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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Beacon at NWCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Beacon, 2010-2011 by an authorized administrator of NWCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 83 Number 5 Northwestern College, Orange City, IA October 8, 2010 Month of art BYColor KATE WALLIN ofcentral the purpose behindweek: the revelry going Red! on, it’s entirely possible Red! to championship Red! game. Props go out BYand LEANN JOHNSON music CONTRIBUTING WRITER remains: A strengthened and have forgotten the finer points of to the women’s bracket winners, EDITOR As all the fun of Homecoming more well-connected Northwestern all the festivities. But never fear, “Hurricane Earl,” and the men’s “The Last Five Years,” a musical 2010 dims into warm memory, the community. Still, with so much Northwestern! Here are some of the winners, “Return of the Man initiated, directed and acted by two highlights you might have missed Children,” who clenched their Northwestern students, will be the as we celebrated “spreading red.” second consecutive title. next production to hit the England The Spread Red Shootout The Homecoming celebrations Theatre stage. Written by Jason ended Saturday in a surprising wrapped up Saturday night with Robert Brown, the show will run at fashion as Abe Klafter and Nathan the traditional dance in the RSC. 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 and 23. Mastbergen tied with seven kills Entering the gym, revelers were The musical follows the five-year each. The competition gave players greeted by a red lantern and relationship of Jamie Wellerstein, the hours between sunrise and twinkle-light lit corridor delivering an up-and-coming novelist, and sunset to “kill,” using their NW them onto a crowded dance floor. Catherine Hiatt, a struggling actress. rationed squirt gun, another specified The tunes, a mix of everything from Their artistic temperaments both opponent. The Shoot-Out produced techno, 80’s and 90’s, country, dance connect and separate them as the imaginative tactics including hits and current Top 40 favorites, relationship progresses. hiding in shadows, bushes, the were spun by SAC member Keely Each character sings throughout Zwemer tower, apartments, and Wright, making it her second time nearly the entire production. the LRC. to DJ a NW dance. Among Jamie’s songs are “Shiksa For anyone interested in As attendee Alex Wendel said, Goddess,” about breaking his Jewish participating next year, competitor “It was fantastic - the strawberries mother’s heart by falling in love with Jesse Baldwin said, “Do it! It was a and the people. Seeing everyone a Protestant girl, and “Moving Too lot of fun.” come and hang together, I really Fast,” about the impressive success Wednesday night concluded enjoyed it.” of his first novel. a fierce two-day fight between And while collected opinion Cathy sings “A Summer in Ohio,” teams as they battled for the title remains mixed on the chocolate a sarcastic ditty about her summer of “Dodgeball Champs.” As the fondue, it is clear that Homecoming away from Jamie, and “Climbing RSC gym filled up Monday and 2010 was true to intention. Still, Uphill,” about trudging from one Tuesday evenings with same- if 50’s starlet Deborah Kerr is in unsuccessful audition to another. gender teams composed of floor- anyway right in her poetic waxing Sarah Fisher, a senior music mates, teammates or friends, the that, “Winter must be cold for those major, has the role of Cathy. Jamie excitement in the air was thick. with no warm memories,” it is sure is played by junior theatre major In double-elimination style, teams that NW will be keeping warm this

Andrew Stam. The duo proposed PHOTO BY AUSTIN KING fought hard to realize their dreams winter. the production as a student- NW students Abe Klafter and Jeff Hubers show off their moves and fancy shoes at the of making it to Wednesday’s initiated project and are directing Homecoming dance . themselves; they are accompanied by junior Erica Graber on piano. Tickets for “The Last Five Years” are free; reservations are not Alumnus to bring back passion, talent required. Doors open 30 minutes BY TYLER LEHMANN Facebook profile. pastor at The River, a church in president in April after leading faith- before show time, and seating is CONTRIBUTING WRITER Fraaza admits to losing his Kalamazoo. Julie Cook, a member based organizations for 20 years. first-come, first-served. “Life is pretty messy. Nobody’s spiritual moorings in his late college of The River who has Illustrator comes to campus perfect. I’m one broken dude, but years. During this time of searching, performed with Fraaza, From maps to caricatures of there is hope. I want people to know he stopped playing music. describes him as “a Sarah Jessica Parker, illustrator Jesus…I want them to experience the “But as God pursued me, real dude just trying to Barry Nichols knows how to use his transforming power of His love…I He brought some healing and figure out his Maker.” artistic talent. Students will be able want people to learn what it means wholeness, and I believe He Other upcoming to view some of this talented work at to worship Jesus.” This is the cry redeemed music for me and points of interest include Nichol’s art exhibit on display in the of 32-year-old Christian singer/ brought it back,” Fraaza said. Wednesday’s chapel Te Paske Gallery Oct. 22 through songwriter and Northwestern The joy Fraaza finds in his speaker, Derek Lane, Nov. 19. A public reception with the alumnus Brian Fraaza, who will renewed relationship with God is the new president of artist is scheduled for Friday, Oct. be performing a free concert in evident in the title track of his most Mendenhall Ministries, 22, at 7 p.m. the England Proscenium Theatre recent album, “I Love:” “And I don’t an organization many Now retired and living in tonight night at 9 p.m. know where I would be if You had NW students have Orange City, Nichols, a California Fraaza describes his musical never rescued me, but I’m alive, and collaborated with for State University alumnus, spent his style as “a crazy mix-up of rock, I am new, and this is all because of Spring Service Project. career as a news artist for papers in blues, funky, and jazz.” Many of his You.” Fraaza found inspiration for M e n d e n h a l l Oregon, North Carolina, Kansas, songs reflect on trials he has faced. these lyrics in 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ministries seeks to Arizona and Washington. “Our experiences shape us. They “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he address the spiritual, Nichols’s work won several bring out the best and the worst in is a new creation; the old has gone, social, intellectual, first-place awards for newspaper us. Brian Fraaza found this to be the new has come!” economic, and physical illustration in the Pacific Northwest true as he began to write music as Fraaza currently lives in needs of rural poor Excellence in Journalism a means of coping and processing Kalamazoo, Mich., with his wife families and to facilitate PHOTO COURTESY OF MLIVE.COM Competition of the Society of the messy events of his world Adrienne and their daughter racial reconciliation. Brian Fraaza, a NW alumnus, comes back to his alma Professional Journalists. several years back,” reads his official Madelynn. He serves as the worship Lane became the fifth mater to perform for students and the community. 