finding Joker is an origin story. The story is told plans to break into a business’ database and members were not able to work on it, as the happiness somewhere we didn’t want him to. through the eyes of a mentally ill loner that stealing valuable information, which could internet continued to fail. The article also stated that Arthur is is treated like trash by his society. The events range from personal passwords to credit card Despite Dordt having a very secure system, “unsympathetic” and “too far gone,” but I throughout the film are what drive Arthur to numbers. attacks like these demonstrate that no person is don’t believe that’s true. We are rooting for become the Joker. Without hatred and violence, “Through software, [the attacker] can launch immune to them. Personal security measures, Arthur because he is genuinely struggling and he wouldn’t be the villain everyone knows literally millions of assaults against a system in such as unique passwords and regular software trying everything he can to fit into society. He today. The point of the movie is to show that the very few seconds,” Wilson said. checkups, were strongly encouraged by both does his job to the best of his abilities while Joker only sees chaos. To say that this is why In response, Premier Communications Wilson and Van Donselaar. also continuing to care for his sick mother. He the film fumbles is to lack an appreciation for inevitably had to turn off their entire network in “It never hurts to be aware and maintain still cares for the people around him who treat the true origin story of the Joker. order to prevent further attacks and to evaluate vigilance,” Van Donselaar said. “I’m very him with respect. This doesn’t sound like an what was happening. pleased with how our students have been unsympathetic person. If he was too far gone, Acacia Phillips “We are not blaming Premier Communications handling the internet.” we wouldn’t feel bad for him. Sophomore Digital Media Production Major because we have a very good relationship with