2 NEWS October 8, 2010 In vitro developer receives Nobel Prize for efforts BY KATI HENG Brown, told reporters, “It’s fantastic process. Eggs that are fertilized seen in such a CONTRIBUTING WRITER news, me and mum are so glad that in vitro, meaning in an artificial negative way, Years after helping with the one of the pioneers of IVF has been environment, have been harvested yet she feels creation of the first “test tube given the recognition he deserves. from the mother and placed in a that couples baby,” British biologist Robert G. We hold Bob in great affection and petri dish. Doctors then add the should have Edwards received recognition at are delighted to send our personal sperm from the father and watch the chance to the 2010 Nobel Prize in physiology congratulations.” for fertilization to occur and cells have one of for medicine for his work in the Sadly, Patrick Steptoe, the to begin the process of division those specially development of techniques used for gynecologist who partnered with called mitosis. After seeing that the made “test tube in vitro fertilization (IVF). Edwards in the creation of IVF, embryo is viable, doctors implant babies.” Edwards, now 85, began his work died in 1988 before receiving Nobel it in the mother’s womb. Normal Whether or in the 1950s and is to thank for the recognition. physiological processes kick in, not it is morally lives of approximately four million “The only sadness is that Patrick and the rest of the pregnancy goes right, there are people conceived using the in vitro Steptoe has not lived to see this on naturally. about 300,000 PHOTO COURTESY OF NYTIMES.COM method. day,” said William Ledger, head of The controversy arises over babies born Biologist Robert Edward’s work from 1950 on has helped parents conceive over four million children. “His achievements have made Reproductive and Developmental embryos that are not implanted w o r l d w i d e it possible to treat infertility,” said Medicine at Sheffield University. back into the mother and do not each year thanks to IVF, according “Bob Edwards certainly made a the committee in Stockholm in its One of the reasons it has taken survive past the Petri dish. to the European Society of Human major impact on what we do every citation for choosing Edwards to so many years for their methods to “There is still that major concern Reproduction and Embryology. In day, and the four million babies receive the $1.5 million award. receive Nobel recognition may be of “Are we playing God?” said 2009 about 1% of all infants born in born as a result,” said Dr. James “Today, Robert Edwards’ vision is due to the controversy surrounding Truesdell. the United States had been conceived Goldfarb, president of the Society for a reality and brings joy to infertile the techniques used for IVF. Truesdell said she continues to through assisted reproductive Assisted Reproductive Technology. people all over the world.” Elizabeth Heeg-Truesdell, PhD, wrestle with the moral questions technologies, according to the U.S. See foxnews.com and cnn.com for The first baby to be successfully the Assistant Professor of Biology surrounding IVF. She sees how Department of Health and Human more information. conceived in vitro in 1978, Louise Joy at Northwestern, explained the IVF losing embryos in labs can be Services. Homecoming weekend in review Tight governor race heats up BY ERIC SANDBULTE has helped make Iowa the second 37%. CONTRIBUTING WRITER largest producer of wind energy “Branstad reflects the mood that Iowa is usually known for a in America with 2,534 turbines we want a competent government few things, such as agriculture, established, as recorded online at that is taking good care of their its crazy weather and so on. www.energy.iastate.edu. tax dollars,” Jeff VanDerWerff, But politics? From the caucus to Branstad has built up Political Science Professor at deciding between an incumbent considerable experience, having Northwestern, stated. “People or a former governor, Iowa is already served 16 years as don’t see Culver as an effective unique in its politics, and this year’s governor. He claims to have administrator,” he said. gubernatorial election doesn’t fail had a positive influence on the Political Science major Robert to please. economy in stating that “when Bogdanffy commented that PHOTO COURTESY OF EMILY MUILENBERG Students, alumni and community members came together for the annual Red Raider In an election year with an he (Branstad) left office in January Democrats are less united in this Road Race on Saturday. anti-incumbent atmosphere, Iowa 1999 the unemployment rate had year’s elections and are more likely has taken a different approach dropped to 2.5%.” He proposes a to split from party lines. With the by pitting current Democratic reduction of commercial property current political and economic Governor Chet Culver against taxes and slicing corporate situations, there are many echoes former Republican Governor income tax rates in half. of the 1994 elections, when the Terry Branstad. He also stresses the importance Republicans took back the majority The economy and jobs take the of encouraging growth in Iowa’s in Congress. spotlight as the most prominent agricultural economy and exports, Bogdanffy summed it up, issues for voters this year. For mainly by creating an Expanded saying, “Bottom line, it’s a bad year his part, Culver signed into law Trade Agency. to be a Democrat.” the I-Jobs program, costing $875 Branstad sees South Korea as an With the intensity of politics million and will be paid without underutilized trade partner under today, it’s easy to get carried away raising taxes. current tariff policies enforced in public opinion and party line According to Culver, his by our government and wants voting. policies are working, noting that to increase our pork exports Bogdanffy stressed the Forbes named Des Moines the there. See his website www. importance of voting but warned, number one city in America for governorbranstad2010.com for “Don’t vote single mindedly; businesses and careers according more information. look at the issues. Be informed to www.chetculver.com. According to Rasmussenreports. voters.” PHOTO BY EMILY MUILENBERG He also boasts of his work in com, Branstad has a strong 55% NW students Janet Pitsenberger and Taylor Kline enjoy a well-earned meal at Morning on the renewable energy field, which support, compared to Culver’s the Green after participating in the Red Raider Road Race earlier Saturday morning.

By 1.3 Trillion 1.3 Million 90 18.5 33 The United States’ Haitians still living in Number of touchdowns Average hours per day an Miners trapped in a Chile # national defecit for 2010. relief camps in the after- Randy Moss had with the armadillo sleeps. copper and gold mine The nation’s largest since math of the earthquake. the Minnesota Vikings. since August 5. Numbers: 1945. OPINION 3 Romanian Students take issue Ruminations Sensitivity calls for a different site Musings from Marit Langley BY STEPHANIE WILLIAMS still is. In fact, the location is marked New Yorkers. Al-Arabiya television The question is not whether as Ground Zero by the New York general manager Abdul Rahman Brânza. The very word can strike terror into the heart of five there is a constitutional right to Fire Department. Al-Rashid said that the mosque study abroad students. Perhaps ‘into the stomach’ would be a better build a mosque at Ground Zero—of The name Cordoba House is “the wrong battle,” and that way of putting it. For brânza, you see, is a cheese. I cannot claim to course there is. The question is came from “The Great Mosque” Muslims don’t want “a mosque next be a cheese connoisseur, so perhaps I simply lack the taste to properly whether the leaders of the mosque in Cordoba, Spain. When the to the 9/11 cemetery.” Al-Rashid is appreciate this particular delight, but I can tell you with certainty that should choose a different site out of Muslims invaded and conquered also concerned that the mosque will there is nothing scarier to my compatriots and myself than the idea sensitivity to the victims of a radical Spain they tore down The Christian be seen as “a memorial to the 9/11 of Brânza for breakfast. Muslim attack. Church of Saint Vincent and built terrorists who acted in the name A sheep’s-milk cheese with an exceptionally strong flavor, fresh As Michael Arcuri, representative “The Great Mosque” in its place to of Islam.” brânza can be found in the piața (market), the grocery stores and the for the Democrats of NY said, “The remember their victory over the So, should a mosque be built fridges of all our host families. A single block of brânza has been known pain felt by many Americans Christians and to signify Islamic at Ground Zero? To answer this to inspire The Hungry Thing (name has been changed to protect Zach from the September 11 terrorist supremacy over the West. This Rabbi Schlomo Lewis asks more Hankel’s privacy) to skip breakfast entirely. attacks is still very real, and historical reference makes questions, “Should there be a The flavor is not all we dread, though—the smell is perhaps worse I can understand how the the reason for originally museum praising the U.S. Calvary yet. I’m certain that I can now pick it out subconsciously from 100 thought of building a naming it the Cordoba on the site of Wounded Knee? yards away, and it is this new sixth sense that I blame for my periodic mosque near Ground Zero Mosque very interesting, Should there be a German cultural desire to take the back way to the Impact Building. could reopen those wounds. if not provocative. center in Auschwitz? Should “Aha!” says my subconscious to itself (because to tell my conscious For the sake of the victims Out of respect for a church be built in the Syrian self would be to inspire panic of the worst variety), “Brânza ahead.” and their families, I think those who lost their lives town of Ma’arra where Crusaders And it begins to sneakily hint (…be subtle…look casual…act natural! another location should be and their families, many slaughtered over 100,000 Muslims? Don’t make her suspicious…) to my stream of consciousness that chosen.” are asking that the mosque Should there be a 13-story mosque perhaps I would like to walk along the river-path today. “Oh, no The Cordoba House, be moved, but mosque and Islamic Center only a few steps particular reason,” I think…. n o w c a l l e d Pa r k 5 1 developer Sharif El-Gamal from Ground Zero?” No. If we learn You suspect that I exaggerate the matter? But while it is Community Center, was has refused. Donald Trump has from the wisdom of those who have potentially true that many people enjoy brânza (I am not convinced), the original name for the offered to buy the property at a gone before us, we will see that this this category does not include either my fellow study-abroaders or community center/mosque 25% profit to the mosque, and is not respectful, sympathetic or myself. We’ve all got one another’s backs on this one, too; if anyone being built two blocks the Governor of New York has appropriate. has inside information about impending brânza-doom, they will from the Ground Zero offered state land further away But as Rabbi Lewis points out, immediately divulge it. The word is often an expression of extreme memorial. Though from Ground Zero, but these that is not our decision to make: frustration. If brânza were ever used as practical joke fodder, the the building itself is attempts to resolve a situation that “That decision must come from joker would certainly be stoned upon discovery. Possibly drawn not standing where the World Trade is causing so much pain and division them, not from us. Sensitivity and and quartered, as well. Center towers were, the location of have been rejected by the Imam. compassion cannot be measured in When a new sign appeared in the window of our favorite pastry the future mosque is where rubble Many Muslims are opposed feet or yards or in blocks. One either shop advertising the addition of a brânza pastry to the menu, we sighed was, where dead bodies laid and to the mosque being built right at feels the pain of others and cares, or sadly. We will have to find a new favorite pastry shop, since the smell where a piece of one of the airplanes Ground Zero, along with 67-71% of does not.” will undoubtedly contaminate the whole place. It has been discovered in lingoși (a delightful fried-bread-like treat), a very unwelcome surprise. It is a frequent addition to September 11 affected Muslims, too mamaliga (an otherwise delicious cornmeal dish). It can even show BY TESLA MCGILLIVRAY Christian Americans, however, have had a very ignorant and up in cakes, I found to my dismay. Hendrik Hertzberg, a writer for were not the only people that were stigmatized image of Muslims. So far this semester, I have faced most of my worst fears. My “The New Yorker,” discusses the affected. From this tragedy, our country fear of heights by running across the high-ropes course catwalk, a issue of the Park51 Community The victims in the attack on should learn to become tolerant of mere 20 feet in the air (it’s over sooner if you run, the logic goes!); Center, which is in the plans to be the Twin Towers came from many each other’s differences rather than my claustrophobic terror in a series of tiny, winding, scary caves. built two blocks from the site of the different backgrounds, causing more harm. I have conquered my gag-reflex to eggs and, heck, I even gave up World Trade Center. religions and ethnicities. When interviewed on ABC’s my vegetarianism of 5 years in order to experience the culture more “Nationally, opposition to A “USA Today” article on “This Week,” the couple planning fully through its cuisine. But I’m fairly certain this one is beyond Park51 is rapidly becoming a September 2, 2010 looked on building the mosque, Imam me: Brânza—the bane of my Romania semester—is a fear I intend matter of Republican discipline into this issue. While Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy always to flee. and conservative orthodoxy,” there were 19 Muslim Khan, said that they have Hertzberg said. “Defending the hijackers, 60 of the received threats for Anti-Defamation League’s position, 3,000 victims in the their lives. The NYPD it’s national director Abraham H. attacks were Muslim. is looking further into Should the Park51 You have ‘em... Foxman reflexively likened the Talat Hamdani, a this issue. Khan expressed Community Center be WE WANT ‘EM families—the anti-Park51 ones, that mother of a Muslim in the interview that “we built near the Ground is—to Holocaust survivors: ‘Their EMT that died offering do not walk around with anguish entitles them to positions his assistance on the bodyguards because we love Zero Memorial? No Homecoming court that others would characterize as day of the attacks, said this country.” Vote online at Required chapel irrational or bigoted.’” that she “supports Though trauma can cause Of-age Christians drinking Republicans, who are usually t h e p l a n b e c a u s e people to have bigoted opinions, beacon.nwciowa.edu. heading the opposition to the of its proponents’ it does not lead to entitlement In Vitro Fertilization building, justify their resistance to constitutional rights, and the ability to persecute people Park51 by stating that the families because it would promote of different beliefs. By delving into If you have opinions on these of the victims of the 9/11 attacks on r e l i g i o u s t o l e r a n c e the situation, one can see that the upcoming topics and are willing to write about them, the World Trade Center are not yet and because moderate Christian families were not the or if you have other ideas for recovered from the tragedy. American Muslims ‘have only ones that suffered—Muslim this page, please contact us at I understand that the terrorist been scapegoated. We families were also greatly affected [email protected]. attacks were very traumatic for have had to carry this cross for by the tragedy. As a country, we need the people of our country and the nine years now.’” to develop love for our neighbors, wounds will take time to heal. Since the attacks, Americans not discrimination. 4 FEATURES October 8, 2010 Double your pleasure; double your fun BY HOLLY STEWART I do. I’m really cheap, so I don’t It didn’t help that people thought we calling us to NW,” Tara added. Freshmen Rebekah and Sarah STAFF WRITER have as many clothes as she does. were the same person who changed Freshmen Jenni and Jada Stofer are fraternal twins. Although Don’t worry if you think you’re I just borrow hers a lot.” Heather clothes a lot,” Tanya said with a Vander Veen, identical twins from they do not look exactly alike, they seeing double. Northwestern is admited. laugh. “We both felt like God was Minnesota, came to Northwestern share the close bond that the other home to many sets of twins. We all Sophomores Tara and together but for different twins on campus do. “We’re almost know that two heads are better than Tanya Woodward enjoy being reasons. “We didn’t choose to always together, and we share a lot one, so what really goes on in the identical twins. “My favorite come to NWC because of each and know how to work together,” minds of these people who appear part about being a twin is sharing other. We came here because of said Rebekah. “The most obvious to live such similar lives? experiences and life stages with our own individual reasons,” differences between us are that we Juniors Heather and Lynda someone else and sharing inside Jenni said. “But we do enjoy participate in different aspects within Piatt can read each other’s minds. jokes,” Tara said. having each other on campus the hobbies we share; for music, “We can have an entire conversation With different life goals, and living in the same hall.” we play different instruments, in without speaking!” Heather joked. Tara and Tanya have found Jada echoed her sister whole theater, she acts while I do backstage Heather and Lynda are identical their niche at Northwestern and heartedly. “Our personalities stuff. Academically, she is stronger twins who admit that they are their identity both together and are completely different,” in the sciences while I am stronger best friends and would have really separately. “Tara is majoring in added Jada, “but I like being a in the arts. Our personalities are also disliked separating for college. “Up accounting and I’m majoring in twin because I will always have different,” said Sarah. until the summer before we started Education,” said Tanya. “I think my best friend around.” Although most twins look school here, we had spent every [Tara] is slightly more driven Just because they are both similar enough that it’s sometimes single day together,” Heather said. than I am, but she pushes me on the same campus does hard to tell them apart, it’s clear that “We would miss each other if we where I am weak and I challenge not mean that they don’t live not all twins desire to live exactly the went to different colleges!” Lynda here where she needs to be their lives independently of same as their sibling. This is a good added. challenged.” If struggling to self each other. Since they both thing; for once you’ve figured out Although they have similar identify, why attend the same participate in different sports, what is unique about each twin on interests, Heather and Lynda do college? “We actually didn’t PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW Jenni and Jada have formed campus, you’ll have a much easier recognize their differences. “Lynda want to go to the same college – “It is such a blessing to be on the same campus as we their own circles of friends at time telling them apart. have become closer friends,” said junior Julie Mineart usually dresses up a lot more than but we both liked Northwestern. of her twin brother Mark Mineart. college. What do your shoes say about you? BY TINA MCGIVERN How To: Improve your posture CONTRIBUTING WRITER BY EMILY GOWING for a study break you run to your chest. Spineuniverse.com describes Walking around campus FEATURES EDITOR RD’s apartment to sit and watch the the natural “S” curve our spines every day, you’re bound to An hour of sitting in Lit. class, hour-long episode with your friends have. The top curve is between see a multitude of different then you walk back to your dorm, from the dorm. the base of your neck and your races, religions and majors. sit down at your computer and Needless to say, we sit a lot. shoulders, the other between the You name it, and we’re likely PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW As college curve of your upper back and the to have it here. What you might students it base of your spine. not realize though, is that you’re also show what kind of a person you are may seem When you slouch, you’re top seeing an overwhelming multitude or what you want to be seen as, but like we’re heavy and a lot of extra weight is of different shoes. Yes, shoes. One I just like my Vans because they go too young put on your lower back. According might ask, “Why does this matter?” with everything and they just fit well to have bad to improveposture.net, sitting with Do someone’s shoes have anything with who I am.” backs, but correct posture will redistribute to do with what kind of a person Freshman Daren Evans agrees. bad posture your weight to your lower and upper they are or what their personality is? “Shoes can say if a person is athletic, while we’re back and your abdomen will pitch in Certainly shoes are just something classy, a skater or dressy. They can sitting can to keep you in balance. As a result of you wear to get you from point A to define who you are or what you be a cause sitting up straighter, less strain will point B, right? According to several want someone to think you are. o f m a n y be put on one specific part of your students on campus, this is not so. Personally, my favorites are my blue lower back body; hence no more back pain. “I would say shoes definitely converse-like flat shoes.” pains we Many of the same concepts can be do say something about you as a Freshman soccer player Jason experience. applied when we’re standing. Allow person. My favorite shoes are my Tessman took another view. “My S l i d i n g the natural curve of your spine to cute sandals because they reflect favorite shoes are my Nike Mercurial forward in guide the position in which you how I’m feeling that day when I wear Vapor 4 cleats in white and blue. your desk stand. Keep your shoulders back, them. I usually wear certain shoes Since they’re soccer cleats, it would chair as you but not so much that you look or feel to match my mood,” said freshman tell you that I like to play fast and take notes awkward. Keep your weight on the Carly Farrington. take people on one versus. one in in class or balls of your feet rather than your Sophomore Breanne Schoby soccer.” s l u m p i n g heels, and keep your head up and shared a similar view. “My favorite Surprisingly, it seems as though PHOTO COURTESY OF WESTCOASTCHIROPRACTIC.COM f o r w a r d neck straight. Standing tall is not pair of shoes is my moccasins the guys in this school take their Readjust the placement of your laptop so it is no more than an arm’s and resting only healthier, but more attractive because they’re comfy, of course. I shoes a lot more seriously than length away and place your monitor at eye level so as not to strain your neck looking up or down at your screen. on your arm and professional looking as well. think shoes can definitely describe girls, which was an unpredictable as you don’t The next time you find yourself the mood someone is in and what outcome. Guys seem to think their check your email. Maybe you take notes in class are examples sitting in class and basically sprawled type of person they are. If someone’s shoes reflect an image they are trying have soccer practice for a couple of bad posture that can be easily over your desk with bad posture, wearing brightly colored sparkly to portray- it may not necessarily be of hours in the afternoon, but soon avoided. remember how easy it is to fix. It’s shoes, I’d say they are probably who they actually are as a person. afterwards you’re sitting at a table With straight-backed chairs like something you’ll be thankful for in very girly.” It’s obvious that the girls So girls, be observant of a guy’s in the caf scarfing down pizza. It’s many across our campus, it’s harder 30 years when we’re actually old in this school think their shoes are shoes – he might be trying to sway Thursday night and you’ve got a big to have good posture. Sitting up enough to have back problems. Keep important, but what about the guys? you into thinking he’s something test tomorrow so you’ll be sitting straight is the most obvious fix to your posture good while you’re Do they share the same enthusiasm he’s really not. And guys, be paying at your computer typing out notes, bad posture, but it’s easy to take young and maybe you won’t have for their footwear? attention to girl’s shoes – it might be or sitting on your futon reviewing a straight back too far. Sitting up to worry about a bad back down “My favorites are probably my easier for you to predict what kind vocabulary terms for a long time this straight does not mean sitting with the road. black and white Vans Classics,” said of mood she’s in. evening. But hey! The Office is on, so tense shoulders and a protruding freshman Jeriah Dunk. “Shoes can FEATURES 5 Behind the Gen. Eds: Spanish majors speak out BY KAYLA ARNDT Spanish-speakers in high school. my advanced conversational class Spanish majors have a required and called me family. I loved my CONTRIBUTING WRITER Originally I was going to minor because of the topics discussed opportunity to have a close-up experience there, and I hope I can ¿Qué motiva a estudiantes para in Spanish, but since I wanted to and getting to hear other people’s experience with the culture through go back again.” perseguir a un comandante en study abroad it only made sense to opinion on articles and movies we either a semester or summer study For Roethel and her experience español? (That is, “What motivates major because that is basically the got to read and watch.” abroad. Some places they can in Ecuador, she said, “I loved it and students to pursue a major in only difference between majoring Roethel said, “If my SSA to consider going to are Costa Rica, felt so blessed to have the oppotunity Spanish?”) From freshman to and minoring,” said senior Michelle Ecuador doesn’t count, I would have Ecuador, Mexico and Spain. to go. I felt strongly that I needed senior year, Spanish classes can be Roethel. to go back and do mission work challenging and fun – and students “The fact there, so I did that last summer on with a passion for Spanish have a t h a t G o d an SOS. I got to reconnect with my way of bridging the gap between created such host family, speak a lot of Spanish two worlds. diversity in and be a part of some really cool “My favorite thing about the l a n g u a g e s ministries. I miss it so much!” Spanish major is the faculty,” said a n d i n The Spanish major and minor freshman Katie Plucker. “They truly cultures awes opens doors for students and gives care about the students and want me. I feel like them an opportunity to explore them to succeed.” Katie decided to I will be able the globe of the surrounding pursue a Spanish major because she to assist in Hispanic countries. “This major felt it would be useful in whatever bridging the is rewarding to me because I feel job she does. current gap a positive atmosphere and feel “The increasing Hispanic we are seeing excited to learn something new,” population indicates a need for b e t w e e n said Bagley. professionals who are able to A m e r i c a n Professor Koene loves the communicate with Hispanic people. culture and motivation he sees in his students I knew NWC had a good Spanish the Hispanic who are learning Spanish in order program, so I decided it was a good culture,” said to serve others. The Spanish major PHOTO BY ANDREA OSCHNER choice to add a Spanish major,” said Plucker. Professor Gonzalez teaches Intro to Reading Spanish Literature on Thursday afternoons. may not sound too appealing to Plucker. Some students that add T h e everyone but God has definitely a Spanish major to their studies Spanish major has a variety of to say Professor Clark’s Literature Bagley summed up her summer given Roethel, Bagley and Plucker feel a call from God to work with classes and opportunities. The from Spain class [was my favorite]. abroad in Guatemala by saying, a compassionate heart for their a different culture. Knowing the classes range from conversational It was a pretty tough class for me, “To see how I connected with study of choice and the Hispanic language is a primary step in classes to classes learning about the but I learned a lot about Spain the girls despite being unable to culture. answering that call. culture and literature. Junior Becky and improved a lot in reading speak and understand everything “I felt the call to do ministry with Bagley she said, “I really enjoyed Spanish.” was wonderful. They accepted me Pumpkinland opens for its 21st year BY MEGAN RUSTAD their front step. Since then it has guestbook from all the surrounding Animal-land, is home to llamas, traditions. “We thoroughly love CONTRIBUTING WRITER grown into a yearly project run by towns and nearly every state. goats, sheep, turkeys, ducks, geese, hearing a young couple with a small Falling leaves, earlier sunsets and their children and grandchildren International guests also frequent peacocks, exotic chickens, kittens, child say that when they were young combines in the field are all signs along with their friends and a the family-run business. puppies, bunnies and a painted they came to Pumpkinland with of autumn in northwest Iowa. Fall few employees. Helen Huitink For $6 you can wander through turtle. Young families with small their parents.” is also the time that Pumpkinland said, “Pumpkinland has become the seven-acre corn maze. Mazeland children as well as 80-year-olds all Pumpkinland is open Monday is the main attraction for college enjoy them. through Saturday from 10 a.m. to students. The Munchkin Maze is a When asked what her favorite dark until October 31. smaller, easier version for children. part of running Pumpkinland is, If you call ahead for a group of 15 Helen Huitink said it’s the family people, you can get a discount on the admission price for the maze. The mazes are first planned on graph paper and then a grid is built on the corn fields. After the pictures are mapped on the corn fields, the paths are cut with a lawn mower. Past pictures have been silos, hot air balloons and a tractor. The corn maze is approximately one mile if you walk all the paths. The whole maze takes about 45 minutes to one hour to walk. There are mailboxes hidden throughout the maze and prizes are given to PHOTO COURTESY OF PUMPKINLANDIOWA.COM Pumpkinland is located four miles north of Colenbrander Hall on Albany Avenue. those who are able to find all six of them. Northwestern senior Jenelle opens its doors for people of all ages successful beyond what we could Dunkelberger has gone to to experience fun fall activities. have imagined.” Pumpkinland every year since Pumpkinland started 21 years “It seems Pumpkinland is a place coming to NW. Her favorite part of ago when the Huitink family sold people love to bring out of town the maze is the mailboxes. She said, a few pumpkins on their farm from guests to show them a real working “The prizes at the end are pretty big their front lawn. In their second Iowa farm” said Dave Huitink. incentives.” year they sold 70 pumpkins from People have signed Pumpkinland’s The petting zoo, known as 6 A & E October 8, 2010 Check Comedy Central meets C-SPAN: Stewart, Colbert to rally BY AARON BAUER to 3 p.m. EST at the National Mall there is already a question of how the Subcommittee on Immigration, Out STAFF WRITER in Washington, D.C. serious the Comedy Central stars Citizenship and Border Security. His Jon Stewart, host of Comedy These events were initially are taking their endeavors. Each of comedic statements were unceasing, Time killers and space fillers Central’s “The Daily Show,” planned as comical if pointed. announced that he will hold a responses to Glenn It wasn’t until a political rally with the motto “take B e c k ’s “ R e s t o r i n g question from California Website: it down a notch for America.” Honor” rally on August Representative Judy Chu “Stumble Upon” Titled the “Rally to Restore 28. In Beck’s rally, people asking why he had so stumbleupon.com Sanity,” its purpose is to reclaim a were asked to turn their much interest in migrant Stumble Upon uses your place for the many moderates who faith to God and the workers that he seemed chosen interests to link have lost their niche in the political “principles on which to speak with sincerity in you to related websites. It’s landscape. The spirit is summed up this nation was said to saying that he believed more efficient than Google nicely in one of the signs that will be be founded.” migrant workers were for its specific function. provided at the rally: “I am not afraid One of the concerns experiencing some of of Muslims, Tea Partiers, Socialists, circling the Stewart/ the greatest suffering in Immigrants, Gun Owners, Gays... C o l b e r t r a l l i e s today’s economy. Certain Food: The HUB’s but I am scared of spiders.” involves the numbers members of the committee “Crispy Chicken Club” Sarcastic counterpart Stephen participating compared believed this hearing was Chicken, bacon, and cheese, Colbert of the “Colbert Report” to Beck’s “Restoring a skit and a joke, and they deliciously sandwiched has created an “opposing” Honor.” After less are surely not alone. COURTESY OF PLANETPOV.COM between two slices of Texas rally to “restore truthiness and than a week, Stewart’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will hold their satirical rallies later Still, what began as two toast. fight Jon Stewart’s creeping “Restore Sanity” had this month. obscure, hilarious ideas reasonableness.” 100,000 RSVP’s on its about raising a ruckus in On September 16, both men Facebook page, many of which their pages mimics that of Beck, but America appears to be developing officially announced their intentions. don’t actually plan on making the they also boast strange questions into two serious events intended to The rally headed by Stewart is trip. Nevertheless, estimates show such as “Can I wear a costume?” raise the voice of the unheard above named the “Rally to Restore Sanity,” Beck’s numbers were greatly lower and “What is the weather usually that of the radicals who dominate and Colbert counters with the than that of either of the comedians like on October 30th?” our political airwaves. Thanks to “March to Keep Fear Alive.” Stewart have shown so far. These two well-known political their fame, Jon Stewart and Stephen and Colbert, along with special Another conflict lies in the comedians show that the line between Colbert are in prime position to guests, will be speaking at their sincerity behind each of these entertainment and politics is as thin make these events happen, to turn rallies, which will take place on uprisings. Looking at the FAQ as ever. Take, for example, Colbert’s up the volume on a minority and to Communication: Saturday, October 30, from 12 p.m. pages of each of the three rallies, statement during a recent hearing of have fun doing it. “Google Voice” For now, this free phone service may be something Caldwell’s vulnerable memoir finds beauty in grief that you just play around BY ALENA SCHUESSLER In a poignant story of friendship, that strong person and collapses in make it much longer. with. But it might not be CONTRIBUTING WRITER death and alcoholism, Gail Caldwell the privacy of her home when she At the end, near Caroline’s death, long before you consider “It’s an old, old story: I had a presents the raw truth of grief can’t keep it up any longer. Caldwell depicts her friendship as making it your primary friend and we shared everything, in her newly published memoir, After going through years of AA animal-like because the two can line. and then she died and so we shared “Let’s Take the Long Way Home.” meetings, she finds Caroline and only communicate with nonverbal that, too.” The memoir documents Caldwell’s with her a sense of true belonging. language. “Suffering is what changes middle-aged life as a single woman “If our individual pasts with alcohol the endgame, changes death’s in the mid-1980s to early 2000s. were familiar,” says Caldwell, mantle from black to white. It is a The story of this life includes her “the more intricate and lasting badly lit corridor outside of time, a struggles with alcoholism, and later truth we shared about the ability place of crushing weariness, the only finding a kindred to change— the thing large enough to bully you into spirit named belief that life was holding the door for death.” Caroline who has hard and often Caldwell also touches on the gone through the its worst battles question of finding one’s place in same struggles. were fought in the world and gaining a sense of Their shared private, that it belonging. She moves from place a d o r a t i o n f o r was possible to to place throughout the years and dogs and rowing walk through never feels settled in one place. Then is what brings fear and come she finds a house in Cambridge that them together, and out scorched but seems to fit her in every way. “It they share every still breathing.” was an easy summer, full of aimless moment of life with After sharing walks and evening rows, and the one another. a fulfilling unfolding clarity that I had taken a C a l d we l l i s friendship with huge leap forward and was moving, involved with Caroline, Gail is heart and soul and carton of books, t h e w o m e n ’s faced with the fact to where I belonged.” m o v e m e n t o f that her friend has “Let’s Take the Long Way Home” the mid-1980s, COURTESY OF BOOKPAGE.COM stage four lung is one person’s story of dealing with In her memoir, Gail Caldwell tells of the and she remains lifelong friend that helped her out of cancer. Much grief, but it is not unlike so many committed to alcoholism and into contentment. of the memoir other’s struggles with loss. Grief being an activist exposes the frank, is universal, and Caldwell gives us as she experiences life. It seems unglamorous life of grief. As a peek in on her own life in hopes throughout Caldwell’s memoir that Caldwell states, “The only education that we can resonate with the ideas she shows a rough exterior simply in grief that any of us ever gets is expressed. Ultimately, the memoir so that others won’t see the weak, a crash course.” She expresses the aims to show progress, healing and vulnerable side of herself that she feeling of hopelessness at the end of how to move on with life. She gives a so despises. She drinks to become the day knowing her friend won’t dash of hope in a world of grief. A & E 7 “Social Network” sees humanity behind Facebook creator BY JORDAN LANGER sharp, witty, and timely dialogue he realizes that they could virtually that he writes, far from A&E EDITOR shows his intellectual power. In the do this with a Facebook function. being “dumbed down” Think for a moment about your following scene, drunk, he writes the So Mark is prompted by the things (which might have been Facebook page. You do have one, code for a website that gets 22,000 around him, but does that mean he a temptation), actually don’t you? And since you do, you hits in two hours; he programs it in owes everybody for their minor, rewards viewers who, have created, within this dedicated two hours, drunk all the while. So spark-scale contributions? relating so well to his URL or in the world at large, a when two lawsuits are filed against The last, most affecting example experience, somehow customized persona—one that him—one from his friend/business of this is Eduardo. Eduardo is also feel a part of his connects you to other exclusive partner Eduardo, another from a Mark’s only investor at the start; intellectual prowess. networks of people. For instance, group of jocks who had hoped to his thousands of dollars—a small Of course, Jesse when you add to your “Likes” on collaborate with him—there’s not a sum compared to Facebook’s now Eisenburg gives the role the website, it links you to others feeling that these people made him billion-plus worth—gets the website a full body; looking with the same interests. One goal what he is, but that they’re leeching up and running. In order to keep the the still 20-something of these special groups is that you, onto his conceptual tour de force. site friendly and appealing to users, Z u c k e r b u r g b u t as a person, will be liked along with At the same time, the film does Mark insists that there not be ads conveying his assured, that cool something. So the program raise some questions about where “yet.” In the meantime, Eduardo unmatched genius is, roughly, that interesting traits intellectual property begins. These gets no payback, as the website seems like it could have plus an exclusive “setting” equal jocks have an idea for a website generates no income. He goes along been an impossible more friends. called “Harvard Connection,” with Mark’s ideas for a long time, accomplishment. In “The Social Network” and Mark makes a website that but understandably pushes for the deposition scenes, demonstrates the irony in this connects people on more than just changes. Once Facebook does go E i s e n b u r g m a k e s function, centering on Mark educational criteria. In another big, though, the film shows him as professional lawyers Zuckerburg (Jesse Eisenburg), the scene, a student asks Mark the an incompetent businessman. Thus, look and sound like so-called “creator” of Facebook. relationship status of one of his Eduardo gets dumped in the end, complete idiots. Because Not that there is ever doubt that classmates. Just as he begins saying though he is Mark’s one true and Eisenburg’s delivery is COURTESY OF MOVIESBLOG.MTV.COM “The Social Network” details the life of Facebook he is the prodigy responsible for the that people don’t walk around with lasting friend. Eduardo hampers impeccable, the dialogue founder Mark Zuckerburg. website. From the opening scene, his a sign indicating that sort of thing, Mark’s creativity because he wants of every other character money—something Mark doesn’t is better. film and Mark’s mind follow about care about. Justin Timberlake also outdoes the same frantic pace: I doubt you’ll campus What does Mark care about? himself here. He has the large task find many other movies that make From the start, it seems like he’s of being first Mark’s model thinker, two hours seem so quick, as they QUOTES trying to “fit in.” In the first scene, an irreplaceable accomplice, then should. Why? Because beyond all he mentions wanting membership so corrupt that he looks like a kid the excitement of what “happens” in into the first clubs because they are in comparison to Mark. Expect to the movie, Fincher has made a film “Your design needs more room for the armpits.” a way to meet “interesting” people see Timberlake in some strong roles that, on all levels (whether visual, - Professor of Art Phil Scorza, encouraging a student and be happy. His girlfriend breaks after this film. structural or otherwise) convinces not to make his T-shirt design too wide. up with him, and this prompts him Atticus Ross (“Book of Eli”) and us that this is our story. The result to start the Facebook project. Of Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) is the best film since 2007. “Is Hawarden urban?” course, he quickly loses sight of find an eclectic, edgy score that does In the end, I think Mark - Professor of Communications Christi Vander Voort. these things, passing up the many a lot for the mood of the film. I expect Zuckerburg finds what he’s looking cliques he could be a part of along they will also get recognition for the for once he’s finally forced to say “I didn’t know we were still in high school caring about that the way. soundtrack. that Facebook wasn’t just his work sort of thing.” As the ideas grow, so does his But it is director David Fincher (even if I believe it mostly was). By - Junior Andrew Lovgren expressing his feelings toward allegiance to Facebook; it becomes (“Fight Club,” “Seven”) who most the time he’s being sued, Facebook complaints that homecoming court has been dropped. his only direction. Even equally- deserves to take a bow here. His belongs to everybody. And even if intelligent, Napster-creating Sean 2007 film “Zodiac” also follows an people treat their personality as just Send your Campus Quotes, with context, to [email protected]. Parker (Justin Timberlake) does not equally obsessive character through another thing that they own with live up to Mark’s standard; though the hefty pace of detective work. some exclusivity, Mark’s life shows Parker provides brilliant business Here, Fincher makes Zuckerburg a that there’s a much more beautiful direction, his entrepreneurial Gap-sweatshirt-wearing workaholic thing that can happen when we find ventures (especially Facebook) are who creates the thing that seemingly ourselves on an unfamiliar plane: we only a way to get to objective things everyone is obsessed with. Fincher’s can finally share something. Orange City Pizza Hut like drugs and women. He becomes a liability for Mark. In the end, Mark is able to protect 737-3030 himself from all of these hindrances, growing Facebook beyond everyone else’s limited vision. Whereas Mark believes that all of the cool and brilliant things he’s done should 500 million 700 billion propel him among the social elite, active users on the minutes are spent on they instead alienate him from network Facebook each month Mon.-Thurs. everybody. Nobody can keep up with him, and people like Eduardo become disposable in his vision for 50% $22.4 million $4.99 Buffet being liked. We’re left questioning of active users log made on “The Social the supposed benefits of exclusivity onto their account in Network” in its first and so-refined networks. any given day weekend Even with all of its thematic $.99 Drink achievements, “The Social Network” could have been a boring story if not 55 minutes 8 for all the other components. I’d spent each day by the friend requests are like to first give credit to the bold average user sent by the average Now FREE delivery to campus! screenwriting of Aaron Sorkin user each month (“The West Wing”). The Zuckerburg 8 SPORTS October 8, 2010 by Heidi Hildebrandt Red Raider Sports Shorts: and Michael Simmelink More close games for men’s soccer The Red Raiders got two goals Hosting Dakota Wesleyan, NW 23 straight wins for volleyball from sophomore Mario Garcia to conceded the first goal of the game The Red Raider volleyball team while sophomore Heather Goehring knock off conference co-leader but tied it up when freshman Justin continued their undefeated season went 13-for-13 from the service line Doane 2-1 on Saturday, Oct. 2. Lehman found sophomore Jonathon with a 3-0 win over Mount Marty and had four aces. Junior Rylee Senior Ben Karnish set up Garcia Taves for the equalizer in the 70th on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Game Hulstein had 16 digs to lead the for the first goal, which was quickly minute. The Raiders kept control scores were 25-16, 25-10 and 25-22. defense. Senior Bobbie jean Rich followed by freshmen Travis Sytsma until a miscommunication on The streak is the third-longest in added 14 digs, five kills and three and Jeriah Dunk assisting Garcia for defense led to an open net, where Northwestern history. blocks, while sophomore Danie the second goal three minutes later. DWU scored for the win. Senior Hillary Hanno had 12 kills Floerchinger added 11 digs. Northwestern gave up a goal in the NW put 11 of their 16 shots on to lead the attack, while sophomore NW hosts Midland on Friday PHOTO BY BOB LATCHAW Freshman Alli Dunkelberger maneuvers 26th minute, but the defense held goal, led by Sytsma’s four out of five. Jennie Jansen added seven. Senior night, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. and around her Doane opponent last Saturday. strong to finish the game and pick Senior goalkeeper Jeff Lanser made Kaitlin Beaver lofted up 30 assists, Hastings on Saturday at 3 p.m. up the big win. four saves. Split for women’s soccer Tuesday night was yet another Next up, NW travels to Nebraska Football lets homecoming win slip away The Northwestern women’s heartbreaker for the Raiders. Wesleyan on Saturday, Oct. 9. Fourth-ranked Morningside ball to give the Raiders excellent soccer team doubled its wins from took advantage of Northwestern’s field position. Senior Taylor Malm 2009 after defeating Doane 2-1 in Women’s golf closes gap on top GPAC spot mistakes in the fourth quarter to hit pay dirt from six yards out to double overtime Saturday, Oct. 2. The Lady Raiders golf team advance to nationals. capture a 20-17 win at DeValois put NW up 17-9. A field goal by The Raiders are now 6-5 (4-1). remains in fourth place in the four- Senior Maggie Rozenboom again Stadium. the Mustangs to close out the half After allowing an early goal to part GPAC tournament, but the led NW by shooting an 80 and The Mustangs put up the first made it 17-12. the visitors in the 18th minute, NW team finished second place and earning co-medalist honors. Overall points of the game on the opening The NW offense sputtered in the found one of their own in the 59th beat the first round champion at the in the tournament, Rozenboom is in possession with a field goal, but the second half, and after Morningside when freshman Jessica VanderBaan GPAC Qualifier No. 2 on Tuesday, fourth place, nine strokes behind first Raiders responded with sophomore returned a punt for a touchdown and scored her first collegiate goal. After Oct. 5, in Lincoln, Neb. place with a total of 163. Freshman James Rodriguez clearing the converted the two-point conversion, regulation and the first overtime, Northwestern combined for Taylor Kline tied for fourth place crossbar for a 51-yard field goal to the Mustangs had the lead once senior Sarah Seeger found the a score of 349 to finish second with a career-best 82, which moved tie it up. Next, junior quarterback again, 20-17, with 3:45 left in the golden goal off a free kick with 1:02 place on the day, just three strokes her up to ninth place overall (173). Jayme Rozeboom found fellow contest. The Raiders set themselves left in the period. Freshman Ariel behind Midland University (346). Senior Sara Horn carded a 92 to sophomore Tyler Walker on a up to tie the game with a Rodriguez Watts recorded 12 saves on the day. Dakota Wesleyan, who remains the tie for 21st. She is in 21st overall crossing pattern through the middle, field goal attempt, but Morningside Tuesday night was a more tournament leader, placed third with with 180. Junior Andria Hinz shot and Walker took it to the endzone blocked it and took over on disappointing result for the women 354. USF shot a 355 and Nebraska a 95 to tie for 31st, but remains in for a 29-yard score to make it 10-3. downs. as they lost to Dakota Wesleyan 2-0 Wesleyan had 356. 17th overall with 179. Sophomore Morningside found the end zone The Raider defense found a on the grass field. Senior Katy Phillips After two rounds, DWU clings to Leigh Van Hove rounded out the NW next, but junior Paul Lundgren got way to force a turnover on downs was the only Raider to put a shot on the GPAC lead with a 36-hole total golfers by placing 52nd with a 107. a hand in the way of the extra point of their own, but the last chance goal, and GPAC defensive player-of- of 684. Midland is just behind with This meet wrapped up the fall to preserve the Raider lead 10-9. The was squandered by a controversial the-week Watts had seven saves. 686, while USF is third with 693. portion of the women’s golf schedule. NW defense made the next big play fumble. The Lady Raiders travel to The Raiders (695) closed the gap to The Raiders will play the third round as sophomore Ethan Lensch sacked The Raiders have a week off then Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday, 11 shots behind first place and nine of the GPAC tournament on April the quarterback, and sophomore play at Dordt on October 16th. Oct. 9. behind second. The top two teams 18 in Hastings, Neb. Nate Fischer pounced on the loose

“There are so many things you have to balance being PLAYER PROFILE a college athlete. Managing time and managing your Annaliese Forgey body take so much perseverance to do it effectively.” BY HEIDI HILDEBRANDT so we didn’t have a winning record,” Forgey said. “I was fine Perhaps the biggest challenge yet SPORTS EDITOR with stopping soccer after that, but when I realized I had began this school year for Forgey. Annaliese Forgey, midfielder for the women’s soccer the opportunity to play here, I was really excited. I’m very She married Terry Forgey this team, does not shy away from obstacles. In fact, the senior competitive, so I wanted to go to a school that had a better summer, but her husband remains social work major faces challenges head on. chance of performing well. And this year we are!” in Washington while she finishes As her high school years came to a close, Forgey knew she Being a college athlete has taught Forgey some life her senior year. Though it’s a difficult wanted to attend a small faith-based school for social work. lessons. “There’s so many things you have to balance being situation, she focuses on the positive She went to a Christian College Conference and discovered a college athlete. Managing time and managing your body aspects. “Being away from my husband, Northwestern. I didn’t think I could afford it right away,” take so much perseverance to do it effectively.” having it be my senior year, playing Forgey said, “so I went to a community college so I didn’t Forgey was quick to point out that her teammates soccer, working and all this fun have to take out any loans for two years.” have helped make this year great. “It’s so exciting to see academic stuff that comes with being a Forgey came to visit NW during the summer. “It was very everyone from freshmen to seniors pushing each other to senior has really forced me to rely on my weird and there were only about six people that were able perform better. Every single person on our team, even the faith. It’s helped me further realize how to come when I did my tryout. Coming here was a huge, subs, are huge contributors to pushing us to be the team important friendships and family are to uncomfortable leap of faith. I never thought I would go to that we are.” helping me get through tough times.” the Midwest for school, so that was kind of crazy.” Forgey’s mom was a big part in her decision to become a After she graduates in the spring, Forgey’s high school team had been the first in school social work major. “Also, service, the importance of human Forgey will rejoin her husband, who history to advance to the Washington state championship. relationships and the dignity of people are my personal is already working in Washington, and look for a job in the However, her two years at a community college were not quite values,” she said. “I wanted to be able to do a profession area. Whatever she faces in the future, Forgey is certain to what she expected. “I guess my seasons at the community that supports that, and in social work, I’ll be able to learn attack it with enthusiasm. college were kind of disappointing. It was a lot of rebuilding from people my whole life and be humbled.”